and would not agree vpon the same: The Emperor put thē in remembraunce of their duety, and blameth them for their disagreeyng and exhorteth them to be more carefull for the christian common wealth. His two epistles touchyng thys matter are extant. Wherby appeareth that only for the care and desire of peace he had to the christian vnitie and state, he dyd the same: and for that (peraduenture) the cardinals refused to make peace with hym, before they had created a new Pope. The one for more breuitie I haue omitted, and here the other inserted.

MarginaliaFridericke agaynst the CardinallesVnto you I write oh you children of Ephraim, which euil haue bent your bowes and worse haue shot your arrowes, filthely turnyng your backes in the day of battayle. Vnto you I speake O you children of Belial and disperpled flocke. You insensible people and assistentes of the great iudge. Vnto you I write O you dissentious Cardinals, whō the world for your desertes doth hate: for whose causes the whole world beyng at variaunce is euill spoken of. Doubtlesse, I cannot speake vnto you, but to your detractation, because I am worldly and you spirituall. I am vnperfect, wherfore I must do as the vnperfect world doth: neither can the parte be dissonant to the whole, nor I contrary to my selfe that writeth. Attend ye therfore my rude epistle, wantyng the dignity of rethoricall stile. My prouoked tong brasteth forth into wordes before my conceiuyng spirit hath deliuered the same: and so not attendyng to the higher regiment, hath hastened to expresse my wordes not fully conceiued or premeditate. Thus I say, a troubled mynd, oftentymes doth beget vnordered talke, and vntymely vttereth the same. This therfore is, that our hart hath conceyued, that we beleue & all men confesse, that Iesus Christ the mediatour betwene God and man, which came from heauen to make peace vpō the earth, is not deuided & at variaunce, beyng also the maister and Lord of the Apostles. But Sathan being deuided in hymselfe, that blustering prince is amongest you, as those to whom he ministreth: He, euen he, the perswader of discord and dissention, that mankiller, father of lies, and sprite of darknesse, that hath deuided your tonges, and set dissentiō amongst your selues: Neither ye do good one to another, nor yet to the world, beyng by you in so perilous a state broght. MarginaliaPeter ship by the dissentious Cardinals greatly afflicted.And the little ship of Peter, which is tossed vpō the sea by vehement wyndes, you nothyng regard: which ship, though it nede not in dede vtterly to feare drownyng, yet suffereth it by your negligēce many great stormes and perilous tempestes. Doubtlesse, if ye would diligently consider how the nations and people whom ye were wont to iudge in scorn, shake their heades at you: euery one of you would be ashamed of an other. And to say the truth, they cannot doe to much to detect your so detestable opprobry: for whilest euery one of you aspireth to the chaire, euery one is at variance with hys fellow: And whilest one of you cannot agree with another, none is promoted, and whilst none is promoted, the Cathedrall dignity vanisheth: And thus by your discord, the peaceable state and concorde of the Churche is confounded, & the perfection of the fayth & religion wherby ye should liue, perisheth. And surely, through your default it perisheth, so that where as nature hath placed the sence and vnderstandyng to be: that part lyke a monster remayneth with you, both senselesse and headlesse. MarginaliaPeters shrill voyce turned into a scoffing Eccho.And no maruell, for why your hearing is impaired, and that sounde of the mouth that shrilly was heard throughout the whole earth, is vtterly dombe, & become a scoffing Eccho. For why, the thundrings of Peter and Paule are now no more heard, the preachers are become dumme dogs, and are cōmaunded to silence. Perhappes you haue handes redy to receaue, but there be no bribes: For why, those that were wont to come from Saba, and bryng gold with them, nowe come no more: seyng the Lord is not in the manger, and the celestiall shinyng starre refusing to be their guide. Moreouer, ye want feete to walke withall, for seyng there is no mā to geue you ought, you will not remoue one foote for any mans pleasure. Fie shamelesse people, the least and simplest beast may learne you obedience, for the birdes haue theyr Captayne, and the silly Bee their kyng, but you will come vnder not gouernment. &c.

MarginaliaThe Emperour releaseth the Cardinalls out of prison.The Emperour yet after this, at the request of Balduinus, the Emperor of Constantinople, who came to Fridericus to Parma, released the cardinals out of pryson: thinking therby not onely to gratifie the Emperor Balduinus, but also thinking that therby thinges would haue the better growne to publique tranquilitie on euery syde. MarginaliaInnocentius the. 4. created pope.When the Cardinals were all assembled at Auignia: they made Sinibaldus a Genues Pope: whome by a contrary name for that he had determined (as I suppose) to be hurtfull to the common wealth, they called Innocentius the 4. Of which election, when Fridericke vnderstoode, he was well pleased therwith: And for that he had in all this troublous tyme bene hys friend, he well hoped that the Christian common wealth should by hym haue bene brought to much peace and concord. Wherfore, he sent both his legates and letters gratulatorie vnto hym, lettyng hym to vnderstand: how well it contented and pleased hym that he was made pope, & what peace & quietnes therby he promiseth (as it were to hymselfe) he maketh full relation therof: offring againe vnto him obseruaunce, helpe, and ayde in all things, commēdyng his dignitie to the publique state and quietnesse of the christian common weale and empire. &c.

He also wrote his letters, to Otho Duke of Boioria,MarginaliaThe Emperour reioyceth of the popes electiō but without cause why.who a litle before he was reconciled to the Emperour: that he which was elected pope was a good man, a louer of peace, and studious as well for the tranquilitie of the christian common wealth as of the Empire.

The Legates of Fridericke also with the furtherance of Balduinus the Emperour of Constantinople, laboured very diligently for the conclusion of the promised peace: And to briefe, euery many was in good hope and looked for noe lesse. But farre otherwise fell the matter out, and contrary to all their expectations. For, the Pope (set on and incouraged by the Cardinales and other against Friderick) secretly and amongest them selues wrought contrary to that they openly pretēded: and not a litle disapointed both Friderick and others, of their expectation and good opinion they had in the Popes holines. MarginaliaThe pope taketh Viterbisi whilest the Emperour hoped after peace.For whilest the Emperours legates attended the answer of their peace before promised, Rainerus the cardinall went secretly to Viterbium with a certain nomber of souldiors, and toke the towne which before was on the Emperours part.

The Emperor hauing vnderstandyng hereof, mustereth his bandes and with a sufficient power entereth the Popes dition, agayne to recouer Viterbium. But yet, takyng this war so in hand (not thinkyng therby to expell all conditions of peace) at the request of certain of the Cardinals was cōtnted to leaue Viterbium, beyng furnished by the Emperour of warlike prouision before, and came to Aqua. From thence he sent agayne other Embassadors to Rome, & with them also the emperour of Constantinople with the Erle of Tholouse, who he thought were able to do much w^t þ^e pope in the prosecutyng of this peace. MarginaliaThe dissimulation of the subtil pope Innocent. 4.And although at the time of Easter the matter semed to haue bene through & peace concluded, for that hys Legates had sworne in the behalf of the Emperor (and as he willed them) that he would submit hym selfe to the Pope. And againe for that the Cardinals and others, commonly called and named hym Fridericus the christian prince, yet all this was no more but for a further fetch and purpose. Not for that they ment in dede to conclude any peace with him, or to go through therwithall, but þ^t through thys dissimulatiō and likelihood of peace which they vnderstood the Emperor much desired: he should set free & opē the passages, which he straitly kept that no man could passe and come to Rome: whether, a great multitude daily resorted and flocked for religions sake. But whē all came to all, and that the Legates perceyued no conclusion of peace was simply purposed on their behalfe: they began to dispayre of the matter, lettyng the Emperor so to vnderstand. The Emperor, yet notwithstandyng doubted not, but if he myght hymselfe speake with the Pope, he vpon reasonable conditions should well enough accord with hym: MarginaliaThe Emperour hath to much confidence in the pope.wherfore, he by his Legates and letters desired hym to appoint a place where the Emperour might resort to hym. The Pope seemed to be contented herewithall, and appoynted a day at Fescennia where they would talke together: and that the pope would be there before hym, and accept the Emperors commyng. But þ^t Pope in this whyle, had made a confederacie with the French K. agaynst Fredericus: who whē he knew those 3. Galleys to be ready and brought to Centincellas, which he before had spoken for vnto the Genewes: MarginaliaThe pope mocketh the Emperour and goeth to Lyō where he proscribeth the Emperour.secretly in the night with his company (hastenyng thether in post spede) toke ship, & first came to Genua, and from thence to Liōs in France: where, he (callyng a Councell) with a loude voyce summoneth Friderick, and appointyng him a day commaunded hym there personally to plead his cause.

And yet, although he vnderstood the sodein departyng of hym out of Italy, made playne demonstration of no conclusion or meanyng of a peace: and also knew the Councel which