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CHRONOLOGY.

A. D.

tioned in history of the Othmans over the Chris-tians.

1282 The Welsh princes subdued by Edward I. king cf

England.

1283 Pope Martin IV. excommunicates Michael l’aleo-

logus tor contributing to the famous massacre ofthe French in Sicily, commonly known by thename of the Sicilian Vespers, on Easter-day,March 39, A. I). 1282, which with his other fatiguesthrew him into a hngring illnessas he was marchingagainst the Turks, ami after receiving the ambas-sadors of the Tartars daily increasing, be died inthe 24th vear of his reign ; and is succeeded inthe Greek empire by his son Andronicus, whobegan his reign with restoring the ceremonies ofthe Greek cnurr.h, and refusing to acknowledgethe pope’s supremacy.

Several places in Phrygia, Caria, and Bythinia, takenbv Othman, the founder of a new empire, calledalter him The Ottoman, or Othman, Empire.

12S4 Edward, the first prince of Wales, afterwards kingEdward II. born at Caernarvon, April 25.

1285 Ilonorius IV. succeeds Martin IV. in the popedom.

1288 Nicholas IV. succeeds Ilonorius IV. in the pope-dom.

■J290 The Christians completely driven out of Syria bythe sultan of Babylon, who took and destroyedTyre, Sidon, Barytum, and Ptolemais.

1291 Thu papal chair, through the dissension of thecardinals, is vacant for two years and threemonths.

1293 The F rench with a few ships arrived at Dover, and

plundered the town; but are driven away with thelo s of several of their men.

1294 C'-elestine V. succeeds to the papal power; but

after holding it six months; he resigned it to Boni-face VIII. who reigned eight years and ninemonths.

1299 The Scotch subdued by king Edward of England,who made the lords swear allegiance to him, andto render him homage.

>330 Pope Boniface VIII. first ordained a jubilee inRome; in the solemnization of which, the firstday he sliewed himself to the people in his ponti-ficalibus, and gave free remission of sins to asmany as came to Rome out of all parts of theworld; the second day being arraved with im-perial ensigns, he commanded a naked sword tobe carried before him, and said with a loud voice,“ Lo, behold the power and authority of bothswords.”

Othman, or Othoman, begins the empire of the Turksin Bythinia. lie reigned 2ft years.

1301 New factions rise in Italy; those that before werecalled Guelphs and Gibbelines now being namedAlbi and Nigri. Through this faction Italy isgreatly dtsquieted with civil wars.

1303 Benedict X. succeeds Boniface VIII. in the pope-dom ; and nineteen months after Benedict X. issucceeded by Clement V.

The beginning of the Swiss cantons.

130-7 Edward I. dies of a tlux, at Burgh upon the sands,- in Cumberland, July 7; and is succeeded in thekingdom of England by his son Edward II.

1308 Clement V'. removes bis see from Rome to Avignon,where it continued for 70 years.

1310 So great a dearth in Scotland, that the inhabitantseat horseflesh, and other unusual meats, to sup-port life.

1312 The knights templars condemned.

1314 The English -totally defeated by John Bruce and hisScotch at Estrivaliu; upon which John Bruce isestablished upon the tbroue of Scotland.

1316 John XXI. succeeds Clement V. in the popedom.

1319 I he Irish, by the assistance of the English, expel.

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the Scotch out of Ireland, which they had invadedfour years before.

5330 1320 Othman dying, Orchan his son succeeds him in the.

Turkish empire, and fixes the seat of his empireat Prusias.

5331 1327 Edward II. being dethroned, Jan. 13, is succeeded

by his son Edward III. in the kingdom of Eng-land. 'Plie deposed king is murdered at BerkeleyCastle, September 21, following.

5334 1330 Edward, the black prince, born at AVoodstock,June 15.

5330 1332 The old Greek emperor Andronicns, to make the

court easy, retires voluntarily into a monastery,where, after having lived two years, he dies. lieis succeeded by His grandson Andronicns III.

5337 1333 Battle of Ilalidon Hill near Berwick, between the

Scotcli and English, in which 20,000 of the for-mer were slain, and only 15 of the latter.

5338 1334 Benedict XI. succeeds John XXI. in the popedom.

5340 133ft War proclaimed between the French and English.

About this time, according to the testimony of Fabian,a quarter of wheat was sold in England for twoshillings, a fat goose for two-pence, a pig for apenny, a fat ox for ft*. 8 d. a fat sheep for fts. 8 d.and six pigeons for a penny.

5342 1338 Andronicus, the Greek emperor, makes a very dis-

honourable peace with the Turks, yielding alltheir conquests to them.

5343 1339 The French enter the haven of Southampton, anti

plunder the town.

5344 1340 The inhabitants of Thessaly revolt; The Greek em-

peror marches against them in person. TheTurks break the peace, and ravage the sea-coasts,then repass the straits with immense booty, andgreat numbers of captives.

5345 1341 John Paleologus succeeds his father,Andronicus III.

in the Greek empire.

5346 1342 Clement VI. succeeds Benedict XI. in the pope-

dom.

5348 1344 The order of the Garter first instituted by king Ed-

ward.

5350 134G Battle of the forest of Cressy, Aug. 26, between the

English and French, in which the latter were de-feated with the loss of 30,000 slain, among whorrfwas the king of Bohemia.

Baltic of Durham, Oct. 17, where David, king ofScotland, was taken prisoner.

5351 1347 Calais besieged and taken by king Edward, Aug. 16.

John Cantacuzenus succeeds John Paleologus in theGreek empire.

5352 1348 A dreadful pestilence in Europe, which in Italy

scarcely left ten persons alive out of every hun-dred ; and in Paris 50,000 died in one year.

5354 1350 The year of Jubilee kept at Rome, at which timethe pope gave remission of sins to all the RomanCatholics.

5357 1353 Innocent VL. succeeds Clement VI. in the pope-

dom.

The Genoese of Galata now become very powerful atsea, being denied the liberty to enlarge their city,set lire to the suburbs of Constantinople, seized theemperor’s ships then riding in the harbour, andmade open war against the Greeks, gained advan-tages at sea, anil seized some islands in the Archiepelago.

53C0 1356 Battle ot Poictiers between Edward, the black prince,

and John, king of France, in which the latterwas defea'ed, and the French king and bis sontaken prisoners, September 19-

5361 135-7 The Turks under Solyman, one of the sons of Or-

clian, passed the Hellespont, took the strong cas-tle of Coiridocuslron.; then went to Gallipolis,and defeated the governor, and took the place,which gave them their first settlement in Europe,which they have kept ever since.

+ Orehan,