The estate of the Church with the discourse of times, from the apostles vntill this present: also of the liues of all the emperours, popes of Rome, and Turkes: as also of the Kings of Fraunce, England, Scotland, Spaine, Portugall, Denmarke, &c. With all the memorable accidents of their times. Translated out of French into English by Simon Patrike, Gentleman.

An Aduertisement.

From Siluester the 2. that diuellish Magician, vntil this time 1260. Popes haue raigned as Incarnate diuels in all trumpe∣ries, deceites, oppressions of the good, and manifest tirannies. Their Cardinalls, Legates and Bishops, haue come out from them as Sathans to trouble the world. The greatest Monarkes haue bene tormented by their infernall furies. Examples for all, are the two Emperours, Henry the fourth and fift, the two Fredericks, first and second, and other Princes of the earth. From henceforward, from Innocent the fourth, and Alexander the fourth, the Popes by a new forged Armie,* 1.1 established and priuiledged by them, they wasted and destroyed all: that is to say, by foure Sects of Mendicant Monkes, (which like true Locusts) deuoured and consumed by their Sophistike doctrine, whatsoeuer was greene of the word of God. From which (like theeues which enter into the sheepfolde by brea∣ches and mines) nothing can bee looked for henceforth, but thefts, robberies, persecutions, and murthers of the true faith∣full, which God gaue and raised vp to maintaine the eternall veritie.

Ʋrbain Pope, 4. of that name,* 1.2 French borne at Troy in Campagne, a Monke, of the order of Cysteaux, Patriarke of Ieru∣salem, [ 1261] ruled at Rome three yeares, one moneth, and foure dayes.

The Greekes recouered Constantinople, which the French had held 55. yeares. Chron. of the Kings of France, and the Sea of Hist.

Vrbain instituted the Feast of the Sacrament,* 1.3 and the Oc∣taues, with Indulgences (whereof he was free) to such as obser∣ued the said Feast. Martin fift, Pope, doubled them, and added yet others to such as fasted the eue, and as went to the Precessi∣on and Communion that day.

S. Thomas d' Aquin Iacopin, made the office of the said feast, with the Prose and the Hymne, and sent it to the Pope; who for a recompence of such an inuention, sent him a Doue of sil∣uer, &c. Naucler.

The yeare of Christ, 1263. Vrbaine sent to S. Lewis King of France, that he would send him his brother Charles Count Angiou, and Count de Prouence, with a good Armie, then hee would crowne him King of Sicilie, and giue him Pouille & Ca∣labria. Hee said that the said Kingdome was held of the Ro∣mane Church, and that the king of Sicilie was the Popes man. Ʋrbain caused the Croisado to be preached in France against Manfroy, who occupied the said Sicilia. The said Charles came and marched in battaile against Manfroy, and after against Con∣radin, and ouercame them both, and so obtained the Lands: but the end was miserable. For the Sicilians after, in the yeare 1282. rebelled against him, maintaining the quarell of the king of Arragon, whom they would needs haue for their king. And they marked the doores and gates of whatsoeuer houses the French men lay in, in the Countrey, then at an euening slew them all indifferently, and opened which they knew to be great with childe with the French men, and cast away their fruite, that there might remaine none of that generatiō in that Coun∣trey.* 1.4 This occasion was afterward ordinarily called, The Euen∣song of Sicilie.

In this time, Bonauenture Generall of the Friers, wrote two bookes against M. Guilliam de S. Amour.

The one of the pouertie of Christ, and the other an Apo∣logie of the poore. The Bishoppricke of Ratisbone was offered vnto him: but he refused it, louing better to follow his studies: and died of the age of 80. yeares. Chron. Abb.

* 1.5Vnder this Pope, the Idolatrie of Chaplets was inuented at Amiens in Picardie, called Peter the Hermit. See Peter Viret of the spring of Chapelets.

The Souldane made a great Armie in Siria.

A Comet seene 3. monethes together.

This Pope died at Peruse, and for troubles the seate was vacant 10. monethes.

* 1.6Clement Pope, fourth of that name, borne at Narbone, rul∣ed [ 1264] at Rome 3. yeares, 9. monethes, and 21. dayes: before hee was called Hugo Falcodius, hee had bene an aduocate, and was after the king of France his Councellor. After the death of

his wife, he was Bishop of Puy, and after, Archbishop of Nar∣bone; lastly. Cardinall and Bishop of Sabine. Finally,* 1.7 by the Pope Ʋrbane hee was sent into England for the reformati∣on of peace, and being in that Legation, was chosen Pope at Peruse, after the death of Ʋrbain.

He caused to come info Italie, Charles brother of the king of France, and made him Senator of Rome, and sent two Car∣dinalls into the Church of Laterane, and there crowned him King of Ierusalem and Sicilie: vpon condition notwithstan∣ding, to sweare to pay vnto the Romane Church yearely 40000, peeces of gold, and that he should not receiue the Em∣pire at the hands of the Almaines, no not though they would thrust it vpon him.

The Sarrasins came into Spaine and committed a great [ 1266] massacre there. [ 1267]

The yeare of Christ, 1267. Conradin,* 1.8 the true and Legiti∣mate King of Sicilie, sonne of Conrade who was sonne of Fre∣deric the second, vanquised in warre by Charles Count d'An∣giou, and was finally taken and disclosed by a Marriner, vnto whom he gaue his Ring in pawne for his passage to Pise, but hee was brought vnto the Count d' Angiou and put in pri∣son: afterward by the Popes Councell he was beheaded, the yeare 1268. Naples with Frederic Duke of Austriche and ma∣ny others.

There is great diuersitie in Histories touching the taking of the said Conradin. See the Chro. of the Emperors in the 2. Tome. Iohn Naucler. in the Generation 34. in the 2. volu.

See heerevpon Martin Luther, in the booke against the Romane Popedome, inuented by the diuell.

This Pope Clement demaunded a certaine Tenth in Al∣maine, Iohn surnamed Teutonicus, Glossator of the Decree,* 1.9 and Prouost of S. Stephen d'Alberstat, opposed himselfe against it, and appealed to the next Councell, for which appellation, the said Prouost was excommunicated by the Pope, and depriued of his office. The Sea of Hist.

Clement hauing a Nephew which held 3. Benefices Eccle∣siasticall, constrained him to forsake two of them. Naucler.

The said Clement died at Viterbe: and the seate was vacant two yeares.

* 1.10Gregorie Pope, tenth of that name, borne at Plaisance in Lombardie, ruled at Rome foure yeares. Before hee was called Thiband, Archdeacon of Lande, and was then in the parts be∣yond the Sea in the Citie of Acre, when hee was chosen at Ʋi∣terbe. The Cardinalls being in the Conclaue for the election, Iohn Bishop of Port mocking him, said. Come let vs vncouer this house; for the holy Ghost cannot discend & passe through so many couerings.

After his election he sought to pacifie the Venetians and the Geneuois.

[ 1271] Phillip 3. of that name, surnamed le Hardie, sonne of S. Lewis 44. King of France, raigned 15. yeares.

[ 1272] The yeare of Christ 1272. Gregorie made assemble a Councell at Lyons, of all the Barons and Prelates of France, wherein he ruled: and king Phillip met him & gaue him a guard of souldiers, and three strong places about Lions for the suretie of his person. Iohn le Maire.

In the said Councell was ordained, that the Pope should be chosen of the Cardinalls incontinent after the others death: and that they should put the Cardinalls in sure prison, wherein they should giue them neither to eate nor drinke vntill they were agreed. This ordinance was then made because the seate had bene vacant almost three yeares before they could agree vpon the election.

In the said Councell was also accorded the tenth part of the Church goods to be giuen for sixe yeares to maintaine the warre for the conquest of the Land beyond the sea.

* 1.11At the said Councell some sorts of Monkeries which li∣ued of Almes were defaced, namely the bretheren des Sacs, the bretheren des pres, the bretheren des blancs manteaux, and many others.

Michael Paleologus then the Emperour of Constantinople, came thither for the vnion of the Greeke and Latine Church, which was ratified by the said Emperour. And this was the third time that the Greeke Church was revnited with the La∣tin:

but it was alwaie broken, as yet this third vnion was.

During the time of the said Councell, certaine Princes of Tartaria, which had followed the said Emperour Paleologus, re∣ceiued baptisme.

Moreouer there was great disputation about the voyage vnto the holy Land (which was the old practise of Popes) but nothing was concluded therein.

S. Thomas d' Aquin going to the said Councell of Lions, whervnto he was called, died in the way, of the age of 50. yeares. Bonauenture was created Cardinall by the Pope, but soone after he died.

Gregorie 10. returning from France to Rome, and passing by Florence, was required to take away the Interdict (hee had forbidden them all right of warring) but he did nothing therin: And from thence came to Aretinum, where he died.

After the Empire had bene long vacant, and that many Ciuill warres had therevpon followed.

Rodolphe Count of Habspurge in Suesia,* 1.12 was chosen king of the Romanes by the Electors, a man of mean age, and who had valiantly carried himself in the charge he had vnder Frederic 2. He had also bene great Maister in the Court of Ottocarus king of Bohemia, who sought to hinder the election, because he also aspired vnto the Empire.

Whilest they were chusing Rodolphe, he held the seate be∣fore Baste. For there were then two factions in the towne. Such as fauoured the Bishop bore a Perroquet. Such as fauoured the Count Rodolphe, carried the Starre. Rodolphe sought to place in the Towne them of the faction of the Starre, which were cha∣sed out. Munster. After he was crowned at Aix, he held certaine assemblies or Imperiall Iourneyes, where the king of Bohemia was declared a Rebell, who (during the vacancie of the Empire) vsurped Austrich, Siria, Carinthia, and Carniota. Rodolphe then with the power of the Princes occupied Austrich, and droue out Ottocaire King of Bohemia, and after constrained him to yeeld himselfe a vassall, and to do homage. Ottocairus according therevnto, required that one thing might bee graunted him, namely that he might not do his homage publikely. For hee

was very proud,* 1.13 and shamed to bow the knees before him that before had serued him as his great Maister. The Emperour agreed that it should be vnder a Pauillion.* 1.14 But this Pauillion was made with such industrie, that in drawing it would di∣uide in foure parts. Beeing then vpon his knees and recei∣uing the standerd at the Emperours hand according to the cu∣stome, one broke the coard of the Pauillion, so that it opened on all parts, in such sort that Ottocairus was seene of all dooing homage on his knees. This being come vnto the knowledge of Kunegunde his wife (which he had espowsed during the life of his other wife Margaret) as soone as her husband retur∣ned, mocked him that he had bowed his necke being adorned so pompeously, before him that once had bene his seruant, and so incited him to reuenge himselfe of that despight. The king being thus pricked forward, made warre vpon the Emperour a∣gainst the oath he had taken, & against the aduise of the Prin∣ces of his Countrey. The Emperor met him, put him to flight, and finally a Gentleman of Styria wounded him, and being dis∣poiled of all that hee had, was carried dead to the Towne of Austriche, Anno 1279. and 14. thousand of his people were slaine besides prisoners. After this, Rodolphe entred into the Countrey of Bohemia and wasted it.

Pride intermedled with shame and disloyaltie, falleth into confusion and ruine.

The Bishop of Olmunce made the peace, and brought things to this passe that Wencelaus son of Ottocaire should take to wife Gertrude the Emperors daughter: & on the other side, Rodolphe the Emperour his sonne, should espowse Agnes the daughter of Ottocaire, Austrich also came vnto the Emperours sonne Albert.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Popes new souldiers.
• * 1.2

  Vrbain. 4.
• * 1.3

  The Feast of Transub∣stantiation.
• * 1.4

  The Euensong of Sicilie.
• * 1.5

  Chaplet in∣uented.
• * 1.6

  Clement. 4.
• * 1.7

  A Legate.
• * 1.8

  This was the last Duke of Sanabe.
• * 1.9

  Almaine.
• * 1.10

  Gregorie. 10.
• * 1.11

  Certaine Monkeries defaced.
• * 1.12

  Rodolphe Emperor.
• * 1.13

  Rodolphe.
• * 1.14

  Pride mocked.