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But it was this very man whom Paul IV now deprived of his legatine power, on which much of his consequence rested, and transferred it to a Franciscan monk.

From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Ranke, Leopold von

At this moment he dealt a last blow at the Queen by depriving Pole of his legatine power, and was believed to be on the point of calling him to answer a charge of heresy.

From History of the English People, Volume IV by Green, John Richard

Eugenius III. accordingly gave the legatine commission to Theobald.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

Urban V., on this account, sent him vested with legatine power to Bologna, where the nobility and people were miserably divided.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

On the night of the 23rd, however, Pate returned from the court with a message that the legatine insignia might be displayed.

From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest