⧠The thre bokes of Cronicles whyche Iohn Carion a man syngularly well sene in the Mathematycall sciences Gathered wyth great diligence of the beste Authours that haue written in Hebrue Greke or Latine ✚ Whervnto is added an Appendix conteynyng all such notable thynges as be mentyoned in Cronicles to haue chaunced in sundry partes of the worlde from the yeare of Christ 1532. To thys present yeare of 1550. Gathered by Iohn Funcke of Nurenborough ¶ Whyche was neuer afore prynted in Englysh Cum Priuilegio ad Imprimendum solum â—o the moste excellente Prince Edwarde the syxte by the grace of God Kyng of England Fraunce and Irelande Defendour of the fayth and in earth immediatly vnder God supreme head of the church of Englande and Irelande your graces humble and obeysaunt subiect Gwalter Lynne wysheth aboundance of all grace and Godlynes wyth a long and prosperous raygne COnsyderyng that the knowledge of thynges past most excellent prince is most necessarye for such as woulde passe ouer the tyme to come in a decent and Godly order and that the greatest nombre of youre Maiesties people doo not vnderstande other languages then theyr naturall tounge I haue thought it my duetye beynge one that spendeth all hys tyme in the settynge forth of bokes in the Englyshe tounge emongest all other to set forth thys shorte Cronicle Wherein is briefly declared all that is nedefull to be knowen concernyng thynges done in tymes passed The learned haue 〈…〉 the latyne tounge and therfore my laboure maye seme the lesse profytable vnto them But yet yf my knowledge would haue serued me to haue translated it as eloqueÌ„tly as it is written in latyne I doubt not but the learned also myghte haue founde some swetnes in my laboures And not wythstandynge my rudenes most excellent Prynce I trust your maiestie wyll after your accustomed clemencye accept my good wyll whyche thynge I do not doubte shall encourage all faythfull englyshe men to embrace my laboures and gather the fruytes of the same To prayse the worcke which being set forth to be reade of all men wyll prayse it self were but a labour halfe loste for such a thing nedeth no prayse but is so manifestly good that all men that reade it shalbe forced to prayse it Other prayse therfore I wyll not geue it but that it is a worcke worthy the name of so excellent a prynce as your mayestye is and therfore worthy to be embraced of all your faythfull subiectes Whyche thynge I most hartely wyshe to come to passe to the glorye of God your Maiestyes honour and the profyte of all your faythfull subiectes Sobeit Your Graces humble subiect and dayly Orator Gwalter Lynne â–ª The 〈…〉 â—eadynge hystoryes ALthough the readyng of Hystoryes be profytable to euery man in generall for many causes as we hereafter shall declare yet doth it chyefely belonge to kynges and great men And hystoryes maye worthely be called theyr bokes because that the knoweledge of them is profytable and necessary for all them whyche are ordeyned to rule a commune welth For not onely the Heythen hystoryes do make euery where much mentyon of prynces but also the hystoryes of holy scrypture For besyde that the holy scryptures do make mentyon of the wyll of God and of hys worde and also of Christes spyrytuall kyngdome they teache also of polityke administration and set forth manye notable examples whych are necessary to be knowen in the gouernaunce of a commune weale and by the whych the myndes of Prynces may be sturred and inflamed to the endeuour of ryght pryncely vertues The hystoryes of the Heythen declare of the ofsprynge and begynnynge of great realmes and for what causes alteracyons and great chaunges do befall in realmes besides that they do conteine also preceptes of vocatyens and powres by the whych commune weales be stablyshed and preserued And for thys cause chefely are hystoryes worthy to be called the bokes of great prynces and lordes Seinge now that it is necessary that euery man had nede of two maner of powers namely the politike or external and beside this by the faith and drede toward God the examples of ether of them are propoundid and set before vs in the histories And that we maye first speake of ciuil powres Princes and all suche as are set to gouerne greate thynges must fyrste and chefelye considre and beholde those examples and histories by the which they maye be admonished howe they also maye faithfully behaue themselues in gouerning a coÌ„mune weale In this must they set befor them the examples of good princes and kinges and must learne of them by what meanes wyth what vocacions chefely they haue vsed in gouernynge or rulinge empyres that they haue had respect to nothinge saue only to the commune profyt that they haue only considered and exercised iustice and equite that they haue punished greueously sinne that they haue not warred for euery cause but that they haue oft kept peace by the polytyque forberynge of iniuryes Also in theyr defence they were of a doughtye and stronge courage they haue vsed great gentylnesse and loyalte towarde the goode and peaceable Fynallye they haue endeuoured to enuyrone their realmes wyth stronge fortresses and greate powre besyedes the anauncemente of Godlynesse and goode maners In the examples of tirauntes must they marke y e contrarye namelye that theyr endes were full of miserye and by reason of theyr crueltye perâ—yâ—yous and soo there happened deadly alterations in the commune weale Of thys wyse is it euident that Pharao peryshed by reason of tyranny and for lyke cause were the Romane kynges dryuen out Oftymes also haue Princes vndone themselues ech other by reason of pryde enuy or hatred the whych somtyme grew of a thynge of no value Lyke as Pompeius had no cause to oppresse Iulius Cesar saue only enuy The lawes of y e Graccyans amonge the Romanes do beare wytnesse that newe alteracyon or chaunge doeth oft geue occasyon of cruell warres Nother hath the Turkysh empyre hys ofsprynge by any other occasyon saue by heresy and dissentyon of learnynge and doctryne of the fayth Daungerous conspyracyons cause oft tymes that kyngdomes are ouerthrowen the whyche wytnesseth the example of the Athenians whyche loste theyr gouernaunce and goodes by reason of such leagues as they had made To obserue and marke such thynges in readyng of hystoryes doth greatly auayle them that beare rule that thereby they maye learne to beware in theyr gouernaunce lest any suche lyke do befall For such cases do dayly befall Yea though the persons do somtyme chaunge in coÌ„mune welthes neuerthelesse so much as is concernynge the equalytye of mattiers the worlde is and alwayes abydeth lyke to hymselfe Wherfore Thucydydes whych was excellent both in knowledge of Martyall affayres and had himselfe endured a great contynuall warre the which he him selfe wrote wyth dyuers other thinges said most truely Histories is a treasure which neuer ought to be layde out
the callynge a general councell Wherefore by the consent of the byshop of Ro. Ioannes the Emperoure and also the kynges of Fraunce Spayne and England was the councell of Constance begonne the yeare M. C C C C. xiiii to the whiche came Ioannes the Byshop of Rome hymselfe The Emperoure Sigismundus came to Constance before Christmasse and at masse songe he the gospell as Deacon Ther went oute a commaundemente from Augustus the Emperoure c. Afterwarde was ther treated of Ihon Husse and hys doctryne beyng condemneth he was burneth wyth Hieronimus of Praga After that treated they to a peace the diuisyon and deposyng the byshoppes of Rome Ioannes the .xxiij. Gregorius and Benedictus was chosen in the see Othode Columna who was called Martynus the fyfte But whan it repented Ioannes the .xxiii. that he had consented frelye to the renouncynge of the Byshoprycke of Rome he wente aboute to flye pryuelye wyth the ayde of Frederyck duke of Eastenryche But in the flyghte Ioannes was had backe agayne by the Emperoures men And the duke of Eastenryche was bannyshed by the Emperoure and some of hys townes taken in hys duchye At the last was the debate layed downe of thys wyse It was coūselled Frederyck that he frely yeldyng to the Emperoure all hys landes shulde humblye requyre forgeuenesse of hys offence Wherefore by the Emperoures gentlenesse and fauoure he was restored in the duchy of Eastenryche But Ioannes the byshoppe of Rome was delyuered to the counte Palatyne to be kepte Thesame caried him int y e castel Māheym not farre frō the citye Heidelberg there was he kepte the space of thre yeare After y t was he receaued to grace by Martinus the Romish bish and made a Cardinal Whan of this wise that hurteful diuision that was betwene the bishops of Rome was anoyded peace and reste was restored to the churche and that by the endeuoure and procurement of Sigismundus the Emperoure who therefore deserued greate prayses The residue that were done in that assemble or councel is no nede to rehearse for whole bokes are wrytten thereof Of the prouincial erles of the marqueship of Brandenburg THe yeare of Christ M. C C C C. xvii the fyrste sondaye after Easter dyd Sigysmundus the Emperour in the councell geue to the mooste prayse worthy prince Fridericke Burgraue of Norinberg the ryghte of Imperyall election and the prouincyall marqueshyp of Branbenburge and that for hys excellent vertues and greate truste that he had shewed in dispatchinge great causes of the empyre But truely it were long to rechearse here how noble princes haue ben both before thys dignitye was gotten also afterward in this progeny of Burgraues yee and before hath oft ben made mēcion of them But after that they were made Electors they were diligente euer in treatynge the greateste and mooste weightyest matters of the empyre for the whyche thynges sake shalbe oft made mēcion of thē hereafter Wherfore in the histories of our time is Albertus the Marques praised before al other who for his vertues sake is surnamed y ◠germane Achilles It is also not vnknowen in oure dayes y ◠Marques Ioachim of Brandenburg Elector my moost gentle lorde and his brother Albert Cardinal and Elector Archebyshoppe of Mentz and Magdenburge c. are garnyshed with hygh wysedome and all princely vertues and that therfore theyr counsel ayde is requyred before other in hyghe and harde matters not only concernynge the empyre but also to y ◠whole Christiantie Nother cā it other wyse be in gouernaunces and dominions y ◠whych so longe as they haue theyr beynge must be deserued and maynteyned by the wysedome of men of greate authoritye whiche thynge the Wysedome her selfe wytnesseth in holye scriptures sayenge By me kynges do raygne Whan the councell was broke vp many settyng forth were appoynted agaynst the seditions and euell disposed men whiche spoyled and robbed both churches monasteryes after Ihon Husses death Theyr captayn was called zyscha Greate manslaughter was of both sydes of the Bohemes and Germanes which went against them yet was not that brunt of vproure so quenched Sigismundus as we sayd before had prepared brought vntill Adrianopolis a verye greate army of Germanes Frenchmē Italians Hungarians against y ◠Turkes In this setting forth were most greatest princes y ◠Emperour Sigismundus Philippe duke of Burgundion But by reason the Frenchemen stroue sayenge they must haue the foreward in the army y ◠orders were broken not without an incredible losse of Christen men for theyr enemyes vanquyshed them and the duke of Burgundy was taken Sigismundus the Emperour fled to Constan tinople After longe season after was the duke of Burgundy delyuered A mery story is recited of Sigismundus He had a seruaunt y ◠was many yeares familiar wyth him whom he had not greatly rewarded though in the meane season he was a liberal free prince which thing Leonardus Aretinus also doth write who sawe Sigisinūdus the Emperour had done many messages to him on the bysh of Ro. behalfe It fortuned that whā he was ridden into a water hys horse dyd stalle Whyche thinge whan the seruaunt that went strayght before the Emperoure did see he sayd in sporte The horse was of lyke nature that hys lorde was The Emperour hearyng it by chaunce maruayled commaunded to shewe him what he saide The seruaunt aunswered The horse pourech out water into the ryuer where as is water ynough alredy Euen so is the Emperour lyberall to those whych haue ryches plenty nede them not greatly Sigismundus the Emperoure perceaued that he was aduisedly touched or taunted that he had not rewarded hys olde seruaunt with some peculyar or greate rewarde and sayd He neuer wanted the wyll to recompense but that princes gyftes are not properlye theyrs that deserue them but theyrs that they are appoynted by Goddes prouydence and dysposycyon The same sayde he that he woulde proue wyth the dede so soone as he shulde be at leasure and reste Afterwarde whan the Emperour had gotten leasure he caused to make two boxes of one bygnesse and fashion In the one he put golde in the other leade of lyke weyght and callyng the seruaunt he bad hym take one of the boxes The seruaunt being abashed weyed now the one boxe than the other douting y ◠whiche he myghte rather take at the laste he toke y ◠boxe wherein the leade was Which whan he had opened the Emperour sayde It may be sene openly that hys wyli was not in the faute why he was not rewarded hetherto but hys misfortune This dede wythnesseth verely that the Emperoure dyd wysely consyder that the fortunable prosperity of thynges commeth of God Sigismūdus the Emperour had no heyre mankynne he gaue hys only doughter to Albert duke of Eastenryche who became kyng of Hungary and Bohemy by that meanes The yere M. CCCC xxxiiii whyle Sigismundus was yet alyue began the councel of Basil For
constauncy faithfulnes which he had vsed towards his prince in y â— he had so coÌ„stantly resisted and repelled his aduersary and after that he had endued hym with great giftes he sent hym againe to his owne Assone nowe as the Turke with his armie was departed from the saied towne and had geuen ouer the sayed syege the wall of the sayed Towne fell downe to the grounde by it selfe whereby it may appeare that the same was afore preserued and defended from that violent power of the Turke by the myghty hande and assistence of God Nowe when the Turke perceiued suche a great power of the germayne nation commynge agaynst hym â–ª he retyred backwarde againe with his power whiche all ready entred into Stewermarke as farre forth as Graytes and made his arryr to marche and passe alonge by the sayed Towne of Graytes euen from the dawnyng in the mornyng vntyll the next morowe folowyng whereof it maye easely be gathered with what power he was come thether But yet to thyntent he myght not seme to haue bestowed all his laboure in vayne and to haue â—led without any harme done to the Germayne nation he left behynde hym not farre from the newe towne in Austriche about xiâ— thousande â–ª some say xvi thousand men to destroie the borders of Steyermâ—â—â—â—â— and Austrych as sone as the Germayne warriours shoulde haue remoued Howbeit after muche searchyng thesaied nomber of men was espyed and theyr â–ª enterpryse brought to lyght For thys cause Duke Frederike chief Capitayne toke vnto hym a certain nomber of launce knightes or Pietons and a certayn nomber of heauy horsemen with whome he vndertoke and attempted to smite the said multitude of Turkes and compassed them on euery syde besydes the montaynes by a great cawssy and caused certain dubble souldiours well armed to folowe them at their hyles to barre them in for turnyng backwarde agayne of the whiche dubble souldiours was Capitayne one Sebastiane Skartell of Ausborongh insomuch that the saied Turkes were first assayled with two heapes against whom they defended them selues stoutely but yet they lost ther about a thousand of their own men whereupon eftsones they toke their flyght but as they would haue fled out of the mountaines the other heapes of our men were in their neckes by whom also they were all discomfited and slaine so that no Turke might escape Some of them they founde afterwarde on the mountaynes and in wodes and some vpon trees where they were fled to saue their lyues amonge whome some were shot-down with gonnes lyke byrdes or wyldefoule and some were taken and deliuered to the Trosse to cut and mangle them at their pleasures whiche were very pyteously chopped and carued of the younger sorte of people After that this alarme was ceassed and qualified the Emperoure and the kyng roade forth into the campe of the Germaines and the Emperoures maiestie beholdyng the people as they stode in aray maruayled excidyngly coÌ„cernyng the nombre and multitude of them insomuche it was reported that he should aske of duke Frederick the vpper capitain whether suche an other multititude of men might be founde and assembled thoroughout all Duchelande whereunto thesaide Duke made aunswere that it was scant perceyued in the townes of Ducheland that any man there was missing or lackyng after this as some do affyrme there should be takeÌ„ a certayne truce and agrement with the Turke for a certayne tyme but how after what sorte and maner or on what condition this hangeth yet within the penne â–ª and is lyke also there to remayne yet a whyle Some are of this opinioÌ„ that the cause why the Emperoures maiestie made no haste to pursue after the Turke was this that winter was at haÌ„d and that therefore the warriours were dismissed and sent away so that with the saied innumerable multitude of warriours littel good was donesauig that muche money was vnprofytably wasted and expended Wherfore I suppose after myne owne iudgement that in case the Emperours and the kinges maiestie had proceded and gone forward with that armye or multytude whiche was there at that tyme assembled and gathered together and had made sure certayne townes in Hungary which would gladly haue rendred and yelded themselues again while the Turkes fled and had at the going out of winter be gonne agayne to seke the Turke at home in his owne lande the Turkysh tyraunt woulde no more so spitefully plage vs in our coÌ„treis But thus wold God punysh vs yet loÌ„ger for our wickednes for the whiche cause also God did suffre the best couÌ„ sail to be hindred by one man only for it is thought that the Emperours maiestie was by the only coun sayll of Anthony de Leua turned from thesaid pur sewte so that the Turke had a free and sure passage home agayne into his owne dominions and remained vnharmed in Hungary for somuche as he was not there put to any losse or hynderaunce by our men or on our behalf While these thynges were a doing in Austriche and Steirmarke Andrew de Aurea chief capitain of themperours maiesties nauy vpon the seas weÌ„t at themperours coÌ„maundement with an exceding great Armade or navy vnto the citie of Corona whiche lieth in the Ilonde of the Grekes somtyme called Poloponesus and nowe Morea whiche citie he did ouercome and expelled from thence all the Turkes But the Christians did not longe enioye the same for within two yeres after the Turkes obtayned the possession of the saied towne agayn smal to our reioysing When the matter was nowe in Austriche qualified and all thinges quiet the Emperour Charles the fift returned thorough the mountaines of Stiermarke namely thorough kerint and Frioulesonttyme called Forum Iuly and so through Mantua into Italy agayne to the Pope Clement by name who came to mete hym at Bononia with greate pompe and solempnitie in so muche that he continued in Italy all the winter of this yere stablishing the same in order peace and tranquilitie In EnglaÌ„d was also in this yere moued a battel For kyng Henry the eight sent men into Scotland against Iames the fift kyng of the Scottes where in coÌ„clusion they slew a great nomber toke many prisoners and so returned Also in the same yere dyed the ryght hygh and myghty prince â–ª Iohn duke of Saxon and electour imperiall c. and was honorably buried at Wittenborough in the Castel churche whose sonne and heire is the ryght noble and christen Prince Iohn Fredericke whiche after the deceasse of his saied father succeded in the gouernaunce of the saied dukedome of Saxon as electour imperiall rulynge the same moste honorably in the feare of God muche to his prayse and commendacion There was also a Comete or blasyng starre sene this yere in the moneth of September whiche appeared early in the morning two houres before the risyng of the Sunne by the space of certayn wekes in the sygne of Virgo Libra and Scorpius at the
thinhabitances of thesayd contry of Coppenhagen denyed them their requsst kyng Christiane beseged the sayd citye wyth such power and troubled them so sore on euery syde that no victualles might come at them by no maner of meanes In so muche that wythin short space victualles waxed so scant and famme so increaâ—led wythin the cyty that they were glad to vse dogges fleshe for theyr meate and also cattes And when thys prouisyon dyd also fayle them and no deliueraunce eppeared of no part for they hoped that Frederike the Palatine who had taken to wyfe the doughter of kyng Christierne as before is mentioned should haue moued battayll agaynst the Duke of Holstone whyche came not to passe they yelded vp the cyty to the chosen kynge Christian aboue mencyoned Durynge thesayed siege the kynges souldiours ouercame Warborough and toke that false Capytayne of the Lubekes called Markes Mayer prysoner who wyth hys brother Gerard Mayer and a Danysh pryeste was quartered shortly after After that thesayd Christian had ouercome and subdued the hole kyngdome of Denmarke accordyng to the duety of all godlye kynges and prynces he directed all hys doynges and procedynges to thys ende that the worde of God myghte be purely and syncerely preached and taughte to hys pore subiectes in all partes of hys dominions But when he perceyued the preuy practises which the Bishoppes of that lande for they were in a maner the mightyest of both the kyngdomes of Denmarke and Norway imagined and purposed to worke against hym to hyndre his godly enterprise and to mayntayne their Idolary he toke them all seuen for so many were they in nombre and deposed them from their power and dignitie so that they were not able any more to make diuision sedicion or commotion within his kyngdome as they were wonte to do When this was done he sent messengers to Wit tenbourgh and called for the right honorable and well learned doctor Iohn Bugenhaghe borne in the dominion of Pomerlande who is yet at thys daye preacher of Goddes worde and minister or curate at the parysh Churche at Wittenbourgh as he was then This godly man came at the kynges request and by the helpe of God establyshed in bothe the kyngdomes the preaching of the Gospell and the true ministracion of the Sacramentes very frutefully so that within the space of thre yeres for so long was he by about the kyng all the paryshes of the lande which were aboue .xxiiii. thonsande in nombre were prouided and furnyshed with preachers and ministers hauing Super attendenres ordeyned and appointed ouer them to haue the ouersyght of them and to haue an earnest respecte and a watchefull eye to their doctrine and conuersation of lyuing He crowned also kyng Christian at Coppenhaghe in the presence of all his nobles with the kyngly crowne of the land of both the kyngdomes And after this at the kinges request he prouided and furnyshed the high Scole or vniuersitie of Coppenhaghe with Lecures and Reders of holy scripture and of all other laudable sciences For the better increase and furnyshyng whereof he called for certayne learned men froÌ„ Wittenbourgh although the lande was not all voyde of suche men before To the mayntenaunce of whiche Godly order and institucion of doctrine as wel in the Churche as in the vniuersytie the kyng gaue large gyftes and appoynted great liuynges And he set such an order in both the kyngdomes that his subiectes may be glad and geue God hygh thankes that of his goodnes he woulde sende them suche a kyng God sende hym longe to reigne among them and styrre vp the like in many other regions to the praise and sanctifycacion of hys moste holy name Amen Henry the eyght kyng of Englande had his imbassadours certayne monethes at Wittenbourgh whiche accordynge to the kynges request caryed wyth them in Englande certayne wel learned doctours to preache the Gospell of Christ within hys Realme and dominions whereof the hole congregacion of Christ thoroughout all Germany conceiued a speciall reioysynge and comforte But alas their ioye was not longe permanent for the saied kyng within two yeares after repelled them and caused some of them to be put to death as here tikes And Englyshe men haue had a certayne prophecy of great antiquitie that when saynt Georges daye should fall on good frydaye whiche is in the yeare of oure lorde MD. xlvi the worde of God shoulde myghtely increasse and taken place among them which I praye God graunt vnto theÌ„ to his prayse and glory This yere in England also the lorde Darcy syr Fraunces Bygot Syr Robert Constable other began a newe conspyracy whiche were attaynted and put to death in Iune This yere in October in England also on saynt Edowardes euen was Prince Edowarde borne at Hampton Court whiche was proclaimed anoynted kyng of Englande the .ix. yere of his age as shal be declared hereafter in due place This yere the .xiiij. daye of October also dyed Quene Iane mother to the saied Prince Edward and was buried at Winsor This yere did Iames the kyng of Scotlande puyssaunt kyng Iohn of Portingale Sonne to the excellent kyng Emanuell had a great conflicte and victory agaynst the infideles in the Realme of Cambaia or Guzuratum lyeng in the Indes For after that he had by his capitaines specially by Nonne a Cugria who was ruler and gouernour of the kinges army in the Indes destroyed the coastes lieng towardes the Indysh sea subiecte to the kyng of Cambaia and when the same kyng was not able to resyste hym although he was of power to brynge foure hundred thousand men in Campe he made a gentle agrement with the Portyngalles and delyuered them two mighty cities with all their abilyties priuiledges liberties and dominions whereof the one is called Bazaim and the other Dium this the stronger and the other the rycher Whiche haue both vnder them about a syx hundreth Villages with certayn smal townes and srutesul landes contayning in length about a .lxxx. myles or leaques wherof the king hath yerely an C. thousand crewnes at the least in bare tribute besydes the woode whence for the mooste part all the prouision is takeÌ„ that is occupied for the shyppes in the Indes with other aduauntages In those partes caused the kyng of Portingall the Christian fayth to be planted and at the last kyng Badur of Cambaia for so was he called when he was inuaded by kyng Dey who was kynge of the Scythians and of the Tartares fled with all his treasure mother wyfe and chyldren into the Cytie of Dyum whiche he had geuen vp before desyrynge succour and defence against his enemy So that by this meanes the king of Portyngall had obtayned the moste parte of all the lande of the Indes vnder his tuition and defence without any notable shedyng of bloude These actes are described at large by the sayed kyng in a
departed homeward to his owne syr Ierome Bomegardener a learned maÌ„ y â— feared god being sent to the said couÌ„sail froÌ„ the towne of NurreÌ„ myght haue ouercome subdued all Fraunce with out any notable losse of his men For the warriours of the Frenche kyng were become so faintharted y t they durst in no place resist their enemies To the which act themperour might haue ben greatly aduaunced by the meanes that the kyng of Englande saye also in Fraunce with a great power Howbeit through great intreataunce mediation of y e chiefe lordes of the parliamen at Paris the duke of Orleans the kinges sonne who did specially fauoure y e Emperour the matter was brought to a staye but on what coÌ„dicion I haue no certaintie of knowledge as yet for somuch as some say one thing some another Wherfore I wil rather write nothing theÌ„ I shuld therof affirme any thing vncertaine In this yere chaunced foure horrible Eclpses or darkenings The first of the Moone the .x. daye of Ianuary about .vi. of the clock in y e morning which lasted .iii. houres .xxviii. minutes the Moone was hidden .xii. pointes .xlvi. minutes The second of the SuÌ„ne the .xxiiii. day of Ianuary about ix of the clock before noone lasting .ii. houres .vi. minutes â–ª the SuÌ„ne was darkened about .xi. pointes .xvii. minutes when this darkenes was at the hiest it was so darke euerywhere as it is coÌ„monly at night wheÌ„ the Sunne is newely set insomuch that all fowles cattaile whiche were mery before became still sad as though they had mourned had compassion with the Sunne being darkened The third Eclipse was of the Moone the .xiiii. day of Iuly about half an houre after eight whiche lasted .iii. houres .xlii. minutes the Moone was darkened â–ª xvii â–ª pointes and .xxv. minutes The fourth was of the Moone the .xxix. day of december in the morning about half an houre befor seuen lasted .iii. houres .xxxvi. minutes the mone being depriued of her light by the shadowe of y e earth about .xiiii. pointes and .xviii. minutes But what effecte and operation the sayde Eclipses and darkenynges brought with them maye euery wyse man partely perceyue by the contentes of the Story of the yere next folowyng and partely by the dayly discourse and exercyse bothe of magistrates and of subiectes For without special alteration of earthely creatures suche constellacions are not wont to passe as experience doth sufficiently teache and declare This yere henry the eight king of England sent an armye into Scotlande in the moneth of May whiche landed at Lyth in Scotlande and so went burnyng and destroyeng the countrey about sparyng nether castel towne pyle nor vyllage vntyll they had ouerthrowen and destroyed many of theÌ„ as the borough and towne of Edenborough with the Abbey called Holy Rodehouse and the kynges Palice adioyned to the same The towne of Lyth also with the hauen and peyre The castell and vyllage of Cragmyller the Abbay of Newbottell and parte of Muskelborowe towne the Chappel of our lady of Lawret. Preston towne and the castell Harintowne wyth the Freres and Nunery and castell of Oliuer Sancklers the towne of Dunbar Laurestone wyth the Graunge with many other townes castels vyllages and pyles Also this yere thesayd kynges maiestie prepared an army into Fraunce thither he went his owne person beseged the stroÌ„g towne of Bullen in Fraunce and there wanne the watch toure otherwyse called the olde man the .xxviij. day of Iuly And the .xxix. day of the same moneth Basse Bullyn was wonne the .xiij. day of September the towne of hygh Bullyn was victoriously coÌ„quered by the said kyng of England whiche after the entreaty humble peticion made of the French men gaue them licence to take bag bagage with them so departe the .xiiij. day of SepteÌ„ber at .iii. of the clocke at after none y e towne gate was opened the people began to come out they helde on vntill .vij. of the clocke at night And there were in nombre of men women children iiiâ— M. of them .xv. C. able meÌ„ of warre they had with them as muche as they could cary both men women children that was able to beare any thing and their horses kine were loded with as much stuffe as they could beare away And they had .lxxv. wagens laden with them IN the yere of our lord 1545. was another couÌ„cell kept at Wormes where many thinges were discussed entreated as the breakyng vp of the same publyshed maketh mencion There was also coÌ„cluded as touching matters of religion that a coÌ„munication disputacion shuld be kept at Rainsburgh the next yere whereunto y e estates of the Gospel or Euangelical princes shoulde appointe viiâ— learned men on their partie and likewise the Papistes eyght men on theyr syde whose mutuall agreementes and conclusyons shoulde bee propounded and declared vnto the Emperoure That afterwarde he might coÌ„sulte vpon suche thinges as shuld seme to make for an vnitie concorde Whyle these and suche other matters were debated and determined at Wormes in the presence of the Emperoure and the kyng of the Romaines the ryght high and myghty Prince and lorde Frederike Palatine and Electour Imperiall by the Rene coÌ„sideryng pondring the necessitie of his princely graces poore subiectes wherein they lay miserably captiuated and clogged vnder the yoke of that wicked and detestable Papacy and how many soules might be lost and brought to dampnacion or euer such vnitie as should be made at Raynsburgh could be brought to passe And also howe many consultacions and disputacions had bene kept before this tyme wherein alwaies the papisticall secte had bene conuinced and ouercome â–ª and yet neuertheles had alwayes persisted in their Idolatry and defended it the longer the more violently whereby it myght be easely perceiued and concluded what hope of amendement or agreement there was to be loked for He determined and coÌ„cluded with hymselfe furth with to forsake all popysh abhomination and not to tarye the yssue or ende of the sayde conuocacion and disputacion but in asmuche as thorough the grace and mercy of God he had obtained knowledge of the truthe and lyght of the Gospell to canse the same without delay to be ministred and declared to his poore subiectes Wherefore he ordeyned and constituted in all his iurisdictions that the Popish abhominacion should be put downe and that in stede of the same the Gospell of Christ should be frely preached that his pore coÌ„mons might be taught and brought into the right and true way of saluacion Our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christe preserâ—e hym and all the fauourers of his worde to procede and go forwarde in the settyng furth of hys wyll to the glory of his blessed name Amen This yere also died the doughter of kyng Ferdinando whiche was maried to Sigismunde the younge king of Pooles
their lande the flyeng sorte couered that lyght of the Sune in so muche that thinhabiters of the lande were cōmaunded to go furth and to take gather thē that crept on the grounde which they did continually during the space of thre wekes gatheringe euery daye about 2400. quarters in a quarter of a myle for in euery quarter of a myle were appointed thre hundreth persons men and womē and euery hundreth persons gathered euery day 800 quarters during the space of 3. wekes And they came into Isebredge ouer the brydge with such a power as though they had ben an hoste of warriours that woulde haue entred into the towne In so much that the Magestrates commanded the inhabitauntes of the same towne to make resistaunce agaynst them before the gate with besomes and bromes and to swype them into the water as they came whiche they ded in suche sorte as they couered all the water with grasherppers that no water coulde be sene Thus did they resiste them kept them also from the brydge by the space of .iii. wekes after this the said locustes or grashoppers turned into the fieldes and there destroyed and wasted the corne and the grasse vndoynge in a maner all the people of the lande so that after thys the peopel resysted them no moore butt onelye trusted to the mercy of god with instaunt feruēt prayer The sayde Locustes or grashoppers were littell at the begynnyng and krepyng but afterwarde they grewe and began to flye doyng great hurte throughout the sayde lande In the meane season the Emperoures maiestie and the kyng of the Romaynes set furth a commaūdement that noman shuld be founde in dronkenes horedome aduoutery vsury and blasphemy but he should be punyshed by death and forfayte all hys goodes In a littell towne called Albers lyeng besydes Lyndawe in the Dukedome of Zweyburgh was this yere founde two clusters of grapes growynge vpon one braunce hauyng a long read bearde whiche was a wonderfull syght The same yere in flaunders and the countrees there about was a great scacitie of corne so that there was a great dearth in the lande And there dwelled besydes Beke aboue Gand a certayne farmer well prouided and stored with corne vnto whome his neyghbours came lamentyng and intreatyng hym to sel them some of his corne who refused so to do neuertheles he sent none away comfortles that had nede for he lent and delyuered vnto euery man accordyng to their necessite on this condicion that they should rendre and repaye hym agayne at the next haruest on this condicion did he lende corne to dyuers nedy persons After whiche tyme it chaunced that his corned fyelde beyng sowed was by Gods grace so multiplied and increassed that on euery stalke grewe an exceding nombre of eares laden with corne so that thorough the blessyng of God he was well rewarded By this may we see that the sayeng of Salomon is an vndoubted verite namely he that taketh pitie on the pore lendeth vnto the Lorde vpon vsury and loke whatsoeuer he layeth out it shalbe payd hym agayne There was also this yere a wonderfull vision sene and heard of many within the towne of Wittenbourgh in the Lande of Saron the .xviii. daye of September early in the mornyng betwene foure fyue of y ◠clocke For there appeareth in the ayre a figure and lykenes of a dead corse or beere couered ouer with blacke cloth and a read ribband auer the same and there went before the coarse six men with trompettes and a greate multitude of people folowed with croked instrumentes and trompettes blowyng whyche made a greate noyse in the ayre insomuche that many in the towne whiche laye yet in their beddes were thereby awaked out of theyr slepe thynkyng that the sayde trimblyng had bene in the towne After this the black cloth vanyshed awaye from the boere whiche then was couered ouer with awhyte cloth then appeared besydes the beare a man armed in harnas shewyng hym selfe very angry and pullyng the whyte clothe from the beere he rent it in twaine wynding the one half about hys arme and so pressyng it harde to hys body Wyth this the coarse vanyshed away The man armed dyd also apeare a lyttell whyle after so in lyke maner banished away After this were althynges quiet as before God graunte euery Christen man to remembre thys wonderfull sygne with feare for it is to be feared that it is a fearefull warnyng sent vs of God In Englande the nyntene day of Ianuary was the Erle of Surrey beheaded as was mencioned the yere before The seuen and twenty daye of the same moneth Henry the eyght kyng of Englande c. ended hys lyfe and was buried at Windsore Edwarde the syxt kyng of Englande c. succeded his father in the gouernaunce of his royalmes and dominions and was crowned the nintene day of February in the nyneth yere of hys age Vnder the sayde kyng in the tyme of his minorite his vncle Edwarde Duke of Somerset was made lorde Protectour of all hys Royaulmes dominions and subiectes and Gouernour of his maiesties persone who with the residue of his maiesties Counsayll gouerned the realme with great mercy and gentilnesse by whome to the surtheraunce of goddes worde and true religion cōmissioners were sent into al partes of the Realme with commaūdement to cause all Images to be taken out of churches for auoydyng of Idolatry and to wyll men women to leaue the vse of beades hauyng with thē also godly and learned preachers assigned whiche do exorted them to geue them self to true and vnfained worshippyng of God in the hart and minde with due obedience to their prince Richard Smith a doctour of diuinite recāted opēly at Paules crosse within y e citie of Lōdon diuers articles cōtained in two bokes which he had made one for the defence of the sacrifice of the Masse an other to proue vnwritten verities to be beleued vnder payne of damnacion This yere also in Enland commaundement was geuen that processions should be no more vsed This yere also in England the duke of Somerset then Lorde Protectour and the Erle of Warwyke went into Scotlande with a strong army requiring the Scottes to fulfyll their promyse made before to kyng Henry concernyng the mariage of their younge Quene with the younge kynge of Englande but the Scottes stubbournely came agaynst them with great puissaunce And not longe after the two armyes encountred in the fieldes of Muscleborough at a place called Pinker slough The Englyshe part not thynkyng as than to haue battayle at whiche tyme because the front of the Scottyshe armie was so terrybly set wyth pykes the Englyshe horsemen which gaue the fyrst onset were fayne to recule backe with losse of certayn gētylmen whiche reculing much abasshed the English footemen but yet by the great wysedome and dilygence of the Lord Protectours grace and the valiaunt hart and courage of the Earle of Warwike they
of Quene Iane The kyng of Scottes marieth the daughter of Fraunce The coÌ„quest of the kyng of Portingals Indes The ChristeÌ„ faith planted in the kyngdome of CaÌ„baia The heath of Erasmus A preuy conspiracy in Germany against the Gospell Henry the younger duke of Brunswyke The death of George duke of Saxon Popâ—râ— abolyssed in the â—â—nde of 〈◊〉 The â—â—oole 〈…〉 gh restâ—â—â—d Heding beseged taken The lady regeÌ„t inuadeth Picardy S. Paule beseged and destroyed Turwyne beseged 〈…〉 Iohn Crisp◠〈…〉 Aâ— hoâ—â—â—ble 〈…〉 Misfortunes happened harmes done by the meanes of the teÌ„pest A collection for the pore Frere Forest A cousiâ—ltaâ—â—on holden at Rome against the Turke The Emperours â—â—â—raunâ—â—â—â—to â—icâ— The entraunce of the Pope into Nice described the religious rablâ— The Emperoure kisseth the Popes 〈…〉 e. A peace concluded betwene the Emperour FrauÌ„ce â–ª Leonora 〈…〉 N◠〈…〉 ded Barbarossa Bisana taâ—en The shipwrach of Barbarossa The Castell N 〈…〉 urg â—â—ylord Thâ— Marquea of BraÌ„denburg The death of y e duke of Gelders Auarice punyshed The lorde marquish of exâ—ter â— the â—â—rd moÌ„tacute beheaded Barbarossa robbeth y e â—e â—eâ—â—aÌ„s Italians goodes vpoÌ„ y e see Barbarossa b 〈…〉 th Câ— â–ª stelâ—ouâ— The dalmacians flye to y e Turckes betrai their felowe soudiars y e Castel Barbarossa wynneth Castel nouo The spaniat des Italyans feight maÌ„fully TheeÌ„peroures wiâ—dieth An insurreccioÌ„at Gent â–ª Embassadoures out of Fraunce into Spayne The â—perour coÌ„meth into FlauÌ„derstho â—ou Fraunce An aÌ„bassage out of osteÌ„ricke into beam Latine Wrâ—tislauya The Turcke carieth away lxxx thousaÌ„d christeÌ„ meÌ„ into turckye A blasynge sterre The laerned in Turcky acknowledg our Christen relligioÌ„ to be y â— best The â—urch headeth â–ª priestes A miracle The Emperour at paris The freÌ„ch kyng craftily seketh y e eâ—perour dâ—â—t * or be rowed * or boote * stpâ—â—an * or shippe The â—p râ—rs coÌ„plaint to y â— â—iâ—h of Ro. The Emperoure coÌ„meth to Gent. â— castel builded in Gent. FerdinaÌ„dus cometh to y â— Emperoure in to flauÌ„ders 〈…〉 A coÌ„municacion at Wor Phil. MelaÌ„ Ioh. Ecke Wheter ther remain sines in y t saintes ChristiaÌ„s after baptisme Rom. viii A day at haganouwe The Emperour◠〈…〉 ly forbedeth good bokes to be readde But what is woÌ„ne â—â— persecutyon The marque s 〈…〉 â—â—aÌ„daÌ„ 〈…〉 recea 〈…〉 y â— word â—â— God God befenheth his flock The 〈…〉 of y â— burning mortherers 〈…〉 clipse 〈…〉 Wyne both 〈…〉 good cheape Vnderstand The true king of Hungary kynge Iohn The kyng of Hungary dyed * Latine Bâ—da Ferdinandê° would take in the kyngdome of HuÌ„gary The Emperour comith to Norenberg The parliament holden at Regensburg 〈…〉 Dâ—â—â—s iâ—â—ter 〈…〉 The Pope 〈…〉 hall One of his croked piâ—pes hyndereth all that thegodly had goâ—e about â— greate while before and those meâ— of greate nobilitie besydes the excelent learned The princeâ— that receaue the worde of God after y e parliament holden at Regensburg Doctor Eckius vse â–ª hâ—he â—cuel his masters conning that is lying â–ª The beuâ—ls 〈…〉 â—â—â—al 〈…〉 â—owes 〈…〉 es 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—â— is proâ—â—dâ—â—â—r â–ª Money is geuen to seÌ„d an armye against the Turke Iohn Weyda kynge of Hungary dyâ—â—â— The Turkeâ— Bassa â—esegeth Pest * â—â—â— Albâ— â–ª greca â–ª A notable 〈…〉 ordi 〈…〉 lost 〈…〉 Hungary Willyam of Rogendorpe 〈…〉 â–ª The Turke â–ª â—eweth lxxx Christians in peeces for a pastyme The Turke breaketh hys promesse and excercyseth tyranny 〈…〉 an 〈…〉 l yeare The turcke â—â—â—eth â–ª â—xx thousand meÌ„ 〈…〉 The Turke geueth â—aleÌ„ tyne Teâ—eck his reward The Turke taketh certayn Castels in â–ª The Turke assaulteth the citie of fyuechurches The Turck hathaâ—armâ— in Pelopoâ—e so The Emperour and the Pope to gether at Luke The Emperoures passage to Algier Duke Henry of Saxon dieth 〈…〉 s 〈…〉 r 〈…〉 〈◊〉 in Histrâ—â— is taken in An armye against the Turck Pest is beseaged of our men Duke Maurice in Ieoperdy of takynge â—â—e of Duke Maurice Ie 〈…〉 en 〈…〉 eth maÌ„fully to delyuer his master A sicknesse in the Camp The grenousâ—ieâ— of y e sicknes in Duga â—â— Warre betwene y e Duke of Saxon Brunswick The duke of Brunswyke flyeth Woluenbutel is beseged Woluenbutel is vntapled for .iii. peares The mening was y â— they shuld at the length repeÌ„t them of their ioznep and go hom and winue no thing They fly out of the Castel ouer the walles ditches The Gospel is preached in the land of Brunswick 〈…〉 prâ—nces and 〈…〉 〈…〉 the Gospell Duke William â—â— Baier 〈…〉 th to v 〈…〉 Grassehoppers A earthâ—â—aâ—e in 〈◊〉 An earthquaâ—e in 〈…〉 ye â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 ple The Bra 〈…〉 〈…〉 ll â—â—to the land of Gulick The kyng of Scotland dyeth A Councell kept at Nureâ—burg Another counsel appoynted at Spyer An army sent by them p 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 land 〈◊〉 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 The city of Tremetz taken The French king and the Duke of 〈…〉 leâ—e pro 〈…〉 their marshial affaires The Ladye Mary sendeth an army againste the Duke of Cleue The Cleueuers approche towardes â–ª the Brabanders 〈…〉 nflict 〈…〉 e the Câ—eueâ—ers 〈…〉 ders The victory of the Cleueners The slepe of themperour The s 〈…〉 〈…〉 f the 〈…〉 e 〈…〉 he 〈…〉 e 〈…〉 nd 〈…〉 th 〈…〉 〈…〉 d◠〈…〉 de Hungary inuaded by the Turke The death of doctor 〈…〉 A woÌ„derfull birth besides Basell â–ª Wonderfull visions senâ— The interpretacion oâ— the vision The councel of â—pâ—re 〈…〉 〈…〉 With their ordinaunce The kyndnes of Switchers A counseâ—lour oâ— Nurrenburgh taken 〈…〉 Scotland â—â—uaded by â—â—gâ—â—thmen Bullyn beseged 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 The Palatine a fauorer of Goddes worde Popery paâ—â— downe the Gospel preached in the palatines iurisdiction 〈…〉 g 〈…〉 Poles 〈◊〉 〈…〉 p 〈…〉 o 〈◊〉 〈…〉 pro 〈…〉 〈…〉 d and 〈…〉 e. Henry duke of Brunswike goeth about to recouer his land The â—ountâ— of Deckelenbourgh inuâ—ded for the Golpell 〈◊〉 â—â—ll beseged Philip Landgraue of Hessen Capitaine of the Euangelicall confederation Duke Maurice of SaxoÌ„ Duke Maurice seketh â— â–ª meanes to make a peace 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 by 〈…〉 i 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 The Landgraue 〈…〉 quiâ—eth an othe of duke Hen 〈…〉 coÌ„pany The lande of Brunswike taken in againe and sworne of newe to y e confederatioÌ„ The Erle of ShaueÌ„burgh deposed Rithbergh geuen vp 〈…〉 th of 〈…〉 che 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 The Ruler of 〈…〉 har◠〈…〉 ed by y e Marquis of Brandenburgh The fury o the Turke The death of the Duke of Orleans Wonderfull apparitions and visions A conuocatioÌ„ at Franke forth The death of Maâ—ten Luter The buriall of doctor Martine Luter Alphonse dia si a trayterousmurther The good doctor Iohn Diasy murthered The Emp 〈…〉 com 〈…〉 Rai 〈…〉 sburgh The 〈…〉 ion beg 〈…〉 at Rainsburgh The begynnyng of the emperours warres agaynst the Germanes Duke Maurice prepareth 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 A cruel murther Duke Maurice â—â—gmâ—â—â—â— to 〈…〉 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 A peace betwene Englande and Fraunce The stewes put downe in London ☠☠Anne Askewe Iohn Lassels burned Shaxton recanted Thomas duke of Northfolke Henry his sodne attainted A plague of locustes and grashoppers A godly commaundement A prodigious grape A wonderful miracle A wonderful â—ision The Erle of Surrey beheaded The death of kyng Henry the eight of England â–ª c. Edward the syxt byng of England Images and beades put downe abolysshed in England A recantacioÌ„ of Doctor Smith Processions lâ—â—t in Englande An hoost of men sent out of Englande into ScotlaÌ„d Chaunteries geuen to the â—â—ng of England The CoÌ„mumoÌ„ ordeined to be receiued in both kindes Latimer set at libertie The death of the â—renche King 〈…〉 â–ª The Emperour retourneth out of Germany into FlauÌ„ders The Duke of Saxon captiue Leonora retourned to themperoure The sonne of Ferdinando marieth them perours daughter The eldest sonne of the Turke 〈…〉 keth insurrâ—â—tion agâ—ynst his father Argiers takeÌ„ 〈…〉 A â—â—mâ—â—ocioÌ„â—â— corâ—â—â—all The masse Images put downe in Englande The byshop of Winchester committed to thei our of â—o 〈…〉 The mariage of priestes graunted lawfull An insurrection at Norwiche The rebelles in Cornwal 〈◊〉 Deuonshere subdued The byshop of London deposed and coÌ„mitted to prison The duke of Somerset coÌ„mitted to the tour of LoÌ„doÌ„ The death of the Pope A wonderful vision sene besydes Brunswyke Capitayne Gambold slayne 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 The duke of Somerset delyuered out of 〈…〉 A generall p 〈…〉 â—etmene Englande â— Frannce Bullayne delyuered 30 one Boocher A wonderful miracle oftor ue fallyng downe from the element A moste â—â—â—nnicall persecution A moste Tâ—annicall persecution
y â— yere MDxvii wrote Martin Luther fyrst against the Romysh byshops pardons from thence rose many disputacioÌ„s after ward whiche thynge caused no small alteracionin the churche by the Germanes Charles the .v. the .xxxix. Germane Emperoure â—He yeare MD. xix was Charles the .v. chosen Emperoure the nepheu to Maximilians kynge of Spayne prince of Eastenryche and Burgundy The Electors sent into Spayne to shewe Charles of this election Friderick count Palatine Wherfore the next yeare after he came into Germany and was crowned Emperoure at Aken The yeare MDxxv was Frances the Frenche kyng taken by Pauy in Lombardy by the Emperoures souldiours in a felde and afterwarde brought into Spayne Charles vsed a very incredible gentlenesse moderacion of mynde in so great prosperitie of victory For he dyd not onely let fre the Frenche kyng restoryng hym to his kyngdom but also bounde hym with affinitie to hym geuing hym his syster Leonora to wyfe The capitaines of the battail whereof we saied euen now were Nicolas couÌ„t of Salma George of FruÌ„sberg knight Mark Sittich duke Burbon the marques Piskerame The same yeare were raysed in Germany horrible and neuer afore herde comotions by vplandishe men in Elsace Schwaben FrankenlaÌ„d ThuringeÌ„ and in those contreis that lye by the Rhene This commotion was alayed by the great force armes of the princes so that within the space of thre monethes nere hande were slame in battaill aboue hundreth thousand vplaÌ„dysh men none other wyse theÌ„ as beastes Moreouer one called Schapler wrote xii artickes of the ChristeÌ„ libertie among the whiche this was euen the chefest Tribute ought not to be geuen to the magistrate or superioritie By thys doctrine vpon hope to get libertie the gretest part of the rustikes beyng enflamed it is saide to haue taken weapons agaynst their lawfull magistrate In the towne of Thuringen called Mulhausen was a preacher called Thomas Mynter The same preached openly that he shoulde restore the decayed state of the churche and dyd boiste that reuelacions were priuely shewed him and that Gedeons sword was geuen hym to roote out the tyranny of the vngodly He led forth by heapes the vplandish men and commaunded the houses of gentlemen to bee spoyled and the goodes of monasteries to be polled and waisted But when the rustical armies spoiled euery where without order the prince of Saxony and Landgraue of Hesse destroied them Thomas Mynter and some of his felowes were takeÌ„ and beheaded and were punyshed for their enterpryse This Mynter was the first begynner of the madde erroure of the Anabaptistes which yet causeth muche ado in Germany The yere MDxxv dyd Iohn Oecolampadius at Basel and Huldrich zwinglius in zwizerlande fyrst of all with there writing renewed the doctrine of Berengarius that in the bread and wyne was not really present the body and bloude of Christe though the yeare before the learned man Andrew Carolostadius had proposed the same argument The yeare MDxxvi was Lewis kyng of HuÌ„gary 〈…〉 ayne by Solyman the Turkysh Emperour The yere MDxxvij dyd duke Burbon brynge the Emperoures hoost to Rome the citie was besieged and taken and also spoyled The byshop of Ro. constrayned by necessitie into the Castell angel yelded hymselfe to the Emperoures men but the Emperoure of his gentlenesse let hym fre agayne and restored hym to hys former dignitie that the common peace of Christendome were nothyndered The yere MDxxix went Charles into Italy was receaued of all princes and cities with moste hygh honoures The same yeare in the moneth of October the Turkysh Emperoure Solyman brought about a hundreth and fourty thousand men into Germany whiche nomber they shoulde afterward haue boasted themselues in the citie Cracowe in Polen and besieged the citie Vienne certayn wekes and assaulted it greueously But Friderick count Palatine apointed by the empire captaine of the souldiours gatheryng an army with all spede sent it to VieÌ„ne thre dayes before the Turke besieged it Philippe counte Palatine was with them in the citie VieÌ„ne Wherfore by the gracious fauoure of God was the citie Vienne so strongly defended that the Turkish tyrauÌ„t was fayne to turne backe agayn with great shame and losse of hys host The messaunger of the Poles is reported to haue sayde that in the assault of Vienne were slayne about foure score Turkes and partely to haue dyed by the waye for lacke of â—itayls and fearcenesse of the colde The yeare MDxxx. the .xxij. daye of February was Charles crowned Emperoure at Bonony by Clemens the byshop of Rome with a great solemnitie and coste After that went he agayne into Germany and came on Corpus Chist euen at Ausborow wherthe parliament was adiourned The chefe princes of Germany came thether of whom Charles the Emperoure was receaued with high honour Though the Emperour assaied many waies to appeace y â— debates in the religion to restore them into a quietnesse yet could no certayne thynge be brought to passe or ordeined in so great diuersitie of myndes At the last commaunded he by an open commaundement to retaine and kepe the accostumed maners of ceremonies and the doctrine afore vsed The same yeare the eight daye of October was an ouerflowynge at Rome so greate as no man coulde remembre to haue bene sene and the same lasted about foure and twenty houres and when thys ouerflowynge stode styll in the place called Campo Flore the hyght of a longe moryshpycke many buildynges walles houses and goodes were destroyed When Leo was deade Adrianus alowe Germane borne at Vtrecht was made byshop of Rome After Adrianus was Clemens the .vij. chosen by of Ro. The same was taken by the Emperours hoost at Rome for makyng a confederacy with the Frenche kynge whome also he sent ayde agaynste the Emperor But the same iniury dyd y â— very good Emperoure dissemble with hygh softnesse and lest any occasion myght ryse of a greueous debate in Christendom he set the byshop of Rome ClemeÌ„s the .vij. at libertie of whome he was afterwarde crowned at Bonony Ferdinande the .xl. Germane Emperoure THe yeare MDxxx. was FerdinaÌ„de king of Hungary and Bohemy Archeduke of Eastenriche c. brother to Charles the Emperoure made kyng of the Romanes and that after the example of the auÌ„cient Emperours which were wont to take to them other that the empyre myght haue a successor and that when the other were deade no debate or occasion of warre myght ryse amonge the princes of the empyre This election was at Colen the yeare MDxxx. The yeare MDxxxi was Ferdinande after the election crowned at Aken in Ianuary The same yeare was a Comete sene in Germany Italy Fraunce and Englande about the syxte daye of Auguste and fyrst appeared it certayne dayes in the morning before Sunne rising after that folowed it the Sunne and was sene the space of iij wekes about the euenyng after Sunne sett vntyll the thyrd daye of September Hys
dominiōs of thesaid Electour which mē did first inuade Voyt land there toke the townes vilages and liberties pertaining tothe Electour piteously spoyling roauingburning destroieng many men young olde And specially therwas an execrable madnes murther cōmitted vpō an honest Curate minister that feared God at Newechurche whom when thesaid husbād mē had mostcruelly martyred murthered and sawe that he was fatte they cut him in peces after the maner of a fatte Swyne casting the peces from one to another and sayeng Lo brother there hast thou a good roastyng pece of an hogge Of whiche innocent bloud are gilty all they that do helpe or consent to the sayde murtheryshe and intestine warres whereof doutles God wyll take vengeaunce in tyme conuenient Nowe when the matter as it was fyrst begonne and purposed against the Electour his dominiōs for Duke Maurice had bene first with the kynge in Bohemy toke effect and apeared euidently as though the kyng woulde ouercome and take in all the Landes and dominions of the Electour Duke Maurice exalted hymselfe with his army and first toke the townes lyeng to warde the mountaynes and then he went with thesayde Bohemians and husband men to besege the towne of Zwickowe But least I be demed to stande to muche in myne owne conceite and to take vpon me to Iudge other wise than it becometh me in this matter I will set hereafter the true Copye of his lettres whereby he required and admonyshed the towne of the Electour to yelde them selues vnto hym by the cōsentes whereof men of honestie and vnderstanding may easely perceyue what good grounde and sure foundacion he pretended in these affaires By the grace of God we Maurice duke of Saxō Land graue of During and Marquis of Myssene aduertyse you our welbeloued and trusty counsayl and commons of Saron c. That forasmuche as the myghty Prince our Cosyn Duke Iohn Frederike the Elder hath ben founde negligent in doing of hys dutie and it is manifest that men are about to bryng you from the house of Saxon into the power of straungers and we beyng a borne prince of Saxon hauing also parte in the lande wyth our for sayd Cosyn and be charged by earnest commaundement of the Emperoures Maiestie our moste gracious lorde for the auoydyng of greuous penalties and corrections and also by the losse of our Regaltie and preeminēce our seiues to take the same land in possession or elles to permitte and suffre other to do the same whereby oure owne Landes and dominions must nedes come in daunger and destruction Wherfore we require you to sutmitte your selues vnto vs as Prince of Saxon and to receyue vs accordingly with due solempuisation And we are prone graciously inclined to desen de you in the Christen religion wherein ye bee and lyke mayer your bodyes goodes and possessions and to leaue you by youre olde liberties and priuiledges And when the matter or controuersy betwene the Emperoures Maiestie the Romyshe kynges Maiestie and our forsayde Cosyn shall come to an agreement we shalbe ready as touchynge the landes whiche we shall haue taken in possession of hys by the knowledge and wyll of their Maiesties and as muche as maye be done without their preiudice thorough our owne dominions to be intreated ordered accordyng to ryght and reason But yf ye should refuse so to do it should apeare vnto vs as though ye would wylfully be put from the house of Saxon whiche may not be suffered of vs. Wherefore we require herein your directe aunswere by the bearer of the letter in hast whyle oure enemy is at hande that we may auoyde the daunger Geuen in our Towne of zwickowe the syxt daye of Nouēber Anno a thousand fyue hundreth fourty and syxe Duke Maurice of Saxon. Manu propria When zwickowe had yelded vnto him the syxt day of Nouember he toke also the townes lyeng there about and consequētly Aldenbourgh Ilenbourgh Grymme Torgawe c. the .xvi. day of Nouember duke Maurice sent a Trompetter with two lettres the one to the Deputie and the other to the Communaltie of Witten bourgh directed betwene thre foure of the clocke at after none before the Elue gate but before the lettres were receyued the suburbes were set on fyre whereby was sygnifyed that they intended to stande to their defence The same daye dyd he also aduertise thinhabitauntes of Torgawe whiche lay in gareson for the defence of Wittenburgh that oneles they woulde come home by the next daye before Sunne set he would sende their wyues and chyldren after them and besydes that depriue them of all their goodes The ende of the Appendix or addition compyled by Maister Iohn Funke Brefe Annotations added vnto the premisses gathered out of dyuers historiographers IN the sayd yere of our lorde MD. xlvi apeace was concluded betwene Englād and Fraunce whiche on Whitsondaye was proclaimed For conclusion whereof the Viscount Lisse high Admiral of England with the Byshop of Duresine and a goodly company of Gentylmen went out of Englande into Fraunce after whose retourne Monsure Denball high Admirall of Fraunce the Byshop of Eureux and two Erles came into Englande with the Sacre of Depe and .xij. galleyes and were honorably receiued The saide yere also in lent before was the Stewes at London put downe and abolysshed by the kynges commaundement the .ix. daye of Iuly was burned at London in smithfielde Anne Askew a gentill woman Iohn lassels of the kynges preuy chambre Iohn Adlam tayler of Suffolke and Nicolas Belenyam priest for opinions consonaunt to the trueth and contrary to the acte of the syx Articles At whiche tyme al so Doctour Nicolas Schaxton somtime Byshop of Salisbury recanted and denied the trueth whiche before he had professed Whiche thing also one Doctour Crome whiche had bene a great and famous preacher had done at Paules Crosse the xxvij daye of Iune before affirming openly that he had bene seduced by noughty bookes c. In England also in Nouember was the duke of Northfolke and his sonne the Erle of Surrey attaincted of treason for the which his sonne was put to execution in Ianuary after and hym selfe cōmitted to the Towre where he doeth yet remayne IN the yere of our lord God MD. xlvij there were in Germany dyuers and wonderfull innouacions of thinges chaūces of warres chaūges of fortune yeldynges of Princes ouerthrowinges and subuersions of townes and castelles fallinges of great men conuocatiōs of Synodes and counsayles which I do here omitte partely to auoyde prolixite and partely for that the certaintie of suche thinges taken by heare say onely is oftentimes deceiuable Trusting to haue occcasion and oportunitie hereafter to declare and set furth the same matter at large The inhabitauntes of the countie of Tiroll and Isebredge were this yere sore plaghed with wonderfull locustes and grashoppers both creping and flyeng whiche were there in suche aboundaunce that the creping sorte couered all
Maximilian d 〈…〉 th Maximilian warreth against the Venecians Lewis kyng of Fraunce Iulius the by shop of Rom. was discomfited in a battaill by the citie Rauennas vpon Easter daye What Electors chose Charles that now is Emperoure Martine Luther â–ª Charles y â— Frances the French king taken The commotion of vplanâ—yâ—h mâ—n Schapler Twelue articles of the sedicious rustikes Thomas Mynter Iohn Ocalâ—padius Huldrich Zwinglius renew the doctrine of Berengarius â—ndreas â—arolestadius Rome taken by Burbon With what an â—â—ost Sol 〈…〉 yd be 〈…〉 ge â—ieÌ„nâ— Charles is crowned Emperour at Bonony by the bysh of Ro. The parliament of â—usborow An ouerflowyng at Ro. Clemens the vij is taken Ferdinande kyng of Hungary A Comete sene The Switzer warre within themselues The parliament holden at RegeÌ„spurg Prophecies of recouering Constantinople and of roting the Turkes out of Europa Laurentius Miniatensis an Astronomer A Comete sene Writers of Histories Cronicles What the mutacions of kyngdomes de signifye Agathias Ctesias The conuocation or counsaill holden at Ramsburgh The duke of Saxon agreeth not to the election of y e kyng of the Romaines The seconde breakyng in of Soliman into Germany Guns assaulted of the Turke by the space of .xij. daies The wall of 〈◊〉 falleth 〈…〉 e by it â—elfe Anthony de Leua Andrewe de Aurea The citie of Corona takeÌ„ The Emperourre turned into Italy to the Pope The Pope meteth themperour at Bononia Battell moued in England against the Scottes The death of Iohn duke of Saxon. Iohn Frederick duke of Saxon. A Comete or blasing starre â—â—â—â— A great inâ—â—â—cion of watâ—â— in HollaÌ„d Seeland c. Christerne kâ—nâ— of Dâ—◠〈…〉 ke after hâ—â— returâ—â—ta 〈…〉 oure 〈…〉 e 〈…〉 l. A moÌ„struous Calfe borne by y e sea coste aboute Lindowe The Emperour Charles retourneth from Genua into Spaine Newe Indes or Ilandes plentyfull of golde and siluer founde out by the SpaÌ„yardes A soleÌ„pne coÌ„munycacyon holdeÌ„ at Massilia betwene y e Pope the French kinge The duke of Orleans marieth the Popes cosyn The Euangelycal boÌ„d is opened by y e french kyng Another Comete or blasing starre apeared Shiltagh burned downe to y e ground A great Pestilence in Germany A great earthquake tempest of wind Kynge henry the .viii was dâ—uorsed froÌ„ hys fyrste wyfe maried to an other 1534. The Anabaptystes tâ—ke the Cytye of Mynster in Westphale The Anabaptystes make them a kyng Knypperdullynge c. kregh tynge Philip Landgraue of Hessen The Citie of Minster besieged by y â— biâ—hop Scarcitye of victualles in Mynster The Anabaptistes eate lether couerynges of bookes Philip landgraue of Hessen goeth about to set his vncle into his owne land agayn Philip y â— palatine put to flyght and wounded Hulderike duke of wiâ—teÌ„berg restored to his oâ—â—â— d 〈…〉 oÌ„ A peace grauÌ„ted vnto y â— â—anâ—gâ—a â—e on them perours behalf The laÌ„dgraue retourneth into his owne lande A coÌ„meÌ„datioÌ„ of liberalyty boldenes in y e landgraue a coÌ„meÌ„datioÌ„ of pacience mekenes in theÌ„perour y e kyng of Hungary The death of Frederike kyng of DeÌ„marke A straunge thing or tokeÌ„ happened about y â— dead corps of the kynge The erle of OldeÌ„boroughe â— y â— Lubekes inuade y â— dukedom of hâ—lsaâ—es The death of George weuer markes mayer A peace concluded betwene the towne of Lubeke and the dukedom of ho sure The captaynes of Lubeke desyrous to inuade deÌ„marcke A newe war â—â— A woÌ„derfull apparitioÌ„ in DeÌ„marke Henry king of Ingland excoÌ„municated by the pope The Pope hath â—â— authority ouer Ingland king HeÌ„nry forsaketh y t Pope A bokt sett furth vp kinge henry againste the primacpe of y e Pope King Henry ioined in coÌ„federatinÌ„ with y t Princes mayntainers of â— gospel Ireland rebeâ—â—eth against their prince Pope Clement dyeth Paule y â— â–ª iii. chosen to be Pope Sophi pâ—inâ—â— of y â— Persians â—â—â—â—â—beth y â— Turk Imbrai bassa Imbray bassa with hys host slayne The Turke cometh againste y â— sayde Sophy The turke coÌ„passed aboute of the Periyans The Turke escapeth â—a roâ—eâ—â— with a lewe Barbarossa inuabeth the kyngdome of Tunyse Barbarossa suodueth Affryca the lesse Kynge Altzachenus expelled from Tunyse The 〈◊〉 of Breda burned Great tempestes of wind Waters ryuers excedingly increassed â—â— y â— â—ande of Pole The duke of MillaÌ„ marieth y â— doughâ—â—r 〈…〉 y â— kyng Denmarke Themperour prepareth an armada towardes Affrica The kingdoÌ„ of Tunise recâ—â—â—red bâ— the peâ—our Barbarossa exâ—â—lled froÌ„ Tunise Kyng Altzachenus restored to hys kyngdome of Tunise The castell of Golleta reserued for themperour Themperour returneth froÌ„ Affrica Barbarossa inuadeth the Ile of Minorca The Affricanes attempte rebellion Andrewe â—e Aurea apointed to kepe y e Affricanes in awe The sect of the Anabaptistes in creasâ—eth The Anabaptistes â—â—kemâ—â—â—w 〈…〉 â— go naked The Anabaptistes within 〈…〉 e â—ppâ—â—lled The madnes of the Anabaptistes The Anabaptistes beleued that Minster was new Ierusalem A woman would conterfet Iudith The kynge 〈…〉 ing and knipperdulling taken The kyng of the â—â—baptistes with his coÌ„sellers put to death Christian duke of Holston chosen to be kyng in Denmarke The count of Hoya and the Erle of Teckelborough slayne Louedayes kept in Hungary The kyng of Poles maried the daughter of â—erdâ—â—anto kyng of Bohemy The death of the Duke of Mylan The duke of â—aâ—er marieth the daughter of Denmarke â—ir Thomas more Chauncelour of England and y â— byshop of Rochester beheaded The monkes of the charter house A wonderful tempest Neuer suche a teÌ„pest sene Quene Katherine dowâ—ger dieth Quene Anne Bullyn be headed Que. Iane Semour maried to the kyng of Enland The citie of Geneue besieged Preachers of the Gospel ordeyned â—â— Saâ—â—â— Iulius Lesar builded Clausa Rodani The French kyng claymeth the succession of Milaâ—e It is the condicion of an apâ— to countrâ—faite all y â— is done in his â—â—ght Apraiâ—â— of the author The Emporoures complaynt to the Pope agaiÌ„st the Frenche kyng The Empeperoures request The Popes aunswere The Emperoures retourne from Rome A trapâ—one put to death at â—poâ—s The Count of Nassowe Perone besyeged The Euangelical bond The Synode or conuocatioÌ„ of Wittenborough Swinglius coÌ„senteth not with Luter in the opinion of the SacrameÌ„t A new peace concluded betwene the sea townes of Eastlande Denmarke The citie of Copenhage beseged by y â— kyng Dâ—gâ—es and 〈…〉 Coppenhagh yelded vp toâ— kyng Warborough taken Markes mayer taken and quartered Agâ—â—ly eâ—â—ple for all kynges and conquerours The practise of papistes All the byshoys of DeÌ„marck deposed Iohn Bugen hagh Thepreachig of the gospell instituted in Denmarke xxiiij thousaÌ„d parishes in Denmarch Norway furnyshed with preachers The coronation of Lhristiane siyng of Denmarck The vntuersitie of Luppenhaghe furnyshed with meÌ„learned in y â— scripturs Liuinges appointed for preachers â—â—dâ—â—s in DeÌ„ 〈…〉 Thimbassadours of England at Wittenbourgh Doctour â—â—nâ—â— An olde prophecy of Enland The Lorde Darcy with other Edwarde the syâ—t borne The death
was gently receaued of the cities At Ro. the senate all the best metyng Charles did receaue hym with all reuerence He likewyse to declare to the Romanes his gentlenesse lyghted from his horse receaued on fote the yelding of the citie Afterward was he crowned of the cardinal of Hostia The cities of the bysh of Rome in Italy that were rebels subdued he to do the Romysh byshop a pleasure so that they repyned nomore I fynde none other thynges that he dyd in this iourney They yeare M. ccclx. he ouercame and spâ—yled Ebrardus erle of Wirtenberg with a great army But at the last was the debate layde downe by the byshop of Ausburg Strasburg and Spire The yeare M. ccclxvi went Charles agayne in to Italy in the whiche iourney he assuaged and subdued some cities desyrous of vproure Charles besyeged also y â— citie Vlme but I reade no where for what cause For oure Germanes not knowyng the propertie of histories haue not taken hede to the circumstaunces and causes of thynges Charles hath deserued greate thankes for the golden bulle that he made wherein he hath handsomly comprised many thynges that make to entertayne common peace He did chefely endeuoure procure the affayres of Bohemy He ordeined the vniuersitie of Praga Some there are that disalowe that he gaue the French kyng ryghtes in the kyngdome of Orleaunce The yeare M. ccclxx caused Charles his sonne Wenceslaus to be made Emperoure To his other sonne Sigismundus gaue he the Erldome of the marques of BraÌ„denburg the which he had bought of Lewis the Romane The yere M. ccclxxvii fought Vdalricus Erle of Wirtenberg mishappely before the citie Rutlingen In that battaill dyed many and noble men Switzer league ABout this tyme began the Switzer league and first the citie Lucerna then Berna at the last Tzurich dyd ioyne themselues to the Switzers and the noble prince Lupoldus duke of Eastenriche was ouercome and slayne by the Switzers the yere M. ccclxxxv But for as muche as there are in mans handes euery where histories of the Switzers dedes I reken it neoelesse to make longe rehersall of their actes in this lytle boke Vrbanus the v. succeded Innocentius the vâ— Gregorius the xâ— was byshop of Rome after Vrbanus The same remoued y â— see out of Fraunce to Rome agayne the yeare MCCCLXXVI A diuision AFter Gregorius the xi rose a greate diuisioÌ„ in the spiritualtye The Italians made an Italian Byshoyp of Rome called Vrbanus the vi and the same remayned at Rome The Frenchmen also chose a Byshop of Rom. in Italy whome they called Clemens the vii The same gat hym to Auinion Thus was Rome diuided and ther were two byshoppes of Rome the one dyd accurse the other Truely Italy Germany and Hungary dyd hange to Vrbanus the byshops of the Romanes Thys diuision lasted vntyll the councel of Constance .xxxix. yeares Wenceslaus the .xxxiii. Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christe M. ccc lxxviij after Charles deceasse began Wenceslaus his sonne to raygne and raygned after hys fathers death .xxii. yeares At thys tyme began Ihon Husse opeÌ„ly to teache at Praga agaynst the byshop of Romes pardones and by thys occasion rose hurteful insurrections in Bohemy agaynst prestes and religious men Wenceslaus was at the laste taken by hys brother Sigismundus and kept at Vienne in preson Other thinges do I not fynde of this Wenceslaus that I iudge worthy to be put in writynges Rupertus the xxxiiij Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christ M. CCCC was Rupertus the counte Palatine made Emperour He raigned tenne yeares But seynge the Emperours had now ben long from Italy the power of the kynred of Galeacyus was waxen greate at Milan and the Florentins were become ryche also and warred agaynst them of Milane The Florentins asked ayde of Rupertus the Emperoure to represse the power of the Galacians Wherefore Rupertus went vppe into Italy to helpe the Florentius and toke Galeacins Howbeit Rupertus beyng destitute of the assistaunce of the duke of Eastenriche and bishop of Colen was to weake than that he coulde haue brought so greate thynges to passe and though he had assayed many thinges yet was he constrayned to returne agayne into Germanye hys bussinesse beyng not disâ—pâ—rched Bonifacius the .ix. was made bishop at Rome after Vrbanus And against him was made bish after Clemens y e .vii. Petrus de Luna called Benedictus the .xii. After Bonifacius was Innocentius y â— vii made byshop at Rome After InnoceÌ„tius was Gregorius the xii made byshop at Rome The same promysed y â— he woulde renounce the byshoprycke yf Benedictus lykewise dyd not refuse to renounce also But whaÌ„ Benedictus fled into Spayne leauyng Auinion Gregorius reuoked hys promise concernyng to resigne the byshoprycke Wherefore was a councell gathered at Pysis whereyn bothe Gregorius and Benedictus were deposed of the byshoprycke and in theyr steade was the thyrde Romysh byshop chosen Alexander the .v. Gregorius fled to Ariminum where he remayned vntill the counsel of Constance was Alexander the .v. dwelt at Bonony for the Hungarians hauing than taken in Rome vsed incredible tiraÌ„ny warred with the Frenchmen for Naples After Alexander the .v. was Ioannes the .xxiii. made byshop of Rome at Bonony And of this wise were a lyue vntil the general councel of Constance thys Ioannes the .xxiii. at Bonony Gregorius at Ariminum and Benedictus in Spayne But they were all thre set besyde y â— Romyshe byshopryck in that councel Of Tamerlanes the tyraunt of Tartaria IN the time of Rupertus the Emperour lyued the passynge cruell tyraunte Tamerlanes the Tartarian who by greate spoylynge wente aboute nearehande al y â— East and Asia with an armye of tenne hundreth thousande men He spoyled the Perseans Armenians and Syrians He inuaded also the lesse Asia and toke Paiasetus the Turkysh Emperoure and caryed hym in a cage as a byrde aboute wyth hym for a wonder and mockage Sigismundus the .xxxv. Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christe M. CCCC after Rupertus the Emperours deceasse was Sigysmundus made Emperoure He was the sonne of Charles the fourthe marques of Brandenburg kynge of Hungary and Bohemye He was Emperour seuen and twentye yeares He was a moost famous prince in wisedome learnyng and honestye suche one of stature as was semynge a lyke prince His countrefaytoure very connyngly made is to be sene yet this daye by the erle Hoier of Mansfelde He had greate warres in Hungary agaynst the Hungaryans of the whyche he was taken He fought oft agaynst the Turkes But whan he was made Emperoure he made a greate settyng forth agaynst the Turkes with the ayde of all nacions whereof we shall speake hereafter Of the councell of Constance IN the beginnynge of Sigismundus raygne he went vp into Italye and toke counsell with Ioannes the bysh of Ro. of callinge a generall councel for to auoyde the diuision He went also to the Frenche kynge and compelled hym to agre to