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Ti' ji bfl rdOllfidoo 3 of| mi . oirfjiowoTOimejjfitii* 1 • (■» 'fii —. . -i ■n:’nr d , * ii.udo entlohuDioi jon V ••4}.'-; ■ i.;:i3 3r ,j Jud-iort bail . : ; ynfi m vino to ■ • ’ .!1 omcl t lon 3 \iu ( '• 131?: 1 ?athr oden 0 Fn' <44- T/' L .noi m aroribs oltioM bne ,1 — . . . ■ i rnT ". " ,‘ ■ — . ilul ni r ' t i il ./• ji[ J ! |f jjrj fiftgnidouo * vd trj’nv/ ;r,ch 1 THE FIRST BOO KE OF THE FIRST DECAD OF The Generall Historie Of Venice : From the foundation of the C i t i e. The Contents of thefrsi ‘Boo^e of the frU Decad. N this firft Booke is contained the original/ of the ancient Venetians,with thejimdrie opinions ofthe Cities foundation. In what place, and by whome it was fir ft ofall built in the CVlarifhes. The terrible fire whereby it was con- fumed at her fir ft rifmg. Her fir ft Officers 'under the Confularic digmtie. Her ancient reuenew, and new increafe thereof. The Tribunes Gcuerne - merit who fucceeded the Con fuls. From whence the Lombards are iftued, with their pro- grefsion in Italic. The confines which this Nation had limited to theft enetians. The Ve¬ netians,^// iournie againjt the Dalmatians. The ancient opinion concerning their Mar¬ riages. The Jflandcrs offerfuccours to N ar.se s againft the Gothes. Thforme of the ancient buildings. The church of Grada declared LMetropo'.itane. great inundation oner allt'neVenetian Territorie. The daylie increafe ofthe Citie. Dijfenfton betwixt the Frelates f/Grada and Aquilcia. The Creation of thefirft Duke. The Venetians furpnft K.tmcnm from the Barbarians. The dangerous IVarre betwixt theHcradnnsnndthe le- lulans. Prince Vrsvs murthered. The Gouernement of the Mafter or Colmelloftbc men at i^Trmesnewly erected. Andlaftly,theretreite of the Heraclians and Iefiilanste fdedoac. O r. as much as no man doubts,but that the firft Ve¬ netians were the founders of this Cittic and State, whofe Hiftorie wee vndertake: I hauc thought it not vnfit (feeing Iperceiue theHiftorians todilagreea- bout their true originall) before wee treat of thebe- ginning of the Cittic, briefly to fpeakc fomc-what of whim/tin An- their Antiquitie. Now thefe firft Venetians had not thorsmcan '»‘&i t their beginning from Italic but were iftued, as/ome thinke, from the Venetians of Guide, who dwelt on the Coaftes of the Ocean Sea. And this opinion was not grounded vpon the name only: but becaufc B thofc z c fbe firjl Books of the firjl Decad thole which poffeffcd the Adriaticke Gulf he , were like their neighbours very much adicted to Sea buiincflc, and they differed from the Guides in fpeechonly, (as Po- libi vs faith) and not in manners nor apparrell. Others, as Tim L i v i v s, doe affirme that they are defeended from Paphla- gonia. Hce fets downc, how that their Captaine Pilemon beeing dead at Troy, they came with Antenor. into Italic. Cato following him, did thinke that the Venetians were defeended from the Tro'tan race. Cornelius Nepos ima¬ gines that the Venetians were fb named m Italic of the Hentturns, which inhabited the townc of Cromna neere to Paphlagonia. There be fome that haue written, how that this nation was a neighbour to the Cappadocians , and did make warrevpon the Cimmerians , and came afterwards into the Adriaticke Sea. Others thinke that they polfefta little towne neere to Amaftra, and that they went ouer all the Countrey to meete with the Hcnetians , as it they had bcene no where to bee found. But all of them doe in a manner affirme, that this nationof The true uiSt.ii whom wee fpeake, did come from Paphlagonia. Thewhich Xenodotvs didnot rc'laJ"^ ZC ~ only miiintainc, but thought thattheCittieof Amifa was the fame, which was af¬ terward called Henifa. Howfocuer,thole which thinke fo,bring in fortheir proofes, the induftrious care which both thefe nations had to breede Horfes and Mules; ac¬ cording to the teftimony of H o m e r, who faith, And from the Hcnetians comefrong Mules. And albeit this great Poet fpake then of thole of Afa ;Su.a«o a very diligent obferuer of Antiquitie, maintaines that euen almoftin his time the choicelt and belt Mares came from the V enctians, inhabiting a parcell of the i ^Adriaticke Sea, which were highly efteemed for their lingular pace and Iwiftneffe. Thcfethings indeed, and diuers others dot^caufe me to follow the opinion of thole,which lay that the Henctians came into Italic with Astenor, and were afterward by the altering of a letter called Venetians. Antenors comming into the Adriaticke Gulphe is not only proued by the Venctians who were his fellowes; but becaufe the place where they hrftarriued, was called Troy, which name the Burrough hath euerfince carried. The fonndatm Thefe men hauing firft of all driuen away the Euganeans, which inhabited this Coiyitric, which lies betwixt theSeaand the Alpes, did build the Cittie of Padua. After that,they did in procelTe of time fo encreafe, as they did not only make them- felues matters of that which did belong to the Euganeans (whole power in times paft was fb great, as it contained, according to the opinion of Cato in his booke of o- riginals, fbure and thirtie Citt-ies:) but of diuers places of Brefia and Furli : which they named Venetian^ or what places focuefthey conquered,were afterward called Venice. Some haue confined this Countrey, with the Kiuers of Po, and Adda ; with The extent ofthe the lake of La Garda, in old time called Berne, with the Alpes,and the Adriaticke Sea. count,ieof Pc- pnNi e comprehended on the Eaftlide thereof Aqmleia, and S trab oonthecon- trarycuts it off. After this fort did the ancient Venetians extend their Dominion in length and The trouble breadth in the plenfanteft Countrcy of Italie. But the feituation of the places,rather pmcraasb fa t * lcn this peoples manner of life, did alwaies procure enuie to the ancient State of tolieepethat thcProuincc . Porontheone iidethc ordinary theftsof theLihurmans, and the ■nit,ci, they bid fearefull and continuall roadcs of cruell nationson the other,did hinder-them from miqucnd. enioyingany long reft : fo as it oftentimes happened,that by how much their pub- lickc and priuatcaffaircs did feeme to be increafed by fome relaxation from fcrraine warres, by fb much the more were they miferably ouerthrownc by thefe fbdaine ftormes and alarmes. Tlrsnation,withoutthis,hadbeenemofthappy, in regard itwonncbyrightofwarrethegoodlicftCountrie of Italic for their dwelling : For 7 he r, mifhheffe befide, that it is enuironed on thefouthfide with a moft ealme circuiteof the Sea, of the p cncuen which makes it capable to receiue all maner of forraine marchandizc :it is moreouer ceimtm. vvatcred with moft pleafant Riuers,bv which, all that comes from the Sea,is eafily tranf- io 10 1 ° 4 ° 5° of the Hiftorie ofVmice. 3 t ran (ported into the mid deft of the Prouince : Itaboundes in Lakes, Pooles and Forrefts: the territorie being meruailous fertile in Corne,Winc,Oylc,and in all ma- nerof Fruitcs. It is ftored befides, with goodly Houfes in the Countrie, with Townes, Caftles, and Citties very much recomended for their Situation, and circuit of their walls, whereof we will heereafter make mention in his place. But let vs now rcturne to thefe new inhabitants, who from the time that their af¬ faires grew profperous, were feldome freed from forraine warres. It would bee too longand tediousalabour, orderly to fet downe in fo ancient a matter, their paincs and trauaile, as alfo it not being my meaning to infill farther on the deedes of the 10 firft Venetians. Now after diuers and fundry roads of the Barbarians, and that by continual! wars theoneagainft the other,from their beginning euen to the time of Aitil a, their fubftance had becne continually wafted, and were befides daunted by the fearefull allaults ofthe Gothes: A greater danger than all the reft,did on a fodaine afiaile them. The Huns, conduced by A t t i l a fonne to CWandluc,mth a horriblefpoile did call Tbionghtllof themlclues into the Prouince. This Nation,as faith Pri sevs, came from JVfrfe, and dwelt necre to the Riphean mountaines : After a long fiegc they toolcc Aquilcm, fpoiled and wholly burnt it. They deftroyed after the lame manner Concorda , Al- tini, and almoft the whole Venetian T erritorie. 20 At thefearcfiillreportof thefe warres, the Venetians, and the reft of Italy were in alarmelongtime before : Butin this trouble the Venetians were more amazed than any others, as beeing aceuftomed eucr to endure the firft aflaults of the Barba¬ rians. It is reported that at the lame time great numbers of men left the firmc Land, and retired into the I (lands where Venice now Hands: but at the enemiesapproach, greater numbers ran thither. Ccrtaine vnknowen Hiftorians who haue w ritten this Hiftorie, haue in luch Ibrt v'«m epimm ordered the warres of the Huns, as it (eemeth that ^fttiladid Jgice enter Italy, the which none of the moft truftie haue noted : but all of them lay that neither at the fame time, noryet all together went to dwell in one felfe lame place, 1 he lame au- 30 thorsdoeaffirme that diuers of the choifcft men of Paduabegan therctrcatc,and that vnder their conduct this runaway multitude arriumg at the mouth of the Ri- ucr, which was then very deepe (whereby the name of Riuo alto remained to that rbcfmiA.uion place) thefitft foundations of theCittie were there laid : And that thole of the oftheKmtm. Countrie of Padua who fled, being poflefled with the like feare, began to people Chioggia, Malamoc, and Albiola. They affirme befides, thatdiuersof Aquileia withdrew themfclues at the fame time intothemarifhesof Grada : But fo (bone as Attila was gone, thevrannein troopcs from the ficldes along the Seacoafts to the neighbour I (lands: That the Aquileians put themfclues into Grada,a place neere to the firmc land enuironed with water. T he runawayes of Concorda poffclled Caor- Hoiv the 1 [lands 40 li, and the Altinoes, fixcfmall Illands neere togeathcr, which they called by the ^rc Mue wherethis day the golden Church ofSaint c Jurke All authors doeagree together,that the Citie receiued her firft foundation on the hue and twentieth of March. If we will curioufly obferuecertaine exquifite workes of nature, which are reported to haue bcene done on fuch a day, it will not bee im- „ pertinent to fay, that nothing could on that day be vndertaken, which was not ad- 5 mirable,great,perpctuall,and Amounting all humane heigth and excellency The holy Scriptures doc witncfle vnto vs,that on fuch a day the Almighty created our hrft Father, & that the Sonne of God a long time after, was concerned in the womb of of the Hiflorie of Venice. 10 ofthemoft facred Virgin. Thcgreatnefle of thismyfterieis thought‘co'liifpaffi;‘ mans vnderftanding,whereby it is hard,not only to declare it by fpccch (which can not be done) but to conceiue it in niinde. But as we doe religioufly, bcleefloits wee doclikewife wifely and conftantly confcffe thediuinity to bee ioyned to the huma¬ nity,and the Etcrnall,incomprehcnfible,& holy,to be mingled with the corruptible and mcafurable. And wc muft not mcruaile wherefore this great God did do it,be- caufe it bchooued it fo to be, norif it were poffible to be done, in regard it wa>:his plealiirCjfor he can do whatlbeuerpledfeth him. But it may be,thatlomcwiH icoftb hccreat, asata vaincand ridiculous obfcruation, and will countit follyto make a difference of daies.Lct them thinke what they pleale:! thinke it auaileth very much, w hen we begin any thing, to choofe fuch a day, wherein nature hath once or twice wrought excellently. Now albeit that for the peopiingofthis new Citic, all the mod: experienced mar- rinerswcrc called thither from all parts, withpromifeof great reward, to fuch as could build all manner of Ships: it is neuerthelelle reported, that they neuer recei- ued any man of leruilc condition, noramurthercr, or of wicked life : whereby it appeares that thole good founders ofthis Cittiewould not hauehir birth defiled by theacceffeof fuch commcrs. T he which lome founders of other very renowned Citties tooke no care of, but haue freely called the molt lewd perfons, and hauere- '20 ceiued them into their Cittie with all frecdome and immunity. But thole men fought nothing but how to people them, whereas thefe had regard to the lincerity of their manners, aud to their ancient Nobility. This new Citic did daily encreafcboth in peopicand buildings : When as fire, kindled on a fuddaine in a Carpenters houlc, did in a moment confume with conti- nuall burning foure and twenty houfes, and becaule the matter which maintained this fire, was without order fcattcred hccrc and there, and that there was no likeli¬ hood to quench it by humane ftrength, all the Cittie betooke themlelues to praiers; and fo foone as they had made a vow to build a Church to the honor of Saint lames, the Townc was preferued from that danger. This Church is at thisday to be lecne 30 Handing in the middeft ofthe Rialto with lignes of great antiquity. It is to be fup- poled that thefe firft buildings,whereof we Ipeake, were very weakc and (lender, as thole which the multitude of the people had rather erefted in forme ofhoules, then for anv drew at all : Seeing that diners had builded houles o'f moorifh fubftance to lerue onely their prelent neede, bceing relblucd to returncinto the lirme Land, if the Hunnes had not entred into Italic. As alio becaule that ^AttiU made no haft to come for ccrtainc yeares, diuers did returne to their ancient dwellings. For after the fi rft report of this great warr c,Subthor brother to LMandluch , who was chicfe of the enterprife,marched into Germany: where he afterward dying, slttila, who with hisbrotherdidfucceedehim, after he had along time runneoucr France, fought a 40 bloudy battaile in the plainesofTholoulc, with *s£tius the Roman, and Theodor,c king of the Gothcs, and going thence halfe vanquilhed , free went into Hungary; where after he had ftayed hue yeares to renew his Army,hedetermined to enter Italy by force. And in the mcane time that iourncy was not (horr,nor without greattra- uaile,forinthefamehcelubduedapartof Illiria, Dalmatia, and Hiftria, Idas itis fuppolcd that foure and twentie yeares were expired, from the firft alarmcs of the Hunnes, and their paffageouerDanubie, vntill the totall ruineof Aquilda. This newCitieinthe mcanctime began to encrcalcnccre to the Rialto , but not vety much ; yet neuerthelcfle fuch as it then was, itiscertainethatit was gouernedby Gonfuls, as (hall be declared in his place. But lb loonc as ^ittila began with his’ yo Armes to moleft Italie, then didmenofall fortes and conditions, runncin.heapes from all places tothelflands which were neereft them, with their wiues, children andhoufhold. Euery onebecing enforced by neceffity, began to build new bou- fes, and by continual! labour to ioyne one ftrcetc to another; fo as a man would lay, that they builded as many new Citties,as there were (fluids and Streets. For they! B 3 feemeef very curhui obfcruation , what manner of people were re¬ coined into this new city. Toure and twcffl tie houfes burnt at once. A wonder full miracle fmeflin fome-wbat of Toper ic. Attila defeated neereTholoufe , c i he firfi Boofc of the fir ft Decnd Venice was. 10 feemed in a/mali circuit to build fundrie Cities, although both in name and eft'eft •it.was but one. And this is the moft common and frequent opinion or tbeoriginall °! Venice, approued bydiuers moderne writers, whoaffirme this tohauebeene ft 11 ft' ‘ft after the totalldeftrudhon of Aquileia. But diuers other doethinke the firft foun- 9/ dat, ° n the Rialto to bcthetrueoriginalland beginning of the Citic, feeing that the buildings fincc then,ought rather to be called encrealements, as made not only during the troubles withtheHunnes, but by little and little during the tumults of the Gothes and Lombards. And although they came at fundry times into thofc 11 lands, (as hath beene laid:) Yet notwithstanding, bccaufeithapned inthetime that the Hunncs weretherc,that they ranne thither in greater number then before, by reafon that their Countrey beeing taken and burnt,all hope of returns was loft’ the common opinion was, that the original 1 of Venice was after the deftruftion of Aquileiaialbeit that it ought rather to be called an increafe than an originall. But we haue fufficiently fpoken of the foundation of the Citie. Let vs now come to diftourfe to take away all doubts, from whence theft new Venetians are defeen- ded. I .will briefly llrew vnto whom their true originall is to be referred. I doe cer¬ tainly know, that if the queftion be demanded, diuers, yea almoftall men will fay that they areifliied from the Paphlagonian Henetians, which came with interior, by 1 eafdiiof the name : butir we fcarchout the matter from farre, wefhall vn- doubtedly finde, that they leaftofall came from thence, interior was a Troian, fo were the Paduans, and all thoft which followed him, who were in greater num- bci then the I Ienctians,who beeing arriued in Italy,did fuffer thcmftlucs neuerthe- leilc to be called Henetians, not that they were cither in number or dignity inferior to them, but only bccaufe they thought it more honorable to haue the kingly au¬ thority to remaine to interior, and afterwards vnto his, than the title only, eftee- ming much more the thing it felfe, then the Ample (hadow of the name. Thoft which with zsEneasKame into Latium, did the like, who being vi< 3 ors,did-eafily en- dureto be called by the names of thoft whom they had conquered.Thofe of Aqui¬ leia were afterwards a Colonic ofthc Latins, and Concordia ofthe Romans-Theft beeing mingled with the ancient Venetians, did poffriTe Grada and Caorli, at what timeas the Huns arriued,they changed their dwcllings.Itis certaine that in proceiTe of time,the inhabitants of theft two places went to dwel in the Citie that now is This beeing fo, wee may much more truely fay, that the Venetians are deften- fei ded tom the Troians, from the Latins, and from the Romans, rather then from defeended. 1 tiphiagonia, or from the Gnllcs. Thisis it which we haue gathered together the moft fuccinftly that we could, both of their antiquity, and true extraction. I will now ftt downe what the ftate of thisnew Citie was in the beginning,what were hir conditions,hir frugality and Religion,after that I haue called to remembrance,that there arc fomc Hiftorians,who referre the originall of the Citie to the yeare of our Saluation fourc hundred fifty fixe, among whom is Blondm the Hiftorian,who hath 40 alfo followed the opinion of thofe who did thinkc the City to be builded after the taking of Aquileia. But we may cafily perceiue how much they deceiue thcmftlucs becaufc that in the yeare of our Saluation fourehundred fifty fixe, Aquileia (as feme t J’ ln kc) was befieged by i^ttila, and they lay that the fiegc lafted no more then jiomns cover- three ycares. But grantthat ltlaftcd longer, there is no man fo ignorant in humane matters but may perceiue that they began to flic out of Aquileia vpon the report of the Barbarians arriuall, and not after that all was loft, feeing that the fame flight would hauefinally profited them, and would haue beene to no purpoft at all. It is then moft certaine that fomeyearcs before the Ioffe of Aquilea, they began thefe- cond time to build in the Iflands. I will not deny but that the Citie did receiuefo'me beginning in the firft troubles ofthe Goths,who were a little before the Hunncs at fuen time as the Venetian State (as hathbeen ftid; was lhaken. But we will euer r ° d ^ ? n f mal1 of ’ It t0 be moft true,which hapned theyeare of our Saluation ,f Venice du t° ure hundred twenty onC. *“'*• Now IO 3 ° From whence the Venetians 4 5 < 5 . The fundry op nionsof the Hi 5 ° 7 of f he Hiflorie ofVenice. Now what the indent State and condition of this City was,may be knowne by many cuidcntproof'cs, but principally by that, that the firft founders thereof were very honeft people, noble, and rich. For thofe ancient Venetians in that change, af- ter they had carried away with them their wiues and children,and the richcft goods in bs [ they had, did retire themfclues at leafure into the places of moftlafety : But being ynm%, hindredbythe incurlions of the Hunnes all along the Sea-Coafts from tilling the Earth; the pooreft amongft them gaue themfclues to fifhing, and to makefilt, or elfe to transport their neighbours Merchandize, efteeming that gaine more honeft than to till other mens ground fomeof the richer fort-gaue themfclues to the traffick i o of forrainc Merchandize;Othcrs,keeping their houfes,applied their wits to beautifie their Citie with new lawes and cuftomes rand yet ncuerthelclfe fuch was their care of Iuftice, and right was lb maintained amongft them,as in fo great a multitude of people,no ftrifecould bepercciued. The firft and cheefeft thing they gaue themfclues to was thccare of Religion,and by 16 much the more,as they pcrceiued any great danger towards from the enemy. Thcprefcnceof ccrtaine Prelates, didaiigmentin them this common affeftionto the Venetian': godlinelfe, who for fcare of thecnemie to Chriftiits, had with theirCountriemen v*}' retired themfclues thither. Their helpe came'in good time , not only concerning s ‘“"' the Miniftery of lacred things, but to retaine this City as yet ignorant, in ancient ao pietieand Religion, from being infe&cd with the poifon of the Arrian herefie, fee- ThcArrtm red ing that contagion did no lelfc ouer-runne the whole Prouince, than the Armcs of "V- the Hunnes. Alter that, they did contend and debate among themfclues, noton voluptuous matters, but on pietie and continence. Riches and other things where¬ of men at this day make 16 much account, madenodiftinifion amongft the Citi¬ zens for honor,but wifcdomeonly.'They did not regard mens fumptuous clothing, but their goodnelfe, and to fuch (without Peeking for it) did they freely offer their places of honor. In a word,a man would hauc imagined that multitude not to haue The Venetians bccne fugitiue Citizens, but Plulolophers at their quiet ftudie. And becaufc wee S'^ would not haue any man thinke,that wee feigne this matter to embellifhour Sto- joric: any one that hath the leilure, may reade that which Cafiodorus of Rauenna hath written concerning the ancient ftateof the Citie: Thepoore (faith hcc) and the rich liue there peaceably together, vnder one felfe-fame equality of lawes,with¬ out any difference of dwelling, not knowing what enuie meaneth ; and ordering their hues in this manner, they efehewthe moft common vice in the World . I pafte ouerthe reft of his long letter, which Bonitcndim hath inferted in his Com¬ mentaries. Suchwasthe beginning ofthe Citie of Venice, and after luch akind oflife,andinfuchexercifcs did Ihelpend hir childhood: afterward by hir virtue, itgreyv, and waxed ftrong. And becaufc wee haue (aslthinke) amply and fuffi- cientl^ declared what hath bccne the beginning of this great State, we will Ipcake qo fome-what of hir firft gouernment. For I perceiue that thofc who haue written the Venetian Hiftoric, doe likewifc varie in this. Some of them lay that the Common-wealth was firft gouerned vnder the Confulary dignity, by thofc who dwelt at Rialto. They doe more-ouer affirme that Gdicno Fontana , Simion Glauco , and Antonio cduo (who were then Conliils at Padua at fuch time as the firft foun- under confute. dations of the Citie were laid at Rialto) were the firft that in qualitie of Conliil s did gouernc the Citie at hir birth : Somethinke that thefe men were the Authors of the Paduans flight,and that their firft arriuall was in that place,and likewifc the firft buildings. According to others I finde in thefc mens ftccds , Alberto BhderwgThomafo Candiano, and Fault el Conte. The third yeareof the Cities foundation', they created jo newConluls fortwoyeares, c MarinoLinio, HugoFtifco, and LucianoGraulo. They lay that thefc men were likewifc created at Padua, and lent to Rialto: from whence may becafily gathered, that the Cities foundation wasaltogcther before the ram¬ ming of Attila. Marco Aurelto, Andrea Clodio, and Albino Moro, were Conliils at the third elcftion for the two yeares following. I doe not finde who fucceeded them. Bui . 8 B hefirjl Boo{e of the firfl Dead 'foe Creation of 2 rib unes. The partes of mam life com Budt is credible that this forme of Gouernement Lifted tillorf/Z^commine.-at v, hich time, all Hands thereabou ts being peopled, in ftead of Conliils they created Tribunes. Allot them in a inanerlay, that the tame hapned a little after t^sittilas co mm mg, and that about the fixtieyeareofthe Cities foundation, the Tribunarie digmtie began in the Hands, which were already inhabited. For the Creation of the Tribunes, the buiinelTe was firft of all debated fas the manor is) by a fewe; alter that, it was concluded in a generallalfembly of the Han¬ ders, thateucry Hand Ihould haue a Tribune, the Magiftrate to beyearcly hee lhould doe Iufticc to his fellow Citizens, and punillr oftences with feueritie But that which concerned thegenerall State of the Commonwealth, was referred to , a the generall aflembly of the Ilanders to be determined of. That which we haue hitherunto Laid, if it be narrowly obferued, belongs to the Cities originall. We will hereafter begin to fpeake ofher infancie. For diuers Hifto- .ye - ™ ns B^atly delighted in this kind of writing, (in number of whom is f/w) who 1 " ^iftinguillhed the mcreafing of Cities, accordingto the fcuerall parts ofmans life, , a , nc ; I 1 C ’ ^-^‘^^ood, and Youth. Now the Tribunarie Gouernment which neerely followed the originall tl^reof, lliall be rightly termed Infancie. Wee will then let downe in order what pafled*within and without the Ci tie,during the Lime after that we haue acquainted the Reader, how that in the time of the Lombards (which was during this Infancie) the Citie receiued a meruailous increale. Forit 20 The emmingof ™P ned >that the Venetians hauing fcarcc time to breathe after the Warres ofthc the Lombards Hunncs,did percciue on a lodaine, the Lombards flo called by reafoti oftheir lonw " ! “ Beards) to be entred into Italy, vnder Albinus their eleuenth King, who at their a ° 1. man, did poffefle and fiibdue all that which had beenc fbaken; they did forthwith Jeale vpon all that which the Venetians held in the firme Land: not daring to aflaile them at Sea, becaufc they knew their ftrength to be great, or elfe it may bee, they deterred to doe it, till a more conuenicnt time. 1 This Nation (as it is reported) came from Scandinauia, an Hand ofthc Ger¬ mane Sea, who hauing often a long time before, entetprifed on the Prouince ofthc Romanes which lies about the Riuer ofDanubie, vnder Geodich their King he be¬ ing dead, they palled into Hungarie vnder Andouinus his fucceffour: then vnder Al W,thirt.c eight ycares after their arriuall in Hungarie, they came furioufiy into Italy where their power did lb cncreafe,as they haue commanded there more then two hundred ycares. At the arriuall then ofthis people, the whole firme Land belonging to the Vene¬ tians loft her libcrtic, with the name of Venice: and the Venetians State which was in the Hands, was limited from the Cape of Rifing (fo named at this day) cuen to the Marlhes ofGrada, as witneffcth Paul lie,icon , in his Fhftorie ofthe Lombards. Now feeing we haue begun to ipcake of the deedes and maners of the Venetians, vifc will oflctpurpoleomit the relidue of this Nations exploites, except lo muchasmav 40 feeme to belong to our Hiftoric. ' / T I will then declare in order all that which thefenew Ilanders did in common,du¬ ring this Infancy,before the comming ofthe Lombards.T he moft ancient is (as they lay) a happie Voyage which they made at Sea, which gaue beginning to their fu¬ ture Marine Dominion. The Hiftrians and Dalmatians did diiquiet the State of this new Citie, by incurfions and robberies, foas the Ilanders could keepe nothing afefromthem. I knownot whether hatred moued them thereunto, enuynwro cc 0 great a power as that was likely to be in time, to encreafe fo neere thcm,or elfe The Venetian* whether it were the ancient difpofition of thatpeople,torobbeandfpoyleatSca. » Some doe belieue that the fame was then done at the intreatie ofthe Tricftines - 0 who more then any other grew very icalous of the profperitie of this new Cine’ 5 Agamftthele,the Venetians with a common confent Armed themfelues and ha- From trjence the Lombards aredejtended. The Lombards giuc limits to * the Venetians. ofthe Hiflorie ofVenice. It is reported chat at this Battell,ccrtaine games were vowed to the honour ofrhe glorious VirgineLMarie',but others fet downe other occalions of thofe games,much differing, and more likely to bee true. For they hold that the Countries cuftome was to betroth their daughters in the Church, carying their dowries thither to bee publikely feene. It hapned by chance, that whileft they celebrated fuch a cercmo- niein S .Peters Church (which ftands now in that part ofthe Citic called the Caftle) the Trieftines who had already profefl themfelues their enemies, came in a night from Sea with two Galleyes, and ambuflit themfelues in certaine places neere vnto the Citie. In the morning aboutfuch timeas they celebrated the ceremonie, jo they came into the Church,and caried away the Prieft of the place, withagreat number ofpeople and much wealth. Pietro Candiano who then was Duke, thin¬ king it need full to vie diligence in fb defperate a matter,did forthwith man the Gal- lycs with numbers of men ofalllbrtcs, and followed the enemies, whom they o- uertooke in the Marfhes of Caorli,as they were parting the fpoyle.They eafily de¬ feated them, and hauing reskewed the Prelate, Citizens, and their goods, hee cn- tred the fccond day of Februarie, two dayes after his departure, into the Citie as it were in triumph. But becaufe the feaft of the Purification of the blelfed Virgin: hapned vponthatday,itis reported that thole games were firft ordeined for the happic fuccefle ofthatvoyage. But being brought in fordcuotion lake, they haue ao beene fince depraued and corrupted by the diirolutcneffe of thole who iiicceedcd: who enuying one another,haue brought in for the adorning of them, an exceeding aboundanceofGold and precious ftoncs. Now thefe Pirates being driuen from the Sca-coafts next vnto the Citie, and the Venetian name becomming famous and efleemed ofall their neighbours, foone af¬ ter,the Eunuch Nurfes , Licuetenant to the Emperor Iuflinian.\)ut a man valiant and carcfull arriued , who being come into Italy in the time of the Gothes,tofreeit from their bondage, was with the confent ofall men fuccoured by the Venetians. But we arc not certaine whether it were with Armour, Victuals,or Ships, which he greatly needed for the paffage of the great Armie which hee had brought. For fo 30 foone as he had lent twelue thoufand Lombards (whom he chiefely fruited) before Aquileia, againft the forces of Totilti , who was by thecommandemcnt ofthe Bar¬ barian, camped vpon the bankes of the Riuef Adice, he refolued to pnfTc along the coaft to Raucnna by the Adriaticke Sea, which hee could not doe without a great number of hired Ships, in regard all thofe places were either filled from theMari- fhes which ranne into the Sea,or elfc from the mouthes ofgreat Riucrs which held the lame courlc. It is moftlikely, that this iourncy which otherwife would haue beene moff hard and painefull for him,was by the Venetians hclpe made eafiqwho were men that very wel knew the places,and skilful in Sea-matters. It is to be noted how %at 2Y>/«,for the great feruices which the Venetians did him in that Warre, 40 did build in that new Citie with the fpoyles ofthe enemies, two Churches; one to S.Theodore the Martyr; (which at this day ioynes to S. OVarkes Churche) and the other to the Saints, tutors, and GcrminUn ,which is right ouer againft it in the Mar¬ ket place. This is that JVarfes ,who after he had driuen the Gothes foorth ofltaly, valiantly ouercome fo many barbarous Nations, and fetlcd peace and quietnclfe in the Pro- uince; being iuftly moued with the Letters of the Empreffe Sophia (who at the fame time commanded theEafterne Empire, by meancs of her husbands bafeneffe) re¬ proaching him with his former condition, and calling him home in derifion,to fpmne and wcaue likean effeminate Eunuch, did folicitc by great promifcS l Albinas 50 King ofthe Lombards,to march from Hungary,to trouble the affaires offtaly.The which he had fecretly before then,giuen her to vnderftand who had wronged him, faying’, Thatit would come to paffe, that he, whome to plcafe hisdetraffors, fliee thought fit to be lent home as a woman to carde and fpinne, would fhortly fplinne her fuch a thrccd,as neither her proud fclfe, nor thofe who had fo freely (laundered 9 The ancient cit- (tome of marry- ing their daugh¬ ters. The Tricjtbiel defeated. The occafon of the games dcAi~ cated totheghh riom virgin. 9far(es comet into jtalie. Wherein the r r M netians aided hiatfes. Churches huit- ded by Nai f cs. The Emprcfli Sophia repfo- chcihNarfeSo Narfes anf‘were to'the Empreffci 10 The firjl Boo{e ofthe fir ft Decad The Church of Grada made Metropolitans by the Pope. ia Strange prodi¬ gies. himlliould bccuerableto vntwift. And wee muft not wonder (ashath beeneal- ready laid) that Narfes at his comming into Italic, was aided by the Lombards . o at J™ ^aa no power in the Prouincc: for bee Lent for that aide (/uch as* it was) foorth of Hungarie. Wee haue briefly heretofore declared, from whence Now in the timeofthe Lombards: Pad, Bilhop of Aquileia tranfported all the treafure, rchques, and feruice of his Church to Grada, where in times paftrhe Church of S. Euphemu had beene builded. Pope Pclagiua at the requeft of Helie who iucceeded Paul, ( or according to Probin following the opinion ofTome) did de¬ cree that in thegencrallaflemblie ofall thePrelats, the Church ofGradafhould be Metropolitan ofall the Churches in the Venetian countrie, and ofthe Cit e cal- cd Aquileia the new: which Lome affirme to haue learned, by the moil ancient letters pattents ofthe Cittie. J About the fame time did diuers prod igiesappeare: Armies offire coloured with b oud werefeenein theaire; The Earth brought forth a meruailous and .incredi- bleaboundancc ofall manner offruits. There happened befides oucr all the Vene¬ tian countries, and almoft ouer all Transalpine Gaule, fo great a deluge of waters on afodaine, as the Rmer Adicewhichrunnesthrough the Citieof Verona, being miraculoufly fwelled, did almoft couer the higheft toppe of S. Zenos Church which 2c? ^ndsneeretotheRiucrintheCtie. Where it was obferued for a miracle, that abut the wind owes thereof were open^yet this violent floud did not enter into the Churche, refpefting (as it were) that lacred place. Helie caufed a Church to bee built in the honour ofthe glorious Virgin, called at this day, Barbana Then certaine yeares after: Padua being taken andfpo.ledby the Lombards, the Citie, which daily encreafed, was verie much augmented, they eaue the fu- gitiues thatparte ofthe Citie to dwell in, which is called Embragola, betwixt the common Ouensand the Arcenall. It is reported that they built two Churches h icj? at this day are to be foene at that place; the one nccrc to the other; to S Iohn Bapttjl, theone: and the other to S.Martin. And becaufe the Venetians Ihould haue ,0 no time to reft, Portmatu* of Aquileia, ftrengthned with the Lombards forces * came and ftole away all the treafure and ornaments of the Church of Grada’ which at that time was theMetropolitane: To the which, being by thisloITede- I ^ u , te ®f aPaftor > Popc Homrmsox the requeft ofthe Emperour Heraclm appoin¬ ted hrlt fruits .-and gaue it afterwards great ftore ofgoldeandfiluer, to buyveffels and ornaments fordiuine feruice, with the Shrine of Sr .Marie brought from A- lexandria. This Pope being tolde in a drenme,that the bodies of St. Hcrmagorat and Portunotus tvete buried m a little field belonging to Alexandra of Aquileia a. verie dcuout woman ■ hcc tranfported them to Grada, and did four them vp the# verie rcligioully in a Iccret place. r 40 ,77.'Y f thefimetime the Citie of Vderzza was deftroyed by Lotharms King ofthe Lombards. Thofe who fled fromthence, camewith their Bilh op callel Magnus a manof an holie life, and refted in the territorie of the Iefulans,where The faurMmn ^ c i tle which they called Heraclca, in honour of Prince Ileraclms ; but BfacruUs. the Moderns haue called it Villanoua. It is at this day almoft ruined to the ground I here are tobefeene certaine fignesofa verie ancient Church, which thofe firft p?R C n OH a, CCa d ° c % was dedicated to Saint Peter. At the fime timealfo Paul Bilhop ofAltina, fcanngthe Armicsofthe Lombards, and amazed by the S 6 ^ ofhls T el B hbours > c amc with his Reliqucsand Iewels, being accompanied vuthagrcatmultitudcofpeople,to Tourcellcs. * The EpifcopallSce of Padua likewife, was by thcauthoriticofPope Seuerine 5 ° trnnflatcd to Malimoc. Diuers Churches were built ncerc to TourcellesTy the in- habitants thereof who were verydeuoutpeople: the which Burrough,fome write was called by the inhabitants Conftantiaca, by the name of Conjlimtius fonne to HeracUus ; who going to Rome landed there, 1 J b u j The Paduan fu- gitiues dwell at Embragola. The church of Grada robbed. Vi [ion in a dreamt. vderxa ruined The EpifcopaU See of Padua t Iran fated to tflaUmoc. of the Hiflorie ofVenice. li But the Citie of' Heraclea in the meanc time being greatly cncrcakd by thccon- courfe of fo many people, as the place was not fufficient to contain them; the Soep- hcards flvina from the incurfions of the Barbarians, did driuc away a great heard of oxen & mares eucn to thofe fhoares, who not being able to dwell in henic!ca,they did neere thereunto fortiiie a place for themfeiues, which they named Equihneot the thinse it felf e, as Homtendius faith. I know that feme thinke Equi ine to be the fame, which is now called Iefulune, but the Authors whom wee follow, make di- uers mention ofthem both, as of two lundfie Cities. _ ...... This is that we can learne concerning the ancient Venetians their original!, and , 0 encreafe ofthe Cine; which we haue collected with great labour and trauailc. I will now let downe how they created the firlt Duke. For although this manner of.go- uernment haue bcenc at times interrupted, yet notwithstanding it is maintained eucn till now, as good and holelome forthe Common-wealth. T he T ribunes of the I (lands abating their office, had fo troubled the Statcby ciuilldiflenfion, as there was fome likely hood, that the bodie of this new Citie would be foone dilfolued, vnleffe a remedie wereapplied. Ltutfrand who with ti¬ tle of Duke commaunded theProuinceoftheCarnons, (called nowtholeotPor- li) percciuing thisdifeorde, and fuppofing(asitcametopafle )thatthis V enetian State, might through ciuilldiuifion be eafily ouerthrowne, (the encrcale whereof 20 he thought would bee ouer-dangerous for him and his neighbours ) did reloluc to affailethem; I knowe not vponwhatground.ltis certainethatat the lametimet re Lombards did verie much trouble their Countrie: whereat the Ilanders grew an- grie, hauing found out the caufe; which was their ownc difTcnfion,for which their neighbours contemned them, Stwherby it would vndoubtedly loon come to pane, without fpeedy remedy, that the Common-wealth would rcceaue a notable Idle by this encmie, who did daily leckeoccafion todifquiet the peace oft his new Cine. All men thus complaining : the generall alTcmblie ofall the I(lands was publuhed at Heraclea. , . . , . , Chnflobher Bilhop of Grada held the cheife place there, being accompanied with 20 great numbers ofthe Clergic: and there afterthc celebration of diumeferu.ee, at J the firft pr&pofition which was made concerning the Common-wealth, cucry man beamneto murmure: and fome fud,That there was no more hope to be had of the Venetian Common-wealth, nor yet oftheir libertie which had becne pur- chafed and maintained by their Anceftors with fuch generofitie, vnlclk the furie of the Tribunes might haue an end. That their felfe-fame Anceftors had in timesipaft forthefwcetnefTe ofl iberrie, abandoned their moft pkalant Countrie, their hou- ies, and all other matters, which men commonly hold moft dearc, and were come into barraine Wands, where they found nothing that might inuite them to dwell there ijfrhat if they could haue difpenfed with their libertie, they might haue re- , 0 mained in all fafety in the Cities where they were firft borne and brought vp, and withthisloffealone, haueliued peaceably vndcr the dominion ofthe Barbariaus: But being full ofcourage, they fuppofed that they ought not to look their hbertlc, but with their hues. Wherefore did diuers of thofe that were there prelent, follow¬ ing the example of their Predeceffors come into thofe places the prcccdentyeares but onely to Hue at libertie ? To what purpofe then was their dehgnes \ what pro- iit by their fodainediflodaing? why had they fo many buildings, Churches, and lo many publicke and priuatehoufes? why did they leauethe firmeland to clchewe bon dnge, and yet meete it in the middeff of the waters by the infolencicof a fevvej Whether it was likely, that this barbarous encmie would take any reft, ti.l he had c o found fome meanes to ruinate this new dwelling place of Libertie ? Seeing t lat T y- rants hate nothing fo much, as that name-, That vndoubtedly it was his wilheghat all his defife was to feethe Venetian State ouerthrowne by ciuilldifcorde; which hecouldnotby any other meanes llrake. Whereupon, thole which detired the good and profit ofthe Common-wealth did reloluc fodainely to cleft a nevve The foxndat'io'/S, oj Equiline, Luitprand Duks ofForluni, What moved th& Venetians to change the go¬ vernment. The general! afc fembhcheldat , Heraclea, « Complaint hi tc thcajjcmblie againfi the c: Tribunes, The firjl Boo{e of the firfi Decad Duke who fhould reprcfcnt the whole honour and maieftic TTTT 71—‘ power to aflemble the generall Councell -it liirh r,m u .State, andhaue s-“ ol ’?T d ***$*■ ™**Zi%&Z;E2gZ , $Z IQ 2Q ikon. ““H?pHH£££s,. and yet as fome others affirme 116 Thevall-lm-ep rh -t’ u 7 ' s2: -% Jsteten ^ fih D»k« d- f to bee at this day obferued in thJcr'eation o^Prmclrh’H^tf^ 1 !? 01 ' 118 ’ 33 wee therein more imply For -lmbitTon ^7'n ces, but they then proceeded can be neuerfure enough oftha't wh irh i 1 ^ C r f’ becauic men belceue that wee 4° new Duke wasconftrained to fwcare wellTndfuthf"l! * 15 rcpor J cd ’ that the cnioyeth r Wficcnce wh.ch at this day the Pnnce ,*.«* Se in b“ ed ' ^"T“ fc « 1 ' »ab Luttprand. with Luitprmd (TomeAvIiPAtl * » • ■ V* , tei toc ^ c ^ :lt j hecentred league 50 raclea from theRiu^ofPiau^vnr^th extended the limits of He- ^ thoritie rather then by force hZ u called PauicoUc. By his an. name the Iefulansfor die Eouiline U§ I E(JU 1 1 lnes vnderh !s dominion, (feme lansror tnc Ecjuihnes, which makes me to beleetic their opinion in fomc The T)u\e ta\cs hii oath. ofthe Historic of Venice . n 10 forne fort to bee true who thinke Equiline and Icfulan to be one felfe-famc place, though different in name) who at the fame time had forfaken the Venetians. T hofe ofTourcellcs in the tncane fpace budded a fumptuous Tcmplc to the glorious Vir¬ gin, where they placed the bodie of Saint Heliedore of Altina with diuers other Reliques. _ _ 1-4>d forthwith take it ,and being taken gaue it to the “ “ It is reported mat thenamcof this newe Magiftrate wasinftitmed at thefimeame } ne named Lonmus, whom the Empcrour lufimrn font into Italic in \xrt-- Led, tocommaimd with foueraine authoritie. Prodeus of Vincenza avali-mr m man and ot great reputation among the Garriibn ofthc Citic, died in that wirre PmUs Dtacenm mhis Hiftoncofthe Lombards fetsdowncthis exoIrirttfrE '' ,0 Scc ™ ric r‘” i»hb ComlSS Popes letters written to the Venetians to the famepurpo/e. P h Lne Venetians in the meane time were in tumultround about GrirD u r R,,‘r r h fl p U d prccecd h i S whlcl ] was vene ancient.ouer-ranne the bounds ofGrada ButthePopeeommandmgt 0 dclift, the matter was forthwith ended _ Thcr " arofe after that great dilTenfion , which in a manner produced a rinill « arie, greatly difquieting the State neere to Heraclea. It is Laid, that the Dukes mao lolency was the certaine caufe ofthis commotion. Forthe lefthns not hem lT ptoudeDukemarched again!! them, meaning to bring them to reafona Fn A n an d theyfougnt on cither iide with more lierccneile and hatred than Force. At the laft after diuers Ioffes on either parte, the Heraclean he ini ’ • thL y This new Magiftrate let vp in the Dukes place,was called the Matter or Coloncll co oft.he men at Armes. The firft that was appointed to this office by the common 5 conftnt, was Dommico Leon. Fwlix Cornicula ftcceeded him who (a r \ cholen at Malamo c.Next followed Theodato fonne to Duke Vrfus lately called from exile, who by the confent ofeuery one, continued the yenre following, but he died before The Du\c mm thered by bis eme Citizens. Difference an jmg about the The maper or folonell of the wen at Armes Vominico Leon tbe firft. "Felix Comicula thefecond. Thcodato tbe third. luhano cepari tbe fourth , 4 ° ofthe Hiflorie of Venice. 15 before his rime was expired to the great griefc of all men. IulunoCepan ( or ac¬ cording to others) Hippati fuccecded him. Some Authors lay, that the Venetians in this mans time tooke Rauenna from the Barbarians. Fabritio Ciani. , (Ibme fee downe Giouanni for Cum ) enioyed the fifth yeares gouernment, who before the ycares end, was depofed from his office, and had his eyes thruft out by the people. Some hauc written, that this yeare the Heraclians and Iefulans fought one * againft the other with great furie, and that the place of battaile was for a perpetuall.-memorie called Parcode Canale. Both of them at the laft being defeated, the Heracleans, Ie- jo fulans, and Equilins fought out new dwellings. But wee will let downe in the booke fol- lowing,vpon what occafion the inhabitants depar¬ ted thence. * y * 90 The end of thefirjl Booke ofthefirft Decade. "-a...-,1^. 17 THE SECOND BOOKE io OF THE FIRST DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice. •j- The Contents ofthc /econd Bookc of the firft Decad. He gouernment of Dukercflorcdto the Citie. Duke T heodato being bltnde was banifhed. The Principalitte u/Galla hisj'uccejfor had the like end. Duke M A v in t i o by a new exam fie tooke Giovanni his fonne for companion , in the gouernment. From whence the flrij'e proceeded be¬ twixt Maviitio and For.tvnato Biftiop of Grada. Bitters opi- 110 nionsofthewarreofthe French againjl the Venetians, under the conduct of Pepin. briefe defeription ofthe Citiesfeituation. Pepin takes all from the Venetians except Rialto. Pepin, defeated at Sea by the V enctians betwixt the Citic and Malamoc. The R omans compared with the Venetians, in both their exploits againjl the French : The end of the Venetians wane againjl Pepin their JulllibertielHencka repaired by Duke P a r- t 1 t 1 a t 1 o. Defeription of the Duks PaUace^and oftheplacewhere the Senate is afjembled. The building ofdiners Churches in the Citic. For what caufe the Plaies were ordained,which are made at S hr one tide in the great Court ofthe Pa/lace. From whence the San aeons arc defended, //w St. Marks bodie, being flollen out ofEgypt , was brought A?; Venice, 30 40 The odato, thefourth 'Duke of Venice . FI e fifth ycarcofthe creation ofthe Matter or Coloncll of the men at pSl) Armes was not yet fully expired, when the whole Citie, pofTelTcd jtajC? gif CEj?.®'- 4 JrX • 1 -i 1 r" 1 _ T'N-.I / , &.E — U t-Ur, C A U lUeJ VV UJ l JU IUU| ---- - — / i with a meruailous defire to haue a Duke (as though the Com¬ monwealth could not ftand without fuch a Magiftrate, ) Theo- data. Fonne to rrfa, was on the fodaine, by the mutuail con- W'H*; " C j ienc Tkejecond Boo\e of the fir(l Dec ad fentofthe affemblie held at Malamoc, declared Dukeof the Common-wealth. This man obtained of Afiolpho King of Lcmbardic,that the bounds of Heraclea fliould Hand for the Venetians in the lame termes as they did of old, euen to the Riucr of Piauo. Befides, there was an Haucn diftant three miles from Chioggia; neere vnto the entrie whereof flood a Cattle, ftronger by arte then by nature, which the inhabitants thereof called Brundulla. Nothing is now to be feene there, but the ruincs of a Tower; all the reft is razed to the ground, iheodato going thitherto AcrntUand fortifie it, was furprifedby Gdk hisencmic, the thirteenth ycare of hisgouern- vmmib,, aftt. ment, and hauing his eyes put out by his difioyall aduer/arie, was miferablydepo- fed by him from his dignitie; the which he hauing purchafed by fo wicked a deed did enioy at his rcturnc to Malamoc. io QQ ja Iuers doe affirme that rheoduto was fufpeffed to haucalfc£led tyran¬ nic by the new fortification of this Caftle: and that by GaUas meanes 40 the people made him blind. But Guilt being verie diflolute, polfelTed withallmanncr ofvices, abufinghis ill-gottenPrincipalitie, did iu- W*. ftlyrcceiue hisdeferued rewarde. For after that his eyes werelike- Apmjhmnt put out, hee was banifhed almoft in the beginning ofthe fecond veare of his •fOiJ. gouernment. 1 f Monegario 50 of tbs Hijloric of Venice. 3° Ominico CMonegurlo was forthwith appointed in his place, vnto whom in regard of his violent and furious nature,were yearely 1 ribunes aP K limned, to affifthim in the gouernment: For they feared that the Hgy/fl Common-wealth might receiuc fome great hurt by his ralhcncuiyr —— vTrrt&H there w'ere not fome in the Councell tocountcrpoife the violence or his Spirit. But this was to frnall purpofe. For in ftced ofa bridle and ftay,it proued afpurre to his depraued humour; cauiing him to thunder forth all manner of miP chiefes. Thepeoblethenbeingimpaticntathisncwtyrannie, after they bad dc- priuedhim ofhis fight, turned him out ofall authoritie, the fifth yeareafter his election. CMumtio of Heraclea, a wife man, and ofvertuous life, fuccceded WithhiminthePrincipalitie. Some affirme that in thele mens dayes thofeof Heracleaand Equiline retired themfelues to Malamoc: and that thecaufe of their retreit proceeded from the fecret hatred ofthe Dukes againft Fortumto Billiop of Grada, about the gouernment ofthe Common-wealth. This Fortmato had with diuers others confpired againft them; but their deffeignes being difeo- uered, he with his complices, for fcarc of being apprehended, fled for fafetie to the Emperour Charles: where hauing accufed the Venetians, for that contrarie to the 1 ° agreement fwornc betwixt him and Nicephoros, who commaunded theEafterne Empire ,'dcfpifing the Eftate ofthe Roman Empire, they had (hewed themfelues affe&ionate to that of Conftantinople .-feeing that agreement did exprefly import that the Venetians (hould be free, acknowledging neither ofthe EmpiresjThisdid infiich fort mouc Charles, as in the end hedid by letters commaund hisfonne Pe¬ pin, who gouerned the affaires of Italic, to make furious warres vpon the Vene¬ tians. Vpon this commaund Peptn forthwith came and allailcd the Venetian coaft next to the firmeland, where Heracleaand Equilincftood. The inhabitants of thofe places frighted at theiirft alarmeofthis warre, and diftrufting the fufficiencic of their walles, nothing ftrong either by arte or nature, fled away in great troopes 20 and retired themfelues to Malamoc, and to Rialto. but it feemeth that the Authors doe greatly differ concerning the deftru&ion of Heraclea, and the troubles of thofe times. B onitendius difpofeth the affaires ofthofe dayes in fuch fort, as hee faith, that Prince Mauntio (in whole time Charles Kingof France had wholly abolifhed in Italie the power and ancient Kingdomc of the Lombards, enemies to the Pope, by rcafbn whereofhe was made Emperour)’ the affaires ofthe Venetians not being verie fife, neither at home nor abroad, a- middeft thofe tumultes of Italic, haddrawneintothe gouernment ofthe Com¬ mon-wealth, by hauing wifely appeafed the quarrels ofthe Citizens, andbraue- ly defended their frontiers, ( rather by fufferance then approbation ofthe people,) 3° a new and pernicious example, in taking Giouanni his Ionne for Colleague in the Principalitie, which fell out vnhappily ; not for himfelfe who was old, and dyed Iboncafrerjbutfor hisfonne which fiiruiucd him, and his fonnes Ionne, aflbeiated by his father, after the Grand-fires example. • v of the Hifiorie of Venice. \ 21 Ecaufe, in the gouernment, Gtomnm did not follow his fathers Heps: and that befides his other mifthiefes committed in his place, hee lent Mmrilio hisfonne witha mightie Sea-armie to aflaile Gionanni Bifhop ofGrada, a vertuousman inthofedayes: He, nor yet the reft, doe not ftt downe the occaGon of this warre. And it is to bee fuppofed that they did exprefly conceale it, becaufe there was none at all. For it rt , ecnel/ deatk comes often to palie,that when a wicked man will hurt any one, hee neuer regardes of the sijbop of the occafion why. This naughtie fonne hauing obeyed the commaundment ofhis bad father, and taken this Bilhop, threwe him head-long downe from an high Tower. 10 Fortunato the Triejline , who loone after fucceedcd him, reloluing to reuenge the vnworthic death of Giouanni , did fecretly praftiftwith certaine chiefe men of theCitie, to depofe yong Mauritio, and his father likewift,from the Principalitie, who without occafion at all, had committed fo cruellamurther. But the enter- cenfftruie <- prife beeing dilcouercd, hec with certaine of his adherents withdrew himfelfe to Treuifo, among whom were Demetrio Marmani , Fojcare de Georges, and Obclleno of Malamoc: who at that time were Tribunes. Fortunato departed from Treuifo, and went into France to the Emperour Charks fat-Wholefuitc (faith Bonitendius) the Emperour commaunded his fonne Pepin, (who by Pope A drum was named King of Italic) to make warre ,vpon the io Venetians : and that in the meane time, in hatred ofthe murthcrer Mauritio, and his father, it hapned that obelberio ofMalamoc, who (as hath beene laid) did fol¬ low the Bifhop Fortunato to Treuifo, being declared Duke, both the father and fonne, were driuen forth of the Citie; the one being opprelfcd witholde age, rbeDlll , (t „j wentto Mamua, and the other into France: by meanes whereof, Heraclea,as the t is/omeexitU place, of their birth, Was wholly with the places adiaccnt deftroyed. Some fay th‘£“ie, that ibtjnWfi lehr by the firft CWauritio to aflaile Grada, to reuenge the death, of Bi (hop Githtami flaine in that placeftn which charge not bearing himfelfe faithfully. It is fuppofed that Fortunato was difpleaftd with him: Neither is it certainly knowne how long tbefe three commanded oneafter another. Yet Bonitendius fets it briefly jo downe thus; Thatthe firft CMauritio gouerned three and twenty yeares, accoun¬ ting nine, Wherein his fonne was his Colleague, who after that, commaunded aslohgqldrie and afterhee had aflociated the young Mauritio, they were both ex- pulftd tfftftucnth yeare oftheir affociation. Some hold that in the time ofthe firft Mauritio , the Church ofOliuolla ( called afterwards the quarter of theCaftlc)was by Pope Adrian erefted into an Epiftopall See: the Iflands of Rialto, Lupria, and Dorfle-dnra , which were called twinnes, being vnder the iuridiftion thereof Somedoe befides ftt downe,that at thelame time, the Scopares an ancient Fami¬ ly as then in Venice builded the Church ofSaint Mofes of an excellent ftrufhire, ac¬ cording to the Cities abilitic in thoft dayes,and enriched it with goodly preftnts: ' 40 And morecruer, that Saint Michaels Church, which at this day hath many markes of antiquitie, ncere to Brundula, was repaired and enriched by a ftranger named Sergius , who hauing a long time beene ficke of an incurable difeale, was in the night time diuinely warned in a dreame, thatifhedid vifita Church which was ncere to Brundula, he fhould be healed ofhis ficknefle. And becauft it came to pafle accor¬ ding to theprediftioh, hedidfumptuoufly repaire the fame Church, and bellow¬ ed on it manvrich nreftnts. ^Obellerio 21 Thefecond Boo{e ofthe fir ft Dccad || ^Obellerio, theninthDuhe of 'Venice . lo Et vs returnc to oLe.lcno , who in his ablence being created Duke (as hath becne laid ) comming to Malamoc, hauing tor a time comman¬ ded with the peoples great good liking, did affociatehis brother Bei¬ ts for Colleague. This man went to Conftantinople to the Empcrour Nicephoros, where he was nobly cn tertained, and honored with cer- taincmarkcsofthc Empire. In the meane time, yaUntin his younger brother was by the people giucn to ohetlenc for his Colleague. But we finde the Hiftorians fo m k C kf V u nC c L ° n n ce / n ‘ ns thc ? ccu ™ of thefe times, as wee can hardly iud^e which ofthembeftdeferues to be followed. ^ a There be others which fiy, that Gbellcrw beeingexpulfcd by his brothers, 3 ° SeKWrot?’ thC J EmpCrOUrr Y^ W t 0f?daU § htCrhcm arncd,promif,ngto the King to betray b,scountrie,and that thc French being fbddc with, this hope,did fodainely marche againft thc Venetians ; that hauing in a moment feifed'on all the Sea-frontiers he came to Malamoc, whichhe found not inhabited, from whence he fought to palfe oner to Rialto by boate, whither hec had heard the Prince and people were retired, but being there beaten by a furious tempeft he loft the °rcatcft part of his Annie, and was enforced to retire withoutdoing, any thing worthic of note. Touching this and thc reft which may eafily be refuted, all ofthem almoft doc affirmc that Charles was not thc chicfe leader of this enterprife, but h.s foiinc* Pepw. And theca tier to vndcrftand how it hapned, we mull fforch thc matter from 4 ° iarre, to the end wedoc not too much ftraic from the Venetians- From thence we will continue our hiftoric, where it behoues vs lightly to palfe ouer that which diucrs hauelcftin writing in a long and prolix ftile more than needed. TmliP r riak lba / dS / KingCl0mC , bei X‘ g extin&?Z gZ£. npur T Vho led the French Army a pa mil the Vent tians. Tepitt Kin* of Jtahe. of the Hiftorie of Venice. 23 nour returned with his Sea-armieto Coftantinople, and comming backe in time with the lame Annie into Dalmatia refrefliing himfelfe in the lame Prouince, hce reibiited to affaile the townes on the Sea coal! (for the truce was already expir ed ) whichdid obey Pepin. So fooneas Pepin had notice of thefe preparations, he affem- bled all his French and Italian forcesand tooke Comada, rounded on euery fide 'tbevrmbtaki with the Sea and Lakes in forme of an Ifland: for this place was very commodious rl'e'cmici de- to bridle the enemies attempts. Nketes comming thither foone after, was with great fekcUcfm lolleofhis peoplebrauely repulfea. In this encounterdiuers Venetians were llaine andhurt. Butitis not knownc whether this Venetian liiccour which accompanied 10 the Grecian, were lent by the generall conlcnt, or whether the Grecian did hire them. Npcetes being difapointed of his purpofe came to Venice.They lily that after his arriuall, Obellerio and his brother who then gouerned the Common-wealth fought to make an agreement betwixt Pepin and Nicephorus. The Venetians power was alreadieioencreafed, asthe two mightieft Empires of the Earth, did looke vpon them as on a rocke expo fed to the fundrie billowes of obeUemtn&i. the Sea. Some in t'hofedayesdid thinke that dbe/leno during the treaty ofpeace,did [etbtrcaimc- pradile Ibme trealbn againft Pepin , (as witneffeth Paulas Duconus in his Hiftorie of ft Ps P m - the Lombards ) by meanes whereof Nicetes and Pepin departed malecontent from Venice,fo as the French loon after alfailed the Venetians. A 1 thofein a manner who ao haue written the Venetian Hiftorie, doe impute the cauie of this warre to Obellerio', who being driuen thence by his brother,that was allyed to France by marriage, and had married the daughter of Charles (as forne lay) did follicitc the Emperour, or (according to the opinion the credible!! Authors)fVy;»,to take away the libertie of the Venetians. Blondus who hath written more ofthe Hiftorie then any ofthc Mo- dernes, faith that he is of opinion according to Godfrey ofViterbo, that Pepin made warre twicevponthcVenetians,(thefirft,whenHeraclea was ruinated, of which TbeepmeHef exploit wee haue heretofore Ipoken) and how that at this firft time the Venetians J^tbencm" wereouercomc, and then reltored to libertie, vpon condition that theyfttould French apdnjt neucr more haue intelligence with the Greeke Emperour. The which,theymot ob- the rtr,ttMlu go leruing,but vnder-handpraflifing thefriend-fhip of Nicephorus , by themeanesof ccrtaine Marchants trafficking toward the Propontide on the coafte ofthe Ponticke Sea -.Pepin was aduertiled hereof which cauled him forthwith to come&aflaile them onceagainc with the greateft forces hee could gather together, as iliall bee hereafter declared, with the iflue thereof. But we mull firft ofall refute Blondus, who feemeth in fome fort to contradift himfelfe when he faith, that they yeelded themfelues at fuch time time as Heraclea was deftroyed. If it were lo’, this had not hapned in the time of obellerio and his brother,but in that time of Giomnni and CMiuritio the younger, feeing that himfelfe affirmes in another place, that Hera¬ clea was razed in their time. 40 Now becaufe all thole which haue written the Venetian Hiftorie doe ftedfaftly deniethatthe Citie was euer in fubieffion; the matter could not thus haue come why the French to paffe, that through the Patriarch Fortunato his report made to Charles , That the Venuiam^ Venetians,contraricto theagreementfwornebetwixthimand Nfcephorus, where¬ by they were declared neuters, fhould haue pra&iled by their Agents the friend- lb ip of Nicephorus: Pepin was commaunded by his Either to aflaile them with all his forces: and becaufe he had deftroyed Heraclea and Equiline, and thereby greatly rheVemims weakened their whole power, the common report was that the Venetians with their Duke were fubiefted. But it is certaine that the Venetians did euer retaine entlibertie. their ancient libertie, and that they were freed from that warre, on condition wholly to forlake the fr iendfhip of Nicephorus. 50 Some ftrife arifirig foone after betwixt the two Empires concerning Dalmatia, the Venetians hauing openly taken Nicephorus part(for itis reported that they fuc- coured his Lieutenant Nicetes by Sea and Land ) Pepin being then incenfed againft the Venetiatis, came and affailcd them with greater forces than before. All 2/j- 7 hefecond < Boo{e of the frfi Dec ad ’Difcriptmof', ,h the (cituatiait- of the Citic ■ofVenice. % All, Authors morcouerdqe agree, that at fuch time as the French made warre v- pon mem, and his brother Beato were by a ciuill or domefticke broilc dri- iicn forth of the Citic,and had retired thcmlclucs to the enemie,whilft ydentm their yonger brother commanded;within thetowne. And the better to vnderftand the ihite or this fearefiill warr^.yfe will in breifc fpeake fomewhatof the fcituation of tbefyiqc, bejidc that which hath bcene hid in the precedent booke. ~ il - '- ulc °* v '-'nice is (as oath bcene hid el ft where,) fcituatc vpon Iflands verie neerc to oncanothcr,-which thccontinuall ebbing of the Sea, doth feuerina man- nc ,1 r , r i -uwm iv.uw xjia imm- ; «P»IJ i-paces, ano-yet in iuch manner, as her lhoares on the South-fide be- t v t t t t .Ar r !s si T l/ijf i*/, i md n J 1 . .. 1— — C- i /** ■ i c i 5 'be rctreate of Valentin , and aU the Veneti¬ ans to Rialto. The auncicnt Malamoc ru¬ inated* The Albhla.ni .yeeliL - , i * ’ j (.a uii me oouni-iiae dc- cu'ifot tne Sea. 6c .the i_akcs,orc cliuided by the /pace of fbrti.e thou/and paces into ten water, e channels: and all thole lhoares cut out after the manner of Iflands were at 1 ° tliar time wholly inhabited. The firft of them all on the South-fide,were the Bron- ciohans: alter them,came the Chioggians,Peleftrians,Albiolans,thofeofMalamoc antiol the Caftlc, where at this day is the Patriarkcs feat. Thole within bceud farther o:f bum the Sea, dwelt in the middeft of the lakes; thecheifeof whom were thofe of Rialto, who haue in our time by the great concourfe ofpeoplc and by their owne fame,obfeured all the reft. Pepin hauing oppofed his Sea-armie a- ga.nft that lidc to ftoppe toe incurlions of the enemie, and thereby to take from mm ad hops of hauing victuals, did with his forces that he had on land, aflaile the neLieitliiaiidstothclirmc land; and hauing in part driuen awaie, and partly fub- icdcd the Brondolians, Chioggians,and Peleftrians, he marched againft the Albio- 20 This liege hauing contrarie ro all mens hopes ftaied him there fometime, gaue Dukeyalentin and thofe of Malamoc lcifurcto retire themfelues to Rialto wirh their wiues and children, and whatfoeuer luch a like feare would buffer them to car- rie awaie : not only tranfporting their particular wealth, butfoucraincMagiftrarc and the whole maieftie of their common wealth, where it hath euer fincc th cn,made hir aboade, with greater feliciticand encreafe of all things. But this place muites vs to fpeake fome-what of the antiquide ofMalamoc. Allthofe (inamanner) who haue written the Venetian Hiftoric, do affirmc that this Malamoc which is fcenc at thisdaic, (on the left hand) going to the Citic from Chioggia, neerc to the Port 3 ° bearing the fame name, is not that ancient one which the firft Venetians did build and from whence wee haue laid that the inhabitants retired themfelues to Rialto for flare of the French s but that theruines ofthis ancient oneare to be feeneinthe middeft of the Sea. Whereby may be coniedhjred.how much ground the Sea hath deuoured lmce that time. I dare moreouer affirmc, that that place was inthe be¬ ginning called Medoac, and lince by the Modcrnes named Malamoc, by corrupti¬ on of the language like vntodiuers others. J r The Albiolans amazed ar the Dukes flight,and thofe ofMalamoc,fell forthwith to compofition; the like did thofe few people which remained in Malamoc. Theft being receiued by compofition; fofoonc as the viftorious French man came to the 4 ° Port of Albiola which at this day is right ouer againft new Malamoc, and had per- ceiucd (for he did fee nothing but Sea on the one fide, and lakes on the other) that hemuft either change his purpofe, orhismannerof warre : itisITiid that he fire a certainc rime verie melancholic vpon the fhoare, with his face turned towards the enemie, as though hee were deuifing dome mcancs to giue end to that warre • and that atlaft, through the counfell of an old woman (which is not credible) he made a bridge ouer the water,for his fol diets paffage ouer to Rialto. But concerning the counfell ofafimpleolde woman,it is wholly ridiculous ; as, iFan old doting Crone had knowne better what did belong to a deed of fo great importance,than fo manie thoufands ofmen which followed the French : feeing that diuers Italians moil ex- 5 ° pert in marine matters, and capable of greater things,were then with him. But ad¬ mit that all thofe which were with him were ignorant of that mcancs: thole of Ma- iamoc which were taken prifoners could caiily haue executed fuch an enterprife. For 25 of tl s H done of Venice. For ic is not credible (tl; ough fomc (ay it) that there were' none in that place, which was in time part fo popiiloii., but o:ic poore old woman. There be that haue like wife affirmed,that they laboured firft toouercome them rbemetiam by famine, but that the belieged hauing withcertaincwarrc-like engins throwne P 0 *™- loaucs of bread mto the enemies cai • ; p,the hautic French impatient of more delay, did foi thwith ioinc and make fail together diuers hogttieads or tuns, head to head,’ and couering them with boards,made a t erie long bridge. Whereupon the Veneti¬ ans perceiuing it did bchoouc them td fight, tor theirlibertie, their Churches, and for their owne hues, and their childrens, and for want of fo doing to vndereoe the io yoke of the proud encmie, refolued to fight couragioufly, intendmg'either to die rbeymtmt righting,or to preferue their iibercie, & to hazard their lari fortune by that maner of fight,wherein they were moft exerdfed. Hauing then imbarked themfelues in (mail light boats apt for right and Me, the wihdc and tide feruing them ; after they had tarried for the ebbe,they came furioufly vpon the eriemie,whoalreadieapprochcd. Therebeganonafbdainea bloudie battaile betwixt them, riiftaincd neiiefthelcflc by vcric different courages: For the French fought, incited with a defife tofpoile, Digirmhuaft and to maintaine their former honour; But the Venetians,for their wiucs,and chil- ’ dren, for their publikeand particular wealth, and for their libertie, which they held deerer then all the reft. And becaufe the bridge was wcakely built, and continually 20 fhaken by the wanes of the fea, the enemic being accuftomcd to firme footing, be¬ gan forthwith to ftagger. The Venetians on the contrarie,ttufting to the lightriefle oftheir velfels,couragioufly aflailed them behinde,and in flanke. The bridge at the laft being broken by force, (which fo me thinkc hapned by the violence ofa tempeft, which arofeat the beginning of the fight) there was in a moment a great (laughter Thf Vrmb of the french: the (word on the one fide,and the Sea ort-the other, prefenting death vntothem. The multitude of fiich as were then flainc and drowned, gnue the firft ,hcVc ’ ut ’‘‘ m • ground,why that place, by the which men turne from Malamoc to the Rialto,was, for that notable vifforie, called afterward Orphano. We haue heard, how the Venetians fought with good fiiccefie agaifift Pepin the 3 o fonne of Charles. W c may then, vpon a iuft ground in fbrnc things compare the Ve- T ke Ver.ethm netians Common-wealth with that of the Romans, as we will often hereafter doe. compared mm For diuers things are to be found,as well in rheprofperiticas aduerlitie of both the theKmims ‘ Common-wealths, much like the one to the other. It is certaine that the prolpe- rous beginnings and encreafe of both thefe people, were wholly almoftextinft by the Barbarians: albeit the Venetians Common-welth was in home fort more new in the time of her firft troubles, than was that of the Romans in the time of the Se- nonians warre.Y et notwithftnnding each of them had the French for their enemies. The Romans were aflailed. by the Senonians, a Nation altogether vnknown before the taking of the Citie; Thefe by the Belgians, noleflecouragious, but more migh- 4 ° tie then the Senonians : becaufethey wcrc,befides the forces of the Empin aided by the fuccors of Italic. The Roman ftatc had incenfed the enemic,becaafe c; . ■ of her Ambafladours had contrarie to the law of Nations iniured a F.. nch man • The Venetian,becaufe,in contempt of the agreement made betwixt ChsicswA Nicepbo- rus, it had fauouredoneof the parties. The Senonians were matters of all, fauin°- the Capitol. The Belgians left the Venetians nothing but Rialto. Ana both the one and other deceiuedthe cnemie bycafting loauesof bread. Thefe men defended the Seabankes; and the other a little hill. Eachof them haue valiantly repuKed the French, puffed vp/vith the pride of his vidlorics and happie fuccefle. But the firft did it voluntarily ; andthisbyconftraint. But the Roman therein dcierued . high glorie: in that allhcr enemies were (laine, And the Venetians,in that they de- 5 0 feated fo mightic a king,affifted afwell with his owne forces,as with thofe ofhis Fa¬ ther and the Empire. The preferuing of theCapitoil wascaufe of the encreafe ofthcCitic, and of thepcrpetuall eftablifbment of the Empire. That of Rialto gane not only occafion of the Cities encreafe, but of eftabliftiing the Princes refi- D dence 2 6 The thirdBookeoftbe firjl Dec ad dcnce in a more eminent and magnificent place, than cither Hcraclea orMalamoc. Thus farre extended the Cities infancie. Now foilowes her youth.-during which the Venetians, after they had confirmed their forces, did mightily enlarge theli- mits oftheir eftate. Pepin retires to Bntwe wilbrcturnc toPepin, who amazed (as they fay) atfuchaloffe, didforth- tke firm Und. w | t h ra jf c the ficgc. And afterthe French had fpoyled all the places they went through, he brought backc his Armic. Some fay, that obc/leno , and his brother, being authors of To many mifehiefes, did willingly banifh themfelues, and followed thecncmie. Others, who make the EmperourcW/W the authour of thiswarre, and not Pepin, doc affirme, that the French after this Ioffe made peace with the Ve- IO nctian, and came to Rialto; where being honourably entertained, he intreated the people to recciuc ohellerio into the Countrie: which the Venetianshauingvnwil- lingly graunted (as the Client witneffed) To foonc as cA» 7 mvas gone, ubcUerio was cur in peeccsby the people: and his bowels being rent forth of his body, were tornc in pecces by fome of the multitudes teeth; his wifelikewife, who was repor¬ ted to bee ofthe royall bloud of France, was flainc with him. But neither was Cb.irles the leadcrof this Armic, nor did this happen which they report. And the common confent of the credible!!: Ffiftorians, makes me to beleeue,that it was Pe¬ pin which made warre on the Venetians. But whether it were the one or theothcr, itis certainc that the Venetians did wholly preferue their libertie,and became open friends to either Empire. Ome report, that ohellerio being flainc , his brother Bento held the Principalities and others fay , that ohellerio and Bento being ex- pellcd, Vdentm theiryongcr brother commanded in theCitic. But howfoeuer it was (forit is hard to iudge theVightinfuchdiuerfitie of opinions) it is certainc that the Gouernement of thefe three, lafted not aboue fiue yeares. Angelo Pnrtitiatio lucceeded thefe three,who was the firft that held his feateat Rialto. Theygaue him tw'o yearely Tribunes to affift him infill thinges. Some fay he had the furname o iBndonirio. from whom the Bndomrinr.s are defeended. The moft curious Fliftorians hauc numbred the Partitiatij, among the nobleft families which came from Heraclea to Rialto. And that w'hich makes me eafily of the Hiftorie of Ventce. catily to beleeuc it is; becaufe among the moft memorable matters afted m hisGo- uernment, we find the reparation of Heraclea, which by reafon thereof was aftei- wqrc j ca il c d Villa-noua. And becaufe that in the time of the warre with the French, a great number ofpeople ranne to Rialto, fo as the place was failed with an incredi¬ ble multitude of inhabitants;it came to pafTe, that threcfcore (mail Hands next to th 'mwcreioyned together by Bridges. Butall mcndidthinkcthisplace, foi the great multitude of people, and for the commodioufncffe thereof, worthie, that die' Soueraigne Magiftratc, and the whole State of the Commonwcaltn fhould rc- fidc there And with a good and happic prefage for the Duke and the whole \ cne- , o tian State, it was decreed, That Rialto fhould eucr after bee the Princes ftate Ac- cord ine to this conclulion ; to the end that the Soueraigne Magiftratc fhould not want ahoufe; the Duke himfclfb did forthwit h appoint a place whereon to build the Dukes Pallace,which (lands (as we fee at this daie) nccrc to the goodly Church of S c . Marke. But we may truly fay, that it is only the oldc Pallacc, which Parting todidedifte. For the other neighbour-buildings confronting the Senate-horn? doc reprefen t a newer architcclure.For it is nor likclie,thatin thofe daies they could tell from whence to haue gotten fo manic coftlie pillars, and excellent ftoncs: tneir me-nes being then vcricfmall. But whether it were in Partitktios time, or fince (as it is moft credible by the report almoft of all Annalifts) that this worke was bunt r a o t h e excellencie and greatneffe thereof doth deferue, that fuch a thing fhould not be bur’ed intilence. But becaufe it would be too tedious a matter to particularize all the Angularities of thatplacc, wee will fpcake oncly of the admirable ftrufturc 11 This place then, as it is appointed to manic and fundric purposes, hathlikewife manic and diuers fronts: whereof that which lookes vpon the Weft and South, is vnder-propt by two rankes of columns; and that which fupporteth the whole bur¬ then of the worke, hath pillars of a ftrangc kindcof ftonc, rather bigge then long. The Arches arc verie fumptuous, made of the fame matter and workemanlhip,em¬ bracing vndcr the bending ofa coftlie vault,diuers columns fet veric nccrc together. 2 X hat rankc which is aboue, is made almoft of thcfanle ftonc and fa!hion;and bc : 5 raufe it hath a greater number of Pillars,they arc the more fender, and vnderneath enu ironed with a verie thicke rew of other pillars, but farre leffc, fo as they doc not ondy f-rue for a ftaie, but for a mcruailous adornment. Butas well the vppermoft rankc (whereof we now fpake) as the loweft, doth make a great gallerie: the moft fpacious part whereofis almoft wholly goflefled by the market-place. The remain¬ der of the front, eucn to the toppe of the whole Mafic, which is of a verie rare (tone red and white, is fo high, that it troubled:, asmuchasit delighteth theeies of the beholders, being verie richly couered with lead. Aboue the gallerie, there is a part of a verie great Libraric ftored withmanie Greeke and La.tine bookes: the ao ereateft part whereofwas giuen by the laft Will andTeftamentof Cardinall Bejfa- * f l0n Thcrelidue, which lookes towards the South, is the Comitia (For I know not how otherwife to terme this place) where cuerie eight daies,and fometimes oft- ner all theNobilitie areaflembled about the creation of Magiftrates. As alfol will more freely call that part of the Palace, which lookes towards theEaft, The Court, whereas the Senate vfually doe refort. I vndcrftand by the Senate, that which’they call the Counccllof the Pregujys; Ipy whom are handled the moft im¬ portant affaires of the Common-wealth. For the ancient Fathers, the Authors of this State, haue,among other things,borrowed of the Romans,to name thofe Pre¬ pays which debate In the Senate, becaufe they were intreated to deliuer their opi¬ nion concerning that which wasfpokenbyhimthathcldthechcifeftplacem rhe Vo Senate. But wc will fpcake more amply in an other place. We will nowreturne to the gouernment of Partitiatio , who hauing two fonnes.hc fent the one named Iujti- mano to toEmperour of Greece,by whom he was liberally entertained,and great¬ ly honoured and praifed; and in the mean time,he tookc the other,named Giomnni, J D 2 for Heraclea after it n>.w repaired, iv,is named fol- la-mua. Rialto ckofen fot the Princes or- diitarie refi- dcrice. The Vu\es Ta- lacc in Rialto. Defp-iptm of the DulsesPa- lacc. A verie excel¬ lent Libraric ■within the Pre •>' lace. wherefore thef are called Pir- ytap. Iuflmano the Dulses (onne fent to Con (fan t ma¬ ple. i! I [111 i ihm mi i j ill I* ’ ■ Rvm ; ii f! \. fi The/econd r Boo{e of the fir ft T)ecad Ginmnni dcpo- fed by the people. TheEmperour Leo gates many goodly tehees to the Vance. A confp'iracie a- gainfl the Prince diftcoo.tred. Vine B’Jhopof Aquile'ia van- qufthedhy the Venctians. the publics gsmes atfthroue- tide , torh,s Colleague,whereat IuHmano at hisreturne was in fuch fort moued as heob fnnately refufcdto-come andfceh.s Father :Buc the olde manbemgexSamdv i d 7 -° fec , hls fonne > aft cr he had depofed Gtomnm^ ho ref uftd to obaic his F i the (had not the people conftrained him thercuntO)didairociate lnH,mano and his nephew Angelo Tonne to Iujmmno : the people did confine Gwuanni that was depo led.mConfiant.nopie. Somefa.ethatheewentofih.s owneaccord,toPelamus to the EmperourZw* front whence, returning, hedid, by his Fathers commande- nicnr, take his wife and children and went to Conftantinople. About the Time time, the Emperour Leon gaue Partitiatio the bodie of Saint Za chsne , and part ofthe garments ofour Sauiour lejtu chrijl and of the Z , gin : with a peeccofthe holie Croffe, which hereligiouflylockt v D in Vt.r 7 Vt ms Church which he had buil t. Hedid moreouertranflafe the Monkes of the'Co' uentofSaint^r^at the entreatie ofthe Abbot, into Saint Hilaries Church which flood then ,n toe fartheft part of the Rialto. And they which now kno we uofe places doe at this day fhewe the ruines thercofin the firme Land Her buil t hkewtfeat the fame time two Churchesin the Iflands, in thofe daies called the f™™ C r° n ° r ,° Sa f tSe “ er >“, and the other to Saint Laurence. Not Ion- after his t m;,de , a M L 0nafteric °fNunnes of Saint Laurence his Church °I findei i SfeSft; ’ T&F 'If™!' h, honour of ,ho K' ^ChurchofOliuollo^vhichftandsinthatpartofthetownewhicharrhic dayiscalled the Caftle, and Am a. Ac dado,™ thereofKkbtfsS “ Scrims and Bacchus were brought thither. 5a nt thefame nmeIlk fwife, diuers of the chiefeft ofthe Citie confpired acainft theft Princes. Giouanm Talonuo , and Bom Bragadino chiefe ofthe con/p.racic^vcre put death. Monetarw , one ofthe complices of this bad defigne, ftucd^iimftlfebv flight; but aH his goods were confiftate. Some Authors doe likewiftaffirmc that vndcrthis Princes gouernment, vim BifhopofAquileia, accom pained with cer’ tame ofthe chit fc of Fr.ul. were vanquilhed by the Venetians in a fight at Sea This M/r was a little before condemned for an Hereticke by Pope Alexander This tor;=«,,aha. , 1 ,.ChurchofGradawa,preferredLfbfehnof ktdl If by of r , 0 °P es ofthe Forlan h cnme on a fodaine, and availed the Bifhop’of the l ° Wand. The Venetians Fieete came as fodainely to his reskew • who hiuino drawnetheenemieto fight, did eafily breakeand defeatehim, and rooked5 diners other Gentlemen , prisoners. Then the various Venetian purfuiSS C T V° th f hrme La,ld ’ did the Sea-coaft of the FoS (ca led at this day the Friuli) to fire and fword , and deftroyed likewift certaine towns by theirToda.ne meurfions. Diuers that eftaped from tlu- battaile not knowl ingthe waies,rifterthey had ftrayed along time through themari/lies ofCaorli fell at laft into the hands of the viftors T he Venetians to purchaft the name of meeke and gentle, did ftt vine and nil the reft ofthe pr.foners at liberrie .- on condi Hon to that they (houldftnd yearely to Venice, on the ft me day that theviflone wasob 4 V n Wlth as many loaUCS oFone hze) which, with a bull Would be killed beforcthe gencrall affemblie : And they ihould befide o uerthrow with their Pikes Caftlcs of wood. All this is yet auhis day obftrWd stesss:- *’”*;*?> »p‘~. mAcLm^i of 3 hlS / St „ hat whlch h , apned as wel! athome > as abroad, during the aouernment Angelo Partitiatio • who after that he had tranfported the Ducal! flare to Rialto fluiliniano 4 < of the Hiftorie of Vmice. 29 20 ^Iystiniano, then. T)u!^e of Venice . Vftiniano after his fathers death gouerned the Commonwealth alone. Soonc after, he perfuaded the State to fend to \JvticbaeL the Eafterne SKt'enrfixt to Emperour ( for the pcrpetuall edn/eruation oftheir friend (hip with the Grecian Empire) certaiile armed fhippestoaide him agninftthc tbesaraym. Saracens, who at thattime did ouer-runne raoft of the Iflands of Europe, and chiefly Sieilic : but not meeting theenemie, they foonc returned to the Citie. And bccaufewc haue/poken ofthe Saracens, it fhallnotb'c impertinent to fait Tmnv ) ltnce fomewhat ofthe originall ofthe name. For it was then veric new; and brought in came the 30 according to the opinion of fbnle, in the daiies of OMbmet : who in his deteftable Sermons, whereby he hath almoft diuerted the whole Eaff from the true light,fol¬ ding them vp in fuch darkenclle as they could neuer fince free themlelucs oft', was wont to call all thole Sarracens, (by the name of Sara^ Abrahams lawfull wife) who had embraced hisfedf; asifthofc, which followed his Doftrine, hadbeerre bya Diuinc oracle the onely lawfull fucceffort, andheiresof theDiuinepromifj. I will not likewife denie, but that this name may bederiuedfrom Sarraca, a Citie in Ara- biaFoelix : ButallFliftonansdocinamarincrholdthefirft opinion formic. This Nation hath made manic and diucrsRoadcs into Affritke and Europe, andmanie likewife into Afia, hut they hauc bccnc ouerthrowne and defeated, as well by the 40 French Armies,as by thole ofthe Venetians. Let vs nowreturnc to the Venetians affaires, which of themfelucs fucceeding happily in thole daies, did afterwards re- eciue a great cncrcafc, by the bodic of S v . CMark brought to them from Alexan¬ dria after this manner. The king of that Countric caviled a magnificent Palace to be built, and for the e- redfing thereof, had commaunded to take ail the faircandrareft Hones from the am dent Churches and other buildings,as wcl publike as pnuatcyand S.Markes Church in Alexandria being builrof the lame matter, it was thought that it would not bee lpared: the which Staaracius the Monke, and Theodore the Prcilfboth Grecians, fea¬ ring, who did riot only celebrate Diuinc Sendee there, but as Sextens did heed fully keepe that lacrcd place, were in great cafe. But it luckily cametopaiTethat&wtf of 5 o Malamoc and Raftico of Tourccllcs arriued there,being driuen by tempeft into that place,contrarietothc publikeappointment, with ten (flips. Thcle mencomming for dcuotion fake into the laid' Church ,• and perceiuing the forrowful nefle of thole two* enquired the occafion of their ladnefTe; and vndeftoiding that it proceeded from feare, leaft the Church Ihould bee deftroied, they affa.ied to winfte them b;p • D 3 many Tbefecond Boo fa of the frfl Decxd Why S, Mar fa bodie w.w brought from Alexandria. the Alexan¬ drine* infolent to fir angers. iAuguflu! hit proutrb. Vollicie of thofc which carried S. Mar fas bodie to the fays. &iiracutorts ap¬ parition of s. tfiarkc. The prophetic a c com pi fad many goodly prom.fo aflunng them that if they wold deliuer vnto them the body ofS. W^that both of them ifaould be greatly honoured of the Venetians. At the hrft theyreieftecIthis demaund, as holding it a facrilegious matter to remoue the holy bodie out oflus place.But it came to paffe by the diuine prauidcce.that whilft they were talking about the matter,fame of thofc who had comiffion from the king to feeke fuch Hones,came into the Churchy caufed diuers ftones which were lit for rh S°5f e ? eW ' b T n Pal! f ce t0 bC taken thcnc e,greatly therby disfiguring tne Church. Thefe two Sextcns being inccnfed hereat, and vehemently vrged by tne Venetians to codifcend to their requeft, feeing fome likelihood of the Churches ; umc.did confcnt to their demand .But to the end that the Townf-men (who were . „ much add lftcd to the nameofthe Saint, & to the holy place,in regard of the many miracles there wrought) fhould not on a fodaine perceiue any thing, they did vnrib the cloth behind,wherein the holy body was wrapped,not medling with the feales which were on the forepart theref, & did put the bodie of S.cLudm.nmo the Let in Head of that which they had taken awaie. Itis reported that at the fame time there came fuch a pleafintfweete fmell forth of the Church, aseuerieone nnne totafteit. And the matter had eafilybecnedifcouered, if they had not perceiued hefore-partof thcclothandthe feales to be whole. And becaufc they certaincly rZl h rl “7 T d n r °f v f ouc great danger,beare the ffoln body to their fhips y bethought themfelues of a new fubtilemuention to deceiue the people-Tim 20 winch I would fcarfecredit, were it not, thatthe continual! courfh of thefforie is pa.n ed with admirable arte in the fumptuous Church of Saint Mr ‘ No w to efehew the brauadoes which that Nation did daily vfe to fWcrs to d.icouer matters they did put that holie burthen into a ba/ket, and couered k wi h hearbes * then they threw fw.nes fiefh vpon it, which that Nation according fboken bv C ‘ Cn / CU f mC i‘ d ah f om ■ f rom whence came this prouerb poken by •August us, Thatheehadratber bee Hcrods fmnethan bis fonne. * Thof- then which wereappointedto carrieit awaie,being formerlyinfiruftcd what to do cried aloud when they met any in the ftrectes, Ganger, which fignifieth in the Bar’ banan language, fwine,andin this manner they brought it to their fluppes; and the’ bodie being wrapped vp m the Hides, and tied to the lhroudcs, they hung k on the mail, at determining prccifely to depart,fearing leaft that pretious theft fhould be perceiued by thofc who had charge tovifit the fluppes before the Marchantsdc Ff "ff C the laftho > lln S Ankers,they departed with great ioy: But it is reported h as they were in themameSea, they were toffed byan horrible rempcfC and dint then Saint «appeared to«Alamaluc,and willed him prefently to ftnkefaile, lead the fluppes, driuen by forceof the windes vpon therockcsneere - Then,att f r Seeing diuulgcd at Venice before their arriuall, caufed a meruailous 40 loie oucrafl the whole Cine • cnerieman declaring that the prefence of tha t hohe bodie, w ould make the name and State of Venice to be perpetuall ; That the pro phecic, which wasdehuered from the Father to the Sonne, was accompli • That in times part before the Foundation of the Citie,Saint in his ITe-timc going towards Aquileia, hisfhippc arnumg in thofc Iflands, it wasreuealed vnto himm his fleepe, that his bones fhould one day reft in thofe places which he law fodefertand vmnhabited. Amiddeft thisioie there was-nothing heard but fon'r-s anddaunces with vowes,and praiers,thatin all timeofneedeit would plcafc him to come and vifit his Citizens,and to fuffer his bodie toreft former in thatpl ace, which th. Common-wealth would afterward dedicate vnto him. And indiis manner no!lo - 0 ° 3 fo , rfc , s ’ ie ¥ nda S c > cametomeetc itat the Port of rheOli- uollo . the Clcrg.e going before,tinging Hymncs and praifes to God; where the Ci nfruredDled Wlth r r n Uercncc ’ in the midft ofan infinite number offwcetc odors an Chappell of the p"l£r = Which bccin §” d was carried into the The end of thefecond Booke of the fir ft Vec.ide, 1 ° 50 , 0 THE THIRD BOOKE OF T HE FIRST DECAD Of The Historie 0£ Venice. «[ The Contents of the third Booke ofthe firft Decad. S Leane and Priejlsvtere ordained in St. Marks Church. O b e r. ier i o taken in the Ife off eggio is beheaded. Malamoc being bef:eged and taken, in hatred to him , was wholly burnt. The Duke being exil'd the Citic by the confpiracie of C a rr o s j o,goes into France: Soone after hebemgrejlored v thepractife of the Chief e Citizens, is finally confined in the ifiand of rad a and there dyeth. Saint P a v l s Church built in the middefi ofthe Citie. The Vene- t“.ns -n ucdly fight tviththe Narcntincs. Thofe of Verona are fuccoured by thcVene- tians againfi the inhabitants of the Lake of Benac. A mightie Sea-armie drain (i the Sarracen Moores. li/hat the UMoores didmafhortfpace, about Rome and the reft jofit alii. a he Venetians and the Greekes defeated by the Moores onthc Sea of Crotona, The bodies of Saint P a n c r at i v s, and Saint Sasina, giuen by the Pope, were put into Saint go Zacharies Church. Ciuil differsfion dothfor a time much hinder the Common-wealth. 1 rince T R a d o n i c o is villanoufly murtheredby cenfpiratours. When Poucggia beganne to beiwjjoited. The file of Gradanvr by theVenetians comming delmeredfrom the Sarra- censftege.Why Dorce-duro was inhabited. Commachia takenbythe Venetians for are- uenge. The Duke Candian oflamefightingagainft the'idtt rentincs. The Duke, and Se¬ nate , giue limits to thofe ofC hioggia. what the Humesdidin Hungarie. The Humes de- feate 13 e r e NGAnivsi/fc entric into Italie , and after they had Jfoiled the Venetian erntoy ic , / jey come cindbejiegethe Citie ofVenice. The Venetians oner come the Hunncs at Sea.The Hiftrians made tributaries to the Vcnet tans ; and they fight with goodfuccefe {as Jo me Jay') at the fame time agamft the Marentines .Duke Candianowi murtheredby 4° the people for hts oucr-muchpride, andfor beingfufpecledto haue affecledTyrannie. N thisfottdid the Citic daily cncreafo, and it was notonejy augmented in ftrength, but in Religion, and by this happy fucceflb did the goucrnmcntof/«- . fliniano flourifh.But by how much it was happier, by fo much fhorter was it. Such is the ordinariecuftome of humane affaires, as they cannot long continue in happineile. For fo one after that he had laid St. Marks bodieinthe Chapell of the Caftlc, and made him- ielcte the Hofteoffo great a Sanftitie, he dyed. Hce Pre¬ ordained by his will, that his bcires fiiould build a """ f ce ™ n i greater Church to Saint Marke. Heedid moreouer enrich by the lame will the ' lIa "-' Cmrc> Churches of S.Zacharie and Hilarie with manic great reuenues. Giovanni 3* T he thirdDoo\e oft hefir ft Dec ad tie Creation of the Deane cfs. fiarfes £bnrcb. Malamoc rui¬ ned. The death of 0- bctlcrio . Duke Gloiwmi flieth. the vfurpsr fw* h filed G'miaml repealed. Iouanni Partitiatio brother to Iujlmkno (who being allied home from Greece was made his Co] league) being declared Princc,bcgan his pub- like gouernment by Diuineactions^and appointed for the fame pur- pofe thencereft Church to the Palace.into the which (being dedicated according to the ancient manner) thebodieof the holic Euangelift was broughtjand from among the Clergie ccrtaine Pricffs were chofen to celebrate Diainc Seruice there, vntowhomwasgiucna chiefe Officer, at this day called the Deane. This building was at that time of a meane ftaturc, nothing like to that ri¬ ches and grcatnelfe wherewith itisat thisdaieadorned. But wcwillfpeakeof the ex'cellcncie ofthis Church in a more conuenient place. The Common-wcafth 3° made a league with thcNarcntincs, a Nation which vfed to feourennd robbethe neighbour Seas. But the fame being foone after broken, the Barbarians furprifed certaine VenetianMerchants atthe Sea,and flue them, ccmming homewnrdsfrom Apulia. It is find that about the fame time, Prince obcHcrio , who, according to the opinionof fomcAnnalifts,did (ashathbeenefaid in the precedentBooke) Volun¬ tarily abfent and bannilh himfelfe, came into the Ifleof Curtia, vulgarly called at this day Vcggia, retaining to ftirre vp new troubles for his rccntric into the gouern- ment. Partitiatio did forthwith armc a mightie Fleet, and went to meets him "be¬ fore he had time to attempt any thing, and at his flrft arriuall futpriftd him. In the mcanc time diuers of Malamoc, incited by their ancient loue towards Obellcrio (w ho fro being of their Cine had beenc their Prince) did flie forth of the Townc. Gw;,.mm being hccreat moued did fodaineiy breake vp his cnmpc; and being with his armie returned to Vcnicc, came in hatred of thofe which were fled, tookc .Malamoc, and burnt it.Thcn hauihg taken new forces,hercturncd with all fpeed to Veggia-which being taken, he caufcd Obdlerio his head to be ftrickcn of Not long after, diuersofthcNobilideconfpircd againft him, by themeanesof Carrofio,Con to Borneo, and being driuen thcnccby teafon of this fodaine confpiracie, he fled into France. Carrofio in the meanetime, without the confent of the people’ fcized on the Dukes Palace. Againft him (thus brought in by himfelfe into the’ gouernment) arofe a companie cf the chiefe Citizens, whole names were, Bifd'w 5° Trafmondofiwuanni Marturio , and Dominica Orci.inico. Theft men were followed by thirtie other gentlemen, who from the beginning did miflikc of Duke Giowmni his bnnmlhm ent. 1 hey aflailed Carrofo, tooke him,put out his cies,and afterward ban- lulhcd him: They flue moreouer Theodato Cyuri , MariniPatritit> i LmininOtone- tario. ofthe Historic of Venice. tario, with diuers others of Carrojio’s faftion. The gouemment of the Common¬ wealth was in themeane time committed to rrfus Biihop of'Oliuollo, Ba/iltoTrafi- fiwndo , and Gioumni LMaturio, vntiil Giouanni were returned out of France : who being come home, they willingly reftored it vnto him. This man hauing in pro- ces of time much to doe to appeafemany fecret hatredsagainft thole of the familie being at that time one of the chiefeft of Venice, wasonaday furpri- led by the contrane fadtion neere to S. Peters Church, whither he went to beare Ei- uine Seruice .* and being defpoiled of the ornaments of Ibueraignedignitie,lb loone as they had cut the haireof his beard and head, they confined him to Grada in the IO 8.yeu-e of his gouernment; whereentring into holie orders,he died foone after. Du\e G.oitavyi det,ofcd from bis charge and bt- c ernes a ¥ tit ft. fP iero Tradonico,^ 13 . ‘Du/{e 0) 'Venice. Iero Trudonico was chofen in his place. He was borne at Pola, and be- > ing driuen out of Equiline in the time of the French-mens warrej, , came to Rialto. Pola is an ancient C'itic in the confines of Italic,ancl built (as Callimachus faith) in a gulph of the Sea,in forme of an Haucn, by the Colchians Pent to puriue CMecLea. Trudonico tooke his lonn- Gwtuinm for Colleague. He caufed a Church to be built in the honor of Saint Paul the Apoftle of the Gentils,as coftlic as the Cities meanes in thole daics would per¬ mit-, and in that place, where it is at this daie to be foene, with fignes of great anti- 40 quitie. it is laid that he made Tome attempts on their enemies thcNnrentines but not with great fuccefle. Others foie that he lent his fonne againft them at times who fought with the Sea-Pyrats with better fortune than his Father. The Ambafladors ofthofe ofV erona, came at the fame time to Vchice,to craue helpe againft theinhabitants of the LakeofBenac : whomit was to bee thought they could not ouercome without forrainc aide. Some write that thofeof the Lake craued this aide. The moftcurious Authors neuertheleffedoe affirme, that it was thole of Verona: who hauing by the aduice of the Venetians furnilhed the Lake with ihippes of warre, did the more eafily ouercome their enemies : For which they did not only thank the V enetians,but lent them rich and coftly prefonts to Ve- jo nicc - Others foie (for there is nothing wherein the Authorsdoe notalmoftdifo- gree) that after that Ioffe receiuedontheSeaof Crotona (whereof we willheere- a r ^ r ™Ke men tion) the Venetians did fuccour the Veronois: the which is Icarce credible. For there is no Nation, how warlike fbeucr,but would haue beenc daun¬ ted afterlo great an ouerthrow. lit Pol t an ancient C Vic. The Veronois requeft againft tbofc of Seme c 34. The third B oo he of thefirjl T)ecad In this ftatc flood the affaires of the Venetians, beeing more profperous within the teaming of theCitie, and the places ncere to the firme Land, than abroad, when Thcoaopiu 'venke' Wi “ Conftantinople, Generali ofthe Sca-armie of Michael the Greeke Emperour, a- gainft the Moores, arriued at Venice, where he laboured with Tradonico, tohaue the Venetians to fend forth a mightie armic againft the Barbarians, which fpoiled the coafts of Apulia. ASti-mnie They freely graunted his requeftin honourofthe Eriipcrour, and they armed %m\an agZjl tbrcefcore Galliesagainft the Moores: In regard whereof Theodofms intituled 7>vz- thi Stnacens dontco ,Prctof-p ater ofthe Grecian Empire; which dignitic was nextto the Empe- rours. ° i6 from "whence Sabathe Captainc of the Moores, (forit will not bee impertinent briefelyto %mcsTedtr- ^P ea ^ c iomew'hat ofthe incurfions of this Nation , who are reported to be delcen- aiiZT” C ‘ ded from Mauritania) at hisatriunll in Italietooke the Sea-portin Tufcanie,now called Ciuita Vccchia, others terme it Centochiefe by the name ofaTowne neere thereunto, which the Emperour Adrian did very fumptuoufly build (as wit- ( nelTeth Pliritc in his Epiftlcs.) I dare affi rme thefe men to be the ancient Pirgues, the the Vtr^ueyi. w hj c h the name of their Citie doth leeme to fhew which is called Vecchia,andl would call it the HaUen of Pirgues, were it not, that hard by as yce goe to Oftia, there is a place, which the Inhabitants call Pyrgues at this day. Now Saba hauing landed his men in that place, andleft a fufficient Garrifon for theGuardeofhis 10 Ships,marched with his Armic to Rome: who, after hee had firftofail taken the Vatican, and fpoylcd the moft renowned Church of the world , dedicated to the s f‘‘ v h e ‘a!loic P rincc °f t h e Apoftlcs, did beiiege theCitie. But hauing intelligence of Guido's c uh> atr.cne comm j n g i w | 10m Pope Gregorio the fourth had called outofFranceforthe Cities fafetie,hedidonafodainedifiodge thence, and tookehisiourncy betwixt ViaAp- pia, and Via Latina, putting all the Suburbes to fire and fword, not fparing the no¬ ble Church ofS. Paul two miles diftant from the Citie. The Barbarian turned towards Via Larina, and being come to theForreft of Caffina, he tookeby force the Citie which flood therein, fpoyling and ruinating ir. The new Citie which was fince then builded there, is at this day called Saint Go- •’S mans. There is alio hard by the fame place a very famous Monafterie, renotvned for the ancient Religion and wealth thereof This did the Barbarians likewife take and burnt the greateft part ofir. Marching from thenccalongtheRiuerLiris (cal¬ led Garillano at this day) they rnnne to Sea-ward, likeaflorme falling from the Mountaincs, and driuen by the force of the winds, into the neighbour plaincs;thcy put all places by which they palled to fire and Iword; and after they had ftufuheir Ships (which they had Lent for forth ofT ufcanie) with rich fpoyles, they departed into Mauritania.lt was not long ere they returned agame: For being purfed vp with the fortunate fuccefTeoftheirformcr voyage, & promiling better fortune to them- felucs > they left their countrie and returned into Italic .-where they rumultuouflv An affailed, at one felfe-fame time in a manner,the Citie of x arentum, and Sicilie. ^ Now feeing it was to be feared , that the Moores would fpoilenll the Sea coafts Theodofius diftrufling the forces which he brought from Greece, had fecourfe (as hath alrcadiebccnelaid) to the Venetians fuecors; the which being eafily obtai- Sdha the Moore n ed, he marched againft the Barbarians.Inthemeanetime fofooneas Sabavndcr- tm. er " rm ~ ft°°d the enemies comming he railed his fiege from before T arentum, & fodainly retired witbhis armic into the ftreights ofthe Sea neer to Crotona.lt is not know-n whether he did it for fcare, or whether it were moft auailablefor his purpofe to dcceiue the encmie vnder colour offlight, to conflraine him thereby to make feme cntm°f ralli attempt. Crotona is feituated on the Seaof Tarcntum, a verieancicnt Citie, <- 0 builded in times pnft by the Greekes, following A folios Oracle vnder ^icellus their Captaine; and in times paftfo mighty, asthc Crotonians had an Armieofan hun¬ dred and thirtie thoufand fighting men, at ftlchtime as they were vanejuifbed by the Locrians neere to the Riuer Sagra. They were great warriours,and very expert fallen by the tflooreu ' The fpoilci made by the fftloores. of the Hi ft or ie of Vmice. 'expert in a wraftling.But Pyth.gor,, ofSamos .and M hisdifdple.wcfc^ecbie^ . ' ornaments of that Citie; theonefor being a Citizen of the (ante, and the belt ^,J hclva „- wraftler of his time; and the other for his skill in Philofophie. mmtmjtftkt In this place (for the Grecke and Venetian Fleet was .there arriued) after cer- tainc vfuall light skirmfltes, at laft they came to ftrokes with the whole .'forces of ^ ^ ^ either fide. The Greekcs being broken and defeated,the whole ftrcngtfi of the CrM „„, Moors lighted on the Venetians: But they being extrcamcly bulled in the fight ne- neCrcfaifu; uer perccnued the flight oftheir fellowes, vntill they found,thchilclues cuironcd on. eucry tide by the Barbarians: and by this meanes did the Venctian Gallics Maine i o the force of the furious enemie. But the great Multitude of the Moors preuailing rfe they were eitherfunkc or taken.Thofr Venetians which were left aliue,were taken jrmkdefated by the enemie ; the reft, were either flaine in the fight,or drowned.Some write’that f‘: ■ the battailcofCrotona was before the Moores beficgcdRome, (amongwhomc came' hfti*DaM is Bomtendw) The Barbarians proude ofthisfucceffe,(ailed into Dalmatia, where m.tit. they (boiled ccrtaine Townes, furprifed by their fodaineincurfions. They.tdoke <• jikewifecertaine Shippes laden with rich marchandize, returning from Syria, who “ ' ; bauihgirom farreefpiedthe Moores flecre, had retired thcmfclucs into thcGulph of ft riefte. But after they had taken them, in hatred of the Venetians, they flueall theprifoners. . : • po The report ofthe loflc of the battaile at Crotona, brought a mcruailous ; gnefe and terror to the Citie. But this latter, as lcaftofalllook’tfbr,didin(uchfort rricuethcm, as the fcare was no lcfiTe in Venice than as the enemie had beene be¬ fore it; and this fcare would haue beene greater, had they not vndcrftood by.their (pies, that the enemies weregoueto Ancona;'whichbeing taken, and fpoikd by 'rbegjrntim their fodaine andvnlook’t for comming, theydid forthwith put themfelues to Sea. The Narentincs ioyfull for the Venetians Ioffe, came fodainely from Dalmatia, o ftealeandlpodlc, cuenasfarreas .Caorli. This Towne (lands at the mouth of to ltcaicraiiuij^uiiv, luuiuatuuwua.^uvu.. , - ***« ~ ~ -— theRiucrLimcnes, whither the ancient Venetians, which fled from Concorda in the troublous time ofthe Hunnes, had retired themfelues. About the fame time Pope Ben.vet or foone after (as faith Bemtendias) Pijp eBemtJit? came to Venice, where at the c^torenkt 6 importunate entreatie ok’Agnes deCMorofm Abbcffe of the place, hee promifed to (end frofn Rome the bodies of Saint Ptmcr&tiM, and Saint Sabina, bythedeuoti- s.sebmi on done to which bodies, the Church might be furthered in the building. T hey '“ r " were afterwards fent thither, and placed with great rcuerence in a little Chappell ofthe Church. ^ The Emperour Vr.dcr this Princes gouernment the Emfcrour Lotbarm ( and manie Empe- Lothario am- roursiikewifc after him) did confirme by writing all the ancient priuiledges, and hhlff/lmu immunities ofthe Venetians, to the end they might be inuiolably obferued- More- ouer as the Common-wealth was then not very fbrunateabroad,it was much leffc 40 at home : For the ciuill diffenfian of fix of the nobleft families in the Citicdiuidcd ^ ; nt0 tw0 factions, did greatly trouble it.On the one fide were the Iujtimmx he Po- Gnu (trife t- lani and the Saffei ; on the other the Barboltni, the Seliani, and theSetibli, wihobce- ingioyned together, did by their quarrells, often-timesprefent the people with vc- ric fcarefull and horrible fpeitacics. And after they had foiight in the middeft ofthe Citie with different fucceffe, ctien almoft to the totallruineofone another, the Barbolani with all their adherents were driuen forth ofthe Citie. But foone after, at the entreatie ofthe Empcrour Codoivicke, to whom they had retired themfelues, the ftrifc betweenc the two faifions beeingappeafed, they were reflated to their houfcs. Tbefo things hapned during the gouernment of P:rroTr.tdcnuv: win j after ro he bad gouerned ccrtaine ycares alone after his fonnes death, whome hee had nlfo- • 10 '- . 1 - __ TV! V~" „ .• . . 1 j- 1-, /'AtnmitirT Anozvnipri'Arh nnurip > ne nau goucrncu ctTuuiicyuu-cs a iuuc ciatcdfor the gouernment ofthe Com mon-weakh,cornmingonc daie from diuiric (cruiceat Sa\mZacha;;ics Church, it came to.paffeashereturned home-ward , hee w f as on a fodaine and vnlook't for afoiilcd by'certaine confpiratours, and by them murtnered, the ninth yearc of his gouernment. At this fo horrible and fear^.full a deed i\t T ration fa co mirtbtrtd » The third 'Boo/^e of the firjt Decad tbf Vrincti . « hufcliflld-fo-s r( M(s w(:udj?t- lo thcPatacCy (kt&pAfilJiUte. Three men ap~ feinted by the people to enquire of the Princes tnurther. The rnurtherers fttnifhed. Tcuegitintrrfy inhabited, \\ * Ood. And thole who had feized on theDukes Pal.ice.becaufc it- «rJ 7M C0 T )ti0n ? , the G n it; f0me of thcm werc ^".(hed onS=; m 4£l? anS g ag pa r C of t; ? c ^«'treconfincd into the Ifle of>7e- 20 , mn«»k i -dCi V.V,vM i • ■; r.:?. c 4 »* jj[ e „ C r° mmon wcalth being quieted by.judgment ofthefe three men- irformmauows declared Duke. Vnder this man the Citie was a- 5 broad and at home, profneroufly gouerned. At the beginning of his r C lT £ ^- t 0 theend g tthcVcnet,a,lsmi S ht haucahrmS r they wereof op.mon tofendhoftagesto the Barbarians. Thefr An nalls of the Hiftorie of Vmice . nails affirms this: but diners Hiftorians make no mention of hoftages. The Saracens foone after, who came from Alexandria about eight and twentieyeares after Saba the Moores comming into Italic,had poflclfed the Ifle of Candic: & be¬ ing come on afodaineinto Dalmatia, after they had fpoiled thcSca-coaftsof Hi- • ftria, they came and belieged Grada. Vrfi did in fuch fort territie them byffiis fo- dainc arriuall, as with great fcarc they withdrew their veficlls, and in an inftant hoi- fed faile and put to Sea. Some Hiftorians line that Giomnni the Princes tonne,a cou- ragiousyong man,did benre himfelfe verie valiantly in thisaftion. If it befo,it will notbcamifletobeleeue, that the Barbarians were fo farre from flying away vpon jo reportof thecommingof the Venetians fleet,as that on the contrarie they were fo hardie as to tarrie for them, and to ioinc battaile, whereby it hapned that this yong man, behauinghimfelfe braucly the fame daie againft thecncmic, was therefore by the people giuen for Colleague to his Father. Bonitendm reports that Frfi did not only light there fortunately againft the Saracens, but likewife at Tarentum : That he did moreoucr brauely aflaile the Narcntines with 30. fhips of war, for that they had,contrarie to the agreement,robbed and fpoiled ccrtaine townes of Hiftria. But the Hiftorians make no mention why hetooke Armes fortheHiftrians,fecing they were not as yet vndcr the Venetians Dominion.lt is likely,that after they had oucr- runne the Hiftrians,they entred vpon the Venetians frontiers. Vrfo in the mcanc 2.0 fpace bare a lecret grudge to Pietro Bifliop of Grada,till fuch time as he had confir¬ med Dominica Callof rim , who had beeneelcfted B iffiop of Tourcelles; the which he refilled to do in regard they were enemies. Now the ftate ofthe Commonwealth being peaceably gouerned abroade, the Duke enafted,That thole who were called the Princes Squiers, fhould inhabit that part of the Citie, which at the beginning was called DorfTe-dura, and fhould build houfes there. And in this fort that place began to bee habitable, which before then w'as defertfor fcareof Sea-incurfions. This Princes good fortune was likewile the caufc, that the ancient ftrife betwixt the Venetians and the Forlani, occafioned by a particular affeflion which each of them did bearc to the churches of Aquileia & Grada,was wholly extind,vpon the promife 30 which Fulpertio of Aquileia made, neucr more to molcft the Church of Grada. All thefc felicities Were followed by an othernothinglcfle.For hauing fortunatly preuai- led againft the Saracens, he was declared by the Ambafiadors of the Emperor Bajili- us^Prothof-fater ofthe Grecian Empire. But bccaufc Bafiliu-s fhold not ouercome him in bountie,hcfent twclue great Bells to Conftantinople to him fora prefenhand the Greekes by this mcanes of the Venetians libcralitic began at that time to vie Bells, prr; Tbe Saracens before Graddi The Saraceni fought with be¬ fore Grada 1 Dorjfc-dttra newly inhabited Vrfo declared Prothofpatcr of the Grecian Empire, 45 ^Giovanni Partitiatio, the 15. Dufy of Venice. 5 ° iff. Now The third Boo!\e of the fir ft Decad ' QvrPrJbj) after he had thus obtained whatfocuer belonged to thca- dommefit of mans life, deceafcd in the leuenth yearc of his gouern- ^ ment : and by his death Giostanm his brother began to gouerne the ’ Common-wealth. Hee determined to fend his brother Budonrio to Pope/dfcthat by his authorise Commachia might be added to their 0 State. Thisis likely to hauc beenc plotted by the Venetians, becaufe this place flood on the ancient confines of Venice. Marini, Earle of Commachia, being ad- uertifed oftheir determination, laide waite for the Venetian on the confines of Ra- Thitiukisbrt- uenna, as he went towards Rome. He hurt and tooke him, and after hee had cTtofcmft nwde him to promife to dcale no more in that bufinelfe, hee lent him home. r uunuvuc, uvcicuuminiuiHC. Blit looneafter his returnc to Venice hedied of his hurts. The angrie Duke, rcfoluiiw to reuengehis brothers death, came with amightie Armie to Commachia,tooke it by force, and vfed all hoftile proceedings againft thole who had contented to his brothers dcath^and after he had left a Garrifon there,he did fpoyle and ouer-runne the Territorie neere to Rauenna, becaute they likewile had theirhand in thaten- terprife. Heebuilded the Church of Saint Cyfrun and Cornelius on the bankes of Malamoc, which a while after, in the dayes of Prince Vitdis CMichadi, and by his meanes, was conuerted into a Monaftenc ofNunnes. Then falling fickc, hee left his brother Pietro (by the peoples command) for hisfuccelfour. butrecouerinehis health contrarie to al 1 mens expeftation.hc tooke him for Colleague in the Gouern- a o ment ; who dying afterwards, he affociated Vrjo his other brother, who was elder then Pze/radecealed. Soone after, being troubled with a dangerous diteate, which hundred him from intending the affaires of the Common-wealth, {Vrfo hauin” in , m “ ncf P ac ^ voluntarily depofed h.mfelfe) after heehad permitted thepeople iipfthmjcljc. toe ftetanew Duke, heeretiredto his ownehoule as a priuatc Citizen;thefixth yearc ofhis Gouernement being not fully expired. Some lay, that both the bre¬ thren depofed thcmfelues, becaufe they pcrceiued the people to beedilcontented with their Gouernement. 10 fP.ETRO Candiano, thefrff, the 1 6. 'Du^e of'Denice. 19 40 lounnni being depofed, Pietro Cimiia.no lucceededhim ; vnto whom, Gioumni being called into the Senate,did freely furrenderthe titles of the Soueraigne Ma giftrate, and withdrew himfelfe to his own priuate houte. At the lame time ccrtaine galleis were lent againft the Naren- tines, ancient enemies to the Venetians (whorobbedallthe neigh¬ bour of the Hijlorie of Venice. bo ur Sens) to preuent their iricurfionsibut they returned without doing any thing, by r eafon they could no where mcete with the enemie. Not long after, Prince Can- diano went again!!thelameenemies,withtwelueGalleis (femelaic butlcuen) and me t them neere to the Promontorieof Dalmatia,which the inhabitants cal Micolai. The Venetians animated by their Duke,did furioufly allaile them. 1 he Liburnians did brauely receiue them. They fought on both fideswith more furie and courage than with forces. The Venetians at the firfthad the better, hauingfunkecertaine of the enemies fhippes : but the great multitude of the Barbarians beginning to preuaile, and the Dukes Gallie being boarded, Prince Ccindiana fighting valliantly rhevukcdiit ■10 was flame, after he had commanded the Common-wealth but fixe moneths. His fijbtijmtb thi bodie being fecretly conueied by the Hiftrians to Grada, was there buried. At the firft report of this lo£Te, the whole Citie was in an vproare : which had GmanniTarti beene much greater, i tGiouanm Partitiatio , who had renounced the foueraigne dig- nitie, had not fodaincly at the peoples cntreatic taken vpon him againc the gouern- men t vfinbmn ment of the Com mon-wealth,with the Ducall titles. But the tumult being appea¬ red, the people with a common confcnt,named Pietro^ urnamed Tribune, for their Prince. 40 mi&mggg His man was likcWifc made Prothofpatcr by the GrecianEmperour: Their common enemies (thePirats) did very much vexe the places neere to the Citic: in regard whereof TY,ibuno caufcd a wall to be made Thl Clt]l Kl „ t} to defend the Citic,from the littleCanall neere to the Caftle vnto the fortified. Church of Saint Maria Zdmcti, with a chaine from that wall vnto S. Georges Church, for feare leaft the enemie fliould enter the Citie onafodaine. But at this day there is no figne of that ancient wall to be leenc: He gaue bounds to the Chio°gians, from their Hauen along the {hoarc, euen to the mouth of the Riuer Acide: which arecalledFoflbn,Belba,and Conchia'j and fb back againeto the lame Hauen. 1 1 ' 1 f. .' Atthefame time, the Venetian State, with thatof all Italie on the Sea-coaft 5 ° was verie much troubled : Forthey wcfeafiriilcdontheohelideby Pirates, and on thdbther by the ordiharic intiafions of the Saracens, who as a new amazement lei- fc’d oh the Venetians. ' ■ ' ' The Bm; come The Hunnes, who (as we haue ellc-where laid) were come forth of Scithia, en- **&£**& E a tred ‘ 4 - r J be third Boof^e of the fir ft 'Dec ad Cmtivnne be- ■frixttbe limn. 10 I.twjs ftfigof Germanie,Tri- butarie to the Him. Htnnyitim de featccl by the Him. Tremfo tal^eri by the Huns. 20 'the Hunt ajfaile the Citie of Ve¬ nice. The great crKel¬ tic of the Hum; tred Italic with great furie. A veriegreat multitude of them leauing Scithia at that time,would ftaie in no place,nl they had firft feenehow their friends and kindsfolke i:: Hungaric fared, fhefe men by continuall frequentation with the Italians being accuftomed to the lourmes of Italic, had for the moll part changed their natural! crueltie and manner of life : by meanes whereof waxing more cmill, they were dnuen morn thcplaces which they had gotten by right ofwarre,by thofe that came after them. The crueltie ofthis Nation is reported tobefuch,asafter that they had been m Hungane, they abftained not from eating humane fleih after their countne manner; who forthwith tooke vpon them the names of thofe whom they had dri ucn thence, and were called Hungarians. Thofe which were expulfed were like wife in times part called Huns, afwcll as the latter; And being come into Hunsarie in the dales of Amk, they were afterward named Bauarians, then Huns; and certaine letters being taken awaic from both names, it was made but one. i hefe then after diuers warlike actions doneas well in France as Germanic after they had vanquifhed Lewis king of Germanie, and made him tnbutarie, carrying great ftore of bootie home with them, being proude of fo good fucccfTe, refolued to make attempts on Italic ; hauing perhaps vnderftood that they were atftrifea- mong themfelues. By meanes whereof comming firlf into Mifia,they defeated the I nncesof the famein a bloudiebattaile, and made them tnbutarie. Departing thence,vpon report that they determined to inuade Italic: Benngarius, who at the fame time held the Roman Empire, marched againft them with fifteene thouland men, and they fought veric funo^fly vpon the confines of Italie,where Bercnoames Ibrces° UerCOme * fleddefr0m ^ battaile with the Ioffe of the greateft pattofhis The Hunnes became more hauty after this viftorie, and theyentred Italic the ncei cit waic,putting ail they met with to fire and (word; and comming to Treuifo they tooke and fpoiled it. From thence determining to goe to Milan, the report of the great wealth of the Venetians which began at the fame time to beveriefa mous oucr all Italie was thccaufeyhat on a fodaine they turned all their forces vpon the Venetians. They fpeedilymadcagreatnumberoffmall light boates • which they couered (asit is reported ) with leather, by reafon that they were groffelv 1 ' made, and of a thicke fubftance. In thefe the Barbarians embarqued thcmfeluef and afiailed, Villa-noua (fo was the ancient Heraclia called, after it was reedifiedf which, becing taken at thefirft aflault, they burnt downe to the ground From thence marching to Equilineand Iefulune,thcy deftroied them in the fame manner f hen pitffimig the collide of their victories all along the Sea-coaft, they fpoiled Chioggia and Capodargcr, and afterward burnt them. At thelaft they refolued to ,?^ ,; b ro - The fcare, which then fell vpon the Venetians, was not like to that which poflelfed them in the tim e of the French-mens warres. For this terror was much greater then the other. They fought with the French for their l.bert.e 40 1 hey muff light with thefe men for the fafetie of their liues.T hofe,albeit they were enemies, had in them, iome fparkes of pietic and Religion. The Huns did not only contcmncgodlmefle butall humanities for they didnot fpare the dead carkafcs but like brutebeafts they tare themin pieces and deuoured them. The euiil difpofiti- onot this Nation hadat thefirft report foterrified all people of each fex and age as' they aid not alone bewaile the lolieof their liberti.e; but their liues like wife But (as it oftentimeshapneth) this dcfpaire of theirs was conuerted into furie, and this turie into a defire of reuengc; orif that could not beeffefted, to die valiantly This zardthehght Cm ^° pc t0 vanc l u ‘^ Barbarians, if they Ihould attempt to ha- Exhort at: tin to (he Venetians. . It is to befuppofed (Tor we cannot .certainelyaffirme it) That the Venetians. were 5? Jo .amely encouragedbyfame , by thimmcrtffpmh %bititndstm>timefw tliemh thar actions to(hew themfelues 'valiant men -.Thai amigbtie danger^ dm ond* ilbeitcn their Countne,but the,rimes ; Thmhey had to doe mtMinde to of the Hiftorie of Venice. 4 1 ** their toes in hattaiie. But yet neucrthelcffe they were riot fide of iron, but their holies might eafily be pierced. That theyfhodd cell to manor ic how the ancient Venetians with* few inhabitants ofthe Lattnes, made no dijficdtiein their Countries' behalfe to expofe their Hues before the walles of^fqmkia , againjl three hundred thoufindrnen ; (for Attila hadfo many in his Armie )That the cucnt of that battatlcdtd how much vertue andcourage is better in wane than great multitudes: But it may "ifhat Com ewi'dteamc themrafb and mean ft.deratefor their attempt, in daring to ajfaile the enemie with that fort of fight, wherein he was moft expert: whereas on the contrary they fhoddrather haue foughtwith them at Sea, or mthe Lakes, knowne better to them id thin to the Barbarians: (then which, hefaid, nothing could bee more acceptable'to the Vene- t-ans who from their youth are aecuftomed to the Sea ) than in finch aplace where their va- lotr mfit be moft apparent. More oner, that the enemies had neither the skill, nor [hippes,fit lor ihatpurpofe That their Ancefiors had in thefame places, where they were now to fight, vanauiftjedin times pa ft King Pepin ,followedwithhis owneforces, and with thofie ofthe Em per o nr his father: And that they onelyfoughtfor their hoertie : whereas now trie dan¬ ger of their lines did confiraine them to defend themfieluesbrauely.Nowyn regard that if they were ouercome, they were fore to die, he could not thinke that there was ante Cittizenfo bafe f recreant but would rather cboofe to dye valliantly with his [word in his hand, then by y celling to loofe allhchad, and to haue his throtecut, like a Sheepe, by a barbarous and 30 crue’lenemie He (aid. That theftrength and magnanimitie of the Cittizens wercjiich as they were not onelyfufieientto rebate the edges ofthe Hunnes {words who threatnedthem- hnt 10 free their Coimtrielikewifefrom fo wemfome afiege. Being animated by thefe, or fuch like exhortations, they became couragious. For it were follieto imagine that a multitude of pdoplc, beingatrtazed with the f-ite of their enemies, could be encouraged without feme vehement Oration, full of perfwafiuc fpcechcs. All men, after that, ran to armc thcmfclues, not onely to defend their libertie, but likewife, or rather, to prcleruc the ftfetie of their hues. The enemies in the meane fpace hafted towards Rialto.The Venetians imbnrqued in their wel-armcd veffcls, and fit for the fight, met with them neere to Albiola. 3 ° The fi°ht at the beginning was veriecruell. The attempts ofthe Hunnes were diners s who relying on their great numbers, a (Tailed* them in fundrie places at once. T he Venetians euene where oppofing themfclucs a^ninft them, did brauelyrefift their affaults : They fought fundrie da ; cs without any likely-hood ofviftorie to cither fide. -But at the laft, both partes iovnine their whole forces, the Barbarians were broken and defeated, and difpct- finatheirtroopes, fleddc farre from thence, leauing to the Venetians a moft fa¬ mous viftorie.The enemies (as fome report) beeing foonc after wonne by the re- wards ofBerengdrm, departed out of Italic. The Venetians grew famous, by gaining this viitone neere to Albiola. All 40 men faid that the Venetians had abated the furie ofthe Hunnes, vnto whom Be- rengarius ( a valliant and mightiePrince, by reafon ofthe Empire of ltalic) had gi- nen place. Hee did likewife greatly praife the abfent Duke, by whofe mcanes and -vnder whom all was done. It is to bee fuppofed, that the Duke Tribune did at that time fortifie the Citic with a wall and chainc; and not for feare ofthe Pirates; the which ccrtaine Hiftorians doelikewifeaffirme. The Venetians conftani rejoin - Bdttaife betwixt iheVeneiiant andlheHunniis The Venetians bacrcome the Hunnes. Great praife gK ken te the Vuked E; Vrfo 5 ° 4 Z The 'Dulfcsfon h{cn 6tS ea. the On^e vo¬ luntarily dcpo - fetbh’m(clfe i & becomes a, Monies, Ow i:he Common wealth being thus happily gouerned at home and abroad, thcDuke 7 >/^/;»odycd; thcnineteenthyeareofhis gouern- ment, as fbmclaie: and according to others, the three and twentieth. VrfoBadoiario was chofcn in his head. This man font his fonne Pietro to ConftantinoplctotheGreekcEmperour, of whom being made 1 rotolpatcr, he receaued diuers great and riche prefents: But thisyoung man re¬ turning home to Venice, was furprifed by a meane Prince ofthc Dalmatians called CMchad who fpoiled him of histreafure, and confined him into Mifia- from *° whence efcapmg he returned fecretly to Venice. y r fi would haue examined the bounds of the Chioggians; but vnderftanding that Prince Pietro, his predccefTor had limited them,he changed his purpofe.He is reported to haue bin a verie °ood & religious Prince. Fortheeleuenth yeareofhisgouernment, hee did willingly de¬ pole himfelfc, and went to the monafterie ofSaint Felix d'Amior.a , where he ipent the remainder of his dayes in the Monafticke life. T he mines ofthis place are to be iecneyet at this day, (the Church almoft Eillen downe) as men goe from the Citie towards the Hauen of the Gruarij. ThisTowne belongs totheForlani; and may be feenc by thofc which faile on the left hand, ncere to the Tower, called LaLia- maiore. 4 ® Pietro Hegouernment of Pietro Candiano or Sanuto, (for they report this , furnametoremaineeuer after to the familie of the CantL»i){\ iiccee- ded this voluntaricdiffniffion.This man wasfonnetothefame Pietro , who w , as flame in the Dalmatian warre. Hee had a fonne of the fame , _. name > who being fent by his father to Greece, was by the Emperour created Protho/pater. Some A uthors refer therauiihmcnt of the Maidens to thefe of ivnome rtlhrir hmif* Hi fEV-;_ a n t* , t i m 5 ?.i°^^ 01 ? ie ?!! 5e i t .^ e haueIufficiently{pokcn in thcfirftBookc, yctbecaufe (hall not be amiflc here to laic iomewhat thcniftoriansdoeiifcewife varieherein, it...«. —onuemmewn; 30 or it. 1 he Hiltnans, who wereatthefametimeenemies to the Venetians did-ona * - iv v tnccians, cua-ona fo iame take away ccrtame Maidcs by force, with their dowrie, out of Saint Peters Church,, which ftands in that partofthe Citie, called theCaftell, at fiich time ai they celebrated their marriage. Whereat the Citie being in an vp-roare • theDuke a* ter he had in haft gathered together cerraine forces, marched fodainly after them’ and ouertakmg them m themarihesofCaorli, as they were deuiding the fpoile he didfuriouflyalTailcthem,and (asfomefay) dideafily breakethem Others af firme that they fought furioufly on either fide, and that thebartaile was verie bloudic; but thatat laft the enemies were all flaine, and their bodies fluna into the Sea. And that in rcmcmbranceofthis viftorie, the yearely Games called (of the «, 4 o married) were ordained. At a certaine day euerieyeJre they carried ’twelue Virgins with great pompe round about the Citie. But this order being brought in bv deuo T d, “ hm t.on, was afterward changed into a meruailous abufe. This cuftome continued till the warres with the Genowaics, That twelue Virgins, adorned with gold and prctiousftones, were yearely onacertainc day carried round about the Citie in memon e of what had becnedone: But the Gcno ways imploying thofe of Chioa. giaanc! the Venetians in more important bufineffes • this cuftome was wholly abo- Inhcd. Diners of the moftauthentike Hiftorians doe affirme,that this hapned not vndcr Pietro Candiano, but vnder Badoario his gouernment. Ifinde that about the fame time they made warre on thofe ofCommachia with The co»«u c hi- 50 prolperous fuccefle: who being fummoned to reftorc what they had iniurioufiy ta ““ van v , P ,td - ken from the wronged Venetians, refu fed fo to doe, till at the laft they were enfor- ccd; For theydid not then only furrender thepnfoners,but promifed on their faith todoc wnatioeucr the Venetians would command them. It is reported,that at the fame time thofe of the Cape ofHiftria did yeeldthem- fellies 44 The tkirdBoohg of thefir {I T)ecad felucs to the Vcnetians.But it is likely, that they did it more by conftrairit, than offree will.For being afTailed by the Venetians, for prophaning their ceremonies and rauifhing the Virgins, they were conftraincd to make fotisfaffion, and to fend ycarelyto Venice, foratribute, anhundredpeecesofwinc.P/>/ri?Bifhopof 01 i- uollofonneto Duke Pietro [\iirnamed Tnbuno , placed the bodies of Saint Satur¬ nine , and Saint SStichoiemtu , :in the Church ofSaint CMaria Formofi.hwd this is all wefindctohauebcenedone, during the gouernmentofC,W«w;whodyedin the focond ycare of his regiment, or (as fomc others lay) the latter end of the feuenth. R©l ^Pietro Bodoario,/& 20 . Tukeof Venice. 23 letro Bodoario fucceeded him (who as hath bcene laid) was taken prifoncr in Sclauonia as lice returned out of Greece : This man did 3 ° likewifogouerne the Common-wealth two yeares. Others Jay three; andaffirme, that it was hee that ouercame the Hiftrians in themar- fhes ofCaorli, and reftored the Virgins of whome wee lately fpakc. More then this, I findenot anie memorable matter done by him. 40 5 ° Candiant ofthe Historic ofVcnice. A.y A nduno forme to Pietro fuccceded him; who being by his fatheraf- fociated to thegouernment, was for his great pride banillied. But waxing byyearesmore wife and modeft, hee was by the common confent of the people reftored to hisloft dignitie. The Narentines in the meane time did by their thefts vexe all the neighbour-Seas, fo asthe Venetians condition was, inamanner, tobeecompa- f mm!***' red to theirs, who are ftreighly belicged. The lhame and anger ftirred vp cuery one to reuenge, faying; It wasa,difhonour to the Venetians, who had in times paft obtained fo many goodly victories on the bofome of the wa- “ loters, patiently to endure that a fewe bale theeues who had no hope but in flight, “ Ihouldfo much prefume, as toleauethe Venetians nothingin fafetie. Thatdiuers “ euen till then had bccne by them vndone euen in the Cities fight, and that there “ remained nothing for them now to doe, but to come into the middeft ofthe Citie, “ and knocke downc the wretched Citizens like heartleife beafts. Being mooued with “ thefe complaints; they forthwith prepared a new Voyage againft theNarentines. “ And for the fame purpofe thirtie three Sips (called for the manor ofrheir building f'fhNa Gombaries) were fit forth. Vrfo Bodoairio ,and Pietro Rojfolo commanded the Armie! Liw. The Narentines being amazed, at the reportc of this Nauie, had not the fpirits to attend them, but by Ambafladours they foed for peace; which was graunted them so vpon thefe conditions, That they fhould pay vnto the Venetians the iuft value of thehurt which they had till then done. Some fay that the Flcete returned, as at o- ther former times, without doing any thing at all. ’ The League at the fame time was renewed,with the Bilhop of Aquileia .Vominico Bilhop ofOliuollo caufid certaine relickesofSaint IohnBuptrfl to be reuerently pla¬ ced in the Church, builded in times paft by his Anceftors, in that part ofthe Citie which is called Embragola. DukcCandumoin themeane timebaumg threefonnes, did elc-Tfor his Colleague, neither the eldcft, northeyoungeft, but theficond, TbeD:fot Cm called Pietro: who foone after became foinfolent, as hcedurft, in contempt of his fathers wholefomc Counfils, ftirre vp certaine diiTolute perfons to raifca fo- 30 dainc fedition in the Citie. The whole Senate, in manner, fauoured the old fit- citie."'' thcr. The animated feditious people followed the foolifh young man; and the fundric affeftionsofeither party preuailed fo fitrre, as the Citizens were like to haue a flailed one another in the middeft ofthe Cit\e.Candunos authoritie appealed thole tumultuous parties rcadie to fight, and on a fodaine by the peoples comnjan- dement (the greateft number of whom were aftors in this confpiracie) thefonne was depofed and banifhed. And at the fame inftant the Clergie and the chiefe of The the Citie fware jointly, neucr to fuffer neither in the fathers life time, norafter- baiifhei the &- ward, that feditious perfon Pietro Candiano to be reftored againe to his place, from “Jfd emme cub the which he had mftly bin depofid. Some fay that he was by the people commit- made by the 40 ted to prifon, and condemned to dye, butathis fathers requeft they fiued his life, and banifhed him.In his exile he went to Rauenna to Guido forme to Berengu- ‘n/imetTn r/w,(fomcfay Albert for Guido) and obtained meanes at Berengmiis purfute, to m!l!e ‘'~enc. makewarre on the Venetians, whofeencmiehee had beeneproclaimed. Some Uam ' rhinckc that Guido furnifhed him with fix Gallies to this purpofe: For no one par¬ ticular man had been able to enterpri fe fo great a matter, in adeiefted fortune like his. This rafh young man did in flrort time take certaine Venetian lhippes, not The ©% 4 ’» farre from Rauenna,wherewith the old Duke was fogrieued, as within fewe daies after he departed out of this life, after he had gouerned feauen yearcs or (as fo me fay) eieauen. 50 Pietro . »»«:»■. 4 -6 The third£ oo^e of thefir[l ‘Decad The Church of the .Augu[lines buildcd. The Generali Councell held at Komefcclirct the Church of Grada for Me¬ tropolitan. \The Duly puts a - to.lie his wife. 7he Tittle mar- ritlh Vualdctta daughter to Gui¬ do. The Dulys ti- ronnie. Vdcrza. fallen and ruinated by the Duly:. He Citic being bulled about the election of anew Duke: (thepeo- 1 plesaffe&ions being cuer inconftant) the whole multitude poflefled , with a wondcrfull defire to fee this ablent yong man,did on a Ibdaine i by a publike decree repealc Conduno from banniihment; andcontra- i tie to the oath, made afwell by the Clergie as the Principall Citizens, inftalled him in his dead Fathers place. But loon after, the Citie,and rictro himfelfe rcceiued the punifhmet of their rafhncffe. The one, for contemning heroath,cndu- 3 ° red a tirannicall goucrnment,with a publikelofTc, by mcanes of her; And the other, for iniuringhis Father and his Countric.lt is reported,that,themoreto honor him, they lent three hundred barkes to Rnucnna to accompanie him home.For it were a madneffe to thinkc that they were fo manie fhippes, as fomedo write. Nowin this Princes dales,Pietro ALartnrio Bifhopof Oliuollo did withalumptu- ous preparation builde the Church of the AiUguftines. Ambaffadours likewileat the lame time were fent to Rome to Pope Leo , and to the emperour Otho , to en¬ treat them, thatthe Church of Grada might be declared by the generall Councell, then held at Romc,Metropolitaneofthc Venetians dominions,and ofHiftria. The which they did not onely obtainc,but brought home other priuilcdgcs graunted to 40 the Venetians. T he Duke in the meane time did repudiate Lome his wifc,becaule (as he laid) (lie was old. He had a Ibnnc by her named yitalis : who taking holie orders vpon him, was by his Father difmherited,vndcrcolourof entring into Religion: But it occa- fioned his future good ; for he became afterwards Biihop of Grada. Now hiswife being put away,and fent to Saint Zechoriesldumctle, he married Vudderta daughter to Guido, with whom he receiucd forherdowrie, great inheritances, manic flaues, and othcrrichcs. By mcanes whereof, being puft vp with his great wealth,and new alliance, he vomited out his bad inclination, which till then' hee had hidden, and gaue himielfeto allmannerof vices; beginning openly to pradize tirannie in fled 50 ol a iuftgoucrnment. He became proude, and full ofmenaces. He had rather be feared than loued of the people. He did moreouerleuie a mightie Armie,and mar¬ ched againft the inhabitants of Vderza; faying that they did wrongfully hold from him certainelands belongingtohis wife. Heedid firft ipoilethe Countrieround about, then he affailed the Cine ; which, beeing taken, hee burned downe to the ground. Some of the Hifforie of Venice. Some Authors affirme, that vpon the fame occafion he aflailed likcwife thofe of Ferrara: and that he tooke by forcea Citic of their confines. Thefe warlike actions made him morcinfolent. For he placed a companie of fbldiors in the Dukes Palace for his guard : and all hisfpeechanda&ionsfiiuouredof tirannic. The people cal¬ ling to minde their ancient libertie,fel on a fodainc vpon him, the feucntcenth ycare of his gouernment, as fomc ftie,or the eighteenth, according to others. For the Hi- ftorians doc m uch difigree concerning the times of eueric Princes gouernment.But with his Guarde defending himfelfe valiantly from the top of his houfe,they let her on the houfes next to the Palace on this fide the Canall, on the lame fide the winde j 0 did blow,which being kindled, the flame did notonely burne the Dukes Palace but Saint OHarkes Church. Pietro feeing himfelfe inuironed with lo manie miferies, and that he muft bee conftrained either togiueplace to the peoples furie, orelfetodie there, he tooke his yonge Ion which he had by this laft wife in hisarmes,and went into that part of the Church which thefier had not yet touched , and comming forth by a priuie way,he endcuoured to lauc himlelfand his lonne by flight, whom he meant to carrie into Exile with him. But when he perceiued all the waies flop¬ ped with. Armed men, he then fell to intreaties, That they would not fall vpon him as on a cruel] beaft; that they would abftaine from hurting him, till he had cxcufcd himfelfe to the people; and then it fhould be at their choice, either to put him to a 9Q cruell death, ifthey thought it fit,or elfe to laue his life,as by their bonntie they had done in times paft,whilft his Father liued, at fuch time as they accounted him guil- ticof Treafon. Fie did moreouerconfelfe,that the people might be iuftlymooued again ft him, but yet, theyonge childe in his armes was innocent; that they fhould doeamoftvnworthiedeede, If, for the hatred theydid beare to the Father, they fhould murther the innocent creature, who neuer yet had offended anie one. All thele entreaties were vainc; and thofe who aflailcd him cried out a loud, That it waslawfull for them (being an holicand iuft matter) to take awaiea T irant from the Common-wealth, whole excufes could not be but wicked : And lo ruffling v- pon him, he did in a moment fall downe dead to the ground,wounded in diuers pla- ces,with his yongfonnelikewife. Somefaie,that they did cutthechildes throate in the trembling nurfes armes, and that the bodies were by the peoples command throwne vpon the dunghill,and there left to bee eaten with dogges, but that attheintreaticof Giouanni Gradonico , that lamentable fpedfacle was remoued from the light of themultitude,and the bo¬ dies honorably buried in S'. HtUries Church. Some thinke that through thecoun- fell of Pietro Frfeolo,who was Duke after him, the people fired the houfes next to the Palace, and that it wasdoneonely to hurt theDukc: But it fell out otherwife. For the force of the winde, and the houfes neere to the Palace did in fuch fort feede this Her, as, befides the Palace,the molt magnificent Cathedrall Church of the Citie, and thofe of Saint Theodore the Martir, and Saint CWarie Iubenicn , with three hundred priuate houfes were the famedaie burnt. JO M The people af faile the Vii\e a The Dul^e feezes to faue himfelfe and bii yongfon. a Tb(Bulges cc requefttotke people , « a cc U tt a cc The death of the Dn^e and hti fort The bodies t hr oven c vpon the common dunghill . Buried after- •wards verie ho* nourably. The great harm which the ficr . did the fame da) The end of the third Booke of the firft Decade. m 49 oTHE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE FIRST DECAD Of The Historie Of Vmice* «|f The Contents of the fourth Booke ofthcfirftDecad. He Dukes Palace, burnt inthelajl popularfcdition,is repaired at V p.seo- l o's cofi,whofucceeded CandiAno. HegiuesamojlrichTablctola.it vpon Saint M a r k h s Altar. Vitahs Patriarch of Grada, fonneto thedcceafcdDuke C and i an o,fliestothe Empercur Oth o. Ad- HELETAi mofl renowned Ladie, andhermanie croffes. The league renu- cdivith thofeof theCapeof Hiftria. Vrseolo, mouedmth a Religions defire, dothfe- crctly leiuic the Citie. The Common-wealth endangered by ciuile difeorde. Otho thefe- cond makesfetret wane on the Venet'tansyvhom hefirsijeekes to ouercome byfamine. Saint Georges Churche built right oppofte to the great market-place. The defer ip t ton of the Countneof IWvc'vi. ^//Hiftria, WDalmatia,£r oughtvnderthefubieftionof Vkse- 5° oio. The Emperour Otho thethirdcomesto Venice in difguife,andremainesfecretly for a time with the Duke. The Phalcdrint build Saint Benets Church. The Venetian otter comes the Hadrians nccre to the mouthes of the Ritters Pd, and Adice. They fight like- wifeafterwardmth good fucceffein Dalmatia, with Herefitmus. King of Croatia. Prince Otho banijhed. Dominico Vrseolo flies /^Raucnna^e morrow after he had fe'tfedon the Dukes Palace, being dritten thence by the people. Thofeof Zara rcuolt, after they hadfirfiyeclded to the Venetians. Pepin, Patriarch of Aquileia, troubleth the quiet of the Common-wealth. Fromwhencethe Normans are defended, who ha/ie along time reignedin Italie W Sicilie’. G i sc aid their Captaine. The Venetians vanquifhthe Normansar Sea,neerctoDmazza. H E Common-wealth hauing by the Dukes death preferued her ancient libertie, it was an hard matter to declare whether of thefe two were the greateft; ei¬ ther their ioye for being freed from tyrannie, or their Borrow to fee fo many publique and priuate buildings confumed to afhes by the late fire, which did marucl- loufly deface the Cities beautie. But fearing leaft filch an aftonilhment might breed lome greatermifi cheifeinthe Citie (asitisoften foene, that one new forrow followeth another at the heelcs ) they forth¬ with created a new Duke. But yet they fought out one, differing in humour and qualitie from him that laftdeceaicd. But they needed not make any farre iearch,bcing fo wellfurnifhed neere at hand. p <*[ Pietro 50 Thefourth Bookp ofthe fir ft Tec ad Me rejufcth to tal^e the charge vpex him. the people fvteare to the Trine e. The Palace and Saint friaries Church repaired Vt feolo ouer- comcs the Sara¬ cens befbi e Karri. He vertuous wifedome of Pietro yrfeolo , being at the fame time knowne to all men, was the caufe, that at the generall affcmbly held at Saint Peters Church lor the fame purpofe (which is at this day the Patriarks feat) he was with a generall applaufo declared Prince : who refilling this charge, tooke it vpon him at the peoples cntreatie,who told him that he ought not toforlake the Commonwealth in fo dangerous a leafon. Yet it is mod certaine that hee vnwtllingly embraced it. For being from his youth brought vp and trained in the louc of Iulticc, hee was afraid of popular gouern- ment, which fcldomc or ncucr rclpedfs the innocent. But the affedtion which hec did bcare to his Countric, for the which we arc chiefly borne ( as faith diuinc Plato) jo made him not to abandon his fellow-citizens in fb great a danger. So foone there¬ fore as hee was chofen Prince, bccaufe there was fome likelihood, that the ftate of the Common-wealth could not bcc on a fbdaine eftablifhed, hut that greater trou¬ bles were to be expedfed in a Citic newly mutinied for her Princes mallacre; to the end to make the people more obedient, he bound them vnto him by oath.-and pro- tefted, thathee would in nofort endure any enterprife to bee vndertaken againff himfelfe,nor the State,whileft hee fhould manage the foueraigne dignitie. And be- caufe the Pallacehad beenc burnt, he tranfported the enfignesand Ducall dignitie into his owne priuate houfe: meaning neucrtheleire torcturneto the Pallace fb foone as it fhould be reedified, 4° His gouernment began by repairing thefc two places, which he did at his owne cofts, more magnificently than they were before. Now the Church being thus beautified , heecaufedthe bodieof the Euangclift, which few people thought had cfcaped the fire,to be brought againe into it. He gaucbcfidcs to the fame Church a tabic of gold, richly wrought at Conftantinople, which hee caufed to be dedicated with greatc folcmnitie on the high Altar. About the fame time, or a little before, the Sarraccns, being entred in two com¬ panies into Italic, after they had taken Capua.they befeiged Barri by land and Sea, a towne feated betwixt Brundufium, and the mouth of the Riuer Aufida : the poorc inhabitantswhereofenduringallmiferics through want of foodc, were fuc- cored with victuals by the Venetians fleet vnder the conduff of Vrfeolo. But bccaule 05 the Barbarians did notwithftandmg ouer-ftrcightly preffethofeoi the towne, Vr- feolo accompanied with the aide of Greece, came and fought with the enemic on the Sea, and hauing defeated the greateft part of them, and put the refiduc to of the Hiflorie ojVmice, 51 to flight, hepurcbnfed great gloric to the Venetians. He had but oncfonnc by his wife Fdtaa, and as foone he was borne , they both vowed chaftitie. Hegouerned The husband & the State in the meane fpace with luch wifedome and integritie, as men did cafdy percciue by his carriage, that he had not accepted the charge thereof for any dc- lire that he had to command, but for the good onely ofthe Common-wealth ; in fiich fort as a peaceable gouernment had fuccceded the tumults of the deccafed Duke, ifcertainc Authors and Minifters ofthe late Duke Crmctwnosiune had not re- folued to trouble the publike peace, At thefe mens perfwalions, Vitdis Bifliop of Grada (who was as hath beenefaid, The ccMfOmt 10 reiefted byhisfathervndercolourof entring into religion, ) fled into Lombardie to the Emperour Otha the fccond: where after hee had greatly complained of the miferabie death of his father Pietro , hee befbtight him with great inftance to re- “ uenge it,in regard he had beene fbme time his frend and gueft,Happily fbme would “ fay, thathccwas iuftly flaine: but they could not fay lo ofthe young infant his “ brother,whom they had cruelly murthcrcd in his fathers armies. Hedid moreoucr “ manifeft his ownebani!hment(which his very enemies lamented,) wherein he was “ likely to wax old and to die farre from his natiue Countrie, ifhe were not by fbme tc forraineaidereefkblifliedinthe Citie,from whence he had beetle lb vniuftlydriucn “ by his fellowe Citizens. “ 20 His complaint and teares did greatly mooue the Emperour Otho , who fectned thesmperourt priuatly to be greatly difpleafed athis guefts miferie, whereupon , after hee had gi- “”^ CT ‘ " Men him fbme hope ofteturning into his Countrie, heewilled himto beof good courage , and to be merrie in his companic, tillafitoccafion were preferred to fend him home, which he promifed fliortly to effc£l with all his power. Vual'dcrta in the mcanc fcafbn , Vitalis his mother in law, being come along with him, went to Adheleta, Othos mother, who then laic at Placentia, and by her mennes Hie was foonenfter, with the confent both" ofthe Prince and people, ad¬ mitted into the Citie. It is not vnneccfforio {in rcgardeit belongs to our Hiflorie) briefly to rahearfe, by whatmeanes Adheleta returned to the fmperiall dignitic, 30 from whence flic fell by the deceafc ofher firft husband. She married firflofall the Emperour Loth'arhii, a great friend to the Venetians, rtamuitmi' 1 Hebeingdcad, Berengmus his fuccefTor confined her for euer into the Caftle of e *™f co ff n:i . La Garda, (whereof the goodlieft Lake ofltalie doth at this day beare the name) where flic was brought to fuch pouertie, as begging her bread by letters and mef fiigcs, flic led a miferabie life. Whereby wee may learnt',that there is no man fo great (did not the foolifh admiration of wordly riches make men forget their weakenefTe) but may confeffe, that there is nothing in this world fo firme.and cer- taine, whichamanmaypromifctohimfclfe long to enioy, Adheleta efcaping fe- cretly from this place, came to Verona, to i_Jlard, who (as Ithinke) was Bifliop 40 ofthe Citie : fbritis certaincthat the famiiie ofthe areatthisdayofgreat accouttherc. Thisman, bccaufe hee had no place where he might hide fuch a La- * die,fenthertOv*r«M»hisvnkle, whowas in times pafta good friend to Lotharios who hid heralongtimeina countrie-houfe, tenne miles diflant from the Citie vntill fuch time, as (knowne to himfelfe alone) he married for her fccond husband Otho the firft, who carried her into Germanic; by whom he had a fonne, which was the Emperour 0/A?thelecond, of whom wee cucn now fpake: Whoafter hehad not onely defeated Berengarius , and yllbert his fonne, but wholly ouerthrowne them, and by theirruines confirmed the Empire to himfelfe: hee made peace with the Venetians at the requeftofhis mother Adheleta.., againft whom fie was incenfed for the murthcr of Prince Candiano. 50 About the fame time there arofc a new ftrife with thole of the Capccf Hiftria, which was foonc appealed by themeanesofa new League; wherin it was cxprefly \ei\h coucnanted, That they fhouldpaievnto the Venetians eucrie ycare an hundred VtMiam!** Hogfheades ofwinc. The Biflhops of Grada haue for a certaine time gathered this tribute in the peoples name. F 2 Thus 5 * Guerin comes in pilgrimage to Venice, The Prince re-; follies to giueo - uer his place. How the Prince fpent the time , in the means fpaceftiU he de¬ parted. The Julies fe- ere! departure. 1 hefourth 'Bookie of the fir ft T)ccad Thus flood the State of the Common-wealth, which was fodainly depriued of the prefence ofthis good Prince, by an vnheard-ofaccident. Acertaineman, named Gucnn , comming from Aquitaine in pilgrimage to Ve¬ nice, to vifit Saint Murkes bodie, was rbrought before the Prince according to his appointment, which was, that all thofe who ihould come to the Citie for anie de- uotionlhould be bountifully entertained in his Pallace. Thisman hauingagreac while difeourfedof religion and of Pcnnance (for this ftranger was by profeflion a Moncke) brought the Princeby little and little to this paffe, (who of himfclfe wasfufficicntly addicted thereunto,) as he forthwith thought vponmeaneshow he might giueouer the gouernment. And to put it in pradbilc, hcecraued but lb IO much time of the ftranger, as was fufficient for the quiet fctlingofthe Common¬ wealth; and hauing prayed him to returne within a yeare, he dilrnifll d h !m. Vrjt- olo in the meane time gaue himfelfetoall exercifes of pietie, and taking vpon him- felfe the caufe of the poore, he did comfort their pouertie with a meruailous af- fedbion. He built, belidcs, adcuout Hofpitall which is yet to be lecne at this day right oueragainft the great market-place. He did roorer uer take into his ownepro- tedbion, and maintained with an incredible charitie, the Colledges,the Clergie, and all Religious forts ofpeople. He did patiently bcarewhatfoeuerptA*/»-, (who wasabfent) and his adherents did daily pradbilc againft him, whole wicked de- feigneswerelikcwife (asfomefay) diuinely reuealcdvntohim. Atthelaft, after lc> hcehad /pent the yeare in thefe good exercifes, vpon a night, (for Guerin failed not to returne at the prefixed time) he left the Citie in difguifed habite, vnknown to his wife, hisfonne,nnd all his kins-folkes, and went on his iourncy. When he forfboke his charge and Countrie, he was followed and accompanied by Giouanni Gradomco , Giomnni CMorofim , Rctnoddo, and tMarini ofRanenna : they all being partakers of his enterpiife. He led in procefTeoftimefbholicandreligious a life, as after his death in Aquitaine, where he palled the remainder of his daies,hce was ( as hath beenc laid) honoured for many miracles. The 50 of the Hijloric of Venice. 13 He Citicbeingdepriucdof'Iiichrf.Pi'incc was poffcllcd with a mer- uailotisborrow ,but their defircto htiue him againe was much greater. Yet heuerthcleffc^remembring the Common-wealth, t,hcy made ha ft the next day to el eft another in his ft'cd that was fo m uch be wai- led yitdisCttnduno, fonneto PietroCandtitnothe third, wgs bythege- nerall confent declared Prince. At this mans entreatie, Patriarch oi Grada, who till tdien for feare of the people had abfented bimfclfc, was called home into his Countrie: And was foone after, by the Princes meanes. Pent in compare of the Ambaffadours into Germanic vnto otho , who extreamcly hated the Venetians othd for the cruell death of Pietro Cmdumo, T his AmbafTade was to much purpofe, for btmb the Vt- it did appeafi the wrath of Otho • wherein, the prefence of fonne to the mur- « thered Duke, did greatly auaile them, of whom he had a veriegreatcare, taying order for his fafetie; which he could not hade done, it he had difmiiled the Arn- bafliidours vnfatished. . ■ , . In the mcane 1 pace Duke Canditno fell gncuoufly ficke, a yeare and certame moneths after his eleftion 5 and imagining hee could not line long, depo.mgmm- felfe from his charge , and vowing all the remainder of his dayes to a monalticke life, he caufed himfclfe to bee carried to Saint Htllaries Monafteric, where within few daies after he dyed, and lies buried. Hibuno'JA'Ccfflio , a great wife man, but of few words, wasfteftcdin 1 his (led. T his man although he was very wife (as we haue laid) was ; not verie fortunate in his gouernment. For he was at times' cruelly BJKB affailed by the confpiracics of his fellow-Citizens. And moreoucr,in Bp his time the CMarcfmi and two verie noble families, figh- tine one with the other, with greater hatred than force, caufed the people manic times to behold verie vile and bloudiefpcftaclesiofthe which 1 know not whether I mivreckon that forchiefeand moft cruell, which in likelihood, though not met- feft was donebv Steph.noCalloprmr, who came with his children, allies, anddb tent not onely to kill all the men .but wholly to extinguifh (if it had beene poflible) 50 t hc name of the familie. This armed troupe marched through the Cine, rcadic to fight, with as great boldrieffc and hatred, as if it had beehe agaihft the publike cne- mie-wherat thepeoplc,being amazed, filently attended to fee thc lffue therof,when as xhc'-JMoroftni furprifed perhaps, orelfe fearingtheir enemies, came not mnght; Thefourth < Boo{e ofthe fir ft Dccad I know not whether they defended themfclues in their own houfes,or whether dif- perfed through the Citie (which feme doeaffirme) theyhid themfclues in this tu¬ mult among their friends and kindsfolkes, and did not (hew themfclues. Butthe Citie could not efcapc that daie from beeing coloured with the bloud of her Citi¬ zens. For the mifchief Was,that albeit they fought not,yet neuerthelefie by chance Vomwa, Mom. there was a mifcrable murthcr committed. Bomimca cMorofmo beeing met neere rr> ‘ ‘ thc Cattle was vnluckily flaineby the Caloprmi : They beeing afterwards called in queftion for this murthcr, (for they were fure thatthofe of the contrarie fafri- Thefahtoftim on,aided by Tribune,did Armc themfelues toreuenge thisiniurie) fleddc with their czUof/mi to the C^mmeStephano, to Verona, totheEmpcrour otho the fccond ; vntowhom for TtbthZfT hatredof the Prince, and the familie of thee Morofini, they promifed thatftate of mfetohim, Venice. Otho did willingly lend an care to this offer, becaufehee pcrceiued thepraffifers to be of the chicfe of the Citie : But before hee would aflaile them by open warre TbeFmp'nm he would trie whether he could winne them by famine. He forthwith forbad,ouer g ainfi tbevene- Italic,anic traffike with the V enetians. He caufed to be fignified vnto them,that tms. they lhould not enter into anie of the Cities of the Empi re, neither vpon trafficke, nor any other pretence: If they did any thing rafhly, hee would holde them after¬ wards For open enemies. By thefe menaces theyfoone knewwhereunro Otho ten- Oi bo the fecund oed. Forin Ihutting allmanncrof victuals from them, he meant to brinethemto fmd'fizm. the laft and mofl intolerable point of all miferie, which is hunger. Buthowfoeuer ' the Citie might be affrighted thereby, yet would not the Venetians feeme to bcea- mazed,nor make fhew to vnderftand whereunto Otho his deffeignes tended; diffem- Tbi Vmtturn bhng their griefe and feare; refoluing rather to endure all extreames, than to lofe rauerefolutm. their libertie. The want of all neceflaries grew already verie great in the Citie,when c atmknft ° r C jlP 0 ^ ar g er ’ cloying the famepriuiledges with them (as oftentimes one * • muchiefe followes an other) rcuoltcd againft them. Tfrg inhabitants obtained of the Empcrour for their reuolr, ccrtaine inheritances of the Laurctansj to the end it might ferue For a baite for others to doe the like. But thefe things beeing done abroade, and the Citie in the mcanc timepreffed with want of all neccfTaries,they began to laie all the fault on thofe of the fatiion of i ' ThepMUn-t- the Caloprmi, which were neere to Otho, acculing them that by their meancs and Toft ‘ “■ purfuite, the enemiclaied all thefe trappes for them. Whereupon by a publick de¬ cree the houfes of the Cxlloprini were wholly razed to the ground; their wiucs and children committed to fife keeping ; and the remainderof their goods confiscate Otho in themeanefpacc perfeucring in hisfelfe-will, not to make open war vpon-the’ Venetians, nor yet to haue peace with them, went to Rome; where being ftricken 7/ic Death efo- with a fodaine difeafe he within few daies died. The Venetians were by his death tho tbtfetond. ( as at fundrie other times) deliucrcd from a great danger. Adhdeta, after Otho Ais dcceafe, not willing to abandon the Caloprmi, obtained 4 ® of the V enetians,that Stephano, and thofe who had followed him,(hould be repealed from bannifhment: which the Prince and people granting at Adheletdstemeb. , and fht Caloprmi re- the CaUoprini being returned into their Countrie: it hapned that foure of the Mtro- urn “ Kemec -remembring fore-pafTed wrongs, did alTaile and kill three brethren of the Calo- Tbrec formes ef prim, fonnes to Stephana, as they returned to the Palace, entring intoaboateto eoc primflZf' h°me to their houfes. The Duke was fufpeifed, and the people beleeued it, that this murther was committed by hisconfent; but heecleared himfelfe in open A£ fembly. r ThcfimcPrincc gaueto GumanniMorofmo at his returne from Aquitain, whi¬ ther he had accompanied Vrfeolo, Saint Georges Church which Hands right oucr a- gainft the Market-place,with the Marfhes adjoining, which were dependancics of r q the Dukes Chappell, vpon condition to build thereupon a Monafterie for the Reli¬ gious of the order of Saint Bennet. He lent hisfonne Mauritio to Bajiliiio Empcrour £». Greece; to the end, that being honoured by him with certaine titles, hee might ap- 55 ofthe Hiflorie of Venice. appeare more notable among his fellow-Citizens. All thefe things thus executed, he was furprized with a gricuous difeafe: by meanes whereof he voluntarily depo- The Dukeva. fed himfelfcor (as fome (ay) he was conftrained fb to doe by the people, the fbure- - teenth yeare of his gouernment,for that in the ciuill diflenuons he had carried him ^“ h felfe not like a iuft Prince, but had euer fauoured one fide more than another. Heli- ued not long after : for fo foone as he had made himfelfe a Monke, he died forth¬ with. Ietro Vrfiolo was by the people declared his fuccelfor. This dignitie was foretold him a long time before,as by a Diuine prefage ,bybis Fa¬ ther who was a man of an holie life. During his gouernmenr,the Ve¬ netians State did mcruailoully encreafeboth athomeandabroade. Firft of all hce obteined of Bajiliw and Alexis (who at the fame time did jointly command the Grecian Empire) that through all their Dominions, the The vmttim-, Venetian Marchants Ihould be free by Sea and land from al cuftomes and tributes. f rtt th ‘ Hedidmoreouerby his Ambaffadours,purchafcthefrendlhipof thcKingsofdE- Gr “" ,nEe, P‘ re ’ gypt and Siria. Then did he win by bountie, and good offices, the greateft Lords of Italic. So foone as hec pcrceiucd a conuenienttimeto reuenge all the wrongei 40 which the Venetians had receiued of theNarentines; hec forbad to paie them any Tribibiiimto more the accuftomedycarely tribute,for the freecomfficrceandNauigationofthe > r h coaft of Dalmatia. TheNarentines being thereby incenfedagainft the Venetians, did fbdainely rob and fpoile: And not fatisfied with their thefts at Sea, they came on Ihoarc & fpoiled the Countrie neercto Zara: For that Citie alone,of all therefl of Dalmatia,was at the fame time fubieft to the Vcnetians.But the Venetians were not onely molefted by thefe incurfions, but all the ncighbour-Nations Likewife ; who after they had endured itwithmUch difeontentment forawhije, perceiuing the furie of thefe robbers, who abufed their patience, daily to encreafe, and forefee- The rtfarentim ingthatthofe infolent people, would neucrgiiie ouer, vnlcffe their attempts were s r «< mm-Jim. jo refilled :DiuersDalamatians, not finding themfclues alone ftrong enough forfuch Tbc/tmbajr*- an enterpri(e,hadrecourfe to the Venetians. TheAmbafladoursofLiburnia, and <*' lofDaimt. FIiftria,came thither likewife, bcingall of them fent for this purpofe, to treate with 'ufVZu’ the Prince in the name oftheir Common-weal ths ; T hat if he would fend a mightie comctoraic e fleet into Dalmatia againft the Narentines.ro defend the Sea-coaftes, and the neere ,0 , com P u ‘ n ‘ °f ’ . , the JHarcntmts. neigh- & Thefourth Boothe of thefirjl Decad The A mb a fa- dors offers to the Venetians , Vcfcripucn of il - iirut . 10 20 Albania is a fart of lliiria. The Venetians Armie againfi tbcKarenimes.l The Bifhop of ?) Crada bis fire font to the » » 55 5 Dufy, The Du^e arri- uetb at Parent# The Dufa * com- tneth to fold* nkohbours thereof, from the thefeesof thefe Pirats ; that it would come to pafle (which they in the name of their fellow-citizens did promife) that all Dalmatia alone the Sea-coaft, Liburnia, and Hiftria, would fubtnit thcmfelues vnder the Ve¬ netians dominion. The offers which the Ambaffadours made, did puffevp the Princes mindc, and filled chc whole Citic with great hope one day to be Lordsof Dalmatia. Whereupon, fearing to loofe fitch an occahon, they rclolued to lend forth a mightie Fleet. But before wee fpeake ofthe fitting out thereof, wee muff briefly make mention ofthe fituation ofthat Prouince;fctching it from farre. The Grecians called thofe Illirians, which inhabited the vpper parts of'Macc- doni-a and Thtacc, from the Cahoniansand ThefprQtti,vntotheRiuer of Hiftria, cncreafing inbredth from the hilles of Macedon and Thrace, euen to the Peonians, and the Ionian Sea, containing in all fiuedaiesioumey, and in length thrice af much. T he which being meafured by the Roman Authors, was found to containe tjooo.ftadij in length, and l aoo.in bredth. Whereby it is apparent, that the Anci¬ ents hauc called all that lliiria,which is contained within thefe limits euen to the A. driatick-Sea : comprehending therein Dalmatia and Liburnia. They flic befides, that the Prouincc, and the Nation, were fo named by ittriue, fonne to Poliphemm and G.i/ tn «' c » om “ f nonope of compofition. There was fomelikelihood that XB m ' f 1Cy wouM willingly hauereceiued a Garnfon, and obeied forthwith, if they had 1 beenecertatncto nanc beene receiucd on the fame conditions as others were^ but feanng (that which was true) that if the Venetians were mailers of the Towne' they would raze itdowne to the ground, the loue to their Countrie ) which is that we ch.efly loue) made them refolute todefend themfelues and to beatc bade theemrnie. TheDukeonthecontrane, fofooneas heehadvndcrftoodthemea- r* nmgofthetownfmen^ommnnded^obegintheafflufo Thelflanders did braul ly defend themfelues. There was a Caftle (as hath beenefaid) inacceffiblc byrea- l°n ot th f e ^pnc-fic of 1 Place; but the Venetians from the footeof thehilhfoot ay once fuch a number of arrowesvpon thebefieged , as being couered therewith likcacioud, they were conftrained to abandon their places ofdefence. Then they which were in foe fhippes, with the hired Soldiours, didgoevpby the broken and pathleffc pmces o) the mountamccucn to the toppe ■ Thofc within the Trm n ansdidfunoufly affit, e them, and hnuing fet vp staling ladders in diuers place they beganne a cruell hght on either fide. The hope to winne the Towne fothey , * would ahtdeftnucto doe valhantly, encreafcd the Venetiansftrength• and def- pair. pofolTed the other. A Tower in the rneane time was taken by a few who ex rhouk'nof en cmic from that fide and made them/clues mailers ofthe wall * Then f d j°, fe w,thm being amazed flung downe their weapons, and vpon their knees cri X/«T W S^r aC ’ A c E his n °'^ c ch f gentieand mercifull Prince commanded topardon ■ thofc that were d.firmed 5 and the Towne being razed downe to the earthly hTs Th'Oti' of rammandement, he departed fodainly from thence, and cam e to SaintUUaximws Th™ defro. The Comm,ffioners of Raguft with their B,/hop cameand met him, andfubmit ted themfelues to him and to the Venetian people. i iotuDmit- The Duke after that, entring their Countrie in hoffile manner, didpntallto fireandfword. Theenem.esbeingamazedatthisfpoilefent their AtnbaEours to file for peace, which wasgraunted them on thefe conditions; To payc vnto the Venetians the iuft valueof all the Ioffe they had fiuftaincd from the Lginnfog of the warres; ncuerafter.toexaftanymore tribute; and nottofirffrrany Lord of ^ a n dinthci,-n.,„,o, t0 Cpoilc fnd fogbe (cacegramt'd . " 1 c, 20 N-at-.ntmes, whohadmade warre on the Venetians for the foueraicn- totheNarcn- tieat Sea tnc fpaccofonc hundred three fcoreatrd tenneycares with different for " SW - ccffo many times embracing peace, which was more neceffarie, than honorable for them fold willingly accept thefe conditions. All the prifoners being fet atliber tie, the victorious Armie was embarqued. B Der The Duke, after hec had freed the Sea from Pirats, and brought all the Sea- 4 ° coafo ofDalmatia,Liburnia,3c Hiftna,vnder the Venetians fubiefoonfoe returned with aprofperous winde to Venice: whereheeentred, almoft in a mannorrrium' neonf y true: | nclen “ r,u ' T1 pbcs being no more in vfe) being enuironed by the p pic who highly prafoed him forhis great victories; vnto whom ftcrhe/hnd related what he had done and how by the grace of'Almightie God , and his owne condufo he had fubiefted to the Venetiansall the Sea-coafts from Hiftria, eucn to the farthefl: parts of Dalmatia, with all the Iflandsneercadiacent, he w'as greatly extolled in an Oration : And it was dccred, that euer after, both hcand hisfucccF tWrf'T^ Came , th , c tItlc ° fthc Dukc °f Venice, and Dalmatia, befecchinn God , 0 that the fame might be profperous to him, and to the Venetian Nation liketfife 5 ^wuerthought httofendnew Magiflrates to all the Citiesof this new ner.fi,wend that 0/^rr/* was fentto Ragufi; his fonne to Spalatra- Domrnco Pokmno Train, ; Gw . M nm Cornvno Sicorcfocallcd Sibimcn by the Mo derncs TheTru^e re- turnes to y'enic New ^ to the C‘ of the Historic ofVenice. 5 9 denies yyttdis'Mchaelivo Belgrade; and others to other townes, whofc names the length of time hath worne out. yrjeolo repaired the Citieof Grada; and with great coft caufed diuers Palaces to be builded.He caufed the holie bodies of Fortumtu*-, and Hcrmagoras ,with thofe o(bionife,Ldrgiw*and Hcrmogenes,to be new in-ftirined.He caufed likewife a good- lyPallacctobebuiltat Hcraclea, with a Church, according to thofe times; the tqwne being then finally inhabited. He did in fuch fort terrific Giouunni Bifhop of Belluna, who troubled the Ve¬ netians, byafodaine prohibition to his fubiefts not to trafficke in any fort with them as hee did forthwith furrender whatfoeucr had beene taken (vnto which the commandemcnt ofthe Emperor Otho could neuer induce him) withall & hum- W* bly fued for peace : which bccaufe it fhould laft the longer, he would hauc confir- med by a new alliance. He Pent his young fonne afterwards to Verona to the Em- the Venetian;. perour Otho , who had Pent for him by letters, whom at the holie Sacrament of Confirmation he named Otho , who was called before then Peter. He did moreouer obtaine ofthe fame Emperour diuers new immunities and priuiledgesof Faires, & Ports. Concerning likewife the limitsofHeraclea, which extended in time paft to theRiuerof Piauo, GiouanniDwono (whom the Prince had Pent to Verona to ac¬ quaint the Emperour with the conqueft of Dalmatia) had commandement to treat >0 with him about it, whoeafily obtained, that they fhould hand at the fame flay, as they had done in ancient time. otho went to Rome, from whence refoluing to returne into Lombard ie, hee commanded G'touanni (who went along with him) to write to prfeolo , that hee wouldbe fhortly at Rauenna,& from thence would Pecretly come to Venice,to per¬ forate avow that he had made, and that therefore he defired toihauc his comm ing kept Pccret, bccauPc his determination was to come thither in diPguife aridwitha Pmall traine. T he Duke, meruailous ioyfull at thePe newes, did with a wonderfull affeftionattend thccommingoffucha gueft. ThcEmperourinthc meanePpace came to Rauenna', and from thence to Pompofia, a place verie ncere Ghoria at the 0 m outh ofthe RiuerPo. Then in the night entring into aboat with fiuc ofhis houf- The Etiipcrrrr 3 hould Pcruants, and Gioumni Diacono , he came with a faire wind to Venice. Hee otbtcmt.^ ■< went rather to the Monafterie of Saint Seruttk , than to anie Inne or Citizens houfe, w ‘ to the end that his comming might be the better concealed. The Prince came to him by night in the Pamc place, where aftera reciprocall gratulation, for the arri- uall ofthe one in health and with a profperous winde to V enice, and for the others happic exploits in Dalmatia, they came about mid-night into St. CAfarkes Church, from whence, fb Poonc as Otho had made his prayers and accomplifbcd his vow, they went to thePallacc. And becaufeeach ofthem were verie dclirous to haue the arriuall ofthis new gueft kept fecret; Po long as the Emperour ftaied in Venice, the Duke cuerie day dined in publike, but he fupt in private with him. And to the end ^ they might be allied together not onely by the law of friendfhip & hoPpitalitie,but by another more ftrifl and holie band, Otho held a daughter ofthe Dukes, then wijdome. new borne, at the Font, the fame day foe was baptized: He did for euer remit to the Venetians the Cloake ofcloth of gold, which the Common-wealth by accord folemnly fworne to, were yeerely bound to giue vnto the Empcrours.Being hono¬ red likewife by the Duke with diuers great and rich prefents hee went back againc to Rauenna. Threedayes after Otho was departed, the Duke commanded a general 1 afienv blic, where he publikely declared how that the Emperour Otho had beene in Vc- —q nice; in what manner he had beene at home with him for certaine dayes;'and what he had obtained ofhim. It was veriepleafing to the people, and they greatly prai- pcr-. led Kr/eo/w wifdome for concealing the prefence offo great a Prince. And bccaufe he had Po well defeated ofthe Common-wealth, they permitted him foone after by his fonne into 51 decree to affociate Giomtnni his fonne into the Principalitie; whom hee lent thus thetouerorntn:- honoured Sc The fourth Booke of thefirfl Decad Tlague and fa¬ mine in the Citis, The (httrcb and Mona ft eric of Saint Bcnet bui dcdbytbe ’Phxledrm. The Dyfcshfi »ill. honoured with the foucraigncdigi^lth his hntinople to the Emperours Conjlmtm and Bafdm • from whence they retut liwd ioone after to V enice laden with diners rich prefents. ^ Butbecaulcneueraniehumaneprofperitiewas feenerobee exempt from one troublcfomc accident or other of Fortune, it hapned thus, that before thh old man, (otherwifcmoftfortunate,)dyed, hefiw by twoextreamemiferie Ph gueand Famine, and by the deccafeofhisfonne anddaughter in law l~dal nioft on one day, the eourfe of his happie fortune altered^ He was after that con- ftramed to enter into controuerfie with thofe ofCap-darger,and with the Sacccms with the one for refuhng to pay the tributecalled Ripetta, and with the othera is bout the Marlhes oftheLauretans: But he ended them both ashewifhed to thc proht and honour of the Common-wealth. ’ 0 tnc At the lame time the Pkiledrm, anobiefamilie, caufed the Churchand Mo- nafterie of St. Benedict to be budded, which they enriched with diners great and goodlieinheritancesnccrcadioyning. Itisreported that the Dukcwas verie carc- ul! to end the reparations ofthc Palace, and the Church necre adiaccnt. Then by his laft will he diuidcd his wealth into three partes. The firft and greateft hec bequeathed to his children, thefccond he would haueto beimployed forth’c fuc counngofpoore people and repairing of Churches: and the third to bee fpentih lb lire time in publickefhewes,guifts,and liberalitie to thepcople. Thofe things 10 being accomphlhed at home and abroad, hec dcceafed the eighteenth yearcofhl gj— The Hadrian} defeated by the 'Duke- [ The , his fonne a young man of great hope, and worthie offuch a fa I t i ler a n d grand-fire,men ofgreat deuotion, did with thegenerall con lent of all the Citizens fucccede him. Hee beganne his gouernmen with the Lime wifdome which all men expefted, atwhattime Geic King of Hungarie being mooued by the reporre ofhis great reputa non, gaue him his daughter in marriage. Hec defeated the Hadrians ncere to Lau retta betwixt the mouthesofthe RmersPoand Adice: for that they had fpoilec the Venetian frontires, and haumgvanquifliedthem, hemade peare with them vpon condition they fhould furrender both to the Lauretans that which they hac 30 40 of the Hiflorie of Venice. 61 loft and mould make no more inctirfions afterward But it is reported that the Hadrians, who before that time had beenc very might,c did fo fodatnely dccatc by the Ioffe of Lauretta, as fince then vsaxmg daily worfeand vvorfe, they could neuer afterwardrecouerthemlelues. r c About the fame time Mttrcimirus (I finde in feme Authours Uercfimmi or Murcbnire ) Lord of Croatia, did very much moleft thole of Aara contrane to the agreement lately made, and did inceflantly ouer-runne the whole Countrte. And 'the neighbour Cities hkewife had already felt the furie of the Croatian Armies, when Otho retaining to reuenge it, marched againft the Barbarian; who daring t xo tarriefor him and to offer battaile, was by him veneeifuy broken and defeated. But tbofc Authours whom wefoliow,doe not fet downe,whether it were by Sea o o h Land. Otho purfumg tfiis happie viftorie, after he had fcoured With his‘Arm,call MAg* the Sea,coafts of Dalmatia,Liburnia,and Hiftria, which his Father had fubduedto the Venetians, he entred vnder colour of taking notice of the State oftlie Proumce into all their Cities, and aflemblies; he caufed the inhabitants to make new oath, of ftdelitie, that they (hould euer after continue faithfull to the Venetians, in the fame manner as they had voluntarily fubmittedthemfeiues, and not to permit any whatfoeuer to pratfife ought againft their State. Ac his returne from Dalmatia, he was vnfortunately furpnfedby theconfpiracieof Dommuo 10 he had fhatien his beard, draue him into Greece, the fifth yeareafterheehad taken the gotiernmenr alone vpon hnv.felfc: where foone after he ye Confjtiraciea- gVinfi the 'Dufy* avd bis bamjb- mertt . letro Centrnnico or Urbohno (for both thefe furnames ate foundm , this family) fuccecded Otho thus bamfhed. This man entring into the ' Gouerncmcnt ofhis Countrie, which was full oftroubles at home and abroad, tooke great care which bufineffe to take in.hand firft, Yet neucrtheleffe he thought it beft to reduce the Cme into her former ,, n hcinnvetinanvproare, by naearies of this cruel! confpiracie, and peaceable eft aUjbeigy D In the meanc time Pepin Patriarch of Aqui- Pepin Patriarch 6z The fourth Boo{e of the fir ft Vccacl. Cevtramco de - f>ofed from bis dignities by the people fbornc find made a Moneke . 0 tho dieth in Greece. 10 Oomimco VrCe- ole , vjurpes the Du^es TdHuce. on Grada, as though he ment co keepe it for vrf M in hisabfencc. Others affirme that it was taken by force,in the behalfe of Vrfiu, from the Venetian Garrifon which kept it, the which is altogether vntrue. For if they had bcenc then friends they would not both o( them at the fame time haue pleaded the controucrfie of their Churches at the Councell held at Rome, not without great fufpition of enuic and hatred; where it is reported that the Pope and the whole affembly declared the Church of Grada to oe the Metropolitan of the whole Venetian Tcrritorie. But it isccrtaire.tbat theEmpcrour Genrade was at thefametime m the behalfe o ip c pin greatly incenfed againft the Venetians, declaring himfelfe in feme matters'their open enemie. Inthisltate Rood the affaires ofthc Venetians, when as Centr^nico after hee had commanded foure yeares, wasfasfomefay)at thcpurfuitcof^r/af Bifhop of Gra¬ da, taken by the people, hauing his head and heard fhauen, and in the habit of a Monkc was banilhed. Hethusexilcd, the people commanded IN/kf to take vpon mmtheptiblikc Goueminent, and tocommandasDuke,tilifuchtimeasoMahis brother fhould be called home from banifhment: Thofe which were lent for that pttrpofe, brought backe word that at their eomming into Greece they found Otb dead, a little before their-arriuail, as though it had fo hapned by the diuine permiffi- on.to the end thrt this ingratefullCitie might notbeefohappie asonceagaine to enioy Inch a Noble man, Sonne to fo good a prince, and himfelfe fo well deftruing ao of the Commonwealth , whom it had buffered to bee fo ignominioufly handled by theconlpiracie ofa few-, againft whom being ableto haue oppofed her fclfe yec would not. rrfrs hauing notice of his brothers death, did voluntarily depofe him. telie, and went co his owne houle, after he had commanded one yeare. . Vr f m hauing retired himfclf z^DominicoVrJeolo moued rather by the reputation of Ills Anceftors ffor he was neere kinfman to Ot/,«)thar. by thefauourand confent of the people, feizcdindifcreedy on the Dukes Palace. Bunke people mindfullof their hbertic , forefeeing how vnleflc they did oppofc themlclues againft the at¬ tempts of that infolent Citizen, that cn a iodaine the cuill difpofed perions induced by thatpcrnicious example, would without any refped vfurpe theGoucrnment 30 came the morrow after his entrance and availed him, and had vndoubtediyflaine him, had he not fecrctly fled away to Rauenna, where foone after he died. Dominico of(be. Hiflorie of Vmice. Gminico flabenice created by the gcnerall confcntof all menfuccee- ded. the fhort gonernment of Frfeolo. This man (ashath beene /aid) was the Authour of othe his banifhment; and therefore du¬ ring the gouernment of Vrfo Bifhop of Grada, hce was banilhed the Citie as an enetnie, but not long after, hee was repealed at the peoples requeft- Sofooncas he had receiued thegouernment,hec propounded to the peoples hat he thought it fit and moll profitable for the Common-wealth, to driue the fainilieof the Vrfeoli out of the Citie, as pernidous.cncmics to the pub- lique quiet. He willed them then to affemble themfelues,and todedarc the Vrfeo- io U vnworthy cuer after to execute the foueraigncdlgnitie,or any other Office what- loeueror to haue any authoritie to be prefent at the fuffrages,and that they Ihould Crcal ^ adiudge them common enemies, and, ns (itch, banilh them. The people being ill udbftblvl aduifed, hauingalreadie forgotten the fundrie deferts and benefits of this familie, ”ff.. making thcmfclues the minifters of an other mans hatred, did fodainely confent n’efp e 'J,f r thereto. After this fort, this f.imilie, till then famous, and.which had affborded fo tuer many worthie men to the Common-wealth, was by this ignominie fo deiedted, as it could ncuer after rife againc. He did likewifeabolifh thccuftomcof alTociating taking . c.i- a Colleague in the Principalitie, the which as nioft profitable is carefully obferued lc ;f lhl vnto this day. I find no memorable matter done by him abroad, but being oppref afificL X 20 fedwithyeareshe departed thklifc. KD OMINICO CoNTAREN Q,tbe 30. ‘Duf of Venice. 43 Omlnico Contareno was by the generall confent of all men eftabli- llied in his place. Pepin 'in the meane time had molefted all the places round about Grada, and for that time there was nothing decreed againft him,in regard the City was then bufied in affaires of more importance. T hole of Zara had yeelded to the Lord of Cro¬ atia,or (asfome write) to Salomon King of Hungarie. At thereport hereof, (for it was to bee fuppofed,that vnleffe the Venetian Armie did ipeedily pafle into Dal¬ matia, the other Countries which were now readie to rebell would fooneafterre- \o uolt from the Venetians) thcDukewitha great fleet fodainely hafled to Dalmatia; z m befieged Zara; and tooke it by force. T he report of the reprifall of Zara auailed ™ much to contame the other Cities in their dude and fidelitie. G a Pepin <54 The fourth Boofe ofthe firft'T) Bead. Pepin in.the meane fpace tooke Grada the fecond time by aflault, and did more harmeatthis entrie, than at the former. The Venetians iuftLy tnoued by : thisdn- iuric, determined before they would re.ucngeit r tonduei the. Pope BesiediJt-pf the wrong which Pepin had done them,;r'efoluing thatifhc did not obey the PofeVnip they thought wouldrcdrelTe it., to reuenge die IrorffeiofGrada by Armes. ffytnfo- Twfcommw- daincly obeyed the PopesGommaridem.ent; bmbdingofanobftmateandturbu- icmtnt. lentfpirit,hedyedfasfomefay)fooheahcf milcrably; ' '-m- „ K .. : ■■ Some write that Pope Zee cameacthe fame rimeto.Vcnice.. But if they fin: to Pope Benedict concerning the bufineffe of.Grada (ascBmth beend laid) foil owing the opinion of diuers 1 , I cannot imagine how the Popes name Ihould bee fo fodnincly 10 changed ; which makes me to thinke that it hapned hy the negligence of fome wri¬ ters, who haue let do'wnc Benedict for Leo , or on the contrarre, : £co for BenediCtjx pipe in> axis that (which is moft likely) that thefethings were done at fundrie times.; They f* Venice. lay theoccafion of his iournie wasto.vifite the body of Saint’ Oi&ricand they at- firmethat hecgauc diuers great priuiledgcsto hisGhurch,and to.diuers others in the Citie. .-r; Wee findc alfo that about the fime time, thoile.of Apulia fought diuers times with Robert furnamed Gmfcard , a Norman by Nation, whole power atthc.lame time was very great in Italic : The. which-ncueitheleflel dare not altogctheraf firme, bccaufeof all thole Authours, whom wee fallow, thereisbut one.which zo makes mention thereof. His is all which hapned vnder the gouernment of Prince Conta- reno , who the fix and twentieth yeare of his Principalitie dyed: he was buried in Saint Nicholas Church, his funeral! being followed by great multitudes of people. Domnico Siluio wasby fodaineac- clamationof thepeopLejasheefollowed the bodie, fainted Duke. He is reported to haue married a wife from Conftantinople, Id full of arrogancic and greekifh pride, who (as faith Damian) was fo niceand delicate in jq' her manner of life, as Ihee would ncuer wafh with ordinarie water, fiiee neupr tou¬ ched hermeate but with a forke of gold, her Chamber was perfumed with fuch rare odours, as the fenfesof thofe which came into it were ouercome with the fweetneffe thereof. But as nothing is of leffer continuance, than vnbridlcd diffo- luteneffe, of the Histone of Venice. 6 5 lutenefie which is fo much the more dangerous as it is molt exccUiue, This moft proudeand curious manner of life procured her a very loathfomc and (linking difeafc,foas (he , who by her infolent pride wouldnotvfe themoft neceffanee- lementof water, becatlfcirwas commonto eueryone, could not beeholpenor comforted by the fame , nor yet by any other meiines , to elenfe the filth and infe¬ ction of her bodie. About the fame time Dornr/iico Bifhop of Oliuollo dcceafcd. Henne lonneto the lad Duke fuccccded him, who altered the ancient name of Oliuollo,and would be called Bifhop of the Caftlc, as they arc now at thisd ay. j 0 It is reported that vnder this Princes gouernment the Normans were driuen outof the confines of Dalmatia. And bccaufe the Venetians haue had diuers war- tbeirorignuii, like incounters with this Nation, we muff fpeakc fomething ofthem. Thcywcrc then (asfomc Authors affirme) necrc neighbours to the Sea-coaftsof Guycnne, who af ferthey had acertaine timefcoured the Neighbour-Seas, entred in traft of time vnder theirCaptaine Raoul by thcRiuer of Loire into Fiance. Theyouci- ranne Lorraine and a part of Germanic with tier and (word ; afterwardsreturning Tp¥ into France, Raoul made a league with king Charles the third furnamed the Simple, y ecoms a andbeeing by him perfwaded to become a Chriftian, of an Encmiehee became his fun. Gucft; and being named Robert, he married the kings daughter. By meancs of which _ 0 marriage Charles gaue vnto him that Prouincc lying vpon the Riuer of Seine,which hath beenefirvee called Normandie, by the name of the inhabitants. This man,of whom I fpeake, was great Grandfather to that Robert., who came with an Armic in¬ to Italic,ofwhom we muff fay fomewhat,to the end we may the more ealily vnder- ftand,that which they haue done there. Now at what time this yong Robert began to wex great on the confines of Lu- B yvbat mms cania, ahd Skill, the affaires of Italic were then in meaneeftate, aswfellby the new receiucd Ioffes, as by the incurfions of the Saracens, who oucr-rannc thatwhole Prouince, and Skill in like manner. But it is vneertaine whether this manorfome other of that Nation,did bring the Normans out ofFrance into Italic. For it is ccr- 50 tainethat the fame great Robert^ who from the fhoares of the Ocean Seadid enter 3 by the riuer of Loire fo farre into France,was great Grandfather to this man: So as perhaps feme other of the Roiall bl oud might conduft the Normans into Tranf- Alpine Gaule, which at this day, is a part of Italie, before his time. From thence it comes that diuers doc affirme, that this yong Robert marched firft agarnfl the Sara¬ cens. Neuerthelefle howifoeilcrit is,herein all doeagree, that atthc fame time al- moft, the Normans did driue the Barbarians out of Italic, and Sicilie, with manic Tk.^emtm thowlands of men (lain on either fide, and the Greekeslikewife out of Calabria and Apulia. Butafter thattheNormanforces,after manieand iundricexploits,became fufpitious to the Popes for that they were increased in Sicilie,and in a great part of I- f 0 talk; more than was thought needfull for the fafetie of the Lands of the Church T and others;the common rumor was,that the Normans,after they had poflcfTed Lti- cania, would feizc on Campania ft is reported, that Pope Zwrcfolucd at the fame up¬ time, if he could not ftay them by entreaties, and threats, to yfe force And hailing ,b ‘ leuied a mightie Armic for the famepurpofe.he fought with them with bad fuccclie nccre to Bcneuentuiu : where after he had receiucd a notable lofle^ he fledde forth of the battaile into thcncereft Citie. Ncucrthclcffe hee was fiot.di/couraged at this loflc,but being a man ftoutandcouragious, he found new meanes and forces to driue them forth of Italic; but all his attempts proued vaine. He being dead,Pope p cpewtck4r thc y enforced them with great Ioffe to turne their backe, and fliamefuliy to runne vp to the mountaines.In themeane time theEmperour Alexis Fleet arriued,which made themfelues mailers of the Lake: & then the Niceans be¬ ing enuiroried on all tides,gnue oner their ftubornneffe & yeeldcd, after capitulati- tewjtwMfrf vp on; That thcCitic fhould bcdeliacred to -Alexis, and that all thofe that were within ZJk™. k > fll0uld with thcir Armcs and b«agc retire themfelues to Conftantinople. The Princes and Captaines albeit they kncwthistobcthepradWc of o/- lexii, who would not leemc hccreby to bee beholding to the Chriftians did neuertheleffe diffemblc it for the prefent time, becaufe all their attempts did yet depend vpon a greater vidlorie. Nicea being in this fortyeelded all the io droopes did forthwith diflodgc, andfeparated themfelues into two bands, in rc- gard ol the barren nciTe of the Countne. Bezmond Captainc of the one, encamped the fourth day after neere to a Riucr, whichwatreda goodly Meadow, where beingdefiroustorefrefhhis Armie, fofooneashe had giuen commaundement to fortifiethe Campe in the lame place where they were , hec hadnoticcby fundrie a »rw Armiiof meffengers, one after another, that a great Armie of the enemies did approach inf-diKcr. He forthwith then commaundcd,that all men, lcauing the fortifying ofthe Campc' ft ould beinreadineffe fertile battaile.-and difpatched Poftes at the fame inftant to Hugo, and the reft, to aduertife them ofthegreatnumberof Turkes, that were likely to oppreffe him; intreating them to haftefpeedily to his reskew. He mar- ao chedagainiltheenemie ina (quartbattallion:who approached verieneere, with great noifc and cries as their manner is: And they fought alreadieon either fide vc- nc couragioufly; when diuers greater troopes of the enemies feized here and there without any noifc at all, on the higheft places, from whence they fhotte an incre- oible number of arrowes vpon the Chriftians: but the greateft number of them Agreatbattaile ^ without doing any harme, lighting vpon thofe that were armed. The Nor- betmxtihe man beganne not the fight with arrowes, but with pufliof Pike; aftertbat with C tblfnudf * he fw ord.There was a great mafiacre of the T urkes, with fmallloffeon theChri- ftians iidc: and the heapes of dead bodieswerefo great, asthe Vigors couldno more come neere the vanquiihed; and the enemies had on euerie lides hu^c heapes - o of their owne (laugh te'red people which ferued them for rampiers. ° * 3 tkirtaia. ■ Butwhikfteitherfidewerebufiedinfighting:a thoufandTurkilh Horfebrake gerthirbn- m behind on Besmmds Camp, where the fodainccrieofthe women and Soldiours pimsmni». boyes, whomc they flew, caufcd agreatalarum; and they had done more harme it Besmondhrvl not arriued, who draue thefe horfe-mcn forth ofhis Camp with greatflaughtcr. Butreturningtothefrontofthebattaile, hauinglefta Squadron of Horfe fortheguardeof'the Camp, he found the chance of the Dice lo turned, as the Normans were in a manner readie to turne their backes. But being harmed by their Captaines returne, they tooke frclh courage. The Turkes returning a- gaine with greater forces, toaffailcthe Campe, thofe who were left for the guard 40 thcrcofnot being able to fuftaine their aflaults(fbr the place was not fortified,)had ^ becne foone cut in peeces, had not Hugo fortunatly arriued, who with tonne thou¬ sand Horfe which he brought with hinyeskewed the Campe, and defeated the Kuril amttb ta cncm ics. From thence hec marched diredtly tothebattailes front, where when aidcBcamond. the Barbarians, who were fcattered here and there, aslpedlatorsofthefight, had delayed his great Armie of Horfe (forperceiuing their darts and arrowes ra- tlier to hurt their owne dilarmcdfellowcs than the armed Chriftians, they durft flioote no more) they came downe intothcplaine without anynoife at all to the rcskew of their fcllo wcs. T he fight continued from the breake ofdaie to the (hut¬ ting in of the cuening : when the enemies giuing backe by littleand little,retired in- Tininfidtlls re- t0 r " e next mounI: aines, and our men to Besmonds Campe. tin. ’ But th e morrow after, by breake ofdaie, Hugo , and the Norman prefented themfelues in order ofbattaile in the felfe-fame place: where the enemies in no fort would fhew themfelues. Commandemcnt was giuen to make a heape ofthe dead of the Hijlorie of Venue. dead bodies, where the Crofle, which was the Chrilkians badge, did dittinguilh them from the Infidcllcs.Thcy being all put together , the number of the dead c- ncmics was cafily found to be twice as manic as the Chriftians: After that, they ga¬ thered the fpoiles, where they found fuch aboundance of goldc , bluer, Horfes,' and other riches of the Barbarians, ashy this bootie, the neceffitie wherewith the difficultic ofthe long way had afflicted them, was cafily rccompenccd. Then after they had /pent one daic in burying the dead, & looking to the fickc and mai¬ med,the focond daic after the battaile they difiodged, determining to follow the c- ncmie. to The Commaunders ofthe Armie hauing enquired of certaine prifoners of note referued for that purpofc, what the (late ofthc Armie was,did v.ndcrftand that the number of, thofe, againft whom they did fight, was fame greater than they had thought them to bee, exceeding the number of fourchundred thoufand fighting men, whowcre-Syrians, Chaldeans,Turkcs, Arabians, and Mefoporamians; and the greateft part of thefe were young men,who being tickled with a dclire ofnouel- tie , had voluntarily marched thither without recciuinganiepaieatall, or being fubieft to the command of any one. SolimM , who was the chiefecondutterofthiscntcrprilc, did with great fpeed in a fhort time get farre enough from the Normans Canape,-and in euerie place, as ao hepaffed along , concealing his ownelolfchcc did not faie that he was vanquilhed; but vaunted to haue wonne the viflotic. And becaufe he would depriue the ene¬ mies ofallhope offuccoursfbrthcir Armie, hedidexpreflelyinhis iourncy oucr- throw Citties, fpoile the inhabitants, and whatfocucr elfe he thought might Hand them in fted. Beamond , and the other Captainesdiflodging thence, camebydrie and vneafie wayesto Iconium a Citie ofLicaonia verie ncere to mount Taurus. T he ycclding ofthc inhabitants at their arnuallwastomuchpurpofe,£or the Armie had great ncedofrefrcfhing: which hauing marched through defertand barren places,to the great hurt of diuers men and Horfes, was with much paincand trauaile arriued in 30 a good Countrie, andplcntifullinvidualis, Certaine dales after, theymarched in battaile dircffly towards Heraclea, hauing had fpeciall care to auoide the ene¬ mies ambufhes: For they vnderftood how that great numbers ofT urks did attend them there with intent to fight. But being come ncere to the Citie in good order, the Heracleans beingdeftituteofany Garrilbn, came forth and met them humbly fuing for peace, nndyeeldcd both tnemfelues and meanes to thcChrifcian Princes, Heraclea being thus taken, ( becaufe the fpies brought word that the enemies -were farre from thence) fourc dayes after, the troupes were diuided into two bandes. Baldwin and Tancrcd, who conduffcd the one, marchcdto Tharfis, where ( as it was reported) there was no Garrilbn: The men of Tharfis prcfentlyyeelding, 40 opened theirgates. The Principali tic ofthis Citie was by a,generall conlent giuen tv Baldwin, with whatfocucr cite he fhould conquerc neerc thereunto, where¬ upon foone after, he tookc the Cities of Eduffa, andManuftra. The greateft part ofthe Armie marched in the means time towards Armenia, the Icffc, in times paft - called Cilicia. The which Prouincc tookc her name oi-Armefuua, who was compa¬ nion to Iafon. The Cofmographers haue diuided it into two, calling that Armenia the lclfe, which liethvnder Cappadocia, on this fide the Riuer Euphrates, whofe borders are not diuided on the fouth fide from Cilicia; and the greater that, which lies beyond the Riuer, containing the chiefe part of the Countrie, which runnes alongthe Ponticke and Cafpian Seas. All the Citifs of thisprouince were foone brought vnderthe fiihiciftion of the 50 French, being vnfurnilhcdofggrrifons, and by their confcnts giuen not long after to Palmirus an Armenian, a map of great valour, who had cuer till then followed the Chriftian Armie. Then entring into Cappadocia, theytooke Cefarea. And becaufe the report was, that the enemies were determined to guard Antioch nbouc H 2 all 7 >" The number of the dead Infidels farre gY cater then that of the Chrijtians .. The number of the Inf delies Armie , Soilman Gene- rail of the Ar~ mic. The taking of V conium . Heraclea . Tharfis being yccldcdis giuen to Baldwin,, JVhogauetbe name to nia. Armenia tnaiir giuen by the French-men to Talmunu . Cajarea 7 6 Sura . The Forte of the Jmpofkj Avery davge- rm *ay. f Murafn. A Incite cucnt fir the (hrijlias. What Antioch the Chrifliaas did bcficgc. Beamnd giuct the firfi ajfault tsthe Citie of Antioch. The fifth ‘Boo^e of thefirfi Dec ad all the reft, they feizedonthe towncof Soccor, by meanesofcertainc Chriftians that were within it, where they remained till fuch a time as thcfouldiers had made prouifion of viftualls for fiuc dayes. But being departed from thence, fofoone as they had furprifed the Citie of Sura, and the Forte of the Impofts, withcertaine o- therfmalltownesinthcTerritoneof Sura, they laboured by a very (Freight path to afeend the top of Mount Taurus. This way, which was but a dayes ioumie, was no leffe dangerous than painfull. Itwasverienarrowbyrcafonof the flint-ftones, and fliarpe rockes which hem’d it in on the one fide,and with a very deepe vally on the other,which was offo feare- full a depth, as it did amaze the beholders: the troopes were a whole day palling 10 this way not without the great care and heedeof the Captaines, and the greatett part thereof they wentonfoote. There was none lo hardie in the whole Armie as durftalccnd thole ftcepc places on horfebacke, but they threw their cloakes and baggage on their horlebacks for to make thcmlelues more apt and difpofed,to oucr- comethedangerof the way. It is reported that the fame day diuers fumpter- horfes, which were loden, tell head-long downc into the valley; fome ofthemby chance; and fomelikewife were thrownc downeof purpofe,by thofe,whofawno poffibilitie to bring them vp to the top oft he hill. Hauing palfcd thefe mountainous (heights, they cameto the Citie of Murafis which forthwith yceldcd vnto them. From thence they difeouered fuch hugeand fpatious plaines, as their fight was dazcled with beholding them. In the middeft of that plai ne they cfpied Antioch, whither all the Captaines ment to march, and to befiege it. Being come downc into the valley they deferied the enemies a farreoff vpon a Riuers fide, which runnes ouerthwart the plaine. The/e men were fent by the King of Antioch, to conuey the vidf ualls, which was to come to the Citie from the mountaines. A gainft thefe were'ccrtaine light horfe fcnt,who at the firft charge brake and defeated them, part of whome being flainc, the reft fled to the Citie. There were taken the lame day,a greatnumber of fumptcr-horfes, and great quan¬ tise of vidhials, which as moft necclTaric were brought to the Armie to the great content of the victorious. They came afterwards to the riuer neare to Antioch, ->o the which by the inhabitants is (as they fay) named Farfar. But weknowiforaccr- taine that the Riuer Orontes watcreth the Citie of Antioch. Whereby wee may not only doubt of the riuers name, but likewife which Antioch thefe modernes did meane; wereitnot thatthe famcof the Citie is fo great, as it will eafily bring vs forth of the Hiftorians darknefle. For there is an Antioch in Pamphilia, neigh¬ bour to Seleucia; and an other more excellent than that in Phenicia,buildedby Se- leucusNtcMor, fbnne to yjntischm furnamed Epbiphanes, through the which runs the riuer Orontes. Towards this then marched Bnmond,Hugo, and the reft, and vnder- flood bycertaineprifonersthatCj/P/.iw«wasKingof this Citie, andTributarieto theKingof Babilon: who vpon this occafion had fent diuers thoufands of men to , „ guard the Citie, who werceftecmcd foftrongand valiant, as none in a manner durft fight with them; much leffc attend them. The commaunders were not amazed at thefe fpecchcs. Chiefly Beam end who con duffed flue legions, did the next morrow by breake of day march direiftly to¬ wards the Citie, where he did fiercely aflailcthe enemies, who were vnder the wallcs in order of battaile. But the neereneffe of the walks and their other mu¬ nitions, which conftrained the aflailants to retire, was thecaufe that both (ides did not fight with all their forces; byreafon whereofthis fight was maderatherin haft than otherwife. But how light fbeuer it was, i t lafted euen till night, at which time Btmtond retired to his fcllowes. After that,they made a bridge vpon the riuer,which jo was diredlly betweenc the Citie and their Campe.- and they incamped in fuch fcrt,as it was befieged on all fides,fauing on the part next td the mountaines, from whence thcypercciued no poffibilitie to free themfelues from the enemies incurlions. T he Citie of Antioch is circled with a double wall, The inmoft is ofbrickc, and the of the Hifiorie of the Vmice. the other of great fquarc (tone, with fbure hundred and threeftore towers, with a Citadcll on the Eaft lide thereof fo ftrongly fortified, as it did not feare the affaults of the enemies. There wasbefides not farreoff a lake abounding infifh,and mcr- uailous fruitfull plaines, watred with riuers and fountaines, twclue miles diftant from the Sea of Cilicia. It is reported that Saint iV.VnntheChurchsinfanciedid there eftablifh his See, which did afterward greatly illuftrate the Citic. The Campe at the firft wanted no vfolualls: for ripe grapes hung on the vines: and the whole Armie was a long time fed with great Itore of corne, found in wells where the Countrimen did vfe to hide their grainc, and befides they brought at jo times great ftore of cattell to the Campe, taken ftragling in the neighbour vallies by mcanes of certaine Armenians, Chriftians by profefflon, inhabiting the tops of the neighbour-mountaincs, who for that they had conftantly perftuered in Chriftian religion, after Hierufalem was taken by the Sarracensin thetimeof the Emperour Hernclenj, could neuer fince obtainc ofthe curled enemie a dwelling place, vntill at the laft CtrphArxt the Egyptian, permitted the Bifhopand a few with him to inhabit the fourth part of the Ci tie, neare to the holy fopulchcr; paying a certaine ycarely tribute. But being driuen forth of Hierufalem , vpon the report of the Chri- ftianscomming into Afia, they retired thcmfelues into the mountaines ncareto Antioch. iq Now whileft the French-men and Germans performed thefe warlikecxploits in Afia, the Venetians (I know not whether of their owne proper motion, or incited at the intreatie of the Pope and the Emperour Alexis ,) font a greater Armie than euer yet they had done, into Ionia .-the which I finde to be of two hundred vclfels of all forts, andvnderthc conduffof Henrico CenUreni Bifhopof the Cattle, anc} t-MichaeliVitdis the Dukes fornne. Some neuerthelelfe doe affirme, that the Venetians came not into Afia, till Hie- rufalcm was taken. But I cannot beleeue, that a Nation fo mightieiat Sea as were the Venetians, would be idle d uring the fo great Itirres in Afia and Europe; efpecial- lyat fuch a time when as they might perceiue all the Sea-coaftsfrom Hellefpont e- 'go ucn to Pelufium, atthemouthof Nilus, tobeexpofodfora prey.-the which in afiiorttimc, with neuer fo little labour, they might eafily take from the Maho¬ metans. The Venetians being come to Rhodes.-itis reported that they fell at words with the Pifans, who were likewifo arriued in the Hauen with agreat Fleet; and falling from words to blowcs, they fought on cither fide like enemies. But the Venetiansgetting the vpper hand tooke cighteenc Gallics from the Pifans wherein were foure thoufand men. It is not knowne -wherefore, nor vpon what occafion thePifhnsdurftbucklewiththe Venetians, foeing they were mightier than they: but hauing taken them, becaufothey perceiued them to weare redde Croffes,they font them and their veffellcs away, detaining thirtie of the cbiefcft Gentlemen a- '40 mong them for hoftages. From thence they failed with a faire wind into Ionia, whercattheirfirfoarriuallthey tookcSmyrna vnprouided of a Garrifon. From whence it is laid, thatthebodieof Saint Nicholas was brought to Venice, and laid in the Church, dedicated vnto him,on the fhoare. This is all which fbme report the Venetians did in their firft iourney. But others doefotdowne, after the takingof Smyrna, all that which they didin Syria, which is not impertinent. For whileft their Flecte was preparing at Venice, they tooke in ficfhfuppliesinDalmatia, andcamefirftto Rhodes ; then to Ionia where they tooke Smyrna;and afterwards they fooured the Seas of Pamphilia,Cilicia,and Sy¬ ria. The Citie of Antioch being taken,theFrenchCaptaincsdid notonely befiege jo Hierufalem, but tooke it with cafo. For it is certaine, that the Venetians, departing from the Hauen of Ioppa, from whence they had driuen the enemies Armie, at the Princesfirftarriuallin Syria, camero Hierufalem, and then befieged the places round about. But wee will hereafter make mention of that which they did in Syria. H 3 77 Antioch Saint Peters flifi State A boundance of viBuailcs at the beginning of the fiet'* TheVemum] fleet. Tht Venetians def'cate the Pifans at Rhodes, TbcXJenetiam • tafe Smyrna The The fifth Boofe of the fir ft Vccad. , .... , r .,. c The fiegcof Antioch in thcmeane time was no lefle long chan painefull, ha- fff V.u 2 uing for the ipqce offline moneths greatly weakened all the forces of Europe. For f,:, K UKvmt m they were at times tormented with famine cucn with all extremities foasbciidcs fotAnv.c. t l lc common Soldiours, diuerfe likewife of the chiefc, not being able to endure fo great fcarcitie, fought manic times to flic thence, among whom were Peter the \Xcm\k,l-Vt/liam Carpenter lilued of Royall blond, and Tancred coufinto Beamond, n,c calm's who being fhamef Lilly reprehended inthc middeftoftheir flight forabandoning the *tti* Imp*’* Armie, were conftntined to take newoathes. There was likewife great complaints hejtrc Mtmb. maf j c againft the Captainsfor bringing out ofthe weft al the flower of Chriftendom to die in the Eaft by famine before the walks of AntioclgThat there was no kind of i o men re how vile and filthie foeucr, wherewith the mifcrable Soldiours had not till then fed themfelucs. They laid moreoucr that it hehooued them to leatie the Ar¬ mie and thofe wilfull Captames: For if they had had any careof them or their fife- tic , they would ere then haue ledde them from thence into feme other farre place, or.ifthey were fo pl«ilcd,to engage them in fomedangerous fight-faying that in re¬ gard ofthe miferics they fuftained, they had rather marche to feme battaile where they were fare to dye honorably with their weapons in hand, than idly to perifh through famine like wretched Slaues. Hw treat bm- Beamond his authoritie ( whole vertuc and experience in warre according to the moadius min- faying of as many as haue written of him, hadpurchafed to him felfeabouc all the 20 r,i;cvjj. other Captames ofthe Armie a marueilous reputation) did with a gentle exhorta- tation prorfit verie much for the appealing of this tumult, whogauethe Soldiours hope, of better fortune. But the famine ncucrthelcffe continuing, diuers thought on fit meancs how to efcape it. And, without doubt, they would all ofthem at laft: haue disbanded, had it not beeneforthe fbdainenewesthat was brought, how that the enemies Armie was necreathand, with whom they were not onely to fight for the maintenance ofthe fiege, but for the fafetieoftheir liues : That now the time was come when the flower and choife of all Europe fliould in the view of Antioch either dye fighting valliantly, if the enemies obtained the viftorie, orclfc open the way to free themfelucs from famine and other miferics, which they had 30 till then endured. At theft fcarefull newes the French were fo farre from being a- horr glad the mazed, as the whole Campe on the contrariecryed out, that they would prefent- falZfrT ] 7 co the battaile; faying that it were better t .ye at once if they could not winne tbcmjduct from tuc d.uc, than houfcly to endure tnoft miferics which were farre worfe than famine. death. The enemies that came to the (uc- cewr of‘Antioch are defeated. Treacherie of a Citi\*n of An-* tiocb. The talffflg of Antioch . The death of caff atm. They were then at the fame inftant conduced againft the enemie, and the fight being begunnein the view ofthe Citic, they cruelly fought on either fide : the visftorie for certainehouresfpace remaining doutyfiill. But at laft the enemies bcc- ing broken and put to flight-, with the lolle ofhalfe their forces, they left a glorious vi&orie to the Chriftians. And this was not the firft time onely that they fought 40 with the enemies during thefiege, but at diuers other times alfb as occafionferned; And fontc times both iides fought in fit battaile, whereby their famine was often times by the enemies viftuailes relecucd. In the end by the treacherie of/>y«6«*,oneof thechiefcft men of Antioch,(who being drawne by the great fame of Beamond, would be knowne in fanout of him to haue done filch adeedc) the Citie was taken by night,the ninth moneth after it was belieged. The King, vnderftandingby that nightly tumultthat the enemie was cn- tredjgoingforthof the Citic at a Pofternegatc, faued himfelfe in the neighbour moumainesiBntbeingfearefulland amazed:, not keeping the beaten wayes,but wandringthrough woods and groties neere to the Citie, the Armenians, whoin- r 0 habited thofe places (as hath beenefaid ) met him and flew him. No: long after the taking of Antioch, there was neere vnto the Citie a fiercer fight than atanytimebcfore,foughtbetwixt the Chriftians and Corfowj, Lieuere- nan t to the King of Pctfia, and Senfadohu, fonne to Cafsian-, where it is reported that an hun- ■oftbe Htjlorie 'of Venice. 79 1 an hundred tboufand fighting men of the enemies-were flain'e vponthe place, and that, bdides the horfe and other beads of carriage, fifcccne thoufand Camels were tJ The CaotaineoftheCaftie of Antioch, who till then had brauely defended the place, being moued with thishappie viftorieoi ours, yeeldedittolto/W It is reported that the Citie being by the general! confcnt offered to tiair by Hugo, iurnamed the great,feet for the” fame purpo'fc to Conftandnople, was vpon his refufall thereof, by the aduife of all men (except ofi laymotid Earle of Saint Gyllcs who alone oppolcd himfelfe againft it ) giuen to Betmond. They fay likewife, that 10 Pyrrhus, the day before he committed the treafen, had agreed with the Captaines of the Armie that it fhould be fo. The common rumor was, that Alexis knowing m his ovvne confidence,that he had delt petfidioufly with the French and Germans, refufed to accept their bountie, fearing fome deceit to bee couched in their offer: percetuingvery well, that they didiulfly fufpedf him for not oblenung the agree¬ ment made betwixt them. For he had neuer fuecoured them with vi&uals or ought e!fe,notwithftanding that they had ofrentisnesfenc vnto him in their greateft mife- ries. Antioch being adjudged to the Norman, the Armie diflodged the fourth mo- ^ugia.Aib'nTa. neth after the ycelding thereof, and marched firft to Rugia, and from thence to Al- baria. This place did lomevvhat hold backe the happiefticcefTe of their affaires by reafonofalongfiege. At the laft, the Walks being beaten downe with the Ram, Albaria was taken by affault, and all that were within it were cut in pieces, except a few whom Beamondhutd. , , Apeat;ipumS There grew in the fame places cjuarrell betwixt theG.ar.eoi Saint C_?y lies and betwixtBeammd the Norman, who returned witlull his troupes to Antioch: T he other Captaines mA iU e«* »f Winfred; fome at Albaria, and fome at Rugia. BMwcw^bcingrequcfted to come J ''" )e ‘ where they wintered, meanes was made to reconcile him ro the Earle of S. Gylles; but the one would in no fort leauc his ftubburnncffe,nor the other diminifh his au- jhoritieiandeachofthcmhauingvfedwords, fauouring not onely of emulation, but ofhatred and wrath, they _vvere..ready : 50.haue cometoftrokes, had.pgt Be, 1- m0 nd , fearing that by his mcar.es the affaire* ofChriftepdome might be endangered. qo (which he fought by all meanes to auoide/fiemcd to yecld, and returned fcjfcke to Antioch: He was followed in miner of a faction, by Godfrey cjf Bouillon,an dby the Earle of Flanders. ■ . < The Winter was (pent in certaine light attempts, executed by and his Tripoli befaci followers: But at-the beginning of the Spring ^becaufethpfeplaces'|tAvardsthe bytheebn^h. Eaft are excecdinghoc) the Armie began tG march. They made a ft^nd in the val¬ ley ncere to the Citie ofCamella, in regard it was Candlemas day; rjjfoluing at their departure thence to make Warreon the KingofTrippty ipthcbehalfeof Raymond. Tmtoft. For he determined to hauc that Kingdoms icither by f*ircc or policie: Therefore 4 they laiaefiege to Tripoly; butftriuing in-wine by reafonoftheftrength thereof, they diuided the Armie into two parts: the Earle of Cbartrescontinuing the fiege with the one, whilft Raymond marched with the other to T ortofa. Beamond like wile, Godfrey and the Earle of Vlaunders. departed ?t the Carrie time from Antioch.But vn- demanding that Raymond was become more audacious, by reafon of his exploits donein winter : and forefeeing the'notablqfloflc whichChriftendome wouldre- ceiueif they fhould fight one with anodic^ with histroopes returnedto Antioch. Godfrey in the meane time and the Earle of Flaunders came and befie- GibithU ged Gibellaamoft rich Citie, and foone after tooke it. From thence they marched toTortofa, vnderftanding that their fellowes were in great dangerby reafonof cp their fmall number. The Earle of Chartres being fent tor likewife by Raymond, ■ camethither. Andfothefe three Armies ioyning togehter, Tortola wasmore ftreigthly befieged. But after they had beene three moneths before it to no pur- pofeat all, leaning the enterprife vnfinifhcd, they diflodged, and making peace 1 with the King of Tripoli vpon mote cafie conditions than the cornier which they ofTripsip. propounded The fifth Toofi of the firfl Tec ad propounded to him, being furmlhcd by him with weapons, cloathes, money and viAualls,and they marched direfty towards Ierulalem. ' MhUhim. , T ^ c day that the Armic dislodged, it came to Bethlem; from thence to Za z.b«r,„. “rim, where they were in home want of water; the third day they camoed on t ^ e Rruer of Braim; departing thence they came diuided in hue tropes o^rlee pie mountains,and rocks,not without fearcof ambulhes.toBcrithon a Sea-town- and from thence to Sagitta -■ At the laft they came on the tenth day to Ce/arca • iviiere a. ter they had refted two daies.they marched in battaile to Ramolics which tnc enemies had for/aken for feare. The 3 . day after, about fun-rifing;thofe’ which wcreintheVantgard, defened not farre tom thence the Walls of Icrufilem • At tins hrftdifcouenc they made a great (hout in figneofioy; fome honouring the name of CW our foueraigne king with great reuerence ; others vpon their knees weeping for joy, d.dfilutethe holieCitie and the holie Sepulcher Butbecaufe this place rcquireththatwelhouldfayfome-whatoftheantiquitic and magnificence thereof-to the end that this bookc grow not too big,we will begin the list,which followeth by thedeforip- tion of the Citie. CcfitreA* Kjirr.olles. ferufakm. I© id The end ef thefiftBookeefthefirftDeude. 4 ■ r 4 ° Si 10 the sixth booke OF THE FIRST DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice . ej- The Contents of the fixth Booke ofthe firft Decad. Hefixth Booke contained the defection of the Citie of Ierufalem with the taking thereof Godphey a/Bo villon made King fl/Ierufalcm. The chnftians mofi happie vittdne agawft thcTuAcs. The taking of K - calon with other Lties ,/Syria. The Venetian Fleet returneth into It die. - The priuiledgcs graunted to the Venetians^ OW^/Ferrata.rfe Ve¬ netian Sea-arttne called backs into Syria .The taking with the priutlcdgcswbtcb tbc\zneuzns for their part obtainedtherew. The lucky ijjueo] the warJe againjt the Paduans, and their confederate. -Two fir dentsmpned byfire in the Citie o/Venice one after a n^her.Thfe of XAn, Mdotherpeo pie oflld»natia\ doe rehell. Prince Ob.de lapii ^ u J~ ucct ^ e ^VV^rheCanArmi^at 52K Tyriansy«M. rtr Venetian Mnmmbffm Syria,»»Ita- lie.The buildittg of the HoJpitalloftbepMckcCbaritie. He Citie of Ierufalem which we may properly tei me The defcripiiin holy is (as wee hauc learned,) feated on a high „/■ u^ahm. place enuironed almoft on euery fide with very high mountains, hauing neither fountains nor Riuers nearetoit, but only Siloe, which /oyfyAw calleth a fountaine, and others a riuer. T his which we cannot call a nuer for the fmall quantitie of water which is in it running from mount Sion, paffeth through the vale of IoUpbat. TheTerritorienearetotheCitieis very drie and barren, and is foil of Cifternesto re¬ cede raine water. The Solymi which were fome- time called Lycians according to Herodotus , were me - , She vene name it felfe doth witnefTe, and Cornelm Tacitus doth affirme it, m that * , i | fneakesofthe antiquitieofthe Iewcs. Homer neuertheieffe finging Spraifes of the Lycians,- doth feme to make a difference betwixt them and the Solymi. His verfeisthu's. This man againe wan'd on the Solymi , anaan«».n1annefon,Fe^^toNation^ rimn.hiTO&or there Tbefixth 'Boo/ i el:>: *^& rea ' t erroarrecaue dncfis,hofififi(?fi 3t ttilland command a great Armie to beprouided for that pur- P fit) V ".' J. 7 e:Mo -> P !tie alone, and the afffihon which we be are to the <^Ano whercVVlthbirds > beln S»»chcd, N °w the Tynans hauingyedded^ there were fet vp on the Towers and highefl places of theCitie the enfignes of V«rm»nd, and of the Venetians, vnto whom were giuen the third part of the Cine, according to the agreement, the prowefTe and valour of whom f according to the fayingof Chroniclers ) was greatly ad- mired m that fiege: The like was giuen to them in the Citieof Afcaloa Baldwin returning from h.s impnfonment at the fame time , did not only approuc all Prince linSS ’ bUC dld hlscwile at theraufyiiig thereof highly honour the Venetian It is to befeenein fome Authours, that he vfed this preface. VommicnMchuli, ao P k ?,°f p eB1 <; eanci D ^mat!a, Prince of the Kingdome of Ierufalem , whoaftcr he had defeated a great Armieofthe enemies on the inacceffible fnoareof Afca- lon; llamcand taken many thoufandsof thofe Barbarians; and deliuered thofeof loppa from the fiege, wherewith they were Quit in, did enter victorious into Ierufa¬ lem. Some others adding greater matters thanthefe, fay, That, befides thefe things graunted at the fame timetoche Venetians in Syria,it was confirmed vnto them oner and abouc all the reft, that whileft the Duke of Venice fhould make hisaboad in Ierufalem, nee fhould enioy thefame honours and prerogatiues as the King did. Whereas there is mention made, that the enemies were defeated Hiftorians^ 00 ’ ^ ^ 016 IOppa5 thefamc P r °cccdcth from the varietieof 40 During the Venetians profperous fuccefTcin Syria, Or^wfonne to Alexis (fomefet downe Emwucliox. Cdouncs ) enuyingthat the Chriftians hadobtained fo notable a Viaone; andchiefely the Venetians, vnto whom was aferibed all the £ nfti: h r r r UCrha , db u enCtl f 1CI | doBei, V Syria ’ rckiuedtomake open warre Sv r f a Regard whereof, there was fome likelihood, that the Venetians, “ they rc !P e p cd [heir owne pnuate affaires, would wholly leaue S yria, as indeed it happened. For the Prince being fpeedily called borne, vponthefirft commotion of the Greekes, did depart out of the Prouince: who beingcome to Rhodes; and the Townefmcn refilling to furmfii him with viCtuallsihe tooke andfpoiled the Citie. I bcleeue heehad fome other eaufe fo to doe, For chat had beene to 5 haue dra wne a kmdneffe from them perforce. But it is mod likely, that it was done in hatre d to Caloumts^ who had alreadie declared himfelfc their open enernie- (which fon, t Authour, affirms) or.lfc bcaafc lht y t „k ia «, Z£ ri„2 1 paft of the Hifiorie of Venice . 95 p^aft^mcd7«o7ablc iniurie of the Rhodian., they would then at the mftant Sl^ai'cs'of w^ e P dlcy would no, dredge, v,..iH they had r.ten -.sK- bour-lllandsfEoimheGceekes.^VVhejcupon^deparang^tlienccon^aJocbuij^^y IO fi fft tooke Samos .then> U ? loits ’ neare t0 the Iflands Ciclades, they fay- kThito PelopowflRK/wherehc feized on Metbon, at this day called M.odona,and pIKS in filcnce .hf. which wdnne nowmcnc Armie entire to Venice, where bee was receiued with B®'™ "Y* .. . ,, - f as he had rela*ed what he had done in that voyage.the whole Cme did highly p a e hm The affaires of the Chriftiansin Syria ftill decliningby little andiutle dtde- u«ydaywaxworfe, vntill thetimeof Uri* the fifth. From whom SaUJw, SMSSS^SISES newlybiu^bytM > ncdche Common-wealtheleuenyeares, ^fortunately dcceafe. His luneralls were followed by great multitudes of people. His tornbe is to be feene at this day m the porch of Saint Georges Church, right oueragainft the Corn- cell-Hall on the left hand as ye enter into the Church. 4 3 C*) All the IflancU of the Grecian Empire t alien* Zara and all tbe other Cities of 'Dalmatia reed - uered• 20 The Prince re- turnetb to Ve-* nice. In ivhofe time theT:irl;es re¬ covered the Ho¬ ly-land. The budline, of tbe Ho fp: tall of the pHbli^t ebaritie, The end of the fxt B ook e of the firjl Decade SO THE SEVENTH BOOKE OF THE FIRST DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice . The Contents of the feuenthBoohe of the firft Decad, Hevoluntariefubmfron of the Fanefes. The inflation of a new Mm °‘1 °fy»thecU C h of Sam Suv*r of,. TheiJZoffhe ,, malice of their enemies. The referable death of Prince ViTa!Ts feat his returns from Greece. TwohwePilLrsof aroonS f // , ' c hfru ownepeo- f7n" r \"7 '" », , UJXrSf g£ 2 T. ammakt nwre agninjl the Emperanr F\£deuc/bi°. '^"‘T 7 'E Et'i'H- Pope Alexander . to the Dukes of Venice^. The agreement betmit F r &‘ mn f the Pope, and the Venetiansjnadc at Venice. The Venetian Prince haumo *■ Vf K> fj?? to Rome, returneth toyenice, honoured with rich prefents ylndfafilThtTf 1 ^ cfthemagnifrcent Church of SeMarke. * ^ ^ the deferiptton of the Hijlorie of Venice. 97 letro Volkni fuccecded his dcccafcd Father-in-law CMichaeli. At his entrance into the goucrnemcnt,the Fanefesfubmitted themfelues to the Venetians au- thoritie, promifing to aidethern when neede Should bc;togiucyearliethc quantitieofathoufind pound The Tmifa weight ofoilc, for the vie of Ss-Mark&s Church, and fV'VV* to pay them, befides, a yearly penfion ofmoney, in manner of Tribute. It feemeth vritomeethat this tdbute proceeded from lomc aide which they had rcceiucd from the Venetians in their warres, the which lome Hiftorians haue noted, albeit they let not downe again!! whom it was. Banfilio Michae'.i , Adminiflrator at that time ofthe Church of S. Saluatori , and all thole which accompanied him,tooke a Religious ha- AmvRcUym bit vpon them, inftituting a new order,which was afterward authorifed by Pope In- or ‘ ler - nocent ; and after him, Pope Alexander the fourth confecrated their Church. Pietrd Gathdafocmfcd the Church of S. Clement to be builded on the Canal Orfhano. It is reported befides,thatatthefame time a great ftrife arolc betwixt the Venetians and the Pilans, occafioned by a brauado , rafhly made vpon them in the Haucri of 40 Rhodes by Michaelintdis , the Princes lonne, Generali ofthe Venetian Annie: where the Pilans being ouer-comcj and loofing the greateft part oftheir Armic, did Agreement nib receiue a great dilgrace: which afterward caufed diuers and lundricmurtherson either fide. And thele two States would haue beene more lharply bent one again!! the other, had not the Pope by his wife mediation, fodainely pacified their ftrife. Diuers cities ofDalmatia, infinuating themfelues into the Venetians fauour, promiled each ofthem inherownenameto waitc on the Prince with one armed Gallie, as often as he fhould put to Sea with fiftcenc Gallics. The Polani likewile', apeopleofHiftria, offered them all aide, with all neceflaries for the furniture of the Gallies, at any time when the Prince, marching again!! the enemies,lhould at- riue in their Countrey. 50 I findc about the fame time the Venetians fought a crucll fight with the Paduans Tbefadum who would haue cut off the RiuerBrente necrc to Saint Hilaries Chruch. Guido ‘ le f ca e ‘ i - Monticulano , Generali of the Venetians Armic by Land in that wnrrc , hailing in- countered them necrc to Tumba, the bickering was verie bloudic on either lidc s K but 9% Theftruenth Tooke of r he firfi Tec ad but the enemies being ouercomc and put to flight, three hundred and fiftic ofthem were broughtprifoners to Venice .• who neuerthelcfle atthcentrcaticof thechiefc of their Citie, laying all the blame on fomc audacious perfons among the Com¬ mon people, and not on the Nobilitie, were all freely lent home againe. Vrfo Bado.i- no left to Gioutmni Tlirono ofMayorba diuers goodly Lands feared ncerc to Muria- na and Maiorba, to build an Hofpitall in the name of Saint lames • which bem g lince much augmented and enriched, wasgiucn to the Religious lifters ofthe o^dcrof the Ciftercinns. But whileft the Citie was thus at quiet: the Venetians beeaufe they would not liue ldcly did Let fet forth an Armic, at the requeft ofthe Empcrour £wWa S ainft Roger o, fonne to Gmfiard King of Sicilie. This Prince,departing i o fskihe. fi ' om Ottranto with a great Fleete, came to the Me of Corfu, bordring vpon the Adriatiofce and Ionian Seas .■ And hauing fcized thereon, hee failed into Jvlorca where betwixt the Promontorie ofMailla, and the Gulphe ofArrners, and Laco¬ nia, he executed diuers hoftile actions. Returning thence towards the Sea of Sarro- na, ncerc to the Hauens of Ccnchrea and Corinth, hee put all the Countrie adioyningtofircandfword : Then palling forward without any refiftance at all and being come to Iftmos (vulgarly called at this day Heximilia) he filled all Acha- la with feare and terror. HetookelikcwifctheCitieof Thebes- where it is repor¬ ted he Ihcwed himfelfe ouer-couetous, in his curiousfeeking for gold, In the end, he neither Ipared the Countrie of Nigrepont, nor Beotia called Phocides. And be- w lngpuftvpby this happie fucceffc, he lent one ofhis Lieutenants with threefcore Gallics tocrofrethcHcilefpont, called at this day theftreightof Gallipolis, cuen to the Bofphorus of Thrace, at this prclcnt called Saint Georges Armc, who with great boldneffe vfedfuch fpeed,as beingarriuedon thclodaine before Conftantino- plc, he fet fire on diuers houfes neerc to the Cittic with fine arrowes, which hec lliottc from his Gallies. E mwucllhU rcquefl aga injl the 7(omans. A 7iev> Armie a- gain(l thclfor- nan:. Corfu ta^cn by the V r cnctiam t The Venetians Armie in Sicilie The affaires oftheEmpire being thus troubled; Emanuelby his Ambafladours had recoufle vnto the Venetians, of whom, in refpedf oftheir ancient fricndlbip he freely craued helpe in his great need : or if he asked it toolate, that they would yet rcuenge the wrongs done vnto him.Therefore they prepared a mightie Fleete 3 o which being in readineffein the Hauen, after thatccrtaineGallicswhichwcrea- broad were by a decree called home, the Prince fet forward againft the enemies; But Hiftorians make no mention at what time thele Gallies, which were called home,departed from Venice. We muftbclceue they were thofe which the Vene¬ tians did entertaine for the defence ofthe coafte of Syria, according to their pro- mife made to Baldwin .-as fome Authors doe affirmc. The Fleet being departed from the Citie, fayling on rhemainc, and gricuoufly toffed with a mightie tem- peft, didputitfeifeinto the Hauen of Caorli, aterritoric of the Forlafti; where the Prince falling fickc, and pcrcciuing his difeafe growing worfeand worfeand that there was no hope ofhis lodainc rccoucrie, after he had committed the charge 40 ofthe Armie to Gwtutnm his brother,and Reyniero his fonne, he returned to Venice. Emanuel likcwifc had armed a great number of vdlclles, which heccommittcd to the charge ofoncOfhis Lieutenants, with ail authoritieat Sea. He came by Land with his forces into Albania where he befieged the Citie of Burritot. 1 But during thefe atchieuem enter the Venetians after they had flaine diuersof the enemies , and taken many prifoners, tooke the Ifle dfCorfu by force. Some ne- uertheleflb affirmc, That the I(land was rather rccouered 5 that they did not fight onthemaine Sea; and Thar the Kings Fleete being difpcrled and defeated, the Vcnetians tocke foureteenc ofhis Gallies: who after they had left ftroiw Garrifoij for the guard ofthis Ifland, failed forthwith into Sicilia: where fo foonc as they r 0 arriued there is no fort of crueltic which they committed not. They did put all the Prouince to fire and fword ; burnt diuers Cities 5 cut downe the Trees ■ pluck¬ ed vp plants by the rootes; and carried great numbers of prifoners with them to Venice. By meanes whereof the Empire was not onely protested ( as at other times of the Uiflorie ofVenice. 99 times) by the Venetians forces, butreftored to her ancient fplendor and maicftie, which would hardly haue bcene done without their aide. The Phnces death, which hapned before the Armies returne, hundred the publike ioye for fuchayi- ftorie, who deeeafed the nineteenth yeare of his gouernment. Dominitt ,c Morojm was by a general]!confent chofen in his place. Bout the fame time (as lomc write) Rogero King of Sicilie deeeafed, ^f, et f eat y e f who was an enemie to the Venetians. This Prince, after diuers great R%cro faef atchieuements, hauing fubietled vnderhis power the Citie of Thu- Sla ^' nis in Africke, caufed in his life-time thefe Lacine verfes tobcengra- ucn on his kinglie fword. Appdut^dr Calaber, Siculus mahi feruit dr Jpher. Which may be thus englilhcd. The prowd Calabrian beares my yoake Black Affrjca I tam’d, Sicilia’s Bland felt my ftroakc with’ Pulia,(Naples nam’d.) Sixegalleies were lent the fimeyearc to defend the Sea-coafts, on \yhifi the Pi- rats made ordinary incurlions, who lading on the maine, tooke hue Galleies of An¬ cona, which Guifcard, one of the Pirats of his time, did commaund; whd being ta¬ ken was prcfently hanged. About the fame time likewife, diuers buildings afwell UfiAaut fieri publike as priuate, wcreconlumed with her in our Ladies Ifland, no man knowing from whence it came. Befides,at the lame time the foundations of the gi cat Tow¬ er was laid, which is right ouer againftthc market-place, and is a verie admirable peece of worke. For it is reported, that the foundations of the lame great Malic arelaidlb deepevnderground, as there was more timeIpent therein^ than on the _ Q whole worke bclidcs. T he top thereof, glittering with gold, is offuch heighth, as a man may not only from thence fee round about the Citie, but likewile diIcoucr a great way oft at SeJ towards the South and Eaffin fuch lore as the brightneff. ther- ofdoth appeare likealuckicftarre,two hundred ftadij in length,to thole which laile from Hiftria and Dalmatia. K a The ICO The feitenth c Boo/{e of thefirfl c Dccad. _ The Polani, with diuersother of Hiftria, did by their thefts trouble the Gulfe. The T ukes Sonne with Marino Gradomco were lent againft them with tifrie Armed C-aliies. Pola being befieged by them, the inhabitants at their firft arriuall fued for pea- e, which was granted them on condition , That they fhould no morerobbe at Sea ; and pay.yearlie two thoufand weight of oilc for S.Markes Church. The Pa- renzans like wife, being moued with the likefeare, promiled togiuc them aide, as oftentimes as the Duke fhould goc to the wars. The Emonians promifed as much, with a yearciie tribute ofoile. Some did, befides, acknowledge them for their So- ucraigneLords, promifingto free all the Venetian Merchants fromfublidiesand Jleaguenitb impoiitions: Thofe of Ancona likewifeat the fame time made a leaguewiththe io r.'.iUm KHigcf Venetians. Thelike did William King of Sicilic who liicceedcd Rogers ; in regard S “‘ L whereof he grannted diuers priuileges, and immunities,to the Venetian Marchants which frequented the Faircs of Sicilie. Pope Ariaftafiut, at the Venetians entreatie, crefted the Church of Zara into an Zara made ax Arch-bilhops See, whercunto he fubiefled all the Cities of the neighbour- Iflands. riribbiShoprielic Yet I am not of opinion, that the fame was done fo much in fauour of thofc ofZa- ra, who were not at the lame time greatly affectionate to the Venetians, as in ha¬ tred to the other Cities of Dalmatia; which,for the moll part being reuolted from the Venetians, did at the fame time obaie the King of Hungaric. If this be fo (as diuers likewifeaffirme it) we muftthinke. That Dormnico Michaeli , athis returne 20 from Syria, did not recoucr Spalatta, Trahu, nor any other Citie in Dalmatia, but only Zara ; orclfcof acertaine, 1 hat this Archi-cpifcopall creftion wasin the daicsof VitdisCMichaeh thefecond, in whofetime, wefinde, Trahu, Spalatra,Ra- gula, and diuers other Cities of Dalmatia, to bee polfclled by the Emperour E- tnanuel .; ThcChurch of the Virgin,which thccrofled Friers poirdTe.was built at the char¬ ges of the GuJJoni , an honourable familic, as thaclikewileof S r .(JWfsuiUe. had bene done vndcr-hand, I know not with what face he could h me entreated the Venetians to make warre on him ; becaufe that cuerie one would haue percciucd hisdiffimulation, by folliciting forrainc Armes againft him, with whom hee had contraftcd new friendlliip and alliance. Now therefore thathemigbt with-draw rhcEmpa this King from the Venetians, whole faithfull friend hee knew him to be, and who emnueis. (as then) were ignorant of what had palled,he requelied them by his Ambalfidors toaidc himagainfthim. Some write that after the agreement was Iworne to, there arofofome dilTenfion betwixt the Empcrour and thc King. Ifjt werefo, themat- 40 ter is anfwcred, for otherwi 1c it would be a hard matter to belciue, that foch affini- tie and alliance betwixt fogreatperfonages, could bee contraffed vnknownctothe Venetians, or at lcaft could be long concealed from them. Therefore theGrecian Ambalfadours receiucd this anfwere. that the Venetians could not by thc Law of Them f wrc Nations, nor by their ancient cuftome,take Armes without a caulc againft him who made 10 the was their good friend and confederate : But that thc Empcrour Emanuel might ? rc J l l eAm ~ whollymake vfeof theirmeanes, asofaNation which did greatlyaffedfhim, fo farre forth as their honour and confoicnce would giuc them leauc : though they could not at that time fend himaide, without great breach to their reputation and publike loialtie. The Ambalfadours were with this anfwere dilmilled, who were 50 no fooner departed from Venice (bccaufo there was fomc likelihood of dilcontent' about this anfwere) but they fodainely decreed to fend to all Venetian Mar- chants trafficking at thc fame time in Greece, to rcturnc home fpeedily to Ve¬ nice. Thc Empcrour, who before then bare them no great goodwill, thinking by K a this rour Am - 102 The feuenth 'Bookie of the f.rjl Dec ad. freacherie if Emanuel. Emmiielfeiv lh lefufall t° haucaiuft occafion to make warre vpon them , (eized on the Cities C *>'£;''« if of Spalatra, Ti ahu, and Ragufa but it is not knowne whetherit were by fotceor by vdmana - a voluntarie yeclding of the inhabitants. Then adding treachetie to treachetie, he did feigne that hee kazed on them, only to conftraine the Venetians to renew’the league with him, and with no intent to detaine them. Therefore he intreated them by his AmbafTadours to fuffer their merchants to vfe their trafficke in the accufto- med fjires of Greece, and that hee would fhortly let them vnderrtand, how much hee did loue them , and was mindfull of the benefits which hee had lecciued from them, as from his good friends, and companions in Armcs. The promifeoffo great a Prince did indeed mouc the wholeCitie, but much more the remembrance to which he (aid he carried of the benefits which the Greeke Empire had in times part receiued from their Anceftors. Vpon which a durance hauing reuoked theirfor- mer decree, they permitted euerie one to faile into Greece. Whereupon a great number of Merchants did fodainely depart, who ftirred vp by profit went thither being followed by two AmbalTadoiirs fent to renew the league, namely, Sebafttxno Cywt, and 'H e infer- readte to ietlaile, with twentiefhippes of burthen. And hauing, befides kneto’ all that were abroadcin traffickeof merchandize to returns to Venice by tbcfirft of September, after they had receiued the fupplics of Hiftria and Dalmatia the fleets et fade voder the commaund of Michaelt. He firft tooke Trahu by force’,and who- ly ruined it : whereby wee may perceiue that they had voluntarily ycelded to the Greekes. Ragufa likewife being rccouercd.thewallesnexttotheSea fide with a tower, were beaten downe to the ground, whereon the Emperours Armes were ingrauen. This being donein Dalmatia, they came with a faire winde into the Ifle of Nigrepont, where Prince Michaeli preparing tobefiege the Cities notwirh- flandingthat they werefurnifhed withgoodgarrifons,was difTwaded from it by the Anm iKtt „ Gouernoutof thelfland :who being amazed to fee fa great an Armie, or,''perhaps) tic Grei^s. not «S. n «» n ‘ ^ 1S ma ^ ers meaning, to abufe (o mightie an enemie by fome delay couniailed Vit<s tofend his AmbafTadours to Conftantinople, alluring him that he knew of a certaine, that Emanuel would rather choofe a fhamefull and difcom- modious peace, than warre. TheBifhopof Equiline, who fpake good Greeke, and ManaJfesBadoaric . were lent thither. Vitalis in the meane time wenc to the Klc of Chios where hee foone reduced the Citic with the whole Ifland vnder his obedience. And becaufe the cola grew alrcadie veriefharpe, hee refolued to fpend the winter there-, and to expea the returneof his AmbafTadours. And for that after the tafeingof Chyos - Q tncrc was fome hope of peace, hee abftcined from making any moreincurfions on J the lands of the Empire. Emanuel in theraeane time beingcunning and polliticke, (o foone as the AmbafTadours arriued made Ihcw in publicke to defire peace fome- times crauingfuch things,thenrefufingothers,nowapprouingdie AmbafTadours demaunds. 4 ° of the Hifione of Vcmce. 105 10 demaunds,and on a fodainefayingthat he would communicate them t° bis Coin c-1! andfo of fetpurpofeby thefcdelaics, heemocked chc Venetians. A “ hclal > the Bifhop of Equiline and Mttuflis returned to Vtltla, hauing effected no¬ thing Stall, accompanied with the Ambaffadoiirsof Ernmul, who amuing at Chios, and allead gin g now one matter, and then another, caufed a mergail ^Whileftthefe things were doing, the contagious fickncffeffeizing on the'Venc- tian Armie, didinaihortfpace carrie great numbers of them into. another world; The rumohr was that the wells and fountames, from whence thc\ emua drew their water, were poifoned by theEmperours commandement, andthat the con¬ tagion in the Armie proceeded from the drinking of thofe waters Some tl inke tbf t £*M»«/came with a great Armie to the refeue of the Mauds,but not daring to aiTault the enemie, he returned, after hechad caufed all the waters to bee poifoned. Jt is reported that the whole family of the/#»/««»,was wholly extmd.byths ck- neffe. For all the males of this familie , that were able tobeare Amies did follow the Prince to theft: warres. The Citie did mcrua.loufly bcwa.le the Ioffe of this family. But calling to minde that there was oneof the fame houfe.yet humg called TijchoUs^ho hailing taken holy orders on him, did ferue m Sum Georges Church, right oner againft the market-place, or (as others fay )n Saint Nicholas , 0 Church on the (hoareiineffengers were by the Common-wealth feut to the ope, tointreate him to permit the young man to leaue his profeffton, and to marne that hee might haue children. Which being granted, the race of the IulitntMi, which hath produced fince then fo many learned men and great oratours, waspre- A1 though vitdit was greatly vexed with this Ioffe, and perceiued the matter to bedelaicdby the malice of £>««»»?/,yet would not he feeme to keepehis Souldiers idle. Therefore, at the beginning of the fpring he departed from Chios, and came toLesbos, and from thence to Lemnos, then to Scyros. But becaufe the Gc neffe which was begun in the winter-time, did ftill increale, and that the Souldiers and 2 o Marriners did fodainely fall downe dead in the Itreeres; being frighted with the 3 cries and (launders of his owne people hee refolued to bringbacke the remainder of his Armie to Venice, after he had loft the greatefl part thereof. Some Authours write, thatTrahu, Spalatra and Ragufa, did reuolt and yeeld to thcGrcckeEmpci'our, (which ncuerchelcffediuers doedeme) whileft the Vene tian Armie was ontheCoaftcsof the Illands Ciclades-, and that Miebteh at his re- ' U Xhc Armie bcingreturned to the Citie, the fickneffe followed foone after; which waxing more contagious at home than abroad, diuers thousandsof perfons died in few claves. Whereupon the people being called luto the affemblie, all men laid the blame of that Ioffe on Michadi , calling him traitour to the Common- wealthandto his owne Souldiers, who feckingto pkafe Emanuel enemie to the Venetian people,had buffered the opportunitie offo godly a vifforie to be inarched forth of his hands, hauing abandoned his Armie to the treacheries and deceits of theGreckes- whereuntoas hee was readietoanfwere, andtoalleadgehisexct cs, there arofe a fodainenoife among the people which was intermingled with reproa. dies Hee perceiuiug it dangerous to make any ftay there, ftept afide out ofthe tbro ' c, hauing no man m his con panic , and went along the ffoare the neareft w av to Saint Zulmm Church. Thus efcap.ng he met with s.certaine: man who fell vpon him and gaue him many dangerous wounds, whereof he fhortly died ha- _ 0 uinebeene dcuoutly contefted; thefeucntcnthyeareof hisgouernmeut. Others 5 a'leadaediuers other caufesof his death. Bruit isfufficiemtoknovve thatenuie aloneprocured the fame. Andnothingdtdhimfomuchharme, astheouer great defire hee bad to peace, the which finccrely purfuing, he hid greatly endanger Common wealth. As concerning other matters, he was a vacuous man, andat The com'agio fa fictytefjejnthe Venetian Atm\% The family of the lu film arts, , yvornc out by tb$ fitlpefe. The family of thelufhmans rejlored , The Tlague ve¬ ry great in nict . Prince Vitulis mitrlbered. 104 Thefeuenth Boo he oftthe fir(l Vecad the ten. the beginning greatly beloued ofeuery one for hiswifedomc. His funerals did ma- mf-eft the good will and affeftion which the people bare vnto him, who in great multitudes were prelent at the lame. ° So foonc as he was buried,the whole companie came into the Cathedrall Church, where, to cut oft thofe troubles and /editions whichfeemed to threaten the Citic' ne matin of being yet in an vproare for the Princes murther, they cho/e ten from among them’ who did Ivveare at that inftant to cleft no Prince, but fuch an one as Should bee For the profit ofthc common-wealth. Diucrs are of opinion that thefe ten were not ap¬ pointed to cleft a Duke, but only for to punilh the murther, and not then only but likewife cuer alter, when any one Ihould offer outrage to thefouernigne Maaillrate 1 o jyhofeauthoritie they would haue to helacred and inuiolatc .-Othcrsaffirme that Fortie were appointed to proceede to a new eleftion in the place ofhim that was d'e- ceafed. Now, fo loone as they entred into difcourleconcerning a new Duke, it is reported, that they all with one accord named Auw mnjnctro , a man offnwular UM, atm- ' vl ^’ domc and tipeneffe ofcounfiile, and who at that time was one of the ten .-But try. he bearing an incredible affeftion towards his Countrie,perlwaded them at the lame timetomakcchoileof Ibmc other, who would bemore for the profit ofthc com¬ mon-wealth than himlelfe ; and in lo flying, hec named Sebaflumo Cynni, a man o£ threclcore and tcnycarcsold, and exceeding rich 5 protelhng, that he was fitter for the common-wealth, beingonewhowasnotablealonetohelpeitinthofedange- 20 rous times with coun/aile,but with meancs, which it did chiefly want. By this mans rnedeftie, wee may caliiy fee how free thole ancient Fathers were from ambition and how zealous they were for their Countries well-fare,neglecting their ownepri- uate profit, for th e good ofthc publike. According to hisaduice,his fellowesdccla- red Cy.tm for their Prince, who was forth-with receiucd by the people with oreat applaufc. And becaule diuers matters worthy ofmemorie, as wellabroade, as at home, haue becne done vnder this Princes gouernement,we will beginne with thole done in the Citie. An example of great affeftion Three great Pil¬ lars brought to Venies* Ot long after hce was created Duke, there were brought out of r 0 Greece (fome fay from Conftantinoplc, but I cannot conceiue how J that Ihould be, Co long as Emanuel liued) in (hips of burthen com¬ monly called Camtqttes, three Coltimnes, or Piilars, of a wonderfull greatnes: thele (hips being come into the hauen,as they began to vn- of the Hiftorie of Venice ,. 105 Ihip one of'thefe pillars with cables and other engines, the huge Weight thereof fur- mounting the induftrie ofthe labourers, brake all the ropes,to as it tell into the bot- tome of the Sea,where it yet remaines: theother two were landed with more care, The which, after they had laien for a ccrtainetimeonthe(horc,nomandurftvn- dertake for anv hire whatfocucr to fetthem vp. The delire which all men had to fee them erected, wasthecaufc, that by a publike decree it was cucry where pu- blilhed That whofoeuer would by his induftric vndertake to bring the fame toef- feft, k fhould bee lawfull for him to craue of the Prince and People whatfoeuer hee would, promifing on the publike faith, that it lhould be giuen him: Prouided, that it werea mattcrVhich might honeftly be demanded. At thereport hereof, diuers (as the manner is) came running from all,parts, tome for hope of reward, and others being pricked forward with the delire of fame.But of them al there was none which vnder-tooke the matter, but only one that came forth of Lombardie, who by con- the co- tinuall wetting with water the great cables which fupported the whole weight be- ing by that meancs brought into the Marketplace, did let them vp in the fame place where they now hand, lcauirig a certaine fpacc betwixt each of them. And on the top of the one was fet a gilded Lyon with open wings, which is the badge of S. CMarkc, and on the other the figure of S. Theodore the Martyr, holding his lance and Ihicld, with the Dragon vnder his fccte. - 0 It is reported, that hedemanded for his reconipence, That it might bee lawfull rfr ramrnci for all dice and carde-plaiers, to play and cbeate betwixt thofe pillars without any feareofpunifhment. I flhoiildpraifethinc induftric (O Enginer) whofoeuer thou wert, haddeft thou not fo greatly recommended fo bafe and vile an exercue, the which if thou haddeft not extremely loued, thou wouldeft neucr haue fo much im¬ portuned. ButGodbeftowethnotallonorieman. This man like wife was thchift beginner of the bridge at R ial to, and of many other very profitable deuifes for the common-wealth, in regard whereof it was decreed, ( hehimielfehauing foreque- ffedit) that he fhould be maintained during his life at the publike charge. But whileft thefc things were done in the Citie, Emanuel being defirons to make 3 ° hisprofitofthe Venetiansmisfortune, ( for hee had heard how greatly the Citie had becne affixed with the plague after the returne of the Armie , and like wife of the Princes murther) omitted no kinde oftreacherieagainft the Venetians. He did *«£ outrage to their AmbafTadours that were with him,contrane to the law ofNations. ^ / ' Prince Vitalise at his departure from Greece, had lent them to Conftantinoplc, vpon likelihood that the cnemie would hearken to a peace : Hee called then Henrico Dan- Mo, one ofthe Atabafladours, into his cabinet, as if he had meant to haue impar¬ ted tome fectet matter to him, where hee made him blindc by holding red hot cop¬ per before his eies. T his monftrous trcachcrie,which noteth fuch a Prince to be of a bafe and abieft minde, makes me tobeleeue, that which diuers Venetian Hiftorb 40 ans haue reported of him: That being defeended of bafe Parentage, after hee had ( tofatisfietheinordinateappetite of a voluptuous widdow) put to death tor that occafion all the Nobilitie of Greece, he obtained the Imperialldignitie. Thiswiddow (as I thinke) had beetle wife to Alexis ; for Emanuel fucceeded him, her hufband being dead. After his death there being tome likelihood that fuch an Empire could not be well goUerncd by a Womans authoritie, the 1 rinccs and other great Lords ofthe Empire, didfblicitehcrtomarrie agame, and to take forhulband whomfoeuer (lice (hotild like among the Nobilitie. Shee being ena¬ moured on oneof her houlhold feruantsofmeane condition, named Gryphon (who fa'll iet'rmV after he had vfurped the Empire tooke the name of Emanuel) called him fecretly'in- « ‘ 0 to her cabinet, and bewraied to him her wicked intent. I haue determined (laid * lhcc) for feare leaft by a new marriage 1 lhould be depriued of our familiarconuer- fation, to make thee Empcrour, if thou wilt but Uicw thy felfe flout and valiant. But giuc care bow this may be done. I know that thou haft many Kinsfolkes in the CountricH will haue thee caufe them all to come fecretly Armed into the Citie by hindne i°6 d he fcuentb B ooke of the firjl Dec ad fundri.e waieSj and at liindrie times : Thelethus Armed, thou muft, when neede thall bee, bring intolome place in this Palace, making them readieto ftrike, when thou limit command. Then, all the chicle of the Empire bceing called together, I •will atke them if their meaning be to hatie memarrie withfuchan one as 1 loue,and whether they will acknowledge him for Empcrour of Greece l If they fay (as! doubt not but they will) that they are fo content; I will then name the for my huf- bandandEmperour, and enforce them at the inftant tofweare fealtieand alleane- ance vnto thee ; But if they lhall refufe fo to doe, I wiildcliuer them all into thy hands,and into the power of thy friends, to doe with them what lhall feeme good vntothee. This yong man, being valiant and amorous, did greatly praife thein- IQ uentionof this woman ; and after that hee had made readiethat which was con- Athb'Tmm cludcd betwixt tllem > v P on the refufall which the Princes made to content to fo tfthe Greek; bafe and vnccjuall nuptials, they were altogether at an inftant murthered : and by empire munbe- that meanes, in one daie, ended theraceof Conjiantine in Grecia. £w^«/(f/hauingin this fortvfurpcd the Empire ; Itisreported, that hee found a Booke of Prophecies, wherein reading by chauncehe was greatly frighted at one of the verfes, which laid, that thole of Adrialhould one daie command in Conftanti- noplc. I omit the reft, which he,being not able to vnderftand, did impart to footK- 7be cAufewby faiers and Aftrologians ; who were of opinion, that it was to bee meant of the Ve- netians, who inhabited the Adriatick Sea : which hee himfelfe likcwife imagining, 20 . had alreadie thought likelie to comctopafle. And from thence (as it isiaid) pro¬ ceeded the originallofhis hatred towards the Venetians. For he,thinking it would Ihortly happen, that the Citie of Conftantinople Ihould be belieged by them, (the which ofa certaine fell fo out within a while after) he fought by treacherieand ftra- tagems (not being able to do it by open force) to ouerthrow and ruinate the Vene¬ tian Stare. And not flushed with that which he had till then done againft them- hc drew them of Ancona from their alliance, who in fauorofhim, did fora time bar them from their free Nauigation. But the Venetians,making alliance with thote of Ariminiunyiccre neighours to the Anconezans, did in fuch fort fhut vp the pafla- ges from them, as their condition was like vnto theirs who are ftraightly belle- 1Q prd. os i tVben the loans The Cities trcaflire being wholly exhaufted by means of the great affaires which “ V: "' u Ilad hapned, it was decreed , T hat the monies of particular men laid in Depof/to, Ihould be brought to the treafurie of Saint CMarke, to be imploicd and kept in the name of the Common-wealth as neede Ihould be, vntillfuch time as the Citie had rccoucrcd her former wealth. The which at this day is commonly called a Loane, which was (as fomelay) dcuitedby Prince Adichaelt. From whence (as is iuppo- fed) grew thechiefereafon ofthepeoples hatred againfthim,and the principall oc- cafionof hisdeath. Diuers AmbalTadours were lent likewite about the fame time frojn fundrie places to treateafan agreement with the Emperour- The True eatfe 1 hus flood the affaires ofthc Venetians,when as (to the end that the Citie mteht lath. be alwaics buflcd about weightie matters) The Caufe of Alexander the third gauc them the fiibicdl of a goodly vidtorie. Somcmodcrnc Hiftoriansdoein no fort ap- proue this matter. Butallthc Venetian Annalifts,andIbmeftrangerslikewift,doe make particular mention of it; and flic, That aftei'diuers tecret enmities betwixt u-berefm the Alexander and the Em perour Frederick , occafioned, becaufe, in the new Schifmc rfmtt toerf *" btCw ‘ xt Alexander and otfanian the Anti-Pope, the matter bceing referred to the Pape Alexander decillon of Frederick, Alexander would not ftand to his judgement: Fredrick being 'be tkrd. moued heerewith,called Oclauian before him,and declared himfelfe openly againft Agcneraii Alexander. In hatred of whom,he publifhed a Generali Counccllat Dijon aT’i tic „ Francc ’ cIle wbich bcein g diflolued by reafon there was nothing done, bccaufe JO den at Dijon. E°pe Alexander refuted to come thither, Frederick inragerefolued torcturneinto Ititiie. Whereupon hauing fen this Anti-Pope before him, he marched foone after with great forces beyond the Mounts; but before his arriuall Ochuun died. In whole of the Hiflorie of ‘Venice. 10 7 whofe fled Guidooi Cremona being c\e&Qd,f rederick promifed to affift him with all Ins power againft Alexander. And after diuers exploits executed in the Proumce, comming neere to Ancona, hce turned towards Rome, whither he (bdaincly mar¬ ched with an intent wholly to ouerthrow Alexander. Who being frighted with his comming, making vie of two Gallies belonging to William King of Sicdic, hee cam. tiril to Cayetta, and from thence to Beneuentum. Frederick, after hee had inftallcd Guido in the holie Chaire, returned into Lombardic. But Guido likewife died foone cilncr- Now Alexander ,committing the temporallgoucrnmcnt to the Romans, craued The flight ef 10 no more but to intend Liuinc matters; Prouided, that they of thecontrarie fafti- Po t on would permit him to liuc in Rome. But not being able to purchafe his peace on thcIe«onditions,and drfpairmg ofall reconciliation,he departed from the Citie. But it is hard to determine whither this refufall were thecaufeof his departure (a thin^ fcarfe credible,that the diuifion of the inhabitants could haue conftrained him toleauetbe Citie, the Romans not being intcrefled therein, in regard they had the The Emperoxr temporal! iuriHiftion in their own power)or whither it were rather the vm uft com- mand of rhe Einpcrour whereby he was bannidicd forth of all Italic, and thole ^ ain ji the Pope* attainted of capitall Treafbn which Ihould giuc him mcatc or dnnkc, or re- ceiuc him into their houfes, threatning to ruine thofe Cities which Ihould giuc him 3,0 cntertaincmcnt, andtomakewarreon thofe Lords and Potentates, which Ihould iauour him, which might be the caufe, thathauing noplace of lafetiein all Italie, nor any good affiance in William King of Sicilie, hee came through Apulia to mount Gargari; and from thence taking (hip (as obba of Rauenna faith) in a vcfTcll of Li- burnia, he came to Zara; And afterwardspalling through Dalmatia, hee came in difguife to Venice, as to the only refuge ofall libertic. Yet there fcarce thinking himfelfc in fafetic (as being vnaccjuaintcd with the Venetians louc and affection to- 7^ Alexander wards him) concealing his eftatc, which he thought beft Id to doc, hee remained fo t-rmi, lono in the Hofpitall ofthc Charitiein poore raiment, called by the name of Com- mode, as at Iaft he was knowne by a naturall marke vpon his body. Some write,that ■30 the better to liue there in fecret,' he ferued for Scullion of the kitchin. Butitismore 5 credible that he concealed his Dignitie vndcr the habit ofa poore Prieft; which by diuers likewife is affirmed. Forrainc Hiftorians doe affirme, That he came to Venice with thirteene Gallies belonging to King William, and not like afugitiue, to recoucr the Emperours faiiour in a free Citie, the place hauing bccne appointed for the meeting. But if it were fo as they %; What needed fo many Gallies ? which were fufficient, not only to hau® transported the Popes fmall hou [hold,which is likely,at that timc,to be but meane, but all Rome likewife: which in thofe daies was finally inhabited. Befidcs, what needed he to haue made fo long and dangerous a iourney ? As though he had rather 40 to haue trauerfed the Sea-coafts with danger, than to pafle in fafetic through the DuchieofSpolcta,and marches of Ancona. Vndoubtedly hec needed not to haue beene at fo great expenfes, nor yet to haue fo greatly hazarded himfelfc, had it not beene to haue auoided a greater danger. FortheEmperoursdecreemadeall things difficult to him. , . Therefore, in difguifed habit, or in thefe Gallies (forfomeof ourFhftoriansco- uertiy feeme to confcnt thereunto) he muft ofnecellitie come to Vemce. But how (oeuer he artiued there, all thofe, whom wefollow, docagrcc. That being at toe purfuit of Fredericke driuen from the Pontificiall dignitie, hce had recourfe to the h™ the Venc- Venetians: and that, being knowne, he was honourably entertained by Prince Cj- j o mi, arid lodged in the Caftlc of OliuoUo : with promife, either to reconcile him to the We f fra, him, Empcrour, or elfc that they them (elites would feeft'ablifh him in his Sec. Firft ofall, they concluded to fend Ambaffadours to Fredericke , toentreate him, a refoluedAm- in the name ofthc common-wealth, to be reconciled with Pope Alexander, and that * re * in fo doing he Ihould not only perforate a matter raoft profitable for all Chriften- Vo fi c b.,ir e , loS TheJeuenth c Boo{e of thefirjl Decad set ihould be falcd with lead. the which is obferued cuen toXs dit oJ& “fR™™ na who liued in thofc times, as well in rceard of the antiauitie nf h i, . r whence we haue taken this,as alio becaulehe hath curioufly fet down Tr’ fed in thiswarre faith;,- That the Venetian Pr.nc^had !dhLn Xd" r fe es; namely lead in all their publicke aCbofperpetuall remembrat^ a^wa^ in ah their millu.es,and other pnuate writings. And how at that timebyS Ae xmders authentic, they decreed cuer after to vfe lead. oy t ope Ale- i o Frederic^hh 1 he Ambailaciours being cotneinto theDrefenre of cv„j„ ■/ , „ sszz bajjxdms. he fell into a 1 age , and laid: Get yce hence, and tell your Prince an d nn 1 ~ l . er fuccou 'j Y ho ^, U thc y “d not prefently vnto him bound hand and foote wkh “ a tore guard, he will proclaimcthcm enemies to him and the whole P it ^at thereis neither alliance ynor law of Nations, whichfhal] be ableto'ftee theift rom his reuenge for fuch an mimic, To prefect,tc which hee is refolded to oner „ tn^ad d.omeand humane lawes : That he will fodaincybrin g his forces bv Sea and and before their Citie and will, contraric to their hope,plant his victorious 2 ° Eagles m the market-place of SamtOHarie-. r F ms victorious ^ r u TheAm.balTadours, beingfentfcntbackeinthismanner, did report at Venice the fierce menaces which the Empcrour had vttered • wherewith the r.ri V dome fort troubled ; For there was likclyhood ofmore fliarpe w. rres thaneuTin amc time before. They decreed forthwith to arme a great number and tomakethemftlues cuer mailer* ofthcSea. For, latbeing w C lSffi* they did not greatly fcare the enemies forces. 6 " trended, - Wh ; kft thc Ficf c was preparing, and the whole Citiein expectation ofthis warre, fpcedienewcs was brought, that Otho fonnr rn \ f tll!s with threefcore and fiftcenc Gall.es, dld appi ? ach cauftd the Flcetc then prefently made readie, to fet faile Before the? C ° mee ? hlrn j < i-meem. the Pope celebrated diuine feruice.with prayers to God That it mi^hlT Uktbhmfeife tograunt the viCtorie to the Prince and his followers Afren"-, a 8 ^ tpeaPe llm tieTopeipn- frartj, he honored him with the golden ftvord ^and vWAodier figneTof Knighf 5 hood ;who faylmg from the Port with thirtieGallics, made way wards tfje enemies, It is reported that they met on the frontiers of Hiftria rteereto thePromontoneof Salbenco,inthe CountrieofthePiranni. And tharrhevfi!, 1 t ere a .ong time; wnere at laft, the encmie beeing broken and put to rout eight and forue ofGalJ.es were taken; and among others, the Ro/ft! Gallic, and two , after they had gotten the mafterieat Sea, d ° Frederick s menaces. V reparations for totrr e again(l Fred cnc he. 3 ° The Pritiee ini - fence. F'tedem\e hk Fleet put to flight.and his forme brought frifoner to Ve¬ nice. funcke in the light. The Venetians, brought Otho prifbncrto Venice. At the report ofthis viftorie the whole Citie Wasfillcd with mcruailous ioie and At nhat time the amazement: They did hardly bclecuc that the battaile was fo l.irt , 1 , 17 , canc ? 2 SPT ** 6 ,“ •& valiantly. w:lsatha " d ’ Wdthatfl/^, forine to Frederic, with dinersotherUatpcrEm gcswerebroughtprifoners, a great multitude of people ramie tofte° hem The taking ofio great aPrince made C/,im his return the more triumphant Vnto whom being come on fhoarc, the Pope, afterhe had congratulated his ViCForie ^^efcnted « anngofgold. Take (quoth he) C«mhisring,and bymyaduice < “ ° bh § ,n 3 > c thereby vnto thee, the which both thouand thy fuccelorslikewafe fell 5 « for cuer hereafter yearely doe on this fame day,to the end pofteriticmavtnn , f “ ye haue ill times palled by right of warre purchafed the intire dominion oiler th- i< Sca,makingitfubieClvHto.yoiiasawomanistoherbusb3nd. The of the Htjlorie of Venice. i op Of bo bis dif- eo/erfe to his fa¬ ther Frederick.^ The Venetians fuffered Otbo vpon his word, togoc vntohis father Frederick. promifingto returne if hce could not mediate apeace for Alexander and for them. Departing vpon thefc promifes, and being come into his fathers prefence, he was entertained with fo much the more ioy, as the feare and doubt of his being aliue hadbeenegreat; where aftermany reciprocal!cmbracements entermingledwith teares hee did briefly difeourfe of the battaile, and referre it to liauc beetle done by the diuine prouidence $ faying hce had omitted nothing in that fight which did be¬ long to a good Captainc, and that there wanted nothing for the obtaining of viefo- rie, but aiuftquarrcll. It behoouedhim thentobelccue', that God was powcrfull „ to therein,and notmen, feeing fomightie an Annie as, theirs was, not being flowe „ to fight, had beene defeated by a few, who were not halfe their number. And how- „ foeuer they might well oucrthroWe and deftroy humane forces, yet it was impof- „ fible to furmouncdiuine. Tiiereforcheedidmoft humbly befcech his Maieffie, no „ more to trouble 4 teza.nd.er for Iris place, whofe quarrcll hee might pcrceiue,by „ the fucceffe.to bee maintained not only by men, but by God bimfelfe: further al- „ lcadging, That he had alreadicdifquieted him with theforcesof theEmpire, and fought to put him from his fcate,yet ail iuvaine: That thcrforehel'hould doadeede ,, plcafingtoall men, andworthicof aCliri(fian,if ( all hatred being forgotten) it „ would pleafcliim to change his minde, and after affurance takenj from theVeneti- 1Q ansfor hisfafeeomming, he would bepleafcd to vifit the Pope, and openly to giue himfatisfaftion- Which being once done they might euer after remaine good ,, friends, and confult together about the welfare of all Chriftendome; the which hee „ did againetnofl earncftly intrear, The difeourfe of Otbo did mightily pteuaile with his father; who onafodainc beingchangedfromwavre to peace,began to incline toward a reconcilement with hVflff ^T/rx^erandtheVenetians. Whereupon fofoone as hee had receiued fafe-con- prauitednub du£tfrom the Venetians, became to Venice. P retro Gyani, the Princes fonne, was h:sFa,hcr - lent with fix Gallics to Rauenna to meet him. Diners fmallboates wentasfarre asChioggiatodoetheiikc. But being arriued at Venice, without flaying in any 50 place, hee went to fee the Pope, who tarried for him at the gate of Saint (Marks The Empire* Church, teuefted in his Pontificalibus, fitting in a chairc richly decked : ucare vneo «r«« atrtnict whom when he approached, he threw off his purple roabe, and crepe on his knees cuen to his Holinefl’c feet, the which hee humbly killed. The Pope raffed him vp, and embraced him. Then both of them entering into the Church went vnto the Tl high Altar, whereon that 1110ft excellent table of gold ('whereof wee hauc hereto- etiWel'Zbt forefpoken) enriched with moflpretious gems was laid, and the which is at this Fo P e • day tobeefeenein the treafurieof Saint CMtrke. The fame was then fecncand cra¬ zed vpon by the people, who receiued a wonderfull contentment to fee the two greateft Potentates of Chriftendome talking there louingly together. Some fay that thcPope (for fitisfa&ion of his wrongs fufleined) whileft the 'Dhunipim Empcrour kneeledon the ground did fee his foote vponhis necke, fpeakingthis verfe of Dsuid, [uper afpidem cr Bifilifcum ambulabts ; and that the Emperour with a hecoStim. great and inuinciblc courage madeanfwereatthe lame time , Non tibi fed Petro. y nto whom hee replied in choller treading more hard vpon him, Et mihi j Saint Marines Church. then the Popecommaundcd a third to bee brought fortbc Venetian Prince, and permitted him in the prefence of all the people, that heandhisfucceffoursihould toreucr vie one, as they at this day doe, when they walke abroad in folemniue, with the other Ducall Enfignes. VVhen they arriued at Rome,the Pope was receiued with all gladnefte: who ob- feruing amongeft thefe triumphes filuer trumpets which'made a verie excellent found, caufca eight of them to be giuen to the Venetian Prince, in memoric of his vidtorie; which the foueraigne Magiftrate of Venice fhould euer afterwards vfe. All the Venetian Chroniclers doe affirme this to be true. Cyan: taking leaue of the Pope; returned with his holy bleffing to Venice. The io Marriners appointed for that purpofe went to rcceiue him in the Bucentauro. The Bifhopof the Caftle with the moft part of the Citie went forth tomeetehimand to doe him reuercnce; who landing at the Haucn, hauing a burning taper of white wax borne before him (as the firft gift which he receiued of Pope Alexander being at Venice ) thcCanopie, the filuer trumpets, and the banner, (beingtheenfignes which he and his fucccfTours had receiued, on condition to haue them carried be¬ fore them euer afterJhc entered the Citie with gre3t ioy. This is it which we finde afwell in the Venetian Hiftorians as in (hangers, touching this fo famous vidlorie, obtained by the Venetians againft Otho, lonne to the Emperour Frederick : All which the Venetians, who liued long time after, would haue to be publikely repre- aa fented. For the whole order of this warre is painted in the hall of the Palace, v.bere cuetie eight dayes they afiensble for the creation of new Officers. Cyan: being opprefied with old age, and ill difpoled of hisperfon, after that hee had profperoufly gouerned the Common wealth for the fpace of eight yeares, cauled himfelle to be earned into Saint Georges Monafteric, where in (Fort fpace he died. Hee gaue to the Common-wealth by his teftament diners lands, neere to Saint Marks Cnuch; and fomc others in the Mercers ftreet, neere to Saint Iulians , to the Prides ofche Church where he fhould be buried. It is reported , That it was bee which did enrich Saint CMarks Church with thac ftimptuoufncfleand magnificent cod, whereof wee will make fo much the fhorter 30 mention, as wedrawe ncareto the end of thisbooke. Now this Church is not, as diners other, fo much recommended for the great- nefie and vnmeafurable extent, as it is for the richneffe thereof. Itisbuildcdin forme like a Crofic, whofe corners are highly vaulted, and coucred with lead,as all the reft is, v hich i s difeerned of Sea-men higher than all the buildings of the Citie abouefix-lcoreftadi) ftom thence. The whole mafic is befidesfupported by moft curious Arches, ioyned together by a meruailous skill : The inner part, from the middle eaen to the higheft part thereof, gliftereth with gold; and the concauicie of the vaults is enriched with diners goodly and ancient pictures, niadcafterthc Greeke manner, which, with thclabour to behold them in refpeif of their heigth, 40 doeprefent to the fpedatators, by their fad and venerable afpeift, akindeof feare entcrminglcd with pietie, and religion. That which is from theguildingdownero the pauement, is (o well compafied and ioyned together with goodly tables of matb'e,ashy their pleafantraiesinformeof vaines, the eyes of the beholders are rather wearied than (atisfied. The feats below are ofaftrangered ftone, liketo Porphiric. The pauement all of marble, engrauen with diuers figures wholly diffe¬ rent and of fnndric colours. Befides,fundric Columnes,and diuers tables of mar¬ ble T apfic, Parian, Spanan, and Numidian, (at let ft, refcmbling them J enuiron the high leates on both fides the Quire. The comming into the Church on both fides is in a manner of the lame trimming. Whofe gtiilded Arches, are fufteined without, yo by more then three hundred admirable Columnes,not fo much for their greatnefie, as for their diuerfitie of colours: thcfpace betweene thofe pillers beingcouered with goodly tables of marble. On the heigth of this entrance , foure great brazen horfes guilded are to bee fsene, as if they neighed for ioy.- which is indeede a moft excellent excellent peece of workc, but not of our time. All this beares vp the higheft top of the Church, diuided into fixe fteeples:cuery ofwhich, builtlikeaPiramides, hath on the fharpeft point thereof ftanding a white marble ftatue of a naked man. Diuers otherreprefentations delightfull to behold, and wrought with exceeding skill.do greatly beautifie the fpaces betwixt thefe fteeples. - The whole worke afwell on the right hand, as on the left, is of the fame fubftance and workemanfhip,andaU that which is vaulted vnderneath, is couered with gold. In a word there is no place in the whole Church, either within or without, but is either trimmed with geld, or marble, or with forne other rich ftoncjfo that two Colurnnes of Alablafter, which 'io ftandneere to the high Altar, and the Calcidonie-ftones, which ateto beefeenein the middeftof the pauement, of the breadth of afoote and halfc, are among fo great riches counted as nothing. Such is theftru&ureof Saint Church,the adorning whereof ( aslhaue faid^l is for the mod part attributed to Prince Cyan/. And becaufeicwholly finamanner ) gliftereth withgoldjJ willnotfticke fas I liaue alrcadie done) to callic the golden Church,as often as I fhall haue caufe to fpeake thereof. (V) The end of thefenenth Bo eke ofthe frf Deud i: l THE EIGHTH BOOKE* OF THE FIRST DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice. «| The Contents of the eighth Booke of the firft Dccad. 13 He inf station of the publike Aimes, by whom,end by his death, there was noEmperourin Greece for feucr yearcs after. This is that which the Annalifts maintaine. Thofewhich alleadge the con¬ trariety. That Henry, his brother, wasatthefameinftant fainted Empcroer in us ftcad who being difeamped from before Adrianopolis, which his brother had 1 bclicgcd, to efea ms more fpecdie Coronation at Conftantinople, receiucdnewcs on the way oi the death of Henrico the Venetian Prince; fo as there wasafmall time betwixt the death ofthc Eropcrour Baldwin , and that of Henrico , who decca- fed the th irtenth yearc of his Pnncipaiitie, and was honourably buried in Sai ,t So¬ phias Church, It Mall net bee anuffe to fet doyvnein this place certaine propheticke verfes winch lhnd in fome Hiftoriar.s tobeeattributed to Sibylla, the which are reported to hauebecn common almoft in euerie mans mouth, long time before the French men ana Venetians tooke Conftantinople: if it be fo, I doe affiircdly belccuc " that this Oracle was the only caufeor that mortal! hatted, which the Emperour Emanuel bare to the Venetians. And fotafhiuch as all that in a manner which hapned at Conftantinople, finccthccimeof the En.petour Ccnjhntine vntill Henrico the Venetian Prince, is comprized in thefe vetfes: Ihauc thought it fit to fie them do wne word forword,to the end that by them it may be k no wire how well this wo¬ man poffclfcd with a diuinc furie,did prophecieof things to come; and that which Tint arch fpcaketh of the Egyptians is not altogether abfurd, who thought that the fpiric of diuination was eafiiy communicated to women,They begin thus. 4° Dropbecie found in (hnjhmiinople. Zp Headum gloria Bizantium deducetur, Eruntque Danai in robore delicato vfque ad Leonera fexa- 5° ginta umbret, Pullum voret Aquilae, FietquePotentumin Hadriaticis aquis congregatio. C^co Duce Hircum a. bigentjBizantiumprophaaabunt, Hircus non balabit Bigytnce (ball rife , the Tfomansglorie high , Graciafhallflow withfulneffe of delight , fntill the fixtie-footedLion come• Whofeprincely whelps with death the Beare frail dome „ 0 TheBeare (loallby theroiallEagle fall • The (float orethrowes the Eagle , Chief and all. And in the mid'Jl of th' Adriatic{ flrond Shall meetegreat States combin'd by mutuall bond ojgainjl the float. They , led by Chieftaine blind , Shall quell his pride and tame his Tyger mind , And Bigancefelfe they lifewifefhallfubdue. So droops the G oat •.And thefrill Cocfl that crew - So lowdof late , henceforth (hall chant no more, Tdl of a greater number kept in fore Sixtie three feete, with thumbs thrice ]. times told } By fading hence this myjlerie Enfold. The Roman Empire (faith (lice) fhall bee tranOated to Conftantinople: which 40 cametopaffe in the tim e oftheEmperourCtf»/i»^»e;and Greciafhallmcpeacea- ‘ blie in all delights , vntill the Empcrour Emanuel his time who lined three fcorc yearcs; ^rtdronicus , w ho m Sybilk calleth a Beare,after hee hath flaine his children, fhall vfurpe the Empire; lf*ck fonne to Emanuel, of whom none account was made fhall put Andronims to death; Alexis fhall take his brother Ifack bytreafon; who wore a long beard after the Greekifh manner : and hatting put out both his eyes, fhall thruft him into a darkePrifon,into which likewife, fomefay that young Alexis fonneto Ifack was put, from whence efcapingafterwards, heecameforfuccourto the Venetians. That the Venetians at that time ioyned with the French fltallpaffc into Greece vnder the conduit of Prince Dandulo,\N ho by the enuie of Emanuel had 50 almoftloft his fight, as hath beenefatd; and that Conftantinople being taken by them, the hononr of the Empire fhallbee taken from the Greekes: For in the fpacc of fixtie three ycares and nine moneths, there fhall bee in Conftantinople neither Empcrour nor Patriarch of the GreekeNation; whereupon Sjbilla (if thisOrade be hers ) calieththeoneaCocke, andtheotheraGoate. This is that which fhee The eighth Uoohe of the fir ft Decad. ^Pietro Cyan i, the /j_2« Duke of Venice. 10 20 c ]* n ’' fomlc to Duke Sebajikno fucceeded Dandulo, & was Earle ) fej of Arba when he was created. The Venetians in the mean timc.who P '' Tre at Conftanrinople,becnufe they would not bee without a Maai- > ‘hatci did create a Prctor to gouerne them; which creationneuerthe- > Idle was not to bee in force till it were confirmed and allowed by the Pi inccand Senate at Venice. The firft who executed this new Magiftracie in Com itantinopewas(a:m is reported) OtarmiZeno. Ambafladours were Tent to Con- ^fac'K'*g°f Ibmtinopieto the L mperour// W r/e to renew the league. Boniface of Montferraton But whilftthde things were done in Greece, the Venetians after the creation of 9 ®"’“ the they might with more cafe ioine all the places of the Greeke Eirf- ADemeof the pmc to their State, which were fallen vnto them by the agreement made with the ^ v Ch and thc °ther confederates, they publilhed an Edil ; That all the Citizens tbcjjbnds. ‘ Venice, or their allied, who could at their ownc charges feize bn the Iflandes of the ^gean and Ionian Sens, and of other places neere thereunto,depending in time palton the Greeke Empire, (referumgeertaine Iflandes mentioned in the decree which they were exprefly forbidden toattempt) Ihoulddaime them for their own’ ns Lw % pmehafed by right of Armes. Although at the firft this may feemc not > a 2 r C ef° f ' ene c °mm®dious for the Commpn-wealth, Yctconfideringit more neerely it 4 wasneccffancto be fo,* well for that the Cine was at the fame time bulled about the affaires ofGreecc, as inrcfped of the great numbers ofPirats; who were fo in- creafed, whilft the Venetians were imploicd in the Thracian wars, as there needed a mightie nceteto reprefle their incurfions : And therefore there was no poffibilitie with any fafetie to Idler the forces of the Common-wealth in fo many places at once It was then thought moft conuenient, that the wealthieft of them fliould let forth one or more Gallics a peecc, Or other Ihips of warre for the fame purpofc- I hewhich they prefumed diuers would doc for the hope of the propofod gaine • ^hattherebyirmightcomerepaflc, thatthe Common-wealth hauing after’ TO vvaidsncedeof thofefhipsof war, Jet forth atthechargesof particular maynight 5 make vfe of them, by vertue of her ownc authentic in fuch cafes. § flv .u W k?n C m'ff C ,ip C !’ /a ? L ? Und t0 kcepeat his owne Coftcs » the places which ' ■ ulJ be pofleffed (which the Common-wealth could not doe without great ex- pence of the Hijlorie ofVmice. 125 pence) and to carric thither their wines and children, with all their wealth: And r , ; ,... by this raeanes, as by Colonies font from the Citie, the whole fhould beefubieft to jlZel'flf* the Venetians obedience. ButhowJceuer they had relpefit cither to the one or o- tllc ne¬ ther of the fore-nam’d occafions.it is certain that diuers particular perfons did take Armes for this purpofe. And to the fome purpofe before any of the reft,, r-hepub- likcflccte of one and thirtie Gallies Jailed into the maine, conduced (as fome fey) by Raj mere Dandulo , and Rugtero Ptrmarm : and others changing both the names make mention of none but Raymcro Penn arm. All Annalifts almoit.and other au¬ thors likewife doe fetdownethe atchieuemcnts of particular perfons before thofc > o the publik State.-as though it were likelie that priuatc per Jons durft haue attemp¬ ted anything onthelflandes, before that the Seas were freed from Pirats, with whom the commonwealths Gallics were enforced to light,at the veric entrie almoft of the AdriatickeGulph. And becaufc the continuall courfe of this bufinefle dothfo tequircit, wee will hrft of all fet downc that which was performed by the gcncrall Armie.Thcy were fcarce out of the Gulph, when they met with Lcoretrr.no the Genoucfe, one of the moft famous Pirats ofthoJedaies.withnincGallicsywho being n flailed by the Vene¬ tians, was eafily broken,taken, and brought to Corfu, whither the fleet Jailed.where he was hanged. After the recouerie of which Ifland, the Venetians foiled towards ao Modona firft, & then to Corona,the two receptaclesof thceuesand Pirats. .which Godova end they ruined. They aretwo Cities of Pelloponcfl'usat this day called Morca. The iftbe‘ e »«‘ one lies betweene Coriphafium, and the mount Acrita, and the other on the Scaof ”hV r J s ‘‘!v. Meilma. Neere thofe places the Ambafladors of Achaya and Athens came to the ” c ‘ 1 ' Gencralls of the Armie promifing to yeeld themfelues to the Venetians • but it is reported that their ralh refolution was interrupted by aCaptaine named cMera, who the fame time poiTeffed thofe places. I thinke that theft places were held b v him,& by others,at Rich time as the Venetians were bulled in the wars of Conftan- tinoplc: At which time all the Iflandsand Sea-towncs of the fEgean and Ionian Seas were expofed for a prey to as manic as could winne them: the Empire bedim 30 then veric much declined. Albeit I wil not denie but that hemight be before then appointed Gouernour thereby thofe who did command Greece. The paflageof the Sea being in this fort opened, allmen hafted to thefo Iflands rb cwo r as to nn nflur cd bootic. Marco Dandulo and Giacomo Viadre being ioined together lei- tl,cl fuids p 0 f- zed on Callipolis. Marco Sariuto , accompanied with diuers Citizens who wo-e at f cdl, Lt”“ cu * the Iflands Cyclades, made lnmfelfemaftcr of Naxos, Paros, Molos, Hermaand l!C '- ‘ Andros. RabanCarcerio with his nephewes tookeEuboea, called at this day Nigrc- pont, and Euripa neere adjoining, u Andrea and Henrico de Glaffisjk ized on Tenos Micon (which the Modcrnes haue called Micolla) Schyros, Philocdlion, (called in times paftPhilocandca) with Staliminium which is named Lemnos. 40 J n , thls mcane AmeAW, furnanied theFifber, Earle of that part ofMorea Hnimthv- which is called Madia, aided by certainc Gallies of Genoa, attempted to take the I- Jbnm.^cib llcofCandic from the Venetians. But Raymero, Gencrail of the Armie arriiiins tem P ts «mbe there vnlook’t for, did not only preferue the Iflarfd, butfonke fourc Genoa Gal- lies that were found neere the flioare, in which fome will needes aftrmc that Vetra- no was taken, and forth-with put to death. The Venetians foon after, to curbe the fDcTomt pradifes of the Grcekes, fent to Can dace, called Candidabythc vulgar, the head Cittieof the Ifland, aColonie, namely horfemen of the order of Senators, and footmen of the common fort of people. The Genouefesinlikc manner did robbeand fcoure the Seas, againft whom Gi- 50 ownTreuifano was font with nine Gallies well prauidcd ; He, hnuing met with the Fleete of Genoa, afliiiled it with more courage than force, and tooke twefoeef the ThcCenmefit enemies veflels .■ By which lofle the GenoucJes being daunted ftied for peace. Some defeated tyibt Authours affirme, that, the Genoucfts hauing taken a fhip from the Venetians, Tre- lJuHU “ ns ‘ infant) was commanded to purfue them with two Gallies and two fliip*-- of b urt hen - 1 M 3 who,’ n6 c [ he eighth 'Bocl{e of thefirjt Decad who, hailing ouertakcn them in the Li'bian Sea ,nccre to the ruincs of old Carthage fought with them, and tooke from them fourc ihips, and foone after, twentie eight more on the Sicilian Sea. About the fame time there arolc great diffenfion between the Venetians ant! the Paduans about a fmall matter. T he i reuifans were at the fame time by rcafon of a long peace, full of riches and delicacies,fo as giuing them-(clues oner to all lpoftes Plcafantgitmes and paitimes (as men commonly do in a profperous cltate) they inuented pleafant timentcdat Trc - recreations. They creeled in the Market-place of their Cities Caific, made of ve- m t°' rie coldly filke, compaffed about with fcarlet in fled of Walls, within the which were placed the nobleft maidens of the Citie, wearing Coronets on their heads in \ 0 fted of Helmets , and for Curaffes verie rich Chain.es and Iewcls, who defended the Caftleagainftyong Gentlemen of the like yeares. And the weaponson cither fide were fmall artificiall apples,made of nutmegs,roles and lillies, fiilhioned round like a ball, with a fodame final! raincol rofc water, and diuers other fweete o- dors. Thisgrcatpreparationbcingpubiifhedabrcad, caufcddiuers whowerede- lirous to fee, (as the manner is) to come to Treuifo. Diuers Venetians and Padu¬ ans being entreated to be of the number came to thefe fhewes. Eut vvhilft all men fide they would begin, it werebuued inaffailingthcfbrt, and inlooking on what hapned that a troopeofyong Venetians leized on one of; The Taduant make ; oa ^ s 0,t the Venetians. apned that a troope of yong Venetians leized on one of'the Caffe gates, & would rbtv.nhiam& forthwith haue f t vp their enfignethere : whichccrtainePaduans perccitiing, who tin Venetians, not forre off from thence did aflaile the Damfells,fearing thar the Venetians would Tmalrfreh- carl '‘ ca waie theglorieof the fight, laid hands on the enfigne wherein was painted the picture of Saint CMxrkc, and hauingpiuck’t it downe, did fhamefully tearc it in peeces : Byreafonof thisbrauetherearofeon afodainca great quariell; and they had fought in the verie place with great daughter, If the Marfhalls of the field had not inftantly broke vp the games. But the Paduans,not acknowledging their fruits (for there was fame likelihood that the Venetians would reuenge this iniurie) after they had made a league with the 1 reuifans, making (hew as if they had receiued the wrong (be;. j vfuali with thole that will coucr their fault) began firlfomd with¬ out any wariikefummons, entring into the Venetians Tcrritorie, carried thence 50 much bootic. The V enetians fending to demand that which they had taken awaic, the Paduans in fted of hearkening thereunto, came and befieged the Tower of Be- bia, feated at the month of the riuer, which Prince Cy.m had fortified with a ftrong Garrifon, vnder the command of i:.o co Concano a valiant perfon. T he Venetians being moued as we! i at this fecond as firft affront, went to arm cs, and comming foda;nely to the 1 ower, they aflailed,brake, and defeated them, and tooke more than fborehundrcu prifoners, with fourc cnlignes, which did highly content the dilplealed Citie of Venice. The T reuilan c ,who wcrecommingtoaid their fellowes and allies, vndcrftanding that they weredefeated, returned back all amazed. The yerely tribute which thole of Cnioggia were wont to paie,-wak ibr- gruen them by a publike decree, bccaufc they had valiantly bchaued tbemfcj ties in that incounter. Soone after this battaileof Bebia, by the mediation of the Patriarch of Aqui- ia , a peace followed, on condition neuertheleffe, That the Paduans fhould fend to the Prince at Venice, Hue and twentie of thofc which began the ftirnt the games of Treuifo; who being deliuered, the Venetian lent them home againe without a- nyharmcatall. This peace lafted not long, for both fides fell onafodaine to tirnti endPadii- Armes.Theoccafion of this new warre grew about the confederates of both thefe people. TheForlani were at ftrife with the Treuifans about their boundes, who prefu- jo ming on the Venetians aide, entred the Tcrritorie of their new enemies. Bcrtoldo , their Bifhop by whole authoritie the whole matter was managed, went for fuccour to the Paduans. But others flic that it was to the Ve tians,who made him a Citi¬ zen of Venice, And that which makes me molt to bcleeuc it, is the ancient alliance be- The Paduans defeated. Peace betw'xl tiie Paduans & the P enetians. A grcatcurtcfic. A new (irlfe b e- txv.xt the Zdene- of the Hijlone of Venice. 12.7 betwixt the Paduans and thole of 1 reuilo. But they arfjrme that at the lirit begi nin° of the warre, Bertoldo and the Count Gorman came to V cnice,where after rii had°agre ed vpon truce for due yeares, the warre was dnifhed. an- idagrccavpun iruLciuA iiuc --— About the fame time the Epilcopall See of Malamoc, (as feme lay) was tranha- rhe b'J hyssce ted to Chioggia. After that a great Earthquake did wonder-fully ihake the Citie, whereby a part or Saint Georges Church tell downc to the ground, and oiuei s othei priuate buildings. Thishapncd in the places neere to the hrme Land. But the Vc- " nctians power did daiy encreafe m the Iflands. Rak .■« GV«w, who had leizcaon the 1 fleof Nigrepont, fearing that he ihould not be able at his own charges to keep IO fuch an Ifland, did freely with his Nephews put himfelfevnder the Venetians obe¬ dience promifing to paie a yearely tribute. Certaine Gentlemen in manner of a new Colonic were font to guard Corfu,among whom, were Pietro UMichaeli, Stefa- "> no -E of cart, Sigiherto Ojtirino, and GiacomoSeia.no. Guifred ,Prince of Achaia,whodid fuccecde his Father ~Mega, with G.illui the wrongfull pofleffor of Cephalenia, crane, and fhrowded themfeiues vnder the Venetians protedfion. Whilft thefe things were done in the Iflands, and on the Sca-coafts of Ionia, tnc Emperour Henrie madea league with the Valachians ; and after hee had married the Kino of Valachias daughter, he did in fliort fpace by meaner, or that new ala¬ nine rccouer all the Townes ofGreece, which by Baldwins death were rcuoked; , o And'all matters being peaceable abroade.he attempted a verieholy and pious mat- ter in the Citie, by fauouriug the Popes Nuntio fent exprefly to Conttantmople, to pol „ MS , fa the end he might draw the Greekes to the obedience of the See of Rome. It was £jr likelietohaue raifed a great tumult in the Citie, all the Citizens crying out agam.t lut , [tllolhutu g Henrie that it was the part of a good Emperour to meddle with tcmporall, and not Rome . with diuinc matters, that they had beene too much obc dient to him, to haue en¬ dured that their Church Ihould bee termed fubieft to that of R ome. Therefore Henrie, after he had left the Greekes to their wilfullneffe, returned to thegouern- ment of the Empire and declared the fonne of Boniface to be King of Thcflalie, and gauccueriedaie hope of greater matters . Eutheewasonafodaine preuented by Whilcfl thefe things were done in Greece , Prince Cyani lent Ambafladours to tac 7 !,esmperonr in ot an tneir priuiledgesa,.u .7-: . , CAUrke, did greatly enrich with diuers forts, of prencus ftones, the goidcn 1 ab.e which (as we haue laid) lieth vpon the great Alta'rin the fumptuous Church ofS c . Mark” Prince Cyani (his firft wife being dead) married Conjlanth Daughter to Tancr'ed King of S icilic. It is reported likewife, that he builded the Church of Saint OCjrteoflerufilcm 5 which is at this day an houfe ofNunnes. A0 Peter, Earle of Auxerre, after the death of Henrie, v/hoke. filler hee had married, was by a eencrall confent, cholen Emperour oftheEaft, who with his wife com- Empmllril j lhi mino to Rome, was crowned by Pope Honortm in S. Lawrence his Church without eajt. the Citie. Afterwards lie departed from Rome with John Cardmall Colonna, (lent by the Pope for Legate into Hungarie.toleuie forces againft the Turkc) and being come to Brundufium,he there (hipped his wife and children. But himfelfe entring into the Venetians Gallics, failed direftly towards Dalmatia, determining togoe from thence by land to Conftnntinople. _ It is reported , that in the Venetians behalfehe wouid needs ailailc Durazzo. Theodore Duke of Albania.commandcd there, who tookc it from the Venetians, af¬ ter they had rampierd it with ftrong walls, where he placed a (bong garnfon of Ab x o banians: fo as the Ernper ours affaults were in vainc. 1 his Tpeodore called him lore ' Emperour ofGreece , and reckoned Emanuel, who had beene Emperour, in the lift of Ins Ancefters.But feigning afterwards to be reconciled with Peter, he incited him «£££; ro a dinner in the Citie, where inthc middeft oi the banquet he was murthcred. Q- re ^ ‘ thers 7 be eighth Sookeojtbe fir ft 'Dec ad tbc-rs lay, that this perfidious wretch flew his gueft neare to the groues of Thdl'aiie called i empe. GiacotnitTepulo was at the fame rime the Venetians Magiftrate in Conftantinoplc; who pcrcciuing the French forces halfe wafted and confumed in Robert fonne to in the meanctimc Robert^ fonne to Peter-, camethrough FJun°arie andMifia to rr... .. ... f^ / E^ 1 — - fo - . /\ _} * t f i It" _ ^ ^ of 1 urks for two vearc. r , V n • i ii 'ii 7 5 A 1 lv.j ellIC1 IVJ1 li.lj Ld "W- Conftantinoplc, where hcc was fodainly faiu-.cd Emperour. The Prince atthe bc- ° We Saji . ginning did communicate diners great affaires of the Empire to Marine Michael: the Greatf.icndflrp VenetiansMagiftratein Conftantinoplc. In which faithfull league of friendlhip and confederacie, hee perpetually continued, Idas in all the titles ofhis letters of Ic Ve,.aim sax. ftatenecailed the Venetian Prince (as his Anceftors likewife before time had done) l‘I 5° He continuall reuolts in the Ifle ofCandie, happening 'Defcriptm of almoft one after another, which for a time greatly troubled the Venetians affaires, doe enforce vs a little to digreflefrom Italie : whercunto the fubicfl alone doth not inuite vs being filled with various matter, but the fame of this Ifland fo much renowned for the greatneffe and antiquitie thereof . That therefore fuch as are ignorant of antiquitie maynoterre in the knowledge of hernamc,it is the fame Creta,which the vulgar at this day call Candie, by the name of a Citie (as I thinke) which is of late fo called therein. Dofiades thinks that it was called Creta by the Daughter of Hefperides : And Anaximander faith, by King Curettes: Philifides and Crates fay, that it was firft called Acria,and af¬ ter Curcta; from whence we may eafily gather chat her name was in the future de- riued. Eudoxus II I :! i l 3 ° The ninth Boo/ ciuailcs inthe Citie, there was no bread to be fold on a market-day (as was wont: iZZcZt. to be) in the market-place. This Settaftus , who with others defired to difturbe the State, would not let flippe fuch an occafion. But hauing drawne together a great multitude of people, they all ranne firft to Sanntos lodging, as to him who delt not with the Cities bufinefic (but diuers thinkc that Sanutohad concluded with them lo to doc, who becaufc he would not feeme to partake info wicked an enterprife, nor to takearmesto trouble the State, but vpon ncceffitie, was contented (as hath becne laid ) that they fhould firft come to him) and then afterward they came with great rumour to the Palace, and the Citie was fodaincly taken by a few Souldiours fore-appointed for the famepurpole. > ^ Tepdo pcrceiuingall this ro tend to a rebellion, retired himfelfe irr difguife to r / )c G tnc houfeof rJMarco Tonifco his friend; and imagining that, the T owne being taken, cfcanditflic” it might endanger his life ifhc fhould be found there, he was fecrctly in the night Lei *l Ietdownebyacordefrom the Citie wallcsin womans attire. This fodainc flight pufod him to take his iourney towards Thcmcnum, a verie ftrong Citie; where .thinking ip T he ninth Booke of the firjl T>ecad thinking himfelie in iafctic. hcc refolued to renminc, after he had a little fortified the place a new, becaufe lie would not feeme by too much defpaire to abandon the .. r , Prouince. Some /hie, Tepulo being driuen forth of the Citie, Sanuto became Cap- JTnbtis. C ‘ taine ofthc Rebcllcs, who forgetting his Countrey and the benefits that hcc bad receiued of the fime, did in halt with thofe of his faftionrunne vpand downe the liland, caufmgit to reuolt from the V enetians: And that after he had left Stephana Sanuto his kinfman to guard it, and ioyned all the Greeke and Italian troupes toge¬ ther , he did in fhort (pace reduceall the Cities and ftrong places (in a manner)ofthe Ifland vndcr his commaund. Somelikewifc laic That he came and befieged Teme- aum whither Tepulo had retired himfelfe, who with thofe that were come to his to aide did brauely defend the Citie : Fordiuerswho remained loyall to the Vene¬ tians, fo foone as they vnderftood that the Gouemour was at Temenum, ranne thi¬ therto fuccour him. The fiege before Temenum being raifed, the Gouemour in few dates recouered Montforr and Lafitha. Thus (food the affaires of Candie, whmtLsVominicoQuirino, and SehaUiam Be- famuniu. bcin S (ent as PromdsUrt, with great forces of horieand footearriued in the Ifland. The Gouemour who till then durft not ra/hly attempt ought againftthe e- nemie, who was much ftrongerthan himfelfe, after he vnderftood of the Prouida- tomarriuall/ who, befides the forces they had brought into the Ifland, were well furnifhed with weapons, money, and victuals) being thruft forward with hope to 20 effect fome great matter, departed fro m Temenum, and came and lodged with his troopes at Panofobrita, a veriefit place toexecute an enterprife, where hauino for- Smnio narrow, tided his campe, he did in haft build a fort. £*»»/£> beingaduertized of T.pulos de- lyfoWmcthJih parture,and ofthc place where he was incampcd, did with his Armic forthwith march thither. The Gouemour being fomewhat daunted at the lodaine comming of his enemie,bad certaine notice by his fpies what forces he had in his campe. And being ftrengthened with new fupplies,which(as I thinkej were mingled among the Iflandcrs, he was not flacke to embattaile his troopes readie for the fight, if the ene- mie werefo pleafed. Sanuto on the contrarie, imagining that which was true, Thac by temporizing he was able to ouercoine him, made none account hereof. For be- 30 fides, that his fouldiers in regard of the commoduic of the places did greatly an- noy the Tepulans, hefaw new forces daily to arriticatbis owne campe from the Ci- tic of Candace,and from ail other parts almoft of the Ifland; and on the contrarie, that time would bring fo many dilcommodities to the enemie, as he would be at laft enforced to die by famine, or by feme ether violent death, or elfe wholly to for. fake the Ifland. Tepulo foone difeouered thepurpofeof his enemie; and not being able to draw him to battaile, he left a ftrong garrifon in the fort newly buile'ed, railed bis campe, and returned to Themenum: From whence foone after departing in great filencc, he came to Candace,and about midnight letting vp ladders againft the Citie wals, he gaueentrancc to all his troopes, without noifeor (laughter. The Citie being ^ thusrecoucrcd , Stephana Sanuto whocommaunded there,with diuers others were taken prifoners. The enemie being troubled with thefe newes,refolued to gmc eare to a peace,the which he obtained of T opulo on thefe conditions, Thac after he had retired all his Garrifons which he heldinthc Ifland (for all the countrey in a man¬ ner from Milopotannis vnto the Promontorie ofSpatha, was poflefTed by his foul- d bmttxt diersj he fhouldleaueCandie,and get him home into his Iflands with one Galley, Tepulo and sa- and a little fhip for the paflage of his troopes, or with more if needewere, not of mo. hisowne,butofhircdoncstorthatpurpoie. This agreement being mabewiththe Gouemour, and affiirance giuen on either fide , Sanuto embarked his troopes, and r Q by his fodaine departure gauc peace to the Candiots. a Gnat rufm Tbis ls in a manner a 'i which fome Authors fet downe of the fecond rebellion of inSamto his the Ifland, which may yet rather be termed aciuilivvarre. For it is not credible bchdfe. that 'JWarco Sanuto did euer beare Armes with an intent to take the Ifland from the Venetians^ enemie. Sanuto his def- hoe- Candace laltfn by Tepulo, of the Htflor'te of Venice. • 133 Venetians; but onely to driue thence the gouernour, who was hismortfllenemie. For vpon what ground or what afturancc fhould he beare Armes againft his coun¬ trymen and countrey ? And what fhould rliouc him to rife againft a people, till then inuincible ? ifecing he knew for a certaine, that if the Venetians were once his profelfcd enemies, they would not onely haue taken Candle from him, but all the other Minds which he had formerly wonne by tight of watte. Befidcs,whatfimplicitiehaditbecneinhim to intend thertiinc ofthofe, with creatrtafms whom he refolucd afterward to ioyne himlelfe. For he would nenerhaue gone a- msanuia bn bout tohaaedrawncCount(J 5 to/ 4 irforthofthe]fland,if hehadin any fort deft- 10 red to haue taken it from the Venetians. But it isAarrcmore ptobable, that it was for fome iialoulie or fecret grudge happened betwixt the Gouernour arid himfelfc after the battaile, becaufe that either of them enuying one another, would feeme moreaffcdlionate to his countrey, and to deferue better cf the Common- wealth, than his fellow,and that at laft he would haue driuen him out of the Iflaud by force, determining after he had chaced him thence,to giue the Venetias a fuflicient proofe of his loyalty, in deliuering the Ifland vnto them peaceable,and at quiet, being de¬ fended by his aide. Other rcafons likewife may perfwade vs to bcleeue, that it was vpon fuch occafions as I haue fei downe. Forperceiuing by the new fupplics,that they purfuedhim as an enemie, he would notf of fet purpofe) fight, and though he 20 poflefled diuers places in the Ifland,he neucrthelefle freely abandoned them,&depar ted forth of the Prouince.If he had marched as an enemy againft the Venetids.there wanted not thofe,who would hauerepofTefTed him in the. Iflmd. TheGenouefcs would willingly haue accepted it, who were icalous and enuious of the honour and fame ofthe Venetians.But he didrather giue place to the publike peace, than helpe his enemie 7 Vp«/o.Some Hiftorians referre to the fame time that notable vidtorie ob t3incd by GiouamiTreuifano ouer the Gcnouefes, wherof we haue made mention in the precedent bookc. Candie remained not long quiet.For anew commotio, much tm >» cmiitt more terrible than that whereof we now fpake, did trouble the whole Ifland, the which growing from afmall caufc, kindled fuch a flame, as the whole Prouincefelt ,, 0 it. The commonreportis,thatby thecounfellofonenamed Pietro PhihmenoGo- J uernour ofthe CaftleofBoreparitano,t!)chorfes of a certaine Candiot Gentleman were ftollen: Which beingtold to Paulo Ouirino, who at that time was Gouernour ofthe lflmd, lie commaundedreftitution to the Iflanders ofthat which had beene taken from them. Now becaufe it was not done with thatfpeed as they would haue it,the Greeks who were fee on by others, tookc occaflon toouerrunne, vnder the conduft oiPetro Scordillo^who did owe the ftollen horfes) all the countrie ofRe- paritana,ftom whence they carried away great fpoiles. The Candiots vpon this ftir being defirousofnouclty,complotted forthwith a reuolt,whereupon in fhortfpace all that lieth from-Milopotamus vnto the fartheft part ofthe Ifland towards the Weft, rebelled againft the Venetians. The Goucrnour,to ft ay thefc new infurreiSions of the Greekes, fpcedily fent Pie¬ tro Thonijlo , and Gioatinni Grit!:, with great forces beyond the {freights ofMilopo- tamus; who paffing through the forreft of Pfieuroneffus, not fending out their dif- cLdic. couerers,were aflailed and defeated by Conftantine Seutjli , & Theodore OHilefin, who Jay inambufh for them , being accompanied with great multitudes of Greekes. Many Venetians were there ftaine by them, who knowing thewaies of the forreft did meete them fcattcred hcereiand therein amazed troupes. Giouami Gritti one of the Captaines, died there, who was an induftrious and couragious petfon, with Tdjcolao Balaftro, Marco Bono, Andrea Thealdo , and Vcndramino oiAqui- leia ,withagreatc number of fouldiers. Afcwof thofe whichefcaped the flaugh- Jsfeemtnt be , 50 ter,hauingthrowneaway their Armes, cameby verie ftraic and narrow waicsto tmxt tbc'y eng- the Gouernour: In whofeplacefoone afcerwardfticceeded Dow'wcs Or//?/™, vndcr whom peace enfued betwixt the Venetians and the Greekes. To fome of whom, to winnethemby bountic, (as to Seuafto, and his companions Authors of the ~ N reuolt) T H The nm h c Boo.{c of thefirjl Vecad. reuolt).weregiucn in pcrpctuitie certaine Lands on the hither fide the Riuer Mu- fella, towards the Weft. There belikewife in the Ifland certaine Lands poCTeffed in olde time by the an¬ cient men at armescalled by the common people Knight-lhips.Som.e ofthefe were giuen at the Lime time to the chiefeftqfthe Greeks, as feme other ofthem like wile to Theodore and Mtchaelt , fofoone as they were rcceiued into fauour. This is all which we Hnde to haue hapned as well abroad asat home during the go- CHu&Bmgt “ crnn f nc o{ Pn nee Ciani: who after lie had commaunded two and twcntie yeares, iepftdbmfilff bcln g bccomc vnprohtablc to the Common-wealth by reafon ofhis olde age did willingly dcpofehimfelfe, and dyed fortunately foone after in Saint Georfs Mo- io n aft eric, whither he retired himfelfe for dcuotion fake. His bodic was buried in the Monument of his Anceflors. hcomo Tepiilo was by the fortic defied in his place. Candic in this Princes time was not veric quiet; whereof I will briefly mention Lome paffages , before I touch anie other matters, which hapned as well abroad as elfewherc during this [Principalitie. The Venetians too much lenitie towards the Candiots, was the caufe that the Greeks (who arc by nature light-headed and inconftant) infted of yeelding loue 4Q StMtm h cm- and obedience to the Venetians, did (hew themfolues altogether ftubbornc and pe- * rcrn pt°rie: For a bafe minde doth rather abufe an other mans patience than make any good vfeof it; andisfooner brought to his dutie byfeueritic and excmplaric punilhment, than by meekcncflc and fauour. Thusthei'w^/andthe tJWelifmi through too much licentioufncflehauin" giuen themfelues ouer to all manner ofvices, and laying afide all fhame, beganne lirft to difturbe the common quiet by fecrct thefts, and afterwards by open robbe¬ ries to make hauocke in all places. T he Gouernour being mooued with thefe vn- feemely aftions, did forthwith lcauic Souldiours, and Lent to entreat c JMarco Sunuto , with the greateft forces he could raife to come fpeedily into Candic, for the more r 0 fpecdieexpuKionofthofethceuesand enemies; faying That the Iflanders did in- cline to an open rebellion; and that if their deffeignes were r.otfbdainely preuen- ted and reftained by force, heeflood greatly in feare ofthe whole Iflandsretiok from the Venetians. Sunuto of the Hiftorie of Venice. 135 Vattafiu his Ar- e(Hccorcth the Rebels iti [time. J’,!W/*>cftceming delay in luch a cafe dangerous to the Common-wealth, with all fpeed polfible alfemblcd his forces and then waited ouer into the life of Candie. smuta im- Where to bridle the Rcbellcs,hec caufed a Caftell to be built in a vcric comodious "'fjf place. At the light whereof the enemies beeing daunted, though not gluing ouer ‘ J their wilfull hcadinefTe, lent to iohnVattafuslvtho held Lesbos an lilmd ofthe Arge- anSea,and who polfelTed at that time diners places ofthe Greek Empire, entitling himlelfe Emperour of Greece) promiling him by their mcnlfcngcrs the entire dominion ofthe Ifland, after the Venetians Ihould be driucn thence, lo ashce would in time lend them liifEcient aide to cxpcll the cnemic. 10 T he forces of Vatufus were at that time verie great. For he was in league with the King ol the Hexagons, who likewife in the places necre adioyning to the P011- ticke Sea, called himlelfe Emperour ofGreece, determining at cithers charges to ndaiie the Empire ofConftantinopie. This King was angrie bccaule young Robert, fonne to the Emperour Peter, had by the ad uice of his counfell preferred the alli¬ ance ofthe King of Hierufalem (who had but the title of that Kingdomc) before his. Villa]its , being drawiie on by thefe promilcs, f:nt thirtie Gallics to aide the Candiots. At theirarriuall Mures Santtlo being wonne by Vattafus ( as it is reported) departed out of the Ifland with all his forces. Whereupon the Ccncrall cf VnttafM his Armic refblucd to beiiege the Cities: andentring Rethimna, he conftrained ao Mir co Qmritto to yceld himlelfe: The like did Mxrgsrcto Bofixri at Milopotamus, and ConradMiHenias at Caftcl-nouo. Yet ah thefe places did notyeeld at fuefirft fummoiis, but after they had fought and valiianrly defended themielues >. Catddo who had feized on the Fort oi Boniface with a good troopt ofSoul- diours, did valiianrly defend that place till the comming ofthe Gouernour, who was with arj Arm'ic fecretly departed from Candace to relieue his ownc Souldiours and to raife the fiege; whereby the Vnemic being conftrained haftilyto diflodge left behind him diuers engins ofwarre: And bccaufe the victorie feemed not fo ea- fic ns the Candiots had perfuaded him it would be, perceiuing widialf that the warre was more troublefometo him than the Venetians, hedetermined to r'c- 30 turnc to Lesbos. Wherefore after he had {flipped all his forces, he left Candie to VMafa AmU the Venetians,and failed thence. Flis fleet foonc after, being verie great, was in ,eaucs c^die. filch fort toffed and beaten by a tempeft necre to the Ifland of Cithcra, as they were all baft away, three ffnal.l veflels excepted. Nicolto Mr.talio and Mannfv. rna- mede Marini, being lent Ambafladonrs into v Greeceabout a peace, fullered Ihip- wrackc in that teinpeft. The Gouernour Kicoho Tonijio, who fuccecdcd GiSmamt Storiito , and Bzrtholomeo Gradonicolm fitccdFor, didrccouerccrtainetowncs. Nicholas Semjlm and 'JCt/chad cjf tslejini. Authors oftbe rebellion and lo maty Aatgfmat mifehiefb, being delt with by ( iraJonico, returned to the Venetians obedience; and hegaue them all the territorie which lies from Pctriatothe mount Athis; on con- pLi. 40 dition, T hat they Ihould fend eucric ycare line hundred pound weight of'Wax for the vfc of Saint Market Chtirchc; arid likewife pray vnto God for the Venetian Prince, and perpetually beare Armes againft the Rebel!es,till they were all reduced vnder the Vcncti'ans fubieftion. 1 here remained no more Rebclies at that time but thofc that inhabited along the Riuer Pctnea euen to the mount Summonium. Gra- G rM,co donico dyed in the meahe time, and by his death the Proiiidatori tooke the gouern- dynb. ftient into theirowrie hands. For to cucric Gouernour two Prouidatori were giuen. GicsUnni ^fretizine and iM-trcoCMblino, had this place in the Ifland when the Go- TwTrundau* uernotir dyed. Mdiino being at the fiege of Sithie, a Sea-townc,perceiued onafo- dainc twclue Gallics, who with full Liles came from tile mainc towards the Ifland: 50 Which P’attafiss lent for fuppiies to the befieged. Whereupon, fearing ift'nis Fleet Ihould enter the Haucn, that the inhabitants prefuming on this new aide, would make fomcfilley forth vp'onhim, whom hcftiould not be able torepell by reafbn his forces were very few; or if they fhouid lailc to Candace, they might at the very firft take it: he fpeedily railed his Campe, and in all haft returned to the Citie, N 2 from The Venetians flight ivitb the c- itemics. 'Angelo Gradoni- co Giuertmrof Candle . Agreement witfj the candiots. Rcquefl made to the Venetians for the prefer na¬ tion of the Greek. Empire, 7 he Venetian fleete commclh to the aide of Conjlantinoplc. 7 he ninth See he of thefirfi Decad from whence he fent ^Jrdidno with thofe (hippes of warre which he had readic in the Hauen for the fame purpofe to hinder the enemies landing,if he found it to be neceffaric for th e Common-wealth. Vattajus forces in the mcane time were entred into the Hauen of Suda, where the V cnetian Gallics, arriuing as foonc as they, did with great cries affaile the enemie, who already pofTeflcd the Port. The Greekes forthwith prepared fbrthefight, which they could not fitlydoe byrenfonofthe ftrcightnefic of the place,lo as they attempted to repulfe the enemies fleet by their warlike engines and lliott. The inhabitants bordering thatplacc, who at the Aril noife came running to thcaid of their Countrimen,did greatly hclpe the Greekes. For all the fhoare was filled with townefimen and peafants, who without intermif- i © fion affailed the Venetians. The fight Lifted from morning till noonc, when as Ar- dizjno the Prouidator beeing fore wounded commanded to found theretreate: The Venetians determined the next day to renew the fight; which the Greekes fearing, about midnight they left the Hauen, and failed thence into the maine. Whiift theProuidatori executed thefc warlike exploits, Angelo Gradomco nr- ' riued in the Ifland as Goucrnour. By his wifedomc the Subrid were reduced to the Venetians obedience, neuerthelefle vpon condition, to deliucr aliue into their hands Emanuel Dracempulw and Confimine his brother; or if that could not be done, to kill them, as the chiefe authors of all the Rebellions, Becaufe lb loner as they lhould Hue, there was no likelihood thatthe Ifland would euerbcatquiet: 20 Befides, th at the Caleothetes,and the Anatoliks (who boafted to be illued from the Emperors of Greece) fliould be bannifhed;& that thirtie of thcNobleft families of theSubriti, fliould come and dwell in the Towne of Boniface. The Candiots and their affaires being thuspacified they which held the Citieof Nicella, (tor there werediuers of Vntufus gxmions ftill in the Ifland) did forthwith yceld. But it is now time to lcaue the Candiots, and to returnc to other matters bapned at the lame time in Greece, as well in the firme Land, as in the I Hands neere adjoi¬ ning,which being ofgrcater importance,haue more troubled and moleftcd the Ve¬ netians. Forfofooneasthcnewngrecmentornewaffinitie(asit was laid) betwixt VattrfwmA the King of theHexagoni was knowne abroad, and thatthe rumor fvas,that both of them ioining their forces together, would aflailethe Greeke Em¬ pire,/^ King of Ierufalem, Gouernourof Conftantinoplc, beeing troubled with thefe newes, began to confiderby what cunning meancs he might preferue and de¬ fend the Empire committed to his charge; in which bufines the Venetians were they alone from whom he expedited aid : The which hauing imparted to Tbeophilo Zeno the Vcnetian Magiftrate at the fame time in Conftantinoplc, they both lent to rtin ctTej/do, to acquaint him with the League and affinitie of thefe twomightie Princes, who by the report of all men were in Armes fortheinuafioiiof the Greeke Empire, and that therefore they had need of aide with all expedition, which is a chiefe point in Martidll bufineffe, faying, Thatthey knew of acertaine, that both , Q of them were verie bufieinleuying amightie Armic : They entreated him there- ^ foretohaftenthefuccours,if they defired to haue Conftantinoplc preferued ;And not fparingly to fend them this or that, but all things whatfoeuer they knew to bee neceffarie for the maintenance of fb great and dangerous a warre, Alleagin« this further caution,That they were not to delaie the matter,for feare leaft the enemies (which God-forbid) lhould furprizefome places fitt and commodious for the wars, which afterward when they would they fliould not be able to rcmedic, to the great prciudice of them and their confederats. T he Citie gauc a willing care to this aduertilement, and being moued by the im¬ minent danger,they commanded forthwith toleuie a great Armie. Whereupon a j, jc Gallics were in fliort fpacc made readic to fet fade, who departing from the Port vn- derthc command of Leonardo Ouinm, and Marco Gujfoni , failed direftly towards Conftantinoplc, when newes was brought them that the Citie was befieged and en- uironed with a mightie Armic. The Gcneralls of the Armic,being troubled at this report of the Hijlorie of r Oenice . ‘ i^y report, made nil the haft they could,for fearelcaft fbme milhnp might in the meanc time befall the Citie. LcoGdualU ,aman well experienced in marine matters,did command the enemies Nauie, who hauing notice ofthe Venetians approch, fhif'ced his place, and brought his Gallies nearento the fhore, where the land-armic was encamped (for the Citie was alrcadie befusged by land.) But this deftigne of the cnemie could not make the Tbe^miecf Venetians change their firlbrdhlu tions, who at their firltarriuall did lo furioufly 'fcmjUatf aflaile the Grcckilh Nauie, asina momenttbey fundtefoure and twenric of their mpic. Gallics, and putthcreftto flight, in the view of the amazed enemies, ; Thcvictori- T be G . rei I o o.us Veneti'ans entring the citie,which they freed from the liege,wcreioifully enter-’ teine’d by all men, but chiefly by their Countrimen who dwelt there : And after they had perfwadedthem eucTto-hope well,.arid tofeareno harmclo long as the hate of The Common-wealthIhould proKpcr, they remained there a few daics,and thenreturnedinto Italic. . ThevicforiousflcetcrcturnedtotheCitiefooner than was expc£fed,tothecx- 'rbivau&at ceeding plcafure and contentment ofthe people. They tooke grcatdclight to heare, ’"hfj’hi- that their Countrimen were deliuered from lb great danger; and their loy was not m»k. fmall for that fo proude an encmie had been fo fbdainly defeated, who was as foonc ou ercome as lookt vpon. 10 But the vanqmlhed could not long remaine quiet. For Vatta fu-s who on the other rmfrutm, pu fide had armed hue and twenty Gallies (bccaufe the former fleete as fome fay was fent from the frontiers ofthe Ponticke Sea by the King of theHexagoni) came a- ' L "" l “ gains and bcficgcd Conftantinoplc, with greater numbers of fmall vcffcls. But how great foeuer the Armie was, it could not difeourage Giouami Micbmeli'iAa^i- ftratc at that time for the Venetians in Conftantinoplc, who withfixteene armed Gallies intheHauen tor guard of the Citie, gaue a furious alfault to the enemies Campc. Vatiafia Armie did riot long endure the furic of the fight. For the affrigh¬ ted enemies did forthwith inuent mcanes how to efcape : and fortune foonc after bceing adiicrfe to their partie, they openly began to flic. T enne ofthe enemies * J ‘' 50 Gallics being taken,and the relidue put to flight,gaue the Venetians a goodly vifto- rie, and thole of Conftantincple free pafiage of the Sea. The liege beeing railed Vattafus fell fick,andfoone after died in the Citie of Nymphea. He left behind him Vattafiu dial >> a tonne named Theodore , begotten on a daughter of Theodore Za/caris,whom he mar¬ ried when they were both verie young. Other Authors affirme that belideone and twentie Gallics taken from the enemies before Conftantinople, diuers others were taken from them at the (freights of the Rhodian Sea, among which wjrc diuers of Syria. ' About the fame time, at the intreatic of Pope Grcgorie , trace was concluded for nine yeares with the Genouefts. His Holineffe knowing the little louc 40 which thcEmpcrour Fredericke did beare towards him, thought it much auaile- able for his partie, If, after hee had reconciled theft two the mighrieft people of Italic, hee could oblige them to him by fbme good offices. Whereupon (as it is reported) hee entreated the Venetians to ftnd their Ambafladours to him to treatcof a peace with theGenouefts : Some fay that StephanaIuftimano , and c Marino tMorofini , were fent thither ; and others fet dov/ne Gtctian Cornari , and Paulo CWolmo. Diuers Authours affirme, That the matter was debated at the Councell held at Lyons; and others fay, Tbarthe truce was concluded at Rome. Among fundrie Articles fet-downe for the aflurance of both parties, it was fpecial- Jhetnfbe ^ ly mentioned, T hat it Ihould not be lawfull for either of them, to purchaft newe- <***« the vt*r, jo nemiesjnor yet hew ailiance,nor to denounce warre again ft any,nor to aid any one, without the mutuall conftnt ofeither partie. T he Pope thundered diuers great ex- communications ngainft thofe,who,in contempt of that agreement,Ihould doe any thing conrrarie to the fame. Mondns faith,That this treatie was ended before the Venetians fuccoredConftan- N 3 nno- ] 3 8 C 1 hen in th B ooke of the fir ft Be cad noplc; and by that means they were thought to haue infringed it, whereof after¬ wards grew fitch grieuous warstwixt.thefc two people .-But neither he nor thole which belieued this, did coniider,that the Venetians did as they ought in bearing Armesagainft the Kingof Hexagons and Iohn yattafus, who inuaded that which Th' rufim nbf belonged vnto them: Forthe Venetians hadpurchafed right and title in part of fdcdunTcL 9 on ^ ant ' no P/ e,w hithcr in the name of the Common-wealthithcy had becne lent fiatinbfie. from the beginning, vnto whom to denie aide and helpe info great a danger, they humbly craning the fame, had beenc as ill done, as for them to infringe an agree¬ ment, how holic footer : The Venetians railed the enemies Campe before Conftantinoplc, Becaufe it was iuft and reafonable fo to doe ; feeing it is to II is lavfuU fur lawFu!1 . for cueric chat hath power and rocanes, euer to keepe and de- iiimentodc- fend his owne. For it is as crucll and inhumane a matter to hinder any fmdthmmnt. onc f rom repelling an iniurie done to him, as to wrong an other man. And the Genouefcs themfelues, ifany man fhould haue inuaded ought that had be¬ longed vnto them, would they haue forborne to takearmes, till they had recciued aduife and confcnt from the Venetians? Befides, it is to be thought that the Geno- The craft and uefes by meancs of this treatic, did deale but craftily with the Venetians. For,ima- fnbiiitisaftbe giningthat it wouldcomc to paflc by meanesofthisagreement, whereby they held ctMiefis. t he y cncmns bound as with a chaine,that they would delay the aide,cither by de¬ termining,©!'making fliew to prepare forces,vntill the cnemie (whom perhaps they is had ltirrcd vp) had taken Conftantinople: becaufe they could not draw the Vene¬ tians to this fbllio, they beganne to crieout, as though they had broken theaccord fo holily fworne to. Butfofhrrcoff was Pope Gregorie (who was the meanes for the truce ) from the leaf! thought that the Venetians had in any thing at that time broken their faith, as on thecontraiie he euer remained firmc and con- ftant in their friend (flip and alliance. -Nay, morcouer,I find, that about the fame time, or fooneafter, the fclfe-fame Genouefcsdid demand aideofthe Venetians, nsoftheir faithfull friends and companions, againflthe Emperour Frederick , and thePifans, which was freely granted them : But of this wee will fpcake clfc- where. lQ rbtPopes intn- It is reported that Pope Gregorie, at thebeginning ofthe truce,did requell the Vc- r.e toAimt a- netiansand Genouefcs,with all the other Potentates ofltalic,to take Armes for the x ■ ‘ 1 “ r * s ' recouerieofthe holy Land ; and that the lame had beenedone (becaufe they had all freely promifed fo to doe) had not the Popes fodaine death broke olf that nota¬ ble enterprife. The Venetians at the fame time had friendly compofed certaine differences betwixt themfelues and the Genouefcs : diuers Commiffioncrs forthe famepurpofc being font from either fide. But a cruell tyrannic, which had then crept into the Citic, did in a manner interrupt the whole treatie alreadie concluded, which would not haue proued very nccefTarie, in regard of that which afterward happened. 40 what Eccelin Ecceltn, 3. man bafelydefeended, and whole grand-father ofthe fame name, com- r’lsnkhbis ct- ming like a poore Souldier outof Germanic, had followed the Emperour Otbo the Itahe. jhjfd into Italic, being made rich and raifed to honour by the Emperour Frederickc the fecond, (whom be very much refemblcd) did by little and little commit great tyranniein Italie, whil efiErederick being armed againflthe Pope, oucr-ranne the greateft part of Italie, and chiefly Lombardie; wherediuers famous Cities were greatly vexed, vnderacolouronly (as I finde) forthatat thebeginning ofthecon- trouerfic betweene Pope Gregorie and Frederick , they had remained Neuters,not ta- tccdminPaJua king parts as others did. Ecceltn by goodly promifes fblieited the Paduans, and in hope to preferue their liberties, conftrained them to follow the Emperours part. T hefc men vndcr a gentle kind of bondage, were foone after held very fhort by him.- * ° who laying vpon them an vnufuall yoke,beganne openly to tyrannize. Then might you hauefeene Gentlemen; fomelcdto punifhment, and others to prifon; from , ■ ( i ,nt whencebeing brought forth, they were either condemned to death, orperpetuall banifh- of the Hiflorie of Venice. 1 19 banilhment ; the;rgOods fpoiled,NobleMaidcs,and Matrones rauiihed and deflou- r^d: In a word, all deteftable actions which a proudeconquerour is accuftomcdto v(e towards poore eaptiues, was executed by this new Prince on the wretched Pa¬ duans : Diucrs fled away for fearc; Diners likewife beingdeftitute of all meanes, and bnnilhedthe Citie, with their wiues and children, came to Venice,as to the on¬ ly Sanftuarie of freedome. f . All Lombardieon the other fide did tremble at the Armies of Frederick, jt is re- pietn Trp»h ported that Pietro Top,do, fonne to the V enetian Prince commanding certainc croups ta ' of Milan againft Frederick, was vanquifhed neare to the new Court, and taken pnlo- l o ner with great Ioffe, together with limdric men of note. Frederick, in hatred to the Father and to the Venetians,whole enemie he wasalrcadicprofeffcd, lent him firft to Pila,and afterwards into Apulia, where (as it is reported) he wasmiferably mur- thcred’. The Hiftorians make no mention why hce put him to death in that Pro- uince. But I thinke, he did it to gratifie thole of Apulia, who about the lame time had becne greatly afflifted by GiouttwmTepulo', brother to Pietro. For the \ cnctians in the Popes bchalfe had lent flue and twentieGallies into Apulia, vnder the com¬ mand ofthis GtomnmTepulo, to inuade the Cities of that Prouince, which tooke part with Frederick. This Tepulo hauing at his arriuall chaced away the Garrifon of the Prouince, Icized on Thermida, then on CampoMarino,andloone after on Be- 2 0 ftica. But whileft he was bufied in razing and ruihing the taken To wne, word was brought him that the Barze, (thegoodlieftfhippe, which at thole daies failed on y the Seas, carrying a thou land Souldiers,and which had fought at Sea fox Fredericks tal^eFicderui^r partie) was entred into the Hauen of Siponto,called at this day Manffedonia,wher- vpon he failed thither with his Gallics, where for his owne aduantage finding the cetlna. fhip in theFlauen, hee affailed it, tooke it with great eafe, brake it in pecces, and burnt it in the enemies fight. For this caule it is likely that Frederick lent PietroTepulo to be executed in Apulia. Whileft thele things were done abroad c, or at leaftfoone after,diucrs good decrees were enafted in the Citie. They eftablifhed firft the TicCburto f Ke . Court of Requefts, with three Iudgcs, to decide euery mans controucrlies. And quepipujbed s 0 next the ancient Lawcs and Statutes ofthe Citie were examined, and being againe 1 confirmed, were let do wne in bettertermes, and reduced into another quantitie. Some Authors referre to thefe times,this fecond battaileof Giomnni Michacli,whcte he defeated with a few Gallies, the great Armie of Vuttafus. Frederick after hee had obtained this vidtorie at the new Court, intheftate of Milan (as wee hauefaid) where Tepulo was taken prifoner, came to Padua, alreadiefubieft to the crucll ty¬ rannic ofEccelin, where keeping the Feaft of Eafter, newes was brought him , how the Pope had a while before excommunicated him, and all thofe which followed T i, cFepe „ cem , him, or in any fort did giuc him affiftance: wherewith being incenfed, like a man mmatebthe befide himfclfe, he forthwith fell on the Venetians Territories, and bcingcome as , 0 far as S .Hilaries Church (where a little before Eccelin had budded a Fort in theview ofthe Venetians) he cut fhort his lourney, and turning on the right hand,hee mar¬ ched with fpeede towards the Tower of Bebia. ThisTowerfor the hardacceffe Vredcrk ^ thereunto, by realon ofthe water which enuironeth it, did brauely fullaine the e* tie vmetdam, nemicsaffault, vntill that a great number of light veffels being come tothereleefe thereof enforced him to diflodge. It is certaine that liindrieoccafions moued Frederick to warre on the Venetians : For firft, he would rcuenge the iniurie that hee had receiued, by the burning of his Barze, and becaule the Venetians had made a league with the Pope.But that where with hewas molt moued, was, becaule he law great numbers of Paduans were reti¬ re, red to Venice for refuge, thereby fearing, if they dwelt Co neare, the Citie of Padua would not long remaine in the lamellate it then did. And that which makes this leeme to be true, is, that at his departure from Padua , hee carried thence with him the chiefcft and richeft Citizens, vnder colour of fending them to the warres, confi¬ ning them farre from home, Tho IA.O The ninth Boo he of the ftrfl Vccad 1 heGenoucfsaooutthefame time ienttothe Venetians according to their a- greement, entreating thcmfpeedily to aide them with a nauall Armie, faying; I hat they vndcrftood how the Pifins, aflifted by Frederick., had armed more than one hundred Gallics againft them, and that their affaires could endure no delay, be¬ ing well allured that the encmic would foone be with them, with whom theywere not refblucd to fight, without the aide of their Confederates. Hcrcuponthc Vc- fmZfdfbc nct ’ ans 4 ’ ect % He f° rt h thrcefcore Gallics; which being giuen in charge to fin- Ciritmefci. areaTcpulo (who was the Dukesfonnc likewif) he was commanded tomakehaftto the fiiccor of their friends.This man fhyling dircftly to Pola, condemned thePolans m a pecuniar ic fine, for not furnifhinga Galley which they were bound to doe,acid did bcJides beate downe a part of their walls.. From thence with a faire windehee 1 ° failed to Durazzo,where he vndcrftood that the Armie of Frederick, and the Pifans uffnaff' was dd ? tcd hy the Gcr ‘ ou b’atbiam. Gentlemen, and lomcofthem of great account. We find not that eucr any man did the like, ( except Cornelm Salk) in flaughtering nt-one timefbmanymen fubie&cdvnderhis obedience. Ofwhomitis reported. That at‘one timeand rmiuetim- placeheput twelue thoufand Prcncftincs to death, bccaufe they had fauoured 4 ° Mctrisu partie, not pardoning any one of fo great a number, but onely one that had f 0 ™\ b tV/ ld beenehis Hofte.-who perceiuingby that meanesthe flower and choifeofhiscoun- rrey to bee extindt, did boldly refufe hislmcrcic, and in faying that he would not thanke him for that curtefic, he caft himfdfe into the throng ofthofe who were put to execution. It is not to be thought ftrange, or vntrue which we haue deliucrcd touching lo many thou finds ofmen at one time lent forth of Padua to the warres: For it is cer- taineby theteftimonieof averie credible Author, That there hath bcene recko¬ ned at times in Padua foure hundred families, all Gentlemen; and that which is more, fixfcore thouland men lent thereout to the warres at one time, jo Eccelin , afterthe maffacreofthe Paduans, hauing lhutvp with greatRampiers.l littlebelowe VincenzatheRiuerBacchillion , diuideditintodiucrsftrenmcs, and by that diuifion hemade the Citie more ftronge, and madediuers vies of it, chiefe- ly for Milles. The Bifhop ofRauenna on the other fide cauffd a great ditch to bee padc round about the walks of Padua, and by that meanes in fuch fort fortified thofMontfort a French-man by Nation,did bearevntotbem, who was Gouernour ofthe Citie, they came not flaying for the Popes anfwere, and feized on the place, and fpcedily fortified it in manner ofa Caftle. Philip alfo vnto whome the Venetians complained , was fb farre off from redrefling the fame ,as onthecontrarie, vpon their fpecch, That the third part of the Citie belonged vnto them, he commanded them (to giue the people contentment) to de¬ part thence. The 43 5° of the Hijlorie of Vmice. 147 10 10 The Venetians, diflaining to digeft fuchan iniurie, made a fpeedie league with CManfied, King oh Sicill, againft the Genouefes; But whileft they were bulled in preparing their Annie, the Prince of Antioch, and the Patriarke oflenifalcm ,• d:cl (harply by their letters rebuke Philip , counlailing him to gouerne himfelfe more difcrcetly ; and ahured him, that if the V enetians were not reconciled to the Geno¬ uefes, from whom they were feuered by his pride and their owne, the affaires of Chriftendome werelike to recciue a greataffront in Syria, by rcafon of that quar- rell. The Venetians vnderftandingthefmall accountthat Philip madeof tholead- uertifements, and that it was ccrtaine, that he would not change his determination, cither for admonitions or threats,but that he would continue will full in the hatred which he had already concerned ; They being wholly impatient by reafonol the hainoufnclfe of the matter, let prefently forth thirtie Gallies well prouided, which they hadin readineffeatthelametimcintheHauen of Tyre. The Venetian Hi- ftorians lay ,T hat they were Pent from Italie, vnder the command of Lorenzo Teptt- /e; and that comming totheHauenofPtolomais.,afterthey had broken thechaine which Ihut it in, they furioufly charged three and twentieGenouefes ihips ofbur- then, and two Gallies, being there by chance in the harbour, which were as eafily taken as vnawaresaflailed; and that afterwards hauingdelpoiled them of all their tackling, theyburnt them all in a moment. With the lame violence likewifethey came to S. Saha's Church, which the Genouefes had fortified, the which being like- wife taken, was for the moll part ruined. Whereupon the Genouefes, rather incenled than daunted with this Ioffe, ha¬ iring armed two and thirtie Gallics at Tyre, came to meetc with the Venetian Na- uie fbutitwasin vaine. For the Venetians leauing the Syrian warres, forthecare which they had of the affaires ofGreece, failed into the Pontick Sea, to the aide of their Countrie-men, which dwelt in Conftantinople, whom the warres of Vuttafm had entangled. In the mcanc time the ne wes of that which had beene done in Pto- lomais, being come into Italie, did in fuch fort ftirre vp the Genouefes, who alreadic did not greatly affedf the Venetians, as they refolued to leuie a mightie Armie, ro reuenge this wrong: Therefore, after they had armed fortie Gallies,and ten Argo- ’ zies, they fenc them into Syria. The Venetians likewife in Italie fore-feeing the dangerous warre, which they were to make with the Genouefes, did with a meruailouslpeedearmefifteene Gal¬ lies, and ten (hips ofburthen, of which ^AndreaZeno was made Generali-, And with like celeritie,thofe Venetians which were in Ptolomais made readieabout for- ticleffer drips,commonly called Vaccetes, and ten Argozies. At this day (food the affaires of the Venetians and Genouefes in Syria, whenin Italie Pope Alexander , vpon tidings what had paffed at Ptolomais, and confidering how great either oftheir forces were, & that by their mortal hatred,fome horrible milchiefe was threatned thofe Cbriftians which at that time were in Syria r had an efpeciail care to giue audience to both their Ambaffadours lent to him for that pur- pofe,and for that caufe would needes haue the Pilans to be prefent at that audience, whole Ambaffadours he had font for out ofTufcan, to be as it were Vmpiers, and Procurers ofthe peace, betwixt thefe two people. And (without doubt) by the Popes mediation peace would loone haue enlued,ifthey had not in the meane time fought together in Syria. T he newes ofthis encounter did greatly trouble the de- feignes of the Pope. For lo loone as both the Armies arriued in Syria, the Veneti¬ ans albeit they kept a ftrongGarrilbn in Acre,had not forlaken Tyre,where the Ge- nouefesand Philip Mont fort remained, who vndoubtedly would haue offered vio¬ lence to the Venetians which held a part thereof, had not the Goucrnour of the -o Citiecxprefly forbidden any attempt whatfoeuer, within the circuit ofthe Citie,or in the Haucn, But the condition ofthe Venetians leemed in lorne fort better: who alone held Acre, and yet neuerthelcffe had not abandoned that which they poffef- fcdinTyre. O 2 Acre ta\cn hj the pencilans. TheGcmuefes rcfolution . 4 ° The Topes difc gtnee to peace betwixt the Venetians& the Genouefes, The treatie of peace bro^ou iVifedome ofthe GeuernoHT , The 148 The tenth Boo{e of the ft ft Tec ad The Genoucfes The Genoucfes hereat being more incenfed, came on a fodaine forth of' the ha- ucn, and failed dircttly towards Ptolomais. Andrew Zeno and Lorenzo Tepulo , Gene¬ rals of the Venetian Armie, being aduertized ofthc enemies proceeding (fof’diuers Venetians were m Tyre, as hath beenefaid, mingled among the enemies) imagined the truth, to wit, i hat the Genoucfes meaning was to come thither, thinking in the fame manner to furpnze them, as their ownc men had bcene oflatcfurpriied by the V enetians. For which caufe on a fodaine they drew all their veffclls forth of the hauen,fo as thefetwo mightie fleets met one with another. Vpon the flrff ken¬ ning of each other, they quickly put themfelucs in order of battaile, and then ranne runoufly one vpon another,being armed indeed more with hatred than with force- , n d ',„ ted b : tht f J K enlU n “, bl ° udie ^ - But , the Venetians horn the beginning ofthc rLJj ^hthad the moft aduantage, as being the firongcr, and greatly fortified by the aide of the Pifans with whom they were then m league; In the end the enemies being broken and defeated, and diuers oftheir Gallics funke and taken, to the num¬ ber of hueand twentie: the red trembling with feare efcaped to Tyre. The Vene¬ tian brought backe his victorious Armie to Ptolomais, dragging after him the taken Games, and home thoufands of Genouefes. This notable Ioffe, of th e enemies did notyet appeafe the Venetians furie, but on the contrane did the more inflame it: For that foone after this viftoric they o- ucr-torewan the buddings, as weil publickeas priuate, which the Genoucfes pof- feffed in Acre: they fpofled their ftorc-houfes and moueables, and expelled at the laft their Criers and Beadles, with their other Officers, and all other fignes oftheir ancient fortunes, which they had till then enioyed in that Citic. Moreouer two thoufand fixe hundred Genouefes who were taken in the fight and brought thither (as hath beenefaid) were by them made Galley-flaues. It is reported that the Pope was greatly troubled with thefc newes; and that he would notd'fmifletheAmbafladours of Genoa, who were called home afterthe Ioffe of the battaile, till the Venetians had granted, that all the Genouefes Souldiers which were taken prifoners, fhould be fet at libertie. Th us were the Venetians affaires entangled in Syria,whilefl in Greece they were m ! '”^etter, being now vexed by the Greckcs, then by mtafieo, and another while 5 ■ ■ by Theodore his fonne. For the power of Baldwin was fo dccaied, as if the Venetians had not atonies come into the Pontick Sea to bring him aide, the Greeke Empire would not fo long haue remained in the hands of the French-men : which they ha- uing often done at other times, didnot ceafe to continue, fofooncas they were be come Mailers of Ptolomais, notwithflanding their cruel! war with the Genouefes - - - fortheyfafled into Greece, as forgetting their affaires in Syria ,zo giue Baldwin time- uWtlT f fuccou . rs - vpon newes of the death of Theodore , which was thought to haue happened opportunely for the quiet of Greece, the Venetians returned into Syria whither they were called by fundrie meffengers. } ‘ 1 Michtd pjUo. In the meanetime, CMichael furnamed Pdcolcrus, who was left ProteAm- nf Theodore his children, with the abfolutegouernement ofthc Empire, hadat the be¬ ginning giuen hope to all men of a happie peace: For he made fhew to bee conten - ted, and highly to refpeft the children, and to preferue and defend thatwhich Theodore had left them. But foone after, hee did not only defeat Baldwins forces but wholly chafed them thence: whereunto,how,and by what meancs he attained’ J will briefly fet downe. Yet I will make mention by the way ofthat which fome Crtut trtachtry ^ u “ ors doc [ e P ort > towi G That rWwc did not leaueP4/cn/^as Proteflor to (fa Grcik'. Bls chl Qrcn > But onc name d Gregone Imi/ble ,whom Pdeologm caufed to be flainc as hee was hearingdiuineferuice, and thathauing by his death taken vponhimthe chnrgeof thechildren (forbefides his nearekindred, hee had euer (hewed himfelff 5° a faith full friend to thelate Theodore) fo foone as he had affured his owne eflate hee william Prince caufccl tilern miterably to be put to death. cfAtbm. This man being inflallcd Protestor, begannethe warrcagainft/M«t», Kingof Achaia, French much dccaied in Greece . The death of ofthe .Hijlorie of Venice.- 14 . 9 . Acbaia; a French-man by nation; and he ceafed not to purfue him till hee had con- ftraincdhitn to fight, wherein being ouercome , and taken, he confined him toprifon. Being proud of this viftoric, hee came &alTailcct Baldwin. 'the Em- petoiirbeingaduertifedthat his enemie approached with his forces, refblued to guard theftreights of thePonticke fea,and to drinc him if it were poffiblc/arfrom the hauen.So loone therefore as he had prepared a naual! Armie, with the gieateil forces that he could leuie,hc gaue the command therofto \MatcoGradorned the Ve¬ netian, who was then Magiflratc in Conftantinople, determining either to hazard all or clfe to dinert that haughtie enemie from his purpofc.For being defperiuc of all aide, he knew not by whatinuention elfe he could bee able to keep Conftatltinopie, hauing becne till then fo extremely impouerifhed, firftby lo Ini l- r a ttafus ,■ an da iter by Theodore his fucccffour. as hee was enforced to ‘Wwnc P-hUip his fonntfwha had afterwards committed to ward in Venice) to the Merchants of Bruges, who was lent him a great iumme of money,& to fell the gutters and cpucrings ot leads of the ivAS brought «, pubiike buildings and the pretioils rclicks of Saints;fo great was his want of frifcney. Thus being compafied with rnifenes,and almoft diltradied, he fent a!l his forces, to theguardof theftraiceandpaffigesof the Sea, not leauin-g any garrifon in the Cicie. Butwhileft he fought nieanes tokeepeouta forraine enemie, hcwa$oucj> thro wnc by d omefticke creacher ie. F or ccrtaineGreekes(whoby nature wets light¬ headed. and inconifantj being wearied with fo many miteri'es, (or rather as Ithinke glutted with the French gouefnmentj thinking that for want of a garrifon in the Citie, they might eafiiy dcliucrthefamcto theencmic, feetc diuers whom they might truft to treatewith Palcologvs, and to will him to conic at a certains hourc of Treachery of tin the D night, with what forces he beft plcafcd , proroifing that without doubt they g« would bringhim in, and make him mailer of the Citie without the Ioffe of any one man. Pa/cc/cgaswouldnotflipfuchanoccalion., but came about midnight, with great troupes of fouldiers throughby-waies forfeare of'defcrying. Hcc was no looner come to the walles, but the traitors recemidhim into the Citie, without the TaUchgmta- flaughtcr of any one except of thofc which had the guard of the gate. Baldwin, and t'b cnjlanti. , Pantaleon Iuftinian the Patriarch, being awaked at the firftnoifeof the furprife, in great fearc fled to Euripus, called at this day the ftrait of Nigrepont, with ccrtaine of their friends, carrying with them the rnoft rich, and precious things, that fo fo- dainc a nightlie terrour would permit them, where taking fhip., they failed thence With a diredt courfe to Nigrepont. Some Authors fay,that Baldwin and his troupes were abfent when Paleologiu tooke the Citie. But whether he were there or no, it is certaine that the Citie of Conftan, tinople was loft in this manner the eight andfiftic yeare,(or as others fay) thethree- fcore and third yeare after it was taken by the Venetians and French-men. T he V e- nctians diipatchedmcfTengerswithfpeed tothePope; and Baldwin fent to Lewis , the French King: but no aide was either giuenor denied by any of them both. \ ec notwithftanding, in repaid it was very likely that Paleologns would not (land ftiil in fo iairc&cucn a way,they concluded to fend CM-arco Michaeli with eightecne gallies j •bevnci'wu to guard the Illands,& alltheSea-coaftspvith expreffe charge not to letflip fit occa- {ion to difturbe Ps/fo&g-ar.The which was fovaliatly executed, & with fuch dexteri- ^ tie,as ali men did affu redly beleeuc,that Palcologua was at the point to leaueConftan- p ikoiogusrtad) tinopleindefpair,hadnotthe Gencuefesiti hatred to the Venetians readily offered him their aid. For hauing made a league together they fent their whole armie out oi T iJ Gci!oue ^ s Syriainto Grcecc,which of a certain was much more ftrong anti mightie than tnat icagusmtb pa- wherewith they fought betwixt Tyre and Acre. , , , f ,. 0 Paloologiis trufling to his owne forces , attempted t® enlarge the bounds ot ms 0 f Achaittyttt Empire towardslfAorea : And the better to effeA it, be let William at libertie, **«*». (who as we haue (aid was by him imprifoned after his defeate) on condition to deli- p j tilrt “ c ° llel i af uer the Citie of Epidauro in Morea into his hands ( fo was this Citie called in oldc. this day timewhich ftandeih aimoft in theuniddeft of Greece, called at this day, by cor- utiaajia. ‘ O 3 tiipuor 150 "The tenth Booke of the fir ft c Decad The league of Achaiu with the Venetians. 7be Venetians in the jfle of Negrepent. ruption of the language MaluafiaJ being affined, thac with this Citie he would greatly molelt the Venetians by fea and land. But the Venetians hatting notice thereof with little difficulty drew wrflum to their partie,and (wareperpetual friend- Ihip with him, who ferued them afterward verie faithfully in this warre. They fenc morcoucr eight and thirtie Gallics with fupplies, to their Armic which was airea- diem Grecia. But whileft this mightie Armic was preparing ^m&Pd'ologus, diners fhips of warreftfundnetimesdeparted from Venice; as (hips of burthen fit forthc fight, and Gallics well appointed, not fo much for the guard of their owne frontiers^ to IpoilcwhatfoeuertheycouldfindhelogingtotheencmyySctofruftratehisatempts. IO W hich happened at the (amc time when that great (hip called the Lion which had two hundredI martinets, and an hundred fouldicrs in her departingfrom Venice with two Gallics, met neerc to Tenedos with twentie Gallics of Genoa, which in teed o( flying from (he gaue chafe vnto.&purfued them almoft to Conftantinople It. was not long after when chat great fleet of thirty feuen Gallics fent with fupplies (as aforefaid ) arrmed in Greece, where they met by chance on the Sea ofThcffalo- nica with thrcefcorefaflcofGrcekcs and Gcnouoles, who durft not meddle with chem.Neit h er would the Venetians afTailcthem,in regard of elicit great multitudes- but paffingquietly by them, they cametntotbe IfleofNigrcpont,the which for the moftpartwaspofcfTed by:thc Venetians-, after they had driuen thence Anfofa\ 0 baftard fas fo me fay J to Fudtritke the third, King of Sicily, whohaumg a part W1Ch of Vcrona,hdd The enemies fleete failing forth of the Sea of Theffalonica metwith three Ve¬ netian (hips of warre necre to the Bofphorus of Thrace, returning from fcouring the Seas, almoft as farre:as Conftantinople. Thefe fhips being taken, all the pnfoners which fell to the Genouefes were forthwith murthcred, and they which happened on Pdeologta , had their eyes plucked out. The Venetian nauic feeling winterdrawon, and the enemy not ftirre, returned to Venice. About the beein- nin^of the next Spnng, Grlberto DmMo departed from Venice with two and thirty Games, and being come into Greece, met vpon the way neerc the hauen called the * Seauen-fwine, the fame fleete of Genouefes which the Venetians theycare paft durft not deate withal],as they came forth of the Bofphorus to fpoile wbatfoeuer they couldhghton belonging to the Venetians. Being come in fight one of ano¬ ther, they prefent y put themfelues in order of battaile readie to figln, running one vpon another With great fury. The fight was very (harpe at the encounter, but it lafted not long^yreafonofthefmal number ofthevefTds.neither was itverie blou- dic. For the Genouefes with Ioffe of fourc of their fhips efcaped away by ftrength of their oares,putting themfelues into thebauen ofMaluafia.But the Genouefes foone after made their Ioffe good, by the fodaine furprifall of three Venetian fhips, laden with victuals and munition. v 5 4 Nowa'beitthe maim: warre was necreto the IflandsofthcfEgcan Sca.and along the coaft which runneth from Morea to theftraitc of Gallipolis, vet the affaires of' Syria were not altogether quiet. For all the Italiansfin a mannerj that were in Ieru- ialemdidfo much fauour the Venetians in Acre, as it was plainly feene, that they i morcaffcathem than they did the Genouefes: whereas on the contrary, thole of lyre held altogether for the Genouefes. By this meancs all thcChriflians which then in Syria,were diuided in fadions one acainft another for the Dartie of ILftiiZ m thcfe tu ’° mightie people: and thofe Cities which in times paft had been/with fo - much labour and bloud freed from the cruell Empire of eMkhomet, were in an in¬ ant by this vnnaturall warre filled with murther and fedition. Neucrthelefrc the 50 ch , at th =y mi § ht not feeme careleffe ofwhat more neerly concerned them ret y eare C a c c° r ding to forr.e Authors) of this fiift Gcnoan Warr, let.orth fifty Gallies,or ( as feme lay J feuen and thirty again ft their enemies the Genouefes Cm citie of the Greel^s&Geno- mJcs. The Gemuefis put fo flight. The Chriftiam regard of the Venetians and Gerjguefes. of the Hijlorie of Venice. Genouefes,who being come into the mainc dire&ed their courfe to Sicily where the Genoan fleet was reported to ride. And not finding the encmie there, they (ai¬ led into Syria, where neerc to Tyre they tooke an Argozie of the enemies. After mo, a A nets venet/a^ fieete in Syria. Tyre btfegcd by the Venetians. this they entred the hauen,determining to force the Cuie: But Andrea Bzrofu difereetand valianc Captaine was gouernour of the towne, who although the Venetianshadfentto/Vfl/W.j/.rlorfuppliestogirttheCitie with a ftreighte liege, both by fea and land, did neuerthelcffe with the garrilon thereof verie brauely defend it. The Genouefes in the meane time were not idle : For vnderftanding by their I o fpics, that a great Chip called the Strong Caftle, with ten other (flips of burthen la¬ den w.th marchandizc, were to come forth ohhehauenof Venice, bound for Afia, they lay in ambulli for them bchinde a Rockc at the ifllie of the Adriaticke Gulph. But the marchants being thereofaduertized by a fmall boate which went beforefordifcoueric,a(frightcdwiththcnewes,made prefently to land. And vn- lading their (hips on the fhoZre, where lay agarrifon of Albanians, they left the emptie Veffels to the encmie, who pcrceiuingthemfelues difeouered, and knowing the Venetians meaning, forfooke their ambufh, and (hewed themfelues. Some hi- fforiatisaffirmethat Michael Dona commaunded that Genoan fleete, and how ImhfZfeT- they fought at Sea,as alfo that the Venetians trn fling to theftrength and greatnes 10 ot an Argozey returned to Venice, af.cr they hadloft the other (hips laden with marchandizc. The Venetians in (led of being difeouraged at this lode, were the more anima¬ ted to reuenge; lo as not long after they font Giacomo Dandulo into Dalmatia with feuen Gallies, with full power (If it fhould be expedient for the Common-wealth) to ioine with thofe whomhee (liould finde there for the guard of the Iflands. Whereupon after he had taken three from Zara, hee failed into the Sea of Sicilie, where receiuing three other Gallies of Candie, and not long after foure from Ni- greponr, ftrengthened with thefe fupplies hee (ailed to Ragufa , where hcemet Marco Gradonico with tenne Gallics; Thcfe two fleetes beeing joined together, fiii- led into Sicilie 5 where afeer they had coalfedall that part of the Ifiand,which loo- keth towards the Eafl,and almolf all that which lieth from Mount Pachino toward the South, they tooke neerc to Lilibeum three Genoa-Gallies conduced by Lan- franc of Bourbon. This lolfe beeing reported at Genoa,' eight and twentie«Gal- lieswere fodainly fet forth, to reuenge this iniurie ; who (ailing into Sicilie with a direff courfe to meete the enemie, found the Venetians at Ankor in the Hauen of Tkru Gl Trapani . Some write, that the two fleetes met by chance before Trapani .- But whetheritwerefoorno, itiscertainethatthc Gallies on either fide (ailed inorder h'bcvtmtim of batcaile readie for fight. It is reported that the Genouefes came too eagerly to charge, and lo by conJe- 40 quence too vnaduifedly. For after their comming from Genoa they feared nothing (o much as to mi(Te the Venetian: fo that their hatred concurring with their power the fight began (bdainly. Flatred on the one fide.and defire ofgloric on theother, did greatly augment eithers forces : And as well the one as the other, would ma- nifeftto the Sicilians, (in whole fight they fought) which of them was beft experi¬ enced in Martiall difeipline, &whowerc beft Sea-men. They fought a longtime with vneertainctie of viftorie. But the Genouefes fortune at laft declining, their wilfulnelTe was fiich.as rather than toefcape with dilhonour they chofe there to die r , he Gtneu 'f‘ i fighting. In this fight were taken foureand twentie of their Gallics: and therefi- VmWhf 1 due burnt or fimke. Aboue two thoufend flue hundred were taken priloners, and 50 more than twclue hundred flaine: thcreft were drowned. The viftoric was not vnbloudieto the Venetians; but their ioy to haue fi> braue¬ ly vanquiflied the cnemic,would not fuffer them to thinkc on their great lode. And Tbcmcnflanii becaufe that by this ouerthrow the Genouefes power was thought to be wholly a- axdi'&mtjjiof bated, Paleologw^ who till then had taken their partie, made truce with the Veneti- tbe G,ec i a - ana 152 Bbc tenth Book of tbefirjl Vecad A new Venetian Annie fent to tflodon. The Genouefes come into Can- die. Cam a in Can die ruined by the Genouefes . A popular com ' motion in Ve- nice . The people heart (mall ref pc Cl to then- Prince. The fedi licits ft- nijhed. A ncwVenetidit Armie ngainft the Genonefes . Certains Genoa [hips taken. The Venetians viclorie againjl tl)eGC(ionc(es. ansforfiueycarcs. The Senate after the battaile of Trapani.fent one and twentie Gullies to Modonn for the guard of the Sea-coaft, becaufe (as I thinke) they were aduertifed that the Gallies of Genoa made incurfions on thofe places. It happened by chance that ccrtaine of the enemies (hips being come at the fame time as farte as Modon to rob & fpoilc,fo foon as they vndcrltood of the Airmail of the Venetian Armie.,prefuming on then fwiftneffe on a fodain like run-awaiesthey turned their backs. The Venetians holding themfelues notdecciued intheir ene¬ mies flight, forthwith followed them: But theGenouefes becing ftill daunted with their former lolfc rccciued in Sicilie, and determining from the beginning not to fight, did clcape by ftrengthof their oares into the Hauenof Rhodes : from to whence foon after departing, they tookea Venetian fhipladen with verierichMar- chandizc in the Channellof Nigrepont: fome fayitwas notin the Channelfbut in the Hauen of Hiericon. The Genouefes after that, failed fodainly into Candie, where after they had coafted the greateft part of the Ifland, they tooke Cydona featownc (called at this day Canea by corruption of fpecch) which for the moft part they fpoiled and ruined. During thefe exploits in Greece, therearofe a great commotion in Venice which did threaten the Commonwealth with euident danger. Thcexpcncesof this long warre had till then fo exhaufted the publike treafure, as the Senate was contained to inuent new fublidics for the entertainment of the Armie : Whereupon they laid 10 anewimpoft on white mcates. Which becing commanded to bee publifbed, the people atthattime wearieof fo great burthens, came running to the Palacewith great noife and menaces : Wherewith the Senators being amazed, Prince Rxjmcrp came forth, to the end by his loueraigne authoritic, cithcrto dant thepopularfu- rie, orelfe to pacific their tumultuous fpirits by fome gentle admonition .■ But this manic-headed bcaft, without any refpeil: at all to the ducall dignitie, did forth-with caft (tones at the Prince: who being affrighted gaue place to their furic. No fooner was the Duke retired,but the Authors of the fedition hauing found a fit occalion for their theeuilh intents, did by force enter into diuers gentlemens houfes which they ranfickt,and fpoiled. At the laft the tumult being appeafed, fharpeinformajion was 30 made againft thofe who had done outrage to the Soueraigne dignitie, and were the Authors of this popular fedition; whereupon the delinquents being apprehended werefeuerely punifhed. It is reported that about the lame time all the ftreets and places of the Citie w-cre paued with bricke, and that the bridge of R ialto was with great coft new bmlded, with more cunning workmanlhip than before. All this notwithftandingtherui- ningofey^andtatakingofthe fliip fo richly laden,did greatly difconccntthe Venetians ; Therefore, three and twentie well-furnilhed Gallies weregiuento CAUrco Gradonico , to faile to Acre, with cxpreffccommandcment to efpic a fit time when with moft aduantage he might fight, and when it Iliould bee offered , toym- 40 ploy all his forces by fome warlike enterprife torepreffetheprideandraftinefleof the enemies, which was of late encreafed by rcafon of fome fortunate fucceffc. Some Authors thinke that thefe Gallies were fent to feruefbr.aconuoy to thofe, which at the fame timewentinto Alia about traffick ofmerchandizc,and that they met with eight flnippes of Genoa, ncare to Ptoodes, laden with merchandize, which they tooke and fent home to Venice; of which fucceffe the people were ve¬ ry ioyfull. I greatly wonder at that which fome doe write, touching fiudhips of Pifa, that were brought to Venice with thole of Genoa , feeing that fome few yearcs before the Venetians,confortcd with the Pifans,fought with the Genouefes in Syria and that foonc after they werecomprchcnded, as friends and allies to the p Venetians,in the truce made with the Genouefes by the mediation ofking Phlif Ci¬ thers which make mention how the gallies were fent to reuenge the ruine of Cyoon and the taking oftherich marchant-fhip, affirmc that they did not fight neere vnto Rhodes with the Genouefes fleetc of eight and twentie gallies, but betwixt I yre ofthe Hijlorie ofV°.mce. m and Acre,and chat they went more couragioufly to the charge,in regard of the pla¬ ces of retreat which either of them had,though neuertheielfc at the laft the Vene¬ tians there likewife got the vpper hand, hailing taken hue of the enemies Gallics. Whilft thefc exploits were doneat Sea,Prince Zeno died in thefeuenteenth ycare of his gou'ernment. ^Lore n z o Te p v lo, the T)uke of Venice. Orcn&o Jejune ionne to Prince Gtacemd,iuccecacd him. At this Princes entrie Pope Clement the fourth after he had difcrcctly confidered how great naileries the French-men, with others who till then were in Sy¬ ria had endured, and were likely ftili to endure by meanes of the wars betwixt thefe two potent people, hedid by his Ambaffadours entreat nepop, rhe Venetians and the Genoucfes, to liften to a fufpenfion of Armes, if they could uoretb to accord not on a fbdainc conclude a peace. And the more eafily to effect it,he entreated ei- therof them to fend their Commiffioncrs to him to Viterbo. The Kings of France fi'L ‘ ‘ Gmouc ~ and Sicilic, didrequeft the like, offering freely to employ thcmfclues to mediate a firmc peace betwixt them Commiffioncrs were fent to the Pope, but certainemo- ncthsaftcr,thcy returned to Venice without conclvding any thing. About the fame Crmfimitie time there hapned great fcareitie of victuals in the Citie, by reafon that the paffages U ‘ m into Sicilicand Apulia for corne werclhutvp from the Venetian Marchants : For ‘ ’ 4 o the Genoueles fcouring all the Seas, there was no man that would vnderrake to re- lieue the Common-wealth. There needed a mightie fieetc to feme for Conuoy to the Marchants failing to and fro. But that could not eafily be brought to p.ille infbtroublefomcatimc. Wherefore they determined to haue recourfe to their ncighbours.TheyfcnttoTrcuifb,Padua,Feirara,andto the neighbour Cities,who, befides the great abundance ofmonic offered vnto them, were entreated, Thatife- ucr the Venetians had done any plcafure to their neighbours,as well to others,as to the Paduans of frelh memorie, (as thole who not long fince by their means had Iha- ken off the yokeofleruitude,whcn(to al mens knowledge) therelwerenofbrces grea¬ ter or read ier than thofe of the Venetians for the ouerthrowing of Eccelins tyrannic: ’“St 11 ‘‘“peof 50 They would in fo great neceffitic relieuc that Citie which had fo well deferued of them. Howbcitifin their prefentncceffitie they would not remember curtifies re* cciucd,yct at lcafl forhumatiitie-(like to grant their requeft. But neither intreaties nor monie being able to oucrcome the ingratitude of their neighbours,prouilion of cornc was in all places denied them. The 'H The tenth Booty: of thefrjl T)ecad Truce graunted betwixt the Ve¬ netians and the Genouejcs. 1160. The Venetiansdifdainingto be thus vnworchily dealt with, to theend that all men might know, (and chiefly they who had lo wilfully refufed them) how gently they had dealt with them in time paft, they made a decree which continueth till this day, T hat all marchandize palling between the Gulphe ofFana,and the mouth ofthe Riuer Po,fhould pay a certaine tribute to the Common-wealth; And to this purpofefhould come to Venice where their merchandize fhould berated, ifitlo pleafed the Officers thereunto appointed. Andtopreuent all deceit herein, they created a new'Magiftrate, who had certaine fhips of warre appoin ted him, careful¬ ly to looke to the Sca-coafts: T his cauied (for it was likely that the Neighbours at the firft report of thisnew Edift woukj oppofe themfelues againftit) the league to I0 be renewed with the Pifans for fiueyeares. About the fame time the Genoueles and the Venetians, as well in their owne nameasthePifansthciralTociates,madea truce by meancs of Philip the French King, who fucceedcd Lems, being then greatlydefirous to releeue the diftrefled Frcnch-meriin Syria. Wherewith (asitisreported) he was fogreatlyaffc&ed,as he kept with him at Cremona the Ambalfadors ofeither of thefe people lo long,fome- times entreating the one, and anone exhorting the other, appeafing and promifing fomuch, as at laft all Ported to his owne delire : And this was the eleuenth yeare (according to feme Authors) fince the beginning of the warre again!! the Genoueles. Now there arefomcother VenctianHiftorians, who feeme to augment this num- ber, faying, That RxymeroZeno ruled feuentecn yeares. Others let dowme only fixteene, and affirme, That the warre beganne at Ptolomais in the beginning of his 70 tfcwwaragainft the Bolognans. The Bo'ogniant intent dijcoue- red. jrhat was the number of the Bolognians Ar- mie . Principalitie, which was the yeare of our faluation 1 260. and continued till the time of Lorenzo Tepulo. Butin my opinion this incertaintie of times hath chiefly hapned through the negligence ofWriters, who for want of due obferuaticn hauc (perhaps) attributed longer time to Zeno than he raigned. Or elle it may bee that the warre was not commenced in the beginning ofhis Principalitie. For their con¬ dition herein is lo great,as a man can hardly difeerne the truth of the matter: where¬ fore, following the opinion of Blondus, a moll exaftobferuer of times, I thinke that this firft Genoan warre.cndured but eleuen yeares. Now truce being concluded with the Genoueles, the Venetians had new warre in Lombardie. T hofe of Bolognia, who at that timepolfelfed thegreateft part of tbeCountricofFlaminia, beinggrieued thatby the new decree of Impoftlatciv, asaforefaid, made by the Venetians, their Merchants were excluded from their traffick, prepared with all fecrecieanew warre, to open them a pafFagefor their na- uigation. Being thereforereadie to let forward, they lent their Ambalfadours be¬ fore to Venice, who,concealing their warlike preparations, fhould treatc with the Venetians about the abolilhing of that Decree, and difmiffing of their Garrifons on eueryfide, to the end that their Merchants might haue free paflage. Whereunto ifthe Venetians fhould refufe to confcnt (as it was likely they would) they were without other termes to denounce warre. 7 >/>«/nfbonedifcouered thefraudeofthe Bolognians: Whereupon he fell to his fubtilties, which werenolcffepollitick than theirs, andfpeedilylent outnine Gallies to preuentthecnemie. It wasmoftccr- taine that he who could fooneftdifeouer the others pollicie, and firft feizevpon the place, would make all things after very difficult for his cnemie. Wherefore the Ve¬ netians came with fpeede to the mouth ofthc Po, which is called Primario,nearcto Rauenna:whereattheirarriuallpcrceiuing the Bolognians to build a Fort on the other fhore, they likewife with fpeede feized on S. Alberts, which theyinftantly fortified by helpe ofthe Souldiers. Within few daies after. Prince Tepulo came thither with Sea- forces, thebetterto yo reftraine the enemies attempts: There, and in other places they often fought with great effufion of bloud ; and the Bolognians did ftill for the moft part preuaile, in regard oftheirgreatnumbers. Fortheir Armic was reported to be forticthoufand fighting men, and all ofthe fame Pro uince: which thcCcltiqueGauleshadinpart pofTeffed, of the Hiflorie of Venice. J5? ^o PofTeffed, (a mofi warlike race and almoft not to be conquered) and in part the Sc r tionians, (who for certaine Moneths held the Citie of Rome) which was afterward called Flaminia, and atlaftRomagniola. Whereby may bee conietlured that the fame Prouince doth not at thefe daies bring forth men wholly different from thole whom it nourilhed in former times, but very couragious, and ofgreat fpirits; and fuch (inaword) as it was not laid without caufe, That a red Italian, a blackeGcr- man, and one of Romagniola with his haire of two colours, are commonly fro- ward fcllowcs. Now, this dangerous warre was drawneout at length, till the thirdyeare after, i o when at laft they fought with all their forces, vnder the conduff of Marco Gradomco, where the victorious Venetian brake and defeated the enemic with great Ioffe. T he Bolognians hereupon being difeouraged, fued for peace, which they obtained on thefe conditions, That bauing ouerthrownc their Fort at Primario, being permit¬ ted to carrie thence certaine things with them, they (hould leauc the entrance of the Po-, free tothe Venetians. The Anconitans, by the example of thole ofBolognia, dtirft attempt to take armes: and lent to Pope Gregorie the tenth to complaincon the Venetians. The Pope entreated the Venetiiins not to flop their nauigation: This entreatie they did neither obay nor refill, But becaufe they would not feeme (againft their cuftome) to contemnc the Popescommandcmenr, they fentAmbaffadourstohim, Vhoal- leaging now one thing, and then another, laid, that the Anconitans had not done well, by tiilfe reports to traduce the Venetians before the Pope,and that their accu- fadons were vntrue; Thefe and fuch like allegations ofthe Venetians, by little and little ended the matter; And the Pope herein was fo farre off from conceiuing any difplealure againft them, as hec rather procured the truce before then concluded at Cremona betweenc them and the Genoucfes, tobeerenued for two yeares more. Thefe things thus fucceedingin Italie, certaine Lords ofNigrepont, whoasyet 3 0 poffeffcd the third part of the Ifland, contrarie to the will of Andrea Bandulo , Go- uernour of the Ifland, with fixteen Galliesinuaded that part ofAfia the leffe,which then was vnder obedience of Paletlogus : from whence hauingcarried away great bootie, they prouoked this Prince to warre vpon them. Sofoone therefore, as his Armic wasreadiehecameto Nigrcpontandbefieged Orea. The Lords of the I- fland, to free their people from the fiege, came with twentic Gallies to draw the e- nemie to fight: wherein being broken and put to flight, Palcologw, in a manner, be¬ reft them of all their fleete, and brought away diuers ofthe chiefe as priloners. But flue hundred Venetians, found in the fleete of thole Lords, heecommittedtohis Lieutenants, to bee fent home to Venice, with commandement to renew the lea¬ gue for flue yeares following. I cannot but exceedingly meruaile, in that it is laid, thatthofi Lords of Nigre- pont made warre on Palcologits, againft the will of Vandult. Thofe of the Ifland might, perhaps, refiifetoobay theMagiftrate, but that the flue hundred Veneti¬ ans, who were found (as hath becne laid) in the fleete, Ihould lo doe, it is very vn- likely. Let them, which fo report, confider by what meanes the lame could polfi- blycometppaffe. On thefe termes flood the affaires of Venice at fuch timeasTeyK/udcccaled, the fixth yeare ofhisgouernment: who was buried in the Church of the Tmnnes, in the monument ofhis Anceftors. Giacomo Contarem wa* chofen in his place. A vfu&ll prouerb The Eologiiin$ defeated . Peace granted /q the Bolognians, Thofe of Ancon* completed to the dope of the Venetian ». The Anconitam coplaints ended The truce be- tv»;ene the Ve -. netians anAGe* nouefes proles led. Palcokgtis dei featetbthemuf Jfjgiopont. The league re¬ newed betwixt P aliologut and tbs Venetians 9 5® Giacorrio The warre life to haue beetle re¬ newed willj the Gemuefis. i tne beginning of his goucrncmcnt it was likely that the warre would haue beene renewed with the Genouefis, bccaufcan Argozie of Venice laden with merchandize, was taken by two of Genoa. It was lnppofcd to haue beene done by the publike command, and . , . j ^ che y b fB anne t0 prepare a new Armie: yet neiierthclefTe they d etermined (following the cuftomc of their Anccftors) to demand firff ofthc Genouefes, in the name of the Common-wealth, that which had beene taken from them, which if they refufed todoc,it was notquefiionablc.but that the Venetians would vfc all manner of hoftilit.c. Tbe Ambaffidours, who for this purpofe were a , fent to Genoa, after they had receiucd what had beene taken from them .returned fooneafterto Venice well fatisfied , where finding the whole Citie prepared fora newyt-arre, they freed them from all care, in bringing them home peace from The popular /edition which happened in the Citie in the time of Tcpulo, bv rea- fon of the I mport on the Mills, was wholly cxtihft vnderthis Princes gouernment. Butthingsbeingtbuspacifiedat home, a new warre fprungvpabroade Thein habitants ofthc Cape of Hiftria, of whofeaffedion towards them the Venetians had better concernedi thanofall the reft in thatProuince, were fodainly reuolted ^yinarCtiBa,J]eio was Pent thither with great troupes to reduce them to their obedi- „ ThcPatriarkeof ence. Whcrehpon pcrcciuing the Sea and Land to datter with the found of the 4 ZZtZ:. V ™ cnans Ar *f> the y *«K to Forli, to entreat the Patriarke of Aquileia, in regard of their mutuall amitie, to come to the fuccourof a Neighbour-Citie and totake Armcs to repell the Venetian who highly menaced them. Hebcina’moued with their entreaties ,jn haft leuied forces and fent them to their aide. TheHiftrians Th'erebeUs [ab¬ utted. I ,7V cu em to tneir aide. L he Hiftria; fejying on thele iuccours, attempted by diuers meanes to diuert the Venetian fro the liege. But neither thofe, nor yet their owne forces,did greatly auaile them ■ f being Vanauifhed. thevwerrronftminprl mi-pr,1 ,■ ’ >m for l{aynicro Moro - ftno. being vanquifhed, they were conftrained to returnc to the Venetians obedience- lUymero CMoroftni was fent Gouernour into the Prouince to containe them in their dutie. The Venetians being freed from the warre of Hiftria, were fodainely troubled ^ with that of Ancona; and yet I know not whether this beganne before the other Umirimviib wasended. For the Annalifts handle this matter fo confufedly, as weecanhardlv the ymimtam. tell what to bclee-ue of it. Befides, very few Hiftorians make mention of this warre of oft be Hifiorie of Venice. 1 6 j of Ancona: And they which doe mention it, lay, that the Venetians befieged Ah- cona in the time of Pope lohn the one and twentieth, whole Papacie lafted no lon¬ ger than the firft yeare of Prince Contareni his gouernment. They affirme morco- uer, that the warre beganne vpon occafion ofthe decree for the new impoft, made certaine yeares before, which to abolifh they had made meanes to Pope Gregorio T _ h ? etmonjtar^ but without effeft:. T he better therefore to annihilate this decree,tbey caufed cer- taine merchandize to belecrctly tranfported into the Sc a of Hiftria, and toother their iw(t[ts. placcsnearctothcentranceoftheRiuerPo. The Venetians being therewith in- cenfel, (for the Anconitans abufing their lenitic and patience, became daily more loinlolent) forth with armed fixe and twcntic Gallics, to the which they added cer- tainelhips of burthen for carriage of viftualls and munition, with all other things necefliirie for thefiegeofa Citie. But before they made this warlike preparation,it is to be fuppofed that they Pent to demand their cuftome ofthe Anconitans,which wasdenied them. The Venetian at his firft arriuall did furioufly aflaile the bauen, The from whence being beaten backc, and the fleet hauing no place of fafetie to ridein f‘ eci bc f arc before the Citie j nor being yet come to an Ankor; therearofea terrible tempeft, which did calf and beate part of their veffels in peeces vpon the Neighbour (bore, The Venetian Sixe Gallies itriking vpon the Rocks of Scnegailio, were wholly loft, and therefi- fl at due ofthe fleet being driuen forward by violence of the tempeft rannevp into the } ' io maine. Afterwards new forces, with/applies of Blips and Gallies, were lent from Venice, for whom (failing at Sea) the enemie laid a new kindc of Ambuflr Hee let The Ancintiani vp the Venetian cnlignes on his Gallies,which he had taken from them at the aflault of the Hauen, framing in the belt manner he could, the reft of the tackling after the 1 Venetian fafbion. Then from as farre as he might difeerne them, he beganne with great ioy and clamour to haile them as their friends and companions. By this pol- Ticic on a fodain they grapled with two ofthe formoft which they tooke,and drag¬ ged to the Ci tic, to the great contentment ofthe Inhabitants: But we doe not findc whocommandedtheArrnieatthe/ametime. Howbeit, it is certaine that by his Ue Gtnemil ef negligence and want ofexperience in martial! matters, the Venetians recemed two theVeneiumAt- 30 great ouerthrowes in fhort time, and that for hislabour, hcc was called home from the Armic, and committed to pri/bn. T hey did better afterwards than at the firft. For they relolued to tame the ftub- bornneife of the enemie by a fiege: whereupon within a fewdaics after,.Ancona was againebefieged. At which time the inhabitants fore-feeing what mighthap- pen, and that by the per/eucrance of their enemies they might fall into /ome mani- feft danger, they Pent to Pope Nicholas the third, newly el edfed, to animate him a- Thl Ancmmt gainft the Venetians,and to acquaint him chiefly with that which their enemies had fin*to epeNi- till then done to them, and did daily more and more; and befides, to declare vnto cholai ‘ helb ‘ rtl i him, that they had alreadie by the Venetians means endured all the mi/eries,which ’Ap thole who were a long time ftreightly befieged , were wonttofuftaine, and they were likely to endure much more, if they were not fpecdilyreleeued by fomefor- raineaide :In regard whereofthey bc/bught his Holine/Te to compaflionatc the mi- ferieof lo ancient a Citie, and fo affeftionatc to the Church of Rome, and that it would plcafe him todeliuer them from fo great a danger. The Venetian Ambafladout's were come at the fame time to Rome, tocongra- TheVenetun tulatc his affumption to the Papall dignitie: who, after they had a long timeatten- ded there, and not being called, as were others, to the publike congratulation, they doubting the matter, that the Pope by rea/on ofthofe ofthe marches was offended The Venetians with them, Pent word thereof to Venice. The Duke and Senate taking it in bad fomented 50 part, did by their letters call home their Ambafladours, who being on their way ; • c °P'- from Rome, were by the Popes commandcment brought backc, who, after he had The Venetian fharply rebuked the Venetians for lo ftreightly befieging the Anconitans, being feodarics ofthe Church of Rome, forbad the Ambafladours (who would haue do- bmV ^ fended the cau/c) to Ipcakc. It is reported, that the lame day they returned to Ve- P nice. i?8 The tenth 'Bool^e of thefirjl hDecad In 7 m«tp- nicc > ei 8 ht Gallies with Applies were fent to the Camp before A neena: I know not (LlrfmAn- whether it was done vponneceffitie, or elfe in hatred to the Pope, forvling their cm*. Ambaflitd ours with fofmallrefpe£h The cnemie thereby perceiuing, thatmfted ofrailing the fiege, the Venetian did more (harpelyoppreffe them, abating their courage,they became fuiters for peace. The matter being debated without anyre- lolution, the Commiffioners returned home without any peace: So foone as they were gone, they refoiued to ftrengthen the Armie with fourteene Gallics; two of which ftragling by the way were by the cnemie furprifed , who lay in wait to catch what he could: Ncuertheleife, he bought hispcace at no mcane rate. ... The Duke being alreadie old and decaied, not able fbrhis age to attend the pub- I0 baifiifi. like affaires, by conient of all men depofed himfelfe, and foone afterdied: His fune¬ ral Is were great, and were followed by multitudes of people, to the Church of the Friers Minors, where he was buried. Giouanni Dandulo , then abfent, was chofcn in his place. Ome Authors affirme that vndcr this Prince the peace was conclu¬ ded with thofc of the Marches, becaufe (perhaps) this warre ended at thcbeginningofhisgoucrnment. They fay befides, thatitwasex- prefly mentioned in the T reatie, that the decree oftheimpoftfhould , c remaine firme without any contradiftion. ^ Gmt titcrflm. About the fame time the Sea did in fuch fort ouerfiow the Citie as it was in a 'rntifneartb manner held for a prodigie: Whereupon, foone after enfued a great earthquake. q» a ke '. ’ They began likewifoat thefametime toflampe diuers forrsof golden coine in the -* v arre Citie. A new warre was kindled againft the Patriarch of Aquilcia in regard of the Zteof^adZ. Hiflrians, whom he efpccially maintained againft the Venetians. Certainc people of thatProuince were reuolted, whom the Venetian would reduce vnderhisfub- ieftion, and to that purpofe had font an Armie into theProuincc. The Patriai „h fpeedily came to their aide: but confidcring with himfelfe that his forces were not fofficient to hinder the Venetian, hcyecldcd without any further trouble, making 50 fhcwfbrawhile, thathedefired nothing fo much as peace: and thus in the mcane The Patriarke fpacc the Hiflrians were by little and little reduced vnder the Venetian gouem- mth’cmtGo- mcnt - But c ^' s Patriarch fo foone as he had ioyned his forces with thofe of Count ricuo). Gorician , being ftrengthened with the new alliance of this Prince, he returned againe to of the Hijlorie of Venice. 159 to diJquiet Hiftria. Thefc new commotions were followed with rebellions of di- uers Cities. The Venetians hauing notice hereof were conftraincd fodnincly to arme thcmfelues and to re-infbrcc their Armie.lt was commonly reported that the enemies Annie confuted of fix and thirtie thou/and men , among whome were great troupes of horfe. The rumour of fo great numbers caufed the whole Ci- ticto bee venc careful! for the preparation of this new warre. They prouided ‘n>cVenetwrit therefore a great number of (Flips of fpeciall choice which were manned with the P rc P arat:ms 1" third part of'all fuch as were able to bean: Armcs. The Armie being gone from Venice, andarriuedinHiftria* did fodainely cn- rh Teftebijitged i o cnm P c before Thriefte. For among others in this infurreftion this Citic likewife i} “' e didreuolt. Now the Venetian re/bluing to befiegeit, in few day?s built liindric Fortes about it, furnifhing them with ltrong Garrifbns to hinder the enemies in- curlions. Afterwards with other Engins they began to batter the Gitie; but hauin^ a ftrong Gnrrilon within it it could bynomeanes beetaken. Whereupon, bccau/e it was not for the Common-Wealths profit to entertainefb great forces without aftion before the wallsof 1 hryefte;hauinglmallhope to take it; and fiippofing the Fortes builded at their arriuall to beeiiifficicndy furniflied with Souldiersand vi- dfuals to continew the fiege; the refidue of the Armie marched into other places. But whither they went, orhow they were imploied, the A-uthours whom we fob ao low make no mention. Not many dayes after, theenemie came thither, and at his arriuall aflailed. the The-pnirinnk, Fortes; which were not only well kept and defended, buttholclikewi/e which Armiecom ““> werewithin thcmhauingmadeafallievpontheenemie, skirmilhedfiercelyneere rhu ‘^ e ' to the Rampier where diuers on both fides were (laine, and among others, theNe- phewof Count GwAW»,avalliant and braue young man. The retreitbeing foun¬ ded, truce was taken for a day. In the mcane time Gordiano , a man of authorise and who till then had held an honourable place in the Venetian Armie wasfufpc- ifed of trealbn. Thefpeech was that hehadfecretly pra manner) thatwasdonefbrtwoyearesfpaccinHiftna. tbtirjhyfa 50 ^ ut ' n Syria,the Venetians wliich were in Acre,made truce with the King ofBa- Tlx Venetian> biion for two yeares, who hadatthe fame time ruined Tripoiie, a very famous tn^etrucemth Citic,and had caufedTyre, Sydon, and Berithon to vndergoe the fame fortune. ^ ^' It is reported that hee made truce with the Venetians and the other Chriftians which were in Acre,to the end that his ouermuch prolperitic might not ftirre vp al P 2 Europe i6o The tenth C Bcoke of thefir ft 'Decad. The Tope exhor- tethtbe (,brifl:Z Princes to v?i~ dertafye the zoi- age into Syria, with his offer . The Venetians offer , for this 1,0: age. Acre taken by the Infidels. At tvI; at time the Chriflians were driueu out of Sy¬ ria, I2pO. JL popular tu¬ mult about the creation of the Duke* IO Europe to take Armes againft him. Howbcit the fame did not kcepe them backc : For Pope Nicholas by Letters and Ambaffadors excited all the moil famous Princes of Europe, to fuccour the afHiEtcd Chriflians in Syria. And for his owne part lice madcofferof fifteene hundred armed Horfe: And for their pnflage into Alia, the Venetians offered him twcntie Gallics, together with vi&ualls for the Marriners, who w ere to be paid by his Holinefle: for the expedition of which bulinelle,the Bi- fhop of Tripoli came to Vc-nicc. The Venetians being moued at the Popes inftant purfute, added to thefetwen- tic Gallics, which were promiled, hue more, armed at their owne coll,bccaufe they would not feemc carelclfc of the affaires of Chriflendome; of the which fleet Gia¬ como Tepulo was declared Generali, with the Popes Legate. But the other Princes of Chriftendomenot appearing, all this great preparation of Gallies and Armes, was tonopurpole. For the time ofthe trucebeing expired, the King ofBabylonha- uing notice ofwhat was donein Europe, font his fonne with a great Armie robe- fiege Acre, who fbdainly enguirt it on euery fide with furious aflaults: The Vene¬ tians with the Popes Souldiers, for a time did brauely defend it. But no fupplies comming out of Europe, thole which could elcnpe by Sea flipping away one by one ; the Citie was at the laft taken by a few, fpoiled, and razed dawne to the foun¬ dation. In this manner was the Chriltian name wholly extinft in Syria, theyeare of our faluation tape, and after that great and notablcvoiagevnder-takenby the 20 mcanes of Pope Vrban the fccond, at that time when Ierufalem with a part ofSyria was taken, one hundred ninetic fixe yeares. Prince Dandulo , after all thefe mileries happened in his time, decealcd (the tenth yearc of his Gouernment being fcarce expired) and was honourably buried in the Church ofthe T winnes. It is reported that his funeralls being ended, there arole on a fodaine a great tumult, and how the people flocking on euery fide, vied many threatnings and reprochfull termes to the Senators,and by name demanded Giacomo Tepiilo for their Duke.This man being vertuous,and alouer ofthepublike peace, after he had fharply reprehended the peoples rafhncfle, focretly departed the Citie, and came to Marroco ; where he remained vnknowne, vntill (the tumult being appeafed) Pietro Gradonico was by confent of the Senatedeclared Prince of the Common¬ wealth-. 30 40 50 The end ofthe tenth Hooke of the firjl Vecad. Of 10 IO THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE SECOND DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice, 20 The Contents of the firft Booke of the fecond Decad, 30 > He wanes of the Venetians and Genouefes compared withthofeofthe I Romans and Carthaginians. The fecond wane with the Genouefes, after the truce expired. The Venetians burne Pera. Giovanni Sovk.anza loofeth diners Sea-comp antes through extremitic of cold , ___. after his atchieuements onthc Pontick Sea. The Venetians^ defeated at Corfu, where thejloofe a great ^Jrmie-J. They receiue the like Ioffefoone after , at the freight of Gallipolis. Anew peace betwixt the Venetians and Genouefes. The Commonwealth greatly endangered by the confptracie d/Bvconio. The Venetian fleetc brings a great bootieout of Greece. Trafficke euerie where prohibited to the Ve¬ netians, becaufe they had taken Ferrara. The publike libertie in danger to be lof by 40 meanesofa cruell confpiracie of her Citizens. IVarre for a time in Dalmatia about the rebellion ofZtin. The Church and Couent of S. Dominick budded in theCitie. TheCitie freed from the Popes interdiction by the meanes of Francisco Dan- bvio. The ancient Port beautified and enlarged. 0/ new rebellion of the Candiors quickly appeafed. The Venetians free the Paduans againe from the yoake of bondage. The wane begunne agatnein Hiftria, caufeth the Venetians/* take Arrnes. The ’voy¬ age againfi the Turke included, and foone broken through the default of the French, The Venetians and Florentines make a league againfi thofeof Efealla. 5 3 Pietro N writing the Venetian Hiftorie, diuers matters of. ter themfelues vnto vs,fo conformableto thofe of the Romanes, as it is notpoffiblc to fee any thins more hke, as well,in counfeli,trail ai!e ; accidents of fortune as otherfundne clients. But among all, which (as i Ibane‘aid) are verie many,the Venetians warre with the Genotiefcs, feemes in my judgement to haue great refemblancc with thofe which theRomans had in times part with the Carthaginians. Fortheneere neighbourhood (as it oftentimes happencth,) did not beget that emulation which was betwixt them nor was caufe of the warre becaufe they were as farrediftant onefrom h Sc ’ asisthefpatiousbrcdthof the Tirrheneand L,bickeSeas betwixt Itahe and At fncke,by this meanes farre enough remoued the one from the other. Thcfe in like manncr.are not neighbours. For if wcconfder the breadth of Italic weSfind the one to bcio farre off from the other, without going forth of Italic, as it may . . b , C wondered ;it. For Italic as ( Strabo faith ) is a proinontoric ftretching from Zt ° S Alpes.whofehetght on'the North fide extending towards the South fane for a Rampler. It is befides watered towards the Welt with the Liauftkkc and Tir rbene Seas, and on cheEaft wnh the Adriatickc and Ionian Seas. And from thence the wanes begin to mingle themfelues together; and to make it more ftroJ, they would fame fhut vp the Apcs more clofcly, but it cannot be. In this deepeGulph Bands the famous Cine of Venice; On theother fide, cheLiguftickcSealabotmh to hold faft the fcetc oftbe Appenine hils which it almoft doth, and within this tur¬ ning hkewuelietn tile ^iticoi Genoa, enuious of the Venetian, greatneffe, in fuch fort as they arealmoft one oppofite to the other. Prudent nature did fet betwixt the rhMwe ' a S realvaftne( [eo fs ca, which might feme for a barre, if they fhould at bci^t thtn. -nyt-mc happen to inuade one another, thereby to quench their mortall hatred Z2 ^ d i CO , olc i : i,CU i bo y 1 .ng fI,rl V but to thcfe fire hath not alone oppofed the bred* Tc Jta ^btit tbet/ery topsofthc AppemnebiHcs.ftretching from Liguria to An- cona,from whence b cl ng beaten backc by the wanes ofthc Sea,they foone turne to- Gar § aa •' chenon 3 fodainc, as if they feared theSea, they goon "“heft parts of Itahe, tofubduein a manner the waucs which they haue fo often 40 of the Htjlorh of Venice. 1 often {tunned.. But neither the durance df Sea could, reftrainc the wrath ofthe former, nor the difficult acccffe of the Appenin hillcs that of thefe people. The Romans held thcraielueS defeended from the Troians. The Venetians boafcofrhcfamaoriginall. The Libiansmingled thcmlelues with the Phoenicia *reJLicwUd6 aiia^andtheGcnouefes wcre.Iifcewifc mingled with them. Emulation of greatat* chfeuements didilirit ftirre vp thofc men, and after wards, the defire .ofruie: And on thefe rvv.o points ohely hath the warre growne betwixt,thclc people: Thole for Siiqilie, and tfoefe.(as hath beene laid) for the Citieof AcrciThe R.omans, who were viffcars., were.oftentimes in greater danger than the-Carthaginians whomethey vancjuiihcd. The. Venetians hauerunne the ielfe-famc fortune, notwithftanding that they haue wholly defeated the Gcnoueles. T hole two Nations fought ab'ouc one hundred yeeres together ; with cquall hatred, and oftentimes with cquall fori ces : Thefe like wife.witb.great care and trauaile hauclong time fought with one an other , fo that like thofe men, thefe being wearied with the warre,haue at times gi- ueninterraiuion to their Armcs, but not to their enmitie. If the end were not ^ , like, yet neuenhclefle'hath it not hcene wholly different. T hatgreat Carthage was Jj LyffL-A razfco downe to the groundc, and this proude Genoa, wanting further abihtie, hath at length giuen place to the victorious Venetian. end. Buttbe better to continue the difeourfe of thefe warres, which the Venetians had afterward with thefe proud people,we muff firft of all let down certain matters which fome Fliftorians haue formerly mentioned, to the end we may be the better enabled to quote thetimes which the cofulion of Authors maketh otherwifedoubt- fi.il, and withall to reduce thofc things to our mcmoric which haue formerly beene fpokenvpon this fiibieft. Grsdenica at the fame time commaunded Hiftria , when hee waschofcn Prince of the Common- weatlth. Being called home to Venice hee tooke poffeC fio.n of his charge, which hee beganne. with diuine matters, commanding the day and reaft of Saint Katerine to bee ycarcly folemnizcd, vnto whomewhenhe was but apriuate perfon he was much deuoted. I beiccuc that the Senat in fauour ofthe Duke did make a decree for this purpofe; by meanes whereofthis holie Vir¬ gin was afterward highly rcucrcneed in Venice, her feaftbeeing before that time but a working day.But it may be that he did it not fo much for particular deuotion, as becaufe he was (as fome thinke) chofen vpon the (ime day. It isreported that about the fame time, AndretvKing ofHungaric fonne to a Vc- Anire-k-gjngcf r.etian woman ofthe flimilie ohJltoroJ/ru , and to Stephen the Kings fonne, came to . Venice, where he was fofarre off from contemning his mothers houfe, becaufe it wasapriuatefamilicinafrec Citic, as heewouldnecdesnppropriatetohimfelfe the ancient Armcs ofthe f.imilie, by adding thereunto onely a white Crofle with a circle; to the end that by that difference, thofc ofthe fame familie might bee knowne from the other Morofmi. Stephen his father was borne in Ferrara, whither his mother.,daughter to the Prince ofFerrara after the death other husband had re¬ tired herfelfc being left withchildc, but being come to age hee could ncuerreco- uer his fathers Kingdome, which was poffefTed by his ncerc kinf-mcn. And being defirous (as I thinke) to put himfclfevnder the Venetians proteftion, he married ThomafinaCMoro/ini , by whom he had this e_yindrnv , who in time got title of'Go- uernourof the Kingdome; and afterward that of King. Some Authours referre' theruineof Ptolomais to thefe times; but the greateft partof them aftirmc that which wc haue reported thcreofin the precedent booke. The truce being expired, the warre againft the Genoucfcswas more fiercely dnnvmne than euer renued. But the Venetians good fortune was not fo apparent in the nixt- "*• Lyguftick warre, asdifaftrous by the occurcnts of the yeeres enfuing. For by how much more the power of both thefe people were alrcadie manifeft to cucry eie; by fo much greater were the warlike preparations made by either partie.lt was like wife euidentthait this their contention^ was not about thelimple poffeffion of Ptolo- itiq. Thefirjl "Bookie of the fecond Dec ad. TheT'ifans van- qwfixAbythz Gtrmejcs. Rogero Morofino Generali of the Venetians Ar \ Tentage* and burned by the Venetians. A wonder full matter in the ftnnci sue c/;- dei» ' The fleet of the Genouefes in the Adriatic{e Sea. Ptolomais, nor fora Greet or Church onely, bur to acquire theabfolute com¬ mand or dominion at Sea. In this quarrell the Venetians were the iirftin field. But I thinke it was not in refpedt of the Genouefes affaiiing the Pilans at that time, who after they had taken the hiraen ofLcgomcfrom them, and burnt it, foncke di- uerslhippes of burthen full offlintftonesandgrauiellinthehauen thereby to take the vie of the Sea from them.: For the Pilans forces had beene alreadie before that time greatly weakened, chiefly by that notable Ioffe which they fuftained in the IfleofLamel, where twelue thoufind of their people were flaine or taken by the Genouelcs, with the Ioffe offiuc and twentie Gailies.Now the Venetians , to draw the Pifans forth of this danger, who had in times paft fo faithfully rcleeued them i© in the firft Liguftickc warre, and to alter the courfe of the Genouefc vidorie, made haft to get before them, with a great Fleet, ( as fome fay) ofthreefcore and fix Gal- lies which failed into the Ponticke Sea vnder the command of RoveroCMorofai^ to Ipoilc and deftroiewhatfoeucr belonged to the Genouefes. Others make mention offortie fix onely: and others affirme that there were no Gallics in this Fleet, but diuers Ihippes of allforts. Their firft charge was againft thole ofPera. This place neerc to Cqnftantinople,whichI thinke was at the lame time but a village f had beene fortified by the Genouefes, and was much frequented by Genoa Merchants trafficking the Ponticke Seas, who for the neere neighbour-hood thereof to Con- ftantinoplc and for tranlportation of their merchandize to and fro had the com- 20 modioufneffe of the place in Angular recommendation. Whether they had then determined to doe that which afterward they did, to wit, to enclofo that place with ditches and walles, knowing how fit it was not onely for the vie they then made of it, but likewife for the warre, I confeffe my felfe ignorant. This place therefore being not yet fortified, was loone taken by the Venetian and confumed to allies. From thence the Armie failed to the old Forts which the Genouefes held, which being take were for the moll part burned.The Genouefes in the meane time laie quiet without .iffion. Giouaiwi Souranzja the next yearc following was comman¬ ded to hoUe the fame courle with Hue and twentie Gallies. At hisarriuallhee tooke the citieof Capha by affault in Cherfoneffus of Tauris: where being ouer- a© taken by winter he was conftraincd to tarrie. In this countrie being extreame cold * (for it doth not onely incline to the northward , butliethdireftly vnder it) he loft nine companies ofSouldiours with the extremitie thereof, and the refidue of his Armie likwife was greatly afflicfod.The fennes Meotides which are not far thence, together with the Cymerian Bofphorus ,are fo congealed with extreamecold, as it is moftcertainc that in thole places where in Sommer men fight with Gallies, in Winter they combat on horfe-backe on the Ice. T he Genouefes like wife thinking it time to be Itirring, failed into the maine with threefcore and fix Gallies, or threelcore and ten (according to fome Authors) vn- dcrtheconduftof Lampadio Doria: whodefirous to reuenge the Ioffesreceiued on 43 the Pontick Sea, entring tumultuoufly into the Gulph of Venice,had direftly come ^ to the Citie, ifvpon reportof thecomming of fo great a Fleet, they had not binencountred by the Venetians with greater forces than ar any time before. The Venetians at the lame time hauing fourefcorc and fifteenc Gallies, and vnderftan- ding that the Genouefes were at Corfu, failed thither with an intent to fight with them.For now beingin number ofveffells fuperiourrothe Genouefes, they would not refute the fight, being thereunto alfo encouraged byremembring what bad puffed in former expeditions j They knew well enough that they were to fight a- gainft the fameencmie, whom they had vanquifhed in the bartaile betwixt Tyre and Acre: And the remembrance ofthat notable viflorieat Trapani, did more a- 50 nimatethem, wherethoughtbcywcremuchinferiour to the Genouefes, yetina mannerthey had broken them: neither did they forget how often the Genouefes (who at that time 'did fo greatly defire the fight) had IF a ruefully fiedd from them; whereupon they openly laid, That the enemies did not Ihew thcmfelues fo defirous of the Hijlorie of Venice. 165 delirous of fight, tor any aflurance they had of their owne forces , or tor that they were ignorant of the Venetians valour, but only through their owne natu# oblii- nacie the which at laft,by right or wrong,would ouerthrow them. The Genouefes on the other tide hardly digefted, that m the former warres they The yen et jam had feemedat times to ftrikefaile, andtoyeeld to the Venetians, Befides,a frelti “riefe at wrongs receiucd on the Politick Sea, for the (pace of two ycares, did great¬ ly mouc themfout nothing did fo much animate and encourage them, as foi that a- bout the tame time they had fo abated the power and forces of the Pitans, as they (who not long fince had been vcnc mightic) had nothing left them befides the bare I0 fhadow of their ancient name. With thefo hopes and incouragemcnts, both parties camc brauely to the tight. Ca?olo and Andvca Dandulo (as diferett as valiant) com- g Coerj n^ vftbt manded the Venetian Armie; who hauingomitted nothing which might helpc to Vtnaiam-M- thcobtaining of the Victorfodid boldly and valiantly receiue the enemie comming m! - towards them.In the beginning the fight was doubtfull,and the (laughter veriecru¬ el! fuch indeed as could not but happen at the encounter oftwofo mightic armies : There was nothing heard but the frightfull clamours of marrincrs.and fouldiours, mcounwing one another : All the Sea rang with the noil'e of broken veffcls clalinng T k v-autum together. Thus the bsttaile Lifted a ccrtaine fpace with great (laughter: butatlaff the Venetians were defeated. And the victorious Genouefes holding them (frcigh.tjy „ 0 to it, filled eucrie place with bloudand ruinc. All the Venetian Hiftorians (one only excepted) confeffc that the Ioffe of this battaile was verie great, and that the Venetians Nauicwas wholly defeated and loft. But all of themiointlyconceale the number. Whereby wee may rightly prefume, that of fo great a Flccte foarce one veflell was ftued (which is credible enough) or verie few. The fore-excepted Authour fetteth downe the matter fomewhat more _at large. Forhee (quite contrarie to the reft) faith. That the Genouefes, becing DCllC- battaile at cor* ged by the Venetians in Corfu, would haue dcliuered all their (hippes of warre to /». the Dandulos fothey might haue beene buffered to depart thence with liues and baggage ; And that vpon denial!, their fcare turning to defpairc, they ioined bat- 3 ° taile. At which time the Genouefes ioining pollicie with force, laid fifteene Gallics in ambufh, which comming forth vpon the Venetians in theheatof the fight,did (without all doubt) giuc them the vidtorie: morcouer, that fix Genoa Gallics, and two and thirtie of Venice did not fight, which either for feare, or (according to o- thers) beingdriuen another waieby force of the winde,could not come neerethe fleete, but that the rcfiduc did fight brauely, where manie more Genouefes than Venetians were fiainc;fo as at the beginning the Genouefes had the worft,and were rcadie to flee, if the fifteene Genoa Gallies comming forth of their ambufh with great noife, had not reftored the battaile,& put the Venetians to rout. Foure thou- fand Venetians were taken with Andnea Dandulo one of the Generals of the Armie, mra u i0 [ V . 40 who with borrow and fhame, during the time that they carried him prifonerto- Venetian Artie wards Genoa, did ftrikehis head fo often againft the Gallies fide, as hec died by the way. Ricoaldo of Ferrara writes, T hat the Genouefes fought there with fourefcore and eight Gallies, and that thirtie Venetian Gallies efcapcd from the battaile, ha- uing kept aloofe from the beginning of the fight: likewife that fine thoufand prifo- ners were brought to Genoa: where by reafon of the great flaughter of their owne people, they (hewed fmall, ioic for the vidtorie, fo as it was reported eucrie where, that the Genouefes had loft more at Corfu than the Venetians. This was the fucccffc of the battaile in Dalmatia. The report of this Ioffe brought great feare and forrow to the Citic. But the feare of imminent danger caufed, That (all griefe becing laidapart) they determined fpeedily to raife new: ' forces,thinking that the victorious encmie (no armie being in readineffe to beat him back if he ftiould faile towards Venice) would be (hort)y roaring at their gates. But I thinke hec went forthwith into Greece, or rather home, becaufe wee findc not that the Genouefes after the battaile of Corfu,per formed any warlike action at Sea,or in Dalmatia. ^ 0 ^ The firjl Tcoke ofthefecond Dec ad. The Venetians defeated at the freight of Gal- hpolu. VTfidZ'f To N0W tbcArmic bdngfurnjflicd, fearingkali the Uiands and Sca-towr.esofth'e Ionian and-^£gean Seas Ihould be vnfurmfhed ofGarrifons.fiuc and twentie Gallics were lent thither vnder the command of Marco BaJJew. Thefc likcwife /aifflmr vmh the enemies on the Hellefpont, called at thisdnie the ftreight ofGallipolis the iffue thercofproucd as vnforrunate, as the other at Corfu: The fight is reported to fabebecnecniell,and thataftcr great effufionof bloud,the Venetians good fortune altered and how theyloft fixteene Gallics, with their boates and mariners, who wei e taken by the Gcnoucfe, and how the reft fcattcringly reaping from the midft of the throng, fpeedily fled out of the Genoudes fight. Thisnevv Ioffe was much effe than that at Corfu, by reafon they did not fight with fo great number of vef- fcls. But, like as to an lll-dilpofed bodie, euene acceffe of an ague (how little foe tier) isvcrie dangerous : euenfo this new borrow which followed the other at the heelcs, did meruaiioufly afflift the Venetians : and becaufe the publike good for trnc (frMbcc cUc-whcrc asfiicccftcfic,thevillonous GenouifiZi battaile of Hellefpont failed into Candle, whereat his arriuall he tookc the Cine of cydm m candy Cydon. Butin the middeft of all thefe misfortunes, the Venetian wasrordff toraftcr he had oftencimesrenued his forces, he fought ihndrie thues with ‘ the cnemie with different fucccife. v But neither the Hiftorians whom wc follow, nor the Annaliftsmakeanymcnd- on, in what place, or at what time, or with what fucccffc it happened: fo as we may truely fine, that no rcmarke'able thing Was done all the reft of this wane, other than tha which hath beencheerctoforefpokcn of. All Authors with one voiccaffirme that after all thefe reciprocaU Ioffes, rcceiucd on either fide,hautng in this cruell war (a moft) wafted their forces, toe mindcs of either parties inclined to peace,rather of W a mi i lan any t j UC . :l n Cftl ° n - For chou g h thcir Armes were fcqucftred , their ati ed ft ill continued. Albeit the Authors whom we follow make no mention how ^n olj u U u- C cf ^ arreIal J e ^> neucrthelcffe 1 gather by diuers obferuations,that ltlaifcd not halfefo long as the former. Yetfureitis, though it were much fhorter it was more cfuell • whereupon (as hath bcene fiid)both parties did willingly liften to a peace,not with an intent wholly to lay by their Armes^utonly becaufe at that prefent they coulddoe no more. Nowthe Common-wealth beeing wearied with fo manic garboiles, and fcarcely freed from this warre, was affailed by two dange¬ rous confpiracics of her owne Citizens: But as the Authors thereof were different in quahtie ; fo was the danger nothing like. For as the one was added by people of meaner condition than the other, it was likewife the more eafily broken Such was cruell BHC ° m ° ’ Wh ' Ch ha PP ened before the other ofTV/W*, beeing much more There dwelt in the Citic at the fame time one named UWarir.o Buccnio, who w>as l o An enforced peace betwxt the Venetian s & tht Gtnoucfes . 30 tuconio his con- [piracy. 40 . , r\ r Uiiic UIU. imiiicu Lsiiarwo fiticcn/o, who was neither of the Scnatours degree,nor yet ofmeane eftate,but holding a middle ranke, and other-waicsaudacious.and prompt to all mifchieff. This man beingimpaticnr of the publikelibcrtie.or rather of the quiet which the Citie then cnioJed,determi¬ ned with himfelfc to kill the Prince,and fame other prmcipall perfons ofthe Senate. Being thus refolued (in regard he durft not vndettake it alone) he imparted his dc- ligne to diuers of his owne quallitie, whom he knew ofalong time to hauc partici¬ pated the fame difcontcnt, who without any more delaic approoued the deed and Theconfpirators rcCi y P romi ^ e Q their afliftancc. It is moft certaine that they had determined Ww- to k, ( ! 1 thc Pnncc d'bcrs ofthe Senate. But it is not knowne whether they did it to vfurpe the Scgnione,or elfe for cnuie to fee Gradoniu m fuch a dignitie,who fome yeares before had been elefted by thc Senators againft their wils.and therefore had determined to murthcr him with the Authors of hiscrearion. This confpiracie be- mg difconercd to thc Prince,did greatly amaze himibut the danger neerly cocerniiw 5 him,he had no greater meanes fpeedily to quench it,than to feizeon thc body of-Mc- T° n nd h's complices who being taken and conuiefed of the deed, were according to their deferts hanged betwixt the two Pillars. 6 The pun-fhmtnl of the guilty. There of tbs Hijlorie of Venice. 1 6 7 There happened againe ccrtaine ftrife with the Paduans,who had fortified a place ?^ c „ co „ t! „,; ox in the Lakes, which lie betwixt Chioggia and Albana, iwmed Patabubula. Foritis vithihepadu- cerraine chat rlie Paduans intended foloone as they fhotild haue builded the Fort, ,m - and left garrifon therein, to makegoodly fair-pits thereabouts in defpite of the Ve¬ netians. But the Senate hailing Cent certainc troupes of fouldicrs thither for the ptir- pofe,did fotthwirh raze the Fort. The Paduans tooke this heinoully, blit daring not to if are at that time, they did for a while (hew themfclues neither friends nor ene¬ mies to the Venetians. Some Authors write, that at thefame time they made warre on Pdleolorm'Empe- Themtittimt •ictrourofGrccce.becaufehe refufedtopay the Venetians a great fumme of money v, hich he ought them, but they tell not how that money was due: The fleet being Fateolfs. t readie for this purpofe, (the fupplicsof Candie and Nigrepont being comprized therein) was of feuenandtwentieGallies, whereof IuJUniatw was made Generali, who fpccdily failed into the Pontickc Sea, where he tooke diners Greeke fh.ps (I know not whether it were by fight or (urprize) andhanged vp alltheGreekes that he found in them, becaufef aslthinkejby their malice the Venetians and Baldwin were cerraineyeares before driuen from Conftantmople. From thence fpoyling all along the Sea-coaft,wbich lieth from Pera to Argire,be put all to fire and fword, whereat the enc r,ic was fo amazed, as hailing paid the fumme which was due, he ao in a manner with heaued-vp hands obtained peace ofihe Venetian. Thevidforious Armie returned to Venice with fifteenc thoufand prifoners. This vidforie had 1 n fomefort reftored the Commonwealth, which Ianguifhed af¬ ter theloffes receiued in thefecond i-igutficke warre,and by her home-bredconfpi- racie, with hope of better fortune hereafteriat what time the troubles of Ferrara did now great'mif- throwitheadionginto a greater danger. It came topaffeby the Emperours oner- longabfenceoutof Italie, that diners new Lords had feized on the moll famous Mtofiuiyb”lb Cities of Cif-alpine Gaule, as thofe ofEfcalU on Verona, the Gonfagos on Mantua, ca "f- d - and thofeof£Te on Ferrara. VVhofe aneeffors threefcoreyeares before thishap- pened, hailing driuen Sdinguerrci from them, did in the Popes name gouerne the 30 Cicie; then beingbecome mailers of Modena, and ofthc plsces^neere adioyning, theirpowerincreafedinfiichlort,asc6(n'/ redbythcBifhop of the place,and by certaineFerrarois,would haueaffured to him- lelfe theprincipalitie of Ferrara, gotten by parricide, and feizingahnoft on all, could nor make himfelfe matter of the Caftle which was feared on the riuer ofPo, onBologniafide. To befiege the which (becaufe that without (hips he couid noto- rhevtnciuns 40 ucrcorae the garrifon withinitfortheneereneighbourhoodtotheriucr jhehadre- hc, e theb 4‘‘rd. courfe to the Venetians : and hailing rccciued a flecre from them for his aide,he did ftraightly befiege the place, fo as the Venetians being encamped on the water,there was (ome likelihood that it would fooneyeeld. The Popes Legate who lay then at Bolognia, fo foone as he vnderftood what had paffed at Ferrara,fent fpeedily to the Venetian General.and earneftly entreated him to defift from his enterprize. And by chance as the Legates meflengcrs arriued, a furious aflault was giuen rhe Caftle, which was the caufe, that by meanes of the noifeof Armour 3 ndfhot, they could haue no audience. TheFerraroisinthe meane time being moued ( as it is to be thought) by the prefence of the mefiengers of the Popes Legate,and being diuided rhe F'omiom 5 0 among themfelues.cricd out that they would relie vpon the Legates promife,whcr- °^ ler ~ upon followed a great tumult of fuch as fauoured the partic of the Church, and theirownelibertie: Thisfodaincalterationoftheinhabitants, did greatly trouble the reft, andprjncipally Frifco : But the Venetians were fo farre from being ama¬ zed with this new tumult, as on the contrarie hauing on a fodaine fired the Ferra- rois 16 % T hcfirll c Bool{e of the fecond Dec ad The Fort tal^en by the Venetians 10 The Venetians txcmmunicx' ted by Pope (lement. The tenure of the excommu¬ nication, JVbat mferics this excommuni¬ cation brought to the Venetians. The Citie of Ferrara recoue- red by the Popes Legal, The confpiracie of Tepule. The e on first or s piirpofe. rois Chips,which the tyrant had aflcmblcd to beliege the caftle,& giuen a more fharp affilultjtliey ccafed nor,till hailing broken thebridge they entred the Fort of Theal- do: Frifco being inccnfed againft the Ferrarois, for that they had fofodainly forfa- ken himjfent from the ftrongeft places horfemen into the Citie, who fee fire there¬ on in diners parts. The townefmen then feeing themfclues inuironed with Armes and fire :fo foonc as the tumult was appeafed, they fubmitied themfclues to the Ve¬ netians, making no mention of Frifco, whom they hated to the death. So foone as they yeelded , they had no more outrage done to them. The Venetians albeit they would willingly hauekept the Citie for themfclues, which they had receiuedvnder their protc&ion, neuerthelefle becaufe they would not feemc to breake their promife with Frifco, they kept himin the Citie ; Pope clement who was then in France, after that he had vnderftood the misfortune of Ferrara, being vexed to fee a feudatorie Citie of the Church of Rome to be Co vn- worthily bandied by a tyrant, and at laft made fubied to the Venetians , he forth¬ with imployed fpirituall Armes againft them, and excommunicated them, publifh- ing ou :r all Europe, that ic was lawfull for any man to kill the Venetians wherefoe- uer they could finde them, as being excluded from the Communion of Chriftians, and enemies to the Church of Rome. This doe the Annales make mention of! But that which ftrangers write thereof, as it is more gentle, Co is it likely to be more true; That the Venetians were interdicted from the vfe ofthe Saeraments.-hisFloli- 20 nede adding thatany man fhonld do wel.who hailing any Venetian prifoner,fliou!d fell him as a flaue. This was the caufe that in all the faires almoft of France, the Ve¬ netians merchandize of great value,, wcrcbycommaundemcntof the Princes and Lords miferably fpoiled. As like wile in Calabria, and the marches neerc to the Sea. Infuchfortasthc Venetians hailing euerie where loft all that they had, were veric badly intreated,and fome of them likewife flair.e. Vv hereupon it happened du- ring that time that they 3bftained from tralfickcwith ftrangers. ThePopcs Legate in the meane time,after he had leuied great troops,andrecciiied ccr caine companies of horrefrom the Flo rentines, marched to Ferrara againft the Venetians and Fftfio. Thetownfmcn atthefiiftnewcs ofthe comming ofthe Pa- pall Armie, reuoited from the Venetians, and let the Legates troopes (who were at their gates) into the Citie : the (laughter was great on both fides,but much more on the Venetians, who beingchaced by the great number of the enemies, did fpee- dily enter the Fort of Thcaldo. The tow nt being rccouercd, the Legate fodainly commaunded to befiege the Cafile.The Venetians (notwithftanding That they had alreadic fent to the Pope to treate with him about the yealding vp of Ferrara, and that the bafinefle could not fodainlybecffedfed in regard ofthe diftanceof the pla¬ ces; fearing to rcceiue fome greater lode, did freely yeeld vp the Caftlc which held out wi.h a ftronggarrifon. TheCommonwcalth being thus affliifted, was afTailed by a cruell confpiracie, the which was likely to haue ouerthro wne both thehbertie and the ftate. BaUmonti Tepulo, ifliiedfrom a noble and ilIuftriousfami!y,but bearing a diuelilhminde to. wards his countrcy, and fuchperaduenture as did Catiline in time paft to his, ma¬ king vfc (as it is to be thought,) of the times cajamitic, wherein he perceincd the commonwealth to be tofied vp and down with fo many mifcrics,confpircd againft it,toget her with diners of theft me cjualitic and mcancs, whom he had dealt with, and made partakers of his ddfigne. It is reported that they concludedat a ccrtaine day appointed for the purpofe to enter the Pallace by force with all their friends and confederates, and then, the Prince and Senators being in aninftant numbered, to make thcmfelucs mafters ofthe Commonwealth, and after the aiuifion betwixt themfclues ofthe lands and offices of the ft ste, to excrciie open tirannie. This mif- chiefc was accompanied by another, for that diners of the common people,wonne by faire promifes, or fee forward by a defire of noueltie , were in pay with the con- fpirators, vnto whom it is not likely that fo great a defigne svas tuer imparted, but that [Levy was made of fome other matter. i c 3 ° 40 jo of the Hijiorie ofVentcc. idp J t is reported that vpon the appointed day (as if hcauen would be theforcteller of of lo damnable an enterprizejtherc arofea horribletcmpcft,intermingled with haile faluppffd and raine.theayre being filled with lightning and thunder. But theconfpirators ma- that day that king vleof this prodigious tempefljindleed ofbeing amazed therat,ranne armed with great noifeto the Pallace.Theenterprize being a little before reported to the Prince banc execute?, anaSenatein great feare,did much amaze them. The alarmewasfodainlygiueno- uer the whole Citie by men fent for that purpofe, who cried out aloud, that it beho- ucd all men to take Armes, and to runne fpeedily to the Pallace to the refeue of the Princeand Senate, ifthey defired topreferuethcCommonwealth.They ran thither 10 from all parts, but the confpirators in the meane time had filled the great and large market-place of Saint CMirke with armed men, & wit hour delay affailcd the Pallace. Then the Senators^ for diners were with their weapons alrcadie runne to their re- rbt coafpiratm lcuej did not oncly inflame the confpirators affault, but did valiantly rcpulfe them, a tf a ' lc ,he D!t - There was a fore fight. L:ber:ie was cue marks they aymedit; On the one fide, thefe “‘ ll ^ llUcs - tray tors had their weapons in hand againll it: And on the other, the Prince and Senate would either die or preferue it. In troth it was a lamentable fpedtacle to beholdaCiticfoundediniibertie, grownevp in hbertie, to maintaine the which thofe ancient Venetian Fathers founders of the fame, had fo often fought with bar- brous andcrueli nations, and lined fo much bloud by Sea and Land, to hau; at hft 2.0 taken Armes againft it felfe, and todefireby thofe Armes to ruineitfelfe,and to call that libertic in queftion among themfelues,which all men ellecmed fo dearc & pre- tioiis.lt is to be thought that this pretence alone held them in awe.The Senators by exhortations to defend it,& the wicked Citizens with fhime, and reprocheth. And thefightceafed not vntill fuch time as the Senate getting the vpprr hand, the con- fp uators were beaten backe from the Pallace.lt is reported that in this tumult Eat, 1- r( , f j eatllc r wtwrperceiuingitnotgoodforhimtotartiethere, ashewas going hometo his uuament. o wne houle through the Mercers ft recte,a woman forth of a window threw a mor- ter on his head, w.ietismadeinthePallace. Some Authors fay that theifTueof this confpiracie was different from that which A ^ff" n °f!d,T wehaucfpokenofiandthatthePrincewasaduertized of the whole matter before iipitofthteix- they went to Armes. Whereupon Mtcbaeli and GutcloC&rmtt) were fent from the f^racic. Senate to Biiamont, to entreate him not to attempt any thing againft his countrey, and th at the confpirators did hardly fuffer thefe men to rcturne with their lines. And after they hadlaken armes,and burnt and fpoiled certaine places,they fought open- \y (as hath beene faid y ' but at lafl the confpirators being roughly repulfed with great {laughter , the Senates partieproued theflrongcr: and that after the arriuall of H»^o//w 7 «y?< : «/a»ofwhoatthefametimewas Podeflateof Chioggia, whocame with troupsof fonldiers to the relcue of the Prince^Bii/iiww^&hisadheientsf who fortified 17 ° iT/t frft'B ooke of thefecond "Decad fortified thcmfelues on the otherfide of Rialto) being daunted, did yeeld them- felucsvpon the Prince and Senates word, on condition, that all thoiewhowere guilticlhould depart forth of the Venetian territorie, and by that meanes there was almoft no Citie of Cilalpinc Gaulc, nor village on al 1 the Sea-coaft of Flam inia and F orli, wherein fomeofthele banilhed confpirators were not. But the former opinion is moft true. Imofzara 1 ' Thofe of Zara prefuming on thefe calamities did reuolt the fixt time, hauinAr m u yeare ofthisPrincesgouernment to goe forth with fortic Gallies again!! the Geno- ei*fthc etm. uefes: who foiled into the Ponticke Sea, where he funke diuers fhippes of warreof u ^ ci ‘ Genoa to the numberoffoure and thirtie, who had inuaded the dominions belon¬ ging tothe Venetians. Thole ofP ef ored to her ancient liberties ; thef aft ion ofE s c a l - 50 l a being driuen thence. The Gouernement ofthe Citie tf/Pad mgttien to the Carrarians. Pietro and Marsiiio de Rossis, foone die one after another. Diucrs bat- tailes wonne from the enemies ■.» ‘be confines of V incenza, and Cremona. Gaieas Vifconte taketh Bergamo and Bn: lia from thofe of Lfcalla. Peace with thofe tf/Efoalla after the Ioffe oi the Citie 0 1 ru;f , and diuers other places. The Citie aftenvardprote- ciedfrom a ’great inundation at the mercef ion of S. M a rk e. l c 3| ue againft the Tyrants being concluded , the Senate commanded that all thofe who were able to yOji beare Armes, Ibould be enrolled. It is reported that 4 0 ; at the dune time,aboue fortic thou/and men, from the age of twentie ycares to tbreefoore, were enrolled, with fuch willingnefle, as many of all forts and ages, did voluntarily follow the Armie, without any pub¬ like or particular pay, but only pricked forward with a defire to extinguilh this tyrannic which was fo neare them. Notwithftanding, they were not of opinion to aflailetheenemiewith all their forccsat thenrlf, but following their ancient cuftome, to beginne fleightly, and then to continue it fer¬ vently. Now, whileft thefe two mightie people of Italic were preparing their Ar- PafU comt mies,it is laid,That 'pon the report of this warre diuers rnnre thither,out of France from alt pans to and Italic, to feme them, who being defirous to take the Venetians pay, after they h a dtrauerfed TufoanieandFlaminia (thepnflagesthroughLombardicbeingfhut vp) arriued at Raucnna. For all places on this fide and beyond thePo, with what- foeuer 50 ■of the Htflorie of fenice ; 1 19 focucr lieth vndcr the Alpes, (Bolognia and Ferrara excepted) were againft the Ve¬ netians. For neither Luchin VifcOnte who commanded in Milan,nor PhiUfpo Goiizji- gi, had as yet Ihewcd themlelues to bee againft Efcal/a. And albeit the Bolognians were at the fame time diuided among themfelues, and excommunicated by the Pope, becaufe they had driuen the Legate Apoftolicall forth of the 'Citic, they did ncuerthelefie freely fufferthe Venetians, to leuie Souldiers in their Territories, with whom foonc after, they alio ioy ned their forces. Ojlafio Polentano, at that time Lord ofRauenna,aft’efting the Venetians,did wil¬ lingly receiue the French-men, who arriued in the Citie, and fent them fpeedily in i* o fmall boats to Venicc.T here was prouifion made in the Citic, neare to the Church of Mendigotis (which is one of the fartheft parts of the Citie) of lodging for thole which came thither,and of viftualls, and other neccffaries; vntillfuchtimeasrhe Armic were readic to march againft the enemie. T here liued at the lametime Pietro Rafis of Parma, accounted among the No- Putn bleft familiesof Italic, aman rtiofiskilfullinmartialldilcipline. The Venetians (not- withftandinghe was abfent) elefted him Generali oftheir Armie. This man albeit Am,c he wasftrcightly befieged by OMaftin, imagining neuerthelelfe that the time was come, with other mens forces to rcuenge the wrongs done tohimfelfcand hisbre. thcren, determined becaufe he would not loole fuch an occafion (for the Venetians so had alreadieentreatcd him by letters to come thither) topaffein dilguilcthrough the enemies Campe, (not being able to elcape thence by a forcible lallie) and to goe to Florence, and from thence to Venice. There liued with him his wife, a very vertuous and chaft Ladie, wholoucd her hulband dearely, and was not ignorant of his moft lecret affaires. Shee confide- ring with her felfe, into what danger he expofed his life,and how great the attempt was which he vnder-tookc,caftingherfdfe weeping at his feete, entreated him after this manner. The complaint of Tietro If [si’s Wife. Or Gods fake (dare husband) and by the lone and band of 'Mdtritrionie, dc[ift from this dangeroiu cntcrprtfe, andweigh with your feife how your eftat> Campe. n Mtiftin being aduertized that the enemies were diflodged , fearing lcaft they ^ ^ ^ would fcizc on the fuburbesof Meftra, commanded them all to be burnt vpon a Meflraburnt by day, to the great griefe ofthe inhabitants. Refits after he had palled the Riuer of *»• . Anaxus, rnarching through the Treuifan, and perceitiing a farre oft'the flames and 3 ° fmoake of thofo fuburbes, laid aloud, That bee afpired to greter matters than to lodge in the fuburbes ofMeftra. At that time fome counfelled him to befiegc Tre- uifo ,but he made anfwere, That he made hafte to fight with the encmie; whome hauingonceouercome he would afterwards obtainediuers goodly victories. The Venetian Annie wasalreadieon thebankesofthe Riuer Brente, when suue nfoktm ncwcscamefodainely to Padua, that the cncmic approchcd. The Paduans here- uponbegannctomurmure,and IcorningtheT yrants toldethem, that they (hould Ci ^ a ' a ‘ doc well to goe and takearmesto hinder the Venetian from palling the Riuer, if they wouldbeaccounted fo valiant as they made fhew for; They on the other fide being loath to giue any token offeare, commaunded the Souldiours forthwith td' nrme themfelues.(_^w«rhauingrnadechoilcofafolcfted troupe inarched forth of Mert tffifein the Citie,tooppofohimfelfe againft the cncmic. But Rojfis after he had paded the ^ ee,h ' Riuer by night, had railed his Campe before day from the further fide thcrcofand afterwards marched cheerefully in order of battaile againft the cncmie, who was faid to approach, thinking that the houre was come wherein he fbouldreuengefo many injuries receiued from thofo of£/r.i// the vi< places neere about,the Generali hauing forbidden his Souldiours to murther or ra- uifh. But whileft they thus fo fpoiled farre and neere, thofo of Picue de Sacco came weeping to the Venetians, befeeching them to take companion on them , offering R i to igJ. The-faccond 'Booke oft he feconclT>ecad to doe whatfoeuer thcyfhould command,and freely to furnifh the Arniic with vi- ttuailes. TheSacceans beingreceiued vpon their oath wcrecnioyncd to bring vi- ftuailcs to the Campe which laie ncere their Citie: From thence Silent an He- % 4,chaiin ■ nld Armcs t0 MdH:n > ( who V P 011 the re port ofthe Venetians march was come iiih to Padua) to acquaint hint with his defire to fight with him with di/plaied cn- leignes: And that if he were fo valiant and experienced in Armcs as he boafted ofihe would with him not to refufe the battaile, but rather to come foorth into the field, and to make proofe which ofthem were mod valiant. Mtfiin made no reply to this’ challenge. r J Kofis perceiuing he could not draw his enemie- to fight: without any loimcr flay 10 raifed his Campe, after he had let fire to the towne ofCorania; but the Venetians afterwards repaired it fpccdily,and placed aftrong Garrifon in it: All this hapned in a Monetns lpace. But about the fifth of Nouember, the Campe approaching the Ambmm le.i vlI \ 3 g e °fBouolenta, the Florentine troupes with the other aflociates, whichhad ibc/uji fiumla- taried at Chioggia,ioyned them/elucs by litle and litlc to the Annie. This place is imiofchiogiM almoft on'eucry fide enuironed with water. Itis thought that interior the Troyan laid the firft foundation thereof J Diuefs report, that fo /done as Rejsnw, as knownc to bein the field, the caualle- rie which ftaied at Chioggia was mightily cncreafed, and that the Rendezuous ofthe Armic marching on the firmeland was at Bouolenta. Rofits refolued not to 20 fiirrc from tnencc till he had in fome iortdi/coucrcd the enemies intent, whom hce knew to be fo politicke, as he would attemptnothing but vpon found adui/c. The ThtfAenctian ^ nnalsaffirmcthat wliich wee firft laid, and further adde, that by theaduileof buMafouat Rofiis they builded a Fortat Bubulente, wherein they left a ftrong Garrifon, both by land and water. For hce had ob/erued that the /filiation ofthnt place was very commodious for the Warres, as it fell out by experience. For the Venetians from thence did many times make roades on the Territoric of Padua. .Ac/G departing thence gauc an alarum to Padua, and riding neereto the Gates and vVabofthe Citie, hec called the enemies to the fight, and with rcproachfull fpeeches bee taxed their cowardile. But the enemie keeping himlclfe within the 3 ° dofure of his Wals, and not daring to come forth, he palled on,and tooke the lower way towards Cap-darger, to goe from thence to beiiege the Fort ofthe Salt-pits; wherectora> L.tureHno wasarriued, with the nauall Armic: whereupon by mu- b'fng'tuZt tuallconfent the fiege was aduanced. The Garrifon within it were firft founded, *fth:sait fm. whether tncy would voluntarily yeeld without enforcement; which they refilling to docjfthe Venetians did furioufly aflaile them. The engines were already planted againft the VY als, and the Souldiers mounted on the enemies Rampire,at fuch time as Spiritrte/lo Gouernour of the place hauing receiued an hurt,fodaincly died there¬ of. They ofthe Fort being amazed at this accident, craued truce for eight dayes, with determination that ifCM&Jlin came within that time to rai/c the fiege, they ^ w ould ftill holdit for him, and withali faithfully promifing, if they were not rc- lceued before thcTi ucc were expired, that they would yeeld it vp to the Venetians. This being graunted, they fentto Padua to inn-cate JiUftm tocomehimfelfeand* torai/e the fiege, orifhe could not come,at the lcaft,tofend forces fufficient to con- TheVo’tofthe ^ ra * nc the enemie to raife his Campe: But he promiling them nothing, but willing Salt-pits t^cn. them rathcr to feeke their ownc iafetie, the Caftle was yecldcd, which was f oorth- with razed by the Venetians. About the fame time thole of Cognilian, yceldcd to the Venetians, and were the way-leaders to diuers other Cities, and aflociates of Maflin to rcuolt from thofc ofEfcalla, as it afterwards happened.The tyrants at the beginning had made great jo leuies ofSouldiers, and among others, of three thou/and Lanfquenets. Itis /aid Great infokn- men did very roughly intreate the Paduans, as well by fpoyles and robberies, cm of the Lan- as by deflowring of maidens and rauifhing of wiues: fo as it is to bee thought that ccq “ e " ets • tBcfe vilanous actions were the firft and principall motiues of the Paduansrebelli- on. ofthe Hijlorie of Venice , 185 on. Mdftm being thereby conftrained to dilpcrfe them here and there, vnder (hew of ooing to Garrifons, lent fifteene hundred of them to Tiftc, w ho by a meruailous vnruly licence, did outrage the inhabitants thereof There arole likewile in Padua (forthofethatremained there continued their old trade oflife) a great (edition,and the Townefmen and the Strangers were ready to haue fought in the middelf ofthe Citic,hadnot Maftinby his timely comming appealed thcquarrell already begun. It is ccrtaine that the Paduans were by this iniurie meruailoufiy withdrawne from the friendflripofthofe ofEfcalla, and that by rcafon thereof, they alreadie tended to rebellion. 10 CA'Uflm was determined to call backct'nc Garrilon atzEftetothe Citie,had not his brother Albert diffwaded him from it, laying that hce ought not to charge the citie with any more ftrange Garrilons,and that he had no caule to feare the Paduans norOlfar//Ho,whoCe truth and lidclitic he held for allured. Rofu in thcmcane time fought with good fucceife againft thofe of the Garrilon of .zEfte, and taking three hundred of them, after he had ttripped them,he fent them away. Thofe of Elcalla perceiuing their affaires exceedingly to decline, lent their Am- balfadours to demand aide of all their friends and allies, a^well within Italy as a- broad, and namely to the Duke of Bauierc. But the Paduans bccaule they would not Iccme altogether to betray the tyrants, lent at the lame time their Commiffio- ?o ners toVenice, who (ifit werepoffible) fhould mediate home good agreement be¬ twixt the Venetians and thofe of Elcalla. This they Ipake in publike.- Butthey had fecret commandement if they could not conclude a peace, to make a league with the Venetians againft Thrcefcorc Ambaffadours, from thteefcore Princes or Commonwealths, came atone time for this purpolc to Venice. OHxrfi- lio Carrario was fent thither from their enemies, who at his arriuall (as it is repor¬ ted) was purfued by the common people and beaten with [tones: But it was not lo much in hatred to Marfilio, as to the tyrants whom the people mortally hated.- fome thinke that it was done of purpolc, to the end that thole ofElcalla lliould haue no caule to diftruft him who came to fpcake lecrctly againft them to the Venetians, 30 likethe other Ambaffadours. The Venetians demaunded that Padua, Trcuilo, and Parma lliould be reftored to their ancient libcrtie, and LucainTufcattyyecl- ded to the Florentines; but thofe ofEfcalla thinking thelc conditions to be too bale "The eauferrhy the Vaduans re- uoltedfrom thofe ofEfcalla: dinbaffadouri fent to Venice to procure a. Peace . The Venetian* proportions con¬ cerning a peace « and ignominious, would not accept of them. W hereupon the Ambafliidours were dilmiffed without any conclufion at all. In the mcanetime the Ambaffadours of Accio Vifconte, of Philippo Gonz,ag,t, and others, made a league with the Vcnctians a- secret pmBifi gainft thofe ofEfcalla. <~Marflte dealt fecretly with the Prince about the yeclding vp ofPadua, which foone after enfued. Some Authours write that in the prefence 'WnJV of all the Ambaffidours, hcefpakc foftly to Dttndulo,, and laid, What wilt thoufay Prince ifmgiue thee Padua ? And that the Prince diffembling at the lame time both '43 in gefture and Ipecch, that which wasin queftion, anlwcrcd, Wcnillmekcthee Goitcr- nour thereof. 1 his I rather bcleeue, than that which is commonly reported, That along time afterward an Ambaffadorfrom Owfolpakethis openly ata banquet on the Fcaft day of Saint fote, (asthemanerwas) albeit I graunt it might well c- nough be Ipoken in a banquet. But the perfon of theTraitor dilcoucrcth the errour committed therein. Foritis ccrtainc that the Goucrnmcnt promiled at thefirft, was afterward giuen to Morfilio ; but he whom they nominate, had no recompencc. Whilft thefc things were done at Venice, Rofu tooke ccrtaine Townes in the at the T erritorie ofPadua from the enemies, and then bringing his troupes neere to the Gattl nfPoJatt. Citie, he fet fire on one ofthe Gates, called Al-Saints. Moreouer thofe of Meftra ^ 5 0 daunted a while after with a new fiege, wherewith they were enuironed, ycelded. Hi fInitial From thence comming to T rcuifo, he burnt in a night two ofthe Citie gates. The Inhabitants were lo amazed in this night-affiult, asdiuers running forth of the Ci¬ tie in the darkc, on that fide where the encmic was not, laued thcmlelucs by flight, but many of them hauing loft their way, fell into the enemies hands, among whom R 3 the i8<5 c i I: efeeon d Boof of the Jecond Dccad Camincnfis wife, ■flame in the ha¬ bit of a fern ant. Serrtiuall vndet the Venetians obedience. IO The Territorie of Verona fpoiled Charles fonne to the KjngofP.il- heme encamped before Feltre . Reflation of a ^ deflorate man. At*"'ft retreats &1 a flirt encam. peth to fhut vic¬ tuals f om the Venetians. A difereet ref¬ lation of a Gc- tier all. the noble wile of Caminenjis- was flaine in the habit of a ferunnt. This being done they made no farther attempt againft the Citie, I know not whether it w ere bc- caufe they defpaired of taking it (being ignorant of the great fearennd amazement ot the Citizens) or rather becaufe they would fpcedily goe to take Serr.tuall which (according to fome) came at that time vnder the Venetiansobedience. Mctjlm and Albert his brother hauing vnderltood that bcfidcs the Ioffe offo ma¬ ny Cities in Ibortfpace, their allocates like wile had forlaken them, and taken armes to offend them : (for it was reported that Luchin Vifconte hauing attained to the principalitic of Milan (by the death oi Action hiskinfman) and PhilltpGong*. ,ga were alreadie in the field againft them, orelfeiiiareadineffefoto doe) beinnen- u ironed with fo many michiefes,knevv not what to refolue on,nor what they ought chiefly to follow, or in what place to oppofc thcmfelues againft theenemies def- feignes, or by what mcancs to relieue their Citties. But in this great incertaintic of their affaires, not being able to conclude on that which was mod expedientfor them, Maftin on a fodainc with the greateft part ofhis forces left Padua, commit- ting the guard ofthe Citie to his brother Albert , and came to Verona. In the mesne time Marf/lio Ko/sis, nfterhee had palled the RiuerAdice, marched with thole troupes which hec had receiued from hisbrothcrdirc&lytowardsMan- tu.i, whereioyning with Philip Gonzaga, and Luchin Vilconte,theyconlulted toge¬ ther of the whole matter, and after marched into the field, refoluing firft toaffaile 20 Verona. NowhauingforragedtheCountrie, theyentred the Territorie ofVero- na, where they made great fpoyle round about the Citie, which with great cla¬ mours they belieged; bringing thither all things neceffaric for allege. Iris repor¬ ted that Charles fonne to the King of Bohemia’, lay at the fame time before Feltre with a great Armie of Germans, by meanes whereof thofeofEfcallawcrcat one time allailed in three feucrall places. Maftin being thus vneertaine by whatmeancs to oppofehimfelfe againft the cnemie, after hee had awhileruminated withhim- ielfe, determined likea mad man todoeit by Armes, and to fight with any that hec Ihouldmcetewith. But before he would giuc bartcll.he Knighted his forme frax- cis who was yet very yong, Spinet a Marquis, Guido Corregmio , and Paulo Alirerio the 3 O Gouernour of the Citie; after which hee marchedwithgreatnoyleandfuricto- v/ards the enemies, and in theirview put his Armie in order of battell, being rclol- ued for his part to fight. Rofsis made a retreat, fo did the reft, not meaning to fight thinking it more auaileable for them to draw the Warre out at length, the which by all likelihood could not long maintaine,than to hazard the whole by the euentofa battell. In this fort making a faireretreatc, notgiuinglhcwofanymani- feft flight, they held on their way towards Mantua. UMiftm as proudeofthis retreate as if hee had wonne the battaile, returned fpce- dily with three thou&nd horfc and certaine foote companies to Padua, and from thence to Bubulcnte, where the Venetians Fleete lay. Athisamuallheefurprifed 40 twcntic fmall Venetian vcffcls, left for the Guard ofthe munition, and tnadcan at- tempt to take the Caftle, the which being brauely defended, hee wasconftrainedVo depart thence, and hee encamped two miles beneath the Riuer, with an intent to (hut vp the paffiige ofthe victuals which came from the Citie by water. It is thought that he might with more cafe hauc executed his determination if hee had encamped betwixt Bubulente and Meftrn. It of us, tocaufehimdiflodgc comman¬ ded a great quantitieofwoad (an hearbe belonging to Fullers) to be pounded and to be throwne into the Riuer, to make it vnfauorie and bitter to bedrunkeby thofe ofElcalla. But victuals waxing fcantin the Venetians Cnmpe, by reafon that the cnemie lay fo nccre, the arriuall of Marfilio called thither for thepurpofe (as I vo thin Ice) was caufe that the Venetians,ftrengthned by hiscomming,had free paffi^e whither they plcafed, beinglittleinferiour to thofeofEfcallain ftrength. ' ° ft fro Rofsis likewife being often prouoked by the cnemie to fight, did purpofely refule it: For he perceiued that Mafttn could not long hold out, and that hee fhould doc ofthe Hijlorie of V"nice* doe vndifcrcetly,to hazard the fortune of a battel, knowing that the enemie was al¬ ready halfe vanquiihcd, and there was no doubt but that he would bcouerthrowne without bloudlhed. Whilft he lay iiiCampenecrc to Bubulentc, thinking greatly to hinder the enemie by keeping of the paflageof the Riuer from them, hce had no¬ tice that Luchin Vifconte had ftreightly belieged Brefsia, which newes he very bad¬ ly digeltcd,and marched with fpeede through thcTerritorie ofPaduaand Vincen- za toreleetie Brefsia, which whileft hee attempted, more fcarcfull tidings were brought, that Padua was loft & his brother taken prifoner with the whole garrifon. T his Ioffe did in Inch fort abate the tyrants pride, as hee neuer after hoped for 1 o better fucceffe. Marfilio Camino , fo foone as Maftin was departed from the reliefe of Brefsia, had forthwith giuen notice thereofto Pietro Kofis, and lcauing open the Gate ofthc crooked Bridge, gauc entrance to him and his whole forces, which they ofthe Citie pcrceiuing (for there was no hoftile aft committed) all men with great toy ramie to meete him, calling him their deliuerer, and infinitely praifed him. Bur Kojiis with thegcnerallconlenc did in the Venetians namegiuethe gouernement of the Citie to MarfihoCarrario. A Ibert,3nd Riffe Foranenjis with diuers other friends andferuantsofthe Tyrants weretaken prildners, and theirgoods fpoylcd. Albert was foone after brought to Venice. Kofis gaue leaue to liue hundred Almaine horfe that were found in the Citie, freely to depart thence with their Armes and jo Horfes. Maftin, being daunted with fo many Ioffes, receiued frefh newes that Charles had taken Feltrc with other Townes ; and anon afterthat Luca wasbefieged by Orlan¬ do Rofsis, Captaine generall ofthc Florentines, and thatitwasnotyetccrtaincly knowne whether thofe of Luca were reuolted or not. But thatwhichdidmoftof all afflift him, was, when he vndcrftood foone afterthat Brefsia whither he had fo fpeedily marched, was takemand in this fort bad tidings comming daily vntohim, the end of all was, that Luchin had feized on Bergamo. Thofe of'Efcalla being wholly chafed from Padua, the Venetian Ambnffidours came thither, namely, Marco Lauretano , luftiniano furnamed Luftinian,md Andrea 3° Morofino ; who comming into the Market-place where the people were affemblcd, Lauretano in the name of the Common-wealth,vied this congratulatorie Speech vn- tothem. Tine V enetian AmbafTadors Oration to the Taduaiis. £ cannot but exceedingly reibyce, that yee being now freed fromfo cruell an enemieftauc recoueredyour ancient hbertie loft by the malice tf/Maftin : And therefore by the Senates appointment we confine the gouernment of the Citie on Marfilio.’ whofie courage and valour,by how much more it is fa¬ mous and knowne to all men , by fo much more doe the Venetians highly efteemeit for the good and commoditie ofthc Paduans, adding thereunto his ftngiilar vc- tue and wifi dome-, which cannot but bring great and dcfired quiet to his fillow-Citi- •zens. For the Venetians verie well know, and namely by expciience, that a. Common- wealth is mo ft happiewhich is gouerned by a wifi and difereet perfion. svfttend therefore , and perpetually receiue your Citizen Marfilio, to obey bis commaundemcnts, andbeartily to defend in flic e, feeing ye are not ignorant howgrieiious a thing tyrannic is: And thou like- wifi'Mzr{\\io,albcit we are all wellperfivaded of thy vertue, thou art neuerthelcffe tothinke that we haue called thee to this place,not onely to commaundouer thy count)’ey, but to bring jo it all helpe andfuccour. ifperaduenture thoufialt doubt what courfe to take for thewell- gouerningthereofandby what meanes to make thy fclfi regarded without enuie among thine ownepeople: take example by the ’JMagiflrates of our Citie, which willeafily teach thee: whowhileftthey are m office, are re [peeled for the honour ofthe Commonwealth, andtheir chargebeing expired.they line equally with the rneaneftfnowingveriewell that this equdi- lS 7 ■-— Brcffia. befteged by Luchin h r if- conte . Padua revoltcth from thofe of JLfcaUa . The citie ofpel- treta^en by the fiagof Hungary Brejfia and Ber« gamo ta^en by Luchin f tfeonti 188 The fecond Too he of thejccond Tecad A notable [en¬ tente. tie is the onclybond of a C ommomeulth. It remaineth now , that this Citiefollowing thine example, doe highly accouni,honour,and re feel the friendjhip ofthe Venetians,as well in ge- neratl'as particular,The which duly and religion fly to obferue the nouelties hapned in your time ay mate yon,we hailing twice withinfewyeares freed you from the cruelly oak of bondage n that man is no lejfefoolijh, thaningratefull, who cannot he mouedby benefitsrecaued ' m For Tin death of Tielro Rofsis. Hove highly Tie, tro Ref is wjs lamented. ’ 7 n his abfence chofen Generali of the Annie,and being fent for came foone af- tftTnif I? 10 *? campe at Moncelcffe. Forthe fiege was not dilcontinued, although the Generali was dead: At his arnuaH he tooke part ofthe Annie,and came by the con¬ fines of bfte.and made roads on the territorie of Verona, where putting all to fire and (word vnto the gates of the Citie,lie brought a verie great bootie todieicampe: Not long after the Senate called him to Venice whither all the Agents of the affoci- ates were come to treateofpeacc. But becaufein this aflembly the felfe-fame condi¬ tions were propounded to Mast in as were in the former, and that hcftoutly refufed Ma(lhi\ m bU thCm ,a - the c °mmifTioners departed from Venice without any conclufion.c JMaflin nZieZeif that >'e was not yet freed from this war craued aid of the Duke ofBauier, the m-f of adding diuers grer t pronules to his entreaties.Thisdukc promifed to fend him great: fupplies,prouided that he might haue good caution for what lie promifed. CMaflin delmered into his hands the Citie of Pefcara, wirh liisfonne Framfco, and diuers other children ofnoble families. But the Duke failing of his promife, fo foone as /!/j ( /7/» pcrceiued liimfclfe deluded, he came on a fodaine and 'rccouered the Citie with hisTonne: and hofhges. Marfilio Canaria died in the mcane tunc, leauing (by thecontent ofthe Venetians)his ncere kinfinan for his fucceffor haning fent a hundred dioufand crownes to Venice to build a Church in a part of the Jury and to enrich it with diners inheritances. The death of tflatjilio of Kofis. A treatie of peace broken. Ac of the Hijlorie of Venice. iSp At the fame time the Arrnie approched Montforc, and from thence diuers roads were mace on the territories ot V incenza and Verona. A^d^in inthemeanc time battered Montechia, whither Orlando came vnlooked for, defeated him, anddraue him thence: Not long after Ma/lin came into the field to execute a new enterprize, the which had as bad fuccefle,as that of Montechia. The Paduan and Almainc horfemen were encamped in the life ofLongare. Mufti* thinking to furprize them, did fpeedily march thi ther with his forces. The Ifland being aflailed by land and wa¬ ter, was not onely well defended, but with the Ioffe ot his Chips hee was ignomini- ot.fiy driuen thence, yberttno on the otherfide hailing with money corrupted the io Garrifon of Moncellefa.cntred the Citieon thefide of the Cattle, which was with¬ in few daies after ycelded to the Venetians by Vlorentio theGouernour therof. M.i- fin in another place attempted by treacherie to rccouer the to wne ofMontagnane, but this defigne tell outvnlucktly. Spinet a Mtrit^us, and Guido Forxncnfis were com- tnaunded with great fecrecie to goe with their forces to the ap pointed place: wher- of the Venetians hauing notice, placed fine hundred Almaine horfe not farre from Elteinambufcado,fo that the enemies marching forward, (hauingfentnodifcouc- rers before/werefurprized and aflailed by thofeofthe ambufli,and at the firft brunt ^throwing downe their Armes) betooke themfelues to flight. The number of the flaine was great, but that of theprifoners greater, among whom were Guido and 20 Gilberto his brother,and with them two hundred men at Armes .Andrea Moroftno, for that hec had valiantly behaued hitrifelfc in that encounter was afterwards knighted. OrUndo was at the fame time in Padua, from whenc? he fpeedily departed with Ins troups.and came to Vincenza, where approaching the citie ncere to Saint Felix gate, he lodged in the fuburbes. The poore inhabitants were then more terrified than before. For being on euerie fide (hut in bythe enemie, they loft all hope of getting any victuals, cfpecially from Verona, byreafonthe Venetians poflefled Brendola and Montechia. Diuers with; their wines and children being driuen forta of their houfes by the men at Armes of the Garrifon were conftrained to begge. At thelaft theTyranres pride being abated , peace enfued very oppor- 30 tunely. a rr Iris reported,that being not able to raife the liege before Vincenza, he harkened to a peace,about which hauing fent hisCommifTioners to’Venice.hc obtained' tnplp • TT.l . 1 1 v"N i si . . ' Maflin defeat ted before Montechia, SMoucellefa tit. ken. The {iegcof Vinccn\a K • ' ~ -- v cuiLc 5 iicuL3tajncaiCon thefe conditions: fnac Feltre,Beluna, and Cenedafhould remaine to Charles of bohcmc;Bergamo, and Breflia to Vifconte, who poflefled them; Treuifo, with the villages and Caftles of the Treuifan.to the Venetians, with the Caftles of Balde and ba.lan, with free hbenie to trafficke on theriuer Adice; and foure Cities of the ter- ritorie of Luca to the Florenitne s. It is reported that the Florentines being difeontented with this agreement, be- came Luca which they demaunded was not yeelded to them, fent to Venice about 4 o this bufinefle, where the matter was rather debated out of wilfulneffethan of any hope they had to obtameit. But the Venetians incliningto peace, the Florentines contented thereupto. All the affociate Lords which had taken part with the Vene¬ tians were likewife fansfied. Albert with the reft of the prifoners wetefet at liber* tie.The Venetians gaue the Caftles of Balde and Baflan toVbcrtinoCarrario-.'w\\zxz- by we may fee that the Venetians did not feeke by this warre to enlarge their cftatc. For befides the breaking of the tyrants forces,whom they could wholly, haue oner- thro wne, and by armes haue appropriated all that to themfelues which they had ta¬ ken from him,they gaue the renowned Citie ofPaduafwhich they might bane held Dy right ot warre) to cMxrfilio Cxrrxrio a priuate Citizen, and afterwards to rb"> ti- so *0 his (uccefTor,two great Caftles with their demaines taken from the enemy du¬ ring the treatie of peace. But Blondrts affirmes it to be moll true, that the Venetians a. neuet any defire toincreafetheir dominions, but onely to preuailefofarref which hapned as they dehredjas to be able to abate the tyrants pride,& to make him glad to .ue for peace with heaued-vp hands, who a little before had difquietcd all Italic, and Mafliu being enforccdyciccep - tetbof peace on any condi* tions, The Thrcntina difeontented . vpnn what ennfe the vcnot/am did mal^e warrs vpon thofe of Efcalla . ipo 7 bejecond \Boo%e of tbefeccndDecad and who was not fatislied with the command of all which licth on this fide and be¬ yond thepo, within the continent of the Alpcs, but would betides haue enthroni- zed himfeire in Tufcanie, and haue attempted at the laft not to take away (forthat he could not doe) but to rnoleft the quiet pofleffion of the Sea, which the Veneti¬ ans ofa long time had purchafed with much labour and trauaile. This then is the fruite, as pleating as great, which they reaped by this vieforie, thinking that they had done enough and very much, to haue troden the tyrants pride vndcrfootc,\nro whom in the end being daunted and bafelyfuing fora dif Mifink made honourable peace, his demand was not oncly graunted, but they made him a Gen- Faxe' Cmn c ' em;in °f Venice. Dandulo after he had fortunately abroad and at home gouerned 10 the Commonwealth, decealed, in the eleuenthyeare of his Gouernment. A Mdigious Jlormc at Ve¬ nice in a '/light. Belecuc this who lift. A wonderfufi apparition to a. poort Fiji]crman Artilmeo Grudonico was his fiicccffour, and chofcn by thefortie. I find in fome Authours that about the fame time the great Hall was butlded, where euery eight dayes and fomcrimesoftncr, all the Gen¬ tlemen are aflcmbled about the creating of new Officers: And that they began at the fame time to fend Magiftratcs to Poueggia, Pal'e- ftrino,and Malamoc. Moreouer on the fiuc and twentith of Februarie in the night, therearofe a fud- dainctcmpelf, which caufed filch an inundation in thcCitie, as the waters flood 40 three footedeepe, which was neucr till then fecnc. This beingreputed aprodigie, gauebeleefcto that which a poore Fifher-man reported to hauefecnc the fame night: which was thus. So foonc as he perceiued the florme,in a great feare he drew vp his little Boate ncere to SzmtMarkes Church, and (landing not farrefrom thence out of the raine and wind, three men came to him, who, as if they had fome earned: bufineffe. entreated him in all hafte to Ferric them oucr to Saint Nicholas Church on the fhoare; which he refufing to doe for feare of the ftorme.theyon afodainc went into his Boate, as though themfclucs would guide it: which theFiflicrman perceiuing.entredintoit, (though againfl his will) and guided the Boate. But be¬ ing come to the Church, they turned towards the mouth ofthe Hauen.- where Jo they faw a Ship full of Diuels, which thefothree men fudainely funke by the helpe ofGod. Whereupon the Sea in an infhntgrewcalme. And then, one ofthemcn- tred intothe next Church; the other was caried to Saint Georges-, and the third re¬ turned to the place where they tookc Boate: of whom the poore old Filherman (al¬ beit of the Hijlorie of Vmice. 191 beit in regard ofwhat he had feene, he thought him feme Diuine Perfon) d'emaun- ded his hire, whoanfwercd him : Thou ihalt goe (quoth he), to the Prince and Se¬ nate, vnto whom hauing declared in order what thou haft feene this nigh t, they ihall liberally reward thee. T he Fitherman replied, they will not beleeuc me, and I know certainly that they will fell of me, and lb I lhall become the laughing ftocke ofthe people for my rath report: whercunto this diuine perfonage anlwered him, and laid : Take this pledge (andgauehima Ring which hce had on his finger) to Duke and Senate vnderjf and, that by our manes the Citie hathbeene this nightpreferued from a terrible /loud: And becaufe thou Jhdt not fide but doe this, know that he whom thou jrht lhofe and nine Moncths, which time being expired he died. His body was buried at the entrie of Saint jo yMarkes Church. The end i>fithe fecond Booke oftheficcond Decade. ipz THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE SECOND DECAD Of The Hi s to ri e Of Venice. 20 The Contents of the third Booke of the fecond Decad. Great Armie preparedagainst thcTurkes. The foundation of Saint A n- mm0 THoN v s Church. The Venetians vitforieneere to2.3iaugamJlLnv/- *rf} • s King ^Hungarie. ThereddttienofLzxa. The Citie of Venice much (baken by an Earthquake. The [ame_j Citie terribly affitfed by the Pejli- •. i ence _ Truce forfiueyeares with Lewis King o/Hungaric. Cape-hi- ftria rebclleth, which caufeth the^> Venetians to pajfe ouer thither. The caufe^j of the third Ligujlicke war re. The Venetians takers ten Ships 0/Genoa in the Hauen of Cm fte. The Genoucfes take Nigrcpont in the abfence of the Venetian Armie. The Venetian and Ar- ragonian Fleete greatly tojfcd by a tempeft on the Ionian Sea. The pro [porous battels which the Genouefes had at one time againH three mightie Armies neerc the Bolphorus. The Ve¬ netians and ^Arragonians ouercome the Genoucfes on the lower Sea. The Genoucfes in an¬ ger contemne their hbertie,who after they haue repaired their Armie , take Parenza. The Genoucfes take diuers S hips of burthenfrom the Venetians atfundne places. The Genouefes deflate a great Armie ofthe Venetians m the Ifle 0/Sapicntia. PrinceVn aleeu o affe¬ cting tyrannic, is with bis compliceswertbilypunifjed. 1 ° 40 a Andrea 5 ° of the Hijlorie of Venice, m 'J^reaDandidu (\iicceeded Gradomco i a man certainly of rare and lingular learning, and as eloquent as could be withed, in one ofhis yearcs: For it is reported that he wrote the Venetian Hiftoric in twoftiles; theone more amply, and it may bee therefore lefle eloquent, and the other more luccinftly, and thereby (as faith Carofim) more beautified and adorned. Hee was bc- fides ofa mceke and liberall dilpofition, whereby hee purchaled the fiirname of Comifino: And that was the reafon (aslthinke) why before he was ofcompetent age, they made him Procurator ofS. arid loone afterwards Prince. For the manner was, not to name any one to that dignitie, but fuch as were already ofgood yearcs; and all Authors (almoft)areofopinion, that he was not aboue fixe and thirtie yearcs of age, when hee was named for the loue- raigncMagiftratc. We findc in fome Authors, that at the beginning of hisPrinci- palitic, according to the league made with Pope clement other Chriftian Princes rheTapi the againft the Turkc,the Venetians armed fixteene Gallics, and gaue the command of VcntUm.anA them to Pietro Zeno , who after he had funkc diners fhips of the Barbarians, did by a 40 lodaincallaulttakcthcCitieof Smyrna, and where hauing flaine thednhabitants, mjiibtTur he left a good Garrilon, and that loone afterward,not farre from thofeconfines, the Venetians accompanied with thofeof Rhodes, andCyprus, did oftentimes fight rheVemtUtti, withthcTurkes,wherediuersofbothfideswereflaine. But at the laft the Vcnc- tians with their Allies being defeated and put to flight,part of them being affighted cfcapcd into the Citic, the reft being cncloled by the Barbarians, were all flaine. At the lame time T^icboko furnamed Giomnm, was lent by the Senate to the King of Bahylon, to treatc with him concerning the Venetian Merchants free traffick in- to/Egypt. TheBarbarian granted theirrequeft, bntoncertairieconditions, the which feeming not to bee allowed of, without the Popes permiffion, it was not 50 thought lawfull to trafficke with the enemies of the Chriftian faith, Marini Phalerio Knight,and cWWroiCtfra»w,wcrefenttohis Holineffe,who granted thatthe Vc- ThePepcfir- netians fhould for flue yearcs. following traffick to Alexandria with fixe Gallics: Souranza, by vertuc of this permiffion, was thefirflthatvnder-tookethat voiage with two Gallics, wherein Pietro Mtinidno went Confirlf, S Two m The third Booke ofthe fecondBccad I O T wo y cares after, lufimmno furnamed Jujlmian , obtained ofthe Pope in the name °f the Common-wealth to traffick into Syria,and the timeofthefc two trafficks was prolonged for ten yeares. At the fame time they beganne in the Citie to build S c . Anthonies Church, (the beginning whereof is attributed toone fynnotto a Floren- tine,ofthe fomilie of Ahbi) vpon a little Rocke,where was firft builded a little Chap- Tbe building of pell ofwood. In the lame place at this day is to be feehe a great voide place orra- ther a " Ifl M mad< % a hca P ln S t0 S erhcr of earth, which the water in proceflc of time hath brought thither; It hath a delightfull profpea towards the Lakes, and belides the Church which is fairc and large, there hands ncarc to ita new fumptuous building, which feructh for an Hofpitall. The feuenth re - About the fame time thofe of Zara reuolted from the Venetians the feuenth 1 Za '“' t,mc ; 1 he report was. That they had Lent to Lewis King of Hungaric, tocertifie him,ifhe would comcinto Dalmatia,they would deliuer their Citie,Hauen Lands perfons and meanes,as well publikeaspriuatc into his hands. T he Senate prelently vpon thefe newes, gaue hue armed Gallics to Pietro cmdis , vvho failed into Dalmatia. Being come neere to Zara, hee receiued c Marco Comm tbegouernour with all his familie,anddiucrs other Venetians, into his veffells who were in the One when it reuolted, from whence hee prefcntly departed : For to haue befiegedthe Citie with fo few veffells, and by Sea only, would hauc becnc as roohlh as ^profitable. He firft retired to Pague ; the inhabitants whereof hauing receiued him into their Citie. deliuered the Goucrnour into his hands which thole of Zara had il-mdntlier not long before, together with all th off which had aided or aflifted him, whom Candu lent to Venice. Soonc after hauing fortified the place , . ... | lc tooke with thofe fow Gallics which hehad, diuers veffells ofthe enemies which ttZZil! ^neeretothclflands: Butwhilft by thefe meanes hee went about to hinder the Zaratmcs : OWarco lujlmmo came by Land with his Armic, and encamped at the fountainenext to the Citie, where he fbdainly caufcd his Souldiors to build a Fort. Thcn,from thence, he did with his engins batter the Citie, beat downe the walls' oncrthrowtbehoufcs,andmadcallthingsvcric incommodious ro the enemies If the Zaratines were ftreightlybefieged by Land, by Sea they were no IcfTe • For the Venetians hauing taken from them the Townc of Damiana, they did at times ap proch vene neere to the Citie,then they fpeedily returned,and after Lome flay came back with more luricto alfailc the Hauen. J ’ 10 Thus flood the affaires of the Zaratins, when t_Andrta Morofino and Simon ISein- ddo, the Princes brother,arriued at the Campe to prouide and take order For what- iocuerlhould be expedient for the Commmon-wealth: and I thinke, this was the jgeneral tflauit caule,why from the beginning they called thefe Magiftrates Prouiders; but wc will inuntutro. alwaiescall them ProuicUtori. At their arriuall it was refblued to giue a general! aft fault to the Citie by Sea and Land . It may be they had notice that Lewis Kin° of Hunganewasnot forreoffwith greatforces. The Citie being affoiled with great 4 ° tune, the Sea-forces threw bridges from the Gallics vpon the walls, fcckins bvriiit meanes to enter the Citie. On the otherfidc the Land-Armie drew neere the walls with their engins and other warlike inftruments ; But both fideshadno great fuc cefle Some were gotten vpon the walls, on the bridges from rhe fhippes who did greatly affright the inhabitants,& flew diuers of them. But Loon after the Towncf- men waxing defperate, did furioufly foil vpon them and beat them from the walls breaking the bridges, whereupon the Souldiourson that fide were conftrained to makea ^eretreat. Thefightonthe Land-fidewasas vnfortunatc. Fortheen- thaffMt. gms of battenc breaking at their firft approach, made all the Venetians attempts bootlefle, which the Generali pcrceiuing, commanded to found the retreat. After to this aflault King Lewis ariued with fix fcore thoufand men, and encamped not farre lrom Zara • who, to frecthe Citie which was giuen vntohim fromthefiege gaue a lodain aflault to the Venetian Campe. The Hungarians with fearefull cries made an attempt on the V enetians Fort, not thinking to meet with trenches and rampiers that of the Hijlorie of Venke* 1 9 5 that were able to kc«pc them out. TheZaratines likewifo madealallie,ana toge¬ ther with them aHaiicd the Fort. The Venetians did not only valiantly defend it, but repulfed the enemies farre from thence with great effhhon of btotid. In the meane time thole in the Gallies hearing thenoife, and fearing that their (ellowes wercaffailed, leaning a fufficieht number ofScruldiors for the guard of their vcffells, they came on fhorc,and marched in a cloie battalion to the reiiefe of their countri- mcn: which they in the Fort pcrceiuing, prefeiitly ifljied forth vpon theenemie. T here was on either fide a cruell fight neere to the Fort and much bloud-lhed: But the Hungarians who at the Venetians firft comming had begun by little and little 10 to difbrder their owne rankes,being ouerccme by this fodain lallic, betooke them- fclues to flight, who were purified and flaine heereand there by the ViiSforiotis Ve¬ netian. The Dalmatians pcrceiuing the bad fucccffeof the Hungarians retired KAg e At the fame time likewjfe, Albert Prince ofCroatia, robbing, and fpoiling the Proumce of Htftna, conftrained the Venetians to take Armes againft him. New iff r ' llfed l0r tha t purpofe, and the warre being thus proclaimed againft Al- wa S , enat< f Y e n re fcnt thlthcr tor Generalls of the Armic. Tire Croatian be- d,?T ofTh ^ tlC f rep j 01 ^ of ' rhcni:lrc f™S of the Armic, demaunded fafecon- •ind\ena m ’ a u’ ^ mi S ht 6 0c to Venice to the Prince and Senate, where being ami,cd, he threw himfelfc proitratc at his feete, who al- their? they r 1UftC V r ° b a C off ?? ded wub h,m ’ y et neuerthekffe obferuing- their ancient cu home, they pardoned him, after they had firft taken ccrtainc places irom him,which by the Senats commandemcnt were razed, to the end they foot,Id 1 be no more a retreat for rheeues and robbers. Carffmo (who onely makes mention of this Dalmatian warre; faith , that thofe two Generals at fiieir returne to v enicc, were condemned and depnued of their place of Senators becaufe deYthem n0t111 ™ foI1 ° Wed thofe batons which werecommaun- Soone after enftied the third warre with the Genouefes,butitis thought that the catife of the warre proceeded (as oftentimes before ; from them. They poffdled ZIZfZVr ,1 P ° ntit C ?“* and therefore euer fince PtledogiL draue the Venetians from Conftantinople, they attempted by all meanes to depriue the Ve- netianmarchantsofchctrafhcke of thofe Seas. Whereupon.therc and elfe where theyefteredthemfundric wrongs, butefneriallv „r^.. . ,■ * ^ C .^ r !, d . th ?"l fundrie " r0n s s > but especially neereTo the Citieof ProTo'fpe’ ■Meeting in that place with certaine Venetian 1 _ 1 I i ^ . . 29 The Venetians Arnvc againft the Genouefes. IndTi 1 m fa,neC ^ ft - I ™ , S I, “ ,, «P la cewm 1 cert a ,ne Venetian and Candiot (hips they fel vpon them,& hailing taken them,they conftrained them SS r fiirffS aphat °' th '8 reat . h “ d *« n «» a nd more frame of the marchants, toth!/ H h f we 5 etakc . nand ( P 0lled to the hauen of Cap ho. The Senate fent whth beinad “ d ^ ^'T‘° ” ° fthat wWch had becnc taken from them: pa ,>sL 8 dcnicd > tbe yP roiildcd a might,eArmieagainfttliei Genouefes: Some £ ‘ C , S fTf armed . ln D ‘ d ™t, a , Can Q ie,ar d Nigrepont, and diners were likewife Admin | nfT C: A A ■ ^ ? f " S ° ^ f ° r tra * ckc S and ^coMorofino the Admiral! ofthe Adruticke Sea being called home from Ragufa where he remai > c ned with certaine gallics, they made vp the number offiuf and chirtie the which 7Zp%T ' M0Rmm bUC dlU6rS Auth ° rS in ftced of Ru “”° ( « downe 7S(J- With a n intcntt ° a(rai!e the enemies, who were repor¬ ted to be abroad at Sea, was conftrained by a fodaine temped to enter into the Ha. ‘lof Canfte, which liethtowards Nigrepont. Itfelloutfoctunately for the Ve¬ netians,that fourteene Gallies of Genoa rode there at the fame time an Ankor ladenwithmarchandize and ftorc of Armour, with diuers fouldiers, who were ° l J' ,° r CC3> t0 ° rtulc itjto the end that their countrimen who dwelt there might he no more furprized (as at other times; by the Venetians: Others fay that 4 ° thofe ga lies returning home wards into Italic, entred that hauen. The Venetian Generali hauingdefcned them, commaunded his fouldiers forthwith to prepare themfelues to fight : AH of them fpcedily obeying his commanndement tooke their wcapons, and turned the prowes oftheir gallies towards the enerrie, and did fimt in the iffues and pafTages on all fides failing towards the land, fearing to fall v- pon the rocks. The Genouefes refolded to trie all meanes,rather than to yield The \ cnetian then landed part of his forces, and fpcedtly fortified a place neere to the enemies from whence with his engines he began to batter themivhileft the 'allies likewife fhot continually vpon them. The Genouefes being availed on cuerie fide (perceiuing all things to fall out vphickily on theirfides) watching the time be^ati o make that fade-yards in read,neffe. The Venetian perceiuing their in entwafat ' ^ttodainlyto fl'c did with great attention marke which way he would ef- eape.. hey on the other fide making (hew as ifthey intended feme other matter,ha- of the Hijlorie of Venice. uing turned theirprowcs to that fide which the Venetians had left without any guard, being aided by their failes andoares they betooke themfolucs to flight: And ioure of the Gallies had in this fort efcaped one after an other, when t JMorco LMoro- fmo Admirall of the Adriatike fea,being vexed therewith,commanded one ofthofe Gallies which he hadreceiued the ycare before, for the guard of the Gulph, to run athwart the lift Genoa Gallie which wasreadie toefcape, which wasfo fpeedily dene, as the lame being taken,the refidue which were readic to follow being amazed ranne vponthe next rocks, and were eafily taken : And becaufe they were laden with richmarchandize the foldiors&failers bourdea them,& being buiiedin pillage xo fuffered the other foure toefcape withcafe (who were already inthemainc Sea) not caring for the Generals commandement: who being angrie for fooling fo good-' lyanopportunitie through the couetouihelfeof his people,commanded to ler Her on flue of the Gallies which were taken,and had not been yet pillaged . He did it to the end to enforce his Souldiours, (who were thereby depriuedof their hope of more fpoile) to purfuc the enemies. For fo foonc as they left oft'to lpoilc,they fol¬ lowed thechace. The Genoucfos in the meane time were farre enough off,yet neuerthelcfle,tcnnc of their Gallies, with the Generali of their Armie,and threelcore and teiinc Gentle¬ man were taken,not accounting thofe ofmeaner qualitie,who were many in regard ao of theHumberol theGallies, The victorious Venetian after this viftorie atCha- rifte, failed towards Nigrepont, wherehe left the Genoa Gentlemen withathou- fand of the chiefeft prifoners to be kept;the refidue to the number offourc hundred or thereabout, were lent into Candie, and there put to the chaine and oarc. The newes of this vidlorie brought great ioy to the Citie. The Senate in the midft of this mirth,being mindfull of Religious matters,decreed That the fameday that the Genouefes wereoucrcomeat Charifte, fhould foreucrbeefolemnized amongthe holidaies at Venice. It is thought that vpon this occafion; the day of the decollati- onof S.Iobn is till thisday celebrated, whichbefore then was no holiday. Others fay that it was vpon S.Victors day the Martyr. 30 The Venetians making no long aboaae at Nigrepont,after they had fooured the aEgean and Ionian Seas, came on a fodaine to haue befieged Pera : Butthcenemie hauing notice of his comming by their Ipics whohad broughtnewes of their late Ioffe at Charifte, and how the Venetian Gallies were at handfoad fortified all places round about the Citie, and chained the fhippes together which lay in the Hanen with their Mails and faileyards in manner of a Fortand Ilampier, and prouided fo carefully for all other matters, as the Venetians (who came thither foon after with great fhoutes) perceiuing what thcencmie had done durft not affailc them: But tar¬ rying certaine daies in the ftreight of Gallipolis, they furprized diuers veffels of Ge¬ noa. 40 In the meane time, thofe foure Genoa-Gallies which had cfoaped from Charifte, hauing ioined thcmfelues to fix others which were conduced by Philippo Deria,ha- uing notice of thedepartureof the Venetian Armie, came with all fpecd toaflaile Nigrepont. Tbomnfo Vim who at the lame time was Gouernour of the Citie being affrighted fo foon as he deferied the enemie a farre off,fled, with the Prouidatori out on the other fide of the Citie which lieth towards the Channell. The Gcnouefo athisarriuall, hauingaflailcd the Citie, wondered at thefodaine flight of the offi- cers,anddidinamoment takeand fpoile it; then after he had fettheprifonersatli- bertie,and brought thencegreat numbers of the inhabitants,he burnt the Citi e.Bo- m being exceeding glad to hauein this fort reuenged their Ioffe lately recciued, de- 50 parted from Nigrepont,and from thence came foone after and foized onthelfleof Chyos. The Generali of the Venetians after he hadbeene abroad fortie daies on this iournie, and being out of hope to take any greater prize, returned toward Ve¬ nice: but on the coaft of Dalmatia he met with tenne Venetian Gallies, which the Senate font vnto him, whom he there ftaied, and caufod them to returne with hint to 1 99 Foure Genoa 0 a III cs ejeaye. Ten Gens a Cac¬ hes tal(cn , A d:[erect a[l of the Generali . Why the fea ft of the decollation of Saint lohn is celebrated, at Venice. The Venetians dare not a (pule Vera, The GenoHefes tal{C fli&reponi LOO The third Booke oftheJecond/Dccad The Armie re - titrniib to Ve¬ nice with great bcotie. The Venetians in league wth the i\ing of Ar- Nicolas Tifani Cent rail of the Venetian Armie. Thcgreef^e F.m- peiour m league with the Veneti¬ ans again (l the Gcnouefes. The Venetians ieyne with the Arragoms . 10 to Venice T he report of the great bootie which the Armie brought home,and an¬ swered all mens exptdanon, made his returne moft welcome. Some Authors af- hrmc that theipoiic which was brought to Venice, amounted tothevaiewoffoure hur.drca thouiand ciownes,andodiersfay thrcchundredthoufsnd. - 1 he i h fr c'f 6 warrc j e P n ’ the Kln S °f'Arragon,vnto whom the Ve¬ netians had leru Mihaelt Stcno ,loined his forces to theirs againft the Gcnouefes The Senate being lengthened by the alliance of fuch a Prince, hoping to e> ecutcfome great defigne, commanded a verie mightie Armic to befet forth,and appointed hue and twcntie of the chiefe among them to make prouifion inthcCitieof a Ilthin« neccflane tor the warre. Nicolao Pijam being chofen Generali of the Armie denar «ed from Venice with twclue Gallics, and with him Giovanni Dtlfino who went tn Conftannnople to make a League with theGreeke Emperour againft the Genoue^ ks.npm being arm,ed in Dnlmana.recciued one Galliefrom th eC.fc othcr from thofc of Ragufa; then he commanded three others of Venice to follow him who meth.m at ^rc^GiouamnDcifino, who came from Venice with him went on his A mbaflade to the greeke Empcrour,who allied himfelfe with the Venetians againft the Gcnouefes. "But whilft the Greekesprepared their fhippes of warre, thirtie Venetian Gallics departed from.Venice vndcr the command of Pamratw lufiirnam, Admirall of the Gulph , who failed rewards Sicilic to tome with the Armie of the Arraeonois which was faid to be at hand : Theft two Armies being there joined together left " ° Sialic, and failed direftly towards Greece intending to paffe beyond Morea ■ But being on the ma.ne, fuch an horrible tempeftarofr, as in thememorie ofm'an was neuer the like feene The Fleet was meruailoufly beaten, and in great danger, one 0i the Gallics was drowned, and diners others ftriking on thefhoare werefnitii, peeccs but without any great Ioffe of men, by reafon they were foncere Land At the laftthe tempeft coaling, they Med towardsModon, whither xLjpfai came within a while after from N.grepont. The Gcnouefes a few daies before had g.uen him chace with forr.c Gdlics, from the maine eucn almoft to NigrepontwS ther hefpeedily retired himfclfe, and funke certainc fhippes at theentrie 0 P f the Ha The Gcnouefes beforeffigrepont Tagano General of the Genoa. Atmic. But whilft theft exploits were done about Nigrcpont,a Gallicof Genoaleftthe F.cct and went before to.difcoucr,who meeting with a Venetian Gallic which was commanded by Giovanni OKoro (or Memo as fomcfhy) affailcd one another but the Venetian wasouercome, bywhom the Gcnouefes vnderftood, that the Venetian and Arragonots forces were not frr from thcncc, whereupon returning with feed toward N.grepont, they aduertized their Countr,men ; That two nauall Ar me 4 ° loined together were at.Morea, the one of Venetians, and the other of Arragono f’ Cha “ h , C >’ wcre al ^ d 7 vnder &k to come & meet them,or elfe that they woukf bcw. h hcm veryfhordy. Pagano the Generali of the Gcnouefes Armie beem* troubled with thefe news, left N.grepont, and fpeedily failed with all h.s forces to fi£" C tf 0! Va hatbcf °t rchis dcpartu r e ' hcnce ^ereuewed his Armie, & found hftc enc hundred men to be wanting, who for the moft part had bcene flaine before N.grepont. Pifam being freed from the firge came (as hath beene Laid) to Modon where after he had conferred with P.ancratio luJHnimo ,,&with iV;^ General! to the king of Arragon,concerning the ftate ofthe war,&giuen order that all chines necef 5 ° fine for the,riournie fliould be in rcadmeffe, they came to NigrepontS^ d,cn« after they had fortified the Cttie with J» and rtftJSKSwSS* Conto.inople.-Bnt be.ngyet on tkyEgeanC-a.by reafon ofthe vibiece ofthe. ind ■ (for ofthe HiJlorie ofVtruce* 2 o i (foritwasinthemiddeftofwinter) they were conftraincd to remainefora time in the fame place, where thewindehadllaied them. But vnfhiailes beginning to wax fcarce, they returned toward Candie ;from whence, fortie dayes after, about the beginning of the fpring,being furmfhed with v jeluailes and other neceflaric mu¬ nitions, they failed againft the cnemie. The Venetian Hiftorians fay, Thar the two Armies paTed on toConftantino- ple without any tempeft: that being there ioyned with the Greekes forces, they went furioufly againft the encmie; that there was a bloudie fight neerc to Pera; and that they departed one from another with equall vantage. But in this they hauc ve- 10 rie negligently, ( I fay notlicentioufly) fpoken againft the Venetians reputation. For the moll credible Authors affirme that the ifTuc ofthis battaile was veric diffe¬ rent, faying That they fough t necre to the Bofphorus ofThrace,which is a ftreight what ike Thru. three miles diftant from Conftantinople, hauing Europe on the one fide, and Alia c,an wm ontheother, looking one vpon another by reafon of their neighbour flioares, fo as they may be perceiuedto haue becne in times paft but one Land , being diuided by an earth-quake, which made a verie ftreight paffage to the Sea. So Plato thought That Atlas hauing cut through Calpe opened the paflage of the Ocean to the Me¬ diterranean Sea. Now at the mouth ofthis ftrcight(which,inregardofthc narrow fpacetherof that 10 Oxen doeeafily paffe ouer, is called Bofphorus, fiirnamedofl brace, by thename of the Prouince which lieth on the one fide thereof) the Genoucfes fb foone as they had intelligence of the enemies comming,who were newly departed from Gal- lipolis, did of purpofe plant themfelues: fearing iftheylhould fight on the maine Sea, and at onetime with three great Fleets, they fhould be enforced to fight in a round forme,& therefore they thought it fiifeft for them to receiuc the Vcneti- ansand Spaniards in front at the entrie ofa ftreight, where it was impollible for fb many fhippes to fight altogether in front, and the, Greekes Armie on theirfidcs whole forces they hoped to fuftaine with more eafe and abilitie, ifon their firft ap¬ proach they could but put them to flight as it afterward hapncd.For the Greek Ar- * mie confifting offorty Gal lies, to foone as the fight beganne, at the verie firft fhock j of the enemie, bafely gauc place, and in a maze returned home. T he Genoucfes be- J 4 ingquit from them, turned all their forces vpon the Venetians and Arragonois, who fought in the front. They fought there ( according to all mens layings) verie fiercely,Sc for two hours fpaccitwas notdifeerned vnto which fide fortune inclined. But at ,Sunne-fetthcwindearofe,which greatly troubled the Genoucfes, who not¬ withstanding would not giue ouer, but fought more couragioufly; and for all it was night they would not leauc the battaile, choofing rather to dye than to giue place. The Vcnetiansontheotherlidebcingmindefull of their reputation, wereafhamed that they had not at the firftouercome them, being theftronger in fhippes: For be- 40 fidcs fortie Gallics oftheirowne, the Arragonois had thirtic. Other Authors ne- uertheleflelpeakenot of fb many, but fay, That diucrsGallies being carried away by force ofthewinde, could not come to fight. Now thisbloudieconfliftlaftcd / tcrueUn) jW- dll night euen till day. The night made the dangers of the fight more terrible. # 2 llt - There was nothing to be heard butgroanes and pittifull cries, clafhing together of Gallics, and clattering of armour^and both the fhoares ecchoed with the horri¬ ble noyfe. All that darke night, as, hath beene laid (and that which is moft to bee admired) in winter, the fight continucd.lt is thought that in the darke, the Geno- tiefes ranne vpon their owne fellowes, the Ven ctians on Vcnetians, and the Arra¬ gonois, on theirownecountri-mcn. But when it was daie, the Sea being dyed red 5 ° with bloud ofthe dead bodies, made manifeft how bloudie that night-encounter had bceneon either fide. The channel! of Nigrc-pont was couercdwith bloudie carcafes, with the furniture offuncke Gallies .and with a great quantideofarrowes T i, e and dartes , and with diuers abandoned Gal lies which hulled vp and downe without Generali(hhe Souldiours orcondu&ors. At the la ft,Pones Generali of the Arragonois being (lainc m rhe b»ttaiki gnd 2QZ V/ho dyed on the ycnimnsfide . what Petrarch deliucrcth con¬ cerning this but- tails. Ho* the Senate difdaincd the lofjc of tbil bat- taile. Foure nc * offi¬ cers created m the Armie. The G enouefes Tnaberoadesto Hiftria, c fhe third 2 ? oofe of the fecond ‘Decad andtheybyreafon thereof being retired, the Venetians likewife, (becauie they were able to doe no more) quitted the place to the Gcnouefes. The encmie likewife being latisficd that they had giuen him place, reputing ic forgre.it honour, and imputing the vitforie to himfelfe, did in like manner with his peopleretire to his Campc.In this battaile were flaine Stephana Contareni Procu¬ rator oi'Saint OMarke., GiouanniSteno, Bene diet o Bembt ; and Pancratia Admirall-of the Gulphc, dyed within few daies after of his hurtes. The Venetian Annalitfs aft firme,Thattheonehalfconely of the Venetian Fleet fought at this battaile: which makes mee think that theftreightneffe of the place was the caufe thereof- and that therefore the Gcnouefes would not ftirrefrom thcnce.lt feemes likewife thevfefo- 10 rie was as bloudie to him; for the Venetian afterward, challenging him to fight, he durft not accept it. GiomnniBelfino who was prelent at this battaile (according to fome Authors) reported at Venice,Thatthc Venctians in this fight had the better; that thev took eightandtwentyofthcenemies Gailcis; thatthe Soldioursand Sailersinthem were all flaine,with great numbers of others who diuerfiy perilhed:& that the Ve¬ netians had loft but foure Gallies. But forraine Hiftotians report the matter to hauc hapned in the lame manneras wee haucalrcadic mentioned at the Bofphorus of Thracc. But becaufe no man lliould thinke that wee haue concealed or diflcmblcd ought, chiefly in that we laid that they fought all the night: Prancifco Petr arch mho. 10 famous Poet, /peaking ofthis cruell battaile, makes mention ofit in tbefe words. You haueoucrcome (faith he, writing to the Gcnouefes) content your felucsleaft it be thought that ye haue forgotten your ancient cuftomes. Wee haue lecne the Bofphorus to fwell with the bloud ofthe Vcnctiansyour enemies, when at night a ftrong wind nrifing, yee were affailcd by three mightic Nations, betweene Con- ftantinople and Nigre-pont, fighting with the enemies againft wind and tide,.This ■isthat which he writeth, with othermatterstotheiamepurpofe. Elsndm befidcs faith T hat the battaile continued all night euen till day without any intermiffion, and that which is moll to be admired, in the middeft ofwintcr. Soone after this battaile, Vtfani furprifed two Genoa fhippes laden with vi&uailcs which were go - 30 Ing to Pera.Then percciuing that he could not draw the cncmic to fight, after hee had ftaied there a while ( vieftuailes beginning to faile) he retired with the Armie of Arragoninto Candie, where at lcifurc hee trimmed and repairedhisGallies. The Genouefcin like manner brought backe his halfe-broken to Genoa. Thcncwes of that which hapned at the Bofphorus being reported at Venice, did greatly afflidf the Citie : But the Senators were more alhamcd than forric, being highly difplca- led with the rafhncflc of thole who would fight in lo dilcommodious a place, bee- ing accompanied with the forces of two mightic Princes, and yet could not van- quifh the Genoucles whom theyalonchad lo often ouercome, and which isworft ofall, they had quitted the place as though they had been vanquished, with great 40 Ioffe. Whercforc, becau fe in time to come no more fiich rafli faults might be com¬ mitted, they decreed to fend foure Prouidatori to eucrie Armie, who foould in all matters affift the Generali, and with him giue order for whatfoeucr Ihould be expe¬ dient for the Common-w cti\x.h.Giotianni Delfimo , Marco Comari , Marini Grimano ,and 'JM.ii'imPhdeno were lent thither in the lame nature. Thefe men being come into Candie, ccrtainc Gallies were lent to fcoure the Ponticke Seas, who hauing furpri- zedeertaineofthe enemies fhippes laden withcornc and other marchandize, retur¬ ned into the Ifland. After whole returne Lauretano , furnamed the Great, was commanded to goe to Cyprus with nine Gallics, from whence he brought to Ve¬ nice diuers Marchants with rich marchandize. Whileft thcle things were done neere to the Ifiands, foure Genoa Gallies entring the Gulphc, came on boote-haling eucn to Hiftria: vpon thefe newes Marco Micha- eli was commanded to haften fpedily thither with fiue Gallics to take them ifit were poilible: but whileft he made preparations for hisiourney the enemie went backe 203 of the Hijlorie of Venice. asfpeedily as he camc.Much about the fame time eight Gallics were-fent to Seaviv Aer: ihecomm-AVi&otGiouanm Samto, and not long after,nine others; of both which rifm General! Pifamwxsma.de Generali. Who after he had failed the Tsgean and Ionian Seas, and ’bereneom being come as farre as Pcra, did witliadmirable fpeede furprife diuers fhips of Gc- noa, among whom were two Barzcs, laden with rich merchandize, which were iudged to bee worth two hundred thouiand Crowncs, wherein were nine Gentle¬ men of Genoa with diuers Merchants. This being fortunately atchieued, vpon report that the Genoa fleet was comming,Pz/laz* thought it euer better to go and af- faile theenemie, than to waite for him, and to make warre, rather in a forraine i o Countrie than at home. Wherefore hauing chofen out of the whole fleet twentie Gallics he left CMarco LMichaeli with the refidue for the guarde of the Gulphe, and vifmi ityncth came with a profperous winde into Sardinia, where he ioyned with the Armieof Arragon, which was of fortie Gallies and three Barzes, vnder the commaund of Bernardo Caprari. The Arragonoisdid at the fame time befiege Algiers.- thetwo fleets being there ioyned together,came to the Sea of Caralitana. The Genouefes being puffed vp with pride for the battaile at the Bofphorus, de¬ parting from Genoa with three and fortie Gallies,commanded by Ant homo Grimaldi Grimaldi Gene - went to feeke theenemie. Some fay they fought neare to Cyrna; and others, at '’“iioftbe Ge- Callaris, which is a part ofthe Ifle of Sardinia, from whence it is thought that the rwi “ J “' 20 Gulphe tookc the name, and fomc fay at Congcria. But wherefocuer they fought, lnwbat place it is ccrtainc, that fo foone as the two Armies got fight one of another, they forth- was with fell into order of battaile, and fet forward with great courage to thecncoun- " ter. The Genouefes calling to mindehow that not long before.they had vanqui- Ibed them, albeit they were ftronger than they,thereby promifed to themfelucs the vi&orie : The Venetians attributed it to the incommodioufncffe of the place, ra¬ ther than to the enemies valour; all of them rcfoluing, that day to rcuengc the dif grace and Ioffe which they had fiiftained, orelfetodieinthatplace. Their Allies were ofthe like minde: wherupon they fought with as great courage as force. Some fay that the Genouefes hauing deferied the Venetian enlignes, wereatraide : For 30 hearing that the Venetian was comming to ioyne with the Arragonois, they were itrabat mannei defirous to fight with the Spaniards, before the Venetians (Lould arriuc. Now the ‘heremnant Venetians with their Allies being ready to fight,determined to tie and make faff all ^ U£ - k! ’ their Gallies togcther,(tenchoife Venetian Gallies excepted) which were commit¬ ted to GiouanmSanuto, to execute fomc enterprife, if ncede Ihould be. By this wee may cafily imagine with what courage the Venetians fought that day. For hauing in this fort chained their Gallies together, they had determined either to vanquifh, or die there, hauing taken from themfelucs all hope of flight. Some fay that Giouan- m Sanut0 did firfi: receiue the cnemie with his ten Gallies, and that the maine Armie with the Barzes followed after, But it is not credible that fiich a battaile was fo 40 fleightly begunne, or that ten Venetian Gallies would oppofethemfelues to three and fortie of Genoa,which would in an inftant haue been inuefted by fo great a num¬ ber. It is more probable that thefe ten were fet a-part to come to the refcue,and that their Generali was commanded to runne a-thwart the enemie, when he fhould per- The battaile be- ceiuehim mofl bufied in the fight,and that by this mcanes it fell out,that the Geno- uefcsbeingafTailedinfrontandinflanke,werethemorceafilyvanquifhed.Buthow uefit. ‘ ‘ foeucr it was done either by pollicie or force, or rather by both of them together,it is not certainly knowne. Yetitis moftcertaine,thattheyfought the fame'day ve¬ ry fiercely, and that at laft the Genoa forces being wholly broken,after they had va- The Genouefes liantly refeued Grimaldi their Generali, out of the thickeff of the prefle, they fled as ^f laUd - 50 vanquifhed, and loft fiftie drips ofwarre; which being inpofleffion of the Veneti¬ ans and their Allies, were all (according to fbme Authors) with all their tackling, Great cmhie Mariners and Souldiersfunke: becaufe they meant altogether, ifit were poffible,to A# extirpethenameof Genoa; which they affirmc to hauereadrin the Genouefes Hi- ,0,lltVer “ ,W! '’ ftories. But in regard the quarrell betwixt them was not about mens liues,but only for 204. The third 'Boo{e of thefecondDecad The great te¬ rn ext a tion nu¬ de at Genoa. fbe Genouefes commit them- felucsto Giouad- ni Vifconte, r Dul(e } and Arch Bijhop of Milan. The Authors d'tfmift . Vifconte his an- frverc to the Ge- nonefes. The Venetians mal^e nett al¬ liance. fcrenlardging of their Dominions, and that in all the time paft it was neuerfeene that either of thefe people did inhumanely murther their pnfoners, it is hard to be- leeue, that they did put them to death, as is reported; but that rather they ibuofit to coucr their owne difgrace by other mens faults. The Venetian Hiftones make mention of two and thirtie Gallies taken from the enemic, and of great numbers of men flainc in the fight: And as for the pnfoners,a- mong whom were diuers Gentlemen, T hat fome ofthem were lent to Venice and thcreft of them into Spaine by the Arragonois. Grim.ddi with thole veffells which he could gather together,retired with all ipecd to Genoa, where the report of that Ioffe, being fpred abrod e through the Citie,cau- t a led lo great forrowand defolation,as though the Citieitlelfchad beene taken. The two vifforious Armies after the battaile, cameand allailed Sardinia, where by force they tooke two Cities from the Genouefes ; and afterwards departed the one from rite other, they returned to their owne homes. The Genouefes being daunted by this only ouer-throw, which was exceeding great, not being able of thcmfelues to vp-hold their eftate, had recourfc to forraine forces. They lent their AmbalTadours to Giouanm vifconte , who at thefametime gouerned both Spiritiiall and Temporall matters at Milan. Thefumme ofthe O- ratio'n with the chicfc of the Ambaffade made, was in a manner fuch as followeth : That the Genouefes fortune by one only defeate, was in fuch fort altered, as being ao in times paft moft great flourilhing, was now wcake and feeble, by being at laft o- uer-comc by a mightier cnemie, whom they had in time paft often vanquished : by meancs whercofthey were no longer able to makerefiftance. But, notwithftanding that all things failed them with their fortune, yet neuerthelefle their hatred to the Venetians, was no whit dimimlhed, but rather on thccontrarie encreafed : That they had rather hazard their ancient libertie, than toyeeld to the force of their ca- pitall encmie. And therefore they belought him (both for his profit and happie for¬ tune) to accept of the Citic of Genoa her Inhabitants, Tcrritoric, Sea, Hauen Townes, and all other her Faculties, as well publike as priuatc, and generally, all matcers Diuine and Humane; All which they were commanded by the Genouefes to commend to his power and truft: carneftly bcfeeching him , thathec would bee pleafed to preferuc by fpeedy aide his Genoa, her Citizens, with all that which be¬ longed to them, and by his power to defend from the wrongs of rhe Venetians thole whom he had once accepted for his fubiefts; who would euer (o continue to the end that all men might fee that they had not in vaine requefted his aide and fauour. Wc cannot fufficiently admire And gricuc, to behold the mightieft people of Ita- lie nexc after the \ cnetians, and thole who had purcha/cd lo much honour and re¬ putation at Sen, thus on a lodainc through defpairc, not only foolifhly, but fhame- fully to hauc fubiefted themfelues, looling their ancient libertie, which from the beginning they had lo carefully kept and maintained. But, ofa certainc,thc Stoicks opinion is moft true, who lay, 1 hat all other paffionsdifquiet humane vndcrftan- ding,but that choller alone doth wholly ouer-thtow it: in fuch manner as it happe¬ ned at the fame time to the Genouefes, who through hatred and wrath became mad diftrafted. Vifconte did willingly accept oftheir offer, and hauing curteoufly entertained the Ambaffadours, hee entreated them to bee of good chearc, and told them that hee with his Allies would takean order,that fo long as the Vifcontes fhould profper,the Genouefes fhould neuer repent to haue implored theiraide.-with this hope then he difiniffed them, flying, That the afflftanceandaide of that familie,which they had fo humbly craued,(hould neuer faile to beate back all forraine iniuries which fhould threaten them: And fo the AmbalTadours tooke their leaue. Thefe newes being brought to Venice, (there being fome likelihood of great warre with the Vfcontes, by reafon of the Genouefes)the Venetians began.nc forth¬ with 30 40 jo of the Hijtorie of ‘ Venice. with to tbrtifie wnatfoeucr they poffefled in the firme Land ; and allied themfeiues with the C.-!rrarians,^aok of Efc.i/h, oftAjle, the Gon&agties, and the Florentines in f ulcanie. Some Authors !ay,thatT//«Wf, as well in hisowne name, as on the bc- halfeofthc Gcnouefes, did by his Ambaffadours feeke to procure a peace, in which negotiation they nominated Fmncfco .Petrarchs. forthechiefe Ambaffadour, and that he could notobtaineit, though vpon great conditions; and they thinke that ft fo happened by the will of God, in regard ofthe famous and memorable viftorie, which the Venetians foone after obtained ofthe Gcnouefes in Morea. The Gcno- uefes, albeit that they had fo vnfortunately fought, would neuerthelcile perfiftin 1 o their obftinacie; For foure of their Gallics did within a while after enter the Vene¬ tian Gulphe, and on a fodaine fpoiled Fara,and Corfu, with certainc Iliands ofDal- matia; where they furprized the Cities, fpoiled and burnt them; being forth-with feconded by foure others. The Senate being moued at thefc tiewes, commanded fourteenc Gallics to bee ipeedily armed, and Nicboko Pifani to haften with them to mecte the enemic: But the Genouele was gone forth ofthe Gulphe, before this Armiearriued. Pifani, to the end his iourney Ihould not bee altogether vnprofitable, failed to¬ wards the Politick Sea, where meeting with no memorable aftion, heeretired into Dalmatia. Tcn Gallics which were armed at Arbi came to him thither, which bc- 20 ingioyned to thcrefidue, made vp the number of foure and twentie. It was repor¬ ted cu rry where in the meane time, that the Genoucfcs hauing renewed their Ar- mic (for a whole year- was paft iincc their Ioffe on thelower Sea) had let forth hue and twentie Gal lies vnder the conduft of Pitgano Doris ; and that they were already departed from Genoa. Pifani hauing foyned ten other Gallics of GiouanniSanuto to the foure and twentie of his owne, failed fpcedily into Sardinia to preuent the e- nemie. 73m4,(whethcr it were that fortune would not hauethetwo Armies meet orwhetherhediditoffetpurpofe, which I ratherbeleeue) hauing fhunned the' Venetian Armic, fo fooncas the Venetians weregonejfrom home,entred furioufy into the Adriatick Gulphe, to warre rather on orherffiensftlreames, than on their 30 owne, where in few daiesheefurprized diuers^eflells, who met him vnlooktfor. From thence failing into Hiftria, he tookc Parenza, which hee fpoiled, and hauing taken thence the bodies of S. CMauro, and S. Charles , he burnt it. i he enemies comming into the Gulphe, With the taking of Parenza, occasioned a great fcare and amazement in the Citie, no leffc than if the Gcnouefes bad beene at their gates.Therefore, they fpeedily chained vp their Hauen,and placed aftrong Garrifon there, beenufr they thought that the encmic would comcdiredly to the Citie, who knew that their maineArmie was abroad. They planted Scntinells and Corps-de-guard ouer all the Citie,and fent forth light boats to diicouer the enemies defeigne .-and this feare lafted till ccrtaine newes was brought that the Genoa Ar- 40 mie was diflodged. Dorm departing from Hiftria,met with a Venetian Barze on the maine, he fen t three Gallics to encounter it,who became Matters thereof; the Mer¬ chants were taken with their merchandize, which was a very great bootie; For ic was efteemed worth an hundred and eight and fortie thouland crownes. Within a while after, three Venetian Gallics were likewile taken going to Candie, to bee ar¬ med therewith men and munition. The Senate were greatly vexed rhatthe Gcnouefes after fo notable a Ioffe reccl- ued the yeare before, had in fo fhort time raifed themielues againe, in ftich manner, as the Venetians cOuld hardly allure any place abroade, nor yet their Gulphe at home. And becaule they knew that the Gcnouefes were thus {Lengthened by the 5 ° aide of Vifconte , they refolued to wrap him in a Domcfticke warre, ro caufe him to forfake them. They determined then to renuc their alliance with cbarlesK'.np of Bohcnie, with whom not long before they were allied again!) CAUPiw ofElcalla. ‘ hat being done, it was concluded that he fhouldpaffewithamigbtieArmieinto I-■} lie agninl) Vfconte. And in themeane time the Venetians exchanged prifoners with the Gcnouefes. T oAndrea ’05 Pctrarl^e 4m- baffsdour for the Milanots. IfiRorie of the Venetians oner the Gcnouefes lit Morea. The Gcnouefes make incur fans into the A eti ia- ticl^ Oulpb. Pifani the Vene¬ tian Gem rail re¬ tires to Dalma¬ tia. Jt new Gcnone - fan Armic com¬ manded by Pa¬ lana Dona. Doria fpoileth the /id, Ltick Gulphe. The Genoucfcs take P arcne^i, Thefearr which yeas in Venice for the enemies comming The Venetian Senate disjiica- fed with Vi¬ fconte. They make al¬ kane c with the 1 Kjng ofBoheme . 20 6 The Venetian ^Armie in the Jjle ofSapientia. The Venetian Atmiefarpmed The third Boo he of theJeccnd Decad Andrea. Dandulo hailing gouerncd the Common-wealth almofttwelueycarcs, deceafed. After his death the Common-wealth was greatly afflifted abroade, and at home, during the moll dangerous gouernment dt Phalerio who fucccedcdhim. For befides the fundry Ioffes which itfuftained at Sea in his time, it was alfailcd by two infupportablc mifehiefs, famine, and peftilence,and with terrible Earthquakes: And it efcaped narrowly from loofingher liberty likewife,by his Deuilifh confpira- cie. Eiwdulo the fixtof September, and was honourably buried in S.Ctearkes Church, ncare to the Font. Arini Phalerio Knight, and Earle of Val-Marine, beingabfent, was declared Prince. He was at the fame time AmbalTador for the Com¬ mon-wealth , to the Pope: At the fame time as the Senate were bu- fied about the election of a new Prince, newes came that three Genoa Gallies were taken by the Venetians, neare to the Ifiands of Greece .- The enemies Armie likewife entring die Adriatick Gulph tookc certainc Merchant fhips, and hauing in a fhort fpace gotten a great bootie, departed as fpcedily as they came. After the ele&ion of Phalcrio , Pifani who commanded abroade for the Common- 40 wealth,and did alone at that timecondudf that mightie Venetian Sea-Armie offiue and tlnrtie Gallics, and twoandtwentieleffcr vclfells, hauing notice that the ene¬ mies were abroade came and caff Ankor,and waited for them in the Ifle of Sapien- da, neare to Morea. JDorix , Generali ofthe Genouefes came thither Co foonc as hee, with an intent to fight. Blondue faith, that they fought at Sea ncare to the Ifland, and that after a long and dangerous combat, the Genouefes got the viftorie: Pifani being taken prifoner with flue thoufand befide. If they did fight, and imploied their whole forces, the fortune of Pifani and the reft is to be excufed, becaufe the c- uents ofwarrearediuers and vneertaine, and in mine opinion he is to be praifed, in that he rather chofc to die, or to be taken, than bafely to flic. But the V cnetian Hi- y o ftories fay, that the whole Armie was loft that day without fight or (laughter, one Galley excepted, which efcaped. Ifit be fo, wee may alfurcdly thinke that the Ve¬ netians were furprifed by the Gcnouefcsin the fame manner, as the Venetians did the Genouefes certainc ycares before at Charifte, voder the command of the fame Pifani , of the Hijlorie of Venice . Pifc.ni, fas foir.cfay ) and that he was taken in his ovvne fnare, and that the Ioffe was much greater to the Common wealth than the enemie knew of. ' It is reported that the day before this vnfortunate Ioffe, diuers prodigies appeared to them, and among the reft a great number of Crowes fought ouer the fleet,part of which were fo beaten by their aduerfepartie, asthefethers and bloud dropped downe abundantly into the Venetian gallies: Befides,a fayler leaping out ofone gal¬ lic into another, was on a fodaine fwallowed vp by a fea-monfter. The Citicbeing troubled at thcreport of this Ioffe,the peoplefaid that they neuer receiued a greater: and they did belceue that their [fate would halie beene wholly ouerthrownc, ifthe I o victorious Genouefes fhould at that inftanthaue come diredlly to the Citie.Where was their Captaine? where their Gallies ? where were their forces readic to haue beaten him forth of the hauen, and to haue defended the Citizens ? They would haue beene wholly ruinated, ifthe enemie fas it often happeneth, not knowing how to makevfe of his vidtorie) had not failed fomc where elle, as of a cerrainc it fell fo out. For vi&orious D«w»fatisfyinghimfelfc with his fortunate exploite,returned with his whole Armie to Genoa: where being no leflc admired for this notable vi- dforic,than for the bootic of which he brought home,he was welcomed with great ioy,and generall applaufc of all men. But the Venetians (as their conftancie in aduerfuies hath euer beene admirable) a o did not fpend this fmail time of relaxation from warre in idlenes, but didforthwith leuie new forces, and in a fhorc fpace did fet forrh foure armed gallics to guard the Gulph. Yet neuertheleffe they were not fo foone rcadie, but that three of the ene¬ mies gallieshauingbcfore entred the Gulph, tooke certaine (hips of burthen retur- ningfrornCandie to Venice, which would haue greatly molefted the inhabitants of Hiftria and Dalmatia, if their attempts had not beene fpeedily refilled. In this (late flood their affaires, when as on the land fide truce was taken for foure monethes with Vifconte. Butinthemeanc'tiraeagalley ofGenoacalled Grimaldi meeting on the coaft of Morea with the fame Venetian gallic, which as we (aid did efcape from Sapientia, tooke it,then foone after another wherein was Guido Treui- [30 fano the Gouernour ofCandie,and foone after, anotherin thehauenof Frafcane: And the boldnefle of the galley wasfuch,as it failed from thence to get bootie euen as farre as Grada. The Venetians not being ablq to endure fo great a difgracc fent forth three gallies , not onely to hinder her from committing any further harmc but to be reuenged for what had beene alreadie done. The charge thereof was committed to Tdjcholao Iujliniano , who with thofe forces went to expulfe the enemie. phalerio in the mcane time hauing gouerned the Commonwealth nine whole moneths, was pofTeffed with a defire to make himfelfe king thereof, whereunto this wicked man hadalmoft opened the way. Thisenemietohisownecotintrey, and to J4.0 the Senate who had cledled him to the dignitie,did determine to feize vpon the feig- rorie, and to kill the chiefe of the Senate: And the moreeafily to cffc&ir, hee had hired diuers ot the common fort to exhort this wretched murther, and fome like- wife (which is to be admired ) of the nobilitie,fo as mifehiefe doth euer find fauoti. rers. The murther was committed to fixteene euill difpofed perfons, who were of the chiefe of theconfpiracic, all which had a day appointed them to come to the Pallacc with threcfcore more well armed.They concluded among themfeiues that on the fourteenth day of Aprill, they would caftfalfe reports about the Citie, That the enemie was at hand, and that his gallics were alreadie before the hauen,at which rumour the Prince fhould forthwith commaund all men to take Arties, and caufe 5 0 the great bell ofthe high Tower to be rung. At which fignall,thofe of the confpi- raciccommingforth of their houfes well armed, fhoyld by fundriewaies come to thePallace toreceiue the Prince and Senates commaundement, where feizingon the gates,they fhouldkill all theSenators, with as many as were come thitherto debate on matters concerning the Commonwealth, and generally the whole No- T 2 bilitie 2 oj Prodigies ap- peare hrfore the l ojfe of the Armi c * Great difcomfori in Venice, The Geneuefes Generall bin error . The Venetians diligence . Truce ta\en frith Vifconte., A great brau$4 rieof a Genu- uefes galley * The manner of 'Phalerio l(is confpir ncie. A day appointed for the execu¬ tion* 2 C t? The third Book^ ofthe fecondBecad tottered. bilitic, and thenPbalerio iTiould no more be called Duke but Lord. Some fay that they refolued fofoone as they fhould haue difanulkd the order ofthe Senators, to commit the gouernment of the Citie to the people. But it is moft certaine that a Commonwealth well gouerned hath ftill beene be- Ariftocratia re- lotted of God, and much more when it is gouerned bynifticc,fo,as ofall earthly go- uernmcms > 1 thinke therame tobe moft pleafing vnto him w'hich F/nfocalleth^n- Jlocratu, which doth not obey the commaundement of one alone, and which being mold good, (as well in op inion of that learned man, as in the iudgement ofall wiie men,) hath euerbceeneefteemed moft worthic of praife: Becauleit is a true agree¬ ment and vnionofthcchiefer for t;and filch is the gouernment oftheftate of Venice-. 10 which hauing beene oftentimes prelerued before by the diuineprouidcnce.was of a certaine much more at this inftant. Forfuccour came to the Senators from thence TpdLZT w hcr ^ he >' leaft 1 ofa l U expected it. There was a man called Beltrami a popular per- loit.and one of the chiefe of the confpiracie. He the verie nighc beforethis maflacre fhould haue beene committed,being prouoked (as it is to be thought) with repen¬ tance for fo horrible 3 crime, came lecretly theeuening of the fame night to the houfeotokw Leon one of the Senators, and his go)ftp,and hauing taken him a- lide, diicoucrcd the whole matter: tellinghim 5 That being (lirredvp with louc to his country,and with an exceeding great affedion to the Senate, he could not conccalc iuch a mifehief. And after hehad named the chicfc of the confpiracie with Pbalerio ^ hebefought him that he would haue him in remembrance, that it might not be im¬ puted to him for a fault, chat hee had at the beginning confentcd to the confpi. racie againft the Senate and his countrey. Leon was amazed, and with the hei- noufnefle of the matter, could not for a time make him an anfwere, but the feareof the publike and particular danger awaked him .Beltnnd being gone home,he fpeedi- ly lent for the chiefe ofthe Scnat,thofc of the councell of the ten, and other officers of the Cine to come to fpeak with him. So foone then as the Senators were come to his houfe, and fuch of the comon fort as had not bene named by the accufer to haue beene acquainted with the plot: thofefixteene which were chiefe ofthe confpiracie were the fame very night apprehended,and being conui&ed ofthe crime, wefe mur- S° thered, and with ropes let downe from the top ofthe Pallacevpon the Columnes. It is rennrted rhar Philiistin tu-ic _. The chiefe con¬ spirators punt- Jhed. An excellent *Architect pit- Tiifhcd with the rc(t. Why the Author doth not name thoft that were gttiltie of tlxe confpiracie., T . i ! / / , , . — r lut v^uuunnes. It is reported that Fhilippo CaUndncro was one ofthe number, who was one of the belt architects and engrauers of his time, whofe skill the Senate had vfed in their pubhkebuildings.lt is thought that the new buildiiigs as well in thcducallPallace as in the market-place, which doth much exceed the old, was of his workmanfhip I would haue concealed his name, if I had not thought it a cruell deed to depriue fo excellent a wit of his praife. For in this matter, whereof we now fpake, lam fo farre from mentioning the names ofthe confpirators, as on the contrarie, I thinke thofe that haue named them, to haue done indifcreetly, who in thinking thereby to fhame them, haue for euer made them inrolled, For there is no man how wicked 4 ° foeuer,but doth in fome fort dcfire to leaue fome remembrance ofhimfelfe to pofte- ritieiwitneffe that vnfcnownc fellow, who of fetpurpole did burne the Temple of v ‘ a ™ in Ephefus, who being demaunded wherefore he did it; anfwered that he de¬ termined by fome notable villanicffeeing by vertue he could not)to leaue fome me- morie bchinde him after his death. It is faid,that for to raze out his remembrance it was decreed that none fhould let downe his name in hiftories ; The which was’ , wifely done. For it was a greater punifhment to quench his memorie, than to take away his life. Domcfticke examples might haue remembred our Citizens of their dime: For after Tepulo his confpiracie, the Senate exprefly forbad, that none Ihould dare to write, painr, or engraue, the name orarmcsof&jM««»/, nor of any y 9 01 his complices. And befides,whereas our anceftors would haue the effigies ofall Thatcm hu f i- ;^ PnnC , es fro ™ tbe begirfhing ofthe Citie vntill thatprefent time, to be reprefen- teainor ° erl n the hall of the great councell: to the end that the pidure of wicked m ibt great bail. PMmo fhould notbe feene in the ranlte of Princes, they decrecde that his place fhould of the Hijlorie of Venice. 105? fhouldremainevoid,andbecouercd withablackevaile. Their opinion was thar theycouldnofharplierpunifhtbGfewho had tranfgrelTld againft the Common¬ wealth, than wholy to blot out their remembrance. And we in like manner,hauing named the authors of the confpitacy>bccaufe it fhould be knowne who had in times part conlpired again!! the countrey, hauc exprefly concealed the name of the reft for to punifh them thereby, as we hatie done others. Vbdcrio hkewile was by the Senates commaundemcnt the fame day punifhed with death,his bodic was carried into a little boatc to che Church ofthc Twinnes, being accompanied by eight Sergeants, who carried torches. It is reported that 10 commiffioners who were appointed to enquire cf this matter,did difeouer in eight daies fpace aboiie foure hundred: A great many of them were put to death, fome were hanged,others beheaded,and fome were flung into the Sea. Diners werepar- doned, who had promifed to aide theconfpirators, but they were noc made ac¬ quainted with tbeirpradile: but they werefo noted, as fome for fhame, and for feare, forfooke the Citie with their wiues and children, the number of whom was about fine hundred : Pbderio his Pallace was giuen to the Church of the holy Apoftlc. He which difcoucredcheconfpiracie was not oncly pardoned , but they gaue him?, yearelypenfionofathoufandduckates, and beftdes, a Senators place : But 20 he thinking it a meane recompence for fuch a peece of feruice,did publikely accufe them of ingratitude, detrading from them in euerie place. The Senate being pro- uokedat his impudencie, had like to bane put him to death, but the remembrance of his late good feruice made them to abftaine : whereupon , hailing taken from him thepublike recompence , he was banilhed for teniycares to Ragufa. Prom whence departing before the prefixed time, hee died in his iourncy towards Hungaric. During thefe troubles Marco Cor»arigouerncdtheCommonwealth as Vice-Prince. Then at the next a(Fcmb\y G/ottjvriiGrjdiwJco furnamed ivjT/ci ,was choIenDuke. Vbderio is put to death. Sundrie pun'fe¬ rn cuts of the confptrators, The difeouercr of the confpin cie recompence with his difcoi tcnt % Mirco Cornari vicc-T>u^e du- ringtbe troubles 4 3 Bout the fame time Bcrmrdo Inftiniario, departed from Venice with fe- ticngallics:Hehauingfortuilately fcouredthe Seas for a time, did greatly moleft the Genouefes, and would hatie done much more, if peace had not opportunely enfued for the good of either people, this warrehauinglaftedfiue yeares. Order was diligently taken for both T 3 of ip8 ’Tb'e tbird Boobf of thefecondT)ecad ■Pacebetwixt °- fthem ) a nd with their allies,and Armes were laid aftde, as wellby Sea as Land, the v tnetiaxt againft Bernabo and Gale as Vifcount who fucceeded Iobn. Then the prifoners taken ZfcswtbtTc ir in the warres were oneacl1 fidc fet at libertI « : whereupon the Gcnouefes to the "'£es 7 ' tlt,m number of two thouf; ndbeing deliueredon thefeaft day of t Marie CMtgtU- J religious mi lex, went by couples,carrying each of them a burning taper in his hand tegiue thanks vnto God at the Church of the fame Saint. This fpe&acle moued the whole Citie to deuotion,fo as euer fince, that kalLday hath beene folemnized , which be¬ fore then was not obferued. io The end ofthe third Boole of the fecond Dead. 10 THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE SECOND DEC AD Of The Historie Of Venice , 10 The Contents of the fourth Booke of the fccond Dccad. He truce being expired, Lewis King ofUungmeallieth/umfilfewith Ca f rarians und'the Patriarch ofkapiMti, and at one time/foleth the V enetians in Itahe and Dalmatia. The fame King retumeth into Hun- garie, batting[pentfeme time in vaine before Trcuilo, andteauetb certrne .' troupes there to continue thefege. The Paduans forbidden to traficke. at Venice. A troupe of mercenarie Almans defeatedby the Hungarians»«rc to the Ritter Brcnte. The GenerallreuoltofDAm'Mn\fronfihc Venetians inf,auour ofKingL z w i s. ; Peacewith thefame King. Two Venetian Ambaffadqursfent to thjeEmpersur, are taken in 5 0 Gefmanic by theeuesyrhe Duke of Auftria refeueth thofe Ambajfadours, andbrmgetb. thembacke to Venice. The Nobilitie ofCm&e remit'.-from the Venetians. Lvcum Veimio goeth into the Ijland with great forces. The"Venetians v.mqmjh the Greekes neere ftrMopntStrombula , who retire wCaitidace. The Venetians recouer the Citkof Candace. The If and being quieted, Tilts andTurneyes were made in the Citieforioy of. the victorie. The King of Cyprus in the companie of the Venetian Armie taketh Alexan¬ dria in Egypt. A new fedition in Candle worfethan theformer,fo foone as the troupes were gone forth of the Ijland. Tnofe of the Ifland being a long time very much wolejlcd, and their forces at the List broken fubmit thcmfelucs to the Venetians obedience. The rebel¬ lion of the Thricftincs’. The Venetians victorie oner the Duke of Auftria at Thrieffo, A tnfe betwixt the Venetians and Paduans concerning their limits. 40 Rmes being laid afideby Sea and by Land, and the Cine reftored to her ordinarie trafficke, diuers fhippes npVedViZr foiled to Cyprus,and to other Faires and Martesofthe rfuli traffic^, fEgcan Sea,who for their more fofetie (for albeit they feared not the Genouefes, yet theincurfionsofthe Barbarians kept them in much awe) had certaine ar¬ med Gallics for their conuoy commanded by Bernardo luftinian, who hauing brought them to a fofe Port, re¬ turned fpeedilyinto Dalmatia .• from whence hauing r f c f"Udomo taken order for the affaires oftheProuince he brought fillWVve. backe his Armie infofetieto Venice. Giouarmi Baldo ’’“'imsbypba. was the firft that was font to gouernc Val-marin: that ,er " >h “ iMb ' Earledome being fallen to the Venetians by the death of Phalerio. This yeare about the Spring-time (bccaufe the rumour was that Lewis King of Hungarie Ill The fourth Boo he of thefeconciDecad the Venetians and the I\jng of Hungarie, 20 Hung.iricm.ide preparations ngainft the Venetians) Marco Cornarf^BidrmGn ma.ru were /entinto Hungarie, from whence they returned withm a while afo hamng rounu the Hungarian dilpoled to Warres' ScincAmf,„ K ’ n t uuMtb caufe ofthc Kings hatred to the Venetians, was, bccaufe they denied h wr™^ on f Qsce« A«, But it is moft cerrame that this King was vanquifbed by the Ve- ni tuns at Zara, before that he beganneany warre m Italic. But whether^ wefeon this occalion, or for any other, as /ome/ay (forweeknownoth^in i . , low) without all doubt the Ambaffadours werefent into Apuha to the E™ who (as feme Authors Zay)madetruce with him for eight yeares and -is nrh£ r for ten. But at the beginning of the Genouefes warre, (afoeit the timeofher ™ 7 1 c was not yet fully expired) he begannctoquarrell with the Venetians about DaT matia and there were prcfumpt.ons that hec would forth-wfth mSe^rre v^on them, had nor the mediation of the Emperour Charles the fourth caufed h im rn P ouer,who commanded him to flay rill thetruce was endcd.-where'upon hedeferred the warre till this prefent: which the Senate plainly forefeeinc made rh! drought) to haffen the peace with the Genouefes,,the which they!5“ nied them, when they ftubbornely craned it: to the end that being freed from the Genoa,, warre they might with more cafe intend the other, as they had don l . i , ome Annales make mention how that Cotxari and Grimtni the AmLirj', sstsfs n, » l ”«t *“ t S3E£8ft£S? mon v ' prom.led him, a white hoi-/!, as a yeareiy tribute tor Dal- fofHV T a C ^ cnctla, ’ s nitendmg thereby to wrong theirright to Dalmatia re- whereupon fol oonc as the truce was expired hrt* r n *■ Dalmatia, Without farther denouncing ofwarre. It is reported that at his fofUonw irnng, he brought lo great an Armie, as at one time he believed Zara Scia Sml-im 7 r t U ’ “ d ^ L hc Vc,K ' tianS ^ b ° doe nothing rafldy) mic by them/clues, did not imagine that he would fofoonchaue beene in the field by rca/on whereof they had not furniQied the Prouince with neceffir c R ,1 l ’ they heard how that all the Cities alnioft of Dalmatia were beficaed^rv^he p len garians, they Ipeedily prouidc'd dripping, Souldiers, mu^ftion, and vi^dls^and therewith furmflicd all thofe Cities, and hamng taken this order, they thought that SoftT* Ifla , nds ’ and Caftlcs > (ll0uld bc lo fufficiently and faithfully defended by diofe whom they had fent thither, as in the end, the warre fhould be tedious to the Hun ganans .-when on a fodaincbccaufe he would keepe the Venetians occupicdm fundrieplaces,hauing/eCrctlyal iedhim/elfewith FrancirceCarr^rin U rr^j ■ HnKgarietiBab Itiliewirln hnnrlr J C' a c u 1 tranajceLarrmo, hepn/Icd into hmjiiflr.ni, n n f dred thou/and fighting men, without the great /implies of the “ SS^^-'^^^r^u^ndcameande^mprth^ uifmi l hc Eailes of Coialta with amers otherLordes, dicfon a/odaine take Dlr t with the Hungarian, who in a fliort /pace rookc Coniglian bycompofition wh T. The Kjng of ZtichaneCQYittirtno was Goueniour afrer rlnr Coz-iiio a r ^ * , > where Huwrit Ijc u,iWed Tm,;r n t tJv ’ , iaclUa > andfrom thence he came and 4C gctkrraifi. ' ° , . _ ‘ enetians albeit they wcre/ufficientlybufied in Dalmatia yet neucrthde/Te vpon the fir/i newes of the Kings comminginto Italic, they ford- hedTreuifo with viftualls and munition,and fent thither Mttrce Iujtimmo Gwuanni ■Ddfino, and Paulo LoreUno , tnat they might together prouidc for the affoircs ofthc watre The King m the meane time hauing publifhed the alliance with Prince Car rano, forbad on prune oflife that none firould forrageor fpoile the Terntorie ofPa dua vpon any occafion whatfocucr. none or la- The Common-wealth being thus wrapped in fogreat a warre, Prince Gradenic ^ ^^^blyburicdin 50 w'nat tribute the The Kj'ig of Hungarie his great Armie in Dalmatia , The Kjng of Giouanni of the Hijlorie of 'Venice. 214 xo 3.0 ’ louanniDelfino being abPent wasPubrogated in his fled. He being cal- I led from Trcuifb, where he executed his Office, could not obtaine a- ' ny fafe conduft from the King, who lay in Camp not far from thence, ■ for his free paflage. We may hereby caiily perceiue, how much this - King was incenfed againft the Venetians: yet neuertheleile hee came forthofthc Citieatthelametime, on the back-fide thereof, being well accompa¬ nied. It isnot certainly knowne whether the Citie wereaflailed before or after the Dukes departure .-Thole whom we follow doc greatly varie herein .-All Authors 30 agree in this,that the King hauing made an approch,with his engines of batterie did furioufly aflailethe Citie; and that at this affault diucrsofhis Captaines died there and among the reft, one of his ownc nearc Kinfmen, and that the Citie was brauely defended by the Venetians. 1 The King being wearied that his affaires wentno better forward,and out ofhope at that time to take the Citie, leauing certaine troupes to continue the liege, hee re¬ turned into Hungarie. The Venetians being incenfed againft Ctrrmo, called home CMmni Morofmo their Magiftrate from Padua, (forthat Citie eucr (ince it was freed from the Tyrannie of Ctoaltm , had Hill a Venetian Magiftrate,) they commanded moreouer that none Ibould carrie them any fait, and the Citizens were forbidden 40 to traffick any more with the Paduans. Then they leuied forces in Germanic, the which being come through the territorie of Vincenza, wcrcincampcd on the banks oftheRiuerBrente. ThisRiucrwasfwelledbyreafonof theraine, andgrowne fo deepc, as it could by no mcancs be Foorded.whercby the Almaine troupes were conftrained to tarrieon the banks, tillfuch time as the water being fallen, that they might pafleouer and ioyne with the Venetians, whereof thofe of the Camp being aduertized by their Spies,fpeedily Pent certaine troupes of theirs to furprize the Al- maincs, who dreamed on no fuch matter. Theirattempt was not vaine : For the whole companie by the vncxpePted comming of the enemies, was broken and put to flight, and the greateft part ofthem flaine on the place, jo 1° tf> e meane time CMmco Mtiniaao , furnamed the Great,was Pent to Treui/b to commandtherein GiouanniDelfino'sVtcdi. Not long after,flue and twentie Senators were appointed to ouer-Pce the affaires oftheWarre: And fhortly after truce being taken with the enemie for flue Moneths, Ambalfadours were Pent into Hungarie to the King, to treate ofpeace, namely, Andrea Contareni , MichaeliPhalerio , and Boni- tcr.dio The Vtifc if Venicc U denied a pajfe-port. Treatfb brauelj defended. The Venetians incenfed agawjt Cetrrario, TbcAlmeunes defeated throgh their own* de¬ fault. Teace refufed bn vniuft cendi*. tions . 215 \A citie braucly defended. The Venetians enforced to Juc for peace. A peace more necejfarie than honourable for tbe Venetian , Tbe King infrbt* getk the peace. The Venetian wife dome. The Venetian eimbafladours ta^en pnfoners in Oermanie. C I hefourth Bookc of thefecond Decad tendiothe Secretarie: But they returned without effecting what they went for. In this interim, the truce being expired, the cncmie tookc Serrauall. But the Com¬ mon-wealth receiucd a great Ioffe in Dalmatia. For the mainc warre being in Italic, the Senate were contained to draw tliegreateft part of thcjrforccs forth of the Prouince, and not being able by reafon of their Domcftick warre, to raife the fiege of Spalatra, Sacco, Trahu, and ofdiuers other fmall Townes not fir from thence, they were all ycclded to the King. Enona wherein Cioutmiiuftinkno commanded was brauely defended, and famine it fclfecouldnotdaunt the courage of the gene¬ rous Venetian, to cade him in any fortconfent to yeeld. It is reported that the fcarcitie of all neceflaries was fo great in Enona, as the Sonldiersabftained not from t 3 eating all manner ofmeates,how vile and vnholefomefocuer. The enemielikewife furprized Zara, and it was fuppofed to be done by thepraflaze of Carrario jyctne- ucrthclefle the Caftle held ftill out for the Venetian. Now the Venetians holding the affaires of Dalmatia for loft, and thole ofTre- uifo hauing becnealongtimcin great hazard,they refolued againe to fend Ambaf- ffidours to the King to conclude a peace with him on fuch conditions as they could. Pietro Treuijano , Giouanm Gradonico , and the Secretarie Bomtcndio were fent thither, who obtained peace on the/e conditions, That whatfoeuer the Venetians had till then pofleffed from the Fanatick Gulph,euen toDurazzo, (hould remaine to King Lewis: and that the Venetians fhould wholly giueouer theirright to Dalmatia: As concerning the other Lands which lay nearetotheGulphc, and on the hither fide thereof,the Venetians fhould hauc the one halfe thereof', and that the King fliould redeliuer to the Venetians whatfoeuer hce had taken from them in Hiftria, in the Treuifan, and in the Countic ofCeneda.- promifing, not tofuffer any Dalmatian to vfe the trade of a Pyratc, nor to come into their Ports, & Iflands,and that he would take order that thenauigation fliould be as free and fife along the coaft ofDalmatia for the Venetians, as it had beencin times paft. By realbn of this peace more neceff fariethan Honourable, the Venetian Princes left Dalmatia forth of theirTitles. Their Officers, which they had there, being called home, were notpermitted to bring thence their goods, albeit it was exprefly mentioned in the treatie of peace, , 0 that it fhould be lawfull for all Venetians who were then dwelling in Dalmatia, to^ (hip away their goods and moueables,which they held in the Prouince. Herein the Hungarian infringed the Articles of peace, by not fulfilling the contents thereof: But the Venetians thought it beft, in fodangerous a fealbrf; to diflemble that wrong, rather than to reuengeit by a new Warre. Peace then being made with Lewis, three Ambafladors were fent into Germanic to the Em perour Charles ; CMarco C ornarifiiomnrn Gradonico,and Lorenzo Celfo . The Hiftorians make no mention why they were fent. Two of them, hauing left Celfo with the Empcrour, returning home-wards without effecting what they went for, and paffing through Gcrmanie, were furprized by a Princeof theCountrie, and bafely carried away by force into a Caftle, anabloluteplaceof retreat for theeues. CV//tfvnderftanding what had hapned to his tellowes, came by another way to Seigna, and from thence to the Sea-fide, from whence hee fafely failed to Venice. Within a while after he was fent with an Armie for the guard ofthe Gulphe: About thefpring-time ofthis yeare, the contagious fickndTe began againe .-The Sommer following, Prince Delfino died, the fifth yearcof his Gouernmentfcarccly expired .- and was buried in the Church ofthe Tmrmes. 5 ° Lorenzo Orenx.o Celfo being abfent was chofen in his place. T wclue of the Se¬ nate wereIpeedily in the Common-wealths name lent to congratu¬ late him,and to bring him in a Galley to Venice.When he drew neare to the Citie, the whole Senate went to meet him, and receiued him in the Bucentauro. Victor Pifani was lent in his lied to guard the Guiph- It is reported that the Princes Father did for a time forbeare to come and lechis Sonne, becaule he would not be enforced to lalute him bare-headed, as though it 30 hadbeenean vnfeemely and vnheard-off matter, to lee a Father inferiour to his Sonne in dignitie. But hce behaued himfelfe herein, I will not lay vndifcrcetiy, though like an ignorant perfon: he was fo vnskilfull in the affaires of the world, and cuftomes of his ownc Countric, that heedid not vnderftand that the fame Honour was notgiuentohisSonne,bnttotheMajeftic of the Common-wealth reprelcn- ted in him. It may be that he had heard (and fo he was the more to be exculed) the difoourfes ofmorall Philolophcrs,which make a queftion, Whether a Father ought to giuc place to his Sonne, being inuefted with loueraigne dignitie. Thole which are bell learned in that dilcipline, fay, That in publike he ought to doe fo, but that at home and in priuate, the Sonne ought chiefly to honour and refpeft the Father. About the lame time,the Duke ofAuftriacame to Venice with the Ambaffadors, nnjuh„ r 4o which were (as hath beene laid) furprized in Germanie. His comming thither was reported to be but only to fee the Citie, which as hec had heard was builded on the Veniet i marifhes. T he Prince with diuers ofthe Senate did honourably receiuc him in the Bucentauro, and brought him to the Pnllace of the Cornua, neare to Saint Lucies Church, prepared for him by the Common-wealth : who fo fooneas hee had foene the Angularities ofthe Citie, and giuen them thanks both in generall and particular, for the curtefies which he had receiued, he returned into Germanie. In the Winter-time ofthe (ameyeare, the King of Cyprus attended by a Roiall ThcKjngof traine,arriued with three Gallies at Venice; who being receiued likewile by the C yi»>»‘™mcth Common-wealth, and brought to the famelodging, where Ibme few Moneths be- 1 ‘ mec ’ jo fore the Duke of Auftria had laine, did the morrow after in S.Marks Church Knight ^yfndrooh, furnamed Giouanni , who was appointed Gouernour of Treuilb : Then departing for France, he was accompanied by Prince with the mofl part ofthe Senate as farre as Marghera. In the Moneth of September the next yeare after that thefe two great Princes had ii 6 The fourth Boofo of the JecondVccad tor cat ( edition in Cand ic. TbeGouernonr of the Ifland jmprifmtd. 20 cmtnijjioners fent into Candle to appeafe the troubles. Ambaffadnrs fent euery where . again ft the Can' diets. Aduerufcmcnt to Chriftian Princes a gain ft the Candiots , had D«cnc a*. \ cnicc', a great rebellion hapnedin Candie by the Venetians, who dwelled in the lfland,whereby the Commonwealth had like to halts loft it. The Se¬ nate had decreed in legatd of their exccfiiuc charge for the wars ro raiic a certaine tribute on tile Candiots. At the publifhing of this decree,all the Gentlemen almoft ( afewexceptedjdidon afbdaincrcttolt, who laying hands on Leonardo Dan ditto the Gouernourof the Ifland,and the Prouidatori, they ftirprized all thefhips of bur¬ then that were in the Haueh, which were conic thither for the vintage with all the merchants that were in it. In this tumult they haftilychofcOWww Grldonicokm*- med Bayardo for their Captainc, who was (otherwife ; a vcriedifcrectc perfon. Vomtmco 'Mad,, who at that time guarded the Gulpb, hailing notice of this tumult o, tne Cand iocs, cidfpecdily (end a Galley to aduertize the Prince and Se¬ nate thereof. Thefe newes did greatly gricue the whole Citie, and that worthily, becaule the report was, that the Authors of the rebellion were of the chiefeft fa¬ milies of Venice. What worfe ad could the Greekes and the Wanders haue com- miucd, which were neither borne at Venicc 3 nor iiTued from the Venetians? It was ro be reared that they would hauc kindled a greater flame, and would become exe- curionersof other menshirie, being glad to behold the dominion and {fate of the Veneuans to be difTolued by their quarrels and d.ffcnfions, feeing by other meancs they could not effect it. It was decreed to fend three oftlie Scnateto the chtefe of the Colonie, who Would by exhortations and aduertifements put them in mind of t.ieir dutie due to their countrey, and diuert them from their wicked de- itgnes, witn ample authorise to reduce them to their obedience, on fuch condi¬ tions as tneyfnouldthinke moft expedient, Vietro Souransa , Andrea Zens , and OlLmoMorofim were fent thither. Iris reported that flue more did footie after follow them : but the firft and laffc AmbaiTagcs were to no purpofe.thofe of the Ifland not oncly refufing to nine them r'"? receiucthcm. The AmbafTadors perceiuing that warremuft needs enc. the bufinci.e,determined to depart thence in theVenetian gallics,who returning from the Fames of Grccia,were by chance nrriued there. The Captaine of the gal¬ lics being readte to hoift fade, did furioufly feize vpon the inhabitants whom he 3° found in the Haucn, and at Sea, and brought away three hundred of them prifo- ners to Venice. r The Senate vpon the return e of the Commiffioners.refolucdbyaeenerallcon- ient, to make warre vpon thofe perfidious Colonies, and therefiduc of the Ifland, who had openly reuolted from their obedience, and did particularly baniih diners cirhechiefe of the rebellion , whom they had proclaimed enemies to the Com¬ monwealth: But firft of all, they difpaccbed meflengers to the Pope, the Em- perotir Charles, Lewis King of Hungarie, loans Queene of Sicily , and to all Chri¬ flian Princes and people almoft, to let them vnderftand ofthe treacherous and vn- worthie rebellion ot their Colonietn Candic ; & to entreate them if they would not gtue them aide and affiftance to reuenge fuch an iniurie, at theleaftwtfe not to hin- der them from doing it, and that they would not aide their rebels, though they (mould requeft it; That they knew well enough that it was notorious to the whole world that the Citic ox Candace in Candle was a Colonic of the Venetians , and th„t they enettans were fcattcred oner the whole Ifland.Thatit was lawfull for Fa¬ thers when their children are ftubborne and difobedient, and that theycannot - y en treaties nor threatn.ngs reduce them to their obedience, to vfe the rod to cha- lt.ee them. That the Venetians meaning was,feeing they could not by gentlcneffc md ft,rC rA nC nn , g ' e l C: l ndl0tS C ° thcrcincml ^ ran cc°f th ci r duticyo attempt to-doe it by Armes -’the which they did foone hope to doe, if they were not aided Ces anTt T’^r^'i ^ that tHc >' ft ° u!d P crforme pans of good Prin to recduc^t ^ ricn | ds . to Vcnettans, ifthey wotfld permit that perfidious Colonie, 40 JO The c i be Hijlorie of “Venice. 2iy The AmbalTadors were in all places friendly heard and entertained, and there w as no man, but in de.cftation of tne Candjots !a6t, did liberally offer them all af- i»e»tgwmby fifhnct.Jo the tneanc time they Icnicd a mightie Annie,and mad zDorninico Michae- tbcch,, l lim , Generali the. eof, who was before, Pronidator ol the Gulph ; and the land- Armie ZuZaL was committet.to Lttc'ien Virmio of Verona w ho was exprefly fent for to Venice HM”. for the fame purpofe : He hauing receiucd his oath from the Prince well and faith- TdiZlLu uuy tQieiueehe Comir.onv^eiikhjdid forthwith receiue the publike enfignes:Grcat of the Venetians itimmes ofmoney were leiiie don the Citizens,as wcllto besinthewarreastocon- r ~" ,u d' Amk - tinue it. ! »rtito, !o foortc as all the troupcs were afiembled, and the fleete readie, to fddZifZ i o tneend he might not be ignorant with what forces hefought.made a general rainier naM */ thc ofms Annie, and found that he had a thoufand horfc, and two thoufand footc, not rttZZ.f accounting the failers, and thofethat rowed in the gallies. the Und-Armit. The fleete which confided of three and thirtie gallics, and eight (hips of burthen, , leaning Venice on the ninth of April], arriued about the feuenth ofraay at Frcfca, ZflZf* a pisce verie neere to Candace. But during thefe preparations, cerrainc Gentle¬ men oi Candace-, hauing by chance vnderkoed what had becne concluded at Vc- nice after the returne of theCoromiffioners, and being certified that they were not of the number of the bamfhed, hoping of pardon began fecretly to fauor thofe which remained faithfull and obedient to the Venetians, For diuers at the beginning not 20 allowing of fuch r wicked pradize abfented ihcmfelues from the Citie, and retired to their Cattles and Houfes of plcafurein thclfland. The chiefc Authors of the reuolt,confidcnng the great danger which threatncdtbem, notonelyfrom their ’rhtnbebfian enemies, hut from their ownc Citizens, were affraid leaft thofe whom they Dcrcci- t:ed to wauer, would by fome good offices pradizc fomewhat againft them by tlic side of thofe which were abfent. For there was likelihood that thofe who at the be¬ ginning had oppofed thcmfelues againft their dtfignes, would forthwith vpon the atritiall of me feuetian Artnie fall vpon them: And notwiihftanding thatmany of ticm wereof ftmdrieopinions^yct no man durft propound thatwhicbone alor.e by the sduicc of oue particular perfon mull prefume to execute. 30 This man whofoeuer he was, dealt with one named Calcrgo, the Pncumaticke and hauing fet before him thc entire dominion of thc Ifland, petfwaded him to kill all thofe , who did continue in the Venetians obedience; and for this purpofe to drawgrcatnumbersofGreekesto his partie. ThisCi/f^confcntedthereuuto and came “ftofa!ltoMopCila,aplc2f3ntcountrey houfe,whercheaffai!ed^Wr«Ccr- , ;ur, andflewhim. It is.reported that Cdcrgc had in times paft becne hisgueft, and had Dcene euer fuccored and defended by him: And that fo foone as Cornnrihw him dre “ come armed, he did on a fodaine demaund wherefore hecame : who made anfwere th3t he was fent co kill him. Whereupon he put him in minde of his ancient hof. pita!itie,and other good turnes which he had receiucd from him,for which been 4 o treatedbim notto killtheman vnto whom he was fo infinitely bound. Themnr- iZZ'Jtt merer extolling liberne,faid; That for it he would forget all hofpicalitie and other exlcu , l ' hism ' bonds of friendfhip, and that he was come to deliuer his countrey ( which men fo accrcly alfeci) from crucll bondage. After Cormtri hi s death, he did in fundrie places purfue diuers other faithfull fer- uants to the Venetians. GabrielVemero, as well in publiqueas priuate.thathe was generally belouedandeftecmcd. iuisfeutuVe\ Whereupon, being afterwards reftored to his countrey (for the hearty affeiftion which he concerned to that City,where he had bin fo kindly entertained) his coun¬ trymen called him,the Venetian. Being 9 of the Hijlorie of Venice . Beino come to Venice, and brought into the Senate, it is reported, that with preat fcruenciehefpakevnto them in this manner : That his lone and affection to¬ wards the Venetians being remembred by his Counts eymen , it fell out, that , not as a Tuf- cm borne in Florence, but as a Venetian , heewasfent to the Venetians , to acquaint them with the Florentines great want ofmoney , and that they were no longer able to make a- nie leities upon the people for the entertaincment of the Army : That his fellow-Citizens were not caufe of the renewing ofthe wane again ft thofe ofLuca , but Picinino onely , who without ante caufe given by the Florentines , had fitrioujly entred vpon the Pifan territorie , and had enforced the Luquois to praciffe nouelties againjl them , hailing by force drawne I o them to the wane : But that by the diume goodneffe it was come to pajje, that bang enfor¬ ced to take Mines, they had brought their enemies the Luquois to that point , that deffairing of peace from ante place elfe , than ( according to the report) from the Venetians , they were re,idle whether they would or no to fall into the Florentine) hands . Hce did afterwardes addc; That Sforza being commanded topaffe the Appeninehilles,cameto Regio,jo that ‘during his abfence the Luquois badfome jmall relaxation : That the Florentines had neuer hindered Sforza, who was fo often invested by them to crojfe the Po: But that he, difrru- jlrng the Pope , feared by going too fane, lefifeme attempt would be made vpon La CMarca, 'andthat afterwards when he woiddhefhould not be able to free it from wane , rejoining by all meanes to defend it : That the Florentines hadintclligence fromvery goodplace, that of 20 a long time fr.ee hee had not heene fay d his penfion , hce determined toreconcile himfrlfe to Ph ilip 5 And that without all doubt, if they did continue to depruie him of his due \ he would fpeedily doefo : iftheyfhouldlofehim, it w/is certain e that theyfhoddnot onely be out of all 'hope to take Luca, but their affaires hkewife would be greatly endangered. And thcrefire he didintreate and adiure them by thefacred League fworne betwixt them, and by theparticu¬ lar louewhich hebarets the Venetian name,morefafely toaduife both for themfelues to guard the fhoare of the nucrO- glio with all his forces. He came and encamped at Bina twclue miles fromCafal- Maior, where after that he had fortified his Campe, hee did aide the befieged, io and by manie Sentinellcs and Corps du gard defended the other fhoareof the Kiner. There was in the mclne time a rumour fpred, that Gonziga, who layftillat Cnnfgtns- Mantu3,hadfecrctlymadca league with Philip . This being reported to the Se- nate, it w as thought mop expedient to appeale him if it were poffible by their Ara- faaffadors. And to this purpofc diuers of the chiefeft Senators were lent vnto him, who had of a long time beeneverie familiarly acquainted with him . They be¬ ing come to Mantua , the better to winne this Princes heart, beganne highly to pr.iifehim, and to extoll his perpetuall loyaltie towards theVenetians, and their rec iproeall affe&ion towards him: And although that in their palTing by the At¬ omic they had found a great part of the number of die Caiullcrie to bee wanting, whichought to hauebecnecompleate, they would neuerthelePc pay him for the avdtbevwc- whole, and whatfoeuer he could fay was due to him, though it amounted to ncuer ^w " 5 • fo great afmnme. Afterwards they entreated him to bearc Armes againeforthe Venetians, anddid againe offer him the place cf Generali., which hee had vo¬ luntarily left, But hee cxcufing himfelfe fometimesby rcafonof hisfmallexpeJ rienccin thcartmilitarie, and afterwards laying, That hee was defirous to Hue at reft, went about to Pop his cares to the Venetians perfwafions t VVhereupOri Tlx Mantuan: the Anibaffadors entreating him that fince himfelfe did determine to liue at peace, tu “^' hee would atleaftwife permit LodouicoGonzsga his fonneto bee enrolled in.their S 0 pay: he did not altogether rfcfufe it, nor yet w holly granted it. At the lap they came fo farre, as to entreate him if he would not beare Armes for the Venetians, yet to continue in their ancient friendfhip and alliance. The which hedid not only promifd to the Ambaifadors, bat likewife by letters to the Senate, laying, That no man fliouldeuer fee him follow Philpspznie, till neweswere firPbiought him (which Godforbid ) that Venicewcre either taken or ruined by him. The conclufion of clicir whole difeourfe was, That as a loner of peace he detefted warre: And that the Venetians otighc not tomeruaile if he did reenforce his owne troupes; for lie did ir, fcaringleaP if hefhouldlcauehislrontiresnakedofGarrifon,whi!cP the warre wasloiieere him, he fhould not be able when hee would , tokeepe and , 0 defend them from being wronged. The Ambalfadours were hccrewith dif- iniffed. P/c/wwinthcmcanctimchadforninetecndaicstogctherbatteredCalal-majoi'. .. . His Armic con lifted of twentie thouland fighting men, and that of the Venetians fuhhtfJic*. ofhalfeasmanie : But that long liege had put the Senate in hope, that Picininoster- fal Maicr, rible attempts would be brought to nothing, before he could attaine to that which he had concerned in his mindc, in regard he had fo long, contrarie to all mens expe¬ ctation, continued before one place onely, and done no great good there : where¬ upon they hoped that his vehement heat would at laft be cooled: And thatSon- cinain the Crcmoncfiyand diuers other places ellwhcre,wcrc as Prong by fituation 50 and in munition as that which he then befieged; cueryof whichmightnoralonca- mule the encmie, but likewife altogether wearie and diftaftchim. Thele wercthe Scnatorsordinaricdifcourfes. But the fall of a Tower did in fuch fort daunt thole of Ca(al,as they began open- rbife efcafeU lytotajkeofyeelding. The enemie at the firP would not accept their fubmiffiori, */<« t«uj. vling cAcomplolto tirade, the Ki e- netian Armie an aBfsdcs. CafaS fc'eldtih to ymnniQ. Ti'cacmry plot¬ ted agaittfl the 'ZJtnvt'ms. %he ir each me is difconered to Mellato, Mellato doth fpeeddy d/pdge. V he fecond B ooke of the third Dec ad vjingdeinicj QipurpoiCjUil fuchtimc as he had made agreement with the Gotolen- gians & Gambarians concerning the trcachenc, which they had fecretly pradized • wno were ti eternuned toreuok. Whereunto being foliated by PmmriosAee nts tn-wV aid wuu him vndcrcakc an horrible villanie ; which was to enclofc CMe/lato w .tii nis troupes,! as he palled through the BrciTan Territorie ; to the end that the \ enetmns troupes being at one time afliuled on the one fide by the pealants and on the ot.ier by the Souliers,might be wholly defeated. This treacherous plot bang tous concerned, thole of Calal werereceiued oncompofition. iVawVw had thought at his fmt arnuall vpon the bankesof Oglio to hauc broken the Venetians as they were marching ; and therefore he would not compound with the Calalins tillhee to were atfuredof the ambufeado laied for the Venetians,to the cnd.that whether they tarried hill in one place,or went forward (as hcrather thought) they might certain- J.y be dim area. D Cnfhi being thusycelded, he drew about midnight towards the Rjuer Oglio & hauing lent certainc fight horfe before to found the foord ; he learned by them that the Venetians kept the oppoiite lhoarc: yet neucrthclellt he held on his way & en¬ camped by daie-breake vpon the bankesof the Riucr Oglio, foure miles beneath Bma: And forthwith, fo ioonc as his Armie drew neere to the place,he prepared all things neceilaric for an allault. r r JMiMfufpeaingthatitwas but ajpollicie of thcenemie, and that his defienes 20 tended ellcwherethan he madelhewfor,tookediligentcareofa]lthings.TheMan¬ tuan Prince was likcwifein perfon ncerc to the Towne of Macharia, which licth in the mid-way betwixt Binn and the Po, with three thoufand men, who exhorted the Venetian Generali to ioine his troupes with his, affuring him that both Armies bee- in ioined together, they might with more cafe breake the enemies attempts. This he bud, although he was not ignorant of the enemies defigne. Mellato in the meanc time was read ic to lend Crijtofero & GiouanniTollentmo with their companies ofmen at Armes in Gnrrifon to Verona. The Mantuan wasnot of this opinion : The Pro- uidntori that were prefenr at this confiiltation, and repoling more truft in the Man¬ tuan than he deferued, were like wife of his opinion. He on the contraric, either by 20 chaunce, or elfe becaufe he had fome fufpition,not of the whole matter,but offome 5 part of the plot, did ftill peril in his owncopinion. Thcenemie remoued his campe from place replace, whereupon the Venetian was greatly troubled to fee him fo often day and night to lhift places; who after he bad fpent ccrtaine daies in fuch like faigned fhcwes,all things being in readineJTe, a- bout midnight he lent the third part of hisforces,without anyrumorat all topafle oucr the Bridge, which was forth of the enemies view, to ioine with GouLvas troupes: And he in the meanc time ftill (hewed himfelfeon theoppofitefhorethc better to colour his enterprize, himfeife refoJuing within a while after to paffe oucr at the bridges of Macharia and Canct. r The Venetian Armie bad like to haue been ouerthrowne,being enclofed by the 4 ° enemies ambufeado, and by the treachcrieofthe inhabitants. But that ^ood God vnto whom (as we hauc often faid) all Rcpublicks are p!eafing,and efpeaally thofe whole beginning (like that of the Venetians) hath becne Religioufiy eftablifhed would not fufferit to be fo. It happened verie fitly for this purpofe thata ccrtaine man whofe name was B.ireta Gotbolengian fent by his compartners to the encmie to this end, was taken by the Venetian forragers, and brought to Mellato ; who, after thathchad promifed to free himfromall punilhmcnt, diddi/couer vnto him the danger wherein the Venetian Armie was. Mellato hearingit, madeno longerdc- lay,but fodainely difeamping, did with all histroupes without any danger take the r 0 way of Breffia. Pianino had alreadie about the fourth watch of thenight lent his * forces oucr at Macharia, where the troupes, fenttotheMantuans Campe, did goe and receiue them : In the mcane time word was brought them that the Vene¬ tian hauing fpeedily diflodged was tweluc miles onwards on his waie - That the of the Hijlone of Venice. M 9 the inhabitants of the Countric, did Sot dare to meddle with them in regard they faw no man purfuc them. ■ . The Mantuansreuolt being vnderftood at'Venice,they prcfentlydecreed to Arme a miehtienauall Armie againil him of threcfcore and fiuc Gallies and hue Gabions, witlKi great numberofothcr Tmall veflclls: Pietro Lauretano Generali ofthis Armic entring by the mouth of thePo, into the Mantuans Countric, was exprefly com- gainfltbe Man- mandedtowaft and (poilc whatfbeuer he met with/^AA/Zz/sin the mcane time was uum, come to Bagnols,where he had fortified his Carr.pc with trenches and lampiers.He determined to fend part of his forces to Brcffia, which was not fhrrcoff, whereun- i o to the inhabitants of the Citic oppofing,and crauing to haue the guard of the Gates oinen to thcmfelues, hee thereby perceiued that the Venetians werefaferabroad than in the Citic. Prancijco Parbaro commanded in thcTownc, amanvenedifi erect, and well acquainted withaffaires of importance. He by good aduife hinde¬ red them from fo doing,& {hewed them the danger whereto the Cnies jrate would be brought; if thofe of one partie alone committed to the guard of the Citie, the reft fhould be accounted enemies, and traitours, feeingthey repofed no more truft in them: For then they would p r a cl i z c no u cities, and would in hate to toe contia- rie partie, openly hazard all things poffible fort hem. The authoritie of the man did t/« Martinen - much preuaile with them, and according to his aduife, the Venetian Magnates f which were within the Citic, garded the Gates: T hen hedid reconcile the CMarti- m rt£WC " w nenrist nd the Atwgkdm together,the heads and chicfc ofthe two faftions by a new n^r. alliance; wherein by meanesof Leonardo Martin enga, and to the great profit of the Common-wealth, he made Paris dc Lod.ron who held certaine Cattles in the Moun- taines of Brcffia, and Pietro Anogadre who were mortall enemies, good friends. ft'c/Hwurcfolucd to fhut vpthe Lake of Benac,and the riuer Mincia fiom Mcllato s Armie, to the end it might recciuc no Venetian fuccour: and being in thismanner ^ ncU j arr ,.^ Itarucd (for it was certain that it could get vidfualls no where,but from the Townc) tbe Venetian he nffured him felfe of the entier ruinc of the Venctian forces : Whereupon in this refolution he diuided his troupes into two parts. Gonzaga, and LodouicoVmh-.o, did ho fiercely fall vpon the Verona-territoric, and hauingfeized on Valezaand the bridge 3 thereof by treachcric, fooner almoft than their comming was knowne, they made thcmfelues Matters in a verie fhort fpaccof whatfoeuer lieth betwixt the nuers A- diceand Mincia. Thefodaine loffeOf Valeza was caufethat Gmunm CMdauolte who conducted three hundred horfe from Brcffia to Verona, fill ling by mifaduen- ture necre to the bridge into the enemies hands, was wholly dcfpoiled of his Caual- Icric. He did befides reduce voder his command all the inhabitants of the Lake of Bcnac: and the Mantuan Prince tooke Pefcara, feated at the head of the Riuer Min¬ cia, and Lonatavpon theMountaines of Breffia,which had beene his. The Lake of Benac,byfomctermedLaGarda,(tofpeakefomwhatof it) is the rbakfcriptm pleafantcftLakeofallltalie, and ismorclong than broad. It extendeth in length fff eof 40 from the Weft to the North fomethirtie miles, filling it felfe with the nuers Sarca and Ponalis on the Weft and North fide, and cmpticthit felfe to the Southward in- to the Riuer Mincia. The water thereofis lo pure and clcerc,as one may ice the bottome, except in the middeft where it is verie deepe. But iris not fo pleafant in calme and faire weather,as itis dangerous and terrible when it istofTed withtem- pefts. It is the oncly lake of all Italic which being flirted with the wind, hath her vvaues fwelling like the billowes of the Sea. It feedetb excellent fifh, of which the Carpes are bed, which are in feafon from the end of harueft till the beginning of the fpring, and are with great labour taken from forth the deeped places of the water. -o Itis moreouer enuironed on all fides with goodly Oliuc trees, entermingled heere ^ and there; with delicate gardens full of excellent fruite trees,as Citrons,Pomegra¬ nates, and Peaches, which the inhabitants of thofe placescal! applcs.That fide thereof which lookes towards Verona on the right hand.hath befides Pefcara, Langiffa, Bariolin,andlaGarda,whereoftheLake taketh the name,the towers; of 0 Hh Malfe- Thefecond Bookie of the thirdDecad Malfefina which feme call Malafelfe. And oppofite to thatvpdn the Lake is the Town ofSermion,the Gountnc of c*' *e Lake m P%r name, he marched to BagnoIIs ; from whence on a fodaineE fting about with his Armie.he hrft tookePontoglio,then Palacicla,and diuers other Townes without any difficultie. All this was done in the Cham^me. But in the Camonick valley, they fought at the fame time with better fucccfTe. Fo x Antonio with two thoufand horfed.d by theconfent of the inhabitants make him 7 thC Wh ° C a 7 ' fent Giommi U c °”te, Bartholmeo Coion, & LeonardoMtrtmengn againft him with great troups ofMountaniers, who did meat- ly af&ft Morttm who entr.ng on afodainc into the vale, and hauing jJL a great flaughtcr of the enemies, did put all thofe of that re- bellious valley to thefword, fpoilingand bur- 5° ning the whole Coun- far eat fpoile Ik the cxmonicl{ valley. trie.. The end of the fecotid Booh of the third 1 Becad. THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE THIRD DECAD Of The Hi s to ri e Of Venice. The Contents of the third Booke of the third Decad. 20 Cdferumour beingfprcdin Venice concerning thebattaile veonneat Colo- ignes doth put the whole Citie in danger of anoclurnallfedttion. Melia- T ° attempteth in vair.eto goe from Breffia to Verona. Nichoiao Jj'JEst e maketh fundrie attempts againjl the Venetians. The Veneti- ans furrenderthe rolefnto TIst e. Mell a t o with great trxuellouer the tops of the Mountainesarriuethat'Veronx A great nttutllArmie commeih by the Po, yCt neucrthcleffe he icnt for *'«»»'.and the other Captaines ofhis Ar- mie, entreating them to goc and befiege Brcffia, telling them byword of mouth how defirous he was to haue that Gitic befieged, and that the greateft plea lure they could doc him,was to haue that Towne taken by the valorous conduct of his Cap¬ taines, the which befides the great wealth would purchafe him a very notable vi- ftorie. He willed them then to goe their way, faying, that he hoped'that the fame Citie, vnprouidedofaGarrifon, moiefted with famincandpeftilence, would in a fhort fpace either by force or.fairc meanes be red uccd vnder his obedience.After he had thus entreated and exhorted Picuvno, and his other Captaines, hcedifinifled Pbilipt Armte them. Pianino within a while after, and without delay, went and bcliegcd Brcffia hrficgeibBrefna w j t h twentie thoufand rnen, and brought great numbers ofpeeccs of battcric neare 3 to the walls, among which there were hftcenc brought from Milan,offuch bignefle, as the leaft of them did carriea bullet of three hundred pound waight. Thebatte- nc was great and furious againft the tower of Mombellanc, and other places ofthe Cine, whereof enfued fuch ruine of the walls, as the Inhabitants being daunted at the very firft, beganne openly to talkc of ycelding. Thtoritrvbkb In this liege the Officers of the Citic were for a time more carcfull and diligent htudnf 1 ' C |T wcre thc cncmies anempts fearcfull or dangerous. And therefore it was con¬ cluded among them tlvMCbriftefcro Pcnato, the Cities Magiftrate, fhould rcmainc in his ownehoufe, and curteoufly enrertaine as well thofc that fhould cotne to vifit , 0 h.m , as fucli as he Ihould exprcfly fend for, and fhould with greatpromifts exhort Thtb ff a ' e tiiem to continue loiall to the Venetians .-That Barbare in like manner who was Go- ‘ uernour,and Generali ofthe Garrifon, being a valiant and braue Gentleman,fhould ftill be neare ro the walls and gates ofthe Citie 5 Ihould place thc corps-de-guard i and by his fpeech giuc hope to the Souldiers and To wncfmcn. The which he did 7 fo cunningly by feigned letters and meflengers,and did fo comfort them all,as there was noneamong them, notwithftanding death and wounds, but had rather to obay the Venetians than to. fall into the enemies hands. In this refolution they fought thrift with the enemie with good fucceffe , fometimes from the walls, and other- whiles by fillies. And as much as the Bombards (for fo we will terme theft engines T0 of battcric) had beaten downe by day,fo much did thc Inhabitants repaire by nftht 5 9{otableferuice with ftrong Rampiers. In theft reparations the Women did no lelfc employ them c, >, mtn. femes than the Men, among whom diuided into Hundreds, and Tens, Braida Auo^ gudrc, as Valiant as Noble, did a notable ftruicc to the Common-wealth. But ofthe Hijlorie of Venice. V7 10 But two infupportablc mifchiefsdaily encrcafing, plague.and famine, the Magi- ft rates permitted thofe who were lelfeht for the Cities defence togoc whither they would.Hereupon diuers left the Citie,and efpccially tholcofthc Gybellinc faftion. The Towne was fodcfblate, as of feauen thoufand which were numbred at the be¬ ginning of the fiege for the Cities defence, there remained but three thoufand with the Magiftrates and the Garrifbn. This fmall number did encrcafc the enemies boidneife, fo as they beganne more than before ncarely to preffc the befieged, by new mounts and mines, and by all other warlike engines. And on the other part the belieged did in all places very valiantly refill the enemies, not efehewing any painc or danger. An aflault being giuen to the Tower Mombcllanc, and the wall being beaten downc flat to theground, they did not only make head againfttheencmie who was airnoft entred into the Citie, but valiantly repulled him from the ruines of the wall with great daughter and Ioffe ; and not only once, but diuers and fundric times. In the end,the Inhabitants loialtiewasfo great,together with the valour and induftrie of Barbara and the reft, as the Citie being well defended, Pianino grinding his teeth and weeping in a manner for fpite and rage, dilcampcd in themiddeft of'VVinter, hauing loft in this fiege abouc two thoufand men, among whom were many Noble pcrlons; and the belieged , accounting Towncs-mcn and Souldiers, loft not halfe 20 id many. The fiege being raided, the Souldiers were lent to Winter. During the fiege of Brcffia, Me Hat o accounted wbatfocuer he had till then done to be nothing, ifhee did not open a way to relecue the befieged with men and viftualls. And himfelfewith histroupespurfuinghisiourneydid in the Valley ofLagarina (as fti/Aoof Arimi- niwritcth) takeBurgoandCoruario by forceiThcncommingtoPenetra, here- Cciued it at the hands of Francifco , Sonne to VincigMr.lt is reported that in this jour¬ ney Pilofus, who by his valour had in former time faued the Venetian troupes, was grieuoully hurt, and that the next day after hee died of bis wound. His dilalter be¬ ing known at Venice, the Senate did fpeddily/end theskilfullcftPhifitiansand Chi- 3 ° rurgiansinthcCitietolooketohim; but by the way they had newcsofhis death, whereupon they returned. The Venetian Captaine feized on Torbolles , a place depending on Penetra, where the greateft part of his Arrnie /pent the remainder ofthe Winter. The Senate in acknowledgement of thclc exploits and others of great conic- quencc, performed by Mellato, did in his abfence declare him Generali of their Ar- mie, and did daily lend him fupplics of money, and viftualls, and did by letters ex¬ hort him to relecue Brcffia with viftualls, if it were poffiblc. For the danger of that Citie, which by Barbara's letters they vnderllood to bee f urioufiy affailed by the e- ncmie, did very much trouble them. 4 ° Pietro ^Auogaire was prelent; who comming to Verona with the Venetian troupes, did afterwards goc to Venice, and being brought in before the Senate hee did vnfold the fortune and miferie of his Coun trie, which was mofl loiall to the Ve¬ netians, humbly requefting them to remember it; telling them that he knew of a certaine, that his fellow Citizens were refolued to hazard all danger, and end ure all extremitie, rather than to returne vndcr Philips obedience. Yet hee greatly feared that vnlcffe they were fpeedilyrelicued with men and viftualls,they could not long withftand lo mightie ancncmic: That they fhouid do well to make haft, and ifthey had any remembrance of their owne State and reputation,and ofthe fafetie of their fubiefts,to prouide fortheconleruationof that Citie, whole fingularloialtie they ^ had already made triail off; and to prepare money,men,and viftualls: That he was allured that the Venetians power was fo great, as there was no warre, how difficult and dangerous Ibeuer, but they were able to end it; and yet in this,they needed no¬ thing fo much as good will and fpcede : and that Time and the Venetians good for¬ tune would performe the reft. Famine and pe- fhlcnce ti'fl ti the befieged. The valiant de¬ fence of tbe be- fitgid. Vicinino is eft- forced to raife his Compt f or, before Brcfsia. Penetra yeeldtd to the Venetians Pilofus death , Mellatois made Generali of the Venetian Armie Auo^adrc his rf» manftrance to the Senate. Prince if cola o d Mfie hi i matron made to the Se¬ nate. The Senates an- faere t&Nicelao The senate fend U Sfor la and the Flot entines.] &1clUto malit th prouifton to re- dene Brefsia. The enemies af- f&itc the font- g * rs . The third Boo{e of the third Decad Prince Fofun his frequent exhortations Iikewifc did herein much preuaile with the Senate ■ VV herein whileftall men were bufied,newes was brouehc that Breffia was freed from the fiege. This did not onely raife their daunted courage*,bat caue them hope of better fortune,the which was itrengthned with another more recent namely, that for the better fortifying of their alliance, they might draw Sforzx and the Florentines to their partie. It is reported that Ujcolxo d’ was the firft that motioned it to the Senate who being reconciled to the Venetians, came to Venice to vifit the Prince and Se¬ nators, where comming into the Senate cloathed in white,after fundrie fpeeches of his great and loyall affeflion towards them, he began to talkeof meanes how to ro make warre, and acquainted the Senate with the goodly occafion which was then offered , not onely to withftand philips forces , but to make warre vp. on nim : wnich was by their AmbafTadors, and faire promifes to draw Frau- etjcoSforzn to their fide, who was reported to haue left Philips party in a difeonten- ted humour, for that lie had lately refufed to accomplish die marriage betwixt him and his daughter: That he doubted not but this couragious Lord,fo renowned for his high attempts,would fnatch the prefent vidlorie forth of the enemies hands as well in regard of his ancient emulation and hatred to Picimm^s for Ins difeontent newly conceiuedagainft Philip. v£ftt his fpeech did greatly mouc the Senators who gauehim infinite thanks for 23 that in (o dangerous a time he had, as became a faithfull friend , manifeffed to the Senate his iincerc affedion towards them, and likewfe for that he had familiarly difi couriec! with them concerning the profit andfcruicc of the Commonwealth. But the Senate told him that they would more maturely determine on that which had ecnepropounded.Somc fay that the Venetiansdid at that time prefent him with Routgo and the whole Pole fin; but Ithinkethat it was rather an approbation of what was alrcadie done,concerning the reftitution ofthePollefin. TheSenatc being heereby put infomehopc, had intelligence by letters from Giacomo Antonio Marcello, which were read in the Senate, That (JWellato after the ta¬ king of Penetra and rorbolles.cooke great care by what means he mightrelieue the Brefians,and that he had certainly found an occafion to be-offered,whereby to open 3 the lake to the Venetians. This hauing more confirmed them, they did prefemly refolueonfundtic AmbaiTadcs. They lent Cioutmnt Pifani to LaMarca to Sforza ■ Francifco BirbaMco to Florence. They called Pietro Auogadre into the Senate where they acquainted him with that which Mellato had done for the vi&ualling of Breffia whereupon they entreated him that he would fpeedily goe to the Armie, to the end that both of them together might confult on that which fiiould be necefiarie tor the lourncy. And that he ihould write to Paris Lodron to entreat him fiill to hold hrme'his alliance and amine with the Venetians: and to the Breffans, that thev ihould want no fuppliesnorviauals, onely they ihould doe their befi to hold out till necefiarie preparations might be made; 4° Thde things were treated of at Venice. Mellato determining to relicue the Brefians after that he had gottcu together a great quantitie of wheate at Penetra.refolued to palie ouer the mountames, feeing he could goe by no other way: Therefore he did byexprefle meflengersrequ Paris Lodron to come and meet with the foragers as tarreas he could. Ihen hecommandcdfoureCaptaines, that after they had diftri. buted the wheate among the fouldiers, they ihould fii ft goe to Paris Lodron, and af- terwards to Breffia. 1 he enemies in the meane time had placed a ftrong Garrifon in Arques and in Tengues, and had fent Utalm of Friulff for they had notice which way they meant to paflejtoliein ambufh with fixe hundred horfe and footc to fur- 5° ^thefcnagBahycheway. Mtest ouldierslud alreadie paffed through the down, JCS ’ a u nd fu PP o{In g thac th «y were out ofail danger.they were come There of the Hifiorie of 'Venice . There was by chance neere to that pi ace a little hill, whither the Venetian foul- diers all trembling marched with their burthens, b tit being inuironed in that place on eucric fide,and moiefted with lundrie a (faults ("for many were llaine there ) the third day after both they and the come feil into their enemies hands. sJMdlato was at the fame time at Torbolles, where it was commonly reported that his defignes only tended to relieue the affli&ed Breffans. Philip ont’ne other fide, the better to take all hope of reliefc from them,did in the moneth of Iannarie, march with fixe thoufand men,togcther with the Prince of Mantua into the vale of Sabia, where hce remai¬ ned till three forts which he there caufed to be built,were madedefenfibie & manned x o with ftrong Garrifons,the one at Nofa, the other at Cagri,& the third at Solccetta, the which three Forts being well guarded,there was no probability at all that the Breffans could hope for any reliefe. Some fay that P/mviwbiiildcd thefe Forts neere to theCitieat that time, when he raifed his campe from before Brcffia, namely the one at S.Enphcmias Church,the other at the hill-top,and the third at thefountaincs Monpianes. Ittdiss his enter- prize againft the Venetians being executed,he was defirous to march againft Par if Lodron: But his purpofc- being A\ico\mtdjSarharo the Gouerncur of Breffia, who was veriecircumfpedf,didfpcedily fend fixe hundred footmen ro therclicFeof Paris, the Venetians friend,vnder thecondu&ofGjr.irab Dandda, He being come neere 20 totheFortatNofa.affailed nisouptoi Philips horfe, which hec eafily defeated. Then diuers ofthe Guelpt faftion of Valtropia being ioyned with him, he went to Paris with a thoufand men. lttalus on the other fide hailing raifed two thoufand peafants as wel ofthe Mantuan ar of the Gibellim fa&ion of. the Breffans territories marched With them againft the enemie,together with the footmen which hee had brought withhim atthefiift, crofting the riuer Sarca at the bridge which is vpon the confines of Roroagnia. He had alreadie begun to afeend the next mountaines, when Paris being conduced through coucrt vallies, went on a fodaine,and affailed thole footmen whom he had left to guard the bridge,where in a moment he made a great (laughter ofthem. Many wcrcflainc there, among whom were Indus his fonne, Pietro Cipocia^mthPolonus Colonell ofthe Bllhop of Trents troupes. Indus cut off his iourney,and returned thither,bfeing either called back by tl if great node, or clfe fent for by an expreffe meffcngcr. Pads percciuing him comming downe like atempeftdtiucnfrom themountaines.didbrauely receiuehim,& at laft wearied him withfighting. There was a cruell battaileforthefpace of three bowers, but in the end Indus retired the next way into the mountaines. Paw being victorious, made bimfelfe mafter of the latter fejuadron : and the enemie had beene wholly ouer- throwne,had not the night with her darkneffe beene fauourable to him. The next morrow by day-breake-Par# marched freely againft the enemie , and Was alreadie come to the mountaines, at fuch time as the enemie (being prouoked by fhame J re- j 0 turned likewife to the fight. This encounter continued with greater furie than the former,wherein diuers ofthe enemies were flaine ere they betooke thetnfelues to flight,but at laft they turned their backe,Pdr« being viftotious purfued them thus difordered. A thoufand ofthe enemies weretaken, andas manyflaine. /««/»* af¬ ter this ouerthrow,with much difficultic through by-waies, and ftccpe moun¬ taines retired himfelfe toRiua d’Trente , whither likewife within a while after came three hundred horfe, and a thoufandfoote which had efcapedby diners paf- fages. hauingintelligenceof the route of his forces affembkdthofe.troups which winteredmeereto Breftia,andfpecdily marched through thevale ofSabia,andouer jo the tops ofthe mountains to Lodron which he ftreightly befiegedffo as after the fif¬ teenth day ofthe fiege he tooke it.Then he went to befiege Romanaf for this towns did likewife belong to Paris Jbut finding it ftrong both by art & nature,& that there was a ftrong garrifon in it,by reafon thatit was winter he raifed his camp on the firit day of Fcbruarie,and fent his troupes to winter along the lake of Benac. This What Thilip didi in the vale of Sabi a. The Venetians fend fuccoursti 3 Paris Lodron . The fight betwixt Paris Lodron and Jttalus. Ittalui being vanqHifljrd re- tireih into the mountaines. The bickering being renewed, lttalusis wholly ouertbrome. ifo The third ‘Boohe of the third Dccad Thisinbriefewasall that was done in the Alpes: whileft Liuret&r.o hauingalong rime in vaineexpe&ed forces from the Citie,went (becaule he would not bane it Uwamtlcflt. faid that he had done nothing; and beiieged the Citie of Sermone. Gonzaga had yibsermm. before (as hath beenefaid; carefully fortified that place, which could not betaken by fo final a company .The Senators were fufpedted to hauc reftifed to fend fupplies to LwretsHo rather through enuie than for want ofmeanes, which happened, for that they gauceare to fundry detra«/?«« maketh mention but ofone Galley) it was drawne byftrength of Men and Oxen through a plaine of fixe miles in length to S. Audrcxtes lake, the other leffcr veflels were carried in carts. Blondtis faith that they drew.c two great Cal!ies,and three other finaller ones, and with them fiue and twenticfmall veffels: Some others who were prefentatthat a&ion,fay that there were two great Gal- lies,one of which was fcarcc finifhed W'hcn they carried it from Venice. Oner this lake where the veffels were firft brought,a rockeietted forth much like to a wall, which to make fmooth and euen great numbers of peafanrs were imploied, whohauing throwne part of that ftoniefubftance into the lake, made the place fo , 0 leucll, as the veffels with all their tackling being by little and little drawne forth of ^ the water,began to afeend the top of the next mountaine. For betwixt the two lakes there is a verie fteepe mountaine,which on the bending tbereofis cut through by a ltrcame which runneth heerc and there through rocks and precipices.through which the veffels were firft to paffe. Thefc rocks being oneuerie fide made plaine, and the ftreame filled with boughes, and trunks of trees, with earth throwne vpon them, the way was made fo euen, as rowlers being laid to flidc the Gallies on,they were as cafily drawne vp the hill as on the plaine. Thofc who haue viewed thefe places,do greatly wonder andean hardly bclecueir, thatfo great amaffe could be drawne through fuch craggierockes, by any labour orskill whatfoeuer, were it not thatcertainc oldfteps and traces arc there to befeene, which teftifie to after-ages ) that fuch a thing was done. It isreportedthattheyhadnolcffetronbleinbringingthemdownc, than they had to get them vp; For all men feared leaft that the lame huge weight being caried ouer l ofthe Hiftorie of Venice. 361 oucr thole prccepices and ftecpie Rockes fhould fall and breakc ic/elfe in peiccs. The third moneth after their departure from Venice , they came downe to Tor- bolles, where the Gallics being viewed they found thatorieof them had needcof trimming before they could launch it into the water. The reiidueof the Annie was embattailed at the mouth of the Riuer Sarca , which was enuironed with three rankes of piles in forme of a femi-circle for the better fafetie thereof. The Venetians befides built a Fort at the going forth of thcRiuer, to keepc the enemies who were reported tohaucaGallie and ccrtaine GanzariolesatRiuoltella, from comming to them. It was thought that the Senate did vndertakethis enterprise 10 rather to feede the Breffans with hope than for any opinion it had that thole ve£ rhcstmita- fells would doe.any feruice,in regard that there were in all places vpon the lake filch kf ib carctcpre* great numbers of enemies'as it was not only impoffiblc to enter Breffia indefpite of them, but they were much meumbred with care, how they might the Summer following keepc Verona and Vinccnza from them. The Venetians affaires were (without all doubt) in great danger, when they be¬ ing thus deiefted, fortune turned towards them audfmiled. Philip had the moil: part of the winter deluded Sforza with promile to giuehim his daughter Bianca to wife. But exculing himfelfe fometimes by reafbn of his daughters mdifpofition of rhir, P Jtkiitb bodie,and afterwards by the (hffrpnefle of the winter, heedidof fee purpofe delaie s/off' 1 ' 20 the mattcr.But loon percelued his double dcaling,and finding by his delaies that he went about to deceiuehim,he fentTw/fca truffle friend of his own to Milan, to found the meaning of Philip and his dnughteigfrom whence he bringing him back ( nothing but words, in rage andcholler hegaue care to the Venetian., more than he a o 0r oy the senates commandcmentCe»/ M rcl,mcd • fmall quantitie of corne to bee carried vpon mens fhoulders, firft oner the high mountaines,and from thence to Breffia. & But whileft thefe things paft in Lombardic newes came from the AmbafTadours that were in T ufcanie and La Marca that the league was renewed. It is reported that theletters and the accord being read and feenc in the Senate, it was differently V m is of the receiuccl , according to euerie mans humour. Diuers murmured, and often told thofe that approued it, that they (hould beware that fome deceit did not lurke in that new league : T hat they were not pleafed with that which the Florentines had 40 Let do wne conditionally: T hat they thought it more neceffarie to make peace with Philip (if they might obtaine it) although it were to their difaduantage, than to thruft the Republike into danger. Thefe complaints had moued the Senate, and diuersfeemedtobeof opinion thatthe league newly made with Sforat and the Florentines was of no force, had not the Princes graue fpeech confirmed the Scna- tours who were in fome fort eftranged. The of the Hijlorie ofVmice* IfheTrinces fpeecb the league. concerning Ir tithe- rebuked the Senatoiirsfor their inconftancie ,who fo inconfideratefy had repented them of the accord fo much defired: Hec told them that they needed r.ot to feare and fufpcll the Florentines , who had freely embraced war re to pleafure the Venetians, but that they ought rather to account them mindfm and not mgrateftill for the benefits which they had in for,her time s to receiucd, as men that didremember how by the Venetians aide they had in time fkjfledten Philip their enemiefrom their Gates : That this thenwas an acknowledgement oft hat which waspafi, and no deceit: That they Jhotdd beware leaf they rafhly lost fo goodly an c'ccafwn offered for the prefer nation oftheir fiat e which came rather by diuiHe miracle than by any hu¬ mane deuice or comfell-. That he vericplnincly perceived, that by that meanesonely ffecified in the accord, andnotby any Other , the State of the Ripnblick might be preferred aiid main¬ tained info wretched and dangerous'a feafon: He willed them then to reft ftlisfied, and if they were defrous of the publtke good fo embrace that alliance, which did not only bring themfpeedie reliefe but likewife opened them away to obtaine agallanivictorie. The Princes fpeech was of filch force, as hailing foorthwith chaunged their 20 mindes, they did generally approue whatfoeuertheir Commiffioners had negotia¬ ted : and decreed betides,that the Ratification fealed with the golden Seale mould beferit toFlorenceand to La Marca. The Senate morcouer leuied great fiimmes ofmoney, the mod part whereof was by the accord appoynted for Sforia. T hey The Venetian) did afterwards raife forces ouerall Italic. Crijtofero and Giovanni ToUeniino were **”••& •* font for: T hefemen came by fea to Ghioggia; for by land they could not come by S “ C ’ rea (on of the rebel 1 io n of Raucnna. Wnilcft the Venetians made thefo preparations, Picininow ith his troupes was come to the riuer Adi'ce, where attempting to croffeit he was affronted with An¬ drea Donato on theoppolite IBoarej who being newly returned to Florence, was 3 ° lent to-command in Padua, with lerdnimo Contareni in his company. Gonzaga in the meanc time can fed eight Gallies which hce had made at Hoftilia, to paise at the mouth of the riuer Tartar, .hauing firft for that purpofe with great labour opened the Channell, and brought them into the Fennes which lie betwixt Leghaga and the cawfey of the Po; and it behoued hint not oncly to clennfo the Channcil , but after all the mudde was taken out which lay betwixt the Riuer and the Fennes td make a great.deepe dike, and through that to make a paffage into the Riuer Adice. T his riuer, the cawfeis being broken downc, did cmptic a great part of it folfe into thofo F ennes at the Borough ofCaftagnaria, fortie ftadij beneath Legnaga, and at the place called Malapictra. But the Venetians had before ftopt vp thofo Paflanes 4 ° with ftrong Rampires, and placed great numbers of (mail light veffelles to defend them , vndcr the command of Marino Contareni , and Lodouico de Molina. Now the enemies firft attempts were at Caftagnaria , where vling meanes to breake downe thofo obftacles, Moline and Contareni did valiantly withftarid them. Thecnemic hauing begunnetheskirmilh, and pcrcciuing that hec preuailed no¬ thing, and thatthcfhoarcon the other fide was kept by thofo whom Donatohr.d brought thither in haft,hailing about funne-fot made afruitleffe brauado hce depar¬ ted thence about midnight, and foiled to Malopietra; where being arriued, and the bankes beaten downc, he did without any difficultie put eight Gallics into the Ri¬ uer Adice, and landed a thoufond men vpon the fliore, the rnoft part of whom were jo Archefs. Donato contemning fo fmall a number of enemies, as though hee wcrcaf lured eafily to vanquifh them, to the end he might fight with them at his own plea¬ sure, refolued to tarrie a little beneath the bridge of Balde,where whileft he cmbat- tailed h is forces, Tibertino Brandolino did fiercely march again ft the enemies which were paft. T he Capcaines likewife of the Nauall Annie hauing followed the eric- The Mantnam poUkie for the PUage »f bis G .; Hi is. A NtiUB.ll bat’ fade betwixt lbs Vcnetuv. t arid the Man* tuan. 3<54- T/;<»7tf Maripictro to command their Nauall Armie. Melloto, who lay at Pcnctra, being fent tor, hafted thither with eight thoufand Horle, and fixe thoulandfoote.-howbeitfome Authors mention not halfc fo many, c Mmfietro was come to Legnaga with fiue and tbirtic Gallics taken from that Nauall Annie, which (as wehaucfaid)by the Scnatescommand had been broughtbacke forthofthe Riuer Po to Chioggia.hcw/wbad planted forticpeeces 20 of Ordnance vpon the bankesof Adice, to ternfie Moline's nauall Armie,and to keep it from hindring the arriuall of the V eflclls,which they were drawing from Panegia and the old Channell into the Riuer. This being conlidcrcd by CMeibito, alter that he had embattailed his troupes vpon the other (bore, he adueruzed CMuripietro and Mohno forthwith to faile vp the Riuer, and that the enemie,if the nauall Armie did not withftand it, would palTe on in defpite ofhim. c Alolino bcleeued it, and with his owne veflells and fiue Gallies of Darios which followed him, hee palled on beyond "Zmlu Armie thc enemies Armie > and the mouth of Panegia. Some lay that one of his Gallies MrttktT'" keing pierced by the enemies Ordnance was taken : which being perceiued by Da¬ rio, he was fo amazed as he could by no meanes be perfwaded to follow Molmo. Pi- ?o cimno pcrcciuing the Venetians amazemrnt,did forthwith caufethe Ordnance to be * drawn from thence where it was planted at the enemies comming. In regard where¬ of Dario and Moling not knowing what torefolue on , nor yet daring, beinp fo diui- ded , to aflaile the cnemic, each of them lough t by all meanes how to auoidc t he frequent (hot of the Ordnance: by meanes whereof the enemieat hisowneleifure put his Veflells into the Adice: whereat they that flood vpon the oppofite fliore being affrighted, bcganne to flic diforderly not abiding the cncmie. Liucrs hold that CMellaio was Author ofthat bale flight, but the greater part lay the fault on Donato. T wo things there are which induce mee to bcleeue that it was rarherthe Venetians fault ; firft,thcauthoriticof PafitisoZ Arimini,who faith that 40 Donato had fent word to Mellutoto forfake the Riuer bankes, and to retire withhis troupes into a place ofmorefafctic: and thefecond is, becaufe I finde that hee was within a while ahercitedatthe requeft of the Aduocates Fifcall for that matter. T hofe whichaffkme that MelLto by Donatos commnndemcntdid quit the Ihore^ (oncemui' ihe flick not likewile to fay that chrifioPero'Tollcntino was lent to Verona with a com- V tudT"" e ' P anic °f men atarmes, TilertoBrandolino to Montagnnne with his Cauallerie ; G10- uar.m, brother to Cknflofero to Vincenza ; and that Meilato with the refidue of his armie went and encamped at the Baths of Abana. vi:mm befit- Thccnemiehauingentied the Adice, and comming to befiege Legnaga, befirft ofali feized vpon the bridges, where Carolo Gonssaga a courngiousyongman did va¬ liantly bebauehimfelfe. Legnagaisdiuidcd(asitwere)intorwoTowncs, which arc ioyned together by a bridge vpon the Riuer. That part towards the Eaft is cal¬ led thcHauen; which beingaffaulted by thcencmiewaseafily wonne; and at the other he found better refiftance. This place was kept by the Chioggians that lay there of the Hijlorie of Venice . there in Garrifon, whom the Venetians had found to be confident and loiall. Fre¬ derica Contturem.pxA Pietro Quinni, were there likewife with other Gentlemen.Some there are that in fted of Pietro QttiriniCe t downe Andrea Mocentgo, who were all lent thither for the guard of that place. But, as it often happeneth, when fortuneonce beginneth to decline, fhee cannot be ftaied,neither by counfell nor any reafon what foeuer : euen fo it came to paffe that by the fodainc yeelding of the Fownes-rnen, thefe men, together with the Chioggians, fell into the enemies power. Lt «unhit%. Legnaga being taken, Pianino and Gonuiga began to fcoure the Vincenzan and Paduan Territories. They found awhile fomereliftance at Balde;but that once 10 taken, with wonderfull good fuccelfcthcy became matters of Longina, Brendole, Montechia, Arciniane, Montorfse,Valderfinc,andDagne.- Biuersplacesbefidcs on the Mountaines yeelded vnto them. But all thefe Townes in a manner were wholly of the Territorie of Vincenza. Vponthatof Verona, Soaue withallher dcpendances was taken by the enemies. Pictnino being proud of this fucceffe brought his Campeneare to Verona, whither Gonz.aga likewife came with all his forces. Atthis flay flood the Venetians affaires alongthe Riucr Adicc, when as they fought with bet ter fucceffe vpon the lake of La Garda, ltdus of Friuli laic at Sales with a great cauallerie, and diuers foot companies, being followed by many ofthe 3 0 Gybellme faftion ofthe Breffan Countrie. With thefe forces he fought by all meanes how to driuc the Venetian from Maderna, PenetraandTorbolles. Pietro Av.oga- drevnth a great troupe of Guelpbes was there readie to withftand their attempts. VjVJhlkt They fought cruelly at Maderna; for this T owne likewife did at the fame time be- s /bc»«c. longto the Venetians. Zeno , who commanded the Venetian Nauall Armie, did approch fo neare to the place of battaile, as his Souldiers being landed had their Jharein it. The fight lailed from threeaclockein the morning till late in theeue- ning. At which time ltdus by little and little retiring his forces from the battaile, and conducting them through a very narrow way hanging ouer the lake, Zeno with his veffells purfued them with arro w-fhot and did greatly infcfl them by reafon of 3 ° the commodioufncfTe ofthe place. Inthemeanenme^«^WrfdidflreightlyprefTe the Rercward, and with great (laughter ftaied it. The enemies being thcngauled behind and in flankc with great multitudes ofarrowes, did in diforder betake them- felucs to flight. The'viClorious Venetian gaue them chacc, flew many of them, and took diuers prifoners:great numbers ofpeafants were there flain. A- bouc fourc hundred prifoners were taken; among whome were fiftie Gentlemen. Itdusby fauour of the night efcaped to Sales. (***) 4 ° ' — *- 1 - - -- The Venetians uiflorie ncereto the la^e. The end of the third Booke of the third Bread. Mil' 20 ■V“> ■ Torlbttpopeli tailinbySfiry. THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE THIRD DECAD Of Ihe Hi jtorie Of Venice . The Contents of the fourth Boofcofthc third De-cad. the Cm " ieS ~ *»d Ferrara IM gmt ■ ^ ( a»dtatn(ofhe Paduan Territorie Mm* T0 Sro-r.,*. atom#** paftHgwtr the moments Af.«v™„ a . r, c„“ “ ,, , • V fmesr;.; >: es» veyondthMttr Adke. The Venetians A^- the lake of La. Garda. Picnic w JJJJi f? ‘he vale of I od ton. Sr o.v Z a- mht^kv^^btheenemiJsJT^ -PucrmNo and the Mantuan firfr(fa V ctOna, bntloi theCnfHe. Srom fO ->o Bref Umtbcmidd'M 'rr:n tt riswJeA ^ths^thenmnu^es. M,>t * J0 friUth.Jcfc, V i o S jS. “HW&^imstSVvJiAhe Florentines. ' jenaemjor ■ b ForZ"! was in the tneane time come from La Marca with diuers brau.e mrn in feisjddmpanie , amone v/homv/cre Aleffundro, Giou.-.nni, andZtwhisbrc- thren, ■Roberto Sanfeiierino, Dominico Mdatefle^ Lodo- uico Duke ofHadria, towhofe daughter hee was be¬ trothed, Francifo Ortor.io , with many other notable 40 yiptaincs._ From Ella which was the Rendczuous they came to the temple of ForTun^andTrcmtFSice to Annum, where muttering his troupes hee found Gm& ? px:l T :no t0 bee wanting, who was gone to the 1, ■ ,, , r \r /. eontrnnehdc; which when heVnderftood,forat'me £ SrnmSr'K W,th What P '. arc ¥ ih ? uld firft begin.For he perceiued it to fchin Zh a r \ by ha r nCW r nC T t0 . ft0p his P affi S einto Lombardie.But being dun ™ sdu irofing that there was nothing which could more auaile - mV-, \ ^ v nlle ^ cln S tnc y wcrc ofneceffiticby Armes to win themlblues .. pafliage to the Venetians camp) than to take Rauenna and Forlimpopoli from the 5 ° . en 'f rn ‘ e >|*P rn whence hcnughtopesihirnffrife a very fhort way into Lom bardie he beiieged Foriimpopol i,ot enforced them toyeeld the fecond day ofthe liege From * rhcn « T rd Vf l° W f ds Raucnra v fpeedynewes was brought him Rat Ihe enT Ci d croflcd rhc Adlce ’ and taken in a manner from the Venetians whatfoeuer they of the Htjlcrie ofVentce . 1&7 IO From whence the Hadi iui'uh Scj. taitftb ihs name. cheypQlIcifcdonbothlidcs theRiuer, (Verona and Vinccnzacxccptcd) and that thole of Verona were ftrcighdy befieged ; thafthe Paduans and Vincenzans, ha¬ uing cxpulfed their Garrifbns had mutined; and that vnleiie he made haft,it was to be feared that all Would fall into the enemies hands. But it is reported , that concerning the com motions in thofe two Cities, it.was rbeuufnftbe made by the Souldiers, who by oueririuchliberticdid fpoilcandrobthc wretched Townef men, as though they h'ad.bcene enemies taken in warre. AsforthcPadu- ans, if by rCafon of thefe outrages they tooke Armes,thcy were prefently appealed at-the douerrioarscomming. But thofe of VincCnza being troubled vponthc like occafion, hauing driuen away the Gnrrifbn, laid, That they were loyall to the Ve¬ netians; that they needed no forraine forces to keepe them ; that their conftancic aqd Joialtie was well known to the Senate • and that by thofe Rnmpiers their Cif e would bee better guarded a-gainft the enemies attempts, than by any Mercinarie fuccour. UWc/titovoon the firft report thercofwent thither,greatly commending the Vin¬ cenzans, and exhorted them ftill to perfiuer in their ancient louc and loialtie, and gauethem leaue, according to their ownc define, to guard their Cttie them filucs. Thefe nerves being greater in apparcncc than in cfFe with more than athotvfiud other fmall boates oj all forces, difpcrfed heere 1 ” ~ and 5 ° z 6 3 T befourth "Boo he of the third Vecad The number of Sformal Troupes. The number of the whole Armie in gene r all. The great di¬ fir effe of the Zreffans, 20 3 ar bar obis po- litilfe wfedomc. The Breffans ter me Barbara the Father of their Countrie. and there abroad, which were come to meet him ; feme to offer him their feruice; otheis with a dclireto feehim ; fome were likewife lent in the Common-wealths name to congratulate his happie paffage, and to prefent him with rich guilts The Armie being landed vpon the Paduan Territorie, they numbred fix thousand two hundred fortie ioure horfe, and iixteen hundred footmen. Thofc which make the number lcfle,let do wne but foure thoufand horfe,and two thousand foote Sofooncas Sforu ifiw his Armieon thefirmeLand, hedefirednothing more than to mine his forces with thofe of Me/hto , and with the reft wherefoeuerthey were that did belong to the Venetians, that he might prefently march tofightwith theenem ic : Mellato iikcwifehaumg intelligenceofT/^rairmail,did notdelavto come and meete him but the vene next day after his arriuall he came to him with twemc thoufand horfe and foot. Somcffay that thefe two Captaincs did ioinc their forces together vpon the Colonois Tcrritorie, where a generall mufter being made, they found the Armie to confift of fouretccnc thoufand horfe, and eight thoufand But during all thefe warlike preparations, the B.-effians were no lcflc tormented With plagueand famine, than with the continual! afTaults of the enemies Fortwo thoufand men whom Itdm had left not farre off from the Citie, did in fuch fort di- fturb them by their.ordinaneincurlions, as they within the Cit.e had no more reft than when they were bcheged by hemnezm Gcnzaga. The Inhabitants being op- pre Ted with fo many mtfenes would without all doubt haueyeelded at laft had not Barbaroby a wonderfull prouidence forefeen all the/e difficultfe.For it is recorded T hat there was nothing whatfoeuer could bee imagined, whereby to giue hope to the Citizens, and to containe them in their duties, which readily hee did not cxe- cute fo as it is fcarce credible, in what manner and how great fumnes of money he raifcd from fundne places to paie the.Garnfon. For from Venice none could come to them : all the wa.es and paflages being intercepted. Asalfo it was very admira¬ ble what meancs he vied together with theaide of Pietro Auogtdr', for thebringuw in of fo great a cjuant.tie of nuts, roots, cHeftmits, and other forts offruits as he drew from the inhabitants of the Mountaitiestherewuh to flack the hunger of the Citi¬ zens : And it is almoft impoflible to be belieued how often he deceiued the encmie feigning one thing,and diffemblmg an other; and with what patience he could tem¬ porize with that froward multitude in a t,me of fo great fcarcitie. He refufed not to eonuerfe and talke with al men,and namely with thofo whole houfes he knew to be .nfeJed with the Pcfhlence : for that contagious fickneffe was fo difperfed ouer that wretched Citie, as there was no daie, but it buried more than threefcore perfons - h's Cates were open at all hourcs, and he did cucr car in publike 5 & -yet during that miferable time,there was neucr fcencany bread of Wheat vpon his table,but-e,ther of Rie or Bai le .v-Some % that he did at times bring forragers into the Citie in fled of victuallers,w.thfacks full of Straw and other fubftance, ro put the inhabitants in hope of fome new kinde of foode • hee did moreouer priuily caufe arrowes with fmall skrowlesabout them to be ftuck m the fteeples and high Towers of the Citie as if they had been foot thither by fome friends of theirs,which did aduertize them not to expeclany fauorof the enemie, for he had vowed,ifeuerhedid enter Breffia wholly to ru.neit, and to put all the inhabitants with their wines and childreAto the edge of the/word. By thefe artihciall dealings hedidnot only defend the Ci¬ ne committed to his keeping, but had gouerned matters in fuch fort, as the Breffans termed him the Father of their Countrie. 1 At the laft,at Pietro Auogadre his returned vpon affurance of aid from the moun- ta nes,haumg on a fodaine affailcd the Fortes, the one at Santa Croce and the other at Mompiana he caufed them to be razed downe to the ground. T he B reffans be¬ ing incouraged by thisTucceffe,(for Itdm was encamped at Caftasnedola the better to free hnnfclfe from theinfefted aire) determined to befiege Sales, fuppofine that would come to paffe,that they befieging it by Land,and the VenetiamnauaH Ar- 40 mic of the Hijlorie of 'Venice, ■2,69 mie by water, the Salodians would be inforcedtoyicldc,eitherby compolition, or force. For this purpofo Thadeod'^/Efle with three hundred horfeof the remain¬ der of thole which had bin left with him for the guard of Brefha ; Pietro Auogadre with three hundred Mountaniers, and 7 hYh.{$luio with fix hundred fouldiets met nrGauarda. Ttahzr hauing intelligence ofthe enemies defigne, marched to Felicia- na, whither thofc of BrcQJa.wcnt fiercely to afsaile him. But hee hauing fpeedily F ,iarr} 7 «s‘a,d- difplayed his enlignes, qamc foorth, and' beganne the fight vnderthe towne-walls, jtdus. which continuing from day-breake til noone with equal! valour on either fide,both parties being tired , they beganne a foftretreit; but as the Venetians retired, the e- 10 ncmie came vppnthem with filth furie , as hecdifordered them and put them to rbem! r JKS rout. Thadeo hauing loft many of his fouldicrs, did without any flay gallop into fthroutf*'' Piedmont ^ from whence returning foone after to Gauarda, hee went with thole forces which Barba.ro had afsembled foorth of the Bergamefo for feareof greater lofle, to befiege and take the Fort which the enemies had built at Saint Eiiphe- mins. On thefo termes flood the affaires of the Breflans, when as Sforza being ioyned ■wixhCMcliato (as hath bin laid) marched againft the enemies which befteged Vero- na, whow'ith their ordnance, furiou fly battered it. But they being afsured ofhis raifetbiircamp comming, prefontly font away their Artillcrie and baggage into the Mantuan l rom bc f are a 0 Countrey , raifod their campe, and wentto Soaue, which isaTowne lying on the Veronois territorie. In that place they fortified themfelucs, and drew a trench from the next ijiiirlhes vnto the riuer Adice, which they ftrengthened with diuers towers and rampires, fo as thofo Forts being wel defended, there was no likelihood that Sforva could pafle forward to relieue Verona, Breffia, and Bergamo. Sforva. in the meanc time befteged Longina, and took it the fame day,the fpoile whereofhegauetohisfouldiors (as Pnfim faith.) B/W«*writeth that it endured diuers afoaults, and that it was brauely defended , in which affault Pietro Brunora. and Troillo , two of Sfor seas fpeciall friends were flaine; the one with a dart, and the other with an harquebuze-lhot; whereupon being inflamed with choler,hc caufod jo all his forces to aflaile it, intending not oneiy to facke the Towne , but wholly to raze it: For preuentirtg whereofthe tOwnefmcn did voluntarily yield themfolues, and thereby auoided all further mifohiefe. The enemies forces lay not firre thence, and yet during the affaults giuen vnder their nofos,they durft not once ftirre. This towne being recoucred, Sforsea in a fquarebatallion marched againft the ^ enemies, and in their view ordered his fquadrons, offering them battell. But they fimetoshr^ hauing an fwered that they would not fight before the new Moone, hee perceiued their feare, and marched away to rccouer the townes vpon the Vincenzan territo¬ rie, diuersof whichheetookeinafliortfpace, hauing promifod them all fauour and impunitie. Some fay, thatthen, and not before, the enemie incampcd at So- ahe, rcfoluing after the lofle of all other places, to keep that, as moft commodious, the better to withftand Sforva ,on what fide fbeuerhe would turne to march to Ve- ron a. And bccaufo that trench drawne from the Marfhes coul d not be forced with¬ out great flaughter, Sforva and the reft refolued togoe to Verona by the way of the mountaines. He came to Ronques called S. Johns before Picinino had any nonce ofhis refolution. ToUeittino and thofo that lay in garrifon in Verona , /allying foorth on a fodaine (which they were exprefly commanded to doe) hauing fired certainc Forts which Philips forces had built neeretothe Citie , did place garrifons of their ownefoul- .diors in two of them , which they had then forced . -y/wtsainthemeanetimebev SO ing incamped at Ronques,skirmiihcd with Pianino neare to the forts which hehad before allured on the toppe of the mountaines : A t the beginning Sforsetts troupes were fhaken, but Troillo and yfcbolaoPifani, being forthwith font withagreatfq.ua- againft the enemies, the figl with his troupes to Soaue, dt'on ofhorfi being retired t became equall, and Picinino in the night sfirhti zacth Sfarz.it without anie greater refiftance af- f°r*>*rdtmirdt J 0 , , verm. tended V o Thefourth Boo{e of the third Decad the number of the enemies cap , and that of the Venetians. The vmon oj the Crteli church with the Latine. The great ex- tremtieoftbe title of Brcfsia, The Venetians are put to nut at Feliciana . cendcd the mountaincs towards Verona. The Venetians being come to the top M.toratimefol owed thetroups , that he might with fining gam fens defend the Townes and Caftlcs which he had taken m the ncighbour-fiilles, abftaimng by all meanes from hght. For J/^had left him no place fitfbrandmbufcado and was farre luperiour to him in number of fouldiors. B f dui who onel y ™ kes mention of the merccnaricfouldiers \ fifth that there were feureteene thonfandmenmtheenem.es campe, and fixereenethoufind in that ofthe Venetians, howbeit.n the one Armies well as the other there were great numbers of B.fogn.os or frefh-water fould iors. sfrrt* being come to Vero¬ na, would nor lodge in the Citic, but incamped certainc furlongs from it, neere to , 6 thehigh wayot Hoftilia Some fay that heewentilnd incamped in the field of Mars ’ whlch “ " eerc che-Cme-walles, and that vpon the report that hcedid meane to pane ouer Adicc, Picmmo (who remained neere to Porciiin) did fodainejy crofie a j L. UCr \ rct ‘ rcc ’ / t0 Vigafio vpon the Mantuan confines with all his troupes. And then thereupon i Sforaa returning from whence hecame, befieged Soaue • and hauing taken it in a fiiort fpacc he recouered all the towncs on the Other fide dfthe Riucr Adice, Legnaga excepted. Whileft thefc things happened neere to Verona, the vnion of the Greek cMireh with that of Rome mfucdfooncafter. T his bufines after a longand ferious difpu- tat.on, being debated™ the Affemblicat Ferrara, wasbytheaffilWof thcho- aQ Jy Ghoft brought to ahapp.eend . Foritwasfoundthat'thofe two Nations more learned than therc-ft , did agree in that wherein they feemed to'-diflent; but with, nindnccircumlocucions. All the T ownes which the enemie pofTefTcd on the hither fide ofthe Riuer be- ing rccouci cd (as hath bin (aid) the Venetian armie drew neere to the lake ot Bcnac and befieged Bardohn in regard that all sfikuts defignes with thole of his afsoci- ates tended onely by feme meanes to open the lake, it being the onely way where¬ by Breffiacouid be rdecucd , the which was reduced roaliextreamitie by famine and pcftilcnce. Forbciidethegreatloireithadfuftaincdduringtheficee thecon- tag.ous fickenes had taken away flue thoufind men : Famine morebuer didnow afni J them more than before, hcarbs and rootes, wherewith they had bin a Iona time fed, beginning to faile them. The rumor was, that this Citie opordTcd ‘with fo many mifenes, would fhordy yeelde, if by the opening of the Like it were not speedily rclieued with men and viftualics : And becaufe the enemies nauall armie wasm fome fort ftronger than that ofthe Venetians, Zra/durft not come neere Bardohn which his Country-men befieged. Whereupon sfor*t perceiuina that hee d.d no great good there (in regard the inhabitants wererelicuedby the Lake>» raifed his campe. } ' Now bccauie his comming hither had been to no great purpofe,C,s;M/o>^» Gucr- r,tn and Gioutnni dtonte, Roman Gentlemen , were fent with a thou- find horfc and three hundred foot to relicue Breffia with men and vidtualles Thefc 4 men being come through thevaleof Sabia into Piedmont , were defirous before they entred into the Cine to feedc their horfes in a medow, which were weaned with their long lourncy. Barbaromthe meane time hauinu determined to burne partof the enemies nauall Armie thatlay at Sales, fent Thadeo d'^£flc ZndreaFs- lerw, and Andre* toon thither : Zem Admirall ofthe Venetians flecte was likewife commaunded to be there, and to affaile the enemie. Picinino and Gonzaga hauing intelligence as well of this defigne ofthe enemie as ofthearnuall ofthe v.ftualfes, did fecretly depart from Vigafio with two hundred Boric, and by Pefcara came to Feliciana , where they ioyned with iodomco Sanfe•- Jo un-mo ind //Tor of Friuli : who being commanded to follow them , they fell vpon the \ enetian caualleric which ftill remained in Piedmont, brake them, anddefooi- led them of all their baggage, and taking feme prifoners, put the refidew to flight who efcapcd to the Cine. From thence marching againft the reft who werecom- 30 of the Hiflorie of Venice. 37 * mingto die Lake, they diuided themfelues into three bands. Sanfiucrino embar¬ king himfelfe in the veil'clls, was commanded to fight vpon the water; It due with the footmen to goevp to the mountaines of Maderna ; and Gonzaga together with Picinino to condudl the cauallerie by the way which lieth betwixt the Lake and the mountaines. In this maner the enemies nauall Armie did alTaile that of the Vene¬ tians . Thadeo vpon this rumour madehafte with his troupes, that hec might come to the timely re/cue ofhis Countrey-men; but the enemies with great cries fell vp¬ on the Venetians in front and in flanke. Thadeo being incompafled on euerie fide, v- fed all mcanes to preferuehis fouldiers; yet neucrthelelfc, the nauall Armie and TfcatTfm i o thole tliat fought on land,were in a moment defeated by theenemie : The Vcneti- ails nauall armie confided of two gallics, foure brigantines, feuenganzarioles, and other vefsells, twoofwhichganzarioles at the beginning ofthe fight fled to Tor¬ ches : All the reft with Zem their Generali fell into the enemies hands. Thadeo likewile was taken pnfoner, with Valerio and Leon theProuidators. 1 his ouerthrowwas accompanied with an other. For the next day after this vn fortunate battcll, theenemie tookc the Caftle of Maderna. It is reported that Sforz-a had a long time before forefeene this defeate, and had often aduertifed the Th ‘ mmics Senate to fend lupplies to the Lake, and that if they did not, it was to bee feared IfMadwJ? that their nauall Armie there would bedefeated by theenemia. Butheedidfpce- jo dily afsure Torbolles and Penetrnbya ftrong garrifon , forfeare left the encmie being prowd of that viflorie, fhould lodainely march to lurprize them. This oucr- throw being reported at Venice did greatly trouble the Senate ; and yetbecaufe tl-key would [hew no fignes of d Tcouragemcnt, they prefently refolued to fend a new fleete into the Lake , but after an other fafhion than the former, namely, to lend to Torbolles in fix hundred cartes all the lubftance and matter wherewith to At make them, which they had in readines, and there, as in an hauen ncere to the wa- -atmjfwtl‘t* ter, to make eight gallics, as maniegallions, and foure brigantines. All the work- ta *'• men of the Venetians (hips were lent thither Ipeedily to make an end of the worke. Stefano Contareni was cholen Generali of that Armie, and in euerie gallic a Sc- 3 ° natorwas appointed tocommand . They did belides fend certaine monethspay for the fouldiers to the campc. All this was done in a maner during that Summer. Autumnewasalreadiecome, which being fubiefl to dileafesjhad in a ftiort fpace inferred the third part ofthe armie with agews, whereupon Sforzat with his troups retired toGibeta. Theenemie was incampcd at Vigafio,where his Armie was no lelfe affliffed with fickencs ; for befides Agews, the plague was crept into it. The Thc s . Senate taking great care to free the Brefsans from danger , wrote to SforsM, and cJefoTtin carneftly intreated him ifit were poflible, before he fent his Armie to winter, to re- lieue that loyall Citic with men and viftualls . And for the fafetie and alfurance of that which he (liould leaue behind him, thc Senate refolued to turnebacke the Ri- 40 uerof Adiceinto theoldechannell, fo foone as it fhould be cleanled, lome foure miles beneath Legnaga. For that being done, it was certaine, that waters running in that maner ouer the Countrie, would make the Paduan, Vinccnzan and Verona territories which lie on thc farther fide ofthe Riuer, more allured againft the ene¬ mies incurfions, and would befides be verie commodious forthofe that fhould file toVerona. Foure thoulandpioncrs were imployed in this worke. Contareni in themcane time (for they could not bring mails for the fhippesfo farre) being come tothcCampe, went to the mountaines of Trent, with skilful! workemento view thole Forrefts, and to lee if there were anietrees in it of that height fit to make malls. All men were of opinion, thathee might there furnifh 50 himlelfe, notonely with malls, but all other matters necelsarie for manie vefsells; whereupon, hee caufed fixe hundred Carpenters to come thither, befides the great numbers which he had alreadie brought with him. Picininowho had intelligence ofthofe great preparations, that he might in forms fort fruftrate the enemies .defignes, did about thc {hutting in of the euenine Vhin:?iQ at - tcmptcib to burne the Vene¬ tians mu all Arnuc .. M die to foYt'ip- elbthepajjages vterete Lor- bellcs , \A r/nvdcpgne of S/oy^i to rc li(iit Brefsia. Ticlmno is put to rout. T hefourth Sooke of the tbirdDccad depart from the Citie of Riuaf whither he was fecretly come) marching along the lake, through alecrct and almoft vnknowne way, he attempted to fetfireon a Gal¬ ley which was riewly made. Trcjllo by chance had the guard of that place, who not onely withftood the enemie, but counting valiantly to the fight,madegood his partie. Pianino being in the rniddeftofthe throng beaten from his liorfe, and be¬ ing remounted, did hardly efcape, hailing loft three hundred men, sforza hauing notice therof,£earing left the enemie with gtcater forces would ret time to end whac he had begun, commanded iMellato to go with his rroupsto guard thole places, who being come thither, caufed his fouldiers to make a wall of ftoncs without any rnortcr, extending from the lake to the hilles of Riua, of two hundred paces long, 10 and oftwelue loot high, and as many in breadrh, with a Fort on the top of the hill buildedofthefame matter, heaped vp together in formeof a wall, andwithdiuers finall towers. Thefc places being guarded with fmallforces,vcrc able to affine the vcffels which were then at Torboiles,and as many as (hould be there afterwards, a- gainft all the enemies attempts. Now whileft they were preparing the nauall Armie,audthat the turning slide of theriuer Adicc wasbyanewaduife interrupted, Sforztt refolued to fendvidtualles to Brcffia by th^mountaines. Wherefore hauing arTorbolIes and Penetra made great proaifion of corne, and hoping either by entreaties or money towir.nethe Lordsofthofemountaines,oriftbat failed to open himfelfe a paftage by force of 2 .j ArmeSjhe came forth of Penetra with three thoufand horfe,and a theufand foote of tire choifeft in the whole Armie,and vvent and encamped within halfe a mileofThy- enna. He did bdidcs carric with him certainc great peeces of Ordnance meaning with them to batter fome townes if occafion flrould feme. But whileft he remai¬ ned rieere toTiryenna philips forces who had diteouered the enemies defigns being come to Riua,did on a fodaine feize on the vale of Lodron : and Pianino and San- fenenno hauing left eight hundred foot, and three hundred boric in the forreftof Thyenaa to guard thofc palfagcs, they went backe againe with the refidue of their troupes. In the meanc time c JMartinno and Giciumi clCcr.tc, being fent by Sfofza had am- -> o buftit themfclues with all the cauallerie at the end ofthc lake which is in that valley, and there lay in great filence expediting the enemies arriiiaSl. Nowfofoor.e asP/- cmino and thereft drew neere them, the Venetians gauea charge, whcreuponthcre began a cruel! fight. Mtrtunos iroupes did not onely continue the fight all day long,but a great part of the night -.for when day-light failed, they fired die neigh¬ bour houfes,andby that light fought fo long till Pianino being wearic and tyred be¬ gan by little and little to retire. But in the rctreit the Venetians charged him with Rich furie, as they did forthwith put him to rout, hauingloft all his cauallerie, and the top of the moun- by thehelpeofan Al- , Q much difficultie efca- ^ ped chofe fearefull precipices. At length being come to the bankes of the lake, he embarked himfelfe in a poorcboat, and went to Riua. Satfcuerino in great feare efcaped through the mountains with twentie horfe to Maderna: Fonrctcore of the chiefeprifoners were by Bxrburo his commandemcnt brought toBreflia. Pilinino nothing danted with this ouerthrow,taking Sinfeuerino along with him, prcfently marched to feize vpon the pace GfThyenua,S/Ws 10 efteemed them, if they would cner acknowledge thofe many benefits which they ” had receiued from him, if(in a wordy rhey were defirous,as became loyall and va- ” liant fouldiers,to execute fome generous adiion in hisprefence,that theyfhouldby thatdaies valourpurdiafeimmortallglorieandrenoune,and march couragioufly m. againft the enemies, who being defeatedand ouerthro wnc they fhould not onely „ preferue a Cine mail loyall to the Venetians , but open themfelues a way toob- „ taine a gallant vidforic. In this manner did befpeake vnto them, and then marched vp towards the hill at the head of the Armie with a pike in his hand. And although the fouldiers did with sfonys great great difficultie march vp that craggieand fteepie mountaine, yet neucrthelefle be- v “ lmr ' 20 ing animated by their Generals fpeech and prefence,they mounted to the top there¬ of. Then Sforz.% fhewing them his friend 7 'rotllo valiantly fighting neere to the Cine,he did entreat them to make haft,and to take from the caualltrie the honor of that vidtorie. Afterwardsrunning to an high place from whence he might be feenC andbeardof his fouldiers, he began with a cheeretull voice to call out aloud, fome- times to Troillo, then to TCjcoUo Pifans and the reft, walling them to breake the ene¬ mies Armie with a clofebattaillion,telling them that himfelfe with a troup of foot¬ men had beaten the enemies from the top of the mountaine. Then turning towardshisInfanrcrie,and running to encourage them,hepcrceiued Tbepmofa his fouldiers a tarre oifto throw tiie enemies into thofe fearefull precipices,3nd with tme Gw era'll ! 30 acheercfull voycefhakinghis pike, he (aid vntothem,On, on, my valiant fcllowes, charge and purfue this fearefull enemic on euerie fide,that he may nomorereturne to the battaile: and bauing done thus to the foot forces, he returned to encourace the Cauallerie, Tiie Vidtoriein that place was fbmewhat difficult by rcafon of the arriuallof certaine companies of men at armes, but when they vnderftood that the Garrifon had beene thro wnc headlong downe the mountaine, the enemies beganne to giue backe. In this bickering C^Jar C\Urt:nst3gn fighting valiantly in the middeft of the battaile was taken prifoner: Whereupon the enemies for!aking the place,did open¬ ly betake themfelues to flight. Sferzas victorious fouldiers purfued them vp and 40 downe, flew great numbers of them, and tookemake prifoners. Bcfidcs Czfar, C.t- rolo Gtmzaga was taken with two hundred horfe,and three hundred foot. Sforzi rbe enemies ar e at the beginnnig thought that Prcinino had beene taken, but not finding him after -janquipjeda fearch made among the prifoners, he promifed fiue thoufandcrownes to any man that would vndertake to fetch him backe. All this notwithstanding hec cfcapedto theCitic, where he hid himfelfe for one whole day, fcaringifthccnetnie fhculd v -. c -. n -. nor f ca . know that he were in Thycnna, he would prefcntly haue befieged the Citie, and petb in difguifei taken all meanes of efcapcfrom him. Therefore about midnight difguifing him- feliein tagged habite like to a poore lame l'onldier,he was carried vpon mens flioul- ders forth of the Citie,and through by-waics atlength camcto Riua, whither a 50 great part ofthe cauallerie had efcaped. The next day after the battaile, Sforza befieged the Citie, and during the fiepe, MaUicfleprmce certaine light skirmifhes were made, where OUaLteJle Prince of Ccfcnna a conra- gious young man, commmg forth to fight with thecnemiewas taken prifoner. Piijius of Atimini faith, That the Venetian Generali after the vidtorie at Thyenna, K k mar- 37 + D he fourth Boothe of the third Dec ad The difpofitioH ofVic'mtno. An enterprise upon verona. marched in order of battaiie to Rina,and that Malatcft was taken in a Talley thcre.^- W«of Vetona in his Oration made in praifeof sforzt fairh,Tbat Prc/mno the next cay after that he efcapedfrom thebattaiie,came with his Army Scprefented battaiie totne Venetians. Wherein his valour appearech more notable, by how much his forces Teemed wholly to bcouerthrowne. Fertherbyall men knew ^ that sforza and the reft had to doe with an enemic, who whether he were vidor or vanquiflied, conld not beat quiet. Yet neuenhcleftehowfoeuer it happened, it ismoftcertaine that S/orza fent victuals to Breffia.and would daily haue fent more, had not the ioffe of Verona which happened at the fame time, called the Venetian forces clfe where Philips Cap tain es had laid a plot to'furprizc the Caftle of Verona which ftandeth on the Weft fide. For they had intelligence from an Almaine fouldier, who was ( as Bloudtts faith ) one of the dead paies there : That finall Guard was kept tliere in the night. Pajtus faith, That a Mantuan gaue them this intelligence, who beinq ta- ken prifoner the Summer before, had for a time dwelt with Giacomo Bolo?nefe 'the Gouernourof the Caftle, whileft his ranfome was prouiding, and that during his impnfonmenr, he went freely about the walles, and had at his lcifure viewed the munitions and all parts of die Caftle. Theyhad ( as hath beenefaid) a long time before determined to vndertake this enterprise: but they had deferred itrtll the enemie fhould fend his troupes cowin- ter, that they might the more fafely fortifie themfelues in Verona , and before the Venetian lotildiers could be drawn from their garrifons.But perceiuing matters to be b. ought to that paffe, that they could not hinder Sforza from going to Bref- fia,they refolued to put this enterprizein fpeedieexecution there , the better to draw him from that iourney. To this end hauing fecretly aflemblcd their for¬ ces, leaning Riua.they came to Pefcara, before thofe whom they had fent for thi¬ ther arnued, and commanding them to follow after, they fpeedily marched to Vigafio, and tooke along with them all the fouldt'ers that lay tliere in cr ar - Departmgfrom thence on the eighteenth day of Nouember at the beginning of the night, they came in great fecrccie neere to Verona. Afterward abou t midnight rearing their ladders againft the walks, the Author ofthe enterprize mountedfirft who was forthwith followed in great fecrccie, by all the reft, who killing the guardes, and breaking open the next gate, theCaptaines with allthetroupes had cnterance. The cries and groanes of wounded men, with the clattering of Ar- monr, did affure thofe who had the guard on the walles neere to the old Caftle, Mamcjnvi. that the enetnie was entered , whereupon the Allarme was giuen. Atthcfefearc- "»“• full cries and nodurnall rumours the whole Citierannc to Armes , and ram¬ ming forth on etierie fide,they put themfelues in order in the market-place. Thee- nemies were alreadie heard to come forward , and Pianinos & Gonzaga about the fourth watch of the night had fent their troupes into the Citie. Butperceiuing Tbt tnmmm the rdiftancce which was made by night they changed their mindes, and abftay ™ vnma. ned from fight, becaufc that all their troupes were not yet arriued. Somcfaythat the bridge Raffiolane being broken downe by the force ofthe affailants,the fight in that place ceafed. b But whether it did ceafe or no, they began to affright the inhabitants, by brea¬ king downe the houfes behind the Caftle: In themenne time many that did affetfi: the Venetians being come to the Market-place counfellcd thefearefull Magiftrates which knew not what to doe, that in regard they had no Garrifon todefend them euerie man fhould that night retire to fome place offafetie, and take order for the Guard of theftrong places : For they being well defended, there was nodoubt but that the enemic would be forthwith enforced whether hee would or no to a- bandonthe Citie: That they fhould befidcs,fuffer the wretched inhabitants togiue p*ace to the miferable condition of the times. Bartholomeo Pcregrmo, a man ofareat authorme amongft them and a friend to the Venetians, did accompanie thofe that of the Hiflorie of Venice. 375 10 10 3 ° 40 went their way as farreas the fame Bridge, for fcarc leftfome iinifter milhap might hinder their efcape. But fo (oonc as it was day, the- cnemie without any reliftance entred the Citie ancWe.Gate Rnffiolane. Pujius faith that he entred it before breake of day. fli < > A terrible feare bad feized vpon the inhabitants being ignorant what would Tl,e fait of becomeoftheir Citie. Fork was dcubtfull whether the vidlorious encmie would preferue it, or giue it as a prey to his Souldicrs. Lodouico Vertnio was one of the for- moftamongft the enemies, who after that Cxrimgnolla. his father-in-law badbeene condemned did ftil follow the contrary party,and had voluntarily banilhed bimfelfe. He comming to his owne houfc, where hce vnderftood c. Melkto's richcft goods and houfhould ftuffewas, being inflamed withchollcr did prefcntly giue them to the fpoile of his Souldiers. By his example others that were hard by, being defirous of bootic fell to breaking open of Citizens houfes. Some (ay that Frmcifco Pianino, fonne to the Generali, was the firft that beganne to fpoile, who had the guard'of the gate Rafiiolane. But whether it were he or the other, itiscertainethat the Citie would that day haue fuftained a notable mi(chiefe,had not c Maguis , one of the ex- ccllenteft Lawyers of his time, and a man of great authoritie among his Countrie- MogHi mini men, gone to the Prince of Mantua, and entreated him not to fuller that Citie 'I'ffVmmi which had euerdeferued well ofhim, and was fallen into that danger to be ruined tofriu \mni without the fault ordefrrt of the inhabitants ; That hce ought to bee (atisfied with beingConquerourof (o noble a Citie, and hot to defile it with bloudand rapine. Thcfe words no leffc profitable, than true, did greatly motie the Prince; who presently commanded the fouldiers to defift from fpoiling,and that all thcEnfignes ihouldbcdrawnevpinorderofbattailctothePallacc, where within a whileaftcr he was proclaimed Prince of Verona. Forin the league betwixt him and Philip, a- gainft the Venetians, itwascxpreffely mentioned, that if Veroi;a and Vinccnza Prince of vert- (bould chance to bee taken in that warre, that then they (hould bee giuentothe m - Prince of Mantua. After this proclamation, he, determining to recoucr the (Iron- geftplaccsin thcCitic, didfpcedily make himfelfc mafterofthe Gates, Bridges, Walls,and all the reft except the two Caftlcs on the top of the monntaine, and that which is in the plaine, called the old Pallace. Then hee rclblued to batter theold Pallace, whither he vnderftood that his tonne Carolo was lately brought as a Pnfo- ner.and he determined either to breake downe the bridge which is neare to it vpon the Riuer, or clfe to make a great trench beforeit with a Fort,to take all hopeoffiic- cours from thole within it, Hcdidlikewifefend Giovanni Gon^aga his brother to The atinmaht theCaftles vpon.the Mountainetodepriue them likewife of allrelicfe. Heedid inoreoucr attempt to (eize on the freights of Ciufinatokeepe Sforzt from com- virom. ming to the reliefc of the Citie. He lent word to Giacomo LftUramco Gouernour of the vale of Policella,thathehad the night before feized on Verona, that with the Citie he had his wife and children in his power,and that vnleffe he did fpec'dify take order to haue the (freights ofClufinafhutvp and (afely guarded, hce would giue hishoufeinfDoiletothe Souldiers, and put his wife and children to death. But he wasfo fitrre off from being daunted with his menaces,as one thecontrarie,hauing roughly rcpulfed his meflenger, he fpeedily marched with a troupe of Peafants to meet with Sforz.it. For the night of the very fame day that the Citie was taken, newes was brought thereof to ^rsWCampe. The Generali who firft heard of it was much amazed at the newneflfe of the mat¬ ter,being fcarce able robelicucit,had not ccrtainc Letters written to him from par- , ticular friends confirmed the truth thereof and entreated him fpeedily to come to the reskue of that which was almoft loft. Whereupon, he railed his Campe,and sfmvmar- fending for LMellato from Torbolles, hee marched thitherwards withhis Armie, flaying in no place, buta little vpon the banksdf the Adicc, which hauing paffed ‘ he went about Sun-fet with a fmall troupe to the (freights of the Mountaines. The K k % Riuer 576 C 1 be fourth Books of the third Vecad Kiuer Adicem that place, whereaCaftleis tobcfcene vponacrageie Mountaine doth wax verienarrow towards the end of the valley Laganra.ancfgl.deth through the (heights or the broken Mountaine, haumg on euery lidotJSrefull rocks in forme Ti>e deferi^tion c , ''' '7 ‘ft Mncl!1 S forward as high as a man can fhoot an arrow more than two of the niter a- thoufamfpaces mlength, and betwixt the Riuerand the rock's therclietha narrow way wnercin two Armed Souldiers can hardly pafle in. front: but neare to the Ga- itie, both (ides-of the Mountaines doc (hut them/elues vp together fo as the Rhrrr betwixt the two rocks makes a great Gulphe: on that fidelikewife where the Caftlc itandeth, there is a path cut through the rock a croibow-fhot in length whereone man at once whether he be on foot or horfe- backc can but paffe. I dare affirme that thefe two hilles which are at thisday to be feene there, haue informer times beene but one, the-which by viewing them may be ealily difcerned. For both their tops and thccutting of the rocks, doefo much refcmble one another, asriothinacan bee more like. ° Now Sfira* being come thither (as hathbeenefaid)-in the euening, had intelli¬ gence from thofe that lay in Garrifon in the Caftlefrhat Hrancfco fon to Picimna had attempted to take that place,but pcrceiuing his labour to prouevaine hehad retired his troupes^Buc the Venetian Generali fearing fomeAmbufcado,did byday-breake Send Ntfbojao Pijdtu before with armed horff to difeouer thofe fufpitions waves and chierely toe ftreights. He prefcntly returned galloping, telling him that great • numbers of enemies were at thegoing forth of theftraights. Sfmca beingereatlv moued with his report, (paketo MelLto Marcello , and the reft telling themlL they sforyhurfeech werethat day either to diemthofe ftreights , ortop.ilj'e forward to the enemies coll Tift ™ cer l ame that the enemie before them had enclofted thegoing forth into the valley and that hee was moreouerm doubt that they load done the kkebehind them. It behouedthem therefore to goe forward, and in the compamc o/.Sforza and his good fortune to mime fiercely vpon the enemie:Thatthey fhouldbewellaffured 1 thatihereiv.es nothin? (o diffi¬ culty nor any power fb great, which the valour of braitemen accompaniedby fortune could notvanquifb and ouercome. And thereupon hemarched forward in bnttaile rejoi¬ ning to light with the enemie; atwhat time certaincword was brought him that ■>, there was no dangerat all, and that Giacomo Cvlorar.Ko was beneath in the valley with a thoufand Souldiers to keepe the enemies from feizingontbe paflaaes- md that he might boldly march on withoutany feare of A.mbulh. D Tnis newes made Sforsta ioyfull,who caufed the enfignes & Souldiers fpeedily to inarch. Being come in to the plainc the eniignes made a ftand at Volarnea till iuch tune as the whole Armie was embattailed, that they might from thence march in a fejuare battalion to the Citie. In fomc Authors there is no mention of this feare norof Sj Or&asSpeech to his Captaines. At night the Venetian Armie encamped at Simu ^mhroje Burrough fome eight miles from Verona. There they vnderftood of whatfoeuerhad been done in the Citic for three daies fpace ; .what attempts 4 ' the enemie had made vpon the Caftles; and how that the Mantuan Prince beL roiTK 1 ta h.irrprrhpu;._ o 10 20 r ; 7 , wrr , : , ■> uic ivKinnmn Jronce beui" hi l come to batter the oldc-Palace with his ordnance, the Goucrnourof the place font the him word, that vnlcfle he did oinpnnprrlmr rnnnnpmruj;^;«» I_ 1 T : 1 , fn-^e of th ueinorof the oldc Palace , to the P nnctof &iantua. t ‘ 5 'VJULicrnuur or tne place lent him word, that vnlcfle he did giue oucr that manner ofbefieging, hec would bir.de and lay his ion Carolapn that part of the wall which he firft battered that he mioht be beaten in pieces with the Canon, whereupon the Prince being daunted with his threatnings, did prefcntly withdraw the batterie. Now the fourth day after they were come from the Mountaines, they earner© theFortof Feliciana. Some fay, that the enemies for a time fought at the Ranlpi- ers and trenches which they had made to keep backe the Venetians^and that beine foitofi ti.cuna did with eafeputa companieof foot-men into the Fort - feridirrghis : ^ t R e |w'^”^h^ M,andthcothcrbraueCa P raines ’ wichallt ' he cauallerieto ttie Dilnops Gate, wherecertaine Vcronois Handing by chance, were entreated to goe and open the Gate for their friends, and if they could not doe it by faire means to oj the Htfioric of Vmice , W, ? enemies 'fmein the Cit:€ ro breake it open by force. So foone as the enemies knew that it was taken,and that The Sformas Souidiers were in the Citie, they forthwith fled oner the Riuer; and the a- -fur mazement of the horfe-men nccre to the new bridge was fb great, as the woodden bridge which (lands betwixt that of flone, and the Tower, being broken with the great weight of Runawaies, fiuc Knights, or nine according to iome Authors, fell ihcmemnflh mto the water ; and by the weight of their armour together with their horfes, fimf'erma. were ail drowned ; only one man by- the goodnefle of his horfe efenped to the Sfor&t vnderftanding that his Souidiers were in the Citie, and that the enemie n fled caufed his foot-men to march forth of the Cattle. They did for a time light vponthe bridges r But iire-workes being thrownevpon that of wood, andI by the he p ’ of the inhabitants, Sforzx's troupes made themfclucs way into the middeit of the Citie. Thus writesBut Pa/foshith, That the troupes came from the Cattles in two bands and marched againff the enemies, Co as beyond Saint Zenos Church which ftands at the Hills foot, the Cauallcric went on the left hand, and the bodie of the Infantric, was lent from beyond the Fort of Feliciana, and that of Saint Peter, which is fomewhat lower direftly to the Citie,and that about funne-fet there was a’ cruell fight withthe enemie on both fides the new bridge: after which, the enemie fled; and that in feare running by heapes ouer the bridge, it brake vnder them. Thcfame Author affirmes that Gieuami GM&agayras fore wounded inthat 20 them. 1 nciame Aucuur. umuwuwi ■ , ' , - . , _. fi„ht whereof within a while after he died ; and yet for all that TilonAm faith, 1 hat he was flainc before the Fort of Feliciana with a n barquebuze- (hot before Sfot z-a s arriu'all. But both of them agree, that the woodden bridge was burnt by night and that the fame being broken, Pianino and G‘o»&^.i,wbq had flood all night in battaile before the Palace, hauing notice of the violent incurlionsofy/ore^ s forces into .tie Citie d id fpeedily retire into the Citadelb Some others fay, T hat it was in the e- uenina. But, whether they quitted the place then or about midnight, all or them agree together, that before day they fpeedily left Verona, and went to v igazio. The enemies flight being diuulgcd, Tmtle and Ciarpelwn being commanded to fol¬ io j ow thcm,aaue in vpon the taile ofthc Runawaies,and flew many of them. A gi eat multitude of Mantuan peafants were taken : n the Citie; fome of whom, in hatred to Gohxm *,were murthcred by thole whom they had rob’d. A 1 the town!- men that had keptthcmfelues {hut vp in their houfes for feare of either partic, expecting the doubtfull ilfuc ofthe bickering,pcrceiuing the chance ofthe dice to be fodamely tur¬ ned the enemie in feare&amazc,did from their windowes raile vpon them, & fur-, niflied the Venetians that night with vidualls, light and counfell; and fo foone as it was day they came into the Market-place to congratulat tforza Sc Marcello Cox their viclorie and with tcarcs in theireics callcdthem Fathers of their Cour.trie,iccom- p 10 t t ftamm to mending to them all their pubhke and particular means and entreated them to be- tbm. .40 leiuc that the enemie had not taken the Citie through the Citizens fault, who were altogether innocent thereof; flying that at the firft newes that the Citie was taken, they ranne with their Armes to haue rcpulfed the enemie ; but thatthey were•en¬ forced to giue place for feare ofgreater Ioffe, feeingthemagiftrates did the like: And that now fo foone as they five the V cnctians cnfignes,thcy had not only giuen them entrance, but many of them had prefcntly taken Armes and ioincd with them to ex- pell the enemies, and had dill aided the Venetians nccre to tnc biidgcs. T he apparent loyaltic of the Vcronois was much e [teemed, and after many em¬ braces and fait teares (lied they were willed to take courage; and that nonellion a fuftainc cither generall or particular Ioffe,but fuch as were guilty: For if they cou.d findeanyone (which they did not thinke to doe) that: had becne Authourof that 5 treacherie, he fliould be punilhed according to his deferts. Then, Sforsui,'~Marcel* lo and the reft did comfort the forrowfull inhabitants, and did put them in hope or better fortune. It is reported that Ciarpelien had altnoft fpoiled (Jltaguis by force Magas trough dragging him,likc a Tmtour,before sforU : And that he did foconttantly iuftiht *£$"*'* The V eroncis 378 7 he fourth Boo he of the third Decad t- IO The great ioyin Venice vpon the recoucrie of Verona. The cemmijio * tiers of Verona, tome to Venice. 20 The Senates an- jrverc to the iommiffmers f The great extre - mi tie of the 8reffans% hiiosvric caufc with that of the Citizens,as he did not only cleere himfdfe from all ob.ee>,ons,but gauc them to vnderftand, that the Citie had beene taken neither b v hisfau.t norbyany of the Citizens : whereupon by the confcnt of all men hewas declared "uiltiefTe, and as one that had well merited of the Venetian State was greatly commcnaed. ’ Sforz,i from the vale Clufiana had aduertized the Senate ofthe di''afterof Vero- na, and how that he was going thither with an intent to reduce it quickly vnder their obedience or clfe to hazard the lines ofhimfelfe, his brethren,and therelidue of the Arm,e. Herwifhed them therefore to be patient for a while, and inthemeane time to pray vnto God for the happy fuccelTeofthatiourney,forthey fhould Ihort ly hcare either the one or other. T he Senate after thefe newes were continually lnthcPailacc^indtheNobikie, fad and difconfolate, walked vp and downe the Market-place, floating betwixt hope and feare, whenon a fodaine by letters vpon letters both of publike and particular perfons, they had notice ofthe recoueric thereof, and the enemies fliamefullflight the fourth day afterit was loft. The Ci¬ ties loy was then fo great, as the Senate beiug ouerioyed could not refraine from teares, and great multitudes of people from all parts ofthe Towne ranne to the Pal- lace : the Scnatours and common people reioycing together.-Gcnerali proceffions were made for three dayes together : with prayers and thankfgiuings vnto God in tban dthe^ 5 ' recom P cnccd accordln B «>theirfpeede, fomemore T he Commiffioncrsofthofe ofVeronawhocamethithcrwi'thinawhileafter had audience. Thefe men with teares in theircyes did relate the wretched chare of tneir Citie, protefting their own innocence, and that the caufc of their commin- was to allure them of their loyaltrc in generall. TheSenated.d curteoufly enter tame them, and congratulate the prefentviftone ; affuring them that their fldelitie had beene a long time knowne to the Prince and Senate, in regard whereof thev had euer beenedefirous of the con feruation of that loyall Citie, and that thev did therefore greatly reioyce, that the matter was ended without any further Ioffe or ™Tw t0 // hC f ’ Va, i° U r , Wa , S h ' eh,y cornmcnded > with Mel/xte’jprowefle go and.W^/peed ,for that they had opportunely recoucred thatwhtch wasalmoft loft, and vanJjui bed the enemie fofoone as they law him: Wherefore they thoueht it not onely well befeeming, but did allow of it, that the Magiftrates of their cftie fhould prefent Sforx-a with ten thoufand crowncs for hauing lb brauely borneh™ felfe in that adfionjand Mcllato with two thoufmd. y The Commiffioners, being difmifled and rewarded,returned to Verona Sfor-n m the meane time ( 1 becaufe winter was wel forward) refolued to tame at Veronl But his care for Brcffia did greatly afflift him and the reft : which caufed him to leaue his winterning-place before the flrft of Ianuarie, and returne to the liege of A- ranes and Thienna. The Campe abode ccrtaine daics in the plaine of Araues- w ere many were reported to perifh with extreme cold. iMelltto by the fharnnes of the weather loft all feeling,and was fo benummed,as he lay like a dead man who was prcfcntly by the Riuer Adice carried to Verona. ffinut being then enforced bydrevchementcoid, and by the enemies refiftuncc, to returned his wintering P -cc, did lend by Cuyjthcn and Troyllo ,accompanied with three hundred men rer° tame vifluals to Breffia by the way ofthe mountaines. ’ It was reported, that the Brcffians were reduced to fuch extremitic and warn » they fuftamed themfclues with filthie and vnholefome diet. Andmoreouer T'^at vLrp r T 6 3S -'h 6 e " emics took Verona,accounting aflfer!oftand defpcrate.they ecrnie to'tffe^ n~ nt M ^ y . C f dcd: wbich thc y had done,had not eurburo opportunly y0 ned a(rcmbl ^ & Wlrh gre^ importunity broke that which they had determi- J ned.befides, it is moftcertainethat Ticinino and Gonztga , had by Philips commza me S \ p n wr ,Wh ° W ? ^ heCd n C tQ kee P thc Breffians mo re clofely vmoSem. y tOpr0l " de th;U100 v,auals mi S hc from any place be brought Now 40 of the Hijlorie of Venice. V 9 Now SjOrzxs troupes being come to Franzacorte, or (as others fay) to Guznc, Brt ^ a " relic - they fell to blowes with Philips forces, who being daunted with SforzdsmimW^bc.- u f s ml “' fore day fled, and loft three hundred Horfe. But the better to difburdcn the Citie (freed now from the liege , and in fomc fort from famine) of id great a multitude, thofe which had brought the vidfualls, returned by the fame Mountaines and went to Winter with Sforioa. The Nauall Annie in the meane time went forward at Torbolles, where they had (lowly wrought, becaufo that after the taking ofVcro- na, the Carpenters and other workmen being feattered here and there for fcarc, the workchadforatimebecncdifcontinued. Likewifo who had the charge x o of the Hauen, and the workmen,by extremitie of cold which he had taken,died the fame winter: but it happened not in the Annie, as I finde in home Authors. The remainder of the Winter was more free from troubles, byreafon of the extreme cold weather. It was reported that GiouanniCornetano , of the Familie of Vitelli, who comman¬ ded the Popes troupes, and who for thefocrct praftizes he then made was much f j- fpefted ofthe Pope,had about the beginning of the fpring-time made a focret league with Philip mi Pianino .-who had concluded together, T hat at one time Coma,mo ^ br _ with his troupes ihould inuade La Marca , and Pianino fhould croffe the Po, and come into Tufoanie; the one wholly to ruine the Florentines ft^te, and the other Topes 10 to ouetthrow Sforzas Principalitie. The report hcreofwas hardly beleeued; when ' Pianino vpon the eighth day ofFebruaric, was then alreadie come forth of Garrifon, and with his troupes had cioffed the Po. Sferzm being troubled with thefe newes, went himfelfe to Venice to conferrc with the Prince and Senate about the flute of that Warrc. He was afraide leaft Cornet.wo would fpeedily inuade La Marca,which was wholly vnfurnilhed of aide and Garrifbns. T he Venetians at his entreatie fe.nt to the Pope, who dealt fb with hint; That wbatfocuer had bcer.e granted vnto Sforza. as Prince of La Marca, fhouldin peaceable and fafe manner remaine-vn- touched. They did likcwifecntreate the Florentines fpeedily toarme,and not on¬ ly to driue the common enemie from their confines, but to flop him lfit were pofii- 3 o ble from making incurfions vpon Sfiru's ftate. Pictnino in the meane time made di- vumhom\rth uers and fundric attempts on Flamiriia which were valiantly witbftood by Sigif- warren vhai- >?iund Prince of Arimini, and LMdatcftc his brother (whobeing taken at Thyenna, was exchanged for Car'olo Gonuigl) who receiuing a thoufand Venetian footmen, and as many from the Florentines, together with Sforzds Cauailerie made haft to the aideofLa Marca. T he enemie hailing left Guido Fmentino to continue the fiege of Magellana, came to paffe the Appcnine hills. In the meane time the two brethcren MaUtcfies\ie nt The iiaiiuii/s to the enemies lid e.Vicinino tookc certain Townes in the Appcnine Mounts,which ,a kfAtt»emia he forthwith pillaged. Philip fiippofcd by mcanes oftbat voiage,that would 40 altogether quit Lombardiearid runnetotherefeuc of his owne State, and to that ofhis Neighbours;Now whilcft he foothed himfelfe with this hope,(bdaine newes was brought him, That by the Popes commandement Giouarmi Corneto.no was im- Gltuami Curve- prifoned by r^intonioRide ofPadua,Captainc of the Caftleof S. s_-dngelo. Thefe tcTief/mmS' newes madchim thinkethat Picinino in dcfpaire would rcturne into Lombardic. Angelesaflie;" But this could not reftraine him : For fending forth cMalateJles, Guido, and Afluro Pauentini, heecame more furioufly than before from the top ofthe Appenines into Tufcanie,hauing (not without great labour) caufedthe Snow to bee taken forth of the waies through which hcepalfed. The Florentines during thefe troubles were not idle: For they leilied forces from all parts. Pope Eugenios ',who was an A flociate 50 in that'warre, commanded Bifhop Lodouico, That as Legate Apoftolicall,hc fhould condlift all thofe troupcs which had beene Cornetans, into Tufcanie. The Florentines gtiue entertainement to PauloVrfino, and Michaeh Attendulo with a great Cauailerie, and many foote companies : they did like wife procurctohaue Trojllo (whom Sforzai,ytith a companie of men at nrmes,had font to La Marca) to bfi c fbe fourth 'll oof of the third ‘Dec ad Piciniw pxjpth the Appe»ines& entempeth be¬ fore V outlet; a. The fare of the Floret/ tints. Tolitiana is ta- tyenby Piciniw. Ticimno his good fortune begm- ncth to decline . be font to ioync with them, that with all thefe forces together, they might be able not oi fry to withllanu theenemie,but brandy to aflaiie him. During the Florent nes preparations, Ptamno although he had becne brauely rc- pul/ed and with great lofle from Primolcoria by JXulioluo Pijani , who then was at Florence, and had becne lent with a band of yong Souldicrs to guard the (freights of the mountaines,yct hehauing foon after cuercome the diffic ultie oft he mounts went and encamped at Politiana. 1 he newes that he had palled the A ppenines did greatly terrific the Florentines, and moll of all in regard of his great fpeede, loas at hrft they knew not what to refol tie on. Watch by night was placed ouer the Citie, with ftrong guard at the Gates; Out the arriual 1 of Borjia and Troyllo, rcuiued the ap- i 0 palled Spirits ofrhc fearefull Citizens. Thccnemic lying incamped before Folitiana, greatly affiicfcd thefe two renow¬ ned Common-wcnles, and draue Sforza for a time into many doubts; which was the caufe that at the Spring-time he came not into the field folbone as men did cx- pc£lhim. The Florentinesiikewifeon the one lide were very importunate with him, to haue him come to them. And theVeiietiansonthcotberlidcdid dctainc him and earncftly intreated him to tame ftill ^fearing ifhe fhouid change his former courfeofwarre, that he would afterwards be enforced to begin againc (as it were) and to rccouer a new vidforic forth of the enemies hands, which he had already in a manner with fb great trauaile taken from themywith ail allcaging, That the Floren- i© tines ftatc might be cafily defended and kept by the Popes forces, and thefe ofthe other Confederates 5 but that the Venetians affaires (being expofed as it were in an open Theater in the middeft of Lorn bardic) could not by any meancs fuccced well without him. With thefe fundric cogitations was sforza greatly perplexed j whiieft all men beganne tocondcmne his long flaying. But in the meane time Vicniino, after the ta¬ king ofPolitiana, marched againft the Cafentines, ruinating all places that bee met with in hispaflagc. Thismifchiefealfo wasaccompanied with an other, almoflas greatas it. For Borjia d'^Eftc (on whole arriuall in regard of thegreatCaualleriche brought with him, as on the foie refugeof thewarre, the Florentines had grounded their hope) did on a fodainetakePM/.'partic. AH which accidents notwithftan- dingP/«w»Waff;uresin Tufcanie became euer after leffe fortunate and fucceffefull: For being come to the Pace of Arezzo, as if he had meant to makcincurfionson the Sienois, or on the T erritorics ofthe Church, he dwelt fb long vpon his rcfolutions,as lie did wholly foreflow the courfe ofhis happie fortune. Form themcanctimethe Popes forces entred theTowne, and * fhortly after Vrjino,TroyUo, and the reft came thither Iikewife wit h the whole bodic of the Armie : whereupon ha- uing intelligence of the leuie of fo great Forces, with all fpeede hee retired to the fbote of the Moun- 50 49 tames. 5 ° The end of the fourth Booke of the third Deed. '"THE FIFTH BOOKE OF THE THIRD DECAD Of The Hist orie Of Venice. io T he Contents of the fifth Booke of the third Dccad. F okz \determineth on ihepaffage of the Ritter y\imd&. Cont areni Genet nil of the Venetians Nautili ^ylrmic, clefeaieth the enemie vpon this Lake of Benacj andrecouereth theTownesneare to the Lakes. The V ene- rapl jisf tian ArtniehumngcrojfedtheMmtia,recoueretba!ltheTownesontheBrif- fi £ Territories. Sioiza vanquifhetb the enemie in battaile , betwixt Soncina and the new Orgcs; and bringing his forces to the bankes of the Ritter Adda, patteththofeofthe Comtrie of GynAndz in greatfeares. Leon, Seorza’s bro- •*0 ther, is (faincreith an Harqiiebuze-fbot before Caranazza. Picinino inafetbatt.uk is vmcmifbeiat Anglare in Tulcanic. WinterdpprochingS forza commethtoV cnicc. Great Triumphs are made at Venice in fiutour of G iacomo Foscari the Princes Sonne,which continued tltree dates. Picinino returning from Lombardieinthemid- deftof Winter takes diners Tomes on the Srejfan Territories. The V enetinns Armies and that of Philip commeth at one time to Maf tilTcnga. Peace is nude with Pit i l i f according to Sforz a’s will and pleafttres'. Hee marrieth Bianca, Philips Daughter, in Cremona ; and.after the pttblifhing of the Peace he commeth with his Wifcs to Venice, where he is mb ft magnificently entertained. Fie Spring-time was farrefpent, and Sommer was at hand, when Sfor fa hatting intelligence of the fuccelTe ofthe affaires of T ufcanie (for he was out of feare of any danger towards his owneftate, or that of his A£ fociates) with a mightie Armiemarched againftthe sfwywitbt enemie. It is reported, that the Souldiersneuer be- ■ ! fore had fo large pay as at that time, whereby they ^ . were all exceedingly well furnilhed with Armour, ® being declared Generali of thcNauall Armic, which the Senate had with wonderful! fpced made ready at T orbolles, had already bitched I s -- 7 be fifth B oofe of the third Bee ad lanched certame Gallics into the lake, together with other vcffclls: but the number or Gallies is not agreed vpon by our Authors. Pajlm of Anmini mcntioncth but ’ oure S Laglfmno ot Verona,fixe ; and Montana halfe as manie, nor can we certain ly hndc in what partofthc Lake they fought. Some fay, That the enemies depar¬ ted rrom Riua, and that they fought neare to Torbolles. Others, That it was be¬ twixt the mouth ot the RiuerPonalis and Riua : And othersngaine, That Philips Armiedeparting fromPefcara, and being tolled with the wauesand a contrarie wmde, metwith the Venetian Armicinthemiddcftof the Lake : But they agree generally, That theencmic at the Lime time, had many more veflclls than the Venetians, which were commaunded by BhfoAftreUz Genouefe, amanverie to skilful in marine matters, who was accompanied with many other Gcnoucfes that were inured to lea-fights. Iialu-s of Friuli had manned their velTells with louldiers. Pietro Brunorto was with Contureni, with whom were certaine bands of choice roo Linen. A battell vpon the life belvrixt the Venetians end Philips Jo r- The Venetians are victorious vpon tbelafe. Now while ft Julm remained at Riua , hee brought his army many time* arran ged in battell before Torbolles, to fight with the Venetians, ifhc had found them io di poled But Contarem did by all meanes ihunne the fight, diftrufting thcfmall number of his veflells: Howbcit growing afterwards more bold (as Ptfiw faith) in regard offoure new-come Gallics and d.uerfc other final! vcfTclls offundrie fortes which were well armed, and perceiuing moreouer that the enemies had the winde againlt them, he lent a Gallic to charge two velTells loadcn with vidfualls and armor which were going to Riua. Now the enemies perceiuing from their hauen, that the fame Gallic- made way agamft theirs, they forthwith, to refeue them, made to- warus the \ enetians: Likcwifc Confirm being loth to leaue his Gallic as a prey to the enemie, fpcedily came forth of his Hauen, and with full fades vicrcd towardes rum : All which hishafte notwithftanding ttdut had well ncere taken his Gallic Some there are that fiy, that theenemiedid takeit, before it could berefeued • but withall, that at the anuallbfthc Venetian with the refidue ofhis gallics and twelue other velTells, there beganne foorth with a cruell fight betwixt them , which fora longtime was very doubtfull; and likcwifc that they fought hand to hand mrc gardofthc yron hookesand chaines thatgraplcd them together This was a bloudy battell to the beholders : great numbers of fiainc bodies on euene fide dropping,nto the water. But that which made it more hideous and frightful were the ccaficife and terrible reports of the cannon , together with the lamentable cries that were heard : all which (as it were at once) rcuerberatine the concauinesofthe neighbour-mountaines, gauc a double Eccbo of tho/ecrackes of thunder The aire.earth and waters being troubled by the winde, and forcible motion of the vcffclls, didall togethermakeatcrriblenoife. Many and different were thedangers of death ; of all which one only is moil remarkable ■ There was a rope tied athwart two Gallics, vpon which fifty men had taken hold that were fal- . int0 the water by fundry accidents, thereby to fuftaine themfelues from drow¬ ning cnecmingthat (vnderGod) theonely meanesoftheirfnfctie - but it id fell °"J ^ (• 0ne ? fth 7 n u dsbe , inscutarun dc r > they did all in one inftantmiferablype- nih Aftera iong fight the Venetians had gotten the vpperhand of the enemies, by the valor and proweffcof C ontaremmA the reft, when ltdm perceiuing fortune tofrownc, entred intoalittleboate, and betookehimfelfe to flight: ^fLrtamd his fell owes bang amazed at their Gencralls ahfence, fought meanes iikewife of cf- fjf Venetian on eucry l.de did ftraitly preffe and enuiron them, and followed the viftone, till fuch time as hee had made himfelfe matter ofail the cne 20 30 40 T he valeur of Csntareni, mies veflels, two only excepted which cfcaped. Contarcni with great ioy drew them to Torbolles, where with great difficultiehis helmet was taken from his head in regard it was extreamely battered with violent ffrokes in that fight rcceiued fll /N n 7 es ° fthc v,a ° ne being brought to Brcffia did greatly comfort the af¬ flicted Citie.and gaue euery one hope ofbetterfortune. Forit was likely, that the Lake 5 ° of Coe Hijiorie of Venice. Lake lying free and open to the Venetians, nothing could hinder them from recci- uing aide and viftualls in aboundance . Therefore they refolued to fend Ambafla- dours to Venice, to congratulate the Senate for that victoric . Pietro Attogndre w as This wfcric did the chiefe Commiffioncr who carried thither a golden enligne, wherein was writ- urtatiy rehyci name, as a prefage of the future vidtorie was hung vp in Saint Marks church,where d °“ n Ke,l “ e ‘ it is ftill at this day to be ftene. Contaren't and Brunorto in the mcane time (food not breathing in fb fiiirc a way, 10 but departing on a fodainc from Torbolles, they went and belieged Riua both by land and water, which though it was valiantly for a whiledcfirnded, yet at laft they r K““ lla k t!t forced it, and being taken, it was lacked as an enemie. T hey dealt roughiy with the %‘f' Inhabitants, bccaufe that they, more than the enemies, had abhorred the Venetian name-, young children were violently dragged foorth of their parents armes , vir- Gnat cruelty. gins were defloured , and wiucs with their husbands were grieuoufly tormented. The Venetian prefcntly after this rccoucred La Garda ,• which as fome faywas L;G , f , ruined; and as others, that it had no hurt. Next, for therecouerieofLa Garda they ddaZiduV tooke Bardolin, Lanfiza, and diuers other townesvpon the Lake ; whereof thofe ‘‘{n. which they tooke by force, were giuen in fpoilc to their ibuldiers; thofe that vo- 20 luntanly yielded, they did freely pardon. During this fortunatefucccffe of Contareni vpon the Lake, Sforza had brought his Campeneare to Manerba, where hauingintelligence (as Pafiut faith) th MBorfla d'lAEjtc was gone to the enemies fide, that many thoufiinds were on the Breflan territorie ; and that Gonzag.i their capitall enemie was with great forces come to Marmirolla to affaile them in front and in ftanke, he remained for a time doubtfull whether he fhould palfe the Riuer Mincia,or not. For,hauing pafsed it, he was to open his way toBreffiabydintoffword ; but his greatefl care was, from whence to haue viciualls to fupplie his Armic; for there were twentic thoufand men in his Campe: wherein, becaufe he would doe nothing without counfcll, he wasdefirous 3 ° to conferre with the Prouidator and the other Captaincs. Being inconfultation a- s ‘ da * e bout this expedition, it is reported, That he did oftentimes aduife them hecdfully tVandTaptaim toconfidcrthegreatnesoftheir enterprize, and how,the Riuer being once cioiled, “f‘he Amt. they were to march to Breffia through the middeltof many thouland enemies, and that then ifanic thing (hould fall out vnluckily, it would be too late to talkc of had-I-wift. Pafcali Maripietro was at the fame time Prouidator in the Armie, who anfwcrcd, 7bs . Peou’datire It becommetb not me, 0 Sforza, nor ante here, who vnder thy commaund doe follow the Venetian enfignes to prefenbea Law vnto thee concerningmartMaffaires : but it belongs •vntothee who art our Generali , and by long experience art mo ft expert in martia/l dijei- 4 ° pltne, to aduife that which is necejfarietobe done, and afterwards to command it. Foritis our dueties which fight vnder tby conduct to follow thy counjellmdcornmaunclernent. At this fpeech hcc made no fhewofany fodainc refolution :but Pietro Auogadre being 'fffjdttsycedi cometothe Armie did incite him by a vehement Oration. The fumme whereof tosfut to rout. The fifth Bookgof the third'Decad ing being affuled, was forthwith taken and fackt by the fouldiers. From thence he went to Riuoltella, where the inhabitants perceming themfelnes to be ftreightly be- fieged byland and water,did prefently yeeld. Contareni drew neete to Sales , and Sforza being come to the riuer Celfia, encamped within tenne miles of Breffia. Thi- tiicr did Birbiro and the chiefc of the Citie come to falute him. From thence Errs- norio, and SciriotFuuentino, being Cent with two bands of men at Armes to afTauk the towne of Sales, by helpe of Confirms nauall Annie, they rookeit by force; where the Venetian dealt cruelly with the townfmen. Thofe ot Caluifa, Gauarda, Ca!cinaandBagno!s,didby their deputies yeeld themfelnes to whilelt he re- nained at the riuer Celfia. to In this fortunate progreifion the Generali changed his determination , and in ftecd of going to Breffia, he refolued to march againft the enemie. Si rbnro (whom Sforza highly efteemedj exhorted him thereunto, telling him that it was much ber- 'better to ptuTue the viftorie almoft wor.ne, than to goc to Brdfia, which was by newes of his airmail alreadie fufficiently afltired. Bung come to Bagnols,to make incutfionson the enemies ('who were laid to be encamped at Manerbia)thofeofO- tholenga and diners other to wires fent their Commiffioners to him,fuing for peace, and giuing him to vnderftand that the enemies being terrified at the report of his approach were retired from thence. The next day a ilioufand of thegalianteft yong men ofBreifia came to the Campe to fafiue the Generali, v^to whom, (for their 20 ancient hatred to Philip ) they offered freely to follow him, and to beare Armes at their owne coif. Sforza did courteoufly entertaine them, and willed them to fol¬ low the enfignes. Vpontne report that was bruted that Lodouico Sanfeverino, Itl.ilus of Friuli, and l crmio. Philips Cant fines, had fortified themielues betwixt Soncinna and the new Orgies, the Generali departing by night, went fpeedily againft them, and hailing fiercely affailed them being fortified with trenches, and tv\ o bridges vpon the riuer Oglio,fent part of his eauallerie in front,& his infantery in I-lanktgto pre tioke them with Arrow-fbocand warlike engines. Tiien hauingvnder colour oifl.ght, drawne them on the ocher fide of the riuer, he returned court; gioufly to charge the. He rode 50 vp and downe among his troupes,commending thofe who did valiantly,and fharp- 3 ly rebuking thofe that were backward.The enemies likewife did their bell for a long time to make good the place. But Ciarpelion commiug with a band of old fuul- diers ouer the wodden bridge which lietb on the Oglio,& hailing filled the trenches and broken downe the Rani piers, the viftorie eftfoones inclined to the Venetians the which being perceiued by the enemies, who were able to make no longer refi- ffance, in great diforderthey betooke themfelnes to flight. Pafus faith tliat a tbou- fand ofthem were eitherflaine or wounded, and twouland horfe,and as many foot taken. Others leffen halfethe number. The chiefeof the Annie with thofe which efcaped from the fight,fled to Crema. Some Authors affirme, That the viaorious 40 Venetian being mingled with the runnawaies,entred pel-mell with them into Son- cina,and that the Citie was in that fort taken, with great numbers ofthe enemies. Others againemaintaine that the inhabitants did voluntarily yeeld after the bat- tailc. Borftt d' ts£flehy at the biirrough of Ienepaic with fifcecne hundred horfe, wiiich istwo miles fronuhe place where the battaile was fought, determining in tbeflnmingin ofthe euening toioynewith Philips Armie. Sforza s fouldiers pur- fuing the enemie, gaue in on a fodaine, and vn!oked-for vpon him, who fuppofing that the whole Annie was there, fled, hailing loft his baggage and the third part of his cauallene.lt is reported by fame others,that he came totbe latter end ofthe bat- taile, and that he fought there together with his eauallerie, but that the viefo- rie inclining to the Venetians, and not being able to remedie it, he fled with the reft. Philips affaires by thefc defeats being reduced to extremitie, thofe ofthe new Orgies returned vnder the Venetians obedienc: And not that they alone, but all the of the Hijlorie of Venice. 2>!r v5 J j ' thcTownes,Caft!es, Forts,andVillagesof the Brefian and Bergamefe territories, together with the inhabitants ci’rhe Camoniche valley. The price oi victuals did afterwards Breath' fall at Brcffia. Corne and all other fruites were fold for a low er Sfor\c rtcou:- relb Cdfl-SHa* rate by the tenth part than before they were. Bergamo hkewifehad a fhare in this good fortune: The Ambuffadorsofchefetwo Cities came to Sf*srz»s canape full to congratulate him for his vifitoric, then to giue him thanks,for that by his valotir, and that vi£torie,:hey had bcene freed from io long and tedious a (iegc, which had continued almoft three yeares,at filch time as they were able to hauc made no more , refiftance. Thereforethey acknowledged and did promife euer atrer to confcffe, cme'usimxf I o That there was none next to the Venetians, vnto whom they were io much bound as to himfclfe; that they did through him alone enioy their fafetieand wealth, and ’ * generally all whasfdeuer tlrey poffclTed, and life it felfe, which to men is more preci¬ ous than all things elfe. Thefe fp.eeches were fallowed with fome prefenss , befit¬ ting the time and their pouertie, who with teares in their eics entreated him to re- fpedt the Breffms lone, more than their prefents, faying that they certainly knew how that a generous Cap tainc craueth nothing ofhis followers aboue their means but onely lone aivdobferuarice. No 'VSfirz.i after hi; vidorie hauingcrofled the Ogiiof for corne was ripe,and therefore there was no feare of any want ofviduals in the ArrnieJ hee recoucred 40 Cafal-Maior, and diuers other townes in that countrey: Carauazza except which hebefieged. ButbecatifetherewasaftrongGarrifonin it, and that he Lkewife m. knew that, in regard oftheriuer Addda which runneth voder die wal!cs,thcy might g „ UM T) ,: si/ both by day and night bring all manner of vidtuals thither, he raifed his carnpe, and a nd R r.’oka ’n went firfttorecouer Brcgnam,thenTriuiU aridReinolcj,townesintheGyradadc. tbtcmmiyaf In regard of thefe approaches thofe of the Dutchie of Milane were greatly af- fe'W'if frighted; The poore countrey men bringing their cattell and goods into the good s,W. townes. Ph’hp bauingfrom all parts affembed forces,buiIded certaine Forts vpon the ri- uer Adda,placing fining Garrifons in them. After the battaile ofOglio, heedid ■30 continually fend meffengers to Picmino to call him from Tufcame where hee re¬ mained; The Venetians not being ignorant how many places of importance, which were flil! poflTeflcd by the enemie lie left behinde him,and recciuing certaine intelligence that Philip hit] called home Picinino into Lombaraie, fearing an alteration of for¬ tune, that if by chance hefhouldbc enforced to retire, hefliould rot cafilydo it v- pon an vrgent neceflirie : Notwithftandmg that oftentimes he made (he w as if he were defirous to croffetheriuer Adda,neacrthcleffe heabftained. Afterwards re¬ turning to befiege Carauazza, teen ins brother being fhot into the bodiewith an Harquebaze died within a while after, whereat being enfhmed with choller, with sfenjit^cth 40 greater courage than before he oppugned the befieged,vfing allmeanaces and o- cartua^, therfearcfiillmcancsromakethemyeeldjwhichfoone after had happened. Some fay. That L:on,Sforzis brother, diedoihis hurtsafter Carauazza was taken. P’cinino in the meant time hauing notice of the ouerthrow of Oglio, and being pruTed by Philips importunate letters to rcturnc with (peed into Lomhardie, hip- pUimipmeCI, pofingthat after bis departure from Tufcanie , his affociates together with the townes which had yeelded to him, would be afterwards defeated , and taken by the enemie, refoluedtogiueabattatle, to the end that,ifhewanne it.theforces of the Florentines and the Pope being broken, his affociates with the reft might more eafilybe wonne to perfiftin their affeftion. 50 Now all hope of taking Perugia being loft,the which he had prOmifed to himfelfs to get by means of fome within it,and hauingbefieged Tiphernu in vaine,he pafted on to the burrougli of S. Sepulcher, and from thence marched in battaile to Anglare where Bifhop Lodonico Peuilo Frfmo , and others were encamped. This towneftan- deth at tbe foots of the Appenine miles in a verts high place,and beneath it is a bot- L1 tome. c l he fifth 3oofc of the third T)ecad tome. In this place,becaufe the afcent is not fteepie, the Florentines troupes with thole of the Pope were encamped, although fome of them lay in the bottomc as farre as the riuer,ouer which is a little bridge. At Pianinos arriuall the firft encounter was necre to the bridge. It is reported that fome had allured him that he fhciuld that day defcatc the enemie,as being vn- prouided and not expe&iug his comming, efpecially vpon that day which was the nine and twentith of Iune,a day religioufly obferued, in regard of the Feaft of the holy Apoftles. Thus being confident and full of hope.heleftthe burrough, ha¬ tting brought with him lomethoufand of the towneimen to make thcmfpe&ators of his alTured vidtorie. But finding thcenemie at his comming readie ranged in bat- to ffh/d'ctiL ta ^ Cl ' le was inforced to change his manner of fighr, and to order his Annie after Tuminlindthl 3n other falhion. Necre to the bridge (as hath beenefaid) and the riuer fide was tejjat. the firft encounter,where Titininos lonnegiuing a furious charge, the Tufeane was beaten backe, and the bridge rvonne, but at the footc of the rifing bee made a Hand. Nicbolac PifaMi a braue Captaine was furprized neere to the riuer, and hit¬ ler, data fighting valiantly was almcft taken by the enemies. Nowinthatlittlefpacc of the bottomc which iieth bctvvixt the riuer and the mountains, they fought with¬ out any aduantage; Picinino did all he could to beat the enemies from their place, but all bis attemptes were vaine. Whereupon , perceiuing that the enemies Ar- rnte flood fait, heccommaundcd Afluro Pmuntino , and the other valiant Cap- taines, to march wich the Csuallcrie in a clofe Battallion againft the ene- tnie. The Popes troupes comming fiercely from abouevpon thele men, did a f- faile them with filch valour, as in great diforder they dranc them as farre as c __ the riuer. ^Afiuro and many rnord of note being taken in that place,the enc- fahtlftbirf- miesoua f°daine in verie great fearc did repalfc the bridge, and diflodged. netmiu. Picimne afterwards fuppofed, That by reenforcing the troupes, he might eafily march thence in bart2ilc, but it fell out othet wife. For being readie to depart, the Florentines horfe with tliofe 01 the Pope did net ceafe to purfue him, eucn as he mounted on horlebacke, and with their whole forces did fo charge him, as they gauehim no time to reenforce his Armic, but difordcringhis troupes: ->o they enforced him tofiie, and flew greats numbers of his fouldiers. The flaughter was great, but the number of the pnfoners exceeded. For, be- fides Afiuro , who was (as bath beetle laid) taken in the middle of the fight, eight tJfpnfmTi and twentie Captaines, and eighteenc hundred horfe, with ail the Inhabitants of the burrough, were carried away prifoners. Pianino thus vanquifhed, elcaped to the burrough , where vndcrftanding, whome bee had loft, hecricd out aloud; That Philips ftatewasouerthrownc, vn- le if the enemie f e ”t b*cke the flower of all Italic which hee had then taken. Lttgiflano lojfe of cbe bat- writes; That with verie griefe hcwould twice hauc flaine himlelfe, andhadvn- tr.it. doubtcdly done it, if his lbnnc Francflco had not flayed with him day andnight to comfort and perfwadehim. ^ sfhrvtp-at Whileft thefe things were done in Tufcanie, Sforza , after hee had taken Ca- conqaeft. rauazza, and left ^Ancgadre of Brelfia at the fiege of the Caftle , deparred thence, and at that time (as fome fay) rccouered Cafall-Maior and diners townes vpon the Cremonefe. The Caftle of Cauazza being yeelded, hee tooke A- soia and Caneda from Gonzaga. They lay a while before the Caftle of Macha- ria , thofc within it relufirg to ycelde till fuch time as they perceiued part of their walles to be beaten dovvne with the Cannon. Thofeof Lonahauingfcene Sforzas enfignes,did forthwith putthemfelues vnder his protcdlion , thelike did thole of Monteclaro,Cauriana,andRiuoltelIes. At the laft.tbecampe drew necre m to Pcfcara. J fl h:s Citie(as hath beeneclfewhcrclaid) isfeatedatthemouth of the RiuerMin- cia. It hath agoodlyCaftleneareto the Riuer with a bridge , anddiuers Turrets. Sforza being encamped before it, ‘Pflcholao D'vZsie came thither vnlookt for. Fie, of the Htjlorie of Venice, He refoluing to motion a peace,came to the Camp to talkc with jhr&t and rii'i('^ Ct T l ^ rlbUted thcrcl ‘- andvillagcs. fhis being done he came to Venice with n r" n enitode,n townes ( PrinceandSenate. C withaftnall trametofalutethe The yeat enter- Ncuer was any Generali of an Armie enrei-r-.in^ vn mcc. him in great admiration , they n azcc j attcntiuelv vmn U , h,m buth;ld valour, and thought that they faw fomewhat in^him rT ” re§ardofflls S reyc than humane. All rh e SmoLfthcftft ftft™ vc ? erablc «ndmore the Pallace where he was magnificently entertained^/- m ft brought him to the Senates appointment after Sfor-asftnvtW ' - ’ ranc '/ c0 _ B *rl?aro, who by uogadre and an hundred Brcflhn'Gentlemen”^waslfcwfe h° X,“ 1CC 'ft Fietro ^- med. All men did no lefle admire him thm the o-her f 'ftu rn y fcdand c ^c- 2 Breffia, and was of all men greatly hondredriietln ^ ft had P rcfo ^' d tained and embraced by the Prince and temrr - u 1£dblns hkewifewereenter- uer-ioycd:and theirloyaltiewaslnJinitefv commend j n tbe * r e ^ es ’ beingo. that ,C ft hc t0 b;e commended to politic by f^ e ^S?' 0 " tkiir tyoltie. u P on they were declared worthic of ail franchi/e and rv™ e merii: 5 where- that the common pcoplemightlikewiferaftr nfh'i d Andtotheend ly t Hb r of,h,M5l s Lo„„ 6 ,„g! tot^TSluclr t ° m, r r ’ ,h ^ m - ted to the people. ‘ Bhiccatswasforejjerquit- Common-wealth, had great euiftseiuen him wi-f ll ,cr b add efrrued well of the v the other in Vinc^za, and the thndTn vtona Ift ft 5 th , e ° nc in Pad ^ all lhewcs were to bee fccne ; n the Citie allofrh l S> luc > s gal!antand vnufu- Princcs fonne, who at that time wS rnarried inercitm° n ° r ft Ghlcon!0 Fofcanthe Ihewes, one efpccially , being very rare anddelilhrfbH ' B , Ut , of 3,1 the reff to be commended to poflcriric: which was That from y dcrLn,cd n . bouc the Greet,riuwphs ™to Saint B.tmabtes fhoare, a bridge was madcVor that hme o ft $ 9 l,rch atvmiceai the pompous traincof Kniohrs tnmifn „ 1 , at r ' n,C0lIel the water, for the taure which was richly tapefled wherein flic ^ bcrsboHfc cntrcd mtothe Bucen- i!nd Cenclewonicnof^fciSclumptuoLiflylmpTrnllecltAff^ 'SeLndres , mLombardie, cameinthe mideff ofwmm- i tc l u,et ) haunigrcmiea his Armie come into the field,and tnadtafierccmarch'vpon lbe'^(‘lr C ^T'^ t he would houe ■Ptrmma h :s vn- whole Countric with feare fo as before Sfm- r G J , an berritoi le, filling the ch r paigne Conner^^ •fBrefta. the rmcr Adda, and on the Bcrgamefe confines ("the new n ^ cnct,ans held vpon “• "T* **** twclue LidV »”£1:“"f" d, ' 0 ? re,< ' i J» » s(p eed ,, y d ra „ fr o„ th „ rGjrri r t S^^-^ tnmo /fide. The Duke of Hadna within a while aftcrdid the like For of the Hijlone ofVenice. 8 9 For he forfookc Sforz m, and carried a great Cnuallcric awaie with him. During the fc ftirrcs there happened a meruailous rcuolt of Towncs; but within a while alter there followed a greater, vpon the fade rumours that Pianino . fpread abroad concerning Sforrna , How that being at:Vcnice he had beenecommittcd to prifon , and afterwards fecretly murthered by the Senates commandemcnt. The enemie by thelc forged matters made all things moreeafie for himfelfe, vntill that Sforma to wipe out thefe falfeimputations, came fpeedily to Brefiia. And becaule the exrreame colde weather would not permit him to execute anie enterprife, after that hcc had by his prefence confirmed thofe that had continued loyal!, and put io them in good hope, hcc returned to Verona, where hauing intelligence of that which had beene done at thebridge of Valeza which the prince of Mantua had ta¬ ken , he fent for all the troupes that wintered thereabouts, and went in hafte to be- S [ or ^ rmU(ri liege it; and being taken in a Ihort fpace, he manned it with a ftrong garrifon.Some the Miff of write,that at his departure from Brefiia, Montcclaro, Soncina, Martinenga , and vdL ^ a - Cafal-major revolted ; and that hewas not greatly troubled for thatlcfTe, hauing rather to loofe them in that manner than by force, knowing for certaine that thofe Townes would prouc his, who the next fummer Ihould be ftrongeft in the field. Philips troupes fpent the remainder ofthe winter in thofe places. The Spring-time being come, they beganne on both lides to make great prepa- 20 rations for warre, and to prouide armour, vidtualls, and generally, whntfoeuer raightferueforthcobtainingofavictorie. Lombardy did notcnlyattcnd thefuc- ccile of that warre, but all Italic. For all men pcrceiucd that the warre would nc- uer end but by the death ofoneofthofe two great Captains, or by his entire oucr- throw. Michtiel^itten.'hilobc'mgknzibr-by the Venetians, was in the mcane time lus ir. auiiaio't come foorth of Tufcany into Lombardy with two thoufund men to command the troupes in Mcllato's place, who drew' towards his end. Sforma (whofe great authoritie and cojmmaund did not onely extend oucr the Venetian forces, but oucr all thofe of the affociates) in regard it was time to leaue the Garrifons, had.affcmbled all his Annie, when as the enemie,who was wont by >o his Spies to haue intelligence of the leaftofhis proceedings , was in the field a little J before him with fixteenc thoufand men, andjneamped vpon the Bcrgamefe on the bankes of the Riucr Seriolcs. His Campe neere to Algeiia was in this fort fortified. Before him lay the Riuer, and on both fides of him w'ere the high mountaincs, at his back the RiucrOglio with abridgeguarded by a ftrong Garnfon. I find in fbme Authors Mella for Seriolcs, and Legnaga for Algeiia. But whether hec incampcd wcamped. there or not, (for vndoubtcdly it was in a place naturally ftrong) he thought him¬ felfe able by longdelaycsto fruftrateall S forma's deiignes. But it fell out otherwife than he expected. For fo foonc as the Venctians Gene¬ rali with a gallant Armiccamc in view of the enemies, and that he had confidercd , j the fituation of the places hefoorthwithrcfoluedtoioynebattell, andtoenforce the enemie to quit the place. Therefore he beganne to exhort his fouldicrs to the fight,telling them: That it was greater in J.hew than fuhfiance, and withallaftiring than , that with cafe they might defeat Philips fiddlers , and theirfear cfill Generaliin thofe n ar¬ rowfirnights, wherein they had enclofed tbemfelues ; and that they beingvanqutfhed, they jhoitldpur chafe fame and agre.it booty: He toldtbemthat hcc wouldmfc a longerfeech i if thofe with whom they were to deale were not already fuffi'cicntly knowne vnto them : being ev.cn the fame men whonifi often they had onerthroivne feat en, taken, andbafely difgraced. He willed them then to march forward , and at thefirjlfgnallofthe batte/lto beatc downe the enemie , who by his owneconfefs.ion was more than halfe vanquifhed■, For hee did notfind yo them to the fight, biittotheviclork, as beingmuchJtronger than they in number, valour, courage , and good fortune. This being (aid, hcc called for the crofTebow-men, and hauing giuen the fignalf to the fight, the batrell beganne to be very cruel! on the fhore, where Caualcabon a valiant man, and diuers othermcn of note were flaine; many likewife were hurt,a- L1 3 mong Sfaxg bhfpccch to bis Jouldieis. w° Bbc fifth Boothe of the third Becad 7b 3 fight be¬ twixt t'icinino and Sfoi^a is broken of}'by the approch of night 10 Sfo>\a befiegctb Martinenga . mong whom was Trotlio. And certainely there would baue bin great flauohter on both (ides, had not nightgiuen end to the battell which beganneverylate° Some lay thatit jailed from morning to noone. Pafius writes, That Philip w illed Puini- no not to fight, and that by reafon thereof, the night after the battell hcceroded the Oglio about midnight; and leauing a ftrong Garrifon at the bridge, hee went and incampedontheCrcmonefe. But that which Montana fets downefeemeth moft credible, to wit, That they fought more than once with fundrie euents, and that the enemic did notpafleoucrthcRiuer, before that Biriolomeo Coyone , a va¬ liant man, had taken Pontologia fiue miles from thence , or as others lay Antonio Martmengn: and vntill he had notice that the Venetian troups were come vpon the Cremonefe. I can not certainely tell which ofthem palfed firft ouer the Riuer in regard of the great diuerfitie of Hiftonans. But all agree in this, that fo fooncas Sjorui came into the enemies Countrey, he went and befieged Martinenga. Gucomo G.mono was in the Tovvne with a gallant troupe ofhorfc. There were likewife great numbers of footmen , fo that the mercenarie louldicrs werefarre more in number than the Towncfmen. Therewas in the Venetian Armie more than an hundred and thirtic troups ofhorfe.and great numbersoffoot-forces. The Venetians Generali vpon the allurance of his forces, did encompalle the whole Towne: and hauing fortified his Campe with trenches and rampires , he refolued tokeeptheenemie befieged vntill he fhould conftraine him by force or friire means as to yecld vp the place . The next day after that the Venetians were incamped, Pi¬ anino retired a mileoft'into aolace full of wood and water watehir,^, nil Philip is reduced tv great necef- fitie. The number of the Venevan arm'e before Martinenga. anino retired a mile offinto a place full of wood and water, watching all occalions, that if the enemic fhould corr.mitanie errour, he might cut off’thc Victuallers, or thole which kept the guard, determining not to fight with his v/holc forces. Atthis fray were Philips affaires, who although hee were reduced to that want, as after Pianino's returnc he wasinforced for the renewing of his Armie to borrow money of certaine of his Courtiers, to take vp Armes on creditein fbops, and horfe and viftualls forth of thetowncs vnderhisfubieftion, yet ncucrthelelfe^ becaule he perceiued that the whole burthen ofthewarre would light vpon him* and being of a great and inuincible courage, andalway bufiedin warre, hevfedall’ , ( pofiible meanes to alfure hislubieftsby newfupplies. The Venetians in like ma- * ner did the fame, beeingalready ill a manner victors. And to make a °reater fhew oftbeir power, they leuied fouldiers from all parts with greater pay than had euer bm giuen, fo as in a few daies they had before Martinenga aboue thirtie thoufand fighting men, betides the Souldiers boyes, Laundrellcs, and mechanicke people which vie to follow Cnmpcs. The ordnance in the meane time Hill playing, had made a very great breach, which might haue beenccafily approached, ifSforza had giuen an afiaolt: But hee would not doe it, fearing (aslbme thought) that Pianino would haue ^flailed his Campe, while he fhould be bulled at theaflault. At the lame time it was by lome fuppofed that the bufineffc was exprcfly drawnc forth at length without any bat- ^ tei by the two Gencrals;nnd that there was fome lecret praCtizc and agreement be¬ twixt them to diuide together the towns of Italic,they fuppofing by fhe allurance of lb great forces, to be able with cafe to feize on the Prouinces. But this rumor had nocertain author, though perhaps lome held it for certain. But the Venetians who in no fort doubted of Sforzo's loialtie, had no miltrult thereof Si^jmond of Ari- lnini, vnto whom CWilateJlegwiZ his daughter Polixena in marriage, came at the lame time to Sforza's Campe. Oftnfio Polent.ino, who lay at Treuifo, being taken as hee was going to the enemie with leronimo his fonne, were confined into Candie , where both ofthem not long jo afrerdiedbyficknefTe. In the meane time nothing was done before Martinenga. The two Armies were notfarreoff from one another; the one intending the liege, and the other howto furprize. But the bufinelfc on both Tides went llowly for¬ wards, J Philip of the Hjl one of Venice, 291 Philip being either incited by thereports that were difperfed ofthe trechcrous ac¬ cord made betwixt the two Generalise or el/e being wearied with the great expen- cesofthewarre.-orrather, as fomeaffirmc,being vrged with theinfolentdemands rwiptrefiL of Pianino and the reft that were in pay vndcr him, turning fodainly from Armes to nm - peace,refolued to commit his daughter Bianca and all his mcancs to the cruft & dif- cretion of Sforza. He fecretly therefore fent one called Vrbano Rofan ofPauia, or as others write, EufebioCaiman to Sformas Camp:Howbeit tho/cthat haue molt faith¬ fully written this Hiftorie, fay, T hat Antonio Guidebon of Derthonna was firft fent to found him how he flood inclined to peace, and pre/cntly after him, EufebioCai- j 0 man, who iinifhed the bulinefle. It is reported that Sforza alone treated with this man from the fecond watch of thenight, till brode day-light concerning the conditions of peace: and that in the morning both of them comming forth of his cabinet,they publikely {hewed them- /elues with fmilingcountenances. Manic were already come to the Generalls tent (as the manner is) to bid him good morrow, among whom was c JMiripietro the Pro- p»« « contk- uidator : sforza turning towards him and the reft fmiling laid. Gentlemen Iproclaime fdPbKfm peace toyon,wee mnjl tatke no more of warrenor Irenes, wenneft only tbinke on peace and miipJeV"' quiet. This aduertifement being new and vnlookt-for, feemed veric ftrange to the Ve- 20 netian and the reft, who asked of one an other what was meant thereby , and why Sfor&awasCo /bone turned from Armes to peace, and of Philips capitaW encmic be¬ come his friend. T he/c ncwes were forthwith fpred oucr the whole Campe: And the Generali prefently com manded the Souldiers no more to execute any hoftile a- ions. The like did Philips Commiffionercaufc tobedone in Picinino s Armie. It is reported for a wonder, that the verie felfe-fame day, there was fuch a mutual! congratulat on among the Souldiers, and fuch frequent comming to and fro, from one Armie to the other, vpon the only fpeech of peace,as both Campes feemed to bee but one, and that thenextday theCaptainesdid publikely embrace and entcr- caine one an other. 3 o sfirzat in the meanc time had fent Angelo Simonctto to Venice to acquaint the ' • Prince and Senate, with what had bcene done. Pianino did not long concealc his griefe • but hauing drawne the Garrifon forth of Martinenga, he marched to the Terntorie of Lodes, w'hcre he greatly complai¬ ned oh Fortune and Philip , for that they had betraied a poorc, lame, and olde man. 0 Fortune (quoth he) and thou Philip mo ft mgratefulf could ye without my knowledge treateof a bufmeffe offo great confeqtience ? andis this the recompense of my feruicesfor the [pace of_fo manj y cares in heate and cold,faire weather andfoule , done to ativnthank- full Prince ? Obowvaineareall my toiles and forepafjed dangers ? To whatpttrpofe hath my 40 loialty beene , to what end mytnduftrie ? why hath my labour and feedfo often reftoredVhi- lips affaires wholly ruined? I hauefenced and defended him in hisfoueraigne authorities that now proueth mine enemie , for certainely heeholdethmeeforjuchanone ; nor doe I think e but that heehatesmeemore than an enemie. Hee hath giuen his daughter to Sforza, he hath committedallhis meanes vntohim ; But of wretched Picinino, of whofeloue, ajfeffion,and induftrie , he hath had fo great triads hee hath no remembrances efteeming him not only vn- worthieofgreater honour , butreputeth meanely of him , not voucbfafngto acquaint him with the motion of the peace. 0 how more than true is that faying , Thatthere is no¬ thing morevaiiieand vneertainethanthefauourof agreat Prince, and that there is no more afjurance in depending ipon fuch an one , than in the wordes and attions of a mad-man. Such were Picinino's complaints: when Sforza, after that he had recouered Mar¬ tinenga, and other Townes on the Crcmonefe,and committed the troupes to Ma- riphtro theProuidator, went to Venice, where comming into the Senate he /pake in this manner to the Senators. P icinino hk ■ t complaints vpon ebe report of peaces Sforza The fifth 'Bookf of the thirdT)ecad The Scnatn an* Jttere ta S/ot\a. Sforza his Oration in the Senate . Ec haue 0 Prince and Senators by the fauourof K^ilmightie God and your good fortunc,tilinov:,fo daunted Philips greatforces, an dm fuch jortlcffe- ned his great nejfe by many oner thrones one after an oilier, as bee hath becne of late enforced to fend to your Campe, and humbly to fue for peaces whereof he hath made me ludg e and A at hour.Tour Annie isfafe and in good cflatc, wee hauc recouered the Ton nes which lice tookc from you, which are vndcr the com- m.mndofyour Prouidator. Befidis, 1 bring you peacejf'youthinkeitworthie ofyou, and io fuch,as being rcccmcd may profit the Common-wealth. Ileeeiueit ifyefopleafe,with as good awi!l as it is offered. But if yeethinke it more expedient flilt to continue the wane (feeing itlieth in you to embrace which of thetwoyec fjallbcfilikcof) command what you volt hauc to be done. As for my felfe, IwiUendeuour, ffortune anfwcreny defire, tofmfh this war to your contentment, with as great loiahie and confhnae as1 haue undertaken it, and by Gods helpc to continue it to the end. Sforva’s arriuall was very plcafing, much more his fwcct and gracious fpccch ; but peace moll of all. For they could not hauc wifhed for one moreiuft andaduanta- gious : Therefore they highly thanked him, for that by the Jefe-ftme valour andloyaltie at bee had begur.ne that long and tedious wane fie had brought it to the defied end. And con- t o cernivg peace they anfweredhim, That the Venetianswere pleafed with it, andwould hold thatfor firm: which he had made with the encme : Hee had lean: then when he pleafed to de¬ part, and to diffofe, (they praying God that it might be to the profit and honour ofthe Rep ab¬ ide and his ewne) of the publike bufmeffe, ashee Jhould tbinkc fit. For they were affared that he could doenothing, but that which would be profitable and honourable forthcCom- mon-wealth. In this manner he wentforth of the Senate, reioicing as much for that peace as for avidtorie, and foreturned to the Campc. From whence lending the Armie to Garrifons, he flayed at Capriana, togiueaudience to Ambafladours whoheknew would come thitherto him from all parts of Italic. There came to him at thefame jo time the Patriarke Lodouico Nuncio to Pope Eugemus • who taking his Icaue of him • to returneto Rome, Rlondns ofFurli the Hiftorinn remained with Sforza. Kerins Cipare and Angelo Acciarole were lent from the Florentines ; Francifco Barbadico and Paulo Tronifrom the Venetians, to the end that if neede were, fomc might be there to defend the Vcnetians cmfc.Nicholao Arcimboldiymd Franchino Caj!cUoncwcxe. fent by rlulip from Milamdiucrs others came thither,as Ambafladours from other Prin¬ ces and Common-wealths. Philip according to his pomifeat the beginning, hauing called backc his daugh¬ ter from Ferrara, did lend her with a gallant Nuptiall trainc to Cremona. Commif- fioners likewife were appointed from him & in his name to giue the Citie and Caftle 40 of Cremona to sforva for her dowric; The which to rcceiue together with the Ladic, he came thither, attended on by three thouland horfe. And entring the Ga¬ llic gliftring in Armes with a numer of his choice friends, comming neare to the Ladie he fpake vnto her in this manner. Sforz as fpeecb to bis future Bride* Haue along time laboured (my dear eft Spoufie) to attain: to this fo much de- fired marriage. The good wiliwhich I haue eucr borne to thee fiice I first made fuiteto haue thee to my Wife, hathneuerfuffered me to take reft, but 5 ° [fef K: S ht andday thouhafi bcene imprinted m my nunde : And it did greatly f.v< ', definghtme to fee ihofe that enuiedour good fortune,to haue fo much credit With thy Father Philip , as that by their mear.es hee denied nice his daughter, I refolued either of the Hijlorie of Venice. m either to die valiantly, oreffe towtnne thee : if not by fairc meanes, at leaftwife byfoneof Armet. I mil not deny but that 1 tooke armes , and did enterprise a danger o its wane, but itwastolet thee fee hot? that there is nothing how difficult Joeuer but I would attempt for thy Jake. Ineuer ^Philip, becaufe he was thy father, and by fee my father-,n Lave- nor did Ieiter Jo much defire to hurt him, as I was willing to keepe him from offendm* mee ■l be wb.ci, may eafdy be difcerned by the effects that enfined. Hee was defirous to bane mee lay downe Armes , Iprejently didfo ■ He made me Iudgi andVmpire of the peace, I bane pro¬ cured him a perpetual/peace with the Venetians. IVhereunto hath all this tended, but to let thee know that I nexer had ante intent either to hurt thee or thine? And doe not thmke bc- I o cauf■ thou fee ft me armed, that thou artfent to an enemie, and not to a lomng husband • For it befeemeth the daughter of a great Prince, to be in this mannerfir ftfainted by afouldior and great Cap tame her husband. There remaineih nothing to doe, but that with mutual! af- fectionwe loue one another,,indthat by thy meanes thy father may heereafier thinke wellof •us : And foi mine otopepart, / will loue and honour him as our common father, with the like affection as thy filfe. This he fpakc (according to Pafins of Arimini)and the bettcrtooblfoethcLa- dic to himfelfc he prefented her with many rich gifts. Others fay that hee was be¬ trothed vnto her in Saint Sigifmonds Church without the Citie; and they make no mention of Sforma's [peach to his wife. The Nuptialis being folemmzed hecfpcnc 20 ccrtainc dayes in difpatching the Ambaffadours. For on the one fide the Popes Nuncio crauedBolognia which Pianino held , and Rauenna which was poflcfled by the Venctians. On the other fide the Venctians were not well pleafed, becaufe that Lcgnaga,and thofc Towns which they had formerly poiTefTed in the Gyralda- dc,wcre taken from them. Philips caufe was well debated there,.as was that of Prince Sfir V h b„p e Gonxadga by thole whom they had lent thither. The one craued Lonada Pefcara inbearm g aa ^ and diuersother Townes; and the other Breffia and Bergamo , two moft excellent VW Cities, Inthe end after fundrie contentions, Sforsa pronounced his fentence in ^ thismanner, ThatPM/flaouId pretend no claime to the Breflan nor Beruamefe sforta S r ntm Territories, but that thofe two Cities with their dependances fhould remaineto 30 the Venetians: Cremona and all the Cremoncfc fiiould bee the dowric o (Bianca his beU " Kt wife: T hat the Venetians flaould furrendcr Martincnga to Philip, with all the Ci- ,he Amh ^" n ' tics in the Gyradade: That they fiiould haue LonadaandPcJcara : And Gonsaoa fiiould haue againc whatfocuer belonged to tfjetMantuan confines, on this conditi- on rtcuerthelefTe, That after he had drawnc his Garrifon from Lcgrtaua, he ftiou Id deliuerboth it and the Hauen to the Venetians: That the VeActian&ould enioy , Torbo^es, and Penetrii, which they had wonne by fight of Armes, together with Rauenna: That Pope Eugeni us within twqyears fiiould haue Eoloeniarcfio- red from Pianino. That sJJhro Fauentino hamfigrefiofed to the Florentines thofc T ownes which he had taken from them and which hee yet held, fhould bee freed 40 from his imprifonment:That the Genouefesfiiould enioy their libertieand fhould haue no more to do with Philip : And befidcs, concerning peace (whercofhe had an ' cfpeciall care) his will was, That cuerie one fiiould refigioufly obferue it. This fentence of Sforsa being with content of the reft approued, was by the Popes Nuncio reiefted, who went about to caufe others to diflike ofir, becaufe, as he thought, they had done no great matter for the good of the Roman Church. Whereupon, in a ragehee went to Florence;'and from thence to Rome. Peace was in this fort concluded on the fine-and tweiwicth day of September, theyeare one thoufand and twcntic from the Cities foundation, and in the fourth ycareofthc 1 aft warre with Philip. In Venice, cnerall procefiions were made for three dayes 5 ° fpace, & thankfgiuing to AlnnghtieGod for that the Common-wealth was not on¬ ly freed from a moft dangerous war, but, for that by peace they bad encreafed their State. The Prifons were let open, and offenders quitted. Thofc that Jay for dcbtvnderthefummeofone hundred pounds, wore difeharged , and thofe that ought more paid but the one halfe. Sforsa m Sfo>\s with bis •wife commetb to Venice* The fifth Book* of the third Decad Sf'orza the third yeare after his comm ing into Lombards, went to Venice with his wife :the Prince and the whole Senate went forth to meet him. The Princes wife bcino attended on by all the Ladies oftheCitic rccetned the new married wife in the Bucentauro, and were lodged in the Pallaceof the Bernardi , which for that purpofe was fumptuouily furnilhed. The publike ftreets, and all the Iboppcs from Rialto to Saint ,did fcoure thofe Seas: And within a while after, foure Gallics departed from the Citie vnder the command oiAntonioDiede for the guard ofthcGulph. This man bymear.es of fome others of the contrarie part that fa- ac iatuVenetians uoured the Venetians, tookc the Citie of Antiuari in Albania by force; the which he reduced vnder the Venetians command. 1 he fame ycare which was the ihoufandand two and twentieth from thefoun- . iMitt dadonofthe Citie, on the fixch day ofl^ouember, the Sea did in fuch fort oucr- t/veakc. " lC fiow 3 b ‘be ftreets in the Citie,as an incredible quantitie ofMarchandize was there¬ with fpoiled. Ins thought that the marchantsloft by that inundation mere in va¬ lue than a million of Gold. .The Hungarians at the fame time fought again!! the Turkes with profperous fuccefTe,who wdth'fn a while after rcceiucd a greater ouec- throwin thelowcrMifia,at this day called Valachia. The Pirates in the meane time were fo ftrongatSeaasthe Marchants vpon all jc the Sea-coafts had no fafe place of retreat, fo that the veric hauens of Apulia, and Calabria where the marchants comming from the higher Sea were wont to touch, were not free from their piracies. The Venetians hauing oftentimes com¬ plained to Alfonf o, and recciuing no other anfwerc, but he was Corie for it; that the merchants were not wronged by any of his fubiedts; and that he could hardly be- tVictatfiiiti beue \v.Dieie being moued with, indignation,went to befiegethctownofBiftonia, by theveneti- the onciy harbour at that time ofthofe theeucs flfuppole that the fame Sea town* **• which ftands vpon thcconfines of the Florentines,which at this day iscalled Biftice, was in time pall fo named; and at his arriuaiifummoned the Inhabitants todeliucr into his hands the Pirates that were there, and in fo doing, he promilcdih.cn; to de- 4c part thence, and to hurt none ofthem. Vpon the towelmensrcfufall, who threat- ned to difeharge their ordnance vpon him if he made any at tempt, Diede ranne to Armes , and comming to afiault thetowne, he would greatly bane endangered the encmie,had not a terrible tempeft fodainly arofe, which fcatteringhis vcfTels heere and there, threw the Venetians into the enemies hands, whereupon the Generali of the fleet w ith his whole companies were taken,who afterwardes by Al- fhonfos commandement were fet at liberrie, and had their fbips and goods rtftored to them; and ofhis bountic, the king added his promife to makegood to the Ve¬ netians whatfocucr they had loft in that incounter, which could not bee re- coucred. Andre,, Ovrim drew forth the vefTels Which had beene taken from the Hauen of Biftice, and to blot out that firft difgrace,purfuing the Pirates, he recoucrcd from themdiuers Venetians flrips, and tcokefomc oftheirs, who fearing the puniflr- ment that would haue becne in Aided vpon them if they drould be taken and carried 597 oj the Hijloric of Venice. 10 Venice, they would by no meanes fail into the Venetians hands, but forfoking their Liburnian veflels, they went on ibore in the next Hauen they came to, where they continued till fich time as they vnderftood that the nauall Armic was retur¬ ned to Venice. For then they began more fiercely than before to fpoyle and take whatfocuerthey met with. But their vnbridled libertic- lafted not long. YorPhilip- ■poCmtdus wasfpcedily font again ft them with three Ihips of burthen, and one Gal¬ ley. Some write that about the fame time certaine Gallics were armed at Venice a- gainft theTurkes;but they that write this, doc not fet do wne thenumber of the Gallics, nor vnder whom they were font forth. i 0 Of thofo Ihips which returned from Syria lodcn with marchanaize.tbat of Conta- rent by a fodain tempeft was caft a way,the marriners hardly efoaping with their hues to the bordering (bore: Butafterwards being taken into Antonio vlbramo his fhip, they did againe fuffer flripwrackc,and were caft all away neere to Modon. This carried with it two Ioffes,, namely ofmen, which was the greateft, in regard they were .many, and alfo in rich marchandizc, which was thought to be worth fiftie tboufand crownes. T wo Gallics werelikewifo furnifhed in the name of Lionello d' lAifte , the failes rhc ^.. t - {r ^ ofonc of them were of purple Hike,which brought from Ortona,a towneofthe Pc- ragen daughter ligniani,to Venice, the king of Arragons daughter betrothed to thisyoung Prince. Filter Capello, and Prancifco Lauretano commanded thofo two Gallies. The Bride OTCC ' for the Princes fake her husband, who was a friend to the Venetians, was honora¬ bly entertained at Venice. TheArcenall was fhewed vnto her, and to thegreat Lords that attended her, among whom was the Prince of Salcrne : From thence beingbrought backe to the Rialto thorugh the Mercers ftrcct, it Was fo abundantly fet out with coftly warres,asall men did admire it. Such great multitudes ofpeople came from all parts to fee her,as with their weight both lides of the Bridge of Ri¬ alto fell downeinto the water,and carried with it many people who were lpoiled and drowned. Ather departure from Venice fire was honoured withfundrie rich prefonts. For which, within a while after Lionello came in perfon to Venice to fo- jo lute thePrinceand Senate,and tothanke them for the honourable reception ofbis Bride. At the Spring-time eight Gallics were on a iodaine armed at Venice againft the Turkes, at the cxpencc of Pope Euger.im. The Pope referred the execu¬ tion of that bufineffe, to Card inall John his Nephew/, of the familie of the Can- delm.ves. Lodouico Lauretano,Pietro Zcnti, CMarinideLMelino, Paulo Lauretano , Lo¬ renzo OHoro , Nicolao Contarcm , and Antonio Candehnare were Captaines of the Gal¬ lies. Befidcs thefo,the DukeofBurgondiecaufed fourcothers to be armed thereat thefometime, which were commaundcd by foure Venetian Gentlemen, name- ly of the familieof the yimeri , Centareni , Lmretam , and Georgij . This French andPapali fleetebcingfeadietdfetfoilcrigainft thcTurkes wascommaunded by »Ueagainf the Lodeuico Lauretano their Generali, who departing from Venice with the Cardi- r "A«- nail Candeimxre , and with all mens prayers, that their iourney might bee profpe- rous, put out to Sea. The Cbriftian flcctc opportunely arriued at the {freight. gyimurath Ottoman Emperour of the T urkes hauing left his fbnne at Salonica, departed at thefometime, by the aide of thcGcnoucfes (as it isfoid) forth of Eu- ropeinto Alia, whither he wasfpeedily recalled by fundrie meffengers. The ru¬ mour was, T hat king Carman marched againft him with a migh tie Armie: But ha-. ingcompofod the affaires of Afia,returning intoEurope,he found theffreightto TbecMRiaii be (hut vp and guarded by the Chriftian fleete. This had put all menimhope, >'oe that this crucll enemic being diuided from his forces, might by his abfonce rcceiue (bme notable ouerthrow in Europe. For it was reported that Ladi/latis King of Poland, hauing caufod his Armic to crolfe theDanubiein three fouerali places, did fiercely march againft the T urkes in Europe. But it is now timetoreturnetothe affaires of Italie, from which wee haue M m fome- 5° \ Thefixtb Boo/^eof the tbird'Dccad omcw nat digrcfTcd, the better and more plainely todifpatch that which remai- nethbehinde Eugenios (as hath becne /aid ) tooke it in euill part. That by Sfor- ~ as fentence, he might not enio.y Bolognia til] twoyeares were expired. But phi- morc aifp!eafedc*to fee that all his fonne-in-lawes attempts were bent a- wjTpZit 8 am^Mfonjowhom at the Spring he meant to ajUaile with his greateft forces. a. though S/orzashatred fee med to bchcrcditaric from his father (for Sforzas fa- thcr feruing valiantly in the Realmc of Naples in the quarrel] of Queene Joane, had orauely wnhftoodall tT//' banjo's attempts) it was neuerthelefle augmented Vi ,c "‘b of j - y n , nevv dlf P le \ fure > which was, that Alphonjo had feized vpon all the towncs wl 1,ch by fuccefiion belonged vnto himinSamia and Apulia* vpon whichocca- i lion wmlvft he remained at Cremona , he had made a league with king Renatas by meanes of Nicolao UWace , who for that purpofe came to him to intreatehis aide. Alphonjo being troubled with the report of this league, entreated Philip if it were poffible in (ome fort to mitigate the furic of his fonnc-in-Iaw. Philip , ben^ moued by the intreaties of the King his inward friend , and difpleafcd like- tv'ife with Sforz.il for that hee had rather recommended Cremona to the Veneti¬ ans than to him, asalfo becaufe thatfince the marriage with his daughter, hee was in a manner eftranged from hispartie, did importune Eugenins to take Amies Tie npcjpwg againil him : withatt aduifmg him to rake Pianino into his fermce, feeing he could 2 ib'ntmtk? T hn j C . a k et ter Captaine, nor one that was more rcadic to procure his ruine. To le.ig/u tgmft tals J- nd c h e y made a league together, and King Alphonfo was recciued into it as a third man. Sforza was Fully nefolued to rdieue king F.enattu whom Aipbonfo by fea and land had betieged in Naples,and vndoubtedly would haue performed it to tbevttermoft it before his comming to La Marca, Pope Eugenim had not entangled him in a ciuill sfirvCmbhi, ' varrc - W hereupon, changing his determination, becaufe he might not himfelfe bntbtrtttbe be fo farrefrom home, he lent his brother Giounr.m totheaidcof Rcn.itui Buthis oieofR,™*. lourncy proued vnfbrtunate. For ioyning-with the Cappiliftes, and comming by chance to fight with Alphonjo , he loft at Carpenona both his campe and caualierie. 5 , Afterwards the king entering Naples,did not only fauour Picinmo in hatred to S/or- * out adopted him into the familieof Arragon : who hauing receiued ofthe Pope and King money for his pay, went with great rumour through the territorie of Perugia into the Dutchic of Spoleta, where at his arriuall he tooke Tuderta from J Tllcn marching through the territorie of Sifa to La Marca, he did ftreight- y belicge Bellafort. Diuers that were prefent at that iourney fry, that warre was begunne in La Marca before SJorza departed forth of Lombardie: and that from thence proceeded SJo-ms great hatred to Curpehor. who came to meete him, which was thought to bee the caufeofhis death: For being of a bold courage and free -pcech, he taunted telling-him, That whileft he fpentthetimein Idflin^ 4: and embracing his wife Burney he bafely fuffered thecnemieto take thecountrev of La Marca from him. " " Timm dept* Warre being thus kindled, Sjorza came to La Marca , and within a wh ; leafier Ua>t mLd comming in fight of the enemies, he enforced Picinino that was retired to Aman- doIa,a yerie litle towne,to file for peace,which was granted him on condition,That he Ihould depart forth ofthe countrey of La Marca,and all other territories belon¬ ging to'i Sforza. The Prouince beingin this fort quieted, Sforut marched againft Alphonjo ; And it fortuned in hi-- way that through the ftubbornnefsc of the Tranfionates he com¬ manded their Citic, which ftands on thefrontires of the Prouince to be lacked , n andfpoiled. J Plct mno hauing thereupon taken an occafion, and being prouoked thereunto by wir.ucmuPm Po P cs Agents, as though hee had outraged one ofthe Popes townes, didpre- ulent 'y fazc v P on T ollentino, Galde, Nucernio, Afifio, hauing driuen Alexander, Sforzds, of the Htjloric of Venice, 199 10 Sforzui's brother, from thence. Sforz* being called backevpon thefe fodainc newes was inforced to winter in La Marca. Renat n-s in the meane timehauing loft all hope, returned home into Fraunce. Whereupon Jlfonfo , within a while after enuring theroyall Caftle, which till then had becne in the enemies hands, was by Pope Luge nun declared King, on conditi¬ on that hee Ihould presently march into La Marca to ouerthrow the power of Sjot in. At this flay flood the affaires of La Marca, and there was likelihood that there would be great warre about the poflefifion ofthat Prouince, when Francifco, fonne t o Pilittini, whom his father had left at Bologniaat the beginning of the warre of La Marca, took efhniball Bentiuoglio, who had bin a long time fufpedled in regard of the great power and authority ofthofe ofhis partie,and Lent him prifbncr to the Caftfcof Variana. But he efcaping thence by meanes of Galeas Mar,if cot and Virgin mo Mditefla , went to Bolognia, where hailing incited the people to regainc their li- bertie, he defeated by furprizc Francifco Ficinino, and mod ofhis Garrifon. Fran- cifeo was afterwards exchanged for Ga/jaro and Achilles Bent moles . But the Bolog- nefes, the better to allure and main tainc their recouercd libertie, Pent to the Vene- tians and Florentines tocraueaidcofthem, and tobercceiucdintotheirallinnce, vnto whom both their demaunds were prefcntly granted. Being confident vpon the alliance and forces ofthefe two great States, they did not onelymaintaine their libertie, but after they had Armen Lodouico Vermio from their confines, inafliort time they recoueredall their Townes and Caftles. And thebetter to increafe their Republike, they thought fit to repeale Baptijh Canedola with all thofc of his fattion, who had beenc banilhed from the Citie fined the rime that Eugenios had recouered Bolognia, whole neece Hambd Bentiuogho fhould mar- ric,thereby to extinguilh all their ancient enmitie: But neither the new alliance,nor any other bond of affinitie could root out the hatred which time had planted . For Hanibal being trcacheroufly furprized b yBertucio Canedola and other hiscomplices was moft inhumanely murthcred. TheBolognefes being mooued with this mon- 3 0 ftrousimpietiefoorthwithranneto Armes, and on afodaineflewthechiefeofthc Cancdoli with diuers others, amongeft whom Baptijla was the firft that tailed of their Lurie: whofe bodie afterthey had dragg’d it ignominioufly about the Cittie, wasntlaftin the market place burnt toafhes. Their libertie notwithflanding by the fupporranccoftheiraffociates,flood inuiolate. But thefe two Common-weales were not onely careful! for Bolognia, but likevvife for the danger they law sforza engaged in. And now the Venetians beganne to repent them that they had fo foone difinifled Chrifiofero Tollentino , with diuers other excellent perfons; and that Bartholomeo Coioniwas gone to Philips party. In the meane time Philip had lent William ofMonferrat, and Carolo Gonzaga to make warre on thofc of Bolognia . T he . Venetians being troubled with fundric cogitations, difpatched thither Tiberto Bran- dolino , Thadeo d'^Ffie and GuidoRangone. The Florentines had Pent thither not long bcPorc, Ajluro Fauentino and Simonetto. Thefe men hauingeafily broken the cnemie, did in a fhortfpace cxpellthem outofthe Bolognefes territories. Where¬ upon all places neerc Bolognia being in this fort pacified, the affociatcs troupes de¬ parted by feuerall wayes. The Venetian Captaincs were by fiindry nieffages called backe into Lombardie by reafon ofthc war renewed vpon the Cremonefe. The Tufcanswere comman¬ ded to goe to La Marca to Sforz.dst\\Ac: Forvponthearriuallof King Alfonfomi. Lodouico the Popes Legate, both ofthem were come to La Marca with great for- jo ces, where sfir&a was brought to great extremitie by meanes of fundrie ouer- throwes happening one vpon an other. But nothing hurt him fo much as the re- uolt ofhis friends: For Troillo with a thoufand horfe went to the Kings fide,hauing firft dcliuered vnto him theTowne of'Efia where hee lay in Garrifon : and Pietro Brunora had alreadicdonb the like with eight hundred footmen - This valiant cap- Mm 2 tainc Hanibal Bcnt'y hole prifoner. 7 he Bolognefes hauingrccoue - red their hbeYty crane the alli¬ ance of the Ve¬ netians ahdFld‘ r entities. Hanibal Benti- uole it tr cache • ron fly flame by his enemies. 400 The fixth Boo If of the third Dccad t.iine being amazed with thofe Ioffes and many others, although of himfelfe hee was of courage inuincible, after the lolfe of Stella, and whatloeucr almoft hee pof- foffed in La Marca was retired to Santa, Mirk de La Fortune . It is thought, That at this time hee fued to Philip , and made a fecret league with him ; wherein it wasa- greed, Tubat Philip fhould inuade the frontircsofthe Cremonefo: Againft whome there was fomelikeliebood that the Venetians would oppofc thcmfelues, and pre- fently take armes to defend that which belonged to Sforz,a : who comming after- , 0 wards to.fight, fhould ( as a man enforced) turneto his father-in-lawcs fide, and fightingfor Philip in Lombardic,fhould ftrait preffe the Venetians. In this manner,as they had plotted it,not long after warre was renewed in Lom- bardie, but. with farre better fortune to the Venetians than the enemies exposed. But before weprocccde tothat which was done in Lombardic, wewill briefly let downe, what was the end of the warre in La Marca. The Venetians vpon report of Sforzas Ioffes had Ccnt-Thadeo diAi. y?f, Guido Rangonemd Tiberto Brandolino to his , aide; and the Florentines had kntSimenetto : who being all ioyned together, had fourethoufand men in their Campe at Marignane . But Picintnohy vpon the hill Picmw entirely Laura to keepe them from ioy ning with Sforza 5 which although for a time he en- ibj dared, yet at Jail heaffembled all his troupes and marched againft thecnemie, who being in battcll vanquifhed, left his campe to bepoffeffed by the Vifiror. This hap¬ pened in the fpace almoft ofthree yearcs : Butin the fourth yeare of the warre of ao La Marca, Pianino and Alfonjo hauing renewed the warre about Spring time, Pici- nino was vanquifhed by Ciarpehon vpon the mount Millo: and Alphonfo not beeing fitisfied.with railing a land-Armie atinftancc, did befides,arme eight gal- lies to moleft Sforza by fea. The Venetians (asfomc fay) vpon report of Alphonfo's nauali Armie , did like- wife arme certaine veffells of theirs, which were appoynted for the guard of Ra- uenna. In this fort was Sforza ftreightly preft by fea and land, when Philip font Francifco Landriano to call home Pianino , vnder color to conferre with him concer¬ ning the affaires ofthe wan e. Francifco his fon , in the mcane time being left with the troupes m La Marca, and vanquifhed in the mount Volmia by Sforza, hauing 30 loft his Campe and the greateft partofhis forces, was taken prifoncr in the compa- nicof Cardinall Birmuno the Popes Legate in the Armie, with diuers other great Lords. Manicat that time thought that it was P/;;///upleafuretohaueitfo,tothc end that Picinino's Armie. being defeated, sforz.it his fonne-in-law might bee freed from that warre : whereby wee may pcrceiue that the common reports then cur¬ rant, were moft true, That Sforza was before then reconciled to his father-in-law, and that hee had fecretly made a league with him, to the vtter fubuerfion and ru- ine of the Venetian eftate. But Picmmo vpon the news ofthis rout, was not able to conccale his griefe, but lamented and exclaimed, taxing Philip oftentimes, That he had left him nothing hut qo Vicinities death. his life, sindthat he fhould doe well to depriuehim of that ; and in this manner filling ficke with extreamcfbrrow, the greateft and beftaduifed Captaineof his time, did in a fhort fpace dcceafoat Milan . Sforza at Philips intveatie fet Francifco at libertic , and foone after peace infued with the Pope, although sforza pofTeffed diuersTownes carfilms death ofLa Marca, and Pope Etigenius fome others. At the fame time Alexander Sforza s brother did caufe Ciarpehon to bee hanged, who was a man very famous for his skill in martiall difoipline, oncly bccaufc he had an intent to goe to P/rz/i/upartie. reduced vnder About hue yeares after the Pope renewed the warre, and font the Patriarke of the Tapes obc- Aquileiato La Marca, who in a fhort fpace reduced all the Prouince (Firmia exccp- d-.ence. ted) vnder the Popes obedience . And it was not long after but that Finnialike- wife with the Caftle was rccouered by his Holineffe Armie. Sforza being retired to Pifaura with his wife, did there fpend the remainder of the Winter. At thefpnng time beeing Iblicitedby fome of his friends, hee came through oj the Hijlorie of Venice . 4, o i through the Dutchy ofSpoIeta, an haping crofied the Tiber, the better to difturb the quiet of the Cine of’Rome.hc encamped vpon the Vitcrbian T erri torie : Front whence in haft departing, and returning into Flaminia by the Lake of Trafimene, he ftaied at Metaura- In the.meane time, his brother Alaxander with the Tower of pilaura reuolted from him. Being on euery fide enuironed with enemies became rauiutbfam within a mile of' Vrbin,and after that,no great exploits were done on either fide,vn- ( him. till his arriuall inJLomhardie. Philip on the other fide in the Countrie of La Marca caufcd ltd* of Friuli, and Giacomo Gmano to be beheaded , vpon fufpition that they had intelligence with the Ginnane are phi 10 Florentines. SOoneafter hauingnotice oi'Ctarpelions death,aslfthat hadgiuen him "> new occalion to hate sfirza, he commanded Francifco fonne to Pianino , whom hec had fentfor into Lombardicyto fcourc and w,ift the Crcmonefe Territorie.Where¬ upon. Francijco making a furiousroade into the Countrie, after fundriefpoilcs and dc!pfe'dations,hebe[ieged theCitie ofCrcmona: which gauc occalion to the Vene¬ tians to haue rccourfevnto Armes. But bccaufe they would not feemetodoeany The Venetians thing ralhly, they lent Lodottm Fofcan to Philip ; who, according to the epitome qf their Anceflour6,£houid denounce war vnleffc he would, defift frominuading that ■narre to Philip.. which did belong to Sforza. Anfwere was made him, that Philip had no time nor leifurc to heare any Ambaffade, and that Milan was no fiifeplacc forhim: That he 'jJ* 20 fhould doc well prefently to get him forth of the Citic, vnlcffe he meant to be out¬ raged, The Venetians being moued at this indignitie, commanded Michael! Atten- dulo General of .their Armie,to march fpeedilyagainft the cnemie,who by this time had fcized on thegreateft part of the Crcmonefe. He making haft, according as he was commanded,, with fix thoufiind horfe,and as many foot, hauing pro lied the O glio,wcnt and encamped vpon theCremonefeat CaGill-major;but op a fodain difi lodging thence, hec marched again!! die cnemie, who with his Annie was in the Countrie ofGyradade very nccre to Cafil. There, ioining battaile, aitera cruel! fight which continued from daie-breake til noone,the Venetians drauc the enemies from theirCampe, andintheir diforderytookefoure thoufiind horlc from then]- * - 30 This viftorie was not obtained without loflet For diuers of their braucft men were The Vmtiiiit flainc in fight, a great number of whom perifhed inthewater. Diucrsof the.ene- ™nmp,phi v mies were likewile taken. And it was thought that Pianino would haue made one r of the number if, when he firft faw the alteration of fortune, he had not gotten into ajittlc boate, and efcaped forth of the battaile. Others fay that hee went ouer thy Po, at a Bridge. ,. , After this famous vi&oric, the Venetian Generali did in a ftiort fpace reepujy whatfoeucr thc.enemie had taken on the Crcmonefe ;and being ftrengthened with the troupes of Lddotiico Gonzaga hee went and encamped on the Gyradade. In this place likewife did the Venetians affaires fo profpcr,as Attendalom a (hort (pace left 40 Philip nothing on the hitherfide of Adda but Crcma and Lodes. From thence his VV Armie croffcd the Riuer; where fome fay they fought againe vpon the banker,and that fix hundredth .the enemies horfe were taken, & with them two thoufand pea- lqnts,.twoGanzdres,andasmanieGalliots,-which Lo'dodco 'Had-lent.to breake the bridge,: by which the Venetians had ioined the Rjuerto thcAjarfhes. Pietro ^Auogadre-, Giacomo An-tomo Marcello Antonio ^Mgtinenga y-bficqu fie they had Jough.t valiantly that day, and borne themfelues more brauely againft phe ene¬ mies than any elfe, were honoured with the order of Knight-hood ■ ! Whileft the Venetians were, entangled in this warreof Lombardi?* though hehadbeene reduced to the laft extremitie, did at theperfiwafionlpf Pope rj Eugemuc andKing Alphanfo, who enuied the Venetians greatnelfc in that Countrie hauing quitted La Marca, went.opcnly to Philip. TheVenetianshadbeene.be/bre aduertifedof hismeaning, and vpon the firft intelligence of it,they thought it fit to rlie jr eM ; m commit Angelo Spnmetta to pfiloti, who was then in Venice, and totake avVay sfiry -rmfy a.’i that wVpenfion, andthe Pallace which the Prince and Senate had giuen him : To Mm 5 reuoke gml " “ 4-OZ Thefixth Boo/^e of the third Dec ad Philips Ambaf- Jadoi s come to Venice to tunic of peace. Tope Eugenia* death. Ambajfsdours fern to the new Tope, The Princes [on is confined into Candie, Andrea Donato being a ecu fed to bane becne cor - rupted is con¬ demned in ape- ami aric fine. reuoke likewife all gifts giuen to Sforzas friends,which were fo many and io rich as that it is fcarcccredible which we find in the Venetian Hiftories ; how that in the l’afi war of Lorn bardie the Venetians /pent hue Millions of gold. Andafrerwards they drew from Stmonetto the true ground of ^r^Vreuolt. The Senate vpon this new rebellion did forthwith leuie 400.Archers for theguardofRauerina together with bertaine veflels:Commandement was likewife font to thole forces whichthe Floren¬ tines had li nt to Bologma; to fuffernone whofoeuer to come forth of Lombardie. Philip after al thefe ouertbrowes fent his AmbafTadors to Venice to treate ofpeace" who were not only entertain'd as friends & louing guefts,but were moreoueriuffred’ to tarric a month in the CitierBut the bufinefle being for a time debated on,had not j c fuch fiicccfle as was dehred wherupon.they returned,the matter being imperfect Attendulo after the bnttai cof Addalwumg fortified the bridge whfch iojned the Riucr to the marfhes, and placed a ftrong Garrifon vpon it, did with great rumour make incurfions into the State of Milan, and in the middeft of winter did with his cauallcrierunneto the v-.rie gates of Milan, from whence, hauing fet her on diuers houfes of the foiburbes,he carried away manic prifoners, and great If ore of Cattail e. Whlift thefe tb ings were done in Lombardie,one ofthofe gallics which in trade of marchandize had been at the Tana,6t was commanded by Zcm Motefmo^iTcoSS. a _ way by a ftorm on the Pontick-feafout the goods within it & al the Marririers being calf vpo the more were taken by theTurks ; theothergalliesarriucdfifeIyat Venice, is Such fuccclTe had the Venetians affaires,when newes was brought of Pope Eurc- nius death, in whofe place, Thcnujo Sarjma was chofen, who was afterwards called Nicholas ; in whom we haue fet before our eies,the oncly example of humanehao- pineffe. For in oneycarc he was madea Bilhop,created Cnrdinall,and eledfed Pope T he Venetians prefcntly decreed to fond AmbalTadours ro him.Foure of the chiefe of the nobilitie were chofen, Lodtuico Lturctano , (who after fundrie brauc exploits ag-ainft the Turkeshad brought home the fleete to Venice) Lodeuica Yemen, Pafcdu c JMiripietro, and ChrtsfopheroCMot o, who wasAduocatctothe Common-wealth & theotfoer two were Procurators-ofSaintc^W-e. Bute Mere not being abletotra- unile through extremitie of C'cYtic(£c,Z*th*rkTreuiJiwo was fent thither in his fted. s 0 Giacomo Fofim the princes fo'n btmgcited by. the counccl of Ten, was in his abfence 5 condemned,for not appearing a«fie day prerixcd;But afterwards bis innocence (as I thinke) being knowne.be was by the Senates decree feint from Thryeftc where he remained toTrcuifb,with cxprelfc charge,not only notro go forth of the Citie,but not to walkc vpon the Meftrine without the leaue of the Poteftate.-butaftcnvards ei¬ ther for his Fathers fake, who was at that time matchjcfle for his wifedome & pictie towards his Countric, or as I fuppofc, rather for his innocencie, he was repealed from rreuifo home to Venice. Put as Fortune when fhe once beginneth to frown vpon a man,doth caer after purfue him, euen fo it hapned, that fo on after Iris returne to the Citie he was accufed of a muither, & that by his procurement HettoeUo Pernio had been Ha in,-as he returned in ihenight from the Paiacctowards his own houfe: wher- 4 upon diligent enquiric being made, and no greater proofes found, he was confined into the IfleofCandie. After that,being again brought to Venice- inti Gallic font of purpofe to fetch him, for that the Senate knew by his letters that hepra'cfi/t'd trea- chcrie, and being vpon the torture demanded if he had written thofe letters which weredifefled to the enemies, he confelTed that he had written them, and''that hchad vfed means to haue them fa! into the magiftrates hands,that ther-by he might he cal¬ led home into his countric,which though it might not be as he denied, would neuer- thclelTe be as it might. At the laft when they found he was guilrlcfTe, he was againe confined into Cimdie: where he died .Andrea DoMo\\km/\k being at the fame time 5 ° accufed to haue been corrupted by Sforzj, was Lent forffom hisgOucrnmentof Can- die, and being enforced by the Senates -decree to ntifwere before the Lordcs of the Councell of Tcnne, he was put to torture, and by them condemned in 1400.Du¬ cats,and being depriued of all publik gouernment,to endureayeares imprifonfnent. of the Htjlonc of Venice, 403 In the mean time,Cwolo Montonc fon to that great Captainelfraclw hauing intclli- caroio Mmtmc gcncc that Philip & sfcrzn were recocilcd,did in hatred to the eotrariei’aftion come to the Venetians fide. The Vcncnnn Armie had alreadie taken from Sjorr-i Cafal- major &othcrftrong towns neeretherunto: Afterwards Attendulo going again vpon the territories ofMilan,commanded Tiherto Br.indolmo with a braue troup ofhorle to tbe mUm,,,,. Icoureas fitrre as the Citie Gates, where in the enemies view erefting the Veneti¬ an enligncs,he inuited the Milanois to rccouer their libcrtie;But perceiuing the ene- mic not to'ftir,he turned his forces el(ewhere,ik went on wafting the Countric as fir as Pauia; from whence hauing carried away a great booty,he again drew neerc with j 0 his Armie to Milan,and inuited manie ofthe Townef men to recouer their libertic. In this place,as they abode neerc to the riucr Adda,foure valiant men were knigh- tedhardat the Citie gates; namely T/At/c Bmndolinoprbeoie ofBergamo Lo- doKico MoluofarUid Gilberto Corrcgwio. At length, the Venetian hearing no tumult in the Cine,after he had fpoiled all that quarter where he had planted his enfignes hce went to beilege Brcbia in Briania, which he prelcntly tookc. From thence hec ThePemtim Coured and wafted all the Prouince ofthe Briantincs. Itisreported that they did tatptnbia. there vie great crucltic vpon the inhabitants not onely killing men, but young chil¬ dren of twoyeares olde,raui{bing maides, and abufmg married wiucs. The Soul- diersdid not commit this crueltie, but the Voluntaries of the contrarie partie, who 30 to glut their hatred towards the poore vanquifhed, did like brute bcaftes fall to murtherandfpoile. The bootie which they brought from thence was thought to be more worth than two hundred thouland Crownes. Befides, Mount Barri being forced by Attendulo was lacked and fpoiled. Leco af- Mourn Bum it terwards which is feated on the mouth of the Lakcof Coma being for a time befie- gedcould not be taken. Moreouer diucrslinalltownesnecre to the Lake,whofe in¬ habitants were fuppofed would not long continue loiall were giuen oucr to be fpoi- led. In this manner all places from the riuer Adda as far as Coma on both lides the Lake being reduced vndcr the Venetians obedience,the Souldiers being loden with bootie were brought back on the hither fide ofthe riucr. 3° Whilft thele things were doneabroade, the Citie of Venice was greatly affli&ed with the plague,the which daily increafing,gcnerall proceffions were made,& prai- ers faid at the Saints Altars which were in the ftreets(fb greatly was the citie at that time giuen to deuotion): Great fiers were made in the night rime in fundrie places of the Citie,with fweet & odoriferous perfumes,to amend and purge the aire, Befides; The plague in al thofe that were infeded with the fickneffe were carried two miles offfrom the Ci- tie to a place commonly called the Lazaretto. Sixboates were by the Signorie ap¬ pointed for that purpofc to the end there might be one in cucry of the fix quarters of the Citie, into which the towne is diuidedi And bccaufc this place was found to be veriecommodious, not only to leffen the fickneffe, but iikewile for the relicfe of 40 the poore (for the (icke were there.better and more commodioufly look't to) it hath been fince then by little & little ftored with buildings Stall other neceffaries. An o- ther hath been added nccre vnto it for the fame purpofe,of a coftly ftrudure,which a far offTcemeth to be a little to wile. Philips affaires were (as hath beene laid) much difiointed, when Sforscu departing from Flaminia with 4000.horle&aooo.foot whither he was come fromLaMarca to affcmblc forces,went through the Territorie of Ferrara to that of’Pnrma. At his departure the Pope recouercd al places of La Marca, Ancona excepted.For the An- conitans being befieged by Land and Sea {Alphonfo's nauM. hrmxcdid vex them by Sea,Sc that ofthe Popeby Land) fearing if they fhould too rafhly giue'eredit to the j 0 Souldiers, who folicited them to yccld, their towns would he lacked,did ereft the The Venetian Enfignes, whereupon, lhippes of warrecameprelently from Venice, who yteUiotbeyt- entringtheHauen, defended the Citie ; The Anconitans beeingrcceiued into the mum ■ allianccof the Venetians and Florentines as were thofe ofBolognianot long be¬ fore. Lorenzo '.Mini was fent thither with fcuenGaHiesforthe guard of the Citie: Some 4-°4 Thc Jixth Boo fa of the third T)ecad Thilips death. Lodesy ecldeth to the Venetians 'Tlaifancia doth the Ufa, An accord be¬ twixt thofe of Alii an arid Sfor- S for eta comet to the field. Ambaffadours fent from Milan toVenicc:vr.th the Venetians anfveerc. t A nauall Armie determined a ■ gainft the M ila¬ ne fes. Some Historians write thus; But many make no mention at all ofthe tumult of the Anconitans. T wo ihips of war at the fame time departed from Venice agair.ll the Pirates, who troubled ail the Sea-coafts-the one was let forth by Giacomo Morofmo, and the other by Andrea. Leone. At J/wr:jhisarriualin Lombardie, the cauallcrie which the Senate had appoin¬ ted to withftand him , marching through the Paduan tcrritoric comming by an o- ther way was fent on the hither lidc of the Po to Attendulos Campc.T he prepara¬ tions for war weregreat on both tides,at what time Philip the greateft warrior that cuer was in the family of Vifcontes , being Hrlf troubled with a leaner, and then with a flux,dyed. By his death all thofe ofbtsparrieand his fubieffs being amazed were pofllfTed with fundrie thoughts: Thofe of Lodes louing the name of libertie, did voluntarily yeeld to the Venetians. Fouredaies afterthofe of Piaifantia opened their Citie gates to the Venetians. Giacomo Marcello, placed ftrong GarriJdns in both thefe Towns: T hen caufing his troupes to crolTe the Riuer Oglio,he did in a fhort /pace rccoucr Colombana and in a manner all the Countrie of Lodes. The Milancfcs in the mcane time did with great courage vndertake to purfue in theirowne name the warre begunne by Philip, and chofe Sforza for Captaine Ge¬ nerali of their troupes againft the Venetians, on thefe conditions, that if hee could take Brcffia from the Venetians, it fhould be his owne,and ifhe fhould become ma¬ iler of Verona likewifb, that then Verona fhould be his, and Brcflia fhould rcturne to the Milancfcs. Somefayrhat prefcntly after Philips death, Sforz,.t wrote toall thcCaptainesof thcArmie, entreating them to perfeuer in their loyaltie, that hee would lhortly bewiththetrgif thofeof Milan would fend for him , and that then, their forces being ioined together he did hope with cafe to ouerthrow thofe of the Venetians. He then being made Generali by thofe of Milan , came to Cremona. From thence, hauing crofted the Riuer Adda ar Picigatone, he ioined with Francif- coSt Giacomo Picimno, and with the other Captaines of deccafed Philip,mi prtfent- ly departing thence, he did in a lhort fpace rccoucr Colombana. TheVenctian Armie, becaufc itwaslefletban that ofthe enemies, retired to¬ wards Lodes. Thofe of Pauia being prouoked by their owne particular paffion,did proclaime^rz,Arfonnebyhis wife Bianca, Earle and Lord of their Citie, in me- morie of his Grand-father. The Milanefes in a (hort fpace fent three Ambaffadcs to the Venetians one after an other , to demand of them that which had belonged to Philip. The Ambnffadors were (fill an fevered after one manner, that notwith- fland all thofe Townes till then taken from Pcfilip, were well purebafed by right of armes,yct neuerthclefle,that the world might fee that the Venetians did lone pence better than war,they were rcadic to furrender that which they demanded,fb that the Milanefes would tritely pay them the great quantitie of gold which they had dif burfed in that warre : But they offering nothing, were dtfmilTed with nothing. The Senate perccining the great warre they were to fitftaine againft Sf«rxM and ^ the Milanefes,decreed to fet forth a nauall Armie, which fhould'faile vp the Po* to the fart heft places of Lombardie, and to that ende fourcGnllies were armed, and two and thirtie Galliots vndcr the command of Andrea Qrnmi and Georgo IMite- tano. ' '' 30 During thefe preparations at Venice, Sfor&a hauing niTcmblcd all the forces of Lombardiewenton afodatneand befiegedPlaifancia , and hauing beaten downea greatpart of the Walls betwixtthe gates of Saint Lazarue and Saint Raymond, and the Po being forifen at the latter end of Harueft, as thcvcfTells might cafily come to the Walls,he did by an aflault by Land and Water take the Citie, which was gi- uen to the Souldiers to fpoile. Gerardo Dandulo and Thadeo b\AEfie that lay in Garri- fon there with a thoufand footmen and great troupes of horfe were taken prifoners. T he one yeelded, with the Caftell of the Garrifbn, and the other was taken as hee fled, when he perceitted all to be loft. ButwhileftPlaizancia wasbefieged, Attendulo hauing eroded the AddaatCo- lom- 5 ° of the Hi/loric of V enice. 405 lombana,weritto waftcthc tern tone of Pauia,from whence he carried away a great bootie. From thence, the better to diuert < 5 yS>rz,d from his enterprize, he llill mar¬ ched vp and do wne the territorie of Milan wafting and fpoyling it, where , as wee ftnde in fome Authors, he feized on Mellfa: He had determined if Plaizancia had cnBmwlniht not bcene taken, tohaue bcfieged Cremona. Marcello being at the fame time called M ilanefe. ' from the Armiereturned to Venice : After his departure, LodomcoZauretano and Matheo Victorim , came as Prouidators into the Prouince. And becaufe winter drew ncerc, and the Armie not being able to lie in campe by reafon ofthe cold weather, they went to winter in the villages and farme-houfes neerc adioyning , where the I0 Common-wealth had like to hauebeene endaungered by a mutime amongftthe fouldiers. Peace was again motioned , by thecommiffloncrsof the Venetians and Milane- Amotmef fes, who for that purpofo met at Bergamo: T hofe of Milan demaunded Lodes, the fuce ' Venetians on the contrary refufed to furrender it, vnlclTe they might be fatisfied forthecxpencesof thewarre : And although the Florentines and the Popes Am- balTiidors did exhort both lides to imbrace peace; yet neuerthclellc they would not bcedrawne to anie agreement. At the Spring, although the Senate had wholy bent theirdefignes vpon the war of Lombardic , yet neucrtheleffe, bccaufe there wasa report that two fhippes of burthen returning from trafficke forth of the Pon- so tickcfoahsd beene taken by Pirates , there was a decree made to arme three (hips Anamllarmie of warre and true Gallics to chace thole Pirates from the Seas. Lorertrj) Lauretano egmfli'irtta. was appointed to commaund the Gallics, and Lodouico Bembo the other fhippes. Sjbrztt in the meane time was not idle , but comming from his wintering places he tooke certaine townes from the Venetians. The nauall Armie which was fet forth againft the Piratesfas hath beene faid)de- feated Vilalis Sarde whom it encountred at fea.j who not long before had fui'prizcd three fhips of burthen who were going to the Vintage of Candie : hee being taken, Vitalii Sarde was hanged. Within a while after, it furpriZed-two 'other (flips of Pirates necre to the P u 'eteban- Naples, where all thole that were inthem Werelikcwifehanged. t^Alpbonfo being go moued with the matter, commaundcd all the Venetian Marchants that werein his rcalmetobeimprifoncd,and their goods to be feized on. The Senate lent tnefl’en- Ai/hmfoimprU gers to the King, to know whether he would haue peace or war, and why, without fiMhatt tbevc- proclaiming war againft them,he had contrary to the law ofNations outraged their Marchants & Faffors. Alpbonfo after he had complained ofthe Venetians, for that in the view of thechiefeCitie ofhiskingdome,they had funckelhippcs which had Ahbmtfit! an. offended no man, and fhamefully put their Captainesand Mariners to death, who ( mie "> t ' 1 vr- pcraducnturchadnot deferuedit, toldethem, that notwithftandingthatiniurie An ‘ bu ^‘‘' was very great, hee would not at that time re-lent it , nor by aniemeancs prefihre warre before peace, but that hee defired to haue the Venetians dcale with him in fuch fort, ashceniighthaucoccafiontobe at peace with them : Therefore they might when they pleafed depart, and with aprofperous winde rcturne home into their Countrey with their Marchants and all their goods, andthcreupon hecom- maunded all the Venetian prifoners to be enlarged, and all their goods to be refto- red to them. Bartolomeo Coyone whom Philip for a time had kept prifonerfwho after his death had found meancs to efcape , and went to the territorie ofPauia, where hevnder- ftood that Philips cauallerie wintered vnder the commaund of ‘Njcholao Guerriero of whom he was kindcly entertained, and within a while after honoured by the Mi- lanefes with the command of i y. hundred horfe) marched and fortunately fought jo With (whilftJ/iVt.iibefieged Plaizancia) Renddo of Drcux, who after Philips death had beene fentby king Charles into Italie with a mightie French Armie. By an accord made betwixt them againft the Venetians, the French had rccei- ucd the town of Aft olVifconte^but after his death, they not only feizd vpo Aft,but vpon a great part of the Countic of Alexandria . Coyone being accompanied with Ajluro .10 6 The Jixth Too ft of the third Dead Coy we tufa the Venetians parly Sfore^a tal^ctb dint) $ toiM.es. The Venetians ttauall armie is broken. Sforj/bepegetb C'n auat^a. The number of bttb the armies. Ajluro Fancntmo, went & allailed them before Bofca which they held befieged, & in open held defeated them and draue them from their campe : Diuers oftheFrench wereilaine in that tight, and many were taken priloners. Cojam being renowmed for this vi6loric,did within a while after go to the Venetians iide with fiftcenc hun¬ dred horfe. The Spring time was almoftfpent, when as Sforza comining from garrifon, be- fieged Mozzaniga, and fpcedily inforced the inhabitants to yeeld : from thence go- IQ inginto the Countrie of Gyradade, heedid in a fhort fpace become mailer of the whole Country, Carnuazza excepted. He did befidestake Calfan from the Vene¬ tians. /t//r,W«/(dikcwiIc wasinenmped with his Armieat Calcebeyond theOglio. And both the Armies remained fora time in thofc two places without anie exploit worthy of memorie. Atthelnft Sforza going from thence, went by land and wa¬ ter againft the Venetians nauall armie which wafted all the Cremonefe. All Qmri- tio’idelignCs aimed at the breaking of the bridge, which Sforza during the liege of Plaizancia had caufed to bee madevponthc Poneereto Cremona. There wasa fharpe fight, and the Venetian did not ceale to alfaile it, till hce vndcrftood that the enemies approached. Sforza had fixe and twenty Galeots , which were not well furnilhed with men nor armor. At his arriuall the Venetians were repulfed asfarre as Calal-maior. The Venetian velfeis being there inuironed by the enemies both by land & water were 10 byrealbnofthevnfitncffeof the place in fuch fort beaten with the artillery which that skilfull Generali had planted vpontheRiucrbankes, as being all bruzeband battered Quirini like a defperate man , hauingabout midnight earned all their tack¬ ling and furniture to be carried to the next towne, burned the velfells, for feareleft they Should fill into the enemies hands. Quirini being come to Venice, was by the Senate deliuered oner to the Procurators fffcall , by reafon that they liifpc&ed that heehadnotdonehisdutieinlauingthe-nauallArmie. The Procurators condem¬ ned him to perpetuall imprifompent. Some thought that Quirini might at the firft haue retired with the fleet into a place oflafetie, and thathc would haue done lo, had not Attendulo promifed him, that fo fooneas he Ihould beginne the fight, Jo hcewith allhis forces would come tohis reskew (which not being done) the Ve¬ netian being betrayed, did through an other mans fault recciuea veric great ouer- throw. , The enemy being gone from them (for he needed no longer to flnnd in feare for Cremona) -went and inenmped before Carauazza, which was manned with a Ve¬ netian garrifon . Attendulo who had followed Sj'orza when he w'ent againft the Ve¬ netian nauall armie, almcft to the verie place where the execution was made, fo fooneasafterthc rout hevnderftood, that Sforza beingcomeinto the Gyradade hadbefieged Carauazza, he likewile approached with his troupes ncarevnto that place, tomakeitfamousbytheVenetiansoucrthrow. Ncuer before many other 40 warre of Lombardie had there bccne leene fo great Cau.'illcrie, nor fo many nota¬ ble men affembled in one place. Forthe Venetian armie befiaes Attendulo , who was their Generali, had in it LodouicoGonzaga, Bartolomeo Coyonc , who not long be¬ fore was come to the Venctians party, Gen tilLeonefio, Carolo Montane, Tiberto Bran- dolin, Giouan la Conte a Roman Gentleman, Guido Rtngonc, Alberto Rodienfc, Csfar liMtrtwenga, Kjcolao Guernen, and with themtweluetboufind horle, andgreat numbers ot footmen. In Sforza's Camp were Alifjandro Borfia and Conrade his bro¬ ther, Roberto Sanfeuerine , Francifco and Giacomo Picinini , Gultelmo of Montferrat, Carolo Gonzaga, Lodotuco Vermio , Giouan Tollentino , Cnftofero ToureUo , and Bartolomeo Quart ter 0, and with them fixtecnethoufand horfe. They often fought in that place jo by skirmilhes, which fometime continued from morning till night, not contming to battell with all the forces. Frederica Contarcni , and Hermolao Donato were at the fame time come to thccnmpc with commandemcnt to enioyne the Venetian Captains, torelieue Carauazza. Fre- derico of the Hiflone of c Venice. 4.0 7 derm at the lame time being bitten with a dog,died. Hermolao and Gerardo Dandido, who before was Prouidator in the Armre continuing the famcrequcft, Attendulo and diuers other Captaines, although they were allured that vhlcfTc the inhabi¬ tants were relieued they could not'long hold out, were not for all that of opinion in Councell to giue battaile: but others infilling on thecontrarie, they did atlaft conclude, that it was better to hazard the laft fortune of warre, than by a lingering dfe encamping to Puffer the inhabitants being tired with the fiege toyeeld : Thisde- pinmsmihe termination held good for certainc daies. For they could not relolue, principally vacuum cauf. by what way the Venetians might pafle through the enemies. TibertoBmndolmol- 1 o fered to giue the firft charge, by the new way, bccaufc that the fame fide by reafon of the marines was not well guarded by Sforza. For he,being di fguifed like a meane fouldier had beene ouer all the enemies campe,and had adcifiirc well viewed it. Tiberto,Guido Rangone, and Alberto Eodisnfe were commanded to go vpon a ho¬ liday when no man would thinke on their comming;, to giue in behind vpon thce- nemiescamp. J/vrwwasgoncto hcarediuineSeruiccin our Ladies Church of Ca- rauazza which is not fiirrc from the towne, whither certainc horfemen one anothef- comrningtohim told him that the enemies were in the trenches, who comming vn h 0 \iftr,dh with great furic to aifaile the campe,had alreadie forced the Rampiers, where vn- •tfailtsfmp'i doubtcdly all would be loft without fpeedie rcmedic: Some fay, that returning c ""‘ fe ’ 20 from Seruice as he was fitting downe to meat, this vt'ord was brought him , and o- thers fay, that riding about noone towards the new way, he was in haft aduertized how that the enemie aflailcd the campe. But whenfbeuer, or wherefoeuer it was that he vnderftood ofthe enemies comming, it is certaine that without any trouble or amazement he gaue order for all matters. T he Venetian troupes in the meane time made good the way which lay betwixt the two Armies: Carolo Gonzaga, Alexandra, and Sf or^ds other Captaines being at the Venetians firft approach beaten backcrnto the Rampiers,could hardly fuftaine the enemies charge: Some fay that CaroloGonzuga. being wounded, did not onely leaue.thc fight but the campe,and that being affrighted, he went to Milan, where he jo allured them that the Venetians had defeated Sforzr.S uch at the beginning was the enemies fearc.But being afterwards encouraged by Sforma's prefence, who with the body ofthe Armieran to that place where the fight beganne,the fight was notonly made equal!, but they did beate the enemies forth of the Rampiers .-Then giuing a fiercer charge, the Venetians who had fought in the forefront being tired by the enemies who were ftrongcr than they both in force and courage, Alberto, and Guido v defea* Itangone, who were much troubled to renew the battaile, and to keepe the fouldiers nth ibe veneti. in their rankes,being enthroned with a troupe of enemies were beaten downe dead: am - and then the Captaines being flaine, the fouldiers began openly to flie: wherein bc- fides the difficulties ofthe places, the enemies purfuits did much hinder them. For 43 thofe of Mozainga fo fbone as they faw the Venctians had the worft, ftopt thcrun- nawaics, fo as they were enforced to yccld or to fall headlong into the neighbour marfhes. On the other fide,the two brethren Vidnini which were at Triuiaontheone fidcofthc Armie,did giue inwith two thoufand horfe in another place vpon the Venetians camp. who was left to guard it, did foratimemakc itgood, but pcrceiuing his friends to flie, and the lower end of the catripc to be taken from the enemies, did on footc cfcape into the neighbour forreft : Attendulo and the reft, fo foonc as they knew the formoft ranke broken (whether they did it vpon ma¬ lice, or clfe bccaufc they knew that all was paftremedie) betookc themfelues to jo flight. Eight thoufand men both horfe nnafoote were taken together with the Prouidators. Tandulo the Prouidator being aduifed by Attendulo to faue himfelfe by flight,anfwered,That he had rather die necre the publikeenfigncs,than efcaping byafhamefullflightptirchafea perpetualldifgracc. TheVi&oriousenemies were matters of theVenetians campe which was ftoredwith meruailous abundanceof all 4 0 8 4 he fixth 2 > ooke of the third Decad all things, wherein were two thoufand waggons. cMttendre/o retired to Bref- fia, whither the cnemiepurfuing his vi&one within awhile after brouoht his cam pc. i he \ c nc tians notwithftanding this great Ioffe were not ciifcouragcd, but ha- A nem Armie uingfpeedily appointed two new Prouidators,£ Wltl fVrmelaoDonato. Angelo Simonetta had beenc acquainted praclifci wth With him a long time, whereupon he brought him fecrerly to Sforzapwho lent him 50 the Venetians, to the Prince and Senate, to let them know, from him; that if peace were pleafing i t o them, they fhouid fccretly fend ro him Giacomo Antonio Marcello,01 Pafcalu c Ufa- ripietro. J Accord betwixt the Venetians and Sforza, Sforza mar- * ebeth a gain [l the Milanefes. The Senate although it had after the ouerthrow at Carauazza, by venue oftheir ancient alliance obtained great fupplies of the Florentines^ had at that time migh¬ tily cncreafed their Armie, yet for all thar,fuppofing the fuccelfe ofwarre to be vn- certame.they did willingly hearken to peace. And bccaufe Marcello was at that tune Oouernour of Verona,they fent zMartptetro to the Fornaccs, a place ncerc to Pef- cara. The Venetian and Simonetta had many fccrcr conferences in that place where they agreed vponthefe conditions of peace: That 5/^ and the Venetians fhouid dcc.arc chemfelues enemies to the Milanefes; Thatthe Senate fhouid fur- 4 mfh him with fourcthoufand horfe, and two thoufand foote vntill he had conque¬ red Milan, and fhouid befidesfor his entertainment fend him monthly thirtie thou¬ fand crownes.Moreouer,itwas exprefiy mentioned,that the Venetians fhouid pof- fcile whatfoeucr Philip had held on the hither fide the riuer Adda, and fliould pur- chafe Milan and therefiduc ofthe Dutchiefor him. The accord being in this fort made.and all the prifoners fet at Iibcrti e,sforza crof- fed the nucr Adda,& marched againft thofe of Milan.The Venetians hauing difmif fed Attendulo from his place, fent him to the Treuifan territorie. Thofe of Lodes be- caufe they would not fall into Sforza's hands, hauing fent away the Venetian Gar- Al 0 i n>yC r Clc!cJl:0themofMiIan ' ^^‘nafhortfpacc recoucrcd whatfoeucr the *° Milanefes held betwixt the Adda and thcThefm(Lodcs and Coma excepted.)Thcn from thence he went and encamped within fine miles of Milan* The fame yeare about the end of Harueft, there was a bloudie fight betwixt the Turks V.i of the Hijlorie of Venice- 4°9 Turkes and the Hungarians vpon the confines of Adrinople wherein fourefcore AbauMebe- -thoufand Turkeswereflame,andofChriftianshalfe asmame. The VenctianGal- •%**' ** “ iicSS' flirprized a Foift of thcPirats, all the Rouers were hanged, and they.that were atAdmmlUm leffefaultiewefe made Gallieffl'aucs .- within a while after they met;.with a Mar- chahts lhm.pt'belonging to the Gotholans which was loden with oilc, the which they.tooke ih hatred of their Coiintrie-mcn who were allPiratcs. . 'i ortona in the meane time,Nouara, Alexandria,and at the laft,Parma, ycclded p mm tormuef to Sfirz* :Theftnewes being bfoughtto Venice, did greatly reioice the whole Ci- tie i and this ioy was by Po much greater, as they fuppofed thefc conquefls to haue sfirv> , o beene;made in part.by the valolir and conduftof CWircello : The Senate according to the treatiehadient him with,two thoufand horfc, and two Prouidators, .Z«r»i<7 Lamrttino,i\nd Pafcdti Mvipistro: and Sforza had afterwards Pent him with Alejjk- dro his brother to tecouerdiuersTowncs beyond the Po ; moft of which being rccouercdandafEifedby ftrongGarrifons ; this valiant Captainc called for the Ve- sfmt hfaitB netian. forces, and went to beflege Milan. In the meane time newes was brought 1 “ that lewis Duke of Sauoy, who had. leagued himfelfe with the Milancfes ngamft SforUi had Pent great troupesipto Italie, vnder the command of Ioh» Compenllo to waft and Ppoilc theCopfines ofNouara; who at their firft arriuall attempted to fur- prize Nouara : But their cotcrprife failing, they went from thcncc and encamped vpon the T crritoric neerc adioinihg. 10 Co jwnvhom the, Venetians had fent with ^Marcello to Sfor&a , was commanded to march ngainft: them, who were reported to bee fixe thowland men. Heeioining cqrni hisuitc- fight with ’compcTi/lo vpon the bankes of T hcPin,did put them to rout,and took Com- penfio prifoner withJoure hundred of hjs horfe. This viftoriedid highly renowns Coyoni and did greatly further him afterwards in.mounting to thofc honours which he obtained. - At the lame time Lrrenzo Pifmire was Pent with a Gallie to the King of Babilon ; The cauPe of his Ambafladc was, for that the Venetian Marchants had beenc bad¬ ly dealt with by the Barbarians in the Faires of Syria. Angelo Pifaure did likewife put .5 o to Sea with two Gallies againft the Pirats. 3 TheMilanefes in the meane time afFe&ing libertie which they had a little rafted, did on a fodajne murtherdiuers ofthechiefe in the Citie who were Paid to take Sfor- ■zds partie,thcn going forth of the Gates in heapes, they ranne towards the encmie: ~sforzrtM at that time batterthe Fort of Mellignana, whovnderftandingof thee, nemies commmg forth who were reported to be tbtccfcorc thoufand mcn,heedid forthdiibanded in fuch Port order his battallions,as thofe of Milan hearing of the excellent order of agamftsferra. his Annie, durft not approch Marcello who was with him, pcrcciuing the great skill anddexteritie of thatbrauc Captaine in a matter fofodam,did Write to Venice,that Atom. not only the Venetians, but all Italie would haue had caufc to haue feared thatin- uinciblc Captainc if he had taken Milan. The enemies being retired he continued 40 the liege. But all his defignes tended to familh the Citie ; Therefore he did fo ftreightly bcfiege it, asat times running to the very Rampiers hcedid with Podaine incurfions Pet her on the Suburbcs. At this ftay flood the Citie of Milan, at fuch time as the Citie of Venice, had like to hauefuftained a Ioffe as great asvnlookt- for. . A certainc Grceke named Stamatus , borne in Candic, being by chance at Venice at that time when they did fhew (according to their manner to great Lordes that were {hangers') vnto Borfia D'rsEjle the publike treafurewhichiskeptinapartof S. Market Church, it happened after this manner 5 That this Grceke being vnknowne, rhi famous theft _ c and thrtifting himfelfe among hishoufchold feruants, did enter into the Veftrie. } Then he was Po far off from being amazed at the view of Piich great and admirable wealth, asonthecontrarie, hcedid forthwith determine in his rniride to commit a notable theft. The Walls of Saint iMtrkes Church, which in.the beginningwee haue termed the golden Church, in regard of the excellent guild ing thereof both N n within 4 ’° The fixtb Booke of the third Bee ad ■ within and without, is down to the pauement feeled as it were with great tables of v marble. In that part of the Church where th t innocents Altarftandeth, thiscun- mng theefe rcfaoued a marble table, Then foiling toworke in-the night time (be- caufe the wall could not be fodainely opened) he did before day light put the ftone in the vfuaii place, and ftoptallthechmkcsand crannies withlime, fo that nothing might be dilcerned, and long before daie carried all the rubbilh which he had- made to a place farre from thence, And hauing wrought in this manner fundrie nights at lafthegot into thetreafurie, horn whence by little and little he began to carric all thole rich and exejuifite lewels , which arc admired of al thole which behold them. For befides greaj numbers of incftimablc ftones richly inchaced,there were twclue x CrownenOf gold; and as manic corfelets curioully inriched with fundrie pretious hones,whole iparklmg luftcr doth no lcffe dazell the vnderftanding, than the fight; There are morcoucr diiicrs Cups of verie precious ftone, whofc brims and feet ars cnterlaccd with an other kinde of ftone of an incftimablc valew:I fpeak not of Altar The inciifaiabie cloathes.candlefticks and other things for the Churches feruice,whole fubftance be- lnB oi? P ure 8 olcl 1S nothin g in comparifon ofthc falhion and workc-manlbip where¬ with they are adorned,St pretious ftones of fundrie coulours wherewith they glifter: norof’Vnicornes home of an vnualuablc worth ; norof the Princes attire forhis head, nor of diuers other matchlclfe pccces of worke,which this famous theefe had at leifure taken from thence. But (according to the prouerbe) Adulterie and theft n will not be long concealed,and becaufeit would haue bcenean hard matter to haue difeoueredthis of a long time it fell out that himfelfe bewraied it. Hce had a Colliip whole name was ZicbmeGrm a Candiot like himfelfe,but ofa noble family, and a man, as this one example can witncffe,of an exceeding good confcicnce • Stem- mnttps after that he had fworne him vpon the Altar, told him whathee had done, from thence carrying him to his poorccottage,hc (hewed him his great and famous theft; But this honeft vertuousman, being ftricken dumbe with bcholdingit, could not of a long time make him any anfwerc ; The lacrilegious villainc was once min¬ ded to haue murthcred him, and would haue heaped linne vpon linnc,ifhe had not preuented him, by telling he was fallen into an extafie with fodaine ioy to beholdc s < fo great wealth .-this his fpecch made the theefe forbearc to hurt him : Grain the * meanctime hauing rcceiucd a molt rich ftone of him in guifr, which for the worth thereof was well knownc, (for it was the fame which the Prince at this day weareth on the fore part of his ducal Crownc) tooke his leaue of him, faying that he would go and difpatch fome.-buiineffe, who prefently went to the Palace, and being admit¬ ted to the Princes pretence, he did difeouer the'whole matter to him, laying, That it behoued him to make haft,for feareleaft he whom he had with much to do decci- uedwith faire wordes,lhould change his mindc, and hide himfelfe with his bootie in feme fecrct place: and to manifeft the truth of what hefpakc,heedrew the preti¬ ous ftone forth of his bofom c, wh ich being knowne, men were prefently fent to ap- j a prehend him; he being committed to prifon.they rccoucrcd whatfoeuer he had ta- ken away (without lofle of any one thing) which was efteemed to bee more worth Thtibeefeu than two Millions of gold. The theefe was hanged betwixtthe two Columnes ; His accufer, befides a prefentrecompencc, had by the Senates decree a perpetuall Tbeaccufer is pcufion allotted him forth of the publike trealurie. rtcomptnftd. The Picinines in the meane time forfookc the Milanefes, and came to sforzSs fide with three thouland horfe,and two thoufend foote: but betaufe it was certain¬ ly reported, that the Picinines being drawne by Sfork’s faire promifes had left the Milanefes, the Venetians tooke it not well, by rcalon that it was exprefiy mentio¬ ned in the accord made betwixt them, that it (houldnot be lawfiill either for the 5° Venetians or sforzn to receiuc any into their pay that had borne Armcs for the Tbr vnuittn Milanefes. T his did in fo me fort leflen the Venetians affedfion towards Sforz *; for fufjiitt sforyi. f,j s potencie did beginnc,morc than was necdfull, to be fufpefted of the Venetians: but the Picinines being foone after fufpe&ed to pradlife agamft Sforzaslife, where¬ of of the Hijlorie ofVcntce. of Marcello had often wiihed him to beware, they on a fodainc returned with their troupes to Milan : Some ncuertheleffe doe fay , that the Picmines came from Milan to SjorzA, with an intent to fpena the winter abroad, and then torcturne to Milan at the beginning of Summer, as they did. SforzA in the meane time did greatly vex and moleft the Milanefes, when as Al- phonfo , to free them in feme fort from thiswarre, did by an Edidexpellall Vene¬ tians forth of his dominions: This warrelike threatning, did prefcntly caufc the ulttZfeim- Venetians to make readica great nauall Armic : They armed tine Gallics and ten am out of his fhippes of burthen againft the King, whereof Lodottico Lauretano was made Gene- io rail: This warrelike preparation of theirs by Sea made Alphonfoto attempt, both The Venetians by Liondlo a : V£//r, and by Ambaffadors to obtaine peace, who being come to Fer- 7,aua ^™y i - rara, the Senate fent them word that they fhould not come to Venice,where mens ^ f courages being once moued, it was but in vaine to leeke to appealethem. Victore Cape!lo in the meane time who lay at Sea for the guarde of the Gu!ph,did giuechaccto a Gallic of the Gothclans as farre as Orrona, which long before had taken a Venetian Gallic; lo foone as he law the enemies landed, and that by aide of The CotboUm the townefmen, they prepared to offend him, he turned the prowes ofhis Gallies tre ' Janr i and commaundedhis fouldiers tolcapeon land, which they performing , there was a fierce light vpon the Ihorc : The enemies being thereputtoroutandenfor- i0 ced to enter the Citie, their Gallic was drawnc from thence and burnt, together with Ibmc other fhippes. At the fame time the houfes in the fuburbs which were full of Marchandize, being fpoiled, the viftorious Venetian retired to his vfuall place of abode , where he refolued to tarry for the nauall Armie which was prepa- redagainft Alphonfo. The Venetians being tied to the warreby lea, did by their Ambafladours fent to Sforza trie if theycouldriddethemfeluesof that by land. VrfoItjhnkno and Pafedis Mxnpiefro went to him in the name of’thc Common wealth with commiffi- ^. „ on and commaundemen t to treate of peace, which the Milaneles propounded very pc .uc aduantageous for them : The motion thereofhad beenealreadic made when as sfm^uirjtbt jo Creniahauingbcenemany moneths befieged b y Malateste (for the Florentines ac- cording to their league, had lent him after the battcll of Carauazza to aide the Ve¬ netians with two thouland horle, andonetboufand foote) did yecld vnto the Ve¬ netians by meanes of Andrea Dandiilo,md by Sforma's aide likewile, who would not Cnn -, a1te ij nh haue accepted of their ycclding: Gentiti Leomfio was commanded to go and recciue to the venctii them with a ftrong Garrifon. Peace at the fime time being almoft concluded with the Milaneles, was referred to Sferza vpon thcle conditions, That feuen cities which had obeyed Philip, Ihould rhe ankles pro- be his, but that he fhould lcaue Lodes and Pauia to the Milaneles. Ifheedidac- jmndtdtosfor* ceptofthelc conditions, hee fhouldbee 3 friend and allicof both the Common- Vl wealths : And Lombardie being by this meanesat peace, the Venetians Ihould en- tertaine fixe thouland horle, the Milanefes two thouland, and Sforza one thouland, and no more : And if he would not haue peace with the Milanefes, hee fhould be declared an cncmie to them both, and that the Venetians fhould make warre vpon him with eight thouland horle, and thcMilanefes with fix thouland. Maripietro hauing propounded thele Articles ofpeace to sforzat , hee did neither allow nor rcieft them; but it isreported, that gnafhinghis teeth, he did lament and complainc of the Venetians loyaltie, and that hee made anfwere, that hee was not oneliccontent to quit Lodes which the Venetians had decreed fhould befurren- dred to the Milanefcs,but all thole towncs which by an accord made betwixtthem j 0 were to be his owne, ifheedid but thinkc that they would haue it lo, in regard his of face. ^ onelydefircwasto obey them : Thathewould lendhis brother to Vcnice.there in the Senates prefence toratifiethat which had becnc concluded . After this, t^A- leffwdro , Ange'.o simonetta ., and Andrea Biraga were by him lent thither, who ha¬ uing a while debated the matter, d id foone returne without any relblution, firft to Nn 2 Ferrara, 4u Thefxth Bookeof the thirdDecad the Venetians and M iUnefes Ferrara, and from thence to S/ib-Aa. Some write that thefe men did approouethc peace with the v/imll folemmties, but Sfer&t would notradfie that which AleJJan- dro and the tell haddoone, as though hee had giuen them no fuch commiffion. . ,, So foonc as the trace was expired which had bcenceraunted'forcertainedaves, tnat tncy might in thatmeaneipace treatc on the conditions ofpcace, the Veneti¬ ans and Milanefcs made an accord . For which agreement, if the Venetians had not fbmercafon, they might feeme to haue degenerated from their ancient cuftomc, bycontrattinganew league, and abandoning Sfor&a . But without all doubt they did it vpon great occaiion, becaufe sforzji not long before had forfaken them, and he merits no pardon that linneth by an other mans example: Befidcs, theloucto ic libertie (which the Venetians hauccucr as much maintained in fbrren Cities as in their owrie) caufed them to forget all accords, and to follow their new affociates. Nor can any man therein accufc them ofdifloyaltieor auaricc; I mcane if he wil ex- adflyand iulfly conlidcr the matter . For by the accord made with the Milanefcs the Venetians purchafedno greater part ofanic thing that had belonged to Philip, than by that which they had formerly made with Sforza ■ Notwithftanding, they did ool ceafe to docall good offices for this Prince their friend : For whatfoeuer (in a manner) had belonged to Philip (Milan excepted which they defired to fet at libertie, together with Lodes which before then was tributane to it) didbv their mcancs become his owne. ' 2a Suppofing therefore that he would be fatisfied with thefe conditions,they were defirous ro treatc with him of peace. Nothing therein was done vnder-hand or fraudulently, but openly and plainely, and in the felfe fame manner as they had dealt with him from the beginning. Now as the Venetians had taken Armcs a- gainft Philip in the Florentines behalfe: euen fo by a folemne defiance, (asbefee- med a free and potent Republiquc) warre was denounced as well to this man , as to them. But this inuincible Captaincby a fortunate aduice made choice ra¬ ther to follow the viftorie which he had in his owne poflefflon,than the Senate, and accepted-warre againft both thofe Common¬ wealths, which by his owne valour and 30 conduit hcc fortunate¬ ly ended. Sforza mal>eth war re on both the Common - •Healths. The end ofthefixth Booke of the third Dead. f THE SEVENTH BOOKE O F TH E THIRD DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice. ao The Contents of the leuenth Booke of the third Dccad. HE Venetians natutll Annie burffetb diners fbipsinthc Hatton of Sira- I cula. G-iovanni Pi c in i n oj-and-S i&i s-mvnd Malate- ste, vieius'l Milan. Thofe of Milan batting jhmetheV cnctians Am- baffadorproclaim Sioaza their Prince. The Honourable entertainment in Venice gmen to the Emperour Frederick e and L e o n o r 1 a his wife. King-A lt H ox s o maketh great wane upon the Florentines. The Veneti- 3 ° ans AYtnie fghteth with good fuccejje againfi Siorza $ forces nsereto Otholcnga .• They fight of towards witi different juccejjein fun drieplaces. King Rinatvs in the behalfeaf-Sie o erz n.and-the Florentines commeth into Italic againfi the Venetians.- S tepa am o P o B.c^toAshehtaded at Rome. The taking of Conftantinopl e by the T urkes, giues terrour to all chnflians. Two naua.ll Armies prepared againjl the Turke. Peace with S fosza anttlhe Florentines is publifhed. TheCitie of Venice andailplaccs neere adioyningire greatly ajlonijhcd by a terrible tempeft. Analasfiy are mentioned"fun- drie exploits of the T urkes, in Greece andKCa. Vringthelc new Treaties, Lauretano with a mightie nauaii Armie. hauingcoaftedall thehighcrSea, Carrie vpoii thatof Sicily, where withfodaineincurlionshc allailed the hauen ofMeffina,and fet fire on a new Ar- gozey ofthe kings ofawonderfiillbigncff.’,which had neucrbecnclanched, and ondiuerslhipswhichrode neere to the hauen.He did fink moreouer neere to the neighbourflroarsiuch Gallies ikother Imaller velTcls? ascame tothcaideofthofeof Medina. From thence entering farther into Sicily , he allailed two drips of burthen of fifteene hundred tunne a peece which lay at Anker in the Hauen of Siracufa.Thc Genoueles,who owned one ofthefcftiips, with diuers others, and for feareofthe Venetians, had in haft gotten from Sea into that place, had funke two drips of burthen at the mouth ofthe Hauen, and drawne agreatchaincathwartit, with a Rampicr, fb as they thereby feemed to be out of the enemies danger: They had beiides made bridges from the top ofthe Citic wals Nn shy 4-H 4 cruel fight at thcmputb oft he batten of Sira- tufa. /tnbaffadon af- fembltd at Ve¬ nice. The Venetians refolue on war re ftgainft S/9r?j, and choofe MtemViceroy of Hungarie. And that therforethe King their Lord did wifh perpetual happineffe to the Prince,Senate,and people ol Venice his friends,for 10 that he had made new alliance with two fuch great perfonages.That he did befidcs takea folcmnc oath to continue a pcrpetuall friend to the Venetians,which fo long as he Ihould liuc, he would religioufly kccpc. The Prince and Senate did highly thanke the king, and gaue kindc entertainment to the Ambaffadors. Whilcft thefe things were done at Venice, Gentilis Leoncfio, uvATihcrto Brando- lino , (fome Authors mention Pianino in lleede of Brandolino ) did by the Senates cbnimandement take fifteene hundred horfefrom Coyoni which he had with him on the territoric of Verona, againft whom, (hauing prafWedlome noueltie) they came on a fodaincas they had beene commanded: But himfelfe cfcaping, went to Mantua to Prince Lodomco. At the fame time king Alpbonfo, the Venet ansand their affociates,did chace the Florentines from their coniines, in hatred to Sforzawhom. they had affifted with money. Carolo Gonzaga vpon the firft report of this warre came to the Venetians to implore their aid and fuccour againft his brother Lodomco, who he laid had wrongfully bereft him ofthofelands which he had till then poP Idled by his fathers teftament. The Venetians did louingly recciuchim.anddid puthiminhopcjwhcthcrthatthcyhad peace or warre foone to repoffeffe him in his eftate: and the Commonwealth gaue him in the mcanc time a thoufand crowncs a moneth for the entertainmenf of himfelfe andfamilie. Lodouico Bilhop of Aquileia came to Venice, and within a while after Pietro Barbe Cardinall (who when hec cametobe Pope, would needs be Icalled P atdo:) great troupcsofGentlemcn went forth to mcete either of them, and both of them were honorably entertained. But theEmperour Fredericke had more princely reception, who with Leonora his wife came toVcnicc about thcSprmg time of theycarc fol¬ lowing. Forfuch great numbers of boates neucr went forth to meet any Prince whatfocucr. It is reported that befidcs the Bucentauro richly hung withcloath of gold wherein the Prince and chiefe Senators were, foure great veffcls were let forth,whofe poopes were all guildcd , in which were the whole nobifltie of Ve¬ nice : Thefe followed the Bucentauro as their Admirall :Thc Gallics went after them. TheGanzares and patifehermes which arclefscr vefsels, to the number of fixlcorc, were as gallantly decked as thofe ofthe Clariflimi, in which were the com- 5 ° mon Citizens, who did ftriuc to exceed one artothcr in braueric. 1 he whole Citic was hung that day with cloath ofgold, purple, fcarlct, and violet colour: In cucrie place muncallinftrumcnts,fongs, and fweet yoyces were heard , which did in a manner rauifh the hearers. Fredericke being come to S. Clements Church,where the Prince of the Hijione of Venice . 44 7 Prince met him, came forth of the Duke ofFcrraracs Barge, and went into the Bu- centauro where the good old Prince Fofcare welcomed, and feated him in a throne ofGo!dc,and then fate downc next to him : He was with great ioy and gcncrall ap- plau/e conducted through the middcftoftheCittie to the Pallaceof *s£jte ; which the Common-wealth had richly furnifhed for his lodging. The EmpreffeZiwwra within a whileafterenme to Venice; and to the end that her entric into the Cittie might be more magnificent, flbeetarried three dayes at S. Nicholas on the fhoare; then vpon an holiday (lie was receiucd into the Bucentaii- ro, by the Princes wife, and two hundred ofthe faireft Ladies glittering with gold, 10 purple, and pretious (tones : The lame order of boates as had ferued for the Em- perours reception did wait vpon her through the Citric, as farre as Saint Eustace his Church vneo the pallace ofthe Vitturi where Ihee landed : The chicfe Senators went to viliteher, and to doe her feruiee in the Morning and Euening : The day was fpent in featting thofe great Guells: T he Councell Chamberwas richly hung which was filled with the tairelt and noblcft Ladies ofthe Cittie : The Senate pre- fented the Emprcfie fo foone as llieentrcd her Chamber with a Crowne ofGoldc fet with three pretious {tones which were eftccmed to be worth two thoufand iixe hundred crownes, and with a coatc for a little childe as a prefngc of her future pro- genie, with a Cradle-cloth ofpurple, powdered with pcarles. Both ofthem dan- 20 ced together ; Thcday wasfpent in ail delights and pleafures ; And the whole Ci- tie did keepe many Holie-daies in honour ofher great Guefts, although they had not neglected their careforthewarreof Lombardic. Heereby wee mayperceiue how curious the Venetians hauecuer Beene, more than any other people oflta- lietogiueentertainement toforrainePrinces. Fscdemke beinggone, the Senate the better to prouide for the expences of the warre, madeaDccree, thatallOffi- Sran® Dc- cers, afwell in the Cittie, as abroad, fudges, Regifters, and others of meaner quali- S'S ties findergreat Officers, who in anickindc had penfionofthe Common-wealth taua/nrti>c thould pay a ccrtaine tribute to the Signioric: And that the Gentlemen, after that wn '“ m they had executed their yearely charge (for cuerie one at the yeares end receiucd jo his pay) fhouldferuethe Republique^ra/Aforlixemoneths longer : At thisday they feruc but fourc moneths* whereby wee may perceiue that as the tribute hath bccnc altered (the which is very true) fo hath the time prefixed likcwifo beene. At the Spring time warre was renewed with S’forza when leorieflo the Veneti¬ ans Generali, hauingforatimefcouredthe Countrey round about Lodes, Otho- lenga.Manerbia, and Pontoglio, and taken ccrtaine fmall 1 ownes by a voluntary ycelding, crofled the Riuer Adda, at the bridge of Ripata, and went as farre as Milan, vpon the affuranec offome Bandetti, who laid, That if the Venetian troups would approach the Cittie, that the people within it would prefently rife in their ‘ihfuZffii. bchalfe : But notwithftanding the Venetians arriuall, and that ccrtaine of their lm - 40 light horle rode into the fuburbs, there was ncuertheleffe no commotion in the ci- T; tie. The Venetian within a while after befiegcdSoncina, and battered it with his %/sS; ordnance. Theenemie thinkingto taifothcfiegcdid croffethe OglioatCaneduila, and s v i,b with twentie thoufand men marched into the Countrey ofBreffia, where hauing 20000 .men taken Gambare by aflault he befieged Ponteuico. The Venetians hauing made a ,m reafonablc breach at Soncina, inforced the Inhabitants to yeeld ; and from thence, n hauing made themfelues MattersofRomancnga, they marched towards the cne- mic, who in the mcane time had taken Ponteuico vpon the Riuer Oglio, and were 7 bemmif gonetoGclla, thereby to be the better able to' prelTethofe ofBreffia': Lconefiobz- 5 ° mgincampcd ina vericcommodionsplacenearetotbcencmic,didfeize vpon the ftrcightsof the Marlhes: They fought many times in thole places with different e- uents: There were great numbers of fouldiers in both armies. The Venetians had Jhcm ‘ mbcro f fifreene thoufand horfe, and fixe thoufand foote; and Sforza had three thoufand bctbA " mls ' foote,and cighteene thouiand horfe. Some Hiftorians fay, that they fought fierce- ‘ ly ,-tiS 1 The feuentb Bookie of the third Decad ly at that time for three houres Ipace and more, nenre to the Towneoi Porfane, and that the lolfe was equall on both tides, bur, that by region ofthe vnfitndfc of the place they loll more horle than men , and that both tides would hauc fought till they had gotten the vTflorie, had not darke night feparated them, Fortune in¬ clining to neither partie. This was donenearc to the Riuer Adda, when as William of Montferrat with fourc thoufand horle made fierce incurfions vpon the territorieof Alexandria, and to mi'iam tfMont from thence riding towards TortonaandPauia, he wafted and fpoiled the whole fcrniiivan Countrey : SacromorVijeome , and AntonioBurgeje whome Sjorzai had fcnta°ainft qufirdbjs*- him t0 w ithftand his attempts, comming/odainely toftrokes with him vpon the :LOr ' c ' confines of Alexandria, did defcate and inforce him to. retire to Caftelnouo. But whileft thefethings were done in Lombardic , twelue Venetian Galiics vnderthe commaundof MarcoZeno , hauing Icowredthehighandlowcr Seas, came to Li- uornc. And King Alpbonfos royallarmie vnder theconduttof Ferdinand, hauir.g attempted tocaufe Cortona to rebell, wcnttotheTerritorieofRezza, where al- lailing Foiiano, they tooke it the fortieth day of the fiege after fundrie toylcs and interchangeable lofles. It is reported that Afturo Fauentino whileft Ferdimmdhy before Foilan^, wvis twice put to rout by the Kings armie ; fothatat both times hee foil a thoufand horle, and certainefootetroupes. FromthencethcArragonian Enlignesbeeinc -O come to the territorieofSicna, hailing in vainebeficgcd Caftelina, went to winter vpon the fea-coaft. Stgjmund of Arimini Generali of the Tufcan troupes did areat- ly vex them. The Florentines fearing the Arragonians and Venetians forces by fea and land, Tfcf Florentines did by Sforzds aduifefend Angelo Acciola knight ofthe Order, to the French kina (mimh'ftub w jj 0 hauing reprefented tohisMaiftie the Florentines ancient affeftion towardes himfclfe and his prcdeceffors, theKing grauntedthat hee would commaund the Dukeof Sauoy to ccafe from making warre on Sforza , and would perfvvade King Renat u-s (promifinghim to that intent men and money) tovlemeanes torccouer his kingdomc ofSicill. T his did the Florentinescraue, that they might diuert the 30 Venetians and A'phonjo’s attempts from Italic. J/tfr*alikewiiehad lent to the fame King to inti-cate him to procure Renat u -.rto come fpeedilyinto Italic. But Lombardiewaslliilin tumult. BartolomeoCoyone, who (as hath beene laid) was by the Senates command dilpoiled ofhis forces be- coymt mokes in- in 6 f olIow «4 with a thoufand horfe, tooke manic prifoners and great ftorc of cat- curfons on the tell from forth the Brelfan territoric. 'trtjfantmitont Within a while after Giacomo Picinino and Tiberto Brandolino with fourc cornets ofhorlc, defeated fix Enlignes of Sforz,ds troupes. The enemie being aduertized by cbauncc, that the Venetians departing from the new Orgies were gone to make incurfions vpon his territories, did fpeedily from his CampeatQuinflana fender- 40 tholmeo Ouartiero and Giacomo Salermte.no with fixe Companies of horle to furprize them. But the Venetians hauing intelligence ofthe enemies comming, nndbeing charged with greater hope than diferetion nccrc to Iauenotta a towne on the C e- monefe, they did couragiouf.y abide them, and without anie difficultiedid abfo- lutely defcate them. It isrepoitedthat more than an hundred andfixticof Sforzaes men atArmcs were taken that day, and that within a while after they tooke a great bootic foorth ofthe enemies Countrie. For Leonejio hauing made a bridge oner the riuer Adda at Carctta, and fortified both the ends thereof with ftrong P,ampires, fent part of his cauallery to fcourc the Milaneles territories neere to Pauia: w hereupon Sferza jo to infnarc thcle Venetian boot-halers,commanded Alejjandro his brother to march thither with part of the troupes : Leonejio hauingintelligence of the enemies de- figne, caufcd Carolo CALontone to mjrch withlikenumbcrofhorfe, to be there be¬ fore him. Now Alejfandro Haying in a place not farrefrom the Venetians Fort, and of the Htjlorie of Veritce . 4.1 p not hauing any thought that his enemies were fo neere him, Carole on a fodam gaue a fierce charge vpon him: with which vnexpefted accident he was fo affrighted , as without any other fight he forthwith brake him and became Matter of’the Campe and the whole bagage. Butfomefewof them by good fortune cfcapedto Lodes sf „ Mt with their Captame, who otherwile had all beene taken prifoners by the Venetians, lulcfaut! Sforza being troubled.with this Ioffe departed from his Camp at Gades,and mar¬ ched to Qmnzzana. Matiheo Camp an a. being fauored by the Venetians good fortune, made a furious rode with his cauallcrie into the ftate of Milan. At his returne, be¬ ing lodcn withfpoilc, hee met with Tbadeo D'^Ejle who then ferued the enemies, j 0 with diners others: bothiides comming prelently to the incounter,after a confuted fight, theviefone remained to the Venetians: who hauing taken fourc hundred horfefrom thecnemie, retired with his whole bootie toaplaceof fafetie. They had no certaine intelligence what Sforzao purpofe was,after that he had croffed the riuer Mella,and therefore the Venetians Generali went fpeedily and encamped at Bagnoiis. sfirxa within a while after tooke Caluiliana , hauing made his lournie CiU “f ma - thither to none other end, bur to make it a wintering place for his troupes in the e- nemies-Countrie. Leonefio went to Gades. This is that which was done in Lom- bardie during the fummer leafon. The Venetian Captaincs hauing intelligence by theirefpiailsabout the middleof harueft, that greatltorc ofviffualls was going to 20 the enemies Campe, with a thoufand horfe toconuoyit; Giacomo Picinino, Carolo Giwzag.t and Tibcrto Brandohno^ih with part of the Armie encounter the enemies TbeJtatl',of betwixt Othelen ga & Iffea,two towns on the Brcffan Territorie; who iffuing forth /W, ‘ as from an ambulcado,did at the firft charge breakc and defeate Sforza's his caualle- ric,tind tooke diners waggons lodcn with vicfualls,armour and other warlike neccf- faries. But as they were carrying away this rich bootie to their Campe, Sforza be- ing vexed with this Ioffe, with expedition made afterthem, andaffailed them on their waie.-whereupon the Venetian fodainely turning from his bootie to fight,did couragioufiy fuftaine thefurieof theenemies. Nowfight being fiercely begunne. Hector Brandolmo brother to Tiberto, a valiant Gentleman, fighting in the foremoft 3 ° rankes was flaine, by his death amazing thofethat were neere him ; Andalthough the Venetian for a time brauely withftood the enemies aflaults, he would notwith- (landing in the end hauebeen enforced to giuc place, had not Leonefa come to their reskuc with the reft of the Armic. By his arriuall the battaile was not only reenfor¬ ced, but made equall, where the fight on either fide was a while verie doubtfull. In the end Sforza. being enforced by theenemies great multitudes, quitted the bootie and retired with his whole forces'to the marlhes neere to Otholenga. And thus the a fime^bt Venetians being Matters of the bootie, went home to their Campe. vithuidmit or. Winter alreadie was at hand, when as thecnemie hauing fent his bagage before him,foone after repaired to his wintering places. But it is reported that Sforza be- 40 before his departure, at fuch time as he remained at Caluifiana, prefetited battaile to the Venetians. They were at that time at Gadesand had twentie thoufand men in their Armie, wherefore they refolued to fightand camedowneintothcplainc.But the enemiebeeing retired, the Venetian Armie followed him fomewhat clotely, where Sforza being againeinuited to fight could not bedrawne to it. Weefindein fome Authors that Sforzahzd ordered his Armiereadie to fight,but that whilft he expefted the Venetian, there fell a great Ihower of raine which enforced him to re¬ tire before the Venetians arriuall. Thisfeemethtobctruerthanthat which fome Annalifts write: How that ho durft not fight, butdid flatly refufe the battaile. If this were true, I doe greatly wonder that fo valiant a Captaine who had fo often jo fought with difplaied Enfignes, and obtained fomanieviftories, (and who, if any of our time may be compared to Cafar the Dictator either in magnanimitie,profpe- s f or \ a '»*!*• ritie or good fortune,is the only worthie reputed Captain in moil mens judgement) C * J ‘ r ' hauing purchafedlo goodly a Principalitie with fuch gallant forces and braue Soul- diers, without any great Ioffe,& being prouoked to fight, Ihould refufe the battaile. It 4 .io c ['be feuentb Booke of the third Becad It may be tbatfearing the alteration of fortune, he was become more deliberate : as he to whom we hauc compared him was likewife in his later ycarts: who after lo nutnie gallant victories is reported nottohaue fought fo vehemently as hcewas wont. Perhaps his new purchafed State wasthecaule thereof the which, being on cuery tide encornpaffed with enemies, he might haue endangered, lfhc fhould haue j/rt< rtfafru put it to the hazzard ofabattaile: But whatloeuer it were that kept him from it,it is 10 bi'‘ ’“t ‘ h re P ortc ^ t f' iac without light he went to his winter-garrilbns. After his departure, (0 gcirjfcm 1 “ certaine townes of thofe which he had taken the fummer before, in the following harueft. returned to the Venetians obedience. Ceyom, or (according to lome Ati- ihours) AkJJiwdr*, Sforzas brother, hauing giuen an affair!tto the Fort which the Venetians had built at Sarretta,tookeit by trencherie. He was afterwards com¬ manded to march againft the Marquis ofMontferrat, where being dclpoiled ofpnrt ofhistroups,andbagagc,he returned likeaRun-awaicto the Camp. The Veneti- ' ans on theothcr lide were not idle,but being come from their winter-garriIons,they entredfurioufly vpon the Mantuan Territorie, where hauing taken Streuercs,they brought avvaie great bootie. Carolo Gortzaga in like manner draucall thofe.of the Gybelline Fad ion forth ofthe valley ofSaffina in the Bergamele,and left it free to the Alphmfi purjit- Venetians. During thefe exploits in Lombardic, King Alphonfo did llilipurliie the tihthe f torcn- Florentines, intending wholly to mine thermano to thofe endcs made great warlike **’“• preparations againft the fpring time; For it was reported that his intent was to take 10 Liuorne, hoping thereby within a while after to become MafterofPifa ; And to thatendehe fpeedily call led two Argofies to be madcofa wonderful! greatnefie. The Venetians likewife by the accord betwixt them, did furnilhhim with certaine armed Gallics. The French king on thecontrarie partie badcaufed the Duke of Sauoietolaydownearmes, and had perfivadcd Renatas to paffe into Italic againft Alphonfo , alluring him that by the hclpc of the Florentines and Sforz-a, who pro- miled him men and money,he fhould Ihortly recouer hiskingdomc. About this time newes came from Greece How the Turkes grew ftrong necre to Conftantinople, and thatoT Uhornt Ottoman their king,a Potent,rich,and ambitious Prince, and then in the prime of his yeares, had builded a Fort at the Out-let ofthe 30 TbeTur^, in. Pontick-Sea,ncerc to Saint Georges Arme,and that thereby it was euident to allmcn tend to inn,Ac that his defignes tended to the entire fubuerfion of theGreekc Empire. PopeAf- Confiaittinotie. ^ ^ p, e j n g troubled thefe warlike menaces, as well abroade as inlatlie, while!! hec firft made meanes to fettle a peace in Italie, was by a domefticke confpiracie like to hauc bcenc vndonehimfelfc. Stephana Porcieri or Portias , was the Principal! con- fpirator, Diucrs of that family fo terme themlelues and deriuc their originall from Marcus Portuis Cato that noble Roman; but the armes of their houfc doe argue the contrarie. - . This man being richer in nobilitie of birth than wealth & lubftance,Sc withal ve- stephann Fordo ric eloquent, was alreadie lomcwhat fufpeifted by the Pope in regard ofhis infolent 40 bh conjjnrade carriage;& therefore to reftrainc him from praff izing any fedition in Rome he lent the Pope. jjj m ji r ftj nt:0 Germanic vnder colour of fome negotiation , from whence retur¬ ning home, he was inioined to dwell at Bolognin,on condition neuerthclcffc, dailie to (hew himfelfe to the Bilhop ofNice who commanded there as Viz-legate:But he being defirousofinnouation did praftife vndc-r-hand by truftiemeffengers, or rather by letters written in carafftcrs, (for it is not certainely knowne how it was) certaine debauched Romans, to execute a damned aft; which was, Thatvpon aptefixed day all the confpiratours fhould meet at Rome, where hauing at once affailed the Popcand CardinallsintheChurch during thetimeof Diuinelcruice, they fhould kill them all, and then inuitc the Roman people to embrace their libertic. Hecrc- 50 upon feigning to be lick he kept his houfc, till he had allured notice that theconlpi- rators were all readiein Rome. Forthcnleapingon horfe-backe,hee came by great iournies to tbecitie. But his departure was not longconccaled from the Bilhop,who doubting fome treachcrie.did by fundrie meffengers aduertized the Pope,how that Ste- of the Hiftorie of Venice . 421 Ste'jhxnol’orcio wichout his knowledge had left Bolognia, and that he could not learne whither he was gone, bet that hec chiefly feared that he wasgoneto Romero difturbe the peace ofthat Citic. Porctero being wearied with his long tra- uailc and watching, betooke himfelfe to reft, which gaue the mciTengers leifure op¬ portunely to dehuertheir letters,which the Popcreceiued the night before the day ofexccution,who being amazed at the matter, didfodainlyrefolueto put him to death i The charge thcreofwas committed to Gi.-.como Lsuzmolaat Verona;who.at that time was a Senator of Rome.nnd to diuers others. Thcfcwitha troupe of ar¬ med taen being come where SUphctno was-,he heard a noifc,and being amazed,efca- 1 o ped to his fillers houfc,hauing \e§BtiptifthSarmn his, with the armed men whome he had affembled for the execution ofthat mifchicuous plot. Now Btptijla being a valiant man,fo foone as he pcrcciucd himfelfe enuironed with fire and armes,made way by force through the Popes fouldiers. But the Author oftheconlpiracic being stepbtmPorao taken at his lifters houfojwas put to death. This matter in fomc fort diuerted the ispa'foiuto. Popes affection from peace. . , About the Spring-time of thisyearc, the Florentines afwell with their owne troupes as with thofe of Sforza, rccouered Foglian which they had loft the yeare The F / 5rrai;; ; t£ before, when Alphonfo as yet had not raifed any tumults in Tufcanic. Sforzz in the rentier ptg'un Winter-time came to Cremona to aide Lcdouico Gonzzgi whom his brother Czrolo 10 did neercly prefle: But he thought it ncccfifsrie rather to relieue the Manerbians whom the Venetians had a long time befieged. The Venetian hauing rcpulfed him after fome skirmifhes betweene them which neucr came to any let battaile with a refoluedconftancie continued his fiege. Butwhileft Leone,fio in that place performed thepartofa vigilant Captainc, he was (hotinto the bodic with an ar- Lrm fw hii row, whereof thortly after he died. Some fay that lie wasflainc before that time, death. and that the Generals place was giuen to Picinino , before Sforzz came forth of his Winter Garrifons. This-difafter was within a while after accompanied with another. For Czrolo Smir - U Gonzzga hauing made a raflr attempt vpon his brothers troupes betwixt Gades and bats and mom. 50 Villafranca was broken and puttp rout, with.the loffcof feuen hundred horfe. Pi- citrine was not idle,for after that he bad taken Manerbia, Quinzano, and within a while after, Ponteuieo, which was manned with a ftrong Garrifon, he went and befieged Seniga,from whence by reafonofs/w-.i4rarriu3ll,hedifcampedandreti- tired to Ponteuieo. The cnemic gaue an aflault to Gades, and tookeit. Then there was a cruell fight neere to that place by meancs o(Pier nines arriuall, where Lodoutco Gonzzgz whom sforsez had fent for thither, had like to haue bccnc defeated by the e- nemic (for the Venetian charged firft vpon himJhadnotS/tfrsit opportunely come to his reskue. The Venetians departing thence went and encamped at Porciana be¬ twixt two marfhes. Sforzit in the mcanc time commanded Roberto Srtnfcucrino^d a 0 Tiberto,io go and waft the Brefiian countrey. Picinino went and aflailed them being loden with fpoile,and tooke the greateft part oftheir bootie from them. Sfqrzz ther- upon fpeedily marched againft hiin, but the bickering being quickly ended, ; the Ve¬ netian with his Armie retired iafely to his campc. Both Armies did often skirmifhvvithoneanotheras occafion was offered; and Summer was halfefpent, when king Renntus hauing driuen the enemies from the confines of Alexandria, came to sforzz with fourethoufand horfe. Ac his arriuall cml , a . he lent an Herald at Armes to denounce warre to the Venetians. The enemies for- nic. cesbcing thus encreafed (for they had in their Armie,together with the French fue- cours,fixe fcotecompanies ofrnen at Armes) they departed from Gades,and ha- 50 uingcroffed the riuerMella, they went and encamped at Baffin betwixt Manerbia and Ponteuico.The Venetians likewifeffor Antonio tJMzrcello^wA Pzfcdis Meripk- tro werecomeasProuidatorsto the camp) marched to Manerbia, and From thence went and encamped at Porciana. The encmic fo foone as the Venetian had diflod- ■? gcd,didby avoluntaricyeeldingentcr into Manerbia. Then Sferza and Re-attics tosfor\°f“ 6 o gaue 4 2 2 Tdhefcuentb Bookf ofthe third "Decad gaue an aflTault to Ponteuico, whicli they tooke by force, hailing bridged it awhile, and oucrthrew the walks down to the ground.lt is reported that the French in that place did deale verie cruelly with the wretched inhabitants, which did in Inch foie amaze all the townes round about, as whatfoeuer the Venetians held in the plaines oi Cremona andBreffia,( Soncinaand Romanenga excepted) did in admit (pace yec.d themfclues to the enemie. Picin/no by thisreuolt being enforced to giuc place did Ibdainly march towards Brcflia, and encamped in averieftrong place, boivwxc the Citie,themounraines,and alake , whichcommeth forth of the riucr CIcfia from whence he might cafily defend the inhabitants ofthe mounraines,and all the BrdTancountrey whichhetbtowards thelakeof La Garda. Such fucceffe had the \ cnetians affaires in Lombardie. But the Senate was not fo much troubled for the.danger of this tvarrc,as with the ne wes from Greece,How that Cybernet theTutkifh Emperourhad bcfiegedConftantinople. Whereupon, for Scare of loofing io commodious a place for Chnftians (for.that beingloft there was no more hope of trafheke vpen thePonricke Sea) the Senate made a decree to fend forth tenne Gallies to the aide ofthe Citicvnderthe command of Giacomo Lm- rehno: They did befide command two great Argoziesoftwo thoufand tunnes a fleece to be made rcadie. Liureta.no within a while after departed from Venice with fine Gallies, for by the Senates command he was to take other hue out ofDa'Imatia and Candie. Alpbonjo promifed to fend tenne Gallies,and the Pope as many, which' 20 fleet of tbirne Gallies was in their names to be lent to the aide of Conftanrinoplc tZT P ? ut thc mtanC time had kel ' e S ed the Cine by Sea and Land with three hundred thoufand fighnngmen, and threehundre'd feuentie fiue (hips of wane,a- mong which werefeuenteene Gallies ofthree Oares on a banke,and othersof two, with many other fmaller vcflels. This -they report which were prefent at thc liege The Venetian Annals fet downekfic by the third part, as well of fouldiers, as of vcflels. Aide entereth into con ft anti¬ nomic by Sea. 30 40 Conjhmtine Paleologue did at that time command tbeGreckc Empire, who to withstand the enemies, had caufcd an yron chaine of a wonderfull greatnefle to be drawne athwart the Hauen from ConftantinoplctoPcra.The Venetian Gallies re¬ turning fromitrafficke forth ofthe Ponticke Seas, remained in the Hauen for the aide of that Chtiffian Citic. Gcrtamc Ships ofGandicwcrc likewife there, andan Argozie of Genoa of a wonderful! bignclfe, whereof Georgia Doria was Captainc. Then three other Genoa flaips of like bignefle which came from Chios arriued there being lodcn with men and virtuals. As they entred the Hauen in thc Cities view, thc Turkes vcflels went and aflailed them, whereupon there began a bloudie fight on both lides, which laftedlong without any aduantageto either partie. In the end,thc Gallics and other vcflels that lay at Anker not farre' from thence com- ming to their reskue.thc Turkes quitted the place,and retired to thepillars ofPera. The laft that arriued there, was Gioutinni lujlmia.no of Genoa furnamed the Lon' 7 with two Argofies wherein were three hundred fouldiers. The Empcrourhauing embraced him, and entertained him with faire promifes, he committted vnto him thc guard of thc Romanegatc. Nicolao Molino , and Gie- uannt Lauretano kept the gate Cherfina : Bapti/la Gritti with diuers other Vene¬ tians, who by chance were at thofe troubles ofConftantinople, guarded the Pal- lace of Paleologus : And hyreafon that the enemies nauall Armie had bcenc beaten forth ofthe Gulph, all was fife on the Sea iidc 1 Thc T urkes greateff fiirie was to¬ wards the land. They had brought diuers great peeces ofOrdnancein fundrie pla¬ ces neere to thc walks, and efpecially at the gate Surrina. There and elfcwhere the continuall fhoc of Ordnancehad beaten downc a great fc part of the walks: But the Turke,that he might diuide thc forces ofthe befieged in fundrie places,and thereby make them weaker,refolued, (for othei wife he could not doe it) to caufo part of his veflels to he carried by land oucr into the Gulph. Hedid without refiftancedraw feuentie fiue Gallies from the pillars ofPera into thc waters of the Hifiorie of Venice. 4*3 waters oft hecaitle necre to the walks, & commanded an a (fault to be giuen to the Citie on that tide with three (core and ten thoufand mcn.Hc himfelfe came to guard thofe y die Is whilclt they were drawne forth of the water for feare leaft the Armie Ihould on a fodair.e come and fet fire on them. He had befide planted ccrtainc pce- ces of ordnance oucr-againft the mouth of the Gulph, oppofite to the cittie, not fb much to batterthe walls, as to keep the Chriftian Gallics from approaching. Some fay that thofe of Pera might haue hindered the T urkes in their enterprise of carry¬ ing rheir Gallics into the Gulph, but that they were vnvrilling to doe it for feare of drawing that warlike tempeft vpon thcmfelues. IO The Gafiics being thus drawne into thcGulph, theft? Was nothing nlorecer- taine, than that fiich ill neighbors would foonc procure the ruinc of the cittic. T he Venetians and other Chriftians, although in numberof men and fliips they were farreinferiour to thcTurkcs, did neucrthelclTcrcfolne toaffiiilethem; fuppofing that by a fodaine aflault they might amaze them , andinthat feare, tofetfireon their vdfclles. To further whole purpofe the night was verie darkc and miftie, whereby theenemic was fo farre off from difeermngthem , as they could hardly deferieone another. It is thought, That the cnemie could by no meaneshauedif- couered the intent ofour men, and that perhappes the Turkcsnauie might haue beene defeated, and Cbnftcndome thereby freed from the Ioffe offo noble a Citie, or at leaft wife, that it would not haue happened fofoone, ifthofeof Pera, whodc- 5,0 fired the ruineof the Citie,had notdifeoueredthe Chriftians defigneyo the ene¬ mies : By whofc aduertifement Mahomet font the fame night as many fouldiers to ouerthrow our nauall Armie , as he had done at the former time. The Cnptaines ofthe Chriftians vcffells being full of hope and courage, fet for¬ ward agamft the cnemie, thinking that their comming had not becne knownc; but thcTurkcs being prepared l'or fight, waited fbrthcm, and did notonely cournge- onfly rcceiuc them, but hauingon a fodaine difeharged a piece of ordnance vpon a Candiot gallic, which wascomniaundcd by ZachcinaGna, they went to inuiron all the reft. The Chriftians being amazed to fee them in that readineffe, turned theyr 3 0 backes. One Gallic which wascommaunded by Giacomo Cocco comming inconli- * derarcly with two others to charge the cnemie, was by a cannon-fhot (uncke in the enemies view, with all thofe in a manerthat were in her; Three and thirty men thac fell into the enemies hands, were murthcred before the Cities gates. A great quantitie of the wall in the meane time on the other fide of the Cittic necre to the gate Sutrinawas beatcndownc. This breach was foorth with repai¬ red with new fortifications according to the vfuall manor. ThcTurkc attempted toenterthe Cittie byaminc, which tookc no cffeift ; for by a counter-mine it was made vnprofitabfe. A 7 ’owcr at the Roman gate which theesnonshad much fha- ken ffelldownc, and had made a great breach, and neere thereunto the cnemie had railed a rampire and gabions againft the Chriftians ordnance. There was a great ^ breach neere to the gate Chcriina, which can fed Mahomet, vpon hope toenterthe cittie there, to giue a furious aflault. The T urkes, the more to amaze the befieged, did before day enter the rampires with fcalefull andterriblcclamours. The Em- perourriding vpand downethc cittie, incouragcd his fouldiers to fight Valiantly for their Countrey, wiues, children, and hues, telling them', That the time was come , TbcEmpemiri thatunlefe they did brandy bcare thcmfelues , that famous Cittie wouldnot drielyhelost, but thefameandrcncrccneofmeietitGreecewouldheecleafieextinguiflied . Heetolde them moresnter that they had to doe with an enemie ,fi-omwhom they wercto expeti no grace nor fauour : It therefore bchooued them , either to hue with their Countrey , or to cue with her -q ruinc. 3 This didheefpeake to the fouldiers as hee walked the round vpon the wallcs; but comming to the Roman Gate, hee found Iustmiano the Genouefe gricuoully wounded, who began totalkeofyeelding, from which the Empcrour could by norneancs diuert him. It h reported that the Emperour perceiuing thofe that O o 2 fought 4-i TheJeucntb Booty; of the third'Dec ad The Emperour in dcjpaire. The death of the Emperor of con- ftantraopk. The Turfy!) crusltie. fought i nlu simians com pan ic, to thmkeon nothing but flight, did ftand in his place wit h thole few forces that he brought with him, and that hee did braucly attempt to bcate the enemies from the walks; but perceiuing that his fouldiers were too w^ake torelift fuch multitudes, heewas well-nccrc ready to haue flaine himfelfc Butconlideringthatitdidnot become a Chriftian to vfc fuch defperate mcancs he did lntreate his owne fouldiers to kill him, and vpon their refufall fo to doc herc- fOiiiea to die more nobly. For hce threw from him his Imperial ornaments fear¬ ing if he fhould be knowne, thatthey would takehimaliue, and with his fword in hand ran in among the thickcft of the Turkes that wereentring, where this Prince worihie■of eternall memorie, fighting valiantly with the enemies was flaine by to than. His bodie falling downe, together with that great Empire, was confufedl y mingied among his otner fubiefts : and being afterwards knowne among the dead bodies, his head by c Mahomets commaund was ftricken off, and borne in triumph through theCampe andCittie. Some fay that hee was fmothered at the Roman Gate among the thr ong which fled , and that hee was afterwards knowne by his Coate-armour. x heenerrtiesnauallarmiewasnotidleinthemeanetime.-fbrthe • V cnctian Gallies,and the reft ofthe Chriftian nauall armic, with diuers others who came running to the fliippcs at the enemies firftaffault, beingout of hope to de¬ fend the cittie, prefently went their way, but the T urkes tooke diuerfe ofthem neerethcfca-fhoare. The city was wholly lacked, Virgins were defloured, yong jo boyes forced, and wiues tormented with deteftable filthinefle, according to the mancr of that cruell Nation . Men that cfcapcd death were made flaues. Liucrfe \ enetians were on that day flaine and taken, among whom were feuenand fortic Gentlemen. In this manner was Conftantinople the chiefecittie of Grecia taken by Mahomet the furkifh Emperour, and thus was that mod ancient Grecian Empire oucr- thro wne, the yeare 112 1. after the eftablilhment thereof. The newes of this Ioffe gaue great terrour to all Chriftendomc. Pope Nicholas fent to Venice to haue fiue Gallies armed at his charge againftthe Turkcs , and propounded to as manieas Ihould take.armesvndcr the Enfignesofthe Roman church againft thole Infidells iamfltberurk', pknarieremiflion ofall fmnes, which they had till then committed • Andifanie fouldicr that was forth of pay ihould refufe to enroule himfelfc for that warre hee did incurrc his bitter cur/e. Tope TfichnLts recoinpence to r?a exploit! The Senate thoughtvpon this new warre,whileft all Lombardie was filled with armes and fouldiers: for Sforza. hauing recoucrcd all towns vpon the plaine appro- ched with his armie necre to Rhoades, that he might become Matter ofthe moun- tamci where during his abode,the townes of Romans, Martincnga, the Camonick valley, and Brifanza yeeldcdtohim; the like did all the Inhabitants ofthe Gyra- sot dad( l\ Rhoades alfo being afterwards taken, hee wenttobefiegethe new Orgies, cina/nd Rma- in which meanc fpacc, thofe ofSoncina yeelded to him . At the laft, the Orgies be- nc V . mg recoucrcd, Romanenga, who alone did obey the Venetians, did voluntarily i0 ycelde as the reft had done. Afterwards, there were no greater exploits done in Lombardie. Toward the latter end ofHarucft when Winter drew neere Sforza was defirous in the bchalfe of Lodomco Gonzaga to take Afola , but he was inforced to giue ouer his oft he Hi forte of- Venice. 42,5 his enterprize, and to put it off till feme other time, as well by rcafon ofa mightie temped which then happened, as in regard ofthc continuall raine that followed it. Renatut being in a rage (as it is fuppofed) againft the Florentines and Sfomta, went hisway in the middeft of Winter, and returned through the countricof'Aft and Thurin intoFraunce. But to returnc to the affaires of Greece. The V enetians being defirousto vnder* Hand of the welfare of thofe, who with the citric ofConftantinople had becne ta¬ ken by the Turks, had intelligence within awhile after by feme that came to Ve¬ nice,that the Venetians that were taken in Conftantinoplc were prifoners, and that J0 the cnemie had vfed no crueitic on thofe whom Fortune had laued: within awhile after LanreUno's letters did allure the Senate ofrhe prifoners redemption, and that the Turkes for feuen thouland crownes would fet them atliberty. T he very lame day ofthele newes, the Popes Nuncio came to Venice, who was receiued by great The Popes Ntm- trouues of dcodIc . Hce fpakc to the Senate concerning peace which he laid he had c, ° "> motioned at Florence, and laid, that at his departure thence, he would go to Sfor&A 0 ^ eaci% totreatelikewile with him : And that the Pope did determine to quiet Italie, the better afterwards to preuentthc great daunger which th teamed all Chriftcndome from the T urkes, and to that end, he was dclirous to be fudge and V mpire of that peace, and that hee which Ihould impugneit, ihould be held as excommunicate, ao and foranenemie, not onely to Italie , but to all Chriftcndome. Thisaduertile- mentbeeinggiuen , which the Venetians did willingly entertaine, hcetookehis lcaue of the Venetians, and went to Sforz-z. Lnuret.--.no who had intelligence (as hath been laid) of the taking of Conftantino- ple, was gone to Nigrepont, from whence he writ to the Senators, certifying them l auretasiobie That he was refelued to tarrie there for the guard of the Illand; that he had funke exploits in the foure of the enemies great Gallics,and thirteene other fmall ones ; that their Row- ers and Mariners fwimming to Land hadbeeneall flaine by the Countrie people ; 1 and that he had hanged thofe whom he tooke in the Gallics. No fooncr were Zau- rctans letters read in the Senate,but the Popes Gallies which were readie to fet iaile 20 were commanded to goe and ioine with their Nauall Armic ; with which LmreUno * being ftrengthened,determined to tarrie for the Gallies from Alexandria and Syria, and then with that mightie Fleet to fet forwards againft the enemies, whom he had ftill forborne to meddle with, till luck time as the troubles of Italic being pacified, he might increafe the number of his vcffells. Within awhile after, chriftophero Morn and Vrfo Istfliniano were fent to Rome to chifepbtnUt- treateof peace with the other Ambaffadors of Italie in the Popes prefence. The roavdrtfiiu- Venetiancauallerie before the Ambaffadors departure had feirprizedcertainevi£fu- alls from the encmie,together with thofe which conuoicd it, but after that the trea- r me. ticof peace was mentioned the Venetians made no more incurfions intoLombar- , Q die: Yet, becaule they would not feeme quite to abandon the Prouince, they lent ^ aeertainenumberof Archers and feme velfclls thither by the Riuer Po. They did afterwards make a league with the Gcnouefes and tbofeofLuca,forwhich,gencrall proceffions were madcin the Citie. Theydid likewifeat the fame time procure Bartilmeo Coyoni vnderhand to come and ferae them. But whileft this was done, thePopesfiue Gallies which at the beginning went againft the Turkes, about the Spring-time returned to Venice without Zaur etano's leaue. (iwunnm Danditlo Antonio Qtsinni, Andrea, and Nicholoo Contarenswho were Captaines of them , were by the Senates decree committed to prifon : Andrea Con- The captainesof /are® and Gioumni Dandulo being found guiltleffe were acquitted, and thereftcon- jo demned in a pecuniarie fine and to indurcimprifbnment for Haifa ycare,Sc werede- they left the fleet dared vn wortbie eucr after to haue any command at Sea: And againft foure others ^“hmUeme. of meaner qualitie who were known to haue been the cheefe motiuesoflcauing the army,they proceeded more (harply than again ft the gcntlemenffor they were whipt from the market-place to Rialto,and their nofes being flit they were for eucr banni- Ihed the Citie. O o 3 With- 4 16 The'fmentb Book? of the third 'Dec ad The conditions of peace conclu¬ ded by meetnes of an Hermit. The great rc'ufi cingat Venice in regard of the peace. 20 AmbaQhdours fent into Ger¬ manic to the £,mperour. The Venetians peat difcrction in doing nothing without good ad~ mce. Within a while after,peace was concluded with Sferza & the Florentines, which contrane to the Popes opinion was effefted by meancs of Simon Comertes the Her¬ mit, who afterfundry iourniesconcluded it on thcfeconditionsiThatA^sa lhould reftorc to the Venetians whatfoeuer he had taken from them in the laft warre (the Townes of the Gyradade excepted) 1 hat the Marquis of Mantua lhould reinueft his brother Carolem his State: That the Florentines ihould receiue from Alphonto whatfoeuer he had taken from them, (Chaftillon excepted and the Sienna Territo- rie belonging to the Florentines) • And for the greater confirmation of that peace the Pope interpofed his authoritic, and it was exprefly mentioned , thatif hcncc- fonvard any ft rife did arife betwixt them, that the Pope lhould haue ample autho¬ rity to decide and end it,T hat cither of them which lhould hr ft take Armcsneainft the other,after the wrong knowne lltould prcfently be declared an enemie not only to the pamc wronged, but to the Pope, and to as many as had bcene prefent at that accord. And in this manner by thcfeconditions of peace, eucrieonewas fadshed Filling the Genoucfes. For Alphonfo would ftill continue warre againft them ■ which we muftfuppofe to haue becne graunted him, becaufc otherwi/e hce would hardly haue beene drawne to haue contented to the peace which enfued ' ^ The Citie of Venice being tired with lo long a warre had neuer a more welcome day than that,when peace was pubhfhed oner the Citie with found of trumpet- They aid firft appoint praiers to be made in Churches, and generall proccffions in which,the relicks and images ofSaincs were carried about with great folcmnity the whole Clcrgic following them with the Prince and Senate, and all the orders ofthe Cine 1 he night following manie torches were lighted, and other figncsofioic wereIhewedouerall thcCitie. T his wasintheycareofour Saluation 1 4 14 and the eighth after the warre wasrenued in Lombardic againft concerning Cre¬ mona,& the fifth againft sforza in the behalfeoftheirallociates the Milanefes Italic was afterwards a long time quiet ,and especially Lorn bardie, which was very peacea- blc till iuch time as it felt the terrible tempeft of theFerrarcfc war. * ZochorioTraufano and NicholaoCanalu werefent Ambaffadors'into Gprmanie to the Emperour Frederick who had written to moft parts of Europe, That Commiffi- oners might be fent to him, with whom to confiilt in open alTcmbly concerning the warre with the Turke. Bartilmeo Marcello did in the mcane time rcturne from Con- ftantmople who in the Rcpublikes name had made peace with Mahomet and freely obtained of him whatfoeuer he craucd. Mahomets Ambaffiidours followed Marcello to Venice to caufe that peace to beratified. But the Senate faring to do anything inconsiderately,did delay the bufinefTe a long time,till the league among Chriftians was con traded,and then, (for they rather wifhed the wealth and commoditie ofl- talie and all Chnftendome than any good to the Turke) they would haue war and no peace with him. Yet,in the mean fpace,becaufe they woiild not feemc to con- temne the friend (hip of fo mightiea Prince, they returned the fame Marcello toze- ther with the Turkes AmbalTadorto Conftantinople with new Articles,& cotnmif 4 ° fion, thatif Mahomet fhould receiue them,then to conclude peace in the name of the Common-wealth, and that he fhould remaine there as their Magiftrate. Bnthcerean occafion may feeme to be offered tocondemneand tax the Veneti¬ ans. It was very well knowne that the Venetians had forfaken the Chriftians alii- ance (will fome dctradorfiiy) in regard they had inioined their AmbaiTador, that if the Turke Ihould entertain theoffred conditions, then to make peace with him the which being once fworne to, it would not haue beenc lawfull for them (their pubhke faith faued) to alter. But wemuft imagine that they did foreteeth is; for wee hnde no certainetie thereof, becaufc that the enterprifeagainft the Turks had been 50 propounded in the Emperors prcfcnce two moneths before, fo as it is to befiippo- wu it was chcn concluded, whereupon they had time ynough to determine which was the profitableft way fortheircommonwealth,though perhaps fome wil be 01 another opinion.But according to al mens faying,the Venetians dealt veiy dif- creetlv. IO 3 ° of the Hijiorie of Venice, 4 2 7 erectly,as jhey haue alwaies done,who would not rafhly thruft themfelucs into fo dangerous a warre, wherein being entangled by Sea and Land, the other Princes oh Europe might in derifion haue looked a farre off vpon their Ioffe and ouerthrow, as it hapned within a few yeares after, when the Venetians beeing enforced to make warre on the Turke, they were not onely forfakenof all other Chriftians, but were betraied in the verie coniines of Italic. But wewill fpcakeof this in his place. Let vs now rcturne to that which happened after the peace in Lombardie,which feemeth to be worthy the noting becaufc that armes being fcarce laicd down,a new 0 war had like to haue entangled the Venetians at their doorcs. The Senate deman¬ ded Bagnacauallo a dependant on Raucnna,and (bine other Townes of thePolle- iin,of Rorfm B’^Efiedlo this end they lent meffengers to him to Ferrara to denounce war according to their cuftomc, vnlcffe he did furrender thofe Townes which they demanded. But he being aloucr of peace, and one that made great account of the Venetians friendlhippe, did by his Ambaffadour write to the Prince and Se¬ nate,that hee defired peace with them and no warre, and that hce would referre T bthmftan. himfelfe to their diferetion : Vpon this honeft anfwere they did prefcntly lay f*".*/ down their Armes which they had alrcadic put on, and attempted nothing aga nft rart *' him. 20 Then the Venetians hauing changed the warre by Land to that by Sea,did Armc two veffclls againft Tiauipator the Venetian, who hauing recciued fome difgracc of hisfellow-Citizens, was become a Pirate. The Senate accounted it an heynous matter that any Venetian ihould in thofe dayes fcoure and robbe the Seas, feeing that their Anceftors from the firft foundation of their Citic had rigoroufly purfu- ed fuch theeues. About the fame time Viclorc Capelio was lent to the Princes ofMo- rea, who forcfccing the great danger which threatned them from the Turkcs had fent to the Prince and Senate of Venice, totreate with them about thedcliucring vpof theiiTfland into the Venetians hands, prouided that they would giuc them inrecompenceas muchrcucnuein Italie as would lufficefor their honourable en- 3 ° rertainment according to their prefent fortune, though not fo much as they were ncGimuiftt WOnt to haue. tome im Mo- AtC^c/sarnualftheGenoucfcshad approached the Ifland in hope to become ,ta l ortbe Matters thercor, tncirNauall Armie conliftingor tenne Games andcighteene o- y emUnsdid, t her fhippes of warre. LnureUno likewife was come thither with his Gallies; Each of them did but waite for a fit occafion. The fame yeare there were fuch Tcrriblc tempefts ouerall Italie and efpecially vpon the Venetians Coafts, as wonderful! hurt was done thereby. It is reported that one ftormc brake as manic glaffe win- dowes in Vcnice^as were thought to be worth feuen thoufand Ducats. TheVenc- tians being at peace cuer fintc the taking ofConftantinopIe, there was no Prince nor 40 Common-wealth in all Italie that had warre, but only Pope Calixtu* and theGcno- uefes : who for the Ioffe ol Pera (forfofoone as Conftantinople was taken, thofe of Pera yeeldcd) had fome attempts vpon the Turkes. Calixtm all the time ofhis Pa- pacie did not ceafe both by Letters and meffigesto flirrevp all Europe to take Armes againft thofe Infidclls,and to thofe endes, himfclf Armed thiiteene Gallics, whereof Lodouico Patriarkcof Aquileia was mabcGcnerall. Thisman forthree yeares fpace, did fcoure all the Sea Coafts of Afia,doing great harme,and tooke di¬ ners Iflands from c Mahomet. Thiscruell Tyrant in the meanc time prcuailedfb farre in Europe by an admi¬ rable courfe of viftorieas he fubdued all Thrace,the Tribals, and Macedonia: and rfo j 0 in Afia likewife he vttcrly fubuerted the Empire ofTrebifbnd, howbeit rather by l nc ‘ t B e bulbing treaehcrie than force of Armes: Then he tooke the old & new Foglies; and draw- - & ing one war from an other,he ftifed on Imbria and SmirnarThen he tooke from the Gatbelojis of Gcnoa(ngainft whom he began the war about a child) the Ifie of Lefbos which ycclded on conditionsiHc did afterwards vfiirp vpon Boffina,killing the king there- TheJeuentb Books of the third Becad thereon And in a manner,reduced vnderhis Empire whatfoeuer the Chriftian Prin¬ ces had till then enioied.from Conftantinople as farre as Albania and Da!matia,be- tvvixt Hungarieand theDanubie, and the Ionian and aEgean Seas. But whilefhhe Inhdell made all thefe conquefts, the Venetians attempted nothing, although their aide iundrie times had beene carneftly implored. Moreaonely (which at laftthey tooke from the Princes i hom.u & Dcmctriut) did certaine yeares after Arme againft the Turke. We will in the bookes following let downe theoriginall and'/uc- ccfle of that warre. But whileft Othomm executed thefe ex¬ ploits the which we thoughtgood briefely to touch,in regard they do in feme fort belong to our Hiflo- rie, the Veneti¬ ans had no warre. “The endofthefeuenth Booke of the third Dead. 30 -THE EIGHTH BOOKE OF THE THIRD DECAD Of The Hi s tori e Of Venice. The Concents of the eighth Booke of the third Dccad. ao HE Princeaccompanieth thefuneralls ofhis Predecejfour, which was neuer a feenebeJorc,fincethecuUemeofa(fociatmgaColleaguewasaboli(hed. The KgOl caufe of the warre against Ottoman. The Defcaption c/’Morea. The Venetians hatting taken Argiers , fortifie the S freight. The Venetian Arnue hath no good fucceffe at the fiege of Corinth. The Venetians tn I- talic hefiege T hry cftc The T urkes drnie the V cnetians from the Sfreight. They fight twicewith good fucceffe against theT urkes beforeYiafi.es. The fiegesbefore Thryeftc and Arimini are raifedat one time. The Venetians being'vanquifhedat Talamata in Morca, rcceiue a notable ouerthrow. V uo Ivstiniano doth twice affailethofie jo not commingneere to Thryefteby flue miles.The Thrycftines per- nad J '" r " ceiuing that them felues-had.no pro fit at all by this commerce were greatly vexed. Whcrupon they fent an Ambaflador to the Emperor Frederick whole fubicefs they were, to crauc that it might be lawfull for them to enforce all Germ nine marchants which came into Hiftriatopaffe bvTbryefte, fuppofing thereby that their citic would become the chief Mart ofall Hiftria. And bccaufe the Emperor had not flatly graunted nor denied theirrequeft , they fought by faireand curteousmcanestodi- uert the Marchants from theirvfunll way and trade , butif gentle meanes would not (crue they refolued to vfe force, and to proceed by conftraint. ThofeofCape- 5 ° Hiftria taking the matter in bad part, did fpeedily di(patch Meflcngersto the Prince and Senate , who complaining of the wrongsdoneto them by thcThryeftines, aid vnfolde the great difeommodities which all Hiftria was like to rcceiueby that new infolcncie of their neighbours. The Senate becing moued with theft com¬ plaints of the Hijlone of Venice. pl aints, commaunded chat ccrtaine armed vclldls Ihould lie at anker neerc to the th oarc'ofTiiryelte, and Ihould hauca Ipccial l care not to fuffer any viftualls to en¬ ter into the city by Sea. The Thryeftines feeming to make fmall account there¬ of, andconftantly dillembling their gride, it was reiolued, the better to bring them to reafon, to put garrifons for thelame purpofe in the fittdf places by land. Gattar- cio lustinopolitr.no was lent thither with fomc boric , who hauing borrowed a cer- Gamdoufti-) tainc place of Count Gorman, and ftreightly Quit in their con fines, Ihould aduiferhe Marchants to keepe their ancient way : And iftheThryeftines ihould attempt by Tbrycf.imi. force (as they had done) to hinder their iournies then by Armestorcpulfe I0 them. By chance,one ofthofe Iouldiers that were appointed to conuay the march nnt$, wasllaineby afodaine incurlion of the Thryeltines, and the reft put to rout ; Ga- mrdo not digcftmg this iniuric, went with a brauc troupeof Hiftrians, and wafted the T hryeftines territories on the other lidc of’tbe Sea. The Senate, in regard this tended to an open wane, com maunded thole of Cap-Hiftria to fend three oftheir Townefmen to Venice that might inftrucf them more amply in the matter. The Senate by theft mens report percciuing that the ftrife could not bee ended but by armes, warre was on afodaine concluded againft the Thryeftines: Andaccording " to this Decree, t ^Antonio CM.irti.wo, Bernardino Ibnneto Carols Montone , a young man, Girardo Martinenga , ^intonello Cornetano anddiuers other Noble men were fcntintoHiftria with tourc thouland horfe, and gallant companies of fbote. Di¬ ners that were prefent in that action fay, that the armieconliftcd oftenne thouland men ; others lay the number was not fo great. With thefe forces, fuch as they were,it wasrcfolucdtobclicge Thrycftc. TheVcnctiansencamped m threefc- T, "yc(ciski- uerallplaces. ThcfirftwasatS.FrawhGateonalittleriling. Thefecondtowards that part ofthecittie, which is oppofitc to the high way ofPurina : And the third not farre from thence on a high place vpon the way 6f Cherfma. The Inhabitants were firftalTailed with the ordnance, which did beatedowne thetoppes of thehou- fts; whereupon they craned truce for three dayes to confult about the ycelding vp go of the towne. Vitdis Lande Prouid itor in the Armie did freely graunt it,for he had determined to plant ordnancengainftS. Francis Gate, the which during that fpace he hoped to doc without impediment, becaufe there was fomc likeliehood that he could not othenvife doe it without fight. Butfo fooncas the enemies perceiucd the ordnance to be remoued , doubting the matter, they did prefently breake the truce, and ihot at the pefints that wrought in the worke. News inthemeanctimewas brought to the Campe, t'nata companicof Ger¬ man horfe was comming to the rciiefe of the towne. T he Prouidator lent Gau/trdt) luHinopolitano before with a braue troupe of light horfe , to furprize them by am- bufeado. On thefe termes flood the affaires before Thryefte, when Giacomo Antonio Mar¬ cello cameas Prouidator to the Armie. This man before then had beetle Gouernor ofVdina. He at his arriuall hauing altered the forme ofwarre, the enemies Ca- ualleric without any lctentred theCitie, andgiuingin on afodaine vpon the camp toward the high way of Cherlina, tooketwo hundred horfe from the Venetians, and did not onely afterwards defend the cittic, but as long as the fiege lafted, did greatly moleft the Venetians by their coutinuall Tallies and incurlions. And becaufe that by frequent fhot of the ordnance, part of the wall had beene beaten downe, and that the iouldiers in an other place craned to be fcntro their wintering Garri¬ fons,they reiolued to giuea gencrall affiult to thecittie. But the btilinelfe had no great good fucceffe. For an hourcs fpacc they fought valiantly on both (ides,feme with ladders mounting the walls,but the hotteft fight was at the breach. Thccitie was braucly defended by the valour of the Almansand the townclinen ; and the Iouldiers were inforced to retire with bad fucccfle. and would haue lafted til! the encmie had P p i beene Antonio Mar' cello Prouidator before Thryefte • The Almainei ma^e fallies vp- on the Venetians,, The affiiult fines to Thryefte hath no good fucceffe. The liege continued all Autumnc . f{6 The eighth Boo^eof the third c Decad been flibelcwed by famine or force: But Pope Pius , who bolides Ins ancient friend- (hip and alliance with Frederick? , was much vnwilling to haue the Thryeftincs re- cciueany hanne, in regard hoc had becne their Bifhop , had from the beginning of the liege folicitcd the Venetians to abftainc from purfiimg them, and euer after had not ceafed to intreate and exhort them , to draw their troupes vpon certaine conditions from their Gates. ft was concluded betwixt the Pope and the Veneti¬ ans, That the Pope (hould ccafe from making warre on Sigifmund Mulnteste whom he belieged in Arimini afterthat he had vanquilhed him in fight by Frederica of Vr- Tbrycficand A- bin > and taken from him thegreateft part of his State ; and the Venetians did rimrsinn frml ratio their Campc from before Thrycftc: audio by this accord thofc of Arimini it fromibejiege. anc ] the Thrycftines,were wholy freed from the warre about the thirteenth day of Nouember. ‘ The 1 fie of Lem - nos deliuered to the Venetians. Vrfo lttftiniano is Generali of the Venetian net. ttall Armie. Stgifmund hauing obtained the Popes pardon, for that in the warres ofLombar- diehee had molcftcd and wafted the Country ofFlaminia , on promife eucrafter- wards to be obedient to him, and to the Venetians, went the Summer following into Moreaagamftthe Turkcs. ° Lcmretans nauall Armie at fuch time as the land troupes abandoned the ftrefr ht and after it went foorthofthe SarronicGulph , and had inuironed all the Blands’ rccciucd ofComm/vthc Pirate the IQe of Lemnos in Morea. He with two Gallics’ had taken it from CMahomet , who had made it his ownc, by reafon of the Empire i whereon it depended, and after that hcc had held it for a time, diftrufting ( as it is to be fuppofed; his owne forces, he did deliucr it into the Venetians hands. _ l he nauall Armie wintered in the confines of Modon, Zonchia, Naples, and Coron. Vrfo Iustmimo did at the Spring time fucceede Lauretano in the place ofGe- ncrall. He departed from Venice about the beginning oflanuary, but in regard of the extreme cold he arriued in the Prouincc three moneths after with three gallics. At Zonchia he rccciucd one and twenty Gallics that lay in the Hauen-with thofej and them which he brought with him, he Lifted towards Modon, where halfc way he met Lauretano with threegreat Gallies, who after fundrie rcciprocall embrace- ments did according to the: Senates commaund furrender the charge of the Gal- k li es to him, and retired himfclfc to Sapienza. 1 P'rfo flayed at Modon till the whole Armie were come thither together, then de¬ parting thence with two and thirtic Gallies, he failed towards Coron, and within a while after, paffing by Naples, he came in a fliort fpace roNigrepont, and from thence,hauing coafted all the Iflands ofthe zEgean Sea, he had heedMlwobfcrued what flare they were in. But whilft Vrfo made thefe reuiewes, NicoUo Ragio ,and John lurnamed thefatte, Captainesof the bands of men at Armcs, with thofc troupes that they had with them, tookeccrtaine fmall townes from the encmie vpon the Gulph of Patras, Frmdfio Sidicino , CiccoBrandolino , with diuers other Venetian Captaines were encamped with three thoufind men at Mantinca,and the enemies 4a at Pithyma, hue hundred of whofc horfcbecing come to Tulmutha (which was a towne betwixt both Armies) came to dcfic the Venetians, who contemning the fmall number ofthe Barbarians went forward prelcntly to alfaile them , who a long time flood firme againft the formoft rankes of the Venetians, vntillthat the reft of their Cauallerie whom they had Lent for by fundrie mefTcngers did nrriue. For then, by their comming, thofe which beganne the fight beeing (laine, they which were left aliue, werewithout armour, Captaines andenlignes, miferably mallacred hecre and there. It is reported that fiftcene hundred Chriftians lay dead vpon the place, among whom were Rrandolino and Gieuanni Auditing, who the day before was come from Modon toMantinea with Andrea Dandulo the Prouidator, Gwunnni MaJftmo, and diueri other noble men,who had commaund in the Vcneti- ‘ ans Armie. The Republiquc had no better fucccffe nccre to the Blands. For Vrfo hauing viewed them, w, on condition that he fliould fend it to (Mathias king of Hungarie to¬ wards theexpences of his ordinarie warre with the T urkes. Some thinke that the whole fiimrue amounted but to flue and fortie theufand Duccats. 40 •i of the Htforie of Venice. Luccats. ButtheVenetiandidnotonelylendthislunneinto Hungarie to king Ma~ thus, but a greater quantitie of gold for many yeares after, thathemight with his forces flop the incurfions of< thole ^Barbarians into Dalmatia and Ehftria. After Pope Pius death, the Venetians alone did for a long time vndergo the burthen of lo great a warre, in the view not only of all Italie, but of all the Princes ofEuropejwho were not alhamed to be idle fpeftators, whileft the cruell enemie had alrcadie ouer- throwne two mightie Empires, and many kingdomes: and yet it cannot be denied but that king Ferdinand and the Pope did at times fend aide by Sea, but it was fel- dome; and then, when as they had no need of it. There was no memorable matter j 0 either by Sea or Land done during that Winter in Grecia. The next Summer,the peftilence being difperfed in Naples, Sigifmond went into Laconia, againft wbome came ten thouland Xurkes,but vpon their arriuall, he with :his louldiers retired to Mantinea. After his departure the enemies afsailed Pithimia, and hauing beaten downc the fortifications,entered it by force. In the meane time Victor Capello fuc- Vitfmi capeVo, ceedcd Laiireiano , who hauing rccciucd the flee at Sapicnza, failed to Modon, from thence departing within a while after with flue and t wentie Gallies, he went to Ni- grepont,and afterwards,going into the enemies countrey,hc tooke Aulida by force, capdlni ex. which (lands in the firme land oucr againft Nigrepont, with Larla on the Sa- /*"'• lonicke Sea. Then he took Imbra in the AEgean Sea betwixt Thrace and Samo- 10 thracc neere to the mount Athis. At the laft,commingtoPirea, he bcfiegcd the Citie of Athens, the nobleft of all Greece, and hauing made a breach there before day, and burnt the Cities gates, he entered it. It is at this day called Sethina. Capet lacktthc Citie, thebootie whereof was fo great, as it did enrich the Marriners and Rowers. Within a while after, the Fleet left Pirea, and came to Nigrepont, where taking in vidtualls, it went to Modon , from whence departing in leerct, it (ailed into the Gulpb of Corinth. Thole of Patras had promiled him to deliuer the citie into his hands,and to kill all the garrilon. Capet had three and twentie Gallies, and fix and thirty other ldTcrvellells well armed for the fight; andbefides thclbuldiersand jo mariners, NkolaoRagio was there with two hundred men at armes .The louldiers, who the day before had been grieuoufly tolfed in a tempeft, and by reafon there- ofcould not hold vp their heads, were prelently conduced to the citty by Giacomo Barbadico the Prouidator, they were in number foure thouland : And being come to certainc Farmes within a mile of thecittie, thefouldiers being defirousof boo- tie, did without any commaundement fall to pillaging thole country houles. Whi- tndBarbad'uo left thefe were bulled mfpoyling, and expelled nothing lefTe than the enemies arri- uall, three hundred Turkilh horfe did with great cries inuiron and allaile them, who were all llaine there, hauing no meancs of defence or elcape. Barbadico riding vpon a Mule, and comming by chance to that place where the enemies madegreat (laughter, was beaten downc among a number of thickebufhes, and there trod¬ den to death vnder the horfesfeete. His body beeing afterwards knownebyhis Coatc-armour and Signet was carried to the Caftle of Patras, and impaled vpon thehigheft tower thereof: and of lo great a number, one thouland onclyelcaped, Ragio being taken by the enemies, was impaled aliuc. Capet for all this was not dilcouraged, fuppofingittohauehappened , rather by the carelelheffe of his ownc louldiers , thanbythe enemies valour.and prowefle. Therefore eight dayes after, hefent thebraueft men ofhis troupes together with theEnfignes to affailetheCittie. Vincimanica the Sicillian, who commaunded the nauall Armieas Vicc-admirall, with Dominicke the Blackc, and other valiant men yo that followed the Enfignes, went and dilplayed them before the cittie. Theene- miesdidnotrefufethefight,butmakingafuriousfalley, came couragioufly vpon theCbriftians. There wasacruellfight forlbmchouresfpace,atthelaft, fortune inclining to neither fide, the Venetian refolued to lend threcfcore horleof the re¬ mainder of thofc which were R.igios , downe the hill which was on the one fide, to 44-° Tfo eighth 3 ooke of the third T>ecad The Venetians are a gain e put . to rout neete to the former place Copello dicth mthgriefe. Bartolomeo of Bergamo brin- getb forces into T ufcanic. The battaile of Melinella. The death cf Jeronimo Bar- didico to chargetbe cncmie in flanke, and thereby to make himretire, and abandon bis Handing: but they were not gone farre ere they difeouered the Turkescomnung forward for the fame purpofc; at the light of whom, R agios horie betooke them- (clues to flight, and fell in among the troupes ofthe blinders. There a great (laugh¬ ter of men, and horfes,\vas prefently made. The Turkes in the mcanc time arriued who did cut the difordcrcd fejuadronsin pceccs. And this Ioffe would hauc proued farre greater than the former,had not a great dud rifen vp into the airelike to a black clould which tookc away the light both of 1 urkes and Chriflians. A thoufand Chriftians lay dead -v-pon the place, and the reft with the enligncs efcaped to the velsels. Capello beingdaunted with thefetwo ouerthrowes, went toXant, from thence to Modon, and within a while after to Nigrepont where he remained fixe whole moneths without any memorable exploit. After the ouerthrow at Patras, he was ncuer fecuc to fmilc, though Gum mm Diede the States Secretaric with diuers others of his familiar friends told him that it hapened not through his default. At the laft being wafted with grlefe and melancholic, eight monethes after the bat taile of Patras, he died at Nigrepont. Giacomo Venieri alter his death commanded the Ar- mie vntill that Giacomo Uurctano lent by the Senate to fuccecd the late Capcllo, arri¬ ued in the Prouince. This man for the fpace of (ixteene monethes that he was Generali of the Armie, 10 die brauely defend all the Hands and Sea-coafls from the enemies afLults and in- curfions. About the fame time likewife, or foone after, or rather a little before LmreUns departure to the Armic, although the Venetians w ere in fome (ort quiet in Italic, the caufc ncuerchelcfTc is not knowne why Bartholomeoot Bergamo a great Cap- taine in his time,did by his lodaine incurfions into Roniagnia, in a manner trouble and entangle them in a new warre. This man departed from Lombardie with great troupes of horfe and foot at the purftric of Angelo AccduoU, and Nicolao So den no that were banifhed from Florence, vpon hope that tliey gaucihimofgood fucceffe inTufcaniebymcanesof apopular commotion: this was the common rumour. , 0 But others fuppofed that he departed in Armes from Lombardie at the foliciting S of Pope Paul, to the end,that bringing his troupes through Romagnia and La Mar¬ ta, he might on alodjmein his name make warre on king Be r din an d , whorclulcd to pay viuall tribute to the kffuirch of Rome, ijutwhaclocuerthecaufe was, it is certaine thai al his attempts which feemed at the firft to be fearefull to all Italic,did foone decciuecuerie mans expectation. Forfolooneas became intoRomannia G ale as (JWaria Duke of Milan, a braueandcouragiotis youre Prince,made head a- gainlt him : Thendid thcforces of king Ferdin-, Wand the Florentines withftand him, wberew ith this great Captainc being troubled,did in fome fort befon to de¬ cline. A battaile was prefently giticn at Molinella, a to wne on the confines ofBo- lognia, w hich was fought in the ablence of Galeos vnder the condiuft of Predernke ^ of Vrbin. Ibofe that were at the battaile affirmc that in memory of man there was neuet a more furious ormortallinltaly. The Senate fearing if his forces fhould *bc broken (fortill then lie had cuer heene in the Venetians pay.and therefore it was thought that the Venetians did fauonr him) the aduerfe Princes and Commonwealths being armed,wouldcsft the whole burthen ofthe warre vpon them, lent him fome ffipplies of horfe and foote, with expreffe charge to make peace,and fafely to bring backe the Armie into Lombardy, Jeronimo Bar badic o, a man of excellent wifedome and aduife, and who not long be¬ fore was made Procurator of S. CMttrke, was in the Armie; yet this newdighitie, JO nor the entreaties of his friends were ofpower to keepe him at home,nor to ftay him from affifting the Repubhke info great a danger. But his aut’noritieand wiledome being grealy feared of the enemies, it fell out that before peace was concluded, he was by their mcanes, (for foie was thought) poifoned. There is no other mention made of the Hiflorie of ‘Venice. 4 - 4- 1 nude of LMreuns exploits at Sea, befides that which hath alreadiebeenefaid. NicoUo Canxiis fuccccded him. He departing from Venice with two Gallics ar- NicoU coutfit riued at Nigrcpont, from whence letting la le with twentie Gallies , heelpoiled certaine farme houles, and villages in ThciTalie, and then returned to Nigrcpont; and from thence went to Modon, and afterwards to Coron. He refolded to feize vpon the cittie of Lagolfitia on the Sea of Patras, which the T urkes had forlakcn, and fpeedily to fortifie it, the which hcc ealily performed without any refinance. lerorwno Nouello (for Mdotesie had left Morea) had well fortified it; and there the whole Armic remained, confiftingoffix thou find mch, atfuch time as two thou- io find Turkes made an attempt to recoucr it: but they being beaten from the ram- pircs with great Ioffe did within a while after diflodgc. Can.ilis hauing left Gucomotfmierimth fix Gallies forthe guard of the ci tic, re¬ turned with the reft of the fleeteto Nigrcpont; and hauing there re-enforced the fleet with freth fupplieshe failed to Lemnos, and thence to Imbres, w'here he de¬ termined to affuilt Ocnos; aiid comming by day-breake to aflaile thecitic he com- Thevmctiam maunded his fouldiers to rcarc ladders againft the walls, which being done, they tokfOams. mounted them, and hauing broken open the Gates, they gaue entrance to the reft of the Armic. T he towne was fpoyled , and for the molt part burnt, many were flaine, but more were made flaiies, men and women that were taken prifoners Greal 0 „ tra „ e 20 were villainoufly handled, the Sacred places were polluted and prophaned with- committed iS out any refpeft'to the name of Chriftians; foralthough they obeyed the cruell 0tm ' Turkes, they had not changed their Chriftian Religion ; befides all thele outra¬ ges, Nunncs were ratiifhed and defloured, whom the barbarous encmie for rcuc- rcncc to Religion neucr durft touch. Diuers hauc thought that for the punifhmcnt of this finne, the takingof Nigrcpont enfued, together with the Gcncralls banifh- ment. A great bootie was brought to Nigrcpont, with two thoufand captiucs. Within a while after he took and fpoyled the new Foglies. But at the Spring time the T urkes with a mighty Nauall Army furprized the cittie Coccinain thelfleof Lemnos, and after they had fpoiled it, and carried away the Inhabitants, they l jo made it defolate. Ccinulis vpon report hereof, being come to Lemnos with fourc Gallies, lb fbone as he pcrcciucd all places to be ruined (forthe cnemie wasalrea- die gone from thence) returned to Nigrcpont. There he found fix Galliesof'new fupplics, which were come from Venicc. With thefe and the reft, he went to Mo¬ don, whither fending for all his Gallies that had wintered in fundric places , hee made a flectcoffiuc and thirtie Gallics, and prefuming on his forces he returned to Nigrcpont, determining to aduaunce forwards againft the encmie. But whileft he was bulled in preparing his fieetc, thole in Albania fought with good fucceflea- gainft the Turks. i ^Alexis, and Nicholas brethren,ftraue forthe principalitie there, who followed fcucrall parties. TykhoLis being aided by the Venetians, had 1200. 40 fouldiers, which were commaunded by Icfepha Barbara as Prouidator. Alexis had affemblcd a thoufand T urkifh horfe.. He comming in hafte with his cauallerie en¬ camped in the valley ofthcBlacke Hill, vpon the RiucrDrimon, where the next day heedtew his brother to battel], by whom being vanquifhed, all hishorfemen were flaine, except two hundred that fled .Ctnalis was ftill at Nigrcpont,when news was brought him thither, that the Turkes had aboue an hundred Gallies necrc to Tenedos, and that their fleets did daily cncreafe by new fupplies. Becing moued f„ e rmitfb with this report, heedeparted from Nigrcpont, andwentto Lemnos, and from fleet at jenedii thence to Imbres, where at his arriuall hee vnderftoode by the Iflanders, that the * T urkifh fleet lay vpon the other fide of the Ifland, and they being not able to tell 50 him in Latinc the number of their vcffclls, did by plucking the haires from their heads dcmonftratevnto him , that it was very great. The Venetian gaue no great credit to this aduertifement, nor did he altogether rciceft it. Matters feemed more terrible by the Iflanders report, than they were dif cerned then tobc. Now bceaufe he would be throughly Iatisfied,he commaunded Lorenzo 4 4 1 ^ he eighth Boo,{c oj the third 'Decad Loren-a Lauretano to goc with tenne ofthe heft Gallics in the fleete, to difeouer the cncmie, and ifhcelhould pcrceiue that lice had but three /core Gailies, to turne his pi owes towards him , and hcc foorthwith would conic to hisreskew with the reft of the fleete ; ifthey were more, then to put to Sea, and to auoid e the fight. Liuvret.mo lent Franc]co Quirim with one Gallic, to define the enemies num¬ ber,who Should afarre make it knowne to him by his ordnance lliot.Their number being knowne by Quirim his fignall, the Venetian fleet Speedily returned , and put to Sea-ward . The Gailies that were lent abroad fordilcoucry , fofoone as they raw the Turkifli fleete, beganneto flie with failc-and oares: forfofooneas thcene- Thevmethn mics had from fiirrc defined the Venetian Anifoes, and the reft of the fleete that to /nmthTvhln camc aftcr > thc y prdently lent tenne Gailies foorth of the Hauen, who gauechace to the \ uietian ftccte till late in the eucning, Canales with fourc Gallics went into the Hauen of Palcocaftra. The Turkes hauing by the darkcnelTc of the nightloft fight ofthe Venetians directed their ccurfi to the llle ofScyros. The morrow, after, the Venetian Gailies being all together, failed in dole bat- tallion towards the llle ofScyros. The encmie was on the other fide ol the Ifland, and fiercely battered the cittic. Again!! him thus bulled in the fiegc the Venetian feat tenne Gailies which durft not goe neerc to fight, but by their Ordnance (hot, did from farre attempt to offend them . 1 he Venetian would not alliiile them, fearing left the reft of the enemies fleete ihould come and inueil his Gailies, the 20 which without all doubt would hauebeene done, ifhee had offered to fight. The enemies failed from Scyros into the Tile of Nigrepont, where at their arriunil they TheTurk'lb t00 ^ c Stora ^7 f°J cc > a ‘ owne in the Ifland feared towardesthe Weft, and after- fitiu before wards, that of Balilica: both which were burnt and fpoyled. T his being done,they mztpnt. went directly to beliege Nigrepont. The Venetian was come from Scyrosto Cape Martillo. This place is neerc to Nigrepont, and from thence before hcc had pof- fefle-d all the pallagcs, hcc font three Gailies loden with viflualls, through the cha- nellof Lorettoto Nigrepont, andcommaundedtheCaptainesof themtotarrie there for the guard ofthe Cittic, ifthc officers ofthe Towne fhould thinke it expe¬ dient..The viftualls being receiucd , the Gailies werereturned to the fleete. 30 Not long after Giouanm From was commaunded to go thither with two Gailies. But all pafiages neere to the Cittie being rdrcadie ftopt, and his owne Gallic bceing hruifed with the (hot ofthe enemies canon, he teas inforccd to returne. Now the better to vndcrftand the State ofthe fiegc, wee will make a bricfc dc- in circuite three hundred three fiorcand flue thouland paces. There arc two li- tle hills in it, the one termed Gerafa, and the other Capbarca Itwasinauncient time inriched with very goodly cities, atthisday there is in it but Nigrepont. The 0 citie of Nigrepont which is ieated right ouer-againft Aulida, is diuided from Beotia + byafinaU Gulph : Wherefore the Turkc the better to befiege it, made a bridge o- uer that Gulph, fo foonc as the land forces were wholly arriued. On the fifth oflunc the enemies fleet, wherein were three hundred vcflells and among!! others abouc an hundred Gailies,approached the citie■ but by the valour of the Inhabitants and the fouldicrs which were in it, the enemies that then landed were beaten backe to their (hips. The 1 3. ofthe find moncth,the EmpcrourO/r' jo The end of the eighth booke of the third Dead. cntce, The Contents of the ninth Bookc of the third Decad, 8 xiWi other Gallies arritied,who were followed with fixtecn 'Kt others, after them ptefendy came diuers more, fo as M fefw r , in a veriefhorc time, the number amounted to more .r n r n than an hundred veflels fit for feruice. The fhips of burthen, becaufe they would not fade without winde, were left at the Ifle of Cca, jo necretoNegrepont. The Gallics gauechace to the enemies fleet which was io- den withbootieasfarre as Chios, For Ottoman hailing left aftong Garrifon inNi- grepont was gone forth of the Ifland, and retired by land with all his troupes. The Ifle of Chios lieth betwixt Lesbos and Samos, Ephorus hath termed irEt’na- lia by the ancient name: Metbodorus and clcobulus fay that it was called Chios, of Qq the 45<5 7 he ninth Bool^e of the third Bee ad IO The enemies fleet is afraid of that of the Vc* netiam. The Venetians great griefe for the loj]s of Ni¬ grepont, Pietro Moeenigo ischofen Gene¬ rali ofthe nand Armie . The Venetians enterprise vpon Nigrepont is to flo purpofe. tl ie Niroph Cbione. It is in circuitc an hundred and fine and twencie thoufand paces, and it is (dated tight oner again!! Erithrea. It was in former times free, now it ac¬ knowledged! the Genoueks for her Lords, who by a corrupted fpcech call ir Sio. The Venetians beingcome to thcPromontorieof Mafticin the enemies view, Ctt- ndis fearing if he fhould loofe the battaile which he determined to giuc, that then hefhcnld more encrcafe mens hatred towards him, called all the Captaincsof the Gallics to councelI,and craned their aduife , if they thought it expedient for the Commonwealth to fight that day with all their forces, and to giuc the enemies bat¬ taile. Their opinions thereupon were various. At laft,moft of thembeing ofopi- nion not to precipitate the Commonwealth into an apparent danger, the fleete re¬ turned to Sea without fight. Itis reported th3t fo foone as the enemie deferied the Venetian Gallics ncere to Chios,he prefently determined to make away, tefoluing by no meancs to fight in regard ofhis final number of men, foas fotne of them were aheadie embarked in light velTels fit forflighr;and others fofoonc as they perceiued the Venetians com- mingtowards them, determined toleatie their vcficls, and to fwimmeto the neigh¬ bour fhoares.But when they deferied that the Venctian fleet fhaped another com fe, they prefently left Chios & failed to Lesbos to man their veftels w ith rowers.From Lesbos going to the (freight, they were afraid left the Venetian ficetc fhcnldbe atTenedos, and there whither they would or not, enforcetbcm to fight. But 3G hauing intelligence by their difeouerers, that all there was quiet, after that they had paffed by Tenedos, they failed with great cries and wonderful ioy to a fafe Hauen. 1 1 is reported that the Generali of the Turkifh flecte hauing crofted the ftreighe tur¬ ned towards his fouldiers,& with a finding countenance (aid vnto them:The Vene¬ tians haue dealt verie couneoufly with vs,for they hauc accompanied vs with gtcat numbers of Gallies from Tenedos to Nigrepont, &thcn from thence to Chios. The Ioffe ofNigrepont did affefl the Senate and people with fuch difeontenr as they would hardly haue receiued greater if they h ad loft all that they poflefted on thcfirmeland or at fea. All men generally laid that this lofledid notondy concerne the Venetian State,but all Italic: That they had no I (land,charmed or fca-ftrefoht 3 ° left,that was able to withfland the attempts of that barbarous enemie, but thafoic might at his pleafure with a direft courl'e fade to 1 ralic: That their ow tic ncglipence wichthatof others,hadbeenc the caufe therof, who hauing beeneablein time to hauequenched that fire, had by their mutual hatred St auarice',differed it to encreafe: That they were to blufhforfhame,& to repent that they had not relieued that loyal" Citie, during the fiege. Therefore nil men with or.c ccnfent detdled both the fleet and the Generali: and a Decree was made that heefhould bcdifmifledcf his place, and being fent for home, he fliouldgiucan accountwhy hehadnot relieued Ni¬ grepont. Pietro Mccemgo was by a generall confent fubregated in bis place : who was prefently commaunded to make haft to the Armie. In the meane time after 40 the fleece had madefomcaboad at Sea, Candis and the reft determined to lurprize Nigrepont,and by an vnlookt.for aflault to attempt the recouery of the Citie.Tbey concluded then among thcmfclues that Gioutrtni Trono, Kcccloo CMolino, and Freaerico Itifliniano fhould fade before with nincGallics, and fo foone as they from the channell fhould perceiue the fleete to be nccre the Citie. then to land their men,and march to alTaile it on the other fidc.Bu t thele men were fomewhat too for¬ ward, for being euuironed with great troupes of Turkes , more than two hun¬ dred of them were in a moment flaine: among whom was Giouam Trono a man whofe valour did greatly appearc in that fight, although theirkrccs weic note- quail. The reft of the flecrelandingon thclhoarebeingdaunied.with the death oftbeir fcllowes, and perceiuing tbofein thccbannel! to gpc.flowlycd worke, cfcaped to their Gallies And in this manner the fleece retired without any geed fucccfte to Aulida, not farre from Nigrepont. The lame day fomewhat before Sunnc-fot PiehctdMccexiga with thrcc.Gallics came 5 ° 44-7 of the Hiflorie of 'Venice. came to the fleet, fo foone as Canal is deferied him, hee defended into a long boat, and went to mectc him, where after mutuall embracements, hee acquainted him what his purpofc had beene, and why he had alfembled that grcatficete, for the recoueric of Nigrepont, which hee hoped to hauc effected if hee had any longer %%%%%£ tarried incommiffion. But his hope was, that what himfelfe could not execute by trie. reaibn ofthe Ioffe ofhis place, the new Generali by his valour and coninftwoifd fortunately bring to pafle* all things'being in a rcadinefle for that purpofc. OUoce- *" ““ ,LU " L °' nigo faid'vnto him; Purfue what thou haft begunne, and if thou halt anie hope to . rccouer the Citie, goe on a Gods name: as for my fclfe, I am fo fame often this my Jo new authority fromhindcringthepubliqucgood,as on the contraric I frcc'.yoffcr »*<«• to aide and affift thee in this important bufineffe, as a friend or ordinarie Captaine : but he refilling to enter vpon an other mans charge., Moctmgo difmitfcd the Gallies that had beene fent for , and determined not to continue, to the weale publiques lofle, and his owne difhonour ,an enterprizc which had beene fo vnfortunately be¬ gunne. Then he departed (for winter was at hand) with the reft ofthe fleetcinto Morea, determining at the Spring toremouefrom thencc,and to attempt fomc no- table exploit which fhouldrecompencethelofleofNigrepont. Candis fo foone as hee came.to Venice was condemned to perpetuall banilhment. Hee wasconfined 'dmn'cdtlZ'r- ' to the Port of Gruare, a town ofthe Forlani, where to leffenthegriefe for the lofle pttuaUbmffi- io ofhiscountry ,hcfpentthetimeinhuntingandftudie. m ““• oof of the third T)ecad but the mines of the temple with thofeof'an amphitheater of white Garble co- lumnes and other itatues, with a Colofius of fiftecne cubites high. FromLelos, rheVtnctun Mocempud-.te&tA hiscourle to Morca becauie vicluallserew leant Bvthe wavnerrp *«d:,u: cinamom, ginger, perfumes, and other coftly marchandize. All ao affhulttesatu- which being taken and brought to the Gallics, they fetfieron the houfes the more Ul - toterrifie the inhabitants : Then becaufc their ladders wercvnprofitablc by rea- fon of the great heighth of the Walls, the Souldiers fell to the fpade and mat- rock. The Generali of the Rhodes, whileft inconfidcratcly with his Souldiers he was bufied in breaking open one of the Citie.Gates, was flaine outright with the fall of a great ftonc which fell vponhis head. His Souldiers carried his body to the Gal¬ lies. Thedeathof this valliant man did greatly afflift the Souldiers, buttheirfier- workes moll of all, which being thro wne into the airewere by the winde carried into their faces,and falling thickc amongft the aflailants did grieuoufly lealde them, c q whereby they weare enforced to giue ouer the aflault and to retire to their Gallies! * LVifzripuUro likewife with his Souldiers fought valiantly onthcothcrfidcof the Ci¬ tie, which being cncompaflcd with a double wall, the firft was prefently erttred by foiling ladders with no meane (laughter of the Turkcs; but comming to tbcfecond, and the ladders prouingtofhort, the courageous Souldiers fell inftantly to vndcr- mining. Our men did many gallant exploits there, and it wasccrtainely thought that the Citie would haue beene taken that day, had not the darkenefle of the night preuented them, which enforced them to retire. A Genirousacl It is reported that a Dalmatian woman who had a long time beene a flaue to the ^ tirks,was fo valiant as with cries and exhortations from the walls (he encouraged < 0 theChriftians,whereupon,fome that were not farreoffthreatning her with pumlh- mcnt,(hcclapt her gowne round about her and leaped downefrom the walls,where being wounded with the fall,flic died among her Countricmen. The Prouidators hauing left a ftrong guard in all places neer to the Citie,that none might come forth or enter in,they retired in the night with the reft oftheir forces to the Gallies-where after th.it they had well confidered among them/clues,that the Citie being ftrong- ly cncompaflcd widi high walls, and well-manned with Souldiers, could notbee d’rJdf‘ m ta ^‘ cn without great ordnance,and that it would bee too long a time to fend for any from Morea,and very dangerous to bring it thither in regard of the continuall tem- pefts which are vfiiall along thecoaft of Pamphi!ia,expofcito the South-eaft wind - 0 which doth fiercely tofle thole Seas, they determined to depart the next day, ha- J uing firft burnt the Suburbs, and wafted the Countrie which was the richeft of all Paraphilia. 1 he Flccte beeing gone fromSathalin, did within a few daics after come to Rhoades, of the Hijlorie ofVentce, 453 Rhoades, where, whileft it remained, the Ambafsadour oifrfin-cajj'm King of- Per- fia came thither. He told them, that at the intrentic and purliiite of Cat harm Zeno a Venetian Gentleman and their Ambafsadour in Perfia , his King had determined to ioyne his forces with thofeofthe Venetians to ouerthrow thepowerof Otto- Th[Amb ^ man, and that his troupes were already entred into the greater Armenia which was d „ 0 /yji„caf- fubieft to Ottoman , and had taken thcCitty of Toccata the wealthieft ofall the Prouincc, and fome other townes ofgreat worth. Hcc told them bdides, that he ?*• had great numbers of men and horfe : That the Perlians in their warres did skil¬ fully handle the launce, fword, andbowe, butthat they were notaccuftomcd to I0 other armes: That he wasfent to the Venetians ,Popc,and other Chriftian Princes, tointreate them from the King to fumifih the Perfun Army with Artillery againlt their common aduerfaric. Moccmgo and the reft gauc a willing care to the Ambafladours d ifeourfe, and did put him in good hope that he fhould cafily obtaine all hisdemaunds : They lhewed him their mighty fleetc well furniihed with men and armour^ and tola him that it was ready to fade whither his King fliould commaund ir,ifhis pleaiure were toimpioyit. The Perfian being in this fort difiniiicd, went towardes Italic, and they made themfelues readie for fome other enterprize, wherein to fpend the remainder of that Autumne. But whileft thefr things were done at fca, Ottoman 20 did inuade the Venetians in fundrie places : For the Turkcs made incurfions into Albaniaand Dalmatia,and entred into Italie. They did at the beginningofthe warre at acertaine time prefixed make incurfions twice a yeare into Albania,name¬ ly in the timeofharueft, and grape-gathering, necre to Scutarie, Lcfia, Croya, and other places with the Venetians held in the Prouincc. For before the Venetians were open enemies to Ottoman, Amurath his father had along time before made warrein Albania, and efpccially then, when heecame to inuad cScanderteg, who in his time was a famous and valiant Captaine, and fuch an one, as next to Pyrrhuf , who warred on the Romans in Italie, Albania neuer bred thelike. Thofc.which haue feene him in Apulia when hoc came thither to the aide of king Ferdinand with 3° fix hundred horfe fay, that he fought with his armes bare, fbmetimeswithany- ron Mace, and fometimes with a Sword, and executed there fo many braue ex¬ ploits, as himfelfe alone was more feared than all the reft of his cauallerie. He, after that he had by his owne induftrie recoucred the prineipalidc of Albania, did fo long as he lined,with few forces defend it againft the whole power ofthe Turks. He had fix hundred choice horfe, with whom he did ordinarily vfe to ouerthrow farre greater numbers ofhis Turkifh enemies. For which his glorious exploits it is reported, that the peoplc.after his death, in admiration ofhim, asiftheyhadob- ferued in him fomewhat that exceeded humane performance, did by Hymnesand Songs folcmnize the mcmorialloffo worthie a Prince. Some credible Authors af- 40 iirmc, I hat inthebottefttimeofthe warre wbcnthcTurkcsfillcballplnceswith armes and terrour, great multitudes of Virgins would affemble themfelues toge¬ ther in thofe citcics where he had commaunded; and euery eight dayes would ling the praifesofthat dead Prince, therein imitating thofe ofoldc time, who in theyr high feafts didpublifhtheaftsofnotnblementhafweredead. But this (as I haue faid) was done in former time. The Turkcs likewife madefundry incurfions into Dalmatia. But becaufe it was done rather to forrage than to fight,it is not worthy of memory. It had beenc good for the Venetians, if tfieProuinces oncly,nnd not Italic, had felt their cruell armes, who whileft Mocexigo executed his fortunate ex¬ ploits in Alia, did enter the Confines of Italie, and came as farre as Vdina. j 0 About the middeft of Auturrine, a company of Turkifh horfe in an cuening atSuh-fet. camewith great rumour and incamped on the Riuer of Sconcino, and manyofthemhadalreadiefoordedthe ftreame, whenonafodainetheyincoun- Therur^sm- tered the Venetian troupes. For diuers troupes of horfe lying in the Villages heerc c t "'j‘ e m m,t ~ and there vpon the riuer, aflembled themfelues vpon the enemiesarriuall to ftoppe their 45 4 T be ninth 'Booke of the third Bee ad their paffagc; and although the Venetians vfed great fpeed, theTurkcsneuerrhe- leilc by their fwiftnefle were gotten before them, and fome of their cauallerie had alrcadie crofted the Riuer, when as the Venetians vpon their firft charge did beate them into the water, and enforced them toreturne to the other fide to their fel- lowes. The Italian cauallery remained on the riuer bankesmoftpartof the night, but through fcare of the enemies great number , before day they retired into the Ifleof Ceruia . This placetsneare to Aqinlcia, andismadean Ifiand by thecir- Jrltff'thecoamie cum ft uw,ce ofr Riuers Ronedula , Amofore, and Alla . But fo foone as it fbcFtZli’.'~ was day, and that the enemie had loft fight of the Venetians , he fpeedily crofted the Riuer, and with great out-cries made incurfions into the Countrcy of the to Forlani. All thole ir, the villages betooke thcmlelues to flight, and they in the To wncs thought themlelues not fecufe. The fmokeofthe Villages and Countrey-houfes which were leene to burnc a farre olF, had greatly terrified the Inhabitants of the cities, but much more the fight of the poore Countrie people, who dragged their wiues, children, and cattell to their very gates. The Inhabitants ofVdina, which at this day in wealth and populoufncfle is oneof the mod renowned of the whole Prouince, was greatly affrighted with the approach of the T urks, who were come within three miles of the citie, noleffe than if the enemie had beene at their gates. Thi citU ofr- In which amazement, mothers with their children ftoode weeping before theAl- 20 ^fjiighuYJt'L tar3 > and others rannevp and downe to the Market-place, and totheCaftle. And cmmixgrfibt it was ccrtainely thought, That if the Cittie had beene afsailed by the Turkcs in that gcnerall confufion, it might haue beene endangered without any notable dan¬ ger. But lo it was, That the Turkesfearing fome Ambulcado,becauIe they knew not whitherthe Venetian cauallerie was retired, went backc the lame way they came with great numbers ofprifoners and cattell. Now the Venctians at the fame time were notoncly molefted in that place, but necre to the Po like wile, by realbn Thtutictiati ofthc troublesofFcrrara. After the death of Borfin d'*AJte the Venetians affifted 'fgfefn r !he‘ ,S Hercules his brother with men, money, and Ihipping, for the obtaining of the prin- pZfJJt cf cipalitie of Ferrara again!! his Nephew Nicoluo lonne to his brother Lionello , who p Fiiram. claimed it,and being therein eftablifhed, they maintained him in it by force (not- withftanding that in other places, they wereprefsed with the burthen of a grea- terwarre) when by theconfpiracieof ccrtainc particular perlons,hee had like to haue loft it. In the cideof Venice, they called in all filuer coyne, which (forthe moft part) was counterfet, and coyned other bigger peeces of a new ftampe, which were called Troni, by rcafon of the Princes effigies vpon it. After the Perfian Am - Mocntigo bu bafsadours departure foorth of Afia, Mocenigo , and the AlTociates, being defirous mu to fpend the Imall remainder of Autumne in fome honourablecxploits, directed ‘ thcircourle towards thatpartof Afia which is oppofite to Chios necre to Ther- menaaPromontorieofthofeof Mindos. The horlemen and marinersbeeirg lan- 40 dedin that place, and Pent vp and downe thatTerritorie which aboundeth with vines, oliue trees, and rich villages, they made a great fpoile, and carried away infi¬ nite numbers of prifoners. The fouldiers brought an hundred feauen and thirtic heades ofthc enemies to the Gallics. The prifoners werefolde by the found of Drummc, and the mony was equally cliuided among the troupes. From thence be¬ ing come toNaflb, the Generali ofthe Kings Gallics (for winter approached) took leaue of CMocentgo, and with his fleet went home into his Countrey. The Venetianand the Popes Legate being defirous to attempt fome memora¬ ble aftaon before winter, leauingNafso, faileddireftly to befiege Smirna, in times pall a famous Cittie of Ionia. They had intelligence, tharbecaufo itwasleated -q in aGulph farre off, it had not of along time tailed any nailery of warre ; and that therefore, the Inhabitants of the place did liuc in all focuritie, which had bred in them a careleffe negleft of fortifying their Cittie, which in many places was much ruinated . They firft arriued at Pfira a delatt Ifiand: From thence fayling by night, thev of the Hiflorie of Venice. they 3> 3) 33 33 The Citie of chi* gpmene. T be Topes Le¬ gate bis fpci cb to Moccnigo when be too fa Iris leaue *f him. ^66 55 55 55 55 >5 55 55 55 55 A hr vie deed ’efi young nun. The Senate re - compcncctb the young mans brother & fijlcr. The Venetians prefent feat to the Perfian $ng. The ninth c Boo/{e of the tbirdfDecad ucrcnd Colled ge of Cardinalls, but allltalie, together with the Princes and re¬ mote!! nations of Chriftendome, (hall vnderftand what the Venetians vnder thy conduit!, skill, and counfell, hauedoneagainft our common enemies the Turkes, in Alia, Licia,and Pamphilia. Gocforward braue Captaineas thou haftbegunne to inlarge the Venetian glorie, to defend Chriftian Religion: and therby to immor¬ talize thineowne name. I bcfeech Almightie God to fuiour thine enterprizes. and I hope it will com; to paffc, that all the Ioffes which Chriftendonie hath fiiltaincd by this barbarous cncmic, ihall ere long by thine oncly valour, and to their ruine befullv recompenccd. Moctnigo in his own; behalf; anfwered him briefly;but for the Venetians he pro- mifcd much, prouided that the Princes ofChriftcndome would afflft them in that warre. Thereupon, the Legate failed towards Italic, and the/Venetian went to Naples in Morea, where, while!! the Generali fortified the towne, a young man of Siciliccamc vnto him, (who was taken prifbnerat the lcffcof Nigrcpont) and told him that he had diligently viewed Ottomans Nauie at Gallipolis and his Arfenall there, and that it was an eafie matter to burne them both, in regard they kept no nightly watch, and if that he would furnifh him with fbmc truffle marriners, he fhouldlhortlyfindcthathehad told him nothing but the truth. The Venetian embraced the young man, and promifed him great matters. The Sicilian hauins receiucdlailersanda(hip,counteifcitedthe Marchant, and with hisveflell loden with Apples failed to Gallipolis, and all day long madefale ofhistrafh : (though his head were bulled with greater delignes) the fame night heedid fet firccn an hundrcdGallies which were rigged, but he could not burne all there!! that lay at Anker by rcalon ofthe great concoarfc of people that came running thithcrat light of the fire. This being done, he fought to clcape forth ofthe freight, but his owne drip by mifhap being likewile let on fire, he with his fellowes were enforced to hide therrri lelues in the next wood. But when the Turkes law the Apples float vp and downe the water, and theBarke funkc not fiirre from thence, they prefentiy imagined that the Marchant of Appleshad donethedeed. Thencxt day the Sicilian and his fellowes were taken and Pent to Ottoman , who demaunding of this young man what had moued him to doc it, hebrauely and fearelefly anfwered, That hcchad doneit.to hinder the common enemie of Chriftcndomc, and that his attempt would be much morcglorious, if he might as cafily runne his /word through his bodie,ashehad fet fire on his Gallics. Mahomet wondering at the young mans courage, did not like King Porfcmu, but according to his barbarous crucltiehc commnunded the bodies of him and his fellowes to befawena funder in the mid- deft. The Venetian Senate in regard it could not recompencc him according to his defert, gauc his lifter a downe forth of the publike treafurie, and to a brother of his, a yearely prnlion during his life. The Fleet wintered at Naples, and the Generali was bufied in prouidingall ne- ceflaries for the Citie and fleete, when as letters came thither from the king of Per- fiannd Ca.tharin Zewdi reeled to thePrince, and Senate, containing thefclfefamc demaunds which the Amballadorhad crauedcertaine moncths before: Mocenigo in an expreffe Galley fenr them to Venice. The Senate being moued by thefe let¬ ters, did prefentiy from all parts caufe great qunntitic of Ordnance to be prouided, andgold plate curioufly wrought, with many pecces of Scarlet cloth of Verona, and a certainc fumme ofDuccates likewile for a prefent to the Perfian king,with an hundred young menskilfull in Gunners artto attend vpon theOrdnance, whole Capraine was TomafoHimola.o. lofephoBarbaro an old Senator, a man skilfull in the Perfian tongue, was appointed AmbafTadorfor to carrie thefe prefer.ts trithe king whichlodcd three (hips. All things being in readineffe, Bxrba.ro imbarkedhim- felfe, and with a fnire wind failed to Cyprus , from thence along the coaft of Cilicia and Syria, he arriued in the countrey of the king their friend. Moreo- of the Htflorie of Venice. 4^7 Moreoucr,. the Senate commaunded CMacentgo to make his fleece readie to lailc with it whitherfoeuer it Ihould pleafe yjjan-CajJan to command it. ^ Mahomet in the mcane time hauing left a ftvong Garrilbn in Conftantinopie, marched with great forces into Afia, tooppofc himfelfeagainft that warre. The Venetian like wile (bccaufc the common rumour was, that the Caramant^s>\ ethren, affociatcs to the King or Pcrha, whom ( Jvtahomet had bereft of their fathers King- dome, did inuadc the Sca-townesof Cilicia)did at the Spring time in the behalfe of the king of Perfia,(ailc with his flcctc to Cyprus,from thence to goeto the aide of the 'caramttns. He had as many horfe and foote troupes,and the fame prouifion for £q warre, as the yeare before. The Rhodians lent him two well-armed Gallies, and the king of Cyprus theirfriend and allie,gauc him foure. . rbeVemtian The Venetian fleete being thus augmented, failed into Cilicia, neereto Scleucia, ji iet in at the liege whereof Cwoman was then cncamped.Thereis an hauen called T hco- dora,which the Venetian fleete made good. T here in old time flood a Temple of yenm , and the place by reafon of the comrnodioufnelfe thereof was much fre¬ quented by Pirates : without the ruines oftheCitie on the fhoarethereisat this day avcric ancient T cm pic to be fecnc, budded oflquare flonc. Cajjaw bet the youn- gerofthe Caramon brethren (for the cldeftwhofc name was Piramet ; and king of Cilicia remained intheking ofPcrfias Amie) fent Ambaltadors to the Venetian, who after they had congratulated his fafearriuall, told, him that the Caraman bre- tome io M0CC” 10 thren, had cuer grounded their hope and truft on the Venetians, in regard of the ”‘i°- friendfhip and alliance betwixt their dead father and them ; that CaJJambet had for foure monethes befieged three Cities of Cilicia; Sichin, SclcuCia, and c-oric: which if he might take, hedidaflurehimfelfeinfhortfpacetorccoucr his whole Tl>l J, mha p. Kingdomc; that he wanted nothing but Ordnance and other warlike engines to dmrtqutfl. batter towncs-That he did entreate him to aide the king a friend and allie to the Venetians ,till fuch time as he had recovered his fathers kingdomc, which Ottoman theircommon enemic did wrongfully pofTcffc. _ The Venetian after that he had put the Ambaffadours in good hope, difpatcht 'ao Vidor Souranza to Cxjfambcno confulc with him concerning the forme of the warre. 6 He learned of him tharofthofe three Cities which were befieged, it behooued him firft to take Sichin,for that being taken,the reft would prefently yeeld. Mujld- flat theCilician was Gouernour therof, a treacherous man. and one that with his fortune had changed Religion, and had_ in times paft beene a friend to Caff&wbet and his brother, who fofoone as he faw their Kingdometobc taken from them, did follow Ottomans Annie, and did wrongfully (eize on that Citie. Cariolan Cepro of Trahu, being fent to view, the to wne, reported that the Citie was feated on an high place, biu°that thewallwas weakeandvnfortified,thepeoplevnskilfull and difarmed, with other matters which did promife vidtorie. The Venetian rc- foluing to befiege that Citie, fent Lodonico Lombardo the Venetian with ten Gal- 4 ° lies to Cork by Sea, tokcepeall vitftuals from cemming to the inhabitants. By land Caraman with his troupes did neerely prefte the cnetnie : the reft of the Annie drew neere to Sichin,and gauean aftaultjbutby reafon ofthedifficultie of the place the town could not be taken.The inhabitants waxingptoud for that good fucceffe, did from the walies mockc the V enetiatis, faying: Get ye home 0 Venetians,end com¬ mand the Sen tindfifhes, but leaue the Empire of the land to Ottoman. The Venetian by an Herald of Armes fought to draw Mufiapha to a voluntarie yeelding, wifhing him rather to make proofe ofthc Venetians loyalty and gentlcneffe than of theii Arms, but perceiuing that theTurke contemned peace,he gaue 3 more furious affault to c the Citie, and planting his Ordnance on the North fide,and hauingmade areafo- ^ nable breach,the enemie beingdauntcd.prefently yeeldcd. The Venetians fufftring Mufiapba with his fouldiers to goe whither he would, deliuered the Citie to PJtfafa Carmans Lieutenant. From thence going to Coric, he did by the way meet with Zambia General of theroyall Annie,with ten Gallies, R r Th f 4.6 8 c l he tenth \Boo{e of the third Dccad Tbefftnation of Coric . The 3ouervoref Cone his anjwer to Woccnigos Herald. After what fort the tanneries arc made. Ciricyccldeth. Seleuciayeeldetb to the Venetians Caramon his prefetit to the Venetian. Theming of Cy¬ prus fpeechto filocen'igo. The Sea enuironeth two parts of Coric, the reft on the land fide hatha verie' depc ditch tonified with_a double wall: Tbehauen lieth towards theEaft whof« entrance is like wife fortified. On the South fide is thelfle of Eleufia three hundred paces from thence, fortified with a wall of white fquare ftone. The Venetian from the poope of the Galley hailing curioufly viewed the fixation of tbeplace, made a figne to his Gallics to enter : Thereupon the Gallics with difeharging their Ord¬ nance, and in a fhovycr ofarrowes did winne the Hauen, Mocenioo hauinglanded his troupcs,fent to the Gouernourof the Otic to know of him whether he would yeeldand goe from thence: He made a proud anfwer,faying: Tell him from me, that the weake covvard CMuftapha is not hecre,but another,who by his deferts com- i c niandcth the royal! troupes which arc heere in garrifon. Tl:e Turkifh Princes doe vfe to appropriate to themfelues the fifth part of all cap- nues. They make choice of male children from tenyearesold tofixreene. If there be no csptiucs, they doe by their officers carrie away children of that age in defpitc oftheir parents, forth of fuch Prouinces as they haue wonnefronubeChriftians. Thele by conftraint hatting renounced Chriftianirie,areinft ru acd in the Mahome¬ tan fuperftttion and then are delmered ouerinro thchands of tutors, who teach t hem mattiall difcipltne, and when they come to be men, they follow the Prince to the warres. * lie vulgar call them Ianizarics: filch among them as are wife and vali¬ ant, atta.ne to great honours: ofthefc, the Bafchas, Gouernours of Prouinces, ao Townes and Caftles are made: Some of them lie in Garrifon in the Cities and lome of them remaine at the great Lords port, to beneete him with their Armes when he rides abroad. Out of thefe, he choofeth a Regiment for the Guard of bis owne perfon when he goeth to warre. Ottoman had left many of thefe rnen for the Guard of Cone. Ifmael the Cities gouernour prefuming vpon them, would not endure to hearetellof yeeldtng. But when the Venetian perceiued it to be time to vie force and no thrcatnmg, he planted his Ordnance on the South and Weft fides of the Citie, and hauing made a great breach in the wall, Ifmael yeelded on condi¬ tions to haue his owne life, and thofeof bis fouldiers fatted. The Venetian furren- dred the Citie to carman: From thence he wenttobefiege Seleucia. Seleuius one of Alexander of Maccdons fttcccfiors builded it fine miles from Sea. ’ Tuts Citie is now ruinate. Neffcmbeg lay in Garrifon in the Caftle which was ftrone by nutation and art, who although at firft he made fhew not to yeeld, yctfofoone as he perceiued the ordnance & other engins to be planted againft him,he forthwith yeelded the fort & the garrifon to the Venetians,who by Souranzi did prefently deli- uer it to the king Ins fnend.Caraman hauing won his kingdom, prefented the Vene¬ tian general with a horfc,bridled,ladled,& barded with filuer,& with a tame Leopard gmmg him infinite thanks, for that by his meanes he had rccouered his fathers king- dome,aflunng him that whatfoeuer his brother and himfclfe fhould poffifte they would aiercQnfeffc to hold it oft he Venetians. Wane being in this manner en- ded in Cilicia, UMoccnigo hearing nonewes of thekingof Pcrfias Armiedetcrmi- 4 ned to inuade Licia,which had not asyet tafted the miferies ofwar.But newesbeing brought vnto him that di king of Cyprus lay gneuouOyfickeo fa DifTentetia or flix, he failed to Cyprus to vifithim.The Venetian beingcomeintothelfiand,hauing after reciprocall falutations enquired ofhis difeafc,& of the remedies applied there¬ unto,entreated the king to be of good cheere, and with patience to bcare the force of his maladie,who made him this anfwere. 1 knew veriewcUmoft excellentCaptaine andfcele how that by the violent torment of my dtfeafe. lam in great danger of life,and not to flatter my felfe, I haue no hope to efcape, / make my deer eft wjfe with the chtldc which (he hcares m her body mine heiresymdfhe is(as thou knoreeft) daughter to Marco Cornari (and 5° being adopted by the Venetian Senatyeas by it gmen to me in manage. 1ftI die, {which I make no queftion of) / recommend my wife,iJfue,andkingdome to the Venetians. And 1 heartily en- treat! bee , in regardofourfnendjhipyndfor the greatnes of the Venetian (latcfiftt come to that) that thou wouldcft defend andkeepe both her[elfe,iftue andkingdome,from all wroni and epprejsion. * J of the Hijlone of'Venice, 4.6 5 ? Thy body (quoth t JMoccrirgo ) most R oyall King , is yet in good eft ate, rind thou in the primeif thine age, which may put thee in goodhope offpeedyrecouery , hut if itfhoul dfaVfner'tofhek"*- outotbenvife (which God forbid) ibefcech thee he confident, that heither my folfe, nor the Venetians fortes wiHeucr he wanting ti thee or thine. And then taking leaue of him, he fpeedily failed with all his fleete to the Iflahdsneare to Licia, from thence going to the firme land, and carrying away a great bootie from that coaft, he refolued to be- Tlltve „ a - M „ s fiege Micraa towne neare to the fea 5 and becaufe hechad. /mail hope that it would iefiefr Mere, otherwifeyeclde, hccplanted his ordnance on both fides. The wall was in lornc places very much (liaken, when Aiofobet Gouernour of Lycia (hewed himfelfe with 1 o great troupes of fbuldicrs. The light hoffe of Morea went againft him, and there wasacrucllfightonboth fides. Attfabct being flaine, the Turkes were with great daughter broken and put to rout. An hundred and fiftie ofthe enemies heads were brought to the Campc, and being fixed vpon launces with that of Aiafobet , were fit vp neere to the walks, to the elld the bclieged might behold them. Char ago the Tribull, who commaundcdinthc Citty , being daunted with the difiiftcrofhis Countrymen, and pcrceiuinga great part ofthe wall to be beaten downe, hecapi- sit ura U tAfi tulated for himfelfe and the Inhabitants,that they might hauc their hues Caned .and depart whither they pleafid. This being graunted, the Venetians lacked and burnt the cine. 20 From thence the fleet failed to Flifia, which in times pah was oppofite to Rho¬ des, but at this day there is nothing to be feenc but the ruincs, the territoric round about it is filled with Villages. T he horfe ofMorea and the Mariners being landed, wafted all that Countrcy. The Generali had determined topafle the [freight,and bad already commaunded the Captaines of the Gallics > to b'ec ready to that end, when the Meflcngers ofcbarlotta fifterto the King of Cyprus, (whom her brother haddriuen foorthofthe kingdome, andlikea baniihed woman had liucdalong time at Rhodes) arriued, who certified the Generali ofthe King of Cyprus death, go from the king by whom his lifter charlotte (being borne in lawfull matrimonie) had been wrong- «l Cyprus flier. j fullyexpcllcd from her fathers kingdome. They craucd his aide, and entreated 30 him to aflift the King of Cyprus daughter, and kmfwoman to the Duke ofSauoy, and toreftore her to her fathers kingdome, from which her brother, fonnetoa concubine,had driuen her. CMocenigo ,after that he had acquainted them with the auticient league and alliance which’ had beenc betwixt the Venetians and King fames, anfwcred; That in the Common-wealths name, he would doe the AmVc Chariot- MocmfohUan- ta all right: yet hce did greatly wonder that fee did not remember how that the right of fog.’ 0 kuAto- K'mgdomes is rather dehatedhy the Sword, than by Law. And that the Realme of Cyprus J "‘ ! had not beenc onely taken from her, andfrom the Gcnouefes,who then held apart thereof That for hispart, hee knew how that the wife ofthe late King, t hi adopt iue daughter ofthe Venetian Senate being left with child, had beenc , together tilth l be fruit of her wombe, made 40 heiresby the deceafedKing before his death ; and therefore hce iolde them plainely. That hee wokldinthat.iufi cpiirreUtake vpon him the defence of the Qucene wife tothe late King, who did hope erelong to be mother to a King. Hce willed them theri to depart , arid to feeke aide elfowhere again ft her ,forheewns refolued , in honour ofthe Republiqtte to defend her fomallwrongsandopprefion. The Ambaffadbrs being difmifled with this anfwere, he determined to paffe the {freight, but in the meanetime hee receiued Letters Mcce „-, gahi) j c ; from Catharine Zeno which did aduertizehim , that the Armies ofthe Perlian king tamnatmk andthe Turke were not farre off from one another, and that their meaning was to fight with difplayed enfighes for the finall deciding of their controuerfic ; that he (houid doe well, fpeedily to bring his fleete to the fea coaft of Cilicia, whither 50 t j le p er fi an kj n g promifid to bring his troupes, there to treate with him after what manor the warre fhould be managed. Thefe Letters made the Venetian to giueoucr his iourney info the (freight, and to fhape his courfe towards Cilicia, and after that he had fodaineiy wafted the ter¬ ritories of the Mircneans in Lycia, hee failed to Cyprus, where after that hee had If r a comforted Lnduu'uo laurc- t'uiu commith fr om the Popes Legate. M occnigo hi* cm - Jwcr loLtwre- Lino* A b/tttell be¬ twixt the T urines and Ter paw. Vjfan-caffanhis forme is victori¬ ous. '/he order of Ot¬ tomans campe. The Verfians arc vanquifhcd by the Turves. 7 he ninth c Boo! Icolte Marcello a man of Angular vcrtiie fuccceded him. In his time , thc y heganne orderly to paint in the great Couikell-chamber that ) which the -Venetians, had done in times paft for Pope Alexander a- . gainil the Emperor Fredericke. The vndertaker of this worke was ”~' ~ ^ CwtileBeeline, the exccllcntcft painter of his time,who after the peace Dcing Knt toConftantinople to the Empcrour Mahomet fhewed fomany excellent ^ prouesof his skill, as herecciucd ofhim the honour of Knighthood,and was lent home into his countrey with rich prefents. During this Princes go- uernment anew kindcofmoncywascoynedinthcCitic, which was called Marcello by the Authors name. The end of the ninth booke of the third Dec.ad. 40 5 ° 473 I “THE TENTH BOOKE OF THE THIRD DECAD Of The Hi s to Ri e Of Vance, The Contents of the tenth Eooke of the third Decad. HE iefcnption of the file of Cyprus. The iflanders[edition, and C o jo n A r. i Ms,death arc mentioned m the beginning. The confjnraton .le.iue the lfhtnd vpohthe aniualiof the Venetian feet. Moce n igo by his prefer.ee ajjurcththe fate of the If and. The defeription of Albania and Scutarie, S o l i m A n the Eunuch with great forces befegeth •Seuhirity 7 'he V enctiuns vfi all meanes ty tandand water, torfife the (lege. The Venetians fel¬ lies fight fortunately with the T urkes, at the month of the Boiano. The Turkey ..re Kith great lofe reptdfed from the walks of Scutarie. T it i a d a n Gmt.ti be- ing infield ed with the baftayre of the B oyan o dieth at Catharra. The king of Hungarie at thefametime fighteth often with good fuaefeagainfl the T urkes. The (lege, or 'St u- JO tarie is raifed. Antonio L auet a n o, who had defended Scutarie, temg made Generali oft he Gullies , doth by his opportune arriuall , fir ft, keepe Lepnnto, an. ! ■ -Go wards Lemnos. The V cnctians are vanquijbed, and reeelue a great ouertbrote hi Albania be¬ fore CrcJya, and within a while after , another m Italic necicto the. Riucr Lizonza, n he, e they loofe their Caualleric. The T urkes put all the countrey ofiffxaWto fire .ini (word. Scutaricw againe befteged by the T urkes more fiercely than it had beene foure ye,.res be¬ fore. The T urkes make mettrfions into Italic. l\cfee is taadewiih Ottoman .during the.(lege of Scutarie; Tet farce obfsrued in the ifi.mds , about controuerfefor the cT rifonof Xant. Peace beingmade with theT wkc^warre is continuedfor a timemT uf- canie in the behalfeof the Florentines. HE Iflc of Cyprus being-afterwarci entangled, in new broylcs, did in-the middeft of winter call the Ve¬ netian to heraide. The familie of the Gotldohms was verie powerfufl in that Ifland, for king /..wha- uinginamanncrthruftall the nobility forth the coun¬ try together with his filler charlottafiaA mightily en¬ riched theft men', and -leafed them in the cbiefeli pla¬ ces of his kingdpme. In former times they hadgiu.cn 1 hemfelues to piracic, and lined onclyby theft. But the king beingdead , and they by his boinnic pofTef- Ting goodly inheritances were neuertheleiTe des irous to cmbroyle the (late pfthc Prouince. Of their faftion there was a Cypriot; Bilhop, a roan efteemed by his countrimcn no Icfic ingenious than fortunate.' At the kings death, he was his Ambaflador with King Ferdinand. This Bilhop determined to inunde + 74 - Tbe tenth Bookeof the third Decad to &iocenigo is gtducrti\cd of the enemies pur- [life. 20 inuade the Realme by tyrannic, and the better to effect his purpofo, he perfwaded King Ferdinand to purfue by his meanes the marriage betwixt his battard tonne,and the battard daughter of the late King limes gotten on a concubine. And fbrfpccdie conclusion of the bufineffe, the Biihop with two Gallics returned to Cyprus, with one of King Ferdinands truftieft Councellers. CAFocemgo who lay at Modon hauing intelligence of the arriuall ofthe kings Gal- lies, began to futpeet that they were not fent thither but vpon tome great occafion, whereupon he prcfcntly ditpatched Conolm Ccpio, and Pietro Totrmerc the Dalma- matian with two Gailies into Cyprus, and commanded them to enquire of the Queene, whether thofe ofthe Illand praftized any innovation,and ifihe feared any treachcric,boldly to fend him word what flic would haue him to doc, who would be readie to come to her with the whole flecte vponany occafion. Aftertheirdc- parture Mocenigo had intelligence by letters from the Gouernour of Candie,that the Cypriots had an intent to rcbell, and that it was to be feared, that vnlcfle theirde- fignes were broken by the fodaine arriuall of the Venetian fleet in Cyprus, that the ftateof the Illand would be greatly endangered. The Generali being moued by thofe letters, did fpeedily fend Victor Scurania with eight Gallics into Cyprus, who comming to Candie before that the two Gailies which were firft fent, were gone from thence, Sonranz,a commanded Conolm to purfue his iourney,and told him,that he with the reft of the Gallics would follow after. Whileft the Venetiahs were on their way, the Cypriots hauing commplottcd with their Biihop, did in the night comeforth of their houfes armed, andflue Fo- lizappa of Cyprus, and the Queenes Philltian, who being afrighted with that fo- dainc rumour ranne to his chamber. AndreaComari at the hrft noife fled to the Caftle, where theCaptainerefufingtogiuchim entrance, he hid himfelfe betwixt outTrd”*’ 1 two walles, but being difcoucrcd, and comming forth vpon the confpirators "ii. jcic . words,that he ihould haue no harme,hc was prcfcntly by them murdered together with Marco Bembo his Nephew',fbntic to his filler. They left their bodies naked in the place. Thefe murtbers being committed, they ranne with thefclfefnme fnrie to the Venetian Magiftratcs houfe,who remained in the Ifland to doe iufticc,to his conntreymen. Tgkolao Pafcali was then Magiftrate: they told him that the fouldiers 3 had llaine Cornari , becaufe he would not giuc them their pay, and that they wouid not haue that nights murthcr committed through the couetoufncflc of one man to be by the Venetians imputed to them, who protefted ftill to continue loyall to the Queene and the Venetians, intreating him to write to the Venetian Generali, that Cornari had bccne flaine by his ownc fault for defrauding the fouldiers oft heir pay: they told him bcfidcs, that they tvould fend meflengers to the Prince and Senate to afTure them ofthe Iflandcrs loyaltictowards the Qucccne and her forme, and of their friendfhip towards the Venetians. Although Pafcali knew all this to be fhlfe, he made (licw neucrthelcffe to beleeue them, and promifed them to write to Mocemgo. Theyinthc meane time entring into the Pallace, betrothed the kings baftard daughter of fixeyeares old to king Fer¬ dinands battard. They intitulcdhim Princcof Galilee (wherewith the fucceiTors in the Kingdome were wont to be honoured,) andaffigned him diuers lands and fignories for her dowric. Thefe things being done, they prefently in a Galley font away King Ferdinands counfcllcr, who came thither with the Bifbop, to ac¬ quaint the King his mafter what had paft. They fent meffengers likewifo to Vcnice tofatisfie the Senators with words,and to fweeten the bitterneffe of Cornares death, or if they could not appeafe them,yet at leaft in fome fort to defer the warre which the Venetians might make vpon thcmfocforc their forces could be vnited. They 5° compelled theQueeneto writeto Moccnigo that Cornari her vncle had becnc flaine by the fouldiers for his couetoufneffe;that with her fonne (he freely gouerned the kingdome: that all the Cypriots were dutifuliand loyall: all which the poorc Prin- ceffe being enuironed with traitors durft not refufeto write. 46 That 47? o'/'jLe Htjkrie of V emce. That done, they beganne to ftrengthen' their ladfion , and manned the Caftles • and iirong places with men at their qwnc demotion,and lharers in the confpiracic. In t!*e nieanc time Cariolan arriued, who focming to be ignorant of matters paid, _ ^ p. m -j told the Qneene that the Venetians had recciued aduertizement, that the king of Egypt had promifed the Realpieof Cyprus to Charlotta, and therefore the Gene- if and. raii had lent him thither to confirme her and the Cypriots likewifo: 1 hat •Sdu&tnzn the Prouidator y/puld lliortly be therewith eight Gallies, and that the Generali would follow him with thcreftof thcFleete : That the Venetians determined to defend her felfe, her fdnnc, and kingdome again ft all forraine attempts. i hclc j 0 news did comfort the Qneene and her followers; and on the contrary,the Confpi- rators beganne toicarc. Fouredayes after, the Prouidator arriued. At his land¬ ing two of the Confpiratourscametohim vpon his word they entering into dif- courfo of what had happened, imputing the caufe oi Cor wires death to his only co- uctoufndle, promifed to continue loyali and obedient, and to account nothing fo deere to them as the Venetians friendfhip. Souravza. although he knew the Wan¬ ders aftions notro he anfwcrable to their words, did neuertheleffe labour to quiet all matters, and promifed them, that by furrendring to the Quecnc the forts and rcuenew ofthc kingdome, they fhould not only be accounted friends, but inward friends to the Venetians. As for Cornares death , it concerned one priuateman a- lonc,and not the common-wealth : He told them that they might depart and fbew smrania bn by thofomeanes which he had propounded to them 1 what loue they did bearc to- ZfZZZ ■ wards the Venetians. They promifed to accomplilh the Prouidators demaund. '• But procraftinating the performance, all their promifes were founddeceipts. T hen did Souretnza write both to the Generali and Senate, that the Qneene and her fonne were by the confpiracic of fome traitors ftraitly kept, and chat vnlefTe fome fpeedie remedic were vied , it was to be feared that flrec would fhortly loofc both the kingdome and the name royall. In the meane time the Confpirators meffengers being come to CMocemgo were roughly entreated ,and fent bade without any hope ofpeace: Then being prouo- ked by the prefont daunger, although hee knew that Trindin Gritti was appointed 5 his fiicceflbr, and forefeeing how datmgerous it was to temporize in a bufmefle of fo great importaiincc, hee rnadea flay offeauen Gallics that were going in trade of t(Sfc marchandize to Alexandria, and font thofoof Alexandria to Candie, and them of ^mstoreiicus Syria to Naples, that they might returne to him londen with horfomen ofMorea, and the other with Candiots. He commaunded the Magiftrates of the Ifland to loade as many fliips as they could find with viftuallsynnd to fond them to Cyprus. And himfclfe on the other fide hauing aflembled all the fouldiers of the neighbour garnfons , andembarking thcminthevcflells, which heehadmadcrcadic in the Ifland, and in other places of Greece, hee foiled towards Rhodes. By the way he receiued Letters from St>uranz,a the Prouidator which aduertizedhim ofthemanr- fell rebellion and confpiracic of the Wanders . Thefenewes caufed him to make hafte. Beeing come to Rhodes, and expefling the troupes which hee had font for, hee had intelligence by later Letters, how that the Confpiratdrs hauing no¬ tice of his great warrelike preparations, together with his_ mightie fleetc, were gone foorth ofthe.Realme, and thereby all matters quieted 1 yet, the Queenes letters, r / Jf ■ though they imported the fame, intreated him, ifhis iburney might not preiudice flitftm Cyprus. « the Common-wealth, to come into the Ifland, becaufo that diuers partakers in the confpiracie were there, and did dilquiet the peace of thc Countrey, and that fhee was well aflTured vnlefle the authoritie of fome of them were abated, tiieRealrnc j 0 would ere long be greatly endaungered. Mocemgo being moued by thefc Letters,. left Rhodes,and within a whileafter arriued in Cyprus. This Wand is foated vpon fundryfoas: on the Weft fide it is watered with the lea of Pamphilia, towards the South with thafof Egypt, towards theEaft with the Ty- Syrian,and ontheNorth with,that of Cilicia. It was in old time called Acbammte: r Pbilonides A -r/T Ly I The tenth Books of the third e Decad M ocenigo at bis arriuall in Cp- pnu pumjheth tbo/e that rrcre guiltie of Conti 4 rts death. M ocenigo is cho- fenGouemour *f Cyprus, the T urines bc- fiege Scutari. The flotation of Scutari. [ h ‘ l f dcS /Jm f Tb:n tearmed Geraf;l . : Xnugmras, Afpclin, Amarhufi, and Mat. hare: ’^ljhmoncs 1 Chntona and Colinnia. There were in it in former times nfceene goodly Cities, but at this day there are very few. 1"ymottenes writes That it is m circuit tourc hundred and nine and twentie thoufand paces, and lfidorvi mennoneta but three hundred feuentic hue thoufand : and in length from the Eaft to the Weft, betwixt the Promontories of Dinareta and Achamnnte, Artcnndoru* ,nt , an bundled lixtie two thoufand, and Timojlenes two hundred thoufiind Da- tmjhis was decerned to take the length thereof from the North to the South' Cv* prus is inferiorto none other Ifland whatfoeuer: itaboundethinwinenndoyle it hudi corne fufficient, it produceth mcttals, and diuers other neceffaries ; in which rjjpecfit isno idle frequented by marchants, than for thofe other commodities which they tranfportto Syria. The Venetian after his arriuall landed all his troops at Famagofta,and embattai- led them,as if he intended to haue muftcred them in S- ^Wmarkct-place, be¬ neath the RoyaU Palace, in the light of the Qyccne and the Cypriots, who were g 1 cady terrified therewith. His muffers being ended, he did on a fuddainc difmifTc the Galues which went for traffique,and all the reft likewife which he had brought tom the neighbour Illands, together with all the Caualleneihe onely retained with him the Candiot Archers, and the old Armie. Then he mand the forts with natu- la Venetians. Heud afterwards make a diligent cnquiric of CVmjradcath, and 2 thofe that were attainted and comiiited of thecrime, he punifhed with death, and ' bamlhed fuch as were fufpefted of it. Thofe who in that commotion had continu¬ ed loyall,wererccompenced with the confpirators goods. The affaires of Cyprus being thus quieted,he rcccmcd letters from Prince Marcello, and a Decree from the Senate,whereby he was made Couernour of Cyprus: where although he had care- fuily prouided for whatfoeuer was ncceflarie for the peace of the Ifland, and that all matters there were quiet, the publike Decrcedid neucrtheleffe enforce him to re- maine there for the defence of the Ifland. In the meane time Giacomo Marcello, Prouidatorto the new Generali, arriuedin the Prouince, vnto whom at his comming into Cyprus Cfocewge fmrendred tenne 3 < Gall.es, that with them he might defend the Iflands of the Egean fea, till TrUdans 3 arriuall: but being certified by letters,that Trudan was come into Greece,and per- ccunngthc Realmc of Cyprus ro bequiet, leaning Sourtmza the Prouidator (who likewife by the Senates Decree was appointed to commaund the foot forces in the Iftand) with tenne Gall.es for the defence of the Kingdomc, he tooke leaue of the Qucene and entreated her to feare nothing, telling her, that the Venetian forces fhould be euerrcad.e forthe preferuation ofher State. Shegaue him a Targuetcu- rioufly wrought and a purple banner in confideration of his braue exploits: then departing from the Ifland with the reft of the Fleet he went firft ro R hodes, from t c nee to Canclie, and laftly toModon. Thithernewes was broughthim.how that ir the encmie with great forces lay before the Citic of Scutari. This Citic ftandeth in that part of Dalmatia, which being poflifTcd by the Epi- rors,was by the modernes tearmed Albania by a particular name: it is feared on an hanging hill, and in fome places theaccefle to it is very difficult. On the Weft iidc is a lake,,n circuit fourefcore thoufand paces, though Authors make no mention of it. f fie inhabitants call itthe lake of Scutari, out of which iflueth a nauieablc Ri- ucrcalled Boyano. Pfeie fifth, That in formertimethe RiuerDrinadidrunneon n' MG ldC r!ler f of y vcr y ftcerc to the Citic walls, where at this day the mines of ^ m d| B earc t °^ efccne; now the Riuer changing her courfe, itrunnes neere to the Ifland, and del.uers it felfe by two channels to the fea, ten myles from Boyano to I hechampaine countrey, which lieth betwixtthefe two Riuers, and the fields neere adioyning,are Co fruitfull, as feed being caft vpon theground without any til- fage,g ,u e a wonderfull encrcafe; and they areenferccd todriue theircattell forth epaftures,forfearetheyfhould ouerfeed themfclues. Alongftthe ftacoaftare goodly 10 of the Hiflorie of Venice . 477 goodly woods, wherewith they build iliippes. Ottoman, who afpired tothe Empire ot Italie, being allured by thefe commodi¬ ties, refolued to attempt Scutari,the chicfc Citie of that Prouincc,hqpmg by raking thereof with cafe to become mafter of the reft: hce committed the charge of the sohm-a the r u- liege to Soli-man the Eunuch, whom h e made Gcuernor of the Prouinccs of Europe in his ftead,who the ycarebefore was flaine in the Perfian warre. And befides his m idjc[orc sen other forces,he gaue him eight thoufand lanizaries of his owncguard,with an hun- tm - dred Canoniers. He, hauing affemblcd great forces forth of all Prouinces fubiaft to eJUahomet,hi\A fourefcore thoufand men in his armie. The Citie being befieged, j o he made a bridge ouerthe riuerBoyano,the guard whcrofhc committed to Alibeg , Thcmm i, (ra f with his fierce troopes of T ribulls. T hen he caufod foure pceccs of ordnance of a tbtiuritfhtr. wonderfull bigneife to be planted necrc the walls, to make a breach: the munition mc - belonging to thole peeces did load foure hundred Camels. Hec did befides caufe twelue other fmaller peeces to be planted to batter the houfes of the to wne. So foonc as Mocemgo had intelligence of the fiege of Scutary,he went to Corfu, where hereceiued letters from the Prince, and acommandcmcnt from the Senate, to be carefull ofthc defence of Scutari,and of the fea-coaft of Albania. Therefore he pre- fently palled oucr into the firm land,where at the mouth oftheBoyano he met with Triadin Gritti his fuccelfor, and Lodouieo Umbo the Prouidator. Then,although he 10 might haue commaunded alone, yet being in no fort ambitious, he refolued to doe nothing without their common confcnt. Firftofall then they lent Leonardo Bolda with foure Gallies to Catharra,and commaunded him to goe to John Cernouich,\\ ho Tfc? commaunded the Sclauonians,neighbours to the Lake, and to entreat him from fVihWtfeof them, that he would (asbecameafaithfullaffociate) leuie forces from all parts, in Scutari. Ibme fort to relicue-Scutari,ifit were polfible: That Leonardos felfe, with his velfels appointed for that purpofc, fhould together with Ceruouicb vie meancs to put fomc liipplies into the towne by water. They did afterwards fond fiiic Gallies by the Ri- uerDrinonfbrtheguardofthellland. TheCiticisfeatedonaplaine, and is in no fort ftrong b v Art or Nature. Theriuer Drinon falling by two channells into the 3 ° foa makes anlfiand, whither all the Country people of that Prouince which dwelt in the Villages were retired with their wiues and children vpon the enemies com- ming. Now for the defence of this Ifland, the Venetian Generalls Pent diners armed velfclls befide the Gallies . They did moreoucr alfure Durazzo, with foure gallies, and ccrtaine troupes of Albanian horle. This cittie was in former time called Epidamnum, by the Founders name : his Trmrpmce Nephew fonneto his daughter, added the Hauen to the Cittie, and wouldhaue tVntmV °°' it to be called Dirrachiumaftcrhisownc name. He loft his fonne ionitts in the war againft his brethcren vnder the conduit of Hercules , who flew him by misfortune, 40 and threw him into the neighbour Sea, ofwhom it afterward took the name. This istheopinionoftheGreckc Authors. The Latines do not reckon the place to be offuch antiquity, and affirmc that the Romains named it Dyrrachium , in fted of Epidamnum , bccaule that name feemed to prefage fome misfortune to fuchas went thither. It was in old time a very famous cittie, and much renowmed during the ciuill warres ofthc Romans. For Tempey in that place madcallhis warrelike preparations againft C&far but it is now defolate and vninbabited. T he Venetians keptit for the commodioulnefTeofthe hauen . They did afterwards plncegarri- fonsinBudap Antiuari, and Olchina, which in former times, according to Piinie , was called Colchina, founded by the Colchians, whopurfuingJ*^fa,entredin- tothe Adriatticke lea and Ionian feas. Some Authors woorthie of credit affirme, J That the Inhabitants of that place doc yet retaine the barbarous crueltie of their Anceftours, and that among all the Inhabitants ofthat coaft, they are moll vnciuili to ftrangers. The Venetian Generalls went and encamped with the reft ofthe armie at Saint Sergitts 47S The tenth Boo{e of the third Decad The Turkei de- The Venetians preuaile againft the Turves, The manner of the Turkei af- fault. The Sc Marians prepare for de¬ fence: Sergms Church in view of the Inhabitants. This place is hue miles from Scutari, and foureteene from the Sea. The Gallies could not faile vp the R iuer beyond the Church, by reafon of the fhallowneffe of the water. From thence the flecte gaue fignes ofencouragement morning and euening to the Citric, by making fires. The riuer Boyano diuides it felfe into two very narrow channels beneath the Temple Efchella eight miles from the Armic. The Turkes went about to embarre thofe Freights with yron chaines and piles,to fliut in the Venetian Gallies; which would haue mightily endaungered the Venetians, had notafugitiuegiuen them notice thereof in time; whereat they being fomewhattroubled, did fodainely fide in or¬ der of battel! to fcize vpon the mouth of the Riuer . Thccnemie vpon the ^allies * arriuall being landed was encamped vpon the (lioare in a clofe battallion. The fisht being begunne, the Turkes did extreamely afflict the Venetians with their arrows and they them with their ordnance , howbeit in the end the enemy was enforced' to quit the place with the loileoffiue hundred ofhismcn. The victorious Venetians hauing left fourc gallies for the defence ofthe place returned to their campe necre the Temple. Many that were prefent at this exploit afhrme that this fight againft the T urkes at the entry of the riuer Boyano hapned vndcr the conduct of Tnadin before Mocenigohxs arriuall. But whilit this was done vpon the Riuer, the Turkes did continually with the cannon batter the city walls and ouerthrew the hou/cs. Antonio Lauretano , a valiant gentleman commaundcd in the city,and was Prouidator in the Prouincc, who, as one well aduiffd,was care- full of all matters, and fofoone as hee faw the walls to be beaten dewne hedid re- pairc them with a countermure. T he fiege which began he in the end ofMaie, had continued many daies, when Lnuretano fenta boy through the enemies campe to let the Venetian Generallsvn- derftand, T hat though himfclfe and fellowes were bold and re/olutc to end urea long liege, yet becaufe the euents ofwarre are Fill vneertaine, they requcFcd them to thmke vpon fome meanes torelieuc the Citty. Tnadin and Moccnioo did their beft to cited- that which Lnuretano craned, by the meanes of Leonardo Bolda and John Cerncmh: who hauing leuied foot companies and prepared a Frong fleet vpon the Lake (forthecnemiehad Garrifons in all places) comming to Froakes with the enemies, returned without performance. And by reafon that the Countrey was coucred with enemies, and the Riuerbankes by which they wereto paffc to Scuta- n, were manned with Turkes, they had neede of greater forces, and efpecial- ly of hone, if they intended, maugre the enemies, tocome to the cittie- whereup¬ on the Gcncralls hoping that the Filiation ofthe place would defend the cittie to¬ gether with the Prouidators valour, and the townefmens conftancie, they rau’c o- ucr all further attempts for that time. b Tnadin in the meane time, with Bembo the Prouidator, by reafon ofthe fen- mfli aire fell ficke ; and not they alone, but the whole fleeteina mancrlanp’uflied They went to Catharra to reeoucr their health. c JMocenigo (although hcc were cr ‘™4 relolued, with Manputro the Prouidator, to tarrie till the end ofthe ficee. 1 hcTurkcon the other fide, the cittie walls being beaten downe, attempted iometmies by menaces, and afterwards by intreaties, to induce Lauretano to yeclde But his anfwere not fbrting to the Turkes expectation, he caufed certaine engines' to be brought neere to the walls, with which his fouldicrs being protefted, ht with more fafetie approach the rampircs. Afterwards hcc commaundcd his Iaiuf- iarics, who were armed with fwords and targets to fecond them . Moreouer he caufed great numbers of Archers to gall thofe that werconthe wals. Hisbattail- lions being thus ordered, he did by day-brake march to the aflault. Thofe of Scutarie Iikcwife prepared for defence, They had greatftoreofwild- ' her wlwh at the aflault they abundantly bcFowcd vpon the enemies. They had bclidcs laide Fore ofgreat Foncs vpon the Rampiers,anddid much hurt with their Murtncrers. The Turks with great cries according ro their manner, enuironed the Cittie, oj the Hijiorie of'Oenice. 4 , 75 ? Citic, and attempted to enter at the breach . The beiieged without any feare at all, did brauely repulfe them with (hot and wild-fier, which they could not elcape, and the huge hones being thrownc downc vpon them, made a great (laughter. But the Turks like brute beads marching vpon thedcad bodies, did fcarcleflcly aiHiilc the Rampicrs. Thofcof Scutarieon the contrarie,did beat them thence with pikes and (hot. Lauretano in the meane time went vp and downc incouraging his foldi- ors , furnifhing them with neccflaries, and planting freft men in their deeds that were hurt and wearied. SoUman on the other bide was not idle, but with an yron macedid driue his (low fouldiors forward to theaifault, A t the lad,the Turks being JO tyred and mafteredby the defendants valour, retyred. Thofc of Scutarie beiiw The Turk, n- accompanied with the foldiors of the garrifon, made a furious falley vpon them in f their retreat, and (lew them on heaps vpon thedcad bodies of their fcliowes.and then beinglo'den with the enemies fpoiles ,and militarie enfeigns, they returned triumphant to the Cittic. Cepio,who hathcurioufly written the occurrentsofthiswarre, faith , That three thoufind T urks were (lainc atthis a (limit,and the number ofthofe that were hurt, did far exceed it: the greateft part of whom died foone after. Thole of Scu¬ tarie fay,That, at the allaults, and other incountcrs during the liege,fixteene thou (and Turks were (laine and perifhed. jo All things fucceeding profperoully at Scutarie, Mocenigo thought good to pro- uide for his ownc health. For it was reported , that Lodottico Bembo died at Ca- tharra, and that Triodan drew towards hisend. And (caring that the like might be¬ fall himfelfe, he went to Ragufi to take phyfickc. Ragufi is a Cittie in Dalmatia, builded in times paft by the Epidaures, in a more happie feat, hauingtheirowne Countrieby the Goaths formerly ruined. It is a free Cittie,and adorned with good lawes and cuftomes. Whileft Mocenigo remained at Raguza, SoUman (till hdd C Scu- C ‘“ c ‘ tarie ftraitly beiieged, and was fully refolued not to hauc rifen from before it, till he fliould conftraine them to yecldeitherby force or famine, had not the warlike pre^ parations of Matbitci king of Hungarie enforced his diflodgement. ^ 30 The Venetians from the firft time of their warre with Ottoman , had made a m atbiaikm league with that martiall king, and had promiled togiuehim ayearely penfion. * Francijco yenieri was fent thither Ambailadourat the beginning, to procure him to ^ realJi>l3ior > make warre with the T urks: Gioitanni Hemo followed him. During thetimeofhis ambaflage, he fought fortunately twice with ^lliEey vpon the frontiers of Hun- garia: Francifco died, & Francijco Iustmmno fucceeded Hemo. At the Lift the Senate hauing intelligence of the liege of Scutarie, fent Sebajltan Badoarie to the king with agreat fumme ofgold. At his arriuall, he obtained fuchintereftin the King, not fo much for his gold he brought with him, as for his good carriage and difererion as procuring him prcfently to take Armes. he did in fuch fort afright Ottoman,as he 40 prefently wrote to the Eunuch to raife his fiege from before Scutarie,arid to rc- turnc home. Badoarto by the Senats appointment tarried with the king , and conti¬ nued with him more than two ycares. During which time the Hungarian perfor¬ med many notable exploits vpon the Turks: Forbeiides lixebattails wherein he ouerthrow them ,hetooke Subafla, a vcnc llrong tovvne, from Ottoman, together with a thoufind of his Ianifiries. ’ & Befides, at that time when warre wasdenounced to Stephen the Vaiuodc, and UtitaUm that the T urks had befieged Zuzan.a verie famous Cittie,fo lb one as he vndcrftood P wn fai that the Hungarian was comming thither, he left his ordnance and bagage behind a ? n h n “° him,and bafely fled from them : whereby it came to palfc, that the Commonwealth 50 being fupported by the proteffion of fo great a Prince,did fora timercceiucno Ioffe by the enemie. In regard whereof,certaine Princes and Commonwealths ofltalie, did at the Venetians purfute,lcnd an hundred thouland Crownes to him into Hun¬ garie, by the Bifhop of Arieta and c_ AntomoVitturi, who fucceeded Badoario. SoUman being called home by Ottoman, did foorthwith mount his Artillcrie, S f and „j,So The tenth c Boo,{e of the third "Dec ad The (lege raifed from before Scutarie. and raifed his Campc, hauing belieged the Cittie almoft three moneths, and mar¬ ched into Macedonia. This report is more credible than that which faith , That he difeamped forfeare of the great preparations which were made againft him in Italie. T hofe of Scutarie (ofwhom two thoufand died in the fiege) were reduced to fuch foarcitic of water, as the want thereof would haue enforced them to haue yeelded ,ifhe had maintained his fiege but a while longer. Whereupon fo foonc as the enemy was diflodged, they ran with fuch carncftneiTc to the riuer,and dranke fo excefi'iucly of the water, which had a long time been kept from them,as many of them furfeted,and died fodainly. Mocemgo being aduertifed ofthe enemies depar¬ ture, and being not able to recouer his health at Ragufa,. went to Venice. Within to a while after, Triadin the Generali ofthe Armie, a man of foure fcore yearcs ,dicd at Catharra. Stefano Mmpetro whom Mocemgo had left with the Fleet at * Sey- guu Church , hauing after the fiege commanded all the Captains of Galleis^fbldi- ors,and marrincrs,who in a manner were all llcke, by reafbn ofthe fenny aire of the Boyano, to remoue to a whoifomer aire, himfelfe being verie lickc, alfo retyred to Venice. The report ofthe enemies difeamping being brought to Venice before Mxripic- tro his arriuall, they did highly reioice the whole Cittie, which whileft the liege la- fted,had been greatly afflifted with care. All men extolled Lauret.ino ^and a decree was made, that the Commonwealth fhould fend him prefents. The Captains of 10 the garrifons likewife were much eftccmcd ,but efpccially the loyaltie of the Inha¬ bitants,and their conftancie in defending their Cittie, and reward's were appointed for either of them : Then they went to Church to giuc thanks to God, for that the Commonwealth had been freed from fo dangerous a warre. Great Rewards were likewife giuen to CMocenigo , who after the death of Prince CM ir cello , which dccea- fed about the beginning of Winter, was by the generall con fent ofthe whole Scnat declared Prince, c Mir cello gouerned oneyeare and three moneths, and was hono¬ rably buried in theChartrcux. 3 ° 40 Ogtonio iMiretcino , who for that he had brauelie defended Scutarie, was made Generall of the Gallies, did about the Spring time of the fameyeare, tooke a Gencuois Argozic betwixt Cyprus and Sicilia, loden with rich Turkifh marchandize,andfunke itifixteenc Gallies had fought with her, and could not take it, till Georgio Brngone arri- ucd ofthe Htfiorie of Venice, 4.81 10 20 ued wi th a Venctian Argozic, and then it yeelded, her matt being ftr uck ouerboord with a Cannon lliot. Not long after ySthmm who theyeere before had befieged Scutari,did with thir- tie thoufand Tur-kes beiiegc the cittic of Naupactum, called at this day Lepanto, feared on the Corinthian Guiph, and in times paft amongeft the cittics of fEtslia, next to Calidonia, verie famous, but at this day it is not much inhabited , and her walls arc in a manner ruined. T owards the North on the toppe of an hill it hath a, cattle: This fort was valiantly defended, as well by reafonofthe trenches and ram- pires, as by the rnagnanimitic ofthole within it.- For Lmetmo came thither with a mighty fleet before the Turkesarriued. The enemies on all fides madea great bat- terie. ThcfouldiersoFthe Armicand hue hundred horfe that were in the Tower, did not onelydcfoiVd the Ratnpircs, butdidmakc daily incurlions vpon the ene¬ mies as occation was offered: this fiego continued foure moncths. But the fcnemie being out of hope to take it, (for bcfidcs the flrorig garrifon within it, the Venetian fleete lay in the Hauen, which did aboundantiy furnifh the belieged with viif ualls men>and munition) and tyred with that warre, raffed his campe. rheYurktbe- Thisis all which the encmie attempted by land that Summer. But at Sea Otto- fi lg „h the ijU »wwfleatc,after it departed from Lepanto, went to the life of Lemnos, where, ha- ofurmos. uing befieged the cittic of’Coccina, and with theirordnance beaten downeagreat part of the walls, the enemie vndoubtedly would haue taken it, had not Lduretano come ihTimeto the reliefe ofthe belieged, who fo foonc as he had intelligence that the enemie had befieged Lemnos, left thcPromdator with foure Gallics at Lepan¬ to, and failed with the reft ofthe fleetc to Pfara a defirt Ifland very nccre to Lem¬ nos. Hedurftnotonafodaineaflailethccnemie,by rcafon that his fouldiers were TbcTuriits in a manner all ficke. But the enemie interpreting his delay in an other fence, as lcMS UmnK - tbough the Venetian tarried there, but till all things were in readines for the battel, did put to Sea, and failed thence. Then did Lturcrano go to the Ifland. The inhabi¬ tants and fouldiers ofthe garrifon were highly commended. Iris reported, that a young’Maide ofthe Ifland wasprefonted to him that had 3 ° fought valiantly, and by whole meanes (as it was reported) the citty had beene chiefly defended. This Maid whole name was CMuralli, her father being flaine fighting valiantly at the Coccine Gate ,rannctohimandtookevp his (word and • target, where alone (he withftoode fora time the Turkes aflault, whohadalmoft made thcmfelues Matters ofthe Gate, and then being affifted by her Countrymen, they rcpulfed the enemie with great (laughter to their fhippes : in regard whereof the Generali gaue her double pay, and the Prouidators with all theCaptaines of thcGajlics gaue hercrownesapcece : The General! bid her make choice among all thofebraueCaptaincs which (bee would hauero be her husband, and promifod her that the common-wealth fbouldgiue heradowry.Shegauehim many thanks, 4 ° andanfwered. That for her part flic did notaltogctherrefpedfthevalourofaman but his wifedome and diferetion, and that fnc would neuermarrie before (hec had exaftly knownethedifpofitionof him that fhould be her husband . By this Mai¬ dens diferetion and vertuc (if it be la wfull to iudge of the reft) I do affirme that the womenofLemnosdonotat this day degenerate eitherin fortitude or valour from that excellent Hipfiphile of old times, and from the reft, who with her did com- maund that Ifland, and that the common Prouerb is moft true, How that the for¬ tune ofplaces is very often changed , but not the manners and behauiour of the In¬ habitants. This is all that was done by land and fca during that Summer; after which the ; jc Armies went to Garrifon. About the Spring time of the yeerc following, vpon a rumour that was fpred , how that King Ferdinand determined ro inuade the Iflc of Cyprus • /«/;», ofthe illuftrious fimilic ofthe Georges was Pent thither with fue gal¬ lics, and many fhippes of burthen* but this report being found to be idle, van i (bed. Lmetano in the mcane time toOke fpcciall care for the defence ofthe fea-coafts of S f 2 Morea 4S2 d he tenth Boo\e of the third Dccad Morca with the Ides neere adiacent. Wc do not find that the fame Summer or the next that infued it, till peace was made with the Turkc, which hapned fourcyeres after, any memorable matter was done in the Iflands. Prince Meccnigo, the fecond moncthof his gouernement died , and was buried in the Church of the Twinncs, where at this day his fumptuous monument is to be feene, enriched with thefpoils of Alia. Andrea Vendrammo was chofen in his place. TbeTttrl^e be- fiegeth cro'ia. T be. Turves are put to the wo jl bejoie Cro’a. 10 40 Summer following, which was the third after the fiege of Scuta- 5 pM) ri > Croia in Albania was befieged by theTurke. Eight thoufand " ofthem befieged it at the Spring time, and continued there all that yeerc and more : this city is Icated on an high mountaine which the inhabitants call Croiana, and there aredeeper Precipices rounda¬ bout it,wherby for a time all the enemies attempts were in vaine,and longer would haue beene vnprofitab'e , had not famine affli&cd them. The firft Summer of the fiege was already Ipcnt, and a great part of the Au- tumne, when two thoufand Venetians came into thelfland, to relieue theaffliflcd Croians : Among thefe were fiue hundred light-horfecommaundcd by Nicolas mean the Albanefe,a man famous among his Countrymen. The Captaincs of the Italian Cauallcry were Antonioatio Dacia, and LoaouicoTifernalo: Leon ofDalmatia, and Carkno commaunded the chiefe troups offoote. Thefe men on the fixt of De¬ cember marched in a fquarc battallion againft the Turkes, who were encamped in a plainc which the Inhabitants call Tyranna foure miles from Croya. Being come to ftrokes, the enemie prelum ing on the fwiftnefleof his horle, made an attempt to dilorder the Venetian Armie. The Venetian footemen on thccontrary fighting at times vpon occafion forth oftheirranckes, after that they had repulfcdthc enemie with Ioffe, retired into the clofe battallion of their horfemen, fearing to be cut off from their troupes. The fight had continued from the fixt houre of the day till E- uening when on a fodaine the T urfccs turned their backcs,and betooke thcmfelues as vanquifhed to open flight. The victorious Venetians purified them to their very campe, the which being taken ,and full ofriches, the Venetian fell to pillage, verie few purfuing the victory. Thofeofthccity presently (allied forth and tooke two forts which theenimieshad built not far from the city,which they prefently razed. But of the Hijiorie ofVtcnice. 483 But lbs soy tor this viitorie continued not long: For wllilcit that Coyitircni rise Prouiditor, and the other Captaines were confulting, vvhetheric were beft to re- niainc that night in the enemies campc,or to retttrne backe to their quartcr.thc ene¬ mies returned with great cries vpon the Venetians, & prefentl y enuironrd rhofe of the formoft rankcs.Th.en a crucll fight began. The Albanefecauallerie, fo foone as it perceiued the foot croups to be enclofed, fled. The Italian cauallerie did the like. Tlie T titles by reafon it was Moonlight, chaced & flew them vp and down die plain, ih: wwi* and followed the execution as far astheriuerLatnifla. The enemicthat day and the night following made a great daughter, but tlietrcchcry of the Albanefcs did them more hurt, who to the number of eight thoufand boric flood all day long in order of battaileandftirrednot, asfpedfators of the fight: And when thcypercciued the Venetians to italic the worft,they likewife fell vpon them in the wocd.andalong the riuersfide,in as vile manner as the Turkes. Mare then a thoufand Venetians were flame in that flight, & among them Francifco Co.vtarcni the Prouidator with diuerfe Captatnes.The bickering was no ieffe bloudie to the enemies: for fo long as rite Ve¬ netians barrallion flood firme and vnbroken, they flew great numbers of them. Thenewcsor tins Ioffe ivas grieuous to the Citie, but that which they within a while after recsiucd in Italie, did much more afflidt them - The Venetians after thefirft incurfions oftheTurkcs into Italie had ftopt vp with ftrong Rampircs and 2Q Caufies all places that were foordabie betwixr the bridge Gorician and the marfhes ol Aquileia (theriuerLizonzaexceptcdJandbuildedaFort vpon the ancient banke of the iiuer nor farrefrom the new channel). They had imployed theufands of Pin- s ners in this wotke, who were commanded by Ciudimo FratriHas a famous Ingenere. %Jjttb'°crrt And they did not onely make Ranipiersjbut Itkcwilc necre to the marfhes \ where the vt'oods were vericthicke,they cut downcdiuers great trees,binding them fo fait together as they cculd net be feparated, and there left them, andontbechampainc they laid earthen turfes of feuen foot broad all along, and in them they did fet bran¬ ches of willow, and other flnall trees apt to take root, then fvpon them they laid o- therrankesof turfes, fo as thereby the fortification was drawne forth to the veric 30 end towards thofe places,by which the enemies were wont to paffeithis fortification being made with lmall towers and battlements, did afarreolf fliew like a to wns. And where the ritier might eafily be forded, they built two Fortes enthroned with Along Rampiers and deepe Trenches, the one named Gradifcan,and the other Fog- lian , by the names of the two towncs that are on either fide of them. Thislafl after the ouerthrow giuen vpon the Riucr bankes was abandoned as a defert place, but the otheris till thisday kept bya ftrong Garrifbn, and forthemoft partis cn- doled with walles, andbymeanesof FrancifcoTronotav: thither to that end is rc- ducedintothcformcofaflrongtowne. This workewasin length more than an hundred furlongs. Butthcfc fortifications are almoft ruined, and cfpecially where 40 the matter was but kind, which the continuall raines haue eafily waflied away. There was befides, a little mount in forme ofa Cnftle, necre to the' bridge Oucr the riucr hard by Goricia, & at firft ccrtaine foote companies were fent thither to guard it. Then they built two Caftles within a mile of each other fortified with ftrong Rampiers,and in it three thoufand horle,with ccrtaine foot companies, butthein- fanteric was not proportionable to the horfc.By thefe mcancsthe foordsand pafla- ges which before lay open to the enernie, were now ftopt vp, by Rampiers which could not be. forced, which being ftrongly garrifbned, kept out the cncmie that way from entring into Italie,loss the Commonwealth thereby was freed from all dangerand fcare. r’. - ,But by how much their fccuritie Icetncd great, by lo much mote was the Pro- (V/lvLUitP P uineeafflidfed with a terrible ouerthrow. For at fuch time as they leaf! doubted of li¬ the enemies arriuall, they percciucd them on afbdainerolie encamped with great forces vpon thefirthcr fide ofthc riucr Lizonza. Thofe which were in the Arm e, doe not content about their number, for fomc afnrmc them to be tenne thoufand, S f 3 other 484 The tenth c Boo! an d ac hhf without any difficultic feized on the Fortneere to the bridge,lome the Fort ncereto of the fbuldicrs retired to the bridge, reloluing to breake both the ends, and to de- the bridge. fend thcmlelucs in the middeft; but being on a fodaine oucrwhelmcd with great Ihowcrs of darts and arrowes,they were beaten into the riucr. This place waslburc miles from the campe/o that they had nonewes ofthe taking oftheFort till it was late in the night,and then they hardly beleeued it. tJMurbcg ( forlo was theTur- kith Generali named) hauing taken the bridge, did fend vp and downe to difeouer fome fitplacefor an ambufeado, and finding onenotfarre from thence, he com¬ manded a thoufand choice horle, to palfe ouer the riuer about midnight ataFord, and to lie in ambulh till a lignal were giuen them to breake out, then to fall on a lo- :o datnc vpon the enemies. Solooncasit wnsdny,theTurkecaufedatroupe'ofborfc to croffc the riuer, and commanded them to goe as fiirre as the enemies campe, and to gallop cuen to their gates to draw them forth to fight, and then to retire by little and little to the place of ambufeado. But by the wav they encountred Ieronimo , and the reft ofthe Cauallerie which followed him in order of battaile. At firft they fought valiantly on both Tides, but the Turkes at laft did of Ictpurpolegiue backe, the Chriftians purfliing them. Ieronimo his lonne a couragious young man madea fiercer purfuit than any ofthe reft, and wasfecondedbyntroupeofyoung gallants who were as forward as himfelfe. Thepoiiticke old man was difplealed with their rafhncflc, 40 laying that he was certaine that the Turkes would notlo eafily file, but vpon feme fpeciall aduantage. And bccaulcthey were almoltcome betwixt two (freighter, which were much to be fufpefted, 5 \oudlo founded the retreat. Then the Turks returning to the charge, renewed a fierce fight. lerontmo lentfor the firft fquadron to come to his reskew. For from the other fide ofthe riuer acompanie of men at Armes were alreadie comming to the aide oftheirfellowes. In the meane time a great fquadron of T urks had gotten vp on the ncereft banks of the riuer, where the fight being renewed, the T urks were repulfed as Err as Gra ■ man (a little ftreame runninga thwart the vallies Pergotanes.) But whileft the Ve¬ netians were wholly bulled in the vieforie.-the fignal being giuen to the A,mbulcado from the top ofthe mount Licinicia which was on their left hand, the Turkifh troupes brake forth , and with fearcfull cries fell vpon the Venetians, who were lo terrified w th the enemiesfodaine eruption, as one would not haue taken them for thole Venetians that euen now fought lo valiantly: Ncucrthdefrr,perceiuingthat the the Hijlor te of'Venice . 4.S5 10 the hope of their lines confifted onely in their Armes, they were inforced fomc- whar to oiuc backe-, that they might tight more at large. But vpon a foda.ne the Turkes gaue them fo furious a charge, as being beaten backe into a ftrsight p.ace, they could not haue roomc. Inthemeane tunc the cruell enemy affailed them in fron t and in flankc, and inade an horrible (laughterofthem, lo that the hrft band was in a moment cut in pceces by the enemies great numbers, and were all flame,la- uine a few men ot note, who yeeided to the ehc'mie. l ira The Captaincs ofthe fccond fquadron perceiumg their fellowcs to be mclolcd by the enemies, gauc backe by little and little towards the Plainc , but in inch a- mazemcnt.as thofein the rereward fuppofed it rather a flight than retrace. vV na- in a while, they all begannein difordcr and without Enfignes or Captaincs to ic as vanquilhed into the thickets ofthe neighbour-forrefts, the Turkes ftill punning them Some leauing their horfeand armour behind them, efcaped into the Moun- t nines. In this battcll died Jcronmo Generali of the Cauallcrie his fonne fimomo 2 k- doario, 'Anattafa of Romagnia, and many other noble perfons : molt of the rclt were taken. , . . . „ ,, The Turkes lfkcwife bought this vidoric at a deere rate: Mtrbeg their Genet all was gricuoufly wounded, and great numbers offouldiers flaine, who being heaped vp all together, were by hiscommaundcment burnt. The news of this ouerthrow did much terrifie the whole Country , for the peo¬ ple thought themfelues fcarce fife euen in their walled cities. The next day about 110011c a great fmoake was feene in the airein many places necre to Vdina, " here by they knew that thecncmicwasnotfarreoff, andinaninftant,allthc farmc hou- fes betwixt the Riuers Lizonzaand Taillcmcnt were feene to burne. It was a a- mentablc fight to behold fo goodly a Countrey filled with cioudes of fmoake; but moil ofall, when the night following the whole territorie neerc adioynmg was on fire. The Turkes fpoiled and wafted all places the fame night, and by day-breake, vniting themfelues,returned merrily home to their campc beyond the riuei Lizon- za lodcn with bootic, and ftorc of prifoners. , ■ , , , 20 The next day they marched with their Enfignes into the held, a dayes journey ^ from the Riuer, making (hew to depart, but with greater furie than before, they came and incampcd on the banckes ofTaillcment, and eroding the Riuer, they let fire on all places, carrying away more prifoners, and doing more hurt to the pool c inhabitants than at the former time : And vpon report that the Venetian forces were comming againft them by land and Sea. Mabegmk&ha campc, and left ita¬ lic. This ouerthrow at Lizonza terrified all men, and affrighted the famous Citoc of Verona . At Venice the fire of the Countrie houfes which burnt by night, being fecncfrom the higheft Turrets ofthe Citty, did muchamazetheinhabitants. Ma¬ ny laid: That it was a great dishonor to the Seigniory, to fee the plcafantcft coun- 40 trey of the Venetian Territorie, burnt and wafted before their faces by a barba- rousenemie. . 1 mi 1 1 c This caufed them prefently to difpatch certaine armed vcflells along the Sea- coaft, and certaine troupes ofhorfeand foote through the ftrme land . But they ar- riued in Friuli, when the ennemie was gone. The two Fortes were for a time with¬ out Garrifon, and fome were of opinion to haue them razed. The Senate lent ccr- taine Gentlemen thitherto view the ftate of the Prouiitce .; Vornmco Georgia, who in that iourny died at Vdina, was lent thither with Zacbmst Barbara firctur.m homo, and Candkn Bellnno to take order for that which fhould be expedient forthe Com¬ mon-wealth, and either to raze them both, orelferepaireandfortmcthem. And r Q for fafe withftanding the enemies incurfions it was concluded, at the leatt to place a ftrong garrifon of'horfemen in one ofthem. Car do Contone who the ycare before had beene called, was called from Tufcanie, and fent into thc Prou.nce : he pla¬ ced a ftrong Garrifon in the Fort of Gradifcan , and fortified it with dikes and Rampircs. But whileft hec continewed his workes, Prince Vendramino died,tnc The Venetians , are defeated by thcTmlics. The Turves burn the country of Print. The Venetian aide copies too late into Trial, 4 .S 6 The tenth Body of the third T>ecad n-cond ycarc of his Principalkic beeing farce in the Church of the Seruians. expired. Hec was honourably buried Cro'iayeclded to the Turves, Theyheficge Scutari. Antonio l efero Gouernour of Scutaru louanm Mocenigo brother to Prince Pietro , a man of Angular wifedome and judgement, was by generallconfcnt declared Prince. Suchfuc- t i => c ^ had the Venetian affaires in Italic, whileftin Dalmatia the fie^e {M of Croia without any intermifflon Lifted one whole yeere .m ottoman not fitisfied hcerewith did on the fifth day of Iune with greater forces than foure yearcs before come and beiiege Scutari. At hisarriuall ,, |[ ,0 j ° f , Cr0ia °PP refI «J ™th famine, and terrified with the fearefull report of 5 ‘ the Turkes airmail yeeldcd. Atibcg a little before hiscomming had with teooo men beguirt Scutari: Foure dales after Solyrnan came thither, and incamped on the raft fideof it with threefoorc and tenne thoufand men : The Couernour of Alia fofiowed him with a power not much inferiour, and lodged on the fouth fide. Laif ‘ f f If Turkc h'i‘>lelfc came thither in perfon on the fifteenth day oflune Tnofc which were prefent at this liege, fiy. That the enemies multitude vvas fur h' asontheMountames, Plaines, andonallfidcsof the City as farre as mans fight’ could difeerne there tyas nothing to be feenc but Tents and Pauiliions : Theord- nance was forthwith planted to batter the walls. In the Citie there were fixetccne , ..ndred mhabitants, and two hundred and hi tie women. They had before the e- ncmies arriuall rid the townc of all vnprofitablc eaters. Moreouer, there were fixe iu,wired mcrcenanefouldicrs m it vndcr the commaund of Cm,no , Antonio Corto- ne,Frmcifco Sanferobar McaeleSfdatmo , and other braue Captamcs; Antonio Le- gicrowas Gouernourand Prouidatorof thecitie. i his fmall handfull ofmen was in Scutari when it was the fecond time befieged by fo great a multitude. The Defendants did cheercfullyreceiue the enemies for , ‘ C y wcr f no f v b f, tte f P r ouidcd of a II neceflhries fora liege than at firft A breach MfeW A tn£Tui : k r CS S auc twoaflauks. Both Chriftiansand Tuikes vfedthe Armcs and E "g ,nes as ar thc former time. But by how much the prepa- jo mtion for warre was greater than at the firftfiege, by fo much more great was the EmDer"! r " b °r > ‘ ^ t'' And L he affaults wcre more furious bfreafon ofthe ScSwerntw?"^' ^'hc^SinninBwdertheconduaofWyL.Thofeof Scutari were twice alfaultcd in a foort fpace, and in both, therctrejt was made with 4 8 7 of the Hijlorie of Venice. ercat (laughter. T he enemies {hot fuch (tore of arrowes, as fome worth,e oferedit report, '1 hat a dogge being frighted with the great noife, ranne home to his mailers houlewith eleuen arrowes flicking in his hinder parts. And becaufc the Reader {hall not thinke this to be a ridiculous report, all wri¬ ters affirmc, that for many monethes whileft the liege lafted after the great T urkes departure,the inhabitants vied no other wood to heat their Ouens, nortodreile them meat, but fagots made of Turkiih arrowes. They write befide, thatinthe hotteftaflaults at iuch time as nothing was heard, but terrible reports ofthc Canon' imitatingthunder,andthatathoufand (undric kinds of death were prefented to r o mens .view,the inhabitants and fouldiers of Scutari fought with fuch animofitie and reiblution, as nothing did Idle terrific them than the hazard of their lines: id foone as one troupe ol enemies were ouerthrowne, others preiently marched to the affair on the dead bodies,and others after them.The dikes were filled with dead carkaffes fo were the hollow places of the mountaincs,and though multitudes were flaine, o- thers ftept in their iteed.Thofe in the Citie likewile,contemning death & wounds' though they faw their fello wes torne in peeces by the Ordnance,did not for all that ceafe valiantly to rcpell and beatbacke the enemies from the Rampicrs. In the end Muhomets wilfulnelTe being oucrcomc, and diuers telling him that it was in vain to hazard fo many thouland braue men to fuch manifeft dangers,& that he had to do with enemies who rather refolued to die than yield,he al inraged foun- 10 ded the retreat, & afterwards gauc no more aflaults,yet Hill continued his batterie. But whileft he ftrcightly beiieged the Scutarians,he forgat not Italy. For he fent forces to thole places , whither hec thought the Venetians would lend leaft aid, who arriuedin Italic the, fame day as the firft alfault was giuen to Scutari.T hey encamped with great noife not farre from theForts ofLizonza,where embattailing themfelues, they fought to draw forth Carolo ’Montone to fight. But he, remem- bring the lateouerthroWjdurft attempt nothing raflily,but containing his Ibuldicrs within the cnclofure of his Fort,he kept the T urkes in expectation more than halfe a day. But they perceiuing that they could not draw the Venetians to fight, went jo from thence, and encamped within foure miles of the Fort Gradifcan, betwixt the mount Medea and Cremona. But the next day they left Mafan,& marched chrogh the deepe bottoms diredtly to the footeofthemountaines. They were in number aoooo.who went into Germanie through the precipices of thofe fteepie hils which are in a manner in-accelfible to the inhabitants of the country. In puffing riiofe mountaincs, they performed matters fcarce credible, and among others I thought good to fetdowne this one.Beingcome to the top of thofe craggie hilles which were impoffible to be defeended by horfe,chey tied them with cords, and by engins anddeuifes which they made,did let them downe into the next bottomes, and from thence into the reft,till they were come downeinto the low’eft of all. What did they nottogetouerthe topofthc Alpes downe to thefoote ol the moimtaine Carg- 4 ° na \ where hauing intelligence that the mount Lanca, oner which they were to paffie into Germanie, was guarded by the inhabitants ol the Alpes, being come thi- gerjo pajfe the thcr.neicher that danger,not difficultie to afeendto it,could in any fortamazethem; flew mountains who leaning on their targets crept vpthofefteepie rockcs indclpite of their ene¬ mies; wherewith they that guarded the palTages being afrighted, betooke them¬ felues to flight, and thereby gaue occafion to the Turkcs to commit great {laughter. This was the Iaft iourney which the Turks made into Italy againft the Venetians. But in the mcane time CMubomet ftill continued the fiege of Scutari, battering ic _ 0 continually with his Ordnance: whereupon it lafted rill the fifth of September, 5 at which time the Gouernour of Afia tooke Driuafteby force,from whence he car¬ ried away fine hundred of the inhabitants, and bringing them in view of the Sen ta- rians did cut them all in peeccs. Foutcdaies after, Ottoman being wearied with fo longa fiege, went from thence with 4.88 The tenth Booke of the third Decad Peace conclu¬ ded betwixt Ottoman and the Venetian, The conditions *f peace. The Venetians recommence tbofeof Scitta- rie. Variance be¬ twixt the Ve¬ netian Gene¬ ral’ and the Thri^s, With the greateft part of his forces: The fame day he departed from Scutarie he tooke Lilia on the banks of the nucr Drimon, with two Venetian Gallics wherein fi ndmg two hundred rowers and marriners, he Lent them to KMurbe* ( w h 0 with eight thou find Turks continued the liege) to be mnflacrcd before SLutarie This liege lafted eight moneths after, and two forts were built at the mouth of the Bov ano with ftrong Garnfons in them, to keepe all rcliefe from the Citie. * In the mcane time the Venetian Secretarie began to treat with the enemie con coming peace, which was graunted and concluded about the latter end of Winter on thefe conditions s That the Venetian Ihould giue ouer Scutarie to Ottoman' (with libertie to the Garriion and inhabitants to depart whether they plea/ed') to 5 I o gether with Tmmu a Promontoriein Laconia, with the Iflc of Lemnos and fhouid ' pay him yearely 8000. crownes; and that the Venetian Marchants might freely trafheke on the Pontick feas. Peace being e ntertained on thefe conditions the fol aiors, and ail the inhabitants came foorth ofScuraric, and in regard of their indent affection to the Venetians, they rather chofc to be bamfhed from their Countrie than to vndergoc the yoake ofa barbarous enemie. * " 1 a was yeelded according to the agreement vpon the fourth day of 1 p! ] ’ ?r 6oo -™ cnwh,ch S uardcd the Citie, there furuiued onely foure hun- dreu and fifne : and of women there remained but one hundred , who followed their husbands through the enemies Campe , and accompanied them in their 20 lourney. As many of the Scutarians as came to Venice, fome of them receiucd yearely pennons from mepubhkcTreafurie , others were rewarded with gouernments bf 1 owc.es and Callies according to euery mans former eftatc and condition,fo as the Commonwealth buffered noncof them tobevnfatisfied; fome write that the like was done to thofc which efcaped from Nigrcpont. Peace being publifhed, did not lo much rcioice the Venetians tyred with long warre ,as it did fearc and terrific other people and Princes of Italic j and not with¬ out caufe: For it was likely,that the Venetians being at reft, the Turke would make fame attempts on other part. ofltahc, whereto he was alrcadie becometoo lo necrc a neighbour, fo as from the Hauen which he had newly gotten he might ealily fee it: and indeed it lo fell out afterwards. But of this we will fpeake after foe iiegcqf Ottranto. In the meane time, foe Venetians were like to haue incurred new troubles For the ju turner after the peace, a mightie Turkiili flccte failed into the Ionian fens a- gainft die Lords ot Cephaloma. This Ifland is oppofite to Natolia: from whence the Lords oeing rxpiilfed, Ottoman became matter thereof. Pietro Bumtho was at Xnnt with hue hundred braue horle of Morea, who not long before had taken it from tile Lords of Cephaloma, and till then held it So fo one as the Turkilh fleete came thither, as to an Ifland which belonged to the Ccpbalonian Princes, Lorcttmo , 40 who was M Generali of the Venetian nauallArmic, did prefently follow them- 4 laying That he would neuer buffer that Ifland to be befieged ,/o lone as the horfe- men of Morea remained there. He did afterwards tell the Generali, font he ouehc notjContrarie to thetreatie of peace,aflailc the horlemcli bcine Venetians Both of thcm wrotc to Conftantmople; the Turke to his Lord and matter; and Loretano to Bencactto Treuifano Anibaffidor atthefime time at the great Lord^ Port He ha- U 'n S ln u^ d ^ C 8 r r eat ' rnrkeofthe bufinclTe, did freely obtainefrom him,That it Ihould be lawfull forthe Venetians,not onely redraw all their horfemen foorth of the Ifland, burns many other as would willingly depart thence. Bythismeanes the Venetians conucicd many thoufands foorth of the Ifland , who otherwife 50 would haue been made flaues ;and being conduced into Morea, went fi cely whi- tti n Hn hCy , PlC ^ d c t0lnhab ^ 1 ! 1C 1 urke after the taking of Xant,retired to Con- ltannnople. Thcfi were the exploits done at Sea. In Italic the Venetians, before the warre with Ottoman was ended, had taken arme? of the Htflorie of Venice. $9 aTmlsfaWi™ Ic feIlout *at the yearc before" hdmno dc Med,as was by a confpiracie flainc at diuine icruice in S' Liberates Church and his brother Lorenzo, like to haue been murthered with him, but that by his owne valour and aide of his friends, heefcaped. The Florentines being at- fhVhtcd with the death of fo eminent a perfon, tooke armes, and flew many that had an hand in this murther; imprifoned Pope Sixtut nephew, who then was at Florence, and did publikely hang Saluhto Archbifhopot Pifa ,authourof the con- 3 fpiracie, with diners others, who came to Florence to accompame cither of them. The Pope, inccnfed with the Florentines rigorous proceedings, bailing hric in¬ terdicted and excommunicated them, railed an Armie; himfelfe being firft combi¬ ned with King Ferdinand and the Sienois. The yeare before this murther commit¬ ted a mightie Armie was Pent into Tufcanie. Frederick ofVrbm was made Generali, but the. whole honor was attributed to Alphonjo Duke of Calabria, tonne to Fer¬ dinand, a fworne cnemie to the Florentines, one, who from hisgreat grandfather did mortally hate them. He was accompanied by Vrfo elConte , Roberto Vrfoo and Virmto his nephew, tonne to his brother Mapaho, .W^ofChampaine,and Ro¬ bert# jfjrimim, but this laft being afterwards entertained by the Florentines, was created Generali of their Armie. , . , . _ . _ The Florentines relying on their ownc forces, and thofe of their alTociates, (tor 10 the Venetians, the Milanois, Hercules d'Esie , and Frederick Gonzaga , were leagued with them) did brauely entertainethewarre. But the Venetians being (till bulled with Ottoman, both by land and fea, eucn in the verie conhnes of Italic; being like- wife daunted with the troubles of Milan arifing by Duke death ( who the vearcbefotc wasflaine in S' Stephens Church by Giouanni Lnmponia.no and his com¬ plices at the time ofdiuine feruice) could not fo foonc fend aide to the Florentines But as well the one as other,ftriuing to doc their vtmoft,fent forces to t hem,though vnequallto the greatneffe of both Common wealths, yet at leaft fuch as the qua- litieofthole times permitted. The Venetians fent Franc,Jco Micaeh to the armie as Prouidator during that warre. . , , f , r o jo Not long before they had Pent BernardoBembo to Florence, who for the (pace of twoyearesthat the warre continued in l utoanie, did good feruice to the allo¬ cates TheEnemieinthe mcanc time being back’t by a mightie Armie, tooke Rcnze Cnftelina,Rada., Broia, Cachiane, and mount Sabina in the Imbnan valley from the Florentines. And fhen.becaufe Winter approached , they went to garn- fon in the Sienois territories. But the Venetians perceiumg tome likelihood, that the enemies would the next Spring inuadc the Florentines with greater fune ,and hauing intelligence that Ottoman^ letters and great promifes from tome Chnltian Princes was foliated to doe the like to them, they were moued by this common danger; and therefore firft laboured about the end of Winter (as hath been alreadie 40 laid - ) to free themfelues from that warre. _ . The Spring following they fent Carols Montone m to Tufcanie with a braue Ca- ualerie: who falling ficke prefently after his arriualt died at Cortona. He had hue and thirtie Cornets ofhorto,and with them he croffed the lake Pergia, making fu¬ rious incurfionsvpon the frontiers of the Perufins, where he took ccrtamel ownes of finall importance .Thofe of Perugia, who at the arnuall of the Venetian were thought to haue an intent to raife tome infurrcftion in the Citieyn regard of the ancient controuerfies betwixt themfelues, being aduertifed of his dcatn, durft not rife again ft the Popc,notwithftanding that his tonne Bernardino el Conte reumed his fathers prettifies. By this time halfe fummer was fpent, when as Robert with equal so number of hotfe fought with Matthco Camp an a Gouernour of Rome, and Ne¬ phew to Pope on mount Sperella,in a Email village: vyhere/or two houres fpace was a fierce fight. But the enemies firft fquadron being broken which came forth of the trenches, the reft terrified with the rout of then fellowes betocke themfelues to flight, and left a notable viftone to Robert , who be- The death of Julian de Me- dicis. The confederate ^irmie a gain (l the Florentines « Calebs Dufe (if MilanJluinc in a Church. Koberto Mala- tcjle Generali of the Veneti¬ an Cauallcric. came 4P< The tenth < Boo{e of the third Decad the Arragoms defeat the Flo¬ rentines. Vtice betwixt the Florentine t *ad the afloci- ates. came Matter of their horfc and baggage. After this expedition he retired in fafette, fearing lea ft ^fo^ vpon nevves °t this defeat fhould with greater forces come and aflaile him. Certaine lakes runne from Arezzo betwixt the Sienois and Perufin terntor.es falling into them,erPales, and afterwards emptie chemfeluesaltoee 1 ’ intoTyber; tne Tufcanes call them Chane. Twobridges croffe theft waters the one at Clufina,which me enem.es made good 5 and the other did MuM* ific- hde ri uers tanne betwixt the two Armies. Whileft the Aragonian wasiomming , to the bridge of Robert and his fouldicrs made a faferetu'-nc and from rl-..,v quarter wafted the S.enois territories: And if the Duke came to refeue foe Sieno MM cfte made meurfions into the Pen,fins countrcy : And in theft idle andTnpro i o JableZ‘“ W3S Sre3t P3rt ° f Summer:f P CnC without »"y other meL Intheendabourmid-harueft, Frederick' ofVrbin, and Alfhonfi had intelligence mat the Florentine troups at Podia Impenale were much diminifhed, by meancs of a controuerfie betwixt the fouldiers of ^fi e and For Hercules Tide not long before m a mutinie bet weene the Regiments was like tohaue beenc lh£e whereupon he left the Armie and returned home; the Mantuan went to M,Ian from whence Roberto Sanfeuennowis at the fame time expu!fed,becaufe that he with hi<- comphaes had attempted fomewhat againft theftate: And that this mutinie might r S o an’ r'° t"" lnconUen!enc( ; • Goazagt came from Tufcanie into Lombardie 20 toappeafeit. The enemies then full of hope marched againft the Armie that wan ted a Generali : By day-breakethey lent a troupe of Archers vptbehill whoaf terwards went downe brandy vpon the enem.es: Andrea MrgJfis, vvhof quarter was ,n the m, d-way vpon the hill being put to rout, the light horle feconding the foot, encouraged their owne men, and terrified the enemies .’whereupon the Tuf can troupes thus difordered and put to flight, the Dukes of Calabria and Vrbindid red rhet h ^ 8 a,nm g the Florentines campe,recompei- ced the Ioffe of the Perufins. Then-drawing neere to Colla, after a long and a fedi- ous fiege they tookeir. The Florentines terrified with this Ioffe filed for peace- for the obtaining whereof Loreto deMicis the nobleft Citizen, who wasTorh 20 enuied and efteemed by the Pope and king, wentto Naples to free his countrev fiom fo dangerous a warre: whereupon,peace foone enfuing, the Ve¬ netians lent Jeronimo OVkrcello to call backe their forces into Lombardie, which were then commanded in Tufcanie by Antonio Donato. The end of the tenth Booke of the third Decad. 5 ° 1 o THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE FOVRTH DECAD Of The His tori e Of Venice. The Contents of the firft Bookc of the fourth Dccad. Compartfm betwixt the Romanes and. Venetians. The ifle ^Rhodes ism vaine befegedby the Turkes. They take Otranto in Italy; and the Venetians the ifle Coritia. The onginall of the Fcrrarcfe wane. C onncell is called,concern'mg wane again ft Hercvies D’Tiste. Great preparation forthewarre refolued. The defeription of Lombardie and the Riuer Po. The waits through the niarfhes neerc to the cneme are fortified. Ficarolles is hefeged. The naua.ll Armiefaileth on thePo. The Venetians At/te Hadria, W the towns ncereadioyning. The enemies are defeated at Policella. Ficarolles is taken in the night bySc alado. (Many dieinthe Armieby contagign of the ayre. Thewhole iflandof Ro- 30 uiga is reduced vnder the\ enetians command. Althonso of Amgomvafleth a!l places neere to Rome. Roberto of Arimini is fent to aide the Pope, and by defea¬ ting the Arragonois getteth a gallant vitione vpon the V eliternian terntorie. Robert of Arimini dieth within a few dales after his vicborie. Fredericke of Vrbin like- wife dies not long after at F errara. V ictorSovranza vanquifheth Sigiswond D’^Este, and FI vco Sanseverino at Argento. Sanseverino hatting crojfed the Vo at the obfeure Ukc,cncampetb in the view of F errara, and doth afterwards make an inexpugnable Fort vpon the Riuer bankes: wherein he placed a ftrongGarrfon. His Hiftoric which in diuers things refembleth that of the Romans, delerues in this place fome compan¬ ion betwixt them concerning their ailions by lea and land ;fauingin this : That the Romanes ouerthrew themfelues by one onely warre, which the Venetians hauenotdone. For fuch as at firft the Flerniti, Equi, and Vollcians were to the Romanes, fuch bauethe Dalmatians,Liburnians,&Hiftriansbecne to the Ve- netians.T he French was a dangerous enemy to therri and left them nothing but the Capitoll; the lame na¬ tion molefted the Venetians,and tookc all from them jo bat Rialto. The Cimbrians,Teutonian$,and Ambrons wereterrible to the Ro¬ manes and to all Italy: the like were the Gothes,Hunnes,and Lombards to the Ve-' netians and their neighbours. Carthage was an cnemie to the Latinc name, the 1 ike was Genoa to the Venetians : But Carthage (hewed her greateft furie againftthe Romanes when the was confederate with king Philip and the Siraculans againft T t them; Campari fen be¬ twixt the Tty. man: and Ve¬ netians. 45>2 Thefir si Bookc of the fourth T)ecad the defcriptim of the Ifle of 'tfjjodes. Ottoman bcfic* ^eth Rhodes. Ottoman ta^s Otranto. The death of Ottoman. them: Genoa was neuer more terrible to the Venetians, than at that time when in the warre of Chioggia (he was backt by Lewis king of Hungarie , and the Padu- ms.Pprhu-s was an enemie to the Romans,but more milde than the Carthagenians. Pipus was fo to the Venetians, but much more tradable than the Gcnoue/e. The Romans had tedious warre with OWithridates, the Venetians with PhilippoViJccnte. ^_Antiochus was great, but Ottoman greater. The Romanes maintained the con¬ federate warre, the mold dangerous that cucr was in Italy: and the Venetians to referable them in all things, did not onely in Lombardie withfland the forces of all the Princes of Italy, enuying their geatneffe , but brakeand defeated them. W e will then firlf fpeake ofthe caufe and progreffion of the Ferrarefe warre,from ro whence afterwards fprang that ofthe confederates, that we may the better vnder- ftandwhatenfued. But before we enter into this difeourfe, we muft fetdowne fomewhat which prccccdcd that warre, among others, two iournies of Ottoman a- gainft the Chriftians : which,though they may feeme impertinent to our Hiftorie, I neuertheleflc thought good to infert, becaufe we account all Chriftendome for matters of religion to be but one intire bodie. A ycarc and more after peace was cobcludcd, Ottoman befieged Rhodes with as warlike preparation, as he had certaine yeares before iuuadcd Nigrepon t. Rhodes is thegoodlicfl Ifland ofthe Aigcan and Ionian Seas/.whcrinin old time were three beautifull Cities,Camia,Linda,and Lalilfa.-at this day there is no more but Rhodes. 20 It is in compaffe one hundred fiuc and twentic thoufand paces, though Ifidorus fay it is not fo much. ThcTurkc at this fiegc attempted many notable enterprifes, and by frequent affaults went about to vanquifh the Chriftians, and at times the walles being beaten downe, entred the Ciric,but by the valour efthe befieged,moft ofwhom were knights of Ierufalem (for thofe of that order had the abfblute com¬ mand ofthe Ifland) they were with great daughter driuen from the walles, and the Citie by diuinc and humane aide was preferued. The>Turkes themfelucs did afterwards report, thattwomenofdiuinecoun- tcnance fo long as the fiege lafted,with torches in their hands,did eueric night walke the round vpon the walles with their fwords, threatning the enemies, fb as they be- 30 ing terrified with this vifion,retircd.The common people laid that they were Saint Peter and Paul. If this be true, we may then iuftly affirme, that Rhodes at that time wasnot onely preferued by humane, but by diuine nfbftance. It was alfo accoun¬ ted for a miracle. That the vciic day that Ottoman a crucll enemie to Chriftians died, the Hauen of Rhodes flood dric. (and yet it is exceeding deepe) This hap¬ pened a ycarc after the fiegc. The Spring following,the great Turke refoluing of fome important enterprize, did by lodaine incurfion take Ottranto. This Citie is in Calabria,diuided from Valo- na by afmall Arme ofSea.Valonaisan ancient Hauen.Thefmalfpaceoffea which feparatesthisplacefromltaly.containing 50000 paces in length, king Pinhm firft 40 of all attempted to paffcouer his Armie on footc, and to that end builded bridges there. After him t JMarcus Varro Admirall of Pompeis nauall Armie sgainft Pirates, was defirous to doe the like: but both of them were diuerted from their enterprifes by fundric accidents. Ottranto being taken, it was to be feared that Ottoman with all his force would come and inuade Italy, which would mightily haue endangered Chriftendome, had not Gods prouidence preferued it from thatmifehiefeby the Tyrants fodaine death : for this plague to mankind was cut off euen in the middeft of his warlike preparations: whereupon king Fmfeatfa befieging Ottranto by land and fea recouered it, aud tooke all the Tuikes that were i n it. The Venetians in themeane time annexed the Ifle of Coritia in Dalmatiato their dominions,which the modernes call Veglia. Itwasthcirownein formertime > when they were Lords of Dalmatia, and thelflanders fora time had beene gouer- ned by,V enctian Magiftrates.But in the daies of Prince Rainier 0 Zeno it being giuen inperperuitie to the Soknnels in thofe daiei one of the nobleft families ofthe Ifland, They of the Hifiorie of Venice, 495 thcv and their fucccfTors for two hundred yecresfpace continued loyall to the Ve¬ netians But in fucccllion of time, the affeftion ofthefe petty kings beganne toal- tcr in the troubles of Dalmatia, now following the Venetians party, and then on a fodainc that of Bek, Ladies,Lewis, and other Hungarian kings, euentill the time ofW;» fonne to Brno thelaft Prince of the Cerium .- Heehaumgralhly and forci¬ bly entred ccrtaine fmall townes on the firme land belonging to Prince Mvtmh* brother, by whofe will and tcllamcnt after his death they were bequeathed to Ma¬ thias king of Hungarie, hedid in fuchfort prouokc the Hungarian againft him,as he was enforced to hauerecourfe to the Venetians. . r . o c MterbLifins , who to that end was lent from Hungarie into Dalmatia, not la- ~ tisfied withthe recouerie ofthofc townes on the firme land, palfed oucr into the 1- fland and had already be lieged the citric of Mufella, when Giacomo Vemenlent by Antonio LcmeUno Generali ofthc nauall Armie from Corfu, arnued there, follow¬ ed afterwards by Antonio yincigueru one of the Secretaries fent from the Piincc and Senate-who in the Common-wealths name willed the Hungarian to delift horn inuadine the Coritans,who were vnder the VenetiansprotcftiomBut the Hungari¬ an was fo farre off from giuing ouer his attempt, as on the contrarie,hauing taken Mufella by force, hec brought his Armie to the cmefeCittieol the Ifland : 1 hei- flanders Handing ill affected to their Prince in regard of thegncuous fublidics hee so exalted from them at the beginning of the warre, were in a manner all reuolted from him vpon the enemies arriua.il. Then the Conran Prince halting loft all hope did by the perfwafion of friends, quit all the claimc which h.mfelfe and predecef- fors had in the Ifland, to the Venetians, into whofe hands hec refigned the Cattle, and himfelfe went to Venice whither already he had fent his wife and childrcn.Noc Iona after foure Gallies aTriued in the Ifland, wherewith the Hungarian being ter¬ rified and fearing to be intercepted in his returne homc,hauing hrft taken aflurance of theVenetians, did peaceably fu'rrendcr the Ifland vnto them. vittor Sourtmza who fuccecded LaureUno in the Admiralty, cotnming thither by chaunce, fortified it. T he Senate alLgncd a perpetuall penfion of a thoufand , „ cto wnes to the Coritan Prince, and foure thoufand ducats for his daughters do w- jhtcmu* 3 r;e: But he accu.ftomed to tyranny, and not being able to hue vnder Lawesma free *-* State, departed fecretl.y with hishoufiaold into Germany. ■ „ . Ir is now time to returne to the propounded warre ofFerrara. The Prmccs of Ferrara had of a long time beene friends to the Venetians, fo that Borfia PredecefFor to Hercules , if at any time ftrife arofe concerning their bounds, came with a fmall traineasa priuate perfon to confcrre with the Prince and Senate fuppofing that he could doc them no greater honour, nor better exprefTe his lone, than to come him¬ felfe vnlooked for to giue them fadsfaftion. ThisPnncetoh.sdymgdayhadno- rhin-in neater admiration thaiuhe Venetian Seigniory, nor accounted any thing 4 o comparable to the peace and fricndlhip thereof. This mans deferts and the hope which the Senate had concerned , that no man would more referable^ in his b-hauiour and affedion towards them than his brother Hercules , the Venetians did carneftly embrace his caufc , and affifting him by land and water, fated hun in the Dukcdomc, for which hee lately ftroue with Nicolue, fonne to Lionello , fauored by his vnckle the prince of Mantua, and GaleasFiJconte, ,, ,, But not loii after* Hercules maned Leonora daughter to king Ferdinand, by means ofwhich new alliance growing more infolent,hisloue to the Venetians waxed cold, and hedid not greatly care to infringe his league with them. Forcontrary to rhor Thcau(i,f,l e agreement hec had permitted his fubiefts to make fait at Comachia ■■ NeucrthelefTe "T tr - to clecre h.mfelfe thereof, hee wascontent at the Venetians mtreat.e by BeneMo 5 o Tremftm fent to him to Ferrara to that end,that a g^at quantity of Cut made there, J Ihou’.d be caft into the Sea. Hee did befides, lay taxes and impofitions on tne \ e- nctians, notwithftanding their ancient freedome and exemption But this was no¬ thing : for he builded a Fort ncere to Cap-Dagger as ifhimfelfe had beene to haue 4-9 4- The first 'Boo if of the fourth Dec ad bounded his ovvne coniines. Laftly, the Venetian Magiftrate, which by couenant 7h: Viit^e of remained in Ferrara, being outraged, expulfed and excommunicated by the Cities iLritfaa Z Ar< *bi(hop, the Duke declared himfdfe an open enemy to the Venetians. mil to the ye- f Senate in themeanetime knowing whereunto his defignes intended d'd fomenme by Letters, then by Ambafladors, intreatehim not to enforce the Ve¬ netians to become his enemies, but rather, imitating his brother Borfia and other his Prcdeccfiours to perfeuer in their ancient friendlhip, which would both bee profitable and honourable for him. 1 hisproude man, whobyreafonofhisnew alliance pronufed great matters tohimfelfe, contemned this counfell. Ncuerthe- lelle the Senate made Pope Sixtus a means to contame him in their ancient friend- , inip. But his mediation doing no good, they being prouoked, as well by newasold iniuries (which they had diflembled during the warre with Ottoman Jrelolued to in- uadehim , and by Amies to reuenge that which till then for quietnefle fake they had more kindly than honourably endured. 1 rhis determination did forcertaine dayes bufie the Councell. Someoftheaunci- ent Senators were of opinion not t o make warre on Hercu les Tp on any occafion whatfoeuer ■ The of mm of n fi that tt wot vnl.iivfull, but heemfe the time permitted it not, and did often aduife thole that craned wane to take heed, that by defire of reuenge, they did not precipitate the CoL mon-wealin into danger, faying, ThattbeCity andTributaryTownesweretiredwith Ion? warre. Tnatit behootiedthem fometimesto lay downe armes , left by heaping one warre vp- i on an other, i he world'fhoiddfay that the Venetians lotted nothing 'ttffe than peace. Moreo¬ ver, though there were nothing elfe in it, they ought to confides that Hercules ieffdcshis outte experience in Martiallmatters,w\u aliiedto twopotent Kings, andthatvndoubtedly he wo,:. dneiter of his owneprime motion hauefo mightily prouoked them: Befdes, it was cer- taine that diners Italian Princes were leagued with him, which being Jo , they defiredthofe that wifbedfor wane to aduife themfelues , if they had not more need of a Target than of a Atthisfpecchmofiofthc Senatours, (aseuery man was inclined) cried out to tblutlfciLr ? C C ° ntra O'* % m S 5 lh - lt t!le ‘legations of cowards ought not to dinert theirformer re- Jtuition, and much lege c mfe them to belecue them, that by the example of one mar. other , 0 Princes their neighbours would i ife againft them, who would be twice adttifed ere they who- 3 dedthe Venetians . That the Cttie was Me to vndergo the whole burthen of the warre, and being oj a long time accuftomed to mere , would not hue ydlely. That the State by Gods goodnegewas fowealthie, that notwithstanding the great mage of gold fientm the wane against Ottoman , her trcafurew.iunam.mncr infinite, whereby wane might be manna- gedto the honour of the Common-wealth : That a/lpagagesto fea lay open to the Venetian tAUr chants, whofe traffeke did daily augment their imports andcustomes : That dinerfe Senators prefent in C ounce 11 offered to aide the Common-wealth with greatgimmes of fold, whereby they might p.rceiuethat nothing could be wanting for the eniertainement of the ar¬ mies That the King of Hungancwas in no fort to be feared: for befdes his perpetuallwarre . 0 mththe Emperour Frcdericke , theTurkcsweref,lion his confines and wafted his Conn- 4 trey, fit hat hec had enough to doe, to defend his kmgdomcfrom two fuel,potent enemies: That King Ferdinand was not to be regarded, who had not yet recouered his Ioffes at the (,ege of Ottranto : That the Venetian fleete fronted the Sea coast of Apulia and Calabria, which ifbee were deffrous to defend , it behoouedhimwhether hewoidd,orno, tohaueno nan din the Ferrarefe warre. But admit (Paid hec which fpake) that his forces be fo great, as they may fitly he diuided intofitndry places , by what wry (hallhe cometo bring aide to his finnan lawe ? His fouldiers haue no wings to file through the aire from Calabria into Lom- bardte.' Rome belongeth to Tope Sixtus ,fo doth Sabmia,the Dutchy of Spoleta, la Marco, and ad Italic betides, from Tibers mouth, as fane as Ancona. His Holineffififione ashee JO : percetuedthat bee could not preuaile with Uerai\es, hath not onely aduifedvstomakewar T ponhim, but togetherwith the Venetians hath an handtherein. The Florentines and Mi- Irrois wilt nottake our part; j But t he Genouefe and Prince of Montferr at will a ft ft vs: The K.u brians of Parma will doe t he like, who as we vnderftand are ready to revolt. Andfeeing wee oft be Hijlorie of Venice. 4^5 wee want neither Amies, money , nor aide,whatfhal! hinder vs from inuading Hercules ? When did euer any of. your neighbours (most noble Senatours ) moreprouokeyon ? Ouer all his Territories hee hath cancelled your free dome and immunities. He hath of a long time v- frurpedvponthe confines of your dominions ; dice hath fujferedyourtWIagistrate to be out¬ raged, expdfed , and excommunicated: if this wrong cannot moneyou, what then is able to incite you ? Will you tarry till hee inuade yon first ? Queltionlejfe hee willaffaile you , and it may befrooner than you imagine. On then,follow theJleppcs of your Aunceflours , and with fire andfwordpurfite this open cnimy. Let your Armes quench this flame Which our long fluf¬ fier ance hath fro kindled , as but by this meanes will hardly be extinguifhed. Let all men fee j i O (hat when neede is, the Venetians know howto draw peaces from wane, and warrtLJfrom peace. , Heercupon, the Senate with gcncrall confent prefently refolued to take Armes: warfehrefitud And that all requisite folemnities might be obferued therein, it was decreed, that fo ffff °"* 4 fooncas the people were made acquainted therewith, it fhould be denounced to the enemy. W hen it was published, the people were fo ioyfull, as men might ea- filyperceuie, that ncuer any warre was more pleafmg to them tbanthat. YVhcre- upon the Senate refolued to prepare two fleetes, the one to inuadc Apulia and Ca- TmVmttiah labria.if Ferdinand fhould ftirrejAnd thcother to pafle vp againft the ftreame ofthe RiucrPo into the enemies Territorics. That by fea was committed to Victor Sott- ao ranza , who had bcenc Admirall of the Gallics ; and the other to Vamiano Mora, both of them valiant Captaines: But when the Senate confidered, that he was not onely to be inuaded by water, but by land, it diuided the forces into fundry places. Roberto Stwfcuerino (who not long before ferued them for large cntertaincment) was appoynted to make warre vpon him on the hither fideofPo,and Robert of Ari- mini Generali ofall the troups, on the other fide towards Flnminia. Manydid vo¬ luntarily follow the Venetian eniignes both by land and water, not fo much for hope of bootie, as for particular hatred to the Duke, whofe pride they could not endure. Diners VelTells were already gone from Venice when Roberto Sanfcuerino and 5 ° Antonio Laurctano the Prouidator, marched towards Legnaga. Thefe,hailing view¬ ed all places, refolued with their troupes to paife into the enemies Countrie, ouer ihe Lakes of the Riucr Tartar,which are betwixt the Po andtheAdice. Buthercit is requifite (feeing all Lombardie from Hoftilia a Citie of the Mantuan on this fide, and beyond thcPo, asfarrcasthcSea, is watered by diuersftreames) todifeourfe iomewhat of the fituation ofthe Prouince, and winding ofthe Riuer.-. Now this Prouince is inclofcd by part of Flaminia,and La Marca, on curry fide T /„ by Mountaincs, fauing on the South and Haft, where it is watered by the Adriatick »/ Lombardie, Sea, fo, as if it extended no farther to Sea-ward than towards the Appeninc Hills, and Genoa, it would retaine the true forme of a Theater. And ifit might be cal ied 4 ° a Theater, it might truly be faid to be that oftMirs, and none other, as the Grcekes termed Beotia,bccaufc there is no Countrie of Italic where Warre hath oftener be- gunne or lafted longer,than in Lombardie. It hath on the Weft the Appeninc Hills, ftretching themfelues towards Genoa,and after that they hane coaftcd and left Tub canie on the right hand, hauc their extent towards Ancona. The Alpes in a man- nerdoe the like towards theNorth and Weft. TheTufcans in times paftpoflefl: the whole Countrie. The French drawnc thither by the beaurie and fertilitie cfrhe Prouince, chaced them thence, and did a long time aftercnioy the whole Countrie on this fide and beyond the Po. Some thinke that the Gaules, Lcbctians, Infubres, and Cenomans, hauc inhabited betwixt that Riucrand the Alpes : Sotnclikewife yo affirmc that the Venetians are defeended from the Gaules,and others fay it is not fo, becaufe they differ from them in fpeech, though refembling them inhabit and manners. TheRoyans, Egans, and Senonois dwelt beyond thcPo, whereupon it was afterwards rightly termed Gaule. But they were extinft by the Romans. Part¬ ly, by the arriuall ofthe Lombards (who did a long time inhabit the Prouince, T t 3 where 4 9 $ Ti6c first 'Books of the fourth X>ccad where the.greatdl part of their power remained , with Pauia their. Royall -Seatc) it was called Lombardie,.one tillable being taken front their name. T he goodlicft and.grcare.ft Riuers of this Prouince, are the Po, Thelin, Oglio, Abduc, i'viincia, and-Adice. The Po which as fbme lay the Greekcs termed fcrida- TheorlgmU nus, rcceiucs her Spring iiuhc middelt ofchcMonnt Vefula, on the coniines of Li- & una ’ fem thcnw lalimg dott'ne into the plainc, it runnes firft towards the South, icrmrfi. ' th eit turning to wardsthe halt, it encreth by iixe Channclls into the Adriatick Sea, and beingnugmented by thirtie Riuers foiling into it, it growes lo oreat, as feme thinkeit nothing mferiotirrdtheDimubium orNilus. The Riuers which fallinto it are very famous, and with great abundance of water, i flue from very excellent to Lakes, from the Lake Larica vulgarly called Coma, it takes the A bdue. From Ver- bana of the great Lake T heiin. FromBenac, orla Garda,-Mihcia. From Sabina, or Ilea the Oglio. fipjoj the Lakes Lpilles, whereof the one rs called Puciati, and the otherGcruian, Lambrcma. BeMcsthefe Riuers, fnow melted in the Moun- tatn.es, doe much utcreafeit, cipccially.in the Doggc daics, and being oncefwclled, it is as dangerous to ihips as to tbeNeighbour T crrirorics, whiefreaufeth the Inha¬ bitants to make great Bankes and Rampiers to reftraine it, ncucrrhclefle in this it denies well with them, for it eaflly giucs them againe whatfoeuer it hath taken from them. Being thus augmented (ashathbecnefaid) it runnes with a direft courfc to Fi- io carollcs (this Ci tie is a littlebcncath Hoftilia) where being oucr-prcflcd and gl utted by fuperfluitie of waters, ic.begins to enlarge it fclfc fomwbat beneath the Citic,and diuiding into two, makes the firft Ifland which the Inhabitants call Polefina /pla¬ cing (as I thinke) one®able before an other, pronouncing Polelina for PolinciTa, which is as much to fay, as a long and broade Ifland. And becaufc that Ferrara is not farre beneath the place where the Riuer diuidcrh it feife, they common!y call it the P.ollefin of Ferrara. The branch which runneth on the right hand, before it comes to the Citicrecouereth herftrength by fuccourofdiuers Riuers, whichin a little Ipace fall into it, whereupon being ouer-Ioden with this new burthen , the Ci¬ tizens looking on, as .if it were troubled with fome foflion, it diuideth it fclfe into ’o two, and differently purfueth her courfe: by thatfeconddiuifion making an other * Ifland, wherein are the Cities of Argcntia and Comachia, enuironed with Lakes. I he right Armc of this Riuer comming to the Argentine Territorie, on the other fide ncare to Faniola, receiucth the Riuer Vatcrna, which the Inhabitants by cor¬ rupted fpcech call Sauterna, comming from Forecornelia. And there, as though it were not. able to endure all her cncrcale, comming ncarc to Comachia, at a Towne called SxsiHerts^ it prodigallic difgorgeth as much water as it tookein at Vatcrna, the which gliding through the Lakes of Raucnna,cntreth like a nauigable Riuer in¬ to the Sea: And in this mariner the Haucn of Rauenna may bee termed one of the mouthesofthePo. Thcothcrpart which is ferre greater, from ^Alberts nmnes , 0 dircftly into the Sea, and the Inhabitants call her entrance Primaria,in old time na- 4 med V aterna of the Riuer which falls into it. That branch on the left hand beneath Ferrara, runnes into the Sea with the feife fame force, as itcommeth from the Citie,and the entrancethercofis called Volana. Betwixt this and Primaria, which wee lately mentioned , theLakcsofComachia haue their mouth, or rather Hauen, which is called Magneuaca. But to Ipcakc tru¬ ly thefe arc armesofthc Sea, as may eaflly becperceiued by rcafon of fait which is made there. Now I rcturnc to the firft diuifion of the Riuer, which we laid was a litle beneath Ficarolles iThisiscftectned to benew, not Id much by the Map of Italic, which jo Robert King of Naples, and Francijco Petrtrcei hnuc made, where of Forliaf- f rmes no mention at all to be madeof this diuifion, as by theautboritieof Polibiw a learned Author,who faith that the Po entreth by two channels into the A driatick Sea, by Padufo and Volana, which are properly parts of that Riuer, wbcreofwcee- ucn of the Hijlone of Venice • 4.9 7 uen npw diltourfcd. -But to rccurne to the other parr, it runs on the Jett hand with¬ out any diminution at all, as rarre as the Confines ofHadria, and diuiding it ielfea- gaine into two moutBs^cntceth by two feuerall waies into the Sea: That which is next to Volana is called Abba, and the other Goria. The Inhabitantsofthe Coun- tric call the other bigger Channel! whichrunnes on the left hand into the Sea, the pomaces. T his in briefe is ail wee can lay of the originallof thcPo, of her courfe and en¬ trances into the Sea. Some thinke that it was allied Paua, becaulc that round about her Jpring there grow many trees called in the French tongue P ines. Vlink faith From whence ! o that the Ligurians called it Bondtmacn, by the name of the Village, and for proofe tbc p ° tK ^fbit of his faying alle'agcth the Towne ofBondicomaca nearcto the Riucr. The Adice likcwife.which diuidcd in fundric forts makes diners Pollcfins, com- ming downe from the Mountaincs of Trant runnes a thwart through the Citic of Verona, from thence being parted in two at Caftagnarc, beneath Legnaga, that part which cnuironeth the V illagc, fails into the Tar-tar, i fliiing from her Lakes,and loyned together arc.not long ere with a greater courfe they meet with the other part of the Adice at Malopra, and fo all thefe Riuers meeting in one, doebehinde cnclole the Pollelinof Rouiga. At laft falling into the Lakes they looL the name of Riuers- But the Adice beingdiuided into two aboue the Tower Marcbiana, That 10 part which runnes directly towards Scndouarcand Rouiga,before it comes to Cap- darger, gently reenters into her owne ftreames, and thus mingled, runnes through the Lakes and Marlhes vnto aplace called the new Tower, whereagainc feparating it Lire into two parts, fallcth by two mouthes into the Sea, that on the right hand being called FolLones, and the other Brandules. The Adice being there diuidcd (as hath beene laid) makes two Polcfms, the one beyond Rouiga called the old,and the other on the hether fide, termed the new. Now thefe diuifions of Lakes and Riuers made the Venetians iourney much more difficult, for in fome places they were too deepc to bee foorded, and in others too fhallow to be pafled by Boat. F.rft, Sanfeitcririo and the Prouidntor Lmretono, 3 ° were ofopinion to caiifediucrsfmallBoates to bee brought through the Lakes of the B.iuer Tartarto Boaria, not fame from Legnaga, and in them to tranfport three companies of Foote, vnder the command of Andrea de Parma,, and Thom-Jo Himitla- 710 , firft to Crocelta, and from thence to the Mellaritan Confines. By this meanes the Venetian Souldicrs came on the laft of Aprill before day into the Enemies Countrie. Some of thcGarrifon of Mellaria with Francifco Sica comming from Hoftilio with troupes ofHorfe,fought to repell them at their firft arriuall, but after fome light skirmifh they were glad to retire. The next night Antonio Marciano a ve¬ ry famous Captaine, beganne with threefiundred Pcafants to cut a way for the Ar- mic through the Lakes nearc to Cafalon, They wrought there all that night, and 4 ° the labourers flood in water and mud vp to the girdles: butfbfooneasitwas day and the workc not Unfilled, Sanfeuerino and Lauretano commingthither, and confi- dering the danger which thofe troupes w'crc expolcdvnto, that were already in the enemies Countrie, they prefcntly lent for all the Countrie pceple there abouts of etiery fexc and age, to hclpeto finifh the workc': more their one thoulandpcrfons laboured there, who the next day after finifhed it, and by three of the clockc after 110011c of the fame day the troupes came to the bnnkes of the Riucr Tartar: fo Joon as their fcllowes which guarded the oppofite fliore law them they prefcntly made a Bridge oucr the Riucr,oner which cuery man paffed at his pica Lire into the enemies Countrie. yo This tvay (fourc and twcntic furlongs in length) cut through the Lakes, was by rcafon ofthegreat quantitie ofFagots wherewith it was made, called Fafcinada. A F afcina&d. Fort was builded on the hither fide the Tartar nearc to the Bridge, and ftrongiy fortified that men might freely pafTe vp and downe. The fame day the forces mar¬ ched into the Mellarians T erritories: fome that were there agree not about their number, 4 ger mounted the rampires, and neuergaue oner till the fouldicrs and mariners en- tred it. Then the inhabitants calling downc their Armcs, cried for mcrcie. The Conquerors at their firft entrance (lew diuers, and the houics in many places were burnt and fpoiled , and Hadria had that day beene wholy ruined, had not the Ve¬ netian prefently commaundcd the fouldicrs to abftainetrom fpoile and murther. We haue elfewhere fpoken of the (ituation and antiquitie ofthiscittic. emaebia reti- Hadria taken , the whole Countrey round about was watted. Comachialike- dcibtoiheyt- wife at the fame time yceldedtothe Venetians. ThefeCitties withothersneere nc! “”“- adioyning, home by force, and others voluntarily, becing taken by them , and j o CMoro failing with the fleetc vp the Riuer, all men fled on both (ides thePo: for the Inhabitants of the Countrcy terrified with the Ioffe of Hadria, ranne with their wiues and children to Ferrara and other Townes oflafctie. Hercules had fortified a place vpon the Po called Pilofella, jby which the fleets was to paffe, and had there builded three Cattles of wood, one in the middeft of the Riuer; and theotheron both Hides; which hee furnifhed withordnaun.ee and other neceffari'es, andftronggarrifons. Sigifmond d'Ejle Hercules brother and Gio- utm Bentiuele of Bolognia lay there with fix hundred horfe, and as many foot. Mo- ro had great numbers ofvefsells, to wit, galleots, fmall boates, Ganzarioles , with many other of fundry forts to the number of two hundred well armed and rcadic 20 to fight. Himfelfc in his owne Gallic, failed againftthc enemie,thelike did the for¬ ces by land . The Venetian beganne the fight with fuch animofitie, as putting the Cauallcric and the reft which were on each fhoare to flight, after along and dange¬ rous bickering hee tooke the Fortes vpon the water. Theviftory wasveriebloudy. But theioy to haue van quifhed made them forget their prefent Ioffe. They fent the Cattle which was builded in the middeft of the water vpon a great veffel, to Ve¬ nice, the others were burnt. Moro vifforious, caufod his fouldiers and mariners to fpoile and watte all places ncere to the Riuer; they being as well prouoked by reucnge,as defircofbootie,pil¬ laged all villages, and countrie houfos vpon the Riuer,and then burnt them, and lb a 0 latisfied, carricdaway with them grcatnumbersofprifoncrsandcattell, and thus loadcn with bootie, arriued atthecampc before Ficarolles. Thelemen by theyr fpced,comming thither before the fleet, and being taken for enemies, did put the Campc in alarme ; but when they were knowne to be friends, they did chcereful- ly embrace one another, and continued the liege both by land and water; then they made fo fierce a battery as theyouerthrew the Cittics, walk's, and rampires. pre- derickc ofVrbin,who was on the oppofitc ftiore.beholding the danger ofnis friends, CafipncacaL was not idle,but annoyed the Venetians with his ordnance from the farther fide, and fuppiied the befieged with armour, vkluall, and whatfoeuer eifo he knew to be ncceffarie fora fiege. Butnothingdidfomuch hurt to the Venetian asccrtainc 4 ° pccccscalled Bafes, then not vfuall. For neither armour, rampire, or fortification could with Hand their fury and yron bullets, which carried away with them what- focucr they met with. And becaufo that contrarie to the difeipline ofthofe times they played alwel 1 by night as day, Sdnfettcrtno fent him word by a T rumpet,that ifhee did not ccafe his new kinde ofwarre, hee would turne his Cannons from the walks ofFicarolles vpon his Campc, whereupon they agreed together, that when Sanfeuermo fhouldattaulttheCitie, or batter the walls with his ordnance, theene- mie might vfe chofe pecccs. Moreouer, San(euerino wholy to fhut vp the Riuer from the cncmie, commanded certaine vcffells of the fleet to bee dra wne by Land vp the Riuer, be- jc yondtheencmiescamp. Vrbin fent for nine Galeotsfrom Hoftilia (of thole hue and twentic which he had brought with him from Milan) to oucr-runne thole vef fells. Fiueofthembcingcotnctoan Ifland nearetothe Venetians fleet, fourchun- dred of the Souldicrs landed thereto refrefh themfelues by realbn ofthe great heat, and lay do writ here and there in the ilude vpon the grallc. The Venetians, aducr- , tiled 5 oo Sene of the ene¬ mies ate defea¬ ted in an ifi.md. The Venetians are pat to rout , and their enter- priCe made fru- pate. The first Doofe of the fourth Dec ad tiled of their landing, and vnwilling to omit fo faire an occafion, landing on the far¬ ther fideofthelfland to the number of 150. did fodainlyaflaile the encmie halfc a- fleepe.who being amazed withfuch an vnlookt for alTault,in fled ofdefending them felues fled towards the veflells: moftof them were flaine of taken; thrccfcore and ten being takenaliue were brought to Sanfeuerino , who vndcrftanding that they were Milanefes and Artificers, not comming thither of their owne accord to fight, but lent by their Princes commandement, did vie them gently, and furnilliing them with clothes and money, gaue them leauc to depart. It was not long eretheenemiehad his reuenge,with greater Ioffe to the Vene¬ tians. The Podiuides it felfe into two branches (as hath been Paid) fiue hundred lo paces beneath Ficarolles. The Venetian Captaines determined to buildaFortat the point of the Ifiand where this reparation begins, that the right fide thereofon the way from Stellara to Ferrara, might be Ihut vp from the encmie. Antonio Mar¬ ciano was the firft that propounded it, wherefore thecharge thereof was committed to him. He being accompanied by BartilmeoPalcerU , Tomafo ofImmola,andtwo Companies of foot,did on a lodainefeizeon theplace, and then withgreaenum- bers ofpeafants brought thither with him to that end, began the worke. The fol- diorsand marrinersin the meanctimc defirous of bootie, ftraying far from the worke,made ircurlions as far as Ferrara, from whence returning with great bootie, they went without leaucto the Campe on theoppofitc(hoare,leauing Marcian and ao his workmen with few or no forces at all. By realon hereof the worke could not be ilnifhedin one day. Hercules,by meffengers from the DukcofFcltre aduertifedof the enemies dclcignc,camefpcedilic thither to defeat diem: For he was not igno¬ rant how difeommodious that Fort would be to Ferrara. At his arriuall he charged them,but Marcian in the end being oppreffed by the multitude, was taken, and Pal- ceriet with him : Many ot'his ioldiors v/erc fame,Thomajo of Imolain a little boat eleaped with fbmefew foldiors, and went ouer the Riuer. Hercules prclently fini- Ihed the fortification which the other had begun, and placing a ftrong Garrifon ih it, did greatly relieue Ferrara. Sanfeuerino in the meane time lying longer before Ficarolles than he exported; « the better to annoy the enemic, lent Fracajfe, Gtouan Maria, and Pietro Marcello the Prouidator, with part of the troops to take the T ownes of the Rhouigian Pollefin: For the enemies Countrie neerto the Adicc had not yet tafted the calamities of warre. At their firft arriua! there they tookc Caftle-Guillielmo,tbe tower Sandona enuironed with lakes, Rouiga,Lendenara, the Abbey,and other places of the Pol- ld'in , but not without fight, wher e Jeronimo, fbnneto Count Marcian a braue young man was flaine. For the affurance of tire Townes ycelded to the Venetians, Auguftino Rarbadico at that time Gouernour of Padua ,a man of great wifedome and authoritie, did by the Senates commaund go to Rouiga, with whom they ioined Pietro Treuifano. The Prouincc being fetlcd, Bar Ww by the famecommaundement returned to Padua -.Treuifano fillinggrieuoufly ficke,died fooneafter. RobertoVeneen fbnneto Prancijco, fucceeded Treuifano in the Prouince. This man did not alone.fallnon the peoples minds to obedience, but by his meekneffe confirmed them in their duties towards the Venetians. Whileft thefe things were done ncere to the Adice, Frederick of Vrbin filling ficke, was carried from the Campe at Stcllata to Ferrara. Sanfeuerino , though his fonnes h id part ofthe forces, did not ceafe continually to annoy the encmie, whole wals being beaten downe by the Canon ,himfclfe impatient of any longer delay, refolued ro gine an affuilt, wherein the Venetian tooke the Parapet of the T ower, 50 and made it good; many after the retreat was founded, remayning in it. Hercules foldiors, terrified with the enemies boldncffe, did fet fire on the piles that fuppor- ted the rower, and ouerthrewit. Sanfeuerino thereby perceiued the inhabitants fmall hope, whereupon he affailed the Citic more fiercely. Vpon the ap. day of Iune of the Hijlorie of Venice. 501 June at midnight the foldiors went to the affault, and tailored by the night, made many bridgesouer the dikesand hollow places.The befieged notwithffanding the darkneffe ofthe night,d.d brauely defend it, fo as this affault both m (hew & efteft was more furious than that by day. It conanued till day-light: but the cnemiebe- i nn th cn vanquilhed, the Venetian in fundne places entred the Citie, which taken the foldicrs threw do wnc their Armcs:fome ol them were call into the nuer,others murthered,verie few taken prifoners. This being done.and the Venetian mailer of the Citie, he did forthwith begin to repaire it. r , ... Within a while after, Sanfeuenn and Lmrttmo fell fickc,by reafon of the vnholc* 1 o fomc aire of the marlhes: both of them were carried to Padua, but with feucrall deftimes,for the Venetian died there,and the Generali recovered .Hero l.kcwiie,Ge¬ nerali of the nauall Armic, called home by the Senate, died foone after his amuall at Venice This Summer was vnfortunate, but the Autumne after it much more: Some that haue written the Ferrareffc warre, and were prefent there, affirme that more then a oooo.men ofthofc that were at the fiege of Ficarolles by land and wa¬ ter by feme one accident or other died there,but moftof all by reafon of feauers oc- cafioned by the infeftious ayre of the marlhes. This is all that happened in Lom- bardie during that Summer. ■ In Flaminta, Robert oi Arimini did not ceafe to annoy thecnemieby ordmanc ao incurfions with thofe forces which he had recciued at the beginning or the war: he was abundantly furnilhed with victuals & other warlike ncceffanes from kauenna, gouerned at that time by Bermrdin Bembo. Roberto in the heat of Summer was com¬ manded by the Senate to go to Rome to relieuc Pope Sixtus which was befieged. Alphonfo Duke of Calabria at the beginning of the Venetians warre fought to bring 4000. men to aide his brother Hercules. But becaufc his way lay through the Popes territories, he marched by affiftance of the Cokmefi, and Saue/A who were open enemies to the Pope, direftly towards Rome, which Citie hath diuers noble families in it, among whom the Vrfim , Celonefi, and Sauellu, hold thechiefe rankc,as well for wealth as antiquitie of defeent. Thcfemcnof a longtime being 20 ill afr'efted to each other, haue often by meanes of their mortall hatred banded to¬ gether, fometimes in the Citie, but oftner in the field, as in a freer place: moft of the towncs and villages ncere to Rome are theirs. Butbel.de thefc, there be diuers 0- ther noble families in the Citie,yetthe Vrfm haue for many y cares excelled 1 them all both in wealth and knowledge in martiall difcipline. Foureof this houfe,tonnes to Carolo, haue in our time becne verie famous , Latino,Gi phonfo fought to reenforce them, but perceiuing he could not, withdrew himfelfe toaplaccoffafeuc,accompanied withfomefewhorfe: other braue Commanders preferringany hazard beforeflightwere taken, in greater number than, etier before iii any bauaile. u The conquerour within a while after entred Rome with his prifoners, teprefen- n, death or tln S the R °™ nes the forme of their ancient triumphes, and hauing by thisvlfto- rie purchaicd immortall glone, he died not long after. Some fay that be was poifo- ned, but it ismoft likely that he died of a futfet taken by his great trauell in thc heat of thc battaile. He was honourably buried in Rome, where this Epitaph was written onh.s monument. Ve»r,vrdr, vici,Uure«m Pont fid retul,,Mofifefidts re- ZZ/'r 8 ? thus ’ f “’»'/**> bought vidor,e to the Pope, which 3 i0mCVVrUe ^»°noneday two the greateft Captaines of I- taly died . he of whom wenow fpake; zndFrederickeot Vrbin . that was carried away fickc to Ferrara from the campe at Stelkta. Koberto ef Ar mini. But of the Hijlorie. of Venice, 503 But whiled thcfe things were done ncere to Rome, Pietro Martade Rofsu follow¬ ing the Venetians partiein Lom bard ie,ccafcd not to annoy Sforzds troupes on the Parmeian confines : But the Venetians Intention was not lb much to hurttheMi- lanois,as by entangling him in a domcfticke warre,tokccpehim from aiding Hercu¬ les. d/eriiAforccsfodainely marched towards Parma, where Rojsis being Iharpe- ly afsailed, was not onely enforced to retire into his ownc territories, but loft Nu- cctta,and theCaftle Candida. But Pietro P.ofiu; a braue and valiant Gentleman falling ficke,died within a while after . Guidone whom he had made his heire, went withhisbretherentobefiegea 10 certaineTowne, but being abandoned bythe Venetian fuccours, whocouldnot follow them by rcafon of the Po, though for a time they did brauely withftand all Sforuts attempts, and fometime defeated his forces, yet beeing tired with lo long a warre, they were enforced to retire. Autynme was already more than halfe fpent, when Sanfcuerin hauing recoucrd his health returned to his dcfolatc camp, where nothing was to be focne but weake and ficke fouldiers. Luca Pifani whom the Senate had fent from Verona after Lati- retanoes&cnCn, commaundcd the Armieas Prouidator, till Giouiw Heme called from the confines of Breffia arriued atFicarolles. He being come, Pifaniw ho was alrea- die infeited with the bad aircreturned to Venice . The new Prouidator repayred lo the wallesofFicarolles , when Frederica Comm, nnd Francifco Sanuto came to the Campe as Prouidators. At their arriuall, the Armie made fome abode there, toge¬ ther with the flectc, not daring to enterprize any memorable matters; for though their numbers were great, yet mod of them werefo weake, as they could hardly walke vp and downc. But towards the end of Harueft, the airc being purified,they beganneby litleand litle to rccouer their healths : Then Stmfeiterine loath to loofo any longer time, font FraccaJJo his fonne with many troupes ofhorfo, to aflault the Fort which Hercules had made vpon the Riuer banckesatthe obfeure Lake, for it did greatly annoy the Venetian velfells going toand fro: He planted his ordnance on the oppofitc lhoare, from whence in lhortfpacc bycontinuall Ihootinghee had 30ft) beaten downe the Rampires as hec was in good hope before long to driuethem thence. But whileft was there bufied, Victor Souranza Generali by water, com- ming vp the Riuer Po as farreas the Argentine territorie with one and twentie gal- lies, fouretecne foifts, and other lclfer velfells, determined to alliiult the Towneof laniola, featedat the mouth ofVaterna : Forifit were Hot taken, it was ccrtayne that the flcetc could not goevp farther but with greater daunger. TothisendSwi- ranza landed foure hundred horfo,and fixe hundred footeat a place oppofitc to the Citic. Thefe hauing begunne to fortifie the Riuer banckcs to defend themfolues from the enemies incurfions , that theymight afterwards without any let batter 40 the towne walls ,Sigifmundo d’Ei/e on a (bdainc with ‘Njco'ao Corregio,Hugo Sanfeue- rino , and other noblemen comming foorth of Argento with three thoufond men, alfailed them, andgauc their firft charge vpon Andrea Burgenfis quarter, where at firft the Venetians had the worft, but lo foone as the alarme was giuen in the camp, cucry man armed ranne fiercely to the fight. SigifmondoppoCcd to the Venetians front foure waggons, on each of which lay foure falconets. There the battaile was very doubtfull,till three hundred Venetian light horfo wheelingabout to giue rheie ^ tc 0 $ in vpon the enemies backe, did fo terrifi e Hercules fouldiers, ns Sigifmondnnd theo- tbiFmaroii. , thcr Captaincs betookc themfolues to flight, then the Gallie called Valcrefi com¬ ming with great rumor vp the water vpon their backes, the enemies changed their fight to flight. Sigifmond mounting a fwift horfo, efcapcd himfolfe alone to Argen- 5 ° to. Many were drowned in the Riuer, more were flaine in the battell, but the num¬ ber ofprifonerswasgreatcftofall. Sour an La that day obtained a great and nota¬ ble viftorie. For befidcs Hugo Sanfeucnne , he tookc three foore and tenne other Captaines whom he font prifoners to Venicc. Roberto 5° 4- Thevenet'a* grmie croft l\) the P0. d par{e nitre to Ferrara. Thevwtians brti/U a bridge vpon the To, ns ere to Ferrara SanfeucriHo 'in biiicll before Ferrara. *rhe Term tit somplaints. The fir si 'Book? of thefourth T)ecad Roberto Sanfeuerino being likewiledelirous to execute ibme memorable enter- prize, rclblued to paffeouer into the Ferrarele Territory, and for effecting it hee commaundeda bridge to be made on galliots, and committed the worketo Baffin ofVcrona, which beingfooncfinilhed.helcft Barbadico at Ficarollcs, and himlclfe with Heme and Sanuto the Prouidators, went a mile beneath the enemies Fort, where hee beganne to palfe ouer his troupes, and lo loone as one boate had pa did, it end anker, and fo the reft ferued for a bridge. By this time eighteene hundred horfe and footc were already goneoucr into the enemies Countrcy,when they per- ceiued that there wanted vcdells to hnilh the bridge, which happened by their cr- rour who had not taken the iuft breadth ofthe Riuer : by the mcanes whereof, a ia rroupcof valiant fouldicrsremayncd on the other Ihoaredeflitutcoftheirfcllowcs aide: whereat Sanfeuerme was moued, in great ehollcr protefting, that if they did not before day prouide boats to finilh the bridge, his braueft troupes through the carelefnede & indifcrction offome , would vndoubtedly be cut in pceces before his face. But by the Prouidators diligence, it was preuented, and the bridge bceing wholy finilhed , the reft ofthc Armiecroffed the riuer ere the enemie had anie no¬ tice thereof Hercules ibuldiers hailing dilcotiered them, and not milling to theirFort, threw their ordnance into the Riuer, and letting tire on their fortification, retired fpeedi- ly to Ferrara . By their example others that held ccrtainc fortified places vpon the 29 Riuer, did for fearc abandon therm whereuponthe Venetian in an inftant became Mailer ofthe Riucr(onc Fort excepted, Handing at the head of the Poleline which the enemies had fortified.) So loone as the Venetians pcrceiued that neither the ri¬ uer nor any forts could refill their furie, they waflcd the whole territorie, burning farmes and country houfes downc to the ground. There is a Parke within a miie ofFerrara rAv/fo Was the firll that inclofed it with walls, but Hercules mlarging it, did much beautifie it with lakes, ponds, groues, and other places fit for ch ace. The Venetian firll encamped neere to the wallswhich are dole to the riuer; and in the meane time made a new bridge ouer the Po, firon- ger than the former. They firll placed a rankeoffhippes ofburthen, oneclofeto 3 ® another, from one fide to the other, faftened to their ankors, by llrong yron chains which could not bee cut in funder, then they laid cucn planches vpon them fo cun¬ ningly ioyned together, as it rclembled a welhfrnmcd bridge ofllonc: This bceing done , they builded (hoppes vpon it on both lidcs, wherein all fortes ofwares were fold , which hindered Pafsengers from looking on the water : They made moreo- uer draw-bridges at both ends, which when they were drawne vp, thole Ihoppes feemed an Ifland in the middcll ofthe Riuer. And to keep the enemie from firing it by night, fome two hundred paces before it they hung vp aboue water great wod- den plankes fallncd to ankors with yron hookes to krepc out the fire-works, which might be throwne vpon it, till they were either quenched or burnt out. 40 The bridge finilhed, Sanfeuerme brake downc the Parke walles, and through it marched with his armic in battell within a mile of Ferrara, where he remained for a time in the Cities view, but when he faw that theencmiedid not lallie, he brought backe his troupes to theCampe : then he beganne to repaire the Fort vpon the ri¬ uer which the enemie had abandoned ; hee did firll enlarge it, thenenuironedit with trenches of twenty footedeepe, with llrong bullions, Towers, and Rauclins: This worke vndoubtedly was in a manner impregnable, and would perpetually haue terrified the Citic ofFerrara, had it not by peace beenc razed. The Venetian hailing in this manner afsured his Campe, galloped with his Caualierie to the very gates ofFerrara, filling all places with fcare. . Q TheCitizcnsvicwingthebridgefo neere them,and theFort much ncerer,be- gannetolament theirowncand Common-wealths ellate, laying. That Hercules Principal itic was ouerthrowne, themfelucs in great daungcr, and that the llroakes of warre had pierced their very heart, that they were out of hope euer to haue peace 10 of the Hijlorie of Venice^ ~ c w i t h the Venetians, who haddifplayed their viftorious Enfignes at their gates: That the Marfecs, Lakes,and Riuers had not beene offeree to relkaine the courfc oftheir Vidorie, of whom they were to receiucverie vniuft conditions of peace, orflibmit thcmfelues'to their mercic. The Venetian in the meane time o- m irted noth ing that might further his Vidoric, he did (hut vp the riuers and lakes; placing.corpsduguardandgarrifonsin allpaffages. In a word, he held thole of Ferrara at fuch a bay, as Conquerours are wont to do the van¬ quished , when they ate defirous fpeedily to end the \Varre. 3 3 0 O ci Q . 1U : ■’ - i \ ' , the endofthefirfi Booke of 'thefourth Dec*d, THE SECOND B O OIC E ■< OF THE FOVRTH DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice. The Concents of the fccond Bookc of the fourth Decad. Pope Sixtus withdraw i him- ft! fe from the Venetians Jrienr'jh p. &&&&&* HePopemaketha new league, and abandoned the Venetians. The Duke CT °f Calabria comesto Ferrara. All Princes mdCommmwealthsoflttAy 5 W themjelues againft the Venetians. The Senate fends for the Duke of SjSb Lorraine into Italy, and glues him Urge pay. S a n s e ve m n o frith mat forcescrofeth the Addaby abridge,andencampethat Frczzia. L odo- vico Sforza doth exfly ouerthrme ARossuus.Auhonso taketh diuers tonnes from the V enetians the Breffian and Verona territories-.then crofinrthe Min- cia ,hefcourcs the cotintrey as fane as the ruuer Ad\cc y and not longafter takes Azzola The Venetian Infanterieipon Hucvies arriuallatSteWamlcapesinto the Riuer' Al- r n o n s o leaning Azzola with an intent wholy to ouerthrow the Venetian forces vpon Vo,being,(laptby Sa«*evER.TN oreturneswithoutejfeciin^it. Giacomo Mar.- 7 T 0 /Genekalj ofbefenemn fleet, dies at the (lege ,f GaUipolis "which ban? taken * the\ eilctians make farther incurfionstnto Calabria. J The enemies Armte comes to Baig- nol s where peace in vaine before motioned at Cefenna, is determinedandconcludei. And UJuythe triumphes,' tnrn.tments, andbaniers made at Venice for toy of this peace. HE Venetians had alreadie mightily preuailed, and the watte with Hercules would fooncbauc beeneen- ded, had not Pope Sixtus by his fodnine alteration not ondy Inarched the viftorie forth of their hands, but that which Worfe is,thrown them headlong into 4 , a dangerous war. For the Pope and leronimo Vfconte by whole counccll and aduife all tnatters weredi- redled, falling byj Eerie and littlefrom the Venetians after Mdatcfies death, did at lad openly declare them- fellies friends to the Ferrarois. FrancifcoDiede, who at that tirne was Ambaflfador with the Pope, had ofa long time forefeene it, and a little before had by letters aduertized the Prince and ocnate thereof, who to containc them ftill in league , omitted no kinde offices of good Mends and confederates. It is not certainly knowne vpon wbac cau^e they The Pope hauing made a league with the enemie, did by letters goe about to J ° caute the V enetians to lay downc Armes, to induce them no more to warre vpon the Ferrarois, and to re ft ore vntohim whatfoeuer till then they had taken from ium. I he Senate motied by thefe letters, w ere vnwilling to let goe the viftorie whereof of the Hijlorie of Venice.: 5°7 10 He cxcommum - catelb tkc Pc- netians. ^hercofthey had lo lure hold,and yec defirous to anlWere the Pope, andydhjt him Si flSht Prince* of Italy and Europe vndcrftand that they were not Authors S Sh Cy would neucr haue taken acmes againft Hercules had not Pope prouoked them thereunto. They decreed that Berntf luftt- verie eloquent pctfonlhould ,tatbcCcmmon-wcalthsname^nfwerethe P °fhe etfeft of thofe letters which he competed,and after the Senates approbation were fent to Rome, is this. That the Senate were fo farre from entertaining this poff> warre without his Holineffe confcnt,as they did it by h,s ratoganon : mt as k firft o fo now they did not onely pteferre peace before warre, but before viftone,foil were fou°ht for in time,and no; on Inch conditions as might make their lemtie m- terpretedm difcreiion: That they were confident his Holineffe aftions had no pri¬ vate end,but fuch as imported thecommon good of Chriftendomc: onely in this it was notorious to the whole world,that he dealt morefubtilly than fincerelv .- That for twentieyeares wherein both by land and lea they had beenc finglcd.out by dread- fall 0« none of the Princes of Italy afforded one drop ofbloud to wards the quenching of this neighbour flame, but feemed deafe to all folicitations,lame maf- fiftance: But inthispriuate caufe of Ferrara tbofc which ftranke backc Irom the nublike quarrel could all bandie together,not as if they would arbitrate,but enforce peace: That they humbly defired his Holineffe to delmerate this bufineffe tempe¬ rately which others did paffronately, & let his o wnc vndcrftanding aduife him whe¬ ther it more concerned him to fauour the Venetians or the Ferrarois. As lor them thev were refolued to profecute that warre 5 which by his aduife they had vndertaken, hoping the fucccfle flaould be as happie,as the caufe mft andhonorable; This is in fumme the import of the Venetian letters: But the Pope not refpc&rtg his ancient league,and perceiuing theVenetians tc, continue their refolution, ex¬ communicated them. He had alreadie leagued himfelfe with Ferdimnd^nA others. And w'nileft this bufineffe was purfued by letters to and fro, Alfbmfi Luke ol Ca¬ labria camcto Ferrara with two thoufand men,among whom were foure hundred Turkes which he brought from Otranto, but they within a while after ranneoucf 5 totheVenetian. VponhisarriuallcertaineskirmiflnesweremadeneerctheCiue* himfelfe flayed not long there, butleauing his troups withhisbrother.m law,wvcnc firft co Mantua, and then to Milan. But at a councell held at the lame time at Cafal- Maior vpon the Cremonefe where the commiffioners of all the confederate Princes and ftates met,warre was concluded againft the Venetians by general confent.Frc- derich Go»**g* Prince of Mantuahadihe title of Generali ofthe Annie,but Alphon- fo Duke of Calabria thehonour. The Senate hauing intelligence ofwhat had beenc concluded in that affembly,and confuting the dangerous warre they yvere to op- cofe the nexc Spring, ( For the Gcnouetes excepted whom dounnm Ptfctlts lent to that end had exempted, all other Princes and States of Italy had con.ured their dc 4 ° ftruftion ) andfor thcftrcngtheningoftheirpartie.theylcntintoFtanccfor^w- Duke of Lorraine, vnro whom they gaue honourable entertainment Vindtuerr* one ofthe Secretaries had longbefore foliated him from the Pope and Venetians to come into Italy againft the Ferraro.s, who now the Pope «lmqu.(h- ing the caufe remained firms to the Venetians, and brought twohundredba lcand one thoufand foote co their aide, rtmguerra conduced him tbroughheAlpcs. MrtdmcoVtclurtmM Niaht Fofurim Venetian gentlemen,went as fared as Trent on theconfines of Italy to meece him. . , p-t The Duke of Auftria and the other Potentates of Germanic in fauour of the , Pope denied paffage to the Sauoyards, and other French whom Lmttnt haden- 5 rolled. The Spring was alreadie come, when Pietro de Pud, , and O/Urto A»ten,o Morofinii ame to The Armic as Prouidators. The enemies commutations ««e great : but the Senate hauing intelligence, that their fauontes in Milan which yet ftirred not, would if Sinfemin croffed the Adda, ra.fe lomc commotion : t oi C J beJccnodBooke of the fourth T)ecad The fate of the Rofjians of Par¬ ma yecldetb to Lodorvicl^. Two of Sanfeuc- rini fames flic to the cnemie. Sanfeuerino's A- pologie totheSe- ns te faith theit graciouf accep¬ tation. falphonfa great progrcjjion. 'T° n difference betwixt the widow of Galas and Ledomdfsfaza, tkfafafafae liberation, commanded one part of the Armie to paffe into Lombardis and the o- thcr to remaine before Ferra n.Heifebo AngmlLre went before with a brauc troope of horjd’ and expected Stmfeuertno at Azzola vpon the Breton Confines. Kobo to foone followed him,leaning the Prince of'M.randola, 5 «W/«e Mentone Antom- ace Dnlcmo, Gafparo Perujstm , Alcjfandro furnamed the We, and diuers other Can- tames at the liege before Ferrara. The French Generali went thither likewife with his forces: But their arm,all was more terrible to their cnemie than profitable to the Venetian,the French euerie day mutining. ^ Sanfenerino with Marc-AntonioUHoroJini the Prouidator being come to the Bref fan terntone remained for a time at the new Orgcs,then making a bridgeouer the *° Adda aboue Trezzia, and fortifying itat each end , himfelfe encamped on the fur¬ ther lid'c, where he contained his fouldiers without executing any hoftilitie vpon he Countrey rather like a guclf then cnemie, which was fo farre from dinnnitong the malice of the Confederates, as on thecontranc itincreafed it,haffeningnot de 8 fining this intended wane. Lodouico Sforsca, witha mighticArmiewasin field i- gamft the Rofstans of Parma, who till then had brandy defended their patl momc, but now feeing fo vncquall a power bent againft them, fortified P their towncs, and yet not thinking thcmfeluesfecure, retired with their children into the Genouefcs territories Their Tenants following not their Lords but theirfor tunc, Pre^ntly vpon their departure yeelded to sforz-a. Lodouico vpon this vie 2 ° tone marched vnto the terntoric of Cremona where ^Ifhonfo expedfed him f is • 7 Pa 7l Ca cd r n b / che Milanefes vpon J tnfeuehnsumm^ to guard thefrontiers in the abfenceof. Lodouuo. Others affirme that he came voluntary offering his if fiftance againft Sanfeuerino. J at- Such was the flate of the Venetian affaires, when the Commonwealth was flia- ken with a new feare by a rranfeurfion of two oi Sa„feuerws Comes to the encmie Hee had foure fonnes which ferued in this Armie, all valiant and brauc young Ginticmui, ofwhom Fmncijco and Galeas vnknowen to their father, difhonoribiv fled to the enemie, allured (asitfeemes) by fairepromifes .- yet their error was fo , much the Idle, as it extended no further then to themfelucs. This itfirftdid greatly perplex the father, who in great paffion called God and men to witnetoeof his fonnes treacherie,pradfizing not onely againft their fathers honour, but life • yet herein comforting himfelfe, that his fidelitie was fufficiently knowen to the Venetians, and (houldeucry day be more and more manifefted .-whereupon hee fent meflengers to Venice to make his owne Apologie, and excufe the temeride of his children,which he hoped erelong toredeeme with his owne fcruice and loyalty and let the world know that he efteemed nothing fodeere, as the fafetic and ho- nourofthe Venetian Etote. But the Senatewas fo farre from imputin° the errour of his fonnes to himfelfe, as they did by letters comfort him ° o Jlphonfim themeane time hauing made abridge ouer the riuer beyond Caf- 4 ° fian , pafled ouer his Armie with great rumorinto the Gyradade, and thence mir- ciiing into the Bergamafco ,tooke Colloignaand Vnguiana. Sanfeuerino hauing in¬ telligence of his comming, kept ftrong guard on thebridge on that fide.and ftreng thened his Rampiers, and then retired with his forces towards Bergamo: Thence eroding theOglioat Palaznolcs, he encamped at the new Orges. The cnemie ha’ umg taken Trecian, and reenforced the Popes and Florentines troupes , paffed o- ucr the Oglio betwixt the new Orges andQuintiano.TheSenate confidcring how dangerous the enemies Armie would bee to their territories (for it was reported that he had an hundred companies ofmen at Armcs) did fpeedily fend the reft of c that h ce might be better able 5 ^^m themeane time, had taken all that part of the Bretoin territory which lieth betwixt the Riuer Mella and the new Orges, a very fruitful! foyle a^ bounding ofthe Hijlorie ofVmice. jqq bounding in townes and villages, which vpon cerrourof his arriiiall prefently yecl- ded vntohim. The Venetian being inferiour to the enemie in ftrength , refolued not to confront but follow him, andpreuent his attempts: And leaning Antonio Scariottowizh 500. hor/e ingarrifon in the new Orges, himfelfe went through by- waies firft to Maclou, then to Saint Zcne three miles from Breffia. Augufttno Barba- dico and Zaebam Bar boro men ofgrcat authorise, came from Venice to the Campe. But MorofinizwABarbadico remaining with Smfeuerino in the Armie, Barbara went to fortifie Breffia. He was fonneto that Franajco who in former time had for three yceresfpace defended that Citieagainft all the attempts ofDukei’M^worthiein- io deedc offuch a father whofe wifdome and vertue he inherited , but more famous in being father to Hemolao, the lcarncdeft ofhis time in Grecke and Latin. Alpbonfi croffed the Riuer Mellaand feized on Baignols. ThePrinee of Mantua (who till then hadcaried himfelfeas a friend not enemie to the Venetians ) did openly (hew himfelfe their enemie, ioyning wiih Alfhon- Tin Mmtnn /ii,whofe Armieby this addition amounted to one hundred and thirtie compa- loutotbecm- Hies ofhorfe, which being diuidedouer the Bredaii territorie tookc all the townes t cdeMtsA ’• on this fide the Riuer Mclla (Azzola excepted) from the Venetians. Sanfeucrtno vpon the enemies comming to Baignols, retired to Regiandfiue miles from Breffia, but Alphonfo taking all the other townes, brought his Armie to 20 Calcina. This is all which that fummer,till the beginning of Autumnewas done, vpon theBreflanandBergamafch territories. Ncer to thePo,moft of the French being dead by ficknefle,their Generali hauing rbcVukcof intelligence of King Lewis death, who by his Teftament had made him Gouernor Lon am rcturni and Protecforofhis Rcalme,returned into France. TheSenatc being aduertized mt ° Vra,!u - about the Spring, that King Ferdinand, afllfted by the Pope and Confederates, had rigged a mightie Fleet, the better to refift the enemie at Sea, wrote to Iacomo Mar¬ cello who fucceded Sour am,a in the Admiraltie, to haue a care that the State were not prciudiced about the I(lands,nor in the gulfe neere to Hiftria and Dalmatiajand if he might fafely doe it, to inuade the frontier of Apulia and Calabria as Souranz* 50 had done. Marcello had not long beene Admirall, when fortie of the enemies Gallies, vn- derthccommaundof Frederick of Arragon , fonne to Ferdinand , a braue young Prince,came into the Hauen of Ancona. Their arriuall did trouble the Senate, forit was likelic that the enemie, by tarrying in that place,would cut off the Vene¬ tians paffage on the Sea. All Venice had their hope fixed on (Jllarcello and his Fleet, defpairing oftheir Dominion at Sea, vnlelfe the enemie could be fpeedily repelled; expending when Marcello ffiould cither aflaile or fire them. But whileft he intended the fupplying of the Gallics,not yet compleat with fol- diers and marriners, which he could hardly efTeft without promife of pardon and 40 impunicic to the Bandetti of Albania, Dalmatia, and Hiftria, theenemie thinking himfelfe not Fife departed from Ancona three dayes before his arriuall. 1 his o- Tj million was hardly interpreted,cfpecially by thevulgar, meafuring things by the cuent: But better vnderftandings made more fauourableconftruftion of it, faying; am. He did better to abfent himfelfe from fight, than vnaduifedly hazard his naked Fleer, andthatviftoriewasmoreeafiein difcourfcthena&ion. Thus was hee va- rioufly cenfurcd. ThecnemicinthemeanetimebcingoutatSeavnwilling to fecmcidle, made rheeamies fodaine incurfion vpon Liffa an Ifland in Dalmatia, putting all to fire and fword. lakeibtijitc/ From thence he failed toCorfoufieorgioyiarca wife&valiantGentlcman gouerned the Ifland. Hedeferying the ArragonianNauie, encouraged theinhabitants, pre- 5 ° paring all things requifittffordefence: The enemies firft aflaults were very violent: for being many, they at one time fealed all parts: but through the valourofthc dc- fcndantSjthey were not onely kept from entrance, but precipitated from the wals with great {laughter. Vu 4 Notwith- 5 io TheJecondBooke of the fourth Tec ad A (tubtill tyrata- gemeof Viare. the enemie re-, tires from Corfu the Mantuan dijcon tented lea- fieth the armic. the Venetians tome to Slellata Hercules dEfle tomes to the re¬ lit fe of SttUata. the death of G i- cuar.Hemc, Notwithflanding this brauerepulfe, the aflault continuing till night without m- tcrmiifion, and the Goucrnour fearing, that the Defendants wearied, though not conquered, would giue way to the enemie, inuented this flratagem. Hecdiuulgcd that the Venetian fleetc would in few houres arriue there, whereupon hee com- maunded all the bells to be rung, acclamations ofioy to be made by the fouldiers on the walles,asthough fupplics were already arriued. The enemie terrified with thisfodainc clamour, hauingloft 500. men inthisafTault,puttoSea. Shortly after the Venetian flectc, arriued and wintered there. ^yilphonjo was (as hath beene laid) encamped at Calcina, and it was probable* that from thence hce would gocand befiegeLonata. /t*?y/(mheProuidatorde- 10 E arted from the Canape at Rezza, and went thither to fortifie the Cittie, whither ee Tent for Country people, who with the inhabitants and fouldiers of the Garri- fon, made a trench and rampires. Giacomo Media was likewife there, who notlong before had beene fent thither with three hundred men to guard the Citie. Thcfe, together with the light horfeofthe Townc, did by their frequent incurfions, fore- ftallall things from the enemies forragers fb long as they remained there. More- ouer, the Venetian had diuerted theordinary current of the RiuerScriola, that if theenemy came to encampc there, hee might want water. NeucrthelefTe hee at¬ tempted to take Vidaeiolla, which Sanjeuerwo hauingftrongly fortifyed , and the cncmietwiceafsaulting it,could not be taken. Then ^yllphorije being loath to loole 59 any longer time, determined to march dire&Iy to Verona. Some fay, that the Prince of Mantua, from thence returned home> dilcontentcd with Alphenfo, for refuting to befiege Lonata and Pifcara, which two townes he e- fpecially defired to take from the Venetians. The Senate had beene aduertizedof the enemiesdeffeigne, and therefore fent diuers boats,and a flrong Garrifon to PiF cara to guard the Towncand LakeofLa Garda: they had befidecommaunded the Gallie which lay atLalifsa to bee armed , and brought into rhcLake. Thccharge thereof was committed to Andrea Marcc/lo,w\\ohwi coxnmmn&of thofe veil ells* till Pietro Diede was fent thither by the Senate. The enemie lying dill at Calcina, r/,w»4/(joflrnola,whocommaunded thefoot 3 ° forces vpon the Po, eroding the Riucr before day, gaue a fodainc afsault to the fub- urbs of Stellata, and to the rampires next the Caitle : the Sailers were mingled with the Souldiers. T he fuburbs were eafily taken and burnt. The ordnance and other engines being taken from the enemies rampires were carried to the vefsels: this be¬ ing done, they gaue a fierce afsault to the Fort : The Souldiers and Mariners vrged with fuch furic, as in a moment they became mailers of partthereof : Then they which were in the higheft places craucd parley, firftof lmmoU, then of ^Jndren Ztincme , who commaundcd the vcf ells, and offet purpofe prolonged their parley, expefting fome fpcedic aid from Ferrara,wherein they were not dccciued.So foone as newes came to the Citie, that the enemie had taken the baftions, and part of the 40 Fort at Stellata, and that without fpcedic hel pc, they within it would be enforced toyccld; Hercules on a fodainc taking the light horfe with him , andcommaunding the reft of his forces to follow' in order of battell, fhewed himfelfe vnlooked for to the Venetians, whom hce charged : the Sailers running to the vcfsells, left thefoul- diers to the (laughter, who for a while made head , but vpon thcarriuall ofthe reft ofthe troups, they threw themfelues into the water, trufting to their skill in fwim- ming, hoping thereby to get into the vefsells,but moft of them being carried away by the violent fwiftnes of the torrent, pcridicd, thofe that cfcaped drowning were taken prifoners, among whom was ImmoU, who being but Rightly wounded, and dying the night following, was fuppofed to hauc beene poyfoned. Thofe that lay at the obfeure Lake, made incurfions as farre as Ferrara, where among other places they fpoiled the rich and beautifull Monaftcrieof thcChar- trenx, burning part thereof. GiouanHemo Prouidator in that Campe hauing intelli¬ gence that the Fort of Stellata was taken, and making himfelfe readie to march to the 5 ° oj the Hijlorie ofVmice* 511 00 the relieteof’his foldicrs, and in loy ofthat good news curuetting his horle not well managed, it threw him, ofwhich fall hee died not long after. Giacomo furnamed Mediae ame to the Camp as Prouidator in his (fed, who by realonofthc infectious airc falling licke was carried backe to Venice,where not long after hee died. Laftly, they lent Prancifco Troni thither, a difereet and braueyong man, who had no better luccefTe than his fellowes. Whilftthe is was done on the Vo,\_Alpbonfo departing front Calcina tooke Car- pinetta,thence marching to Calauria, hcccrofsed the Mincia with part of bis for¬ ces beneath Valegia, where hauing well viewed the whole Countric, hee repafsed to the Riucrand came to Godia, where againe eroding the Mincia at a bridge,by the Mantuansconfines came into the Veronois. Vallcgia hands vpon an high hill, and vnderneath it runnes the Mincia; the wallcsfortifyed with towers extend tbcm- felucs as farre as the Marfhes ofTartar. In this Ipace hands Viliafranca in the mid¬ den ofa Plainc,ftrong rather by Art than Nature. The Arragonois breaking down the walls inthatplace, approached With his armie neere to the Citie, and battering the Cattle, tooke it the third day after his arriuall. From thence Icattcring his forces throughout the Veronois, he filled all places with terrour, cuen tothcCitticwallcs: Hee likewile lent fomeofhis Captaines to view the ftrong townes ofthe Countrey, and without difficulty became Matter of Vigatia, the Illc ofEIcalla and Sanguiueta. Then comming to the Riucr Adice,and bemgdilcoucred by the Inhabitants ofthe farther thoarc,they terrified,fled,which terrour ranne as farre as Padua and Vincenza, the Country people fly ing to the cit- tiesand ftrong townes. In this alarmc the Magiftrates of both places afsemblcd forces to oppofe theenemiespafsageouerthc Adicc . Alphonfo flayed not long at Viliafranca, ere Smfeuerino comming vp the Lake of Benac encamped neere Vale- gia, where CMarc-Antonio CAlorofmi met him with partof the forces which were at Lonata; at his arriuall AuguJiino Barbadico his Colleague fell fteke, and was carried to Venice. Alphonfo perceiuing the Venetian to be encamped before him, and not able to 30 draw him to the fight, noryetlafely to afsaile him, on afodaineroleand marched into the Brefsan, where he befieged Azzola. Some thought that the enemie did not without caufe remoue and giue oucr his other deisigns for that fiege, but that he had correfpondence with fome ofthe Garrifon and Citizens for furrender ofthe towne. It is certainc, that the townc being afterwards deliuered backe to the Ve¬ netians by agreement, fome by decree ofSenate, who feeling themfclues guiltie hadremoued theirhabitation, wereabfolutelybanilhed, whereby wee mayper- ceiuc that it was not a publike but priuatc furrender. But howlbcuer, the City re¬ puted impregnable yeeldcd at the firftafsault, the Cattle following their example: Smfeucrino after A'pbonjoes departure recouered all the Townes which hee had ta¬ ken vpon the Veronois, and leaning Antonio Souranz,a for the guard of Valegia, hee went into the Brcflan, and encamped at Calcina. While thefe things were done abroad , the State receiued an ill prefageat home. For the Dukes pallace wasin part burnt downc by night. It is thought oneof the Chappell negligently leauing a candle lighted , the fnuffe thereof falling downe kindled the fire,which about the fecond watch ofthe ni ght brake forth into a flame: the tnilchiefe would haueextended farther, as in former time, had it not bin fpee- dily preuented. Sanfeuerino ftrengthned at Calcina with new lupplies, was defirous to purfuethecnemic, when contrary to all expe&ation hee vnderftood thelolse of Azzola and the Cattle. This newes brcdgenerall amazement, manyexpoftu- lating why the Azolans cuer fauouredby the Venetians (houldfo betray them ? Jt> why the Cattle fhould lo diftruftitowneftrength ? That this yeelding proceeded not from fcare but treacherie: and that the enemie not vninui ted had Co confident¬ ly entred the Brefsan. Thefe rumors pafsed in the Venetians Campc. But Alphonfo deliueringthe Towne to the Mantuan, rcfblucdbyallmeanestofreehis brother Hercules Alphonfo tehth Carpitutta. The fituation ej yalcgi a. Alphonfo vpon the Veronois. Sanfeucrino corn, truth to Valeria „ Alphonfo ta\ei iA?3ola % V art ofthe dtifis paUacs burnt* Diners txpefiu- l.uions vpon the yeelding of z ola. 5H Hercules plaht- tiue Letters to Alphonfo bn bro¬ ther. Sanfciterint freed. Alpbonfott (X- tlamatms. Dhe ftecond Boof of the fourth ‘Decad Hercules from the liege, from whom he daily receiued letters full of complaint, how thath e gained not by the Venetians lofse; 'that his Victories benefited others, not fccured his lubicfts itill bcficged: That the Venetian Enfignes Hill braued Ferrara, and poflcfledthcbankcsofPo: Therefore he intreated himinfuch extremitic not to relinquish his filler Leonora and her children parts of himfelfe,and dclired him to conlider how that he (hould be able to hold out a winter fiegefifthe enemy Should, perfeuer and his alTociatcs fall from him,(the onely thought whereof was terrible) were not he and his whole eftate ruined 1 Therefore he importuned him whileft he had timeand meanes.that he would doc his vtmoftto remouetheenemie from the Po, and raife the liege ere Winter. j <-> Thefe Letters did not moue but fpurre this forward Prince,who lending his in- fiinterie before by the Po toHoffilia, himfelfeabout midnight followed with the horfe by land. Sanfeuerino hauing intelligence ofthe enemies departure,and afsu- red that his hafte tended to the furpri (all ofthe Venetians on the Po,rcmoued like- wife before day,and by grcatiournies came to Verona with two companies ofmen at armes, and fent order to the magiftrates to prepare all the veffcls vpon the Adice, that nothing might retard his defleigne . FrancifcoDtede was then Gouernor ofthe Citie , the ycafe before Ambafsador with Pope Sixtus (as hath bcenefaid) and Prancijco '.Mr cei/o Prouoft. Thcfe fpending moll part of theday in gathering the boates, and the bulines not yet ended, were faine to labour all night, fo that vpon 20 Sanfeuermes arriuall, the fouldiers imbarqued and failed dire&ly towardes the e- nemic. T he Venetian troupes following after the Generali being come to Pifcara, they diuided thcmfelucsand tookc fundry waies. Morofni the Prouidator, and Pracajjo comming to Verona with ccrtaine companies ofhorfe, followed Sanfeuerino to aide him lfnecderequired . Antonio Vittorini who had beene Prouidator at Verona re¬ turned tothcCampeat Calcinawith Deifebo Anguilarzj, and theotherpartofthe armie. The Vcnetians had the good fortune that thofe whom Alphonfo had fent to fdofhlia by toe 1 o, were detained by a fouthwinde. They being wind-bouud Sanfeuerino with a more fauourablc gale arriued at Caftel-Nouoasfooneaso^/- 3 ° phonfo. The cncmic amazed with the fodainc noife heard from theCaftle, and wondering at fo many confufed voices, what, and whence thofe numbers we’re, at laft vndcrflanding Sanfeuerino to be come, Alphonfo brake into thefe words; o]m- mirtaU God! deththis aidefellowflie now he can not goe ? mtift the vigour of my youth bee out- (hipped by his decrepitude? and , his iourney being greater than mine, mujl hisjpeede befotoo ? Then turning to his Capt nines and Pilots , hee exclaimed again} the windes and waters , as confederateagainf him ; and fo grinding his teeth, and bewraying much paffion, returned fruftratc to Hoftilia. Viclonmm the meanetime, JDcifebo , and Rodolpho Gonzaga departing from Cal¬ cina, went to Caftagnollcs. There they vnderffood that Lodmico sforza did with 40 great force batter Pvomagnia vpon the Bergamafcb. The Venetian croflmgthe O- glio went to Pallafuoles, from whmctThomafo Pnmaniavns fent to Bergamo, and Pietro of Carthage to CAUrtinenga to fccurc thofe T owncs: But Sforza remaining before Romagnia after long fiege tooke it. The Venetian Armie commingafter- wards to Pontoglio, and from thence, necretothcOglio, didin Ihortfpacereco- uer diners towneslofl that Summer. In themeanetime, Sanfeuerino and Morofmi the Prouidator returning from the Po, ioyned with the Armie. All things fuccceding profperoufiy, Pietro CMarcello as Prouidator was left to winter at Valegia, and the Albanian horfemen at Villafran- ca vnderthe commaund of Nicolao Enonio and his brother, two braueyoung men, c 0 and the reft in other places ofthe Vcronois neercto the Mantuan confines, who by their frequent incurfions, did all that winter diflurbe Mantua and the Territories adiaccnt. Sanfeuerino vnited withrtc?er;Wand Rodolpho Gonzaga , tooke Mancrbia and the flrong garrifbn in it: From thence Morofmi by the Senates licence returned to of the Hiflorie of Venice. 5*3 to Venice leaning yictonm in the Campe. Manerbia taken,the Venetian Generali recoucred Valeriota, Scorlariola,and to conclude,all townesloit that Summer,buc Azola QuincianajandSenica: Then.fcndingthe troopesto Garrifon, himlelfe in * 1 .11_ m Vrnirr Prince Moccnwo ar- mid winter honourably accompanied, went to Venice. - tended by the noblcft Senators in the Buccptauro richly hung,went to meet him, m- and becaulc he had honorably borne himlelfe in his place , the State gaiie him ma- * ny rich gifts: they afterwards bellowed vpon him Catadclla a towncon the Paduan territories and Montono on the Vcronois, with a delicate and plealant place neere tothc eitie, with a goodly pallaee in it: and that his wife might bee a [barer or his ,0 good'fortune the Senate mriched her with many coltlyiewcls. The like acknow¬ ledgement did the liofiians of Parma recciuc, who bang by Sfor^a. expul led their Countric, were at the lame time in VenicCjwhere they were bountifully entertai- y/, f smstere- ned by the Prince and Senate.promifmg ncuer to forget their good fcruiee, and for compmitb iB the time prefcntgauc them ccrraine fummes ofgold forth of the publicke trea- fury for thecncertainemcnt of thcirgreatfamiiic: afterwards amgning a perpetu- all annuitie of a 1000. crownes to the two brethren Guido and Giacomo, and to the third, who had taken holy Orders, a very rich benefice vpon the Ye- Sanfcumna°t f Whileft thefe magnificent rewards were giuen at Vcnice, it fell out after San/e- utrines departure forth ofLombardic, Gioumvi ^Antonio Scariotta leading hue hun- dred horl'e to their Garrifon at Cremona,by the treacheric ofhis guides tell into an Ambufcado, in which hcloff moftof hishorfc, but himfelfe,fonne,and one ler- uant, made way through the enemies and clcapcd. Sanjeuetino toward the latter end of winter together with Nicolao Pifoura the Prouidator came to the new Orges where Fraca/s’o lav in garifon vpon their arriuall, Antonio yittorim by the Senates ^nfiucwai toermiffion returned to Venice,fo that Pifauraw as foie Prouidator in the Armie, cmnto,b t till the eomming of LuuPifmi^ who after Zacharu Barbara had for a while com- maunded Brcllia. They remained ftill in the Armie rill the end of the warre,and in the mcanc time wcarie of Idlencfle, made a bridge ouer Oglio, and a Fort at it, 30 which eroding they tookc the Tower Triftania on the farther fide the R iuer ; and The t mr t,U finding (tore ofeorne, vidfuall and hay, it was a great helpcto them that winter : And becaulc the place foemed offome importance, they fodainly forohed it, pla¬ cing a ftrong Gnrri/bn there. • ...... The fpring already approchcd when a rumour was Ipread that the Goniultation of the confederate Princes which Aifonjo held at Cremona had no profperous iffue, • and that they dilTented concerning the renouation of the warre. Thisdid putthc Venetians in tome hope that peace propounded in F laminin by the Popes Ambal- fodors, mfoht vpon reafonable termes take effeft, and to thefe ends being folicited, the Senate Cent Zacbana Barbofa and Frederica Cornari to Lefenna; where after long a confutation, they pcrcciucd by the vniulf conditions propounded, that this trea- tie of peace was motioned onciy to amule the Venetians, and tokeepe them from purfuing that which they had begunne the y cere before in France and Germanic. The Venetians the precedent fummer ,carefullof theiffueof that warre, and inccnfed againft Pope Sixtus had fedt Ambaffadors to the French Armie and Ger¬ maine Princes to incite them to fummon the Pope and all Chriifendome to a genc- rall Councell, wherein it might belawfull to complaincof the Pope, and to im-* rnymtiUm plorc the aideofall Chriftians againft him ;and to this end they font Sebafimno Ba : to the Emperour Frederick^ Antonio Lauretano to the French king, Paulo Pi- /Tiwtothe Dukcof Auftria.and Nieolao Fo/tarini into Flaundersto Maximilian ,the jo Emperour-Frafow/bfonnc. The Pope fearing this matter, was defirous to hearken vnto peace. The Vene¬ tians in the mcanc time, though they intended peace., did not omit their warlike preparations againft the Spring : for befides the Italian forces which by new lup- *lics were mightily cncrcafcd by fea and land, they drew from Morea and the ■ Iflands 51+ Thefee ond c Boo{e of the fourth T)ecad The arrogant hr agoj? or to. Wands next adiacent to Corfou, from Albania, and Dalmatia , twdu C ’hundr 7 d ^ horfi, one part of thefi were quartered in the villages neerc to the enemie from whence they daily made roads onto his Countrey, and the reft vpon the Breffiin bc Spring was alreadie part when Sanjeuenno lent commaundement to allTic Gai rifons, to meet him on the 2 y.ofMay, betwixt Variola and Cortiana But whi frft b,s was done on thcBreffan, the fillers of D.ede his Galley, and four, other GalliesoMW^blcetmutined. The Authours of the mutinie werefecretlv pumlhed by the commaundement of Tomafi Zeno Generali oftheFleet on the Po^ which the other Mart,nets hailing notice of, went with their Gallic to the ent mieshde, who lay' neerc to Philocina, but they were by him bafely ftript fpovled and lent away. 1 he Senate vpon thefenewes proclaimed them traitors’and tint SrT 8 7 CrUCa 7u CX r mple 7 ,° thcrs ’ b;,n ‘Wed them from their terntoS v iththis addition That if any of them were euer afterwards taken in the Venetian lurifdiftion, they (hould be put to death as Capital! offenders At the fame time that this Galley was loft, Captnine Porco , ^ great enemy to the Venetians, made daily incurfions from Hoftilio eucn to thetrenches of Me h m ‘r e ‘ 7 ir § °/r ^“^docs againft:the Venetians, hec did by oath proteft lS G - C! Z CM i 15 Wat time Gouernour of the Caftle) that within few dives he would come knocke a nailemto the gates ofMellaria. This bragge coft him deerc for being taken and brought before CWk, the Venetian Paid to him ■ Thou arm’ gant and vame-glonous fellow, performe thy infolent promife rand feeing as vitlo 3 nous thou canfl.not performe this bragge, at lead: as a captiuc; And becaufe thou 7 hM, n , Corfou, and went to befiege Galhpolis^Tlfr^Mhfs hkan^ Ifatid^and^ feate^in vnlikeheto be true in regard of the name. The Nauall Armieconfifted of vef els, among which were i d Gallies, and fine fhippes of burthen. The Venetian before he would affault the C,tie, fummoned it to know ifthey would voluntarilj 3 yeeld,butfee]ngthatlabourwasvaine,hedrcwhisvefrels necre the (hoarc md landed part ofhis fould.ers to affault it by land ed on the water from his Flea an cncmie a 7 n n b r °[ 1 , 1 fidcs acrudl fi B ht beganne. Marcel/e from his Ad- . i £ lncou raged his foldicrs, willing them braucly to mount the Rampiers- the fold,ers obeyed and defperatelyranne through the midft of the enemies (£ ncmmcoDelfin°, Lodoeaco G^one.ConJhnUno Lauretano, Tomafo Z^,nndmany othci Captaincs of Gallies, did braucly acquire thcmfclues attheaffault • And the Venetians had alrcadic,not withoutgreat (laughter,reared ladders againft the wals on which fome were mounted, when Marcello from thepoope ofhis Adminll Gi ’ ley , encouraging by name the foldiers and Captaincs, approving the vallian and 4 ' condemning cowards, executing allofficesofa skilfull Captainelnd Gene ’ be filf with a bullet, prc/ently fell downe dead. SapdJothe Secretarie fawhhn fall^and coucrcd hnn witha cloake, and after that he bad conucycd the bodieinto his Cab n,encouraged h,s Countnmcn to purfue the vifforie, telling them that the Genera l was (lightly hurt and gone to be dreft, willing t h cm , in the meane t me to let the enemie fee that they could fightvalliantly without a Commander, and in ccompcnce of their valour, the Cities fickc was theirs,it being once taken Bommtco Marifietro Captainc ofthe fhippes of burthen, foencouraged his fol- CMfoiUt^n. diers, as in defpitc ofthe enemie they mounted the walks. Atlaft the victorious m ^ cn ^ a " ent ^d the Qtie, not yet knowing their Generail was dead. Euery ftreet 5 was filled with (laughterand fpoile. Commaundement was giuen not toYuiilh women,orfpoileChurchcs. TheCitizensthrewdownetheirarmesand"r V c 5 for mercic . all p.aces ecchocd the cries and lamentations of women and children. The 4 noble 10 'the death of Generali Mar cello . of the Hijlorie of Venice. 515 noble Venetian prefencly grew paflionate, and pitied their diftrelfe , by found of Trumpet commanding his Souldiersand Martinets to abftaine from fpoile and flauehter Gallipolis taken,the command ofthe fleet was by a Generali confent committed io'Juri P ktro,u\\ fucb time as the Senate ftould prouide a new Gene- nerall. The victorious Venetians did forthwithforcifie the Cine, and mad. it a fate retreat for their forces. j , ■ , In the meanetimeNeritaaCitie ofthe Salentines Radifcaand many other neigh¬ bour townes daunted with the difafter ofthe Gallipolitans , voluntarily ycelded. c Marcellos death reported at Venice, did fomewiat fewer the fvyeetncJc ofthe vi- 10 £torie. The Citic neucrtheleffe reioyced, becaufe that by the taking o. Galapohs, a means was offered them at their plcafures to anoy king Ferdnt^d their encmie, whofe pride was no whit daunted, notwithftanding that h&faw the Venetians make incurftonsinto the verie bowels of his Kingdome; yet that turbulent fp.rit of his when it perceiued his coun trey entangled in a difficult and tedious warre inclined S ° Hisfonne/i/p/^«/owhoIay on theCremonefc, hauing intelligence by fpics that the Venetians commingfrom their Garrifons, were with a m.ght.e Arrnie encam¬ ped at Varioles. did with his troupes (which were farre mfenour to the Venetians,) march to Qu'intiana, where fortifying himlelfe, his Armie by mpphes from ao the confederates,did daily encreaf i.Smfwr.no in the meane nme becaulc he would not be idle, thought it fit,(hat Nicolao Pifduro the Prouidator, and his ferine C fhould with certaine troupes of horfe make incurfions into the enemies countrey . ThefehauingatabridgecroffedthcOglio, did on afodaine ferprize Calce, and other townes of fmallimportance,feme of which they fortihed,and razed thcreft. The enemiebeing not farre. off, lay fell and would not remoue, fo as all tintyear- ueft there was no other memorable exploit done. In the end, after that had affembled all the confederate forces confiftmg ot fixe (core companies of men at Armes, with an infanterie to their Cauallerie.he marched againft the new Orges. SanfetitriHO though he were infcriour to him in number of horfe, yet being bisfu- 3 ° pSourin footforccs, wenttothe oldOrges, fuppofing that the encmie would come thither. HjcoUoTreufino Gouernour ofEreffia, accompanied S wfiucr.no with a gallant troupe to the new Orges. .. , , r " ^Uhonfo in the meane time being come to Metella, enforced the townfmen to yeeld, together with feme other places of meane importance : From thence be went andfeized on Varioles and Scofanolles,andthen continued atbaignoiles.But the Venetian who ftill followed him,(eekingfor a fit occafion to giue him battaile, went from Madodia toTorbolles, and from thence not long after encamped at 5 Ztm betwixt Breflia and the enemies caropc. 1 here peace was motioned with more likelihood of good fucceffe, than before at Cefcnna, and as it had a better be- 40 ginning, fo was the end more profperous. For the Capta.nes (which fcldomehap- pens)who werewontto abhorre the name of peace,became Authors and Vmpices ^'sanfcucrino on the one fide, and tadouieo Sforza on the other, after fundrie mef- fages from both parts vndertookc this treatie fo much dcfircu , not onely m Lom- bardie. where watte was hote,but ouer all Italy. . During this treatie ofpeace, or not long before, the Venetians receiucd a great ouetthtow neere to Ferrara. Certaine foot-companies ofthe Gamfon of the ob- feure lake had made incurfions to the vene gates of Ferrara faking to di fff the enemie into feme Ambufcado : but the Ferraro.s fell contained tu.mfeli.v.. ,0 within their walks till the Venetians retired to wardnhei. campe: for dieu hey .- t 5 certainetroupes of horfe againft themy who skirm.feed with ihemasfare as the Parke corner with confrontes Caffagio, where the Venetians in d.ferder were put to rout, diuers were there flaine.and many wounded: but the number ofpnfoners was verie great, who (according to the manner ot the Italian warre) being ftr.pr •— ** Xk A’pbonfos /.rmi'e at Quintiana.. The Venetians laiic cdtcc. ^Alphonfo talfs CM itc‘a. A motion of peace. The yenttianl arc pm to rout 1>i6 LJ hefecond Boo{e of the fourth Vecad Pence concluded frith the Vene¬ tians. Condition: of peace. flow much the Venetians [pent in th '4 wane. wereciifiiuilcd. Troni Prouidator at that time ofthe obfeure lake, fallingficke and being earned to Venice,died there. amnguc ,ana Peace(as hath beenefaid) being motioned by theCaptaines did then take effeft on cnefeconditions; JThat the Venetians fhould reenter'AfoIaRomania and all other tow nes loft aunng that warre of Lombardic: That they mould withdraw all their Garnfons on this fide.&beyond the Po ; raze all the Forts built vpon the riuer banks- and fhould furrender to Hercules whatfoeucr they had taken from him: the Pollcfin of Rouigo excepted which thcmfelues retained; and ftiould emoy the fame libcr- TH ° f m r n6W W ° nt CO hal!e in Fcrrara > and P laccs n «Tc adioyning- orp« UCl )r Wa f tb K e r d 0fthcC0nlcderat , c W3 ”'° f a11 I«ly againft the Venetians the oHhr' 1 '^ oFw b°|' ! Preparations may be imagined by this;That in two yeares fpace orlitlemorewhileftihiswarreJafted, they (pent three millions andioooo.Du CMS, The \ enaians of a long time had not fo willingly entertained peace In 5£"“ ” d c,flki ***-«»*. toni< S w«, c „5ES%J: Befides^iiumphcs, turnaments, and fight at barriers, were proclaimed which ftiou.d continue ccrtainc oaies. The rewards propounded to the combatants were two pccces, the one of cloth of gold,and the other offiluer. Great multitudes 20 o. peopleicarae worn all parts to behold thofe fhqwcs. Hercules dc^/le and Iuho Count of Camcnn wereprefent at them, whom the Prince and W went fo mectc. Lew foa neto Lodoutco Sforza, and Gale M Sanfeucnno came from Milan to tor^The? r Ch ° fe bc 3 dealer in thc trium P hes than a fpeda- Wirh f T S ° f i rm3 a 3 r d thc Pr ; nCe of Mirandula came thither likewife : h f f nY , ° thc f r § reat Loids ’ fome to figbt,others to looke on. The market-place tE' farrcas s - Gcm,K! *”t Church was to this end fumptucufly adorned The combatants preparations were magnificent: Three otSanfcuerws fonnes who Lindnc tunes made (hewes a-parr,caufed fine and twentie brauc courfers to be rich- ly trap. With gold and purple. The ^/ M mofParmasfhewcs were inamannerlike 30 thisBut that of Count Camerms nephew,fonne to his brother,was accounted more triumph^ 5 tha " 3 ‘ K Kft ' M ° rC th3n 3n hundred thou fsnd perfons beheld thefe Prince ol locenigo accompanied with the Senate and CitieMaeiflrates had a dace prepared for them. Thefe turnaments laftedeertainedaies. In ffie end,the honour of .he triumph was adiudgcd to Smfeuennes fonnes, as they that had beft deferued / ’ MaYUd ‘ Uldfdthcd0th of S old bet w«cthemfelues.andtJ teas aloneTad that offiluer. Count Cmtertns nephew, who in all mens judgements had done brauely refufed three hundred crownes, which theState would hauc oj_ uen him Some thought he did it indifdaine,becaufe others were preferred before 40 him. c Mr,otto, a younger brother of thc Rofsuns of Parma, doing more at barriers 4 man Ins yeares promifed, Was rewarded with a horfe richly barded Manv others were rcompenced according to their merit,many werelike- Wile knighted, iuho Count of Camerin was made Ge¬ nerali of the Venetian troupes, feeing Sanfe~ uerino commanded thole of all Italy. The end of the fecond Booke of the fourth Decud. jo 5i 7 ro THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE FOVRTH DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice. The Contents of the third Booke of the fourth Dccad. SO ,, , . 'p&HE DukesPallaceburntduringthewarre, is fumptuoufly reedified. 'The^r Pestilence begunne in Summer doth in Autumne make dinersplaces in the ci- \ tie de folate. A briefe Description of their Sca-trafficke. Fourc Gullies tra- dingm'.o Prance are taken by Pirates on the coHt of Portugal!. Trottbksm Fnuliby the Jodaine arriual! of the Hungarians. Roiehto Sanse- veuno with abraueCamUerie goes to thewarrelatelybegimnencerjiRomeTfaeleffi- c»»fMAtco Barbadico. who Jucceedeth Moceniso m the Principstlttie of Venice. A briefe Declaration of the wane of Rome betwixt Pope Innocent and king Ferdinand, three Commifioners are appointed to prouideallthings requifteto purge 30 the Citte from the pestilence. S a n s e ver i no difioiledof his troupes,rcturnes tothe Venetians. Their vfuallcustomcA at their Princes funeral/s. Thecaufeof the warrewith the Archduke of Auftria, andfodsine commotions of the enemie on the very confines ofltz- lic. the beginning and end of the Rethicke wane. Thekingdome of Cyprus« idynedto //^Venetians Dominions , by a conueyancemade by Queened K a t hu in e in her life time. The imitation of'ktrquebuzes,and,thc,,recompense offuch as learned to foot tn them. An extreame c old.fr oft at Venice, and ouer all the Lakes. A league betwixt the Pope, Vene¬ tians, and Galea sSforza. The preparations of- C H a r l e s the French Kingfor theconejueftoftbekingdome ^"Naples, ,.u Hat part of the Dukes Pallace 'which was burnt.du- ring.the warre, was,from the.foundation rcedififcd thisfirfl-ycereoftheipoace': It is, an admirable peecc ofworkc,and likely.toiaft long. The Citicwas^rcat- ly molefted with the Infection, the ncxfSUmmer, which increafing in Aummnc,did' make Venice very defolate . This domeftiekei fofle was accompanied toward the endof-Summer with an otherfiicrcfrom home. But before wee enter into this Di/courle, it {hall not bee impertinent to mention the "Venetians greatinduftrie,& wealth,purchafed by traffike atfca. 5 ° There is noplace in all theSea'fromGades,betwixt Affrickc and Eftropc,.:..to¬ wards Syria and Egypt in the Leuantnor from theNorch,ind Weft towards Bob phorus and theFcnnes Meotides; nor any place lo. remote , which the.Venetian Gallies hauc not at all times frequented in trade of Marchandizci It is altnoft-incre- X X 2 diblc lace Vrcidijlci A great plague at Venice, 5*8 The third Boof^e of thefourth T)ecad Tint Venetian gallie t arc aflat- led b) Tiratts. lubone a Cittie of Portugall, league btt»ixt the vinetiant and 1(ingi of "Portugal!. The cattft of tkit league dibie to thinke how che Venetian vefsells doe ordinarily enter into the Hauens,noc oncly of Italic, but of Libumia, Dalmatia, Macedonia and Greece, as if it were in thefuburbsof Venice. Wecwillfpeakeof thofe, who atthe Common-wealthi chargcareyecrely lent to take in lading in the remotefl places ofthe world. Ofthcfe, fouregreat gallies bring home into Italie, Spice, Silke, Precious Rones, and Pcarles from Syria and Egypt. T hree others goe into Lybia, for gold.iewells, and flaues. T wo laile into Frauncc and bring home wooll and Spanifh hike. Ci¬ thers goe towards the Tana is, and Fennes Meotidcs, from whence they returne lo- den with Tapiftric and Eraeraldes. And befides this number, foure direff theyr courfe into the French Ocean, and from the Martcs there, loade them (clues abim- to dandy with woolls, gold, tapiftrie, and cloth of Flaunders. According to this cuftome foure Gallies for this purpofc were abroad vnder the commaund of Bartdomeo Minio , who comming into the Spaniih Seas, mettewith young Columbus, (nephew to Columbus the famous Mariner) who with fcauen tali fhippes of warre incountered them in the nightnceretotheJacred Promontorie, moderncly termed S. Vincents Cape. But although at firR heedeterrained to af- lault the Venetian Gallics, yet hecabRained that night, and rcfoluing to fight with them, came fo nccre, as the prowes ofthe pirates fhippes were afierne thepoopes of the Venetian Gallies. So fooncas it was dayC«/#7»£«sa(Tailed the Venetians who were inferior to him in men and vefsells, but fuperior in courage.and refolud- 5 0 on . They fought fiercely for ccrtainehoures fpace, and withfuchgrcadlaughtcr as is feldome fecne in any fight with fuch enemies,who rarely come to fight but vp- on conRraint. Diuerfc that were prefent at the bickering fay, that three hundred Venetians were (laineat thatfight: othersmention notfomany. Among the dead were Lorenzo Michael Captaine of a Gallie, and Giouanni Delfino brother to another Captainc. The Venetians were wearied with long fight. The Gallic Delfina was taken by the enemies, whcreuponrherefiyeclded. Somelay , that in one Gallie foure fcore dead bodies lay betwixt the prow and poopc, which fpecfaclc thevi- (Rorious enemie lamented,(ay ing in de(pitc,That the Venetians by their wilfulnefle had procured that Ioffe. The dead bodies were throwne into the Sea, and the 3 ° wounded fee on (hoarc. Thofe which elcaped went to Lilbonc, and from thence were fent home. Lilbonc is a Citie ofPortugall handing vpon the Sea, I thinke it was in old time called Olifipone. It is at this day very famous, as well for the ordinarie reiidence of kings, as for her great wealth. The Venetians were there very kindely entertained by the king, and thofe that wcrcficke he commaunded to be carefully looked to, the reR, according to each mans qualitie,recciued mony and cloaths, and were Cent home into their countrey. The Venetians arc in ancient league with the kings ofPortugall, the which be¬ ing deriued from the Father to the Sonne, they inuiolably oblcrue. T hey fay,that 40 thecaufeof thisleagueandfriendlhipproceeded from the Venetians courtclieand liberalise. It is reported, That a king of Portugall came in time pafi with a (mall traine to Venice to Ice the Citie, where he remained certaine daies in dilguiled ha- bite. But fo great a gueR could not long be concealed : Forthe Senate hauing in¬ telligence, that a Noble man ofroyall parentage lay in the Citie, it did honourably receiue and conduced him to a goodly Pallace, where he lodged, being accompa¬ nied by cenaine Senators to (hew him the Angularities ofthe Citie, and to wait vp¬ on him whither locuer hee went: At his departure they gaue him rich giftes, and for his greater honor appointed lome to attend him asfarre as the Venetians con¬ fines. This did the Venetians, not (as they thought) to a king but only to a priuatc j 0 perfon of blood royall. At his returne into Portugall hee acquainted his Princes with the Venetians curtefie and liberalitie; and made a Decree, Thathisfuccef fors (hould for eucr acknowledge the Venetians bounty towards him. And for this cau/e the king ofPortugall gaue (uch good errterrainement to the diflreffed Vcneti- 5i 9 of the Hijiorie ofVmice • anshe did likewife commnund that none of his fubiefts (hould buy any part ofthe Venetians goods which had bene ftollen from them. Thencwesofthis Ioffe did greatly afflidjt the Citic, the which exceeding (as it was reported) thefummeof 20000. crownes, touched) feme particular perfons: But the death of'Id many men did much augment their forrow. The peftilenceat this timedid greatly infeif the Cittie, in regard whereof, the Senate was of opinion atthattimenottoreuenge that wrong, but to deferre it to a fitter time. At the fame time there arofe fome troubles in Friuli. Certninc light horfc, fcnc by theKingofHungaric (asit was afterwards knowne)made fodainc incurfions 10 vpon the very confines of Italy, to fiirprifcPortc-nouo, a towne vponthc Riuer Lizonza. The Hungarians madcaftay vpon the Thrycftines territories But the Senate, though it certainly knew that the fame King made warre ftill vpon Frede¬ rick, andthat thofc troupes were exprefly lent into Italy to furprize Porto-nouo andTrycfte, which Frederick yet held; yet bccaufe they were notwcll allured of the Kings intention, they forthwith Pent certainc troopes of horfc which lay in Garrifbn betwixt Veronaand Padua, to the Carnons territories. Butthe Hunga¬ rians paffing quietly through the territoric ofVdina, and fruftrate of their hope to take the Citic, which the Bandetti had allured them of, left Italy, and returned without any farther attempt. 10 Thebcttcrpartof Harucftwasalreadicfpcnt, when Roberto Stnfeucrino (who safateriw notwithftandingthcpeace in Lombardie ftill remained in the Venetians pay) car- neftlyfolicited by Letters from Pope Innocent who fucceeded Sixtus , went with- outthe Senates confcnt or knowledge ( who were then at peace by fea and land) with his fbnnes Fracaffo and Galena and two and thirtie companies of'horfe, firft in¬ to Faminia, and afterwards to Rome in the middeftofwintcr.-buthcc arriued fomewhat before his forces; for the Pope being prefled by <^AtphonJb, haftened his comming. The caufeofthis warre proceeded from the commotions of the Volatcrrans, alid rebellion ofeertaine Princes, who by a fodainc confpiracie, reuolted from Fer- 3 ° din.wd , retiring to Pope Innocent , requefting his aide againft that King.T he Pope finding them not onely worthic to be protefted by his authorise , but likewife to be freed from all wrong by the forces ofthe Church of Rome, it fell out that Virgi- noVrfmo, who(as we haue elfewhere ftid ) befidcsftindry townes which heepofleft neere Rome on this fide,and beyond Tiber,had likewife diuers others in the Mar- flics as farre as the lake Fufcino in the confines of the Realme ofNaples, remained ftill loyall to the King. Atfirftherefolucd(asit is rcportcd)not wholly to abandon thcKing, nor likewife in any fort to take Amies againft the Pope, but together with Ferdinand defending the Rcalmes frontiers, following his Anceftors fteps, to make no attempt neere Rome. In this manor,he remained,as it Were,neuter amidft 4 ° thefe newgarboiles ofwarre,wbcn after Sanfenerms arriual,by the perfwa!ion(as it was thought) offomcchiefeConimandersofthecontrariefaftion, the Pallaceof thevpon Mount Iordano, (which is the namcoffbme part ofthe Citic ) was fodainly by thefbldicrs fpoiled and burnt:'Whereat Virgmio being incenfed,did prcfently declare himfelfe together with the other Lords of that familie,an enemy to the Pope. Afon'fo ftrengthened by this mans power, andhauing feizedon cer- taine bridges neere Rome, began after Sanfeuerines arriuall, to waftc and fpoile all places round about the CiticVVe onely mention this to acquaint the reader with thecaufe of the warre betwixt the Pope and King Ferdinand. Now while thefe things were done neere Rome, Prince Mocenigo died the feuenth ycerc of his Goucrnmcnf, Xx ? larco Sanfeuerino rc- coueretb Ponte - nomcntana • ^^^^^ArcaBarbadict, a Senator of great wifdomc and authorise,was by a *' V ry 1 a 6 cnera11 c °nfent chofen Prince in his ftcad. T his man (the Common¬ wealth being quiet at homcand abroad) repaired the Ducall Pallace begunnea while before, with fuch expedition, as in a fewmoneths whileft he remained Prince all that part thereof towards the haft waswith (lately Architecturealmoft finifhed. The cold weather nothing aba¬ ting the furie of the Pcftilencc, it did greatly affliff the Citie. Therefore three Se¬ nators were appointed,who had ample ccmmiffion to doc whatfoeucr tbeyfhould tindcneccffarie, to free it from that calamitie. Thefc men, that they might the , c fooner take away the caufc of the fickncflc,in an open place for the purpofe caufed a 3 great quantitic ofinfeffious apparcll which thecouctous graue-makers had layed vp together, to bee burned in one fire. And bccaufc great numbers of people did furcharge the Citie, they lent a great part of the vulgar to inhabit clfwhere. At the fame time the great Chancll, oppofite to the great market-place,was elenfed, the which by a decree of Senate, though it were ofgrcatextent, was in all places icou- red. Theyfentccrtaine footccompanies (according to theirvfuallmanner) into Cyprus for to guard the Ifiand. In the meanc time, warre betwixt the Pope and the Vrfm (who as hath bcenc faid,(hewed themfelues openly for Ferdinand) brake forth into great dames, after the arriuall ofSanfeuermcs forces. For Pontenomentana being rccoucrcd, which they had taken, and Fracajfo , fonnc toold Sanfaiertno almoft daine with a bullet, the whole burthen of the warre fell on Paula Vrfmo , and other of Virginia's kinfmen. ForNomentanabeingtaken by force,was (ackt and ruined. Sanfeuerino marched towardsMonterotonda,when CatdmiWBaptiJlaFrJino came tothePopc, and a C- furedhim that himfelfc and friends would be obedient to theholie Sea, by meancs whereof there were none other attempts madenccrc Rome. Virginia's troopcs of horfedid in themcanetime wafte the Roman tcrritoric, till ^Iphenfo'srcusmc from Tufcanic,whereaccording to their agreement they recei- ucd a brauecauallery from the Florentines and Milancfes, with which they made towards Rome : Sanfeuerino with farre fewernumber went to incountcr him ncerc Fli/co; there in skirmifh thcencmic loft certainehorfe; but this notwithftanding, Jlphonfo prefuming on his owne ftrength didin defpight of Sanfeuerino make furi¬ ous incurfions vpon the Romanefca. 5 ° The cfthc Hijlonc of “Venice. 521 The Pope who rill then had conftantly maintained this great warre, though he aireadic before refolued (as lomcfay) tocraue aide from France, hailing fentfor £e- naim Duke of Lorraine to come into Italy againft Ferdinand-, and had hkewife by his Nuncio NtcoUo Franco eledt Bifhop of'frcuifo,requefted the Venetians to al- fociate him in that warrc ; yet becaufe fupplics from France are accounted farreeff, and tedious, and that the Venetians in reipcdl of their league fworne in Lombardic at the finifhingofthcFerrarois warre, with Lodouico Sforzci, Alphorrfo and the Flo¬ rentines, would not take Armes 5 hauing thereby loft 2II hope of aide hour any other place, 3nd fearing to precipitate the State of Rome into greater dangers, he 10 did willingly incline to peace which ibe cnemie offered him on honourable termes. For though he was a great Protector of thepapall dignitic,ye:he!oucd peace and qniecncffe, in concluding whereof, he did as much as in him lay, procure the wealth (3 and his fonnes renowned iourney from I.ombar- dieto the warre ol Rome, which wchaue not fo much mentioned for himelfc,as to ■ . let the world vnderftand the Venetians great conftancie and loyalty. For although i 0 pitie. " an occaiion was offered to mine king Ferdinand intangled in a domedicke war,or at lead mightily to endanger him if they would haue embraced t.hofe offers, promifes and conditions, yet becaufe thev would in nofort violate the trcaticofpeace which they bad once lworne to, they ftopt their cares to thefe motions. Now whileft 3 ° thde things were done neereRome, newes was brought from France, that Ul-Uxi- tnilUn forme to the Emperour Fredericke waschofenKingof theRomancs,a name Maximilian h verie hatefull to tbe-Citie ofRome,taking it original in the dsies oftbat Charles who ouerthrew the Lombards greatneffein Italy. For-many H-iftorians affinreiThat he did afterwards make his fonne Pepin, King of Italy, himfelfe being Eraperour: and by this meancs it came to paffein time, that he is not only called king of Italy,but of Romans, whichenioycth the fame digintie andgreatneflelikehim. Maximikamhad marled the daughter andheire of C^.ir/«DukecfBurgondie,who died in the war againft the Suiffcsy and by this marriage purchasing- great and ample Signorie5,beincyoung,valiantaridapteitherfor warre or peace, had after feme 4 ° new troubles and difficult menaces of warre , inforced that ftirrmg nation to obey his commandemmcnt: Himfelfe and Fredericke his father, acquainted the Vene- j m bapdars tians, (as their great friends J with this new election. Domenico Tret/ifano,and Her- Jcnttothel;n* moldo Biirbaro were font Ambaffadorsto them both, with commiffion in the States r, 'F m - hm ' name to congratulate that royal! election : They were both knighted. Another Ambaffador was like wife fent into Portugal!, to thanke that king from the Prince and Senate, for that not long before he had relieued and affifted the Venetians, who by Pyrites had becne robbed and fpoiled and fet on Chore in his coun- trey. Fcrommo Donato a verie excellent Philofopher was appointed to goe thi- Vmtu^lu ther. Toward the Spring, the fickneffo leffened , and before Summer ended, jo it wholly ccaffed, fo as of a long time before , the Citie was nor feene more heahhfull.This profperitie was accompanied by another, proceeding from Prince - , , . Barbadicos care and diligence, wmch was,great plentie and abundance of all things, 0 f,i, e vm aum for Rich ftoreofeorne, wine, oyle, and all forts of mcate was brought to the Citie, state. as in the memorieof man the like had not becne feene. This ioy was likewifefecon. ded 52. z The Princes in- flruttion to his children on bis death bed. 7he ceremonie at the Princes funerals. The thirdBookg ofthefenrth Decad ded by another: for the Venetians at that time had peace both by land and fea, fo as the Commonwealth was neuer more happie than at that time. The Prince was not onely bulled in maintaining the State in this profperitie,but in augmenting it, when on a lodaine to all mens griefe, death preuented him.’He died in the ninth moneth of hisgouemmentiand therein perhaps more happiethan all his predecefiors : becaufe, that beiidcs a goodly race which he left behind him, himfelfe hamng well dclerued of Religion, Countrey, and Citizens, the Citie at his death was cleare from peftilen.ee,and abounded in plentie. We may morcouer addc this to his good fortune,That vpon his death-bed an Ambaftador came to him from T.mazct (onne to Mahome; Empcrourof Turks, and brought him rich prefents. It I0 is reported that drawing towards his end, he called forfoureof his fonnes, whom " after vertuous inftrudlions which he gaue them, he exhorted to louc and honour the State, intreating them often ro remember the honour it had done him, for rai- fing him from a meane Citizen to the higheft and foueraigne dignitic, the which ought to make them to render that pietie to their counrrey which their father by reafon of his fhort gouernment could not performe. The whole Citie did infinite¬ ly bewaile his death. Euerieonc did publikely fpeakeof his meeknefle towards all men. For befides other pious examples towards thcpoorc, hedid at the beginning of his gouernment, (fearing that by reafon of multiplicity of caufes the poore fhouldhauc no free accede to him; make a decree, That the names of thole who were defirous to haue audience ofhim (houldfrom eight to eight daiesbedrawne 2 ° by lot: and that their names who werefirft drawne, fitould be firft difpatched. This holy Decree was caufcthat neither ambition, briberie, nor fauour could hinder poore mens fuits, nor barrethem from audience. Great numbers of people fol¬ lowed his funerals to the Church of the Twirwes. But his bodie lies buried in the Church of the Publike charitie. It ilvall not be impertinent to fet downe briefly in this place, the ceremonie which is at this day vfed at the interment of the Venetian Dukes. After he is dead and bowcl!cd,they cmbalme the bodie, and lay itvnder a Canopic ofGoId with his guilt fword and fpurs rcuerlcd: he is publikely kept in the Pallace for three whole daies; then all the companies of the Citie which arc as many as there bee 5 Trades,doe with their banners , in lolemne order, goe before the bodie; af- terthem follow thcCleargie, next them the mourners who are many, in fad and forrowfull manner: laftof all come the Senate clothed in Scarlet and Purple, to demonftrate,ThattheCitie which is free, doth neuer in mourning habitfollow’the funerall ofany Prince, how vertuous focuer. In this manner and habite.fo foone as the bodie is brought into the Church, they fit round about it, whileft the inemorie of the deceafed Prince (according to the ancient manner ) is recommended to the people in a funerall Oration. From thence the Senators returning to the Pallace doe publiftuhe firft alterably for the creation of a new Duke. Auguftino yo of the Hifloric of Venice; 5 1 ? Vgu flint Barbadico , brother to the dcceafed Prince, a man of Angular wifedomc and grauitie, and at that time Procurator ofS. Marke, fuc- cecdedhis brother. This eleftion was by fb much more pleafing to theCittie, by how much cuery man thought, that they could not hauc chofen a man more rcfembling the late Prince in all vertuous qualities, than this man. The next day after his creation he made a fwcetand gen¬ tle Speech to the people,but his maieftike and rcuerend prefence, with a long white so beard hanging downc beneath his girdle, madehim more venerable. After hisele- £Hon all things-flourilhing in peace as before, hee beganne his gouernement like to his brother, by repairing the Ducall pallace. T he next Winter, Antonio Ferricrc-J , and within a while after Giouanni Burin were fent to Conftantinople to the Turkilh Emperour . Antonio Lauretano Am- bafladour at Rome was called home,becaufe the Senate fuppofed that hee had not faithfully difeharged his place ; hee was a very wife man and excellently learned: he was banilhed the Cittic for tenne yeeres. Sebajluno Badoano and Bernardo Bem- bo were fent to Rome in his head, where Antonio Vincigucrrt the Sccretarie after a league be- Lauretans departure.had in the mcane time by the Senates commaund treated with . his Holineffe, whereupon at their arriuall, they made a league with him. * At the fame time almoft t hat this league was publilhed ,Brancijco Priuli was made Admirall ofthe Sea. Hee at the Spring rccciuing the publique enflgnes in S. Marks Church from the Princes hand, departed from Venice. Certaine armed Gallies to fccurethe Sca-frontircs, were gone before, and fome others followed them . So great care had the Senate at that time for the guard of the Seas, when an vnlooked for warre from Germanic affailed them , about contending for their bounds ; the beginning and progrcflion whereofwas thus. Sigijrnond, brother to the Emperour Frederick , was Lord and Soucraigne Prince of the Rhetickeand Noricke Com¬ mon-wealths, and other Countries of Germaniencereadiaccnt : Heewasa meeke thedrigmaiitf 50 and courteous Prince, but inclining too much to flatterers: Hcchadcuerbeene in thixheu^t league with the Venetians, in which regard , the Almainc Marchants his fubiefts had ff ec traffleke oucr all the Venetians territories, and the Venetian Marchants did the like in his; and cfpccially at a famous Mart which is yearely held for a certaine time at Bolzan,a Citic vndcr his obedience. Now 5H Tbe third Bool^e of the fourth Vecad The la* of Na- tior.s violated. the Atm'nci befitgc 7 \oucro. TUteoD'icdc, end Icronimo Marcello pro* uldators. T^ottero ye elded to the Almaines on compojitm , The Venetians entreat 'old San• fcHcrino to be their Generali. Now the Venetians comming to this Fayrc after their vfuall manner,in theycare 1487, were hy Sigiftnimds commaundement (contrarie to the law of Nations') ta¬ ken and impnfoncd.and their goods feized to the Princes vfe. His fubiefts had not iong before dnuen the Venetians from the bluer Myncs in tbeAlpcs, bought bv the Seignionc.andbeciuife they were nccrc to them,they with-held them by force vVhen they were demaundeo why they did fo, their excufc was; That^Wr' fnbicJs inhabiting vpon the Lake of La Garda , were d./poffeffed of the.r dwel¬ lings, making this a colour to (hadow their malice: for the hrife of thofe men brine bothld’es'• bltrCmC11C ’ waslnfncndl y manncr debated by Comnuffiontrs from mp^l f M/ >CttCr t0 ‘r' feft thac , thci . r P roieft was not new, after the imprifon- ment o^the Venetian Marchants, they leuied forces from all parts, afwell oftbeir own,asSwmes .* The Senate,perceiuing that the warre would continue iongerthan they had i- magined , and in forne fort diftrufting the fpeedic finiftning of rt by the valour and skill of one Generali, intreated Bobcrto Sanfeucrino , (who aftefthat Pope muon hadcafiered him, retired to his owne houfenecrc Padua) toticecpt the place of Gcnei ad of tneir Armie , together with Iulms Ctfar ynrrim ,■ and to make all bade poliibletothc Alpcs-aboue Verona, with ccrtaine troupes ofhorfe, together with hisfonncs, twobraucyoung mere. Sanfiuerino entertained fhd'dffer, dnd fpecdily went thither; At hisarriuail thc armiewasfilled with hope the made ccrtaine light skirmifhes, wbofeeuent Was fomewhat doubtfull, and made a bridge ouer the Ri¬ uer, that the fould ters might pafTe from one fide to the other, and that bv it vidu- ailcs might likewife be brought to the enmpe. ' ' At the fame time certaine companies of Almaines made iheurfidns on the Ter- ritoncsofVmccnza, Fcltre,and Friul; the feareoftheircomming doing more hurt tc an thciratlions. VarlcrommoBatiorgnam iJTued from a noble and ancient family m Vdtna and a great friend to the Venetians, who had made him a Gentleman of Venice, (o fooneas be had notice ofthe Almaines incurfions, did fpecdily arme the greateff forces he could, and together with many Countrcy people whom hceaf- fcmbled. IQ 16 46 of the Hiflorie of Venice. 525 lemblcd, marching from the mountains tops and bad waics which were notvfu- allypalfed, he came downevnlooked for vpon the enemies, andaffiiiling them on their backs, brake and defeated them, mailie of whom perifhed in tho/c deepe and feate/ull precipices. The Senate in acknowledgement of'this notable leruice, °aue him great thankes, and recompensed him with the-commaund of three hundred footemen, whichhimfeifcbeitovved on his brother GMftfw?r’,choofingrathertoliue quietly at home, than to meddle any more in martiall matters. The Almnines puft vp with pride, after they had taken Roucro (as hath beene faid)madc many incurlions into the Venetians Countrey, who determined to fur- 10 pri/c them: which they by theirfpieshailing notice of,laid an ambufli to entrap the \ cnetians, f 1 om wnich after a fierce hght, Roberto Sanfetierino by the valour and proweffe ofhis fonne Antonio Maria, hardly efcapcd .• Not long after lulio Csfarc Vorra.no Count or Camcrina being afflifled with a feuer, went from the Campe to Verona. 1 The Almaines afterwards,wanting vidlualsand pay, were readic to mutinic- which the Captaines fearing, craned Q?'Sanfcuermo a fufpenfion of Armcs for a time, which face refuting., they did about midnight fet fire on the Caftle, and with their Armcs and.bagage diilodged before day. i he Venetians wondering in the morning that they heard.rio noife in the enemies Campe, could hardly beleeue 10 that they were wholly gone, but doubted fomc treacherie or ambufeado : but their Ipics.afluiing them that they were gone fiirrc enough, they recouercd the Caftle. Sanorgnane de¬ feats the Al- mames . 7 be Venetians are defeated . Stmfeucrino being allured of the enemies rcturne,and ftrengthened with new fup- plies from Raucnna.La Marca,and Vmbria, refolued boldly to paffeon and befiege S m[mrm by that me sues;,wee(hall be in danger of,'loafing thisplace,fo commodiousfor barring Hr an¬ gers forth of Italy: Secondly, if our men bane beene now strong enough to driue the ene- mies hence, wee will-net fay that they went away of themfelucs or vnconUr.lined, but that they baue beene enforcedf> to. dee: But admit it were fo, wee are too weake to wuadethem, and to enter into their C ountrey, there to m.tint.me afiege, fneeds were: For wee mult per - ftvade our fellies, that all Germany, with forces infinite, would vnite themfdues and come int 0 the field, rather then endurefuth difgrace: Lastly,ifwefhouldcntcr their C ountrey and 40 be there broken andput to rout, what place ofretreate bane we, baiting the Alpes on one fide and our enemies on the other ? Befidcs, we are tofeare thepafiages, which are fo narrow, as in time of peace.they are hardly p affable. And therefore it is betterfor the State to pro traft the warre, rather then-on hopeofvncertaine vtlforieto tempt Fortune. Againe, the Citie bcingimtcb tyreiwith the Perrarefewarre, ought to make more account of peace without glorie, tban ofwarre, t hough honourable, and of an afjuredgood cuent. This is mine opinion, which peraiu ent me, in regard of an error, common to thofe ofmanyyceres, (feare) I will in¬ treat you,ifyouJ0pieafe, to declare your aduife, tbxtwee may follow that which is most expedient. Ieronimo Marcello replied in this manner. I would not doubt but that it t Here daun- 50 get ous to enter into t he enemies C ountrey, and to befiege Trent, ifthat were true which my Colleague hath alleadged , Bccaitjc that the l’rouince or Citie which we fhould take, might a- timsate allGermanie agamfi vs. Tet according to his owne opinion the matter is farre other— wife , for the cnemie is notgone away of his owne accord, but defperately enforced, as well through want of victuals,is pay. T(pw,he that cannot enterUine an Armie alreadte laded, with Tbe third 'Boo if of the fourth T>ecad V: lib victuals and money, which are the truefmewes of wane, hardly for want of thefe two wiilheratjea new. For it is much eafter, topreferue things alreadie made, than to renew thoje which are onerthrowne and wafled. It is not credible that all Germame , to afstji Si- giimund, would take Armes againH the Venetians, who haue ener beene their good friends aiidConfederates : For Sigifmund, vnknowneto allother Germaine Princes, without bee- tngprouoked, hathinfolently begunne Wane. The Emperour Frederick his brother, ap- p roues not what he hath done, he would neither aid him with money, men or ought elfe, but feemethto be highly differ fed with this wane. Who mil thenfuppofe that he which is forfa- ' ken of bis ownefriends and countrimenfioidd euer be rclteiied by Jiranger s? And ifany man fall fay that ail the Princes of Germ ante will notJlirre in Sigifmunds behalfe, but in their I( owne ; fearing that the taking of Trent would open the Venetians apaffage into their Coun¬ trey : and this alone might excite them to vnite their forces to expulfe vs : This obiellion is e.ifly anfwered, for the Venetian Signoric bath many tonnes andCaf/les through which they may eaftly pafjeinto Germanic. Feltre is notfane off, nor Belluna hkewife • and leaf of aUCmdalla in Friuli: Befides thefe townes, it hath many fir ong Cajlles towards the East,as Bunn a and Lodron on the Breffan, and the Fort ofthe lake ifta, together with the Topine valley in the Bergamafco,with all that Countrey which extends itfelfe from the lake of Co- ma to the Gnfons ; <_Andyet the Germaine Princes haue neuer attempted to drtue the Ve- netunsthenceforfeareof'thepaffage. Andthoughwee fhouldtake Trent, they wouldnot Jltrre, but rather confeffe and freely fay, that Sigifmund defer ue d it for vniuflly prouoking 21 the Venetian Signone theirfriendandConfeierate. As for the Hreight andnarrow wayes we are topaffe from hence to Trent, it is nothing -,Yet we muft open them, endfoote by foot feife vpon whatfocuer we [hallfind by the way doth belong to the Almames, and leaue nothing at our baches which may prone our encmie: Andwhere.is my fellow hath alleadged that the State wan buy g money fby reafon of the Ferrarefe troubles, is wearte ofwarr e ■, I fay we nee de not care ffr that. For if we take Trent, all the expence of this wane frail be wellre- compencedwith profit andvfune, and our wrongs iustly reuenged , tothe honour of our Commonwealth, which[hall extend her bounds further ; The which our ancejlors haue fo highly efleemed, as they haue neuer cared for any expence, fo that they might augment their State. A faire accafon is'now offered to takeTrent, afiwcll becaufe our valliantfoldierswill 31 enter it,theCitie beingnot wellfortified, asalfofor that the townefmen fearing thefacke thereof,willyeeldvpon thefirfi Jummons, and therefore our forces arejufficient tohasard the matter without expecting any further aide: if the enterprise profper , my Lord Pifani will i e the fir ft that[ball commend the Ant hour thereof, if the CitieJhall reft ft ,and we can¬ not take tt yet baaing first wasted the Countrey,burnt their Country houfes and villages,and filed all places with feare and amusement, we[ball bring backe our vittor'tous <^A,rmie into thefe parts: And thus being reuenged,we may more eafily treateof accord, tban-ifwe now re¬ tire without any further exploit. H'eemaft thinke that opportunity doth not euery day offer itfelfi, and therefore we are to takeitwhenit u opportunely offered, andnot letitflip, leaf the rememb'ranu of not accepting it, together With repentance, torment thofe who haue fo 4, loft it. ‘ r h e g y Marcello speech, ended,Pifani freely alowed his opinion The Prouictatorsthoght Treat 11 refit- it fir that the Generali (hould execute that which he had propounded,vvho fpedily « c troupes as each fide could raife,putting all to fire ana fword. The Venetians,: .among Yy others 7 be third < Boe{e of the fourth Vecad The Venetians vefufe th- Ar¬ ticles of peace. others tooke a Caftle ncere to the lake called Armies uk iT~c i was burnt and ruined becaulc it had he n k ques, which by the Senates decree Thecaftieof Ar~ h l ,j M ’ Seattle it h;ad beetle the principal motiue ofche warre and cr- plealed with this warre, at that time difpatchuhe Bifcof cE Imotnt .^ a ^ intrcat him in his name to giucan end to to that warre and ^ II V t0 S /*'f e ” J > to . being foncore a neighbour, it did not .befit two fnchoott rP^a 1 “ U ‘ k contend with one another & chat if irfho.iM i ri ^ enc Cbriftian nations to pier of his controueriievvuhthe Venetians his'Holineffevm- m f risl “' Tb ' Bi - Cjnid mth him 10 Venice,who intpamnn J, m to P [h , c • "*«* !» Ej-hopof ftfciiifohisNVncio.whoe°am“% raimid de&n b , y t.ans for peace, whereupon after fundric meffages from bo h fi j? '° eluded in Nouemberon thefe ronditlnnc Th 1 tom nothiidcs, peace was con- Pcace mduded fhould bereftored to the true owners-That the t v Ct0Wncs takcn on cither part, Venetians. ^ ers not hccre mecioned, were referred m the Pope rCC ° m P enced - 0th « mat- he had,behoned, fitter mo were ftill retained in the Sienories pav and’ ^rT fonncsofn °ble5^. fixe hundred horfe. Sebtfiiano Bachurin and nil fv^ thcm madc Captaincof ^ cemmg ,hc cxpencc, of ptiuate fannl.es, womens all Superfluities, namely,dice and cards-play, fauit J ar d S eneral, y a g ai n« the two Columnes in S.Marker place with this -mf- e ddmgs, Innes, andvndet wasplaid for fhonld no, exceed the fifth pm, ofan otn'eToflu r ‘ ,n ’™ Which at [hat time Genetallof the Galiies ,o be in rc , upo !l conlnl3n ded Crtncrfct Friuli they fhppoled tha, the Tmleshldm ” "oS r P "‘ “ ^ fl "‘' >>'“* ded to fade thither. Friuli embarkinp his fonldi • d * C ?,? rtIS 5 lle was comman- 4° from thence to Mcdon , accompanied bv'rl^^p"/^^ 1 !’ Wcntt0 Corfou.and Nicolao Capello the other Prouidator me^them^ “ ^ ** ' - C Proui ^ ator . " here veflels ; with which, beingfiue and twentie r , 11 ;’ aUg ™ entln § t!le number of rheir faile,and the fifth d^y aftefarrn,ed in Cypru^ 3 ^ ^ Bri S andi "« they fet the Kaciine of without any exploit,bred a longing in the Senate m i urned . lnt0 tl)c Hellefponc prus: Asalfo becaufe f'et'fiitamdkinghfNaplcs'wcntT^out'trl 126 w Ie -^LfI | r c °OCfy- ofamarriage which hefecretly treated betwivr his f makeitbis,by means bornein Venice,oftheill„ftriL“S y rf"i^ < S^^" BC 98******. J° This Qucene a httle after her husbands death, being a widow, and with child by him. The Venetians fend a fleet to guard Cyprus. ffljdt moued the of the Htjlorie of Venice. 52-9 commaund of a Prouidator together with the Queenes father, who were ftill to at- The Realme tncn D g 4 that kingdomc, when Ferdinand Svfcnt to Venice : but r^ died by the way, hauing fwallowcd aD.a- P c , y , , k c ea W atcr after it: for hce knew that if he came to Venice, the r > Dunifh him according to his deferts, becaufe after the kings death he , e , a C (- i -..J^its in the Realme, and flaine ^Jndrea Cornari the Queencs vnek e. ha The Councell of Tedne, moued by thefe pfaftizes, fearing fcr^Wipolhcies, nnTthcTurkifb preparations,together with the king of Syriaes neere naghbour- tbtSn«i^ i rnmmaunded GeomoCornm theQueenesbrother, togoeint- yp cormtmnti ° t ^ to remit the gouernement of the kingdome to the Venetian Cjpw . Senateandhw^fehFe toreturne to Venice; where fhe might fpend L daycs merily in her ownc Country amortg her friends and k.nsfolkes, and > n chc winter time in a fhort fpace arriued in Cyprus,where hee presently acqua n- 3£5£?«S JWs? J . , J-tfiter her death He infiftiria on the contraricyntreatedhernottomake cortumbU riable and infonHant fit might infhort /face come to paffe that free might bee e>c f u fjff ff kinidome it beingfo defied by many great andpotent Lords, andherfelfe enviedbyker kingdom ,t f, f [f b L ierne d by a -woman. One onely meanes was left bet oouernement of the Realme to the Venetian State, now in her life time : That the Venetian Common-wealth had beene we/l pleafedto fuffer her to gouernethe Realm, Jo long as the time h id becne auiet and voyd offufbitions: But now when all her neighbours waitfor occa- AO r, m an dirt Jnardsto furpri&e it, the Senate hath thought tins onely remedy moft expc- 4 dient: But ,f(Ifcared not ? thefe daggers, he befought her to confer h to haue fallen into the precedent Summer ; had not the State of Venice reskewe their Galls the Turhfharmie would haue taken her kingdome from her, andherfelfe haue hcenlfnforcedtojlie, Ir elfeindaunger to hauebeene carried as acaptiue toConftanmo tic It is pood to forefee that which afmall accident orfomeerrour maycaufe andtovreuentt Fortune is variable.fdaine andinconfrant and we cannot eurprevent fhe cneitieTdeffeignesfior can our friends be alw ayes ready to help 7 a Zt distance by land, butfarregreater by tickc Gulph. and theiflc of Cyprus : This oughtyou (Madame) to remember and efr ij kc confide/ that though nothing enforcedyou thereunto, yet what greater honour fir more 5 latmfraife can yolleaue behind you, than to haue giuenfo flounfhmg a kingdome to your Co,intrey ? and to haue it written in the Annales, That the Venetian State was hffrffffffff augmentedwith the kingdom of Cyprus by a Ladieher owne Queer, e. And ifthe cafe were mine, ifhonld be Jeff rows, effecally hamng Uuedfo longtn Cy^ Y y "i pyttf 530 The third c Bool{e ofthe fourth Decad The Queettes anfrere. The reception of theJShteeneof Cyprus at Ve¬ nue. A new magi. ~ pratcfentbyttie S cnate into Af- fiitke . Contention be * twxt the Em- perour Frede - ru\eandSMa. thins Ifmg of ButtmU, »>.* b ^ren , ffcrs and ktnsfoike 1 ISeuer ^aLa ( ea,dfS V ^^f!::f e f, ™Ube fnifyeniee fUcewhereyoufirB drew fifth Jdt^Lhf a fl^r^ t i^^ St * ra,intbe UucertainethatiVenice.n„all ,** uen, and accountedt he goodliejl ofall Italy. whitIfifetifi^'u' //<>tljerctttK *™ d cr hea- abfence,eJjxcMy^yeur country rtauefiinr you to co I Jmua C , l0 r mou, y B <* afterJo long the Seme , for being Queene aZforfihTfififil‘ h ° me f/f^t? Tcuare fthje youhuueno defire to acknowledged- , fothenvirfi^^’^fil 0 ^ 1 ”^ 6 ' huti V eeme s mtreaty. refufc their u you deny me this retailed ■ all-menixtllthhl tl eou g J t tv hnuejome mterejl in you if ^Stafi butthltfiLfififi^ hatred, and blot my children with infamy And fill ’ f ^'rfi m y countries tograunt the Senates requejl , anfitofieibeefimefinfimfi (ff a,n,e ) t humbly befeechyou commendation than to know modestly how to cm - ’l' 1 * re -f nothing more irorfhj r » Wet, be Jhlion thofiwhem he hat h a long time fauoured tomafiethfif ^ eth j B ™time by aduerftie trie conclude you can offer z-p to ids fifimeMkieRv^ 1 ™ remfm ^ er that they are mortall. T1 acceptable !--, grant your Countries requefi ' J ‘ ’ vfMfj ) oumu fi beperfwadedis .thatyou 23 an/wer. Brother ,ifthis beyour opinion lwiT ! CS ’ lllcem; ‘ dchlm this vnwilling ftcrmjfefe : But our Country, 'foLthankevouf‘ mdm ffi riue to ouer-ma- parture concluded, and■ ordertakcirf ora/rb inn, m fi°f ’ and ”° tm f- Thcirde- Commanded a/oIemneMiderriil-,^ -1 l’ ,n a 3 > the Generali and Prouidators gofta: then by the " t^ CathedraJi Church of Fam.n- ofthe Venetian Common-wealth '? nd J n ~ crprefencc » che Standard this mcanes was thekingdomc of Cypr firmed to 1 ^ «**>** 30 terarnued in thchauen of Venice ’ i" 10rI: f Pf c ln the m>ddeft of win- guflinoBarbadico, and JyaS S^S * honourably rcce iued by Prince Au- tnfinitemultitudesofpeaplcofali forts who^rr - fi'T N,cholas Ch urch with great ioy accompany her Hcr/elfe in rh p ln g mto their Gondolas^ did with Senate and dluflrious Ladies ofte Cite d ZT° 8 f themidd ^ of the The like honour was neucr done rn nn' v’ d ' d *“ ma S n,hrence enter Venice: ly lecture the countrey^ a ^ na T°wnc°n the Breflan,which did great- bin SwTndThVp” ar0fer0mCC , 0ntCnti0n the valiant J ° his enemie in"two fcuerall plTceTTh^^ * f M>nas ^ cmc ^ two armies to inuade patched of the Hiflone of Venice. n i 10 %o Antonio Baida, to d^feipcrour,and Dommco B,llano to ttitkuu , who dealt fo wifely with thefc two ertcmie Princes, as they appealed them,and procured truce for a certaine time. _ , Frederick ip the meane time freed from warre, came to Trent, to knowcifthe Senate would giuc him leauc to paffe through that part of Italic, which ftrctchcth alono the Alpcs from the lake ofLa Garda, asfarreas Aquileia, The Senate ad- ucrtizcdofhiscomming.fcntfourc Gentlemen in AmbaflagC to him, leronmoBar- Uo Dominico Grimam, who was afterwards Cardinally/* Treuifano and lerom- mo Leone, who meeting him ncere to Roucro, did in the States name honourably filute and rccciuc him, and accompanied him fo long as he remained on their tci- ritorics taking order that he (hojild want nothing in hisiourncy. They bringing him as farre as Portonouo, which is not farre from his ownc conhnes, tooke leauc ofhim • He lent three Ambaffiidors to Venice, to gratifie the Senate for the honor and courteous entertainment he had rccciued in their Countrey, which hee tooke as a demonft ration of their louc towards him: From thence he departed home to hisowne kingdome. ... ... r <■ T r Now although the Citie was peaceable, they did not for all that cealc to pio- urde thirws ncccUarie for warre. Harqucbufes were at that time much invfe,an cnoin which footmen vfed in warre, deuifed at firft by the Almams. The State vn- wiflina to be without fuch weapons, when need fhould be, did by a decree of the Counccll off fipne,fend for the experteft workmen in that Arte, from all parts of Chfiftcndome.and for the skilfullcft gunners to inftruft and teach their youth And becaufe the Countric people (hould not be ignorant therein,it was decreed that in eucrv village vnder their mrifdiffion, two young men fhould be chofen to praftite A the this exercize, and for rccompcncc, fhould be freed from all fublidies and impofiti- cxe>aftof)tiut ons: and that thofc young men at,a cyptaine day in the yeere flaould meetc at the next Cattle or Citie to flioot at a mai'kc, where his village that fhould moot bell, was For one whole yeere freed from all raxc and tribute The enfuing winter was fofliarpe and cold by reafono* fnow whxh fell, as all 3 0 t h c marflies round about the Citie was frozen ouer, the Country people comm.ng froft d i thither on horfebacke with prouilion,and the Magiftratcof Mcftrccame in awa- P 01 , as farre as 5 . Secondosmthc middeftof the lakes. And the horfemcn for dif- port armed thcmfelues,and ranneat Tilt vpon thc great Chanel!: fo fharpe and vehement was thc froft. Not long after, Marco Barba Cardinall, and Patnarkc of Aquileia died at Rome. Pope Innocent beftowed thePatriarklhippe on Ikrmdao Barbara the Venetian Am- ^ ^ ^ baffador then at Rome. This being knowne at Venice, notwithttanding that Her- cb f crucdb)tht molao was a man of great defert, and bad written to the Senate that theJ^opc had Venetian. enforced him to forfakc his order of Senator, and put on that of Parriarfee, y ct be¬ caufe there was an expreflc law, forbidding all Venetian Gentlemen,being Ambal- 40 dors at Rome, to rccciuc any Ecclcfiafticall benefice from the Pope , during thc time of their Ambaffage: thc Senate tooke theaudacious infringing of this law, in bad part And though he were very rich, well allied, and had great friends, his fa¬ ther being one of the nobleft men in thc Citie,the onely loueand reference to law caufed the Senate to write backc vnto him, that prefently without d clay he (hould redeliuer the Patriarkefhip to thc Pope, and for not fo doing.they threatned to take Grld ^ from his Father the Procuratorfhip of S . OMarke, and to confifcateall hisgoods, tbercrMim. His father not being able to moderate the fentcnce g.uen by the Counccll of Tcnnc, fell fickc with gricfe,and within a while afterdicd : The fonnclikcvvife,ha- 50 uingpublilhed certaine excellent bookesof his ownc compofing, did before the yecrcsenddieofaSquinancic. ■ , The fame yeere Lorenzo dc MedicisiieA at Florence,a man ofa rare and excel lent judgement, gouerning his Countric in Peace: Heleft three children lining, who were afterwards expul fed the gouernment and bamfhed. The fummer follow- mg Tbethtrd of the founhUccad bnfjadeur to Vtmce. in g Pope innocent died,in whofc.ftead by ouifts and brsbc££d77Z7~ c . ~7~ ionptTonr, iiiied at that time in Rome,there was an addition Ta^ ? C 1 ul iM^ the league,-drat it Bmzeth ihonld make warre on the Venetians' th" Pon^ TfoV M b ■ >”?!• hirmvnto them that they by him minhrinn-irlp I ■ i ‘ ,' ? t ^5,^°P e Ibbuld vnwilnng-todraw warre to their owne Gates font Him tot-heP ' u xh ° c!Tans 10 birred b.m to Pop e innocent who hadearneftly craned him PnZi^J elcffion found him at Rome, wherehce was rarcfdll^5mj^jpj 0 ?u hew-warreagainfthis brother, in rectompence whererif Z ’ r r ft ° U ^ re ‘ Rome to t he Pope 4oo.pounds of gold: Z/crcrda de A'&ffe'D ukertfF Cnt f wards enter into this league. The Venetian State thus peaceable, cWi the eight French K '£■ £ Ctoa tbeeigit ! llnn ro %««?^who being brought before the Senate, told them That hisS" Freeh lew, onng roomed to come mto Italy with a mwhtieArfttJc m ,-on ’ i" . • rw Jf*i> **■*«■ of Naples, which by hercditaric right belonged to him did \ ^a e - r 5 thc . k,n gf«n? the Venetians louc towards him, andtok^risfi^ wficrfj^th^w Cr ^ n i 0 ^, n0w ’ 20 and obferue the fame Icagueand friendfhip which of old had beSSttfrhem T he Senate vpon this newes, which was fikclv to alrcT-r!-, c. n 1 *5 them. the great CcaUll. namely, o debatJfhSSS W prouokerhcK.ng again!! tlaem ’ Sloth b 7 1 *«ranfwefc to would m no fort ftirre,nor quit his league and friend fhippe m '* ke warre, they i his Gentleman with their nnfwerc left Venice andwcmnR nm ^r- 3° two othersm Idle than two monethscameto Venice one after arorhc’ '/ tCr 11 ^ n > fame Kingdof the famebufoiefle whorcceincd the felfc fimc nS T.wf iutLodouKoSfm-sri was theonely motiue that tookevpon him the gouernmentefthe State ••nd r\'rm! fedp : j * t ■ V an , bane managed inn the behalfc ofher fon S elf bis wide w, who would his fithertiied. Then by little and little, he difmifTecfthe l^illTSccrsb^ others m Pbeir roomes, and in this maner had comtnaundcd the Dutrhf P k'^ thirteeneyecrcs. And though in outward (hcwhcfccmcd vcryraSull ofhfw ' phew, yet in h.syoung yeercs he had fo carelefly brought him as k 4 ° Sss^iasssr^■* ,or ^ parr,moucd by thecontinuall & lamentable letters of their daughter did lonWk entreat Zode.vck (accordingtocquitieand reafon') to fur render 1L ’ ^ °“ f Sty the Stnceof Milan to his nephesvlionnerohisbrothl^sTO^whoriricIser^slf The Venetians anfrere. Lodouico , - of the HijhriecfVenice* !?>$ uMico tearing th«ir^cf4Sf Naples, font an honourable Ambailadc into France, vndercolour tolalutc king.oW«,nptacquainting Pope Alex.mder.or the Venetians with it, with whom.bf? was in league, and comma'oded his Amba'flador, L ' Iccrctly to motion thematter, and to allure the king, that if he would attempt the reconcile ofthat ELealmc, he would adift him with all his forces and mcanes 5 and . that tbe-conqueft would be eaiie, Co that he would onely pafle the Alpes, and (hew himfclte in Italy,- Jhisaduertifementcomming from Inch a peff6n,did greatly preuaile with the king tOcaufc him tovndertakc thisfourney, being beiides incited 10 tbiTeunto from another place. Antonio Prince of Salem maligned by Ferdinand, and by that mcanes enforced toforfakc his countrey Italy, had retired himfclfc in¬ to France. Hein all his difcoutfe, with the king, Ipake of no other matter, telling him, That he Ihonld.dpe ill to jet flip fo foire an occahon, offered for the recouerre , f utcrn m , of hUowne right; affuring him.befidcs, that Ferdinand was.gcnerally hared for bis cm, k>”g auarfoc.cruelnc,and treacbefici and therefore it would be• an cafic matter-to dif- poffoife him, efpcejaliy for a-kmg of France, whole authentic andI crcditir. thole countries was vciiegrcat. Bride's all this, Rppe Atecmdtr was no friend to Perdu mnd in' regard oCfaryW 0 ffm that ferued him, whole open cncmie the Pope had decl ajrd himfclfe m regard of the towne ofAnguilarc. ia Allthefercafonswcreapprouedby the Lords ofFranee chat were in fauourwith vbataneia* the kipg, who delired nothing more than this,journey. For feme-of them hoped bv the Popes meancs toobtaine Ecclcliafficail dignit-ips, otners expected Ibme ho- toiim 'mr - nourable command in the Annie,- and to be gouernoutsof Cities and Townes . which the king Ihould conquer, and fomeiikcwifewere pofieft with adclircof • noueltic. - • • , . King Clurles le-ntjing a, willing ear? to this Ambaflade, and tatting .the Prince of Salprncsproportion,.arumour wasprefently fpred, That theFrench were com- ming into Italy.* Winuade the .Realme ,«f Naples. -Vpomthefe mewes king Ferffd began-to. arme by .lea and land , and to inuent mcanes to.drawPope u&mcvfiat. 5 0 Alexander vo his fide. ZwWw.fprcfecing.tbat'ifthey leagued them-leiues together, 5 Ferdinand might iqy.Be.his Annie with that'-o'f the Fopefandjeod them both into Lombardic, before the kings arriuall, and by the fame mdanes expuife him from Milan, intreated the Venetians to fend their horfeand foot troupes to the riuer O- glio in the Breflian territorie, to diuert king Ferdinand from his defigne, orelfe to let themcroffe the riuer to defend his State. The Venetians anlwcred, .that it was ncedlefic: for his. countrey was out ofdangcr,. ... Lofleuico perceming the French delaies, and fearingthat it might breed his ruine, did againe,fend Ambafladors to Charles to haften his iouroey, promifing to affift him with men and money, and viftuals, lb foo 11c as he lbould let foote m Italy. tber Arriba (facte 43 Kingciw/«who hadfpcntcertaincmoneths jn thconely confiiltation of thisbuii- hufrMci, neffe,and had not as yet made any certaine refolurion,when this lecond Ambafiadfc arriucd.did by thefe continuate purfuites and offers of Lodoiuco , prelently refolue ypon it. 1 ... ■ Now becaufc he would not in any fort be hindred in His conqueft.hc renewed the ancient league with the kings of Caftill, and furrendred fiDthem the countie of koffi.Ugn engaged to king Lewis his father for three thoufand crowncsbystoking of Arragon, father to Ferdinand, bn condition that the laid Kings ihould in no fort aide the Arragonois againft him in hisconqueft of the .Rical'mc of Naples. This death of league Iwornc to the king made all things rcadteforhis.fourhey. Ferdmenihit in- telhoence hecreof one day as he came from hunting, whereupon he fellffcke, and 50 within two daies after, died of an Apoplexie, jlphwfo his cldeft fortnc was by his younger brother and all the Princes ofthe Reatme falufcedktng. He nitrated the ‘ Venetians by their Amhaffador refident in his Court to perfwadc I.edomcexo defift from folicidng the French king to come into Italy, -and that hee would not be a mcanes *34- Tbe third ‘Boo be of the fourth T)ecad btbalfe. Philip de Co- tuines t AmbaJfa- dor for lyng Charles at Vc- nict. The tenet' vv J ch ^' rulne ^P r °mih n g no more to taxc Ins vfurpation ofthe State of Milan, -rk'touiou,. which he Ihould cnioy fo long as heplcafed. The Senate by letters acquainted cxnA^bmfit Lodomcc with Alpbonfsrcqucf and intreated himnottodraw the French into I- him no morc CeIU " 1S ^ ^ made "° dirca allfwere the y g aue ouer and foliated ' King Charles b a ui ng refol u cd vpon the enterprise, font Philip de Commcs Lord of Argenton his Amballador to Venice, whom his kings name made a propofition o the Senate, That d they would ioyne with him in thiswarre ofNades they ihould haue a great lharc in the kingdome.and if they would not accept that offcJ mtreatthematlcafttoper/euer in thcirancient league and friendfoip with the io k ng his Matter: heercunto he added that his king had commanded him to rcmainc a Vemceto acquaint them with all h.s defignes and ehterprifes. The Senate I fhS 1 I? k " 1§ u VaS fo P orcnt :lnd fo well furnilhed with all warlike ncceffaries that he needed not thc.ra.de in that warre, and therefore they determined accor- Therenetmm ding to the example of their Ancefrors,not toftirre, who neuer made warre’ but v « pon conftraint, and that they would crauc no part in'a kirigdon^^hefeuMo thqr fedr^b 8 ?'- F ° r ^ ^ywould neuer goe from that which theyhadpromf- and f ^dfV 8S u n ' lb I afsador j chat the y wou] d cuermake greataccountofhislea^c and friendlbipithat they had willingly heard him for hiskings lake and would Hall with them aooutany matter that concerned his king,as well in regard oftheirloue towards his rather king Zrnw, as to himfelfe. . B lou lew, heiriM In thc ™ emc “me Pope Alexander (who repented that he had incited the French repe Aiexender king to this warre) and king Alphonfo by thc mediation of rw tenet Alphonfa m Vimmm into the protcdion ofthe Romane Church, and with all his power defe.fi him againft his enemies: and in counterchange, ^//> 4 »/epromifcd to pay him downc in readie money a thoufand pounds of gold for the averages ofthe tribute due to the Church of Rome for thc Rcalmeof Naples, and to pay him yenrely afterwards foure hundred pounds of gold. And for greater affurtnccofthis trSif “ S promifedtos.uconcofhisdaughters in marriage to Go,/redo If 15 ?b S a C °? d ^ Cd) b ° th ° fthem ™ dc F-cpnrntions for Znc ? Alphonfo had alread.carmedthirneGallies, and cightecne great velTcls to fcoure a ong the Rmer of Genoa,and toannoy the enemies fleet wL^sSnlnS StoLombSic^wheTn™ lkeaIeaui t ofhorfeandfooti " Calabria tofendthem into Lombardic , when newes came that Btuð theTurkilh Emncrou-- made fromScirdoniind^chlTiGim 1 > n[ OS d auoma, wherecommloioncrs 4 C .heyS"„og.t( Alphonfos flccte, whereof his brother Fredertcke was Generali entrins the R1 utr of Genoa, came to Portouencre , where obieto de Fief a a min hiehlv c fteemed among his countrey men, landed with certa.ne fouldiers but beinlSul' fed by the enem.e, he returned to his Gall.es,and prefentiy made towards Lmorl and from.thence held h.scourfe to Naples. Alphonfo hauing oft alhot 1 T eight thoiSS* COn “” S 0fthtm6nd fiuc h “ ndrcd >“*. W hi left the Venetian flccte was atfea, Ambafladonrsfrom Florence came to Venice, . 3 C feet inSclitM- ?tia. of the Htjlorie of Venice. 5p \ cnice, to crauc the Senates aduile how they fhould anfwere king Charles , who had intreated them to giue his armic paffage through their territories, and alfo how they Ihouid behaue themfelues in thofe occurrcnts ; for they referred themfelucs wholy to them, and determined direftly to follow their Councell. The Senate knowing very well, that whatfoeuer they fhould lay to the Florentines, would be reported to king Charles and ^Alphonfo , anfwered; That info difficult a bufinefiefub- ieff to [undry accidents, they knew notwhatwas hefi to be done ; and though they louedthe one better than the other , yet they durft not delutcr their opinion , becaufe that Fortune is commonly Miflrefje in wane, and that it ufinally comes to paffe , that matters done by chance l o and adventure, did oftentimes proffer better than thofe which are premeditated, and debated, with long confutation : and therefore they ought to crave councell of none but Almightie God , who onely knew what was hefi for men to embrace orauoide: and with this anfwere difmilfed them. Nowthe forces which king Charles and Lodouico had fent before, beeingcome ncere the enemies, neither the one or othcrdurftcometo ftroakes, but marched dole together, being ftill protected by Ionic fort or riuer, which was eucr betwixt them : yet they made fiindrie light skirmifhes to fhew their valour. King Charles had fent the Duke ofOrlcans, Julian the Cardinall nephew to Pope Sixtus, and An¬ tonio Prince ofSalernc (of whom we haue heretofore fpoken) to Genoa, with ao braue troupes offootc, to man the Gillies which were ready rigd, with them to open a paflage by Sea into the Realme of Naples, whilefthimlelfe did the like by Land. The end ofthetbircfBooke of.'thefourth Dccad . 3° THE FOVRTH BOOKE IO OF THE FOVRTH DECAD Of The Historie Of Venice. The Contents of the fourth Booke of the fourth Decad. IN G Charles departs from Vienna in Daulphinc towards Italy. The King by reafon of hisfrekneffe tanes at Aft. The death oj IohnGa- ieas DukeoftsfAznyxhereupon Lodovico/w vnclevfurpsthe Title and Armes of Duke of Milan. The French take Fiuizana andfackeit. P i- etaode Medicis grants all King Charles demaunds, andfor his labour is driuenfrom Florence, and declared an enemieto the Common wealth. The King refloreth the Pisans Itbertie. The French tafeBertinora. King Gharles his 'uiflorioiu entry into Florence.T^e King makes an accord with Pope A l e x a n der yind kiffeth his feet and cheeke. Alphonso in lone to his forme Ferdinand depofeth himfelfe from the Kingdoms of 'Naples. Ferdinand retires into the ijle e/Ifchia. Kin ^Charles entreth Naples, rfW takes the Cities two Castles. Aleague made at Ve- nice again H the French betwixt the Pope, Emperour , King of Spainc, Venetians ,and Dukcof'Ni’hsm. KingC haries is crownedin Naples, anddeparts fromthencetore- turneintoT ranee. The preparation of the League to floppe King C harle s his pafrage. The Duke of Orleance his incur[ions on tire Leagues territories: hetakesTdtomra. The bat¬ tedof Fornouo betwixt King Charles and the Confederates. And lastly , King C h a l e s his arriuallat Aft. O O N E after the departure of the Duke of Orle- i 49 3. iourneyed toward Aft by the mount Gene- taty. ua. Gale.u of S. Seuerine met him at Suza, and accom¬ panied him to Aft: whither Lodouico Sforza came prefently to him, with his wife and many fiirc and gallant Ladies of the Dutchy of Milan. Hercules Duke of Ferrara came thither iikewife, whereafter confutation of fundry affaires, it was concluded that the Armielhould prefently march. Lodouico in the TbtKagh'ta- meim time retired to Num, a Cattle on the Milanois a mile from Aft, whither thofe Om*] hufif- ’ _ . .. ^ . Met p lt.nyirA nt jo oftheCouncellwentoftentofeehim,whilcfttheKingtarried at Aft fickeofth c n fjf uy ‘ a Email pocks, whereupon his Army was quartered in that towne and in other places neerc adioyning: the number of it, befide the i oo. Gentlemen of the Kings guard T be number of (accounting the Suiffesthat were gone before with the Bayly of Dijon to Gc- the wy Army. noa,and thofe troopes in Rojnagnia vnderthecommaundof fAubigni^ amounted to / 538 The fourth Beef of the fourth Becad Tke Kjvgvifits lohn Galeas oj Milan. TbeDutchcffein tcares fait clam at the Kings feete. HU an/were to the Dutcheffii. The death of John Galeas Vu^eofMilan. todouico vfir/ps the title and %Armes of Dufe 9f Milan, lor may and Giouan dc Me- died perfwade the French itfttg to go to florcnee. Theprflrefolu - tkn changed. to 1600. men at Armcs, < 5 ooo. Suiffc, and < 5 ooo. French foot-men : And for the v fe of this Armie they had brought by fca to Genoa great (lore of Ordnance both for battcrieand the field, with munition, infuch abundance, as the like before was neuerfeene in Italy. The King, during his aboad at Aft,had fent for the Duke of Orleans from Ge¬ noa,willing him to attend him thcre.Thistowne belonged vntohim by his grand¬ mother, vnto. whom it was giuen in dowry by the Duke of Milan her father .^Now fo /boric as king Charles had rccoucrcd his health, heefent his Armie into the Held and himlelfe went to Pauia, where being lodged in the Caftlc he went to vilitc lohn Gz/e.r.rDuke of Milan, his colin german, (the king and hee were foils to two filters, r daughters to Lewis the fccond DukeofSatioy) who lay daungeroufly fickc in the lame Caftie. 11 is talke to him was general 1, by region of/ 0 dquicos prcfenccihe told him that hewas extreamcly grieued for his fieknefle, comforted him, and willed him tobcofgood cheere,and tovleall meaner for the recoucric of his hcalth.-But the hope thereof being final], thcKing and as many as beheld him did lament his eftate, and percciucd that this young Prince, through his vncles treacherie, would not liue long. This coinpaffion was augmented by the prefence ofPfiiiteflb ifiheUhxs wife, langutfhing afvycll for her hu/bands ficknelTc, fearc ofberyoung fonne , as for thedaunger whereunto her father and kinsfolke were eipofed, fell dovyn eat the 21 kings feet, recommending vnto him with floods of teares the perferuation of her father, and fainilic of Arragon, and though her youth and beautic moued the king to pitie her,yet fo great an enterprize could not be delayed vpon fo wcake a around, whereupon he told her, that warre being now begunne, he was enforced to pur/uc’ and continue it. , 1 From Pauia the king went to Placentia, where,while!! hccremained, he receiued newes of John G.ile.is death ; whereupon, Lodouico who had followed him,returned inpoft to Milan, where the chiefcofthc Dukes CounCell, fuborned by’himmro- uidcd in open Councell,that in regard of the States greatneffe and miferie of the time s, it would be a dangerous matter, to have Fratici/co, fonne to thclateDuke G.;- , c leas, who was but fiucyeercs old, to fuccccd his father: but that it bchooued them * to hauc a Duke that was a man of wifdomc and authoritic: and therefore they ought to difpcnce with Law, and for the gcncrall good, enforce Lodmio to accept the Ducnll dignitie. Vndcr this colour,"honour giuing way to ambition, he did the next morning (though he feemed to bee vnwrlling) take vpon himth’e Title and Armcs of Duke of Milan, hauing firft folemnly protefted that he receiticd the Dutchic as belonging vnto him by the inueftiture of the king ofRomans. The King remaining certaine daiesat Placentia, was inamanner willing tore- turne home into France, as well for want ofmoney, as alio bccaufe no Italian Po¬ tentate (hewed himlelfe on his partic, and befides,becaufe this new Duke returned no more, though at his departure he promifed to come backe againc. Yet at laft he "*° determined topalfeon. The fame day thatthe King wentfrom Placentia Zorenzo and Giousn de Medicis Hole fecretly from their Countrey houles whither the Florentine Mngiftrate had confined them at the purfutc of Pietro de Medicis their kinfman and mortall enemy. They came to his Maieftie, &carneftly entreated him to come ncerc Florence,and told him that he fliould be honourably entertained there, as well in regard of the peoplesloueto the houfeofFrance, as for their hatred towards Pietro dc Medicis , who commaunded there,and held the Arragonois partie,being by marriage allied' totbefamilieof Vrfini. ° ^ j 0 Vpon this propofition the King changed his purpo/e,'for though at his depar¬ ture from France, it was concluded in his Councell, that hee fliould rather pafle through Romagnia and LaMarca , than through Tu/canic and the terrirorie of Rome;yet,rhePope and Florentines being declared his enemies, his Councell thought of the Hiflorie of Venice. 119 The l{ings vant^ardnt Vmrt»n* thought it a matter vnwotthy the greatneffeof filch a King, iffor feareofthem he fhould refuie to pafle through their territories: As alfo becaufeit was dan¬ gerous to inuade the Realmeof Naples, and to leaueTufcany and the Chur¬ ches State bchinde him as enemies . Therefore it was refolued, rather to pafTe the Appenines,by the hills of Parma, then by the diretft way of Bolognia,and to march without delay to Florence. The vantgard conduced by Guilbert of Burbon, Duke of Montpcnjier , a Prince oi the bloud,went on to Pontrcma, a towne feared at the foot of the Ap- pen ne vpon the Riuer Magra, the King following with the reft of the army. If from Pontrema the Duke went into the country of Lunigiana ,whcrcheeioy- ned with the Swi(Tes,\vhobad defended Genoa , together with the ordnance which by fea was come to Specia, and drawing neere to Fiuizana belonging to the Florentines, which they tooke it by force and fack’tir, killing all the fouldiers^and many ofthe inhabitants, the which did merueiloufly amaze all I- iht 1 rench ' taly not accuftomed to fuch cruell and bloudy wattes. Serezzana was not farre from thence, where the Florentines determined for to make their chiefercfiftance, which they had ftrongly fortified,but not fufficiently to hold out fo mighty an enemy, for it wanted a captainetocom- Scrnxl „ aan j mand it, and men to defend it. Yet becaufcfome thought it would not bee sen^tiu 20 eafily taken , efpecially theCittadell, and leaf! of all,Serezanella,aftrongCa- ,m fi ,m i file on the hill aboue Serezzana , they councclled the King to pafieon and leaue ‘ au them,but the King difdayned fo to dee, and thought that vnlcffc hec tooke the firft towne that made refiftanec, it would much blcmifh his rcputation,and that they would take example to do the like. The Florentines hauing intelligence that the King refolued for to come to Florence, and that his army had already palled the Appenine , and ihenthe cruelty which was vfedat the taking Of Fiu:zana, didpublikely deleft thcrafh T neffeof Pietro de Medicis , who of bimfelfe, without any necefftty had fo in- confidcrately drawne vpon them the army of fo potent a King, affifted by unam ,1. go the Duke pf Milan, and this rumourhad like to haueraifed a great tumult in lamc - the Citty. ' .. ' Pietro terrified herewith , and with the daunger which hee had before rafh- ly contemned, and percciuing the aide promifedby the Pope and Abhonfo to be but a drearue,precipitately refolued,to goe feeke that fafety amongtt his ene- tnies , which hee could not hope for with his friends. Andtbercvpon, leauing Florence, and notfarre on his way from the city, hee heard fay,that the troupes of horfe and foot fentby the Florentines to enter Serezzana were defeated by the French, and all of them either flaineor taken. This caufcd him to tarry at Pierra-SanCtaforapafTc-pcrt from the King,wbethcrtheBifhopof Saint Malos, and other Lords of the Court went to him to fafe conduit him to thecampe, comming thither the fame day that the King, with the reft of his forces , ioyned with his vanrgardjWhich becing encamped before Serezanella, battered it with rh ‘ Arl,ctls the ordnance. Prefcnting bimfelfe before the King hee was entertained with "‘ more ceremony then louc : and percciuing that the King did not much affedt him, by reafon of his enemies reports, hee refolued by all meanes toappealeand fatishe him. The next day becing brought before him , he granted all the kings demands, which were excefliue: viz. that the forts and caftles of Pietra-San&a, Serezzana and Serezanella,which were the keyes of the Florentine Srare, and the forts of 5 ° Pifa,atidofthe hauen of Liuorne fhould be deliuercd to the king , who by a pro- mifeiigned with hisowne hand,obliged bimfelfe to furrender themfo foons as he fhould haue conquered the Realmc of Naples: That Pietro fhould caufe theFloientinesto lendthe king 2oooco, Ducats ,apd that then hee fhould re* cciue them into his protection. Zz The The refolution efTietr» da Medtcii, _ The fourth B oof ofthe fourth 'Decad Tietra dc Me- diets flics ft om Florence * The CM edict are declared enemies to their country, TheKjnigiues liberty to the Vi fans. sAubitjti tvit'j bis troupes maizes head *&Tm{l Fcrdi• nand. Bcrtinon ta¬ ken. t The confignation of the ftrong places was prefently made: for the money they wrote to t-lorencc. Pietro de Medicis did hereby milch affure the State of i thcany to the King, and remooued all impediments from him on Romagnias tide. The Florentines aduettized of thefe Articles which Pietro de Medicis had agreed to,the whole city was highly difeontented with this reprochfull and dan¬ gerous wound giuen to their Commonwealth. Pietro hauing notice of this rumor; the better to prouide for his affaires be¬ fore any greater troubles did arife, tooke leaue of the King, vnder collour ofeo- ing to accomplifh that which hee had promifed. But at his returne to Flo- rcnce, hccfound moft of the Magiftrates banded againfthim, and the mindes , of his decreft friends greatly troubled , and the next day as hee would haue en- tred into the counccll chamber he was put back. Hee returned home to his ownc houfe, deftitute of courage and councell and prefently left Florence, beeing followed by the Cardinals lohn and Julian Ins bretheren,who after their departure were declared enemies to the Common- wealth, their houfes ranfacked which were veryritch inmoouables, and their goods confifcate. Twoofthem,theeldeftand the younger went to Venice the 1 f “°"£ which was Cardmall John ftaiedfora time at Bolognia, and then retired himfelfc to fomc of his kinsfolke. The King went from Scrczzana to Luca, and from thence to Pifa, where 2 the cittizens both men and women falling at hisfeete, beganne to cric out li¬ berty, liberty , infinitely complayning of the wrongs and iniuries done to them daily by the Florentines : The King at the perfwafion of fomc of his Lords not confidering the importancyof the, matter, did freely grant their requeft’ wherevpon , the people prefently armed themf'elues, and throwing do wne the Florentines armes,chat were fet vp in the publike places, reconered their fo much defired liberty , repealing all thofe whom the Florentine Magiftrates had bannifhed. r & In this confufionof all things the King departed from Pifa, hauing firft deli- uered the Cittadell to the Pilans , keeping the new one of greater impor- 3 1 ranee, for himfelfc, and then went towards Florence. Beeing come to Siena feuen miles from the city, hee ftaied there till the Florences popular tu¬ mult were in fomc fort appealed, who had not yet laicd downe armes taken that day when Pietro de Medicis was cxpulfcd; and alfo to giuc time to come and meet him,whom he had fent for. Aubigni was in Romagnia where hee had remained euer fince his com- ming into Italy, making head againft Ferdinand Duke of Calabria Alphon- fos tonne, where after fundry retreateson both fidcs, beeing re-enforced by the arnuall of certaine companies left behindc him , two hundred Laimces and one thoufand SwifTes , which the King had fent fo foone as hee came to 4c Aft, hee remained Mafterof the field and enforced Ferdinand to retire into the Cerca of Faenza, which is a place betwixt the wallcs of that Citty and a great trench fome mile behind it, inuironing them both,which doth make it ftrong. Aubigni then returned into the Country oflmola, where hee tooke certaine ftrong towncs, filling all Romagnia with feare and amazement: fo that hauing taken Faenza, after the enemies departure , hee marched direcftly to Bertinora to pafle the Appenine to ioyne with the Kings army : But Bcrtino- ra refufing to giue him paflage, hee affailedand tooke it by force , andinde- lpite,fack’t it. Ferdinand perceiuing that hee could not by any mcanes ftoppe the French 50 mens paflage,and thinking it dangerous to remaine betwixt Imola and Fnr- retired neere vnto thcwalles of Cefcnna,and from thence went to Rome. I he Venetians hauing intelligence that King Charles had crofted the Powitha mighty ofthe Hijlorie of Venice. 54.1 mighty army,the more to honor him,refolued to (end him AmbafTadors,whom ^ ^ ^ they commanded to tarty ftill with him, and in the mcane time armed at all ad- ucntnres. The Ambaffadors were Dominica Treusfan, and Antonio Lorcdano, Jmutht who finding the king at Florence, accompanied him whercfoeucrhcwcnt. ***■ Now after fundry commings too and fro, the king with his army march¬ ed towards Florence - There was great magnificence , vfed both by the 10 Courtiers and Citizens :The king entred the city like a conqueror,hirafelfe and horfe armed at all points ,with hisLaunceonhis thigh. They beganne forth¬ with to treat of agreement, but not without great difficulties, the which at laft ended by the valour of Pietro Caponi ,one of the foure Commiffioners appoin¬ ted to treatwiththc king,they accorded , and the contract lawfully part , it was with great ceremony publiflaed in the Cathedrall Church at diuine fctuice, Acori finrrn where the king in perfon ,and the cities Magiftrates, promifed by follcmneoth vpon the high Altar,in prefence ofthc Court and people of Florence,to obferuc reniinn. the contents thereof. Two daies after , the King departed from Florence, hailing tarried there tenne daies,and went to Sienna, where making (hort flay ,hee left a Garrifon, becaufe hee fufpcSed it to be at the Empires deuotion. Then he iourncyed towards Rome,where not long before Pope '^ilexander had giuen entrance to 30 VirgtnioWrfni, and Count Petillan, captainesto King Alphonfo and his fonne Ferdinand. So as it feemed he ment to liauc anticipated the enemies, to forci- fie the city, and to repulfc them from it: But doubting King Charles intention, and fearing his forces, he had a vvondetfull conflict inhisminde. For now hee determined to defend Rome, and to that end fuffered Ferdinand and his cap- taines whom he had introduced into the city , to fortifie the wcakc places; then fuppofing that hee fhould not bee able to defend ic, hee determined to lcaue Rome; and thus floating betwixt hope and featc, the French in the mcane time fpoiled all the country on the hither fide Tiber, taking now one townc, then an other, no place beeing ftrong enough to hold them our, fo that after diuers ,0 parlies, hecrefolucd, as it were by force,to grant all King Charles his demands, Ttrdxtmd and to recciue him into Rome, from whence he caufcd Ferdinand and his army to depart,who went to Tiuo!i,and from thence into thcRcalinc of Naples, and gate , and the whileft he" went forth at Saint Sebaftians Gate , the French King armed at all points,with his launceonthigh,enued with his army at the gate of SanfteMa- '^" 1 “ aa ria del Popolo. The Pope many times determined to flic, but at lafl retired into Caffle Saint Angelo, well prouided of ordnance, munition and vidluals. When the King and his army were entred, an accord was propounded by meancs of Cardi- AcoMitrrht nail Afcanio, on very rough conditions, which neucrthelclfe were effected to the Kings content, who thereby made a league with the, Pope faluted him, then killed his feet in open Confiflory, and afterwards his cheeke : and at an other time was prefent when the Pope faid maffe , and fate downe next beneath the firft Cardinal! Bifhop ,and according to the ancient cuilome, when the Pope celebrated maffe,ferued him with water to wafh his hands. This done, the Pope made the Bifhop of Saint Malo , and the Bifhop of Mans, defeended itomthe hotlfcof Luxembourg, Cardinals. Whileft the Kingremained at Rome, which was fome month or thereabout, Alphonjo dcfpayring of his owne good fortune , Tent for bis fonne Ferdinand to'Naples , and in prefence of his brother Frederick renounced , and made psftibhimftlf. 50 ouer vnto him his Kingly title and Authority: hee did this peraduenture for to leffen his fubic&s loue towards the French , becaufe this young Prince was of great hope, had neucr offended any of his fubiedfs, and was gracious with the people. K^ilphonfo after this voluntary demiffion , hauing giuen his fonne a large Zz a inftru&ion The fourth c Boo\eof the fourth Tecad The K.i»g tomes to Veil lm Cc 1 hefhouldcomcon no farther: wherevpon notwithftanding his intreaties,hec was enforced to returne to Naples, where hauing madefome bootlefTefpeech to theNobillity ,vnto whom the name of Iris grandfather and father were odi¬ ous, he withdrew bimfclfe into the new caftle, from whence within a while after hee departed,and embarking himfelfeinthc Gallic?, which attended him in the Ferdinand haucn,with frfa(er/c^hisvncle,andthc oldQucencand her daughter loane, fai- /<«/«<» "H?. led into the Ifleoflfchia, thirty mile--froniNaples, where hee was enforced to t!> ' make triall of his vertue and patience. 20 After his departure from Naples, all places yeclded to the viclors fame,fo as two hundred French horfe comming to Nola,did without any refiflancetake y, r A„j Q Virginia Vrjin ,and Count PetilUn prifoncrs,who were come thither with toure andCtmt ?c- hundred horfe,they were carried to the fotc of Montdragon . King Charles 'fWfff hauing intelligence of Ferdinands flight, drew ncere Naples, and came to rheci- tyof Auerfa, betwixtCapuaandNaples,where the Neapolitan Ambafladors met him,and prefented him with their cities keyes, vnto whom hee hauing free¬ ly granted fundry priuiledges and excrupttonSjtheday following hee entredNa. pies, where with incredible ioy and contentment hee wasrcceiuedby theNo- bility and people. Hee had fent his captaines before to reftraine the info- , tamed inti 2c lency of his fouldicrs: Hee was accompanied to the Cathedral! Church by mul. titudes of people, and from thence ( bccauf c Caftclnotio held (fill for the ene¬ mies) he went toiodge in the Capuan caftlc,which was the antient abode of the Kings of Naples,hauing with an incredible cotirfe of happy fortune vanguifhed before he was feene; The King, peaceable pofteflor of the city (though not of the cattles) did by Iettcrs,and by their owne Ambaffadors gratific the Signory of Venice for that it had kept promife with him and continued his friend . The report of King Charles his arriuall and fucceffe in the Kcalmc of Naples, was bruted fo farre , as the ve- Venetians. ryTurke feared him; bccaufc that the king hadpublikcly vanted, that after the conqueftof chekingdomc of Naples, hee would tuvnc his forces vpon him,(o as all the inhabitants on the fea frontiers of Sclauonia , Albania,and Macedo¬ nia, prcfcntly farfooke their dwellings , and retired into the fir me land, fo as if the king had eroded oner thither, hee might eafily haue conquered thole Prouiiices. And to fpeakc truth , fo foone as Bajazeih vriderttood that hee Was come to Florence,he beganne to trim his old veflels and to build new. About thefamc time , threcfcorc fhips of warre , wherein were fixe thoufand ^ foo:c,and three hundred horfe,arriuedat Linornc,fentby thekings of'Spainefbr comes j tm J the card of Sicily, with Lorenzo Snares , deputed b y their Maicfties,for Ambaffa- s P‘’-‘te to Li. dor to the Venetian Senate. ©5 Hee told the Senate, that the caufe of his arriuall with thofe forces , was “Thespa. the king his Matters feare , leaft after the conqueft of the Realme of Na- ie’oJbnmbaf. pies , king Charles would make ah attempt vpon Sicily, which in former i ‘ to there’ time had bclonced vnto the French kings : That their Maiefties knowing cc utiasi.. the pride and great power of the French , did fuppofe that the Venetians; , Zz 3 moned 5-]-4 - be fourth B ooJ{e of the fourth Be cad „ mooted with the reerenefle of the danger to dee (o mighty a King in Italy „ would bepoffeft with the like feare ; and therefore had commanded him in their 5, names to faltitc the Prince and Senate, and to afiuretbcm that if they defired „ ought of them, they were ready to beare a part in their fortune: for in regard of „ their wifdomc and loyalty there was no Prince or King whatfoeuer with whom „ they more defired to enter into league then with them : That Pope Alexander „ Iikcwifc would make one, who defired nothing more then to bee vnited with „ Spainc and Venice; and if any thing fhould happen othcrwrfe then well, their ,j forces thus ioyned together, they mighteafily preuentit. Thisfpecch of Suites did highly content the Senate, who being already ica- lo lous of King churls hisgreatnefie and good fortune, began to looke about them, and to feare other matters not yet thought of. Lodcuicos Mruk likecc ife of King Charles, as well for that I. he lames Tritwice, whom he had driuen forth of Milan, recciued the Kings pay,as bccattfe he had commanded the Duke of Orleancc to attend him at Aft.-for Lodonico complained thereof to the Venetian Ambafifadcr, and told him , that he would gladly leaue the French parts and make a league with the Venetians. Befide all this ,Maxrmtllians AmbafTadors(whofe father the Emperor Frederick died that yeerc) did not ccafc to folicit the Senate to league it felfe with them againft the French. J rheivesCaC In the meanc time, Caftcinotio and that Del-Ouo two Cittadels in Naples W" which yet held for Ferdinand yccldcd to the French. For Caftelnouo,the abode’ ^ i n , Charles. feated on the fitoare, was after fome fmall defence yeelded to King Charles, by the cowardize and batenefte of fine hundred Lanfecuenets that lay there tn Garrifon . AndthccafileDclOuo btiiltvpona Rockinthefea,beeint? continually battered with Ordnance,was content to yceld, if it were not releeucd The fort of within eight daies . The fort ltkewifc of Gayctta, notwithftandingthatit was dedt^tb/' 1 ' P rou ^ c< i °i a! ' necefiarics did after fome height aflaults,yeeld:ioasinavery K' f ‘ ‘ fhortfpace, the whole kingdome,in a manncr,was with great facility reduced vnder the Kings obedience, the Ifle of lfchia excepted,and certainecowncsin Puglia and Calabria which ftili held out for the Arraponois. 30 King Charles did now no more entertaine the Venetian Ambaffadcrs with fuch chccrefull countenance as heewas wont; tut oftentimes faid, 1 hat thole who were not pleafed with his comming into Italy,for the conqucft of the Rcalme of Naples,fhould repent it. This being reported at Venice,caufed them to haften the conclufion of anew league,! o which end, Lodoitico had lent new' Ambaffadors. Lorenzo Suares at his arriua!!,told them, that his Kings pleafure was to haue him in his name to enter into theleagucjon any conditions pleafing to the Senate . Pope^/rxWerltke- wife did daily expedt a fit time to ioync himfelfe with the Venetians and the reft, hauing openly faid,that if the French returned to Rome ,hce would goc to Vc- 40 nice,and no more behold them . At laft, in the month of April!, the Ambafla- their pleafures. But the matter being delayed,the Captaines fent back the Trum¬ pet without any certain refolution,determining to affailc and charge the French as they pafled. The King at laft ioyning with his Vantgard, did with his whole army the next rfe&fW. day following lodge at Fornouo. The French, who till then had inarched with great The two ar> pries rterre to 9 ttt Mother, The French Army croflctb the Turo. The order of the Yjngsar- '?• KingCharles kis valeur. 548 The fourth "Bookc of the fourth Tecad great boldnefie and affurance, making no account of the Itaiians armes fo (bone asar thetr going downe the hill they difcoucred the enemies army with infinite numbers of tents and pauilions,.and confidcring their refolution to fight beean ahttlc to abate then former hcate, and would haue beene well pleafed fo thar the Italians would haue fuffered them to pafle. The King enforced to imbrace new Cornice! commanded the Lord of Argentonto fend a trumpet to the Veneti¬ an Prouidators, to letthem vnderftand that he defined to conferre with them for the pubhque good: They accepted the parley in feme fit place betwixt both Armies.- but the King .ahring his purpoie, would not attend the iffuc of this parley. The two armies were quartered within three miles of one another alone the Turo, which is rather a torrent then a riuer,which running betwixt two little hills doth in a manner enuiron them. On one of thofic hills was the Confederate ar my lodged on the right hand towards the riucr bankes, they had fortefied them' fclues with Dikes and Rampicrs well flanked with ordnance, and the French were of neceflityro go that way to Aft), nothing but the riucr beeine betwixt the enemies and them. B All that night was very tedious to the French, both in regard of the Stradiots continual! alarmes , as for a fuddainc fhower of raine , cnterminglcd with fcarefuh thunder and lightening,Which they interpreted as a- prefageof fiome fi. niftcr fortune. In the morning by day breake, the French army began to crofTe the riucr, the ordnance going fiift,followed by rhe Vantgard, wherin were three hundred and fifty Lances, lohn lames Trtuulcit with his company of an hundred Lances, and 3000. Suiflcs, to whom the King added three hundred archers and fome crolbowes on horfie-back of his guards whom he caufedto march on foot [ orhc . c C U PP° , thattllc enemy would turne his chccfcforces vpponlt. The* battailc followed the vantgard,in middeft whereof was the Kings perfion armed at all points mounted on a gallant courier, and the Lord Trtmcmllc neerc him with his authority and Councell to gouerne that part of the army Next followed the rcrc-ward conduced by the Earle ofiFoix, and behind it the baggage. So foone as the two armies began to mooue, thclighthorfe on both fides 1kirmifhcd, the ordnance flew from both pans, and the Italians,prepared for the battailc, extended their Squadrons on the ,riuer bankes. The French marched on notwithftanding, fo asitheir Vantgard was already led to the right fide of the enemies Campc, when the Marquis of Mantua crofifed the riucr at the back of the French rereward, with a Squadron of doo.menat armes,a great troope of Stradiots,and other light horfejand 5000. foot, hauing commanded Antonio of Monttekre to be ready with his troopes when he ftiould be fent for to refrefti the firft battai Ion , and the light Cauallery to giuc in in flankc vpon thcencmics fo foone as the fight ftiould bee begun , and the reft of the Stradiots to crofTe the Hitler and to fall vpon the French bagagge which was left alone. The Count Ga- tazza on the other part croffcd the Turo with 400. men at armes,to rcleeue him when need ftiould be,andI for the guard ofthe Campc, two companies of men at armes and a thoufand foot were left behind. But the King pcrcciuingthat contrary to his expectation the whole burthen hghted on the rerc-ward, turned his back to the Vantgard, and drew neerc to the Rere with the battailc and came with fueh fpeed,one fquadron before another, ashimfclfc was at the frontamong thofe that fought braueft. And though the Marquis aflaultwasbraue and furious, the French did as brauely anfwcr him, 5 throwing themfelues pell mell among the Squadrons. It iseertaine that at firft ItrVnfliX Vi> °n r WaS VCry CX “ 1Ient > becin § cncour aged by the Marquis, who inP to d l d v b Jl g * ^ tr °° pC °f br * uc y ° n S Gentlemen,omitted nothing belong¬ ing to a valiant Captaine, The French did Iikcwife valiantly rcpulfethis firft charge. 10 20 The Marquis 0/ Mont hj hti order to ajfaile the King* 4 « of the Hijlorie of Venice. 54.9 -— —. .——-——----—-——-——- *-~ v charge,yet being preffed by multitudes, began to flagger, the King himfelfe be¬ ing in danger,who though heehad not many of his owne foldiers about him, did valiantly defend himfelfe, the goodneffe and fireceneffe of his hotfe dooing him better fern ice then the ayde ofhis people, and then hee made a vow to Saint H'nvtrv. Venis and Saint Martin, that if hee might lately pafle into Piedmont, he would at his returne into France , with great gifts goe and vifit their Churches'*, the one becing ncere Paris,and the other in the Citty of Tours. Thefe vowes m^de, hee began to fight with greater courage then before, till his foldiers that wire next him, Seeing incited by his danger,did all of them with their owne liues, runne to Ii faue the Kings,and repulfe the Italians, whither the battaile that flayed behindc, arriuingintime,andgiuinginfuriouflyvponche enemies flanques, flayed their furie: in this charge Rodolfo Gonzagi^W ndAc to the Marquis of Mantua, avery banaiL 6 famous Captaine.hurc in the face with a fword as he lifted vp his Beuer, and fall¬ ing from his horfle, was milerably trode to death by thehorfe, and could noc bee laued. The battaile thus changing by fundry accidents ,and no aduantageoneyther fide appearing,made all men more and more to wonder vnto whom the vidtory would incline: The French were enflatned by the prefence and danger of their King,and becaufe they were in a place where they could hope for no fafety but in 20 victory. The Italians on the other fide were incited by a couetous defire of rich booty :fo that Fortunes power beeing, (as all men know) very great in humaina adhons, efpecially in affaires of warre , where the leaf! error doth often times tranl'port the vi&ory to thole that were almoft vanquifhed , did at that time very clcerlydemonftrateit. For the Scradiots,fent to affailcthe French bagage,be- gan to fpoile,and to driue away the Mules, and other wagons beyond theRiuer. Their fellowcs appointed to charge the French in flanke,perceiuing that others returned loden with i’poile,incired by the feife fame defire of gaine, fell vpon the bagage, and by their example, others both horfe and foote left their files, and went trom the battaile to doe the like. By this mcancs the Italians warning their j C lookt for frefh fupplycs,and the number of thofe that fought ftill decreafing, no- thingdidfo much rncourage them,as thevalorof the Marquis, who fighting valiandy did {fill abide the enemies furie, incouraging his owne foldiers,who much weakned by the departure of their fellowes that went to fpoilc , and their enemies on euery fide preffing in vpon them , and no longer able to refill , were enforced to flye.and to attempt to repafle the ritier, which becing fwelled by the former nights raine, and by a great fhower of hayle which fell during the fight, they could hardly doe.The French followed them very fiercely euen to theRiuer, killing allthofethat fled,takingno prifoners at all. J Whileft they fought lo valiantly on that fide of the Army, the French Vant- « gardjgainft which Count Gajeizza broughtpart of his Cauallery , prefented it jbe French feife in battaile,with fuch furie,as the Italians,daunted, becaufe they werenotfe- vantgarddip condcd,didof themfeiues fall into diforder, and fled to the body of their Army which vvas on the farther fide of the riucr, wherevpon the Marfhall de Gi'e would noc purfue them any farther, fome afterwards .repucingit towifedome anddif- crction,others to cowatdize. The Marquis of Mantua paffed the Riucr in the bed and clofeft order he could,where he found his troopes fo difordered,as euery man with his booty thought on nothing but meanes how to cfcape; but his p.c- fence and authority, flayed that confufion. The King with his troopes comming to his Vantgard, which had not ftird.de- rhcKjnr de. 5 ° manded his Captaincs aduife, whether hee fhould fodainly croflethe Riuer, and teminahti aflaile the enemies in their C-ampe , but their opinions beeing various, and alfo “VeGnW the troopes which had fought, wearied, they refolued to take vp their lodging: campe. and for that night ..they lodged on the hill ; in the village called Medczana, a mile from the place where they fought. Strsh 5 TQ The fourth was attributed to the French,though the Venetians challenge to the’rofelties the glory of the day,bccaufe that their campc and baggage remained whole and entire, whereas the French on the contrary , jloft much of theirs, and among others,forr.e of the Kings rich Ruffe: Whcrevpon,by publick Decree,ouer all the territories vnder their obedience, and efpccially at Venice, bonefiers and other fignes of ioy were made. The day fol'owmg, the King remained in the fame vil- io lage,and by means of the Lord of Argenton,who parlied with the enemies,truce was granted iill night. The next morning before day, the King with his Army diflodged, founding neither drum nor ti umpet,the better to conceale his departure,; and all that day he was got purfued by the Confederate Army, byreafonthat the Taro was ex¬ ceedingly fwellcd, and could not that day be foorded. Sanfeuerine whofefelfe and foldicrs had not fought in that battaile, made an offer to the Marquis and iffn.* Prouidators, that if they w ould giue him a troope of light horfc to cut off the taileofthe Kings army, hee by his incurfions would amuzc the French,fo long, till their Army might oner-take them. His demand granted , hee departed from 10 the C ampe w ith two thoufand fiue hundred horfe, and by rcafon of the fuelling Ttv faifl of theRiuer,tooke a longer way, fo as that day hee did not ouer-take the Kings « Sfc&tbercvf. troopcs : but fo foonc as bee drew neere them ,lice ferued rather for a guide to conduct them to Aft, then adifturber of their iourncy : fo, as it feernedrhat his requeft to the Marquis and Prouidators, was onely to accompany andfafe con¬ duct the King. His intent was afterwards knowne to bee fuch, by Lodcuicos com- mandement, who when Bernardo Contaren would haue giuen in vpon the Kings rcregardjcould not bcc buffered fo to doe. So foone as the waters weredowne, the Marquis purfued the Kings Army, which hee not beer g able to ouer- tske,fcnt fixe hundred horfe after it, to cut off 3 ° the taile and to keepc it in continuallalarum, who returned to him loden with booty. The French at laftcomming necre to A lexandria, tooke thehighcrway wiTatAn tCWards thc mou '»s,where the Riucr Tanarc is moft fhallow, and in eight dayes marchpivithout Ioffe of men or other encombrances,came before the wals of A fl, where after thc King was entred hee cauled his Arrnie to bcc lodged in thc field. * The Carr pe of tlie league which had followed him into thc Tortonois,beeing no more able to annoy him, ioyned wiih Lodoutcos Sforzas forces before F 4 oua- ra.The Kings retreat beeing knowne at Venice, thc Scnare commanded pencraft Preceffions,and publick prayers to bee made, to giue God thankes for that by his retreat the Citty was freed from the danger which threatned it. 4° The end of thefourth Toofte of the fourth Decade, •V 551 JO i he Contents of the fifth Booke of the fourth Decad. 571 _ . Hi Venetians at Genoa arme by Sea againU the French, and take Rapalla in the Realms of Naples. Lodouico and the C Confederates befiege Nouara . King Charles and the Confederates, the King t France. The Neapolitansrcuolt from the Fre Peace concluded betwixt \returnesinto • Neapolitans reuoltfrom the French,& bring 20 Ferdinand into Naples . A Generali rebellion ouer the -whole kingdoms againlh the French. ThePifansgiuethemfelues to the Venetians. The Vene¬ tians ayde Ferdinand, hee gluing them three Citties in Puglia. The Vene¬ tians refoluing to defend Pifa againtt the Florentines, fend ayde thether. King Charles determineth to rcturne into Italy , and makes great preparati¬ on for it. The Duke of Montpenfer, befieged in Attella, is through -want of 'viHudls enforced to Capitulate,and quit the Realme of Naples. The death of Duke Montpenfer and other great Captaines. King Ferdinands death. 3° Thepurfutes of Lodouico and the other Confederates to haue Pifa re fared to the Florentines. The death of Charles the eight French King. Lewis Duke of Orleans , French King. Coruin fome to the King of Hungarie, made a Gentleman of Venice. Gsefar Borgia, yowz command of \ohn lames Tri- twice. And la fly, the taking of Caruagio by the Venetians. A aa Ths 552 The fifth Booke ofche fourth Decade, of the History of Venice. I O The l^cnt riant arme certa nt vejfsliai Gc- no* againjl the F rend '. The Venetixn .Jltfte takes R.isalU. The Trench muaU irm'jU defeated . The number of the Army be* fore Wauara. 'Themingre* { foluci to hc.’.r• ken on:§ peace * | H E V cnctians, aduertifed that King Charles at his departure j lrom Isaples 5 had Tent diuerfe veffels to make incurfions into the riiier of Genoa ( as hath beene faid ) Tent one of their Cttttzens to Genoa with money to ngge ccrtaine great Ar- gozics. Lodo'»• Aa. } Heete- T he Venetians malic an ac cord with Ver» dinands Am- baffaders. T he Venetians fend aid to Ferdinand. King Charles fends an Am* baffader toVe• nice. 4 ° 5° T he refoluthu for the defence of Vifa, 5'7 6 The fourth‘Boofe of the fourth Vecad 10 The Venetians *n! Lndouico fend, ay do to P tlx. The Fifas >a?c their f it Udell. And crane add of fund>y Princes. The Venetian P> o'.ecl the Pfans. ro Si P K FIorCnnnC / ra,lcd 6ooo.foor, and with the ordnance lent them ro 11fa before the cncm.es forces were affembled, hbping to take .he c.tt.e But comming neere to the gates,thofe within the towne mdc a fall ey 2 T nous charge vpon the enemy, defeated and putthem torou te/andtooke^^their ordnancc.Not long after,Pauto Vitelli the Romane,a valiant and braue Capcainc 1 loifooke the Pifans,and went to Florence where heftno ki ^ P rainc > and made Generali of their Army, hee marched with ilooo! fooSaSJhc Phans 5 and a: his arriuall lodged in the Citties fuhnrhrc u C ^ ainlt tnc nren did beate and repulfe hfm: bunhe ^ tOWnd ' entorced to quit them,and toeiueouer theiiepe , n Jf B thcraa g a ine 5 wcre the cmy of Florence,accompanied by this kinfmen th MB*? S & i he Venetians in the meane time leuied hue hundred footer . they fent to Pifa.the like did Lodouico : The Florentines hauin! !r?T l’ Wh ° m n.ng to cake the C.ttadell of Pifa, as well by rneanes ofthe Km/ ^T gouernour thereof, prouoked by his owneInclination to the Fr’ench’dta'IwS in P.fa, or by fecret Comm.flions from the Lord of I ,V„; ml, r ’ " c was, orclfe beeing enamored on a young maidedof pffa for it u" money alone would haue preua.led witlfhhn fecinlhee li f n ° dlkely *5“ greater (ummeof the Florentines) was very loatlno veel fvn he r "m 3 “ to “* W" and Duke of Milan, on whom they relyed more then on any other becaufe hee had prouoked them to.rebell, and had fpeedily relecued them But the Duke a though hee extreamly defired it, did neucrrhclefTe doubt whither hee fhould ac’ ’ K < j, r "° ’ fearln g the other confederates fhould take it ill by whofe* hem C a • -ter commont it? "Tr * •'? «»“*’ iszgztr&ssai The Venetians at the fame time had taken Aftor , Lord of Faenza into .heir pay,ano accepted the protection of his ftate, which was very fit for to bridle the 1 lorentmes,Bologneles,and all the reft ofRontagnia.To thefe particular aides of -he \ enetians other fupphes from the Confederates were ioyned, for the Pope Venetians, and Duke of Milan lent ccrtaine companies ofnJn at armes paJin cnfor m °d| t0 l '■ h ™yi e o{ f erd,n ™ d - In the meane time^.W GnmafbJns enforced by h.s ind.fpofit.on of body to retire from Corfou to Venice Mekhtfr Treutfan'* 13 .% m h.s (feed feat as Generali to the fleet, who going to Corfou with certame Gal.eys did prcfently faile into Puglia, and from thence into Calabria Wd 5 “ V r fCd hlmfdfe W ‘u thc feft ° f thc Vcnctian vefTeIs,and with them en- lorccd diuerfe townes to yeeld to Ferdinand Ki ™ e ? the whole kingdome of Naples was filled with warre and troubles King Charles haumg vnderftood the.lolle of the two Caftles in Naples ihrn.mh want of fuppbes,began a new to bend his thoughts on the affaires ffltaiv and to determine to goethithet againeinpetfo„:Thts dciirc dayly irlcrcafingin him! whera- 4 * 5» of the Hijlorie of'Venice. VI whcrevnto diucrs great Lords both French and Grangers prouoked him. Therefore his councell concluded , that Trhmkiefftho not long before was come forth of Icaly to his Court, fhould returncin poll to Aft, as Lieutenant to the King,and with him eight hundred Launces,two thoufand Swifles.and two thoufanc French foot; that the Duke of Orleance fliould erelong follow him 7 ^folutm of with greater forces, and the King laft of all with all prouifions : mot couer,that tuni"V thirty fhips in the hauens ofProuencc,\\ here thirty Gallics 8c Gallions were to be armed,fhould laile through tne Ocean with fupphes of men,vi£tualls, munition mnjui/. and money into the Realme of Naples, and that in the meane titne,whileft the 10 fleet was making ready ,ccrtaine vcflels well manned and vidlualled fhould bee lent thither. Tiie rumor ofthefe preparations in France diuulgcd in Italy, did muchtrou- Uiou'uo [mi\ ble the Confederates , elpecially LodouiceSforz.it ,who wasthefitft to beexpofed h,reu to the enemies fury, but moftot all when bee vnderftood that the King had dif- f (C Le\ mfilfe miffed bis Agents with fharpe and bitter fpeechcs. Hcfcnt Ambafiadors to the < tam,hc Emperor, to draw him into Italy, and others to Venice to requeft the Venetians F “ nch ‘ to contribute towards this expence, to preuent this common danger,and to fend cerrainc troupes to Alexandria to make head againft the Ftench .Tilt Venetians freely offered to lend forces to Alexandria ;but they were not fo willing to giue 20 their confent for the Emperors paffage,who was no great friend to their State, yet fearing lead Ledeuue, whom they knew to bee feareful! and timorous,fhould fully reconcile himfclf'c to the French King, they agreed to fend Ambaffadors to the Emperor to the lame end. And (landing in doubt of the Florentines , they T hc Vietnam Tent word to Gtouan BcntiuoU to make warre vpon them with Inch forces as thc ioyottmb u- Confederates fhould furnifh him on thc frontier towards the Bologncfe;pro- d “ u: “' mifing him that they fhould bee at the fame time inuaded by the Sicnen , and Pi. fins : yet though Bentiuoh promifedfo todoe,his meaning was cleanc contrary. But the French affaires beeing prolonged by the Cardinal! of Saint Malo , who, befidesthefuperintendency of the treafure,managed all matters, did fo delay the 3° execution of things, already refolued vpon, as one accident more happened, which had almoft wholly diuerted them . For when euery man thought that the T /, tr j n King would hauegonne into Italy, he determined a iourney to Paris(according takubiileant r<> die cuftomeof ancient Kings) before his departure forth ofFranccto take his */ titMints. Icaue of Saint Denis, and likewifc of Saint Martin, palling by Touts ,promiftng wirhm a month to returnc to Lions to purfue his iourney into Italy. The aduife ol his Lords, nor vrgent intreaties and tearesofthe Italians,could not alter this determination. The Duke of Orleance ,Cardinall of Saint Malo, and the wliola councell remained ac Lyons to hafteti thc prouifions, and the King went to Tours,where the Qiicenc lay. 40 Thc affaires ofNapl.cs werein the meane time brought to great extremity, where the fortune of the French began openly to decline,being ar one time aflat- led with infinite difficulties, want of money,victuals, the peoples hatred ,captains difcord,andfculdiersdi(obediencc ,manyof Whom foriookc the campe,lome vullingly,others onnccdfuy. On the contiaty , Ferdinands army,re-enforced with men,vi£luais and money,did ftill attend the French , and were continually at their backes. But that which did moft mine them,wasthe Lord D' Aubrgnis ftckntffc,which caufed diners to forfakc Inmj and to goc to thc Duke Montfen- fier his army: Calabria by that meanes being vnfurnifhed of men, fo as Gonfaluo that was come thither, tooke diuers townesin that Prouince,and obtained a 5 ° gallant victory there,u hereby his forces beeing augmented, heedetermined to ioynewith Ferdinands campe before Atclla,where Duke Montfcnfter lav with diucrs other Barons and great Lords,both French and Italians,which followed thc French Kings party. icrimtmi By Genfalues comming to the campe , tht befeeged were more ftreightly ivkftnqfitif inclefed, **V*‘IU. 558 ’The fourth Tj oof? of the fourth Tee ad inclol’ed,the towncbeing wholly cnuironed,both by the Arragonefes, Venetians and Spaniards, To as no viduals could enter into it, efpetially in regard of the Stradiots and Venetians whoicoured the country: neither could they goe forth toforrageas they were wont,lo tbatbceingdcpriuedofall commodities,they were brought to luch extremity, as they could'not get water from theRiuer,ei¬ ther for themfehtes or ho tie. AtiUt infer- Beeing then epprefted with fo many miferies , they craued a fafe-condud, ced;> Ufrtx- w j, ich was g rancc d thcn^wjxcrevpon, theLord oi Pcif^Btrihi/meo A/uunaznd aSwtfle captair.e were lent to capitulate with Ferdinand ,with whom they thus agreed. That there fnouid be truce for thirty daies : That in the meane time the i© iasd accord fhould bee fhewed ro king Charles. That none of the befeeged fhould goe forth ot Aicllu, and that theArragonois fhould dailygiucthem competent vi&uals. If they wet c not releeued in that time, hee fhould leaue Atella,and whatfoeucr elle was vnder his command in thcRealme of Naples,to- gethet with all the ordnance. Thai the louldters might depart with their liues andbaegage, withpermifliontoreturnc home into France either by fca or land. That rite Vrjtm and other Italian fouldiers might with their companies depart forth of the Realme whither focucr titey pieafed. The truce expired Duke CUar.tpenfier came forth,with all rite ; rench,SwifTe,and the Vrfmi, and was con¬ duced by the Marquis of Mantua and his light horfe in fafety to Baja , where 20 finding no vcifels ready to imbatke themlclues they quartered betwixt Baja, and PozZuolo,where by reafon of the bad aire and other difeommodities, they MmttenjUr grew ficke , and the Duke Montpcnfier and great numbers of his people dicd,fo bn death. t j jat 0 p^ ue thoufandjfiue hundred hardly returned into France. After the taking of Ate!la,Fmf//j4»ifdiuidcd his army into fundry parts, for therecotiety of the reft of the kingdomc. Ffec fent Don Frederics ol Arragon hiivncle, and Profperc Colon** before Caictta : Fabncio Colonm into Abruzzo, and himfclfc went and encamped before Salerno,where he made an accord with the Princes of Befignano and Salerno. Gonfulut returned into Calabria, which Anbhni Urn- fortliemoft P art was held by the French, where although the Lord Auhigni 30 farced la leaue made fome refiftance,yctat)aft being coopt vp in Gropoli, hatting loft Manire- CaU’nk to re- donia and certaine other townes,and defpayrtng of all aide,he conlentcd to leaue Calabria,and wasfufferedrorcturncby land into France. Thus,no other towr.es holding out in the whole KingdomebutTarcnrum and Caictta , itfeemed that Ferdinand had attained the height of his defires, when commingto Sorama a townefeated at the footeof Mount Vefuua,to vi- fit the Queene his wife,he fell gtieuoully ficke,and was carried to Naples where a gnu. dtjirc within a while after he died : but before his death ,he commanded the Bifhop of of rctten&c. Thcanas head,whom he kept inprilon.tobcctit off, and fearing that they would not obey him by reafon of his ficknefle, he caufed the head to bee brought into 40 his Chamber and with beholding it was fatisfied. His vncle Frederick com- ming in haft from Caictta to Naples with Melchior Trcuifan , was by the Prin¬ ces of the Realme falutcd King, his Nephew dying without children . This Prince bcloued of all men for his meekenefle labored to reconcile to himfelfc all thofe who in any fort had fauored the French, and freely reftored their caftles to rarntmmi t * lcra • this manner winning the peoples hearts, the watre againft the French Chau ynid in the Realme of Naples was almoft ended, for the city of Tarentum, opprefted to Freda with famine, did with her caftles yceld to the Venetians,whieh befeeged it by fea,who prelcnrly deliuered it to F redcrick. Thofcof Caiettawithin awhile aftcr,didthelike;andby this meanes the French loft the Realme of Naples. 5» Th v nttitns ® ut rh ‘ s notw ithftanding,warrc was not ended in Italy by reafon of Pifa,in which beideif Venetians had placed foure hundred men at armes, fetten hundred light hotfe,andtwo thoufand foot, againft the Florentines. They went moreoucr with the Bmperour Maximillit* to befeege Liuornc, where their enterprife fuccecding df the Hijlorie of Venice.. 55 9 f“0 Lodowcot pra» CU^emgamft the Venetians, Lodouicosprac* tifes * gain ft the ycnctiarts. fticcccding badlV,they were enforced to difeampe, and from thence, the Empe¬ ror returned with fpeedinto Germany, with fmall honour to the Impcriall dig¬ nity,Wherevpon he Was contemned oner all Italy. . „ King Charles hkewife being difpited with his Ioffe and infamy, determined to affait# : G€'noa s prefurniug vport Bapt'ijia Vregofa his party • The Pope on the o- ^ allc Genoa* ther fide, delirous to poffcffethe Wrjins States , the chiefe of that family beeing imprifoned at r NaplcS,' did in open confiftory declare Wirginio and the refl tray- tors,a'rtd£onfiCoa ; tii! ; their lands .--This didno whitplcafe' thcVcnetians , who were very dciitoustbwinrie the lone of that family , and draw them to theirfer- nice iycrnbc darilig io- contradifl the Pope, they were vnwilling at thartime to alhenate him from them : for hotwitfiftanding Lodouiccs flatteries,hcc could not but with gtiefe endure to let Pifa, Which hee had purfued with fnch labour* fall to’their fir arc* whcrevpotlhee caufed the Pope , and the h ntbaffadors to thefStigsof Spaine ( who were iealous of the Venetians greatneffe) to pro- poiiriffvtic drawiftg of the Florentines into the league by reftoring Pifavnto them-,i feeing bvother meanesthey could not bee induced to it. The Venetian Ambaffador witfi great carneftneffe oppugning this propofuion, the motion was da(ht,for fcare of loofing the Venetians friendfhip. Biif thehope ot-King Charles his returnc into Italy beeing wholly loft , and 20 rnofrof the Italians ! that held his party otherwife imployed, Ledeuice hereby encouraged, did daily more and more difeouerhis hatred towards the Veneti. ans cdncerningPifa , inciting the Pope, arid Kings of Spaine with greater effi¬ cacy to reuiue the motion of the refticutiontherfeof: Herevntohedrew theFlo- rentineSjWho to that end fent their Ambaffadors to Rome. This treaty was continued there many daies where the Pope and AmbafTa- dours of the King of Spaine, Duke of Milan,and King of Naples , did openly vr^e the Venetian AmbafTadour to this reftitution , thereby to ioyne the Flo¬ rentines to their party pgainftthe Frenchto the end that all leeds of difeord being rooted our, no man might againe haue any caufc to call the French in- 50 to Iealyi . But the Senate contradiaing all this, and fufficiently pcrceiuing from whom this earned motion proceeded , anfweredby the fame Ambaffadour , that it was a Very daungerous matter to deliucr that City to the Florentines, whofe roindes wcrcftriaiy vnited with the French , and that thefurrendringof Pifa would not diuert their inclination : and alfo that thereby the fidelity of all the Confederates would be called in queftion, who had taken vpon them to protea thePifansfefpec-ially the Venetians , who when others did ffiut their purffes had freely opened theirs, and to defend them had fpared for no coft or labour,where- vpoii ir would bee . great difhonour to them to leaue them then and to ialhfie their promife. Now whileftthis bufineffe was treated betwixt the Confede¬ rates 1 , a fodaint accident happened in France, begettingfundry and different effeaV in mens mindes. It was the death of King CfaWiw,who on the feuenth day of Aprill died at Amboi(e,of an Apoplexie aslieeftood looking on fomc £-f his Courtiers that plaied at tennis ; arid becaufc hee died without children, d e croivne of France defeended to Lewis Duke of Otleance,the next Prince of c ■' laud,as heire 1 male i Italy by King Charles his death was fomewhac freed - .a. fears : for no manfuppofed that King Lewis the twelfth camming new* ■ he crowne, would at the beginning of his rcigne make warrein Italy. ■ the fame'right rotheRealme ot'Naples(hee being French King) belonged !i vliimas to Ins Predeceffor,andbefidethat, the Dutchy of Milan which if’ ms owricffiyTucccffiofi‘frotnhis Grandmother Salenfirie* A her his Coronation,hee defired nothing fo much, as to conquer that i 'i.c’'v:‘and though from his infancy hee had euer carried that minde, yet his '.ncccff- at Notiara had much inkindlcd him , together with his hatred to . “*!i Lodonia The Senates anfwcr to this motion. 40 The death of Charles the eight French King. Lewis DuJ(C of Ot loanee French King, 5<5’o The fifth "Booh of the fourth "Decad LsdoBico s/orza, byrcafonof his infolent carriage towards him when hee was at Aft. Andforan introdu&iontohisdefeignc,hedidnotonely intitlchimfelfc King ot F ranee,Naples,Icrufaietr., both the Sicilies, butlikewiie Duke of Milan- This was as a luminous to Frederick and Udouico. Hee wrote letters full of friendly congratulation to the Pope , Venetians and Florentines concerning his comm mg to the crowuc. ^ , & Thefe three feezed to bee highly pleafed with thofe letters, being defirous to uduanceand reuenge themfclucs: Lodomco neuerthclefTc, though he knew that he had to doe with a rougher enemy feeding himfelfc with hope , as Frederick of Arragon hkewile did, that the new King would not fo intend the affaires IO ofItaly,didftill oppole himfelfc againft the Venetians concerning Pi fa his ha- tred to them making him forget his owns future danger. ° ’ rhlVimu „ Thc Vc / miarn notwjthftatiditig his oppofition chofc three Ambafladors find Ibfi to goeand congratulate the King, forhiscommingto ihc crowne , and by wav d,r, iiihc oi cxcufe to tell lum,that thc onely Mpition(a,nd not without caufe ) whichthev had of King Chartcs, leaft after the conqueftofthcRcalme of Naples helhould haue attempted that of all Italy, had enforced them to take armes againft him: Thc Pope for thc fame purpofc fent a'Nuncio into France,bccingdefi- rous to inueft his fonne C.r/ar , then Cardinal , wiilvtcmporall PicatnefTe The.Florentincs hkewile, according vnto their ancient cuftome to thc crowne 20 of France , lent AmbafTadours thither.: Whcrevnto they were earnefily fo- liciced by Lodouico, who by their mcanes thought to fruftrate thc Venetians pjadtizes for Pifa,and alfo to mediate fome accord betwixt himfelfc and thc King, ... _ t The King did very louingly emertainc all thefe AinbafTadours, and gaue them audience , concluding nothing till hcc had firft fccuredihe Rcalme of France by new leagues with che,Prjt-.ces'his neighbours. The Florentines in Acunter be. th , e *‘ mc ft . m P urfl,in g defeigne againft the Pifans , their.forccs u. which lay Pontadcra , hauing intelligence that certainc troupes gonne forth rvi Oi In rl-i m n urinJr ....'.I,__ ... • 1 0 , Tifotts. 4® tvcnxt thaFU* - s- — , -^ »*ny« < ^v»u,v mai r “ ,iwi " < of Pifa > returned home-wards with great booty, went to interccpt“thcm , and meeting them,did put them to rout /but fifty men at armes of the Pifans com- 3 mingona fodaineto reskew their fellowes, the Florentine,s wereputto flight, many of their footmen flaine, many captaines taken prifoners, with the greateft .pat t of their cauallery. During thcie troubles in Tufcany , the Venetians reputation was, euery Where fo augmented , as Corui/f, fonne to Mafhias King of Hungary, let t an Ambafladour to the Senate to ccrtifie it that hec was very defirous to make a perpetual! league of friendfhip with them,and to hec recciucd into thc num¬ ber of thc Venetian Gentlemen :This,propoi:ndedtoihc grcatCouncell was freely graunted. Lodomco in the meanc time fearing that the Venetians by reafon of that defeateof the Florentines , would grow fo great as it would bee an hard mat¬ ter to repulfc them fotth of Tufcany, offered to relecue the Florentines : and to the fame end was defirous to know what proutfions were neccftary, not one- ly for defenfc, but to execute the enterprize of Pifa . For though at firftbee did not determine openly for to rclceuc the Florentines, but onely to aide and fuccor chein fecrctiy with monay ; yet, bceing tranfported with choller and difdaine, vfing infolent and threatning fpecchcs againft the Venetians; hee refolded openly for to declare himfclfe their friend And therefore hailing firft denied pafTage to their people, which went to Pifa, and enforced themtogoe through the Duke of Ferrara’s country , hee caufedthe Empc- rour to declare himfelfc their enemy, and procured the Pope to promife thc Florentines to fend them an hundred men at armes, and three Gallics,vn- der thc coinraaund of Captaine FilUmttrini , who fhould keepe ail vidfualls from I »d 0 UU 9 Q- pen'y declares himftlfe for the Flore ft* thus. Mis praftifes the /"e* ns dans,, 5 ° of the Hiflorie of Vmice. , from cntring into Pifa by fea ,yct afterwards delaying to fend them he did at !aft openly refuic it, fearing by faubring them, to offend the Venetians, with whom he was defirous to toync. W'tot'ecuc.t^Lode/tico did draw Gionan Bentiuole with the State of Bolognia to his part, and caufed the Florentines to take his fonne Alejffandrs into their pay, together with Ocfxmano de Rare Lord of Imoja and Furli, with an hundred and fifty men at armes , He did in like manner caufe the Lukcfestoprcmifc,neuer more ro fauotir the Pifans. The Florentines hatting in Vainc attempted to draw the Genetiois andSie- Jr noisto their fide , wen: into the field vnder the command of PaufoVttelli their General.Thc Pifans vtlderftanding that the Florentines were abroad,raifed their campetrom before Pontedi Suceo,andwenttoCafcina: where Vitellt placing an Ambufcado,abided them,and (lew many Stradiots, and tooke Franco theie captaine prifbncr with an hundred horfc: In this manner did the Florentines an¬ noy the city of Pifa, bailing taken diuers towncs roundabout it, when they re¬ called fome likely aduettizement from the Duke of Ferrara and others.thac the Venetians would be content to harken vnto peace , prouided that they would proceed in the treaty , not as with their equals, but fupetiors . They then fenr Ambafladors to Venice, to found their meaning. Guido Antonio Wefpuci, and 20 Bernardo Rxcelli two of the honorable!! Citizens went thither, who after kinds entertainment, bccing introduced to the Senate, after long deputation,concern ning meanes to fatisfic both parties, neither the Venetians nor Florentine Am¬ bafladors would propound any,referring themfelues to the Spanifh AmbafTa- dor,who incited them to this accord : But the Venetians diflalfing his opinion, the Florentines returned back without any fatisfaftion. This rrcaty broken, the Venetians on theone fide,and Florentines on the ci¬ ther,beganne to ftrengthen their party with new leagues and treaties, theone with the Sienois, and the other with Pietro de Medicts and thcLordofFaenza, Lodoshco Bill fhewing himfelfc very much affe&ed to the Florentines, jo The Venctians hope from Syenna and Peroufa being by this meanes fruftrate, did by the affiftance of Pietro de Medicis attempt to rclceue Pifa, on Romagni- as iide,butinvaine. Inthcmeane tim e Paulo Witelli, Generali to the Floren¬ tines, tooke thetowne and caftle oi Librafatta : whereat the Venetians being in- cenfcd , (ought againe to draw the Marquis of Mantua to their pay , whom not long before they had difrnifled(he leauingthem by meanes ot Aluiann ) the Flo¬ rentines army being rurnedfrom Pifa, but fo,as thcwhole burthen ofwarre fell vpon the Venetians,who wifely procured meanes of agreement : For although the Florentine Ambafladors departed from Venice, hopelefle of any accord,yet at Ferrara a new treaty of coropofition was made, propounded-by the Duke,at the Venetians intreaty. During thefe troubles in Italy by reafon of Pifa the new French King made preparations again!! the nexc veerc to inuadethe Dutchy of Milan , where he hoped to haue the Venetians on his fide, who mortally hating Lodouico, did particularly negociate with him; fo did the Pope, who lent his fonne (which had caft of his Cardinals hat) into France, in fecular habit, to carry a difpenfation to the King to repudiate his wife lotne , and to marry his Predeceflors widdow. C^far Borgia c ame to the French Court in great pompcjwhere the King very ho¬ norably entertained him, giuing him a company ofan hundred men at armes,a yeerely pennon of 20000. French pounds , and made him Duke of Valence 5 ° inDtulphine . Then defirous ro ptirfuehis iourneyinto Italy, hce made peace with all Princes his neighbours, and efpecially with the Kings ofSpaine,who prefently called home net only all their Ambafladors from Italy ( hee with the Pope excepted) but Gonfaluo with all his forces; The King likewife made an greement with the Emperor, vnto whom, for his fonne the Archdukes fakehGC protruded treaties in both files. The Tloren « tines tai^e Ih brafatta. Cafar Sore.iit the Pope fort is made Dh& oi Valencia Lj the Fren;a The fifth D ooke ofthe fourth 'Decade 10 promifed to furrendertherowpcsin Artois. Hee did moreouer confirmc the peace made by his prebeccffor with the King of England. Whileft the Senate was biificd in prouiding for the rdetfeof Pifa, newes came to Venice that the Turke prepared a great fleet,which caufcd them to fend an Ambaflador to him : for they were afraidc that hcc was offended with them becauie that toward the end of the precedent fummer, NicoloVriuli , Pro- mdator of their fleet had on the Asgean Sea fnnke a great fhip belonging to one of his Bafhas whicl) firft afTailcd the Prouidator. Ztnctnt^ whomthc Senate fent,being come to Confrantinoplc, had notice of the great numbers of veffels which the Tutke had caufcd to be armed : The great Lord curteoufly entertai- i» Umct in> ned him (hewing no iigne ofdifeontent: He determined to affaile the Venetians whileft they fhould be bufied in Lombardy with making head againft £**««« vanim. forces,who had promifed to inuade them in thofeparts. Z&ncini intreating him to renew the league with the Signory ,hec the better to dcceiuchim,granted it, giuing him the Articles of the league written in Latin. Now their law laich,that they are not bound to performe any thing vnleffc it be written in their owne language. Zencuni aduenized thereof by AndriGritti, a Venetian Gcntleman,ski!fullinthc Turkifh lawcs and cuflonics, and for his bounty and other good parts beloued of thatnation,bailing dwelt a long time at Conftantinople,was by him in fomeforcptitin hope to hauc them written 10 in theTurkifh tongue , but not obtayning his defire, Zsnc.wi returned with the Articles in Larin, concealing what Gntti had told him, bccaufc hisiourney fhould not be thought vaine. Nowthe French King fo foone as he had made peace with his neighbour Princes, and in his abfcncefecurcdhis Realmc, made a Confederacy with t'nc Venetians ( not mentioning Pifa as lice had done at the beginning ) wherein it was concluded that at the fame time as he with a mighty army fhould inuade the Dutchy of Milan , they on the other fide from their frontiers ffioulddce the like,and the Dutchy being won, Cremona with the country of Gyradadc fhould remains to the Venetians, on this condition, that alter this conqucf: rhcyfhould 30 'tbeuffc? ^ hound to defend the King for a ccrtaine time, with certamc number of hoi fc and toot,the King being bound to do the Lkc for Cremona and whatfocuer they poffeffcd in Lombardy. This contract was fofccretly made, as Lodoutce ,nor yet the Pope who was very inward with the King,could (but very late)hauc any certaine knowledge thereof. The King,not mentioning Pifa, did afterwards propound conditions to the Florentines fatre different from the formcrjwhcrevpon they relolucd to rely on tiic Duke ofMilan,by whofe afiiftancc their affaires profpered in the Cafcn- tinc territory,where they were Lords , their enemies bailing beeneinforccd to abandon the rowncs by reafon of great difficulties. Loiouics whoneuer imagined that the Venetians wouldhauc leagucdthem- felucs with the French King, who was greater and more potent then they, and lcaft of all change his neighbourhood for that of the French, was wonderfully danted when he vndcrftood that the league betwixt the King and Venetians was refolued, heenot knowing the particulaiities thereof. Hec was then ready to fend Francefco of Sanfeuerine with great forces to aide the Florentines ,bur hee detained them,vpon intelligence that TrAwfr/oleauied fonldiers neere Aft.Hee likewife thought that if the accord betwixt the Venetians and Florentines fhould take effedt,they would peraduenttire moderate their indignation concei- ucdagainfthim,and forfakethe French King. Herein h«c imployed Hercules 5 ® I) JtL(le DukcofFerrara his father in law , and by forcible reafbns enforced the Florentines in fome fort to condefcend to the Venetians defire, fending them word that if they did not agree, he fhould be conlf rained for feare ofthe French King,to call home thofe forces he had fent to aide them. Leagut be • txoixt the French an{ Vent tuns. Ledouho a- the league 3 goes a t bout l0 diuert the Venetians from it. Hercules ofthe Hijlorie of ‘ Venice . IL’rcuies the better to effect it came in perfon to Venice, whither Ltdoaici f:nt hit Agen!s,and from the Florcatins Gtcuin Riptijh iJ/^s/^and Piulo Antonio Sadert/u, two or the wifeft and chiefeft Citizens came thither : all which, after long duplication concerning die irieanes to be obferued in that accord,made an abfolntccompromifeforcigh.daics, in the perfon of Hercules Duke of Ferrara, who hairing, Well confidered the matter,did on the fixth of Aprill pronounce his fcntencc.But the Venetians, not fatisfied therewith, ill regard of the f'mall confi- deratiorthad of their cxpenccs in warre; nor yet thePifans, who obtained no¬ thing but a leruilc kind of liberty,contrary to the intention.of moll of the Vene- lo tian nobility •, not the Florentines, who thought thetnfeluesouer burtbened/or that they were to repay part of their expenfes who had vniiiffly moleftedthem, it roof e none effe£t,notwithftanding that the Venetians and Florentines had ftg- ned and ratified it, bccaufc that the Pifans determined to endure all extremity radner then to rcturnevnder the Florentines command ; being thcrevntofecrct- ly inched by the Geneuois,Luk:fes, and by Pandolfo Petrucci. And fo foone as they vnderftood the tenure of the fcntence , being wonderfully incenfed againft the Venetians,they tookethegard of the Cities fortes, and gates,from their fouldi- ers. and would no longer fuffer them to lodge in the City. The Florentines,def- payring by this accord to obtaine Pifa, refolued to win it by force . King Lewis in 20 the meane time commanded his forces to march into Italy, his army confiftcd of itfoo.Launces^ooo.SwifTes^ooo.GafconSjand 4GO0.01K of the other parts of France, whereof Gieuan Iacomo Triuulcio was made Generali : This army comming before the fort of Arazza,fcatedon the rincr Tanare ; took it in a fhorc fpace, notwithftandmg that there were fiuc hundred footmen in it: from thence it went to Anon, a little towne betwixt Aft and Alexandria vponthc fameRi* uer, which benng battered in foure feucrali places, was in two daies taken by force, notwithftandmg that the Duke of Milan fame few monthes before had well fortified it, and placed feuen hundred men in Garrifon there. The King came after as farre as Lyons, intending to pafle the mounts, from whence he font 20 an Avnbaftador to Venice , for to accompany the Venetian army whether foe- ucc it marched ; to which fo foone as it was ready, CMelchsor Treuifan, and Mire Antomo Morofini were fent as Prouidators : And the Senate prefented this French Ambaffador , with a gallant horfe ritchly caparifond ,apailiilon for the field.and two pounds of gold. The Venetians hauing intelligence of Triuulcio his good fuccefTe,c.aufed their army to marcb,confifting of feuen thoufand horfe, and as many foot, which vn- der the command of ^dluiann , hauing crofted thcOglio ,and entred the enemy country, did in a fhort fpace take dtuers townes and caftles; and comming be¬ fore Carauagia,the chiefe City of the country ,tooke it by force, with other townes neerc the Riuer Adda. The end of the fifth Hoof oftthe fourthDecade . 563 7 htTUrat* unes tefolkti - on concerning Tifa. 7he French Hit gs army ernes into taly under Triutiltio his command. The number of the Venetian army. The The Contents of the fixth Rooke of the fourth Decade. Odouico is troubled with thenewes of the league be¬ twixt the French King and Venetians againfl him. Alexandria is taken by the French. The Milanefesre- uoh , and T rtuulcio entreth Milan for the King. The Venetians take Cremona. King Lewis comes to Milan. The Venetiansfleet againfl Bajazeth . Itfuflames great io hurt by fire. The Turke takes Lepanto . Lodouico is receiued into Milan by the difloyalty ofthe Inhabitants. Lodouico,going forth ofNouara,is ta¬ ken by the French and (intprifoner into France. The Venetians great wane with Bajazeth . The Venetians through want of winde atfea lofe the battaile. The Turks takes Mo don. Coron and the fort of Innca areyeelded to the Turke on compoftion. Naples in Morea, befeegedby the Turke, is brauely de - fended. The Ifle ofSamothraceyeeldeth to the Venetians. They take the City of Cephalonia. Confederacy betwixt Ladiilaus King of Hungary and the Venetians againfl the Turke: Peace betwixt the Venetians and Turke: The Portugals traffick to Calicut forflices: The caflles of Mona and Faenzjtare re-deliueredtoths Venetians: The Pope comp!nines againfl the Venetians in regard of the Cities of Romagnid: And laflly, are fet doWne the Venetians Ambajfladors imettiue to the Emperour Maximillian andFrench King a- gainft the Pope. 40 5^5 i* Thefixth Book'd ofche fourth Decade, of the Hisiorj oj Venice. Heffe newels did greatly afflidi Lodouico Sforz.t , putting him in fearc of his State: who loft (as it often happentrh in fodaibc Aduerfities ) both courage and councell, flying to bootlcffe and vnprofitable remedies. He fcnc an Ambaffador to Venice to vfe fome meanes to f pacific the Senate. This Ambaffador comming firft to Fer¬ rara,^Duke Hercules lent one of his Gentlemen before to the Senate with Lodan't - cos letters, intteating them to fuffer his Ambaffador to come thither: The con. tents ofhis letters were, thathimfclle and his brother Afcsnto fent an Ambafla- dorto them on great and important affaires, requefting them to giuehim audi- cnce.The Senate hauing read both their letters , commanded the Ferrarois pre- fently to leaue the City, and gaue Lodouicos letters to the French Ambaffador. At the fame time Frederick King of Naples did by his Ambaffador acquaint the Senate with his defire to fend fine hundred horfc to Lodouicos aide. The Se¬ nate told the Ambaffador, that hec fhould make his King this anfwcr; That the 30 Cauallery he intended to fend to the Duke of Milan would doe him final] good, he hauing need of farre greater forces; and that if he fhould fend him any,they wouldtakeitasawtongdonetothemfelues : adding, that there was no man li- uingwho had receiued more fauorsand benefits of them, then hce ; which he had requited with ingratefull iniurics : That the time Was now come when God was his enemy, whom hec had fo often offended by his difloyslcy and periury, and that therefore his King fhould doc much better to leaue him to him fclfc. In the cnd,£i>.f0«/o?,frufi:rate of all hope,made tncancs to the people of Milan, who extreamely hated him for his great exa&ions: and hailing affembled them, 40 he did acquit and releafe part of his imports to them , and thcrevnto added very carneft fpeeches to winne their loues , which were heard with more atten¬ tion then profit: that done, hee enroled all thofe in the City that were able to bearearmes. The Venetian army inthemeane time flill preuailed, and after the taking of the towne and caftlc of Carauagia, croffcd the Riuer Adda,on a bridge of boats, a id made incurflons as farre as Lodi . The Frcnclfarmv on the other fide befeeg- ed Alexandria,where Gullets, Lodouicos fonnein law, lay with twclue hundred menatarmes , twclue hundred light horfe and three thoufand foot, who the third night after the feege, acquainting none ofhis captaines with his intent,buc 50 orA'j Mtluezzt, did fecrctly flie from Alexandria to Milan , with certainelight- horfe. His departure knowne in the city, as many as tarried behind bcganne.in tumultuous manner, fome to flic, others to hidethemfelues : wherevponthc French army entring it by day breake, did not only tanfacke the fouldiers, but fack’t the whole city. Bbb i The 7 be Venetians rtfufe to ijne auaience t* Lodouicos Am* bejj'ador. j 66 'The Jtxth Books of the fourth Becad The taking of Alexandria caufed thofe of Placentia to fend their Commi- flioners to Irtuulch with their Cities keyes; the like did thofe of Pauia,and all ether towncs round about. There was the like confufion at Milan as in other places , where the foot companies demanding pay ,Lcdouico fent them to his chcefeTrcafurer, wbogiuwg them no facisfa&ion was by them wounded and left for dead. Lodm,icede. This accident did fo terrific Lodouict, ashefenc his children to Coma,toge- flLlw'ccr. r ‘ le r his with iliiftris, (for his wife was dead)Cardina!l Afunio bis brother, and may. Cardinal Sanfeutrine brother to Gil;as, and from thence into-Germany,himfelfc refoluing ere long to goe thither. TheMilanefes perceiuing Ladouice tode- j® ftruft his owne forces,made an affembly in their towne-houle,whete they appoin¬ ted foure of the chiefs among them to take order for their affaires . Thelc com- ming to Lodeusco told him that they were refolued to yeeld to the French King feeing that in diflruft he had fent his children and family forth of the City: So fcone as he heard this, he caufed pay to be giuen to fiue hundred light-horie and with teares in his eyes.departed with them and Galeas of Sanfetterinhis fonne in law towards Germany. He was fcarce gonne forth of the caflle,when Count “TfhT™ came to him > and the better to collour his difloyalty toldhim,thache Kmviut. now thought himfelfe freed from tbemartiall oth which he had made himffcc- ing that he abandoned his State, and that he was now at liberty to goe whether 20 it pleafed him; and at the very inftant not tarrying for an anfwer, went his way to lerue the French King, with the fame company which he had leauied and en¬ tertained at Lodeuices coll. Before his departure from Milan, hee left Bernards dc Cert; of Pauia, whom he had brought vp of a child,to gard the caflle, whereof he was then Gouernor,with three thoufand footmen, vnder captaines whom he greatly trufted,with prouifion of viffuals, munition,and money fufficient to de¬ fend it for a long time, preferring this man beforehis brother Afcaxio ,who had offered to take that charge vpon him. Millixrt. Foure daies afterhis departure Triuulcio , fent for by the Milanefcs, entred the 2 ZT 1 - City,wherehewas receiued with great ioy , referuing the capitulations till the 3=> *#»*. Kings comming; all other townes of the Dutchy which yet held our,yeeldcd on a fodaine. The Vcnetians comming nere Cremona, the townefmen fent to en- treatethemto grant them fomc rcipit to confidcr vpon their yeelding. This granted,they fent to Triuultio , to requeft him to receiue them for the King , for they abhorred the Venetians gouemment but anfwered ,that by agreement made betwixt the King and them,that city was theirs, the chiefcft Citizens,with theBifhop and Clergy, went to the Gates and there receiuing theProuidators, C j e Tto"tb!‘ l " P lsced them ™der 3 Canopy , and in this manner accompanied them through Vcn'Lf. the City to their lodging, where they intreated the Venetians to free them from the taxes and impofitions wherewith Lodouict had opprefl them, the which was 40 prefently granted. There is in that City, a very ftrong caflle which being Well furnifhed with all neccffarics, it was a hard matter to take it. Antenio Butaglionewis Gouernor there, vntowhom Lodouno had committed theguard ofthatplacc. The next day theProuidators fenttohim , willing him to yeeld vp the caflletothc Vene- TbeaJiUof tian State: at firft he made rtffufall 3 but after fundry meffages rooand fro,the Prouidatorsantreditby mcancsofan hundred and fifty pounds of gold , which ■vnttUns, tlle y P aied him, forne ln hand,and the reft by promife,with letters of a Venetian ip°n ncom • Gentlemans place, and an houfe in Venice, and an other in the country ncere to Padua with diuers other l^nds. 50 7 hea\Uc»f The fame day that the Venetians entred the caflle of Cremona, Triuulcie did Httoteti’ * llt ° '^ at Vlilan,which was ycelded vnto him by Berdardino dt Cone, Tri»ufor wit * 1 a * Lodcuicos and Gdleas ritch mouablcs in recompence of a ccrtaine fumme mint}. of money,a company ofan hundred Launces, andaperpetuallpenfion. Crcmont of the Hifloric of Venice. 169 10 20 fight with him. But the enemiesGencrallpcrceiuing that he meant not to come forth, fent two thoufand horfeto waft and fpoile the Cuntry, whom htc com- minded co make no long flay. Thele cifperfingthemiclues oner that goodly Contrey 5 tookemany priloners burning and wafting many Contrey houfes, both on the Treuifan and Paduan territories. Three hundred Albanefe horfe Tallied forth of Vdina, and defcate Tome hundred of theTurkcs, if Lancxni with his iorceshad done the like, the Turke would hauc receiued a great ouerthrow, but he would not-Tuner anyone to eoc forth of thcTowne: whereof, accufed at Venice, hcewas fent for thither ? asalprifoner, and by a Decree of Senate confind for foureyeares to Padua. On fuch termes Hood the Venetian State at home and abroad , when Cejar Bor' " ns mwnc.s recoi.ercd it as cafily as it was lofRPauia and Parma prefently ecuiocd his name: Lodi and Placentia wouid haue done the lie, hadSot the Vencnancompames by their arriuall prenented it. The Senate aduertifed of 1 . te , » determined to fend a man of wortiito command the Caftie of Cre mona. LodoHUon the meane rime,defirous to hatie the Senate his friend, made brother might fend the Bifhop of Cremona to Venice to offer thtnr ins.ermec: but it was in vame, for the Senate refoluednot to qnitte ..eFrencu Kings confederacy. The Gcnois refnfed to obey him and the Flo renqrrcs contemned him. 1 5 The King in the meane time halting intelligence of the rebellion of Milan v- T!r K ^ ed great meed and lent the Lord Trimomlle into Italy with fix hundred lances n^ g Tr i,,M, nf S,1,fl fV 3nd a PP°y ntcd thc Cardinal! of Ambois his lm - Licuettnant Genera , beyond tlic mounts, who comming to Aft, had in Chore (pace aifembled onetaonfand flue hundred lances,ten tboufand SuifTe,and 6 ooo, 1 tench vadcr th ? command of the Lords TrmoHille 3 Trivulcio and ti’mi. Loaouicj oeiorc thefe fupphes came from France,went andbefeeeed Nouara wntch nee tooke.but rot the Caftlc., The French Army affcmbled at Mortara drew nccrc him, and did cut offhis vidfualls: then both fidcs falling to blowcs Lodomo was enforced to retire imp the Citjy-.where the Suiffes routined fo? ’r^r ' J r V a nt f P i ly; he , C n g not able.to pacific theH>, Thty told him that they woo'd T'r r f C °r Uy 5 , VvhcrCV P° n h4C C3rneft ly entreated a>iifc Modon , Coron , and Naples, three C,tries u.ncn t„ey faeid in ivtorea, and pay vnto him as his tributaries an hundred pound m gould ysarely: othetwife heeprotefted to make warre vppon them. With nenti The T/if; a ftv r toSvI z n.nti, * of the Hijlorie of Venice. 7 am s in pefl /# Milan . ■tUlbePrln. ofjtaly come to him to Milan, C^.nma obeying the Venetians, the Senate fenc two Prefidents thitherto gaUcrne it,and to doe ltiflicc, Dominic* 7 rcuifiw , and Nicola Folcarim were fent runner: ant. beude theie, two Ambsffadors wetechofen , andallfoureof them appointed to goe to Milan to receiue the King, and in the States name to con¬ gratulate his new concert 5/0 bone as he fhould ariue there. I he: Kmg receiuirig newes at Lyons offuch fortunate fncceffchis expettatio- on, rode presently in poft to Milan , where recciued with in credible ioyjiee Ki* t inri granted to toe people, vnreafbnablein their demands, exemption from diners taxes but not from all, as they vainely prefumed, and gaue great rewards to ma¬ ny Milanefc Gentlemen, and among others to Trmnlcu, , vnto whom he gaue Vige.ua and other rowncs, in acknowledgement of his defert. All the Poten¬ tates of Italy went thither to him (King Frederick cxcepted)fomc pcifonaliy and lotne by AmbafladorSjfome to congratulate his happy fucceiTe; and others to decic tnemfelucs from imputation of incjyning to Lodouuo sforza more then xp;hi£n,and others likewife tofebure thei'I o.wneeuer. after. The King gentlv re f!enied them all and compounded with them all, but after different manner ac- cording ro the diuerfity ot the conditions^and greatneffe of the profit he expcc- ted from them. But whileft tbefe things were done in Lombardy, the Senate ha- uing intelligence that Ba)azcth armed by Tea and land .made Antonio Grin,my Geperall of therr Naual army,commandinghim fpeedily ro depart. He vnwilling to prolong his journey for want of money, their treafore bee- TUy ne ,i m mg much wafted by continuall wane, lent the State fourc fcorc pounds of gold to pay the marnners and other officers of the fleet, and promifed to car- ff " Je ry as much with him to Corfou and other places to fupply the fleets want when need ihould be. Thofe ofCorfouvpon intelligence that the Turkifli fleet was vndcr faile.and tliat the orate was notable in a fhort fpaceco fet forth a Nauy able ro refill-'t offered men and money to arme three feore veffels , prouided that rhe Senate would futmfh them with bread and ordnance. The Senate willingly accepted 30 this offer,and command a florin of gold to be giuento enery man which ihould enter into ihofc veffels. 1 I he Governor of Zara aduertized the Senate that two tlioufand Turkifli horfe 'AjeTu.it on were entred on their confines, and had taken great numbers of rhe country pco- r T pie fl ,11 continuing their incufions. The arriuall of the Turkiflvcauailery on / ” f '- the Zarann made the Venetians thinke that they would not at tiiat time befeene Khodes. Whcrcvpon they forthwith made two Protiidatots, namely, Frmce'foo C f^' ! y orMo J ei ai 'd Romania, and An,dr e * Lore dan 0 for Cot foil: and be fide theie, Andrei ZascmtWis with forces fent into Frioull, becaufe they had intelli¬ gence that the Turke determined to come thither, ijc In the meane time,the^Turkifli fleet came forth of the Streight-confiftiW of mote then two hundred three fcorc and tenrre faile , and .beeing come necte Negrepont, dirc&cd it courfe towards R-omagnia, the great Lord being there in per.on, who before bis departure from Andrinople, commanded all the Ve¬ netians wmeo were m Goriftantinople to bee imprifoned, and amofiefl others Andre ffw«/(befpre mencioned><-ho was more ftrnghty looked to then any o- ti er or that in loueto his Country die had byletters written in cara£tery ad tier- uh M ni UCrnPr L V nX ° 0taJ the ra ' rks Proceedings againfl his country, /8 which had like to finite .coil him his life. Qrlmtni hailing fpeedily affemblcd all >-t - ^ l r, h,t, ’ WCrC111 tlle Wands neere adfoyning ymadcvp the number of ^‘'tr Kb V ,f or f ix allies,leuenteene great marchant flirps , andWforty other leffcr ones fl.ct nc ‘" tl1 WKi, as many brigantines andilight vefieis, and anchoring at Motion,had an eye 5 on cilery fide vpon the Turke.- y Hailing intelligence that the enemy was comming to feekehim , Iieefailed Bbb 3 with 5^8 Tbi fixtb Booke of the fourth ‘Decade with all his nauy towards the Ille of Sapienza oppoftte to Motion rand there VaBtvc'iir, embittailed his flectc, and hailing giuen order for all matters neccflary forfighc ' himfelfe went fomewhat forward with foure Gallics , the Turkilh fleet being not fane from thence, which with the winde hee might hatie affailed at his plea* fore: yet he deferred the fight and returned backe to Modon : where after that theTurke had in a few daies nude two or three feuerall brauadoes, Grimtwi ordered his flectc , rcfoluing to fight with him, when at the very inftant Andrea Lcrtuno with eleauen Brigantines and foure great Chips arriued ;hee came so Grimxni and told him that hee was come to doc feruiceto the State , intrea- ting him to commaund what hee would haue him doe. Hee was a valliant j 0 Gentleman , and skilfiill marriner,and at his arriuall the whole fleete made great fignes of ioy. The Generali placed him in one of thegreatfhips. ^Albino <^ 4 rmerico commanded an other great fhippe, who in open Coun¬ cell was enioyned by the Generali to affaile the enemies biegeft fhip, which The Vcnrnan he performed,and Loretm an other,who grapled with it to fight more conue- fi.'tbun by nicntly: and in the bickering wild fire was throwne into the enemies (hip which |f,c ’ beeing on fire , was by the winde carried araongft the Venetians and fie- red them : This accident did more butt to the Venetians thenTurkes , be- caufc that they did eafily faue their men with other (mail vefTels,butourmen could not bee reskewed in time, fo that they all perrithed, fomc fewexcep- 20 ted with Tomxfo Dttodo recoucred in his long boate, Albune was faued by the Turkes. Grinuni wonderfully troubled with this Ioffe, founded the retreate,and with¬ out any farther fight retired to the Ifle of Podroma: the Ttirkifh fleet for a time remained in the fclfe fame place where it had fought. Albano, brought to _ C onftantinople was folicited by B*)*zcth to turneTurke , which be boldly refu- r»^'jlb crucl- fingtodoe, was (awed a funder in the middle and fo conftantly died. The French King, folicited by the great Matter of Rhodes ( w hether it was reported theTurke would come) to relceuehim, difpatched two and twenty Gallies, which beeing tigged in Prouence failed towards Rhodes. Butthatlf- 3 ° land needing no fupplies as then , they did by the Kings command ioyne with the Venetian fleet. The Venetians and French comming toZant,refoiuedto affaile the Turkifh fleet which lay at Tomes : but drawing neere it, perceiuing that the enemies veffels lay with their poopes to landward, and their proves towards the fea, filled fixe fmall vnferuiceable veffels with rccdcs and other combuftible matter mingled with wildc fire , and fent them before the winde vpon the enemies fleet, but it fucceeded not according to their hope. And Giimtniltfith Grimwi in the mcanc time omitted a fecond opportunity to fight with, and h Qmnsf vanquifh the enemy , wherevpon, an other being fent into his place , and bim- felfc cited to Venice, he was committed to the examination of the Councell de 4 C Prcgati. The Turkifh fleet went forward to Lcpanto , whither the Empcrour W3s already come,and by the arriuall of his veffels hauing bcgtikt thetowneby fea and land,thofe within it delpayring of releefe, and wanting all ncceffarics, ycelded. Thefcnewesdid greatly trouble the Venetians , and augmented their hatred toward Grimnni , euery man faying, it he had done his duty,the enemies fleet would haue becne defeated. The Turkifh Cauallery on the other fide , fcouring the confines of Zara , en. tred Frioull to fpoile and waft, and finding the country not defended Spoiled and burned all places as farre as Liuenza,where they tooke many prifoners: vp¬ on thefe newes Zt»ct»/ with great forces was fent to the frontiers, 5 * Seucn thoufand of the enemies hotfe came in troupes through very badde waies into Hiftria,and then eroding the Riuer Liuenza,came and encamped nere vnto Gradifca, where ’Lxnunl lay, determining if hee came into the field to Lepanto yeel, etb tolhc Tar fa. of the Hiflorie of c Venice. ^yi with this anfwcr Manenti returned. But becaufe at Manenti his departure from Venice,there was a report,that great numbers of Turkifh horfe were come into Albania : the Senate fearing leaft the defire to fpoile the Country of Frioul, might draw them thither,as the precedent yeare,appointed Pietro Voria, and An- gelo Earozzi Prouidaiors, who taking along with them the Gouernor of Vdina and others of the Country fhould confulr together about repairing and forti¬ fying the townes and wayes neccflary and fit to repulfe the enemy; giuingthem Tbtyenttias for afliftants Alumni with his light horie,and Gurhn of Rauenna with two thou- land foote. Pietro like wife one of theProuidatorsof the Army in Lorn- f,»w. to bardy,was commanded to carry forces into Frioul ,buttheTurkes came not thi¬ ther at that time , becaufc their Emperour called home their Generali to Conftarstinople. This report againe reuiued about Midfommer, that the Turkifh army v/ajin field to wafte the Venetians confines,Count Petillan with a great part of the for¬ ces,and Gicnin Baptifla Cartcciola Colonell of the States Fantery, did by the Se¬ nates command march into Frioull, where all the inhabitants of the plaines re¬ tired with their goods totheCaftlcs andftrongTownestyet the enemies came not thither,cyther for that they had intelligence, that the townes were fortified, or elfe beeing imployed by their Emperor in the warre of Peloponeffus. Manenti was newly returned to Venice, when the Senate fearing to loofe the Iflcof Corfou,fcnt Angelo Qairini and Lodoutco Cinalti , with a hundred foote to gard the two fortes of the Ifland which are feated on two Promontaries neere one another, and not farre from the Citty , beeing fo fmall, as they needed no * " °*' greaterforces to defend them. Newes was afterwards brought that theTurkifh fleete which had wintered at Lepanto much increafed, determined to l'aileinto Morea (their Emperor beeing with them in perfon ) to take thofe townes which The defefoe ef hee had demanded of Manenti. the Hcrevpon the Senate commanded ten great Galleys,and foure great fhips to ^ eele ‘ bee made ready vnder the command of iacornorcnreri, with a particular Cap- 50 taine to euery velfell,whofe pay was augmented,the better to incite them to goe the voyage. Rowers werefent for from the firm e land, and money giuen to pay the fleece,diuerle Brigantines and other lefler vefTels apt for warre, were rig’d to attend vpon the fleete. Melchior Trent fan which lay not farre from Cephalonia, to keepe out all Turkifh ayde,beeing affured of the enemies defeigne, made fpee- dy meanes to fend men , vidfuals and ordnance from Candy to Naples, becaufe ail men thought that the Turke would make his firftattempt there: heelikewife fentvi&uals to Motion. The Modonois bauing wafted the countrey round about their Citty,and burnt ^ the houfes , becaufe the enemy fhould not make vfc of them , builded a Forte dm/niifit 40 neere to the Haucn, to keepe the enemies vefTels from the walls, leauing but a little fpace acthe entrie of the hauen ,for onefhiptocome inatoncc. Melchior Treuifttn beeing come to Zanc,fent for the whole fleete thither , confiding of fetienty vefTels,both Galleys and fhips of burthen: but that of the Ttithe in num¬ ber more then two hundred,comming to the confines of Naples,had fent part of the catiallcry before by land to fcotirc as far as the city.The horfe within the town to the number of one thoufand fine hundred, made a Tally vpon the enemies, and in a manner defeated them all. Tberevpon,the enemy leauing Naples went to Modon,from whencehce fent forces to befiege Iuncs,which is a Caftle feated on ahill with a hauen beneath it fotae ten mile from Modon . Thofe within it 50 hailing bcene newly fupplyedwich men and victuals by I erenimo Contaren the Prouidator did brauely repulfe the enemies , fo as defpairing to take it, they re¬ turned to their flect.In the meane time Melchior Treuifan fell Tick and dyed neere MeltWwTtt* to Cephalonia, whetevpon by a Generali confent ,Contarcn the Prouidator was “A"**' . chofen to command the Army,till the Senate had otherwife prouided. The 572 'The ftxth Hooke of the fourth Hecad Vefare Gene • rail of the Venetian fleet. Supp'ici enter into Modon. The Turtle Safas Modon. The Cajlte of Jstncajeclded 19 the T nr fa* The Turke came and afTailed the Burrow ofMcdon, and with his Canon did beac downe a great part of the wall, thofe within it being out of hope to defend the breach carried away all their goods into the Citty, and abandoned ir. The ene¬ my entred it,and hoping ere long to become Lord of all, did without intermiffi- on batter the walles of the Citty. Whileft this fiege lafxed,C«»/4rf»left Zant, determining if it were poflible to rcleeue Modon, or atleaft to annoy the enemies fleete,v.hofc great fhips lay neereSapicnza, and the Galleys and other leflcr veffcls in the Hauen of Iunca: Sofooneasthe Venetian deferied them, hee refolued to fight with them, and ordering his fleete,did braucly fet forward. The Turke feeing them to come on, rccciued them w ith an hundred Galleys, the fight was fnarpe and crucll, vidory inclining to the Venetians , fo astheTurkes were once ready to maketowards thefboreandflie. But the misfortune was, that whileft they fought the windc flackned, whereby the fhippcs of burthen could neither goe backward nor for- ward,and part of the Galleys durft not come vp to them : the Turkcs feeing this, tooke courage and renued the fight for three houres lpace, till night, one great Venetian Galley was funke,and an other taken, but all her men flame, who alone had fought all night with the enemy. Contarcns Galley bceing fhotte thorow both lid as , and a great lcake in her,himfelfe leapt into an other and retired to Zant,to trim his veflels which were much bruzed. '1 he Senate halting notice of Treuifixs fickneflc and death, chof e Benedetto Pc fire to fuccced him , who receiuing money to pay the Army, departed from Venice three dayes after his eledion. Ccntiren hauing trim'd his Galleys, refol¬ ued to rekeuc Modon , fearing leaft the befiegcd difpairing of helpc fliould yecld to the enemy: Hee chofc fine Galleys out of the whole fleete, which hee lodcd with all ncceflaries: yet before their departure, hee thought good to ad- ucrtifcthebefieged thereof, that they might bee ready to recciue fupplies. To this end hee fent a valiant and couragious fellow in a Frigate with tcnncOares: Hccatnoone dayes palled thorow the enemies fleete,cuen in their view, and entred Modon, dooing his meflage. The next day contiren with the whole fleete , fayled towards Modon, and beeing in fight of the enemy , hee called for the Captames of thofe flue Galleys , intreating them valiantly to relecuc the befiegcd , foure of them with great difficulty palling thorow the middeft of the enemies, cm red the Haacn; the fifth, flower then the reft, perceiuing diuerfe of the enemy Gaileys to come vp towards her,returned to the fleer. The Modonois greatly cheered, ranne prefcntly to the Hauen to receiue thofe fupplies and to carry them into the Citty, and they were lo earned in ir, as thofe on the other fide of the Citty which were on the walls forfooke their guard, andranne thither likewife, foas thcwallswerc bared of defence, which the enemy perceiuing, and loth tobt flippe fo faire an occafion, reared Lad¬ ders, and entred the Citty, killing focne few that refilled. This being knowne, the Townefmen and Soldieis ranne vppon them , and fought valiantly with them a long time in the middeft of the Citty,killing great numbers of them. But the multitude of enemies (fill increafing , and all flic ftreetes ftopt , the Chriftians were in a manner all cut inpeeccs. Thofe which efcaped the flauGh- ter,fired the Citty,and with it burnt thcmfelucs and goods. In this manner was the Citty of Modon taken : The Venetian Maciflrarc beeing tyed in chaines , was by the Turkcs command carried to Iunca "to bee feene of the Captaine ofthcCaftle,and all thofe within it,whothervponyec!ced ( their liues and goods fautd. As the Venetian fleet returned towards Zant,an hor¬ rible tempeft arofe , which difperfed them into fundry farre IfLnds , euen to Candie,their mafts, rudders and tacklings beeing a)l broken in peices, Modon tjkcn,. a ? 10 20 3 ® 4 ‘ 5 ® of,the Hijlorieof Venice. ic 20 taken, theTurke fent one of his Bafchas-ond part of his fleet to Coron, who tolikbcm that if vppon honorable compofition the wouldyeeld before he befee- gedthem, he would vie themeurreoufly,others ile, if they flayed till the Canon wcreplanted, bewould put them all to thefword. They terrified with the defafter cemnycddi cithc Modonois, withoutrefpeft to theMagiftrates orCaptaineSjWhobadpre-'' pared all tliinges for defence, didvpon very profitable conditions rectiue the Bafchainto their wails. TbeTurkefuppcfingto take Naples in the fame manner, andasfooneas bee had done Coron,fent parr of his army to their Confines, and fent thither with his Captaines,euen 10 the Citty gates ,PaulComaren a Venetian Gentleman that was married in Caron, and well knownc in thofe Cuntryes,wbo after Coron was taken, the Tuike tooke along with him to this end, to perfwade the Neapo. litans to yeeld. He conferring w ith thofe in the Citty concerning their ycelding, and Handing vppontheedgeof the Dike right cuer againft the Gate, didona fuddaine and vnperceiued (pur his horfe,and leaping into the Tike prefently en- tred the Citty . The Neapolitans both by his aduice, and being willing of thein- feluesjdid very valiantly repulfc all the enemies attempts; and did moreouer as occafion was offerrcd,make very fortunate (allies. And the Tui ke fending for his w hole army thither,tbercby thinking to terrifie them, they defpifed all his threa- tenings, andbrauely defended thcmfelues. In the me3ne time, Vefare comming to Corfou, and from thence to Zant, tar¬ ried there, till the fleet,difperfed by tempeft,was revnited .The Veffells trimmed and rr.adercady, .there were 18. great Gallids and 25. leffcrones,and 20. lbiipps to the T itr 1^8 on tempofui§n' a A brake and bold deed of Paul Coniarctt rhcTurkfi army before Mafia. well rigcle and armed; with thefe bee determined to feekethe enemies fleet and The Tur\c dif* camptth from before TpjifUs, The Venetians ta^e the Jfe 5 ° fight with it. But the Tuke hauing intelligence of his comming to Zant comman¬ ded his-Bafchas to raife the Seege, and to carryback the fleet to Conflantinople, and himleife,with his whole army departed from thence the next day .Pefare at the fame time fent a Fregate to Naples to view the enemy fleet: but pcrceiuing they were gon, he failed to Legina,which the Tuike had taken during the feqge ol Na- °l pies, where landing his foldicrs,hec tooke the Fort, and flew all the Turkes within it, refcruingtheCaptaincforhispnfoncr,andrefloredtheIfiandto the Veneti- . an State. From thence lie went to Mittilyn,where he did the.like, giuing the fpoile yfiff tohts foldiersandmarriners. The next day he failed to Tenedos which he burnt downe to the ground. And finding the enemies fleer,which fled at the mouth of Tl p,, c „jj- a n s the Straight,he gaue in vppon then taile, and tooke diuers vefiells and many pri- the ncmj fltct foners, \a horn,vpon Gibers fet vp on.tbe two fhores that diuidethe confines of Eutopeand Afiahehatiged; and afterwards ipoiled and wailed the Contrey with fite and fword. From thence he direfted bis coucfe to the lfie of Samothrace, where vnderftan- ding that the Wanders obeyed the Tuike on conftrainr, he fent Lodouico C.vulis to them, to knovvifthey would ..yeeld to the Venetians: they willingly accepted the offer, and.he promiled to giue them a Venetian Gentleman for Gouernour, vnto whom for his entertainment they offered to giue the. tenth partofaheir reutnacs. TnenaficrthathehadtakenandfacktCarifta, hee returned with his fleet to Na¬ ples-laden with fpoile rand hauing there made a reuiewof his forces, hee did imSiyn} by his.hounty highly plcaie and content his foldiers. And vpon intelligence that the King of Spaincs* fleet,.commanded by 6’a«/a/«oFfrd/»a»dfS,.came t.o .aid the •_ Venetians and was at Zant, hee hailed thitbet ; ward, and puffing along by Iimca, he ciuleAch tries,Contarens headto be cut off vpon the Prow of his Galley., who commanding that Caftle for the Signory, whiebiwas exceeding ftrong, 4 x»h.by nature and art, hacfycelded it to the enemy vppon the firfl fummonSjUPt.'lxeipg enforced by a feege. - •> ’ Peeing Charles Cotta* ren b cheat odi 574 Coro* yeclds ta [he Turtle a'ttowynfi'im. CtphalsKia 1 tclds ta Gath fttltti' lUtlCA rttiltnti ttthiy^ne. tixrts. Letguthe• trvsxt t‘>e Vo netixns /tad K‘*i »/ Hurt • gxry aga'mfl the Vink** Seeing conic to Zante, hee there found GonfiiluojNiih whom and the Spanifh Captaines that were with him,hauingcanfulred vpon the affaires of warre,by their aduife and confent of the Prouidarors , hee determined to goe and be- fiege Modon : But becaufe they wanted ftorc of veffels , they fent all their workemen to Cephalonia (which a bounds in woods 3iid Forrcfts, ) to cut downc trees. VVhileft fome werebufied in cutting of wood ,becaufc they would notloofe time,they refolued to befiege the towne of Cephalonia, bccaufetheTurkcs fhouldnot fay that two fieetes vnittd , durft not afl'aile them. This thus re- folued, Pefare and Genfuluo , cauled Ordnance to bee brought from the fliippes lo to batter the walls; and giuing euery man his charge , they were defirous to make tryall of the valour of thofe within the tower, who were in number three hundred. The fame day as they would hauc begun the battery , there fell fuch ftore of raine, as they were enforced to deferreit till fome other time. The weather at Jaft beeing faire, the Ordnance was planted againft the walls, where after a breach made, an affault was giuen; but the enemies did with all Jortsof wea- ponsfo valiantly defend themfelues, as the towne could not bee taken,fo as our men were enforced to retire, and great numbers of them hurt. TheGe* ncralls thus repulfed,railed a mount higher then the enemies fortifications,from 20 which they might eaftly fee whatfocuerwasdonein the citty : and then gauean other furious affault, where the Venetians and Spaniards fo brauely behaued themfelues, as they conftrained theTuikesto retire into the Forte, who within a while afxr yeelded to Gonfaluo , fearing the Venetians indignation whom they hadfo often deluded and offended. During thefiegeof Cephalonia, the Caftleof lunca returned tothe Vene¬ tians ,bv meanes of one called Demetrius of Modon, who pradtil'ed it withan Albancle, a friend of his, which was of the garde of the Caftle : where killing fifticTurkes chat lay there in garr.ilon , and enforcing the reft to leape oucr the walks, they became Maifters of the place, whether Pefxre prefently fent jo Jaontmo Vtfant , the Prouidator with forces , and after him Silttcfiro Trent for ludge . In this manner in a fhort fpace they tooke Cephalonia and lunca. Gonfdnr who had already made warre at fca many moneths, pcrcei- uing that Pejere deferred the fiege of Modon till fome other fittc time, and that the enemies had ftrongly fortified it fince the recouery of lunca, re¬ turned into Sicely. Pe/ire prefer.ted him wi ll fiuc hundred pecces of Malmfey, and feuenty thoufand weight of fvveet mcates of all forts, which the Senate had fent him from Venice. Pe fare, adnerrifed that the enemy had made ccnaine Galleys at Pretieze, and that fome of them were already lanched , fayled thether with fourc- 40 tcenewell armed Galleys, and drew them thence, notwithftanding all the ene¬ mies reiiftancc, anddiredledhiscoutfe to Corfou, there to trimme his veffels, and to review his fkete . The Senate in rhe meane time recompcnced thofe who had welldefcrued in that warre, as well thofe that were liuing, as their heires that were dead. The Precedent yeare, the ftate had fent an Ambaffador to Lttdi/lius King of Hungary , to moouehim to warre vpon rheTurke, who after 2 long difeourfe, did in the Senates name make aleaguc and confcderacie with him,by which the King was bound, to make warre on rheTurke with his whole force,and the Venetians to giue the King yearely, at three diftindt times, three thoufand pounds of gold . The Pope would needs make one in this 5 ° treacie of peace , and fent a Cardinall thither for his Legate, promifing for three yeares fpace , to giue foure hundred pounds of gold yearely to the fame King. Vefxre hauing repaired his fleece, determined to burnc the Turkilh Galleys of the Hijlory ofVenice. 557 lo Galleis at the mouth ofthe riuer Bojan! but this enterprize tooke none cited: becaufe that the Turkes had inteligencc of it, who fearing the like danger as at Prcncfe, with-drew their veflcls fourteene miles vp the riuer from lea. The Tutke at the fame time recouered the Caftlc of lunca. _ lerfhZ 7 C i‘ Pefart returning to Corfou had inteligence that the enemies Galleis vppon the riuer Bojan would fhortly come forth, hee lent certaine of his Galleis thither to keepe them in ;himlelfc in the meanc time with the reft of the (lest confining of hue and twenty Gallies returned into Morea, where from the confines ot Coron,hce laded his Gallies with great numbers of men, women and young children,carrying them into Cephalonia defolute of inhabitants. From thence hee returned to Corfou, cxpcdingthe French King, and King of Pomigalls ficct* , « . * » . J J VVbileft theft things were done abroaae,Prince Augnpno Barbaiucod yed at home,hauiuing gonerned the Common-wealth fiftceneyearc. aud^in i isp acfw>n. y=arly fum which the Signory gaue him: wherevpon the Venetian Ambaffadors i"J- that were in Hungary fearing to prolong the treaty with the Turke,granted chac the three thoufand pounds ofgold which they p; id him ycarely towards the war, fhould (if peace were made) be reduced to three hundred pounds of cold to lone as B^ia^et liued. ° In the mean time Sxiazetb made peace with the Sophi Sc therby finding himfelfc inorefit to continue warreagainft the Venetians, grew haughty, and cold A:h- met that he would not haue peace with the Venetians , except t’liey would rcdc- ibrfn'uf iiucrt!,e of Saint Maur which not longbefore they had taken irom him. The and im\c t Senate acucruzcd thereof by Acbrucislcizczs written to Gritti , andientby an cxprciTc meffenger, vnwilltng any longer toconfume them fdues in expence by continuing the warre, quitted that Illand to Baiazeth, and made peace with him , reieruing the We of Ccphaloma to them* fellies , in old time called Ltucadia. The Venetians werc much troubled for that the King of Portugal! forcthlling their iraffu.k,had appropriated vnto himfelfc ihe trade tor (pices,which their vcl- TbePtrtuftb fcls and Marchanrs bringing from Alexandria , did with meruailous profit vent j nt9 a ]| p| accs 0 f Chriftendome: For the Portugalls going by Sea into thofe re¬ mote partes, and in cue Indian Sea ipfinuating chemtelues into the freindfliip of Q the Kings of Calicut ,and other lands their neighbors, haue gotten to themfelues ^ the Commerce for Ipices which the Alexandrian Marchanrs before werc ivonc to haue: and bringing them home into Portugall, tend them by tea into thofe places whether the Venetians vied to trade. But to rcturre to the Peace, the Senate commanded ihankestobee giuen ro Gcd: and three pounds of gold to be diflributcd toibePieifls. BaUzetb fene an ambafladoi vnto whom the Prince Would fwearc to obferue the peace, as he had done to tfic Venetian Ambaflador, , At the fame ti ne Lewis the French King, fent I ob» Lifairis of Conftantino- plchis Ambatfadorto the Venetians to requeft them to renewthe league and 40 frf'ZTe?* Confederacy betwixt them: tor he being inforced to make warre vppon Gon- rwcbe'ti’ut /Lietcenant General tothcKingot Spaine, who had defeated Ins Army in » hifrgic. Calabria, was dc-fitousto haue the Venetians take armes in his behalfe: and to induce them thercvmo propounded many faire conditions ,but they refuted to renew the Confederacy a id aifo his offers, faying that they were latiffied with the old one. Pope Alexander in the mcanc time tupping in a Garden ncere to the Vatican with the Duke Valcntinois his fonnc,was on a todainccarricd tlicncc for dead to his Pallace, whither his tonne was likewife carried tick like the father, and die day following.the Pope dyed,black and fwelledand very vgly: very cui- ' necbi'btr dcnt fignesofpoyfon,burthe Duke his tonne, by reafon of his youth, and pre- S<*. PwM.xw fentI y raking diuers counterpoifons efcaped, but was a Aided with a long'and i Cf ' greeuous d.feafe. At thefame time, Bcneieto Pcftrc Generailofthe Venetian fleet, beeing ready toreturne from Cprfou 10 Venice fell fid of a Quotidian and theicdycd. ' — ... ■- In of theHijlory of Venice. 577 IO In the place ofthedeceafled Pope,Cardinali Picelhuominioi iyenawas cho- fen a man Noble and for his other qualities not vmvoi thy fuch a dignity, who to reuiue the memory of his V ncklc Pius Secundus, intituled him felfc Pius the third: But the a 6 day after his election he dicd,wherevpon the Cardinall of Saint Peter ad Vincula , mighty in reputation and wealth was chofcn in his Head, and was called mints Sccundus ; this did highly pleafethc Venetians: They prefcntly ap¬ pointed eight Senators to go as Ambaffadors to him to congratularehts cleat- on,' Antonio Jiiflin/ano being one of them. At their arriuall in Rome , being brought to the Popes prcfencc, hec louingly entertained, and embraced them, faying; that he was much bound to the fta r e of Venice, and that he would deny themnothingin his poster: Then entring into difeourfe concerning Duke Va- Icntinois , lufliniin told him, all men thought that his Holineffe would aide and afftft him: that he was defirous to haitc the Townes and Cafflcs which he held in Romagnia to bee taken from hirm This faying of his did highly content the Venetian Senate,which afpired to the peaceable poffcfiion of the whole dominion of Romagnia, and had prtfenrly after Pope Alexanders death fent forces toRauenna, with which theCittyof Ccfcnna was on a (odaine in a night alfaulted : but the people valiantly deicn- ding it,they were enforced to retire to Rauenna,being come thither without or- 2 0 dnapee: yet this could not difeourage them, but they efpied all occaftons to get fooring in that Prouincc; not long after a fame occafion was offered, by mcancs of a controuci fie bets' ixt Dyoni/ius the noble, and the Fauenunes , who w ere ce- firous to repealc the Manfredr. This did byonijius coniradidt, and in defpite fent for the Venetians,vnto whomehee gaue the Caftle of Vside Lamane which hec kept, in which the Venetians placed a ftrong Garrifon, they did the like in the caftle of Faenza, which the Captaine,corrupted with mony,dcliuered vnto them. They did like wife hold Forlimpopolj and Rimini by the peoples :onfent,re- compencing P.wdolfo Malatefie in another Prouince .then theywent and be, feeged Faenza,becanfe that the Faticntincs, nothing terrified with the Ioffe of S- their Caftle, which/cated in alow place, they haddiuided from the Citty by a deepe ditch,made valliant reftftance, as well for their loue towards the Manfredi, as prouokrd there- vnto by the Flofentine»,whd feared nothing more,then to dif¬ fer Faenza to be the Venetians: And to thefe ends imployed the aid and credit of Cardinall VrancifcoSonderinhhch country man,to make the new Pope grow iealousofthc Venetians, who one day talking with his Holineffe told him that the Venetians did already poffeffe the Caftle of Faenza, andall places ncerc the Citty, the which they (Portly hoped towinne; not iomuch to take from the Vslentinois that which he vniuftly poffeffcd by vfurpation, as to appropriate ic to them ftlucs. And that their cuftome was , ncuer to reftore any thing they he!d:That Faenza being a territpry belonging to the Church,the Pope could doe no leffe then to take it into his owne Protetftion. The Venetians being aduertized of this difeourfe of the Cardinall, Ittfitnhn went to the Pope to cxcufc the date, and to entreat him not to giue credit to their enemies tales: and after along difeourfe therc-vpon made, the Pope re¬ plied, that hec had ncuer belecucd any thing againft them, being well allured of their lone and fiicndfhip toward him, as they of his : But for that which concer. red Vitlentino'ts ftate,he could hauewifhedthat what-fo-euerdid belong to the Church might bane firft becne furrendred vp, with this anfwer the Ambaflador tookehis leauc. - The Venetians notwithftanding all this continued tnefeege o*Faenza, arid ' beginning their battery,the befcegcd.,difpairing ot all aid, ycelded, the Venetians bailing agreed to giue Aft or afmall pention to liueby. They could as eafily hauc taken Imola and Furli:but they determined as then to pafTe on no farther,becauic ihev would notiucenfe the Pope:where*vpon they fent their forces to Garrifon, - Ccca hauing P ins TertiHi. P ofc dies* luli Hi Se f «£* dm Pipe, The yrtietiarit find ^mbxfj'am dor ste Tipi lulmi. The Caflles if yddetaming xnd Faeiya t yeclded tutbi Ytnelimi* The Pope gainflthcf'ii ntCidBU The Pipeg d'lftvcr to the KmciUn Am* bifidd er. yecldedf 5 /S The fixth'Booke ofthe fourth Dec ad TtJjignnkt an 4 Me Unix jul tied. The Paper'- bui,es the Yc nCiixns. Their dn'rver X® The Blfoop cf Tiuoh comet a&iiueto ye- Ttice from tie Fofei hauing Wide Faenza and Rimini taken diuers townes in Rornacnia. At the fame time Andre Grim returned from his Ambaffade of Confhnrinople, where h ce had confirmed cerrainc Articles of Peace with the Turke, to the profit of rhe Sin- nory. Not long after, luftiman acquainted the Senate that the Pope had giueii t 1 . J ‘ c 'ntmoisleaue to goe andrecouer his State. Thefe newes caufed them to write to the Prouidators that were in Romagnu, to vfe mcanes to take whatfoe- tier might be tor the profit of the State, from Duke ddtnitr.oi s: by mcanes wher- ofToffignana and Meldola two flrong townes, did vponthefi,ft ft,mmons yeeld to the Venetians. ■> The Pope muchincenfed againflthem forthis manner of proceeding font of Tiuoli to Venice, to reprehend them for that they had taken Faenza and Rimini which belonged to the Church, which hccraucd to hauefur- lcndrcd to him, intreating them likewife to aid him to recouer the reft, he being refolued to lcatie the Valenttnois nothing, ycthc would hauewhatfoeuerflrould face taken, to bee reftoredI to the right owners. The Senate, difplcafcd with the I ope, demands, anfucrcd. that tliey did ncucr expect this from him, in regard of their long fncndrtiip confirmed by many reciprocal! good offices, especially becaufc they knew he had no wtereft therein: that they had imbraced the offered occalion to ieaze on Faenza and the reft, rhofecownes being norpc.lfeftbv the C lurch,winch in open Confiftory had declaimed all her right therein and tranf- - r f erred n to Duke Valentmois: As alfo, for that the precedent Popes did ncucr ” polkflethoicierrntories, but from time to time,hadgiuen them to new Tenants without any other acknowledgement of fuperiority then the rent, which they oucrer. prefently to pay.Laftly they befought him,that being Pope he would con tinew towards the Venetian Signory the fame freindfhip which he had cuer born tnem being Cardinal!, and that in fo doing he might make vfe of their men. force and mcanes as rhemfelues. ‘ Such was the Senates anfwer to the Bifhop ofTriuoJi the Popes Nuncio But the Pope continuing his refolution, and knowing his ownc forces to weakc to inuade them, kyd, that he would craue the aid and aififtance of forrainc Prin hv S r a 1 ™: m T d tl,a ” hc Si S nor y of Venice had done nothing fi <>r y h a r C r 3nd 3J u- C f u e ‘ ng Cardlna11 5 wherevnto he replied, let them firftlurrenderToffignan which belongs to the. territory of Imola to me, and then afterwards I may chance to do fomewhat concerning Faenza and Rimini; heere- of /*//*«* a uerttfed the Senate,w ho wh.lft they were aflemblcd to determine thereof the Bifhop of Triuoli arnued with letters from rhe Pope, whereby lice ■: t v! ,T r r “ «** ** *■ 3 ° * i r 's' , — « b aw^, 4 u.m W iuiijini 3 vniciictncvdid dcliucr vnro htm thofe Townes they had taken, faying, that to thofc ends, hee would irnplo're againftthem nlC "’ threiteain S> the Y d < d it not , to doc his worft The Venetians fend A mb if f. dors to the Emote or Max¬ imilian and the French K'"i . , - - Tne Senators were greatly troubled and inccnfcd with thefe letters, bur more agamft the Bifhop then Pope, whom they thought had incerfod his HCmcffc a- gamftrhem This difeontent was accompanied by an other: for the Pope had fenr an Ambaflador to the French King by whom complaining cf the Venet ian - he craned^aid and affiftance again ft them, requefting him to enter into hWe and Comcdcracy with hinrfoife, and Maximilian, called to be a thffd manWatnft them. This being knownc at Venice, the Senate prefently fen: Ambafikk-s co fWalTr°p Prl,,C l S5 l ° €t p themv,10 '^ ftand that the Signory had taken nothing from the Pope, but only Faenza and Rimini from a wicked man, fearing leaf! thf Florentines their enemies by reafon of Pifa , fhould kaze on them a« 1 bey had determined, hauing already fent forces thitheriThat they had recompenced thofe that kept them, gming them otner Townes in exchange.Th it thole two Curies with their dependances were wont to bee giuen to new Te„an« before vt Unrnois had tnem 3 and the Senate demanding them in time nature , the ' • - —> Church 40 JL oftbs Hi (lory of Venice. 57 9 Church could lay no claimc rothem, fo as they payed the vfuall Rent, but on the contrary ought to bee content there-with, became they could not fall into the hands of any , that w ere better able to defend and keepe them then the Venetians.- That the Pope had bccne the Author and motiue of the Signo- ries raking of Romagnia from Valentinots, and now changing his opinion did caufclefTc l'eekc all mtancs to expulfe them thence. And therefore the State of Venice did carneftly intreat King Lewis .not for that regard to infringe the league made with them; and Maximilian in like manner, that he would rather aide and afiift the Signory,as a good friend and neighbour, in fo iuft and rcafonable d ; o marter,then the Pope who craned a thing wholy vnrcafonjble. Thdcrcmonftranccs being kindly entertained by both tilde Princes,they pro- milcd to debate the matter with his Holineflc. This anfwcr did in f ome fort fatif- fie the Senat.Count PetelL.in it the fame time,being on great promifes entreated by diuers Kings and Princes to feme them, would Rcucr for- fake the Signo ry. In acknowledgement whcrcof,the Rate of Venice made him General! of their Army for three y eares, with a ycarcly annuity of fiuc hundred pounds of gold. to Hhe end oftheJixth'Bookecfthe fourth Decade of the History of Venice . FINIS, — ——«" JT. . — - . - — — -■ V r r • ......a , • - "( ■ • » ..." • • b'uoS V •iacDoci •212 ih ■ J ' ' .• ;. • fit- • : t.'flL hn . ; " •,_.<* ;ri:... : .11 b "1 i\ Vi! ' : lai Vxh 1- fiuifijir: ,.«?•. ■ .» • ■ . • frverte the Ve¬ netians offers, IO Jgrecment he> trvixr the Pope and the Verse* thus* The Popes re* quefl to toe French if mg. The Emperors requcfl to the] Venetians, The Venetians anfxvcr to the Emperor, r t .tinwerc, mac ne WOUIdnot in any iorr confent to the with-holding of one onely towre :and threatningthein to recotier yet before he diedRaucnna, and Ceruia, which they poflcfl’ed as wrong!Lilly as they did Faenza, they palled on no farther atthat time. But their fcarc being encreafed,by reafon,of this new confederacy betwixt the Emncrour and the French King.thcy offeredby the meancs ofthe Duke of Vrbin,a friend to both hdes,to dehuer vp all that which they pofTefled (the appurtenances of Faen¬ za and Kuniny excepted ) if the Pope would giue admittance to their Ambafla- dors to come and make the oth ofobedience.wherevntoin time before he would not confent. The Pope inclined to this propofi-.iou made by the Duke of Vrbin (though vnwillir,gly)in regard he had fo highly threatned them, for bee perceiucd 19 the affaires betwixt the Emperor and the French King to be drawne out at length and that in the meane time thofeofFurli,Imola,andCcfenna, did indure manv diicommodities. 1 Vpon this confent, that which they had offered being re-deliuered, the Senate lent their Ambafladors, w ho after they had prottfted obedience with the ac- cultomed ceremonies ,thcy brought home with them to Venice no figne where¬ by it might be perceitied that he was become any whit the milder . In the meanc lpacc the Pope perceniing well enough that without the French Kings aide he could not hurc the Venetians , and that he could not as yet induce him to make warre vpon them, to the end his Popedomcfhouldnot befpentvnproflitably or ?o without honour , he turned his thoughts elfe-whcre, and entreated the French King to hclpe him to reduce vnder the Churches obedience the Cities of Bo- -ognia aiid Perugia, the which in all ages did bclongto the SeaofRome,and Wc.c pofldlcd thcone by lohn Paul B.iillon , and the other by John Bentiuoale Whole prcdeccflorshauing vfurped them, were become abfolute Lords thereof. T l.e Popes requeft was very pleafingto the King, becaufethereby hee might Iinde meancs to keepc his fricndfhip, from which be was in fomefort eftranged, in regard of the Kings alliance with the Venetians, which did much troublehim. Vv hcrevpon becaufe he would uoc difapoint him, he offered him all aide andfiio cour : and the Pope on the other fide gaue him the breefes of Cardinal- 40 lhipfor theBilhops of Achy, and Baycux,' with authority to difpofc of the benihees of theDutchy ofMilan. The execution of this enterprife was delaicd, by reafon ofthe iourney which Maximilian fekizA to make into Italy with his army^oreceiuehis Impcriallcrowne at Rome, wherein he beingdefirous not to bchmdred by the Venetians , hee fent foure Ambafladors to acquaint them with his intent,and to intreatc them to grant a paflage for him and his army like- \vife,afluring them that he would pafle thorough their territories without diftur- bing them in any fort,being defirous likewife to vnite himfelfc with them. The Venetians hauinga long time confulted therevpon, madehim apleafant an.wereifor after they had giuen him to vnderftand how-much they defired to 50 con ormc themfelues to his will, they councelled him to come into Italy without armes, efpecially comming for fo peaceable a matter which was pleafingto all men,where on the contrary comming in armes, Italy defparing for fo many ca¬ lamities which it had fufteined,would rife, determining to take armes,and not to lay 5 of the Hiftorie of Venice . lay open a way to new troubles: and that the French King might doe the like for aiTurancc of the ftatc ofMillan. The determination of Max tmillion caufcd the Pope todcferrehis enterpnze till another time, being perfwaded therevnto by the King, who was vrged of his promife about that btifxnefTe,leaft they by reafon of that accident of Italy fhould rife in armes: as alfo becaufe he feared to prouokethe Venetians, who had lent him word,that they would take armes for the defence of Bolognia,if the Pope did not firft gtue oucr to them the rights to Faenza which did belong to the Church. But the Pope being by nature fodaine and impatient,would not temporize,but ro fought all meanes to effedhis purpofe after a furious manner. And without flayinp for any other refolution,he departed from Rome with hue hundred men at armes where fortunedidfo fauour him,as John PaulBail/on ,by theI)ukc of uknVMiiBttni Vrbins perfwafton, went to him to Oruietra, where he was receiued into fauour, hauing wholly referred himfclfe to the Popes difetetion and deliuered into his her territory hands°the caftlcs of Perugia and the territory therevnto belonging, into which totbeTofc, he afterwards entred . Then marching cowards Bolognia, being attended on by fix hundred French Launces,and three thoufand footmen of the Kings forces,he W ent by the way ofthe mountainc, becaufe he would not come vpon the territo¬ ry of Riminy which the Venetians held, and being come toCel'enna, necom- Wtlnkthe 2 0 manded Bentiuoli to depart from Bolognia on paine of mofl greeuous cenlures stnimltu both fpirituall and temporall. The Bentiueles had made great preparations for their owne defence, but all their hope was turned to difpaire/o fooneasthey heard of the French-mens arri- tiall in the Popes army, and much more when the Lord of Chaumont, who con¬ futed them,did tell them thefamedaythathearriuedat Caftel-nouo on thcBo- iogtiians territory, that tbeKingbeingwillingto obferuc whatfocuer he was tied vnto,bythe capitulationsof the protedfion ,did meaneto continue him in the polfeffion ofhis goods,fo thathe would leaue the Gouernment ofthe City to the Church. At tbefe words Rentiuolt and his children,who before,with great threat- „ 0 nings had publifhed eucry where that they would dcfci d thcmfelues, being who- 3 ly dilcouraged made anfwerc that they would altogether referre thcmfelues to hisaibitremcnt,bdeechinghim by all meanes to mediate tollcrable conditions. totbcPopc, „ Vpon this anfwerc the Lord of Chaumont being come within three miles nere to Bolognia,deltfo with the Pope,as hegaiichim leaue fafely to depart from Bo¬ lognia with his wife and children,and to dwel in what place of the Dutchy ofMi- lan he pleafed , permitting him to fell and carry away with him all hisinouablesj and to cnioy the immouables which he pofleffed with iuft title. The Bentiuolcs being departed, the people of Bolognia Lent their Ambafia- Uognd jnU dors to the Pope for to giuc him the entire gouernment of their City. At the d f ■ 40 fame time the King of Arragon being imbarked at Barcelona came along by the 1 coaft of Prouenee to Genoa; and from thence keeping clofe by the land continu¬ ing his iourney he entred into the Hauen of Gayetta . Then being conducted to Naples,hc was receiued with great magnificence. Ambaffidors from all places of rbeiCr.^of Italy came thither with fpced,and among others from Venice,whither George Pi- nm fam and Marc Dandulo were fent to congratulate and honour fo great a Prince. ™ The Pope likcvvifcj notwithftanding that he was difplcafed for that he had not ^ fent to offer his obedience as the manner was , fent a Nuntio to him to in¬ cite him againff the Venetians , thinking that for the recouery of the Haucns of Apuglia,which the Venetians held, he had wilhcd their ouerthrow : And the 50 Venetians on the contrary did ftillftudy to keepe his friendfliip. Soone after King Lewis came into Italy, by reafon ofthe rebellion of Genoa, lews fSs the Venetians fent Dominica Trent fa no, and Paul Pifam their Ambafladors to him F " m ”Wirn tocongratulatehisarriuall,whocamctoMilan,whethcr the king came fo foone u„!j t as he hadrecouered Genoa. Aasa - Th? Thefeuenth Booke of the fourth Decad ij.o 7 . ring the Kjng, the great ha- Gc Po P^ ^eing at Bolognia,had folicited the King to conic into Italy that they tredwbicb the might contcrrc rogethcr,wherevnto the King did incline, albeit the Popes intents 2x2 d r i c rT s ’ 'T ho T he h ? ted in regard ° f th=Gdes ° f R°™gnia «.». which they pofleffed. But when he vnderftood that the King determined to take armes in fauour of the Gentlemen againft the people of Genoa(becaufc the ftrife betwixt the Gentlemen and the Commons had beene caufe of the rebellion) he was much difeontented thereat, becaufe he had euerfauored the people ^gainft tlie Nobility, and he perfwaded the King as much as in him lay to abfteine from armes, alleaging that it might kiddle fome fire in Italy, which would hinder the warre which they had decreed againft the Venetians. To the which,perceiuing the King would not agree , being tranfported withcholler, he gaue out on afo- daine at the beginning of the yecrc 1507. contrary to al mens expectation, that he would returne to Rome, faying that the aire of Bolognia did not agree with , althtwhcrcypon the King was troubled, not knowing what to thinkc,be- lion of the caufe he interrupted that which hitnfelfe had craued, and did all he could to alter Pape cancer, his determination . But the Kings carneft inftance to change bis minde diden- creafe the Popes fufpition,which hee had concerned that the King would keepc hmi (till there,where they might meet together at one fclfe fame place,which did lo much the more confirme him in his determination, wherein being obftinate he departed from Bolognia about the latter end of February,being noiable to dif- lemble the difdainc which he had conceiued of the King. By this wrath, the hatred which he did beare to the Venetians being in fomc lort mittigated , hce determined to paffeby the City of Faenza , new quarrels anling euery home betwixt the King and him , in regard of the Bemuwlef horn he would haue the King to expell from the Dutchy of Milan , albeit by his owns confent they were permitted to abide therein fuch fort as nothing could appeafe him,complaymng greeuoufly of the King: and being thereby prouoked lie did by hisNuntios and by aBreefe,giuetbeEmperour,andthe Electors to the Em- tfXlT P ' re u’ C ° vndcrftiIld >that the f ^ n ch Kings preparations for his pafTagc into Italy, 1 J with a mighty army,vnder pretence to appeafe the fedition of Genoa wasinef- fecl to opprefle the date of the Church,and to vfuipe the Imperial] dignity." The Venetians likewife fearing the Kings comming into Italy withfo great an army, did giue the like aduertizement ? MaximilLU,. being defirous ofnouel- ty,haumg reeeuied thefe aduertizements,held an Impcriall Diet in the City of Conffance where all the Barons,Princes and Common-welatbs of Germany be¬ ing afTembled, he did in fuch fort agrauatethe matter againft the French King by his oration ,as the mindcsofall thofe that were there preient,were meruei- loufly mooned, where he exhibited the Popes and Venetians letters of aducr- tizemenr. The French King hauing intelligence of the whole matter,didonafodaine cafher his army, to take away the caufe of fuch a fufpition , and would hitnfelfe hauerepafled the mounts, had not the defire which he had to fpeakc with the King of Arragon ftaied him, who was preparing for his returne into Spaine and leaning Naples came diredly to Sauona, where hchad appointedto conferre with the French King, who tor that caufe was come from Millan to attend him there .-where demand with the Qucene his wife being arriued, all diflrnfts be¬ ing laied afide on both parts,with infinite numbers of teciprocall embrafings they had diuers long and fecret conferences betwixt themfelues, and by that which fell out afterward, it was apparent, that they promifed a perpetual! league of friend- fflip one with the other ,and that Ferdinand fhould vfemeanesto reconcile the Emperourandthe French King, to the end that all of them being vnited togc- tber,they might afterward fliew themfelues open enemies to the Venetians. The two Kings departed from Sauona the fourth day after their arriu all, with {he lame lhewes of loue and friendfhip. The one went by fea to Barcelona,and the 10 20 'I he falfere• forts which the /jiW, 30 40 interutew of king of France *nd ^irragnjt fit Sauona, 5® of the Hijlorie of Venice. the other by land returned into France, leaning the other affaires of Italy at the fame flay. King Lewis in the meane time perceiuing that the Diet of Conflance continued,where/!^*«>zz/A«2had fo highly animated all the German Princes a- gainft hinijhe Pent vnder-hand certaine men ofpurpofe to Conflance,who fhould notbe publikelyknowne, but dealing fecretly, fhould workemeanes.by the bid¬ den fauour of the Princes his friends, to appeafe the mindes of the reft, excufine thofe flinders which were impofed vpon him, by the euidence of the effeds,fee¬ ing that after the redudion of Genoa to his obedience,he had on a fodaine caflie- red his army, and returned with all poffrble fpeed into Francc,to take away all 10 fufpition that he would attempt nothing againft the Church, nor againftthc ritle of the facred Empire, and with thefe iuftifications they wrought mcanes to appeafe the Germans armes,by the force of gold which they fo highly lone. Thefe things did greatly trouble the French Kings minde, who was altogether vncertainc of the Venetians meanings, who would not openly difeouer them- felues but had euer held matters in fufpenfc- The Dyet of Conflance beeing ended it was there concluded,after fundry deputations,that MiximiLliin fhould haue for his paffage into Italy eight thoufandhorfe , and two and twenty thou- iand footmen, paicd by the Country for fixe monthes, and fixe fcore thoufand Florins of the Rhyne for the expence of the Artillery,and other ordinary charges. 2o Vpon the report of thefe newes the Venetians were greatly perplexed in their mindes as well as others, bccaufe they knew not whereon to rcfolue,in regard of the great meanes which euery one of them vfed to winne them to his fide. The Emperour at the beginning fent three Ambaftadors of great place to them,to intreat them to giue him paffage thorow their territories, and to make a more ftridt alliance with him,wherein fhould be mentioned, that they fhould be parti¬ cipants of the reward of the vidtory. The French King on the other fide,did not ceafeby his Ambaftad rs, and by that of Venice,which was refidentwith him, to doe all he might to induce them to oppofe rhemfelues by armes againft the Em¬ perors comming, as hurtfull to either of therr^offering them for this purpofeall jo his forces,and to continue for euer their confederate. The Venetians,who could haue becne well contented to haue lined at quiet as Newtcrs,perceiued themfelues to be in fuch fort prefled by the Emperor, as they were of neceifity cither to refufeit, or to grant him paffage. For they feared, that by their refufall they fhould be troubled firft, and by granting it, they fhould enfring their confederacy with the King : And yet neuertbelefie, each of the Se¬ nators did aftirme that it was nccefiary openly to adhere to one ofthefides,buc they knew not to which , and after great diuerfity of opinions, the remembrance at lad of the Emperors continuall inclination, to recouer the Cities which they pofleflTed,which he pretended to belong to the Empire,or to the lioufe of Auftria did moftpreuaile. They made anfwerc then to the Ambaftadors,that their determination was to grant him paffage comming without an army, and to flop it if he came in armes; faying that neceifity enforced them fo to doepn regard of their confederacy with the French King , by which they were bound to aflift him in the defence of the Dutchy of Millan,with a certaine number of men fpecified therein. Mixim'illitn being fruftrate of his hope to haue the Venetians on his fide,was incombred with other doubts which did wholy delay the effedl of his defeignes. For firft of all; That foundation whereon he chiefly budded, that the Cities and Potentates ofltaly, fearing his name and ai'my,would come to compcfition,and would furnifh him with fufficientfuromcs of money, did daily decay : Then the conclufionsoftheDiet of Conftance vanifbed into ayre , when they perceiued the great preparations of the French King, and the new refolution of the Ve¬ netians. Tile Pope likewife,who would not fhew himfelfe more affectionate to the one fids lAducrti’te* merits to the Piinces of Germany t9 clccre the fufilien of lb t French XPg* What was concluded i* the Dyet at Conflance, The Venci'urfc greatly yer- plcxed. 7 he Venetians rcfolutc an* fwer to ihe Empcsors Am* baJJ'adors « 7he Emperor findclb him « Jcl/efruftiatk of hit hope:* 8 'The Pope refit • fetb the Em¬ perors requefl. The great pre* parations of King Lewis & tie Venetians to flop the Em• poors pc ft ge. The £mp:ror funnmns thofe cf Vt rojia to guckimpajja^ 7 be Emperor commei'o to • wards Vincent \a and on a fo~ daine retur¬ ned) into Gcr- muij. The Venetians great prepara* lions. *Thi defeated in the yaUof Cadora , The feuenth Boofe of the fourth Tec ad fide then the other,did refufe the demand he made that it might be lawfull for him to take a hundred thoufand ducats which were leauied in Germany for thewarre againft theTurkes and were kept in the fame Prouince, and were not to be con- nerted to any other vfe without the leaueofthe Sea of Rome: Yet neuertheieffe in the middeH of all thefe difficulties, he forgate nothing which might nourifh the report of his commingdowne, infuchfort as all thole who food in awe of him made mighty prouifions in diners places,but they were vnccrtame,with what forces,at what time,and from whence he would come. The French King had prouided for the Ducchy of Milan,and for the frontiers of Burgondy: And had' befidcs fent lohn limes Triuulce with foure hundred French ia Launccs,and foure thoufand footmen to Verona to the Venetians aide,who had fent the baric of Petillan to Roucro,with foure hundred men at armes, and florc of foot-forces,to the end there to keepc backe thole which fhould come by Trent, and S.irttolmew Ahi/ana into the Frits! with eight hundred men at armes,. ThcEmperour at the beginning of theyeere 1 508. wasdefirousto put in ex¬ ecution the reports which had beenc fpred abroad of his commingdowne, and fent an Herald to Verona to fummonthe inhabitants to prouide lodging for hinifelfe,andfor foure thoufand horfc which he brought with him, goineto Rome to take the Imperiall crowne. The Gouernor of the City,by the aduicc of the Senate,with whom the matter was communicated at Venice, made him an- 2a ? fwere,tiiat for his coronation which he mentioned he needed noefo roanymen at armes and fuch ftore of Artillery. Mzximillunv ponthis anfwet being already come to Trent departed thence in a morning before day with fiftcenc hundred horfe, and foure thoufand foot- mcn,not of thofe which had beenc gratinted him at Conftance,but of thofe of his Court,and of his owne Rate,and tooke the way of the mountaincs towards Vin- ccnza. And the Marquis of Brandenbourge marched at the fame time towards Rouero with hue hundred hotfe and two thoufand foot-men,but he returned the next day, not being able to obraine any paflage . The Emperour by the way of the mountaincs being come within twelue miles of Vinccnza, and bailing taken the territory of the feuen Commons, did on a fodaine returne towards Bolfane which is a townc farther of from the confines of Italy then Trent, whereat all men did greatly wonder. This did awake theVenetians courage, did incite them to leauy diuers foot- troupes,and to make great preparations, vrging the French King to doe the like. They chofc two Prouidatori, Andre Griti & George Corzarcfine of whom went towards the Rbcticke,and the other into Friuli . AluUnn was commanded fpeedily into Fritil where George Cornare die Prouidator already was, becaufc f oure hundred of IvUximtlluns horfe and fiuc thoufand of his footmen being come thither and enired into the vale of Cadora, had taken the Burrough and 4<5 che Cattle. AluinK.t hailing patted the mountaincs fnlloffnow, came in two daics necrc to Cadora, where tarrying for his footmen that came after him ;hec fcizcd on a paflage, which was not kept by the Germans, by which men en¬ ter into that valley. The comming of Atuianx did encourage thofe of the Country who did affedl: the Venetians, who fodainely did pofTefle the other pattages of the valey , by which the enemieswerc to retire. The Germans pcrcciuing themfclucs to bee fhutte in , and that no hope of fafety was left thembuttn their armes, they came with great furie to affailc ^Alutsnx , who did brauely receittc them, the fight lafted certaine houres with great fer- 5^ uency, butatthelafttheGermans,beingnotable to refiftthe numbers norpro- weffe of their enemies, were defeated , and aboue a thoufand of them laie dead on the place, v/ich diuers of them taken prifoners : of the Venetians veris few died. ' ~ , Before 9 ofthe Hijlorie of X)mice. Before this exploitc of warrc,the Emperor had fent Luke de Rehaldts his Am- baffador to Venicc, to entreat the Senators to granc him paflage thorow their ™‘ndfeib°his territories, as hee had often-times before requeued them, that hee might goe to Rome,faying that his King would come armed for feare of hisenemies. Neuer- f c thelefleheedidafturethc Signoryof Venice, that hee and his would pafle with- out dooing wrong to any of their fubie&s, or elfethat hee would pafle without Armcs,prouided that the common-wealth vt'ould giue him hoftages for the aflu- ranceof hispaflage. To tbat,Ptmce Loredauo anfwercd, that Maxlmil/ian was cc not ignorant,how that the Common-wealth hadeuer beencafriendtohim and « to to his father the Emperor Vrederick,and that it was not well done ofhimin coun- cc terchangc,to vfeall hoftile adfions againft them , as to rauageand ipoile their cc countrey,to take their townes and caftles by force,whereof they had iuft caufe to « complainc,and to call God to witnefle,whether they had deferued it at his hands: cc neuerthelefle hee would propound the demand to the Senate, and according to cc the fame,be would giue him anfwer. - 1 And becaufe Corntire had written to the Senate, that Alumna, was in great hope,and would,in a manner, bee bound, that the enemies fhould in fbort fpace recompence^thc wrongs and fpoiles which they had committed, the Senate was of opinion to deferre the anfwering of Maximillians Ambaffadors, till fuch time Itfwnwfbe 20 as they had newes from Friul. Andlofoone as they heard from thence, they Emperors Art* anfwered the AmbafTador as they had done in times before, without making any mention of the defeate oi the Almains,and caufcd him to bee accompanied tho- row theRhctike countrey,to the end he fhould receiue no out-rage. Alumna after the taking of the caftle of Cadora would not (land ftil! in fo faire / ( away, but purfuing his good fortune, recouered Portonanoue, then Cremoufa 'fflTtun feated on a high hill,and from thence went and encamped before Gorithia,which Friul. is at the footc of che Alpes,fttongby fituadon,and well fortified, and which hath a caftlc of difficult accede. But hauing planted his Artillery before the townc^heo tooke it the fourth day after by compoficion, by reafbn that they within wanted 30 Armor,water,and vi&uals . The Captaine of the caftle yeelded vp the place in fcwdayesafrerqeceiuingfoure thoufand Ducats. The Venetians made diuerfe fortifications thereto fetue in time to come againft the Turkes, to flop theirpaf- fage oner the riucr Lifona. AluUnx after the taking of Gorithia,went to befiege Thryefte s and tooke it with the Caftle Iikewife,which being feated on the Gulphc of Venice, was very com¬ modious to them for their traffick : vtherevpon the Venetians beeino puffed vp with their profperous fuccefle, determined to follow tbccourfeof the vidory* and to make warre on Maximillian ^by entring fartherinto his countrey: but Vo- minico CMorofino , Procurator of Saint Markers, man of fotirc-fcore and ten yeares An "Umam qo of age,wife and aduifed, began to fpeake and to entreate the Senate, not to fuffer th( any farthcrattcmptstobeemade , faying “That Germany was not pleafed that « Maximillian made warre on the common-wealth, when as hee might freely liue cc arpcace:thatitwasalfotobee feared, that; the fame Germany would take it in ctiill part, and would refent it, if any farther roads were made into their countrey, <• for they would net fuffer their Imperiall dignity to be fo abafed and contemned. C£ That the offence which he had committed againft the common-wealth was nor c * great,for which ncuerthelefle thorow the goodneffe of God, he had made a wor- c( thyfatiftadlion,all his fouldiers hauing beenecut in peeces in Friul, Cadora, « and Portonanoue bceing recouered, and wee haueloft nothing on the Verona « 50 territory,nor rcceiued any difgrace. And hcerewith bceing fatisfied without T he Venetians refufe to grant Maximilian truce for three jearev with a thoufand horfesand fix thoufand Lanfquencts to Calliana which is dil- tant from La Piecra a crolbow fhotte. T/ie Venctiansreturncd to befeegethis Caftle of LaPietra withfoure thou¬ fand horfe and fixteene thoufand foote, determining to batter it with fixtecne peices ofOrdinanee: The two armies were within a mile one of another, each of 40 them hauing the Caftle before them. But the Venetians hauing loft diners of their men there, with two peices of ordinance which the Almaincs tooke from them in a failey ,’.thinking it loft time to tarry there any longer,feeing they could not enforce the enemies to fight they went to Roucro, and the Almatns to Trent, the mo ft parte of whom within a while after difbandccl. Maziniiliin, who during thefe warlike exploits had runne vp and downe from place to place to be releiucd with men and money,perceiuing all menro forfake him, after the defeat of his forces at Cadora, fent a Gentleman of his to Venice to crauc truce for three monethes: but the Senate contemned it, and would not grant any for leffe then a whole yearc, nor without the knowledge and confcnt 50 of the French King: MiximilUa being themore datited for the Ioffe of Tryeftc, and other places of tiie Sca-coaft ,did folicite theBilnop of Trent to inuitc (as of himfelfe) the Venetians to ctucc,thinking by that mcancs the looner to purcbnle Peace. The Venetians made anfwer; Thatitlay not in their power: but that he - - - -- - - ought of the Hijlorie of Venice. 1 i oughrto moouethe French King. For this ptirpofe CommilTioners were appointed to 'meet and conferre toge¬ ther, for Maximilians p art, the Bifhop of Trent, and Serentano r he Emperors Secretary: for the French King ,Trnttilce, and Jacorno Gulf redo Prcfident oi Miilan, larrHg be- and for the Venetians, ZachaneContarene, a particular A mbafiador deputed for that bufinefle. Conferring together they cafily condifcended to all conditions ftmeicd about failing that the Frenchmen would haue a gcnerall truce, and that all the confe- thttruer derates of cither of them, as well out of Italy as within fhouldbe therein compri¬ zed, and efpecially the Duke ofGuelders,wherevnto Maximilians Agents would io not confent, bccaufe their maifterhad detei mined to mine that Duke, faying that in the treaty there was nothing mentioned but the watres of Italy, and thac nothing ought to be cnreiniingled therewith but that which concerned Italy .The Venetians did all they might to content the French King, but perceiuing the Al- r ’“[ c f' e rirt maines to be obftinatcin that bufinelfe they refolued tortbeirpartto accept of frmanuihc truce in the fame manner as they had concluded it, beeingdefirous to free them- yenetms, fellies from fuch a warre, which lighted wholly on their dominions; and notwith- flanding the proreflation ofthe FrenchKings Commiflioners, that a mutuallcn- terprife ought not to be finifhed but in common,the Venetians went on,and con¬ cluded the Mice on the twentith of April!, the which was fpeedily ratified by thd 20 Emperour and the V enetians, by rneanes whereof the warrs ceafed betwixt them, and diuers did hope that Italy thereby fhould for a time cnioye Peace and quiet. Armesbeeinglayd afide, Alutam and Cornar: returned to Venice where they Were rccciucd with great poinpe, and in a manner triumphall: The French King hailing intelligence that the truce was concluded and figned , Shewed fignes of ft mb _ dikontenr, and complained to Antonio Conddmcvio AmbaSfadorforthe Vcneti- ff"' ans in his Court, fayingthat he had not deferued of the Seigneiury of Venice true. that without flaying for his anfwer and confent they had granted truce to Maxi¬ milian: That he did not greatly care if the confederates of Italy were comprized therein, pronided that the Duke of Gueldcrs might be allured in his (late , whom 30 he much affedted, and yet neuerthelcfle the Signory had made his defire fruft trate,wherein he did hope to be afTiftcd and furthered: And yet lie had an hundred thoufand crowncs ready to employ in bisayde, and that he would not endure that any wrong fhould be done to him by the fault of his confederates. The King hailing vttcredthefe words in choller did repent him ofir, and fei- ning to forget ali matters, he beganneto cntcrtainchiin with more plcafing di(- courfe; namely when the Ambaffndor had excufed thc common-wealth,and told him that the Senate euer had a principall regard to maintaine him in the Dutcliy ofNlillan, to the end that whileit the truce lafted hee might not be molefted in that State. The King gaue him then fome hope that he would ratine the truce, 40 but in himfelfe he beganneto thinke on all meancs how to be rcuenged. blah. The Emperor on the other fide not digefling the brauadoes which the Vene- tians had offered him, and being defirous to refent the wrongs which he had re- ceiuedjbecaufehehad no hope to draw any more aid from the Germaine Prin- ces,madefhewtbathehadawilltovnitehimrelfe with the French King againft the Venetians, as the only remedy to recouer his honor and loft Hates. The Pope likewife prouoked the King againft them,bccaufe,befides the old hatred which he didbeare to them, he thought that the Bandetti of Furli, who dwelt at Faenza, had by their rneanes made fome attempt on that Citty. The King calling to minde (befideshis new difpleal'urc for the truce) nil the 50 wronges which he thought they had done him in his watres of Naples, and bee- ing defirous to fnatch forth of their handes Cremona and other rownes which JJ .”^ ml hadbeene a long time poffeffed by the Dukes ofMillan;bad the fame inclination fa'-ntt theVc* like to the Emperor, wherefore the better to bring it to paffe, they began betwixt nslim • thefelues to harken to the contentio betwixt the Arch-dukc,& the D. of G eldres, ' . and IZ The feuentb Boo{e of the fourth T)ecad Confederacy of the Tope, Emperor , French Ring, and King of Arragon , ’ betwixt ffiern : they fecretly fent John Peter Stella, Secretary to the in, Senate,to Maximt/lUn, who had often-times beene with him , and was very well knowne to the Emperour,to the end hee might finde meanes to reconcile him to the Senate. This man beeing too hafty in the execution of his deffeigne,and not 43 hailing well confidered on the meanes, and difeouering himfelfe to the Empe¬ rors domeftick feruants,King Letots his Ambafladors,who were with Ma'/.imillt - An, had knowledge of his comming , whereby hee did no good to the common- wealth.(?fge/ 7 /i» likewife comming to Rome,by tlie Senates commandemcnr to treate with the Pope, his iourney was to no pnrpofe. The Senate defpairing of peace, made Ieuies of men and horfe, and decreed to enrolethe greateft number of men at armes and light horfe that they could raifc,among whom were diuerfeStradiots,and a great number of footmen, they ' commanded likewife for rcfiftance at Sea, if King Lewis fhould come to aifaile themffifteene Galleis to bee armed. They likewife difpatchcd Andre Eadoarto to 50 the King of England to purchafe him for their friend- Inthcmcanerime Lafcaris King Lewis Ambaifador at Venice was diimified, the like was done to Condclmare, who was their Ambaifador in France , vnto whom from the King was prefenced a chaine of gold,the which he refilled,faying; That The Popes fci crct menaces to the ycneti• arts. The Venetians great prepara¬ tions for their defence , ofthe Hijlorie of Venice. That he would notrcceiueany prefent from aKing,tbatwas their enemie and fo departed.CVr/We,in like manner who was Agent at Milan departed thence: within a while after fupplies came to the Senate,of a thoufand light horfc,and fine thou* land (Grangers foote-mcn,a thoufand Archers from Candy,and another thoufand armed at all fortes from the Country of Albania. They did after-wards with fpeed fortifie the Cattle of Cremona, and furoifht it withal! things nccefiary for along feege: As alfo all there Townes,and Cattles ncerc thcrvnto,ofwhieh forti- fications theCountiV/i/^tfhad expreflecharge,whocommingoneday meanely accompanied to Bergatno,to fee what was done there, thofe of Milan hauing no- 10 tice thereof by their lpies,twohundrcdhorfe (allied forth ofMilan, in the night, cuery horfe-man hauing a huquebufier behind him, who hailing croft the riuer Adda,bidthemfelucsin thevvood,to furprizchim ,which they mighteafily haue done, he not miftruftingir. ButtheGouernorofBergamo,being aduertized by peafants of the country of the Ambufcado, fenr fodainly after the Earle who was already departed, and fo faued him from that danger. The Senate hauing notice of the french-mens Ambufcado to furprize the Earle, accounted the warre to be denounced , where-vpon they thofe Csinirevs Grittt and George Corn ire for Bro- uidators, who m the time of the Rhetick war,had the fame command. The Pope who had deferred to ratifie the confederacy, till the very laft day affigned for the ratification, did confirmc it, but with expreffc declaration that hec would Jmhufceite to /hrf rift the Count Pitillea 20 not execute any hoftile aft againft the Venetians , till the French King did begin the warre. This was about the latter end of theycare 1508. When as the league beeing ratified, by all the confederates, the French King beegan to make very great preparations, and beeing come to Lyons ,heecauled hiscom- paniesto march towards tlie Mounts, and fixe thoufand Swifles, whomehee had in a readinefle, prepared thcm-fcluesto come dovvne at thefame-time into Italy. The Venetians on the other fide with great courage made preparations(as hath beene faid:) but confidering afterward how all Chriftcndome in a m anner were 30 in armes againft them, theydcfiroustotriebyallmeanes poffiblc if they could dittbluethat Vnion, repenting for that they had not feparated the Pope from the othtr,tlie which they might haue done by theonely yceldingvp ofFaenzavnto him. They would haue renewed their former treaties , both with the Emperour, and the King of Spainc : but it was in vaine with all three of them: for the Pope could no more accept of that he had defired: the Catholike King had no meancs to diner t the reft,and theEmperor did fo abhorre them,as he would not voiicffafe to lookevpon their Ambaflador: wherevponthey conuerted all their though to defence,and to wage (as bath beene faid)great numbers of horfc and footc.and. to armc diuers veficlls as well to keepe the fea,as the Lake of La Garde, the riuer Po,and other Neighbour places. Sondry prodcgics which did happen did greatly terrific them : Firft they loft a barke within the which were ten thoufand Ducats, fent by the Senate to Rauen- na,which was drovvnd: then lightning fell on the Caftleof Brelfia: after that, the place where the Charters of the Common-wealth were kepc,fell wholy downe to the ground , and fiertookc either by chance ,orby the fecret malice offome in their Arcenali in the fame place where their fair peeter lay,where it burnt twelue Calleis, and a very great quantity of Munition which did much amaze them, be- caufeit prefaged nothing but mifhap. They made preparations then cheefcly on that fide, whereby the French King was to come, which was towards the 50 Glradade, croffing the riuer Ad Ja,neerc to Caffiana, and therefore they affem- blcd their army at Pontuico,on the riuer Oglio: the Earle of Pctilhn was made Generali thereof, Barfilmeo AluUm was Gouernor,and George Cornttre and Andre Gr/iti aboue named wereprouidatory. Thefe men being affcmbled to determine after what manner the warre flrould B b b b be The Tope rdm tificth the treaty of m* Lray% T Ijc Venetians attempt in vaine to be re* concilcdtotbt Fopetand tbs Empe rsr t The Venetian arc afienifhed at fondry bad P » */ 2 %ei* 14 . The feuenth c Bookc of thefourth T)ecad The Venetians J^ ana g^j*hfr?piSions Wcre different betwixt the generall and the gouernor: a: my mi the this man was 01 opinion toniake theieate of the war in the enemies country ra- il 1 " tl ’ e,vin d ’ cir ° mt > and t0 goe aad aflaill the Dutchy of Milan, before the radj /:. 7 ' rrenC11 KingIhould paffe the Mounts: The other, whofor his long exDerience, would not heare tell of tempting fortune, was of a contrary opinion and coun- Mcd,that contemning theloffeof the countrey of Gyradade, theyfhould en- " 5 C ***** Citty of Orci, as in times paft other great Captaines had nctian cap* u(>rte i uhe warres betwixt tne Venetians and theMilanois. The Senate reie£ted tmics. . troth taefe cotinlclls; that of Alttiann as to bold, and that oftheGcnerall as oner fo are lull: wherevpon they determined, that the army fliou'd draw nearctothe io riuer Adda, becaule they would notleaue theGyradad in prey to the enemies, Witn tne Senates expreflecommandement,not to fight with the enemy but vpon great hope fer-vrgent necelftty. 1 lie IrcnchKinghauinrpafTed the Mounts with an intent to fight, fenthis Herald to Venice,to denounce warre; and in palling by Cremona to doe the like . , , , totbd VenetianMagiftratfes". TheLordof Chauinontbegannethefirdthotion C/Lome it of the warre on the filteenth of Aprill,croffingby a fdode the riuer Adda, neere Oc.icraUfihe toCalciana,with three thoufar.d horfc; and pafled oner by boate fix tbouland vnyiumy. fooremen and the Artillery after-wards,marching direfifly tothetcwneofTreui, which being bclceged and battered,yeelded : wherevpon luftninitXJMorofm, Vite- to The French Udccit'to de- Cajleilo , and Vincenzo de NildejH'ao w ere within it,and with them an uipTnui. hundred light horfe, and abouta thoufand footemen remained prifoners, the Sradiots lauedtherri-felties by flight. Vpon report of the takingof thisplace, di uers neighbour-townes did like-wife yeeld. The Lord of Chaumont did (bone , after with all his forces repaffe the riuer Adda. The Marquis of Mantua came C yedil m with his forcas t0 Cafat-Major, which forthwith yeetded. Rocahtm like-wife hauingon abridge of boates pafled the riuer Adda,whtre it entreth into the Po, came and fnadeincurfious on thcCremonois,with aryo.ianccs and 3ooo.foote- men , the like alfo did they of the Garrifon ofLoda. The peafants like wife of the Mountatny ol Brianfc made incurfions as fan e as Bergamo. After thefe firft 39 'ribtemmitJr' atrem P !S wafre the Pope for his part began by fpiriuiatl armes, for hee publi- agiinfi the J foed'a terrible Bull, in forme of a Monitory againft them,fpec!ying al the vfurpa- Vcneums, tions made by the Venetians on the Churchs lands, and the authority which they attributed to them-fellies to the prciudicethereof; whereby he admonifhed them to yeeld vp within foure and twenty daies next following the Churches townes which they poffeffed,with the rcuenew receitied by them cuer fince they enioyed df6tc,vponpaine, incafeof dilobedicnceof incurringccnfures, and interdidi- wis.not oneiy lor the Cittv of Venice, but likewife for all the townes vnder their obedicnce.-declnring all thofc to be excomuni cate,who fliould in any fort detains them, guing power to all men in all places, to fcaze on their goods and to make 40 flaucs of their perfons.The Senate kept this Monitory clofefroin the people,for foare leaft they fliould haue mutined, and threw inanappeall tothenext Gene- r “e‘n T'ctfi ^ cbdncel,which was carried and fixed on the Churches of Rome, by vnknown fwotiJl’e" P er fon^. At the very fame time 3 in a manner, King Lewis his Herald came to Ve- Frcnc'i xjngs nice,who inhis Kings name in open Senate did denounce the wafre already be- gnnne for diuers occafionsw'hich fhc declared in their pfefence.Thc Duke by the aduice of the Senate,anfwered, feeing that the French King did denounce wan e, contrary to their aliar.ee with him,the which they had neuer violated,they Would with their forces,and with theiufticeofrheircaufefeeke to defend tliem-felucs: After this anfwer, they gatie order to their army , the which being affembled 50 r.tPontuico, to thenumbereftwo thoufand menatarmes, three thoufand light horfc and ft radioes, fifteene thott'and footemen chofen forth o f all Italy, and fib tcene thoufand other choice footemen oi their own feritories,with great quanti¬ ty of Artillery,it came to For.tanella,which is within fixe miles of Loda, aplace very of the Hiflorie of Vmice. very commodious for the reiiefc of Cremona,Crema, Carauagia & Bergamo; ^ y tX n‘ a « t Cittiesvnder their obedience. And becaufe they had afic timetorecouerTreui, Armua t by reafon that the Kings Armie was notyetaflembled, the Senate was of opini- FommiLu on to aifaile it. The ordnance becing planted, which made great execution, thofe within it did yceld the next day following, on condition that the fouldiers lines fnould bee faued , who were difarmed, the Captaines to beeprifoners ; and the tOtVne to be vfed at their diferetion. The King was at Milan, who departed thence fo foonc as hee vnderftood that that towne was battered, for to releeiie it, and came and paRed ouer theriuerof io Adda on three bridges made of boates ,neercto Cafliana, with his whole Ar- mie,theenemieno way (topping him, whohauing entred Treui, bulled them- felues in pillaging the towne , from whence the Captaines could not with-draw their fouldiers,neither by entreaties nor threatnings,vntill that Altitun* inarage caiifcd the towne to be let on fire.to make them to depart thence. But it was too late,for the French were wholy come ouer the riuer. .. The King fo foonc as hee had patted ouer the Riuer, came and lodged within little more then a mile of the Venetians campe, who beeing encamped in a place £«*> **ry nitr ftrong both by fite and arte, the King could not affaile them but with great difad- uantage. The matter was debated,’where fome of the Kings councell vi ere ofopi- 20 nion to draw out the warre in length,expefting the Emperors commingdowne, for then the Venetians fhould bee enforced to come to a battle,not being able to invite looke to fo many places at once. But the King was of a contrary opinion,as well ai me. for fearc leaf!: the Emperour would come too late , as f or the defire which lies liad,being there in perfon with all the forces of his kingdome,that he might with¬ out an others helpefinifh that warre by a glorious vi&ovy. The armies in the rneane time did not ftirre, but remained incamped.theone before the other, for thefpaceof a day, withfundry skirmifhes betwixrthe light horfe on either fide. The next day the King marched towards Riuolta, to prouoke the enemies 'o comethether , that hee might fight with them, but they did notftirre, fhewing 30 thereby that they had no meaning to fight; The Artillery being brought before Riuolta.the Fort within a few houres was taken by affault, wherein theKingwith his whole armie lodged the fame night. The King wondering at the enemies proceedings, the which to himfelfe he ne- The Kjngs uerthelelfe comroendcd,refolued to depart thence,& to come into a place where he might cut off their victuals which came to them from Cremona and Crema, Jemiesto thinking that the want of victuals would breake their determination: wherefore h hl -, hauing (laid one day at Riuol ta he diflodged and burnt it, and tooke the way of Vailla and Paudina, the very next night, becaufe that either of thefe places were in the way by which victuals came to the enemy. l|o The Venetians did very well perceiue the Kings meaning, and how they were of neceffity to remooue: but the Count Pet Man would hauethemto tarry till the next day,and Alaiam would haue them inftantly to depart,to the end to preuenr them; the which was done.Therc were two waies to go to the places aboue men¬ tioned,the one lower,& farther necr to the riuer,with crooked turnings,by which the kings armie marched, which was faid to confift of more then two thoufand ’‘wibtref lanccsjfix thoufand Swifles,and twelue thoufand foot, as well French as Italians, Armei^ with great (tore of Artillery,and Pioners: the other farther offfrom the riuer,and the fhortet way,tbe which led diredly for the pattage ofthe Venetia arniy, wher- The «/ in were 2000.men at acmes,more then 20000. foot, and great numbers of light Jo horfe,fomeltalians,andfome Albanefes : there beeing nothing betwixt the two armies butbufhes & fhrubs,which hindred cither army from feeing one another. The two armies marching in this manner, the French vanrgard conducted by Charles of Amboife ,& the Venetians rereward conducted by Alniana^e .ncountred one another .Aluitnn not thinking to fighc that day, did not march in good order. Bbbb a Bus t. f The feuenth Tooke of the fourth T)ecad But perceiuing himfclfe to bee fo neere the enemy, and in filch a place as hee was enforced to fight,aduertifed the Count Petil/an, who went with the Vanrgard, of hts neceffity,craning his aydc.The Earle fent him word to march on ftilfandto cfchew the fight,according to the Senates determination. Alumni in the mesne time placed his footmen with fixe peeces of Ordinance on a little rifing : and then aifailed the enemies with filch force and fury, as hee enforced them to giue backbut the Armies battaile,wherein the Kings perfon was, comming forward: the chance ol the Dice foone turned, albeit Alumna for bisluckie beginning had promifed to him-felfe the vi&ory; who running vp and downe , nowheere^now there, encouraged his foldiers : They fought on all fides with great fury. The io French were on fire by their Kings prefence, who not fparinghimfelfe,was expo, fed to all dangers,and did not ceafe where need was to command and encourage his louldiors. The Venetians on the other fide full of valour,by reafonof theic firfi good fucceffe,did fight braucly: But at the laft,after long fight,and the Venc- 7bc Venetian tians loofing rather their ftrength then their courage, not turning their backs to hfe the battle the enemies, they fell downe in a manner all dead vppon the place, and chiefly ofGyradadc. the footemen, fome of whom affirmed that there were eight thoufand of them ilaine there. Barthelmexo Aluitimvns taken prifoner,who beeing hurt in the eye, with his face all bloudy,was brought to the Kings Pauillion. Such end had the battaile of Gyradadc, which was fought on the fourteenth 20 of May, in theyeere 1509. The King in memory heereof caufed a chappell to bee budded on the place of battaile , which hee called Saint CMurtes of the -he Km t h ^^ or y t * lcn bccaufe hee would not loofe his opportunity , hee came to t th car attach Carauagia, which yeeldedvpon compofition, andfoure and twenty houres af¬ ter,the Caftle,on no condition, hauing beene beaten with the Artillery .Bergamo did the like the next day, and the Cafile a day after. From thence hee marched towards Breffia , which by the councell of the Gambures , did caft off the Ve¬ netian yoake , and yeelded to the King ; and the Cafile two dayes after did the Ercflia yield, like, on condition that all that were within it might depart, (the Venetian Gen- cth tithe {mg. tlemen excepted) becaufe the King would not haue them comprized in the com- 30' pofition of townes,not for hatred that he did bearc to them, but in hope to draw great fummes of money from them. The newes of the battailes lofle,and of the kings progreffion after that, did af- ti ‘m/wne"'' Venice with fucb griefe and vniuerfall feare, as it is l'carce credible,fo great ic daunted stthc was. For from all parts of the citty, people ranne to the publickPallace with report of the great cryts and pittiiull lamentations, where the Senators knew not on what to “ ait »/. refolue, their Councell beeing dulled bydifpaire; fo weake were their remedies. At the laft taking courage, they determined to vfe meanestobee reconciled in any fort whatfoeuer with the Emperor and the Catholick King, not mentio¬ ning the French King, becaufe they did as much diftruft his hatred, as they were 40 fearefull of his Arrnes. The Senate then did write to Dominion Grimani , and to Mitrco Cornare , fonne fcrmihc™ to r l lc Prouidator, both of them beeing Cardinalls at Rome, to promileand Tope. offer to thePope,in the Senates name, that the Citties which hee demanded in Romagnia fhould bee yeelded vnto him, by meanes whereof they btfought him not to abandon the common-wealth to the pleafure and dilpofe of barbarous people, filch as the French-men were , who if they fhould once become mai- fiers of all Lombardy,the Popes them-felues fhould not bee fafe in Rome. Tee VennUm They likewife decrced,that Antonio lufiimano(yA\o being chofen Prouidator for 'eincile’/to'tbe Cremona,was ready to go thither)fhould direftly go,to the Emperor Maximilli-. gmperir, 4/»,&conclude a peace with him,ifit were poffible on any terms whatfoeuer.That the Senate was ready to deliuertohimThrycfte,Portonoue, and the otiier lands which they had taken from him theyeare before, and that the Signory would ac¬ knowledge to hold of him whatfoeuer it poftefled in Frioul, in Lombardy, and in the The King* /It mie and that of the Venetians y fight fuuohfly one vfiilh an other . ofthe Hijlone of Venice. 17 Tie *rcat pre- g'cjfion oj tbt Trench army. the country called old Venice. Soweakeand vneertaine were their remedies ash one of thefe cwodidnothelpeto repulfethcaudauoufneffeof the Trench, thev had not any lure meanes left to flay them. , f Ncucrthelcffc,makeing a vertue ot neceffity, they confulted the ir defence how to prouide mony to wage new companies , for thofe which rcma " d ‘j after the defeate wem bereft of ftrengthand courage. They determt Kd e- wife to augment their army by fca, whereof Ante Treutfm was Gcl tra ‘ fifty Gallies to oppofe againfi: that of the enemies which was preparing at no L But the French Kings fodaine fpeeddid preuent althetr Oouncclls ,v ’• io whom/ince the reduftion oFBreffia,Cremona was yeeldcd (the; Cattle expeftet which the Venetians vet held). Piiqbetona did the like: then hee marched to wards Pifcara to take the Cattle, for the towne was ycclded: And as they began to batter it, the SwilTes and Gafcons made a furious entry by fmall ouertures m the walls and llew all thofethatwere within it,except theCaptatneandhisfonnc who were Venetian Gentlemen, who were both by thcKmgs commandement hanccd on the Caftlcs battlements,to the end by that example to moue thofc of the Cattle qf Cremona , not obftynately to make defence, nor to hold out till th The King in this manner, in leflcthcn fifteenc dayes after theiviftory.hadre- •20 couered (the Cattle of Cremona excepted) all that which did belong to him, according to the dilution which had beene made at Cambray. The Pope had enuaded the Ctttics of Romagnia, with foure hundred men at dred light hotfe, and eight thoufand foote-mcn , and with the Duke his ordnance,vnder the command of Fratcifco Marta de URouer* h « Nephew, Sonne to his brother ub» t who with that army fcoured from Cdcnn:to Ccruia then tooke the towne of Sauarolla, betwixt Imola and Faenza, and that of Ere iiquella with the Cattle, and all the other townes ofthe Faentyne tC The Burrow ofRufli,ftcong both by nature and art, after the Kings victory did ffffy r?o veeld to the Pope on coinpoiition, the like did the Citty of Faenza, which being f amlc „ d} ef 3 vnfumifhcd of Venetian foldiars,and at her owne command, did promtfetoac- knowledge the Pope for her Lord, if it were noc reieetied within fifteene dales, which w?s not done. Raucnna did the like, fofoone as the array of the Church drew ncarc( the Caftle excepted.) In Inch iort as the Pope conquered more by the fame of the French Kings viftcry, then by his owne army, the Vene¬ tians poffcfling no more in Romagnia but the Caftle of Kauenna new enemies {hewing them.felties dayly againft them, etier fincc the deleatc of their " r T^heDuke of Ferrara on a Todayne fhewed him-felfe,'who till then had attai¬ ned, and hatting expelled the Vifdoma from Ferrara (a magiftrate wnich t.ie c tlgjn j {th ' x j gt nettans kept there) lice did forcibly without any let at all rcccncr the Pouefin ° miUm. Rouigo. The townes of Azole and Lunate yeeided to the Marquis of Mantua, rfjgg, which the Venetians had in former time taken from lohn Fraxafce Coti^aga rus meat Grand-father. chritloftroFra»gif»ne heldPifinia and Dmimain Hiltna. The Safm ri life Dlikeof Brunfwic with hisfoices, etiiring Friullbyilie Emperors com- mand, tooke Feltre and Bellone Thryefte likewiic and the other townes vpon his arriuall did retumeto the Emperors obedtence. TheEarles of Sodron feazed oncertainc Cattles and Villageswh.chlay ncerc them:the like didtheBtthop of Trent who tookeRitia di Trentc,and Agrefta. . , Thyoietiani The Venetiansbeing brought to all extremity determined to quit the S.gno- ,***« ry ofthe firme land, to the endtoauotde fo many enemies, hoping that good tbcrfl ; ciS „ r fortune one day returning, they might eafily recouer it. Beemg contented ,be firmed then onelv to rctainc the fait waters, all their care was to fortyfie their Cittv with men, vibtualLs , and munition, and they lent ^Mandates 1 ~~ " Bbbbj f? or. Hope given to the Venetians. 7 be ?epebe> ing mooned ttfith piny , cempaf, fin on the Venetians, T reuifo eon* tinn-:tb obc * dient to the Venetians. to t he Mag. ft rates and Officers of Padua, Verona, and other Citties allotted to ofth^ple thCy ft ° llld fGdCn 'y d£ P art th£I1Ce ’ lea -S *em to the power During there: atebiuements, Antonio lufiini M who had beenc r tnt to the Em- arearf b r in tr 3dm r edt0hlSprcfenCein P ublike aud,en ce, did fpeake with very greaefubm,(lion,bunt was.„vaine,for hee would doe nothL wuhout S , > !t , !"&*. The Venetian Cardinallslikewile, who befought the Pope to ab wi 1, n rf f 0nit0r, r{ CelnSth f y lwd offocdt ^ reftitutfon of he P towne wulnn thcfpace of foure and twenty dayes, could obte.nc nothing : For the ope : anfwered,'That they had not obeyed, bccauie they did offer it with limited io 7 S ’??t nl . c . ntlon, "g the profits which they had reccued by them. The Senate fenthlcewfeinto Puglia to yecld vp the hauensto the King of Arragon who being certamc to obtaine them with eafe,had fent a fmall fleece from Spain’ In this manner were the affaires of the Venetian common-wealth throwne h ad-longdowne all hopesfailing them. Thofeof Verona would yeeidZhe Kmg/ceing the Venetians had forfaken them , but hee would not receiue them eamng faithfully and wholy to obferue die capitulations made with the Empe! mandeTth AmbaflT'Z' J » 11 J atwhi 5 hdidb c lon g tohimfdfc.andhecoL ao anded cli. Ambafladors of thcVeronois to prefenc the Keyes of their Cittie andVmcenza 01 ' 15 Ambairadors > who were 111 hls Army,the like,did they of Padua hi^« C rr ti0 K ° f '^ FrC ?u h Ki0g > n ° C t0 P^wirhhis Atmie beyond ft iimits,gttue fome beginning of hope and fafety to the Venetians concerning wnhThir nl T dCS c° a ! ItaIlans w , credluerfl y mooued.-.Some were highly P leafcd to fubiZall lfa? & C t am ‘ r t { 5 and faid > Tllat with great ambition they had (ought very odiJu Others 0 Z meanes whereof they had made then- name very odious.Others confider.ng more tudicioufly,how vnfeemly a thing it would be (or all Italy to he brought vnder the bondage of ft rangers f did Inlnitcly la anZthcHiad vnheld 1 th Cltty>thc ant ’ ent Pcat °f hberty, and which more then any otftcr ftad \ pi,eld the common glory and reno wr.c of all Italy I Ins compafnon began to touch the Popes heart, who fearing the power of the Emperor and the French Kingedeflred to diuert their thoughtes from any crotlvkoZ S’’ 8 ' 1C by : ,Ua, : glin S tbc,n in affaires - Thcrfotche refolued fbu,Vc- cretly) to hinder as much as hee could, that the miferies of that Signorv iliould fnZhi n ° h n r ’ 2nd , dld WlIiin S 1 y rccea,c the Otters w ith Denis /wLwrorc the S,Vn irCqUeft M f tH j “ ra, S L ht P leafc him > 'o receiue fixe Ambafladors which «treareh Zo°na 7 '?/T f thc principal! Senators, moft humbly to treate him to pardon and abfolue them. The letters were read in open confi- 40 ftory, where their petition beeing propounded, the Pope confented P toadm ; t 4 them notwithftanamg that the Ambaffadors of the Emperour, and the French B f ? Ugbt to h,na u cr 1C ,alledging that by the league of Cambray.he was bound to putfue them withfpincuall and temporall Armes, vntill that each of the con federates had recouered that which did belong to him, and that the Emperour had not yet recouered all. Hee anfwered them, Thar the ancient cuftome of the mrch was not to (hew tt felfc obdurate to thofe, who repenting of their faults heCW ° Uldn0t abfoluethem » ^forc they had gitien This reception of the Pope did encreafe their hope, with the newes thev leard from Treuifo, which beeing forfaken by the magiftrates, and by the Ven L nan companies as others were, Leonardo of Dreflina banifhed fromVincenza beeing come thither without forces to take pofTeflion thereof for the Emperor’ ey in the any muaned, and began with a general! voyce to cry 5. Marie: pro- tefting 5 ° of the Hijlorie of ‘Venice. rcfting that they would acknowledge none other Lord, and a fellow that was a fhomaker named Marie beeing their leader, he carried with great fhoutes and concourfe of people the Venetians banners into the market place , and hauine dnuen thence Dreffinx, they placed fouldiers in their City, and fpeedily fortified it witn victuals,and all other ncce(Taries,the horl-men which were within it fcouring the country roundabout. & The end of thefeuenth Boo he of the fourth Decade. The Contents of the eight Booke of the fourth Decade, Hdt mooned the Venedans to hope to raife them felues. An enteruieyp refoluedon betypixttbe Emperour Maximillian andhevih the French King hrokenon a fodaine by the Em- pci or. The Venetians recouer Padua , T thereby they become mafiers of the Champame Country .The Marquis of Mantua is taken by the Venetians.The Emperorsproportion togoe and befeegethe City of Venice. Frangipane maketh wane in Hiflria.Tbe Venetian Ambajfadours 4 ° comc t0 Romc b night.The Emperorsfeege before Padua. The King of Hun¬ gary refufeth to make wane on the Venetians during their aduerfity. The Ve¬ netians iccouei J incenga and befeege Verona. The Venetians nauall army on the Pofcoureth as fane as Fiquerolla. The Venetians conquer the Pollefnof Roitigo.Tbe Duke of Ferrara defeated} the Venetians nauall army onthe Po. The Emperor bolded) a Dyet at Infpruch. The Pope abfolueth the Venetians , notrsvith(landing the oppositions of the Ambafadors ofthe Emperour and the French King. The Popes difpleafure againft the French King. The French 50 Kings grecuous difpleafure concerned againfl the Stvifes. The Pope in ha- tredto the French King affaileth Ferrara. The Vincentines are enforced to cranepardon ofthe Prince of Anhalt. The French take Legndga. The Empe - ror engageth Verona 10 the French King. Monfelefa taken by the French. The Popes +Ari enteru-erp refbhti d m betrvix: ih? Emp ror ani the French -K l *& The Smperour on a foduine breadth the enter niew. He Commotion ofTreuifo and ilieEmperors carelefhefle gallic hope to the Venetians to rctainc iomepart of their 2 o Signory,and to execute diners great exploits, which after¬ ward they did. For in all this great courfe ofvidorics there was nothing heard of but the Emperors name only, albeit by meanesof the French army, and for feare of it, diners townes had bcene yeelded to him . He had runne to diuers places fince the confederacy of Cambray to get money by way ot loanc ot cue Flemmings and other hi* fubiedts, the which hee quickly fpent prodigally alter hisvfuall manner,bdide a hundred thotifandcrowncs \\ liich he had recciucd of the French King, for the inueftiture of the Dutchy of Milan. Forthwith alter the newes of the batraileof Gyradude, he fent the Duke of Brunfwick to reconer the Country of Friui, but for himfelle he did not mooue at all,for want ot money,al-be-it the Pope did greatly lolicitc him therevnto, being afraid of the French forces,and to caule him to make haft, had fent hint fifty thou- fanu Ducats. At the laft hee came to Trent, from whence by letters hee thanked the Trench Kii g,forhauifig by his meancsrecouered his due. TbeCardinallof Amboile Teeing come i'either from the King to taike with liim,they concluded betwixt themlclues that he and the King fhould fee one an other and taike together in o- pen field , nccrc to the towne ol La Garde, on the marcb.es of cithers Countrcy. TheKingfc: forwatdto bciheteac the day appointed . But the Emperor being 40 come asfarre as Riuadi Trentcforthe lamepurpofc, hauing tarried there two hourcs,returncdonafodainctoTtent, fending the King word that,by reafon ot ccrtaine accidents newly hapned in Friui, he was enforced to rcturne backca- gainc,rcqueftinghim to defetre their meeting till an other time,and in the incane- {pace to tarry at Cremona. This alteration of the Emperour,together with his tedious negligence in not prouidinglufficient gatrifons to defend Padua and the other Cities,wcrecaufes, that the Venetiansdid help thenrfelues by this opportunity offered them to re- couer Padua,whicluhcy knew to be badly man’d with fouldiers, and the which they had by ouer-hafty counfeiltoofoone giuenaway. They concluded then that <^fndnvo Gritti,ont ofthePtouidators/houldgoc to Nouale on the Paduan territory,and that there he fhould take part of the lootmen (who being followed by diuersof the Country werefentto the village ofMirana)and fhould march, towards Padua,to alfaulc the Gate of Ccdalonga, and Chrtflofcro dcMora the o- thse 21 of the Hijlorie of Venice. ther Prouidator, fhould follow him at the heelcs with the rcfidueof the army: This defeignc being thus decreed fell out better then they thought for: for being early in a morning come to the Gate, they found it halfe open, by reafon ofcer- taine carts laden with hay, which were a little before entrcd . Soaspoflcffing it without any difficulty ,they tarried there without any noife till their fellowes we re arriucd who were not farre of, then they marched to the market-place,before any one had dcfcried them. But Drcffin.1, who was Gouernor of the City for ACax/milltanbdnc^ lodged in the Cittadell,hauing heard the noife, came forth with three hundred Lanceque- ro nets w'hich he had only for the gard thereof, with Brrtmldo of Saregia with fif¬ ty horfe, who perceiuing the townfrnen to forfake them , and no man to offer them any helpe made greac haft to enter into their fort, the which being not well fortified they were conftrained toyeeld certaine houres after. The Venetians by this meanes being matters of the City,commanded no hurt to be done to it,and that the Icwes houfes only, with certaine Paduans who had fhewed themfelues thcir.enemies,fhould be Ipoiled. The French King, who not long before had by compofition taken tbeCaftle of Cremona,knowingthe Emperours anfwere, and not flaying to doe his bid¬ ding,went towards Milan , relbluing to caffier his army,for to free himfelfe from ao fo great expenfes and to returnc into France. But the departure of the Kings perlon and his army did much diminifh the reputation of the Emperors affaires. For after the Venetians had recouered Padua, theyfoone became matters ofall the Countrey round about ,becaufe the Cities and the champaine countrey did fauour them. Vinccnza ofit felfe had done the like, iiConJhntine of Macedonia, who by chance was not farre off, had not fpeedily entredit with certaine forces. They recouered neuertheleffe the towne and cattle of Legnaga, a very commo¬ dious place to indomage the countries ofVerona,Padua,and Vincenza. It wasfuppofed that the taking of Padua would delay the Kings rcturne into France: but that, notwithftandiag, he determined to patte forward fo foone as jo hee had made new agreements with the PopesLegat in the City of Biagrafla whereby the Pope and the King did bind themfelues to protedf each other. He left on the frontiers of the Veronois the LorddelaPalittTcwirh feuen hundred Launces.todoewhatfoeuer Aiould pleafe theEmperor. But before his depar¬ ture an other happy euent befcli the V cnetians,which was,the taking of the Mar¬ quis of Mantua, with the defeat ofall his fouldiers, who were furprized halfe a ileepe in the Ifiand of Efcalla : who being brought from thence to Padua , and then to Venice , was imprifoned in the little tower of the publike pallace to the great contentment and wonderfull ioy ofthe whole City. The Emperour till now had not hindred nor did hinder the Venctia ns proceed- 4o ings,as well becaufe he had not fuffitient forces,as alfo for that he was kept backs by the peafants in the mountaine, and in tile planes likewile by other companies ofpeafants,who waited for him at a very ftrongpaffage, where he v/as in danger. But furmounting all thefe difficulties,and hauing not as yet forces fttong enough, he bufied himfelfin meane enterprifes,befeeging now One village, and then an o- ther,fcour ing and fpoyling the country. The Prince of Anhalt did the like, who by the Emperours command hauing entrcd Friul with ten thobfand men at temp¬ ted in vaine to take Monfalcone, but hegaue a furious aflault on the towne and cattle of Cadora where he committed great (laughter on thofe that were with¬ in ir. .50 The Venetians in the meane time tooke the towne of Valdefera by force, and Bellona by compofition. The Emperour perceiuing that his forces were not worthy the name of Imp criall,propounded to the confederates the vniting of all their forces in one to affaile the city of Venice, and to that intent to vfc the helpe of the fea armies and Galleis ofthe French King and the Pope. The French King would The Venetians taf Padua. The French refolu* turn . The Venetians m after 1 d/ the Champaine country. New agree*. mcnt\ betwixt the 'Popeand ibc t\ing. Thcdlarquts of Mantua tul(en prifoner and brought 19 Venice ♦ Cadora ta\cii and fac^t by the Jmycriah , 7 he Emperour propounded to ajfault Ve* nice 7 The eighth Too/^c of the fourth T)ecad Trang>panc maizes vparre in Hifiiia, The Venetian Ambaffadors come by might into Home. The Ei/jpcror determines to befeege Padua. The great Turves offer to the Venetian Senate, The Swperon progrcjf'son note to Padua, The Smpsrour befeeged Ta* dm. would willingly haucconfented tberevnto if he had feeneany likelihood of the matter. But the Pope and the Catholike King gainefaid it,as a thing moft vniuft anddifhonorable. The Duke of Brunfwicke on the other fide being Pent by the Emperor could not take VdinathcCapitallcityofFriulnorCiuital-D'Auftria, which he likewife befeeged . Chrifioforo Frangipane did the like in Hiftria where ncre to the village of Vermehe defeated the Venetian officers,and did greatly burne and fpoilc the whole country. During thefc temporall accidents of armes in diuers places, they difputed at Rome on fpirituallarmes,whither before the recouery of Padua the fixe Ambaf- fadors from the Senate were artiued: namely DomimcoTrnufan ^Leonardo Mo- io centga,Paulo Ieromma Donate. Paulo Capello , and Lodouico Maripietro : who entring by night in poore and wretched habite , bccaufe the Pope would haucit fo,who did not fee them, they went to the pallace of the Cardinall of Naples to conferre with him and the other Commiffioncrs: Great were the pradtifes of the AmbafTadorsofthe Emperour , French King, and the King ofSpaine to hinder them from obtayning abfoiution :and on the contrary the Archbifhop of Yorkc folicited for them in the behalfe of Htw^KingofEngland. The Emperor in the means time hauing affemblcd all the forces he was able to make,as well of his ownc as of others that affiftcdhim,determiued with a mighty army to goe and befeege Padua. 20 The Venetians weighing how much the preferuationof that city didimporc themdidnot forget to furnifh it with all neceflaries for defence. Wherevnto Prince Loredan did greatly incite them in an Oration full of mighty perfwafions by whofe counfell two hundred young Gentlemen departed from Venice to goe to the relcefe ofthat city,where they were reedued with incredible ioy ofal men. They receiucd letters at Venice at the lame time from Andre Fcfcolt Ambaffador at Conftantinople for the Common-wealth neere to the great Tutke: whereby he aflured the Senate that the Turke was mightily dipleafed when he vndetftood ofthedefcate of their army at Gvradadc and lor that they had not acquainted him with their enterprizes and requefted his aide, and that now he freely offered 30' them all aide and fauour, it being his pleafurcthat Prince Loredan fhould bee fpecdsly aduertized of this offer. The Senate by their Ambaffador did highly thanke him , but would not accept the offer ,becaufe it was neither feemely nor profitable. But to returne to the Etnpcrours preparations, who whilefthe tarried for for¬ ces which came to him from all parts , he came to the bridge of Brcnte three miles of from Padua where hauing taken Rimini by force, and turned afideihe current ofthe water.he marched towards the Pollefin of Rouigo keeping aloofe off from Padua to open the paffage to his vidhials, flaying for his Artillery which was to come forth of Germany,and tooke the village of Efle by affault which he 46 fack’t,and next he tooke Monfelccia 8 c the caftle .with the town ofMontagnanc by compofition.From thence returning towards Padua,he encamped nerc to the bridge of Baffonella ncre to the city , where he attempted,but in vaine, to turne i backe the courfe of theRiuer Brcnto. ' To this place came the artillery and the munition which he expe< 5 ed,with the refidue of his army , wherewith he went forward and encamped ncre to the Sub- urbes of Saint Croffe, determining to giuean affault in that place: but when he vndetftood that it was the ftrongeft part of the city,he changed his purpofc, and. remooued towards the little Gateonthe way to Venice, as well for that it was the weakeft part ofthe city as alfo to cut off fupplies that might come thither by 5* land or water : wherein hauing fpent much time vnproffitably and sgiuen leifure to the enemies to fortifieand furnifh themfelucs with vidfuals, Heapproched neere to the wals with his army, which befides the French Kings feuen hundred Launces,voder the command ofthe Lord de la Palifle,confifted of one thoufand Italia;? dfthe Hijkorie of Venice. .Italian men at annes,eightecne thoufand LanfqUenets, fixethoufand Spaniards, fix thoufand boot-halets of fundry nations, &two thoufand Italians, r iter thefc follovyed a gteat trains of all forts of pecces of battery , with wonderful! ftore of munition: lo asneuer any feegein Italy was ofthe like expectation as well for the importance of the place, whereon depended the good or bid fucceffe ofthe Venetians, as in regard of the greatneffe and authority of fuch a leader, which caufed. the number qf the army daily to encreafej al-be-it the fouldiers were nor paiedjwho fed tbemfelues neuertheleffe with hope of the Cities fpoile. On the o- ther fide the army which the Venetians had inPaduaforthc defence thereof,was ho little inferior, to the. Emperors, for therewere. fixe hundred men at armes,fif- tecne hundred light horfejfifteen.e hundred famous and well experienced Stradi- ots rand befides the Caualle.ry, there was twclue- thoufand footmen of the beft fouldiers of Italy, and tenne. thoufand other footmen, as well Sclauonians, as Greeks,and Albanezcs drawne from their Galleis,and befides allthelc,all the Venetian young Gallants were there with, their followers, whole example did lmich.encouragc the reft. Moreouer it did not v. ant great aboundancc of all ne- ceffary prouifions., nor great Hereof artillery with amerueilous quantity cf all kinde of victuals , and a multitude almoft numberldfeofpeafants, who without inrermiffion laboured in the Cities fortifications :foas within a fhort fpace,ic 3 o vvas fortified withbaftions,rampiers,cafemates,parapets,and neccffary trenches. And to theend that the courage of al thofe within it might be anfwerablc to thofe preparations the Count Petilltn ,who was General,caufed them all to be aflemb- led in Saint Anthonies market-place,where hailing cnconraged them by graue & valorous fpecches,he firftboundhknfelfe by folltimae oth,andrhe then captaines; the whole army and the townefmenin likemanner,faithfuilytocmploythem- lelucs in the defence thereofeuen to the death. In the tneane time,the Pope,the Emperor, and the French King, did earneftly folicitetbe King of Hungary tomakewarre on the Venetians, telling him how eafilyhe might recouer all the lands which they held in Hiftriaand 1 clauonia, 30 now when as they had in a manner loft all their forces, and wereaflailed on e- ueryfide. BuctheKingof Hungary would be tter giuc care therevnto, but con¬ tinued ftil! their friend . Whereof the Senate being aduertizedby VincentioGui - Acchofrte.'u Secretary and Agent in Hungary :lent Pctro Ptfca/io ihcix Ambatfa- dorst.0 tire, fame King, to entreate him to continue in the alliance which he had Iwornc ofa long time with them, the which he promifed to doe. Now the Emperor hailing made.his approches ncere to the wals ofpadua,to- wavds the little Gate , where his army was extended round about the city three miles in length, hebeganneto plant his peeces of battery, which could notbe done in a longtime,by realon ofthe number of them , fomc of them being ofa 4 ° merueilous greatneffe. Being planted , they would needs fee how the enemies could defend themfelues, and therefore the French and the Lanfequcnets gaue anaffaulcon that fide where the Lord de laPaliffe. had command at a Rattelin of a Gate,but it being valliantly defended, they returned to their quarter. The next day the artillery plaied with great fury, and did beate downca great part of the wall: the fhotfrom the city likcwife did greatly hurt the whole army and thofe within the town made many failles,efpecially the Siradiotsand the light-horfe. The artillery hatting: plaied ‘riktedaics,together , and made lo largc'a breach as all men thought was more then needfull, ch,e whole army made preparation the next day to giue an afl’ault: But when they perceiucd how that the fainenighc 50 they within had filled the dike with water , the. Empcrour lent backehis fouldiers to their quarters ,, They begahne afterwards to batter the Baftion which was neere to the Gate of Codalonga,thc Emperor determining to doe his vttermoft to force ic,and hatting otterthrowne a part thereof with the ordnance , he caufed the Spaniards.and Lanfqueners tlvo daics after to giue it an aflault, who fighting furioufty 7 •>.. ~> The number of the Smpi^rs army* • . , t The number cf the army in 'Tadft.i, 7 he Count Tc« tillsn haib ilic c vim a ad n T.aduA, Th exiting of hungry .wilt by no meanes rvalue war rear* the l^cndims, beingfilieitei therevnto. Affault giuen , to u Km elm of tbc city. ^Affault gmen to the breach ofthe Baftion of Codblonga* Thofe that came tv the ajjault retire . there Empc» rer raifeth his eampe from before Tadua, The Emperor returneth into C crmzny. Contention be* nvixt the Tope and the K”g. VVbat the Pop a meaning was. 7 he Topes an* fiver to ibofe rvho hindered the Pinerians abfolut.oit. the Venetians recouer Vm- cen\i. ' 'The eighth Hooke of thefourth kDccaci furioufly did mount it,and placed two Enfeignes thereon. But the valour of the defendants v^'as (ucb,andthc aboundanceof defenfiue engines fogreat,asthey were enforced to lcapc downe inheapes, & many of them were (laine and hurt: By meanes whereofthofe who weie already prepared to giue an affault to the wal, thinking that the 3 aftion was taken,retired anddifarmedfhcmfelucs,withouc at¬ tempting any farther CMixtmilhtn by this attempt did wholy loofethc hope of vidtory, wherefore refoluingro diilodge , hauingfirftfentaway his artillery to aphceoffafcty,he railed his campe, and came with his whole army to Limini the feuenteenth day of the feege, from thence he went to Verona, all men generally blaming him for 10 that by his owne fault he hadlofl Padua, and had not taken Trcuifo. And he on the contrary imputing it to other men, complained of the Pope and the French King: ot the one, for fuffering the Venetian Ambafladors to goe to Rome,and of the other, becauie he haddebideto fendfupplics of men. But thefc complaints did no whit better his condition : for the Pope cared not great- ly for him,and the King was glad to hauc his faults and changings knowne. Ha¬ iling rcceiued the oth of fidelity ofthofc of Verona, he departed thencctowards Germany,determining ( ashefa:d)toreturnethe next fpringwith greaterfor. ces to make warre in Italy, leaning the Marquis otBrandeobourg for the gardof Verona. lo The Empcrours returne into Germany left all that which he pofTefTcd in great hazard,and all Italy in doubt, in regard of (bine contention, arifing betwixt the Pope and the French King, which being foone after appealed there remained ncuerthelclTe’forne difeontentin the Popes mindc, wherevponhe wifhed that the King might loofc whatfoeiter he held in Italy, and was willing to imploy him- fclfe to cfFedf it: And al-bc-it he propounded fo great a defigne to himfelfc , yet neuerthelcilc he would not enter into league with any one, but tru fling wholy to himfelfe and to the authority which thcPspallSea had ouer all Princes, hcc fbewed both by deed and words that he did not greatly account of any one,and waxing ftrnngc to all others hccnclincdonly to the Venetians fide, whom for 30 the falety of all Italy,and for the preleruation of his grcatnelfc ,hc thought fit to ablolue,and to aililf with all his power. The Emperors and French Kings Ambaffidors oppofed it,the like did the Am- balbdor for the King of Arragon,alleadging ihc confederacy made at Cambray, by which ihey were not yet fully fatisfied. The Pope made anlwer thcrevnto, that it was not the office of Chrijls Vica.no purfue with fpitituall armes,tothe prejudice ofthclaluation of fo many foules,thole who repenting had with great: humility craued abfolution: cfpctially the caufe for which they were cenfured cealfing . That it was an other matter to purfue them with temporall armes,and thcreinhe was determined to perfeucr,and made offer to confent with the reft 40 toobferue the league of Cambray. Being in thefc tenues with the Ambalfa- dors,hc would willingly hauc abfolued them , if the Venetians would hauc giuen place and confcnted to two conditions. The one, to leaue the natiigation of the Adriattick Sea free to the fubiedts of the Clmrch;the other, that they fhouid keepe no more a Magiftratc called Vi{donio in Ferrara, which was a City depend¬ ing on the Church. The Venetians in the mcanc time, vponthis different meaning of Princes, not greatly ellceming the Emperour, lent forces vnder the condudi of Axd*e GW/mheProuidator to Vincenza, onalfurancc that they were wifhed for by the people,who at his arriuall tooke the fuburbes of Poflerla,then being brought 50 into the city by the townefinen , the Princeof Anhalt and Fraaffo retired into the caftle, which was ycelded foure daies after ,. It was verily thought that he might hauc taken Verona likewife, if he had gone thither on a fodaine:btit whi¬ led hetarriedfortheredudlionofthecaftleof Vincenza,new companies of the Emperors of the Hiflorie of Venice * 25 Emperors entred into it, and three hundred Launcesof theFrcnch Kings,com¬ manded by the Lord D' Anbigni, fo,as there being in it fiue hundred Launcei.and 71 c JmnrUi fine thoufand footmen as well Spaniards as Lanfquenecs, it was a hard matter to Jen'ind take it. The Venetian ^rmy neuertheleffe came thither foone after, vpoifhope, lifiuah. that at their arriuall,they in the city would rife: but becaufe it being diuided into two partSjdid not fhew it felfe before the wals at one time, the bufinclle fell not out according to their proiedf. The Venetians at their departure thence tooke Bafciana, then Feltre and Ciui- tall,with the fort of Efcalla. At the fame time Anttnio and lersnimo Sauorgnra- |G ne , gentlemen of the country followinge the Venetians party in Friuli, tocke Caftel-nouo beyond the riuer of Tailemont,no newes being heard of Maximll- \ h a e V u m [ ha!,s Inn. The Venetian army for the recouery of the Pollefin ofRouigo, marched fcmttb "tie towards Monfelecia and Montagnane, to the end from thence to enter on th« at ferret j territory of Ferrara. Hauirtg moreouer,fent their nauallarmy, conduced by Angelo Tremfa.no , to make warre on the Duke of Ferrara, which entring the Po at the mouth of pomaces, burnt Corbofo and other villages neere to the Po, not fparingthe whole country as farreas theLakeof Scarra .from whence the light horfe which kept way with it by land fcotired as farre asFiquerolles. The incredible hatred which they had concerned againft the Duke of Ferrara 20 didmooue them to doe io 3 who not being content with that which he laid gig (red to the belong vnto him , did detainc that which was none of his owne, hauing recciucd oftheEmpcrour for money the village of Efte in Fee, and that of Montagnane by ingagement, he hauing no title to tbofe places, which from time to time be¬ longed to the Venetians. The Duke of Ferrara was much amazed at the comming of this army, and at the report that their land-army followed it: for he had no rneanes to defend him- felte, till the fupplies which he expected from the Pope and the French Ki ng were arriuedjbut only with his artillery planted on the bankes of the Riuer to Hop the enemies farther paflage, which was the caufe that Trcutfan lay at Ankor in the •30 middeli oftheRiuer behind a little Illand, tarrying for the land forces, without which he knew he could not goe forward : And to remaine there at more fafety til their arriual,hecaufedtwoBaftionstobec made on the Riuer Po,the one on central .■ h\m Ferraras fide,and the other on the oppoftte fhore with a bridge of boats, to the #*« end he might be able to relceuc the Baft ions,chiefly that on Ferrara fide. The Duke determined to hinder the finifhingof that worke, whereupon ha¬ lting alfembled the greateft forces he could, as wcl of the City as of ftrangers.he fent them before to afTaile the Baftion, and he himfclfe followed after with (tore of horfe. Butthofeofthe Baftion being releeued by their owne fellcrwes out ofthe vefi 7 btVcnitUni 40 fcls did with fuch fury charge the Ferrarois as they put them to rout, fo as the Duke, who followed them at the heclesWith hiscauallery, meeting with them, the B-jticnt, turned them backe and encouraged them,but it lafted not long. For the enemies fury was fuch ,together with the fafety of the place well fortified with fmall peeces ofOrdnance.asatthelaft he himfclfe wasconftraincdto retire with great iofTeof his people, who were flaine and hurt. This mooned the Lord ofChaumontto fend a hundred and fifty French Launces for the gard of Ferrara .-and the Pope being incenfed againft the Venetians, for that without refpcdl tohim they had affailed the Duke, fent thither likewife the two hundred men atsarmes which he® had alotted for the Emperon 50 But this aide would baue come to late, if the Venetians hadnotbccne enfor¬ ced to call backe their army,the which hauing conquered all the /V/.yf*,was in readinefTe to goe to the feliefc of their nauall army: for it was enforced tore- turne backe, hauing left foure hundred light horfe, and as many footmen for the defence of the Pollefin, and forthehelpe of their veflels: bccaufe the Lord of Gccc Chaumenc The VcntlUht recouer tbi Ptlltfm* i 6 The Vencti&ns prguide for LfgJtagaySiiAm nayindV'm* cc The Duke of Tc>r ara de¬ feated the Vet netians naual army. The Diifa of Ferrara tufas loretta. The Zmpcrour goeth to hold a Dye tat Inf pruch. J. treaty of true emotioned bet-xixt the $.m?cror and the yetietUni 3 hr o fa rt. The eighth Too fa of the fourth T)ccad Cbaumont hailing entred Verona with great forces, had lent eight thoufand. Ducats to theEmperour who had engaged to the King for the fame him,and lor others to bepaied afterward the tow ne ofValeggia, fixe miles from Breffia,and apaffageofthe Riuer Minciaof great importance: and made preparations bc- fide(as it was faid)to goe and befeege Vincenza. The Venetians diuided their army into three parts which they placed in Leg- naga,Suaua,andVincenza :tbcn being delirous to conferue Vinccnza,theybe- gsnneto fortifie it withftrong rampiers , and with deepe ditches full of warer, they like they did afterwards to Suaua and Legnaga ; and in this manner Hand- < ingon their guarde, they allured the whole country, efpecially for that win- io ter, Ferrara by this meanes was in fomefort eafed,but not altogether freed from feare and daunger : For thofe in the velfels, leconded by thecauallcry that wasleft with them, did daylie fcourecuen to the Cittie Gates,and other Venetian velfels comming by an other way to affaile the Ferrarois, had ta¬ ken Comachia . But by the arrittallof the Popcs,and French Kings forces, the Duke andthe Cardinall ofEfte begannetotake courage.,andforto makedi- uerfe attempts to draw the enemies to fight, they which they refufed til the return of their army. The Duke and the Cardinall percciuing that the ouer-throw of the velfels would gaine the victory, and that it might ealily be cffe&ed jf meanes were made 20 for the fafe planting of the artillery on the banke of the Riuer, the Cardinal came andalfailedtheBaftion once againe, and hauing beaten backe the enemies.who were come forth to skirmifh, hee did take and fortifie thenereft part of the cau- fey,vnknowne to tl’.e enemies : then in the night hee brought the artillery to thefhoare oppofite to the enemy andplanting it with great iilcnce.it began in the morning to difeharge very ftirioufly/1 he velfels would haue efcaped by flight, but not being able to make way by realon of the fhot, they were in a manner all funke or taken.The General leaping inro a Skiffe failed himfelfe by flight with the chiefe ftandard of the common-wealth, fifteene Gallics fell into the Dukes pow¬ er ,ccrtaine great fhips,diuers Fulls,with other fmall boates,a!moftnumberlelFc, 3° two thoufand men died there, as well by the fhot as by fire and water, and tbree- fcore banners were taken. Many that came on fhoarc v ete failed by the Vene¬ tian light horfe men. The Duke after this defeate,fcnt forces of horfe and foote to doe the like to thofe who had taken Comachia, who recoueredLoretta which the Venetians had fortified,and they had defeated the army which was there if ichad not retired to Bebics knowing the danger. Such vnfortunatc end had the feege of Ferrara which Med about one month. Their affaires profpered better on the Paduan territorie: for the Em- perour beeing on the Vincentin withfoure thoufand footmen, the Venetians, 4 ° by the aide of the country peafants, almoft vnder his nofe and before his face, to :ke the Paces ofEfcalla,Cogola, andBafciana : whereof the Emperourcom- p'aynint.' faid, That the departure ofthe Lord of La Palilfe had bred diuers difor- ders.-and therevpon hee went to Eolfane,and from thence tolnlpruch to hold the Dyet which hee had appointed, and the Lord of Chaumont following his example retired to Milan, lcauing ftrong garrilons in ail places on the fron¬ tiers, and efpcciallie in Verona , which the Emperour could not haue defended alone. During this ceflation of armei , MiximUlUn fought to take truce with the Venetians : the Bifhop of Pefcera the Popes Ntu tio, pradlized it by 50 his Mailers commandement; the Ambaffadors were at Hofpitaletto , a little aboucEfcalla, and conferred with lohn CormreznA LodouicoMoceurro the Ve¬ netian commiffioners : But the Eroperours excefliue demands brake eff this treaty 2 ? ofthe Hiflorie of c ’Denies. treaty without anycondufibn, tothe Popes great griefe,who tvifhcd tharthc Venetians might be freed from this warre, that he might ioync them to himlciie; againft the French King, whom he more and more hated, thereby to lav foun¬ dations of great importance, and to this purpofe had fecrctly lent a meflenger to the King ot England; r The Venetian army in the meane time becing quartered at Saint Boniface on- the Veronois, held Verona in a manner befeeged, al-be-it deeds ofarmes were coldly performed on either. 1 parr,according to the leafon which was cold. The' Princes mindes neucrtheleflb were greatly troubled , aud efpecially the Empe- io rour,who inuentingall iiicancs to get the vpper-hand of theVenetians,drcwhis affaires lfill out at length, and did publifh an other Dyet at Ausbourg, where the Electors of the Empire hauing madeinftance to treate of peace with the Ve¬ netians,beforethey mentioned any prouifions for the warre : he thought.that the Bifhop of Pefccra the Popes Nuntio had folicited the mattcr> wherevpon hee lent him away. And tonfidering that therefolurions of Dycts were long &vrtccrraine,hc rc- folued with himlelfc to induce the French King to condefcend to take Padua,Vin- eenza and Trcuifo with his owne forces, and to accept ofafufficientrecompencc King. _ forit. Tliisofferbeingpropoundedin the Kings Counfell ,was much debated -o on all fides, and the King almoft contented by the councell of diuers, to accept it,and to rcrurne againe in perfon into Italy with a mighty aimy: But vpon the . difficulties which were made to the contrary , hce delayed the anfwcre and refol- uedaboucall things , to vfe meanes to appeafe the Pope and to make him hisf friend if it were poiltblc, at leaft-wife that hce fhould not bcc his enemy : and for this purpofe lent poll: to Rome Count of Carpi, a man of excellent wit and judgement, vnro whom vycre giuen very ample inftru&ions , andcommif- fion likewife to. difwadc the Pope from abfoluing the Venetians : but as hee arri- ucdjthe Pope had already concluded and promifed it: the Venetians hatting after long difputations for certainc tnonthes fpace confented to thofe conditions, 30 whereon the difficulty lay tbccaule theyfaw none other remedy for their lafety y buttobeioyned with him. The Ceremonies oftheabfolution beeing ended, the Ambafladors returned ThePopi **. to Vcnice.kauingat Rome,neere to the Pope, levonimo Donato a very learned tkc ^ e ' man,oneoft'neir owne number, and very pleaftngto his Holineffe, vtho did great good fetuite to his countrey in matters which he afterwards treated with him. minginto Jta* l h Per mi and her territory pawned to the King for a hundred thou• find crownes, fled thorow the Marfhes : The caftle yeelded foone after,on this condition, that the Venetian G entlemen fhould remaineprifoncrs,and the fouldicrsfhould depart with white wands in their hands. There did the Lord of Chaumonrrc- ceiue newes of the death of the Cardinal of Amboife his vncle,whereat the Pope made great fhew ofcontentation, thinking that fo long as he liued he iliold cner hauc an enemy: And fo much he told the Venetian Ambaflador, difeourfing with him concerning other occurrcnts. b The Lord of Chaumont hailing left for the gard of Legnaga an hundred Launces with a thoufand footmen, determinedto returneinto the Dutchyof Milan, according to the Kings command, but by the Emperours entreaty he io was countermanded till the month of Iune were endcd,by which time the Em- perourpromifed to come into Italy: and to the end his comming downe might bee more eafie, the Almaines defiring to recouerMaroftic, Ciuitclla,Bafcia- na, and other places ncerc about, the Lord of Chaumont came and’encam- ped with his army at Longare,to kcepe the Venetians troupes from entring into \ incer,za,wher was a weakGarrifonibut the Venetian army was retired to Padua. The Almaines who were ioynedwith the Lord of Chaumont went to Tor- ricelles.then to Ciuitella, which foone yeelded; the like did Maroftic , Bafciana and other places not farrefrom thcnce,which were abandoned by the Venetians. From thence they marched towards Efcalla which the Almaines did much de- fire to take, bccaufcitwas a commodious pafTage forthofc companies which werctocomeforthofGermany, but they could not pafTcforward : forthepea- fants wonderfully affafting the Venetians, had po'fTeiTed diuers places in the mountaineifo thathauing taken Caftel-noua by compofition,which is likewife a pafTage in that mountaine,thcy returned to the Brente, where they had formerly beene quartered. i From thence the Prince of Anhalt did by an other way fend diuers foot-com¬ panies towards Elcalla, who palling by Feltre did (poile and burne it: then being come to the place of Efcalla, they found it wholly abandoned, and Couola like¬ wife. The Country ofFriul was nolefle ruined and affaulted on cilery fide, now 1 ° by the Venetians,and then by the Almaines, now defended by fomc, then’fpoi- led by others: There was nothing to be feene cilery where , but dead bodies,and burnt and fackt places . The time drawing neere that the French army was to depart,thc Emperour and the French King made new couenants together That the army fhould remaine there the next whole moneth following, and that the King fhould lend him fifcie thoufand crownes , to defray extraordina¬ ry expcnccs , and for the payment of the foote-mcn that moneth, and the King fhould receiue in pawne Verona, with her whole territory, as well for thefe fiftie thoufand crownes, as for the other fifty thoufand which had beene lent him before. 40 In regard of this agreement, the King Tent to command the Lord of Chau¬ mont to remaine there, who foone refolued to affaile Monfelefia, to pluck forth thatthorne from his foote , for which he made preparation fo foone as fourc hundred Spanifh Launces were arriued ,fcnt by theCatholike King to the Em¬ perours aide.Hauing then together crofTed thMliuer Brente, and that of Baquil- lonat the village of Pttrle, they came to Monfelefia , which is a towne feated on the plaine at the foote of the hill which is very high, on the toppe whereofis a caftle; and on the backe thereof, which as it goeth on waxeth more narrow, there are three enclofures of walles : The towne was onafodaine abandoned, and the French men being quartered in it beganne to batter the firft wall, where- 50 in hauing made a reafonablc breach in .diuers places ,the French and Spaniards being come to theaflault, thofe within it after a flight defence beganne to re¬ tire m fuch diforder, as the French and Spaniards hauing already entred the firft 20 3 ° of the Hifloric of Vmice. Movfc'cfh With bee Cafile tafan&ruyned The Lord of C ban mom with bis forces returnedb to the Dutchy of CMilan, The Topes dif. content againfl the King, firftwall, did in skirmifhing enter pcllmcll with them, into the other two, and then eucn to the Caftie, where the moll part of them being flaine, the others re¬ tired into the Dongeon, where yeelding vpon diferetion they were maflaert d by the Almans, who hailing not men to kcepe that place, did race the Caftie and burne theTovvnc. This exploit being executed,the armies retired, albeit the Almains did incite the Lord of Chaumont togoe andbefeegeTreuifo but he anfwcred them,that if the Emperor had come againftthe Venetians, with his promifed forces,it had beenc an eafic matter to haue done it,but that thofe who were ioyned with him, io were brought to aImall number,and notfufficicntforfuch an enterprife,feeing that within Treui(o,there were (lore of fouldiors, and befides, the Venetians had greatly fortified it, and laid of all, that there was no more vi&ualls to be found, in the country. During thefe exploits , a new commandement came to the Lord of Chaumont,from France,to retire fpeedily with his army, into the Dutchy of Mi- lan,Ieauing foure hundred Lances, and fifteene hundred Spanifh foote-mcn,paid by the King to accompany the Almains, the which hee did, vndcr commando! the Lord of Perfi, and him-felfe fpeedily marched whether hee was font for: For the Pope would neuerhaue abfolued the Venetians from thecenfures , nor prac¬ tized the SwilTes alliance, bu t onely to bring to paffc,that which he had determi¬ ned in his minde,not or.ely to reintegrate diners ftates to the Church, which hee fayd did belong vnto it,but like-wife to driue the French King forth of Italy; who not defiring to make warreon the Church, and wifhingby all meanes to auoid the hatred thereof, did agree to make new conuentions with him. But the more that the King drew ncerc to the Popes demandcs, the farther of was the Pope fromcomming roany agreement, artdfcemedto bee.difpleafedwith nothing, but for that the King had taken the Duke of Ferrara into his proteftion , whome hee extreamely hated : where-vpon the King propounded diners Articles to giue him content, but hee would not accept of any one. At the left he craned that he would abfblutely quit the Dukes protedtion.TheKing replying That in fo doing he fhould incurre great difhonor,hc anfwered,That feing the King refu- fed it,he would neither bee his friend,nor his enemy. Thefe were the outward bchauiorsof the Pope, but hcebegannefecrctly to treat of greater matters thenagainft the Duke of Ferrara, feeing that hee had the S wiffes on his fide, and that the Venetians were on footc againe, and alfo be- caufethe Kingof Arragon was notfincerely conioyned with the French King; That the Emperors forces were Weake, and for that hee was not out of hope to caufe the Kingof England to flirre. The Pope then working very fecretly, would haue Genoa to bee befeeged atone time , by fea and land; that twelue thoufand Swiffes fhould come downe into the Dutchy of Milan; thattheVe- netianswith all their forces fhould come into the field, to rccouer theCitties held by the Emperor; and that his owr.c army fnould enter the Ferrarois, mea¬ ning afterward to caule it to march into the Dutchy of Milan, vpon the good fuccefle of the Swiffes enterprife. In the rrcanetime hee caufedit cunningly to bee giuen forth , that the Swif¬ fes preparations and his owne, were hut onely to affaile Ferrara on thefodaine. But the comining of Lodottico Fiefcit to Genoa, for the King, with eight hundred men of the country,did affurethe Citry, and brake all the Popes defeignes, with thofe of the Bandetti. On the other fide the Popes army had entred Romag- nia, vndcr the command of thcDuke of Vrbin, who hailing taken the townes of Lugo, Bagnacauallo, and diuers other places on the hither fide the Po , diden- campe before the Caftie of Lugo : but beeing aduertifed that the Duke of Fer¬ rara was comming thither with great forces,he on a fodainc raifedhis feege and retired The Topes fe » crct ‘praftifet* 40 Gnud affured for the l{wg. 5 2 The eighth c Bool{C of the fourth ‘Decad retitedtolinola, Issuing beehind them three peeccs of ordnance for a prey to the enemy. Alfhonfoxhcw rccouered all that which had bin taken from him in Romagnia, but he did not long hold it: for the Popes army being increafedfit recouered'.vith TbcTnp’i *r- ea(e,theabouc named place,and the CaftleofLugo likewife, and foone after the my tag:;, Mu- Citty ofModena, for which Duke Alphonfo could not prouide: but the Ioffe of the fame townc was the caufe, that hee fpeedily prouided for Regio , fearing the like mifhap as had fortuned to Modena. 1 he Swifles on the other fide, (the confederacy betwixt the French King,and them being expired, certaine Monthes before, )beeing vexed that the King had io denied their demands, had determined in an affembly heldatLucernatorifea- gainfthim. The Lord olChaumonthauing notice of their determination, and being vneertaine which way they w'ould enter, placed ftrong Gardes on Coma's fide,tooke all boates forth ofrhe lake,he brought vidhialls into ftrong places, and tooke away the Mil-ftones from Mills. Bcfides, fearing leaft by Sain t Bernards Mount, they might pafle into Piedmont, hee had procured the Duke of Sauoy to deny them paffage, andbythefame Dukes confent, heefent fine hundred Lancesto Yuree forthat purpofe. ThcSwiffes being animated (as hath beene laid ) again!! the King,and paid by the Pope , fixe thoufand of them without Ar¬ tillery came by the way of Bcllinfona, and hauing taken the bridge of Trefc, 20 which was lorfaken by fixe hundred French footc-men , they came anden- sh thoufad camped at Varefa, waiting for (as they faid) the Biftiop of Syon, with new swiffa cams companies. ZwTtfcV'n ^^ wi ^ cs comming did greatly trouble rhe Fretich.bccaufe a great part oftheic ’ c ^ forces was diftributed for the gard of the ftrong townc of the Diuchy, and an other part thereof was ioyned with the Almains army againftthe Venetians: Yet neuerthelelfe, the Lord of Chaumont hailing alfembled, all the power hec could , came with flue hundred Lances , and foure thoufand foot-men into the plaine of Chaftillon two Miles from Varefa. Foure thoufand SwifTesinore came, and ioyned in that place with the former fix thoufand, and all of them together 30 fent to the Lord of Chaumont, to demand palfage, faying that they were going for the Churches feruicc, but it being refufed them the fourth day after their arriuall, they all marched towards Chaftillon, and in their march they Valliantly defended them- lelucs againft the French army,who was ftill at their fide,and skir- mifhed with them infront,andinflankc,and they anfwered them in like manner, no diforder being iecnc among them. The fix After they had in this manner palled along, into diners places, theLordof fmdsrxijfss Chaumont ftill attending on them, they came at laft to the bridge of Trefe, and f EO,,lt henc c m troopes retired home into their country, being brought to the try fo, want of extremity of hunger, and want of mony , which inforced them to retire. If the 40 uicluilliand Popes defeigne had taken effedt, which was to haue aflailcd the French, in diuers m ’ n} ’ and fundry places at once, their affaires would haue fucceeded badly, but the en- terprife of Genoa,was long before the Swiftcs comming. The Venetians alfo tarried longer, then they thouglit to haue done,who com- TheymcCua 5 mm g from Padua,recouered without any difficulty,Efte,Monfelefia, Montagna- recH.r c i!the na,M.aroftia,and Bafciana,and paffing forward,they entredthe Vincentine Tcrri- PmddvHd ' 0 t ° r ^ : ’ ^ 1£ Al ma ‘ ns being retired to Verona: So as in a very fhonfpace they reco- luTt.ZDL. uere ^ whatfoeuer they had loft the ycare before (Legnaga excepted,) and not bp tbs French, fatisfied hcre-with , they came and befeeged Verona, where lay three hun¬ dred Spanifh Lances, a hundred as well Almains as Italians, and more then foure hundred French Lances, fine hundred foote-men and foure thoufand Almains, vnder the command of the Prince of Anhalt, who not long before dyed. The of the Hiflortc of ‘Venice. ^ Thepeople of Verona not affeifting the Almains,had taken armes,and therein ^ ^ confided the Venetians chiefefthope,expe£fing when they within the citty would ‘‘ life in their behalfe. The Venetian Army was of eight hundred men at Armes, three ihoufand light horfe,the mod of whom were Stradiots, and ten thoufan'd The number foot,with great numbers of husbandmen. They began with great fury to batter the cirties walls,(notwithftanding that the townes artillery did greatly hurt them) and they did beat downe a great part of the wall,eucn to the fcarpe: yet neuerthe- lcffe,it was more valiantly defended then affailed, wherevpon the Venetian Cap- taines being difcouraged,percciuing like wife that the people were quiet in thecit- : io ty,they determined to raife their Campe,and made haft fo to doe , vpon intelli¬ gence,that the Lordof Chaumont, (who after the Suifies departure, hauing no¬ tice of the danger wherein Verona was) marched thether to their reliefe. The Venetians being retired to Saint Martins, Hue miles from Verona,tnarched Tbs Venetians to Scwi/icf,inregard of thcLord of Chaumonts comming. Inthe meane time, n ’fi ,hcir Vdijktts King of Hungary,beeitlg folicited by (JMaximiUitin and the French King, bfJcvTona, did at the fame time call fetro Pafalic , Ambafiadorforthe Signory in Hungary into his councell chamber,and told him that his meaning was to make warre vp- rbsKing •[ on themyvnleffe they yeeldcdvpSlauoniavnto him, which did in times paftbe- long vnto his crowne,and that he was refolued to haue it: That if the common- ymuanAm- 2° wealth would freely re-delitier it,hee would for euerremainc their friend and con- **J«*r. federate,otherwilehee would let them know how much better it were toyeeld vp in friendlliip,that which they could not keepe by force. The Ambaftador vpon this demand beginning to excuie the Senate, was not fuffered tofpeake, and all the fauourhee could get was,To fay thathee would aduertife the Senate thereof, crauing time that hcc might recciue an anfwcr : But at the comming forth of the Councclljcertaine of thole who hadbeene rherc prefent,did in fccret bid the Ambaffador not to bee difeouraged, and told him, that their King for want of meanes could not make watre vpon them, but that thofe threatnings wereonely tocontentthe French King and the Emperor, who requefled it, and fome Hun- 30 garian Lords,who for their ownc particular ambition, incited him therevnto, the which the fuccefle of that bufineffe prooued afterward to be true. Now to rcturne to the Venetian Annie which was retired to Saint Boniface, thofe of Trcuifotookc the towne of Azola by compofttion, whileft in theFri- bjffokT 1 oullthey proceeded with the vfuall cruelties and variations, in deftroyingbuild- ings,and fpoiling the countrey. The Marquis of Mantua was at the fame time dcliuered from hisiimprifonment by the Popes meanes, who did greatly affedt him, meaning to make vfc of him and his Eftatein his warre againft the French The jutr quit King. Othersfay,thatit was by the meanes of/Jajase/ Emperor ofTuikes ,who ‘[Mittuih was a great friend to the Marquis, who caufed theBayliffe of the Venetian Mar- l ' Clty ‘ I 4 ° chants,trading at Pera,to promife that the Senate fhould fet him at liberty, the which was fpeedilydone, becaufe they would not incenfe fo mighty a Prince againft them. The Pope was againc defirous to make an attempt on the Citty of G enoa,pro ■ railing to him felfe more then euer the alteration of that State: Wherevpon the Venetians,rather of ncceflity,then for any liking to his furious motions,did aug- e „ ter p r ;j- e ment their fea Armie which lay at Ciuita-vecchia, with foure great fhips, the like vpn Genoa, did the Pope,adding one GaleafTe,with certaine other vcflcls to his owne. This fleet departing thence^whercin were fifteene light Galleys, three great Galleys, one Ga!eafle,and three fhips of Bifcay, went and fhewed themfelues before the 50 hauenofGenoa. ButtheCittybcingkcptinfuchmanner,asnotanyofthecon- trary fadlion durft ftirrc,and the Ordnance of the tower of Codifa playing con¬ tinually vpon them, they were conftraincd to retire: and becingcome toPorto- uenerc.difpairinglikewife ofdooing any good there , it returned to Ciuita-vec¬ chia, from whence the Venetian vcflells departing home-wards by the Popes confcnt. 3 + The Venetian feet by a tc/npcji, 'The eighth Booke of the fourth T)ccad confcnt, were affailed by atcribletempeft, in which fiueGallcis were cart away, the reiidcw being driuen vpon the coaft of Barbary , did in che end come into the Venetians hauens much broken. In this manner nothing fell out luckily for the Pope of all that hchad enterpri- led againft the French Kingifor no commotion arole in Genoa ashecliad confi¬ dently promifed to hiin-felfe; the Venetians alfo attempted in vainc to take Vero¬ na,and the Swiffes,who had rather (hewed then brandifhed their armes,returned, and went on no farther: and in Ferrara,by reafon of the fpeedy aid of the French who were come thither ther was no likelihood of any danger.Modena only taken by ftealth, remained to him. Yet neuertheiefTe the Venetians alone tookc his part, becaufe his enterprises proceeded not from any particular intereft, but from a foie and fincere defire of the liberty of Italy,but he could not hope much from them, by reafon their trea- furc was exhaufted, and them-felues opprefled with fondly difficulties. The French King bccing by fo many experiences allured of the Popes bad meaning towards him,determined to ftrengthen him-felfe as much, as he might with the Emperors friendfhip, and to paltc in perfon the fpring following into Italy, to make warre on the Venetians,or on the Pope,according as the (late ofhis affaires fhould permit. The end ofthe eight BooJ^e ofthe fourth Decade . The Contents of the ninth Boohe of the fourth Decade. — V'lA ^’ 'whatboldnejje and resolution PopeluYms marched a- msm gtinSl the Duke of Ferrara,and beeing not able to ouercorns mflrn ^ tm pora^ wines,he yfedfpirituall j A Generali Com - cell publijbed at Lions. A new Confederacy, as well oflen- fue as defenfue , -betwixt the Emperor and the French- King. How greatly the marche of the French Army toward Bolognia, did afrigbtthe Popeandallhis Cardinals. The Lord ofChaumonts retreateinto the Dittchy of Milan. The Duke of Ferrara defeateth the Venetians nauall Army. The Popes Army taketh the Citty of Concorda. Mirandolo t then by the Confederates. The King doth wholy refolue to make wane on the Pope. The Death of the LordofCbaumont ^hereupon Triuulcio is made Generali ofthe Army. A great Earthquake at Venice,and in the Comtr.ey neere adioy- ning. The Popes Army is defeated before the Baftida Geniuola. The French Kings difeontent for that the Emperor confenteth to a peace with the Vene¬ tians. The King of.Arragonsfecretpradlifes againPhthe French King. The Cardinal1 of Pauia flyes from Bolognia at the arriu'dU of the Fren. h. The flight of the Duke of Vrbin,Generali of the Popes Army . Death of the Cardi¬ nal ofPauia, fains by the Duke of Vrbin. The French King greatly defireth to bee at peace with the Pope. How the Venetians did Jlill maintains'their forces andgreatnefe.A new confederacy betwixt the Pope,the King ofAna- gon,and the Venetians. The S wifes come downe into the Dutchie of Milan. The Army of the Confederates before Bolognia , the which is releeued by Ga¬ llon of Foix. And laftly how the Confederates Army diflodgetbfrom before Bolognia. The ninth BooJce ofthe fourth Decade of the 10 Hijlorie of 'Venice. He Pope continuing his difplcafure againft the Duke of Ferrara, omitted all other defigncs oneiy to purfue this: and to this end hee came toEolognia, at the later end of September, by his prefcncc to lialfcn matters , and to giuc the greater authority to his affaires, reloluing to affaill Ferrara both by land and water , with all his owne forces , and thofe of the Venetians, who at his 20 requeft lent two armed fleetes againlf Ferrara, which Po by the Fornaces, and by the hauen of Primara made gre.t fpoilcon the Ferrara territory.- the like did the Popes forces at the fame time, and yet they came not neere to Ferrara, where befides the Dukes forces were two hundred and fifty French lances, and the Popes army was nocfuffiticnc to aflayle the Citty by land. For allbeit the Pope gaue pay for eight hundred men at Armes,fix hundred light horfc, and fix thoufand footc; the complete number otfo many was greately wanting : as alfo for that by his command CMarkc An¬ thony Colonm^ni Iohn yittelli were gone with two hundred men at armes , and three hundred foote , for the gard of Modena. In regard whereof he requefted, 30 (feeing that the Venetians had in a manner recouercdthe country of Friuli,) yitjfwwaj P-* rt °- f £ hcir army might be brought on the Ferrarois. He did more-ouer ex- *gainsl the cit* peft three hundred lances, which the King of Arragon was bound to fend him O' of Ferrara, according to tire articles of theinueftiture of therealmeof Naples, making ac¬ count vpon the arriuall of all chefe forces to affailc Ferrara for his part, and that the Venetians fhoulddoe the like for theirs ; hee perfwaded him-felfe that the people ot the Citty would forth-with take atmes in his behalfe againff the Duke and hee would not harken to thofe who told him,That it would not fo fall out, in regard of the garrifon within it, which was fufficicnc to defend the Citty, and to hinder the people(if they were fobent)from reuolting. 40 At>0l,t tlle Hmc time an intelligence, which the Venetians had on the Citty vpon Bit (Jit of Breffia was difeouered, the Author whereof Earl z him Maria, of Martinenea difeomed. was beheaded there. b Now the Pope perfeuering in his hope,did pfomife to him-felfe though alibis other forces fhould fai!e,to be able to take Ferrara with his o\vne,and the Veneti¬ an fleets,notwithftanding al the reafons giuen by his Captaines to the contrary; buthe found himfclfe to bedeceiued, For the Duke comming forth of Ferrara^ did afTaill the Venetians fleete,which wasentredby Primaria, andcommingto Hadria with two Gallcis, two Fufts, and with diuersfmall boates, heedideafilv d.}eIt"h"tZ ^ cfcateit: then hee went to meet with the other, the which confiftingonely of 50 fleetes of the fafteSjand other fmall veffells had enrred by the fornaces, and was come to Puli- ytnetum, fella; which attempting to retire into the riuer Adicc , by a chanell neere at hand, it could not by realbn of thcfhallowndTecf the water: where-vpon being affai- led, and beaten with the enemies ordnance, thofe of the fleet not beeing able to T he Fop tt gieat refoluti, on agathfl the Du^eof Fer- being cun cu into me ofthe Hijlorie o f Venice. V 10 to defend it were enforced to forfake it,and to vfc meaner to fane them-fclues and their ordnance.Thc Pope perceauing that his temporai armes, were not offeree to execute his defeignes, made vie of fpintuall, and did pubhckly excommu- ^ _ nicate Alfonfo of Efte, and all thofe who were or Oiould come to hts aid, and rommuac h namely theLordofChaumont,andallthecheefcper(ons oltheFrench army. TlxFrenchKing, who already vpon the Popes behauiour determined to call ' a general! councell againft him,and had earned ah the prelates of Ins jK ' ,1 g d ° U1 ®] tomeete at Orleans and afterwards at Tours, hailing notice of his Ecclc afticail cenfure, executed (o raftily vpon his fubiefts, was of opinion in this aiTembly where he wasprefent diuers times, that before hcc would free him-ieite fojn his 4 dimrall obedience to fend Ambafladors to him,to aduertife him ofthe articles concluded on by the French Clergy, againft which ithee thougheto except, he Ihouldbe . cited to the gcnerall councell,which all Chriftun Princes had determmed fhou d bee aflembled by a ccrraine day. According to this rcfoltmon, the Councell was publiflied at Lyons,againft the firft day of March nest enfuing. . P Wnhin awhile after, the Bifhop of Gurcia, lent fromthe Emperor art, ueda Tours where his entertainment was fumptuous , which fhewed ho w.greaily Jus Qmm aw< cotnming was deiirediwith w home the King continuitjg , to treat of matters which had already beenc handled, at the hrft they ieemed to bee very ca- 20 he , but thev were'afterwards drawne forth at length , as well by reaion that the Emperors anfwers were very flow, as for the doubt they.maue of the King of Ar- raoon : The Ernperor and the French King thought it fit to bee affined of Ins in. tenths well in regard ofthe continuation of the League of Cambray,asfor that which was to be done with the Pope,if hec perfeuered in the Venetians -tnndfliipj and in his couctuoufneffe to purchace immediately the dtmaine of Ferrara to t he Church. The Catholike King, hailing anfwered all thefedemandes, and his in¬ tent being fully knowne; the bifhop of Gurcia on the one fide,in the name ofthe Ncw Emperor,and the French king on the other,did paffc a new confederacy together, r«, Wi referuing place for the Pope to enter into it, within two moneths after, .and for; riniilL ,‘ Frcuc/ , ,o the Catholike King,and the King of Hungary within fdufe. The King promiied i to cine the Emperor a hundred thoufand crownes, theonehaue tobccpa.dprc- fcmly , and the other halfe at a time prefixed: and the Emperor promiied to pafte into Italy againft the Venetians,at the fpring time,with three thoufand boric and . ten thoufand foote: and that then the King jhould fend him , at his owne enarge, iwelue hundred horfe, and eight thoufand foote, with ftore of artillery, and ccr- tainefhipes byTci. . i t j c But during thefe treaties in France with the Bifhoppe of Gurcia, the Lord of Cbaumonc luuing recouered Carpi, determined by the {eliciting of the Beutt- uoles , on a fodaineto alTaile the citty of Boiognia, wherein the Pope and his whole Court lay,in regard ofthe faire occafion which was preferred there being in the Citty buc a few ftrange fouldiours. In this determination bee let forward, and hauing taken Spilimbena,and Caftelfranco hee came and lodged at Ctelpo- lana, ten miles from Boiognia,meaning the next day to fhew himtclfc before the gates. His comming being diuulged through the Citty, ana that the Bentiuoles The Frmh were with him, it was filled with confufton and tumult The Cardina ls and Prc- la ? s nor accuftomccl to the dangers of \varre,came to the Pope., comp^ a) niifg or vo j Kfe that hcc had expofed the fea Apollolikc and tbemfelucs to fo greate oangcr be- hcPo^c Up leeching!i m tovfemeanes to appeale matters, bythemildcftcompoftrionhce could. The AmbalTadors ofthe Emperor, the Catholike King , and the King of 50 England made the like requeft. Him-felfe alone info great confufton and dii- otder, vneertaineof the peoples fidelity, and difeontented for that thejene, tiansaidwas fo flow, did obftinately refift all their importunity. But bee.ng at laft oucr-come by the prayers and entreaties of fo many, ne did content. tohaue a mcffenPer lent to the Lord of Chaumont to know of him whether Dddd 40 ?£_ The ninth 'Booty of the fourth Decad The Earle of Mirandola fent from the Tope to the Lord ef Chaumont, The Pope tatys courage,at the commng eff»lflic i. The Lord of Chaumont dif, trufls the vic¬ tory* The Lord of Chaumont re• tirctb from Solognis, The "Pope re - turncth to bis former wrath. The Duty of Ferrara affal. letb the Ztenc* iians nanal Army. The Pope tar* my tatytb Saf fuala. Zl’ZtjZ r? “““'“'if ™S h ' r *'y vnro him from ,hc e 7 he Ford °‘ C h fmont being affured ot the King his Matters minde who t p T m ° re , thcn C0 bc ac P eace ™.h the Popc,didfreely condefcend to ftnth” h° f “ j 0mmin g t0 him j w ho being Lined he gently heard and *?J Wn backc thc htme day to Bolognia, to fignifit to the Pop § e the conditions whereon he was contented to make an accord, who foone returned with an an* fu ere. The Pope hauing,contrary tohiscuftorne, patiently heard the articles propounded by the Lord of Chaumont, together with the entreaties of the Car dmalls who befought him with incredible affedion to compound howfoSer did greatly complamc,for that they propounded ouer hard conditions to him’ ic and feeming greatly to doubt, hee fpent that day without declaring what S intent was. But the airmail oichupm vitdlizt Bolognia with fix hundred light erntt,!;; a r ’ oidron of T "' k “ - hLt *“S The Lord of Chaumont came thc day following with his whole arrnvard bXd r r.: h p bndSC ° fRene ’ thrce miles from Bolognia b fTadors ofiheEmperor, and,he Kings of England, and Arragon, came to f e Bolo gma fred/to fiTtmK« iittS ” to d.ftmft ih^ men 3t rT' 0n thc contrar y> th ' Lord of Chaumont beganne Lmn L f getting of the vidtory, perceauingthat the people did not rife in liftu Is the'whiT "U 3 t tbcy had pr0raifed him > and ' bat be began to want vidtualls, the which was likely to grow greater euery day: The Pope bv meanes hereofbeginning againc his vfuallbraues, anfwered/vpon new conditions of peace which were propounded, That there was no m «n« to comcto antree -o merit, vnlefTe the French Kmge would be bound wholy to giue ouer the defence 3 of Ferrara; wliere-xpon thewhole bufinefTe remaining imperfS, !he LoSof ChaumoHt departed thence,as wel by reafon of the want of viftualls which were g early dimmifhed,as becaufe he d lfpaired of doing any good, either by armes or by rcaties of peace, and returned to Cartel-Franco and the n x day Si making fhewthat heediditto giuerhe Popetime toth.nU onwhJtheliadnio’ pounded, and for him felfc to vnderftand the Kings pleafure. Thc Pope being ex reamcly mcenfedagamft the king,fo foone as the Lord of Chaumont was dinar ted,complained ofthe kmg,& told the AmbafTador s,that he would no more eiue earc to peace,vnlcfTe Ferrara were firft of all yeclded to him, where-vpon he Li ednew forces, and incited the Venetians to lend part of their forcLto°Modcna to ioync with his,& to moleft Ferrara with the other part,promifing to him felfc in a fiiort fpacc to take Regio,Rubiera and Ferrara. If the flrces ofthe Pope the theRen” h 3nd thC S P amtll 1 lanc L cs vnitcd together had forthwith marched a^ainft fo Sen R ’ K r s f rte ] l y tbou B bc thatth = Lordof Chaumont would 8 haue pan^ lf R 3’ bU ft hn f and caurcd h ‘m to leuie new com- f°°te in fted of thofe whome hce had caffed at his difeamping from be¬ fore Bolognia. Whileft the Popes army, and that of his afTociates did lempdrife clmma°nS Cna h d r e D . Uke ° f ,f errara with the French companies, whichwere c mmanded by the Lord Caption, encamped on the Po, juft oppofite to the Ve- netian companies who lay on the farther fide ofthe riuer; they making a rclreatc eiSSdr ll*** b r,! CS °S e T a .?, nd by the Dukes ordn ance,which fanke army domm7nfft ^ dcapcd - ° n the ° lher fide > tbe P »P« f l0n T n thC abfenCC ° f tbe Mar< 3 uis °f Mantua, eege SalTuola the which being beaten with che artillery was taken by ailaulc and 40 50 of the Hijlorieof Venice. V? '10 The Popes pro- pcfuwi to the C apt 'aim of bis Army. Concord* ta+ and the Cattle within a while after. Saf&ola beeing taken, the Pope Would haue Montechia,a vciyftrong place, to be befeeged; but F Jntcio Collonn* wou.d not do it, having; that his King had exprefly forbidden him to meddle with any thing that did belong to the Empire. . . The Lord ofChaumont,according to the meaning o t the King hie mailtcr, ha- uina placed a ftronggarrifondrcRhegio,wen t to Parmarefohung to tempomle till the forin^. Tnc Pope beeing impatient to fee his defeignes not executed, not- wichftandine the fhsrpncffc ofthefcafon, fent for all his Captaines to fcologn.a, and propounded to them the feege of Ferrara, and notwithflandmg their gene- rail diflike of the matter ( the Venetians excepted ) they at aft tefolued, ( to pleafe him ) firft to affaile Mirandola, thereby to take from the French al means of hindering the feege of Ferara afterward, and the rclecmng thereof: and by the fame meancs to beieege as they went along, the C.tty of Concordat, which held for the King. This being determined was likewife executed: for beeing come ^ before Concorda, they forthwith tookeit by force, and the caftle by compofiti- ^ > on: then they drew neere to Mirandola, whether the Pope came in perfon, think¬ ing that his loldicrs went flowly to wotke, and that his prefence would aduance the bufineffe, Dteferring the fury and heats of his fpirit before all other relpeds: albeit the Cardinalls did earneftly entreat him not to gotmther,and that the Ve- 20 nctians who were his greateft fauorits, did blame him for it. In regard ot his pretence, complaints, promifesand threatenings, all thingcs wetciett foreward more then otherwifethey would haue beene; and yet neuerthcleffe the foarpnes ofthc weather, and many other difficulties oppugning it, no great matter was performed. , ... rbeCmfe«r Thofe within Mirandola didbrattely defend it (who'.were commanded by Al- thc extmier Triumcio fcconded by fours hundred ftranger footmen )vpon hope mat they fhould be relccued, but the contention be twixt the Lord ot C.baumont,and John lACtmo Tnuulcio was caufc of the Ioffe of the place: for the Lord of Cliau- montuicicuilit Hid “-—o' r ■ ■ - ? . 30 NephewesofTr/«»/«»mightbe deprined of Mirandola: and therefore heexcu- fed his fending of releefe by reafon of the difficulty to bring ordnance thither m fo cold afeafon,by fo bad waics, and through fuch deep (now as the like had not beene feene of a long time before, which were things grearly to be conliuered. The Pope on the contrary omitted nothing for the obtaining of the victory, wherby thofe within the towne beeing out of hope to be releeued, and fearing that they fhould not be able to refifl the firft a (fault, in regard of the great breach which the enemies ordnance had made, fent meflengers to the Pope, to ccrte- raudola yeeld , fie him that they would yeeld, fo their liues and goods might be fpared: albeit the vpon M^of Pope would not at firft tyc himfdfc to fane the (oldiets liues, yet neuerthcleffe he "" 40 did at laft agree to itatthe earneft entreatie of his followers and theinhaoitants that redeemed the fackoftheir towns which had been promifed to the foldiets the Ciftle in like manneryeelded. The Pope by the takingcf Mirandola, ho¬ ping as fodenly to get Ferrara, would no more giuc care to any taike of peace vn- leffe firft of all Ferrara were yeelded to him, The French King on the other fide, hauing notice of the Ioffe of Mirandola* and conducting how greatly it did bis- mifh his reputation, perceiuing likewife that the Pope continued in his ailplea- fure againft him, retained to alfailchim: therefore he fent word to tncLord ot Chaumont not only to defend Ferrara, but to offend the Churches land^ vpon the firft occafion that fhould be offered: For which, the Lord of Chaumont raa- 5 ° kingoreparation, and hauing affembled his whole army, he made the Pope to al* terhisminde, whobytheaduiceof his Captaines went back to Bolognia, ancj •from thence within a while alter to Rauenna. _ , The French Army being ready to march, the Captaines conlulted on wbat place to make their firft attempt: feme were of opinion to goe directly, x ' foddda to preferring his owne paffion before the Kings profit, was glad that the f _ ^ _ . , * 1 • 1 c c _ J .. I... fl «T, fipiiTAlap p\ r r* 11 The ninth Soo{eofthe fourth Decad to affaile the enemies in their trenches, hoping by force of armes and by the iu- ry ot the artillery,eafily to enforce them to retire, and by that meanes to free Fer- rara horn all danger. Others were of a contrary opinion,and the chcefc of thofe T ftto 7 L was V ; ho W3S ncweI y come from France,who hauing declared the dan- Trench cap* S er ot 3llaihn g the enemies army in their fortification,councclled them to march ‘ towards Modena,or Bolognia, hoping if the enemies did remoouc, for feare of lofing any of thofe toWnes, to fight with them, and to obtaine the victory ■ and it they did not remoone, they might then with eafe take the one or other of them. This was Triuulcio his opinion, but it was not followed , the better there- I® by to dunimfh his authority,in regard of the hatred wich the Lord of Chauroont oid bearc him : as alfo becaufe that Alfonfo of Efte , did vrge them to follow the former opinion,for feare that if the French fhould goe farre from thence the ene¬ mies might enter into thePollefin of Ferrara, a matter which would greatly haue augmented the Citties difeafe. But the Lord of Chaumont hauing vnaerftood by the way, the great difficulty which was made to come to Finall where the ene¬ mies were encamped , by reafon of the waters which ouer-flowed the country neerc adioy ning,hc beganne greatiy to doubt,for the cleering whereof, notwith- ftandmg that A/phonfo did perfwade him to the contrary, he afTembled the coun¬ cell where Trmulcio being entreated openly to deliuer' what he thought thereof, 20 lpake in this manner. l"o?aZn ” I Dld y cftercIa y foWrny peace, becaufe I haue often-timesknowneby expen¬ se dc/cnce >■> ^ Ilce 3 c ' lat: m y councell hath beene lighlty efteemed , the which ifit had beene ./ buopm- „ [oHowed at the beginning, wee fiiould not at this prefent be where wee arc nor „ haue loft lo many dates vainely, which might haue beene fpent with more pro- 3 , > anuec of Vi bin. impediment m a very broad place,and where the water is not deepe,and marched towards Plumacia, three miles off from the enemies army, which was the caufe that Gaftel-franco yeclded to him . He was there in great doubt what to doe: for on the one fide he would willingly haue availed Bolognia,if he had beene cer- t^me that the people would haue taken armes in the Bcntinoles behalfe : on the other lide he feared,if he fliould come thither,vpon hope only of a popular com¬ motion,to be enforced forth-with to depart thence as the Lord of Chaumom had done to his great difgrace. Atthelaft he determined to remot Fortune, and to try by drawing nccre to Bolognia,if the particular intelligences of the Bemmoles might (land him in any ftcad,and came and incampcd at the bridge of Laina,fiuc io miles from Bolognia. 3 rhePopeiofooneastheBifhop of Gurcia was departed, and that hevnder- i °°d 1 lat T//,a«/£wmarched with his army, left Bolonia, determining to goe to Jus owne army , by his pretence to induce the captaines to fight, whcrevmohc could not difpofe them neither by letters nor mcfl'ages,but being halfe way on his lourney,ne came backe agame the day following , refoluing to goe roRaucnna. Yet neuerthelefle before his departure , hewasdefirousto make fomef mall ex- hortat'on tothcBologncfos.whom hefentforto come and fpeake with him.-and after he had declared vn;o them how that by the benefit of the Sea Apoftolike, & by his means they were freed fro greeuous tirauy,he requefted them with grea¬ ter tcruenlie then eloquence to continue faithfull vuto him.andtofliew^thcir generoufiicfTe by vaLiantly defending themfclues, and by that mcanes to oblige to themfclucs ana the Sea Apoftolike, both himfelfc, and all the Popes which Ihoiudluccccd him, r .. r ° th , ls ex ' lortat ionthey anfwered: that they were not ignorant how much the city was bound vnto him in particular for hailing driuen thence the tyrants and therefore they were reiolued to fpend all their goots, to hazard the honour and lately of their wmes and children,and to lofc their owne lines, before they would quit his party or that ofthe Sea Apoftolike. The Pope on this afliirance departed from Bolognia, leaning the Cardinal! of lauia there, and went to Rauenna: but fo Boone as he was on his way and that nuu cio was come to the bridge of Laina, the Bolognois were troubled with lundry thoughts :fome of themdefired the returne of the BentiuJes, others on the contrary,who fhewed themfclucs their enemies,didfauour the Churches fig- nory: 1° as a, the people were in armes, fome for one fide and feme for an other. 1 He foardmall being amazed thereat, did attempt for his owne affurance to draw captaine Rzmaffotu into the city with a thoufand foot ( for in all that great and populous city there were but two hundred light horfe, and two thoufand foot) but the people would not fuffet it: wherevpon the Cardinall in defpaire forfooke the palace by ftealth in the night,in difguifed habit,and came to the Ciradell and from thence attended by a hundred horfe,he tooke his way towards Imola. The Legats flight being knowne, the whole city begunne to rife, which the .action of the Bent moles p S rcciuing, they would not loofefofaireanoccafion, but ranne forthwith to the gates which were mod commodious for the French campe,and brake them open, then they font for the Bent moles , who came forth¬ with with a troupe of French horfe. The Duke of Vrbitt, Generali ofthe Churches army haumg had fome inckling of the Legats flighted in great haft diflodge with his whole army , which was nccrehiia : whereof7z/Wwohauing notice, carneto follow the mn-awaies,and meeting with RiphaeUe ?a//>ho for a while made head,he fought with him and tooke him prifoner. The Venetians companies with thofo of Rum font beeing lodged on the moutjhauing intelligence ofthe Duke ofVrbins flight did efcapcby the way ofrhe mountainesinto Romagnia,notwithout grcatlofTe. TheFrench wonne in this victory, obtained without fight , fiftecnc pccccs of gteat ordnance, with diners final 3 ° 40 o, >f the Hijlorie of Vmice. 45 fmall ones as well ofthe Popes as of theVenetians.with a greatpart of the Chur¬ ches bagage, and in a manner all that of the Venetians,and more then a hundred and fifty of their men at armeswere ftripped. There was not anyone flainein Bolognia,nor no violence offered,diners only ofthe Cardinals followers were ta¬ ken in the palace, from whom he had concealed his departure, and the Popes fla- “IF^id .tue was dragged by the people in great derilion thorow the market-place. Trtu- fiiehTiu ulcio after the taking of Bologni3came to the Borrough of Saint Peter , to at- lotjiu, tend there before he went on any further the French Kings pleafure. The Senate hauing notice of this rout fentwordto theProuidatorGr/'/r/jwho •jo determined to goe andafl’aile Legnaga with his army, to defift from his enter- prize, feeing their affaires had fo bad fuccefle at Bolognia, and that he fhould bane a care to bring the artillery from the bankes of the Riuer Po,and to fend it to nans frouidd Padua,and if that the French made preparation to execute any cjrterprife,that he /°r‘Mr cities fhould alfo retire for feare of being furprized. tarf. The officers of Padua and Treuifo were likewife commanded to haflen the forti¬ fications already begunne in their cities. And not fatisfied therewith,they chofe Cnjiofero eJMom for fuperintenden t of thofejortifications, who fpcedrly went thi¬ ther and broughtwith himasmany foot-men as could be gathered together in Venice, for feare leaft the French waxing proud for this viftory fhould crofle 2o the Po,and make incurfions on the Paduans confines, to the end that if they did furprize any place,they mightfpeedilyrecoueritagainc . They wrot likewifeto Vonnto , their AmbafTadour with thePope, what the Senate had determined,and commanded him to entreat the Pope from them not to trouble himfelfcfortbe Ioffe of his army , for the common-wealth would neuerfaile him , but ranne the fame fortune which he did. Wherevntothe Pope anfwcring, faid, that bee did greatly ioy to fee the Venetians magnanimous conftancy, and that it alone had much more encreafed his courage againft the French,and had infinitely com¬ forted him. i In this meane time theCardinall of Pauiaarriued at Rauenna, who fled from '30 Bolognia (as hath beene faid )& hauing obtained audience of the Pope to purge The Cardinal! himfelfe of accufations made againft him,laid the whole blame of the Ioffe ofBo- »/ Tania fa. lognia on the Duke of Vrbin , as on a young man infufficient and fmall experien- ^ftfinthc ced inmartiall matters. The Duke hailing nodceofthe bad offices which the dnkcofyrbms Cardinall performed in his behalfeto the Pope his vnclc, was defirous to come and kiffe his feete, and to cleere himfelfe of thofe imputations. But being come into the Popes prefence, he found him fo tranfportedwithcholler, as he would notfufferhimtofpeakc,but fenthim away with fharpe and iniurious fpeeches. The Duke perceiuing himfelfe to be dilgraced by the Cardinals meanes , refol- ued on reuenge . Andtherevpon going towards his houfeto fpeake with him 40 hauing no great traine,he met him in the ftreet riding on his Mule being attended f on by the horfemenof his guard, with Guido Vatno his brother in law, riding to ofpauiafls the Popes palace,the Duke drew nerevntohim,a!l men giuing him placeinfigne htbe Dufe tf of reuerence, where with his owne handhee flew him with a poinard, which being done he went to his owne lodging,leapt on horfe-backe,and retired hiinfelf to Crbin. The Pope vpon the brute of the Cardinals death, beganne extreamely to greeue and lament,as wellforthat he hadloft a Cardinall whom heloueddeere- ly,as alfo becaufe fo high a dignity had beene violated in a manner before his face and by his owneNepheWjWherevpou he determined toftay no longer there,but toreturneto Rome. Being departed from Rauennahe Vaderftoodby the Way thatfundry libels had beene fet vp on the publike places of Modena and Bolognia, t - M .a etv n by which notice was giuen him ofthe conuocation ofthe Generali Councell diners-places in the city of Pifa,whether heewas cited to appeare in perfon, becaufe hee was “gawji the accounted vnfit to gouerne the Papacy,being Author of all the warres.The Pope T ° l ‘‘ being t 4.(5 The ninth Toof^e of the fourth fjecad being come to Rome,did forthwith excommunicate the Bolognois, vnlefTe they did returne to the obedience of the Sea Apoftotikc. Within a while after, there happened a great temped, with haileof fuchvn- mcafurablebigneffe, as the like had neuerbeene feene at Bolognia, which did ipoile and beate downe the fruites of the territory neere adtoyning, the common people thought that it Was a diuine punifhment, by reafon of the Popes cenfure* The French N ow al be-it it was in the French Kings power, after this viiSoryro bauc taken i Rome,the Popes forces being greatly weakened and difpetfed, andthofe of the pcahcmftle Venetians much morc,heneuerthclc(Iecommanded Triuutcio, thatleauingBolog- Tefe. nia t0 : he gard of the Bentiuoles, he fhotild with his army returne fpeedily into the to Dutchy of Milan; thinking that the Pope being freed from the fufpition which he had caufeleffe concerned of him, would be drawne to defire peace, the treaty whereof,had netter yet beetle wholy broken off. Butio foone as the Pope percetued the army to be re-called into the Dutchy of Milan,he tookc courage, and propounded by the Scottifli A mbaflador whom for that purpofe behadfenttothe French King at his departure from Bolognia very hard and greeuous conditions of peace, the which neuerthciefle the King, forthe great deftre lie had to be at peace with him, was content to accept of,if the Pope vpon his returne to Rome had not changedhismindethorowthcper- fwafionoftheKingof Arragon. Forthenhc made anlvvere that he would haue ac* no peace,vnlefie the Venetians would make an accord with the Emperor,adding diners other exccfftuedemands,wlrichdid fo greatly tnootte the Kings fpnit,as lie determined to hinder hisrccouery of Bolognia, the which he tooke into his owns protection with the BentiiiolesWVzmtc* andfent fourc hundred Launces thither. Then becaufe he would ftill continue in his alliance with the Emperor, he commanded thar the number of fouldiers granted to the bifhop of Garcia lliould goe from the Dutchy of Milan to the fuccour of the Emperors lands vn- der the command of the Lord de U Pali(fe. The Emperour had a great defire to make warre on the Venetians, but con- fidcringthe great preparations which he was to make, efpecially for the taking of 30 Padua,without which he knew he could doe no great matter, he was in a man- rhe T.myrm rcr ready to agree with them,fo as being t; (Fed vp and downe by diuers thoughts J J * he lpcnt the time in vainc 5 \vithou: executing any enterpnze, proirining from day to day to come in perfon into Italy, or to fend his forces thither. The Venetians in the meane time finding themfclues to weakc to take Verona, and being encamped betwixt Soatia, and Loniga, they burnt ina nightagreat parcofthc Veronois . But bailing intelligence of the comming of the Lord of La Pati(few\t\i twclue hundred Launces and eight thoufand foot,they retired into The Vixetim aftrongeplace towards Legnaga and Vinccnza, from whence likewife they dif- cm y rctireth lodged, and put themfclues into Padua and Treuifo , for the defence ofwhich 4 c '' uets Venetian yong gentlemen came thethe^ from Venice. The French army tarried diuers daies at the bridge of Barbarana, expecting theEmperourscommingor his refolution, who being come betwixt Trent and Rouero, being irrefolute,after his wonted manner, what to doe , after he had gi- uen audience to the Venetian Ambafladours, with whom he daily conferrcd.he. folicited the Lord of LaPalifFetogocandtake the Pace of Cafkl-nouo which is beneath Efcalla towards the Frill!, to make his comming downe mote eafic on. that fide. The which the Lord La PalifTe did brauely execute , and then retired to Efcalla.But the Emperor hailing altered his determinate in ftcad of enuading Tbc£mpt> 'll' w R att ^ e Venetians held on the firmc land , and going to befeege Rome, retired 50 to Trent,determining to go no more to thearmy J &commanded the Afmains to hac'i to Trent, enter into the Friul.whete they took Vdina with the whole Prouincc,the they re¬ turned to ioynewiththe Lord of La PalifTe, who lay within fiue miles ofTreuifo, the which the Emperor would bane to be affauked, but being well fortified on euery fill ofthe Hijlorie of Venice. 47 euery fide , they found it moft expedient fpcedily to retire the which they did. Whercvpon the Lord of La PalilTedid foone after returne into the Dutchy of 7tc Kings for- Milan by his Kings command, in regard of the Swifles new ftirres and confede- Z^'cbfr racies which did dayly encreafe. The Venetian Stradiotsdid follow him at the Milan. heelcs,hoping to endamage him at his palfage oucr the Brentc and the Adifla,but he found mcanes fafely to erode them.His departure wascaufe that John Paul Bail- Lon^ Generali to the Venetians, by the death of Luke Milucze did rccouer all that they had loft thefame Summer, as well nere to Vincenza, as in Friul ( Gradifca excepted.) io In thefe kindcsof warlike exploits was that Summer fpent,to the Emperours great difgrace,and to the encreafe ofthe Venetians reputation, who notwithftan* TbtPattian ding the Emperours and the French Kings armies againft them for thefpacc of two yecrcsjdid in the end ftill retaine their owne forces andfignorics,andal-bc-it snand'fli that it was dire&ly againft theEmperour,it was neuerthelefle much more hurc- "'/«• full to the French King. Forthc Emperour,by reafon he wanted aide percei- uing himfelfe to weake to obtaine tbedefired vidtory, did willingly harken to thofc whoperfwaded him to be friends with the Venetians,fo as already men be- ganne to percciue,that new defeignes were begotten in his minde. The Pope in the mcanetime hauing made lhcw that he would come to ana- 20 greement with the French King, did at laft declare himfelfe openly againfthim, lTf,TZ and made a confederacy with the Catholike King and the Venetians to prefetue Pope, the Iftg (as he laid) the.vnion ofthe Church,to root out the Conuenticlefforlohetcr- , f , med it) of Pifa, and to recouer the city of Bolognia , with all the other townes Tians? which mediately or immediatly did belong to theChurch,tlKreincomprehen- ding the city of Ferrara: that they would attempt with a mighty army to driue all thole out of Italy who fhould oppugne it jleauing'place to the Emperor to en¬ ter if he pleafed into this confederacy, being defirous todifutiite him from the French King. Don Raymond, de Cardoni borne in Cattalognia andac that time viceroy of 30 Naples was made Generali of their army, who by their agreement wastohaue Theumbnof two thoufand foutc hundred men at armes, two tboufand fine hundred light thccm l‘- de - horfe , andfoure and twenty thoufand foote , namely for the Popes parefoure hundred men at armes, fiue hundred light horfe, and fixe thoufand foot,from the Senate of Venice, eight hundred mcnat armes , a thoufand light horfe, and eight thoufand foot, and from the King of Arragon, twelue hundred men at armes, a thoufand light/ horfe and tenne thoufand foot. This confederacy was made vndercollour to free Italy from the Barbarians •,a very fpeciall title which all men interpreted according to their iudgement and paftion. Gaflon of Foix was made viceroy in thcDutchyof Milan and in the army,who Caflanc/FoU 4 ° hauing intelligence of the SwiiTes preparations fur their comming downe , by lieutenant mcanes of the Pope and his confederates into the Dutchy of Mila’n.caufed all ’rf^ntb 1 the victuals ofthe Dutchy to be (hut vp in the fortes and caftles , and placed vluby »/ ftrong Garrifon in the neigbour cities, hoping chat the men at armes would be M,Un ■ able to make head againft them in the plaines, and by that mcanes foonc enforce them to returne, if they fhould come into the field. The SwiiTes neuerthelefle were not daunted with thefe difficulties. But being come downe to Varefa, their number did daily increafe,bringing with them feuen field peeces,and diuers great Harqucbuzes carried on horfe-backe, with fome prouifion ofviduals. TkcSwlgisJc. f hey fent a trumpet from Varefa to defie the Kings Lieutenant,who only tokeepe ^, G on if 5c victuals from them , was come to Aflaron,aphce thirteene milesdiftantfrom F4 “' Milan. From Varefa they came to Galera, being tenne thoufand in number, and Gift on of Foix did put himfelfe into Legnana, foure miles from Galera. The Swifts Then being increafed to the number offixteene thoufand, they came to Bufti comc dn * n »*• wliere a hundred French men at armes lay in Garrifon, who hardly efcaped from them. 4-8 The ninth Bookie of thefourth B)ccad The Swiffcs re • turns borne a. gains, The BaftiJe fallen by the Spaniards, The eonfede* rates army marcheth to* wards Bo via, The forces that were i.t Bolognia, The eonfede* ra-'rs final pro* grefjion before Bolognia. 20 them,loafing their baggage and fome of their horfes: by meanes whereof the French, which flili retired as the Swifles adiianccd,came and quartered chcm- fclues in the fuburbes of Milan,within two miles whereof the S wifles were come: but wondering that they heard nonewes from the Pope nor from the Venetian artnyfas it was knowne by letters intercepted which they fent to their L.ords)cer- taine daies after they retired towards Coma, and from thence returned home in¬ to their countrey. While if they were retiring two polls arriued from the Pope and the Veneti¬ ans: wherevponit was thought of aceitaincthat if they hadcome fooner,the Swiffeshad not returned . Buttbey being gone (as hath beenc (aid) the Spani- io ards and the Popes forces entredinto Romagnia, where all that which the Duke oi Ferrsra pollefleddid forthwith yeeldvnto them (the BaftionofLaFoffa,and the foord ofGcniuolacxceptcd.) Petr* of Nauarre , Colonel of the Spanifh Infantcry, till fuch time as all their companies were come together,came and befeeged ihc Baflide,and hailing batte¬ red it with three pceces of ordnance,and giuen it an afTault, he lookc it the third day after his arriuall,whete al the footmen that were in it were flain with Vejlmllo their captaine . Pedro oi Nauarre leaning two hundred foot there, returned to the vicerois army : but the Duke of Ferrara going thither afterwards with nine great pceces of ordnance, did io furioufly aifaileit as lie rccouered it thevery lame day: where all thofe who were within it with their captaine were flaine,in leuengcofthe death of his fotddicrs. The confederates army: namely that of the Pope,and the King of Arragon,to the number of eightecne hundred men at armes, eight hundred Gcnets,eight hundred light horle, and (ixteene thoufand foor,aswcll Spaniards as Italians, aboundanriy furmfhed with munition,thc moil of them being come forth of the Realmc ofNaples, determined to cncampe before Bolognia.. The Venetian ar¬ my on the other fide being come vpon the Marches of Verona,feemed to threa¬ ten the city of Brcfcia. Now the viceroy,General! to the Pope and the Spaniards,caufcd his army to march,and came and incamped betwixt the Riuer Adice and Bolognia, where ha¬ iling giuen order formatters ncccflary to befeege ic,hcdrcwnere tothcwalles, quartering and extending ihc mod part of'nis army betwixt the hill,and the high way which goeth from Bolognia into Romagnia, in regard of the commodity of vidluals which came from thence,and feized on Saint Michels Monaflcry which is very nere to the city,heated on an high place,and which doth in a manner c ommand the towne. Within the city,, befidc the people whichdid bcare arfries and ccrtaine com¬ panies ofhorfe and foot,paicd by the Bentiuohs , Gaft on of Foix had fent thither two thoufand Lanfequcnets, and two hundred Launccs, commanded by Odet of Foix Lord of Lautrcdl,and T ties ot Alegre, two famous captaincs,and with them were thecaptaines and Wincent furnamedthc greatDiucll ,who vponthe siTmancc made to them by Gafton of Foix to relecue them, did ftcely enter it,in regard of the Cities large circuit. Yet neuertheleffe they began to be bold, when they perceiued the enemies fmall progreffion, who were nine daics before the walks,and enterprized nothingbut onely made certainc icilcColuerine fhoc from Saint Michels Monaftery into the city : but they fodainely abftained,per- ceiuingvcry well that they fpent their munition vnproffitably. They were di- uers daies determining on what fide to batter the city ,efpeciallytokeeperclecfe 50 from it: and after diners and fundry opinions, they rcfolued toaffaileitonthat fide nercto Saint Stephens Gate,by which men goeto Florence,andthe artillery was planted within thirty fadom of the walks. Pedro of N auarre on the other fide made a mine, drawing towards the gate of Chaflillon, in a place where within was a little chappel called Baracanc. The artillery 3 C 40 of the Hiflorie of V•nice. Artillery halting begunne to play, did in fottre and twenty homes (pace beate m , downean hundred fathom of the wall,with the tower of the gate, the which was ccad Count Loaowick on the other fide being accompanied with very great num¬ bers oftiic people ofthe valeys ot Eurropia & Sabina, who be had caufed to rife, was come within a mile of BreffiaAnd al bc-it they within the City did not yet VdffT (hew of favouring the enterprife , yet neuenheleffe Cr,Wperceiuing,that the affauit of ^ greater forces then at the former time 3 he refolued to haue it by forcer B c[„a, enter And beeing come with all thofe peafants, he availed tt in three feuetall pla- h ces,two ol which had good (uccefTe, namely at the Gate of P,les w here Auo- gat e fought 5 Sc at the gate of La Garzulo 3 where the fouldiers entred at the iron grate,by which the riuer of the fame name entreth into the citv. notwithftan- bmgall the attempts and rcfiftance of the French, who perceiuing ,h e enc- io mies to bee entred, and that the Breffans did rife in their behalfe, they re¬ tired to the Caftic,with tiieLordoi LudatheirGouernotir, loofing their horfe and baggage. Breffia being taken all the townes along the Lake of La Garde, did driue a- way tne French , and yeelded to the Venetians: Bergamo did the likclbone after (the two caftles excepted) the one ofwhich ftandeth in the middeft of the city and the other halfc a mile off. It was thought that if at Venice ( whferc the ioy was incredible) they bad forth-with prouided that which Andre Gr Mi did fo- datncly write for,namely to fend fouldiers , and artillery which lie bad need ofto win thecaftle ot Breffia,they had made greater progreffion, or at leaft the vitftorv 20 would haue beene more allured. But during tbefe exploits, Gajlcn of Foix being aduertized of hat had pafi JBreffia, did fpeedily march thither, who bailing paffcdthePoat Stellata, • did ioonecrofie the riuer Mincia at the bridge of Molino, then he came and lodg- ed at Nogeraonthe Veronois, and the day following at Pontpcfara, and at Treuilla, where hauing intelligence that JohnPattl Baillon was come with three hundred men at armes, foure hundred light horfe, and twelue hundred foote 11 p /k 7 to ' od § e at Mand of Efcalla, hee ranne fpeedily thither with three hun- iThbrofn and feuen hundred Archers, therefidueofthearmv, whocould , Q and defeated not march fo fpeedily, comming after, and finding him to bee gone, they fol- 3 by <3400 ,f [owed him haftily and ouertooke him,as he was at the point ol the palling a foord • ofthe riuer Adice. Iobn Paul Bail/on hailing deferied him a farre off,thinking it to be nothing elfe bur part of the forces of Verona 5 did eir.battaile his fouldiers and tarried for him. Both Tides loynmg, fought valiantly for more then an houres fpace : but the Ve¬ netians fortune beganne to decline by the arriuall of the refidue of the army which came in fiie,and notwithffanding that they diforderedthem,theyncucr- thelefle rallied themfelties diuers times 3 vntill being no longer able to refift the great numbers, they betooke themfelues to flight , wherevpon John Paul palled AO the riuer fafely,but diuers of his people were drowned. ^ Gaft on of Falx Thejnorrow after, Gafton of Foix did likewi(eputtJWf/f4^erof Furlitorour, defcatetbMc. whomhe ir.countred as he conduced certaine Venetian light horfe, thenhcc ktgertj Via- came and encamped in the fubuibes of Breffia , and without any delay atall,hee lent to affaile the Monaffery of Saint Fr/diana 3 which flood halfe way offfrom the hill vnderwhichhe waslodged,and bailing aflaulted it, heedraue rhence thole which garded it,and turned with his army to the other fide of the townc, that hee Gafin of Foix might be the nearer to the caftle • The next morning by day breake,hauing cho- ^the Cadiz of ^ ° Ut ' v ^ c a™y, foure hundred men at armes well aimed,and fix thou- irejfiamarcb• ^ and foot,and going vp on that fide nere to the GarcofPifes , Iieentredwithoi.it ■lb totbo ref. any refifiancc into the firft wall of the caftle, where after he had for a while cau- 3 \ev,mch lor the fpace of fix bowers, that the fight lafted, as not being able to make any “V HWV more refiftance , they turned their backes, and among others the Viceroy and fUueiuu. ‘ Carmtgtt were the formoft, carrying away with them, a fquadron in a manner 20 whole andvnbroken: fo as the French remained matters of the field. But becaufe the Spanifh Infantery made a foft retreate, and in god order, Gif- ton of Foix was defirous to breake them, and going furioufly to aflaill them with G f en °f r °' x a fquadron of horfe, neewas onafodaineenuironedby theenemics, and being ‘sjiamVl beaten from his horfe,was flaine by the pufh ofa pike,thruft into his flankc. The Lord of Laurrec lay by him, in a manner dead, being wounded in twenty places, but being brought to Ferrara,he was there healed. The Generalls death caufed the Spaniards toelcape without any empedi- ment, the refidew oftheir army being dilperfed and put to flighty and their ba- gage,enfeignes and artillery taken. The prifoners were the Popes Lcgat, Fabri- \ cio Colonna,Pedro ofNauarre, the Marquis of Palu, Bitontoj ,nd Pefcara, with ma¬ ny ocher Barrons,andgreat Lords. The brute was that there died on bothfidcs, eighteenethoufandmen, one third part French , and the two thirds of the con- federats. But the lode of the victorious was greater, without companion , by reafonofthe death of the Generali, of r««of Alegre, diuers French Gentle¬ men and Almaine Captaines, to whofe valour the victory was partly aferibed. r 1 The vidors beeing returned to their Campe, thofeofthe Citty fentword that they would yeeld.but whileft they capitulated,the Lancequences, & Gafcons perceiuing the walls to becareleflely kept, did enter it at the breach which was taken I 40 made before thebataile, and made cruell fpoyle, for defpight ofche lode which anii fp oilcd ty they had fufeayned in the batcaile .-but they could not take the Caftle, whether lbell ' encb ' Marke Antony Collonm was retyred , which hee afterward yeclded, vpon condi¬ tion to haue their goods and Hues faued. The Venetians hauing newes of this Ioffe, fent word to Vittcencio Nalda whome they kept in pay with a thouland foote in Flaminia, to gard, and defend 1 the lands of the Church. The Viceroy neuerftaid till hee came to Ancona,where hee vfed meanes to renew his army, promifingto him-felfe, that beeing ioyned with the Swifies, hee would eaGly driue the French forth of Italy , fo as e- uery one would employ him-felfe in that bufienefle. The Venetians beeing 50 aduertiledof his intent, fent tocomforc him for his lode and to offer him at ayde and releefe by Antonio Dandulo , who brought him a good fumme of ' 7 - mony from the Senate, the like alfo did King Fernands Ambaffador which lay at Venice. - The 5 yrint asto- vrfhnem the lojjea/theba • tails brought to Home. Ti e Popes per - fit Sit). The Pope will lynomeancs banc peace vrththt French, The Cardinal!, ef Med cis prifortcrat The Swifter hatred to the French Fjng. The tenth c Boo\e of the fourth T)ecad The Fiench Army hang daunted with the death of their Generali, remained within 4. miles of Rauenna, attempting nothing, cxpe&ing the kings plealure. Inthc meancfpace ne.wes being brought to Rone, ofthe Ioffe ot the battaile , all the Cardinalls came (orth-with to the Pope, carneflly entreating him to accept of peace with the French King, the which they affined him bee might obtainc, on honed conditions, they feeing no other remedy ferallthefedaungcrs, buc peace onely. The Ambaffadors ol the King of Arragon, and the Signuiy of Ve¬ nice infilled on the contrary ,giuinghim to vnderftand that matters were net fo defperate, nor the army fo much decayed, but that it might eafily beereftoredin fhort fpace,\vithout any greate cxpencc, with many other very pertinent reafons, 10 to induce the Pope to their opinion. Bnthecontinewcdinvery great doubtjfor outlie one fide , hatred and difdaineagainfl the French did poffcffehmi, and on the othcr,feare,and danger.Whcrevponhcc anfwered the Cardinalls that he would make peace with the French King, and yet it was not with that refolution, which might giue any certaine hope: andlaffol all when as luiins of Medicis a Knight of Malta, who was after-wards pope, came to him from the Cardinall of Medicis,and had fully informed him,how greatly the French were weakened, by their Gcneralls death , and of diuers other particularities of the French army, which did much rccomfort him; And bringing him into the Confiftory, hecau- fed him to rehearfe the felfe fame things to the Cardinalls, who ncuerthclefTe 20 did pci feucr in their defirc of peace, the which chough in words hcemadefhew (toplealc them) to accept of , hce had neucrtheleffe refolued not tograunr, but vponthe lall extremity, and rather toleaue Rome, hoping that hiscaufe would bcc maintaynedby tlic arincs ofChriftian Princes. Buc fo foone as hee vr.dcrftood that the Lord of La Paliffc, who commanded the French army, after the death of Gdjton of Foix, was called ini o the Dutchy of Milan by the Generali of Normandy, forfeareot the Swiffes comming, and that he was with the army departed our of Romogina ,he found him-felfe freed of the doubt and feare which hce was in,conccrning the affaires of Rome, where¬ by hee was more then before confirmed in his oblfinacy, albeit the Legate of the counccll tarried dill in Romagnia, with three hundred lances, three hundred light hotfe.fix thouiand foote, and eight pececs of ordnance. Now the Pope beeing greatly confirmed by that which hathbeenealready faid , and by the great hopes which the King of Arragon gauc him . fo foone as hee had intelligence of the Ioffe of the battaik of Rauenna, promifing to fend him Gonfiluo the great Capcaine into Italy with new fupplics and likewife by the commiffion which the King of England had fent to the Cardinall of Yorke, to enter into the league, hee did openly reieft peace, and pronounced in open Confiftory a Monitory, againft the French King, if hce did not releafe the Cardinall of Medicis, whome hee kept prifoner in Milan, where hee was 40 honorably vfed. The Swiffes in the meane time, who flood badly affedled to the French King, and did wonderfully hate him, beeing affembled at Coirc, a ciity of the Grifons there ancient confederats, marched from thence to Trent, (iheEmpcrourto collour the matter with the King, faying that hec could not Hoppe their paffage, in regard ofthe antienc confederacy which he had with them.) From Trent they came vpon the Verona Territory , where the Venetians army cxpedled them , who together with the Pope did contribute for their pay. They were in number more then fixethoufand, though no more were demaunded : For the hatred which they did bcare to the French King was 5® fo greate,as contrary to the:rcuflome,they did patiently endure a! difficu!tics,and namely, they came from homebauing receiued only one florin of Ryne a peece: wheras in time before they would not inarch for the Kings feruicc, vnleffe they had ofthe Hijlorie of c Venice . 57 IO 20 had bccne promifed many paies and their Captains prefented with fondry guifrs. LaPalife commingfirftof all with the Army to Pontoglio to dop their paf- fage,thinking that thcy-would come thac way into Italy , perceining afterward their meaning to be otherwife, came and incamped at Chaftillon of the ftirrop, not being allured whether they would come downcinto the Dutchy ofMillan or els match tow ards Ferrara. It was certainely thought that they would haue h.eld on the way towards Ferrara according to the Popes dirc6iions,had not a let¬ ter wnich the Lord of La Pali fie fent to the General of Normandy,been intercep¬ ted by miihap, the which fell into the hands of the Venetian Stradiots; by which lie lent him word how his affaires Hood and that it would be a hard matter to re- lift them, if they fhotild turne towards the Dutchy ofMillan. This letter made them change their determination, and caufed the Cardinall of Syon, the cbiefe motiue of this wane, with the Captaines,to refolue to enterprife that which their enemxsinoft feared (aswaspcrceiued by that letter) . Therefore they came to Villafranca toioyne with the Venetian army, vnder the command of lohn Paul Bailoti} which was offoure hundred men at armes, eight hundred light horfe, andfix thoufand footmen with pecces of Ordnance, as well for battery as for the field. 1 I,a Paliffe , who in all had notaboue feauen thoufand foote and a thoufand lances, did with the Captaines determine wholy toforfake the field, and to looke to the defence of the townesof mod impoutance, till fuchtimeas thofe great nombers of SuifTes fhould bewailed, orelfefome frefh fupplies might come to them from France to make head againft them. WherevponhedidputintoBref- fia two thoufand footmen, one hundred and fiftie lances and a hundred men at armes of the Florentines : into Crcma fiftie lances and a thoufand foote, and into Bergamo, a thoufand foote, and a hundred Florentine menatarmesj he brought the refidew of the army to Pontuico, which confided of fix hundred lan¬ ces , two thoufand French foot , and foure thoufand Lanfqticnets . But the next day letters came from the Emperour, who commanded the Lanefquencts 30 forthwith to abandon the French Kings feruice: they not daring to difobey, de¬ parted the very fame day, becaufethey were all his fubiedts. La Palijfe defpayring(by reafon of the Lanfquenets departure)of becing able a- ny longer to defend the Dutchy ofMilan, did in great had retire to /’ifquctona. The Venetians in the mcane time hailing already taken Valegiaand Pifcara, did dill w ith that Army winne the Contrey as they went along. Thofe of Cremona being wholly forfaken did yeeld to the Cardinall of Syon and gauehim a good forrune of money, to the end that the S uines fhould not enter into their Cifty. The like did Carauagfo and Soncino, wherein the Cardinal! of Syon placed^ his owne people in Garrifon,in deed ofdelitieringitto the Venetians,as it was men- 4 ° tioned in the treaty ofthe League. All other to wnes neeretothe riuerAdda did yeeld to the Venetians, the like did Bergamo with her territory, by reafon that La Pafiff, f,had recalled his companies which lay there to ioyne them to the army. La Paliffe forfooke Pifquetona, and went and eroded theRiuer Adda, hoping to keepe the enemies from paffing the riuerifthe footmen which they made ac¬ count to leauc had arriued- But through want of money to pay them /none were raifed, whereupon heretiied to Saint Angello, and the day following to Pauia determining to day there. But after that, Trhutch came thither to him, and had’ jnewed him the vanity of his opinion, and how that it was impolfibleto hould back fo great a mine, feeing there Were no footmen in the Army, nor meanes to 5° wage new, as well lor the fhortnefTe of the time, as for that there was no money ropay them, he went and made a bridge oner the Po, at aplace where itis mod narrow, to the end that the companies mightinore commodiouflypalTc holdine on their way towards Ad. 6 So foone as the French had palled the Ritter Adda, Loda yeeldcd to the confe¬ derates 7hc SuiJjei t*k e tne wo} towards the 'Dutchy of Milan, La Valijfe for* f'keth the field y and gar* deth the towns 7he Lanccqne, nets forfafe the French Toe Venetians grea t progref- fion in the company of the Suijfts . Triuultio cenfi tiling to the . Army is of opt* man to aban~ don the Dm chy of M i lan* 58 'The tenth c Eookc of thefourth 'Decad Genoa revol¬ ted! f)om toe King. Itptiga )'cd. ded. The treaty be* twixt the Em• per or and the Venetian handled. Difficulties concerning lbs agreement. who being come to Pauia, beganneto batter the Caftle. The French like-wife did foone abandon it, and came to the ftone bridge, which is oner the riiier The- fin, fearing lcaft it fhould be furprifed, hauing but that place alone , whereby to efcapcfrom Pauia. All the French men.withcertaine Lanceqtienecs, who were no t departed with the reft, being come forth of Pauia, the Cittv promifed to pay a great fummeofmonytoauoyde the fade thereof, Milan had already done the like,compounding for a great iumme, and all other townes, (Breftiaand Coma excepted ) did with great defire doe the fame. All matters were gouerned in the name of the holy league (for fo all men cal¬ led it,) and all the profit fell to the S wiffes, which caufed many more of that na- io tion to come downe into Lombardy, and to vnite thcm-felues w ith the firft. In thischangc, Parmaand Placentia were giuen to the Pope. The S.viffcs fcazed onLucarnaand the Grifonson Voltolina and Chiauenna, Iano Fregoffa, by the Venetians aide,in whofe army he ferried, went to Genoa,and fo handled the mac- ter.as the French gouernor being expelled,it reuolted and created him Duke. In the like manner all the townes and Cattles of did rcrurnc to the Pope. Bolognialike-wile yeeldedto hisofficers, after the being de- priuedofallhopc,had forfakenit. The Cardinallof Mcdicis had already before thencfcaped, by mcanesof fame ftirre which hapned of purpofe, ashceentrcd into aboatcat thepaffageof thcPo, wherevpon hee was taken from the French 20 who kept him, who intended flight rather then refiftancc. The Senate in the mcane time,beingdefirous torecoucr Breffia and Coma ,lolicited the Cardinall of Syon to come with his troupes and their army to befeegc thole townes, who making nohaft, beeing lorh to encreafc the Venetians greatr.eftc , came in the end and encamped before Brcflia,neerero Saint Johns gate,battering at onetime both the to wne and Caftle,whether the Viceroy came to them with the Spanifk army .The Lord of Aubigni who was within it, percciuing that in the end he could not choofe but deliuer it, thought it beft to yceld it, together with the Caftle, ra- thcr to the Viceroy then to the Venetians, compounding with him , that all jo the fouldiors within fhould depart with lines and goods. The French that it ere at Lcgnaga followed the fame councell. Crcrna did other wise which was be- feeged by Rtnze de U Cere ,with a part of the Venetians forces,vnto w home,i?e»f • W/c^OvLwofbcing corrupted by guifts, andvpon promife to be made a gentle¬ man ofVenicc) did yceld the towne by theconfent of the Lord DeDuras gouer- norofthe Caftle,the which he would not doe to OetauUn Sforza, Bifliop of Lodi; for 8 1 in thcnameofthefutureDukec^f4X/ra///4»5/i«4,beingcon cthitherfor thatpurpofe,wichfoure thoufand Swiflcs Inthefeinterims.the BifhopofGureia is Lieutenant to the Emperor went to Rome,who being receined with all honor they beganneto treat oftheeftablifhmem of the common bufinefte,andhow to root out particular ftrife and contentions, to the end that Italy being vnited to¬ gether might refill the French King : and the hardeft matter of all this was, the agreement fo often treated of betwixt the Emperor and the Venetians : For the Bifhoppeof Gureia demanded tohauc Verona and Vincenza,to remaine to the Emperor,and the other townes to the Venetians, for which they fhould prefent- ly pay to Maximilian two hundred thoufand florins oftheRhyne,and thirty thou fand for cucr after,y earely,in manner ofrenr. The Venetians would not pay rent for thofe townes,which they had enioyed forfo manyyeares, as belonging vnto them,nor confent to giue mony, and much lefle to deliuer Vincenza, for diners reafons by them allcadged. The Pope did what he could to attone them,now in- 50 citing the Venetians,then entreating them,& fomerimes threatning.The King of Arragons AmbafTadors did all they could^the like alfo did the S wiffes. In the end the Bifhop of Gureia perfifting in his demand, and the Venetians in their refu- fall, as well of Vincenza as of the fuinme of mony,the Pope forfooke thcm,pro- tefting to their Ambafladors that he fhould be enforced to piirfue their Republick of the Hijlorie of Venice. 19 10 with fpirituall and temporallarmes, and made a league with the Emperor, to the end that he might alow of the Councell of Lateran,and difallow the Conuenticle ol Pifa. The Spanifh Ambaflador would not enter into that League, fayingjthat he had no commiffion fo to doe from his King. The confederacy being contradted, the Bifhop ofGurcia at the next Seflion of League be the councell of Lateran,did in the Emperours name adhere to the Councel,where Wfm/e- he affirmed in the prefence of all men , that the Emperour had neuer confen- m, tedtothe Conuenticle of Pifa, reiedting all thofe who had vfed his name. This being doonc, the Bifhop ofGurcia tookehisleaue, that he might be with Maxi- Maximilian mill an Sforza at fuch time as he fhould take pofleffion of the Dutchy of Millan the which he did After his entry, the Viceroy went and befeeged thefort of nVbft ‘ Trefavpon theriuer Adda , which was yeelded vnto him vpo.n condition that Milan. they within it might depart with their goods. The confederacy made at Rome, had not wholly broken off the hope of a- greement betweene the Emperour and the Venetians,and therfore the Pope fenc Iacomo Stafiiea Auditor of the Rote to Venicc,to entreat the Senate to agree with Maxtmiltan^nA to enter into the league, faying; That to his great greefehc had forfaken them, the which,many taking in bad part,Said that they were allured that it would caufe them to enter into League with the French, and by that meanes So to recall them a new into Italy ; but that he for his part did fo much prefume on The death of them, as he knew they would neuer do it: and in regard of thefe matters beeing Toptiuiius troubled with fondry thoughtes, he fell fick, and his health dayly empairing, not thc ! ccohd - being able to eatc or fleepe, he decealfed the two and twentith day of February in the yeare 1513. Now the Venetians hauing determined before the Popes death to contradl League and alliance with the French, according to the motion made by King Lewis to Andrew Gritti, prifoncr at that time in France, they refolued (the matter hauing along time been debated in councell) to fend one of purpofe into France to treat of this bufinefle with the King: and to this end they named Lodo uicoPie- tiam- , 0 tro Secretary of the Councel! of Tennc. s Hecbeeing departed from Venice, and onward on his way,they had newes of the Popes death: but for all that they did not call him back, not knowing who fhould be his fucceffor, and lead of all what his affedfion towards them might be. ■ The Secretary beeing come into France, the King did enlarge Andre Gntti, and nvixt thawing did forthwith conclude the league with hitn on condition that Cremona and the a,,ri ‘be Vent. contrey ofGiradade Arould belong to the date of Milan ,and that the Venetians i "‘ m ' fhould haue Ercffia, Bergamo and Crema,( the King making ouerallhis right to them, which he could pretend to thofe Citties:) That they fhould be bound to aide one another; and to hazard together one felfe fame fortune, vntill the King rhe Articles if fhould recoucr the whole date ofMilan: and that likewife the Republicke fhould tie League, beredoredtothcentierpofTeffionof whatfoeuerit did emoy on the firme land: And ladly that al prifoners on either fide fhould be fet at liberty,and the fugitiues redored to their goods and contrey. In the meane time,after the Popes death, the Cardinalls ciitrcd quietly into the f fff Conclaue, and did thefeauenth day following with a generall confent clioofe tenth.- for Pope, lohn , Cardinall of the title of Saint Mary in Dominica, of the mod illudrious family of Medicis,of feauen & thirty years of age, which was a drange matter, and contrary to the cudome: He tooke vpon him the name of Leo the tenth. This eledtion was pleating to all men, andcheefelyto the Venetians, who 50 did euer greatly affedt that family: by reafon whereof, the Senate did hope eafily to draw him with them into this \eague,confederacy and alliance. But Leo hauing obtained the Pontificall dignity, found himfelfe to bee affailed with fondry thoughts, reuoluingin his mindediuers matters, as well belonging to warre as to peace. A motion of agreement be*- tvoixt the His 6 o The tenth Tooke of the fourth T)ecad His antient habit and manner of life from his youth,did excite him to embrace peace and quietndTe, efpecially now when hefaw him-fclfe cfhblifhed inthefu- preame dignityifo as the name of warre, in regard of dangers part was difpleafmg and odious to him: And on the other fide ,hec found no great fafety in peace, in the middeft ofarmes, andconfufion ofall things, as alfo, becaufe the memory of his pt cdeceffor, who by armes had much encrcafcd the demaines of the Church, VZndviT dicl P rouol< c him to warre. But by taking armes, heeknew not to which fide hec finfthZ'zbis Should rather incline : Forthercturne of thcFrcnchinto Italy did not like him, in regard of the wrongs and greeuanccs which he in particular had recciued by them, and his predeccffor like- wife,and which did ftill threaten him,in regard of io the counccll of Pifa , which was transferred to Lyons. On the other fide, the Frenchjconfedcratc with the Venetians,did in fuch fort daily encreafe, in ftrength and reputation,as hee knew not by what meanes, to oppole himfclfe againft luch warlike attempts. Leo then being thus troubled with fundry thoughts, did oftentimes change his determination. At the beginning of his papacy ,hefentabreefctoallChrifk tian Princes,exhorting them to peace, and vnity : and the moreeafily to induce them there-vnto, hee determined not to drew him-felfe more affedlcd to one fide then to another. Yet neuerrhelcfle, pcrceiuingat the fame-time thar there was no greate hope of peace, he beganne to prouoke the Venetians, againft the 20 French, vfing meanes to perfwade them to league them-fellies with him felfc, the Florentines, theSwiftes, and the Dnkeof Milan, for thcliberty of Italy! The Venetians would not confent to his propofition, thinking it to bee a- Thcyenititws gainft rcafon to abandon for vaine hopes, an alliance already made with the mnT'T French; and alfo for that confidering matters more iudicioufly, thcypcrcea- "SrSi, ue d that at the firft heepromifed fomc apparent liberty : but that dangers did ftill encreafe,and that they went about to throw all Italy head-long intoperpetu- all bondage. W ith thefe difeourfes did the Venetians maintaync their opinion, foliciting the French King in the mcane time to make the greateft hall hee could with 30 his army into Italy, to furpriferbe townes, before they were man'd with gar- rifons,putting him in mind, that the vi&ory of an enterptife, dcpcr.dcthcheefely 1 he Kjni, pre- on fpced. The French King beeing mowed by thefe rcmonftrances , didwholy iZm/s’bf ^ cnti llls a ^ ion!>to ^is warre, and to cut off all lets that might hinder him there¬ to. ' ‘ in,he made truce for one whole yeare with Fernand, King of Arragon, onely for that which concerned matters forth of Italy. And as for the Englifh, whomc hec vndcrftood were making great pre¬ parations for their comming into France, hee made no great reckoning thereof, hoping in fhort fpaceto driue Sforzt from the ftate of Milan, and to rcturne vi&orious with his Army into France , time enough to refift their 40 attempts. Now the Rendczuous for all the Kings troupes was at Suza, from thence to march witheafe into Italy, vndcr the condudt of the Lord of La Tremo- uillc , albeit the warre was managed by John James Trivulce , a man of great repute, for his excellent skill in martiall difeipline. The report the French' was tllat r B cre werc twenty thoufand foldiours in the Kings Army. The Ve- Armj. netians had for their parts eight thoufand foor-men, twelue hundred men at armes, and flue hundred light horfe, with greate ftore of munition and ord- 7hc number of nance : Vominico Conuren , and Andre Loredan were prouidatorsof the army lirmh“ XX anc ^ rertilmco Altaian* Generali in the Count Pettillant fted, who was the enemies mercy, or to fend their Army into any place, from y*'hence,f iF matters ihould fall out vnforcunatcly ) they fhould not bee able to With- r But"l Aliohnd bceing full of courage, and defirOus to cxploite fome gallant [O enterprife, if occafion Ibould fitly ferue, refolued without delay to palle oner, and firlt of all tooke his way diredly towards Verona, hoping for to winne it. Pandolfo CMdxtefie commanded for the Emperour in one of the Fortes of the Citty : Hee with certaine of the Townsmen , had pradlifed to giue him entrance : But the next day; Hue hundred Lanfquenets entred Verona by the Hiuer Adice, and the matter bceing difeouered, Aluixrit perceiuing that the Citty could not bee cafily forced,and that it would askc much time to befiege it did on afodaine march towards Cremond,and by the way made him-felfe maifter of Valegia ,and of the Forte of Pifcara two llrong and commodious places for the Venetians,in refpedl of their fituationi S° Vpon report of Aluiana his comming, a great tumultwas railed in Cremona. thofe which were of the contrary fadfion, torfooke the towne, and the others without contradidion did rcceiue Aluiaru into the citty,who being entred,he did fodainly difatme C*[xr Piertmofcx, who lay therein gartiion with three hundred boric ,and fiue hundred foot of the Duke of Milans. Hee needed not to fpend any time lor the recouery ofthe caftle.by reafon it was euer held for the French King: Wherevpon hee forth with crofted the French Kings banner, faying 5 That hcc did rcceiue the Citty , for, and in the name of the Frenth King , for whom 'Theodore Triuulcc his Ambaflador was there prefent in the Venetian Armic,, Hcc went afterwards to Pilquctona, Sonzino, Lodi, and other places ncere |° adioyning, hauing already, by the change of Cremona, credted the French KlI Buum the Verorta and Vincentinc territories, the Venetians affaires were differently managed. For fo foonc as Aluixnx was departed with his Armic, Rocxndotphc Captaine of the Lanfquenets, and Frederick Gonfxluo of Boffbla comming forth of Verona with fixe hundred horfc , and two thoufand foote, went to Saint Boniface, where Aluixnx had left vndcr the command of Sigifmond Caudle, and Iobh For lino, three hundred light horfe 3 and fix hundred foote: who bceing fcattered hcereand there, vpon newes of the enemies commingled to Colognia, and were fo neerely purfuedby the Lanfquenets, who entered the »b towne by force,as they were all taken prifoners,and the toWnc beeing (acked and burnt.thcy returned to Verona laden withfpoile; The enemies for this exploit waxing mote prowd artd infolcnt, foure thou¬ fand foote, and fiue hundred horfc, Tallied forth of Verona for to alfaile Vinceri- 2.a .-whereof lohn PtullMxHfroh, the Citties Gouernour,hauing intelligence,hee caufed creat numbers of peafants on a fodainc to enter into the Citty, and did fo carefully proiiidc for the reft , as the enemies hope bceing ftuftrate, ba¬ ting fpoyled the coiintrey round about , they were enforced to returncto Verona. .. . , . ; , But during thefe exploitcc ori the Veronois and VincentmC territories, the whole Dutchie of Milan was in vprorc andArmes: There was no Towne, Vil¬ lage, nor Caftle, but did rife and take armes vpon the comming of the Veneti¬ an Armic, vpon the report that wasfpredde, that the French had palled the Alpes s for albeit that the people of Milan,wearied with the French gauernment; The enterprife on Verona ebfcoMtretU 7 bcy<.nctiam tal^e l^ategfA and Fife Are i 0 The Venetian tal^t Cremw* The ten font* nets de/cate fome of the Venetian forces. The Lanfqne* . nets enterpriji vpon broks^. Atlthe Vutchfr of Milan in vfroirt* 6 } The tentbfBookgof the fourth Tecad had Jefned the rcturne of the Sforz.ts their antient Lords : yet neuertheltfle, not by their retn.rnc obtained the liberty and freedomc which they hoped for, but on the contrary all difeommodities and charges, they changed their mindes and deficed the rcturne of the French. Many likewilc, enemies to the quiet ot other poorc baniflied men, or mooued by the diuerfity of fadions, did fuuour die French. In regarde whereof the Earle of Man'oc/onnc to lohn limes Tnuukg, riding vp and dovvne the Champaine countrcy of the DutchyofMi- lan.to ftirretnem vp to commotions, found it no hard matter to make them to rcuolcand to takearmes. Feeing daunted thereafter knowing whereon to refoluc. » e rrs,inA Corns. , . 1 The Venetians, for thefe fo fortunate attempts . didproinifeto themfeluesa glorious end of thiswarre: for their armic had gotten fuch reputation by the the takings f Cremona,as Fafizede Ccr* goingwitha troopeof Soldiers to re- 3a couer Brima it was yeclded vnto him vpon ihefirfl fummons ; by rcafon that Brejjiiycdded. thc Spanifli Soldiers , who lay there in garnfon, bceing frighted at his com. r | crirct ’ in f° c! - e Caflle. There was pup one oneiy thing which could cut The s/tiffes r ■ the hope which all men hadconceiucd of the vi&oiy 3 aod that was thccon> thcSuifle*. For the common report w as, thatthe SuifTes had v>iiLxn t 1 « dion entertained theprore&ion and fafegard of Duke Msximili - * ns pate, as it was certainly thought that they would emit nothing which might further the conimution thereof. 9 •. J his Nation was at the fame tune very famous for their exad obferuationof rh suifa *p* r t bill difeipline, and they could by no meancs (wallow the contempt and dif- . mTvvre § ra , ce whcrein Kin g iawhcld them,at fuch time as hee fenttoreno* the league 49 on he .witn them ( a* hath bccr.e (aid) hsuing more eftccrr.cda little oner-plus c f mo- n.e&kh«n their frienciflupj as alfo bccaufc t he dtfire of game did pi ouoke them therevnto , b.auuig fcetie their fellowes to returne lit me from other warres vigors and loden with wealth. Now thefe Suifl'ts liauing afTcmblcd their generall Counce!l,did all with one ccnfent refoluc to make warre on the French , and they proceeded therein W ith fuch earneftnefle, as the mod of them, contrary to their cuftomc , en¬ rolled therolelues for very ftnall pay, diuerfe alfo vvitf out any pay at all, and m a fhort rime after, they leuyed a great Arms, both ot horfe and foote, $d ,-ich beganne to come dovvne into the Dutchic of Milan, one company after an Olhcr. r r 1 *• '' • ne ' vcs ?f their comming downe, did at the firfi amaze the French,' ’ jx>. of the Hifiory ofVenice. 6^ in regard-ofthe recent remembrance of matters brauely executed by them: But when-they confidered that they brought no cauallcry with them, nor vi&ualls, artillery,-uor ought elfe fit for inch an enterprife, they thought it be ft not to en¬ force (uch enemies,who came rather to deale then to fight,being fo vnprouided of all warlike neccflaries,asthey afTured themfeluesthat their Army would fhort- !y ffiffolue it felfc,as ; it'had done at other times, arid would ret tunc home againe, hyrbaftSnof the want of all things. The French therefore contemning them in this manner,' hauing left a ftrong garrifort in Alexandria,came and encamped before Nouara. Their intent was to jo tryeif-they could winne thofe Suiflfes by money, rather then by force:, and to prafikiK with theflifo'r money td'deliuer MaxmiUisnSforza into their hands, as the lame nation had done by his Father LodnuicoSfors,n mxhz fame place . And if tbisYhould not fall out,they thought it no hard matter to take that Towne,thc winflingWbereof, as they thought, would bee the ending of the warre. Bur the wife and well experienced Captaines did deride thefe defigues and vaine imaginations,and did blame the French, who indeed-of adailing the Soa- nifli Armie,and breaking it, which they might eafily hauedone 5 did bufie them*. lcbicsinbefiegingNouara, and employing all their forces there, which was di- retdly againd Gritti his aduife, who did many times put the French Captaines in mindeof the fault which they'committed ,in not firft of all adailing the-Spani- niartls.who (ccmed to bee the enemies chiefe prop. In regarde whereof the Se¬ nate thinking it fitte to bee done, had commanded their Generali to make a bridge ouer'Adda, caufing it to bee giuen forth, that hec would prefently with the whdle Army paffeouer and ioyne with the French, to the end that the Spa- niards,beeing indented by this report, might not alone abftaine from ayding the SuifFes, but thinking how to efcape, might bee enforced to rcturneto Naples. But the French trifling the time vainely before Nouara, brakeall thefe iftund de- The trench terminations,and found them-felues to bee entangled with many difficulties: be- eatife the rumor dayly encreafcd, that of a certaine great ayde was comming to the bdieged, the which did make their enterprife more difficult: And as their difeamping from thence, would greatly blemifh their reputation, and encreafe the enemies boldneffe ,euenfo their long flay there was dangerous and vnprofi- table . And therefore diuerfe Captaines were of opinion to retire from thofe boggy places, and to goe into the Champaigne countrey, where their caualle- ry, wherein their chiefs hope confided, might bee employed and fhew their va¬ lour, councelling to goe and meete the enemies , promiiing vnto them-felues to obtains the vi&ory with eafe , they commingle vnfurnifhed of all warlike preparations. But the authority and opinion of Triuttlcio did mod preuaile,who thought it ^0 not fit to hazard the whole, on the vneertaine euent of a battailc,biit by altering their forme of warre, to retire two miles off from the Citty, neerc to the lliuer Morajm the end that being fafely encamped, they might cut off the enemies vie- The French tuals,andenforcethemthercbytoyecld.TheCampebeinggonethusfatre from ,et ! re A™ thecittyxertainetroopesof Suiffes entred it without any empediment, where ‘° r ‘ °' >a ^ they were recciued with great ioyrand not loofing one minute oftime,Captaine Mottr , oneof the chiefe of the bands, called them all into the market place of Nouara,where after he had encouraged them with mod vehement fpeeches, hee rcfoiued with thefn by a genetall confent,to depart about midnight, and on a fo- tfibe Suijfese daine,by thefaiiourof the flight,to goe and afTaile the French Canape, where- vpon hee commanded them to goe to red,and to refrefh their bodies,and to bee ready when thedrammefhould call them. This nation did neuer make a more bold and btaue attempt,being a few againft many,withouthorfe and Artillery, againd an Armie excellently wellprouided of all nceeffaries . About midnight then they Tallied with great fury forth ' ' Ffff a - of <4 The tenths oof{C of the fourth Dccad ofNo.iara, on the fix; day oflunefintheyeare 1513. They were about tenn Tbe'suife! thoufand men,who weredifpofed and ordered in fuch manner , as feauenthou- ’’ fand were appointed to a (Tail* the ordnance,about which the Lanfquenets were frmb! ’ Ut lodged, and the icfidue (hould march with their long pikes againft the men at armes. The French being come into that place,hauing continued the remainder ofthe day,and a part of the night in armes, betooke themlelues hcere and there to deep (according to the report ofthe fpics at Nouara) not doubting that any fuch ac- rhe French cident would fofoone befall them,hauing in no fort fortified 1 heir Campc. The Ctvifi'mfeire turnu i tatK j confufiou was very great vpon the Sentinels report lof the enemies ™ d tb'°s»$* comming. The Artillery began to play with great fury vpon thofc who came 10 comming. to afiayle it, and did greatly hurt them. Triuulcio was lodged in theiniddcftof the battaile , becau fe Trimouille fought in the right wing, and Robert de U Marche on the left, each of them exhorting the Souldiers to doe well. The men at Armes did readily put them-fclues in battaile,and the Lanfquenets.who were followed by the other footmen , did on a fodaine-place themfelues in order. The Suiffcs notw'ithftanding that many of their fellowes fell downe dead round about them, did neucrthelcffe, with marucilous boldneffe , marche forward vp- The Suijfa on the ordnance 1 , not lefteeming prelent death, nor weredanted atthe deathof ircdtbtldnip t j 10 p e t ha t fcl downe at their feete, vntill that comming vnto the Artilleric, the Lanfquenets and they did charge one another with incredible fury, fighting i0 with great rage, and yet neuer brake their order. All in gcnerall did fight with great courage (the men at armes excepted) who flood Ml and did nothing, no perfwafions ,commandemcnts, nor entreaties of the Lords, 1/mulct aad *Trimouille beeing able to preuaile with them : beeing fo affiighted, as they had no courage to charge the enemie, who flood before them, and the Suifles were well pleafed with theit {landing Ml, and for that they came not on to the ayde of the footmen. At the 1 ; ft, the great boldneffe and valour of the Siiifles,earrycditaway,who The Suifles hauine brauely wonne the ordnance, did turnc it vpon the French whom they Ttri? 1 ' put to rout, the footmen as well as the men at at Dies doing nothing worthy of 3 . prate. This is the famous battaile of Nouara, where they fought for the fpace of two houres,wich great lofle on both fidcs, but moftof all on the French, which did afterward bring great calamity on the Venetians. , Bythisdcfeateof the French a great alteration followed in Italy, chiefly in thofe matters which concerned the Venetians. Gritti who was in the French ar¬ my was likewife one that accompanied them in die flight, who beeing^y no rea- fon able to perfwade them to tairy at Alexandria or in Piedmont and not blot their reputation with fobafeand fhamefull a flight, perceiuing their Armie to bee wholy broken, and knowing that heecould in fo fort aduancc the feruicc of the Common-wealth, went to Sauona ,and from thence to Genoa, thento 4 ° Luca,and fo at lafl he came to Venice. This viftory caufed Milan , with other townes which had openly (hewed rhtMe them-felues for the French , to fend to Ivggc pardon , which was granted Vu’chy0/Mil* t ^ em on condition t0 payc the SuifTcs, vnto whom by right wasdue, not oncly’thc profit, but the glory of the viftory , purchafed by their valour and bloud. . r - The Viceroy, who till then had dill kept the Spaniards in their garnlons, and not fliewed himfelfe againft the French nor Venetians,following the vigors fortune,did onafodainc crofTethcPo, and marched towards Cremona (where ' he knew the Venetian armylay)to aflaile it.WheroC 4 /«/7 20 3 ° ,Tfie FirilBooke oftfie fifth Decade of the Hijlorie of 'Venice. Hileftthe Venetians fpoyled the Countrey about Verona to enforce the Veronois to Tome agreement,the Spanifh army came forward, the Viceroy fearing, leaf): thorough the baddif- pofition of thofe of Legnaga, Verona would Open her gates to the Venetians ,and therefore hee determined without delay to T hecaiu e ,f giuc ayde.ro the Emperors affaires: which made him to croffe il\m th*e Po ac Strade!la,& to encampe before the cafileofLcgnaga, which was guar- ded by two hundred and fifty foot,the which (notwithftanding the common opi- *' nion that it might well haue held out for certaincdayeslonger)he tooke by force, the Venetian Prouidator being taken p'rifoner, with all the footmen which were not flaine at the afTault. Alumni hauinginteiligcnce of the Spaniards approach, Tit retired to Albera,on the farther fide of the riuerAdice,where he vfed all the means ^rmie mi. hee could to repaire his armie, the which hee afterward diuided for the gard of nlh .' 0 Trcuifo,and Padua, fending IobnVaulBailli>n y MditefiiiSogliiint, and the Knight *” de U Volpe to Treuifo,with two hundred men at armes,thrce hundred light horle, and two thoufand footc, and himfeife went with the refidue of the Armie to Padua. During all thefe warlike exploits,and different pra<5Hfes,becaufe the treaties of rhtvtfe u. the accord betwixt theEmperor and the Venetians were not uholy broken off, A*cththt Pope Leo would haue them to be reuiued, thinking it an eafie matter to obtaine of eitherof them that which hee pretended. Forhefuppofed that the Emperor, piroiLdthe' beeinginuitedby his occaiions beyond the Mounts, would bee content to heat* j. ken therevnto,that hee might with mote cafe iecouer Burgondieforhisfonnes fonne: and the Venetians much more,as well becaufe they were daunted with the defeat of the French,as for that they knew that the French King (many dangers threatning his kingdome) could not for that yeare thinke on the affaires of Italy: and befides,he faw the Spanifh Army at their doores,with which the companies that were in Verona went to vnite themfelucs: They were more' oner drawnc dry ofmoney,vnprouidedofSoldiers, and namely of footmen: and they were to make refiftance alone,no fparke of light appearing,nor no ayde neere. The Senate neuertheleffe made a moftconftantanfwer, That it would not hearken to any agreement,vnleffeVincenza and Verona wereyeelded ro them. The ^ cw }' a V A nd on the other fide they folicited the French King ,by their Ambaffador Dan- 1 d«/ij,refident with him,to renue his army, and not to make (hew of being danted for one onely Ioffe hapned at Nouara: not to fuffer thofe mountainer Suiffes to boaft for that they had driuenfo mighty aking from his ftate, and rob’d him of the fruitc of the purchafed vidlory : That hee fhould boldly make choyce of jo counfell worthy his greatncfTe , that the Venetians would not fade him in any thing : That hee fhould make vfc for his feruice , of their Armes, Soldiers, fuLbiJog. and meanes: that fo long as life fhould remaine in their bodies, they would bee ready to vnder-goe all paine and danger, for the greatnefle of the Realms of France,and for the defence of their common caufc. "* ‘ A e' The Pope: re* fro ichfnl (pee • chc i of the Ve* netians. TheTopc fen> deth forces to the Emperor a3 gtinjl the Ve* netting The first ‘Bookgojthe fifit T)ccad King Lewis thanked the Venetians for their offers, and with faire words gaue them good hope, manifefting his defire to bcc teuenged on his enemies, and to continue his friendship and confedcracic with them : that the French Kings cu- ftome was not to be chargeable : but to bring all aide,profit,and comfort to their ftiends and confederates. But becaufc it was certainly thought, that the Realrae of France,beeing affailed in fundry places :naracly,by the King ofEnglandac Calais,and by the Emperor, and the SnifTes in another place; it would bee hard for King Lewis jo intend for that whole yeare the affaires ot Italy .The Venetians in the mcane time did exhort him to free himfelfefrom all r.liofe difficulties which might in time to come hinder him from the conqucft, of that which did belong • vnto him in Italy,and to purchafc fiiends in the CoLintrcy,efpecially the Pope. The King, who defired nothing more then the vniting of his R.ealme with the Churchjthe which was earneftly craned by all his Court andfubie£ts,did willing¬ ly hearken to the Venetians intreatics and remonltrances, andrefolued for the fame purpofeto fend the Bifhop of Marfcilles his Ambaffador to Rome, and perceiujngtbatheecouldneuerhope for any alliance with the Pope in tempo- rail matters,vnleffehe firftof alldidcompofe fpiritualldiffentions, hec gaue his Ambaffador in charge to affiire the Pope, thathee had broken and reuokedthe Councell which hee had caufed firft to bee afTembled atLyons, and afterwards at Pifa :and that hec would not allow of any other Councdl then that ofLateran, 3CJ which was then to beheld in Rome : that he would euer (like to his Predeceffors) greatly honor and rsucrcnce the Popes namc,and the fea Apoftolick, and would be ready with his whole power to defend the Church ofRome. TheVenetians at the fame time,fent ten Ambaffadors to the Pope; for age and dignity, the cbiefeft of the Citty, for to giuchimlufficient reftimony of the good will and affedtion which they did bcareto him: and had befides (thebetterto pleafe him) enioy ned Frnncifco Fcfcirc their Ambaffador refident with him to be prefent at eucry Sc ffion of the Councell, in the name of the Republick, fo foonc as it lhould bebegun at Saint Iohns ofLateran. But they found afterward that the Pope did not fo greatly affedf them as they imagined, becaufc that beeing wholy ^ (fince the rout at Nouara) freed from the feare of the Trench, infteed of diffem- bliim ( which before hee had done) he began to difeouer himfclfe openly* He did aloud rebuke the Venetians and greatly taxe them, for recalling the French into Italy: and that they who ought to haue had mod care of the liberty and quiet of the Prouince,were thofe who had flirred vp more troubles in it, and had reduced it vnder the feruitude of Barbarians. And to make them more odious,(feantiglcaftthe French King would be difpleafed therewith) hee fent vnto him, ( being not able to delay it any longer), vnder the conduct of Troilo Studio , Achilles Tourellx , Mutio Colonru , the nomber of foldiers which he craned, becatife he would not (by rcfufall) giueany figne, that he was not defirous to perfeuer in the confederacy contra&cd with the late Pope, as alfo becatife it feeiried vnto him that he had no correfpondence with the Venc- tians, who,befides,that their Army had after afortbehaued itfelfeinhoflileman: ncr on the Parmefan and Placentine territories, at fuch umczsAluiana laye 5“ neerc to Cremona,had not chofen any Ambaffador to make ihe oath of obedi¬ ence to him,after the ancient cuftome, vmillthc French, beeing vanquiihed, were gone forth of Italy. ~ .~ Nothing 69 of the Hiflory ofVcnice. ' Nothing did io much aftonilh the Venetians, asbecaufe the .Pope had decla¬ red himfelfc their enemic. Yet neuertheleffe they hauingin hts behalfe neuer failed in the reucrcrtee and affedion which they were bound to , (as himfclfe did confcfTe it) they were perfwaded that they might yet be receiucd into his lauour, and make vfe h'cereafcer ofhis grace and trendfhip. Neucrthelefie , they did not alter their former determinations, but relblued to reljft fortune as much as they might, and feeing themleltics to be our of hope of peace, and that the nomber of their enemies encreafed, they fpeedily beganneto prouide all thinges neccflaty to refill fo many dangers. They made great leuyes of footmen as wel in Romaig- [0 niaas clfc where, they armed a great nomber ofveffclls, called home .all thofe which they had in Candy ana other places, and with the fame fpeed, they made great prouifionsofvidualls. munition and money. . Some of the Senate were of opinion to hauetneir nauallarmy to .aue into Puglia toafTailcthefea townesjoratleaft tofeemetorefent the many wronges which King Ferdinand without caufehad done them. But hauing maturely confidered how important a matter it was to prouokc fo mighty a King, they te- ieded this propofition, as more couragious then diicreer, as well in rclptcr of h>s power, as for that he had alwaies made fhew to counccll the E mperour to peace* The Venetian Generali in the meane time being encamped on the banks ot Adi- to ce his efpies aduertifed him that the Spaniards had taken the way ot Vincenza, de¬ termining to marchc towards Padua, and that Cardona , with whom the Po pes forces were vnited, came diredly towards him with all his forces, he then thought fit to crolfc the Riuer; as well to free .himfelfc from danger > as tot to a mire the Citties of Padua and Treuifo , and came and flayed at Mon- tagnane, Butfo fooneas hee had eroded rhe Riuer with his forces, the Ve¬ netians affaires, who by reafon of fome profperous and good iucceflc, had begunne to bee reeftablifhed , did a new fall into decadence : Fort the 1 ol- Icfin of Rouigo, did forth-with yecldto the enemy, and the other people of the conntrey did likewife fodainly rife , becaufc thofe of the Venetian lurijj. so died ion, pcrcciuing that the enemies did waxe ftrong , and did greatly moled them.and that the Venetians on the contrary grew weake,land could not relccuc them .all men in hcapes ranne to the enemies. Ranee de Cere alone delerued great commendation,who remaining euerconftant in the Venetian fcruice, did at times Tally forth of Crema, where he lay in garrifon, and made incurlioiis on the enemies Countrey,(polling and burning whatfoeuer lie met with. . The towne of Pefcara,after afmall refinance,with the Caftle nkcwile, albeit it was well fortified, fell into the enemies hands,thorough the firife and dilcention of thofe within it, Lodouico Contarcn the Prouidator, and all the Cap taines With the mod part oftbe foldicrs were taken prifoners,thc reft elcapcd by night. TheBifhop of Gurcia,as Lieutenant to the Emperor inItaly,commirtg to the Annie, was of opinion to goeandbefiege Padua, faying* That hehadfogreat hope in the Lanfquenets and Spaniards valour againft the Italians, as in the end they would furmount all difficulties. That it was a matter of fmall labour to take Treuifo, but that the reward of the vidory was different, bccanfe that to winne Treuifo onely ,did not import much for the conclufion of the warre, but by the taking of Padua , they (hould altogether afftire the Citties of the Emperors obedience, from the dangers of warre, and depriue the Venetians of all hope of euer beeing able to recouer thofe places that they had loll. It is certaine, that the Bifhop of Gurcia did obftinately maintaine this propofition againft the aduife of all the Captaines, who were of a contrary opinion,nidging it rather an impoffible then hard matter to take Paduaby force, in regard of hir fortifications almoft incredible: It is not knowne whether the Bifhop of Gur¬ cia propounded it by the Emperors commandcmcnr,or clieof his own motion. TrettWoiiv made by lb* Venetians* The Vtnttim Army on tkt banka of Adijfit Tht incur fans of Trance de Ccrefioucinw of C rertia. Vie Vinethm Uife Pcfcim, Of rvbdi loh porttnee the taking of duAjpu* 7 ° The first' : Boo)(eof the fi ft 'Dccaet rht.jmp&ich rcfnlmnuhto hcfaga Siiiu. hoping thereby of greater praife,a'sfcif an high anddifficult enterpnfe. At the laft,notwithfhnding all the Viceroycs reafons, and thole of thccontra- ry opinio‘n,the Bifhop of Gurciti his will was followed , by meanes whereof die Imperial! Annie approching neere to'Padua, went and lodged at Baffanella, oil the right fide of the channell, a mile and a halfe from the citty fin which place be¬ ing mpchmolefted by certame double Canons , planted vpoii one of the citties baifjons jit eroded the chantielk,a'nd lodged a little farther of, A!hu,jz, who had already Ferit his Artillery add baggage to Padua, to bee the lighter to take what \vay fhould be nioft expedient, hailing notice of their refo- !urion,deterrr)ined to march towards the citty, to keepe and defend it againftthc n m t T? * i 11* K «*»«'rr 11_f..’ J \_ f'.-fC: • enemies' already in Trenifo ( as hath beene faid ) with fufficient ia Pt iua furtih jhed of all forces to defend it,, whether the Senate fent Andre x Mzri-fietro for Prouidator. And although that Paduafeemed to bee wellfiirnifhed with men, and all other neecllanes,‘heSeriate neuetthelefTe would haue certaineleuies of foot compa¬ nies to bee made, as Well of Venetians as Hiftrians, who fpeedily marched thi¬ ther,with all the husbandmen neere about, v/hich were come to Venice for re¬ fuge, to the end to .vfe thofemen for neceffary reparations, in fteed of Pioners. Diuerfe young Venetian Gentlemen likewife went to the defence of the citty : So great was their care and diligence to keepe thefe two citties, as well for the cominodity of their fituation, as for the fertility of the foyle, liauing made the countrey plaine round about, cut downe the trees which were there, and raced all 20 thy farmes and he>tiles of pleafure, fo as there was nothing within a mile of the tbwg? nccefla* citty.,which lay not open to the mercy of the Canon. fteg e f m ‘ * _ The enemies encamping round-about padua,fent the footmen to S. Anthonies Church, which is within halfe a mile of the towne where they begannc,(that they might approach with lefle danger)to make trenches neere to Saint Antonies gate. But the work being great,and the want of Pioners greatest went foreward flowly and with danger, becaufe the foldiers on the fodaine making many Tallies, as well in the day time as by night, did greatly hinder them that wrought. On the other fide the nomber ofthe enemies was to final for fuch an enterprife, for they were not aboue eight thoufand foot and a thoufand horfe of all fortes, 3 , rh ambit of fo as a final quantity cf the cownc beeing enuifoned by the enemies,the Stradiots the enfmas fallied forth at other places and did freely fcoure the whole concrey,intercepting icjoreTndui. whatfeeuer was brought to the Camp, the like did certaiue armed boates which the Venetians had placed for that purpofc on the Riuer Adicefoas vidhials be¬ ginning to faile them, they wee etiery daytofeeke new. They had worthy Captaines in their Campc,but their skill and experience was to no purpofc in that bufineflc,in regard of the authority and obftinacy of the Bi¬ fhop of Garcia. That which did moft trouble them,was,the bringing of their ord¬ nance neere to the walls,and how to bring the fouldiers afterward to the aflaulr, ... the which they could not doe without a broad and large trench, to auoid the fhoc 4°" of the ordnance which inceffantly plaid from the towne.and they wanted Pioners to continue it.Thefe difficulties being propounded by the Viceroy in the enemies council,with thcfickneffe where-with the foldiers were affli<5!ed,by reafon of the bad nire,the camp'e being feated in a low place,and fubiedt to the ouer-flowing of waterfall men were of opinion,that it would be leffedifgrace to correct the de¬ termination vnwifely made,by difeamping, then by perfeuering in that error to be caufe of fome great lofie that might happen,the which would bee followed with greater difgrace. The Viceroy acquainting the Bifhoppe of Gurcia with this determi¬ nation, hee made anfwer in the prefence of diuersCapraines,that martialldif cipline being none of his vocation,he was not alhamed to confeffe,That hee had nqynderftanding in martiall matters, and if hehad councelled to befiege Padua, it was by the Viceroys aduife , who by letters and exprefle meflages had coun- 5P of the Hijlory ofOeuice. ■V ir. to councelled the Emperour that it might be io, and giucnfaim great hope to be a- ble to take it: and therefore he gaue confent, ('difficulties (till continuing) co raife the feege, the which was done on the fixteenth day of Auguft, after they had encamped twenty dayes before the walls of Padua. The enemy inarched dire&ly to Vincenza , the which beeing found* for the molt 1 part, empty of inhabitants , and abandoned by the Venetian Magi- flrares was foorch with leized by them , and made a prey to the. enemies, where they commited cruell and foule adlions, not fpoyling alone citnzens houfes, but Churches and facrcd places, not for hatred they did beareio that wretched citty, but bccaufe their army was altogether maintained by thefc aud robbery. The Bifhop of Gurcia and the Viceroy remained ccrtaine dayes at vincenza witli bad iiitenainmenr, as well in regard of the contintiall moleldation of the ftradiots who fcoured the contrey day and nighr, as lcarciry and wanr of vidtuals, heCi'ty. This enforced them to diflodge: The Bifhop of Gurcia with his The Jmperiala ra'.fe their five (turn bet forePadua* T be enemies folic.®- » nin$ U Cfi Cut za i in Almaiis went towards Verona, and the Viceroy encamped ac Albera on ’the A* died, wherehetartred ccrtaine dayes, as well to giuemeanes to the veronois t« gather in their harueft vinrage, and to fow their grounds, as for to make a bridge oner-the tiuer,bailing an intent to bring his troopes to winter on the Bu'.flan and •2o Bcrpamafc territories . but A Imam perceiuingthat the viceroy made nohaft to depart thence, was ofopinion to Tally forth of Padua and Treuifo with : their forces and to aflaile the enemies, who without any fufpition thereof, being difperced heete and there abbut pillage, gaue occifion of an affined viQo* ry : (Viewing , that that Army being defeated , the warn was: for a time ended. The Senate nidging otherwife of thematter, faid that it was nofneceffiaiy co-hazard, on the vneertaine euent of a bactaile, that aimy , wherein con¬ fided the chiefe hope of the preferuation of their State : chinking it like- wife no difcfecibnto vnfurnifh, info dangerous a time, the Citties of Padua ' and Treuifo of their garrilons : Neucr-the leffie , concealing their intents, theycauled it to beegiuen out. That their Army fhould fiiortly come forth into the field, to tiie end, that the enemies beeing troubled with this nbwes, fhould abftairie from making, any more incurlions, and diflodge foorth of their confines: ' ■ . But the Viceroy making no great account of thefe rumors,iaregarde hcefaw r.o likelyhood thereof, propounded to him felfe greater defignes, and changing bis former determination', to place his armie in garrifon on the Breffiarl and Bergamafc' Countrcy , hauing no other meanesi to feeae his Armie, butby Doot-haling,hec font for the Almaincs,and wenttoMontagnane andEftc; and to the village of Bouolente ,from whence bringing away great ftore of Cattle, theSotildiersburneddiuetle goodly houfes neere adioymug: Then be-* ingprouoked-by the defire of fpoyle , and emboldened becaulc the Venetian troopes were diftributed for the garde of Padua,andTreuifo, they determined to draw neere to Venice (contrary to the opinion of Profpero Colonnz ) and hauing crofted the Rracr Baquiilon, and fpoilcd-Pieua di Sac , which is a great Burrow] thfcy. went to'Meftre and Margucra,feared on the fait waters, where the Viceroy commanded his Artillery to flay and feeing the Citty of Venice before him,bec tattled tenne pceices of great ordnance to bee difeharged vponit,, the bullets whereof felt-on the Monaftcry of Saint Secundus, and at the fame time , his fouldiers rob’d and fpoyled the whole countrey, making warre moft vniuftiy ^ on the very whites , for beeing not Satisfied with their booty , they cruelly burnt Meiket \ Margucra, and Liffafufina, together with other towncs and Villages. ■ t-> -■-> :-■■■ ‘ -. Now The Senates opinion on'. Mutant* drfire U fight -fritb the enemy* ThB incuyfokt ofitW imperial Amy. fi¬ fty ft ThefiriUBookeofibe fifth ‘Dccad AlUltlti hit I'-cit gritft that be might 'tut tthtt forth A’.tutnn bis eurntjhit[fi tt the Saint ibtt he might fight with tbt dKtnks. TbiSnttc firm it; Antin' tut to tome forthwith bit drstj. 'JUiaiufb;ran tth bimfitft nt tht enemies MV< The inftrUH Army bj night fajfetb the finer treittt. JO Now the Viceroy beginning to pcrceiue his error, and therefore beeing defirous to make haft to gette from thence, could not keepc back his foldicrs from pillaging, neither by his authority nor by (hewing them the danger they were in if they flayed any longer there, in regard of the ouer-much liberty which they had taken to fpoilc. u^iluiana being with his army fhut vp in Padua, was extreamiy greeued to Jfec his reputation fo foiled, and that before his face the enemies paHing along neere tofo ftronga Citty, (hoiild fo vnluckily giuefpoileto fo great a Contrcy.Ther- forc he aduertiled the Senate that his intent was tofally foorth of the Cittty with his forces and to come and meet with the ehemies, to flop their paffage at their jq returnc, faying that being laden with fpoilc as they Wiere, they could not choofc but march in diforder and by that mcanesthey might eafily be broaken and de¬ feated,That certainly their Rcpublicke was fallen into a wretched condition,farrfe vnworthy their antient glory,the which they could notfhakc off, but by fomc valiantand generous exploits But the Senate endiningto thccontrary,thought that the fame did not proceed from a bafe and abieft mind, but rather from a ge¬ nerous conftancy, carefully to prouide for al ihconuenicnces that might happen, and that it was no great wifdome to hazard all on the euent of a battailc, which for the moft part is doubtfullandvnCertaine: therefore their opinion was, that he fhould affaile the enemies with the Cauallcry only, and leaue the foote-forccs For the gard of the citty. But Alumna being carried away with an extreame defire to obtains the vi&o- ry,by which oftentimes he was fpurd foreward by vaine glory, as by acertaine dazcling, foas hce did not fore-fee dangers,and contemned all counccli how wife and proffitablc foeuer, did euery day make greater inftance, that he might with the Army come forth into the neld,the Prouidatory made thcTame requeft, being induced as they faid by the great affc&ion which they pcrcciticd in tho Captainesiri the Republieksbchalfci The Senate at thefe intreaties, gaue ouer their formtr opinion,and referred all to Aluianas difcretion,if he thought that his comming forth of Paduawith the army might turne to the proffit and vtillity ofthc common wealth; and that tothoic ends he fhould affemble all his foldicrs, and caUfe all the peafants, at Weil of the ehampaine as hilly councrey to rife, toftoppe if it were poflible the enemies re- turne(as Aluunt promifed to him felfe to do jwho were fo rafhly gonne forward, being come betwixt Venice,Treuifo and Padua. The Viceroy (as hath beenc faid ) hauihg acknowledged his ertor made all the hafthccould to march away , and beeing come to Ciuitella; he could not take it, by reafon that itwaswellimandwithfoldiers. For Aluiant according to the Senates permiffion being with all his forces come forth of Padua leauing agarrifon inCiuitclla, came toCotincclla , where thcRiuer Brcnte might bee foorded. The enemies failed not to come thither, for they could not enter Ciuitella : But pcrceiuing Alumna to bee lodged on the other Cdc with the Artillery, they durft notpaffe ouer: and making fhew that they would paffc a little beneath , Alumna turned all his forces thither,w herevpon they paf- fed the night following, without any let , at the paffage called the new Croffc, three miles abouc Ciuitella ; taking afterwards with great fpeed, the way to¬ wards Vinccnza. Alunm hauing notice of their paffage, refolued to ftoppe them at the Riuet Baquillon: Andrt Criiti , and John Patti Baillon , comming forth of Treuifo, ioyned with him,with two hundred and fiftiemen at armes, and two thoufand foot,determining not to fight with difplayed Enfignes, but cncly to garde the ftrong paflages and commodious places to ftoppe their way, on what fide fo guerthey fhould turne, as well on Mentcfia: fide , as on that of Barbcrana, 3 « s 4* of the Hijlorie o ('Venice. bailing fent forces thither for that purpofe,andcaufcd the country pcafants to pof- effe all the paffages leading into Germany, andtofortihe them wiih dikes and trenches , Aiming hauing left Theodore Triuulce ill Vinccnza, with fufficient garrifon, came with the refidew of the Army, and encamped atOlma, which is a place two miles diftanc from Vinccnza, on the high way of Verona, which was fo flopped with ditches and trenches, with artillery planted on the waies, as it was almOft impoflible to paffc. Aluigng chofe this place as mod iafe and ccmmodioiiSjWherhc determinedto flay for the enemies,(according to the Senates aduife) hauing in aboundancc all things neccflary for acampe, and the io enemies on the contrary wanted all. The Viceroy in the in cane time holding on his way was cotne within fourc miles of the Venetian C ampc.,and flayed at a place called by thofe of the country LaMotta, wherehec was much troubled in his minde, together with his other Captaines, what way hec were beft to take, all their opinions were different: For they could not paffc along by the fides of the mountaines, by reafon of the mar* rilh countrey which was full of water, nor yet by the ftreighc-waies of the mountaine, which was garded by diuers armed men. So as beeing in a manner enuironed on euery fide by the enemies,in front, on their backs,and in flankc,and continually followed by great multitudes of light-horfe, they could not deter- 20 mineon any thingwhich was not hard and dangerous. Whcrevpon after long confiscation, they tefolued at the laft to open their way by arrncs, thinking it fic and well befeeming to fhew in greate dangers a Angular and vnuluall valour; Therefore the viceroy,pcrceiuing the difficulties that did prefenc them felucs could no longer bee concealed from the foldiours, hce thought good without diflembling any thing, to let them vnderftand how their affaires flood, and by fome reraonftrance to exhorte t hem to doe wcl,and to open their way with their fwords points,puctingthcminmind , how much hcchadeuerreliedon their va¬ lour and proweffe, the which alone had made them to enter fo farre into the e- nemies country, hoping that they would altogether fliiue to free them-felucs 30 from danger, if any fhould bee offered, as then was: for hauing on the onefidci fhatpeandhight mountaines,pofTefled by the enemies, and on the other fide the Venetian Army flopping their rettitnc, they were refolued thcm-felues by figh¬ ting to endure fondry dificommodicies to winne way, which Would nctierthelefle be great dilgrace to them* who had ncucr bccne vanquifhed: And therefore hce thought it much better to come at the fitft to handy-ftreakes with the enemies, and to paffe thorow the middeft of their campe,continuing their ioUrny:for want ©fvidhiall enforced them to depart thence. The fouldiers being greatly encouraged by this remonftran.ee ,promifcd the Generali to behaue thcmfelues brauclyinthe fighr, and in this refolution they 4 ° marched the next day by day-breakcto Baffan , turning their backes to the ene¬ mies,marching alwaies in order, with fin all hope neucrtheleffc of efcape. LAlu/ana by reafon ofa chicke mift,did not very fooncpercciuc that they were dillodgcd, whicli was done without drummesor trumpets: but hauing notice thereof, hee fpeedily followed them with his forces: fo that their difficulty in marching,palling thorow narrow waies, full ofditcbcs,did (fill incrcafe their dan¬ ger , and hauing gonne about two miles in fuch way, not without great traiiaile^ Aluigng nor being able to cdntcinc himfelfe, did aflaile, not diforderly,but with his army ordered for the fight, and with the artilery the enemies rereward,con- duftcri by Profpero Coloring, who hauing braucly receiucd them ,fenr fpeedily for 50 the viceroy, who led the battaile, and the Spanifh foot-men commanded by the Marquis of Pfefcara, marching at the fame time on the otiefide, and the Lanfequcnets on the other : The Venetian fouldicrs beeing with great fury charged vpon,not being able to fufteine the enemies force,did bafely on afodainfe betake them felucs to flight, flinging their pikes from them vpon the ground. Gggg The 73 ~4ikWta C7h cawpetb at Olntjjticter* mining ihsir to tarry for tbc tnrnfc The Emperialfl brauc refali** lion, 7 + The firjl Doofi ofthe-fifth ‘Decad The 'PrnnitL- tor Loredan, Jiu/te, The constancy of the !■ encii, an Senate. The tenor of the Senates let* ters fent to A man a, Thefoot-mcnof Romagnia were authors of this flight: the refidewof their army did fortli-with follow them,fo as none in a manner did fighr. aIuiama him- fclfe was lo amazed atlo fodainea rout, as without fight hee left rhe victory to the enemies with all his bagage and artillery, the foot-men difperled them-lelues in diuers places, and as for the men at armes, part of them fled towards the hill, and the other faired themfelues in Padua and Treuifo, whether A anna and Gritti did like-w ife retire :ManyCaptaincs were flaine there, and many were taken pri« foners,but the Prouidotor Lord An made proofe of them both, by reafon that t vo foldicrs ftriinng who fhould haue him , the one of the two did moll inhumainely kill him. And in this manner at this battaile,as well dead as taken prifoncrs,lourc io hundred men at armes,and foure thoufand Venetian foot were found by reafon the marlines which hindred the efcape of many. But notwithftanding that the Senate was aflidled with fo many miferies, and amafed at an accident contrary to their hope, yet neuertheleffe, the fame day that they receaued thefe lamentable newes, they determined to write to Aluiiru, That they could not deny, but that they were in fomefort troubled at the report of lo ftrange an accident, but not danted or wholy dilcouraged , wherevpon they were rather to awake them-lelues in fuch aduerfiy , then tolofeone iotof their v!uallconftancy,Thcrfore they did with great affedhon entreatc him to takecour- rage,and not to yeeld tofortunc.-Thatthey were very carefullofhishejlth,in re- 20 gard ot the great hope they had in his valour,and that they did Hill hope,if hee re- coucred his llrengthand magnanimity, to breaks the courle of aduetle fortune, to calme her too much rigor,by bringing backe in tiie end vidtory from the ene¬ mies, albeit they were now vidlorious : They willed him then fpcedily to prouide for the defence of Padua andTreuilo, that the Senate would l'oone furnifh him with foldiours, armor, vidtualls, and mony, and generally with what-fo- cuer they knew to benecclfary for the Lfcty andpreferuation of thole Curies. Thefe letters being written , the Senate made prouifion of all things needfull. Prince Loredan by a graue remonff ranee inciting euery one to employ him Idle , 0 therein, laid, That it behoued thcm.felues ro rclccuc their flare, and not to hope 3 for aide from clfewhere, and that each manoughtto aide the common wealth with what hee knew was in his ability. As forh.m-lelfe hee was determined to fpare nothing that he knew might feme the Repnblike : and how lor that pur- poie hee relolued to fend his two Sonnes, Lodouico and Bernardo-, the one toTre- uifo,and the other to Padua,for to expofe them to all dangers which fhould hap-- pen,confecrating them to his country. The Princes fpecch did greatly moue; but his example much more, by which diuersyoung Gentlemen ofthe checfeft families oftheCitty, and of great hope being incited did like-wife depart for the gard of thofe townes; diuers of the common people were like-wile enrolcdto beefent toTrcuifo, whether therc- portwas,chattheenemieswouldfirftcome. Thcwhich vndoubtedly hadbeenc done,had not Profpero Colonna by deferring from day to day,the tefolution of chat bufinelTe hindred the execution thereof. Hee, as it was after-wards knownc , did fufficiently fauour the Veneti¬ ans affaires, for the conferuation and defence ofthe common liberty of Italy: (o as after many and fondry determinations, heecaufea the councell at 'aft to con- dclcend to deferrethc matter till the Bilhop of Gurcias coroming/ayinj That there was nothing which did fo much wrong their reputation , a- to arrempt an enteprizejand then to be enforced to giue otter,without effcdfing it, as they had done at Padua. And thus the Viceroy,and Profpcro concluded together to leaue part of the Army at Vincenza, and toleade the refidew to Veiona. flaying forthe Bifhopof Gurcia : wherehauing deIayedthetimetwenrydaies.CVc.'j*/i tooke vpon him the place of Capcaine Generali of OV&xtmilian bforzts a rmy, and forfooke the Spaniards. Prince Lore’ dan hisremon ftrancc. Dirers Vcneti* ail young gen- timen are fent to Padua & Treuifo . The feege of Treuifo is dc> fieri till anoa ther t ime by Trefpsro Cob- 40 The of the Hijlorie of Venice. 75 The Viceroy being defirous to renew his Army: fent for all the Captaincs with their Companies which lay on the BrclTan and Bergamask, affuring them that vp- pon their arriual!,he would forthwith goc and bcfeegeTreuifo: Gritti was within it, with the Knight Li^olpe,Hugo d: Pepoii,Iohn PtulMdttfronjNvbx diners other worthy Captaines, great numbers of horle and foot, and Bore of vidhiall. I he Viceroy being aducrtized thereof,and it being winter, he deferred the matter till fome other time, and fent his army to winter on the Paduan territory, fome to Efle, and the reft to Montagnanc and Moncelefia. Inthemeanc time matters were changed from Armcs to confultations of peace, which were treated of in the Popes Court, whether the BifhopofGur- fampr m'fi cia was gone ; at whofe com.ming a compromife was made by him and the Venetian AmbafTadorsin the Popes perfon, concerning all the ftrife which was betwixt the Emperourand their .common-wealth : but it was a compromife in name andfhew rather thenineffedt and fubftance: the Pope likewife left the matter imperfect, albeit hee had declared by a Breefe, that there fhould bee a furceafe of armcs on both hides: forthiswas not wellobferucd, neither by the Viceroy, whofe foldiers fince the vitftory did nothing but robbe and fpoile euery where, nor by the Germaines, who by meanes of a Preeft did by ftealthtakc Maran w hich is a Scatownein the Country of Friul, then they tooke Mont- 30 falcon; In the rccoucry of which townes , Fortune fhewing her felfe no more fauourablc to the Venetians, then in ether places, they were on both fides much endamaged. At the lame time as thefe affaires were thus managed in Italy, there were great ftirrs in Afia.Swfonnc to Btzim crue ' and the defi re he had, (being freed from this warrejto aflaile the Chriftians; The 3 ° Venetians neacrthelefle beeingelfe where moleftcd , and hauing no meanes to refift his grcacnefle, refolued to purchafe his frendfhip,and to fit themfelues to the ^ y c mim time. Therefore they were of opinion to fend an A mbaflador to him, and they AmbiQaaer appointed for this purpofe Antonio luftiniano, in the Republicks name to congra- A"'" tulatc bis camming to the Empire , and to reioycc with him , and to con- firmc a new the ancient frendlhip and alliance which they had with the Ottoman family. This Ambaffador was honorably received by Selim in the citty of Andrinopo- lis, where he then was with his army, who gauc him great entertainment, know¬ ing very well that without peace he could not afftire his affaires of Europe, then 40 when he was to paffe with a great Army into Ada againft his brother Achemtu , whobeingbacktby theforces, had already recouered certaineplaces in Cappadocia, and approached to aflaile him , whileft he asyet was not ftrong enough to refift him ; wberevponSe/A«(perceiuing that which he had cheefely wifhedfor to be freely offered ) did willingly imbrace the Venetians frendlhip, promifing foreuerto obferueit inuiolably: And in this manner the alliance was ' renewed betwixt them on the fame conditions as they had beene before tieated of with Biziizct. This treaty beinj concluded and effected. Ittjlinittn returned to Venice, with whom Selim fent Alimhei his AmbafTado, caufe the Prince and Senate to ra- 5° tefie the prefenr treaty, vnto whom he likewife wrote, exhorting them to enrer- taine his frendlhip: And that he for his part would ncuerfaile them. The Turkifh Ambaflador being come to Venice, and brought into the Senate, Prince Lcredun , fworc and ratefied, as well in his owne name as in the Common wealthes, all that which lajlinitn , their Ambaffador, had agreed to, Gggg 2 aud 7 * Thefirfi Tooke cf the fifth T)ecad andfigned. Selim by chis meanes being out of fcare of the warrs on Europes fide, hailing likewife renewed the truce which the Kings of Poland, and Hungary, hec marched courrageouflyagainft^r/;cwa;, whome hauing broken and defeated, hee commanded to be flaine,to the end that by his death hec might without con¬ tradiction become abfolute Lord of Adfia the Idle, thereby ipromifing to him- felfe,that nothing fhould bee able to refill him : whereby hee became io proude as hee thought hee was abletoconquer the wholeivorld, and cheefely Italy, on which hee began to fixe his thoughts,imagining that he could with cafe fubiu- gate it.being weake and moleftcd by the forepaffed warres. He was moreouer incited thetvnto by the Emperor Mdximilian, who thought IO on no thing more then how to ruinate the Venetians. It is certainc that he lent an AmbafTador to Conflantinoplc toaduertife 5 e//>wofthe great opportunity then offered , to enuade the fea coafls of the Venetians date, whiled hee with his army would aflaille them by land ; but it was not certainly knownc,on what place he ment fird to attempt Selim being thus folicited , caufed that winter diners Veffcls to bee armed, and new to be made, and to newbuilde thofe that were broken. But at the fpring newes was brought to Condantincple, how that Amurath, Sonne to his bro¬ ther Achomit ,( who being not at the battaile where his Father fought, with f uch bad fucccde,had efcapedintoPerfia)hadona fodaincentred Cappadocia with ao great numbers of horfe and foote,where afrighitng the whole country w ith great Wad, hee was become maiderofdiuers places of that Prouince. Selim being greatly daunted at thefe newes , andconfidering that the Scpbii. lone was caufc, as well of thofe prefent troubles , as of thofe which Acbcmat his brother had) in time before raifed, refolued to take rcuenge .-and to this end determined to fend all that great army,as well by land as fea into Afia, the w hich was Ictiicd for Europe. This Afian warrefell out opportunely for the Chridian Princes , whome this mod mighty and crucll enemy would hauc wholy ruined, and afterward would hauc gone on in difpite of all their refidance. Thisbeingconfideredby Pope Leo , with the great good which this warre of 30 Perfia had done,thought it his duty to meditate, a firme peace among Chridian Princes, to the end that being vnited together, they might with moreeafeop- pofe them fclues againdthat Barbarous enemy. The Cardinalls folicited him therevnto,infctting on foot the treaty of peace, and nottoleauetillit had taken effedl according to their defirc. But albeit the Pope did very well know that this was more thenreafonable, yet neucr the lefle heereuoluedinhis minde, which was troubled with diuers maters , that as the fucccfle of that whole.fomecoun- cell,did promife a very great and cerrainc commendations, eucn fa the diuers rel- pcdls of warre and peace,and the ditficulties which he met with in this treatie did affright him and wholy draw him backe from that enterprife. For his feare lead 40 the French fhould returnc againe into Italy, and make head agair.d the Spani¬ ards and Almans,did extreamely trouble himrthinking verily that the fame would happen,if the realmc of France were not enuaded in fome place or other, know¬ ing that King Leveis, by nature, was altogether an enemy to quiet, and that fo fooneas hee had made peace with the Englifh, hee would turne his thoughts vpon Italy,forthe recouery of the Dutchy of Milan,in regard hee had euer rejec¬ ted all motions of peace wherein was propounded that hec fhould quit his claime to the date of Milan. The Venetians affaires were almod at the lame day, the Pope being not defi- rous to haue them rccouer their former greatneffe, nor yet to be to much deiec- j 0 ted in regard of the common reputation of Italy. Whiled the Pope was in this fort afflidled with fundry thoughts, and that at one time hee wouldfauour the Venetians, and at another fhewed them an angry and froward countenance, the Mchomat bro¬ ther to S dim vanquished and fame. The Emperor Maximilian prouol^eib Se¬ lim againfl the Vcnetiam. lAmur a il Son to •ichomat m acmes againf Selim . Selim march - ethihto sffia with the army which be had prepared for Europe. The Pope refit- utibon peace. The difficulty which held hache the Pope from procu¬ ring a generall peace. 77 of the Hijhrie of 'Venice . r hc warrc did ft ill continew , notvvithftanding the fharpneffe of the Winter, for Proffero Collonnt with the Duke of Millans forces marching to Crema, ioy- ned hirafclfc to the Spannifh army, the which did re-enforce the Citties feege, and the Paduan territory was daily fcoured and fpoiled by the enemies incurfi- ons,thelikewasdonein the Contrey of Friul, wherethere wasnotowne or caflle fo ftrong, cither by art or nature, which was not enforced to obey that partie who was ftrongcft in the field; fo as the inhabitants of that poore contrey, were wholly ftript of all. And for to difpatch them at once, Berna.ra.ino Frangipan bailing forfaken the lo Venetians, did by treachery fcaze on the Port of Maran fas hath becnefaid) by meanes of apretft called lUrtholomeo, who being a familiar frend to lleffandro CMar cello Prouidator of the place, got leaue of him on a morning, before day,to hauethe Caftle gates opened for him,vndei couller that he went forth to hunt,fo as according as it was concluded betwixt himfelfeand the Preift , did on a fodaine fcaze on the g3te, with certaine Almainc foot, and fome horfe, vn- till his troopes were arriued, whereby hec became maifter of the place. But the traytor within a while after was paied his defert; for being taken by Nicolo Vi fare whocommatmdedinGrtiare,hce was lent to Venice, where bseing hung vp by one foore,licc was by the people floned to death. So This placebceingvery commodious for the Venetians, tbeSenatcwas ofopi- nion to haue it fpeedily befeeged, the better afterwards to aftayle Goritia,which Fran gif an had taken in the lame manner, and held ic ia the Emperors name. The land Army marched thither vnder the conduct of Balthafar Scipione of Luca, and the natiall army,commanded by Bartholomco de Mu ft a man well experienced in marine matters. Thele two Armies being come before Maran, an Herrald was fenttothe inhabitants of the townc, and to the Almaincs that were within it, to" fuinmon them in the name of the common wealth to yceld vp that place to the Venetians, aduifing them not to delay till it were taken by force. 30 Thofc within it made fhcweswhcly contrary totfie fummons,and vied many injurious fpceches to the Herrald, whereat thofeohhe Camp being incenfed, determined to giue an aflault, not tarrying for certaine gallcycs which were to a- riiie,butat the firft fhotof ordnance which the befeegedmada vpon tlie armed boates, which did diforder them, and flew fome, the lailers and foldicrs were fo dantcd,as on a fodaincthey retired as far off a3 they couldfrom thclliotof the Cannon, whereas at the beginning they craned to be led to the affiuk/o as after- vvatdthey durft in no fort ftirre, vntill that fourc armed gallcies arriued to their aid. The towne-walls next to the Hauert were in fome Tort lower then other places, 4 ° where the final! towers likewife had beene beaten downe bytheCanor; theVe- netians made account to enter there with cafe; and to make the matter lefle diffi¬ cult, to alfaile it on a fodaine in foundry places, as well on the land fide, as on the Tiauens, to the end that the befeeged Seeing bulled info manyplaces, might be the weaker in all. Accordingthcn to this rdblution theywentto tlic affault, hue on a fodaine there fell fuch afhower ofraync,as thofc on the land fide were enfor¬ ced to retire, nor only from the walls,but a great way from the towne, the whole plaine being couered with water,by reafonof the Marfhcs neere adioyning, by meanes wberc-of the befeeged being affured on that fide, turned all their forces towards the Haucn , from whence with eafe they draue 50 theaffaylams, who already heganne to mount the walks. At the fame time as this happened, the foldicrs whom Scipio had fent to garde the paffages of the mountaines, to ftoppe all ayd from the befeeged fent intelligence to the Campe, that Frangipan approached with great nombers of foldicrs , requefting to haue fupplies fent vnto them , otherwife they G g g g 3. " fhould The Paduan territory with the Frioul wholly ruined, by the enemies bicurjium % Fra ngipan ta~ l^etb Maran bj luthery. The trait ft pumfhtd. The Venetians befeeged tan. Theajfault rife folusd on Met* ran in diners pheuai once. Thofe that gesr* dedthe moun• taines, forfait the pajfdges* 7 ?> The firjl c Bookc of thefifth Tec ad 7he Camp* be > fjrc Maran dtfbandetb. Trang’fin cn~ teeth Mx/d i with hufuc- TbcVenetitm « c defeated l if ore Mann. Straft h and Moat'zl . co i ta'^en by Ffang'pw. great fieri* Vtnict. A new com* promfe in the 'Popes pufon tonur/iin»the fi/i/t betwixt the Emperor and the Vene> tuns, The A'mvt\ ulyFcUrt, fhould bee enforced to abandon thofe places, beeing to weake torefilhhem, /morgnin: who was in the army,being out of hope to take the cowne,vpon thefe news turned his forces towards the Mounts,but he had not marched a mile,erchc met with thole that lent for more aide,who being afrighted at the great numbers of thole who were laid to be comming,to relecue the towne,had not the courage to attend them, and Siuorgninc vniting them with his forces, went to thehorfe- tnens quarter, who were lodged on a little rifing hill, not tarre from the campe, and did earncirly tntreate thcm(hauing acquainted them how their affaires (food) to approch nearc to Mat an , to ioyne them-felues with the refidew of thearmy, and to kcepe backe the aid, that was comming to the towne : they were not a- io fhamed to refute it, wherc-vpon thofe of the Campe being affrighted, at rhe re¬ port of the enemies great numbers,did in a manner all disband,vnder collour that they had not their pay. fruvgipin in the meane time, beeing come with hisfuccors, did without any difficulty enter the tow ne,finding no where any refiftance, vt here be tookewiifl¬ out delay part of the Almaines, who lay there in garrifon, and ioynina them with his ibldicrs they made a good troopc, with which hec went on a fodaine, andaffayled the remnant of theVenetians campe, who little expedted it, fo as with cafe hec did put them to rout, who thinking on nothing but how toefcaoe, forfooke their campe and their ordnance,whercby the greatelfpart of them were J® either taken or cut in peeces. Franafco Tron Captaineofa Gaily,did winne that day great reputation; who re- membring the Venetian glory, did neucr forfake the place which lice had feafed on with a few' foldicrs, vntill he fa.v the mold pare of them flayne, or greetioufly hurt. Frangipan following the courfe of his victory , went on a fodaine to Stra- foda and Montfalcone, townes of theFriul, which hec finding vnfurnifned of garilonr.did cafily take,and committed moft lamentable lboyle. During this vnfortunate fuccefTc of the Venetians warre, and the final] hope they had that the French King would that yeare fend an army into Italy a grec- 30 nous fitehapned in Venice in the night, in the beginning of the yeare, 15 14. on the bridge of the Rialto .which being driuen forward by the North-windes didfo runne on,as no diliigeiice or humaine labour could for along time quench it: is burned the moll inhabited and welthieft part of the Citty. The Pope at the fame time , being defirous to attone the Emperor and the Venetians,did in his ownc perfon cauic a new compromife to bee made,with am¬ ple 6c vnlimned power,whervponby abreefe he commanded both parties to fur- ccafe their armes,which was not very wcl obferued by the Spaniards and Almans, becaule tlve Spaniards in the meane time did fpoyle the whole country nccre to Efle, and the Viceroy fent to take Vincenza, bccaufe hee would be found to bee 40 pofTcfTcd thereof atluch time as thefentence fhould bee giuen. Fringipmon the other fide, hauingdonc great harme in theEriull (as hath bccncfaid) began to fcourc the whole country, the like did the Admans vnder the command of the Captaines Kifsart, an&Catepine : who feperating them-felues, CnUpine came af¬ terwards to Feltre, which he tookeby aflault, where flaying three daies, hee was expulfed by Iohn Erindolino ,who marching to the recouery thereof by thecom- mandmentof leromtno Pijtre theprouidator, withflrong troopes gathered to¬ gether from Valmarino,and with his light caual!ery,enforccd the enemies, who were daunted at his fodaine arriuall, to abandon the Citty, and tofeeke meancs to efcape by flight. 50 Culepinc with the greatefl part of his foldiers retired to BafTan, where not Handing on his garde he was aflailed a new by FrAncio Vuodi , Gouernor of the country for theVenetians , hauingcalledto his ai de Bcrnardtno Antijnole with his light horfe.and Citepine being furprized in that place was taken prifoner, and three hundred of his foot were flainc. But Rifftn with eight hundred foot and three ofthe Hiflorie of Venice. three hundred horfe,hauing taken the way of Goritia,mec with Frwgipan as he returned, and hauing vnited their forces together, and by that meanes beeing to the number offiue rhoufand foot,and a thoufand horie, they refolued to affaile Vdina. The Senate hauing intelligence thereof, fent Malattftt Sogliane and John Vitiun tiiither,tbe one to comand the army,and the other to be Prouidator,with fixe hundred horfe and two thoufand foot: Icronimo Sauorgnane was there alrea¬ dy with two thoufand men of the country,where after long confultation, whether it were bell to tarry there for the enemy, or by crofling the Riuer Liuenfa to goc vntofome fafer place : atthelaftitwas concluded vpon the aduieeofthe inha- lo bicants concerning the commodities and dilcommoditics of that place , to quit TheOnt'y. and abandon it,and to retire ellc-where beyond the Riuer: the which v/as Ipeedily dmd done,for feare lead the enemies preuenting them, theirpaflage might beftopr: fmiisf “ Siuorgmne retired to Ofof, a place of his owne, to keepe and defend it from the enemies. Vdina being thus abandoned did yecld at the enemies firfl fuiiimons their lines and goods being faued, on condition to pay a thoufand crownes to the army to auoide the lack of their City: The like did Cmiddle Port Gruert ^and fome others. But the enemy finding no vi&uals in that Prouincc whetewith to feed the army, alccr they had waded and fpoiled it , were defirous to march towards Treuifo, 20 to ioyne with the Spanifh Infantery, which lay on the Paduan and Vincentyne territories,to the end that being vnited, they might execute fome notable entcr- prile . But one only matter delayed their defeigne; which was, not to lcaue the fort ol Olof behind them,the which was able to Hop their vidluals , and aide,com- ming forth of Germany. Therefore they refolued to affaile it before they went on any farther ; and that which induced Fringrfun to doc fo, was the hope hec had to take it,ashe had done the cadle of Chiule, llrongby fytuation, the which the fouldiers that kept it,had yeelded vpon the only fight of the enemies,without feare of reproach, fo as Ofof being taken, there was nothing that could (lop their vidluals or reliefe from Germany, or hinder them from conquering the whole 30 country of Friul. But Siuorgnant truding to the fytuation of the place, and to the valour and courage of his loldiers, al be-it he had but an hundred foot, and foure fcore crofi bowes onhorfe backe, with fome few pcafants, did hope to keepe and defend it in defpigbt ofall the enemies attempts. 1 he Almatns then commingto cncampc before Olof, fcated on the top of a h ‘I’t dimoini fteepe mountaine,did batter it with their ordnance , and gauc diuers alfaults to it in vaine, which made them refolueto winneir by along feege, hauing intelli¬ gence that they within it wanted water ; but God prouided for them, lor at the fame time there fell great dorc of raine, wherewith they were aboundantly re- 4 ° leeued .In regard whereof the enemies renued thcairault,butal!invaine,foas dclpayring to take ic, either by alfaukor by long feege , they raifed their campe. Whileft thefe things were done in the Friuli , the Venetians affaires, Tbe tntmiri although they were not very peaceable in Lombardy , did neuertheleffi: fuc- cccd more profperoully, where Rince deCerA commanding Crema for the Ve- J netians,did performc fundry notable exploits,notwithdanding that the Spaniards Hanccdtctri and Sforz,is forces were encamped before the towne. Thefe things did greatly blsbra »“*- difpleafe the Pope, who as a deputed arbitrator fought to bring them to accord, f but he could find no meanes of agreement, which might content both parties^ by reafon that by the frequent alteration of matters, hopes changing according 50 to the fucceffe thereof,it happened that when the Empcrourhadgiuenhis con- vifecMtFm fent to quit Vincenz.a,referuing Verona for himfelfe,the Venetians refufed it, the agreement vnlefle they might be repofTeffed of Verona: and then when the Venetians be- b “ w,x,the ing deiedted,were fatisfied onely with Vincenza, the Emperour wouldhaue afrZSL both or none. The 8o The Topes ar - bitratine fin- tenet . The Venet'iant refnfeto rati • fie it* The A ma in defeated by the Venet ians* Frangipan is tal{'n by the Venetians, The Senate re • vompencetb 'Sduorgttane, The firjl ’Boofe of thefifth Decad The Pope being wearied with thefe difficulties, al be-it he doubted that his de¬ claration would not be accepted, was delirous neuertheleffe ( to fhew that it was not his fault )topronouncehisfcntence,afterthismanner:That the Empcrour fhould commit Vinccnza into his hands in depoftto, and all that which the Spa- niards and himfeife did pofl’cfTc on the Paduan and Treuifan territories: That the Venetians fhould doc the like by Crema. That as for other matters,each partic fhould hold thofc pofTeffions they enioyed, till the declaration which he preten¬ ded to make within aycere , ofthe conditions of the peace,but that in the meane time,armcs fhotild beelaieddowne on both fidcs:That each of them withina month fhould ratificthatfentencc, and that the Venetians in ratifying ir, fhould 10 pay vnto the Emperor fiue and twenty thoufand Ducats,and within three months after,other fiue and twenty thoufand : And if each of them did notratifieit,the fentcnce l"hould be of no validity. J After this manerhc gaue iudgemenr, becaufe he would not difeontent any of the parties: but this fentcnce came to nothing, by rcafon that the Venetians would not ratifie it: for their defire was tohaue had the conditions of peace pronounced at the fame time. Therefore they returned to armcs,and determined ro recoucr the Friuli,wherevpon they fenc c Allitiana thither for that purpofe , with two hun¬ dred men at armes, foure hundred light-horfe, and feuen hundred foot, who marching on the highway of Pottonone, where part ofthe Almains lay,his 2° light horfc which fcoured before , met with captaine Riffanphc. Almain,withouc the townc ( of whom wee haue heretofore fpoken) with two hundred men at armes and three hundred light horfe, and comming to handy-flroakcs with them, they had beenerepulfed.had not arriued with the reft of his forces,where¬ vpon beganne a furious fight, the iffuc whereof wasatthe beginningdoubtfull, vntill that captaine Riffan being hurt in tfie face, was taken by MalatejleSogliane: for then his forces being broken,cfcaped into Pottonone, and defpayring of be¬ ing able to hold it,did fpeedily forfake it,and betooke ihemfclues to flight,wherby the City was wholy fpoilcd,and diners people ofthe country wereflaine. -s Alumna at his depaiture thence, tookc the way ofOfof, which FrsngipanhaA againc befeeged with the other part of the Almaines, who hailing intelligence of Alumna* approach,did foonediflodge,hauingraced the fortes which he hadbuik there abonts, taking his journey towards Germany ,but the Venetian light horfe charging him on the railc, he loft his baggage and artillery: By meanes wbere- ofthc whole country in a manner returning to the Venetians obedience ,Aluiana hailing attempted in vainc to take Goritia, returned forthwith to Padua with his forces. Frang/panfiid that the famedifordcrwas no fault ofhis,but that being illdifi pofed of his perfon , by rcafon of a blow on the head with a (tone which lice had 40 receiucd atOfof, he could not prouide for that which was neccfTary forthclafe rctreateof his army : But being afterw.irdshealed,and running vp & downethe neighbour mountaines to ftirre vp new troubles, and to Icatiy new forces, he fell into an Ambufcado , laied for him by John yitturi , where he was taken and brought to Venice : A man indeed very haughty and crucll, and a great enemy to the Venetians,and who by his ordinary incurfions had fora long rime great¬ ly mclefted the country of Friuli. In regard of this fortunate fucccffe, wherein Sauorgnanesiiilt did greatly preuaile, his fame and reputation was much cncrea- fed,wherevpon the Senate for his deferts, created him Earle of Belgrado and Ofof,for himfeife and his heires , to the end that the memory ofhis valour mignt be knowne to poflerity, with foure hundred Ducats ofyecrcly reuenue forth of the publike treafury. Now to returnc to Aluiana,the number of the Almains being encreafed by bis departure,they tookeagaine Cremona &Montfalcon,& enforced the Venetians to remoue their feegc from before Maran, for the Venetians hailing intelligence that of the Hijlorie of Venice. 81 thatfupplies arriued, di (lodged thence and retired in great haft. Such altera¬ tions often happened in the country of Friuli, in regard of the Almains neigh¬ bour-hood,who after they had robbed and fpoiled, io foone as they had any no¬ tice of the comming on of the Venet ians forces ( with whom diuers of the coun- tryioyned) they forthwith retired home, and then returned , as occafion was offered. The Venetians in the meane time, perceiuing that all hope of agreement was The meanes taken from them, and that the watre was to be continued ,beganne to thinke on ahich the st ' meanes how to get money, their treafurc being wholy exhaufted. All the ma- "ft mV". to giftrates were affembled to thisend,tocon(ultin what manner they might raife S money for the expences of the warre. Diuers meanes were propounded in the Scnate,and debated with fundry opinions. Atthe laft they tefolued to makea genetall taxation, whereofthe higheft fhould not amount to aboue three hun¬ dred crowncs: and to this end, three perfons werechofen to make this rate, ac¬ cording to the abillity and authority of euery man , prouided that it did notex- ceedfas hath beene faid)thc fumme of three hundred crownes for one houfc. By meanes whereof in fhort fpace great fummes of money were raifed to pay the ar¬ my .-For the goods of thofe men that refufed to pay what they were rated at, Were iudged to be confifcate to the publike tceafury. 20 The end of thefirf c BooIs foft retreate towards Milan. The 5 ° • 10 The Second Boolce of the fifth Decade of the Hijiorie of Venice. L v i AN A being returned from Friul (as hath beenefaid) the Venetians were of opinion by the (oliciting of Ssuorgna>'o , to renue their enterprise vponMaran, the whole charge thereof was committed vnto him. He according to lus commiflion ha¬ iling Ieauied twothoufand men of the country, and route hun¬ dred of the beft fouldiers from Vdina, went wit h his forces and encamped before Maran. IehnVittun Generali oi the light hoifc , and /eb» Caul CManfron captaine of the men at armes , did by tire Senates appointn ent meete him there with their Cauallcry , to the end that the enterprife might be executed with more affurance and reputation . SnuorgmHe at his arruiallfetzcd on a ftrong place not farre from the walks oftheCity, and there encamped, caufkg great trenches to bee made, to the end the fouldiers becing the better defended, might in more fafety march to the walks . And becaufe the fyruation of the place was not commodious for them, by reafon the ground was very low,and boggy, he by his indufiry and dilligence ouercame the difeommodity of the place,by jo making plat-formes and bulwarkes of fundry fubftancesjfor twopurpofes,the one for that they fhouldferue for a fafe retreat to his fouldiers, iffobethe enemy fhouldmake any fodaine fally ;and the other, that his fouldiers comming to the affault,(hould be as high mounted as the enemies on their walks. All things bcingin a readineffe fortheaflault, and fome fouldiers being al¬ ready marched thirher,certaine captaines,who at the firft were not of opinion to giuean affanlt made a hand j by reafon of fome encomberance of water which they found fome-what high , which caufed them for that time to deferre that which had beene determined : In the meane time letters came from thcSenate to Snuorgmne and to the chiefeof the army, which imported, that the Senates 40 meaning was,to haue them vfe mcanes to take that townc rather by a long feege, then by aflault, becaufc the Senators feared/ as the experience of what had for¬ merly happened in the felfe fame enterprife had made them wife) that becing de- ceiued through the hope ofthe Authors of the feege, the enemies comming on a fodaine to paffe thorow their campe,the army might receitie fome notable Ioffe: As alfo,for that to affaile that townefo often in vaine did greatly diminilh their reputation. Herevpon, they, refolued^according to the Senates diredhon, to encampe only before it, and not to aflailc it, fettingvpdiuers tents and ledg. ing-places,to ihut in the townc more ftraightly,and to keepe all vi&uals from be¬ ing brought vnto it. But whileft they [pent the time thus vnproffitably, they gauc the enemy lei- fure to affcmble his troupes, and to re-enforce tbemfelues for the .rchefe of the befeeged. Thofe ofthe campehauing notice that the Almainshadf&r this pur- pofe gathered together great numbers ofhorfe and foot,and thatdiudrs pieafants of the neighbour villages were gonne to Gradifca to come fpeedilytoaflaile The y'enctlaht befecgeMurats, The Senates intent is not ta gme an aJfaulU 8 *f The fecond Hooke of thefifth Tecad them, they rcfolued prefently to raife their feege, and to retire to Vdina and Ci' uitclla. The enemies fo foone as the Venetians had raifed their campe,did fupply Ma- ran with victuals andfouldicrt: by tncar.es whereof thofe within it being growne ftrongcr and more audacious feoured rhe country round about. The Senate being much difeontented with thefe incut (ions, and fearing if it were not fpeedily remedied lome greater harmc mightenfuethereby,commandedthcKnight £4 Vtlpej Generali of the light horfcmen,to goe with two hundred horfeinto Fritil toreftraine the enemies cottrfes: Petra Mar cello was commanded to doc the like who had bcene fent Proutdator to the campc: But before they could arriuc there, 10 the poorc country men had endured much mifery. Vitturi the Prouidator retiringwithahundredAlbanefchorfc-mentoaplacc rreyddf °^' Wca ' lC defence,was affailed by the enemies,’where after he had valiantly defen- Jt/raiedaad ^ himfelfc, being hurt.and his (ouldiers forfakinghim , he was taken prifoncr, uk.cn. all his fouldtcrs were either taken or cut in peeces. At the fame time Ranee de Cer4,wholayin Crema ,di!payringalmoft of beingableto keepethe tov.'nc,in regard of the great want of victuals in it, and of the terrible plague, as alfo for fuactfisti'M t ^ lac ^ lc footers wanted diners monthes pay,did (vnlookcd for) affail eS/lnto Si- saueiit w uck 4,as he came from Milan , who had with him two hundred men at armes, a hundred light horfe, and fiftecne hundred foot, whomhec did forth-with put to 20 rout,fo as Siutilo fled to Lodi with fifty men at armes onlypvhervpon,the Veneti¬ ans didre-vidhial Crema the fccond time, & Count NicoloScoto manned it with fiftecne hundred foot. zirtfmt u- ^dnet being encouraged by thefe (applies , did within a while after enter into and (esne Bergamo, whither thofe ofthe City had lent for him, and the Spaniards that lay la ft' there fled to Li chdppe/la. The viceroy and Proffer0 Colonni being awakened with the Ioffe of Bergamo, aflcmbled the Spanifh companies, with thofe of the Duke of Milan, and went to cncampc before it with fiuethoufand foot ioyned to the Spanifh and the Duke ofMtlans forces, where hatting planted the artillery a- gainft Saint Catherins gate, and made a breach, Rancewho was in the city per- - j9 cciuing that it was impoffiblc tokeepeir,!eftitto their diferetion, and capitula¬ ted for himfelfc and htsfouldicrs ,that they might depart thence with their lines and goods,without found ofdrum or trumpet,and their enfeignes foulded vp, Whileft thefe things were done at Crema and Bergamo ,Alttinnx haumg much importuned the Senate, that he might come forth of Padua with his forces, was permitted to doe fo, to the end he might reftrainethe Spaniards,who although peace was treated of, did not ceafc to wafle and fpofle eucry w here: wbcrcvpon at his comming forth , hee made a very notable enterprize, full of w ondctfull fpeed and indultry vpon the City of Rouigo, where lay aboue two hundred Spa¬ nifh men at armes, who thought theinfclucsfafcthere,bccaufetheRiucr Adice was betwixt them and the Venetian companies: for at fuch time as they thought not of him,he caft a bridge nccrc ro the towne of Anguilare, and with one com¬ pany without baggage,he croft the Riuer, and being come to the towne , where¬ of one of the gates was feized by a hundred foot,clothed like peafants , whom he ^ fent ^ orc vn dcr collour t hat it was market-day,he entred ic,and tooke all the * men at armes prifoners whom he found there. This exploit caufed all the other Spaniards that were lodged in the PoilefTin, to abandon it,and Legnagalikewifcandro retire to Ferrara. Alutera after the taking of Rouigo being come to Oppian neerc to Lcgnaga,meaning to hauc gon to Verona, hauing intelligence that the Spanifh army had rccottered Bergamo, 50 and was returning towards Verona,hcrefoluednot ro tarry there ,and therefore he fent the companies of men at armes by landto Padua, and he went thither by AkdiKrith night bytheRiuer Adice, withthe Infanrery, the baggage, and theordnance,to rrtirtPj-'w, auoide the great wet and mire, and not without fcare of beetng affailed by the r enemies. of the Hiflorie of Venice. 85 enemies, who were keptbacke by the waters which were rifen very high; then comming on fhoare he fpeedily went into Padua whither thcmcnatarmcswcre come two daies before. The Senate vpon the report of this braue explode vp- on Rouigo,did receiue great contcntation, hoping (fill for better fortune hereaf¬ ter,and wrote letters to Altiiina full of congratulation, faying that he had truly manifefted his valour and martiall experience, together with the good will which he did beare to the Rcpublike. The fame yeere,the country of Friul was in more quiet then of a long time before,by reafon of the taking of oapcaine/'ra»»//>. That the Senate had euer s nquefl to the Kjng of England. Ambaffador^ fen t to the Anbdnkef 9° The fecond Booke of the fifth Tec ad The Venetian 1 defirous , and Giouttn de Nalda , who did greatly moleft theene’ roies, taking great Booties from them , as well from Rouigo , as on the Veronois. In this fort did the two-Armies, Venetian and Spanifh, behatic them-felues foracertainctime, without any other attempts , ftill expefling newes of the French atmy, who leaning the realme freed from the feare of warre, were ready to paffc the mounts.- 50 For neither the Spaniards nor Swiffcs, did euer goe according to their treaty of Confederacy, the one to enuade Burgondy, and die other the confines neerc to Spainc, but the Swiffcs went and encamped at Suze, Pigneroll and Saluffes, to flop the entry of the French into Piedmont, and the Spaniards kept ofthe Hijlorie of enice. p 3 kept himfelfe in Lombardy with the Popes troopes, of whom Juliana dc medic is ^ his brorherpvas Generali. The French then marched forewards on the fifteenth day of Inly towards the Alpes, and being come to Grenoble they were enforced to make Lome flay there to refolue vpon their way they were to hold, for all the waics were fo difficult, as well in regard ofthc nature of the places, as for the gard in them, that it was im- poffible to paffe without danger if they would goe the ordinary high way which iead'etlfinto Italy by Piedmont, tfie'SuifFes keeping the narrow paffages. of the mountaines, but there was another ’way betwixt the fea and Codian Alpes, de- 10 feending towards the Marquifate of Salufles, by which they might carry their or¬ dnance beyond the mounts, not without wonderfull difficulty , becaufc they could not do it but by the ftrengtb of men and engins. The King refoluing wholly to paffe on howfocucr, would needs goe'direftly o- ucr the Alpes, whereby the French in three dayes came to the bill of Argentire, Tht French where taking the way on the left hand,and ouercomming all the bad wayes, they came on the fourth day vpon the confines of the Marquifate of Salufles, without fain!. ” any flop at all, becaufe no man would cuer bane thought that it had bcene poffi- ble to bring the Artillery ouetfuch fteepc andfharpe mountaines,and the Suifles being lodged at Suza were ready to gard the waies by which they muff paffe 20 which commethdowne by mount Senis , or mont Getieura, or the hills neere thereunto. But they hauing intelligence that the French had pafled by an other way,being amazed thereat, forlookethdfe paffages and retired to Nouara: which gatie hope to the French to be foone able to end that warre, and without anv The rc ‘ great bloodffied to conquer the State of Milan , knowingthat the Suiffcs are by ,mtoN “ uS> The Contents of the third Booice of the fifth Decade. H E Swifles after the bataill being retired to Mylan, a very great contention arofe amongft :hem,fome of them being *■ defircus to make an agreement with the French King , and sSj‘X mu others to continue ftillfor the defence of Milan. Thofe Maft'r tbt who demanded the acord, making another pretence, era- ! ued mony of Maximilian Sforzi , the which they very well 1 knew hee had no meancs to pay; but it was onely by that refufall to take an occafion to leaue him,the which they did by perlwaiion of Rojl their Colonell, leauing fifreene hundred of their country- mcn,with fine hundred Italians, for the gard of the Caftle, promifing Maximil- //>»neuerthelefie to returne to the aide of their fcllowes, whome they left be- hind. Vpon which promife UWaximillUn Sforzi, accompanied by lohn of Gon- ^ hronimoMorene, and by other Gcntlemcnof Milan, fbut himfclfevp in the Caftle. The French after the Viftory remaining maifters of the field, did with eafe re¬ duce vndcr their power all the townes of the Dutchy of Milan. The Viceroy of Naples who all this while had not ftird forth of the Placentyne Territory , being out ofhope to bee able any longer to gard and defend the ftate of Milan, and rJh'Ttf " fearing befides that the Pope had abandoned the league, hee retired into Ro- ^ a t lcs - magnia, and from thence foone after brought backe his army into the realme of Naples. The Cardinallof Syon perceiuing him-felfc to bee difgraced among his country-men, for the bad fuccefTe of the battaill, went to the Emperour 4* to folicite aide, the like did Francis Duke of Barri brother to CMaximillian Sforza. The Citty of Milan being thus abandoned , gaue it felfe to the French King; . with entreaties that lice would forget what was part, promifing to bee euer.after ^‘!"irncb more loyall and obedient, graunting to pay vnto him a very great fumme of K”ert ,r.ctu A fold &lonz tabjtnvy the ytnctmu „, lrt m'lis widdow,and as muchtoaionneoi auttbUirm lb Ion gas they foould litre, hailing giuen them a goodly hol,(c1 e/ "’ the army The Venetians in the liaeane time entreated the King to gum them raUof , t , e Jolljilcs Triple to be Generali of their forces, as well in regard of his expen. .- cn e' for his renowne in martiall difcip!ine,as a ( fo becaufc for the common in- ence ; as ior ms renowne „■ . had - cuet ,h<»ertc good wtl and trend- ,o reefed AloU anti Lena which tile Marquis °t M.auiua ha r-tTtobi atrlued at the Venetian Army receiued ktte/s from the Senate full of congratulations and entreaties that he would a * foashe hat cuerdoone in all implayments : he.did .ljkew iiete.ee metw arn y _at the hands of George Erne the Promdaror, where he b _ w ith Eveat wildome, and difereffion and according to the bci a es cen. nc o Oroed Brcffia albeit it fcemedVery hard vntohim Kmiseii vdithout the brench , 1 CC 2 CC 1 ijrClilJ, eUL'Cii u i ' 1 i or „ \yrvc. Witlvfl it CWO ted by the Vc<* army, by reafon that the Citty vitas ftrong, and . rhoufand foot as wd Lancequendts as Spaniards ,.as aLo.becam '■-••P , . 0 C d and the weather was mud) dilpoled to rame,as the euent did not-cceatic.us 5 iudpemert For as they battered itwith the Artillery .wiueh was p. Pt 5 - maksafrUv l . ***#. -*. «j v i-sr* albeit that John PtuLMsnfreu i id in fome fort ftay them fury with thirty men 2t They flew about two hundred foot , burnt the ponders, and *«W iMhne peicc^of ordinance into Brdfia , b as the Venetians were kei *« *,>■ o h^ue rertined a far nreatcr Ioffe , had not Tnuulce come fpecdiiy tmtherwit.i cer.fAne fo„, Upanfs and Caoalkay, who «**»< "-JJ-jg tiered from thcmccrcainepeeces of ordnance wbic.r the,) .were dairying . ; bC This diforder caufedTwWreto with-draw hisarmie and r*, W* lam* cuen asfarre at Coccai,ten miles diftant from Brefita cjtpe&mg tlte.ee n. ^ Inina'ofe French,at whofeafrxuai! fo foonc:a 5 Trr^had made new prouiht cd of fine thoufand Lanfqucnets , cig t m _ , a i,p Ull daticC, Srt S :x nA**. ta ; ne nec^es of ordnance 5 all manner pr 1 ' ~ . i befiegcdbytl/i Ko be W iovred with the Vcn rians, the Citty was by a generall confenf befee- 5 ged ^bopingwitinhofe forces, and by the ; Sbldicrs dihgenee^P 6 m(h * y/Snhcleffe it fell out otherwife then they thought, for the Lwq, W ■. Ini 3 - IOZ The third Booke of thefifth Becad The lanec - treixt the Tope and The' compofith on of thofe of Bitjha. The arriuallof fuccors to Brc(fia,canfeth the Venetians to raife their eampe , The raifing ef the camps a• ma\cth the City *f Venieta IO-J, Tr tunic e lea * fifth bis charge* TkcDu!;C tf Bourbon vice¬ roy in the Vutchy of Mi* Ian. The flings af- fefrion 10 » •wards the ye- nctmns. The lo’d of Lautrec com • me lb to the 'Venetian ar¬ my before Bnjfti. The Popes prafiifes (o breathe the fat?- 'The third ddooke of the fifth T)ecad bad made,and chat which cauled them mod to bcleeue it,was that the French fiup- plies which were to come to thecampc, being three thou (and Almains and<}oo„ horfc,wcrc departed from Milan and were on their way towardstheir campe. This d:d much blemifh Triuu/ciohis reputation, whereof he hailing notice, craned leatie of the Signory,That he might depart, faying that the affaires ofhis ownehotife called him rhence,andthathe could tarty no longer intheirarmy. But the Senate knowing that this mans experience was much important for iheir affaires,vfed meanes to appeafe him by letters, and did entreate the King to caufe him to take that charge vpon him,blit hev.ouldby no meanes confent therevn- to,but returned to Milan.' ThccdoreTriuidcio tooke charge of the Venetian ar- 13 my,and ofthe whole mannaging of the watte,holding the fame authority in the army as lolm Umes Tri'tulciohid clone,al-be-it hehad not the name nor degree of captainc Generali. The King in the roeane timehauing ginen order forhisreuirne into France, left the Duke of Btirbon for viceroy in the Dutchv of Milan. and before his de¬ parture lie commanded Odet of Foix Lord of Lautrec, to carry fpeedily greater aide to the Venetians, and generally to doc all matters for them ,as ifir were for hisowncferuicejfhewingthereby his great affe&ionto the Repubhkc, as in all other his fpeechcs anddifeourfes , not letting to fay, that ifthe Venetians were not wholy reflored to their Cities he would returns into Italy with greater for- 20 ces then before. The King being gonne forth of Italy, and the Duke of Bourbon tarrying there to command the Dutchy of Milan, the Venetians ftili kept an Ambamdorncre to him, to iollieite whatfoeuet was needfullfor their affaires, Andrew Trenifttt was lent thither,w ho being come to Milan, Andre Gritti who had remained there after the Kings departure to haftenthe fupplies,went to the army to be Prouida- ror there,in ftead of Vomimco Contaren, that fell ficke, and was brought home to Venice. A; the very fame time,the Lord of Lautrec came to the army with great forces which did much encreafcit,foasitfeemed'thac there was no doubt but that BrcHta would be taken. 30 Now the Pope fuppofingthat this fitccefle did greatly erode hisdefeignes, fought all meanes to hinder it. He propounded truce ro draw the matter lonh at length, hoping to caufe the Venetians to condcfcend to fome agreement, though it were to their difaduantage, by rcafon of the difficulty to take that City. And bccaufc he knew thachimfclfe could doe no good inthat bufincfTe, for the fnsll credit which the Venetians did giue to his words,he determined to make vie of the King of Polands authority ,whofe AmbafTadorf hailing intelligences likc- vvife at Venice)heperfwadedto reuiuc the treaty ofpeace, and to propound to the Venetians, that if they would difioynethemfeluesfrom the French , and allie themfelucs to the Emperor,they might add two goodly Cities to their State,Lo- 40 di,snd Cremona ,bccaufe that with the Popes armes, the Emperours and their owne,being vnited togcthcr.they might cafily expell the French , and afterwards by the King of Polands authority obtaine them oftheEmperourin guift,fo as be¬ ing thus fepat ated from the State ofMilan , they might for euer after be incorpo¬ rated to the Venetians demaines. Bcficics this proportion the Pope,’hoping that by the Generals abfence the fieege of Brcffia might be prolonged , wrote to King Francis that it might plea's him to command the Lord of Lautrec to goe to Rome, being deftrous to confer with fitch a man about diners matters concerning the affaires of Naples, to which he knew rhe Kingenclined, wherevpon he exhorted him to make haft to beginne 50 the warre on that fide,feeing that the King of Atragon was dead,and that Charles Duke of Burgondy hauing taken vpon him the name of Prince of Caftile, mads himfclfecernbletoallthofe who held any States in Italy,and chiefly to himfelfb. But the Popes cunning being already knownc of 2 long time, caufed no great * " ~ regard of the Hijlone of Venice. Io > regard to begiucnto his fpce'cb. The Venetians thus continuing thefeegeof BrciTu without harkening to any truce refolued not to ltirrefrom thence nil it rcfohte to cort • was cither yeeldcd vp,ortakenbv force. The Emperour, who had made warre but fiowly the yeere before by his Lieutenants, determined to goe thither in per- fon fought all meanes to make new ftirres in Italy^alfcmbled diuers Diets 5 craued aide made great ieauies of fouldicrs, and aboue all, proiiokcdtne Swiffes to take armes rorcuenge the death of fo many brauc men their companions,offering to be their captainc and not to abandon them in any trauaile or danger whatfoe- uer. The King of England made the fame requeft, being icalous of the glory 1 ° and reputation ofthe French , and for that the French King alfo had taken vpon him the protection of the King of Scots. The Popedidno leflc,butinmorete- ofibttmpr- crct manner. And all three of them promifed good pay to thofe Swiffes that yr, W >f would come. Chewing them morcouer that the profit which would redound to lh ^ tfe '2 them bv that warre ol Italy and by their alliance, would bee much greater then gainft the / ' French. tripir nirc The Venetian captaines ill the means time, after the arriuall of the Lord of Smiryt(M , Lautrcc did often fit in councel,where their opinions were very different,faying, * 4 . Thatthc'rc was no great garrifon within the towne, andthatit was befides defti- narniam?'. tine of all prouifion,making but (mail doubt of the feege. But this opinion was nor rcceiued,by reafon of the vnfitneffe of the time , which was in the mica eft ol winter when it is not good to difeampe and to lead the fouldiers to a new facti¬ on: As alfo becaufe they thought it meere follie to quit a certenty, fitch as was the taking of Breflia,for the vnccrtainc fucceffe of that which would happen be¬ fore Verona. For they certainely knew that there wasin Brtffu filch want of money,come and al other kind ofvi£tuals,as it was of neceffny foone to be theirs, either by agreement or by force,and this being verified by diuers,it was concluded by a gcnerall confent not to ftirre from thence, and that the City fhould be more flreightly looked to. In rhecampe there wasplcnryof all things,for the Senate was careful! to furnifh it with all neccffaries, notwithftanding all the impediments 3° which the enemies vfed againfhhe purueyors which prooued vainc &to nonce - fed. -Marke Antonio Coloxna,\\’M the nun,who being lodged at Verona, vice, all meanes to cut off victuals fromthe army,and to that end kept great numbers of Spaniards and horfe-men at Legnaga, which they then poffeffed, fo as by little and little, the enemies waxed fo bold, as they cameandfcouredas farreasthe Venetians campe whileft they were bufied at their feege. The General! and the Prou idatori, thinking if they fhould endure thac indigni¬ ty, it would greatly blcmiOi their reputation , fern John Paul Manfron and M*rke Antonio Bus with foure hundred men at armes, and foure hundred light boric to fttttdby lbe furorize them,but thedefigne fuccecdcd badly: for Colon** being by hisfpics ad- lmp.ruU. 40 uertized of their comming'Tcamc forth of Verona with fix hundred horfe and fine hundred foot,and Went fpeedily towards Valegiaand met them in the field,and comming to handy-ttroakeS,hc defeated them, At this incounter Idio , fon to Iohu Paul Mtnfron his horfe being (bine vnder him in the fight was taken, & his father ^ ^ fled to Gueda. A more profperous iffue had the enterprife of lano Prcgofa , & Mm ms Conrdortfw, marching with ccrtainc companies as well ofthe one as other army et Anubj ■ to the caflle of Anfe to ftoppe the paffage of 3000. Lanfequenets: for they Slue 8oo.ofthein,and’therelidcw efcaped with the mony which they carried into Lo- dron. AH thefe exploits were great; but not ofany great comequcnce in com- rifon ofthe totall ofthe warre, and of that which happened on repottof the Em- ^ perors comming into Italy which dayly encreafed , whereby both the sibilants and the befeeged were fiiaken with diuers hopes and fearc. The Emperor bailing v , t t h 30 affemblcd diuers foot and horfe companies,& prouoked great numbers ofSwiflcs to take armesywason his way to come into Italy, intending to enter by the mountaincs ojfTrent, and to goediieCtly towards Verona, then to Brefftajand — - '■ ; kauing io 6 The third Tooke of the ffth T)ecad The Pope fend' eih the Card^ niUBibicnx Legatto t Emperor, be The Venetians exhort the French \wg The Venetians tferto the K ir ‘Z leauing ftrong garrifon in both thofc Cities,to pafle on into the Dutchy ofMilan to cxpell the French. 1 The Pope hauing notice of theEmperours entry into Italy, the better to ho- nour him , and to acquaint him particularly with his loue towards him, created Bernardo Cardinal!ofSaintMary inPorticu, Legat, andfenthim to linn,tor that he was euer wont to (hew himfelfe on the Popes behalfc againft the French , and to hinder their proceedings. But the Venetians , beleeuing verily tnat the Emperour would come into Italy, exhorted the French King to prouidc for their common affaires, and not to fuffer the Emperour and the Swifles who enuyed his glory and greatneffc 5 to cnioy the fruit of his labour and trauaile ■ and i® that therefore he fhould cither in perfon returne againe into Italy with a mighty at my,or tlfe augment that which he had here already Recording to the worthi¬ ly ofchecaulc ’ ptomifin S their parts to fparc nothing that might auaile The King knowing that what they faid was mod true, tooke great care, not only for the danger wherein he faw the Dutchy of Milan, but becaufe he (hould be enforced to put off his enterprize of Naples till (omc other time, wherevnto he greatly inclined . Refoluing neuerthelcTc firft of all to defend his owne E- nates and thofc of his allies, he propounded to the Venetians to wage, at their common charge eight thoufand Swifles i becaufc that lie hauingatthe fame time 20 very opportunely renued his alliance with them,it was exprefly agreed vpon that it ill oil Id bee lawfull for the King to draw what number of iouldiers heplcafed iorth or their country. r The Venetians loone agreed to giue pay to two thoufand foot of that Nation, and readily to furnifh money neceffary for other expcnces ofwarre. And not- Witbftanding that the publike treafury was much exhautted, and the whole City greatly affliacd with fo long awarre, Yet neuerthclcfTe there was no want feene in any prouilion for the army, nor in ought el(c that concerned the continuance Gt tbewarre. They madealeauy of foure thoufand Italian foot, they diden- creafe their garrifons in the Cities, and created two Prouidatori, Paul Crudonue ?o The number 0; and Lodouico Karbttro. In the Venetians campe were foure thoufand Gafcons tlTtf. hundred men at armes,commandedby French captaines: but amengft thoic lonldiers,who were particularly vnder the command of 7 >/'«»/ff,were fe- uen thoufand foot,and about fine and twenty hundred horfe.as well men at armes as light horfe-men,and there ftaied with the Duke of Bourbon after the Kings de¬ parture foure thoufand Cafcon and Italian foot-men, and feuen hundred men at armes. Now all thefe forces being vnited together,with the SwifTes who were already Paid to be arrjued at Iureeto the number of fixe thouflind, feemed to be fufficient to defend the State of Milan , and to make all the Emperours attempts vaine and 40 vnprohraole, al be it the report was that his army confided of fine and twenty thoufane,which were no great good fouldiers , cfpecially the Almainc foot who had becnc leauied forth of his countries in haft, and his Gauallery was well worfe foashis beft forces were Swifles, whom the Emperour did well nottotmftouer much,as well in regard of the Nature of that Nation, which is variable and in- conftant,as for the fmall loue they beareto thehoufeof Auftria rfoasthe Em¬ perours forces being fuch, the common opinion was to march againft them as they approched,ncuertheleffe they refolued on the contrary , and the whole army departing from theBrcflanTerritory,camevponthatof Cremona, whither the Duke of Bourbon a while before was come with all his Cauallery and foot, inten¬ ding there to (lay for the Swiffes,who were not yet arriued, andlikewifetoftop the enemies from paffing on any farther. Tlie Emperour being come by Trent to Verona, wer.tand encamped before Aiola,which was garded by an hundred men at armes,and foure hundred Venetian The number of the Jmperi,ill tret). The Snrijfcs ikuurc, 5° of the Hijlme of r Venice . ] 07 Venetian fooc-men,wherc hairing Ipent diucrsdaics ro no purpofe,he was enfor¬ ced to depart thence and crofled the Riucr Oglio at Oreinotio , whe'rcvpon the French and Venetians determined to raife their campe,and hauing left three hun¬ dred Lannccs and three thoufand foot-men in Cremona, they retired onthefat- thcr fide of the Riucr Adiceyrefoluingto flop his paflage .. But the French and Venetians were fcarce gonne from, thence, but the whole countryjwhich licth turnup be*. betwixt the Riuers ; Oglio, Po, and Adda,were at the E mperours dentation (Cr e- l p ht d °ff rnona and Crerna excepted) the one garded by French,andthe other by Ve- nctians. -■ Emptier. 10 After that the Emperour had eroded Oglio, he drew iicrc to the riuer Adda to pafTe it at Pifquetona,and finding the paffage there to be very difficul t, he came to Riuolta ,the French lying at Caffiana on the other fide of the Riucr: Who by reafon that the SwifTes were not yet arriued, and that the Adda might be fborded in many places, they marched away the next day to Milan, whereby the Ford cf Lautrec purchaced finall honour,who had publifhedand written to the King,that “-'■■ ■■ he would with cafe flop the Emperors paflagecucr that Riucr. Msximillitn being mooned at this retreat crofted the Adda , then he jpurflted his iourney,and being come within fixe miles nere to Milan, he lent an Herald to fummon thofe of the City.threatning the Milanois, that if within three daies,they 20 did not chace thence the French army,he-would handle them in woffcmanrict, then Fredtrike JStirbaroffa his predeceflor had done, faying t hat he was come into ■ lM ■ Italy,to receiue,according to thecuftomc of his Anceftors,one of the markes of the Empire in the City of Milan, and to drine thence, and forth of all the confines of that State, the French , asvniuft and vnlawfull pafteftbrs thereof. They an- fweredthe Herald according to the pleafure of theFrcricir. That the State of Milan being in tirnef paft a member of the Empire, was by the confeht ofEfflpe- rorscutoff fromit,fora fumtne of money giuenvnto them ; in regard 1 whereof Emperors, could no more lay any claimeto it fj the which W;?s lawfully po'ffcffed by Francis the French King, as well for rhatit was hisowne inheritance,as being 30 likewifewonnebyrightof armes : and therefore that the Milanois wtitilc! keepc that City for that lawfull Lord,vnto whom they had fworne homage' rfnd fealty. Notwithftanding this braiie anfwere the whole City was filled with'.great i- mazement, and their determinations Were different. Some were of opinion to TbedSiutJ&p abandon the City, defpayring of being able to refill thecnemics, others ofr'the contrary reieding that councell as toobafe, would not depart, but perfveaded to tk ‘ b ' } ‘ h tarry ftillanddefcndtheCity,and.thebcttertodoeir, they refolucd to retains all the foot-men in Milan,with eight hundred Launces, and to diftributethc iefidne for the gard of the neighbour townes. Neuertheleffe the fir ft councell had bcene followed, had not Andre Gritts and d° Andre rre«/|Q»,theProuidators,diflWadcd it, who by meaives of their 'authority procured them, not to make fo much hafte ; fo that as they Were ready to depart, certaincnewes arriued,that thedav following ^Albert Fttir would be at Milan, The erruuii with ten thoufand SwifTes andGrifons. Thefe newes did encourage theCiti- zens and fouldicrs . The Emperour in the meane time came and encamped at ‘hif. Lambre two miles from Milan, whether he was no fooner coroebut the SwifTes “'“• arriued a: the City. This coramring gaue fpirit to the French, but greater res rot to the Emperor. For, feeing the City to be ftfengthenod With fuch a garrifon, he doubted not but that the feege .would be long and pairiefull rvvhcfeun tb he himfelfe had no meanes to tarry there long,for wan t of rhfAl 4 y : ,vi