the first Heretique was then condemned by him Then was the first Councel holden at Ierusalem and then also was the first Persecution 2 Linus the sonne of Herculanus born at Volterra in Tuscane was said to be the Disciple to S. Peter and his Coadiutor He held the Sée eleuen yeares fiue Moneths and twelue dayes And had his head smitten off vnder Nero. 3 Clement the son of Romain Faustinus first Priest of the Romain Church was designed by S. Peter his successour He was banished to Pontus and was drowned hauing an Anchor fastened about his necke He held the Sée xij Moneths eleuen daies Sede vacante xiij daies 4 Cletus son to Emilianus the Romaine was martyred vnder Domitian He held the See xij yeares one moneth eleuen daies Menander Ebion and Cerinthus were then Hereticks And the second Persecution The first Age. IN this first Age liued wrote Philo the Iew Dionisius Areopagita Iosephus and S. Ignatius In this Age were two seuerall Persecutions of the Church The first vnder Nero the second vnder Domitian 5 Anacletus sonne to Autiochus the Athenian a Priest of the Romain Church was martired vnder Nerua and Traian He held the See nine yeares two moneths ten daies Vacante thirteen daies 6. Euaristus a Greeke Son of Iudas the Bethleemite Iew was martyred vnder Traiane Hée held the Sée nine yeares ten months two daies vacante xix dayes Saturnine Basilides and Isidorus Heretickes liued then And then was the third persecution 7 Alexander Sonne of Romaine Alexander was Martird vnder Traian He held the Sée seuen yeares ten Months two daies vacante xxv daies 8 Sixtus Son of Romaine Pastor a Priest of the Romaine Church◠was Martyred vnder Adrian He held the Sée ten yeares thrée Moneths and xxj daies vacante foure daies Then liued Carpocrates Epiphanes and Prodicus author of the Gnosticke Hereticks The fourth persecution 9 Telesphorus a Gréeke sonne to Anachoretus Priest of the Romaine Church was martyred vnder Adrian He held the Sée eleuen years thrée moneths xxij daies vac foure daies Aquila of Pontus the Heretick then liued 10 Higinus a Gréeke son to an Athenian Philosopher was Priest of the Romain Church vnder the Empire of Antoninm He held the see 4. yeares thrée moneths foure daies vac 4. daies 11 Pius of Aquilea sonne to Ruffinus Priest of the Romain church vnder Antoninus He disputed concerning the feast of Easter at Laodicia He held the See nine yeares thrée Monethes foure daies vacante foure daies Then were hereticks Valentinus and his Disciples Marcus Secundus Bassus Colarbasus and Heracleo 12 Anicetus a Syrian the sonne of Iohn martired vnder the Emperour Antonius verus Hee held the Sée nine yeares foure monethes xiij daies vacante xvij daies 13 Sother sonne to Concordius a Natiue of Fundi vnder Verus He held the Sée nine years iij. months two daies Vacante xxi daies Then was Tatian of whom came the Excratites Seuerus and Ammonius Hereticks 14 Eleutherius of Nicopolis sonne to Habundius was Deacon of the Romain Church vnder Commodus He held the Sée xv yeares iij. moneths two daies Vacante fiue daies Montanus the Phrygian Author of the Cataphriges Theod. Themist Alexander and Symmachus Heretiques then liuing 15 Victor an Affricane borne the Sonne of Foelix vnder the Emperor Pertinax Hee helde the Sée ten yeares thrée months ten daies vacante xxi dayes A Synod was then at Rome some Counsels in Palestine concerning Easter Theodotus Aesclapiodothus Hermopilus and Apollonides were then Heretiques 16. Zephyrinus a Romaine borne Sonne to Habundius vnder Antonius Caracalla Hee held the Sée seauen yeares seauen months ten daies vacante sixe dayes 17. Calixtus Sonne to Domitius a Romayne was martired vnder Aurelius Seuerus He helde the Sée sixe yeares one month tenne daies Vacante vi dayes Then was the fift persecution The second Age. 2 In this second Age liued Iustine the Phylosopher and Martir Dionisius Byshoppe of Corinth S. Policarpus S. Ireneus Clemens Alexandrinus and Tertullian In which Age were thrée persecutions one vnder Traiane the second vnder Marcus Antoninus and the thirde vnder Seuerus 18 Vrbane Sonne to Pontianus a Romaine martired vnder Alexander Hee helde the Sée foure yeares ten months twelue dayes vacante one month 19 Pontianus a Romaine borne and sonne to Capurnius dyed in exile in Sardignia vnder Alexander He held the Sée nine yeares fiue moneths two daies Vacante x. daies 20 Antherus a Greeke by birth son to Romulus martired vnder Maximinus Hee helde the Sée fiue yeares one month twelue daies Vacante xiij daies Then was the sixt persecution 21 Fabian a Romaine sonne to Fabius vnder Maximinus He held the Sée fifteene yeares eleuen dayes Vacante six daies Gordianus Phillip and Decius were then martired The Aelchefites and Nouatus chiefe of the Nouatians with some Arabian Heretickes were then A Counsel was holden at Rome against Nouatus The seuenth persecution 22 Cornelius a Romaine son to Castinus Priest of the Romaine Church and martyred vnder Decius and Gallus He held the See two yeares two months three daies Vacante one moneth and three daies Then was the Nouatian Anti-pope and first schisme in the Church Two Sinodes were held in Affrica against Nouatian The sée being vacant a Synode was held at Rome concerning them that had denied the Faith 23 Lucius a Romain and sonne to Porphirius was martyred vnder Gallien and Valerian He held the Sée three yeares three moneths iij. daies Vacante one month v. daies Two councels were held at Carthage one concerning the doubt whether Heretiques ought to bee rebaptized and the other about baptizing of Infantes Two other Councels were likewise in Asya vpon the doubt whether Heretiques were to be receiued comming to resipiscence or knowledge of their error Now was the eight Persecution 24 Stephen a Romain sonne to Iulius Archdeacon of the Romain Church martyred vnder Valerian and Gallien He held the Sée 7. years fiue Moneths and ij daies vacante xxij daies A Synode was held in Affrica against Basilides and Martiall two renegate Bishops 25 Sixtus the second an Athenian borne son to a Phylosopher and martyred with S. Laurence vnder Valerian and Gallien He helde the Sée two years ten months xxiij daies vacante one moneth fiue dayes Then were liuing Noëtus and Sabellius Author of the Sabellian heresie with the heretick Paule of Samosata 26 Denis or Dionisius a Monke vnder Claudius the Emperour He held the Sée sixe yeares two moneths foure daies vac six daies Nepos the Heretick then renewed the Chiliastes Two Synodes were at Antioch against Paule of Samo sata And a Synode at Rome for the cause of Denis of Corinth 27 Felix a Romain son of Constantius martyred vnder Aurelian He held the see 4. yeares thrée moneths xv daies vacan fiue daies The ninth Persecution 28 Eutichianus sonne to Maximus borne at Luna in Tuscane martired vnder Aurelian Tacitus and Florian Emperors He held the Sée one yeare
one Moneth vacante eight daies Then was Manes head of the Manichean Heretiques 29 Caius the son of Caius borne at Salona in Dalmatia martyred vnder Carinus Numerianus Dioclesian and Maximianus Emperors He held the See eleuen yeares foure Moneths xij daies vacante eleuen daies 30 Marcellinus a Romaine son to Proiectus martyred vnder Dioclesian and Maximianus He held the See six yeares two moneths xvi daies Vacante seauen yeares seuen moneths and xxv daies Then was the tenth and bloudy Persecution And a Synode holden at Sinüessa for the cause of Pope Marcellinus The third Age. 3 In this third Age flourished Origen Minutius Foelix S Cyprian S. Gregory cald the worker of myracles Dionisius bishop of Alexandria Victorinus Bishop of Poicters Arnobius and S. Methodius Byshop of Tyre In this age were fiue persecutions The first vnder Maximinus the second vnder Decius the third vnder Valerianus and Gallien the fourth vnder Aureliauus and the fift vnder Dioclesian 31. Marcellus a Romaine the Sonne of Bennet or Benedict Priest Cardinall of the Romaine Church vnder Constantine Hee helde the Sée six yeares fiue months thrée dayes vacante xx dayes 32 Euscbius a Greeke sonne to a Physitian vnder Constantine He held the Sée four yeares one month thrée daies Vacante thrée dayes 33 Miltiades or Melchiades an Affricane Cardinall Priest of the Romaine Church vnder Constantine He held the Sée foure yeares seauen months nine dayes vacante xx daies Then was the Schisme of the Donatists in Affrica the Elibertine Synod in Spaine the Synod of Rome and of Carthage 34. Syluester a Romaine sonne to Ruffinus Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine Hee helde the Sée three and twenty yeares ten months eleuen dayes vacante fifteene dayes Then were the Synodes of Ancyra and Neocaesaria The generall Counsell of Nice wherein Arrius was condemned and the third Sinod holden at Rome 35 Marcus a Romaine the sonne of Priscus Cardinall Deacon vnder Constantine hee helde the Sée two yeares eight months twenty daies vacante twenty daies 36 Iulius a Romaine sonne of Rusticius Cardinall Deacon vnder Constantine and his children Hee helde the Sée fiftéene yeares two moneths ten dayes Vacante two dayes Then wer the Asterians Anthropomorphites Eusebians Macedonians Dulians Luciferians and Marcellian Heretiques with Photinus Acacius and Aerius The Synodes of Rome Cullen Sardis Ierusalem and Alexandria 37 Liberius a Romaine the son of Augustus a Cardinall Deacon was sent into exile vnder Constance He held the Sée twelue yeares thrée moneths foure daies Vacante sixe daies Then was the persecution of the church by the Arrians and second Schisme betwéene Liberius and Foelix 38 Foelix the second a Romaine and Son of Anastasius a Cardinall Deacon was created Pope in the life time of Liberius vnder Constance and martired by the faction of the Arrians He held the Sée one yeare four months two daies 39 Damasus a Portuguize sonne of Antonio Cardinall Deacon vnder Valentinian Valens Gratian Theodosius and Arcadius He helde the Sée tenne yeares thrée monethes eleuen daies Vacante xi dayes The third Schisme betwéene Damasus and Vrsicinus then happened and Synods were held at Rome in Spaine and at Valentia in France As also the Euuomina Entichian Priscillianists Apollonarian and Messalian Heretickes A generall Counsell at Constantinople against Macedonius 40 Siricius a Romaine son of Tiburtius Cardinall Deacon vnder Arcadius and Honorius He held the Sée fifteene yeares eleuen months fiue and twenty daies vacante xx daies Some Synods were then held at Carthage Heluidius Dorotheus and Vigilantius heretickes were then The fourth age IN this fourth Age liued Lactantius Eusebius of Caesaria S. Athanasius Iuvencus Sa. Hillarie Bishop of Poictiers Optatus Byshop of Maltha S. Basile S. Gregory Nazianzene S Ambrose S Hierom S Iohn Chrysostome S Epiphanius S Cyrill of Ierusalem and Martine Archbishoppe of Tours 41 Anastasius a Romaine sonne of Maximus Cardinal Priest vnder Honorius he held the Sée thrée yeares ten daies vacante xxi daies Then were the synodes of Cyprus and Tolledo 42 Innocentius a Natiue of Albania or Scotland sonne of Innocentius Cardinal Deacon vnder Honorius he held the Sée fifteen yeares two months fiue twenty daies vacante xxij daies The hereticks then were Arcadius Theodosius and Pelagius 43 Zosimus of Cappadocia sonne of Abraham Cardinall Priest vnder Theodosyus the younger he held the Sée one year iij. months xii daies vaca xi daies Then was the sixt synod of Carthage 44 Bonifacius a Roman Son of Iocundus Cardinall-Priest vnder Theodosius he held the Sée thrée yeares eight months ij dayes vacante nine daies The Schisme of Eulalius Anty-Pope 45 Celestine a Romaine Sonne of Priscus Cardinall-Deacon he held the Sée eight years ten months seauentéen daies vacante 21. daies Then was the generall Councell of Ephesus against Nestorius vnder Theodosius 46 Sixtus the third a Romaine and Son of Sixtus Cardinall-Priest vnder Valentinian hee held the Sée 8. yeares eighteene daies 47 Leo the Great a Romaine sonne of Quinctian Cardinall Arch-deacon vnder Theodosius he held the sée one yeare one month 13. daies vacante 8. daies Then was the generall Councell of Chalcedon against Dioscorus and Eutichus 48 Hillarius borne in Sardignia son of Crispinus Cardinall-deacon vnder the Empire of Leo. He held the Sée 7. yeares three months ten daies vacante ten daies 49 Simplicius a Natiue of Tiuoli sonne of Castinus or Castorius vnder Leo he held the see fifteene yeares one month seauen daies vacante 26. daies 50 Felix the third and younger a Romaine son of Felix a Priest Cardinall vnder Zeno. He held the see sixe yeares eleauen monthes seauentéene daies vâ—cante fiue daies 51 Gelasius an Affricane sonne of Valuerus Bisoppe vnder the Empire of Anastasius hee held the See fiue yeares eyght months seauenteene daies vacante seauen daies 52 Anaestasius the second a Romaine sonne of Peter vnder Anastasius He held the see 1. yeare ten monthes twenty foure daies vacante foure daies The fift Age. IN this fift age liued Saint Augustine Orosius Cassianus Eucherius of Lyons Cyrillus Alexandrinus Vicentius Lyrinensis Socrates Sozomenes Theodoret Prosper Petrus Chrysologus Saluianus Byshop of Marseillis Sidonius Apollinaris Gennadius Petrus Diaconus Boetius and many others 53 Symmachas a Natiue of Sardignia Sonne of Fortunius vnder Anastasius he held the See fifteene yeares sixe months twenty two dayes vacante seauen daies Then was the fift schisme between Symmachus and Laurentius who afterward was Byshop of Nocera 54 Hormisda borne in Terra di Lauoro or the Land of Labour Sonne of Iustus vnder Anastasius and Iustine hee helde the see nine yeares eighteene dayes vacante six daies The Synods of Geronda of Caesar-Augustus and of Constantinople 55 Iohn a Natiue of Tuscane Sonne of Constantius Cardinall-Priest vnder Iustine Hee dyed in Prison at Rauenna hauing then bin taken by Theodoric king of the Goths he held the See two yeares eight months eight twenty daies vacante one month 56 Foelix the fourth a Samnite borne sonne of Castorius Cardinall Priest of S Syluester vnder Iustine and Iustinian he helde the See foure yeares two months three daies vacante thirteen daies The second synod of Tolledo 57 Boniface the second a Romaine sonne of
Sigultus Cardinall Priest of S. Cecily vnder Iustinian hee helde the Sée two yeares two daies vacante two months The sixt schisme betweene Boniface and Dioscorus Three synodes holden at Rome 58 Iohn the second sur-named Mercurius a Romaine sonne of Proiectus Cardinall Priest of S Clement vnder Iustinian he held the Sée two yeares foure months vacante six daies 59 Agapetus a Romaine sonne of Gordianus Cardinall Arch-Deacon of the Romaine Church vnder Iustinian he held the See eleuen Months nineteene dâ—ies vacante one month xxix daies A synod holden at Constantinople 60 â—â—â—uerius borne in Terra di Lauoro sonne of Pope â—ormisda sub-Deacon of the Romaine church vnder Iustinian he held the Sée one year fiue monthes twelue daies vacante sixe dayes Then he was expulsed and banished into the Isle Pontia where he died The second synode of Orleans 61 Vigilius a Romaine sonne of Iohn that had 〈…〉 Deacon of the Roman Church vnder Iustinian He held the Sée eighteen years six months sixe and twenty daies vacante three months fiue daies The seauenth Schisme betweene Siluerius and Vigilius and the fifte Generall Counsell of Constantinople against the Origenists Also the third Synod of Orleans 62 Pelagius a Romaine sonne of Iohn Vlearianus Arch-Deacon of the Romaine Church vnder Iustinian he held the Sée sixe yeares ten moneths eight and twentie daies vacante three months and six and twentie daies Two Synods at Paris 63 Iohn the third Catelline a Roman sonne of Anastasyus vnder Iustinian and Iustine he held the Sée twelue yeares eleuen months sixe and twenty daies vacante ten monthes three daies Then beganne the Lombardes to raigne in Italy 64 Bennet Bonosus a Romaine sonne of Boniface vnder Iustine and Tyberius Constantine he held the See foure yeares one month eight twentie daies vacante two months ten daies 65 Pelagius the second a Romaine sonne of Vinigildus vnder Tiberius and Mauritius hee held the See ten yeares two months ten daies vacante ten months x. daies The Patriar-chate of Aquilea was then transferred to Grada 66 Gregory sur-named the Great a Romaine Monke and Doctor of the Church son to Gordianus the Senator and Syluia a most holy woman Arch-Deacon of the Romaine Church Legate or Agent for the holy see at Constantinople towards the Emperor called also the Apostle of the English vnder Tyberius Mauritius and Phocas he held the see thirteene yeares sixe monthes tenne daies vacante fiue months nine daies The sixt Age. IN this sixt Age flourished Cassiodorus Bennet Abbat Fortunatus Byshop of Poictiers Euagrius Michaell Syngelus Gregory of Tours and others 67 Sabinianus borne in Tuscanie son of Bonus Cardinall-deacon and Legate to the Emperour Phoeas at Constantinople He held the see 1. year 5 months 9. daies vacante 11. months 26. daies 68 Boniface the third a Roman son of Iohn Cardinall-priest vnder Phocas He held the See nine months vacante one month nine daies 69 Boniface the fourth borne at Maersia in Lombardy sonne of Iohn a Phisition Cardinall-Priest vnder Phocas and Heraclius Hee held the see sixe yeares eyght months thirteen daies vacante seauen months fifteene daies 70 Deus-dedit a Romaine sonne of Stephen Subdeacon cardinall-Priest vnder Heraclius He held the see three yeares three months 20 daies vacante one moneth 16. daies The Synod of Auxerre 71 Boniface the fift borne at Naples sonne of Iohn vnder Heraclius He held the see fiue years twenty daies vacante thirteene daies 72 Honorius borne in Terra di Lauoro son of Petronius that had been Consul vnder Heraclius Hee helde the See twelue yeares eleauen months sixteene daies vacante one year seauen months thirteene daies The foure and fiue synods of Tolledo 73 Seuerinus a Romaine son of Labienus vnder Heraclius he held the see one year 2. months vacante foure months 29. daies 74 Iohn the fourth borne in Dalmatia son of Venantius the Scholastick cardinall-deacon vnder Heraclius hee helde the see one yeare nine months nine daies vacante foure monthes 13. daies the sixt synod of Toledo 75 Theodorus a Grecian sonne of Theodorus the Byshop vnder Constantine and Constans he held the see sixe yeares fiue monthes 18. dayes vacante one moneth 22. daies A synod at Rome and three in Affrica 76 Martine a Tudertine sonne of Fabritius vnder Constans by whom he was banished for the faith to Gersonna in the Isle of Pontus where he dyed he held the see sixe yeares one month 26. dayes vacante one yeare two monthes A synod at Romo another in Spaine against the Monotholites 77 Eugenius a Roman sonne of Rufinianus vnder Constans He held the see two yeares nine months vacante foure monthes fifteene daies synod eight of Toledo 78 Vitalian a Latine sonne of Anastasius vnder Constans and Constantine he held the see 14. years six months vacante one yeare one month 8. daies A synod at Chaalons of Toledo 9. and 10 79 Adeodatus a Romain Monk son of Iouinianus Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine hee held the See foure years two months v. daies vacante foure months twenty dayes Synodes then at Hertford in England Toledo the xi and at Bracharensys the third 80. Domnio or Domnus a Romaine sonne of Mauritius vnder Constantine he helde the See fiue yeares fiue months ten daies vacante two months sixteene daies 81 Agatho borne at Palermo in Sicily a monk and sonne of Pannonius Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine he held the Sée two yeares six moneths fifteene daies vacante one yeare fiue monethes Then was the sixt generall Counsell of Constantinople against the Monotholites 82 Leo the second a Sicillian sonne of Paule Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine hee held the Sée one yeare vacante eleuen months xxi daies The xiij Synod of Toledo 83 Bennet the second a Romaine and sonne of Iohn Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine he held the Sée ten months twelue daies vacante two months fiftéene daies 84 Iohn the fift borne at Antioch in Syria son of Cyriacus Cardinall Arch-Deacon vnder Constantine and Iustinian he held the Sée one yeare vacante two months ninetéene daies The seauenth and eight Schisme betwéene Iohn the fift and two Anti-popes Peter and Theodor. 85 Cuno or Conon a Natiue in Thrace sonne of Bennet Cardinall Priest vnder Iustinian hee held the Sée eleuen months thrée daies vacante two months thrée and twenty daies 86 Sergius borne at Antioch sonne of Tyberius Cardinall Priest vnder Iustinian Leontius and Tyberius he held the See thirteene yeares eight moneths and three and twenty daies vacante one moneth xx daies The ninth Schisme betweene Sergius Theodor and Paschall Three Synods at Toledo The seauenth Age. IN this seuenth Age liued S. Isidore the bishop Georgius Alexandrinus Andoemus
Byshop of Rouen Iulianus Arch-Byshoppe of Toledo and others 87 Iohn the sixt a Greeke sonne of Paturnus or Patronus or Petronius vnder Tyberius he helde the Sée three yeares thrée months vacante one month ninetéene dayes A Synod in England 88 Iohn the seauenth a Greeke also son of Plato Cardinall Deacon vnder Tyberius and Iustinian he held the Sée two yeares seuen months seuenteene daies vacante three months 89 Sysinnius a Syrian sonne of Iohn vnder Iustinian Hee helde the Sée xx daies vacante one month eighteene daies 90 Constantine a Syrian sonne of Iohn vnder Iustinian and Phillippicus he held the Sée seauen yeares twenty daies vacante two moneths ten daies A Synod holden at London in England 91 Gregory the seconde a Romaine sonne of Marcellus Cardinall Deacon vnder Anastasius Theodosius and Leo he held the Sée xvi yeares nine months eleuen daies vacante one moneth A Synod holden at Rome about Images another synod at Moguntia or Mentz in Allemaign 92 Gregory the third a Syrian son of Iohn Cardinall priest vnder Leo Isauricus Hee helde the Sée x. yeares ix months xxiiij daies Vacante viij daies A synod at Augusta vnder Bonifaco 93 Zacharias a Greeke sonne of Polycronius Monke and Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine Copronymus He held the sée x. years iij. months Vacante xij dayes Synods at Rome in France 94 Stephen the second Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine He held the Sée thrée daies 95 Stephen the third a Romaine sonne of Constantine Cardinal Deacon vnder Constantine and Leo. He held the Sée v. yeares one month vacante one month 96 Paule a Romaine son of Constantine and brother to Stephen the third Pope Cardinal Deacon vnder Constantine and Leo. He held the Sée x. yeares x. months Vacante one month the tenth schisme betwéen Paul and Theophylact synods in Bauaria and in Allemayne 97 Constantine the second Duke Nepesius son being a Lay-man was created pope perforce But he was afterward shut vp in a Monastery after that they had pluckt out his eies He held the Sée four months iij. daies vacante ix dayes The eleuenth schisme was betwéene him and Phillip 98 Stephen the fourth a Sicilian Monk the son of Olibryus Cardinall Priest vnder Constantine and Leo. He held the See 4 yeares v. months xxiiij daies Vacante ix daies A synode was at Rome to take order for ensuing schismes and another synod was holden at Wormes 99 Adrian a Romain of a most noble family and son to Theodâ—r Cardinall Deacon vnder Leo the fourth Constantine his son He held the Sée xxiij years x. months xvi daies Then was the seuenth general Nicene counsell against the Iconomaches and after that Didier was taken then ended the raigne of the Lombards 100 Leo the third a Romaine son of Azzupius cardinall Priest vnder Constantine 8. and Nicephorus he held the Sée twenty yeares first and reseated xvi years v. months xviij daies vacante xvij daies In this Leos time was Charles the Great king of Fraunce created Emperor of the West to whom he fled for refuge The eighth Age. IN this eight age liued the learned venerable Bede S. Iohn Damascene Germaine Partriark of Constantinople Paulus Diaconus Vsuardus and Paulinus of Aquileia 101 Stephen the fift a Roman son of Inlius Marinus cardinall Priest vnder Lewes the meeke Emperor he held the See six months foure and twentie daies Vacante xi daies 102 Paschall a Romaine Monke and Abbot son of Maximus Bonosus cardinall Priest vnder Lewes and Lotharius Hee held the See seauen yeares three moneths seuenteene daies vacante foure daies 103 Eugenius the second sur-named the poores Father a Romaine son of Boëmond Cardinall Arch-Priest vnder Lewes and Lotharius he held the Sée foure yeares sixe months foure twenty daies vacante three daies The xij Schisme betweene Eugenius and Zinzinus 104 Valentine a Romaine sonne of Leontius Cardinal Arch-Priest vnder the same Emperors he held the Sée one month tenne daies vacante thrée dayes 105 Gregory the fourth a Romaine sonne of Iohn Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes and Lotharius Hee helde the Sée sixtéene yeares vacante fifteene daies Two Synods in Allemayne 106 Sergius the second a Romaine sonne of Sergius Cardinall Arch-priest vnder Lotharius he held the Sée three years vacante two months fifteene daies 107 Leo the fourth a Romaine Monke sonne of Rodolphus Cardinall Priest vnder Lotharius and Lewes the younger hee helde the Sée eight yeares three months sixe daies vacante fifteene daies The Synod of Mentz vnder Rabanus 108 Bennet the third a Romaine sonne of Peter Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes the yonger he held the Sée two yeares sixe months ix daies vacante fifteene daies The xiij Schisme between Bennet and Anastasius 109 Nicholas the Great sonne of Theodor Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes He held the Sée nine yeares seauen months thirteene daies vacante seauen months 110 Adrian the second a Romaine sonne of Talarus the Byshoppe Cardinall Priest vnder Lewes He held the Sée fiue years nine months twelue daies vacante twelue daies The eight generall counsell at Constantinople against Photius 111 Iohn the eight a Romain sonne of Gundus Cardinall Arch-Deacon vnder Lewes the younger Charles the Balde Lewes the Stammerer and Charles le Gros. He helde the Sée x. yeares two daies vacante two daies 112 Martine the second otherwise called Marine borne in Tuscane sonne of Palumbas Cardinall Deacon vnder Charles le Gros He helde the Sée one yeare fiue months 113 Adrian the third a Romaine other-wise called Agapetus sonne of Bennet vnder Charles le Gros He helde the Sée two yeares two monethes vacante xij daies 114 Stephen the sixt otherwise called Basile son of Adrian vnder Charles le Gros and Arnould he held the Sée sixe yeares eleuen dayes vacante fiue dayes A Synod at Cullen 115 Formosus of Portua sonne to Leo Byshop of Portua vnder Arnould He helde the Sée fiue yeares sixe months Vacante two months This is the first man that of a Byshoppe was made Pope The xiiij Schisme betwéene Formosus and Sergius the third who afterward was Pope 116 Boniface the sixt a Romaine sonne of Adrian byshop vnder Arnould or Arnulphus Emperor He helde the Sée sixe and twenty daies Vacante fourteene daies 117 Stephen the seuenth a Romaine Sonne of Iohn the Priest Byshoppe of Anagnia vnder Arnulphus He held the See one yeare 3. months vacante 3. daies A synod at Tiburtium 118 Romanus borne in Tuscany Son of Constantine who was Brother to Martine the second Pope vnder Arnulphus he held the sée thrée daies vacante eight daies 119 Theodorus the second a Romaine sonne of Photius vnder the Empyre of Arnulphus he held the see twenty daies vacante eleauen daies 120 Iohn the ninth a Tiburtine Monke son of Rempâ—aldus Deacon of the Romain Church vnder Arnulphus and during the Schisme of Sergius He helde the Sée two yeares fifteene dayes vacante nine daies The ninth Age. IN this ninth Age liued Aymonius Monachus Theophilact Rabanus Maurus Ansegisius Anastasius 121 Bennet the fourth a Romaine sonne of Mammolus vnder Lewes the fourth son of Arnulphus he held the see thrée years four months Vacante six
daies 122 Leo the fift borne at Ardea he forsooke the Papacy and became a Monke vnder Lewes the fourth He held the See one moneth tenne daies 123 Christopher a Romaine sonne of Leo Cardinall-Priest vnder Lewes the fourth Hee gaue ouer his dignity to Sergius the third made himselfe a Monk He held the see seuen months The xv Schisme betwéene Leo the fift Christopher and Sergius the third 124 Sergius the thirde a Romaine Sonne of Bennet one of the Earles of Tusculum Cardinall-Priest vnder Lewes the fourth Hee held the see seauen yeares foure monthes sixe daies vacante vij daies Two Synods at Rheimes 125 Anastasius the thirde a Roman Son of Lucian vnder the Empire of Conrade Emperor He held the see two yeares vacante two daies 126 Lando a Sabine borne sonne of Tâ—iâ—nus vnder Conrade He held the Sée six months xxi daies Vacante xxvi daies 127 Iohn the tenth of Rauenna sonne of Iohn Of Byshop of Bolognia he was made Arch-Byshop of Rauenna vnder Conrade and Henry surnamed the Byrder Emperors hee helde the sée thirtéene yeares two monethes and thirtéene dayes 128 Leo the sixt a Romaine sonne of Christopher vnder the fore-named Henry he helde the Sée seauen moneths fiftéene daies vacante one month 129 Stephen the eight a Romaine Sonne of Teudemunde vnder Henry hee helde the See two yeares and one Moneth vacante tenne daies 130 Iohn the xi a Romain the natural son of Sergius third Pope one of the Earles of Tusculum vnder Henry He held the Sée four years ten months fiftéene daies vacante twelue daies 131 Leo the seauenth a Romaine vnder Otho the Great who was the first Allemayne Emperor He held the Sée thrée yeares six moneths ten daies vacante thrée daies 132 Stephen the ninth a Romaine vnder the Empire of Otho he helde the Sée thrée yeares foure-months twelue daies vacante ten daies 133 Martine the third whom some others doo tearme Marine the seconde a Romaine vnder Otho Hee helde the Sée thrée yeares foure monethâ— twelue dayes Vacante twelue daies A Synod at Bonnonie 134 Agapetus the second a Romain vnder Otho he held the See seauen yeares nine months ten daies vacante twelue daies Then was the Ingelheimensian Synod 135 Iohn the twelfth a Romaine called also Octauian the sonne of Albericus a Romaine Prince an Earle of Tusculum Cardinall Deacon vnder Otho hauing was deposed in a Synod at Rome he held the Sée ix years thrée months fiue daies vacante one day 136 Leo a Romaine sonne of Iohn vnder Otho hee helde the Sée one yeare foure months The xvi Schisme after Iohn the 12. betwéen Leo the 8. and Bennet the 5. 137 Bennet the fift a Romain Cardinall Deacon was elected in the schisme after the death of Iohn the twelfth he forsooke the Papacy by constraint and was exiled to Hamborough in Saxony where he died he held the Sée one yeare sixe monthes 138 Iohn the xiij a Romaine sonne of Iohn the Byshop he was Byshoppe of Naruia vnder Otho He held the Sée six years eleuen months fiue daies vacante xiij dayes 139 Domnus the second Donus or Domnio a Roman vnder Otho hee held the Sée one yeare vacante two daies 140 Bennet the sixt a Roman sonne of Hildebrand vnder Otho he held the sée eight years six months vacante fiue daies 141 Boniface the seauenth a Romaine sonne of Franco-Ferrutius Cardinal Deacon vnder Otho the second he held the Sée seauen moneths fiue daies vacante twenty daies The seauentéenth Schisme betwéen Boniface the 7. and Bennet the 7. 142 Bennet the seauenth a Romaine sonne of Deus-dedit an Earle of Tusculum Byshoppe of Sutrium vnder Otho the second he held the Sée eight yeares six months Vacante fiue dayes 143 Iohn the fourtéenth called also Peter born in Pauia and Byshop of the place where he was borne vnder Otho the third he helde the See thrée months 144 Iohn the xv a Romaine son of Leo Priest vnder Otho the third hee held the See eight moneths vacante seauen daies 145 Iohn xvi a Romain sonne of Robert vnder Otho the third he helde the See ten yeares six months ten daies vacante sixe dayes 146 Gregory the fift a Saxon Allemayne called Bruno the son of Otho vnder Otho 3 he held the see two yeares fiue moneths ten daies The xviij Schisme betwéene this Gregory and Iohn the xvij This is he in whose time the Princes Electors were first created in Allemaign or Germany 147 Syluester the second a Frenchman born in Aquitain called Gerebert Monk of S. Floure Abbot of Bobie of Arch-byshoppe of Rheimes he was made Arch-byshop of Rauenna a very great Phylosopher vnder Otho 3. He held the sée foure yeares i. month x. daies vacante xxiij daies 148 Iohn the xvij a Romaine called Sicco of very meane descent vnder Henry the second He held the Sée ten months vacante twenty daies The tenth Age. IN this tenth Age liued Ado of Vienna Odo Abbat of Clugnie Suidas Luitprandius Regino and Wirichinde 149 Iohn the xviij a Romaine called Fasanus or Fanassus vnder Henry the second he held the See foure monthes twenty daies Vacante nineteene dayes A great synod holden in Allemaign 150 Sergius the fourth a Romain called Peter the sonne of Martine he held the Sée two yâ—â—res and fifteene daies Sede vacante eyght dayes 151 Bennet the eight a Roman son of Gregogory Earle of Tusculum vnder Henry Hee helde the See eleuen yeares one moneth thirteene dayes The ninetéene Schisme between Bennet and one whose name is not truely known 152 Iohn the xix a Romaine and Earl of Tusâ—ulum sonne to Gregory and Brother to Bennet the eight Pope Byshoppe of Portua hee helde the see foure yeares foure months vacante xix daies 153 Bennet the ninth a Roman Earl of Tusculum called Theophilact Sonne of Albericus Brother to Bennet the 8 and Iohn the xix Popes Cardinal Deacon vnder Conrade Henry 3. He held the See xiij yeares foure moneths nine dayes The xx Schisme betweene him and Iohn the 20. called Syluester the third 154 Iohn 20. called Siluester the 3. a Romain son of Laurentius Byshop of Sabina vnder Henry 3. He held the see one month xix daies 155 Gregory the sixt a Romain called Iohn Gratian sonne of Peter Leo Arch-Priest vnder Henry 3. he held the Sée two yeares vij months 156 Clement the 2. a Saxon Allemayn or Germaine called Suidegerus Byshop of Bemburg vnder Henry 3. He helde the Sée nine monthes vacante nine moneths 157 Damasus 2. of Bauaria in Allemaign called Pope Bagniarius byshoppe of Brescia After that Damasus the second and Bennet the ninth had beene
deposed hee helde the Sée sixe moneths according as hee had helde it nine moneths and fiftéen daies after Clement the second he helde the Sée thrée and twenty daies vacante six months 158 Leo the ninth an Allemayne called Bruno Count of Haspurg otherwise termed Egghisein sonne to Hugh byshop of Toul vnder Henrie the third and was created at Frusina hee helde the See fiue yeares two months six daies vacante xi months xxvi daies 159 Victor the second of Swethen called Gebhard Count of Gaba sonne of Arduigus byshop of Eistat Counsellor to Henry the third and his Kinsman as also to Henry the fourth his sonne and was created at Mentz he held the Sée two yeares three months foure daies vacante foure daies 160 Stephen the tenth borne in Lorraine called Fredericke sonne to Gozzelon Duke of Lorrain Cardinal Arch-Deacon vnder Henry the fourth he held the Sée seauen moneths eighteene daies vacante thirteene dayes The one and twentith Schisme betwéene him and Bennet the tenth 161 Bennet the tenth called Iohn Mintius son to Guy Count of Tusculum Byshop of Velitrae vnder Henry the fourth he held the Sée nine moneths twentie dayes 162 Nicholas the second of Sauoy called Gerard the Burgundian Byshop of Florence vnder Henry the fourth he held the Sée thrée yeares six moneths six and twenty daies vacante xij dayes 163 Alexander the seconde a Milanois called Anselme de â—adagio son of Anselme a Chanon Reguler Byshoppe of Luca in Tuscanie vnder Henry the fourth he held the Sée eleuen yeares six months The xxij Schisme betwéen him and Honorius the second 164 Gregory the seauenth a Tuscane of Soaua called Hildebrand one of the Pitilian Countes sonne to Bonicius Priour of Cluny Abbot of S. Paule at Rome Cardinall Arch-Deacon vnder Henry the fourth he held the Sée twelue yeares one month thrée daies vacante one yeare foure months seauen and twenty daies The three twenty Schisme between him and Clement the third who was an Anti-pope in the times of Victor the third Vrban the second and Paschal the second And this Schisme continued for longe time 165 Victor the third of Beneuentum called Didier sonne to the Prince of Beneuentum a Monk of Mount Cassina Cardinal Deacon vnder Henry the fourth hee helde the See one yeare foure months vacante fiue months 166 Vrbane the second a Frenchman borne at Chastillon in the Diocesse of Rheimes called Otho the son of Milo a Canon Reguler of Laterane Monke of Cluny and Byshoppe of Ostia vnder Henry the fourth he held the Sée twelue yeares foure moneths nineteene daies vacante thirteen daies The eleuenth age IN this eleuenth Age liued Burchardus Fulbertus Byshoppe of Chartres Petrus Damianus Lanfrancus S. Anselme Yues Byshop of Chartres and Bruno c. 167 Paschall the second a Tuscane of Bleda called Rainerius sonne of Crescentius Monke of Cluny Abbot of S. Laurence and S. Stephen without Rome Priest Cardinall vnder Henry the 4. and Henry the fift hee held the Sée xviij yeares six months seuen dayes vacante thrée daies Albert Atellan Theodorick a Romaine Syluester Anti-popes vnder Paschall 2. who caused the body of Clement 3. to be digged vp and after burned which had bin buried at Rauenna 168 Gelasius 2. a Caietane called Iohn sonne to Crescentius Monke of Mount Cassina Cardinall Deacon vnder Henry the fift He held the see one yeare vacante two dayes The 24 Schisme betwéene him and Gregory the eight a Spaniard called Maurice Bonoâ—in 169 Calixtuâ—â— a Burgundian called Milo otherwise Guy son to William Count of Burgundie Arch-byshop of Vienna vnder Henry the fift he held the Sée fiue years ten months six daies vacante eight yeares The generall counsaile of Laterane against these Anti-popes wherat were present almost a thousand Prelates 170 Honorius 2. a Bolognian called Lambert de Fagnano Chanon Reguler of Laterane Cardinall byshop of Ostia vnder Henry and Lotharius Saxons and Emperors He held the Sée fiue yeares two monthes vacante eight dayes The 25. Schisme betwéene him and Celestine the second 171 Innocentius 2. a Romaine sonne of Iohn Guidon Chanon Reguler of Latterane the first of the Cardinal Deacons vnder Lotharius of Saxony and Conrade He held the See fourteen years seauen months thirteene daies The 26 schisme betweene him and two Anti-Popes Anacletus the second and Victor the fourth The second generall counsell of Laterane wherein assisted well neare a thousand byshops 172 Celestine the 2. a Tuscane called Guy de Castello cardinall-deacon and afterward Cardinall priest vnder Conrade He held the Sée fiue months and thirteene daies vacante thirteene daies 173 Lucius the second a Bolognian called Gerard Cecianimicus sonne of Albert Chanon Reguler Cardinall Priest and Chancellour to the Apostolique See vnder Conrade he held the see eleuen months and foure dayes vacante two daies 174 Eugenius the thyrd of Pisa called Peter Bernard a Cisteaux Monke Scholler to S. Bernard Abbot of S. Vincent and S. Anastasius at Rome vnder Conrade and Fredericke Barbarossa Emperors He held the See eight yeares foure months xx dayes vacante two dayes 175 Anastasius the fourth a Romain called Conrade of Subura sonne of Bennet Canon Reguler Abbot and Cardinall byshoppe of Sabina vnder Fredericke Barbarossa he helde the See one yeare foure months four and twenty daies vacante one day 176 Adrian the fourth an Englishman called Nicholas Break-speare sonne of Robert a Monk Chanon Reguler and Abbot Cardinall Byshop of Alba vnder Barbarossa He helde the Sée iiij yeares ten months vacante three daies 177 Alexander the thirde borne at Sienna in Tuscanie called Rowland Bondinelli son of Ranutius Cardinall Deacon and afterwarde Cardinall Prieste and Chancellour of the Romaine church vnder Barbarossa hee helde the Sée xxi yeares nineteene daies vacante foureteene daies The third generall counsell of Laterane The seauen and twenty Schisme beeing most great during which time against Alexander was created Victor the fourth nexte Paschall the third then Calixtus the thirde and Innocentius the third who by constraint renounced the Papacie 178 Lucius the third a Tuscane of Luca called Vbaldus Allucingolus sonne of Bonagiunta Cardinal Priest and afterward Bishop of Ostia and of Velitrae vnder Barbarossa he held the Sée foure yeares two months eighteene daies vacante twelue daies 179 Vrbane the third borne in Milaine called Lambert Cribell sonne of Iohn Cardinall Priest and Arch-Byshop of Millaine vnder Barbarossa hee held the See one yeare ten months fifteene daies vacante eleuen daies 180 Gregory the eight of Beneuentum called Albert Spanachio otherwise of Mora Cardinall Deacon and afterwardâ— Cardinall Priest and Chancellor to the holy See vnder Barbarossa hee held the See one month seauen and twenty daies vacante xx daies 181 Clement the third a Romain called Paule the Scholler sonne of Iohn Cardinall of Palaestrina vnder Barbarossa he held the See three yeares fiue months vacante eight months 182 Celestine the third a Romaine called Haicinthus Bobo sonne of
Peter Cardinal Deacon vnder Henry the sixt he held the See six yeares seauen months eleuen daies The twelfth Age. IN this twelfth Age liued Sigebert Zonarus Cedrenus Rupertus Sa. Bernard Hugo de S. Victor Peter Lombard Peter Comestor Euthimius Nicetas Coniates and diuers others 183 Innocentins the third of Anagnia called Lotharius one of the Counts of Signia sonne of Transimund Cardinal Deacon vnder Henry the sixt Otho the fourth and Fredericke the seconde Emperors he held the See eighteen yeares vij months sixtéene daies vacante one day The 4. generall counsell of Laterane for reformation of the church where a thousand Prelates were present 184 Honorius the third a Romaine called Cenâ—ius Sabellus sonne of Amerie Cardinal Deacon Chamberlaine of the church and afterward Cardinall Priest vnder Fredericke the second he held the Sée ten yeares seauen moneths thirtéene daies vacante one day 185 Gregory the ninth of Anagnia called Hugolin one of the Counts of Signia of a Cardinal Deacon he was made cardinall Byshop of Ostia vnder Fredericke the second he held the see fourteene yeares three months vacante one month one day 186 Celestine the fourth a Milanois cald Gaulfridus Castellio of Cardinall-Priest was made Byshop of Sabina vnder Frederick 2. He held the see eighteene daies vacante one yeare nine moneths 187 Innocentius the fourth borne in Genewaie called Sinibaldus de Fiesca a Count of Lauinum sonne of Otho Vice-chancellor was made Cardinall-Priest vnder Fredericke the seconde Conrade the fourth Henry the fourth William Emperors He held the Sée xi yeares six months xii daies Vacante three daies The generall counsell of Lyons vnder Frederick the second 188 Alexander the fourth of Auagnia called Rainald one of the Counts of Signia sonne of Girard Retraent otherwise called Phillip of Cardinall-deacon was made bishop of Ostia Deane of the Cardinal Bishops vnder William Richard and Alphonsus He held the Sée-sixe yeares fiue monthes fiue daies vacante three months four daies 189 Vrbane the fourth a French-man of Troy in Champaigne called Iacques Pantaleon Patriarcke of Ierusalem vnder Richard and Alphonsus he held the See three yeares one month 4. daies vacante fiue monthes 190 Frances by some called Clement of Narbona called also Guy the Grosse sonne of Fulcodius Arch-byshop of Narbona and cardinall Bishop of Sabina vnder Richard and Alphonsus he held the see fiue yeares xxi daies vacante two yeares nine months 191 Gregory the tenth of Placentia called Theobald Vicount Arch-byshoppe of Leige vnder Rodolphus He held the Sée foure yeares two moneths ten daies Vacante nine daies The second general Counsel of Lyons for recouery of the Holy Land 192 Innocentius the fift a Burgundian called F. Peter of Tarentase of the Order of the preaching Fryers of Arch-byshoppe of Lyons he was made Byshop Cardinall of Ostia and great Penetentiarie vnder Rodolphus He held the See six months two daies Vacante nine daies 193 Adrian the fift of Genes called Othobon one of the Counts of Lauinum sonne of Thedisius Brother to Pope Innocent the fourth Cardinal Deacon vnder Rodolphus Hee held the Sée one month nine daies vacante eight and twenty daies 194 Iohn the one and twentith a Portugais of Lisbone called M. Iohn Peter Iuliani byshop Cardinall of Tusculanum vnder Rodolphus He held the see eight months vacante sixe moneths seauen daies 195 Nicholas the third a Roman called Iohn Caietane de Vrsini Cardinall Deacon vnder Rodolphus he held the Sée three yeares eight moneths fifteene daies vacante fiue moneths xx dayes 196 Martine the fourth borne in Tours called Simon de Brie Cardinall Priest vnder Rodolphus hee helde the See foure yeares one month vacante thrée daies 197 Honorius the fourth a Romaine called Giacomo Sabella sonne of Luke first Cardinall Deacon vnder Rodolphus He held the See two yeares one day vacante ten months 198 Nicholas the fourth a Natiue of Asculum called F. Hierom a generall Minister of the Friars Minors he was made Cardinall Priest afterward the Praenestine Byshop vnder Rodolphus and Adolphus He held the See foure years one month eight daies vacante two yeares 3. moneths two daies 199 Celestine the fift borne in Isernia called F. Peter de Morone sonne of Anglerius vnder Adolphus he voluntarily forsooke the Popedom and was the beginner of the Celestines order he held the Sée fiue months seauen dayes vacante ten daies 200 Boniface the eight of Anagnia called Bennet Caietane Sonne of Luitfroy who was borne in Spaine Cardinall Deacon afterward Cardinall Priest vnder Adolphus and Albertus Hee instituted the Iubilée of an hundred yeares and did first celebrate it in the yeare 1300. He held the see viii years nine months seuenteen daies vacante tâ—n daies The thirteenth Age. IN this thirtéenth Age liued S. Fraunces S. Dominicke Albertus Magnus Mathew Paris Thomas Aquinas S. Bonauenture Câ—basilas Henry of Segusium Cardinall of Ostia Nicholas de Lyra Accursius and others 201 Bennet the eleauenth a Treuisane called F. Nicholas Bocasino of Generall Minister of the Preachers Order was made Cardinall Priest and afterward Byshop of Ostia vnder the Emperor Albertus He held the See eyght moneths seauenteene dayes vacante one yeare one month 202 Clement the fift a French-man in Gascoigne of Burdeaux called Raymond Goth son of Bertrand of Byshop of Cominges he became Arch-Bishop of Burdeaux vnder Albertus and Henry the seauenth he held the See eight years ten months fifteene dayes vacante two yeares thrée months seauenteene dayes The generall Counsell of Vienna in France for reformation of the Church 203 Iohn the xxij a Frenchman of Cahors called Iacques d'Ossa Sonne of Amauldo Cardinall Bishop of Portua vnder Lewes the fourth of Bauaria he held the Sée ninetéene years four months vacante sixtéene daies The â—8 â—chism betwéene him and Nicholas the fift 204 Bennet the xij a Frenchman of Tolosa called F. Iacques Forneen de Sauarduâ— a Cisteaux Monke a Diuine Byshoppe of Mirepoix and Cardinall-Prieste vnder Lewes the fourth He helde the Sée seauen yeares three monethes seauentéene dayes vacante fiftéen dayes 205 Clement the sixt a French-man borne in Lymosine called F. Peter Monstrie son of Roger Monke of Maumont a Diuine Abbot of Fescamp Arch-Byshop of Arles afterwarde of Sens and lastly of Rouen cardinal Priest vnder Lewes the fourth He celebrated the second Iubilee in the fiftith year 1350. And held the Sée eightéene yeares sixe moneths eightéene daies vacante ten daies 206 Innocent the sixt a French-man of Lymosine called Stephen d'Albert Bishoppe of Clermont cardinall Priest after made byshop of Ostia and great Penetentiary vnder Charls the fourth he held the See nine yeares eight moneths and sixe daies vacante one yeare fiue moneths 207 Vrbane the fift a French-man of Lymosine likewise called F. Guillaume de Grisac son of Grimauld Monke and Abbot of S. Victor de Marseillis vnder Charles the fourth hee helde the Sée eleauen yeares eight months vacante seauentéene
dayes 208 Gregory the eleuenth a French-man of Lymosine called Peter Earle of Beau-fort He was 〈◊〉 Cardinall Deacon by Clement the sixt Pope and his Vnckle He returned to Rome and brought the Sée thither agayne which had bin at Auignon for the space of seauenty yeares And because the Romaines stoode in some doubt least the Sée might againe bee tranferred out of Rome after the decease of this Gregory the eleuenth they tooke especiall order that not anye French Cardinall shoulde afterward bee elected Pope which procured the most pernicious schism that euer had bin in the Churche and continued for the space of fifty yeares beginning with Clement called the seauenth he held the Sée seauen yeares two months seauen twenty daies vacante eleuen daies 209 Vrbane the sixte a Neapolitane called Bartholomew Prignano Arch-byshop of Acherontia and afterwarde of Carre vnder Wenceslaus Hee helde the Sée eleauen yeares eyght months vacante seauenteene dayes The nine and twentith Schisme betweene him and Clement called the seauenth who was a Frenchman of Geneua named Robert one of the Counts of Geneua Byshop of Cambray This Vrbane the sixt instituted the Iubilee of sixe and thirtie yeares 210 Boniface the ninth a Neapolitane called Peter or Perin Tomâ—celli of Cardinall deacon became Cardinall Priest vnder Wenceslaus and Robert Emperors In the yeare 1390. He celebrated the third Iubilee instituted by his predecessor and in the yeare 1400. the fourth Iubilee after the ancient manner In his time were two Popes at Auignon Clement called the seuenth and Bennet the thirtéenth he held the See eleauen yeares eight months vacante fifteene daies The fourteenth age IN this fouretéenth age liued William de Nangis Nicephorus Bartolus Palanudes Iohannes Andreas Petrarche Franciscus Maronis deuiser of the Sorbonne William of Auxere and others 211 Innocentius 7. of Sulmona called Cosmatus Melioratus of Arch-byshop of Rauenna and of Bishop of Bolognia he became Cardinal Priest and Chamberlaine of the Church vnder Robert Emperour He held the see two yeares twenty two dayes vacante twenty thrée daies Bennet the thirtéenth was in his time Pope at Auignion 212 Gregory the twelfth a Venetian borne called Angelo Corratio Patriarch of Constantinople and Cardinall-priest vnder Robert and Sigismond He helde the sée two yeares seauen months fiue daies vacante ten daies Then was the Councell of Pisa for auoiding of Schismes where Gregory the twelfth and Bennet the thirtéenth were both deposed 213 Alexander the fift of Creete or Candie called Peter Philargo of the Fryers-minors order a Diuine Arch-bishop of Millaine and Cardinall-Priest vnder Robert hee was created in the Councell at Pisa Bennet the thirtéenth béeing then Pope at Auignion And helde the Sée tenne monthes eyght dayes vacante twelue daies 214 Iohn the twenty thrée a Neapolitane called Balthazar Cossa Cardinall-Deacon vnder Sigismond He held the Sée fiue yeares fiftéene dayes vacante two yeares The generall Councell was then at Constance to take away all Schismes where were deposed Iohn the 23. and Bennet the thirtéenth again Bennet would not obey the Councell but with-drew himselfe into Spaine to Paniscola and in the same generall Councel Gregory the twelfth by his Atturney renounced the Papacy 215 Martine the fift a Romaine called Otho Colonna Sonne of Agapetus Cardinall Deacon he was elected Pope in the Councell of Constance vnder Sigismond he held the sée fouretéene yeares thrée monthes vacante two dayes In his time after the decease of Bennet the thirteenth Clement called the eyght was created as Anty-pope at Paniscola But he forsooke the Papacy in the yeare 1428. and by that meanes the twenty nine schisme ceased which had continued fifty yeares or thereabout This Martine the fift in the year 1425. celebrated the fift Iubilie 216 Eugenius the fourth a Venetian called Gabriell Condelmer Sonne of Angelus a Celestine Chanon Byshoppe of Sienna Cardynall-Priest vnder Sigismond Albert and Fredericke the third This manne helde the Sée fiftéene yeares eleauen months one and twenty daies vacante twelue daies The counsell of Basile was then where Eugenius was deposed but he vnwilling to obey caused the generall Counsell of Ferrara to bee assembled whych Counsell ended at Florence for reduction of the Greeke Church The 30. Schisme betwéen Eugenius 4 and Foelix the fift called Amades somtime Duke of Sauoy who was elected in the Counsell of Basil 1437. and was Pope ix years fiue months In the end for good of the Church he forsooke the Papacy and continued Cardinal byshop of Sabina and Legate in Germany 217 Nicholas a Natiue of Luna called Thomas de Sarzana or Lucana sonne of Bartholomew a Physitian Doctor in the Arts and Diuinity of Bysh of Bolognia was made Cardinal Priest vnder Frederick the third hee helde the Sée eight yeares ninetéene dayes Vacante four daies In the yeare 14â—0 he celebrated the sixte Iubilee and the Schism ceased by Felix the 5. renouncing the Papacy 218 Calixtus 3. a Spaniard of Valentia called Alphonio Borgia sonne of Iohn of byshoppe of Valentia became Cardinall Priest vnder Frâ—derick the third hee held the See three yeares 3. months and sixteene daies vacante seauenteene daies 219 Pius the seconde borne in Sienna called Eneas Syluius Picolhomini sonne of Syluius of byshop of Sienna was Cardinal Deacon afterward Cardinal Priest vnder Frederick the third he held the See fiue yeares eleuen months xxvi daies vacante xvi daies 220 Paule the second a Venetian called Peter Barba sonne of Nicholas elect byshoppe of Vincentia Cardinall Deacon and afterward Cardinall Priest vnder Frederick the 3. He held the Sée six years ten months vacante eleuen dayes 221 Sixtus the fourth of Sauona called F. Frances de Rouero sonne of Leonard of Minister generall of the Fryers Minors was made Cardinall Priest vnder Fredericke the third He celebrated the seauenth Iubilee in the yeare 1475. and held the See thirteene yeares fiue daies vacante xv daies 222 Innocentius the eight borne in Genewaie called Iohn Baptista Cibo sonne of Aaron of Bishop of Melphes was made Almouer and Cardinall Priest vnder Fredericke he held the Sée eight yeares six and twentie daies vacante two daies 223 Alexander the sixt a Spaniard of Valencia called Rodericke Borgia sonne of Geffrey Byshop of Valencia Cardinall Deacon after Priest and lastly byshop of Alba Vice-Chauncellor and Deane of the Church vnder Maximilian He celebrated the eight Iubilee in the year 1500 and held the See eleuen yeares 8. dayes vacante foure dayes The fifteenth Age. IN this fifteenth Age liued Iohn Gerson Eneas Syluius Froissard Baldus Angelus Bâ—ssaâ—tion Chalcondilus Platina Nauclerus And not long after Martine Luther Iohn Eckius Moâ—e Hosius Iohn Caluine c. 224 Pius the third a Siennois called Fraunces Todescin Picolhomini Sonne to the sister of Pope Pius the second who maried with Nannes hee was Arch-byshop of Sienna and Cardinall-Deacon vnder Maximilian and held the See sixteene dayes vacante twenty foure daies 225 Iulius the second of Sauona called Iuliano de Rouero sonne of Raphaell Brother to Pope Sixtus the fourth of Cardinall-Priest became Byshoppe of Alba afterward Byshop of Ostia and great Penitentiary vnder Maximilian Hee held the See nine yeares three moneths twelue dayes vacante seauenteen
dayes The generall Councell of Laterane was then 226 Leo the tenth a Florentine called Iohn de Medicis sonne of Laurence Cardinall Deacon vnder Maximilian and Charles the fift He held the see eyght yeares eight months twenty one dayes vacante one month seauen daies 227 Adrian the sixt a natiue of Vtreicht in Galia-belgica sonne of Florent of Byshop of Ertusa was made Cardinall-Priest vnder Charles the fift to whom hee was Schole-mayster he held the see one yeare eight months sixe daies vacante two months foure daies 228 Clement the seauenth a Florentine called Iulius de Medicis Knight of Hierusalem nephew to Pope Leo the tenth elected Arch-Byshoppe of Florence Cardinall-Deacon afterward Priest Chancellour of the Church vnder Charles the fift he celebrated the ninth Iubilie in the yeare 1525. And helde the see ten yeares tenne monthes eyght dayes vacante sixteene daies 229 Paule the third called Alexander Farnese sonne of Peter Lewes Cardinall-deacon was afterward Byshoppe cardinall of Tusculanum Palaestrina Sabina Portua and Ostia and Deane of the cardinals vnder Charles the fift and Ferdinand Hee held the see fifteene yeares nineteene daies vacante two months 29. daies The generall councell of Trent beganne Anno. 1525. 230 Iulius the third borne at Arezza called Iohn Maria de Monte sonne of Vincent Arch-Byshop of Sipontum cardinall-priest and afterward Byshop of Palaestrina vnder Charles and Ferdinand Hee celebrated the tenth Iubilie in the yeare 1550. and held the see fiue yeares one moneth sixteene dayes vacante seauenteene daies 231 Marcellus the second a Tuscane called Marcellus Ceruinus sonne of Richard of Byshoppe of Castello Nouo hee was made cardinall-priest vnder Charles the fift and Ferdinand He held the See twenty two daies vacante seauenteene daies 232 Paule the fourth a Neapolitane called Iohn Peter Caraffa sonne of Iohn Alphonso Count of Mataluna of Archbyshop of Naples he became Cardinall Priest of Alba Sabina Tusculanum and Ostia and Deane of the cardinals vnder Charles the fift and Ferdinand he held the See foure yeares two Moneths seauen and twentie daies vacante foure monethes sixe dayes 233 Pius the fourth a Milainois called Iohn Angelo de Medicis sonne of Bernardino Cardinall Priest vnder Ferdinand and Maximilian the second he helde the Sée fiue yeares eleauen moneths eight daies vacante nine and twentie dayes In his time the counsel of Trent was concluded an 1563. 234 Pius the fift an Alexandrine Lombard of the preaching Fryers order called F. Michael Giller of byshop of Surrina and Nepesina became cardinall Priest Graund Inquisitour and byshop of Montrâ—all vnder Maximilianâ— Hee held the Sée six yeares three moneths sixteene dayes 235 Gregory the thirteenth a Bolonois called Hugo Bâ—n-compagnio son of Christopher Cardinall Priest vnder Maximilian the second and Rodolphus the second He celebrated theeleauenth Iubilee in anno 1575. and helde the See twelue yeares xi months xii daies vacante eleauen dayes 236 Sixtus the fift De la Marche d' Ancona cardinall de Montalto called F. Foelix Peret of the Friars Minors order cardinall Priest vnder Rodolphus the second Hee helde the Sée fiue yeares foure months xxi dayes vacante fouretéene daies 237 Vrbane the seauenth a Romaine called Iohn Baptista Castagnia Sonne of Cosimo cardinall of S. Marcellus vnder Rodolphus the second He helde the Sée fifteene dayes vacante two months 238 Gregory the fourteenth a Milanois called Nicholas Sfondratus cardinall of S. Cecilia vnder Rodolphus the second Hee helde the Sée ten monethes tenne dayes vacante fifteene dayes 239 Innocentius the ninth a Bolognois called Iohn Baptista Fachineti cardinall of SS quatuor vnder Rodolphus the second he helde thee Sée two months vacante two months 240 Clement the eight a Florentine called Hyppolito Aldobrandino Sonne of Syluester Auditor of Rota and Datary or Almoner to the Pope was made cardinall Priest of S. Pancratia and great Penetentiary He was sent Legat into Poland by Pope Sixtus the fift in the yeare 1592. Hee was elected Pope vnder Rodolphus the second and held the Sée thirteene yeares one moneth fiue dayes vntill the thirde of March 1605. and then died During his Pontificacie which deserueth to bee noted hee procured peace betweene the two Kings most Christian and catholicke and the Duke of Sauoy hee reduced Ferrara vnder obedience to the S. Sée and celebrated the twelft Iubilee in the yeare 1600. 241 Leo the xi a Florentine likewise called Alexander de Medicis Sonne vnto Octauian of the most famous house of the Medici of Byshoppe of Pistoya became Byshoppe of Florence and Ambassadour of Fraunces de Medicis great Duke of Tuscany vnto Pope Gregorie the thirteenth Hee was made Cardinall beeing entitled with Saint Quirice and Saint Iulita after of Saint Iohn and Saynt Paule and in the ende of Saint Praxedes Beeing sent Legate into Fraunce by Pope Clement the eyght Hee mediated the peace with the Spanyarde and returning to Rome hee was made chiefe of the Congregation of Byshoppes And the second of Aprill 1605. hee was created Pope But his Pontificate was of small continuance because he helde the See but seauen and twenty dayes onely and dyed the seauen and twenty day of the sayde moneth vnder the same Rodolphus the second 242 Paule the fifte a Romaine Originally descended from Sienna called Camillo Borghese who had beene Referendary vnto eyther Signature Vicar of the Patryarchall Churche of Saint Maria Maior Vice-Legate to Bolognia Generall Auditour of the Apostolique Chamber and Nuntio from the S. See into Spayne Hee was made Cardinall Priest of Saynt Eusebius in the yeare of our Lorde 1596. by Pope Clement the eight and afterward Byshoppe of Esino in the Marchia d'Ancona After the decease of Pope Leo the eleauenth Hee was elected in his place the sixteenth daye of May 1605. As yet to this present yeare 1611. Hee remayneth lyuing and hath held the Papacie the space of fiue yeares and somwhat more TO THE HOnourable Company of the Marchant Taylors being the Society of Saint Iohn Baptist ¶ A briefe Collection of the Originall and Progresse of the Knights of the worthy Order of S. Iohn of Ierusalem who were afterward called Knights of Rhodes and Knights of Malta Likewise their exployts in warre vnder the conduct of their Great Maysters from the yeare 1099. vntill this present With some as briefe report also of the Knightes Templers and all other Orders of knight hood thorough the world THe Militarie Order of S. Iohn of â—erusalem had her byrth and firste Originall in the holy Citty of Ierusalem and passed there her first yeares of Infancie with a great part of her adolescentie When as the Sarazins were Maisters of the holy Citty and of the
yeares and sixe months 68 Nicholo Tâ—ono had such good happe that in his time the common-wealths affaires went well against the Turke Pietro Mocenigo General in the Archipelagus vnited his power with the Popes The King of Naples they of Rhods sent 85. Gallies together and tooke Satalia a cittie of Pamphilia He made league likewise with the King of Persia against the Turke Iames King of Cyprus comming to Venice espoused Catharina Cornara adoptiue Daughter of S. Mark He gouerned one year eight months and fiue daies 69 Nicholo Marcello Atturney of S. Matk after some lawes made by the Correctours was elected Duke In his time there was a conspiracie in Cyprus to haue the Kingdome fall into the power of Ferdinand King of Naples Pietro Morcenigo went thither with a great Armie where hee appeased all troubles and seuerelie chastised the Rebelles Scutari a Cittie in Liburnia was besiedged by the Turke and valiantly defended by Antonio Loredano This Duke gouerned one yeare foure monthes and 17. daies 70 Pietro Mocenigo was elected Duke in desert of all his worthy deeds Lepanto was besiedged in his time by the Turke vertuously maintained by Antonio Loredano They brought their power likewise before the Isle of Stalimena but the same Loredano by his valour defended it The Daughter to King Ferdinand came to Venice with the Cardinall her Brother where they were roially entertained This Prince caused a Mony to be stamped which he sirnamed by his owne name And gouerned but two yeares and nine months 71 Andrea Vendramino had such ill hap in his gouernment that the Venitian Army was two seuerall times put to flight by the Turkes Once néere to Croya in Albania and the other in the Countrey of Friuli He was a goodly man of person and had a most beautifull Ladie to his Wife by whom hée had as goodlie Children whom he allyed in marriage with the chéefest Families He gouerned one yeare and eyght months 72 Giouanni Mocenigo Brother to Pietro Mocenigo hauing continued the Warre against the Turke in the ende made peace with him Ordering the matter so that hée left Scutari and Stipula in libertie of commerce and power to kéepe a Deputie at Constantinople Hée made Warre against Ferdinand King of Naples at the instance of Pope Sixtus the fourth which occasioned the long Warre called Sociale In the ende peace was made the Common-wealth hauing gotten Rouigo and Polesano The Cittie became much disgraced by fire and a pestilent sicknesse The Prince dyed hauing raigned seauen yeares and six moneths 73 Marco Barbarigo the Plague béeing ceased caused all to bée new builded which the Fire had defaced in the Pallace Hee was greatly differing from from all other Princes to wit in pardoning and forgetting perticuler iniuries doone vnto him but such as were committed against the State he would haue reuenged with stricttest seueritie The Grand Signeur or Turke sent a perticular Ambassadour vnto him to congratulate his election He gouerned but nine months 74 Agostino Barbarigo withstood the progresse of Charls 8. King of France when he made war against them of Arragon for the kingdome of Naples which he conquered The Turke vsurped on the Common weales of Lepanto Modona and Corona The Kingdome of Cyprus was brought vnder the tutelage of the Senate and Quéen Catharina brought thence to Venice The Office de la Sante was created by occasion of the Pestilence The Duke gouerned 15. years and 21. daies 75 Leonardo Lauredano sustained a very rigorous war against the chiefest Princes of the world there being a league made at Cambray betwéene the Emperor Maximilian the King of France them of Naples and the Dukes of Sauoy Ferrara and Mantua incited thereto by Pope Iulius the second All the whole estate of firme land was surprized except Treuisa but in the end it was recouered He liued in the Principality ninetéene yeares eight months and 20. daies 76 Antonio Grimani being Generall had a most infamous disrout or foile by which occasion he was dismissed of the charge of Procurator of S. Marke and confined to Cherso Hee brake his limitation and with-drewe himselfe to Rome to the Cardinall his Sonne where hee had so many woorthy Offices imposed vppon him as not onely he was re-established in his Atturnies place againe but hée was likewise made Duke at the age of eighty two yeares and gouerned but one yeare ten monthes and two daies 77 Andrea Gritti gaining best part of the glory for the reprisall of Padua was in very great estéeme Hee dealt so with the King of Fraunce to whom he was Prisoner that his Maiesty allyed himselfe with the Common-wealth and Brescia and Verona were reconquered Hee knew very well how to make his carriage pleasing to the Senate during the warres betwéene Charles the fift Emperour and King Fraunces the first as also against Solyman Hee gouerned fiftéene yeares seauen monthes and eyght daies 78 Peitro Lando continued the defence of the Common-wealth against the Turk with whom at last he made a peace knowing how to make vse thereof maintaine his owne charge while the war continued betwéen Charles the fift and King Frances the first He gouerned sixe yeares and eight months 79 Francesco Donato making benefit also of this peace beautified the Citty with many goodly buildings besides that of the Pallace He sent succour to the Emperour against certain Rebels in Germany The Princes of Guise comming to Venice in his time were entertained as fitted their dignity He gouerned seauen yeares and six months 80 Marco Antonio Treuisano a Man altogether deuoute laboured that the Common-wealth might abound in goodnesse and ciuill manners preuenting by his owne worthy example that vices should not be winekt at as in too many Countries they are He gouerned a yeare wanting thrée daies 81 Francesco Veniero could so well skill of gouerning the Common-wealth that albeit the Turke in his time made Warre in Apulia and the King of Fraunce in Tuscanie yet all was well at Venice and the Quéene of Poland Royallie welcommed thither Hée gouerned two yeares one moneth and twentie daies 82 Lorenzo Priuli was sollicited by the Pope to make Warre against the Emperor But hée being a Friend to the Common-wealth by no meanes would offend him but mediated a pacification of those affaires In his time peace was made betwéene Fraunce and Spayne and Charles the fift dyed This Prince gouerned thrée yeares eleauen months and eyght daies 83 Girolamo Priuli Brother to the precedent Prince enioyed those great Honours which Pope Pius the fourth gaue to the Common-wealth And all his delight was to heare Ambassadours in the Hall of Kinges In his time the Councell of Trent was concluded whither he sent as Ambassadors Nicholo de Ponte and Matheo Dandolo The Common-wealth held at Baptisme the Sonne to the Duke of Sauoy bâ— a Deputie borne of Marguerite of France He dyed hauing gouerned eight yeares two monthes and foure daies 84 Pietro Loredano by the concurrence of two others was elected Duke
so weakned and diminished that many other Kingdoms were established in Spaine as that of Nauarre by Enocho Counte of Bigorre in the yeare 960. which he tooke away from the Moores and Sarrazins by a very valiant conquest of them The Son of this Enocho being named Garzias second king of Nauarre woon and conquered Arragon from the same enemies And afterward in the year 116. was Arragon reduced to be a kingdome by the Will and Testament of Sanchio the Great fourth King of Nauarre for loue to Ramyrus his Natural Sonne who was the first King thereof This was the same Sanchio who being Earle of Castille in the kingdome of Leon tooke on him first the name of King Castille which he left vnto his Sonne Ferdinand The Kingdome of Portugal was also conquered from the same Moores by Earle Henry Sonne vnto the Duke of Lorraine who held it first of all vnder Title of Earle in the year 1110. but quickly after brought he it to be a Kingdome Spaine did continue so in this kinde of State for a long time deuided into many Kingdomes And the Moores had also theyr abiding there possessing still a great part thereof till such time as Ferdinand the fifte King of Arragon who was married to Isabell the onely heire of Castille And he wholly expulsed the Moores out of Spaine in the yeare 1492. In no great distance of time after he possessed himselfe of Sicilie Naples inuading also the East Indiaes But fraudulentlie he vsurped the Kingdom of Nauar against Iohn d'Albret who was indéede the lawfull King And it is this Ferdinand and Isabell his Wife that wee may say truely the Kingdome of Spaine onely had beginning in They left one onelie Daughter named Ioane who was married to Phillip the first of Austria Sonne vnto the Emperor Maximillian and Mary of Bourgundie hee succéeded in this Kingdome of Spaine and other Countreyes beside He was likewise Earle of Bourgondie of Flaunders and Lorde of the Lowe-Countreyes in the right of his Mother In this his Marriage was borne Charles the fift who was afterward Emperor Hee raigned nine and thirtie yeares preseruing his Prouinces verie happilie And he left for successour both in Spaine and the more part of his other Countries his sonne Phillip the second who raigned thrée and fortie yeares hauing adioyned to his other Estates the Kingdome of Portugall in the yeare of our Lorde 1580. and so consequentlie all that which the Portugalles helde in the East Indiaes and else-where as in Affrica and Brasile which came vnto him by the death of King Henrie the Cardinall Hee died aged seauentie yeares the thirtéenth day of September 1598. No long time before his death he hadde made peace with the mighty and most Christian King of Fraunce and Nauarre Henry the fourth Phillip the thirde his Sonne succéeded him and raigneth as yet to this day He married Margaret Daughter to the Arch-Duke of Austria by whom he had a Sonne in the month of April 1606. Of Germany and the Princes Electors LIttle can we héere speake of Germany in regard it requireth a large ample discourse Onely concerning the Princes Electors I finde it recorded that Pope Gregorie the fifte of that name being a Natiue of Saxonie in Germanie and Kinsman to the Emperour Otho to the end that the Empyre might long remaine in the hands of them of his Nation procured a Law to be made with the consent of Otho about the election of the Emperor in the yeare of our Lord 1002. which Law was afterward duely kepte and hath béene to our time that it shoulde be alwayes lawful and permitted to the Allemaignes or Germaines only to elect and chuse the Prince that was to be called Caesar and King of the Romaines with the Title likewise of Soueraigne Emperour and Augustus so soone as his election was approoued It was therefore ordered that that thrée Ecclesiasticall persons and foure of the Laytie shoulde haue the full authority heerein with the voyce of all the State in generall The Ecclesiasticall men were the Arch-Byshoppes of Magonoe Treues and Colongne The Layickes were the Marquesse of Bradenbourg the Count Palatine of Rhine the Duke of Saxony and the King of Bohemia to all whose Successors this Dignitie appertained And the King of Bohemia was added for the seauenth Electour to the end of auoyding all differences which might happen in the election and to iudge especially ouer the other ¶ A short Chronologicall Discourse of Fraunce the Originall of that Nation and a briefe History of their kings from Pharamond their first Gouernour to Lewes 13. now raigning ¶ To the Worshipful Mayster Richard Langley Esquire Towne-Clarke of the Honourable Cittie of London THe greater part of such as haue Written concerning the Originall and Etymologie of the Name Francs or Francions who afterwarde came to bee called Frenchmen haue scarse faithfully or respectiuelie handled that Subiect Many ancient moderate Writers as Sigisbert Gregory of Tours Aimonius the Monk Hunibant and the more part of our Chroniclers and Annalistes made theyr whole recourse to Dreames and Fables because they liued in those barbarous times when learning was trodden vnder-foot and good Bookes were burned by the Gothes Vandales and Hunnes with other vnciuil Nations who quenched and smothered the light of good Letters which being hidden vnder-ground to auoid such barbarous and abortiue fury our fore-named Writers were robd of knowing those sound Authors without whom they could not iudiciouslie censure or write the History of the French Nation Others that long time after and much néerer to our instant Age haue likewise written on the same Argument by following the track of those former blinde-guides haue fallen into their errour and folly reading no other Authours but those misse-leaders neyther taking any paines to peruse those graue auncients which more polished seasons haue discouered vnto vs. So that those best embraced Authours of the French are euen the loudest lyers leauing a rooted opinion in their ydle fancies that they are issued of the Troyans and that they were named French of Francus or Francion the Sonne of Hector who after sacke and spoile of the saide Citty saued himselfe with so many as could escape the Graecians Sword and fire in the Palus Maeotides and that of his name whom they thus followed they were first called Francks or Francions Next that néere to this Palus Maeotides they builded a Citty which they named Sicambria after the name of an Aunt to Francus the Daughter of King Priam and that there they dwelt vntill the Emperor Valentinians time being then constrained to passe into Allemaigne and thence into Gaule See héere the conceite of some fond French-men concerning the Etimologie of their name which if any one should offer to take from them he should in their iudgment commit no mean crime And albeit there are many and contrary opinions in this case yet I will plainely tell ye no more
King of Bulgaria affiancing him vnto hir sister wherby both he and his Subiects were conuerted to the Christian Religion At length Michaell being able to guide the reynes of the Empyre his mother Theodora entred into Religion and left him to rule alone in the yeare 856. Michaell the sonne of Theophilus succéeded his father in his infancy his mother and Gouernesse Theodora holding for him the Empire of Constantinople But when Michaell grew to greter strength hee tooke the charge of the Empire himselfe whereto his mother gladly consented He more resembled his Graundfather then his Father both in negligence and prodigallity spending great riches which his warres brought him in He was sometimes so addicted to the Circeiensian sports as hardly he could be drawne from them He made Basilius the Macedonian his equall companion in the Empyre by whome hee was soone after slaine hauing reigned eleauen yeares nine moneths and fiue daies after that his mother Theodora had entred into Religion which with his former time of rule compleated 25. yeares ten moneths and fourtéen daies Basilius of Macedon who had slaine the Emperor Michaell entred presently vpon the empire of Constantinople and was receiued and approoued of all in the Imperiall Pallace When hee was a yong infant he had bin brought among other captiues to Constantinople to be there sold Neuerthelesse he was in the end Emperor and Fortune so fauoured him that his children and his childrens children were also Emperors after him First of all he caused those summes of monie to be restored backe againe which Michaell his Predecessor had prodigally giuen away and so they were deliuered into the Treasurie He instituted his thrée sonnes heyres to the Empire He had many battailes against the Sarazins still proued victorious Many Iewes and Scythians by his meanes receiued the Christian faith yet such was his hard hap to bee slaine in hunting by a Hart that ran his hornes into his bellie Leo the sixt of that name sirnamed the Philosopher began his raigne in the yeare 886. first with the helpe of the Turkes he vanquished the Bulgarians who had reuolted from him but soon after being abused by the Turkes thorow vaine suggestions he sustained great losse Notwithstanding he failed not to leauy an Army against the Sarazins whereby vnder the conduct of Nicetus he brought away a triumphant Victorie He was very vigillant ouer the Common-weal and oftentimes would walke alone in the night disguised in habit only to try his watches who did beate him soundly and also carried him to prison whom the next day he rewarded both with money and honors Alexander brother to Leo the forenamed Emperour sucâ—éeded him in the Empire Hee was quite contrary in manners both to Basilius his father and Leo his brother for he was of badde gouernment giuen wholy to his pleasures and committed the charge of his State affaires to Flatterers and Iesters who were his daily complices and companions in all naughty and wicked actions He died of a fluxe of bloud issuing from his Nose and priuy-members after he had gurmandized and excessiuely played at the Tennis For mounting in an extreame heat vpon his horsse and violently stretching himselfe hee brake a veine whereof he died Constantine the seauenth sonne to Leo the sixt of whom we haue already spoken was at the age of seauen yeares left by his father vnder the care and charge of his mother Zoa And he began to holde the Empire of Constantinople after his forenamed Vnckle Alexander the yeare of our Saluation 906. A certaine man named Romanus Lecapenus made great resistance against him for space of 26. yeares and purposed to deiect him quite But in the end Lecapenus was seized by his owne sonnes and shut vp into a Monastery for he was the sole cause that Zoa the mother of Constantine was likewise made a recluse in a Monasterie Now when the sonnes of Lecapenus had deuised to doe the like to Constantine as they had done vnto their father the same stratagem happened to themselues and they were inclosed in a Monastery So Constantine recouered his Empire which he gouerned alone very sufficiently suppressing some Tyrants and inducing diuers Princes of the Turkes to the Christian Faith He made learning to shine in Greece and left a Booke vnto his sonne discoursing the affaires of the Empire which the Venetians do yet kéepe as an especiall Iewell He raigned fourtéen yeares with his mother Zoa with Lecapenus 26. yeares and about fifteene yeares alone which was in all néere 55. yeares Romanus Lecapenus a man of base descent wrought so much trouble to Constantine the seauenth in his Empire that he was constrained to receiue him as companion in the Imperiall dignity in the yeare 920. and Constantine accepted his daughter Helena in marriage But neyther the sacâ—ed Oath which he had sworne vnto him nor yet the néere alliance in kindred with Constantine could restraine him from vsurpation of the Empire for himselfe and Christopher his son but he sought to thrust Constantine wholy out of all But he was deceiued in his owne disseigns for vpon the bad successe in warre which he had against the Bulgarians and Simeon their Duke he was taken by his owne sonnes Stephen and Constantine who despoiled him of his Emperie and carried him to a Monastery in a néere neighbouring Island there to plâ—te the Philosopher alone by himselfe Then practising to worke the like deuice vpon Constantine Fortune turned hir back towards them and in the same snare which they laid for another themselues were cunningly caught for they were shut vp within a Monastery and so Constantine remained a peaceable Emperour Romanus the yong sonne of Constantine the 7. held the Empire of Constantinople after his Father But he was gouerned vnder the disposition and order of Nicephorus Phocas This Emperor Romanus excluded his mother and his sisters who in gréefe and despight that they should fall from so great pompe and estate concluded to support theâ—r weake condition by the worst meanes that could be euen the prostitution of their bodies And as for him he being addicted to sports and Epicuâ—isme died poisoned Nicephorus Phocas ruled the Empire of Constantinople in the yeare 963. He fought often very fortunatly against the Sarazins who vsurpingly held Calabria Scicily Cyprus Candy and Cilicia which at this day is called Caramania In Scicily the affaires were not well mannaged by his Committées and Lieutenants But concerning himselfe he recouered Cilicia and the greater part of Asia for a good beginning And soone after he went powerfully vpon Antioche which hee surprised in the night and forced the Sarazins to fly for refuge This man was hated of all his Subiects because that vnder the coulour of Warre which he then had he laide great Imposts exactions and polings vpon them He caused also a corrupt kind of money to be forged and diminished likewise the waight by meanes whereof being so out of fauour with the
soone after Isaac Comnenes was Emperour of Constantinople in the yeare 1058. Hee deiected from the Empire Michaell the Auncient neuerthelesse hee was a man valiant and couragious renowmed for his actions both in peace and war of great spirit but somewhat arrogant The Patriarch of Constantinople gaue him good aide in raising him to the Empires Dignity but hee requited him very badly for he banished him all his friends He was deriued of a Noble race diligent ready and expeditious in al his businesse But a disease in the side tooke him as hee was hunting which growing to desperation of any long life he made himselfe a monke instituting as Emperour Constantine Ducas with the good liking and consent of the Senate and people It is written of him that he was so chast that he would not accompanie his wife after her first child albeit his Physitians aduised him thereto for helpe and mitigation of his disease Constantine the tenth called also Ducas was Emperour of Constantinople after the forenamed Isaacke in the yeare 1060. At his first entrance there happened a great conspiracy against him which he suppressed but with very great difficulty He was deuout towards God and a good iusticer but insatiable auarice disgraced him for which he was hated of his owne people and condemned by his enemies who did much harme to the Empire In his time happened a strange accident and yet no nouelty to Constantinople that many Churches and houses were ouerthrowne by an Earthquake He died aged thréescore years leauing Eudoxia his wife and thrée of his sonnes heyres to the Empire Eudoxia and her sonnes helde the Empyre of Constantinople after their father Constantine Ducas This woman would haue wel gouerned the Empires affaires if warres had not much molested her abroad As strangers then cam rushing in on all sides of the Empire so was it conceiued by generall opinion that the ablest man that coulde be had had his hands full in a charge of such import And yet at length Eudoxia contrary to her Oath and promise to hir dying husband hauing reigned seauen moneths and some few oâ— daies remarried with Romaine Diogenes which match shee déerely afterward repented as being much wearied with the arrogancy of this man who would néedes gouerne all himselfe Romaine sirnamed Diogenes tooke vpon him the Empire of Constantinople in the year 1068. He made warre two seuerall times and in the first attempt Fortune spake him faire but very vnkindly in the second for his people being one part slaine and the other driuen to flight himselfe left alone albeit an Emperor was taken which accident had neuer been seen before that the Emperour of Constantinople was taken prisoner in warre And yet notwithstanding it is said that the Turke Sultan Azan hearing those tidinges could not beléeue it but stayed his iournâ—y somewhat short of him And then sending for him he had no sooner séene him but he held him in honor and estimation and giuing him great presentes sent him backe againe at liberty after he had concluded a peace with him But in this interim all things were renversed at Constantinople as it is a vsuall custome so soone as vnwelcome newes are brought For Eudoxia was expulsed Diogenes dismissed and Michaell de Constantine chosen Emperour who first caused the eyes of Diogenes to be plucked out and afterward banished him in which miserable estate he died and was faine to be buried by his wife Eudoxia Michaell who was tearmed Parapinacius in reguard of the great Famine that happened in his time was made Emperour of Constantinople in the yeare 1071. He was a man altogither vnapt for so weighty a charge for béeing wholely addicted to his Booke and to compose verses with his Schoolemaister Psellus the Turkes assailed the Empyre on all sides especially on that part of Asya Wherupon his chiefe Commanders and Captaines thorow méere constraint made election of another Emperour ouer them to wit Nicâ—phorus â—otaniat who was the more easilie accepted of the Cittizens because they held their negligent Emperour in high disdain contempt I vnderstand that Michaell was put into a Monastery with his wife and son and there he was made a Monke Nicephorus Bataniat who was descended of the line of the Emperor Phocas easily as being the very noblest of all other obtained the Empire when Michaell was expelled thence Hee tooke Constantine the son of Constantine Ducas whoe would haue vsurped the Empire causing him to be shorne aduanced him to the order of priesthood Afterward Nicephorus himselfe was deiected by the brethren of Comnenes who before had assisted him in expelling the vsurpers of the Empire and was shut vp in a Monastery where hée liued but a short while Alexius Comnenes the younger brother but best beloued amongst the souldiors held the empire after him and on the very day of Easter entred Constantinople which he spoiled as an enemy Alexius Comnenes Son of the Emperour Isaac tooke on him the Empire of Constantinople in the yeare 1081. He went with the Venetians against Robert Guiscard but he was repulsed and vanquished Moreouer he stroue to hinder and breake the memorable enterprise of the French for the recouery of the Holy land But Bohemond Duke of Apulia leuied an Army against him and besieged Baudras Then Alexius dreading his power made composition with him promising to furnish the French with victuals and all other néedfull things Afterward he erected two goodly buildings one for poore Orphants and the other for a Colledge He was also very charitable to poore aged men discréet and moderate in his manners and not lightly induced to punish Hée gaue fauour and support to all men of merite and vertue exalting them to places of dignity In the end being ouerpressed with a long sicknesse he died in the thréescore and tenth yeare of his age Caloian Sonne to Alexius held the Empyre after his father in the yeare 1118. He made many warres in Asia vanquishing in diuers Battels both the Turkes and Persians taking sundry Citties from them He was a contrary opposite to the Venetians and the French who were then vnited Notwithstanding the Venetians took the Isles of Rhodes Samos and Miteline Hee died of the pricke of a Dart which himselfe had poisoned smiting his hand by chance vpon it as he made offer with it against a wild Boare He aduaunced all his owne friends to dignities Manuell or Emanuell brother or as some say Sonne to Caloian entred on the Empire of Constantinople after him in the yeare 1142. He entreated Conrade Emperor of Rome to lende him ayde against Roger king of Scicily who both troubled and would haue vsurped the Empyre each after other and likewise to assist him against the Turkes as thus his request seuerally pretended But Manuell hauing a contrary and another kind of leauen hid in the dow sent Conrades men where they were all famished Nor did it suffice him to deale thus vilely with them
the Turkish Emperors because they are said to raigne very little time or not at all Mahometh first of that name brother to Iosuah Mustapha and the forenamed Moyses is said notwithstanding the rest to be Emperor of the Turkes in the yeare 1409. There are som that doo attribute only to this man all those matters which are reported of Iosuah or Cyriscelebes He ouer ran the Countries of the Bulgarians Valachians imposing great Tributes and Taxations vpon them Then he entred on the Satrapes of Asya recouering all those places which Tamberlaine had taken He chased out of Galatia and the Countries of Pontus and Cappadocia his own kindred and Allies without extending any pitty to any Princes and Lordes of his owne blood albeit it is true that he left some in their own intire dwellings Being returned into Greece hee came to Adrianople the Metropolitan Citty of Thrace and there he constituted the seate of his Empire expelling thence the Christians that had there any abiding He died in the twelft yeare of his Empire which is reckoned to be in the yeare 1418. leauing his sonne Amurath the second to be his successor Amurath the second Sonne to the forenamed Mahometh succéeded his Father in the Turkish Empire in the yeare 1418. He vnderstanding the death of his father and desiring to passe from Asya into Thrace vanquished his Vncle Mustapha to whom the Gréeks gaue fauour and succour He was the first that for the guard of his person made election of Christian Renegados to bee his Ianissaries by the power and courage of whom both he and his successors haue subdued almost the whole East He assailed with his forces and did great dammages to the Countries of Hungaria Bosnia Albania Valachia Greece He tooke Thessalonica from the Venetians He had victory against Ladislaus King of Poland against the Cardinall Iulian and against Huniades He held the Empire or Kingdome of the Turks for the space of 32. yeares and then left it to Mahomet his Sonne Mahomet the second Emperor of the Turks succéeded his Father Amurath in the year 1450. He began his reigne as an Homicide causing his younger Brother to be murthered because his fathers body should not be buried alone He was a most wicked and sinfull man not beléeuing in any God For he would say that his Mahomet was a false Prophet like vnto himselfe made a mockery of the Saintes Prophets and Patriarches He woon and left the sirname of Great to the house of the Otthomans Hee ruyned the Empyre of Constantinople which he seized by assault the 29. day of May 1453. as hath béene already declared in the report of the life of Constantine the eleauenth togither with the Empire of Trebisonde He tooke twelue kingdomes two hundred Citties from the Christians in the year 1479. He besieged the Isle of Rhodes which was then held by the knights of S. Iohn of Ierusalem but his labour was in vaine for it was couragiously defended by the said Knights their great maister Peter d'Aubusson or d'Ambois a French man At length he died of the Collick the fourth day after he sickened hauing liued 58. yeares reigned one and thirty Baiazeth second of that name and sonne to Mahomet the second by meanes of the Ianissaries was made Emperor of the Turkes in the yeare 1481. He conquered and expulsed Zizim his younger brother whom the chiefest Lordes would haue had to be Emperour but hee beeing fled for refuge to the Isle of Rhodes the great master of the Knights sent him to King Charles the eight Baiazeth vanquished Caraman and recouered all whatsoeuer hee hadde gotten from the Turkes on either side of the Mount Taurus He subdued Valachia and so went on against the Sultane of Aegipt who was too strong for him For hauing receiued the fugitiue Mamelukes after the death of Caraman and entertaining besides a great number of Arabes for his defence oftentimes hee conquered and put Baiazeth to flight Afterward Baiazeth subiected the Inhabitants of the Ceraunian Mountaines and tooke from the Venetians Lepanto Modon and Duraz. In the end his youngest sonne Selim whoe by means of the Ianissaries had gotten preferment before the eldest and was declared to be Emperor in his fathers life time enforced him to flight and afterward poisoned him in the yeare 1512. at the very same time when the battell of Rauenna was fought vnder the happy reigne of King Lewes the twelfth Selim hauing expulsed and after poisoned his Father because he liued too long was Emperour of the Turkes in the yeare 1512. To this parracide he added the murder of his brethren Achmet and Corcuthus and caused seauen of his Nephewes to be strangled that were the Children of his brothers He conquered and expelled the Sophi of Persya and in diuers battels discomfited the two Souldanes Campson and Tomombeus with the Mamelukes and Arabes Hee added Aegipt and Arabia to his Empire and tooke the great Cayro Then returning home to his countrey of Greece an vlcer ingendred in his Raines which increasing continually like a Canker procured his death in the eight yeare of his reygne Anno 1519. Soliman whom some tearme to be the second of that name Emperor of the Turks carried that name as is said because he very wisely prouided for all affaires whereunto the yssue of them was also as correspondent For this name of Soliman by som transposed sillables deliuereth the name of Salomon the most renowmed King for Wisedome There was not any before him nor of the race of the Othomans more seuere and valiaunt For the déedes and warres of Soliman came not one iote behinde those of his Father hauing recouered Syria vanquished Gazel that was reuoulted and surprised Belgrade and Rhodes then afterward Buda two seuerall times and put to the worse the Army of Austria that fled away before him And néere vnto Buda had the victory ouer Rokandolphe who had a great Army He vanquished the Spaniards at Castelnoua in Dalmatia and put to flight the Army by Sea which séemed inuinsible In the yeare 1543. he tooke Strigonia and Alba Regalis two worthy Citties of Hungaria He conquered the kingdomes of Assyria and Mesopotamia with the Citty of Babylon that might be compared with Memphis and Aegypt conquered by his Father He ouer-ran and wasted the frontiers of Armenia Medea and Persia and twice tooke Tauris the principall Cittye of Persia chasing the Sophi farre off before him into the mountaines For the rest the Turks themselues doe confesse that for 200. yeares before they neuer had Lord that was a greater Iusticer more sober wise and humane then he was But this humanity ceased in him when he caused his eldest sonne Mustapha to bee strangled to please his Concubine Rosa who desired that hir Sonne Selim might be Emperour after his Father Hee was repulsed by the Emperour Charles the fift when hee came with a powerfull Army to besiege the Citty of Vienna in Austria He
Knights had not any assured place of abyding vntill the Isle of Malta was giuen theÌ„ by the Emperor Charles the fift For they departed first into Candie from thence they went into Sicilie and Italy where the Pope sent them the City of Vitterbo and where they held a generall Chapter Afterward they soiourned for some small time at Cornetto then at Villefranche and at Nicea While they remained at Nicea the great Maister made a voyage into England and from thence to France where being at Lyons a great sicknesse tooke him but after his recouery he went to Cambraye to hold the Baptisme Font for Phillebert Emmanuell sonne to Charles Duke of Sauoy Afterwarde comming with his Brethren-Knights to Malta on Wednesday morning the sixt of Octob 1530. he caused a Pallace to be there erected for the abiding of him and his successors calling it Castell Angelo building another pallace also in the old Citty of Malta When he had gouerned his Order thirtéene yeares and seauen months being aged seauenty yeares the 21. of Aug. 1534. he died at Malta and was buried in a Chappell which he had builded néere to Castel Angelo and then succéeded him by election 44 Pierrin du Pont a Natiue of Ast and an Italian by language Before the taking of Rhodes he was Gouernor of the Isle of Lango and after the â—osse thereof he departed with al the knights vnder his gouernment and ioyned his power in Candie with the armye of the Order In his time Charles the fift Emperor attempted to go in person to the kingdome of Tunis in Affrica where he was assisted by the Gallies belonging to the Order and the Knights also who performed there great exploits of Armes especially in the surprizing of Goletta which was helde to be a Fort vnconquerable This war being ended the great Maister aged seuenty and thrée years dyed hauing gouerned onely fourtéene months and 22. daies and was buried by his predecessor Villiers 45 Desirê or Didier de S. Iaille de Tolon borne in Prouence and Priour of Tholossa was next made great Maister when lifting vppe his eies to heauen he vsed these words O my God if thou thinkest me fit for this great charge I wil not refuse the paine and labour In his trauayling towards Malta being very aged so soone as he arriued at Mont-pellier he fel into an extream sicknesse whereof he died the 26. of September 1536. and was buried with much solemnitie in the church of the Commandery of S. Gilles without the gates of Mont-pellier when the knights were aduertised of his decease the eightéenth of October in the same yeare they procéeded to the election of 46 Iohn d'Homedes a natiue of Arragon who being then in Spaine made hast to Malta where he was ioyfully receiued Albeit he was discontented that they had not sent some of the gallies nor the great Carrack of the Order for his conduct thither wherefore he disarmed and destroied the great Carrack which caused manie complaints against him Very often would hee discourse of the siedge at Rhodes because hee gaue generall notice thereby that there he had lost one of his eies He made a goodly Parke of Dear and a very beautiful Garden in the Isle of S. Michael there would he spend the greater part of the day which raised occasion of murmuring against him that he was slacke in his publicke gouernement and no way carefull to prouide the Isle of Malta of needfull supplies against the Turks forces for he trusted too much in the strength of Castell Angello In his time the Citty of Tripoli in Barbary was lost by the Knights of the Order taken by the Turkes which droue him to no little feare and amazement In the year 1552. Leo Strozzi an especiall Commander of the Order made an attempt vpon the Isle of Zoara which had very hard successe because many Knightes were then slaine there of all Nations especiallye many French Auuergnacs and Prouenceals It being declared to the Great Mayster he grieued extraordinarily thereat and sayde That a greater losse had not happened to the Order since the surprizall of Rhodes Hee builded the Castles of Saint Elme and Saint Michaell and being eighty yeares old died the sixt of September 1558. hauing gouerned sixtéene yeares ten months and xv daies and was buried in the Great Maisters Chappell 46 Claudius de la Single borne in Fraunce was next created Great Maister and at his election there were then present at Malta aboue 400 Knights of the Order Hee gouerned verie discréetly by Counsell of fiue woorthie Knights his Officers and attendaunts to witte by his Steward Mayster of the Houshold Maister of the Horsse the Treasurer and Secretary So that the Order was in great happynesse during the time of his Maister-ship hauing obtayned the priuiledge of Neutralitie of King Henry the second and Charles the fifte Emperor who made Warre against him Hee was verye valiant Religious and a most profitable Administrator of the Orders reuennewes in whose Treasurie he left abundant store dying of a Catarrhe which had much suffocated him after he had attained to the Climacteriall yeare 63. of his age 47 F. Iohn de Valette borne in Prouence succéeded next as great Maister and his election was very pleasing to all the Order of S. Iohn because he was generally beloued of all the Nations and vniuersally desired as most woorthie of that charge and dignity In lesse space then two yeares hee was Generall of the Gallyes Bayliffe of Lango Great Commander Priour of S. Gilles and Lieutenant to the great Master and now at length great Maister also He did so affect his Knights Order that after the day he first entred in it he wold neuer more return into his country So that by making continuall residence therwith them he passed thorow al the degrées offices of honor in the profession apearing still in all his actions to bee of rare iudgement perfect integrity and incomparable valour So soone as he was aduanced to this soueraigne dignity he resolued to builde a new Citty at Malta vpon the Mountaine of S. Elme knowing that al the other Forts were not sufficiently mumted to endure the battery of a potent enemy yet this desseigne was deferred till a further time Hee fortified the Castle of the Isle of Goza and forsaking his abiding at the Castle of S. Angello came and dwelt within the Towne of Malta which he defended most valiauntly agaynst the siedge of the Emperor Sultan Soliman when he was gréeuously wounded in his leg in the yeare 1565. But the siedge being raised to the shame and confusion of the Turkes hee greatly strengthened the Isle of Malta and began to builde the new Citty which was called Valette according to his sur-name and whereof himselfe solemnely laide the first stone on Monday the eight and twenty of March 1566. And by the sollicitude of the Great-Maister the building thereof continued on still eight thousand persons being
daylye imployed therein and fiue hundred thousande Crownes monthly paid to the worke-men At length the one and twenty of August 1568. the Great Maister died on the like day as hee was promoted to his place hauing gouerned eleauen yeares fully compleat 48 After the obsequies of Valette the Great Maister they procéeded to elect a new successor which was Pedro de Mente an Italian borne Priour of Capua Immediately after his promotion to the Maister-ship hee caused his predecessors body to be carried into the new Citty and to be honorably buried in the Chappell of our Ladie of Victory for he worthily deserued to be surnamed the Father of Souldiours the Shielde and defender of the Catholicke faith and the great persecutor or queller of proude Infidelles This newe Great Maister before hee attained to so high degrée had made good proofe of his Wisedome and valour in sundry other honorable and worthy offices For he was first Patron of the Gally which was Captaine or Commaunder of the band Next Lieutenant General of the gallies Castillion or gouernor of the Castell S. Angello at Rome he was then Admiral next Generall of the whole Fleet and Ambassador for the Order to the Popes Pius the fourth and Pius the fift Hee came from Rome to Malta when he was chosen great Maister and followed hys charge so effectually that the new Citty was finished and thither he purposed to transâ—ferre the dwelling of the Order For the good Olde-man thought it as great honour to dwell in the newe Cittie and make it habitable as it was for his predecessour Valette to builde it In his time the memorable Nauall battaile of Lepanto was sought and victorie obtained against the Turks wherin the Knights of the Order did many worthy actions of armes The great Maister deceasing at Malta 49 Iohn Bishop of Cassiera borne in Auuergn did next succéed him in the yeare 1572. Before his election to this office his vertue had appeared in diuers waighty charges For at the enterprize of Zoara he was Ensigne-bearer to the Order defended the Standard very woorthily bringing it backe with him to Malta when both it himselfe were smitten into the sea yet both of them saued by a Gally belonging to the order after he had a long time fought vndauntedly against the Infidels Soone after hee was chosen Captaine general of the horsemen Commissary of the fortifications then Marshall of the Order and now last great Maister wherein he liued very vertuously not letting any day passe him without som especial péece of seruice and féeding with his own hands thirtéene poore men With his owne mony he builded the great Church dedicated to S. Iohn Baptist in the new City of Valette endowing it with a thousand Crownes of annuall Reuennues erecting also a goodly Sepulchre for interring therein the bodies of the great Maisters his predecessors There happened some discontentment betwéene the Knights and him which shortning his daies he died 50 And the twelfth of Ianuary 1582. Hugues de Loubenx Verdale borne in Prouence was elected great Maister He was but a yong knight yet both learning and military knowledge shined clearly in him For he was in the attempt at Zoara where he declared himselfe to be truely valiant and had many honorable Offices imposed vpon him He dying 51 Martin Garzes a natiue of Arragon succéeded him next as great Maister Hee qualified the discontentmentes amongst his Brethren-Knights and tooke away those Taxes which had bin imposed and interdicted for a time the officers of the order to giue a new forme to his owne gouernement and to the good liking of all the the Knights He did expressely prohibit that not any Knight nor the Great Maister himselfe might particularly haue any shippe on the Sea to vse any Pyracies for his owne profit He died also at Malta and lieth buried in the Sepulchre of the great Maisters 52 The Knights assembling for a new election the tenth of February 1601. Aloph de Vignacourt born in France was created great maister In the yeare 1566. hee comming to Malta with great store of other French Gentlemen vpon a flying rumor that the Isle was likely to bee besiedged againe by the Turkes Armie entered into the order vnder the Great Maister Valette receiuing afterwarde sundrie great charges wherein his wisedome and man-hoode was euidently discerned hauing bin Captain of the citty of Valette and not long after great hospitaller of the Order He yet continueth in the office of great Maister a great comfort wee hope to Christendom a terror to the Othomans Empire whensoeuer they shall attempt the hurte of the Isle of Malta where the famous memorie of that ancient Order of Knight-hood of S. Iohn of Ierusalem is still kept and maintained ¶ The seuerall Orders of Knight-hood both Ecclesiasticke and Secular as they haue beene and are yet honoured in this Christian World Knights of Saint Iames of Compostella IN the yeare 1070. this Order of Knight-hood began in Spaine after that Ramirus had won the most famous victory in the Prouince of Compostella against the Moores At first their number consisted but of thirtéen and it was lawfull for them to take Wiues There was a chéefe man chosen of this Order by the Name of Great Maister who together with the other thirtéene had power to elect other Knights The badge or note of honor of this knight-hood was a red Crosse carrying the forme of a downe pointed Sword At the Feast of All-Saints was their méeting appointed that they might conferre about their affaires Many yeares haue they continued with many priuiledges and scarcely any but they called Augustines holde any such lawes ¶ Knightes of Saint Iohns of Ierusalem who were afterward Knights of the Rhodes and at this day are called Knights of Malta IN the yeare 1099. the Citty of Hierusalem being recouered against the impulsions of the Infidels by Godfrey of Bullen Duke of Lorraine About that very time a certaine Hospital was erected by the Christians in Hierusalem consecrated by the name of Saint Iohn Baptist for the entertainement of Pilgrims Soone after was this Order of Knight-hood instituted and the first Rector or Ruler was called Gerard and the next after him Raimond These knights wore a blacke Garment with a Crosse Argent in a field Gules vpon their breasts In the yeare 1308. being enforced from their former abyding by the Turks the Isle Rhodes graunted them by Pope Clement the fift they were in that regard called Knights of Rhodes In the yeare 1523. Rhodes béeing wonne from them Malta was affoorded them whereon to this day they are called Knights of Malta The duty of this Knight-hoods-order was to fight for the Christian Faith to reléeue the oppressed to defend Widdowes and Orphanes c. Nor was any one to bee admitted into this Order that was descended of a Moore lew Mahumetist or any such ignoble race ¶ Knights Templers or Knights of the
Starre The Ensigne of this Order was a Starre set eminently in the Hat and the wordes were Monstrant Regibus Astra Viam The founder of this order béeing much molested with the difficulties happening in warre could not perfect what hée had instituted And therefore within a short while after this Order ceased ¶ Knightes of the Band. IN the yeare 1367. this Order was instituted â—y Alphonsus King of Spaine the Sonne of Ferdinand and Constance These Knights did weare a certaine red scarffe or Band of three Fingers breadth which like a scole was fastned on the left Shoulder and so come vnderneath the right Arme thwart the body Into this Order younger borne Bretheren onely of Noble descent and Family and none of the elder might be admitted Many Articles belonging to this order and to bee obserued by these Knightes are at large set downe by Sansouino ¶ Knights of the Annunciation ANno Dom. 1409. Amades or Amadeus as some write the sixt surnamed The greene Earle of Sauoy deuised this Order who were tearmed Knights of the virgin Mary and for this reason instituted because Amades the first Earle of Sauoy with wonderfull fortitude defended Rhodes against the Turkish powers in his memory it was thus celebrated A Chaine or Collar such as Knightes vse to weare made of Gold and Siluer plates and fastened together with little linkes each man had about his necke with these Letters engrauen thereon F. E. R. T. that is Fortitudo eius RhoduÌ„ tenuit Thereat hung also by another small Chaine the Picture of the Virgine Mary with the Angels salutation ¶ Knights of the golden Fliece IN the yeare 1429. Phillip sir-named the good Duke of Burgundie instituted this Order and dedicated it vnto Saint Iames. The number these Knightes were twenty foure whereof the Duke of Burgundy was the chiefe They vsed to weare the Picture of a Golden Shéepe affixed to a Chaine inter-wouen like flames of fire Charles the warrelike Duke of Burgundy who also is sayde by euery one to bee the first Founder of this Order added thereunto these words Aute ferit quam flamma micet But now at this day the Knights haue these words PRETIVM NON VILE LABORVM ¶ Knights of Saint Michaell IN the yeare 1469. Lewes the eleauenth King of Fraunce instituted this Order at Amiens and dedicated it to S. Michaell The beginning of this Society consisted of a Band of Men to the number of thirty sixe the very chéefest and Noblest Péeres of the kingdome béeing Knights cleare from all detection and the very chéefe of them was the King himselfe At this day there are a great number of these Knightes and the kingdome of Fraunce is not now so respectiue in their election as at the first These knights weare a Chaine of gold daily wouen like little shelles valewing two hundered Crownes And thereat hangeth the picture of Saint Michaell fighting with the Deuill the Wordes beeing these Immensi tremor Oceani These knights did vse to méet euerie yeare at the Feast of S. Michaell in the Church of S. Michaell on the Mount Their garments by Henry the second king of France were apointed in very honorable maner Knights of S. Stephen In the yeare 1561. this Order was instituted by Cosmo de Medices Duke of Florence and the same confirmed by Pius Quartus The Ensigne of these knightes was a redde Crosse worne on a blacke garment The Statutes of this Order do not much differ from them of Malta knights and they were allowed to haue wiues The Duke of Florence is alwayes the chiefe of this Order and it is not to be censured by anie of the religious degrées but properly it doth hold a fréedome in liberty Knights of the Holy-Ghost In the yeare 1578. Henry the third king of France instituted this Order and named it of the Holy-Ghost the memory whereof was to be celebrated in the time of Pentecost vpon which day the King was borne and succéeded also in the Kingdome These Knights are an hundered in number and the King him-self is the President This Feast is celebrated yearely the first day of Ianuary in the Augustines Church in Paris by the Parisians The Ensigne of these Knights is a Doue in which forme the Holy-Ghost appeared in midst of a Crosse The last or lowest degrée of Knight-hoode is theirs who as reward of their Vertues haue golden Spurres put on their héeles and vulgarly are called Knights Concerning Knights Bannerets who hadde that Title giuen them by the Kings of England in Warre And Knights of the Bath they beeing also created by the Kings of that kingdome because they are of another Nature I passe them ouer without vsing any further spéech of them ¶ Of the Emperor of Ethyopia called Prete-Ian or Prester-Iohn Of his Originall and customes of his people THe great Emperor of Ethyopia to whome wee corruptly giue the name Prester or Presbiter Iohn is neither Priest or Sacrificer though he be by some called Prete-Ian and by his owne people named Beldugian that is to say Ioy of incomparable excellency or of most great value and by others of them he is also called Ian which in their language signifyeth Mighty He commandeth ouer seuenty and two Kinges who are all of different languages hauing their diuersity of customes and the colour of their faces or complexions are much disagréeing He is able to levie in preparation for war a million of fighting men fiue hundred Elephantes with their armour and munition for encounter with an infinit number of Horses and Camelles His Knights or warlike Souldiors enter armed to the battell each wearing a long coat of Maile stretching downe closely to their thighes a Sallet or head-péece on the head a round Target or Pauois a crooked Fauchion by his side and a Launce with two Stéele points or Pikes Such as haue no Sallets or head-pieces do wear thick red quilted Cappes on their heades plated after the manner of the Mameluke Souldiors The younger sort carried Darts Arrows and Slings obseruing the same discipline and be as obedient or well gouerned in ranging their battails as we are They vse Drummes of Brasse and Trumpets also to incourage their souldiors to the fight which is performed with great hardiment appointing likewise sundry honours and respectiue rewards to such as declare themâ—elues to bee of highest merit They do daily pay the families of their warriors and marke the children that are borne of them with a Crosse which they imprint suddenly in the flesh with an hot yron so that the signe remayneth as if it were naturall vnto them The King himselfe most commonly called Prete-Ian after he hath bestowed some houres about State affayres when he perceiueth that he is indifferently eased of them he imployeth almost al the remainder of his time in the study of holye Readings and Histories which being doone he vseth a litle exercise of the body and then entring into his Bath afterward hee
doe affirme aboue two hundred thousand men At length he iournyed into Italy which he well-néere vtâ—erly ruined and retiring afterward into his owne Countrey of Hungary he died within fewe following moneths and on the day of his nuptials which was in the yeare of Iesus Christ 443. The Lombards were a Northerne people decended out of Denmarke as Eusebius maintaineth and no other reason had they to leaue their Countrey but onely a desire to win some other There happened in the time of Seno or Sweno as some call him King of Denmark a very great dearth or scarsity in the Land of victuals and because the people endured it very impatiently it was concluded by the King and his Councell to ease the Countrey of so many men as were ready to famish that all such persons as were vnable either for war or labor of the ground should be slaine whether they were old or young But this seuere Edict being reuoked they then resolued to make a leuy of all sorts of people that by the help of armes might trauaile to find out some other dwelling so to disburthen the charge of the Countrey This being put in execution they trauailed so far and carried themselues so couragiously in trauersing diuers lands that they came at last into Italy and there conquered the Countrey which was called Istria making themselues absolute Maisters thereof Now because these people were long and tall of stature the Italians and Istrians called them long Barbarians which by corruption of the word and succession of times made them tearmed Longbards or Lombardes Some are of opinion that vnder the raign of Valentinian the Emperor they began to make theÌ„selues first knowne which was about the yeare of Christ 385. and that they became commaunders in Istria in the yeare 570. Likewise according to Diaconus the Emperours made peace with them in the yeare 730. and euer since they haue held that Country which at this day is named Lombardy Let it here be further noted that where in any History mention is made of people tearmed Daces or Danians the Nation of Denmarke is thereby vnderstood out of which countrey many great Armies haue trauailed at sundry times and haue mightily troubled diuers kingdomes among which they continued long time in England but were thence expelled about the yeare 860. The Normanes were people of Norduegia or otherwise called Normania or Norwey a Countrey in the North being much addicted to crueltie and inhumanitie because they vsed many great Piracies on the Sea An hundred and fifty thousand men of this Nation bestowed themselues in vessels on the Sea and took possession of that part of Gaule or Fraunce which was then tearmed Neustria now Normandie which was doone in the yeare of Iesus Christ 600. others saie 884. and in the time of Charles le Gros. But bée it howsoeuer they haue since then kept it against all encounters of the Emperours Kings of France and England preseruing it still by the Name of Normandy and themselues reckoned to bee people of vndaunted courage There are diuers others that doe sauour of this their first originall and doe yet proule vppon the Seas committing many cruell Robberies The Nation which we call Swesses Zuitzers or Sweues who at this daie are auxiliarie to the French came out of Sweuia or Sweueland a Northerly Region like vnto the other They likewise by the dearth of food among them departed forth of their Countrey about the yeare of Grace 800. and went so farre as the Rhine which they would haue passed but were hindered therein by the Franconians Thence went they to the Land of the Heluetians who dispising the Suessians because they were poorely and wretchedly apparelled rude in their féeding and not looking like souldiers suffered them to wander about their Countrey At length perceiuing the kinde sufferaunce of the Heluetians they sought to abide in a certaine Canton of their Land Which when the Heluetians noted they demaunded of them to what ende they thus wandered about the World They answered that they were poore people and sought but to weare out their liues in trauaile by deluing or labouring in the Earth And séeing that there was wast Ground in those partes vnlaboured or any vse made of it béeing Hilles and Vallies enuironed with Lakes they desired the Heluetians to permit them to woorke in those rough Fieldes as yet not cultiue and they should receiue the benefit thereof onely allowing them but nourishment for their pains This was all that they séemed to pretend iustifying their requests with solemne oathes and protestations Theyr desire was graunted and not long after the Countrey wherein they liued was not onely called Suesia in regarde of the Swesians there dwelling but likewise the ancient Inhabitants had the same name giuen then and yet the country is very hilly and vnapt for Ryding Howe afterward it came to be called the Lande of Cantons or Leagues shall at large be shewne in our Generall history Iustinian and other Emperors both before after him entitled themselues Lordes of the Allemaignes for hauing receiued some victories ouer the Allemaignes But this may not be said as some doo that those victories were obtayned against the Germaines For euen at this daye when we speake or write of Allemaigne therein is comprehended all the Nations which are contained throughout Germany and that do speake the Language of the Tentones But as for Allemaigne or Almaines the Romains neuer vnderstood or meant any other people then those of Suaba And to speake vprightly they haue euer bin the true and ancient Allemaines as Cornelius Tacitus plainely confirmeth Drusus Nero was the first that styled himselfe Germanicus for hauing rather angered the Germaines then foyled them as diuers other Emperours afterward did Moreouer by Germany is to be vnderstood nine and forty great Prouinces as well of the lower part as the higher part of the sayde Germany comprizing the Countrey of the Suisses and Heluetians Now concerning the Alaines or Alans many haue supposed them to be a people of Germanie But therein they were and are deceiued for Ptolomy knew them whom he placeth in a parte of Scythia Capitolinus bestowes them in Dacia Marcelinus Plinie Dionisius the Poet giues them a being in Sarmatia of Europe Iosephus in his last Booke affirmes their aboade to bee betwéene the Riuer Tanais and the Palus Moeotides And saith moreouer that in his time the Alaines or Alanes accompanied with the Hyrcanians both robbed and spoyled all the Region of the Medes As for my selfe by that which I haue gathered from such as haue written on the actions of the Gothes I am perswaded that those Alaines were theyr companions and that oftentimes in their warres for their owne aduantage they sundered them-selues from them as one while they did with the Vandales But questionlesse their discent was from Scythia according to Ptolomies affirmation If we shall speake of the Gepides Girpedes
applause Hee dealt in such sort with Pope Iohn the 12. that the Churches of Grada was made Patriarchall and Metropolitane of all the Venitians State and of Istria Otho the Emperour granted him many honourable priuiledges Hée ruined Vderzo and was slaine with his Sonne in a sedition of the people hauing gouerned 20. yeares 23 Pietro Orseolo was a man altogether deuout and was elected by the people against his will He would very often walke in an vnknown habite to visite the Houses of poore people and Hospitalles Hee appeased the dissentions betwéen the Venitians and them of Capo d'Istria who yéelding themselues tributarie Hée went with Beato Romualdo of Rauenna to liue religiouslie Hée gouerned two yeares and two moneths dooing many woorthy and charitable déedes 24 Vitale Candiano Sonne of Peitro the third made the confederacy with the Emperour Otho He fell sicke so soone as hee entred vppon his charge wherfore he became a Monk hauing gouerned about a yeare 25 Tribuno Memo was very rich but no man of State In his time happened great dissentions betwéene the Families of Moresina and Caloprina by reason wherof many notorious murders were committed He took part with the Moresini which caused the other faction to withdraw themselues to Verona to the Emperour Otho He gaue the Isle of Saint Giorgio Maggiore to the Abbat of Moresini And renounced the Principality in his twelfth yeare entering into Religion 26 Pietro Orseolo the second being a verie discréete man ordered the matter so well with the Emperours Basilius and Alexius that the Venitians were exempted from Toules and taxations Otho the Emperour lying at Verona did highly fauour him and among other graces to hold one of his Sonnes at Baptisme He was the first that extended their Confines on the sea winning many places in Istria and Dalmatia Hauing caused the Church and Pallace to be finished in his time hee died the â—8 yeare of his Principality 27 Ottone Orseolo hauing gouerned some space with his Father Pietro was confirmed in the dignity at the age of eighteen years He won such reputation that Geta King of Hungaria gaue him one of his Sisters in marriage In person he conquered them of Istria who were become Rebels And went into Dalmatia in the enterprise against Cresmura At length the malicious enuiers of his glories deuised a conspiracy against him and hee was confined into Greece in the 17. yeare of his rule 28 Pietro Centranico or Barbolano succéeded next to Otho But hauing not well qualified all dissentions as well concerning the Cittizens remouing as the other neighbours he was compelled to forsake the dignitie and make himselfe a Monke Orso Brother of Otho returned from Constantinople being Patriarch of Grada and he was constituted in expectation of Othos comming He continued about a yeare in the pallace and forsooke the Principality newes béeing brought of Othos death Dominico Orseolo would then perforce vsurpe the Dignity but hée was expelled by the people the next morning and dyed at Rauenna 29 Dominico Flabanico was elected during his exile by the faction of them that had excluded Dominico Orsolo In his time and in the yeare 1040. the national Councel was held for gouernment of the Ecclesiasticks He made the Familie of Orseolo suspitious to the State by his owne meanes and laboured for their vtter supplantation He gouerned ten yeares foure months and twelue daies 30 Dominico Contarini was very pleasing to the people He brought Dalmatia to peace béeing heauily burdened with the rebellion of Zara. Hée fauored the Normans against Robert K. of Apulia And the discord which happened betwéene the Common-wealth and Pepo Patriarch of Aquileia was by him qualified Hee builded the Monastery on the Lido and died in his 28. yeare 31 Dominico Silino won himselfe such reputation that Nicephorus Emperor of Constantinople gaue him his sister in marriage by whose perswasion he made war vpon the forenamed K. Robert of Apulia and at the first attempt returned with a very honorable victory possesing himselfe of Duras But at his second aduenture he fought with small aduantage whereby ensued the diminution of his credit He pergetted the Church of S. Marke with Marble first and before any other causing it also to bee beautified with an artificiall Checquer-worke Hee died in the 13. yeare of his gouernment 32 Vitale Faliero beeing made Duke he immediatly obtained of Alexius then Emperor to haue the Soueraignety of Dalmatia and Croatia Henry successour in the Empire did him many great fauours and comming in deuotion to Venice hée held on of his Daughters at Baptisme The Office of Proprieties was constituted in his time and the workemanship of Saint Markes Church continued He died in his sixtéen yeare 33 Vitale Michele by his woorthy aduenturing on the Sea did very farre extend the Common-wealths limits Hée made the Easterne warre by perswasion of Pope Vrban the second for conquest of the holy Land with the Princes of Christendome The Isle of Smyrna Suria and Ierusalem were then recouered from the Infidels He died in his sixt yeare 34 Ordelafo Faliero Sonne of Vitale assisted King Baldwine against the Infidels in conquest of the Holy Land and made such progression as they deuided the Empire betwéene them thoroughout all the Kingdome of Iudea In the eight yeare of his Principality Malamocco was almost all burned and submerged by reason whereof the Episcopall Sée was transferred to Chioggia He went in person to the war against Zara which was become rebellious and winning the victory hee would néedes returne thither againe a second time and on the like occasion where he died in Armes in the 15. yeare of his principality 35 Dominico Michele being made Duke for his high repute and merit went to giue ayde to the Christians in the holy Land With 200. wel appointed ships and Gallies hee made the Infidels to raise their siedge from before Ioppa Hée took Tyre which he gaue to Vaumond Patriarch of Ierusalem Emanuell the Emperor made war against him from whom he won Chio Rhodes Samos Mitylline and Ister Hée renounced his Principality in the 13. yeare of his rule 36 Pietro Polani Kinsman to Michele was a very wise Man insomuch as hee was made Arbitratour of the difference betwéene Conrade and Emanuell the Emperour Hée made Warre against them of Pisa and Padua whom hée conquered He armed himselfe against the Duke of Apulia in behalfe of the said Emanuell to whose Empire he added many worthy possessions Some say it was his Sonne that won all the battailes and that himselfe being fallen sick returned thence and died in his eightéene yeare of rule 37 Dominico Moresini hée swept the Gulfe of certaine Pyrats of Ancona the chéefe whereof béeing called Guiscardo was taken and hanged He laide siedge to Pola which hée tooke with Parenzo which Citties were become rebellious in Istria Hee held confederacy with William King of Sicilie of whom hee obtained many exemptions for the Traffique of his Merchants Zara made the Metropolitane Cittie at his