The general history of Spain from the first peopling of it by Tubal, till the death of King Ferdinand, who united the crowns of Castile and Aragon : with a continuation to the death of King Philip III / written in Spanish by the R.F.F. John de Mariana ; to which are added, two supplements, the first by F. Ferdinand Camargo y Salcedo, the other by F. Basil Varen de Soto, bringing it down to the present reign ; the whole translated from the Spanish by Capt. John Stevens.

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Title: The general history of Spain from the first peopling of it by Tubal, till the death of King Ferdinand, who united the crowns of Castile and Aragon : with a continuation to the death of King Philip III / written in Spanish by the R.F.F. John de Mariana ; to which are added, two supplements, the first by F. Ferdinand Camargo y Salcedo, the other by F. Basil Varen de Soto, bringing it down to the present reign ; the whole translated from the Spanish by Capt. John Stevens.
Author: Mariana, Juan de, 1535-1624.
Publication: London :: Printed for Richard Sare ... and Thomas Bennet ...,; 1699.
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Anno 1543.

The Emperor having appointed his Son Philip Governour of Spain, sailed over to Genoa, being in care for Italy and Germany. At Busseto, between Placencia and Cremona, he met * 1.1 the Pope, there they conferred about the General Council, the Pope's Legates being already at Trent, waiting the coming of the Bishops. It was also proposed to make Peace between France and Spain, but the time was not yet come. Cosmo de Medicis, Duke of Florence, was allowed to buy out the Castles of Florence and Leghorn, then held by the Emperor, for 200000 Duccats. The Pope had given the Cities of Placencia and Parma to Peter Luis his Son, and would have had the Emperor confirm his Gift, those Cities belonging to the State of Milan, but could not prevail.

The King of France Invaded the Low Countries by the way of S. Quintin. On the other side the great Pyrate Barbarussa having sacked and burnt the city Rijoles, not far from * 1.2 the Streight of Messina, ran along the Coast of Italy and put into the Port of Toulon. There joyning the Duke d' Enguien, they together attacked the City Nice near the State of Genoa, and tho they took it, could not reduce the Fortress, yet they spent the best part of the Summer before it. For this reason, and because it was reported that Andrew Doria was coming to the Relief of the Besieged, they returned to Winter at Toulon.

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* 1.1

Prince Phi∣lip Gover∣nour of Spain.

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* 1.2

French and Turks take Nice.

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