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Petitions to the Pope
… times when We are riding, to cast before Us, and sometimes upon Us, their petitions, in which they even wrap up stones, …
Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers
… such an establishmentArmy, Navy, Ordnance, &c., &c.to draw upon. These imprests appear once for all in Table II., from …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… the Dutch approached both James and Henry to insist upon support. To Henry they threatened that they would make peace upon the best terms they could get, even if they were forced … much of him, but it was not my fashion to believe men upon so little acquaintance; 11 unless he could produce an …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… his manifold missions, caused the Italians to pun upon his name, which they converted into Volante and the … who was Contarini's neighbour at the ceremony, to remark upon the fact, and to infer that the Imperialists had already … and confederacy for the defence of Italy were agreed upon between Adrian VI. the Emperor, the King of England, the …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… of English history, they frequently help to throw light upon the period and furnish a certain vivacity of local … Queen's doctors and of those most closely in attendance upon her, that her illness was entirely due to profound … Berwick to London, but he reports the lavish expenditure upon that journey (No. 40). The drain on private purses is …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… 360). The destination was the West Indies. Drake insisted upon this in opposition to Don Antonio of Portugal and … Antonio Perez, both of whom desired to direct the attack upon Portugal itself (No. 364). Don Antonio, however, died on … in fortune, good or evil, prove that his mind is fully set upon undertaking war again (No. 473). But on the whole, the …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… perhaps, account for the frequent and detailed reports upon medical treatment ( see Medical Treatment in Index) … and purgings of Philip, of the effect of Bezoar stone upon the Infante, of the progress of Parma's dropsy. Again … of the English. The following episode which arose upon a question of precedence, serves to illustrate the …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… 1532 1, Edward Karne informs the King that all stondyth upon Cardinal Anchona, for as he woll, so every thyng shalbe, … the river. Nor did Polydore Vergil's dialogues and attacks upon Divination eradicate the vulgar errors of the English, …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… riddles did not always repay the toil and time bestowed upon the inquiry. In some cases, however, I was fully … was honoured with almost as much abuse as has been heaped upon his memory by the writers of his own country, three … greatly to the Pope's indignation. The despatch of the hull in 1536 was caused by the insurrection in the northern …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… diplomacy. At the League of Cambray, the effect of which upon the foreign policy of the English court forms the chief … the great powers of the continent bound themselves to fall upon the Republic of Venice by surprise, in a time of … of that extraordinary attack made on the 1st May, 1517, upon the lives and properties of all foreigners resident in …