The commonvvealth and gouernment of Venice. VVritten by the Cardinall Gasper Contareno, and translated out of Italian into English, by Lewes Lewkenor Esquire. VVith sundry other collections, annexed by the translator for the more cleere and exact satisfaction of the reader. With a short chronicle in the end, of the liues and raignes of the Venetian dukes, from the very beginninges of their citie.

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Title: The commonvvealth and gouernment of Venice. VVritten by the Cardinall Gasper Contareno, and translated out of Italian into English, by Lewes Lewkenor Esquire. VVith sundry other collections, annexed by the translator for the more cleere and exact satisfaction of the reader. With a short chronicle in the end, of the liues and raignes of the Venetian dukes, from the very beginninges of their citie.
Author: Contarini, Gasparo, 1483-1542.
Publication: London :: Imprinted by Iohn Windet for Edmund Mattes, and are to be sold at his shop, at the signe of the Hand and Plow in Fleetstreet,; 1599.
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Subject terms: Venice (Italy) -- History -- Early works to 1800.; Venice (Italy) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800.
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49. Petro Gradenigo. Anno 1290.

NEuer was there any Duke of greater expectation & hope then this Petro Gradenigo, as being in deed a man of rare & singular courage, wisedome & eloquence: at his first entrance inot gouernment hee suppressed a great and dangerous conspiracie intended against him: he fought at the first prosperously by sea with the Geno∣weses, but afterwardes was by them ouerthrowen in Dalmatia, and likewise in the streightes of Gallipolis, after which there was a peace concluded: in time of this Duke it was ordained that none should bee capable of the Dukedome by election, vnlesse he were of the great councell, likewise then was first the beginning of the councell of the tenne: he sent a nauie into Greece, which returned victoriously with many prisoners, and rich spoiles, after which he dyed, not without the suspition of poyson: his body was carried to Murano, and there buried in the church of S. Ciprian.