a.d THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1239. 



warre against the infidels of Prussia, and ordained another 



Master also in Prussia to bee his Deputie in the same 



Ensiferi region. In the yeere 1239. the knights of the sword, 



fratres. w fo Q traveiled into Livonia to convert the inhabitants 



thereof unto Christ, seeing they were not of sufficient 



force to performe that enterprise, and that their enemies 



increased on all sides, they united themselves unto the 



famous Order of the Dutch knights in Prussia, that 



their worthie attempt might bee defended and promoted 



by the aide and assistance of the saide Duch knights. 



The first war At the very same time the ensigne of the crosse was 



moved ngmnst exa i tec j throughout all Germanie against the Prussians, 



the Prussian • r m- ^u j ±u 



infidels, anno an d a great armie of souldiers was gathered together, 

 dom. 1239. the Burgrave of Meidenburg being generall of the armie, 

 who combining themselves unto the Dutch knights, 

 joyned battell with the Infidels, and slew about five 

 hundred Gentiles, who beforetime had made horrible 

 invasions and in-roades into the dominions of Christians, 

 wasting all with fire and sword, but especially the land 

 of Colm, and Lubonia, which were the Provinces of 

 [I. 145.] Conradus Duke of Massovia. Nowe, the foresaide 

 knights having made so huge a slaughter, built the castle 

 of Reden, betweene Pomerania and the land of Colm, and 

 so by degrees they gotte footing in the lande, and daylie 

 erected more castles, as namely, Crutzburg, Wissenburg, 

 Resil, Bartenstein, Brunsburg, and Heilsburg, and fur- 

 nished them all with garrisons. The fift Master of the 

 Order was Conradus Landgravius, the brother of Lodo- 

 vick, which was husband unto Ladie Elizabeth. This 

 Conradus, by his fathers inheritance, gave great riches 

 and possessions unto the Order, and caused Ladie 

 Elizabeth to be interred at Marpurg, within the religious 

 house of his saide Order. Under the government of 

 this Master, Aeon in the lande of Palestina was subdued 

 unto the Saracens. Moreover, in the yeere 1254. there 

 was another great armie of Souldiers prepared against 

 Prussia, by the Princes of Germanie. For Octacer, 

 alias Odoacer king of Bohemia, Otto Marques of 



