out of the Infidels hands wherein for the Saluation of mankinde it was his pleasure to be borne and to die where diuers and great tokens of his humanitie were yet to be seen witnesse the little house wherein he was borne the Temple where being a childe he wept and growne bigger had disputed and at last being become a man had taught The mounts of Thabor and Oliuet this a place of praier and that of his transfiguration Pilats Pretorium mount Caluarie where his crosse was set vp and his Sepulcher not farre from thence Peter being returned into Italie had no other thought but to goe to Pope Vrban vnto whom hauing deliuered his message hee passed the mounts and went to the other Christian Princes In the meane space that hee in a manner ranne ouer all Europe he forgat not by the way to exhort all men in his sermons to vndertake this holie voiage But Pope Vrban comming soon after to the Councell of Clermontin Auuergne treated of this matter with a verie vehement Oration the substance whereof was thus Pope Vrban his Oration THat he was not departed from Rome and come to that holy assemblie for the affaires of the Church of Rome only albeit it greatly needed to bee reformed but was stirred vp by another occasion the which as more holie was likewise more notable That he did not doubt but that those there assembled had heard tell of what had be fallen long since in Siria and chiefely in the confines of that Region which is commonly called the Holy Land The vniust vsurpation of the Sepulcher of our Soueraigne Lord Iesus Christ the which he could not vtter without teares by those cruell barbarous Saracens that there was no Church Altar or any other sacred place but was either razed downe to the groundby those cursed Mahometans or conuerted to their prophane vses that the Religious people dwelling there at such time as those enemies made themselues masters thereof were constrained some for feare of horrible punishment to renounce the faith of Iesus Christ and others that would perseuer therein were by sword and fier and other sorts of torments miserably consumed That deuout Matrons going thither on pilgrimage from all parts almost of Europe had not beene onely forced by them to satiate their brutishlust but likewise in contempt and derision of vs tormented by monstrous embracements That if that which he had related was not in their opinions sufficient to cause them to take Armes and to prosecute reuenge He besought them at least to consider and call to remembrance how thatin a short time through the negligence of their Ancestors the forces of Asia were encreased and besides how farre the Mahometans had in length and breadth extended their Dominions How manie Countries they possessed which did in times past belong to the Roman Empire But would to God said he that the affaires of Christendome were brought to that passe that we were but to complaine and bewaile other mens miseries We haue alas seene in our daies Italie wholly destroied by their spoiles and incursions Castles Cities and Churches beaten downe and burnt by those Sacrilegious persons But wherefore doe I relate the murthers imprisonments rapes and so manie other matters neuer almost heard of which this Land hath endured along time seeing that Spaine likewise and her neighbour Aquitaine and all the Occidentall Prouinces haue not only felt the like losse but hauing at this daie scarce dried vp their teares doe stand in feare of the like And ye 〈◊〉 Frenchmen said he albeit that this wound is not yet entred into your bowels no doubt but in regard of your neighbour-hood you haue heard and seene likewise some-what of that whereof I haue now spoken And the Germans and other Westerne Nations who haue not as yet felt these losses ought often to forethinke what dangers menace them from the East nay rather how neere they are to them already I know not said he if the Venetians were not who with strong Garrisons defend the Sea-coasts and who haue often repulsed this cruell enemie from Histria and Dalmatia whether this storme would ere this haue beene blowne euen into Hungarie and Germanie The power of the Grecian Empire which whilst her strength and vigour lasted was wont to be the Buâ—…varke of Europe on the East and West side is in such sort ruined as the Emperour dreames on nothing but on meanes and forces whereby he may conserue his Citie of Constantinople which place if we had lost as God forbid we may easily coniecture how great such a losse would be as well to Europe as to him I tremble with horror when I doe but thinke what will happen if this fier be not quickly quenched which 〈◊〉 doth more and more kindle All the miseries which those haue felt whom we bewaile hang ouer our heads Men and women shall be reserued to satisfie the luxurie of those barbarous people and ye will hereafter lament when it will be too late that hauing had meanes you haue not opposed your selues against these miseries It may be you thinke that this cannot come to passe No more did they who haue since felt it And would to God wee did not so often feede our selues with vaine hope But it were better ô couragious spirits whilst we haue strength counsell aide power and monie readie and generally whatsoeur may giue hope of a victorie to diuert this euident perill from vs. Nor is our enterprise aboue humane strength That Charles surnamed the Great in a manner your Countriman ô ye Germans in regard of the descent of his Ancestors and your king ò Frenchmen and the glorie of your name did driue the Saracens forth of Spaine and Aquitaine The same Charles constrained them to leaue Italie The 〈◊〉 Charles of whom yee so much vaunt did recouer Ierusalem which ye terme Holie and draue thence the enemies And by how much his glorie and reputation is great by so much the more ought it to incite you which are descended from him to attempt some new exploit which may augment this your ancient renowne If ye do not thus but giue your selues to rest and idlenesse yee shall not only hazard what your Ancestors haue left you but you shall suffer the natiue Countrie of our soueraigne king to your great shame and contempt with that of all Christendome likewise to bee trodden downe by these cruell enemies and his Sepulcher Temple and other holie places to be polluted by murthers rapes and sacriâ—…edges Arme your selues then in time rather and deface this common infamie Purchase to your selues and to all Europe assured safetie I thinke you may easily doe it For by how much your forces surpasse those of Charles If ye all iointly vndertake this voiage by so much more shall the victorie be certaine and easie for you The victors profit shall be great inestimable by the spoiles of so opulent a Nation and such rich kingdomes But the Celestiall reward shall be
as shee pleased to returne home to her father at Eugubia Lodouico Vrsino kinsman to the deceased Duke lay at that time in Padua for whose sake the Senate gaue him imployment in a iourney into the Leuant this man either of himselfe or prouoked by others did on a night with diuerse armed men go to the Dutchesse house whom hee cruelly murthered together with one of her bretheren The report of this murther beeing carried to Venice the Senate sent Commissioners to punish the Author and complices of this homicide Vrsino hauing notice heereof and certaine of his letters intercepted which discouered the fact so as hee could not deny it resolued to defend himselfe in his house with fifty of his owne followers determining to hold out till the last man but the Magistrates enuironing the house with their gardes and perceiuing that hee would not yeeld caused a Cannon to bee brought wherewith they battered and beat downe part of the house killing some of the defendants Lodouico at last perceiuing longer resistance to be vaine yeelded himselfe who beeing imprisoned together with some of his complices and found guilty of the Dutchesse murther himselfe was strangled in prison and his adherents publickly executed The end of the third Booke of the seuenth Decade The Contents of the fourth Booke of the seuenth Decade HEnry the third French King is slaine by a Monke Henry of Bourbon King of Nauar is proclaimed King of France Foure Popes dye in lesse then a yeare The Venetians are iealous of the Turkes and Milaneses The building of the Bridge of Rialto The conuersion of Henry of Bourbon French King hee sends a sollemne Ambassage to Rome where Pope Clement the eight refuseth to giue him his blessing All the Citties of France yeeld to Henry the fourth The Venetians send Ambassadors to him Pope Clement blesseth the French King Peace betwixt the French and Catholick Kings The French King marrieth the Lady Mary of Medicis Princesse of Florence Peace betwixt the French King and Duke of Sauoy The Venetians cleere the Adriattick Seas from Pirates A decree of the Venetian Senate against the Clergies purchasing of lands An other Decree concerning building of Churches The creation of Pope Paul the fifth Hee complaines to the Venetian Ambassador against the Senates law forbidding the Clergie to purchace lands or to build Churches without licence The Popes resolution vpon the Venetians refusall Hee sends two Iniunctions to them concerning that businesse with the Senates answer Excommunication against the Venetians is published at Rome They make two Declarations vpon the Popes excommunication The Pope and Venetians warlike preparations against each other The French King is a Mediator for Peace betwixt the Pope and Venetians and to that end sends the Cardinall Ioyeuse to Rome The Pope after sundry difficulties condiscends to reuoke his censures and to giue the Cardinall Ioyeuse ample Commission to doe it The substance of the Articles whereby the Censures were reuoked And lastly the reuocation of them by the said Cardinall in Venice The fourth Booke of the seuenth Decad of the Historie of Uenice WHILEST the Venetians and generally all Italy enioyed peace France and the Netherlands were afflicted with warre And Henry the third French King beeing treacherously slainâ—… by a Monke the cheefe of the Army as well Catholicks as Protestants proclaimed Henry of Bourbon King of France and Nauarre as first Prince of the bloud and next heire to the Crowne But to returne to the Venetians vnto whom our History doth cheefly belong The yeare following 1590. there was a great dearth of Corne ouer all Italy but the Venetian Senate made such speedy prouision of graine from England and Poland as during that time of scarcity Bakers stalls and markets were better stored with bread and the price thereof cheaper then in any other Citty of Italy where men could not buy as much as they pleased though in Venice no man was limited The same yeare on the 27. of August Pope Sixtus the fifth dyed hauing held the Papacie fiue yeares foure moneths and three dayes Twenty dayes after Cardinall Giouan Baptista Castagna a Romaine was created Pope intitling himselfe Vrban the seuenth putting all men in hope of an happy gouernment but he enioyed the Papacie onely twelue dayes After his death the Sea was vacant aboue two moneths in which interim more then seuen hundred Bandetti spoiled the countrey round about Rome against them the colledge of Cardinals and great Duke of Tuscany sent forces At last the Conclaue chose Cardinall Nicolo Sfondrato of Milan Pope intitling himselfe Gregory the foureteenth Toward the latter end of this yeare there was in Venice a Greeke called Marto Bragadino Mamagna one that had beene a Monke famous for opinion men had of him that he could transmute quick-siluer into gold the people were not alone bewitched with this golden dreame but the Nobility and some Princes of Italy sought his friendship hoping by his meanes to turne mountaines into gold but this Impostor beeing no longer able to conceale his deceit fled from Venice into Bauaria where the Duke discouering his cousenage imprisoned and condemned him to be hanged but the prisoner making sute to bee beheaded the Duke granted his request The Venetians hauing carefully prouided for the famine as hath beene said were the yeare following 1591 much perplexed hauing intelligence that the Turke made great preparation for warre They sent forces into Candy and to other places confronting the enemie but they were soone freed from that feare being aduertised that the Turke did it at the request of the French King to infest the Spaniard they did afterwards fortifie Bressia and Bergamo suspecting the great forces which were in the state of Milan they did likewise build that goodly bridge ouer the great Canall of the Citty called the bridge of Rialto In the meane time Pope Gregory the fourteenth dyed the tenth moneth and tenth day of his Papacie hee was a great fauourer of the French league to whose ayde he sent forces vnder the command of his Nephew Hercole Sfondrato Duke of Mont marcian at the charge of the Sea Apostolick but after the Popes death their pay beeing no more currant those troopes by little and little disbanded The Sea was vacant thirteen dayes at the end of which Cardinall Giouan Antonio Faschinetta the Bolognesse was created Pope assuming the name of Innocent the 9. at first he seemed to fauour the league of France but his deseigns were vain for he liued but two monethes and one day after he was made Pope The Cardinalls went into the Conclaue at the beginning of the yeare 1592. and elected Hipolito Cardinall Aldobrandino nominated Clement the 7. who seemed willing to aid the French league with men and money At the same time Candy was miserably aflicted with the Pestilence where in a short space dyed twenty thousand persons one thing is worthy to be noted that toward the latter end of August when the
should 〈◊〉 â—…heir libertie and should haue no more to do with Philiâ—… And besides â—…oncerning â—…eace whereof he had an especiall care his â—…ill was â—…hat euerie one should religiously obserue it This sentence of Sfoâ—… 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 of the rest approued was by the Popes Nuncio reiected who went about to cause others to dislike of it because as he thought they had done no great matter for the good of the Roman Church Whereupon in a rage hee went to Florence and from thence to Rome Peace was in this sort concluded on the 〈◊〉 and twâ—…eth day of September the yeare one thousand and twentie from the Cities foundation and in the fourth yeare of the last warre with Philip. In Venice enerall processions were made for three dayes space thanksgiuing to Almightie God for that the Common-wealth was not only freed from a most dangerous war but for that by peace they had encreased their State The Prisons were set open and offenders quitted Those that lay for debt vnder the summe of one hundred pounds were discharged and those that ought more paid but the one halfe Sforza the third yeare after his comming into Lombardie went to Venice with his wife the Prince and the whole Senate went forth to meet him The Princes wife being attended on by all the Ladies of the Citie receiued the new married wife in the Bucentauro and were lodged in the Pallace of the Bernardi which for that purpose was sumptuously furnished The publike streets and all the shoppes from Rialto to Saint Marks were stuffed with all sorts of rich merchandize which gaue great admiration to strangers All the treasure which is kept in a part of the Church was laid abroad to be seene and viewed of all men Then great presents were giuen to both of them And at last when they tooke their leaue to goe to La Marca the Prince and Nobilitie accompanied them as far as Malamoc The end of the fifth Booke of the third Decad. THE SIXTH BOOKE OF THE THIRD DECAD OF THE HISTORIE Of Venice The Contents of the sixth Booke of the third Decad. WArre is renewed by EVGENIVS and PHILIP SFORZA'S troupes hauing continued aboue foure yeares in La Marca were at the last driuen thence Warre at the same time was made in sundrie places against the Turkes The Honourable entertainement giuen in Venice to the Wife of LIONELLO D'AESTE The Bologneses recouer their libertie FRANCISCO PICININO in his Fathers absence is wholly bereft of his forces in the Mount Volmea The great reuolt of SFORZA'S Captaines was the cause of his defeate in La Marca NICHOLAO PICININO the great Captaine dieth at Milan MICHAELI ATTENDVLO hauing taken armes neare to Cremona defeateth PHILIPS troupes vpon the Gyradade The Senate hauing intelligence of the new alliance made betwixt PHILIP and SFORZA taketh from him all the benefits which the Common-wealth had bestowed vpon him The Venetian Armie approcheth twise neare to Milan The Venetians doe greatly molest the enemies neare to the Lake of Coma. The death of PHILIP Duke of Milan The Venetians reduce Lodes and Plaisancia vnder their obedience SFORZA comming into Lombardie taketh Plaisancia by force and sacks it He burnes the Venetians Nauall Armie neare to Casal-Major and defeateth the Venetians at Carauazza The Venetians make a league with SFORZA against the Milaneses Those of Milan with in a while after hauing made a league with the Venetians doe attempt to defend their libertie against SFORZA LOmbardie after Sforza's departure was for a time peaceable but in the meane space the Venetians affaires were not very quiet Their care for the Warre of La Marca and the tumults of the Bologneses did a long time hold them in suspence till such time as Philip renewed the Warre against them vpon the Cremonese the which after his death was dispersed ouer all Lombardie but wee will hereafter set downe what was the cause thereof and likewise what end it had And now seeing that the order of the affaires doe so require it we will insist a little vpon that which the Venetians did as well at home in the Citie as abroade forth of Italie The which we thought fit to insert in the beginning because we finde it first mentioned in the Venetian Histories Now Lombardie being at quiet Andrea Dandulo was sent Ambassador to the king of Babylon vpon a rumour that was spred how that the Venetians had carried away diuers of his subiects forth of the countrey and transported them into the West hauing slaine them and sold the rest to the end that the Soldan might know that it was not done by the consent of the Commonwealth seeing that the Author thereof for want of appearance at an appointed day had beene condemned as guiltie although that a while after comming by the Senates leaue to iustiâ—…ie himselfe hauing proued that he had beene enforced â—…o to doe it is reported that by a generall consent he was acquitted About the same time Mellato that excellent Captaine who had so well deserued of the Republike died The Senate in memorie of his good seruices caused his statue on horse backe to be erected neere to S. Antonies Church in Pâ—…dua The same yeare three new Procurators of S. Marke were created Lodouico Lauretano was chosen at the first assemblie Paulo Troni at the second 〈◊〉 Fancisco Barbarico surnamed the rich at the last so that then they who were wont to be but sixe were encreased to nine There were besides at the same time three ships of burthen armed and one galley which were sent to Sea to free it from Pirates For it was reported that the Sotolani verie famous Rouers did scoure those Seas And within a while after foure Gallies departed from the Citie vnder the command of Ant onio Diede for the guard of the Gulph This man by meanes of some others of the contrarie part that fauoured the Venetians tooke the Citie of Antiuari in Albania by force the which he reduced vnder the Venetians command The same yeare which was the thousand and two and twentieth from the foundation of the Citie on the sixth day of Nouember the Sea did in such sort ouerflow all the streets in the Citie as an incredible quantitie of Marchandize was therewith spoiled It is thought that the marchants lost by that inundation mâ—…re in value than a million of Gold The Hungarians at the same time fought against the Turkes with prosperous successe who within a while after receiued a greater ouerthrow in the lower Misia at this day called Valachia The Pirates in the meane time were so strong at Sea as the Marchants vpon all the Sea-coasts had no safe place of retreat so that the verie hauens of Apulia and Calabria where the marchants comming from the higher Sea were wont to touch were not free from their piracies The Venetians hauing oftentimes complained to Alfonso and receiuing no other answere but he was â—…orie for it that the merchants were not
Antonio Adorni Duke of Genoa and the Marquis of Montferrat were ioyned in this league as for the Pope and the King of England they were named Gardians and conseruers of this conuention This accord beeing thus established and confirmed the Senate elected two Ambassadors to send to the Emperor namely Lorenzo Prieuli and André Nouagiero and to the Archduke his brother Carlo Contaren to reioyce with them for the new league and for to giue them ample testimony of their affection towards the house of Austria And because that Triuulcio Generall for the Venetians did greatly affect the French the Senate in that regard did honorably dismisse him seeming to be very well pleased with his former seruice by offering him a yeerly pention of three thousand crownes if he would continew with them as a priuate Cittizen till such time as a better opportunity and occasion should present it selfe but refusing their offer he went into France And in his place they chose Francisco Maria Duke of Vrbin Generall of their forces with the same conditions taking vpon them the protection of his State against all men In Italy all men thought that seeing the Venetians were contrary to the French King who in time before had fauoured him that hee would forbeare to come into Italy to enuade the Dutchy of Milan but when they vnderstood how that hee did not onely continue his preparations but that his army began already to march those who feared his victory did forthwith make a new confederacie to resist him and perswaded the Pope to bee the chiefe thereof In very deed it was a thing to be wondered at that so soone as the French King had certaine newes that the league betwixt the Emperor and the Venetians was concluded and finished hee made greater preparations then before to marche into the field where as in times past beeing solicited by the Venetians hee proceeded therein more slowly and that which is more hee bent his thoughts on the Dutchy of Milan at such time as hee had most reason to looke to his owne kingdome in regarde of the Duke of Bourbons practises with the Emperor the which beeing discouered hee forsooke the Realme and retired himselfe to the sayd Emperor according to his former proiect by meanes whereof the King determined for that time not to pursue his iourney into Italy and yet neuerthelesse keeping at home with him part of those forces prepared for the new warre hee sent the Lord of Boniuet Admirall of France thither with eighteene hundred Lances sixe thousand Suisses two thousand Grisons two thousand Valesians sixe thousand Lansquenets two thousand French-men and three thousand Italians who hauing passed the Mounts with that Armie and beeing come to the borders of the Dutchy of Milan marched directly towards Nouara the which beeing not well fortified neither with Soldiers nor Rampiers did soone yeeld the Castle excepted the like did Vigeua and all the rest of the Countrey on the hether side of the riuer Thesin Prospero Colonna who could not bee perswaded that the French King would perseuer in his determination to assaile the Dutchy of Milan for that yeare as well because that the Venetians were confederated against him as for the Duke of Bourbons rebellion had not so soone as need required assembled his soldiers who were lodged in sundry places nor made necessary prouisions for so great a motion solicited all men to vnite themselues together to hinder the French from passing ouer the Thesin The Venetians on the other side beeing aduertised of the Frenchmens arriuall did sodainly command all their men at armes to meete vpon the bankes of the Riuer Olio determining at the same time to make a leuy of sixe thousand foote and foure hundred light horse to send them according to the treaty of the Confederacie for the defence of the Dutchie of Milan and three thousand other footemen to lye in garrison in their Citties and strong Townes they made Leonardo Eme their Prouid ator generall and sent a speedy messenger to the Duke of Vrbin to will him to march forth-with into Lombardy for the execution of his charge there And hauing notice of the Lord of Boniuets progression they commauded their Prouidator to leade their forces into the Country of Giradade to assure the Citties of Bergamo and Crema and like-wise to releeue speedily the Citty of Milan whither the French did bend all their deseignes The French being come to Vigeua finding the waters of the riuer to bee shallower then Prospero supposed part of them beganne to passe ouer at a ford and others in boates within foure miles of the Imperialls Campe and made a bridge for the artillery at a place where they found no gard nor resistance whereof Prospero being aduertized did speedily send a hundred men at armes and three thousand foot for the gard of Pauia and him-selfe with the residue of the army went into Milan where by the aduice of all the Captaines hee beganne to repaire the bastions and rampiers of the suburbes which had beene neglected since the last warre so as if the French had directly come to Milan the Imperialls would haue forsaken the Citty and would haue gone either to Pauia or Coma for it was so resolued in their Councell but hauing stayed longer then they should neere to the riuer Thefin to vnite them-selues together they came afterwards to Saint Christophers within a mile of Milan and then comming betwixt the gate of Thesin and the Roman they planted their ordnance in the vantgard making shew as if they would asalt the Citty but after they had encamped there certaine daies without assailing it at all in regard of the great forces that were within it they went to Monce which they tooke with ease from thence Captaine Bayard and Frederic of Bossola marched towards Lauda on which being altogether abandoned they likewise seazed Then determining to releeue the Castle of Cremona they marched on the Cremonois and being without any difficulty come neere to the Castle they did refresh it with victualls and other necessaries and resolued to assaile the Citty The Ambassadors of the Emperor and the Duke of Milan which lay at Venice being moued by these dangers did solicite the Senate to send their forces ouer the riuer Oglio to the end that they might goe and encampe in some stronge and safe place on the Cremonois to diuert the French from the seege of Cremona albeit their whole enterprizes were onely for the taking of Milan for which part of their forces were at Carauagia and at Monce to stop the Venetian army from passing on any farther The Imperialls perceiuing the enemies intent did solicite the Venetians to ioyne with them not considering the perills and difficulties that did present themselues by meanes whereof the Senate knowing that the same businesse did depend on the sytuation of places and on sundry accidents which happened did referre the whole matter to the iudgement and discretion
the businesse of the league to the which at last the King after that hee had intelligence that the Emperor would alter none of the Articles of the Capitulations made at Madrid began more to incline and vpon the tenth day or May 1526. it was concluded at Coignac betwixt those of the Councell and the Kings Procurators on the one siâ—…e and the Agents of the Pope and the Venetians on the other The chiefe points of which were That betwixt the Pope the French King the Venetians and the Duke of Milan for whom the Pope and the Venetians promised the ratification there should bee a perpetuall league and confederacy to the end that Francis Sforza might freely enioy the Dâ—…tehy of Miâ—…an and the children of France be set at liberty by receiuing an honorable ransome which the King of England should appoint with other particular obligations concerning the preparations of the warre concluded with the Councell of the Realme before the Kings deliuery In this manner then was the league concluded but it was not presently published because they tarried for the King of Englands resolution whom they desired should bee named one of the cheefe Contractants Therefore the Confederate Princes resolued to send an expresâ—…e message into England to solicite him forth with to declare himselfe against the Emperour in the behalfe of the league Iohn Baptista Sangua a man of singular wisedome went thither from the Pope Iohn lâ—…q iâ—… from the French King and Marc Antonio Veniero for the Venetians But the King of England albeit hee seemed to bee deâ—…ous to listen to that agreement as beeing distasted of the Emperor resolued neâ—… helesse not to make any publick demonstration thereof vntill hee had first of all requested the Emperour Charles to gratifie the Confederates so much as to set the children of the most Christian King at liberty and reâ—…der the state of Milan to Francis Sforza and for want of so dooing to protest against him and to denounce warre in the name of all the confederates Now because it would haue beene too long to haue proceeded after this manner by reason of the difficulties which might haue beene made such as it was it was published with great â—…olemnity they thinking themselues strong enough to abate the Imperiall pride There was at the same time in the Venetians army tenne thousand foot nine hundred men at armes and eight hundred light horse and they daily expected great nombers of Suisses paid partly by the Pope and the Venetians and partly by the French King at whose arriuall they resolued to march to the releefe of the Castle of Milan and to trie if they could take the Citty The Marquis of Salusses on the other side with the French men at armes and tenne thousand foot waged at the common charge of the league was â—…o enter the Dutchy of Milan and to assaile Nâ—…ara and Alexandria whilst in an other place order should be taken for anauall Army The Venetians commanded their Generall and Petro Pesare their Prouidator to goe and encampe speedily at Chiari vpon the Bressan terrritory which was the rendezuous of all their troopes and those of the Pope commanded by Francisco Guicciardin came vpon the Parmesan to the end they might ioyne together and then maâ—…h whether it should be thought fittest for the seruice of the league In the meane time Malateste Baillone with a band of the Venetian troopes marched to Lauda where he had intelligence with Lodouico Visturlin a gentleman of the same Citty and albeit there lay within it fifteene hundred footmen in Garrison he did neuerthelesse with ease seaze on it and became master therof and kept it in the name of Francis Sforza After the taking heereof the whole Venetian army passed the Po and within two dayes after ioyned it selfe with the Popes and all of them together marched directly towards Milan the Duke of Vâ—…bin beeing in great hope to take the Citty because it had beene told him that vpon their arriuall the People would life and take armes in their behalfe and that the Imperialls Captaines â—…ring it had already sent their riches and bagage forth of the Citty meaning forth-with to abandon it And vpon this hope of the people rising and of the enemies disorder Lodouico Earle of Belgie requested the Duke of Vrbin to giue him two thousand footmen with whom he offered to releeue the Castle of Milan Now the Confederates Army beeing come very neere to the Citty was lodged at the Monastery of Paradis towards the Roman gate intending to assaile that surburbe supposing to take it and to lodge there And albeit the enemies made many sallies and hotte skirmishes they were still notwithstanding beaten back by those of the league But the night before the day that the Army should set forward the Duke of Bourbon who not long before was come to Genoa with six Gallies and bills of Exchange for an hundred thousand Ducats entred Milan with eight hundred Spanish foote that he had brought with him He was very much sollicited thereunto by the Marquis of Guasto and Antonio de Leua The Duke of Vrbin at these newes dispayring to take the Citty by assault and fearing some greater disorder if he should tarry any longer there raised his campe and retired in good order vnto Marignan without any losse or empeachment at all The Senate who had conceiued great hope by reason of the armies approach neere Milan that the Castle would be releeued which was reduced to extreame want did greatly wonder and was sorry when it vnderstood by the Prouidators letters that they had raised their campe so that the Duke of Vrbin sent Lodouico Gonsaga to Venice to instiâ—… his actions who being brought into the Senate yeelded a particular account of what had passed and of the occasions which mooued him to proceed in that manner wherewith the Senate was well satisfied but the Pope was nor so easily appeased complaining very much not only of this retreat but likewise of the whole course of the Duke of Vrbins actions who did not vouchsafe in any â—…ort to communicate the affaires of greatest importance to his Lieâ—…enants the which had greatly mooued him so as for to please him the Senate commanded the Duke of Vrbin euer after to communicate with Guiccardin all matters of importance which should be handled in the army On the other side they prepared the nauall army to assaile the sea-townes belonging to the Emperor and to those ends the Venetians hauing appointed Lodouico Armiero for their Prouidator sent him to Corfou wher Iohn Mora the other Prouidator was with the army of which Armiero had commandent to take 12. Gallies and with them to saile towards Rome to ioyne with those of the Pope and the most Christian King that all of them together might direct there course according as they should iudge it to bee necessary and proffitable for the confederates Diuers propositions were made concerning those
sicknesse beganne to decrease there was seene in a night on the easi side of the Island a great cloude of fire which giuing light for an houres space as if it had beene noone dayes did to the great terror of the beholders runne through the ayre as farre as Spina longa and there fell into the Sea where for a long time it burnt in the water and at last it vanished Now the Citty of Venice hauing beene as all men know and as wee haue declared in the first booke of this History builded by those who flying from the fury and incursions of barbarous nations retired into those lakes where it now standeth and in the same manner as it beganne hath still daily augmented and encreased so as till this day many famous men learned in all arts haue come thither from all parts of Christendome as to the Sanctuary of the Muses where those which are excellent in any art whatsoeuer are so honored and cherished by the nobility as they presently forget their natiue Contrey making their perpetuall abode there where vppon it came to passe the same yeare that certaine fauorers of learning hauing honorable command in the Citty propounded the building of an Academy there where by turnes they would meeet and read publicke lectures in that art which euery man profest and to this end nine gallant spirrits ioyned together Pompeo Limpia de Bari Lucius Scarannus de Brindiz Fabio Paulino de Vdina Giouan Baptista Leone Georgio Contaren of Venice Guido Cassono de Serauall Theodore Angelucio de Bella forte in la Marca Vnicentio Galieno the Roman and Giouan Paulo Gallucio de Salles and laid the foundation of this vertuous work choosing a fit place for the purpose where continuing their ordinary lectures the glory and reputation of this Venetian Academy extended so farre as diuers notable men haue since then come thither whereby it is daily much beautified and augmented Thus ended this yeare At the beginning of the next which was 1593. though the Venetians sought to satisfie the Turke by keeping the Vscoques of Segna from scouring the Adriattick Seas yet not relying on their perfidious promises beeing aduertised that they made great preparations by land and Sea they re-enforced the Garrisons of Candy which were much weakened by the late pestilence then perceiuing that the Turkish Army which came from Constantinople made incursions through Croatia and approached the Contry of Frioul belonging to their state resolued to build a fort vpon the Confines thereof at al times to defend the Contry from the Turkes incursions they committed the building thereof to skilfull Ingeniers and to some of the cheefest Senators which for that it is seated in a goodly soyle tenne miles from Vdina and within halfe a mile of the Emperors territories was called Noua Palma The same yeare Henry King of France and Nauarre after sondry battailes and ouerthrowes of his enemies did through the instruction of the Arch-bishop of Bourges and sundry Doctos of Paris require to bee reconciled vnto the Roman Church and on the fiue and twentith day of Iuly made publick profession thereof in Saint Denis Abbey before the said Archbishop accompanied by the Cardinall Bourbon Archbishop of Rouen nine Bishops and diuerse other Prelates and Religious men protesting to liue and dye in the sayd Catholick religion and to maintaine it with and against all men hee made profession of his faith accomplished all ceremonies requisite in so solemne an acte and then receiued absolution to the wonderfull ioy and applause of the people Not long after this publick conuersion the King sent the Duke of Neuers and other Prelates to Rome by them to present his obedience to the Pope and to witnesse his desire to imitate the example of the Kings his Predecessors and by his actions like them to merit the title and grade of the Churches eldest sonne and to intreate his Holynesse to approoue his conuersion and to honor him with his blessing The Pope after sundry honors done to the Duke of Neuers would not at first endure to heare tell of the King notwithstanding that the Duke and Prelates which accompanied him assured him that his conuersion was true and vnfeigned and therefore humbly besought his Holynesse to beleeue it which hee refusing to doe would neither absolue the King nor ratifie that which had beene done at Saint Denis The French in the meane time perceiuing that the King had abiured his former errors and was become a Catholick and afterwards crowned and annoynted at Chartres with the holy oyle according to the ancient custome of the French Kings all rebellious citties one after another returned vnder his obedience The Venetians sent Ambassadors to the French King to congratulate his conuersion and to reioyce with his Maiesty for his happy successe in recouering the greatest part of his kingdome At the beginning of the yeare following 1595. Amurath the Turkish Emperor dyed Mahomet his eldest sonne succeeded him who calling all his brethren into his chamber caused them to bee strangled in his presence The Pope beeing aduertised of the French Kings good successe who still humbled himselfe to the Sea Apostolick and had againe sent Dauid du Perron Bishop of Eureux to Rome to procure his absolution was willing to grant his request notwithstanding many were of contrary opinions Wherevpon comming one Sunday morning beeing the eighteene of September in his Pontificalibus into Saint Peters Hall hee approoued King Henries abiuration with all ceremonies therein requisite receiuing him to fauour and into the bosome of the Church with his blessing Apostolicall inioyning him due penance which done Drums and Trumpets sounded in signe of ioy and Cannons thundred from Castle Angelo all men reioycing at his good fortune the Spanish Ambassador excepted who in his Maisters behalfe protested that the same act could not preiudice his Kings titles During these solemnities at Rome Pascale Cicogna Duke of Venice dyed beeing foure score and fiue yeares old hauing gouerned the Common-wealth nine yeares one moneth and fifteene dayes hee lyes buryed in the Church of Santa Maria de Cruciferi MARIN GRIMANI the 89. Duke MARIN GRIMANI Knight and Procurator of Saint Marke succeeded him beeing beloued of all men for his rare vertue and charitie to the poore The Pope in the meane time to confirme what hee had done to the most Christian King sent the Cardinall of Florence his Legate into France who was honorably entertained at Paris where hee made some aboade for open warre beeing denounced betwixt France and Spaine the Pope became a Mediator of peace and to that end sent the Generall of the Fryers a Sicillian with ample Commission together with the Legat to treate of peace betwixt those two great Kings hee had receiued the like authority from the King of Spaine and in the end after sundry goings too and fro peace which all men desired ensued the yeare 1598. The Venetians perceiuing that the Vsicoques did not
whole country betwixt Oglio Po and Adda yeeld to the Emperor The French Uenetian army retire to Milan The Emperor summoneth the City of Milan The diuersity of opinions in the City The arriuall of the Swisses at Milan for the Kings seruice The Emperor distrusteth the Swisses The Marquis of Brandenbourg commeth to the Emperours army The French Kings complaints against the Pope The Emperors deseignes come to nothing Lautrec beseegeth Bressia Bressia yeeldeth on composition Lautrec beeing 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 doth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it to the Venetians Lautâ—…ec marcheth to beseege Ueroâ—…a Sundry opinons in Lautrecs campe Excuses aleadged by Lautrec thaâ—… be might discampe Gritti the Prouidator his answer to Lautrec The Venetians resolution The cause which mooâ—…ad Lautrec to stay still where he was The number of the Venetians army The Lansquenets refuse to beseege a City belonging to the Emperour The army dislodgeth by reason of the Lansquenets refusall The Uenetians send supplies to the army VVhat forces were in Uerona Verona beseeged in two seuerall places Assault giuen to Verona The assailants reâ—…ire with losse Lautrec deliâ—…eth The Venetians remonstrance to Lautrec The Venetians stay to gard the bridge Rocandof the Almaâ—…n victuall th Verona The Prouidators and Venetian Senate in great care For what cause the French king would haue the Venetians to be aduertized of the treaty The sum of the treaty of Noyon Verona againe beseeged The Emperor wholy enclineth peace Uerona consigned to the Lord Lautrec for the French King is presently deliuered to the Venetians The great ioy of the Veronoiâ—… for that they were reduced vnder the subiection of the Venetians The Senates acknowledgement to the Lord Lautrec The Senate disburdeneth the commonwealth in time of peace The Vniuersity of Padua reestablished by th Senate The Venetians send two Ambassadors tâ—… the great Turkâ—… Selims victories The Mamalâ—…kes vanquished by Selim Selim takes 〈◊〉 Cairo Selim granteth the Venetians demands The Venetians send Ambassadors to Charles King of Spaine concerning traâ—…fick The vsuall trade of the Venetian vessels Truce â—…ed betwixt the Emperor and the Venetians The Pope exhorteth christian Princes to take armes against the Turkes The Venetians answere â—…o the Popes exhortation The Emperor Maximilian death The French and Spanish King aspire to the Emperor The French Kings request to the Venetians The Venetians answer to the French King Charles king of Spaine chosen Emperor Lewis King of Hungary preparâ—…th for defence against the Turke The alliance is renewed betwixt Soliman and the Venetians The Uenetians arme against the Pirats VVhy the French King did distrust the Elect Emperor After what manner 〈◊〉 Pope would consent to â—…he Kingâ—… preposition The Venetians suspect the French King The Emperor seeketh the Venetians friendship The comâ—…ssoners of the Emperor and the Venetians meâ—…t at Verona The demâ—…ds of the Venetian commissioners The assembly is broken of without any conclusion and the Uenetians are put in hope of â—… prosperâ—…s â—…d An. 1520. Soliman resolueth to enuade the Realme of Hungary An. 1521. The oration of the Hungarian Ambassador VVhat the Senate concluded after the Ambassadors oration Another Ambassador from the King of Hungary at Veâ—…ice The Venetians send the King of Hungary thirty thousand Ducaâ—…s Belgrade taken 〈◊〉 the Turkes The Emperors promises to the Venetians VVhat mooâ—…d the Emperor to send his Ambassador to the French King The King of England is chosen Vmpier and mediator betwixt mighty Princes The French King and the King of England talke together The Uenetian comon wealth doe â—…sten a dâ—…ghter of the French Kings VVhy the King delayed to conclude the league The Popes new 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Pope and the Eâ—…peror make 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 against the French King VVhat the Popes and Emperos deseignes were The Lord of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…prise of the â—…andetti of Miâ—…an The Pope is is 〈◊〉 with the Lord L'â—…scut his pursute The Venetians seeke to appease the Popes indignation against the French The conditions of the agreement betwixt the Pope and the Emperor The Popes and â—…emperors forâ—…s needâ—… to march if their secret intelligences should faile The Venetian army redy to march The Emperor 〈◊〉 passage for his soldiers Ieronimo Pesare Prouidator of all the forts on the firme land In what manner the Venetians did releeue the Start of Milan The Lord of Lautrec hopeth for aide The Imperials beseege Parma The Lord of Lautrec succoreth Parmai Prospero Colonna raiseth his campe from before Parma The Pope suspecteth the Imperials The Emperor 〈◊〉 destasted with the Popes suspition The Emperour by his Ambassador seeketh to draw the Venetians to his side The army of the league marcheth directly to Milan The enemies passe ouer the riuer Adda without any impediment The Swisses leaue the French campe for want of pay Leutrec fortifieth Milan Prospero Colonna is within foure miles of Milan The traitors in milan giue aduertizement to Prospero Colonna The enemies being come to Milan win the Roman Gate â—…d the suburb Triuulcio taken prisoner by the Imperials Lautrec vetireth with his Cauallery to Coma. Moscaron captaine of the castle of Milan Milan is sackâ—… ten whole daies together The Swisses retire home into their country Coma taken The Imperials breake the Decree Lautrecs determination The Venetians disswade Lautrec from his resolution Pope Leo his sodaine death The Cardinall of Medicis after the Popes death retireth to Rome The Venetians leauy forces to march into the Dutchy of Milan Colonna fortifieth Milan The French Venetian army on the Cremonois Great numbers of Swisses in the French campe The French campe before Milan VVhat hindred the Lord of Lautrec from assailing Milan VVith what seruensie the people of Milan endured the discommodity of the seege The Duke of Milan commeth to Pauia with six thousand Lansequenets The French take Nouara Sforza arriueth at Milan Pauia beseeged by Lautrec The campe dislodgeth from before Pauia The Emperors campe lodgeth at Bicoca Lautrec sendeth to discouer the enemies campe In what order the French did assaile the enemies Pollicy of the Lord of Lautrec The Swisses boldnesse in assâ—…yling their enemies The battaile of Bicoca The Swisses retire to Monce The Swisses returne home into their country The enemies surprize Lauda Cremona is yeelded to the enemies The Emperor sicketh the friendship alliance of the Uenetians The Emperor and the King of England talke together A league betwixt the Emperor the King of England The Ambassadors of the Emperor and the King of England come to Venice The Venetians great discretion in their resolution An. 1522. Rhodes taken by Soliman The Creation of Pope Adrian the sixt The Venetians Ambassage to the Pope The Pope is zealous of an vniuersall peace League betwixt the Pope the Emperor the Venetians the Duke of Milan and the Florentines Different opinions in the Senate concerning their alliance with the Emperor The protestation of the Emperor and King of Englands Ambassadors in Senate