Lecture One: Freehand Charity of the 14th Century

This begins with the Papal Bull of 1302 by Pope Boniface VIII asserting the absolute divine right to rule over the world both spiritually and temporally. It then looks back at the contributions of Greece (ideas and knowledge), Judaism (monotheism and religion), Rome (governance and administration), and then the Germanic tribes (individual liberty) leading up to the reformation and beyond. The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing. Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.https://commons.clarku.edu/history_manuscripts_1/1000/thumbnail.jp