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A47957 The present state of Geneva with a brief description of that city, and several changes and alterations it hath been subject to from the first foundation thereof until this present year, 1681.; Historia Genevrina. English Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701. 1681 (1681) Wing L1338; ESTC R21467 29,592 88

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means of the defence and preservation of the City On what Geneva builds its considence yet the Geneveans trust not altogether to their own strength they are sensible enough of their weakness and inability to withstand the designes of their powerful enemies who are very industrious in contriving their ruine Their chief trust therefore is in God under whose protection they are to sacrifice their lives and fortunes in maintaining of their dearly beloved darling Liberty as by experience they have already made appear They can muster of their own some thousands of well trained Soldiers but in case of War or Siege the four Protestant Cantons of Switzerland are obliged by mutual Articles to send them a supply of four thousand men and it being the common maxim of States-men and skilful Souldiers that the preservation of Geneva depends on the Friendship of Switzerland and the Liberty of Switzerland on the safety of Geneva the Catholick Cantons themselves for reasons of State and that they may not by losing that barrier expose their Liberty to the descretion of a Conquerour will in case of need contribute both men and mony for the assistance of that place In the year 1602. Experience confirmed this for in the space of few hours great supplies of men hastened in time of danger to Geneva And the Scalado hapned about midnight in the bitterest time of Winter yet next Evening about two thousand men under several Commanders came from the Neighbouring parts of Switzerland to the relief of the City and about four thousand more were upon the march thither but the danger being over they were with thanks dismissed The History of this enterprize deserves some mention On Saturday night the twelfth of December An account of the Scalado 1602. About midnight the Forces of Charles Emannel Duke of Savoy attacqued Geneva by Scalado in this manner The Signior D' Albigni the Dakes Licutenant the Duke in person being come post to Champey a Village near to Geneva with twelve hundred men advanced towards the wall of the City without any noise of Drum or Trumpet and an hour before midnight began the Scalado making use of three Ladders most artificially made as may be seen at present in the Arsenal one Father Alexander a Jesuite standing at the foot of the midle-most and encouraging all the Soldiers with assurance of indulgence and pardon in name of the Pope though the enterprize was attempted without the Popes knowledge Two hundred and fifty were already got into the City before any perceived it But God Almighty infatuated their Council seeing they might as easily have brought in above a thousand and cut all the Citizens to peices but by their own oversight or unskilfulness they were discovered three hours before day by a Sentinel from the Tower of the Mint House the City taking thereupon the Allarm the bravest and most active Citizens two hours before day put themselves in Armes and after some hot skirmishes and brisk fighting about break of day obtained the Victory and beate out the enemy who had the ill luck that their Petarde notwithstanding all their diligence did no execution seventeen of the Valientest Citizens were killed and ten wounded in the action the enemies had fifty four killed and thirteen taken Prisoners some of which were wounded by leaping over the walls the City Canon having broken their Ladders early next Morning the Council sate to consult what must be done with the thirteen Prisoners and because the people cried for Justice they were all condemned to be hanged though they were not persons of the least quality in Savoy amongst whom were the Barons of Sonaz Attignac and Chaffardon The Baron of Attignac having a broken Legg was carried to the Gallows in a chair all of them pretended to be used as Prisoners of War but the City told them they were traitors peace breakers and assassins and used them accordingly haveing on Sunday the thirteenth of December about noon caused them all to be hanged The bodies of those that were hanged as well as of those that were killed in the action were publickly exposed until Tuesday the fifteenth of the same month and then their Heads to the number of sixty seven cut off and placed upon Poles and their bodies cast into the Rone according to the Sentence pronounced by the Council of sixty who because they themselves had confessed that their orders were to kill men women and Children without distinction and to cast their bodies into the same River thought it just to do unto them what they intended to have done to others After this the Peace being broken the Geneveans made several incursions into Savoy but in the Month of July following by the Mediation of the seaven neutral Cantons of Switzerland and the Authority of the most Christian King which next to Providence had the chief influence on the negotiation peace was concluded betwixt the Duke of Savoy and the States of Geneva notwithstanding which peace the Duke afterwards left no means unassayed to surprize the City but all his industry and attempts have been successless Combourcier beheaded Wednesday April the 19th 1609. Signior della Cambourcier Lord of Terrail was beheaded in the place of Molard opposite to the Harbour because he had promised the Duke of Savoy as he himself confessed to assault Geneva on the side of the Harbour for which purpose he came to the City to view and mark out the place Peter De la Batide Peter della Batide an ingeneer and complice with Combourcier was on the 21st of April hanged in the same place As to wealth Riches Geneva is none of the Richest though it be Richer at present than it was before the Reformation It is true some private persons use their utmost endeavours to raise themselves by trading in Germany Italy Holland Switzerland and other Neighbouring places but the number of Merchants is inconsiderable in respect of the artificers and tradesmen The Trade of Bookselling is in great esteem here Booksellers and there are some Booksellers who have great stores and variety of books especially of such as are prohibited of all sorts and in all Languages by reason of the convenience of the Situation of the place Geneva being as it were the centre to Germany France and Italy There are about seven or eight in Geneva who trade for above a hundred thousand Crowns a year some of which are worth so much but trade not so openly as others do and above a hundred Families who live handsomly and commondiously by commerce but most part of the Towns people are employed in handicraft Trades Geneva hath its Laws and institutions by the Geneveans called Edicts Laws taken for most part from the Civil law and the particular customes of the Country that have been in practice for two or three hundred years but in such cases as are not determined by edicts they have alwaies recourse to the Civil Law these edicts since they were first