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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth book.Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth booke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Nicholaus Cisnerus affirmeth, that whilst Frederick the Emperor was in Sicily, his wife Constantia died at Catrana, or Catana. In the mean time, the Christians with a great many, sailed into Egypt, & took the City Heliopolis, commonly called Damatia, & long ago named Pelusinū: being in good hope to have driven Sultanus the Soldan, out of Egypt,) had a great, and marvellous overthrow, by the conveying of the water of Nylus (which then overflowed) into their Camp, and were fain to accord an unprofitable truce with the Soldan, for certain years, and to deliver the City again. Whereupon, king John, surnamed Brennius King of Jerusalem, arrived in Italy, and desired help of Emperor against his enemies.
Nicholaus Cisnerus affirmeth, that whilest Frederike the Emperor was in Sicilia, his wife Constantia died at Catrana, or Catana. In the meane time, the Christiās with a great many, sailed into Egypt, & took the Citie Heliopolis, commonly called Damatia, & long ago named Pelusinū: being in good hope to haue driuē Sultanus ye Soldan, out of Egypt,) had a great, and marueylous ouerthrow, by the conueying of the water of Nylus (which then ouerflowed) into their Campe, and were faine to accorde an vnprofitable truce with the Soldan, for certaine yeres, and to deliuer the Citie againe. Whereupon, king Iohn, surnamed Brennius King of Ierusalem, arriued in Italie, and desired helpe of Emperor against his enemies.
And from thence he went to Rome, to the Pope, declaring unto him their calamity, and present peril, desiring aid therein. By whose means, the Emperor ⟨p. 220⟩(as saith Cisnerus) was reconciled with the Pope and made friends.1 To whom also king John gave Joel his daughter in marriage, which came of the daughter of Conradus king of Jerusalem, as right heir thereunto by her mother: by whom also he obtained the kingdoms of Naples, and Sicily, and promised he would in his own person with all speed, assay to recover the kingdom of Jerusalem. Honorius that lately was reconciled unto him,