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at_o spolet_n ancone_n &_o ravenna_n apoynt_v man_n at_o his_o pleasure_n who_o shall_v govern_v the_o publyke_a weal_n this_o do_v he_o take_v his_o way_n into_o germany_n after_o the_o disease_n of_o pope_n adrianus_n two_o do_v stryve_v for_o the_o popedom_n these_o two_o be_v victor_n &_o alexander_n the_o three_o the_o emperor_n be_v more_o affection_a to_o victor_n but_o alexander_n excommunicate_v his_o adversary_n popedom_n strife_n for_o the_o popedom_n &_o after_o as_o the_o quarrel_n do_v inflame_v he_o do_v the_o like_a unto_o the_o emperor_n the_o millane_n sing_v the_o opportunity_n do_v rebel_v and_o drive_v the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n from_o diverse_a place_n of_o italy_n of_o who_o they_o hang_v certain_a the_o emperor_n be_v return_v into_o italy_n fight_v against_o they_o unknowing_a who_o have_v the_o better_a the_o pope_n companion_n of_o arm_n do_v fly_v to_o venice_n at_o length_n there_o be_v trewe_v between_o they_o &_o the_o emperor_n take_v in_o hand_n the_o voyage_n of_o asia_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o christian_n religion_n where_o he_o be_v drown_v by_o the_o rudeness_n of_o a_o river_n into_o the_o which_o he_o cast_v himself_o for_o to_o swim_v drown_v fridericus_n redbeard_v drown_v his_o son_n henry_n the_o vi_o of_o that_o name_n succeed_v he_o he_o come_v the_o second_o time_n into_o italy_n after_o the_o disease_n of_o william_n king_n of_o sicilia_n son_n of_o roger_n where_o he_o conquer_v puel_a &_o calabria_n take_v also_o naples_n &_o subdue_v sicilia_n leave_v there_o great_a garrison_n because_o of_o the_o unstableness_n of_o the_o man_n of_o that_o country_n then_o he_o ordened_a governor_n at_o ravenna_n &_o ancone_n in_o puel_a &_o toscane_a afterward_o at_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n have_v declare_v fridericus_n his_o son_n than_o a_o child_n successor_n of_o the_o empire_n he_o go_v into_o sicilia_n where_o he_o end_v his_o life_n and_o because_o that_o fridericus_n be_v to_o young_a diverse_a be_v of_o opinion_n to_o have_v philip_n his_o uncle_n take_v the_o place_n but_o pope_n innocent_a the_o third_o stiff_o wythstood_v it_o this_o division_n of_o the_o prince_n stir_v up_o also_o great_a tumult_n for_o that_o some_o of_o they_o do_v elect_v philip_n other_o some_o otho_n duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o great_a tempest_n be_v chief_o near_o the_o rhine_n but_o philip_n so_o behave_v the_o matter_n partly_o by_o arm_n partly_o by_o singular_a humanity_n emp._n philip_n emperor_n slay_v in_o his_o chamber_n otho_fw-la emp._n that_o he_o bring_v his_o adversary_n to_o reason_n &_o then_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o pope_n who_o he_o have_v try_v to_o be_v his_o enemy_n even_o to_o the_o uttermost_a afterward_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o his_o chamber_n &_o the_o abovesayd_a otho_n duke_n of_o saxony_n succead_v he_o who_o enter_v in_o the_o pope_n displeasure_n albeit_o that_o before_o he_o have_v be_v his_o friend_n as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v possible_a brief_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o he_o &_o the_o princess_n electour_n solicit_v of_o the_o say_a pope_n for_o to_o elect_v another_o hold_v their_o assembly_n &_o call_v from_o sicilia_n fridericus_n son_n of_o henry_n the_o vi_o unto_o who_o they_o have_v swear_v when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n as_o we_o have_v say_v herebefore_n the_o emperor_n otho_n come_v with_o his_o army_n to_o encounter_v he_o never_o the_o rhine_n for_o to_o stop_v he_o of_o his_o way_n but_o he_o be_v drive_v back_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o be_v return_v into_o saxony_n he_o die_v of_o displeasure_n as_o it_o be_v think_v by_o this_o mean_v fridericus_n the_o ii_o of_o that_o name_n be_v emperor_n unto_o who_o fridericus_n the_o emperor_n lover_n of_o peace_n seek_v the_o same_o by_o ambassador_n which_o at_o length_n with_o great_a difficulty_n he_o obtain_v afterward_o he_o return_v into_o
74_o galeatius_fw-la the_o first_o duke_n of_o milan_n fol._n 97_o hannibal_n poyson_v himself_o fol._n 21_o heliogabalus_n fol._n 38_o hieromes_n sentence_n fol._n 49_o heraclius_n victory_n fol._n 60_o henry_n the_o second_o fol._n 77_o henry_n the_o three_o idem_fw-la julius_n cesar_n overthrow_v the_o swicer_n fol._n 28_o inconstantie_n of_o cicero_n fol._n 32_o jesus_n christ_n birth_n fol._n 34_o jesus_n christ_n death_n fol._n 36_o julianus_n fol._n 47_o jovinianus_n idem_fw-la justinus_n emperor_n of_o grecia_n fol._n 56_o john_n king_n of_o france_n take_v of_o the_o english_a man_n fol._n 97_o john_n of_o bourgony_n delyver_v by_o a_o strange_a mean_n idem_fw-la lysimachus_n fol._n 12_o l._n luculus_n against_o mithridates_n fol._n 27_o leges_fw-la juliae_fw-la fol._n 32_o litorius_n against_o the_o goth_n fol._n 32_o leo_n emperor_n fol._n 54_o lie_n and_o falsholde_n in_o the_o pope_n history_n fol._n 56_o long_a war_n against_o the_o saxon_n fol._n 69_o ludovicus_n the_o maffler_n fol._n 73_o learning_n and_o good_a letter_n reestablissh_v fol._n 99_o melius_n slay_v for_o his_o ambition_n fol._n 14_o m._n antonius_n the_o philosopher_n fol._n 37_o maximinus_n empe._n fol._n 38_o martianus_n empe._n fol._n 52_o mauritius_n empe._n fol._n 59_o mahomet_n koran_n &_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o authority_n fol._n 60_o marriage_n forbid_v to_o priest_n fol._n 64_o nimrod_n the_o first_o king_n of_o chaldea_n fol._n 1_o nabuchodonozor_n power_n fol._n 5_o notable_a jurisconsulle_n fol._n 16_o nestorius_n condemn_v fol._n 5_o narses_n the_o eunuch_n fol._n 57_o odoacer_n subdue_v italy_n fol._n 54_o ottomanus_n the_o first_o emp._n of_o the_o turk_n fol._n 66_o otho_fw-la first_o of_o that_o name_n fol._n 75_o otho_n displace_v the_o pope_n idem_fw-la otho_n the_o second_o fol._n 76_o otho_n take_v by_o pirate_n idem_fw-la otho_n the_o three_o idem_fw-la ptolomeus_n philadelphus_n father_n of_o good_a letter_n fol._n 12_o papyrius_n cursor_n fol._n 15_o pyrchus_n against_o the_o roman_n fol._n 16_o persta_fw-la king_n of_o the_o macedonian_n take_a prisoner_n fol._n 21_o probus_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n fol._n 43_o phocas_n fol._n 59_o pipine_v king_n of_o france_n aid_v the_o pope_n fol._n 64_o privilege_n of_o the_o emperor_n fol._n 75_o printing_n invent_v fol._n 99_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n a_o most_o prudent_a captain_n fol._n 17_o resination_n of_o the_o empire_n fol._n 43_o rome_n take_v by_o the_o goth_n fol._n 51_o rome_n take_v by_o the_o wandale_n fol._n 53_o rome_n take_v by_o totilas_n fol._n 57_o rome_n rob_v by_o constans_n fol._n 61_o robert_n king_n of_o france_n fol._n 77_o robert_n palatine_n emperor_n fol._n 98_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n fol._n 104_o semiramis_n and_o her_o nobleness_n fol._n 2_o sardanapalus_n and_o his_o end_n fol._n 3_o socrates_n the_o fountain_n of_o philosophy_n fol._n 15_o scipio_n victory_n in_o africa_n fol._n 19_o septimus_n severus_n fol._n 38_o sapor_n king_n of_o persia_n fol._n 39_o synod_n or_o counsel_n at_o constantinople_n fol._n 49_o strife_n between_o the_o greek_n and_o the_o latin_n fol._n 88_o sigismundus_n emperor_n fol._n 98_o the_o wynning_a of_o jerusalem_n fol._n 4_o the_o war_n of_o the_o persian_n fol._n 8_o the_o penoponicall_a war_n against_o the_o athenian_n fol._n 8_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o athenian_n in_o sicilia_n fol._n 9_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n fol._n 12_o the_o time_n in_o which_o rome_n be_v buylte_n fol._n 13_o the_o war_n of_o troy_n eodem_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o the_o roman_n eodem_fw-la the_o first_o government_n at_o rome_n eodem_fw-la the_o fabiens_n slaughter_n eodem_fw-la the_o three_o mutation_n of_o the_o roman_a policy_n fol._n 14_o the_o first_o war_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 16_o the_o second_o war_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 17_o the_o third_o war_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 22_o the_o war_n of_o numance_n fol._n 23_o the_o war_n of_o bondman_n and_o slave_n eodem_fw-la the_o birth_n of_o cicero_n fol._n 24_o the_o law_n of_o sylla_n fol._n 26_o the_o first_o plead_v of_o cicero_n eodem_fw-la the_o exile_n of_o cicero_n fol._n 29_o the_o four_o and_o last_o monarchy_n fol._n 32_o the_o yearly_a revenewe_n of_o egypt_n fol._n 33_o tyrant_n fol._n 44_o the_o counsel_n of_o nice_a against_o arrius_n fol._n 45_o the_o emperor_n excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n fol._n 50_o the_o sixth_o counsel_n of_o carthage_n eodem_fw-la the_o deceit_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n disclose_v eodem_fw-la the_o treason_n of_o stilico_n eodem_fw-la the_o wandale_n enter_v into_o africa_n fol._n 51_o the_o briton_n drive_v out_o by_o the_o englyshe_a man_n fol._n 52_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o venice_n fol._n 53_o the_o number_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o venice_n eodem_fw-la the_o counsel_n of_o chalcedon_n eodem_fw-la the_o west_n empire_n sore_o afflict_v fol._n 54_o the_n lumbards_n enter_v into_o italy_n fol._n 59_o the_o four_o counsel_n of_o toletanum_n fel._n 60_o the_o sixth_o counsel_n of_o constantinople_n fol._n 62_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o turk_n fol._n 66_o the_o number_n of_o emperor_n murder_v fol._n 67_o the_o great_a master_n of_o france_n and_o their_o credit_n fol._n 68_o the_o empire_n renew_v by_o charlemagne_n fol._n 70_o the_o seven_o electour_n of_o the_o empire_n institute_v fol._n 77_o the_o son_n against_o the_o father_n fol._n 85_o the_o counsel_n of_o latran_n fol._n 88_o the_o evening_n of_o sicilia_n fol._n 93_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o templars_n fol._n 94_o two_o emperor_n crown_v fol._n 95_o the_o first_o tenthes_o eodem_fw-la the_o golden_a bull._n fol._n 96_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n defeat_v by_o the_o turk_n fol._n 97_o the_o pope_n court_n transfer_v into_o france_n fol._n 98_o the_o papacy_n as_o cerberus_n have_v three_o head_n fol._n 99_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n eodem_fw-la the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n expound_v fol._n 101_o the_o four_o beast_n eodem_fw-la the_o ten_o horn_n fol._n 102_o the_o wicked_a doctrine_n of_o mahomet_n eodem_fw-la the_o ram_n and_o the_o goat_n eodem_fw-la the_o pope_n and_o the_o turk_n enemy_n of_o they_o pyre_n fol._n 103_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o fifte_n monarchy_n eodem_fw-la the_o three_o horn_n of_o the_o turk_n fol._n 104_o the_o fury_n of_o satan_n at_o the_o end_n eodem_fw-la victory_n of_o pompeius_n against_o mithridates_n fol._n 27_o victory_n of_o cesar_n in_o africa_n fol._n 31_o vlpianus_n jurisconsull_n fol._n 38_o valerianus_n fol._n 40_o vitigis_fw-la king_n of_o the_o goth_n take_v prisoner_n fol._n 57_o usurpation_n of_o the_o pope_n over_o the_o empire_n fol._n 63_o vitory_n of_o charles_n the_o fifte_n in_o africa_n fol._n 100_o vnstabilitie_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o milan_n fol._n 101_o victory_n of_o alexander_n fol._n 102_o war_n against_o philippe_n of_o macedonia_n fol._n 19_o war_n against_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n eodem_fw-la war_n against_o jugurtha_n fol._n 24_o war_n against_o mithridates_n fol._n 25_o 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fol._n 14_o a_o act_n worthy_a of_o memory_n fol._n 17_o attilius_n regulus_n and_o his_o cruel_a death_n idem_fw-la archimedes_n a_o excellent_a mathematition_n fol._n 17_o asdruballe_n overthrow_v fol._n 18_o ariminius_fw-la overthrow_v the_o roman_n fol._n 34_o augustus_n victory_n idem_fw-la ausonius_n poet._n fol._n 49_o albin_n chief_a founder_n of_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n fol._n 71_o albertus_n emperor_n fol._n 99_o belochus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o assiria_n in_o the_o new_a monarchy_n fol._n 3_o balthasar_n the_o last_o emperor_n of_o babylon_n fol._n 6_o bishop_n resist_v pope_n julius_n fol._n 47_o belizarius_n misery_n in_o his_o old_a age_n fol._n 58_o berengarius_fw-la and_o his_o sedition_n in_o italy_n fol._n 74_o cyrus_n and_o his_o death_n fol._n 7_o cambyses_n the_o son_n of_o cyrus_n idem_fw-la camilius_n and_o his_o virtue_n fol._n 14_o cicero_n treasurer_n of_o sicilia_n fol._n 18_o cato_n envious_a against_o scipio_n fol._n 20_o civil_a war_n between_o sylla_n and_o marius_n fol._n 25_o conspiratie_n of_o catilinâ—_n fol._n 27_o c._n octavius_n birth_n fol._n 28_o crassus_n slay_v by_o the_o parthian_n fol._n 29_o civil_a war_n between_o pompeius_n and_o cesar_n idem_fw-la cesar_n vanquisheth_z pompeius_n fol._n 30_o cesar_n slay_v in_o the_o senate_n fol._n 31_o cicero_n slay_v by_o antonius_n fol._n 33_o corruption_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n fol._n 35_o confusion_n in_o the_o roman_a monarchy_n fol._n 36_o cyprianus_n complaint_n fol._n 40_o constantinus_n the_o great_a fol._n 44_o constantinus_n constantius_n &_o constans_n brethren_n idem_fw-la clodoveus_fw-la the_o first_o christian_n king_n of_o frannce_n fol._n 56_o constantinople_n besiege_v by_o the_o saracene_n fol._n 63_o charlemagne_n take_v the_o king_n of_o the_o lumbards_n fol._n 65_o clarlemain_n proclaim_v emperor_n idem_fw-la constantinus_n monomachus_n fol._n 66_o constantinople_n take_v by_o mahometh_n idem_fw-la charlemain_v authority_n above_o the_o pope_n fol._n 70_o counsel_n hold_v in_o france_n fol._n 72_o charles_n the_o great_a fol._n 73_o constantie_n of_o papinianus_n fol._n 38_o charles_n the_o four_o fol._n 96_o constantinople_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n fol._n 100_o charles_n the_o fifte_a emperor_n idem_fw-la darius_n the_o thyrd_o king_n of_o persia_n fol._n 7_o darius_n overthrow_v by_o the_o athenian_n idem_fw-la darius_n the_o bastard_n the_o vi_o emperor_n fol._n 9_o darius_n superfluity_n and_o his_o end_n fol._n 12_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n and_o his_o act_n fol._n 15_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 22_o destruction_n of_o corinthus_n fol._n 33_o decree_n of_o marcellus_fw-la bishop_n of_o rome_n fol._n 43_o decree_n of_o anacletus_fw-la fol._n 44_o decree_n of_o valentinianus_n and_o valens_n fol._n 48_o dinelshe_a ambiton_n of_o bonifacius_n the_o second_o fol._n 58_o dissipation_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n fol._n 100_o daniel_n allege_v by_o christ_n fol._n 105_o eulmerodach_n nabuchoâ—onâ—zors_n successor_n fol._n 6_o excellent_a captain_n of_o grecia_n fol._n 10_o excellent_a captain_n of_o rome_n fol._n 14_o excellent_a consulle_n fol._n 17_o excessivenes_n of_o antonius_n and_o cleopatra_n fol._n 34_o excellent_a jurisconsulle_n fol._n 39_o evil_a hap_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o empire_n fol._n 67_o eginardus_n charlemain_v secretary_n fol._n 70_o fabricius_n faithfulness_n fol._n 16_o flavius_n cladius_n fol._n 41_o forcastes_n of_o athila_n king_n of_o the_o hun_n fol._n 52_o fierce_a and_o terrible_a war_n in_o campania_n idem_fw-la flattery_n of_o the_o papist_n fol._n 56_o fine_n interpretation_n of_o saint_n paul_n fol._n 64_o falsehood_n in_o the_o great_a decree_n of_o gratianus_n fol._n 73_o fridericus_n redbeard_n fol._n 86_o great_a authority_n of_o the_o roman_n fol._n 20_o gracchus_n dream_n fol._n 24_o great_a expense_n of_o octavius_n fol._n 35_o gordianus_n fol_z 39_o gallus_n hostilianus_n fol._n 40_o gallienus_n fol._n 41_o gallus_n slay_v for_o abuse_v 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