thesame maye easely laye together the nomber of the Grekes with these CxCi. yeares Iesus the high prest xxxvi Ioakin his sonne in his fathers absence viii Iesus beynge returned xx Ioakin agayne xlviii Eliasib xxi Ioiada xxiiii Ioathan xxiiii Iaddus x. Summa of the yeares is CxCi. Iosephus wytnesseth that Iaddus lyued whan Alexander wente into Asia The Persian kynges as the Grekes do reken them Cyrus xxix Cambises vij and. v. moneths Darius Hystaspis sonne xxxvi Xerxes xx Artaxerxes with the longe hande xl Darius the bastarde xix Artaxerxes Mnemon xl Ochus xxvi Arsames iij. Darius vi The order of the tymes doth for the mooste parte allowe this nombre For as the historye wryters haue lyued at sundery tymes euen so hath euery one made mencion of hys kynge that raygned at hys tyme euen as Herodotus maketh mencion of xerxes Theucydides of Artaxerxes with the longe hande after these made Xenophon mencion of Darius the bastarde and his yonger sonne Cyrus he wrote also of Artaxerxes Mnemon Xenophon went a warrefare also in those warres that were vsed at these tymes Therfore the late wryters do greatly erre of the Iewes they be very dull asses which set but four Persian kinges lesing more thē an hundreth yeares in this euident counting of the worldes yeares of the whiche do spryng more greueous errours In Daniel and Esdras is mencion made of the Persian kynges but they varye in some names from the Grekes As for me that all thynges may be knowen more manyfestly I wyll brefely shewe what my mynde is Metasthenes is of some reiected because he nameth some Persian kynges other wyse then the Grekes But for so muche as Esdras and Philo do not disceuer from hym I do not reiect those kynges whiche Metasthenes reherseth For it is no doubt but that Esdras was perfecte of the kyngdome and state of the Persians for so muche as it is euident that hee was one of the chefe of the realme and of the kynges counsayll Metasthenes doth set in this order the Persian kynges and these be the fyrste wherein they vary but Philo and Esdras kepe the same order Darius and Cyrus to gether twoo yeres and after that Cyrus alone xxij Artaxerxes Assuerus xx Darius Artaxerxes with the long hand xxxvij Darius the bastarde xix Artaxerxes Mnemon lv Ochus xxvi Arsames iiij Darius vi This variaunce after my mynde may easely bee iudged Of the fyrst Darius whiche reigned with Cytus haue the Grekes no certainte for so much as saieth Daniel he neuer reigned and therefore was his name all together vnknowen to men of straunge nacions And Daniel hath separated this Darius from Cyrus For he sayeth that Darius of Media was Cyrus of Persia Now do the Grekes reken only the Persian kynges nother do they myngle with them the Medians affeirs whose kyngdome was already translated too the Persians therfore do the Greke wryters dissent nothyng from the holy scriptvres though they leaue out Darius seynge they counte onely the Persian kynges Iosephus wryteth that this Darius were Cyaxares the sonne of Astyages of whome Xenophen wryteth the whyche I wyll not stryue wythall The seconde Artaxerxes Assuerus is Darius Hystaspis sonne and Cambyses is passed ouer because hee reigned hys father yet lyuynge or not long after his fathers death For the Persians had this custome that whan y e kyng went forth on war they ordeined another before which shuld supplie y e kings rowme being absēt And by this occasiō was Cambyses ordeined kyng gouernour of y ◠realme of Cyrus hys father whan he made warre agaynst the Scythyans wyth the which he hadde warre syxe yeares and for this season dyd Cambises raigne whome the Grekes saye to haue raygned seuenyeare the which must be vnderstande of that time wherein the father was yetlyuing And the historyes of Assuerus do wytnesse that he was Darius because Philo wryteth that these kyngdomes be recouered of hym agayne by warre whiche were fallen back and rebelled whan Cyrus had foughten wyth the Scythes hauing no goodlucke The thyrde was called Darius Artaxerxes wyth the longe hande the same do the Grekes simply call Artaxerxes wyth the longe hande and he had the name thereof that hys ryght hande was longer than the left whome Metasthenes calleth Darius Esdras doth call hym Darius and Artaxerxes indifferently for they vsed these names none otherwyse than oure Emperours vse the names of Cesar and Augustus But that Artaxerxes doth strayght waye folow Darius in order that is happened for thys cause that Xerxes forthwyth in the begynnynge of hys raygne wente in to Grece and that in the meane space Artaxerxes ruled the kyngdom in the East And because Xerxes remayned not at hande in the East therfore do not the Iewes make mention of hym but holde Artaxerxes for the kynge seynge he beynge made gouernour of the kyngdome ruleth so longe as Xerxes was from home After thys is ther no varyaunce more and of thys wyse maye the hystoryes of the Byble and Grekes be made very well to agre The disagreynge of the yeres ryseth therof y ◠some Kynges gouerned the other yet lyuinge and ther by is it come that some other haue gathered the yeares otherwyse Of Cyrus CYrus the fyrst Prince of the Monarch of the parsiansis rekened one amonge the moost doughtyest Kynges lordes of the worlde For besyde the manyfold excellent and very princely vertues had God geuē and endued hym wyth sundery luck and fortune in rulynge and very excellent vyctoryes of hys enemies yea he fortuned to be taught and instruct also by Daniel the prophet in godlynes and in the trew worshyp of God as holy scriptures do wytnesse Such kynde of Princes beinge so garnyshed wyth the vertues of God ought we to honoure as noble gyftes of God by the whych God wyll helpe the worlde retayne men in theyr vocacion haue modestye kept and peace finally to haue lawes ordeyned And seynge it is so it is a very vngodlynesse ether to despise or to set nought by suche Princes as the commune sort of people do But this Cyrus is worthtely to be counted among such ministers of God and very excellent Princes of the worlde Nother can the noblenesse of kynred be requyred in hym For it so pleasyd God that the worthynesse of gouernaunce be kept and maynteyned and by men auanced wyth moost hyghe vertues and renowme of theyr auncerters And for so much as God hath preferred with so high honors therfore ought they lykewyse to be honored of vs as a most excellēt gyfte of God The father of Cyrus was a prince or a gouernour of Persia borne of the ofsprynge of Sem his mother was borne of the kynges blude of Medes And Herodotus wryteth that Astyages kynge of the Medes sawe in a dreame out of hys doughters wombe to grow a vyne whose sprynge should ouer shadowe whole Asia Of this was the coniecture taken that a
the meale that he truely wold be a frende to the Venecians continually but they shulde haue muche trouble and dāmage of hys successours Of Constantinople Wonne by the Turkes THe yeare of Christe M. CCCC liiii y e xxix daye of Maye after longe syeggat Mahometes the Turkysh Emperoure the citye Constātinople at y e laste with a very strong assaulte and vsed thereyn so muche cruelnesse that it can not be expressed wyth no wordes Constantinus the Emperoure was slayne by the gate of the cytye in the flyghte whose heade caused the Turke to be smytten of stycked vpon a pole to be caryed thorow out the citye He commaunded also to set vp an image of the crucyfyed Christe in the citye and towrytte vpon it The same is the God of the Christians But he commaunded to moke it and caste fylthe vpon it and all to defyle it The Emperours wyfe and doughters wyth other honest matrones were drawen to a banket and there were they fyrst misused after that hewed to peces These examples and other mooste cruel dedes of y e Turkes ought duely to rayse and styrre our mindes that we shulde earnestly fight agaynst those enemyes whyche one nede not to call tyrauntes but rather cruel beastes The yeare M. CCCC lxi dyd the bysh of Ro. depose Dietericke of Isenburge from hys byshoprycke and in hys steade was made Adolphe of Nassau This chaunce gaue an occasion of greate warres in the Empyre Friderick the counte Palatyne toke vpon hym to defende retayn byshop Dieterych Agaynste the same dyd the Emperour sturre the erles of Wyrtenberg and Baden and the bysh of Mentz Whan these spoyled y e contry of y e count Palatine they were taken by Frideryck count Palatine about the yeare M. CCCC lxii The same yeare dyd contrarye wyse Adolfe the byshop take in the citye Mentz The yeare M. CCCC lxiij was Friderick the Emperoure strongly besieged in the castel at Vienna by hys cityesins and the doer of thys was Albert the Emperours brother but George kyng of the Bohemes delyuered the Emperoure driuing awaye the cityesins The yere M. CCCC lxxiiii dyd Charles prince of the Burgundyons besyege the towne Nuce a whole yeare and that because the chapiter chanōs of Colen had dryeuen out Rupert byshoppe of Colen whome Charles wold haue restored agayne But whan he went about to turne the byshopryck of Colen from the empyre haue gotten it to him the Emperour appoynteth an army agaynst hym The captayne of the hoost was Albert marques of Brandenburg and the empyres standardebearer Albert duke of Saxony At the last whan diuersly was treated of alayenge the debate Charles gaue place and it is sayde that at y ◠tyme was fyrst treated of geuyng Maximilian the doughter of Charles of Burgundy The yeare M. CCCC lxxvii was the duke of Burgundy vanquished by Nansen by them of Lotayn and the Switzers and slayne For Charles had taken from them of Lorain Nansen in Switzerland had he taken in Gransen and other small townes besides that also caused he in the towne of Gransen to be hanged .v. C. and .xii. Germanes Whan Charles was deade the Frenchemen enterprised to ioyne Flaunders and Brabant to theyr kingdom this desyre of the Frenchmen brought the cause of great warres But whan the Burgundions wold not that theyr duchies shuld be straunged or alienated from Charles doughter they delivered to wedde Charles doughter to Maximilian son to Friderick the Emperour Wherfore Maximiliane went wel appointed into Brabāt the yeare M. cccc lxxvii and wedded Mary Charles doughter whereby it came to passe that he augmēted not a litle the glory of the Eastenrychs name and that Maximiliā did many renowmed prowesses to defende those countryes agaynste the assaulte of the Frenchemen The yeare M. cccclxxxvi was Maximilian made Emperoure at Aken he was crowned the tenth daie of Apryll When he was chosen Emperoure at Franckforde Albert marques of Brandenburg dyed there whome the Italian history writers also do geue the prayse of a sage and wyse prince and also a doughty man of armes The yeare M. cccclxxxvii was Maximiliane taken of his subiectes at Brudgis in Flaūders by a preuy trayne of the Frenchemen But when Frede rick came downe into lowe Germany furnyshed wyth the ayde of the whole empyre Maximilian was letten fre of them of Brudgis The yeare M. ccccxc he asked agayne and toke possession of his hereditary landes of the duchy of Eastenriche the whiche Mathy kyng of Hungary had taken in The yere M. ccccxciii dyed Frederick the third Emperonre in the towne Lyntz and was buried at Vienne The same yeare dyd the Turkes fall in to Croacia but they were dryuen backe agayne by Maximiliane that then was in Eastenriche surnyshed wyth an army of fyftenth ou saude men When Eugenius the .iiij. was deade Nicolaus the .v. was made by shop of Rome Friderick the Emperoure was crowned of hym and he entertayned with moste hygh liberalitie not onely learned men of Italy but also suche as were fled from Con stantinople to Rome namely Gaza Trapezontius Argyropylos by whose procurement al good sciences are renewed and amended Calistus the .iij. was bysh of Ro. after Nicolaus Pius the .ij. before called Eneas Syluius succeded Calistus He was Frederick the Emperoures Chaunceller He had gathered a greate army of all nacions against the Turkes but while the army is demissed without doynge any thyng Paulus the .ij. was after Pius Xystus the .iiii. was by shop of Rome after Paulus In his tyme the yeare M. cccclxxx dyd Mahometes the Turkysh Emperour besyege Hydruntum in Italy and wanne it vsyng therein incredible tyranny Italy was so asrayed that Xystus the Romysh byshop made hrm reade to flye into Fraunce But Mahometes died the same time when Hydruntum was a takynge and that by some destiny lest he should straie farther into Italy Moreouer whyle this was dayng Alfonsus kyng of Naples warred with them of Sena but when he harde the tydyngs of Hydruntum he haisted to returne into his kyngdome and getteth the besyeged citye Hydruntū out of the Turkes handes For whyle Mahometes was deade and that the Turkes haysted now to returne home lest any variaunce myght ryse in their kyngdome Alfonsus obteined the citie easely driuyng the Turkes out of Italy After Xystus was Innocētius the .viii. by of Ro. Alexander the the .vi. was made byshop of Ro. after Innocentius The same had a sonne duke of Valencia whom he made prince of Vrbinas Hys sayeng it was O Cesar o nullo that is Ether Emperoure or nothyng At the last was he nothyng For he was slayne for his sundry craftes that were mengled with gite and deceate The beginning of the science of printyng is sayd to haue bene vnder Frederick the thyrd and thys science of boke printing they saye to haue ben found fyrst at Mentz the yeare M. cccc xl The craft of the gonnes
bee God for they knewe ryght well that they were wood and stone but they were of this opinion that this worke and this seruice pleased God and that he would be worshipped of this maner where as yet God wil not be worshypped by vnfaythfulnesse without onely Christe by what maner of worke or fashion soeuer it be And so could thei neuer be sure whether God were fauourable to them for no man can surely persuade hymselfe the same without the manifest promyse of God and without Christ The heade then of all Idolatry is to truste in a peculiar and in a forged worshyp of God excogitated of hys awne hed and in the meane season neuerthelesse to doubte in tribulations whether God will be fauourable This doute I saye is the principall parte of Idolatry And the vngodly whiche neuerthelesse estemeth hym self good and wise doth in this point much differ from the tren christian godly Such an vngodly man hath goodly vertues very shynyng workes but his hart doubteth whether God be fauourable to him As for a godly man and true Christian may wel be lesse then he coÌ„cerning other vertues but in his hart he is surely persuaded that he is in the fauour of God according to y e promises for sitting in a chere vpoÌ„ the denne prophecied of thinges to come out of the whiche denne in the meane whyle came smoke blast of windes Of this wise is it sayd to haue bene happened at Delphis After that these prophecies were supposed to be written of the priestes as vndouted south saynges and because they were doutfully written they might bee taken diuersly These were deceates of the deuel wherewith he begiled the worlde Of Homerus and Hesiodus BY the Grekes only were first the best learned poetes whiche were partly musicians partly priestes some of them also were w 〈…〉 sene in phisyck and astronomy These comprysed their wysdome and learnyng with verses short sentences But among them whose workes are yet manyfest were Homerus and Hesiodus the chiefe Cassius writteth that Homerus liued after the battaill of Troie thre hundreth and thre scor 〈…〉 yeres and before the fondacion of Rome euen there about whyche maye bee gathered to haue bene about that tyme when Iosaphat reigned in Iewry His dwellyng was at Smyrna whiche lieth in the forth part of Asia where the moost auncient of the Grekes dwelled whiche were called Iones and Acolidas And all though Homerus was not myghtye in gouernaunce of the common wealth it semeth yet that he vsed the coÌ„pany of the greatest princes of all Greke For he described of the best m 〈…〉 ner the kynred and ofspringe nearehande of a 〈…〉 princes and his bokes are euen a myrour of all ciuyl occupation and princely vertues For he hath paynted and set forth all thynges that can befall in gouerning a commune welth Besydes this also what is the duety of princes and great men in there counsels gathered together and in other afferes whatsoeuer they be he hath set them forth so conningly that he semeth to be most exercysed in parliamentes and diuising of most weyghty matters apperteining to kingdomes Moreouer the sage wryters dyd neuer prayse so highly no poetes writing as the poetry of Homer the whiche Alexander the great would neuer suffre to be out of his handes because he might haue wherout he might be admonished and taught of the duety and vertues of an excellent kynge Hesiodus as wytnesseth Porphirius lyueth an hundreth yeare after Homer He was a neighbure or priest of the mount Helicon where was a greate and a famous temple His writinges are for the most parte sermones of good maners For they are short sentences comprisinge the pyth of all kynd of vertues but they treate nothinge of Christe For thys heauenly doctryne was hydden to the Gentyls Thys poetes writinges conteyne also as it were a iust and perpetuall Kalendar ordeyned after the course of the Sonne and the obseruation of those starres whiche shewe the difference of the yeare Thys boke is worthy to be learned by rote of yonge chyldren and it semeth that wyse men of Grece haue in tymes past apprehend theyr chyldreÌ„ here to knowe these noble sciences But the poet Hesiodus a man of notable learnynge and temperaunce at the ende dyed wretchedly by some of hys frendes whych dyd euyl recompence hym for hys good dedes Of the buildinge of the citye Rome PRoca Kynge of Alba had two sonnes Numitor and Amulius Nowe had the father determined to geue the kyngdom to hys sonne Numitor because he was the elder but Amulius that was the yonger droue hym out and vsurped to hym the kyngdome And lest he myght feare any dauÌ„ger by the yssue of Numitor he stew hys sonne Agistus by fraude hys brothers doughter â–ª Rhea Syluia bounde he wyth a vowe of perpetual chastitye in the company of the virgins Uestales But she beynge made greatwith chylde brought forth two twynnes whych afterwarde were called Romulus and Remus But whan Amulius knew of thys dede he caused the mother to be kept in pryson and the chyldren to be trowen into the floude of Tyber to drowne them Whan the chyldren were now set at the brinke of y e water by chaunce came a wolfesse out of the nexte mountaynes which gaue theÌ„ soucke vntil they were founde of the Kynges shepherde who bringinge them home toke them hys wyfe to nouryshe Wherfore whan they were waxen greate and herde of the pretended murther in theyre youth of Amulius and that the Kyngdome was taken from theyr vncle Numitor by force they determyned to auenge the tyranny and by occasion slew kynge Amulius restorynge theyr vncle Numitor into his Kyngdome Of thys wyse doth God not suffre vnrighteousnesse to be vnpunished Romulus and Remus brethren buylded afterwarde a citye in hat place where they were founde and layde Whan stryfe was rysen amonge the brethren for so much as they were equal in age strength whiche of them shulde raygne they agreed that the Gods should iudge it so that whose shulde haue the greater flyght or voyces of byrdes the same shulde beare rule To Remus therefore dyd fyrst flye syxe great rauens afterwarde flew twelue for Romulus Now whan Remus demaunded the Kyngdome by reason of the fyrst flyght ther rose agayne debate betwene the brethren It is a wonder how fearcely mens myndes betossed wyth couetousenes to beare rule nother can it lightelysuffer and be quiet But what nedeth many wordes At the last rayse a commotion Remus was slayne and Romolus raygned alone of whome also hath Rome the name By this appeareth that y e citye of Rome was buylded by the posteritye of Eneas For Syluia the mother of Romulus had hyr sprynge of Eneas But for as muche as Romulus Father was vnknowen they fayneth that the god Mars was he because of a more honester cloke or pretence of the â—aute But how Romolus dyd ordeyne hys kyngdom
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
to the bishop of Rome The â—â—â—â—es of the 〈…〉 ppes of 〈…〉 Quedelnburg Who fande fyrst the syluer Mines in Misen Otho the 〈…〉 â–ª Henry duâ—e of 〈…〉 The French men are subdued of Otho the secoÌ„d Otho the second was taken by mariners The endeuoure and faythfulnesse in keyyng the empyre â–ª The punishment of Crescentius a Romanâ— Prynce for â—â—â—â—â—yng y â— Empâ—â—â— Otho the iij. called the Worldes wonders â–ª Bruno a Saxon was made bysh of Ro. To what prâ—ces the election is committed Ihon Stabius an astronomer The Germane history wryters vnlearned Why Bohemy hath the authorytye of eleccion Saxony Brandenburg The countyshyp of Palatyne What profite is by the princes Electors Otho the. iâ— â–ª was poysosoned Syluester byshop of Ro a wâ—other with â—â—â—ll spectes Henry the .ij. The dedes of Henry the .ij. Steuen kyng of the Hungarians Cunradus y â— second Ernestus duke of Schwaben Gisela a quene of Bourgundy The first meÌ„cion of y â— marqueshyp in Easteuriche The begynnyng of the erldome of Thuryngen and whence y â— lordes therof be Lewis the Bearded Thre bishops of Rome stronyng for the 〈…〉 deposed When â— Cardinals began 〈◊〉 Henry the .iij Luno duke of Baier An euel counsayll c. Berengarius 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 trewe 〈…〉 ar â—i the 〈…〉 of Christes body and bloud Henry y â— .iiij. Of how great euell Hiltebrand was occasion The constitution of Henry the blacke of choysynge the byshop of Rome The tyranny of HiltebraÌ„d in derogatiâ—â— the authâ—ritie of Emperoure â—haâ— theâ— were that tell 〈…〉 Henry the â—ourth 〈…〉 〈…〉 â—ishops pleasure Rudolfus is made Emperoure of the bishops at Phorcen The complaint of Rudolfus the Emperoure vpon the bishops Hiltebrande the byshop of Rome was another Cayphas Sigebertus â—â— history wryter Hiltebrande did first forbyd the Germane priestes to mary Henry the .v. set to worke by y e byshops besyeged hys father Norinbergh is taken by Henry the v. Godfre of Bilion The 〈…〉 raysed in Germany â—â— the bishop â— Rome Henry the. ◠〈…〉 mple 〈…〉 grauÌ„ce The ba 〈…〉 â—â— Mansfeld Henry the .v. renouÌ„ced hys ryght of the choysynge of byshops 〈…〉 s â— Saxon. The princes of brunsâ—ig came of the Caâ—â—â— S. Bernarde made the peace betwene y â— Emperours Conradus Lotharius Wernherus â—restorer of y â— lawes The pâ—â—yse â— profitableâ—â—s of the Rom. lawes Azo Accursius Bartholus Gracianus By what occasion the moÌ„kes are brought to wryte Conradus a Schwabe Conradus went to Ierusalem against the Saracens Emanuel Emperour of CoÌ„stantinopleâ—s disloyaltie The vertue of noble dames in the citie Weinsburg William of Sicily An example of the Romish bysh â–ª disloyaltie tyranny The coÌ„plaint of Adrian byshop of Rom. wheÌ„ he shuld dye Frederick y â— fyrst When the duchy of Easten riche began Who are the dukes of Baier and counties of Palatine Lubeck Milanâ— Frederick was excommunicate by the byshop of Rome The humilite or lowlynesse of Frederick The extreme tyranny of Alexander the thyrde bysh of Ro. against y â— Emperour Frederick Frederick the fyrst goynge into Asia what warres he had Frederick went oft into waters The prince of Bohemâ— is made a kyng Henrye the syxte Frederick the seconde The Romish byshops crake Philippe Emperour Bertholdus duke of Zeâ—ingen Otho the fourth God prospered the businesses of theÌ„ that are lawfully called Irene doughter to the Emperour of CoÌ„stantinople Philippe the Emperoure was slayne of Otho of Witelspach An example of vengeaunce Dominicus Franciscus Otho the fourth The pryde and cruellye of the byshoppes of Rome The Emperours that were excommunicated by the byshops of Rome Herman county of Thuringen S. Elizabeth Friderick the second The science of Astronomye was brought to lyght agayn by Friderik the .ij. Henry the sonne was taken by Frideryke hys father Ioannes kyng of Hie-rusalem Why the kynges of Sicyly clayme the â—â—tle of Hierusalem Lewis the Landtgraue Friderick y â— ij is excom-municated y â— thyrd time Guelphi Guelphi Frideryk y â— Emperoure â—â— deposed of y â— empyre by the byth of 〈…〉 Victoria â—â—ytyâ— Fridericke coynet â—ether in tyme of nede Câ—nradus the fourth The notable cruelty of Clemens bishop of Ro. agaynst CuÌ„radinus William Emperoure Alfonsus kynge of Spayne and astronomiaÌ„ Rudolf erle â—â— Habysburge Othacarus hyâ—g of the Bohemes Albert duke â—â— EasteÌ„rich Wenâ—â—slaus 〈…〉 g of Bo 〈…〉 ma 〈…〉 Erfurde Adolfe couÌ„te of Nassau Emperoure 〈…〉 duâ—e â—f â—â—steâ—rich A feate saieng by Bonifaciâ— the .viij. Albert Emperoure duke of Estenriche â—n example of vengeauÌ„ce 〈…〉 ricelli OthomaÌ„nus Henry the viâ— Henry the vij was poisoned of a black frier in the Sacrament Lewiâ— the Baâ—er Frederick duke of Eastenâ—â—che â–ª Lupoldus Friderick duke of Eastenriche was taken by a Ebrarde Mosbach Lewis is excoÌ„municated A diuision in Germany The boastiÌ„g of Iohannes â—he .xxij. bysh Ocam a reâ—ouer of the â—omâ—â—h bish Galeacius of Milan Lewis the Romane Nicolas the noble or ful of maiestie an example of notable folye Edward the iij. kynge of Englande Fredrick erle of Misen refuse the dignitie Emperialâ— Benedictus the. â—i Auenion a citie pâ—pall The â—â—â—deâ—â—râ— in â—â—â—many FrauÌ„ce 〈…〉 g themselâ—â—s Charles y â— iiij Charles the â—â— maker of y e goldâ— buile The viuersitie of Praga in Bohempe The battayll by RutlingeÌ„ The Switzers league Lupoldus duke of Eastenriche was slam by the Switzers A diuisioÌ„ after Gregory us the .xi. WeÌ„ceslaus Emperour Ihon Husse teacheth opeÌ„lye agaynst pardons Rupertus Emperoure The diuision of thre Rom. vysh Tamerlanes a tyraunt Sigismundus Emperoure He that wyll knowe the whole history of Ihon Husse HieroÌ„ of Pragga y t were burnt in y e councel at CoÌ„staÌ„ce let him read Eneas siluius iÌ„ his boke of y E beginning dedes of y e Bohemies y e .xxxv. xxxv chapy Zischa captayn of the Hussites sect The settyn â— forth of Sygismundus agaynste thâ— Turkes The history of SigisinuÌ„dus with his seruauÌ„t The prosperity coÌ„meth of God Albert duke of EasteÌ„rich The cosicel Basil Albert the .ii. Frederick y â— third Ioannes Huniades Vladislaus Iulianus the Cardinal Dracoles y â— Wlache Dracoles gaue Vladislaus a horse The battayl by Wardam Amurates be â—â—me â— moÌ„ke 〈…〉 rp man Huniades hurteth the Turkes greueously The Dolphin and Armeniakes go into Germany The power of the Switzers agaynste the Dolphin Warre of y e cityes ConstaÌ„tinus Emperoure of Constantinople 〈…〉 table 〈…〉 of y e 〈…〉 whaÌ„ 〈…〉 nn 〈…〉 ino plâ— The Turkes are beastes not tirauntes Nansen â–ª Gransen Maximiliane Maximilian istakeÌ„ at Brudgis Frederick dyeth Nicolaus the v. a fauourer of learnedineÌ„ Eneas Siluius Mahometes besyeged Hydruntum Alfonsâ— kyng of Naples The prince of â—rbinas sayenge The science oâ— printyng The craft of gonnes Maximilianus the Emperoure Charles with the bunched back the FreÌ„che kyng Pyrcamer When the duchy of WirteÌ„berg began The switzers warre against their neighbours them of Eastenriche Figures of a crosse sene vpon garmeÌ„ts The warre of Baier Philip sonne to
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