Cardinals file in. Ambassadors are brought in.
Hild. You come from His Majesty, Henry of Germany.
Amb. We do, your Holiness.
Hild. It grieves me much that our unfilial son
Should keep from Holy Church those ancient powers
Given to her of old and handed down,
Gifts to Peter.
Amb. What be these powers, your Holiness?
Hild. Powers of right, powers of gift, powers of office,