the other into Morauia, and returned agayne with great pray, before their enemyes knew of their commyng. After this they besieged the town of Swetley in Austrich, where as the Thaborites and the Orphanes, two nightes continually assalted the walles without ceasing, but Albert Duke of Austrich commyng with his host to ayde the Citizens, they fought by the space almost of foure houres, the valiauntest warriers beyng slayne on both partes. At the length the battaile was broken of, and the Thaborites lost their carres, and Albert was put out of his camp & tentes. MarginaliaProcopia Magnus.Within a while after, Procopius Magnus came agayne and inclosed the citie of Rhetiū in Austria with a notable siege. They of Prage were in his army, and Boslaus Cygneus, of whom we spake before, was slayne there with a dart, & the Citie of Rhetium was takē by force, sacked and burnt. The Burgraue of Malderburg Lord of the town, was also taken & caried vnto Prage, where also he dyed in prison.

These thynges thus done, the Emperour sent for the nobles of Boheme, which went vnto him vnto a Town of Hungary, called Posonium in the borders of Austria, vpon the bankes of the riuer Danubius: but they would not enter into the towne, but remained w^tout the Towne in their tentes, whether as the Emperour goyng out vnto them, MarginaliaSigismund the Emperour which burned Hus & Hierome before, now is fayne to entreate for hys kingdome.communyng much with them as touching his right & title, and the recoueryng of his fathers kyngdome, promising if there were any cause, whiche did alienate the Bohemians myndes from him, that he would take away all the occasion therof. MarginaliaThe death of Iohn Hus & Hierome reuenged.They made aunswere, that he had made warre vpon them without cause, and that he had suffered their countreymen contrary to his promise, to be burnt at Constance not beyng heard, and the kyngdome to be contumeliously interdited, and the nobles of Boheme to be condemned by the Church of Rome as heretickes: and that he should thinke the force and power of the Bohemians not to be so small, but that they would prouide for their owne honour. Wherunto the Emperour aunswered very gently, & offered them a generall Councell, wherein they might declare their innocency, if they would submit themselues to the iudgement of the vniuersall Church: but the Bohemians whiche were now become valiaunt victours in armes, would not now be ouercome with wordes, and so nothyng beyng finally concluded, the Emperour returned home.

MarginaliaThe Cardinall of Winchester sent into Germany to raise warre against the Bohemians.Then Pope Martin perceiuing the Gospell to increase dayly more and more, sent the Cardinall of Winchester an Englishman, borne of a noble house, into Germany to moue then vnto warre agaynst the Bohemians. Where vnto the Emperour also did assiste him.

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

The. ij. army, which was gathered of the Franconiās, was vnder the conduict of the Marques of Brādenburge.

The. iij. army was led by Otho the archbyshop of Treuers, whom the Rhenenses, the Bauarians, and the Imperiall Cities of Sweuia followed. These armies entryng into Boheme, in. iij. seuerall partes, after they were passed the woode, they ioyned together & pitched before Misna. MarginaliaGod rescueth his people newely conuerted.This towne a certaine learned and eloquent Protestant named Prichicho, the night before, had wonne from the Papistes: wherfore the army was determined first to recouer that Citie, before they would go any further. MarginaliaThe popes army flieth.But when as newes came vnto the host, how the Protestantes had gathered an army, & came w^tall speede towardes them: they fled before they saw their enemyes, and went vnto Thacouia, leauyng behynd them their warlicke engins with a great pray. The Cardinall was not yet come into the Campe, but meetyng them in their flight at Thacouia, he maruailed at the cowardly flight of so many noble and valiaunt men, desiryng them that they would turne agayne vnto their enemyes, which he sayd, were farre weaker then they. MarginaliaLike captayne, lyke souldiour.Which thyng when he had long 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 them, set vpon their rereward. Then was their flight much more disordred and fearefull then before, neither did they leaue flying before the Bohemians left folowyng. Then all impedimēt or let beyng taken away, they vāquished Thacouia: and hauing obtained 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 thē that they should not wast or destroy the countreys of Bramberge and Norenberge: Whereby the host of the Bohemians was greatly enriched.

Marginalia1421.Sigismundus the Emperour hauyng newes of these thynges, went strayght vnto Noremburge, and gathered there new ayde and helpe. Also pope Martin sent Iulian the Cardinall of Saint Angell into Germany with this Ambassad, to make warre agaynst the Bohemians, & that MarginaliaThe pope raiseth warre the second time agaynst the Bohemians.he should in the Councel of Basill, which doth now shortly draw on, be president in the Popes name. He entring into Germany, went straight to Noremberge to the Emperour, whereas many of the nobles of Germany were assembled.

There was a new expedition decreed agaynst the Bohemians, against the viij. Kalendes of Iuly, and Friderike Marques of Brandenburge appoynted generall of that warre, which should follow the Cardinall. MarginaliaA new warre raysed by the pope against the Bohemians.He entred into Boheme by the way that leadeth vnto Thopa, and Albertus prince of Austrich was appoynted to bring hys army thorough Morauia.

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

Also Rhenatus prince of Loraine promysed to come to these warres, but beyng letted by hys ciuill warres, for somuch as he went about to vanquishe the Earle of Vandome, wherby he could not keepe hys promise, neyther the County Pallatine of Rheine, which did ayde & succour the Earle of Vandome, coulde not go agaynst the Bohemians. The Cardinall staying for them, deferred his iourney vntyll the Kalendes of August. In the meane tyme Albert leading his army out of Austria, vnderstāding that the Cardinall was not present at the day appoynted, and seying himselfe vnable to encounter wyth the Bohemian power, he returned backe agayne. MarginaliaCardinal Iulian with a mayne host enetereth Boheme.
The cruel slaughter done by the Cardinall.After this the Cardinal entred into Boheme wyth an huge army, & destroyed many of the Protestantes townes, killyng men, women, and children, sparing neither olde nor younge: notw^tstandyng this hys tiranny was exercised in the vttermost borders of Boheme, for hys captaynes feared to enter farre into the land. The Bohemiās as soone as they heard tel that their enemy was come, made ready, and gathered their host wyth all speede, and layde 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 þ^e whole campe, that they began most shamefully to run away before any enemy appeared in sight. The Cardinall Iulianus maruayling at this most sodayne feare, and what shoulde moue so great an army to flie, went about vnto the Captaynes, exhorting them to put on armour, to order their batayles, and couragiously to abyde their enemyes, saying: they did not fight for the glory of their kyngdome, or for the possession of landes, but for their 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 Germaynes to flie in battayle, whose courage & valiauutnes all the world doth extoll? MarginaliaThis Cardinall belike loued to preach rather in the campe then in the church.It were much better for to die, then to geue place to any enemies, before they were seene: for they cā by no means liue in safetie w^tin þ^e walles, which geue place vnto their enemy in þ^e field, for it is þ^e weapō þ^t defēdeth a mā & not þ^e walles, & except they would euē presently defēd their liberty w^t the sword, they should shortly be in greater bōdage, more miserable thē any death. But thys exhortatiō was all in vaine, for feare had put away all boldnes: for þ^e ensignes were snatched vp, & as though there had bene no captaine in the host, euery mā ran hedlōg away. MarginaliaThe cardinals army ran away for feare.No mā regarded any commaūdemēt, neyther once tooke his leaue of hys captaine, but casting away their armour wyth speedy flight they ran away, as though their enemy had bene at their backes. The Cardinall also, although it were against his wyll, was forced to doe the lyke.

Thus the protestātes by þ^e feare of their enemies made the more bolde and couragious, pursued them thorow the woods, and had a great pray and spoyle of them. Nothwithstanding, Albertus, when he heard tell that the Cardinall was entered into Boheme, wyth all speede came agayne out of Austrich wyth his army, & besieged the strong town of Prezorabia: but when he vnderstoode how the Cardinall was fled, he left of hys purpose, MarginaliaGreat slaughter in Boheme by Duke Albert.and returned through Morauia, which was not yet subiect vnto hym, and destroyed aboue fiftie townes wyth fire and sword, tooke many of their Cities by force, and spoyled them, committyng great murther and slaughter, and so afflicted them, that they tooke vpon them his yoke, and promised to be subiect and obedient to him vnder this condition, that as touchyng