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CHAPTER LI1
1527-1528
The court at Burgos—The English and French heralds declare
war—Arrest of the foreign ambassadors—Their detention at
Pozza—Critical state of affairs in Italy—Defeat and death of
Moncada—Andrea Doria joins the Emperor—French reverses
—The court at Monzone—Single combat between Charles V.
and Francis 1. proposed, but finally abandoned.
TOWARDS the end of August, 1527, the Emperor and
Empress left Valladolid owing to an outbreak of the
plague, and paid a short visit to Valencia. The
ambassadors were assigned quarters at Paredes de
Nava, nine miles from the town, but Castiglione
obtained leave to stay by himself at Husiglios, in the
more immediate neighbourhood^ His influence with
Charles V. was still great, and he was constantly
closeted with the Emperor, although since the Pope's
imprisonment he took no further part in the negotia-
tions for peace that were carried on by the ambassadors
of the League. In October the court moved to
Burgos, and settled in this city for the winter. After
the sunny skies of Andalusia, the climate of Burgos
seemed detestable to our Italian ambassadors. The
skies were uniformly grey and cloudy, the sun seldom
made its appearance, and the ground was generally
covered with snow and ice. As the popular adage
i Brown, iv. 92.
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1527-1528
The court at Burgos—The English and French heralds declare
war—Arrest of the foreign ambassadors—Their detention at
Pozza—Critical state of affairs in Italy—Defeat and death of
Moncada—Andrea Doria joins the Emperor—French reverses
—The court at Monzone—Single combat between Charles V.
and Francis 1. proposed, but finally abandoned.
TOWARDS the end of August, 1527, the Emperor and
Empress left Valladolid owing to an outbreak of the
plague, and paid a short visit to Valencia. The
ambassadors were assigned quarters at Paredes de
Nava, nine miles from the town, but Castiglione
obtained leave to stay by himself at Husiglios, in the
more immediate neighbourhood^ His influence with
Charles V. was still great, and he was constantly
closeted with the Emperor, although since the Pope's
imprisonment he took no further part in the negotia-
tions for peace that were carried on by the ambassadors
of the League. In October the court moved to
Burgos, and settled in this city for the winter. After
the sunny skies of Andalusia, the climate of Burgos
seemed detestable to our Italian ambassadors. The
skies were uniformly grey and cloudy, the sun seldom
made its appearance, and the ground was generally
covered with snow and ice. As the popular adage
i Brown, iv. 92.
384