Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1873.
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'Venice: June 1552', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554, (London, 1873) pp. 368-369. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol5/pp368-369 [accessed 25 April 2024]
June 1552
| June 2. Lettere del Collegio (Secreta), File no. 19. | 727. The Doge and College to the Venetian Ambassador in England. |
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| Enclose summary of advices concerning the affairs of the Levant, for communication as usual. | |
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Vigore deliberationis Senatus, diei ptæ suprascriptæ. | |
| [Italian.] | |
| June 8. Lettere del Collegio (Secreta), File no. 19. | 728. The Same to the Same. |
| Enclose summary of advices for communication as usual. | |
| [Italian.] | |
| June 17. Lettere del Collegio (Secreta), File no. 19. | 729. The Same to the Same. |
| Enclose summary of advices for communication as usual. | |
| [Italian.] | |
| June 27. Senato Terra, v. lviii. ii. 122. | 730. Motion made in the Senate respecting the claims of Francesco Bernardo for compensation from the Crown of England. (fn. 1) |
| The petition of the nobleman, Francesco Bernardo, knight, having been read— | |
| Put to the ballot, that license be granted to the aforesaid Francesco Bernardo, knight, within the term of one year only, to recover (ritrare) from the King of England what he claims, but with the declaration that he may not attempt to recover anything whatever from the Crown of France. | |
| Ayes, 133. Noes, 19. Neutrals, 12. | |
| Die 22 Junii, Lectæ Collegio. | |
| [Italian.] | |
| June 27. Senato Terra, Filza. | 731. Petition presented by Francesco Bernardo, Knight, to the Senate. |
| It was decreed by the Senate, by a very small majority, that he was to renounce the pensions assigned him by the late Kings of France and England, (fn. 2) in recompense for the very heavy expenses incurred by him in negotiating and concluding that most useful peace, (fn. 3) which by his act (per opera mia) took place between their Majesties, as manifest to the whole world. | |
| Made this renunciation because the State attornies held it was not lawful for a citizen to be pensioned by foreign Princes, though he was at liberty to recover the money expended for the benefit of their Majesties. Was therefore compelled to allow the last ballot to pass, thus renouncing the pensions and remaining creditor of the Crown of England, not only for the costs incurred by him for his Majesty's service, but for the loss of two of his ships, one large and the other small, of which the King made use in the war preceding the peace, detaining them by force, as appears by the letters written to the Signory by the late Secretary Zambon. From this seizure of the two ships the loss incurred was enormous, and as he obtained no compensation, his right to “damages” cannot be disputed, the Republic's subjects not being prohibited from recovering their property, as the Signory favours and assists its subjects so to do; and although he might reasonably have obtained this just credit without any opposition, yet he requests the assistance of the State, and prays the Doge and Senate to grant him licence for one year only to endeavour to obtain some partial compensation for his losses, renouncing entirely his claims on the Crown of France. | |
| [Italian.] | |