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thefaurosfuosnonmitniant,xquiualentem,immomultoampliorem fub nominefub-

fidij cxtorquent pccuniam , quemadmodum nuper in archicpifcopatu Magdebur-

genfi contigifTe haudabfque querelapaupcrum (proh dolor)audiuimus. Per prxdida

itaquc&iimilia qux ex Romana curia manant grauamina , pcrorbemChriftiahufn

ruinx,deuTudiones,&:xrumnxoriuntur. Necmirum.cumipfä Germanise mpre-

rna&principalis, quondamquepotentiflima.Moguntincnfis archiepifcopaliseccle-

iia.obcas res cauiaiquc maximis & permultis oneratafitdebicis,6cvehementercx-

hauita.

Proindcnonimmerito,cumfupramemoratagrauamina fub ifto Leone Papa,de-cimo.inGalliaplusfolito graflari iampridem ineiperent; VniuerfitasParifienfisproeonferuatione &c bono eceleiiarum totiusregni contra cundemPapamadcöciliumappelbuit generale, &potiffimum quod idem Papa Leo in quodam ccetuiiuecon-ciliabulocardinaliumRomxcelcbratoBafilienfeconcilium damnare & irritareprx-fumpferit, quod prxdidagrauamina interdixitöt prohibuit. Scdde hocinfraanndDommi mdxvii, quohxc omniageftafunt,latiuS;

lltedcnique Papaapucro plüsciteris religiofisfratres fandidilcxitDominicijinpaterna domo frequenti eorum &c vifitatione &: cönrabulatione alledus; demumqudFadusxtate matürus prifca nihilofecius ramiliarique confuetudineeos ipfos &: fouit20 &promiuiit,plurimiiqucampliauitbonis; tandemquefummuserFeduspontifexrur-fus eosquos prxdeccflor raus Iulms vehementeroderat &detefrabatur, veluti patresSpiricualcs,parentumque fuorumconfratres& coiifefTores , magnisextulithonori-bus,prxfl:antiorcs quoklam ex eis in fui adiutorium afeifeens & folatium,dodrina eo-rundcmmultafaciens&conftituens. Exaitauit equideminteraliosprxcipueSylue-ftrumdcPierio theologum (äenque paiatijmagiftrum, &ThomamCaietanum,to-tiusordinisprxdicaronjgcncralemmagiilrum,ipfumCard!nalemfand:Sixtifacicns&creans J qucin'^paulopofl:(vtinfrapatebit; adGermaniam mih'tlegatum. Crea-uitdcniquc&eodem tempore aliostriginta cardinales,ä. qtiibus ex pado quingentamilliaauicorumfufccpif. Promiicratenim eis grandia. Aftcumdepatrimoniodiui.$o Pctricompetcntet cisfatisfacere nequiflet.autforfandetredafret; attamcnvtomnesiuxtacondidum ditarct& magnificaretiexcogitatorriodof nedicam dolo)quatuorad diuerüs mundi partes legatos, quatenus fub prxtextu Thurcorum infinitamcolli-

gerctpccuniam,cumiummis&plcniflimismifitindulgenti;s,vtcolIedampecuniamcaliaitutaridcra copiofeintercardinales nouascreaturasfuas di/tnbuere poflct. Prx-tcica ex cundisrideliumrcgionibus,prxfeitim Germania, mediantibus indulgcntia-rumcommiflTar.js, fubfpecie fabricx baiilicx fandiPetri pccuniam omnimodisag-gregarc feruentillimc annifuseft; tametfiad didxfabricxconfummationcmprxde-ccflbrfuusiuliusPapa, quieandem operofe& magnificc inccpcrat,thefaurum r'eli-queritinnumcrabilc'm. Nihilofeciusödente &fcgniter eeeptumopus progredient-*4o Neciinrum, cumlapidcs fcdiindie,nodufvtdicitur)adpalatium grandeFlorenti-norumdcMcdicis didum quod nunc conftruitur, clam deferantur, &ipfapecuniacollcda non m vfum tabricx.non contra infidclcs/ceüntcramicos Papx cardinalcfq}diftribuatüf.

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