Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-04-20

sacrilegiously laying hands upon Bisf
op, he had incurred the penalty Of eA
communication.
| BY a second bull, Boniface forbade al
churchmen from paying either tenths u
subsidies to the King, unless by express
permission from Rome.
Philip treated these threats with nbso
lutte and silent contempt. which s,ung tn,
Pope into nge so indiscreet that he ad
dressed personally to the King bull ID
arrogsntly aud vulgarly insoieni, tia
Philip. in his turn, became irri,ated tc
the highes. degree. The third bull
which we translate for the enlightenment
of all who doubt the former arrogance
and the present nexlousness of the lie,
that be constantly borne in mind) self
confessed immutable Rome, enumerated
the prelentions of Rome at once bIun,ly
and shameslessly. Thus ran this precious
bull:
"BoNiFAcE, Bishop and !Serrant of The
Strrants Of God, to PHiLIp, King Of
The Ertnrh:
Fear the Lord and his command.
ments,
1--WE would have you 10 know (seire
tc roiumnus) that alike as to things >pir.
tual and is to things temporal, (quod tc
Il sdiritnal,bus ct temporafibus,) you are
subject to us; that the collation. of Ben.
ehces and Prebends does in no wise ap-
pertain to yon; and that, if you have the
care Of churches during vacancies, you
have IT only that you may preserve the
revenues for those who shall be elected
to till such vacancies.
"lf you have conferred any Benefces,
we pronounce all such colla,ions null and
void, alike in rish, and in fact; we re-
woke aud nulliiy all lha, has been done
IN that klrd, and we declare H'reiics all
all those who shall believe otherwise,
(oiium autnm crcdcntes, heretieos, rcpu-
tanus)."
Upon the already excited passion Of
the ardent, Philip, this arrogant bull had
much of the eiiec, of oil cast upon FIRE,
and he ordered Peter Floue, his Chan.
celor, to send the Pope a contemp,uous
reply: and the Chancellor entrusted the
drawing up Of the reply y 10 Peter tie
Cugnlere, well known as a most Jealous
and s,aunch opponent ef the encroach.
ments OF Romo. De Cugnere, man
o. some hunor as we'll as Of great learn
ing and ability, rightly Judged that the
very best reply that could be made to The
pompus and arrogan. bull would be It
graveiy and lronica parody upon IT, and
wrote thus
PulL,r, by the grace Of God, King of
the French. TO Boaitace, pretended
Pope, with no greeting, or right little {;
BE It known To your great folly that,
as to temporals we are subject to no one;
that the collation. Of the Benefices, when
Sees become vacant, IS our legal right
as also are the revenues ACQUIRING during
the vacancies that the eccleci,istcal ap-
poiutmen,s which we have made, and
may make. are valid as to the past, and
vii! he so as 10 the future; aud that we
will support with our whole power those
whom we have appointed and may APP
point. Those who shall believe other.
wise will be accounted as fools and mad.
mrn."
This kind of elimination and recrimi-
nation naturally embntereG two such
tempers as those Of Bonliace and Philip;
and the latter was defended very Jealous
ly by the French lawyers. who maintain
ed that the Fench crown was indepcn.
dant of Rome. But. however jealous
these written protes,ations, and however
tlattering TO the King, as proving his pop
ularity among the most enlightened men
OF his kingdom, he was too sa.ac: :ous not
to perceive that something more than
mere writing was required to settle the
ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS Pope; and
he determined upon the bold Course OF
seizihg upon the person Of Bonilace, and
keeping him prisoner at Lyons, until
he should openly recant his exorbiant
pretent,ons IN such wise that neither he
nor any of his successors could venture
to renew them. Should the Pope, when
prisoner at l., ons, refuse to recant, and
to give assurances of his good behavior
for the future, Philip was fully determin-
ed to have him tried BY Council, and
deposed from the Papa throne.
To u man OF Philips personal boldness
and kingly pride, ne,hlng could be more
easy or obvious than the conception oi
this plan; but by whom was IT to be ex.
ecu,ed! Tha, could be done by men in.
dependant enough to brave excommuni
cation, and resolu,e enough for an act Of
vigor, and, If necessary, downright, VIC
lence aud two such men Philip speed.
ly found, ready to devote themselv es &c
his service. These men were Sciara Co.
lonna, who had been hunted oul OF Italy
by the persecution of Bonltace, and who
burned with desire to revenge himself /;
and William Nogaret, a very able law.
yer, aud most devoted and resolute
man.
These ENJOYS Of the French King sci
ou, for Aguanla, the usual residence d
Boniface, made .helr way into that cit!
and there hoisted the French hag-ex
claiming. as they did SO:
Death to Pope Boniiace! Live the
King Of France !"