chair_n six_o year_n one_o month_n twenty_o six_o day_n and_o because_o it_o be_v long_o before_o there_o come_v certain_a intelligence_n of_o his_o death_n the_o see_v be_v vacant_a fourteen_o month_n eugenius_n i._n eugenius_n a_o roman_a son_n of_o ruffinianus_n succeed_v martin_n about_o the_o time_n that_o in_o the_o place_n of_o paul_n the_o heretic_n peter_n be_v make_v patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n who_o though_o he_o be_v a_o little_a more_o orthodox_n than_o paul_n yet_o do_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n agree_v in_o doctrine_n with_o the_o roman_a church_n his_o letter_n send_v to_o rome_n in_o which_o he_o deny_v two_o operation_n and_o will_n in_o christ_n be_v so_o explode_v that_o the_o clergy_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o interdict_v the_o pope_n celebrate_v mass_n in_o s._n maria_n maggiore_n till_o he_o have_v first_o public_o declare_v his_o dislike_n of_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n grimoaldus_n duke_n of_o beneventum_n leave_v his_o son_n to_o govern_v at_o home_n and_o march_v with_o a_o great_a army_n into_o lombardy_n force_v pertheri_n and_o gundibert_n the_o two_o son_n of_o aripertus_n to_o quit_v pavia_n and_o milan_n of_o which_o clodoveus_n the_o french_a king_n have_v intelligence_n he_o out_o of_o compassion_n to_o the_o young_a prince_n immediate_o send_v a_o considerable_a force_n into_o italy_n to_o recover_v their_o right_n for_o they_o beyond_o the_o po_n battle_n be_v join_v and_o the_o dispute_v manage_v very_o brisk_o on_o both_o side_n the_o young_a prince_n be_v eager_a to_o retrieve_v their_o paternal_a possession_n and_o he_o endeavour_v as_o much_o to_o keep_v what_o he_o have_v gain_v by_o war._n at_o length_n fortune_n incline_v to_o grimoaldus_n his_o side_n and_o the_o french_a be_v rout_v and_o drive_v out_o of_o italy_n we_o be_v tell_v by_o some_o that_o the_o french_a be_v out-witted_n by_o the_o enemy_n after_o this_o manner_n the_o lombard_n dissemble_v a_o flight_n leave_v their_o tent_n furnish_v with_o plenty_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o provision_n and_o especial_o of_o wine_n but_o not_o far_o off_o they_o make_v a_o halt_n watch_v their_o opportunity_n the_o french_a enter_v their_o tent_n and_o think_v they_o have_v be_v real_o flee_v fall_v to_o feast_v and_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o such_o excess_n that_o the_o enemy_n come_v upon_o they_o and_o find_v they_o dead_a asleep_a and_o lie_v about_o like_o beast_n they_o make_v such_o a_o slaughter_n of_o they_o that_o there_o be_v scarce_o one_o leave_v alive_a to_o carry_v the_o news_n to_o clodoveus_n grimoaldus_n grow_v confident_a upon_o this_o victory_n quick_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o whole_a province_n as_o for_o pope_n eugenius_n who_o be_v a_o person_n of_o very_a great_a piety_n religion_n meekness_n humanity_n and_o munificence_n have_v be_v in_o the_o chair_n two_o year_n nine_o month_n he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n peter_n june_n the_o second_o the_o see_v be_v then_o vacant_a one_o month_n twenty_o eight_o day_n vitalianus_n i._n vitalianus_n bear_v at_o segna_n a_o town_n of_o the_o volsci_n the_o son_n of_o anastasius_n enter_v upon_o the_o pontificate_n at_o the_o time_n when_o caesarea_n the_o persian_a queen_n attend_v only_o with_o a_o few_o of_o her_o confident_n and_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o her_o husband_n come_v to_o constantinople_n in_o the_o year_n 683._o she_o be_v very_o honourable_o receive_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o not_o long_o after_o baptize_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o it_o be_v that_o she_o come_v thither_o the_o persian_a king_n have_v intelligence_n hereof_o forthwith_o send_v ambassador_n to_o constantinople_n to_o demand_v his_o wife_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o they_o the_o emperor_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o queen_n choice_n to_o stay_v or_o go_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v inquire_v of_o her_o pleasure_n the_o queen_n be_v ask_v make_v answer_n that_o she_o will_v never_o return_v into_o her_o country_n unless_o the_o king_n will_v become_v a_o christian_n who_o be_v acquaint_v herewith_o come_v forthwith_o in_o a_o peaceable_a manner_n with_o forty_o thousand_o man_n to_o constantinople_n where_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o emperor_n with_o all_o expression_n of_o kindness_n he_o together_o with_o his_o soldier_n be_v baptize_v and_o then_o he_o return_v with_o his_o queen_n into_o his_o own_o kingdom_n after_o this_o constantius_n have_v associate_v to_o himself_o in_o the_o government_n his_o son_n constantine_n and_o prepare_v a_o great_a fleet_n set_v sail_n from_o constantinople_n arrive_v at_o tarentum_n bring_v with_o he_o in_o ship_n of_o burden_n a_o great_a force_n of_o land-soldier_n from_o thence_o he_o advance_v by_o land_n into_o abruzzo_n with_o design_n to_o besiege_v beneventum_n but_o understand_v that_o that_o city_n be_v very_o strong_o garrison_v and_o plentiful_o furnish_v with_o provision_n by_o the_o care_n of_o rhomoaldus_n he_o march_v to_o lucera_n which_o he_o take_v and_o plunder_v and_o then_o level_v with_o the_o ground_n pass_v from_o hence_o to_o acherontia_n and_o not_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o so_o well_o fortify_v a_o place_n he_o again_o attempt_v the_o siege_n of_o beneventum_n but_o soon_o raise_v it_o upon_o intelligence_n that_o grimoaldus_n will_v sudden_o be_v there_o with_o a_o great_a army_n to_o assist_v his_o son_n rhomoaldus_n hereupon_o constantius_n move_v first_o towards_o naples_n though_o very_o much_o incommode_v in_o his_o passage_n and_o have_v leave_v 〈◊〉_d a_o roman_a citizen_n with_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n at_o formiae_n to_o oppose_v the_o enemy_n at_o length_n he_o come_v to_o rome_n the_o pope_n and_o clergy_n and_o people_n in_o honour_n to_o he_o go_v six_o mile_n out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o be_v conduct_v through_o the_o city_n with_o great_a acclamation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o s._n peter_n he_o there_o make_v a_o very_a rich_a present_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n rhomoaldus_n presume_v upon_o the_o supply_v he_o receive_v from_o his_o father_n joins_z battle_n with_o saburrus_n conquer_v he_o and_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o greek_n constantius_n be_v enrage_v and_o grow_v almost_o desperate_a upon_o this_o misfortune_n on_o the_o five_o day_n after_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o city_n fall_v a_o plunder_v take_v away_o all_o the_o statue_n of_o brass_n and_o marble_n set_v up_o in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o rich_a ornament_n of_o the_o church_n and_o lade_v his_o ship_n with_o they_o and_o in_o seven_o day_n do_v more_o damage_n to_o rome_n than_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n have_v do_v before_o in_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o eight_o year_n so_o that_o ill_a man_n ignorant_a of_o history_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o statue_n and_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n be_v demolish_v by_o pope_n gregorie_n order_n on_o the_o twelve_o day_n the_o vile_a and_o perfidious_a paltry_a greek_a 〈◊〉_d rome_n with_o a_o vengeance_n to_o he_o go_v towards_o naples_n thence_o to_o sicily_n be_v so_o severe_a in_o his_o exaction_n of_o tribute_n wherever_o he_o come_v as_o to_o take_v away_o child_n out_o of_o the_o embrace_n of_o their_o parent_n who_o can_v not_o pay_v he_o but_o the_o covetous_a wretch_n stay_v some_o time_n in_o sicily_n as_o he_o be_v bathe_v for_o pleasure_n at_o syracuse_n be_v slay_v and_o mezentius_n who_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v the_o contriver_n of_o his_o death_n be_v by_o the_o soldier_n make_v emperor_n in_o his_o stead_n this_o constantius_n be_v a_o person_n of_o a_o strange_a 〈◊〉_d and_o inconstancy_n of_o mind_n for_o at_o first_o hear_v that_o vitalianus_n be_v choose_v pope_n he_o send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o congratulate_v he_o and_o to_o make_v a_o present_a of_o the_o gospel_n write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n and_o set_v with_o jewel_n to_o s._n peter_n whereas_o afterward_o his_o mind_n be_v change_v he_o cast_v off_o all_o regard_n to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o turn_v all_o thing_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a topsy-turvy_o but_o vitalianus_n be_v intent_n upon_o sacred_a thing_n compose_v ecclesiastical_a canon_n and_o regulate_v sing_v in_o the_o church_n introduce_v organ_n to_o be_v use_v with_o the_o vocal_a music_n he_o also_o send_v with_o ample_a power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v theodorus_n a_o archbishop_n and_o adrian_n a_o abbot_n two_o very_a learned_a and_o pious_a man_n into_o england_n that_o by_o their_o preach_a and_o example_n they_o may_v keep_v that_o people_n steadfast_a in_o the_o faith_n which_o the_o good_a man_n do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o perform_v this_o theodorus_n also_o write_v a_o book_n show_v by_o what_o penance_n every_o sin_n may_v be_v wash_v off_o though_o some_o ascribe_v that_o work_n to_o pope_n theodorus_n now_o vitalianus_n have_v govern_v the_o church_n
the_o cardinal_n to_o send_v some_o bishop_n before_o to_o pavia_n to_o begin_v it_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o commodious_a place_n for_o it_o thither_o therefore_o he_o immediate_o send_v peter_n donatus_n archbishop_n of_o candia_n james_n camplo_n bishop_n of_o spoleto_n peter_n rosatius_n abbot_n of_o aquilegia_fw-la friar_n leonard_n a_o florentine_a and_o general_n of_o the_o preacher_n to_o open_v the_o council_n but_o they_o find_v no_o body_n yet_o come_v from_o france_n or_o germany_n only_o two_o abbot_n of_o burgundy_n therefore_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o defer_v it_o till_o one_o at_o least_o shall_v be_v come_v from_o each_o nation_n little_a of_o moment_n be_v to_o be_v transact_v without_o universal_a consent_n but_o while_o they_o wait_v their_o come_n on_o a_o sudden_a pavia_n be_v visit_v so_o severe_o with_o a_o plague_n that_o with_o the_o pope_n leave_n the_o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n remove_v to_o sienna_n whither_o people_n come_v from_o all_o nation_n more_o ready_o and_o in_o great_a number_n than_o to_o pavia_n alphonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o martin_n for_o give_v the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o naples_n and_o sicily_n to_o lewis_n which_o himself_o desire_v send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o council_n with_o order_n to_o delay_v it_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v and_o to_o bring_v about_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o antipope_n peter_n luna_n yet_o alive_a in_o panischola_n either_o by_o promise_n or_o bribe_n to_o those_o who_o have_v great_a authority_n in_o the_o council_n wherefore_o martin_n who_o know_v very_o well_o how_o great_a a_o calamity_n such_o a_o thing_n will_v bring_v upon_o the_o church_n and_o what_o danger_n there_o be_v in_o delay_n command_v the_o council_n to_o be_v immediate_o dissolve_v approve_v first_o of_o the_o decree_v make_v in_o it_o that_o concern_v matter_n of_o faith_n and_o lest_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o fear_v a_o general_n council_n he_o order_v that_o another_o shall_v be_v hold_v at_o basil_n seven_o year_n after_o thus_o do_v that_o prudent_a subtle_a man_n root_n out_o the_o seed_n of_o schism_n and_o discord_n that_o be_v sow_v in_o the_o council_n of_o sienna_n alphonso_n then_o complain_v of_o martin_n public_o that_o by_o his_o mean_n he_o be_v put_v by_o the_o kingdom_n which_o joan_n design_v for_o he_o and_o lewis_n be_v make_v heir_n in_o his_o room_n martin_n easy_o confute_v this_o charge_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o lewis_n be_v confirm_v heir_n to_o joan_n by_o alexander_n v._o and_o john_n xxiii_o long_o before_o and_o that_o all_o the_o blame_n ought_v to_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o queen_n and_o not_o upon_o he_o who_o business_n it_o be_v to_o strengthen_v rather_o than_o weaken_v the_o church_n feudatary_n unless_o they_o have_v commit_v some_o heinous_a offence_n against_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o see_v why_o lewis_n may_v not_o be_v lawful_a heir_n to_o joan_n who_o be_v crown_v by_o his_o order_n but_o when_o brachius_n see_v the_o pope_n involve_v in_o so_o many_o affair_n and_o so_o distract_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o quarrel_n between_o he_o and_o alphonso_n he_o get_v many_o of_o the_o church-town_n by_o force_n and_o lay_v close_a siege_n to_o aquila_n a_o city_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n the_o pope_n be_v angry_a at_o that_o and_o raise_v a_o good_a sufficient_a army_n he_o attempt_v to_o relieve_v aquila_n assist_v by_o the_o army_n of_o the_o queen_n and_o lewis_n and_o not_o far_o from_o aquila_n he_o conquer_v and_o kill_v brachius_n in_o the_o open_a field_n the_o sfortian_n be_v in_o that_o battle_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o francis_n son_n to_o sforza_n who_o some_o year_n before_o go_v over_o the_o river_n piscara_n which_o the_o ancient_n call_v aternus_n be_v drown_v brachius_n body_n be_v bring_v to_o rome_n and_o bury_v in_o a_o unhallowed_a place_n without_o the_o porta_n di_fw-it sancto_fw-it lorenzo_n upon_o this_o victory_n there_o be_v so_o great_a tranquillity_n beside_o that_o perugia_n todi_n and_o assisi_fw-la with_o some_o other_o town_n which_o brachius_n have_v possession_n of_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o church_n that_o they_o think_v augustus_n happy_a day_n be_v come_v again_o into_o the_o world_n then_o people_n live_v at_o ease_n and_o can_v walk_v even_o in_o the_o night_n through_o the_o wood_n without_o any_o danger_n no_o robber_n be_v abroad_o no_o russian_n and_o thief_n for_o he_o cut_v off_o tartalia_fw-la lavellus_fw-la and_o other_o usurper_n that_o get_v their_o live_n rather_o by_o rapine_n than_o war._n but_o the_o heretic_n of_o bohemia_n who_o plague_v the_o catholic_n of_o germany_n continual_o with_o heresy_n and_o arm_n seem_v to_o interrupt_v this_o peace_n and_o happiness_n to_o make_v they_o therefore_o submit_v to_o reason_n and_o to_o the_o church_n he_o admonish_v they_o first_o of_o all_o very_o grave_o and_o when_o that_o will_v not_o do_v he_o send_v legate_n into_o germany_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o catholic_n to_o arms._n and_o first_o he_o send_v henry_n cardinal_z of_o s._n eusebius_n thither_o alone_o then_o bartholomew_n of_o piacenza_n and_o last_o of_o all_o he_o recall_v they_o and_o send_v julian_n caesarinus_n cardinal_n of_o s._n angelo_n who_o receive_v great_a damage_n from_o the_o enemy_n not_o by_o his_o own_o fault_n but_o by_o the_o cowardice_n of_o his_o soldier_n however_o martin_n be_v not_o discourage_v at_o it_o but_o make_v great_a preparation_n against_o the_o heretic_n only_o before_o he_o set_v about_o such_o a_o grand_a affair_n he_o resolve_v to_o compose_v and_o quiet_a italy_n for_o when_o the_o peace_n be_v make_v by_o martin_n between_o philip_n and_o the_o venetian_n the_o florentine_n bear_v a_o grudge_n at_o ladislaus_n son_n to_o paul_n guinisius_fw-la lord_n of_o lucca_n for_o the_o assistance_n he_o give_v philip_n in_o the_o precede_a war_n and_o now_o he_o not_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o article_n of_o that_o peace_n they_o lay_v hold_v on_o it_o as_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o subdue_v the_o city_n and_o have_v raise_v a_o army_n under_o nicolas_n fortebrachius_fw-la and_o take_v some_o castle_n thereabouts_o they_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o whereupon_o philip_n by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o paul_n and_o for_o fear_n lest_o if_o lucca_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o florentine_n he_o shall_v find_v they_o the_o sharp_a as_o be_v the_o near_a enemy_n he_o first_o send_v francis_n sforza_n into_o parma_n with_o a_o great_a body_n of_o horse_n to_o raise_v foot-soldier_n there_o who_o pass_v the_o apennine_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o spring_n put_v the_o florentine_n into_o such_o a_o fright_n that_o before_o he_o come_v into_o the_o cloudy_a vale_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n call_v it_o the_o enemy_n have_v remove_v their_o camp_n and_o raise_v their_o siege_n from_o before_o lucca_n out_o of_o fear_n and_o his_o come_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o welcome_a to_o the_o luccese_n because_o when_o their_o enemy_n be_v subdue_v and_o the_o usurper_n take_v they_o think_v to_o become_v absolute_a freeman_n by_o francis_n assistance_n but_o the_o florentine_n bribe_v francis_n with_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n he_o leave_v the_o people_n of_o lucca_n in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o ever_o have_v promise_v for_o that_o sum_n not_o to_o serve_v philip_n for_o six_o month_n then_o the_o luccese_n be_v besiege_v more_o close_a than_o before_o whereupon_o philip_n at_o the_o request_n of_o martin_n who_o also_o pity_v the_o case_n of_o the_o luccese_n send_v nicolas_n piceninus_n thither_o with_o a_o great_a body_n of_o horse_n present_o who_o vanquish_v and_o rout_v the_o enemy_n and_o not_o only_o raise_v the_o siege_n but_o march_v thence_o and_o take_v many_o castle_n belong_v to_o pisa_n and_o volaterra_n by_o storm_n and_o do_v the_o sieneses_n a_o kindness_n who_o then_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o florentine_n martin_n be_v now_o undisturbed_a by_o any_o foreign_a foe_n apply_v his_o mind_n to_o adorn_v the_o city_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n repair_v the_o portico_n of_o s._n peter_n which_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o pave_v the_o lateran_n church_n with_o mosaic_a work_n ciel_v it_o anew_o and_o begin_v those_o painting_n there_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o famous_a gentilis_fw-la he_o likewise_o repair_v the_o old_a palace_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v near_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n where_o he_o live_v some_o year_n the_o cardinal_n follow_v his_o example_n and_o re-edify_v their_o church_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o can_v so_o that_o now_o rome_n look_v something_o like_o a_o city_n he_o also_o create_v certain_a cardinal_n of_o which_o his_o nephew_n prosper_n columna_fw-la cardinal_n of_o s._n george_n be_v one_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n peter_n luna_n die_v at_o panischola_n but_o lest_o the_o
his_o man_n especial_o in_o the_o dead_a of_o winter_n which_o be_v the_o time_n they_o take_v to_o do_v it_o he_o likewise_o secure_v great_a part_n of_o the_o river_n menzo_n adige_n lago_n di_fw-it garda_fw-it and_o lago_n d'_fw-fr iseo_n that_o nothing_o may_v be_v carry_v that_o way_n by_o water_n to_o the_o needy_a inhabitant_n but_o the_o fit_v up_o of_o some_o ship_n that_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o adige_n into_o the_o lago_n di_fw-mi s._n andreas_n and_o careen_v below_o in_o the_o lago_n di_fw-it garda_fw-it near_o forboli_n give_v the_o venetian_n some_o respite_n then_o see_v nevertheless_o that_o picenninus_fw-la press_v those_o of_o verona_n and_o vincenza_n very_o hard_o the_o venetian_n think_v themselves_o quite_o lose_v if_o they_o do_v not_o get_v a_o good_a commander_n and_o therefore_o they_o send_v james_n donatus_n to_o florence_n then_o in_o league_n with_o they_o to_o desire_v that_o if_o the_o florentine_n have_v any_o regard_n to_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n or_o the_o safety_n and_o liberty_n of_o italy_n in_o general_a that_o they_o will_v send_v francis_n sfortia_n immediate_o with_o all_o his_o force_n to_o venice_n now_o almost_o ruin_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o philip_n and_o the_o mantuan_a the_o florentine_n be_v concern_v for_o their_o own_o danger_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o their_o ally_n persuade_v francis_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n for_o the_o venetian_n and_o promise_v he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n to_o defend_v all_o the_o town_n that_o he_o have_v which_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v his_o great_a desire_n they_o also_o get_v letter_n apostolical_a from_o eugenius_n with_o much_o ado_n to_o declare_v francis_n marquis_n and_o lord_n of_o ancona_n but_o with_o these_o word_n let_v he_o take_v it_o and_o the_o devil_n give_v he_o luck_n with_o it_o francis_n go_v with_o his_o cavalry_n along_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n fall_v into_o ferrara_n and_o pass_v the_o po_n in_o boat_n and_o have_v augment_v his_o army_n in_o milan_n for_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v twelve_o thousand_o horse_n and_o five_o thousand_o foot_n he_o meet_v the_o enemy_n first_o at_o suave_fw-la near_o verona_n where_o they_o fight_v very_o smart_o for_o some_o time_n and_o neither_o have_v the_o better_a on_o it_o afterwards_o picenninus_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o his_o indisposition_n and_o want_v of_o man_n give_v way_n to_o his_o power_n and_o then_o francis_n have_v recover_v all_o the_o castle_n from_o they_o of_o vincenza_n and_o verona_n he_o be_v about_o to_o raise_v the_o siege_n from_o before_o brescia_n but_o see_v all_o other_o avenue_n stop_v he_o pass_v the_o adige_n and_o march_v into_o the_o part_n about_o trent_n he_o go_v to_o archo_n a_o town_n he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o take_v because_o the_o earl_n of_o archo_n be_v a_o ally_n of_o philip._n picenninus_fw-la also_o come_v thither_o to_o assist_v the_o earl_n but_o fight_v more_o eager_o than_o cautious_o as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v he_o be_v desert_v by_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n and_o receive_v great_a damage_n be_v fain_o to_o fly_v into_o the_o neighbour_a valley_n where_o he_o have_v be_v take_v by_o the_o enemy_n if_o charles_n gonzaga_n son_n to_o john_n francis_n have_v not_o come_v between_o he_o and_o they_o and_o so_o save_v he_o from_o that_o imminent_a danger_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o be_v take_v afterward_o the_o foe_n gather_v strength_n and_o carry_v prisoner_n to_o verona_n there_o be_v that_o write_v how_o picenninus_fw-la be_v so_o weaken_a in_o one_o side_n with_o wound_n which_o he_o receive_v in_o the_o several_a battle_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o ride_v back_o to_o his_o army_n but_o be_v wrap_v in_o a_o sack_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a and_o so_o carry_v upon_o a_o lusty_a fellow_n shoulder_n even_o through_o the_o enemy_n camp_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v transact_v in_o venice_n philip_n take_v it_o ill_a that_o the_o florentine_n by_o the_o help_n and_o persuasion_n of_o eugenius_n have_v send_v francis_n sfortia_n to_o aid_v the_o venetian_n he_o treat_v with_o those_o that_o be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n to_o cite_v eugenius_n before_o they_o which_o they_o do_v twice_o or_o thrice_o but_o when_o it_o do_v not_o answer_v his_o expectation_n he_o so_o far_o infatuate_v they_o as_o that_o they_o depose_v eugenius_n and_o choose_v amadeus_n duke_n of_o savoy_n his_o father-in-law_n who_o live_v like_o a_o hermit_n at_o ripalia_n with_o some_o other_o nobleman_n pope_n and_o call_v he_o felix_n hence_o arise_v great_a sedition_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o christendom_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n and_o some_o follow_v eugenius_n some_o felix_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v neuter_n for_o all_o that_o eugenius_n be_v not_o deject_v but_o hold_v frequent_a assembly_n and_o disputation_n between_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n till_o at_o last_o it_o come_v to_o this_o result_n that_o the_o greek_n be_v convince_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o that_o he_o be_v homusius_a that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n and_o do_v not_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n only_o as_o they_o former_o believe_v and_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o consecrate_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n with_o unleavened_a bread_n make_v of_o wheat_n and_o to_o believe_v a_o purgatory_n last_o that_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n be_v christ_n true_a vicar_n and_o the_o lawful_a successor_n of_o saint_n peter_n to_o who_o all_o the_o eastern_a as_o well_o as_o western_a church_n ought_v to_o submit_v as_o be_v the_o universal_a patriarch_n the_o business_n thus_o settle_v the_o greek_n go_v away_o and_o then_o the_o armenian_n also_o agree_v with_o we_o in_o faith_n their_o error_n be_v confute_v and_o eugenius_n letter_n to_o that_o purpose_n promulgate_v to_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o accord_v with_o this_o inscription_n give_v at_o the_o holy_a general_n council_n hold_v at_o florence_n in_o the_o cathedral_n there_o novemb_n 22._o 1439._o when_o that_o be_v do_v he_o contrive_v how_o to_o strengthen_v himself_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n weaken_v the_o council_n of_o basil_n and_o that_o be_v by_o make_v eighteen_o cardinal_n at_o once_o in_o the_o public_a consistory_n of_o which_o number_n two_o be_v greek_n to_o wit_n rutenus_n and_o nicenus_fw-la that_o the_o greek_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o faith_n by_o their_o example_n and_o authority_n and_o yet_o that_o nation_n fall_v back_o in_o a_o little_a time_n to_o its_o old_a state_n other_o be_v peter_n barbo_n his_o sister_n son_n and_o alovisius_fw-la patavinus_n who_o he_o afterward_o make_v patriarch_n of_o aquilegia_fw-la and_o chamberlain_n have_v advance_v francis_n condelmerius_n to_o the_o vicechancelourship_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v near_o trent_n and_o people_n think_v that_o picenninus_fw-la and_o the_o prince_n of_o mantova_n will_v yield_v at_o last_o have_v receive_v such_o damage_n they_o remove_v thence_o with_o all_o speed_n to_o verona_n and_o take_v it_o by_o the_o help_n of_o ladder_n wherewith_o they_o scale_v the_o wall_n and_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o cittadelle_n unknown_a to_o any_o of_o the_o sentinel_n who_o to_o avoid_v the_o extreme_a cold_a of_o the_o north_n wind_n which_o that_o night_n be_v very_o boisterous_a have_v quit_v their_o post_n and_o be_v get_v into_o the_o tent_n but_o francis_n sfortia_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o verona_n be_v take_v by_o the_o enemy_n march_v thither_o present_o with_o all_o his_o army_n to_o recover_v it_o know_v that_o the_o venetian_n have_v still_o possession_n of_o the_o old_a castle_n and_o the_o fort_n of_o s._n felix_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o therefore_o he_o enter_v the_o city_n that_o way_n with_o his_o army_n and_o run_v upon_o the_o enemy_n with_o a_o mighty_a shout_n philip_n man_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o few_o horse_n for_o all_o his_o force_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v up_o and_o they_o fight_v very_o sharp_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n which_o they_o call_v the_o island_n at_o last_o the_o few_o be_v fain_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o many_o and_o picenninus_fw-la and_o the_o mantuan_n betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o new_a bridge_n as_o they_o call_v it_o where_o for_o some_o time_n they_o bear_v the_o shock_n of_o their_o enemy_n there_o as_o the_o horse_n be_v engage_v and_o a_o great_a many_o crowd_v in_o a_o little_a room_n the_o draw-bridg_n break_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o man_n and_o horse_n and_o almost_o all_o that_o fall_v into_o the_o river_n be_v drown_v because_o they_o be_v tire_v with_o fast_v so_o long_o and_o sink_v by_o the_o very_a weight_n of_o their_o arms._n thereupon_o francis_n fly_v to_o a_o bridge_n of_o boat_n put_v over_o
good_a as_o my_o word_n and_o will_v often_o boast_v what_o a_o kindness_n he_o have_v for_o i_o and_o what_o great_a thing_n he_o will_v do_v for_o i_o as_o soon_o as_o borsius_fw-la d'_fw-fr este_n be_v go_v who_o come_v to_o the_o city_n with_o a_o great_a equipage_n be_v very_o magnificent_o and_o splendid_o receive_v by_o he_o the_o same_o he_o have_v often_o promise_v to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o venice_n and_o milan_n who_o have_v speak_v on_o my_o behalf_n for_o two_o year_n i_o be_v lead_v on_o or_o rather_o beguile_v with_o these_o hope_n till_o at_o length_n i_o resolve_v to_o go_v with_o the_o cardinal_n of_o mantua_n to_o bononia_n of_o which_o he_o be_v legat._n but_o paul_n forbid_v i_o and_o after_o his_o jest_a manner_n say_v i_o have_v wit_n enough_o already_o and_o want_v wealth_n rather_o than_o learning_n and_o now_o while_o i_o be_v in_o expectation_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v relieve_v after_o so_o many_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n behold_v the_o pope_n die_v of_o a_o apoplexy_n about_o two_o hour_n within_o night_n be_v alone_o in_o his_o chamber_n have_v be_v well_o that_o day_n and_o hold_v a_o consistory_n his_o death_n happen_v july_n 28._o 1471._o in_o the_o six_o year_n and_o ten_o month_n of_o his_o pontificate_n as_o to_o his_o personage_n it_o be_v majestic_a and_o become_v a_o pope_n for_o he_o be_v so_o portly_a and_o tall_a that_o he_o be_v easy_o distinguishable_a from_o the_o rest_n when_o at_o mass_n in_o his_o dress_n though_o he_o be_v not_o curious_a yet_o he_o be_v not_o repute_v negligent_a nay_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v to_o appear_v in_o public_a he_o will_v use_v to_o paint_v his_o face_n in_o his_o pontifical_a vestment_n he_o outgo_v all_o his_o predecessor_n especial_o in_o his_o regno_fw-la or_o mitre_n upon_o which_o he_o lay_v out_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o money_n in_o purchase_v at_o vast_a rate_n diamond_n sapphyr_n emerald_n chrysolith_n jasper_n union_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o precious_a stone_n wherewith_o adorn_v like_o another_o aaron_n he_o will_v appear_v abroad_o somewhat_o more_o august_n than_o a_o man_n delight_v to_o be_v see_v and_o admire_v by_o every_o one_o to_o this_o purpose_n sometime_o by_o defer_v some_o usual_a solemnity_n he_o will_v keep_v stranger_n in_o town_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v view_v by_o great_a number_n but_o lest_o he_o alone_o shall_v seem_v to_o differ_v from_o the_o rest_n he_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o none_o but_o cardinal_n shall_v under_o a_o penalty_n wear_v red_a cap_n to_o who_o he_o have_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o popedom_n give_v cloth_n of_o that_o colour_n to_o make_v horse-cloth_n or_o mule-cloth_n of_o when_o they_o ride_v he_o be_v also_o about_o to_o order_v that_o cardinal_n cap_n shall_v be_v of_o silk_n scarlet_n but_o some_o person_n hinder_v it_o by_o tell_v he_o well_o that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a pomp_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v diminish_v than_o increase_v to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n before_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n he_o use_v to_o give_v out_o that_o if_o ever_o he_o come_v to_o that_o good_a fortune_n he_o will_v give_v each_o cardinal_n a_o castle_n in_o the_o country_n where_o they_o may_v retire_v convenient_o to_o avoid_v the_o summer-heat_n of_o the_o city_n but_o when_o he_o be_v once_o get_v into_o the_o chair_n he_o think_v of_o nothing_o less_o however_o he_o endeavour_v by_o his_o authority_n and_o by_o force_n too_o to_o augment_v the_o power_n of_o the_o papacy_n for_o he_o send_v the_o bishop_n of_o tricarico_n into_o france_n to_o hear_v the_o cause_n of_o quarrel_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n and_o the_o people_n of_o liege_n and_o upon_o their_o reconciliation_n to_o take_v off_o the_o interdict_v lay_v upon_o the_o liegeois_n for_o wrongful_o expel_v their_o bishop_n but_o while_o the_o legate_n take_v great_a pain_n to_o subject_v all_o matter_n to_o the_o pope_n judgement_n he_o and_o their_o bishop_n too_o be_v clap_v up_o by_o the_o liegeois_n hereupon_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o french_a king_n with_o who_o he_o be_v before_o at_o war_n and_o with_o his_o aid_n give_v those_o of_o liege_n several_a great_a defeat_v and_o at_o length_n sack_n their_o city_n and_o set_v free_a the_o imprison_a bishop_n moreover_o paul_n hear_v of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n he_o by_o his_o legate_n lorenzo_n roverella_n bishop_n of_o ferrara_n raise_v the_o hungarian_n and_o german_n upon_o he_o so_o that_o he_o have_v certain_o cut_v off_o both_o the_o king_n george_n and_o his_o progeny_n and_o utter_o root_v out_o the_o heretic_n have_v not_o the_o polander_n who_o lay_v claim_v to_o that_o kingdom_n hold_v mathias_n king_n of_o hungary_n employ_v in_o war_n lest_o he_o shall_v have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o he_o undertake_v two_o war_n of_o no_o great_a moment_n in_o italy_n which_o be_v not_o open_o declare_v but_o begin_v by_o picqueer_a party_n he_o afterward_o abandon_v for_o first_o he_o attempt_v the_o seize_v the_o signory_n of_o tolfa_n by_o cunning_a wile_n which_o fail_v with_o open_a force_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o vianesius_n he_o set_v upon_o it_o and_o besiege_v it_o but_o the_o king_n army_n in_o which_o the_o ursini_n serve_v return_v from_o the_o war_n they_o have_v now_o end_v with_o bartholomew_n of_o bergamo_n on_o a_o sudden_a he_o raise_v the_o siege_n in_o great_a disorder_n though_o the_o enemy_n be_v not_o within_o sixty_o mile_n of_o the_o place_n so_o that_o after_o a_o long_a contention_n in_o which_o he_o have_v extreme_o disoblige_v and_o almost_o enrage_v the_o ursini_n against_o he_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o purchase_v tolfa_n for_o seventeen_o thousand_o ducat_n of_o gold_n for_o fear_v of_o that_o potent_a family_n who_o be_v relate_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o place_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o set_v upon_o robert_n malatesta_n son_n of_o sigismond_n when_o have_v take_v the_o suburb_n of_o rimini_n by_o a_o stratagem_n and_o for_o sometime_o have_v besiege_v the_o city_n lorenzo_n archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o the_o enterprise_n frederick_n d._n of_o urbin_n come_v upon_o he_o with_o the_o king_n force_n and_o those_o of_o the_o florentine_n who_o force_v he_o to_o raise_v his_o siege_n and_o foil_v his_o army_n shameful_o so_o that_o he_o accept_v of_o a_o peace_n upon_o very_o dishonourable_a term_n lorenzo_n charge_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o rimini_n upon_o the_o niggardliness_n of_o his_o pay_n to_o the_o soldier_n and_o to_o the_o great_a slowness_n of_o his_o resolution_n while_o through_o ignorance_n in_o affair_n of_o that_o nature_n he_o deliberate_v long_o about_o action_n which_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o a_o moment_n paul_n be_v indeed_o so_o awkward_a at_o business_n that_o except_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o it_o he_o will_v not_o enter_v upon_o any_o affair_n however_o plain_a and_o unencumbred_a nor_o when_o begin_v will_v he_o bring_v it_o to_o peofection_n this_o humour_n of_o he_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o boast_v have_v do_v he_o great_a service_n in_o many_o concern_v whereas_o to_o speak_v truth_n it_o have_v be_v very_o mischievous_a both_o to_o himself_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o yet_o be_v very_o diligent_a in_o get_v money_n so_o that_o he_o general_o entrust_v the_o disposal_n of_o bishopric_n and_o benefice_n to_o such_o courtier_n who_o place_n be_v saleable_a nothing_o can_v be_v bestow_v without_o a_o present_a all_o office_n indeed_o in_o his_o time_n be_v set_v to_o sale_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o a_o bishopric_n or_o benefice_n will_v purchase_v of_o he_o at_o a_o good_a rate_n some_o other_o office_n and_o so_o get_v what_o he_o will_v have_v in_o spite_n of_o any_o other_o candidate_n who_o can_v pretend_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o either_o learning_n or_o good_a life_n to_o be_v capable_a of_o whatsoever_o honour_n or_o preferment_n beside_o when_o bishopric_n be_v vacant_a he_o will_v remove_v the_o more_o worthy_a as_o he_o call_v they_o to_o the_o more_o wealthy_a seat_n by_o these_o translation_n raise_v vast_a sum_n of_o money_n because_o more_o annates_fw-la become_v due_a at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o also_o allow_v the_o purchase_n of_o salary_n with_o these_o money_n he_o will_v sometime_o be_v very_o liberal_a give_v exhibition_n to_o the_o poor_a cardinal_n and_o bishop_n and_o to_o prince_n or_o nobleman_n that_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o country_n and_o relieve_v poor_a maiden_n widow_n and_o sick_a people_n he_o take_v great_a care_n too_o that_o corn_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o victual_n shall_v be_v afford_v cheap_a at_o rome_n than_o former_o he_o be_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o several_a
he_o have_v receive_v so_o many_o benefit_n of_o the_o holy_a sea_n he_o give_v the_o country_n of_o fondi_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o what_o have_v before_o be_v give_v and_o afterward_o usurp_v from_o it_o he_o restore_v but_o the_o pope_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o saracen_n power_n in_o asia_n call_v a_o full_a council_n in_o the_o lateran_n where_o be_v present_v the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o constantinople_n seventy_o archbishop_n four_o hundred_o bishop_n twelve_o abbat_n eight_o hundred_o prior_n of_o convent_v and_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a emperor_n with_o those_o of_o the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n france_n spain_n england_n and_o cyprus_n many_o thing_n here_o come_v under_o debate_n but_o nothing_o can_v be_v determine_v because_o the_o pisans_n and_o genoeses_n be_v then_o at_o war_n by_o sea_n as_o those_o of_o lombardy_n be_v among_o themselves_o at_o land_n the_o pope_n therefore_o take_v a_o journey_n thitherward_o to_o compose_v their_o difference_n but_o die_v in_o the_o way_n at_o perugia_n when_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n eighteen_o year_n seven_o month_n and_o sixteen_o day_n he_o be_v a_o man_n most_o exact_a in_o his_o life_n a_o proof_n of_o which_o be_v that_o none_o of_o his_o act_n which_o approve_v or_o disannul_v any_o thing_n be_v by_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n reverse_v he_o decree_v many_o thing_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o manner_n both_o in_o clergy_n and_o laity_n and_o write_v book_n concern_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o man_n condition_n beside_o that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v sermon_n upon_o remarkable_a occasion_n and_o solemn_a day_n he_o disallow_v a_o book_n write_v by_o abbot_n joachim_n which_o contain_v some_o heterodox_n opinion_n and_o condemn_v the_o error_n of_o almericus_n a_o heretic_n that_o with_o some_o of_o his_o follower_n be_v burn_v at_o paris_n who_o among_o other_o false_a notion_n maintain_v that_o those_o idea_n which_o be_v in_o the_o divine_a mind_n be_v create_v and_o do_v create_v other_o whereas_o according_a to_o s._n augustin_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n but_o what_o be_v eternal_a and_o unchangeable_a beside_o he_o say_v that_o to_o one_o who_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n no_o sin_n be_v charge_v great_a satisfaction_n this_o pope_n take_v in_o observe_v the_o virtue_n and_o learning_n of_o s._n dominic_n who_o be_v founder_n of_o the_o order_n of_o preach_a friar_n and_o of_o s._n francis_n of_o assisi_n who_o be_v author_n of_o the_o order_n of_o friar_n minor_n it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o his_o time_n live_v gratian_n who_o compile_v the_o decree_n and_o papias_n the_o lombard_n who_o collect_v a_o latin_a alphabetical_a dictionary_n and_o indeed_o of_o papias_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v but_o for_o gratian_n some_o author_n place_n he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n alexander_n iii_o now_o lest_o you_o shall_v think_v that_o innocent_a in_o so_o long_a a_o popedom_n neglect_a work_n of_o piety_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o at_o his_o charge_n the_o hospital_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v build_v and_o endow_v with_o so_o fair_a a_o income_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o pilgrim_n and_o sick_a people_n and_o for_o the_o education_n of_o fatherless_a child_n and_o foundling_n he_o adorn_v s._n peter_n altar_n with_o mosaic_a work_n as_o the_o representation_n of_o he_o and_o his_o cipher_n in_o the_o arch_n do_v testify_v moreover_o he_o give_v to_o each_o church_n in_o rome_n a_o pound_n weight_n in_o silver_n to_o make_v chalice_n for_o divine_a service_n and_o he_o repair_v the_o church_n of_o s._n sixtus_n then_o almost_o fall_v with_o age_n the_o enemy_n of_o his_o good_a name_n indeed_o say_v that_o he_o do_v this_o only_o for_o fear_v man_n shall_v say_v that_o he_o lay_v out_o all_o his_o money_n in_o building_n of_o the_o torre_n de_fw-fr conti_n which_o he_o erect_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o family_n however_o that_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a he_o show_v himself_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o life_n a_o excellent_a man_n and_o one_o worthy_a to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o best_a pope_n honorius_n iii_o honorius_n the_o three_o a_o roman_a son_n of_o one_o almeric_n be_v by_o a_o general_a suffrage_n choose_v pope_n to_o who_o peter_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n come_v with_o his_o wife_n jowl_n he_o be_v crown_v in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n laurence_n without_o the_o wall_n and_o immediate_o john_n colonna_n a_o cardinal_n be_v pitch_v upon_o to_o go_v into_o asia_n with_o those_o force_n which_o pope_n innocent_a in_o his_o life-time_n have_v get_v together_o for_o that_o end_n the_o christian_a prince_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o honorius_n now_o go_v to_o acon_n particular_o andrew_n king_n of_o hungary_n who_o to_o that_o purpose_n borrow_a the_o venetian_a ship_n and_o by_o way_n of_o requital_n pass_v over_o to_o they_o the_o right_a to_o all_o that_o part_n of_o dalmatia_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o austria_n with_o andrew_n go_v henry_n count_n of_o nevers_n and_o walter_n chamberlain_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n all_o these_o hold_v a_o council_n of_o war_n together_o with_o john_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o resolve_v to_o lay_v siege_n to_o damiata_n in_o egypt_n and_o thither_o they_o go_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n 1218._o this_o city_n be_v once_o call_v aeliopolis_n from_o aelius_n pertinax_n who_o environ_v it_o with_o a_o treble_a wall_n and_o derive_v a_o little_a stream_n of_o the_o nile_n about_o it_o make_v it_o stand_v in_o a_o island_n the_o suburb_n hereof_o be_v large_a and_o full_a of_o merchandise_n which_o the_o christian_a soldier_n plunder_v but_o soon_o after_o upon_o a_o west-wind_n the_o nile_n rise_v so_o high_a that_o their_o provision_n be_v spoil_v and_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o necessary_n especial_o because_o the_o sultan_n who_o be_v encamp_v not_o far_o off_o have_v beset_v all_o the_o passage_n to_o hinder_v any_o supply_n come_v to_o '_o they_o the_o christian_n under_o this_o difficulty_n march_v their_o army_n against_o the_o sultan_n who_o in_o great_a fear_n straight_o leave_v his_o camp_n store_v with_o plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o retreat_n leave_v they_o free_a to_o besiege_v the_o town_n which_o he_o at_o first_o come_v to_o relieve_v cordirius_n also_o son_n to_o the_o great_a sultan_n despair_v of_o be_v able_a to_o defend_v jerusalem_n if_o the_o christian_n take_v damiata_n break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o leave_v nothing_o stand_v but_o the_o tower_n of_o david_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n only_o he_o do_v not_o violate_v the_o holy_a sepulchre_n move_v as_o we_o may_v suppose_v by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o the_o christian_n that_o inhabit_v those_o place_n while_o our_o man_n attack_v damiata_n the_o sultan_n return_v with_o a_o much_o great_a army_n and_o pitch_v his_o camp_n between_o cairo_n and_o damiata_n from_o which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v provoke_v to_o battle_n by_o either_o the_o challenge_n or_o reproach_n of_o our_o man_n which_o so_o enrage_v the_o french_a that_o without_o any_o order_n they_o set_v upon_o he_o and_o receive_v great_a loss_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o siege_n be_v still_o push_v on_o till_o after_o fifteen_o month_n lie_v before_o it_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o christian_n and_o sack_v so_o that_o the_o soldiery_n be_v wonderful_o enrich_v with_o the_o spoil_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n honorius_n have_v at_o rome_n confirm_v the_o order_n of_o s._n dominic_n upon_o his_o request_n and_o have_v anathematise_v frederic_n ii_o because_o after_o his_o mother_n constantia_n be_v dead_a who_o be_v wont_a to_o restrain_v he_o within_o his_o duty_n he_o come_v to_o rome_n and_o without_o right_n or_o reason_n lay_v waste_v the_o pope_n territory_n these_o difference_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n be_v discover_v to_o the_o sultan_n move_v he_o to_o take_v the_o opportunity_n and_o according_o he_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n than_o ever_o he_o have_v before_o think_v the_o christian_n will_v not_o now_o show_v their_o head_n but_o cardinal_n john_n colonna_n rouse_v they_o with_o his_o persuasion_n so_o that_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o go_v to_o meet_v the_o enemy_n at_o the_o nile_n where_o when_o they_o be_v come_v the_o sultan_n feign_v himself_o afraid_a to_o cope_v with_o they_o put_v it_o off_o till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o nile_n which_o follow_v a_o little_a while_n after_o and_o the_o cataract_n of_o that_o river_n open_v and_o so_o overflow_v the_o whole_a country_n that_o it_o be_v in_o no_o place_n less_o than_o a_o
supply_v with_o necessary_n beside_o that_o the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n come_v that_o way_n with_o some_o number_n of_o ship_n be_v make_v a_o prisoner_n so_o that_o lewis_n be_v afraid_a his_o army_n shall_v be_v lose_v by_o famine_n resolve_v to_o return_v to_o damiata_n and_o in_o his_o way_n fall_v into_o a_o great_a ambuscade_n of_o the_o enemy_n by_o who_o he_o be_v rout_v and_o himself_o with_o alphonsus_n earl_n of_o poitiers_n and_o charles_n earl_n of_o anjou_n his_o brothers-german_a be_v take_v prisoner_n but_o the_o sultan_n not_o long_o after_o this_o great_a victory_n be_v slay_v by_o his_o own_o man_n and_o he_o that_o succeed_v in_o his_o stead_n have_v damiata_n surrender_v to_o he_o and_o a_o good_a sum_n of_o money_n discharge_v all_o the_o christian_n and_o send_v they_o under_o safe_a conduct_n to_o ptolemais_n where_o lewis_n send_v away_o his_o two_o brother_n into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o pope_n alexander_n stay_v in_o asia_n till_o caesarea_n joppa_n and_o sidon_n city_n the_o christian_n have_v new_o gain_v from_o the_o saracen_n be_v well_o garrison_v with_o man_n which_o do_v after_o have_v be_v six_o year_n on_o this_o expedition_n he_o return_v home_o while_o this_o be_v do_v pope_n alexander_n have_v excommunicate_v manfred_n go_v to_o anagni_n and_o dispatch_v away_o octavian_n a_o cardinal_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o vbaldini_n to_o confirm_v the_o neapolitan_n in_o their_o resolution_n against_o manfred_n assure_v he_o that_o he_o will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n come_v in_o person_n with_o good_a succour_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o they_o and_o those_o of_o campania_n but_o manfred_n not_o content_v himself_o to_o tease_v the_o neapolitan_n raise_v up_o also_o several_a faction_n in_o tuscany_n especial_o at_o florence_n which_o city_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o frederic_n have_v assert_v its_o liberty_n where_o matter_n be_v carry_v so_o high_a that_o they_o be_v fain_o by_o a_o public_a edict_n to_o call_v home_o those_o person_n who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o frederic_n have_v be_v banish_v for_o be_v guelph_n that_o they_o may_v be_v render_v able_a to_o withstand_v the_o contrivance_n of_o the_o gibelline_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o guelphish_a faction_n get_v so_o great_a strength_n in_o tuscany_n that_o they_o harassed_a and_o do_v much_o mischief_n by_o their_o troop_n to_o those_o of_o pistoia_n arezzo_n pisa_n and_o sienna_n who_o have_v expel_v their_o fellow-citizen_n for_o be_v guelph_n the_o luccheses_n more_o than_o any_o help_v they_o against_o the_o pisans_n who_o have_v be_v certain_o ruin_v by_o the_o florentine_n after_o they_o have_v be_v overcome_v by_o they_o at_o the_o river_n ansari_n but_o that_o they_o be_v afraid_a of_o those_o of_o boggibonzi_n this_o town_n stand_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o helsa_n about_o twelve_o mile_n from_o sienna_n very_o strong_a by_o its_o natural_a situation_n and_o by_o artificial_a strength_n of_o which_o the_o gibelline_n make_v use_v against_o the_o guelph_n as_o a_o garrison_n but_o it_o be_v at_o length_n take_v and_o raze_v and_o then_o the_o florentine_n be_v enemy_n to_o manfred_n make_v offer_v to_o the_o pope_n of_o their_o assistance_n against_o he_o which_o so_o move_v manfred_n that_o have_v be_v first_o declare_v king_n at_o palermo_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o some_o saracen_n auxiliary_n have_v in_o divers_a conflict_n break_v the_o force_n of_o the_o pope_n under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o legate_n he_o send_v his_o lieutenant-general_n jordan_n with_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n to_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o sieneses_n against_o the_o florentine_n who_o not_o long_o after_o be_v meet_v by_o the_o sieneses_n near_o the_o river_n arbia_n and_o receive_v so_o great_a a_o overthrow_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v their_o city_n to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o pope_n yet_o cease_v not_o to_o persecute_v the_o tyrannical_a lord_n wheresoever_o they_o be_v for_o when_o ecelino_n as_o be_v say_v have_v seize_v into_o his_o hand_n almost_o all_o the_o venetian_a territory_n and_o have_v lay_v siege_n to_o mantua_n he_o immediate_o send_v away_o philip_n fontanese_n archbishop_n of_o ravenna_n to_o venice_n where_o have_v publish_v the_o crusado_n he_o get_v together_o a_o good_a army_n and_o with_o it_o drive_v anselm_n ecelino_n nephew_n out_o of_o milan_n upon_o news_n whereof_o ecelino_n raise_v his_o siege_n from_o before_o mantua_n and_o march_n in_o great_a haste_n to_o verona_n but_o understanding_n he_o can_v have_v no_o hope_n of_o recover_a milan_n he_o put_v to_o death_n with_o divers_a torment_n all_o the_o paduan_n he_o have_v in_o his_o camp_n to_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o at_o this_o time_n the_o friar_n minor_n who_o be_v send_v to_o brescia_n have_v by_o their_o preach_v persuade_v those_o citizen_n to_o recall_v the_o banish_a guelph_n and_o to_o declare_v for_o the_o church_n and_o the_o same_o success_n they_o have_v have_v at_o piacenza_n and_o cremona_n but_o that_o obert_n pallavicino_n with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o gibelline_n have_v take_v the_o government_n into_o his_o sole_a power_n against_o he_o then_o and_o ecelino_n his_o confederate_n the_o pope_n legate_n assist_v by_o the_o guelph_n march_n with_o his_o army_n but_o near_o gambara_n he_o be_v defeat_v with_o great_a loss_n and_o himself_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o brescia_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o guelphish_a faction_n take_v prisoner_n all_o who_o upon_o the_o surrender_n of_o brescia_n ecelino_n let_v go_v free_a an._n dom._n 1249._o this_o success_n of_o ecelino_n make_v the_o legate_n apostolic_a very_o fearful_a of_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o power_n and_o put_v he_o upon_o the_o design_n of_o bring_v off_o obert_n pallavicino_n from_o his_o side_n which_o he_o effect_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o boso_n donario_n a_o noble_a citizen_n of_o cremona_n who_o lay_v before_o he_o the_o barbarous_a and_o detestable_a cruelty_n of_o ecelino_n wrought_v upon_o he_o to_o throw_v off_o his_o alliance_n with_o he_o and_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o league_n with_o the_o milanese_n and_o mantuan_n and_o those_o of_o the_o other_o confederate_a city_n this_o much_o enrage_v ecelino_n see_v so_o many_o enemy_n conspire_v against_o he_o so_o that_o rendezvouse_v his_o army_n at_o cassano_n he_o from_o thence_o ravage_v all_o the_o country_n about_o milan_n provoke_v the_o associate_v city_n to_o give_v he_o battle_n which_o they_o do_v and_o not_o only_o vanquish_v he_o but_o take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o he_o die_v soon_o after_o at_o soncino_n of_o a_o wound_n he_o have_v receive_v upon_o his_o death_n all_o the_o city_n of_o lombardy_n recover_v their_o liberty_n and_o become_v obedient_a son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o pope_n legate_n who_o have_v procure_v to_o the_o paduan_n their_o freedom_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o all_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o war_n drive_v out_o of_o treviso_n and_o put_v to_o death_n alberic_n brother_n to_o ecelino_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n pope_n alexander_n have_v take_v off_o these_o tyrannize_a lord_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o so_o many_o great_a confusion_n set_v his_o mind_n upon_o renew_v the_o war_n in_o asia_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o quarrel_n which_o happen_v between_o the_o genoeses_n and_o venetian_n this_o pious_a and_o necessary_a expedition_n be_v lay_v aside_o the_o christian_n then_o inhabit_v ptolemais_n and_o tyre_n two_o opulent_a and_o wealthy_a city_n which_o be_v especial_o people_v with_o genoese_n pisan_a and_o venetian_a merchant_n who_o now_o for_o sixty_o four_o year_n have_v engross_v almost_o all_o the_o trade_n both_o from_o east_n and_o west_n these_o merchant_n have_v their_o several_a exchange_n their_o several_a street_n and_o landing-place_n and_o nothing_o be_v common_a to_o both_o the_o venetian_n and_o genoeses_n but_o the_o church_n when_o a_o contention_n arise_v between_o they_o about_o the_o monastery_n of_o s._n saba_n which_o each_o city_n claim_v to_o itself_o alone_o the_o pope_n will_v fain_o have_v compose_v the_o difference_n and_o send_v his_o letter_n to_o both_o will_v that_o the_o monastery_n shall_v be_v equal_a free_a to_o both_o nation_n but_o the_o genoeses_n have_v notice_n aforehand_o how_o the_o pope_n intend_v to_o determine_v in_o the_o case_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o philip_n montfort_n perfect_a of_o the_o city_n they_o exclude_v the_o venetian_n possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o monastery_n and_o fortify_v it_o the_o venetian_n hereupon_o unanimous_o leave_v the_o city_n and_o make_v league_n with_o manfred_n king_n of_o sicily_n raise_v force_n against_o the_o genoeses_n and_o set_v upon_o their_o fleet_n consist_v of_o two_o galley_n and_o twenty_o three_o great_a ship_n then_o in_o the_o port_n of_o ptolemais_n they_o burn_v they_o and_o follow_v
return_v to_o prison_n give_v his_o two_o son_n for_o hostage_n one_o of_o which_o be_v name_v charles_n who_o be_v afterward_o create_v king_n of_o hungary_n and_o call_v marcellus_n and_o the_o other_o lewis_n who_o when_o he_o have_v live_v a_o good_a life_n in_o the_o order_n of_o s._n francis_n be_v canonize_v for_o a_o saint_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v transact_v in_o europe_n the_o great_a turk_n make_v use_v of_o that_o occasion_n and_o whilst_o the_o christian_n quarrel_v among_o themselves_o think_v himself_o secure_a wherefore_o he_o go_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o raze_v tripoli_n a_o famous_a city_n in_o asia_n kill_v all_o the_o christian_n that_o be_v there_o in_o garrison_n say_a and_o baruâ—i_n suffer_v the_o like_a calamity_n have_v no_o body_n to_o assist_v '_o they_o aca_n of_o old_a call_v ptolemaâ—s_n stand_v because_o they_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o sultan_n for_o two_o year_n and_o to_o defend_v it_o for_o time_n to_o come_v nicolas_n the_o pope_n do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o get_v soldier_n under_o christ_n banner_n and_o pay_v they_o with_o his_o own_o money_n they_o be_v about_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o more_o that_o follow_v they_o without_o be_v enrol_v without_o colour_n or_o any_o body_n to_o conduct_v '_o they_o who_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o aca_n they_o do_v the_o christian_n as_o much_o hurt_n as_o they_o do_v the_o saracen_n but_o the_o sultan_n demand_v what_o be_v his_o due_n as_o he_o pretend_v which_o when_o the_o christian_n refuse_v to_o restore_v he_o threaten_v utter_a ruin_n to_o they_o all_o then_o there_o arise_v a_o great_a question_n among_o the_o christian_n who_o shall_v have_v possession_n of_o aca_n for_o the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n the_o templar_n of_o germany_n the_o king_n of_o cyprus_n and_o charles_n king_n of_o sicily_n do_v all_o lay_a claim_n to_o it_o those_o also_o of_o pisa_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o demand_v aca_n and_o lawful_o as_o they_o say_v themselves_o but_o that_o a_o war_n which_o break_v out_o in_o tuscany_n divert_v they_o from_o such_o a_o ill_a design_n for_o they_o starve_v earl_n vgulinus_n in_o prison_n where_o they_o keep_v he_o his_o two_o son_n and_o two_o niece_n and_o after_o that_o do_v so_o far_o animate_v the_o gibellin_n against_o the_o guelph_n that_o they_o threaten_v equal_a destruction_n to_o they_o all_o they_o fall_v first_o upon_o those_o of_o arezzo_n because_o the_o banish_a gibellin_n desire_v it_o when_o william_n petramala_n be_v bishop_n of_o that_o place_n who_o be_v aid_v by_o earl_n feltri_n the_o florentine_a but_o the_o florentine_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o strong_a enough_o and_o therefore_o they_o send_v charles_n the_o second_o also_o thither_o with_o some_o force_n as_o he_o be_v go_v through_o their_o country_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o pope_n their_o camp_n be_v pitch_v near_o one_o another_o in_o the_o country_n of_o tipherno_n by_o which_o name_n they_o now_o call_v the_o city_n have_v alter_v the_o name_n of_o the_o castle_n immediate_o as_o the_o battle_n be_v just_o begin_v there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o florentine_n kill_v but_o not_o long_o after_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v and_o though_o william_n the_o bishop_n and_o earl_n feltri_n be_v slay_v yet_o there_o fall_v of_o the_o gibellini_n three_o thousand_o and_o two_o thousand_o be_v take_v the_o neighbour_n call_v the_o place_n where_o they_o fight_v campaldino_n charles_n have_v obtain_v so_o great_a a_o victory_n go_v straight_o to_o nicolas_n and_o get_v the_o favour_n to_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o fee_n the_o crown_n of_o both_o the_o sicily_n which_o when_o james_n of_o arragon_n understand_v he_o present_o go_v and_o attaque_v cajetta_n but_o lest_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v want_v that_o may_v disturb_v the_o quiet_a of_o christendom_n a_o fatal_a war_n break_v out_o between_o philip_n of_o france_n and_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n which_o do_v not_o only_o trouble_v the_o christian_n in_o asia_n very_o much_o but_o also_o give_v our_o enemy_n great_a confidence_n and_o hope_n that_o they_o shall_v total_o obliterate_v the_o christian_a name_n throughout_o all_o asia_n for_o the_o sultan_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v sick_a have_v send_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n to_o acra_n under_o the_o command_n of_o his_o son_n but_o the_o siege_n continue_v for_o two_o month_n the_o father_n die_v in_o that_o time_n and_o the_o son_n succeed_v he_o who_o attaque_v the_o town_n with_o much_o great_a resolution_n for_o he_o fill_v the_o trench_n and_o promise_v all_o the_o plunder_v to_o the_o soldier_n but_o when_o he_o have_v fight_v his_o way_n to_o the_o very_a wall_n he_o be_v beat_v back_o by_o the_o christian_n who_o make_v a_o sally_n upon_o he_o even_o to_o his_o camp_n and_o have_v a_o great_a many_o of_o his_o man_n hurt_v in_o the_o action_n whilst_o they_o be_v thus_o employ_v in_o asia_n nicolas_n the_o pope_n send_v two_o legate_n à _fw-fr latere_fw-la as_o they_o call_v they_o i._n e._n benedictus_n cajetanus_n and_o gerard_n of_o parma_n with_o all_o speed_n into_o france_n to_o make_v a_o peace_n between_o the_o two_o king_n and_o animate_v they_o against_o the_o saracen_n who_o then_o besiege_v acra_n for_o he_o have_v make_v a_o peace_n between_o james_n of_o arragon_n and_o charles_n who_o be_v a_o captive_n upon_o those_o condition_n that_o i_o tell_v you_o before_o that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v the_o more_o free_a to_o go_v against_o the_o common_a enemy_n nay_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o provide_v a_o navy_n as_o think_v himself_o almost_o sure_o of_o a_o peace_n but_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o king_n do_v not_o obey_v he_o when_o he_o give_v they_o good_a advice_n nor_o do_v they_o that_o be_v in_o garrison_n at_o ptolemais_n agree_v so_o well_o among_o themselves_o as_o to_o keep_v out_o the_o enemy_n according_a to_o their_o power_n for_o have_v daily_o lose_v a_o great_a many_o of_o their_o man_n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n but_o twelve_o thousand_o left_a who_o afterward_o make_v their_o escape_n in_o a_o corsaire_fw-fr or_o a_o swift_a sail_a frigate_n keep_v for_o that_o purpose_n along_o with_o the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o though_o at_o first_o they_o have_v good_a ship_n yet_o at_o last_o they_o be_v shipwreck_v near_o cyprus_n but_o the_o sultan_n enter_v the_o city_n when_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v leave_v it_o and_o destroy_v it_o immediate_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n in_o the_o 196th_o year_n after_o godfrey_n have_v take_v it_o but_o amid_o so_o many_o calamity_n the_o island_n of_o cyprus_n and_o armenia_n the_o less_o former_o call_v cilicia_n continue_a christian_a at_o that_o time_n nicolas_n be_v very_o urgent_a with_o rodulphus_fw-la the_o emperor_n to_o send_v his_o army_n into_o asia_n for_o fear_v the_o enemy_n shall_v get_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o it_o but_o rodulphus_fw-la soon_o after_o die_v and_o adolphus_n hasso_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n who_o demand_v the_o right_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v kill_v in_o a_o fight_n at_o spire_n by_o albertus_n son_n to_o rodulphus_fw-la he_o be_v indeed_o a_o brave_a man_n but_o have_v neither_o man_n nor_o money_n enough_o and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o say_v he_o be_v rather_o overpower_v by_o multitude_n than_o fair_o conquer_a but_o nicolas_n the_o pope_n through_o discontent_n as_o some_o suppose_v to_o see_v all_o thing_n go_v cross_a to_o his_o expectation_n and_o be_v conscious_a that_o he_o have_v favour_v party_n more_o than_o become_v a_o pope_n die_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o four_o year_n first_o month_n and_o eight_o day_n of_o his_o pontificate_n near_o s._n mary_n the_o great_a and_o be_v there_o bury_v at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o the_o church_n by_o cardinal_n columna_fw-la as_o you_o may_v see_v upon_o the_o pavement_n where_o his_o picture_n be_v in_o porphyry_n but_o after_o his_o death_n the_o cardinal_n go_v to_o perugia_n that_o they_o may_v choose_v a_o pope_n with_o great_a freedom_n but_o protract_v the_o business_n by_o quarrel_n among_o themselves_o two_o year_n and_o three_o month_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n michael_n palaeologus_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n die_v but_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o monk_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o holy_a place_n because_o he_o join_v with_o the_o western_a church_n in_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n and_o indeed_o andronicus_n michael_n son_n will_v have_v declare_v himself_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n as_o the_o latin_n if_o he_o have_v be_v assist_v by_o our_o party_n but_o when_o the_o sea_n be_v vacant_a andronicus_n be_v destitute_a of_o friend_n and_o so_o at_o last_o apostarize_v from_o the_o faith_n but_o charles_n the_o second_o king_n of_o naples_n
thence_o with_o all_o their_o force_n to_o milan_n which_o they_o besiege_v though_o it_o be_v fence_v with_o very_o high_a wall_n and_o a_o deep_a ditch_n and_o garrison_v with_o stout_a man_n and_o after_o some_o month_n have_v block_v up_o the_o avenue_n for_o provision_n they_o have_v it_o yield_v to_o they_o francis_n be_v flee_v into_o the_o castle_n with_o his_o son_n and_o nephew_n but_o the_o venetian_n take_v that_o too_o not_o long_o after_o by_o surrender_n of_o the_o soldier_n within_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o starve_v but_o francis_n be_v take_v and_o send_v to_o venice_n be_v put_v to_o death_n along_o with_o his_o brother_n and_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o he_o who_o indulge_v his_o own_o lust_n of_o rule_v so_o much_o that_o he_o contemn_v peace_n and_o will_v get_v all_o thing_n by_o force_n of_o arms._n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o our_o misfortune_n for_o either_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o pope_n who_o use_v to_o procure_v peace_n either_o by_o interdiction_n menace_n or_o force_n or_o rather_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o schism_n under_o which_o the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v at_o that_o time_n labour_n it_o be_v come_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o every_o base_a usurper_n after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n galeatius_fw-la will_v venture_v upon_o any_o mischievous_a design_n and_o though_o innocent_a whilst_o he_o be_v cardinal_n use_v to_o blame_v the_o negligence_n and_o timorousness_n of_o former_a pope_n say_v their_o sloth_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o schism_n which_o be_v the_o bane_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o all_o christendom_n be_v not_o root_v out_o yet_o when_o himself_n have_v get_v the_o popedom_n he_o follow_v urban_n and_o boniface_n step_n in_o several_a thing_n which_o he_o have_v carp_v at_o in_o they_o when_o he_o be_v a_o private_a person_n and_o not_o only_o do_v not_o what_o he_o have_v before_o commend_v but_o take_v it_o very_o ill_o if_o any_o one_o mention_v it_o to_o he_o beside_o he_o be_v so_o furious_a in_o his_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n that_o once_o when_o the_o roman_n desire_v to_o have_v their_o liberty_n restore_v and_o that_o the_o capitol_n ponte_n molle_fw-la and_o s._n angelo_n may_v be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n and_o also_o be_v urgent_a with_o he_o to_o extirpate_v the_o schism_n which_o have_v be_v so_o destructive_a and_o of_o such_o ill_a example_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o he_o will_v seek_v the_o peace_n of_o christendom_n since_o the_o king_n of_o france_n promise_v to_o assist_v he_o in_o it_o and_o peter_n luna_n the_o antipope_n be_v not_o against_o so_o good_a a_o work_n the_o pope_n even_o send_v the_o roman_n themselves_o to_o lewis_n his_o nephew_n who_o lie_v at_o the_o hospital_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o stone-way_n as_o to_o a_o executioner_n for_o eleven_o of_o these_o public-spirited_a citizen_n be_v present_o put_v to_o death_n and_o throw_v out_o at_o the_o window_n for_o that_o he_o say_v be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o remove_v schism_n and_o sedition_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o incense_v at_o this_o cruel_a usage_n that_o they_o send_v for_o ladislaus_n king_n of_o naples_n and_o take_v up_o arm_n to_o revenge_v themselves_o of_o lewis_n but_o the_o pope_n to_o avoid_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o people_n take_v lewis_n along_o with_o he_o and_o run_v away_o to_o viterbo_n whereupon_o the_o people_n see_v they_o can_v not_o satisfy_v their_o wrath_n upon_o the_o author_n of_o the_o villainy_n they_o turn_v their_o indignation_n upon_o the_o courtier_n and_o plunder_v they_o of_o all_o they_o have_v yet_o some_o they_o say_v be_v preserve_v in_o the_o house_n of_o several_a roman_a cardinal_n who_o with_o much_o ado_n do_v make_v a_o shift_n to_o protect_v those_o that_o flee_v to_o they_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o client_n then_o the_o roman_n have_v take_v the_o capitol_n and_o ponte_n molle_fw-la they_o attempt_v s._n angelo_n but_o in_o vain_a though_o they_o be_v assist_v by_o john_n columna_fw-la earl_n of_o troja_n gentilis_fw-la monteranus_n earl_n of_o carrara_n great_a commander_n under_o king_n ladislaus_n but_o when_o paul_n vrsin_n come_v upon_o they_o by_o order_n of_o the_o pope_n with_o mostarda_n and_o cecchalino_n they_o rout_v john_n columna_fw-la and_o ladislaus's_n man_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o a_o place_n call_v nero_n mead_n this_o be_v a_o great_a damage_n to_o the_o roman_n for_o their_o man_n and_o cattle_n be_v drive_v away_o and_o therefore_o when_o their_o anger_n be_v over_o they_o become_v friend_n with_o the_o pope_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o return_v home_o to_o the_o city_n for_o he_o be_v natural_o courteous_a and_o affable_a learned_a in_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n and_o well_o skilled_a in_o the_o art_n of_o persuasion_n when_o therefore_o thing_n be_v thus_o compose_v he_o come_v to_o rome_n and_o make_v more_o cardinal_n among_o which_o be_v angelus_n carrara_n a_o venetian_a cardinal_n of_o s._n mark_n after_z called_z gregory_n xii_o peter_n philardi_n a_o candiot_n cardinal_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n afterward_o alexander_n and_o otho_n columna_fw-la cardinal_n of_o s._n george_n after_o call_v martin_n v._o thus_o have_v settle_v the_o popedom_n he_o create_v lewis_n his_o nephew_n marquis_n of_o marca_n d'_fw-fr ancona_n and_o prince_n of_o fermo_n but_o he_o himself_o die_v a_o little_a after_o at_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o pontificate_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o s._n peter_n in_o a_o chapel_n that_o be_v former_o dedicate_v to_o the_o pope_n which_o nicolas_n v._n afterward_o repair_v and_o his_o tomb_n bear_v this_o inscription_n innocentio_n vii_o pontifici_fw-la maximo_fw-la cum_fw-la neglecti_fw-la ejus_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la memoria_fw-la interiisset_fw-la nicolas_n v._o pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la restitui_fw-la curavit_fw-la in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o italian_n want_v a_o true_a pope_n and_o a_o good_a emperor_n and_o therefore_o every_o one_o do_v what_o they_o please_v for_o cabrinus_n fundulus_n of_o who_o charles_n cavalcabos_n make_v great_a use_n both_o in_o war_n and_o peace_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o hope_n of_o be_v sole_a governor_n because_o all_o magistrate_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o castle_n obey_v he_o as_o much_o as_o charles_n he_o murder_v charles_n with_o his_o brethren_n and_o kindred_n at_o machasturma_n ten_o mile_n from_o cremona_n as_o he_o be_v come_v back_o from_o lodi_n from_o thence_o he_o flee_v with_o a_o few_o man_n to_o cremona_n before_o the_o thing_n be_v know_v in_o the_o city_n and_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o the_o fort_n and_o all_o the_o gate_n he_o go_v into_o the_o market_n all_o in_o arm_n and_o whosoever_o he_o see_v that_o be_v likely_a to_o withstand_v his_o design_n he_o banish_v or_o put_v to_o death_n but_o to_o make_v himself_o absolute_a he_o omit_v no_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n nor_o can_v the_o great_a man_n of_o milan_n hinder_v this_o be_v themselves_o embroil_v by_o the_o different_a design_n of_o gucegaldo_n governor_n of_o genoa_n who_o attempt_v to_o bring_v milan_n to_o subjection_n to_o the_o french_a king_n and_o of_o facino_n cane_n a_o excellent_a commander_n who_o strive_v to_o conserve_v it_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o heir_n john_n maria_n visconte_n now_o also_o otho_n iii_o lord_n of_o parma_n be_v entice_v upon_o pretence_n of_o treat_v with_o he_o by_o nicolas_n d'_fw-fr este_fw-fr to_o rubera_n a_o castle_n of_o he_o where_o at_o the_o command_n of_o nicolas_n he_o be_v kill_v by_o sforza_n cotignola_n upon_o who_o death_n nicolas_n immediate_o get_v reggio_n and_o parma_n by_o surrender_n of_o the_o citizen_n who_o hate_v the_o name_n of_o otho_n but_o ladislaus_n have_v be_v possess_v of_o rome_n as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o perugia_n be_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n which_o have_v be_v bring_v low_o by_o the_o force_n of_o braccio_n he_o lead_v his_o army_n into_o tuscany_n which_o by_o the_o industry_n and_o conduct_n of_o malatesta_n of_o pesaro_n be_v so_o brave_o defend_v that_o ladislaus_n be_v beat_v thence_o and_o retreat_v into_o his_o own_o kingdom_n have_v receive_v more_o damage_n than_o he_o have_v do_v his_o enemy_n but_o the_o florentine_n be_v deliver_v from_o such_o a_o enemy_n turn_v their_o arm_n towards_o the_o pisanes_n and_o after_o a_o long_a siege_n take_v pisa_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o tartaglia_n and_o sforza_n in_o the_o year_n 1406._o gregory_z xii_o the_o schism_n continue_v still_o in_o the_o church_n to_o the_o decay_n of_o christianity_n one_o pope_n be_v choose_v at_o rome_n and_o another_o at_o avignion_n the_o prince_n of_o france_n to_o wit_n the_o duke_n of_o berry_n burgundy_n and_o orleans_n who_o at_o that_o time_n govern_v all_o france_n during_o the_o king_n indisposition_n take_v pity_n on_o the_o church_n at_o last_o and_o come_v
league_n if_o they_o please_v that_o the_o pope_n shall_v pay_v forty_o thousand_o ducat_n in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n and_o the_o residue_n in_o a_o month_n after_o that_o the_o viceroy_n of_o naples_n shall_v come_v to_o rome_n to_o confirm_v the_o article_n it_o be_v judge_v a_o good_a expedient_a to_o cause_v the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n to_o observe_v the_o accord_n the_o capitulation_n of_o peace_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n sign_v both_o party_n speedy_o retire_v their_o force_n and_o the_o pope_n resolve_v sincere_o to_o keep_v and_o execute_v the_o article_n be_v also_o persuade_v that_o the_o other_o party_n will_v do_v the_o like_a of_o which_o be_v assure_v by_o the_o come_n of_o the_o viceroy_n to_o rome_n he_o unadvised_o disband_v all_o his_o soldier_n except_v only_o 200_o horse_n and_o 2000_o foot_n which_o he_o still_o continue_v in_o his_o pay_n be_v of_o those_o valiant_a black_a band_n which_o have_v be_v command_v by_o john_n de_fw-fr medici_n matter_n continue_v in_o this_o posture_n for_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o day_n by_o which_o time_n the_o news_n of_o this_o accord_n be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n and_o his_o army_n the_o soldiery_n become_v enrage_v and_o the_o duke_n raise_v infinite_a difficulty_n about_o stand_v to_o the_o agreement_n and_o especial_o the_o spanish_a soldiery_n be_v so_o violent_a therein_o that_o a_o gentleman_n send_v by_o the_o viceroy_n to_o the_o duke_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o accept_v the_o agreement_n have_v be_v kill_v by_o they_o have_v he_o not_o convey_v himself_o away_o from_o their_o fury_n wherefore_o the_o duke_n either_o not_o be_v willing_a or_o not_o able_a to_o restrain_v his_o soldiery_n march_v with_o all_o speed_n imaginable_a to_o the_o wall_n of_o rome_n to_o which_o without_o far_a demur_n apply_v his_o ladder_n at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o vatican_n be_v the_o first_o that_o he_o may_v give_v courage_n and_o example_n to_o his_o soldiery_n to_o scale_v the_o wall_n in_o which_o attempt_n be_v shoot_v by_o a_o cannon-bullet_n he_o fall_v dead_a from_o the_o wall_n and_o lest_o his_o body_n lie_v expose_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o soldiery_n shall_v give_v they_o cause_n of_o discouragement_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n who_o be_v near_o to_o he_o cover_v his_o corpse_n with_o his_o cloak_n howsoever_o the_o storm_n succeed_v more_o prosperous_o towards_o the_o mount_n of_o s._n spirito_n where_o they_o enter_v on_o the_o 14_o of_o may_n 1527._o with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o some_o few_o who_o have_v the_o courage_n to_o make_v any_o resistance_n and_o pass_v the_o bridge_n of_o sistus_n the_o whole_a army_n consist_v of_o german_n italian_n and_o spaniard_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 40000_o enter_v the_o city_n where_o they_o commit_v all_o the_o slaughter_n rapine_n and_o violence_n which_o enrage_v and_o licentious_a soldier_n be_v capable_a to_o act_v without_o respect_n to_o thing_n sacred_a or_o profane_a or_o to_o those_o cardinal_n who_o have_v the_o name_n and_o report_n of_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o emperor_n faction_n rome_n never_o see_v so_o sad_a and_o dismal_a a_o day_n no_o not_o when_o they_o have_v be_v sack_v by_o the_o goth_n and_o other_o barbarous_a nation_n for_o whosoever_o they_o meet_v they_o kill_v and_o cut_v to_o piece_n the_o street_n run_v with_o blood_n the_o altar_n be_v despoil_v the_o church_n and_o monastery_n plunder_v the_o nun_n and_o woman_n ravish_v and_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o pope_n cardinal_n and_o prince_n rifle_v and_o sack_v so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o express_v what_o wealth_n and_o riches_n lay_v in_o heap_n and_o what_o precious_a commodity_n belong_v to_o merchant_n be_v make_v the_o prey_n of_o common_a soldier_n and_o what_o make_v the_o spoil_n yet_o more_o great_a be_v the_o number_n of_o prisoner_n every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v force_v to_o cut_v his_o ransom_n and_o redeem_v himself_o at_o a_o certain_a price_n and_o to_o augment_v the_o ignominy_n as_o well_o as_o the_o desolation_n of_o this_o miserable_a fortune_n the_o prelate_n be_v take_v by_o the_o soldier_n and_o in_o all_o their_o pontificalibus_fw-la and_o habit_n be_v set_v upon_o ass_n and_o mule_n and_o lead_v through_o the_o street_n with_o contempt_n and_o derision_n the_o pope_n amid_o these_o distraction_n flee_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n his_o usual_a sanctuary_n where_o be_v straight_o besiege_a with_o great_a number_n of_o those_o who_o retire_v thither_o for_o refuge_n he_o soon_o begin_v to_o want_v provision_n so_o that_o famine_n constrain_v he_o to_o yield_v himself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n upon_o discretion_n and_o on_o condition_n of_o do_v whatsoever_o the_o emperor_n shall_v as_o a_o conqueror_n impose_v upon_o he_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n until_o messenger_n can_v be_v send_v into_o spain_n and_o return_v to_o rome_n with_o the_o emperor_n pleasure_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o pope_n shall_v pay_v to_o the_o army_n 400000_o ducat_n for_o raise_v of_o which_o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v save_v from_o the_o rapine_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v to_o be_v melt_v down_o and_o coin_v and_o far_o for_o raise_v money_n divers_a cardinal_n cap_n be_v set_v to_o sale_n as_o by_o public_a outcry_n to_o whosoever_o will_v give_v most_o who_o upon_o payment_n of_o the_o sum_n agree_v be_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o college_n and_o dignity_n of_o cardinal_n the_o person_n who_o with_o their_o money_n have_v purchase_v this_o quality_n be_v marino_n grimano_n and_o francis_n cornaro_n both_o venetian_n likewise_o sanseverino_n carrafa_n and_o parmerio_n neapolitan_n and_o cardona_n a_o spaniard_n and_o for_o a_o auxiliary_a help_n to_o these_o payment_n a_o impost_n of_o money_n be_v to_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o whole_a state_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v far_o agree_v that_o the_o pope_n shall_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o hold_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o please_v the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n ostia_n civita_n vechia_n castellano_n with_o the_o city_n of_o parma_n piacenza_n and_o modena_n that_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o thirteen_o cardinal_n with_o he_o shall_v remain_v prisoner_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n until_o the_o money_n be_v pay_v and_o afterward_o shall_v go_v to_o naples_n or_o gaietta_n gaietta_n until_o the_o pleasure_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o emperor_n be_v arrive_v the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n be_v dead_a the_o prince_n of_o aurange_a be_v make_v general_n in_o his_o place_n to_o who_o whilst_o thing_n be_v act_v in_o this_o manner_n advice_n come_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lautrec_n with_o a_o very_a great_a army_n by_o order_n of_o francis_n the_o french_a king_n to_o which_o also_o henry_n the_o eight_o of_o england_n have_v join_v his_o force_n be_v march_v towards_o rome_n with_o design_n to_o rescue_v the_o pope_n from_o those_o insolent_a hand_n under_o which_o he_o be_v a_o prisoner_n the_o news_n of_o which_o cause_v great_a tumult_n and_o mutiny_n among_o the_o soldiery_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o depart_v quiet_o with_o their_o prey_n before_o they_o be_v force_v to_o disgorge_v it_o again_o use_v all_o imaginable_a insolence_n towards_o the_o pope_n to_o compel_v he_o to_o a_o payment_n of_o their_o arrear_n with_o the_o money_n promise_v but_o he_o not_o be_v master_n of_o one_o penny_n be_v constrain_v to_o deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n the_o person_n of_o several_a rich_a man_n which_o they_o have_v name_v for_o security_n of_o the_o money_n promise_v but_o the_o ill_a fortune_n of_o clement_n stop_v not_o here_o for_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o news_n of_o the_o pope_n imprisonment_n be_v hear_v at_o florence_n the_o inhabitant_n judge_v it_o a_o seasonable_a opportunity_n to_o recover_v their_o liberty_n and_o thereupon_o betake_v themselves_o to_o arm_n they_o force_v the_o cardinal_n of_o cortona_n with_o hippolito_n and_o alexander_n de_fw-fr medicis_n to_o abandon_v the_o city_n and_o so_o reassume_v unto_o themselves_o the_o free_a administration_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n under_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o gonfalonny_a create_v according_a to_o their_o ancient_a constitution_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n for_o indeed_o the_o hatred_n they_o have_v conâ—â—ived_v against_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n be_v for_o many_o reason_n great_a and_o â—eâ—ous_a especial_o because_o they_o have_v be_v force_v with_o their_o own_o money_n to_o bear_v out_o the_o pride_n and_o greatness_n of_o that_o family_n in_o all_o the_o war_n they_o make_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o urbin_n and_o in_o the_o war_n which_o pope_n leo_n make_v against_o the_o french_a for_o which_o reason_n they_o persecute_v those_o citizen_n that_o have_v be_v friend_n to_o the_o medici_n
most_o eminent_a and_o most_o reverend_a but_o as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o st._n george_n institute_v by_o paul_n v._o he_o whole_o abolish_v it_o the_o illyrian_a college_n found_v at_o loreto_n by_o gregory_n xiii_o but_o translate_v afterward_o to_o rome_n by_o clement_n viii_o consist_v in_o all_o but_o of_o twelve_o person_n he_o restore_v again_o to_o loreto_n with_o augmentation_n of_o the_o revenue_n and_o of_o the_o scholar_n to_o the_o number_n of_o thirty_o six_o and_o in_o regard_n his_o hand_n be_v now_o employ_v in_o give_v and_o take_v away_o honour_n he_o be_v please_v to_o declare_v that_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o venice_n be_v a_o crown_a head_n and_o be_v to_o be_v treat_v with_o a_o dignity_n equal_a to_o that_o of_o king_n about_o this_o time_n great_a combustion_n and_o terrible_a war_n threaten_v italy_n for_o the_o house_n of_o gonzaga_n which_o reign_v in_o mantua_n be_v now_o consider_v without_o issue_n male_a and_o as_o a_o dead_a corpse_n without_o hope_n of_o any_o branch_n spring_v from_o thence_o neither_o can_v ferdinand_n the_o elder_a brother_n nor_o vincenzo_n the_o present_a duke_n leave_v after_o they_o any_o other_o than_o the_o young_a princess_n mary_n their_o niece_n who_o as_o a_o woman_n be_v exclude_v from_o the_o investiture_n of_o the_o duchy_n have_v yet_o some_o reason_n though_o doubtful_a to_o pretend_v to_o that_o of_o montferrat_n in_o her_o marriage_n therefore_o the_o pledge_n of_o peace_n or_o the_o seed_n of_o great_a contention_n seem_v to_o be_v lodge_v many_o believe_v it_o expedient_a to_o marry_v she_o to_o charles_n duke_n of_o rhetel_n son_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n the_o near_a and_o lawful_a heir_n for_o this_o branch_n though_o transplant_v to_o a_o foreign_a soil_n be_v spring_v from_o the_o same_o root_n enjoy_v in_o france_n the_o revenue_n of_o three_o large_a dukedom_n viz._n nevers_n rhetel_n and_o maine_n the_o spaniard_n who_o be_v jealous_a of_o this_o house_n and_o above_o any_o thing_n apprehend_v this_o succession_n lest_o it_o shall_v introduce_v the_o french_a into_o italy_n promise_v the_o pretension_n of_o ferrand_n prince_n of_o guastalla_n a_o branch_n also_o of_o the_o house_n of_o gonzaga_n but_o derive_v far_a than_o that_o of_o nevers_n but_o by_o how_o much_o the_o austrian_n favour_v guastalla_n with_o benefit_n and_o declaration_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o be_v france_n earnest_a to_o strengthen_v the_o right_n of_o nevers_n with_o who_o the_o venetian_n also_o concur_v in_o opinion_n put_v the_o duke_n in_o mind_n to_o establish_v the_o succession_n in_o his_o life-time_n and_o therewith_o confirm_v the_o peace_n of_o italy_n nor_o be_v charles_n emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n less_o attentive_a to_o his_o interest_n and_o game_n than_o the_o other_o design_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o vincenzo_n now_o crazy_a and_o infirm_a not_o so_o much_o with_o age_n as_o with_o riot_n and_o luxurious_a live_n to_o revive_v his_o pretend_a title_n to_o montferrat_n and_o colour_v it_o with_o the_o marriage_n of_o mary_n to_o his_o son_n maurice_n to_o pervent_v which_o vincenzo_n with_o great_a secrecy_n call_v to_o he_o rhetel_fw-mi that_o he_o may_v marry_v he_o to_o the_o princess_n declare_v he_o immediate_o upon_o his_o arrival_n lieutenant_n general_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o solemn_a testament_n to_o perfect_a this_o marriage_n nothing_o be_v now_o want_v but_o the_o pope_n dispensation_n in_o matter_n of_o consanguinity_n or_o nearness_n of_o kindred_n which_o be_v obtain_v the_o bull_n seasonable_o arrive_v the_o night_n before_o that_o duke_n vincenzo_n die_v so_o that_o the_o marriage_n be_v consummate_v whilst_o the_o corpse_n be_v yet_o warm_a and_o the_o day_n follow_v the_o bridegroom_n together_o with_o his_o mourning_n assume_v the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o mantua_n and_o have_v in_o his_o power_n the_o garrison_n and_o the_o citadel_n call_v porto_n require_v from_o the_o people_n a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o father_n guastalla_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n publish_v a_o patent_n from_o the_o emperor_n empower_v he_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o mantua_n until_o the_o right_n shall_v be_v declare_v and_o command_v the_o governor_n of_o milan_n to_o maintain_v this_o decree_n by_o force_n if_o need_n shall_v require_v guastalla_n also_o have_v thought_n of_o go_v himself_o to_o mantua_n but_o the_o passage_n be_v already_o stop_v by_o the_o anticipation_n of_o rhetel_n wherefore_o he_o practise_v upon_o casal_n endeavour_v to_o alienate_v the_o mind_n of_o that_o people_n from_o their_o new_a prince_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a because_o the_o name_n of_o nevers_n be_v universal_o cry_v up_o both_o at_o casal_n and_o in_o the_o country_n of_o montferrat_n the_o interest_n of_o prince_n be_v now_o discover_v reason_n or_o justice_n be_v no_o long_o debate_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o mantua_n but_o calculation_n make_v of_o force_n opportunity_n and_o advantage_n the_o republic_n of_o venice_n resolve_v to_o join_v with_o nevers_n as_o the_o safe_a interest_n in_o which_o to_o maintain_v the_o liberty_n of_o italy_n howsoever_o be_v willing_a to_o decline_v the_o assistance_n of_o france_n and_o other_o stranger_n they_o design_v a_o middle_a party_n compose_v of_o a_o league_n with_o the_o pope_n and_o other_o prince_n of_o italy_n by_o which_o they_o believe_v it_o easy_a to_o protect_v the_o justice_n of_o nevers_n by_o negotiation_n and_o defend_v themselves_o on_o all_o occasion_n against_o violence_n this_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o venetian_n vrban_n approve_a and_o offer_v his_o interposition_n with_o powerful_a office_n but_o what_o say_v he_o can_v be_v promise_v from_o reason_n without_o arm_n in_o deal_v with_o he_o who_o place_n reason_n and_o justice_n in_o nothing_o but_o arm_n the_o excess_n of_o power_n in_o prince_n make_v little_a account_n of_o the_o pope_n prayer_n and_o their_o mediation_n be_v reduce_v to_o almost_o nothing_o else_o but_o to_o adorn_v the_o frontispiece_n of_o treaty_n with_o his_o name_n the_o intention_n of_o vrban_n be_v in_o reality_n conformable_a to_o his_o expression_n for_o he_o desire_v to_o maintain_v nevers_n in_o the_o succession_n of_o mantua_n but_o abhor_v to_o engage_v himself_o so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v oblige_v to_o come_v to_o the_o extremity_n of_o take_v up_o arms._n but_o while_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o meditation_n and_o discourse_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o other_o the_o friend_n of_o rhetel_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n take_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o diversion_n which_o the_o arm_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o find_v against_o his_o protestant_a subject_n in_o france_n enter_v with_o his_o army_n into_o montferrat_n and_o hope_v to_o be_v speedy_o master_n both_o of_o that_o country_n and_o of_o the_o strong_a fortress_n of_o casal_n which_o be_v besiege_v already_o by_o marquis_n spinola_n lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o spanish_a force_n in_o italy_n as_o be_v mantua_n also_o at_o the_o same_o time_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o emperor_n at_o length_n on_o the_o 18_o of_o july_n 1630._o in_o the_o night_n the_o city_n of_o mantua_n be_v by_o treachery_n take_v by_o the_o german_n and_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n commit_v to_o the_o pillage_n and_o cruelty_n of_o the_o soldier_n with_o all_o the_o outrage_n which_o lust_n impiety_n and_o licence_n can_v suggest_v to_o merciless_a conqueror_n the_o princess_n mary_n retire_v into_o a_o monastery_n where_o be_v respect_v for_o her_o sex_n and_o quality_n she_o obtain_v licence_n to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o empress_n to_o who_o she_o be_v near_o relate_v the_o duke_n retire_v hasty_o into_o porto_n where_o the_o ammunition_n for_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o the_o treason_n take_v fire_n he_o be_v force_v to_o surrender_v on_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v convoy_v by_o two_o company_n of_o german_a horse_n into_o the_o country_n of_o ferrara_n to_o remain_v at_o melara_n where_o the_o duke_n be_v supply_v with_o money_n for_o his_o maintenance_n from_o the_o venetian_n the_o take_n of_o mantua_n in_o this_o terrible_a manner_n increase_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o spaniard_n who_o besiege_v casal_n that_o they_o shall_v speedy_o become_v master_n of_o that_o important_a place_n but_o their_o expectation_n be_v disappoint_v by_o the_o come_n of_o the_o french_a troop_n under_o the_o command_n of_o marshal_n schomberg_n send_v by_o lewis_n xiii_o for_o relief_n of_o his_o ally_n the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n thoiras_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o casal_n defend_v the_o place_n with_o great_a gallantry_n which_o give_v such_o discouragement_n to_o the_o enemy_n that_o upon_o approach_n of_o the_o french_a troop_n the_o siege_n be_v raise_v and_o the_o town_n conserve_v to_o its_o lawful_a master_n in_o this_o manner_n be_v france_n spain_n and_o the_o emperor_n engage_v in_o a_o bloody_a war_n within_o the_o confine_n of_o
our_o saviour_n be_v crucify_v whereas_o at_o other_o time_n the_o celebration_n of_o the_o mass_n be_v forbid_v till_o the_o three_o hour_n or_o between_o the_o hour_n of_o nine_o and_o twelve_o a_o clock_n the_o time_n when_o as_o st._n mark_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o cross._n he_o also_o appoint_v that_o the_o hymn_n glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a martyr_n shall_v be_v sing_v before_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o his_o time_n justinus_n a_o philosopher_n of_o neapolis_n a_o city_n of_o palestine_n labour_v successful_o in_o the_o defend_n christianity_n present_v to_o antoninus_n and_o his_o son_n a_o book_n which_o he_o have_v write_v against_o the_o gentile_n and_o hold_v a_o dialogue_n with_o tryphon_n a_o principal_a jew_n he_o write_v also_o very_o warm_o against_o martion_n who_o adhere_v to_o the_o heresy_n of_o cerdo_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v two_o god_n the_o one_o good_a the_o other_o just_a as_o two_o contrary_a principle_n of_o creation_n and_o goodness_n he_o oppose_v likewise_o crescens_n the_o cynic_n as_o a_o person_n gluttonous_a fearful_a of_o death_n give_v over_o to_o luxury_n and_o lust_n and_o a_o blasphemer_n of_o christ._n but_o be_v at_o length_n by_o this_o man_n treacherous_a practice_n betray_v he_o suffer_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o christianity_n eusebius_n write_v of_o this_o cynic_n allow_v he_o only_o to_o have_v be_v a_o vainglorious_a pretender_n but_o not_o a_o philosopher_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o valentinian_n heretic_n prevail_v who_o be_v the_o follower_n of_o one_o valentinus_n a_o platonist_n and_o hold_v that_o christ_n take_v nothing_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o virgin_n but_o pass_v clean_o through_o she_o as_o through_o a_o pipe_n now_o also_o photinus_n bishop_n of_o lion_n a_o man_n of_o singular_a learning_n and_o piety_n as_o isidore_n tell_v we_o suffer_v martyrdom_n with_o great_a resolution_n be_v ninety_o year_n old_a telesphorus_n have_v at_o four_o decembrian_a ordination_n make_v fifteen_o presbyter_n eight_o deacon_n thirteen_o bishop_n die_v a_o martyr_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o vatican_n near_o saint_n peter_n he_o be_v in_o the_o chair_n eleven_o year_n three_o month_n twenty_o two_o day_n by_o his_o death_n the_o see_v be_v vacant_a seven_o day_n s._n hyginus_n hyginus_n a_o athenian_a son_n of_o a_o philosopher_n succeed_v telesphorus_n during_o the_o empire_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n wâ—â—â—se_v extraordinary_a merit_n compel_v i_o to_o add_v something_o far_o pius_fw-la in_o his_o praise_n 〈…〉_z i_o come_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o hyginus_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o vanity_n of_o value_v himself_o upon_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o arm_n that_o he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n rather_o to_o defend_v the_o province_n of_o the_o empire_n than_o to_o increase_v they_o and_o have_v often_o that_o say_n of_o scipio_n in_o his_o mouth_n that_o he_o have_v rather_o save_v one_o citizen_n than_o destroy_v a_o thousand_o enemy_n be_v herein_o of_o a_o quite_o contrary_a temper_n to_o that_o of_o domitian_n who_o from_o a_o consciousness_n of_o his_o own_o cruelty_n do_v so_o hate_n and_o fear_v a_o multitude_n that_o he_o will_v expose_v the_o roman_a army_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o its_o enemy_n on_o purpose_n that_o it_o may_v return_v home_o thin_a and_o less_o formidable_a moreover_o pius_n be_v so_o famous_a for_o his_o justice_n that_o several_a prince_n and_o nation_n do_v at_o his_o command_n cease_v their_o hostility_n make_v he_o the_o arbitratour_n of_o their_o difference_n and_o stand_v to_o his_o determination_n as_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o their_o pretension_n for_o these_o admirable_a quality_n the_o roman_n after_o his_o much_o lament_a death_n in_o honour_n to_o his_o memory_n appoint_v cirque-shews_a build_v a_o temple_n and_o 〈…〉_z a_o flamen_fw-la with_o a_o order_n call_v by_o his_o name_n at_o this_o time_n hyginus_n prudent_o settle_v and_o confirm_v the_o several_a order_n and_o degree_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o ordain_v the_o solemn_a consecration_n of_o church_n the_o number_n of_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v increase_v or_o diminish_v without_o leave_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a or_o bishop_n he_o forbid_v also_o that_o the_o timber_n or_o other_o material_n prepare_v for_o the_o build_n any_o church_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o profane_a use_n yet_o allow_v that_o with_o the_o bishop_n consent_n they_o may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o towards_o the_o erect_n any_o other_o church_n or_o religious_a house_n he_o likewise_o ordain_v that_o at_o least_o one_o godfather_n or_o one_o godmother_n shall_v be_v present_a at_o baptism_n and_o that_o no_o metropolitan_a shall_v condemn_v or_o censure_v any_o bishop_n of_o his_o province_n until_o the_o cause_n be_v first_o hear_v and_o discuss_v by_o the_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n though_o some_o make_v this_o latter_a a_o institution_n of_o pelagius_n not_o hyginus_n in_o his_o time_n live_v polycarp_n a_o disciple_n of_o st._n polycarp_n john_n the_o apostle_n and_o by_o he_o make_v bishop_n of_o smyrna_n the_o most_o celebrate_a man_n for_o religion_n and_o learning_n in_o all_o asia_n he_o come_v to_o rome_n reduce_v to_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n multitude_n who_o have_v be_v seduce_v into_o the_o error_n of_o martion_n and_o valentinus_n the_o former_a of_o which_o by_o chance_n meet_v he_o and_o ask_v whether_o he_o know_v he_o polycarp_n answer_v that_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o devil_n for_o this_o heretic_n deny_v the_o father_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o be_v god_n the_o creator_n who_o by_o his_o son_n make_v the_o world_n but_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n of_o m._n antoninus_n and_o l._n aurclius_n commodus_n who_o raise_v the_o four_o persecution_n polycarp_n be_v burn_v at_o smyrna_n by_o order_n of_o the_o proconsul_n melito_n also_o a_o asian_a bishop_n of_o sardis_n and_o a_o disciple_n of_o fronto_n the_o orator_n present_v to_o m._n antoninus_n a_o book_n write_v in_o desence_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n tertullian_n high_o extol_v his_o part_n and_o say_v that_o most_o of_o the_o christian_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o prophet_n moreover_o theophilus_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n write_v a_o book_n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o hermogenes_n who_o assert_v a_o uncreated_a eternal_a matter_n coeval_a to_o god_n himself_o as_o for_o hyginus_n himself_o have_v deserve_v well_o of_o the_o church_n and_o at_o three_o decembrian_a ordination_n make_v fifteen_o presbyter_n five_o deacon_n six_o bishop_n he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o vatican_n by_o s._n peter_n january_n 11._o he_o be_v in_o the_o chair_n four_o year_n three_o month_n four_o day_n the_o see_v be_v then_o vacant_a four_o day_n s._n pius_fw-la i._n pius_fw-la a_o italian_a of_o aquileia_n son_n of_o ruffinus_n live_v to_o the_o time_n of_o m._n antoninus_n verus_n who_o together_o with_o his_o brother_n l._n aurelius_n commodus_n joint_o exercise_v the_o government_n nineteen_o year_n these_o two_o prince_n undertake_v a_o war_n against_o the_o parthian_n and_o manage_v commodus_n it_o with_o such_o admirable_a courage_n and_o success_n that_o they_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o triumph_n decree_v to_o they_o but_o not_o long_o after_o commodus_n die_v of_o a_o apoplexy_n antoninus_n be_v sole_a emperor_n a_o person_n who_o so_o excel_v in_o all_o good_a quality_n that_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o admire_v than_o to_o describe_v he_o for_o both_o because_o from_o his_o very_a youth_n no_o change_n of_o his_o fortune_n make_v any_o alteration_n in_o his_o mind_n or_o his_o countenance_n and_o because_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o determine_v whether_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o natural_a temper_n or_o the_o knowledge_n he_o learn_v from_o cornelius_n fronto_n be_v more_o conspicuous_a in_o he_o he_o deserve_o gain_v the_o surname_n of_o philosopher_n and_o indeed_o as_o capitolinus_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v often_o wont_a to_o use_v that_o say_n of_o plato_n that_o then_o the_o world_n will_v be_v happy_a when_o either_o philosopher_n be_v prince_n or_o prince_n will_v be_v philosopher_n he_o be_v so_o great_a a_o lover_n of_o learning_n that_o even_o when_o he_o be_v emperor_n he_o will_v be_v present_a at_o the_o lecture_n of_o apollonius_n the_o philosopher_n and_o sextus_n plutarch_n nephew_n and_o he_o set_v up_o the_o statue_n of_o his_o tutor_n fronto_n in_o the_o senate-house_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o honour_n he_o have_v for_o he_o at_o this_o time_n pius_n maintain_v a_o strict_a friendship_n and_o familiarity_n with_o hermes_n who_o write_v the_o book_n call_v pastor_n in_o which_o book_n he_o introduce_v hermes_n a_o angel_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o shepherd_n who_o command_v he_o to_o persuade_v all_o christian_n to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n on_o a_o sunday_n which_o pius_n according_o do_v moreover_o he_o ordain_v that_o every_o
design_n to_o ensnare_v and_o circumvent_v he_o too_o till_o his_o plot_n be_v discover_v by_o his_o daughter_n fausta_n who_o reveal_v the_o whole_a matter_n to_o her_o husband_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o flight_n but_o be_v take_v and_o put_v to_o death_n at_o 〈◊〉_d thereby_o suffer_v the_o just_a punishment_n of_o his_o villainy_n or_o as_o other_o tell_v we_o his_o condition_n be_v desperate_a he_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o during_o the_o pontificate_n of_o eusebius_n on_o the_o three_o of_o may_v the_o cross_n of_o crucis_fw-la our_o saviour_n be_v find_v and_o very_o much_o adorn_v and_o have_v in_o great_a 〈◊〉_d by_o helena_n constantine_n mother_n judas_n also_o who_o find_v it_o be_v baptize_v and_o his_o name_n be_v thereupon_o change_v be_v afterward_o call_v cyriacus_n this_o bishop_n admit_v heretic_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n upon_o their_o retractation_n by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n only_o moreover_o he_o ordain_v that_o no_o laic_a shall_v commence_v a_o suit_n against_o a_o bishop_n in_o his_o time_n live_v lactantius_n firmianus_n a_o scholar_n of_o arnobius_n lactantius_n who_o be_v a_o professor_n of_o rhetoric_n at_o nicomedia_n and_o discontent_v that_o he_o have_v so_o few_o scholar_n in_o a_o city_n of_o greece_n he_o thereupon_o betake_v himself_o to_o write_v wherein_o he_o become_v so_o excellent_a that_o he_o gain_v a_o reputation_n next_o to_o that_o of_o cicero_n himself_o he_o write_v many_o thing_n but_o his_o work_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d extant_a be_v those_o against_o the_o gentile_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o man_n and_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o be_v tutor_n to_o constantine_n son_n caesar_n crispus_n in_o gallia_n eusebius_n also_o bishop_n of_o coesarea_n eusebius_n in_o palestine_n a_o partner_n with_o pamphilus_n in_o the_o diligent_a search_n after_o divine_a learning_n write_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o book_n particular_o those_o the_o proepar_n evangelicâ_fw-la a_o ecclesiastical_a history_n against_o porphyry_n a_o violent_a opposer_n of_o the_o christian_n six_o apology_n for_o origen_n and_o three_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o pamphilus_n the_o martyr_n who_o name_n he_o add_v to_o his_o own_o for_o a_o surname_n as_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o strict_a friendship_n there_o have_v be_v between_o they_o but_o our_o eusebius_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v at_o one_o decembrian_a ordination_n make_v thirteen_o presbyter_n three_o deacon_n fourteen_o bishop_n die_v at_o rone_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o coemetery_n of_o calistus_n in_o the_o via_fw-la appia_n october_n the_o second_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n six_o year_n one_o month_n three_o day_n and_o by_o his_o death_n the_o see_v be_v vacant_a one_o day_n s._n miltiades_n miltiades_n a_o african_a be_v co-temporary_a with_o maxentius_n maximine_n and_o licinius_n a_o dacian_a who_o for_o his_o be_v a_o excellent_a soldier_n be_v admit_v by_o galerius_n to_o a_o partnership_n in_o the_o empire_n these_o be_v sensible_a that_o constantine_n be_v well_o belove_v and_o high_o esteem_v by_o all_o man_n do_v for_o that_o reason_n seem_v less_o enrage_v against_o the_o christian_n yet_o maxentius_n send_v his_o soldier_n about_o with_o private_a instruction_n maxentius_n to_o massacre_v all_o they_o can_v secret_o meet_v with_o and_o take_v delight_n in_o magic_n at_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o hellish_a rite_n belong_v to_o that_o black_a art_n he_o will_v send_v for_o great-bellied_a woman_n especial_o christian_n and_o rip_v they_o up_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o unborn_a infant_n who_o ash_n he_o make_v use_v of_o in_o his_o sorcery_n thereby_o show_v that_o tyranny_n may_v be_v support_v and_o keep_v up_o even_o by_o villainy_n maximine_n also_o exercise_v maximine_fw-la the_o like_a rage_n and_o cruelty_n in_o the_o east_n give_v reward_n and_o preferment_n to_o the_o professor_n and_o teacher_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o sorcery_n and_o be_v himself_o very_a much_o incline_v to_o give_v credit_n to_o augury_n and_o divination_n become_v the_o more_o bitter_o incense_v against_o the_o christian_n because_o they_o despise_v such_o superstition_n he_o command_v likewise_o that_o the_o decay_a idolatrous_a temple_n shall_v be_v repair_v and_o sacrifice_n offer_v to_o the_o god_n in_o they_o after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n against_o they_o constantine_n advance_v with_o his_o army_n gain_v so_o perfect_a a_o victory_n over_o maxentius_n at_o pons_n milvius_n that_o his_o grief_n to_o be_v so_o shameful_o defeat_v cause_v he_o to_o forget_v the_o snare_n which_o himself_o have_v lay_v and_o so_o pass_v over_o a_o bridge_n which_o he_o have_v deceitful_o contrive_v to_o entrap_v his_o enemy_n he_o himself_o with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o guard_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o river_n have_v also_o both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n overcome_v his_o sister_n husband_n licinius_n he_o force_v he_o at_o nicomedia_n to_o yield_v himself_o and_o to_o live_v private_o licinius_n at_o thessalonica_n a_o confinement_n which_o he_o just_o deserve_v because_o have_v apostatise_v from_o the_o faith_n mere_o through_o envy_n he_o have_v be_v a_o grievous_a persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n for_o the_o good_a will_v they_o bear_v to_o constantine_n as_o for_o maximine_n he_o become_v manifest_o the_o object_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n his_o bowel_n and_o entrail_n be_v on_o a_o sudden_a so_o swell_v and_o putrefy_a that_o there_o appear_v no_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o a_o putrid_a carcase_n worm_n in_o great_a abundance_n breed_v in_o his_o flesh_n and_o rottenness_n with_o intolerable_a stench_n overspread_v his_o body_n this_o dreadful_a punishment_n have_v be_v long_a 〈◊〉_d for_o by_o his_o wicked_a practice_n for_o he_o have_v forbid_v the_o christian_n to_o assemble_v at_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o have_v give_v out_o that_o at_o antioch_n a_o image_n have_v speak_v and_o proclaim_v aloud_o that_o the_o christian_n must_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o the_o city_n when_o indeed_o they_o be_v certain_a knavish_a priest_n who_o himself_o have_v suborn_v who_o from_o their_o adjoin_a private_a recess_n have_v utter_v these_o word_n and_o moreover_o he_o have_v distribute_v reward_n through_o the_o several_a province_n to_o the_o idol-priest_n who_o be_v active_a against_o the_o christian_n but_o at_o length_n the_o physician_n plain_o tell_v he_o the_o danger_n of_o his_o condition_n the_o tyrant_n begin_v to_o relent_v and_o by_o a_o public_a edict_n forbid_v all_o person_n to_o molest_v or_o injure_v the_o christian_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n but_o this_o force_a repentance_n 'slud_o he_o in_o no_o stead_n for_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n 〈◊〉_d with_o grievous_a pain_n and_o disease_n at_o last_o die_v this_o cruel_a and_o inconstant_a man_n who_o have_v be_v sometime_o a_o encourager_n sometime_o a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n during_o these_o calamity_n multitude_n of_o christian_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o particular_o dorothea_n a_o most_o virtuous_a and_o beautiful_a virgin_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o tyrant_n lust._n sophronia_n also_o have_v be_v oftentimes_o solicit_v by_o maxentius_n like_o the_o noble_a lucretia_n slay_v herself_o to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n her_o chastity_n be_v in_o from_o he_o miltiades_n ordain_v that_o no_o christian_n shall_v keep_v a_o fast_a upon_o a_o sunday_n or_o thursday_n because_o those_o day_n be_v observe_v and_o keep_v holy_a by_o the_o pagan_n and_o the_o manichoean_a heresy_n be_v at_o that_o time_n very_o prevalent_a in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o make_v several_a constitution_n concern_v oblation_n these_o thing_n be_v settle_v he_o be_v by_o maximine_n order_n crown_v with_o martyrdom_n as_o be_v also_o peter_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n lucianus_n a_o a_o presbyter_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n eminent_a for_o piety_n and_o learning_n timothy_n a_o presbyter_n of_o rome_n and_o divers_a other_o both_o bishop_n and_o priest_n miltiades_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o coemetery_n of_o calistus_n in_o the_o via_fw-la appia_n december_n the_o ten_o during_o his_o pontificate_n he_o do_v at_o one_o ordination_n make_v seven_o presbyter_n six_o deacon_n twelve_o bishop_n he_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n four_o year_n seven_o month_n nine_o day_n and_o by_o his_o death_n the_o see_v be_v vacant_a seventeen_o day_n s._n sylvester_n sylvester_n a_o roman_a the_o son_n of_o ruffinus_n be_v bishop_n in_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n a._n v_n c._n 1091._o anno_fw-la dom._n 339._o under_o this_o prince_n the_o christian_n who_o have_v be_v continual_o harrass_v by_o tyrant_n begin_v to_o have_v some_o respite_n for_o constantine_n constantine_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o best_a of_o prince_n in_o all_o endowment_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n very_o desirous_a of_o military_a glory_n successful_a in_o war_n and_o yet_o free_o grant_v peace_n to_o they_o who_o ask_v it_o
undertake_v to_o appoint_v felix_n a_o arian_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o room_n of_o liberius_n this_o s._n hierom_n tell_v we_o though_o i_o much_o marvel_n at_o it_o since_o as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o felix_n be_v a_o catholic_n and_o a_o constant_a opposer_n of_o the_o arian_n at_o length_n after_o felix_n have_v do_v all_o that_o in_o he_o lay_v for_o the_o propagation_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n he_o be_v seize_v by_o his_o enemy_n and_o together_o with_o many_o other_o orthodox_n believer_n be_v slay_v and_o bury_v in_o a_o church_n which_o himself_o have_v build_v in_o the_o via_fw-la aurelia_n two_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n november_n the_o 20_o he_o be_v in_o the_o chair_n only_o one_o year_n four_o month_n two_o day_n through_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o sedition_n raise_v by_o liberius_n who_o i_o have_v insert_v into_o the_o number_n of_o bishop_n more_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o damasus_n than_o for_o any_o desert_n of_o his_o own_o damasus_n i._n damasus_n a_o spaniard_n son_n of_o antonius_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o julian_n who_o be_v certain_o a_o extraordinary_a person_n if_o we_o regard_v his_o julian_n fitness_n either_o for_o civil_a or_o military_a affair_n he_o have_v his_o education_n under_o eubulus_n the_o sophist_n and_o libanius_n the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v such_o proficiency_n in_o the_o liberal_a art_n that_o no_o prince_n be_v his_o superior_a in_o they_o he_o have_v a_o capacious_a memory_n and_o a_o happy_a eloquence_n be_v bountiful_a towards_o his_o friend_n just_a to_o foreiner_n and_o very_o desirous_a of_o fame_n but_o all_o these_o quality_n be_v at_o last_o sully_v by_o his_o persecution_n of_o the_o christian_n which_o yet_o he_o manage_v more_o crafty_o than_o other_o have_v do_v for_o he_o do_v not_o persecute_v at_o first_o with_o force_n and_o torture_n but_o by_o reward_n and_o honour_n and_o caress_n and_o persuasion_n he_o seduce_v great_a number_n of_o they_o than_o if_o he_o have_v exercise_v any_o manner_n of_o cruelty_n against_o they_o he_o forbid_v the_o christian_n the_o study_n of_o heathen_a author_n and_o deny_v access_n to_o the_o public_a school_n to_o any_o but_o those_o who_o worship_v the_o gentile_a go_n indeed_o he_o grant_v a_o dispensation_n to_o one_o person_n name_v 〈◊〉_d a_o most_o learned_a man_n to_o teach_v the_o christian_n public_o but_o he_o with_o disdain_n refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o that_o indulgence_n he_o prohibit_v the_o confer_v military_a 〈◊〉_d upon_o any_o but_o heathen_n and_o order_v that_o no_o christian_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o government_n or_o jurisdiction_n of_o province_n upon_o pretence_n that_o the_o law_n of_o their_o religion_n forbid_v they_o the_o use_n of_o their_o own_o sword_n he_o open_o oppose_v and_o banish_a athanasius_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o soothsayer_n with_o who_o art_n he_o be_v wonderful_o please_v they_o complain_v to_o he_o that_o athanasius_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o their_o profession_n be_v in_o no_o great_a esteem_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n as_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o apollo_n at_o daphne_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o antioch_n near_o the_o castalian_a fountain_n and_o no_o answer_n be_v give_v he_o to_o those_o thing_n concern_v which_o he_o inquire_v expostulate_v with_o the_o priest_n about_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o silence_n the_o devil_n reply_v that_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o babylas_n the_o martyr_n be_v too_o near_o and_o therefore_o no_o response_n can_v be_v give_v hereupon_o julian_n command_v the_o galilean_n for_o so_o he_o call_v the_o christian_n to_o remove_v the_o martyr_n tomb_n far_o off_o this_o they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o with_o wondrous_a exultation_n and_o cheerfulness_n but_o rehearse_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o they_o that_o serve_v grave_v image_n that_o boast_v themselves_o of_o idol_n they_o hereby_o so_o 〈◊〉_d the_o rage_n of_o julian_n that_o he_o forthwith_o command_v multitude_n of_o they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n which_o he_o do_v not_o before_o intend_v i_o much_o wonder_n that_o julian_n shall_v act_v after_o this_o manner_n have_v have_v before_o experience_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o diabolical_a arts._n for_o enter_v once_o into_o a_o cave_n in_o company_n with_o a_o magician_n and_o be_v sore_o 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o hear_v the_o demon_n howl_v in_o the_o surprise_n he_o use_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n at_o which_o the_o demon_n immediate_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o this_o tell_n his_o companion_n that_o certain_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v something_o miraculous_a in_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o sorcerer_n make_v he_o this_o answer_n that_o indeed_o the_o demon_n themselves_o do_v dread_v that_o kind_n of_o punishment_n by_o this_o slight_a account_n of_o the_o matter_n julian_n become_v more_o 〈◊〉_d than_o before_o so_o strange_o be_v he_o addict_v to_o magical_a delusion_n though_o he_o have_v former_o to_o decline_v the_o displeasure_n of_o constantius_n seigned_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n public_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o build_v a_o church_n in_o honour_n to_o the_o martyr_n moreover_o this_o emperor_n on_o pur_fw-mi pose_v to_o spite_v the_o christian_n permit_v the_o jew_n to_o rebuild_v their_o temple_n at_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o their_o declare_v that_o they_o can_v not_o sacrifice_v in_o any_o other_o place_n by_o which_o concession_n they_o be_v so_o mighty_o 〈◊〉_d up_o that_o they_o use_v all_o their_o endeavour_n to_o raise_v it_o more_o magnificent_a than_o the_o former_a but_o while_o they_o be_v carry_v on_o the_o work_n the_o new_a fabric_n fall_v down_o in_o a_o earthquake_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o which_o multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v crush_v to_o death_n and_o the_o prophesy_v a_o second_o time_n verify_v that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v leave_v one_o stone_n upon_o another_o on_o the_o follow_a day_n the_o very_a iron_n tool_n with_o which_o the_o workman_n wrought_v be_v consume_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n a_o miracle_n by_o which_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o wrought_v upon_o that_o they_o become_v proselyte_n to_o christianity_n after_o this_o julian_n undertake_v a_o expedition_n against_o the_o persian_n of_o who_o he_o have_v intelligence_n that_o they_o be_v endeavour_v a_o change_n in_o the_o government_n but_o before_o he_o set_v forth_o he_o spare_v not_o to_o threaten_v what_o havoc_n he_o will_v make_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d at_o his_o return_n but_o have_v vanquish_v the_o enemy_n and_o return_v conqueror_n with_o his_o army_n though_o in_o some_o disorder_n he_o die_v of_o a_o wound_n give_v he_o near_o 〈◊〉_d whether_o he_o receive_v it_o from_o any_o of_o his_o own_o man_n or_o from_o the_o enemy_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o that_o he_o be_v pierce_v through_o with_o a_o arrow_n send_v no_o 〈◊〉_d know_v from_o whence_o as_o also_o that_o when_o he_o be_v just_a expire_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lift_v up_o to_o 〈◊〉_d he_o cry_v out_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d overcome_v i_o o_o 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o in_o contempt_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v our_o saviour_n the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o which_o be_v ground_v that_o answer_n of_o a_o young_a 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o sophist_n ask_v he_o by_o way_n of_o derision_n what_o he_o think_v the_o carpenter_n son_n be_v do_v to_o who_o the_o youth_n reply_v that_o he_o be_v make_v a_o coffin_n for_o julian_n a_o witty_a and_o prophetic_a reply_n for_o soon_o after_o his_o say_n so_o julian_n dead_a body_n be_v coffin_v up_o and_o bring_v away_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o this_o emperor_n have_v once_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n but_o that_o afterward_o he_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o be_v common_o call_v the_o apostate_n he_o die_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d month_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o the_o thirty_o second_o year_n of_o his_o age._n he_o jovinian_a succeed_v who_o be_v vote_v emperor_n by_o the_o army_n refuse_v 〈◊〉_d to_o own_o that_o title_n till_o they_o shall_v all_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v christian_n this_o they_o have_v do_v and_o he_o have_v commend_v they_o for_o it_o he_o take_v the_o government_n upon_o he_o and_o free_v his_o army_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o barbarous_a with_o no_o other_o composition_n but_o that_o of_o leave_v nisibis_n and_o part_n of_o mesopotamia_n free_a to_o sapores_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d king_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n of_o his_o reign_n whether_o from_o some_o crudity_n upon_o his_o stomach_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o or_o from_o the_o faint_a and_o suffocate_a steam_n of_o burn_a coal_n as_o other_o or_o by_o what_o mean_v soever_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o die_v sudden_o damasus_n be_v choose_v to_o the_o pontificate_n be_v
rosimund_n to_o drink_v out_o of_o a_o cup_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o she_o own_o father_n skull_n who_o he_o himself_o have_v slay_v now_o there_o be_v in_o alboinus_n army_n one_o helmechild_n a_o very_a handsome_a young_a gentleman_n and_o a_o excellent_a soldier_n and_o who_o be_v rosimund_n particular_a favourite_n he_o she_o discourse_v private_o and_o by_o propose_v to_o he_o the_o hope_n of_o succeed_a in_o the_o kingdom_n prevail_v with_o he_o to_o murder_n alboinus_n but_o they_o be_v both_o so_o hate_v for_o the_o fact_n by_o the_o lombard_n that_o they_o not_o only_o fail_v of_o their_o hope_n but_o be_v glad_a to_o fly_v for_o protection_n to_o longinus_n the_o exarch_n of_o ravenna_n where_o not_o long_o after_o they_o poison_v each_o other_o and_o die_v together_o at_o this_o time_n italy_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o incursion_n which_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n make_v into_o it_o be_v in_o a_o very_a calamitous_a state_n which_o have_v be_v portend_v by_o prodigy_n and_o apparition_n of_o flame_a army_n in_o the_o air_n and_o also_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a inundation_n of_o the_o river_n tiber_n which_o have_v very_o much_o damage_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n our_o john_n repair_v the_o coemetery_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o finish_v the_o church_n of_o ss_z philip_n and_o james_n which_o have_v be_v begin_v by_o vigilius_n and_o draw_v narses_n who_o have_v be_v a_o avow_a enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n for_o their_o ill_a opinion_n of_o he_o and_o their_o misrepresent_v he_o to_o the_o empress_n sophia_n from_o naples_n to_o rome_n where_o he_o not_o long_o after_o die_v and_o his_o body_n be_v convey_v in_o a_o coffin_n of_o lead_n to_o constantinople_n in_o such_o a_o consusion_n of_o thing_n the_o state_n of_o italy_n must_v needs_o certain_o have_v be_v utter_o ruin_v if_o some_o eminent_o holy_a man_n have_v not_o support_v and_o prop_a up_o the_o totter_a nation_n among_o other_o paul_n patriarch_n of_o aquileia_n and_o felix_n bishop_n of_o treviso_n intercede_v successful_o with_o alboinus_n when_o he_o first_o enter_v italy_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n moreover_o fortunatus_n a_o person_n of_o extraordinary_a learning_n and_o eloquence_n very_o much_o civilise_v and_o polish_a the_o gaul_n by_o his_o book_n and_o example_n compile_v a_o treatise_n of_o government_n inscribe_v to_o their_o king_n sigebert_n and_o write_v in_o a_o elegant_a style_n the_o life_n of_o s._n martin_n some_o write_v that_o at_o this_o time_n live_v germanus_n bishop_n of_o paris_n a_o person_n of_o wonderful_a piety_n who_o keep_v the_o king_n of_o france_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n that_o each_o strive_v to_o excel_v the_o other_o in_o religion_n and_o piety_n in_o goodness_n and_o clemency_n so_o prevalent_a be_v the_o example_n of_o a_o good_a pastor_n such_o a_o one_o as_o germanus_n be_v in_o who_o they_o see_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v worthy_a of_o their_o imitation_n after_o this_o one_o far_a remark_n that_o in_o our_o john_n time_n the_o armenian_n be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o he_o but_o that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o chair_n twelve_o year_n eleven_o month_n twenty_o six_o day_n he_o die_v and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o s._n peter_n upon_o his_o death_n the_o see_v be_v vacant_a ten_o month_n three_o day_n benedict_n i._n benedict_n a_o roman_a the_o son_n of_o boniface_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o tiberius_n the_o second_o who_o justine_n have_v adopt_v and_o appoint_v his_o heir_n to_o the_o empire_n a_o honour_n which_o he_o well_o deserve_v as_o be_v a_o person_n ii_o adorn_v with_o all_o the_o princely_a accomplishment_n of_o clemency_n justice_n piety_n religion_n wisdom_n resolution_n and_o unshaken_a fortitude_n among_o his_o other_o virtue_n he_o be_v eminent_a for_o his_o bounty_n and_o liberality_n towards_o all_o especial_o the_o poor_a and_o god_n supply_v he_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n for_o it_o for_o walk_v once_o hasty_o in_o his_o palace_n and_o spy_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o marble_n stone_n in_o the_o pavement_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v trample_v under_o foot_n he_o devout_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v remove_v from_o thence_o and_o lay_v up_o in_o a_o more_o decent_a and_o honourable_a place_n at_o its_o take_n up_o there_o be_v find_v under_o it_o another_o stone_n with_o the_o same_o figure_n on_o it_o and_o then_o a_o three_o under_o which_o he_o discover_v such_o a_o vast_a heap_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o furnish_v and_o maintain_v his_o large_a bounty_n a_o great_a part_n of_o which_o treasure_n he_o distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a it_o be_v say_v also_o that_o he_o have_v bring_v to_o he_o out_o of_o italy_n a_o great_a estate_n which_o narses_n have_v get_v there_o which_o in_o like_a manner_n he_o employ_v in_o liberality_n and_o munificence_n to_o sigebert_n the_o french_a king_n who_o have_v send_v ambassador_n to_o he_o beside_o the_o other_o present_n that_o he_o make_v which_o be_v very_o considerable_a he_o send_v certain_a medal_n of_o gold_n of_o very_a great_a weight_n on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o which_o be_v the_o effigy_n of_o the_o emperor_n with_o this_o inscription_n tiberii_n constantini_n perpetuo_fw-la augusti_fw-la on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v a_o chariot_n with_o its_o driver_n and_o this_o inscription_n romanorum_fw-la gloria_fw-la and_o to_o complete_a his_o success_n the_o army_n which_o he_o have_v send_v against_o the_o persian_n return_v victorious_o bring_v away_o with_o twenty_o elephant_n so_o vast_a a_o booty_n as_o no_o army_n have_v ever_o do_v in_o any_o expedition_n before_o thus_o signal_o be_v he_o reward_v for_o his_o good_a service_n to_o mankind_n in_o general_n for_o his_o religion_n towards_o god_n our_o saviour_n and_o for_o his_o beneficence_n particular_o to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n who_o he_o not_o only_o protect_v and_o desended_a from_o their_o enemy_n as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v by_o his_o arm_n but_o also_o at_o the_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n of_o our_o bishop_n benedict_n who_o he_o have_v a_o wonderful_a love_n and_o esteem_v for_o he_o deliver_v they_o from_o dearth_n and_o famine_n by_o send_v a_o supply_n of_o corn_n out_o of_o egypt_n for_o the_o lombard_n by_o a_o long_a and_o tedious_a war_n have_v so_o harrassed_a italy_n far_o and_o wide_a that_o from_o their_o devastation_n there_o arise_v a_o great_a want_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o thing_n while_o thing_n go_v thus_o in_o italy_n john_n bishop_n 〈◊〉_d constan_n inople_n by_o read_v dispute_v write_v admonish_a and_o teach_v keep_v the_o oriental_a church_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v right_a in_o the_o faith_n though_o he_o meet_v with_o many_o opposer_n therein_o the_o same_o do_v also_o the_o equal_o learned_a and_o eloquent_a leander_n bishop_n of_o toledo_n or_o as_o other_o think_v of_o sevil_n who_o write_v several_a treatise_n both_o to_o confirm_v the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n and_o to_o confute_v the_o arian_n heresy_n which_o like_o a_o contagious_a pestilence_n the_o vandal_n drive_v out_o of_o africa_n by_o belisarius_n have_v bring_v with_o they_o into_o spain_n as_o for_o benedict_n some_o write_v that_o he_o lay_v sad_o to_o heart_n the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o now_o befall_v rome_n and_o all_o italy_n die_v of_o grief_n after_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o chair_n four_o year_n one_o month_n twenty_o eight_o day_n the_o see_v be_v then_o vacant_a two_o month_n ten_o day_n pelagius_n ii_o pelagius_n a_o roman_a son_n of_o vinigildus_n be_v from_o the_o time_n of_o tiberius_n to_o that_o of_o his_o son-in-law_n the_o emperor_n mauritius_n to_o who_o though_o he_o be_v a_o cappadocian_n yet_o the_o empire_n be_v commit_v mauritius_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o great_a courage_n and_o ability_n in_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n at_o this_o time_n the_o lombard_n have_v after_o the_o death_n of_o alboinus_n for_o twenty_o year_n 〈◊〉_d govern_v by_o duke_n make_v autharis_n their_o king_n who_o they_o also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n which_o be_v afterward_o use_v by_o all_o the_o king_n of_o lombardy_n but_o mauritius_n endeavour_v to_o drive_v the_o lombard_n out_o of_o italy_n hire_v sigebert_n the_o french_a king_n to_o engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o they_o who_o forthwith_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n of_o gaul_n and_o german_n fight_v autharis_n but_o with_o great_a loss_n be_v discomfit_v the_o lombard_n be_v flush_v and_o heighten_v by_o this_o victory_n march_v on_o as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o straits_n of_o sicily_n possess_v themselves_o all_o along_o of_o the_o city_n of_o italy_n and_o at_o length_n besiege_v for_o a_o long_a time_n rome_n itself_o of_o which_o certain_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o master_n have_v they_o
though_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v formosus_fw-la that_o confer_v the_o bishopric_n of_o anagni_n upon_o he_o but_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o ambition_n the_o clergy_n be_v come_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o need_v compulsion_n as_o former_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o pontificate_n that_o now_o they_o seek_v it_o with_o bribery_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o stephen_n because_o formosus_fw-la have_v hinder_v he_o before_o of_o this_o desire_a dignity_n exercise_v his_o rage_n even_o upon_o his_o dead_a body_n for_o martin_n the_o historian_n say_v he_o hate_v he_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o in_o a_o council_n which_o he_o hold_v he_o order_v 〈◊〉_d body_n of_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v drag_v out_o of_o the_o grave_a to_o be_v stripe_v of_o his_o pontifical_a habit_n and_o put_v into_o that_o of_o a_o layman_n and_o then_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d among_o secular_a person_n have_v first_o cut_v off_o those_o two_o finger_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n which_o be_v principal_o use_v by_o priest_n in_o consecration_n and_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o tiber_n because_o contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n as_o he_o say_v he_o have_v return_v to_o rome_n and_o exercise_v his_o sacerdotal_a function_n from_o which_o pope_n john_n have_v legal_o degrade_v he_o this_o prove_v a_o great_a controversy_n and_o of_o very_o ill_a example_n for_o the_o succeed_a pope_n make_v it_o almost_o a_o constant_a custom_n either_o to_o break_v or_o abrogate_v the_o act_n of_o their_o predecessor_n which_o be_v certain_o far_o different_a from_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o of_o those_o good_a pope_n who_o life_n we_o have_v write_v in_o our_o own_o time_n paul_n ii_o a_o venetian_a have_v like_a to_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o formosus_fw-la which_o will_v have_v be_v agreeable_a enough_o to_o he_o be_v a_o proper_a man_n and_o of_o a_o venerable_a aspect_n but_o that_o the_o cardinal_n remember_v this_o story_n dissuade_v he_o lest_o that_o shall_v happen_v to_o he_o after_o his_o death_n which_o do_v to_o this_o formosus_fw-la but_o paul_n be_v hardly_o wrought_v upon_o as_o think_v nothing_o but_o this_o name_n to_o be_v want_v to_o his_o felicity_n mean_a time_n the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n take_v occasion_n from_o the_o sloth_n of_o the_o pope_n send_v one_o symbaticus_n a_o nobleman_n his_o sword-bearer_n with_o a_o army_n into_o italy_n who_o after_o a_o siege_n of_o three_o month_n take_v beneventum_n after_o it_o have_v be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o lombard_n 330_o year_n but_o three_o year_n after_o guy_n of_o lombardy_n retake_v it_o and_o drive_v out_o the_o greek_n and_o so_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o lombard_n again_o but_o to_o return_v to_o stephen_n he_o die_v in_o the_o first_o year_n and_o three_o month_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o sea_n be_v vacant_a three_o day_n after_o his_o death_n romanus_n romanus_n a_o roman_a as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v get_v into_o the_o pontificate_n disavow_v and_o rescind_v all_o the_o act_n and_o decree_n of_o stephen_n and_o indeed_o these_o 1551._o popeling_n study_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o extinguish_v the_o memory_n and_o honour_n of_o their_o predecessor_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o mischievous_a or_o a_o more_o certain_a sign_n of_o a_o narrow_a soul_n for_o they_o that_o trust_v to_o such_o trick_n as_o these_o be_v only_o such_o as_o want_v all_o manner_n of_o virtue_n endeavour_v to_o rob_v the_o well-deserving_a of_o that_o fame_n which_o themselves_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o indeed_o you_o shall_v never_o find_v any_o man_n envy_v the_o good_a name_n of_o another_o but_o one_o that_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o all_o manner_n of_o reproach_n be_v hopeless_a of_o render_v his_o own_o name_n honourable_a to_o posterity_n such_o man_n as_o these_o malicious_o false_o and_o crafty_o backbite_v slander_n and_o find_v 〈◊〉_d with_o those_o that_o have_v deserve_v well_o of_o mankind_n like_o useless_a and_o cowardly_a dog_n that_o dare_v not_o seize_v a_o wild_a 〈◊〉_d but_o will_v venture_v to_o snap_v at_o they_o when_o they_o be_v fast_o chain_v i_o be_v oblige_v however_o at_o least_o to_o mention_v this_o pope_n romanus_n because_o he_o obtain_v s._n peter_n chair_n after_o the_o ordinary_a manner_n in_o which_o after_o he_o have_v sit_v three_o month_n he_o die_v theodorus_n ii_o theodore_n the_o second_o a_o roman_a follow_v the_o step_n of_o these_o mutineer_n for_o he_o restore_v the_o decree_n of_o formosus_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d his_o friend_n arnulphus_n according_a to_o some_o writer_n still_o rule_v in_o italy_n and_o in_o france_n charles_n the_o simple_n constantine_n the_o son_n of_o leo_n be_v emperor_n of_o the_o east_n at_o which_o time_n the_o saracen_n invade_v apulia_n possess_v themselves_o of_o mount_n s._n angelo_n and_o take_v abundance_n of_o man_n and_o cattle_n but_o the_o italian_n hasty_o get_v together_o a_o army_n set_v upon_o they_o and_o recover_v all_o with_o 〈◊〉_d slaughter_n of_o the_o enemy_n while_o affair_n go_v thus_o in_o italy_n william_n earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d surname_v sector-ferri_a of_o the_o lineage_n of_o charles_n the_o bald_a order_v the_o relic_n which_o have_v be_v take_v from_o the_o chartreux_n friar_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o norman_a invasion_n to_o be_v restore_v for_o now_o that_o the_o norman_n be_v quiet_v he_o 〈◊〉_d there_o will_v be_v some_o uproar_n about_o they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o restore_v who_o the_o norman_n be_v be_v not_o on_o all_o hand_n agree_v but_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v into_o france_n from_o norway_n theodorus_n in_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o his_o papacy_n die_v leave_v through_o the_o shortness_n of_o his_o time_n nothing_o memorable_a of_o himself_o john_n x._o john_n the_o ten_o a_o roman_a be_v next_o create_v pope_n and_o immediate_o reassert_v the_o cause_n of_o formosus_fw-la a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v against_o it_o who_o raise_v such_o a_o tumult_n that_o it_o want_v little_a of_o a_o battle_n he_o therefore_o remove_v to_o ravenna_n where_o call_v a_o synod_n of_o seventy_o four_o bishop_n he_o damn_v all_o that_o stephen_n have_v do_v and_o restore_v the_o decree_n of_o formosus_fw-la declare_v it_o irregular_o do_v of_o stephen_n to_o re-ordain_a those_o on_o who_o formosus_fw-la have_v confer_v holy_a order_n these_o pope_n by_o their_o constant_a inobservance_n of_o all_o apostolical_a practice_n be_v the_o occasion_n in_o my_o opinion_n of_o these_o turmoil_n especial_o join_v with_o that_o the_o cowardice_n and_o negligence_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o christendom_n who_o interest_n it_o be_v that_o the_o ship_n of_o s._n peter_n shall_v labour_v with_o tempest_n that_o so_o the_o master_n be_v unable_a to_o animadvert_v upon_o they_o may_v not_o throw_v they_o like_o naughty_a mariner_n overboard_o arnulphus_n be_v immerse_v in_o pleasure_n and_o charles_n king_n of_o france_n be_v true_o worthy_a of_o his_o surname_n of_o simple_a or_o rather_o blockhead_n so_o that_o the_o hungari_n a_o fierce_a and_o wild_a people_n tempt_v by_o this_o prospect_n of_o thing_n with_o a_o formidable_a army_n invade_v first_o italy_n than_o germany_n and_o france_n without_o any_o considerable_a resistance_n consume_v all_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o spare_v no_o sex_n or_o age_n wherever_o they_o march_v the_o moor_n too_o invade_v calabria_n of_o a_o great_a part_n whereof_o they_o possess_v themselves_o but_o whilst_o they_o besiege_v cosenza_n their_o king_n be_v kill_v by_o thunder_n from_o heaven_n whereupon_o they_o be_v disperse_v and_o return_v home_o thus_o god_n himself_o punish_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o enemy_n of_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o pity_n to_o his_o people_n who_o be_v miserable_o forsake_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o if_o he_o have_v not_o do_v the_o name_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o holy_a church_n have_v be_v no_o more_o such_o sluggish_a and_o sorry_a fellow_n be_v the_o potentate_n of_o those_o time_n john_n die_v after_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n two_o year_n and_o fifteen_o day_n leave_v nothing_o behind_o he_o worthy_a notice_n but_o that_o he_o renew_v some_o old_a quarrel_n which_o have_v be_v almost_o forget_v benedict_n iu._n benedict_n the_o four_o a_o roman_a for_o his_o good_a nature_n and_o mildness_n be_v make_v pope_n but_o nothing_o be_v do_v in_o his_o time_n worthy_a of_o any_o great_a commendation_n in_o his_o age_n it_o happen_v as_o to_o other_o it_o do_v sometime_o that_o a_o strange_a negligence_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d have_v possess_v mankind_n no_o incitement_n be_v apply_v by_o which_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o action_n that_o be_v praiseworthy_a which_o yet_o be_v never_o want_v under_o good_a prince_n or_o well_o constitute_v government_n at_o
pontificate_n the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n answer_v as_o he_o be_v wont_a ambiguous_o that_o he_o shall_v live_v long_o if_o he_o come_v not_o near_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o when_o in_o the_o four_o year_n first_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n of_o his_o papacy_n he_o be_v at_o rome_n at_o mass_n in_o the_o church_n of_o holy_a cross_n in_o jerusalem_n it_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n that_o now_o he_o must_v die_v where_o he_o hearty_o repent_v confess_v his_o fault_n before_o the_o people_n exhort_v they_o all_o to_o lay_v aside_o ambition_n and_o to_o withstand_v the_o stratagem_n of_o the_o devil_n betake_v themselves_o to_o a_o holy_a and_o pious_a life_n then_o he_o desire_v they_o that_o after_o his_o death_n they_o will_v lay_v the_o trunk_n of_o his_o body_n however_o tear_v and_o dismember_v as_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v in_o a_o cart_n and_o there_o to_o bury_v it_o where_o the_o horse_n shall_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n carry_v it_o and_o then_o as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o wicked_a man_n may_v see_v that_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o room_n for_o pardon_v leave_v with_o god_n for_o they_o if_o they_o at_o any_o time_n repent_v by_o the_o divinc_fw-la will_n and_o providence_n the_o horse_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n go_v to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o lateran_n where_o his_o body_n be_v bury_v martinus_n write_v beside_o that_o as_o well_o from_o the_o clatter_n of_o this_o pope_n bone_n as_o from_o the_o sweat_n or_o rather_o moisture_n of_o his_o tomb_n people_n be_v wont_a to_o gather_v presage_n and_o those_o most_o manifest_a of_o the_o approach_a death_n of_o any_o pope_n and_o that_o this_o be_v hint_v in_o the_o epitaph_n on_o his_o tomb._n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o no_o let_v the_o pope_n who_o it_o concern_v look_v to_o it_o john_n xix_o john_n the_o nineteen_o who_o surname_n and_o family_n because_o of_o their_o baseness_n be_v not_o record_v die_v four_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n after_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n so_o that_o because_o of_o the_o shortness_n of_o his_o pontificate_n there_o be_v nothing_o memorable_a do_v either_o by_o himself_o or_o any_o other_o in_o the_o time_n unless_o that_o many_o prodigy_n apparition_n and_o comet_n be_v see_v and_o many_o town_n ruin_v by_o earthquake_n foreshow_v the_o calamity_n that_o be_v to_o come_v some_o ease_n in_o which_o yet_o be_v give_v by_o hugh_n the_o viceroy_n of_o italy_n under_o otho_n and_o governor_n of_o tuscany_n for_o he_o manage_v his_o province_n with_o so_o great_a justice_n and_o integrity_n that_o no_o one_o complain_v for_o want_n of_o a_o excellent_a prince_n who_o afterward_o die_v at_o pistoia_n the_o tuscan_n universal_o bewail_v he_o as_o a_o public_a parent_n not_o suffer_v any_o manner_n of_o respect_n to_o be_v want_v to_o his_o funeral_n in_o this_o place_n i_o therefore_o think_v good_a to_o mention_v the_o deserve_a praise_n of_o hugo_n that_o governor_n of_o country_n may_v know_v that_o it_o be_v much_o better_a by_o a_o just_a and_o generous_a administration_n to_o acquire_v glory_n and_o honour_n than_o by_o unjust_a way_n to_o heap_v up_o riches_n with_o everlasting_a shame_n and_o ignominy_n john_n xx._n john_n the_o twenty_o a_o roman_a of_o the_o ward_n of_o port-metropolitan_a be_v make_v pope_n indulge_v himself_o in_o a_o easy_a way_n of_o live_v and_o do_v nothing_o worth_a mention_v but_o robert_n king_n of_o france_n deserve_v the_o high_a commendation_n who_o at_o this_o time_n lead_v a_o life_n as_o devout_a as_o kingly_a excel_v all_o the_o cotemporary_a christian_a king_n in_o knowledge_n and_o religious_a live_n and_o be_v himself_o excel_v by_o no_o man_n in_o controversial_a learning_n he_o not_o own_v that_o opinion_n which_o the_o prince_n of_o our_o time_n have_v embrace_v that_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o potentate_n while_n to_o be_v learn_v but_o that_o it_o behoove_v they_o that_o be_v to_o rule_v the_o nation_n to_o take_v their_o rule_n of_o government_n from_o the_o precept_n of_o other_o which_o yet_o can_v be_v do_v without_o read_v and_o study_n what_o else_o indeed_o be_v a_o illiterate_a prince_n but_o the_o image_n of_o a_o lion_n command_v the_o other_o beast_n it_o be_v necessary_a they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o moderate_v their_o own_o passion_n as_o well_o as_o the_o people_n who_o will_v be_v think_v fit_a to_o govern_v other_o with_o great_a reason_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o we_o speak_v well_o of_o robert_n who_o devotion_n be_v such_o that_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o have_v leisure_n from_o his_o warlike_a employment_n he_o will_v sing_v the_o canonical_a hour_n with_o the_o priest_n and_o so_o great_a be_v his_o merit_n in_o this_o way_n that_o once_o when_o he_o have_v beleaguer_v a_o town_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o neglect_v the_o siege_n to_o attend_v the_o canonical_a hour_n the_o wall_n miraculous_o sell_v down_o and_o his_o man_n immediate_o rush_v in_o take_v the_o place_n but_o john_n according_a to_o some_o author_n have_v sit_v in_o the_o chair_n four_o year_n and_o four_o month_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o s._n peter_n church_n the_o sea_n be_v then_o vacant_a nineteen_o day_n sergius_n iu._n sergius_n the_o four_o a_o roman_a son_n of_o martin_n succeed_v a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o holy_a life_n and_o sweet_a conversation_n both_o before_o and_o in_o his_o pontificate_n he_o be_v charitable_a to_o the_o poor_a cheerful_a among_o his_o friend_n and_o acquaintant_n merciful_a to_o those_o who_o be_v faulty_a and_o mild_a even_o with_o the_o perverse_a beside_o he_o be_v so_o prudent_a that_o in_o all_o the_o time_n he_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n nothing_o be_v commit_v which_o can_v reflect_v any_o charge_n of_o negligence_n upon_o his_o government_n for_o place_v all_o his_o thought_n in_o heaven_n which_o all_o pope_n ought_v to_o do_v and_o have_v a_o mind_n imbue_v with_o much_o natural_a goodness_n he_o bring_v about_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o mind_n by_o his_o counsel_n and_o advice_n the_o prince_n of_o italy_n enter_v into_o a_o league_n for_o drive_v the_o saracen_n out_o of_o sicily_n and_o according_o make_v equal_a preparation_n of_o men._n there_o be_v then_o in_o italy_n most_o of_o the_o son_n of_o tancred_n the_o great_a duke_n of_o normandy_n among_o who_o be_v william_n surname_v ferrebach_n a_o man_n of_o so_o great_a courage_n that_o take_v for_o his_o companion_n in_o the_o expedition_n malochus_n general_n of_o the_o force_n of_o michael_n catalaicus_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n he_o in_o a_o short_a time_n clear_v that_o island_n of_o saracen_n the_o prince_n of_o capova_n and_o salerno_n lend_v some_o assistance_n afterwards_o malochus_n use_v injustice_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o spoil_n william_n think_v good_a to_o dissemble_v for_o the_o time_n but_o return_v into_o italy_n with_o forty_o thousand_o norman_n who_o be_v just_o come_v from_o the_o holy_a war_n he_o seize_v upon_o all_o apulia_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o greek_n and_o at_o melfi_n meet_v malochus_n with_o his_o army_n fights_z and_o defeat_v he_o and_o thus_o by_o the_o valour_n of_o william_n the_o kingdom_n of_o apulia_n be_v transfer_v from_o the_o greek_n to_o the_o norman_n for_o he_o die_v without_o heir_n his_o brother_n drogo_n succeed_v he_o and_o to_o he_o succeed_v humphrey_n a_o young_a brother_n from_o who_o descend_v robert_n guiscardi_n and_o his_o brother_n roger._n while_o this_o past_a in_o apulia_n italy_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o world_n too_o labour_v under_o a_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n the_o holy_a man_n sergius_n die_v in_o the_o second_o year_n and_o fifteen_o day_n of_o his_o popedom_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o s._n peter_n church_n the_o sea_n be_v then_o vacant_a eight_o day_n benedict_n viii_o benedict_n the_o eight_o bear_v at_o frascato_n his_o father_n name_n be_v gregory_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n crown_v henry_n i._o of_o bavaria_n emperor_n in_o the_o room_n of_o otho_n iii_o decease_a according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o gregory_n v._o some_o say_v that_o otho_n die_v at_o rome_n and_o that_o his_o body_n be_v carry_v into_o germany_n other_o say_v it_o be_v bury_v in_o s._n peter_n church_n however_o that_o may_v be_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o henry_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n who_o be_v a_o excellent_a and_o a_o most_o holy_a person_n be_v now_o create_v emperor_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o empress_n equal_o praiseworthy_a for_o charity_n devotion_n and_o affability_n but_o whilst_o he_o be_v employ_v in_o compose_v the_o affair_n of_o germany_n the_o saracen_n enter_v italy_n take_v capua_n and_o besiege_v bari_n the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o be_v reduce_v to_o extremity_n for_o want_v of_o provision_n the_o venetian_n with_o their_o fleet_n relieve_v they_o and_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o greek_n set_v upon_o
very_o powerful_a for_o beatrix_n the_o mother_n of_o mathild_n have_v be_v sister_n to_o the_o emperor_n henry_n ii_o and_o have_v marry_v one_o boniface_n a_o potent_a man_n and_o of_o a_o honourable_a family_n of_o the_o city_n of_o lucca_n in_o tuscany_n upon_o who_o death_n all_o his_o estate_n fall_v first_o to_o beatrix_n and_o after_o her_o decease_n be_v devolve_v upon_o mathild_n and_o her_o husband_n godfrey_n so_o that_o they_o stand_v possess_v of_o lucca_n parma_n reggio_n mantua_n and_o that_o part_n of_o tuscany_n now_o call_v s._n peter_n patrimony_n but_o to_o return_v to_o benedict_n he_o be_v depose_v by_o hildebrand_n because_o he_o come_v not_o in_o by_o the_o right_a way_n but_o by_o force_n and_o simony_n for_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v pass_v their_o word_n to_o archdeacon_n hildebrand_n when_o he_o go_v to_o florence_n that_o they_o will_v not_o proceed_v upon_o any_o election_n of_o a_o new_a pope_n till_o his_o return_n to_o the_o city_n when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o therefore_o together_o with_o gerard_n bishop_n of_o florence_n he_o inveigh_v most_o bitter_o against_o they_o all_o especial_o against_o those_o who_o have_v promise_v to_o stay_v till_o his_o return_n but_o there_o arise_v great_a contention_n upon_o this_o matter_n many_o approve_v of_o benedict_n as_o a_o very_a good_a and_o prudent_a man_n though_o they_o disallow_v that_o election_n of_o he_o with_o great_a clamour_n that_o it_o be_v irregular_o and_o illegal_o do_v yet_o at_o last_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o hildebrand_n gerard_n a_o man_n worthy_a indeed_o of_o so_o high_a a_o dignity_n be_v by_o a_o majority_n of_o vote_n create_v pope_n and_o benedict_n turn_v out_o some_o will_v have_v this_o election_n to_o have_v be_v make_v at_o sienna_n because_o a_o free_a choice_n can_v not_o be_v have_v at_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o partiality_n of_o some_o man_n in_o power_n there_o benedict_n be_v depose_v after_o he_o have_v sit_v nine_o month_n and_o twenty_o day_n and_o then_o be_v confine_v to_o veletri_n nicolas_n ii_o nicolas_n the_o second_o a_o provençal_n at_o first_o name_v gerard_n bishop_n of_o florence_n for_o his_o virtue_n and_o excellent_a spirit_n upon_o the_o expulsion_n of_o benedict_n who_o be_v not_o regular_o so_o create_v be_v make_v pope_n at_o sienna_n and_o immediate_o thereupon_o withdraw_v to_o sutri_n where_o an._n dom._n 1059._o he_o call_v a_o council_n whither_o come_v not_o only_o the_o bishop_n but_o many_o of_o the_o nobleman_n of_o italy_n where_o he_o force_v benedict_n to_o resign_v the_o office_n and_o habit_n of_o pope_n and_o to_o retire_v to_o veletri_n from_o hence_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o in_o the_o second_o lateran_n council_n he_o procure_v a_o law_n to_o be_v enact_v very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o purpose_n that_o if_o any_o one_o either_o by_o simony_n or_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o any_o powerful_a man_n or_o by_o any_o tumult_n either_o of_o the_o people_n or_o soldiery_n shall_v be_v place_v in_o s._n peter_n chair_n he_o shall_v be_v repute_v not_o apostolical_a but_o a_o apostate_n one_o that_o transgress_v the_o rule_n even_o of_o common_a reason_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o cardinal_n clergy_n and_o devout_a laity_n with_o weapon_n both_o spiritual_a and_o material_a by_o anathema_n and_o by_o any_o humane_a aid_v he_o to_o drive_v out_o and_o depose_v and_o that_o catholic_n may_v assemble_v for_o this_o end_n in_o any_o place_n whatsoever_o if_o they_o can_v do_v it_o in_o the_o city_n in_o the_o same_o council_n berengarius_fw-la deacon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o anjou_n be_v reclaim_v from_o his_o error_n concern_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n in_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n whereof_o he_o affirm_v the_o true_a and_o entire_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o present_a but_o only_o by_o a_o sign_n figure_n or_o mystery_n which_o error_n at_o the_o instance_n and_o persuasion_n of_o nicolas_n and_o albericus_n a_o deacon_n a_o very_a learned_a man_n he_o recant_v affirm_v the_o eucharist_n to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o entire_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n we_o have_v say_v that_o this_o error_n be_v condemn_v by_o leo_n ix_o but_o never_o amend_v the_o praise_n of_o which_o belong_v whole_o to_o nicolas_n as_o lanfranc_n write_v a_o man_n at_o that_o time_n very_o learned_a who_o in_o a_o excellent_a work_n of_o his_o confute_v the_o tenet_n of_o berengarius_fw-la while_o these_o thing_n be_v act_v at_o rome_n by_o pope_n nicolas_n godfrey_n the_o norman_a who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n drogo_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o apulia_n and_o calabria_n die_v leave_v his_o son_n bagelardus_n his_o heir_n which_o robert_n guiscardi_n his_o brother_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o not_o like_v he_o drive_v out_o his_o nephew_n and_o seize_v upon_o the_o earldom_n take_v in_o troia_n also_o which_o have_v long_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n at_o this_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o a_o little_a enrage_a at_o robert_n till_o by_o his_o invitation_n take_v a_o journey_n into_o apulia_n whatsoever_o the_o church_n have_v lose_v be_v return_v again_o and_o then_o he_o not_o only_o take_v robert_n into_o favour_n but_o make_v he_o a_o feudatary_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v constitute_v duke_n of_o calabria_n and_o apulia_n after_o this_o receive_n of_o he_o a_o great_a assistance_n of_o force_n and_o return_v to_o the_o city_n he_o subdue_v the_o prenestine_n tusculan_n and_o nomentans_n who_o have_v revolt_v from_o the_o church_n and_o cross_v the_o tiber_n he_o sack_v galese_fw-mi and_o take_v in_o other_o castle_n of_o count_n gerard_n as_o far_o as_o sutri_n render_v the_o territory_n of_o rome_n hereby_o much_o more_o secure_a it_o be_v write_v also_o that_o henry_n iii_o be_v crown_v by_o nicolas_n with_o the_o imperial_a diadem_n and_o out_o of_o gratitude_n for_o it_o all_o his_o time_n never_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o holy_a church_n but_o nicolas_n have_v conclude_v this_o life_n with_o great_a praise_n of_o all_o man_n die_v when_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n three_o year_n six_o month_n and_o twenty_o six_o day_n the_o sea_n be_v then_o vacant_a twelve_o day_n alexander_z ii_o alexander_z the_o second_o who_o name_n at_o first_o be_v anselm_n a_o milanese_n bishop_n of_o lucca_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o nicolas_n though_o absent_a be_v for_o his_o good_a temper_n affability_n and_o learning_n elect_a pope_n but_o the_o bishop_n of_o lombardy_n think_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o country_n that_o it_o be_v just_a a_o pope_n shall_v be_v choose_v out_o of_o their_o number_n gilbert_n of_o parma_n at_o that_o 〈◊〉_d very_o powerful_a take_v their_o part_n vigorous_o they_o obtain_v of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n against_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o wife_n agnes_n that_o they_o may_v set_v up_o a_o other_o pope_n whereupon_o the_o bishop_n hold_v a_o consult_v make_v one_o cadolus_n pope_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o parma_n to_o who_o all_o lombardy_n straightway_o submit_v except_o mathild_n a_o noble_a lady_n who_o have_v great_a reverence_n for_o the_o roman_a sea_n cadolus_n be_v soon_o after_o call_v to_o rome_n by_o the_o adversary_n of_o alexander_n both_o party_n engage_v in_o battle_n in_o the_o prati_n di_fw-it nerone_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n montorio_n in_o which_o fight_n many_o be_v slay_v on_o both_o side_n alexander_n and_o godfrey_n the_o husband_n of_o mathild_n stay_v in_o the_o lateran_n palace_n not_o know_v where_o to_o trust_v themselves_o all_o place_n be_v so_o full_a of_o treachery_n though_o some_o say_v that_o alexander_n to_o avoid_v the_o bloody_a sight_n do_v before_o the_o battle_n retire_v to_o lucca_n and_o live_v there_o secure_o for_o some_o time_n which_o kind_a protection_n from_o the_o luccheses_n he_o grateful_o acknowledge_v by_o grant_v both_o to_o their_o church_n and_o city_n very_o notable_a privilege_n cadolus_n be_v repulse_v at_o rome_n but_o rest_v not_o long_o at_o quiet_a in_o his_o country_n be_v invite_v again_o by_o some_o citizen_n who_o find_v that_o to_o satisfy_v their_o avarice_n it_o be_v their_o interest_n that_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o confusion_n and_o get_v together_o a_o great_a army_n than_o before_o he_o come_v to_o rome_n and_o by_o force_n seize_v the_o citta_n leonina_n and_o s._n peter_n church_n but_o the_o roman_n with_o the_o force_n of_o godfrey_n fall_v forth_o strike_v such_o a_o sudden_a terror_n into_o the_o enemy_n that_o they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o heel_n and_o cadolus_n narrow_o miss_v be_v take_v have_v be_v forsake_v by_o his_o friend_n but_o cincius_n son_n to_o the_o perfect_a of_o rome_n with_o a_o strong_a squadron_n carry_v he_o
monument_n of_o his_o wit_n in_o writing_n especial_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o canticle_n and_o his_o consideration_n of_o divine_a contemplation_n dedicate_v to_o eugenius_n the_o pope_n from_o whence_o he_o may_v learn_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o pope_n he_o likewise_o write_v many_o epistle_n one_o above_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o roman_n in_o which_o he_o much_o blame_v they_o as_o also_o a_o apology_n and_o some_o sermon_n upon_o solemn_a occasion_n but_o to_o return_v to_o paschal_n who_o decree_v in_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o guardastallo_n that_o no_o city_n of_o romagna_n as_o piacenza_n parma_n reggio_n modena_n nor_o bologna_n shall_v be_v any_o long_a subject_n to_o ravenna_n which_o have_v be_v former_o the_o metropolis_n and_o mother-church_n because_o the_o bishop_n of_o ravenna_n have_v often_o exalt_v their_o horn_n against_o the_o roman_a sea_n but_o when_o the_o pope_n come_v back_o to_o the_o city_n the_o people_n desire_v he_o that_o he_o will_v make_v peter_n son_n governor_n of_o the_o city_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n who_o be_v so_o in_o his_o life_n time_n which_o the_o pope_n deny_v to_o do_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o nonage_n for_o he_o be_v scarce_o ten_o year_n old_a there_o be_v such_o a_o tumult_n of_o a_o sudden_a that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o city_n for_o fear_v of_o some_o great_a mischief_n for_o there_o be_v many_o that_o say_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o such_o a_o boy_n shall_v be_v entrust_v with_o such_o a_o weighty_a employment_n but_o that_o will_v not_o do_v for_o when_o he_o be_v at_o alba_n and_o hear_v that_o peter_n leo_n a_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o church_n be_v set_v upon_o in_o his_o own_o house_n by_o the_o adverse_a faction_n he_o immediate_o send_v ptolemy_n from_o ariccia_n with_o a_o good_a competent_a number_n of_o man_n to_o assist_v he_o who_o drive_v the_o enemy_n over_o the_o tiber_n kill_v some_o and_o take_v other_o who_o he_o divide_v among_o the_o several_a town_n to_o be_v keep_v but_o there_o soon_o appear_v great_a inconstancy_n in_o ptolemy_n for_o those_o who_o he_o have_v take_v but_o a_o little_a before_o he_o set_v upon_o by_o surprise_n as_o they_o go_v through_o the_o selva_n del_fw-it aglio_fw-it by_o his_o order_n to_o the_o several_a town_n and_o take_v they_o again_o and_o carry_v they_o with_o he_o to_o ariccia_n among_o who_o be_v also_o the_o dead_a governor_n be_v son_n nor_o be_v ptolemy_n content_v to_o do_v so_o only_o but_o he_o possess_v himself_o of_o sarmoneta_n nymphaeo_n tiberia_n and_o the_o seacoast_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n henry_n come_v out_o of_o germany_n into_o italy_n with_o a_o army_n which_o strike_v terror_n into_o all_o that_o hear_v of_o it_o but_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o rome_n in_o the_o pope_n absence_n who_o at_o that_o time_n hold_v a_o council_n in_o puglia_n and_o think_v himself_o deprive_v of_o his_o imperial_a dignity_n together_o with_o the_o power_n of_o bestow_v bishopric_n he_o be_v crown_v a_o second_o time_n before_o st._n gregory_n body_n by_o the_o arch_a bishop_n of_o braga_n who_o be_v banish_v by_o his_o own_o country_n and_o so_o go_v home_o again_o but_o paschal_n when_o the_o council_n be_v dismiss_v come_v out_o of_o puglia_n to_o rome_n with_o a_o army_n of_o norman_n and_o retake_v many_o town_n from_o the_o enemy_n and_o at_o 〈◊〉_d give_v willing_a audience_n to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o calo_n johannes_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n alexius_n and_o bid_v they_o be_v sure_a to_o animate_v their_o master_n against_o the_o saracen_n then_o the_o abbot_n of_o farfa_n and_o ptolemy_n who_o ill_a action_n be_v too_o great_a to_o be_v pardon_v skulk_v about_o a_o good_a while_n till_o at_o last_o paschal_n who_o be_v a_o very_a mild_a man_n take_v they_o into_o favour_n when_o thing_n be_v thus_o settle_v and_o a_o church_n dedicate_v to_o agapetus_n build_v at_o palestrina_n which_o he_o consecrate_v he_o return_v from_o thence_o in_o pomp_n to_o rome_n where_o he_o be_v meet_v by_o the_o whole_a city_n in_o which_o crowd_n he_o fall_v sick_a and_o perceive_v his_o approach_a death_n he_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n exhort_v the_o clergy_n to_o peace_n and_o concord_n and_o die_v after_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n eighteen_o year_n six_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n upon_o the_o 14_o of_o january_n and_o be_v honourable_o bury_v in_o the_o lateran_n church_n he_o in_o his_o pontificate_n make_v fifty_o priest_n thirty_o deacon_n and_o a_o hundred_o bishop_n he_o also_o consecrate_v fifteen_o church_n at_o rome_n especial_o that_o of_o st._n adrian_n intrefori_fw-la which_o have_v be_v profane_v by_o some_o of_o the_o faction_n and_o the_o church_n of_o st._n mary_n in_o monticello_n in_o fine_a he_o repair_v and_o consecrate_v the_o church_n of_o the_o sancti_fw-la quatuor_fw-la coronati_fw-la which_o be_v deface_v when_o robert_n guiscard_v prince_n of_o salerno_n set_v that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n on_o fire_n which_o go_v from_o the_o lateran_n to_o the_o capitol_n as_o i_o have_v say_v in_o the_o life_n of_o gregory_n the_o seven_o gelasius_n ii_o gelasius_n the_o second_o before_o name_v john_n bear_v at_o gaeta_n his_o father_n name_n be_v crescentius_n of_o a_o noble_a family_n from_o his_o youth_n up_o well_o educate_v and_o learn_v in_o montecassino_a under_o the_o religious_a abbot_n odrisio_n he_o learn_v the_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n for_o this_o reason_n he_o be_v send_v for_o to_o rome_n by_o urban_n ii_o who_o know_v he_o to_o be_v trusty_a and_o virtuous_a and_o ever_o have_v a_o great_a esteem_n for_o he_o but_o his_o fidelity_n be_v then_o most_o conspicuous_a when_o pope_n urban_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o german_n and_o sectator_n of_o gilbert_n the_o antipope_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o s._n batholomew_n between_o the_o two_o bridge_n for_o he_o only_o and_o that_o noble_a person_n peter_n leone_n never_o abandon_v he_o urban_n therefore_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o prosperity_n again_o mindful_a of_o so_o great_a kindness_n and_o for_o his_o learning_n and_o fidelity_n make_v he_o his_o secretary_n and_o because_o he_o have_v a_o elegant_a way_n of_o writing_n he_o commit_v to_o he_o the_o charge_n of_o reform_v the_o style_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n which_o by_o the_o ignorance_n and_o negligence_n of_o former_a age_n be_v very_o much_o corrupt_v and_o afterward_o observe_v the_o great_a worth_n of_o the_o man_n he_o resolve_v to_o make_v he_o a_o cardinal_n and_o propose_v it_o often_o in_o the_o consistory_n with_o the_o good_a like_n of_o all_o but_o urban_n die_v soon_o after_o pope_n paschal_n take_v notice_n of_o his_o great_a desert_n immediate_o make_v he_o cardinal-deacon_n and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o pascbal_n when_o the_o consultation_n be_v hold_v for_o the_o elect_n of_o a_o new_a pope_n all_o the_o cardinal_n be_v to_o that_o purpose_n assemble_v in_o the_o monastery_n below_o the_o palace_n of_o leo_n and_o cincio_n frangipane_n by_o a_o universal_a consent_n john_n of_o gaeta_n be_v choose_v pope_n by_o the_o name_n of_o gelasius_n this_o election_n put_v cincio_n frangipane_n into_o so_o great_a a_o rage_n because_o the_o college_n have_v reject_v a_o creature_n of_o he_o who_o he_o have_v propose_v to_o they_o to_o be_v pope_n that_o accompany_v with_o many_o arm_a man_n he_o 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o monastery_n break_v down_o the_o door_n and_o beat_v down_o whosoever_o he_o meet_v in_o his_o way_n and_o take_v the_o pope_n himself_o by_o the_o collar_n he_o sling_v he_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o kick_v he_o and_o then_o make_v he_o a_o prisoner_n the_o cardinal_n who_o endeavour_v to_o make_v their_o escape_n he_o throw_v 〈◊〉_d their_o horse_n and_o mule_n not_o spare_v any_o manner_n of_o contumely_n that_o can_v be_v put_v upon_o so_o venerable_a a_o assembly_n but_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n will_v not_o endure_v the_o assront_n but_o gather_v together_o in_o arm_n before_o 〈◊〉_d house_n and_o threaten_a death_n and_o ruin_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v not_o immediate_o set_v 〈◊〉_d safe_a and_o sound_a at_o liberty_n the_o frangipani_n comply_v with_o all_o their_o demand_n and_o leo_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o fall_n at_o the_o pope_n foot_n kiss_v 〈◊〉_d and_o most_o humble_o beg_v his_o pardon_n the_o pope_n then_o mount_v his_o white_a horse_n and_o attend_v by_o the_o clergy_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n he_o ride_v to_o the_o lateran_n and_o be_v there_o crown_v according_a to_o custom_n at_o this_o time_n baldwin_n who_o have_v be_v exhort_v by_o the_o pope_n both_o by_o letter_n and_o messenger_n to_o withstand_v 〈◊〉_d the_o barbarian_a force_n till_o some_o supply_n can_v be_v send_v into_o asia_n to_o his_o assistance_n take_v sobal_n a_o
strong_a place_n in_o syria_n and_o fortify_v it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o receptacle_n for_o the_o christian_n in_o their_o war_n against_o the_o infidel_n boemund_n also_o the_o young_a die_v tancred_n who_o be_v his_o uncle_n and_o guardian_n be_v by_o all_o the_o christian_n declare_v prince_n of_o antioch_n which_o principality_n have_v settle_v he_o be_v send_v for_o by_o baldwin_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o come_v with_o all_o his_o force_n to_o aid_v he_o against_o the_o turk_n saracen_n and_o arab_n who_o with_o a_o great_a army_n have_v invade_v his_o kingdom_n tancred_n arrive_v there_o and_o observe_v the_o small_a force_n of_o the_o christian_n dissuade_v baldwin_n from_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o enemy_n by_o that_o mean_n put_v the_o whole_a affair_n of_o christendom_n under_o a_o great_a hazard_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o baldwin_n give_v they_o a_o opportunity_n of_o fight_v be_v overcome_v with_o great_a slaughter_n himself_o and_o a_o few_o man_n retreat_v with_o great_a difficulty_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o tancred_n by_o several_a byway_n escape_v to_o antioch_n the_o enemy_n puff_v up_o with_o this_o great_a victory_n seize_v mount_n tabor_n and_o pull_v down_o the_o monestery_n there_o put_v all_o the_o monk_n to_o the_o sword_n gelasius_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n can_v not_o be_v at_o rest_n from_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n for_o the_o emperor_n henry_n have_v enter_v italy_n with_o his_o army_n waste_v all_o as_o he_o march_v be_v just_a about_o to_o enter_v rome_n in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n to_o escape_v who_o the_o pope_n at_o first_o retire_v to_o the_o house_n of_o volcamino_n a_o noble_a citizen_n but_o not_o deem_v that_o altogether_o safe_a he_o go_v with_o his_o attendant_n aboard_o a_o couple_n of_o galley_n prepare_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o sail_v down_o the_o tiber_n to_o ostia_n the_o german_a soldier_n pursue_v he_o and_o shoot_v at_o he_o with_o dart_n and_o arrow_n come_v to_o ostia_n he_o dare_v not_o venture_v any_o whither_o by_o sea_n it_o be_v so_o stormy_a but_o he_o travel_v hy_z land_n to_o ardea_n accompany_v still_o wherever_o he_o go_v by_o hugh_n cardinal_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n a_o illustrious_a prelate_n soon_o after_o the_o sea_n grow_v more_o calm_a he_o return_v to_o 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o he_o sail_v first_o to_o terracina_n and_o then_o to_o gaeta_n where_o he_o be_v very_o kind_o entertain_v by_o his_o countryman_n hither_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o william_n duke_n of_o puglia_n robert_n prince_n of_o capua_n and_o richard_n of_o aquila_n who_o all_o promise_v he_o their_o utmost_a service_n as_o become_v loyal_a feudatary_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n henry_n hear_v these_o prince_n be_v raise_v a_o army_n against_o he_o set_v up_o for_o a_o anti_fw-la pope_n maurice_n archbishop_n of_o braga_n by_o the_o name_n of_o gregory_n to_o oppose_v gelasius_n and_o recommend_v he_o to_o the_o family_n of_o frangipani_n and_o not_o content_a to_o have_v act_v so_o pernicious_a a_o thing_n he_o enter_v the_o country_n of_o anagni_n and_o plunder_v and_o ruin_v all_o before_o he_o he_o have_v just_o lay_v siege_n to_o turricolo_n a_o strong_a place_n when_o on_o a_o sudden_a news_n be_v bring_v that_o gelasius_n with_o the_o prince_n of_o puglia_n approach_v with_o a_o great_a army_n whereupon_o he_o decamp_v and_o as_o he_o retreat_v out_o of_o italy_n he_o sill_v all_o place_n with_o slaughter_n and_o rapine_n 〈◊〉_d upon_o his_o retreat_n dismiss_v the_o 〈◊〉_d prince_n suppose_v now_o that_o henry_n be_v go_v all_o thing_n will_v be_v in_o a_o peaceable_a condition_n at_o rome_n hereafter_o but_o he_o be_v very_o much_o deceive_v in_o his_o opinion_n for_o he_o be_v soon_o after_o inform_v that_o the_o antipope_n uphold_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o frangipani_n continue_v still_o at_o rome_n out_o of_o fear_n of_o which_o family_n he_o stay_v private_o a_o while_n in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o friend_n but_o afterward_o as_o he_o be_v say_v mass_n in_o the_o church_n of_o praxede_n his_o enemy_n with_o their_o party_n rush_v in_o and_o he_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o escape_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n by_o flight_n some_o of_o the_o corsi_n and_o normanni_n two_o great_a family_n with_o his_o nephew_n crescentius_n fight_v brisk_o in_o his_o defence_n the_o next_o day_n guard_v by_o his_o retinue_n and_o friend_n in_o arm_n he_o return_v to_o the_o city_n from_o s._n paul_n whither_o he_o have_v flee_v and_o consult_v with_o his_o cardinal_n he_o resolve_v to_o leave_v the_o city_n lest_o the_o uproar_n every_o day_n increase_a some_o great_a mischief_n may_v ensue_v have_v therefore_o leave_v to_o peter_n bishop_n of_o porto_n the_o vicegerency_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n at_o rome_n and_o to_o hugo_n cardinal_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n the_o care_n of_o benevento_n he_o sail_v first_o to_o pisa_n not_o conceive_v the_o way_n by_o land_n to_o be_v secure_a for_o himself_o and_o the_o cardinal_n who_o accompany_v he_o where_o he_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n relate_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o departure_n from_o rome_n and_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a kindness_n by_o the_o pisans_n thence_o set_v sail_n for_o france_n he_o arrive_v at_o s._n giles_n and_o be_v there_o entertain_v by_o the_o abbot_n of_o clugni_n and_o his_o monk_n with_o many_o other_o who_o come_v for_o that_o purpose_n very_o magnificent_o and_o splendid_o then_o he_o cross_v the_o middle_n of_o france_n with_o a_o venerable_a rather_o than_o sumptuous_a attendance_n which_o now_o adays_o be_v the_o fashion_n by_o the_o way_n dedicate_a the_o church_n of_o s._n cecily_n in_o stagello_n s._n sylvester_n in_o burgundy_n and_o s._n stephen_n in_o tornay_n and_o with_o stone_n determine_v the_o bound_n of_o each_o church_n come_v at_o last_o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o clugni_n he_o be_v take_v with_o a_o pleurisy_n and_o die_v have_v be_v pope_n one_o year_n and_o five_o day_n he_o be_v a_o most_o holy_a man_n and_o very_o praiseworthy_a both_o for_o his_o life_n and_o doctrine_n so_o that_o i_o can_v doubt_v consider_v the_o integrity_n of_o his_o life_n and_o his_o religious_a constancy_n amid_o the_o many_o storm_n and_o trouble_v he_o undergo_v but_o that_o he_o now_o enjoy_v eternity_n among_o the_o bless_a in_o heaven_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o porch_n of_o the_o say_a monastery_n some_o write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o order_n of_o knight_n templar_n first_o begin_v who_o live_v not_o far_o from_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n entertain_v pilgrim_n and_o accompany_v they_o in_o arm_n in_o their_o journey_n to_o and_o from_o the_o holy_a place_n which_o by_o their_o mean_n may_v be_v visit_v with_o all_o safety_n these_o knight_n cusentinus_n commend_v high_o for_o their_o holy_a christian_a life_n calistus_n ii_o calistus_n the_o second_o first_o name_v guy_n a_o burgundian_n archbishop_n of_o vienna_n descend_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o france_n be_v choose_v pope_n by_o those_o cardinal_n who_o be_v at_o clugni_n at_o the_o death_n of_o gelasius_n but_o he_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o 〈◊〉_d till_o he_o hear_v the_o election_n be_v approve_v by_o those_o cardinal_n also_o who_o be_v leave_v at_o rome_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o italy_n which_o be_v certify_v to_o he_o by_o letter_n and_o messenger_n he_o go_v to_o rome_n and_o the_o nobility_n and_o people_n meet_v he_o congratulate_v his_o promotion_n and_o their_o own_o good_a fortune_n not_o doubt_v but_o he_o will_v be_v a_o restorer_n of_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n to_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n here_o he_o settle_v matter_n to_o his_o mind_n and_o go_v to_o benevento_n where_o all_o the_o prince_n thereabouts_o be_v meet_v to_o salute_v he_o according_a to_o custom_n of_o who_o the_o principal_a be_v william_n duke_n of_o puglia_n jordan_n count_n of_o 〈◊〉_d arnulphus_n count_n of_o ariano_n and_o robert_n count_n of_o lauretello_n all_o man_n of_o great_a honour_n and_o without_o doubt_v the_o most_o powerful_a lord_n of_o that_o part_n of_o italy_n who_o take_v their_o oath_n of_o fealty_n to_o the_o pope_n but_o calistus_n have_v nothing_o more_o in_o his_o thought_n than_o the_o holy_a war_n where_o it_o be_v much_o fear_v the_o christian_a cause_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v itself_o against_o so_o many_o barbarous_a nation_n return_v to_o rome_n dispatch_v away_o lambert_n bishop_n of_o ostia_n a_o saxon_a cardinal_n of_o s._n stephen_n in_o monte_fw-fr celio_n and_o gregory_n cardinal_n of_o s._n angelo_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o treat_v of_o a_o peace_n which_o have_v procure_v without_o much_o difficulty_n they_o hang_v up_o a_o table_n of_o the_o article_n thereof_o in_o the_o lateran_n church_n to_o the_o incredible_a joy_n of_o all_o people_n but_o this_o last_v not_o long_o for_o roger_n count_n
of_o sicily_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o count_n william_n have_v seize_v upon_o calabria_n and_o puglia_n the_o charge_n of_o both_o which_o country_n william_n go_v to_o constantinople_n to_o espouse_v the_o daughter_n of_o alexius_n the_o emperor_n have_v commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o pope_n upon_o this_o therefore_o the_o pope_n leave_v rome_n and_o go_v to_o benevento_n from_o whence_o he_o send_v cardinal_n hugo_n to_o roger_n as_o he_o be_v besiege_v the_o rocca_n di_fw-it niceforo_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o arm_n and_o quit_v the_o siege_n but_o he_o little_o regard_v the_o pope_n order_n rather_o pursue_v the_o war_n more_o vigorous_o fear_v lest_o if_o his_o cousin_n william_n shall_v arrive_v before_o he_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o those_o two_o country_n it_o may_v render_v his_o design_n unfeasible_a the_o pope_n then_o begin_v to_o raise_v a_o army_n when_o on_o a_o sudden_a both_o himself_o and_o many_o of_o the_o cardinal_n be_v take_v ill_o of_o fever_n which_o force_v he_o to_o return_v to_o rome_n without_o perform_v any_o thing_n so_o that_o roger_n not_o meet_v any_o resistance_n easy_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o calabria_n and_o puglia_n thus_o be_v william_n 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o country_n and_o of_o the_o wife_n he_o expect_v and_o be_v force_v to_o betake_v himself_o to_o live_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o salerno_n he_o die_v a_o little_a while_n after_o without_o heir_n and_o roger_n have_v lose_v so_o considerable_a a_o enemy_n arrogate_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o italy_n calistus_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o recover_v his_o health_n hold_v a_o council_n in_o the_o lateran_n of_o nine_o hundred_o father_n where_o it_o be_v consult_v how_o with_o the_o first_o opportunity_n they_o may_v send_v recruit_n to_o the_o christian_a army_n in_o asia_n then_o much_o weaken_v the_o news_n whereof_o give_v such_o courage_n to_o baldwin_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o he_o set_v upon_o gazis_fw-la a_o king_n of_o the_o turk_n that_o inhabit_v asia_n minor_a who_o be_v come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o great_a army_n vanquish_v he_o and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o with_o like_a success_n he_o encounter_v the_o king_n of_o damascus_n who_o be_v march_v against_o jerusalem_n who_o he_o defeat_v have_v kill_v two_o thousand_o of_o the_o enemy_n and_o take_v a_o thousand_o but_o balahac_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n come_v on_o with_o numerous_a source_n and_o baldwin_n not_o stay_v till_o the_o auxiliary_n can_v arrive_v he_o rash_o adventure_v to_o fight_v he_o and_o be_v total_o rout_v and_o himself_o and_o many_o of_o his_o noble_n make_v captive_n this_o make_a pope_n calistus_n hasten_v their_o assistance_n lest_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o christian_n shall_v be_v destroy_v have_v no_o king_n and_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o veramundus_n patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n a_o learned_a and_o a_o good_a mam_n he_o animate_v the_o venetian_n with_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o reward_n to_o man_n out_o a_o stout_a fleet_n upon_o the_o service_n in_o the_o year_n 1121._o dominico_n michiele_n be_v duke_n which_o arrive_v at_o joppa_n then_o straight_o besiege_v both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n by_o the_o saracen_n they_o overcome_v they_o with_o great_a slaughter_n and_o raise_v the_o siege_n hence_o they_o go_v to_o tyre_n which_o after_o a_o long_a and_o bloody_a siege_n they_o take_v have_v first_o make_v it_o their_o bargain_n that_o half_a ascalon_n and_o tyre_n shall_v be_v they_o if_o by_o their_o mean_n they_o happen_v to_o be_v take_v but_o emanuel_n emperor_n of_o the_o greek_n successor_n to_o calo-joannes_n enve_v these_o great_a success_n to_o the_o latin_n or_o those_o of_o the_o roman_a communion_n command_v the_o venetian_n to_o recall_v their_o admiral_n which_o they_o do_v and_o he_o obey_v but_o he_o be_v so_o enrage_v that_o in_o his_o return_n he_o sack_v rhodes_n chios_n from_o whence_o he_o translate_v to_o venice_n the_o body_n of_o s._n theodore_n the_o martyr_n samos_n mitilene_n and_o andros_n island_n belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n he_o take_v modone_n and_o 〈◊〉_d it_o and_o subject_v the_o island_n trau_n before_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o hungarian_n to_o the_o venetian_a commonwealth_n he_o bring_v also_o along_o with_o he_o to_o venice_n the_o stone_n upon_o which_o at_o tyre_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o have_v sit_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n baldwin_n who_o we_o say_v be_v take_v prisoner_n be_v ransom_v return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o for_o a_o while_o keep_v up_o the_o christian_a cause_n so_o that_o calistus_n have_v now_o a_o little_a leisure_n from_o foreign_a trouble_n create_v twelve_o cardinal_n rebuild_v several_a church_n that_o be_v ruin_v with_o age_n repair_v the_o city_n wall_n make_v conduit_n 〈◊〉_d castle_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o distribute_v great_a donary_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n to_o several_a church_n purchase_n several_a piece_n of_o ground_n to_o augment_v s._n peter_n revenue_n and_o within_o the_o court_n build_v the_o church_n of_o s._n nicolas_n but_o so_o great_a felicity_n can_v long_o be_v enjoy_v on_o earth_n without_o interruption_n for_o gregory_n the_o antipope_n before_o name_v bordino_n attempt_v to_o usurp_v the_o papacy_n keep_v at_o sutri_n where_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o some_o roytelet_n thereabouts_o he_o do_v great_a damage_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o his_o incursion_n and_o plunder_v all_o the_o stranger_n he_o can_v meet_v with_o that_o travel_a to_o rome_n either_o out_o of_o devotion_n or_o about_o business_n calistus_n therefore_o get_v together_o a_o army_n on_o a_o sudden_a and_o send_v before_o john_n de_fw-fr crema_fw-la cardinal_n of_o s_o chrysogon_n with_o the_o most_o expedite_a part_n of_o soldiery_n himself_o follow_v and_o defeat_v the_o enemy_n take_v sutri_n and_o set_v bordino_n upon_o a_o camel_n lead_v he_o so_o in_o triumph_n to_o rome_n and_o then_o forgive_v he_o his_o life_n but_o thrust_v he_o into_o the_o monastery_n of_o cave_n at_o last_o calistus_n have_v deserve_v well_o both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n die_v in_o the_o lord_n after_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n five_o year_n ten_o month_n and_o six_o day_n the_o sea_n be_v then_o vacant_a eight_o day_n honorius_n ii_o honorius_n the_o second_o at_o first_o name_v lambert_n bear_v in_o the_o country_n of_o imola_n be_v make_v pope_n about_o the_o time_n that_o baldwin_n be_v ransom_v from_o his_o imprisonment_n add_v the_o principality_n of_o antioch_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n all_o the_o heir_n be_v dead_a to_o who_o of_o right_n it_o belong_v but_o so_o great_a a_o province_n not_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v without_o a_o lieutenant_n he_o make_v raymund_n son_n to_o william_n duke_n of_o austria_n their_o governor_n who_o wife_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o boemund_n the_o elder_a and_o have_v thus_o settle_a matter_n he_o go_v against_o the_o king_n of_o ascalon_n who_o be_v assist_v with_o force_n from_o egypt_n infest_a the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o he_o utter_o rout_v in_o one_o battle_n afterwards_o baldequan_n a_o petit_fw-fr king_n of_o damascus_n attempt_v the_o same_o thing_n but_o with_o great_a force_n he_o overthrow_v he_o in_o three_o fierce_a battle_n his_o man_n in_o their_o flight_n be_v kill_v up_o and_o down_o like_o sheep_n to_o return_v to_o honorius_n though_o his_o parentage_n be_v mean_a yet_o for_o his_o excellent_a learning_n and_o conversation_n he_o be_v every_o way_n worthy_a of_o so_o high_a a_o dignity_n not_o but_o that_o the_o method_n by_o which_o he_o obtain_v it_o be_v not_o altogether_o commendable_a the_o election_n have_v be_v procure_v rather_o by_o the_o ambition_n of_o some_o private_a man_n than_o by_o unanimous_a consent_n for_o when_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o calistus_n the_o consultation_n be_v hold_v about_o choose_v a_o new_a pope_n leo_n frangipane_v impose_v upon_o the_o conclave_n that_o the_o election_n shall_v be_v defer_v for_o three_o day_n under_o pretence_n of_o more_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o a_o strict_a search_n into_o the_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n though_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v part_n of_o his_o design_n but_o it_o be_v crafty_o and_o politic_o do_v by_o he_o to_o gain_v time_n in_o which_o vote_n may_v be_v procure_v for_o the_o choice_n of_o lambert_n the_o people_n be_v extreme_o desirous_a to_o have_v have_v the_o cardinal_n of_o s._n stephen_n which_o frangipane_n also_o pretend_v that_o so_o he_o may_v by_o this_o trick_n draw_v over_o the_o people_n and_o the_o unwary_a father_n which_o some_o of_o the_o cardinal_n observe_v because_o they_o will_v not_o have_v a_o pope_n according_a to_o his_o mind_n they_o set_v aside_o the_o cardinal_n of_o s._n stephen_n and_o choose_v theobald_n cardinal_n of_o s._n anastasio_n pope_n by_o the_o name_n of_o celestine_n leo_n now_o think_v it_o
no_o time_n to_o dally_v but_o perceive_v the_o people_n be_v displease_v at_o that_o choice_n declare_v lambert_n aforesaid_a for_o pope_n with_o great_a acclamation_n of_o the_o citizen_n the_o clergy_n also_o approve_v it_o and_o that_o the_o people_n may_v not_o have_v time_n to_o change_v their_o mind_n he_o immediate_o clothe_v he_o with_o the_o pontifical_a vestment_n in_o the_o scinie_n a_o place_n near_o s._n sylvester_n church_n he_o though_o it_o be_v not_o without_o slight_n that_o he_o get_v the_o popedom_n yet_o be_v afterward_o universal_o salute_v and_o own_a as_o such_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n he_o create_v several_a worthy_a person_n cardinal_n of_o who_o assistance_n he_o constant_o make_v use_v in_o all_o his_o difficult_a affair_n be_v very_o much_o delight_v with_o the_o conversation_n of_o excellent_a man_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o detain_v at_o rome_n with_o he_o pontius_n abbot_n of_o clugni_n a_o very_a diligent_a person_n and_o show_v great_a respect_n to_o the_o extraordinary_a part_n of_o hildebert_n bishop_n of_o man_n who_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o skill_n at_o heroic_a or_o elegiac_a verse_n he_o promote_v afterward_o to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o tours_n this_o age_n be_v render_v also_o more_o illustrious_a by_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la a_o famous_a doctor_n of_o paris_n who_o then_o flourish_v who_o lest_o behind_o he_o several_a last_a monument_n of_o his_o admirable_a learning_n as_o his_o book_n concern_v the_o sacrament_n his_o book_n of_o sentence_n another_o write_v by_o way_n of_o dialogue_n entitle_v didascalus_n another_o of_o care_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o a_o book_n entitle_v of_o art_n and_o science_n all_o these_o learned_a man_n pope_n honorius_n love_v to_o that_o degree_n that_o he_o neglect_v no_o opportunity_n of_o prefer_v they_o one_o foul_a deed_n yet_o be_v act_v in_o his_o time_n much_o to_o be_v abhor_v for_o one_o arnulphus_n a_o excellent_a preacher_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o christ_n be_v murder_v at_o rome_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o the_o priest_n because_o he_o inveigh_v bitter_o against_o their_o incontinence_n and_o sensuality_n and_o reprove_v their_o pompous_a live_n and_o insatiable_a appetite_n after_o wealth_n propose_v the_o poverty_n and_o pure_a integrity_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o their_o imitation_n this_o man_n the_o roman_a nobility_n and_o gentry_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o true_a prophet_n and_o disciple_n of_o christ_n and_o extol_v he_o to_o the_o sky_n which_o beget_v 〈◊〉_d much_o envy_n and_o rage_n as_o cost_v the_o good_a man_n his_o life_n whether_o this_o holy_a man_n be_v a_o priest_n a_o monk_n or_o a_o hermit_n be_v not_o certain_a historian_n write_v that_o honorius_n be_v very_o much_o trouble_v at_o the_o fact_n but_o can_v never_o find_v the_o author_n of_o it_o he_o aster_v have_v reign_v well_o in_o s._n peter_n chair_n five_o year_n two_o month_n and_o a_o day_n die_v to_o the_o general_a grief_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o the_o great_a solemnity_n in_o the_o lateran_n church_n and_o the_o sea_n be_v thereupon_o vacant_a one_o day_n his_o name_n be_v in_o a_o inscription_n in_o marble_n 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o praxede_n but_o i_o know_v not_o what_o it_o mean_v innocent_a ii_o innocent_a the_o second_o a_o roman_a bear_v in_o trastevere_a be_v make_v pope_n raise_v a_o army_n and_o march_n against_o roger_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o former_a roger_n lord_n of_o sicily_n who_o endeavour_v to_o possess_v himsess_v of_o puglia_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o william_n the_o duke_n thereof_o in_o who_o the_o whole_a family_n of_o robert_n guiscard_v be_v extinct_a in_o this_o expedition_n the_o roman_n show_v so_o much_o courage_n and_o fortitude_n that_o at_o the_o first_o onset_n they_o overthrow_v the_o enemy_n then_o encamp_v at_o s._n germane_a and_o take_v the_o town_n they_o follow_v roger_n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o besiege_v he_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n 〈◊〉_d duke_n of_o calabria_n his_o son_n with_o a_o good_a army_n come_v upon_o they_o and_o in_o one_o battle_n defeat_v they_o not_o only_o deliver_v his_o father_n from_o the_o siege_n but_o take_v the_o pope_n prisoner_n with_o all_o the_o cardinal_n that_o then_o attend_v he_o all_o who_o yet_o soon_o after_o roger_n use_v wonderful_a moderation_n free_o release_v for_o which_o reason_n the_o pope_n afterward_o be_v easy_o persuade_v to_o grant_v any_o thing_n he_o desire_v except_o the_o title_n of_o king_n which_o he_o earnest_o solicit_v with_o great_a expense_n and_o large_a promise_n during_o these_o action_n one_o peter_n son_n of_o peter_n leone_n a_o potent_a citizen_n of_o rome_n by_o some_o seditious_a fellow_n be_v set_v up_o for_o a_o antipope_n by_o the_o name_n of_o anacletus_fw-la who_o by_o spoil_v several_a church_n in_o the_o city_n and_o rifle_v their_o treasure_n particular_o break_v into_o s._n peter_n church_n whence_o he_o take_v a_o cross_n of_o gold_n with_o its_o appendent_a ornament_n have_v rake_v together_o so_o much_o wealth_n that_o he_o be_v able_a with_o it_o to_o corrupt_v to_o his_o side_n any_o of_o the_o citizen_n who_o be_v desirous_a of_o change_n so_o that_o innocent_a upon_o his_o return_n to_o the_o city_n find_v all_o place_n full_a of_o uproar_n and_o that_o these_o must_v needs_o end_v in_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o man_n he_o retire_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n and_o first_o sail_v to_o pisa_n from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o genoa_n and_o at_o last_o to_o france_n anacletus_fw-la then_o be_v rid_v of_o so_o considerable_a a_o adversary_n endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v by_o liberal_a pension_n to_o bring_v over_o those_o who_o be_v for_o innocent_a to_o his_o side_n and_o that_o he_o may_v more_o firm_o oblige_v roger_n then_o incline_v to_o his_o party_n to_o his_o interest_n he_o create_v he_o king_n of_o both_o sicily_n innocent_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o hold_v 〈◊〉_d council_n at_o clermont_n in_o which_o the_o antipope_n and_o his_o follower_n be_v condemn_v from_o whence_o he_o go_v to_o orleans_n and_o have_v visit_v king_n philip_n by_o who_o he_o be_v kind_o receive_v he_o pass_v into_o la_fw-fr beausse_fw-fr where_o at_o chartres_n he_o discourse_v with_o henry_n king_n of_o england_n who_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o who_o he_o endeavour_v with_o many_o argument_n to_o persuade_v to_o undertake_v a_o expedition_n against_o the_o saracen_n hence_o he_o take_v a_o turn_n into_o lorain_n and_o find_v lotharius_n new_o make_v king_n of_o the_o german_n at_o liege_n who_o make_v he_o many_o large_a promise_n of_o assistance_n towards_o his_o restauration_n he_o make_v he_o take_v a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v make_v such_o sufficient_a preparation_n for_o the_o enterprise_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v return_v to_o rome_n with_o security_n after_o this_o have_v hold_v another_o council_n at_o rheims_n and_o upon_o his_o return_n into_o italy_n one_o other_o at_o piacenza_n he_o come_v to_o pisa_n where_o he_o compose_v the_o animosity_n that_o have_v long_o be_v between_o the_o pisans_n and_o genoeses_n he_o also_o raise_v the_o bishopric_n of_o genoa_n which_o before_o be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o milan_n to_o a_o arch-hishops_a sea_n to_o which_o he_o subject_v three_o bishop_n of_o corsica_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o bebio_n the_o same_o he_o do_v by_o that_o of_o pisa_n make_v it_o a_o archbishopric_n with_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o other_o three_o bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o bishop_n of_o populonia_n lotharius_n by_o this_o time_n be_v come_v into_o italy_n with_o a_o great_a army_n which_o have_v by_o the_o pope_n advice_n divide_v with_o two_o distinct_a body_n he_o march_v to_o the_o city_n where_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o janicolo_n he_o enter_v that_o way_n while_o innocent_a with_o another_o party_n by_o another_o way_n cross_v the_o river_n anien_n over_o ponte_n mamolo_fw-la get_v into_o the_o lateran_n the_o antipope_n not_o appear_v at_o all_o so_o that_o lotharius_n with_o marvellous_o good_a fortune_n quash_v that_o faction_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v take_v care_n that_o innocent_n shall_v not_o thereafter_o be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o they_o the_o pope_n be_v so_o extreme_o oblige_v by_o these_o great_a service_n of_o lotharius_n that_o henry_n be_v now_o dead_a he_o create_v he_o emperor_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o crown_v he_o with_o a_o imperial_a diadem_n which_o do_v lotharius_n return_v into_o germany_n to_o reduce_v the_o leutici_n then_o in_o rebellion_n but_o while_o the_o pope_n call_v a_o council_n at_o pisa_n to_o consider_v of_o the_o state_n of_o christendom_n and_o of_o the_o preservation_n of_o religion_n the_o antipope_n who_o be_v condemn_v in_o this_o council_n also_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o roger_n and_o some_o factious_a people_n again_o bestir_v himself_o against_o
debate_v upon_o the_o receipt_n of_o this_o answer_n alexander_n go_v to_o anagnia_n and_o octavian_n to_o segna_n this_o the_o emperor_n take_v so_o heinous_o that_o he_o send_v two_o bishop_n to_o alexander_n to_o cite_v he_o before_o a_o council_n by_o the_o name_n of_o cardinal_n and_o not_o of_o pope_n alexander_n stand_v upon_o his_o right_n and_o reject_v they_o whereupon_o they_o go_v to_o octavian_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o pavia_n with_o intent_n to_o set_v he_o up_o against_o alexander_n which_o they_o do_v for_o hold_v a_o council_n frederick_n confirm_v he_o in_o the_o papacy_n lead_v he_o sit_v upon_o a_o white_a horse_n through_o the_o street_n of_o pavia_n and_o perform_v the_o usual_a adoration_n to_o he_o alexander_n be_v much_o move_v at_o this_o and_o have_v first_o admonish_v they_o to_o no_o purpose_n he_o set_v they_o both_o under_o a_o anathema_n and_o write_v letter_n to_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o nation_n of_o christendom_n in_o justification_n of_o himself_o for_o so_o do_v then_o return_v to_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o pontificate_n he_o find_v he_o have_v many_o adversary_n there_o who_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o oppose_v he_o because_o frederick_n army_n have_v now_o possess_v themselves_o of_o all_o st._n peter_n patrimony_n but_o orvieto_fw-la and_o anagnia_n wherefore_o alexander_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o king_n philip_n of_o france_n go_v to_o terracina_n and_o there_o embark_v in_o a_o ship_n provide_v for_o he_o by_o order_n of_o william_n king_n of_o sicily_n and_o arrive_v in_o france_n where_o in_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o clermont_n he_o pronounce_v the_o anathema_n before_o lay_v upon_o the_o emperor_n and_o octavian_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o europe_n baldwin_n iii_o die_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o his_o brother_n almeric_n step_v into_o the_o throne_n lest_o if_o a_o interregnum_fw-la shall_v have_v be_v among_o so_o barbarous_a and_o treacherous_a a_o people_n it_o may_v have_v give_v occasion_n to_o some_o mischievous_a revolution_n and_o have_v settle_v his_o affair_n for_o the_o time_n he_o lead_v his_o army_n against_o the_o egyptian_n and_o defeat_v their_o general_n drogon_n with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n he_o lay_v siege_n to_o alexandria_n of_o which_o tiracino_n lieutenant_n to_o the_o sultan_n of_o the_o saracen_n have_v traitorous_o make_v himself_o lord_n which_o siege_n he_o urge_v on_o with_o so_o great_a diligence_n that_o the_o alexandrian_n can_v hold_v out_o no_o long_o and_o yet_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o christian_n but_o offer_v to_o yield_v upon_o condition_n they_o may_v be_v free_v of_o this_o new_a lord_n and_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sultan_n almeric_n be_v content_a and_o receive_v a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n redeliver_v the_o city_n to_o the_o sultan_n who_o ungrateful_o put_v off_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o full_a bargain_n which_o cause_v almeric_n to_o march_v against_o he_o and_o to_o lay_v siege_n to_o cairo_n mean_a time_n in_o europe_n frederick_n act_v very_o tyrannical_o for_o he_o sack_v tortono_n and_o lay_v milan_n even_o with_o the_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o translate_v the_o body_n of_o the_o magi_n to_o cologn_n of_o which_o i_o think_v rodolphus_n be_v then_o arch_a bishop_n and_o do_v great_a mischief_n to_o the_o cremonese_n upon_o this_o those_o of_o verona_n vicenza_n padova_n and_o venice_n resolve_v unanimous_o to_o stop_v all_o manner_n of_o assistance_n that_o frederick_n shall_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o while_o he_o thus_o harassed_a lombardy_n this_o anger_v frederick_n so_o that_o he_o be_v about_o to_o invest_v verona_n with_o his_o army_n but_o hear_v that_o the_o other_o city_n have_v send_v thither_o their_o auxiliary_a troop_n he_o retreat_v to_o pavia_n from_o whence_o by_o letter_n and_o ambassador_n he_o exhort_v the_o king_n of_o france_n that_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o schism_n he_o will_v bring_v alexander_n before_o a_o general_a council_n where_o also_o he_o will_v appear_v with_o victor_n the_o city_n of_o dyon_n situate_v where_o the_o river_n savo_n divide_v france_n from_o germany_n be_v the_o place_n appoint_v for_o the_o council_n whither_o frederick_n have_v compose_v his_o affair_n in_o italy_n for_o a_o time_n arrive_v together_o with_o octavian_n and_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n and_o bohemia_n and_o attend_v by_o great_a number_n of_o arm_a men._n but_o when_o alexander_n refuse_v to_o go_v to_o that_o council_n which_o himself_o do_v not_o call_v but_o have_v begin_v another_o at_o tours_n frederick_n full_a of_o rage_n and_o threat_n return_n into_o germany_n have_v send_v octavian_n into_o italy_n intend_v speedy_o to_o follow_v he_o but_o he_o die_v at_o luca_n guy_n of_o crema_fw-la be_v set_v up_o for_o antipope_n in_o his_o stead_n the_o roman_n have_v now_o choose_v consul_n who_o be_v friend_n to_o alexander_n they_o immediatey_n recall_v he_o out_o of_o france_n and_o he_o take_v ship_n arrive_v first_o in_o sicily_n and_o thence_o come_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o be_v very_o kind_o receive_v with_o universal_a acclamation_n and_o the_o people_n of_o lombardy_n be_v by_o the_o arrival_n of_o alexander_n put_v in_o hope_n of_o retrieve_v their_o liberty_n so_o that_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o frederic_n who_o have_v use_v they_o so_o tyrannical_o and_o drive_v several_a of_o his_o garrison_n out_o of_o their_o town_n an._n dom._n 1165._o frederic_n hereupon_o march_v with_o a_o numerous_a army_n into_o italy_n and_o without_o do_v damage_n to_o any_o one_o contrary_a to_o all_o expectation_n enter_v the_o territory_n of_o bononia_n where_o he_o divide_v his_o army_n and_o send_v some_o battalion_n to_o luca_n to_o be_v a_o guard_n to_o the_o antipope_n who_o then_o reside_v there_o whilst_o he_o invest_v ancona_n with_o his_o army_n and_o after_o a_o siege_n of_o some_o time_n take_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o associate_v city_n of_o lombardy_n re-edify_a milan_n and_o fortify_v it_o and_o receive_v those_o of_o lodi_n who_o have_v be_v enemy_n to_o the_o milanese_n into_o their_o confederacy_n the_o more_o to_o enable_v they_o to_o resist_v frederick_n if_o he_o shall_v invade_v they_o but_o frederick_n have_v somewhat_o of_o great_a moment_n to_o think_v of_o for_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o william_n the_o norman_a king_n of_o sicily_n emanuel_n emperor_n of_o greece_n have_v send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o pope_n to_o offer_v he_o a_o great_a army_n to_o be_v employ_v against_o frederick_n and_o to_o promise_v a_o perfect_a agreement_n of_o all_o the_o grecian_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o so_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n may_v be_v all_o one_o if_o he_o will_v suffer_v the_o roman_a empire_n then_o divide_v to_o be_v again_o reduce_v into_o one_o body_n what_o answer_v these_o ambassador_n receive_v be_v not_o certain_a for_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o war_n then_o begin_v between_o the_o roman_n and_o those_o of_o tusculum_n and_o alba_n the_o pope_n can_v not_o give_v they_o a_o positive_a resolution_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v that_o the_o roman_n be_v too_o rigorous_a in_o the_o exaction_n of_o their_o gabel_n the_o tusculan_n and_o alban_n deny_v to_o pay_v they_o which_o enrage_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n so_o that_o they_o march_v out_o contrary_a to_o the_o pope_n will_n against_o they_o tumultuous_o but_o at_o that_o time_n raino_n who_o have_v be_v sttipe_v of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o puglia_n by_o roger_n bear_v the_o chief_a sway_n among_o the_o tusculan_n a_o man_n well_o skilled_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n who_o send_v for_o the_o german_a soldier_n from_o nepi_n and_o sutri_fw-la make_v so_o great_a a_o slaughter_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o they_o afterward_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o defend_v their_o wall_n much_o less_o can_v they_o meet_v a_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n frederick_n take_v this_o occasion_n to_o avenge_v the_o wrong_n as_o he_o call_v they_o which_o alexander_n have_v do_v he_o and_o leave_v ancona_n lead_v his_o army_n to_o rome_n and_o encamp_v in_o the_o prati_n di_fw-it nerone_n from_o whence_o he_o make_v a_o attack_z upon_o the_o vatican_n suburb_n but_o be_v stout_o repel_v by_o the_o friend_n of_o alexander_n the_o next_o day_n he_o attempt_v to_o set_v fire_n to_o s._n peter_n church_n and_o have_v effect_v it_o if_o those_o who_o have_v the_o care_n of_o it_o will_v have_v suffer_v it_o and_o the_o pope_n not_o think_v himself_o safe_a in_o the_o lateran_n into_o which_o he_o see_v the_o german_n will_v soon_o enter_v remove_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o frangipani_n near_o the_o palladio_n william_n king_n of_o sicily_n son_n of_o the_o great_a william_n hear_v of_o the_o pope_n danger_n send_v he_o a_o good_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o two_o galley_n well_o mane_v which_o
matter_n he_o die_v at_o pisa_n the_o fifty_o seven_o day_n of_o his_o pontificate_n clement_n iii_o clement_n the_o three_o a_o roman_a son_n of_o john_n surname_v the_o scholar_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n send_v forth_o a_o bull_n to_o encourage_v man_n to_o go_v to_o the_o holy_a war_n for_o saladine_n follow_v the_o course_n of_o his_o victory_n have_v take_v twenty_o five_o town_n in_o the_o principality_n of_o antioch_n and_o at_o last_o have_v by_o bribe_v the_o patriarch_n render_v himself_o master_n of_o antioch_n itself_o this_o give_v the_o alarm_n to_o the_o christian_a prince_n so_o that_o now_o comply_v with_o the_o pope_n exhortation_n they_o raise_v man_n the_o chief_a of_o those_o who_o engage_v in_o the_o expedition_n be_v the_o emperor_n frederic_n philip_n king_n of_o france_n richard_n king_n of_o england_n and_o otho_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n beside_o many_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n who_o accompany_v they_o the_o venetian_n and_o pisans_n set_v forth_o their_o several_a fleet_n well_o equip_v that_o of_o venice_n be_v under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o ravenna_n and_o that_o of_o pisa_n under_o their_o own_o archbishop_n and_o william_n king_n of_o sicily_n have_v clear_v the_o sea_n of_o pirate_n take_v care_n to_o supply_v they_o by_o the_o way_n out_o of_o puglia_n and_o sicily_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n beside_o these_o the_o friselander_n dane_n and_o fleming_n with_o a_o fleet_n of_o fifty_o galley_n land_v on_o the_o african_a shore_n do_v the_o saracen_n much_o mischief_n take_v and_o plunder_v siluma_n one_o of_o their_o city_n bela_n also_o king_n of_o poland_n out_o of_o good_a will_n to_o the_o christian_a cause_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o hungarian_n that_o so_o the_o passage_n through_o that_o country_n may_v be_v more_o easy_a and_o safe_a for_o those_o who_o be_v to_o take_v their_o way_n through_o it_o to_o this_o great_a expedition_n at_o last_o they_o all_o arrive_v at_o tyre_n and_o from_o thence_o they_o march_v unanimous_o to_o ptolemais_n and_o besiege_v it_o where_o saladine_n with_o a_o great_a army_n come_v and_o beat_v up_o their_o quarter_n so_o that_o have_v the_o enemy_n before_o they_o and_o behind_o they_o be_v force_v to_o fight_v the_o battle_n be_v long_o and_o bloody_a and_o the_o victory_n incline_v to_o the_o christian_n side_n when_o the_o mischance_n of_o a_o horse_n slip_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o common_a soldier_n give_v they_o a_o occasion_n of_o flight_n our_o man_n think_v that_o the_o saracen_n have_v get_v the_o better_a but_o geoffrey_n of_o lusignan_n who_o be_v leave_v to_o guard_v the_o camp_n in_o the_o nick_n of_o time_n give_v a_o brisk_a onset_n shock_a their_o pursuit_n and_o give_v the_o christian_n a_o opportunity_n to_o rally_v however_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o christian_n lose_v two_o thousand_o man_n that_o day_n beside_o that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o templar_n and_o andrew_n earl_n of_o bremen_n die_v afterward_o of_o their_o wound_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o siege_n last_v long_o the_o christian_n be_v reduce_v to_o so_o great_a a_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o procure_v victual_n of_o the_o enemy_n which_o saladine_n have_v notice_n of_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o opportunity_n and_o desert_v his_o camp_n which_o he_o leave_v without_o any_o guard_n but_o furnish_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_n which_o when_o the_o christian_n altogether_o in_o disorder_n enter_v and_o fall_v to_o plunder_v saladine_n return_v and_o kill_v many_o of_o they_o ere_o they_o be_v aware_a or_o prepare_v to_o receive_v he_o yet_o do_v not_o the_o christian_n quit_v this_o tedious_a and_o toilsome_a siege_n though_o to_o their_o other_o distress_n this_o be_v add_v that_o a_o dysentery_n rage_v in_o their_o camp_n of_o which_o disease_n sibyl_n the_o wife_n of_o guy_n with_o four_o son_n which_o she_o have_v by_o he_o all_z died_z while_o matter_n go_v thus_o in_o asia_n william_n king_n of_o sicily_n die_v at_o palermo_n not_o leave_v behind_o he_o any_o lawful_a heir_n so_o that_o that_o kingdom_n fall_v to_o the_o church_n but_o the_o nobleman_n of_o the_o island_n set_v up_o tancred_n in_o his_o room_n natural_a son_n of_o roger_n the_o norman_a by_o a_o concubine_n a_o man_n of_o so_o great_a cowardice_n and_o sloth_n that_o william_n will_v not_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v roger_n bastard_n pope_n clement_n not_o willing_a to_o lose_v his_o right_n send_v away_o a_o army_n thither_o with_o all_o speed_n between_o who_o and_o tancred_n who_o oppose_v they_o the_o country_n be_v fill_v with_o slaughter_n and_o outrage_n frederic_n the_o emperor_n be_v now_o by_o the_o way_n of_o hungary_n and_o thrace_n march_v with_o his_o army_n as_o far_o as_o constantinople_n in_o order_n to_o advance_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n where_o isaac_n the_o emperor_n of_o the_o greek_n fear_v his_o power_n persuade_v he_o to_o cross_v the_o bosporus_n which_o he_o do_v and_o clement_n still_o hasten_v he_o on_o by_o letter_n and_o nuntio_n he_o sit_v down_o before_o philomena_n a_o city_n of_o the_o turk_n and_o take_v it_o then_o he_o waste_v the_o country_n about_o iconium_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o all_o armenia_n minor_fw-la but_o go_v one_o time_n into_o a_o rapid_a stream_n to_o wash_v himself_o without_o regard_v the_o depth_n he_o be_v drown_v and_o his_o soldier_n retreat_v towards_o antioch_n either_o be_v lose_v or_o die_v so_o that_o his_o army_n come_v to_o nothing_o the_o two_o king_n philip_n and_o richard_n have_v pass_v the_o gallic_n and_o tyrrhene_a sea_n arrive_v together_o at_o messina_n after_o which_o they_o meet_v with_o different_a fortune_n for_o philip_n have_v a_o good_a voyage_n and_o come_v safe_a to_o ptolemais_n bring_v great_a strength_n and_o courage_n to_o the_o christian_a force_n but_o richard_n be_v bear_v by_o contrary_a wind_n to_o the_o coast_n of_o cyprus_n and_o be_v by_o the_o greek_n deny_v the_o liberty_n of_o land_v he_o enter_v the_o island_n by_o force_n and_o conquer_a it_o he_o place_v therein_o garrison_n of_o his_o own_o and_o then_o go_v to_o ptolemais_n that_o city_n be_v then_o stout_o attack_v but_o saladine_n have_v put_v in_o it_o so_o strong_a a_o garrison_n that_o with_o their_o frequent_a sally_n they_o do_v the_o christian_n much_o damage_n pope_n clement_n now_o think_v good_a to_o defer_v his_o controversy_n with_o tancred_n till_o the_o christian_n shall_v have_v more_o success_n against_o the_o saracen_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o regulate_v some_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n and_o with_o great_a severity_n animadvert_v upon_o the_o scandalous_a life_n of_o clergyman_n moreover_o he_o build_v the_o monastery_n of_o s._n laurence_n without_o the_o wall_n and_o with_o great_a expense_n repair_v the_o lateran_n palace_n and_o adorn_v the_o church_n there_o with_o excellent_a mosaic_a work_n not_o long_o after_o die_v when_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n three_o year_n and_o five_o month_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o lateran_n church_n with_o great_a funeral_n pomp._n celestine_n iii_o celestine_n the_o three_o a_o roman_a son_n of_o peter_n surname_v bubo_n succeed_v to_o the_o chair_n who_o grudge_v that_o tancred_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n secret_o get_v away_o constantia_n daughter_n to_o the_o late_a king_n roger_n out_o of_o a_o nunnery_n at_o palermo_n and_o though_o she_o be_v under_o the_o vow_n of_o chastity_n yet_o grant_v she_o the_o apostostical_a dispensation_n give_v she_o to_o wife_n to_o henry_n vi_o son_n of_o frederic_n barbarossa_n upon_o these_o term_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v empower_v to_o attempt_v the_o recovery_n of_o both_o the_o sicily_n which_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o dowry_n with_o his_o say_a wife_n pay_v a_o yearly_a tribute_n to_o the_o pope_n as_o feudatary_a of_o the_o church_n henry_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o this_o extraordinary_a kindness_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o he_o restore_v to_o he_o tusculum_n which_o he_o have_v before_o strengthen_v with_o a_o good_a garrison_n which_o celestine_n immediate_o bestow_v upon_o the_o roman_n they_o so_o spoil_v and_o ruin_v it_o that_o the_o very_a stone_n of_o the_o demolish_a city_n be_v bring_v to_o rome_n and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o campidoglio_n as_o monument_n of_o this_o great_a devastation_n henry_n and_o his_o wife_n constantia_n lay_v siege_n to_o naples_n be_v force_v to_o raise_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o plague_n which_o rage_v in_o their_o army_n but_o the_o christian_n who_o have_v now_o for_o two_o year_n besiege_v ptolemais_n have_v it_o surrender_v to_o they_o upon_o condition_n that_o they_o restore_v that_o piece_n of_o our_o lord_n cross_n which_o we_o before_o tell_v you_o be_v lose_v shall_v march_v
and_o messenger_n to_o be_v absolve_v by_o he_o and_o promise_v if_o he_o can_v obtain_v his_o request_n to_o be_v ever_o after_o his_o most_o humble_a servant_n but_o the_o pope_n be_v well_o aware_a of_o the_o crafty_a temper_n of_o the_o man_n not_o only_o warn_v the_o christian_a soldier_n to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o he_o as_o of_o one_o that_o be_v always_o plot_v mischief_n but_o have_v raise_v a_o army_n he_o send_v it_o under_o john_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n against_o rainaldo_n who_o then_o be_v harass_v the_o marca_n di_fw-it ancona_n and_o fill_v all_o place_n with_o rapine_n and_o devastation_n and_o with_o other_o force_n under_o cardinal_n colonna_n he_o drive_v the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n with_o his_o mercenary_a saracen_n out_o of_o s._n germane_a and_o have_v all_o the_o place_n from_o thence_o to_o capua_n deliver_v to_o he_o by_o surrender_n in_o a_o short_a time_n these_o success_n of_o the_o pope_n so_o affright_v those_o of_o vmbria_n and_o marca_n di_fw-mi ancona_n who_o have_v serve_v under_o frederic_n that_o they_o desert_v whatsoever_o they_o hold_v and_o retreat_v into_o naples_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n frederic_n be_v return_v from_o asia_n to_o brundisium_n and_o be_v now_o very_o desirous_a of_o peace_n offer_v his_o request_n to_o the_o pope_n that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o take_v he_o into_o favour_n to_o acknowledge_v he_o emperor_n and_o a_o true_a feudatary_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n which_o he_o at_o last_o obtain_v but_o not_o till_o he_o have_v pay_v down_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o ounce_n of_o gold_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o make_v good_a the_o damage_n he_o have_v do_v it_o and_o these_o condition_n he_o be_v force_v to_o come_v to_o anagni_n and_o there_o to_o implore_v of_o his_o holiness_n while_o gregory_n as_o become_v a_o faithful_a shepherd_n be_v thus_o careful_a on_o all_o hand_n and_o be_v go_v to_o perugia_n to_o settle_v matter_n in_o that_o city_n then_o much_o disorder_v by_o some_o banish_a person_n who_o be_v new_o return_v there_o arise_v a_o great_a sedition_n and_o heresy_n at_o rome_n than_o have_v be_v know_v before_o for_o hannibal_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o hannibali_fw-la join_v with_o some_o priest_n be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o head_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n in_o a_o conspiracy_n they_o carry_v on_o against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n speedy_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o their_o wicked_a design_n for_o the_o river_n tiber_n rise_v over_o his_o bank_n do_v they_o much_o mischief_n and_o this_o be_v accompany_v with_o so_o devour_v a_o plague_n that_o hardly_o one_o man_n in_o ten_o be_v leave_v alive_a the_o pope_n come_v to_o rome_n behave_v himself_o with_o wonderful_a clemency_n and_o forgive_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n their_o fault_n only_o put_v hannibal_n out_o of_o the_o senate_n and_o convict_v the_o priest_n of_o their_o heresy_n he_o bring_v they_o to_o recant_v their_o error_n and_o to_o profess_v as_o true_a christian_n ought_v to_o do_v then_o turn_v his_o thought_n to_o adorn_v the_o city_n he_o cause_v the_o old_a common-shore_n to_o be_v cleanse_v and_o repair_v and_o new_a one_o to_o be_v make_v at_o the_o same_o time_n yet_o consult_v not_o only_o the_o ornament_n but_o the_o healthiness_n of_o the_o place_n then_o leave_v rome_n for_o his_o health_n sake_n at_o riete_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o he_o canonize_v s._n dominic_n who_o found_v the_o order_n of_o friar_n predicant_o and_o at_o spoleto_n he_o do_v the_o same_o by_o s._n antony_n who_o be_v bear_v at_o lisbon_n but_o die_v at_o milan_n and_o be_v the_o second_o after_o s._n francis_n head_n of_o the_o order_n of_o minor_n hence_o he_o return_v to_o anagni_n and_o fortify_v the_o circumjacent_a town_n not_o a_o little_a apprehend_v the_o factious_a humour_n of_o the_o roman_n who_o chief_a senator_n after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n have_v propose_v a_o law_n to_o be_v make_v and_o the_o people_n have_v pass_v it_o that_o shall_v oblige_v all_o the_o town_n lie_v about_o rome_n to_o pay_v a_o certain_a tax_n to_o themselves_o the_o pope_n hereupon_o fearless_o take_v his_o journey_n to_o rome_n though_o the_o cardinal_n dissuade_v he_o meaning_n to_o endeavour_v by_o admonition_n or_o correction_n to_o bring_v the_o roman_n off_o from_o these_o insolence_n but_o when_o he_o find_v it_o signify_v nothing_o what_o he_o do_v he_o depart_v to_o riete_n whither_o also_o come_v the_o emperor_n frederic_n and_o they_o have_v discourse_n about_o the_o present_a state_n of_o affair_n they_o both_o come_v to_o this_o resolution_n that_o they_o will_v join_v their_o force_n together_o and_o unanimous_o march_v against_o the_o roman_n but_o at_o this_o time_n as_o he_o have_v always_o use_v to_o do_v frederic_n put_v a_o trick_n upon_o the_o pope_n for_o return_v himself_o into_o germany_n he_o leave_v order_n with_o his_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v in_o all_o juncture_n act_v as_o the_o roman_n will_v have_v '_o they_o the_o pope_n be_v much_o move_v at_o this_o treachery_n of_o he_o and_o propose_v a_o good_a reward_n to_o any_o german_a soldier_n who_o will_v leave_v their_o leader_n and_o serve_v under_o he_o whereupon_o so_o great_a multitude_n come_v over_o to_o his_o side_n that_o the_o roman_n dare_v not_o any_o where_o show_v themselves_o in_o open_a field_n against_o the_o army_n of_o the_o church_n gregory_n have_v by_o this_o mean_v recover_v the_o patrimony_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o the_o contrada_n do_v sabini_n he_o slight_v the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o sultan_n who_o come_v humble_o to_o sue_v for_o peace_n and_o send_v friar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o s._n francis_n and_o s._n dominic_n throughout_o europe_n by_o their_o preach_v to_o stir_v up_o the_o christian_n to_o the_o war_n against_o the_o saracen_n by_o who_o mean_n great_a number_n be_v get_v together_o than_o ever_o be_v before_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o it_o be_v under_o debate_n who_o shall_v command_v this_o great_a army_n the_o pope_n canonize_v elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n a_o most_o holy_a woman_n and_o famous_a for_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o she_o at_o length_n theobald_n king_n of_o navarre_n almeric_n montfort_n henry_n count_n of_o bari_n and_o campania_n with_o the_o christian_a force_n pass_v through_o germany_n and_o hungary_n arrive_v first_o at_o constantinople_n where_o cross_v the_o bosporus_n they_o come_v at_o last_o to_o ptolemais_n lay_v the_o country_n waste_v far_o and_o near_o but_o they_o be_v not_o long_o after_o set_v upon_o by_o a_o vast_a army_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o compel_v to_o retreat_v defend_v themselves_o from_o their_o pursuer_n for_o two_o day_n and_o there_o lose_v all_o their_o best_a men._n thus_o in_o a_o short_a time_n come_v this_o expedition_n to_o nothing_o which_o have_v cost_v so_o much_o industry_n to_o be_v bring_v about_o mere_o through_o the_o unskilfulness_n of_o the_o commander_n the_o pope_n be_v extreme_o trouble_v at_o this_o calamity_n and_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o rome_n at_o the_o earnest_a instance_n of_o the_o citizen_n there_o to_o put_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n to_o appease_v the_o divine_a wrath_n which_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n have_v provoke_v but_o his_o intention_n be_v frustrate_v by_o peter_n frangipani_n who_o be_v of_o the_o imperial_a faction_n oppose_v he_o so_o he_o leave_v perugia_n and_o go_v to_o viterbo_n to_o meet_v the_o emperor_n with_o a_o army_n who_o as_o intelligence_n be_v bring_v he_o have_v already_o enter_v lombardy_n and_o without_o any_o just_a cause_n waste_v the_o territory_n of_o the_o confederate_a city_n and_o be_v about_o to_o lay_v siege_n to_o some_o of_o they_o who_o force_n be_v almost_o break_v already_o have_v receive_v one_o mischief_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o from_o ezelino_n who_o then_o lord_v it_o over_o milan_n this_o ezelino_n surname_v the_o roman_a be_v grandson_n to_o a_o german_a commander_n who_o under_o otho_n iii_o lead_v a_o army_n of_o his_o countryman_n into_o italy_n and_o now_o have_v a_o body_n of_o man_n which_o he_o receive_v of_o frederic_n under_o his_o command_n procure_v to_o himself_o a_o great_a dominion_n in_o the_o country_n of_o lombardy_n bring_v under_o his_o jurisdiction_n treviso_n padova_n vincenza_n verona_n and_o brescia_n and_o frederic_n not_o show_v any_o regard_n to_o the_o stipulation_n and_o agreement_n which_o have_v theretofore_o be_v ratify_v between_o his_o ancestor_n and_o they_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o milanese_n and_o the_o associate_v city_n and_o in_o a_o great_a battle_n fight_v between_o they_o at_o a_o place_n call_v nova_fw-la corte_n he_o overcome_v they_o with_o great_a loss_n on_o their_o side_n which_o put_v the_o pope_n so_o
manner_n of_o filthiness_n the_o tiding_n of_o which_o move_v innocent_a to_o urge_v king_n lewis_n to_o hasten_v his_o march_n towards_o asia_n with_o those_o force_n he_o have_v already_o get_v together_o for_o that_o intent_n he_o comply_v and_o arrive_v at_o cyprus_n but_o it_o be_v at_o so_o unseasonable_a a_o time_n of_o the_o year_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o take_v up_o his_o winter_n quarter_n there_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o spring_n come_v on_o he_o sail_v to_o damiata_n where_o he_o get_v the_o better_a of_o the_o souldan_n navy_n and_o defeat_v his_o land-force_n who_o will_v have_v hinder_v his_o come_n on_o shore_n where_o he_o pitch_v his_o camp_n for_o so_o long_o as_o till_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o troop_n can_v arrive_v from_o italy_n but_o these_o be_v very_o much_o retard_v by_o the_o fury_n of_o frederic_n who_o wean_a himself_n after_o a_o while_n from_o the_o pleasure_n in_o which_o he_o have_v be_v immerse_v take_v up_o his_o arm_n again_o and_o fill_v the_o whole_a country_n with_o confusion_n and_o compel_v several_a city_n in_o which_o be_v many_o factious_a person_n to_o throw_v off_o their_o subjection_n to_o the_o pope_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o forli_n arimino_fw-la urbin_n and_o all_o the_o marca_n di_fw-it ancona_n in_o vmbria_n none_o stand_v to_o their_o allegiance_n but_o those_o of_o todi_n perugia_n and_o assisi_n and_o in_o tuscany_n only_o the_o florentine_n be_v on_o the_o pope_n side_n who_o therefore_o be_v so_o harass_v by_o the_o army_n of_o frederic_n that_o they_o be_v force_v at_o last_o to_o banish_v so_o many_o of_o their_o fellow-citizen_n as_o be_v of_o the_o guelph_n faction_n the_o bologneses_n have_v better_a luck_n for_o give_v battle_n to_o henry_n one_o of_o frederic_n general_n they_o overthrow_v he_o and_o cut_v he_o to_o piece_n some_o write_v that_o it_o be_v at_o this_o time_n that_o frederic_n pass_v into_o sicily_n die_v at_o palermo_n while_o other_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v take_v desperate_o sick_a in_o puglia_n and_o when_o he_o begin_v to_o recover_v he_o be_v smother_v to_o death_n with_o a_o pillow_n by_o one_o manfred_n who_o be_v his_o natural_a son_n beget_v upon_o a_o noble-woman_n his_o concubine_n howsoever_o this_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o some_o time_n before_o his_o death_n he_o have_v make_v manfred_n prince_n of_o tarento_n and_o have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o beside_o that_o principality_n many_o other_o town_n and_o territory_n he_o leave_v conrade_n who_o he_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n jowl_n daughter_n to_o john_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n heir_n of_o all_o his_o estate_n but_o he_o be_v afterward_o take_v off_o by_o poison_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o manfred_n have_v before_o seize_v upon_o naples_n and_o aquino_n and_o sack_v they_o much_o against_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o vigorous_o oppose_v these_o proceed_n though_o in_o vain_a in_o order_n to_o procure_v the_o peace_n of_o italy_n that_o he_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o transport_v the_o italian_a soldier_n to_o recruit_v the_o army_n of_o king_n lewis_n then_o lie_v before_o damiata_n but_o damiata_n be_v now_o take_v and_o robert_n earl_n of_o poitiers_n come_v with_o fresh_a supply_n from_o france_n he_o march_v from_o thence_o with_o his_o army_n towards_o the_o city_n of_o pharamia_n whither_o the_o sultan_n apprehend_v his_o design_n be_v already_o come_v with_o great_a force_n there_o happen_v to_o be_v a_o river_n betwixt_o the_o two_o army_n by_o reason_n whereof_o they_o can_v not_o join_v battle_n but_o they_o have_v frequent_a light_a skirmish_n both_o general_n keep_v themselves_o within_o their_o camp_n in_o one_o of_o which_o robert_n rash_o venture_v too_o far_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o enemy_n by_o this_o time_n innocent_n have_v almost_o extinguish_v those_o flame_n of_o war_n with_o which_o italy_n have_v so_o long_o be_v consume_v and_o intend_v to_o have_v return_v to_o rome_n have_v first_o canonize_v edmund_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o perugia_n he_o think_v good_a to_o decline_v his_o journey_n to_o rome_n understand_v the_o senate_n there_o arrogate_a to_o themselves_o more_o power_n than_o stand_v with_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o there_o he_o canonize_v and_o enroll_v among_o the_o holy_a martyr_n peter_n of_o verona_n a_o preach_a friar_n who_o have_v be_v murder_v by_o some_o heretic_n between_o milan_n and_o como_n and_o the_o same_o honour_n he_o give_v to_o s._n stanislaus_n bishop_n of_o cracow_n who_o in_o his_o life-time_n be_v very_o famous_a for_o work_a miracle_n hence_o he_o be_v invite_v by_o the_o nobleman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicily_n and_o immediate_o depart_v for_o naples_n then_o new_o repair_v where_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o s._n laurence_n church_n when_o he_o have_v be_v pope_n fourteen_o year_n six_o month_n twelve_o day_n just_a in_o the_o nick_n of_o time_n when_o he_o have_v hope_n to_o have_v bring_v into_o his_o possession_n all_o that_o kingdom_n it_o be_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o this_o excellent_a pope_n innocent_a that_o the_o octave_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v command_v to_o be_v observe_v yearly_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n as_o a_o festival_n he_o with_o good_a advice_n fill_v up_o the_o place_n in_o the_o college_n of_o cardinal_n which_o have_v long_o be_v vacant_a with_o very_o worthy_a personage_n and_o ordain_v that_o when_o they_o ride_v abroad_o they_o shall_v always_o wear_v a_o red_a hat_n for_o a_o honourable_a distinction_n of_o the_o degree_n they_o hold_v moreover_o this_o learned_a pope_n though_o raise_v to_o the_o high_a dignity_n in_o the_o church_n compile_v and_o publish_v several_a thing_n for_o he_o compose_v the_o apparatus_fw-la or_o gloss_n to_o the_o decretal_n which_o be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o the_o canonist_n because_o they_o contain_v many_o nice_a disquisition_n which_o render_v the_o text_n wonderful_o plain_a and_o he_o put_v forth_o another_o upon_o the_o council_n which_o hostiensis_n in_o his_o summa_fw-la call_v the_o authentic_o he_o write_v also_o a_o book_n concern_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o answer_n to_o one_o peter_n surname_v vinea_fw-la who_o assert_v that_o the_o empire_n and_o every_o person_n and_o thing_n thereunto_o belong_v be_v absolute_o subject_a to_o the_o emperor_n to_o which_o book_n innocent_a afterward_o give_v the_o title_n of_o his_o apologetic_n he_o be_v extreme_o delight_v with_o the_o conversation_n of_o learned_a man_n who_o also_o he_o remember_v to_o prefer_v to_o dignity_n in_o the_o church_n particular_o one_o hugo_n who_o write_v comment_n and_o concordance_n upon_o the_o holy_a bible_n a_o person_n famous_a for_o his_o learning_n and_o good_a life_n he_o advance_v to_o be_v cardinal_n of_o s._n sabina_n which_o great_a promotion_n yet_o do_v not_o make_v he_o leave_v his_o former_a course_n of_o life_n be_v a_o friar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o s._n dominic_n in_o this_o pope_n reign_n and_o by_o his_o order_n alexander_n of_o the_o order_n of_o friar_n minor_n who_o be_v well_o in_o year_n when_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o religious_a habit_n write_v a_o very_a copious_a sum_n of_o theology_n by_o the_o procurement_n also_o of_o this_o pope_n and_o enable_v by_o his_o bounty_n bernardus_n parmensis_n and_o compostellanus_fw-la two_o very_a learned_a man_n at_o this_o time_n make_v public_a their_o work_n upon_o the_o decretal_n which_o they_o call_v apparatus_fw-la innocent_a have_v not_o long_o be_v dead_a when_o he_o be_v follow_v by_o his_o nephew_n william_n who_o tomb_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n laurence_n without_o the_o wall_n alexander_n iu._n alexander_z the_o four_o a_o campanian_a bear_v at_o anagni_n be_v choose_v pope_n in_o the_o room_n of_o innocent_a and_o straight_o send_v monitory_a letter_n to_o manfred_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o at_o his_o peril_n attempt_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v a_o diminution_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o holy_a church_n for_o he_o call_v to_o his_o aid_n the_o saracen_n from_o nocera_n have_v surprise_v the_o church-force_n utter_o unprepared_a that_o be_v in_o foggia_n and_o either_o put_v they_o to_o the_o sword_n or_o take_v they_o prisoner_n and_o pretend_v that_o conradine_n be_v dead_a and_o that_o himself_o be_v his_o rightful_a heir_n he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o rule_v as_o king_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o christian_n who_o we_o tell_v you_o have_v encamp_v near_o the_o city_n of_o pharamia_n be_v very_o much_o visit_v with_o sickness_n and_o press_v with_o want_n of_o provision_n that_o part_n of_o nile_n be_v prepossess_v by_o the_o enemy_n by_o which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v
the_o guelph_n that_o have_v be_v banish_v into_o their_o own_o city_n he_o be_v no_o soon_o come_v thither_o but_o the_o gibbelin_n depart_v on_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o he_o without_o any_o disturbance_n appoint_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o officer_n at_o florence_n which_o the_o neighbour_a native_n call_v the_o head_n of_o the_o guelphian_a faction_n thence_o he_o move_v against_o the_o siennese_n and_o make_v all_o the_o gibellin_n of_o tuscany_n but_o especial_o those_o of_o pisa_n his_o enemy_n because_o he_o besiege_v poggibonci_n which_o the_o gibelline_n stout_o defend_v now_o when_o charles_n have_v reduce_v both_o kingdom_n all_o but_o nocera_n de_fw-fr pagani_n he_o at_o last_o grant_v the_o saracen_n a_o peace_n and_o let_v they_o live_v in_o italy_n upon_o their_o own_o term_n as_o they_o think_v good_a but_o he_o himself_o with_o his_o army_n upon_o the_o pope_n invitation_n go_v to_o viterbo_n where_o henry_n banish_v by_o his_o brother_n the_o king_n of_o castille_n be_v not_o long_o before_o arrive_v of_o who_o when_o the_o pope_n have_v hear_v charles_n good_a character_n he_o be_v so_o please_v with_o it_o that_o he_o present_v he_o with_o great_a thing_n and_o make_v he_o a_o senator_n of_o the_o city_n after_o that_o charles_n march_v into_o tuscany_n to_o suppress_v the_o gibellin_n who_o desire_v corradin_n a_o young_a man_n nephew_n to_o conrade_n of_o schwaben_n to_o come_v into_o italy_n and_o assist_v they_o against_o the_o guelph_n and_o see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o take_v poggibonci_n by_o storm_n because_o it_o be_v so_o well_o fortify_v both_o by_o art_n and_o nature_n he_o resolve_v to_o starve_v it_o into_o a_o surrender_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n after_o a_o long_a siege_n he_o take_v it_o and_o then_o go_v against_o they_o of_o pisa_n he_o take_v a_o town_n of_o they_o call_v mutrone_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o state_n of_o lucca_n charles_n at_o that_o time_n be_v very_o likely_a to_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n but_o that_o his_o friend_n call_v he_o hasty_o home_o to_o his_o kingdom_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o factious_a people_n that_o favour_v corradin_n party_n but_o most_o of_o all_o upon_o account_n of_o the_o saracen_n who_o he_o present_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o strong_a castle_n of_o nocera_n de_fw-fr pagani_n that_o he_o may_v go_v the_o safe_a against_o corradin_n who_o the_o man_n of_o pisa_n endeavour_v to_o make_v their_o king_n after_o they_o have_v not_o only_o lay_v waste_v all_o the_o country_n of_o lucca_n but_o conquer_v and_o kill_v charles_n marshal_n at_o arezzo_n by_o the_o assistance_n chief_o of_o guido_n of_o montferrat_n and_o all_o the_o gibellin_n faction_n on_o that_o side_n the_o alps_n they_o say_v that_o as_o the_o youth_n pass_v through_o the_o country_n near_o viterbo_n towards_o the_o kingdom_n the_o pope_n who_o pity_v his_o condition_n say_v in_o a_o prophetic_a manner_n that_o corradin_n himself_o be_v lead_v as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o slaughter_n so_o then_o he_o go_v towards_o rome_n and_o be_v meet_v at_o ponte_n molle_fw-la by_o henry_n the_o senator_n together_o with_o all_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n who_o salute_v he_o with_o loud_a acclamation_n by_o the_o name_n of_o emperor_n but_o whether_o out_o of_o fear_n or_o love_n be_v not_o well_o know_v at_o rome_n he_o dismiss_v guido_n of_o montferrat_n and_o go_v himself_o in_o all_o haste_n with_o his_o army_n towards_o the_o kingdom_n where_o when_o he_o understand_v how_o charles_n have_v take_v possession_n of_o compagna_n di_fw-it roma_fw-it and_o the_o great_a road_n that_o go_v through_o it_o he_o turn_v away_o to_o the_o mountain_n call_v tagliacocii_n towards_o marsi_n and_o there_o he_o encamp_v first_o of_o all_o near_a the_o lake_n be_v fortify_v with_o a_o old_a conduit_n and_o ruinate_a house_n charles_n move_v that_o way_n too_o and_o pitch_v his_o tent_n within_o ten_o furlong_n of_o he_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o a_o hollow_a vale_n where_o by_o advice_n of_o alardus_n a_o neapolitan_a who_o have_v be_v a_o old_a soldier_n in_o germany_n he_o immediate_o send_v away_o part_n of_o his_o army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o his_o marshal_n who_o be_v disguise_v like_o a_o king_n with_o a_o design_n to_o provoke_v the_o enemy_n but_o he_o himself_o stay_v the_o mean_a while_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o hill_n with_o his_o best_a soldier_n in_o ambuscade_n to_o wait_v for_o a_o good_a occasion_n of_o do_v his_o business_n effectual_o they_o fight_v full_a three_o whole_a hour_n without_o be_v able_a to_o say_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o better_a of_o it_o till_o the_o marshal_n who_o behave_v himself_o very_o brave_o fall_v at_o who_o death_n the_o french_a begin_v to_o give_v back_o but_o the_o german_n be_v more_o brisk_a than_o ever_o and_o pursue_v they_o to_o all_o place_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o order_n by_o this_o mean_v charles_n come_v upon_o they_o in_o a_o confusion_n rout_v they_o and_o make_v they_o run_v for_o it_o but_o kill_v a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o as_o they_o flee_v henry_n the_o senator_n be_v take_v prisoner_n at_o rieti_n whilst_o he_o endeavour_v to_o escape_v and_o corradin_n be_v discover_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o austria_n as_o he_o attempt_v to_o pass_v the_o tiber_n and_o go_v by_o boat_n into_o tuscany_n be_v bring_v to_o charles_n and_o put_v to_o death_n as_o the_o pope_n we_o tell_v you_o have_v prophesy_v it_o will_v short_o happen_v charles_n therefore_o in_o the_o year_n 1268_o after_o so_o great_a a_o victory_n and_o have_v make_v himself_o absolute_a in_o the_o kingdom_n go_v to_o rome_n where_o for_o some_o time_n he_o act_v as_o a_o senator_n by_o the_o pope_n permission_n and_o send_v his_o marshal_n into_o tuscany_n by_o who_o pain_n and_o care_n a_o peace_n be_v make_v between_o the_o sieneses_n and_o the_o florentine_n but_o when_o clement_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o popedom_n and_o twenty_o first_o day_n and_o bury_v at_o viterbo_n there_o be_v such_o a_o difference_n present_o not_o only_a between_o the_o people_n of_o italy_n who_o the_o godly_a pope_n whilst_o alive_a have_v by_o his_o authority_n and_o awe_n upon_o they_o keep_v within_o some_o kind_n of_o measure_n but_o also_o between_o the_o cardinal_n about_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o new_a pope_n that_o the_o sea_n be_v void_a two_o year_n at_o that_o time_n charles_n who_o take_v a_o great_a care_n that_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o suffer_v any_o damage_n go_v with_o part_n of_o his_o army_n into_o tuscany_n where_o he_o take_v poggibonci_n the_o place_n from_o whence_o all_o the_o trouble_n spring_v and_o sell_v it_o to_o the_o florentine_n which_o when_o they_o have_v demolish_v they_o build_v a_o new_a town_n not_o far_o from_o thence_o upon_o a_o plain_a ground_n which_o they_o call_v poggibonci_n whereas_o the_o old_a one_o be_v call_v ancient_o bonitium_fw-la after_o that_o charles_n make_v peace_n with_o those_o of_o pisa_n who_o ship_n he_o design_v to_o make_v use_n of_o to_o carry_v he_o over_o into_o africa_n and_o then_o intend_v to_o return_v to_o his_o kingdom_n leave_v ruffus_n earl_n of_o anguillara_n with_o part_n of_o his_o army_n in_o tuscany_n to_o keep_v the_o tuscan_n in_o order_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n king_n lewis_n set_v sail_v from_o marseilles_n and_o be_v follow_v by_o three_o of_o his_o son_n theobald_n king_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o champagne_n together_o with_o a_o apostolical_a legate_n all_o these_o arrive_v at_o tunis_n the_o very_a same_o time_n and_o besiege_v the_o city_n they_o destroy_v all_o that_o ever_o come_v to_o their_o hand_n but_o a_o plague_n happen_v in_o the_o camp_n which_o for_o a_o good_a while_n have_v infect_v none_o but_o inconsiderable_a person_n at_o last_o take_v off_o lewis_n with_o his_o young_a son_n and_o the_o legate_n to_o he_o succeed_v philip_n his_o son_n who_o begin_v now_o to_o think_v of_o go_v homeward_o but_o charles_n king_n of_o sicily_n come_v up_o to_o he_o a_o peace_n be_v conclude_v upon_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o captive_n on_o both_o side_n shall_v be_v dismiss_v and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o country_n shall_v pay_v charles_n a_o certain_a tribute_n beside_o that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v the_o gospel_n to_o be_v free_o preach_v in_o his_o dominion_n then_o they_o bring_v back_o their_o force_n into_o sicily_n where_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o campaigne_n die_v at_o trapani_n which_o make_v philip_n and_o charles_n partly_o for_o devotion_n and_o partly_o to_o avoid_v the_o contagion_n sail_n to_o civitavecchâ—a_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o go_v from_o thence_o by_o land_n to_o viterbo_n where_o the_o cardinal_n be_v still_o contend_v about_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o pope_n for_o they_o imagine_v
indeed_o may_v have_v retain_v some_o part_n of_o their_o dominion_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o james_n the_o cardinal_n of_o columna_fw-la a_o man_n who_o be_v a_o great_a friend_n to_o their_o family_n but_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o lose_v the_o whole_a like_o man_n than_o save_o any_o part_n of_o it_o sneak_o but_o giles_n have_v quiet_v romagna_n be_v so_o please_v at_o forli_n that_o he_o lay_v up_o not_o only_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o church_n but_o also_o all_o the_o money_n which_o be_v send_v from_o avignion_n into_o italy_n to_o build_v castle_n in_o that_o town_n and_o make_v some_o ordinance_n which_o the_o province_n use_v to_o this_o day_n but_o when_o giles_n have_v settle_v italy_n and_o build_v a_o great_a many_o very_a necessary_a fort_n in_o the_o church_n dominion_n and_o reduce_v all_o the_o italian_a prince_n and_o state_n to_o obedience_n he_o have_v a_o successor_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o embassy_n call_v arduinus_fw-la a_o burgundian_n abbot_n of_o cisteaux_n a_o man_n not_o at_o all_o fit_a for_o business_n wherefore_o when_o giles_n be_v go_v all_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o italy_n take_v up_o arms._n for_o the_o pisans_n do_v so_o molest_v the_o florentine_n that_o see_v no_o body_n dare_v oppose_v they_o they_o plunder_v all_o the_o country_n of_o florence_n and_o take_v figino_n a_o castle_n lie_v up_o the_o river_n arno_n burn_v all_o the_o village_n which_o be_v build_v thereabouts_o at_o that_o time_n pandulphus_fw-la malatesta_n be_v captain_n general_n of_o the_o florentine_a army_n who_o the_o people_n force_v to_o relinquish_v his_o civil_a government_n because_o he_o have_v never_o show_v that_o he_o have_v courage_n enough_o to_o engage_v with_o a_o enemy_n but_o the_o pisans_n be_v then_o much_o high_a than_o before_o not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o any_o hope_n they_o have_v of_o take_v the_o city_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v a_o scandal_n upon_o it_o and_o therefore_o after_o some_o light_a skirmish_n before_o the_o gate_n they_o return_v home_o with_o great_a spoil_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o autumn_n and_o bernabos_n also_o demolish_v many_o castle_n in_o bologna_n which_o be_v now_o harass_v with_o war_n though_o the_o abbot_n of_o clugny_n defend_v it_o stout_o bologna_n as_o i_o tell_v you_o before_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o viconti_n but_o aulegianus_fw-la betray_v it_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o clugny_n and_o be_v to_o have_v fermo_n as_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o treachery_n but_o whilst_o that_o bernabos_n make_v war_n upon_o bologna_n and_o reggio_n the_o apostolical_a legate_n make_v a_o alliance_n with_o philippino_n gonzaga_n cane_n of_o verona_n and_o nicolas_n d'_fw-fr este_fw-fr to_o go_v against_o the_o brescian_o then_o bernabos_n be_v concern_v for_o the_o danger_n which_o those_o of_o brescia_n be_v in_o left_a bologna_n and_o reggio_n and_o march_v towards_o the_o enemy_n but_o be_v so_o defeat_v at_o montclere_n that_o afterward_o he_o can_v hardly_o defend_v the_o very_a wall_n of_o the_o city_n about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o florentine_n overcome_v the_o pisans_n under_o the_o command_n of_o galeot_n malatesta_n by_o corrupt_v their_o soldier_n to_o come_v over_o to_o their_o party_n for_o this_o reason_n the_o pisans_n lay_v all_o the_o fault_n upon_o the_o cambacurti_n who_o be_v eminent_a citizen_n there_o because_o they_o pay_v the_o soldier_n covetous_o and_o stingy_o and_o therefore_o recall_v john_n agnellus_n who_o be_v banish_v as_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o bernabos_n and_o against_o the_o cambacurti_n and_o he_o in_o a_o little_a time_n reduce_v the_o city_n and_o make_v it_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o governor_n have_v remove_v all_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o adverse_a faction_n but_o when_o the_o pope_n have_v make_v a_o peace_n between_o the_o pisans_n and_o the_o florentine_n one_o john_n haucut_n who_o have_v be_v use_v to_o fight_v under_o the_o pisans_n get_v together_o all_o the_o soldier_n in_o italy_n and_o give_v all_o people_n occasion_n to_o fear_v especial_o since_o rome_n be_v in_o such_o a_o uproar_n at_o the_o choose_n of_o senator_n but_o innocent_a easy_o appease_v their_o discord_n by_o send_v a_o foreign_a senator_n to_o they_o call_v raimund_n ptolemy_n a_o citizen_n of_o sienna_n who_o bear_v that_o office_n a_o whole_a year_n and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1359._o but_o though_o thing_n be_v settle_v in_o this_o manner_n yet_o the_o roman_n can_v not_o be_v quiet_a for_o they_o turn_v out_o their_o senator_n and_o create_v seven_o citizen_n with_o sovereign_a power_n who_o they_o call_v the_o reformer_n of_o the_o whole_a republic_n upon_o this_o account_n innocent_a make_v hugo_n lusignaneus_n king_n of_o cyprus_n who_o be_v go_v then_o to_o war_n against_o the_o turk_n senator_n and_o command_v total_o to_o abolish_v that_o society_n of_o reformer_n but_o he_o at_o that_o time_n be_v very_o intent_n upon_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n betwixt_o england_n and_o france_n that_o all_o may_v go_v against_o the_o turk_n but_o when_o the_o english_a have_v overcome_v the_o french_a in_o poictou_n and_o have_v take_v their_o king_n with_o philip_n his_o son_n they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v do_v a_o great_a exploit_n yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n edward_n out_o of_o his_o princely_a generosity_n give_v all_o the_o captive_n their_o liberty_n upon_o condition_n that_o they_o will_v never_o fight_v against_o he_o more_o but_o they_o soon_o after_o break_v those_o term_n of_o peace_n and_o force_v edward_n to_o resume_v his_o arm_n and_o besiege_v paris_n innocent_o design_v also_o to_o prepare_v a_o navy_n against_o the_o infidel_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o pisans_n who_o be_v excellent_a seaman_n and_o the_o venetiano_n that_o have_v a_o great_a navy_n be_v at_o war_n the_o former_a with_o the_o florentine_n and_o the_o latter_a with_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungary_n for_o that_o king_n do_v then_o besiege_v treviso_n with_o a_o great_a army_n beside_o that_o the_o venetian_n be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o for_o marino_n their_o general_n be_v accuse_v as_o if_o he_o aspire_v to_o sovereignty_n be_v behead_v innocent_o be_v thus_o discompose_v in_o his_o mind_n he_o die_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n eight_o month_n and_o six_o day_n of_o his_o pontificate_n just_a about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o bartholus_fw-la saxoferratus_n the_o wise_a man_n in_o all_o that_o age._n but_o before_o the_o pope_n death_n there_o be_v such_o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o never_o be_v before_o wherefore_o all_o people_n think_v that_o such_o a_o great_a man_n can_v not_o die_v but_o even_o the_o planet_n will_v give_v some_o presage_n of_o his_o departure_n vrban_a v._n urban_n the_o five_o of_o lymosin_n formery_n call_v will._n grisant_n abbot_n of_o s._n victor_n at_o marseilles_n be_v make_v pope_n in_o his_o absence_n by_o universal_a consent_n for_o at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v go_v into_o italy_n as_o legate_n to_o the_o viconti_n but_o be_v call_v to_o avignion_n he_o enter_v upon_o the_o popedom_n and_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o get_v into_o the_o chair_n but_o be_v a_o person_n of_o singular_a virtue_n great_a courage_n and_o very_o innocent_a in_o his_o conversation_n he_o immediate_o apply_v himself_o to_o vindicate_v the_o church_n liberty_n and_o make_v use_v of_o such_o instrument_n as_o be_v zealous_a for_o the_o business_n for_o he_o send_v giles_n a_o spaniard_n of_o who_o we_o say_v something_o before_o into_o italy_n with_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n who_o so_o far_o animate_v and_o engage_v lewis_n gonzaga_n nicolas_n d'_fw-fr este_fw-fr and_o francisco_n carrario_n against_o bernabos_n that_o he_o be_v overcome_v by_o they_o and_o lose_v his_o son_n in_o the_o battle_n and_o be_v wound_v hardly_o escape_v with_o his_o life_n nor_o be_v that_o all_o but_o the_o enemy_n take_v andrew_n pepulo_fw-la a_o bolognian_a bandito_n synebald_a ordelaphus_fw-la paulus_n mirandula_n guido_n foliano_n azo_n of_o corrigia_fw-la william_n cavalcabos_n the_o most_o signal_n commander_n of_o the_o army_n but_o the_o king_n of_o england_n france_n and_o cyprus_n be_v concern_v at_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o viconti_n and_o send_v ambassador_n to_o giles_n to_o desire_v he_o that_o he_o will_v make_v peace_n with_o they_o which_o ambassador_n be_v not_o send_v in_o vain_a for_o a_o peace_n be_v conclude_v though_o it_o be_v of_o no_o long_a continuance_n for_o john_n hawkwood_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o viconti_n have_v engage_v the_o florentine_n rout_v their_o army_n at_o s._n miniato_n which_o cause_v giles_n the_o legate_n to_o send_v thomas_n obicio_n a_o excellent_a commander_n with_o three_o thousand_o horse_n and_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o foot_n to_o help_v the_o florentine_n they_o fight_v betwixt_o arezzo_n and_o cortona_n four_o hour_n together_o stout_o but_o at_o length_n
wholesome_a advice_n of_o those_o who_o give_v they_o good_a counsel_n at_o length_n the_o genoeses_n when_o they_o see_v themselves_o so_o begird_v at_o chioza_n that_o they_o can_v not_o sally_v forth_o for_o the_o venetian_a nor_o get_v provision_n from_o matthew_n ruffus_n or_o the_o lord_n of_o milan_n who_o have_v promise_v they_o short_o to_o supply_v they_o they_o surrender_v the_o town_n on_o the_o first_o of_o july_n 1380._o at_o which_o time_n there_o be_v take_v of_o the_o enemy_n 4340._o though_v more_o die_v in_o the_o siege_n by_o famine_n and_o the_o sword_n yet_o the_o genoeses_n though_o they_o have_v receive_v such_o a_o fatal_a blow_n can_v not_o lie_v still_o but_o with_o thirty_o eight_o galley_n compel_v the_o triesteses_n to_o revolt_v from_o the_o venetian_n to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o aquilegia_fw-la they_o likewise_o take_v justinople_n but_o not_o the_o castle_n and_o when_o they_o have_v recruit_v their_o navy_n they_o go_v for_o venice_n again_o but_o no_o body_n encounter_v they_o they_o return_v into_o istria_n take_v the_o city_n pola_n and_o burn_v it_o many_o slaughter_n follow_v on_o both_o side_n but_o the_o venetian_n be_v overcome_v in_o a_o land_n fight_v by_o carrara_n whilst_o james_n caballus_fw-la a_o excellent_a commander_n defend_v treviso_n stout_o which_o be_v almost_o force_v by_o famine_n to_o a_o surrender_n and_o now_o both_o side_n be_v well_o tire_v with_o such_o a_o long_a and_o bloody_a war_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n upon_o the_o 23d_o of_o september_n 1381._o make_v peace_n between_o they_o upon_o these_o term_n that_o the_o venetian_n every_o ten_o year_n shall_v pay_v the_o king_n of_o hungary_n seven_o thousand_o pound_n provide_v he_o keep_v all_o his_o part_n of_o dalmatia_n free_a from_o pirate_n and_o suffer_v no_o salt_n to_o be_v make_v in_o his_o dominion_n there_o and_o that_o the_o patriarch_n of_o aquilegia_fw-la shall_v have_v the_o same_o power_n in_o friuli_n as_o before_o the_o war._n but_o the_o venetian_n and_o the_o genoeses_n be_v order_v to_o send_v home_o each_o other_o captive_n without_o any_o mention_n of_o the_o spoil_n which_o be_v take_v on_o either_o side_n the_o paduese_n be_v command_v to_o draw_v off_o from_o the_o siege_n of_o treviso_n and_o to_o demolish_v the_o tower_n and_o fort_n which_o they_o have_v raise_v in_o fen_n and_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o several_a river_n upon_o which_o account_n bound_n be_v set_v out_o between_o the_o venetian_n and_o those_o of_o milan_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n charles_n who_o we_o tell_v you_o the_o pope_n send_v for_o out_o of_o hungary_n to_o go_v against_o joan_n come_v into_o italy_n with_o eight_o thousand_o horse_n and_o first_o reduce_v arezzo_n which_o have_v be_v long_o embroil_v by_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o guelph_n and_o gibellin_n from_o thence_o move_v towards_o florence_n he_o be_v repel_v by_o john_n hawkwood_n who_o at_o that_o time_n quarter_v at_o sâ—agia_n but_o the_o florentine_n fear_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o shock_n of_o such_o a_o mighty_a king_n they_o purchase_v a_o peace_n of_o he_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o 40000_o l._n and_o discharge_v hawkwood_n without_o his_o pay_n who_o sell_v bagnavallo_n to_o nicolas_n and_o albert_n d'_fw-fr este_fw-fr that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o keep_v faenza_n in_o obedience_n which_o notwithstanding_o they_o soon_o after_o lose_v by_o treachery_n to_o astorgius_n manfredus_n but_o charles_n after_o he_o have_v visit_v vrban_n at_o rome_n go_v into_o his_o kingdom_n and_o have_v conquer_v all_o joan_n force_n take_v naples_n by_o surrender_n the_o queen_n be_v besiege_v in_o castelnovo_n when_o the_o guelph_n of_o arezzo_n make_v a_o tumult_n and_o force_a james_n caracciolo_n a_o citizen_n of_o naples_n who_o be_v send_v thither_o by_o the_o king_n to_o fly_v into_o the_o castle_n the_o gibellin_n also_o flee_v thither_o too_o who_o good_a that_o just_a man_n consult_v as_o much_o as_o the_o guelph_n for_o he_o desire_v to_o carry_v every_o thing_n alike_o with_o equity_n in_o all_o case_n wherefore_o have_v send_v for_o albrick_n barbianus_n from_o todi_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o a_o injury_n which_o he_o revive_v he_o go_v into_o the_o city_n and_o whilst_o he_o strive_v to_o reduce_v the_o guelph_n he_o plunder_v the_o gibellin_n also_o and_o ferraback_n another_o general_n who_o follow_v albrick_n take_v all_o the_o remain_a spoil_n that_o he_o can_v find_v in_o arezzo_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v transact_v in_o naples_n and_o arezzo_n a_o new_a cloud_n of_o war_n overcast_v italy_n for_o lewis_n of_o anjou_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o france_n enter_v italy_n with_o thirty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o post_v himself_o not_o far_o from_o bologna_n be_v set_v on_o by_o clement_n the_o antipope_n not_o so_o much_o to_o free_a queen_n joan_n who_o be_v besiege_v as_o by_o force_n to_o depose_v vrban_n for_o this_o reason_n charles_n leave_v arezzo_n and_o send_v for_o albrick_n and_o ferraback_n to_o who_o also_o the_o frorentines_n send_v john_n hawkwood_n at_o the_o request_n of_o vrban_n lewis_n go_v through_o marci_n be_v come_v as_o far_o as_o the_o forest_n of_o cassino_n expect_v twelve_o thousand_o horse_n which_o be_v already_o come_v into_o italy_n under_o the_o command_n of_o andegranius_n and_o march_v through_o viacenza_n lucca_n florence_n and_o sienna_n be_v arrive_v at_o arezzo_n where_o they_o be_v let_v in_o by_o the_o guelph_n and_o sack_v the_o city_n after_o albrick_n have_v give_v they_o a_o fatal_a blow_n the_o gibellin_n defend_v the_o castle_n which_o be_v besiege_v forty_o day_n and_o have_v be_v take_v by_o the_o french_a have_v not_o lewis_n of_o anjou_n die_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n then_o andegranius_n see_v how_o thing_n go_v by_o advice_n of_o the_o people_n of_o arezzo_n that_o be_v besiege_v in_o the_o castle_n sell_v the_o city_n to_o the_o florentine_n and_o so_o return_v into_o france_n and_o the_o anjoven_a soldier_n now_o destitute_a of_o their_o general_n wander_v home_o by_o two_o or_o three_o in_o a_o company_n beg_v by_o the_o way_n vrban_n be_v now_o deliver_v from_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o french_a go_v to_o naples_n and_o ased_a leave_n of_o the_o king_n to_o make_v his_o nephew_n prince_n of_o campania_n which_o when_o he_o can_v not_o obtain_v be_v of_o a_o clownish_a and_o uncivil_a temper_n which_o he_o will_v have_v have_v to_o be_v interpret_v a_o blunt_a downright_a honesty_n he_o begin_v to_o threaten_v he_o and_o provoke_v the_o king_n so_o far_o that_o he_o set_v a_o guard_n upon_o he_o for_o some_o day_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o walk_v the_o street_n this_o affront_n he_o seem_v to_o wink_v at_o for_o a_o time_n and_o with_o the_o king_n good_a leave_n go_v to_o nocera_n to_o avoid_v as_o he_o himself_o say_v the_o heat_n of_o that_o city_n where_o when_o he_o have_v fortify_v the_o town_n he_o make_v some_o new_a cardinal_n and_o imprison_v seven_o of_o the_o old_a one_o charge_v upon_o they_o a_o conspiracy_n with_o the_o king_n and_o the_o antipope_n against_o he_o beside_o that_o he_o command_v a_o process_n to_o speak_v in_o their_o phrase_n against_o the_o king_n and_o send_v he_o a_o citation_n to_o appear_v and_o have_v this_o answer_n from_o he_o that_o he_o will_v come_v very_o short_o to_o nocera_n and_o acquit_v himself_o of_o all_o crime_n object_v not_o with_o word_n but_o with_o weapon_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o he_o come_v to_o nocera_n with_o a_o competent_a army_n and_o besiege_v the_o town_n but_o raymund_n balcianus_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o vrsin_n and_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o nola_n who_o be_v afterward_o prince_n of_o taranto_n be_v concern_v at_o the_o indignity_n with_o his_o own_o force_n which_o he_o command_v under_o the_o king_n he_o carry_v vrban_a and_o the_o whole_a court_n to_o the_o next_o shore_n and_o put_v they_o on_o board_n certain_a genoese_a galley_n prepare_v for_o the_o purpose_n by_o the_o way_n as_o the_o pope_n sail_v to_o genoa_n he_o take_v seven_o cardinal_n at_o nocera_n of_o which_o he_o put_v five_o into_o bag_n and_o drown_v they_o in_o the_o sea_n but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungary_n the_o nobility_n of_o that_o country_n send_v present_o for_o charles_n who_o go_v thither_o call_v a_o convention_n of_o the_o estate_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o affair_n but_o whilst_o he_o be_v busy_a upon_o it_o the_o queen_n who_o owe_v he_o a_o grudge_n procure_v he_o to_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o year_n 1385._o this_o be_v just_a about_o the_o time_n when_o john_n galeatius_fw-la put_v viscount_n bernabos_n his_o uncle_n by_o the_o side_n of_o his_o father_n galeatius_fw-la into_o prison_n at_o monza_n where_o he_o keep_v he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o enjoy_v his_o estate_n
of_o bavaria_n who_o the_o elector_n of_o the_o empire_n have_v depose_v wenceslaus_n of_o bohemia_n for_o his_o sloth_n have_v choose_v emperor_n to_o come_v into_o italy_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o promise_a reward_n till_o he_o be_v advance_v as_o far_o as_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n but_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o brescia_n near_o the_o lago_n di_fw-it grada_n and_o have_v receive_v part_n of_o the_o money_n he_o engage_v with_o galeatius_fw-la and_o lose_v the_o day_n flee_v to_o trent_n the_o venetian_n and_o florentine_n promise_v he_o great_a thing_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o go_v back_o into_o germany_n but_o all_o will_v not_o do_v at_o that_o time_n boniface_n whether_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o viconti_n or_o out_o of_o covetousness_n to_o enlarge_v the_o church_n patrimony_n be_v the_o first_o that_o impose_v annates_fw-la or_o yearly_a payment_n upon_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n upon_o this_o condition_n that_o whoever_o get_v a_o benefice_n shall_v pay_v half_o a_o year_n revenue_n into_o the_o apostolical_a treasury_n yet_o there_o be_v those_o who_o attribute_v this_o invention_n to_o john_n xxii_o now_o all_o country_n admit_v of_o this_o usage_n except_o the_o english_a who_o grant_v it_o only_o in_o case_n of_o bishopric_n but_o not_o in_o other_o benefice_n be_v thus_o strengthen_v with_o money_n and_o choose_v magistrate_n as_o he_o please_v both_o in_o the_o city_n and_o all_o over_o the_o church_n dominion_n the_o pope_n restore_v ladislaus_n a_o youth_n son_n to_o charles_n king_n of_o naples_n into_o his_o father_n kingdom_n which_o be_v usurp_v by_o such_o as_o side_v at_o that_o time_n with_o lewis_n of_o anjou_n and_o to_o do_v it_o the_o more_o easy_o and_o honourable_o he_o abolish_v that_o deprivation_n of_o charles_n which_o vrban_n have_v promulge_v at_o nocera_n and_o send_v cardinal_n florentino_n to_o cajeta_n which_o be_v the_o only_a place_n that_o have_v continue_v loyal_a to_o crown_v the_o youth_n there_o where_o he_o have_v be_v so_o loyal_o preserve_v galeatius_fw-la thus_o rid_v of_o the_o emperor_n send_v his_o army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o albrick_n against_o john_n bentivoglio_n who_o have_v turn_v out_o the_o garrison_n and_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o bologna_n at_o this_o time_n francis_n gonzaga_n fight_v in_o galeatius_n army_n for_o they_o two_o be_v friend_n again_o as_o also_o pandulphus_fw-la malatesta_n charle_n brother_n and_o ottobon_n rossi_n of_o parma_n the_o name_n of_o these_o man_n terrify_v the_o florentine_n so_o that_o they_o send_v bernardo_n their_o general_n to_o assist_v the_o bolognian_o their_o ally_n which_o so_o encourage_v the_o bolognian_o that_o they_o engage_v the_o enemy_n before_o their_o wall_n but_o have_v the_o worst_a and_o lose_v all_o their_o horse_n as_o also_o bernardo_n who_o be_v kill_v in_o the_o fight_n james_n carrara_n be_v take_v but_o preserve_v at_o the_o request_n of_o francis_n gonzaga_n bentivoglio_n flee_v with_o a_o small_a number_n into_o the_o city_n which_o whilst_o he_o stout_o defend_v he_o fall_v into_o a_o ambuscade_n where_o he_o be_v kill_v the_o enemy_n not_o be_v able_a to_o take_v he_o alive_a so_o that_o now_o galeatius_fw-la easy_o become_v master_n of_o bologna_n and_o strike_v great_a terror_n into_o the_o florentine_n threaten_v sudden_o to_o turn_v all_o the_o force_n of_o his_o arm_n upon_o they_o but_o not_o long_o after_o he_o die_v at_o marignan_n of_o a_o fever_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1402._o who_o death_n long_o wish_v for_o by_o the_o florentine_n free_v they_o from_o many_o fear_n and_o be_v presignify_v by_o a_o comet_n which_o appear_v some_o time_n before_o upon_o this_o many_o usurper_n arise_v either_o those_o who_o be_v chief_a in_o their_o city_n or_o who_o have_v command_v among_o the_o soldiery_n by_o corrupt_v the_o garrison_n seize_v their_o several_a town_n there_o be_v now_o no_o one_o man_n of_o authority_n and_o power_n to_o correct_v their_o ambition_n and_o excess_n infinite_a mischief_n happen_v that_o fatal_a sedition_n too_o of_o the_o guelph_n and_o gibellin_n be_v renew_v which_o run_v through_o italy_n two_o hundred_o year_n and_o above_o and_o raise_v such_o civil_a war_n among_o the_o several_a city_n that_o they_o fight_v till_o they_o have_v almost_o destroy_v each_o other_o vgolinus_fw-la cavalcabos_n have_v vanquish_v the_o gibellin_n be_v lord_n of_o cremona_n whilst_o otho_n the_o three_o get_v parma_n expel_v the_o rossi_n the_o soardi_n seize_v bergamo_n the_o rusconii_n take_v como_n the_o vignati_n possess_v themselves_o of_o lodi_n and_o fazino_n cane_n a_o excellent_a general_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o vercelli_n alessandria_n and_o many_o other_o town_n thereabouts_o i_o omit_v other_o who_o have_v be_v expel_v by_o galeatius_fw-la then_o be_v in_o some_o hope_n of_o recover_v their_o usurp_a dominion_n especial_o william_n scala_fw-la and_o charles_n viconti_n son_n to_o bernabos_n who_o solicit_v all_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n to_o revolt_v upon_o this_o account_n piras_n ordelaphus_fw-la be_v banish_v his_o country_n and_o get_v possession_n of_o forli_n and_o albrick_n earl_n of_o cuni_n will_v have_v reduce_v faenza_n then_o bring_v to_o extremity_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v send_v for_o in_o haste_n by_o ladislaus_n by_o the_o pope_n advice_n and_o make_v great_a constable_n of_o naples_n the_o pope_n have_v send_v his_o brother_n also_o thither_o with_o a_o competenr_a army_n to_o assist_v the_o king_n but_o he_o be_v expel_v by_o the_o neapolitan_n move_v towards_o perugia_n and_o soon_o make_v that_o city_n subject_a to_o the_o pope_n baltesar_n cassa_fw-mi also_o a_o neapolitan_a cardinal_n of_o s._n eustachius_n compel_v the_o bolognian_o to_o return_v to_o the_o church-party_n after_o he_o have_v besiege_v they_o for_o some_o time_n in_o which_o expedition_n brachius_n montonius_n lead_v the_o church-force_n as_o be_v a_o person_n well_o skilled_a in_o military_a affair_n and_o leave_v for_o that_o reason_n in_o romagna_n by_o albrick_n for_o he_o have_v fight_v under_o he_o from_o his_o youth_n and_o be_v a_o commander_n as_o have_v sfortia_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o cotignola_n a_o town_n of_o romagna_n by_o who_o valour_n and_o prowess_n the_o militia_n of_o italy_n so_o improve_v that_o whoever_o want_v a_o commander_n will_v make_v use_n of_o one_o of_o they_o hence_o those_o military_a faction_n so_o increase_v that_o all_o the_o trouble_n of_o italy_n for_o sixty_o year_n may_v be_v impute_v to_o one_o of_o they_o for_o he_o that_o be_v oppress_v by_o the_o brachians_n immediate_o hire_v the_o sfortians_n to_o revenge_v his_o quarrel_n but_o albrick_n from_o who_o as_o from_o the_o trojan_a horse_n so_o many_o general_n do_v come_v make_v naples_n yield_v to_o ladislaus_n after_o a_o long_a siege_n at_o which_o victory_n all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o all_o the_o city_n surrender_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n but_o ladislaus_n over_o desirous_a of_o enlarge_a his_o kingly_a power_n before_o he_o have_v lay_v a_o good_a foundation_n in_o naples_n be_v send_v for_o into_o hungary_n to_o accept_v of_o that_o kingdom_n by_o hereditary_a right_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o send_v over_o his_o force_n but_o whilst_o he_o be_v besiege_v zara_n his_o friend_n send_v he_o word_n that_o the_o neapolitan_n be_v like_a to_o revolt_v wherefore_o have_v take_v zara_n and_o sell_v it_o to_o the_o venetian_n he_o return_v to_o naples_n and_o call_v back_o albrick_n out_o of_o romagna_n he_o depose_v all_o the_o noble_n and_o banish_v those_o that_o refuse_v to_o obey_v he_o but_o he_o be_v very_o severe_a upon_o the_o family_n of_o sanseverino_n and_o put_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o to_o death_n boniface_n be_v trouble_v at_o such_o a_o tedious_a confusion_n of_o affair_n at_o length_n die_v of_o a_o pleurisy_n in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n and_o the_o nine_o month_n of_o his_o pontificate_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1404._o he_o be_v bury_v at_o s._n peter_n in_o a_o marble_n tomb_n of_o mosaic_a work_n still_o to_o be_v see_v with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n which_o show_v also_o that_o he_o build_v much_o in_o s._n angelo_n the_o capitol_n and_o the_o vatican_n nor_o have_v any_o thing_n be_v want_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o pope_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v too_o partial_a to_o his_o relation_n simony_n be_v often_o commit_v by_o reason_n that_o his_o brethren_n and_o friend_n who_o come_v to_o rome_n in_o great_a multitude_n to_o get_v money_n ask_v for_o every_o thing_n that_o fall_v in_o his_o gift_n without_o any_o reason_n as_o for_o indulgency_n and_o those_o plenary_a too_o they_o be_v sell_v about_o at_o such_o a_o rate_n that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o key_n and_o the_o pope_n bull_n be_v bring_v into_o contempt_n boniface_n indeed_o endeavour_v to_o amend_v these_o thing_n but_o be_v force_v
by_o the_o importunity_n of_o his_o friend_n to_o let_v it_o alone_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n i_o think_v it_o will_v go_v better_o with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n if_o pope_n will_v not_o mind_v their_o kindred_n or_o at_o least_o not_o too_o much_o but_o consult_v the_o good_a and_o honour_n of_o the_o papacy_n rather_o than_o promote_v the_o interest_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n especial_o at_o that_o time_n when_o tamburlaine_n who_o conquer_v the_o turk_n and_o lead_v their_o emperor_n in_o chain_n along_o with_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o have_v leave_v all_o the_o armenian_n persian_n egyptian_n and_o assyrian_n without_o governor_n so_o that_o the_o christian_n may_v easy_o have_v recover_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n but_o his_o care_n be_v place_v near_a home_n for_o he_o persecute_v the_o albi_fw-la bianchi_n or_o whites_n that_o will_v have_v introduce_v a_o new_a sort_n of_o superstition_n under_o his_o pontificate_n of_o who_o i_o hear_v my_o father_n who_o see_v the_o man_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a priest_n who_o come_v down_o from_o the_o alps_o into_o italy_n the_o year_n afore_o the_o jubilee_n with_o a_o great_a many_o after_o he_o and_o be_v clothe_v in_o white_a cloth_n pretend_v so_o much_o modesty_n that_o every_o body_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o saint_n so_o that_o this_o fellow_n come_v into_o italy_n draw_v a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n over_o to_o his_o opinion_n in_o a_o short_a time_n and_o these_o people_n at_o night_n lay_v man_n or_o woman_n peasant_n or_o citizen_n servant_n or_o freeman_n promiscuous_o together_o cover_v with_o their_o white_a robe_n like_v so_o many_o sheep_n they_o feast_v in_o the_o public_a street_n and_o strive_v who_o shall_v bring_v the_o best_a provision_n the_o priest_n himself_o carry_v a_o crucifix_n which_o he_o say_v weep_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n and_o as_o often_o as_o it_o do_v so_o the_o people_n set_v up_o a_o clamour_n and_o beg_v pardon_n of_o god_n they_o sing_v the_o laud_n or_o praise_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n go_v along_o and_o stand_v still_o in_o hymn_n make_v for_o that_o purpose_n but_o as_o he_o come_v from_o piedmont_n and_o that_o way_n into_o romagna_n tuscany_n and_o milan_n the_o opinion_n of_o his_o sanctity_n be_v advance_v whereby_o he_o bring_v over_o not_o only_o the_o rude_a and_o unlearned_a commonalty_n but_o even_o great_a man_n and_o bishop_n of_o several_a city_n at_o viterbo_n be_v tire_v with_o travel_v he_o tarry_v with_o the_o multitude_n and_o from_o thence_o say_v he_o will_v come_v to_o rome_n to_o visit_v the_o holy_a place_n and_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o boniface_n fear_v he_o to_o be_v a_o cheat_n and_o think_v as_o he_o say_v that_o the_o superstitious_a knave_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o get_v the_o popedom_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o that_o gang_n about_o he_o he_o send_v soldier_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o rome_n which_o do_v some_o write_v that_o his_o knavery_n be_v detect_v by_o fortune_n and_o that_o he_o be_v deserve_o burn_v alive_o but_o other_o say_v the_o man_n be_v guiltless_a and_o that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o trick_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o raise_v that_o report_n of_o he_o whereas_o he_o put_v he_o to_o death_n out_o of_o envy_n which_o be_v true_a god_n know_v but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o after_o so_o great_a a_o conflux_n of_o people_n cause_v partly_o by_o this_o and_o partly_o by_o the_o jubilee_n a_o number_n of_o man_n die_v of_o the_o plague_n but_o amid_o all_o the_o evil_n wherewith_o italy_n be_v afflict_v we_o receive_v one_o benefit_n for_o chrysoloras_n byzantius_n bring_v the_o greek_a learning_n into_o our_o country_n which_o have_v be_v neglect_v in_o italy_n for_o four_o hundred_o year_n hence_o come_v the_o greek_a and_o latin_a school_n where_o guarinus_fw-la victorinus_n philielphus_n ambrose_n the_o monk_n leonard_n and_o charles_n of_o arezzo_n and_o many_o more_o be_v educate_v by_o the_o emulation_n of_o who_o many_o wit_n be_v excite_v to_o laudable_a study_n innocent_a vii_o innocent_a the_o seven_o of_o sulmona_n before_o name_v cosmo_n cardinal-priest_n of_o santa_n croce_n be_v make_v pope_n at_o rome_n when_o all_o italy_n be_v in_o a_o uproar_n for_o john_n galeatius_fw-la be_v dead_a and_o leave_v two_o son_n but_o young_a all_o italy_n betake_v themselves_o to_o arms._n john_n maria_n the_o elder_a son_n get_v the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n and_o philip_n maria_n the_o young_a make_v himself_o lord_n of_o pavia_n with_o ease_n as_o lawful_a earl_n of_o it_o the_o other_o city_n to_o the_o number_n of_o twenty_o five_o revolt_v from_o the_o viconti_n paul_n guiniffius_n a_o citizen_n of_o lucca_n usurp_v the_o dominion_n of_o his_o country_n francis_n carrara_n now_o that_o general_n be_v go_v off_o who_o arm_n he_o exceed_o fear_v that_o he_o may_v enlarge_v his_o territory_n send_v ambassador_n to_o verona_n brescia_n bergamo_n and_o cremona_n to_o solicit_v the_o guelph_n to_o be_v on_o his_o side_n but_o when_o he_o see_v william_n scala_n and_o charles_n viconti_n who_o desire_v to_o govern_v their_o own_o city_n can_v hinder_v his_o attempt_n he_o promise_v william_n the_o signiory_n of_o verona_n and_o that_o of_o milan_n to_o charles_n of_o who_o he_o borrow_v thirty_o thousand_o pound_n so_o he_o restore_v william_n to_o his_o country_n but_o he_o soon_o after_o be_v poison_v and_o then_o verona_n fall_v again_o to_o francis_n he_o will_v have_v serve_v charles_n the_o same_o trick_n when_o he_o be_v urgent_a with_o he_o either_o to_o perform_v his_o promise_n or_o to_o pay_v the_o money_n he_o have_v lend_v he_o he_o also_o advise_v francis_n gonzaga_n by_o letter_n to_o come_v over_o to_o his_o side_n and_o embrace_v his_o alliance_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o that_o he_o will_v look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n and_o give_v he_o reason_n ere_o long_o to_o repent_v of_o his_o obstinacy_n and_o that_o he_o say_v be_v easy_a because_o he_o have_v get_v verona_n which_o border_v upon_o mantova_n he_o shall_v short_o compass_v brescia_n too_o and_o so_o tease_v the_o mantovese_n as_o he_o please_v francis_n resolve_v to_o say_v nothing_o in_o answer_n to_o he_o till_o he_o hear_v what_o the_o venetian_a ambassador_n say_v who_o he_o understand_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o way_n come_v to_o he_o for_o the_o venetian_n suspect_v the_o power_n of_o the_o carraresi_n take_v vincenza_n into_o their_o protection_n by_o a_o free_a surrender_n of_o the_o citizen_n who_o fear_v francis_n strength_n and_o will_v rather_o be_v under_o any_o lord_n than_o one_o of_o milan_n for_o there_o be_v a_o mortal_a hatred_n between_o the_o paduan_n and_o those_o of_o vincenza_n so_o then_o the_o venetian_n admonish_v francis_n carrara_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o those_o of_o vincenza_n who_o be_v their_o tributary_n and_o that_o he_o will_v raise_v the_o siege_n from_o cologna_n which_o they_o account_v within_o their_o dominion_n if_o not_o that_o the_o venetian_n will_v revenge_v their_o quarrel_n francis_n reply_v that_o he_o admire_v at_o the_o impudence_n of_o the_o venetian_n who_o though_o they_o have_v no_o right_a or_o claim_v to_o any_o thing_n upon_o the_o continent_n yet_o will_v prescribe_v law_n to_o they_o who_o have_v just_a title_n he_o therefore_o bid_v they_o go_v and_o confine_v themselves_o within_o their_o bay_n and_o fen_n and_o let_v they_o alone_o to_o govern_v the_o several_a city_n who_o have_v derive_v a_o right_a to_o it_o from_o their_o forefather_n this_o enrage_v the_o venetian_n who_o thereupon_o send_v instruction_n to_o their_o ambassador_n then_o upon_o the_o road_n to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o francis_n gonzaga_n and_o choose_v he_o general_n of_o their_o force_n with_o a_o honourable_a yearly_a stipend_n and_o francis_n when_o the_o league_n be_v make_v think_v it_o best_a to_o make_v haste_n because_o he_o hear_v the_o enemy_n have_v get_v cologna_n and_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n attaque_v the_o veronese_n on_o that_o side_n that_o lie_v towards_o mantova_n the_o venetian_n from_o vincenza_n do_v the_o same_o which_o so_o terrify_v the_o veronese_n that_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o help_n they_o surrender_v for_o the_o citizen_n hate_v francis_n carrara_n for_o have_v poison_a william_n scala_n and_o imprison_v his_o son_n after_o he_o have_v get_v verona_n by_o a_o wile_n but_o as_o the_o army_n enter_v the_o city_n keep_v their_o exact_a order_n for_o fear_v of_o some_o stratagem_n of_o the_o enemy_n james_n carrara_n who_o have_v command_v the_o garrison_n run_v away_o with_o some_o few_o soldier_n to_o hostia_fw-la but_o as_o he_o cross_v the_o po_n he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o send_v to_o venice_n now_o the_o venetian_n have_v fortify_v verona_n as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v march_v
duke_n of_o milan_n and_o take_v bernabos_n son_n and_o nephew_n into_o the_o city_n then_o philip_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o his_o friend_n marry_v beatrice_n fazinus_n widow_n who_o be_v very_o rich_a and_o have_v authority_n with_o the_o soldier_n that_o have_v fight_v under_o her_o husband_n fazinus_n by_o this_o mean_n he_o have_v all_o the_o city_n that_o pay_v homage_n to_o fazinus_n present_o surrender_v to_o he_o and_o draw_v carmignola_n and_o siccus_fw-la montagnanus_fw-la who_o have_v seditious_o divide_v the_o legion_n between_o they_o after_o fazinus_n death_n to_o come_v to_o fight_v under_o his_o colour_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o beatrice_n which_o two_o commander_n philip_n make_v use_v of_o afterward_o and_o by_o their_o assistance_n drive_v bernabos_n son_n astorgius_n out_o of_o milan_n but_o kill_v he_o at_o the_o take_n of_o monza_n thing_n go_v thus_o in_o milan_n and_o thereabouts_o when_o john_n francis_n gonzaga_n son_n to_o francis_n that_o be_v decease_v go_v with_o a_o competent_a army_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n to_o guard_n bologna_n at_o the_o command_n of_o pope_n john_n under_o who_o banner_n he_o then_o fight_v for_o malatesta_n of_o rimini_n stipendiary_a to_o king_n ladislaus_n lay_v close_a siege_n to_o the_o city_n at_o that_o time_n he_o therefore_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o bolognian_o fight_v several_a sharp_a battle_n with_o the_o enemy_n in_o which_o he_o have_v the_o better_a and_o defend_v the_o city_n most_o glorious_o the_o winter_n follow_v pope_n john_n be_v invade_v by_o ladislaus_n which_o make_v he_o remove_v from_o rome_n to_o florence_n and_o thence_o to_o bologna_n nor_o do_v he_o stay_v there_o long_o but_o he_o go_v to_o mantova_n where_o he_o be_v splendid_o entertain_v by_o john_n francis_n gonzaga_n who_o he_o take_v along_o with_o he_o at_o his_o departure_n thence_o together_o with_o great_a part_n of_o his_o force_n to_o lodi_n whither_o he_o know_v the_o king_n of_o hungary_n will_v come_v for_o he_o trust_v much_o to_o that_o prince_n who_o faithfulness_n and_o integrity_n he_o have_v such_o experience_n of_o in_o the_o bolognian_a war_n though_o he_o have_v be_v tempt_v by_o malatesta_n with_o gift_n and_o promise_n to_o revolt_v to_o the_o king_n party_n but_o after_o when_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o sufficient_o safe_a at_o lauden_n they_o send_v john_n francis_n to_o mantova_n whether_o they_o say_v they_o will_v go_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o prepare_v for_o their_o come_n and_o for_o the_o reception_n of_o such_o a_o multitude_n he_o go_v and_o quick_o make_v all_o thing_n ready_a and_o then_o return_v to_o cremona_n where_o he_o hear_v the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n by_o that_o time_n be_v arrive_v after_o that_o he_o conduct_v they_o to_o mantova_n where_o all_o the_o people_n come_v throng_v out_o to_o meet_v they_o and_o they_o be_v much_o more_o kind_o receive_v than_o be_v expect_v now_o in_o these_o several_a meeting_n at_o lodi_n cremona_n and_o mantova_n it_o be_v consider_v how_o they_o shall_v remove_v ladislaus_n out_o of_o campagna_n di_fw-it roma_fw-it ombria_n and_o tuscany_n for_o he_o have_v take_v rome_n and_o many_o other_o town_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n they_o see_v that_o italy_n can_v not_o be_v free_v from_o the_o distraction_n of_o war_n by_o any_o other_o mean_n and_o therefore_o they_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o advise_v concern_v a_o supply_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o affair_n not_o at_o mantova_n but_o bologna_n when_o they_o be_v come_v thither_o but_o they_o have_v great_a concern_v still_o upon_o they_o for_o john_n be_v urge_v to_o call_v a_o council_n by_o consent_n of_o all_o nation_n for_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o schism_n immediate_o send_v two_o cardinal_n into_o germany_n to_o advise_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o france_n and_o germany_n and_o choose_v a_o convenient_a place_n for_o a_o council_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o upon_o enquiry_n constance_n a_o city_n within_o the_o province_n of_o mentze_n seem_v to_o be_v most_o commodious_a for_o the_o purpose_n thereupon_o they_o all_o go_v thither_o by_o a_o certain_a day_n according_a to_o order_n so_o likewise_o do_v pope_n john_n himself_o though_o some_o advise_v he_o to_o the_o contrary_a because_o they_o tell_v he_o they_o fear_v if_o he_o go_v thither_o as_o pope_n he_o will_v return_v thence_o as_o a_o private_a person_n and_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o for_o go_v thither_o with_o certain_a man_n that_o be_v excellent_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o learning_n he_o puzzle_v the_o german_n so_o long_o with_o tedious_a disputation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o decree_v but_o sigismond_n come_v up_o who_o give_v every_o body_n leave_v to_o say_v what_o they_o please_v and_o then_o great_a and_o grievous_a crime_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o pope_n charge_n upon_o which_o he_o go_v private_o in_o disguise_n from_o constance_n to_o scaphusa_n for_o fear_v some_o dangerous_a plot_n may_v be_v contrive_v against_o he_o scaphusa_n be_v a_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o austria_n whither_o several_a cardinal_n also_o that_o he_o have_v create_v betake_v themselves_o but_o they_o be_v call_v again_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n john_n flee_v from_o scaphusa_n to_o friburgh_n design_v to_o go_v if_o possible_o he_o can_v with_o safety_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n but_o by_o the_o care_n of_o the_o council_n john_n be_v take_v and_o imprison_v near_o constance_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o s._n mark_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o pontificate_n and_o the_o ten_o month_n then_o the_o council_n begin_v to_o inquire_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o flight_n and_o choose_v several_a person_n of_o great_a gravity_n and_o learning_n as_o delegate_n to_o examine_v and_o weigh_v the_o objection_n make_v against_o john_n and_o make_v a_o orderly_a report_n of_o it_o to_o the_o council_n there_o be_v above_o forty_o article_n prove_v against_o he_o of_o which_o some_o contain_v fault_n which_o he_o be_v so_o habituate_v to_o that_o he_o can_v not_o avoid_v they_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v judge_v contrary_a to_o the_o faith_n and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v likely_a to_o bring_v a_o scandal_n upon_o christianity_n in_o general_n if_o they_o be_v not_o condemn_v in_o he_o wherefore_o since_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o opinion_n john_n who_o be_v deserve_o and_o just_o depose_v approve_v of_o their_o sentence_n though_o pronounce_v against_o he_o and_o thereupon_o he_o be_v praesenti_fw-la scent_n to_o lewis_n the_o bavarian_a who_o be_v gregory_n the_o 12th_n friend_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o custody_n till_o further_a order_n from_o the_o council_n according_o he_o be_v block_v up_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o haldeberg_n which_o be_v a_o very_a well_o fortify_v place_n for_o three_o year_n without_o any_o chamberlain_n or_o servant_n to_o attend_v he_o that_o be_v a_o italian_a all_o his_o keeper_n be_v germane_a with_o who_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o talk_v by_o nod_n and_o sign_n because_o he_o neither_o understand_v the_o teutonick_n language_n nor_o they_o the_o italian_a they_o say_v john_n be_v depose_v by_o those_o very_a man_n and_o they_o alone_o that_o be_v former_o his_o friend_n for_o those_o that_o be_v of_o gregory_n and_o benedict_n party_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o the_o council_n these_o man_n therefore_o that_o they_o may_v make_v their_o deprivation_n of_o he_o just_a and_o perfect_a with_o one_o accord_n publish_v a_o synodical_a decree_n wherein_o they_o affirm_v that_o a_o general_a council_n lawful_o call_v be_v the_o supreme_a authority_n next_o to_o christ_n grant_v but_o this_o fundamental_a point_n and_o the_o pope_n himself_o be_v inferior_a to_o a_o council_n whereupon_o gregory_n be_v force_v by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n to_o send_v some_o person_n to_o the_o council_n because_o he_o will_v not_o go_v himself_o to_o approve_v of_o their_o proceed_n in_o his_o name_n so_o he_o send_v charles_n malatesta_n a_o excellent_a man_n who_o see_v they_o all_o agree_v to_o make_v gregory_n also_o lay_v down_o all_o claim_n to_o the_o papacy_n he_o stand_v forth_o before_o they_o all_o and_o sit_v down_o in_o a_o chair_n that_o be_v make_v as_o stately_a as_o if_o gregory_n himself_o have_v be_v there_o he_o read_v the_o instrument_n of_o renunciation_n over_o and_o present_o depose_v gregory_n for_o which_o free_a act_n of_o his_o he_o be_v make_v legate_n of_o milan_n by_o all_o the_o council_n but_o this_o person_n not_o long_o after_o die_v at_o recanati_n of_o grief_n as_o some_o say_v for_o his_o so_o sudden_a deprivation_n before_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o he_o be_v clear_o for_o defer_v the_o business_n as_o long_o as_o he_o can_v as_o place_v some_o hope_n in_o delay_n but_o he_o die_v before_o martin_n come_v to_o be_v pope_n
his_o man_n and_o drive_v picenninus_fw-la and_o the_o mantuan_a who_o disinherit_v the_o citizen_n fidelity_n quite_o out_o of_o the_o city_n within_o four_o day_n after_o he_o have_v take_v it_o then_o philip_n that_o he_o may_v draw_v francis_n from_o the_o venetian_n by_o infest_v the_o florentine_n who_o have_v give_v he_o the_o same_o pay_n as_o the_o venetian_n do_v send_v picenninus_fw-la into_o tuscany_n with_o six_o thousand_o horse_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n the_o florentine_n see_v that_o send_v present_o for_o piergianpaulo_n a_o excellent_a commander_n and_o desire_v eugenius_n that_o he_o will_v assist_v they_o according_a to_o the_o league_n by_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o defend_v tuscany_n and_o so_o be_v resolve_v to_o meet_v picenninus_fw-la but_o when_o they_o find_v that_o john_n viteleschus_n have_v conspire_v with_o philip_n though_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n legate_n and_o general_n of_o the_o church-force_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o prove_v a_o friend_n as_o he_o pretend_v when_o he_o come_v into_o tuscany_n but_o a_o enemy_n in_o the_o head_n of_o six_o thousand_o horse_n and_o will_v fight_v against_o the_o florentine_n on_o picenninus_n side_n the_o magistrate_n of_o florence_n contrive_v by_o real_a or_o feign_a letter_n no_o matter_n which_o from_o eugenius_n to_o have_v he_o kill_v by_o anthony_n ridius_n the_o governor_n of_o castel_n s._n angelo_n just_a as_o his_o man_n be_v pass_v the_o bridg._n and_o so_o he_o be_v for_o he_o can_v not_o be_v aid_v by_o those_o that_o be_v go_v over_o the_o bridge_n and_o therefore_o be_v as_o it_o be_v alone_o because_o he_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n the_o count_n aversus_fw-la who_o fight_v under_o the_o patriarch_n have_v lose_v his_o general_n convey_v his_o carriage_n along_o with_o his_o own_o to_o roncillione_n but_o the_o florentine_n be_v free_v from_o so_o great_a a_o terror_n deal_v cunning_o with_o eugenius_n to_o let_v lewis_n of_o milan_n who_o succeed_v viteleschus_n muster_v up_o all_o the_o church-force_n and_o come_v to_o their_o assistance_n this_o lewis_n be_v a_o politic_a man_n and_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o by_o his_o mean_n viteleschus_n be_v take_v off_o but_o picenninus_fw-la march_v down_o into_o the_o vale_n of_o mugello_n kill_v and_o plunder_v all_o before_o he_o as_o far_o as_o fiesole_n then_o turn_v towards_o castentino_n he_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o count_n popio_n make_v many_o town_n revolt_v thence_o go_v to_o perugia_n he_o go_v quiet_o into_o the_o city_n and_o send_v the_o legate_n who_o be_v then_o governor_n there_o to_o the_o pope_n eugenius_n upon_o a_o certain_a message_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o take_v the_o treasurer_n and_o alter_v the_o whole_a state_n of_o the_o city_n for_o he_o choose_v ten_o citizen_n who_o have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o perugian_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v set_v up_o a_o tyranny_n upon_o they_o they_o bargain_v with_o he_o to_o depart_v the_o city_n for_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n he_o do_v so_o and_o go_v to_o cortona_n hope_v to_o take_v that_o place_n by_o treachery_n but_o the_o plot_n be_v discover_v and_o the_o conspirator_n either_o kill_v or_o banish_v upon_o which_o he_o march_v to_o citta_n di_fw-it castello_n the_o florentine_n also_o move_v to_o aughiera_n a_o town_n in_o their_o dominion_n to_o help_v their_o countryman_n if_o picenninus_fw-la shall_v offer_v they_o any_o violence_n these_o thing_n pass_v in_o tuscany_n whilst_o francis_n sfortia_n conquer_v philip_n navy_n at_o the_o lago_n di_fw-it garda_fw-it of_o which_o italiano_fw-it furlano_n be_v admiral_n and_o not_o only_o raise_v the_o siege_n from_o before_o brescia_n and_o bergamo_n but_o the_o same_o summer_n vanquish_v philip_n army_n at_o soncino_n have_v take_v one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n take_v and_o subdue_v all_o the_o castle_n of_o brescia_n part_n of_o cremona_n and_o mantova_n with_o all_o gerradadua_n and_o make_v they_o tributary_n to_o the_o venetian_n at_o that_o time_n the_o prince_n of_o mantova_n lose_v asola_n lonato_n and_o pescheria_n three_o town_n of_o a_o good_a bigness_n without_o opposition_n for_o when_o picenninus_fw-la be_v absent_a he_o never_o dare_v engage_v with_o a_o enemy_n in_o the_o open_a field_n but_o picenninus_fw-la hear_v how_o the_o state_n of_o affair_n be_v alter_v in_o venice_n and_o be_v send_v for_o by_o many_o messenger_n and_o letter_n as_o well_o from_o philip_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o mantova_n as_o also_o be_v tire_v out_o with_o the_o importunity_n of_o the_o soldier_n who_o be_v most_o of_o they_o native_n of_o that_o part_n of_o italy_n which_o be_v near_o the_o alps_o he_o remove_v his_o camp_n from_o cita_n di_fw-fr castello_n to_o borgo_n di_fw-it sancto_fw-it sepolcro_n a_o town_n in_o his_o territory_n which_o lie_v over_o against_o angliera_n with_o design_n either_o by_o compulsion_n or_o stratagem_n to_o fight_v the_o florentine_n and_o the_o pope_n army_n that_o lie_v as_o i_o tell_v you_o near_o angliera_n on_o the_o 29_o of_o june_n s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n day_n picenninus_fw-la set_n his_o army_n in_o array_n which_o take_v up_o a_o plain_a of_o four_o thousand_o pace_n but_o be_v unfortunate_o force_v to_o choose_v a_o disadvantageous_a place_n to_o fight_v in_o because_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o common_a soldier_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v go_v a_o forage_n and_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o lose_v the_o opportunity_n for_o he_o be_v to_o go_v up_o the_o side_n of_o a_o hill_n and_o so_o his_o enemy_n upon_o the_o high_a ground_n easy_o keep_v he_o off_o yet_o they_o fight_v five_o hour_n very_o smart_o till_o at_o last_o picenninus_fw-la what_o with_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o folly_n of_o his_o son_n francis_n who_o have_v forsake_v his_o post_n be_v overcome_v and_o retreat_v to_o borgo_n with_o great_a damage_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o ensign_n and_o the_o next_o day_n leave_v borgo_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o townsman_n and_o some_o few_o of_o his_o soldier_n that_o survive_v the_o battle_n he_o go_v back_o through_o romagna_n to_o philip._n the_o townsman_n of_o borgo_n fear_v they_o may_v be_v hardly_o deal_v withal_o because_o they_o have_v revolt_v from_o the_o pope_n employ_v agent_n to_o get_v their_o pardon_n and_o surrender_v themselves_o to_o the_o legate_n without_o loss_n of_o limb_n or_o good_n that_o victory_n be_v very_o welcome_a both_o to_o eugenius_n and_o the_o florentine_n and_o they_o say_v alonisius_n patavinus_n be_v make_v a_o cardinal_n for_o that_o reason_n the_o same_o summer_n the_o florentine_n beat_v count_n poppio_n who_o be_v picenninus_n ally_n out_o of_o tuscany_n but_o philip_n who_o be_v environ_v with_o so_o many_o enemy_n fight_v out_o for_o foreign_a aid_n and_o entreat_v alphonso_n who_o have_v get_v possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n to_o storm_v all_o the_o town_n which_o the_o sfortian_n have_v in_o that_o kingdom_n to_o draw_v francis_n sfortia_n from_o the_o venetian_n alphonso_n comply_v with_o his_o request_n but_o never_o can_v recall_v francis_n from_o the_o war_n that_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o for_o he_o when_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o forage_n come_v in_o march_v from_o pescheria_n to_o brescia_n with_o fifteen_o thousand_o horse_n and_o six_o thousand_o foot_n and_o meet_v picenninus_fw-la at_o cignano_n with_o a_o design_n to_o fight_v he_o picenninus_fw-la be_v as_o willing_a to_o fight_v as_o he_o and_o though_o he_o have_v a_o less_o number_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v stout_a fellow_n and_o he_o rely_v upon_o their_o valour_n they_o fight_v brisk_o for_o some_o time_n and_o part_v upon_o equal_a term_n francis_n think_v he_o have_v get_v honour_n enough_o in_o the_o war_n for_o that_o he_o have_v challenge_v his_o enemy_n into_o the_o field_n lead_v his_o army_n round_o the_o country_n and_o retake_v several_a town_n which_o picenninus_fw-la have_v take_v that_o winter_n and_o make_v they_o subject_a to_o the_o venetian_n from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o martinengo_n which_o picenninus_fw-la have_v fortify_v with_o a_o strong_a garrison_n and_o besiege_v it_o but_o when_o picenninus_fw-la have_v augment_v his_o army_n by_o the_o arrival_n of_o francis_n his_o son_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o mantova_n he_o go_v thither_o and_o pitch_v his_o camp_n a_o mile_n off_o the_o enemy_n provoke_v he_o by_o skirmish_n to_o come_v and_o decide_v the_o matter_n in_o a_o set_a battle_n but_o he_o not_o now_o desire_v to_o fight_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n grow_v whole_o intent_n upon_o take_v the_o town_n picenninus_fw-la therefore_o remove_v his_o camp_n every_o day_n so_o much_o near_a the_o enemy_n and_o put_v francis_n in_o such_o dangerous_a circumstance_n that_o neither_o his_o soldier_n can_v forage_v nor_o any_o
francis_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v behind_o he_o in_o ancona_n when_o cardinal_n firmanus_n be_v legate_n be_v vanquish_v by_o francis_n sfortia_n but_o the_o year_n after_o philip_n take_v courage_n and_o advise_v eugenius_n to_o endeavour_v the_o recovery_n of_o bologna_n promise_v to_o supply_v he_o with_o man_n and_o bear_v his_o share_n in_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o war._n by_o which_o the_o pope_n be_v so_o wrought_v upon_o that_o he_o make_v a_o league_n with_o alphonso_n and_o send_v sigismond_n malatesta_n with_o a_o great_a body_n of_o horse_n into_o ancona_n against_o francis_n that_o when_o the_o florentine_n be_v otherwise_o employ_v bologna_n may_v be_v force_v to_o surrender_v now_o philip_n have_v send_v william_n montferrat_n and_o charles_n gonzaga_n before_o with_o a_o great_a army_n who_o enter_v the_o territory_n of_o bologna_n in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n plunder_v all_o before_o '_o they_o but_o the_o florentine_n who_o be_v concern_v for_o the_o danger_n of_o their_o ally_n dispatch_v astorgius_n faventinus_n with_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n and_o two_o hundred_o foot_n to_o aid_v the_o bolognian_o till_o far_a order_n from_o they_o and_o the_o venetian_n thing_n stand_v thus_o in_o romagna_n when_o philip_n on_o the_o sudden_a send_v for_o francis_n picenninus_fw-la from_o ancona_n and_o give_v he_o order_n to_o go_v with_o a_o great_a army_n upon_o may_n day_n against_o the_o cremonese_n who_o apprehend_v no_o such_o thing_n he_o go_v as_o he_o be_v command_v and_o take_v a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o country_n fellow_n and_o strike_v such_o terror_n into_o the_o citizen_n by_o batter_v their_o wall_n both_o night_n and_o day_n that_o he_o have_v very_o near_o take_v the_o city_n but_o the_o venetian_n and_o florentine_n be_v trouble_v at_o the_o danger_n which_o francis_n and_o their_o friend_n be_v in_o and_o resolve_v to_o defend_v cremona_n and_o bologna_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o send_v tibertus_n brandolinus_fw-la a_o very_a active_a commander_n who_o take_v along_o with_o he_o the_o bolognese_n and_o the_o auxiliary_n from_o florence_n march_v towards_o the_o enemy_n who_o do_v not_o well_o agree_v among_o themselves_o and_o be_v encamp_v at_o a_o town_n call_v st._n john_n and_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v william_n monferrat_n over_o to_o the_o bolognian_o by_o promise_n and_o present_n and_o easy_o rout_v charles_n he_o quick_o retrieve_v all_o the_o town_n which_o the_o enemy_n have_v in_o their_o hand_n bologna_n be_v thus_o quiet_v and_o the_o auxiliary_n of_o florence_n and_o venice_n divide_v by_o order_n into_o two_o part_n the_o one_o half_a be_v send_v to_o avoid_v francis_n sfortia_n who_o eugenius_n and_o alphonso_n have_v beat_v as_o far_o as_o the_o wall_n of_o vrbino_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o cremonese_n who_o be_v hard_o put_v to_o it_o by_o francis_n picenninus_fw-la the_o venetian_n resolve_v upon_o a_o open_a rupture_n with_o philip_n send_v ambassador_n to_o he_o to_o denounce_v war_n unless_o he_o will_v desist_v from_o the_o siege_n of_o cremona_n but_o they_o be_v answer_v by_o a_o messenger_n for_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v with_o philip_n himself_o that_o they_o may_v be_v safe_o any_o where_o than_o at_o milan_n at_o which_o the_o venetian_n be_v very_o angry_a and_o command_v michelot_n cotignola_n their_o general_n who_o be_v then_o at_o brescia_n to_o march_v forthwith_o into_o cremona_n which_o philip_n have_v get_v most_o part_n of_o and_o engage_v the_o enemy_n wherever_o he_o meet_v they_o he_o ready_o obey_v their_o command_n and_o pass_v the_o river_n oglio_fw-it at_o casale_n with_o all_o expedition_n find_v the_o enemy_n encamp_v upon_o the_o po_n in_o a_o island_n which_o have_v ford_v he_o attack_v they_o in_o their_o camp_n and_o soon_o rout_v they_o take_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o cavalry_n after_o that_o he_o recover_v all_o the_o town_n and_o free_v cremona_n from_o the_o siege_n and_o have_v augment_v his_o army_n by_o lewis_n gonzaga_n additional_a force_n who_o have_v reduce_v platina_n and_o some_o castle_n in_o cremona_n to_o the_o venetian_n they_o march_v towards_o geradada_n and_o leave_v nothing_o for_o philip_n but_o crema_fw-la then_o cross_v the_o river_n they_o enter_v milan_n fill_v all_o place_n with_o fire_n and_o rapine_n and_o when_o they_o have_v take_v monte_fw-la di_fw-it briausa_fw-la and_o brevio_n where_o there_o be_v a_o bridge_n over_o the_o adda_n they_o attaqued_a leco_fw-la which_o those_o within_o stout_o defend_v and_o batter_v their_o ship_n so_o severe_o that_o whole_a man_n may_v have_v get_v in_o at_o the_o side_n of_o they_o so_o that_o have_v lose_v many_o man_n and_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o forage_n they_o be_v fain_o to_o depart_v without_o accomplish_v their_o design_n for_o fear_v of_o francis_n sfortia_n who_o they_o hear_v be_v private_o go_v over_o to_o philip_n party_n mean_a time_n aloisius_n patavinus_n the_o pope_n legate_n general_n of_o the_o force_n which_o go_v against_o francis_n sfortia_n into_o ancona_n hear_v that_o italiano_fw-it and_o james_n gatuano_n who_o have_v fight_v partly_o under_o philip_n and_o partly_o under_o eugenius_n be_v revolt_a to_o francis_n he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v take_v before_o they_o can_v arrive_v there_o and_o put_v to_o death_n for_o both_o of_o they_o have_v one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n under_o they_o francis_n sfortia_n be_v much_o concern_v at_o that_o and_o find_v himself_o not_o able_a to_o sustain_v the_o shock_n of_o his_o enemy_n any_o long_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o so_o many_o at_o a_o time_n and_o assist_v by_o no_o body_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o eugenius_n and_o alphonso_n who_o envy_v the_o venetian_n success_n he_o leave_v ancona_n and_o go_v into_o philip_n army_n over_o which_o he_o be_v make_v general_n eugenius_n now_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o mind_n nothing_o but_o war_n make_v nicolas_n tolentinas_fw-la of_o the_o order_n of_o s._n austin_n who_o be_v famous_a for_o miracle_n a_o saint_n and_o go_v personal_o in_o procession_n from_o s._n peter_n to_o s._n augustine_n attend_v by_o all_o the_o clergy_n the_o roman_a people_n and_o the_o cardinal_n after_o that_o he_o expel_v the_o canon_n secular_a from_o the_o lateran_n and_o admit_v only_o the_o regulars_n he_o also_o build_v the_o portico_n that_o go_v from_o that_o church_n to_o the_o sancta_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la and_o repair_v the_o cloister_n for_o the_o priest_n to_o live_v in_o he_o also_o augment_v the_o paint_n of_o the_o church_n which_o martin_n have_v former_o begin_v and_o carry_v the_o mitre_n of_o s._n sylvester_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o rome_n from_o avignion_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n from_o the_o vatican_n to_o the_o lateran_n with_o great_a veneration_n of_o all_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n afterwards_o king_n alphonso_n come_v to_o tivoli_n and_o will_v have_v treat_v with_o eugenius_n about_o the_o management_n of_o the_o war_n but_o he_o hear_v he_o be_v sick_a and_o so-stayed_a for_o some_o time_n there_o eugenius_n have_v a_o great_a mind_n to_o have_v plague_v the_o florentine_n for_o help_v his_o enemy_n and_o doubt_v not_o but_o if_o he_o attaque_v they_o with_o his_o own_o the_o king_n be_v and_o philip_n force_n all_o together_o he_o may_v bring_v that_o city_n to_o what_o he_o please_v but_o all_o his_o design_n be_v frustrate_v by_o his_o death_n for_o he_o die_v in_o the_o sixteen_o year_n of_o his_o pontificate_n february_n 23._o 1446._o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a inconstancy_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o be_v lead_v away_o by_o ill_a counsel_n and_o disturb_v all_o thing_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o he_o incite_v the_o roman_a people_n to_o war_n and_o give_v authority_n to_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n which_o be_v the_o original_n of_o much_o mischief_n by_o approve_v of_o their_o decree_n in_o letter_n apostolical_a but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o he_o come_v to_o himself_o he_o act_v very_o prudent_o and_o with_o good_a resolution_n he_o have_v a_o very_a venerable_a aspect_n but_o be_v rather_o grave_a than_o eloquent_a in_o his_o speech_n a_o indifferent_a scholar_n though_o a_o know_a man_n especial_o in_o history_n he_o be_v bountiful_a to_o all_o more_o especial_o learned_a man_n who_o company_n he_o love_v for_o he_o admit_v leonard_n aretinus_n charles_n poggius_n aurispa_n trapezuntius_fw-la and_o blondus_n very_o learned_a man_n to_o be_v his_o secretary_n he_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v to_o anger_n for_o injury_n do_v he_o or_o by_o the_o calumny_n gibe_n or_o scoff_v of_o any_o he_o be_v a_o great_a patron_n of_o all_o school_n especial_o that_o at_o rome_n where_o he_o have_v all_o kind_n of_o learn_v teach_v he_o love_v the_o religious_a wonderful_o and_o give_v they_o many_o privilege_n beside_o revenue_n which_o he_o add_v to_o
sieneses_n and_o send_v they_o away_o to_o solicit_v their_o fellow-citizen_n he_o promise_v they_o to_o be_v there_o in_o such_o a_o time_n but_o nicolas_n the_o pope_n who_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o peace_n and_o quietness_n after_o he_o have_v keep_v his_o coronation_n as_o the_o fashion_n be_v and_o make_v many_o procession_n on_o foot_n in_o his_o own_o person_n he_o send_v cardinal_n morinensis_fw-la to_o ferrara_n a_o place_n which_o be_v neutral_a be_v fit_a for_o the_o treaty_n that_o by_o the_o persuasion_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o legate_n the_o faction_n may_v be_v the_o more_o induce_v to_o a_o composure_n thither_o also_o do_v alphonsa_n philip_n the_o venetian_n and_o florentine_n send_v their_o ambassador_n who_o after_o a_o long_a debate_n give_v philip_n leave_v to_o choose_v whether_o he_o will_v make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o venetian_n and_o florentine_n for_o five_o year_n both_o side_n keep_v what_o they_o have_v or_o conclude_v a_o peace_n and_o change_v crema_fw-la for_o those_o town_n which_o the_o venetian_n have_v take_v upon_o the_o river_n adda_n leave_v only_a cassan_n at_o the_o pope_n disposal_n as_o be_v his_o due_n by_o compact_n to_o make_v amends_o for_o the_o injury_n which_o he_o first_o receive_v but_o that_o also_o be_v afterward_o throw_v in_o to_o make_v the_o peace_n more_o last_a and_o one_o of_o philip_n ambassador_n be_v send_v to_o make_v the_o proposal_n to_o he_o who_o find_v he_o dead_a of_o a_o apoplexy_n the_o day_n before_o he_o come_v to_o milan_n august_n 8._o 1447._o morinensis_fw-la hear_v of_o philip_n death_n send_v for_o all_o the_o ambassador_n in_o haste_n to_o his_o house_n and_o urge_v for_o peace_n as_o earnest_o as_o ever_o the_o venetian_n when_o they_o be_v ask_v if_o they_o will_v continue_v of_o their_o former_a opinion_n make_v answer_v that_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o they_o may_v do_v now_o philip_n be_v dead_a but_o that_o they_o will_v write_v to_o the_o senate_n concern_v that_o affair_n and_o do_v as_o they_o shall_v order_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o other_o ambassador_n that_o be_v there_o know_v the_o venetian_n ambition_n to_o govern_v all_o italy_n dissolve_v the_o assembly_n and_o go_v every_o one_o to_o their_o own_o home_n the_o pope_n legate_n exhort_v they_o to_o concord_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a but_o the_o venetian_n who_o camp_n be_v at_o sorefina_n near_o cremona_n in_o hope_n to_o take_v that_o tumultuous_a city_n by_o surrender_n with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o guelph_n when_o they_o hear_v of_o philip_n death_n march_v present_o to_o lody_n which_o have_v take_v they_o receive_v those_o of_o piacenza_n into_o their_o alliance_n upon_o the_o same_o term_n as_o they_o of_o lodi_n and_o send_v one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o horse_n thither_o immediate_o to_o assist_v the_o people_n of_o piacenza_n if_o any_o body_n shall_v molest_v '_o they_o francis_n sfortia_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v beat_v out_o of_o ancona_n and_o quarter_v in_o bologna_n to_o refresh_v his_o army_n who_o arm_n horse_n and_o man_n be_v almost_o spend_v with_o this_o long_a war_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o the_o venetian_n have_v seize_v all_o upon_o his_o father-in-law_n death_n go_v great_a day_n journey_n till_o he_o come_v to_o cremona_n and_o be_v choose_v general_n by_o the_o universal_a consent_n of_o the_o millainese_n over_o all_o their_o force_n against_o the_o venetian_n and_o have_v make_v a_o bridge_n over_o the_o river_n po_n which_o he_o fortify_v with_o castle_n and_o artillery_n to_o hinder_v the_o venetian_n from_o come_v with_o a_o navy_n to_o piacenza_n he_o pass_v the_o adda_n at_o picigitono_n and_o encamp_v not_o far_o from_o the_o enemy_n who_o lie_v at_o camurago_n and_o there_o they_o have_v some_o light_a skirmish_n to_o try_v i_o suppose_v the_o enemy_n courage_n the_o people_n of_o pavia_n be_v so_o much_o encourage_v at_o francis_n come_v and_o so_o glad_a to_o see_v he_o because_o they_o hate_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o millaineses_n upon_o a_o old_a grudge_n that_o be_v between_o they_o and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n will_v rather_o suffer_v any_o thing_n than_o submit_v to_o the_o venetian_n who_o have_v former_o despise_v their_o alliance_n insomuch_o that_o they_o deliver_v their_o city_n up_o to_o francis_n without_o any_o more_o ado_n by_o consent_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n which_o be_v such_o a_o addition_n to_o his_o grandieur_n that_o sfortia_n present_o affect_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a duchy_n of_o milan_n these_o thing_n pass_v in_o lombardy_n and_o thereabouts_o whilst_o alphonso_n at_o the_o same_o time_n fall_v down_o with_o his_o army_n into_o the_o sea-coast_n of_o sienna_n and_o have_v subdue_v they_o though_o the_o pope_n be_v against_o it_o have_v not_o the_o florentine_n who_o know_v the_o king_n intention_n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o sienna_n to_o advise_v they_o that_o alphonso_n who_o be_v covetous_a of_o dominion_n be_v no_o less_o their_o enemy_n than_o the_o florentine_n the_o sieneses_n hear_v what_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o they_o do_v not_o deny_v the_o king_n any_o kind_n of_o provision_n but_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o of_o his_o soldier_n to_o come_v within_o their_o wall_n so_o that_o the_o king_n when_o he_o observe_v their_o caution_n march_v down_o into_o volaterra_n and_o pisa_n and_o take_v many_o castle_n there_o partly_o by_o surrender_n and_o partly_o by_o storm_n which_o yet_o the_o florentine_n recover_v not_o long_o after_o all_o but_o castiglione_n under_o the_o command_n of_o sigismond_n malatesta_n who_o they_o have_v corrupt_v to_o come_v over_o from_o alphonso_n to_o their_o side_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n nicolas_n the_o pope_n continual_o persuade_v the_o king_n and_o the_o venetian_n to_o peace_n rather_o than_o war_n but_o they_o who_o be_v grow_v proud_a and_o unruly_a will_v not_o hearken_v to_o his_o good_a advice_n thereupon_o francis_n raise_v a_o great_a army_n out_o of_o the_o main_a strength_n of_o italy_n unite_n the_o brachian_n and_o sfortian_a soldier_n and_o pitch_v his_o camp_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o autumn_n at_o piacenza_n in_o which_o be_v a_o good_a garrison_n of_o venetian_n and_o beat_v down_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n with_o cannon_n he_o stay_v before_o it_o so_o long_o till_o the_o po_n rise_v to_o that_o prodigious_a height_n that_o his_o galeoone_n come_v up_o to_o the_o very_a wall_n and_o so_o attacking_z it_o both_o by_o land_n and_o water_n at_o last_o he_o take_v and_o plunder_v it_o this_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o francis_n to_o take_v so_o great_a a_o city_n and_o that_o in_o the_o wintertime_n when_o it_o rain_v so_o hard_o that_o the_o soldier_n be_v ready_a to_o leave_v their_o tent_n yet_o nicolas_n be_v even_o then_o still_o talk_v of_o peace_n and_o the_o florentine_n be_v urgent_a with_o their_o ally_n the_o venetian_n because_o they_o fear_v the_o king_n power_n who_o be_v then_o with_o his_o army_n in_o tuscany_n but_o nothing_o be_v do_v in_o it_o because_o the_o venetian_n be_v unwilling_a to_o restore_v lodi_n to_o the_o millainese_n which_o they_o earnest_o seek_v so_o that_o nicolas_n after_o so_o many_o attempt_n to_o no_o purpose_n lay_v aside_o all_o thought_n of_o make_v peace_n by_o such_o mean_n and_o apply_v himself_o to_o religious_a exercise_n he_o order_v day_n of_o humiliation_n to_o be_v keep_v for_o appease_v god_n anger_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o peace_n of_o christendom_n and_o at_o the_o solemnity_n the_o pope_n himself_o assist_v with_o all_o the_o clergy_n in_o procession_n from_o s._n peter_n to_o s._n mark_n be_v with_o great_a piety_n and_o religion_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v not_o abate_v for_o all_o that_o so_o much_o have_v man_n probable_o deserve_v it_o for_o two_o year_n after_o there_o be_v such_o a_o plague_n in_o almost_o all_o place_n that_o few_o survive_v out_o of_o great_a number_n and_o this_o calamity_n be_v foretell_v by_o frequent_a earthquake_n and_o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n nay_o it_o have_v be_v often_o foretell_v by_o the_o friar_n predicant_o especial_o one_o robert_n a_o franciscan_a and_o famous_a preacher_n who_o so_o move_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n with_o his_o sermon_n that_o the_o woman_n and_o child_n run_v about_o the_o city_n desire_v god_n to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o and_o lest_o any_o misfortune_n shall_v be_v lack_v in_o italy_n the_o war_n which_o we_o tell_v you_o be_v begin_v before_o do_v so_o increase_v that_o one_o will_v have_v think_v it_o impossible_a to_o have_v put_v a_o end_n to_o they_o for_o francis_n sfortia_n the_o next_o summer_n have_v take_v some_o castle_n from_o the_o venetian_n go_v with_o his_o land_n and_o sea-force_n against_o their_o navy_n which_o block_v up_o the_o cremonese_n and_o force_v it_o to_o
they_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n which_o for_o many_o year_n they_o maintain_v against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o turk_n who_o make_v many_o attempt_n to_o make_v seizure_n of_o it_o about_o the_o same_o time_n also_o dabuson_n the_o great_a master_n of_o rhodes_n valiant_o defend_v his_o city_n against_o mahomet_n cause_v he_o to_o raise_v his_o siege_n and_o retire_v with_o disgrace_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o turk_n by_o their_o retreat_n out_o of_o italy_n be_v extinguish_v sixtus_n re-assumed_n his_o former_a design_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o favour_v the_o party_n of_o the_o venetian_n who_o make_v war_n upon_o hercules_n da_fw-mi este_fw-fr duke_n of_o ferrara_n by_o these_o mean_v all_o italy_n be_v put_v into_o a_o new_a flame_n of_o war_n be_v divide_v into_o diverse_a party_n and_o faction_n on_o one_o side_n be_v the_o pope_n the_o venetian_n genovese_n and_o those_o of_o sienna_n with_o other_o city_n ally_v in_o a_o confederacy_n on_o the_o other_o be_v ferdinand_n king_n of_o naples_n the_o florentine_n lodowick_n sforza_n protector_n of_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o young_a duke_n the_o pope_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o own_o party_n manage_v his_o war_n with_o the_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o temporal_a arm_n for_o in_o the_o year_n 1482._o he_o excommunicate_v all_o his_o enemy_n and_o as_o many_o as_o take_v their_o part_n or_o favour_v their_o cause_n and_o encourage_v rené_fw-fr duke_n of_o lorain_n and_o anjou_n to_o return_v into_o italy_n and_o recover_v his_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n but_o rené_fw-fr being_n otherwise_o employ_v can_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o opportunity_n which_o be_v offer_v and_o therewith_o ferdinand_n be_v enrage_v enter_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o pope_n with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o approach_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o rome_n with_o which_o sixtus_n be_v great_o incense_v issue_v out_o a_o army_n against_o he_o under_o the_o command_n of_o robert_n malatesta_n and_o both_o army_n join_v battle_n in_o a_o place_n call_v campo_n morto_n near_o velitri_fw-la sixtus_n have_v the_o fortune_n of_o the_o day_n and_o to_o overthrow_v his_o enemy_n many_o be_v slay_v on_o the_o place_n many_o principal_a officer_n take_v and_o carry_v in_o triumph_n into_o rome_n and_o ferdinand_n himself_o narrow_o escape_v by_o flight_n three_o day_n after_o which_o victory_n malatesta_n die_v not_o without_o some_o suspicion_n of_o be_v poison_v not_o long_o after_o a_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o pope_n sixtus_n and_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n all_o the_o prisoner_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n among_o which_o be_v the_o cardinal_n colonna_n and_o savelli_n who_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n be_v as_o disaffect_v person_n commit_v to_o custody_n this_o war_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n end_v the_o pope_n turn_v his_o arm_n upon_o the_o venetian_n in_o favour_n of_o hercules_n duke_n of_o ferrara_n lest_o that_o state_n be_v too_o powerful_a for_o he_o shall_v augment_v their_o force_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o that_o dukedom_n and_o in_o regard_n that_o state_n will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o his_o admonition_n and_o desist_v from_o prosecution_n of_o their_o war_n at_o his_o command_n the_o pope_n make_v use_v of_o his_o spiritual_a arm_n excommunicate_v all_o the_o subject_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o venice_n and_o enter_v into_o league_n with_o all_o the_o confederate_a prince_n of_o italy_n wage_v the_o most_o dangerous_a war_n that_o ever_o the_o venetian_n have_v sustain_v and_o certain_o have_v prove_v fatal_a to_o they_o have_v not_o lodowick_n sâ—forza_n duke_n of_o milan_n make_v a_o separate_a peace_n with_o they_o against_o the_o sense_n and_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o other_o confederate_n sixtus_n have_v by_o these_o many_o war_n and_o several_a way_n exhaust_v his_o treasury_n contrive_v by_o sale_n of_o new_a office_n never_o before_o know_v to_o replenish_v his_o coffer_n he_o also_o impose_v new_a tax_n and_o raise_v the_o old_a one_o but_o that_o which_o most_o reflect_v on_o his_o reputation_n and_o blemish_v he_o with_o the_o character_n of_o a_o covetous_a person_n be_v that_o he_o decimate_v the_o prelate_n and_o lay_v new_a imposition_n on_o the_o clergy_n but_o to_o do_v this_o pope_n justice_n and_o give_v he_o his_o due_n never_o be_v any_o more_o generous_a or_o munificent_a in_o his_o gift_n or_o more_o delight_v to_o do_v good_a office_n than_o this_o for_o he_o free_o and_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n maintain_v andrew_n paleologo_n prince_n of_o the_o morea_n with_o leonard_n di_fw-it focco_n despor_fw-la of_o albania_n who_o have_v be_v depose_v and_o exterminate_v their_o dominion_n by_o the_o turk_n he_o likewise_o with_o great_a magnificence_n and_o courtesy_n treat_v the_o queen_n of_o cyprus_n and_o bosna_n who_o the_o turk_n have_v force_v to_o abandon_v their_o dominion_n and_o fly_v for_o refuge_n under_o his_o protection_n also_o when_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n swedeland_n norway_n and_o gothland_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o calabria_n be_v move_v and_o guide_v by_o their_o devotion_n come_v to_o visit_v the_o roman_a sea_n he_o receive_v they_o with_o great_a state_n and_o treat_v they_o with_o a_o magnificence_n become_v king_n and_o when_o in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n ferdinand_n of_o arragon_n king_n of_o naples_n come_v to_o gain_v indulgence_n at_o rome_n he_o remit_v to_o he_o the_o yearly_a tribute_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v for_o that_o kingdom_n and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o yearly_a acknowledgement_n of_o a_o white_a horse_n with_o its_o furniture_n which_o be_v continue_v to_o this_o day_n and_o far_o to_o demonstrate_v his_o generous_a and_o great_a soul_n he_o rebuilt_a the_o hospital_n of_o s._n spirito_n for_o maintenance_n and_o education_n of_o young_a child_n he_o build_v the_o church_n of_o s._n mary_n of_o peace_n he_o adorn_v the_o basilicon_fw-la of_o s._n peter_n with_o new_a window_n make_v the_o church_n more_o lightsome_a and_o pleasant_a than_o before_o he_o repair_v the_o palace_n of_o lateran_n as_o also_o the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n with_o several_a other_o church_n the_o pons_n janicularis_fw-la or_o the_o bridge_n of_o janicula_n be_v ruin_v he_o take_v up_o all_o the_o stone_n and_o build_v a_o other_o bridge_n over_o tybur_n in_o the_o place_n thereof_o which_o since_o that_o time_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o ponte_n sesto_n or_o the_o bridge_n of_o sixtus_n he_o clear_v all_o the_o common_a sewer_n of_o rome_n make_v conveyance_n for_o the_o sullage_n of_o the_o city_n to_o run_v into_o the_o tybur_n he_o repair_v many_o aqueduct_n and_o fountain_n and_o bring_v the_o brazen_a statue_n of_o m._n aurelius_n from_o a_o obscure_a place_n and_o erect_v it_o in_o the_o more_o open_a area_n of_o the_o capitol_n it_o be_v he_o that_o reduce_v the_o vatican_n library_n into_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o have_v make_v it_o famous_a through_o all_o the_o world_n for_o he_o not_o only_o bring_v book_n thither_o from_o all_o part_n of_o europe_n but_o leave_v also_o certain_a rent_n and_o revenue_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o with_o pension_n also_o to_o the_o library-keeper_n and_o under-officer_n on_o the_o pedestal_n of_o his_o statue_n in_o the_o library_n these_o verse_n be_v write_v templa_fw-la domum_fw-la expositis_fw-la vicos_fw-la fora_fw-la maenia_fw-la pontes_fw-la virgineam_fw-la trivii_fw-la quod_fw-la reparatis_fw-la aquam_fw-la prisc_n a_o licet_fw-la nautis_fw-la statuas_n dare_v commoda_fw-la portus_n et_fw-la vaticanum_n cingere_fw-la christ_n jugum_fw-la plus_fw-fr tamen_fw-la vrbs_fw-la debet_fw-la nam_fw-la quae_fw-la squalore_fw-la latebat_fw-la cernitur_fw-la in_o celebri_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la loco_fw-la in_o short_a there_o be_v nothing_o which_o tend_v to_o the_o glory_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o city_n which_o be_v neglect_v by_o he_o and_o such_o be_v his_o zeal_n and_o power_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n that_o he_o will_v never_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v infringe_v nor_o do_v any_o prince_n offer_v he_o a_o injury_n or_o indignity_n which_o he_o do_v not_o return_v with_o due_a revenge_n as_o for_o instance_n appear_v by_o the_o war_n he_o make_v in_o confederacy_n with_o venice_n and_o genova_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n and_o his_o ally_n the_o which_o he_o manage_v with_o so_o much_o heat_n that_o when_o the_o venetian_n make_v a_o separate_a peace_n without_o his_o consent_n or_o approbation_n he_o so_o high_o resent_v it_o that_o it_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n which_o increase_v on_o he_o with_o that_o violence_n that_o he_o die_v thereof_o on_o the_o 13_o of_o august_n 1484._o have_v hold_v the_o pontifical_a sea_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 13_o year_n and_o four_o day_n have_v arrive_v the_o age_n of_o 70_o year_n and_o 22_o day_n at_o
and_o monstrous_a cruelty_n to_o he_o make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o all_o those_o calamity_n and_o misery_n which_o in_o his_o reign_n overwhelm_v italy_n render_v its_o condition_n slavish_a and_o contemptible_a to_o foreign_a nation_n howsoever_o his_o temper_n be_v not_o so_o altogether_o flagitious_a but_o that_o it_o admit_v of_o some_o alloy_n and_o mixture_n of_o virtue_n for_o he_o with_o great_a care_n attend_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n and_o regulation_n of_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n to_o which_o end_n he_o ordain_v visitor_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o examine_v and_o know_v the_o cause_n for_o which_o person_n be_v imprison_v and_o create_v four_o judge_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o all_o criminal_a matter_n so_o that_o justice_n be_v the_o more_o punctual_o execute_v than_o in_o former_a time_n but_o not_o to_o remain_v too_o long_o on_o his_o personal_a quality_n let_v we_o proceed_v to_o the_o important_a affair_n of_o his_o government_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v create_v pope_n he_o be_v according_a to_o custom_n salute_v and_o congratulate_v in_o his_o papal_a dignity_n by_o the_o ambassador_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o state_n who_o he_o respective_o treat_v with_o affability_n and_o respect_n persuade_v they_o to_o peace_n and_o concord_n among_o themselves_o and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o such_o union_n and_o confederacy_n to_o join_v and_o employ_v their_o arm_n against_o the_o turk_n who_o be_v the_o common_a enemy_n of_o christendom_n and_o at_o that_o time_n be_v about_o the_o year_n 1493._o in_o honour_n to_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o spain_n he_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o catholic_n in_o acknowledgement_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o many_o victory_n he_o have_v obtain_v over_o the_o moor_n and_o give_v he_o a_o title_n to_o all_o those_o land_n and_o country_n in_o america_n which_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v discover_v there_o and_o thus_o as_o he_o be_v civil_a to_o king_n so_o he_o be_v kind_a and_o more_o affectionate_a to_o his_o family_n for_o in_o the_o first_o consistory_n that_o he_o hold_v he_o create_v john_n borgia_n his_o sister_n son_n archbishop_n of_o montreat_v valentine_n borgia_n his_o natural_a son_n archbishop_n of_o valentia_n at_o this_o time_n the_o emperor_n frederick_n die_v have_v reign_v for_o the_o space_n of_o 54_o year_n likewise_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o naples_n be_v dead_a he_o send_v his_o legate_n with_o power_n to_o confirm_v his_o son_n alonso_n in_o the_o succession_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o have_v contract_v a_o alliance_n with_o he_o he_o order_v he_o to_o be_v crown_v and_o invest_v with_o the_o regality_n at_o this_o time_n be_v the_o year_n 1494._o charles_n the_o eight_o king_n of_o france_n who_o be_v of_o a_o martial_a and_o ambitious_a spirit_n lay_v claim_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n of_o rené_fw-fr duke_n of_o anjou_n and_o lorain_n and_o be_v encourage_v in_o that_o enterprise_n by_o lodowick_n sforza_n the_o guardian_n of_o john_n galeas_n duke_n of_o milan_n he_o enter_v italy_n with_o a_o puissant_a army_n consist_v of_o 25000_o foot_n and_o 5000_o horse_n with_o a_o great_a train_n of_o artillery_n the_o pope_n apprehend_v the_o great_a ruin_n and_o damage_n which_o this_o incursion_n of_o the_o french_a will_v bring_v upon_o italy_n enter_v into_o league_n with_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n and_o both_o agree_v and_o resolve_v to_o leafy_a soldier_n and_o join_v in_o a_o defensive_a league_n with_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n but_o the_o venetian_n and_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o spain_n who_o be_v likewise_o move_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o league_n do_v positive_o refuse_v to_o accept_v the_o proposal_n be_v more_o inclinable_a to_o be_v unconcern_v and_o spectator_n than_o actor_n in_o that_o hazardous_a war._n charles_n be_v enter_v into_o italy_n march_v victorious_a through_o lombardy_n and_o have_v overthrow_v the_o army_n of_o florence_n soon_o after_o become_v master_n of_o the_o city_n itself_o thence_o he_o proceed_v towards_o rome_n where_o he_o enter_v on_o the_o first_o of_o january_n 1494._o without_o any_o opposition_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o in_o case_n the_o roman_n will_v peaceable_o open_v their_o gate_n and_o give_v free_a admission_n to_o the_o french_a that_o no_o hurt_n or_o violence_n shall_v be_v offer_v by_o they_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o they_o make_v opposition_n they_o will_v put_v all_o into_o flame_n and_o confusion_n the_o roman_n therefore_o find_v themselves_o in_o no_o condition_n to_o resist_v ready_o give_v a_o reception_n to_o the_o french_a afford_v they_o plenty_n of_o victual_n and_o provision_n and_o they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n perform_v their_o condition_n severe_o punish_v such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o riot_n or_o tumult_n the_o pope_n at_o first_o be_v affright_v with_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o french_a flee_v for_o security_n into_o the_o castle_n but_o at_o length_n find_v all_o thing_n quiet_a and_o secure_a from_o the_o outrage_n of_o their_o guest_n adventure_v abroad_o and_o much_o against_o his_o will_n and_o inclination_n enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o they_o but_o charles_n not_o much_o confide_n in_o the_o faith_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v give_v require_v for_o better_a security_n thereof_o and_o by_o way_n of_o hostage_n that_o cesar_n borgia_n who_o be_v call_v cardinal_n valentino_n shall_v under_o colour_n of_o be_v the_o pope_n legate_n accompany_v he_o in_o the_o war_n together_o with_o zizimé_fw-fr the_o brother_n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n on_o pretence_n that_o have_v overcome_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n he_o will_v make_v use_n of_o he_o in_o the_o war_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v upon_o constantinople_n but_o he_o die_v soon_o after_o of_o a_o bloodyflux_n at_o capua_n upon_o approach_n of_o the_o french_a near_o to_o naples_n king_n alonso_n be_v conscious_a of_o his_o ill_a government_n whereby_o he_o have_v contract_v the_o hatred_n of_o his_o people_n and_o despair_v of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o affair_n surrender_v up_o the_o kingdom_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o son_n ferdinand_n and_o with_o great_a fear_n and_o ignominy_n embark_v himself_o with_o the_o best_a part_n of_o his_o wealth_n and_o flee_v into_o the_o island_n of_o sicily_n and_o soon_o after_o ferdinand_n consider_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o force_n and_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o match_n between_o he_o and_o the_o french_a betake_v himself_o also_o to_o the_o island_n of_o ischia_n charles_n follow_v the_o favourable_a course_n of_o his_o good_a and_o victorious_a fortune_n with_o great_a expedition_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n the_o which_o success_n give_v a_o alarm_n to_o all_o the_o christian_a prince_n a_o general_a confederacy_n be_v agree_v among_o they_o for_o intercept_n the_o french_a on_o their_o return_n out_o of_o italy_n so_o that_o the_o pope_n the_o emperor_n maximilian_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n lodowick_n sforza_n duke_n of_o milan_n and_o the_o venetian_n unite_n their_o force_n for_o the_o common_a safety_n of_o italy_n compose_v a_o army_n of_o forty_o thousand_o man_n notwithstanding_o which_o charles_n bold_o return_v out_o of_o italy_n and_o with_o great_a difficulty_n have_v pass_v the_o apennine_a mountain_n with_o sixteen_o piece_n of_o weighty_a cannon_n which_o be_v draw_v over_o by_o 300_o swisser_n and_o have_v by_o the_o great_a error_n and_o neglect_n of_o the_o enemy_n pass_v all_o the_o narrow_a and_o inaccessible_a way_n about_o zerzana_n and_o petra_n santa_n at_o length_n descend_v into_o the_o plain_n of_o lombardy_n the_o confederate_a army_n to_o hinder_v the_o king_n far_a passage_n have_v encamp_v themselves_o at_o fornovo_n near_o tarro_n and_o at_o no_o far_a distance_n from_o parma_n and_o there_o both_o army_n be_v engage_v the_o french_a do_v not_o consist_v of_o more_o than_o 9000_o man_n and_o the_o confederate_n of_o 40000_o and_o yet_o the_o french_a have_v the_o advantage_n and_o win_v the_o field_n and_o as_o philip_n de_fw-fr comines_n say_v the_o king_n enter_v triumphant_a into_o asti_n though_o panvinio_n and_o other_o italian_a writer_n relate_v the_o battle_n to_o have_v be_v bloody_a but_o the_o success_n and_o advantage_n doubtful_a howsoever_o the_o news_n hereof_o be_v report_v at_o naples_n to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o confederate_n king_n ferdinand_n re-assumed_n his_o courage_n and_o adventure_v out_o of_o his_o retirement_n at_o ischia_n and_o then_o the_o french_a force_n be_v grow_v weak_a and_o all_o recruit_n fail_v they_o he_o recover_v his_o kingdom_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o catholic_n king_n not_o long_o after_o charles_n the_o eight_o die_v and_o lewis_n the_o twelve_o duke_n of_o orleans_n succeed_v in_o his_o throne_n likewise_o ferdinand_n die_v without_o issue_n frederick_n his_o
the_o force_n of_o borgia_n which_o come_v to_o relieve_v they_o and_o thence_o make_v a_o incursion_n into_o all_o the_o country_n of_o romagna_n the_o pope_n be_v great_o trouble_v and_o concern_v for_o these_o loss_n and_o turn_v of_o fortune_n use_v all_o his_o subtlety_n and_o artifices_fw-la to_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n and_o his_o authority_n be_v very_o prevalent_a he_o persuade_v the_o orsini_n into_o a_o peace_n and_o into_o a_o assurance_n of_o all_o security_n in_o short_a therefore_o with_o promise_n and_o protestation_n and_o condition_n of_o great_a advantage_n he_o delude_v they_o into_o a_o peace_n and_o into_o article_n which_o he_o never_o design_v to_o perform_v with_o these_o feign_a appearance_n of_o reconciliation_n the_o town_n take_v from_o borgia_n be_v surrender_v to_o he_o and_o paul_n and_o francis_n orsino_n duke_n of_o gravina_n vitellozzo_n and_o liverotto_n then_o together_o at_o senegaglia_n go_v to_o attend_v borgia_n at_o imola_n and_o to_o receive_v his_o pardon_n borgia_n go_v forth_o to_o meet_v they_o and_o give_v they_o a_o most_o courteous_a reception_n and_o conduct_v they_o into_o a_o inward_a room_n in_o his_o palace_n as_o if_o he_o have_v have_v something_o of_o importance_n to_o communicate_v to_o they_o he_o on_o a_o sudden_a encompass_v they_o with_o his_o gascon_n soldier_n and_o strangle_v vitellozzo_n and_o liverotto_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o bestow_v the_o like_a fare_n on_o the_o two_o orsini_n all_o which_o proceed_v from_o the_o credulity_n and_o easiness_n of_o paul_n orsino_n who_o against_o the_o opinion_n and_o protest_v and_o dissuasion_n of_o vitellozzo_n be_v corrupt_v as_o be_v suppose_v by_o money_n condescend_v to_o the_o term_n of_o borgia_n and_o to_o trust_v and_o believe_v his_o faith_n who_o be_v a_o know_a tyrant_n bloody_a and_o false_a and_o his_o life_n blacken_v already_o with_o a_o thousand_o instance_n of_o murder_n and_o perjury_n hereupon_o perugia_n and_o the_o city_n of_o castello_n surrender_v themselves_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o family_n of_o baglio_n and_o vitello_n be_v banish_v thence_o this_o success_n be_v follow_v by_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o baptista_n orsini_n the_o cardinal_n who_o be_v by_o order_n of_o the_o pope_n commit_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n in_o like_a manner_n renold_n the_o bishop_n of_o florence_n and_o james_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la croce_n be_v of_o the_o same_o family_n be_v likewise_o imprison_v james_n howsoever_o have_v liberty_n to_o go_v out_o upon_o bail_n but_o the_o cardinal_n be_v in_o a_o few_o day_n poison_v in_o the_o prison_n in_o vigour_n of_o this_o success_n borgia_n now_o call_v duke_n valentino_n prosecute_v the_o other_o confederate_n with_o a_o army_n of_o 15000_o man_n for_o fear_v of_o which_o pandolfo_n petrucci_n leave_v his_o town_n of_o sienna_n flee_v to_o lucca_n for_o succour_n and_o refuge_n whilst_o borgia_n become_v master_n of_o all_o the_o castle_n and_o fortress_n belong_v to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o orsini_n thus_o do_v he_o continue_v his_o war_n with_o such_o great_a expense_n and_o with_o a_o magnificent_a equipage_n agreeable_a thereunto_o that_o the_o coffer_n of_o the_o pope_n become_v exhaust_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n not_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v for_o such_o vast_a design_n to_o supply_v which_o this_o pope_n alexander_n renew_v the_o ancient_a form_n of_o eighty_o writer_n of_o breviate_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o former_a pope_n every_o of_o which_o office_n be_v sell_v for_o 750_o crown_n of_o gold_n he_o sell_v also_o all_o other_o office_n at_o excessive_a rate_n and_o create_v cardinal_n for_o money_n he_o also_o entertain_v the_o marrani_fw-la at_o rome_n who_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v banish_v from_o his_o country_n prefer_v the_o profit_n which_o he_o squeeze_v from_o they_o more_o than_o all_o the_o favour_n and_o interest_n of_o that_o king_n in_o fine_a he_o omit_v no_o way_n and_o art_n honest_a or_o dishonest_a to_o raise_v money_n set_v every_o thing_n to_o sale_n that_o be_v vendible_a or_o can_v yield_v a_o benefit_n but_o all_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n and_o these_o contrivance_n and_o artifices_fw-la for_o raise_v money_n not_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v the_o expense_n of_o the_o war_n and_o the_o immense_a luxury_n and_o prodigality_n of_o duke_n valentino_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o poison_v all_o the_o rich_a cardinal_n and_o prelate_n at_o rome_n and_o then_o seize_v their_o revenue_n and_o estate_n to_o sacrifice_v their_o riches_n to_o the_o lust_n and_o insatiable_a avarice_n of_o his_o wicked_a son_n the_o plot_n be_v thus_o lay_v the_o rich_a cardinal_n and_o prelate_n be_v invite_v to_o a_o banquet_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o belvedere_n where_o a_o table_n be_v spread_v near_o a_o fountain_n and_o bottle_n of_o excellent_a wine_n provide_v those_o for_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o son_n be_v set_v apart_o from_o those_o into_o which_o the_o poison_n be_v infuse_v be_v design_v for_o the_o guest_n only_o but_o here_o let_v we_o observe_v the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n for_o the_o butler_n and_o cupbearer_n mistake_v the_o bottle_n give_v the_o poisonous_a do_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o son_n and_o to_z cardinal_z adrian_z their_o sole_a confident_a instead_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o cardinal_n and_o his_o other_o guest_n the_o pope_n be_v age_v at_o the_o year_n of_o 72_o and_o not_o able_a to_o struggle_v with_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o poison_n die_v at_o the_o vatican_n in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n 1503._o and_o be_v bury_v obscure_o in_o a_o chapel_n of_o st._n peter_n church_n under_o a_o poor_a and_o ignoble_a monument_n but_o borgia_n apply_v present_a antidote_n and_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o young_a and_o robu_v nature_n be_v able_a for_o some_o time_n to_o struggle_v with_o the_o prevail_a force_n of_o the_o poison_n howsoever_o the_o malignity_n of_o it_o so_o creep_v into_o his_o vital_n and_o affect_v his_o blood_n that_o his_o body_n grow_v macerate_v and_o weak_a and_o be_v ill_o dispose_v and_o faint_a he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o attend_v to_o his_o affair_n and_o the_o discipline_n of_o his_o army_n for_o want_v of_o which_o and_o the_o encouragement_n of_o his_o presence_n the_o soldier_n forsake_v their_o colour_n as_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o detestable_a villainy_n of_o their_o commander_n and_o therewith_o his_o whole_a army_n disband_v leave_v he_o naked_a and_o expose_v to_o the_o displeasure_n of_o two_o pope_n which_o in_o a_o short_a time_n afterward_o appear_v that_o be_v his_o mortal_a enemy_n after_o which_o all_o the_o city_n and_o fortress_n which_o he_o have_v by_o force_n and_o rapine_n possess_v return_v again_o to_o their_o ancient_a master_n the_o family_n of_o colonna_n ursini_n savelli_n vitelli_n and_o baron_n of_o rome_n reassume_v their_o former_a right_n and_o likewise_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o signory_n of_o urbin_n pesaro_n camerin_n and_o senogalla_n be_v again_o reinstated_n into_o the_o dominion_n of_o their_o paternal_a inheritance_n so_o that_o every_o bird_n take_v his_o own_o feather_n leave_v he_o a_o poor_a caesar_n be_v devest_v of_o all_o his_o power_n and_o ill_o acquire_v riches_n notwithstanding_o the_o wickedness_n of_o this_o pope_n alexander_n the_o six_o there_o be_v those_o who_o will_v allow_v he_o some_o grain_n of_o virtue_n they_o say_v that_o he_o be_v of_o a_o ready_a wit_n of_o a_o great_a memory_n and_o profound_a judgement_n and_o of_o that_o persuasive_a eloquence_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a almost_o to_o refute_v his_o argument_n or_o deny_v his_o demand_n he_o treat_v the_o cardinal_n with_o great_a affability_n and_o respect_n and_o give_v high_a demonstration_n of_o his_o care_n and_o concernment_n for_o the_o christian_a cause_n he_o know_v so_o well_o how_o to_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o french_a that_o he_o reconcile_v their_o party_n to_o he_o in_o a_o firm_a and_o strict_a alliance_n and_o so_o well_o how_o to_o govern_v that_o amid_o all_o the_o violence_n and_o slaughter_n which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v commit_v in_o rome_n no_o tumult_n or_o insurrection_n of_o the_o people_n ensue_v thereupon_o he_o always_o go_v late_o to_o bed_n content_v himself_o with_o little_a sleep_n and_o a_o moderate_a diet_n he_o be_v a_o great_a lover_n of_o learning_n and_o man_n of_o literature_n so_o that_o though_o he_o be_v covetous_a yet_o he_o be_v say_v never_o to_o have_v detain_v the_o allowance_n to_o doctor_n nor_o pay_v of_o the_o soldiery_n nor_o wage_n of_o workman_n howsoever_o his_o vice_n be_v so_o enormous_a that_o these_o mean_a commendation_n can_v bear_v no_o balance_n with_o they_o for_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o no_o faith_n nor_o honour_n he_o be_v cruel_a covetous_a and_o insatiable_a
this_o dignity_n julius_n appear_v extreme_o grave_a and_o modest_a in_o all_o his_o action_n so_o that_o he_o acquire_v the_o good_a esteem_n and_o opinion_n of_o all_o person_n oblige_v all_o those_o with_o who_o he_o treat_v by_o his_o courteous_a and_o affable_a behaviour_n he_o afterward_o obtain_v the_o title_n of_o bishop_n of_o albano_n then_o of_o sabino_n and_o great_a penitentiary_n and_o last_o of_o bishop_n of_o ostia_n velletri_n and_o legate_n at_o avignon_n in_o the_o time_n of_o innocent_a the_o eight_o he_o have_v gain_v great_a power_n and_o interest_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o six_o he_o be_v force_v to_o give_v way_n to_o other_o favourite_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o those_o time_n and_o retire_v into_o france_n where_o he_o remain_v for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n at_o length_n as_o we_o have_v say_v have_v amass_v great_a wealth_n he_o be_v almost_o by_o the_o common_a agreement_n of_o the_o whole_a conclave_n promote_v to_o the_o papal_a chair_n not_o without_o the_o astonishment_n and_o displeasure_n of_o many_o who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o fierce_a and_o impetuous_a spirit_n do_v admire_v as_o guicciardin_n say_v how_o a_o man_n know_v to_o be_v impatient_a of_o rest_n and_o tranquillity_n 6._o who_o have_v consume_v his_o youth_n in_o continual_a travel_n offend_v many_o by_o necessity_n and_o exercise_v hatred_n and_o hostility_n can_v so_o speedy_o operate_v on_o so_o many_o dissent_v spirit_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o conspire_v in_o a_o unanimous_a agreement_n for_o his_o promotion_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o will_v not_o seem_v so_o strange_a if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n cardinal_n and_o by_o degree_n gain_v such_o interest_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n that_o he_o be_v style_v the_o principal_a defender_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n and_o authority_n that_o he_o be_v magnificent_a in_o his_o building_n generous_a in_o his_o benefit_n and_o so_o punctual_a to_o his_o word_n that_o pope_n alexander_n who_o be_v otherwise_o his_o mortal_a enemy_n will_v yet_o do_v he_o that_o right_a as_o to_o confess_v he_o faithful_a and_o just_a to_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n but_o yet_o this_o good_a quality_n which_o he_o be_v so_o careful_a to_o preserve_v in_o his_o private_a condition_n he_o make_v no_o scruple_n or_o conscience_n to_o violate_v that_o he_o may_v become_v pope_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o which_o he_o make_v such_o immoderate_a promise_n to_o cardinal_n prince_n and_o baron_n that_o he_o well_o know_v the_o whole_a revenue_n and_o price_n of_o the_o papal_a sea_n if_o set_v to_o sale_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o have_v satisfy_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o difficult_a to_o imagine_v how_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o person_n not_o use_v to_o beguile_v shall_v procure_v a_o confidence_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o most_o scrupulous_a and_o wary_a person_n nor_o be_v the_o cardinal_n only_o possess_v with_o these_o expectation_n but_o cesar_n borgia_n himself_o conceive_v hope_n upon_o his_o promise_n of_o be_v confirm_v general_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o a_o marriage_n between_o his_o daughter_n and_o the_o pope_n nephew_n call_v francis_n maria_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rovere_z the_o perfect_a of_o rome_n but_o he_o soon_o discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o these_o hope_n for_o julius_n be_v crown_v the_o 26_o of_o november_n 1503._o and_o settle_v in_o the_o papal_a chair_n will_v afford_v he_o no_o other_o grace_n or_o favour_n than_o his_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n from_o imprisonment_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v deliver_v up_o into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n the_o fortress_n of_o cesena_n and_o forli_n which_o be_v the_o retirement_n of_o his_o impious_a guard_n borgia_n who_o have_v deserve_v a_o thousand_o death_n be_v in_o this_o manner_n set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n embark_v at_o ostia_n in_o a_o boat_n for_o naples_n where_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o arrive_v he_o be_v seize_v by_o the_o great_a captain_n gonsalvo_n by_o order_n from_o the_o catholic_n king_n and_o be_v thence_o transport_v into_o spain_n he_o make_v his_o escape_n and_o flee_v to_o john_n king_n of_o navarre_n where_o in_o a_o certain_a fray_n he_o be_v cut_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o cantabrian_o who_o be_v a_o people_n that_o border_n upon_o asturias_n julius_n be_v thus_o rid_v of_o this_o pest_n of_o mankind_n by_o who_o all_o italy_n be_v embroil_v and_o several_a dominion_n dismember_v from_o the_o church_n he_o endeavour_v to_o recover_v all_o back_n again_o for_o be_v a_o true_a defender_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a possession_n and_o right_n he_o will_v compound_v for_o nothing_o but_o rather_o amplify_v than_o retrench_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o church_n the_o first_o enterprise_n therefore_o that_o he_o undertake_v be_v to_o drive_v out_o and_o expel_v john_n bentivoglio_n his_o old_a inveterate_a enemy_n who_o have_v unjust_o usurp_v a_o power_n over_o the_o city_n of_o bologna_n force_v he_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o remain_v banish_v in_o bassetto_n a_o country_n belong_v to_o the_o dominion_n of_o parma_n and_o content_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o palace_n which_o be_v a_o fair_a and_o noble_a structure_n his_o next_o design_n be_v against_o the_o venetian_n for_o recovery_n of_o arimino_n and_o ravenna_n with_o the_o territory_n thereunto_o belong_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n from_o the_o venetian_n and_o to_o that_o end_n enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n the_o king_n of_o france_n of_o spain_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n and_o mantova_n all_o conspire_v to_o the_o total_a ruin_n and_o subversion_n of_o the_o venetian_a state_n the_o which_o league_n be_v agree_v and_o sign_v at_o cambray_n a_o city_n of_o flanders_n moreover_o the_o quarrel_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o venetian_n be_v augment_v by_o the_o dispute_n they_o have_v for_o the_o city_n of_o faenza_n which_o the_o pope_n lay_v claim_v unto_o as_o have_v always_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n the_o which_o he_o resolve_v to_o wrest_v from_o their_o hand_n by_o the_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o by_o temporal_a arm_n have_v thunder_v out_o his_o excommunication_n both_o against_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o venetian_n plead_v that_o the_o city_n of_o faenza_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o church_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n have_v in_o a_o full_a consistory_n ample_o transferr_v the_o right_n and_o jurisdiction_n thereof_o to_o cesar_n borgia_n former_o duke_n valentino_n that_o before_o that_o grant_v the_o pope_n have_v never_o possess_v faenza_n but_o from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v give_v it_o to_o new_a vicar_n 6._o without_o acknowledge_v other_o superiority_n than_o the_o tribute_n which_o they_o offer_v to_o pay_v ready_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v require_v these_o argument_n be_v second_v by_o the_o venetian_n with_o a_o army_n which_o appear_v before_o faenza_n and_o the_o battery_n begin_v the_o city_n yield_v itself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n they_o may_v with_o like_a facility_n have_v take_v imola_n and_o furli_fw-la but_o not_o to_o excite_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o pope_n too_o far_o they_o abstain_v from_o far_a proceed_n be_v master_n already_o of_o faenza_n and_o rimini_n in_o romagna_n with_o their_o country_n montefiora_n s._n archangeo_n verruca_n gattere_n savignano_n and_o meldole_v with_o the_o haven_n and_o country_n of_o cesena_n and_o in_o the_o territory_n of_o immola_fw-la of_o tossignana_n solarvola_n and_o montfattagla_n notwithstanding_o this_o success_n and_o force_v of_o the_o venetian_n the_o storm_n and_o power_n of_o so_o many_o potent_a confederate_n raise_v against_o they_o be_v too_o furious_a and_o a_o match_n unequal_a for_o they_o to_o contend_v with_o the_o first_o beginning_n to_o so_o great_a a_o war_n be_v make_v the_o 15_o of_o april_n 1509._o when_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr chaumont_n with_o 3000_o horse_n pass_v the_o ford_n of_o adda_n and_o join_v afterward_o with_o the_o other_o confederate_n give_v battle_n to_o alviano_n the_o general_n of_o the_o venetian_a force_n the_o fight_n be_v continue_v and_o maintain_v with_o great_a bravery_n and_o resolution_n on_o both_o side_n but_o at_o length_n the_o venetian_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o the_o number_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o deprive_v of_o strength_n rather_o than_o courage_n without_o turn_v their_o back_n to_o the_o enemy_n they_o remain_v almost_o all_o dead_a upon_o the_o place_n after_o this_o defeat_n which_o happen_v on_o the_o 14_o of_o may_n 1509._o at_o guiaradadda_n 8._o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n take_v possession_n of_o verona_n vicenza_n padova_n and_o trivigiano_n
the_o king_n of_o france_n of_o bergamo_n brescia_n cremona_n and_o crema_fw-la the_o king_n of_o spain_n of_o trani_n monopoli_n and_o barletta_n in_o puglia_n the_o pope_n have_v ravenna_n arimino_n and_o all_o romagna_fw-la deliver_v to_o he_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n be_v make_v master_n of_o rovigo_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o mantova_n be_v re-possessed_n of_o asola_n so_o that_o this_o republic_n which_o have_v not_o long_o since_o be_v so_o renown_v and_o fame_v for_o greatness_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v now_o confine_v within_o those_o fortification_n which_o the_o sea_n have_v make_v they_o and_o wherein_o their_o commonwealth_n take_v its_o first_o beginning_n when_o the_o news_n of_o so_o great_a a_o calamity_n arrive_v at_o venice_n great_a be_v the_o consternation_n of_o the_o counsellor_n and_o the_o cry_n and_o lamentation_n of_o the_o citizen_n place_v before_o their_o eye_n nothing_o but_o the_o utter_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o their_o government_n and_o country_n who_o glory_n and_o puissance_n a_o few_o month_n before_o have_v be_v such_o that_o they_o promise_v to_o themselves_o no_o less_o than_o the_o empire_n of_o all_o italy_n but_o now_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o low_a and_o despair_a condition_n they_o resolve_v to_o cast_v themselves_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o pope_n hâ—mbly_o supplicate_v his_o pardon_n and_o mercy_n and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v as_o a_o tender_a father_n to_o receive_v they_o with_o pious_a compassion_n into_o his_o arm_n and_o protection_n and_o now_o julius_n have_v gain_v all_o the_o city_n and_o country_n from_o they_o to_o which_o he_o can_v lay_v any_o claim_n or_o title_n begin_v to_o melt_v with_o pity_n in_o consideration_n of_o their_o afflict_a state_n and_o therefore_o to_o comfort_v they_o again_o he_o open_o absolve_v their_o ambassador_n in_o the_o portico_n of_o s._n peter_n church_n and_o by_o they_o in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n take_v off_o the_o excommunication_n from_o the_o people_n then_o article_n of_o peace_n be_v make_v and_o a_o league_n between_o they_o the_o pope_n be_v to_o have_v a_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o bestow_v all_o the_o benefice_n live_n and_o preferment_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n within_o their_o dominion_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o venetian_n be_v to_o have_v padova_n restore_v to_o they_o and_o their_o title_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o sea_n confirm_v and_o continue_v the_o concession_n of_o padova_n be_v great_o displease_v to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n nor_o be_v the_o french_a king_n content_v with_o the_o reconciliation_n which_o pass_v between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o venetian_n so_o that_o a_o misunderstanding_n be_v hence_o create_v between_o the_o pope_n and_o these_o two_o great_a prince_n matter_n break_v out_o into_o a_o open_a war._n julius_n that_o he_o may_v weaken_v the_o french_a interest_n and_o party_n endeavour_v to_o withdraw_v alfonso_n de_fw-fr esté_fw-fr duke_n of_o ferrara_n from_o the_o friendship_n of_o king_n lewis_n but_o he_o have_v ancient_o conceive_v a_o implacable_a hatred_n against_o the_o venetian_n and_o be_v bribe_v also_o by_o the_o french_a money_n refuse_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o persuasion_n or_o injunction_n of_o the_o pope_n julius_n high_o enrage_v hereat_o thunder_v out_o his_o excommunication_n against_o he_o warn_v the_o french_a king_n not_o to_o take_v part_n against_o he_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o contumacy_n and_o rebellion_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n who_o be_v a_o feudatary_n and_o hold_v all_o his_o land_n and_o dominion_n in_o right_a of_o the_o church_n and_o for_o the_o better_a and_o more_o convenient_a prosecution_n of_o this_o war_n he_o remove_v his_o court_n to_o bologna_n but_o these_o menace_n and_o motion_n not_o be_v able_a to_o divert_v the_o french_a king_n nor_o emperor_n from_o their_o alliance_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n nor_o their_o design_n of_o utter_o subvert_v the_o venetian_a state_n the_o pope_n resolve_v to_o fortify_v himself_o by_o a_o league_n with_o spain_n and_o have_v hire_v a_o great_a number_n of_o swisser_n he_o join_v the_o army_n of_o the_o church_n with_o that_o of_o the_o venetian_n and_o have_v thereby_o compose_v a_o body_n or_o about_o 12000_o foot_n under_o the_o command_n of_o francisco_n moralva_n he_o take_v the_o city_n of_o modena_n and_o the_o city_n and_o territory_n of_o mirandola_n and_o then_o return_v triumphant_o to_o bologna_n but_o this_o good_a success_n continue_v not_o long_o for_o the_o french_a grow_v strong_a do_v first_o by_o a_o army_n under_o mounseur_fw-fr claumont_n attempt_v the_o siege_n of_o bologna_n but_o the_o pope_n be_v recruit_v with_o the_o force_n of_o venice_n and_o spain_n oblige_v chaumont_n to_o withdraw_v his_o army_n after_o the_o proposition_n of_o peace_n negotiate_v by_o laurence_n pucci_n the_o pope_n datary_n of_o florence_n be_v render_v ineffectual_a afterward_o the_o pope_n recommend_v the_o defence_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bologna_n to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o exhort_v they_o to_o be_v loyal_a and_o faithful_a to_o the_o church_n depart_v thence_o for_o ravenna_n with_o intention_n speedy_o to_o return_v to_o rome_n after_o his_o departure_n trivulse_n who_o be_v constitute_v general_n of_o the_o french_a army_n in_o the_o place_n of_o chaumont_n approach_v bologna_n with_o all_o his_o force_n so_o terrify_v the_o cardinal_n of_o pavia_n who_o be_v leave_v there_o for_o legate_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n that_o he_o immediate_o flee_v and_o surrender_v all_o without_o strike_v of_o one_o stroke_n the_o like_a panic_n fear_v possess_v the_o army_n of_o the_o church_n which_o lie_v quarter_v not_o far_o from_o thence_o they_o all_o flee_v leave_v their_o cannon_n provision_n and_o baggage_n to_o the_o enemy_n trivulse_n enter_v the_o city_n of_o bologna_n deliver_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o bentivoglio_n who_o family_n have_v be_v ancient_a lord_n of_o it_o and_o not_o far_o to_o irritate_fw-la the_o anger_n and_o displeasure_n of_o the_o pope_n he_o proceed_v no_o far_o but_o retire_v with_o his_o army_n into_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n the_o pope_n as_o he_o have_v just_a cause_n resent_v this_o loss_n of_o bologna_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n next_o to_o rome_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n do_v seem_v inclinable_a to_o article_n of_o peace_n and_o accommodation_n but_o his_o action_n be_v guide_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o intention_n to_o avoid_v the_o present_a danger_n than_o from_o any_o desire_n he_o have_v to_o peace_n fear_v obstinacy_n hatred_n and_o disdain_n strive_v together_o in_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n several_a accusation_n be_v bring_v to_o he_o of_o treason_n and_o cowardice_n against_o the_o cardinal_n of_o pavia_n who_o the_o pope_n so_o entire_o love_v that_o no_o prejudicate_a thought_n can_v take_v place_n in_o his_o mind_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o when_o the_o cardinal_n come_v to_o revenna_n to_o clear_v himself_o of_o the_o aspersion_n which_o be_v cast_v upon_o he_o the_o pope_n seem_v so_o little_a to_o be_v touch_v or_o affect_v with_o they_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o cardinal_n arrive_v and_o demand_v audience_n he_o rejoice_v much_o and_o invite_v he_o to_o dinner_n but_o as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o pope_n palace_n attend_v with_o a_o guard_n of_o horseman_n the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n bear_v a_o ancient_a grudge_n and_o hatred_n to_o he_o reproach_v he_o of_o cowardice_n which_o have_v cause_v the_o loss_n of_o bologna_n and_o the_o slight_a of_o the_o army_n he_o with_o a_o small_a train_n rush_v in_o among_o his_o guard_n of_o horseman_n who_o out_o of_o reverence_n and_o respect_n make_v he_o way_n and_o with_o a_o poniard_n slay_v the_o cardinal_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n who_o though_o for_o the_o degree_n he_o hold_v aught_o to_o have_v be_v treat_v at_o another_o rate_n yet_o for_o his_o infinite_a vice_n deserve_v a_o more_o cruel_a punishment_n the_o death_n of_o the_o cardinal_n of_o pavia_n by_o the_o many_o ill_a circumstance_n of_o it_o do_v more_o near_o affect_v the_o pope_n for_o the_o murder_n have_v be_v perpetrate_v by_o his_o nephew_n upon_o his_o dear_a favourite_n on_o a_o cardinal_n of_o his_o high_a degree_n and_o in_o a_o place_n so_o near_o his_o person_n be_v all_o aggravation_n to_o increase_v his_o grief_n and_o shame_n who_o have_v make_v profession_n to_o preserve_v and_o exalt_v the_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n the_o pope_n not_o able_a to_o beat_v this_o grief_n nor_o attemper_v his_o fury_n depart_v the_o same_o day_n from_o ravenna_n to_o rome_n and_o for_o the_o great_a augmentation_n of_o his_o trouble_n and_o grief_n he_o be_v overtake_v in_o his_o journey_n as_o he_o travel_v with_o a_o report_n that_o at_o bologna_n modena_n and_o other_o city_n placart_n
be_v affix_v in_o all_o public_a place_n denounce_v and_o publish_v a_o council_n to_o be_v hold_v and_o celebrate_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o september_n follow_v at_o pisa_n where_o the_o pope_n himself_o be_v also_o cite_v to_o appear_v this_o council_n be_v convene_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o dissent_v cardinal_n such_o as_o bernardino_n carvagiale_n a_o spaniard_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a leader_n and_o director_n of_o the_o schism_n william_n brisoner_n a_o french_a bishop_n francis_n borgia_n a_o spaniard_n cardinal_n of_o s._n cecilia_n renat_n de_fw-fr brie_n a_o frenchman_n cardinal_n of_o s._n sabina_n and_o frederick_n sanseverino_n a_o italian_a cardinal_n of_o s._n angelo_n all_o which_o agree_v and_o pretend_v that_o a_o council_n may_v where_o be_v apparent_a necessity_n be_v judicial_o convoke_v by_o they_o and_o that_o when_o a_o pope_n be_v guilty_a of_o simony_n infamous_a and_o damnable_a in_o his_o manner_n author_n of_o so_o many_o war_n 10._o and_o notorious_o incorrigible_a to_o the_o universal_a scandal_n of_o all_o christendom_n that_o then_o the_o power_n of_o convocate_a a_o council_n which_o be_v the_o only_a remedy_n and_o redress_v for_o so_o many_o evil_n do_v lawful_o devolve_v unto_o they_o especial_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n together_o with_o the_o clergy_n of_o germany_n and_o france_n concur_v the_o pope_n enrage_v with_o this_o bold_a attempt_n of_o his_o contumacious_a cardinal_n issue_v out_o his_o excommunication_n against_o they_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o hat_n honour_n and_o dignity_n ecclesiastical_a notwithstanding_o which_o the_o design_n of_o the_o council_n proceed_v and_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o september_n the_o proctor_n of_o the_o cardinal_n be_v come_v to_o pisa_n do_v there_o celebrate_v the_o act_n for_o open_v of_o the_o same_o with_o which_o the_o pope_n conceive_v yet_o high_a indignation_n against_o the_o florentine_n for_o that_o they_o have_v suffer_v the_o conventicle_n for_o so_o he_o call_v it_o to_o take_v beginning_n in_o their_o state_n do_v declare_v and_o publish_v that_o whosoever_o do_v favour_v the_o conventicle_n of_o pisa_n do_v stand_v actual_o excommunicate_v interdict_a and_o subject_a to_o all_o the_o penalty_n severe_o ordain_v by_o law_n against_o schismatic_n and_o heretic_n and_o that_o according_o lewis_n xii_o king_n of_o france_n together_o with_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n and_o pisa_n do_v stand_v actual_o excommunicate_v and_o interdict_a and_o far_o to_o countermine_v this_o council_n he_o publish_v a_o general_n council_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o the_o lateran_n and_o to_o do_v the_o great_a despite_n imaginable_a to_o the_o florentine_n he_o constitute_v cardinal_n john_n de_fw-fr medici_n who_o with_o his_o whole_a family_n be_v exile_v from_o florence_n legate_n of_o bologna_n romagna_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a army_n of_o the_o league_n and_o to_o give_v far_a diversion_n and_o trouble_n in_o france_n he_o incite_v henry_n viii_o king_n of_o england_n and_o ferdinand_z king_n of_o spain_n to_o join_v in_o a_o league_n with_o he_o the_o first_o to_o enter_v his_o force_n into_o aquitaine_n and_o the_o latter_a to_o wage_v war_n on_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n who_o be_v join_v in_o confederacy_n with_o lewis_n do_v likewise_o lie_v under_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n matter_n be_v thus_o dispose_v he_o finish_v the_o article_n of_o a_o league_n make_v with_o the_o catholic_n king_n and_o the_o senate_n of_o venice_n which_o be_v solemn_o publish_v on_o the_o 5_o of_o october_n in_o the_o church_n of_o santa_n maria_n del_fw-it popolo_fw-la the_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n be_v present_a where_o it_o be_v solemn_o declare_v that_o the_o intent_n thereof_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n to_o defend_v she_o from_o the_o present_a schism_n to_o recover_v the_o city_n of_o bologna_n which_o be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n to_o confound_v the_o assembly_n at_o pisa_n and_o final_o to_o chase_v and_o expel_v the_o french_a by_o force_n of_o arm_n out_o of_o italy_n lewis_n find_v himself_o on_o all_o side_n hardly_o beset_v hasten_v the_o recruit_n of_o his_o army_n and_o withdraw_v the_o force_n he_o have_v in_o brescia_n which_o he_o have_v late_o recover_v from_o the_o venetian_n and_o from_o bologna_n which_o compose_v in_o all_o a_o body_n of_o about_o 15500_o man_n he_o march_v by_o ravenna_n in_o order_n to_o join_v with_o the_o troop_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n who_o be_v then_o confederate_a with_o france_n the_o pope_n army_n with_o the_o ally_n consist_v of_o about_o 13000_o foot_n and_o 1800_o man_n at_o arm_n march_v towards_o the_o relief_n of_o ravenna_n which_o be_v then_o hardly_o besiege_v by_o the_o french_a army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o gaston_n de_fw-fr foix_n a_o valiant_a and_o experience_a general_n the_o papal_a army_n be_v encamp_v at_o no_o far_a distance_n from_o the_o french_a endeavour_v to_o avoid_v a_o battle_n which_o the_o enemy_n frequent_o offer_v they_o but_o find_v that_o unless_o they_o do_v fight_v ravenna_n will_v be_v take_v for_o such_o wide_a breach_n be_v make_v in_o the_o wall_n by_o the_o cannon_n that_o the_o enemy_n be_v ready_a to_o enter_v and_o in_o sight_n of_o their_o army_n to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o city_n to_o prevent_v which_o and_o the_o disgrace_n of_o such_o a_o mischief_n time_n be_v not_o far_a to_o be_v lose_v nor_o a_o engagement_n to_o be_v long_o decline_v so_o that_o on_o easter_n day_n both_o army_n join_v battle_n the_o fight_n continue_v so_o very_o long_o and_o bloody_a that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o six_o hour_n it_o be_v scarce_o discernible_a to_o which_o side_n the_o victory_n incline_v at_o length_n by_o direction_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n the_o cannon_n be_v bring_v by_o a_o long_a compass_n about_o to_o play_v on_o the_o flank_n of_o the_o army_n the_o spaniard_n and_o italian_n begin_v to_o fly_v leave_v their_o baggage_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o day_n unto_o the_o french_a which_o they_o gain_v with_o so_o much_o blood_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o principal_a commander_n and_o flower_n of_o their_o army_n that_o they_o seem_v rather_o vanquish_v than_o conqueror_n and_o to_o remain_v in_o a_o condition_n which_o afford_v they_o no_o cause_n of_o triumph_n in_o their_o victory_n it_o be_v say_v that_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n be_v slay_v in_o this_o battle_n and_o the_o number_n almost_o equal_a on_o each_o side_n among_o which_o 150_o gentleman_n belong_v to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o french_a king_n be_v kill_v five_o of_o the_o family_n of_o colonna_n with_o gaston_n de_fw-fr foix_n their_o general_n of_o the_o pope_n army_n the_o legate_n john_n de_fw-fr medici_n with_o several_a other_o captain_n be_v take_v prisoner_n the_o first_o news_n of_o this_o defeat_n and_o the_o ill_a consequence_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o take_n and_o sack_n of_o ravenna_n be_v entertain_v at_o rome_n with_o great_a fear_n and_o tumult_n so_o that_o the_o cardinal_n run_v hasty_o to_o the_o pope_n urge_v and_o press_v he_o with_o earnest_n and_o vehement_a petition_n to_o conclude_v the_o war_n and_o accept_v such_o reasonable_a and_o moderate_a condition_n as_o they_o be_v assure_v the_o king_n of_o france_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o offer_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n and_o the_o senate_n of_o venice_n entertain_v other_o sentiment_n judge_v from_o the_o advice_n they_o have_v receive_v that_o matter_n be_v not_o reduce_v to_o such_o extremity_n as_o the_o fear_n and_o melancholy_a fancy_n of_o the_o cardinal_n suggest_v for_o that_o the_o french_a army_n have_v not_o gain_v this_o victory_n with_o so_o little_a loss_n but_o that_o the_o great_a effusion_n of_o blood_n which_o it_o have_v cost_v have_v weaken_v their_o force_n to_o a_o degree_n as_o be_v not_o in_o a_o short_a time_n to_o be_v recover_v nor_o be_v the_o death_n of_o that_o valiant_a and_o wise_a general_n gaston_n de_fw-fr foix_n 10._o and_o other_o captain_n slay_v on_o the_o french_a side_n to_o be_v repair_v in_o this_o age_n likewise_o it_o be_v further_o urge_v that_o the_o viceroy_n be_v escape_v with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o cavalry_n and_o that_o the_o spanish_a infantry_n be_v retreat_v from_o the_o battle_n in_o good_a order_n which_o be_v join_v with_o the_o swisser_n which_o be_v daily_o expect_v there_o will_v be_v no_o necessity_n at_o present_a of_o yield_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o french_a which_o in_o this_o conjuncture_n will_v be_v very_o unequal_a and_o dishonourable_a and_o that_o therewith_o they_o must_v expect_v to_o receive_v law_n from_o the_o pride_n of_o bernardin_n carvagiale_n and_o the_o insolence_n of_o frederick_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la severin_n and_o the_o
without_o any_o appearance_n of_o outward_a force_n over-awing_a their_o election_n or_o practice_n of_o simony_n and_o corruption_n or_o other_o bad_a art_n by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o two_o former_a pope_n have_v acquire_v their_o dignity_n and_o so_o on_o the_o 11_o of_o march_n be_v the_o seven_o day_n after_o the_o cardinal_n enter_v the_o conclave_n john_n de_fw-fr medicis_n of_o that_o great_a and_o illustrious_a family_n in_o florence_n now_o duke_n of_o tuscany_n be_v by_o the_o common_a suffrage_n of_o 23_o cardinal_n elect_v pope_n take_v upon_o himself_o the_o name_n of_o leo_n x._o at_o the_o age_n of_o 13_o year_n he_o be_v make_v a_o cardinal_n by_o innocent_a viii_o and_o now_o be_v about_o the_o age_n of_o 37_o year_n when_o he_o be_v create_v pope_n a_o thing_n rare_a and_o unusual_a to_o have_v a_o pope_n so_o young_a and_o which_o have_v not_o otherwise_o be_v practicable_a but_o by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o young_a cardinal_n such_o as_o the_o cardinal_n of_o arragon_n gonzaga_n cornaro_n petrucci_n etc._n etc._n the_o conclave_n before_o they_o come_v to_o this_o election_n propose_v and_o with_o many_o warm_a debate_n consider_v of_o the_o way_n how_o the_o secular_a power_n which_o the_o late_a pope_n have_v exercise_v in_o a_o disorderly_a manner_n sacrifice_v all_o to_o their_o lust_n and_o ambition_n may_v be_v restrain_v within_o some_o limit_n and_o bound_n of_o moderation_n but_o those_o rule_n and_o term_n agree_v upon_o be_v speedy_o relax_v and_o dispense_v with_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o new_a lord_n or_o governor_n appear_v who_o every_o one_o court_v be_v desirous_a with_o humble_a obsequiousness_n to_o gratify_v and_o free_v he_o from_o all_o the_o clog_n and_o limit_n to_o his_o power_n endeavour_v to_o testify_v the_o confidence_n they_o have_v in_o he_o be_v thus_o choose_v on_o the_o 11_o of_o march_n he_o be_v crown_v on_o the_o 19_o and_o on_o the_o 11_o of_o april_n follow_v in_o a_o most_o pompous_a and_o solemn_a manner_n he_o go_v to_o visit_v the_o church_n of_o s._n john_n lateran_n and_o with_o such_o magnificence_n and_o state_n as_o be_v never_o equal_v by_o former_a pope_n the_o world_n conceive_v great_a joy_n and_o expectation_n of_o good_a at_o the_o first_o news_n of_o his_o election_n for_o be_v a_o person_n of_o unspotted_a chastity_n of_o exemplary_a piety_n and_o unblemished_a in_o his_o manner_n and_o the_o papal_a dignity_n obtain_v fair_o by_o he_o without_o simony_n corruption_n or_o evil_a art_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o expect_v and_o presage_v from_o such_o happy_a beginning_n time_n of_o more_o calmness_n and_o blessing_n to_o the_o church_n than_o under_o the_o turbulent_a reign_n of_o the_o two_o former_a pope_n the_o exile_a cardinal_n of_o which_o those_o of_o great_a note_n be_v s._n croia_n and_o s._n severin_n hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o julius_n ii_o begin_n their_o journey_n towards_o rome_n and_o be_v land_v at_o livorn_n they_o go_v to_o pisa_n and_o thence_o have_v safe_a conduct_n to_o florence_n the_o pope_n have_v receive_v intelligence_n of_o their_o arrival_n in_o that_o city_n send_v the_o bishop_n of_o orvietto_n to_o advise_v they_o not_o to_o proceed_v far_o until_o such_o time_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v determine_v in_o what_o manner_n they_o shall_v be_v receive_v at_o rome_n for_o consider_v they_o have_v be_v judicial_o deprive_v and_o their_o deprivation_n confirm_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n that_o they_o shall_v forbear_v to_o go_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o cardinal_n but_o present_a and_o offer_v themselves_o in_o some_o other_o modest_a and_o penitential_a dress_n whereby_o they_o may_v testify_v their_o repentance_n and_o humility_n which_o will_v be_v the_o best_a motive_n and_o argument_n to_o restore_v they_o again_o to_o their_o pristine_a condition_n the_o which_o be_v according_o agree_v the_o cardinal_n renounce_v their_o late_a schism_n with_o all_o submission_n and_o humility_n return_v to_o rome_n and_o kiss_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o pope_n notwithstanding_o which_o it_o be_v judge_v fit_a that_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n shall_v still_o be_v continue_v until_o many_o disorder_n which_o have_v creep_v late_o into_o the_o church_n be_v whole_o redress_v and_o now_o leo_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o papal_a chair_n show_v himself_o desirous_a to_o continue_v and_o conserve_v the_o peace_n of_o christendom_n which_o he_o think_v will_v be_v most_o easy_o effect_v by_o persuade_v the_o warlike_a and_o martial_a spirit_n of_o those_o time_n to_o spend_v their_o fury_n upon_o the_o turk_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n endeavour_v to_o accommodate_v and_o compose_v the_o difference_n between_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n and_o the_o venetian_n touch_v verona_n and_o piacenza_n by_o a_o amicable_a agreement_n at_o the_o same_o time_n also_o he_o hire_v the_o swisser_n with_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o assist_v sforza_n duke_n of_o milan_n against_o the_o french_a for_o notwithstanding_o his_o inclination_n in_o the_o general_n be_v towards_o a_o peace_n yet_o his_o dislike_n to_o that_o nation_n and_o the_o displeasure_n he_o have_v take_v on_o many_o account_n against_o charles_n the_o 12_o move_v he_o with_o earnest_a desire_n to_o chase_v the_o french_a out_o of_o italy_n to_o perform_v which_o the_o swisser_n be_v esteem_v the_o only_a instrument_n capable_a for_o this_o exploit_n and_o to_o engage_v they_o therein_o a_o largess_n be_v send_v they_o of_o 42_o thousand_o ducat_n with_o pretence_n in_o case_n the_o matter_n shall_v come_v to_o light_v that_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v upon_o account_n of_o their_o yearly_a pension_n and_o that_o the_o other_o twenty_o two_o thousand_o be_v due_a on_o arrear_n by_o precede_a pope_n to_o the_o three_o canton_n the_o swisser_n be_v satisfy_v and_o animate_v with_o this_o payment_n resolve_v to_o accept_v of_o no_o condition_n with_o the_o french_a who_o be_v now_o in_o lombardy_n have_v force_v milan_n to_o surrender_v with_o all_o other_o city_n belong_v to_o that_o duchy_n except_o novaro_n and_o coma_n which_o be_v defend_v by_o the_o swisser_n hold_v out_o as_o yet_o in_o the_o name_n of_o maximilian_n sforza_n wherefore_o the_o french_a have_v no_o other_o work_n remain_v 11._o besiege_a novaro_n and_o have_v so_o batter_v the_o wall_n and_o make_v such_o breach_n that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o enter_v their_o man_n howsoever_o fear_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o besiege_a who_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o siege_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o shut_v their_o gate_n against_o the_o enemy_n and_o understand_v that_o relief_n be_v come_v to_o the_o town_n and_o a_o army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o that_o renown_a captain_n altosasso_n they_o retire_v at_o two_o mile_n distance_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o novaro_n with_o which_o the_o swisser_n be_v so_o encourage_v that_o not_o stay_v for_o the_o relief_n expect_v they_o make_v a_o sally_n on_o the_o enemy_n and_o give_v they_o a_o total_a defeat_n take_v all_o their_o baggage_n with_o two_o and_o twenty_o piece_n of_o artillery_n remain_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o conqueror_n after_o which_o the_o city_n of_o milan_n with_o all_o the_o place_n belong_v to_o it_o return_v again_o into_o the_o possession_n and_o power_n of_o their_o duke_n the_o people_n of_o milan_n give_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o ducat_n as_o a_o reward_n to_o the_o swisser_n for_o the_o restoration_n of_o their_o liberty_n all_o thing_n now_o put_v on_o a_o face_n of_o liberty_n and_o peace_n in_o italy_n the_o french_a king_n seem_v willing_a to_o demonstrate_v a_o filial_a obedience_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o church_n and_o declare_v himself_o well_o please_v with_o the_o pope_n for_o receive_v the_o dissent_v and_o schismatical_a cardinal_n to_o pardon_v and_o grace_n the_o pope_n be_v also_o in_o like_a manner_n successful_a in_o his_o negotiation_n of_o peace_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o venetian_n for_o both_o party_n have_v refer_v the_o determination_n of_o their_o case_n to_o his_o arbitration_n and_o compromise_n a_o peace_n ensue_v though_o the_o sentence_n and_o determination_n be_v not_o pronounce_v and_o publish_v until_o the_o year_n follow_v lewis_n likewise_o the_o french_a king_n at_o the_o persuasion_n and_o instigation_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v very_o desirous_a to_o come_v in_o and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o papal_a see_v and_o to_o that_o end_n send_v the_o bishop_n of_o marseilles_n his_o ambassador_n to_o rome_n to_o treat_v and_o conclude_v all_o matter_n in_o dispute_n either_o relate_n to_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a affair_n at_o the_o arrival_n of_o this_o ambassador_n the_o pope_n by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o lateran_n council_n which_o still_o continue_v give_v licence_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n and_o other_o prelate_n against_o who_o his_o predecessor_n pope_n julius_n have_v proceed_v
fame_n of_o a_o wickedness_n without_o example_n to_o have_v a_o pope_n kill_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o cardinal_n he_o change_v the_o plot_n of_o the_o dagger_n to_o poison_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o baptista_n vercelli_n a_o famous_a chirurgeon_n and_o his_o familiar_a confident_a he_o hope_v to_o effect_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o pope_n be_v great_o afflict_v with_o a_o old_a fistula_n in_o his_o fundament_n this_o baptista_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v as_o a_o able_a man_n for_o this_o work_n and_o then_o in_o dress_v of_o the_o wound_n he_o be_v to_o have_v inject_v poison_n into_o it_o but_o baptista_n be_v long_o in_o get_v admission_n to_o the_o pope_n privacy_n alfonso_n grow_v impatient_a of_o delay_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v himself_o continual_o utter_v something_o of_o passion_n which_o give_v the_o pope_n just_a cause_n of_o suspicion_n that_o this_o alfonso_n be_v practise_v something_o against_o his_o life_n at_o length_n by_o some_o letter_n which_o be_v intercept_v the_o conspiracy_n be_v detect_v which_o the_o pope_n dissemble_v invite_a alfonso_n to_o rome_n with_o promise_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o preferment_n and_o for_o his_o encouragement_n thereunto_o he_o give_v he_o letter_n of_o safe_a conduct_n and_o his_o promise_n to_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n not_o to_o violate_v the_o same_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o alfonso_n arrive_v the_o pope_n so_o little_o esteem_v the_o faith_n he_o have_v give_v that_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v arrest_v with_o his_o friend_n cardinal_n de_fw-fr sauli_n a_o genoese_a one_o so_o familiar_a and_o intimate_a with_o he_o that_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o one_o can_v not_o be_v guilty_a or_o design_v any_o action_n without_o the_o privity_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o other_o these_o two_o cardinal_n be_v commit_v to_o prison_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n ibidem_fw-la the_o spanish_a ambassador_n complain_v of_o the_o breach_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n ambassador_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v observe_v with_o the_o same_o sacred_a fidelity_n as_o give_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o whereunto_o the_o pope_n make_v answer_v that_o in_o matter_n of_o a_o conspiracy_n design_v against_o the_o life_n of_o the_o pope_n no_o safe_a conduct_n be_v sufficient_a unless_o in_o some_o clause_n of_o it_o the_o crime_n it_o self_n have_v be_v specify_v with_o a_o peculiar_a proviso_n and_o that_o in_o case_n of_o poison_v which_o be_v detestable_a to_o god_n and_o man_n no_o sufficient_a provision_n can_v be_v make_v for_o security_n of_o the_o offender_n unless_o the_o crime_n itself_o be_v first_o mention_v and_o pardon_v the_o matter_n be_v full_o examine_v and_o alfonso_n and_o bandinello_n in_o a_o full_a consistory_n be_v find_v guilty_a they_o be_v by_o public_a sentence_n of_o the_o consistory_n deprive_v of_o the_o dignity_n of_o cardinal_n and_o deliver_v over_o to_o the_o secular_a power_n which_o be_v do_v the_o night_n follow_v alfonso_n be_v strangle_v but_o the_o sentence_n of_o bandinello_n be_v change_v to_o a_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n from_o which_o afterward_o for_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n he_o gain_v a_o release_n the_o success_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v against_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n be_v different_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v against_o alfonso_n duke_n of_o ferrara_n for_o he_o be_v a_o watchful_a man_n and_o a_o good_a soldier_n defend_v himself_o against_o all_o the_o contrivance_n and_o attempt_n of_o the_o pope_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1517._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n die_v leave_v his_o nephew_n charles_n of_o austria_n sole_a heir_n of_o all_o his_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n in_o naples_n sicily_n and_o spain_n between_o who_o and_o the_o french_a king_n there_o pass_v as_o yet_o a_o fair_a and_o amicable_a correspondence_n notwithstanding_o which_o thing_n be_v troublesome_a in_o italy_n and_o 〈◊〉_d â—espight_n of_o all_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o desire_v nothing_o so_o much_o 〈◊〉_d peace_n all_o thing_n be_v unquiet_a and_o tend_v to_o war_n for_o the_o swisser_n 〈◊〉_d â—hose_v mind_n be_v rather_o inflame_v with_o indignation_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o late_a defeat_n at_o marignan_n than_o abate_v or_o humble_v enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n to_o drive_v the_o french_a out_o of_o all_o their_o possession_n in_o italy_n in_o opposition_n whereunto_o the_o french_a join_v with_o the_o venetian_n recover_v brescia_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spaniard_n and_o verona_n from_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o venetian_n by_o the_o support_n of_o this_o alliance_n make_v no_o account_n of_o any_o amity_n with_o other_o nor_o offer_v their_o obedience_n to_o the_o pope_n notwithstanding_o the_o endeavour_n of_o altobello_n bishop_n of_o pola_n who_o he_o have_v commissionated_a to_o be_v his_o legate_n at_o venice_n not_o without_o some_o just_a reflection_n as_o a_o matter_n unworthy_a the_o pontificial_a majesty_n francisco_n maria_n duke_n of_o urbin_n continue_v still_o his_o war_n against_o the_o pope_n for_o recovery_n of_o his_o state_n but_o his_o success_n be_v ill_a both_o against_o the_o city_n of_o osimo_n and_o also_o before_o the_o town_n of_o corinaldo_n from_o whence_o with_o great_a blemish_n of_o honour_n he_o be_v force_v to_o raise_v his_o siege_n nor_o be_v he_o more_o fortunate_a in_o his_o attempt_n to_o recover_v pesaro_n for_o have_v put_v to_o sea_n several_a ship_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o provision_n from_o the_o town_n they_o be_v encounter_v by_o another_o fleet_n set_v out_o by_o those_o of_o rimini_n consist_v of_o sixteen_o sail_n with_o bark_n and_o brigantine_n which_o go_v in_o convoy_n with_o vessel_n lade_v with_o provision_n to_o pesaro_n meet_v the_o navy_n of_o francisco_n maria_n and_o engage_v with_o they_o sink_v the_o admiral_n and_o destroy_v their_o whole_a fleet_n with_o which_o ill_a success_n francisco_n maria_n despair_v of_o his_o enterprise_n depart_v thence_o at_o rimini_n he_o also_o be_v worsted_n and_o force_v to_o return_v with_o his_o army_n into_o tuscany_n where_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o provision_n and_o the_o soldier_n without_o pay_n live_v by_o prey_n and_o pillage_n whereby_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v no_o less_o terrible_a to_o their_o friend_n than_o to_o their_o enemy_n and_o to_o grow_v weary_a of_o the_o war_n have_v no_o hope_n to_o better_v their_o condition_n either_o by_o a_o battle_n or_o protraction_n of_o time_n the_o pope_n also_o on_o the_o other_o side_n become_v poor_a have_v exhaust_v his_o treasury_n and_o doubtful_a of_o the_o faith_n of_o his_o ally_n especial_o of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o be_v slow_a and_o backward_o in_o the_o payment_n of_o those_o money_n agree_v by_o article_n so_o that_o peace_n be_v the_o best_a expedient_a for_o good_a to_o both_o party_n proposition_n be_v make_v for_o a_o peace_n between_o the_o legate_n and_o francisco_n maria_n which_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o monsieur_n d'escut_n general_n of_o the_o french_a force_n in_o italy_n and_o don_n hugo_n de_fw-fr monaco_n vice-king_n of_o sicily_n be_v accord_v on_o these_o condition_n that_o the_o pope_n shall_v pay_v to_o the_o spanish_a footman_n five_o and_o forty_o thousand_o ducat_n and_o to_o the_o gascon_n and_o german_n threescore_o thousand_o and_o that_o upon_o such_o payment_n they_o shall_v all_o depart_v within_o eight_o day_n out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o florence_n and_o the_o territory_n of_o urbin_n that_o francisco_n maria_n shall_v leave_v and_o abandon_v all_o his_o possession_n in_o that_o state_n within_o the_o term_n aforesaid_a with_o licence_n to_o carry_v with_o he_o all_o his_o moveable_n and_o artillery_n with_o his_o famous_a library_n which_o with_o great_a charge_n and_o diligence_n have_v be_v collect_v by_o frederick_n his_o grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n that_o the_o pope_n shall_v absolve_v he_o of_o all_o censure_n and_o pardon_v all_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o state_n of_o urbin_n and_o those_o who_o have_v be_v enemy_n in_o this_o war_n the_o spaniard_n gascon_n and_o german_n have_v receive_v their_o money_n march_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o francisco_n maria_n abandon_v of_o all_o his_o ally_n return_v to_o mantua_n accompany_v only_o with_o one_o hundred_o horse_n and_o six_o hundred_o footman_n in_o this_o manner_n end_v the_o war_n with_o urbin_n which_o though_o it_o continue_v but_o eight_o month_n yet_o have_v exhaust_v the_o coffer_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o eight_o hundred_o thousand_o ducat_n the_o great_a part_n of_o which_o he_o have_v draw_v from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o florence_n on_o the_o score_n of_o his_o great_a interest_n in_o that_o city_n and_o indeed_o his_o charge_n be_v the_o great_a because_o that_o with_o much_o ignominy_n he_o be_v force_v to_o purchase_v his_o
peace_n with_o pay_v the_o army_n of_o his_o enemy_n nor_o be_v the_o advantage_n which_o he_o gain_v at_o the_o conclusion_n acquire_v by_o the_o valour_n of_o his_o arm_n or_o virtue_n and_o conduct_n of_o his_o captain_n for_o they_o be_v man_n of_o lewd_a life_n cowardly_a and_o base_a be_v prosperous_a in_o nothing_o all_o their_o action_n tend_v to_o increase_v disorder_n and_o multiply_v error_n whereby_o the_o pope_n be_v at_o length_n force_v to_o crave_v the_o assistance_n of_o all_o man_n pay_v dear_o for_o the_o purchase_n of_o urbin_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o year_n 1518._o begin_n and_o continue_v with_o peace_n and_o with_o a_o unusual_a calmness_n in_o all_o the_o region_n of_o italy_n only_o the_o success_n of_o sultan_n selim_n emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n who_o have_v be_v victorious_a in_o persia_n syria_n and_o egypt_n alarm_v the_o pope_n and_o the_o christian_a prince_n who_o apprehend_v with_o great_a dread_n the_o progress_n of_o his_o arm_n the_o number_n of_o his_o ship_n and_o galley_n which_o he_o be_v build_v and_o all_o other_o provision_n necessary_a for_o war_n fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v invest_v rhodes_n the_o bulwark_n of_o christendom_n in_o the_o eastern_a part_n or_o perhaps_o fall_v into_o hungaria_n which_o though_o former_o defend_v by_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n yet_o now_o lay_v expose_v by_o its_o own_o civil_a and_o intestine_a dissension_n and_o by_o the_o minority_n of_o a_o king_n govern_v by_o priest_n and_o jesuitical_a council_n nor_o be_v italy_n free_a from_o the_o like_a fear_n of_o invasion_n by_o that_o potent_a prince_n which_o have_v under_o mean_a circumstance_n of_o power_n enter_v the_o city_n of_o otranto_n and_o put_v all_o italy_n into_o a_o fear_n and_o consternation_n and_o therefore_o now_o to_o obviate_v and_o prevent_v the_o like_a danger_n at_o a_o distance_n the_o pope_n cause_v most_o devout_a procession_n with_o the_o solemn_a pomp_n of_o image_n and_o relic_n of_o saint_n to_o be_v make_v at_o rome_n and_o in_o person_n walk_v barefoot_a with_o all_o his_o court_n from_o s._n peter_n to_o the_o minerva_n where_o prayer_n be_v make_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o divert_v the_o fury_n of_o this_o common_a enemy_n to_o christendom_n and_o because_o prayer_n without_o human_a endeavour_n be_v not_o available_a letter_n be_v write_v to_o all_o christian_a prince_n to_o join_v in_o this_o war_n for_o the_o more_o orderly_a management_n of_o which_o the_o task_n and_o enterprise_n which_o every_o one_o be_v to_o undertake_v be_v allot_v and_o contrive_v in_o the_o consistory_n and_o a_o universal_a truce_n for_o five_o year_n be_v publish_v among_o all_o christian_a prince_n and_o state_n with_o grievous_a censure_n on_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v repugnant_a thereunto_o in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o method_n and_o design_n the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o poland_n be_v to_o invade_v the_o turk_n on_o the_o part_n of_o servia_n and_o bulgaria_n the_o french_a king_n venetian_n and_o other_o prince_n of_o italy_n be_v to_o embark_v at_o the_o port_n of_o brundisium_n and_o pass_v into_o albania_n and_o invade_v greece_n on_o that_o side_n the_o king_n of_o england_n spain_n and_o portugal_n be_v to_o rendezvous_n at_o carâ—agena_n in_o spain_n and_o with_o a_o fleet_n of_o 200_o sail_n enter_v the_o heliespont_n and_o attack_v constantinople_n itself_o and_o for_o carry_v on_o of_o this_o holy_a war_n voluntary_a contribution_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o imposition_n to_o be_v lay_v as_o well_o on_o the_o clergy_n as_o the_o laity_n now_o though_o these_o matter_n be_v begin_v with_o great_a expectation_n and_o the_o universal_a truce_n accept_v with_o a_o specious_a show_n and_o mighty_a promise_n make_v of_o advance_v this_o enterprise_n with_o ostentation_n and_o bravery_n of_o word_n yet_o at_o length_n private_a interest_n overrule_a the_o zeal_n for_o religion_n and_o the_o universal_a union_n the_o mind_n of_o the_o prince_n become_v slacken_v in_o the_o design_n and_o the_o thought_n of_o war_n vanish_v every_o one_o look_v at_o the_o peril_n as_o uncertain_a and_o far_o distant_a the_o peace_n still_o continue_v in_o italy_n until_o the_o year_n 1520._o martin_n luther_n a_o friar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o s._n austin_n begin_v to_o make_v some_o disturbance_n in_o germany_n which_o great_o oppose_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o beginning_n thereof_o have_v their_o original_n from_o certain_a indulgence_n which_o pope_n leo_n exercise_v in_o a_o more_o ample_a and_o licentious_a manner_n than_o be_v custom_v and_o practise_v by_o former_a pope_n for_o in_o the_o year_n 1100._o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o vrban_n ii_o plenary_a indulgence_n for_o pardon_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v bestow_v on_o those_o only_o who_o go_v to_o the_o holy_a war_n with_o intent_n to_o deliver_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o infidel_n these_o indulgence_n be_v afterward_o in_o like_a manner_n dispense_v unto_o those_o who_o either_o be_v not_o able_a or_o willing_a to_o undertake_v the_o design_n in_o person_n provide_v that_o they_o entertain_v or_o pay_v another_o at_o their_o own_o charge_n afterward_o indulgence_n and_o pardon_n of_o this_o nature_n become_v more_o common_a be_v enlarge_v to_o those_o who_o take_v part_n in_o the_o war_n against_o those_o who_o resist_v the_o secular_a arm_n of_o the_o pope_n though_o the_o same_o be_v christian_n and_o prince_n who_o in_o defence_n of_o their_o own_o kingdom_n and_o state_n oppose_v the_o encroachment_n and_o extravagancy_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a claim_n but_o now_o pope_n leo_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o cardinal_n puccio_n bestow_v his_o indulgence_n in_o more_o ample_a form_n and_o disperse_v they_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n without_o distinction_n of_o time_n person_n or_o place_n not_o only_o for_o the_o help_n of_o such_o who_o be_v yet_o live_v but_o with_o power_n to_o deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a from_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n it_o be_v manifest_o know_v that_o the_o design_n of_o these_o indulgence_n be_v only_o to_o obtain_v money_n from_o the_o people_n which_o the_o collector_n exact_v with_o a_o unparalleled_a impudence_n the_o matter_n become_v scandalous_a especial_o in_o germany_n where_o the_o officer_n set_v the_o indulgence_n to_o sale_n at_o a_o small_a price_n and_o sometime_o in_o a_o tavern_n this_o power_n of_o redeem_v soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n be_v set_v for_o a_o stake_n at_o a_o game_n at_o table_n this_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n be_v increase_v in_o the_o country_n of_o saxony_n and_o other_o part_n of_o germany_n when_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o proceed_v and_o benefit_n of_o those_o indulgence_n extort_a with_o great_a rigour_n and_o avarice_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o arembauld_n a_o man_n fit_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o such_o a_o commission_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pay_v in_o to_o the_o apostolical_a chamber_n at_o rome_n but_o give_v to_o magdalen_n sister_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o devote_v to_o the_o avarice_n of_o a_o woman_n for_o then_o the_o matter_n become_v detestable_a and_o the_o cry_n and_o exclamation_n lowed_a in_o all_o part_n of_o germany_n luther_n be_v support_v by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n take_v this_o occasion_n to_o contemn_v these_o indulgence_n and_o preach_v every_o where_o against_o they_o which_o be_v a_o matter_n very_o plausible_a his_o sermon_n be_v hear_v with_o great_a attention_n by_o the_o people_n and_o his_o doctrine_n approve_v by_o his_o auditor_n who_o come_v from_o all_o part_n to_o hear_v he_o have_v this_o encouragement_n he_o begin_v to_o question_v the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o as_o matter_n grow_v high_a he_o dispute_v against_o pardon_n and_o penance_n and_o purgatory_n upon_o which_o the_o doctrine_n of_o indulgence_n have_v its_o foundation_n on_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o doctrine_n he_o lay_v so_o much_o stress_n and_o be_v so_o positive_a in_o the_o certainty_n of_o all_o his_o conclusion_n that_o he_o will_v often_o say_v he_o will_v not_o refer_v or_o submit_v they_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o angel_n after_o these_o beginning_n trent_n which_o seem_v plausible_a and_o honest_a and_o which_o make_v great_a noise_n and_o be_v high_o controvert_v in_o the_o world_n by_o the_o most_o acute_a and_o subtle_a wit_n of_o that_o age_n luther_n proceed_v to_o preach_v against_o image_n in_o church_n against_o prayer_n to_o saint_n to_o question_v transubstantiation_n in_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n and_o to_o allow_v marriage_n to_o priest_n monk_n and_o friar_n the_o which_o he_o not_o only_o maintain_v by_o force_n of_o argument_n but_o confirm_v by_o his_o own_o example_n the_o pope_n in_o opposition_n hereunto_o send_v many_o religious_a and_o learned_a man_n into_o
a_o short_a time_n to_o descend_v into_o italy_n which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o italian_a band_n will_v be_v able_a to_o make_v head_n against_o the_o imperial_a army_n and_o for_o their_o part_n they_o promise_v according_a to_o their_o custom_n far_o great_a matter_n than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v and_o for_o far_a encouragement_n hereunto_o they_o represent_v the_o state_n of_o the_o imperial_a army_n in_o italy_n to_o be_v tumultuous_a and_o inclinable_a to_o sedition_n have_v for_o want_n of_o pay_v seize_v the_o artillery_n and_o fortify_v themselves_o in_o pavia_n far_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o loüisa_n the_o queen_n mother_n and_o regent_n of_o france_n will_v concur_v with_o these_o counsel_n and_o be_v assistant_n to_o this_o design_n with_o all_o the_o power_n of_o that_o kingdom_n moreover_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n who_o favour_v and_o depend_v on_o the_o french_a felicity_n will_v also_o enter_v into_o this_o league_n the_o conjunction_n of_o who_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n consider_v that_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n very_o rich_a his_o town_n of_o ferrara_n strong_a and_o furnish_v with_o all_o store_v of_o ammunition_n but_o the_o pope_n consider_v the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o enterprise_n and_o the_o uncertain_a concurrence_n of_o those_o many_o circumstance_n which_o be_v require_v to_o make_v it_o successful_a do_v for_o some_o time_n suspend_v his_o resolution_n until_o the_o archbishop_n of_o capua_n who_o have_v be_v his_o ancient_a secretary_n and_o counsellor_n bring_v he_o such_o agreeable_a proposition_n from_o don_n carlos_n de_fw-fr lanoy_n viceroy_n of_o naples_n as_o give_v he_o assurance_n of_o a_o advantageous_a accommodation_n with_o the_o emperor_n for_o then_o dispose_v his_o mind_n whole_o to_o the_o thought_n of_o peace_n he_o labour_v to_o get_v the_o venetian_n comprehend_v in_o the_o same_o term_n of_o accord_n but_o in_o regard_n the_o chief_a point_n insist_v upon_o by_o the_o imperialist_n be_v sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v pay_v their_o army_n already_o mutine_a for_o want_n of_o their_o arrear_n the_o venetian_n who_o judge_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o folly_n and_o cowardice_n to_o compound_v with_o their_o enemy_n on_o the_o condition_n of_o put_v weapon_n into_o their_o hand_n absolute_o refuse_v any_o agreement_n on_o such_o term_n which_o make_v well_o for_o the_o pope_n and_o facilitated_a his_o negotiation_n with_o the_o viceroy_n who_o interpret_n this_o refusal_n of_o the_o venetian_n to_o be_v a_o indication_n of_o new_a stir_n and_o commotion_n intend_v against_o the_o imperial_a interest_n in_o italy_n be_v the_o more_o ready_a to_o condescend_v to_o the_o more_o easy_a term_n with_o the_o pope_n in_o short_a therefore_o 25_o thousand_o ducat_n be_v by_o the_o pope_n order_n pay_v by_o the_o florentine_n to_o the_o marquis_n of_o pescara_n chief_a of_o the_o emperor_n force_n in_o milan_n a_o confederacy_n be_v conclude_v at_o rome_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o florentine_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o emperor_n on_o the_o other_o viz._n that_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a league_n and_o alliance_n and_o that_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n shall_v be_v always_o defend_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n with_o such_o number_n of_o man_n as_o shall_v be_v agree_v by_o a_o certain_a article_n and_o that_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v possess_v and_o govern_v under_o the_o emperor_n by_o francis_n sforza_n particular_o nominate_v in_o that_o capitulation_n that_o the_o emperor_n shall_v take_v into_o his_o protection_n all_o the_o estate_n which_o the_o church_n hold_v and_o particular_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n to_o maintain_v and_o preserve_v they_o in_o all_o the_o dignity_n and_o office_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o that_o city_n to_o which_o treaty_n the_o greatness_n of_o that_o illustrious_a family_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n oblige_v that_o the_o florentine_n shall_v present_o pay_v to_o the_o emperor_n a_o hundred_o thousand_o ducat_n more_o in_o recompense_n of_o that_o which_o they_o have_v engage_v to_o contribute_v to_o the_o last_o war_n in_o virtue_n of_o that_o agreement_n make_v with_o pope_n adrian_n which_o be_v not_o to_o expire_v until_o one_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o the_o confederate_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n shall_v immediate_o render_v to_o the_o church_n reggia_fw-la rubiera_n and_o other_o town_n which_o he_o have_v unjust_o seize_v and_o usurp_v during_o the_o last_o vacancy_n of_o the_o papal_a sea_n of_o which_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o pope_n be_v possess_v he_o be_v in_o consideration_n thereof_o to_o pay_v unto_o the_o emperor_n one_o hundred_o thousand_o ducat_n last_o as_o to_o modena_n and_o those_o town_n consideration_n be_v to_o be_v have_v and_o the_o matter_n examine_v whether_o they_o of_o right_o appertain_v to_o the_o church_n or_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v find_v only_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o acknowledgement_n and_o dependence_n on_o the_o empire_n in_o this_o manner_n this_o alliance_n be_v conclude_v and_o determine_v and_o the_o design_n of_o unite_n with_o france_n and_o venice_n which_o be_v at_o first_o lay_v open_a as_o the_o fair_a game_n be_v now_o divert_v by_o far_o different_a measure_n matter_n be_v thus_o agree_v and_o conclude_v in_o the_o year_n 1525._o between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o viceroy_n the_o cardinal_n salviati_n be_v send_v to_o the_o emperor_n court_n with_o character_n of_o legate_n for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o article_n his_o reception_n be_v very_o honourable_a but_o in_o debate_v of_o particular_n on_o the_o commission_n the_o viceroy_n who_o for_o the_o common_a safety_n and_o quiet_a of_o italy_n allow_v that_o the_o investiture_n may_v be_v give_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n do_v dissuade_v the_o restitution_n of_o reggia_fw-la and_o rubiera_n which_o be_v a_o scruple_n start_v after_o the_o accord_n do_v ill_o affect_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o confirm_v the_o opinion_n he_o have_v of_o the_o emperor_n design_n not_o to_o endure_v any_o increase_n of_o power_n and_o greatness_n in_o the_o church_n and_o far_o whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v debate_v there_o fall_v out_o in_o lombardy_n several_a event_n which_o hinder_v the_o investiture_n of_o sforza_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n and_o therewith_o break_v all_o the_o agreement_n and_o measure_n which_o be_v former_o take_v for_o the_o emperor_n not_o willing_a to_o yield_v to_o this_o investiture_n make_v pretence_n of_o forfeiture_n thereof_o by_o sforza_n and_o earnest_o press_v the_o take_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o milan_n so_o that_o now_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o expectation_n from_o the_o emperor_n begin_v to_o incline_v again_o and_o be_v bias_v on_o the_o side_n of_o france_n and_o the_o other_o confederate_n know_v that_o whilst_o his_o success_n be_v prosperous_a and_o tower_v in_o italy_n the_o emperor_n may_v easy_o dispose_v of_o the_o pope_n and_o oppress_v he_o at_o his_o pleasure_n which_o he_o will_v certain_o do_v either_o out_o of_o revenge_n or_o ambition_n which_o be_v know_v to_o be_v almost_o natural_a in_o emperor_n against_o the_o pope_n wherefore_o a_o league_n and_o union_n be_v propose_v between_o the_o pope_n the_o french_a the_o venetian_n and_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n with_o hope_n also_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n will_v join_v in_o it_o all_o thing_n be_v design_v and_o lay_v down_o in_o a_o regular_a manner_n and_o form_n for_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n and_o suppress_v the_o suspect_a greatness_n of_o the_o emperor_n but_o this_o pope_n clement_n who_o be_v of_o a_o temper_n natural_o slow_a and_o irresolute_a weigh_v the_o consequence_n of_o these_o matter_n with_o his_o servant_n and_o minister_n of_o his_o council_n find_v they_o so_o divide_v each_o of_o they_o abound_v in_o his_o own_o sense_n that_o belabour_v the_o pope_n on_o all_o side_n he_o become_v much_o more_o perplex_a and_o distract_v in_o his_o thought_n after_o than_o before_o his_o consultation_n the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v two_o man_n of_o great_a authority_n with_o he_o one_o nicolas_n scomberg_n a_o german_n and_o john_n matthew_n giberto_n a_o genoese_a scomberg_n be_v much_o honour_v and_o almost_o fear_v by_o the_o pope_n but_o giberto_n be_v more_o favour_v and_o belove_v these_o two_o have_v be_v ancient_a and_o intimate_v friend_n to_o he_o whilst_o he_o be_v cardinal_n agree_v well_o together_o but_o afterward_o ambition_n and_o different_a interest_n put_v they_o at_o variance_n for_o scomberg_n be_v a_o german_n natural_o affect_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o emperor_n but_o giberto_n love_v no_o man_n but_o the_o pope_n and_o though_o he_o have_v former_o be_v a_o enemy_n
they_o reverse_v and_o deface_v through_o the_o city_n the_o arm_n of_o that_o family_n they_o break_v the_o image_n of_o leo_n and_o clement_n which_o be_v rare_a piece_n of_o sculpture_n and_o famous_a through_o the_o world_n and_o in_o short_a they_o omit_v nothing_o which_o may_v affect_v the_o pope_n with_o indignity_n and_o dishonour_n and_o nourish_v division_n and_o discord_n in_o the_o city_n at_o rome_n the_o army_n be_v very_o disorderly_a and_o tumultuous_a govern_v themselves_o rather_o than_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o their_o general_n the_o prince_n of_o aurange_a for_o they_o be_v whole_o dispose_v to_o prey_n and_o violence_n to_o get_v ransom_n and_o receive_v the_o money_n promise_v they_o by_o the_o pope_n no_o care_n be_v have_v of_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o emperor_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o resolution_n take_v to_o remove_v the_o army_n from_o rome_n where_o the_o pestilence_n rage_v and_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o castle_n of_o s._n angelo_n to_o the_o great_a hazard_n of_o the_o pope_n life_n many_o be_v dead_a thereof_o who_o serve_v about_o his_o person_n during_o which_o time_n as_o the_o imperial_a army_n yield_v little_a obedience_n to_o their_o captain_n so_o they_o make_v no_o great_a disturbance_n nor_o give_v fear_n to_o their_o enemy_n for_o the_o spaniard_n and_o italian_n fly_v from_o the_o infection_n of_o the_o plague_n lie_v disperse_v about_o the_o confine_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o aurange_a be_v go_v to_o sienna_n to_o avoid_v the_o plague_n and_o keep_v that_o city_n in_o devotion_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o emperor_n wherefore_o all_o matter_n of_o action_n at_o that_o time_n be_v quiet_a and_o in_o repose_n until_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lautrec_n who_o be_v captain_n general_n of_o the_o league_n make_v between_o henry_n the_o eight_o of_o england_n and_o francis_n king_n of_o france_n for_o set_v the_o pope_n and_o all_o italy_n at_o liberty_n appear_v in_o piedmont_n who_o success_n be_v so_o fortunate_a that_o he_o take_v genova_n compel_v alexandria_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr paglia_n to_o surrender_v and_o have_v for_o four_o day_n batter_v pavia_n he_o force_v it_o to_o yield_v at_o discretion_n give_v it_o up_o to_o the_o plunder_v and_o cruelty_n of_o his_o soldiery_n and_o last_o end_v that_o year_n champaign_n with_o glory_n winter_v his_o army_n in_o the_o city_n of_o bologna_n the_o imperialist_n be_v a_o little_a mortify_v and_o abase_v with_o this_o success_n of_o lautrec_n be_v desirous_a to_o make_v the_o best_a bargain_n they_o can_v with_o the_o pope_n before_o he_o be_v force_v from_o they_o and_o agree_v upon_o the_o payment_n of_o 60000_o ducat_n to_o the_o german_n and_o 30000_o to_o the_o spaniard_n with_o engagement_n to_o pay_v the_o residue_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n to_o set_v the_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n at_o liberty_n and_o afford_v they_o safe_a conduct_n to_o orvieto_fw-la which_o be_v nominate_v and_o choose_v by_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o place_n of_o his_o security_n and_o retreat_n upon_o this_o accord_n the_o pope_n be_v guard_v by_o the_o imperialist_n with_o less_o caution_n than_o before_o give_v he_o opportunity_n in_o the_o disguise_n and_o habit_n of_o a_o merchant_n to_o make_v his_o escape_n which_o he_o rather_o determine_v to_o do_v and_o recover_v his_o freedom_n in_o that_o manner_n than_o to_o expect_v the_o formal_a conduct_n of_o the_o imperial_a guard_n suspect_v that_o don_n hugo_n de_fw-fr moncada_n who_o be_v vice_n roy_n of_o naples_n in_o the_o place_n of_o lanoia_n dead_a of_o the_o plague_n and_o who_o have_v no_o good_a will_n towards_o he_o will_v play_v he_o some_o trick_n and_o baffle_v with_o he_o at_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o the_o pope_n be_v now_o at_o liberty_n in_o orvieto_fw-la after_o seven_o month_n imprisonment_n be_v instant_o congratulate_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n the_o marquis_n of_o salutta_n and_o other_o captain_n of_o the_o league_n to_o who_o have_v return_v thanks_o for_o their_o kind_n and_o oblige_a office_n he_o desire_v they_o to_o withdraw_v their_o force_n out_o of_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o church_n assure_v they_o that_o the_o imperialist_n have_v promise_v to_o depart_v thence_o in_o case_n the_o confederate_n will_v show_v they_o the_o first_o example_n he_o write_v also_o letter_n to_o monsieur_n lautrec_n give_v he_o to_o understand_v that_o he_o with_o great_a sense_n acknowledge_v the_o influence_n which_o his_o appearance_n in_o italy_n have_v contribute_v towards_o his_o liberty_n have_v much_o facilitated_a and_o ease_v the_o condition_n on_o which_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v it_o and_o that_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o do_v not_o expect_v the_o glorious_a time_n in_o which_o he_o be_v to_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o his_o powerful_a hand_n be_v because_o his_o necessity_n compel_v he_o to_o procure_v his_o liberty_n with_o the_o great_a speed_n for_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o condition_n impose_v on_o he_o always_o change_v from_o bad_a to_o worse_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o church_n be_v oppress_v his_o authority_n contemn_v and_o he_o render_v uncapable_a of_o be_v that_o happy_a instrument_n of_o mediation_n which_o be_v now_o require_v to_o settle_v peace_n among_o christian_a prince_n thus_o far_o be_v excellent_a word_n and_o such_o as_o become_v a_o bishop_n under_o his_o mortify_a circumstance_n but_o his_o word_n and_o answer_n in_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o natural_a temper_n be_v in_o substance_n different_a at_o one_o time_n to_o what_o they_o be_v at_o a_o other_o for_o when_o gregory_n castle_n the_o king_n of_o england_n ambassador_n come_v to_o he_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1528._o 1528._o desire_v he_o to_o continue_v firm_a to_o the_o confederate_n he_o will_v some_o time_n give_v he_o hope_n and_o then_o again_o excuse_v himself_o as_o be_v so_o unfortunate_a as_o to_o have_v neither_o man_n money_n nor_o authority_n remain_v to_o he_o the_o pope_n have_v now_o abandon_v rome_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr lautrec_n upon_o his_o march_n towards_o naples_n ibidem_fw-la the_o imperialist_n on_o the_o 17._o of_o february_n leave_v the_o city_n in_o a_o naked_a and_o poor_a condition_n despoil_v of_o all_o its_o ornament_n and_o riches_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o counsel_n in_o what_o manner_n they_o may_v give_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o proceed_n of_o lautrec_n who_o depart_v from_o bologna_n the_o 9th_o of_o january_n no_o soon_o be_v the_o imperialist_n depart_v than_o the_o vrsin_n with_o their_o tenant_n and_o paisant_n enter_v to_o complete_a the_o spoil_n and_o desolation_n of_o that_o city_n of_o which_o not_o only_o the_o house_n be_v ruin_v and_o the_o riches_n carry_v away_o but_o all_o the_o statue_n column_n and_o curious_a piece_n remain_v a_o prey_n to_o these_o locust_n lautrec_n in_o his_o march_n towards_o naples_n take_v not_o the_o near_a way_n but_o rather_o for_o the_o more_o commodious_a carriage_n of_o his_o cannon_n and_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o forage_v and_o other_o provision_n fetch_v a_o compass_n by_o the_o way_n of_o puglia_n his_o army_n consist_v of_o 400_o lance_n 6000_o footman_n old_a and_o veterane_n soldier_n beside_o the_o force_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o salutta_n who_o march_v in_o the_o van_n and_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o venetian_n and_o the_o black_a band_n of_o florence_n which_o be_v in_o much_o esteem_n and_o reputation_n with_o mounseur_fw-fr lautrec_n in_o short_a at_o the_o first_o appearance_n of_o lautrec_n within_o this_o kingdom_n capua_n nola_n acerra_n aversa_n and_o all_o place_n yield_v to_o he_o but_o naples_n endure_v a_o long_a siege_n at_o which_o monsieur_n lautrec_n die_v of_o a_o fever_n and_o most_o of_o the_o captain_n and_o soldier_n dead_a of_o the_o plague_n cause_v by_o the_o contagion_n of_o those_o that_o be_v private_o send_v out_o of_o the_o city_n to_o infect_v the_o camp_n the_o enterprise_n upon_o that_o kingdom_n have_v a_o end_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o action_n sassatello_n render_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o rock_n of_o imola_n and_o sigismond_n malatesta_n upon_o some_o condition_n resign_v rimini_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o pope_n have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o reinstate_v his_o friend_n and_o relation_n and_o advance_v his_o own_o interest_n and_o power_n again_o in_o florence_n he_o seem_v incline_v to_o the_o party_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o who_o power_n only_o it_o be_v to_o settle_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o family_n in_o their_o pristine_a state_n and_o therefore_o perceive_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o french_a and_o the_o other_o confederate_n to_o decline_v in_o italy_n he_o forget_v all_o the_o former_a injury_n do_v to_o he_o by_o the_o emperor_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o perfect_a friendship_n and_o fair_a correspondence_n with_o he_o and_o far_o to_o advance_v himself_o in_o the_o good_a
occasion_n of_o this_o king_n with_o money_n he_o give_v licence_n to_o sell_v and_o alienate_v so_o much_o of_o the_o church_n land_n in_o france_n as_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o this_o war_n in_o which_o trust_v of_o sales_n the_o cardinal_n of_o lorain_n and_o bourbon_n be_v make_v commissioner_n the_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v then_o sell_v amount_v to_o the_o value_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o crown_n of_o yearly_a revenue_n in_o the_o next_o place_n it_o be_v this_o pope_n pius_n v._n who_o out_o of_o his_o great_a zeal_n excommunicate_v elizabeth_n queen_n of_o england_n with_o all_o her_o subject_n of_o the_o same_o profession_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1569._o confer_v on_o cosmo_n de_fw-fr medicis_n duke_n of_o florence_n the_o title_n of_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n in_o gratitude_n for_o which_o the_o duke_n come_v to_o rome_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o honour_n do_v he_o be_v there_o crown_v with_o a_o ducal_z crown_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o pope_n about_o the_o circle_n of_o which_o this_o motto_n be_v engrave_v pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la pont._n max._n ob_fw-la eximiam_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la ac_fw-la catholicae_fw-la religionis_fw-la zelum_fw-la praecipuumque_fw-la justitiae_fw-la studium_fw-la donavit_fw-la then_o to_o demonstrate_v his_o zeal_n against_o the_o turk_n the_o prevail_a enemy_n over_o christianity_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v enter_v into_o hungary_n with_o a_o army_n of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o fight_a man_n he_o instant_o desire_v and_o exhort_v the_o christian_a prince_n unto_o unity_n among_o themselves_o that_o they_o may_v repulse_v the_o common_a enemy_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o will_v not_o persuade_v other_o to_o that_o performance_n in_o which_o he_o do_v not_o ready_o offer_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o example_n he_o free_o send_v unto_o the_o emperor_n a_o present_a of_o ninety_o thousand_o ducat_n with_o promise_n to_o furnish_v fifty_o thousand_o crown_n more_o every_o year_n so_o long_o as_o the_o war_n shall_v continue_v and_o indeed_o at_o that_o time_n there_o need_v counsel_n and_o arm_n and_o money_n to_o resist_v solyman_n who_o have_v besiege_v the_o strong_a fortress_n of_o sege_v which_o be_v then_o command_v by_o count_n serini_n who_o family_n like_o that_o of_o hannibal_n against_o the_o roman_n have_v ever_o swear_v enmity_n and_o irreconcilable_a hatred_n to_o the_o turk_n it_o happen_v that_o though_o solyman_n die_v in_o the_o siege_n against_o this_o city_n yet_o the_o assault_n and_o force_n be_v continue_v by_o mahomet_n the_o grand_a visier_n who_o conceal_v the_o death_n of_o solyman_n until_o he_o have_v first_o advise_v the_o news_n thereof_o unto_o his_o successor_n sultan_n selim_n the_o second_o during_o which_o time_n he_o ply_v the_o town_n with_o such_o continual_a storm_n as_o reduce_v the_o defendant_n to_o the_o last_o extremity_n and_o to_o a_o resolution_n of_o sell_v their_o life_n at_o the_o dear_a rate_n which_o they_o according_o perform_v by_o a_o sally_n of_o five_o hundred_o man_n in_o which_o all_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v with_o their_o leader_n count_n serini_n the_o town_n be_v soon_o after_o surrender_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o turk_n it_o be_v now_o the_o year_n 1570._o when_o sultan_n selim_n succeed_v his_o father_n the_o great_a solyman_n and_o be_v a_o prince_n as_o ambitious_a and_o as_o desirous_a to_o enlarge_v his_o empire_n as_o be_v his_o predecessor_n resolve_v upon_o the_o conquest_n of_o cyprus_n then_o belong_v to_o the_o venetian_a dominion_n but_o that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o attempt_v the_o country_n of_o his_o neighbour_n before_o he_o have_v first_o denounce_v war_n he_o dispatch_v a_o chiaus_n to_o venice_n demand_v the_o surrender_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cyprus_n as_o a_o dependence_n on_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o a_o member_n of_o the_o grecian_a empire_n to_o which_o he_o have_v gain_v a_o title_n by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o sword_n this_o message_n or_o summons_n be_v deliver_v in_o full_a senate_n be_v second_v by_o many_o incursion_n make_v into_o dalmatia_n and_o sclavonia_n and_o great_a preparation_n for_o transport_v soldier_n into_o cyprus_n the_o venetian_n be_v thus_o assault_v by_o the_o potent_a enemy_n of_o christendom_n apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o pope_n desire_v he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v out_o of_o his_o paternal_a commiseration_n to_o the_o christian_a cause_n to_o administer_v some_o effectual_a help_n from_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o exhort_v all_o other_o christian_a prince_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n and_o unite_v their_o force_n against_o the_o common_a enemy_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n in_o compliance_n with_o this_o request_n the_o pope_n prevail_v with_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o furnish_v the_o venetian_n with_o fifty_o sail_n of_o galley_n under_o the_o command_n of_o john_n andrew_n d'_fw-fr oria_n a_o valiant_a and_o experience_a general_n require_v he_o to_o obey_v mark_v anthony_n colonna_n commander_n in_o chief_a of_o the_o pope_n galley_n and_o according_o in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n 1570._o a_o very_a considerable_a force_n meet_v at_o the_o rendezvouz_n in_o candia_n consist_v of_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o galley_n eleven_o galleass_n and_o six_o ship_n of_o war._n but_o the_o turk_n be_v more_o forward_o in_o this_o expedition_n have_v a_o month_n before_o that_o time_n land_v a_o formidable_a army_n in_o the_o island_n of_o cyprus_n where_o after_o have_v take_v the_o city_n of_o nicosia_n and_o famagosta_n with_o great_a effusion_n of_o blood_n they_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o whole_a island_n while_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o two_o great_a commander_n colonna_n and_o de_fw-fr oria_n be_v at_o variance_n for_o de_fw-fr oria_n refuse_v to_o yield_v to_o colonna_n the_o design_n be_v frustrate_v and_o the_o fleet_n return_v home_o without_o any_o action_n considerable_a in_o that_o voyage_n which_o verify_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o say_n of_o livy_n quam_fw-la plurium_fw-la imperium_fw-la bello_fw-la inutile_fw-la however_o â—his_v ill_a success_n do_v not_o discourage_v these_o ally_n from_o make_v far_o trial_n of_o their_o fortune_n for_o be_v all_o concern_v to_o resist_v the_o turk_n they_o renew_v their_o league_n again_o for_o the_o succeed_a year_n which_o be_v an._n 1571._o and_o that_o they_o may_v prevent_v the_o misunderstanding_n which_o the_o year_n before_o have_v happen_v between_o the_o two_o general_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o don_n john_n d'_fw-fr austria_n who_o be_v natural_a brother_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n shall_v be_v commander_n or_o generalissimo_n of_o the_o whole_a navy_n that_o mark_n anthony_n colonna_n general_n of_o the_o pope_n galley_n shall_v be_v his_o lieutenant_n and_o according_o preparation_n be_v make_v messina_n in_o the_o island_n of_o sicily_n be_v appoint_v for_o the_o place_n of_o rendezvouz_n where_o about_o the_o month_n of_o august_n the_o whole_a fleet_n join_v together_o consist_v of_o one_o hundred_o venetian_a light_n galley_n 6_o galleass_n two_o ship_n beside_o brigantine_n felucas_n and_o other_o small_a vessel_n under_o dominico_n a_o nobleman_n of_o venice_n the_o pope_n galley_n be_v twelve_o command_v by_o mark_n anthony_n colonna_n and_o the_o fleet_n or_o spain_n command_v by_o don_n john_n d'_fw-fr austria_n consist_v of_o eighty_o one_o galley_n among_o which_o the_o three_o galley_n of_o malta_n be_v comprehend_v and_o twenty_o two_o sail_n of_o ship_n with_o this_o force_n this_o mighty_a fleet_n depart_v from_o messina_n on_o the_o 16_o of_o september_n 1571._o and_o sail_v to_o corfu_n a_o safe_a port_n belong_v to_o the_o venetian_n in_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n where_o have_v advice_n that_o the_o turk_n armata_n be_v in_o the_o gulf_n of_o lepanto_n they_o weigh_v anchor_n and_o stand_v direct_o for_o that_o place_n where_o on_o the_o 3d_o of_o october_n they_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o turk_n and_o give_v they_o that_o memorable_a overthrow_n which_o have_v ever_o since_o disable_v they_o from_o form_v any_o considerable_a force_n at_o sea_n against_o the_o christian_n for_o in_o that_o fight_n the_o which_o continue_v not_o above_o five_o hour_n the_o most_o formidable_a fleet_n that_o be_v ever_o equip_v or_o set_v out_o from_o constantinople_n be_v destroy_v for_o they_o lose_v one_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o galley_n eighty_o brigantine_n or_o small_a vessel_n which_o be_v sink_v or_o burn_v or_o put_v ashore_o forty_o sail_n of_o galley_n or_o thereabouts_o be_v take_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o turk_n be_v kill_v thirty_o two_o thousand_o man_n among_o which_o be_v many_o bashaw_n and_o beglerbege_n and_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o captive_n be_v take_v and_o fifteen_o thousand_o poor_a christian_n be_v release_v who_o have_v be_v chain_v to_o
request_n for_o a_o fountain_n be_v take_v into_o consideration_n for_o that_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o munificent_a humour_n of_o sixtus_n be_v receive_v and_o immediate_o order_v to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n by_o bring_v water_n to_o the_o convent_n from_o the_o pope_n garden_n at_o monte-cavallo_a which_o flow_v there_o in_o plentiful_a stream_n but_o now_o to_o proceed_v unto_o more_o serious_a matter_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n 1587._o stephen_n battory_n prince_n of_o transilvania_n and_o king_n of_o poland_n have_v reign_v in_o that_o kingdom_n for_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o year_n depart_v this_o life_n his_o death_n be_v universal_o lament_v by_o all_o have_v prove_v a_o most_o excellent_a prince_n and_o a_o zealous_a champion_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n against_o the_o turk_n for_o he_o recover_v the_o dukedom_n of_o suevia_n and_o smolensko_n from_o the_o moscovite_n and_o unite_v they_o again_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n he_o also_o behave_v himself_o with_o constant_a resolution_n against_o the_o turk_n who_o have_v in_o the_o year_n 1584._o demand_v according_a to_o ancient_a article_n assistance_n of_o some_o polish_v troop_n against_o the_o persian_n battory_n resolute_o deny_v they_o to_o he_o say_v that_o whereas_o the_o white_a eagle_n of_o poland_n have_v late_o moult_v her_o feather_n and_o be_v displumed_a and_o become_v weak_a she_o have_v now_o recover_v her_o wing_n and_o her_o train_n and_o have_v sharpen_v both_o her_o beak_n and_o her_o talon_n which_o brisk_a reply_n and_o bravery_n of_o battory_n in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o his_o reign_n do_v calm_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o turk_n and_o check_v those_o frequent_a incursion_n which_o they_o make_v into_o poland_n but_o battori_n as_o we_o have_v say_v die_v this_o year_n the_o nobility_n of_o that_o kingdom_n be_v very_o desirous_a to_o elect_v a_o king_n who_o may_v in_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n prove_v equal_a to_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o decease_a prince_n many_o there_o be_v who_o offer_v themselves_o candidate_n for_o that_o election_n ridolphus_n the_o son_n of_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n be_v one_o who_o for_o be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n seem_v qualify_v for_o that_o crown_n some_o cast_v their_o eye_n on_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n who_o for_o his_o prudence_n and_o experience_n in_o war_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o renown_a captain_n of_o those_o day_n but_o be_v a_o italian_a it_o be_v suspect_v that_o his_o humour_n will_v not_o be_v agrreable_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o poland_n the_o vaivod_n of_o transilvania_n and_o cardinal_n battori_n be_v other_o who_o appear_v fit_o qualify_v for_o this_o dignity_n the_o first_o be_v a_o young_a man_n and_o full_a of_o spirit_n assist_v with_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o own_o riches_n and_o in_o great_a reputation_n with_o the_o turk_n appear_v with_o a_o lustre_n deserve_v a_o crown_n but_o have_v be_v nephew_n to_o the_o late_a king_n his_o alliance_n prejudice_v his_o pretension_n not_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o policy_n of_o that_o nation_n to_o have_v a_o succession_n in_o the_o same_o family_n the_o same_o consideration_n also_o be_v a_o impediment_n to_o the_o cardinal_n though_o otherwise_o a_o prince_n of_o excellent_a endowment_n the_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n be_v a_o other_o propose_v but_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n be_v a_o italian_a who_o humour_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o pole_n many_o noble_n also_o of_o poland_n itself_o seem_v fit_o qualify_v both_o in_o riches_n and_o virtue_n for_o that_o dignity_n among_o which_o zamowski_n the_o grand_a chancellor_n have_v a_o most_o considerable_a party_n for_o he_o have_v manage_v all_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o kingdom_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o battori_n who_o communicate_v all_o his_o counsel_n with_o he_o and_o entrust_v he_o with_o the_o great_a secret_n of_o state_n by_o which_o he_o become_v the_o most_o experience_a in_o affair_n and_o high_a in_o reputation_n live_v little_a inferior_a to_o the_o royal_a pomp_n howsoever_o the_o noble_n not_o endure_v at_o that_o time_n subjection_n to_o any_o of_o their_o own_o degree_n and_o country_n and_o have_v never_o for_o the_o space_n of_o six_o hundred_o year_n admit_v a_o prince_n of_o their_o own_o to_o reign_v over_o they_o they_o will_v neither_o now_o introduce_v a_o novelty_n repugnant_a to_o their_o ancient_a custom_n and_o constitution_n upon_o the_o precede_a consideration_n the_o election_n fall_v on_o none_o of_o the_o forego_n prince_n the_o vote_n come_v at_o length_n to_o concentre_v between_o the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n and_o the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n call_v maximilian_n brother_n of_o the_o emperor_n ridolphus_n a_o person_n of_o that_o affable_a and_o oblige_a deportment_n as_o take_v much_o with_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o polander_n howsoever_o the_o contrary_a party_n and_o the_o most_o prevalent_a object_v that_o be_v brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n he_o may_v be_v too_o potent_a and_o in_o time_n by_o the_o power_n of_o germany_n subvert_v the_o government_n and_o turn_v it_o from_o a_o elective_a to_o a_o hereditary_a kingdom_n wherefore_o total_o decline_v maximilian_n this_o party_n resolute_o fix_v on_o the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n a_o youth_n of_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n great_o favour_v by_o the_o pole_n for_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o family_n of_o jagellona_n which_o for_o have_v add_v the_o dukedom_n of_o lituania_n to_o their_o commonwealth_n be_v so_o high_o esteem_v by_o they_o that_o the_o merit_n to_o that_o family_n can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o extinguish_v than_o by_o transfer_v the_o crown_n to_o the_o prince_n thereof_o but_o these_o consideration_n in_o favour_n of_o sweden_n be_v turn_v to_o quite_o contrary_a sentiment_n by_o the_o differ_a party_n so_o that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o nobility_n be_v divide_v between_o these_o two_o prince_n the_o election_n still_o remain_v in_o suspense_n both_o design_v to_o determine_v the_o dispute_n by_o force_n of_o arms._n while_o the_o election_n remain_v under_o these_o doubtful_a circumstance_n sixtus_n write_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o naples_n than_o nuntio_n reside_v at_o the_o place_n of_o election_n secret_o to_o favour_v the_o side_n of_o maximilian_n but_o yet_o with_o such_o caution_n as_o not_o too_o far_o to_o engage_v himself_o but_o that_o in_o case_n fortune_n favour_v the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n he_o may_v without_o a_o blemish_n declare_v himself_o for_o that_o party_n that_o so_o he_o may_v own_v in_o some_o measure_n his_o election_n unto_o he_o maximilian_n to_o make_v good_a his_o cause_n appear_v before_o cracovia_n with_o a_o army_n of_o sixteen_o thousand_o fight_a man_n demand_v of_o the_o citizen_n to_o receive_v he_o in_o but_o they_o refuse_v it_o and_o send_v with_o all_o diligence_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n to_o expedite_v his_o march_n for_o that_o delay_n in_o this_o case_n be_v dangerous_a and_o that_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n be_v fix_v to_o be_v celebrate_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n luke_n then_o near_o approach_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o repair_v their_o fortification_n and_o strengthen_v their_o suburb_n make_v daily_a sally_n on_o the_o force_n of_o maximilian_n and_o most_o common_o be_v successful_a therein_o to_o the_o great_a encouragement_n of_o the_o citizen_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o ambassador_n arrive_v at_o cracon_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n advise_v that_o the_o prince_n though_o detain_v by_o contrary_a wind_n be_v come_v as_o far_o as_o donzilca_n and_o that_o though_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v so_o soon_o with_o they_o as_o st._n luke_n day_n yet_o certain_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o be_v there_o by_o st._n martin_n which_o be_v on_o the_o 15_o of_o november_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v that_o dignity_n on_o the_o sunday_n follow_v for_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o country_n the_o coronation_n must_v always_o be_v solemnize_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n during_o all_o this_o time_n the_o army_n of_o maximilian_n be_v great_o weaken_v for_o want_n of_o provision_n and_o have_v neither_o wine_n nor_o good_a beer_n they_o be_v force_v to_o drink_v bad_a water_n which_o with_o the_o cold_a and_o moisture_n of_o the_o season_n cause_v flux_n and_o dysentery_n and_o other_o distemper_n among_o the_o soldiery_n which_o reduce_v they_o to_o small_a number_n howsoever_o maximilian_n leave_v the_o city_n of_o cracovia_n march_v towards_o pietricovia_n with_o intention_n to_o stop_v the_o march_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n but_o find_v that_o the_o army_n of_o his_o enemy_n be_v great_a than_o his_o own_o and_o that_o he_o receive_v the_o worst_a in_o many_o skirmish_n he_o retreat_v to_o bellona_n and_o thence_o to_o pitschen_n of_o the_o frontier_n of_o silesia_n belong_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o
briga_n but_o be_v pursue_v thither_o by_o the_o enemy_n he_o be_v there_o besiege_v and_o afterward_o take_v prisoner_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o january_n 1588._o the_o pope_n who_o be_v great_o concern_v for_o this_o disgrace_n of_o maximilian_n dispee_v cardinal_n aldobrandino_n into_o poland_n to_o treat_v a_o peace_n and_o a_o accommodation_n between_o maximilian_n and_o the_o prince_n the_o which_o after_o various_a difficulty_n and_o dispute_n be_v happy_o conclude_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o march_n 1589._o the_o article_n of_o which_o be_v that_o maximilian_n shall_v renounce_v all_o title_n and_o pretence_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o late_a election_n or_o any_o other_o demand_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o the_o prince_n of_o sweden_n shall_v remain_v the_o lawful_a and_o undoubted_a king_n which_o be_v agree_v the_o prince_n take_v possession_n and_o be_v name_v sigismond_n iii_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v no_o less_o zealous_a for_o the_o success_n of_o the_o king_n arm_n in_o france_n against_o his_o protestant_a subject_n send_v a_o sword_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n who_o be_v chief_a of_o the_o catholic_n league_n as_o he_o have_v late_o do_v to_o the_o prince_n farnese_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o flanders_n the_o which_o be_v deliver_v by_o a_o bishop_n who_o be_v purposely_o send_v to_o present_v it_o and_o therewith_o to_o tender_v his_o paternal_a love_n and_o benediction_n to_o the_o duke_n assure_v he_o that_o he_o possess_v a_o large_a room_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o breast_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o ceremony_n of_o deliver_v this_o sword_n be_v perform_v with_o such_o pomp_n and_o triumph_v at_o paris_n and_o with_o such_o popular_a acclamation_n of_o the_o multitude_n in_o favour_n of_o guise_n as_o administer_v just_a cause_n of_o jealousy_n and_o fear_v to_o the_o king_n and_o though_o guise_n be_v ambitious_a enough_o to_o be_v please_v therewith_o yet_o be_v immoderate_a and_o irregular_a his_o modesty_n tell_v he_o that_o they_o be_v undecent_a the_o king_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v eclipse_v by_o the_o popular_a grandeur_n of_o guise_n and_o by_o the_o trouble_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n with_o which_o his_o kingdom_n be_v infest_a do_v seem_v to_o resent_v the_o favour_n which_o the_o pope_n show_v to_o guise_n as_o unseasonable_a of_o which_o when_o sixtus_n have_v knowledge_n and_o of_o the_o popular_a acclamation_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o his_o sword_n he_o be_v much_o trouble_v for_o he_o be_v of_o a_o humour_n always_o desirous_a to_o maintain_v sovereignty_n in_o its_o high_a degree_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n do_v by_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n exhort_v he_o to_o maintain_v his_o prerogative_n and_o conserve_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o crown_n against_o the_o insolence_n and_o rebellion_n of_o his_o subject_n add_v that_o a_o canker_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o state_n be_v curable_a only_o by_o cauterize_n and_o by_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o vent_v some_o of_o that_o blood_n which_o be_v too_o redundant_fw-la in_o the_o vein_n of_o his_o subject_n the_o king_n make_v frequent_a reflection_n on_o this_o letter_n and_o often_o give_v it_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n to_o read_v and_o consider_v and_o be_v one_o day_n in_o parliament_n where_o many_o debate_n arise_v touch_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o civil_a war_n may_v be_v accommodate_v and_o a_o good_a understanding_n produce_v between_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n the_o king_n declare_v the_o great_a aversion_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o blood_n or_o other_o extremity_n which_o though_o he_o may_v just_o by_o the_o counsel_n and_o persuasion_n of_o the_o pope_n yet_o he_o be_v more_o tender_a of_o the_o life_n of_o his_o subject_n than_o to_o cure_v his_o trouble_n by_o such_o severe_a remedy_n and_o to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n thereof_o he_o produce_v the_o pope_n letter_n cause_v it_o public_o to_o be_v read_v in_o that_o assembly_n which_o when_o the_o parliament_n hear_v they_o bless_v themselves_o and_o as_o well_o the_o catholic_n as_o protestant_n remain_v astonish_v and_o scandalize_v at_o this_o cruelty_n of_o the_o universal_a pastor_n who_o with_o such_o little_a remorse_n can_v suck_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n sheep_n as_o if_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v the_o wolf_n than_o shepherd_n of_o the_o christian_a flock_n which_o when_o the_o pope_n understand_v and_o be_v inform_v of_o all_o the_o satyr_n and_o libel_n which_o the_o protestant_n have_v compose_v on_o this_o occasion_n he_o be_v great_o disturb_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v so_o public_o expose_v his_o counsel_n which_o he_o design_v for_o his_o secret_a direction_n and_o have_v signify_v his_o resentment_n thereof_o by_o his_o nuntio_n he_o will_v never_o afterward_o adventure_v to_o write_v he_o a_o letter_n but_o on_o all_o occasion_n of_o business_n refer_v himself_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n to_o the_o report_n of_o his_o nuntio_n and_o now_o sixtus_n who_o thought_n be_v ever_o employ_v on_o mean_n which_o may_v enlarge_v or_o make_v great_a the_o church_n do_v much_o incite_v philip_n ii_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o make_v war_n on_o elizabeth_n queen_n of_o england_n press_v he_o to_o reassume_a his_o right_n to_o that_o kingdom_n which_o he_o have_v once_o govern_v and_o for_o encouragement_n thereunto_o he_o promise_v count_n olivarez_n the_o king_n ambassador_n at_o rome_n that_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o spanish_a army_n shall_v be_v land_v on_o any_o part_n of_o the_o english_a shore_n he_o will_v immediate_o contribute_v a_o million_o of_o crown_n to_o that_o design_n nor_o be_v the_o pope_n move_v hereunto_o out_o of_o a_o zeal_n only_o to_o religion_n but_o out_o of_o a_o secular_a design_n suppose_v that_o the_o chief_a flower_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o soldiery_n of_o naples_n be_v drain_v thence_o on_o this_o enterprise_n he_o may_v have_v a_o more_o facile_a passage_n to_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o kingdom_n in_o pursuance_n therefore_o of_o this_o design_n a_o great_a and_o wonderful_a fleet_n of_o vast_a carack_n to_o the_o number_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o sail_n be_v set_v to_o sea_n on_o which_o be_v twenty_o three_o thousand_o land_n soldier_n with_o two_o thousand_o piece_n of_o cannon_n of_o which_o the_o duke_n of_o medina_n sidonia_n be_v make_v general_n they_o enter_v the_o channel_n of_o england_n where_o be_v meet_v by_o a_o small_a fleet_n of_o ship_n under_o the_o command_n of_o sir_n francis_n drake_n several_a broadside_n pass_v between_o they_o but_o at_o length_n the_o divine_a providence_n assist_v england_n and_o defend_v the_o protestant_a cause_n the_o valour_n of_o the_o english_a and_o the_o successful_a direction_n of_o the_o fireship_n prevail_v with_o admirable_a fortune_n over_o the_o spaniard_n against_o who_o also_o god_n himself_o fight_v as_o we_o may_v say_v by_o his_o storm_n and_o tempest_n total_o defeat_v and_o destroy_v this_o invincible_a armada_n as_o we_o may_v more_o at_o large_a read_v in_o our_o chronicle_n of_o england_n sixtus_n have_v receive_v the_o news_n of_o this_o unhappy_a defeat_n write_v letter_n to_o philip_n to_o condole_v with_o he_o for_o the_o loss_n and_o therewith_o take_v a_o occasion_n to_o blame_v the_o management_n and_o conduct_n of_o his_o officer_n he_o attribute_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o all_o to_o the_o want_n of_o care_n and_o experience_n of_o the_o chief_a commander_n by_o which_o reflection_n of_o disgrace_n his_o intent_n be_v to_o prevent_v all_o demand_n from_o he_o of_o reparation_n for_o this_o loss_n and_o on_o this_o subject_n he_o proceed_v in_o a_o public_a consistory_n to_o blame_v and_o tax_v every_o individual_a chief_a both_o in_o the_o army_n and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o ill_a administration_n only_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o excuse_v alexander_n farnese_n governor_n of_o the_o low-countries_n and_o to_o answer_v the_o aspersion_n which_o his_o enemy_n have_v charge_v upon_o he_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_a person_n who_o for_o his_o personal_a valour_n and_o excellency_n of_o his_o conduct_n be_v the_o most_o approve_a captain_n of_o that_o age._n this_o letter_n of_o condolance_n write_v by_o the_o pope_n be_v dispatch_v to_o his_o nuntio_n at_o madrid_n to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n who_o constancy_n of_o mind_n and_o evenness_n of_o temper_n be_v such_o that_o though_o the_o nuntio_n well_o know_v he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o cordial_n or_o consolatory_a exhortation_n yet_o the_o command_n of_o his_o master_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v and_o the_o formality_n observe_v while_o king_n philip_n be_v read_v the_o letter_n he_o often_o smile_v as_o if_o the_o style_n have_v rather_o be_v to_o congratulate_v his_o victory_n than_o to_o condole_v for_o his_o loss_n howsoever_o he_o thank_v the_o nuntio_n and_o promise_v to_o return_v a_o answer_n thereunto_o
send_v the_o library_n ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n palatine_n to_o rome_n which_o by_o this_o pope_n be_v transmit_v into_o the_o vatican_n with_o this_o inscription_n sum_n de_fw-fr bibliotheca_fw-la quam_fw-la heidelberga_fw-la capta_n spolium_fw-la fecit_fw-la et_fw-la pont._n max._n greg._n xv._n trophaeum_fw-la misit_fw-la maximilianus_n vtriusque_fw-la bavariae_fw-la dux_n s.r._n imperii_fw-la archidapife_a et_fw-la princeps_fw-la elector_n anno_fw-la m.dcxxiii_o beside_o which_o several_a standard_n take_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o prague_n be_v send_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o by_o the_o pope_n order_n hang_v up_o in_o the_o church_n of_o sancta_fw-la maria_fw-la de_fw-la victoria_fw-la the_o success_n of_o the_o catholic_n prince_n be_v to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o the_o pope_n thus_o fortunate_a he_o encourage_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o make_v war_n upon_o geneva_n and_o render_v himself_o master_n of_o that_o place_n whereby_o he_o will_v not_o only_o do_v justice_n to_o his_o own_o right_a and_o title_n but_o also_o overthrow_v the_o capital_a seat_n of_o heresy_n and_o calvinism_n with_o the_o like_a zeal_n do_v the_o pope_n require_v of_o the_o four_o venetian_a ambassador_n send_v according_a to_o custom_n to_o congratulate_v his_o promotion_n to_o the_o papal_a chair_n that_o the_o republic_n will_v again_o admit_v into_o their_o state_n those_o religious_a people_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n which_o have_v be_v banish_v from_o thence_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o predecessor_n paul_n v._o but_o this_o request_n be_v repugnant_a to_o many_o law_n and_o formality_n and_o the_o indissoluble_a bond_n of_o government_n can_v not_o be_v obtain_v though_o it_o be_v press_v more_o home_n by_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coeure_fw-fr who_o pass_v from_o rome_n to_o venice_n in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o master_n king_n lewis_n iii_o and_o second_v with_o earnest_a importunity_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o monte_fw-fr fiascorie_n the_o pope_n nuntio_n and_o the_o powerful_a letter_n of_o the_o cardinal_n ludovisio_n for_o the_o senate_n declare_v that_o they_o can_v not_o depart_v from_o their_o first_o resolution_n which_o be_v found_v on_o decree_n and_o solid_a consideration_n can_v in_o no_o wise_a be_v alter_v and_o therefore_o prince_n in_o amity_n with_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o press_v they_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v neither_o permit_v to_o they_o to_o grant_v nor_o can_v they_o deny_v without_o do_v a_o displeasure_n to_o themselves_o 1622._o in_o this_o year_n osman_n the_o emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n invade_v poland_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n but_o king_n sigismond_n iii_o be_v assist_v with_o money_n from_o the_o pope_n make_v a_o vigorous_a resistance_n and_o gain_v a_o signal_n victory_n against_o the_o enemy_n in_o this_o year_n also_o antonius_n de_fw-fr dominis_n who_o be_v archbishop_n of_o spalleto_n in_o dalmatia_n desert_v his_o bishopric_n and_o all_o his_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n go_v into_o england_n where_o he_o write_v a_o book_n against_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n but_o be_v unconstant_a and_o waver_v in_o his_o principle_n he_o return_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o renounce_v all_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o protestant_a faith_n and_o yet_o afterward_o in_o the_o year_n 1624._o in_o the_o time_n of_o vrban_n viii_o be_v trouble_v in_o conscience_n for_o his_o apostasy_n and_o reassume_v again_o the_o profession_n he_o make_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o roman_a church_n he_o be_v imprison_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o st._n angelo_n where_o he_o die_v after_o which_o his_o body_n be_v burn_v together_o with_o his_o write_n the_o congregation_n de_fw-fr propaganda_fw-la fide_fw-la be_v first_o institute_v by_o this_o gregory_n v._o as_o appear_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n for_o the_o same_o date_a the_o 10_o of_o july_n 1622._o and_o for_o maintenance_n thereof_o he_o settle_v a_o certain_a revenue_n to_o support_v such_o as_o employ_v themselves_o in_o that_o important_a work_n in_o the_o same_o year_n also_o he_o canonize_a ignatius_n loyola_n first_o founder_n of_o the_o jesuit_n who_o be_v former_o beatify_v likewise_o philip_n neri_n founder_n of_o the_o oratorian_n call_v in_o french_a les_fw-fr peres_n d'_fw-fr oratoire_n with_o isidore_n a_o spaniard_n who_o have_v be_v a_o husbandman_n teresia_n a_o nun_n that_o reform_v the_o order_n of_o the_o carmelites_n and_o francis_n xaverius_n a_o jesuit_n who_o they_o call_v apostle_n of_o the_o indies_n moreover_o this_o pope_n at_o the_o instance_n and_o desire_n of_o king_n lewis_n xiii_o advance_a the_o bishopric_n of_o paris_n to_o be_v a_o archbishopric_a but_o what_o be_v more_o observable_a in_o his_o time_n be_v a_o diploma_n which_o he_o make_v for_o the_o more_o orderly_o and_o easy_a election_n of_o pope_n by_o way_n of_o secret_a suffrage_n which_o divers_a have_v attempt_v to_o perform_v but_o can_v never_o be_v perfect_v until_o this_o pope_n write_v and_o publish_v the_o same_o the_o which_o rule_n be_v afterward_o practise_v at_o the_o election_n of_o vrban_n viii_o the_o succeed_a pope_n this_o pope_n have_v create_v eleven_o cardinal_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o last_v only_o two_o year_n five_o month_n and_o twenty_o nine_o day_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n on_o the_o 8_o of_o july_n 1623._o after_o which_o the_o sea_n be_v vacant_a twenty_o eight_o day_n his_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o church_n of_o s._n peter_n where_o it_o be_v deposit_v only_o for_o some_o time_n and_o afterward_o translate_v to_o the_o roman_a college_n of_o jesuit_n where_o it_o be_v bury_v in_o a_o most_o magnificent_a chapel_n erect_v by_o his_o nephew_n cardinal_n ludovisio_n with_o this_o epitaph_n inscribe_v thereupon_o gregorius_n xv._n pontifex_n ter_n maximus_fw-la terrarum_fw-la orbis_n bene-merentissimus_a multa_fw-la brevi_fw-la jaculatus_fw-la imperio_fw-la quot_fw-la mensium_fw-la tot_fw-la lustrorum_fw-la aequavit_fw-la annos_fw-la immortali_fw-la dignus_fw-la nomine_fw-la rebus_fw-la praeclare_fw-la gestis_fw-la romae_fw-la pro_fw-la româ_fw-la pietatem_fw-la auxit_fw-la novo_fw-la cultu_fw-la religionis_fw-la religioni_fw-la aras_n extruxit_fw-la nova_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la apotheosi_fw-la inter_fw-la quos_fw-la ignatium_fw-la societatis_fw-la jesus_n fundatorem_fw-la franciscum_fw-la xaverium_fw-la antesignanum_fw-la gemellum_fw-la numen_fw-la coeli_fw-la albo_n vtriusque_fw-la orbis_n gemellum_fw-la veluti_fw-la castorem_fw-la festa_fw-la omnium_fw-la acclamatione_fw-la intulit_fw-la fecisset_fw-la plura_fw-la ni_fw-fr eato_fw-la abreptus_fw-la praepropero_fw-la objisset_fw-la lugendus_fw-la semper_fw-la quod_fw-la imperasset_fw-la parum_fw-la an._n sal._n mdcxxiii_o vrban_a viii_o gregory_z xv._n be_v dead_a and_o his_o funeral_n rite_n according_a to_o custom_n be_v perform_v on_o the_o 19_o of_o july_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o cardinal_n to_o the_o number_n of_o fifty_o four_o enter_v the_o conclave_n it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o most_o people_n that_o the_o election_n will_v be_v long_o and_o take_v up_o much_o time_n before_o it_o be_v determine_v because_o that_o as_o the_o rule_n and_o method_n prescribe_v by_o the_o bull_n of_o gregory_n v._o for_o election_n of_o pope_n which_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n may_v increase_v the_o difficulty_n so_o also_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o cardinal_n be_v much_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n and_o vote_n there_o be_v many_o person_n at_o that_o time_n who_o for_o their_o age_n virtue_n and_o service_n former_o render_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n stand_v candidate_n and_o esteem_v themselves_o worthy_a of_o the_o papal_a dignity_n namely_o four_o prince_n viz._n farnese_n este_n savoy_n and_o medici_n and_o four_o nephew_n of_o pope_n bourghese_n ludovisio_n buoncompagno_n and_o aldobrandino_n howsoever_o contrary_a to_o common_a opinion_n and_o beyond_o expectation_n of_o all_o the_o cardinal_n agree_v and_o on_o the_o 6_o of_o august_n be_v sunday_n and_o the_o day_n of_o the_o festival_n observe_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n they_o all_o concur_v with_o common_a voice_n in_o the_o election_n of_o maffeo_n barberini_n who_o be_v the_o four_o pope_n which_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n have_v give_v to_o the_o church_n namely_o three_o of_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n aldobrandino_n and_o this_o barberini_n who_o be_v the_o five_o this_o pope_n be_v of_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o six_o year_n when_o he_o be_v choose_v much_o to_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o elector_n themselves_o who_o be_v amaze_v to_o have_v deceive_v their_o own_o hope_n by_o promote_a a_o person_n who_o for_o his_o complexion_n and_o vigour_n may_v out_o live_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o this_o family_n of_o barberini_n have_v flourish_v for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o hundred_o year_n in_o the_o little_a republic_n of_o simi-fontana_a which_o be_v situate_v between_o florence_n and_o sienna_n and_o not_o above_o two_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o town_n of_o barberini_n but_o this_o republic_n be_v afterward_o
to_o leave_v the_o disposal_n of_o the_o conquest_n to_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o the_o crown_n of_o naples_n to_o his_o nephew_n but_o vrban_n look_v on_o these_o proposition_n as_o more_o specious_a than_o easy_a absolute_o refuse_v they_o and_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o application_n and_o address_n make_v by_o several_a prince_n in_o favour_n of_o parma_n the_o duke_n be_v declare_v to_o have_v incur_v the_o great_a excommunication_n and_o in_o virtue_n thereof_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o dominion_n and_o fief_n and_o of_o the_o dignity_n he_o hold_v of_o the_o holy_a sea_n and_o condemn_v in_o all_o charge_n do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v in_o pursuance_n of_o which_o sentence_n his_o palace_n and_o good_n in_o rome_n be_v expose_v to_o sale_n and_o castro_n take_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o camera_n though_o not_o annex_v to_o the_o popedom_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o rigorous_a bull_n ordain_v by_o pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la which_o forbid_v all_o alienation_n of_o land_n or_o good_n which_o be_v once_o unite_v to_o the_o papal_a chair_n the_o prince_n be_v high_o move_v to_o find_v all_o their_o intercession_n and_o instance_n so_o little_o esteem_v by_o the_o barberin_n and_o much_o more_o alarm_v when_o they_o understand_v that_o the_o pope_n demand_v passage_n for_o his_o army_n through_o the_o dominion_n of_o modena_n against_o parma_n and_o piacenza_n which_o be_v place_n unprovided_a for_o war_n 1642._o and_o the_o duke_n of_o modena_n not_o have_v force_n to_o resist_v the_o powerful_a army_n of_o the_o pope_n consist_v of_o eighteen_o or_o nineteen_o thousand_o man_n consent_v to_o grant_v a_o passage_n provide_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v six_o day_n before_o the_o army_n move_v and_o that_o in_o other_o four_o it_o shall_v have_v pass_v his_o confine_n the_o venetian_n and_o the_o grand_a duke_n who_o be_v averse_a to_o arm_n and_o not_o incline_v to_o use_v they_o but_o as_o their_o last_o remedy_n yet_o not_o be_v willing_a that_o the_o duke_n shall_v perish_v or_o the_o barberin_n be_v accustom_v to_o the_o happy_a issue_n of_o their_o counsel_n send_v a_o supply_n of_o seventy_o thousand_o crown_n to_o parma_n which_o give_v courage_n to_o the_o soldiery_n and_o credit_n to_o the_o cause_n among_o the_o subject_n who_o thence_o conceive_v some_o hope_n of_o great_a succour_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o office_n and_o warm_a instance_n imaginable_a of_o mediation_n be_v employ_v at_o rome_n by_o the_o minister_n of_o venice_n and_o florence_n which_o produce_v nothing_o but_o uncertain_a and_o ambiguous_a answer_n and_o to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o france_n it_o be_v plain_o declare_v that_o a_o suspension_n of_o arm_n shall_v be_v grant_v when_o promise_n and_o assurance_n shall_v be_v give_v by_o the_o duke_n friend_n that_o he_o shall_v testify_v due_a respect_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n and_o that_o no_o word_n or_o instance_n shall_v be_v make_v for_o the_o restitution_n of_o castro_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o debt_n to_o the_o montist_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n be_v already_o forfeit_v to_o the_o camera_n and_o condemn_v thereby_o but_o such_o answer_n as_o these_o not_o satisfy_v the_o prince_n the_o venetian_n resolve_v to_o send_v three_o thousand_o foot_n and_o three_o hundred_o horse_n to_o join_v with_o two_o thousand_o man_n send_v by_o the_o grand_a duke_n to_o oppose_v the_o march_n of_o the_o pope_n army_n into_o the_o state_n of_o parma_n the_o news_n of_o these_o force_n and_o their_o march_n and_o the_o rumour_n of_o treaty_n and_o league_n form_v in_o favour_n of_o parma_n great_o perplex_v the_o barberin_n because_o that_o their_o army_n which_o be_v compose_v of_o new_a man_n and_o which_o expect_v to_o enter_v the_o country_n of_o parma_n as_o to_o a_o easy_a and_o secure_a triumph_n be_v so_o terrify_v with_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o enemy_n march_v to_o oppose_v they_o that_o they_o run_v away_o in_o full_a troop_n so_o that_o their_o number_n be_v very_o much_o diminish_v in_o a_o short_a time_n vrban_n grow_v sensible_a of_o the_o opposition_n which_o be_v make_v against_o the_o far_a progress_n of_o his_o arm_n by_o the_o neighbour_a prince_n do_v voluntary_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n offer_v to_o the_o french_a ambassador_n a_o suspension_n of_o arm_n for_o fifteen_o day_n during_o this_o cessation_n the_o venetian_n the_o grand_a duke_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o modena_n enter_v into_o a_o league_n to_o assist_v and_o give_v succour_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v who_o be_v encourage_v by_o such_o second_o enter_v bold_o into_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n with_o three_o thousand_o horse_n without_o foot_n or_o cannon_n or_o other_o preparation_n for_o defence_n of_o his_o camp_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o so_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a a_o attempt_n that_o the_o other_o confederate_n give_v those_o troop_n over_o for_o lose_v and_o destroy_v but_o duke_n edward_n enter_v resolute_o into_o the_o bolognese_n strike_v such_o terror_n into_o the_o people_n and_o the_o army_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o all_o be_v in_o a_o moment_n see_v in_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n for_o the_o perfect_a retire_v fly_v into_o ferrara_n the_o soldier_n quit_v their_o quarter_n the_o authority_n threat_n or_o entreaty_n of_o the_o officer_n prevail_v nothing_o against_o their_o cowardice_n and_o fear_n thus_o without_o blood_n and_o without_o a_o battle_n edward_n prevail_v and_o become_v master_n of_o the_o field_n which_o be_v a_o passage_n the_o more_o memorable_a because_o that_o in_o a_o enemy_n country_n nothing_o can_v have_v be_v more_o do_v by_o a_o army_n never_o so_o powerful_a for_o bologna_n itself_o a_o great_a and_o populous_a city_n send_v letter_n to_o he_o full_a of_o respect_n the_o governor_n of_o smola_n send_v the_o key_n of_o the_o town_n to_o meet_v he_o faenza_n open_v its_o gate_n and_o the_o governor_n descend_v from_o the_o wall_n to_o meet_v and_o pacify_v he_o furli_fw-la seem_v as_o if_o it_o will_v make_v some_o resistance_n but_o soon_o surrender_v at_o discretion_n where_o he_o lodge_v only_o for_o one_o whole_a day_n to_o refresh_v his_o soldier_n weary_v with_o their_o march_n and_o incommode_v with_o the_o ra_n upon_o these_o success_n the_o fear_n and_o terror_n which_o possess_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n at_o rome_n be_v not_o to_o be_v express_v for_o that_o city_n be_v compose_v of_o a_o cowardly_a sort_n of_o inhabitant_n such_o as_o priest_n who_o be_v unaccustomed_a to_o danger_n and_o stranger_n who_o be_v please_v with_o report_n and_o novelty_n seem_v distract_v by_o various_a affectation_n for_o some_o fear_v plunder_v other_o desire_v disorder_n and_o all_o reproach_v the_o government_n during_o these_o trouble_n and_o distraction_n guard_n be_v place_v in_o the_o street_n and_o the_o command_n of_o they_o give_v to_o several_a prelate_n soldier_n be_v levy_v in_o all_o place_n and_o the_o coach-horse_n in_o rome_n seize_v to_o mount_v the_o soldier_n the_o perfect_a also_o be_v recall_v to_o court_n and_o great_a murmur_n against_o he_o for_o have_v show_v as_o much_o baseness_n in_o danger_n as_o he_o exercise_v avarice_n in_o the_o government_n in_o his_o place_n cardinal_n antonio_n be_v send_v but_o cardinal_n francisco_n attend_v to_o the_o art_n of_o negotiation_n intend_v with_o hope_n of_o peace_n to_o amuse_v the_o duke_n and_o frustrate_v the_o league_n cardinal_n antonio_n make_v his_o head_n quarter_n at_o viterbo_n while_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n be_v at_o aqua_fw-la pendent_fw-la and_o the_o cardinal_n have_v put_v considerable_a garrison_n into_o the_o town_n advance_v with_o seven_o thousand_o foot_n and_o two_o thousand_o horse_n to_o montefiascone_a intend_v to_o straighten_v the_o duke_n in_o his_o quarter_n and_o obstruct_v his_o passage_n into_o the_o state_n of_o castro_n but_o the_o duke_n mount_v on_o horseback_n and_o make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o he_o will_v advance_v towards_o he_o though_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o enemy_n in_o force_n yet_o the_o cardinal_n retire_v and_o will_v not_o stand_v the_o shock_n choose_v rather_o to_o overcome_v with_o prudence_n than_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o fortune_n so_o that_o now_o the_o month_n of_o october_n be_v come_v and_o the_o rain_n have_v fall_v in_o great_a abundance_n the_o approach_n of_o the_o winter_n seem_v a_o season_n more_o proper_a for_o treaty_n than_o for_o war._n in_o the_o management_n of_o which_o cardinal_n barberino_n lay_v more_o stress_n on_o trick_n and_o delusion_n than_o on_o the_o substantial_a point_n of_o solid_a reason_n in_o treaty_n dispatch_v the_o abbot_n de_fw-fr bagni_n to_o the_o great_a duke_n at_o florence_n with_o proposal_n that_o absolution_n of_o the_o censure_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o edward_n with_o the_o form_n contain_v in_o the_o
be_v that_o he_o never_o know_v how_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o wise_a chief_a or_o director_n of_o his_o own_o party_n cardinal_n pamfilio_n be_v ever_o esteem_v as_o a_o partisan_n of_o spain_n and_o of_o the_o medici_n his_o whole_a family_n mother_n child_n daughter_n son_n in_o law_n and_o daughter_n in_o law_n be_v engage_v in_o mortal_a feud_n one_o against_o another_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o barberin_n be_v not_o well_o unite_v for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o creature_n of_o vrban_n viii_o entertain_v a_o secret_a rancour_n and_o venom_n against_o cardinal_n francis_n barberin_n who_o after_o have_v vow_v himself_o a_o thousand_o time_n to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o donna_n olympia_n and_o that_o family_n turn_v his_o coat_n and_o endeavour_v with_o all_o obsequious_a diligence_n to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o service_n and_o friendship_n of_o spain_n thus_o have_v continue_v the_o history_n of_o the_o barberin_n with_o almost_o a_o uninterrupted_a course_n or_o mixture_n of_o other_o affair_n we_o must_v return_v a_o little_a back_n to_o other_o passage_n of_o moment_n which_o intervene_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o present_a pope_n after_o the_o death_n of_o edward_n duke_n of_o parma_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1649._o the_o montist_n want_v the_o usual_a payment_n agree_v by_o the_o duke_n in_o the_o time_n of_o vrban_n viii_o and_o afterward_o confirm_v by_o he_o at_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o late_a peace_n make_v their_o complaint_n to_o the_o present_a pope_n upon_o which_o licence_n be_v obtain_v and_o brief_n be_v issue_v from_o the_o camera_fw-la to_o proceed_v against_o the_o land_n and_o estate_n possess_v by_o that_o duke_n in_o the_o state_n of_o castro_n the_o prosecution_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v more_o violent_o carry_v on_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o donna_n olympia_n because_o she_o be_v dissatisfy_v with_o that_o duke_n for_o not_o sell_v to_o she_o his_o naboth_n vineyard_n which_o be_v a_o certain_a castle_n in_o the_o dominion_n of_o castro_n and_o because_o as_o she_o suppose_v he_o have_v be_v instrumental_a in_o persuade_v the_o princess_n of_o rossano_n who_o be_v his_o kinswoman_n to_o take_v sanctuary_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o france_n from_o the_o wiles_n and_o plot_n of_o her_o stepmother_n the_o officer_n and_o soldier_n of_o the_o duke_n make_v resistance_n against_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o camera_n who_o come_v to_o make_v seizure_n for_o payment_n of_o the_o montist_n which_o great_o enrage_v the_o pope_n who_o be_v impatient_a and_o frown_v at_o the_o least_o opposition_n make_v to_o his_o command_n but_o the_o great_a duke_n of_o toscany_n apprehensive_a that_o the_o consequence_n hereof_o may_v be_v a_o engagement_n to_o a_o second_o war_n he_o endeavour_v by_o mean_n of_o cardinal_n albornozzi_n to_o compose_v the_o difference_n make_v divers_a proposition_n to_o facilitate_v the_o payment_n and_o satisfy_v the_o montist_n but_o while_o these_o matter_n be_v depend_v it_o unfortunate_o happen_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o castro_n be_v murder_v by_o certain_a assassinate_v who_o attend_v his_o passage_n on_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o ecelesiastical_a state_n the_o pope_n be_v furious_o enrage_v by_o the_o perpetration_n of_o this_o impious_a fact_n which_o he_o attribute_v to_o the_o machination_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n immediate_o dispee_v certain_a troop_n under_o the_o command_n of_o david_n vidman_n and_o girolamo_n gabriel_n to_o lay_v siege_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o castro_n at_o that_o time_n the_o french_a be_v master_n of_o piombino_n and_o portolongone_n and_o have_v a_o army_n in_o lombardy_n under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o modena_n and_o marshal_n du_fw-fr plessis_n praslin_n keep_v the_o spaniard_n in_o awe_n and_o give_v countenance_n to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n in_o maintenance_n of_o his_o right_n invade_v by_o the_o pope_n the_o duke_n encourage_v by_o hope_n give_v he_o by_o the_o french_a and_o with_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v age_v and_o love_a ease_n and_o quietness_n will_v glad_o compound_v upon_o reasonable_a term_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o find_v himself_o press_v by_o any_o vigorous_a opposition_n he_o therefore_o imitate_v the_o example_n of_o his_o father_n raise_v a_o considerable_a army_n which_o he_o commit_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o marquis_n gaufrid_n with_o order_n to_o march_v direct_o into_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o lest_o in_o their_o passage_n thither_o they_o shall_v commit_v violence_n or_o act_n of_o hostility_n or_o burden_v the_o people_n he_o furnish_v money_n sufficient_a to_o defray_v all_o the_o charge_n necessary_a for_o maintenance_n of_o the_o army_n whereby_o he_o may_v make_v appear_v the_o caution_n he_o use_v to_o give_v no_o offence_n and_o that_o his_o war_n be_v only_o defensive_a and_o design_v to_o no_o other_o end_n than_o to_o protect_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o subject_n and_o estate_n this_o tenderness_n of_o do_v hurt_v to_o any_o have_v be_v well_o accept_v and_o interpret_v if_o the_o success_n have_v answer_v the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o duke_n but_o the_o contrary_n happen_v out_o for_o so_o soon_o as_o gaufrid_n be_v enter_v into_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v encounter_v by_o the_o marquis_n mattei_n a_o know_v and_o a_o experience_a captain_n to_o who_o the_o pope_n have_v commit_v the_o charge_n and_o defence_n of_o those_o country_n and_o be_v strengthen_v by_o a_o considerable_a force_n and_o with_o many_o gentleman_n volunteer_n who_o come_v from_o ferrara_n and_o bologna_n to_o signalise_v their_o valour_n he_o give_v battle_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o soon_o rout_v and_o defeat_v the_o army_n of_o parma_n the_o general_n gaufrid_n shameful_o fly_v fall_v under_o the_o heavy_a displeasure_n and_o disgrace_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o be_v accuse_v by_o his_o enemy_n of_o many_o enormous_a crime_n and_o miscarriage_n and_o of_o not_o have_v observe_v the_o order_n of_o his_o master_n he_o be_v with_o much_o ignominy_n put_v to_o death_n whereby_o he_o give_v a_o new_a example_n to_o the_o world_n of_o the_o mutability_n of_o fortune_n which_o from_o a_o obscure_a beginning_n and_o birth_n be_v raise_v on_o a_o sudden_a to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o reputation_n and_o esteem_n with_o his_o master_n be_v with_o as_o swift_a a_o turn_n tumble_v and_o precipitate_v down_o to_o a_o abyss_n of_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n the_o garrison_n of_o castro_n lose_v all_o hope_n of_o relief_n and_o succour_n by_o this_o defeat_n surrender_v the_o town_n upon_o article_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v enrage_v for_o the_o murder_n commit_v on_o the_o bishop_n command_v for_o expiation_n of_o that_o offence_n that_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v demolish_v and_o according_o it_o be_v so_o entire_o ruin_v that_o not_o one_o stone_n remain_v upon_o another_o the_o duke_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v terrify_v with_o these_o act_n of_o severity_n and_o with_o the_o victorious_a arm_n of_o the_o pamfilians_n who_o threaten_v the_o other_o dominion_n of_o parma_n and_o find_v that_o neither_o french_a nor_o spaniard_n nor_o other_o prince_n do_v much_o take_v his_o cause_n and_o suffering_n to_o heart_n he_o resolve_v to_o compound_v with_o the_o pope_n by_o a_o sale_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o castro_n and_o ronciglione_n with_o all_o the_o territory_n and_o dependence_n thereunto_o belong_v with_o power_n howsoever_o of_o redemption_n within_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o year_n and_o thus_o end_v these_o difference_n for_o the_o present_a which_o several_a year_n afterward_o break_v out_o into_o new_a trouble_n and_o will_v ever_o remain_v a_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n and_o scandal_n until_o such_o time_n as_o equal_a expedient_n and_o proportionate_a to_o justice_n be_v give_v for_o mutual_a satisfaction_n after_o the_o city_n be_v thus_o destroy_v the_o pope_n set_v up_o a_o pillar_n with_o this_o inscription_n here_o be_v castro_n and_o several_a cross_n in_o the_o place_n where_o church_n have_v be_v with_o the_o same_o motto_n the_o bishopric_n of_o castro_n with_o all_o the_o benefice_n and_o emolument_n thereof_o be_v afterward_o annex_v to_o the_o neighbour_a metropolis_n of_o aquapendente_fw-la it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o this_o pope_n be_v extreme_o rigorous_a in_o do_v justice_n well_o verse_v in_o business_n and_o may_v have_v deserve_v the_o character_n of_o a_o skilful_a and_o a_o understand_a person_n have_v he_o not_o blemish_v his_o reign_n with_o his_o unpardonable_a weakness_n towards_o a_o rapatious_a woman_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v as_o well_o repeat_v his_o good_a action_n as_o his_o bad_a and_o give_v the_o reader_n some_o instance_n of_o his_o virtue_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o vice_n he_o be_v a_o severe_a lover_n of_o justice_n in_o his_o officer_n and_o will_v