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A01395	The glory of England, or A true description of many excellent prerogatiues and remarkeable blessings, whereby she triumpheth ouer all the nations of the world vvith a iustifiable comparison betweene the eminent kingdomes of the earth, and herselfe: plainely manifesting the defects of them all in regard of her sufficiencie and fulnesse of happinesse. By T.G.	Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624?	1618 (1618)	STC 11517; ESTC S102803	192,041	344

to their opinion which supposed it impregnable and not to be taken by force But what men cannot in the Lyons they compasse with the Foxes skin and thus farre deride both the strength of souldiers and pride of fortifications that where the minde may be corrupted vpon any tearmes of disloyalty neither wals ramparts nor manhood can preuent the power and deceit of bribery This appeared in the disposition or Bernardine and Philip of Fresques whom the cunning of Triuulce and the disbursing 20000. crownes quickly diuerted from their first resolutions and made a breach in the Citadle without mine or battery Thus was the French possessed of this Duchy without competition or diffidence and Lewis the 12 made his royall entry accordingly But marke the vicissitude of all things Millane reuolts againe and Sforza recouers all as easily as he lost it in which busines the Swisses proued very disloyall to the French and the lookers on were amazed to behold fortune proud of inconstancy so that this vse may be raised thereby How euer men satisfie ambition for the time yet are they certaine of nothing vnder the sunne Againe when by indirect courses designes are concluded they must stand the better on their guard and prepare their patience when any alteration startleth resolution thus fared it with Millane againe For as you see a glooing heat in Aprill changed on the sodaine to bitter blasts and cloudy tempests so was Sforzas iollity reuersed himselfe surprized taken and caried prisoner to Lions where denied the benefit of a princely execution and resolued nothing can be so acceptable to a man in misery as a noble death worthy the name of a Romane hee dies at once whether for griefe or great heart it matters not yet doth the King of France pardon Millane and at last keeps all in quiet But the warres of Naples are renewed 1501. and the kingdome is diuided betweene France and Aragon so that great alteration happens in Italy and within two yeeres there is a generall ouerthrow of the French with the taking of the Castle at Naples by the Spaniard yet is not Beniamin discomfited but calleth his brethren together and with more setled courages reintegrate their estates and so the French make head againe attending the good hower of a better prosperity About this time in August died Pope Alexander the sixt of poyson which he had prepared for the Cardinals but his taster by mistaking the flagons tooke away both his life and the pride of his expectation concerning Caesar Borgias glory or his further desires to set the fuell of Italy on a blaze After him to stint the strife of many Nations expecting the Papacie old Francis Piccolamini Cardinall of Sienna was chosen Pope by the name of Pius the third in memory of Pius the second his Vnkle who made him Cardinall but a yong man must prepare himselfe to dye and an old man cannot liue long so he continues scarce a moneth leauing his roome and the glory of all Rome to the Cardinall of S. Pierre who was made Pope by the name of Iulius the second 1504. in which yeere Naples wrested her head out of the French coller and seemed more glad to be supported by Arragon nor was this sufficient but vpon a supposition to extinguish the light of the lamps of France in Italy a new league 1511. was corroborated by the vnstedfast Italians against the French which when the King perceiued and that he coniectured how his barke must bee driuen to dangerous streits by the vncertaine windes of alteration he transported his Court and Councell from Florence to Millane and from Millane to Lions determining to weary them with tedious iournies and attendance so is Italy perplexed and the Nobles repine without remedy till at last the Emperor Maximilian spreadeth the wings of the Aegle and clocketh the Princes of Italy vnder her sides whereupon with the help of the Spaniard called the holy league warre is made against Lewis and the Duchy of Millane recouered againe to the vse of Maximilian Sforza grand-childe to Lodwick who was inuested Duke by the Cardinall of Sion about the end of December yet by the Swizzes assistance and loyalty the Castles of Millane and Cremona hold still for the French and the imbers are not so extinguished but fire appeares and yeeldeth this comfort that if they moderately proceed a greater heat and more quickning light may be made In the midst of which convulsions of Italy Pope Iulius dies and Iohn Cardinall of Medices succeeded him by the title of Leo the 10. whereby a second truce was ratified betweene Lewis of France and the King of Arragon so that Lewis made great benefit of this interim and cessation confederating with the Venetians by whose assistance he brought a royall Armie into the Duchy of Millane but the Pope hauing sent 40000 ducats amongst the Switzers quickly weighed downe their former stedfastnes and so when Millane and Cremona was stored with them they were corrupted to be traitors to their first masters and accordingly against all expectation with an odious reuolt encountred the French in as cheerefull a manner as euer before they had entertained the crownes of the sunne against the Italians so that ere the yeere went about the Castles of Millane and Cremona returne to the obedience of the Duke and King Lewis held nothing in Italy but the lanterne of Genes which afterward the Genouais razed to the ground both to preuent the occasion of future tyranizing ouer them and to manifest their inveterate malice against the flower-de-luce though it glistered neuer so gloriously in an azure field Now dyes Lewis 1514. but corruptio vnius generatio alterius For Francis the first suruiues and renewes the warres of Italy passing the Alpes the yeere following and surpassing considering his Royall Armie into the Duchy of Millane against the Emperor Arrogonians Sforza and the Switzers contract a league and aduance a strength to shoulder the new French King from any firmenes nay if it may be footing in Italy but like a Cedar of Libanus he standeth vpright enduring the shaking of these tempestuous stormes and so proceedeth to a warlike tryall whereby the 13 of September in a gallant encounter at Marignan he preuaileth against the Switzers besiegeth the new Duke Maximilian Sforza in Millane and coadiuted by the Duke of Burbon wrested this composition that Maximilian shall bee the Kings pentioner in France and the Switzers to depart with bagg and baggage Thus are the French once againe welcommed into the pleasures of Lombardy and Francis the first is Lord of this vnquiet Duchy which now is detained with a seeming securitie because the Pope applauded the successe and according to the superstition of those times and policie of temporizing blessed the royall standard of Valoies But about the 20 of Iune 1519. the Emperor Maximilian paies his tribute of life to the first enlarger of breath and Charles of Austria competitor with the King of France is preferred by the name

of Carolus Quintus inheritor of Spaine with so many titles besides that the Harolds were troubled in the proclaiming them and the stile was tedious to be divulged Betweene these two great Princes so many grudges increased and stimulatory causes of enmitie appeared that at last open defiances proclaimed an vnappeased warre and the trumpets of Bellona ecchoed nothing but disturbance in the fields of Europe especially after the Pope declares himselfe against France and by way of prophesie fore-telleth the ruine of the French gouernment in Italy adding withall some ominous signes of calamitie to ensue and casting vp an vntoward reckning in this manner That on S. Peters day at sunne-set a lightning fell on the great tower of the Castle of Millane and ouerthrew 6 fathomes of the curtaine on either side consumed 250000 weight of powder 1200 fire-pots salt for 5 yeeres and buried in the rubbish Richbowrg Captaine of the Castle with 300 Gentlemen of account vpon which aduantage the 23 of Nouember the Marquis of Pescarra with his Spanish bands the Marquis of Mantua the Cardinall of Medices and all the Emperors and Popes confederates come to Millane and once againe recouer it sacking the Towne which continued 15 daies in which time the Pope dying a new Pope called Adrian the sixt who was Cardinall of S. Sixtus was elected and admitted Sforza into Millane had not the French the yeere following attempted to recouer their losses besieged Millane againe tooke Nouarra and presumed to establish themselues more strongly which questionles they had done but that the Venetians forsaking them made the matter somewhat difficult and left the Army staggering like a tree almost tormented with the cruelty of many strokes and waueth in the winde ready to fall with the next violence At last the fatall stroke is giuen indeede mischeeues throng on one another so hastily that the French 1522 are expelled Italy so farre from hoping to augment their glories that they are in despaire to recouer their owne formerly possessed For presently the Castle of Millane yeelded to the conqueror the garrison was quickly dispersed or rather consumed with sicknesse the Spaniard insulted the Italians trembled and in a word all the French particeans were eaten out with hunger diseases and mutinies Thus was Francis Sforza invested in the Duchy of Millane and a generall league betweene the Millanoies Emperor and Venetians concluded but for all this successe of the confederates with the addition of the Duke of Burbons reuolt to the Emperor the French Armie continues in Italy and the Admirall with new forces breatheth out new malice against Millane besieging the towne battering the Citadle and trampling their best fields to durt in which times Pope Adrian dyes and Iulius Cardinall of Medices is chosen by the name of Clement the 7. who to insinuate with the Emperor beginneth a strange worke and by the way of conniuencie permitteth him to vsurpe Millane for himselfe whereupon all the Princes of Italy are terrified indeed and not only repine against the Popes proceeding but goe the plaine way to worke seeking by force of armes to propulse the Spaniard wherein the better to preuaile 1524 the French are recalled againe and by the glorious titles of Protectors of Millane the Marquis of Salust and Tremouile admitted for the French But at the last the 25 of February the fatall battaile of Pauy determined all controuersies and the Emperor triumphed in the captiuitie of the King of France which occasioned a very dissolution of the French gouernment in Italy as inforced to disclaime their interest both in the kingdome of Naples and Duchy of Millane Notwithstanding Francis Sforza is in no securitie of his estate as suspecting the Emperors demand of 1200000 ducats for his expences and that he intended a plaine vsurpation of the whole Duchie whereupon disabled by force to suppresse him he flies to the succour of his wits and tampers with the Marquis of Pescara for the inuesture of the royall mantle of Naples vpon condition to endeuour the spanish expulsion out of Millane which designe and proiect the Pope and other Princes not onely allow but as principall agents are imployed in the negotiation but the Emperor Charles is incensed and taking notice of these treasons as he now entitleth them raised vp the dust that made Sforza blinde and thus punisheth him as chiefe delinquent On the 24 of Iuly 1526. he brings his Armie to the siege of Millane and with Caesars speedinesse of Veni vidi vici circumspecteth the Citie obtaineth the conquest and settles the Duke of Burbon in the Duchy nor is his anger so moderated but seeing the father of charitie durst transgresse his owne principles he marcheth to Rome and sacketh it expulsing the Pope not in admonitory manner or after the discipline of the Church to excommunicate him ad coertionem but with violence and terror to torment him ad ruinam teaching him a new lesson of obseruing Emperors and Kings and as farre as time had discouered to his conscience shewing apparant signes of disanulling his authoritie in temporall affaires nor desisteth he so but vnderstanding of new releefe from the French and Lansguents he hurrieth about with a full resolution to make due end of all Thus endured this Duchy all the plagues depending on a miserable warre till at last 1530. the children of France are released and a peace ratified betweene the Emperor and the French King who in the articles of agreement surrendred his claime to all these territories in Italy and the Emperor is proud hee hath so easie a passage into the countrey which although seemed much distasting to the Princes and was as thornes in the sides of the Clergy as appeared amongst the Cardinals when they were enforced to ratifie the same yet was the Emperor carelesse of their displeasure and proceeded in what iourney he listed in despight of the Papacie onely with a colourable show of commiseration he restored Sforza to the Duchy of Millane but kept the Castles of Cremona and it in his hands so that presently after his death it was incorporated to the crowne of Spaine and hath euer since looked with the eyes of ielousie and repining vpon all their Gouernors CHAP. XIV The description of FRANCE THE flourishing kingdom of France euer since that Charles the great did as it were spread the wings of the Cherubins ouer sanctum sanctorum and ratified the glory of the Pope of Rome by expelling the Gothes and Vandalls out of Italy was knowne by the characters of the Christian King and eldest sonne of the mother Church But long before it suffred a diuision into Cisalpinam and Transalpinam Transalpinam againe into Celticam Belgicam and Acquitanicam whereby the best parts of Lombardy the low Countries and all on this side the Rhene westward marched vnder the standard of France and was proud to be registred in the booke of her accounts so that whatsoeuer hath bin since disioynted from this French frame may be