B11843:164
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…
The tragedies of tyrants Exercised upon the church of God, from the birth of Christ unto this present year. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the just vengeance of God upon the authors. Also some notable comforts and exhortations to patience. Written by Henry Bullinger, and now Englished.The tragedies of tyrantes Exercised vpon the church of God, from the birth of Christ vnto this present yeere. 1572. Containing the causes of them, and the iust vengeance of God vpon the authours. Also some notable comfortes and exhortations to pacience. Written by Henrie Bullinger, and now Englished.
London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1575
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Afterward in the year of Christ 14161 Amurates the. 2. was created the sixth Prince of the Turks. The same made war with Laudislaus king of Hungary and Poland, when Laudislaus through the help of God vanquishing Amurates, enforced him unto conditions of peace, ⟨p. 85⟩very necessary and profitable for the Christians. This peace was confirmed by an oath: at which time the state of Christians was in good case over the Turks, had not Pope Eugenius the 4. unluckily troubled all. Who sending Julianus Caesarinus in embassage into Hungary: persuaded Ladislaus the King that he was not bound by the oath which he made to keep peace with the Turk, for that no man ought to make peace with Infidels or heretics, and the oaths and promises made unto them are not to be performed. There were also divers other which provoked the king Ladislaus that he should use and employ this happy success which God had given him against the Turks, unto the commodity of the Christian commonwealth, that the Turk was now in great fear, and troubled at that present with war by the Carmani, wherefore that it were an easy matter to vanquish him. With these persuasions this young Prince, this virtuous and well meaning King, breaking the peace, violating his oath, made war upon the ⟨image 68⟩Turks, and pitched his tents between Danubius and Adrianopolis, near to2 the City Varna. Against whom came forth Amurates, accompanied with fourscore thousand men, greatly blaming the perjury of the Christians, and their breaking of the peace, where he slew the young king which had bin deceived by other, with many moe princes and noble men, and as Platina witnesseth in the life of Eugenius the. 4. in that battle were slain, 3. C. thousand Christians. The battle was fought upon S. Martins even in the year of Christ. 1444. Who so desireth to read a larger description of that woeful calamity: let him peruse the Hungarian history of Antonius Bonfinius, the 6. book of the 3. Decade.
Afterward in the yéere of Christ 14161 Amurates the. 2. was created the sixte Prince of the Turkes. The same made war with Laudislaus king of Hungarie and Polande, when Laudislaus through the help of God vanquishing Amurates, enforced him vnto conditions of peace,