R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 380 February 28, 2011 _______________________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, P.O. Box 12684, Gainesville, Florida 32604 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org FAX: (206) 984-2110 EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ SEPTEMBER ORDERS - Orders for September 1524 are due in my hands by March 20, 2011. NEW PLAYERSHIPS - ZAHRINGEN: Jerry Swartz, 113 Carriage Lane, New Albany IN 47150 SEPTEMBER MARKET CHANGES are reflected in your turn results. RESULTS OF AUGUST SIEGES - Robert Ker, Duke of Calverton, successfully completed his thirty-eighth month of siege at Stettin. David Ker, Earl of Cessford, successfully completed his twenty-third month of siege at Magdeburg. Gregor Lipa successfully completed his twenty-third month of siege at Hanover. Gianni della Rovere, King of Sinigaglia, successfully completed his twenty-third month of siege at Philippopolis. Arthur Ker, Viscount of Jedburgh, successfully completed his twentieth month of siege at Danzig. Gerolamo di SanStefano successfully completed his thirteenth month of siege at Kaifeng. Henry Talbot successfully completed his first month of siege at Bern. SIEGES FOR SEPTEMBER - 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 BERN: Besieged by Henry Talbot, a knight AUGUST EVENTS - The town of Oviedo (FAS=880, FAR=0), which was defended by Istvan Kinizsi with (M=459) 50 auxiliaries, was captured by assault by Thomas Fitzgerald, a knight, with (M=999) 1,601 auxiliaries. Istvan was killed. 29,326 ducats were captured by the victors. At Danzig (FAR=999), Arthur Ker (G=701), Count of Jedburgh, subjected the walls to siege bombardment with his 10 cannons. One of these self-destructed while inflicting no damage. Frederick Flensburg(G=999) then engaged in counter- battery fire with his 1,401 cannons, 29 of which self-destrcuted. All nine of the Count's remaining cannons were, thereby, destroyed. 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 2,758 cannons, destroying the Duke's remaining 9 cannons while 56 of the King's cannons self-destructed. Hedwig Jagellon, Magistrate of Czenstochowa, took de facto control of Lodz by defeating its 20-man garrison (LOY=620) with her (M=855) 730 auxiliaries and 409 heavy cavalry. Inside Cairo, the Bruce family tower (FAS=14), which was defended by David Bruce, Bishop of Petra, and Andrew Bruce, Chevalier, with (M=200) 11,041 crew, was captured by assault by Richard Wakefield, Baron, with (M=656) 389,439 auxiliaries, 30,854 arquebusiers, 50,792 pikemen, 43,354 archers, 24,000 heavy cavalry and 19,337 crew. The Bruces were not killed, but 31,283 grain and 14,573,256 ducats were taken from them. Charles ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Holi TIMOJA. Francoise ALENCON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. 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 Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Robert BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Andrew BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. William III KEITH wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. William III KEITH produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Donald FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Donald FLETCHER produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Aaron FLETCHER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Aaron FLETCHER produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Archibald CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Archibald CAMPBELL produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Abraham CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Colin CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Duncan CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Duncan CAMPBELL produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John ofLundy CAMPBELL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John FISHER produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Norman FISHER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. William SHEVES wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Robert DOUGLAS planted 100 colonists at Killearn. Andrew HAY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Andrew HAY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas ROTHERAM produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. David LINDSAY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albert DURER produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albrecht DURER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albrecht DURER produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hans DURER produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stephan SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Gaston SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Antoine PERAULT wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Milon ILLIERS produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edmund BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Piers BUTLER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Lord James HAMILTON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Lord James HAMILTON produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hugh PAVY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hugh PAVY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Owen PAVY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward STOREY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward STOREY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stephen STOREY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stephen STOREY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas STOREY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas STOREY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Martin STOREY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Martin STOREY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Rami AYAZ was appointed to the magistracy of DHARANAGARI. William ELPHINSTONE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. William ELPHINSTONE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward LENE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward LENE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry LENE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry LENE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John LENE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John LENE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Richard LENE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Richard LENE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas LENE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas LENE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John VERE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward GUILDFORD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Richard GUILDFORD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Richard GUILDFORD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. James IV STEWART wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Viktor BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Gabor CSEH wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Fritz SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Akos NAGY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Zsolt NAGY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry LIPA was appointed to the magistracy of MUNSTERBURG. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albrecht PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Victorin PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bocek PODEBRAD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Egbert STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Svante STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Svante STYGGE produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Ursula CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Ursula CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Marino CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Vasco CORTEREAL produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John LIPA produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bourian LIPA produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry LIPA produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Trtchka LIPA produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Horst BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Horst BROSTRUP produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Herluf BROSTRUP produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Per BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Per BROSTRUP produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Paul BROSTRUP produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Chval JICIN produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Vacha JICIN produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Albus JICIN produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Ulrich JICIN produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Havel JICIN produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John WOOD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sir Andrew WOOD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sir Andrew WOOD produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Ralph NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas NEVILLE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Thomas WOLSEY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Robert WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Robert WOLSEY produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. ThomasWynter WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Dorothy WOLSEY wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Mary TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry VIII TUDOR wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Henry VIII TUDOR produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. George TALBOT wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Jean BUDE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Guillaume BUDE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Louis BUDE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Jeannot BUDE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Charles BUDE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edward STAFFORD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Galahad THREEPWOOD wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John Albert JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. John Albert JAGIELLO produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sigismund JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sigismund JAGIELLO produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hedwig JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hedwig JAGELLON produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Elizabeth JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Elizabeth JAGELLON produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Helen JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Helen JAGELLON produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Frederyk JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Frederyk JAGELLON produced a work of art critical of Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Charles VIII VALOIS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Simon LECYVRIER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Peppin LECYVRIER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Gaston AUSSONVILIER wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Emil RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Jean RICAUT wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Leon ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Pierre III ROHAN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Johann LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Robert III LAMARCK wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. AnnedeFrance BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Francis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Louis BOURBON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Rostaing ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Andre ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Guillaume ANCEZUNE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Anne BRICONNET wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Denis BRICONNET wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Pierre PEYRAT wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Guillaume CAPPEL wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Jacques BEAUNE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Martin BEAUNE wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Louis BOURBONNAIS wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Jacob RAHABI planted 100 colonists at Tangasseri. Aristedes RANGABE shortened the road from TelAviv to Tema to 297 miles. Hisham ARKIKO produced a work of art critical of Hisham ARKIKO. Hisham ARKIKO produced a work of art critical of Hisham ARKIKO. Hazza QITADA shortened the road from Medina to Tema to 207 miles. Naim MOKHA shortened the road from Dhofar to JebelAkhdar to 304 miles. Ali SAFAVID shortened the road from Diarbekr to Tabriz to 240 miles. Bassima SAFAVID shortened the road from Diarbekr to Karaman to 352 miles. Ihab SAFAVID shortened the road from Teheran to Rivand to 264 miles. Ahmed HAMADANI shortened the road from Hamadan to Yezd to 220 miles. Alaaldawla BAKHTISHAH shortened the road from Herat to Kandahar to 260 miles. Mansur AFSHAR shortened the road from Teheran to Rivand to 255 miles. Mamoun TULANBI shortened the road from Shiraz to Kerman to 215 miles. Enver AFSHAR was appointed to the magistracy of Ashkhabad. Giuliano ROVERE shortened the road from Peking to Chihfu to 299 miles. Guy LEGIER deepened the harbor at Elaphonissos to 12 feet. Lazarus GOLDLI shortened the road from belgrade to philippopolis to 227 miles. Oliviero CARAFFA shortened the road from Naples to Empoli to 232 miles. Oberto GIOVANNI shortened the road from Florence to Siponto to 215 miles. Roger BAUDRICOURT shortened the road from rosetta to Tripoli to 203 miles. Enzio MEDICI shortened the road from Aix to Igualada to 218 miles. Diego AZAMBUJA planted 100 colonists at GraciasADios. Ocelotl TLACUA was appointed to the magistracy of Xicalango. Hieronymus FUGGER was appointed to the magistracy of Amsterdam. SOVEREIGNTY CHANGES - SHUSHTER: Emir of Isfahan to Emir of Shushter SANDOMIERZ: King of Poland to Khan of Samarkand BERN: King of Milan to King of Schwarzburg-Rudolstad