MarginaliaThe robbers and rebels chased out of Germany.and to Otho his sonne, and other princes, whose names Auentinus in hys. 7. booke of þ^e Annales of the Boiores maketh mention of: ioyned themselues in a league for the expelling of these rebels þ^e repressing of their so great iniurious rapines and slaughter of men. Of which armye, the sayde Ludouicus beyng capitayne, chased and draue the whole route of them to the vttermost partes of Germany, and puld downe and ouerthrew their castels and fortresses, and euery other place where they had intrenched themselues.

MarginaliaThe fidelitie of Otho to the Emperour.Otho Boius yet notwithstanding, keepeth his promise and fayth most constantly made before to the emperor Fridericke and Conradus hys sonne. Whereupon, Philipus Iuuauensis, Albertus, and others, callyng a councell at Mildorsus (by the Popes commaundement) sent for Otho vnto them, vnto whom they opened the Popes pleasure & commaundement. To all which when he had heard, Otho aunswered: MarginaliaThe aunswere of Otho to the Legates.I can not maruell at some of you inough, that when as heretofore you perswaded me to leaue and forsake the part I tooke wyth the Byshop of Rome, whom ye your selues affirmed to be Antichrist, and that I should take part with the emperour: why that you your selues wyll not keepe your fidelitie & promise made to those good Princes: And sayd that he perceaued in them a great inconstancie and leuitie, both in their wordes and deedes which now call that wicked, vniust, and violent wrong, but lately that they thoght equall, iust, and right. He sayd further, that they were ouercome wyth pleasures, corrupted wyth superfluitie, wonne wyth bribes, gaping for honour and estimation: and that they neyther regarded honesty, godlynes, nor their dutie and office, but studied how to make discention and commotions, and longed after warre and bloody battell.

He sayd farther, that for hys part he would obey God and his prince to whom he had sworne fidelitie, and that he naught estemed the fayned holines and detestable practises of such prelates: He sayd he beleued in Christ and woulde trust in his mercy, & that he beleued how those whom they cursed and gaue to the deuill, were in greatest fauour with God. MarginaliaOtho excōmunicate for turnyng from the Pope to take the Emperours part.How be it, & notwithstāding those prelates toke in good part this expostulatiō with him, & semed to beare Otho no malice or grudge for that he had sayd, but to be desirous of peace and vnitie: yet not long after, Otho was cursed as blacke as all the rest, and counted as bad as was the best.

Albertus the Popes champion now in Germany playeth not rex onely amongest the citiz?s: But also bethought hym of a mischeuous deuise agaynst Conradus Cesar the Emperours sonne. When by fraude and subtilty he had gotten and taken many of the rich Burgises and Citizens of Reginoburgh, which bare the Emperour good will and had sent them prisoners to Staffum. Conradus, ioyninge with other noble men of the Empire (after he had spoyled and wasted much of his lands and others his companions) draue him so neare, that vpon certaine other conditions he deliuered againe the Citizens. And shortly after comminge egaine to Reginoburgh, and being receaued and welcōmed into the Colledge of D. Haimeranus: Albertus with certaine of his confederates by the meanes of Vlricus a chief ofūicer of the monkes, came in the dead time of the night into the chaumber, MarginaliaCeasar in daunger by Albertus.where the Cesar with a few other aboute hym did lie: And falling vpon them some they tooke, and other some they slewe, and finding no other body in the chābers or lodginges, they thought that Cesar had bene slaine amongest the rest. But he hearing the noyse, forsooke hys bed & hyd himself vnder a bench and so escaped their hands. The next day, he outlawed or proscribed the bishop 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 giltlesse monkes, he released all to them againe, taking by way of fine one hundreth poundMarginaliaAlbertus to escape punishmēt taketh the order of Monkery.Ulricus lost hys office and Albertus therby to escape daunger of punishment, tooke vpō him þ^e habit of a monke. Conradus Hochenselsious which was the murderer of these men (although he escaped the punishment of mans hand) yet the vengeaunce of God for þ^t fact, he escaped not: For as he ryd in the day time abroad, he was sodenly striken with a thunderboult and dyed.

During all this busie and contentious tyme, it may wel be gathered, Fredericke the Emperor lay not stil but had his hands full: MarginaliaThe Emperor whē he had some what suppressed these tumultes came to Cremona.who notwithstandyng (by Gods helpe) ouer cōmyng and suppressing these or greater part of these rebellious popish tumults, and had done straite execution (of those especially) that had conspired agaynst his person: callyng a Councell and settyng in some stay the troublesom affaires of hys kingdome, came to Cremona, with Fridericus Prince of Antioche, Richardus erle of Umbira, the gouernour of Flamminia, and Encius kyng of Sardinia, with a great nomber besides of Souldiours and men of war. And besides, he toke with hym (which he sent for out of euery part) the wi-MarginaliaThe emperour thinketh to go to Lions to the popesest, most vertuous, and best learned men that there was: thinkyng with them to haue gone hymselfe to Lions to the Pope, and there to haue had with hym communication as well concernyng the sentence difinitiue, as also about the conclusion of any peace, if by any meanes he might. And whē all things was prepared and ready, he toke þ^e iourney in hand & came at Taurinum, hauyng with hym both a great army of soldiors & also a great company of Legates and Embassadors. From thence sendyng his cariages before, within three dayes iorney of Lions: MarginaliaParma takē & kept by the popes Legate and other frēdes of his.he was certified that Parma was taken and kept by the outlawes of diuers and sundry factiōs of the Pope, hys nere neighbors and frendes: as by þ^e 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 sawe manifestly it should little preuaile, to attempt any further the thyng he went about: & then at lēgth, when he saw none other remedy puttyng from him all hope of peace, determined himself to the wars with all hys force and might. MarginaliaThe Emp. altereth hys iourney from Lions to the siege of Parma.Thus altering his purpose and iourney, he toke the straightest way into Lumbardy: and with an army of 60. M. men, he besieged Parma. And to the intent he might more aptly and neare the towne, plant hys siege and battry, without disturbance: first he entrenched hys campe and fortefied the same about with bulwarkes and other defencible munition: After that, he caused diuers vitaling houses & tauernes in hys cāpe to be sleightly builded of tymber: and without the campe he appoynted the place where the market should be kept, and all vitailers resort that would. He appointed places for their churches & temples, and in semely maner adourned the same: and for the most part their tentes were builded with woode, so that it was lyke an other Parma. All which things when he had finished, which was not long in doyng: MarginaliaThe Emp. named his campe and siege aboue Parma Victoria.for this happy 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 made leuell with the ground. And in the beginning both there and els where, all thing prospered well with Friderick & had good successe: for he sharply layd vnto their charges that defēded and kept the citie Parma. And further, Robertus Castilioneus which was the Emperors lieftenant in Picenum, nere vnto Auximum: MarginaliaThe popes army discomfited by the Emperours Lieftenant at Auximū.discomforted the Popes army, and slue of them more then 4000. and toke many such as were of the confederate cities prisoners. And when the factions or companies of the Gibellines and Gwelphes in Florentia were at controuersie: whē Fridericus of Hetruria came to the Gibellines to whom they had sent for ayde: the Guelphes therewyth dismayed fled from thence to Bononia, whose goods & substance came all to the Emperors cofers, and Florencia also it selfe to the Emperors obedience. But this good successe and prosperous fortune lasted not long: for as at a tyme Fridericus to recreate hymselfe (which seldome had hys helth) rid about the fieldes with certaine of hys horsemen to hauke & hunt: Many also of the Emperors souldors thinkyng nothyng 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 soldiours offreth an occasion to the enemy.The souldiors in Parma hauyng this occasion offred, with all force and spede possible entred the Emperors campe or town Victoria, which beyng not very strongly fenced nor hauyng gates to shut agaynst them, was a thyng easie enough to do. The sodaine strangenesse of the matter much abashed the souldiors, and rang out their larum bel. The first assault was geuen vpon Marchus Malaspina hys charge, whome when the Emperor returnyng in all hast found to be hard beset, had thought to haue rescued hym. But when that was perceyued of the enemy, they bent all their force altogether on þ^t side. In so much, that the Emperor was inforced to take the trench, lest he should haue bene of the enemy enuironed, and frō thēce he retired into þ^e citie or cāpe where had thought to haue gathered further ayde. MarginaliaThe disconfiture of the Emp. at the siege of Parma.But the enemy geuyng not so much tyme therunto, with all force entred the City Victoria. The Emperor now, when the enemies were entered: left the campe and came to Dominum, who when they had killed and slayne a great number of the Emperors souldiors, and had burnt and destroyed the same campe Victoria, came agayne to Parma. MarginaliaThe Emp. vpon suspition of treason imprisoneth diuers of his Capitaynes.The Emperor thē suspectyng this thing to be wrought by treason, wherby the enemy had vnderstādyng as well of the Emperors absence, as also of the negligence of hys souldiors: imprisoned certayne of the chiefest about hym, amongst whome also was Petrus de Vineis. Yet whilest he was at Dominum gatheryng together hys souldiors and residue of hys bandes: Encius getteth a great victory of the Mansuanos, who commyng to the rescue of Parma, lost fifty of theyr ships and all that they had in thē.

After this also, Richardus in another conflict in Picenū