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rum lingua nuncupati,idcfterroni9,amp;:quafipcr terras vagi :rcbusnumanisexccdens,filium Ro-gcriumreliquittociprimum Siciliæ,amp; Calabriæ parti iure fucccdcntcm. Qjii deinde morte Gu kei „quot;jpri-mi cóf4guineifui ducis Apubæ Roberti fucceflo mus. nsauditâjtrâfiit in Apuliarmciuitatibusque vni-uerfis amp;principibusexpugnacisadfuum cunóta redegitimperium. Airccutus itaq; ducatum Apu liæ, regem fçquàm dueem maluit deinceps appel primus lari, atque inde S ici liæ comitatuî rcgni cognomc nbsp;nbsp;Siahç
accepit. Valuit is Rogerius confilio,prudentia,ôc diligctiainncgociis omnibus,futuraiuxtaaepre fdntia caijtCiamp; confulte difponcns. Iuris obferuai tor,bellique ac pacis vices altcrnans,adco vtfuis tcmporibusregumyel principum neminem parem babuerit.'præter cætcras genres,Francos bellt gloria omnibus antcponêdos plurimum diligés, quos ciimulatifsimis beneficiis quotidie inuira-bat. Poft multos deniquclaborcs.amp;pcricula,pa. ccmqucrcgnofuo comparatam, amp;poft ingentes tbefauros ad regnicommunitionem Pahormi rc-pofttos,ocio amp;nbsp;quieti deditus, faufta proiefe felii cem exiftimas,Rogcrio duci Apuliæ amp;nbsp;Amphul fo Cap lia: principi,rcgni. cômuncmfolicitudiné amp;nbsp;poteftatem commiîit. Ati 11 ibreui mortui,dolore patremipfum incredibili, amp;rcgnum totum^ luélu maximo affeterunt, Gulielmo tantum eoru fratre fupcrftitc,qucm vix pater ipfo dignum prin cipatuccnfuerat.Non mulcopôft. autêlaboribus immenfis, amp;nbsp;vitra quàm bona corporil valetudo
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rccipcrçt, vulgo: crcdcrcturmortuus, vnJcgraui.’ fimacortç funt fcditioncs,iiufquam ccflàntc Ma-iorie corttitcs, nobilesquc viros, qui prius in aula valucrant gratia,inclementcr traäarc,cum alios clFofsis oculis,alios fuHibus cæibs in tetcrri-mos carcercs iniiccrct,plcrunquccumfcrpcnti-bus cxitiofis vitam fuam mifcrc rraéluros. Aho-rum vcro vxorcs filias ipfc infano fimilis co-ftuprans amp;ad eiusmodiinopiamfæpcrcdigcns, vt ingenuæcaftisquc monbus antea cducatçvc-nalcm forma cxponcrcpafsim cogcrcntur. Viros fortes amp;nbsp;nobiles, à quibus aliquid metui pofle Vidcbatur, in cxilium protrudebat, fefcaduerfus corum inuidiam amp;nbsp;vindiólam inftruens,colla« tis totius regni dignitatibus propinquis amp;nbsp;affi-nibus fuis, largitionibus nulla inreparccns,quo fibi quamplurimos obnoxios rcddcrcc : facilcra fc amp;nbsp;humanum vbiqueaffingens; ac honores de-nique çcclcfiafticos,quibus libitum erat confères, vtiam noncanccllarii,fcd régis præditus digni-tate viderctur. Sic cerre rcgis ex cantata amp;nbsp;infa-tuata mente, vt taraetfi illc vehementer impia molirctur,nunquamtarnen eflet rex vllis de tali monftro dclatoribuscrcditurus.Iraquc totlce-leribus iam permultis odiofus, cffccit tandem vtcomités viriqueomnes nobiles quireiindigni-ratem ferre amplius non poterant,in ipliu» ncccm coniurarent. Vindex igitur tarn atrocis amp;nbsp;inhu-mani portenticxtititciusgener Matthaeus Bond-
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multis interminationibus repetitus, fuppliciuq; velue proditoribus, his qui cum concluferant in-tentatu. liberatuscft igitur rex à coniuraris,neq; tarnenprius quampado conueniret,nihilfeatur bagrauius amp;nbsp;acrocius régis caufaperpcfsuros.illi • cocnimrcgereddito,in oppidu Cacabû transfu-geruntfalui amp;nbsp;incolumes. Muka gcfsitbic rex in kalia,maxnncquidcm in Ca]abna,amp; Apulia: 1Ó géque^ôc late bellis feditiofisagitatuseft. Sedvbi fedata tandé omnia vidit,nullisiamhoftibus rc-11 quis in Siciliam reuerfus,palatio fefe abdidit,vo-luptuofo ocio amp;nbsp;quieri vacaturus,interim dum regnum ab cxtcrnistumultibusrcfpiraret. Deni-quefato proximus conuocatiscuiiæmagnatibus amp;nbsp;archiepifeopis Salcrnitano amp;nbsp;Rb.egino,vkima voluntatc Guliclmum maiorem natufilium rc-gni fucceflbrcminftituit. Hcnricuin vero Capuæ principem,amp; Reginam Margaretam Hifpanam natione,Regis Nauarrorum,vt colligo,filiamjrc-gni amp;nbsp;régis pucri gLibernatriccm,durn pueræta-tcregnofuffcólurus fadolcccret. Q^ibusadeum modum rebus difpofitis, dyfenteria morboque diuturno dilfolutus interiit. Mortuus autem in iviors Guquot; palatio fepultus eft , donee procenbus cuocatis lielmi. qui, quæ ad nouum regemcoronandum necef-uria erant procurarent, moreliigubri, ccncla-matofunere,totiusciuitatislu(ftumaximo,de loco fepulchri in id facelluquod Siciliæ regû Mau- Maufole» folca continet, tranftâtus eft. quaquam tem plum cflciPanhormî inges akifcribnnthiftorictà G.ual-
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mortalium difcriraincIufiflcvidcatur.Ncccfïïca-ciusdici cogitarivc quicquapotcft,quoquis cflc pnuataforte teriuique condnionc contentus dc-bcat,nc dumgradus ambit altiorcsin prçcipitiû ruatcxitiofïCsimum. Plebs enim illicmfurgitfæ-’piusin reges,in comités, minis amp;infulnbus om* nia conturbando. Et velut in fpcculo contempla-n valcas quicquid in aulis regum ell quod ambi-tur, fie exiftimari debere quafi ventus'fit fiber amp;nbsp;vagus, nunc flans, nunc reflens, qncm nullus fibi perpetuo retincre amp;nbsp;coercercpofsit. Quare vt femel finia, plenius IS vidcbit omnes feditiones amp;nbsp;turbas tanquam in hydra renafeentes, quern non piguent hifloriam attctiuslcgcrc.Qhæ vero hac-tenus ad argumentum hums hiftori'æfum prçfa-tus optime mecœnas, co dixi copiofius, quod multum facere ad cognitionem Siculæ hiftonae maiorem amp;nbsp;vbcriorcmvifafuerint.Vale.Lutctiæ
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Iulius Solinus in pohhyftorcferibit, quiequid Sicilia gignit fiuefoli fiuchominis ingenio, proxi mum eile bis quæ optima iudicantur. Et horreü popuh Romani à Cicerone vocatur, quod fæpc maximos Romanoru paucrit cxcrcit*,quæ amp;nbsp;ob fertilitatcm Cereri amp;nbsp;ßaeebo fuit confecrata: in melle cnim amp;nbsp;frumento amp;nbsp;croco fertilifsimacft, ac ïtaliæfœcunditatcminaliis etiam fuperat. O-limPœnorum Romanorumque vidoriis alterna tibus fuit inlignis. Vrbes ciusfcptuaginta duas Plinij ætas numerauit. Hodicepifcopatus biferu-tur, diocefibus quidem latifsimepatentes.
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,r! ■~::i .Èjijorxl-i gnl Oppidorum Siciliac meminerunt M- Cipcro in aólionibus in Verrem,T. Liuius, Saluftiui, Si-lius Italiens,C(audianus:amp; ex reeëntioribns Fla.-uius Blondus.-diligentifsimeverólibrofexto^Ra-phael Volatcrranus. Græcorû Plutarchus,Polybius, Appianus, Diodorus, præter Géographes. N alla ell enim vel nobilitate iofuJ,ae,vçircrM|î^ ge- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,gt;^,£lt;1
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tyrannidispriuilcgiûconferuari. Atquc aIibi,Su-bita cum fortixna vuJcum aucrücntc,Siculis cogna tumeftconuertivtmàlint tcmpori fcruirc quam fidci.AIiquanto vcroantcdcSicilia amp;nbsp;Apulia.Li cctvtraqiiegensinfida, mobilis, pronaquc fit ad quodlibet facinus pcrpctrahdum,Siculi tamc eau tius difsimulando cælat propofitum, amp;nbsp;quos ode runtblandis adulationibus dcniulcent,vtimpro-uifi lædantatrocius.Prius veto dixerat A pulos no nitatis fiudiofos,timidos,proditores, incôllatcs, magnaqucicuitate amicitiam déférentes. Qué-admodiihi etiam deMeflanavetuftaciuitatc Sici-lir, HæcciuitasinquitjCXçonucnis,piratis,præ-doiiibus adunâtafommeferehominum genus in tramœnia fua conclufit, nullius expers fccleris, 'nullumabhorres flagitium,nihilcorûquæ pofsic patâfisillicitu‘rhJ'\'^‘^’' *- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' -l e?
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AgrigentüperuetuHa amp;nbsp;opulcntaciuitas,olim zgrigentS à Carthagincßbus cuerfa,vcrû poßca inftaurata, Acragantc Grççi appellant. Vide JibrjO Gcogra-pKianvvoIaterrani.
Canna fiue Catana «zri-FKaTaxalaKa ob ignes Siciliæ:fub radicibus motis AEthnçfitaeft, diuæ Agathes tempi um cötincs, agro fertiliyinoq; prç fetti m in tota Sicilia præ ftatifsimo. Tata veto pa-feuorufagina,vt pecora ipfapTgucdinefuffocetur niß fanguineihterdû circa,auresclicito jpluantup»
Melfana vetufta ciuitas hodic.ncmorib’abüdas.
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Cyané fóspercilnis amp;nbsp;ingens,iüxtaSyracufaSj Profcrpinïe facer,iri qucNympha Sicula vcifa di-citut,t vidc Ouidiùlib.^. Mctamorphofe.Porro amp;nbsp;Canamellæ mcminitin præfationis calcc.
JCâdamellæ âutem,vndefic faccdfufti, eaudex cftnodofuSjfpongiofaplenus materia, côFticc te-nuîjdulci fucco,quificexprimitur:Caudcx totus frdftatim minutim que conciditur,dcinde torcu-lafi ajpbreiîusfuccumrcddit,quiin cacabûmun-difsimum dimiflusigni fuppofito concoquitur, amp;nbsp;cxpurgatur.Purgatus veto in figulinis vafis re-Cônditur, vbi cù th refrixent, in faccarüm Jaudà-» tifsiihuih ‘tbaleféit.nafcitur'in agio Panhormi-tan'o.'
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Très potifsimum Italiç regiones leges in bac hi-ftoria,Siciliam,Calabrian'),amp; Apuliam, Comita fjar tus autem qui varii citantur in törareiexpofitionc fere funt ex il 1 is tribus,vcl e;s vicinioribus locis.
. ƒ• DcSiciliavero amp;nbsp;hocpræterlüperiora dicam,Si-Ncàpolis ciliærcges NcapoIitançscflcvocJtosabcorum re Partheno gia,totiufqjrcgniprincipeciuitatc NcapoIi:qü:E P'* vetufta clarifsiina femper dida cft:oJim Parthe nope appcIIata,YC de ilia fcribit Titus Liuhus.ma-gnaqueex pàrtémontuofà cft,in,qua fefmûhem plcr 1 q U c affed^an t H ilpan i c u tn.
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currct inhac Kiftoria. Apulorumautcm craßior amp;nbsp;rudiorcftfcrmo.
Calabria dcfinitin oram Italiæ proximam Sici liæ:àquaPharo,brcui maris craólu, difiungitur. Excelluicautemeapartcsômncsitaliæfua vbcrta Pbar’pro tCjfrumentoomnis generis,vino,oleojana arbo- frew rca amp;nbsp;ouilla,cquis bcllatorjbus,amp; faccaro , quod cll mei ex cannis.Citatur fæpius ab hoc aurore Terra laboris,vt ôc abaliis Agcrlaborinus quod ingens fit labor incacxcolenda,cû fold habeatari Terra îa-dû,atq;idcôcultudifficjhus. Itaqjftipulam tantæ crafsitudinis fac]t,vt ca pro Iigno vtantur incoLr; fuitq; olim regio ilia magna Græcia appcilata, fie vt hodicinca Græcalingiia cûltahcaeft permix ta , corruptior raméeft ibi fermo,qua vfqualoco-rù.Habet infigniores ciuitatesRhcgiu ^Hydrû turn, quas ctiam hic leges cum aliisnonnulhs.
LECTORI.
Nihil mireris Lcólor,voces aliquot paucas non foliimabhocautorenon rcieâas,fed nee ab ahis pcrmultis ctiamnoflritemporisivt hint Cacella' rius,Comcftabul’,Admiratus,Senefchalcus, Ca pitancus,Caftellanus,Galea,ComitiHa, Etin qui bus(qucmadmodü Plautus ait)non atïiciflatfcd ficiliflat,vtStratigotus,Gauarrctus palatii. Sed hæcpræfationisappcndicula iam luRiciat: nolui autemquicquam degcnuino fiuepatriæ idioma-tCjfiueautorisipfius llylo, phraficius téporis
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immutarc.Itaqucrcliqui fuo fæculo prorfiis inta-daquæfortafle çtas noftra ciiligcnuor,nedxcani morofior, baud ferret. Necrcpcri apudquenqua alium fcriptorcm de autoris vita amp;nbsp;conditionc: nec ex allO etiam codice licuic vel vnicam vocem coferre, fi quid non fuccurrcbac vcl obfolefcenti-bus cratextritum Uteris.
EN CO MI VM HIS TOPJAE pcrcundem,GcruafiumTor-nacaçû Suefsionenfem.
Si quis rogat potifsimum,quodnam genus Studii fitexpeditius, Vtplurimis Si feriis rebus femel Ex Leólionc cognitis Fiat perjtior,fuo compcndio M jiore,nil dignum magis Hacreputem,quam quod bene amp;nbsp;fideUtcr Hiftoria,thcfaurisquibufcunquemclior, Scruat,recondit docet.
Nam fi quis eft omninofcriptor, haudparum Q^em profuturum cenfeas.
Vnus profeólo Hiftoricus eft,qui principes. Qui fplendidos reges facit A morteiugi liberos.-quiq uepopulqs Illuftrat xteruo ftylo,
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Exemplar exponens velue nepotibus Ac liberis fyncerius
Fœcundiufquc pcrdoccncIiSjVt bonos Mores bibant è fontibus Vbcrrimcfcatentibus, confiliaque Diiudiccntprudcntia, Et fa6la,vt cucntiis ab illis colligant. Inftrudiorcsnamque fie Fiunt ad omnia iuuencs,cum plus iuucc Hiftoria quam ætas longior. Quod qui vclit nouiflcplcnius Vim quæfitciusaudiat.
Fccit ca L ucullum prius belli rudern Nulli fccundum gloria Rcrum gerendarum: amp;nbsp;virilem foeminam Ac imperantem,Zcnobiam ArabibuSjArmcniifqueformidabilcm Fecit:ob id autem maxime Quod amp;nbsp;legcndofimilitudincmprobe Contraxerat pfæflantiam Virorum:amp; cxcmphsvacaratauidius In/ecxprimcndis^vcaliqua Vel ut tabel la fc fibi ipfa clFinxcrit. Hiftoria quippc memoriæ Eft vitadumen vcritatis,nuncia Antiquitans totius, Quæ fuperioribus quafi annis fuerimus. Sic nos vidcricæteris
Zenôbîj J Palmyrco ru regma qua tame bcllocepic Aurelian* Rom. imperator.
EfFicit: amp;improbosabominans viros, dd ij
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Probofq; laudibus vcbens, Hortatur omnes ceu fubaólo aculeo. Sed vt grauifsima temporum Eft ipfacuftosatavicifsnn temporis Cuftodia manet integra, Cuiüsfalus præftantium rerum eft falus. ' Nam nullus Hercules foret
Cumtotlaboribus.-pcriflccqucveterupi Memoria,fi prorfus nihil Supereftet è fcriptis patrummec cogniti Effent triumphi.-premia
Vircutis eflent nullaxum feribentium Fidepremium virtusfuum FeratjCelebrata meritis encomiis. Nequecftenimqui nefciat • nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,
Eiufmodi mercede virtutem pcti Plerifqiic. Nam vcl improbos
Quanquam nihil virtus mouetrtamcn allicic Diefqucnocftefqucftimulans
Ingens cupido gloriç,qui degerent In fordidifsimo ocio, Ni pollicerentur ffbi non emori Partam laborc gloriam. • Qiiæ tarnen amp;nbsp;ipfa dépérit,niff fuo Hiftoriaferuetmuncre.
IcaqucbeatosPliniuscfteprædicat Q^ibus datum fit facinora Scribenda gcfsiflc,aut legenda fcriberc. Etipfe,quanquamæuifui Acccnfcaturdoóliorum catalogo.
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Plerique veropræcerhæc,durifsima
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Vt nüllus obcrcàec; quafi cum talibus
Tarn diraiurafïè videar.-
Diuturnius præconio hiftoriæ nihil
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Nunc ordine vt fit omnibus modis quoque
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Faciat, vt Eaud poèticuni
MunuSjfed hiftoricum magis turn iudiccs Præftarc. Nam quod interim
Canitfuo dcmuncrc, extra fabulam Non elïèfcntias, opus
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Vclniliuuantfclicius
Tranquilliusquc vitam vtcxigas; noccnt Aliæ.forismelatticum^ * •
Pfæ fcfcrcntcs,conditumqucabfynthium, Ec pus mcrum tandem tibi
Magno maloruptuTævbinÔncogitcs. ‘ Hiftoriavero necftruit
Fallaciam, Si. feli'cius vitam régit:
Incommodât niillivirq: •
Plusquc vria pfocieftomnibus quam quælibct Ars amp;nbsp;facultas altera.
Acvt loquarpauciSjferefolacftdomi -Forisquc,militiæamp;togæ, quot;
Quoins loco quócunqüc temporcvtilis'.
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De calamitatc Siciliæ.
TatuebamPetrc charifsimCjpoft hyc- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;7^,quot;,
mis afpcntatcm clemêtioris aurç bene- n S ficiomitigatam,lçtumaliquidaciucû-
dum fcribcre,quocl tibi quafi quafdam rcnafccntis vcrisprimitias deaicarem.
Sed audita morte regis Siciliæ,intelligcnsacme- Qrdity, cum reputans quantum hæc rerum mutatio cala- déplora-mitatis afFerret: quantum illiusrcgniquietifsimü «onem Si ftacum,velhoftilis incurfusprocella concuteret, GmæS-velgrauis feditionum turbo fubuerter et: repente^« liifto-côftcrnatus animocœptadefcrui, verfâquein lu-
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etumeythara malin nebiles modos amp;nbsp;lamenta- morte Gu tioniim lugubre carrtien ordiri:licet repiirgati cœliblandaferenitas, amp;nbsp;hortorumac nemorum amœna facies importunam animo Içtitiâ ingerert tes,ad aliud meconentur abftrahere,amp; flendi ac lamencandi propofitum impedire.Q^is enim la-mentationi locus eft.,aut qucrclæ:aut quis intera-pclliuc fluentibus non olFendatiirlachrymis, vbi iam annus pruinofçfenedutis deterfacanitic,gra tç denuo iuucntutis pubefcit inflorem: amp;hyber-
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nis frigbribus fucctdcns verna tcmperres, feriatas auium fauces ad.intcrmiftç füauitatcm modula-tionis inuitat? verum quia difficile eft in morte siciilû fe nutricis alumno pérfuaderinc lugèar*riô poffum pjfeor lacbrymas continere, non poffum defola-tionem Siciliæ,quç me gratifsimo finu fufceptû
pathctica cum topo graphica apoftro-phc.
Fida liy. ßlefjQQ^yelßecisoculis memorare.Intucri mihi lam vidcorturbulcntas Barbarorum acies,eo quo feruntur impetu irruêtcs,ciuitates opulétas, amp;I0-. ça diuturna pace florentiametu concutcre,cædc vadarc/apmis atterere,amp;: fœdareluxuria.Ingcric femihi,amp; lachrymas ànolentefuture fpeciescala mifatis extorquct.Occurrüt binc ciues,aut refiftê do gladüs iccrcepti,autfcdedêdomiferaferuitutc depreffi.lllinc virgines in ipfis parentü cófpedib* conftupracçrmatronç poft vana amp;nbsp;preciofa capi^ tis jColb, ac peóloris ornamenta diiepta, ludi-brio habitç,amp; dcfixis in terra oculis inconfolabi-liter déplorâtes,venerabilefœdus côiugij fœdifsi raçgentislibidineviolari.Nccenim auc rationis ordinercgi,aut miferationedcflc(fti,autrcbgione terreriTcuthonicanouitinfaniaïquâ amp;nbsp;înatus fu rorexagitatjôç rapacitas ftimulat, amp;nbsp;libidopræ-cipitat.Hæcautem in Apulia vicinifque prouin-ciisgeri,licethorrendumac trifte fit facinus,amp; multocum mœroredeflendum,vtcunquc tamc tolcrabileputaretur fiinCifphannis tantum par-tibus Barbarorum immanitas defçuiret. Quod fi beatamillaminfulam omnibus quidem regniset
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præclaris dotibus amp;nbsp;mentis ampîioribus præfe-rendam vis procellç fçuientis irrumpat, ßjucun-dumocium amp;nbsp;quictem orani voluptatis ^cnerc gratiorem armorum fragor importunus cxtur-bpt,quis iam animo potent imperarc, ne dolcndi modû excedatPquis nontotus inlachrymas de-fluatjCumiam apparêre cœperint valtitas vrbiû, ciuium cçdeSjfœdatapuluerefcnum reuerédacanities , matronæ pro fericis, faccis indutæ : pueri puellæquc Barbarç linguæ ftridore pcrtcrriti, om ncsq-, omnino indigenç, de multa rerû copia ad vl timicge'Utê, de gaudio ad mœroré,dc gloria ad ignominiam, Je fummofelicitatis culminead ex-treniæ mifençdifpendiadeuoluti?Atqucvtinam Côitantia cû rcgeTeuthonico Siciliæ fines ingref g„ij regis fa.perieueranJi conftantiam non haberct, necei fuitfiiu, daretur copia Mefianenfium agrosaut AEtnnæi j.“* môns confinia tranfeunJi.Hiscnim in locisaptif cundiprù fimègcns illaconfiftat.vbi ôc cum crudelitatepi- «’«/mo-, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;n nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• O — na/haPa
ratica leuthonum conHigat atrocitas, amp;nbsp;inter hormi de ambuftos lapides amp;nbsp;AEthnæ flagrantis incendia, inde regi-gens dura amp;nbsp;faxea (æuientis iracundiæ flammis exæftuet.Nam interioraTrinacriæloca,eam ma- Tiinacria ximepartem qua nobilifsimç ciuiratis fulgoril- à tribus lufirat,quæ amp;nbsp;toti regno fingulari meruit priuile gio præminerc,ncfariuin efiet amp;nbsp;tnonftro fi mile Sid'ia di-vclBarbarorum ingrefiupo'JuijVclirruentiûter-rorepercellijVelprædonum rapinisexponi, vel o Ldybço.’ rnnino peregrinarum legumbarbaneconturba-ri.Nunc mihi velim édifieras, ad quem intelligis*
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fincni rcmintantodifcrimineperucnturam, quo vcputas Siculos vfurosconßlio?vtrunine regem ßbi creandum exifliment,amp; collcótis viribus con tra Barbaros dimicandum?an verorei di/Fidentia amp;nbsp;inßietilaborisodiotemporiferuicntes, malinc qualibet duru feruitutis iugum fufcipcre, quam famæ amp;nbsp;dlgnitac^fuæ,amp;patrlællbertaticonßllc-re? Ego quidcm hæctacitus dubia mente pcrtra-dans/dum variishinc inde rationibus diftrahor, mecumipfc diiïcntio,nec fatisliquet vtrumhorü cis cenfeam eligendum.Gerte ß regem ßbino du-degcbint virtutis elegennt,necà CEnftianis Sarraccni Chrifliani dißcntiant .* poteritrex creatus rebus licet quafi Ä^arracc- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fgrc perditis fubuenire, öcincurßis
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Terram la ßciuitates oppidaqucmaritimadiligêterprçmu' Boris fcrc niens,in Calabria quoquc prxßdia per congrua u Hftoria nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;dilponat, Siciliam Calabriamque tuen pote
dicicur 5c rit,neinius amp;nbsp;poteftatem tranfeant Barbarorum. Lucama, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Apulisqui fempcr nouitate eaudentes»
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ditores.in nouai'urerum Itudiis aguntur,nihilarDitror Ipci conftaccs, aut fiduciæ reponendum.-quos ß coadiscopiis ad pugnam lufl'eris cxpediri,antefugereplerunquc incipiunt,quam figna bellica conreranrur;ß mu-nitionibus feruandis præficias,alijquidem alios prodiic, amp;nbsp;hoftes ignorantibus aut reßßcntibus fociis introducunt.At vero quia dilFicilceß Chri-flianosintantorcru turbine,fublatorégis timo-
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rc,S«irraccnos non opprimcre, fi Sarracenimnltis nOo j A illoruminiuriisfatigan,ab eis cœperint difsidcrei nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' ' *
amp;caftcllaforte maritima,vel montanas mirnitio-nes occupauerinCjVC hinc cu m T euthonicis: fu m-ma fit virtute pugnandum, ilirnc Sarraccnoruni crebrisinfiiltibus occurredumtquid putasada* n funt Siculi inter bas deprcfstangufhas, amp;nbsp;velut? inter malleum Si incudem multo cum difcrimi-necÓftituti?hocvtiqueagent quod poteruntjVt vtqui-fcBarbarismiferabili conditionedcdentcs,irt eo- mus aiür, riimfe conférant potcftatem.O vtinam plebis ac vc procerum Chriftianorum ói Sarracenorum vota non lie«. conucniantjVt regem fibi concorditer cligerites, irruentes Barbaros totjs viribus totoconamine;-totifqjdefidenis proturbarecontendant.Heimi-j^p^j^j.Q ferçconditionis amp;nbsp;damnatç fords infula,quæficJ pheadSi-alumnos nutris amp;prouehjs^ vt cum in. optatumi*^**’““-robur excreuerint,primacx te virium fuarum expérimenta capiant, amp;nbsp;vberiim tuorum pinguedi-’’ ne faginatijVifcera tua recalcitrandó difcerpant*^ Sic olim plurimi tuo in finu tuifq;in deliciis cnu~^ triti,multFs te poftmodum iniuriis,multis prçliis afflixerunt.Sic amp;nbsp;Conftantia primis à cunabulis’ in deliciarü tuarü affluentia diutius cdiacata,tuif-'^^'^^^®i q;inftitutadolt;flrinis amp;i morib’informata,tandc jjcovidc opibus tuis Barbaros ditaturadifcefsit: amp;nunc præfatîo-cum ingentibiis copiis vicem improbam tibi re- noftia. penfura reuertitur,vtpulcberrimçnutricis orna-tus violenter diripiat,amp; munditiam tuam qua» regnis omnibus antçcellis, baibarica fœditate co-
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'Apoftr^ tamiiKt'uAgc nunc M eflan a, ciuitas potcns amp;nbsp;ad McfTa- puka'ciuiùmnobilitateprcpollés, qiioputas in-columitatituçprofpicicndum confliio, vtpofsis Barbarorum pnmos conatus eliciere,amp; hoftilcs copias à Phari tranficu prohibcre? Expedit tibi noaturc dcliberare quidagas.Nam quia tranfeun-cibus ill Siciliam prima poft traiedûratibus Pha' rum o'ccurris,primos etiam pugnantium impct’ , nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fuftincre,primaquebclloruaufpicia cogens ex pc
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in modum fluminis emanafle. Q^od fi noftri répons mala, amp;nbsp;quæipfi vidimus,volumus reccn-fcre,nuper tc vebemens terræmotus tanta coneuf fitviolentia,vt Cunólis ruentibus ædificfis ; baud facile numcrabilem vtriufquelcxus multitudine lignorumac lapiduro molesopprcflcrit.Nuncau tem vtvel fiefortunæ lentefcat improbitas ,poft milita amp;nbsp;varia calamitatum genera turpifsime täi déaddicerisferuitutiJam te Syracufana ciuitas, Ad/yracù dmturnæ pacis pertedcat, iamfi potes ad bellum tibi vires indaura, amp;nbsp;caquaflorêrefolcs eloquent læpririd-’ tia^ciuiumtuorum mentes enge,murorumambi' pem vtait tum propugnaculis denfis attollc,amp; anguftum il lud fpacium quod duobus portibusinterieâ:uài,’ infuliE tibi nomen inuiditjCXtrudisturribusprç« munirefcfl;ina,fi forte Barbarorum pofsis incur fibusobuiamirc. Verum ad hoc tibi (pro dolor) vires non fuppetunt, amp;nbsp;conatustuos tarn inopia ” ciuiumquäpaucitasbellatorumelidunt. Seruirc
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temin In- fçuitiam pati, qua Barbaræ fœdçquegcntis tyran fait vrbis nidem cxperiri.Vçtibifons Celebris amp;nbsp;præclari Ârethufà,quæadhancdeuolutacs mifc fluuiusElt hatn,vtlt;|uæpoëtarum folebas carminamodula-’^h^’^iïcTeutkonicorûebrietatcm mitiges,amp;coru tnariï A- fcruias fœditati.ldco nefolum natalefugiens amp;nbsp;rethufam immcîfa mans fpacia Jogis tradibus fubtcrlabês attoliis,proximôq;
Ad Cya- mari influés AIphçum qucm ante fugcras in ma-nen fonte ion portufcübiîmifcentem ofFendis?Lonpemc-de Ouid 4 lî^*^ Cyanc conditiotua,quæ paulatim fluédo dc-lib.p.Me- ficiensincundcmportum,vix modicoriuo decur tamorph.^ Agngcntu ’ Z A j nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;, । nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;z-? / i nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r
pcruetufta caôtubarbancopoliuaris. Qiiid autcm tuturam ciuitas Sc Àgrigentinorumcalamitatem deflcam?quidim-Mazar”' niincntem MacarienGum cladem recenfeamus? vallismef- PrætercoCephaludi noua mœnia,miferaturpiq; fibusar- {çruîtutc damnanda. Taceo Padenfium agros abundat. ftirentis populi rapinis cxpofitos. Adtemihivc-
Cephalo - nicndum eft vibs famoßfsima,totius regni Siciliç dkithoc nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;gloria, quam ctfi digne laudarc non va-
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pcrftringere,vr ex hocipfo apparent qu anta.fi tla-mcntatione dcflencla, quæ tantis'fuerit dotibus quot;glortôfaiHæc èrgo’ ciuitàsin.plano; fitamans,ex Panhormi vno laterecrebhsinfukibnsfatigatur, cuius tame fcHptioM fluólibus rctundendis vêtuspalatiurn quod dicï loco amœ • tür Maris caftellum.murofq ue muiltaiturrju.dcn-
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iitatcmunitos oppomtaAlterius vero latenspar.- allui-• tern oppofitamPalatiurn nouura.infedit, miraex turpelago • quadnslapidibus diligentia,miro laboreconftru ótum,exreriusqüidcmfpaciofis'muroru,m.ahfra~ ótibuscircüclufu’m,intcrius verb multo gemma^ 'rum aurique fplendore confpicULim: bine Habens turrim Pilanamthefaurorurn cuftodiædeftinata: illinc turrim Græcam ei eiuitatis parti quæ KIie-raoniadicitur imminentem; Mediûverô locum pars iliapalatijquæloharia nuncupatur,plurimu
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’ gere voluerit, famibarius frequentare confueuit. Inde per reliquum fpaciumvariæfunt circunqua qucdifpofitæmanûones,matronis puellifque cunucbis,quiregi reginæqueferuiuntædificatæ. Sût amp;nbsp;alia ibidem palatiola multo quidem decore nitentia,vbi rex aut deftaturegni cum farniba* ribus fuis fecretius difierit, aut depublicis ma-ioribusregninegociis locuturus procercs intro-‘ducit.Necvero nobiles illaspalatioadbærctes file tioprçtcriricôu'’nit ofhcinaSjVbi in filavariis di-ftïâ-acoloribusferumvellbratenuâtur, fibiin-uicem multiplicitexendi gcncrecoaptantur. Hic
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enim videasamita,dimitaquc,amp; trimita minori 'pentjafanïpcuqueperfici:,hinc hcxamita vberio-ris materiæ' copia condenfari . Hic diarhodon jgneo Fulgore vifüm reuerberat. Hic diapifti color fubuiridis int'ucntium oculis grato blandi-tur afpcÓlutHic * cxarcntafmatacirculoruniva-rictatibus infignita , maiorem quidem artifi* cum induilriam amp;nbsp;materiæ vbertatem dcfyde-
rant, maiori nibilominus prccio diftrahcnda. Multaquidem amp;nbsp;alia videas ibivarij coloris aedi uerli generis ornamcnta,inquibus'amp; fericis auru intexitur, Sc multiformis piduræ varieras gémis interlucétibus illuftratur. Margaritequoque aut integræ ciftulis aureis includuntur, autperforatæ filotenuicóneótuntur, amp;nbsp;eleganti
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quo quid tcs habeos inrerius quidem precioii marinons ta-annonn- ß jJis decoratos,fuperius autem de lapillulis qua-ftrionc vl partim auratis, partim diuerficoloribus vete-de. risacnouiteftamenti depiéfamhiftoriamcontiné tes.Suprcmi veto faftigij tabulatum infignis ele-gantia cçlaturæ,amp; miranda piôluræ varietas,paf-fimqiic radiantis auri fplendor exornant.Sic ergo dirpofitum,(îcornatum,ücomnimodævolupta-fgt;tis gratiadclibutum palatium/anquacaputre-iquo corporijfic ton fupercminet ciuitati.
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trina partitione diftinóï:a,rres in fe particulares, vc ita dixcrim,cónnetciiiitatcs. Quarutu qnæ inter extremas media collocatur, nöbjliori ædificioriî ftruótura præpollens, ingenti murorum akitudi-ncabvtraquedextralcualt;^uefeiu'ngitur,latitudi-nisparnmhabenSjinlongum veró fpacio maiorc porrcóta- vt fiquis dtias æqualesæqualium circu* lorum minores portiones adchordamvnam cóiu gat.Hanc item tres viædiuidunt principales,quæ rotameius longitudinémetiûtur. Harum media quæ Vicusmarmorcusnuncupatur,amp;rebus oc-cupitur venalibuSjà partefuperiori viæ coopertæ ad palatium Arabum, indéquead inferiorem por lamiuxra forum SarraCenorum dircótcprocendi tur. Alia quoqueàturrcPifànaperviam coopertâ addomum Archicpifcopiiuxta maiorcm eccle-fiam,mox ad portira ïanilæ Agathes dcinceps quje per domos Maionis Admirati ad prædiâû foru m Sarracenoruni pertranfit,ibidem viæ marin oreæ côiungenda. Tertia fane ab aula regia quæ palatiofubeft,pcr domum dieti Sarraceni ad çdes Sylueftri comitis amp;nbsp;capellam Georgij Admirati porrigicur,amp; indcadpropinquam vrbis portam obliquatadefleólitur. At verô dextrapars ciuita-tis à monafterio fanéli Ioannis propè palatium in Khemonia conllituti Habens initium,mûris vf-quead marecircunduôlisincluditur. Pars autem finiftraab ipfius item palatij confinio,ad carttl-lum fc mirigt; extendens , ibidem finem forti-tur, ingenti nihiloininus murorum vallata cir-
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cuitu.Spacium quoq;quocl inter mediam ci uîtatc amp;pof£üraicxtcnditi4ryYbiclu2e reliquçpartes vr” bis conueniunCjAmalfitanorüm continetvicum, peregrinarum quidem incrcium copia locupleté, in-quo veftes ebuerfi colorisac preçij fcriçç qua de Gallico contextç vellcre,emptoribus exponun tur.’Quis verôpræclaræbuius vrbis miranda çdi ficia,quis fontiumpafsim ebullicntium fuauifsi-ma’ni vbertatcni^quiis feniper vircntiumai boru.m amœnitatem,auc aquæduôlùsciuium abundan^ ter vfibus feruicnteSjfatis mirari fiifficiat? QjJis inGlytçplaïiitieigloriam,quæ inter vrbis-’mœnia montéfque,quàtaorfetcinilibuspâtet,.laudccon grua profequatur ? O bcatani cunâifque feculis prædicandam planitiem,quæintragreinium fuû arboruinfi'uduumqucgerius omnecôclufit;quç quicquidvfquameftdericiarum ,fola prætcndit; quæ voluptariæ vifionis illecebris cundos fie albeit,vt cui femel earn videre contigerit, vix vnqua ab ca quibuflibetpofsit blandjmentis auelb. lllic enim mirerisvineastamfœcundicefpitisvberta-teqiiàmprçclarigcrminisgenerofitatc gaudétcs. Illichortos afpioas mirabili fruduum varietatc laudandoSjturrcfqu!eadhortorumcufiodiam,amp; voluptatis opera præparatas :vbi amp;nbsp;rotæ volubilis obfequio defcendcntibus,itémque afcendenti-bus vrceolis puteos vidcas exhauriri, cifiernafquc adiacentes iniplcri,amp;inde aquam perriuulos ad loca finguladeriiiarijVtirrigatisareobs vegetétur amp;nbsp;crelcant citrob angufia breuitatc contraóti, óc
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cucumcrcs traólu longiore prodLidi,melonésq; ad formamrnagisfphçricamaccedêtes,.amp; cucur bicç perarûdines conncxaslatius cuagates. Hinc fi conuercas oculos ad diuerfas arboruin Ipecics, vidcbis malapunica vel acetofa,veldulcia grams interius occultatis,exterius contra intempene ac;-ris durocorticeprçmuniri. Citrosquoque tripli ci fubftantiç diuerfitate diftingui,cum cortex ex-teriQC colore fimul amp;nbsp;odore caliditatis prçferat \ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.
argumentum: quodautem circa centrum eil ace * ■ veró inter vtrunque temperatius com.probetur^ Videas ibi amp;nbsp;lumîas acctofitate fua. condiendis cibis idoneas, Sc arengias acetofo nihilominus hu moreplenas mterius, quæ magis pulchritudinc fuavifumobleólant, quam ad illud vtiles videan tur. Hæ quidem ab arbore fuaetiamcum matu-ruerint, difficile cadunt, amp;nbsp;nouis fuperueniétib’ veteres cedere dedignantur. Na amp;nbsp;teitij anni po-maiam rubea, amp;nbsp;fecundiadhuc virentia, amp;nbsp;pree fentis anniflores ih eadem poflunt arborepariter inueniri. Hæc autem arbor continue luuentutis pollens infignibus,nec fithyemis fterili fencdute deformis,necingrucntcfrigoris afperitatefrondi bus fpoliacur, fed virentibus femper folijs veris te periem repræfentat. Quid vero nuces amygdalç, autficuum diuerfagenera, veloliuas condiendis cibarijs, amp;nbsp;lucernarum foucndis ignibus oleum miniitrantes enumcrem? Qjiidloquar filiquaru vaginulas amp;frudum ignobikm iniipida quada Bhj
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dulcedincruflicorumacpuerorum gutturibîan-dientem? Mireris potius palmarum procera cacu Daftylifut mina,dadyllt;jsque dctonfçarbori fummo vertice uc^fruftus ^cpendentes. Quod fi in partem aliam vifum de-palmæ flexcris, occurret tibi mirandarum feges harundi Canamcl- num,quæ Cannçmelhsab incolis nuncupantur, lavnovcr noméhocabintcriorisfucci dulccdine fortictes.
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Harunifuccus diligenter amp;nbsp;moderate decoétus infpcciémcllistradiicitur. lî vero perfedius ex-eoétus fueritjin faccari fubftantiani condenGtur. Communes autem frudus amp;nbsp;qui penes nos habe tur, hisadiungerc fuperfluumexilhmaui. Hec jgitur breuiterperihngendo defcripfi, vtex pau-cis muîta, ex paruis maiora, folliciti prudcntiale étorisintelligatjfîmulquc vt quéadmodum di* dum eftjliquidum fiat quantis lamentatiombus quantaque fit opus copia !achrymarum,vt digne ciuitatishuius calamitas defleatur. Viuasdiu
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dccxciLicicrCj vcllulpcôlâ rcncicrc co, veritatem:niü certe in Sicilia nihil miraculi eflct ca móllra fcclerum perpetrari, quæ potius tragœdorû fintdefléda boatibiis,qua hi-ftoricçvcritatis ordine côrexenda. necenim alibi rota fortuna torquct cclerius, aut maiori mor-talium ludic difcrimine. Iraq; loci ipfius inhuma-nitas,corû quædidurus fum fidé faciet: eritquc operçprecium cam atroces qua repentinas rerû co mutationes memoriætradere poftcrorumrvt qui fortunæ finibiis aUigatijfuamexrcrumaffluétia gloria metiûturjaliorûcafu moniti, beatosfede-finâtprædicarc.-netoties miferosruifus le clami-téc, quoties aut à dignitatis gradu deciderint, aut opimiaceruiquomodolibetfuerit imminuti. Ad idquoq-, nihilominus operafum datums, vtpau ci quofû inter tot ac tanta pefsimorûflagitiamc-morabilis fides cnituit, mcritis nunquam pofsinc laudibusdefraudari,p^rpetiiisq;inæuû fucccfsi-bus virtutis gloria propagetur. Qjjçficut præcla ns ab initio fadis vires,vt ita dix en m,cnitefcit,fic ras. inpofterum taciturnitatecôfenefcéselabitur.Ita fit vt gloria qua ingéti quifq; laborc,fumma indu ftna, multisqi pcriculis libi ipfe pepererit, in brc-uifauillatim decides euanefcat. Intcreft ergo mul torû fiqua fortiter ada fut,ea pofteroru cognitio-
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uideri: præfertim cum ad virtutem plerunque libcripatrumprouoccncur exemplo, patriæquc ^probitatis velue quædam infilios tranffufafcin-tilla licet in quibusdam’fopita fit, amp;nbsp;quafipræ-mortua,faciletâmenhçreditariævirtutis memoria conualefcat. Si qui vero fuopteingemoac na turaperpetuandi nominisamoremcouceperunt: ipfa tarnen patrum recordatio, eorum foueat défi derium, ac propofito robur adiiciatad maturan dumidquodfperauerintjCosvtique faciens pró Laudabile ptioi'es.Hincnimirum antiquitus Romanipatru antecefl'crum eis tutum, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;femper occurrerét, pudcrétque degenercm fe
quilafciuiamj ac turpi laguêre defidia, amp;nbsp;ample ûcndæ virtutis quafi quandam nccefsitatem ba-berent prç oculis.Necjgitur inerti iitu patiar eorum oblitterari mcmoriam,quæ non fine multo-Breuis amp;nbsp;periclitatione nuper in regnogefta Sicibæ. crcdibilis partim ipfevidi,partimeorum qui intcrfuerant, narratio veraci relatione cognoui.Non tamê id ago,vt om nia bellorum difcrimina, militumque côgreflus aut quid in fingulis vrbibus oppidisve gefium fu crit,figillatimexpediarn:fatisfccifie videbor pro-pofico,fi qui laude dignifuerint eos non taceam: fimaiorarcrum momenta breuiter ac fuccinôle tranfeurram, in his maxime quæ circa curiam geftafunt occupandus.
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defpcs aniHium,eflPicerc veile conari quod men tcconceperat.vilâquctemporisadefleopportuni-taSjVtmaturèt coniilium:amp; quém regnandi libi^. do præcipitcm agit, moram omnem damnofam exiftimat. Nulla interim animo pax dâtiir, nulla tranqùillitàs,omnia circuit, omnia præmetitür, 'omma diligenter explorât, quo confi’iö, quibus artibus regnum obtineat.Multäque diu præcogi-tans ,intelligit viros nobihfsimos quibus adhuc fegnumflorebat Siciliæ,fuum impedirepropofi' tum.Præcæteris autem ei mctumihcutiûtRober Comes tus comes; Lorotelli, régis confobrinus: Symon tomes Polycaftrcnfis,Ebrardus comes Squillace ftrenfis, ßszquorumilh virtus baud dubia erat,fciebacquc SquiUae«-fidemeoru nulla fraude,nullis vnquam prçmiis corrumpendammec fifupereflentincolumcs,lpe-rabatrempofle pfocedere. Vifumergo primum aliquidadeorum machinariperniciem,in eoque fceleris fui primitias prælibarc.Placuit ctiam. Scad id totis viribus nitebatur, vt Hugonem archiepi-
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dchincpaucis poft fticb’Salernum proficifcitur. Cumqueex diucrfisApuliæamp;Terrælaboris partibus ad videndum regem proceres muiti concur rerent, Robertus cornes Lorotclli eadem rationc perfuafus Salernum iter ingrcditur. Cuius aducn tuprecognito.ficergacomitcm Maionis aftutia _ . , régis animum immutauit,vtnequeloqucndi eu rege copiam impetraret,coque non vifo triftis ira- dit amicos tufquedifcederet.Ibircxaliquanti temporis inter ualloconfumpto,paucifque nec dignis memoria gcftis negociiSjPanhorm um rediens, dein ceps ac fibumanos'horrerct afpedus , inaccefsibilem fe præbuitmifi quod Admirato fingulis diebus, Ar cbiepifcopo picrûque fui copiam faciebat,audiês ab eis regni fui négocia non qu alia étant, fed qua-lia ipfî propofitoïuoconformabant. Sub id tem pons Anfeotinus Cancellarius,amp; comes Symon Anfeotii cum maffuo cxcrcitu in Apulia erant, vt Alaman nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;9*quot;’
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ipfiusfadionis’cflcpart|cipem,quôd claris nunc apparebat indiciis. Inde fiiaturandum cenfcr,vt ç-mergentis^mâli pericültinieuitcturJftrocarnem putridam rcfecari, cû viciiias partes-Corr uperit.Id CO faciiius régi perfüafum, quod propinquos ocs confànguineôfquc'habcbatlufpeârôs.Comesigi’ tur litcrii regiis citatur ad-cunamjàlidfque in cnis locum Conieftabulusfubrogatur. Scdcidem vc^ menti nequcfuam purgarelicuitinnocétiam,nec obiediS brdinc iudiciario rcfpôdcre. Statim cnim non fine inuIcaMaionisinüidia,captus incar-ceréefi retrufus.His eo modo gellis,itarex deinde fuamomnibus auulfit præfentiam,vt permultû tempons fpaciumexcepto Maioncadmirato', ôc Hugone archiepifcopo nulli penitus apparerer. Q^æ resargumentofuit, vtà plerifque mortuus putaretur.Erantqui’venenumei ab Àdmirato di-cerenrpropinatum-.ncccrat difficile creditu, cum ideum maebinari dudumaudiflcnt. Multiquoqj cum ex diuerfis Apuliæ partibus venifient ad curiam, videndique regem prout confucucrant, eis copia negarctur,certifsimos de morte eius rumo-les pertotam Apuliam detulerunt, nihil hçfitan-dum fuper hoc quod famaprædixerat,aflercntes. Tune Apulorum inconllantifsimagcnSjlibcrta-temadipifci fi uftradefiderans, quam nec adepta quidcmrctincrcfufficerctjVtquæ ncc bcllo mul-tumvalear,necinpace pofsit elle tranquilla,ca-pefsit arma,focietates contrahit, caftelhs miinien’ disoperadat.Alijquiaiâ diucuinçpacispertcfum
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cratifolarapt^nturincobftantia. Alios prçdæfpcs trahit ad tellufn.*;pkriquc ca ratione concitantur ad armajCjuódrcgis morteni cenfeant vindican-dam,Multi tarnen,A dmirati caufam armis tuen-dam fufcipiunf.:;SiCYbique rc turbatatumultu.-que cxorto^Mubiis cuçntibus bine indclæpccon-fligitur. Comes Lojotelhplcrafquemantimasoc ç.upat ciuitates. Jibpcrator ctiam Çræcqrum à Comiterogatus-auxiliumifpeque dudus recupe randi Apubanii nobihfsimosacpræpotcntes vi-ros cum maxima pccuniamittit Brundufium. IniTccravcrodaborisnot) minori turbine cunöa ccrnercs agitaii,aliófque ab liege deficerc, alios ûare cum rege. Robertus Surrentinus à Capua-* nis fufcipitur hæreditario; ad fc iure lt;perti-neniem 'occupât Gapuæ,principatum. Hæc ybt Panhormi cognitafunt,inopinata res Admira-ti pàulifper animum concurbauit,non tarnen vf-que adcó vt vultum quoque, fufficeret immu- Maion» tare.Nam in maximis quoquepericulis ex indu- vukus im ftria dignitatem oris integram conferuabatme G quoties timendum qrat, vultus id faterctur in-diciojhoüibus quidcm fpem ingcrcns, fuis ni-hilóminus metum meuteret,Quod crgoratus eft optimum in tanta perturbatione conGIium ,eos q UI nondum rcbellauerat'Jitens regijs fuifque ere brius exhortalur ,vti vittutis fuæmemores cum proditoribus audaöler, dimiccnt , habitamquc de fe haClenus opinioncm 'tatam faciant, me-
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mijrtërinÉyii’Eüffpræmiâjhü'dcrnqî-pfpponilCô^k tra vcró pôÉnaSÇ'5^ pörp'êtiisE’nqtam wfaihiiöipafO-^^ dïtoribuyirrogan^pfeintenni PanhornitqLfófcü qucpötcfhfibi GonciJiatjpröpolkuttïfaum eisde mortéle'gte apcril Genfé|:q5J hödraötuh.ias'piragd-* dum,tirnenS‘nG-ßförterdx'id€tifn fceUfis maclii-» nari perpdndedt, crirnim fibi maicftatis'obieóio^ Capiüali'füppbïló addicàtuf. Etkc tunc FuiiIiJor/lij G àiifrcd-âi éönïéS' M ö tiS’Giai ueöii^ vir td‘que fü tïi-’ mæ4ibcpâlitatis',àmïistximiûs,adniôditràqüdGÔ flt;ilcip€cb0ris:fcd'mgt;©bdlt;s Crat ingenij, fidei VüCiii laÏïtiÿj^nouità^Éêsitcrüttt ïdmper eLöpr;anis\iMûiü 1 opé AjdmiratüS' plürinïÜJhbi fóroputató ïiccefi fà'nam,kâ éôrïïôdtfsitricFlibïzû aiîici poflèiperfpbt citdî pdiisôdiuftaciiîrégis à'ncutiac.Habcbac bdté ipté Qô ftic«' op pid q iwa da Sic il ia, N ôthü ^S'cl au fanâjKÊaktamirctü.fSed Notbûcseteiisfpeciahuî dibgcbat.Nani idcrttCâfteriûtû virorû frcquetia^ tUiiiinatufa lôcilmuWiÇifsi'ûaum’ctui*, Scdcf^ivlit/nî 1ÓC U hi prxbebat âpiilÿiiii p. Pri tiîû ergo régi -Maio perfüadûti vt banc übi rnunittoncm accipa^dicé^ no bïle pcrieuloeâm'à Cö'niiteipofsideii. Debînc vbi CoiTiitcm CîCaitiifsiqiiôxîippidi laris Codipcrit indignâtiiiti,lecrccô eü'tti'âd fcprætipic acCcrfiri: iurat vitra quam credi facile fit,bac dere fe dolcrc: regiquccùmhocpræciperetjpluriinüm reftitiflep lcd tàntam bominis cflè tcincritätern’^tantam in*’ faniam,vt neque cuiüfpiain confiliurn iani ad-mittat, ncc ab eo quod femel dixcrit, quabbet pofsit perfuafione defleCli. Qjjodqucindignius
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eft,Salomonern etiam parum feifle comemorans, ipfe cum fit mortalium'ftohdifsimus fibi folipru* dentiam, fibi vircutemafcribac.Præterca tyrannû hunö venus quam regem, ncfcioquid fcelerisin amm’ogerere, facile ex verbis eius pofte conijci,ft‘ diunusregnaiicritbreuifuturum, vt virorum no bilium paucosfupereïTecotingat, qui rióautfup-phcijs deftinentur,aut carccfi. Necimmerito,in-quitj deter iöTa nobis Contingerentinam fiqtftdem' viri öcnonfocminismolliorcs-eflemus, firationc vtentes,. amp;nbsp;non brutorum fimiles animantiü,hu-lusitanræpeft’iscxîtiô düdum qüd'cl-as eiufmodi-fofpiiTemusjSed forte ad interitu fatanós trahut, amp;nbsp;imrninentis maiinecefsitas cæcitaté nobis in-duciL Certefatum hoc temeritas noftra eft, quæ iamadextrómanos pericülorumadduxit. Tunc comes quid hæc fibi vellet oratio fans intelligens, fubiungitin hac omnes opinionc verfari, quod abfqueipfius Admiraticonfilionihil omnino rex gereret, idéóquehuius rei culpam penes cum efte qui regis infanias tyrannidcm pubhcarc deberet: nec ahenam in fe criminationem trasfunderc, fed ad omnium vindiftam fingulos exhortari. Fa cilcei omnes obfequi,fi voluntatem'eius cognóue rint:fcfequoquead primumeius imperium fan-guinemregishaufturu. Adhæc Admiratus Co raitis laudareprudentiam, virtutem ad’cælü tol-/ lere,ipfumq; cœpit ampledi, referens ei quod A f chiepifcopusalijq;quamplures in id eófenferint, ' YtiiKerfecftoregeipfum admiratunleifubftituat-
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'A dm ira.-tus callidc regnum a mbit.
Inde magis tentandi gratia, quam ex animo fub-gt; iungit, iodignufe efle qui tancoregno præcflcde-bcat; faniiis fibi videri confilium, vtregis films pa trifucccdat. Sed amp;nbsp;quo id animo dixilîct eomitci Gaufredu m non latuit, refponditque hoc fe nun-quam paflurum. Nade ferainc tyranni nihil vn-» quam nifi tyrannicum procreari,impióquc pâtre genitos paternç quoquc futuros impictatis hære-des. Hocvnum fe laudarc, hoc veile, vt Admira-to regia dignitasconferatur. Subinfcrenteillo fic futurum, liquide ipfi placucrit, Comes Clƒuü ad hocfpondetauxilium: amp;nbsp;vtnutantcmadhuc am mum ccrtioremefficiat, ilh feiureiurandoafirin* git. Exinde iam Admiratus pcrpetrado fcelcri do cumac tempus quærebat idoncum, exifiimas co; mitem Gaufredumfibiper omnia fore fubfidio, Comiti verb longe aha mens erat,aliudquc volue bat in animo. Iam enim plurimos Barenfium qui tunc Panhormi morabantur, ipfcfibi lurarefece-rat:erantquecumeoSymon Sangrcnfis,amp; Ro-gcrius films Richardi,pluresquealij nobilcs amp;nbsp;fa diofi milites,per quæhbetcumpericulafecuturi,. quibus indignu, turpc,miferuq; videbatur, vt cuius pater oleum Bari vendere côfueuerat(fic enirh dicebatur) cu regnarepermitteret.Scd nequedif-plicebat eis regem interfici ob tyrannidé quam in viros nobiles exerccbat.Erat autem hoc eorum co filmm,vtqufiprimum rege Admirât’ occidifict, ipfi ftatim in cum täquainterfcdi regis vlrotes ir-rucret,ncc fua diuti’ proditione gauderet, regisqj'’
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filium maiore natu patri fubftituerent bçrcde. Ita Comes aduerfus dolos Maionis fraudulenteragc reinllitüerat; plurimum interim ipfi blandiri, ro gare ne rem tanta negligedo difFerret:paratos fem per habere fecum milites : prçftolari de die in die, vt admiratus quod propofuerat adimpleret. Vbi fegnius eumvidetregerere, tepidumque langue^ rcpropo(itum,fidem fuaillifulpeólam eflè, nbi-que parum eredi certis colligit argumentis. Poll’ habitoimtur de morte reffis conlilio.Maionipa- . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,
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rat ml] dias, amp;nbsp;vel in prçlentia régis, liquide aliter Maioné à nonpofsit.euhbideilinatoccidendû.Quodqua- Gaufrcdo da die no fecusacprouiderataccidilTetjnifiquôd iamin palatiû percuflbribus inrroduólis, fubito nunoatum cft departibus A puliæ galeas aduenif fe. Ea re tune ab incœpto milites abilcrrétc, Maio fortunç beneficio liberatus euafic. Cornes auté vi-dêi id quod geflu crat celari nô pofle(na amp;nbsp;multi milites cû armisvidcratintroduêlos) protêpore conliliûcapit, amp;nbsp;cum Admirato fccretû Habens colloquiû, narrat ei ordinc quid fibi acciderit, amp;nbsp;quanta fit fpefruftratus. Nâhodie inquitad curiam optime venimusprçparati, vltimûque vitæ tyranus diê claufiflet,nifi galca Callipolitana qua applicuifleaudiuimus, impedimentonobisfuif-fet. Ad niratusautem frufiraeum timuillerefpo dit.nam CallipoHn totameiii’rafle,amp;vniusfe-cûeircpropofiti.Eadé diefuggeftücftei à plunb’ amicorum, quod cornes Gaufridus cum arniis curiâeuinteifeélurus intraucrit. C^ibusille hæc ommafcircfedixic.-fuototuinidaôlum confilio.
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Buteria oppid.ca-pitur.
Ebrardus comes.
regi timêdumfuiflc, non fibi. Int,ereaiani incipi-enteturbari Sicilia ,Bartholomeu,.s de Garfiliato cümquibusdamalijs Butcriam óccupac; focurù vtique municifsimum, amp;: aduerfus quoslibct obr fidentium impetus prærupti montis bcnefici'o facile refiftentera. Ad quem plures ahi confluentes, coeperûntex agris finitimis prædam agere, loca vicinapopular],cura,plcrisq; potentibus vins fo-cietatem contrahere, Ea res Maionem ad vltimû fere defperationls compulit,adeo quidera vt incœ ptum facinus neceflario crederct dilfercndum:nec aliter inualefcentis mail pofle difpêdium euitari: nifi regi ipfl dumadhucad debellandos boftes vi rcsfuppetunt,remtotam aperiat: alioqiii totam Sicdiaminbreuidefcólura ad boftes. Qjiod vbi regi cognitum cft,primum negligcndo rem diftu lit, dicensnon tantiviros eflèmomentiquiperfcr uerareaudeant, vitro ab occupata munitionenu perrimc difcefluros. Idenimregi confuetudinis erat, vt difficile palatio vellet exire : fed vbi necef-fitas eura compellcbatcgredi,quataprius torpu-erat ignauia, tanto demeeps impetu, non tam au daâer quàm indifcreteac temereraptabatur,qua tiflibetfcpericulis obieólur’. Ncc quid fibi,quid aduerfç parti virium eflet attédebat, par an impar boftes àdoriretur paruni folbcitus.Mox vbi corn periteos qui erat Buteriç ab incœptonolledefifte re, fed acrius vrgere propofitum, comitem Ebrar dûadcoslegatummittit, vtfcifcitetiir ab eis quo confilio, qua mente caftellüfuum occupauennt,
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quiJfc cïcinccpsaduroscxiftimentiAt illinon ali ter idle dióluros refpondent, quam fi comes cis iurciurando feobliget,vc quicquid ei dixerint, ip fe regiferiatim cxponat.Prçihro deinde quod pe-ticrant à Comité facramcnto, dicunt le contra re-^ém nihil agere aut egiflè, fed co duci confilio, vt Maionis Admiratijóc Hugonis Archiepifcopi prodftionem detegant, impediantque propohtü: cfuos adüetfüs regem certifsime noucrant confpi-raflcjipfumque Maionem adregnü toris vinbus anhelarc. vitro fc Panhórmiïm ad regies pedes vehl'ùros, fide^proditóribus fiipplicjum fumptu audietinCvCuigiturhiec omnia comes Ebrârdus, vterat incorru-ptævirhdei,nó tacfficaciter quam âudadetad regis pertuliflet notitiam, rexprimû nóuitatc teil attonitùs mirari cœpit, dchinc inhü--rnanumratusvt credcrctcu fibimortem moliri, quem tant-a fublimauerat dignitate, quicquidei Comes dixerat,retulit Admirato, fubiungens nü quam le de illotalequippianV crediturum. Admi ratus exindeComitem Ebrardum fulpeótiim ha -berts, atrox in cum odium exGïcebat, fedidpru-denci di-feimulabat confilio, donee vkioni tempus-cJongru um inueniret. Interim cornes Gaufre-dus Buteriam transfugit, per aliquot Gartella fua
'iö; Tunc vero Panhormi
tumultus ingens cxoritur, vbiqueciuitatis tirtior-amp; imbgnano, toüaplebs aduerfus Maionem frémit, ac murmurât. Comitem Syrnonem iniu-fte captum , omnes vnanimi voto dcpofcunt.
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A Jniiratus aine vi Jens murmur inuaîcfccre,nec ia ni facile polie com pefei, nil! plebis fatisfiat defy derio, perfuaJee regi vt comes Symon extrahatur decarcere. QjJo ad lufsioncm régis eduólo, itafu ftrenf^’i- Jatus ciuitatis immutatus elt, vt cum co pax beratur amp;nbsp;traiiquillitas vibircddita vidcrctur.Rcx itaquç vinculis. vtintancQ neccfsitaris articule nullum videtfu-perclfe locum ignauiT,nec dilationis caufam idogt; neam, vix tandem inftinótu Maionis eduçitexer-. , citum.Buteriam obfidet.vbi.nifi comitem Symo BiJteriaob nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i n' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r
fidetur à nemlecum duxillct, non parum lucrat tempons rege 3crc* confumptutui. Cumigitur aliquadiû caftcllum totis viribus oppugnaflet, oppidanijver-o nihilo^ minus audaóler eircfifierent, ôc ad deditipnejcos cogifcreiam impofsibile videretur, demu horta, tu amp;: confilio Comitis Symonis res eft in trafadi^ onem deduéla: Comitique Gaufredo, amp;nbsp;focii$ c~ ius ab Admirato , Arcbiepifcopo, ac plerisquc coraitibus in animam regis iuratum, quod cos rex incolumes libère ac fecure amp;nbsp;abfqucimpcdi metoextraregnufuuire permittéret. Sicoppido recepcoj totaque ia quicfcentc Sicilia, paucis poft dicbus Meflanaprohcifcitur,in Apuliam trafitu-rus. Eodem tepore Cancellarium ad curia veniê ■ ' tem comes Symon inftigante Maionemultis pul fauit criminibus.Qjiicum fingulisaudaderfcdi ccret rcfponfurum,fuiseiallcgationibus vti non Anfcoti- licuit. nam captiini fubiio, damnatumque car-hrius in ccr exccpit. vbictiam poit aliquot annos diem carccr^mifyjtæelaufit extremum. Rex itaquePharumtras-
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kurus Comiti Gaufredo qui parafa îam naui,cæ rerisq-uc ad «ransfrctandum neccflariis Melîànæ morabatur,tranficûinterdicipræccpit, amp;nbsp;ipfum vfque ad rcditum fuum diligenter obfcruari. M ul tiplicatodehincexercitu Brundufium venir, vbi E«ndifiu eum Græcisconfliôlurus, adpugnam iubet mili-rts expcdiri. Græci veto vbicomitisPvobcrti, eu- irarijs, iusprçftolabanturaduentum, Videntfedefrauda-ros auxilio, quod vnicum reftabat conßlium, for Cræcos tunarneliguntexpcriri. Anccpsin principio pu- vindt Bre gha fuit: inde Græci non valentes aniplius liofli-les impet’fuftinerCjfufi cæfiquefunt. magna pars eorumeum ducibusfuis Panhormum trâfucôii.
Earex potitus vidoria, Barum traducit exercitû, ibiquepopulum eiufdemvrbisinermcra obuium habet, vt fibiparcaturorantem. AtillecaHelli fui i quod à Barenfîbus dirutura crat minas afpiciens, lufto, inquit, vobifeum agamiudicio: amp;nbsp;quia do mui meç parccrenolLiifns,ccrtc nec ego veftris fû domibus,parcitufus; Vos tarnen omnes libéré cum rebus vcllris abire permittam. Dantur ergo CIS duorum dierum induciæ: vt interim exe-untes omnia fua fecum afportent. Quod vbi fa-ftum ell, mûris primum æquatis folo, totius irtfecutum eft cxcidiumciuitatis. Itapræpotens Apulias ciuitaSjîfama Celebris, opibus pollens, p„]iæciui nobilifsimis fuperba ciuibus,ædificiorum ftru- tas exem-ôtura mirabilis ,iacet nu ne in accrues lapidum
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prxfertim cum viäci'cnc Jetotius Apubæ ciuit^r. nbus^d rcgçqmnçs cóflucre.Neciam facile tâçts; erat viripu? rcGllcnduni: omnemquefpem veniæ crudebcas regis cxcluferat. Rebdis çrgo caOdbs, oppidis, vrbibusque qua5 pofledçrant, nuilür«*-gniEeimjnosçxicruncPlcnquecuincQmKe Ro-. bertoin terrain Aprucij transfugerunt. Robertas Syrrentinus Capuç princeps cum mhil fibi fuga tuçius comperifTcc, per terra Comnis Richard) de, captas ex- AquiU fçcufe irauficns, in tranfitu fluminis ab oculâtar. codécapiludus, regique traditus cft. Q^cAd--miratus Panhorminon multopoibnvincuJa con
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eius proinçrmt: led ncc intamiæ notaperutus cui-tauit. Nam à mubiscrimim datum accepi, qued idem dominum fuum fummç nobibcatis ac man-' fuetudinis virum.cuifacramentûquoque fidebta tis praeftiterat, turpiter prodidiflet- Rex auté Grç-cis dcuiâiSjfugatoq;Comité Roberto,rçbquos hoftçs fuospçrfequésjcumomncsantcfactc eius fugitarétjtotius Aptiliæac Terrçlaboristumul-tiimcompcfcuit. ac demum profperegçlhs om-daTcomes nibusPharum tranfiens Panhormum redijt. In-exoeuh- terea Cornes Gaufredus cui Phari tranfitus inter-aiu* diôlusfueratjfuadêtçMaioncpriuaius ocubs,car ccridatur. Cornes Symon quxPolycaftriremaa-ferat,obidem accerbturad curiam,vt quam pri-Polycaftré mum yenerit capiatuf. Sedin ipfo procin»^tu tuus°’^' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;morte præuentus cR. Prætcrea
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comes öuhélm Üs A lefïtiùs, '-5^ Cömes Boarti un -âüçTaifenïis^j^'üïJh^plaribus ahjjPankotmi iain in vintulis tcnfebaHtüf^ intet quos erat ’amp; Robert Vinâi sc tus Bousn(is‘Gômitis Ebrardi,vtfércbatur, auun »'“Conu-tes» ctiius^, virqmdem armis fl:renuus,(èdparum ha-'quot; Ecris fi jcEquc^ii Francorum r^r ôE proditïôneni^ quam ibidem pcrpôcrauéfatjàd tempus iuflcrac * cxulare. Fibj quoqüe ducis'Ro'gcrij,Tandredüs ,? ^-GuIielm^^iVdEdtfsimd matlè'genitijad qua dux* ipfclcörifüctlidinem babueràV, iritra fia^atij feptà feruabancutincluli.Necdû ramen Maiorii^quié-fticanimus,aütnef^ndumceflat propofitum.cü
tôt præclaïtS âè'nôbili-Eus vins carcercs plenos al J piciatjquorLimahisociilosfeceratefïodtjàliosEç-* di fuftibus,quofdàiriin retetrimis locis eu fcfpen-tiEus babitarc. Vxorcs qUoque sc filias corumè domibus fuis abftraûas dtuerfisclaüférat irilô-cis.aliâfqucfuæ dcferuircbbidîni,alias inopiaco-gente vçnalem pafsim formam compulerâtcxhi-bere.His omnibus proditoris rabies expleri hon poreft.-nibil aétum pUtat,quiaComrtcEn Ebrardu fupcreflevidcEincoturriê.Scdnequcfatis feit quid tantoviro erîminis pofsitintendere, cuius fides omnibuscuidcnterappârét.Iamtuncctgofômniâ Comitis fadadiftaq-, fubtilitcr cxpîofat,vtdetra: bédicaufaminueniat.CûeFgoquadâ die Cornes cum paucTS venatum exiiîèt, Admh'âtu’sihcp Reî gern adiE^nùnciatqücComiremEbfatdum abfo; licentia curiæ cum multitudmc militum recefsjf-fe:rebellandi hoc elle fatis euidens argumentum,
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mos plurimum extulitjamp;obfefsis dcfpcrationcm incufsit.Nam óc pauci quidem, fed inuidi bell o, ot,f,d,o. hiilitcscrant, amp;nbsp;cibi premebanturinopia. quic-quid ramen in tanta return anguftia virtus pote-'ratjcffecerunt.Nccenim folumtantæ mulntudi-his creberrimosimpetusvirilitcrfulbnebant,fed ß:. fingulis fere diebus egrefsi,Barbarorum pro-tùrbabant cxercitum,nonnifipoft multam flra-gem boftium reuertentes.Rcx icaque Mafmudo -riim èonfam^tis omnibus quæ ad obtinendanl vrbenrfibfVrediderat expedite, iani obfeflbrum militum audaciam confyderabac attonitus ,eo-rumque virtutem amp;nbsp;conftantiam mirabatur, amp;nbsp;lïullisvrbcmiam fpcrabat pofle viribus expugna-ri,vltroque,nifi famis intolerantiamperfugarum indiciocognouiflet, abobfidione amoturus crat erercitum.Sed vbicontra confuctudinem huma Ourifsi-rf-am nee equis iam putei, nee à canibus, aliifque mum tclu immüdisanimalib’ abftinericognouit, cœpit mi htes ad deditionem hortari diccns, frullra fuam
* ebs mdigentiam'occqltàre, quçpatiebantut ßbi nónen'eincognita.èSicilianihil venturum auxi-lij.nam fc litetaseunuchorum palatij nuperrimc rcèepi(re,quibus rei veritatem plene didiceratide-nrque nih 11 fpei rel 1 quÛ elle, vt euafuros fepurenr,’ fed eorumvirtuti veilefeparcere, amp;nbsp;fiquidem régis Siciliæ tyrannidem metuentes fecum morari maluerintjlargifsimaeis quotquotfucrint llipcn-dia fe daturum.Sin auteniin Siciham rcdirepræ« elegerintjdatis quxfdfficiar nauibus libctum eis
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tranfitûpermittédiim.Atillifuper hoc habcntcs conßlium,paucorumdicruminducias pcticre,vt misfis in Sicilia legacis poftularct auxilium : quo non impctratOjtuin demumcodicioni ftarêt pro-poficç. nec idipfum cis negatum eft.Sed cu corum nuncijPanhormu vcnicntcs vrbis fuç pcriculû amp;fa me exponeret gt;nbsp;oia ia fc paiîbs quæcûq; fumma nc ceftiras indixiflcr,pcterentquefrumentumfaltcm cotranfmitti,nibil ramen multis pcrfuaftonibus cfFcccrut. Nam Admiratusfalforegi fuggeftcrat^ frumenni Africç quod per totiiannumfufticcret, fciubcntefuiflcrcpofitum.-forisaurc publice præ dicabatin caregern eflefententia ,vtdiccretli ca-perecur Africanihil Icdamni pafluru; caque ciui* tatem plus oncris fibieftequamhonori,cu in fti-pedijs miljtum,alijfquead vrbistuitionciicccfta-rijsmaximos quidem rumptusfacerer,vndcnihil vn qu am cm ol u men t,i fperarct .H oc au rem ab A d mirato ficut diet û eft, co ficbat animo, vt infani ca, piris efte regem oftendcretrquinobilifsimç ciuita tisamiflioncregnufuummutilariiaóluranon du, ccreCjCum eidem poftet facillimcfubueniri: nec nimaduertcrct rci turpitudinc,aut quod indeSici liçpericulû immincret.Igiturvbi Africçcognitû^ eft legatos clufos efle,cumiam nihil fperaret auxi-lij,fed nequefames vitrapotcrat fuftincrj,prius ob , latç conditioni ftari placuit.-ac tum demû Maf-
Africa tra mudis vrbctradita,acccptilquc nauibus quæ ad transfretandum fufficcrent in Siciham tranfîerût. AtverôMaionispropofitu ampliusteginon po-
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rcrat,aut diutius occultari:ncc crat dubiu quin rc-.gnädi libidine trahcretiir: nemo tarnen tam inpiç machinationis index erat: nemotaapcrtâ prodi-tionemaiidebatrcgi dctegerc.Scicbant enim oes id cum minime crediturum ,memores quid inde comiti Ebrardo, alijfquc qua plurimis có tigi Her. Pr.çelcgcrant ergo blerc quamfubirc periculum, attoniÉiqucrei exitum cxpedabant.Iamquetota fcrcSicilia varij fuper hoe difloniqucrumorcs ini-plcucrant: palTimquevuIgatûcrat Admiratü dia demataquçda,aliaquercgis infigniaquç hbiprç-paraucrat,mulcisfarailiaribusfuis oftendifîèznec deerant qui rcginam hçc ei de palatio dicerct trâf-mifide.N am ôe eins confenfu totû hoc fieri,caque Mâioni putabät inhoncfii contraólu fœdens ob-ligata. Plcrifquefalfovidcbatur id dici. Ahj quo-quenihilominus aflcrcbat norarium Matthæum childcri-.Maionis familiare Alexandropapç qui tune Ro- eus ftupi-maneprçfidebat ecclefiæ, multam pecuniam de-tuhfleiidque confilio amp;nbsp;ope Iohannis Ncapolita- aâus coa-ni,quivnuscratcardina!iii,ipetrafiè,vtamoto re-geSicihç,Admirat’incius locûfucccdcrct,adexé profiteri, fgt;lû cuiufda regis Fracorû cui dcpofiro,co q? inuti cuius loco is viderec,Romanuspótifcx Pipinû Caroh pâtre b^^eficio fubftituit.Hçc Sihuiufmodiplurimatotusiätri- Papæ Ro* uiatim populus loquebatur. Q^idainipfopala- P^pgt;fgt;us tio rege gladio feriedû,multi claudcndü in mona flerioprçdicebâc.Eratamp;quiinaliquainfulaiûcre no falut. derêt deportandû.HeccadéinApuliaia diuulça •’«“»quot;æ* . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;f X/l • nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;° 7Soamp;rc-
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jnMaionê ipis lempcf confueucrät ruinoribus excitaii, dc’ rebelles, ccrnuntinprimis,vcnulli deinceps Maionisman dato pareant,nec in vrbefua quemlibcc eorü reci-piant quos Apuliæ capitaneos idem præfeccrat. Comités etiamaliiqucvirinobilcs,quibuspræci-pue Maionis erat fufpeóta pofentia, confilio fuper hochabito fibi inuicem iurauêre,quod Maionis mortein totis viribus totóqueftudiopcrquirerêt, neque parèrent deinceps curiæ,aut ab ca focierate difcederent: nifi priüs ilium aut interfedum elle cognofcerét, aut extra regnum fugifle.idcmquc iufiurandûpropofucrantpertotum regnum vela fpótancis accipere, vel ab inuitis nihilominus ex-torquere. lamq^ m ultç ciuitates oppidaq; quaplu nmacorum fe focietaticôiunxerant. Circiiibant ergo tota Apuliaac Terra laboriscûingcntimili _ tû multitudine,vt vniuerfos fibi iurarecopelleret. focictate cornes lonathas, comes Richardiis de A quila,cornes Rogerius Acerran*, aliiq; comités aepotetes viri; cûquibuscrat amp;nbsp;co mesGilbertus côfanguineus rcginç,cui rex nuper ex Hifpania vocato Grauinç dederatcomitatum. Marius quoque Burrellus vir cloquentifsimus Salemi habita orationcadpopulû , fatis efficaci-cerperorauit, maximçque patri ciuiumperfuafit, vtcomitesrecipcrêtjineumquemodûquo amp;nbsp;ipfi iurauerat facramentûeisprçftarcnt.Pcridc tépus Andreas Andreas de Rupe canina,quitûc inCapaniçpar-derupcca □ß’exulabat.vidcs tato fehifmate regnû diflrahi’
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-CÖngrffgatis militibus Aquinû ccpit,oppidoq; Gn til Germani,quod Cafsino monn fubiacct^ occu pato, dchinc Äliphias vfqucpertranßit. Scd pau- I lopoft abcifdemciuibus qui cum (ponte rcccpc-rantcircumuentus, cupaucismilittim fuoru vix euafit, tutiusq; potucrat vrbes hoftiu expugna-re, quam expugnatas defcrcre-Interim duin hunc modiim Apulia turbarctur,adbu€ Sicilia quiefcc bat,necvllis agitabatur tumultibus. Licet enim vtraq^gesinfida, mobilis,pronaqucfit ad quod-libecfacinus perpetrandum, Siculi tarnen cautius .. ,
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dilsimulando celantpropoiitum, amp;quosoderut n3turaamp; blandis adulationibus demulcent, vc improuiß Apulorö. Içdantatrocius. Sednecin Siciliaquenquam Ad-miratusrcliqueratjCuiad audendum animus fu-pereflet. Nam comes Slyuefter hominum timidif ïïmus,quanquam Apulorum cófilium approba-ret, quibus ctiam fefe modis omnibus fpopondc-ratfuturu aiixilio,fuam tarne nullis audebat in-dicijs detegcrevolutatem. Comes etiam Rogen- Comes us Creonenfis, cuius filiam Maio virginitatepri- SylucfleK uauerat, iniunam fiiampatienter difsimulas, vin
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dictam Apulisreieruabat. Admiratus vbi contra Crconefii fpcm faam animaducrtit comitum vires in immê fum excrefcerc, primum Amalfiam,Surrentum, Neapolim,maritimas ciuitatés quæ nondumde-fecerant; deliinc ex altero mari, Tarentum, Hi-druntum, Brundulium, Barolum,literas ex par-tereg’stranfmißc, admonens vrniilhs moueren-
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fcrmonibus^crcdcrcntj^autfc próditorum tarba* mifccreat. Sed co res dcucncrat,vt regis litcras nemo fufciperct.dicçbatur cnim pedmanus prodito-riséas fieri, ncque regis in eifdê/fedMaionis primi v'oluntatcm. Stephanum quoque fratrem fuum, qui militibus in Apulia præerat, vt comi-tis Roberticrebros impetus fuftineret.fæpius ad-monens hortabatur, vtamplioribus ftipendijs mi litum fibi mentesalliceret,eosquctam munerib* quàmpromifsis adrefifiendum comitibus inui-taret.Nam Symonem fcnefchalcum in quoddam frater Ma munitifsimû oppidumfc reccptarc comitum ti-c®quot;’!.’ . morcompulerat. Placuitetiam MaioniMazaric-aymo ma- . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. r
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Calabria Matheus Bonellus amici fsi-mus Maio
mentes exafperans, pkirade proditionc Maionis Ätatrociora quam audiÜcnt eisnarrauir. Sed amp;nbsp;Calabriaiamingruentibus Apuliçprocellisqua-ti cœperat, cuius atea fides difficillimc cófucuerat vacillarc. Eares Admirato pÏurimumterrons at-tulit, vifutnq;cft mature talemeo mitti oporterc lcgatu, cuius facile perfuafionibus fides habeatur à Calabris.Huic autê lcgationi neminê magis qua MattbeumBonelluputabarpofiêfufficerc. Na amp;nbsp;genere nobilifsnnus integrçq; apud omnes opi-nionis erat, amp;nbsp;cü pleriquc nobiles viri Calabriç propinquitatis linca cötingebant.fed óc cu Admi ratus nö aliter qua filiu diligcbat. Vides cnim cü-
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dçrwadhuc xtate iuucnc,vtqui prima lanuginc genas vcftirct, fumrac nobilé forma pulchcrrimii corporis p'rçftâtcm viribus^vltra qua id çtatis ex-igercc, optima quóque terra in Sicilia pofsidente, nliara fua adhucparuulam illi dcfpondcrat. Idem vcro militibus multi largiens, omnibusq;fe prç-r. Eês'jaffabilc^ amp;:in cq.ucßnbusludis quævocâtha-ftiludia, ncmini pollHabéd’ mditû ßbi gratia ma judf gnuq-, nom^ipepercrat? Cçterûinconftâs eratanp cqueftres.' ma^. p^opoErOjtefilirc: quqd pcrfuafupi eC fet au^ax ptomit^ere,vbiad,feyentû erat^tepidi-or.ls auté cuiusdam filiç régis Rogerij fpuriç,quç H ugonjs cpmitiiMoIifini yxoz fucrat_,forma ca-pt^dcfpofatç fibipuftÜulçep-quodignobilis eilet, cocperat nuptias abhorrerc.Sed amp;nbsp;hoc moleftifsi-mefcrj;bat^quod Adiniratus rccognitapalanum ciusdeCpmttilï^ diligetius cuftpditjipr^ceperat,-vtriusqVvQtûimpcdiés. Cu.igitur legationc fufcc, pta Phard traftlTer,, amp;nbsp;quibufda potettbus viris Ca îaKriç qui^ad, |oquçnducbcô,ucncrat,3ductus fui j caûfacxpqn.ct'ptjîs^aiqnjsinpqcetiâmodisomm- . bus aflcuejpâs,tlt;qgerii}s dç’Marturano, quitûc in Martuquot;ani Calabria tnagqi nominis crat,omniû qui aderat vi prudcniif ccrelpôdit^ausr^petqîfçmifarijquocôfdioadid temcritatis dçuoloi potuent,vtnefadifsimijpdito ndhlega-ris madatu..cxequês,cÔtra.omniû opinionécu ofté uoncm, derevçlit innoxiû,adeaq;caufâ Admirati ruendâ fiifcepcrit, vt eiiifdé côfpirationis nô imcntopar-ticepsçO.xmet’’. Na alios inquîtMaionis deliramê ta fcâ:ari,ciusqi negocijs ac fceleribamifceri çqui-
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ore tulcrifn animojncc tanta dignum admiràtiô-^ ne crediderim. Quofdamtnim ténue parrimoni um-amp; rcifamiliahs’angu'fVià tdgit honcftàtê ne-gligère, dû fuam lt;^uo!rbêt^paâ:ô’t81erabilêm fàci ant egcRâtem. Alîos obfcuritas generis altûm ali quid {pejfârenon finit, e^uenliicflæ tradycit, vt potentioribusadülandô déïêirüiifit,^mïnam be-atitudinemæfittnanées^, fi pdfsinc A'élnôbibûpc-dibus inhærere, coquc'pat^o/quibuflibct fenon vereantur bbîédarc pé'r icuîfs J’û'eb vflids ïéatû fée-. lcris pertfniefcant. Differuntit^fii^AbfiYs, féà^noh^ difpari laborant infania'éqùi cufcn igriobilés fint ' nuîlaqucgenus virtütcredipiàht, fubllûiîa raine fperarc pr^fuöiunt', ^ófentrurh' Vi^ö'rüfil'pätfoCi- ' nia muleis cmêtespcriculiSjVç abieôli gc'riéris pof fint ignominiam diffiteri. Pieriquc nobilescri-minofis adionibus bonam famâaémé/ifi,’fas‘amp;: ‘ nefas æqUâ làncetfutînant, nihil fc dçinceps^ipe-' rantes aduros,quo pofsint femel inftidartï'nöra infamiæ propulfaÉo Nônnulli quoque de'^rodi-^ torum femme proefèâti^^patrfini cliguntföquiyc^ ftigia.Eiufmodi qui^mhoniïncs baud indigne ferendum eft Maionis parère mandatis,eiusque îi mma frequcntarc.To veto funim^ hqbili tâtis amp;: integerrime famæîùuéncmamplifsîniis ditein pa trimoniis,nullapérmittit ratio lucristurpibus in-hiare- Præ oculis habe qui te parçntes genuennt, ôeomncmtibi delinqucndiviamob'ftrudamin-telliges, afpcrnandiquc fceleris necefsitatem indi-dam. Certe fi neminem videres proHitoris huius obuia
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obuiarefceleribus, tuûkem'nobilitatis quam idé atrocifsimeperfcquitur,vindex eflc debueras.N'uc autcm cum omncs aduerfus eum vuammiter mo ueantutjtu folus eundcm prædicas innocentcm? Cuius dum aflèris innocentiam, fufpeóhum re fiets: vcrcndumquc tibi nefamç Jifpendium ac leß-‘ oncmincurras. Quiscnim eoputandusnocenti- c , nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;—' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;- ï , - nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Erotfma
or, qui bonorum omnium languine lint,qui ne- per ana-inini noceCjUiG quem innocétem cognouerit.' qui pf’ofarr. demum ei fraudulenter quçrit regnum fubripere, per quemin banc cminentiam poteftatis euafit? or oratio. Tu conblium hocinnocentiam vocas, tu propo fitum hoc xpprobas, tu regem occidiconlenties, authonorepriuari cum cifacramenrofis hdclita-tis aftriftus, aut CO depofitonotarium hune rege fieri dudum oleivcnditorem? Ateo régnantefecu dus cris àrcgc,fummis fulgcbis honoribus, optio tibi dabitur quem velis comitatum eligere. Sic ti biiam nifîfallor dcfutLira profperitate blandiris.
,Q perditifsimr virum ingenii. puta iam regern depofirum-'fQmdergo? Maioncm reguaturum exillimas? Eadem certedic qua regnum occupa ucric,cumomnibushisquiciusfamiliaritati ad-hæfcrint, amp;: fi ferrum nufquam comparcat' fairem lapidibus obruGtur. Addequod vniîs es in Si ciha cuivirtutis aliquid védicetur. te folum om nés refpiciunt. QuicquidegeriSjobfcurû eflcnô potcft.Eligevirtutem tUam malis,an fcelerapu* bhcari.Pudeattequidem omnium cx'peàationc dcludcre. Pudçat inter primæ iuucntutis aufpU
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cia malarum artiumnidimentafufcipcrc. Afpcr-naïefoccrum, cuius affiniratiscontagio rua fit no bJiras pollucnda. Pvcfpuc fifapis vxorcin libcros tibi parituram dcgcnercs, prolcmquc generis bi-forniitatcpatri dilsimilem. Adquicfcc tandem a-micorum confiliis, amp;nbsp;ad cômunem omnium vin diâ:am accingerc, teque pariter amp;nbsp;id nobilitatis quod fupcrefl:,in libertatem vindjca,nec paterctru culentifsimam hanebeluam in noftram pcrniciê diutius debacchari.Experiatur certc virtuti,licet innumeriseam perfecutionibus opprefiâm attri-ucrit, ad vindiôiam tarnen fccicrum audaciam,amp; vltores gladios non deefle. Regis quidcipfius m-columitas,regniquefalus aclibertasin manibus tuis eft. Nam cætcris omnibus huius tam præcla-ri facinoris impotentia condemnatis, tantç laudis cumalûfortunç tibi bcnignitas refer uauit. Ncc ad id cuiuflibet procraftinationis dilatio ncccfiària eft,auttêporis opportuniras cxpcótada. Adcoc-nim LUSlefraiidibusacdoliscircumuétum cxifti mat,vt neminemaliLim putetiain familiarius ad-mitrea lum. Siucigitureidemarmatus,Gueiner-mis,folus,an militum multitudinc fiipatus oc-curras,niliil ex hoc ci timoris, nihil fufpicionis innafcitur. Vndcamp;cura fecurepotes vbicunquc libucrit obtruncare. Q^o femel occifo, nihd tibi V-Tcn luineft, nequempiamad vindidam fuifu-perilitem derelinquat. Ageergo iuucnis cniterc Vt gradum hune fehcitatis attingas. quote vir-tusvocatfequarisintrcpidusjnecpofcéti fertunæ
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tuum dcncgcs obfequium. Quod Ci tc faéturuni non dubia nobis padionc fpopondcris, prætcr ea quam inde confcqucris immortalcmglonam,no décrit ctiam mutuagrataqucmerin compefatio. Na id modis omnibuspcrquircmus amp;nbsp;impccrabi mus, VC comitiHa Catacenbs matrimonij tibi fœ-dere coniungatur, amp;nbsp;omni dubietatis fublato Caucéûs. fcrupuIojhuHXstcpadionisreddemusccrtifsimû, feuiurisiurandi religioncmalucriseflc cötentus, fcu quolibet alio làtisdationis generc tibi profpici cnduefîc putauerim’.Q^atû autê eadéComitif-fa nobilitatetibi prçcmineat,quàm potcntium vi-rorum nuptias rccufaueric,non attinct diccre, eu nihi 1 horum tibiputem incognitum. Hæceo di-cêtCjCœpcrat ia animus iu ucnilis vt facile moueba turamorclaudis,acccndi,ipbusqueMaionis detc ftarifcclerajaqucciusaffinitatcplurimû abhorre batiquada tamê adhuc velut hçfitationc fufpcfus. Mox auté dum paulilpcrfccû délibéras, hinc dc-fponfæ fibi virginis genus obfcurû,patris cius infa miam,amp;quod ei penculû immincbat,indcpadas fibiComitiflçnuptiasanimomctiretur,puduit eu fuperhochçfitaflc, cœpitq; in codêpropofito pic nius roborari.Nec diucius moratus,Rogcrius de Bondlus Marturano aliisque qui aderant nobilibus viris reipodit ca le quçpcrluaderet conhdenterauluru, interfeau plenaq,-peradurumfiducia,fipadioni ftarctpre- rum. pobco' Sicvbi viflieft vtrique parti nihil eorû pc-nit’quçpromifcrât immutarc ipfaque ctiâpoft-modûcomitifla, neenô amp;nbsp;eiusjppinquis prçdic-
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turn fœJus matrimonij rat um habentibusivtrin-; queprçlhto (acramento paólum jpfum mutuo ro boratur, mortiquc Maionis terminus certiis prçfi gitur.AdditqucctiamMattbçusBonelIus, fi tem p,oris interim ocçurrat opportunitas,nequaqiiam ld flbi cfleanimivt prçfixam diécxpcótct,ncc per feftaturum qnm illudquam mature pofsitperfi-ciat, Nee minus alibi quoquefortnnam tans Ad-j inirati fatigatam fucccfsibus, la ab cius obfcqnio. dcfciuifîepcrcipcrcs. Cum cnim inftarctiam dies, quern incerficicndoregiidem prouidcrar,placuit ei cum archiepifeopo ïecretum-habere colioquiu.
maturiusamouendo, defedan-Archicpjf dis populi motibus, regniq; (latu naox futuro de-copus Pah nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;inuicem difceptarent, fubortaeftjnde
nus. cÓtroLierfiadethefauris., ipfiusq;régis filijsytrius^ deberêtcuftodiecómitti. Diccbatcnim Admira-tuspuerorum tutcIaacthefauroSjtotumque pala tiüßbideberec0mitti,quoniäopo rter et reg m n ca gocijs infudarc,maximeq; thefauros ncccflàrios cf Ie ad tumultus rebellâtiû côprimêdQS, ôi. a/cêdos exterorumincurfushoftiû; ncc bnemagni^fum-ptibus emerfuras djfleniionc? amp;nbsp;intefiina’bella) poflecompefei. Archicpifcopus autem aiebatid fe nuquam pafluru m:nâ ex ca puerorû tutela plu-rimû pofle fufpiciqnis innafci, maximequeroho-rariprçcedctemplcbis opinionéituhc omnesfore certifsimos nihil illu ahud qua regnû appctere-.tûc aduerfuseumodis omnibus alperados. ^tilpeólu, cnim tutorêpueris dan ncciura pcrmittcrcr, Sgt;c û datus htp'emo uendû céferc.Sanius autem elle eô-
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turn Cufficereç accepiui uin/SiQigicur alîcrnis dif. ceptatipnrbiiS;ca eQiiçrQUerfiai diutjips ;protraéla, c-û aiîchjiepiüppo a pçç:di(^;a nô,poflc,i;jaueli^:feiué-; tia,eademqueMaionipçnitus difpliccretlqùippe queni fuis noUcr.at machinatto-nibûspbüiare j tä-daiaînatusttwtu'itnoi,uii^fç dfi.Arfih|«pj(ep,pp meruiûe,fuodébijerjt a'dftêrfîiwprQpQ^to rlcd' nunccompenfationeipßbi niutiia repQii:i,quod. ciitii.fôla gratiaÏQçium Ôc çQ-nriIi/participem afci ttiHct'jCtinieim noaindigeretd ü X »ho nbsp;nbsp;ÇQ q'uldâ
ignaro- y aut etiani relu élance facile poflèt-i quod propofucrac adiinplcre’Verum hanç ad prçfens nihilobfuine.d»fc.ordiam-,ncc cnjm eß'eum dybiu quid in tah'focio.'fpéi fibi.ddbeac referuare^Pfçt-ç-r reaiam.fc p.œniterepropoûtijanimufcnq;fûû ab in coeptopenitusauercilTc, nec.vnquAm4einccpsta-Icquidpiamadmiflurum.TüpArchiepiffcopus, li o5î5 ccthçc cum ex anirno dixilIfcnö-Crcderet; opcimû quidemait amp;fatis appröbandum cofilmmmam amp;(. me quaquefaréli decçr.ret'atrocitiaSj’nee'abfque puni, falutis amp;fanaç hoflr^ pcficuJoipoflbdhcK^ehi.dn liunc modum contraéîæ dudum focieratisfoedé-re difloliitOj'Mato drfcefsic^ totis la fenißbus præ-patans vkioni. Aapàmo qUidem erga. fcci u m ira
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regis animum fpclucri,vtcrat cupidifsimus, irriquot; tàuit -vtfcptingéntâs ab -eöauri vneias éxtorque-ret.At illc quanqua ciufmodi iaétura facis cfficaci ter ad doloris cumimpacicntiam permouifTctjpu dore tarnen ÔCindignitatc rei vehementius exæ-« Huans,totum ad eius rei vindidam ingenium trâf tulit. Cumqueprius tanto pacis ac dilcdionis foe dcre tenerentur aftridijVt fe fratres inuicem appel larcnt,nunchoftes atrocifsimi,(cdoccultiin cxi-tiu fuu plenis operabatur afFcdibus,nô iam Fortunas alter alterius petituri,{cd vitæ difpcndio,poenç que capitis irtiminétcs. A dmiratus cnim peftifera veneni potioncmcditabaturilîûextingucrc,adid quelocû ac tempus prçHolabatur idoncû. At illc dctcftabilcMaionis facinus tamperfequàm per familiäres fuos multis detegens,ad vindidam eos taiitifcclerisliortabatur,amp;: iam conceptum de fc fufpicioncmrcmoucns,aduerfus ilium plebis animos irritabat,multos ctiain milites acnobilcs vi-ros plurimis fibi pcrfuafi'onibus allicicns. Sub ca Nicolans tcmpcftatcNîcolaus Logothctus,quituncin Ca-Logothe- labriçpartibusiuflii curiçmorabatur,Mâionifcri tus Maio- pfitcpiftolâ,vbi quicquid à Matthço Bonello ge-de^ad- fucrat,padaque inter eû,amp;ComitiflaraCa-lo, taccfcmhabita,pioutrclatudidiccratamicorum, breuiter enarrauit. Ea rcs primo dubiam viri mc-temîongâ Heliberatione fufpcndcrat, nccdû fide dignum cenfcbatcumfuisrcfragariconfilijs, que fummapromotûdiligentiatanquamfilium edu'
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adhibuitjiam de vindióla fccum dclibcrans, ad id opcram dabat,ne faólum hoc imp uniras fequere-lur. Matthçus autem Boncllus ita re gefta, reuerr fus in Siciliam iam Therm as perucncrat, quod ^herniç oppidum abvrbe Panhormoxx. mihbusdiftat. oppid^ Ibi quendam m il item fu urn obuium habens, quern in Calabriam profcólurus Panhormi rcli-querat,mentcmac propofitum Maioniseitifdem pcrfcnütindicio,quódquc iamfibi venturo car-ccrcm præpararct. Et quanquam Admirati htcris crebnuscitaretur , nee longam tempons angu-ftia deliberationemadmitterct, prudenti tarnen confilio ftatuit non pnus Thermis abfccderc^ ■quern mifsis nunciis animum illius prçleniat. Litcrisergo Maionidireólis narrat operafuafeda tos cflêCalabriæ tumultus : Calabros omnes de BoneïKll-inimicis amicifsimos ci faólos,amp;ad pcragendum quicquid iniuxerit expeditos, nihilqueiam aliud qua cius imperia præftolari. Additq; fuam ipfius fidcmhacin re maxime fans abundeque fpeâa-tam,quitanto ftudio tantaqucfollicitudine nego ciagedcnt Admirati,licetfemper cius nihilomi. nus voluntati diligentifsimcfucrit obfecutus,fuac per omnia iufsioni dcfcruienSjCafpequidem aC;fi-' d ucia, vt q uem fuis wideret infudare negociis,cu m amphori Ijcncuolcntia,crcderctampledendum, paclafquchbi fihx nuptias non diffcrrct . veium hociacontrariumcefsifle.Nam pro.granapotius ingraritudinem compenfationis vicefibi rtpoli-iâ’Yiq; feloga promifsionisexpct^aiionefufpc fumdiutius cruciarijfuoqucfraudan defydeno»
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Nunc id Grógare^idplcnïtüdine vo torum èxpo-fcercjâc per û quid de eo benerncrucrat öbteftari; vtquii tnhpjcnxfliu a ibgaùdiuiii-câiiïutaiîèt'j.qui Éiiîlcnducnaccriftç belli prlrtbipiurn ad lætos CXI-,0#, 1 ' pordukiflet, cum redeutem proniifsi eoniugij laeratib-inuncrarci. (Haslgitur literas Admiratus inf^iciens fannbafEibÜsïfiaïs cas ollcbditi illifque , pfçclpucquiadderfusMatthæuniBoncllumcius i indignacionem commoipcraM^ dicens palam elTc ’nugt;fld côrBtfûldtatüjqpæâbidiôba fticr^ntt.iniquu cfle tant! crimuiiseumatgui^qiïidliæfuæ nuptias tanta præ fetantifque votis expeteret, ncc fc dein-^eps créditarum ß quis dc'eo maliquippiamd'ibi
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H,dcfyderic^/cürftqucnûptiasquâstam affeftuô-fc P O ft U lau crit ,ad e.pr ur u m. A111 le Vi fi 9’ ci u fm odi literiSjtanquam canuptîarum pfôiflifsionc Icnj-•tuSyl^tafröritcPanhörmum ingVcdifUF.’ibiqiieab Bonellus ’^Admirato bèdigneamp; CLim hortôiiiéflifecptus, giia Pâhormu tias Cl agit,rogatque vt promifsiônGm fuatï) cele-[«dir. fi profequatur cft'câuv Hirtc Archicpifcopuin fc-
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foUicîtudini Fortuna non clefuit,quæ quafi pœni-tcntia du6la,quocl virumignobilemtantis horrc dumflagitijsin fummoFercrerumcuIminccollo caflccjam ci præcipitium minabatur, amp;t volubilis circulifupcr cminentiamfenfim detrudes ad infima, circunduólis anfraólibus rotam cœperat ob bquarc. Cum cnim iam Admiratus ipfi Archicpi fcopoper manum cuiufdam familiaris fui, quem aichicpi-donisacpromifsisallexerat, venenum propinari fcopoPan Fecille£,mirabatur cum tardius mori.diuque Ian-g'lere: amp;nbsp;curis ingentibus angebatur, timens ncnatum. forte poflctprirtinçfanitatircltitui. Idquecx im-potetia vencnïpræuidcnsaccidifîe,prçparataliud inulto vehemcntius adnocendum amp;nbsp;ampboris maliciae. Quod Cecum deferens die quadain circa horam vndccimam,archicpifcopuin inuifit,ei-que afsidens primo de valetudine cius intcrro- pifeopum gat:indefubiungit,eumFacile,ficonfilioamicorû crediderit,cuafurum:rogâtquevtfacilem amp;cxpcr nfsimam a'd hoc genus ægritudinis medicinam accipiat qùam ipfc in præfentia fua diligentif. finie Fccerat prçparari. Adhæc Archicpifcopus tantum fe lurat patifallidium, tara membroruni debilitate vexari, vt neque fine magnô periculo corpus ita debile pofsit ampliu^ inanin , ipfe’ quamlibet medicinamfolovifu abhorreat, fed amp;: cum furama difficultatecibosaccipiat. AtMaio 11 c vï der et U r i m P O rt U n c 1 n fi a te, CÓ q U e i p fo fu fp c-lt;fiusfiértt,præparatam iubet potionemin diem ahàm rcferuari: dchinc illi familiariusafsidet, fie '
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berandi fpacium induküm iri/ Ncc vero longit ^■crant perfuafionibüs oncrandi,quos ad id per-peirandum amp;nbsp;facramentum aftnnxcrat, amp;nbsp;Mà-lonis diidum inflammauerat odium , lucri -fpcsvchementius accendebät. Inter bæc öccafiii ffolis iam fuc'ccdente'crepufculo ÿ totam vrbem • fubitis inccrtifquc rumoribus vidercsattoniram, ciuéfquc hinc inde turmatim difperfos incedc-ifc, amp;nbsp;quidnam ’eflet rumóris quod vrbem repente fie attonuerat,à fc mutuo fcifcitari. Alios autem oblbppo quidem capite,fed arredis au- ’ ’ ’ribus per plateas vrbis conuenticula facientes, • Varias fuper hoc diflbnafquc proferre fentennas. •Plurimorum tarnen circa id verfabatur opinio, •vt Maionis inllinótu regem ad archiepifcopuin ■lt;a hoéleventurumjinipfaqucviacrcdcreritoGtii-dcndum. At Matchæus Bonellus vbi videt mi-litum hbi promptam audaciam non dceflè,Mah ionedrab archiepifcopofatis commodedetineti-, -node ittterim nihilominus opportunefùâs mü'do tehcbrasiniecifle,primüinviaCoopertaabeifdéar . chiepifcopi ædib’ad palatiû regis protéfa,qua Ma Miioncni iönifugafperaripoteratjplerofq; militûpcôgtua Idea diiponit:dehinc ea qua tranhturus erat occul tepræmunitinfidiis,ac ficubi forte per venulas vc VulcjodiCitur.inuias alias Iateralitei‘’cffluGbat,cA6 dé militlbus fuis prouide didribuifobferuandas. turbæ quoque quç Maionem fequebatur,quofd i fuoiü prjccepcrat immifceri. Ipfe cü paucis ad pot* tarn fandaî Agathes cx^Untem praEücö-ire-'coiilliz-J
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tucrat AdmifatûjCumquelocum putabat oppor-tunuminfidiiSjCoquôd ibi via plurimum coarta ta^deinceps fefc difpergcbatin triuium, Sc præcc-dcntis cuîpam angii fl:iæ,dilatationc prcdiga rcdi ! racbat.Itaquc vbi iam Admirato vifumcüreparam bcnc gcfta difccderc^iabet archiepifcopus fo res diligcntifsime quamprimum exieritobferari. Cum igitur epifcopo Meflànéfi qui eius lateri ad-hærebatcolioquenSjpropelocum infidiarum ,in viæiaanguftiasincidifletjfubito Matthxusnota-Ver cubi ^biseiiisfamiliaris,amp;: Adcnolfuscamcrarius vix cuîariiis. fcqucntis turbæ multicudinçm tranfcuntcs, ad eû perueniuntjCiufqucauriimmurmurât, Mattbæû Bonollum cum plerifqucmilitibusarmatisvifum clîcininlîdiis, ipfumqueabcodcm ficutaudierât dcbere interftci.T une Maio ftans ac fubiti mali ru moreturbatuSjMatthæura Boncllum ad fcpræci pitaccerfiri.AtilIefentiens fcvocari,fuâqucMa-ionem iam non larercconfilia,profibt ex jofidiis, ftriâoq; gladio tcrribilis ei repente fuperticnic.Ec proditor pefTundatçnobilita nenu ' vltor vel ferus,vt nefandifsimis fceleribus tuis modûimponâ,vnôquc femel ictu in tetam Admi rati quam Rcg is adulterum nomen abradam. At Maioni cumnecorandi veniam indulgeretur/pa cium,necin extremo tarnenvitæ difcrimincfatu gatû defecit ingenium. Nam in alteram parte de-fluens,amp; fublati enfisidum euafit,amp; fericntis vio lentiam in irritum aliorfumrcflexit.Ateiufdefo/-tius redcuntisimpetûeuitarcnôpotuit^acceptôq;
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trans Pliarum qiioquc per totam Calabriam, A-puliamquCj ac Terrarti laboris adeö fibr plebis rio biliumquc mentes alkièrat,veeJüsvniuérfi viftiï' tem amp;nbsp;audaciam laudantcs extollerent, nee in rc-,monfsimis quoqueregniparcibüs eins ad quen-, quant mcfficaciterlitér’ç per licnircnt.Comircsquc ipfi acciuitates Apuhxcumpmnibusquïcis có-fœdçran crant, rcbellandi iam caufa fublata cius deinccps völuntatcm amp;-éonfilium' cxpcÂàbant? In Sici'lia Vcro Panhormiqj maximetorufiaajjcr-l tcpopulus Gonclamabat,quisquis Matthæb Bonello nocerctentaflet,hoRcm cum publicum ludi cari, feféqucctiam a du er fus rege, liquidc^ob Ad-‘ mirati mortem in eum feuenus ananimaduertcrc
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prçfumpfilîet, armafumpturos.Naei debere om nésoblequi,quipubhco regnifublato periculo,. libertatcm omnibus reddidillet. At eunuchi pâ-latiiquibusflagitiofusanimus acfcelerum confci^ entiapotennamillius fufpeftamfecerat,co quod amp;nbsp;ipG machinationû Adrairati cqffcri fuifîent participes, ad id opéra dabât vt aduerlus illumrc'* gis indignationem amp;nbsp;odium coheitafenn itaque* reginæ ipfiusfiçticonfdio ,fokcirudmis fuçrcgP caufas aperiunt aiîvruncque non riégbg'ehduui^ ciüs capiti niïi raatürcprçcauüuni fucrit, pcnculu itnpendere.Nam Matthæum Bonellûob id quod cinuper acciderat, in tantàm elatutii fLipcrbiain’,'“ vtnemmcm hbi iam in rcgfto vkibus vél potential, parem exirtimctrCumque quadam dnlt;^dtcme-ritatc totû ad (è videat populu confluétcin*viros^q/‘
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ducentes infomnc, demum infedoncgocioreJic rant.Matthæiis aucê Bonellus cü his arq; aliis plü ribusrerijjndiciis voluntateaGpropoßrumrcgiJ agnofcerct,aliter interim fibi prouidendü exifti-raans,nódum dehberandilibcrtatefublata,Mat-thæo de Sanda Lucia confobrinofuo,amp; quibuf-Matth.' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nobilibus viris Siciliæ quiliteris eius ci-
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incru rnilicnm abingrciïu facile fubmlt;gt;uercnt,ÔC fl furtirn abqiios ingredi cótigilfety cert;« erat ibp décos.fincfpcfaiutisintcrcipijfeciitliriséxitun'óft patente; Vcrû id corum dcfydctiis obftabat, quod idÊMalgcriusmukæ auûcrit'atisbomo crat,lt;nec facilijvlU^pcxfuâfionc.quopia ihcliban àuthui 7 “.^ iu(modi fcncgocits immifccrc. Timebat ergo ré fccrçtifsimâ Uhus fideijprefsi bac ambiguitatc,có tntttçrc^indeq;:adahu(i ncieefl'ano diucrtere con-Chûyfpcrantes lUc fc pcrGauarrcüum! ^alaèiitutp-MS cfirçéltiFostCallellanus crûm vc drfçtirfaôdi cre bçiu.s,ncccfsiraté,ôclaboEé' fubtcrfugeïec onerïs {ai'dUamp;çulcaccauciimj:raiéccrat;^ côtaeivuftbdi cndip alacij cür£cEçdidcrat; Axfbüi';quoq; (peda munu». bat'Qffiçiû, edsi qûi per diaerfos carccrcs teneban-ti4r^OcIuh,frcqucLC£ infpicerejcbrûq; ftàtô mitius aCpçtittSve^pcoui ci^rfüm fucrat cômütat*ejamp;pï o* UX vclletcmlodes fingulis Jebgnarc fearceribus» Gofidebant autécupidit fte illius fpé bien n'ô difl Hçilerecucurâi'quoùqi non mulcâ yotts côï» Vrfi fatibtas ifcpugnarct, prçfernin ciî iam pitfiq; âmi çorûciusin ca le côfœderacionefacràméto teuere t.ur aftnéli, quorûindtcjo.res'icigt;fiîcufe poterat ape r^irb Primü itaq; fçnûm éihs aninilt;gt;pe^rtencato,dô-
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manus fcnuilâccrius euafùrum,caqUc non fall^x fai fTcc öBiiiiö, n ifi Kiélîaf dus de Man cira q üôrû-dam m eum irructium impetus prqpulIaJlet,vetu 3 jflfètqucregcm^occidi. Huic.igitur omniû cornu- coniuratis nîprO-iiidc^'Ial'üfto'diBüs afsignatis/ deinccps ad îftïè?iÔtâ'paIap)prpgrefsifôriBus prôtûrbatis cœ’ perût'fingula focà difqüiiçerè,ïaperè,prçdari guod cuiquc potifsin|ùnividëSatur;^lîjgemm'as,annulés q; ô'idlpârjidîoôodoncïucli patèVïf: aîii pur-
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diapoisidcbaü^i.n camparte qyætras Papyretum. eft, {ecefïèruc, vtgt;i-Chrifliajiis in cos impetû fàcié-tibusaliquandiu fruftrac cófliólucft. nâilli açiin-troitus amp;nbsp;andultiaS viarunoitris tut,ius reultcbat.
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buSjguôd Simônis pnneipis ( fie cniin cum voca-bat)parerent imperio, multique monitis ciusper-fuafi iurabant. Abj vcro minus fidehter dicebant cum-agere. nam^fi façrametumtcarcmpeftatecui-piamcnccpræftandumyduci po^tius oporterc iu-rari,quemrcgcm futurum eflcfperabant. Sic illis ad libitum cunda difponcntibus, nemo iam e-rat,qui velaudcrct,velvcllctcis rcfiftcrc..Nam amp;nbsp;ipfi epifeopi vcicorumfada puhbce laudabanr, vel difsimuïantes fiicntio confirmabant, Plebs autem cum Matthæï Bonclli çonfilio geftum
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audiflet,eius præftolabantur âducntum. Cum ve-roiam ill diem ccrtium fuftinenteSjCumnequevc-. niflecognofccreCjneque veturum quibuflibet in-diciis perfentirent, cœperunt inuicé murmurarc dieentes, indignum elle fatifque miferabile regem xpaucis prædonibus turpicercaptum in carcerc detinerijnequepopulumid dcbercpatidiutius,cu Vufgimur thefaurosetiamad rcgni defenfionem multis la-boribus optimiqucrégis indu,ftria conquifitosaf portarivideant amp;nbsp;penitus cxhauriri.'Qjiodvbia paucorum vt acciditcöfabulationeprofeólum in vulgimultitudincmcmanauit^rcpentequaftdiui no comonerencur oraculo,aur ardentifsirai duels ' r,,, ' î impecum fequcrcncur,omnes ad arma concurrut,' palatiu obiident/egemquefibi reddi depoftulat, intcrminanccsfi diutiuseumtenuerinCjfequidem fcalasaliafqueadexpugnandumpalatium machi paktinm nas illaturos,ac de ipfis non fecus ac deproditori- amp;nbsp;rex rebus fumpturosfupplicium. Atilliramfubitamu tationcrcruattoniti,primo tarnen inftantes accr-rimepcr muros diftnbuti dcpellunt, neq^propius accedcrc patiuntur, mifsis eos defuper molibus proturbantes. Verum Ôc pauciadmodum cranf,. anabitufque caftclli difFufiorad defenfionemfui niulto maiorcvirorum copiam cxpofccbat. Hoc igiturpræuidentcSjtentabant populifuretis iram amp;nbsp;impctum mitigate,rogantes eos vt interim ab armis difcederent,amp; Matthæum Bonellum cæte-rófqucproceres quorum idconblio geftumfue-rat, cxpcä:arcnt, Sedeorum femel cxcitata rabies
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facile fedari non poterat,eôqucmagis inftabant acrius.çôminantes,nifi regem eis oftcndcrenc. Illi vero tarnet fi vidèrent ad defenfionem palatij fè nequaqua poife fufficcre,rem tarnen ex induftria protraherc conabantur,fpcrantes Mattliæum Bo-nellû intcritn affuturum.Hoc ante vt opina«fue-, P nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;rant minime procedentCjtandé ad vltimû defpcra
tionis adducli,populo fpondentcorum fe volun-‘ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;' tatifatisfaduros.-regémque adcuot,amp; cûeo paci
fic unturjVrfaluos eos amp;nbsp;incolumes abire pcrmit-tat.dehinc adlohariçfeneftras eum pcrducunr. Tune verô vifo rege totius mulcitudinis clamor' ncftraoftc nbsp;nbsp;tumultus ingcnscxoritunportasocyus poftu-
ditarpic- lantapeririyCenfentq^nöoportcrcproditorcscua-
dere. Rex autem manu filentium indicens, lubct
J eos quiefcçrCjfatis inquiensad-promerendum fi-dclitatis titulum fufficerc,quodeorum fit opéra lU bcratus:deinccps arma deponantjCofque libéré fi-
uo malucrint, eundi co-
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ceflêrit libertatcm : alioqui eos poflègratiam fila quam intégré promeruerant,itciùm demereri.Sic Rex libc- igiturtumultuplcbis vtcunq;fcdato,referatis fo-ratur car- nbus cxcuntes,Cacabum transfugérunt. Hœc au - ' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;tem licet fubita repcntinàque rerumvanetasjma-
gnam tarnen malorum feriem intra breuifsimi tempons anguftias contraxit, torique regno non parum attuiit dctrimcnci. I^ottfolum enim plu-rimænobilitatis amifsionedebilitatumcft^ amp;nbsp;ex-haufta thefaurorum parte non minima fuit attri-tum,fed amp;nbsp;aliam irrcparabilem quidemin raul-
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u tempora iatïluram fiiflinuit^interfedo Rogcria Rogéh'us duçe,jCi|iu?Tupf ameminimus -.qui taniaui, quam, patrui mor ibus vitra quàmid-ætatis cxigeretjiam, cjfus. cuidctifsime cœperatinfigniri: amp;nbsp;alterius quidem prjUde,ntia,m,altêriuSiycrpjbGpignitatem çû vtriufn qj^nofninc pf£fèrebat,Expedifet quidem Siciliac perpçtuo regem carcere denneri, vel certe capitale rubiilÏèfcntentiam,nc tam fell cis indolis aufpicio priu^i^tux. Verum bæc infulane tyrannis quan-doquècarcat,earn fibi circa regum filios confuetu dinemvindicauityVtmorti melioresprimumob- unosaliu açiatjCos/îbircges conllitucnsjpcr quosmea per-petuqe pplsittyranniçlis pfiuilcgium conferuari. Sic olim Rogeriû dueem Apuliæ vnicç benigni' tatisacdulcqdmis virumprçmaturamorte fuftu-lit,vt G.ulielmo rcgaaadt,nondecflètoccafio,qui rex longe q,uancum dus fraterpriidentiam Sc manfuctudi-nem auide fuerat amplcxatus , tantum crudeli-tati ftuduit amp;nbsp;ineptiæ deferuire. fie amp;nbsp;nunc R07 ^erip duce fublato, Guliel. diftulit yt régnatet, qùos corum fecuturos vcftigia quorum nomma fortiti fuerat, nemo qui vtrumqj nouerit,ignora-bit,Hicqutêpucr dum cos qui palatium obfidcr ' bant per feneftram min us caute pro(piceret,fagit- Rogeriu» ta p.ercufius eftmcc eius rcifatis cçrtura auâorcm Gulid. fi-fama produxit. comunis tamé.omniû opinio t^ ti fccleris-CuIpaiuDariu hoAiariû refundcbat.Àlij vƒfereb»* verô qui fecreta palatij fatebantur fe plcnius agno tur, fcere,negabâtcius efiicacix fuific vulnusacceptû,,
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vt mortem infcricfufficcret,ipfiqueregi putabant cius atrocitatem çriminis impucandärb. Gû cnîm vtaiebanÆjlibcrato patripuer applaudcnsoccurrc fçt,pater indignatüs quôd illuin quaü lîbi præla-tum bottes-fui regem appcllauerât, repulit eum à fe,amp; cake percuttüm quanto potuit impetupro-tuxbauit. Vnde vix ilk digreflus, ad reginam quæ paflus fuerat pcrtubr,necmultum poftea fuperui xit.Rex itaque tam acceptis incommodis, qua rH vehem.efitifsimeperturbatus,abieâa Vette pulum lo- regia fuæqucdignitatis immcmor,humi fedebat quicur. flens inconfolabiliter,amp; in ttuporê ex dolore con-ucifusjcatenus malisquæ fibiaccidcrantmemo* riam hebetemque mœrore mentcminfixer^t, vt nequefuicuram gercret,nequc quid ßbi c^apien-' dum cfletconfilijjCum eius bottes vndiquc fecus immincrcnt,ad animum rcuocaret, ApertisVriam inobferuatis palatijforibus, omnes ad fevenic-tes benigneac familiariter admittebar,ilbs doloré amp;nbsp;lult;ttuscaufaminfinnanSjVtàmultis ctiajtnquî prius eum oderat lacbrymas extorqueret. Tandc verô monitus amp;nbsp;rogatus ab epikopis abifquc qui adconfolandumcum vcncranr, defeendit in aula quæpalatioconiunittacrat.iufsitqucpA'^ulum co uoeari,co quod amplitudo loci capiendæmulti-cudinivulgifufficeret Aeprimurrifldemillorum comendans gratiafque'referens^quod eûdepro* ditorum manibus abttraxittènt, debinc exhorta-tus eft vt in ea qua cœpcrat fidebtate permancrêr: fiquid aduerfus eum demeeps bottes fljos nioliri
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contihgeret,nonfatïs ccrtum inquicns qiiófe co-tuliflcnc,aiicquos habcrêcin Siciuafautorcs,quo lt;nbsp;gt;nbsp;rumfreti confilio,tantum facinus perpetrafl'enr. Adiecicetiamidfibi mentis fuis exigcntibus ob multa malaquæfccerataccidifle; amp;nbsp;hocfe quidé cognqfccre,bocfatcri, deincepsquc (ic aólurum, vtinfliólum fibi diuinitus correólionisflagellum, ncquaquam obftinato vidcarur animo perccpiflc. Si.quidlifubicólis fibf populis quod lufle dari dcbcat pofl:ulctur,non difficile Conceflurum: con fuctudinesetiam fuis’introductas tcponbus,quæ vcl iuûam populi libcitatem minnere, vele.os ini-quisprægrauar.ç. videantur oneribus.placercflbi pehitusantiquafi.de cætero enim mallefediligi quam timen.Hæc Sgt;c bis fimiliaqux rex non fine lackrymisdemifsius loquebatur, Elcdus Syracu {anus vir literatifsimus öe eloqiicns ad populûrelt; fcrebat. Vtautem illorumfibipicnius conciliarct gratiam,portarum eis immunitatem concefsit,vc omncsciucs Panhorraitani vidualiafua vcl cm-pta,velcx agris amp;nbsp;vineis fuis collcóla libéré pofsét inferrc,nihilqueab ipfis ou is exigerct. Qjaod pie -bigratifsimumfuitjem Icnuncadeptoseflcqua dm defyderatam' nunquam potucrant imp'etra-re.- interea Panhormi nunciafum efl Symonem. quem pnneipem appellabant,Tancredum.ducis filium, Gubelmufn AlefinurnjAlex«andrum Çamp; uerfancafem^Roœcriû Scla.uü filiû comitis Symo-nis fpunü aliofq^ qiiocquot in caprioncregvs cô-fenfçranrjCÜ Mattbæo Bonello Cacabi'efli‘,pluri-
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Legiti ad mâcjùétnihtû inukifudmeillié adiunââ. Placuic Mnchçd ioitiii''-adlpfLnïi Mâtthfcü tïfitri' kgato$.,-\c fciUico C3C3b^quot;^ äb eckqtiid erga! regçiWgetâr aninn, guid'bæl
V éi it 411 j 1 itiïni co curl i o ,qu i d ve fe faâ nr U m pirov pogt;.kir..'Jlt;t'ank;t]uén'(gt;n oport'uifló ilium proditoru Cón {ikisimmi't'ccrjjVelêos poft'atkiira çaa^pcppe-? Rcfoode: trailcrantfcclera I'Gccpille.Hac autêkgatióné fun ßoiwHüs. geiitibus tllercfpondiCyhUliquam éoramdè qjuoa proditoï'Ês'appellent feelcïîbifçc'ôfelififfejncQcoc^ iura fciflè-'âiit appröbaiïe ccrfriiliamp;fedxjrranmcdm amp;nbsp;crudelefuiflètot viros nöbilesad fecowfogren-i tes nod'ccipere^eapitaiibus-’pcnciilis; cxpontndös* Emftlüetorcgé'fi-ftiafâôtadifcutratç tnagis debojf fé:mirafi,lt;iiuôgt;dfegni proceres velu tin ferai tu te fc redigi tandiu'fuïllnueriht, ’qwara îquod aducifup cüûl tdibriis’proupcâtilviJditanHem iarpad tienda' doloris exarferinc,V6 enim: cçrerd quç- pcf4 ' pellifucnintomitraiîtur,miférrimû efîe vd a ind ferüilisconditionis homines,filias fuas innuptas doraiteitovitç terap’oreperraanerc.Ncc cnini in» ter eo'S abfq^ permiraone curiç'mâtrinroniâ pofle eontrahbadeoq-, difficile permiflionê Eanchaólc^ »u'lirapetrata,vtalias quidêtjucdemaliceret niH pcüïd'âriJjCû iam 0’01 fiera fpem fobolis fencôlus in'^ grucnsfuftuliflet: alias vero perpétua virginitatc dam natas finefpccôiugij deceflîlîè.Nunc auteni rotins regfii vit os nobiles/cq; cuillis boc'rcgé poft ülare,hoc rcquirerbçvrhis aliifque perniciofîsic-r gibus antiquatis,eas reftituatcófuetudi nés, quas: auus ciuS'Rogcri’'comes aRohcrtoGuiftaidopri®!
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introduâas oblèfuaiierjt'j amp;nbsp;obferilari prçcçpe-mjtalioqiii ItCQntfa'anr^ççlÎQrijmilatÙEarhiti vg^ locritj bocços fruninicjcliutius pcrpefl'uros. Hæc ad regem Icgatis deférefltibuSjrefpondie malle fe Ic-regQo priuart,vclmQru ti necefredix. audafter; oc- Sos/' curi:ere,quam abfp m^çtu vel Riinj5 indxgnû fcpa-^um ebeiat. Qjiodbdepobtis armis dimifljfqj prodi’toribusadfepaçificevcnicntes aliquidpóftu laucrint^facjliusços quod petiçrint adepturos. Quod'vbiGaçabirclatuni eft,d}fp;liçuitvniuérfis ''' quiaderanr,amp;Matthçicu]pantcsignauiâ5pGrfua- '
nt eivc ad obfidcndani vrbem açcederct.Qiio lumidleconbhis acquiçfcçs, Panhorraumiprofe, ôtuséft,tnbufq;'fcremilibus procul ab vrbe cum adobGdio militibusfuisconfedit.Rex autem intérim nammitticnuncjôs.adlVatigoturn populumquestrangotu ciuicatas ;yt quoccunqueigalças poflênt yu'is ar-videnum rnifqucdibgtnterinftruâas quàm ocyfsiine fibi ft^accguni t-ranfnuitterent. At vero Panliormi militum ad- vncë ƒ vui uetitu prçcognico .^^’idçrjççiat dcfolatç miferçqu.e go ' corrtu faciem ciuitatis,crues trepados * pauentçs ,atto. îïitps ,’ omneraquç.fiamç Rfepitum arreâis auri-bus baurientes, ôiaudrtis ;aniniurn coipmitten-tes rumiorrbusi'abjiMattbrço Bonclloquumpri-mûvcnirerfeièdedcrecbgitabantjabjquia fôcios^ ciusoffcnderAutjtrip.ebaot fe.fuaque prçdarn fore militibus.NcmQ ciurum in armisfpem pofuerat, nenio dcciuitatisdefébonefollicituserat.His aC’. cedebat q,annohç defîciétis'inopia futurç farms jn 3 —• - : ■’eu-irbßu. ûiOi ’ ! Lii
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tolcrantiâminabatür, ncc enimiam frumëntneô potefatde lôcisfinitimis comportari, cûcx omui parte viarumtranhtüs milites cuftodirent.Igitur in vrbeperturbara erant'confufaqtie omnia: amp;nbsp;fi-« quidem Matthæus Bonellus inoffenfo pergens irinere)propiusacccfsiflcr;potcrat vtique nemine prohibenteciuitatem ingreiîus^occupafle palatin, ipfamqueregem in vincula conieciffe. Sed ahe fre Cîca'i m ^'■‘^conGliOCacabumrurfus itcr inftituit:Scd.amp;:, rediit Bo- lïmlti’milites cxintenonbus Siciliæ parnhus ad ncllas O- auxihumregisconfluxerant,quantumq;illi-robo ncr^e^ accrefccbat,tantuaduerfæ parti difhdcntiæ 2C formidinis acccdcbai. Statuit ergo refumpto fpirt t J cum forturiarclpirantcprogredi,amp; humilitatc iegationisabieôla/egiam in verbis prçtcndcredi-
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Ad oiirnfus cijCÜ aperte Hó pofÏcr,oclt;ulrcpanÏs inj-fidiaaobfiiitxjttidciDj fctLiicc o'mniiiQjiquod opca-haceffceiti‘Güonimgt;rcjbanr«ninrcrogatusycl mo nitus'in idirtcidiïlcr voluntatis,vt prçdiido Rober to canccllariatuni djjrcdcccrncreijidque Maio co gnouiflet ipRusrégis iadicio;laujdâui£,âiu5ifhpèr hoc vohintatcni/HwcnsiHocazc^uitari çongrueré, amp;nbsp;regnantis m'al'cftaTe drgnuin Scflèpropofitunii X vtiquii fidehïof' jciîdiuqgc ïljcruici/ipt;pcaindcrti rçgt; i giaîhbcralitatis^bcnEficianoiiifffïiKJçïîturi Vcruin quialcgatos'yenèciam curiâduioccdoscflÈpHouh priusmic-dchc, amp;nbsp;ad’hociphus.Robcrti fidem à i-iîduftriâ ct5o ftec cfl,e pcnitilçaiycrpbdire vt hanc priûs Icgl tioàcm o-bcaT/quatinus Scircgiprórnotiöiïüeiöj caufa vbcnorfuppctatrSc lîkpcraâa legatiooc di uturni fruiStuin feruitijpqftlaborem gratjusjam,^ plcdatUT Jt^jiod vbi regipcrfiufumidlphco ferii pût Petro de Gaftro nouo/qui tiîc in'Apuha capi-^ tancus cnatj’vtiiRoberto deûraôloloanne Vçnetia tranfituro nauem fragilem 'Se vethdate diflbluta, nautasqucTrtarts infciospinertes', amp;nbsp;imprôuldoi afsignaren vt.amp; putridanaujs ad quo-flibet vnda-lu nifultus fatlïtfcens non f^fheereeßnum Adria-tîcum t'raiifmeare,ncc illenaucarum perim poflet , incolumis conferuari. Qjui rraicÔlo Pharo cum in Apuliam pcruenifTetcTraneiii-fis archiepifcópvs ci non folum hot verbis expofiâc, fed Stipßus often dit literas admiran. AttUeprudentfconfilio non veritus falute fuain auro ixdtmcre, proprijs fum-ptibus nauem nautasque conduxitj nbsp;licet mul-
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Lombardi vcrbnibil vnquamdibçnttus aqdituri Lombardi iufsipûheiu-s.ôoncardi/antexecutorcs’cffedi, Si fæuiuntin inloca bnitima repenti ni» impetus facictes, tani cos qui per diucrfa-oppida Chriftianis erat ad-quàm.eos qui fcparatim babitäntes villas .
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fuga furtimçlapfijVcl Chriftianorû afTumcntcs ha bitum propitiam fenfcrCifortunam; in jLuftraJcm Sitühæ partcm adTuriora Sarracenorû oppida co-j ’ fugerunt, amp;;yfqucnutTC adco Lôhardôrumgcn* •i' temcxhqrrcnti vt nojTfalunream pattern Siciifæ dcincc^ habiiarc noiucttntr^ycrum. c'ttaniaccef-fumesus omninodcuitent. ScH-îamp; adiacétcSyra-J. cufanorum amp;nbsp;iCataniéfium rcgionem, Rogcri-r mctuitur. 5cUiïuscrcbH^tacucflh’ pcccurHabat, tâtuiTj-quevirtus amp;atidagt;cia'viri circGiedispopubs terrors attülcrar; vtncquqrcgij conacß-abuli poflcnt cius impetum fuftinerCj cum afsi duc numero mir litum'irtferdöTeis congrefluividoriapocimunËa res dciiuö curiam rçpencihotcrrore cócuiisit, ncc id arbitrab'atur Sylucftêr cbmesabfq; Màrthæi Bo nel|i cófilió gcri'jComagis rimaédwi illjufn «JCiÄi-mâs, quod euriæfamiliarius adHa’rercr^jfihaxnasper toshoftes poflcfacitedeuitarj:farailiarcs ante ini* micicias difficilius quidem nccfincpcnculopræ* caueri.Sufpicxbaturauté ilium vterat.naTUpaicîj midus,(ibiprimùminfidias paraturum,co quod ad auxilium regis veniés vidcrecurïllius irnpedif : 1 fepropoGturn,. ócnuncquoqucnihilominusim-■ ’ pedirc. Cum ergo rex pricepidet ßipendla mili » tibüs dari,contra R.ogerium Sclauum eiusqucfo^ ciosedufturusexercitû-.perfualîrci cornes vt Mac Sylueftri thïEu Boncllum ptius captu carcefclt;0erccrcr,qt/e cofiliuir. hfecum ducercr,.feqüidemhôlb'busfuümqiictfâ ditum iri excrçitum:ncc adpalariiiiXî dccæteroré; dirurum incolumcm. neque vcro feruandæiiirif-lurandi
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'iurandi rchgioni locum eflc,vbiabfqu’epcriurio hön pofsit mortispericulumeuitari. quod timoré mortis admitticur,facile veniamproméreri. PU cuit ergo régi quod vitro fefaóturum decreucraf, hoc ab alio prçmoneri, comitisquelaudauit confi lium,idem(ibi dudum placuiflctcflatus.Scicbat autêipfum Matthæum extra palatium capi non pôflCjrtequetantæquêpiam temeritatis futurum, vthoc plcbi faltçmperfuadereniteretur. Nam ilium ôc in ipfopalatio nô finepcriculocaptum iri, totiusqucciuitatis pcrturbationemfaélû hoene* cefl'ario fccuturam. Verum eiusmodi popularis impetus hancefle confuetudincm, vt vbi res per aéla fuerir, in fcipfum rurfus dcficiat, ncc difficile compcfcaturndcoquc motû hunepopuli conte-rrtnctidû,neqüe répropofitamindefegnius pera-gënda.Ita'^ue Conllitutoquidem abeisdic Mat Bondi, thæus Boncllus ad curiam vocatuseft, ncc defuit «J cumm fîus latcri qui rein ci totam ediccret, comitisque dolàs amp;lt;ôn'fihû äpcriTctrSed confidebatab bac licitur. immanitatcrcgé métu periurij deterrendü, nccæ-ftimabateüm ctiî iusiurandutn côremnerct,hoc aufilfuni ^amedfaäo regnum ampltus pertur-bàtirm iri'cbgrtôféeret. Itd méglé^is’- a-micorüm eonfilijsad paUtium lècurus afccndit Sçd ante-quaad regem acccdcrcti à’caftcllanis exceptus eft;
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fîtqué caria manu crdextcram amputati. Matchç us autc Bon cil U J. effofsis ocu ks ,n éruisq ueifapcr ta ucrCo in lum ificifisjiüblacus otntuno folis.afpcdui,in hor Bnnciium rcnduiîi dctcufus cft-carccrci«, tarn fuis q u^m lo^ * ci’pcfpâtuoxcncbris ohuolutuSvMatchæus qüoq-de fâiiiSta Lucia^^çiufdcm confobrinus Joannesque R'ômanus cius fcnefchalcus priuati oculis, tliucr-fisfuntcafccribusinclufi. Hisitaperadis velarn-hiuerfi? ia difficultatib’ fuperatis,rex educes exer cituaduérfus RogenûSclauû,raptocon’têdiritinc rc,primûq;Placiânobilifsimum Lôbardorum op pj . pidû in piano fitum cuertit pcnitusac dcRruxit; bardorû vbicutn tntèr Sarracenos amp;nbsp;ChrjRianosin exerci opp^um tuorta fuidct fedrtio/plunma Sarracenorû muL . titudoceciditacriterin cos irruêtib’Cbriftianis, t ncq- nietu vel interminatione rcgis ccflantib\cu Sc ipfcmifsis ad auxiliü 'Sarracenorû comeftabu« bSjprohiberctcosoGcidi. Inde Butenaquofepoft Buteria aüditûeiusaducntû hoftcs contulcrat, obfidione Valiauit.At Rogcrius Sclauus vbifcviditobfeRujobfcfrum. ■ptimûbreuirer focios cobonatuSjdchincoppida-nos admonuitjVtvnius client anirni, ncqiie diuer fa fentirct, âut regis formidarêt excrcitü. na fi pau ds diebus çquanimitcr fuftinerét, maxima parte Siciliæ totâmque Calabriara corum feGutiiram. exemplum, patns ctiamin cos quam pluriraa beneficia recenfebat, fimulqne regis cxponcbaca-‘ trocitatem', amp;nbsp;tyranniJé infubicÛos. Atilli ccn’ ftater amp;nbsp;audacifsimcfpoponderLitfenunquaeius defuturos imperio, neque difficuitatem altquam
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autpcriculum quominuseiparcat caufaturos. In McrcicuverxàtçdiqlaiB cœpcrâLaffici plcriq^m.V litum-.quiavidebant regem in obfidïone diuciii? moraturum: neq^fpes erat appidum captum irr, nifi fames ingruens quad vix in mukum tempus accidere potent,ad deditioné cogeict:oppidanQ5» Nam amp;nbsp;locinatura munitifsiinu erat, nec.adfui defenkonera virtiitcvclaudacia fub Rogerio ScU uo,autfub Täcredo prudentia confihouc .poterac indigcrc.Ita crebri conacus obfidentium kokibus. nihil obérant, illiquc licet audaäter magnaquevt Lepe defcendercnc,nihil autparum laedehaat exer gt;nbsp;citum. Rex enim cum feiret Tancredü fratris fuj l^liûaftrologicis rationibus dies ta obfcfsis qua Bcsin ob-ßdecibus vtiles prçuiderc, ipfe quoq^cü aftro-logis fuis eofdem dies diligetius actendebat ,.inn dicansfamiharibusfuis dfemquo defeefuroseos prçuideratjVC aduerfus reperinaseorum eruption nes cxcrcitù præmunircnr.Stc afiquandiu re pro-trada, difhcuItatéhâcfoluir,inttTproceres ü bê in oppido nata difcordia. Na Rogerij Tancrc« dique voluntas amp;nbsp;conkliueratytociusoppidifru-mentuadunatûtâmilitibus quaoppidams peræ^ quas portionesdiftnbui.Plcbs veronegabat viéîit aliafüapubltcatû iri,volcbatquchnguhs oppida-nis fingulos militcsafsignari,vt eisin domibus fu is ncccfsariaprouidercnt. Qjiod mihtibus fufpe-, élûquidê amp;nbsp;fidcivacillârisindiciûvidebatur. Cœ pit ergo plebs à militibus plurimû difsiderc, adeo quidévtferegidcderemihtesq- regiosin oppidû
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laretrt: rntröBdccrc rhölircntunSöd vbi Kögctius SclauüS’iÇ; lt;|iÿtcû^ öraßet|ociUor0 percepcre cô fihu, rciulX.trtTfrtifcfupiâ'difïiJïMiws/'ftâCUtrüftt ipß lt;^uoq; pâïjifci c-iîm'fcgc,vt oppldoircccpco faluos atqacincolurnes eosàbirc pcrtnitte!*et.Q^ôd cis fâèitéreîi €ôhée(l»f,ckjfn hc^wscfeltam fïiaxùrelpc-ra^et ôppidopôtiüurônifamp;nt^êflîutc'éogentàpro pónci-etin.Itahain fine diJationcîcranfirc» Rober-tus enit» toniesiLorotcHi darn S,Mfiamffortuna -crébfistumükibus fätigärct/naKimam regni-pac teminôadenSjOFgeolutn vfqüeperuenerat/juod in Apuliç Calabnçqueconfinio ficum cft, omnes quccofnitesqpïprimuitt ob admirati fc^ikra rex bellesexttterànr, poflinodum de régis gratia de-fperanteSjilhfèconiunxeranr,pfçtcr‘GdbertûGra . ùinçcomitenif,qui regis gratiâ Confanginneç fuç reginç prùcibüs Inipetraratjamp;relréltf fbcietate €»-mitumexercitui prçeratin Apulia,Robeftreomi lis impetum quatum poterat morarurus.InCala-Vriaquoqüc Corhitifla GatàcéfisadcumdefeGO-raCjTabernatnque caflrum fortifirrnfu tam fwditii-bus quàrti alirstébus ncceflàriis prætnunicratjVt fi tregem Pharuni trâfirccontingerct/àfecum maire fiia poflccfceüréreciperc.Rie'X itaqfiuïta quod Butcriaca paâumfuerat,dïmiflis hoûibus’rcccptaqueacde- P““P** lli aôlaBnteria,dcincepseam babitari prohibuit. ftruda, quot;nbsp;Ac nÔmulto poft anâo ëxci'eicüin- Apulian»tras kurus Tabernann obfidéts' bdnlïküit.Prïusixainê nequidin Calabrie partibus improuifi reperiret obftaculi,RogeriüMarturanénfem,quvnó parüç nenfis»
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maris trasferri,alios perdiuerfa Sicilia: caftella di-ftribui.Robert’ autcCalataboianefis magiftcrca ftclli maris vltimç crudelitatis homo,cum eflcreu nuchorüamicirsim’jSc corüomnino deuotus obic SEukh quiis, quofeuque Chriftianoru captos âd eu perdu in Chni Cl contigcrat, ingentibus caihenis oncratos Crc-bris torquebat verberibus, amp;nbsp;cos in noua quæda dctrudcbatergaftula, quæ vt anteceflbrum vide-returtyrannidem fuperalLe, plena foctoris aefor-fUidinis ipfe c o n rtru X crat. Ciu cs etiam m u 1 tis af-.. ficiebatiniuriis, quotiesque aduerfus corum ali-qucmpriuatum nabebat odium, auteius Jomu, vinea,bortum, velomninotalium quidpiam af-fcdabat,accufatumapud Gaytum Petru,lufî'um-quecapi tandiu fame,üti,pœnisque variis afflige-bat.donCcfem fua vtcuaderct, gratis dare, vel mi noris qùàm valerctidiftrabcre cogerctur. Volcns autcmplenius cunueborum gratiam promcrcri,
perSiCilîim,t«aximtquc per Lombardoruin op -ptda rernâhfifl'è/qai amp;nbsp;opibus affluerenr, óc lar-gifsimaprædiapofsidcrentjimpctraüitquevtcof-dûtn Iicefet ci capcrc. Si quantam pofl'ct ab cis pc-cuniam cxtorqUCr'e.Ea prædicüs potcftate,mul- ,, tos-viros innoxios per diuerfaloca Siciliæ codein- • nauit, qaibus'Ko’cfolumobfuitquod vnde niiti' garipofleteunuebovû cupidiras inexplcra,penes ipfoSCötigicrcperiri.Sed amp;nbsp;Bar tholomçus Periß nus, aliicpie luftitiarii, ftratigori, caincrarii, ca-tapanijGaytiPetn patrociniis innicetes, innuine- ,
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ris plebe rapinis amp;iniurnsatterebant.hocinom nib’mJicijSjpræcipuiiattendcntcs vtab vtralibet parnUjVclab vtraque fi fieri poflct,pecuniam extorquèrent. Per totam autcm Apulia amp;nbsp;Ter ram labo ris incosplurimumquiminuspoterantj.rcdcpti-anisexa(^iofæuicbat,expediretqueregno Sicilia: boftilibusadhuc incurfibus fatigari,ncdomefii-cis populandum prædonibustraderctur. Cum er go regnû.ab externis tumultibusaliquandiuqui-cuifiet,rcx autem interimocio quictique vacarct, Rcxvolup timens ne quæuisoccafiovoluptuofum ociû im-O venacur pcdiret, familiares fuos præmonucrat, vt nihn ci quod mœflitiam autfolicitudinem poflet ingère-rcnunciarent, aefetotum dcinccps voluptatrdc-uoués, cœpit animo latins vagari,cogitas vt quia pater eius Fauariam, Mimncrnu, abaque dclcâa bilialocafeccrat, ipfcquoquepalatiûnouumcon ftrueret, quod commodius ac dibgentius compo fitumvidereturvniuerfis patris operibus præmi^ ncre. Cuiusparte maxima mira ccleritatc non fi*, nemagnis fumptibus cxpcdita, antequam fupre-main operi manum imponcrer , dyfcntcria^m in-currcnscepitdiuturnomorbo diflolui^ac duoru riii'Tolmi fcrcmenfium fpaciOjprowada valetudinc denuo busintc. coualefcenSjCum iameummedicicrcdcrentcua-ftinorurn furum, repenterccidiuomorboconfumptusin-musrexin tcriit. Qjji cum adhucin extremisagçret,mâ-teriit. gnatibus-curiæ conuocatis ôc archlepifLopts Sa-nus^çra^ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Rheginoquepræfentibus vltimam vo»
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lantatem fuamcxponens, Gulielmum maiorcm j^umoal-filiuiii poft fercgnifucccflbrcm conftituit. Hcn- d»«» ricum vero principatu Capuæ qucm dudum ci conceflerac voluic cflc contentum. Rcginam au gcriB». Ccm prçccpit totiusrcgni curam amp;nbsp;adminiftra-tionem,qua: VLilgobaliuin appclJatur,tandiugc- ei,„j fijju, rcrc, dum puer cius prudcnnæ cftêt quæ ncgo- maior r« CHS prauidc difponcndis fuftiGcre putarctur. E-ledum quoquc Syracufanum,Gaytuni Petrum, pnnccpj, Matchæum norarium, quos ipfc fibi farniharcs elegeratj incadc lufsitfamilianratccuriæpcrma- ^^xTcgni ncrc,vt cor um rcgina confilio quç gerenda vide Margarc-rencur difponcret. Nec muko poft ingruentc ““’“une mortis articulo; communi’am luce defungens, prçfentibus illis atqucfkn£ibus,rcgno vitaqucfc panter ab Jicauit. A t illi metuentes ne fubito di-fperfus rumor in populo motus quoflibct citaret, luftêrunt cum interim m ipfo palatio fepeliri, Emulantes cum adhuc viucrc , donec ad curiam proceribus euocatis , quæ ad coro-nandum regem putabantur neceflaria, præpa-rarenc. Quod vbi paucisdicbus peradum cft, primum in palatio more lugubri funcre con-regis clamato, repente totius luérus fubfequutus cft ci-uitatis .Moxque proccres cumepibopis amp;ma-gaat.bus curiæ de loco vbi fepultum fueîat, in , « nbsp;nbsp;.
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ferunc. Per totöaucêlioc tnduuin muÏicfesnobi-Ï Icsq^ matronç, maxime Sarrax:enç,qüibus cx moe te regis dolor non Hclus obiienerat,faccis opercç^ pafsis crinibus amp;: dienoóliiqiie turmacimincedc teSjancillarûpræeunte mukitudinc, tota ciuitatc vlulatu comp!cbant,ad pulfaratympanacantu flc . bili refpondentes. Atvbidies tranfierunr,Iuólut publico defignatiGubclmus quiiamfere XIHI annü ætatis attigerat,fub ingêti plçbis gaudio rcx' crcatus per vrbem lollenmter cquirauit? Q^icü pulclicrrimus efleCjCa ramen diencfcio quopadö, pulcbrior apparens,amp; auguftiorê quanda in vul^ tu præ feferens vcnuflatem, adcogratiam fauo» rem omnium promeruit,vtetiambi qui patreni: cius atrocitcr O'derant, neque putabantur fidenu: vnquam eins Eçredibus feruaturi, dicerenf,huraa nitatis eum terminostranfgrcfrurum,qui aduer-' fus primum buncaliquid impie molirctur . Suf-ficerc enim malorum aueforem fublacura efle;. de medio,nee innocenti debere puero partis ry-rannidem impurari. Erat autem eius puer pul-cbritudinis;quæ facilius quidem parem exclude-re viderctur, quam fuperiorem admittere.Itaquei reginavr plcbe ac proceres fibi filioqjgratos efnee retjftaruir eorugratiam copia meritorûelicerc,f‘C i fidem ft fieri poflet,immefts faltêbeneficiis exror-quere. Ac primum vniucrfa recludi iufsit erga-, ftula,plurimaq-, multicudinem virorüra in Sicilia quainadiacêribiisinfubs Iibcrauir- Inde redera-ptionis onus imporrabilequç rota Apulia Terra
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queiâboris'vldmaiam defperaEionciConciifleicÄf;; 1 om n tn o c en (ii4 c amo tien d u rai : fer 1 piitq u c ni a g» -ftris camerariisjvti neminedéinceps .quicquâ na inineredcmptionis exigerènt.Familiares autécu’i El ç n 0 i n ç O .gr ad U XJ □ a fU er aim a ut d i gn i tati s çq ua litatc voluit permanére. ^’NS'GaytoPetro'fumma rcruni omniii poteftatecôceiîa,fupcr amnes eum eminentiori loco conüitue^jClcdum Syrarufanâ; MâtthçT5t(i nôtûriumpTçcflpiTjVt^’jcoadiutorcs, mterefle quidem confiiiis:amp;rîfaniiliare.s'appcnarij jfed eius in omnibus ifinperio fubferuirclldcm' au-tem Pcyruslicctparum-confaki'pôdoris, amp;.incô îngenio, ■ftantfs eflêt'anîmi,manfuGtustamcnybenignus;amp; afFabiliseràt,amp; nullum in^dibus âiis malianiiiïi prçfercns argumentum-Largitatcm,quoqîic pr» cunclis ampTeôlens virtutibbs,\dare quam.' accipe re béatius æftimabat :lvdcie amp;imllites cû plurimû diligebant,amp; eius per omnia voluntatcm,Ä: imperia fequebantur,amp; niftgcnt'ile vitium, innatam virimanfuctudinernprçpcdirctjneccum patere-tur Chriftiani nominis odiûpenitus abrccrflçyre.
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tinans, tanquam fibi fubieólos dcfpexcric,nul-loque dignos honore putauerit. Matthço quo- Mattheus que notario noa-difficilcperfuafum eft, vt eidem notarms fa fcfociératixoniungcrct,qucmaducrruamp; Eleduni inuidiç ftimulus incica'rat. Occulte tarnen id fe faólurum’promifit, ne crudelitas nimia viderc-tur inJcutn rcpcntcfinc manifefta caufa patenter irruercjcuius diu focius cxtitiffct. Trmebat •enim,, ne forte res aliorftim ac opinabantur ver--geret» ideoque fenon audebatchoftem apertum ortcndcrc, Bnjmueroprætcr eas quç di(ftçfunr, priuatas fingulorum inimicitias , alia quoque caufa fuberat, quæ in odiuin EleCflfatïscoseffi-catitcrinducehauAicbantcnimTranfalpinæ gen tis'fupcrbiam qux haiftcnus poteftate prædita eu »riæ, fretaque regum amicitia Longobardosim- in efeôS pune mukiscxaccrbaftcciniuriisjdeinccps à eu- Syraeufa^-riapctntuscxcludendara, fiprius Eledum amo-uen contigcrirEo namqueferael expulfô,ncecius mfiinftu gentis.qucmpiam in curia rcmanfurum', ipfum-que.regem cùm adçtatem dilcretani peruenent, eoshabiturû fannkaTcs,inter quos nutritusfuerit, ôcquos eum'vfusdongçuus confuetudoque do*-
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cucrit^nequepcregrinis amp;: aduenis, quorû mores vtjgnotos abhQrreatidigniamp;aççs curiç çollaturû. Goe-pçrunj içaquepim Gayrct Petroequitare fin-gulis dicbus frçquûfiferebaûi,ftcre, amp;nbsp;honorem ac jeucrentiam,.vlçra quàm Epifcopalis patere-tuE di-gnuas, Qxbrberç. IndeJamibanys'eum ad* monçtjVtnotosi amp;nbsp;amicoS çirfiafc/emper habcat: neç ignotura'quép/am ad h? paûatur aecederc. na ' ’ Elçâ;ym Jyracnfan.û cjumlinfCUtria^nperjofc pat» ’ nonpôÔUieumqmbwfd^itîahifijniflcoonifihuml vtîptuminterficifaciatùdedque danda opera vt ilhuspofsintinhdrçpræcâucri.IIIcvtçratpronus quicquid frbi ûiggeÆwm foiet^-red-erQ^oolIaudas :cos,rcmadamiJ.corum tfaP3feEC?notitiam}?qtiorü .CQÜhoftatuit^non.Jigt;JùmàxîUrtaSyracufanpniE* leÂuæ cXipcllere'^ Vûrum etiâehgcrq virbs qui ed jn iphüsingrcHupalatij gladiiamp;cK'tept.um confo* .derentJnténmqncregis militibuscorumque co-• meftabulis denun.ciaripræcepiiCjj'Vt nullus, corum rcum cleâo dçinceps equitare^vclad curiam cnn-1 tem fcqm præfumcret Æledüs 1 icct;multofumre-Jatu quae fatâaRicrant agnouiflçCjneqncdè tamen , aduerfuseorum confiliumaliquaceniis prçmuni’-uitjQequcfegniushocad curiahschnguhs dicbus afc é dit, vc q □ 1 cüq U e pen eu lü 'rar; co gn o u erar, fecüritateniillius, amp;nbsp;fiduciam miranencur.Cunr-que fepe palatiuih'ingrelTus propoheas »otidias offcdiüct,cô vifo Gayxus.Petru^vtcrat natui^a mi tifsimusjadeiusfalutationem'ilatjtmmurabat co-filium,amp; àperpetrandofcelcrcinihccs auertebat, illoque
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nior, habitumque mentis color cxcrinfecus indi-carct. Laborcni nullumdifbcilem æftimabat,vn-de lucri quidpia fperarctur,’famis ac fitis vitra mo rem hiimanumpatiens,vt fumptibusparccrct,do minunquam inter epulas lçtus,in abenonunqua triftisconuiuio.Totosfçpifsime dies iciunus per tranfiens,expeólabatvt‘cum aliquis inuitaret.fre-qucntcrenim confueueratcum vocarc epifeopus Agrigentinus,alnquequiconfuetudincm eiusep gnouerant.Huius indcfinentermonitis. Salcrnita nus archiepifcop’ eiufque focii, velut quibufdam ftimulisincitati, multas aduerfus Elcdum Syra-' cufanum machinationupi adinuentioncs amp;nbsp;ver-futias confumebant. Regina vero nibilominus cifdem confentiebat confilns,necillius ipO perfe-' cutio difpliccbat,eôquod adhuc viuente marito fuOjCÙm pro quibufdam negociis fuis aliquoties Elcóho preccs porrigerct,ille vt in prolpcns fem-pcrelatus, contemptoreminduebat animum,fu-perbe nunciis mordaciterque refpondens, Jnun-loannes quam eius pctitiones elficaciter admittebat.Scd Ncapoh - amp;nbsp;loannes Neapolitanus ccclclîç Roman? car-dinahs?^'^ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;videnseo fcbiGpa-
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tem, vt'totius regni Magifter capitaneus eflet conftitutus-, négocia curiæ poft reginam, prin-cipe loco dilponcrct. Sed neque reginç ficfere-bat animus , vt Gaytum Petrum quern pluri* mum diligcbat, ^cundo poft aliquem loco po- Eie^usad ncret, riec ca'comes venerat præmunitus manu Grauincn milicum , vt ipfa nolente cçteros poflet à curia familiäres cxcludere. Elclt;ftus crgomHÎisad cum occulte nunciis,pçrfecutioncm fuam amp;nbsp;quas paß-fus eilet iniurias illi apcruit, monuitque vtcircû fpc«fte fê babes SiCulorum præcaucret fallaciaSjfci turus à Gayto Petro cçterifqucfociis cius procul-dubio fibi paratum iriinfidias. Ad bee Elcóloco- Grauincn mes referipik, vtfecurus dçccteropcrmancrct:na^* refen-fcdiligcntcrfuper bis omnibus cius ipfius confi-lioprouifurum. Cumautem Panbormum venif-fet, cœpcrût ad eum Gayti Petri fautorcs,crcbrius conuenircjftudium cius amp;prudcntiam laudarc, quod audita régis morte fine dilatione reginam confolatumvenerit.-dcinaflcntantesilli blandiri.
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amp;: fefuaqucvoluntati eius expohere. Intérim ei la tenterapudregmamturn perfeipfi3s',-tu.mttwi^ intcrpofita Cardinalis aucloritatc detraherc.N^ amp;nbsp;ipfapoftmodum prodêtccognitumeft lohan'. né Neapolitanum ei fuggefsifl'?,amp; paratum iurarequôd cornes illi Bahiam omnem- impç-, randifacuhatemauferrcjfibiquc tranflumere co* narctur. Cornes vbi certius cxpedatiQnem fuam
quiturre g*nï'
animaduertit cludi, nequç bo'num crga^fç rcgU namanimumgercrcjftacuicafpcrioribus çùm ca Grâuincn vcrbis agcre,eamque prçfente Gayto Petra fecrc*j lisdurclo jmsaHoqucns^cùmderebusillarn pluritpis; con-j uenifletjfubiccit rem omnibus dignam videri nü^ raculo,quód non aliter curiam ordinärer, cum in eo ftatu non poflet diutius permancre. lam enim vniuerfos proccresindignari,quôd omifsis corai
RcfpóJic
tibus,aliifquc viris prudentibus, quorum opörtc-i batconblio curiam regi,toti regno fcruum effœ-minatumpræfccerit.Ncc enim regemfanum ha-buifle eonfihum , aut ejns jdcbcre f^perrhoc iufj., fionemimpleri, qui viros contcmptibiles immà dcuiratos homines ad regimen regni putaue-. nt pofle fufFiccre. Sed amp;nbsp;hocinfanips cil-cquod aduerfus Eledum Syracufanurçi virum prüden*' tern, regnoquenecefTariumjob quernfolùmm-côfultaregisdecrctavidebaturaliquatcnuscxcu-farijUefeio qui confpiratores earn mouerint,amp; ip-fam à curia cenfeatamouendum. At illa refpôditj regis vltimâ voluntatem qnam maxime deceat obfcruari,fuanunquam infirmatumiri opçra.
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Quod Û Çaytus Petrus ad adminidrationcj^ni parum fuffiçiçns putabatur, ipfe çu.n^co fa^Jda-ns io eu ria .rerpanprpc^ v taudçiji^au p Çu4lt;?P f M ' fuâ quod deer at cur jæ fupplcrctur. Tupe indigna
tus comes jBcnc, inq.uit;lionorc mihiflebitumyt çonfanguinco detulilii,praeçlarç mihi locutu,.rcf fcruaucras dignitat^,qupeicru.olt;tuD parem mçfaT çerc dilponcbas. At ego mores ingcniumqùc tu^ um cognoui,ncquç me latct confiliurp tuum,fcio tc'quidc fsadorum vt ab admipidr^tionc rçgni tuç piccrjCxpcUaris. lam enim pçr totam Apulia ope ratuafama difperfit; ïam lue étiam quod plemus ibi did^ çorrpboret intellexi.H is aliisquçnoami tiopbus earn verbis aggreduSjdcincepsque paula»-tim m apertam verborum contumeliam prorum- Gràûinèn pens^tandçni ad laçhrymas coaâ:am,nibilo tamê iratus fegnius ciq?. prppqfitofrcludantemf dçferuit, irai-tusque domum reuerfus cft. At Gaytus Petrus eu Gaytus aperte comitis animum ex ipfius 4ilt;^is yt præfens aderae.cogpouiflet,arbitratusci vinbustjCfiftedu çoepit animps railitumbepcfici|$ fibi.l^rgjsq; dq- .} nis alliçcrc. Erat tuncconfiliorum dusparcicipes duo viri nobilcs,m quibusmaxime côfidcbatjHu goJîlius A'tppiSjVirfam prudeps quàmarmis lire nuus,quem militibusfu^sipfe praîfeiCcrat;.amp;j;Ri-
* cbar.dus deMandra magiftçr çqtîîcûabulus, qui j^enfis co cyni Roberjtç çon^itç-Lqrq^Jli jebus dur bellicis meftabu' iqrud^ucFat,4^43ici^pJufJîRq'iïlhabysMoiSr’ parum.Properes efgo cætqrique viri ppbjjçs quiçd creatus. qu,e praîdia vcl feudqrum quidpiapiîpofstdebant,
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coniitcmmâlcbant practfréctirix capitàncumquc conftituiV Milites verb ftipcndurij cum comeftâ bulbfub 'präjt^päiico's tra'nâttôâtanbSjGaÿrï Pétri, itiunefàfc'quebantur. Qjiicum Richardi co^ mèftab'ùli fi?dérri niulVislibi nônarribigcrctbenc-ficîisobligatâjéotcndebàt vrctîdé faiSuni cômi-tem qua'fi pTopugnacüItirn^quoddattl •'aduerfus comitcm Grauincnfcrttcrlgerct, vcvclutcx æquo dcinceps cornes côthiti plena poflcc au do ri rate rèfiftere.Qilbdtloti difficileporredîs fuperEod feginç precib'iis impetrauit. Hicitaque non fine mukorum ïndignatione cornes crcacus, tubis. tyinpanîs’^dhiKalisqyc acrnorcfônénnifcr ptæ curitibuS ^Boüianum, Vchafrüm integreqire viÿ uerfa oppida quæadcomitatum Mokfii perrine-bantjobtinuit. Ccpic interea Gaytus PetnisTrcr^ , qücncer curtiqngenti mukitudînc mîliturh 'ho-ftiarïisqiie fagîtrarnsqüe praccedéntibus eqiiita-re, vniiierfis ad fe confluentibus multa lafgiri ’ G°au^ncn fibiquos pûterat^facramcntisaftriiTgctc, Go-fii. mes autem Grauincnûs kæc ô’rfinia verut ncgli'-gère difsüüùlando, paucorûtn comitatu conten tus efle,coqueipfo Gayto Petro fiifpediorfieri. Coniedabat cnim nota: virum induftriæ calli-dum difsitnuîatc projîofitum, amp;nbsp;occulte ƒ uin Elcdo Syraeufano magnunraliquidmacbinari.’ Ex ca demutn fufpicioae timorcm concipiens^ comitisYonfilium pcramicôs diligcntiusinquU rebat . Cumque multi nihil efie timendum afic? rcrcntjôc addita Ipc mtcr«itur labantem cius
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anit^um roborarc.• pluresad.eum fccrctrusj^cc- Cay^e-dcntes, parari übilatcntcrinfidias aftrqcbartt.Ita variis diflonisquc concuflum rumonbus co dcfpe rationis impulcrant,vr non aliter fcquamnoótur Mafmdao na fuga fperajTct ipaQUs comitis euafurum-Ita-
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que lagitteâjnquaQta potuit cclcritatc lacies prc^ g,t parari, nantis, armis Çæterisqqç, rcbps neçcïîà-Xiispam præmunnt. jCuttiquc chefauros fuos^C’ ,ç^ûct ,i]luc fub no(jis41catio,cprnporcaq ,£equ,é-ti die poll occafutn foli^^fingens Ie nouuin adir re vcjlc palatium^qnod in ea.parKciuitatis quæ 'r ’ v^pcatur Kemo^ia uuper conllruxerat,enmpau ’ cis enaucliisqupAfecuni decreueratabducendos, act riiarc perrexic:ibiquc dimifsis cquis nauem confeendens ad Mafmudorum regem in African! transfretauit. Quod cum fimimo manefa,-ma per populum difperfiflet, corum qui panes e-iusfcquuci fucrant anirrios inopinatçrei perturba Ult cuçntus. Gilbertum veto comitem eiusquc fautorçs.in applioris fpeifiduciam ,cxtulit, ar- . , .? bitrantes propofitum fuum nullopolie deinceps obllaculo prçpediri. Dicebat autem pîcriquc, amp;nbsp;bæc eratplxbis opiqio,quq(ïpaitus,Petrus praeter immenli pQnderis aurum de qnp dubiû non crat,plurimaqupqucfccûabftulcrat rcgiæ.digni tatis infîgida.Q^oJtanien régin^xonltanter dep néga.s^afîfrcbat ntbil c;upcnitus,de^cfanrisregiis âttigilîe.Cû ergo poîlbçc ad palatiuepifcopi comités, ôcfamiliarejcuriac çôucnillct,aiuq;fuper
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' cotjuôâ accîderàt^inuiccm difccptantcs, caulam • TOrfffqdirer^rit/fati'ntdfit'cpnirt ‘(jta, Grwincé iiineiffîsfee‘amp;fé'pîfiirs qüàrii âéciHèrêt rimdiflejnamlhfahunifui(ïûcônfiliüm,fefdu Sar-în) racenarta'qui Stoliumquoqj düduni prodiderat,
.■ fn tantafn’attoUerépótcftatém'. lîlîüdqaidem ma-lofi dignufn miraculo,quod non latenter inrrodu dis Mafmudis in palati'un) regem ipfum cumom nibüs tbefauri.s fcccritafpprtafi..C^od'proFcdô dèórêüéraffó fadüfUjïÏquidc ïpïî' licétcf eî quarn Ric^ar- vfürpaùerâtvti diütius pötcftate. Hæc ôc hiîrfînii me» Moli- liacomitis didà m‘ôicfteferés,^R'iehktdus Cornes fii tuetar Môîifijjrcfp'oîidit Gaytifm P^téü/ïïTèrliu’frt c^tiidê Gayeu Pc 'y|. àiebat fiiiffc, fed in teftattiènto régis (ölcnnite't manumiflbm,eamquclibertatis dationem noili 'quoq;regïs rcginæ.priuilegiô fpborat^ C^oA fi vel ipfCj Vcl aliüs quilibet in eafnpirorutn^crc Vc liraudaciam,vteundem Gaytum Petrum pro-ditîdnis arguat, paratiim fc defçnfionem eius fuf-Monoma Icipcrc, amp;nbsp;fingulans piignÜudicVo'fidém abfeh-chiaintcl- nbsp;nbsp;aftruCrç. C^î cum ipïhiis pcpculum, èc para-
tas infidias aliter cqitarcnon poffet^nihil miranj-dum fî'timoVc mprâi auftigiefis óüö^iwimi’e'pa-davlt2É*cÓfttlT!i?t: in'cnm Cuip^atif réfilridi^îebefV, qui minis eÛTTi amp;nbsp;terroribus aHaôlum fugcrc cô t pultfïtt.'His itàquc velut quibdidarn liàgahji la-dis ftfiiüntbiis'/iitérna refpôn/îoné Cömitüna;eó » Vfquc rè’sprocéfsîfjVt Richardüs Mbliïii cornes coquoloquebafurimpetu domïremGraüincfcm timidum appellater, indignumque cui regis coni
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lïiittcretur exercitus : amp;nbsp;nifi qui aderat fcCe mcdi-os inicciflent, inter eos orta difcordia non finepar tisalteriusgraui difpcndiofopiretur. Tune iuflu Reginç precibusque magnatü curiç rcmifsis hinc indc verborum iniuriis,ad ccncordiam funtredu â;i,quæ tamen inter eos deinceps perfedè nunqua chardicomitis amp;nbsp;aliorumqui Gayto Petro faue-rant,adquiefccns,occafioneni (îbi defiderabat co gruâcxhiberi, vt Gilbcrtum comitcmàcuriare-moueret, ita tarnen ne quid eius odiofacere vidc-rerur. At Matthæusnotarius quicæteris omnibus MmL aftutiaprçeminebat, ad Maionis artes cófugicns, notanus famam excitât aliquanto ïam temporequiefcen-tem:rumorcs difpergit in populo , Iireras falfas confcribit imperatoris Alcmänorumaduenruni certifsime continentes , easque vel ut a remoris regni partibus regi tranfmiflas coram omnibus cuoluit,ac récitât.boeenim ad eiusofficium pertinebac . Hinc opportune regina quæfitam occafioncmeliciens, comici Gramncnbpræcipit, ^rauincn multumque blandiens exbortatur, vt quia non fis comes ncccfsitatis ingruatdithculras, cui
potifsimum ipfe videatur lufficere, maturct in remo-Apuliam proficilci, aduerlus imperarotem exer-ueur. citum præparct jCiuitates ne dubia fide vacillent admoneat jCaftcllaque faciat prçmuniri. Atquc ille tametli non ambigerct hos aduerfum fe ma chinationum riuulos de Maionicis fontibus raanafle, videns tarnen fc conti a reginæ volunta-
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tem nihil in curia profeâ:urum,operçprecium ragt; tus eftcorum non aducrfari conliliis,He fiquod ocultefe fadluros fperauerantjViderenc fecus ac-eidere, porthabitis fimulandi fallcndique confi-liis, aperce ram earn licet reluólantem vt pore for Eiusfilius tiores expellerenc. Igitur ApuliæTerrçquelabo-Bcrtran- fis capitaneus conftitutus cum filiofuo Bertran dXc^o- cuinuper Andriæcomitatus datusfuerat,Pha mes. rum tranüir, amp;nbsp;in Apuliain reucrliis eft. Eius au
tem loco retina RichardumMandrenfem Moli Richard’ ßtcomitem,eo quod Gaytum Petrumfidelifsime Mandrcn- dilexiflêt, curiæ familiärem conftituit, amp;nbsp;maio-
fis in fum ma porc-ûate-.
El clcdu Syracufa-num.
rem eiquam cæccris familiaribus contülitpotc-ßatem. Qjii cum ob familiaritatem curiæ,tum obpræcipité eius audaciam,tum etiam quia mi-htibusadhucvclutComeftabulus præerat,ab óm nibusmaxime tirnebatur. Incerealitcm aducrfus eledum Syracufanum,quæ timoré coraitis ali-quando tempore fópica fuerat ,, cpifcopi rurfus iiidaurant, reginæ fuggerentcs ilhus opera fa.* dum, vt Gaycus Petrus aufugerec.namGilber-rum comitem ciufdem litens ad curiam euo-
cacum, ôc in viæclandefbnis nunciis quid age-re debcrer edodum. Satis eum impune regina totamque curiam offendiflé,perturbafle,magnif que obiedaflê periculis ; neque mirum, cum ip fa facinorum impunitas audcndi quicquid hbi-turn fuerir præftctilli fiduciam. C^odfi folum ipfa confenferit, facile fe faduros'vt lïteris pon-taficis Romani citatum oporteac eum Romam.
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proficifci,ncc in cafuper hoe pofsit culpæquid-piani retorqueri, cum nee eius faótum videa-tur confilio . Poll confecracionem vero fuam ve lut iam curiæ familiaritatc priuatum, ad epifco patum fuum reólo tramite reucrlurum. A11 enti-ence regina, idque libigratum fore modis omni bus atteftante, dieconftituto ïoannes Neapohta-nus harum machinacionum princeps, vocatur ad GUriain,paucisque denegocüsccclefiæ Roma machina-næ pro quibus venerat verbis ante habitis, Pape
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literas demum oltendit, præcipicntis vtomnes raeufanû, eleóli Siciliæ quorum ad Romanum pontificem fpciflat confccratiOjRomam pergcrent confecran di.His in præfentiarcgis acreginætotiusquecu riæ perledis, adiccir fibi Papa pixcepdic, vt quod litens deerat ipfe fupplcret, amp;nbsp;præfatis cleólis ex parte fua, cercum quo confccraii deberenc ter-minum præfiniret. Ad hate Elcdusrcfpondirpa- Syracufa-ratum fe mandatum Papæ libcnter quamprimû potueritadinaplere, fed neque tcrminum quem Car di nabs ipfe prefî lt;erir, recep turû, nec omnino ûquidprætcr hterarumtenoremfuperadderevelit faólurum.Hisaliquanta difputationeprotraâis, cum Eleélus prudenter ad lingula refpondcndo Ipem Cardmalis aliquatcnus eluûlict magna diet parteconfumptafimul èpalatio defeenderunt. GulidmS His diebus Gulielmûrcgem quem viuentemve- rant’vfué* lutatrocifsimum tyrânum odcrant^plurimi mor- tem amp;nbsp;tuum deflcuere.videntes priuatis inimicitiis rcffiù
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Cato]d e Pompcij Verfiis hcxamctri hcroici.
poftponi xTegó-cia theamp;u-ros raukis ambus ina-niri, amp;nbsp;contra dignitaretn curiæ regnique priui -legia plurimaperpecrari. Elèólus quoqüGcum a-liquando multis pr.sfentibus vellet eiusdem regb mortem damnofam innuere: Catonis diéfa prç^ fcnti têpori coartabat^qui Pópeii morte cognita’
CiUiS obit mquit, multum maionbus impar, Node moduiuris,fed in hoe tarnen vtihsçüo.
Necilludreticendum arbitroT,quod cumâd car-dinalem magnates, curiæ diequadarn, cætefiquc Aulicus proceres amp;epifcopi coniieniflcnt,adcratintcre-Cardinalc OS notæ loquacitatis amp;nbsp;vrbanæ quidam infaniæ, NcapoU- qui ob ftnltitiam fuam libéré quid cm amp;nimis‘ tanum^ quandoquc mordaciter in ipfos etiam familia res inuehiconfucuerac, afsidue curiam feque-batur. Hiccum vniuerfos folitis verborumcon-
tiimcliis afficiensadrifum fmgulos permouiffety tandê omifsis cæteris loanné Neapolitanû intuit’, Pä. h Q^ot inquit ,ô Cardinalis videtur tibi milianis mutnxv. PanhormûabvrbeRomanadïftare?Cumq-refpo dicruin iti fam elîet 'X.V. dierum itinere. At ego, inquit,te vr ma dXr nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;toties tamq- fecure tanti difficultatcm itincris
quafi ncgligendo difcurrere,non ampliorifpacicr nos ab Romanis abefle quam XX. miliariis arbi trabar. Nuire autem intelligo-quiafpelucri du-élus pericula tanta comtcmnis,fenticns in manus ftultorû’thcïauros palatii deuenifle. Qjwdïî 'G U-lielmus fenior viueret neqüe Romam 'redires itafuffarcinatus auro Siciliæ,nequePanhormum totiesrecurrereSjVtcontentiones ôe rixas in cli=-
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fufcitates. Hoe i-Hius^didum cunTaHantibus Pl'acu 1 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;difperfiiMih 'pöp uló, mu 1 ra ad-*
uerfu’s'C^Kdinalôïîlpicbiââftôidiariï’éxeitauifiVeF Ïumqueeftin proüGrbiufnJohanhcmNeapolitan- Pfouerbiö num ab vrbe Romana vfquePanhormum. xx.mi natum cx liaria GomputarCilltetamen nihilofcgniu's Eledu Syrâcufaîïum eontemptus arguéns,propinquum ei ferrttinù’ûl äfsignäbat, vt matunüs iter-arripere CogeTetuT.Êledus-aütcm vidcnsiilum in propö^ fitopertiriac'em,timenfqü'cfht?filt;3ontra cardinale nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'
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metidauit.Egocelte néqueconfiliu iRii4 adpro-b.o,nequefaluafidclitatcxegi«id fieripoflè perlpi-çio.Sed nçquereginia pandcbct^vt idero vel ccnfc iCrationis caufa, vel óccafione.qiialibet à curia fc-paretur. A.d bec verba comi.tis miratibus aJiis atq;
' taccntibujSfjCvrn euïja 'Cardrnah^poftj confecratió nem fuara,flatini dicerct reuerfurum,reginamu-Rcgina jp tato conblio refpóditjElc^j prefentiam quhç ne-Romamquot;- cefîàrianie(re,ncçeutn i® præfenspoflè quopiam beat. prQficifci,aIias itiirumçùrn tempori^opportuni-
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Panhor - Qc Sagio Panhotmum veniens,vxorejn luam lo-mumvcnit rorctn Bartbolomçi Perifîni fccum adduxerat, re^(hiier°' djrnidancptemarcbiepifcppi Cap^ani nöbi tat. Iifsiniam meretriceni,euius^moredudprn çaptus
fueraf niatrimoniofibicóinngerct.Hiccuin Apir liçdiucapitâneus èc magiftercomedabulus exti-tiflètjtotics aliis rebcllancibus fidem mconcuflam retinens,nuHquam ab rege dcfecit.Qjuem rcgina benigne fufcipien-Sjdcdit ei çomitatuna Richardi ' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;de Aqnila fundani comitis,qui fine fpe,r-cditus iß
Romanotuna finibusexulabàt.De foiuendp.quo-quematrimoniopræccpit curiæ fatndiaribys ,vc conuocatis epifcopis alnfqueperfonis ecclcfiafli-cis,amp; auditis vtriufque partis allcgatioqib’, quod inde didaret æquitas expedircnt.Atilb rogaue-runt Cardinales,vt eiufJç intercflcnt examinatio-Jîincgocii, cdquodipfi proniptiorcmharuin rc-
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mifcrat, perpetuami continentiam induxilTec.-Cumquelat enter eius impüdentiaargucntes,ten' tandi gratia quærerent ab codem,Vtium in caufi»-
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crat. uarrorum :niïquamfiiiumfuu.miVcl eflêcrcdidif, vd did voluit, indignum cxaftimans eult;m quem ■mater mul'torum paces'libidïni vulgo cóccpüret, p. régis filuim appcllari/Hunr'crgo regina cum an-deneuspo tcaRodericus diccretur^idque Siculi nomen ab-ftea Hcri- hoTrentes velutignotum barbarum irridefent, homoer’ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^PP^Ôarrprçccpit,lt;amp;-ci Moris Caueo-
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mœnia fua conclufic,nullius cxpcrs fcclcris,nu'nü abhori'ensflagitium,nihilcoruniquæ.pofsic pu tas illicituró- Itaque'latroneSjpiratæ, îfcurræ, af^ fcntatoreSjCæterifqueflagitiis inretici, conflucbat adcutn,amp;: diem cÖuiuiisextrahcntcs,tonsnoótH busteflcrarumiaólibus infiftebant.Quôd vbire? gina: çognitumeft, diutftcius teiheritatcnl ix^dar guenSjfcripfitcivt Pbaruinfinc dilatione tranfi-rctjQui.fuadentibus focitsvix indetandem auuk füs,irrA;puliamitcrinflituit;.;73H-1 ini 3' a
Emenfo itaqucpofl; morte regis annuo fêre/pa-ciOjCÙm paulatim décidés procella curiæ refedif-fct,procçrcs regnimultis euidi reginæ'beneficiis. mterim' quicfcebant.Vtenim incarceratorû mul- Liberali-titudinem libcrata.) feruoslibcrtatedonatos ,ciu/’®‘^®^’'^‘‘' busimraunitates côceflas, cofuctiidincsquæ pergt; niciofæ videbanturexpiofas ,vt villas oppidaque' miiltis nobilibus viris donata prçtcrcam,oôl:o co^ mites eodem anno crcauerat.R.ichardû Mandren fern , Bertrannû comitis 'Grauincnßsfilium, Ri-. - nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. '
chardum de Sagio,Rogerium Richardifilium, locelinum Symonem Sangrenfcm, Gubclmum Sylueftricomitis filium,Hugonem deRupe forti J confânguineumfuum,hominem cmnis.virtutisb expertem ,qui deFracianuper aduenerat ; Roge~ rium quoque comitem Accerranum,amp; PKOgchû Auellini comitem,abexilioreuocatos,priflinç rci-ftituerat digriitati. Hiscrgo mukifque præterea ’ ' beneficiisreginæ hberalitatem experti tentabant abinnatarebellandiconfuetudincleroçes anirnos.a
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cohibcre. Curiç vcrô flatus hic erat,Richardus Moiifij comes cçccrisfarailiaribuspoteflatisemi-ncntiaprælatus,apud reginam poÛu'lau facilrus impetrabat. Eleàus veto Syracufanus ,amp; Matthäus notarius cancellarii gerebant officium. Gay tus q'uoqueRichardus magifterramcrariuspala-tiijôc Gaytus Martinus quiDuanæprçerat,confî lus nihilominus intererât,cùm prædidis fami-liaribus négocia regnitradabat.Porro Matthçus notarius cùm fciretadmiratumfeinon poHc fieri, ob multam eius neminis inui Jiam , cancellariatü totisnifibusappetcbat. Eledus autê in proximo fc confidebat ccclefiç Panhormitanæ regimen a-depturum.Scd reginalógcdiucrfum fouebatpro pofitum,$c eandem dignitatem alii refcruabat. Scripferat enim auunculo fuo Rotomagéfi archic pifcopOjVt aliqucm de confanguincis fuis vel Ro-Scêphan’ bcttum dcnouo BurgOjfi fieri pofïct,vel Stephana comitis comitis Perticcnfis filium fibi tranfmitteret.QjJo
venturum fpera-Panhor- bat,interim tam Eledi Syracufani, quam Agrigc ma yenit. tiniepilcopifpcm defyderium eludebat. Nee cam diufuafefelIitopinio.Paucis enim intcricólis diebus fama præcurrente compertum cft, Stephanum comitis Perticcnfis filium in Siciliam venien tem ad comitem Grauinéfcm fratris fui filium di-ucrtifle.Quem ipfe comes multis honoratum mu ncribus, amp;nbsp;deftatu curiç dihgéterinflitutum ,ad faluberrima Sicihæ loca tranfmifit, times cum cû jam çftas ingruerct,ob intemperiem aeris in Apu-
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liadiuttus detincrc,fimulquefciésrcginam illius aduentumfummodefydcriopræftolai'i.Cùm igi tur träfico Pharo Panhormum accefsifltt,curiæ fa nuliarcs, epifcopiqj ac milites cum comcftabulis illi obuiam cxcuntes,ad paUtiumeurti vtiufsi fuc rant pcrduxcrunt.Q^cm reginamulto cum honore fufeepit, Sc aftantibus cundis, Ecce inquic „ complctum video quod plenisfcmpcrvotis expe- ' ,,f tij.Ncc cnim aliter quam Fratres proprios diligc- ' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;‘■
rcquidemamp; Honorare dcbcofilios comitisPerti cens,per quern vt verum fatear, pater meus regnu obtinuit.Namidem comes patri meoterram am« plifsimam cum nepte fua matre mea dotem dedic, quamin Hifpania mukis periculis ac diuturnis laboribus expugnatam Sarracenis abkuIerat.Ncc ergo miraridcbctis,lifilium cius matris meæ con fobrinû, loco mihi fratris habendum cenfeam, Sc dcremotifsimis partibus ad me venietem grata-tercxcipiam; quern quideyoloiubeoqjvt quf^ic filiumquemeum dihgere fe fatentur,propcnfius diliganc Sc honorent,vt eoru erga nos ex hoc ipfo fidei dilccti.onifquc quantitatem emçüar.JT ûc om f nes id fc faólurós libenter pFompnfsimckcfpon.de rûtjlicct inter cos eilet nônulli quibus illiüs aduc-r nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'
tus maxime difpliccret.Interearcginavolûtatc ci* diligêterinquires,cûintellexiflctcû nçlle diuti’in Sicilia cômorari,filma ope niti cepit,vthoc Clquot;jppo . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;-
Gtûimutarct,amp; glonâci diuitiafq;quas habitur* crat, Grcmancret okétâs ,GmuIqj Trâfrnôtanqr^ inopiam eifrcqucter obiicics, focios quoqj ipGu^
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^éV) kprodifrterbfitïéiiianfutös^^fft'télüigés' nó p8ß-‘fc men tem iHius alitei^ad fdquö'dpollulabatinflc ’’él i. *lt;-^0 d V b i p IÙ rim a 'pree upalt;|nliai) t Uquot; ttïu Iti ß-*-t^'uèprö?nifeorMbü5'Vix^tiridem obtitmitYConftiA. tutodiecunólis qui tunc aderant cpifcopis procc Stephan’ 'Tibufque cóuocatis ad curiaui ,cacellariunreum cancellar, irillituitjiufsitquevt Vniüerfacuriç négocia dein-amp;*c7clefiç c^^pS'^'^^^^î^pr^iicipalitefrcferrentur.Nec multo Panhormi pod cum CU arcbrepifcopus Salernitanus fubdia-tanæpa- cófiu-orJinaflcc,mifsifun'tqüicahonicjs Panboiv mitanis dieercnt,regem ac fegiriarn pr’çcibus eo-fum quasfæpeporrcxerant exauditisjiberam eis cöcederepotertatcm, vtecclcfiçfuçpaftoretncli-gerentjamp;ad palacium vénicntes, quem fibi puut-Ÿen'tïddhéü'niîiiixtàcôfuetudincm in curianomr-narent.At illi nulla fuper hoc inter eos (quod rarô 'contingit^obörta contröuerh a ^concordes atquc Vh’ahi'mes 4ahtcllhfî U m ele^er □ n t, ga U d ét e po P U. lo, amp;nbsp;quod aôlum fucrat adprobante C ’ Jmo Papienfi Rôman|eec‘lefiæ Cardinalr,qui Panhor nium’niïpeévéhefât.mGalliastranûturusltaquc gniSiciliæ . . r ,. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;’ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;1
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Jfcaacia-vcnirç'cpntingcrct/Nam cundém .Odonc jplurimudiligens coafiliû illius vitra quàm expc-diret ei,in maxirnis xjuoque ncgociis admittebar. • Q^ucm cum ncque literacumiexornaret fcicntia, nequcprudcntiæfecularis vnlitas commendarct, tantæ nihilominus cupiditatis crar, vtnccin ex-torqucnda pecunia modum attendcret, amp;nbsp;in con Xiliandisamicitiis virtutisifideique ratione nulla habita, Colamquantitatcinmuncrum fcqucrctur. Cura autemvillarum,redituum,arque prædiorü ad cancellariatus iurapertinentium mulraSyracu i i fanus diu tenuifl'et Eleâ-us,àregefibidudum ad tempus concéda, eo quod circa curiam rnorarc-tur, canccllariusvolcnsbeneficiiseius animû mi- lt;nbsp;3igarc,quemaliaquoqucdccaufafatiscornmotu eflècognouerat, duas ei villas optimasquæSiculi CaGIu-Cafalia vocat, eorum viccquçtenueratdarifecit, Sicuîoru. eo tenore,vtillarum altera quâdiu morarcturdn curia non careret,alteram verociusfucccfl'oresim perpetuum pofsiderent. Scd quanta ccleritatecu-rauerac Eledifpcm ac petitionemcollatobcnefi-’, CIOprçuenire,tammaturecompenfationisirnpjrQ bæ vicem Eledus ei ftuduitreponere. Quidam e-nim vin de renions Apuliæ partibusad curia ve. nientcsliisquæ.poftuîauerant impetratîs,.GÛ;pro litcris fuis Petro notario confanguineo Mattlwi notarij quod cis iuftû videbatur olFerrerit,ille ver-o multoinaiorapetcnSjoblatafibiTcfpticretjÇeinjad iÇancelUjij notitiam perrulerunu qui præccpjnjç-ni ex aftantibus notariis,Yt alias literasfuper eodé
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ncgociofcribcrctjipfaqucdicprçdiélos viros ab-foluerct. Petrus autem notari'us videns eos qui pri • us importune inftarc confucuerantadfeiamnon reuerti, perfenßt illoslitcras fuas ab aho notario rc ccpiflc:allümptisquc quot vifum cftfociis viam qua tranfituri erat, obicruans, cum in cius infidi-as incidiflent, literas regias illis ablatas rupto figil lofruftratim difccrpfit,ipfosque contumeliis amp;nbsp;verberibus affecit. Quod vbi cancellario cognitu eft, præcepit eofdem fibi viros in curia præfentari. Petrus no vocatoque Petro notario cum fadum negate non “riu$eon;pQ{|^[^iyf5ij.gyfjjjfj(.arcerem detrudi. Tunc Ele-ns”Matthç ^us Syracufanus nimis mordaciter rcfpódit,có-i notarii tra ius Sgt;c rationcm cum fcntcntiaciufmodipro-incarccra-Francialforfitan ita'folctc dccerni, EleftiisSy fcd in Siciliancquaquam hociudiciumobtincrc, racufanus. nonlcuis auóloritatiscflenotarïos curiæ,ncc cos
loportcre tam facile condemnari. Earcs nonpa-Cancclla- ru canccHatii permouit animu, cu cum cui prætcr omnium duo Cafalia nudius tertius quiamp;rajl gratisdarifeccrat,tanta nuncinIcviderct afperi-tacorre- tatc vcrbotuminfurgcrc, ncqucfibi faltcm in cu-riadeferre, vtcum fupcr hocfecretiusaut modéra tiusconueniret.Nihil tarnen Cl refpondit, fed in-iuriam fuam patienter difsimulans, Anlaldu pala til caftcllanu acccrfiit, iufsitqucNotariu Petru in carccrc fine dilationerctrudi, donee cxaminarc-tur attetius cuiufmodi pçnç fubiaccrc dcberct,quc amp;nbsp;contra rcgnipacc cgifle,amp; regiç maieftati fpeci aliter iniuriam conflarec ac dedccus intuli/le. PoA
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Sccurita- vt ipG cancellario fecuritatis facramcntumpræfta tisfacra- i'cnt,afrenfum facile præbuerût. Cûq; Mazari en fis epifeop*^amp;’ Maltêfis iüxtaipropofitû fibi modû itf rjopræfta raflent, epifeopus Agrigentinus vtaffeduofiusex ammo videreturiurare, nouis quibusdam amp;nbsp;cx-prefsioribus verbis ipfefibiiurandimodüm ihfii.-tuit. Q^i quanto cætcris lurauic exprefsiuS, rantà poftmodum quodiuraueratdetcrius obfcruauiti gentinus, Verum hæc alias, nunc adrei lenem reuertamur.
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Aecufatur Robertas Calatabo-ianenßs.
dos, qui fub eunuchoiû piôtcâionc diu latucracJ Quorum die neminem quem tati criminis reum-efle conftaret,impunitum dimifit. His animati* magna pars ciuium adaccufandum Robertü Ca lataboianenfemaudaderprofiliunt.'concurfusfit adcacellarium.omnes ingenti clamorcdcpofcuc hominem ^celeratilsimum meritis obiedari flagi’ CHS. Alli domos, alii vineas iniufte fibi conquei u tua ablatas: plerique fratres aut confanguineos in carccrc diuturnis cruciatibus interfedos .quæda etiam mulier filiam fuam virginem ab co'dicebat illata violentiaconftupratam. Nec deerantqui af fererent eum in Caftcllo mans antiquifsimü Sar-racenorum templu propnisfumptibus renouaf-' fc.-quod minime teftibus indigcbät,cumhocip-fares patenter oftenderet.Præterhæcautem obic-dum eft dli, plerosquc vini venditores quandam ab eo
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ab co domum cnormiprecio conduxifle,vt ibide fub eiuspatrocinio Sarraceni Chnftianas fœmb nas licite conftuprarcnr, amp;puerisabutcrêturim' punCjCætcraqueflagitia pcrpetrarent,ex lt;|uibus inhoneftalucra cauponibus acccdebanr, cum ip-fodomus dominodiuidenda.Tantorumille cri. minumobiedioncpullatuSjCœpit primorem par uipendés negligere, interminari accufatoribus fu iSjdcterius eis poftmodumfefa0lurum,fibique fa cilem hums accufationiscxitumpolliccri. Dehîc vbipccuniam oblatamrefpui,dacisquevadibusrc diftriólius agi vider,ad eunuchorum patrocinia fe conuertit. Atilli regis rcginæquepedibus pro-uoluricumlachrymiscos exorant,nepatianturvi rum regno pernecc/rariura,qui curiæ femper fide hfsimeferuire ftuduerit, condemnari: nihil mira-dum aflerences,aduerfuseum tumultus eiufmo-di fufcicari, cum certum fit neminem populo pla cicurum, qui fidelitcr curiæ iufsis obtemperare vo luerit. Harum regtnaprecum afsiduitate permo ta, cancellarium pnmo rogat, deinderenitéti prç cipitjVtneminisaduerfusRobei'tum Calataboia-nenfem aceufationes admittat.Rapinas enim amp;nbsp;homicidia quæfecifle dicatur, nonei, fedGayto Petro cuius ca iuflu fecerit, imputada.Q^i cû prç eiretcuriç,manifeftû quoniamidem Robertuse-ius nopotuerit iufsionibus obludari. Inter has ca ccllariusanguftias deprehéfus,ignorabat quorfii animüinclinarct,aut quid fibi potifsimû faciedu cligeret. Hinc enim populus acclamabat,nô opor
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tere fceleratifsinium hominem impunitum Ji-mutinegligêtera CancellariOjtepidcq.; rem gcri, videri muneribiis eum aut gratia corruptum, à bono propohto decidiflîc. verum bac inreccr-tifsimc cognkuniiriyVtrumne iuris amorem cuius haólenus formam prçtcnderir, perpetuo velue innatum debeat conferuarc,an adtempus exin-duftriafîmulatum ,yt nouç poteftatisaufpicium oculis plebis obiecerit lt;Hinc ilium \'Tg.eba;tre-gina,præcipiensvcplcbis loquaciracepoithabita p: rreôlas aceufationes difsimulando negligercü, Dîfencfi. curiæ familiäres Probern Calataboianen-lur Ro- fis partes quantu-m poterant tuebantur,. tam vt btiboi^* nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;iphquereginæ præftareviderenturob-
Bcfls, fèquiuin ,quàm'Vtaducrfus cancellarium plebis odium excitarcnt. Atille mediam quandam c-ligcns viam, vc amp;nbsp;reginæ fàcisfacere vidcrctur^ nec omninopopuli fpem amp;nbsp;expeôlationem dein deret,reginæ poUicitus eft omiflurumfe quæftt ones ad curiam pertinentes quæ pce nam capitis krogabant: fuper his autem quæ ad ccclefiæiu r^ pertinere conftaret, cxaólifsimccogntturumr jpfumq- R ober tu m fi conuidus foret,quatenus ccclefiallicæ feueritatis cenfura permittereepuni endum-, Quod fi niteretur ipfa pofimodumim-pedirc, facilius quidem fe vtraque priuatum jri lt;lignitatc,.quàm ab hac pofie fententiadTetorquc ri. Conuocatis crgocuriæfamiliaribus amp;nbsp;epifeo-pis aliisqueperfonis ecclcfiaftieis Roberrus fui^
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maltafrcqucntiaplebis introducitur,cniifsisquc furtis, rapinis, iniunis, ciuium liomicidiis, amp;nbsp;illata conftupratæ virgini violentia, pcriuni, in-ccftus,adulteriiqiiæftio vcntilatur. Cumquemul tis teftibus obiedorum veritas patuifTct, de nirc diÓlumeft Robjertiim Calataboianenfcni publi-
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ce lons cælLim in carcerem dcnuo aetrudendu, bonis cius fifco addiótis.Sed qiioniam per vr-bem fub voce præconis foJennitcr circumduci non potcrar, co quodpopulusomncs viarurn an guftiasobferuabat, vt lapidibus tranfeuntem o-brucrct,decretanicß:,vtcircumambitam dinftus ceclefiæ popuhim fallerct cxpcélantem .Licetau tem illum enfibus accinóli milites fequcrétur amp;: præ'ii'ent, ex vtroquc vallarcnt latere,vix tarnen potuertintaccurrentisfurorcmpopuli decli nare,Poft paucos ergo dies cum pecnniam quam curiæ fpoponderat fe daturum, reddere nollet, autvt aliisvidcbatur,nonpoflct,adCaftellü ma' MorsKo-ris duóluscft.Sc carccri datusjn quem multos o- bern,vn-
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de tant» munerum affluentia vix modicos are-fcéresqacriuLilos Gipercflc, cocperunt familiariter inter fe velut inuicem fe conf(gt;Iandoconqueri,mi-nus caute contuineliofa verba laccre, diccntes in-dignuin efle,pLierum bunc alienigenam maxiinis curiædignicacibus occupans,jntantain prorupif fepræfamptionrsaudaciam,vc neminem lîbifoci um adkibcre dignetur, folus velit tanti regni cu-ram gerere, amp;nbsp;finguhris priuilegio potcftatis om nibus prçeminere:fe vcro qui lam in feruitio curiæ eonfenuerint, qui difficultates plurimas amp;nbsp;pcricu la cofilio fuo propulfarivcl præcaueri docuerint^. nunc humilesabiedosque derlei,nulioq;dignoS‘ Regina honorc cenferi. Reginam cum Hifpana fit, Fran-kunc confanguincum appellarc, nimis cifa vides. miliaritcr colloqui, velut rapacibus eumocu-lis intueri: verendum nefub nominepropinqui-tatis,amor illicitus occultetur. Gaytusquoque Richardus illi eum cæteris cunuckis infeftißi-mus erat, co quod Robertu Calataboianenfem ca ' tra volutatem eins damnaucrat. Nccminus Bui cafiem inter Sarracenos Siciliæ nobilifsimus ac præpotens multam illi Sarracen or um conflarac inuidiam,cumeumab initio plurimum dilcxif-lent.lndignabatur enimquod Gaytum Sedilt;fgt;um ditifsimum Sarraccnü,^cum quopriuatas habebac inimicitias, cancellarius nimis familianter ad-mittetet, amp;nbsp;eins confdio multafaeere vidcrctur: amp;nbsp;inde fe cum er donaplurima contuliflet, pu-tabat contcnMii,,nec cius poflegratiam promereri.
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Cacellarius cum hæcomniaperfcnfißct,cœpitre CanccKa-difsimulansblandius eofdem acfamiliarius all©'« rius fie qui,amp; mulds eos beneficii s attcntare,ncc intérim tarnen quôd ad tuitionem fuineceïîariuria .vidcba tur omitccre. Nam Bcrêgario magiftroicomcfta-bulotrâs Pharû in terram quanî er curia dcdcrai abeuntc, Rogcrium Tironenfem'de quo plurimu cofidebat, illi fubflituit.Qui cùm multa generis nobilitate polieret, amp;nbsp;virtutis efict baud dübiç,fi-dem quoqueferuarc ftuduitcatcnusincôcuflaray vtnonfolum aducrfus regem neque confpirauc-rit,nequc confpirantibus vnquamicofenlèrit, fed amicis quoque femper çquc robuftam fidemfcr-uauerit.Hicigitur Robertas de fando loanné^ cuius fupra mentio faôtaeftjCÛ plurimos haberét amicos,ncquePanbormi facile pollet aliquid cura dignumaccidere,guod non ad corum notitia perucniretjConfpirantiû machinamenta Cancella riumedocebantjamp;quibus oportcret ea confiliis pcrpediri.Quorum fiquidcmipfcmonitus Odo nis Quarrelli confilio prætuliflec,emcrgcntes ab initio motus facile comprcfsiflet.Verum tanta eu piditas ciufdc Odonisraentéinuaferat,quot;vtcxfogt;-la munerumquatitatefidem omnium metirctur. Inde faólumeïli vt auri gcmmarumquelplcndorc féduôluSjfalubrecößlium amicorum neglexçrit,. amp;nbsp;velutanguesin finu fouens ^nonnullos boftiu valde familiäres habucrit. Interca cùm Mattbçû notariûcuilbresfuoscùm litteris ad fratrem fuû;
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• î j3n.otuclinem mitterecotppertûcnet,putabatur ci co-ƒ (pirationis modiiineifdcm literis aperire, amp;quid
’ camfaólurum vdlexrn partibus Catanienfium c-doccrc. -Volcns auccm cancellarius certis hoc cx-pcrimentiamp;cognofcere,miht Robertum BcJhfiiic fem cunxqujbufdamaliiSjVt viarum tranhrus ob-fcruarCrjamp;: prædidos curforcs quos feiebar nupcr rimcGataniamfuiirediredos,in reditu capcrer, äfqiic literas quas deferebant^auferret. Quo vias ferebat pertra fiic.Sociumautem eiusrardiusfubfcqucntcm ,cc pit, amp;nbsp;cum fenitcreturdcfendcre, vuJnerauit. Ea re coghitaMatthxus notariusillatam curfenbus fuismolcftetulitiniuriainjibi quoque non paru timendum exiftimas,cùm opinioncm fuam apu d canccllari'umlæfamagnofccrct. Nec multo poft cum Robertus Bcllifmcnlis coephlet fcbrili molc-ftiafatigari,Salcrn’medicus Matthæi notarii plu-rimumfamiliaris,cuius ctiam opera Salcrnitanæ vrbisiudex fueratinftitutus,ipfum cancellarium inftantiiisadmonebatjVtilium diligenciæ fuæ fa-nandum committcrct.Porro cancellarius ob fami , Iiaritate Mâtthæinotarii fufpeftum eum habes, timcnfquc ne fub hac occafione vellet accepta nupcr iniuriam vindicate,noluitvt ad ilium acccdc-rct,(cdalios eiiufsitmedicos prouidcri.Salernus tarnen contra voluntatem eius latenter ægrû adiré ftuduit,velutininuitûbeneficia collaturus, fum-màqucdiligentiadomum in quaiaccbat perqui-rcnsjcum aliquoticsvifitauit. Quo poftearebus
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los eius fponte deflucre eiicemque liuidam ad iarü ami-tacinni manus auclli, à carne facillime fepa- «morscii rari. Dicebanc ergo venenuni ei fuifle fine du - fp^jone, bjo propinatum. Q^od eùm ad aurcs cancella-^ ni peruenifletftatuit rei'vcntatem inadis orh-nibus explorare, Scd quoniam’putabatur idem in quibufdana ægrirudinibus poflc contingcrc, raifitarchicpifcopum Salernitanum viruin phy-fica probatifsinium, amp;nbsp;cpifcopum Maltenfem, aliofque prudentes amp;nbsp;difcretos virosquireimo-dum ßccaufam cog^nofecrcnt. 'Hiautcm vifarc conffeanter alÏcrebant nunquarn eiufmodi poflc corruptionem ex caquam paflus fucrat ægritu-dine proucnire. Cutn ergo quæfitum eflet, v-trum aliquis ad euro medicus præter coslt;qui ad hoe delcgati fuerant, accefsiflet, ditäum efl ab Eis qui ægro afsidebant,Salernum ludicem quid* dam Cl quafi firuppum in vafevitreo porrcxiflc» i Quorum vnus man uro oftendens fate patenti vulnere fauciatam, diccbat hoc fibi ex eiufdem firuppimalitia conti gifle. A iebat cnim quod for tc fociis rccedentibus folus in domo rcmanens voluifTct ex cadem potione latenter accipcrc,n’eut imprudentium quorumdam mos efl veile quçcunq^ viderint attentate, maxime eùm ad expel en iâ xgr itudinem q uam paflus nu per fuerat, tllarofibj credcreEprofucuranr.Quam-tamen fie fercte fo-xtuna cocauç manui prius infudit^digit(gt;
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manusalterius ipfam aliquandiu confri can do. CumqucpaulopofteaminterramefFudiflcCjCU'' tem dicebat multis Içfam apparuiflefcifluris, cam ^ucpaulatim vtpatebat,pollmodum dccidifle, Scd amp;: Guliclmus notariusqui antcaducntu can ccllariiMatthçonotarioferuicrat,dicebat qucn-dä ex hominibus eiufdem Matthæi fæpius ad amp;nbsp;vcniflc t amp;nbsp;caufa domini fui rogaflè importu-niuSjVt eidomu in qua Robcrtus Bcllifincfisia-ecbatjOfteadcrct.Hæc omniaciîmaudiflct Can-ccllariuSjConuocatisin domumfuam Eleóto Syra cufanOjMattbæo notario,Ricbardo Molifij coqrû tCjRumoaldo Salernitano archiepifcopo cçterifq; cpifcopis,ac plcrifqucproccribus,rcm cistotaex-pofuitjiuflitquc Salernum eorum confiliis accerfi Interrog» ^*gt;*03* ^ùm întctrogatus eflct, virum ipfi Rober-tur me- to mcdicinam aliquam obtulillet,audadcr amp;nbsp;pró f%' P^crefpondit, nunquamci quidpiam fc dediile. mortcBel At vbi produdis tcftibus falfum dixiflc cóuidus lifinenfis. cft,adiecitnihileifcdcdiflèquôdlæfioncm poßet
infcrrc.Nam liruppum rofatum Iiinpliccm fuiflc qucmdcdcrat,amp;cum quidcmnôàfe fad um,fed cmptum ipfadieaquodamapothccarioluftono pola vel miiicfatcbatur. Vocatus autem luftus rcfpondit myropo co toto mcnfc qui tranficrat nihil ci Ie pcnitus ven — didiifc.Ita Salcrnus in omnib* quæ dixcratfallax
inucntuSjobicdi criminisfulpicionem magnopc rcroborauit.Sequcntiverodic congregara curia, vocatifqucmagiftris iuftitiariis,ciim follcnniter
-ocr page 177-HISTORIA. 147 fere refpondebac obieólis, vt plena iudicibus fidé , faccrcr,hoceü rnalcficm perpetra/fe. Itaqjprolata Medieuj ineufcncécia , decreucre bonis omnibus fpoÏiatü, ~ capitali fupplicio fubiacere,folu ei viuédi fpem in nnfcricordiacunçrcIinqucntes.Qjji detrufus in carccrem mukis adaólus eft minis,amp; promifsioni bus atrentatuSjVtfateretur cuius idprcceveiconfi lio fecidetjfed hoe ei perfuadcri non potuir.
Cumhancin Siciliç partibus Fortuna confpi-rationis feriem ordiretur,aliam interim in Apulia multorum roboratarn confœderationc tex ucrar. Cùmcnim multiproceres indjgnarcntur Richar dû Molifii comité tantæ fubito dignitatis efle culmine fublimatûjHenricüfratrereginæ môris Ca ucoG comité aduerfus ilium Gimulaucrant,diccn tes inertem eum à multis amp;nbsp;timidum appcilari, qui dedecus amp;nbsp;iniuria Gbi torique regno Gmul il-latamvelnimispatiéterfuftineat, vel confentiédo difsimulet.Necenim ambigi paru honeftâ inter cefsiGccaufam,vtreginaquàm primûregni Ealiû adeptaeftjRichardûdeMandranullius virû con-Glij nobilifsimo MoliGi comitatu donatû præ ceteris omnibus Gbi familiärem afciuerit. Q^ôd fi T ipfequemresad vindidam fupracûâosexpofce-batàprædifto Richardo tantç vellet præfumptio, nis pœnasexigcre,fuumeinequaquam dtfuturû auxilium. Ad hoc cornes id haétenus fe nefciGc refponditjignoratiæ, non rimiditati quôd vindi-élam diGulerit afcribendummunciam ipG quid ad um iri vehnt çonfidenter dicant,prom pte fe fa-
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durû quicquid decrcuerintgt;ncq; fororis fuæ dedc eus vitra pad'urum. At ilh Richardû Molifii comi ■ temvelinterficijVel à curia faite amoueri cëfcbat.
Rcgni veto curam ad eum qui reginæ frater amp;nbsp;régis eflet auunculus,pertinere.His illc duôlus con-liliis,multos milites Hifpanos, qui partira cû cô vénérant,partira adeû nuper confluxerant, arrais prærauniens,quâraaturepoflètin Sicilia tranlîre felhnauitjplerofq; etia jpcerura,quorû hocagebat inftinélUjfccû duôturus. NaBoaraundus cornes Monopolcosvirprudens amp;nbsp;facûdus,Guliclraus de GifoaldojRichardus Balbancnfis,aliiq;plurcs eûfequi decrcueratjlperantcs liquidé jppofitûfuû adirapleri cotingeret,facile fe per eu qdà curia pe-terétadepturos.Nccdûenimcû huiufraodi côlî-lia pcrtra6larêt,câccllarij poteftatera eô perueniflê cognoucrant, vt omnibus in curia præemineret.
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Siquidê cnira in curia eis feditiones irapuneîiceat excitare,amp; in eos quicuriç feruiunt,côfpirationi-bus fadis licite debacchari ,ipficulpam oportcrc Ipccialiter imputari,amp;: in cû iiiiuria redûdare, qui
-ocr page 179-HISTORIA. 147 cum adminiftrationê regni fufceperit,improborû dcbeatcontumaciä coercerc.Cacellariusautem Ji cct iilu ßbifufpcólu multorum fcciflcc opinio, nc tame ipfe cotemni vic{erctur,aut earegnuin occa-fionc perturbari c0tingeret,feditiofos à curia tu-multus arccre coftituit, amp;nbsp;improbis A puloru con filiis occurrere.Miflls itaq; Jiteris regiis Henrico comiti qui la Thermas vfq; peruenerat,iufluni eft advrbécûaccedcre,Boamundumverôcomitc,a- , ,, liofq; qui cum eo cratThermis interim madatum 1, curiçpræfloIari.Venientêergo comité câcellarius benigno vultu fufeepit, amp;nbsp;poft multam colloquu tioné biandioribus eum verbis aggreflus, hortari ^-anceTfa ceepit ac diligétius admonerCjOe rebelladi multis mis ad Hc occafionédaturus,baud facile reparabilem regni ncum co-quictéquibuflibetJèditionum motibus exturba-
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- comitem animum nutigauit, quamplurinwm quiJeofFenderar,niuItis in Apuliaperperamac te merecôtramadatû curiæperpetratis.Promifit au tcfc deinceps côfiliûin'omnibushabiturû cacclla rii,ncc vkerius reginæ volûtatê in aliquo trafgref-furû. T um deraû cacellarius literis fuis Boamûdû Socios Hc comité, eiufq; focios quiThermis morabatur ac-nciTher- cer(îit,cifqjbcnignefufceptis,cü aduétus caufa in-cat cancel quitetet^dixerüntid fibiprincipalefuifléjppofitü, larius. yt vifttatét eû,optâtcs ab co cognofei, Sgt;c inter fide les eins milites accenfcri,fimulqj vt per eum quæ-dam quæpetiturierant apud maieftatem regiam obtinercnt. At illc fibi gratum efle quôd venerinr, opcmquefuâillisno defuturarefpôdit.-fuû tame cflécôfiliû ne quid in prçfés àcuriapeteret,alias eo rupetitionéelFicaciusadmittédam.Sic ergo Pan hormipaucis diebiis cÔmorati,vidétefq;ré fecus acjpuidcrantaccidific,tandéin Apuliaredierunt. Boamûdus tame comes,vt erat vir no negligendae prudétiç,multa cacellario familiariuscolloquédo fauoré amp;’amicitiaei’ obtinuitiqpoftmodû no ca Apult le- qya folgt Apuli leuitate vel inanib’ verbis,fed fide uesin ami nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* -r - nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• i rt-.«
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comitis quiDuldam iniinuationibuspertcntantcs teminter aiebant non oporterc regine frarrem in curia que- Cancella-piam fuperiorem admittere, nec eius frequentare j^e^rfeu» domû, amp;nbsp;inhçrereveftigiisjàquopotius ipfe dc-buerac vifitari, nam ad eum poteftatis prçrogati-uam amp;nbsp;totius regni curam merico percinere.Q^i-bus ille, Frâcorumfelinguam ignorare quæ maxime necefïària efîèt in curia,nec eiu's eflè refpon de bat induftriæ, vt oneri tanto fufficeret, canccllario curam bac reftifsïme deberccômmitti,quidifcrc tus elîêt amp;nbsp;prudensfumméquenobiliSjiegiquo-quenihilominus acreginæ nô dubia propinqui-tateconiunôlus .Hacillircpulfanon contend, mi Iites Hifpanos quos ei maxime fam iliäres eflè co-gnouerant, cœperût fecretius conuenire,dicentcs multçmanfuetudinis amp;nbsp;patientiæ comitem eflè, qui cancellarium que velut hoftem deberet perlé-qui, potius diligac amp;nbsp;honorer, propenfiorcm ei . ; reuerentiamexhibcndo, amp;nbsp;hoc eum forte videri prudenter agere, quod fororê nolens oflèndere do cueritanimum patienter omnia fuftincre, niflpa-tientiam hanc grauis infimia fequerctur. nunc re-liquum quidem eflè,vt haud inhoneftis reginç vo tis dcferuirecrcdatur, ipflusquecancellariilibidj-ni feu potius incefluïconleiitire,aut ilhcitam eoru familiaritatemfe nefeirefateatur. Patereautéom-nibus hac efle vt dici foict,nimis craflam ac fupina
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ignorana, vt quod omnes prçdicat,folus ignorct. Hæc igituv a multis frequenter audira mihtes ad ’ aures comitispcrtuIerunt.Qjjicu primum mctc dubia vacillarct, dehïc ab ipfis rei principibus qui confinxeratea,cumulatiuscadem audiens, plena Eis quçfibidiôlafuerâtfidéadhibuir,’rcliôtoquc À cancel nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;corumadhçGt,quodindcfua-
lariodiiTol dcrent fefaólurüpollicitus. Atilbrê quamnaultu uiturHen defideraucrat adfequuti,nó diftulcrunt eûprçfli-
tis hÏcindefacramécis quibus vifûeftpaâ-ionibus obligate. Hæc ergo confpiratio lä eô vfq; proceflè ratjVt amicis caccllarii plurimü tcrroris incurerct. Nam Gaytus Richardus magifter palatij que cif-dé conftabat elle facramêtis aftnôlû, magnas con-fpiratoribus vires addiderat. Nec enim contctus niilitibus fuis,quibusipfeftipédiadabat,maxima partem militû régis amp;nbsp;vniuerfos curiç fagittanos Cincella- donis acbeneficiis multis illcxerat, vt cius riusaducr in omnibus voluntaté amp;nbsp;imperiafèquerentur. Ar fusinfidi- Canccllarius aduerfuscoruminfidiasfcfe prçmu niturr™“ nicnSjftatuit non ïam omnes vt confueucrât indif fcrcnter admittere,fed certas boras conflituit qui-bus ad eu omnibus pateret acccflus, militefq; fuos cifdé lions paratos adcfleprçcepit. Sed amp;nbsp;quîqua gintaviros eligês qui poft prima ianua in veftjbu lo domus cû armis parati fempcr afsifterêt, nume-rû quoq; militum ftuduit adaugere. Plerosq; ctia milites tranfmÔtanos qui de Frâcia nuper venerac Hicrofolymatranfiturijfecûdctinuir, inter quos eratloannes deLauardino cuius alt;fta canccllario nôparu attuleruntincômodi,quêadmodûfcquê-
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tia declarabût. Poft aliquatü vero téporis cancel/a rius cupienspacefaclis hoftiü cÓftliisadivindióla accingi,reiqueftatü prlus diligêter cóftderas,ani , mad Lier t it nondu tatas fibi vires fuppetere,vt aude ree foléniiudicio cóiurationis principes aceufare, ne latentes amp;nbsp;occultas infidiasinapertafeditionc cóucrteret.Sed nee oportcrerê difsimulando diu-tius occultari, ne cu amplius viriu collcgiflenr,dif ficilepoftèt eorummechinationibus obuiairi.Ad aliud ergo traduólus cófilium,regi reginæq; per-fuaftt, vt Meftana proficifcentcs inftantêhyemcm ibidétrafigerct, deinceps ft vifum foret ad prima veris têpcriêin Apulia tranftcuri. Huiusautê die amp;nbsp;caufä itincns Gilberto comiti Grauincnfi mif-fis literis indicauit, fcribens eidé vt negociis jom-nibus ad prçfens poftbabitis,quä celcrrime poftet MefTanâveniés Pharû tranfiret.caucretauté ne fient têporc Gayti Petri feccrat ad cunâ incrmis ac-ccdcrctjfeditamilitibus armisq;'prçtnunitus,nc tamêcxercituducercvideretur.His diebus tanta côtigerat inûdatio pluuiarû, quata per multû têpo ns in Siciliavifanô fucrat.Vndecuriæ familiäres oGcafionê naefti perfuadcrc nitebatiir catellario,vt in proxime vêtura æftatêiter propofitu difterrec. Quod cû obtinereno poftent,fperabât tamé regé ac reginaipfüqj cacellariu obimbres cotinuos amp;nbsp;itinerû difficultate ab eo quod jppofuerat abfterrc dos.At illenihilo fegni’niifto eu literis regiis ho ftiariOjp vniucrfà quç in trâfitu crat oppida,iufsit dilatari viaru agu ftias, amp;nbsp;abrupta pfeidi jOÏaq; tras ituro régi neceftàriaiuxta côfuetudincpræparari.
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At veto circa prçfixum terminum repente contra fpernomnium cçlifacièsimmutata quanta prius imbrium horruerat den^tatCjtantæfcrenitatis in^ dicio gratam Cœpit dcinccps {pondéré temperiê. Rex,regi-Itaquerex X V.die nouembris, vt côftitutum fue cclUrmsquot;quot; tatjMeffanam proficifsiturjcliâis Panhormi mi-Mcffanam litibus ad ipfius cuftodiam ciuitatis. Erat tûc Mcf proficifeû fanæ Robertus cornes Cafertinus cum fîlio fuo
Rogerio Tricarici comité,amp; regis ibidéprçftola-bataduentum. Audieratenim Gulielmumde Si do Seuerinoconfobrinumfuum quinuperabex-ilio reuocatus fuerac, à Regina mukis amicorum precibusimpetrafle, vt CI terra fua quam extra re-gnum fugiens admiferat redderctur: caque de eau làcum aduocatis fuis ad curiam venerat præpa-ratus, vtMontorium amp;nbsp;CaftrumSandi Seuerini cçteraq;oppidaqua: prædidus Gulielmustenue-rar, adfciurepertincrecontédcrct,ipfiusque Gu-helmum pâtre iniu fte ae violenter eadé poflcdifîe. At caccllarius cumneque Gulielmum quem fibi fidelem agnouerat,iadurç vellet quidpiam fuftine rc,comitemquctimeret offcndere,nefufpedç viro fideimalignâdi prçberctur occalîo, amp;nbsp;huiepatri-moniü fini intégré fecit reftitui, amp;nbsp;illi terram alia in ApuliæpartibuseotenorcconcedijVtca quam aduerfus Gulielmum intédcbatadionefopita, nû quamfuperbocdecætero controuerfiam fufeita-ret. Paucis autem diebus poftaduentum regis ma iores ciuiuqi cû magnis muneribus canccllarium adeuntes rogabant cum inltatifsime,vtpriuilegiu cis
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cis reJdi faceret quod olim Rogen’ rex fuper qui-bufdam ciuitatisinmunitatibusfaólüpollcapoeni icntiadujfluscisabftulcrac.At ille ratusïuapluri mum intereße,vt eoru ßbi conciliarccanimos,no-luit oblata dona fufeipere, fed eorû gratis petitio-né impleuit. Videntes intcrea Meßanenfes de toti-usregni partibusadcuriammulta virorü ac muli erum turbam confluere,, neque fuo quêpiam lure fraudari,fed in omnibus-iudiciis dißindlc figoré Rjehar-obferuafiiuftitiç^adaccufandumRicIiardûMeßa dusSnati nc ßratigotumaudadlcrprofiliuntdibcllosaccu-P . nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;° r nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;11 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fanefis a
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ôc eoru voces in curianon audiri.Tûcrcginacîa-niorê vulgi nófeiês cäcellario prçcipir,vt eoruin fcripta recipiês., ncgociû hoc fine dilatione defini-at.Cicellarius aucé magifiris luftitiarijscaufa delc gat.prçcipiês itidêvrRichardoftratigotodiê di-cat, amp;nufquâab auôloris iuris cramitereccdêtes, controller fia ipfâlegitimo fine côcludac. Qu.i die *. cofiituto ddigêccrallegacionib’vtri’q; partis audi tiSjCfipofiipfi’negocii examinationé Itratigotus multorûreus crimihupatuiflct,Iatafcntétiadecre uerut eu poft bonorum amifsionê carcere vincien Scntentia dû.Meiranéfcs igitur ob redditû fibi priuilegiü, amp;nbsp;jnftraçi. firatigotidânationé cacellariinomémultisJaudi ’ busextollentesjciusfebeneficiolibertatiredditos fatebâtur,paratos fe dicêtcs ipfius gratia quanteii ' bec difticultatis omis fufcipere. Verû cxfitis rei fidc corû oftédit ta Graia perfidia,qua leuitatc piratica vacillate.Paulopoftenimmagnaparsciuiû Hcri CO comiti fuadête Bartolomæo Perifino quipluri mû apud Meftànéfes potcrat, occulteiurauit.Mul tiquoq; Calabrorûqui Meftànaauditoregisad-uecucófluxerat,eifdêcratfacramêtorunexib’ irre titi; nee incertu erat Get il ê Agrigêtinü epifcopü à caccllario defecifte, neglecfto quod ciprçftitcratfii Gilbert«» craméto. Interea Gilbertus comes Giauinéfis ex Gnaincn nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;fupcrueniés, cóiuratoru reprefsit audaci
fis, am,amp; incipientciaapertisindiciis apparere, có^ puilt inter fuasiterûlatebras occultari, Cétû enim mdites nodubiçvirturis fecûadduxcratarmis, vt prçmonitusfuerat,diligenter inftruóios, quos de ■noininatiffiinis ApuliçacTcrrglaboris militibus
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multis cognitos bellis clegerat. Toca vcro GÎuitâs j vanis iâcœperatruinorib‘’fluôluarc,amp;piebémul toscj; milites aduerf’ caccllariü prçter ea quç ia plu rimu inualueratcófpirationcjèvicino quoqjcau-fa fuppecês inftigabat. Nup enim ad eû de Francia Normaniaq; clientuli multicófluxcrat,qui vt co-rûmoseftjin côtumcliola verbaprçcipites,amp; curi æ patrocinio hcêt? abutcteSjGræcos amp;nbsp;Lôbardos proditorcs appellabat, multis eos iniunis lace/Ten tes. Hêricus ergo comes crebris eoru qui cofpira-
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uerat exhortationibus amp;coliliis aiatus, tcrmmu abncnri-ccrtûcÔftituitjVt in cacellanu à curia redeunté ir- coeomi-rueretimprouifus Scincautumoccideret. Cùque dies inftarct quo id fibi faciêdû decreuerat,à multis occulte iusiuradu intérim exigcbatjinterquos Rogeriu vnû deiudicibus ciuitatis noôie quadam accer fiés, petiit itidê ab eo vt iuraret volu n tare co-mitis fe faôlurû.Qu.i cû refpondiflèt,nequaquaa-deo fetemerçiuraturû, niû récimanifelb’indica ret,Cornes ci de morte cacellarii propoficû fuû a-peruit,dices multos procercs amp;nbsp;cpifcopos,magna q, parte Meflànéfiü in idem facramétofibi præfti- ’ to confentire, dicmquenihilominus ad hoc’com-muni confilio præftitutam cidcm cxpofuit. Atib Icgratûboc fibiforcfimulâs,aflcrcnsquc nemini fapiéti difpliccre ré tantorum procerü côfi lu s ad- -probatam,fed inconfulti acprçcipitis efie animi fine delibcrationcrem tanta inconfuke promittc-re,vix tandem in craftinum inducias impetraui, interpofita fide quod crcditum fibi côfilifi nemini
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nenfis ref- qQæ vclut enfe flriólo prcces porrigens timide nûc pondec a- jj^pj.Q[,eq. poftulas,facile dudumimpetrarc po-tueraSjfi in animuminduxifies ergaregem acregi nam te qualem oportueratexhibere.Nunc autem
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liflecôquereris?An quod Veri’cfijinuidiaftimula tus in eius odiuexarfifii?Indignarisnimirûeius ar bitrio curia régi: molcftefers eû vice regis omnib’ regni populis imperare.Si parc gloria'afFeólas, vir tute prudentiaq; illi te parc cxbibeas, amp;nbsp;ambit.a ti bidignitaté vitro cocedimus.Qjiôd fi temcrica-tis innatæ prçiudicio côdcnatus,eô afpirare nô po tcs,neqjnoscertepatiemur fub rcôlore tcmerario regni periclitari fortuna.Sedadhçc mihiforte ref pondes,cefcmperincuria virosprudentes ac ftre-nuosbabiturû,amp; qdinduftriatuanon pofsis,boc corum faôturûconfibis. amp;nbsp;id quibufdam forfitâ veredicerc putareris,nifi terræ tuæ quam opulen-tiflbnârecepifii, prçfcns calamitas arguméto no-biscfTetjquidintefitfpeiacfiduciç reponendum, Q^odergo iure tibi negâdû pala nô aufus es poftu larCjidfaóUcöiurationcpcr teipfûaufutemerario
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î(îiO ‘ fub’ripcre cbnabaris ln quo amp;nbsp;regni quidcm inuc tus es pcrturbaror,amp; contra maiellatem regia có-ïüitiaxacrebelliSjeóqueipfo’mcruifti non folum • terra quapoflidcbasamirtere,fed amp;: capitale fub-ire fentcntiä,nifi vcniam tibi vclit regia benignitas ‘induIgerc.Hcnricus itaque comes audiens exin-'fperato palam efle cunda qüæ gcfl^at,tanti fe cri-‘minis obiedione pulfan,neque dan fibi copiam, •vt qualibctdilationis interim caufamopponercr, winter metumac ftu porem anxicdcprehcnfus, tar-Henricusßfjctimidequcrefpondit, nunquam fccotra cancel pondit. quot;nbsp;inmediura, quod ille negabat fe probaturu afle-Rogerms. j.jjfeipfumminisadadumnupereiiufiii-Hcnricu, tandu de morte cancellaril præftitilPe.Qjuibus ver bis adeo comitis mente amp;nbsp;ingeniu perturbauit,vt nec illius dióla refellerct,ncc obicóla purgaret, fed incontumeliæ verba prorumpens Rogenum lu-dicem proditorem appellabat,acperiurü, qui iu-reiuradonegleólOjCÓfilia fibi crédita prodidiflèt. Itafuaipfiusconfcfsionedamnatus intra palatiu iuflus eft cuftodirijfubitóquenunciatum eft in cu riamjlites Herici comitis armatos in domum il-■ liuslcrecepifle,totam vrbem efle in motu, multos ciuium ad arma concurrere.Tunc cacellarius mi-mukus''^quot; comitis Grauinefis fuofquciuflitarmari, amp;: antepalatium cóuenire,mifllqucfunt per vrbem hoftiarii qui ciues ab annis iuberent difcederc, po puliqucmctumfedarent.Indevoce præconis de-nuciatur Hifpanis,vcomniseade diePharu tran-feant,
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fcant, alioqul in craftino quotquot eorum inuen' ti fuerintjin carcere retruaendos. Ac ilJi rclidis ar-mis vccisimperatüfueratjprout quifque celeiius poterat, in Calabria tranfierût. Græci ver o quod Meflanæ geftum fnerat audiences,fpelucri fugien tibiisoccurrebac,amp;muleis eos verberibus aflligé tcs,candemfaucios,nüdos,omniumquererüino-pcsdinüccebanc.Quorum magna pars in Solauiç Syluç nimbuspeCieruCjbyemisalpcrirace confum pti.VrbiscrgocumulcufcdacOjBarcholomæusLu fcicnfiscanccllarium adiés,vitro cófcfluscfl eiuf-dcmfeconfpiratiónïsfuifTeparticipemjVeniamqj Se produt poftulans amp;nbsp;cöe-ruamfatisfaólionë ófferens.AE-gidiiVenufiniabbacis prccibus impetrauic, vt ex- Urium. craregni cerminos aliquaticêporis fuftinereccxi-hum,donecvniuerßsproditorjbusexpulfis,inte’ grçquepacicuriarclHtuca, régis cum induJgétia reuocarec,terraipfi’interim ab eodé AEgidiopof -'fidéda.Huius fequutus exemplum Rogerius So-rcllus,fe quoquemanifertauit luraflecü aliis, mul cisperfuafionumfraudibus circumuencu.Sed idé venia non impetratacarceri datusert,eô quod id carde confeflus fucrat’eum iam omnesconiuracio nis auólorèSjHenriCicomitis indicio proderccur.
Hoftibus icaquecognicis,ingenscancellarmfolli cicudinûcurbaconcuflërac.ambiîêtem cui feed-filiopotifsimum inclinarer. Amicoru cnim eius pleriqus coniuratorum numerum amp;potenriam attendentes,periculofum æftimabanc in fingij, loSYindiclamextendere^neceo modo pofle ma-
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lumhocradicitusamputarijCÙm ccrtè pluribus corû vel omnibus qui côfpirauerant capitis, fem-; per tamé fupcreile côtingcret qui propinquorü vellentiniuriasvindicarc. ideoq; canccllario fua-debantjVt cos deinceps mirigareporiusquàm per fequi conarctuncifqj fimul ad curia côiiocatis in prçCentia regis ignofcês,impunicatc cocederet, amp;nbsp;^ds nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;pauciscxponcns, addcrct fe quidé
cöiuratïs. ad vindióla viribus vtipoflc,fed malle vinccre bc-neficiis qua in viros nobilcs,quos honorarc propo fuerat, tyrannice defæuirc. Porro Gilbertus co-mcsGrauinêfiscui’fcntétiaprçuâluithisomnino, cótrariafétiebat,neqicéfebac oportcrcqucmpiam illoniimpunitûcuadere,quostâti fcelcris partici^ pesautconfciosclïecóftaret,maxime CU aduerfus Richardü Molifii comite,qui eü à curia dudü ex-puIeratjViderecvltionis fibitépus cógruü occur-rifle.Aliiterræ ipflus cófuetudinem amp;nbsp;tyranidem plcnius agnofcéteSjCumfutura diligétiusprouidc rêt,aiebat illos oportere vel omnino nó capi,vel ca. pros m pelagus demcrgi,aut alias latcter interfici, vel membris faltcm principalibus mutilari. Hoe enim modo Rogen’regem prudcntiflimû regno fuo pace olim integra pepcrifle.Vtilis quidê amp;nbsp;fe-curitatis plena fentétia,fed tanta crudclitatêin mi' fcricordiäpronior câcellari’ abhorrebar.Poft pau Boam n nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;igitur dics cum ad curiä vocati comités aliiqj
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Richardu Molifiicomiteintcrfamiliäres curiçrc gis aç reginç bcneficio côllitutû,crga eos paru fide liter fcgcffiflcjcùmhisquiaduerfus cäccIJariii iu-raucrantcôfcnfiflct.Ipfumcnim no fo’um ex orc Hêricicomitis eorû agnouifiepropofitum,fcd amp;nbsp;cofilium adprobafle, nec vt debuerat aduerfus co -ruminfidias curia prçmuniiflc.Quod fi qiiideip-fe negate con ten der et, fe probaturum nihilo fe-gnius ancrcbat.Comcs autêaudaólcr ei falfitatcm obiiciens, amp;nbsp;oblataprobationemprompta defen fionis inftantia fubfequutus,iurabat nunquam fc contra cancellariummali quidpiam cogitaflc,amp; vtcratimpotcns iræ,vclut ex indignatione pro-rumpens in lachrymas, clamabat fufeeptam cum Boamudomonomachiam,fibiefl'epro minimo. nâfcquidcmaduerfusillumaliofq; duosei fimi-Icscondentiflimcpugnaturum,fed bine cius ani-inoiuftadolcris caufam ingeri,quôdid de fe can Xellario pcrfuadcri potuerit,cui dcuote femper ob fequi ftuduiflet. Etnificomitisei Grauinenfis ob fuiflet odium ,facilepotuerata canccUario venia impctrare^cum nec cum lurafle confi:aret,ncque iurantibus quicquam virium miniftralle. Dum hæcaduerfus comitem agerentur ,Robertus cOquot;Ro[,errus mes Cafertinus adiecit eundem auóloritate fua comes ca-dudumin ApuliaMandram,amp;cuædam oppi-da régis in Troianorufinibusinuafide, furtimq; vcrocomi adhuccadem Ignorante curia pofsiderc. Ad hæc tat» eft in ille rpfnndir fiiiod Cavt’ Petrus niii tunc nreerat *’^g’’‘'Nea
pohtano.
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rat,vt indelingulisanniscuriæccrca reddcrct pe-cunjæ quantitatem.Oppidavció quæin parnbüs Troianorû inuafifle diccbatur,itidem fibi àTuf-Turgtfius giGo tcrræiilius camcrariofuideconccfla. Intcrro idem Turgifius qui tune fortepræfcns ade-rat,ncgauit eum hæcoppidafua licentia' tenuiflè-lufsiitaquefunt proceresomnesprçter curi^fami liâtesin partefecedcrêjfupcrhis que aduerfus co-lud’cis in mitcm didafucraut ludicialemfentcntiam ptôla-comitem. turi.Eratautcm üquiâdiudiciufaeicndû furrexe rät, Boamundus Monopolis comes,Robertus de Lauro comes Cafertin’,Rogcrius eius filius Trica riticome5,Rogeri’ cornes Auellini, Symô cornes Sangtê(is,Rogerius cornes Giracii,Rogerius Ti-ronenfis magillercomefl;abulus,Florius Camero téfis,Iudex quoqueTarêtinus, amp;nbsp;Abdenago Hä nibalis films,quimagiRri cratiuftitiarii. Q^ibus inuiccm fuper hiß difceptâtibus vifum efi Richar-dum Molifii cotnitem antequa Gaytus Petrus fu-gerct, Mandram quam ab coacceperat,liccntia curiçtenuifle.PoRilliusautem difccfi'um, ciim ea teneret occulte,neq-, rcm,vt oportebat ad regis no titiam referret, non ïam precario poflidétcm, fed inuaforê rcélius çftimâdum,vt qui fua tantum au ä:oritate,nö confenti ente,fed ignorate curia,pofli deretjCÛqj detotaterra,qua tenuerat in mifericor dia regis eire,tû^pter id,tü propter prçdicl^ oppi da,quæ conftabat eum fuaindem audoritate co Boemun- tra fidem régi debitam occupafle. Hacergo fente dus habet jj - yicecófcnfuo; omnium Boamûdus cornes, vc nus. erac vit cloques in prelentia regis expoiuit. Tune
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pis amp;epifcopisquiaJerant, vt inaudorcmtahtæ contuineliæ, quodçquumcflctdeiuris feueritatt dGçemcrctitJÂcilli'iuxta’confticutiôhcS regum Sicdiæ, dccreueru nt,Richard u m Gômitcnrinoô fo lura déterra fu-a, verum etiam de membris amp;nbsp;cor Jî’on^rc-quot; poreregis mifericordiçfubiacerc,coquod iudiçiû gumSici-curiæfalfumdiccre prçfumpfiflec.Capfeûis^igïtur
militumcuftodiætraditus,Taurominiuni iuf
• fuseftperduci,amp; ibidê incaftello quodinardiïa rupe poficum oppidofupcrcminet,fummàdililt; gentia cuftodiri.His itaqueduobus viris potentif ümis ira captis, nemo iam coniuratorü fupererat que fibbcredercc cancellarius formidandum. Epif copus autem Agrigentinus, dum hæc in euria gb rcrentur, præfentiam fuaminterim cûris fubEfa-hebat, graui fc fingens scgfitudincdetinamp;ripNcc, multopoR loanncs de SinopoU'amp; Bartolomæus Perifinusciufdemcriminis condén-âtîfunt^ amp;'in-prîcipatü Salerniper locamunitifsimadiftributi. Galteriusautem ModicenGs fuper eadem coiura- ' tioncfolenniter accufarus'/pada^cüm acCüûtôr'é Padanio-fuo Monoraachia, datisqué fideiuflbribus, di'em nomachia conftitucam iuflus eft expedtarc. Interea mortuo
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Simone San'grcaßcomice,Richardusfrater cius jlllfubfti tutus cancellarü partem tons viribus tue baturi, Hainnibàlquoquep ucr Rainaldi comitis fi lius,comescreatus, intégréterfapatnsobtinuic, G’Ibertus ^^^^crtus Ycrocomcs Grauinefis eoüderans can-comes nbsp;nbsp;xéllarium opera.fuatothoftiuitjunfidias euafifle,
Grautnen omniääbi profperecedcre, nullumque'vtælbma* baciam fupcreHèpçriculum,in tantam cftpræci-pitacusiaudaciam,yc Loroteni.comitatiim à curia poftglansi impctraretjcIigcrctqucÄabilem in quo état gxadumnon dubio prçcipitio conimutarc. ■ ’’ Hoc fado imultorum infe procerum ciuitaiu ‘1 i? ApuliÇiContraxicinuidiam,,amp; incxorabilcsinimi ciçiasfufcitauit.iNamacceptoconïitatu Lorotel-li, Roberto comiti,cuiusomnes rediiumfummis defiderii^ exoptabanc, obftruxifle vidcbatur adi-tum reucrtcdi, Sgt;c fpem quç diu fouerat cos peni-i tusfuftulifle. At canccjlarius licet nonnullos familiäres curiæ aliosq; mplcos contra fc fadæ cö-iurationiconfenfiflenon ambigeret,tarnen erga illos blandiusägcns c.orum fada difsimularepro^ pofuit^nerem atrocius perfcqui vidercturifi-^mulque fperanseos aliorum pœ'nisadmonitos ,, . fcelcfto proppfitOiPoflefacilereuocaii. De Henri Henncus nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;r
tamti xc. co.vcro comité montis Caueoiireginæ conliliuni mithtur fuitjVtdatis ci mille auri vnciis,in Hifpaniamcu remittcrec.Iufsitergo VILgaleas ar-CT mari,quæOdonem-Quarrcllum in Francia träs-ituriim, amp;nbsp;fub eius cuftodia comicem vfque in Arelatenfium fines tranfueherenc. Interim aucem
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in caftcllo Rhcgii fcruabac’, quæciuitas cxoppofi Rhcgium. to Mcllanç fuper.Phafuni in .extremis îcahæ Hni-bus ficacftjVtindeproniptiuseùm amp;nbsp;facilius galeae fufeiperent, quàin primûrex PanhormÛTedi turns abiVibc Mclianenlî difccderct. His itaquc difpoficiSjXlI . die martij rex iter arripiens;'X'Xt dieeiufdemPanhormum pcrucnic.Gilbertusau-
tem comes Pharum .tranfienscnm militibus fuis rejjj in Apuliâ reuerfuscft.Odovcro Quarrelius Mef- Panhor-, ' fanç remäfit, mulcum àcaiîcellario inftruótus diligenteradmonituSjVCo’mniddationis occafio-ncj ïüblata ftatim poft difccfium regis galeis in-traget. Interea Gaytus Riclrardüs^ raagiiter’pala-tiican),c;rarius,M.atth;çusnotarius,amp;Gentilis grigentinus cpiCcopus, alnquequibus cane el lari-us rem difsimulando fcelerum impunitatcm’ in-diillcratjfemel conceptam rabiem nitebantur ad y cffeôtum vjrgereJ nec illius étant beneficiis cmol-liti.fed ex abfentiacomitis Grauinenlîs confide-
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rantes cancellario mulcum fub'tradum elle viri-um,facile fuis eum'patere iam æftimabant infi-diiSjtanquam improuidum amp;nbsp;incautum/amp; vc-lut oninidifFiculritefuperatâ; nihil vitra pericu»-11 formidantem, Itaquc nouas exintegropadio-nesinftituunt, mutuisque ferürfus obligant fa-cramentis . Dehinc adimplcndo propofito dies cercapræfigitur,, ÔCiureiurandoprællito mili^ tes eliguntur, qui dominica in Ramifpalmaruni vbirex êpalatio iuxtaconfuetLLdinem cxierit,can cancella^ ccljarium gladiis in ipfaturba confodiant. Sed ôt .□
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.1 larhtcrfa MatcliæiBoaeWi nuperdatafuerat,op-pidanos fuostantisaffligébat imuriis’vt omnium rerum mobilium quas nabebant mediam partem cxigereCjhanc enimeflé fiiæ terrç cofuetudinem aflJêr^hatlAt lUi libertatefn ciuium nbsp;nbsp;oppidano-
\ rumSicilicc prætcndentes, nullosfe reditùs aie-J bat^ nullas cxadiones debçre,fed aliquotics dorrii n» luts vrgcnte qualibcc neGcfsitâté{qüâtum--vel-vilUni. fpotc libéra voluntate feruire. Sarf a-cenos au tem amp;nbsp;Grêcoscosfolumqui villanidicantur,-fol uendisreditibusannuisqucpenfionibusobnoxi-os.GiimqucnrhiîIhæc allcgâdo próficerenf'rem ad'cancellarnriotitiampertdlerunt. Qjii Rober-ti delànôlo loanncRogeriiqueTironenfis magî-ftri comeftabûli ncgleûcj confllib,maluitqüorû-dam quos de Francia fecum adduxerat temerirate feducij quifupcr hoc nullam illisiuftitiam opor-tere fieri decernentes, dicebant intolerabilem hac eflèrufticoramaudaciâ,amp; fiquidem eosid quod poftulcnt obtincrecontigeri't,mùttis indepcrnici •i ofum exemplum datum iri,-vfadiicrfiis dominos fuoscontumacesacrebellesèxifterent. itaque nihil
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r hil corum quçlpccaucràht irapctra£ts,coaü;i{fijnt 7imunâlt;uampàÜçççpift(çri.rn:Mmçjiegt;Ç^fc^Jb9-f ftibus canccUàru pluf içn aipj opporruniçaté ^atju--litiVt aducrfiisjllummukofum ciuiumi^ pppi-^daopr um odia fufcitaren r, d icpntes id ciji m p gppo - ncvc J-vc Ynmer ö; popu ii S iqkf cxaóliQncsToluGFc cogèrent ur lùxta Galliæ epfue -tudincmjquæ clues kberos non;haberct:CaQçcIla Conîurati , rius^aùtcnxagnitvs eorum conkbi^jvbi nplUjyidit in carccrc COS manfuetudihe,nullis béfiefifius! à^-prepopto re uocargprimo Matt.hçiini notariü quicçterisaRu 4Îia'præemincbatcôgrcgatacuria,iudiciofollenni tpoftulaiîunigt;p.cquc^,fcnfioftçmiÇQngruaip;a/Fç-récemrccipiiufricihearcc'rem.rndeçapti juntplc-hque militcs,qüos demortCiipfius iufiurandum prçftitiflciconftabac.jGumqucjcgina.nuI],atcnys eôfdntiretjVt'Giiy'CU SfRiehardus caperet ui ,,q;ui po iurationis caputerat amp;nbsp;phnciplum ,vix tandem cancellariusid folumobtinuit,ne liecret ei extra •palai^cgrcdiinçque copia babcret mâlit)bus col loquendi.E pifeop us A grigentin us'çaptis. Ibcüs ni HpiÇfop* , hilrpeircliquum vidcns,vtad peragendum pro-poficum facinustof partibus munlata côfpiiatio edUnum. conualcfcatjftatuitaducrruS'çâcellarium vrbisA-grigcntinæ commouerc,amp; apertas in eum inimicitias profite -rij'côfidcns Rogerium cptnitem Giracii pufdem coniurationis (ocmni j amp;nbsp;c»us hortatu m ultos Sa-lios confiliuni fuum facile fcquuturos, fimulque fperâs GilbertumLelucienfcmin Calabria iuxta
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Vferum Agrigentinis'hofù nihil perfuaderi pa-tiiit,nequcdâtis i uftà vjftt cft -ocCafio tebcllandiq Röxquot;aütèin ac ’fegind fug'am epîfoopi cogtiofcc»-tes, Burgundiûiuftitiâriûeumlitcrisregiis Agri gctum iniferunf, pt^ecipicrites Agrigcntihis vt pffcopu tanquapró'diföré-füb ciüfdc Bwrgundii ' cuflôdia’Pânhormûcranfmlttcrenf.Quicûadcu nam venienSjCa quç palam geflêrat quibufdam ni teretufambagibiis CKCiifare, mukorû conuidus tcllimonioduCtusclhincaftcllum S. Marciyquod AgrÇ'^ti invalic Demeniç fieu cÛ, ibidé interim feruâd» do nuseufto* nec opcrû fériés ad Rom. potificé pcrferretur.Ita ia metu.rciq; difficulratefubfaTa,virib’omnino de ftitutâ cÔfpirâtiOjdeïccps relpirare no poterat,nifi nou’denuo cafus emerges nouîi induxiflet pcricu hj,amp; multoruprudêtiü viroratnduflna fopitûex tin^lîq, pene malorû formte vni’ vin tementas fil
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num eiscónftitutum ad hoc'cxpofuit,iufsitque vt intérim ferebus neeeflariis- præmunifent. Rogc-t rius auccm Giracii cornes vbi vidîc dcnuo conipi’, rarionc mukum ex improuifoVirium collegiflc^ rebellandi defidermm,quod Iiaélenus difsimulâs; occukauerat,apcrt:is ccepit indiciis profiteri',ca-Ccphilu' ftcllaquefuamunieps, Gepbalildiumadiit, amp;nbsp;cû diûciuit.' eiufdem cmitatis epifcopo’collbquium-babcns, perfuâficeijVtiurareünunqüâm opefuam ^aduer fus cancellarium Mcflanenfrbus defucuram,ad-iecitq-, vcab vniuerfis ckiibus fuis idem iusiuran du acciperenr. Cacellarius tàmcn ciufdê vrbis arec municifsimâ prçoccupauerat,cû latn ab initio fideepifcopidubiäagnouiflet, 8c adipb’arcis eu .ftodia Andrea bolliariûcôftitucrat. Matthæ* au ténotanuscû in palatio claufustenerctur,audiês
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quod Mefldffç^cftuiïiTaerat/fhnulqtrcTid^^^ A’n fa I d u na'Ca ft él b n o m 'am i c u rn can cclkri i In ^hpé-riorC'paftc'pabtfi’Vïtctadinc détinéri;cx rîliüs'A-fcntiadtfoam*fibi’p‘erffetî^diqüod ■optabat oppot tuni^r^m agnouït,'amp;: ‘Coftantmam eins ‘focium pcntfstquê foin enftodfendi palatri cüfa tue trat, mulcls-pé^Ltöfiönibas éöïrnpulix,vtv'niUerfos pa latipfcfnos'qüifei'c'qiiardfmgénti Crar,iurarc face Tet'ïpföd^éEcïfla q tfatîi’eï’sptîéfi^fâü^caôcell'a-riam^tfcamp;üiiatnvéni’êretntölöann^^ tfe LautfrftmQ,amp; R‘oû;lt;itiafnAuênin'i’cdtîiîcéfn'Infer Confpira-prittiaflnncRcün'dafn pottaftPinCérne'erêîî’t. fem ccllanum. t a ne -éfgè» éO nfp iirâtÔ'r ib ü s ' i h fpérn au d'à cia m rupfus‘ertâ:is,irtpa‘rfcs‘fcifla CiUifäs Variis âfténfi-bus labo'rabat.S'ed’amp;: ^h'riqtrcVfri'rapi'nis alTüe-ti qui cifcaviam-Göoperratnfamp;in'fuperiöfi parce viç MarmoréçconartïancbarttjVidentés fixas 5c fe diTiones inter curia: fannliares exortas, focleïatis inter fe foed’ inieranc, nd qu la fauor e partis’Vtriuf-bbet traherentur,fed lucri fpcfn feqüentequot;s îtffaife-rant in illain quidem irripetum fc’fa‘élUrös ,iWqirê primuniacclaïiiari coritingeret.Qpcabânt aütëfii cumfore Can'ceilarm,eo quod in domo illius^ftldl-tam arbitrante? CO rtgeftam*cife pecurii'a'm, efede-bant fe quod optaueranti'bidé vbefiUs faCiliiTs cffeôturos.lnter bas reru.mafïlbiguitates amp;pérîcu la,câceUarius deprehefus àb Artfafdo Gaftellano ftatuit fcifcitari quid ci potîfsimüihtanto turbine faciendum det.ernercr.Cuius confibum fuitivc neglcclotermiao,quem Aftrologi præfixerâc,cû
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inilitibijsfuiSjin aliquamunitionùSiciliæfercci-percc, fictam Lôbardos qua cçtcros quos fibi fidct les nouerataccer(icns,quantu poflet cxercitu con-gregaretjibiquc rcgisprærtolarcturaducntû. Na cûfiPanhortïii diucius morarctur, vix tantas ho-ftiuinCiaias euafurü.Præualuittamc Robcrti co-initis Mcllcnticætcrorüq; Fräcoiü fentencia^qui ^ditorüaftutia amp;nbsp;curiæ confuctudiné ncfciétcs, Panhormi morarixutius alïêrebant, nee oportcre canccllanu fine rege quopiamproficifci,ignorantes nufquam aptiusinfidiasquàmin ipfopalatio prçpararijVbinçminihçeac armisfe vcljnnlifibus prçniunire.At vbiiani cóftitura dacsaderat, ferui ipfius palatii fperanres çanccllariû nianç,iuxcâ;çô-fuetudinêad curia afcenfurujparati anteianua.-ço-fiftcbatjVt CÛ venicnré cum paucis adriiittéjes, mi lires eins excludercnt,Odo vero magifter llabidi, cücoruni jntcllcxiflct confilium,repente dcfcen-densèpalatio,cancellariuin,quód ei periculuni imminebatjedocuit. Qjaipaucosamicorum fe-cum rennens,milites amp;nbsp;hoftiarios,qui ante don-u , ciusconuencrantjVteuntemadcuriam fcqueren-ni^scaftcl' tur,iufsitabfccdere. Conftantinusitaque Caftel-lanus pala lanus vbi ïpem opinionem fuain elufarn ani-innncel ’^^‘^^^^f^t,mittcns plcrofque palatii fcruos,quos larmm. ciuibus notifsimoscfic cognouerat,per fingulas yrbis regiones cos diflribuit, lufsitque clamarc vt vniuerfi ciucsadarmaconcurrcrent, amp;nbsp;domii canccllarii quiparatis iam naiiibuscum thefauris rcgiis fugcrc decrcucratjobfiderent.His vrbe com
-ocr page 215-motâ rumoribus, Herucus FloriHus qucni non tam familiaritas cancellarii,quain ipfc de fe plun-mum loquens palatinis fufpcdum fccerat, cum Rogerio comité Aucllinifccus palatium equita-bat. Qjiem cum vidiflcnt clientes Gayti Richar-diacplctiquealiiviri,quiiamillucarmati conflu xcrantjitruerûtincum,amp;cquo deietflüm gladiis transfodcrunt. Inde comitem perfequcntes cum extra portam vrbis in planum quod palatio adia- occifui. j cct perucniflentjfugicndifpcfublata,iamin eutn lanceas intendebant, cum rex vtadfeneftraspa-latiiquid tumultus elFct profpcdum vencrat,cx-damans multum illis intcrminatus eft, nifi fibi vi uum ilium amp;incolumcm afsignarcnt^ Sic eOrum impctuvix comprefIbjCum aliter comitem liberate non polTctjiufsit eu in caftello maris fum •« ma diligentia cuftodiri. Tunc verofagittarii cu-riæ qui nunquam in fcditionibus vbi lucri Iocs appareat vltimi confueucrunt occurrere, cum his quos fuperiusconiiiraflcdiximus,magnaqucprç tercaconfluentiumvirorum muititudinc,domu cancellarii circumuallant. Symon autcm Pida-uenfis cuius diligentiæ domus ciufdera cura com miflafuerat, milites peditefquc prout locorum opportunitas exigcbat, per inurorum difponens ambitum, lingula loca congrua defenfionc prç-muniuit.Militu veto maximaparte rcpetinusplc „usinCa bis coeurfus cxcluferat.Cacellarius vbirevidetin panariGcc iddifcriminis deuenifle.cuplerifo:viris nobilib’, quos a leno palluserat difcedcre,per ecclelia quç obfidetur*
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domui fuæ erat çotigua, in Capanarîi foitifsima, vein piano uiunitioncm ferccipit. Erant autein quifemperei fajqailiarius adhçrebanc,.Carboncl-gt; lu? amp;nbsp;BqamûdLis Tarfenfcs,Gulielmus de fanôlo SeucrinOjAlduinus Cantuenfis,HugoLupinus. Robertus qiioqucMcllcnti comcs,cum quibufdâ Francis miîinbus.Interca Rogerius Tironéfis; ma gifter ComcftabuIuSjCummilitibusfuis fuperuc niens,virosquosibirepcrcratacerrimc;pro-turba-bat.At vbi iam multitude populi côfluentis in in-menCum excrcuit,refuraptis animism* eum pari • ter irruenteSjtam ipfum quàm ciusmilites-fugerc côpulerûtjdomumque cancellaril qua^multodif-tendebaturambitUjCœpcrunt exomnipartetotis viribus oppugnare.Obfefsi veronon fol um de lo-cis fibi dçügnatis nihilo fegniusinftâcibusrefifte’ bant,verum etiam apertisaliquotiesforibuficrura pêtcs,tota multitudinem audacifsiraerepellebât, îongiufque cogebant abiîllere. Maubçus quoque notariu? Gay.tus Richardusdelocirin qmbus claufifueranccxcuritcs,priHin2çfcdignitati,ncmi ne-probjibçntcred,didcrat.Qjij feruis buccinariis açccrfitis,præceperuntvcanccdomuna£aj!xcellarii rubis ac tympams perfonarenç.Tuncvniuerfa ci-uitasta Sarraceniqua Cbriftiani fignubelli noti-fsimû audiêteSjiuflù régis id fieri ciediderût,mox quccumingenti eJamore ac firepitu concurrêtes cœperunt.inftarevehemcntiuSjVidcntefq; diutius, infiftendonihilproficere/andéad portam eccle-fiç magna lignorû firueoppoûta decreuciutigné
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fupponcrc.Cumqueiam rcdadis in Carbones fo- combnflç ribus liber patuiflccintroitus,plçrique milites ca- fores cc-çcllariiqüibusimméfavirt’pcriculi metû racroppofucrûtfcconâcibusintrpire.Ibi diu mul-tumqucfummavirtutcpugnatLimèft rbis qiiidê .vrgentifsimancccfsitatevircs amp;nbsp;andaciam mini-ftrâte,illis ante indignâtibiis,quôd paucifsimi vi' ritantæmultitudinisimpetuni fuftinerét»Præua ’ lehtcvixtandemmultitudinc, fatigati fè milites i, ■ in Campanarivi contulcrunt.Atilli per ccclefiam in domum cancellarii libéré tranfeuntes ; milites peditefq; qui mûris «defendendis operam dabant, repente captos vindofq-, caftellanis p alatii trafmi ferunt.quos autemrcpcrcrant delocis adhuc mu-nitioribus rcfiftentes,vtfe dederentbonis condi-tionibus cffcccrünt.Inde adexpugnandum Cam panarium rcdcuntes,cumiam multis corum vul-neratis acrius inftado nihil agerent, variis hue iU lue confiliis agebantur. Alii multalignorum coa-ceruatacongericjfupponendumignein cenfebât. nam ex ciulmodifaxisconftrudumcflcCampa-nariû, quç perfeucrante diutius igne facile dißbl-uantur. Alu machinas ocyus inferendasalii crati businucélis fuffodiendum ab imo Capanarium decerncbant.Intercacùmrçxad matris pctitionê è palatio vellet exirc,vt ab obfidionc populû amo-ucrctjMatthæusnotarius cæteriquc côfpiratores quiaderant prohibuerunteum egredi^dicêtes no clTc tutum ill uc accedere. nam fagittarum ac lapi-d um circûqnaque turbiné agitari.Cùra qj viderct
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nullâtenns ca die pode Cäpanariuscrpugoari, * i mucruc neßres produGcreiuT tó!craftinüpIebi5jce pefccret aniini, vel pcünitctïa dudli defiftcrét abju cœpto, CU id régi difplicerccognofccrct.StatuePQC “rrgo cû câccllario pacifci^vt abiurato regno Siçib.ç liceret ei m c^uiebgerct terrarrî libercrtrianfiwafç. Paaioin- Mifsis îtaq; ounciis qui hacei côditionc^pônô-ter cumul rét.itademû mccr.cosrranfaàû ed. vt armata. ^Qar tuantem . nbsp;nbsp;’ n nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;» ' nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;• i nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;i
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adträsfretadia nauigia pararccur.N obilcsautc.vir ri deregno Siciliæ,quicuco'in Campanario erar^ tertasïcias fecurcaC libère pofsiderét, militib’, âit psdiariis induira licétia,vel in curia cómoradi,vel ad alium locù quélibet crafeundb hoc ira fine do-lo faôhû iri iurau.crunc,Ricbardu5 Syraeufan 113. c-IcôluSjMatthæus notariuSjÇaytus. Richard’, Ri-moaldus Salemitanus àrchiepifcopus,Ioannes e-pifeopus Maltenlîsn^fâqsnodegaleain prçpara-rifecerunt.Maneverô cancellarium c Câpanariq cuin paucis focjisextrahêccs,ad portum cû Galli-cum pcrduxcrunt.Cijq;'Galeam afeenderer, caiio nici Rahhormitaniquiaderano rogabant eum vc à facramentô fidclitatis cos abforueret. ac ille rerri difsimulanSjTiihil refponJiCkTuni curiæ famdia-rcs cœperùtpnmo bladiüs hortari,dehinc adrtus ôc imnortunius cominantcs inftare,vtelcftioui rc nûciâseligêdi pafloriscanonicispotertaté darec. Ille vero vidés armataçircûfrcincremulritijdiné, tumultuari milites,magnatesïdjgnari,quod dû reuertcndi vidcretiir animû abiccifle,metu co-
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pulfus rcnûciâuit ctóióhi; Mox'q'; galea i'ngrefl’, Canccfl» -iudic câà icïra^pellijfufp’cólühabcs popuJü ma in Sy gno 111Ucimpetü côflùentéJtaq; curiæ familiäres g,o'”d fcc-ad Câpananû'regiefsï j^cômrtcMellcnti c'çrcrofqj dju u-FEanrdscduxeruntj'plebifq; feditîofas irnpctus,. amp;nbsp;adtrentû Meflancnïîam forriiidantes, ih duo«lt; bus caftelks PartEeniüd.CannulaquefccejiitiJIas i-nterira cômorari,donec cisaJ rransfrerandû na-uigiaprouvdercritc Ac’cancellarius à porrjj quàm pr.imu pdtuitauulîfus^por Mazanei’frum fines au*-l^léiSictliæ paiîccircurés Lécatufi-penrenic, qd J C31föllninifinilt;biis AgcjgBnnnoTÜJïtuoi cftJbine coûàüio coafiâusiaJdterrâcgEcdipræmiiiinep/fccpû-Malßcfehrqui duiç ei d^f U8 fusrac^vro^pidanis ex ' pirtcrcgiJ pïç«jipcrctyneiîllû;ahquacen’i mpedi ret. ‘ l^emmigaloaçprÆvlofoiTlaTtsfuTbitiefatjgara difn f(îgt;iuEisxop3gib'’nâufragiui’mnabacurlGiiq--brcuigt; [ teporisinccruallocQgi'Ucrefareirinopoflctjncque Jannenfeï firnecertocapicispericulolicefeccaceHario triduû ytJ’o ibaia'âfigcrb^.nau^ oncranâüFt'Côdc’inuétâ-littôre, rc maris à lanuéfibus emit ,cifdêquenantis côdudisin Sy riäjpfpcrc trasfretauit.lnrerea GenJß Agrigêtins'èpifcopus epifcop^qui in vàîlœ Demeniç mifius'fucrat^rcuo Agrigend catur^amp; curiæfamiliaFis.cfifiGjr.Hcne’ cornesmo tis Caucofiyamp;Richard» Molifiicornes,enplcrifq; riam. Meflanenfiû xxlli.Lgalcis armatis Panhormû per uennÎDyViiibufq/frccilUtùcuriæ innouac,amp; x.fa milrarcsînilitunnt,Richarde Syraeufanû elcdû, (îêtileinrÀgFigênnûepitcopûjRurnoaldûSalcrni taaiûarchjcpifeopu,Loannc Malrcltm epifcopum, aaij
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- Rogcriû comité Giracii, Richardû Moliûi comi-h. -gt;1; itcnijHcnricimontis Caueofi;comitem,Matthæu ; notarium-GaytumRichardû, Galterium dccanû Gaitenus .
Agngen- Agrigentinumregis præccptorcm.InCO itacü cu-tin» regis qaconftituta dcccrnitur împrimn, vti Gilbcttus prçeeptor Grauinenfis, cum filio fuo Bertranno comité, pcllatur è cegno, faluus tarnen amp;nbsp;incolu-miSjfiqtiidcm his curiç mandatis vitro parère vo-lucrit.Qu^od fi viribus vti èc milinbus adunatis-renitiprçfumpfcritjCum codcinccpsholhJiter a-gijôc tanquam prodiiofcin totfsregni viribus op pugnari Hoc’aueem negociumgt;RiOgcrio comiti» AlbéfijRichardóqu'e de Sagio Eundano conaitr. delegatur.Qm detotiusiApuliçciuitatib’ immci
Gilbertus fu congrcgantcs cxercitum, Gilbcrtuni comitem^ «omesGra in caficllo quodaai,quô fc cum' vjcorc rccepcrac, obiUccur obfcdcrunt.Namauditocuriæ mandatovniucrïîi quot;nbsp;‘ nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;* milites ab co difccffcrant.Atillcmultaminfe pro;
ccrü attendensinuidiamiciuitatum atrox odium nihilqu'efpci fibi rcliétum intelbgens,elegitfeRi-chardo comiti Fûdano cum'theiaurisfuisco pa-ÓI0 dedcre,vtliccrct ci cum vxorcaclibcrlt;s in partes Syriæ trâfinearc.Eo fieexpullo,cogitabât ctia curiç magnates Hugonccomité Catacéfcm,quia . cancellariicôfanguineuserat,cxpellcre.Scd quia nullius confilii,nulliusaudaciæ homo erat,vt vel occulte paraturus infidias,vcl ex præcipiti magnum aulurusaliquidrimerctur, inabierûtei par cercjfpcrâtcseo'ipfopofle reginçindignanoné ali , quatcn’mitigari.Pofipaucosdics Galten’ Agri* lt;
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gétin’códudla plcbis multituJincmetuq; cópul Galten« hscanoniciscófentiétecuna,nótacledusqua vi-olétcr intrufuSjPâbormitançrcgiméfufccpitcccle hormita-
Earcshis qui cacellariofaucrat,ipfiq; reginæ nusepifco plunmü fpcifubtraxic. fperabant tamé Romanü P“*-pótificéidquodaólü fuerat,ratiim nonbabituru, cumnonfpontc eancellarium,fed capitalibus minis adaâ'ûelcdioni renunciaflc conftarct. Qiiod autcm vi mctuve gcllum fucrit, ratum non babc-rcprçcorcm.Eiufmodivcro inctum intcrcefsifïc qui amp;nbsp;in conftantifsimum virum cadcre poflct, riulli dubium crat,,nequc tain maniiGfta res vllis tcftibus mdigebat.His acccdebac quod Petrus Ca letanus Romanæ curiæ fubdiaconus ccrtifsimc promifcratjclcólionem banc nibil roboris habicu « ranijfeptingcntasquC auri vncias opera ftudioq; reginçaccepcrat Romano poncifici deferendas.
Pars autcm contraria cuius opinio prçualuit,aflc-rebat ineo ftatu Romanam elfc curiam, vt volun -tatiprocerum Siciliænon audeatobuiare, ncque cefcat immefainpccuniam ob firmandä elcólioné fibi oblatam in co neccfsitatis articulo contemné-dam. Hocitaq;negociopaucis dicbus protrado^ nevidcrctur prçcipitari fentcntia,demum Romanus pontifex eleóhonemratam habuit, ipfumquc iufsitcleóluni afuffraganeis epifcopis conkcrari, Qii' tantæ dignitatis culinine:fublimatus,,rcpcn-(, te datum iminutauitcuriÇjfummamqucbbi po-tcftatein rennens, Mattbxum notarium amp;nbsp;Géti-1cm Agrigentinum cpifcopum fubfe familiäres a lij
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ris mctas tran Gliir, murosquc ciuitatis allucns, ip fis amp;nbsp;fe porcis infiidit. His aliisque prodigiis cu-. riæ familiäres eorumquefauüorcsperterfiti,arbi-
trabatur nouitatc banc rcrum magnam Siculis ca
ratons, qm legatos eins vt ferebatur,benignefiifce perat,regnnm Sicilixcollcdis viribus occuparet. Nee vero dubiuin erat plerosqueregni comités ac proccres illius aduentum auidifsimeprçftolari. CreJebantautê ctia Robertum comitcm Loro-tellireginæ voluntatem amp;nbsp;imperium,cuius opera 'nüperabexilrö rcuocafus'fuferat/proeübdubiófc-cutüröin. D.irm igitur aduerfiis «aquæ accidcre poterant multis fç confiliis, amp;nbsp;artibus præmuni-‘rent: repente défiioTte*cancclIarii dertißimus ad Cancella-curiam rumorzperlatus/^ Reigirïjg prptfusjmmju rius mor-deiccit, amp;nbsp;partem contrariam in idroboris aefe-curitatiscucxit,vtnihilfibi deinceps æftimarent difficulcatis aut periculi formidandû. Itaq^ fum-maregni poteftas, amp;nbsp;negotiorum cognitio penes GalteriumarchicpifcopumPähormitanum erat, qui fibi regem eatenus fufpeóla fatis familiaritatc deuinxerat,vt non tarn curiam quam rege ipfum
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