The historie of Iustine Containing a narration of kingdomes, from the beginning of the Assyrian monarchy, vnto the raigne of the Emperour Augustus. VVhereunto is newly added a briefe collection of the liues and manners of all the emperours succeeding, vnto the Emp. Rodulphus now raigning. First written in Latine by that famous historiographer Iustine, and now againe newly translated into English, by G.W.

Rudolph.

RVdolph of Habspurg, two and twenty yeares after the death of Frederick (for so long continued the interreigne) was elected Emperor, and Al∣phonse of Castile refused: he was confirmed at Lansana by the Pope, and ouercomming Othocar King of Bohemia in battaile, slue him. A false Frederick, who had proclaimed himselfe in Sweuia, he burned at Nouesium. By his Lieute∣nant he forced the citties of Hetrucia. For hee neuer came into Italy, neither according to the custom of his predecessors was crowned at Rome, reciting a tale in Aesop of the Foxe, who answered the Messenger of the sick Lyon, in [ H] this manner: Commend me to thy Maister, and say, that withall my hart I wish his recouery, and therefore will I make my deuout orisons to the heauenly powers: but for that I see all the foote prints of those beasts which of kindnes haue visited thy loue, to go forwards; but none to returne backwards, I haue apprehended so ex∣treame a feare, that I doubt me, not one of those who haue entred his den, haue euer

returned againe. In like manner Rudolph considered, that his auncestors had made many toilesome iournes with most florishing Armyes into Italy, but they euer returned with losse and dishonor. Hauing subiected Austria vnder his obeysans, hee created his sonne Albert Duke thereof, from whom the now Princes of Austria deriue their petigrees. He departed in the 18. yeare of his Empire, in whose time Albertus sur-named Magnus liued.