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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.
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The Pope also caused a rumour to be spread, of the death of the Emperor, to the end he might allure unto him, the fidelity of those cities in the kingdom of Naples (which yet kept their allegiance unto Frederick) of whom they should now hope for no longer refuge.
The Pope also caused a rumor to be spread, of the death of the Emperor, to the end he might allure vnto him, the fidelitie of those cities in the kingdome of Naples (which yet kept their alleagance vnto Frederike) of whom they shoulde now hope for no longer refuge.
1The Emperor now understanding what stir the P. kept in his Dominions, returned with such power, & success, ⟨p. 223⟩that he winneth in Italy as many towns, as the Pope had, even almost to Rome, and after that Umbria and Picena: yet for Christian and public tranquillity sake, he sendeth unto him his Legates to entreat a peace, declaring that he would (if no other conceived grudge were then pretended) make to him an account voluntarily of all things that he had done in his life:2 and that he would and was contented to submit himself unto the Church: and that for this cause he willingly offered unto him both duty and observancy, and sent him Princes and Dukes of the Empire to entreat for this peace: yet was the popes insolencie such, that he would not that year be brought to any agreement, but the next year after with much ado,3 a peace was made and concluded betwixt them by the help and industry of Leopaldus of Austria, and Hermannus Captain of the Dutch soldiers, and the President of Messana. The Pope then absolving the Emperor of his excommunication, took therefore of him an hundred and twenty thousand ounces of gold,