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Ittalie<br>
But Pope Clemente, vppon his Enlargem''en''t, procured ''th''e sayed Empror in Reuenge<br>
''th''erof, for to beseige ''th''e Cittie, w''hi''ch was not giuen over, vntill ''th''e Cittizens had<br>
yealded vnto all ''th''e Popes demanndes, and Conditions,// Whereby ''th''e ffamuly of ''th''e<br>
Medices, weare not only Restored, but ther Com''m''onwealthe conuerted, into an<br>
Hereditary, and absolute dukedome;/ to be for euer possessed by ''tha''t ffamulie,//<br>
''th''e ffirste duke wherof, was Alexander de Medices, the Popes Nephewe, and basse<br>
Sonne vnto Lawrens de Medices duke of vrbin/ ''tha''t had married ''th''e basse<br>
daughter of ''th''e saied Empror // but he wholy giuen vnto a loose lieffe, and seekinge<br>
to deflower a Noble Lady, was by a kinsman of his owne: Murdered, in his<br>
Bedd, w''i''t''h''oute Succession, In Anno: d''o''m''in''i  1537: aetat''is'' 24// whome Cosmus de<br>
Medicis, descended, from Lawrence, a yonger Brothers of the firste Cosmus<br>
Consallonere of fflorence, succeeded in ''th''e sayed dukedome// Wherevnto he vny=<br>
ted the state of Siena: An Imperiall Cittie/ and Erected a very stronge<br>
Cittadell, w''i''t''h''in ''th''e Cittie of fflorence, for ''th''e bridelinge of ''th''e Cittizens,<br>
aspiringe vnto ''th''er fformer lyberties// And whoe was in Anno: d''o''m''in''i, 1569:<br>
created greate duke of Tuscan (but woulde haue ben kinge of Hetruria)<br>
by Pope Sextus 5// wherein he hathe a large Seigneory, besides many<br>
other good Castells, and Territories, in Romania, and vmbria wherein/ his<br>
Taxes, and Gabelle; are so exceedinge greate / ''tha''t ''the''rby he is accompted, to be<br>
one of ''th''e greateste Prrynces in Ittaly, for Reuenues// betweene whome, and<br>
''th''e duke of farrar, hath ben greate Emulation, for ''the''r ''pre''cedency, before ''th''is<br>
seccond Tytle, grannted by ''th''e Pope, In consideration of a greate Som''m''e<br>
of money, and perpetuall Assistans, vnto ''th''e Sea of Rome// w''hi''ch: Cosmus<br>
married Elianor, a daughter of Peeter de Tolledo, vicerey of Neaples,/ by<br>
whome he had ffrauncis his Successor, ''tha''t Renued ''th''e clayme; vnto ''th''e<br>
kingdome of Hetruria/ and whoe by a daughter,  of ''th''e Empror fferdina''n''de <br>
of Austria, had only one legitimate daughter, Married vnto Henry: 4:<br>
kinge of ffraunce and Nauarr// whereby his Brother fferdinande, a Cardinall,<br>
succeeded in ''tha''t dukedome / and whose 2: Systers, were Married, vnto Alphons,<br>
duke of ferrar, and vnto Paule vrsini, duke of Braciano// w''hi''ch duke<br>
fferdinande; married In Anno dom''in''i 1589: Catherina, A daughter of<br>
Charles Duke of Lorrayne / by whome, he hathe, Phillipe,- Cosemus, and<br>
one daughter &c.//<br>
This Porovince, is a moste plesannte; and Noble Region/ as allsoe<br>
ffirtill for all necessaries, to the vse of Man/ accompted to be; ''th''e Nobleste<br>
parte of Ittaly,// yet somewhat mountaynous, excepte towardes ''th''e Seas//<br>
The People, are muche giuen vnto Religion, and are allsoe very<br>
studious in all Artte; and Trade,// ''th''e Cheife Sou''er''aigntie wherof apper=<br>
tayned vnto ''th''e Empier, and partely vnder ''th''e Sea of Rome, / but ''th''e<br>
fflorentynees haue allmoste, wedded ''th''em bothe oute, ffrom all mannor of<br>
profitte<del>s</del> therby,// The Pryncipall, Inhabitors, or possessioners,<br>
whereof be these.//

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