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These were: 1st, the reconciliation of Philip with the Church; 2nd, that of his agents; 3rd, a grant to the king of a tenth of all clerical property for five years; 4th, the restoration of the Colonna family to Rome; 5th, the censure of Boniface's memory. THESE WERE FIRST THE RECONCILIATION OF PHILIP WITH THE CHURCH SECOND THAT OF HIS AGENTS THIRD A GRANT TO THE KING OF A TENTH OF ALL CLERICAL PROPERTY FOR FIVE YEARS FOURTH THE RESTORATION OF THE COLONA FAMILY TO ROME FIFTH THE CENSURE OF BONIFACE'S MEMORY
 the Pope's election to threaten him with deposition, and in return was excommunicated. He then sent a French knight named William de Nogaret, with Sciarra Colonna, a turbulent Roman, the hereditary enemy of Boniface, and a band of savage mercenary soldiers to Anagni, where the Pope then was, to force him to recall the sentence, apparently intending them to act like the murderers of Becket. The old man's dignity, however, overawed them at the moment, and they retired without laying hands on him, but the shock he had undergone caused his death a few days later. His successor was poisoned almost immediately on his election, being known to be adverse to Philip. Parties were equally balanced in the conclave; but Philip's friends advised him to buy over to his interest one of his supposed foes, whom they would then unite in choosing. Bertrand de Goth, Archbishop of Bordeaux, was the man, and in a secret interview promised Philip to fulfil six conditions if he were made Pope by his interest. AILED HIMSELF OF A FLAW IN THE POPE'S ELECTION TO THREATEN HIM WITH DEPOSITION AND IN RETURN WAS EXCOMMUNICATED HE THEN SENT A FRENCH KNIGHT NAMED WILLIAM DE NOUGHERIE WITH SIERRA COLONNA A TURBULENT ROMAN THE HEREDITARY ENEMY OF BONIFAS AND A BAND OF SAVAGE MERCENARY SOLDIERS TO ALAGNEY WHERE THE POPE THEN WAS TO FORCE HIM TO RECALL THE SENTENCE APPARENTLY INTENDING THEM TO ACT LIKE THE MURDERERS OF BECKET THE OLD MANS DIGNITY HOWEVER OVERAWED THEM AT THE MOMENT AND THEY RETIRED WITHOUT LAYING HANDS ON HIM BUT THE SHOCK HE HAD UNDERGONE CAUSED HIS DEATH A FEW DAYS LATER HIS SUCCESSOR WAS POISONED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON HIS ELECTION BEING KNOWN TO BE ADVERSE TO PHILIP PARTIES WERE EQUALLY BALANCED IN THE CONCLAVE BUT PHILIP'S FRIENDS ADVISED HIM TO BUY OVER TO HIS INTEREST ONE OF HIS SUPPOSED FOES WHOM THEY WOULD THEN UNITE IN CHOOSING BERTRAND DE GOTH ARCHBISHOP OF BALDOR WAS THE MAN AND IN A SECRET INTERVIEW PROMISED PHILIP TO FULFIL SIX CONDITIONS IF HE WERE MADE POPE BY HIS INTEREST
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