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A44712	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	A discours of the empire, and of the election of a king of the Romans, the greatest busines of Christendom now in agitation as also of the Colledg of Electors, their particular interests, and who is most likely to be the next emperour / by J.H.	1658		.xml	application/xml	18262	356	39	Herupon the Archbishop of Mentz , the Archbishop of Collen , and the Archbishop of Tryers were chosen for the three Spiritual , and for the secular the Palsgrave of the Rhin , the Duke of Saxony , the Marquis of Brandenburg , and in case their suffrages were equal , the Duke of Bohemia ( made about 80 yeers after King ) was chosen to have a session among them , and whom he nam'd of those two that they had elected , shold be Emperour , so that the Bohemian might be call'd rather an Umpire than an Elector in these transactions . The third Section , Touching the stile & title of Emperour or Caesar , and of the King of the Romans , &c. COncerning the Character , and title of Emperour , it is of a younger date than that of King , and among the Romans it was in the beginning given to him who was Commander in chief of the Militia , nor was it neer of such a transcendency then as now it is , He was at firstbut tutoyè he was but Thou'd when he was spoken unto , but afterwards in regard he had the prerogative to conferr honors , and offices , to grant pardons , and patents of grace , with other obliging motives , the Courtiers , especially the Churchmen began to magnifie , or rather deifie him with sublime attributs , as we read in Symmachus in his Epistles to Theodosius , and Valentinian , wherin his stile unto them is Vestra aeternitas , vestrum numen , vestra perennitas , vestra clementia , &c. then he began to be call'd Divus Imperator ; but touching the title of Majestas , which was given ab augendo Imperium ( as was touch'd before , ) or as some wold have it a majori statu , it is an attribut of no great antiquity , for it is not found among the old Authors , and it came not till Henry the seconds time to France who is not us'd to be backward in assuming , and applyengtitle of greatnes to her self .	cache/A44712.xml	txt/A44712.txt
