Anno 1559.
Her Sister Queen Elizabeth being declar'd Queen, repealed all the Laws made in De∣fence * 1.1 of the Catholick Religion, and restor'd the Reformation began in the time of King Edward.
The Pope on the 23th of January banish'd out of Rome his Nephews, the Sons of his Brother John Alonso. These were John Garrafa Duke of Paliano, the Marquis Antony and Cardinal Charles Garrafa. The Crimes laid to their Charge were very heinous, and one of the greatest that they suffer'd none to have access to the Pope, but such as pleased them, and kept Spies to observe what every one spoke.
On the 5th of February, Charles Duke of Lorrain Married Claudia the King of France his younger Daughter; for her Father design'd Elizabeth the eldest should be Married to the King of Spain. The Embassadors of both Crowns met at Cambray, where they hand∣led the Business so effectually, that a Peace was concluded upon these Conditions: That * 1.2 the Duke of Savoy should be restor'd to all his Dominions, which was perform'd, and he had also the City Aste given him, tho it was the Portion of Valentina, Daughter to John Galeazzo Duke of Milan. That all Places taken during the War should be restor'd. That Corsica be restor'd to the Genoeses. That neither the Spaniard lay Claim to Bur∣gundy, nor the French to Milan or Naples. Lastly, That all Prisoners taken for 16 Years last past be set at Liberty.
These Articles being agreed upon, King Philip in pursuance of them Married by Proxy * 1.3 at Paris on the 22th of June the Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Alva representing the King. Soon after on the 11th. of July the Lady Margaret was Married to the Duke of Savoy. The Publick Joy was turn'd into extream Grief, for that King Henry himself Tilting was struck into the Eye by a Splinter of his Adversary's Lance, of which he died the day following. His Son Francis the Second succeeded him, being Sixteen Years of Age. He had three Brothers, Charles, Alexander Edward, and Hercules; His Sisters were Elizabeth and Claudia before-mentioned; the youngest of all called Margaret some Years after was Married to Henry Prince of Bearne, and King of Navarre.
Pope Paul the Fourth departed this Life at Rome the 18th. of August. D. Bartholomew de Miranda, of the Order of S. Dominick, two Years before chosen Archbishop of Toledo in the place of Cardinal Siceleus, was Apprehended and made Prisoner by the Inquisitors in his Town of Tordelaguna, upon the 23th. of August. He was many Years in Prison, so great is the Power of the Inquisition in Spain. At the same time King Philip arrived * 1.4 with his Fleet at Laredo, in his return from Flanders.