A ioyfull new tidynges of the goodly victory that was sent to the emperour, from the noble Capitayne Marcquis Delgasto shewing how and in what maner all the Fre[n]chme[n] that were in Italy with all theyr captaynes be ouercome and destroyed of the valea[n]t Prince of Salerne : yet another new tidinges, shewyng howe that Barbarossa the great Turkes leuetenat and admiral of the see, is gone out of Fraunce wyth a great army, takyng many noble lordes & galleyes, as ye shall heare hereafter.

¶A ioyfull new tidynges of the goodly victory that was ſent to the Emperour, from the noble Capitayne Marcquis delgaſto, ſhewing how and in what maner all the Frēchmē that were in Italy with all theyr Captaynes be ouercome and deſtroyed of the valeāt Prince of Salerne.

¶ Yet another newe tidinges, ſhewyng howe that Barbaroſſa the great Turkes Leueten •• and Admiral of the ſee, is gone out of Fraunce wyth a great army, takyng many noble Lordes & Galleyes, as ye ſhall heate hereafter.

¶ Ieremye. ix.

THe LORDE ſayth thus: Let not the wyſe man reioyſe in hys wyſdome, nor the ſtrong mā in his ſtrengthe, nether the ritche man in hys rytches: But who ſo wyll reioyſe, lette hym reioyſe in thys, that he vnderſtandeth, and knoweth me: for I am the LORDE which do mercy, equyte, and righteouſenes vpon the earthe.

¶ Imprynted in Botulphe lane at the ſygne of the whyte Beare by Ihon Mayler for Ihon Ghoughe.

❧ Cum priuſlegio ad imprimendum ſolum.

battle scene

OUr Lorde Ieſu Chriſte yt ordeyneth al thynges after his godly wyl, punyſſhynge the wycked, many and ſundrye wayes, and preſeruethe them that feare hym, from all maner of perelles, pluckynge downe the proude men, and exaltynge the meake and geueth to al men after ther worckes. Thys myghty Lord I ſaye hath now of late begonne to poure oute hys plages vpon the Frenche Kynge, as it dayly dothe appeare more & more, and all the cauſe thereof is ſynne & vnrighteouſeneſſe.

For lyke as ye Iſraelites were plaged for ye ſynne of Dauid ther Kynge, wythe Peſtilence. Alſo be the Frenchmen nowe deſtroyedde and punyſſhed of God the Lorde for ther ſynne, in deſpiſing of god and his word, for the light is now come into the worlde, but men haue loued darkenes moore then ye lyght, becauſe theyr dedes be euel neyther wyll they comme to the lyght leſſe theyr deades ſhould be reproued.

Nowe when ye Frenche Kynge conſydered and marked wel that the Emperoure woulde ſet vpon hym wythe ſtronge hande of the borders of Artoyis and Loreyne. So hath he ymagined and practiſed after his old vſe and cuſtome how & after what waye he ſhould breake this his purpoſe & let hym from it, & to prolonge it as longe as he myght, to the entent that ye Sommer myght be ſpente or he ſhoulde haue anye power, ſo that the Wynter myght come, when ye colde and wette ſhould dryue thē oute of the felde.

Now hath the Frenche Kynge thought that he woulde ſet vpon the Emperoure in another countrey farre of to make the Emper. with his armye to get them thether.

Whervpon the Frenche Kyng ſente the Dolphyne into Italye, thorowe Sauoye wythe a verye great Armye.

And manye Earles, Lordes, & Knyghtes, as the eldeſt ſonne of Mounſieur devendome, and the eldeſt ſōne of Mounſieur deguiſe and ſuche other, with many Capitaynes, for to deſtroye the Dukedome of Myliaene,

But God the gyuer of all victory hath ordeyned it otherwyſe. For as they wente towardes the Mountaynes of Italye, they had great lacke of vytayle ſo that for lake of foode, many of them dyed. And when they came into Italy, ſo dyd they deſtroye al afore them wherby the land ſuſtayned great loſſe, & all thys was done to cauſe the Emperour to come thether & helpe the Italyans, & that in the meane tyme the Sommer ſhould be ſpent and the Wynter to come on them or they ſhulde beginne to do any thyng. Now the Frenchemen beinge in Italy wrought all the meanes the •• id to take townes and Caſtells • . And ſo they beſeged a towne called Caringi • en, the which they ſtormed thenkyng to wynne it and to deſtroye it. But when they marked that it colde not be wonne they thought to haue famyſhed them. But the gentyll Lorde & noble Capitaine of the Emperoure called Marcquis delgaſto, hath withe all ſpede gathered an Armye to defend the Emperoures countrye. And is come agaynſt the Dolfine, to the ſame for to vittayle it, for ye frēchmen had layd ſeage to it afore his comynge the ſpare of .v. wekes ſo that all that whyle no vyttayle colde come to the towne.

Wherfore thys noble Capitaine Marcquis delgaſto entending to ſocoure, helpe and reſcue the towne with al his youre & ſtrēgth and to vy •• ple it.

Therfore he mente his awn • perſone in the forwarde. And the mayne battel were the moſt part hye douchmen, whych played the men as hereafter ſhalbe declared.

Nowe when they were come neate to the towne & in the ſyght of the frencht Armey, ſo ſhot they at the frenche ooſt moſt fearſly, ſo that Marcquisdelgaſto with his Sod yars (the which were mooſt part Spanyardes and Italians) ran fearſly vppon the frenchemē and fought longe with them, and at the laſte the Frenchemen were putte to flyghte and all theyr fyrſte Armye (that is to ſaye Lauangarde) be all ſlayne.

And when the mayne batayle of the Frenchemen were fled, then the Italians and Spaniardes begon to gather theyr ſpoyle amōge them that were ſlayne and ſo wēt cleane out of theyr araye, & thoughte of no nother thyng but euery mā, for hymſelfe ſeakyng after ryches, thynkynge that the felde was all wonne, wher vppon the Frenchemen ſeynge and perceyuynge the Italians and Spanyardes oute of ther araye and order, gatheryng the ſpoyle. So the mayne battell of the Frenchemē came on them withal the haſt the cold, to ſleye them as they dyd, for the Spanyardes and Italyans ſeyng them come on thē ſo fearſly dyd theyr beſt to come in theyr araye, and battayle agayne but ye Frenchmē came on thē ſo ſtrōgly defendyng them that with great force the kept the Spanyardes & Italyans that they cold come in no aray, nor battayle & ſo the forward of Marcquis delgaſto were conquered & ouercome, the cauſe ther of was theyr couetouſenes & for lacke of better takinge hede. And Marcquis delgaſto was ſore wounded, and when he ſawe that the Frenchemen had gotten the vpper hand, ſo recolde he backe wt his halbardes to his great Army ye whych were moſt part Douche men.

And the Frenchemen folowed hym but whē his Armye ſaw him comming, beynge theyr chefe Capitayne and ſore wounded, the opened theyr Leger and receaued him into them and cloſedde theyr Leger agayne, and ſought forthe wythe agaynſte the Frenchemen which aſſayled them fearſlye, & ſo the recolde backe a lytyl and a lytyll ſyghtynge with the Frenche men tyl they were come to ye next towne, and lyke valyaunt men of warre ſpite of the Frenchemen, brought they theyr Capitayne in to it and ſo ſaued his lyfe.

Of thys feate the Frenchemen were not a lytyll glad, thynkyng that they welde ouer runne al Italy & wyn the towne alſo of Caringiaen by kepyng theyr vittailes from them, and the Frenchmē dyd much myſchefe in all parties wher they came. And ther is an Earle in Italy, called Picus Mirandula which fauoureth ye frēchmen greatlye, and ſo he tooke vp many Souldiers to the nomber of .xxiiij. M. to helpe the Frenchemen with all, he thynkyng yt they ſhuld wyn all Italy.

Now when Marcquis delgaſto hard yt they robbed, burnt, toke & deſtroyed the land, thē he cauſed a great nomber of men of warre to be made redye, and ſent them, beynge of greate power wythe hys principal Capitaine of Salerne. Whē this great Armye was come in to the Dukedome of Myllaene for to fight with the Frenchmen, and to ſtoppe them of theyr myſchefe & deſtrucciō yt they daily did to the countreye. And ſo it happened yt on the .iiij. day of Iune laſt paſt at .v. of ye clock at after none came the Prynce of Salerne wt his people in goodly order, and being all redy to fyght, ſet vpon the Frenchemen betwene two Cownes named Noule and Sarauair Now the chefe Capitayne of the Frenchemen, was one Peter Deſtroſſy, brother to the wyfe of the Dolphyne of Fraunce this Captayne made vnto his people afore they ſhuld fyght a great oraciō, in couraging thē after the beſt wyſe he colde and holdened thē to fight manfullye thorowe whyche they were greatlye encouraged to the battayle. And when they came and mette together they foughte longe tyme ſo that moche people were ſlayne on bothe the ſydes.

Yet at the laſt God gaue the victorye to the noble Prince of Salerne ſo that he wan the felde, and with force of Armes ouercame ye frenchemen, ſo yt the mooſt parte of them were ſlayne. And manye Lordes, Earles, Capitaynes and gentil men were taken preſoners as hereafter foloweth.

¶ Fyrſte of all the chefe Lord of the felde of the Frenchemen, yt is to ſayz Peter Deſtroſſy the Dolphynes brother in lawe whiche is wounded in flyeng awaye wyth a halfe haecke & after that is taken.

¶ The Earle George Martiningo Breſſiano a Capitayne of greate myghte is alſo taken and wounded in the face.

¶ The Earle Hercules his brother is alſo taken the whiche had great rytches with him.

¶ The Earle Iohn Iacques Triulſio is alſo taken.

¶ The Lorde Camillo Triullio Capitayne of .iii. vanes or ſtā derdes of ſoldiers is alſo taken.

¶ The Lorde Cornelles, Ben • u • illa the chefe and Leuetenāt of Peter Deſtroſſy is alſo taken.

¶ The Lorde Ipolitus Leuetenant of the Earle of Mirandula is alſo taken.

¶ The Lorde Ipolito Gonzaga Capiteine general of the Lord vnder Peter de Stroſſy is alſo taken.

¶ The Earle of Pitillano ſōne is ſlayne.

¶ The Lord Vliſſes Orſinos eldeſt ſonne of Peter Colōna Capitayne was ſlayne fyghtynge.

¶ The Lorde Charle his brother is taken.

¶ The Lord Roberte Malateſta Captayne is alſo taken.

¶ The Lorde Flaminio Orſino, Capitayne is alſo taken.

¶ The Lord Camilio, Oroſino Captayne is alſo taken.

¶ The Duke of Somme is alſo taken and ſore hurt in his face.

Yet alſo is ther taken a man of great perſonage of the houſe of yt Viſtonce of Milaene.

Yet more .lx. Captaynes wyth .lx. ſtādarde bearers be alſo taken.

Itē yet more two hundred Gē tyllmen of the whych the poureſt of them is able to brynge for hys Raunſome two. M. Crounes.

Here throw is it good to be merked yt a myghty Armye hath bene one wt another, where as al theſe gētlemē be takē beſide thoſe whyche beſlaine, yt which be yet vnknowen. For there be of the Frenchemē ſlayne to the nōber of .xxx. M. men beſyde thoſe whych be taken and thoſe whyche be wounded the which is a greate nomber. Here by maye we well marke that God our Lorde is allwayes withe the righteous, and vnto the meke he ſheweth his louinge kyndnes, bu • the proude & the vnrigteous wyl he brynge lowe: Therfore let all men geue thankes vnto the Lorde for al his benefites, which he ſhewed to all them that feareth him, and that it woulde pleaſe hym to kepe and defende both the Emperoure. With our mooſt excellente prince Kynge Henry the ryght of that name the which hathe alſo a great cōpany of people lyenge now among hys enemyes the whych Ieſu preſerue ſaue and kepe from all euell. AMEN.

¶ The copye of the goyng away of the chefe Captayne of the Turke called Barbaroſſa, onte of Fraunce.

AFter this Barbaroſſa, vnderſtode how that the aliantes and Leages of many Prynces, was broken, which helde with Fraunce, & they had forſaken to ayde the Frenche Kynge, as the Duke of Cleaue on the one ſyde, and the Duke of Loreyne of the other partye, whiche was neuer afore againſt the frenche Kynge, but becauſe the Kynges deſyre was to deſtroy his coū trey burnyng vyllages & townes and to bryng it in to great pouertye, becauſe the Emperoure ſhuld haue no lodgiſe nor yet fynd any by talles there. Therfore ye Duke conſyderynge all this, thought it better to holde wythe the Emperour, than to haue thus his countrey deſtroyed. And alſo that the Scots nowe on the other ſyde hauyng to theyr Leage. Now Barbaroſſa hearinge al this, thought all men falleth of from the Frenche Kynge, wherfore I wyll prouyde for my ſelfe be times and get me awaye. And ſo is Barbaroſſa departyd out of Fraunce & hathe taken hys vyage towardes Turkye, and takynge wyth hym perforce & wyth ſtrengthe, verye many Galleyes once of nomber ladē with great rytcheſſe, Iewelles & all manner of treaſurye, amonge whych were .vi. of ye beſt Galleyes that the Frenche Kynge had. And oute of the reſte of the Galleyes that he woulde not haue wt hym, he tooke oute al the thynges that was in them, that wolde do him any ſeruyce, as Gonnes, gon pouder, gonſtones, moryſhſpikes, harnes, Helmettes, Halbardes, & ſuche other lyke ordynaunce for warre of all maner ſortes of weapons.

And aboue this alſo this Barbaroſſa hath taken with hym many pryſoners Lordes & other Gē tyll men of great byrthe amonge whyche .viij. were men of greate power, and hath alſo taken many Captaynes pryſoners with hym perforce and agenſt theyr wylles for ye whych ther was made great lamentacion on the borders, and many a heuy hart hathe he made there. And a boue this he hathe robbed .vij. Vyllages and taken away with him into Turkaye al the people Pryſoners that was therein. Whē al this newes came to ye Prince of Doria, how ye Barbarus was gone to ye ſee after this maner, he ſent in al the haſt after hym, hys neve Iohn Doria with xxx. Galleyes, whych were ordeyned and appoynted wyth all maner of Artyllarye, gonneſhot and other weapons great plenty, and alſo men of Armes, to make that he ſhuld not do any hurte or myſcheſe on the borders of Chriſtendome whych they manfully defended. For Barbaroſſa had taken his courſe and iourney thorow ye kyngdome of Cecilie.

Thus this Noble Capieayne Doria letted the Turke from doynge any more hurt to Chriſtendome, and hath alſo taken parte of hys Galyes, and chaſed diuers of them, wher of the Emperoure was very glad with al his Lordes and people.

Of thys it is euydentlye to be marked that our Lord fyghte the all wayes for all them that feare hym, and turne from al ther wickednes. For to them that feare ye Lorde, maye no maner yll chaſice but whan they come into temptacion they ſhalbe delyuered. But the wycked and vngodly whyche hath hardened theyr hertes as an Adamant ſtone and ſtopped theyr eares becauſe the wolde not heare the wordes of God theyr Lord, whiche he hathe ſente into all the world ſo plenteouſly, vnto al ſuch I ſaye he ſendeth his plages and ſome he ſcattereth among the He then where they be ſolde and entreated lyke as they were beaſtes and haue great ſcarſenes both of meate, drynke, and clothe. &c.

And ſome he deſtroyeth withe the ſwerd, ſome with honger, ſome wt Peſtilence, and after this world, they he tormented, wythe euerlaſtynge fyre, as we may ſe by euydent tokens, of gods fearſe wrath how that he deſtroyed the Sodomytes, and deſtroyed al the world wythe water ſaue Noe and hys chyldren whych ſhuld be an example to all them that lyue vngodly and wythoute the feare of God, leſt they periſhe and be deſtroyed as other haue bene bothe of olde tyme and now of late dayes in Italy as you haue harde, wher the Frenche kynge hath loſt the moſt part of the nobles of hys Realme wyth a great nomber of hys people and Artyllary and other ordynaunces perteyning to warre, wc hys Galleyes and other treaſury taken awaye by Barbaroſſa ſo ye the Frenche kynge hath looſt the mooſt part of his power, thorowe which he may wel mark that god is angry wyth hym, and hath punyſhed hym for hys deſpyſyng of hys word and for hys wycked lyuynge, for what a poyntmēt lege peace other wyſe that he maketh wyth any prynce is neuer on his party hold nor yet kept. As apart you ſhal heare. For whā the Emperour began his rayne in the yere of our Lorde a M.CCCCC .xvi. the Emperour ſent his legat to the Frenche Kynge for to make an euerlaſtynge Peace betwene them, the which was done couſented and fully made on bothe partyes and a ſtrong lege was made on bothe ſydes, whyche was not longe kepte of the Frenchekynge as his maner is, to breake all his couenauntes & to performe none as neare as be can, but went and deſtroyed the Emperous lande & Townes within ſhort ſpace after & deſroyed his countreyes wher he myght or colde, & ſeaſed not to worke ſuch myſchefe tyll that the Emperoure had taken hym pryſoner a foore Pauien, wher many a man loſt ther lyfe and mooſt pytyouſly murdered and drowned, among which the chefe Captayne of Fraunce loſte his lyfe namedde Laydowycus Dela Truuoille wt many other.

And not withſtandynge that the Emperoure hadde hym Pryſoner, yet wold he not go forth to wyn and deſtroy his lande which he might wel haue done yf he had would, and had therto good occaſion geuen hym of the Frenche Kynge, to haue taken in much of hys countrey, the which was thā eaſye for hym to do, the lād being without a heade and gouernoure

Butte the Emperoure was ſo good that he (after that he comened of the matter) was contente to heare the treatye of peace the .xiii. daye of Ianuarye the which was concludedde at Madryll in Spaine, and aboue that to make the frendſhyp more greater) hath gyuen hym hys owne ſyſter to be his wife, truſting that after that he ſhulde haue euerlaſtynge peace betwene them durynge theyr lyues.

But al this notwythſtanding he was not longe in Fraunce agayne but he brake his couenaſites of peace and would not keaps hys promes, althoughe he hadde bound hymſelfe ſo ſtronge therto as any man myghte, whych was that he ſhuld delyuer to the Emperour all the Emperours Lordſhippes townes and lande that he with held in Apulia, Cecilia, Lō bardie, Burgon, Flaunders, Artoiſe and Dornicke, vpon al whyche couenauntes he receaued the Sacramente and made a ſolom oothe, that he ſhuld performe thē and ſuffer euery prynce to enioye hys owne lande by hym peceably all which he neuer performed, but ſhortlye after in the yeare of oure Lorde a M.D.xxviij. the .xxij. day of Ianuary ye frenche Kynge ſente hys Legate to Burgois in Spayne where the Emperours was that ſame tyme & hath made hym there deſyaunce proclaming open warre agaynſte the Emperoure bothe to fyre and ſword, wt mooſt ſpytefull and prowde wordes thretenynge hym greuouſlye to the which the Emperoure mekelye aunſwered as here after folowethe.

It doth not make me a lytel to maruel, but moch aboue meaſure to wōder yt your lord my priſoner ſomtyme was wyl thus begynne a newe warre agenſt me, the whiche I thoughte full lytell that he woulde haue done. It is alſo a ſtraunge thynge to me, to heare nowe thys defyaunce, ſeyng that he warred vpō me moore then .vj. yeares continually without any defyaunce ſendynge. Alſo he knowethe what aunſwere I ſente to him by his Legat that was with me and how I aunſwered to him ſo reaſonable that all men maye perceaue that no faulte is in me.

For after the conſyderacion of the concluſion and agreemente yt we made at Madryl, is very many of my ſubiectes taken Priſoners and ſet them in his Gallyes agaynſt all truthe and promyſes made to the contrary, for whyche cauſes ſake I haue taken agayne of hys people pryſoners, nowe yf he wyll delyuer my people free, I ſhall alſo delyuer hys wythoute any fayle & led thē home ageyne.

Let your Kyng are his Legat what aunſwere I made hym at Granaten, and he ſhal well fynde that I haue done muche better, than I had promyſed to hym at Madrylen.

And after that the Emperour had ſpoken theſe wordes he commaunded to hys Secretary that he ſhulde be we • l entreated, and yt they ſhoulde be broughte to theyr lodgyng and that they ſhuld tary for theyr aunſwere, whych thyng they dyd. Now to conſider the gē tle anſwere of ſo noble an Emperour, to hys enemyes ſpiteful and proude wordes, manye men maye learne to refrayne themſelf from folyſhe haſtynes and raſhe iudgement, by thys man beyng ſo hy in degre & mightye of poure, hauing ſo great a cauſe, and yet doth recō pence good for yll but no doubte therbe many men that be muche • oore prouder of hart then thys noble Emperoure, whych wyl be avēged for euery trifle, the Lord gyue to all ſuche better grace.

Now whyle that the Legat taryed for hys aunſwere, came vnto hym the Emperours chefeſt Secretary named M. Iohn Aleman and delyuered to hym in wryting hys full and ſufficient aunſwere ſayeng heare is the ful aunſwere, go and ſhowe it to youre Kynge where in he ſhall playnlye ſe that he doth fare otherwyſe wyth hys workes, thē he dyd promis wt hys wordes at Toleten and Madryll And ſhewe hym that from the begynnynge of hys Kyngedome he neuer ceaſed from warre to ſhed the Chriſten bloud mooſt vnrighteouſlye.

Now when al thys came to the Frenche Kyng and had redde the aunſwere of the Emperoure, he was exceadyngelye full of wrathe and angery therat, ſo that incontinent he begon a newe to warre vppon the Emperour in the yeare of oure Lorde a M.D.xxvij. cauſing his ſee robbers and other to do all the myſchefe the coulde both by water and by lande.

And when the Emperour ſaw this he dyd his beſt to wythſtand hym & to preſerue his poure ſubiectes and becauſe he wold ſtoppe hys tyrany that ye Chriſten bloud ſhuld not be ſhedde, he ſente to the Frenche Kyng to haue peace and truſe, ſaieng he had ſpilt the chriſtens bloud long I noughe, wherfore he prayed him of truſe, which the Frenche kynge graunted at ye laſte, and ſo the truſe was proclamed the fyrſt daye of Iuly. Anno. Dn̄i. M.D.xxvij. for .viij. yeres Not longe after thys the French Kynge made alyaunce withe the Veneciās; to the entēt they ſhuld alſo be hurtefull and noyſome to the Emperour; & had conſented, & agreed together, to be ſeage Naples, whiche was in the yeare of our Lorde a M.D.xxix. becauſe they wolde dryue the they wolde dryue the Emperour Emperour oute of Italye. But God dyd ordeyne it other wyſe, for theyr hole Armye was deſtroyed; ſome thorowe Peſtilence dyed, another part were ſtayne among whyche was the Lorde Lotrechte theyr Chiefeſt Captayne and Lorde of the hoale Armye, wythe many other gētyl mē ſo that very few eſcaped ageine in to Fraſice: Thus was the frenchemen with al them that toke tyer partes, mooſt ſhamefullye deſtroyedde, where by menne maye well marke it was no nother but the verye plage of God for theyr wycked Imaginacions.

When the Frenchekynge ſawe thys he held hym more ſtyller thē to foore, and conſentedde to haue peace and quietnes, wher vpon ye frenchekynges Mother came to Camerike. An. Dn̄i. M.D.xxix. Whoſe name was Ludouica, and met ther wythe the Emperoures Aunte Lady Margrit, and ther was moued on both ſydes manye wayte and difficultye matters & ſo at the laſt the cōcluded on both ſydes to haue peace, whyche was proclamed in Camerycke, the .v. daye of Auguſt a M.D.xxix.

Now men hoped that this peace ſhuld continew and not be broken, for as moche as the Frenche Kynges Mother had conſented therto and was partly cauſe therof. But with in ſhorte ſpace therafter that is to ſaye in Anno. M.D.xxxv. When the Emperoure was purpoſed to go warre vpon the Turke, he thinkyng yt the peace ſhuld neuer be broken agayne betwene the frenche Kynge and hym, and alſo preparyng all thynges for his Iourney the therward to ſyght agaynſte the Turke the vtter enemye of al Chrinſtendōe, and to delyuer the Chriſten Pryſoners whych were in his handes mooſt cruelly handeled, wher vpō the Emperour takynge his Iourney from Spayne towardes Afryka, for to putte the Turke to flyght and ſo he dyd and wan the hoole Kyngedome of Tunis and put Barbaroſſa to flyght ye which is the mooſt Tyraunte that euer was to the Chriſten people.

The frenchekynge markynge that the Emperour was farre of out of hys lande, hys falſhed and diſceyte to declare that laye hyd within him, rayſed a great Army and toke his iourneye towardes Italy and toke the towne Genua with much land, and many other townes he deſtroyed with the coū treyes rounde aboute them, and burnte Sauoye. The Emperour hearyng thys, is incontynente wt all ſpede come backe into Italy & draue the kynge out wyth all his Armey. And he made all his wippes in a redynes with all other ordinaunce redy agaynſte the next Sommer, to ſet ageane vpon the Turke, the which the frenchkyng had letted many tymes to ſore for the Emperoure knew well that there was a great leage betwen ye frēch-Kynge and the Turke, agaynſte hym and all Chriſtendome.

What ſhuld a man ſaye to this wycked Kynge, whome the Byſſhop of Rome callethe the mooſte Chriſten Kynge, but hys deades declare hym to be the mooſte vn-Chriſten Kynge, lyke as the Byſſhoppe of Romes worckes declare hym to be very Antechriſte. For theſe two, that is to ſay the frēch-Kynge and the Byſſhop of Rome hath taken vpō them the name of Chriſten Rulers, but yet ther be nomen moore agaynſte Chriſtes doctrine and his flocke then theſe men are. But the booke of wyſdō ſay the. Eccle .xlj. The chyldren of the vngodlye are abhomynable chyldren; and ſo are they that kepe company with the vngodlye. Thus the french-kinge hath done wyckedly to forſake his God, and hath vaynely Imagyned to truſt vnto the Turke for helpe & ayde, and hath not rather turned hym from hys wycked wayes and deades, vnto the almyghty God, for the man is bleſſedde in deade that hathe his hope and truſt onely in God the Lorde of all Lordes, and kynge of all kynges, for a kyng is not helped onely by his great power, & a ſtrong man is not delyue red by hys ſtrēgthe. For it is god yt geueth ye victory. Therfore curſed in any mā or ī any creature. But bleſſed & happy is ye mā, whoſe helpe is ye God of Iacob, and whoſe hope ſtādeth vpō ye Lord his god.

Nowe to proceade forthe. The Emperour wtin ſhorte ſpare after in the yeare a M.D.xxvi. came to Rome in Lent, where he receaued the holy Sacramente, & waſſhed the feate of .xii. poure men a alſo gaue them foode and rytche gyftes both golde a ſyluer, wherat his enemyes marueled, to le ye goodnes of the Emperoure. And the morow after the Emperoure came before the Frenche Embaſſadoure and Legat and hath ſpokē theſe wordes followynge openly that all men myght heare them.

I beleue and know of a 〈◊〉 that it is not knowen, howe that I haue alwayes is ſpoken and labored for peace, and quietnes that we ſhuld be of one mynde al Chriſtendome together, and that ther ſoulde be no warre amonge the Chriſten, but that we ſhulde al together warre vpō the Turke the enemy of our Lorde Ieſu Chriſt. And it is alſo well knowen howe that this Fraunces the Frenche king, hath bene alwaies froward and ouertwart, vſynge allwayes no nother againſt me nor againſt my forefathers, but craft and diſſimulaciō, as agaynſt Marimiliā & lykewyſe Fardināders, to whom he neuer kept any promes that he made to thē. For Marimilianus laſt wordes were theſe, when that he made peace the laſt tyme wyth the frenchekynge: Behold (ſayth he this is now ye leauenth tyme yt I haue made peace wyth him, the whyche neuer kepte anye of hys promyſes.

Alſo it is wel knowē, how that he dyd breake his promes at Naples and at Nauerne contrarye to hys oothe and couenauntes. and what confederacion and alyaunce that he hath made wyth ye Turke, and howe he ayded hym when we were withe oure greate Army in Hungry, where as God byd gyue vs great vyctory, forwe put to flyght an excedyng greate nomber of Turkes, and alſo flew manye of them. And ſo I deſyred thre tymes of hym prayenge him earneſtly, that he wold helpe and ayde me, as all Chriſten Princes dutie is. To dryue the Turke out of Chriſtendome, and help and defende the poore Chriſten, from his cruel tyranny. And ſo he made me an aunſwere that it was not poſſyble for hym to helpe or ayde me any thynge, becauſe of his greate myſfortune that he hath had.

The ſecond tyme, I haue deſyred him of his ayde and helpe againſt the Turke, to the whiche he made aunſwere agayne, that he coulde not in ſo ſhort tyme delyuer ſuch a great Armye. The thyrd tyme, yet ones agayne when I ſhoulde tourney to Tunis I prayed hi to lēd me ſome of his ſhyps, & he made aunſwere ye he mighte not do ſo becauſe he was at peace & vnyed wt Barbaroſſa & become together frēdes. And aboue this I gat certeyne letters ye was taken, which came frō Barbaroſſa to ye Frēche king ye which I haue yet in ſtore.

And all thys hathe he done becauſe he woulde haue Myllaene. Yet neuer theleſſe I deliuered his Chyldren that were pledges for hym, francke and free becauſe he ſhulde neuer deſyre agayne anye tytyll to Myllane but be contented that I myght quyetly kepe it wyth Italy and Florence.

And becauſe nomā ſhuld thinke that I haue conſentedde to do this out of any feare, he knoweth how that I ſent moore than. L. thouſande men of warre befoore Tunis, for to helpe a king to hys kyngdōe againe which was dryuen perforſe the route, & ſhuld not I haue bene able to haue brought forth twyſe ſo manye men of Armes to defende my ſelfe wythe all thoro we goddes helpe. And farther I ſaye. If it be ſo that the frenche Kynge wyl poynt to make Campe agaynſte Campe wepened or vnwepened by lande or by ſee that we may try it together I am and ſhalbe alwayes troye to performe it, becauſe that for hys vnryghteouſenes ſake no moore ſymple & innocente Chriſtē blood ſhuld be ſpylte. And becauſe he ſhulde take heare in good counſaile, & make his aunſwere diſcretely, therfore I gyue hym .xx. dayes truſe. And withe thys I make an ende ſayeng ones, twyſe & thryſe, peace, peace, peace I deſyre. From that tyme forth the frenche kyng began agayne to burne, robbe, & deſtroye the Emperoures land & pryncipally ye Dukedome of Sauoye, & ſo ſone as the Emperoure harde that, he ſente hys warryers forth withal, agayne into hys lā de, & hath almooſt marred and deſtroyed al Pykardye, and toke & wonne Guiſen, and He ſdyne and lykewyſe burnte the Cowne of ſint Poule, and murtheredde all that was therin. And lykewyſe got the Emreroure Monſtruſt & burnt all the Towne, and wende from thoſe to Terwin, to gyue aſſaute therto but when the french kynge perceyued that his lande wente thus to wracke & was deſtroyed, knowynge that the Empetoure was a gentyl prynce and eaſy to entreate, deſyred of hym truſe, becauſe ye warre ſhulde ſeaſe incontinent, the whyche be obtayned, for the Souldyars were ſent home incontynent and truſe proclamedde, thorowe the whych many noble men deſyrynge and prayenge that ther myghte a peace be made, whyche was concluded at Genua ſo ſtrong that men thought it would neuer haue bene broken, but a contynued for euer, wher vppon the Emperoure made and prepared al thinges redye to ſet a freſhe vpon the Turke both by water and by lande, thyn kyng now that he had ſurely peace for euer wyth the frenchkyng.

But the wynd turnedde yet a geane contrarye, for the frenchekynge ſought with great dylygē ce to begyn a newe warre agayne and ſecreetly concluded wyth dyuers prynces and ſpecially with ye Duke of Cleaue agaynſt the Emperour whō he had brought therto with his flatterye & fayre promyſes, and made hym to brynge in ſuddenlye hys warryars into Braband, which dyd there much harme thorowe a Captayne that they had named Martyne of Roſſen, whyche thoughte to deſtroye muche of the Emperours lande. But God whych defēdeth alwayes the ryghteous, hath broken al the aliances that was made and conſpyred againſt the Emperour ſo that nowe they that were the frenchekynges frendes haue lytil poure to helpe hym and ſomme be become hys enemyes.

Of the which nōber the great Turke was one, wt whome he had made the mooſt wycked & vngodlyeſt cōſedaraciō ye euer was hard beyng betwene an Heathen Tyraunt & one ye hath takē vpō him to be the moſte Chriſten Kynge.

Therfore I feare ye the curſe of God hange the ouer hym and hys realme which is ſpokē by the prophet (ſayeng.) Wo be vnto them that go downe into Egypte, ſeakynge for helpe of the Heathen, & truſt in horſes, and confort them ſelues in Charettes, becauſe they be many, and in horſemē, becauſe they be luſty & ſtronge. But they regard not the holy one of Iſrael nother do they ſeake helpe & comfort of hyme ye is ye almyghty god.

Therfore ſet vs al that wyl be Chriſten people, pray together to our Lord God, ye he wyll preſerue the noble Emperour & our mooſt victorius Kyng, wt all ther noble Captaynes and Soldiars wt all other theyr ſubiectes that it wyl pleaſe yt lyuynge God to gyue thē •• ctory ouer ther enemyes, ye we may haue a ſpedy ende of ye warre and ye we maye lyue in peace & reſt al the dayes of our lyfe after, and alſo al Chriſtendome the whyche graunt to vs the Father, Sonne and holy Ghoſt. So be it.

¶ Imprinted at London in Botulphe lane & tranſlated out of Doutche into Englyſhe or Thou Mayler.