The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of…The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of…

In the year of Christ. 1198. Henry ¹sun to Frederick Barbarossa, began the viii. expedition into Syria: but at the first receiving a foil: he returned again without doing any thing.

In the yéere of Christe. 1198. Henrie ¹sunne to Friderick Barbarossa, béegan the viii. expedition into Syria: but at the first receauinge a foile: hée returned againe without doinge any thinge.

1. 1The 8. expedition.

After all these expeditions: Pope Innocentius the 3. a crafty & presumptuous¹ man, went about afresh to begin this war, calling at Rome a great council, such as hath not bin seen thee like, in the year of Christ, 1215. but he died in the midst of this business, after whom succeeded Honorius the 3. who with no less diligence applied the same matter, feigning, like a false prophet, that he had seen a vision, and that it was said unto him by Saint Peter that in the time of his reign: Jerusalem should be recovered. Wherefore, the ninth expedition was taken in hand towards Ancon, which once was Ptolomais. Then was taken Damniata, yet with more loss then profit unto our men, which was taken the year of Christ. 1222. and lost the next year following. To be short, there was almost nothing gotten by the war, for every ⟨image 64⟩thing had but little good success.²

After all these expeditions: Pope Innocentius the 3. a craftie & presumptious¹