them, MarginaliaSigismund the Emperour which burned Hus & Hierome before, now is fayne to entreate for hys kingdome.cōmuning much with them as touching his right and title, and the recoueryng of his fathers kyngdome, promising if there were any cause, whiche did alienate the Bohemians mindes from him, that he would take away all the occasion therof. MarginaliaThe death of Iohn Hus and Hierome reuenged.They made aunswere, that he had made warre vpon them without cause, and that he had suffred their countreymen contrary to his promise, to be burnt at Constance not beyng heard, and the kyngdome to be contumeliously enterdited, and the nobles of Boheme to be condēpned by the church of Rome as heretickes: and that he should thinke the force & power of the Bohemians not to be so small, but þ^t they would prouide for their own honor. Wherunto the Emperour aunswered very gently, & offered them a generall Councell, wherin they might declare theyr innocency, if they would submit them selues to the iudgement of the vniuersall Churche: but the Bohemians whiche were now become valiaunt victours in armes, would not now be ouercome with woordes, and so nothyng beyng finally concluded, the Emperour returned home.

MarginaliaThe Cardinall of Winchester sent into Germanye to raise warre agaynst the Bohemiās.Then pope Martin perceiuing the Gospell to encrease dayly more and more, sent the cardinall of VVinchester an English man, borne of a noble house, into Germanie to moue thē vnto warre against the Bohemians. Where vnto the Emperour also did assiste him.

MarginaliaThree arnmies set agaynst the good Bohemians.There were three armies prouided. In the first army were the dukes of Saxony, and the lower Cities.

The. ij. army, whiche was gathered of the Franconians, was vnder þ^e conduict of þ^e Marques of Brādenburge.

The. iij. army was led by Otho the archbishop of Treuers, whom the Rhenenses, the Bauarians, and the Imperiall Cities of Sweuia followed. These armyes entryng into Boheme, in. iij. seuerall parts, after they were passed þ^e woode, they ioined together and pitched before Misna. MarginaliaGod rescueth his people newely conuerted.This towne a certain learned and eloquent protestante named Prichicho, the night before, had wonne from the Papistes: wherfore the army was determined first to recouer that city, before they would go any further. MarginaliaThe popes armye flyeth.But whē as newes came vnto the host, how the Protestātes had gathered an army, and came withal spede towards them: they fled before they saw their enemyes, & went vnto Thacouia, leauyng behynde them their warlicke engins with a great praye. The Cardinall was not yet come into the Campe, but meetyng thē in their flight at Thacouia, he maruailed at þ^e cowardlye flight of so many noble & valiaunt men, desiryng thē that they would turne agayne vnto their enemies, whiche he sayd, were farre weaker then they. MarginaliaLike captayne, lyke souldiours.Whiche thing when he had lōg trauailed about in vayne, he was fayne to be a companion with them in their flight. They were scarsly entred the woode, when as the Bohemians commyng vpon thē, set vpō their rereward. Thē was their flight much more disordred & fearefull then before, neither did they leaue flying before the Bohemians left folowyng. Thē all impediment or let beyng takē away, they vanquished Thacouia: and hauing obtayned great store of warlyke engins, they destroyed Misna. And when they would haue returned home by Franconia, they had great summes of money sent vnto them that they should not waste or destroy the countreys of Bramberge & Norenberge: Wherby the host of the Bohemians was greatly enriched.

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The pope raiseth warre the second time against the Bohemiās.Sigismundus the Emperour hauyng newes of these thinges, went straight vnto Noremburge, and gathered there new ayde and helpe. Also pope Martin sent Iulian the Cardinall of Saint Angell into Germany with this Ambassade, to make warre against the Bohemians, and that he should in the Councell of Basell, which doth now shortly draw on, be president in the Popes name. He entryng into Germany, went straight to Noremberge to the Emperour, whereas many of the nobles of Germany were assembled.

There was a new expedition decreed against þ^e Bo-hemians, against the viij. Kalendes of Iuly, and Friderike Marques of Brandenburge appoynted generall of that warre, which should followe the Cardinall. MarginaliaA new warre raysed by the pope agaynst the Bohemiās.He entred into Boheme by the waye that leadeth vnto Thopa, and Albertus prince of Austrich was appointed to bring his army thorough Morauia.

In this expedition was Albert and Christopher of Bauaria, and Friderike Dukes of Saxonie, Iohn and Albert princes of Brandenburge, wyth their father, which was general of those warres. Also the bishops of Hiperbolis, Bamberge, and Eisten. Also the companye of the Sweuians, which they called the company of S. George, & the Magistrates of the imperiall cities, the byshops of Mentz, Treuers and Colen sent their aydes, and wyth them the chiefetaynes of their prouinces. MarginaliaThe number of the popes army against the Bohemians.It is said that the number of their horsemen were aboue 40000. But their footemē were not full so many, for the Germains for the most part, do vse to fyght their battels on horsebacke.

Also Rhenatus prince of Loraine promised to come to these warres, but beyng letted by his ciuill warres, for somuch as he went about to vanquish the Earle of Vandome, wherby he could not keepe his promise, neyther the County Pallatine of Rheine, which did ayde and succour the Earle of Vandome, coulde not go agaynst the Bohemians. The Cardinall staying for them, deferred his iourney vntill the Kalendes of August. In the meane tyme Albert leadyng hys armye out of Austria, vnderstonding that the Cardinall was not present at þ^e day appoynted, and seying himselfe vnable to encounter with þ^e Bohemian power, he returned backe againe. MarginaliaCardinal Iulian with a maine host enetereth Boheme.
The cruell slaughter done by the Cardinall.After thys the Cardinall entred into Boheme wyth an huge armie, and destroyed manye of the Protestantes townes, killyng men, women, and children, sparyng neither olde nor young: notwithstandyng this his tiranny was exercised in the vttermost borders of Boheme, for hys captaynes feared to enter farre into the lande. The Bohemians as soone as they heard tell that their enemy was come, made ready, and gathered their host with all speede, and layd siege to a towne called Stiltiuerge, and brought it vnder subiection.

MarginaliaGod striketh a feare in the popes army.In the meane season there fell such a meruailous sodayne feare amonges all the Papistes throughout the whole campe, that they began most shamefullye to run away before any enemy appeared in sight. The Cardinall Iulianus maruailyng at this moste sodayne feare, and what should moue so great an army to flie, went about vnto the Captaines, exhortyng them to put on armour, to order their batailes, & couragiously to abyde their enemyes, saying: they did not fight for the glory of theyr kyngdome, or for the possession of landes, but for theyr liues, and the honour and Marginalia* Rather for the religion of Antichrist.* religion of Christ, and for the saluation of soules. How ignominious a thing is it (sayth he) for the Germaines to flye in bataile, whose courage and valiauutnes all the worlde doth extoll. MarginaliaThis Cardinall belike loued to preach rather in the campe then in the church.It were much better for to dye, then to geue place to any enemies, before they were sene: for they cā by no means liue in safetie within the walles, which geue place vnto their enemye in þ^e field, for it is the weapon þ^t defendeth a man and not the walles, and except they woulde euen presently defende their libertie wyth the swoorde, they shoulde shortlye be in greater bondage, more miserable then any death. But thys exhortation was all in vayne, for feare had put away all boldnes: for the ensignes wer snatched vp, and, as though there had bene no captaine in the host, euery man ran hedlong away. MarginaliaThe cardinals army ran away for feare.No man regarded any commaundement, neyther once tooke hys leaue of hys captayne, but castyng awaye theyr armour wyth speedy flight they ranne awaye, as though their enemy had bene at their backes. The Cardinal also, although it were against his wyll, was forced to doe the lyke.