The Magna Charta is figned by King John and his barons on the 15th of June, at Runnemede, near Windfor. A debate arifes between the Dominicans and Francifcans concerning the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary. Jubilees inftituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The Sicilian Vefpers-when the French in Sicily, to the number of 8000, were maffacred in one evening, at a fignal given by John Prochyta, a Sicilian nobleman. Conrad, duke of Suabio, and Frederick of Auftria, beheaded at Naples by the counfel of Pope Clement IV. The Jews are driven out of France by Lewis IX. and all the copies of the Talmud, that could be found, are burnt. The fables concerning the removal of the chapel of Loretto; the vifion of Sim. Stochius ; the Wanderiug Jew, and St An. thony obliging Jan afs to adore the facrament are invented about this time. The Festivals of the Nativity of the bleffed Virgin, and of the Holy Sacrament or Body of Chrift instituted. The present Houfe of Auftria take their rife in this cen thors. John Can- Peter and ford 1348 John Cantacuzenus John. Thomas tacuzenus. China; but lofes ground to-poets of wards the end modern of this century. times. The Lithua- Petrarch. nians and Ja- Boccace. gello, their ufurps the Benedict Bradwar- Nicephogovern- XII. 1342 din' 349 rus Greg. ment under Clement Simon John Dans prince, convert-Matthew John Pala-VI. 1352 flip 1365 Scotus. Florence by ed to the Chrift-of Westologus, and Innocent Simon Andrew of the Inquifi-ian faith in the minster. holds it till VI. 1362 Langham the year John VI. Urban V. Newcastle. tion, for 1372 Simon Mayron. A fchifm 1390 Urban and Cle ment. W. Court- tian. year 1386. Nicholas making Many of the Triveth. fome expe-Jews are com- Nicephoriments in pelled to receive rus Gremechanics the gospel. that ap goras, the Philofophy compiler of peared mi- and Grecian li- the Byraculous to terature are cul one fect. of the moft fublime Spiritual Chaucer. |