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A40669 The historie of the holy vvarre by Thomas Fuller ... Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650.; Cleveland, John, 1613-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing F2438; ESTC R18346 271,602 341

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music_n in_o the_o close_a he_o die_v not_o long_o after_o on_o the_o 22_o of_o august_n in_o the_o 13_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o predecessor_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n by_o morphe_n a_o grecian_a lady_n his_o wife_n he_o have_v four_o daughter_n whereof_o millesent_a be_v the_o elder_a the_o second_o alice_n marry_v to_o young_a boemund_n prince_n of_o antioch_n the_o three_o hodiern_n wife_n to_o reimund_n prince_n of_o tripoli_n and_o meet_a the_o young_a abbess_n of_o bethanie_n chap._n 19_o of_o fulco_n the_o four_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n fulco_n earl_n of_o tours_n main_n and_o anjou_n come_v some_o three_o year_n before_o on_o pilgrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n 1132_o there_o take_v in_o marriage_n millesent_v the_o king_n daughter_n he_o have_v assign_v to_o he_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n and_o some_o other_o princely_a accommodation_n for_o his_o present_a
colour_n which_o nature_n do_v die_v simple_a and_o therefore_o fit_a for_o religion_n but_o melexala_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o former_o be_v very_o bountiful_a to_o the_o carmelites_n know_v not_o his_o alms-man_n in_o their_o new_a coat_n but_o change_v his_o love_n as_o they_o their_o livery_n and_o persecute_v they_o out_o of_o all_o egypt_n it_o seem_v afterward_o by_o the_o complaint_n of_o mores_fw-la mantuan_n that_o they_o wear_v some_o black_a again_o over_o their_o white_a for_o he_o play_v on_o they_o as_o if_o their_o bad_a manner_n have_v black_v and_o alter_v their_o clothes_n now_o though_o palestine_n be_v their_o mother_n england_n be_v their_o best_a nurse_n ralph_n fresburg_n about_o the_o year_n 1240_o first_o bring_v they_o hither_o and_o they_o be_v first_o seat_v at_o newenden_n in_o northumberland_n kent_n a_o carm._n hundred_o and_o forty_o english_a writer_n have_v be_v of_o this_o order_n and_o here_o they_o flourish_v in_o great_a pomp_n till_o at_o last_o king_n henry_n the_o 8_o as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n so_o turn_v their_o house_n into_o a_o wilderness_n not_o only_o break_v the_o neck_n of_o all_o abbey_n in_o england_n but_o also_o scatter_v abroad_o their_o very_a bone_n past_a possibility_n of_o recount_v they_o chap._n 27._o edessa_n lose_v the_o hopeful_a voyage_n of_o conrade_n the_o emperor_n and_o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n blast_v by_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o emmanuel_n the_o grecian_a emperor_n empires_n have_v their_o set_a bound_n whither_o when_o they_o come_v they_o stand_v still_o go_v back_o fall_v down_o this_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o under_o godfrey_n and_o the_o two_o first_o baldwine_n be_v a_o gainer_n under_o fulk_n a_o saver_n under_o the_o succeed_a king_n a_o constant_a loser_n till_o all_o be_v go_v for_o now_o sanguine_a prince_n of_o the_o turk_n as_o bloody_a as_o his_o name_n wrest_v from_o the_o 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the_o army_n of_o king_n lewis_n much_o inferior_a in_o number_n in_o france_n they_o send_v a_o 7._o distaff_n and_o a_o spindle_n to_o all_o those_o able_a man_n that_o go_v not_o with_o they_o as_o upbraid_v their_o effeminateness_n and_o no_o wonder_n when_o woman_n themselves_o go_v in_o armour_n have_v a_o brave_a lass_n like_o another_o penthesilea_n for_o their_o leader_n so_o befringe_v with_o gold_n that_o they_o call_v her_o 〈◊〉_d golden-foot_n ride_v astride_v like_o man_n which_o i_o shall_v count_v more_o strange_a but_o that_o i_o find_v all_o woman_n in_o england_n in_o the_o same_o posture_n on_o their_o horse_n till_o surry_n anna_n wife_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o some_o 200_o year_n since_o teach_v they_o a_o more_o modest_a behaviour_n the_o turk_n do_v quake_v hear_v of_o these_o preparation_n which_o to_o they_o be_v report_v far_o great_a than_o they_o be_v fame_n contrary_a to_o all_o other_o painter_n make_v those_o thing_n the_o great_a which_o be_v present_v the_o far_a off_o conrade_z with_o his_o army_n take_v his_o way_n through_o grecia_n where_o emmanuel_n the_o emperor_n possess_v with_o a_o hereditary_a fear_n of_o the_o latin_n fortify_v his_o city_n in_o the_o way_n as_o know_v there_o need_v strong_a bank_n where_o such_o a_o stream_n of_o people_n be_v to_o pass_v and_o suspect_v that_o if_o these_o pilgrim_n often_o make_v his_o empire_n their_o highway_n into_o palestine_n little_a grass_n will_v grow_v in_o so_o tread_v a_o path_n and_o his_o country_n thereby_o be_v much_o endamage_v he_o use_v they_o most_o treacherous_o give_v they_o bad_a welcome_n that_o he_o may_v no_o more_o have_v such_o guest_n to_o increase_v their_o misery_n as_o the_o dutch_a encamp_v by_o the_o river_n prius_fw-la melas_n if_o that_o may_v be_v call_v a_o river_n which_o be_v all_o mud_n in_o summer_n all_o sea_n in_o winter_n deserve_v his_o name_n from_o this_o black_a and_o dismal_a accident_n it_o drown_v many_o with_o its_o sudden_a overflowing_n as_o if_o it_o have_v conspire_v with_o the_o grecian_n and_o learned_a treachery_n from_o they_o they_o that_o survive_v this_o sudden_a mishap_n be_v reserve_v for_o linger_a misery_n for_o the_o grecian_a emperor_n do_v they_o all_o possible_a mischief_n by_o mingle_v lime_n with_o their_o meal_n by_o kill_v of_o straggler_n by_o hold_v intelligence_n with_o the_o turk_n their_o enemy_n by_o corrupt_v his_o coin_n make_v his_o silver_n as_o base_a as_o himself_o so_o that_o the_o dutch_a sell_v good_a ware_n for_o bad_a money_n and_o buy_v bad_a ware_n with_o good_a money_n by_o give_v they_o false_a conductour_n which_o train_v they_o into_o danger_n so_o that_o there_o be_v more_o fear_n of_o the_o guide_v then_o of_o the_o way_n all_o which_o his_o unfaithful_a deal_n be_v record_v by_o that_o faithful_a historian_n †_o 5._o nicetas_n choniates_n who_o though_o a_o grecian_a bear_v affirm_v these_o thing_n the_o truth_n of_o his_o love_n to_o his_o countryman_n no_o whit_n prejudice_v his_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n chap._n 28._o the_o turk_n conquer_v at_o meander_n the_o dutch_a and_o french_a arrive_n in_o palestine_n scarce_a have_v the_o dutch_a escape_v the_o treachery_n of_o the_o greek_n when_o they_o be_v encounter_v with_o the_o hostility_n of_o the_o turk_n who_o wait_v for_o they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o meander_n the_o river_n be_v not_o fordable_a ship_n or_o bridge_n the_o christian_n have_v none_o when_o behold_v conrade_n the_o emperor_n adventure_v on_o a_o action_n which_o because_o it_o be_v successful_a shall_v be_v account_v valiant_a otherwise_o we_o shall_v term_v it_o desperate_a after_o a_o 33._o exhortation_n to_o his_o army_n he_o command_v they_o all_o at_o once_o to_o flownce_v into_o the_o river_n meander_n be_v plunge_v by_o their_o plunge_v into_o it_o his_o water_n stand_v 6._o amaze_v as_o unresolved_a whether_o to_o retreat_v to_o the_o fountain_n or_o proceed_v to_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o this_o ecstasy_n afford_v they_o a_o dry_a passage_n over_o the_o stream_n a_o act_n which_o like_o that_o of_o horatius_n cocles_n his_o leap_v into_o tiber_n 2._o plus_fw-la famae_fw-la ad_fw-la posteros_fw-la habiturum_fw-la quam_fw-la fidei_fw-la will_v find_v more_o admirer_n than_o believer_n with_o posterity_n the_o affright_a turk_n on_o the_o other_o side_n think_v there_o be_v no_o contend_v with_o they_o that_o do_v teach_v nature_n itself_o obedience_n offer_v their_o throat_n to_o the_o christian_n sword_n and_o be_v kill_v in_o such_o number_n that_o whole_a pile_n of_o dead_a bone_n remain_v there_o for_o a_o monument_n like_o those_o heap_n of_o the_o cimbrian_o slay_v by_o marius_n near_o marseils_n where_o afterward_o the_o inhabitant_n wall_v their_o vineyard_n with_o scull_n and_o guard_v their_o 227._o grape_n with_o dead_a man_n hence_o conrade_n make_v forward_o to_o iconium_n now_o call_v cogni_n which_o he_o besiege_v in_o vain_a to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o his_o army_n the_o king_n of_o france_n follow_v after_o with_o great_a multitude_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o cup_n at_o the_o grecian_n hand_n though_o not_o so_o deep_o till_o at_o last_o find_v that_o those_o who_o march_v through_o the_o continent_n meet_v with_o a_o ocean_n of_o misery_n he_o think_v better_a to_o trust_v the_o wind_n and_o sea_n than_o the_o greek_n and_o take_v ship_v safe_o arrive_v in_o palestine_n where_o he_o be_v high_o welcome_v by_o reimund_n prince_n of_o antioch_n some_o week_n be_v spend_v in_o comply_v entertainment_n and_o visit_v holy_a place_n till_o at_o last_o elinor_n wife_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o accompany_v her_o husband_n make_v religion_n her_o pander_n and_o play_v vita_fw-la bankrupt_a of_o her_o honour_n under_o pretence_n of_o pilgrimage_n keep_v company_n with_o a_o base_a saracen_n jester_n who_o she_o prefer_v before_o a_o king_n thus_o love_n may_v blindfold_v the_o eye_n
but_o lust_n bore_v they_o out_o yea_o now_o she_o plead_v that_o she_o may_v be_v no_o long_o wife_n to_o the_o king_n because_o she_o be_v too_o near_o unto_o he_o within_o the_o degree_n forbid_v this_o new-started_n scruple_n never_o trouble_v she_o before_o but_o some_o have_v sluice_n in_o their_o conscience_n and_o can_v keep_v they_o open_a or_o shut_v they_o as_o occasion_n require_v chap._n 29._o damascus_n besiege_v in_o vain_a the_o return_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n with_o the_o censure_n on_o this_o voyage_n the_o late-come_a pilgrim_n have_v sufficient_o recreate_v themselves_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n conclude_v to_o besiege_v damascus_n for_o a_o small_a town_n be_v conceive_v too_o narrow_a a_o object_n of_o their_o valour_n while_o so_o eminent_a a_o action_n be_v adequate_a to_o the_o undertaker_n damascus_n be_v so_o pleasant_a a_o city_n that_o mahomet_n dare_v never_o enter_v into_o it_o lest_o this_o deceiver_n shall_v be_v deceive_v himself_o and_o be_v so_o ravish_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o place_n that_o he_o shall_v forget_v to_o go_v on_o in_o that_o great_a work_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n some_o make_v eliezer_n abraham_n steward_n builder_n of_o this_o city_n because_o he_o be_v call_v eliezer_n of_o damascus_n though_o that_o phrase_n speak_v he_o rather_o to_o have_v have_v his_o birth_n or_o dwell_v there_o than_o the_o city_n her_o building_n from_o he_o to_o pass_v this_o by_o because_o as_o the_o foundation_n be_v hide_v in_o the_o ground_n so_o the_o founder_n of_o most_o ancient_a place_n be_v forget_v it_o be_v for_o many_o year_n after_o the_o metropolis_n of_o syria_n 1148_o and_o be_v now_o strait_o besiege_v by_o the_o christian_n with_o great_a hope_n of_o success_n have_v they_o not_o afterward_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o who_o shall_v eat_v the_o chicken_n before_o they_o be_v hatch_v conrade_z and_o king_n lewis_z destine_v the_o city_n to_o theodorick_n earl_n of_o flanders_n late_o arrive_v in_o those_o part_n while_o other_o prince_n which_o have_v be_v long_o resident_a in_o palestine_n and_o bear_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o war_n grudge_v hereat_o and_o their_o stomach_n can_v not_o digest_v the_o crudity_n of_o a_o raw_a upstart_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o they_o yea_o some_o of_o the_o christian_n corrupt_v with_o turkish_a money_n though_o when_o they_o receive_v it_o it_o prove_v but_o 4._o guild_v brass_n may_v all_o traitor_n be_v pay_v in_o such_o coin_n persuade_v the_o king_n of_o france_n to_o remove_v his_o camp_n to_o a_o strong_a part_n of_o the_o wall_n which_o they_o long_o besiege_v in_o vain_a and_o return_v home_o at_o last_o leave_v the_o city_n and_o their_o honour_n behind_o they_o the_o french_a proverb_n be_v verify_v of_o this_o voyage_n much_o bruit_n and_o little_a fruit_n they_o not_o only_o do_v no_o good_a in_o the_o holy_a land_n sabellicus_n save_o that_o some_o think_v their_o come_n advantage_v king_n baldwine_n for_o the_o take_n of_o the_o city_n of_o askelon_n but_o also_o do_v much_o harm_n for_o now_o the_o turk_n see_v one_o city_n both_o bear_v the_o brunt_n and_o batter_v the_o strength_n of_o both_o army_n begin_v to_o conceive_v that_o their_o own_o fear_n be_v their_o great_a enemy_n and_o those_o sword_n of_o these_o new_a pilgrim_n which_o they_o dread_v in_o the_o sheath_n they_o slight_v when_o they_o see_v they_o draw_v and_o shake_v off_o that_o awe_n which_o have_v former_o possess_v they_o of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o western_a emperor_n many_o thousand_o christian_n perish_v in_o this_o adventure_n who_o soul_n be_v pronounce_v by_o all_o the_o writer_n of_o this_o age_n to_o be_v carry_v up_o into_o heaven_n on_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o holy_a cause_n they_o die_v for_o who_o bless_a estate_n i_o will_v not_o disprove_v nor_o will_v i_o listen_v to_o the_o unhappy_a dutch_a proverb_n 3._o he_o that_o bring_v himself_o into_o needless_a danger_n die_v the_o devil_n martyr_n we_o must_v not_o forget_v how_o the_o french_a king_n come_v homeward_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o fleet_n of_o the_o grecian_a emperor_n and_o rescue_v again_o by_o gregory_n admiral_n to_o roger_n king_n of_o sicily_n when_o he_o be_v safe_o arrive_v in_o france_n in_o open_a parliament_n his_o wife_n be_v divorce_v from_o he_o her_o nearness_n in_o blood_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n specify_v and_o the_o king_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o her_o inconstancy_n account_v those_o but_o foolish_a husband_n who_o needlesse_o proclaim_v their_o wife_n dishonesty_n he_o give_v she_o back_o again_o all_o the_o land_n in_o franc●_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v with_o she_o in_o portion_n scorn_v her_o wealth_n which_o neglect_v his_o love_n herein_o he_o do_v noble_o but_o not_o politic_o to_o part_v with_o the_o dukedom_n of_o poictou_n and_o aquitain_n which_o he_o enjoy_v in_o her_o right_n for_o he_o break_v his_o own_o garland_n by_o give_v she_o her_o flower_n 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the_o sovereignty_n last_v nine_o year_n end_v with_o saphradines_n death_n and_o noradine_n content_v himself_o with_o the_o government_n of_o aleppo_n while_o saphradines_n two_o son_n share_v his_o dominion_n coradine_n command_v in_o damascus_n and_o syria_n and_o meledine_n in_o egypt_n the_o former_a of_o these_o without_o any_o resistance_n build_v a_o fort_n in_o mount_n tabor_n to_o the_o great_a annoyance_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o prevent_v far_a mischief_n arise_v from_o almericks_n negligence_n the_o pope_n who_o will_v have_v a_o finger_n in_o every_o crown_n and_o a_o hand_n in_o this_o depose_v he_o from_o the_o kingdom_n this_o almerick_n grieve_v to_o lose_v what_o he_o be_v never_o careful_a to_o keep_v soon_o after_o die_v for_o sorrow_n but_o how_o do_v this_o agree_v with_o marinus_n sanutus_n who_o make_v he_o to_o die_v of_o a_o surfeit_n of_o aurella_n gilthead_n five_o year_n soon_o and_o say_v there_o be_v five_o year_n interregnum_fw-la in_o palestine_n wherein_o the_o christian_n have_v no_o king_n at_o all_o chap._n 24._o john_n burn_v make_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n a_o most_o promise_a voyage_n into_o palestine_n of_o new_a pilgrim_n which_o remove_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o war_n into_o egypt_n in_o the_o place_n of_o almerick_n the_o pope_n appoint_v john_n de_fw-mi burn_v 1209_o a_o private_a french_a gentleman_n to_o be_v king_n who_o to_o twist_v his_o title_n with_o another_o string_n marry_v maria_n jole_n the_o sole_a daughter_n of_o conrade_n late_a king_n of_o jerusalem_n this_o john_n have_v behave_v himself_o right_a valiant_o among_o other_o latin_a prince_n in_o the_o voyage_n against_o the_o greek_n and_o be_v a_o most_o martial_a man_n as_o all_o do_v witness_v only_o one_o call_v he_o hicrosol_n imbellem_fw-la hominem_fw-la why_o i_o know_v not_o except_o he_o be_v of_o that_o humour_n to_o delight_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o antipode_n 1213_o tread_v opposite_a to_o a_o world_n of_o writer_n beside_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n this_o accident_n whether_o monstrous_a or_o miraculous_a fall_v out_o in_o france_n a_o boy_n for_o his_o year_n go_v about_o sing_v in_o his_o own_o tongue_n jesus_n lord_n repair_v our_o loss_n restore_v to_o we_o thy_o holy_a crosse._n numberless_a child_n run_v after_o he_o and_o follow_v the_o same_o tune_n their_o captain_n and_o chanter_n do_v set_v they_o no_o bolt_n no_o bar_n no_o fear_n of_o father_n or_o love_n of_o mother_n can_v hold_v they_o back_o but_o they_o will_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n to_o work_v wonder_n there_o till_o their_o merry_a music_n have_v a_o sad_a close_a all_o either_o perish_v on_o land_n or_o drown_v by_o sea_n it_o be_v do_v say_v my_o ●_o infatuati_fw-la author_n by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o as_o it_o be_v desire_v a_o cordial_a of_o child_n blood_n to_o comfort_v his_o weak_a stomach_n long_o cloy_v with_o murder_v of_o man_n soon_o after_o begin_v the_o lateranè_fw-la council_n under_o innocent_a the_o three_o 1215_o wherein_o many_o thing_n be_v conclude_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n as_o that_o the_o cross_n shall_v every_v where_o be_v preach_v with_o zeal_n and_o earnestness_n to_o procure_v pilgrim_n that_o all_o 9_o tilting_n in_o christendom_n for_o three_o year_n shall_v be_v forbid_v that_o so_o the_o spear_n of_o christian_n may_v only_o be_v break_v against_o infidel_n that_o clergyman_n that_o go_v this_o voyage_n may_v if_o need_n be_v mortgage_v their_o church-living_n for_o three_o year_n to_o provide_v themselves_o with_o present_a necessary_n that_o all_o debtor_n during_o their_o pilgrimage_n though_o bind_v by_o oath_n in_o conscience_n the_o strong_a specialty_n shall_v be_v dispense_v with_o to_o pay_v no_o use_n to_o their_o creditor_n who_o if_o christian_n by_o excommunication_n if_o jew_n be_v to_o be_v force_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n to_o remit_v their_o interest_n that_o all_o priest_n shall_v contribute_v the_o twenty_o part_n of_o their_o revenue_n for_o three_o year_n to_o advance_v this_o design_n and_o lest_o say_v his_o holiness_n we_o shall_v soem_n to_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n on_o other_o which_o we_o will_v not_o touch_v with_o our_o least_o finger_n we_o assign_v a_o ship_n at_o our_o own_o cost_n to_o carry_v our_o pilgrim_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o disburse_v for_o the_o present_a what_o can_v be_v spare_v from_o our_o necessary_a expense_n to_o the_o sum_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o pound_n to_o further_o the_o project_n and_o for_o three_o year_n to_o come_v we_o and_o our_o brethren_n the_o cardinal_n of_o rome_n will_v full_o pay_v the_o ten_o of_o our_o church-profit_n hereupon_o next_o spring_v a_o numerous_a army_n set_v forward_o to_o palestine_n 1216_o conduct_v by_o pelagius_n the_o pope_n legate_n andrew_z king_n of_o hungary_n who_o have_v wash_v himself_o in_o the_o river_n of_o jordan_n will_v stay_v no_o long_o but_o instant_o return_v home_n the_o three_o electoral_a archbishop_n with_o those_o of_o liege_n wurtzburg_n bamberg_n straesburg_n paris_n etc._n etc._n lewis_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n leopold_n of_o austria_n a_o navy_n of_o our_o english_a beside_o florentine_n genoan_n and_o many_o other_o nation_n the_o autumn_n they_o spend_v in_o the_o fruitless_a besiege_n of_o the_o fort_n of_o mount_n tabor_n while_o king_n john_n burn_v win_v from_o the_o turk_n the_o castle_n of_o pilgrim_n nou._n a_o piece_n of_o great_a consequence_n on_o the_o seaside_n then_o be_v it_o debate_v on_o both_o side_n of_o translate_n the_o war_n 1217_o into_o egypt_n which_o many_o advise_v to_o be_v do_v for_o that_o country_n afford_v the_o turk_n their_o vict●●●_n and_o munition_n and_o the_o best_a way_n to_o draw_v they_o low_o be_v to_o stop_v they_o in_o the_o fountain_n it_o be_v also_o most_o honour_n to_o rouse_v the_o lion_n in_o his_o own_o den_n and_o palestine_n be_v so_o forage_v that_o
chap._n 30._o mine_n and_o countermine_n betwixt_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o pope_n seek_v to_o blow_v up_o or_o at_o leastwise_o to_o stay_v the_o project_n each_o of_o other_o it_o be_v very_o conceive_v that_o the_o pope_n provide_v this_o match_n for_o frederick_n to_o employ_v he_o in_o palestine_n while_o he_o at_o home_n may_v play_v his_o game_n at_o pleasure_n for_o as_o provident_a nature_n in_o marshal_v the_o element_n assign_a fire_n a_o place_n in_o the_o verge_n and_o border_n of_o this_o low_a world_n far_o from_o the_o rest_n lest_o otherwise_o the_o activity_n thereof_o may_v set_v the_o other_o in_o combustion_n so_o the_o pope_n dispose_v this_o hot_a violent-spirited_n emperor_n far_o off_o and_o engage_v he_o in_o a_o distant_a and_o dangerous_a war_n out_o of_o the_o border_n of_o europe_n frederick_n smell_v the_o project_n of_o his_o holiness_n be_v also_o master_n in_o the_o art_n of_o dissemble_v though_o he_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o pope_n his_o senior_a i●_n that_o faculty_n wherefore_o he_o defer_v the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o his_o voyage_n into_o palestine_n from_o month_n to_o month_n and_o year_n to_o year_n wise_o gain_v time_n by_o lose_v the_o truth_n be_v he_o be_v not_o yet_o ripe_a for_o such_o a_o expedition_n the_o pope_n be_v afraid_a of_o his_o valour_n he_o of_o the_o pope_n treachery_n and_o more_o fear_v he_o behind_o his_o back_n then_o the_o turk_n before_o his_o face_n he_o be_v loath_a to_o let_v go_v the_o eagle_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n to_o catch_v the_o little_a bird_n that_o be_v in_o the_o bush_n wherefore_o as_o yet_o he_o refuse_v to_o go_v plead_v that_o the_o eight_o year_n truce_n which_o king_n burn_v have_v make_v with_o the_o turk_n be_v not_o yet_o expire_v before_o which_o time_n to_o fight_v against_o they_o be_v to_o fight_v against_o god_n and_o conscience_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o way_n to_o propagate_v the_o faith_n by_o breach_n of_o faith_n pope_n honorius_n continue_v still_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n yea_o he_o rub_v his_o memory_n so_o rough_o he_o fetch_v off_o the_o skin_n with_o his_o threat_n and_o menace_n but_o before_o frederick_n journey_n begin_v honorius_n his_o life_n end_v 19_o and_o gregory_n the_o nine_o succeed_v he_o who_o at_o the_o first_o dash_v excommunicate_v the_o emperor_n for_o his_o delay_n know_v by_o the_o way_n that_o his_o namesake_n gregory_n the_o seven_o otherwise_o hildebrand_n first_o handsel_v his_o excommunication_n on_o henry_n the_o four_o before_o his_o time_n the_o imperial_a majesty_n what_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o seal_n that_o it_o be_v never_o hit_v with_o thunder_n be_v never_o fulminate_v against_o with_o excommunication_n afterward_o nothing_o more_o usual_a till_o the_o commonness_n of_o those_o thunderbolt_n cause_v their_o contempt_n and_o the_o emperor_n nature_n be_v so_o use_v to_o this_o physic_n it_o will_v not_o work_v with_o they_o of_o late_o his_o holiness_n be_v grow_v more_o advise_v very_o spare_o use_v they_o especial_o against_o protestant_a prince_n count_v it_o policy_n to_o hold_v that_o weapon_n within_o the_o scabbard_n which_o have_v no_o other_o edge_n but_o what_o be_v give_v it_o by_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o against_o who_o it_o be_v use_v frederick_n at_o last_o come_v forth_o of_o germany_n with_o his_o army_n march_v through_o italy_n come_v to_o brindisi_n where_o the_o plague_n seize_v on_o his_o man_n 13._o whereof_o die_v the_o landtgrave_n of_o thuringia_n and_o other_o soon_o after_o he_o fall_v very_o desperate_o sick_a himself_o which_o stay_v his_o journey_n many_o month_n it_o go_v near_o to_o the_o pope_n that_o the_o emperor_n be_v so_o near_o to_o he_o his_o case_n now_o be_v worse_o then_o former_o for_o he_o have_v rouse_v the_o lion_n out_o of_o his_o den_n but_o can_v not_o get_v he_o into_o the_o net_n his_o sickness_n must_v either_o be_v more_o or_o less_o to_o do_v good_a and_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o variety_n of_o weapon_n excommunicate_v he_o afresh_o pretend_v frederick_n disease_n be_v only_o the_o cramp_n of_o laziness_n and_o that_o he_o be_v sick_a to_o do_v good_a but_o sound_a to_o do_v mischief_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o unjust_a seize_v on_o the_o good_n of_o lewis_n landtgrave_n of_o thuringia_n late_o decease_v the_o emperor_n protest_v his_o innocency_n accuse_v the_o pope_n injustice_n 11._o put_v himself_o on_o the_o trial_n of_o all_o christian_a princes●_n to_o who_o he_o write_v letter_n at_o last_o health_n come_v and_o frederick_n depart_v bear_v up_o with_o his_o navy_n for_o palestine_n the_o pope_n hear_v thereof_o be-libelled_n he_o more_o foul_o than_o ever_o before_o because_o like_o a_o undutiful_a son_n he_o depart_v without_o his_o father_n blessing_n be_v not_o absolve_v and_o reconcile_v to_o his_o mother_n the_o church_n chap._n 31._o frederick_n recover_v all_o palestine_n and_o jerusalem_n without_o expense_n of_o time_n or_o blood_n see_v how_o god_n blessing_n go_v along_o with_o the_o pope_n curse_n the_o fame_n of_o frederick_n valour_n and_o maiden_n fortune_n never_o as_o yet_o spot_v with_o ill_a success_n like_o a_o harbinger_n hasten_v before_o have_v provide_v victory_n to_o entertain_v he_o at_o his_o arrival_n yea_o this_o emperor_n swift_a than_o cesar_n himself_o overcome_v before_o he_o come_v over_o into_o palestine_n at_o this_o time_n the_o state_n of_o the_o turk_n in_o syria_n be_v very_o aguish_a and_o frederick_n come_v put_v they_o into_o a_o shake_a fit_n centuriat_fw-la coradine_n be_v dead_a his_o child_n in_o minority_n the_o turkish_a souldan_n factious_a boil_v in_o enmity_n one_o against_o another_o whereupon_o the_o sultan_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v of_o chief_a authority_n and_o govern_v syria_n proffer_v frederick_n so_o honourable_a condition_n as_o he_o may_v desire_v but_o can_v never_o hope_v for_o namely_o to_o restore_v unto_o he_o jerusalem_n and_o all_o palestine_n 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