MarginaliaThe Emperour crowned king of Ierusalem.In the meane season, the Emperour wyth al his army, marcheth to Ierusalem: where, vpon Easterday in the yeare of our Lorde, 1529. he was with great triūph and comfort of all hys nobles and also the Magistrates of that kyngdome (onely the Patriarch of Cyprus the kings legate, and Oliuer the Maister or captayn of the Temple with hys company, excepted) solempnly & with great applause, crowned kinge.

After thys, he reedifieth the Citie and walles therof which by the Saracens were beaten downe and battered. After that, he furnisheth it wyth munition, he builded vp the churches and temples that were ruinous, he fortifieth Nazarethum and Ioppen wyth strong garrisons, vitayle, and all other things necessary.

Now see and behold I pray you, whilest that Friderike was thus occupied in the kyngdome of Ierusalem, what practises the pope had in Italye: Not I warrant you any whit, at all carefull in the affayres of the Christian common wealth, but studyng and laboring what mischiefe and spite he myght worke agaynst the Emperour: whome, of a set purpose he had so occupied (partly for hate and partly to enriche hymselfe) in Asia and Ierusalem, so farre out of Italy, ye may be sure. MarginaliaThe first and secret practyse of pope Honorius. 3.Fyrst, he caused the souldiours which the emperour sent for out of Germany to the maintenance of the holy warres, to be stayd as they passed through Italye: letting them of their iourney, and tooke from them and spoyled them, of all such prouision as they had. And not onely this, but he sent secretly also hys letters into Asia, to those that were of hys owne faction: that is, to the patriarche of Ierusalem, and souldiors that kept the temple and hospitall, intising and incityng them to rebell against the emperor: which thing, Blondus himselfe that popish Parasite or historiographer dissimuleth or hydeth not. But that he furthermore disswaded the Princes of þ^e Sarasens, that they should make no league nor take any truce w^t Friderike, neyther delyuer vppe vnto hym the crowne and kyngdome of Ierusalem. Which letters, as they were manifest testimonies of hys trecherie and treason towardes hym whome God had instituted and made hys liege Lord and soueraign, and mightiest potentate vpon earth: so was it his wyll, that he should come to þ^e knowledge therof, and that those letters shoulde fall into hys hands. And that he kept the same letters for the more credible testimeny therof: in the same hys laste epistle vnto the christian princes he protesteth. The copy of which letter amongst his other Epistles you shall haue expressed.

Neyther were the Popes letters written to that leauened secte and factious in vayne. For, the Patriarche and hys Collegioners whych tooke theyr name of the temple, did mightely repugne agaynst Friderick. They raysed a tumult in Ptholomaida against hym: MarginaliaThe Emperour withstandeth the secret treason which the pope had wrought against hym at Ierusalem.they accused hym and hys Legates openly of treason: and dyd malipertly and boldly wythstand, the right worthy and good order he made amongest them. But as God wold, by þ^e helpe of the inhabitants of Pisa & the Genewayes, and the Dutche soldiours: both their false accusations were refelled, and also their seditious purpose and tumult repressed. And thys was the cause, that when all other men reioyced and were glad of the Emperours coronation, they as wycked confedaratours were heauye therefore, and obtrectours of hys worthye laude & fame.

The Pope, when he had thus conspired against Fridericke, and had betrayed hym to the publicke enemy of all Christen men the Turke: he could not dissemble thys hys mischeuous fact, nor content hym selfe therewyth, but that he would deuise and practise yet an other. MarginaliaThe second and manifest treason of the pope agaynste Fridericke.For by reason of those sclaunders (which a litle before I touched) of the death and slaughter of his wyfe Iola: he incited Iohn Brennus his father in lawe to make warre agaynst hym, who caused the subiectes of hys Empyreto wythdraw from hym their allegiance, as also the inhabitantes of Picenum, and inhabitantes of Lumberdye. And thus ioyning themselues together, craued farther ayd of the French king, wherby they made a great power. MarginaliaBrennus, Pandolphus, Iohanne Columna & Thomas the traytor: the popes generalls & leaders of hys hoste.That done, they deuided theyr host, in to two armies, inuading wyth the one the Empyre, and with the other the proper territories and ditions belongyng to the inheritaunce of Fridericke: Iohn Brennus, and Pandolphe Sauellanus, leadyng the one (as Generals) into Campania and the kingdom of Naples: and the other (wyth Iohn Columna Cardinalis hys Legate, and that Thomas before conuicted of treason, being his Lieftenantes) he sendeth into Picenum.

Of this treason of the pope agaynst Fridericus, doth also Matheus Parisien. make mētion duryng his warres In Asia. Who (saith he) purposed to haue deposed him, & to haue placed alium quemlibet filium pacis et obediencie loco eius subrogare: that is, any other he carde not whō (so that he were the child of peace and obedience) in hys stede. And for the more certeyntye thereof the sayde Mat. Parisiens. pag. 71: repeteth the letter whiche a certeine Earle of Siria wrote vnto hym concerning same, whiche letter here vnder insueth word for word.

To the high and mighty prince Fridericus by þ^e grace of God Emperour of Rome, and euer Augustus & most puisant kynge of Sicilia: Thomas and Earle of Actran. his fayth and trusty subiect in all thyng humble salutation. After your departure most excellent prince, Gregory the bishop of Rome, & publique enemie to your magnificence, gatheryng together a great power and hoste of men: By Ioannes Brennius late kyng of Ierusalē and other stoute captaines whome he hath made generals of the same his host: As a foreine enemie inuadyng your dominiōs and possessions of your highnes subiectes agaynst the law of Christianitie: hath purposed and determined, to vanquishe and subdue you with the materiall or temporall sworde, whom he cannot maister and ouercome with the spirituall sworde, he saith. For, the forsayd Ihon Brennus gatheryng out of Fraunce and other prouinces nere adioining, a great armie: giueth vnto them of the treasure he hath gotten (by what meanes together I cannot tell) great wages, in hope to recouer and get from you the Empire. And furthermore, the same Ihon and others (the captaines of the see apostolicall inuading your land) burne & destroy all as they go, dryuing away and takeng for their booties, all that they can come by, as well cattell as other thynges: And such as they take prisoners, they constreyn by inflicting them with greuous punishementes to raunsome them selues for great summes of money: neither spare they man woman nor childe, but take and kepe your townes and castels, hauyng no regard that you be in the seruice of Iesus Christ. And further, if any make mention of your maiestie vnto him, he saith there is none other Emperor but him selfe. Your frendes and subiectes most excellent prīce, much maruel hereupō: ye & also þ^e clergy thēselues of þ^e Empire, do maruel w^t what cōscience or vpō what consideratiō, þ^e B. of Rome can do þ^e same making such bloudy warres and slaughter vpon Christian men: especially, seyng that Christ commaunded Peter, when he stroke with the materiall sword to put vp the same into the scaberd, saying: All that strike with the sword shall perish with the sword. Or els by what law, he dayly can excommunicate such pirates, burners of mens houses, and robbers: when he him selfe is the patron & mainteyner of such him self: hereat, they greatly muse & maruell. Wherfore most mightie and renowned Emperour, I beseche your hyghnes to consider your owne safety: for that the sayd Iohn Brennus, hath layd and fortified all the portes and hauens with no small companie of men and souldiers: that if (not knowyng therof) your grace should ariue in any of them: the same garisons of hys