...this way increased his power m such a degree, as not only to arrogate to himself absolute authority, but to leave to his successors a plausible pretext to claim the same. Thus by the quarrels and disobedience of the princes, the power of the emperor, received a fatal shock,...

...Kampfer, " was the case with Joritomo, who gladly embracing so favourable an opportunity, increased his power to that degree, as not only to arrogate...leave to his successors a plausible pretext to claim and exercise the same. Thus, in the twelfth century, the power of ecclesiastical hereditary emperors...

...Kampfer, "was the case with Joritomo, who gladly embracing so favourable an opportunity, increased his power to that degree, as not only to arrogate...leave to his successors a plausible pretext to claim and exercise the same. Thus, in the twelfth century, the power of ecclesiastical hereditary emperors...

...Kampfer, " was the case with Joritomo, who gladly embracing so favourable an opportunity, increased his power to that degree, as not only to arrogate...leave to his successors a plausible pretext to claim and exercise the same. Thus, in the twelfth century, the power of ecclesiastical hereditary emperors...

...Kampfer, " was the case with Joritomo, who gladly embracing so favourable an opportunity, increased his power to that degree, as not only to arrogate...leave to his successors a plausible pretext to claim and exercise the same. Thus, in the twelfth century, the power of ecclesiastical hereditary emperors...

...of the Empire, govern'd by ambition, jealousy and envy, abandon'd by degrees the duty and aflegiance they ow'd to their Sovereign, assumed an absolute...fatal shock by the disobedience and quarrels of the Princes of the Empire, and was at last entirely taken from them by the usurpation of their Crown Generals,...