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the_o same_o admonyshed_a the_o elector_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o byshopryck_n to_o choice_n again_o a_o emperor_n with_o equal_a consent_n least_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n do_v whole_o decay_v rudolfe_n the_o xxvij_o german_n habysburge_n emperor_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n m._n cc._o lxxiij_o be_v rudolfe_n choose_v emperor_n the_o earl_n of_o habisburge_n and_o count_v provincial_a of_o alsace_n he_o reign_v xix_o year_n he_o be_v confirm_v of_o the_o byshopp_n of_o ro._n for_o the_o emperor_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n come_v together_o at_o lausana_n even_o accord_v to_o the_o say_n of_o these_o two_o verse_n of_o ancient_a man_n twelve_o hundred_o three_o score_n and_o thertene_a year_n do_v stand_v lausana_n till_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n come_v thither_o into_o that_o land_n howbeit_o rudolfe_n go_v not_o into_o italy_n neither_o receive_v he_o the_o imperial_a crown_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o rehearse_v esop_n fable_n of_o the_o fox_n which_o say_v to_o 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othacarus_n son_n for_o he_o leave_v he_o the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemy_n and_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n this_o 〈…〉_o wenceslaus_n be_v canonisated_a for_o a_o saint_n and_o be_v worshyp_v rudolphe_n subdue_v the_o bourgundians_n also_o in_o alsace_n do_v he_o take_v by_o violence_n those_o city_n that_o rebel_v and_o conspire_v against_o he_o and_o punysh_v they_o worthy_o among_o those_o be_v hagenoâ—_n colmar_n tzurig_n and_o berne_n the_o year_n m._n cclxxxvi_o do_v he_o invade_v the_o earl_n of_o wirtenberg_n and_o besyege_v the_o city_n studtgard_n at_o the_o last_o be_v a_o accord_n make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n the_o year_n m._n ccxc_o have_v rudolphe_n a_o great_a parliament_n at_o erfurde_v â–ª_o and_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o city_n erfurde_v erfurde_v do_v he_o spoil_v &_o cast_v down_o about_o three_o score_n hold_v in_o thuringe_v oâ—_n this_o wise_n final_o do_v rudolfe_n bring_v the_o trouble_a &_o full_a of_o sedition_n estate_n of_o germany_n while_o it_o have_v no_o certain_a emperor_n to_o a_o peaceablenesse_n and_o do_v in_o a_o manner_n set_v up_o the_o decay_a empire_n he_o die_v the_o year_n of_o christ_n m._n ccxcii_o innocencius_fw-la the_o u_o succeed_v gregorius_n the_o ten_o adrianus_n the_o u_o succeed_v innocencius_fw-la johannes_n the_o xxi_o a_o physician_n succeed_v adrianê°_n when_o johannes_n be_v dead_a nicolaus_n the_o three_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o rome_n he_o go_v about_o to_o geve_v his_o two_o cousin_n the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o italy_n that_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o hetruria_n the_o other_o king_n of_o lombardy_n for_o the_o romish_a bishop_n see_v that_o rudolphe_n have_v more_o then_o enough_o to_o do_v in_o germany_n and_o think_v he_o can_v not_o therefore_o come_v into_o italy_n but_o the_o imperial_a city_n wythstode_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n enterpryse_n that_o they_o can_v not_o prosper_v and_o rudolphe_n send_v a_o lieutenant_n into_o italy_n also_o 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frederick_n surname_v gnaw_v cheek_n and_o the_o same_o sell_v to_o adolfe_n the_o emperor_n the_o provincial_a erldome_n of_o thuringen_n he_z also_o endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o kindred_n nobility_n more_o renown_v and_o go_v into_o thurinvan_n and_o do_v much_o harm_n to_o it_o he_o besyege_v crutzberg_n frankenstein_n and_o friburg_n but_o frederick_n drive_v he_o back_o again_o howbeit_o to_o apeace_v sundry_a &_o many_o perturbation_n that_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o the_o empire_n it_o be_v requisite_a to_o have_v a_o more_o puyssaunt_a head_n in_o german_a and_o therefore_o the_o princess_n elector_n make_v a_o assembly_n at_o mentz_n they_o choose_v albert_n duke_n of_o eastenrich_n son_n to_o the_o emperor_n â—â—steâ—rich_v rudolphe_n but_o for_o asmuch_o as_o adolfe_n will_v keep_v the_o empire_n by_o force_n duke_n albert_n go_v against_o he_o with_o a_o army_n and_o they_o fight_v fearce_o together_o by_o worm_n in_o that_o battayll_n be_v adolfe_n slay_v the_o year_n m._n ccxcviij_o as_o these_o verse_n follow_v do_v witness_n the_o year_n thousand_o three_o hundred_o two_o less_o be_v through_o the_o swearde_a king_n adolfes_n decease_n after_o nicolans_n the_o four_o be_v celestinus_fw-la the_o u_o make_v bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o same_o leave_v the_o byshoprycke_n become_v a_o eremite_n after_o celestinus_fw-la become_v bonifacius_n the_o eight_o bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v say_v that_o celestinus_fw-la be_v beguile_v by_o this_o man_n with_o a_o voice_n speak_v to_o he_o through_o a_o rede_n or_o pipe_n as_o though_o it_o be_v come_v out_o of_o heaven_n that_o he_o shall_v forsake_v the_o bishopric_n &_o ordain_v bonifacius_n he_o raise_v great_a war_n in_o italy_n he_o do_v excommunicate_v the_o french_a king_n and_o give_v the_o title_n of_o the_o french_a kingdom_n to_o albert_n the_o emperor_n that_o by_o this_o mean_n at_o the_o last_o the_o garmanes_n and_o frencheman_n may_v come_v to_o stroke_n at_o the_o last_o be_v bonifacius_n take_v and_o die_v in_o the_o prison_n and_o hereby_o come_v that_o it_o be_v eight_o say_v of_o he_o he_o enter_v as_o a_o fox_n he_o reygn_v as_o a_o wolf_n or_o lion_n he_o die_v as_o a_o dog_n albert_n the_o i_o xxix_o german_n emperor_n the_o m_o cc_o xcviij_o year_n of_o christ_n begin_v albert_n estenriche_n duke_n of_o eastenriche_n son_n to_o rudolphe_n the_o emperor_n to_o reign_v he_o rule_v the_o empire_n ten_o year_n he_o overcome_v in_o battle_n adolfe_n the_o emperor_n at_o the_o first_o will_v not_o bonifacius_n confirm_v albertus_n empire_n afterward_o do_v he_o free_o confirm_v it_o to_o do_v the_o french_a king_n a_o spite_n and_o geve_a albert_n the_o title_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n he_o set_v he_o against_o the_o french_a king_n but_o the_o king_n of_o france_n geve_v his_o daughter_n to_o albert_n son_n he_o appease_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v enterprise_v no_o enmity_n against_o he_o he_o make_v a_o setting_a forth_o against_o
that_o bysh_n he_o have_v the_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o make_v and_o depose_v not_o only_o king_n but_o also_o all_o emperor_n at_o his_o pleasure_n by_o this_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v easy_o that_o the_o romyshe_a bishop_n use_v so_o great_a hatred_n against_o the_o emperor_n for_o no_o very_o weighty_a cause_n there_o be_v also_o about_o that_o time_n some_o learned_a man_n which_o open_o blame_v the_o romyshe_a bishop_n writynge_n among_o these_o be_v occam_n one_o â–ª_o bish_n the_o prince_n of_o germany_n every_o one_o as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o of_o the_o nobility_n hold_v with_o the_o emperor_n at_o the_o last_o be_v some_o compel_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o fall_v back_o and_o also_o to_o choice_n another_o emperor_n lewis_n have_v very_o great_a uproure_n in_o italy_n galeacius_n milan_n of_o milan_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o rome_n long_v for_o lewis_n come_n into_o italy_n wherefore_o he_o go_v thither_o with_o the_o empress_n which_o also_o be_v delyver_v of_o a_o child_n at_o rome_n that_o be_v call_v lewis_n the_o roman_a and_o be_v afterward_o by_o the_o emperor_n make_v marquess_n of_o brandenborowe_n at_o milan_n be_v lewis_n crown_v of_o the_o bysh_a there_o and_o at_o rome_n of_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr columna_fw-la he_o make_v also_o peter_n of_o corbaria_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o be_v not_o long_o after_o carry_v bind_v to_o auinion_n in_o france_n to_o johannes_n the_o xxii_o who_o cast_v he_o into_o prison_n wherein_o he_o die_v but_o while_o allthy_n be_v ado_v lewis_n by_o no_o roman_a request_n can_v optayne_n to_o be_v release_v of_o the_o excommunication_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o forsooth_o the_o romish_a bishop_n bring_v that_o to_o pass_v with_o his_o busy_a labour_n at_o length_n that_o in_o a_o assembly_n or_o day_n hold_v at_o lucelburg_n the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n trier_n and_o colen_n the_o king_n of_o bohemy_n and_o duke_n of_o saxon_a do_v choice_n another_o emperor_n there_o 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the_o empire_n and_o therefore_o by_o y_z e_z city_n of_o rome_n authority_n have_v he_o the_o hygh_a power_n to_o handle_v matter_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o authority_n call_v he_o lewis_n and_o charles_n to_o appear_v before_o he_o and_o to_o commit_v their_o matter_n to_o his_o arbitrement_n or_o judgement_n like_a folyshnesse_n use_v he_o oft_o against_o other_o city_n and_o king_n y_o e_o space_n of_o two_o year_n at_o the_o last_o this_o poor_a augustus_n be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n party_n flee_v to_o charles_n the_o four_o but_o charles_n send_v the_o rash_a man_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n at_o auinion_n of_o who_o he_o be_v keep_v in_o prison_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n m._n cccxlv_o die_v lewis_n the_o bayer_n and_o then_o come_v charles_n with_o a_o great_a hoost_n out_o of_o bohemy_n to_o regenspurg_n where_o he_o be_v know_v for_o a_o emperor_n from_o thence_o be_v he_o also_o receive_v at_o norenberg_n for_o 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and_o germany_n be_v subject_a to_o he_o and_o he_o set_v they_o at_o quiet_a he_o overcome_v germany_n the_o frankes_n and_o almain_n for_o of_o this_o wise_n be_v germany_n divide_v the_o frankes_n take_v that_o part_n of_o germany_n to_o they_o which_o be_v about_o y_o e_o rene_n they_o that_o be_v call_v alemanni_n be_v y_fw-fr e_o hygher_n germane_a constantius_n die_v in_o england_n in_o who_o stead_n be_v ordain_v for_o to_o rule_v the_o empire_n constantinus_n his_o son_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n three_o c._n xij_o constantinus_n the_o xxxvij_o emperor_n reign_v thyrty_a year_n he_o restore_v the_o empire_n to_o his_o constantinus_n former_a rest_n and_o tranquillity_n for_o when_o maxentius_n have_v cruel_o use_v tyranny_n at_o rome_n be_v overcome_v by_o constantinus_n he_o be_v in_o a_o flyghte_n drown_v in_o the_o ryver_n tybur_n and_o receive_v worthy_a punishment_n for_o his_o tyranny_n the_o which_o he_o use_v both_o against_o other_o man_n and_o special_o against_o 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honest_a law_n the_o emperor_n be_v the_o
queen_n valens_n wedowe_n geve_v they_o large_a money_n refrain_v they_o from_o the_o destructyon_n of_o it_o when_o liberius_n be_v dead_a damasus_n be_v make_v the_o thirty-nine_o byshoppe_n of_o rome_n by_o this_o man_n be_v s._n hierome_n in_o his_o youth_n like_o a_o notarye_a damasus_n after_o damasus_n be_v siricius_n bysh_a the_o xl_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n ccc_o lxxxiii_o gratyanus_n the_o xlii_o emperor_n reign_v gratianus_n after_o the_o death_n of_o valens_n syxe_n year_n this_o same_o be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o valentynianus_n and_o take_v in_o the_o felowshype_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o his_o father_n life_n but_o when_o the_o father_n be_v dead_a he_o take_v for_o his_o companion_n into_o the_o empire_n his_o young_a brother_n valentinianus_n but_o sing_v the_o empire_n be_v here_o and_o there_o trouble_v by_o reason_n of_o many_o uproure_n nether_a couldbe_n govern_v without_o some_o sage_a and_o fortunable_a prince_n he_o choose_v theodosyus_n for_o a_o 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of_o saxon_a make_v emperor_n he_o reign_v seventen_a year_n he_o be_v not_o crow_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n neither_o go_v into_o italy_n though_o twain_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o by_o uproure_n raise_v battayll_n fight_v now_o and_o than_o a_o great_a field_n for_o henry_n have_v business_n more_o than_o enough_o in_o germany_n which_o the_o good_a prince_n apeace_v with_o great_a diligence_n accord_v to_o his_o syngular_a policy_n and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o more_o excellent_a sure_o the_o kingdom_n of_o germany_n do_v never_o uproure_n in_o a_o manner_n want_v uprourish_v commotion_n there_o be_v almost_o never_o a_o emperor_n choose_v without_o the_o sedition_n of_o some_o prince_n which_o go_v about_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o emperor_n yet_o be_v god_n always_o with_o those_o emperor_n that_o be_v duâ—lly_o call_v detend_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o lawful_a empire_n and_o the_o seditious_a be_v punish_v 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he_o shall_v therefore_o thenceforth_o leave_v of_o from_o his_o enterprise_n nether_a to_o go_v about_o any_o thing_n against_o henry_n wherefore_o duke_n arnolde_v cease_v &_o obey_v free_o without_o y_o e_o slaughter_n of_o any_o of_o his_o man_n who_o i_o pray_v you_o will_v not_o say_v y_fw-es â—_o these_o german_n prince_n be_v no_o barbaryans_n and_o that_o they_o excel_v in_o princely_a wisdom_n &_o high_a gentleness_n this_o be_v also_o write_v that_o s._n vdalryck_a have_v a_o visty_a on_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o baierland_n vdalrâ—â—ke_n which_o he_o observe_v for_o it_o be_v show_v he_o by_o god_n that_o the_o duke_n have_v a_o swearde_n without_o hilt_n or_o handle_v whereby_o be_v signify_v that_o the_o duke_n shall_v not_o use_v the_o sword_n that_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o retayn_v the_o empire_n wherefore_o he_o admonysh_v the_o duke_n to_o do_v nothing_o unaduised_o after_o that_o do_v henry_n take_v brandenburge_n and_o first_o the_o vandal_n be_v subdue_v they_o receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n untyl_o the_o see_v he_o besiege_v the_o city_n praga_n and_o bring_v the_o boheme_n to_o the_o empire_n after_o that_o vanquysh_v he_o forty_o thousand_o hungaryans_n by_o mersburge_n whereby_o he_o gat_v he_o a_o great_a renoun_n and_o drede_n by_o the_o strange_a nation_n and_o get_v tranquillity_n to_o all_o germanye_n he_o restore_v the_o country_n of_o lothr_a or_o lorayn_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o germany_n and_o gatt_fw-mi the_o spear_n that_o christ_n be_v pierce_v through_o of_o rudolphe_n king_n of_o burgundy_n the_o same_o be_v constantinus_n wont_a to_o have_v henry_n the_o fowler_n be_v now_o near_o to_o his_o death_n make_v his_o sonn_n oath_n succeder_n in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la empire_n after_o he_o lest_o any_o strife_n shall_v happen_v in_o the_o empire_n after_o his_o death_n concern_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o leo_fw-la the_o vi_o succeed_v
the_o c._n xxvii_o bishop_n after_o joannes_n the_o xi_o stephanus_n succeed_v leo._n after_o stephanus_n be_v joannes_n the_o xii_o the._n c_o xxix_o bishop_n leo_fw-la the_o vii_o succeed_v joannes_n the._n twelve_o stephanus_n the_o â–ª_o viij_o a_o germane_a the_o c._n xxxi_o â–ª_o bishop_n succeed_v leo._n otho_n the_o i_o the_o ten_o german_n emperor_n otho_n the_o first_o the_o son_n of_o henry_n the_o fowler_n first_o begin_v his_o dominion_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n ix_o c._n xxxviii_o and_o reign_v xxxvi_o year_n he_o take_v the_o emperyall_a crown_n at_o aken_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n in_o the_o begin_n â–ª_o of_o oath_n governaunce_n rise_v three_o great_a and_o dangerous_a uproure_n at_o one_o tyme._n the_o doer_n of_o the_o first_o uproure_n be_v eberardus_n the_o palatine_a and_o giselbert_n prince_n of_o lorain_n these_o because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n and_o lineage_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a affirm_v that_o the_o empire_n come_v from_o the_o 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