_John XXII. opens the council of Constance—John Huss arrives at that
city—His imprisonment—Disagreeable proposals made to John XXII.—He
escapes from Constance—His deposition—Death of Manuel Crysoloras—Poggio’s
epitaph on Crysoloras—Trial and execution of John Huss—The pontifical
household dispersed—Poggio remains at Constance—His Hebrew studies—His
visits to the baths of Baden—His description of those baths—Jerome of
Prague—Poggio’s account of Jerome’s trial and execution—Reflections._