Christ 1417. Of the three deposed Popes John and Gregory submitted to the Sentence of the Council Bennet persisted even 'till Death tho' he had but two Cardinals with him whom he commanded when he was dying to elect a Successor which they did naming a Chanoine of Barcellona who took the Name of Clement the Eighth But at length he deposed himself and was in exchange made Arch-Bishop of Majorca From Christ 1422. In France King Charles had before lost a The Battle â— Agincourt Battle near Agincourt in Piccardy Henry the Fifth who won it became very powerful in France the more because there hapned very great Troubles by a madness King Charles fell into upon the Death of his Brother Lewis Duke of Orleans whom his Cousin John Duke of Burgundy had caused to be Assassinated at Paris By the Death of the same John kill'd at Montereau in Brye by the Servants of Charles Dauphin in the presence of that Prince Lastly by the hatred of Queen Izabella of Bavaria against her Son the Dauphin which grew so violent that she joined in a Faction with Philip Duke of Burgundy whose Interests prevailed with the States General to deprive the Dauphin of his Right to the Succession of the Crown and to acknowledge for the Heir of King Charles Henry King of England his Son-in-Law who married Katharine his Daughter The famous Captain John Zisca a Bohemian John Zisca a famous Captain died after he had vindicated the Liberty and the Evangelick Religion of his Country-men against Wensâ—laus and Sigismond Kings of that Country o'er whom he gained many Battels even after he had lost both his Eyes in that War From Christ 1425. It was resolved in the Council of Constance that another should be held seven years after Pope Martin was averse to Popes it but about the end of his Papacy being importuned to call one he summoned it at Piâ—a But the Pope so ordered Affairs in that manner that this Council had no effect A little before his Death he appointed another at Basle and his The Council of Basle Successor Eugenius the Fourth sent his Legats to cause it to be opened From Christ 1431. After several years of great Confusion in France King Charles the Seventh re-establish'd himself by forcing out the English so that there remained in their Possession nothing but the City of Calais This great Revolution was begun and advanc'd by a certain young Wench called the Maid of Orleans who pretended The Maid of Orleans she was inspired from Heaven to employ her self to reinthrone King Charles The Emperor Sigismond being dead his Albert the second Emperor Son-in-Law Albert the Second succeeded him in the Empire and in the Kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia From Christ 1438. The Pope Eugenius fell out with the Council of Basle and signified to them That it should be removed to Ferrara In effect a Council was called there where The Council of Ferrara he was in Person with John Paleologus Emperor of Constantinople who had brought with him many Grecian Bishops then they went from thence to Florence where the Greeks made an Agreement with the Latins on many Articles of Belief in which till that time they had differed In the mean time the Council of Basle not at all fearing the Fulminations of Eugenius Aâ—â—hism proceeded legally against him deposed him and elected in his place Amideus Duke of Savoy under the Name of Foelix thâ— Fifth Antipope Foelix the Fifth This Prince had resigned his Dukedom to his Son Duke Lewis and was retired to the delitious Hermitage of Repaille on the Lake of Geneva At last Peace being made between the French and the English Lewis the Dauphin to discharge the Kingdom of the Soldiers who ruined it brought a great Army out of the Empire Four thousand A remarkable Action of the Switzers Switzers were so bold to oppose his Paslage they sold their Lives at a dear rate but they were all kill'd but one who being return'd to his Canton lost his Head as a base Deserter From Christ 1444. The young Ladislaus King of Hungary broke very rashly the Peace he had swore to the Turks It was believed that the Misfortune of the Battel of Varne was a The Battel of Varnâ— just punishment for the breaking his Oath He was there overcome and killed by Amurat the Second Sultan of the Turks Nicolaus the Fifth Successor to Eugenius the Fourth saw an end of the Schism by the free Resignation of Faelix who remained Cardinal and Legat of his own Country and the adjacent Places The Council of Basle having no more power broke up so that Nicolaus was acknowledged Pope without any Dispute From Christ 1449. Mahomet the Second of that Name Emperor Mahomet the Second takes Constantinople of the Turks took Constantinople from Constantin the Eleventh Paleologus the last Christian Emperor of that City It was taken by Assault and the Confusion was so very great that Constantin endeavouring to save himself was stifled at a Gate of the City by the multitude of flying People From Christ 1453. Alphonso Borgia a Spaniard under the Popes Name of Calixtus the Third succeeded Pope Nicholas the Fifth From Christ 1455. He acted nothing remarkable Pius the Second his Successor made himself more Eminent for his great Learning and extraordinary Zeal against the Turks His Name was Aeneas Silvius Picolomini a Citizen of Sienna From Christ 1458. Since Henry the Third King of England Affairs of England three Edwards had Reigned successively from Father to Son Edward the Third had Edward Prince of Wales who died before his Father leaving his Son Richard the Second who Reigned after the Death of his Grandfather Richard was Dethroned by Henry the Fourth Son of Henry Duke of Lancaster youngest Son to Edward the Third Lyonel Duke of Clarence being the next to Edward Prince of Wales Lyonel had a Daughter who was marryed to the Duke of York From Henry the Fourth came Henry the Fifth who had been received in France to succeed Charles the Sixth in right of his Wife Catharine The Quarrel between the House of York and Lancaster Daughter to Charles From that Marriage came Henry the Sixth who was Crowned being a Child King of France in the Church of St. Denis Not long after Edward the Fourth Duke of York descended from Lyonel Duke of Clarence second Son to Edward the Third dethroned and put to death Henry the Sixth and set up himself in his place From Christ 1460. Charles the Seventh King of France suffered himself to die of Hunger for fear of being poysoned having Conquered his Affairs of France Kingdom from the English He might have been called Fortunate if he had had another Father another Mother and another Son This Son was Lewis the Eleventh who succeeded his Father whom he had very ill treated From Christ 1461. After the Death of Tamberlain who had conquered the
Emperor Henry died at Liege in a most lamentable condition to which his Son Henry the Fifth had reduc'd him Henry the Fifth Emperor having before compelled him to resign the Empire From Christ 1106. Philip King of France died also after he had lived long in Luxury with Bertrade Kings of France whom he still retained notwithstanding two Excommunications and was at last reconciled to the Pope who gave him leave to enjoy her as his lawful Wife From Christ 1108. Pope Paschal in a Council held at Troy The Council of Trâ—y in Champagne renewed all his Predecessor had order in that of Clermont against the A Quarrel between the Pope Emperor preÌ„tended Investitures by the Emperors Henry the Fifth had dissembled with the Pope in order to settle himself more firmly in the Empire But when he found himself powerful enough to assert his Right he pass'd into Italy made himself Master of Rome and concluded a Treaty with Paschal very advantagious to the Emperors From Christ 1110. But after Henry was returned to Germany the Pope retracted tho' he had swore to the Treaty and upon it received the Sacrament with the Emperor From Christ 1112. Henry was not then in a condition to shew his Resentment for that high Affront by reason of great Disturbances the Pope Troubles in Germany had fomented in Germany which caused much Blood to be shed in the five Years these Troubles lasted The Emperor at length having surmounted them all went a second time into Italy to disannul the Deed of Gift made The Death of the Countess Matilda by the Countess Matilda which she bequeathed to the See of Rome after her Death From Christ 1117. At Constantinople the Old Emperor Alexus had resigned the Empire to his Son Calo John being very much troubled at Calo John Emperor of the East the ill Success he had for opposing the Croisaders having repented he had invited them at length he died with very great Grief From Christ 1118. Henry passed a third time into Italy to reduce Gelasius the Second who had succeeded Paschal upon the point of the Investitures The new Pope fled into France In the interim the Emperor plac'd in the Popes See of Rome Maurice Bourdin Archbishop of Bracara in Portugal under the Name of Gregory the Eigth Gelasius dying in France the Cardinals who had followed him chose in his place Guy Archbishop of Vienna under the Name of Calixtus the Second He was Brother to the Count of Burgundy and Cousin to the Emperor This Pope held a Council at Rheims in The Council at Rheims which was renewed and confirmed all that had been Decreed in that of Clermont upon the matter of the Investitures and marrying of Priests Calixtus returned into Italy with an Army he Conquer'd and took in Battel the Anti-Pope Bourdin and had also that Popes good fortune to settle Affairs in Germany in such a manner that the Emperor Henry in an Assembly of the Empire held at Wormes renounced the Right of Investitures From Christ 1122. Calixtus being dead there was a great Division in the Election between Celestinus and Honorius the Second but the last carryed it those of his Faction being the greatest Persons in Rome After the Death of the Emperor Henry the Fifth his Sisters Son Frederick Duke of Swabia with Conrade disputed the Empire against Lothaire the second Duke Lothaire the second Emperor of Saxe but the latter prevailed at last From Christ 1125. William Rufus Son to the Conqueror Kings of England had given his Daughter Adelais to Stephen Count of Boulogue who in her Right was King of England Stephen and his Queen Adelais dying without Issue Robert the Second Son of the Conqueror had his Eyes put out by his younger Brother Henry who assumed the Crown of England Under this King and Lewis le Gros King The first War between the French and the English Kings of Arrgon of France the Son and Successor to Philip began the first War between the French and English Alphonso King of Arragon having been killed by the Moores his Brother Ramire was taken out of a Monastery and made King in his place At that time lived one John of Estampes who had been a Soldier under Charlemaine He was called Johannes de Temporibus because John D' Estampes very Aged Amideus Count of Savoy of his extraordinary long Life Amedeus Count of Maurienna received the Title of Count of Savoy from the Emperor Hugh de Paganis first instituted the Military Order of the of the Knights Templars The Order of the Knight Templars in the City of Jerusalem From Christ 1127. Honorius the Second being dead this Year Innocent the Second was put in his place while this new Pope made War P 〈…〉 with Roger Prince of Apulia of Calabria and Sicily The Romans in his absence chose an Antipope called Anacletus so that Innocent was forc'd to fly into France where he was acknowledged lawful Pope The Council of Estampes St. Bernard in the Council of Estampes by the means of St. Bernard who also afterwards persuaded Victor the Fourth to resign the Chair to Innocent who for that purpose was brought back into Italy by the Emperor Lothair so that Schism ceased From Christ 1132. To Lewis the Sixth Sur-named Le Gross succeeded his Eldest Son Lewis the Seventh called Le Jeusne besides whom he had Kings of France Robert Count of Dreux Peter Lord of Courtnay and Philip Arch-Deacon of Paris who resigned the Bishoprick to Peter Lombard the famous Doctor and Author of the Book of Sentences where Divinity is treated of by Questions which Method Learned Mâ—n was introduc'd by John Rosselin and Peter Abeillard two Natives of Bretagne Some time before Robert Abbot of Molesme had instituted the Order of Cisteaux The Order of Cisteux which took its Name from the Principal Abbey of that Order which became more Illustrious by St. Bernard Abbot of Clerveaux From Christ 1130. Baldwin of Flanders Successor to Godfrey in the Kingdom of Jerusalem being Kings of Jerusalem dead the Daughter of Baldwin who had marryed Foulques of Anjou gave the Kingdom to her Husband Lothaire being dead Conrad the Third Conrade the Third Emperor Duke of Swabia was chose Emperor in his place Pope Innocent the Second having been taken in the War he made against Roger was set at liberty by that Prince on condition that Roger should have the Title of Apulia and Sicily which he and his Successors were to hold paying Fealty to the See of Rome From Christ 1143. To Innocent the Second succeeded Caelestin and Lucius both named Seconds Then Eugenius the Third a Disciple and 〈◊〉 Monk of the Order of St. Bernard The Romans not willing to acknowledge him for their Temporal Soveraign no more than his three Predecessors had done He went into France where he held a Council A Council at Chartres
at Chartres in which was instituted a new Croysade which proved most unfortunate to the Latin Christians who most of them perish'd in the way by the treachery of Manuel Comnenes Son and Successor to Calo John Emperor of Constantinople From Christ 1147. The Emperor Conrade who commanded The Emperor Conrade's Army lost And Lewis King of France the Land-Army escaping with much difficulty From Christ 1149. Lewis King of France going by Sea avoided the Treachery of the Greeks but the Malice of the Eastern Latins whose Vices were most enormous caused his Army to perish at the Siege of Damas so the Emperor and the King having done nothing but suffered great Losses returned home the King by the way fell into the hands of the Greeks whom as they were carrying him Prisoner the brave Rogor King of Sicily rescued him from them From Christ 1150. Anastatius the Fourth Successor to Eugenius the Third did nothing remarkable Popes in the fifteen Months of his Papacy Adrian the Fourth his Successor Crowned Frederic Barbarossa who had been chose Emperor in the place of Conrad his Uncle who died two Years before From Christ 1155. The Pope and the new Emperor fell out immediately on the same occasions as their Predecessors which gave Birth to the Factions of the Guelphs and the Gibelins The Guelphs and the Gibelins by which Italy and Germany were ruined The Guâ—lphs of the Party of the Pope and the Gibelins of the Emperors which Quarrel grew more hot between Popes the Emperor and Alexander the Third Successor to Adrian The Emperor supporting Anti-popes three Antipopes viz. Victor Paschal and Calixtus against Alexander From Christ 1159. At length the Pope agreed with the An Agreement bâ—tween the Empâ—ror and the Pope Emperor at Venice where they met Historians have writ diversly of the Treatment Alexander used to Frederic but it is very certain the Agreement was most advantagious to the Pope From Christ 1164. The Institution of the Military Order of Thâ— Order of the Knights Hospita 〈…〉 the Knights Hospitalers of St. John of Jerusalem was some Years after that of the Templars then after that of the Hospitalers was instituted the Teutonick Order Tâ— Teutonick Or 〈…〉 From Christ 1177. Henry the Second King of England Son Henry â—â— Sâ—cond King of England of Jeffery Count of Anjou had marryed Eleanor Dutchess of Aquitaine and Counless of Poitou repudiated by Lewis the Seventh King of France so Henry became very powerful he was Excommunicated by Pope Alexander upon the occasion of the Death of Thomas a Becket Archbishop Thomas a Becket Archbishop of Canterbury Kings of France of Canterbury The two Kings Lewis and Henry made War several times at last a Peace was concluded which held till the Death of Lewis who had for his Successor Philip the Second It was at his Coronation that the Peers of France were twelve in Tâ—rlve Peâ—rs of France Alexis the Second Empâ—râ—r of the East Andronicus his Sâ—ccessor number Manuel Emperor of the East died left his Son Alexus the Second then a very Child He was strangled at two years-end by Andronicus his Kinsman who by that means made himself Emperor He Reigned but two years for the People killed him and put in his place Isaac the Second called Isacius Angelus From Isaac the Second his Successor Saladin takes Jerusalem Christ 1184. Saladin Sultan of Egypt took Jerusalem from Guy King of Lusignan Eighty eight Years after the Croyzaders had taken it under the Conduct of Godfrey of Bovilton From Christ 1187. After the Death of Alexander the Third which fell out in the year Eleven hundred eighty one Lucius the Third Urban Popes the Third Gregory the Eighth and Clement the Third held successively the See of Rome From Christ 1190. The Emperor Frederic had been took The Death of the Emperor Frederic Prisoner and generously released by Saladin in a Voyage that Emperor made to the Levant after Jerusalem had been taken he went there again and was drowned as he was Bathing in the River Orontes near to Antioch Henry the Sixth his Son was chose Emperor Henry the Sixth his Successor in his place It is not found that Frederick was taken by Saladin but that he fought with good success and that he had ruin'd the Saracens and Turks had he liv'd longer From Christ 1192. The Voyage of Philip King of France The King of France and England fact one and of Richard King of England was not more Fortunate They took only Acre or Ptolemais but falling out among themselves each retired to his Kingdom these two Kings had already made War one against the other and had put a stop to it upon the Design of the Croizade but after their return they again revived it more furiously than before From Christ 1197. Henry the Sixth dying left by his Wife The Emperor Henry the Sixtâ—'s Death Constantia Daughter and sole Heiress of William King of Sicily Frederic a Child too young to Rule the Empire The Princes were divided in the Election one Party chose Philip the Brother of Henry Philip and Otho dispute the Empire Popes the other Otho Duke of Saxe this latter prevailed being supported by Innocent the Third Successor to Caelistin the Third Richard called Caeur de Lyon being dead the Succession of England with his other Kings of England Dominions belonging to Arthur Duke of Bretany Son to Jefery the second Son of Henry the Second but John who was but the third Son usurp'd it to the prejudice of his Nephew Arthur From Christ 1200. THE Thirteenth Age. ABout the end of the foregoing Age the Croyzade had been publish'd at The Croyzade the beginning of this Century the Croyzaders met at Constantinople Isaac the Angel had his Eyes put out by his Brother Alexis who by that means usurp'd the Empire The young Alexis Son of Isaac Emperors of Constantinople stop'd the Croyzaders and persuaded them to employ their Arms to depose the Usurper which they did and re-establish'd the Father and Son But these two Princes not having satisfied the Croyzaders they set up the Grecians Alexis Ducas surnamed Murzuffle took occasion in this confusion to kill the young Alexis but he The Croyzaders take Constantinople himself was taken and kill'd in Constantinople by the Croyzaders who made themselves Masters of the City after sixty days Siege From Christ 1204. By the Agreement of the Army twelve of their Chiefs having the power to elect Baudwin Emperor of Constantinople an Emperor the choice fell upon Baudwin Count of Flanders They also chose for Patriarch Thomas Morosini a Venetian Alexis a Prince of the Blood of Comnenes Alexis Emperor of Trebizonda retired to Trebizonda upon the Euxine Sea in Asia and there having gathered together the Remnant of the Grecians he was by them acknowledged Emperor The Schism of the Western Empire ceas'd Otho the
Success Under his Papacy were publish'd the Pontifical Ordinances called the Decretals as in the former Age Gratian had compiled the Decrees under the Authority of Alexander the Third In the Emperor Frederick's time began the two implacable Factions of the Guelfs and Gibellines From Christ 1241. Celestine the Fourth having enjoyed the Popes See of Rome but eighteen Days the Chair was vacant for the space of twenty Months at the end of which was chose Innocent the Fourth who went into France to act more powerfully against the Emperor Frederic The Pope assembled a Council at Lyons The Council of Lyons Cardinals in purple where the Cardinals were cloathed in Purple by Virtue of a Decree of that Council Frederick having been a little while excommunicated had forfeited his Right to the Empire which the Pope offered to Robert Brother to the King of France but the good King refused it offering on his part a Mediation to reconcile the Quarrel The Pope not regarding the King's Offer combined with a Party of the German Princes who chose for their Emperor Henry Lantgrave of Turinge Henry Lantgrave of Turing who soon after dying they elected William Count of Holland Emperor William Count of Holland From Christ 1246. King Lewis beng engaged in the Croysade went into Aegypt against the Sultan there he took Damietta and defeated the Mamulecks in two great Battles but in the third this good King's Army was wholly routed and himself taken Prisoner with the chief of his Nobility He was set at Liberty paying a Ransome of Four hundred thousand Livres He went into Palestine and at last returned back to France six Years after he had left it From Christ 1254. Frederick the Second being dead Conrad Conrad the Fourth Emperor the Fourth was chosen Emperor by a Party of the German Princes But finding himself strong enough to maintain his Right in Germany he retired into his Kingdom of Naples where he was poyson'd by his Brother Manfred a Bastard of Frederick the Second Alexander the Fourth succeeded Innocent Popes the Fourth From Christ 1255. William Count of Holland having been killed in a War against the Frizons one Party of the Princes chose for their Emperor Alphonso King of Castile Another Party Alphonso King of Castile and Richard Duke of Cornwal Emperorâ— Richard Duke of Cornwal Brother to Henry King of England Richard was crowned at Aix la Chapelle Alphonso never came into Germany From Christ 1257. The History of this Age makes mention of a Prince in the Levant whose Dominion was among the Mountains of Armenia The Antient of the Mountains from whence he was called the Antient of the Mountains and had likewise the name of Prince of the Arsacides or Assassins who by promising an imaginary Paradice persuaded all his Subjects to kill whom he pleased Robert of Sorbonne from the name of a The Collâ—dge of Sorbonne Village near Paris where he was Born founded the famous Colledge which still bears his Name in that great City Alexander the Fourth died and had for his Successor Urban the Fourth Son of a Popes Shoemaker in Troyes in Campagne this Pope instituted that superstitious Ceremony of carrying the Host in publick Procession and causing it to be ador'd Baldwin Emperor of Constantinople being The Latins drove out of Constantinople absent from that City Michael Paleologus drove out the Latins who had ruled the Empire for the space of Fifty seven Years Urban the Fourth died he had transferr'd to Charles of Anjou Brother to King Popes Lewis of France the Right of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily which the Bastard Manfred had usurp'd o're Conradin Son to the Emperor Conrade From Christ 1264. Clement the Fourth a Frenchman like his Predecessor continuing to support Charles of Anjou King of Naples and Sicily Charles put himself in possession of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily after he had defeated in Battel the young Conradin who being afterwards with his Cousin Frederick Duke of Austriche fallen into Contradin and Frederic beheaded Manfred killed the hands of Charles he caused them publickly to be Beheaded the Bastard Manfred having been before killed in a Battel Charles had won against him From Christ 1268. King Lewis of France made a second A Croyzade Croyzade with Edward Son to Henry King of England Prince Edward taking the way to Palestine and the King the way to Africk where he took Carthage which was then considerable only for its Name after that he besieged Tunis and dyed at The Death of Saint Lewis that Siege of the Plague which infected his Army From Christ 1270. Philip the Third called le Hardi his Philip the Third King of France eldest Son succeeded him Robert the youngest of his Sons Count of Clermont was chief of the Branch of Bourbon St. Sons and Brothers of St. Lewis Lewis had three Brothers Robert Count of Artois who was chief of one Branch and Charles Count of Anjou King of Naples made another Branch Alphonso Count of Poitou left no Issue by his Wife Daughter and Heiress to Raymond Count of Tholouze From Christ 1271. After the Death of Clement the Fourth Popes the See of Rome was vacant for two or three years about the end of which the Arch-Deacon of Liege was elected under the Name of Gregory the Tenth From Christ 1273. The Emperor Richard being dead the Princes of Germany having no regard for Alphonso King of Castille chose for Emperor Rodolphus Count of Hapsburg a little Rodolphus Emperor Signory in the County of Berne Gregory confirmed this Election in a Council held at Lyons where Alphonso resigned by Proxy A Council at Lyons his pretensions to the Empire From Christ 1274. Michael Paleologus being in Person at that Michael Paleologus Emperor of the East Council where having acknowledged the Authority of the Pope he was there declared and confirmed Emperor of the East In the same year died Gregory the Tenth he had three Successors in a very short time Innocent the Fifth Adrian the Fifth Popes and John the One and twentieth who all held the See but a few days After the Death of the last was chosen Nicholas the Third of the House of Ursini From Christ 1276. Otochaire King of Bohemia to whom Otochaire King of Bohemia overcome by Rodolphus Rodolphus had been an Officer refusing to obey the Emperor was forc'd to submit From Christ 1277. Having been overcome in a Battel by Rodolphus who took from him the Marquisate of Austria which Rodolphus gave The Surname of Austria to his Son Albert he and his Successors taking the surname of Austria From Christ 1278. To Nicholaus the Third succeeded Martin the Fifth who being a Frenchman Popes heard with great regret the news of the horrible Massacre which the Sicilians committed on the French at the hour of Vespers Sicilian Vespers Peter King of Arragon seized
Persians Hussan Cassan possess'd himself of that Kingdom he succeeded Sophys Kings of Persia the Hermit Sophy from whence came the Sophyes who have Reigned in Persia to this time From Christ 1463. Pius the Second died No private Person ever laboured more than Aeneas Silvius to restrain the Authority of the Popes within the limits of their antient Popes Cannons yet no Pope ever took more pains to extend the Papal Power beyond all bounds He obtained of Lewis the Eleventh to abolish the pragmatick Sanction which were Rules extracted from The pragmatick Sanction what had been resolved in the Council of Constance and Basle to curb the exorbitant Authority of the Popes These Rules had been received in France where they were in form and force as Laws The Emperor Albert the Second died leaving his Empress big with Child She Kings of Hungary and Bohemia was delivered of a Son called Ladislaus who succeeded his Father in the Kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia Frederic the Third Cousin to Albert and Frederic the Third Emperor of the same House of Austria was Successor to the Empire The young King Ladislaus dying before he was marryed the Hungarians chose for their King Mathias Corvin Son Mathias Corvin King of Hungary of John Huniades a great Captain who had made himself famous in the War against the Turks The Bohemians for their part chose for George Polebrac King of Bohemia their King George Polebrac one of the Grandees of their Country This King being of the Evangelick Faith protected those of that Religion in his Kingdom Paul the Second called Barbaro Avenetian succeeded Pius the Second Then to Popes Paul succeeded a Cordelier named Riara who was stiled Sixtus the Fourth Charles the last Duke of Burgundy had Charles the last Duke of Burgundy defeated by the Switzers continually waged War with Lewis King of France He had conquered Lorraine of Rayner who had Right to the Kingdom of Naples and was Duke of Anjou He endeavoured to subject the Switzars which Design proved fatal to him for they overcame him twice in their Country where he went to attack them at Granzona and at Morat and the third time near to Nancy which he Besieged making War against Rayner King of Naples and Duke of Lorraine Charles having been His Death killed in this last Battel From Christ 1477. Mary Daughter and Heiress married to Maximillian of Austria His Daughter and Heiress Maria marryed Maximilian Son to Frederic the Third Emperor By this Marriage she brought to the House of Austria the Sovereignty of the seventeen Provinces in the Low-Countries with the County of Burgundy the Dutchy having been reunited to the Crown of France by King Lewis the Eleventh There was another Heiress who had The Right of the Kingdom of Cyprus brought the Right of the Kingdom of Cyprus to the House of Savoy She was Charlotta the only Daughter to John the Second of Lusignan King of Cyprus By marrying Lewis Duke of Savoy who having In the House of Savoy no Children she bequeath'd her Kingdom by Testament But James her Bastard-Brother having took possession of Cyprus Catharina Cornaro his Widdow To the Venetians transferr'd to the Venetians the Right she pretended to that Kingdom of which the Venetians put themselves into a present Possession The House of the Medices having for sometime swayed the Government of Florence several Conspirators of other A Conspiracy against the Medices great Families of that City supported by the Pope set upon the two Brothers Julian and Laurence in a Church at the time of Mass where Julian was killed Laurence having saved Himself did stir up the People against the Conspirators some of them were hanged up in the heat Among others Salviati Archbishop of Pisa From Christ 1478. The Pope employ'd his Arms Spiritual and Temporal against the Florentines but they maintained the War with Forces the King of France sent them under the Command of Philip de Comines whose Name is Philip Comines famous for his curious and judicious Memoirs After the Death of Edward the Fourth King of England his Son Edward the Fifth tho' a Child was presently after Affairs of England kill'd with Richard his Brother by Richard their Uncle who usurpd ' the Crown From Christ 1483. Lewis the Eleventh King of France died a Prince who had Reigned with Of France more absolute Power than any of his Predecessors for which reason some write that he invested the Kings with more Regal Authority others that he had exalted them beyond all sense and reason His great Qualities were attended with as many ill ones as Cruelty Injustice and Hypocrisy and about the end of his Reign he fell into very great imbecility by his fear of Death His only Son Charles the Eighth very young succeeded him John Cibo a Genouese under the Name Popes of Innocent the Eighth succeeded Sixtus the Fourth Henry the Seventh made himself King of England having overcome and killed in Battel Richard the Third Henry was of Affairs of England the House of Lancaster by his Mothers side He united the two Houses York and Lancaster who were Enemies by marrying Mary of York Daughter to Edward the Fourth and Sister to Edward the Fifth From Christ 1485. Ferdinand King of Arragon and his Granada taken from the Saracens Wife Izabella Queen of Castille took Granada from Boadilla the last King of the Saracens in Spain From Christ 1492. A little while after Christopher Colombus Christopher Columbus a Genouese found out the new World with great Success and infinite Advantage to Ferdinand and Izabella From Christ 1494. King Charles went into Italy where all Charles the Eighth in Italy the Cities received him as Conqueror so he entered Rome where Alexander the Sixth Successor to Innocent the Eighth either could not or durst not oppose him from thence he march'd to the Kingdom of Naples and made himself Master of it with incredible facility His Design was to carry on the War even to Constantinople to which end he had delivered from the hands of the Pope Zizim Brother to Bajazet the Second to make use of him against Bajazet but the Design miscarried by the Death of Zizim but chiefly by the League the Pope the Venetians and Lodowike Sforza Duke of Millan made against the King to fight him as he came back The Battel was fought The Battel of Fornova near Fornova a Village near to Piacenza where the King wholly routed them tho' they were six times more in number than those of his Army but the French lost the Kingdom of Naples in as short a time as they had Conquered it that there remained to them nothing more than a filthy The Neopolitan Disease Disease which cannot modestly be named Two Years after Charles being dead Lewis Duke of Orleans first Prince of the Blood succeeded him The new King broke off his Marriage with
Rome some few paces from the Breach The Pope being made a Prisoner in the The Pope made a Prisoner escap'd Castle of St. Angelo was kept there for six Months from whence he escap'd and was reconciled to the Emperor Who gave his Natural Daughter in Marriage to The Medices are Sovereigns of Florence Andrea Doria a Genouese the chief of the House of the Medices of which was the Pope So the Medices became Sovereigns of Tuscany Andrea Doria behaved himself better towards Genoa his Country For having abandoned the King of France's Service in which he had been a long time engaged offered himself to the Emperor upon Condition that the Liberty of his Country should be preserved From Christ 1530. The Peace made between the Emperor A Peace between the Emperor and the King The Siege of Vienna raised and the King of France forced Solyman to raise the Siege of Vienna The Separation of England from the Church of Rome occasioned by the Divorce of Henry the Eighth and his Queen Catherine of Arragon John Calvin was called to Geneva to John Calvin at Geneva make a Reformation of Religion From Christ 153â— The Emperor Charles the Fifth passed Charles V. in Barbary over into Barbary took Tunis and there re-establish'd Mulâ—y Hassan who had been deposed by the famous Corsair Barbarossa In his Return from that Expedition the Emperor lost a great part of his Ships and Galleys in a Storm He was also as unfortunate in an Enterprize He came tâ— Provence and retired with great loss of his Soldiers against France He came into Provence without acting any thing there he was constrained to retire with the loss of the greatest part of his vast Army A Peace being made he past through A Peace with France France in order to quell the Rebellion of Gaunt From Christ 1541. But having not perform'd what he promis'd A War broke out again to the King of France when he past through his Country the War broke out again between them From Christ 1543. Then followed the Battle of Cerisolles The Battle of Cerisolles won by the French under the Conduct of the Duke D'Anguien Francis of Bourbon over the Imperialists Then a Peace was concluded between A Peace the two Potentates each of them being at the Head of a powerful Army upon the Frontiers of the Low Countries From Christ 1545. Edward the Sixth succeeded his Father Kings of England Henry the Eighth King of England Francis King of France died also and his Kings of France Son Henry succeeded him To Clement the Seventh succeeded Paul Popes the Third who appointed a Council to assemble at Mantua then at Vicenza and at last at Trent without having effected The Council of Trent any considerable Bus'ness This Pope gave the Dutchy of Parma and Plaizance to Lodowick Farnese one of his Sons From Christ 1549. The Cardinal d' Monte under the Name of Julius the Third succeeded Paul the Third The Emperor had weakned the Protestant The Battle at the pass of the Elb. Princes of Germany by defeating their Army at the passage of the Elb. Then they had recourse to King Henry A War between the Emperor and the King Metz Toul and Verdun taken by the King who in his March to Germany seized on Metz Toul and Verdun The Emperor having afterwards besieged Metz was forc'd to raise the Siege by the wise and couragious Defence of the Duke of Guize From Christ 1553. The young King Edward of England being dead his Sister Mary was acknowledg'd The Siege of Metz raised Affairs of England Queen After that she beheaded her Cousin the Lady Jane Grey with her Husband the Lord Dudley From Christ 1554. The Emperor Charles resigned his Hereditary Of the Empire and of Spain Dominions to his Son Philip and Ferdinand King of the Romans younger Brother to Charles was acknowledg'd Emperor Julius the Third died and Twenty one Popes Days after his Successor Marcellus Paul the Fourth of the House of Caraffa in the Kingdom of Naples was chose Pope From Christ 1557. The War being inflamed between the The Battle of St. Quintin Kings of France and Spain Philip in Person won the Battle of St. Quintin of the French where the Constable and many other Lords of Quality were made Prisoners The Duke of Guize in some manner The taking of Calais repaired this Loss in taking of Calais upon which Mary Queen of England died with Grief She had succeeded her Brother Affairs of England Edward the Sixth and having married her near Kinsman Philip King of Spain she was engaged in this War From Christ 1558. Elizabeth Daughter to Henry the Eighth by Anne of Bullen succeeded her Sister Queen Mary A Peace was made between Henry and A Peace between France Spain Philip by the Marriage of Elizabeth with Philip and that of Margaret Sister to Henry with the Duke of Savoy In a Turnament held at Paris in Honour of these Nuptials the King Tilting against the Count of Montgomery was wounded in the Eye by a Splinter of the Count's Lance of which he died in a few Days He had put to Death a great Number of Hugonets among others he condemned Ann du Bourg a Counsellor of the Parliament The Death of Bourg of Paris and swore that he would see him executed but his unexpected Death prevented him Yet some Days after Du Bourg suffered Death with great Resolution in the Presence of the young King the Queen-Mother and all the Court. Paul the Fourth had for his Successor Popes Pius the Fourth of the House of the Medices or of the Medâ—quiâ—s of Milâ—aiâ— The Conspiracy of Amboise was then The Conspiracy of Amboise made against the Duke of Guize and the Cardinal of Lorrain to take away the King from their Custody by the Grandees of the Kingdom who professed the Reformed Religion pretending that those two Princes kept the King as Prisoner From Christ 1560. In an Assembly held at Fountainbleau it was there resolved to call a National Council to prevent which the Pope again declared for that of Trent begun by Paul the The Council of Trent Third continued by Julius the Third and broke off under both Popes In the mean time the States of France assembled Affairs of France at Orleans where the Prince of Conde was made Prisoner and had been put to Death but for the sudden Death of the young King Francis the Second Charles the Ninth his Brother being yet a Child succeeded him under the Tuition and Regency of his Mother Catherine de Medices From Christ 1561. The Conference held at Poissy between The Conference at Poissy the Doctors of both Religions had no good effect The Affairs of France being much embroil'd on the Account of Religion the Guizes being Masters of the King's Person the Queen-Mother writ to the Prince of Conde to come
Hungary and Bohemia was chosen From Christ 1612. The Danes in the beginning of this year 1613. invaded Swedeland On the other side the Swedes fell into Norway and did the Danes much damage However the The intermarriages of Lewls XIII with Anna of Austria and of Philip prince of Spain with Elizabeth Sister to Lewis XIII Danes took Elsburg and Gotzberg by surrender but going to make a further Progress the King of Denmark's Army was so oppress'd with the Plague and Famine that the Swedes recovered most of their Losses Great Rejoycings and publick Carouzels were at Paris for the intermarriages of Lewis the Thirteenth with Anna of Austria Daughter of Philip the Third King of Spain And of Philip Prince of Spain with Elizabeth Sister to Lewis the Thirteenth Holland makes a League with Achmet The Death of prince Henry A peace between Sweden and Denmark The States of Holland make a League with Achmet Emperor of the Turks by his Ambassador he sent to the Hague Henry Prince of Wales the eldest Son of James the First King of Great Britain died in the Eighteenth year of his Age. From Christ 1612. A Peace between Sweden and Denmark and Colmar restored to the Swedes Gabriel Bathor Prince of Transilvania The prince of Transilvania beaten by Bethlem Gabor beaten by Bethlem Gabor assisted by the Turks was killed by his own Subjects From Christ 1613. The Prince of Conde with some other Princes joining with him took Arms against The prince of Conde opposes the Queen Regent but is made friends by 〈…〉 m of M 〈…〉 the Queen Regent of France in order to put her from the Administration of the Government pretending that the Mareschal d' Ancre was too great in Authority with her but the Queen pacifyed them with Money William Wolfang Prince of Neuburg Son-in-Law The Princ◠of Newburg turn◠Papist to the Duke of Bavaria abdicated the Reformed Religion and embraced the Romish The States of Holland made an Edict to The Edict of Holland refused by the Contra-Remonstrants reconcile the Remonstrants and Contra-Remonstrants to which the Remonstrants obey'd but most of the Contra-Remonstrants refused to submit to it Frederic the Fifth having compleated Frederic the Fifth returns to his Electorate Frederic Henry born his Marriage with the Princess Elizabeth Daughter of the King of England returned to his Electorate From Christ 1613. Frederic Henry Son of Frederic the Fifth and of Elizabeth was born From Christ 1614. Muscovie long wasted by the Poles and Fedrowitz chose Great Duke of Muscovy Lewis th◠Thirteenth married o◠Burdeau◠Swedes the Nobility made choice of Fedrowitz for their great Duke Lewis the Thirteenth going to marry Adna Maria Mauritia at Burdeaux invites the Prince of Conde to go along with him because it would be pernicious to the King and Kingdom The States of France according to the Promise which the Queen Regent had made to the Prince of Conde are summoned and met at Paris where it was unanimously resolved that the King under no pretence could be put to death by his Subjects Whether the Power of the King was immediately subject to God Whether he might be excommunicated by the Pope or dispossessed of his Crown by reason of the Dissent of the Clergy And the third Order was left undetermined The Jews by reason of their usurious The Jews expelled Wormes Exactions were expelled the City of Wormes by the Populacy to the Will of the Senate and their Synagogue pull'd down The Prince of Conde defeated at St. Maxents The Prince of Conde beaten by the King's Forces From Christ 1615. A Peace concluded between the Spaniard A Peace between the Spaniard and the Duke of Savoy and the Duke of Savoy Flushing the Brill with the Fort of Rammekens which were made Pledges to Queen Elizabeth restored by King James the First for Thirty three hundred thousand Florins The Prince of Conde having made his Peace with the King and living secure at Paris upon the King's Word is unexpectedly committed to Prison and there detained above three years upon which the Mareschal D'Ancre his Palace was plundered by the Populacy The Turks beaten at Sea by the Spaniards The Turks beaten at Sea and at Land in the Mediterranean by the Cossacks in the Lake Maeotis and at Land in Asia by the Persians where partly by the Sword and by the Pestilence they lost above Forty thousand Men. From Christ 1616. Lewis the Thirteenth by the Advice of the Count de Luynes caused the Mareschal D' Ancre who there bore the greatest The Mareschal D' Ancre pu◠to Death at Courts sway to be put to Death which was done by Vitry Captain of the Guards at the entrance into the Court after which being presently buryed in the next Church his Body was the day after taken up again and drawn by the Rabble thro' the Streets of Paris His Widow under pretence of being a Witch and addicted to the Jewish Ceremonies was condemned to death by the Parliament of Paris Achmet the Emperor of the Turks being dead Mustapha was set up in his place but being found unfit to Govern Achmet died and Osman made Emperor of the Turks was the next year dethroned And Osman the Son of Achmet about eleven years of Age was made Emperor This being the hundredth Year from the Reformation first begun by Luther was kept as a year of Jubilee by the Protestants The Lutheran Jubilee all over Germany and some days were spent in publick Thanksgivings This was first done in Saxony and after that in the Palatine and Brandenburgh Electorates and in other places The Tartars provok'd by the frequent Incursions of the Cossacks invade Podolia burnt four Cities with four hundred Villages and carryed away a vast number of People and Cattel Prince Charles created Prince of Wales prince Charles prince of Wales With the Differences about Religion that turmoil'd Holland a political Controversy intermix'd it self who should have the Supream Administration of the Government Whether the several Orders of each Province in their several Jurisdictions or the States General over all the Provinces The States General thereto asserted this Authority to themselves and proposed the calling of a National Synod at Dort Holland Overysell and Utrecht only assenting and Prince Maurice to obtain prince Maurice takes upon him the Administration of Holland the consent of those three Provinces removed the Magistrates of Nimegen and Utrecht from their Places as also in most other Cities of Holland and placed in their rooms such as he thought most addicted to his Party Moreover he imprisoned John ab Olden Barnevelt Advocate of Holland Rumold Hogerbet Syndic of Leyden Hugo Grotius Syndic of Rotterdam and Giles Ledemberg Secretary of Utrecht And now all Obstacles being removed a National Synod was held at Dort whither resorted English Palatine Switzers with other Divines and there the Opinion of the Remonstrants was condemned but they
with Saxon Weymar are forced to return without acting any thing considerable A Battel between the Turks and the Persians The Persians beaten by the Turks wherein Ninety thousand of the Turks and Twenty thousand of the Persians fell yet the Turks being more numerous became Victors The Princess Elizabeth born second The princess Elizabeth born Daughter to King Charles the First From Christ 1635. A Peace renewed between the Emperor The Elector of Saxony dâ—sâ—rted the Swedes and the Elector of Saxony at Prague so the Elector deserted the Swedes and the rest of the Confederate Princes About this time the Tartars who harassed The Tartats Conqâ—â—reâ— Chyna the Chyneses with continual Wars entering into Chyna with numerous Forces within the space of twenty years quite subdued those people and became their Masters The Imperialists received a great overthrow The Imperialists routed by thâ— Swedes near Wistock in Germany being routed from their Camp with the loss of all their Baggage and Canon by General Bannier General of the Swedes In Transilvania Stephen the Brother and Peter the Son of Bethlem Gabor endeavoured to make themselves Masters of that Principality with the Assistance of the Turks but were defeated by Ragotsky assisted by the Emperor Ferdinand King of Hungary elected Ferdinand K. of the Romans Breda took by the prince of Orange from the Spaniards King of the Romans From Christ 1636. The Prince of Orange after a Siege of about three months recovers Breda from the Spaniards The Liturgy first read at Edinburgh occasioned a great Tumult Bernard Duke of Saxon Weymar having a long time besieged Brisac a strong City upon the Rhyne compelled it at length to surrender for want of Provision yet the Duke of Lorrain and Lamboy both attempted to relieve it From Christ 1637. The Count Pallatin assisted by the English raised Forces and possess'd himself of Meppen in Westphalia but was defeated by Count Hatfieild and his Brother Prince Rupert taken Prisoner Maria de Medicis Queen Mother arrived Queen Mother of France arrived in England in England The French besieged St. Omers but all in vain But the Duke of Longeville defeated the Duke of Lorrain in Burgundy and at the same time the Prince of Conde was repulsed from the Siege of Fontatabie A Sea-Fight in the Downes between the Dutch and the Spaniards where Trump the A Sea Fight between the Dutch the Spaniard Dutch Admiral tho' inferior in number to the Enemy did beat the Spanish Fleet of which he burnt one part and took others so that very few returned back into Spain Ferdinand the Second Emperor died of a The Death of Ferdinand II. Dropsy in whose room not long after was elected his Son Ferdinand the Third General Bannier defeated the Imperialists The Swedish General dâ—feated the Imperialists Another Sea Fight between the Dutch and the Spaniard near Kemnitz in Saxony and persued Furstemberg into Bohemia Another Sea-Fight between the Dutch and the Spaniards side wherein of 50 Sail on the Spaniards side not twenty escap'd The King of England Armed against the Scots by Sea and Land and sent over for the Lord Deputy of Ireland The Turks take Babylon after they had cut off 40 thousand of the Persian Horse From Christ 1639. AmuÌ„rath the Emperor of the Turks The death of Amurath Ibrahim succeeded Civil Dissentions in Scotland The Impâ—rialists defeated died in the 23d year of his Age to whom Ibrahim the First his Brother succeeded Civil Dissentions first began in Scotland occasioned by the Scots refusing to admit the Liturgy of England General Bannier obtained a great Victory over the Imperialists near Homburg in Hassia A terrible Earthquake felt over all the An Earthquake in Flanders Low Countries and parts adjoining A Parliament began in England and dissolved and several of the Members imprisoned Charles the First his fourth Son born Henry Duke of Glocester born baptized Henry and created Duke of Glocester King Charles sets up his Standard at York 〈…〉 in England The long Parliament began in November The Earl of Stafford impeach'd of High-Treason The Earl of Stafford's and Arch-Bishop Laud ' s â—mpâ—achâ—n of High-Treason Ferdinand Cardinal Infanta died and the Arch-Bishop Laud impeach'd of High-Treason after which the Bishops Votes in Parliament taken away From Christ 1640. Ferdinand the Cardinal Infanta of Spain and Governour of the Low Countries died at Brussels The Duke of Soissons assisted by the Imperialists and relying on the Friendship of the Duke of Bouillon who was then possess'd of Sâ—dan threatned to break into France The King bends all his Forces The Duke of Soissons killâ—d against them so that after a dubious Fight wherein Soissons was slain the Attempâ— was given over Princess Mary 〈…〉 the P. of Orange The Princess Mary Daughter to Charles the First was married to William of Nassaw Prince of Orange at Whitehall The Earl of Strafford beheaded and the The Earl of Stafford beheaded Irish Rebellion broke out where were twenty thousand Persons barbarously murdered The Irish Rebellion broke out K. Charles lâ—ft London and went to York King Charles the First left the City of London and went to York From Christ 1641. Maria de Medicis Queen Dowager of Henry the Fourth King of France and Mother of Lewis the Thirteenth died at The death of Maria de Medicis Queen Dowager of France Collogn in great poverty Not long after Cardinal Richlieu died at Paris in the sixty sixth year of his Age. Saxon Waymer and Eberstein gave Lamboy Lamboy defeated by Saxon Weymar and Eberstein Tortenson did beat the Imperialists and took Lipseich the Imperial General a total Defeat Tortenson the Swedish General gave the Imperialists another Defeat near Leipsich and after that took Leipsich by surrender The French prosper in Catalonia defeated the Spaniards and took Cosibre but are beaten by the Spaniards near Cotelet in Picardy and lost La Basse on the confines of Artois Sir John Hotham denied King Charles the First his Entrance into Hull The Earl Civil Wars in England of Essex made General of the Parliaments Forces while the King did set up his Standard at Nottingham Edge-Hill Fight where the Earl of Lindsey the King's General was slain The Queen of England left Holland and Landed at Burlington in Yorkshire From Christ 1642. Lewis the Thirteenth King of France The Death of Lewis XIII K. of France departed this Life leaving Lewis the Fourteenth to succeed him an Infant of five years of Age. During whose Minority Ann of Austria is appointed Queen Regent while Cardinal Julio Mazarini an Italian obtained the same power at Court which Richlieu had before The Prince of Conde won the famous The Battel of Rocroy A War between the Duke of Parma and the Pope Battel of Rocroy A War between the Duke of Parma and the Pope who was beaten by the Florentines Cheapside-Cross demolish'd and the solemn
Parliament dissolved and another called at Westminster From Christ 1659. A peace between Sweden and Poland and with the Danes A Peace was solemnly concluded between the Swedes and the Polcnians And at the same time a Peace was made between the Danes and the Swedes In France after the Pyrenean Peace was made the Royal Bride Maria Teresa Daughter to the King of Spain was received in in very great State The New Parliament met and voted the K. Charles the II. arrivâ—â— in England Return of King Charles the Second He was accordingly Proclaimed and landed in England and made his publick Entry thro London General Monk created Duke of Albemarle and made Knight of the Garter The Princess of Orange came into England 〈◊〉 deâ—â—h of thâ— Prâ—â— Orange And Duke of Gloucester but died soon after Henry Duke of Gloucester died Cardinal Mazarin removed by Death This year was concluded the famous Peace of Oliva between the Emperor the Swedes the Polanders and the Elector of Brandenburg From Christ 1660. The Dolphin of France was born upon Thâ— Dolphin of France bâ—rn K. Charles II. crown'd Q 〈…〉 of Bohemia came to England All Saints Day and Christned Lewis The Magnificent Cavalcade of King Charles the Second from the Tower of London to his Palace at Whitehall the next day after he was Crowned at Westminster Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia came into England The Marquess of Argile beheaded at Edinburg Argile beheaded James Duke of Ormond made Lord Leiftenant of Ireland The Queen of Bohemia died From Christ Qu. of Bohâ—mia 〈…〉 1661. Dun 〈…〉 sold to the Frenâ—â— King for five â—unkiâ—k â— â— miâ—â—ions of Ficrius The Duke of Crequi the French Embaisador affronted at Rome by the Corsi for which the King of France demanded Satisfaction and had it King Charles the Second and Donna Catharina Charles II. married to the Infanta of Portugal Infanta of Portugal married at Portsmouth The Emperor celebrated his Nuptials with Margaretta of Spain The Emperor married to Margaretta of Spain The Vaudois most cruelly persecuted for their Religion in Savoy relieved by the Hollanders The French made themselves Masters of The French took Gigery Gigery upon the coast of Africk but were beaten again by the Barbarians The Turks destroy'd Hungary and Moravia Newhausel surrendred to the Turks and after a long Siege took Newhausel by surrender From Christ 1663. Count Serini destroy'd the Bridge of Essek but in the midst of his Victory a Peace on a sudden was concluded with the Turks which very much incens'd the Hungarians From Christ 1664. The Edict against the Jansenists by the Parliament of Paris confirmed by the King But the Infallibility of the Pope and his Authority over Councels the Sorbonists would not allow Philip the Fourth King of Spain died The death of the King of Spain and his Son an Infant of four years old succeeded him by the Name of Charles the Second upon which the King of France lay'd claim to the Spanish Netherlands which occasioned a bloody War The King of England upon refusal of Satisfaction demanded for several Injuries declared War against the Dutch A Sea fight between the English and the The K. of England declared a War against the Dutch Dutch where the Dutch lost several Men of War and Admiral Opdam with his Ship was blown up where six thousand of the Dutch were kill'd and two thousand brought prisoners to Colchester A great Plague in London of which A plague in London there died seventy thousand five hundred upon which the Court and the Parliament removed to Oxford and the Terms were kept there The Arabs with a great Insurrection took Mecca at which time a false Prophet coming from Smirna deluded the Jews with a vain Expectation of their Messias but being put in prison he turned Mahumetan From Christ 1665. Alphonso King of Portugal married Mary The King of Portugals Marriage with the Dutchess of Aumale Francis Dutchess of Aumale of the House Savoy This year on the second of September began the great Fire of London which burnt in the space of four days the greatest part of that City A terrible Engagement between the The Fire of London Dutch and the English under the Command of Prince Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle which prov'd doubtful for 3 days but at last the Dutch were chased by the English However not long after the same Admirals obtain'd undoubted Victory against all the Dutch Fleet which they pursued into their Harbours The Parliament made an Act for the Rebuilding of London which was past by the King From Christ 1666. The King of France invaded Flanders Flanders invaded by the French because the Spaniard deny'd him his Claim of Succession by right of Devolution as they called it and the Spaniard not being prepared for War lost many Cities A War declared against the King of Denmark A Peace concluded at Breda between the English and Dutch whereby the differences betwixt the French and English were likewise terminated Pope Alexander the Seventh died and Popes Julio Rospigliosi having taken the Name of Clement the Ninth succeeded A Peace concluded between Spain and Portugal by the Mediation of the Earl of Sandwich the King of England's Extraordinary Embassador From Christ 1667. The French made themselves Masters of The French took Burgundy The Dauphin of France Baptized all Burgundy The Dauphin of France was solemnly Baptized by the Name of Lewis of All Saints The Pope begged of the French King that the Obeliske set up in Disgrace against the Corsi who affronted the French Embassador in the year 1664. might be taken down A Peace was concluded by which Burgundy was to be restored to the Spaniards but the French were left in possession of what they had in the Spanish Netherlands Mareshal Turene who had formerly been Mareschall Turene turned Papist a Patron to the Hugonots in France turned Papist in his old Age. Peter Brother to King Alphonso with the Pope's Dispensation married his Brother's Wife his Brother still living And Governing the Kingdom took upon him the Title of Regent A triple Leaguâ— between the English Swedes and Dutch Cazimir King of Poland resigned up his Crown Canea taken by the Turks A triple League between the English Swedes and Dutch to inforce the observance of the Pyrenean and Aix la Chapelle Treaties John Casimir King of Poland resign'd his Crown and went into France where he lived a Retired Life From Christ 1671. Canea in the Island of Cadia which the the Venetians with a great loss of Men and Money for three years bravely defended surrendered at last upon Articles to the Turks The Venetians still retaining in the same Island Sucla Spyndlonga Carabuza with the lesser Islands of Tyna and Cerygo not far from thence At Rome died Pope Clement the Ninth Popeâ— death In Sicily Mount Etna shook with an Earthquake and cast forth flames
formerly King of Italy and Emperor Henry Son and Successor to King Robert gave the Dutchy of Burgundy to his Brother Robert From Christ 1033. Raoul the Third and last King of Burgundy dying without Issue left by his Testament his Dominions to the Emperor The Kingdom of Aries 〈◊〉 to the Empire Conrad his Brother-in-Law who married his younger Sister By which Act he wrong'd his eldest Sister Wife to Eudâ—s Count of Champaign Zoe Wife to Romanus Argirophylus caused him to be killed and married her Gallant Michael of Payhlagonia and by her Interest Michael of Paphlagonia plac'd the Second Husband on the Throne at Constantinople From Christ 1034. At this time Humbert was Count of Maurienna From him are descended the Counts and Dukes of Savoy Others derive their Extraction from the House of Saxe viz. from Lewis the Blind King of that Country Son to Bâ—son and Son-in-Law to Charles the Bald. Bennet the Ninth had succeeded John the P 〈…〉 Twentieth The Romans scandalized at his debauch'd Life expelled him from that See and chose John Bishop of Salina under the Name of Silvester the Third A Person of as wicked a Life as the other who was also for that very reason deposed and Bennet restored who to avoid to be T 〈…〉 Rome too narrowly observed in his Debauches retired into the Country after he had sold his Papacy for the Sum of Fifteen hundred Pounds in Gold to a Priest named Gratian who took the Name of Gregory the Sixth In a short time after these two deposed Popes came back to Rome So that there were three Popes sitting together Bennet the Ninth at St. John de Lateran Gregory the Sixth at St. Peter's and Silvester the Third at St. Maria Major From Christ 1045. Henry the Third Son and Successor to Conrad the Second came to Rome to redress this Scandal where in a Synod he caused the three Popes to be deposed and Sugger Bishop of Bamberg was elected in their place under the Name of Clement the Second From Christ 1046. The Emperor Henry confirmed the Principality of la Pouille to Humphry and Drogon Norman Princes of la Pouille two Brothers and Normans by Birth who had conquered it from the Saracens The Emperor being returned into Germany Bennet who was deposed caused Clement to be poyson'd and re-seated himself in the Chair But the Romans not being Popes able to endure his most leud Life address'd themselves to the Emperor to give them a Pope He sent them Bappo Bishop of Frizingen who was called Damasus the Second He was poyson'd in the same manner as Clement his Predecessor Then Bennet again enjoyed the Papacy for six Months but then was forc'd to give place to Bruno Bishop of Toul Son to the Count of Hapsburg who was sent by the Emperor and took the Name of Leo the Ninth From Christ 1049. Michael the Paphlagonian had confined his Wife Zoe to a Monastry This Emperor being dead his Nephew Michael Colophates Emperor of the East Michael Colophates ruÌ„led the Empire only four Months For the People deposed him and set on the Throne Theodora Sister to Zoe but the latter leaving her Monastry Theodora Zoe Constantine Monomacus re-assumed the Empire and gave it to her Third Husband Constantine the Ninth called Monomacus At that time Guy was Count of Grenoble The Dauphins of Viennois Berengarius Arch-Deacon of Anger 's from whom are descended the Dauphines of Viennois Berengarius Arch-Deacon of the Church of Anger 's profess'd the Doctrine touching the Eucharist affirming That the Body and Blood of Christ was in the Bread and Wine not naturally or substantially but sacramentally Which in the Ninth Age had been supported by Ratrum and other learned Men of that Time against Paschasius He was a Man of that great Learning that coming to Rome the Pope rose up to meet him saying He admired his Wit and Parts Berengarius was condemned in a Council held at Verceil by the Authority of Pope Leo being first opposed by Lanfrank Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and Guitmund Arch-Bishop of Aversa From Christ 1050. This Pope being dead the Emperor put Popes in his place Guebard Bishop of Aichstat the Son of a Bavarian Count who took the Name of Victor the Second Constantine Monomachus being dead Theodora remounts the Throne but the Eunuchs of the Court again dethroned her and elected in her place Michael the Sixth Surnamed Stratioticus In the three Years that Victor was Pope he twice condemned Berengarius First in a Council held at Florence where the Pope was in person The Second time in a Council held at Tours by Hildebrand his Legate Berengarius made his Personal Appearance before this last Council where he was condemned yet he preserved himself from the Penalties declaring he believed as the Church believed concerning the Eucharist Henry the Third called the Black Prince dying left a Son of the same Name not above Seven Years old For which reason he was under the Guardianship of the Empress Agnes his Mother Stephen the Tenth from a Monk of Mintcassin was made Pope who took occasion by reason of the Nonage of that Emperor not to demand to be Confirmed This Pope being dead the Counts of Tusculum plac'd Bennet the Tenth their Kinsman in the Papal Chair But the Cardinals who began to assume to themselves the Right of chusing Popes having The power of the Cardinals had no Voices in the Election of Benet assembled themselves in a Council at Florence where Benet was deposed and Gerrard Bishop of that City seated in his place by the Name of Nicolaus the Second From Christ 1059. He assembled a Council at St. John de Lateran where Berengarius appeared and Berengarius râ—treats pronounc'd his Retraction composed by Cardinal Humbert importing That the Body of Christ is sensibly in the Eucharist chewed and broken with the Teeth of the Communicants This was done by the compulsion of Pope Nicholas the Second In the same Council marryed Priests who were called Nicolaits were condemned in imitation of the Decrees of several preceding Popes At Constantinople Michael Stratiocus was consined to a Monastery by Isaac Comnenus who was proclaimed Emperor and two Constantin Ducas the Tenth of that Name years after voluntarily resigned up the Empire to Constantin the Tenth surnamed Ducas From Christ 1061. After the Death of Nicolas the Second a Council Assembled at Basle by the Emperor Henry the Fourth chose for Pope Cadclus Bishop of Parma under the name Popes of Honorius the Second On the other side the Cardinals elected at Rome Anselmus Bishop of Luca by the name of Alexander the Second who after many bloody Skirmishes at last prevailed and was acknowledged for Pope by a Council assembled at Mantuc by the Authority of the Emperor From Christ 1065. William the Bastard Duke of Normandy William the Conqueror King of Enland made himself Master of England and had the Surname of Conqueror
Wound being return'd to his Government of the HB Death Low Countries he soon after died From Christ 1592. King Henry the Fourth having made Profession of the Roman Catholick Religion was received into Paris and in like manner Henry IV. a Roman Catholick was acknowledg'd by all the Kingdom From Christ 1593. John Chastel a Scholar of the Jesuites John Chastel wounded K. Henry The Jesuits banish'd The Pope absolves the King of France wounded the King in the Mouth whereupon the Jesuites were banish'd France From Christ 1594. The King received Absolution of the Pope and so was acknowledg'd for King by all the Princes and States of Christendom From Christ 1595. He declared a War against Spain which A War between France Spain proved very unfortunate to France The Spaniards surprized Calais Cambray and Amiens King Henry re-took the last Cambray remained in the Hands of the Spaniards Calais was restored by the Peace which The Edict of Nants was treated and concluded at Vervins by the Ministers of the two Kings and the Pope's Legates From Christ 1598. The King made an Edict called that of Nants because he signed it in that City The Edict of Nants to revive the Union between his Subjects that were divided by their diversity of Religions King Philip the Second died of the lowsie Kings of Spain Disease He had put to Death his Son Don Carlos upon Suspicion that he favoured the poor Protestants of the Low Countries who had thrown off their Allegiance to King Philip because he designed to introduce the Inquisition Nor were they any longer able to endure the barbarous Cruelties of the Duke D' Alva Philip the Third succeeded his Father From Christ 1600. THE Seventeenth Age. HENRY the Fourth King of France The Marriage of Henry with Maria de Medices being Divorc'd from Margaret Sister to the three last Kings marryed Mary de Medices Neice to the great Duke of Tuscany In the first year of this Age she was brought to bed of a Dauphin who was since called Lewis the Thirteenth From Christ 1601. King Henry and the Duke of Savoy were The Affairs of France and Savoy entered into a War for the Marquisate of Saluces A Peace was made upon conditions with an exchange of Bresse and some other Lands given up to the King for the Marquisate The Mareschal Duke of Biron convicted The Death of Byron of Treason was beheaded From Christ 1602. Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy attempted to take Geneva by scaling of it The scaling of Geneva which Design concluded to his Disgrace Elizabeth Queen of England being dead in the Seventy one year of her Age The Death of Queen Elizabeth having Reigned forty five Years most couragiously asserted the Protestant Religion which her Brother Edward the Sixth had reformed She was as highly qualified for War as for Peace She deserved the favour of Fortune by her great Care and wise Conduct in Governing The English received for their King James K. of England James the Sixth King of Scotland the first King of that Name in England From Christ 1603. The Arch-Duke Albert and Clara Eugenia Ostend taken at length took Ostend after more than three years Siege Paul the Fifth of the Borghese Family Popes succeeded Clement the Eighth From Christ 1605. At London was discovered the Powder The Gunpowder Treason at London A Quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians Plot to blow up King James and his Parliament From Christ 1606. The Quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians was chiefly made up by the Mediation of King Henry A Truce for many years between the Arch-Dukes and the United Provinces of A peace with States of Holland the Low Countries From Christ 1609. King Henry the Fourth preparing to make a great War was killed by Ravaillac The Death of Henry IV. Lewis the Thirteenth his Son about the Age of nine or ten years succeeded him under the Regency of his Mother Lewis the Thirteenth King Maria de Medices From Christ 1610. Count Maurice assisted by the French in Count Maurice took Juliers July Besieged the City of Juliers and in September following took it by Surrender Philip the Third King of Spain made Philip King of Spain takes Alrach himself Master of Alrach a strong Castle built by the Moors upon the streight of Gibralter He commanded all the Moors to depart Spain within three days under pain of Death having confiscated all their Estates but what Money and Goods they could carry along with them And that year Nine hundred thousand was expelled and in the following years not a few Certain Ministers in Holland offered to Remonstrant Ministers and contra Remonstrants the States a Remonstrance wherein they declared their opinion concerning Predestination for which reason they were called Remonstrants and their Opposites contra Remonstrants The Muscovite endeavouring to raise The Muscovite beaten by the Poâ—es The Muscovites burn Vilna the Siege of Smolensko is beaten by the Polanders The Muscovites in revenge burn Vilna where 4700 Houses were laid in Ashes The Sophy of Persia having defeated the Turks near Babylon sends an Ambassador to The Sophy of Persia makes a League with the Emperor The Arch-Duke of Austria made King of Bohemia the Emperor Rudolphus and confirms a League between them Mathias Arch-Duke of Austria and King of Hungary was made King of Bohemia A Conference between six Remonstrants at the Hague before the States General yet they could not agree about the Points in Controversy The King of Denmark declares War against Suâ—den Besieges Câ—lmar on the 2d of May and takes it on the 29th putting The King of Denmark declares War against the Swâ—de all to the Sword but those who escap'd into the Castle Smolensko was taken by the Poles two years after the Muscovites not only recovered that place but several other Cities of Lithuania Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Prince Henry created prince of Wales From Christ 1610. Christiem Elector of Saxony died of an Apoplexy and his Brother John George succeeded him The Elector of Saxony's death The King of Sweden's death Charles King of Sweden sinks under the loss of Colmar and died his Son Gustavus succeeded him From Christ 1611. Mathias King of Hungary and Bohemia Mathias married to Anna Arch-Dutchess of Austria marryed with Anna Arch-Dutchess of Austria Margaret Queen of Spain Wife to Philip the Third died in the 27th year of her Age. The Queen of Spains death Frederic the Fifth Count Palatine of the Rhyne married with Elizabeth Daughter to James the First King of England Frederic the Fifth married with the princess Elizabeth John George the Son of John George Duke of Saxony was born Rudolphus the Emperor having Reigned almost 35 years and having lived 59 The Emperor Rodolphus death Mathias King of Hungary Emperor died after whose death Mathias King of
King of France closely besieged Rochelleâ— The King of France besieged Rechel and stopt up the Arbour and made a great Mount of vast Stones in the Sea to hinder Relief from coming to the City Frederic Henry Prince of Orange General for the Hollanders compelled Groll to surrender The prince of Orange takes Groll The Imperialists pursuing the Danish Army possest themselves of the greatest part of Holsatia and Jutland From Christ 1626. Rochelle prest by Famine was compell'd Rochelle surrendred to the French to surrender to the King of France after above 12 thousand Men had been starv'd to death all the Walls and places of Defence being demolisht The King of Sweden granted free Liberty The K. of Sweden admits the protestants Liberty to the German Exiles who fled for Religion or were compell'd from their Calamities of War to live with all Security and the free Exercise of their Religion in his Kingdom The Death of Sir Francis Bacon Sir Francis Bacon Viscount of St. Albans died The King of Denmark possest himself of the Island of Usdom the Fortress of Phinmund and Wolgast but was beaten out again by the Imperialists under the Duke of Fredland The Cham of Tartary being expelled his The Cham of Tartary recovered his Kingdom Kindom by his Brother assisted by the Turks to revenge his loss by the help of the Cossaks defeated his Brother in Battle and recover'd his Kingdom The Admiral of the Dutch Fleet met with The Dutch Admiral took the Spanish West India Fleet. Prince of Orange takes Boisleduc the Spanish West India Fleet and took it to the value of three hundred Tuns of Gold From Christ 1628. The Prince of Orange having taken before Boisleduc at the beginning of May took it by surrender in September following A Peace concluded at Lubeck between A Peace between the Emperor and the Danes the Emperor and the King of Denmark upon equal Conditions The Duke of Buckingham basely murdered by Felton a discontented Officer The Duke of Buckingham kill'd Rochelle surrendered and called Borgo Maria. The King of Sweden relieved Stralsond Rochelle surrendred disengaged himself from his Polish troubles made sure of the Daae and prepared for a War with the Emperor From Christ 1629. Gustuvus Adolphus enter'd Pomerania Gustavus took Stetin made himself Master of Stetin and several other Places and fill'd all Germany with the terrour of his Arms. The Duke of Savoy deny'd the French to The Duke of Savoy denied the French passage thro his territory Magdeburg taken by Tilly. pass thro his Country upon which Cardinal Richelieu made himself Master of Pignerol and of the Marquisate of Salucâ—s A Peace concluded with France Magdeburg stormed by Tilly the Imperial General plunder'd and burnt so that of so great a City very few Houses were left standing entire Gustavus Adolphus having made a League Gustavus his great Success in Germany with the Elector of Saxony in September vanquisht the Imperialists in a great Battle From that time all things succeeded with him to his desire so that he made himself Master of several Cities and Provinces of the German Empire King Charles the First his second Son Charles the Second born born at whose Birth a Remarkable Star appear'd at Noon-day From Christ 1630. The King of England made a Peace with England made a peace with Spain Troubles in France Spain which was proclaim'd The Court of France in great confusion while the Queen Mother went about to shut up the King her Eldest Son in a Monastery and to set up her Youngest Son in his Room for which the King having his Liberty the Queen made her escape to Antwerp and the Duke of Orleans flies into Burgundy and Lorain throwing all the Blame upon Richelieu The Princess Mary born eldest Daughter The Princess Mary born to King Charles the First The famous School at Amsterdam erected in which the first Professors were John Vossius and Jasper Barlaeus Maestrick after a Siege of two months Maestrick taken by the prince of Orange and two weeks surrendred to the Prince of Orange A great Battel at Lutzen was fought between the Swedes and the Imperialists Battel of Lutzen where Gustavus was killed where the Swedes got the Victory but the King Gustavus was there killed To whom Christina his Daughter an Infant succeeded In the mean time during her Minority Christina his Daughter succeeded the Nobles of the Kingdom took upon them the Administration of Affairs Sigismund the Third King of Poland Death of the K. of Poland died to whom succeeded his eldest Son Uladislaus the Fourth The King of France made himself Master of Nancy the Metropolis of Lorrain From Christ 1632. Death of the Governess of the Low Countries Izabella Clara Eugenia Daughter to Philip the Third King of Spain and Governess of the Low Countries departed this Life Frederic the Elector Palatin who reigned Death of the Elector Palatin K. Charles I. crowned in Scotland James D. of York born but a short time King of Bohemia died at Mayence King Charles the First crowned in Scotland The Third Son of King Charles the First born Octebâ—r the Thirteenth and baptized James afterwards created Duke The Dispute began of England's Right to the Soveraignty of the British Seas and defended by the learned Selden against Hugo Grotius The Prince of Orange besieged and took 〈◊〉 of Orange took Rhynebergh Rhynebergh From Christ 1633. Wallestin Duke of Fridland and General of the Imperial Army stabb'd at Egra by the Emperor's command being discovered to have a Design to join with the Wallestein killed at Egra Swedes and to have made himself Master of the Kingdom of Bohemia Ferdinand the Cardinal Brother to the Ferdinand Governour of the Netherlands King of Spain took upon him the Government of the Low Countries The Cardinal Infanta joins with the King of Hungary and fights the Battel of Swedes beaten by Cardinal Infanta of Norlinghen where the Swedes were utterly defeated From Christ 1634. The King of France declared War against the King of Spain because he detained The Frâ—nch declared War agst Spain in Prison the Elector of Treves whom he had taken into his Protection The Fortress of Skinken Skonce which Skinken Skonce taken by the Spaniards retaken by the P. of Orange is as it were the Key of Holland taken by the Spaniards but in a little time after besieged by the Prince of Orange was took about the beginning of the following Spring This year and the next a dreadful Pestilence raged in Holland and in the Neighbouring The plague in Holland places which swept away a world of people The Imperialists with Eighty thousand The Imperialists invade France Men under the Duke of Lorrain and other Imperial Commanders threaten to invade France and to encamp about Masieres and Rambervillers but being opposed by the French in conjunction
and streams of Sulphur Henrietta Maria Queen Mother of England The death of the Queen Mother of England and Daughter to Henry the IV. died at Columbe near Paris Alphonso the Deposed King of Portugal was convey'd to the Island Tercera In Poland Michael Wisnowisky an Illustrious Winowisky 〈…〉 King of Poland Prince of the Kingdom was chosen King The Prince of Tuscany came to London The Prince of Tuscany arrived at London The prince of Denmark came to England The Duke of Albemarle ' s death visited Oxford and Cambridge and departed for Holland Prince George arrived in England The Duke of Albemarle died The Counts of Serini Nadast Frangipany and others were accused for conspiring against the Emperor for which they were imprisoned and beheaded The Duke of Crequi by the King of Three German Counts beheaded The French took Lorrain France his Command no War having been proclaim'd took the Dutchy of Lorain and reduced it to a French Province The pretence was that the Duke of Lorain contrary to the Pyrenean Articles had bred up Souldiers The Triple League between the King of The death of the Dutchess of Orleans England Sweden and Holland concluded in the year 1668. this year broken by the King of England About which time the Dutchess of Orleans struck up the Dover Treaty with France and a little while after she died at St. Clou in France Frederick the Third King of Denmark The death of the K. of Denmark departed this Life to whom succeeded Christian the Fifth In Russia the notorious Rebel Stephen Razin occasioned great Troubles and took the City of Astracan Popes In Italy Cardinal Aâ—nilio Altieri was made Pope and assumed the Name of Clement the Tenth The Duke of Florence died leaving his The death of the Duke of Florence Son Cozmo to succeed him who had travelled thro' many Countries in Europe The Prince of Orange arrived at White-Hall Tâ—â—â— of Orange arrived at London From Christ 1670. Charles the Second King of England sent the Order of the Garter to John George the Second Elector of Saxony Ann Dutchess of York died and was The death of the Dutchess of York interred in Henry the Seventh's Chappel Collonel Blood in the habit of a Parson made an attempt to carry away the Crown out of the Tower of London Sir Robert Holmes the English Admiral fell upon the Dutch Smirna Fleet. The Pope acknowledged the King of Portugal a free Prince and honoured him with a Nuntio From Christ 1671. The King of England declared War against Holland A terrible Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets at Southwold-Bay where the English being surprized by De Ruyter after a sharp Dispute the Dutch Fleet gave way and retreated where was unfortunately lost the Earl of Sandwich Vice-Admiral of England The King of France invaded Holland and in the space of one Month took three Provinces Amsterdam being in very great danger Two Brothers Ruart van Putten and The death of De Wit and his Brother Pensionary De Witt killed by the multitude The Prince of Orange restored to the Dignities of his Ancestors was declared The prince of Orange made Capt. General of the States Armies Captain General of the States Armies The King of England stop'd all Payments of Money out of his Exchequer John Cazimir King of Poland having The Exchequer shut up The death of Cazimir K. of P lanâ— left his Kingdom lived a retired life in France where he died Charles Duke of Richmond died at Elsynore in Denmark where he was his Majesty's extraordinary Ambassador From Christ 1672. The death 〈◊〉 â— of 〈…〉 mond The Emperor made a League with the Spaniard Hollander and other Princes against the King of France and sent away The Emperor â— clared War against France Mastrick taken by the French The death of the K. of Poland the French Ambassador from Vienna The King of France took Mastriek and after that subdued ten Cities in Alsatia King Michael died in Poland but the next day the Poles under the Conduct of John Sobiesky gave the Turks a great overthrow who by that Victory gained so much the favour of the Polish Nobility that they chose him King the year ensuing The Spaniards declared War against the French and the French against the Spaniards The King of France finding so many Enemies confederated against him did quit his Conquests in Holland A first second and third Engagement between the Dutch and the English Fleets under the command of Prince Rupert In the last of which Sir Edward Spragg was lost in the second the English forced the Dutch to shelter themselves among their Flatts and Shoals The Dutchess of Modena arrived in England and was married to the Duke of York A Peace concluded between the King A peace between England and Holland of England and the States General From Christ 1670. The French Ambassador commanded to depart Ratisbone because the French were declared publick Enemies of the Empire The Battel of Sensheim in the lower Palatinate Tâ—â— Battle of Sensheim between the Saxons joined with the Imperialists against the French where Mareschal Turenne got the better of them The Battel of Seneff where the Prince The Battel of Seneffe of Orange remained Master of the Field Messina in Sicily revolted from the Spaniards Messina submitted to France and submitted to the K. of France who sent the Count de Vivonne for their The Danes made a League with the Spaniard and Hollander Governour The King of Denmark made a League with the Emperor the Spaniard and the Hollander while the Swedes inclined to the French and by the instigation of the French Ambassador fell into Brandenburgh which enforced the Elector to observe the Sobietsky King of Poland Peace made with France John Sobyetzsky elected K. of Poland with great applause of the Nobility and People King Charles having been pleased to accept The Freedom of London presented to K. Charles of the Freedom of the City of London the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen humbly presented his Majesty with the Copy of the Freedom in a Box of Massy Gold set with Diamonds From Christ 1674. The death of Mareschal Turenne Mareschal Tarenne killed by a Canon-shot and the French forced to retire out of Alsatia The Duke of Crequy defeated by the Confederates under the command of the Duke of Zell did fly to Treves and defended Treves taken the Town for a short time but at length the City was taken by the Victors and the D. of Crequy made a Prisoner Nimmegen appointed the place of Treaty Nimmegen the place of Treaty for a Peace between the Potentates at variance where Charles II. King of England interposed as Mediator From Christ 1675. A Marriage solemnized at St. James's The prince of Orange married to Lady Mary between the P. of Orange and the Lady Mary Stetin in Pomerania after a
long Siege surrendred upon honourabe terms to the Elector of Brandenburgh Stetin taken by the Elector of Brandenburgh Gâ—â—nt sarrâ—ndred to the French The City of Ghent surrendred to the King of France Phillipsburgh besieged by the Imperialists was taken by composition Admiral De Ruyter engaging with thâ— French in the Mediterranean received his deaths Wound and died in the Bed of Honour The denth of Admiral de Ruyter in the seventy year of his Age. The Danes in conjunction with the Hollanders did beat the Swedish Fleet consisting of 40 Men of War and then landing in Schonen took several Towns from the Swedes But in the midst of their Victories near Helmstade were defeated by the Swedes with a great loss And after that they lost a second Battel to the Swedes near the City of Lunden where after a bloody Fight above 9000 Men were killed on both sides A Battel between the Prince of Orange Cambray and St. Omers taken by the French and the Duke of Orleans at Mount Cassel After which Cambray and St. Omers were taken by the French Cardinal Benedict Odescalchi was chose Pope in the room of Clement X. who died Popes in the 87th year of his Age. He assumed the name of Innocent XI And it was said that Donna Olimpia a cunning Woman and powerful in the Court of Rome prepared the way for him to that Dignity From Christ 1676. The Swedes did again defeat the Danes in a terrible Conflict near Landscroone On the other side the Danes overcame the Swedes in a Sea-Fight and took several of their Men of War A Peace concluded at Nâ—meghen between Luxemburgh quitted the Siege of Mons. the French and the Dutch The Prince of Orange forced the Duke of Luxemburgh to quit the Siege of Mons. Dr. Oats made the first discovery of the Popish Plot upon which Sir Edmundsbury The death of St. Edmundsbury Godfrey Coleman hang'd Messina submitted to the Spaniard The peace between France Spain Godfrey was murthered and one Coleman who called himself the Duke of York's Secretary was executed at Tyburne as were afterwards several others Messina in Sicily wearyed with the French Government submitted it self to the Spanish Monarchy From Christ 1678. The Peace between France and Spain concluded at Nimeghen proclaimed in both Kingdoms A most grievous Persecution of the Hugonet's in France The King of Spain married the Daughter The K. of Spain married the D. of Orleans Daughter of the Duke of Orleans which displeased the Emperor A great disorder in England by reason of several Persons who did second Dr. Oats in the further discovery of the Popish The D. of York sent into Flanders and after into Scotland Plot while the lower House of Parliament used all their endeavours to disinherit the Duke of York for being a Papist Upon which the Duke was sent out of the way first into Flanders then into Scotland From Christ 1679. The Elector Palatin built a new Church at Fredericksberg which was dedicated to Concord and consecrated by a Lutheran Doctor with whom were joined a Roman Catholick Priest and a Calvinist Minister The King of France by sundry Acts of Hostility committed in Alsatia the Palatinate and in the Bishoprick of Treves disturbed the Peace concluded but the year before The Duke of Mantua sold the strong Casal â—old to the French Lord Stafford beheaded Town of Casal to the French The Lord Stafford being found guilty of High Treason by his Peers was Beheaded upon Tower-Hill Charles Count Palatine of the Rhyne and Prince Elector was created Knight of the Garter and installed at Windsor The Parliament sate at Oxford but was on a sudden dissolved The death of Don John of Austria Don John of Austria departed this life From Christ 1680. A Diet held at Francfort on the Mayne where the Articles of the Treaty at Nimegen in Controversy were argued with the King of France who made slight of that Treaty and had offered several Injuries to the Princes bordering upon the Rhyne for contrary to his Faith given he seized Strasburgh took by the French on Strasburgh and caused the Cathedral to be consecrated a-new by the Bishop of Furstemberg for the use of the Roman Catholicks The Hugonots by reason of their being The Hugonots came 〈◊〉 England so cruelly persecuted did fly out of France into England and Holland The Hungarians were promis'd their freedom with the restitution of their Liberties by the Emperor But the free Exercise of their Religion being denied them by the persuasions of the Jesuites those promises came to nothing The Pope was angry with the King of France for assuming the Collation of Ecclesiastical Benefices upon which the Gallican Clergy being assembled gave their Opinions for the King A Peace between the Emperor of Morocco A peace between the Emperor of Morocco and the King of England and the King of England for four years An Ambassador from Muscovy arrived in England And in the same year also came another Embassy from the King of Fâ—z and Morocco and a Peace was concluded with the Mâ—â—rs The death of Thomas Thynne 〈◊〉 Count Conningsmark caused Thomas Thynn Esq to be basely murthered Conningsmark was acquitted but his Accomplices were Hang'd From Christ 1681. In the Diet of Francfort the Affair of the Reunions unjustly challeng'd by the King of France began to be disputed with the French Ambassadors but because the French Ambassadors refused to treat with the Germans in the Latin Tongue according to custom but persisted to give in their Memorials in the French Language the Diet broke up reinfecta The King of Denmark Elector of Brandenburg and the Bishops of Cologne and Munster enâ—er into a mutual League which many interpreted to be done in favour of the King of France The King of France ordered the Walls of the City King of France took the City of Orange The Gallican Decree against the Pope of Orange to be pull'd down and took the Principality from the lawful possessor the Prince of Orange The Galâ—â—an Clergy assembl'd at Paris decree in opposition to the Court of Rome that the Pope had no power to absolve Subjects from their Oath of Fidelity to their Sovereign that a universal Council was above the Pope that the Popes Authority was limited by the Canons of the Church and that the Pope was not infallible The Great Duke of Muscovy being removed by The Death of the great Duke of Muscovy Count Teckley submitted to the Turks Four Bantam Ambassadors poyson after many Tumults and Slaughters his two Sons agreed to divide the Empire between â—em Count Teckly did put himself under the protection of the Turks and possessed himself of Cassâ—via 〈◊〉 and the Fort of Villeck Four Bantam Ambassadors arrived at London and two of them Knighted by King Charles The Morocco Ambassador entertain'd at Oxford Prince Rupert Prince Palatine of the Rhine died of a Fever and Plurify in the sixty third year of his Age. From Christ 1682. 〈◊〉 besieged by the Tâ—rks and the Siege raised The death of prince Rupert Vienna besieâ—ed by the Turks by the King of Poland in conjunction with the Duke of Lorrain At the same time the King of Poland and the Duke of Lorrain pursued the flying â—nemy and defeated them on a bloody Battel near Baâ—can after which follow'd the surrender of Graâ— Because the Spaniaâ—d rejected the Demandâ— of the French the King of France fell upon Oudenard and Oudenard and Dixmude took by the French P. George of Denmark married to the Lady Ann. Dixmude and took them Prince George of Denmark arrived at Whitehall and was marryed to the Lady Ann the younger Daughter of the Duke of York Judgment given against the ancient Charter of the City of London in the King's Bench Court From Christ 1683. The Emperor King of Poland and the Republic of Venice enter into a League against the Turks A Truce for twenty years between the Emperor the States of the Empire and the King of France consented to by the Emperor provided it should be no way prejudicial to the Treaties of Westphalia and Nimeghen A Truce also concluded for the same Term between the States General and the French King contrary to the Advice of the Spaniard Swede and others The French Bomb the flourishing City of Genoa The French Bomb Genoa The Tyde ran strong against all that had stood up for the ancient Liberties of England and all the Corporations Cities and Towns in the Kingdom were forced to surrender their Charters and accept of new ones from the Court. The death of King Charles II. Charles II. died at Whitehall as it was said of an Apoplexy and the same day James Duke of York was proclaimed King in his room FINIS