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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 3, 1520-1526. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1869.

'Venice: December 1523', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 3, 1520-1526, (London, 1869) pp. 348-351. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol3/pp348-351 [accessed 19 April 2024]

December 1523



Dec. [4?] Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 185.	778. Marco Foscari to the Signory.
	The Pope is sending Dom. Marchio. . . . . (fn. 1) as Nuncio to England.
	Rome,—. Registered by Sanuto, 8th December.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 5. Original Letter Book, Letter no. 242, St. Mark's Library.	779. Gasparo Contarini to the Signory.
	On the 1st of December news was received here of the election of Clement VII.
	Pamplona, 5th December 1523.
	[Italian, 7 pages.]
Dec. 5. Original Letter Book, Letter no. 243, St. Mark's Library.	780. The Same to the Council of Ten.
	Contradicts the account given by the Venetian ambassador in France of the proposals made to the Emperor by King Francis. Asserts that peace was proposed through the restitution of Milan, and with the pension of 100,000 ducats for the kingdom of Naples, and by means of the marriage of the French Princess to the Emperor, the supremacy of King Francis being acknowledged in Flanders, though the latter consented to pay the King of England the pension for Tournai, and yet made no demand for the surrender of that place; neither did he say that he would restore Fonterabia. Similar information was imparted to him by the English ambassador [Sampson or Jerningham], to whom all the articles were shown, the copy being despatched to England instantly. Elicited this also from the Archbishop of Bari, and understood from him in general terms that the reply was that “rigmarole” to which he alluded in his letter of the 17th.
	Pamplona, 5th December 1523.
	[Italian, 1½ page.]
Dec. 11. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 195.	781. Marco Foscari to the State.
	The Pope has elected nine cardinals, three for the affairs of Martin Luther, namely, Volterra, Ancona, and Cornaro; for Turkish affairs, Farnese, Campeggio, and Cibo; and for those of the Duke of Ferrara, Fiesco, Santiquattro, and Cesis; also one for the affairs of Denmark, namely, the Cardinal de Montibus.
	Home, 11th December. Registered by Sanuto on the 16th.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 13. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 195.	782. Letter from Bergamo.
	News had been received at Milan, by letters dated the 14th of November, that the English army in France, besides taking Li Antere (sic), Corbie, and Bray, had also stormed and captured Croiers (sic) and Montdidier, killing 2,000 French infantry. Amongst the dead were Mons. de Neufville and his eldest son and two other personages of account.
	A courier from the King of England had reached the Duke of Suffolk, desiring him to continue the war against France during the whole of the month, and the English were ravaging the territory greatly.
	Bergamo, 13th December. Registered by Sanuto, 16th December.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 14. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 193.	783. Henry VIII.'s Present to Surian.
	Motion made in the Senate by the Councillors, Chiefs of the Forty, and the Sages.
	Antonio Surian having been ambassador from the Signory in England during five years, and at great expense,—Put to the ballot therefore, that of the 500 crowns given to him by the King 300 be assigned him as recompense.
	Balloted twice and lost.
	First ballot:—
	Ayes, 112. Noes, 74. Neutrals, 2.
	Second ballot:—
	Ayes, 112. Noes, 74. Neutrals, 2.
	Nothing carried, the majority required being four-fifths.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 14. Deliberazioni Senato Secreta, v. 1. p. 53, tergo.	784. Henry VIII's Present to Surian.
	Motion made in the Senate.
	On the return of Antonio Surian from his protracted and very laborious embassy to England, he, according to the law, presented to the “Procuratia” of St. Mark the 500 “crowns of the King” (scudi de Re), which make 461 “crowns of the sun” (corone dal sol) 3 livres and 10 pence (soldi), received from his Majesty.
	As well known to the Senate, this nobleman has incurred great expense for the honour of the State, both by crossing the Channel twice and returning, first with the King and then with the Cardinal, besides costs on several other occasions, so that he is debtor to the agents of the faithful citizen Nicolò Duodo for 300 ducats.
	Moreover, when returning from his embassy to Hungary he was made prisoner, and although he presented to the “Procuratia” of St. Mark the present given to him by the King, he received no indemnity.
	As it well becomes the clemency of the Signory to take pity on those who, regardless of all toil, peril, and expense, attend diligently and laudably to the service of the State,—Put to the ballot, that in compensation for so much cost and toil incurred by our said nobleman, there be paid to the aforesaid Nicolò Duodo the debt of 300 ducats due to him out of the above-written 461 crowns, 3 livres, and 10 pence presented by Surian to the “Procuratia. “
	Ayes	112,	112	Undecided.
	Noes	73,	74
	Neutrals	3,	2
	[Italian, 17 lines.]
Dec. 14. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 215.	785. Giovanni Badoer to the Signory.
	King Francis is sending the secretary of the Archbishop of Bari to the Pope, to say he. had been to the Emperor at Pamplona. The King is much irritated against the Pope, the Signory, and the King of England.
	Lyons, 14th Dec. 1523. Registered by Sanuto, 1st Jan. 1524.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 16. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 194.	786. Rumoured Death of Henry VIII.
	Statement made in the College by the French ambassador, Dom. Ambrogio of Florence, on the authority of letters received by him from St. Quentin, dated 29th of November.
	The Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland, had given a great rout to the English.
	The English army in France, commanded by the Duke of Suffolk, had received letters from the deputies of the city of London called “the three Estates,” desiring them to return immediately to England. The cause of this was unknown. Some said there was an insurrection in the island against the present King; others declared that he was dead. The ambassador also gave news of Martin Luther.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 27. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 215.	787. Marco Foscari to the Signory.
	The secretary of the [Arch]bishop of Bari, arrived in Rome from France, told him the English had gone into quarters on account of the cold, and that the Imperial troops had crossed the Pyrenees.
	Rome, 27th Dec. 1523. Registered by Sanuto, 1st Jan. 1524.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 28. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 223.	788. Vincenzo Guidoto to the State.
	The Lutheran doctrine seems to gain ground, not only in Germany, but also in those places adjoining belonging to the King of Hungary, and latterly in Silesia, where the natives expelled a Catholic provost, and appointed one of the sect in his stead. They will no longer tolerate mendicant friars, or those of other orders, and adhere to the Lutheran creed. The King [of Hungary], together with his Council, sent therefore yesterday for the Legate, (fn. 2) requesting him to provide against this. The Legate replied that he would do so if his Majesty would not fail to lend him the secular arm; and the King rejoined that in two days he would make such provision as to convince his right reverend lordship that he, the King, and his entire realm are excellent Christians and most obsequious towards the Holy Apostolic see.
	Dated 28th Dec. 1523. Registered by Sanuto, 7th Jan. 1524.
	[Italian.]
Dec. 31. Sanuto Diaries, v. xxxv. p. 223.	789. Marco Foscari to the State.
	The Pope has the affairs of Martin Luther much at heart, and has written to Germany.
	Rome, 30th and 31st Dec. 1523. Registered by Sanuto, 7th Jan. 1524.
	[Italian.]