From out my holy chair of sainted Peter,
And be like you, a single, naked man,
Leaving my cause with yours to mighty Heaven.
Cards. O, noble soul: O, noble princely heart.
An Abbot. Base Prince, base Prince, ’tis more than thou deservest.
Hild. Know, therefore, now, in presence of these men,
Members immaculate, of Holy Church,
That thou, through thy base agents and by mouth,
Didst charge me, Gregory, Prince of God on earth,
And Vicar of the mighty risen Christ,