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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10809	Honours conquest Wherein is conteined the famous hystorie of Edward of Lancaster recounting his honourable trauailes to Ierusalem, his heroic adventures and honours, in sundrie countries gained: his resolutions, and attempts in armes. With the famous victories performed by the knight, of the vnconquered castel, a gallant English knight, his admirable forces, and sundrie conquests obtained, with his passions and sucesse in loue: full of pleasant discourses, and much varietie. VVriten by H.R.	H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616.	1598 (1598)	STC 21082; ESTC S101923	89,017	151

greatest power the souldiers and commaunders of the Towne with whom she was best pleased for that her loue and honourable Lord was a man of Armes and honour This discurtesie the Cardinall and his company tooke in such ill part that they cursed all the Towne and Towne inhabiters suspending them from the holy Church for euer But they whose care was small at that time for any their doings cared but litle The Lady they cheared who wanted nothing that was fit for her honour and welfare where let her repose her selfe a time with iollitie the Fryers sweating in their own grease and the Cardinall and Abbot chafing like men frantike to shewe you what after happened CHAP. VIII How the Gouernour aduertised the Emperour of the arriuall of the Ladie Vallia and what after chaunced her THe broyle ended a great sturre was in all the Religious houses amongst themselues debating of the wrong offered by the people of the Towne the Church doores were all sealed vp and no man vpon paine of their curse to enter them This was considered of the Gouernours who tooke aduise in the matter knowing the authoritie they haue in all places where their religion taketh place Besought the Ladie for her Letters of fauour to the Emperour to the end this begun enmitie might be app●●●ed vnto which she was easily perswaded though 〈◊〉 against the minde of her Protector the Fry●r The Ladies Letters signed which imported her message from the Knight of the holy Crosse and the messenger appointed there was no detracting of time but with all spéed that Horse could make he applied his businesse vntil he came vnto Rome where comming before the Emperour he deliuered his Letters which were very welcome taking great pleasure in the comming of the Lady into those confines being Lady and wife vnto the Knight which of all men liuing he holde in most regard Whilest the Emperour was discoursing with the Messenger a Cardinall came to summon him before the prefence of the Pope presently to appeare to answere those wronges done by his Gouernours to the Church and Patrons thereof of all which the Cardinall had signified his holinesse which was held a matter most hainous The Cardinall gone the Emperour called againe for the Messenger and with him questioned of all those troubles begunne whereof he did aduertise him in each particular and withall deliuered the Gouernours Letters which he had written to that ende doubting such a chaunce would happen and that the Cardinall would séeke reuenge with all extremitie he could When the Emperour was aduertised hereof making no stay he came before the Pope vnto whom as the maner was doing reuerence he requireth the cause of his spéedie sending for him The Pope whose fury was not yet ouerpast incensed to more choler by perswasions of the rest who hung al in a string doubting least giuing héed to these it might incurre a farther damage vnto them all in their seuerall gouernment began in loude and most harsh termes to reuile the Emperour calling him hereticke and subborner of heretickes vttering against him spéech of most dishonour and disgrace All which the Emperour like himselfe as he was a most graue and well gouerned Magistrate knowing by his owne perfections other mens humors forbare to answere what he in choller offered but mildly leauing his presence returned to his Pallace very highly discontent yet gouerning his passions betaking himselfe to his studie he gan with great wisedome to consider of each accident and finding his Gouernours offence to touch his reputation albeit he had done all for his honour and credit yet the Church carrying a hand ouer all of what estate so euer knowing by experience their insolencie thought it best to reconcile himselfe without farther mouing of trouble and thereon resoluing sent presently for the Cardinall his Confessor vnto whom he faineth what heauinesse and griefe he conceiueth at those vnkinde dealings of his Gouernours against his holinesse the Church and state thereof beséeching him of those loues he alwayes proffered vnto him to finde some meane to accord his holinesse and him so that a league and peace being obtained all wrongs might be forgotten and his Townes men restored to the Church againe All which his Confessour promised most faithfully to follow And so taking leaue of the Emperour spéedeth him to his holinesse Presence where forgetting nothing that he had promised omitting nothing for his better successe declareth at large the heauinesse of the Emperour for his abuse offered against his will and knowledge so earnestly applyeth his sute vnto the Pope and his honorable friends that though with much adoo yet at last an attonement was graunted but the Emperour and the Towne fined at ten thousand Florence for the offence wheron concluded a peace was made and vnitie betwéene them and they all restored to the Church This brawle ended the Emperour not forgetting his friends Lady bent his studies for her royall entertainment for which taking order with all his Officers he appointed a day to set forward to her place of abode Till which time we leaue them to recount vnto you the Knightes troubles and what chaunceth him in his trauailes CHAP. IX How the Knight of the holy Crosse by the trechery of his guide was robbed of his Horse and Armour and what happened AFter the departure of the Knight with she Marchants on the Mountaines of y e Tartars comming to a place called Sylo where he was to imbarque himselfe he discharged his guide and sayled with other company to Misath where being landed presented himselfe with the rest of the passengers to the Bashaw who came in person to sée the passengers bounde for Ierusalem This Bashaw being of a proud and insolent cōdition expected great reuerence which of the common company was giuen him But our Cauylier scorning such base fashions could not stoupe in such maner wherefore the Bashawe began in vile spéech to taunt him which he better vnderstanding then the rest though he had not his language so perfit in Italian answered his spéeches whereat great excepttions were taken yet by reason of his safeconduit he durst no quarrell or make stay of him but amongst the rest without fauour had vittailes and a guide and so mounting his horse departed leauing the company to the common guard of the souldiers as is the custome The Bashawe whom spite had moued to choller against the Knight vnderstanding he left the ordinary passage entended to cry quittance with him by trechery or as he best might to fulfill his diuellish minde And that night armed a hundreth of his best Iannisaries whom he hyred to slay him appoynting them the way to follow the Knight whom they very hardly pursued in such maner has●ning that they had sight of him following by easie pace a long time till night growing vppon them they caused a naked Moore to ouertake him and to keepe him company appoynting him to take such order with his guide that where he should rest to robbe him both