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Neither were their successors any better reclaimed of cruelty, to wit, Honorius. 3. ¹Gregory 9. ²Urbanus 4. ³who because they would show themselves Curs of the same kind, it is incredible to report, with what outrageous tumults they troubled the Empire against Otto, Frederick and Manfred, teasing Landgrave king of Turing against Frederick: and joining in Arms with Charles against Manfred. When Frederick was dead Conrad governed the Empire,⁴ whom Pope Innocent the 4. cursed with Bell, Book and Candle: Conrad ⟨p. 33⟩being poisoned by Manfred succeeded Conradine his son in the kingdom of Sicily and Sweveland: against whom Clement the fourth inwardly sw•lling with venomous cruelty,⁵ caused Charles to wage war, to the utter undoing of the said Conradine. Who a•ter many skirmishes being vanquished, & taken prisoner with Frederick Duke of Austria, who came to aide him with his power: upon notice thereof given by Charles, received this comfort from the Popes holiness, to wit, that they should be both chopped shorter by the heads. For this was the verdict of the Pope, most detestable of all creatures, more like a Tiger then a man. The life of Conradine (quod the Pope) is the death of Charlest the death of Charles is the life of Conradine. By means whereof it came to p•sse that both those innocent young noble princes, two most ancient & famous families, kings of Sweveland and Sicily, were not only overthrown from their kingdoms, but also most cruelly bereft of life, to the utter extirpation and roo•ing out of the whole race & posterity at one blow, by one only cankered conceit of a caterpillar pope.

Neither were their successours any better reclaimed of crueltie, to wit, Honorius. 3.