authority and the Daulphins who was heire apparent to the Crowne of France the capitall Citty of the realme the aâ—pâ—â—bation of the best Cities most of the Prouinces and wâ—thout comparison gâ—eateâ— means of himselfe both for men and mony Thâ—s â—â—cond warre continued a veare it began in Iuly 1411. and ended the yeare afâ—eâ— 1412. in the same moneth far more variable and violent then the first and memoâ—â—ble in this that the vanquished was victor and the victor vanquished The same authoâ—itie which had supported the stronger was in the ende fauorable to the weaker â—uch as most pleased their masters humor receiued death of him for their reward Very necesâ—aâ—â— obsâ—â—uations to iudge of these Ciuill warres The Orlean faction went first to field They were about seuen or eight thousand horse The number of their foote is not specified 1411 Charles Duke of Orleans makes the body of his army in Gastinoâ—s the Duke of Bourbon in Bourbonois and the the Earle of Alenson in Vermandoâ—s Peronne Chauny Neele and Han yeeld vnto them Clermont which belonged to the Duke of Bourbon is fortified they seeke to surprise Reteil and Bapaumes but in vaine This was the first sally begun by them of Orleans But the Bourguignon takes an other course he prepares the Kings Edicts against them he imployes the peoples force within the Citties and armes in field and all availes him at the first He had a great army both of horse and foote the which doth presently march into Picardy where the Orleanois had begun and easily recouers what they had gotten Han standes resolute they beseege take spoile and sacke it The Flemings which were vassalls to the Duke of Bourgongne being laden with spoile craue leaue to returne home neyther could the Dukes promises nor threats retayne them but they leaue his army and depart This had almost ouerthrowne his affaiâ—es he abandons Mondidier the which was presently surprised by Peter of Quesnes Lord of Gannes of the Orlean faction and putting his army into garrisons doubting the euent of this warre he sends with all speede to Henry the 4. King of England crauing succors in this necessity The Bourâ—ignon crâ—ues aide of the King of England Henry makes his profit of these ciuill dissentions in France he presently sends twelue hundred men to the Bourguignon to supply the Flemings want vnder the commande of Thomas Earle of Arondel The Orleanois loose no time and for their neâ—rer approch to Paris they surprise Saint Denis and Saint Cloud places of importance and fortifie Corbeil for the passage of the riuer of purpose to famish this great Cittie which liues by dayly prouisions brought from diuers parts But hee findes one to countermine his practises vsing the same instrument he had imployed to hurt him The Orleanois keeping the field about Paris must needes be the cause of great calamities And all this was acted in the viewe of the King and Daulphin Iohn informes the King of his enemies insolencie who without appealing to his Maiestie presumed to spoile the heart of Francâ— as if they were strangers or enemies Charles apprehends this error but too easily Tâ—e King Daâ—â—pâ—iâ— incensed against the Duke of Orleans desiring nothing but rest but Lewis the Daulphin especially is incensed by these informations and his chollâ—r encreaseth daâ—ly against his Cousins of Orleans The Bourguignon saied that they played the Kings and could not conceale their intention which was to seize on the Crowne seeing they presumed to take armes against the King There are rigorous Edicts made against the Orleans faction as against rebelles and guilty of high treason All their goods honours and persons are confiscate which remayne in thâ—s army if within fiâ—teene dayes after publication of the Kings letters pattents they retire not themselues to their houses And to begin with thegreatest Charles of Albret Constable of France and Arnolde of Corby the Chanceâ—lor are dâ—spossessed of their dignities and the Earle of Saint Pol preferred to the first place and Dolâ—haing the Duke of Bouâ—gongnes aduocate to the last This stormâ— makes worke at Paris they seeke out all of the Orleans partie and presently cast theÌ„ into prison The Parisienâ— mutine against the Orlean faction Peter of Essars being restored to his place remembers the article made against him at Wincestre and aâ—mes the people against them Whosoâ—uer is found out by the Parisiens bâ—eing of the Orleans faction hee is brought with hazard of his lâ—fe to prison All is lawfull in this popular rage so it bee against the Armagnacs All these engins forced from diuets parts do strangely shake the Orlean partie Such as were restrayned within any Townes duâ—st not breath and many in the army slippe away daily fearing the rigour of these Edicts which were executed withall seueritie Chaâ—les Duke of Orleans hauing taken counsell of the Princes and Noblemen his associaâ—s what course to followe in this alteration before a greater in conueniency resolues to drawe the Bourguignon to battaile although he were fortified with these new forces from England So as hauing passed the riuer of Oyse vpon a bridge of boats all the passages being seized on by the Bourguignon in the Kings name he presents himselfe before the gates of Clermont in Beauuoisis 1412. where Iohn his capitall enemie remayned The Orleans aâ—my yet faire beautified with the presence of great personages the Duke of Bourbon the Eaâ—les of Alenson Clâ—rmont Albret Vertus Vienne Bouciquaut the Archbishop of Sens brother to that Montagu which was beheaded Craon Montbason Hangest with many Batons Knights and Squiers all resolute to ende this quarrell by battaile and to that ende hauing defied the Duke of Bourgongne they attend him betwixt Clermont and Cathenay But the Bourguignon leauing them there to spoile that goodly and fertill country of the Isle of France whereby they increased the hatred and curse of the people more incensed then euer against these Aâ—magnacs exclayming of him as of a coward that durst not fight he arriues at Paris to the peoples great content who attende him with all deuotion Hee presently takes Saint Cloud and Saint Denis from the Orlean partie to their great losse notwithstanding any diligence of Charles their head who proclaymed a victory before the combaâ—e Thus Paris is freed without any restrainte and all the Orleans partie brought verie lowe Neyther Charles noâ— his Associats talke any more of fighting with the Bourguignon they had worke inough to retyre themselues and to defend their Townes expecting a present seege Iohn of Bourgongne failes not to husband this good successe and â—o countenance his forces hee doth intangle the King and Daulphin in the pursuâ—e of his enemies halfe vanquâ—shed So his victorious army enters into Beausse turning head towards the Country of Orleans the inheritance of his chiefe enemie Esâ—ampes yeelds â—o the King The Duke of Bourbon is there taken prisoner and sent presently into Flanders Whilest that all things succeeded thus
to be reuenged vpon Charles the Daulphin and Charles to defend himselfe The exploites of the Daulphin and of Philip of Boâ—rgâ—ogue after this murther Philip was then in Flanders The Parisiens passionate partisans of the Bourguignon who had seene the Duke of Orleans murthered without mouing and they themselues had massacred the chiefe Officers of the Crowne and had shed the bloud of many good men for his pleasure and passion hauing repayed the bloud so treacherously slaine by him in the same coyne they nowe growe into a greater mutinie then if the King himselfe had beene slaine They send their deputies to Philip and promise not onely to bee faithfull but to assist him with all their meanes to reuenge the murther committed on the person of his father And at the same instant Montagu being escaped from the Turn-picke writes to all the Citties vnder the Bourguignons obedience of this accident the which he could report as an eye witnesse Charles on the other side writes to all the good Citties of the realme yeelding a reason of this murther and imputing the fault to the Bourguignons bad dealing who would haue slaine him at a parle exhorting the people not to mourne for the iust execution of a man borne for the ruine of France who had willingly thrust himselfe into this mischiefe offring all his meanes to settle the realme in peace according to the authoritie whereunto God had called him But in talking hee seekes countries Stephen of Vignoles called la Hire and Poton of Xaintrailles winne Crespy in Laonois and Caradoz of Quesne with Charles of Flauye take Roye places very important to trouble the Citties of Picardie where the Bourguignon was chiefely obeyed The strong Caâ—tell of Muin opposite to Crespye and Roye is surprised by the industry of his seruants keepes all Vermandois and Laonois in alarume This beginning caused Philip to seeke al speedie meanes to crosse Charles his proceedings being resolute to continue what he had begunne yet the Parisiens feared pressing Philip againe not to abandon the seruants of his house the which made him more prompt in the execution Philip being assured of his Flemings obtaines a suspension of armes from Henry the 5. King of England and a day and place appointed to treat a general peace betwixt the two realmes Then marching with his army through Picardie hee recouers Crespy Roye and Muin to the great content of his partisans and so he arriues at Troyes in Champagne the appointed place for this treatie Isabel Queene of France a cruell Medea and and vnnaturall mother continued her tragike choller against her Son who hauing defaced the common feeling of nature did soone forget the honor she had receiued to be married into the house of France Being thus wedded to the Bourguignons passions Queene Isabel hates the Daulphin hir sonne deadly she tormented her poore husbands spirâ—ts being exceeding weake perswading him that his best course was to disinherit this wicked son to declare his daughter heire and in marrying her to the greatest King vpon the earth to giue her likewise the realme after his decease to her issue as descended from the bloud of France Philip comming to the King found newe worke for presently Henry the 5. King of England concludes a peace with King Charles the 6. weddes Katherine his daughter and doth obtayne by letters pattents That establiâ—â—ing a firme and free peace in both the Realmes of France and England in regard 〈…〉 marriage of Catherine of France he is declared Regent of the realme during the life of King Charles to whom the title of King remaynes and to â—sabel his wife the title of Queene during their lâ—â—es But presently after the Kings decease The lawfull heire reiected and Henry the 5. declared heire of France the Crowne realme of France with al their rights and dignities should remayne vnto him whome King Charles the 6. calles by his letters patents his most deere and welbeloued sonne and to his heires in chiefe They cause this poore sicke King to sweare vpon the holy Bible to promise this for him and his withall exemptions and necessary clauses in so great and important a businesse This goodly act the finite of the furious passions of ciuill warre was made aâ— Troye the 21. of may in the yeare 1420. This done the French and English forces ioyning and marching vnder the same colours acknowledge one Comander and for their first exploit they win Monstreau-faut-Yonâ—e where they take vp and bury Iohn of Bourgongne againe and so marching on as against Rebells they take Melun Meaux and Morst and beseege Compiegne But least matters should growe cold Henry of England whome they call Regent returnes to Troye and with a goodly traine conducts the King Queene and his newe wife Catherine to Paris being better followed and serued then the King himselfe The Parisiens folly did wonderfully imbâ—ace the comming of this newe royaltie promising vnto themselues a newe heauen but this humor lasted not long hauing tried the power of forraine Princes and the commande of their Kings by very contrary effects The Regent held a Councell presently in great state in the Pallace of Saint Pol Henryes proceeding in his new royaltie of France being the Kings lodging Two throanes were erected for the two Kings and a seate vnderneath for Philip of Bourgongne The Kings councell being fewe in number is supplied by the Court of Parliament and the vniuersity Philip demandes Iustice of the muâ—ther committed on the person of Iohn of Bourgongne his father His Aduocate Rolâ—in made this instance The Kings Aduocate and the vniuersitie assisted him in the 〈◊〉 King Charles promiseth Iustice against his Sonne the Daulphin and to dâ—al good â—ffâ—ces for King Henry his newe Sonne This was the first act of the newe Regencie against the onely Sonne of his house And moreouer they decreed that heereafter all the treasure should be gouerned by the Regents authoritie and commande Henry resolues presently to call a Parliament for the necessity of his returne into England whether he ment to conduct his new Spouse The Bourguignon craues iustice against the Daulphin A Parliament was held according to this decree but all were amazed at this sodaine alteration euen the very report of my Historie hath some fealing thereof for what canst thou see herein gentle reader but frosen ice in the remembrance of these confusions renewed by the fealing of our owne Thus the Regent caused Charles Duke of Touraine and Daulphin of Viennois to be called to the marble table All sollemnities obserued and he not appearing by a decree of the Councell and of the Court of Parliament he was banished the realme The Daulphin banished the realme by a decree and he appeales and iudged vnworthy to succeede in any of the Seigneuries as well present as to come The Daulphin appeales from this sentence To God and his sword who in the ende doing him iustice shall blesse his sword and
you haue yet done So the accord was made without comprehending of these three The Dukes of Bourbon and Alenson sweare to serue the King and yeeld vp Loches Corbeil Bois de Vincennes Sancerre Sancouins Erie Conterobert and other places which they held The Daulphin remaynes with his father who changeth all his trayne except his confessor and Cooke But all this is but counterfeit you shal soone see other broyles This phrensie of state bred in the Kings house against the King himselfe was by our Ancestors called the Pragâ—â—â—y Nine monthes of this yeare being spent in these garboiles Charles returnes to Tours to prouide for the raysing of the seege at Harfleu where the Earle of Somerset had lien long but it was in vaine for the Towne was taken in the end after a long and painfull constancie of the Inhabitants who could not be releeued in time by reason of these home-bred troubles and yet there was a second mischiefe The Lord of Gaucourt gouernor of Daulphiné a most profitable seruant of the King returning from the seege and causing some of his baggage which was scattered from the troupe to retire he was surprised by a companie of English and led prisoner to Rouen to the great griefe of Charles who loued him hauing giuen good testymones of his loyaltie in his greatest extremities But in exchange Charles takes Conches and Loâ—â—iers Townes of importance in Normandie from thence he came into Champaigne to subdue a part of these aduenturing theeues who had surprized some places in this Prouince Musse l'Euesque Montagu and others The Kings army led by the Constable takes them and razed them by the Kings commande pardoning most of these theeuish Captaines the bastard of Vergy and the Lord of Commercy A memorable execution but he caused Alexander bastard of Iohn Duke of Orleans to be drowned a notable theefe who hauing followed the discontented Princes had spoken vnworthilie of his maister This execution of Iustice is memorable vpon one of so high a birth being followed the same yeare with the exemplarie death of Gylâ—s de Raiz Marshall of France issued from a great and famous house The Marshall de Raiz burnt for sorcerie who beeing found guilty of Negromancie and Sorcerie was condemned by the Court of Parliament of Brittaine and burnt at Nantes with some of his seruants culpable of the same crymes He was honored for his valour but neither his armes nor his bloud could stay the hand of diuine Iustice meritoriously exâ—cuted by this iust decree of the magistrate Priuate actions worthie to be registred in the historie to shew that the greatest cannot flie the hand of God after they haue long abused his patience But the treaty of peace betwixt France and England being discontinued aboue a yeare was againe reuiued by the industrie of the Duchesse of Bourgongne a Portugall but much affected to the quiet of the Realme and a very sufficient woman who had great credit with her husband She followes it so wisely as in the ende two Kings sends their Ambassadors to Calais On Charles his behalfe were the Archbishops of Rheims Narbon A treatâ—e betwixt the two Kings for a peace but 〈◊〉 and the Earle of Dunois bastard of Orleans For Henry King of England the Cardinall of Yorke and the Duke of Exeter who brought with them Charles Duke of Orleans so being longe kept prisoner in England This poore Prince after the languishing of so long a prison was exceeding glad to see some meanes to returne to his house hauing felt the aire on this side the Sea and imbraced the Earle of Dunois one of the branches of his house hee who â—ad so faithfully serued him in his afflictions but hee greeued to see himselfe presently carried backe into England for that they could not agree vpon the foundamenttall points the English being resolute not to leaue one foote of that which they held in France And although the King were content they should freely inioy what they possessed so as they held it as they had done in times past of the Crowne of France by homage yet would they not yeeld in any sort being loath to relinquish their pretended souerainty But he refuseth which afterwards doth sue At this time they were inforced to retire with this resolution That without infringing any thing of the treaty begun euerie one should go home and consider of his affaires to assemble againe when neede should require The Duke of Orleans deliuered the which eyther part desired And this is al could be done for the general They proceeded farther for the duke of Orleans but as in these trafficks such as hold the possession do coÌ„monly vse policy the stronger giuing lawe to the weaker so in so precious matter as life the English must bee sued vnto making no hast to deliuer him for that they drewe great profit yearely for the pension of this great Prince Moreouer Charles had no great care of his deliuerie for that some malicious spirits had seasoned him with some bad impression against this poore Prince perswading him that his long imprisonment was not without some mistery and that it hatched some mischiefe against the King and his estate The which being miserable in so great a person gaue all men a iust cause of compassion But notwithstanding all these difficulties yet must this Prince one of the goodliest plants of this Crowne be now deliuered to leaue a successor for the realme of France The diuers aâ—flictions of the Duke of Orleans and God who would honor his race with the Crowne had prepared an admirable meanes for his deliuery by his helpe from whom in reason he might least hope euen when his owne friends had abandoned him A notable example for all men in many respects a prison of fiue and twentie years was a great affliction to a Prince borne to commande and yet captiue to an other The losse of all his goods gaue him a sufficient occasion to resolue to perpetual miserie and to leaue it for an inheritance to his posterity In the ende sclander a most cruell sting to a generous minde which hath honour for his assured Treasor had beene able to suppresse him But God who goâ—erns the rodde wisely giues him libertie goods and honour in due season in despight of this deuilish enuy which seeking to afflict the afflicted and controuling aduersitie as well as prosperity is then corrected when it seekes to correct an other but God doth neuer send helpes too late The Duke of Bourgongne vndertaks for the Duke of Orleans ransome Philip hauing resolued to do this good turne for the Duke of Orleans and to withdraw him out of prison compouÌ„ds for his ransome with the King of England for three hundred thousand Crownes He giues his word for it and payes it and so Charles Duke of Orleans being honorably conducted comes first to Calais where the mony beeing payed hee comes free to Grauelin to the Duke of Bourgongne his deliuerer
confusion of the Duke of Bourgongne Let vs generally confesse that it is not now alone that God doth shew his singular grace and fauour to this Monarchie The Britton was watchfull and ioyntly with the Bourguignon they practised crosses of dangerous consequence The English from a generall demand of the Crowne of France restraine himselfe to the Duchie of Normandie oâ— Guienne But a franke demander requires a bold denier Lewis protests that hee would doo any thing to send the King of England out of this realme but to yeeld him the possession of any lands hee will rather put all to hazard Hee had a goodly and mighty army which they esteemed saith the Originall a hundred thousand fighting men and in shew might doo much the English being in bad termes with the Bourguignon But the quietest course is the best and both being willing to agree an accorde is soone made In the end the King graunts the English three-score and twelue thousand Crownes present paiment Paris lent the money vpon promises of restâ—tution by the feast of All Saints next following Articles of agreemeÌ„t with the English the marâ—iage of Charles with the eldest daughter of King Edward both being yet very young neither shall it take effect and for the estate of her house the Duchie of Guienne or fiftie thousand Crownes yearely payable in the Tower of London for nine yeares following at the end whereof hee and his wife quietly to enioy the reuenues of the sayd Duchie and the King should remaine discharged of the payment of 50000 Crownes to King Edward Moreouer the King promised sixteene thousand Crownes pension to some of Edwards fauorites who had much assisted in this reconciliation to Hastings two thousand to Howard to Iohn Chene Maister of the Horse to Sellenger Montgommeri and some others the remainder and besides there was great store of Siluer and Plate distributed among King Edwards seruants so euery Saint had his candle These conditions performed Edward should repasse the Sea and leaue Howard and the Maister of his Horse in hostage vntill he had recouered England yet not without an enterview of both Kings This peace should continue nine yeares comprehending the the Dukes of Bourgongne and Brittanie if they pleased The Bourguignon hearing these newes hastes his returne to the English followed onely with sixteene hundred Horse The Duke of 〈◊〉 come to king Edward At his â—irst arriuall hee discouers his inward passions by his outward countenance But hee came too late to preuent it Edward tells him that hee hath made a truce for nine yeares and exhorts him to enter according to the reseruation he had made He reprocheth King Eâ—waâ—d for making a truce Charles replies by fitts and after a reprochfull manner That Edwards Predecessors Kiâ—gs of England had performed many high exploits in France and with much sweare and toyle had woâ—ne great reputation He checketh him that hee did not procure the English to passe for any neede he had but onely to giue them occasion to recouer their ancient inheritance And to make it manifest that hee had no neede of their comming hee would not accept of any truce with the King vntill that Edward had beeâ—e three monethes in his owne Country And hauing thus sayd heereturnes towards Luxembourg from whence hee came A brauadoe of ill digestion to the English and his Counsell but plausible to all the friendes of confusion But what is become of our Constable is there no speech of him during this treatie The Constaâ—â—â— perplexed Nowe is hee more incombred with feare then euer Hee knowes well that he hath displeased the King the English and the Bourguignon all alike and still hee apprehends the conclusion at Bouuines In the meane time hee seekes to please all and setts a good face on it Edward had freely made offer to the French Ambassadors to name some Noblemen that were Traitors sayd hee to the King and his Crowne and to proue it by their hand-writings The King holds a Counsell vpon this matter some maintayne Edward discouers the constables disseins that this accusation is fraudulent and that the English would make his demandes the greater with the wracke of an others honour as hauing good intelligence in France But Lewis his iudgement was more sharpe hee knewe the Bourguignons courses he considered the season that the English had not any one place in their hands and that the Bourguignon had deceyued them Moreouer he knewe well that the Constable would not giue them any entry and least he should bee farther imbarked in the league the King entertayned him with many letters and kept him in good humour and the Constable likewise sent often to the King yet alwayes swimmyng betwixt two streames vnderstanding that the treaty betwixt the two Kings grewe to some perfection he seemed well satisfied and sends Lewis of Creuille a gentleman of his house and Iohn Richer his Secretary aduising the King that to auoyde this threatning forraine tempest hee should procure a truce to satisfie the English it were good to graunt them one or two smal Townes to winter in Hee supposed in doing this the English should be beholding to him and to rest fully satisfied for the affront at Saint Quentin Note alwaies that Lewis was a wonderfull instrument of diuision when he pleased Lewis subtill industry Contâ—y a prisoner at the defeate of Arras went and came vpon his faith to the Duke of Bourgongne to treat a peace Hee was by chance in Court at the comming of these two persons The King hides him in his Chamber behinde the hangings to heare and report to his master the speeches the Constable and his people held of him Creuille by the Kings commandement with a loud voice sayd that the Constable had sent theÌ„ to the Duke of Bourgongne with many instructioÌ„s to diuide him from the English and that they had found the sayd Duke so farre incensed as by their perswasions he was not onely readie to abandon them but to charge them in their retreat Creuille in speaking this did counterfet the gesture of a passionate Prince stamping and sweaâ—ing S. George the oath of Charles of Bourgongne saying that he called the King of England Blanâ—borgne and the sonne of an Archer whose name he carried words accompained with all the indignities that might bee spoken This mooued laughter in the King who taking pleasure at the repetition thereof and seeming somewhat deaffe made him to straine his voice in the report Contay no lesse amazed then the King was pleased would neuer haue beleeued it if he had not heard it And although it grieued the King much to dissemble the Constables counsell to giue some places to the English yet would hee not discouer his discontent to these deputies but answered them gratiously I wil send to my Brother the Queene the Constables wife were Sisters and let him vnderstand my minde hauing cunningly drawen a promise from his Secretary to reueale
off the victualls from the Imperialls the French should marche to Biagras the Venetians to Cassan and Sforce to Pauia but the Earle of Saint Paul did wonderfully affect the enterprise of Genes Andrew Dorie was departed the eight of Iune with his gallies to gard the Emperour who passed into Italie This absence put the Earle in good hope that Cesaer â—regose to whome the King had promised the gouernment of Genes would make the Towne reuolt with some fewe foote This was to take a mightie wolfe by the eares which will bite them shreâ—dly that thinke to lay hold They had behind them too vigilant an enemie According to this desseine the Earle in steede of Biagras arriues at Landriâ—ne the twentieth of Iune but in the night a great raine doth so swell the riuer as hee had no meanes to passe his artillerie Enterprise vpon Genes Anthonie de Leue aduertised of the Earles staie parts from Milan ouertakes the Earle who was busie in pulling downe an old house to haue some peeces of Timber to put vnder the carriage of a peece that was all duâ—tie and myred and chargeth him before hee had in a manner discouered him At the first the Earle forceth the Spanish shot to retire into the battallion of their Germains and the French Lansquenets had repulsed those that had passed a little riuer which diuided the two armies but pursuing and following them to the banke they were greatly annoyed by them that were opposite on the other side Guy Eâ—rle of Rangon had in the morning taken the way to Pauia with the foreward so as hee had no notice of the fight vntill it was past time to succour them 1529. Iohn Thomas of Galere and the Castellan of Laude Colonnels of Italian foote were alreadie well aduanced and leauing them ingaged that were desirous to fight they retire on the one side and saue themselues likewise in Pauia Iohn Ierosme of Castillon and Claude of Rangon Commanders ouer two thousand Italians performed wonders But the Imperial horsemen hauing passed the riuer with a great battallion of Germans our Italians turne their backes our Lansquenets yeeld to their Countrymen the Earle and Annebault with those fewe horsemen which remayned made the retreat Fatall to the vndertakers alwaies turning their faces to the enemie vntill they were stayed by a brooke which the Earle was not able to passe through the weakenesse of his horse where as hee and almost all that followed him were put to the sword or prisoners except Annebault and some fewe Lances which leaped ouer the ditch the footemen were all defeated the artillery lost and the baggage taken After all these stormes and confusions after so many fatall sweats caused by the â—â—ight of their armes was it not nowe time to take breath The Alpes and high pointed Pyrenee mountaines bee they not sufficient barres to restraine vs within our bounds content to enioy and defend that which belongs vnto vs was not so much bloud spilt sufficient to make all Italie dronke Such pittifull spectacles of French mens boanes where-with the plaines of the estats of Milan and Naples were made white â—ad they not force and vertue to take from vs all future desire to beare arâ—es in such mortall conquests Without doubt they had reason to make this complaiâ—t with the ancient Church All our remaines haue opened their mouthes vpon vs they haue hissed gnasshed their teeth and sayd we haue coâ—founded them this is the day which we expected we haue found it wee haue seene it And with the like repentance to crie Remember O Lord what hath chanced vnto vs behold and see our reproches Turne vs vnto thee ô Lord we shall be turned Behold now the pittifull reliks of our Frenchmen hatefull to strangers scorned of all the world beaten on all sides returning home with their shirts tied vpon their shoulders who hauing scarce brethed foure yeares wee shall so againe fall to armes This vnfortunate successe of our men hauing caused armes to cease in a manner throughout all Italie the Emperour and Pope both being bare of money treated of some articles of peace The Emperour had no inclynation therevnto yet hee could not graunt it in a season more beneficiall for himselfe The King sought it two notable afflictions drewe him therevnto the imprisonment of his children and the ruine of so many armies with the wasting of his treasor But one especiall consideration did mooue him If the confederats had discouered his intent they would haue preuented him and by their agreement with the Emperour excluded him from League with any of them and by consequence haue brought him to that point as hee should haue beene forced to accept farre lesse tollerable conditions of peace Louyse the Kings mother Marguerite Aunte vnto the Emperour by the Fathers side did treat it at Cambray furnished with authoritie and Councell from both their maiesties and finally they concluded That the King should paie two millions of gold for the freedome of his Children that is twelue hundred thousand crownes when as the sayd Children should bee in France and at libertie Hee should deliuer the lands which Marie of Luxembourg A Peace concluded at Cambray betwixt the Eâ—â—erour and French King mother to the Duke of Vendâ—sâ—e had in Flanders Arthois Brabant and Hainault and those which the Duke of Montpensier cousin germaine to the sayd Duke did possesse in the sayd Countries for foure hundred thousand Crownes to bee redeemed within a certaine time And for the other foure hundred thousand remayning hee should acquite the Emperour of so much to the King of England which hee had lent vnto him and fiftie thousand more which the Emperour did owe vnto the English for the indemnitie of the marriage betwixt the Emperour and Marie Daughter to the sayd King of England whome hee had left to marrie with the Daughter of Portugall Moreouer hee should vngage the â—lower de Lis of gold inritched with pretious stoanes and a peece of the crosse which Philip the Emperours Father had ingaged to the King of Englands Father for fiftie thousand Crownes That tâ—e King should renounce the Soueraintie of Flanders and Arthois That he should mâ—rrie wiâ—â— Eleonor the Emperors sister and if they had a sonne he should haue the Duchy of Bourgongâ—â— That hee should restore whatsoeuer hee possessed in the Duchie of Milan and the Râ—aâ—me of Naples That hee should disanull the Duke of Bourbons proces restore him to his honour and his Children to their inheritance and generally to all others that had beene spoiled by reason of the warres These articles thus coloured were read and published in the great Church of Cambray the 5. day of August But could the King renowâ—ce such pretensions seeing they were inheritances purchased to the infants of France by the succession of Claude their mother daughter to Lewis the 12. Duke of Orleâ—ns of whome depended the sayd succession of Milan This treatie did greatly mooue the confederats for that
vnto him to haue had intelligence with Chastillon Admirall of France and with William of Nassau Prince of Orange touching the Low Countries This as some say was discouered by Don Iohn his vncle bastard brother vnto the King who being inexorable against them that had offended came vnto the Princes chamber in the night whereas hee found two pistols behind his beds head and some papers which did auerre the intelligences he had with his enemies The King first gaue him a gard afterwards he put him in prison and in the end to death But first he propounded to his Councell of conscience what punishment a Kings sonne deserued that had entred into League against his Estates and had conspired against his fathers life and whether hee might call him in question His Councell layed before him two remedies both iust possible the one of Grace and Pardon the other of Iustice and punâ—shment and the difference betwixt the mercie of a father and the seueritie of a King saying that if by his clemencie he did pardon them which loued him not hee could not but pardon that creature which he should most affect They desired him to imitate the Emperour Charlemagne who imputed the fiâ—st conspiracie of his sonne Pepin against him to lightnes of youth and for the second hee confiâ—ed him iâ—to a Monasterie protesting that hee was a father not a King nor a Iudge against his Soâ—ne The King answered that by the law of Nature he loued his sonne more then him elfe but by the law of God the good and safetie of his subiects went before it Moreouer he demaunded of them if knowing the miseries which the impunitie or dissimulation of his sonnes offences would breed he might with safetie of conscience pardon him and not bee guiltie of those miseries Hereat his Diuines shronke in their shoulders and with teares in their eyes sayd that the health of his people ought to bee deerer vnto him then that of his Sonne and that hee ought to pardon offences but such crimes as abhominable monsters must be supprest Hereupon the King committed his Son to the Censure of the Inquisitors commaunding them not to respect his authoritie no more then the meanest within his Kingdome and to regard the qualitie of his son as if he were a King borne making no distinction therof froÌ„ the partie accused vntil they found that the excesse of his offence would no more admit of this consideration remembring that they carried in their soules a liuely Image of the King which had iudged Angels and should without distinction iudge Kings and the Sonnes of Kings like vnto other men referring all vnto their consciences and discharging his owne The Inquisitors for the practises which hee had with the enemies of his religion The Iudgâ—menâ— oâ— the Inquisitors declared him an Heretike and for that he had conspired against his fathers life condemned him to die The King was his accuser and the Inquisitors his Iudges but the Iudgement was signed by the King which done they presented many kinds of death in picture vnto the Prince to make choise of the easiest In the end hee demaunded if there were no pittie in his father to pardon him no fauour in his Councell for a Prince of Spanie nor no wisedome to excuse the follies of his youth when as they told him that his death was determined and might not be reuoked and that all the fauour was in the choise of the mildest death He sayd that they might put him to what death they pleased tâ—hat there was no choise of any death seeing they could not giue him that which Caesar held to be the best These last words A vnloked foâ— death best deliuered with passion were followed with a thousand curses against his Fortune against the inhumanitie of his Faâ—her and the crueltie of the Inqusition repeating verie often these wordes O miserable sonne of a more miserable father Hee had some dayes of respit giuen him to prepare himselfe for death One morning foure slaues entred into his chamber who awaking him put him in mind of his last houre and gaue him small time to prepare vnto God Hee start vp sodainly and fled to the bed post but two of them held his armes and one his feet The deaâ—h of the Prince of Spaine Death of the Queene of Spaine and the fourth strangled him with a cord of silke Many hold that hee died of letting bloud his feete being in warme water The death of the Queene of Spaine foure moneths after made the world to suspect other causes of his death The King was also vnfortunate in his enterprises against Flanders and England hauing prepared a great fleet which perished in the narrow Seas almosâ— without any fight Hee is blamed for his crueltie against the Indians whome hee abandoned to the slaughter like vnto brute beasts Hee had foure wiues aâ—ter that of Portugal He married with Marie Queene of England by whome hee had no children His third was Elizabeth of France surnamed by the Spaniards the Queene of Peace by whome hee had two daughters the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia now Archduchesse and the Infanta Catherina Michelle who was Duchesse of Sauoy The fourth was Anna of Austria daughter to the Emperour Maximilian and his owne proper Neece by whome hee had three Sonnes and one daughter of the which there now remaines the Prince Charles Laurence surnamed at his comming to the Crowne Philip the third Hee affected the Empire as much as might be and not able to attaine vnto it hee sought the title of Emperour of Spaine The King of Spaines ambition yea hee was resolued to go to the Indies to take vpon him the title of Emperour of Amerâ—â—a After all his ambitious proiects vppon Affricke his attempts against Ireland and his intelligences with the Turkes Barbarians and Persians whome he hath sought to diuide and to make vse of euen against Christian Princes but chiefly and especially against France yet in the end hee was forced to confesâ—e That all the power and pompe of this world was meere vanitie He raigned aboue fortie yeares and was buried with his Ancestors as he had ordayned We haue said that hee drew a writing out of a little Cabinet and deliuered it vnto his sonne Some writers say that it was a translation into Spanish of the Instruction which the King S. Lewis gaue vnto his Sonne Philip the hardie Others say it was the Instruction which followes Instruction oâ— the King of Spâ—inâ— to the Prince his Sonne My sonne I haue beene alwaies sollicitous and carefull to leaue you your Estates peacefull and quiet but neither the many yeares which I haue liued nor the assistance of Princes my Allyes could euer purchase it I confesse I haue spent in lesse then 33. yeares fiue hundred nintie and foure millions of ducats all which haue bred mee nothing but cares and troubles It is true I haue conquered Portugal but as France did hardly escape me so may
the Rhine that it would please his Imperiall Maiestie and their Excellencies to write as well to the Admirall as to Andrew the Cardinall of Austria being at Bruxelles Gouernour in the absence of his cousin Albertus the Archduke and to the Generall Estates of the vnited Prouinces that either side should leaue the Townes which they held with any garrisons vpon the Territories of the Empire restoring euery one to his Prince or proper Lord. The Princes Electors of the Empire being aduertised hereof did write presently vnto the Emperour The Electors write vnto the Emperour to whom they sent an ample information of the hostilities committed by the Admirall vpon the lands of the Empire Vpon these Letters and aduise of the said Electors the Emperour did write as well to Albert the Archduke being at Milan as to Andreas the Cardinall at Bruxelles by the which hee commanded them to make reparation for the wrongs their Armie had done and admonisheth them to carry themselues modestly He did write also of the same date to the Estates of the vnited Prouinces and to the Admirall and therevnto did adde an Imperiall command whereby he charged them to depart out of the territories of the Empire restoring the Townes and Castels which they held vnto their true Lords and repairing the wrongs which they had done vpon paine of Proscription But the Admirall nor his Spaniards were not greatly moued at this charge they must haue other meanes then Edicts to chase as well the Admirall as the Pâ—ince Maurice out of the limits of the Empire All this yeare hath beene very tumultuous almost throughout all Christendom Hungarie vexed by the Turke The troubles of Ferrara had disquieted all Italy if the pietie and wisedome of Pope Clement the 8. had not preuented it Frâ—nce was not fully in quiet but had a suspension and cessation of Armes by the 〈…〉 that Noble King whom God had happily sent them England was troubled 〈…〉 Irishmen who were ayded and succoured by the Spaniard Spaine being exhaâ—sâ—â—d 〈◊〉 money by reason of the many expeditions which they were forced to mak◠〈…〉 feaâ—e to see Portugall wrested from them by the meanes of Sebastian King 〈◊〉 Portugall whom the Portugais hold to bee yet liuing and that they did see hi◠〈…〉 1598. Onely Poland had some rest but sodenly warre disquiets them Sigismonâ— Kiâ—g of Poland by election and by succession of Sueden Gothe and Vandale was â—ome tâ— make his residencie in Poland and had left Charles Duke of Suiderman his Vnâ—le 〈…〉 Fathers side for his Viceroy in his Countries of Sueden By this election 〈…〉 Polanders had made of Sigismond for their King who pretended the Duchie oâ— Liâ—â—nia by the right of his Mother it seemed that these two Realmes vnder one Kâ—â—g should haue enioyed a good and a long Peace But it fell out otherwise for the Duâ—e of Suiderman did many things in Sueden which Sigismond did not allow off Aâ—d therfore he had often intreated the Palatins and chiefe of the States of Poland to suffâ—r him to go into Sueden the which with much importunitie they granted Aâ—â—u tâ—e middest of Summer he imbaâ—kes at Dantzik with an armie promâ—sing to returne presently He arriues at Colmar a Sea Towne in Sueden The chiefe cause which hee pretended of his voyage was to reforme the State of Sueden and to restore the Catholâ—ke Religion But his Vncle Charles who was a Lutheran according to the confession of Ausbourg much respected both of great and small knowing the Kings arriuall and his intention and seeing that some of the best although few in number had gone and yeelded vnto the Kng he puts himselfe into armes leuies men in all parts and opposeth himselfe against the King his Nephew Warre in Sâ—edâ—n going to incounter him at Stekenbourg with whom he had many skirmishes sometimes with gaine sometimes with losse In this doubtfulnesse of the euent which might ensue hee sends Deputies to his Nephew to end their quarrels by a Peace the which the King refused saying that hee would not receiue a law from his Vncle and so the Deputies returned The King finding himselfe wronged with this taking of armes and with these skirmishes and incounters wherein hee had lost much resolues to Warre and marcheth towards the Towne of Lincop Duke Charles hearing that hee was dislodged followes him sodenly and sends him another Mediator for Peace by an Herauld after the maner of those Countries the King giues him no audience but according to their custome appoints tâ—e place of Battaile The Kâ—ngs Armie is ready at the day appointed but Charles and his people appeaâ—e not The Polonians held themselues for victors and went to lodge as they commonly say after the manner of the French Charles discouering their estate by his spies A sâ—â—atagem oâ— warre chargâ—th them being a sleepe and so were the Polonians surprised and defeated The King thinking to do well caused the Bridges to be broken which was the cause of a greater losse of his men The King of Suâ—dâ—n deâ—eaâ—ed who had no other meanes for their safety but to cast themselues into the water so as in a manner all perished that fled from the Battaile The King saued himselfe as well as hee could and sending Deputies tâ— his Vncle for a Peace in the end it was concluded First that all offenceâ— past should be forgotten and neuer more to be remembred That all Officers of the realme of â—ueden Pacification 〈…〉 which were at that time with the King should bee giuen in Hâ—stage to Dâ—ke Charles And that the Estates of Sueden should bee called in the Kings name witâ—in foure moneths to determine of all controuersies to whom they referred themselueâ— promising to allow of whatsoeuer they should determine Things thus concluded the King was expected by his Vncle at Stockholm but in steed of going thâ—ther he imbarked with his Sâ—ster at Stekenbourg and arriued at Colmar from whence hee set saâ—le to returne into Poland Most of his ships were spoiled and some perished in the tempest so as he landed at Dantzik more like vnto one that had escaped shipwrack tâ—en returned from a iust nauigation and it seemed that all adueâ—sities did bandâ—e against his fortune Such was the successe of King Sigismonds enterprise About the end of September Omar Bascha Vizir that is to say Lieutenant geâ—erall to the Turke with an armie of three score thousand men besieged Varadin â— Towne of Transiluania in the which one Melchior Reder a Silesian Gentleman was Gouernour The Turke 〈…〉 in vaâ—ne a man of great reputation as well for his knowledge as for his practise in Warre finding the Towne not defensible he burnt it and withdrew all he could into the Castell whereas the Gouernour Melchior Reder tooke an oth of the Souldiers that none should presume to parlee with the enemie or once to speake of yeelding vpon pâ—ine of death as well for the Author of this Councell as for his Adherent iâ—
beginning of the yeare did so freeze the Riuer of Danowe as the one passed ouer on drie foote to the other and skirmishing some-times vpon the Ice A Captaine of the garrison of Pesâ—a hauing intelligence that some of the chiefe of Buda were gone forth with many women to the Bathes which are neere vnto Buda he past the Riuer with threescore shot and surprised them in such sort as hee died the water of the Bath with their bloud not sparing any but a little Chiâ—de sonne to one of the chiefe of Buda The women were so amâ—zed as they flâ—d nâ—ked vnto the Towne the feare of death was more powrefull in them then shame The Turkes had the aduantage this yeare both by Lande and Sea they recoâ—ered what they had lost in Hungary and disapointed the enterprises of the Sea Army of Spaine the which were more grounded vpon the words and assurances of the King of Fez to deliuer Algier vnto them then vpon consideration of their forces Cigale went out of Constantinople with fifty sayle to obserue and followe them in their course Cigale goes forth of Constantinople In the end D. Iohn of Cardona was no happier then the Prince Doria It had bin a miracle if the Affricains had intreated the Spaniards better then the Portugalls One may say of theÌ„ as was sayd of the Romaines What may a man hope for of Rome which hath ruined Alba from whence it is issued What may one expect of the Kings of Fez if for the desire of raigne the Sonne hath not spared the Father Whilest that Muleasses was with the Emperour Charles the fift to treate of his Protection Amides his Sonne made himselfe master of the Realme The olde father returning with forces to enter into Thunis was taken in a passage where his Sonne had layed an Ambuscadoe and with him two of his Children which done this barbarous wretch pulled out the eyes of them all three Many thought that this Armie had had no desseigne the Treasons of France beeing discouered they had neede of it in Flanders many wondred to see the Spaniards seeke after new Conquests when as the affaires of the Lowe Countries were in so badde Estate Ostende was not yet readie to yeelde Graue beseeged Count Maurice had beseeged Graue to drawe the Arch-duke from Ostende if he might There were in Graue fiueteene hundred souldiars besides the Inhabitants The Archduke commanded the Admirall of Arragon to succour the beseeged with all speed who gathered togither what troupes he could and made many attempts vpon Count Maurices trenches the beseeged fallying forth of the Towne at the same times but finding that all his enterprises were in vaine hee made his retreat in the night sending his baggage away before and after that hee had stayed some dayes at Venlâ— the Inhabitants refusing to receiue the garrison which he would haue giuen them hee marched towards Vâ—recht hauing lost all hope to rayse the seege of Graue The Admirals retreat considering that a great part of his troupes were slipt away especially the Italians which yeelded themselues vnto Count Maurice some continued and serued him others tooke Pasports from him and returned into their Countrie The seege of Graue continued still with all violence the Walls and Rampers were so battered as they scarse durst shew themselues and the beseeged being beaten from their fortifications seeing all things readie to giue a generall Assault they made a composition to yeeld the nineteenth of September vpon certaine conditions The Count Maurice vsed the souldiars with all humilitie suffering them to carrie away their Armes Enseignes and all other Moouables The best troupes of the Admirals Army were mutined pretending that there was thre millions of Liuers due vnto them demanding their pay in a very vnseasonable time A mutiny in the Admâ—ralls Army seazing vppon the Castell of Hoochstraten at such time as the Archduke thought to succour Graue He held this as a reuolt infidelitie and intelligence with the Enemie for which cause hee proclaymed them guiltie of high Treason permitting all men to Kill them without feare of punishment promising tenne Crownes in recompence for euery souldiars head a hundred for an Officers two hundred for a Captains fiue hundred for that of the Electo The Mutinados published a declaration with iniurious tearmes and reproaches saying that the Archdukes would pay them with Prescriptions and Banishments a kind of pay and entertainment that doth neyther feede the Belly A Proâ—estation of the mutâ—â—â—â—â— nor couer the Backe that in demanding that which was due vnto them they had done but as others had done in the like occasions forced by necessity being no Cameleons to liue of the aire That to condemne theÌ„ to die which had no feare of death which had meanes not only to defend themselues but also to offend was absurd That their heads beeing set to sayle at ten Crownes a peece they did hope to defend them so well as their Highnesses should see but fewe of them Thus the Mutiners complayned but in the ende they found that all complaints were vaine against their Superiors The Arch-duke was ingaged in a second Warre against his owne troupes the which was no lesse trouble-some vnâ—o him then the enemy his discontent was much augmented by the defeate of the Gaileies of Spaine that came into Flanders This yeare their were eight Galleies rigged at Siuille vnder the Commande of Frederic Spinola there were 400. men in euery Galley besides the slaues The Galleies oâ— Spaine commâ—nded by Spinola and 800. men which they tooke in at Lisbonne These Galleies went toward the Coast of England being sent by the King of Spaine to ioyne with others which the Arch-duke had to hinder the trafficke of England Holland and Zeland and to keepe Osâ—end from alâ—â—eleefe Two of them the Trinity and the Occasion were sonke by Sir Richard â—uson vpon the Coast of Portugalle about the Cape of Sicambre these Galleies were discouered the 3. of October by two Shippes of Warre of the Sates who had them in chase The same day Sir Robert Mansel discouered them beeing a thwarte Calis gâ—uing aduice vnto the States shippes which lay vpon the Coast of Flanders by discharging of his Cannon The States shippes finding them aboue the pointe of Douer pursued them and fought with them they flying as fast as they could to recouer some of their Portes in Flanders but they were so ill intreated as foure of their Galleies were sonke the other 4. which remayned were so hotly pursued as two of them were cast away vpon the Coast neere vnto Nieuport and an other neere Dunkerke and the eight wherein Spinola was ranne a shoare at Calais and was saued with great difficulty where the Galley slaues being set at Liberty euery one went where he pleased and Spinola with his Gentlemen and the rest that he could saue went to the Arch-duke to Bruxellâ—s The Admirall of Arragon hauing fayled in the releefe of
challengeth the right of first fruites which giues the first yeares reuenues of all benefices to the pope and so continues vnto this day But as he gathers together this money with a wonderfull greedinesse behold he fals from his moyle and bruseth himselfe Vrban dies miserablie The worke of heauen answerable to his insolent ambition who soaring too high makes him fall lowe dying when his hatred was greatest to ruine his enemies He languished 27. dayes in his death bed dying by degrees suffring the paines which he caused his poore Cardinalls to indure not able with his death to wipe out the immortall hate of his detestable life disgraced by al writers Thus Vrban the sixt the first guidon of Schisme died in the eleuenth yeare of his Popedome In whose place Peter Thomaâ—el named Boniface the 9. is chosen Pope successor to Vrbans couetousnesse Pope Boniface exceeding couetous as his life and death doth witnesse Niem obserues a memorable act Boniface lying at the point of death some one to comfort him saide that he should do well A brutish custome as if to speake of death to a sicke body were to pronounce the sentence of a Iudge to deliuer him into the executioners hands I should do well said he if I had money and yet he had full howses hauing then but ten howres to liue So he dyed the tenth yeare of his Popedom not lamented of any but that he liued too long and by his impudent couetousnes opened the gate to all impunity of sinne Innocent the 7. succeeded in the place of Boniface no more innocent then the former verifiyng the beauty of their names by the bounty of their liues A sworne enemy to the vnion of the Church causing two Romaine Cittizens to be put to death as seditious for that they mooued him therein as Platina doth obserue Pope Innocent an enâ—mie to the vnion of the Church Pope Gregory the 12. a cunning dissembler He continued but two yeares into his place Angelo Corrier a Venecian called Gregory the 12. was aduanced a subtill and dissembling man coldly ambitious and faintly holy hauing no piety but in shewe so as for his crooked manners he was called Erroriâ—s for Gregorius that is to say a Deceiuer drawing men into error with his goodly shewe All this was done at Rome by the Italians in the meane time what doe our Popes â—ea at Auignon Clement the 7. making profession of the same authority which the Pope did at Rome was no better then the other although the history notes not so many priuate acts of his excesse In generall he was cruell in the beginning couetous during all the time of his Popedome He was exceeding ambitious and wilfull vnder colour of modestie and humilility The estate of Auignon vnder their Popes Benet 13. an ambitious dissembler He suruiued him but two years After the death of Clement the 7. they create a new Pope to oppose against him at Rome which was Peter de la Lune a Spaniard bornâ— but hauing liued long at Montpellier to study the law A man of sound iudgment learned actiue patienâ— in shew but in effect very ambitious a dissembler giuen to his owne will and tyed to his profit free from cruelty wherof he is not taxed giuing free scope to couetousnesse So great was the impudency of Marchandize in the Church sayes Niem and Platina set to the view of all Christendome that the authority of the keyes and Apostolike learning was contemptible to the whole world Truely all diseases growe by degrees through surfeits taken vnaduisedly Disorders in the Church and bad humors which creepe insensibly into the body euen so in these miseries of the Church All was set to sale all sorts of benefices especially Cardinalls hats were for them that would giue most The reuenues impropriations and all things else were sold to him that offered most Sometimes one benefice was sold to many and all their money fell into good handes that had learned to receiue and not to restore againe The composition for all sorts of crimes whole Townes were sold by the authority of the Soueraigne pastor I write but a part of that which the Popes Secretaryes haue set downe at large and tremble to report the iudgment they make of these abhominable confusions To conclude all christendome tyred with these disorders commited by such as had the authority to order complained much to their Kings and princes who wishing a redresse exhorted the Popes of both seas Gregory the 12. and Benedict the 13. to leaue their priuate quarrells for the generall good of the Church Benedict makes great shewes to desire it That if he must needes yeeld he is ready to leaue the dignity wherwith the Church had honoured him yea his owne life these are his very wordes for the peace of Gods Church Gregory speakes more coldly yet hee promised the like but when it came to performance they were but shiftes delayes and other deuises to winne time and to retaine still their authority which neither of them would leaue In the ende at the great instance of Kings and Princes A counsell at Pisa to reforme the schisme of the Church the Colledges of Rome and Auignon agree to meet at Pisa to finde some meanes to determine of this reprochfull confusion Benedict yeelds but Gregory opposeth Notwithstanding his refusall all meet at Pisa. Thus all assembled whether the Emperour the Kings of France England Spaine Scotland Portugall Hongary Denmarke Sweden Pologne and Norway send their Ambassadors and the Churches of the east their deputies hauing debated the controuersie depending betwixt Gregorie and Benedict they depose them both Two Popes deposed Alexander the 5. chosen as nourishing a schisme in the Church and refusing to obey the Counsell whereas neither they noâ— their deputies had appeared In their place they choose Alexander the 5. a Candâ—ot held to be learned and veâ—tuous but he died within the first yeare of his Popedome So as the Colledge of Cardinalls retyring to Bologne created Iohn the 23. in his place But neither Gregory nor Benedict omitted any thing of their traine scorning the decree of the Councell So as for one Pope they had three Three Popes at one time the one at Rimini the other at Bologne and the third at Auignon and the last being worse then the first shall giue a reasonable good cause of further inquiry to Christian Princes in an other â—eason the which we will attend by order of the history and will returne into France to our Charles the 7. in the ioye of his Coronation which was to him and to all his subiects a happy fore-telling of the restoring of his Râ—alme but this excellent worke was not so soone ended We must now see by what degrees Charles recouered the possession of the Townes subdued by the English and how he expelled them out of this Realme The second parcell is set downe by vs in the front of this