[Footnote 12: Sigismund was first married to Mary, heiress of Hungary, and Secondly to Barbara, countess of Cilley. When emperor, he had John Huss and Jerome of Prague burnt.] [Footnote 13: Visebourg. Q. if not Vissegrade.] [Footnote 14: Vallanc,--probably the Waivodo. I have given over in despair the making out these names of persons and places.] CHAP. XIII. THE DEATH OF LADISLAUS KING OF NAPLES.--HIS RIVAL KING LOUIS SENDS THE MARSHAL OF FRANCE TO NAPLES,--AND OTHER MATTERS. In these days, intelligence was brought to the king of France, that king Ladislaus, the rival to Louis king of Sicily, was dead. The manner of his death was thus told. He had long had a passion for the daughter of his physician, who was uncommonly handsome, and had made frequent proposals to her father, that he might enjoy her; but the father had as often refused, alledging many sound reasons for it. At length, he was so much pressed by the king that, finding excuses would no longer avail, he pretended to consent, though it was against his will, as the end will shew. He went, in consequence, to his daughter, to command her to prepare to receive the king, for that he had granted his consent,--but he would give her a prescription that should secure her the king's affections for ever; and he presented her with a box of ointment, with which he ordered her to rub her body just before the king's arrival. This she faithfully did; but when the king had cohabited with her, he felt himself as it were all on fire, and the damsel was in like manner affected,--insomuch that they almost instantly died in very great torments. After this cruel deed, the physician fled the country before hands could be laid on him. Intelligence of the event being made known to king Louis, he issued summonses for a large force to assemble and accompany him to Naples; but he sent before him the lord de Longny, marshal of France, with a considerable body of men.