Show hu x DROVE EMPEROR III used peasant almost seized crowne of hungary george bosza was a or peasant of a district of lie was a quiet ing man notable only tor his great strength and tall stature one day however an austrian no ble thought alt to decoy away from her father s house dosya s only daughter a maiden of the die parent sought the abductor tar and near but tailing to find him journeyed to vienna and laid his case before the emperor the latter only la ched where apon the peasant returned to own all lage and pasted apon the door ot his little cabin a formal declaration ot war against his sovereign A month later he was marching on vienna at the head of a huge but and III equipped army at first the luck was all on his side lie defeated the regular troops in a number of pitched battles carried b assault several large and strongly tor rifled towns and was actually within sight ot e capital whence the em geror taa already alel when he was betrayed into imbush through the treachery of d guide the misfortune constituted the be ginning of tl e end the bulk of hie followers fell away from him and were hunted through the mountains and woods lahe wild beasts altogether it Is said that over of them were put to the sword the jack cade of hungary hav lag been taken prisoner was seated on an iron throne beneath which a huge fire had previously been kindled crowned with a red hot iron crown and his flesh torn from his bones with red hot pincers exchange |