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A56527	The history of Venice ... written originally in Italian by Paulo Paruta ... ; likewise the wars of Cyprus, by the same authour, wherein the famous sieges of Nicossia, and Famagosta, and Battel of Lepanto are contained ; made English by Henry, Earl of Monmouth.; Historia vinetiana. English	Paruta, Paolo, 1540-1598.; Monmouth, Henry Carey, Earl of, 1596-1661.	1658 (1658)	Wing P636; ESTC R1841	873,872	808

Ambassadour from Soliman at Venice how received and treated How the Venetians treated with other Princes A League propounded to them by Caesar but not accepted The Emperour passeth into Affrica hath bad successe The King of France goes against him His Ambassadour speaks in the Se●a●e to make them joyne with France to the prejudice of the Emperour He is answered He goes to Constantinople The King of France assaults divers of the Emperours Towns but does but little good He is angry with the Common-wealth for severall accidents by wrong information given him the truth being known he is appeased The taking of Marano troubles the Senate Provision made for the restitution thereof A Fort destroyed by the Rebells An accommodation treated thereupon proves very difficult Great rumours and preparations of War in the year 1543. The Venetians Neutrality They are troubled by reason of the Turkish Fleet which puts out sacks Reggio passeth to Marcelles besiegeth Neece which yields unto it and retires to Marcelles The Emperour in Italy As he goes for Germany he speakes with the Pope Receives the Duke of Cleves into favour Soliman in Hungary His proceedings Marano assigned over to the Venetians by Strozzitia Dyet in Spire The Emperour 's and the King of France's thoughts The Cardinall Ferrara's speech in the Senate wherein he pretends to draw the Venetians to confederate with the King of France The Senate's resolution and answer The reasons why they do not yield unto him Treaties of peace between Caesar and the King how made and why The conclusion and conditions thereof Severall discourses thereupon The successe of the Turks Fleet. The Turks not pleased with the newes of peace between the Christians Treaties of peace with Soliman and the accommodation between King Ferdinando and the Common-wealth Little good comes of either of them Differences between the Venetians and the Turks They are accommodated to the honour and advantage of the Common-wealth the peace of Italy much endangered and wherefore Parma and Piacenza given in Fee by the Pope to the dislike of Caesar who doth openly oppose it The King of France prospers not well with the English nor the Emperour with the Protestants He is solicited by the Pope to take up Arms against them and is assisted with Souldiers The Venetians consent not thereunto The Protestants move Endeavours used with the Senate and their answer The dissolution of their Army and Caesars victory Cardinal Allessandro Fernese comes to Venice A discourse of the Venetian Nobility The state of the affairs of Germany The Popes and the Emperours distates Caesar's victory against Frederick of Saxony His designes and what he does to get footing in the Dukedom of Millan The King of France and the King of England's death The succession of their children and Ambassadours sent from the Common-wealth to both the Crowns The occasion of breach of peace between the English and French The Pope joynes with the King of France against Caesar. The death of Pier Luigi and the taking of Piacenza The Venetians are solicited to joyne with the Pope and with the King of France but will not forego Caesar's friendship the reasons which induce them thereunto An answer given to the Pope and to the King of France Considerations touching the Pope The state of affairs in the year 1548. The King of France his intentions and the Popes His endeavours with divers How Philip the Emperour's son is received in Italy and how by the Common-wealth What Soliman's successe was against the Persians He makes truce with Ferdinand The conditions thereof Distastes between the Pope and Caesar and what succeeded thereupon The Pope's death Why the Venetians were never interressed in creating Popes Paul the third is chosen Pope THE Peace being in manner aforesaid established between Soliman and the Venetians all men hoped that Forces were to cease in all parts amongst Princes and that there should be a happy and peaceable time after so sore wars For Soliman seemed very well inclined to make a long and generall Truce with all Christian Princes wherein the French Ambassadour having laboured much he said it was now as good as concluded and these his speeches were the rather believed for that though the Fleet was ready to go forth yet Barbarossa's departure was delayed nor was there any preparation of an Army which might occasion jealousie of land-enterprises Truce was already confirmed in Paris between Caesar and the King of France upon the same terms as it had been by the Pope's means made formerly at Nece and all demonstrations of confidence and reconciliation past between them whilst Caesar taking France in his way to Flanders stayed some daies with the King which made men hope that these Princes laying aside their antient enmities were to joyne in a good and secure peace But new accidents hapned which as human affairs are subject to easie alterations did soon change the face of affairs and did totally confound these formerly conceived hopes of quiet For Iohn King of Hungary dying and leaving an infant-son of his newly born by his wife Issabella daughter to Sigismund King of Polonia Ferdinando King of the Romans pretended that according to the last agreement made with that King which was That the succession of that Kingdom should appertain to him and not to the son of King Iohn raised suddainly a great many Souldiers wherewith he quickly assailed the Kingdom took Alba Regale Visgrado Pesto and some other Towns of Hungary And at the same time sent Ierolimo Lasco to Constantinople to treat with Soliman that he might hold that Kingdom upon the same tearms as it was held by King Iohn The Queen Dowager widow to King Iohn had likewise recourse to Constantinople endeavouring by a solemn Embassy of the prime Barons of that Kingdome that the Turks would aid her in maintaining her son in the possession of that Kingdom which was by them preserved unto his father Soliman thought himselfe hereby doubly injured by Ferdinando First for having assaulted a Kingdome recommended to him and which he had taken into his protection And then that he should demand those things by his Ambassadour which he howsoever endeavoured to get by force Whereat being much incensed he did not onely lay aside his former thoughts and good inclination which he seemed to have to peace and quiet but prepared great forces both by Land and Sea to assault the Territories of the House of Austria that so he might revenge this injurie upon Ferdinando and keep Charles so busied as he might not assist his brother Wherefore retracting what had been negotiated with Antonio Rincone the French Ambassadour touching the Truce he resolved to send him back to his King that he might acquaint him how he had changed his minde and that his thoughts were now bent upon War The Tumults in Flanders were already appeased which was the sooner effected by the severe punishment of the rebellion of Guant to the terrour of other Cities which being insued sooner then peradventure suted

agreement should be made as a friend to the Grand Seigneur nay that it should be declared in express words that the State of Venice should not be molested during that Agreement by those Princes that were therein comprehended and that if it should happen otherwise the Agreement with Soliman should be taken as broken and yet there was an opinion that the Venetians opposed the Truce which there being no hopes of Peace was treated of wherefore Caesar made his Embassador Mendosa return from Trent to Venice not cloaking this suspition but attesting howsoever his great good-will to the Common-wealth and praying the Senate to favour the treaty of Truce which was said to be already well begun at Constantinople and would be the easilier brought to a good end by the assistance of the Common-wealth promising to make her be named therein on their behalfe and included as a friend These things made the Venetians the more desirous to indeavour a suspension of Arms between these Princes because besides other no small considerations they thereby received much safety and honour being to be declared friends to both Parties and to receive and injoy the benefit of peace which might arise from that Agreement which made the Senators more zealous in interposing their Authority knowing very well how much it might make for them to make the Turks believe that she was in good esteem with the Christian Princes and the same Christian Princes that she was so valued by the Turks as that they were stedfastly resolved to keep peace with her It was thought the Emperour did so very much indeavour the conclusion of this Truce with the Turks because he was not onely out of all hopes of being assisted by the German forces against them but inforced to take up Arms against the chiefe Lords and States of Germany who contaminating both sacred and prophane things to the great disparagement of the Church of Rome and Majesty of the Empire did dayly plot more Novelties breaking forth into open Rebellion Wherefore the Emperour who to purchase their loves had formerly yeelded not without the Popes resentment that the Councill should be held in the City of Trent with great prerogatives on the Germans behalfe did afterwards repent himselfe knowing that he had done little good to the cause of Religion lost much ground with the Pope and gotten nothing with Germany and sought to moderate the conditons whereupon the Councill was to meet he therefore sent his Embassador Don Diego de Mendosa to the Common-wealth to bridle the liberty which some of the most licencious and worst affected towards the Court of Rome used But the Venetians knowing that the calling of the Council was not acceptable to the Pope as being done at an unseasonable time and in an unfitting place and in a manner little becomming the dignity and authority of the Apostolick Sea thought they would not openly oppose it would not send their Embassadors thither But the Agreement at Constantinople which was so hopefully brought neer a conclusion of Truce for many years no way of accommodation being to be found for the difficulties which arose touching the restoring of some little Castles in Hungary ended in a short suspension of Arms for but one year but with intention as it was said and written also from Salamons selfe to the King of France that things being better debated at Ferdinando's Court the Embassadors were to return again the next year to the Court at Constantinople with new Commissions to establish peace for a longer time New dislikes arose this mean while between the Turks and Venetians upon occasion of the Confines of Dalmatia where the Sangiacchi of Bossina and Clissa desiring to trouble the quiet for their own advantage or else to pillage the Country or to make the Venetians give them something to avoid those troubles went about to usurpe a good part of the Territory of Zara alleadging that a Country which contained 49 Towns did belong to the Towns of Nadino and Urana as the proper Territories thereof which being by the last conventions granted to belong to the Grand Seigneur they said their Territories belonged unto him too wherefore they threatned the Inhabitants of these places upon pain of great penalties not to acknowledge any other Government then Solimans This did much trouble the Venetians this Country being of great concernment both in it self and for the preservation of the City of Zara. And though their claim was clear for Nadino and Urana being small Castles have no peculiar Country but the Towns thereabout make up a Country together with Zara the chief City of that Province yet by reason of the strange and insolent proceeding of the Turks in such like affairs laying claim to any whatsoever Country whereupon the Grand Seigneurs Horse hath once set his foot they feared this might be the occasion of longer and greater trouble But Soliman being acquainted with the businesse referr'd the examination of the difference over to the Sangiacco of Chersego and to two Cadi's these are the ordinary Judges in point of justice and what they should determine should be done who were to meet upon the place to that purpose with the Representatives of the Common-wealth The Senate chose Luigi Reniero for this employment who handled the businesse with such dexterity and wisdome as the possession of that whole Territory which was in question was left free and quiet to the Common-wealth And new difficulties being raised again upon what had already been decided according to the Turkish custome Reniero as being well acquainted with the businesse was sent Consull to Constantinople who making our claim appear clear to Soliman did not onely obtain that these pretensions should never be any more questioned but that some other Towns formerly usurped and till then injoy'd by the Turks should together with the 49 Towns be restored to the Venetians So great a friend was this Prince to what was just and honest unlesse he were misled by false suggestions This year the Doge Pietro Lando dyed leaving behinde him the reputation of a good and wise Prince and Francisco Donato was chosen Prince in his place Nor did any thing else worth memory happen this year The next year 1546. those who desired the peace of Italy were sorely afraid that she would quickly return to her former troubles for the peace between the Emperour and the King of France not having effected the most important affairs which were agreed upon between them it remained so loose that nothing but opportunity of time was expected to make them re-assume Arms both their forces and thoughts for the present being otherwise employ'd The King of France by the unseasonable death of his son the Duke of Orleans could not obtain the Dukedom of Millan promised him in consideration of the marriage but his antient desire of possessing it was no whit lessened Nor was the Duke of Savoy re-possessed of his Towns the King detaining them under various excuses hoping to satisfie

so strange an accident yet were they not thereat affrighted nor cast down for this adversity should rather awaken them to more diligence then any whit detract from the constancy of their minds therefore they desired him to be of good Courage and not to yield to Fortune for the News of his safety in whose Valour they had always very much confided was of great comfort unto them all amidst this their sore Loss and that if he would still continue his ancient stoutness of mind they hoped they might yet be able to stop the Course of their adverse Fortune to asswage the severity thereof and perhaps at last to get the better of their Enemies who were now Conquerours That therefore he should attend the defence of Padua and Trevigi that he should imploy all his diligence thoughts and pains therein that the Senate would be ready to furnish him with Souldiers Arms Victuals Monies and of all things that was else needful After having written this Letter the Senators betook themselves carefully to advise of and provide for all things that were requisite Prince Loredano who was their Duke speaking gravely in the Senate exhorted them all to lend what help they could with all possible spe●d to the afflicted Common-wealth that they were not at this time to expect help from any but themselves that therefore in this so great necessi●y the Country must have recourse to their own Citizens that every one should endeavour to raise her up again and to lend her their help and advice in what they were best able As for himself he would not forbear to do any things which might be servicea●le to his Country to which purpose he had already resolved to send his two Sons Luigi and Bernardo presently away the one to Padua the other to Trevigi and by readily exposing them to all events to dedicate them to his Countr● These words spoken by the Duke were of great efficacy but the example greater by which many other young Gentlemen the chiefest of the City who were of great worth and expectation went to the Custody of those Cities Moreover many of the common sort of the City were listed and many of the Ar●enal together with many Gally-slaves and Mariners commanded for at this time many Gallies were luckily come to the City to go suddenly to Trevigi to the taking of which City the Enemy after their Victory prepared to go But Prospero Colonna by his Counsel and Authority put off the execution thereof for a while Therefore having put off the Enterprize for many days by propounding several difficulties at last he wrought it so as before any resolution should be put on the whole business should be referr'd to that Bishop Gurghense alledging that nothing could be done more to the prejudice of that Armies Reputation then to undertake any thing that might prove vain as the business of Padua had done but a little before Thus Cardona and Prospero agreed to go to Verona leaving the Army at Vicenza where having spent some 20 days Cardona agreed with Maximillian Sforza to take his pay as General of all his men and so quitted the Service of the Spaniards To make amends for which the Vice-roy made some Conductors of Gens d' Armes come with their Companies from Bergamo and Brescia saying that as soon as they should be arrived he would go to the taking in of Trevigi ●f Gritti the Cavalliere della Volpe Ugo de Popoli Giovan Paolo Manfrone and other Commanders of great esteem had the Custody of this City and at this time when the City was not molested by the Enemy it was sufficiently garrison'd and victuall'd So as Cardona being advertised thereof and the Winter coming on an unfit Season to fall upon such a business he went with all his Army into the Territories of Padua and quarter'd his men in Este Montagnana and Moncelese Thus only through the advantage of the Season which forced the Enemy to lay down their Arms the Calamities of War which the State of Venice was likely to have undergone did for this year cease and Affairs were brought to some short condition of quiet This likewise was the only remedy for the many afflictions and adversities of France for the King of England who had taken Terwin and Tornai two great Cities and who had slighted the Walls of the former and put a strong Garrison into the other resolved to return with all his men to his own Kingdom to the end that his Army might be refreshed with commodious Winter Quarters Thus the W●r was not ended but deferr'd till another Season and so many remainders and seeds of Discord continued still in all parts as it was clearly seen that Arms must quickly be re-assumed with greater Violence The End of the first Book THE HISTORY OF VENICE Written by PAULO PARUTA BOOK II. THE CONTENTS SElino having possess'd himself of the Ottoman Empire during the life of his Father Bajazet renews the Peace with the Venetians He suppresseth the boldnes● of his Brother Achamet by death He begins to plot the destruction of Italy and of the Venetians The Plots of Amurath Son to Achomate are hindered Pope Leo having many things in consideration cannot accord the Christian Princes Marano is lost by the means of Frangipane a Rebel to the Common-wealth neither can it be re gotten He sacks Strasoldo and Monfalcone Vicenza is sack'd by Risano's means Calepino not long after is routed and taken Prisoner Udine not making any resistance surrenders it self to the Dutch The Fort Osofo cannot be taken by the Enemy Crema is defended by Renzo Ceri Baglione is taken Prisoner by the Enemy He is changed for Caravagiale a Spanish Prisoner A miserable fire in the Rialto of Venice Alviano by order from the Senate goes to take in Friulye He sacks Porto Gruaro Savorgnano's Victory Frangipane is taken Prisoner Gurghense disturbs the Treaties referr'd by the Senate to the Pope concerning the differences with the Emperour The King of England finds faults with the Senates Counsels They are justified by the Lieger Embassadour Renzo frees Crema from being besieged Este is taken by night by Sculado by Alviano and is plundered The Spaniards cut to pieces Alviano his Victory at Rovigo Bergamo returns into the Spaniards hands The Vice-roy of Naples is laught at for Alviano's retreat to Padua Selino's Victories in Asia makes the Pope treat again with the Venetians of Peace but in vain who whilst they make closer Friendship with the French King Lewis dyes AT the same time that these things hapned in Europe in Asia Selino during the li●e of his Father Bajazet possessed himself or the Ottoman Empire hav●ng ove●come h●s brother Achomate in several Battles who pretended likewise to the succession of the Empire but though he had got the Victory by much Gallantry in War he was therein so very severe as he gave clear and evident signs not only of wonderful Magnanimity of mind but also of great cruelty Therefore all Christendome

Cesar had not shared the advantages of war with him by giving him part of the monies which were paid by those that compounded nor having communicated the most important advices of peace or war to him nor his representatives as he ought to have done since he shared in the expence and hazard But on the other side Cesar said that the Pope had fail'd him in his promise and devoire since the war not being yet fully ended which he had undertaken chiefly at his entreaty and by his advice he had recalled his men whereby he did not onely deprive him of that aid but did diminish the forces and reputation of his Army whereby there was yet a great strength of men to be overcome in Germany under the conduct of Iohn Frederick and of the Lansgrave the one of which for the antient blood of Saxony and the other by reason of the love the people bore him would be able to raise so great an Army as without due providing for the contrary might yet question the victory These things did Cesar amplifie either to draw the Pope to a new contribution of Monies or Foot or to get leave as he had often desired to make use of the revenues of the Church in Spain for this war or peradventure to make his victories appear the greater by magnifying the forces of the enemie But the Pope being far from favouring Cesar's designes any further prefer'd the apprehension of his greatnesse and his being very ill satisfied with him before all other respects But the occasions of dividing the Pope from the Emperour grew much greater the next year 1547. For Cesar's power and reputation daily encreasing he grew the more ambitious of Government He did so prosper in Germany as bringing the Duke of Saxony to Battle not affording him time to withdraw into the strong holds in his own Country as he designed to do he won such a victory as he thereby put an end to the war the Duke being taken prisoner and his forces so utterly defeated as the Lansgrave dispairing to save himself by force of Arms or by any other means put himself willingly into Cesar's hands who possessing himself of the Forts of Hessen detained him prisoner So as all things being peaceable and quiet in Germany he entred as it were in triumph into Auspurg where he summoned a Dyet from all the parts of Germany wherein he obtained many things for his advantage and satisfaction amongst the rest a great contribution from all the Princes and Haun●e-Towns whereby to take 20000 Foot and 4000 Horse into pay for the service of the Empire wherein he comprehended his own patrimoniall estate and the like of his Family Betwixt which and the Princes and Haun●e-Towns of Germany a perpetuall League was made for the common defence Yet these his great prosperities did not at all quench his thirsting after new acquisitions and glory his chief aime was at Italy and together with other higher designes to settle himself fast in the State of Millan whither he sent great store of Artillery which were presented him by divers German Lords and afterwards a good number of Spanish Foot making of them an ordinary Garrison in that State esteeming them most faithfull to him He also made the people swear fealty to him and to whomsoever he should name to be Lord over them intending that Government to his son Philip who to that end was to go quickly for Italy And he treated still with the Swissers capitulating with them to defend the State of Millan He moreover had placed a guard of 400 Spanish Foot in Sienna and an Officer of his who exercised much authority in many things and attempted to build a Fort there intending as it was thought to bring them under the yoke of servitude for the which occasions were not wanting by reason of commotions raised in the City the people whereof not being able to see themselves inslaved had driven out the Spanish Foot and done many other things contrary to Cesar's dignity He sought also to possesse himself of the Town of Piombino and to take it from the Lord thereof upon severall pretences promising to recompence him with other territories that he might make use of that scituation which lay upon the Sea-cost of Tuscany and was very commodious in other respects for affairs at Sea But above all other things the taking of Piacenza which was done as shall be said together with the death of Duke Pier Luigi caused fear in all men and particular affliction in the Pope and two of the prime Princes of Christendom Francis the first of France and Henry the eighth of England's death which ensued not long after one another all things seemed to smile upon Cesar For these Princes of great power and mature counsell being taken away he remained in supream authority and sole arbitrator of affairs The King of France his death begot more alteration in thought than in effect for Henry his third son comming by the death of the Dolphin and of the Duke of Orleance to the Crown who was brought up under his father's discipline and did inherit his affections especially his hatred to Cesar appeared soon ready to tread in his fathers foot-st●ps and not to yield any waies to Charles his fortune But the King of France his death was severally interpreted by the Italians some thought that the occasion of many troubles to Italy was taken away which by reason of his unquiet nature of the bitter hatred which he bore to Cesar and of his obstinate resolution of getting the Dukedom of Millan was never to have an end but by his death Others were of a contrary opinion who thought the new King would not so soon forego his fathers resolutions and enterprises which though he should do they thought that more prejudice then advantage would redound thereby to the Italians who the counterpoise of the French forces being taken away were with little cure to their libertie to depend the more upon the Spaniards will Some in Venice did with much griefe call to minde the love which the late King bore to the Common-wealth his readinesse to assist her in her lowest ebb of fortune and chiefly his assisting her in the recovery of Verona They likewise alleadged as signes of his good-will his having so often desired a new conjunction with the Common-wealth not being any waies scandalized at his so many repulses which had won no small honour to the Common-wealth and had made her be the better esteemed by Cesar's self Others not without some bitternesse of spirit remembered the ficklenesse used by this King upon many occasions and his great ingratitude towards the Common-wealth which having with much readinesse taken up Arms and exposed her self to so much expence and hazard of war first for his own freedom and then for the like of his sons from Cesar's hands had been so scornfully abandon'd by him as that in his agreement made with Cesar he had made peace not onely without

also to recover Bullen which was by his fathers agreement yielded up to the English For which respects he entertained divers practises not onely with the Pope touching the affairs of Parma but also in Genua and in Sienna to alter the Government of those Cities which depended upon Cesar's authority Yet did he not prepare to put these his designes in execution nor did he openly declare himself an enemy to Cesar. But on the other side the Pope though he had a very great desire to revenge the injuries done him by Cesar and to recover Piacenza to his family yet he was doubtfull whether he should attempt this by force or by treaty Sometimes he was induced to hope well considering that the Emperour who was Lord of so many States though he appeared more severe unto him then to the end that he might obtain other things of him might not at last deprive his son in Law Octavio and his children of that State and reduce him to a private condition He had therefore often sent severall expresses to him desiring that Piacenza might be restored to Octavio and that he would cease troubling him in the possession of Parma But at the same time he negotiated a League with the King of France by which the King was to take Duke Octavio and the City of Parma into his protection and to defend it against the Imperiall forces Sometimes to honest and to facilitate the businesse and to satisfie himself at least in taking this City from Cesar he thought to re-assume it into the obedience of the Church Nor did he cease to solicite the Venetians sometimes by promises sometimes by minding them of the fear of Cesar's forces to joyne with him in the defence of Italy for which he said he was no lesse troubled then for his nephews interest And sometimes he complaines that they were too much Imperialists and did glory in Cesar's friendship and favour which was occasioned more by Cesar's own words then by the Venetians for in his publick discourse of the Common-wealth and Senate he named them with love and honour meaning it may be to make them by this means more his friends But he did not much confide in the King of France whom he named his friend and confederate suspecting lest the King who demanded that the City of Parma preserved by his forces should not be given to Octavio of whom he might alwaies be jealous as being the Emperour's son in Law but to Horatio who was not onely the Popes nephew but his son in Law When he should have gotten that City which lay very opportunely for the mol●sting of Millan might keep it for himself Moreover what could make him dispair more of finding favour at Cesar's hands then to see that that City should be given into his enemies hands and by whom he might be much prejudiced by the Fernese's means Being much distracted in his thoughts by reason of these considerations after long and various disputes and difficulties touching the Councill which the one would have celebrated at Bullen the other at Trent the Pope to give satisfaction to Cesar resolved after having sent the Bishop of Fano his Nuntio to him to send also the Bishop of Verona his Legate into Germany with authority to dispence with the Germans in many things which were demanded by them and with some alteration of the usuall rites of the Church of Rome a thing which Cesar had very earnestly desired to curb those people who not having obtained the generall Councill which was promised them by Cesar and many of them not having accepted of a certain reformation made for a time and therefore called the Interim till the Councill should be celebrated threatned to mutiny again unlesse they might receive satisfaction in some of their obstinate demands Whereat Cesar was much troubled because it hindered his other designes But he minding onely his own affairs and not being moved by any affections or reasons which were contrary to the interests of his Dominions did wisely nourish certain uncertain hopes in the Pope and in Duke Octavio whereby he kept them unresolved and in doubt Sometimes he propounded proposalls of accommodation with recompence of Territories elsewhere sometimes he said he would have it tryed whether the Church or Empire had more lawfull pretence to those Cities and sometimes seeming much incensed instead of restoring Piacenza he demanded that Parma should be delivered up unto him But in ●ine it was conceived by those who saw further into his designes that by th●se uncertainties he would keep the Pope in perpetuall doubts being already resolved by no means to part with Piacenza as lying very opportunely for the State of Millan but that he went about to protract time and to shun the necessity of taking up Arms expecting the Pope's approaching death that he might the mean while put an end to his other deeper designes He thought to settle a mighty Monarchy upon his own Line making the Empire together with so many other Kingdomes and States descend upon his onely son Philip and his brother Ferdinando's claim to the Empire standing in his way as to that who was some years before made King of the Romans a title confer'd upon such as are declared to succeed in the Empire he sought by several waies to perswade his brother to give way unto his son promising to give the Dukedom of Wittemberg to Ferdinando to help his son Maximilian to be chosen King of Bohemia to give him his daughter for wife with some Territories for her portion to make him Governour of his Kingdoms of Spain in his sons absence and other things which were not afterwards altogether effected But Philip past from Spain into Italy whither Maximilian was gon before to celebrate the marriage concluded with 300000 Crowns for portion but no Dominion and to tarry there as Governour of those Kingdoms for Philip was to go into Germany to his father who was gone to Brussells to ease Germany of the Spanish Souldiers part whereof he sent to meet his son in Italy and led part along with him into Flanders The Prince was received with great pomp and honour in every place he was met at Genua where he landed by many Embassadors from severall Princes and particularly by Frederick Badoaro in the behalf of the Common-wealth whose Commission was meerly Complement and to attend the Prince whilst he passed through the State of the Common-wealth which he was to do as he went from Millan towards Germany A stately Bridge richly adorned was built over the River Adice and upon the confines of Verona he was met by the Captain of that City nobly attended and by a great concourse of people who were come from several parts to see him who was born to so great an Empire and to succeed in so many Kingdoms and united States as he was likely to have been the greatest Prince that ever was in Christendom This Prince did not upon this occasion satisfie mens expectations but was held to