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Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… with King Philip, to the Doge and Senate. The King of Portugal having reduced the rate of interest to five per cent. annually on a loan of 1,000,000 … in endeavouring to be informed of the proceedings of the Turkish fleet, to communicate them to the foreign ministers …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… Ambassador in France, to the Doge and Senate. The King of Scotland has recovered Stirling and routed the rebels. He has beheaded one of their leaders and hung another. The Queen of England has … any league which had for its purpose any object other than Turkish affairs. Rome, 9th June 1584. [ Italian.] June 11. …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… has returned home, and this will alter the whole scheme of the Spaniards for an attack on England. Rome, 7th June … from here (by which he meant from the Capadun Pasha), the Turkish officials in Barbary not only refuse obedience to the … the contrary, English ships, while feigning amity, seized Turkish ships on the plea that they were common pirates, and …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… is buccaneering in these waters, and has seized upwards of twenty-five ships, among them one great Spanish galleon on its way from Flanders, laden with goods to the value of over sixty thousand crowns, and two other smaller ships … in order to protect the Lagoon. This is a sign that the Turkish fleet will come there some day. No one has any doubt …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… The Armada set sail from Lisbon at length on the 29th of last month, a Sunday. The weather was most excellent. They are now waiting the news of its arrival at Corunna, in Galicia, to embark more troops, … with all their following, and all from fear that the Turkish fleet may make a descent on some part of Spain. All …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… in Constantinople, to the Doge and Senate. The Ambassadors of France and England are still at discord. The English … south of Portugal to co-operate with the Moors and the Turkish fleet. Prague, 18th June 1591. [ Italian.] June 27. … to effect a truce, I pointed out that it would be against Turkish interests to give him any assistance, for his policy …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… Ambassador in France, to the Doge and Senate. The Duke of Parma after crossing the Seine at St. Cloud, drew off … as throwsing light on the various rumours about the Turkish fleet. Madrid, 9th June 1592. [ Italian; the part in … habit of brevity. This letter has been translated into Turkish and sent to the Serraglio, since when we have heard …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… Venice June 1594 June 1594 June 1. Copy of Original Despatch, Venetian Archive. 285. Tomaso … point. The English Ambassador then had recourse to the Turkish Courts; and twice Ibraim Pasha has sent a cavass to … himself attacked thus, in his turn had recourse to the Turkish Courts, and pressed the Ambassador so hard that he, …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… Ambassador in Rome, to the Doge and Senate. The prospects of peace with England are dying away rather than growing. The … of your ports, orders which he had transmitted to all the Turkish ports. He seemed to attach great importance to the … with England, the danger of bringing down on Africa the Turkish fleet if peace were made with the Emperor as was on …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… Ambassador has had another audience after the arrival of his instructions, which were to declare that his master … stringent orders have been sent from Constantinople to the Turkish officers in the various ports that they are not to … up the crews in the sails and throw them into the sea. Turkish ships, too, are plundered by the English. The Queen …