Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating, to English Affairs, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice Volume 14; And in Other Libraries of Northern Italy (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... irritant. 1616. Throughout the present week the Council has been discussing the affair of the cloth as a matter of the highest importance. They do not know what decision to take which will give satisfaction and repair the damage caused by the prohibition of the Dutch. They have talked of excluding all silk from the kingdom, so that the people themselves may use all the cloth which cannot be sent abroad and thus shut the door against an immense quantity of gold which is continually flowing from this kingdom to various parts of the world, and to Italy in particular. But this provision is not sufficient to heal the mischief and already one hears the outcry of a great many people who have been thrown out of work through the dislocation of the cloth-making trade, and who do not know how they will gain a livelihood. Two English captains have arrived, recommended by Count Ernest of Nassau for the service of your Excellencies.0 Although I have not been able to see them as yet, in spite of all my efforts, I understand that they are here to enlist soldiers, more particularly among those who have served the States in th" past, and who have experience of war, from whom good service may be expected. I will especially try to find out what they are doing and upon what conditions they will take the men out of the island, so that this experience may serve for other occasions when your Excellencies may command other levies here. Already a certain captain here has offered to come and serve you upon the same conditions as the levies from Holland will have, presupposing that they will be equally efficient. As Lord Dingwall is better, I have been to pay him a complimentary visit. I found him still weak from the disease and his mind much perturbed at the outcome of his jour...