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But Pope Clemente, vppon his Enlargement, procured the sayed Emppror in Reuenge<br> | But Pope Clemente, vppon his Enlargement, procured the sayed Emppror in Reuenge<br> | ||
therof, for to beseige the Cittie, which was not giuen over, vntill the Cittizens had<br> | therof, for to beseige the Cittie, which was not giuen over, vntill the Cittizens had<br> |
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Ittalie
But Pope Clemente, vppon his Enlargement, procured the sayed Emppror in Reuenge
therof, for to beseige the Cittie, which was not giuen over, vntill the Cittizens had
yealded vnto all the Popes demanndes, and Conditions,// Whereby the ffamuly of the
Medices, weare not only Restored, but ther Commonwealthe conuerted, into an
Hereditary, and absolute dukedome;/ to be for euer possessed by that ffamulie,//
the ffirste duke wherof, was Alexander de Medices, the Popes Nephewe, and basse
Some vnto Lawrens de Medices duke of vrbin/ that had married the basse
daughter of the saied Empror // but he wholy giuen vnto a loose lieffe, and seekinge
to deflower a Noble Lady, was by a kinsman of his owne: Murdered, in his
Bedd, withoute Succession, In Anno: domini 1537: aetatis 24// Whome Cosmus de
Medicis, descended, from Lawrence, a yonger Brothers of the firste Cosmus
Consallonere of fflorence, succeeded in the sayed dukedome// wherevnto he vny=
ted the state of Siena: An Imperiall Cittie/ and Erected a very stronge
Cittadell, within the Cittie of fflorence, for the bridelinge of the Cittizens,
aspiringe vnto ther fformer lyberties// And whoe was in Anno: domini, 1569:
created greate duke of Tuscan (but woulde haue ben kinge of Hetruria)
by Pope Sextus 5// wherein he hathe a large Seigneory, besides many
other good Castells, and Territories, in Romania, and vmbria wherein his
Taxes, and Sabelle; are so exceedinge greate / that therby he is accompted, to be
one of the greateste Prrynces in Ittaly, for Reuenues// betweene whome, and
the duke of farrar, hath ben greate Emulation, for the precedency, before this
seccond Tytle, grannted by the Pope, In consideration of a greate Somme
of money, and perpetuall Assistans, vnto the Sea of Rome// which: Cosmus
married Elianor, a daughter of Peeter de Tolledo, vicerey of Neaples,/ by
whome he had ffrauncis his Successor, that Renued the clayme; vnto the
kingdome of Hetruria/ and whoe by a daughter, Married vnto Henry: 4:
kinge of ffraunce and Nauarr// whereby his Brother fferdinande, a Cardinall,
succeeded in that dukedome and whose 2: Systers, were Married, vnto Alphons,
duke of ferrar, and vnto Paule vrsini, duke of Braciano// which duke
fferdinande; married In Anno domini 1589: Catherina, A daughter of
Charles Duke of Lorrayne / by whome, he hathe, Phillipe, Cosemus, and
one daughter &c.//
This Province, is a moste plesannte; and Noble Region/ as allsoe
ffirtill for all necessaries, to the vse of Man/ accompted to be; the Nobleste
parte of Ittaly// yet somewhat mountaynous, excepte towardes the Seas//
The People, are muche giuen vnto Religion, and are allsoe very
studious in all Artte; and Trade,// the Cheife Soueraigntie wherof apper=
tayned vnto the Empier, and partely vnder the Sea of Rome, / but the
fflorentyntes haue allmoste, wedded them bothe oute, ffrom all mannor of
profitte therby,// The Pryncipall, Inhabitors, or possessioners,
whereof be these.//