[Footnote78:BesidestheLivesofEugeniusIV。,RerumItalic。
tom。iii。P。i。p。869,andtom。xxv。p。256,theDiariesofPaulPetroniandStephenInfessuraarethebestoriginalevidencefortherevoltoftheRomansagainstEugeniusIV。Theformer,wholivedatthetimeandonthespot,speaksthelanguageofacitizen,equallyafraidofpriestlyandpopulartyranny。]
[Footnote79:ThecoronationofFredericIII。isdescribedbyLenfant,ConciledeBasle,tom。ii。p。276—288,fromAeneasSylvius,aspectatorandactorinthatsplendidscene。]
[Footnote80:TheoathoffidelityimposedontheemperorbythepopeisrecordedandsanctifiedintheClementines,l。ii。tit。
ix。;andAeneasSylvius,whoobjectstothisnewdemand,couldnotforesee,thatinafewyearsheshouldascendthethrone,andimbibethemaxims,ofBonifaceVIII。]Acitizenhasremarked,withprideandpleasure,thatthekingoftheRomans,afterpassingwithaslightsalutethecardinalsandprelateswhomethimatthegate,distinguishedthedressandpersonofthesenatorofRome;andinthislastfarewell,thepageantsoftheempireandtherepublicwereclaspedinafriendlyembrace。^81