of dyets were vncertaine tedious and full of difficulties the ende of one breeding the beginning of an other he sawe withall that the french king excused him selfe daily of the demaundes and enterprises that were tendred to him some times alleaging the sharpnes of the season sometimes requiring assignacion certain of the exspēces which were to be made eftsones protesting that by the traity of Cambray he was not bownd to ayde him alone but ioyntly with the Pope king of Aragon with whom it was reasonable that the proceedings were mutuall and common as the confederacion and bond were ioynt generall for these reasons he entred into resolucion that there was no remedie more readye for his affaires then to induce the french king to embrase thenterprise to take Padoa Vincensa and Treuisa employing his owne forces and taking sufficient recompense This demaund was wel liked by many of the kings councel who considering that till the Venetians were wholly chassed out of the firme lande the Kinge should dwell in continual exspenses and daungers perswaded his Maiestie vpon those reasons to deliuer him selfe of them at one blow and in one action making but one exspensse The Kinges minde was not altogether estraunged from this councell being caried happly with the same reasons and therefore albeit he inclined to passe in person into Italy with a mighty armie which he called mighty and puissant as often as he had in the same more then a thowsand six hundred launces with his gentlemen pensioners yet harkening to other councels by the cōsideracion of other reasons he stood suspended in mind expressing a confusion more then he was wont for that the Cardinal Amboise A man of great authoritie and stomacke afflicted with a long greeuous maladie forbare to manage his affaires which were wont to be dispatched wholy by his direction The king besides that of his natural disposicion he loued not much matters of exspenses was reteined also by a desire he had to Verona for thaccomplishing wherof it seemed to him a good meane to haue the king of Romains intangled with continual warres for which regard he had newly lent to him eighteene thowsand duckats to pay the launceknightes that lay in garrison in the citie and was bound to make it vp a further summe of fifty thowsand with cōdicion that he should not onely hold the Citadell for his securitie and pawne but also the old castel should be set ouer to him together with the next gate of the towne the better to haue free entrey and yssue And lastly for want of restoring the money within one yeare the towne of Valeggo should remeine to him in perpetuall gouernment with power to fortefie aswell the towne as the Citadell at the charges of Caesar These consideracions drewe the Kinges minde into no small perplexities but muche more was he troubled with feare least the Popes intencions would wholly varie and alter if he should either leade or sende into Italy a newe armie for the Pope no lesse full of suspicion then also ill contented that he should impatronise vpon Verona besides that he still kept a will enterteyned to absolute the Venetians did also all that he could to ioyne him selfe with the Svvyzzers for confirmacion of which disposicion he had sent backe agayne into that contrey the Bishop of Syon with money to distribute amongest them and promisse to indue him selfe with the holy cappe he sought also with all his diligence by what meanes he might estraunge the Kinge of England from the amitie of the frenche Kinge whome albeit his father at the instant of death had aduised for his securitie and benefite to continue in assured league with him and for that respect was yearely payed to him fiftie thowsand duckats yet being caried ouer with hotte humors of youthe and the great habilitie of treasor that his father had left him it seemed he had no lesse in consideracion the councells of those who for the desire of newe thinges ioyned to an auncient hatred which the English doe ordinarily beare to the french nation made perswasions to him for the warre then the wisedome and discreete example of his father who refusing all contencions with the frenche had gouerned his kingdome in great obedience and tranquilletie notwithstanding he had aspyred to a state newe and full of troubles All these consideracions vexing not a litle the minde of the frenche Kinge who the better to deuise for the affayres of Italy was nowe gone to Lyon he feared least his marching into Italy which the Pope detested openly would stirre vp some new innouacions by his meanes besides he sawe that the Kinge of Aragon disswaded him from it but vnder demonstracions of a friende and an indifferent louer of the common tranquillitie In so much as amyd those multitudes of dowtes which trauelled him on all partes he sawe no more certeine nor present councell then with great labor and diligence to studie so to appease the minde of the Pope that at the least he might stande assured that he were not his enemie and against him Wherein it seemed that occasion fauored him greatly for that it was beleeued that by the death of the Cardinall Amboise who was extremely sicke he shoulde be eased of those suspicions from whence it was supposed his ill contentments did principally proceede And for that the King was aduertised by good intelligence that the Cardinall of Auchx Nephewe to the Cardinall Amboise with others that managed his affayres in the Court of Rome had with great rashnes both in deede and wordes labored more to quicken and kindle then to appease and mollefie the Popes minde he woulde no more vse their seruice in those actions but sent to Rome in poste the Lorde Albert Pie Count de Carpy A personage in whome was indifferent the greatnes of his minde and expedicion of his witte he caried very large commissions not onely to offer to the Pope the Kinges forces and authoritie to serue his turne in all accidents and vpon all occasions but also in inclining as much as he could to his wil and nature he was to communicat with him frankely and simply the state of all thinges that were practised together with the requests that Caesar made to him and finally to referre to his arbitracion and wil whether he should passe into Italy or not and whether he should minister to thEmprour speedely or slowly he had also in charge to disswade the absolucion of the Venetians but before he ariued it was resolued and promised by the Pope the Venetians after long dispute and abode of their Embassadors there consenting at last to the condicions whereupon the difficulties stoode not finding any other remedie for their sauetie then to beioyned with him The condicions for the which thabsolucion was to be giuen were opēly published in the cōsistorie the xxiiij of February in presence of the Venetian Embassadors who confirmed them by writing according to thauthentike direction from their common weale These
possessed by the Viccairs of Romagna and withall to giue him presently thirtie thousand duckattes vnder this cooller that he was constrained to interteine a greater force for the gard of his person as though to knit himselfe with the French king were to stirre vp many of the Potentates in Italie to seeke to hurt and oppresse him For th execution of these couenantes both the king began to make payment of the money and the Pope committed the action of the diuorce to the bishop of Setto his Nuncio and to tharchbishops of Parys and Roan And albeit in the trauerse of the cause the kinges wyfe impugned the iudgement yet in the ende holding for no lesse suspected the consciences of the Iudges then the might and greatnes of her aduersarie she tooke comfort in her innocencie and disclaimed her suite receiuing for thinterteinment of her person the Duchie of Berry with thirtie thousande Frankes of Reuenue And so the diuorce confirmed by sentence of the Iudges there rested nothing els exspected for the dispensing and and accomplishing of the new mariage but the comming of Caesar Vorgia lately of a Cardinall and Archbishop of Valence become a soldiour and Duke of Valentinoys the king hauing giuen him a companie of a hundred Launces and twentie thousand Frankes pension and for his title of dukedome he indued him with Valence a Citie of Danphyne with twentie thousand Frankes of Reuenue he embarqued at Ostia vppon the Gallyes which the king sent him and arryued about the end of the same yeare at the french Court where he entred with a pomp and pride incredible and brought with him the Cardinalles hatt for George Amboise Archbishop of Roan Who hauing alwayes affore participated in the daungers and fortunes of the king helde with him great authoritie grace and reputation This new Duke albeit he was receiued of the king with great honour and all other offices of court yet his manner of dealing was not well lyked in the beginning for that according to the direction and councell of his father he denied that he had brought with him the bull of dispensacion hoping that the desire to obteine it would make the king more easie to assist his plottes and purposes then would do the remembrance that he had receiued it vsing this reason that there is nothing endureth so small a tyme as the memorie of benefittes receiued the more great they bee the more commonly are they recompenced with ingratitude But the bishop of Setto reueiling the truth secretly to the king who making it sufficient to godwarde that the bull was dispatched and ratified consommated the mariage openly with his new wyfe without making more demaundes for the bull the same being the cause that the Duke could no longer keepe from him the bull Authentyke and iustefied And finding out after by suttle inquirie that the bishop of Setto had reuealed the matter he caused him soone after by secret meanes to dye of poyson the vnfortunate bishop not remembring that in matters of estate betweene princes he that discloseth his secret to another worketh to himself the occasion of his death The king being now in some stabilitie of minde by his new mariage began to be carefull to renue leagues amities with his neighbours making presentlie a firme peace with the king of Spaine who bearing now no more regarde to the thinges of Italie called home all his Embassadours remayning there except him that laye resident with the Pope and readiourned Consaluo into Spaine with all his regiment leauing to Federick all those peeces in Calabria which he had holden till that day he had a great deale more trouble to accorde with the king of Romains who was newly discended into Burgongny by occasion of some commocions stirring there being for that expediciō ayded with a round summe of money by the Duke of Myllan in whom preuayled muche this kinde of persuacion that eyther the warre which hee should make vppon the french king would turne him from thenterprise of Italy or at least if any agreement succeeded betweene them he should be comprehēded in it as the king of Romains had assuredly promised him But at last after much discourse of reasonings and meetings the king made a new peace with Tharchduke by the which were to bee rendered vnto him the places of the countrey of Artoys a thing which to th ende it might bring effect and profit to his sonne the king of Romains consented to make truce with him for many monethes without making mencion of the Duke of Myllan against whom he seemed at that tyme much discontented for that he had not alwayes satisfied his infinit demaunds of money Lastly the french king ratifiyng the peace made with the king of Englande by his predecessor reiected all solicitacions and suites made to him to receiue the Duke of Myllan to any composicion who for his part albeit he protested large offers offices vsed no lesse corrupcions to induce him yet all his industries and practises were vaine in the kings sight who to lay a more sure foūdaciō of the warre pretended sought how he might at one time tie to him in suertie of amitie the Venetians Florentyns and therefore he required with great importunities that ceassing to vexe the Pisans the Venetians would put Pisa into his hands whereunto the rather to draw the Florentyns to consent he offred secretly to restore it to thē within a short tyme This practise being founde full of many difficulties and concurring in it diuers endes and intrestes was for many monethes debated with delayes for that the Florentyns holding it necessarie that in that case they should make aliance with the french king and fearing by the remembrance of thinfidelitie of Charles the present busines should suffer no lesse breach of promyse in the king raigning coulde not agree amongst themselues nor consent in vnitie of opinion and councell wherein one reason of their disagreement was that their citie was vnquietly tossed betweene thambicion of some of the greatest Rulers and the vnbridled libertie of the gouernment popular and being reapposed by reason of the warre of Pisa vppon the Duke of Myllan the whole citie was falne into such generall diuision that it was harde to deliberat in peace and quiet vppon matters of importance some of the principall citizens desiring the victorie to the french king and others of the contrary bearing their whole affections to the Duke of Myllan The Venetians also notwithstanding all other difficulties had bene ouercome which might hinder the accorde had yet determined not to consent to put Pisa into a third hande hoping that for the regarde of the repayment of their charges and to leaue Pisa with lesse dishonor they should obteine better condicions in the negociacion that was holden at Ferrara which was vehemently solicited by Lodovvyk both for feare least the deputacion of Pisa falling to the french both those common weales would knit with the king and also hoping that the
farre from Parma when Federike departed was called in by an vniuersall consent of the people and made his entrie The Capteines and Assistantes of the League deuised howe to recouer the residue of the estate vnder this foundacion to make no more so greate expences And accordingly they dispatched from Millan at the same tyme the Marquis of Pisquairo with his bandes of Spaniardes and the Launceknightes and Grisons to laye siege to Coma In whiche enterprise in maye be doubted whether was more forwarde his desire or his fortune for he had no sooner begonne to enforce the terrour of his artilleries then the defendantes dispayring of reskew agreed to render vp the place vnder condicion of sauetie of life and goods aswell to the Frenche bandes as to thinhabitantes of the towne And yet when the Frenche men were vppon their departure the Spaniardes made their entrie and sacked it to the greate infamie of the Marquis who beeing afterwardes accused of fayth breaking by Iohn Chabannes chiefe of the Frenche bandes within Coma was by him defyed and chalenged to the combat At the same instant they of the League sent the Bishop of Verula to the Svvizzers to assure them of their willes neuerthelesse assoone as he was come to Belinsone they committed hym to warde for that standing yll contented that their regimentes of footemen had marched agaynst the French king they did not onely complayne of the Cardinall of Syon and the Pope but also of all their ministers and officers But chiefly they inueyed agaynst the Bishoppe of Verula for that being the Popes Nuncio with them at suche tyme as they leauyed their men he laboured to induce them to goe agaynst thexception vnder the which they had bene accorded The estate and affayres of the warre was reduced into these tearmes with a wonderfull hope in the Pope and Caesar to confirme the victorie bothe for that the French king had no meane to dispatche with expedicion newe companies into Italie and also for them selues they thought the power of those who had wonne Millan vpon him with the moste parte of the Duchie was sufficient not onely to preserue it but also to runne through all the residue that remayned in the handes of thenemie Yea suche a thing is terrour that the Senate of Venice fearing least the warre begonne agaynst others would not fall vpon them gaue hope to the Pope to cause the French bandes to depart out of their landes But of thoughtes sodaine began to spring an accident vnlooked for for newes came that the Pope was dead sodenlye the first day of December As he laye at the village of Magliana whither he went oftentimes for his recreation he heard the first reapport of the taking of Millan which stirred in him suche an extreme passion of ioye that the same night he entred into a small feauer and for his better remedie he caused himselfe the next daye to be remoued to Rome where he dyed within very fewe dayes after notwithstanding the Phisitions in the beginning made no great reckoning of his disease There was great suspicion that he was poysoned by Barnabie Malespina his Chamberleine whose office was alwayes to giue him drinke And yet though he was made prisoner through the suspicion of the fact and the vehement reasons of the same yet the matter was dashed and thexaminacion thereof for that the Cardinall Medicis assone as he came to Rome set him at libertie fearing to fall further into the disgrace of the Frenche king by whose practise it was supposed that Barnabie gaue him the fatall drinke This was but whispred secretly the author being no lesse doubtfull then the coniectures vncertayne He dyed if we consider the cōmon opinion of men in very great glory felicity not so much for that by the surprising of Millan he saw himself deliuered of daungers and exspences intollerable whiche hauing drayned him of all store of money and treasor he was constrayned to aduaunce all meanes and maners for his supply and releeuing But also that a very fewe dayes affore his death he receyued aduertisement of the taking of Plaisanca and the very day he dyed newes came to him of the winning of Parma A matter so greatly desired by him that at such time as he debated to moue warre agaynst the Frenche men it is very well remembred that he sayde to the Cardinall de Medicis laboring to disswade him that as he was in nothing more caryed to the desire of that warre then to recouer to the Churche those two Cities so when so euer God should blesse him with theffect of that desire it would not greue him to dye He was a prince in whom were many thinges worthy to be commended and blamed and in the estate and discourse of his life he deceyued greatly thexpectation that was had of him when he was created Pope for that his gouernment was with a greater discression but with farre lesse bountie then was looked for The death of the Pope did greatly diminishe th affayres of Caesar in Italie as also it was not vnlikely that suche an enemie beeing taken away with whose money the whole warre was both begon and continued both the French king would enter into a newe sprite and dispatche a newe armie into Italie and also the Venetians for the same causes would recontinue the confederacion they had with him So that it seemed that by this accident the deuises to assayle Cremona and Genes vanished were dissolued and the officers of Caesar who till then had payed the Spanishe bandes with great difficultie were constrayned to dismisse a great part of them A matter not without daunger since there were holden yet for the king Cremona Genes Alexandria the Castell of Millan the Castells of Nouaro and Tressa Pisqueton Domussolo Arona and all the Lake maior Besides the Rocke of Pontremo was eftsones returned to his deuocion which being lost before was reconquered by Sinibaldo de Fiesquo and the Count Nocero Neither had the affayres of the French king any good successe beyonde the Mountes for that Caesar bringing warre vpon Flaunders had taken from him the Citie of Tornay and not long after the Castell wherein were no small quantities of artilleries and municions In so muche that by reason of the Popes death newe gouernmentes newe counsells and newe estates of affayres and doings were introduced into the Duchie of Millan The Cardinalles of Syon and Medicis made foorthwith to Rome to communicate in thelection of the newe Pope The Imperials kept retayned with them fifteene hundred footemen Svvizzers and dismissed all the others together with the Launceknightes who went their waye The bandes of the Florentines tooke their way to returne into Tuskane Touching the regimentes of the Church Guido Rangon ledde one part of them to Modona and the other remayned in the state of Millan with the Marquis of Mantua and that more of his proper resolucion then by the consent of the College of Cardinalles who standing deuided amongest themselues could bring
foorth nothing in determinacion In so muche as when Monsr Lavvtrech made his complayntes to them that the souldiours of the Church remayned vpon the Duchie of Millan to the preiudice of the French king to whom for the charitable actions of his predecessors done to the Churche was transferred the title of protector and eldest sonne of the same they could not agree to returne other aunswere or resolucion then that they referred his remedy to the determination of the Pope to come Of those Svvizzers that were in Plaisanca one part went with the Bishop of Pistoye to Modena for the defence of that Citie and Reggia agaynst the Duke of Ferrara who immediatly vppon the death of the Pope had taken the fielde with an hundred men at armes two thousande footemen and three hundred light horsemen and so went to incampe before Cente after he had recouered by the will of thinhabitantes Bondene Finale the mountayne of Modena and Garfagnano and with the same facilitie had taken Iugo Bagnacauall with other townes of Romagnia Those Svvizzers that were of the Canton of Zurich continued at Plaisanca and for that they would not suffer them selues to be separated they would not giue leaue to a thousande of them to go to the gard of Parâ—na which Citie remaining almost disfurnished Monsr Lavvtrech being then within Cremona with sixe hundred launces and two thousande fiue hundred footemen tooke occasion of the nakednes of the place to attempt to reconquer it being specially induced to thaction by Federike Bossolo who caryed great credite in that matter for the peculiar knowledge he had in enterprises of like nature It was then determined that Monsr de Bonneuall with three hundred launces and Federike and Marke Antho. Colonno the one with the Frenche footemen the other with the Venetian bands conteining in one strength and generall number fiue thousande bodies should be employed to surprise the citie of Parma wherein were sixe hundred footemen Italians and fiftie men at armes of the Marquis of Mantua besides that the people and inhabitantes were at the deuocion of the Churche but slenderly armed and no lesse yll contented for the memorie of the French and violences vsed by Federike With these was also concurrant this aduauntage that of that parte of the towne which had bene battred by the campe of the Churche the walles laye yet on the grounde without any restoring or repayring Lastely the sea Apostolike was in vacacion A matter which is alwayes wont to keepe the mindes of men in variacion and make gouernors rather carefull of their proper safetie then to looke to the defence of townes as not knowing for whom they should put them selues into daunger So that with these foundacions the french footemen were sent below along the riuer of Pavv euen vnto Toricelle where the bands of men at armes that were come from Cremona by land ioyned with them And many barkes beeing sent thether from Cremona they passed ouer Pavv by night to Toricelle which is within twelue myles of Parma hauing to follow them by direction Mark Anth. Colonno with the Venetian footebands that were lodged vpon Oglio Frauncis Guicciardin was sent thether for the gard of the towne by commission of Cardinall de Medicis and doubting of the daunger that was so apparant he caused to call together by night the whole people and inhabitants whom he incouraged to stande valiantly to the defence of their liues and libertie And bicause they shoulde fight against their peril more with weapons then with wordes he caused to be bestowed among them two thowsand pykes which two dayes before he had sent for from Reggia it imported him much to be carefull to make prouisions necessary for defence wherein by so much greater was his diligence and study by how much both the time and the place ministred many difficulties both for that the smal numbers of souldiours within the towne were not sufficient to defend it without the ayde of the people vpon whome in those suddeine and daungerous cases can be layd no firme foundacion for the variablenes of their condicion And also for that he saw it impossible to let thennemies for entring the Codipont for which cause he retyred the souldiours all the townesmen into the other part of the citie but not without a wonderfull difficultie for hauing a vaine perswasion amongest them that it might be defended as also the inhabitants of that quarter interpreting to rigour and hardnes to leaue abandoned their owne houses They could not be disposed to it neither with reasons nor with authoritie vntill they saw thennemies approch because the inhabitants were so long affore they would be perswaded to retyre thennemy lacked not much to enter with them pelmell into the other part of the towne where concurred at one time many difficulties both necessitie of money and inconueniencie of the time being the selfe same day wherein they were to pay the footebands who protested to goe out of the towne if they were not satisfied of their payes within xxiiij howers The first day Federyk Bossolo with three thowsand footemen and certeine light horsemen entred the Codipont which was left abandoned The daye after arriued there Monsr de Buneuall with the french launces and Mark. Anth. with two thowsand footemen Venetians They had not with them other artilleries then two sakers for that by thimpediment of the ill wayes all along Pavv the places being low and apt to reteyne water made it very hard for the vse of carts to draw greater artilleries which had not bene without losse of time and that contrary to their hopes grounded altogether vpon celeritie and diligence for that they feared in lingring much least Parma shoulde receiue some reskewe either from Modena or from Plaisanca Neuerthelesse thin habitants being abused with the fancies and feares of certeine peasants of the contry that were fled stoode possessed with an opinion that the great artilleries were comming By which occasion they were entred into a wonderfull terror and the same redoubled by a deuise of Federyk who hauing taken in the contrey certeine Citizens he made them assuredly belceue by certeine rebells of Parma which he had with him that Mark Anth. and the french men came after with a great armie and artilleries And after he had let them goe to Parma they brought newes touching the forces of thennemies and other things much against the truth and so replenished the people with terrour and amaze that not onely the Commons through all the quarters of the towne but euen their Magistrates and councel hauing charge of th affayres publike began with importunities to entreate the gouernour that what for the safety of him selfe and his souldiors and to deliuer the citie from seruitude and sacking he would suffer them to compounde with thenemies Agaynst which demaunde whylest the gouernour made resistance sometimes with reasons and sometimes with requestes and consumed the time in debating there hapned this new difficultie that the paye day being
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Frauncis the first comes to the crowne The fr. king assumeth the title of duke of Millan Preparacions of the frenche king against the Duke of Millan Octauian Fregosa Duke of Genes â—â—mpoundes with the Frenche king The Swizzers seeke to stoppe the passage of the Frenche men The French armie The king of EnglaÌ„d sends to the frenche king not to passe into Italie The treatie betwene the king and the Swizzers broken The Cardinal of Syon persâ—adeth the Swizzers The battell of Marignan Pe. Nauarre afore the Castell of MillaÌ„ Death of Aluiano Enteruiew of Pope Leo the fr. king in Bolognia 1516. The french king returneth into Fraunce Death of the king Catholike Death of the Great Capteine The Venetians recouer Bressia The Pope taketh the Duchie of Vrbin giueth it to Laur â–ª de Medicis his nephew Capitulations betwene the French king and king Catholike Beginningâ— of new 〈…〉 Vrbin returneth to the obedience of the naturall Duke Fano besieged Description of the Citie of Pesero Consederacion betwene the Pope and fr. king Franciscomaria sendes to defie law de Medicis Scituacion of Fossambrono Lawrence loaseth thoccasioÌ„ of the victory Lawrence de Medicis hurt Ielousie against Iohn Ia. Tryuulce The death of Ioh. Ia. Triuulce The french aspireth to be Emperour 1519 Death of Lavv. de Medicis Charles the fife chesen Emperour Occasions of contention betwene the fr. king and themperor The Popes enterprise vppon Ferrara 1520. Martin Luther agaynst the Pope The Pope executeth Io. Paule Baillon ThEmprour in England Commocions in Spaine Pope Leo is the cause of the warre Fontarabye taken by the french Martin Luther Confederation betwene the Pope and thEmperour agaynst the fr. king The titles of thempire to the duchie of Millan Practises against the fr. king FrauÌ„cis Guicciardin the writer of this history Monsr d'Escud before Reggia Lightning vpon the castell of Millan The Marquis of Mantua for the Pope The resolucioÌ„ for the warre agaynst the Frenchmen Monsr de Lawtrech returneth to Millan Frauncis Guicciardin generall coÌ„maunder ouer the army The capteines of the league take counsell together The siege of Parma The Popes Capteines and the Emprours take councell to passe further The armie of the league passeth the riuer of Paw A fault of Monsr de Lavvtrech The Svvizzers leauied by the Pope vvoulde not march against the Frenche king The souldiers of the league passe the riuer of Adda The taking of Myllan by the league The death of Pope Leo the tenth The Frenche men before Parma The duke of Vrbin reentreth his estates Election of Pope Adrian the sixt The D. of Vrbin and the Baillons before Sienna Alexandria taken by the Imperialls Ten thowsand Swizzers discend into the Duchie of Millan for the fr. king Iohn Medicis for the french king The French men before Millan Frauncis Sforce at Millan Monsr Lawtrech before Pauia The Swvizzers woulde leaue the sr armie for that they are not payde Monsr Lawtrech determined to set vppon his enemies Thencounter of Bicocque The ouerthrow of the Swizzers Monsr Lawtrech returneth into Fraunce Loda taken by the Imperialls Genes taken by the Imperialls Monsr d'Escud returneth into Fraunce Emotions in Tuskane An accident in the towne of Lucquai The prouinces of â—â—alâ—e are taxed for the conseruation of the duchie of Millan Pope Adrian the vi coÌ„meth to Rome The king of England for thEmprour sendeth Embassadors to the Venetians to draw them from thalliaÌ„ce of the french VVhat thEmprour did in Spaine Roades taken Rhodes rendred vp to the Turke The Castell of Millan rendred by the French. The oracion of Andrevv Gritti touching thalliance vvith Caesar The oratioÌ„ of George Cornaro Andrea Gritty Duke of Venice Consederacion betwene Caesar and the Venetians Cardinall Volterro prisoner The French armie marcheth Confederacie betwene theÌ„prour the k. of England and the Duke of Burbon The french army in Italy The death of Pope Adrian Frauncis Guicciardin The taking of Reggia by the duke of Ferrara The taking of Loda by the French. The frenchmen breake vp from before Millan Cardinal Medicis is created Pope and taketh the name of Clement the seuenth The death of Prospero Colonno and his qualities The Duke of Burbon notable to doe any thing in Burgondie commeth to Myllan The imperials passe the riuer of Thesin The frenchmen go from before Millan The claime of the Kings of England to the Crowne of Fraunce The frenche king determineth to passe the mountes and to follow the ennemie The French king before Pauia The fr. king sendeth the Duke of Albanie into the realme of Naples The Pope counsellâ—th the fr. king and themperour to peace Duke of Ferrara aydes the French king during the siege of Pauia 1525. The defendantes of Pauya in necessitie The french king will â—â—t 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of his Captemes The Imperialls take the castell S. Angeo Thimperialls drawe neare to Pauia The battell of Pauia wherin the frâ—king is take prisoner The Potentats of Italy in great feare for the imprisonment of the French king The VenetiaÌ„s solicite the Pope to confederate with them Thimperialls determine to accorde with the Pope Confederation betweene the Pope and the Emprour The rightes pretensions of the familie of Est The Pope sendes to visite the french king beeing prisoner The moderation and temperance of thâ— Emprour â—poÌ„ the neâ—es of the victory The Oration of the Bishop of Osimo touching the taking of the fr. king The opinion of the duke of Alba touching the kings imprisonment The sorowes and feares of Fraunce for the imprisonment of the king A treatise of of accord
Cardinall of Amboyse aspireth to the Popedome Frauncis Piccolomini made pope The Vrsins against Valentynois Valentynois distressed by the Vrsins Pope Pius the thirde dieth Cardinall S. Petri Ad vincla made Pope The Pope â—oÌ„plaineth to the Venetâ—ans The VenetiaÌ„s ansvvere to the nevve Pope Faenza taken by the Venetians Duke Valentynois arested by the Pope 〈…〉 beyonde the Mounts A truce betvveene the kinges of Spayne and Fraunce VVhat hapned to the French men as they vvould haue passed Garillon Bart. Aluiano commeth to the 〈…〉 of Consaluo Peter de Medicis d 〈…〉 Peace betvveene the Turke â—â— the Venetians Discourse vpoÌ„ the nauigations of the Spaniards Complaints of the Frenchemen Consaluo deserueth the title of great captayne Valentynois prisoner by Consaluo Truce betvveene the kinges of Spayne and Fraunce Confederation betvveene the Pope king of Romains and the â—â—enâ—he king against the Venâ—â—ans The death of king Federike The death of Elizabeth Queene of Spayne Testament of Queene Elizabeth The Florentins broken by the Pisans Death of Cardinall Arkanius Consaluo aydeth the Florentins The Florentins debate vvhether they should besege Pisa The Florentins armie afore Pisa Peace betvvene the French king and king of Spayne An horrible act of a Cardinall Sedes of nevv vvarres Dissimulation very daungerous in the persons of great men King Philip saileth out of Flaunders into Spayne King Phillip caste by casualtie of sea vpon the cpasts of Englande Philip promiseth to redeliuer to king H. the duke of Suffolke Capitulations betvvene Ferdinand Philâ—p The conditioÌ„ of imperie dignitie ielous Imaginations of the French king The Pope deuiseth to vvin agayne Bolognia Malice is infinite in her actions The Pope vvill go in person to the enterprise of Bolognia The great capteine consirmed in the duchy of S. Ange. The death of king Phillip A coÌ„tinuance of the historie of Iulio d'Este The death of duke Valentynois The citie of Genes rebelleth Rebellion increaseth in occasions The seate of dominion very casual vvhere it diuolueth by election Rashnes hath no societie vvith discretion The contentes of the French armie The first defease of the Genovvies The Genovvaies sende to solicite for pardon The rebels of Genes yeelde to the French king The Frenche king entreth as a conquereâ— into Genes The sub 〈…〉 of the rebels of Genes The Pope and the Venetians incite the k. of Romains to make vvarre vppon the French king The dyet of Constance Themperour speaketh in the dyet The kings of Aragon and Fraunce haue enteruievv together The oration of Ni. Foskarin The oration of Andrevv Gritti Deliberation of the Venetians Aluiano beeing sent to suâ—â—â—r Friul giueth the rout to the Almains Truce betvvene Maximilian and the Venetians Thassâ—â—bly of Cambrâ—â— Deliberation of the Venetians The Pope ratisieth the treatise of Cambray A coÌ„tinuation of the vvarrs of Pisa Contract betvvene the French king king of Spaine and the Florentins The French king prepareth agaynst the Venetians The VenetiaÌ„s looke to them selues The ordenaÌ„ce house of Venice on fire Beginning of the vvarre The Popes Bull agaynst the Venetians The Venetians armie The armies affront one an other and feight not Deâ—ait of the Venetians Aluiano takeÌ„ prisoner The taking of many tovvnes by the french The lamentations made as Venice for the ouerthrovv The Popes souldiours in Romagnia The oration of Anth. Iustinian to Caesar Diuers opinions touching the fall of the Venetians The first hope of the Venetians The last actioÌ„ of the Florentins agaynst the Pisans Pisa rendred to the Florentins The VenetiaÌ„s determine to recouer Padoa The VenetiaÌ„s recouer Padoa The Marquis of Mantua prisoner The oration of Leonard Loredan The gentlemeÌ„ of Venice go to the succors of Padoa Description of Padoa Max returneth into Germany The Venetian armie at Vincensa The Venetian armie vpon the contrey of Ferrara Description of Verona Themâ— and the k. Caâ—h â—a to accord touching the gouernment of Castill Death of the Count Petillano The Venetian absolued The league of Caesar and the French king agaynst the Venetians The Pope threatneth the duke of Ferrara Monsr de Chaumont agaynst the Venetians The Vincentins yeelde to discression 〈…〉 M. Chaumont incampeth as Lungaro Conuencion betwene Caesar and the fr. king The taking of Monselice The Popes deliberation to chasse the french out of Italy The Popes ariuie against Ferrara and Genes The descending of the Swyzzers to the Duchie of Myllan The Venetians recouer most part of their townes after the departing of Chaumont Verâ—na beseged by the Vencuans Marquis of Mantua escapeth out of prison The Pope determineth to assaâ—le Genes Pope Iulio The kings disposition agaynst the Pope The Popes armie and the VenetiaÌ„s vppon the countrey of Ferrara Chaumont besiegeth the Pope vvithin Bolognia Chaumont retyreth from before Bolognia Mirandola beseeged The Pope in person at the campe assâ—re Mirandola Mirandâ—la yeldeth â—â— the Pope A neâ— deliberacion of the french according to the kinges direction Triuulce reasoneth The sr â–ª armie returneth to the Duchie of Myllan The sâ—â—k takes Bolognia into his protection The Pope makes ouerture of a new councell â—â— breake the councell of Pysa Friull taken agayne by the Almains The VenetiaÌ„s recouer Friul The Pope holden for dead The Pope pursueth his enterprise to chase the fr. out of Italie The hopes of the Pope The thoughtâ— of the fr. king Ouerture of the Councell of Pisa Cardinal Medicis vvho aftervvards vvas Pope Leo the tenth The Pope makes league vvith the Venetians the king Catholike 〈…〉 of the league The Pope depriueth the rebell Cardinalâ—s of the hat Pandolffo Po. councelleth the Pope A contencion betwene the Florentyns the Cardinalls rebells An ac 〈…〉 dent 〈…〉 the Card 〈…〉 lls depart 〈…〉 a. 〈…〉 The fr king suspecteth Maxymylian VVhat people the Swyzzers be Vales 〈…〉 Grisons The French king demaundeth succ 〈…〉 of the Florentins Soderin for the Frenche king The enterprise of Bolognia by the Pope and king of Aragon The Popes armie retireth from before Bolognia M. de Foix defeateth Ioh. Pavvle Baillon Bressia taken and sacked The armie of Monsr de Foix. The armie of she Confederats The seate of Rauenna The Confederats as the succours of Rauenna The order of the FrenchmeÌ„ in the battell of Rauenna Mâ—â—Soanâ—â— de 〈…〉 encourageth his souldiours to the battell The confederates army The death of Yues d'Allegre Monsr de Foix slaine The number of the dead Rauenna saâ—â—ed The Cardinals councell the Pope to harkeÌ„ to peace The Svvyzzers rise for the Pope against the frenchmen The Card. of Medicis escapeth from the french The D. of Ferrara goeth to Rome to demaund pardon of the Pope The D. of Ferrara in daunger to be prisoner at Rome The resolutioÌ„ of the treatie of Mantua by the confederates The Medicis returne to Florence Peter Sodeâ—in reasoneth in the Councell Prato taken by the Spaniards The castell of Genes taken by the Genowaies Bressia rendred by the french to the Viceroy Crema rendred to the Venetians The Bishop of Gurcy