R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 351 June 29, 2009 _______________________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, 7080 NW 75th Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33067 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org PHONE: (954) 753-8002 EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ APRIL ORDERS - Orders for April 1522 are due in my hands by July 19, 2009. 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. RESULTS OF MARCH SIEGES - Robert Ker, Duke of Calverton, successfully completed his ninth month of siege at Stettin. Bayezid II Osmanli successfully completed his eighth month of siege at Serres. Gianni Rovere's siege at Philippopolis failed because the besieging troops were outnumbered by the besieged. Richard Vere, a knight, successfully completed his third month of siege at Whitby. Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas, successfully completed his first month of siege at Peterhead. SIEGES FOR APRIL - STETTIN: Besieged by Robert Ker, Duke of Caverton SERRES: Besieged by Bayezid II Osmanli, Sultan of the Ottomans PHILIPPOPOLIS: Besieged by Gianni Rovere, King of Sinigaglia WHITBY: Besieged by Richard Vere, a knight PETERHEAD: Besieged by Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas. MARCH EVENTS - The Pope nominated Robert Briconnet, Archbishop of Rheims, for elevation to the College of Cardinals. The Pope excomunicated 436-440, 470-474, 815, 1025-8, 1475-6, 1824-8, 2058-60, 2295 and 3151-5. At Lubeck, the Welf family tower (FAS=21), which was deended by two tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Philip of Savoy, King of Savoy, with (M=970) 21,900 auxiliaries and 300 crew. In an urban battle fought inside of Freudenthal, the town's 20-man gar- rison (LOY=789) was attacked and killed by Albrecht Podebrad, Prince of Glatz, with (M=986) 991 auxiliaries. The Prince, thereby, took control of the place. In an urban battle fought inside of MassaMaritima during the absence of Filippo Buonarotti, the town's tenant/magistrate, the garrison of 22 men (LOY=51) was attacked and killed by Luca Spinola, Archbishop of Pisa, with 862 auxiliaries (M=547), who, thereby, took control of the place. In an urban battle fought inside of Canton, the 1,000-man garrison (LOY= 736) of the absent tenant, Ochran Samudra, was attacked and killed by John Wakefield, Grandmaster of the Knights of the True Cross, with (M=913) 83,820 auxiliaries, 2,339 arquebusiers, 2,917 archers, 965 heavy cavalry and 15,070 crew, who, thereby, took control of the city. Outside Chios, troopless Ulrich Konrad was attacked and killed by Jemal Narun, Magistrate of Chios, with (M=827) 1,584 archers and 11,631 crew. 48 horses and 196,972 ducats were captured. Peppin PERAULT was appointed to the magistracy of Setubal. Nicholas CIBO wrote a diatribe against Semen TARNOWSKI. Walter BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Robert BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Douglas BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andrew BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. William III KEITH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Robert KEITH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edward STOREY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stephen STOREY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Thomas STOREY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Martin STOREY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Donald FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Aaron FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. David FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andrew HAY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jacob ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Maurice ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Per ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Rogerius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Hugh FRASER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John FRASER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. David LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John of Cra. LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Eric GADH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Knut GADH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. William SHEVES wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John FISHER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Albrecht DURER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ernst DURER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Hans DURER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Heinrich DURER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. David KER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WOLGAST. Robert KER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WOLGAST. Timothy KER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Maud ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Richard ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Thomas ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Agnes LIVINGSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Hugh PAVY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Owen PAVY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Richard PAVY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Charles ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Francoise ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Anne ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gavin DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. George DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against William THIRKILL. Gaute IVARSSON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stephan SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gaston SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Guillaume MALET wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jerome MALET wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jean ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Milon ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Antoine PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gerard PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Raimond PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Lord James HAMILTON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Nicholas SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Klaus SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Snorri SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Hans SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stefan JONSSON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John CUNNINGHAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Maurice FITZGERALD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Archibald CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Abraham CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Colin CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John ofLundy CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Anne BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edmund BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Piers BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Thomas WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Robert WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. ThomasWynter WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Dorothy WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Joan WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Mary TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry VIII TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Joan GUILDFORD was appointed to the magistracy of Rolvenden. Richard ROTHERAM was appointed to the magistracy of Canterbury. Laurence NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ralph NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Thomas NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Anne TALBOT closed the market at Shrewsbury. George TALBOT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Katherine TALBOT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jean BUDE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Guillaume BUDE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Louis BUDE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jeannot BUDE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Charles BUDE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Sir Andrew WOOD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Luc BARQUETOT. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Dagoberto CORDOBA. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Dagoberto CORDOBA. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Thomas LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John CANYNGES wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Angus ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Laurence ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. William ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. James IV STEWART wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andrew DOUGLAS was appointed to the magistracy of Inverness. John STEWART wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edward GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Richard GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Terrence O'BRIEN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Turlough O'BRIEN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Donogh O'BRIEN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edward VERE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Elizabeth VERE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John VERE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Elizabeth VERE was appointed to the magistracy of Oxford. Richard WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gervase WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ closed the market at Loket. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jens BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Per BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Horst BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Pierre PEYRAT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jacques BEAUNE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Charles VIII VALOIS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. AnnedeFrance BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Louis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andre ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Emil RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jean RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Pierre III ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Guillaume CAPPEL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Johann LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Robert III LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jiri BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Akos NAGY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ercole ESTE shortened the road from FERRARA to Ansbach to 290 miles. Oliviero CARAFFA shortened the road from Naples to Grosseto to 199 miles. Giampietro CARAFFA shortened the road from Florence to Melfi to 270 miles. Antonio GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Melfi to 264 miles. Roger BAUDRICOURT shortened the road from rosetta to Tripoli to 319 miles. Enzio MEDICI shortened the road from Guadix to Igualada to 317 miles. Pacifico BURLAMACCHI shortened the road from Lyons to Bordeaux to 203 mi. Francesco MARTINI shortened the road from Genoa to Zagreb to 354 miles. Pio AZAMBUJA planted 100 colonists at CapeBroyle. Paolo FREGOSI shortened the road from Genoa to Schwaz to 207 miles. Antoniotto FREGOSI shortened the road from Genoa to Schwaz to 199 miles. Robert BLACKADDER shortened the road from Genoa to Zagreb to 345 miles. Adam BLACKADDER shortened the road from Lyons to Bordeaux to 194 miles. Taissir JARA closed the market at Damietta. Citli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Truxillo. Moxatli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Colon. Marco BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Leonardo BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Stanislaw TARNOWSKI. Michelangelo BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Diego LEPE shortened the road from Peking to Kaifeng to 348 miles. Domenigo ROVERE wrote a diatribe against Stanislaw TARNOWSKI. Giuliano ROVERE wrote a diatribe against Semen TARNOWSKI. Garin LEGIER wrote a diatribe against Stanislaw TARNOWSKI. Girard LEGIER shortened the road from Tripolis to Mahdia to 205 miles. William WAKEFIELD wrote a diatribe against Stanislaw TARNOWSKI. Edward STAFFORD wrote a diatribe against Semen TARNOWSKI. Girard LEGIER was appointed to the magistracy of Mahdia. Guy AUBUSSON closed the market at Ragusa. Bayezid II OSMANLI wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Khusrev NARUN wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Jemal NARUN wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Leyli NARUN wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Enver MUSTAPHA shortened the road from Yergogu to Constantinople to 336 mi. Jamal MUSTAPHA wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Judith TERDAEGOBAZ planted 100 colonists at ElArish. Aristedes RANGABE shortened the road from TelAviv to Aleppo to 283 miles. Jacob RAHABI planted 100 colonists at Tangasseri. Michael RAHABI shortened the road from Arbaji to Dakkar to 308 miles. Abdalwahhab TAHIRID shortened the road from Anbar to Hamadan to 206 miles. Albert WETTIN wrote a diatribe against Dagoberto CORDOBA. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - MOSCOW: King of Lithuania to Khan of Samarkand FLENSBURG: King of Gelderland to King of Schwarzburg-Rudolstad GAETA: Pope to King of Schwarzburg-Rudolstad CASALE: King of Sinigaglia to King of Schwarzburg-Rudolstad MAHDIA: King of Austria to King of Elat