Index:Select historical documents of the Middle Ages.djvu

Title	Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages
Translator	Ernest Flagg Henderson
Editor	Ernest Flagg Henderson
Year	1892
Publisher	George Bell & Sons
Location	London
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
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OCLC	795900803

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CONTENTS.

1. PAGE

2. General Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   v

3. BOOK I. ENGLAND.

4. Introductory Chapter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

5. No. I.

   Laws of William the Conqueror ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   7

6. II.

   Bull of Pope Adrian IV. empowering Henry II. to conquer Ireland (A.D. 1155) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   10

7. III.

   Constitutions of Clarendon (A.D. 1164) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   11

8. IV.

   Assize of Clarendon (A.D. 1166) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   16

9. V.

   Dialogue concerning the Exchequer (c. 1178 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   20

10. VI.

    Laws of Richard (Coeur de Lion) concerning the Punishment of Criminal Crusaders (A.D. 1189) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    135

11. VII.

    Magna Carta (1215 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    135

12. VIII.

    Statute of Mortmain (1279 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    148

13. IX.

    Statute Quia Emptores (1290 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    149

14. X.

    Manner of holding Parliament (fourteenth century) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    151

15. XI.

    Statute of Labourers (1349 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    165

16. BOOK II. THE EMPIRE.

17. Introductory Chapter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    169

18. No. I.

    The Salic Law (c. 496 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    176

19. II.

    Capitulary of the Emperor Charlemagne (802 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    189

20. III.

    Division of the Empire among the Sons of the Emperor Louis the Pious (817 A. D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    201

21. IV.

    Treaty at Aix with regard to the Division of the Kingdom of Lothar II. (870 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    206

22. V.

    Decree of the Emperor Henry IV. concerning a Truce of God (1085 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    238

23. VI.

    Peace of the Land established by Frederick Barbarossa (c. 1155 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    211

24. VII.

    The Establishment of the Duchy of Austria (1150 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    215

25. VIII.

    The Gelnhausen Charter (1180 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    217

26. IX.

    The Count Palatine as Judge over the King of the Roman (1274 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    219

27. X.

    The Golden Bull of the Emperor Charles IV. (1356 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    220

28. XI.

    The Foundation Charter of Heidelberg (1386 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    262

29. BOOK III. THE CHURCH.

30. Introductory Chapter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    267

31. No. I.

    The Rule of St. Benedict (sixth century) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    274

32. II.

    Formulas for holding Ordeals (Carolingian times) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    314

33. III.

    The Forged Donation of Constantine (c. 800 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    319

34. IV.

    The Foundation Document of Cluny (910 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    329

35. V.

    Summons of Pope Eugene III. to a Crusade (1145 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    333

36. VI.

    Decree concerning Papal Elections (1179 A. D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    336

37. VII.

    General Summons of Pope Innocent III. to a Crusade (1215 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    337

38. VIII.

    The Rule of St. Francis (1223 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    344

39. IX.

    The Institution of the Jubilee by Pope Boniface VIII. (1300 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    349

40. BOOK IV. CHURCH AND STATE.

41. Introductory Chapter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    351

42. No. I.

    Decree of 1059 A.D. concerning Papal Elections (Papal and Imperial Versions) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    361

43. II.

    Documents relating to the War of the Investitures (1075-1122) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    365

44. 1 and 2, Decrees forbidding lay Investiture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    365

45. 3. Dictate of the Pope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    360

46. 4. Letter of Gregory VII. to Henry IV., Dec , 1075 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    367

47. 5. Henry's Answer, Jan. 24th, 1076 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    372

48. 6. Letter of the Bishops to Gregory VII., Jan. 24th, 1076 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    373

49. 7. First Deposition and Banning of Henry IV., Feb. 22nd, 1076 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    376

50. 8. Henry's Invitation to the Council at Worms. Royal Justification (1076) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    377

51. 9. Justification of Gregory VII. to the Germans (1076, April or May) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    380

52. 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

53. 11. Gregory VIIth's Letter to the German Princes concerning the Penance of Henry IV. at Canossa (c. Jan. 28th, 1077) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    385

54. 12. Second Banning and Deposition of Henry IV. through Gregory VII. (March 7th, 1080) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    388

55. 13. Decision of the Council of Brixen (June 25th, 1080) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    391

56. 14. Letter of Gregory VII. to Bishop Hermann of Metz (March 15th, 1081) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    394

57. 15. Negotiations between Paschal II. and Henry V. (1111 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    405

58. 16. Concordat of Worms (Sept. 23rd, 1122) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    408

59. III.

    The Vesançon Episode ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    410

60. (a) Letter of Adrian IV. to Barbarossa (Sept. 20th, 1157) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    410

61. (b) Manifesto of the Emperor (Oct., 1157) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    412

62. (c) Letter of Adrian IV. to the German Bishops ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    414

63. (d) Letter of the German Bishops to the Pope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    416

64. (e) Letter of Adrian IV. to the Emperor (Feb., 1158) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    418

65. IV.

    The Struggle between Frederick Barbarossa and Alexander III ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    420

66. (a) Epistola Minor of the Council of Pavia (Feb., 1160) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    420

67. (b) Letter of John of Salisbury concerning the Council of Pavia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    423

68. (c) The Peace of Venice (1177 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    425

69. V.

    John's Concession of England to the Pope (1213 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    430

70. VI.

    The Bull "Clericis Laicos" (1296 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    432

71. VII.

    The Bull "Unam Sanctam" (1299 A.D.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    435

72. VIII.

    The Law "Licet Juris" of the Frankfort Diet of 1338 A.D. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    437

73. APPENDIX.

74. Introductory Remarks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    441

75. Report of Bishop Liutprand, Ambassador of the joint Emperors Otto I. and Otto II. to the Court of Constantinople, 968 A.D ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    442