R E N A I S S A N C E N E W S L E T T E R Issue Number 395 January 8, 2012 _______________________________________________________________________________ GM: Constantine Xanthos, 4050 N. Ocean Drive, Unit 204, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308 WEB SITE: cx.rensim.org EMAIL: cjxren@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ DECEMBER ORDERS - Orders for December 1525 are due in my hands by January 29, 2012. RESULTS OF NOVEMBER SIEGES - Jens Brostrup successfully completed his fifth month of siege at Ansbach. Henry Talbot successfully completed his sixteenth month of siege at Bern. Marcello Maestri successfully completed his fourth month of siege at Gaeta. Christine Jagellon successfully completed her second month of siege at Przemysl. SIEGES FOR DECEMBER - BERN: Besieged by Henry Talbot, a knight ANSBACH: Besieged by Jens Brostrup, Archbishop of Lund GAETA: Besieged by Marcello Maestri, Magistrate of SanGiovanni PRZEMYSL: Besieged by Christine Jagellon, Magistrate of Marienburg DECEMBER EVENTS - In an urban battle fought inside of Lutsk, the Magistrate of Lutsk, Hrehory Ostikowicz, and his 22 auxiliaries and 250 garrison troops (M=479) were attacked and defeated by Lavenas Jagiello, King of Hungary, with (M=703) 3,887 auxiliaries, 1,000 arquebusiers, 1,000 archers, 400 heavy cavalry and 400 crew. The Magistrate was not killed. 290 ducats, 2 cannons, 98 iron, 500 timber and 3,992 small arms were captured. The King acquired de facto control of the town. In an urban battle fought inside of Brighton, Mary Tudor took de facto control of the town by defeating its 25-man garrison (LOY=790) with her 2,398 auxiliaries (M=986). Cuatli Tlacua was accepted as a journeyman merchant with the support of 2822, 2823, 3589, 139, 2810 and 2809. Robert KER produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Walter BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Robert BUCHANAN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. William III KEITH produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Donald FLETCHER produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Aaron FLETCHER produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Archibald CAMPBELL produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Colin CAMPBELL produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Norman FISHER wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gavin DOUGLAS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Andrew HAY produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Richard ROTHERAM wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Thomas ROTHERAM produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Albrecht DURER produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Hans DURER wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Agnes LIVINGSTONE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gaston SALAZAR wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Rene ILLIERS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gerald FITZGERALD produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Desiderius ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Maurice ERASMUS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas SCHADE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Edward STOREY produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Martin STOREY produced a work of art critical of Gur AKRAR. Muhammad KHAWJA closed the market at Tatta. John Albert JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Sigismund JAGIELLO wrote a diatribe against Gustav FLENSBURG. Frederyk JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Hedwig JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Elizabeth JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Helen JAGELLON wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Edna HOWARD was appointed to the magistracy of Norwich. Sigismund WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Barbara WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Lucas WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas C. WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Wladislaw WATZELRODE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Bela CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gabor CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Istvan CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Peter CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Zygmunt CSEH wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Andreas BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Sigismund BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Stephen BATHORY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Jiri BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Bozena BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Viktor BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Alexander BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Stefan BUDWEIS wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Coloman FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Geza FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gyula FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Ignaz FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. John FILIPECZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Zsolt NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Emericus NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Zoltan NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Arpad NAGY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Fritz SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Jakob SZEKELY wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Henry WAKEFIELD shortened the road from Cairo to Siwa to 256 miles. Richard WAKEFIELD shortened the road from Cairo to Siwa to 248 miles. Albrecht PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Henry PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Per BROSTRUP was appointed to the magistracy of PARDUBITZ. Victorin PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Moritz KIEFUSS. Hynek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Bocek PODEBRAD wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Chval JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Vacha JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Albus JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Ulrich JICIN wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Havel JICIN wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Geraldo CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Ursula CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Fernao CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Marino CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Vasco CORTEREAL wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Egbert STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Nicholas STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Svante STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Hengist STYGGE wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Horst BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Herluf BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Per BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Paul BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Jens BROSTRUP wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Viktor SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Gustav SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Wenzel SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Herman SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Stefan SCHWEIDNITZ wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. John LIPA wrote a diatribe against Albert HOHENZOLLERN. Bourian LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Henry LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Trtchka LIPA wrote a diatribe against Gur AKRAR. Bayezid II OSMANLI shortened the road from Aleppo to Karaman to 231 miles. Enver MUSTAPHA shortened the road from Brusa to Karaman to 226 miles. Fazil NARUN closed the market at Tergovist. Abdalwahhab TAHIRID shortened the road from Sidon to ArRutbah to 268 mi. Khalid GHUTAH deepened the harbor at Telaviv to 10 feet. Ali SAFAVID shortened the road from Tabriz to Derbent to 206 miles. Bassima SAFAVID shortened the road from Diarbekr to Karaman to 244 miles. Ihab SAFAVID shortened the road from Tun to Yezd to 238 miles. Ahmed HAMADANI shortened the road from Hamadan to Mosul to 197 miles. Alaaldawla BAKHTISHAH shortened the road from Herat to Balkh to 207 miles. Mansur AFSHAR shortened the road from Teheran to Tun to 350 miles. Mamoun TULANBI shortened the road from Shiraz to Jiruft to 209 miles. Ahmed JUMBLAT shortened the road from Beirut to Deir to 211 miles. Leonardo LOREDANO shortened the road from antioch to jerusalem to 247 mi. Joseph AUBUSSON shortened the road from Belgrade to Cracow to 228 miles. Domenigo ROVERE shortened the road from Brescia to Foggia to 380 miles. Gianni ROVERE shortened the road from Belgrade to Cracow to 222 miles. Giuliano ROVERE shortened the road from Peking to Chihfu to 208 miles. Kurt GOLDLI shortened the road from Belgrade to Cracow to 213 miles. Diego LEPE shortened the road from Peking to Chihfu to 200 miles. Michelangelo BUONAROTTI shortened the road from Belgrade to Cracow to 204 mi. Garin LEGIER shortened the road from Belgrade to Cracow to 196 miles. Pacifico BURLAMACCHI shortened the road from Mantua to Belgrade to 342 mi. Tochtli OPOCHTLILI planted 100 colonists at TierraDeBrea. Cuintli TLACUA deepened the harbor at Cempoala to 16 feet. Citli COCHOTL planted 100 colonists at Tetelcingo. Adam BLACKADDER shortened the road from Mantua to Belgrade to 333 miles. Francesco GONZAGA shortened the road from Mantua to Belgrade to 324 miles. ELECTIONS FOR THE HRE AND KING OF THE ROMANS - An election for a new Holy Roman Emperor will be held during the February turn at Frankfort. The electors are the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop of Trier, the Archbishop of Cologne, the King of Bohemia, the King of Saxony, the Grand Duke of Brandenburg and the Elector Palatine of the Rhine. An election to replace the King of the Romans will be held during the May turn at Frankfort. The electors will be the same as those for the HRE. TENANCY CHANGES - King of the Romans to Magistrate of Cairo