R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 352 July 20, 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ MAY ORDERS - Orders for May 1522 are due in my hands by August 9, 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 APRIL SIEGES - Robert Ker, Duke of Calverton, successfully completed his tenth month of siege at Stettin. Bayezid II Osmanli successfully completed his ninth 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 fourth month of siege at Whitby. Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas, successfully completed his second month of siege at Peterhead. SIEGES FOR MAY - STETTIN: Besieged by Robert Ker, Duke of Caverton SERRES: Besieged by Bayezid II Osmanli, Sultan of the Ottomans WHITBY: Besieged by Richard Vere, a knight PETERHEAD: Besieged by Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas. CARDIFF: Besieged by Edward Guildford, a knight. PROTESTANT FAMILIES - I've received a lot of emails regarding the prospect of introducing Protestant families into the game. As the rules currenty stand, there is nothing to prevent a player (who controls no families of any other religion) from setting up, and playing, a Protestant family. The rules also already provide for the conversion of existing families. Qualifying for conversion under these rules is difficult, but not impossible. Bypassing this system would require the acquiescence of all players. APRIL EVENTS - Andrew Buchanan, William III Keith, Gilbert Gordon, Pierre Villiers, William Wakefield, Thomas Wakefield, Giovanni Grimani and Niccolo Zeno venerated relics. Robert Briconnet accepted his elevation to the College of Cardinals. Liebault Baudricourt completed a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Boabdil Qitada completed a pilgrimage to Mecca. Inside Smederevo, Timofei Chokhov, Bishop of Smederevo, and his two auxil- iaries (M=314) were attacked and killed by Leyli Narun, Magistrate of Yergogu, with (M=430) 3,605 auxiliaries. 30,640 ducats, 18 cannons, 20,037 small arms and 3,744 arquebuses were captured. Inside Benares, Prithviraja Sisodiya and his (M=450) 7,013 auxiliaries, 11 archers and 670 crew were attacked and forced to retreat out of town by Luigi SanStefano, Magistrate of Benares, with (M=948) 8,400 auxiliaries, 2,470 crew and 1,440 archers. Approximately 1,780,000 trade goods of many different types were left behind by the Sisodiya forces and captured by the Magistrate. Inside Newark, King Henry of England and his 4,000 auxiliaries (M=998) attacked and killed the tenant's 100-man garrison (LOY=650), thereby taking control of the town. Inside Messina, the undefended (FAS=7) Thirkill family tower was captured by assault by Alphonso of Naples, Magistrate of Messina, with (M=404) 25,382 auxiliaries, 5,539 arquebusiers, 4,616 pikemen, 2,030 archers, 601 heavy cav- alry and 355 crew. Inside Tripoli, the Barbaro family tower (FAS=30), which was defended by three tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Camillo Massimi, Magi- strate of Tripoli, with (M=724) 14,076 auxiliaries and 458 crew. Inside Murano, the Brabant family tower (FAS=11), which was defended by one tower garrison troop, was captured by assault by Francesco Massimi, Magi- strate of Murano, with (M=550) 15,117 auxiliaries, 4,000 arquebusiers and 527 crew. Inside Brindisi, the Napoli family tower (FAS=322), which was defended by 32 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Ferrante, King of Naples, with (M=973) 35,047 auxiliaries. The colonial site of Rameshk (FAS=100, FAR=0), which was defended by two garrison troops (LOY=500), was captured by assault by Mamoun Afshar, Magistrate of Bushire, with (M=419) 3,877 auxiliaries. Diego LEPE shortened the road from Peking to Kaifeng to 344 miles. Bayezid II OSMANLI wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Jamal MUSTAPHA wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Jemal NARUN wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Leyli NARUN wrote a diatribe against Zacharias EPIDAMNOS. Edward STAFFORD wrote a diatribe against Semen TARNOWSKI. Edward STAFFORD shortened the road from Dartmouth to York to 204 miles. Elizabeth STAFFORD shortened the road from nuremburg to Maribor to 248 mi. Roland GOLDLI shortened the road from rumelihissar to nis to 238 miles. Richard WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Roger WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gervase WIMSEY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. James IV STEWART wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John STEWART wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Angus ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Laurence ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. William ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Thomas LENE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edward GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Richard GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Turlough O'BRIEN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. 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 Ernst WELF. Mary TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry VIII TUDOR 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. Thomas NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Laurence NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ralph NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. George TALBOT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Anne TALBOT was appointed to the magistracy of Shrewsbury. 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. 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. 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. Thomas ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Maud ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Richard ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Agnes LIVINGSTONE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gavin DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. George DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against William THIRKILL. Maurice FITZGERALD 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. 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. Gaute IVARSSON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andrew BARTON planted 50 colonists at Santodomingo. John CUNNINGHAM 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. 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. Anne BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Edmund BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Piers BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stefan JONSSON 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. Lord James HAMILTON 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. Charles VIII VALOIS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Charles BOURBONNAIS was appointed to the magistracy of Nevers. Pierre PEYRAT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Johann LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Robert III LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Emil RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jean RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. AnnedeFrance BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Louis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jacques BEAUNE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Pierre III ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Andre ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Guillaume CAPPEL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jens BROSTRUP was appointed to the magistracy of Prachatitz. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Albrecht PODEBRAD closed the market at Freudenthal. 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. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Svante STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ursula 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. 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. 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. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Horst BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Jacob RAHABI planted 100 colonists at Tangasseri. Michael RAHABI shortened the road from Arbaji to Dakkar to 302 miles. Judith TERDAEGOBAZ planted 100 colonists at ElArish. Aristedes RANGABE shortened the road from TelAviv to Aleppo to 274 miles. William WAKEFIELD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. William WAKEFIELD shortened the road from Bologna to Naples to 202 miles. Thomas WAKEFIELD wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Garin LEGIER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Girard LEGIER shortened the road from Tripolis to Mahdia to 196 miles. Giuliano ROVERE wrote a diatribe against Semen TARNOWSKI. Domenigo ROVERE wrote a diatribe against Stanislaw TARNOWSKI. Matilda CIBO closed the market at Maribor. Nicholas CIBO wrote a diatribe against Semen TARNOWSKI. Marco BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Leonardo BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Stanislaw TARNOWSKI. Michelangelo BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Oliviero CARAFFA shortened the road from Naples to Siena to 235 miles. Giampietro CARAFFA shortened the road from Florence to Melfi to 258 miles. Alphonso NAPLES closed the market at Messina. Antonio GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Melfi to 252 miles. Roger BAUDRICOURT shortened the road from rosetta to Tripoli to 315 miles. Enzio MEDICI shortened the road from Guadix to Igualada to 308 miles. Abdalwahhab TAHIRID shortened the road from Anbar to Hamadan to 200 miles. Alonso III FONSECA closed the market at Barcelona. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stefan BUDWEIS 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. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Ignaz FILIPECZ 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. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Pacifico BURLAMACCHI shortened the road from Amsterdam to Basel to 329 mi. Jaotl COCHOTL shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 144 mi. Moxatli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Colon. NEZAHUALPILI shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 137. Tlitolotl TLITOLOTL shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 131 miles. Tzanuhei QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 125 miles. Coxolotli QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 119 mil. Centzontli QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 113 mi. Robert BLACKADDER shortened the road from Genoa to Zagreb to 336 miles. Adam BLACKADDER shortened the road from Amsterdam to Basel to 320 miles. Francesco MARTINI shortened the road from Genoa to Zagreb to 329 miles. Antoniotto FREGOSI shortened the road from Genoa to Zagreb to 321 miles. Tonatricli COXCOX shortened the road from Truxillo to Tegucigalpa to 107 miles. Pio AZAMBUJA planted 100 colonists at CapeBroyle. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - OPORTO: Duke of Aguilar to King of Portugal CANTON: HRE to Grandmaster of the Knights of the True Cross NAVAL MAINTENANCE ATTRITION - YEAR BARQUES GALLIOTS GALLEYS CARAVELS ROUNDSHIPS 1522 4,175 227 37 282 142 1521 3,864 341 129 460 359 1520 2,867 127 44 170 146 1519 2,887 72 33 74 150 1518 2,162 102 45 176 220 1517 3,217 141 27 119 140 1516 3,709 169 89 354 203 1515 3,505 223 108 236 249 1514 4,427 382 220 576 488 1513 5,438 434 234 567 404 1512 3,983 259 100 218 225 1511 3,898 349 48 75 93 1510 3,775 357 45 118 47 1509 3,790 172 39 116 87 1508 3,290 151 56 204 163 1507 3,380 123 57 77 53