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Excerpt from Life of Gregory the Seventh, Vol. 2 of 2: Sketch of the History of the Papacy to the Eleventh Century
At the same time he sought to disunite the principal families of that martial province itself, and to win over by gifts and promises some of the chiefs who had taken part in the late revolt. As the most considerable of these Saxon families possessed among them fiefs in Henry's hereditary kingdom, they either in reality or in appearance took separate sides, so as not to run the risk of losing all their property thus some of the sons of brothers Of the same house ranged themselves on the king's side, while the rest remained faithful to what they called the rights and freedom Of their country.
Henry succeeded, moreover, by his presents and prodigal promises, in attaching to his cause many of those bishops whose authority had most powerfully aided the Saxons in the beginning Of their revolt. The rumour of the king's activity, and of the defection of many of the chiefs, began to be noised abroad in the country. The nobility, divided among themselves, lost heart. Sinister predictions were spread among the people: it was reported that in many of the churches the image Of Christ had been found covered with a cold sweat, that the Bishop of Magdeburg, while cele bratin g mass, had seen the host drop down to the bottom Of the chalice, in the likeness of ?esh, and that a priest in his diocese had also found blood in the cup instead of wine.
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