The population of these cities was soon ranged under the banner of Henry, whose ranks increased so long as gold could buy, and the promise of license and plunder attracted.
Rodolph's policy served to diminish instead of swelling his numbers.

He devoted himself, at the sacrifice of everything else, to gain the Pope to acknowledge him as king.

He appeared the inflexible chastiser of simony and ecclesiastical corruption.

The very day of his coronation he had obtained the dismissal of a simoniacal deacon.

Everywhere he compelled the nominees of Henry to fly, and filled their places with zealous champions of the canonical discipline.