...employed to forge the famous documents known as the Decretals, and the Donation of Constantine — " those two magic pillars of the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes." By the former, all ecclesiastical disputes, occurring in any part of the world, were ultimately referred...

...Before the end of the eighth century, some apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals, and the donation of Constantine, the...the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian the first, who exhorts...

...scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals, and the donation of, Constan- , tine, the two magic pillars of the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian I, who exhorts Charlemagne...

...end of the seventh century," says Gibbon, f " some scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals and the donation of Constantine, the...the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian I., who exhorts Charlemagne...

...Before the end of the eighth century, some apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals, and the donation of Constantine, the two magic pillars of Lhe spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world...

...the eighth century some apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals and donation of Constantine, the two magic pillars of the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This • Gibbon's Hist. pp. 156, 157. memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle...

...apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals and donation of Constantino, the two magic pillars of the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian L, who exhorts Charlemagne...

..."Before the end of the eighth century some apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals, and the donation of Constantine, the...the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the Popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian I., who exhorts Charlemagne...

...apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the decretals, and the donation of Constantino., the two magic pillars of the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the Popes. This memorable donation was introduced to the world by an epistle of Adrian I., who exhorts Charlemagne...

...Before the end of the eighth century, some apostolical scribe, perhaps the notorious Isidore, composed the Decretals, and the Donation of Constantine, the...the spiritual and temporal monarchy of the Popes."' "This hnm•ble i iii., 33ft title ' peccator,' was ignorantly, but aptly turned into ' mercator '...