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.

Blasphemies vsed in Italie, authorised by the Popes word.

Hauing one day seene a Peacocke at his dinner which he had not touched, keepe said he, this cold Peacocke for my sup∣per, & spread the table in the Garden, for I will then haue com∣pany. As then he sat supper, he saw other hot Peacockes serued vpon the table, and not seeing his colde Peacocke which hee commaunded to be kept, being exceedingly vexed, he disgor∣ged an execrable blasphemie against God. At which, certaine Cardinals that sate with him at the table, said. Let not your ho∣lines be so chollericke for so small a matter. Wherevnto Iulius answered. If God would bee so angry for an Apple, as to cast our first Father Adam out of Paradice; wherefore should it not bee lawfull for mee that am his Vicar, to be angry for a Pea∣cocke, seeing a Peacocke is of much more valewe then an Apple?

As hee was about to create Cardinall Peter Betan Bishop of Fano, of the order of the Iacobins, certaine of the Cardinalls resisted him, and amongst other things, alleadged that he was infected with the heresie of the Lutherans. Vnto whom Iulius answered: Although it be so, should it not be wisely done by putting a redde hat on his head to purge him of that euill, and so retaine him one of ours with such a bond, then to suffer him to flie from vs and ioyne with our enemies that we haue in Al∣maine, as Ʋergerius did?

The 10. of September, Affrike a Towne of Affrike,* 1.1 was ta∣ken by the Emperours Armie, vnder the conduction of the Viceroy of Sicilie. Dracut Lord of the Towne, withdrew to∣wards the Turke his maister, and the warre began againe more sharpe betwixt the Emperour and the Turke.

A sedition in Ausbourge, because of certain Spaniards which in the moneth of August made mockes in the Church, at the Sermon.

A woman also of the said Towne mocked a Priest which in his Surplice, walked through the Towne with his hoste. The Emperour had put the said woman to death, had it not bene that Mary the Gouernour of the lowe Country, entreated for her and saued her.

Maurice and Albert his cosin the Elector of Brandebourg, and Henry of Brunswic, tooke Armes against them of Magde∣bourge.

Nicholas Pernot, sieur de Granuelle, dyed at Ausbourg, about the end of August, to the Emperours great griefe. Anthony Per∣not his sonne, Bishop of Arras, succeeded in his estate.

About the beginning of Nouember Virich Prince of Wit∣temberge deceased from this world, and his sonne Christopher was his successour.

[ 1551] Stephen Bishop of Winchester was dispossessed of his Bi∣shopprick in England, and put in prison, because he would not submit himselfe vnto the Kings Edicts and lawes touching Re∣ligion.

* 1.2The last of February, Bucer dyed at Canterbury, and was very honourably buried, with a great number of Epitaphes, made by learned men lamenting his death.

The Councell of Trent was deferred by the Pope from the first of May vntill the first of September.

* 1.3In Saxonie diuers prodigious things were seene, as three Sunnes, and three Moones, now pale and bleake, or blew, now red as blood.

The king of France caused to be published a very cruell E∣dict against the Lutherans, confirming, yea passing all his for∣mer Edicts, and left nothing behinde that appertained to ex∣treame crueltie.

On all sides the Papists assembled at Trent on the Coun∣cell day: likewise from Almaine resorted the Electors Ecclesia∣sticall.

The Cardinall of Cressentia was President in the Popes place. The Emperour and the King Ferdinand sent thither also their Embassadors. But the King of France by his Embassadour disavowed the Councell for generall: reputing it but a parti∣cular

congregation to the profit of some. His protestation was held for none, without vouchsafing to record it.

Le sieur, d' Brisac, tooke in Piedmont and about Turin, a cer∣taine number of Townes, and amongst others, Cheri, and Saint Damian.

The Turks Army after hauing assayed the Fort of Malta, and rushed vpon Tripoly in Affrické and tooke it. The Empe∣rour accused the King of Fraunce to bee the Authour of this losse.

An Edict published by the King of Paris, whereby it was forbidden to transport any siluer out of the kingdome to Rome, because of the warre betwixt the King and the Pope. There came a writing from the Emperors Court, whereby was decla∣red the cause and originall of the warre of Parma,* 1.4 and where∣fore hee receiued Plaisance into his protection. The fact of Duke Octauius is condemned and detested. The French to the contrary, shewe also by writing the daunger wherein Octauius was at Parma, the iust cause that the King had to succour it, and that wrongfully the Emperour had taken the Towne of Plai∣sance.

The Duke of Somerset is againe imprisoned in October, by the meanes of the Duke of Northumberland: vnto whome came the gouernment of the Realme after him.

The eleuenth Session of the Councell of Trent was in Oc∣tober: where was confirmed the locall presence, transubstan∣tiation, and all that euer was inuented for the Deification of that faire morsell of bread.

George de Martinuse, of Dalmatia,* 1.5 commonly called the Monke, a man of great authoritie in Hungarie, was made Cardi∣nal, who was after slaine the 18. of December in his own house by certaine Italians, vnder colour that he dealt with the Turke suspitiously: although before he had so wrought with the wife of the deceased Vaiuoda, that she gaue ouer the gouernment of Transiluania to the King Ferdinand.

In Nouember the Duke Maurice agreed altogether with them of Magdebourge.

The ende of her euils and calamities, was the entry of a

great warre, yea of all ill luck vnto the Emperour. For Maurice hauing practised with Kings and Princes straungers, determi∣ned with himselfe by force to deliuer the Lantgraue his Father in lawe: which notwithstanding hee deferred a certaine time, because first he thought it good to prooue all by loue.

[ 1532] The Duke of Somerset the vncle of King Edward, was be∣headed at London: at the instance of the Duke of Northumber∣land.

* 1.6Maurice by a writing dedicated vnto the states of the Em∣pire, greatly complaineth of the discord of Religion amongst them. Item of the captiuitie of Lantgraue, a prisoner by treason, to the great dishonour of the Emperour.

Albert of Brandebourge, complaineth also of the mise∣rable seruitude of Almaine: and hauing expressed the causes thereof, he declareth that he and his companions do iudge the Ecclesiasticall people to be the chiefe authours of all the aboue∣said euils: And Maurice and Albert allyed and ioyned them∣selues together at Rotebourge.

Ausbourge besieged by them, is taken.

The Fathers of the Councel at Trent being at discord, the Imperialists against the Romanists: after they vnderstood that the Princes marched right to the Alpes to gaine the straights, incontinently left all and tooke them to their feete.

Take counsell and it shall be dissipated: speake the word and it shall not be established saith the Lord. Esay. 8.

Martin de Rossem conductor of the Emperours Armie in the lowe Countries, pilleth and burneth Picardie & Campagne, and tooke Astenay.

The King Henry of France published in writing the causes of the said voyage, and of the warre that he enterprised in Al∣maine: namely to withdraw the Princes out of prison, to bridle the Emperours ambition, and to remit that Countrey into his first libertie.* 1.7 He sendeth to them of Mets in Lorraine, to pro∣uide victualls for his armie, which if they did, he promised them fauour & amitie: but after he had takē Toul & Verdun, Townes of the Empire, hee drew right into Lorraine, and the third of May came to Sauernes, Strasbourge sent him victualls.

The Prince of Salerne, about some dissention betweene him and the Viceroy of Naples, withdrewe himselfe from the Emperours seruice, and turned directly vnto the King of France.

King Henry his Armie entred Lorraine, they conducted into France the Prince of the Country. The 10 of Aprill the Constable entred Metz, vnder the colour of amitie, and so laid hold of the Towne. The King arriued there certaine time af∣ter, and constrained that people to take of him an oath.

The King comming againe into France in May, burnt the Country of Luxembourge, tooke againe Astenay, got also Iouy and Danuil••iers.

The Sennois chased away the Garrison of the Spaniards, and by the helpe of the King of France, destroyed the Castle which the Emperour built there, and set themselues at libertie.

Metz besieged by the Emperour the 2. of October.

Albert not agreeing with the king of France for his estate, nor for his companies pay, turned on the Emperours side.

The Duke d' Aumaile beeing come into Lorraine with a great company of people, assayling the Marquesse Albert, was vanquished, wounded, and taken prisoner, by the said Marquesse.

In December the Emperor was constrained by euill wea∣ther to remoue his Campe from Metz, and to withdraw him∣selfe into the lowe Country, where the third part of his Ar∣mie dyed.

In this time the great Turke Sultan Solyman committed a [ 1553] cruell act on the person of Soltan Mustapha his eldest sonne,* 1.8 which he had of a Slaue: This man hauing bene sent with his mother from his first youth into the Prouince of Amasia, which had bene giuen him, was so well and carefully nourished, that he acquired and got with his yeares great estimation, not only in the said Countrey, but through all other his Fathers Regi∣ons. This his mother beeing absent, Solyman called to him an other Slaue named Roze, which was endowed with admi∣rable beautie, accompanied with all delicacies and entisements possibly to be in a woman. He had of her foure other sonnes,

Mahomet, Baiazeth, Solim, Grangier with the Wenne, and one daughter which was married vnto Bassa Rostan. The said Roze could so well play her part with Soliman, that hee was excee∣dingly rauished with her that with helpe of Muchly, that is the high Priest of Mahomets lawe, and vnder shadowe of Reli∣gion, shee was not onely made of free condition, but the le∣gitimate and espowsed wife of Soliman, vnto which no other euer came. Beeing lifted vp into such honour, and seeing herselfe entierly beloued and fauoured, shee had no grea∣ter care then to drawe the Empire vnto one of her children after their Fathers decease. For shee knowing that the singu∣lar vertues of Mustapha were so contrary vnto her, and that as long as hee liued shee should neuer haue rest (for that hee had obtained the loue of the people of warre, and that all mens eyes were vppon him, for the great hope they had of his excellent courage and singular dexteritie) therefore sought shee to make him odious vnto Soliman. Wherevnto her sonne in lawe great∣ly aided her, because he gouerned all affaires. Her reason was, that Mustapha trusted so much in the loue and fauour which he had obtained of all men, by a great liberalitie, hardinesse and valiancie, that he burnt with such lust and desire to raigne: that euery one feared that in affecting the Empire, hee would ad∣uance the dayes of Soliman: as Selim had before done to his Fa∣ther. Therefore shee incited Soliman, and besought him with teares and lamentations, to take order and prouide for his safe∣tie. And although that from the beginning she had profited lit∣tle, and that Mustapha had discouered her impoisonments and ambushes which she laid for him ordinarily: yet left she not to continue it, with the helpe of a Iew, a renowmed Enchantresse: who hauing giuen her certaine drugges, shee caused the loue of Soliman towards Roze to redouble: Insomuch that she assured her selfe to end her purposes, though it were long first.

Finally, after many practises, she found meanes to suborne Mustapha his gouernor, and caused him to write (though falsly) vnto Soliman, that his said sonne would marry the daughter of the King of Persia. This old man stirred, yea tyred with the continuall complaints of Roze and Rostan, easily beleeued

these newes and aduertisements. Wherfore in the yeare 1552. after hee had spred a brute & fame of the dissent and comming downe of the Persians into Siria, he sent thither Rostan with a puissant Armie, for (vnder the shadow to goe meet his enemies) to seaze vpon Mustapha, and to bring him prisoner to Constanti∣nople: with expresse commaundement to sley him if hee could not take him otherwise. But Mustapha who was aduertised of all, and knewe also that the Persians were not at all in the fielde, met him with seuen thousand of his most experienced Souldiers, which made Rostan returne without dooing any thing.

Soliman being more angred, the yeare following made such an other brute of the Persians, and hauing leuied a great Army as if he would haue gone against thē, beeing arriued in Siria, he sent to his son, to will him come to his Camp. Mustapha, know∣ing certainly that it was he alone they would haue, although he was praied and sollicited to withdrawe some other where, and to shunne the furie of his Father: yet hee trusting in his in∣nocencie, and thinking it a thing more commendable and worthie of his greatnesse, to dye in obeying his Father, then liuing to incurre the note of infamie and Treason, yea though hee might haue had the Empire of the whole worlde: thin∣king also that without hauing made any refusall, by his pre∣sence hee might haue appeased his Fathers wrath, he aduen∣tured to goe thither to him: and beeing arriued in Solimans Campe, hee was suddenly taken and strangled in his presence. And at the same instant, the head of Bassa of the Prouince of Amasia, was taken from his bodie.

This crueltie assoone as it came to the eares of Grangier, one of the foure brethren, hee manfully reiected the gift and spoyle that his Father gaue him, and greatly lamented the death of his brother; saying. A cruell Traytor,* 1.9 I say not Fa∣ther. Take to thy selfe now the treasures, the Tapistries, and the Prouince of Mustapha, and gouerne it at thy pleasure. Is it possible I should fall into thy spirit infamous man, with∣out all humanitie, against all right to put to death so valiant a person, as neuer was nor shalbe the like in the house of Ottomās.

Ha, ha, I will take good order that thou shalt not impudenly vaunt & glory that thou hast done the like to me. And straight drew his dagger and strooke it so farre into his owne bodie, that he fell downe dead vpon the earth. Which so soone as his Fa∣ther knew, he made a maruellous mourning, and yet left not to seize vpon all his goods, which caused a tumult in the Campe of Mustapha: but it was nothing in regard of that they did after they knew of his death. In such sort that Solyman to the great danger of his life was constrained to chase away Rostan, and to dispoile him of all his honours and dignities.* 1.10

This death came wel for the Christians: whose great ene∣my Mustapha was, who tooke great delight in sheading their blood. It brought also such great displeasure vnto the Turkes, that therevpon followed amongst them this prouerbe. Gietti Soltan Mustaphat. That is, all we thought on is ended in Mu∣sthapha. For they thought that he would haue enlarged their Em∣pire, which they looked for at no other hand.

The French tooke Verceil in the Countrey of Turin, but seeing they could not keepe it, they spoyled, pilled it, and re∣tyred.

* 1.11Edward King of England, being in his mortall bed in the moneth of May, Northumberland caused one of his sonnes to espowse Iane Suffolke, the Kings cousin.

This King of the age of 16. yeares, dyed the 6. of Iuly, to the great damage of Christian Religion.

* 1.12So soone as Mary was peacibly Queene of Englande, at her arriuall at London, she caused to be tooke out of prison the Duke of Norfolke, and the Bishop of Winchester, a pernicious man, and made him Chauncellor.

The Emperours Hoast after it had raced Terouane, mar∣ched into Artois, and there in the moneth of Iuly forced Hes∣den, which the king of France had a litle before taken. There was slaine Horace Fernese, the husband of the kings bastard daughter, and a great number of Gentlemen prisoners.

A battaile in Saxonie vppon the Riuer of Ʋisurge, be∣twixt the Duke Maurice and the Marquesse Albert: where∣in Albert was vanquished, and Maurice victorious, strooken

with a bullet, whereof he dyed two dayes after.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Affrike ta∣ken.
• * 1.2

  Bucer.
• * 1.3

  Wonders.
• * 1.4

  The warre of Parma.
• * 1.5

  The Monke of Transiluania
• * 1.6

  Complaints of Almaine.
• * 1.7

  The king him∣selfe Protector of Almaine.
• * 1.8

  Solyman strangleth Mustapha his eldest son.
• * 1.9

  The com∣plaint of Grangier with the wen, ouer Musta∣pha.
• * 1.10

  Rostan spoi∣led of all his honours.
• * 1.11

  Edward. 6.
• * 1.12

  Marie.