Note 091 The ambitious and feeble hostilities of the Caraffa pope, Paul IV. may be seen in Thuanus (l. xvi. - xviii.) and Giannone, (tom. iv p. 149 - 163.) Those Catholic bigots, Philip II. and the duke of Alva, presumed to separate the Roman prince from the vicar of Christ, yet the holy character, which would have sanctified his victory was decently applied to protect his defeat.]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 70