R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 358 November 23, 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ NOVEMBER ORDERS - Orders for November 1522 are due in my hands by December 13, 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 OCTOBER SIEGES - Robert Ker, Duke of Calverton, successfully completed his sixteenth month of siege at Stettin. Richard Vere, a knight, successfully completed his tenth month of siege at Whitby. Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas, successfully completed his eighth month of siege at Peterhead. David Ker, Earl of Cessford, successfully completed his first month of siege at Magdeburg. Gregor Lipa successfully completed his first month of siege at Hanover. Gianni della Rovere, King of Sinigaglia, successfully completed his first month of siege at Philippopolis. SIEGES FOR NOVEMBER - STETTIN: Besieged by Robert Ker, Duke of Caverton WHITBY: Besieged by Richard Vere, a knight PETERHEAD: Besieged by Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas. PHILIPPOPOLIS: Besieged by Gianni della Rovere, King of Sinigaglia. MAGDEBURG: Besieged by David Ker, Earl of Cessford HANOVER: Besieged by Gregor Lipa OCTOBER EVENTS - In a field battle fought outside of Reval, Peter Hildebrand, Bishop of Osel, and his 1,604 crew (M=341) were attacked and forced to retreat by Robert Ughtred with his (M=903) 4,616 auxiliaries and 4,875 crew. 83 round- ships, 30,794 grain, 9,380 salt fish and one timber were captured. At Stettin (FAR=999), Robert Ker (G=999), Duke of Calverton, subjected the walls to siege bombardment with his 10 cannons. One of these self-destructed while inflicting no damage. Ernst Wolgast (G=999), King of Pomerania, then engaged in counter-battery fire with his 4,314 cannons, destroying the Duke's remaining 9 cannons while 87 of the King's cannons self-destructed. In an urban battle fought inside of Militsch, the tenant's five-man garrison (LOY=677) was attacked and killed by Bourian Lipa, Markgraf of Lipa, with (M=869) 1,034 auxiliaries and 76 arquebusiers. Inside PieveDiCadore, assetless Irwin Bruce, Marquis of Blairhall, and assetless Louis Ango, a knight, were attacked and defeated, but not killed, by Bozena Budweis with (M=999) 62,790 auxiliaries and 14,400 arquebusiers. At Naples, the Albergetti family tower (FAS=32), which was defended by 3 tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Ferrante of Naples, King of Naples, with (M=885) 65,005 auxiliaries. The Pope excommunicated Horst Welf and all five members of the Thirkill family. Mirhan Abdallah, Emir of Tripolitania, became a master merchant with the support of 5067-5071, 3042-3, 3691 and 3965-3967. With the votes of 167, 809-812, 737, 739, 1284-5, 1287 and 3067, Antonio Grimani was re-elected to the magistracy of Venice. With the vote of 607, Giovanni Euffreducci was re-elected to the magistracy of Fermo. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John LENE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Thomas LENE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jane ELPHINSTONE closed the market at Tavistock. William ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Edward GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Richard GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Turlough O'BRIEN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John VERE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. James IV STEWART wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Mary TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Henry VIII TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Thomas WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Robert WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. ThomasWynter WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Dorothy WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Dorothy WOLSEY was appointed to the magistracy of Blackburn. Sir Andrew WOOD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jean BUDE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Guillaume BUDE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Louis BUDE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jeannot BUDE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Charles BUDE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Robert KER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WOLGAST. Timothy KER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Douglas BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Andrew BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. William III KEITH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Robert KEITH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Donald FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Aaron FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. William SHEVES wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Andrew HAY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gerald FITZGERALD was appointed to the magistracy of SanLucar. David LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Richard ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Thomas ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John FISHER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Hugh FRASER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John FRASER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Albrecht DURER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Hans DURER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gavin DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. George DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against William THIRKILL. Stephan SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gaston SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Milon ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Ernst WOLGAST. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jerome MALET wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Antoine PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gerard PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Raimond PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Charles ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Eric GADH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Knut GADH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gaute IVARSSON wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Stefan JONSSON wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Lord James HAMILTON wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Archibald CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Abraham CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Colin CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John ofLundy CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Edward STOREY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Stephen STOREY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Thomas STOREY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Martin STOREY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John CUNNINGHAM wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Hugh PAVY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Owen PAVY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Richard PAVY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Anne BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Edmund BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Piers BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Maurice FITZGERALD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Michael RAHABI shortened the road from Arbaji to Dakkar to 266 miles. Judith TERDAEGOBAZ planted 100 colonists at ElArish. Aristedes RANGABE shortened the road from TelAviv to Aleppo to 220 miles. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ was appointed to the magistracy of BERGREICHSTEIN. Henry PODEBRAD shortened the road from PRAGUE to HANOVER to 241 miles. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jens BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Per BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Horst BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Ursula CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Viktor BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Zsolt NAGY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Akos NAGY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Malik Zafir TAHIRID shortened the road from Shihr to Dhofar to 263 miles. Abdalwahhab TAHIRID shortened the road from Hamadan to Tabriz to 211 mi. Ali SAFAVID shortened the road from tabriz to sari to 322 miles. Ismail HAIDARI was appointed to the magistracy of Tabriz. Ercole ESTE shortened the road from FERRARA to Augsburg to 241 miles. Charles VIII VALOIS wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Pierre PEYRAT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jacques BEAUNE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Emil RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Jean RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Johann LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Robert III LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Peppin LECYVRIER wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. AnnedeFrance BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Louis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Pierre III ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Rostaing ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Andre ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Guillaume CAPPEL wrote a diatribe against Adolf WOLGAST. Battista FREGOSI was appointed to the magistracy of PievediCadore. John Albert JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Lavenas JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Sigismund JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Elizabeth JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Frederyk JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Helen JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Hedwig JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Christine JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Oliviero CARAFFA shortened the road from Naples to Siena to 223 miles. Giampietro CARAFFA shortened the road from Florence to Melfi to 204 miles. Roger BAUDRICOURT shortened the road from rosetta to Tripoli to 291 miles. Enzio MEDICI shortened the road from Guadix to Igualada to 263 miles. Emilio GIOVANNI opened the market at SanGimignano. Pacifico BURLAMACCHI shortened the road from Genoa to Naples to 325 miles. Robert BLACKADDER shortened the road from Genoa to Naples to 316 miles. Adam BLACKADDER shortened the road from Amsterdam to Basel to 266 miles. NEZAHUALPILI shortened the road from GraciasADios to Garachine. Citli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Truxillo. Moxatli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Colon. Tzanuhei QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from GraciasADios to Garachine to 454 mi. Coxolotli QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from GraciasADios to Garachine to 448 mi. Centzontli QUILTOTOTL shortened the road from GraciasADios to Garachine to 442 miles. Anne PAVY was appointed to the magistracy of Garachine. Tonatricli COXCOX shortened the road from GraciasADios to Garachine to 436 miles. Paolo FREGOSI shortened the road from Genoa to Naples to 307 miles. Antoniotto FREGOSI shortened the road from Genoa to Naples to 298 miles. Diego AZAMBUJA planted 100 colonists at GraciasADios. Francesco MARTINI shortened the road from Genoa to Naples to 290 miles. Edward STAFFORD wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Elizabeth STAFFORD shortened the road from Naples to Brescia to 340 miles. Michelangelo BUONAROTTI wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Michelangelo BUONAROTTI shortened the road from Naples to Brescia to 333 miles. Innocent CIBO wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Nicholas CIBO wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Alfonso BOBADILLA wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Thomas WAKEFIELD wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. William WAKEFIELD wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. William WAKEFIELD shortened the road from Naples to Brescia to 325 miles. Garin LEGIER wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. Giuliano ROVERE wrote a diatribe against Ralph THIRKILL. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - SERRES: Khan of Samarkand to Emir of Aegina CORINTH: Emir of Athens to Emir of Corinth SARI: Emir of Azerbaijan to Emir of Sari MALAGA: Duke of Gouvea and Valerin to Queen of Castile LISBON: Pope to King of Portugal