Popes Legat who was Admirall for the Church I am sure most excellent and reverend Father that you are not ignorant how valâ—…antly the Venetians have hitherto born themselves for the Christian Faith This is the ninth year we have fought by Sea and Land against this cruell enemy without the assistance of any Christian Prince but King Ferdinand only It is needlesse to rehearse the losses travails and dangers which we have sustain'd for ther is no place in all Morea no shore in Greece nor Iland in all the Ionian and Egean Seas which is not mingled with our bloud or with that of our enemies we have not spar'd any labour or expence and we heartily wish that whatsoever we do now or shall hereafter execut may be for the Weal of Christendom we have lately with fire and sword wasted Eolia and Caria two rich Provinces of the enemies and now we hope by your happy conjunction to do som nobler enterprize It rests therfore on your part to teach us what you know to be profitable for Christendome and prescribe us what to execute and we hold it our parts to execute your commands The Legat answer'd It is sufficiently known with what Zeal and affection the Noble Venetians have till this present defended Christian Religion and how by their valour and industry they have preserv'd whole Common-wealths Ilands and Cities but for your own particular Generall Mocenigo I must say that although other Commanders have done valiantly yet you have not only comported your self valiantly but fortunatly and if I may so say divinely This being thus I entreat you to go on as you have begun and let not our conduct or that of any one els interrupt the course of your happy proceedings For my self as becometh a Churchman I will pray unto God and his Saints that all your enterprises may succeed prosperously and those troupes which I have brought with me shall follow your commands Mocenigo had forty six â—…allies of the Republic under his command twenty of the Popes and fifteen of King Ferdinands He infested the Turks up and down in divers places taking sundry places and prizes among others he took Sichin and Seleucia where the Turks being too confident of their strength cryed out from over the walls to Mocenigo get ye home O Venetians and command the Sea and fishes but leave the Empire of the Land to Ottoman Mocenigo having taken Seleucia went after to Cyprus where he understood that Iames the King was sick of a Dissentery and being come to visit him he entreated the King to be of good cheer and with patience to undergo the force of his malady who made him answer I know very well most excellent Captain and already feel that by the violent torment of my disease I am in great danger of life and not to â—…atter my self I have no hope to escape therefore I make my dearest wife with the child she bears in her body mine heirs and she as thou knowest is daughter to Marco Cornari and being adopted by the Venetian Senat was by them given me in marriage If I die whereof I make no question I recommend my Wife Issue and Kingdom to Venice therefore I heartily entreat thee in regard of our friendship and for the greatnesse of the Venetian State if it com to that that thou woâ—…'st defend and keep both her selfe Issue and Kingdome from all wrong and oppression Mocenigo answer'd Thy body most Royall King is yet in a good estate and thou in the prime of thine Age which may put thee in good hope of a speedy recovery but if it shold fall out otherwise which God forbid I beseech thee be confident that neither my self nor the Venetian forces will be wanting to thee or thine Mocenigo parting from Cyprus sayl'd towards the Ilands nere Licia where making incursions into the firm land he resolv'd to besiege Miâ—… which he took and plundred thence he sayl'd to Flisca where the King of Cyprus daughter the Lady Charlotta allied to the Duke of Saâ—…y sent to crave assistance of him against Iames her base brother who was the son of a Concubin Mocenigo's answer was remarkable He sent her word that in the Republics name he wold do the Lady Charlotta all favour yet he greatly wonders that she did not remember how that the right of Kingdoms is rather debated by the Sword then by Law and that the Iland of Cyprus had not bin only taken from her but also from the Genoways who then held part thereof For his part he knew how that the wife of the late King the adoptif daughter of the Venetian Senat being left with child had bin together with the fruit of her womb made heirs by the deceased King before his death in his hearing therefore he told them plainly he wold espouse the quarrell of the pregnant Queen Dowager who he hop'd wold shortly bring forth a young King A while after the Popes Legat being revok'd and taking his leave of Mocenigo spake unto him thus I take my leave of thee O thou valiant man and will be the public witnesse and trumpet of thy heroick deeds and if God shall send me safe to Italy not only the Pope and the most reverend Colledge of Cardinalls but all Europe with the Princes and 〈◊〉 Nations of Christendom shall understand what Venice under thy conduct skill and counsell hath done against our common enemie the Turk in Asia Licia and Pamphilia go forward brave Captain as thou hast begun to inlarge the Venetian glory and bear up the banners of the Crosse thereby to imortalize thy own name I beseech Almighty God to favour all thy attempts and I hope 't wil come so to passe that all the losses which Christendome hath sustaind by this barbarous enemy shall e're long by thy own valour and to their ruine be fully compensated After this Mocenigo was Godfather to the young Prince and made Governour of Cyprus NICOLAO MARCELLO succeeded afterwards in whose principality divers things prospered on the Republics side in Macedonia PIETRO MOCENIGO was chosen next who being S. Marks Admirall for many years did notable feats by Land and Sea but in the compasse of a year and two months he gave up the Ghost and his Government ANDREA VENDRAMMO succeeded the Turks besiege Croia and are worsted but they ravag'd and burnt the Countrey of Friuli and the fire was so violent that it was seen from som of the turrets of Venice GIOVANNI MOCENIGO was next elected Duke and shortly after there was a peace concluded with Ottoman the Turk upon these conditions that the Venetians stold have free and safe trafic into the Pontick Seas and that Ottoman shold have Lemnos and Scutary given him up He afterwards took Otrauto in Calabria wherby he fill'd all Italy with a terror of invasion In this Dukes time the Island Vegia in Dalmatia gave her self up to Venice In this Dukes time there was an eager warre begun and prosecuted with much
in the yeer having 3000. persons perpetually at work with other advantages as will appeer when we com to describe it with the Tresury for these are but prolegomena and generall Ideas of things 7. Seventhly The counterpoise of rewards and punishments may be sayed to have bin the plummetts which have made the great clock of this Commonwealth to go tru so many ages In this government whosoever is detected to have the least attempt or thought of conspiring any thing against the Republic dies without mercy On the other side whosoever finds out or invents any thing that may tend either to her advantage or honor shall be as sure of his reward as the other of punishment 8. Another reason why Venice hath lasted so long at such a constant stand is her wonderfull sagacity in discovering any privat conspiracy against Her self her cautions to prevent it and ready means to suppresse it for there is allwayes a privat Armory besides the great Arsenall wherin ther are choice armes ready for 1500. men the musketts and arquibuzes chargd match ready and every thing fitted for a present execution in case of a sudden surprize or uprore This Armory is very secretly kept nere the Dukes Palace and not to be shown without 3. Gentlemen of the great Councell being reserv'd meerly for the use and safety of the Senat in case they shold be assaulted by any ill-favour'd commotion or privat outrage while they are consulting about the affaires of the Republic It is closely and curiously kept and hath many new divises of armes as steel-bowes which shoot needles or small darts and hitt unseen ther be musketts and pistolls that will go off 6. times together halbards with pistolls in them one at each end strange kinds of polaxes with other sorts of defensive and destructive armes if occasion should require Besides this means of suppressing all violence she hath many cautions besides to prevent them It is death without mercy for any of her Senators Officers or Gentlemen to receave pensions from any other Prince or State nor is it permitted that they have any privat conversation with their Ambassadors or public Agents Her own Ambassadors must not conceal the presents and gifts they receav'd from other Princes where they are employ'd but at their return they must present them to Saint Mark 's Tresury which hath much multiplied the wealth of it 9. Another reason of her so constant subsistence may be the sundry restraints She putts to the power of the Prince which are such that 't is impossible for Him to be a Tyrant or able to attempt any thing against her liberty and government He may be sayed to be but a Collegue to the rest of the Senators diffring from them only in the hinmost part of his Capp which riseth up like a Cornet Besides though Maydens commonly love young Men yet she never chooseth any to be her Prince or Duke till he be stricken in yeers and season'd with the experience of the world untill he be half mortified having shaken hands with those extravagant humors appetits and passions that attend humane Nature Hereunto may be added the limitations She putts to the wealth of the Nobles that none of them grow over rich but to such a proportion in regard that it is a quality ever inhaerent and hereditary in the nature of man that excesse of riches puffs up the mind and incites it to ambitious and high attempts nor is there a more catching bayt for one to take vulgar affections and draw them after him than Wealth therfore one of her prime principles of State is to keep any man though having deserv'd never so well by good successe or service from being too popular Therfore when forren Ambassadors are employed to Her they have it among their privat instructions not to magnifie any of her subjects in particular for She cannot endure to hear of it though She can be allways very well contented to hear Her self extoll'd and tickled with complements in the generall 10. Add herunto that one of her policies is to exempt her Cittizens from going to the warrs but She hires others in their places by whose death she sustaineth the lesse losse for She hath bin allwayes observ'd to be parsimonious of her own bloud Moreover She entertaines som forren Prince for Her Generall whom the warrs being ended and the game played She presently discards by which cours She avoyds not only superfluous expence but likewise all matters of faction and apprehensions of danger which might well happen if She shold employ any of her own peeple in so high an employment which might elevat his spiritts to too great an altitud She hath allso another politic law that permitts not the younger sonnes of the Nobility and Gentry to marry lest the nomber encreasing so exceedingly it should diminish the dignity and her great Councell shold be too much pester'd and this may be one reason why she connives at so many Courtisans for the use of the Cadett-gentlemen 11. Eleventhly the rare secrecie She injoynes in her chiefest Councells may be a reason that no forren Prince could come nere her privy parts all this while for it is there an irremissible crime and such a mortall sin that drawes upon it death without mercy to reveale the privat transactions and secretts of her Councell of State In so much that the designes of this close Mayd may be sayed to be mysteries till they be put in execution 12. Lastly the cause of her continuance may be imputed to another reach of policy She hath not to admitt Churchmen to any of her secular Councells nor was She ever subject to the authority of Women And the reason why the Clergy is made incapable to sit in the Senat is because as it was touch'd before they have relation to another goverment viz. the Pontificiall Moreover She hath had a speciall care of the Pulpit and Presse that no Churchman from the meanest Priest to the Patriarch dare tamper in their Sermons with temporall and State-affairs or the transactions and designes os the Senat It being too well known that Churchmen are the most perilous and pernicious Instruments in a State if they misapply their talent and employ it to poyson the hearts of the peeple to intoxicat their brains and suscitat them to sedition and a mislike of the government and now Churchmen have more power to do this in regard they have the sway on the noblest part of the rationall Creature over the soul and the intellectualls Therfore if any intermeddle with matters of State in the Pulpitt they are punish'd in an extraordinary severe manner Yet they bear a very high respect unto the Church as long as she keeps within her own sphere and breaks not out into ceccentricall and irregular motions They suffer Her to this day to enjoy above 2. millions of crowns in yeerly revenue holding it for a maxime that reverence riches decency and splendor are the greatest pillers that
voluntarily depose himself and retire to his own house having escap'd a dangerous disease PIETRO CANDIANO succeeded him who fighting with great courage against the Narentines the ancient enemies of Venice was slain having govern'd but six moneths PIETRO TRIBUNO was chosen next who was also declar'd Protospater of the Graecian Empire he added many fortifications for the securing of the City in this Dukes Reign the Hunnes broke into Italy and made cruell havock up and down and at last resolv'd to besiege the Rialto hereupon a Noble Venetian made this hortatory speech unto the City That it was now time by their actions to shew themselves valiant men that a mighty danger did not only threaten their Countrey but their lives that they had to do with a people vvho as little us'd to spare the bodies of the dead as their lives in battail yet nerethelesse they were not made of iron but their bodies might easily be pierced that they shold call to memory how the ancient Venetians vvith a fevv Inhabitants of the Latines made no difficulty in their Countreys behalf to expose their lives before the vvals of Aquileia against 300000. men for Attila had so many in his Army that the event of that battail did manifest how vertue and courage is much better in warre then multitudes that their Ancestors had in the same places where they were now to fight vanquish'd in times past King Pepin follow'd vvith his ovvn Forces and those of the Emperour his Father and that then they only fought for their Liberty but novv they vvere to fight for their Faith and Bloud hereupon the Venetian gain'd a most signall Victory over the Hunnes which much encreas'd the glory of the City and was of such consequence that they left Italy a while after URSO BADOAIRIO succeeded TRIBUNO he sent his Son Pietro to visit the Greek Emperour at Constantinople where being confiâ—…m'd Protospater he receav'd many rich presents BADOAIRIO in in the eleventh year of his Government did voluntarily depose himself and became a Monk PIETRO CANDIANO or SANUTO succeeded this Voluntary Resignation in whose time Iustinopoli came under the Venetian dition PIETRO BADOAIRIO follow'd next who as he return'd from Greece was taken prisoner in Slavonia but ransom'd PIETRO CANDIANO next succeeded whose Government was somewhat unquiet yet he debell'd the Narentines who infested the gulp with pyraticall depredations CANDIANO the fourth Son to PIETRO succeeded who for som misdemeanours had bin banished but waxing more wise by years he was recall'd and created Duke but herein the City of Venice receav'd no small reproach abroad in regard she had formerly made a solemn Vow never to advance this CANDIANO to the Government and a Judgement fell upon her presently upon 't for a fire happen'd which besides the Dukes Palace burnt down the magnificent Cathedrall Church of the City and those of St. Theodore and Maria Iubenica with above 300. privat houses more This CANDIANO died most tragically for the peeple fell upon him as upon a Tyrant and he flying into that part of St. Marks Church which was left unburnt with his Son in his Arms they knock'd him down and cut both in peeces PIETRO URSEOLA with much entreaty of the peâ—…ple was chosen next who wold not undergo the charge unlesse the peâ—…ple wold bind themselfs by solemn Oath unto him which was done in his time St. Marks Church vvas repair'd with the Ducall Palace he overcame the Saracens at Barri he had but one Son and as soon as he vvas born both he and his wife Foelicia vovv'd perpetuall chastity In his time Istria became Tributary to Venice but at last he voluntarily quitted the Government and went disguis'd in a Pilgrims habit to Aquitain by the persvvasion of a great holy man call'd Guerin VITALIS CANDIANO succeeded vvho also deposed himself and cloister'd himself in St. Hiâ—…arie Monastery TRIBUNO MEMIO a great vvise man but of fevv vvords vvas chosen in his steed in vvhose time som civill discords happen'd and a great feud fell out ' tvvixt the Republic and Oâ—…ho the Emperour vvho forebad all the Cities of the Empire any trade vvith the Venetians but he died not long after and this Duke also deposed himself voluntarily and died a Monk PIETRO URSEOLO the second succeeded in vvhose time the Republic did vvonderfully encrease for she obtain'd of Basilius and Alexis vvho at that time did jointly command the Grecian Empire to be free from all customes and taxes throughout all their Dominions Moreover he suppress'd the Narentines and reduc'd Nola and divers other Cities in Istria and Dalmatia under the Empire of the Republic Lesina also which vvas the chief rendevous of the Narentine pyrats was taken by her and reducâ—…d to St. Mark as Spalatro also vvith divers other places In this Dukes time sundry priviledges vvere granted by the Emperour Otho to the Venetians and the Emperour himself came disguis'd and in nature of a Pilgrime to St. Marks Church to Venice where he sojournd divers daies vvith the Duke privately and departed before he vvent he remitted for ever the cloak of cloth of gold vvhich the Republic was bound by solemn accord to give yearly to the Emperour so being presented with divers rich gifts he went back to Ravenna OTHO URSEOLO succeeded PISTRO'S son a young man of great hope insomuch that the King of Hungarie married his daughter unto him He defeated the Hadrians in a furious conflict betwixt the river Po and Adice yet was he dismiss'd of his dignity and banish'd to Greece PIETRO CENTRANICO succeeded who being depos'd by the peeple was shorn and turn'd to a Monastery DOMENICO FLABENICO was then chosen who prevail'd so far with the people that he got the Family of the Urseoli to be made ever after incapable of the Soveraign Dignity or of any office in the Republic and so made the peeple to be Ministers of his hatred to that house he abolish'd also the custom of associating for the future any Colleague in the principality which is carefully observ'd to this day Anno Dom. 1030. DOMINICO CONTARENO was made the thirtieth Duke of Venice he reduc'd Zara to obedience Pope Leo came in his time to Venice upon a kind of Pilgrimage to St. Mark which he endow'd with many new priviledges DOMINICO SILVIO came after him who was cryed up Duke as he accompanied Contaveno to his grave the Normans did about this time much infest the Levant parts and the Greek Emperor Nicephorus whom the Venetian assists and grows victorious but afterwards both the Greeks and Venetians receav'd a notable overthrow at Durazzo by the Normans VITALIS PHALERIO succeeded as soon as he was chosen he propounded to the people to send Ambassadors to Constantinople to the Emperour Alexis to obtain that Dalmatia and Croatia which they had taken from the Usurpers with so much expence of bloud and tresure might by right of war for ever remain to
their Dominions specially the I le of Candy hereup on she rigs up her Gallies again but in the interim a Chiaus coms from Constantinople in quality of Ambassador extraordinary from Amurath to confirm the former peace This year 1573. The Duke of Aniou having bin newly elected King of Poland and scarce setled in the Throne and understanding his brother Charles was deceas'd in France and fearing to lose the 〈◊〉 for a Thistle viz. France for Poland got away surreptitiously from Cracovia accompanied only with three followers and passing through the Territories of divers Princes came at last to Italy with a curiosity to see the admired City of Venice being come upon the Confines he was met by a gallant troup of Noble men with eight hundred well arm'd soldiers the next day sour of the Senators came to him from Venice in quality of Ambassadors the Dukes of Ferrara and Nevers came also to visit him so being attended by infinite nombers of peeple he came first to Murano where the next day he was visited by the Prince and Senat with fourteen Gallies and being conducted thence to Lia he entred the Bucentoro together with the Prince and Senat from thence with mighty magnificence he transported to Venice all the channell 'twixt the City and Lia thronging with Boats made in fashion of Sea Monsters wherin were all the youth of Venice richly attir'd with infinite nomber of Gondolas which row'd before and on ev'ry side of the Bucentoro which was gently tow'd to the Palace stairs where he remain'd divers daies and was entertain'd to the height of all magnificence and here began that great League of Love which hath continued so firm 'twixt France and Venice ever since but presently after the Kings departure ther happen'd an ill-favor'd disaster for the Prince celebrating the day of his Election the Ducall Palace was like to be all consumâ—…d by a casuall fire and a fearfull plague remov'd it selfe from Trent to Venice where it began to rage fearfully thereupon no humane remedy appearing the Prince and Senat had recourse to God Almighty and meeting in the highest postures of reverenee at S. Marks Church the Prince in all their Names made a solemn Vow to God to build a Church and dedicat it to the worlds Redeemer imploring his Divine Majesty with heart and mouth that it might please him of his infinite mercy to hear them and appease his just wrath it pleas'd God that this furious contagion did thereupon cease in a wonderfull manner The Church was suddenly built at La Zuecca whither the Prince and Senat go in solemn procession every year ever since Baromeo did also as they write strange penances in Milan for asswagement of such a contagion the same year SEBASTIANO VENIERI succeeded MOCENIGO in the principality the peeple with extraordinary acclamations extoll'd this Election to the very Starrs in regard he had done such exploits while he was Generall so long at Sea both in the battail of Lepanto and elswhere but that which seem'd most strange was that among such multitudes of all sorts of peeple who went to congratulat his new Dignity ten Turks who were then in Venice came and kiss'd his feet saying aloud This is that invincible Generall who by defeating our Fleet and Us hath justly pourchas'd to himself this deserved Crown of honor unto whom we wish a long and happy life Pope Gregory the thirteenth sent him a little after a Rose of Gold which useth to be one of the greatest favors that the Pope useth to confer upon Princes Alexander the Third sent the like in the year 1177. to Sebastian Ciani for preserving him from the fury of the Emperour Barbarossa Old VENIERI had scarce govern'd nine moneths but being strucken deeply in years and having lost much bloud in the warres he payed nature her last debt the Arch-Duke of Austria with other Princes desir'd to have his picture and about the same time Anno 1578. Don Iohn of Austria died in the Netherlands having bin both Generalls in the battail of Lepanto NICOLO PONTE a grave and learned Senator succeeded VENIERI in the Dukedome being aged eighty eight years Francisco de Medici great Duke of Toscany a powerfull Prince in those daies was desirous to marry Signora Bianca daughter to Capello a Venetian gentleman to which end he sent Maria Sforza to acquaint the Senat the Senat sent for Capello and his Son Vittorio whom they Knighted then they adopted Bianca who was to be Gran Duchesse daughter to the Signorie in the same manner as they had done Catharina Queen of Cyprus This year divers new Constitutions were enacted against lux in apparell 1. The use of all sorts of Perl tru or counterfeit was prohibited onely women might weare a small coller about their necks 2. Costly Skins and Furrs were wholy forbid to be worn 3. All gold and Silver Lace was prohibited upon garments 4. No Courtezan must wear any Jemms or Jewells or use any Tapistry 5. Excessive expences were forbidden at womens Churchings and the extraordinary invitation of friends except nere kinsfolk was restrain'd 6. A decree was made against all super fluous diet and that no double dish of fish or flesh shold be serv'd in These Laws are exactly observ'd to this day In this Dukes time and partly by a hint given from him the Calenlendar was reform'd for Pope Gregory the XIII finding by consultation with the best Astronomers that because the Solar motion had not bin rightly observ'd the Vernall Equinoctiall had gotten ten daies before â—…he course of the Sun whereby the Feast of Easter whereon all other moveable Feasts depended was not celebrated at the just time appointed in the Primitive Church by the Councell of Nice the incongruity thereof was were it not reform'd that the Festivalls of Winter will be celebrated in Sommer and those of Sommer in Winter hereupon the chiefest Mathematicians of Europe were summon'd to Rome to confer their speculations about this point and commanded after an exact calculation of the course of the Planets to refer the Vernall Equinoctiall to the twenty one of March as it had bin in old time decreed by the Fathers of the sayed Councell of Nice and so to find out some rule that the same inconvenience might be for ever remov'd These learned men did what the Pope commanded by referring the Equinoctiall to its true place and by taking for once ten daies from October the Pope concurring with them in opinion and being a great Theorest himself enjoyn'd this computation to be observ'd all Christendome over Lodovicus Lilius a famous Astronomer was one of the chiefest instruments in this businesse 1581. In this Dukes time ther happen'd a contrasto 'twixt the Republic and the Knights of Malta because they had taken some Turky Vessells in the Venetian Seas whereat Amurath did thunder out a revenge the Republic complain'd to the Gran Master intreating him to forbear the taking of any Turkish Vessells in her Seas while
Patrons Page 23 The Governors of the two Castles in Corfù never to meet upon pain of death Page 29 Rare glasses made in Venice Page 38 Glassmakers much esteem'd for their Art Page 39 Giovani Mauritio Duke of Venice Page 59 Giovani Partitiatio put off the Dukedom and confind to a Monastery Page 60 The Greeks taught first the use of Bells by the Venetian Page 61 Giovani Partitiatio Duke of Venice who voluntarily deposd himself Page 61 The Gnoway defeated by the Venetian at Trapani Page 72 Genoa vayld to Venice as Carthage to Rome at last Page 74 Genoa shrewdly beaten in the pontick Sea by Venice Page 75 Gallipole in Calabria taken by the Venetian Page 84 Genoa held Famagosta in Cypria above ninty yeers Page 98 H. The habit of the Duke of Venice Page 11 The habit of the Duke with the Iewells he wears upon festivall dayes valued at above 100000 cr Page 11 The heir of Venice answerable for his Fathers faults Page 12 A horse a monster in Venice Page 54 The high Epithetts which are given Venice above the rest of the Townes of Italy Page 55 Horteo Hypato Duke of Venice Page 58 Heraclea utterly demolishd Page 59 The Hunns overcom by the Venetians Page 61 Henry the Emperour comes to Venice Page 65 Part of Hierusalem given to Venice Page 67 Honor don by the Pope to the Venetian Page 68 Hermolao Barbaro punished for receaving dignities from the Pope Page 85 Henry the 8. of England the great instrument of the French King and the Popes release Page 89 Henry the 3. of France comes to Venice Page 132 How the King of Polands borther intercâ—…ded for the readmission of the Jesuits to Venice Page 198 How Venice Rome with the rest of the Princes of Italy carry themselfs in point of politicall interest Page 175 Holland and Venice of a diffring humor Page 180 I. Impossible for the Duke of Venice to becom Tyrant Page 6 Inhibition that Courtesands mingle not with honest Women in the Venetian Churches Page 8 Italy the â—…y of Europe Page 8 The Iudges of Venice Page 17 Of Istria Page 24 Of the I le of Corfou Page 29 Of the I le of Cephalonia Page 30 Of the I le of Zant Page 30 Of the I le of Candis Page 31 The incredible riches of St. Marks treasure Page 37 Iustinianos speech to Maximilian the Emperor in behalf of Venice not found in her Archies Page 73 Justiniano Duke of Venice Page 60 Justinopoli comes under the Venetian Page 61 The I le of Candie under the Venetian An inundation Page 71 Juluis the second incites all the Princes of Christendom against Venice Page 87 The Inquisition refus'd by Venice Page 94 The Iesuits expell'd from Venice with the causes therof recited at large Page 163 The Iesuits tenets Page 163 King James his Declaration touching the quarrell twixt the Pope and Venice Page 161 L. Long age argues strength of body in Epist. Lawes the ligaments of a State Page Ibid. The Lawes of Rhodes and Oleron the Prince for Sea affaires in Epist. The Lombards Kingdom extinguish'd in Italy Page 59 The lamentable end of one of the Dukes of Venice Page 60 Lotharius the Emperour endowes Venice with many immunities Page 60 Lesina and Spalato reduc'd to Venice Page 62 Pope Leo comes to Venice and endowes with many priviledges Page 65 Lesbos Same 's and Andros taken by the Venetian Page 67 Lemnos yeelded to Venice Page 80 The Legat of the Popes answer to the Venetian Generall Page 81 The league of Cambray like to destroy Venice Page 87 Lodovico Falieri employed Ambassador to Henry the 8. of England from Venice Page 90 A league against the Turk in Pius Quintus time the substance of it Page 101 New Lawes in Venice Page 134 Luca excomunicated Page 171 Lep anto battail at large Page 118 M. The maner and majesty how the Duke of Venice sitts Page 14 St. Marks Proctors the high dignity of their place Page 20 The Magistrats of Venice in generall Page 16 Of the marke of Treviso Page 24 St. Marks place Page 37 The Magistrats of old Rome and Venice parallell'd Page 45 Mariello Tegaliano Duke of Venice Page 58 Maaritio of Heraclea D. of Venice Page 59 St. Marks body transported to Venice from Alexandris Page 60 The Moors defeat the Venetian under Saba their Generall Page 60 The Moors ransack Rome Page 60 St. Marks Church burnt Page 62 Meniro Duke of Venice turnes Monkâ—… Page 62 Matilda restor'd to her Duchy of Ferrara by the help of Venice Page 65 Michaeli Duke of Venice goes with 200 Vessells to Joppa and frees her from the siege Page 66 The Marquis of Monferrat restord to his territories by the Venetian Page 79 Mocenigos speech to the Popes Generall Page 81 The maner of Mariages and Christnings in Venice Page 187 N. Nothing discovers the wisdom of a peeple more than the form of their government Page 9 Nothing so difficult as the Art of government Page 10 The neatnes of Venice Page 35 A notable speech against the Tribunitiall power Page 57 The Narentines debell'd by the Venetians Page 62 The Normans give a great overthrow to the Greeks and Venetians at Darazzo Page 65 A mighty defeat given to the Venetians by the Genowayes neer Corfù Page 72 A notable speech of Philip the second touching his Fathers resignations Page 93 A notable speech of a Turk before the battail of Lepanto Page 116 A notable speech of another Turk Page 116 A notable speech of the Turkish Generall Page 124 A notable answer of the Turkish Ambassador to King James Page 131 Nova Palma built in Friuli Page 135 A notable invective against Urban the eighth and his Nephews Page 172 The Navall strength of Venice reviewd Page 197 O. Of the three Republiques of Italy how they differ Page 9 Of the severall denominations of Kingdoms and Commonwealths Page 9 The Office of the Duke of Venice Page 12 Cardinall Ossatts opinion of Venice Page 183 Of the Colledg of Sages in Venice Page 14 The Officers of Venice Page 15 Of the great Chancelor Page 15 Originall of the Venetian Page 33 D. of Ossuna no frend to the Venetian Page 38 An old prophecy touching Venice Page 40 Old Rome and Venice Parallell'd Page 44 Of one who would have preferr'd a Spurrier to Q. Eliz. Page 54 Obeserio Duke of Venice Page 59 Otho the Emperour comes to Venice Page 62 Otho Urseolo Duke of Venice he marries the King of Hungarie's Daughter banish'd afterwards Page 65 Otho the Emperours son taken prisoner by the Venetians freed upon his Parole Page 69 Otho's wise speech and advice to the Emperour Frederic his Father Page 69 P. Peace alwayes preferr'd before war by Venice Page 4 The privat Arsenal of Venice Page 6 The Presse and Pulpit strictly regulated in Venice Page 7 The Pope a great temporall Prince Page 8 The Pope fittest to be umpire of differences in Italy with the reasons alledg'd Page 8 Paulutio