R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 323 October 30, 2007 ____________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, 7080 NW 75th Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33067 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org PHONE: (954) 753-8002 EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________ DECEMBER ORDERS - Orders for December 1519 are due in my hands by November 23, 2007 WEB SITE: I have established a web site at cx.rensim.org. My intention is to use it to make available up-to-date copies of the rules and code sheet, the latest issues of the Newsletter, and player publications sent me by email. ARCHIVES: Issue #141 was mailed on October 22. In the future, player contributions sent me on paper will be included in the Archives. Those sent me by email will be posted on the above web site. PAYPAL - If you wish to pay your fees by credit card, you may now do so through Paypal. You may also use my Paypal account to pay by check, or by transfer from another Paypal account. The email address to use for my account is cxren@lycos.com. Paypal's address is WWW.PAYPAL.COM. NEW PLAYERSHIPS - SPINOLA: Damon Graham, 1901 Peony Drive, Louisville KY 40211 KIEFUSS: Don Swartz, 1235 S. Third St. #811, Louisville KY 40203 EPIDAMNOS: Gene Keller, 311 Bank Street, New Albany IN 47150 VITELLI: Shirley Waters, 3406 Acadia Drive, Sheperdsville KY 40165 RESULTS OF NOVEMBER SIEGES - John Wakefield, Grandmaster of the Knights of the True Cross, successfully completed his first month of siege at Pedir, but did not renew it for the month of December. SIEGES FOR DECEMBER - none NOVEMBER EVENTS - During the absence of Pier Maria Rosso, the town's DFC, control of Agrigento was taken, without opposition, by Paco Silva with (M=834) 200 auxiliaries. Hafez Sirafi renounced the title of Emir of Lar and claimed that of Emir of Yezd. Tawil Sirafi claimed the title of Emir of Lar. The village of Simkan (FAS=399, FAR=0), which was defended by 30 garrison troops (LOY=510), was captured by assault by Omar Tulanbi, Emir of Arrajan, with (M=497) 1,533 auxiliaries, 300 arquebusiers, 1,892 pikemen and 120 archers The town of Constantine (FAS=999, FAR=975), which was defended by Tala Hassanid with (M=433) 174 auxiliaries and 500 garrison troops, was captured by assault by Robert Bruce, Bishop of RabbahAmmon, with (M=458) 18,580 auxiliar- ies, 15,000 arquebusiers, 27,170 archers and 316 crew. Tala was killed and 171,185 ducats, 1,531 leather, 620 saltpeter and 2,022 hides were taken from him. The village of Salher (FAS=500, FAR=0), which was defended by 15 garrison troops (M=738) was captured by assault by Butros Khazin with (M=823) 311 aux- iliaries and 70 crew. At Leiden, the Oldenburg family tower (FAS=500), which was defended by three tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Baronet Piet Berchem with (M=989) 19,899 auxiliaries. At Kingston, the Cordoba family tower (FAS=32), which was defended by 3 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Diego Azambuja, Baronet of Montsori, with (M=999) 49,104 auxiliaries, 613 arquebusiers, 93 pikemen, 7,033 archers, 2 heavy cavalry and 2,682 crew. At Ekab, the Ekab family tower (FAS=300), which was defended by 30 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Atititl Opochtlili, Magistrate of Ekab, with (M=941) 2,983 auxiliaries. At Antwerp,, the Geiler family tower (FAS=31), which was defended by 3 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Sigismund Hapsbourg, Duke of Vorarlberg, with (M=801) 19,000 auxiliaries. At Ghent, the Thirkill family tower (FAS=17), which was defended by one tower garrison troop, was captured by assault by Margaret Hapsbourg, Magistrate of Ghent, with (M=999) 24,250 auxiliaries. At Warsaw, the Lubomirsky family tower (FAS=49), which was defended by 4 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Baron Hans Tucher with (M=816) 9,000 auxiliaries. At Corfu, the Canal family tower (FAS=400), which was defended by 40 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Linhart Tucher, Magistrate of Corfu, with (M=999) 10,750 auxiliaries and 250 crew. At Lyons, the Strozzi family tower (FAS=300), which was defended by 30 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Guillaume de Talaru, Baron of Talaru, with (M=807) 21,500 auxiliaries and 724 crew. Coxolotli QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from treszapotes to xicalango to 211 mi. Julius FITZSIMONS was appointed to the magistracy of Galway. James HAMILTON planted 100 colonists at Philadelphia. Joseph BUTLER was appointed to the magistracy of Aveiro. Namat RAHMAN was appointed to the magistracy of SUKKUR. Ali BIHZAD was appointed to the magistracy of SEHWAN. Rustam BIHZAD closed the market at Diu. Alonso III FONSECA was appointed to the magistracy of Barcelona. Peppin LECYVRIER was appointed to the magistracy of ROUEN. Andre VIART closed the market at Aachen. David KARO was appointed to the magistracy of RabbahAmmon. Jean BAUDRICOURT closed the market at Fuwah. Antonio GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Naples to 204 miles. Leonardo VINCI shortened the road from Ragusa to Florence to 350 miles. Giampietro CARAFFA shortened the road from Florence to Naples to 199 mi. Alfonso PICCOLOMINI closed the market at Siena. Malik Zafir TAHIRID shortened the road from Sana to ElAhkaf to 232 miles. Abdalwahhab TAHIRID shortened the road from Damascus to Deir to 196 mi. Pierre AUBUSSON shortened the road from Rimini to Maribor to 225 miles. Guy AUBUSSON shortened the road from Ragusa to Tergovist to 360 miles. Girard LEGIER shortened the road from Rosetta to Jerusalem to 249 miles. Guillaume LEGIER shortened the road from Rosetta to Jerusalem to 244 mi. Edward STAFFORD shortened the road from Maribor to Bologna to 211 miles. Herbert STAFFORD shortened the road from Lisbon to Guadix to 317 miles. Thomas WAKEFIELD shortened the road from Ragusa to Tergovist to 351 mi. Henry PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Anton PUNITZ. Albrecht PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Luigi MAESTRI. Bocek PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Anton PUNITZ. Victorin PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Anton PUNITZ. Geraldo CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Utchi NAGAMOTO. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Utchi NAGAMOTO. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Utchi NAGAMOTO. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Utchi NAGAMOTO. Horst BROSTRUP produced a work of art critical of Anton PUNITZ. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Utchi NAGAMOTO. John LIPA produced a work of art critical of Utchi NAGAMOTO. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Utchi NAGAMOTO. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Utchi NAGAMOTO. Albus JICIN produced a work of art critical of Utchi NAGAMOTO. Fernando NORONHA shortened the road from Fez to Tlemcen to 206 miles. Louis ANGO shortened the road from dieppe to vienne to 227 miles. Vicente SODRE shortened the road from belfort to brescia to 205 miles. Vasco Gil SODRE shortened the road from breslau to nuremburg to 192 miles. Vasco SODRE shortened the road from canakkale to konya to 277 miles. Gil SODRE shortened the road from parga to nis to 283 miles. Izabel SODRE shortened the road from rumelihissar to nis to 301 miles. Iacoppo PESARO shortened the road from chioggia to vienne to 323 miles. Girolamo PESARO shortened the road from belfort to brescia to 196 miles. Ulrich FUGGER was appointed to the magistracy of Bruges. Orchan SAMUDRA was appointed to the magistracy of canton. Frederick HABSBURG shortened the road from kaisersberg to brescia to 245 miles. Maximilian HABSBURG shortened the road from cairo to kerak to 199 miles. Leone VETRANO shortened the road from canakkale to konya to 268 miles. Gaetano VETRANO shortened the road from canakkale to konya to 259 miles. Mistro VETRANO shortened the road from vienna to strasbourg to 260 miles. Masca VETRANO shortened the road from dieppe to cologne to 250 miles. Jorg ENDORFER shortened the road from Vienne to paris to 260 miles. Giovanni BINI shortened the road from breslau to augsburg to 319 miles. Giovambattis BINI shortened the road from augsburg to augsburg to 91 mi. Giovanfranco BINI shortened the road from dieppe to vienne to 218 miles. Niccolo BINI shortened the road from dieppe to vienne to 209 miles. Tomasso BINI shortened the road from breslau to augsburg to 310 miles. Antonio MISSAGLIA shortened the road from erzberg to nis to 377 miles. Cabrino MISSAGLIA shortened the road from tabriz to sari to 340 miles. Damiano MISSAGLIA shortened the road from nuremburg to vienne to 396 mi. Sebastiano MISSAGLIA shortened the road from trier to vienne to 257 miles. Hans SEUSENHOFER shortened the road from antioch to jerusalem to 301 mi. Wilhelm SEUSENHOFER closed the market at Augsburg. Wilhelm SEUSENHOFER shortened the road from breslau to augsburg to 305 mi. Selim KHAZIN closed the market at Graz. Yusuf KHAZIN opened the market at Dabhol. Tewfiq KHAZIN opened the market at Bombay. Malik GHURI opened the market at Jodhpur. Citli COCHOTL was appointed to the magistracy of Truxillo. Christopher COLUMBUS planted 100 colonists at CapeBroyle. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - HARDERWIJK: King of Gelderland to King of Burgundy ERBIL: Sultan of White Sheep Turks to Emir of Azerbaijan FEUDATORY CHANGES - PISA: Magistrate of Pisa to King of Modena FAENZA: Sovereign Prince of Urbino to Magistrate of Faenza