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Furthermore, that he should make present pai|ment to the lanceknights of three score thousand du|cates,Heauie pai|ments for the pope to dis|charge. and to the Spaniards thirtie & fiue thousand. That in so dooing they should let him come out at libertie with all the cardinals, and they to go out of Rome and out of the castell, alwaies interpreting to libertie when soeuer they should be conueied in safetie to Orbietto, Spoletto, or Perousa. That with|in fiftéene daies after his going out of Rome he should paie the like quantitie of monie to the lance|knights, and afterwards the residue within thrée moneths to the Spaniards & lanceknights ioint|lie, according to their shares and portions. Which re|sidue togither with the summes paid amounted to more than thrée hundred and fiftie thousand ducats.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This is the true copie (said the lord of Buclans) of the capitulation, made touching the deliuerance of the pope, and how he is deliuered, and depar|ted from castell saint Angelo, the tenth of De|cember last past: put it in your relation. The said king of armes answered; We will so doo: and so for that time they parted. ¶ Here, bicause mention is made of the popes deliuerance out of prison, it shall not be amisse to set downe the maner thereof as it is reported by Guicciardine. Guic. pag. 1085 The manner of the popes go|ing out of pri|son. All things hauing their orderlie expedition, & the resolution set downe, that the tenth of December the Spaniards should accompanie him into a place of suertie, he fearing some variation either for the ill mind which he knew don Hugo bare to him, or for anie other accident that might happen, the night before he stale secretlie out of the castell in the closing of the euening, disgui|sed in the attire of a merchant. Lewis de Gonsaguo who was in the paie of the emperour, taried for him in the medowes with a strong companie of harque|buziers, and with that gard did accompanie him to Montfalcon, where dismissing almost all his bands of footmen, he was led by the same Lewis euen to Orbietto, into which citie he entred by night with|out the companie of anie one cardinall. An exam|ple worthie of consideration, and perhaps neuer happened since the church was great, that a pope should in that sort fall from so great a puissance and reuerence, his eies to behold the losse and sacke of Rome, his person to be turned ouer into captiuitie, and his whole estate reduced to the disposing of an other, and within few moneths after, to be restored & established in his former greatnesse. So great to|wards princes christian is the authoritie of the pope, and the respect which mortall men doo beare to him.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the same instant that the heralds were at the emperors court, the emperour called before him the said Guien king at armes of France,The empe|rors words to the French herald. and said to him as followeth: S [...]h it is reason that you enioy your priuileges, you ought also to doo your dutie; and therefore I praie you declare to your maister, yea euen to his owne person that which I shall tell you, which is this that since the trea [...]ie of Madrill, contra|rie to the same, diuerse of my subiects haue béene ta|ken going about their businesses, and other also go|ing to serue me in Italie, which haue béene deteined prisoners, euill intreated, and by force thrust into the gallies: and bicause I haue of his subiects the which I might likewise take, yee shall aduertise him, that if he deliuer vnto me mine, I will deliuer his if not, as he shall intreat mine, I will intreat his; and that he send me answer hereof within fortie daies: if not, I will take the refusall for an answer.

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