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Under Lewis 2d/Lewis 3d West Emperour 879/881 Basilius East Emperour. 866.

Ignatius Byzants Patriarch for bad
Michael the Emperour the Supper. Sad.
Who had his wife causlessly put away
And usd his Sons Wife. Hence began the fray.
His Stomach Swells: his gall now overflows.
Ignatius he in Banishment bestows.
Whom Romes base Legats did in Synod damn.
With all his mates. Pope Nick here at Cryes ham,
Rescinds his Legats Acts, illegall calls
Ignatius Exile. Photius acts down halls.
Photius forbids Basil the Sacrament
For Slaying Michael, he in discontent
A Synod gets, who him did charge because
Anothers Seat Envades he 'gainst good Laws.
Hence out Packs Photius. In comes once again
Ignatius in the Patriarchate main.
Rome and Ravenna to't go tooth and naile
But John's nose thrust is under th'Popes Sweet taile[.]
Bulgary once Christian, all possesst
By Scythians fell to Pagan rites, yet blesst
With a Conversion to the Faith, a flame
Twixt East and West Popes brake out for the Same.
Rome saith they're mine, I did them teachers send.
New Rome saith nay, they're mine they do attend
My Ceremonies, and indeed they come
And to the Eastern Empire do belong.
A Synod at Constantinople shines
To judge the Right, which nothing yet defines.
The Bulgars send to Rome for Ministers.
Leopard, Dominick, and Sylvester
Are sent, but quickly finding how they're polld
Thereby, their Roman Priests they out, and rowld
Themselves upon the Greeks: Hence quarrells fly
Betwixt the Greeke, and Latine Churches high.