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After this overthrow of the French king, and his army, the Christians of Antioch, and of other Christian regions, gave over their holds, and cities.

After this ouerthrow of the French king, and his army, the Christians of Antioch, and of other Christian regions, gaue ouer their holdes, and cities.

In the reign of Henry the third, was the good Emperor Frederick the second vexed of the Popes: first, of Innocentius the third: to whom, with his dominions, he was in his minority committed by his mothers testament, thinking thereby to have safely provided for him. But this Pope, so soon as he had protection of the young Emperor and his seigniories, became a false Traitor against him: and stirred up Sibyl, the late wife of Tancredus, whom Henry put from the kingdom of Sicily, to recover the same again, & procured the aid of the French K. thereunto. At which time, the worthy protector Innocent 3. sent his legates with letters of excommunication against such, that would not admit one Walterus, (who had married with the eldest daughter of Tancredus) for their king: and also absolved the Princes electors, and other Nobles, from their oath which they had made to Henricus, touching the establishing of his son in the empire: and wrote his Epistle to the Duke Barthold of Zaringia, to be Emperor: which he refusing, he went about to procure, that Otho the son of Henry Leo should be made Emperor. But Frederick now growing to ⟨p. 219⟩mans estate, gathered his power and pursued Otho: ¹who anon after died, and so he was crowned Emperor of Honorius the Pope, that succeeded Innocentius, and was of him consecrated, and called Augustus.

In the raigne of Henrie the third, was the good Emperour Federike the second vexed of the Popes: first, of Innocentius the third: to whom, with his dominions, hée was in his minoritie committed by his mothers testament, thinking thereby to haue safely prouided for him. But this Pope, so soone as hée had protection of the young Emperour and his seigniories, became a false Traytour against him: and stirred vp Sibill, the late wife of Tancredus, whome Henrie put from the kingdome of Sicilie, to recouer the same againe, & procured the ayd of the French K. therunto. At which time, the worthy protector Innocent 3. sent his legats with letters of excōmunication against such, that wold not admit one Walterus, (who had married with the eldest daughter of Tancredus) for their king: and also absolued the Princes electors, and other Nobles, from their oath which they had made to Henricus, touching the establishing of his son in the empire: and wrote his Epistle to the Duke Barthold of Zaringia, to be Emperour: which he refusing, hée went about to procure, that Otho the sonne of Henrie Leo should be made Emperour. But Frederick now growing to