Venice: March 1548

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: March 1548', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554, (London, 1873) pp. 225-226. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol5/pp225-226 [accessed 23 April 2024]

March 1548

March 5. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x, No date of time. Printed in v. iv. pp. 81, 83. “Epistolarum Poli,” Date, Rome, Pridie nonas Martias. 533. Cardinal Pole to the Cardinal of Trent.
Was in great grief for the death of the most Illustrious Lady Vittoria Colonna, whom he revered as a mother, and it was increased exceedingly by news of the demise of the Cardinal's brother Aliprando, a youth who had already greatly distinguished himself in the present German war, and whom the Cardinal of Trent loved most tenderly. Comforts him in his misfortune, in the first place by worldly arguments, which taking but little effect when the mind is afflicted, he exhorts him to seek consolation in God.
Rome, 5th March.
[Latin, 107 lines.]
March 22. Deliberazioni Senato (Secreta), v. lxvi. p. 4, tergo. 534. The Doge and Senate to the Venetian Bailo at Constantinople.
By advices from the Emperor's Court at Augsburg, dated the 12th instant, understood that Queen Maria was going back to Flanders to assume the government of the state as usual.
The letters from France down to the 5th instant, inform them that the most Christian King continues fortifying his border places; and it was said that his Majesty's commissioners and those of the King of England were to meet together near Boulogne, to adjust certain disputes about boundaries which had arisen between the two crowns since the conclusion of the peace stipulated by the deceased Kings.
The Signory's advices from England purport that the war continues between the English and the Scots, who, with the assistance of the French troops, sent to them by the King of France, lately took Dundee? (Dondino), which was held by the English; and then the Scots and French went to take another place called Portigrach (sic), but the English compelled them to retreat. These two castles are those which the English took from the Scots last year.
Ayes, 197. Noes, 2. Neutrals, 0.
[Italian.]
March 22. Deliberazioni Senato (Secreta) v. lxvi. p. 5, tergo. 535. The Same to the Same.
The accompanying advices purport that commissioners from the 'two crowns were to meet for the adjustment of their differences; and that the Scots, together with the French troops are at war with the English, which would seem to contradict the conference aforesaid. So concerning this succour given by the most Christian King to the Scots, inform the “Bailo,” by this separate letter, that in the peace made between the deceased Kings of France and England, the French King would not renounce his protection of the realm of Scotland; and in right of this protection, France now assists the Scots. Therefore in the aforesaid advices there is no contradiction.
Ayes, 197. Noes, 2. Neutrals, 0.
[Italian.]
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