R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 371 August 23, 2010 _______________________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, P.O. Box 12684, Gainesville, Florida 32604 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org FAX: (206) 888-6684 EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ DECEMBER ORDERS - Orders for December 1523 are due in my hands by September 12, 2010. 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 - none RESULTS OF NOVEMBER SIEGES - Robert Ker, Duke of Calverton, successfully completed his twenty-ninth month of siege at Stettin. Robert Douglas, Earl of Douglas, successfully completed his twenty-first month of siege at Peterhead. David Ker, Earl of Cessford, successfully completed his fourteenth month of siege at Magdeburg. Gregor Lipa successfully completed his fourteenth month of siege at Hanover. Gianni della Rovere, King of Sinigaglia, successfully completed his fourteenth month of siege at Philippopolis. Arthur Ker, Viscount of Jedburgh, successfully completed his eleventh month of siege at Danzig. Gerolamo di SanStefano successfully completed his fourth month of siege at Kaifeng. SIEGES FOR DECEMBER - STETTIN: Besieged by Robert Ker, Duke of Caverton 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 DANZIG: Besieged by Arthur Ker, Viscount of Jedburgh KAIFENG: Besieged by Gerolamo SanStefano, Magistrate of Mombasa NOVEMBER EVENTS - Inside Trieste, Ernst von Welf, Sovereign Duke of Grubenhagen and DFC of Trieste, and his 74,815 auxiliaries (M=684) were attacked and killed by Jens Brostrup, Archbishop of Lund, with (M=999) 60,124 auxiliaries, 4,930 aquebusiers, 4,930 heavy cavalry and 4,930 crew. The Archbishop took control of the town while capturing 5,755,110 ducats, 16,761 fruit and 24,048 oil. Inside Whitby, the undefended Kavanagh family tower (FAS=5) was captured by assault by Richard Vere, a knight, with (M=916) 3,000 pikemen. 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 3,313 cannons, destroying the Duke's remaining 9 cannons while 67 of the King's cannons self-destructed. At Tarnow, the Tarnowski family tower (FAS=700), which was defended by seventy tower garrison troops, was captured by assault by Lavenas Jagiello, King of Hungary, with (M=877) 1,998 auxiliaries, 1,000 arquebusiers, 1,000 archers, 500 heavy cavalry and 500 crew. At Jedlnia, the undefended Landski family tower (FAS=8) was captured by assault by Christine Jagellon, Magistrate of Marienburg, with (M=873) 8,885 auxiliaries. During the absence of John Zapolya, Magistrate and Tenant of Szepesvar, de facto control of the town was taken by Countess Chrisitine Jagellon with her (M=867) 1,000 auxiliaries, 1,000 arquebusiers, 500 archers, 400 heavy cavalry and 500 crew, who attacked and killed the town's garrison of15 men (LOY=745). At GraciasADios, with the support of 139, 2371, 40, 2813 and 2812, Emiliano Munoz received a guild promotion to the rank of journeyman merchant. Horst 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. Jens BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Ernst WELF. Mubarak GHURI was appointed to the magistracy of DHARANAGARI. Galahad THREEPWOOD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Mary TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Henry VIII TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Henry VIII TUDOR produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas STANLEY was appointed to the magistracy of Greenwich. George STANLEY was appointed to the magistracy of Woolwich. John WOOD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Sir Andrew WOOD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Sir Andrew WOOD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas WOLSEY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. ThomasWynter WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Dorothy WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. George TALBOT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Jean BUDE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Guillaume BUDE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Louis BUDE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Jeannot BUDE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Charles BUDE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Edward LENE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Henry LENE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. John LENE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John LENE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Richard LENE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas LENE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas LENE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas LENE closed the market at Westminster. Elizabeth VERE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John VERE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. William ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. William ELPHINSTONE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Edward GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Edward GUILDFORD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Richard GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Richard GUILDFORD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. James IV STEWART wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Andreas BATHORY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Viktor BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Zsolt NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Akos NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John FILIPECZ produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. David KER wrote a diatribe against Arndt KIEFUSS. Robert KER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WOLGAST. Robert KER produced a work of art critical of Ernst WOLGAST. Arthur KER wrote a diatribe against Frederick FLENSBURG. Timothy KER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Douglas BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Andrew BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. William III KEITH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Robert KEITH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Archibald CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Archibald CAMPBELL produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Abraham CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Colin CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Colin CAMPBELL produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Duncan CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John ofLundy CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Donald FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Donald FLETCHER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Aaron FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Aaron FLETCHER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. David FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John FISHER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John FISHER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Norman FISHER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. William SHEVES wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Andrew HAY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Andrew HAY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. David LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. David LINDSAY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. John of Cra. LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Richard ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas ROTHERAM produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. John FRASER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John FRASER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Albert DURER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Albert DURER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Albrecht DURER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Albrecht DURER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Hans DURER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Hans DURER produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Gavin DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. George DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Donald B. MACDONALD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Stephan SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Gaston SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Milon ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Milon ILLIERS produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Rene ILLIERS produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Anne BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Edmund BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Piers BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Antoine PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Gerard PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Raimond PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Eric GADH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Eric GADH produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Knut GADH wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Gaute IVARSSON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Egbert UGHTRED wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Nicholas SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Hans SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John FITZGERALD closed the market at Laredo. Maurice FITZGERALD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Lord James HAMILTON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Lord James HAMILTON produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Edward STOREY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Edward STOREY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Stephen STOREY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Stephen STOREY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Thomas STOREY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Martin STOREY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John CUNNINGHAM wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Hugh PAVY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Hugh PAVY produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Owen PAVY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Richard PAVY wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John Albert JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Sigismund JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Frederyk JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Hedwig JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Elizabeth JAGELLON closed the market at Pilawa. Elizabeth JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Helen JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Emil RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Jean RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Johann LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Robert III LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. AnnedeFrance BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Francis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Louis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Peppin LECYVRIER wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Rostaing ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Andre ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Guillaume ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Pierre PEYRAT wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Charles VIII VALOIS wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Charlot ALENCON was appointed to the magistracy of Fougeres. Jacques BEAUNE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Denis BRICONNET wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Guillaume CAPPEL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Leon ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Pierre III ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Ercole ESTE shortened the road from FERRARA to Augsburg to 213 miles. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Henry PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Marino CORTEREAL was appointed to the magistracy of TREBITSCH. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Albrecht PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Bocek PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Victorin PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Ursula CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Ursula CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Marino CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Vasco CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Chval JICIN produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Vacha JICIN produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Albus JICIN produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Ulrich JICIN produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Havel JICIN produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. John LIPA produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Bourian LIPA produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Henry LIPA produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Trtchka LIPA produced a work of art critical of Gregor BEVISKI. Egbert STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Svante STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gregor BEVISKI. Aristedes RANGABE shortened the road from TelAviv to Tema to 369 miles. Jacob RAHABI planted 100 colonists at Tangasseri. Oliviero CARAFFA shortened the road from Naples to Sangimignano to 228 mi. Giampietro CARAFFA shortened the road from Florence to Nuremburg to 263 mi. Oberto GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Nuremburg to 258 mi. Antonio GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Nuremburg to 252 mi. Roger BAUDRICOURT shortened the road from rosetta to Tripoli to 239 mi. Enzio MEDICI shortened the road from Igualada to Pavia to 445 miles. Ali SAFAVID shortened the road from tabriz to sari to 241 miles. Bassima SAFAVID shortened the road from Diarbekr to Tabriz to 312 miles. Ihab SAFAVID shortened the road from Herat to Rivand to 270 miles. Ahmed HAMADANI shortened the road from Hamadan to Yezd to 283 miles. Alaaldawla BAKHTISHAH shortened the road from Herat to Rivand to 261 mi. Mamoun TULANBI shortened the road from Shushter to Shiraz to 205 miles. Naim MOKHA shortened the road from Dhofar to JebelAkhdar to 385 miles. Izmet YAKUBOGLU shortened the road from Adrianople to Larissa to 206 mi. Adalberto FONSECA was appointed to the magistracy of Cadiz. Pablito MENDOZA was appointed to the magistracy of Illora. Giuliano ROVERE shortened the road from Peking to Kaifeng to 269 miles. Guy LEGIER deepened the harbor at Elaphonissos to 9 feet. Per NORONHA opened the market at Elvas. Pacifico BURLAMACCHI shortened the road from GENOA to Cologne to 318 mi. Jaotl COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Truxillo. Moxatli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Colon. Diego AZAMBUJA planted 34 colonists at GraciasADios. Diego AZAMBUJA shortened the road from GraciasADios to Garachine to 286 mi. Francesco MARTINI shortened the road from GENOA to Cologne to 309 miles. Robert BLACKADDER shortened the road from GENOA to Cologne to 300 miles. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - WHITBY: King of Gelderland to King of England PILAWA: Grand Duke of Mazovia to King of Poland