R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 376 December 6, 2010 _______________________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, P.O. Box 12684, Gainesville, Florida 32604 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org FAX: (206) 888-6684 EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ MAY ORDERS - Orders for May 1524 are due in my hands by December 26, 2010. NEW PLAYERSHIPS - BRABANT, VIART, ROSSI, OFFENBURG, KELLWANTON & KAVANAGH: Keith Root, 500 North Tenth St., Rockyford CO 81067 AYORA & CORDOBA: Richard Blondin, 504 Sunset Ave., La Junta CO 81050 SAVOY & ALBERGARIA: Karen Blondin, 526 Hayes, La Junta CO 81050 RESULTS OF APRIL SIEGES - Robert Ker, Duke of Calverton, successfully completed his thirty-fourth month of siege at Stettin. David Ker, Earl of Cessford, successfully completed his nineteenth month of siege at Magdeburg. Gregor Lipa successfully completed his nineteenth month of siege at Hanover. Gianni della Rovere, King of Sinigaglia, successfully completed his nineteenth month of siege at Philippopolis. Arthur Ker, Viscount of Jedburgh, successfully completed his sixteenth month of siege at Danzig. Gerolamo di SanStefano successfully completed his ninth month of siege at Kaifeng. SIEGES FOR MAY- STETTIN: Besieged by Robert Ker, Duke of Caverton 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 APRIL EVENTS - Andrew Buchanan venerated seven relics. William III Keith venerated ten. Gilbert Gordon venerated eight. Thomas Wakefield venerated ten. Tawil Sirafi, Boabdil Qitada and Kausrau Qitada completed pilgrimages to Mecca. Jean Baudricourt completed a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 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 2,992 cannons, destroying the Duke's remaining 9 cannons while 60 of the King's cannons self-destructed. At Danzig (FAR=999), Arthur Ker (G701), Count of Jedburgh, subjected the walls to siege bombardment with his 10 cannons. One of these self-destructed while inflicting no damage. Janos Urban (G=119) then engaged in counter-battery fire with his one cannon, which self-destructed, and Frederick Flensburg engaged in counter-battery fire with his 1,513 cannons, 31 of which self-destrcuted. All nine of the Count's remaining cannons were, thereby, destroyed. Inside Nagykoros, assetless Benedek Thuroczy was attacked and defeated, but not killed, by Arpad Nagy, Magistrate of Nagykoros, with (M=999) 1,500 auxiliaries and 1,000 pikemen. Inside Pskov, the undefended Warbeck family tower (FAS=2) was captured by assault by Bocek Podebrad, Viscount of Litice, with (M=935) 5,810 auxiliaries and 431 crew. George Pyl died attempting to walk from Jenne to Agalega. Madoc Kellwanton died attempting to walk from Qus to Nouadhibou. John VERE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. William ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Edward GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Richard GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Thomas LENE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John LENE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Galahad THREEPWOOD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Edward STAFFORD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. David KER wrote a diatribe against Arndt KIEFUSS. Robert KER wrote a diatribe against Ernst WOLGAST. Arthur KER wrote a diatribe against Frederick FLENSBURG. Timothy KER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Robert BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Andrew BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. William III KEITH wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Robert KEITH was appointed to the magistracy of Peterhead. Robert KEITH wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Archibald CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Abraham CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Colin CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Duncan CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John ofLundy CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Donald FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Aaron FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John FISHER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Norman FISHER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. William SHEVES wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Gavin DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. George DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Andrew HAY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Thomas ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. David LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John of Cra. LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Hugh FRASER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John FRASER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Albrecht DURER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Hans DURER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Stephan SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Gaston SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Milon ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Francoise ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Edmund BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Piers BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Lord James HAMILTON wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Nicholas SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Egbert UGHTRED wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Hugh PAVY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Owen PAVY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Edward STOREY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Stephen STOREY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Thomas STOREY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Martin STOREY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Viktor BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Gabor CSEH wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Fritz SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Zsolt NAGY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Akos NAGY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Fernao CORTEREAL was appointed to the magistracy of PISEK. Vasco CORTEREAL was appointed to the magistracy of OSTRAVA. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Ursula CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Vasco CORTEREAL closed the market at Ostrava. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Egbert STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Per BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Jens BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John Albert JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Sigismund JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Frederyk JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Hedwig JAGELLON was appointed to the magistracy of CZENSTOCHOWA. Hedwig JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Elizabeth JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Helen JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Aristedes RANGABE shortened the road from TelAviv to Tema to 333 miles. Ali SAFAVID shortened the road from tabriz to sari to 196 miles. Hafez SIRAFI was appointed to the magistracy of Yezd. Bassima SAFAVID shortened the road from Diarbekr to Karaman to 388 miles. Ihab SAFAVID shortened the road from Herat to Tun to 219 miles. Ahmed HAMADANI shortened the road from Hamadan to Yezd to 247 miles. Alaaldawla BAKHTISHAH shortened the road from Herat to Tun to 210 miles. Mansur AFSHAR shortened the road from Samawa to ArRutbah to 288 miles. Mamoun TULANBI shortened the road from Shiraz to Kerman to 251 miles. Enver AFSHAR was appointed to the magistracy of Tus. Naim MOKHA shortened the road from Dhofar to JebelAkhdar to 340 miles. Walid GHUTAH shortened the road from Baghdad to ArRutbah to 228 miles. Giuliano ROVERE shortened the road from Peking to Kaifeng to 224 miles. Oberto GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Siponto to 257 miles. Giampietro CARAFFA shortened the road from Florence to Siponto to 251 mi. Oliviero CARAFFA shortened the road from Naples to Empoli to 266 miles. Roger BAUDRICOURT shortened the road from rosetta to Tripoli to 219 mi. Enzio MEDICI shortened the road from Pavia to Aix to 199 miles. Diego AZAMBUJA planted 100 colonists at GraciasADios. Adam BLACKADDER shortened the road from Montpellier to Albret to 229 mi. Moxatli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Colon. Thomas NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Mary TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Henry VIII TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. John WOOD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Sir Andrew WOOD wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Thomas WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Robert WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. ThomasWynter WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Dorothy WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. George TALBOT wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Jean BUDE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Guillaume BUDE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Louis BUDE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Jeannot BUDE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. Charles BUDE wrote a diatribe against Anton DORTMUND. NAVAL MAINTENANCE ATTRITION - YEAR BARQUES GALLIOTS GALLEYS CARAVELS ROUNDSHIPS 1524 4,037 182 48 246 78 1523 4,055 207 28 139 96 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 SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - PETRIKAU: Sovereign Duke of Mazovia to King of Poland TEOTIHUACAN: Tlamacazqui of Tlaloc to Huetlatoani of Acolhua PHILIPPOPOLIS: Emir of Shkoder to Khan of Samarkand