the Emperours sonne. When by fraude and subtiltie he had gotten and taken many of the rich burgises and citizens of Reginoburgh, which bare the Emperour good will and had sente them prisoners to Staffum. Conradus, ioyning with other noble men of the Empire (after he had spoyled and wasted much of his lands and others his cōpanions) draue him so neare, þ^t vpon certeine other conditions he deliuered agayne the Citizens. And shortly after commyng agayne to Reginoburgh, and beyng receaued and welcommed into the college of D. Haimeranus: Albertus with certeine of his confederates by the meanes of Vlricus a chief officer of the monkes, came in the deade tyme of the nyght into the chaumber, MarginaliaCeasar in daunger by Albertus.where the Cesar with a fewe other about hym dyd lye: And fallyng vpon them some they tooke, & other some they slue, and fyndyng none other body in the chaumbers or lodginges, they thought þ^t Cesar had bene slayne amongest the rest. But he heryng the noyse, forsooke hys bed and hyd hym selfe vnder a bench and so escaped their hands. The next day, he outlawed or prescribed the byshop and his mates, and also the monke baily of treason, and seased vpon all the goodes of the house. But at the sute of the giltles monkes, he released all to them agayne, takyng by way of fine one. C. li. MarginaliaAlbertus to escape punishmēt taketh the order of Monkry.Vlricus lost his office, and Albertus therby to escape daunger of punishment, tooke vpō him þ^e habit of a monke. Conradus Hochenselsious whiche was the murderer of these men (although he escaped the punishment of mans hand) yet the vēgeaunce of God for that facte, he escaped not: For as he ryd in the day time abroad, he was sodenly striken with a thunderbolt and died.

Duryng all this busie and contentious tyme, it may well be gathered, Fredericke the Emperour lay not still but had his hands full: MarginaliaThe emperour when he had some what suppressed these tumults came to Cremona.who notwithstandyng (by Gods helpe) ouer commyng and suppressyng these or greater parte of these rebellious popishe tumultes, and had done strait execution (of those especially) that had conspired agaynst hys person: calling a councel and setting in some staye the troublesome affaires of hys kyngdome, came to Cremona, with Fridericus Prince of Antioche, Richardus Earle of Vmbira, the gouernour of Flamminia, and Encius king of Sardinia, with a great nomber besides of Souldiours and men of warre. MarginaliaThe emperour thinketh to go to Lions to the popeAnd besides, he toke with him (which he sent for out of euery part) the wisest, most vertuous, and best learned men that there was thynkyng with them to haue gone hym selfe to Lions to the Pope, and there to haue had with hym communication as well concernyng the sentence difinitiue, as also about the cōclusion of a peace, if by any meanes he myght. And when all thynges was prepared and ready, he tooke the iourney in hande and came at Taurinū, hauyng with him both a great armie of souldiours and also a great cōpany of Legates and Embassadours. From thence sendyng his cariages before, within three dayes iourney of Lions: MarginaliaParma taken & kept by the popes Legate and other frēds of his.he was certified that Parma was taken and kept by the outlawes of diuers and sundry factions of the pope, his nere neighbours and frēds: as by the popes legate, and other citizens as of Brixia, Placentia, and such lyke. Which thyng when he vnderstood, and that the pope herein was the onely and chiefe doer: he saw manifestly it should little preuail, to attēpt any further the thing he went about: and then at length when he saw none other remedye putting from hym all hope of peace, determined hymselfe to the warres wyth all hys force and myght. MarginaliaThe emperour altereth his iourney from Lions to the siege of Parma.Thus altering his purpose and iourney, he tooke the straightest way into Lumbardye: & with an army of 60. thousand men be besieged Parma. And to the intent he might more aptly & nere the towne, plant his siege and battrie, wythout disturbance: fyrst he entrenched hys camp and fortified the same about w^t bulwarkes and other defencible munition: After that, he caused dyuers viteling houses and tauerns in his campeto be sleightly builded of timber: and without the camp he appointed the place where the market should be kept, and all vitelers resort that would. He appointed places for their churches and temples, and in semely maner adourned the same: and for the most part their tents were builded wyth woude, so that it was lyke an other Parma. All which thyngs when he had finished, whiche was not longe in doynge: MarginaliaThe emperour named his camp & siege aboue Parma victoria.for his happye and prosperous successe he called and named it Victoria, & had thoughte to haue made the same to be in the stead of the citie Parma, which he purposed to haue rased and haue made leuell wyth the ground. And in the beginning both there & els where, all thyng prospered well w^t Fridericke & had good successe: for he sharpely laid vnto their charges þ^t defended and kept the citie Parma. And further, Robertus Castilioneus which was the emperours lieftenant in Picenum, nere vnto Auximum: MarginaliaThe popes army discōfited by the Emperours Lieftenante at Auximū.discomforted þ^e popes army, and slue of them more then foure thousande, and tooke many such as wereof the confederate cities prisoners. And when the factions or companies of the Gibellines and Gwelphes in Florentia were at controuersy: when Fridericus of Hetruria came to the Gibellines to whom they had sent for ayde: the Guelphes therewyth dismaied fled from thence to Bononia, whose goods and substance came all to the emperours cofers, and Florēcia also it selfe to the Emperours obedience. But thys good successe and prosperous fortune lasted not long: for as at a tyme Fridericus to recreate himselfe (which seldome had hys health) ryd about the fieldes with certain of hys horsemen to hauke and hunte: Many also of the emperours souldors thinkyng nothing lesse then of such a matter to be attempted of a many staruelings within the towne Parma, wandred and ranged vnarmed out of their citie Victoria about the fieldes. MarginaliaThe negligence of the soldiers offreth an occasion to the enemy.The souldiours in Parma hauing this occasion offred, with al force and speede possible entred the Emperours campe or towne Victoria, which beyng not very strongly fenced nor hauyng gates to shut against them, was a thyng easye inough to do. The sodain strangenes of the matter much abashed the souldiours, and range out their larum bell. The fyrst assault was geuen vpon Marchus Malaspina hys charge, whō whē the emperour returning in all hast found to be hard beset, had thought to haue rescued him. But when that was perceyued of the enemy, they bente all their force altogether on that syde. In so much, that the emperour was inforced to take the trenche, least he shouuld haue ben of the enemy enuironed, and frō thence he retired into the citie or campe where had had thoughte to haue gathered farther ayde. MarginaliaThe discōfiture of the emperour at the siege of Parma.But the enemy geuyng not so much tyme therunto, with all force entered the city Victoria. The emperor now, when the enemies were entred: left the campe and came to Dominum, who whē they had killed & slaine a great nūber of the Emperours souldiors, & had burnt & destroyed the same cāp Victoria, came agayne to Parma. MarginaliaThe emperour vpon suspition of treason imprisoneth diuers of his Capitaynes.The emperour then suspecting this thyng to be wrought by treason, wherby the enemy had vnderstanding as well of the Emperors absence, as also of the negligence of hys souldiors: imprisoned certayne of the chiefest about hym, amongst whom also was Petrus de Vineis. Yet whilest he was at Dominum gathering together his souldiours & residue of his bāds: Encius getteth a great victorie of þ^e Mansuanos, who cōming to the rescue of Parma, lost fiftie of their ships and all that they had in them.

After this also, Richardus in an other conflict in Picenum, discomforted the Popes soldiours, and slew theyr captaine Hugolinus, besides. 2000. others slaine and taken prisoners. When now Fridericus had gathered againe, and new mustred his bādes at Dominum, he marcheth forth to Cremona: and not withstāding, that ther he vnderstoode of the good successe and victory that Encius had at Rhegium: yet for that he perceaued the de-