beiâ—…g come to certaine Farmes within a mile of the cittie the souldiers being desirous of bootie did without any commaundement fall to pillaging those country houses Whilest these were busied in spoyling and expected nothing lesse than the enemies arriuall three hundred Turkish horse did with great cries inuiron and assaile them who were all slaine there hauing no meanes of defence or escape Barbadico riding vpon a Mule and comming by chance to that place where the enemies made great slaughter was beaten downe among a number of thicke bushes and there trodden to death vnder the horses feete His body beeing afterwards knowne by his Coate-armour and Signet was carried to the Castle of Patras and impaled vpon the highest tower thereof and of so great a number one thousand onely escaped Ragio being taken by the enemies was impaled aliue Capel for all this was not discouraged supposing it to haue happened rather by the carelesnesse of his owne souldiers than by the enemies valour and prowesse Therefore eight dayes after he sent the brauest men of his troupes together with the Ensignes to assaile the Cittie Vincimanica the Sicillian who commaunded the nauall Armie as Vice-admirall with Dominicke the Blacke and other valiant men that followed the Ensignes went and displayed them before the cittie The enemies did not refuse the fight but making a furious salley came couragiously vpon the Christians There was a cruell fight for some houres space at the last fortune inclining to neither side the Venetian resolued to send threescore horse of the remainder of those which were Ragios downe the hill which was on the one side to charge the enemie in flanke and thereby to make him retire and abandon his standing but they were not gone farre ere they discouered the Turkes comming forward for the same purpose at the sight of whom Ragios horse betooke themselues to flight and fell in among the troupes of the Islanders There a great slaughter of men and horses was presently made The Turkes in the meane time arriued who did cut the disordered squadrons in peeces And this losse would haue proued farre greater than the former had not a great dust risen vp into the aire like to a black clould which tooke away the sight both of Turkes and Christians A thousand Christians lay dead vpon the place and the rest with the ensignes escaped to the vesels Capello being daunted with these two ouerthrowes went to Xant from thence to Modon and within a while after to Nigrepont where he remained sixe whole moneths without any memorable exploit After the ouerthrow at Patras he was neuer seene to smile though Giouanni Diede the States Secretarie with diuers others of his familiar friends told him that it hapened not through his default At the last being wasted with griefe and melancholie eight monethes after the battaile of Patras he died at Nigrepont Giacomo Venieri after his death commanded the Armie vntill that Giacomo Lauretano sent by the Senate to succeed the late Capello arriued in the Prouince This man for the space of sixteene monethes that he was Generall of the Armie did brauely defend all the Islands and Sea-coasts from the enemies assaults and incursions About the same time likewise or soone after or rather a little before Lauretans departure to the Armie although the Venetians were in some sort quiet in Italie the cause neuerthelesse is not knowne why Bartholomeo of Bergamo a great Captaine in his time did by his sodaine incursions into Romagnia in a manner trouble and entangle them in a new warre This man departed from Lombardie with great troupes of horse and foot at the pursuit of Angelo Accaiuola and Nicolao Soderino that were banished from Florence vpon hope that they gaue him of good successe in Tuscanie by meanes of a popular commotion this was the common rumour But others supposed that he departed in Armes from Lombardie at the soliciting of Pope Paul to the end that bringing his troupes through Romagnia and La Marca he might on a sodaine in his name make warre on king Ferdinand who refused to pay vsuall tribute to the Church of Rome But whatsoeuer the cause was it is certaine that al his attempts which seemed at the first to be fearefull to all Italie did soone deceiue euerie mans expectation For so soone as he came into Romagnia Galeas Maria Duke of Milan a braue and couragious young Prince made head against him Then did the forces of king Ferdinand and the Florentines withstand him wherewith this great Captaine being troubled did in some sort begin to decline A battaile was presently giuen at Molinella a towne on the confines of Bolognia which was fought in the absence of Galeas vnder the conduct of Fredericke of Vrbin Those that were at the battaile affirme that in memory of man there was neuer a more furious or mortall in Italy The Senate fearing if his forces should be broken for till then he had euer beene in the Venetians pay and therefore it was thought that the Venetians did fauour him the aduerse Princes and Commonwealths being armed would cast the whole burthen of the warre vpon them sent him some supplies of horse and foote with expresse charge to make peace and safely to bring backe the Armie into Lombardy Ieronimo Barbadico a man of excellent wisedome and aduise and who not long before was made Procurator of S. Marke was in the Armie yet this new dignitie nor the entreaties of his friends were of power to keepe him at home nor to stay him from assisting the Republike in so great a danger But his authoritie and wisedome being grealy feared of the enemies it fell out that before peace was concluded he was by their meanes for so it was thought poisoned There is no other mention made of Lauretans exploits at Sea besides that which hath alreadie beene said Nicolao Canalis succeeded him He departing from Venice with two Gallies arriued at Nigrepont from whence setting sa le with twentie Gallies hee spoiled certaine farme houses and villages in Thessalie and then returned to Nigrepont and from thence went to Modon and afterwards to Coron He resolued to seize vpon the cittie of Lagostitia on the Sea of Patras which the Turkes had forsaken and speedily to fortifie it the which hee easily performed without any resistance Ieronimo Nouello for Malateste had left Morea had well fortified it and there the whole Armie remained consisting of six thousand men at such time as two thousand Turkes made an attempt to recouer it but they being beaten from the rampires with great losse did within a while after dislodge Canalis hauing left Giacomo Venieri with six Gallies for the guard of the citie returned with the rest of the fleete to Nigrepont and hauing there re-enforced the fleet with fresh supplies he sailed to Lemnos and thence to Imbres where he determined to assault Oenos and comming by day-breake to assaile the citie he commaunded his souldiers
places whither the nauall army was to goe The Pope desired to haue it goe into Puglia to breake the deseigns of the Colonesie and to diuert their forces from those places who hauing at Saint Germans aboue seauen thousand foote and great numbers of horse had made them-selues fearefull to the Pope but the French King and the Venetians thought the enterprize of Genoa to be much more proffitable for the Confederates as well for the Commodiousnesse of the same citty for diuers other enterprizes as for the great good happe of that exploit which falling out fortunately would much encrease the reputation of the League Pedro of Nauarre was declaired Generall of the Confederates Nauall army a man well experienced in Martiall affaires who although hee was presented by the French King was neuer-the-lesse entertayned by all the associates together But the Churches Gallies and those of the Venetians being ready they were a long time tarrying for those of the French King and the Generall a matter which did greatly weary the Pope and Senate and gaue them iust cause of discontent and to suspect that the French King had changed his mind by thinking on his owne particular interest and not caring for that of the league adding to this suspition other presumptions That small store of mony had beene sent to the Swisses in comparrison of the fourty thousand Ducats which hee was tyed to giue for the payment of tenne thousand foot of that nation and that hee had not begun to warre on the Emperor in the parts beyond the mounts according to the conclusion The King alledged for his excuses that before hee was to renew that warre it behoued him to denounce it to the Emperor although there was no such mention made in the articles of the confederacy And as concerning the delay of his army and payment of the Swisses hee layd all the fault vpon the Captaines and Officers as the Lord of Langi gaue them to vnderstand at large For the most Christian King fearing least the Confederates beeing distasted of him should disioyntly agree with the Emperor he dispatched the said Lord of Langi into Italy for to excuse the long stay of his army with commission to goe first into Swisserland to solicite their leuy and departure or at least-wise to giue them to vnderstand that hee did procure and desire it The Lord of Langi beeing come to Venice made the aboue mentioned excuses assuring the Senators that the King was much disposed to warres and that besides the Gallies hee prepared great shippes of warre in Brettaine to saill with a mighty army to ouer-throw at sea all the enemies attempts and deseignes From thence hee went to Rome where hee executed the same commission and as for the Swisses hee said that they had promised to hold a general assembly where all things should be resolued on in the Kings behalfe and aboue all things he assured the Pope and the Venetians that the King would not enter into any accord vnlesse mention were made of a generall peace and by the consent of all the other confederates The king made like promise to Iohn Baptista Saâ—…ga the Roman whom the Pope had sent as hath been said to the King of England who by the way remained certaine dayes for the same purpose in the French court The Senate making shew that his arriuall was most pleasing to them and that they did wholy giue credit to his saying answered that it had neuer doubted of the Kings good will and affection towards the league and perticularly towards their common-wealth and therefore it promised that not only in that businesse which concerned the common good but likewise in all other and at all times their loue and forces should be inseperably ioyned to his but as concerning peace they had neuer refused it that on the contrary they had neuer taken armes but with an intent to procure a firme and assured peace and therefore if they might haue it to the honor of the league and safety of the confederates it should alway be most acceptable to them yet neuerthelesse knowing that they might at that time rather desire such a peace then hope for it they would incite the King to a greater willingnesse to warre wherevpon the Pope and the Venetians gaue him to vnderstand that if they should conquer the Kingdome of Naples it should be for one of his children the Common wealth retaining only such a portion as should be thought sufficient for the recompence of their costes labour and trauell Vpon this hope the King promised three hundred lances more with a surplusage of twenty thousand Ducats euery moneth for the seruice of the league whensoeuer they should make any enterprise vpon the Kingdome of Naples During these treaties Armiero the Prouidator being departed from Corfou with thirteene Galleis came to Terracina where finding Andrew Doria with eleuen of the Popes Gallies they went altogether to Ciuitauechia then from thence to Liuorne where they met with Pedro of Nauarre with foure Gallions and sixteene light Gallies of the French King It being then there determined to beseege Genoa and to reduce it to the Kings deuotion for the great profit and commodity of the confederates the Army went first to Protouenere which soone yeelded with Spetia and all the other towns vpon the riuer euen to Monega Then the army being deuided Doria and the Venetian Prouidator went to Portofin twenty miles from Genoa and Nauarre with the French Army sailed towards Sauona which forthwith yeeleed to him The first and cheefe deseigne of the Captaines of the league was to stoppe victualls from entring by Sea into Genoa whereof they knew it was badly prouided and that by keeping it short they hoped quickly to reduce it vnder their obedience and for that purpose they placed six Gallies in Gard two of euery prince which tooke certaine shippes with other smaller vessells loden with victualls that were going to the Citty so that it soone felt great want and discommodity But the beseeged were secretly releeued by those of the riuer who furnished them with part of the victualls which vpon sondry pretences were suffered to bee carried to the neighbor townes albeit it was not done without some complaint against Doria who either for some secret enuy that he bare to Nauarre for that vnder his authority and command his contrey should be vanquished and taken or for any other deseigne of his owne was suspected not to haue carried himselfe faithfully as he ought to haue done nor after such a manner as was requisite for the speedy ending of that businesse The Genouois for the assurance of their Citty had with great speed placed at the moâ—…th of the hauen certaine great ships loden with Artillery besides which were six light Gallies commanded by Gobba Iustinian who comming foorth at times to skirmish with the enemie would not goe farther then within Cannonshoâ—…te of the shippes placed at the mouth of
will Testament 31 Infidels aduertised of the Christians enterprize 72 Infidels retire 74 Ierusalem 80 In whose time the Turkes recouered the holy land 95 Incursions of the Bandetti of Zara. 118 Isaac the Emperour ratifies what his sonne had promised 119 Isaac deliuered out of prison ibid. Isaac dieth sodainly ibid. Isle of Candie giuen to the Venetians 122 It is lawful for all men to defend their owne 138 Iâ—…ppa besieged by the Barbarians 91 Inconstancie and lightnesse of the Greekes 151 Ingratitude of the Venetians neighbours 153 Incursions of the Turkes 175 In what place and manner the battell was fought 203 Ingratitude of a son to his father 232 In what maner Pisani fortified Venice 247 In what place Zeni receiued newes of the losse of Chioggia and the Cities siege 252 Ielousie betwixt Pisani and Thaddeo Iustiniano 254 Iohn d' Agons a Frenchman Generall of the Venetian Armie 257 Iustiniano is sent to Apulia to forrage 259 Iustiniano is taken by the Genoueses ibid. In what esteeme the Citie of Verona is 286 Incursions of Nichola Stella vpon the Lucan territories 324 Italus of Friull and Giacomo Guiuano are put to death 401 Inestimable valew of the treasure of Venice 410 Inuention of the Art of Printing attributed to a German 431 Isle of Lemnos deliuered to the Venetians 436 Isle of Delos described 451 Italian Princes send a present to Matthias King of Hungarie 479 L. LOmbards giue limits to the Venetians 8 Luitprand Duke of Forleini 11 Leo the Emperor giues many goodly reliques to the Prince 28 Lewis King of Germanie Tributary rie to the Huns. 40 Leo the Pope comes to Venice 64 Leo the Pope vanquished by the Normans 65 Length of the siege of Antioch with the want in the Armie 78 League with Wilâ—…iam King of Sicill 100. League of Achaia with the Venetians 150 League renewed betwixt Paleologus and the Venetians 155 Ligustick and Lybick warre had almost one selfe same end 163 League and alliance against those of Escalla 176 Lewis King of Hungarie defeated before Zara. 195 Luchin Vermio of Verona Generall of the land Armie 217 Lightnesse and inconstancie of the multitude 218 Lithernians returne to the Venetians obedience 223 Liberall offer made to the Senate by a Citizen of Chioggia 250 Loretta recouered 256 Leopold accepteth the Venetians offer 278 Leopold his proud answere to the Paduan 273 Leopold entreth Treuiso ibid. Leopold rendreth Treuiso to Carrario vpon conditions 277 League against Galeas Viscont ibid Ladislaus selleth Zara to the Venetians 290 Lauretano respected and beloued of euery one 352 Lauretano besiegeth Sermone 360 Legnaga is taken 365 Longina is taken by Sforza 369 La Garda Bardolin and Lansiza are taken 383 Lionello d' AEst commeth to Venice 397 La Marca reduced vnder the Popes obedience 400 Lodes and Plaisancia yeeld to the Venetians 404 Leonesio his death 421 Lauretano his exploits in the Isle of Nigrepont 425 Lamentation and great courage of a woman 465 Lodouico Lauretano commeth from the Popes Legate 470 League betwixt the Venetians and the Kings of Portugall with the cause of that league 518 Law of Nations violated 524 Luca Pisani his opinion on Sanseuerino his designe 525 M. MAcrin Gouernour of Hungarie ouercome by the Huns. 3 Monegario his miserable end 19 Miraculous aparition of S. Marke 30 Malamoc ruined 32 Moores returne into Italie 34 Murcimirus King of Croatia sends Ambassadors to the Duke 57 Molloc Gouernour for the Greeke Emperour deceiueth his fellowes 66 Murasis yeelded 76 Moores came into Dalmatia 35 Michael the Emperour driuen from Constantinople 66 Murderers punished 36 Malamoc burnt and drowned 87 Myrtillus issued from meane parents 120 Myrtillus speach to the people Ibid. Myrtillus flight 121 Meaning of the Prophecie 123 Modona and Corona receptacles of theeues and Pirates ruined 125 Mount Ida. 130 Michael Paleologus his treacherie 148 Mastin beggeth peace of the Venetians 181 Mastin raiseth his campe from Pontremolle 182 Mestra yeelded to the Venetians 185 Mastin incampeth to shut victuals from the Venetians 186 Marsilio his answere to the Venetians 188 Mastin imploreth aid of the Duke of Bauiere ibid. Mastin enforced accepteth peace on any conditions 189 Mastin made a gentleman of Venice 190 Manner of Phalerio his conspiracie 207 Marco Cornari Vice-duke during the troubles 209 Miserable death of Andrea Cornari 217 Marco Gradonico murthered in the Palace 218 Mocenigo his resolution 223 Marsilio Carrario forsaketh his brother 230 Mestra besieged by the Carrarians 237 Mestra relieued by the Venetians ibid Mutatio his answere to the Venetians and Genoueses ibid. Market place of S. Marke paued with bricke 280 Malateste giues ouer the Generals place 284 Massolerio conuicted and punished for treason 287 Milanois offer to Philip. 314 Malateste Generall of Philips Armie 320 Marquis of Montferrat commeth for refuge to Venice 334 Mellato his valour 343 Mellato conducteth the Venetian Armie 346 Mantuans excuse 347 Mellato speedily dislodgeth 348 Martinenga's and Auogadres in Bressia are reconciled 349 Mellato commeth forth of Bressia and is constrained to returne 353 Mellato departs from Bressia and marcheth towards the mountaines 354 Mantuan fortifieth Po. 356 Mellato made Generall of the Venetian Armie 357 Mellato prouides to relieue Bressia 359 Mantuans plot to send the warre farre from his owne Countrie 362 Mantuans pollicie for the passage of his gallies 363 Mantuans gallies passe into the Adice 364 Mellato fortifieth the passages neere to Torbolles 372 Malateste Prince of Cesenna is taken prisoner 373 Maguis entreateth the Prince of Mantua not to spoile Verona 375 Mantuan proclaimed Prince of Verona ibid. Mantuans preparation for defence of Verona ibid. Maguis brought before Sforza is clâ—…ered 377 Malatestes take the enemies partie 379 Mellato his death 396 Mount Barri is taken 403 Milaneses suspect Sforza 408 Manerbia and Ponteuico yeelde to Sforza 421 Malateste besiegeth Sparta 437 Mocenigo his answere to Canalis 447 Mocenigo his first exploit 448 Mocenigo his Oration to the Popes Legate 451 Mocenigo his incursions into Asia 454 Mocenigo his answere to the King of Cyprus 469 Micra is taken by composition ibid. Mocenigo his answer to the Ambassadours from the King of Cyprus his sister ibid. Mocenigo his answere to Lauretano 470 Mocenigo aduertised of the enemies purpose 474 Mocenigo his diligence to relieue Cyprus 475 Mocenigo punisheth the murtherers of Cornari 476 Mocenigo is chosen Gouernour of Cyprus ibid. Matthias King of Hungarie a great souldier 479 Mantuan Prince goes to the Confederates Armie 509 Mantuan discontented leaueth the Armie 510 Maximilian is chosen King of the Romans 521 N. NArses comes into Italie 9 Narses answere to the Empresse ibid. Narentines rodes euen to Caorli 35 Narentines great incursions 55 New officers sent to the Cities newly conquered 58 Normans driue the Saracens and Greeks forth of Italy 65 Nicholas the Pope Tributarie to the Normans ibid. Normans defeat Molloc 66 New titles giuen to the Duke of Venice 68 Nicea besieged 73 Nicea yeelded and vpon what conditions 74 Number of
new Duke and that the Electors voyces did greatly varie which was neuer seene before then they concluded to choose no Duke in sixe yvares following but to establish some new Magistrate that should haue the whole power and authoritie whose place should be but for a yeare Thus it came to passe that the fortieth yeare or thereabouts from the creation of the first Duke of the Common-wealth they inuented a new manner of gouernment This new Magistrate set vp in the Dukes place was called the Master or Colonell of the men at Armes The first that was appointed to this office by the common consent was Dominico Leon. Foelix Cornicula succeeded him who as some say was chosen at Malamoc Next followed Theodato sonne to Duke Vrsus lately called from exile who by the consent of euery one continued the yeare following but he died before his time was expired to the great griefe of all men Iuliano Cepari or according to others Hippati succeeded him Some Authors say that the Venetians in this mans time tooke Rauenna from the Barbarians Fabritio Ciani some set downe Giouanni for Ciani enioyed the fifth yeares gouernment who before the yeares end was deposed from his office and had his eyes thrust out by the people Some haue written that this yeare the Heraclians and Iesulans fought one against the other with great furie and that the place of battaile was for a perpetuall memorie called Parco de Canale Both of them at the last being defeated the Heracleans Iesulans and Equilins sought out new dwellings But wee will set downe in the booke following vpon what occasion the inhabitants departed thence The end of the first Booke of the first Decade THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE FIRST DECAD OF THE HISTORIE Of Venice ¶ The Contents of the second Booke of the first Decad. THe gouernment of Duke restored to the Citie Duke THEODATO being blinde was banished The Principalitie of Galla his successor had the like end Duke MAVRITIO by a new example tooke GIOVANNI his sonne for companion in the gouernment From whence the strife proceeded betwixt MAVRITIO and FORTVNATO Bishop of Grada Diuers opinions of the warre of the French against the Venetians vnder the conduct of PEPIN A briefe description of the Cities scituation PEPIN takes all from the Venetians except Rialto PEPIN defeated at Sea by the Venetians betwixt the Citie and Malamoc The Romans compared with the Venetians in both their exploits against the French The end of the Venetians warre against PEPIN their full libertie Heraclea repaired by Duke PARTITIATIO Description of the Duks Pallace and of the place where the Senate is assembled The building of diuers Churches in the Citie For what cause the Plaies were ordained which are made at Shrouetide in the great Court of the Pallace From whence the Sarracens are descended How St. MARKS bodie being stollen out of Egypt was brought to Venice ¶ THEODATO the fourth Duke of Uenice THE fifth yeare of the creation of the Master or Colonell of the men at Armes was not yet fully expired when the whole Citie possessed with a meruailous desire to haue a Duke as though the Commonwealth could not stand without such a Magistrate Theodato sonne to Vrsus was on the sodaine by the mutuall consent of the assemblie held at Malamoc declared Duke of the Common-wealth This man obtained of Astolpho King of Lombardie that the bounds of Heraclea should stand for the Venetians in the same termes as they did of old euen to the Riuer of Piauo Besides there was an Hauen distant three miles from Chioggia neere vnto the entrie whereof stood a Castle stronger by arte then by nature which the inhabitants thereof called Brundulla Nothing is now to be seene there but the ruines of a Tower all the rest is razed to the ground Theodato going thither to fortifie it was surprised by Galla his enemie the thirteenth yeare of his gouernment and hauing his eyes put out by his disloyall aduersarie was miserably deposed by him from his dignitie the which he hauing purchased by so wicked a deed did enioy at his returne to Malamoc ¶ GALLA the fifth Duke of Uenice DIuers doe affirme that Theodato was suspected to haue affected tyrannie by the new fortification of this Castle and that by Gallas meanes the people made him blind But Galla being verie dissolute possessed with all manner of vices abusing his ill-gotten Principalitie did iustly receiue his deserued rewarde For after that his eyes were likewise put out hee was banished almost in the beginning of the second yeare of his gouernment ¶ MONEGARIO the sixth Duke of Uenice DOminico Monegario was forthwith appointed in his place vnto whom in regard of his violent and furious nature were yearely Tribunes assigned to assist him in the gouernment For they feared that the Common-wealth might receiue some great hurt by his rashenesse if there were not some in the Councell to counterpoise the violence of his Spirit But this was to small purpose For in steed of a bridle and stay it proued aspurre to his depraued humour causing him to thunder forth all manner of mischiefes The people then being impatient at his new tyrannie after they had depriued him of his sight turned him out of all authoritie the fifth yeare after his election Mauritio of Heraclea a wise man and of vertuous life succeeded Monegario ¶ MAVRITIO of Heraclea the seuenth Duke of Uenice THis man hauing well and happily gouerned the Common-wealth for â—… certaine time and thereby purchased the loue and good will of the people did obtaine in another assemblie that which no man euer till then had done libertie to associate his sonne Giouanni as Colleague with him in the Principalitie Some affirme that in these mens dayes those of Heraclea and Equiline retired themselues to Malamoc and that the cause of their retreit proceeded from the secret hatred of the Dukes against Fortunato Bishop of Grada about the gouernment of the Common-wealth This Fortunato had with diuers others conspired against them but their desseignes being discouered he with his complices for feare of being apprehended fled for safetie to the Emperour Charles where hauing accused the Venetians for that contrarie to the agreement sworne betwixt him and Nicephorus who commaunded the Easterne Empire despising the Estate of the Roman Empire they had shewed themselues affectionate to that of Constantinople seeing that agreement did expresly import that the Venetians should be free acknowledging neither of the Empires This did in such sort moue Charles as in the end he did by letters commaund his sonne Pepin who gouerned the affaires of Italie to make furious warres vpon the Venetians Vpon this commaund Pepin forthwith came and assailed the Venetian coast next to the firme land where Heraclea and Equiline stood The inhabitants of those places frighted at the first alarme of this warre and distrusting the sufficiencie of their walles nothing strong either by arte or nature fled away in
delay counsailed Vitalis to send his Ambassadours to Constantinople assuring him that he knew of a certaine that Emanuel would rathet choose a shamefull and discommodious peace than warre The Bishop of Equiline who spake good Greeke and Manasses Badoario were sent thither Vitalis in the meane time went to the Isle of Chios where hee soone reduced the Citie with the whole Island vnder his obedience And because the cold grew alreadie verie sharpe hee resolued to spend the winter there and to expect the returne of his Ambassadours And for that after the taking of Chyos there was some hope of peace hee absteined from making any more incursions on the lands of the Empire Emanuel in the meane time being cunning and polliticke so soone as the Ambassadours arriued made shew in publicke to desire peace sometimes crauing such things then refusing others now approuing the Ambassadours demaunds and on a sodaine saying that he would communicate them to his Councell and so of set purpose by these delaies hee mocked the Venetians At the last the Bishop of Equiline and Manasses returned to Vitalis hauing effected nothing at all accompanied with the Ambassadours of Emanuel who arriuing at Chios and alleadging now one matter and then another caused a meruailous delaie Whilest these things were doing the contagious sicknesse seizing on the Venetian Armie did in a short space carrie great numbers of them into another world The rumour was that the wells and fountaines from whence the Venetians drew their water were poisoned by the Emperours commandement and that the contagion in the Armie proceeded from the drinking of those waters Some thinke that Emanuel came with a great Armie to the rescue of the Islands but not daring to assault the enemie he returned after hee had caused all the waters to bee poisoned It is reported that the whole family of the Iustiniani was wholly extinct by this sicknesse For all the males of this familie that were able to beare Armes did follow the Prince to these warres The Citie did meruailously bewaile the losse of this family But calling to minde that there was one of the same house yet liuing called Nicholas who hauing taken holy orders on him did serue in Saint Georges Church right ouer against the market-place or as others say in Saint Nicholas Church on the shoare messengers were by the Common-wealth sent to the Pope to intreate him to permit the young man to leaue his profession and to marrie that hee might haue children Which being granted the race of the Iustiniani which hath produced since then so many learned men and great oratours was preserued in the Citie Although Vitalis was greatly vexed with this losse and perceiued the matter to be delaied by the malice of Emanuel yet would not he seeme to keepe his Souldiers idle Therefore at the beginning of the spring he departed from Chios and came to Lesbos and from thence to Lemnos then to Scyros But because the sicknesse which was begun in the winter time did still increase and that the Souldiers and Marriners did sodainely fall downe dead in the streetes being frighted with the cries and slaunders of his owne people hee refolued to bring backe the remainder of his Armie to Venice after he had lost the greatest part thereof Some Authours write that Trahu Spalatra and Ragusa did reuolt and yeeld to the Greeke Emperour which neuerthelesse diuers doe denie whilest the Venetian Armie was on the Coastes of the Islands Ciclades and that Michaeli at his returne recouered them The Armie being returned to the Citie the sicknesse followed soone after which waxing more contagious at home than abroad diuers thousands of persons died in few dayes Whereupon the people being called into the assemblie all men laid the blame of that losse on Michaeli calling him traitour to the Common-wealth and to his owne Souldiers who seeking to please Emanuel enemie to the Venetian people had suffered the opportunitie of so godly a victorie to be snatched forth of his hands hauing abandoned his Armie to the treacheries and deceits of the Greekes whereunto as hee was readie to answere and to alleadge his excuses there arose a sodaine noise among the people which was intermingled with reproaches Hee perceiuiug it dangerous to make any stay there stept aside out of the thronge hauing no man in his companie and went along the shoare the nearest way to Saint Zacharies Church Thus escaping he met with a certaine man who fell vpon him and gaue him many dangerous wounds whereof he shortly died hauing beene deuoutly confessed the seuententh yeare of his gouernmeut Others alleadge diuers other causes of his death But it is sufficient to knowe that enuie alone procured the same And nothing did him so much harme as the ouer-great desire hee had to peace the which sincerely pursuing he hid greatly endanger the Common-wealth As concerning other matters he was a vertuous man and at the beginning greatly beloued of euery one for his wisedome His funerals did manifest the good will and affection which the people bare vnto him who in great multitudes were present at the same So soone as he was buried the whole companie came into the Cathedrall Church where to cut off those troubles and seditions which seemed to threaten the Citie being yet in an vproare for the Princes murther they chose ten from among them who did sweare at that instant to elect no Prince but such an one as should bee for the profit of the common-wealth Diuers are of opinion that these ten were not appointed to elect a Duke but only for to punish the murther and not then only but likewise euer after when any one should offer outrage to the soueraigne Magistrate whose authoritie they would haue to be sacred and inuiolate Others affirme that fortie were appointed to proceede to a new election in the place of him that was deceased Now so soone as they entred into discourse concerning a new Duke it is reported that they all with one accord named Auria Maripietro a man of singular wisedome and ripenesse of counsaile and who at that time was one of the ten But he bearing an incredible affection towards his Countrie perswaded them at the same time to make choise of some other who would be more for the profit of the common-wealth than himselfe and in so saying hee named Sebastiano Cyani a man of threescore and ten yeares old and exceeding rich protesting that he was fitter for the common-wealth being one who was not able alone to helpe it in those dangerous times with counsaile but with meanes which it did chiefly want By this mans modestie wee may easily see how free those ancient Fathers were from ambition and how zealous they were for their Countries well-fare neglecting their owne priuate profit for the good of the publike According to his aduice his fellowes declared Cyani for their Prince who was forth-with receiued by the people with great applause And because diuers
Emperour with a great and inuincible courage made answere at the same time Non tibi sed Petro. Vnto whom hee replied in choller treading more hard vpon him Et mihi Petro. This was done vpon Ascension day Others say that it was vpon the day that the battaile was wonne and that in memorie thereof the Pope granted great pardons to all who repenting and being confessed should visit euery yeare on the same day Saint Marks Church Not long after the Emperour and the Pope departed from Venice But the Venetian Historians say that both of them tarried there certaine moneths Obba of Rauenna reportes that Frederick came by Land to Ancona and Pope Alexander with Prince Cyani arriued there at the same time the whole Citie running out to meet them And to giue them honorable entertainment the City sent out two Canopies the one for Alexander and the other for Frederick and that then the Pope commaunded a third to bee brought for the Venetian Prince and permitted him in the presence of all the people that he and his successours should for euer vse one as they at this day doe when they walke abroad in solemnitie with the other Ducall Ensignes VVhen they arriued at Rome the Pope was receiued with all gladnesse who obseruing amongest these triumphes siluer trumpets which made a verie excellent sound caused eight of them to be giuen to the Venetian Prince in memorie of his victorie which the soueraigne Magistrate of Venice should euer afterwards vse All the Venetian Chroniclers doe affirme this to be true Cyant taking leaue of the Pope returned with his holy blessing to Venice The Marriners appointed for that purpose went to receiue him in the Bucentauro The Bishop of the Castle with the most part of the Citie went forth to meete him and to doe him reuerence who landing at the Hauen hauing a burning taper of white wax borne before him as the first gift which he receiued of Pope Alexander being at Venice the Canopie the siluer trumpets and the banner being the ensignes which he and his successours had receiued on condition to haue them carried before them euer after he entered the Citie with great ioy This is it which we finde aswell in the Venetian Historians as in strangers touching this so famous victorie obtained by the Venetians against Otho sonne to the Emperour Frederick All which the Venetians who liued long time after would haue to be publikely represented For the whole order of this warre is painted in the hall of the Palace where euerie eight dayes they assemble for the creation of new Officers Cyani being oppressed with old age and ill disposed of his person after that hee had prosperously gouerned the Common-wealth for the space of eight yeares caused himselfe to be carried into Saint Georges Monasterie where in short space he died Hee gaue to the Common-wealth by his testament diuers lands neere to Saint Marks Chuch and some others in the Mercers street neere to Saint Iulians to the Pristes of the Church where he should be buried It is reported That it was hee which did enrich Saint Marks Church with that sumptuousnesse and magnificent cost whereof wee will make so much the shorter mention as we drawe neare to the end of this booke Now this Church is not as diuers other so much recommended for the greatnesse and vnmeasurable extent as it is for the richnesse thereof It is builded in forme like a Crosse whose corners are highly vaulted and couered with lead as all the rest is which is discerned of Sea-men higher than all the buildings of the Citie aboue six-score stadij from thence The whole masse is besides supported by most curious Arches ioyned together by a meruailous skill The inner part from the middle euen to the highest part thereof glistereth with gold and the concauitie of the vaults is enriched with diuers goodly and ancient pictures made after the Greeke manner which with the labour to behold them in respect of their heigth doe present to the spectatators by their sad and venerable aspect a kinde of feare entermingled with pietie and religion That which is from the guilding downe to the pauement is so well compassed and ioyned together with goodly tables of marble as by their pleasant raies in forme of vaines the eyes of the beholders are rather wearied than satisfied The seats below are of a strange red stone like to Porphirie The pauement all of marble engrauen with diuers figures wholly different and of sundrie colours Besides sundrie Columnes and diuers tables of marble Tapâ—…ic Parian Sparâ—…an and Numidian at least resembling them enuiron the high seates on both sides the Quire The comming into the Church on both sides is in a manner of the same trimming Whose guilded Arches are susteined without by more then three hundred admirable Columnes not so much for their greatnesse as for their diuersitie of colours the space betweene those pillers being couered with goodly tables of marble On the heigth of this entrance foure great brazen horses guilded are to bee seene as if they neighed for ioy which is indeede a most excellent peece of worke but not of our time All this beares vp the highest top of the Church diuided into sixe steeples euery of which built like a Piramides hath on the sharpest point thereof standing a white marble statue of a naked man Diuers other representations delightfull to behold and wrought with exceeding skill do greatly beautifie the spaces betwixt these steeples The whole worke aswell on the right hand as on the left is of the same substance and workemanship and all that which is vaulted vnderneath is couered with gold In a word there is no place in the whole Church either within or without but is either trimmed with gold or marble or with some other rich stone so that two Columnes of Alablaster which stand neere to the high Altar and the Calcidonie-stones which are to bee seene in the middest of the pauement of the breadth of a foote and halfe are among so great riches counted as nothing Such is the structure of Saint Marks Church the adorning whereof as I haue said is for the most part attributed to Prince Cyani And because it wholly in a manner glistereth with gold I will not sticke as I haue alreadie done to call it the golden Church as often as I shall haue cause to speake thereof The end of the seuenth Booke of the first Decad. THE EIGHTH BOOKE OF THE FIRST DECAD OF THE HISTORIE Of Venice ¶ The Contents of the eighth Booke of the first Decad. THe institution of the publike Almes by whom and at what time The fourth rebellion of those of Zara. A new iourney of the Christians against the Turkes with the defeate of SALADINE and the recouerie of the Citie of Acre by the Christians The coyning of the money called Aurelia in the Citie Pola surprised by the Pisans The recouerie of the same by the Venetians
and the defeate of the Pisans neare to Modona ISAAC is imprisoned by his brother ALEXIS after hee had depriued him of the Empire The Christian Princes that march against the Turkes arriue at Venice The Venetians agreement with these Princes The recouerie of Zara. The resolution of the Venetians and the stranger-Princes to goe into Greece at the entreatie of yong ALEXIS Constantinople is taken by the Christian Princes and by the Venetians The death of yong ALEXIS after the deceasse of his Father ISAAC through the treacherie of his people The recouerie of Constantinople by the Christian Princes and by the Venetians ioyned together BALDWIN Earle of Flanders made Emperour of Greece The Isle of Candie with all the Islands in a 〈◊〉 of the Aegean Sea allotted to the Venetians for their claime which they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Constantinople The beginning of the warre against the Genoueses for the Isle of Candie The victorie also against the Paduans for a wrong offered to the Venetians at a publike shew at Treuiso The Venetians send a Colonie to Corfu The Emperour HENRIE who succeedeth BALDWIN is treacherously taken by THEODORE the Albanois The taking of Damiet in Aegypt by the Christians where they became rich with the spoile and what prisoners they brought away with them THe common opinion is That by a Testamentarie legacie of Prince Cyani this holy distribution of money was likewise ordained whereby the Procurators of S. Marke doe at this day releeue with the publike money the necessitie of Orphans and other poore distressed People But the ancient manner of distributing it was altogether different from that at this day the which being more seemely was also more to bee praised For it is said That those distributers did themselues enquire of euery ones necessitie and then putting the money into little coffins of paper wherein were written the seuerall names of such only as they meant to releeue that day they would in the euening go to the poore mens houses and giue them the Almes in very great secrecie A man should not haue seene in those dayes because there was no such neede so many poore people at their Gates as now there are The recommendation of friends and kinsfolkes did then smally preuaile those onely which were knowne to be poore were alone releeued The ancient maner is now wholly changed and this change proceedeth from the great multitude of businesses For they which at this day haue those offices are almost of the chiefe of the Senate for Councell Age and Authoritie whereby they haue not onely the managing of this businesse of the Commonwealth but diuers others likewise and of greater importance So as being imploied in diuers businesses they themselues cannot in such manner intend this as did those of old time But they doe at this day liberally releeue all those who are recommended vnto them prouided that the partie who recommendeth be of good reputation and the pouertie of the person recommended apparant therein omitting no worke of charitie ¶ AVRIA MARIPIETRO the 40. Duke of Uenice IN the place of deceased Cyani the people did subrogate Auria Maripietro called by some Andrea hauing for the same purpose appointed foure men amongst them who should euer after haue authoritie to choose fortie Being by these men chosen Prince he had no sooner receiued the ensignes of Soueraigne dignitie but forthwith he disioyned the Pisans from those of Ancona who being backt by the Pisans and by conueniencie of the places had for a time by their ordinarie incursions greatly molested the Venetians at Sea But at the last after a reciprocall restitution of whatsoeuer had beene taken truce was granted for ten yeares At the same time those of Zara reuolted from the Venetians the fourth time and soone after this reuolt Bella King of Hungarie filled their Citie with Garrisons It is said that they did thus vpon discontentment that their Church should be subiect to that of Grada if it were vpon any other occasion yet this at the least was all their pretext It is certaine that this Citie which in respect of her often rebellions had beene a cause of extraordinarie expence to the Venetians was very glad vnder this pretence to vent her former determinations This reuolt being knowne all men were of opinion forth-with to leuie an Armie to reduce the Zaratins to their obedience and to punish them according to their deserts for their often breach of faith that they might serue for an example to others But mens hope to see this Armie in readinesse in regard of the pouertie of the common Treasurie was small wherevpon diuers of the wealthiest Citizens bearing a singular affection to the common-wealth louing their Countries profit more than their owne did giue great summes of money There were likewise diuers impositions exacted at Rialto towards this warre By meanes whereof the Armie being readie sailed into Dalmatia At the Venetians arriuall Zara was besieged and all the Islands neare to the Citie were in a short space recouered The Citie it selfe in regard of the Kings Garrison within it could not be taken But whilest the Venetians were busied in the Dalmatian warres the Christian Princes tooke armes for the recouerie of Ierusalem from whence the Sarracens vnder the conduct of Saladine had expulsed the French the foure-score and eighth yeare after it was taken by Godfrey Wherefore the Venetians taking truce for two yeares with King Bella at Pope Clement his entreatie who did earnestly solicit them to vndertake this voiage they soone resolued to leuie a mightie armie Diuers great Princes likewise did for the same purpose arme themselues as wee haue said at the Popes request Among whom were the Emperour Fredericke the Kings of France and England and Otho Duke of Burgundie accompanied by diuers great Prelats The Pisans likewise ioining themselues with the Venetians on the Adriatike Sea passed into Syria with diuers vessels But both their fleetes arriued there a long time before those of Frederick and the other kings For the Citie of Acre which the Christians had likewise lost was besieged before Frederick had crossed Saint Georges Arme to come into Asia or before that Philip departing from Messina whither he was come with Richard after they had crossed the Riuer of Genowaie and the Tuscan Sea did arriue in the Prouince Richard being tossed with a furious tempest cast Anker in Cyprus which he wholly spoiled because the inhabitants at his arriuall had refused to receiue him into their Hauen From whence soon after he passed into Syria Frederick after he had taken certaine Townes in Asia entred Armenia the lesse where vnaduisedly going into a deepe Riuer to wash and refresh himselfe beeing carried awaie by the force of the streame he was drowned But before this happened our people had a long time laboured before Acre for they had sometime fought with great hazard with Saladine And besides that want of all necessaries was so great in the
was taken by two of Genoa It was snpposed to haue beene done by the publike command and therefore they beganne to prepare a new Armie yet neuerthelesse they determined following the custome of their Ancestors to demand first of the Genoueses in the name of the Common-wealth that which had beene taken from them which if they refused to doe it was not questionable but that the Venetians would vse all manner of hostilitie The Ambassadours who for this purpose were sent to Genoa after they had receiued what had beene taken from them returned soone after to Venice well satisfied where finding the whole Citie prepared for a new warre they freed them from all care in bringing them home peace from Genoa The popular sedition which happened in the Citie in the time of Tepulo by reason of the Impost on the Mills was wholly extinct vnder this Princes gouernment But things being thus pacified at home a new warre sprung vp abroade The inhabitants of the Cape of Histria of whose affection towards them the Venetians â—…d better conceiued than of all the rest in that Prouince were sodainly reuolted 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was sent thither with great troupes to reduce them to their obedience Whereupon perceiuing the Sea and Land to clatter with the sound of the Venetians Armes they sent to Foâ—…li to entreat the Patriarke of Aquileia in regard of 〈◊〉 mutuall amitie to come to the succour of a Neighbour-Citie and to take Armes to repell the Venetian who highly menaced them He being moued with their entreaâ—…ies in hast leuied forces and sent them to their aide The Histrians relying on these succours attempted by diuers meanes to diuert the Venetian from the siege But neither those nor yet their owne forces did greatly auaile them for being vanquished they were constrained to returne to the Venetians obedience Rayniero Mâ—…rosini was sent Gouernour into the Prouince to containe them in their dutie The Venetians being freed from the warre of Histria were sodainely troubled with that of Ancona and yet I know not whether this beganne before the other was ended For the Annalists handle this matter so confusedly as wee can hardly tell what to beleeue of it Besides very few Historians make mention of this warre of Ancona And they which doe mention it say that the Venetians besieged Ancona in the time of Pope Iohn the one and twentieth whose Papacie lasted no longer than the first yeare of Prince Contareni his gouernment They affirme moreoâ—…er that the warre beganne vpon occasion of the decree for the new impost made certaine yeares before which to abolish they had made meanes to Pope Gregorie but without effect The better therefore to annihilate this decree they caused certaine merchandize to be secretly transported into the Sea of Histria and to other places neare to the entrance of the Riuer Po. The Venetians being therewith incensed for the Anconitans abusing their lenitie and patience became daily more insolent forthwith armed sixe and twentie Gallies to the which they added certaine ships of burthen for carriage of victualls and munition with all other things necessarie for the siege of a Citie But before they made this warlike preparation it is to be supposed that they sent to demand their custome of the Anconitans which was denied them The Venetian at his first arriuall did furiously assaile the hauen from whence being beaten backe and the fleet hauing no place of safetie to ride in before the Citie nor being yet come to an Ankor there arose a terrible tempest which did cast and beate part of their vessels in peeces vpon the Neighbour-shore Sixe Gallies striking vpon the Rocks of Senegaillo were wholly lost and the residue of the fleet being driuen forward by violence of the tempest ranne vp into the maine Afterwards new forces with supplies of ships and Gallies were sent from Venice for whom sailing at Sea the enemie laid a new kinde of Ambush Hee set vp the Venetian ensignes on his Gallies which he had taken from them at the assault of the Hauen framing in the best manner he could the rest of the tackling after the Venetian fashion Then from as farre as he might discerne them he beganne with great ioy and clamour to haile them as their friends and companions By this pollicie on a sodain they grapled with two of the formost which they tooke and dragged to the Citie to the great contentment of the Inhabitants But we doe not finde who commanded the Armie at the same time Howbeit it is certaine that by his negligence and want of experience in martiall matters the Venetians receiued two great ouerthrowes in short time and that for his labour hee was called home from the Armie and committed to prison They did better afterwards than at the first For they resolued to tame the stubbornnesse of the enemie by a siege whereupon within a few daies after Ancona was againe besieged At which time the inhabitants fore-seeing what might happen and that by the perseuerance of their enemies they might fall into some manifest danger they sent to Pope Nicholas the third newly elected to animate him against the Venetians and to acquaint him chiefly with that which their enemies had till then done to them and did daily more and more and besides to declare vnto him that they had alreadie by the Venetians means endured all the miseries which those who were a long time streightly besieged were wont to sustaine and they were likely to endure much more if they were not speedily releeued by some forraine aide In regard whereof they besought his Holinesse to compassionate the miserie of so ancient a Citie and so affectionate to the Church of Rome and that it would please him to deliuer them from so great a danger The Venetian Ambassadours were come at the same time to Rome to congratulate his assumption to the Papall dignitie who after they had a long time attended there and not being called as were others to the publike congratulation they doubting the matter that the Pope by reason of those of the marches was offended with them sent word thereof to Venice The Duke and Senate taking it in bad part did by their letters call home their Ambassadours who being on their way from Rome were by the Popes commandement brought backe who after he had sharply rebuked the Venetians for so streightly besieging the Anconitans being feodaries of the Church of Rome forbad the Ambassadours who would haue defended the cause to speake It is reported that the same day they returned to Venice eight Gallies with supplies were sent to the Camp before Ancona I know not whether it was done vpon necessitie or else in hatred to the Pope for vsing their Ambassadours with so small respect The enemie thereby perceiuing that in sted of raising the siege the Venetian did more sharpely oppresse them abating their courage they became suiters for peace The matter
not thinke to doe that had beene Authour of that treacherie he should be punished according to his deserts Then Sforza M◅cello and the rest did comfort the sorrowfull inhabitants and did put them in hope of better fortune It is reported that Ci◅rpelion had almost spoiled Mag◅is by force dragging him like a Traitour before Sforza And that he did so constantly iustifi◅ his owne cause with that of the Citizens as he did not only cleere himselfe from all obiections but gaue them to vnderstand that the Citie had beene taken neither by his fault nor by any of the Citizens whereupon by the consent of all men he was declared guiltlesse and as one that had well merited of the Venetian State was greatly commended Sforza from the vale Clusiana had aduertized the Senate of the di◅aster of Verona and how that he was going thither with an intent to reduce it quickly vnder their obedience or else to hazard the liues of himselfe his brethren and the residue of the Armie He wished them therefore to be patient for a while and in the meane time to pray vnto God for the happy successe of that iourney for they should shortly heare either the one or other ◅he Senate after these newes were continually in the Pallace and the Nobilitie sad and disconsolate walked vp and downe the Market-place floating betwixt hope and feare when on a sodaine by letters vpon letters both of publike and particular persons they had notice of the recouerie thereof and the enemies shamefull flight the fourth day after it was lost The Cities ioy was then so great as the Senate bei◅g ouerioyed could not refraine from teares and great multitudes of people from all parts of the Towne ranne to the Pallace the Senatours and common people reioycing together Generall processions were made for three dayes together with prayers and thanksgiuings vnto God in all Churches The posts were recompenced according to their speede some more than others The Commissioners of those of Verona who came thither within a while after had audience These men with teares in their eyes did relate the wretched estate of their Citie protesting their own innocence and that the cause of their comming was to assure them of their loyaltie in generall The Senate did curteously entertaine them and congratulate the present victorie assuring them that their fidelitie had beene a long time knowne to the Prince and Senate in regard whereof they had euer beene desirous of the con seruation of that loyall Citie and that they did therefore greatly reioyce that the matter was ended without any further losse or danger to them Sforza's valour was highly commended with Mellato's prowesse and Marcello's speed for that they had opportunely recouered that which was almost lost and vanquished the enemie so soone as they saw him Wherefore they thought it not onely well beseeming but did allow of it that the Magistrates of their Citie should present Sforza with ten thousand crownes for hauing so brauely borne himselfe in that action and Mellato with two thousand The Commissioners being dismissed and rewarded returned to Verona Sforza in the meane time because winter was wel forward resolued to tarrie at Verona But his care for Bressia did greatly afflict him and the rest which caused him to leaue his winterning-place before the first of Ianuarie and returne to the siege of Aranes and Thienna The Campe abode certaine daies in the plaine of Arques where many were reported to perish with extreme cold Mellato by the sharpnes of the weather lost all feeling and was so benummed as he lay like a dead man who was presently by the Riuer Adice carried to Verona Sforza being then enforced by the vehement cold and by the enemies resistance to returne to his wintering place did send by Ciarpelion and Troyllo accompanied with three hundred men certaine victuals to Bressia by the way of the mountaines It was reported that the Bressians were reduced to such extremitie and want as they sustained themselues with filthie and vnholesome diet And moreouer That at such time as the enemies took Verona accounting all for lost and desperate they were at the point to haue yeelded which they had done had not Barbaro opportunly come to the assembly with great importunity brokē that which they had determined Besides it is most certaine that Picinino and Gonzaga had by Philips commandement sent new forces who with great heed were to keep the Bressians more closely mewed vp carefully to prouide that no victuals might from any place be brought vnto them Now S◅orzas troupes being come to Franzacorte or as others say to Guzac they fell to blowes with Philips forces who being daunted with Sforza's arriuall before day fled and lost three hundred Horse But the better to disburden the Citie freed now from the siege and in some sort from famine of so great a multitude those which had brought the victualls returned by the same Mountaines and went to Winter with Sforza The Nauall Armie in the meane time went forward at ◅orbolles where they had slowly wrought because that after the taking of Verona the Carpenters and other workmen being scattered here and there for ◅eare the worke had for a time beene discontinued Likewise Mellato who had the charge of the Hauen and the workmen by extremitie of cold which he had taken died the same winter but it happened not in the Armie as I finde in some Authors The remainder of the Winter was more free from troubles by reason of the extreme cold weather It was reported that Gionanni Cornetano of the Familie of Vitelli who commanded the Popes troupes and who for the secret practizes he then made was much suspected of the Pope had about the beginning of the spring-time made a secret league with Philip and Picinino who had concluded together That at one time Cornetano with his troupes should inuade La Marca and Picinino should crosse the Po and come into Tuscanie the one wholly to ruine the Florentines state and the other to ouerthrow Sforza's Principalitie The report hereof was hardly beleeued when Picinino vpon the eighth day of Februarie was then alreadie come forth of Garrison and with his troupes had crossed the Po. Sforza being troubled with these newes went himselfe to Venice to conferre with the Prince and Senate about the state of that Warre He was afraide least Cornetano would speedily inuade La Marca which was wholly vnfurnished of aide and Garrisons The Venetians at his entreatie sent to the Pope who dealt so with him That whatsoeuer had beene granted vnto Sforza as Prince of La Marca should in peaceable and safe manner remaine vntouched They did likewise entreate the Florentines speedily to arme and not only to driue the common enemie from their confines but to stop him if it were possible from making incursions vpon Sforza's state Picinino in the meane time made diuers and sundrie attempts on Flaminia which were valiantly
deserts or at leastwise banished them from the citie The peace which hee had receiued from Foscari as by tradition which had beene well obserued in all times and places was by him deliuered entire to his successor To this felicitie and other fortunate euents which happened in his time the Art of Printing may be added which in those daies was inuented in Italie The inuention thereof is attributed to a Germane But this diuine art being by succession of times dispersed ouer all Italie the chiefe workemen in that misterie did openly contend for the garland of singularitie In which art we finde Nicolao Iansonio of Venice to haue exceeded all the rest Maripietro hauing gouerned foure yeares and a halfe departed this life and his bodie lieth honourably buried in the Church of the Twyns ¶ CHRISTOPHERO MORO the 67. Duke of Uenice CHristophero Moro succeeded him The second yeere of his gouernment the warre began against Ottoman We must briefly set downe the cause thereof The tyrant hauing done much hurt to the Christians of Grecia and other Prouinces of Europe determined to take Morea This Prouince is almost like an Island and is as they terme it one of the three rockes of Europe ioyning to the streight of Corinth For the Ionian Sea on the one side and the Aegean on the other doe in a manner make an entire Island of it It is in forme like to a leafe of a Plane tree by reason of the Seas which enuiron it towards the North the Ionian the Sicillian towards the West the Greeke on the South the Aegean on the East and that of Mirtona towards the Solstitiall It is in circuit according to Isidore three hundred and threescore thousand paces Towards the streight on the North side lieth the Sea of Corinth at this day called Patras Iust opposite to that is the Saronic Sea where in times past the ancient Hauen of Cencrea was and in the other that of Leches This whole countrey in former times was called Iappigia afterwards Pelasgis and for a long time Peloponessus which name by diuers is yet giuen vnto it It is commonly at this day called Morea Ottoman hauing mightily enlarged the confines of his Empire was desirous to take this Prouince as a member of the Greek Empire from the brethren Thomas and Demetrius In regard of the situation therof they might haue defended it a long time if they had beene assured to haue beene relieued by the Christians in time or if the brethren with a mutuall consent would haue vndertaken it But both those meanes were wanting For Demetrius went to the Turkes side which was the first and chiefest cause of the ruine of that state He gaue his daughter in marriage to Ottoman and gaue him entrance into one of the goodliest Prouinces of Grecia Thomas made some resistance neere to the streight but in vaine And hauing lost all flying from the rage of that cruell enemie he went to Rome whither he brought with him S. Andrewes head in regard whereof Pope Pius being accompanied with all the Cleargie went to meet him as farre as the Miluian bridge and appointed a marble Chappell to be built in that place where he had first saluted the Apostles head and another larger than that in S. Peters Church where the head was afterwards laid vp with great solemnitie The Dominion of the Greeks being extinct in Morea the Venetians still kept those townes there which they had a long time enioyed But the violent and perfidious inclination of the enemie would not long let them rest For after that he had taken Argers by treacherie he entangled the Venetians in a warre more necessarie than profitable The Senate being thereby enforced did presently take armes against him Victor Capello was then Admiral of the Sea who being entreated by the chiefe of the Isle of Lesbos at that time when Ottoman tooke it from the Cateloses of Genoa to come defend the Island would not do it as also when the Theodorans sent to him who dwelt in a part of the Island that he would aide them and receiue them vpon their homage when the Isle of Mitilene was taken he refused it notwithstanding that he had a mightie nauall Armie fearing least by any inconsiderate attempt he might precipitate the Repulicke into a manifest danger of warre although he might iustly haue taken Armes seeing Ottoman had contrarie to the ancient accord which the Venetians had made with Amurath his father and afterwards with himselfe crossed the streight of Gallipolis with his Armie This is the report of such as were there present For there is no Venetian Anâ—…all nor any other Historian whatsoeuer which makes mention therof Cepio exepted who in an eloquent stile hath written the notable actions of Pietro Mocenigo Neuerthelesse it is certaine that so soone as the warre was proclaimed against Mahomet it began in Morea where the wrong had beene first offered And whilest they expected greater forces from Italie certaine foot companies vnder the command of Pietro Palmiero together with two hundred light horse which the Greeks call Stradiots entering fiercely into the enemies countrey did by a sodaine incursion surprize a small towne betwixt Arcadia and Modon the Garrison whereof being put to the sword they brought away a great bootie Within a while after Bertoldo d'Aeste Betin of Calcina Cicco Brandolino Giouanni Attellano Roberto Thyente Giouanni Massano Leon Illirico and diuers other great persons with gallant forces arriued at Modon From thence the whole Armie went speedily to Naples where making no long stay Aeste who was Generall of the Armie went to besiege Argers This towne among all others of Greece was verie famous as well for the originall thereof as for the residence and Court of kings It was easily taken and as soone giuen to the souldiers who spoiled it The Turks in the citie who were no great number were retired into the Castle Two daies after the Christians arriuall in that place fiue hundred Turkish horse came and assailed the Christians neere to the Citie in the skirmish slew an hundred of our souldiers and among others Martin of Dalmatia who held an honourable ranke in the Venetian Armie Those of the Castle yeelded within a while after The Priest who had deliuered the towne to the Turkes being taken in that place was put to death Bertoldo hauing left three hundred Candiot Archers in the Castle brought backe the troupes to Naples VVithin a while after the Venetian Generall departed from Naples with fifteene thousand men He went first and encamped at Basilia the which being taken at his first arriuall he marched the morrow after to the streight through the territorie of Corinth and fortified his campe neere to the Saronich Sea Lodouico Lauretano was there with a mightie nauall Armie They had before placed a Garrison on the the other side of the streight opposite to that place Sixe Gallies rode at Anker not farre off Now because that the
acquainting them with what hee had done in Hungary About the same time Prince Loretan deceased to the great greefe of the whole Citty who with singular wisdome had fortunately gouerned the Republike the space of twenty yeares hauing still retayned to the very last gaspe his vsuall quicknesse of wit where-with hee was adorned hee was buried in the Church of the Twiâ—…s ANTONIO GRIMANI the 76. Duke ANtonio Grimani Father to Cardinall Dominico was chosen in his sted a man very famous as well for his great wealth as for the noble offices which hee had borne in the Common-wealth hauing often times tasted prosperous and aduerse fortune and who not long before was called home from a tedious banishment to which hee was condemned because hee being Generall of the Galleis had let slippe the occasion of fighting with and vanquishing the Turkish army neere to Lepanto He then entring into the gouernment of the Common wealth found it in peace as hath beene said but in so many different rumors of discontent betwixt Princes as it was to be feared that the Republick would therby be drawne into new troubles and into a necessity of taking armes because that the Emperour who being already come into Germany had receiued his first Imperiall Coronation at Aix La Chappelle had a great desire to come into Italy in regard whereof he sought by al good offices and faire promises to draw the Venetians to his side thinking that their frendship might much auaile him for the execution of his deseignes wherevpon among other matters he promised to giue them in authenticall manner the inuestiture of all the Citties and places which they then possessed to which the Empire might pretend any title or claime These offers were the cause that the Senate delayed to send according to their vsuall manner to congratulate the Emperor for his new dignity For hauing determined to send Francesco Contaren to succeed Gasparo Contaren their ordinary Ambassador resident with his Imperiall Maiesty whose time of stay there apointed by the Lawes was already expired they did put off his dispatch from day to day because they would giue the French noe occasion to suspect that they intended to enter into any league or treaty with the new Emperor Charles by this meanes beeing out of hope to draw the Venetians from the friendship of the French changed his purpose and resolued to send Philliberto his Ambassador to the French King as well for that he would haue men thinke that he was desirous to treat with him about the affaires of Italy without mentioning the Venetians as for to induce them to haue recourse to himselfe for feare of some agreement betwixt their two Maiesties wherein they should not be comprehended they hauing already made proofe of very many mischeefes which the alliance of such like Princes had procured to their common wealth he did beside write to his Ambassador resident with the King of England to complaine vnto that King whose authority at that time was so great as he was chosen for Vmpier and mediator of al the important strife betwixt the Emperor and the French King of the Venetians who not beeing contented to accomplish the agreement betwixt Maximilian and them did moreouer refuse his alliance and frendship being therevnto inuited but there was no great regard giuen to his complaints because that the Emperor making shew to be desirous of Peace intelligence was giuen that he prepared all things fit for warre These pollicies being knowne to King Francis after that he had freely communicated to the Senate all the Emperors practises and deseignes would not giue eare to the offers of his Ambassador and standing vpon his gard he sought by all meanes to entertaine his frends and Confederates and to that purpose he had mutuall conference with the King of England neere to Ardres in Picardy who for that end came to Calais that he might more amply confirme the peace and frendship sworne betwixt them where hauing seene one another and conferred together with their Councells of their perticular affaires with all manner of sports and delightes in the middest of the plaine betwixt Guynes and Ardres the French King returned to Boloign and the King of England to Calais About this time a daughter being borne to the French King he entreated the Republick of Venice to witnesse for it at the Font shewing therby that he was desiâ—…ous in all thinges to giâ—…e them content in regard of his speciall loue towâ—… 〈◊〉 Vpon these new propositions of the 〈◊〉 and the French King the Veneâ—… likewise were desirous to looke to themselues and they grew â—…ore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the conclusion of the league noâ—… breaking the fiue yeaâ—… trâ—…ce alreâ—…dy 〈◊〉 by the Elect Emperor nor would they likewise displease the King of England who by sondry good offices had shewed himsâ—…lfe their great friend whom they knew would be â—…ighly displeased with that league in regard of the alliance and frendship betwixt him and the Emperor Whilst thâ—… vpon these occasions â—…he treaty of the league remained doubtfull they had intelligence of that which they neuer expected how that the Pope had secretly agreed with the Emperor to enâ—…ade at their common cost the Dutchy of Milan This did wonderfully amaze al â—…en and especially the Venetianâ—… because the Pope by driuing the â—…rench forth of Italy with his forces and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was desirous to inâ—…hronize and encrease the Emperors power there whom 〈◊〉 long before himselfe did greaâ—…ly â—…pect and held dangerous for the Churches state and for all the Princes of Italy The Popes deseigne was accompanied with diuers and â—…ondry practises of the Imperialls the Bandeâ—…i of Milan who were in great noâ—…ber and the 〈◊〉 of the Citty being ioyned to them to the end that by their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 onâ—… 〈◊〉 same time some sodaine 〈◊〉 might be raised in the Citty and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 places of the Duchy to expell the French who drempâ—… on 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and whose nomber was already much decreased by reason of the Lord 〈◊〉 absence who not long before was gone into France But the Lord of Leâ—…cut his brother and his Lieâ—…tenant General in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hauing discouered this 〈◊〉 befoâ—…e it was executed did forthâ—…ith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nombers of Soldiers as he made himselfe assured 〈◊〉 of all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and frustrated their practises 〈◊〉 deseignes driuing all the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Dutchy where they had by degrees 〈◊〉 themselues whom he 〈◊〉 euen to the gates of Rhegio whither they escaped by means of him that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For the Pope who as hath beene said was a Partaker of their deseigne Herevpon the Pope tooke matter of discontent for that without any respect to his dignity and power or to the friendship and alliance betwext him and the most Christian King the French had come and vsed violence in his townes and Castles making his complaints to the Venetians whereas indeed the King had most cause to
deseignes the Duke of Vrbin hauing passed Thesin beganne to scoure the Contrey and hauing on euery side beaten the plaines he went and encamped before Garlas a towne strongly fenced with dikes and Rampiers wherein were foure hundred Italian footmen to which after he had made a breach he gaue an assault the very same day and tooke it by force with great slaughter of those that were within it The taking of this towne caused diuers others to yeeld vnto him The Admirals hope beeing grounded vpon two points both of them failed him The one was that Rante de Cera comming downe with eight thousand Grisons into the Venetians territories would constraine them to call back their forces to defend their owne Contrey aud the other was that the ayd of Suisses which the King sent to him would speedily arriue and fill vp his army which was much diminished but both those hopes prooued vaine For the Grisons would not depart from their houses when they vnderstood that they should find resistance and no aide and the Suisses being come to the bankes of the riuer Stesia tarried there still beeing not able to passe it by reason of the great encrease of the waters wherevpon the Admirall being pressed by the Enemies and the nomber of his forces daily decreasing being desirous to ioyne with them commanded a bridge to be made ouer that riuer and the day following he caused all his soldiers to passe ouer to the Suisses the enemies being lodged within two miles of them Now the Imperialls perceiuing in what disorder the French were retired who left diuers peices of Ordnance with other munition behind them intreated the Duke of Vrbin to pursue them in their company wherevnto the Duke of Vrbin seemed to consent But the Prouidator refusing so to doe the Venetians would not passe ouer the riuer thinking that they had already passed farther then they were tyed to by the bonds of the Confederacy by which they were bound to nothing elce but for the defence of the Dutchy of Milan and they had entred into the lands of the Duke of Sauoy for which refusall the Duke of Vrbin was greatly commended and the Senate being desirous to acknowledge it albeit he had not serued them long did neuerthelesse honour him with the Title of Generall of all their forces as well horsse as foot with a present recompence Now whilst the Venetians were busied in this war sondry cares dangers troubled them from elsewhere for they had intelligence that Soliman practized some high attempt and was desirous to execute it by reason that he made great preparations of Soldiers and armor the which did much amaze them and caused them to keepe strong garrisons in all their sea townes and cheefly in the I le of Ciprus whereunto they knew the Turke aspired and to furnish that expence imposed a loane as well on their perticular citâ—…izens as on al their citties and subiects which speedily furnished them with ready money In this meane time the French King notwithstanding the bad successe of his army had neither lost his courage nor his desire to returne into Italy being the more prouoked thereunto by the disdaine which he had conceiued of the Emperor who not beeing satisfied with taking vpon him the defence of the state of Milan did moreouer trouble him in his owne Realme by stirring vp the King of England against him wherevpon he made great warlike preparations to returne himselfe in person into Italy the which he hoped to doe with more ease and speed because his Army was safely returned into France These newes did greatly trouble the Senators not only in regard of the huge expence they were to be at by reason of their alliance with the Emperor for the defence of the state of Milan but likewise for the feare they were in of their owne state the French King beeing mightely incensed against them not so much for that which they had done in their last encounters as for that they being since then sollicited to returne to his alliance and to quit the Emperors they had wholy refused it The Venetians being then aduertised that the French army passed the mounts did cause all their forces which lay in sondry places in Garrison to meet on the Verona territory whether they sent word to the Duke of Vrbin to come and willed Pessare their Prouidator to goe thither with all speed to waite what should be commanded him The Pope in the meane time being shaken with feare sondry suspitions told the Venetians that it was well done to be vnited with himselfe and the Emperor and to proceed matuâ—…ely in all matters for the liberty of Italy and for the defeÌ„ce of the stare of Milan that they possibly could but if they should not find themselues strong enough to resist the mighty army of the French it were better to seeke in time to reconcile themselues to the most Christian King then to delay it till he should fiercely march against them thereby to auoyd those insolencies which doe vsually follow victories He willed them to consider that the power of the French was very great and of force to ouerturne the whole state of Italy and 〈◊〉 they should doe well to send ample power and authority to Marco Eoscare their Ambassador at Rome to treat of that which the French had already offered them Though the Pope propounded all this by way of Councell yet neuerthelesse it was perceiued thereby that his meaning tended to a new confederacy with the French the better to assure the state of the Church and that of Florence For which the Senate did not yet perceiue any reason so soone and without cause to quit the Emperors alliance to returne to that of the French King seeing it would 〈◊〉 argued ouermuch lightnesse and inconstancy and small discretion to make the Emperor their enâ—…my before they were certaine of the French Kings will and therefore they had determined that their army should enter into the state of Milan to be employed in the Emperors seruice but the Duke of Vrbin before he would execuâ—…e their determination sent them word how dangerous a matter it were for the Common-wealth to send their army abroad at that time because that if they with their forces should assure the state of Milan it was to be feared that the enemy would turne his deseignes somewhere elce and perhaps against their 〈◊〉 and therefore he said that it were best to tarry till the French army had passed the riuer Sila before that they did put their resolution in practise But the French making great hast were sooner in the Dutchy of Milan then they were lookt for and from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 directly to the Citty they came to the subâ—… of the gate of Thesin before it could be sufficiently rampierd and prouided 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 herevpon all the Captaines were of opinion to forsake it therfore the Duke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Viceroy and Sforza retired to Soncina
the other side sought to enter into the Churches territories to defend those of the Colonnesi and to enforce the Pope to disioyne himselfe from the league and to giue him a certaine summe of money for the payment of his army wherevpon he set foreward and came with twelue thousand men before Frossolona where he encamped which is a towne very weake and seated in the Champaine countâ—…y the houses of particular persons seruing in stead of walles within which neuerthelesse the captaines of the Church had left a strong Garrison to keepe him from any sure footing in that country At his first comming he beganne to batter the towne not giuing any assault to it afterwards But the arriuall of Rance de Cera and Alessandrâ—… Vitelli with the Churches forces which were much encreased by the Popes dilligence who had augmented his campe with great numbers of foot-men paied and commanded for the reliefe of that place was the cause that after certaine skirmishes on either side the viceroy raised his campe two houres before day and set fire to certaine munitions which were left leauing there behind him some bullets for great ordnance and retired to Cesenna and from thence to Cepparane This fortunate successe encouraged the Pope and at the entreaty of the confederates Ambassadors whom he could not otherwise satisfie he resolued to execute the enterprize of the Kingdome of Naples notwithstanding that it was in the middest of winter being the month of Ianuary in the yeere 1527. The Venetians for this purpose commanded Augustine de Mulla their Prouidator in the nauall army to bring it to Ciuitauecchia and ioyning there with the Popes gallies to saile together towards Naples But the French army tarrying to long that of the Venetians sailed towards Terracina to take in three thousand foot conducted by Horatio Baillon who was freed by the Pope from his imprisonment wherein Pope Leo had confined him At the same time the Earle of Vaudemont came from France to make one in the enterprize of Naples which they resolued to enuade by sea and land who determining to imbarke himselfe in the Venetian gallies they re-enforced their army with two thousand foot Rance de Cera in an other place against the Popes will entred into Abruzzo with sixe thousand men where by the meanes of the Earle of Montorias children he did hope with ease to take Aquila the which he forthwith did by reason that Ascanio Colonna fled from thence so soone as he had intelligence of their arriuall Doria likewise sailed before with his gallies and went and assailed Pozzola a place very important for the confederates in regard of the commodiousnesse of the hauen of Baja but being at his first arriuall repulsed by the artillery he dislodged from thence without assailing it afterwards other gallies of the league arriuing they resolued to assaile the sea Burrow of Stabia where Diomede Caraffa lay with fiue hundred footmen the which was taken by assault on the third day towards the side of the hill and the day after the castle yeelded The tenth day the souldiers tooke the Greeke tower and Surrenta by force diuers other places on the coast did within a while after yeeld on composition They had before then taken certaine ships laden with corne which were going to Naples where victuals were very scarce Now the army of the league finding no resistance at sea it came so neere to the Peere of Naples as the castle and the gallies plaied vpon it with their shot It was then consulted on whether it were necessary to beseege the city some saying that by the taking thereof the warre would be ended they hauing taken from the enemies all meanes to come by money for the entertainement of their army as also because their greatest hope of being able to keepe that State consisted in the conseruation of that city the which being lost they would forth-with leaue the Kingdome and retire to some other place Diuers reasons might incite them to that seege First of all the small numbers of souldiers which were in the city and yet that small number not well disposed to put themselues forward to dangers for the maintenance of the insolent Dominion of the Spaniards Secondly the Nobility stood badly affected to the Spaniards who for feare of loosing their goods durst not shew their discontent and last of all the Viceroys absence who was farre from thence and the small expectation which the Spaniards had of any speedy releefe from their fellowes Others who weare of a contrary opinion thought it best to â—…arry for Rance de Cera the better to shut in that city with greater forces on which they knew the whole end and successe of the warre depended to the end to proceed therein more considerately and with greater hope the delaying of a small time could not but prooue very commodious to them because they certainely knew that there was want of bread in the city and if succors did enter into it the scarcity would thereby be the more augmented and would be cause of the people 's disordered rising which would open a more easie passage to their victory and that therefore it behoued them in wayting for such an occasion to saile towards Salerno to seize on that city and others neere adioyning whereby Naples it selfe would at last be brought vnder their obedience But these reasons being not much approued nor thought worthy to be equaled with the profit which was to bee hoped for by the then taking of that City they resolued to send an Herald to summon those within it to yeeld the city to the consederates with the promises and threatnings determined in the councell Don Hugo of Moncada who commanded there and held the people in awe determining to defend himselfe so soone as he had notice that the army of the league was within foure miles of the City tooke two thousand fiue hundred foote as well of the Garrison as of the people and three hundred horse and with them marched forth of the City to shew that he wanted no courage to frustrate the enemies deseignes Those of the league â—…ad already landed diuers souldiers vnder the command of the Earle of Vaâ—…demont and Horatio Baillone who marching towards the City to make discouery met with Don Hugo his troupes and skirmishing together they did put them to flight in such disorder as they left certaine field-peeces behind them which Moncada hauing made a stand with his Spaniards recouered and by reason thereof hauing delaied his retreat he was so amazed as he had not the leisure at his entry to plucke vp the draw-bridge and to shut the gate the which standing open was on a sodaine seized by Baillone who followed him at the heeles hauing no great numbers of souldiers with him and considering that if hee should enter he could not keepe them from the spoile which would cause them all to be cut in peeces he retired to the gallies which
were with in a mile off the City This exploit did so affright the Neapolitains as they presently sent to entreat the captaines of the army not to batter the city nor to spoile the country neere adioyning that they for their parts were ready to yeeld But they could not mâ—…ke vse of this fauour of fortune because that D. Hugo hauing intelligence of the small number of the army shewed himselfe resolute to defend the City so as the army for want of men remained idle wayting for supplies out of France which were very slow in comming and by their delay did snatch the victory forth of their hands so as in the meane time of this expectation infinite disorders arose in the Churches army for money and victuals fayling therewithal martiall discipline was no more obserued the souldiers did no more obey their captaines euery one disbanded they contemned the commandements of the Legate Apostolike and all the interest of the league and the Pope in such sort as diuers of the best aduised and most respected captaines forsaking the pay of the confederates went and serued the Imperials For these causes the Pope continuing resolute in his former determination of agreement sought all meanes to obtaine it saying That since he must needs serue he had rather to do it to the Emperour then still to depend on the vnruly wils of captaines and namely of the basest souldiers Now in this meane time the Duke of Bourbons determination to march into the field and to come and ioyne with the Lansequenets of George Frondsperg did greatly trouble the Pope and altered the confederates deseignes for al-be-it he found himselfe to be without money munition pioners and vnfurnished of all meanes to get victuals hee resolued neuerthelesse to passe on thorow the middest of so many enemies townes and against such enemies as were farre greater in number then himselfe Bourbon then beeing thus resolued hauing drawne away the Garrison from Milan and from other places went with his troupes and crossed the Trebia vniting himselfe with the Lansequenets that were newly arriued who tarried for him on the farther side of the Riuer vncertaine as yet what course to take al-be-it the common report was that at his departure from Milan hee had promised to his souldiers the sacke of Rome and of the greatest part of Italy the like also did captaine George to his Lansequenets who vpon that hope had endured very many miseries since their departure from Germany for they had receiued but one onely Ducat for a man and afterwardes two or three Ducats for the whole time they had beene in Italy The Pope in regard hereof being greatly mooued as well in particular for him selfe as for the Florentines did renue his practizes of agreement with the viceroy al be-it he had promised before not to conclude any thing without the consent of the French King and the Venetians That which mooued him therevnto was his owne feare and the continuall exhortations of the Generall of the Friers of whom hee made great account who beeing newlie returned from the Emperours Court assured the Pope of the Emperours affection towards his Holinesse and of his great inclination to peace wherevpon vsing this Generall in that treaty with the viceroy hee continued in such sort as he seemed wholly to bee confirmed by that agreement not making any warlike prouisions for the safety of his owne person saying That as the vniuersall Father and Pastor knowing the Emperour to bee greatly desirous of peace hee ought not for to shew himselfe lesse affected therevnto and for the effecting thereof freely to imploy all his meanes that hee could without any sinister suspition that all Christendome might enioy the peace and tranquillity which it so much desired Bourbon in the meane time beeing come into the Bolognia territory spoyled all places round about to the end that the Florentines fearing the like dammage should compound with him and contribute a certaine summe of money for the payment of his army and thereby to auoide the ruine of their pallaces and goodly houses which lie neere to their city These considerations did in such sort mooue the Pope as the Lord of Langi beeing come forth of France to perswade him not to make any agreement with the Emperour and the rather to induce him therevnto had brought him twenty thousand Ducats with promise of a greater summe so soone as Caesar Fieramosca sent by the viceroy had told him that his Master was satisfied with the truce for eight monthes propounded by his Holinesse he on a sodaine without any regard to the promises and aide of the French King made an accord with the viceroy saying That time might make his condition worse if the Viceroy should but know what disorder was in the army of the league and that the daunger of the Realme of Naples was nothing in comparison of that of Tuscany and Rome Therefore passing on farther for the better assurance of That treaty hee procured that the Viceroy should come in person to Rome whilest the Cardinall Triuulcio who was Legate in the Churches army should goe to Naples to assure the Viceroy from him who comming afterwards to Rome was honourably entertained there and raâ—…ified the suspention of armes for eight monthes according as it had beene agreed vpon by Fieramosca promising to cause Bourbon to withdrawe his army forth of the Churches and Florentines State The Pope being to credulous thought his affaires by this meanes to bee well assured hauing promised by the agreement to giue threescore thousand Ducats for the payment of the army and to pardon the Colonnesi and particularly Cardinall Pompeâ—… restoring him to the Cardinalship whereof hee had depriued him But the greatest errour hee committed was for that thorow badde councell hee had on a sodaine with-drawne his whole army from forth the confines of the Realme of Naples and his nauall army to Ciuitauecchia and had wholly disarmed himselfe retayning for the garde and safety of his owne person but an hundred light horse and certaine companies of black bands which had belonged to the deceased Iohn de Medicis notwithstanding that the Colonnesi were in armes and committed soundry insolencies The Venetian Senate being aduertized of this agreement would not faile to aduise the Pope not to trust ouermuch to the viceroy for al-be-it that hee had proceeded sincerely therein it was neuerthelesse to be feared that Bourbon who had the like authority from the Emperour as had the viceroy beeing displeased that the accord was made without his consent would not raâ—…ifie it Then they declared vnto him what inconuenience and disorder his so soone disarming did bring with it seeing that the Siennois and Colonnesi with whom hee had not yet fullie ended were still in armes But the Pope contemning all these reasons and remayning obstinate in his resolution did verifie the common saying That good and whole some councell giuen by an interressed and suspected person causeth rather
animalls they forthwith supposed that there was some secret in them which they would not haue all the world accquainted with Diasorinus was presently apprehended his letters laid before him and beeing loath to confesse any thing hee was put to the tortures which made him to confesse that not only himselfe but diuers others of the cheife of the Island drawne by the goodly promises of Scander and wearied likewise with the Venetian Gouernment vnto whom they would not giue place either for nobility or fot wealth had conspired and determined to receiue the Turkes into the Island wherevpon he with his other complices were put to death Now to returne to the Senates determination concerning the resisting of the Turkish Army they resolued to place strong and sufficient Garrisons in the Castles of Cyprus speedily to send thither the necessary aid and beeing ready to choose a Commander to conduct those forces Eugenio Singlitico Count of Roccas a Gentleman of Ciprus who at the same time beeing Lieftenant Generall of the Army of the firme land did for the most part continew at Venice did freely offer himselfe to aid his Contrey at such a need and to serue his Prince wherevpon hauing a speedy dispatch he imbarked himselfe with a thousand footmen the Senate hauing first made him General of al the Cauallery in the Island Ieronimo Martinenga Captaine of the men at armes did likewise freely make offer â—…o raise within a few dayes vpon other princes states two thousand footmen to conduct them to the releese of Famagosta and to remaine there with them for the defense of the Citty the which hee hauing in a short space done to his great honor and brought them to Venice to imbarke them in the vessells appointed for that purpose he would first shew them in armes to the people in the market place of Saint Marke who tooke great pleasure to beehold them which being done they sailed towards Cyprus but their Captaine falling sick at Sea dyed within a few dayes after for want of looking to who was mightily bewayled being carried into Ciprus was buried in Famagosta in S. Sophias Church The Senate beeing desirous to implore the ayde of all Christian Princes sent word to their Ambassadors residing in their Courts that they should acquaint them with the cause which at that time did onely concerne themselues but would shortly bee common to all Christendom the which they did not so much for any hope they had to bee releeued as for that they were willing to take from them all cause of suspition that they despised other mens ayde and that presuming too much on their owne forces they went about to precipitate into a manifest danger the euent of that warre whereon depended the common cause of Christendome First of all they made meanes to the Pope as well to draw some succors from him as that hee by his authority should dispose other Princes to send them supplies Micaele Suriana was at the same time Ambassador for the Commonwealth at Rome who augmenting the Popes good-will and disposition by sundry reasons did continually solicite him effectually to embrace the protection of the Republick in a time so dangerous by setting before him the example of other Popes who vpon other occasions had readily ayded them against that common enemy of Christendom Hee did likewise put him in minde of the Republicks benefits bestowed vpon the Sea Apostolick for the conseruation whereof it had often-times exposed hir forces and State against very mighty Princes but hee did cheefly set before his eyes the manifest danger which threatned other Christian Realmes and especially the Churches territories if the Venetian State which all men thought to bee the Bulwarke of Christendome should bee ouerthrowne and ruined By these reasons and diuerse others the Pope beeing drawne to defend the Venetians hee seemed to bee very zealously affected to the cause and desirous to prouide for the necessity of that warre and to aide the Common-wealth yet neuerthelesse excusing himselfe for that hee was not able to doe what hee would hee bewailed the misery of his time wherein the Sea Apostolick by sundry accidents was very bare of means and especially by reason of the troubles in France which threatning the citty of Auignon had constrained him to be at great expences wherevpon although it was often propounded in the Consistory to embrace the Venetians defence and to aide them and that the proposition was approoued by the Colledge of Cardinals yet neuerthelesse it tooke no great effect at the first they were onely permitted to leuy vpon the whole Clergie of their State without any exception the sum of an hundred thousand Ducats towards the expence of the warre Hee did afterwards make a motion to ioyne with all possible speed the King of Spaines Galleys with those of the Venetians that they might make a mighty fleet able to resist that of the Turkes and to disapoint their first attempts And in the meane time to make a league with the same King and other Christian Princes whereby all their forces might continually be ioyned together to make head against the enemies greatnesse The Ambassador Suriana acquainted the Senate with his Holynesse proposition who entreated them to accept thereof and to referre the whole businesse to him that hee would manage it as the common Father with great affection to the good of all Christendom and to their owne particular desire and profit the which the Senate very willingly did The Pope for the beginning of this Treaty sent Lodouico de Torres Clarke of the Apostolick Chamber into Spaine to King Philip to dispose him to ioyne his forces with others against Setim Ottoman the common enemy vnto whom hauing related from the Pope as well the publicke interest of all Christendome as his owne particular hee found his Maiesty ready and well inclined to doe that wherevnto his Holynesse exhorted him referring neuerthelesse his finall answer till his arriuall at Siuill for hee was then at Corduba at the assembly of the Estates of Castill but vpon Torres reply that nothing would so much hinder that businesse as long delay hee granted him that his owne Galleys with those of his Pentioners and Confederates which amounted to the number of sixty fiue besides those of Spaine who by reason of the troubles of Ganado continued vpon those seas should be brought into Sicely commanding Giouan Andre Doria their Admirall to obey the Popes commandement concerning the time and meanes to ioyne them with the Venetians that they might afterwards saile into the Leuant Hee did likewise obtaine a Commission to the Viceroy of Naples and Sicill to permit the Venetians to furnish themselues forth of these countreys with corne sufficient for the fleete but as concerning the entring into the league he answered That it craued a larger and more mature deliberation for which hee referred him till some other time yet neuerthelesse within a while after his comming to Siuill he
excessiue expense was not onely forbidden in womens lying in but likewise the vsuall visitation of friends vnlesse they were neere kinsfolke and to preuent all deceit herein the mid wiues were enioyned within three daies after any woman was deliuered of child to aduertize the Magistrate thereof An other decree was made against superfluous diet restrayning it within the bounds of modesty peacocks partridge feasant and all dainty fish were bannished from the tables of delicious Epicures Iesters and Buffons from their houses It was likewise forbidden not to serue double messe of fish or flesh into any banquet and a commandement to all Cookes to giue in the names of such to the Magistrate as had hired them to dresse any together with the order therein obserued All Gouernors of townes and Iudges of Prouinces were likewise enioyned not to bestow any excessiue cost in garments houshold-stuffe or seruants because that modesty and proportion in gouernors is an assured bridle to hold back subiects from doing euill For where euery man is suffered to liue after his owne pleasure without order of law there of necessity must all mischiefe and riot abound for this cause the State enacted great and greeuous penalties vpon the transgressors of these so holy and wholesome decrees For it auailes not a Commonwealth to haue good lawes vnlesse subiects doe obey them and Magistrates see them seuerely executed Whilest the Senate were making these wholesome lawes the Persian perceiuing that he had to doe with so potent an enemy as the Turke sought to weaken him by busying him in more places then one and to that end did the same winter send an Ambassador to the Venetians requiring that of them which they had propounded vnto him for during the warre against Ottoman hee intreated them to enuade the Turke now that hee was busied in Persia promising so streightly to enclose them as they should neuer escape from thence thereby hoping wholly to roote out the tyrannous memory of the Ottomans who went about to make themselues absolute monarkes of the whole world The Venetians dismissed this Ambassador with an ambiguous answere as men that had no intent to entangle themselues in a new warre without likelihood of great aduantage and assured hope of victory In this manner ended the yeere 1580. The yeere following 1581. Pope Gregory the thirteenth perceiuing that because the course of the sunne had not beene rightly obserued the Equinoctiall of the spring had gotten tenne daies before the course of the sunne whereby the feast of Easter on which all other mouable feasts depend was not celebrated at the iust time appointed in the primitiue Church by the councell of Nice which in congruity if it were not reformed the holy daies of winter would bee kept in summer and those of summer in winter he sent for the skilfullest Astrologians of Europe to come to Rome and commanded them after exact calculating the course of the planets to referre the Equinoctiall of the spring to the 21. day of March as it had beene in old time decreed by the fathers of the said councell of Nice and to finde out some meanes and rule that the same inconuenient might for euer be remooued These learned men did what the Pope commanded by referring the Equinoctiall to it true place and by taking away for once tenne daies from October His Holinesse assured that this was the onely true remedy approued it and by his iniunction commanded it to be obserued ouer all Christendome only the Greekes and some other nations would not entertaine this reformation which was diuised by Lodouicus Lilius a very famous Mathematician and divulged ouer all Christendome by his Holinesse command The same yeere there arose some contention betwixt the Venetians and knights of Malta because that those knights scoured the seas to surprise the Turkes whom sometimes they tooke in the Venetians seas whereat Amurath being incensed sent them word that if they would not take order that his subiects might safely passe through their seas himselfe would send a mighty fleet to secure them The Venetians complained to the great Master of Malta intreating him not to permit his vessels any more to trouble the Turkes on their seas but the Malteses making no account hereof the Venetians tooke from them a ship of warre which they sent into Candy and not long after tooke two Gallies from them which being brought to Corfoù all the Turkish slaues in them were set at liberty and the empty Gallies restored to the knights The Venetians the same yeere to satisfie the Turke did publikely behead Gabriele Heme a Venetian Gentleman This Heme in a Galley of his owne had in the Archipelago fought with a Turkish Galeot which was going from Argier to Constantinople with the vice-queene of the same Kingdome and a sonne and daughter of hers which carried ritâ—…h presents to Amurath all the Turkes both men and women in it he put to the sword setting all the Christian slaues at liberty Beside the execution of this gentleman the Venetians to appease the Turke were enforced to send home foure hundred Turkish slaues in stead of so many Christians which the said Heme had set at liberty and to pay him in ready money the sum of 800000. Ducats But to giue this yeere a more pleasing farewell the Prince of Mantua did with great solemnity and magnificence marry one of the daughters of Francesco great Duke of Tuscany and Catherina Infanta of Spaine was by King Philip her father promised in marriage to the Duke of Sauoy Not long after Pope Gregory the thirteenth died in the foure score and third yeere of his age his funeralls ended in Saint Peters Church where he was buried in a chappel which himselfe had built the Cardinals entred into the Conclaue where after twelue daies they elected Cardinall Falix Perreti of Montalto a Castle in the marches of Ancona a Monke of Saint Francis order who tooke vpon him the name of Sixtus the fifth The same yeere on the fourth of Iune Nicolo de Ponte the Venetian Prince died beeing ninty foure yeeres of age hauing gouerned seuen yeeres and odde months he lies buried in Saint Maries Church his funeralls ended and the forty one proceeding to a new election Pascale Cigogna Procurator of Saint Marke was chosen Duke on the eighteenth of August of the same yeere PASCALE CICOGNA the 88. Duke IN his time there happened a tragicall act in Padua a towne vnder the Venetian Signory into whose territories presently vpon the election of Pope Sixtus the fifth Paulo Iordano Vrsino Duke of Brasciano retired himself iealous of the Pope who suspected that the Duke had put a kinsman of his to death before his Papacy hauing married his widdow Victoria Corembona a beautifull Lady and there dyed not without suspition of beeing poysoned for which losse the Dutchesse beeing extreamly greeued retired with two of her bretheren to Padua vnder the protection of the State of Venice till such time
reduced to this forme That none of what quality soeuer should giue lands to the Church but onely for two yeares space in which time they should be sold and if the sale were not made by the Clergie a ciuill Magistrate should bee appointed to doe it This beeing considered by the Senate hath euer since beene generally practised ouer the whole Venetian state The yeare 1603. the Councell of the Preguays at Venice decreed that no Venetian cittizen of what degree or quality soeuer should in the Citty without the Senates consent build any new Church Hospitall or Monastery not that the Senate would wholy prohibit such buildings but because the Prince and Senate as Superiours would consider whether it were needfull or not there beeing in the citty one hundred and fifty Churches Monasteries Hospitalls and other like places of deuotion The yeare following 1604. the Venetians inioying peace warre remooued it selfe to other places as Germany the Leuant and Flanders In the yeare 1605. Pope Clement the eight falling sick on the twelfth of February dyed on the third of March following hauing gouerned the sea of Rome thirteene yeares his body was carried to Saint Peters Church and buried in the Clementine chappell which himselfe had built Then the Cardinalls entring into the Conclaue elected Alessandro de Medicis Cardinall of Florence sonne to the illustrious Octauio who beeing Archbishop of Florence was made Cardinall by Pope Gregory the thirteenth and beeing chosen Pope tooke vpon him the name of Leo the tenth The Romaines were very glad of his election but their ioy lasted not long for hee dyed of a Feuer the twenty sixth day after hee was made Pope Some thought hee was poysoned but his body beeing opened in the presence of diuerse Physitions they found it otherwise hee lyes buryed in Saint Peters Church The Cardinals proceeding to a new election and desirous to make haste the Cardinalls Farnese and Montalto went to Cardinall Aldobrandini intreating him to name three among the whole Colledge of Cardinalls Tuscus and Baronius excepted and they would choose one of the three Wherevpon the Cardinals Clement Arragon and Borgesius beeing named Borgesius as best beloued was presently saluted Pope by way of adoration intitling himselfe Paul the fift This Pope descended from an ancient family in Syenna was sonne to a Romaine Gentlewoman his Father comming to dwell at Rome But the Venetian Clergie notwithstanding the Senates decree did dayly more and more augment their reuenues and possessions as well within the Citty as abroad the Senate for reducing their whole State to one conformable custome had before as hath beene said diuulged their law ouer all their dominions and added therevnto a prohibition that none within their Citty or Signory vnder what coullor soeuer should sell giue or in any sort alienate lands to the Clergie without the Senates permission which should not be granted but with the same solemnities vsuall at the alienation of the publick reuenue and all alienations made otherwise to bee declared voide the lands confiscate and Notaries punished The Pope at the beginning of his Papacie hauing notice of this law did duly examine it and would in no sort approoue it but toward the end of October the same yeare complained thereof to the Venetian Ambassador at the time of publick audience saying That whilest the Sea of Rome was vacant the Venetians had made a lawe which prohibited the Clergie to purchase lands adding though it were made vpon important occasion and by vertue of a former dedree yet the Cannons disanulled them both therefore his pleasure was to haue them reuoked inioyning the Ambassador in his name to signifie as much to the Signory The Ambassador did what the Pope commanded and within a while after receiued instruction and Commission from the Senate to acquaint his Holynesse with the equity of their cause and iustice of their law together with the Signories power and authority to make such decrees The Pope confident in his owne opinion said aloud That he gaue him audience onely to content the Venetians and not to admit any of his propounded reasons or excuses then made an other complaint about the detaining of a Channon of Vincenza and the Abbot of Nerueze both of them accused of notorious crimes and within a while after another concerning the law forbidding to build Churches without permission beeing resolute to haue those two lawes reuoked and the prisoners deliuered to his Nuncio residing in Venice And on the tenth day of September making two Iniunctions one concerning the two lawes and the other about sentencing the Clergie hee sent a Commission to his Nuncio to present them resoluing vpon their answer and refusall to proceed to excommunication But the Nuncio beeing peraduenture mooued with pitty because the Senate at that time had chosen an extraordinary Ambassador by humble meanes to seeke to diuert his Holinesse from his resolution and to induce him better to consider of the matter delaied the presentation of those iniunctions which the Pope tooke in bad part wherevpon in all hast he sent him an expresse commandement to present them without farther delay In regard whereof vpon Christmasse day when Duke Grimani lay at point of death and that the Signory and Senators were assembled some of whom had receiued the holy Sacrament and others were ready to receiue the Nuncio craued audience and presented the two iniunctions which notwithstanding the Dukes death happened the day following were not opened till after the election of the new Duke Prince Grimani hauing gouerned nine yeares and odde moneths departed this mortall life in the Christmasse holy-dayes in the yeare 1605. his funerals ended Leonardo Donato Knight and Procurator of Saint Marke was after the 〈◊〉 manner chosen in his steed on the tenth day of February 1606. LEONARDO DONATO the 90. Duke AFter his election the two iniunctions beeing opened were both of one substance containing that his Holynesse was aduertised that the Venetian Senate had decreed diuerse things contrary to the liberty of the Church and authority of the Sea Apostolick and diuulged ouer all their Signories certaine lawes particular to the Citty of Venice forbidding to build Churches and Monasteries and to allienate secular possessions to the Clergie without the Senates permission which as repugnant to the Churches liberty his Holynesse declared to bee of no force and they who had made them to haue incurred Ecclesiasticall censures commanding them on paine of excommunication presently to reuoke and breake those lawes threatning to proceed farther if they obeyed him not To this the Senate answered on the 28. of Ianuary the same yeare 1606. That with greefe and amazement it vnderstood by his Holynesse letters that hee disliked the lawes of the Venetian common-wealth prosperously obserued for many ages and neuer till then taxed by any of his predecessors the reuocation whereof would ouer-throw the foundation of their State that hee accounted those lawes to be contrary to the authority of the
Turkes burn the country of 〈◊〉 The venetian 〈◊〉 comes too late into 〈◊〉 Croia yeelded to the Turkes They besiege Scutari Antonio Legiero Gouernour of Scutari The Turks great labour and danger to passe the sâ—…eepy mountainâ—… Peace concluded betwixt Ottoman and the Venetians The conditions of peace The Uenetians recompence â—…hose of Scutarie Variance betwixt the Uenetian Generall and the Turkâ—… The death of Iulian de Medicis The confederate Armie against the Florentineâ—… Galeaâ—… Duke oâ—… Milan slaine in a Church Roberto Malateste Generall of the Venetian Cauallerie The Arragonois defeat the Florentines Peace betwixt the Florentineâ—… and the associates Comparison betwixt the Romans and Uenetians The description of the Isle of Rhodes Ottoman besiegeth Rhodes Ottoman takes Otranto The death of Ottoman The Coritan Prince flies into Germanie The cause of the warre of Ferrara The Duke of Ferara declares himselfe an enemie to the Venetians The opinion of those disswading warre Their answere that craued war Warre is resolued against the Duke of Ferrara Two Venetian fleets The description of Lombardie The originall and spring of the Riuer Po with â—…er course From whence the Po tooke her name Fascinada The Ferrarois abandon Trccenta Castelnouo yeeldeth to the Venetians The Venetians besiege Ficarolles Hadria is taken Comachia veeldeth to the Venetians Cast peeces called Bases Some of the enemies are defeated in an Island The Venetians are put to rout and their enterprise made frustraâ—…e A fearefull assault by night The Venetians take Ficarolles Great mortality in the Venetians campe The noblest houses of Rome The greatnesse of the Ursini Alphonso aided by the Colonessi and Sauelli besiegeth the Pope A cruell fight betwixt Alphonso Duke of Calabâ—…ia and Roberto of Arimini Genenerall to the Venetians The death of Roberto of Arimini The defeate of the Ferrarois The venetian armie crosseth the Po. A parke neare to Ferrara The venetians build a bridge vpon the Po â—…eere to Ferrara Sanseuerino in battell before Ferrata The Ferraroiâ—… complaints Pope Sixtus withdrawes himselfe from the venetians friendship The Venetians answere to the Pope He excommunicateth the Venetians The state of the Rossians of Parma yeeldeth to Lodowick Two of Sanseuerins sonnes flie to the enemie Sanscuerino's Apologie to the Senate with their gracious acceptation Alphonsos great progression The Mantuan goes to the Consederates Aâ—…mie The 〈◊〉 of Lor rain returns into France The enemie 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 The enemies take the Isle of Lissa A subtill 〈◊〉 of Viâ—…re The enemie retires from Corsâ—… The Maâ—… discontented leaâ—… the armie The Venetians come to Stellata 〈◊〉 d Esâ—…e 〈◊〉 to the reliefe of Sâ—… The death of Giâ—… Hâ—… Alphonso taketh Carpinetta The situation of Valegia Alphonso vpon the Ueronois Sanseuerino coâ—… meth to Valegia Alphonso takes Azzola Parâ—… of the dukes pallace burnt Diuers expostulations vpon the yeelding of Azzola Hercules plaintiue Letters to Alphonso his brother Sanseuerins speed Alphonsoâ—…s â—…xclamations Sanseuerino's magnifiâ—…nt 〈◊〉 at Venice The Senatâ—… compenâ—…th 〈◊〉 Russians of Parma Sanseuerino comes to the new Orges The tower Tristania taken The Venetians câ—…aue a generall Councell The Uenetians receiue new supplies The arrogant brag of Porco The Venetians besiege Gallipolis The death of Generall Marcello Gallipolis taken Alphonsos Armie at Quintiana The Venetians take Calice Alphonso takes Metela A motion of peace The Venetians are put to rout Peace concluded with the Venetians Condition of peace How much the Venetians spent in this warre The Dukes pallace is reedified A great plague at Venice The Venetian gallies are assailed by Pirates Lisbone a Cittie of Portugall League betwixt the venetians and kings of Portugall The cause of this league Sanseuerino aideth Pope Innocent Sanseuerino recouereth Pontenomentana Peace betwixt the Pope and Ferdinand Sanseuerino dispoâ—…sed of his forces The venetians loyaltie Maximilian is chosen king of the Romanes 〈…〉 Ambassade into Portugall Great prosperity of the venetiaâ—… State The Princes instruction to his children on his death-bed The ceremonie at the Princes funerals A league betwixt the Pope and venetians The originall of the Rheticke warre The law of Nations violated The Almaines besiege Rouero Pietro Diede and Ieronimo Marcello Prouidators Ronero yeelded to the Almaines on composition The Venetians intreat old Sanseuerino to be their Generall Sauorgnane defeats the Almaines The Venetians are defeated Sanseuerino's resolution Luca Pisani his opinion on Sanseuerino his designe The siege of Trent is resolued The Venetians in amaze The death of old Sanseuerine the noble Venetian General The Venetians are wholly put to rout A generous act of Guido Maria de Rossis A bloudy victory to the Almanes The Castle of Arques taken and burnt The Venetians refuse thâ—… Articles of peace Peace concluded betwixt Sigismond and the venetians The venetians send a fleet to guard Cyprus What moued the Senate to desire the Realme of Cyprus The Senate send George Cornari into Cyprus The Queene resuseth her brothers request Cornari his replie The Queenes answere The reception of the Queene of Cyprus at Venice A new magistrate sent by the Senate into Affricke Contention betwâ—…xt the Emperour Fredericke and Mathias king of Hungarie The inuention of Harquebuses A decree for the exercise of youth An extreame frost at Uenice A law carefully obserued by the Uenetians Great iustice of the Venetians The death of Lorenzo de Medicis Charles the eight French king sends an Ambassadour to Venice The Venetians answere Lodouico Sforza sends Ambassadors into France to king Charles Antonio Prince of Salern incites king Charles to this iourney What moued the French Lords to perswade the king to this iourney Lodouicos feare He sends another Ambassade into France The death of Ferdinand king of Naples Alphonsos request to the Uenetians The Senate write to Lodouico in Alphonsos behalfe Philip de Comines Ambassador for king Charles at Venice The Venetians answere to Philip de Comines League betwixt Pope Alexander and Alphonso king of Naples The Venetians fleet in Sclauonia The Florentines craue councell of the Venetiâ—…s The Senates answere King Charles departs toward Italy The King by reason of his sicknesse stayed at Ast. The number of the Kings Army The King visits Iohn Galeas Duke of Milan The Dutchesse in teares fals down at the Kings feete His answere to the Dutchesse The death of Iohn Galeas Duke of Milan Lodouico vsurps the title and Armes of Duke of Milan Lorenzo and Giouan de Medicis persuade the French King to go to Florence The first resoluâ—… changed The Kings vantgard at Pontrema Finizana taken and sackt by the French Serezzana and Serezanella two strong places The Florentines in allarme The resolution of Pietro de Medicis The Articles of agreement Pietro de Medicis flies from Florence The Medici are declared enemies to their country The King giues liberty to the Pisans Aubigni with his troupes makes head against Ferdinand Bertinora taken The Venetians send Ambassadors to the King Acord sworne betwixt the â—… King and Florentines Ferdinand goes fourth of Rome