# Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages

SELECT HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
TRANSLATED AND EDITED by ERNEST F. HENDERSON A.B. (TRIN. COLL. CONN.), A.M. (HARVARD), PH.D. (BERLIN)
LONDON
GEORGE BELL AND SONS
1905
CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
CONTENTS.
* PAGE
* General Preface................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
* BOOK I. ENGLAND.
* Introductory Chapter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* No. I.Laws of William the Conqueror................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
* II.Bull of Pope Adrian IV. empowering Henry II. to conquer Ireland (A.D. 1155)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
* III.Constitutions of Clarendon (A.D. 1164)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
* IV.Assize of Clarendon (A.D. 1166)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
* V.Dialogue concerning the Exchequer (c. 1178 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
* VI.Laws of Richard (Coeur de Lion) concerning the Punishment of Criminal Crusaders (A.D. 1189)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................135
* VII.Magna Carta (1215 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................135
* VIII.Statute of Mortmain (1279 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................148
* IX.Statute Quia Emptores (1290 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................149
* X.Manner of holding Parliament (fourteenth century)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................151
* XI.Statute of Labourers (1349 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
* BOOK II. THE EMPIRE.
* Introductory Chapter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169
* No. I.The Salic Law (c. 496 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176
* II.Capitulary of the Emperor Charlemagne (802 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................189
* III.Division of the Empire among the Sons of the Emperor Louis the Pious (817 A. D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* IV.Treaty at Aix with regard to the Division of the Kingdom of Lothar II. (870 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................206
* V.Decree of the Emperor Henry IV. concerning a Truce of God (1085 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................238
* VI.Peace of the Land established by Frederick Barbarossa (c. 1155 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................211
* VII.The Establishment of the Duchy of Austria (1150 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................215
* VIII.The Gelnhausen Charter (1180 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................217
* IX.The Count Palatine as Judge over the King of the Roman (1274 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................219
* X.The Golden Bull of the Emperor Charles IV. (1356 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................220
* XI.The Foundation Charter of Heidelberg (1386 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................262
* BOOK III. THE CHURCH.
* Introductory Chapter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................267
* No. I.The Rule of St. Benedict (sixth century)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................274
* II.Formulas for holding Ordeals (Carolingian times)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................314
* III.The Forged Donation of Constantine (c. 800 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................319
* IV.The Foundation Document of Cluny (910 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................329
* V.Summons of Pope Eugene III. to a Crusade (1145 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333
* VI.Decree concerning Papal Elections (1179 A. D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................336
* VII.General Summons of Pope Innocent III. to a Crusade (1215 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................337
* VIII.The Rule of St. Francis (1223 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................344
* IX.The Institution of the Jubilee by Pope Boniface VIII. (1300 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................349
* BOOK IV. CHURCH AND STATE.
* Introductory Chapter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................351
* No. I.Decree of 1059 A.D. concerning Papal Elections (Papal and Imperial Versions)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................361
* II.Documents relating to the War of the Investitures (1075-1122)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................365
* 1 and 2, Decrees forbidding lay Investiture................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................365
* 3. Dictate of the Pope................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................360
* 4. Letter of Gregory VII. to Henry IV., Dec , 1075................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................367
* 5. Henry's Answer, Jan. 24th, 1076................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................372
* 6. Letter of the Bishops to Gregory VII., Jan. 24th, 1076................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................373
* 7. First Deposition and Banning of Henry IV., Feb. 22nd, 1076................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................376
* 8. Henry's Invitation to the Council at Worms. Royal Justification (1076)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................377
* 9. Justification of Gregory VII. to the Germans (1076, April or May)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................380
* 10. Convention of Oppenheim: (a) Promise of the King to otter Obedience to the Pope ; (b) Edict cancelling the sentence against Gregory VII. (Oct. 1076)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................384
* 11. Gregory VIIth's Letter to the German Princes concerning the Penance of Henry IV. at Canossa (c. Jan. 28th, 1077)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................385
* 12. Second Banning and Deposition of Henry IV. through Gregory VII. (March 7th, 1080)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................388
* 13. Decision of the Council of Brixen (June 25th, 1080)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................391
* 14. Letter of Gregory VII. to Bishop Hermann of Metz (March 15th, 1081)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................394
* 15. Negotiations between Paschal II. and Henry V. (1111 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................405
* 16. Concordat of Worms (Sept. 23rd, 1122)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................408
* III.The Vesançon Episode................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................410
* (a) Letter of Adrian IV. to Barbarossa (Sept. 20th, 1157)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................410
* (b) Manifesto of the Emperor (Oct., 1157)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................412
* (c) Letter of Adrian IV. to the German Bishops................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................414
* (d) Letter of the German Bishops to the Pope................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................416
* (e) Letter of Adrian IV. to the Emperor (Feb., 1158)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................418
* IV.The Struggle between Frederick Barbarossa and Alexander III................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................420
* (a) Epistola Minor of the Council of Pavia (Feb., 1160)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................420
* (b) Letter of John of Salisbury concerning the Council of Pavia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................423
* (c) The Peace of Venice (1177 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................425
* V.John's Concession of England to the Pope (1213 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................430
* VI.The Bull "Clericis Laicos" (1296 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................432
* VII.The Bull "Unam Sanctam" (1299 A.D.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................435
* VIII.The Law "Licet Juris" of the Frankfort Diet of 1338 A.D.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................437
* APPENDIX.
* Introductory Remarks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................441
* Report of Bishop Liutprand, Ambassador of the joint Emperors Otto I. and Otto II. to the Court of Constantinople, 968 A.D................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................442
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