[1] The king through the instinct of the diuell, to an|swer the popes auarice,He sendeth to the pope a wa|rant to take vp monie. sent him letters patents ob|ligatorie, signed with his roiall seale, by which he might take by way of lone such summes of monie, as would largelie serue his turne of the merchants Ita|lians, willing him not to sticke at the disbursing of treasure, nor at the great quantitie of the interest ri|sing vpon the vsurie, for he would discharge all: and herevnto he bound himselfe vnder paine to forfeit his kingdome and other his heritages. Matth. Paris The pope consenting herevnto, accepted this large offer. If he did well herein (saith Matthew Paris) the Lord the iudge of all iudges iudge it, to whom apperteineth the care of all things. To conclude,The pope is liberall of an other mans pursse. much monie was spent, for the pope spared not the king of Englands pursse, though little good was doone therewith. At length Conrade died, not without suspicion of poi|son. The pope being aduertised of his death, reioised greatlie, as he well vttered in plaine words, saieng;

Let vs all that be the children of the Romish church reioise, for now two of our greatest enimies are dis|patched out of the waie; the one a spirituall man, that is to saie, Robert bishop of Lincolne; and the other a laie-man, that is Conrade king of Sicill.Manfred pro|claimed king of Sicill.

But yet the pope missed of his purpose, for Manfred the ba|stard sonne of the emperour Frederike the second, was shortlie after proclaimed king of Sicill, and so the second errour was greater than the first.