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A80006 To the right honourable, the lord mayor, and common-council of the city of London. Peter Caponi citizen of Florence, sendeth greeting. Caponi, Peter. 1659 (1659) Wing C481A; ESTC R175643 544 1

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To the Right Honourable the Lord Major and Common-Council of the City of London PETER CAPONI Citizen of Florence sendeth greeting Right Honourable KNow ye that when Charles the Eighth of France entred our City of Florence in Hostile and Triumphant Manner Himself and Horse arm'd with his Lance upon his Thigh many Insolencies being committed by the French and much Argument of Quarrel being ministred between them and our Citizens so far forth that the Florentines to preserve their Liberties were driven to prepare to fight And Charles propounding intollerable Conditions certain great Sums of Money and absolute Seigniory over the whole State as conquer'd by him who entred the City in Armes I Peter Caponi catching these Proposals from the Kings Secretary and tearing them before his Face bade him sound his Trumpets and we would ring our Bells which resolute words made Charles bethink himself how dangerous a matter it would be for his Army to fight in the Streets against the Armed Multitudes of that City having advantage of Place Provisions Multitude yea of Women armed with Tilestones that he was glad to accept of Conditions and depart the City Now therefore understanding that your great glorious and most populous City of London is invaded by no CHARLES but by a handful of starved pitiful and perfidious Red-coats Anabaptists and Quakers which your Boyes at Foot-ball can kick out of Town in an hour I cannot but incite you to follow our Example and the Dictate of your old Britain Forget not your Ancestors remember your Posterity December 16. 1659. PETER CAPONI Citizen of Florence History Florence