Alonso Sánchez at Venice to Charles V, May–August 1523

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

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CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 549
8 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 40-44. 549. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. His negotiations with the Republic have been somewhat interrupted by the illness of Georgio Cornaro, who is one of the commissioners and a good Imperialist. The Doge, who was ninety years of age, died on the 7th, and it was necessary to wait for the election of another Doge. That was another cause of delay. On the 8th he and the ambassador of the King of England went to the Signory, and said they knew that the Doge had died, but as in Venice affairs of state are not interrupted by such an event, they begged them to give their definite answer about the alliance (between Venice, the Emperor, and the King of England). They answered that they would send them their commissioners. Fears that ... (fn. 1) Knows very well that until a new Doge is elected nothing will be done. Fears that the Venetians, under the pretext that they must first elect a new Doge, will delay their answer until they know whether the French will invade Italy, and until the Infante has sent his answer. The Pope has exhorted the Republic to conclude peace with him, and the English ambassador has done all he can to bring the affair to a speedy conclusion. Has had letters from the Infante. Has replied to them. Does not know what decision the Infante will make. Does not think that the exiles will pay the 18,000 ducats in one instalment, as they have promised. The Venetians answered the French in general words about their aid in case a French army should invade Italy. The French were not satisfied with the answer. Cardinal of Auch, &c.—Venice, the 8th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 8th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 6.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 552
20 May. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 83-85. 552. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The Venetians have elected a new Doge, Andrea Gritti, who is the most ardent partisan of France in Venice. Thinks, nevertheless, that the negotiations with the Signory are so far advanced that the Republic would conclude the treaty of alliance (with the Emperor and the King of England) if the Infante would only send his power.—Venice, the 20th of May 1523. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, our Lord." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. From Alonso Sanchez, the 20th of May. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. p . 1.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 554
5 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. f. 157. 554. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. Has at last received letters from the Infante, who makes some difficulties about ratifying the treaty with the Venetians. The Duke of Sessa has sent a courier to the Infante with letters from the Pope.—Venice, the 5th of June. Addressed : "To his Sacred, Imperial, and Catholic Majesty the Emperor and King, &c." Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Alonso Sanchez. Venice, The 5th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 7.

CSP Spain vol. 2 no. 558
13 June. M. Re. Ac. d. Hist. Salazar. A. 28. ff. 224-228. 558. Alonso Sanchez, Imperial Ambassador in Venice, to the Emperor. The demands of the Infante place him in great difficulties. The Venetians refuse to continue the negotiations, although he (Alonso Sanchez), the nuncio, and the ambassador of the King of England have done all that is possible to persuade them to make peace with him (the Emperor). The Signory have sent to tell him that they still wish to conclude a league (with the Emperor and the King of England), but that the Infante must send his power and be a party to the treaty. They say they will entirely justify their behaviour to the Pope, to him (the Emperor), and to the King of England. Hopes the Prothonotary (Caracciolo) will soon arrive. Does not insist that the peace with Venice shall be expressly declared to be an eternal peace. It is said that the French will soon be in Italy, as neither he (the Emperor) nor the King of England occupy them much in the north—Venice, the 13th of June 1523. Indorsed : "To the King. 1523. Venice. Alonso Sanchez. The 13th of June. Answered." Spanish. Autograph in cipher. Contemporary deciphering. pp . 3.

R9767_decifrado_f567r.txt

# R9767: the contemporary decipherment of Alonso Sánchez's letter of 16 August 1523, RAH Salazar 9/28 f. 567r.
# Found 23 Oct 2026 (b34) on DECODE R9768 (ff. 565-568, "Decrypted", never fetched before), image
# IMG_R9768_I45769_P4.jpg, right page (f. 567r). Heading in the court hand: "Al Rey De Alonso sanchez de xvj de
# agosto de Mil D xxiij". It deciphers both cipher passages of f. 563r together with the clear words between them.
# R9768 itself is the second copy of the same letter ("duplicado"): f. 565r cipher, f. 565v-566r clear close and
# subscription, f. 566v/567v the address and docket.
# Transcribed line by line from full-resolution crops; spelling and abbreviations as written; | = line end.

Pues que por la que en comun escrevimos el Prothonotario caraciolo e yo vera |
v. Mad. todo lo que occorre no dire en esta saluo que recebi la de v. Mad |
de xv del passado y quanto al entretener a este nueuo Duce hare |
lo que pudiere ahun que a dezir a v. Mad. verdad en el se conoce q |
no es mal frances pero spero en dios que poco podra danyar ahun q |
es bien toda via entretenerle ~ |

Vra Mad. vera por la Capitulacion que no se a expremido ninguna |
causa por dar a los desta republica el dinero a v. Mad. antes d[...] (tear at the right edge) |
vezes en el tractar con ellos les diximos que v. Mad. le pedia por que |
les daua paz perpetua y no por otra causa mostrando siempre que |
ni por el Imperio ni por la casa de Austria no se les hauia de dar mas |
drecho del que tenian y assi lo vera v. Mad. en todas nuestras escritu |
ras pareciendo nos que asi sera mas seruicio de v. Mad. ~ |

R9767_reading.md

# R9767: Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH Salazar 9/28 ff. 563-564), reading

Re-read 23 Oct 2026 (Claude Opus 5.5, REREAD_BRIEF batch b34); log in `R9767_reread_log.md`. **The cipher rests on the
contemporary decipherment of the letter, a clear copy in a court hand on f. 567r** (`R9767_decifrado_f567r.txt`), filed
two leaves further on with the second copy of the letter (DECODE R9768, ff. 565-568, image `IMG_R9768_I45769_P4.jpg`,
right page). It had not been noticed: R9768 was never fetched. The decipherment was aligned group by group with the
cipher of f. 563r (`R9767_cipher_align.md`); the figures agree with it except at three places, where the reading
follows the figures (Notes). The clear text is read from the original (f. 563r opening, f. 563v close).

Conventions: plain = carried by the figures and the decipherment, or clear in the original; `[?word]` partly carried;
`[word]` supplied; `[…]` unread. Spelling as written; *v. mad.* and *vra. ma.* expanded to *vuestra magestad*.

## Reading

Pues por la que en comun escrivimos el prothonotario Caraciolo e yo vera vuestra magestad todo lo que occorre, no dire
en esta salvo que recebi la de vuestra magestad de xv del passado, y quanto al entretener a este nuevo Duce hare lo que
pudiere, ahunque a dezir a vuestra magestad verdad en el se conoce que no es mal frances; pero espero en dios que poco
podra danyar, ahunque es bien toda via entretenerle.

Vuestra magestad vera por la capitulacion que no se ha expremido ninguna causa porque dan los desta republica el dinero
a vuestra magestad; antes [?diversas] vezes en el tractar con ellos les diximos que vuestra magestad le pedia porque les
dava una paz perpetua y no por otra causa, mostrando siempre que ni por el Imperio ni por la casa de Austria no se les
havia de dar mas drecho del que tenian, y assi lo vera vuestra magestad en todas nuestras escrituras, pareciendonos que
assi sera mas servicio de vuestra magestad.

Pareciendo nos lo mismo que vuestra magestad escrive, no quisimos obligar al señor Infante a la liga defensiva, pues
estos no querian obligarse contra el turquo. Lo de la navegacion para los subditos del archiducado de Austria no se ha
podido acabar con estos; estarse han como hasta aqui. Nuestro señor la imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad
prosperamente guarde con cumplimiento de la monarchia. De Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij.

## Notes

- **Where the figures and the decipherment differ** (the reading follows the figures):
  - *porque dan los* (`lu ho xof` n `pac`+s): the decipherment writes *por dar a los*.
  - *una paz* (`dal` a p-a-z): the decipherment writes *paz*.
  - *[?diversas]* (`vu` v-e-r-s-?-s): the decipherment is torn after *antes d*; the figures carry *di-v-e-r-s . s*, one
    sign of which (the a) was not matched to a known form, hence the query.
- *expremido* (e-x-p-r-e + m-i + `vuc`) is the word of both the figures and the decipherment (*expressed*).
- *tractar*: the decipherment's spelling; the figures give t-r-a-?-t-a-r with one sign unassigned.
- New code value: `pem` = *-mos* (here *diximos*; in the joint letter R9769 *prometiessemos*, *procuraremos*). The earlier
  notes' `yol` is a misreading of `yoh` = *causa* (key).
- Clear text of the f. 563r opening and the f. 563v close and subscription (*Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus
  imperiales pies y manos besan. Alonso Sanchez*) read on `IMG_R9767_I45759_P1/P2.jpg`; the close also stands in R9768
  f. 566r.

R9767_cipher_align.md

# R9767 f. 563r: cipher aligned with the contemporary decipherment (f. 567r), b34, 23 Oct 2026

Cipher read from full-resolution crops of `IMG_R9767_I45759_P1.jpg` (right page, ll. 3-8 and 10-21). Sign labels as
`../sanchez1522/R9653_cipher.txt`; codes from `../sanchez1522/key_codes.tsv`. Each row: cipher group(s) → value → the
decipherment's word. `=` agrees, `≠` differs (the reading follows the figures), `?` a sign not matched to a known form.
Spelled runs are given letter by letter where every sign was matched, otherwise by the word with the unmatched sign
noted. Clear words of the original stand in italics between the cipher runs.

## First passage (after *y quanto*)

| cipher | value | decipherment |
|---|---|---|
| zud | al | al = |
| vog Ꝁo ɡ ∂ y q ∂ ẗ4 ꞔ ɡ | en-t-r-e-(e)-t-e-n-e-r | entretener = (the y after ∂ is a second e-form, written as a flourish) |
| n | a | a = |
| ta Ꝁo ∂ | es-t-e | este = |
| ẗ4 m ꞔ ? g# # | n-u-e-?-v-o | nueuo = |
| 3 m z ∂ | d-u-c-e | Duce = |
| 8 n ɡ ∂ y | h-a-r-e | hare = |
| pac ho | lo que | lo que = |
| ao m z a4 4 y ∂ ꞔ | p-u-d-i-e-r-e | pudiere = |
| *ahunque a dezir a vra. ma. verdad* | clear | |
| vog veg gad | en el se | en el se = |
| xa # z y | con-o-c-e | conoce = |
| ho nuf ta | que no es | q no es = |
| ∝ n 9 | m-a-l | mal = (read *xug* before; the sideways-8 m) |
| tum | frances | frances = |
| *pero espero en dios que poco podra danyar ahunque es bien toda via* | clear | |
| vog Ꝁo ɡ ∂ y q ∂ ẗ4 ꞔ ? ɡ 9 ∂ | en-t-r-e-t-e-n-e-r-l-e | entretenerle = |
| ‖ ‖ ‖ | nulls | |

## Second passage (after *Vra. ma. vera por la capitulacion*)

| cipher | value | decipherment |
|---|---|---|
| ho nuf gad suf | que no se ha | que no se a = |
| ∂ ꝏ ao ɡ y / ∝ a4 vuc | e-x-p-r-e-m-i-do | expremido = |
| *ninguna causa* | clear | |
| lu ho | por que | por ≠ |
| xof ẗ4 | da-n | dar ≠ |
| pac ♀ | lo-s | a los ≠ |
| xig vum ɡ y lal | de esta r-e publica | desta republica = |
| veg vu ẗ4 y ɡ # | el di-n-e-r-o | el dinero = |
| n dom pud | a vuestra magestad | a v. mad. = |
| n ẗ4 Ꝁo ta | a-n-t-es | antes = |
| vu m y ɡ ♀ ? Ꝁo | di-v-e-r-s-?-s | d[…] (torn) |
| g# y A ta | v-e-z-es | vezes = |
| vog veg | en el | en el = |
| Ꝁo ɡ n q y ɡ | t-r-a-?-t-a-r | tractar = |
| xa veg ɡ mod | con el-l-os | con ellos = |
| ꝗ ta | l-es | les = |
| vu ꝏ a4 pem | di-x-i-mos | diximos = (pem new: -mos) |
| ho dom pud | que vuestra magestad | que v. mad. = |
| ꝗ ∂ | l-e | le = |
| ts ꞔ vu y | p-e-di-a | pedia = |
| lu ho | por que | por que = |
| ꝗ ta | l-es | les = |
| xof g# y | da-v-a | daua = |
| dal y | un-a | — ≠ (not in the decipherment) |
| ao n A | p-a-z | paz = |
| ts y ɡ ao ∂ ꝏ m y | p-e-r-p-e-t-u-a | perpetua = |
| g nuf lu | y no por | y no por = |
| # ꝏ ∂ y | o-t-r-a | otra = |
| yoh | causa | causa = (the earlier *yol*) |
| ∝ # ♀ ꝏ ∂ n ẗ4 vuc | m-o-s-t-r-a-n-do | mostrando = |
| geg vog ao ɡ y | si-en-p-r-e | siempre = |
| ho nef lu veg | que ni por el | que ni por el = |
| a4 ꝏ ao y ɡ a4 # | i-m-p-e-r-i-o | Imperio = |
| nef lu rug | ni por la | ni por la = |
| z n ♀ n | c-a-s-a | casa = |
| xig | de | de = |
| n g# ♀ Ꝁo ɡ a4 y | a-u-s-t-r-i-a | Austria = |
| nuf gad | no se | no se = |
| ꝗ ta | l-es | les = |
| sam y | havi-a | hauia = |
| xig xof ɡ | de da-r | de dar = |
| ped | mas | mas = |
| 3 ɡ y z ꝏ # | d-r-e-c-h-o | drecho = |
| xel ho | del que | del que = |
| Ꝁo y ẗ4 a4 n & | t-e-n-i-a-n | tenian = |
| g n ♀ a4 | y a-ss-i | y assi = |
| pac dib y | lo ver-a | lo vera = |
| dom pud | vuestra magestad | v. mad. = |
| vog z # 3 n ♀ | en t-o-d-a-s | en todas = |
| ẗ4 m ta ɡ ∂ y Ꝁo | n-u-es-t-r-a-s | nuestras = |
| ta z ɡ a4 ꝏ m ɡ ∂ y Ꝁo | es-c-r-i-t-u-r-a-s | escrituras = |
| ts n ɡ ∂ z a4 4 vog vuc nuf Ꝁo | p-a-r-e-c-i-(e)n-do no-s | pareciendo nos = |
| ho n ♀ a4 | que a-s-i | que asi = |
| gad ɡ y | se-r-a | sera = |
| ped | mas | mas = |
| gad ɡ m a4 z a4 # | se-r-v-i-c-i-o | seruicio = |
| xig dom pud | de vuestra magestad | de v. mad. = |
| ‖ ‖ ‖ | nulls | |

Codes used, all in the key except `pem`: zud, vog, ta, pac, ho, veg, gad, xa, nuf, tum, suf, vuc, lu, xof, xig, vum,
lal, vu, dom, pud, mod, sam, ped, xel, dib, dal, yoh, geg, nef, rug. The labels of single spelled signs (8 for h, ꝏ
for t/x/h/m, y for e/a) are the transcriber's shape labels: the hand writes several letters with similar strokes, and
the decipherment, not the label, fixes the letter at each place.

read_r9767.md

# R9767 — Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH 9/28, ff. 563–564)

Read from the DECODE images (IMG_R9767_I45759_P1–P2) with the 1522 key in `../sanchez1522/key_codes.tsv`
(Tomokiyo's table plus this project's additions) and `../sanchez1522/decode_tokens.py`. The letter is mostly
in the clear; only two passages on f. 563r are in cipher (about 18 lines). Code groups are resolved; the spelled
letter runs between them are only partly read. **Read in part.**

Notation: clear text in roman; `[code]` = code group read from the key; `‹…›` = spelled run, tentative;
`…` = not read. Grades as in the README conventions: H high, C confident, M moderate, I insecure.

## f. 563r, first paragraph (clear, then cipher from line 3)

> Pues por la que en comun escrivimos el prothonotario Caraciolo e yo vera vuestra magestad todo lo que
> occorre, no dire en esta salvo que recebi la de vuestra magestad de xv del passado, y quanto … [vog en] …
> [pac lo] [ho que] … aunque a dezir a vuestra magestad verdad [vog en] [veg el] [gad se] [xa con] …
> [ho que] [nuf no] [ta es] … [tum frances]. Pero espero en dios que poco podra danyar, aunque es bien toda via
> [vog en] … — then the three nulls.

Gist (M): having received the Emperor's letter of 15 July, Sánchez refers him to the joint letter with
Caracciolo; the cipher sentence concerns something French-leaning in Venice ("…que no es … frances"), which he
hopes "can do little harm", though it is well to stay watchful. The clear words around it carry the sense.

## f. 563r, second paragraph (cipher after the opening clear words)

> Vuestra magestad vera por la capitulacion [ho que] [nuf no] [gad se] [suf ha] ‹expre›‹ssa›[vuc do] ninguna
> cula (*sic*, clear) [lu por] [ho que] [xof da] … [pac lo] [xig de] [vum esta] ‹re›[lal publica] [veg el]
> [vu di]‹nero› a [dom vuestra] [pud magestad] … [vog en] [veg el] … [xa con] [veg el] … [pem ?] [ho que]
> [dom vuestra] [pud magestad] … [lu por] [ho que] … [xof da] … [dal un] … [nuf no] [lu por] … [ho que]
> [nef ni] [lu por] [veg el] … [nef ni] … [xig de] … [nuf no] [gad se] … [sam haui]… [xig de] [xof da]‹r›
> [ped mas] … [xel del] [ho que] … [pac lo] [dib ver]‹e› [dom vuestra] [pud magestad] [vog en] …
> [vog en] [vuc do] [nuf no] … [gad se] … [ped mas] [gad se] … [xig de] [dom vuestra] [pud magestad] — nulls.

Gist (M/I): on the capitulation of the Venetian league (signed 29 July, published 15 August): nothing was
expressed in it about … ; the money of this Republic to be given to Your Majesty …; "no se havia de dar mas";
"lo vera vuestra magestad". The subject is plainly the financial clause of the treaty (the Venetian payment the
ambassadors had failed to raise; CSP 566, 577), but the spelled runs that carry the particulars are not read.

## f. 564r (clear)

> Pareciendo nos lo mismo que vuestra magestad escrive, no quisimos obligar al señor Infante a la liga
> defensiva, pues estos no querian obligarse contra el turco. Lo de la navegacion para los subditos del
> archiducado de Austria no se ha podido acabar con estos; estarse han como hasta aqui. Nuestro Señor la
> imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad prospere … De Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij.
> Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus imperiales pies y manos besan … alonso sanchez.

(The subscription is in the plural although only Sánchez signs; the leaf is written in the same hand as the
joint letter R9769/R9770 of the same day.)

Almost every code group on f. 563r is in the 1522 key (not counted exactly). The exceptions seen are `pem`
and `yol`; in the alphabetical order `yol` falls between *causa* and *cierto*. What remains open is the spelled
letter runs, not the codes.

R9767_reading.md

# R9767: Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH Salazar 9/28 ff. 563-564), reading

Re-read 23 Oct 2026 (Claude Opus 5.5, REREAD_BRIEF batch b34); log in `R9767_reread_log.md`. **The cipher rests on the
contemporary decipherment of the letter, a clear copy in a court hand on f. 567r** (`R9767_decifrado_f567r.txt`), filed
two leaves further on with the second copy of the letter (DECODE R9768, ff. 565-568, image `IMG_R9768_I45769_P4.jpg`,
right page). It had not been noticed: R9768 was never fetched. The decipherment was aligned group by group with the
cipher of f. 563r (`R9767_cipher_align.md`); the figures agree with it except at three places, where the reading
follows the figures (Notes). The clear text is read from the original (f. 563r opening, f. 563v close).

Conventions: plain = carried by the figures and the decipherment, or clear in the original; `[?word]` partly carried;
`[word]` supplied; `[…]` unread. Spelling as written; *v. mad.* and *vra. ma.* expanded to *vuestra magestad*.

## Reading

Pues por la que en comun escrivimos el prothonotario Caraciolo e yo vera vuestra magestad todo lo que occorre, no dire
en esta salvo que recebi la de vuestra magestad de xv del passado, y quanto al entretener a este nuevo Duce hare lo que
pudiere, ahunque a dezir a vuestra magestad verdad en el se conoce que no es mal frances; pero espero en dios que poco
podra danyar, ahunque es bien toda via entretenerle.

Vuestra magestad vera por la capitulacion que no se ha expremido ninguna causa porque dan los desta republica el dinero
a vuestra magestad; antes [?diversas] vezes en el tractar con ellos les diximos que vuestra magestad le pedia porque les
dava una paz perpetua y no por otra causa, mostrando siempre que ni por el Imperio ni por la casa de Austria no se les
havia de dar mas drecho del que tenian, y assi lo vera vuestra magestad en todas nuestras escrituras, pareciendonos que
assi sera mas servicio de vuestra magestad.

Pareciendo nos lo mismo que vuestra magestad escrive, no quisimos obligar al señor Infante a la liga defensiva, pues
estos no querian obligarse contra el turquo. Lo de la navegacion para los subditos del archiducado de Austria no se ha
podido acabar con estos; estarse han como hasta aqui. Nuestro señor la imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad
prosperamente guarde con cumplimiento de la monarchia. De Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij.

## Notes

- **Where the figures and the decipherment differ** (the reading follows the figures):
  - *porque dan los* (`lu ho xof` n `pac`+s): the decipherment writes *por dar a los*.
  - *una paz* (`dal` a p-a-z): the decipherment writes *paz*.
  - *[?diversas]* (`vu` v-e-r-s-?-s): the decipherment is torn after *antes d*; the figures carry *di-v-e-r-s . s*, one
    sign of which (the a) was not matched to a known form, hence the query.
- *expremido* (e-x-p-r-e + m-i + `vuc`) is the word of both the figures and the decipherment (*expressed*).
- *tractar*: the decipherment's spelling; the figures give t-r-a-?-t-a-r with one sign unassigned.
- New code value: `pem` = *-mos* (here *diximos*; in the joint letter R9769 *prometiessemos*, *procuraremos*). The earlier
  notes' `yol` is a misreading of `yoh` = *causa* (key).
- Clear text of the f. 563r opening and the f. 563v close and subscription (*Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus
  imperiales pies y manos besan. Alonso Sanchez*) read on `IMG_R9767_I45759_P1/P2.jpg`; the close also stands in R9768
  f. 566r.

R9767_en.md

# R9767: Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 — English

Translation of `R9767_reading.md` (cipher from the contemporary decipherment on f. 567r, checked against the figures).
Same holes.

Since Your Majesty will see all that is happening from the letter that the Protonotary Caracciolo and I are writing
together, I will say nothing in this one except that I received Your Majesty's letter of the 15th of last month; and as
for keeping this new Doge in hand, I will do what I can, although, to tell Your Majesty the truth, one can see in him
that he is no bad Frenchman; but I hope in God that he will be able to do little harm, although it is well all the same
to keep him in hand.

Your Majesty will see by the capitulation that no cause was expressed why those of this Republic give the money to Your
Majesty; on the contrary, [?several] times in negotiating with them we told them that Your Majesty asked it because he
gave them a perpetual peace and for no other cause, showing always that neither through the Empire nor through the
House of Austria were they to be given any more right than they had; and so Your Majesty will see it in all our
writings, as it seemed to us that this would be of more service to Your Majesty.

Since it seemed the same to us as Your Majesty writes, we did not wish to bind the lord Infante to the defensive
league, since these [lords] would not bind themselves against the Turk. The matter of navigation for the subjects of the
archduchy of Austria could not be achieved with these [lords]; they will remain as hitherto. May Our Lord prosper and
guard the imperial life and estates of Your Majesty with the fulfilment of the monarchy. From Venice, 16 August 1523.

(The new Doge is Andrea Gritti, elected 20 May 1523; the capitulation is the league of 29 July 1523.)

R9770_decifrado_f574r.txt

# R9769/R9770: the contemporary decipherment of the cipher paragraph of the joint letter of Caracciolo and Sánchez,
# Venice, 16 August 1523, RAH Salazar 9/28 f. 574r.
# Found 23 Oct 2026 (b34) on DECODE R9770 (ff. 572-574), image IMG_R9770_I45778_P1.jpg, right page (f. 574r): a clear
# copy in a court hand, headed "Al Rey De Alonso sanchez de xvj de agosto de Mil D xxiij". It copies the whole
# paragraph, clear words and cipher together. The cipher stands in R9769 f. 570v (the original) and R9770 ff. 573r-573v
# (the copy, "es treslado de otra").
# Transcribed line by line from a full-resolution crop; spelling and abbreviations as written; | = line end.

Ya diximos a v. Mad. que los de esta republica quisieron que particularmete |
les prometiessemos procurar con v. Mad. la mutua restitucion sobre ello |
quisieron se hiziesse Instrumento del qual enbiamos a v. Mad. treslado |
con esta por el qual vera que ninguna obligacion hay mas de que lo |
procuraremos con v. Mad. la qual podra mandar responder como fu |
re seruido pero pues no se les prometa nos parece no sera sino bie |
dar les buenas palabras ~ |

R9769_reading.md

# R9769 (and its copy R9770): Caracciolo and Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH Salazar 9/28 ff. 569-571; copy ff. 572-574), reading

Re-read 23 Oct 2026 (Claude Opus 5.5, REREAD_BRIEF batch b34); log in `R9769_reread_log.md`. The letter is in the clear
except one paragraph after the date (R9769 f. 570v, nine lines mixing clear words and cipher). **That paragraph rests on
the contemporary decipherment on f. 574r** (`R9770_decifrado_f574r.txt`, DECODE R9770 image `IMG_R9770_I45778_P1.jpg`,
right page), aligned group by group with the cipher of f. 570v (log, section 2); the figures agree with it throughout.
The clear text is transcribed from R9769 (`IMG_R9769_I45774_P1-P3.jpg`): f. 569r, f. 569v, f. 570r, f. 570v. R9770 is
the duplicate (*es treslado de otra*), compared at the doubtful places only.

Conventions: plain = clear in the original, or carried by the figures and the decipherment; `[?word]` partly legible;
`[word]` supplied; `[…]` unread. Spelling as written; *vra. ma.* / *v. mad.* expanded to *vuestra magestad*, *repuca.*
to *republica*, *embaxor.* to *embaxador*, *aq.* to *aqui*, *obpo.* to *obispo*, *pa.* to *para*, *pnte.* to *presente*,
*prothonotfo.* to *prothonotario*; the thousands sign after a numeral as *mil*.

## Reading

Por las nuestras de [?xxix] y xxx del passado, que con el hombre propio despachamos a vuestra magestad, havra visto la
conclusion que aqui tomamos con los de esta republica de paz y liga; y ahunque por cartas de quatro del presente de
Genova somos havisados que aquel dia se havia partido el nuestro de alli con buen tiempo, y bien que houiessemos
concluydo primero la paz y liga de aqui que no fuesse concluyda la de Roma, toda via el nuestro hizo mala diligencia,
que somos havisados que en el mismo bergantin passaron los que levaron la nueva de la liga de Roma.

Despues de lo escrito a vuestra magestad se partio el embaxador de Inglaterra havra xv dias; detovose mas de ocho dias
en Padua; es ya partido de alli a la buelta de Ferrara por yr a Milan y despues a suyços. Tanbien havra cinquo dias que
se partio de aqui el embaxador del señor Infante; es hermano del obispo de Trento, el qual en verdad se ha havido tanbien
en servicio de vuestra magestad que mas no se le pudiera dessear.

Hanlos de esta republica librado de la carcel dos que estavan sentenciados en ella perpetuamente: el uno se dize
Geronimo de Zotti de Trevisso, que ha dos anyos que estava alli por no se que tractado que levava de Trevisso; el otro
que se dize Vital Muto havia diez anyos que estava en la carcel. El Zotti perdio todo lo que tenia, que se lo
confiscaron; vuestra magestad vera si es servido de mandar ponerlo en el numero de los otros que han de haver su parte
de los [?…] ducados de oro. Hannos dicho los de esta republica que han proveydo por todas sus tierras que los
confinados sean librados para que buelvan a sus casas.

Los de esta republica han querido esperar havisso de Roma para hazer la publicacion de la paz y liga; ya si nos han
dicho que el dia de nuestra señora con solenpne procession se hara la publicacion con toda solenpnidad y buena
demostracion. Rogaronnos que escriviessemos al señor Infante que para el mismo dia su alteza mandasse azer demostracion
tanbien en Ynsspruch, y lo mismo el duque de Milan; y assi lo escriviremos y suplicaremos a su alteza. E yo el
prothonotario querria partirme mi camino, y por hallarme en esta solenpnidad me deterne hasta a los xvij del presente,
que partire para Ferrara y de alli a Roma.

En Frigoli se ha començado de azer la restitucion de las [?possessiones] conforme a la capitulacion de Vormacia, y toda
via se seguira hasta acabarla de hazer. El dinero, es a saber los xxxviij mil ducados que los de esta republica han de
pagar echa la dicha restitucion, la promesa es echa a nos otros como embaxadores de vuestra magestad, porque las
quitancas de Filinguer son viejas y no tenia suficiente recaudo. Nos otros o yo Alonso Sanchez que quedo aqui tomare el
dinero y le dare a Filinguer, como es de voluntad y mandado de vuestra magestad; pero tener me he del dicho dinero mil y
tantos ducados que he gastado en correos, como vuestra magestad puede mandar ver por la quenta que embio, y mas tomare
lo que me es devido de mi quitacion; todo lo otro se dara al dicho Filinguer.

No embiamos con esta a vuestra magestad treslado autentico de la capitulacion, que no se ha podido hazer con primero, y
ansi suplicamos a vuestra magestad se digne mandarnos embiar la ratificacion lo mas antes que fuere possible.

Embiamos a vuestra magestad con la presente las obligaciones del duque de Milan, assi para lo de la gente que vuestra
magestad ha de mandar tener para la defension del estado de Milan como de los xviij mil ducados de los foraxidos;
vuestra magestad se digne mandar como se han de distribuyr los dichos xviij mil ducados en los foraxidos. Y no se
maraville vuestra magestad que hayamos prometido que en el estado de Milan havra quinientos hombres darmas continuos,
que estos mostravan mucho dessearlo y no hazer de otra manera, y es cierto que el duque de Milan los terna o de vuestra
magestad o suyos en tiempo de paz; ni se maraville vuestra magestad que los de esta republica no sean obligados de tener
mas de quinientos hombres darmas en tiempo de paz, que lo han querido poner assi por no mostrar mayor obligacion de la
que con ellos se tiene; pero hannos jurado que tienen mas de nuevecientos y que no ternan jamas menos, ni los pueden
tener por sus hordenes.

A uno que el marques de Mantua tiene aqui havemos dicho que haremos todo lo possible y el nos requiriere por el dicho
marques; pero con la liga de Roma creemos que el papa terna al dicho marques, y no havra lugar esto de aqui. Entendemos
que el duque de Ferrara y el de Urbino trabajan quanto pueden por haver la capitania de estos; tenemos creydo que
quitaran a Theodoro de Triulcio, el qual se espera aqui presto.

Hanos seydo adverado que los de esta republica han escrito a su embaxador que esta en Francia que se venga. Renzo de
Ceri esta ahun aqui y el embaxador de Francia.

Ayer recebimos una carta de vuestra magestad de xv del passado; y quanto a la dificultad del poner paz perpetua,
vuestra magestad havra visto que no paramos por ella, sabiendo de buenos letrados que no importava.

Nuestro señor la imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad prosperamente guarde con cumplimiento de la monarchia. De
Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij. De vuestra cesarea magestad.

Estos señores venecianos han hecho al duque de Sessa gentil hombre de Venecia, como lo era el gran capitan.

Ya diximos a vuestra magestad que los desta republica quisieron que particularmente les prometiessemos procurar con
vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion; sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento, del qual embiamos a vuestra
magestad treslado con esta, por el qual vera que ninguna obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra magestad,
la qual podra mandar responder como fuere servido; pero pues no se les prometa, nos parece no sera sino bien dar les
buenas palabras.

Por cartas de Milan del duque y Prospero somos havisados como bravean franceses y suycos de venir de presente hazer la
empresa en Ytalia; pero despues que hayan sabido la conclusion de esta paz y liga creemos tomaran otro pensamiento; pero
por esto no se dexara de provehir en todas partes como conviene, segun que vuestra magestad mas largamente sera havisado
por cartas de Milan.

Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus imperiales pies y manos besan. Prothonotario Caracciolo. Alonso Sanchez.

## Notes

- The cipher paragraph is the one beginning *Ya diximos*. Cipher runs: *que los desta republica quisieron*; *les
  prometiessemos procurar con vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento*;
  *obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra* (the cipher omits `pud` here; the decipherment writes *v.
  mad.*); *no sera sino bien dar les buenas palabras*. The rest is clear in the original.
- *[?xxix]*: R9769 writes the first date with a superscript over a run read *x vnj*; the copy R9770 writes *xxix*
  plainly. The joint letter of 29 July is CSP Spain 2 no. 577.
- *[?…] ducados de oro*: a numeral with a superscript sign before *ducados*, not resolved (R9769 f. 569v l. 1).
- *[?possessiones]*: written *porse-|siones* across the line, one stroke uncertain.
- *mandasse azer*, *quitancas*, *nuevecientos*, *requiriere*, *Ynsspruch*: as written.

R9769_reading.md

# R9769 (and its copy R9770): Caracciolo and Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH Salazar 9/28 ff. 569-571; copy ff. 572-574), reading

Re-read 23 Oct 2026 (Claude Opus 5.5, REREAD_BRIEF batch b34); log in `R9769_reread_log.md`. The letter is in the clear
except one paragraph after the date (R9769 f. 570v, nine lines mixing clear words and cipher). **That paragraph rests on
the contemporary decipherment on f. 574r** (`R9770_decifrado_f574r.txt`, DECODE R9770 image `IMG_R9770_I45778_P1.jpg`,
right page), aligned group by group with the cipher of f. 570v (log, section 2); the figures agree with it throughout.
The clear text is transcribed from R9769 (`IMG_R9769_I45774_P1-P3.jpg`): f. 569r, f. 569v, f. 570r, f. 570v. R9770 is
the duplicate (*es treslado de otra*), compared at the doubtful places only.

Conventions: plain = clear in the original, or carried by the figures and the decipherment; `[?word]` partly legible;
`[word]` supplied; `[…]` unread. Spelling as written; *vra. ma.* / *v. mad.* expanded to *vuestra magestad*, *repuca.*
to *republica*, *embaxor.* to *embaxador*, *aq.* to *aqui*, *obpo.* to *obispo*, *pa.* to *para*, *pnte.* to *presente*,
*prothonotfo.* to *prothonotario*; the thousands sign after a numeral as *mil*.

## Reading

Por las nuestras de [?xxix] y xxx del passado, que con el hombre propio despachamos a vuestra magestad, havra visto la
conclusion que aqui tomamos con los de esta republica de paz y liga; y ahunque por cartas de quatro del presente de
Genova somos havisados que aquel dia se havia partido el nuestro de alli con buen tiempo, y bien que houiessemos
concluydo primero la paz y liga de aqui que no fuesse concluyda la de Roma, toda via el nuestro hizo mala diligencia,
que somos havisados que en el mismo bergantin passaron los que levaron la nueva de la liga de Roma.

Despues de lo escrito a vuestra magestad se partio el embaxador de Inglaterra havra xv dias; detovose mas de ocho dias
en Padua; es ya partido de alli a la buelta de Ferrara por yr a Milan y despues a suyços. Tanbien havra cinquo dias que
se partio de aqui el embaxador del señor Infante; es hermano del obispo de Trento, el qual en verdad se ha havido tanbien
en servicio de vuestra magestad que mas no se le pudiera dessear.

Hanlos de esta republica librado de la carcel dos que estavan sentenciados en ella perpetuamente: el uno se dize
Geronimo de Zotti de Trevisso, que ha dos anyos que estava alli por no se que tractado que levava de Trevisso; el otro
que se dize Vital Muto havia diez anyos que estava en la carcel. El Zotti perdio todo lo que tenia, que se lo
confiscaron; vuestra magestad vera si es servido de mandar ponerlo en el numero de los otros que han de haver su parte
de los [?…] ducados de oro. Hannos dicho los de esta republica que han proveydo por todas sus tierras que los
confinados sean librados para que buelvan a sus casas.

Los de esta republica han querido esperar havisso de Roma para hazer la publicacion de la paz y liga; ya si nos han
dicho que el dia de nuestra señora con solenpne procession se hara la publicacion con toda solenpnidad y buena
demostracion. Rogaronnos que escriviessemos al señor Infante que para el mismo dia su alteza mandasse azer demostracion
tanbien en Ynsspruch, y lo mismo el duque de Milan; y assi lo escriviremos y suplicaremos a su alteza. E yo el
prothonotario querria partirme mi camino, y por hallarme en esta solenpnidad me deterne hasta a los xvij del presente,
que partire para Ferrara y de alli a Roma.

En Frigoli se ha començado de azer la restitucion de las [?possessiones] conforme a la capitulacion de Vormacia, y toda
via se seguira hasta acabarla de hazer. El dinero, es a saber los xxxviij mil ducados que los de esta republica han de
pagar echa la dicha restitucion, la promesa es echa a nos otros como embaxadores de vuestra magestad, porque las
quitancas de Filinguer son viejas y no tenia suficiente recaudo. Nos otros o yo Alonso Sanchez que quedo aqui tomare el
dinero y le dare a Filinguer, como es de voluntad y mandado de vuestra magestad; pero tener me he del dicho dinero mil y
tantos ducados que he gastado en correos, como vuestra magestad puede mandar ver por la quenta que embio, y mas tomare
lo que me es devido de mi quitacion; todo lo otro se dara al dicho Filinguer.

No embiamos con esta a vuestra magestad treslado autentico de la capitulacion, que no se ha podido hazer con primero, y
ansi suplicamos a vuestra magestad se digne mandarnos embiar la ratificacion lo mas antes que fuere possible.

Embiamos a vuestra magestad con la presente las obligaciones del duque de Milan, assi para lo de la gente que vuestra
magestad ha de mandar tener para la defension del estado de Milan como de los xviij mil ducados de los foraxidos;
vuestra magestad se digne mandar como se han de distribuyr los dichos xviij mil ducados en los foraxidos. Y no se
maraville vuestra magestad que hayamos prometido que en el estado de Milan havra quinientos hombres darmas continuos,
que estos mostravan mucho dessearlo y no hazer de otra manera, y es cierto que el duque de Milan los terna o de vuestra
magestad o suyos en tiempo de paz; ni se maraville vuestra magestad que los de esta republica no sean obligados de tener
mas de quinientos hombres darmas en tiempo de paz, que lo han querido poner assi por no mostrar mayor obligacion de la
que con ellos se tiene; pero hannos jurado que tienen mas de nuevecientos y que no ternan jamas menos, ni los pueden
tener por sus hordenes.

A uno que el marques de Mantua tiene aqui havemos dicho que haremos todo lo possible y el nos requiriere por el dicho
marques; pero con la liga de Roma creemos que el papa terna al dicho marques, y no havra lugar esto de aqui. Entendemos
que el duque de Ferrara y el de Urbino trabajan quanto pueden por haver la capitania de estos; tenemos creydo que
quitaran a Theodoro de Triulcio, el qual se espera aqui presto.

Hanos seydo adverado que los de esta republica han escrito a su embaxador que esta en Francia que se venga. Renzo de
Ceri esta ahun aqui y el embaxador de Francia.

Ayer recebimos una carta de vuestra magestad de xv del passado; y quanto a la dificultad del poner paz perpetua,
vuestra magestad havra visto que no paramos por ella, sabiendo de buenos letrados que no importava.

Nuestro señor la imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad prosperamente guarde con cumplimiento de la monarchia. De
Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij. De vuestra cesarea magestad.

Estos señores venecianos han hecho al duque de Sessa gentil hombre de Venecia, como lo era el gran capitan.

Ya diximos a vuestra magestad que los desta republica quisieron que particularmente les prometiessemos procurar con
vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion; sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento, del qual embiamos a vuestra
magestad treslado con esta, por el qual vera que ninguna obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra magestad,
la qual podra mandar responder como fuere servido; pero pues no se les prometa, nos parece no sera sino bien dar les
buenas palabras.

Por cartas de Milan del duque y Prospero somos havisados como bravean franceses y suycos de venir de presente hazer la
empresa en Ytalia; pero despues que hayan sabido la conclusion de esta paz y liga creemos tomaran otro pensamiento; pero
por esto no se dexara de provehir en todas partes como conviene, segun que vuestra magestad mas largamente sera havisado
por cartas de Milan.

Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus imperiales pies y manos besan. Prothonotario Caracciolo. Alonso Sanchez.

## Notes

- The cipher paragraph is the one beginning *Ya diximos*. Cipher runs: *que los desta republica quisieron*; *les
  prometiessemos procurar con vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento*;
  *obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra* (the cipher omits `pud` here; the decipherment writes *v.
  mad.*); *no sera sino bien dar les buenas palabras*. The rest is clear in the original.
- *[?xxix]*: R9769 writes the first date with a superscript over a run read *x vnj*; the copy R9770 writes *xxix*
  plainly. The joint letter of 29 July is CSP Spain 2 no. 577.
- *[?…] ducados de oro*: a numeral with a superscript sign before *ducados*, not resolved (R9769 f. 569v l. 1).
- *[?possessiones]*: written *porse-|siones* across the line, one stroke uncertain.
- *mandasse azer*, *quitancas*, *nuevecientos*, *requiriere*, *Ynsspruch*: as written.

R9769_en.md

# R9769 (and copy R9770): Caracciolo and Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 — English

Translation of `R9769_reading.md` (clear text of the original; the cipher paragraph from the contemporary decipherment on
f. 574r, checked against the figures). Same holes.

By our letters of the [?29th] and 30th of last month, which we sent to Your Majesty by our own messenger, Your Majesty
will have seen the conclusion of peace and league that we reached here with the lords of this Republic. And although by
letters of the 4th of this month from Genoa we are informed that on that day our messenger had left there with good
weather, and although we had concluded the peace and league here before the Rome one was concluded, our messenger
nevertheless made poor speed, for we are informed that those who carried the news of the Rome league crossed in the
same brigantine.

After what was written to Your Majesty, the English ambassador left about fifteen days ago; he stayed more than eight
days in Padua; he has now left there on the way to Ferrara, to go to Milan and then to the Swiss. Also, five days ago
the lord Infante's ambassador left here; he is the brother of the bishop of Trent, and he has truly conducted himself so
well in Your Majesty's service that more could not be wished of him.

The lords of this Republic have freed from prison two men who were sentenced there for life: one is called Geronimo de
Zotti of Treviso, who had been there two years for some plot or other he was carrying on at Treviso; the other, called
Vital Muto, had been in prison ten years. Zotti lost all he had, for it was confiscated; Your Majesty will see whether
it please him to order him put among the others who are to have their share of the [?…] gold ducats. The lords of this
Republic have told us that they have given orders throughout their lands that the exiles be freed so that they may
return to their homes.

The lords of this Republic have wished to wait for news from Rome before publishing the peace and league; they have
already told us that on Our Lady's day the publication will be made with a solemn procession, with all solemnity and
good display. They asked us to write to the lord Infante that His Highness should order a display on the same day at
Innsbruck too, and the duke of Milan likewise; and so we shall write and beg His Highness. And I the Protonotary would
like to set off on my way, and to be present at this solemnity I shall stay until the 17th of this month, when I shall
leave for Ferrara and from there for Rome.

In Friuli the restitution of the [?possessions] has begun, according to the capitulation of Worms, and it will go on
until it is completed. The money, that is the 38,000 ducats that the lords of this Republic are to pay once the said
restitution is made: the promise has been made to us as Your Majesty's ambassadors, because Filinguer's quittances are
old and he did not have sufficient authority. We, or I Alonso Sánchez who stay here, shall take the money and give it
to Filinguer, as is Your Majesty's will and command; but I shall keep back from the said money a thousand and some
ducats that I have spent on couriers, as Your Majesty can have seen from the account I send, and I shall also take what
is owed me of my salary; all the rest will be given to the said Filinguer.

We do not send Your Majesty with this an authenticated copy of the capitulation, because it could not be made in time;
and so we beg Your Majesty to be pleased to have the ratification sent to us as soon as possible.

We send Your Majesty with this the bonds of the duke of Milan, both for the troops that Your Majesty is to keep for the
defence of the state of Milan and for the 18,000 ducats of the exiles; may Your Majesty be pleased to order how the said
18,000 ducats are to be distributed among the exiles. And let Your Majesty not be surprised that we promised there would
be five hundred men-at-arms permanently in the state of Milan, for these lords showed they wanted it very much and
would not do otherwise; and it is certain that the duke of Milan will keep them, either Your Majesty's or his own, in
time of peace. Nor let Your Majesty be surprised that the lords of this Republic are bound to keep no more than five
hundred men-at-arms in time of peace: they wished to set it so in order not to show a greater obligation than ours to
them; but they have sworn to us that they have more than nine hundred and will never have fewer, nor can they, by their
ordinances.

To a man whom the marquis of Mantua keeps here we have said that we will do everything possible, and he presses us on
behalf of the said marquis; but with the Rome league we believe the Pope will keep the said marquis, and there will be
no room for this here. We understand that the duke of Ferrara and the duke of Urbino are working as hard as they can to
obtain the captaincy of these lords; we believe they will remove Teodoro Trivulzio, who is expected here soon.

It has been confirmed to us that the lords of this Republic have written to their ambassador in France to come home.
Renzo da Ceri is still here, and the French ambassador.

Yesterday we received a letter from Your Majesty of the 15th of last month; and as for the difficulty about making the
peace perpetual, Your Majesty will have seen that we did not stop at it, knowing from good lawyers that it did not
matter.

May Our Lord prosper and guard the imperial life and estates of Your Majesty with the fulfilment of the monarchy. From
Venice, 16 August 1523. Of Your Caesarean Majesty.

These Venetian lords have made the duke of Sessa a gentleman of Venice, as the Great Captain was.

We have already told Your Majesty that the lords of this Republic wanted us to promise them specifically to work with
Your Majesty for the mutual restitution; on this they wanted an instrument to be made, of which we send Your Majesty a
copy with this, by which you will see that there is no obligation beyond our working for it with Your Majesty, who may
order the answer to be as you please; but since it is not promised them, it seems to us it will be no bad thing to give
them good words.

By letters from Milan from the duke and Prospero [Colonna] we are informed how the French and Swiss boast of coming now
to make the enterprise of Italy; but after they have learned of the conclusion of this peace and league we believe they
will think again; but for all that, provision will not fail to be made everywhere as is fitting, as Your Majesty will be
informed more fully by letters from Milan.

Your most humble servants and vassals, who kiss your imperial feet and hands. Protonotary Caracciolo. Alonso Sánchez.

R9770_decifrado_f574r.txt

# R9769/R9770: the contemporary decipherment of the cipher paragraph of the joint letter of Caracciolo and Sánchez,
# Venice, 16 August 1523, RAH Salazar 9/28 f. 574r.
# Found 23 Oct 2026 (b34) on DECODE R9770 (ff. 572-574), image IMG_R9770_I45778_P1.jpg, right page (f. 574r): a clear
# copy in a court hand, headed "Al Rey De Alonso sanchez de xvj de agosto de Mil D xxiij". It copies the whole
# paragraph, clear words and cipher together. The cipher stands in R9769 f. 570v (the original) and R9770 ff. 573r-573v
# (the copy, "es treslado de otra").
# Transcribed line by line from a full-resolution crop; spelling and abbreviations as written; | = line end.

Ya diximos a v. Mad. que los de esta republica quisieron que particularmete |
les prometiessemos procurar con v. Mad. la mutua restitucion sobre ello |
quisieron se hiziesse Instrumento del qual enbiamos a v. Mad. treslado |
con esta por el qual vera que ninguna obligacion hay mas de que lo |
procuraremos con v. Mad. la qual podra mandar responder como fu |
re seruido pero pues no se les prometa nos parece no sera sino bie |
dar les buenas palabras ~ |

R9769_reading.md

# R9769 (and its copy R9770): Caracciolo and Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH Salazar 9/28 ff. 569-571; copy ff. 572-574), reading

Re-read 23 Oct 2026 (Claude Opus 5.5, REREAD_BRIEF batch b34); log in `R9769_reread_log.md`. The letter is in the clear
except one paragraph after the date (R9769 f. 570v, nine lines mixing clear words and cipher). **That paragraph rests on
the contemporary decipherment on f. 574r** (`R9770_decifrado_f574r.txt`, DECODE R9770 image `IMG_R9770_I45778_P1.jpg`,
right page), aligned group by group with the cipher of f. 570v (log, section 2); the figures agree with it throughout.
The clear text is transcribed from R9769 (`IMG_R9769_I45774_P1-P3.jpg`): f. 569r, f. 569v, f. 570r, f. 570v. R9770 is
the duplicate (*es treslado de otra*), compared at the doubtful places only.

Conventions: plain = clear in the original, or carried by the figures and the decipherment; `[?word]` partly legible;
`[word]` supplied; `[…]` unread. Spelling as written; *vra. ma.* / *v. mad.* expanded to *vuestra magestad*, *repuca.*
to *republica*, *embaxor.* to *embaxador*, *aq.* to *aqui*, *obpo.* to *obispo*, *pa.* to *para*, *pnte.* to *presente*,
*prothonotfo.* to *prothonotario*; the thousands sign after a numeral as *mil*.

## Reading

Por las nuestras de [?xxix] y xxx del passado, que con el hombre propio despachamos a vuestra magestad, havra visto la
conclusion que aqui tomamos con los de esta republica de paz y liga; y ahunque por cartas de quatro del presente de
Genova somos havisados que aquel dia se havia partido el nuestro de alli con buen tiempo, y bien que houiessemos
concluydo primero la paz y liga de aqui que no fuesse concluyda la de Roma, toda via el nuestro hizo mala diligencia,
que somos havisados que en el mismo bergantin passaron los que levaron la nueva de la liga de Roma.

Despues de lo escrito a vuestra magestad se partio el embaxador de Inglaterra havra xv dias; detovose mas de ocho dias
en Padua; es ya partido de alli a la buelta de Ferrara por yr a Milan y despues a suyços. Tanbien havra cinquo dias que
se partio de aqui el embaxador del señor Infante; es hermano del obispo de Trento, el qual en verdad se ha havido tanbien
en servicio de vuestra magestad que mas no se le pudiera dessear.

Hanlos de esta republica librado de la carcel dos que estavan sentenciados en ella perpetuamente: el uno se dize
Geronimo de Zotti de Trevisso, que ha dos anyos que estava alli por no se que tractado que levava de Trevisso; el otro
que se dize Vital Muto havia diez anyos que estava en la carcel. El Zotti perdio todo lo que tenia, que se lo
confiscaron; vuestra magestad vera si es servido de mandar ponerlo en el numero de los otros que han de haver su parte
de los [?…] ducados de oro. Hannos dicho los de esta republica que han proveydo por todas sus tierras que los
confinados sean librados para que buelvan a sus casas.

Los de esta republica han querido esperar havisso de Roma para hazer la publicacion de la paz y liga; ya si nos han
dicho que el dia de nuestra señora con solenpne procession se hara la publicacion con toda solenpnidad y buena
demostracion. Rogaronnos que escriviessemos al señor Infante que para el mismo dia su alteza mandasse azer demostracion
tanbien en Ynsspruch, y lo mismo el duque de Milan; y assi lo escriviremos y suplicaremos a su alteza. E yo el
prothonotario querria partirme mi camino, y por hallarme en esta solenpnidad me deterne hasta a los xvij del presente,
que partire para Ferrara y de alli a Roma.

En Frigoli se ha començado de azer la restitucion de las [?possessiones] conforme a la capitulacion de Vormacia, y toda
via se seguira hasta acabarla de hazer. El dinero, es a saber los xxxviij mil ducados que los de esta republica han de
pagar echa la dicha restitucion, la promesa es echa a nos otros como embaxadores de vuestra magestad, porque las
quitancas de Filinguer son viejas y no tenia suficiente recaudo. Nos otros o yo Alonso Sanchez que quedo aqui tomare el
dinero y le dare a Filinguer, como es de voluntad y mandado de vuestra magestad; pero tener me he del dicho dinero mil y
tantos ducados que he gastado en correos, como vuestra magestad puede mandar ver por la quenta que embio, y mas tomare
lo que me es devido de mi quitacion; todo lo otro se dara al dicho Filinguer.

No embiamos con esta a vuestra magestad treslado autentico de la capitulacion, que no se ha podido hazer con primero, y
ansi suplicamos a vuestra magestad se digne mandarnos embiar la ratificacion lo mas antes que fuere possible.

Embiamos a vuestra magestad con la presente las obligaciones del duque de Milan, assi para lo de la gente que vuestra
magestad ha de mandar tener para la defension del estado de Milan como de los xviij mil ducados de los foraxidos;
vuestra magestad se digne mandar como se han de distribuyr los dichos xviij mil ducados en los foraxidos. Y no se
maraville vuestra magestad que hayamos prometido que en el estado de Milan havra quinientos hombres darmas continuos,
que estos mostravan mucho dessearlo y no hazer de otra manera, y es cierto que el duque de Milan los terna o de vuestra
magestad o suyos en tiempo de paz; ni se maraville vuestra magestad que los de esta republica no sean obligados de tener
mas de quinientos hombres darmas en tiempo de paz, que lo han querido poner assi por no mostrar mayor obligacion de la
que con ellos se tiene; pero hannos jurado que tienen mas de nuevecientos y que no ternan jamas menos, ni los pueden
tener por sus hordenes.

A uno que el marques de Mantua tiene aqui havemos dicho que haremos todo lo possible y el nos requiriere por el dicho
marques; pero con la liga de Roma creemos que el papa terna al dicho marques, y no havra lugar esto de aqui. Entendemos
que el duque de Ferrara y el de Urbino trabajan quanto pueden por haver la capitania de estos; tenemos creydo que
quitaran a Theodoro de Triulcio, el qual se espera aqui presto.

Hanos seydo adverado que los de esta republica han escrito a su embaxador que esta en Francia que se venga. Renzo de
Ceri esta ahun aqui y el embaxador de Francia.

Ayer recebimos una carta de vuestra magestad de xv del passado; y quanto a la dificultad del poner paz perpetua,
vuestra magestad havra visto que no paramos por ella, sabiendo de buenos letrados que no importava.

Nuestro señor la imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad prosperamente guarde con cumplimiento de la monarchia. De
Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij. De vuestra cesarea magestad.

Estos señores venecianos han hecho al duque de Sessa gentil hombre de Venecia, como lo era el gran capitan.

Ya diximos a vuestra magestad que los desta republica quisieron que particularmente les prometiessemos procurar con
vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion; sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento, del qual embiamos a vuestra
magestad treslado con esta, por el qual vera que ninguna obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra magestad,
la qual podra mandar responder como fuere servido; pero pues no se les prometa, nos parece no sera sino bien dar les
buenas palabras.

Por cartas de Milan del duque y Prospero somos havisados como bravean franceses y suycos de venir de presente hazer la
empresa en Ytalia; pero despues que hayan sabido la conclusion de esta paz y liga creemos tomaran otro pensamiento; pero
por esto no se dexara de provehir en todas partes como conviene, segun que vuestra magestad mas largamente sera havisado
por cartas de Milan.

Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus imperiales pies y manos besan. Prothonotario Caracciolo. Alonso Sanchez.

## Notes

- The cipher paragraph is the one beginning *Ya diximos*. Cipher runs: *que los desta republica quisieron*; *les
  prometiessemos procurar con vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento*;
  *obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra* (the cipher omits `pud` here; the decipherment writes *v.
  mad.*); *no sera sino bien dar les buenas palabras*. The rest is clear in the original.
- *[?xxix]*: R9769 writes the first date with a superscript over a run read *x vnj*; the copy R9770 writes *xxix*
  plainly. The joint letter of 29 July is CSP Spain 2 no. 577.
- *[?…] ducados de oro*: a numeral with a superscript sign before *ducados*, not resolved (R9769 f. 569v l. 1).
- *[?possessiones]*: written *porse-|siones* across the line, one stroke uncertain.
- *mandasse azer*, *quitancas*, *nuevecientos*, *requiriere*, *Ynsspruch*: as written.

R9769_reading.md

# R9769 (and its copy R9770): Caracciolo and Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 (RAH Salazar 9/28 ff. 569-571; copy ff. 572-574), reading

Re-read 23 Oct 2026 (Claude Opus 5.5, REREAD_BRIEF batch b34); log in `R9769_reread_log.md`. The letter is in the clear
except one paragraph after the date (R9769 f. 570v, nine lines mixing clear words and cipher). **That paragraph rests on
the contemporary decipherment on f. 574r** (`R9770_decifrado_f574r.txt`, DECODE R9770 image `IMG_R9770_I45778_P1.jpg`,
right page), aligned group by group with the cipher of f. 570v (log, section 2); the figures agree with it throughout.
The clear text is transcribed from R9769 (`IMG_R9769_I45774_P1-P3.jpg`): f. 569r, f. 569v, f. 570r, f. 570v. R9770 is
the duplicate (*es treslado de otra*), compared at the doubtful places only.

Conventions: plain = clear in the original, or carried by the figures and the decipherment; `[?word]` partly legible;
`[word]` supplied; `[…]` unread. Spelling as written; *vra. ma.* / *v. mad.* expanded to *vuestra magestad*, *repuca.*
to *republica*, *embaxor.* to *embaxador*, *aq.* to *aqui*, *obpo.* to *obispo*, *pa.* to *para*, *pnte.* to *presente*,
*prothonotfo.* to *prothonotario*; the thousands sign after a numeral as *mil*.

## Reading

Por las nuestras de [?xxix] y xxx del passado, que con el hombre propio despachamos a vuestra magestad, havra visto la
conclusion que aqui tomamos con los de esta republica de paz y liga; y ahunque por cartas de quatro del presente de
Genova somos havisados que aquel dia se havia partido el nuestro de alli con buen tiempo, y bien que houiessemos
concluydo primero la paz y liga de aqui que no fuesse concluyda la de Roma, toda via el nuestro hizo mala diligencia,
que somos havisados que en el mismo bergantin passaron los que levaron la nueva de la liga de Roma.

Despues de lo escrito a vuestra magestad se partio el embaxador de Inglaterra havra xv dias; detovose mas de ocho dias
en Padua; es ya partido de alli a la buelta de Ferrara por yr a Milan y despues a suyços. Tanbien havra cinquo dias que
se partio de aqui el embaxador del señor Infante; es hermano del obispo de Trento, el qual en verdad se ha havido tanbien
en servicio de vuestra magestad que mas no se le pudiera dessear.

Hanlos de esta republica librado de la carcel dos que estavan sentenciados en ella perpetuamente: el uno se dize
Geronimo de Zotti de Trevisso, que ha dos anyos que estava alli por no se que tractado que levava de Trevisso; el otro
que se dize Vital Muto havia diez anyos que estava en la carcel. El Zotti perdio todo lo que tenia, que se lo
confiscaron; vuestra magestad vera si es servido de mandar ponerlo en el numero de los otros que han de haver su parte
de los [?…] ducados de oro. Hannos dicho los de esta republica que han proveydo por todas sus tierras que los
confinados sean librados para que buelvan a sus casas.

Los de esta republica han querido esperar havisso de Roma para hazer la publicacion de la paz y liga; ya si nos han
dicho que el dia de nuestra señora con solenpne procession se hara la publicacion con toda solenpnidad y buena
demostracion. Rogaronnos que escriviessemos al señor Infante que para el mismo dia su alteza mandasse azer demostracion
tanbien en Ynsspruch, y lo mismo el duque de Milan; y assi lo escriviremos y suplicaremos a su alteza. E yo el
prothonotario querria partirme mi camino, y por hallarme en esta solenpnidad me deterne hasta a los xvij del presente,
que partire para Ferrara y de alli a Roma.

En Frigoli se ha començado de azer la restitucion de las [?possessiones] conforme a la capitulacion de Vormacia, y toda
via se seguira hasta acabarla de hazer. El dinero, es a saber los xxxviij mil ducados que los de esta republica han de
pagar echa la dicha restitucion, la promesa es echa a nos otros como embaxadores de vuestra magestad, porque las
quitancas de Filinguer son viejas y no tenia suficiente recaudo. Nos otros o yo Alonso Sanchez que quedo aqui tomare el
dinero y le dare a Filinguer, como es de voluntad y mandado de vuestra magestad; pero tener me he del dicho dinero mil y
tantos ducados que he gastado en correos, como vuestra magestad puede mandar ver por la quenta que embio, y mas tomare
lo que me es devido de mi quitacion; todo lo otro se dara al dicho Filinguer.

No embiamos con esta a vuestra magestad treslado autentico de la capitulacion, que no se ha podido hazer con primero, y
ansi suplicamos a vuestra magestad se digne mandarnos embiar la ratificacion lo mas antes que fuere possible.

Embiamos a vuestra magestad con la presente las obligaciones del duque de Milan, assi para lo de la gente que vuestra
magestad ha de mandar tener para la defension del estado de Milan como de los xviij mil ducados de los foraxidos;
vuestra magestad se digne mandar como se han de distribuyr los dichos xviij mil ducados en los foraxidos. Y no se
maraville vuestra magestad que hayamos prometido que en el estado de Milan havra quinientos hombres darmas continuos,
que estos mostravan mucho dessearlo y no hazer de otra manera, y es cierto que el duque de Milan los terna o de vuestra
magestad o suyos en tiempo de paz; ni se maraville vuestra magestad que los de esta republica no sean obligados de tener
mas de quinientos hombres darmas en tiempo de paz, que lo han querido poner assi por no mostrar mayor obligacion de la
que con ellos se tiene; pero hannos jurado que tienen mas de nuevecientos y que no ternan jamas menos, ni los pueden
tener por sus hordenes.

A uno que el marques de Mantua tiene aqui havemos dicho que haremos todo lo possible y el nos requiriere por el dicho
marques; pero con la liga de Roma creemos que el papa terna al dicho marques, y no havra lugar esto de aqui. Entendemos
que el duque de Ferrara y el de Urbino trabajan quanto pueden por haver la capitania de estos; tenemos creydo que
quitaran a Theodoro de Triulcio, el qual se espera aqui presto.

Hanos seydo adverado que los de esta republica han escrito a su embaxador que esta en Francia que se venga. Renzo de
Ceri esta ahun aqui y el embaxador de Francia.

Ayer recebimos una carta de vuestra magestad de xv del passado; y quanto a la dificultad del poner paz perpetua,
vuestra magestad havra visto que no paramos por ella, sabiendo de buenos letrados que no importava.

Nuestro señor la imperial vida y estados de vuestra magestad prosperamente guarde con cumplimiento de la monarchia. De
Venecia a xvj de agosto de mil D xxiij. De vuestra cesarea magestad.

Estos señores venecianos han hecho al duque de Sessa gentil hombre de Venecia, como lo era el gran capitan.

Ya diximos a vuestra magestad que los desta republica quisieron que particularmente les prometiessemos procurar con
vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion; sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento, del qual embiamos a vuestra
magestad treslado con esta, por el qual vera que ninguna obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra magestad,
la qual podra mandar responder como fuere servido; pero pues no se les prometa, nos parece no sera sino bien dar les
buenas palabras.

Por cartas de Milan del duque y Prospero somos havisados como bravean franceses y suycos de venir de presente hazer la
empresa en Ytalia; pero despues que hayan sabido la conclusion de esta paz y liga creemos tomaran otro pensamiento; pero
por esto no se dexara de provehir en todas partes como conviene, segun que vuestra magestad mas largamente sera havisado
por cartas de Milan.

Humillimos siervos y vasallos que sus imperiales pies y manos besan. Prothonotario Caracciolo. Alonso Sanchez.

## Notes

- The cipher paragraph is the one beginning *Ya diximos*. Cipher runs: *que los desta republica quisieron*; *les
  prometiessemos procurar con vuestra magestad la mutua restitucion sobre ello quisieron se hiziesse instrumento*;
  *obligacion hay mas de que lo procuraremos con vuestra* (the cipher omits `pud` here; the decipherment writes *v.
  mad.*); *no sera sino bien dar les buenas palabras*. The rest is clear in the original.
- *[?xxix]*: R9769 writes the first date with a superscript over a run read *x vnj*; the copy R9770 writes *xxix*
  plainly. The joint letter of 29 July is CSP Spain 2 no. 577.
- *[?…] ducados de oro*: a numeral with a superscript sign before *ducados*, not resolved (R9769 f. 569v l. 1).
- *[?possessiones]*: written *porse-|siones* across the line, one stroke uncertain.
- *mandasse azer*, *quitancas*, *nuevecientos*, *requiriere*, *Ynsspruch*: as written.

R9769_en.md

# R9769 (and copy R9770): Caracciolo and Alonso Sánchez to Charles V, Venice, 16 August 1523 — English

Translation of `R9769_reading.md` (clear text of the original; the cipher paragraph from the contemporary decipherment on
f. 574r, checked against the figures). Same holes.

By our letters of the [?29th] and 30th of last month, which we sent to Your Majesty by our own messenger, Your Majesty
will have seen the conclusion of peace and league that we reached here with the lords of this Republic. And although by
letters of the 4th of this month from Genoa we are informed that on that day our messenger had left there with good
weather, and although we had concluded the peace and league here before the Rome one was concluded, our messenger
nevertheless made poor speed, for we are informed that those who carried the news of the Rome league crossed in the
same brigantine.

After what was written to Your Majesty, the English ambassador left about fifteen days ago; he stayed more than eight
days in Padua; he has now left there on the way to Ferrara, to go to Milan and then to the Swiss. Also, five days ago
the lord Infante's ambassador left here; he is the brother of the bishop of Trent, and he has truly conducted himself so
well in Your Majesty's service that more could not be wished of him.

The lords of this Republic have freed from prison two men who were sentenced there for life: one is called Geronimo de
Zotti of Treviso, who had been there two years for some plot or other he was carrying on at Treviso; the other, called
Vital Muto, had been in prison ten years. Zotti lost all he had, for it was confiscated; Your Majesty will see whether
it please him to order him put among the others who are to have their share of the [?…] gold ducats. The lords of this
Republic have told us that they have given orders throughout their lands that the exiles be freed so that they may
return to their homes.

The lords of this Republic have wished to wait for news from Rome before publishing the peace and league; they have
already told us that on Our Lady's day the publication will be made with a solemn procession, with all solemnity and
good display. They asked us to write to the lord Infante that His Highness should order a display on the same day at
Innsbruck too, and the duke of Milan likewise; and so we shall write and beg His Highness. And I the Protonotary would
like to set off on my way, and to be present at this solemnity I shall stay until the 17th of this month, when I shall
leave for Ferrara and from there for Rome.

In Friuli the restitution of the [?possessions] has begun, according to the capitulation of Worms, and it will go on
until it is completed. The money, that is the 38,000 ducats that the lords of this Republic are to pay once the said
restitution is made: the promise has been made to us as Your Majesty's ambassadors, because Filinguer's quittances are
old and he did not have sufficient authority. We, or I Alonso Sánchez who stay here, shall take the money and give it
to Filinguer, as is Your Majesty's will and command; but I shall keep back from the said money a thousand and some
ducats that I have spent on couriers, as Your Majesty can have seen from the account I send, and I shall also take what
is owed me of my salary; all the rest will be given to the said Filinguer.

We do not send Your Majesty with this an authenticated copy of the capitulation, because it could not be made in time;
and so we beg Your Majesty to be pleased to have the ratification sent to us as soon as possible.

We send Your Majesty with this the bonds of the duke of Milan, both for the troops that Your Majesty is to keep for the
defence of the state of Milan and for the 18,000 ducats of the exiles; may Your Majesty be pleased to order how the said
18,000 ducats are to be distributed among the exiles. And let Your Majesty not be surprised that we promised there would
be five hundred men-at-arms permanently in the state of Milan, for these lords showed they wanted it very much and
would not do otherwise; and it is certain that the duke of Milan will keep them, either Your Majesty's or his own, in
time of peace. Nor let Your Majesty be surprised that the lords of this Republic are bound to keep no more than five
hundred men-at-arms in time of peace: they wished to set it so in order not to show a greater obligation than ours to
them; but they have sworn to us that they have more than nine hundred and will never have fewer, nor can they, by their
ordinances.

To a man whom the marquis of Mantua keeps here we have said that we will do everything possible, and he presses us on
behalf of the said marquis; but with the Rome league we believe the Pope will keep the said marquis, and there will be
no room for this here. We understand that the duke of Ferrara and the duke of Urbino are working as hard as they can to
obtain the captaincy of these lords; we believe they will remove Teodoro Trivulzio, who is expected here soon.

It has been confirmed to us that the lords of this Republic have written to their ambassador in France to come home.
Renzo da Ceri is still here, and the French ambassador.

Yesterday we received a letter from Your Majesty of the 15th of last month; and as for the difficulty about making the
peace perpetual, Your Majesty will have seen that we did not stop at it, knowing from good lawyers that it did not
matter.

May Our Lord prosper and guard the imperial life and estates of Your Majesty with the fulfilment of the monarchy. From
Venice, 16 August 1523. Of Your Caesarean Majesty.

These Venetian lords have made the duke of Sessa a gentleman of Venice, as the Great Captain was.

We have already told Your Majesty that the lords of this Republic wanted us to promise them specifically to work with
Your Majesty for the mutual restitution; on this they wanted an instrument to be made, of which we send Your Majesty a
copy with this, by which you will see that there is no obligation beyond our working for it with Your Majesty, who may
order the answer to be as you please; but since it is not promised them, it seems to us it will be no bad thing to give
them good words.

By letters from Milan from the duke and Prospero [Colonna] we are informed how the French and Swiss boast of coming now
to make the enterprise of Italy; but after they have learned of the conclusion of this peace and league we believe they
will think again; but for all that, provision will not fail to be made everywhere as is fitting, as Your Majesty will be
informed more fully by letters from Milan.

Your most humble servants and vassals, who kiss your imperial feet and hands. Protonotary Caracciolo. Alonso Sánchez.