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and_o therefore_o obtain_v the_o first_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o dalmatia_n and_o venetia_n ¶_o the_o emperor_n basilio_n and_o alesso_n grant_v he_o free_a passage_n for_o the_o uenetians_n through_o their_o dominion_n without_o custom_n pai_v and_o the_o emperor_n ottone_n hold_v his_o son_n at_o the_o crisme_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n grant_v many_o libertee_n unto_o venice_n ¶_o after_o who_o death_n .1007_o as_o a_o recompense_n of_o the_o father_n merit_n ottone_v orseolo_n his_o son_n of_o the_o age_n of_o .18_o year_n be_v elect_v duke_n who_o overcome_v the_o adrianesi_n with_o the_o king_n of_o coruatia_n and_o so_o return_a victoriouse_o out_o of_o dalmatia_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o domenico_n fâ—abenio_n with_o other_o that_o have_v conspire_v against_o he_o who_o shauâ—d_v his_o beard_n for_o despite_n and_o final_o confine_v he_o into_o greece_n where_o short_o after_o he_o die_v ¶_o than_o follow_v pietro_n barbolano_n .1026_o who_o endeavour_v himself_o to_o 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procure_v licence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylone_a that_o venetian_a merchaunte_n may_v free_o traffic_n in_o egypt_n and_o send_v a_o army_n unto_o zara_n â–ª_o than_o yield_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n who_o be_v come_v thither_o with_o .120000_o man_n be_v fight_v with_o by_o the_o uenetians_n discomfit_v and_o zara_n recover_v ¶_o this_o duke_n ordain_v the_o office_n of_o the_o three_o auditor_n for_o the_o better_a expedition_n of_o matter_n because_o the_o auogadori_n have_v to_o much_o charge_n on_o they_o to_o dispatch_v well_o and_o he_o himself_o write_v a_o worthy_a history_n of_o the_o venetian_a astate_n and_o law_n for_o the_o time_n than_o pass_v ¶_o he_o send_v vi_o ship_n into_o sicilia_n for_o corn_n whereof_o two_o peerish_v by_o the_o way_n the_o other_o four_o relieve_v the_o citee_n in_o their_o great_a dearth_n after_o follow_v such_o a_o earthquake_n that_o iii_o or_o four_o steple_n with_o diverse_a other_o buildynge_n in_o venice_n be_v shake_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o than_o such_o a_o pestilence_n that_o in_o manner_n venice_n become_v void_a nevertheless_o a_o new_a army_n be_v make_v out_o against_o the_o genoese_n that_o fight_v with_o they_o at_o caristo_n beside_o negroponte_n where_o first_o the_o genoese_n be_v discomfit_v than_o the_o uenetians_n and_o thirdelie_a in_o sardegna_n the_o genoese_n again_o and_o thereby_o bring_v so_o low_o that_o they_o become_v subject_n to_o john_n visconti_n archebishop_n and_o duke_n of_o milan_n who_o send_v the_o famous_a petrarcha_n ambassador_n to_o venice_n to_o obtain_v peace_n for_o he_o and_o the_o genoese_n but_o the_o uenetians_n will_v not_o grant_v it_o wherefore_o the_o visconti_n send_v his_o army_n into_o dalmatia_n sack_v the_o town_n of_o faro_n and_o corfu_n take_v parenzo_n in_o istria_n and_o spoil_v a_o venetian_a ship_n go_v into_o candia_n of_o value_n by_o report_n of_o .800000_o ducat_n ¶_o thus_o while_o the_o uenetians_n for_o ease_v of_o this_o 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so_o ever_o they_o find_v they_o frenchman_n they_o leave_v not_o in_o all_o sicily_n one_o frencheman_n on_o live_v nor_o one_o woman_n that_o be_v know_v to_o be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o frencheman_n whereof_o yet_o unto_o this_o day_n the_o sicilian_n evensonge_n be_v use_v as_o a_o proverb_n in_o italy_n ¶_o and_o than_o by_o accord_n come_v the_o king_n of_o aragone_fw-mi and_z receive_v sicily_n unto_o his_o dominion_n aragone_fw-mi the_o rather_o because_o he_o have_v a_o certain_a title_n thereunto_o as_o in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n constance_n daughter_n to_o the_o late_a king_n manfredo_n unto_o who_o also_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n grant_v his_o consent_n and_o in_o deed_n invest_v he_o king_n thereof_o by_o his_o ecclesiastical_a power_n ¶_o many_o thing_n happen_v between_o king_n charles_n and_o king_n peter_n &_o amongst_o other_o a_o defiance_n to_o fight_v hand_n to_o hand_n with_o the_o place_n appoint_v at_o bordeaux_n before_o our_o prince_n edward_n 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of_o salerne_n remain_v prisoner_n in_o sicily_n under_o the_o keep_n of_o queen_n constance_n wife_n to_o king_n peter_n of_o aragone_fw-mi and_o be_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o baron_n condemn_v to_o die_v as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o full_a revengement_n of_o corradinos_n death_n but_o the_o noble_a heart_n of_o constance_n will_v not_o suffer_v it_o excuse_v the_o matty_a that_o before_o she_o know_v her_o husband_n mind_n she_o will_v not_o attempt_v so_o great_a a_o thing_n wherefore_o she_o send_v he_o into_o aragone_fw-mi england_n where_o he_o continue_a prisoner_n till_o king_n peter_n die_v and_o than_o by_o procurement_n of_o prince_n edward_n lord_n of_o gascoigne_n he_o be_v deliver_v and_o restore_v to_o his_o realm_n of_o naples_n who_o be_v ransome_v at_o .30000_o mark_n and_o for_o performance_n of_o covenaunte_n iii_o of_o his_o son_n and_o .100_o gentleman_n lay_v in_o hostage_n ¶_o here_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o within_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n die_v iii_o king_n and_o a_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v to_o weâ—e_v philip_n king_n of_o france_n charles_n king_n of_o naples_n peter_n king_n of_o arragon_n and_o martin_n the_o .4_o bishop_n of_o rome_n ¶_o after_o peter_n succeed_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o arragon_n his_o elder_a son_n aufus_n in_o sicily_n his_o son_n james_n that_o hold_v in_o prison_n the_o forename_a charles_n the_o secounde_n ¶_o final_o aufus_n the_o elder_a brother_n be_v dead_a james_n to_o have_v the_o kingdom_n of_o arragon_n in_o peace_n sore_o vex_v at_o that_o time_n by_o the_o french_a king_n fall_v at_o composition_n with_o charles_n to_o renounce_v sicily_n unto_o he_o and_o so_o do_v but_o federike_n young_a brother_n to_o james_n sicily_n assoon_o as_o he_o hear_v thereof_o get_v a_o certain_a power_n go_v into_o sicily_n and_o gat_v it_o to_o himself_o by_o reason_n whereof_o between_o charles_n and_o federike_n be_v continual_a war_n many_o year_n till_o at_o last_o charles_n to_o have_v calabria_n in_o peace_n the_o most_o part_n whereof_o federike_n have_v get_v by_o force_n consent_v that_o federike_n during_o his_o life_n shall_v quetlie_o enjoy_v sicily_n ¶_o so_o charles_n bring_v all_o his_o thing_n to_o a_o quiet_a 1309._o reign_v .24_o year_n and_o die_v leave_v issue_n by_o his_o wife_n marry_o daughter_n of_o king_n stephen_n of_o hungary_n ix_o son_n and_o v._o doughter_n the_o eldeste_n name_v charles_n martell_n afterwards_o king_n of_o hungary_n by_o the_o mother_n title_n lewis_n the_o secounde_n son_n bishop_n of_o tolouse_n in_o spain_n robert_n the_o third_o son_n king_n of_o naples_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n though_o they_o be_v prince_n queen_n and_o princess_n yet_o i_o pass_v they_o over_o and_o will_v only_o speak_v of_o lewis_n duke_n of_o durazzo_n because_o charles_n da_fw-la durazzo_n who_o be_v next_o king_n after_o the_o first_o queen_n johan_n descend_v of_o he_o ¶_o at_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n robert_n robert_n his_o iii_o son_n be_v in_o auignion_n be_v call_v from_o then_n to_o the_o dominion_n of_o naples_n and_o confirm_v king_n by_o clement_n the_o u_o than_o bishop_n of_o rome_n howbeit_o not_o long_o after_o caronumberto_n king_n of_o hungary_n and_o son_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n charles_n pretend_a title_n thereunto_o but_o after_o long_o debate_v thereof_o the_o lawyer_n final_o determine_v that_o robert_n shall_v continue_v and_o caronumberto_n shall_v content_n he_o with_o the_o realm_n of_o hungary_n and_o though_o robert_n be_v much_o trouble_v by_o the_o come_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o vii_o into_o italy_n yet_o after_o the_o emperor_n be_v poison_v by_o a_o black_a friar_n in_o minister_v he_o the_o sacrament_n of_o communion_n at_o bonconuento_n beside_o sienna_n by_o order_n as_o they_o say_v of_o the_o romish_a legate_n king_n robert_n prosper_v so_o well_o in_o italy_n by_o reason_n he_o be_v take_v as_o head_n of_o the_o guelfi_n that_o he_o subdue_v genoa_n and_o the_o florentine_n 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durazzo_n with_o his_o son_n charles_n prisoner_n the_o father_n be_v behead_v as_o guilty_a of_o the_o death_n of_o andrew_n be_v of_o secret_a faction_n in_o arm_n with_o the_o queen_n the_o son_n be_v lead_v prisoner_n into_o hungary_n final_o king_n lewis_n after_o he_o have_v be_v iii_o month_n in_o the_o realm_n leave_v a_o strong_a garrison_n of_o hungariens_n at_o naples_n return_v into_o his_o country_n ¶_o than_o clement_n the_o u_o bishop_n of_o rome_n entreat_v a_o peace_n between_o king_n lewis_n and_o the_o queen_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o johan_n return_v into_o her_o state_n with_o covenaunt_n that_o her_o husband_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o king_n but_o what_o avail_v that_o for_o she_o be_v no_o soon_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o realm_n again_o but_o she_o by_o favour_n of_o clement_n cause_v her_o husband_n to_o be_v crown_v king_n in_o naples_n and_o by_o clementê_n procurement_n 135â—_n get_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n of_o 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not_o many_o year_n after_o ¶_o at_o this_o place_n platina_n begin_v to_o lament_v the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n because_o from_o hence_o foorthf_a there_o reign_v no_o more_o humilitee_n temperance_n religion_n troth_n nor_o charitee_n among_o they_o but_o in_o stead_n thereof_o ambition_n disdeygne_n avaryce_n falshead_n and_o tyranny_n for_o short_o after_o leo_n the_o u_o be_v by_o force_n depose_v and_o put_v in_o prison_n by_o christofer_n the_o first_o one_o of_o his_o own_o bryng_v up_o who_o continue_v scarce_o vii_o month_n but_o be_v likewise_o serve_v by_o sergius_n the_o iii_o ¶_o here_o i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o make_v a_o little_a digression_n because_o of_o the_o notable_a change_n of_o the_o empire_n ¶_o about_o this_o time_n begin_v the_o contention_n between_o lewis_n the_o french_a king_n and_o berengarius_fw-la duke_n of_o friuli_n for_o the_o empire_n and_o dominion_n of_o lombardy_n ¶_o the_o italian_n will_v not_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v crown_v any_o other_o emperor_n than_o one_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n whereupon_o berengarius_fw-la take_v on_o he_o the_o name_n of_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o italy_n and_o in_o that_o quarrel_n fight_v twice_o with_o lewis_n the_o first_o battle_n he_o lose_v but_o the_o second_o he_o win_v in_o the_o which_o lewis_n be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o one_o of_o his_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o thus_o end_v the_o empire_n in_o charlemaignes_n descent_n empire_n for_o the_o which_o be_v no_o small_a contention_n awhile_o between_o the_o iii_o nation_n italian_a french_a and_o douche_n .1_o ¶_o first_o this_o berengarius_fw-la reygn_v with_o the_o name_n of_o emperor_n four_o year_n and_o have_v no_o small_a war_n special_o with_o the_o conte_n guido_n di_fw-fr spoleti_n who_o at_o the_o last_o be_v discomfit_v and_o slay_v in_o the_o field_n and_o as_o some_o write_v the_o bishop_n lando_n give_v berengarius_fw-la the_o crown_n .2_o ¶_o after_o he_o reign_v berengarius_fw-la the_o secound_a vii_o year_n who_o suffer_v the_o hungariens_n to_o pass_v into_o italy_n upon_o condition_n they_o shall_v not_o offend_v his_o subject_n but_o they_o keep_v not_o their_o covenaunt_n with_o he_o ▪_o ¶_o and_o than_o come_v raulfe_a duke_n of_o burgoyne_n and_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o italy_n which_o he_o rule_v for_o the_o space_n of_o iii_o year_n till_o berengarius_fw-la with_o help_n of_o the_o hungariens_n recover_v it_o again_o arli_n ¶_o than_o come_v hugh_n conte_n d'_fw-fr arli_n and_o reign_v after_o berengarius_fw-la ten_o year_n ask_v of_o italy_n .3_o ¶_o the_o last_o of_o the_o italian_n be_v berengarius_fw-la the_o iii_o who_o reign_v about_o xi_o year_n and_o be_v expulse_v as_o you_o shall_v here_o afterwards_o .11_o ¶_o john_n the_o xi_o a_o better_a warrior_n than_o churchman_n with_o the_o help_n of_o alberico_n marquis_n of_o tuscan_a gather_v a_o army_n and_o fight_v with_o the_o sarasines_n that_o than_o have_v overronne_fw-fr puglia_n and_o calabria_n and_o be_v come_v to_o rome_n and_o in_o effect_n so_o discomfit_v they_o that_o they_o flee_v to_o monte_n gargano_n where_o they_o fortify_v themselves_o and_o do_v much_o hurt_v afterwards_o in_o the_o realm_n of_o naples_n final_o he_o fall_v at_o variance_n with_o the_o forename_a marquis_n who_o therefore_o call_v the_o hungarian_n into_o italy_n and_o scourge_v the_o whole_a nation_n aswell_o his_o own_o subject_n as_o other_o so_o that_o the_o roman_n to_o be_v avenge_v take_v alberico_n and_o behead_v he_o and_o the_o soldier_n take_v the_o bishop_n and_o strangele_v he_o ¶_o agapet_n the_o second_o .2_o see_v the_o puissance_n of_o berengarius_fw-la the_o iii_o and_o fear_v to_o come_v under_o his_o subjection_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o roman_n procure_v otho_n than_o new_o choose_a emperor_n in_o germany_n otho_n with_o a_o great_a army_n to_o come_v into_o italy_n where_o he_o fight_v twice_o with_o berengarius_fw-la and_o at_o either_o time_n take_v he_o and_o his_o son_n albert_n prisoner_n the_o first_o time_n he_o restore_v he_o to_o the_o astate_n of_o lombardy_n upon_o condition_n but_o the_o secounde_n time_n he_o and_o his_o son_n both_o be_v lead_v away_o and_o confine_v the_o one_o to_o bamborough_n in_o almaigne_n and_o the_o other_o to_o constantinople_n where_o they_o die_v miserable_o ¶_o john_n the_o xii_o not_o by_o free_a election_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o father_n alberico_n than_o chief_a of_o the_o roman_n .12_o be_v make_v bishop_n for_o though_o the_o bishop_n have_v long_o time_n continue_v like_o king_n i_o mean_v for_o their_o astate_n and_o temporal_a possession_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o the_o roman_n create_v yearly_a certain_a consules_a and_o other_o officer_n after_o their_o old_a fation_n and_o have_v belong_v to_o their_o common_a wealth_n diverse_a town_n near_o unto_o tuscan_a between_o vrbeventano_n and_o tudertino_n and_o all_o that_o be_v between_o naples_n marsi_n riete_n and_o rome_n so_o that_o the_o chief_a roman_n bear_v a_o great_a stroke_n in_o the_o bishops_n election_n ¶_o this_o bishop_n crown_v otho_n beforenamed_a first_o emperor_n of_o the_o german_n for_o neither_o henry_n duke_n of_o saxony_n last_o emperor_n before_o he_o nor_o yet_o conrade_n successor_n to_o lewis_n before_o name_v of_o charlemaignes_n descent_n be_v ever_o crown_v though_o they_o both_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o imperial_a aucthoritee_n ¶_o this_o john_n be_v a_o man_n of_o so_o ill_a live_n that_o two_o of_o his_o cardinal_n complain_v on_o he_o to_o the_o emperor_n beseech_v he_o to_o see_v a_o reformation_n for_o a_o exaumple_v to_o the_o world_n but_o the_o bishop_n hear_n of_o this_o be_v soon_o evin_n with_o they_o for_o he_o cut_v of_o the_o one_o nose_n and_o the_o other_o hand_n and_o afterwards_o receive_v the_o emperor_n with_o so_o good_a a_o countenance_n that_o he_o seem_v nothing_o guilty_a till_o the_o clergy_n with_o one_o voice_n accuse_v he_o whereupon_o he_o flee_v into_o the_o mountain_n and_o hide_v himself_o so_o that_o the_o emperor_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o clergy_n choose_v leo_n the_o viii_o but_o assoon_o as_o the_o emperor_n return_v home_o john_n by_o force_n of_o his_o friend_n expulse_v leo_n recover_v his_o bishopric_n and_o so_o continue_v till_o he_o die_v ¶_o some_o write_v that_o this_o be_v john_n the_o xiii_o for_o amongst_o the_o author_n be_v some_o confusion_n in_o the_o number_a of_o these_o john_n special_o because_o some_o reckon_v the_o english_a johan_n for_o one_o and_o some_o reckon_v she_o not_o but_o how_o so_o ever_o it_o be_v this_o john_n succeed_v agapet_n the_o secounde_n and_o as_o some_o write_v be_v take_v in_o adoulterie_n and_o slay_v by_o the_o woman_n husband_n .13_o ¶_o john_n the_o xiii_o elect_v by_o the_o clergy_n against_o the_o roman_n will_n be_v take_v by_o geffroie_n conte_n di_fw-fr campania_n and_o exile_v till_o this_o geffroie_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v by_o a_o other_o lord_n of_o campania_n insomuche_o that_o the_o emperor_n otho_n hear_n of_o this_o bishop_n exile_n make_v a_o army_n and_o come_v to_o rome_n where_o after_o a_o solemn_a entrey_n he_o take_v all_o the_o senator_n and_o put_v they_o in_o prison_n send_v the_o consules_a prisoner_n into_o almaigne_n and_o one_o peter_n that_o have_v be_v chief_a of_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o john_n be_v draw_v througe_a the_o stretes_n whip_v naked_a hang_v by_o the_o hear_v of_o the_o head_n and_o final_o in_o manner_n half_o dead_a send_v prisoner_n into_o germany_n where_o he_o finish_v his_o day_n for_o which_o courtesy_n this_o john_n crown_v otho_n the_o secounde_n son_n of_o this_o first_o otho_n emperor_n by_o the_o father_n consent_n and_o his_o wife_n theophila_n empress_n ¶_o benedict_n the_o vi_o be_v take_v by_o cinthio_n .6_o a_o noble_a man_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v lay_v in_o prison_n in_o castel_n sant_n '_o angelo_n be_v either_o strangle_v or_o famish_v to_o death_n 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