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Historiographers report many things of the battle of Troy. Others suppose that those of Assyria and Babylon were greater. Many extol the wars of the Persians and Macedonians, as in very deed they were horrible. The Romans have also their wars Punicall, Methridaticall, Civil, Cimbricall, and Germanicall: but I suppose verily that the war, which they call Holy, was more cruel than all these, more bloody and sore, and of longer continuance. In this have joined together in main battles, with multitudes of men innumerable, in a manner all nations and people of the whole world inhabited. Wonderful & monstrous slaughters have ben made. There have died more hundred thousands of men than can be credited. It hath continued moreover many years, yea more than the former, or any wars that ever were in the world. Furthermore it was done with most hostile minds. And the which maketh most for this purpose, in this war were exasperated the Oriental Saracens, Turks Egyptians, Babylonians, and other barbarous nations, that they burnt with an unquenchable hatred against the christian religion, and went about to pluck it up by the roots, and a great part thereof have plucked up, and cease not to do yet at this day. That same war therefore most grievous of all others, was cause of the persecution of the faithful in the East and West. And to the intent I may note somewhat hereof, and may rehearse, for those that be ignorant in stories, it is plain, that under that Child of perdition Pope Gregory the .7. there were many & most famous churches in the East, and that Patriarchal churches yet safe: but whilst this Pope above all others, dealt wickedly against Christ the son of God, and his holy church, like as we read in the time of Solomon, that after he had revolted, many enemies arose against him, and that most cruel: so in the wicked and tyrannical reign of Gregory the seventh,¹ Solymanne the Turk invaded Antioch, at the which time the Emperors of Greece are said to have ben dispatched of the East country. And the Turks marching forward, are said to have invaded and vexed first, the straits or ports of the Caspian hills, and the country of Armenia, about the year of our Lord .764. Whereof there is now no time to speak.

Historiographers report many things of the battel af Troy. Others suppose that those of Assyria and Babilon wer greatter. Many extol the warres of the Persians and Macedomans, as in very dede thei wer horrible. The Romanes haue also their warres Punicall, Methridaticall, Ciuile, Cimbricall, and Germanicall: but I suppose verely that the warre, which they call Holy, was more cruell than all these, more bluddy and sore, and of longer continuāce. In this haue ioyned together in maigne battaylles, with multitudes of men innumerable, in a maner all nations and people of the whole world inhabited. Wonderful & monstrouse slaughters haue ben made. There haue died more hondreth thousāds of men than can be credited. It hath continued moreouer many yeares, yea mo than the fourmer, or any warres that euer were in the worlde. Furthermore it was done with moste hostile myndes. And the whiche maketh moste for this purpose, in this war were exasperated the Oriētal Saracenes, Turkes Aegiptians, Babiloniās, and other barbarous nations, that they brent with an vnquenchable hatred againste the christian religion, and wente aboute to plucke it vp by the rootes, and a great parte thereof haue plucte vp, and cease not to do yet at this day. That same warre therfore moste greuouse of all others, was cause of the persecution of the faythfull in the Easte and Weste. And to the intente I may note somewhat hereof, and may rehearse, for those that be ignoraunte in stories, it is playne, that vnder that Chylde of pardition Pope Gregory the .7. there were many & most famouse churches in the Easte, and that Patriarchall churches yet safe: but whileste this Pope aboue all others, dealte wickedly againste Christ the son of God, and his holy church, lyke as we read in the time of Salomon, that after he had reuolted, many enemies arrose against him, and that moste cruell: so in the wicked and tyrannicall raigne of Gregory the seuenth,