Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

¶ Albertus Emperour.

* 1.1THis Sigismund left behinde him one only daughter Elizabeth, who was married to Albert, Duke of Au∣strich: by reason whereof, he was aduanced to the Em∣pire, and so was both Duke of Austrich, Emperour, king of Hungary, and king also of Boheme. But this Albert (as is afore declared) being an enemy and a disquieter to the Bohemians, and especially to the good men of Tha∣bor, as he was preparing and setting foorth against the Turkes,* 1.2 in the meane time died, in the second yeare of his Empire, an. 1439. leauing his wife great with child, who lieng then in Hungary, and thinking to be great with a daughter, called to her the Princes and chiefetaines of the Realme, declaring to them that she was but a woman, and vnsufficient to the gouernāce of such a state: and more∣ouer how she thought her selfe to be but with childe of a daughter, and therefore required them to prouide among them, such a Prince and gouernour, (reseruing the right of the Kingdome to hir selfe) as were fit and able vnder her, to haue the regiment of the land committed.* 1.3 The Turke in the meane while being eleuated and encoura∣ged with his prosperous victories against Sigismundus aforesaide, began then more fiercely to inuade Hungary and those parties of Christendome. Wherefore the Hun∣garians making the more haste, consulted among them∣selues, to make Duke Uladislaus, brother to Casimi••us King of Polony, their King.

But while this was in working betwene the Hunga∣rians and Uladislaus the Duke, in the meane space Eli∣zabeth brought forth a sonne called Ladislaus, who being the lawfull heire of the kingdome, the Queene calleth backe againe her former word, minding to reserue the kingdome for her sonne, being the true heire thereof, and therefore refuseth marriage with the saide Uladislaus, which she had before pretended. But Uladislaus ioyning with a great part of the Hungarians, persisting stil in the condition before graunted, would not geue ouer: by rea∣son whereof, great contention and diuision kindling a∣mōg the people of Hungary, Amurathes y^• great Turke, taking his aduantage of their discord, and partly surpres∣sed with pride of his former successe against Sigismund a∣foresaid, with his whole maine & force, inuaded the realme of Hūgary: where Huniades surnamed Uaiuoda, Prince of Transiluania, ioining with the new King Uladislaus, did both together set against the Turke, anno. 1444. and there Uladislaus the new King of Hungary, the fourth yeare of his kingdome was slaine. Elizabeth with her sonne, was fled in y^• meane while, to Fridericke the Em∣perour. Of Huniades Uaiuoda the noble Captaine, and of his Actes and also of Ladislaus (Christ willing) more shall be sayd heereafter, in his time and place.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Albertus Duke of Austrich, Emperour, kyng of Hungary, king of Boheme
• * 1.2

  Albertus Em∣perour but two yeares. Elizabeth daughter to Si∣gismund, wife to Albert Emp.
• * 1.3

  The Turke be∣ginneth to in∣uade Hungary. Vladislaus bro∣ther to Casimi∣rus K. of Polo∣nia, made king of Hungary. Elizabeth Q. of Hūgary brought to bedde of a man childe. Ladislaus prince of Hungary borne. Diuision & dis∣cord in Hunga∣rie. The Turk war∣reto agaynst Hungarie. Huntades Vai∣no a. Vladislaus K. of Hungary, slayne in warre.