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Rome Rota debates Bulls as Polo fortress seized by Holy See
Rome reports the Rota protests publication of Clement X41 Bulls with Cardinal Albani’s stance angering the Pope. Treasurer Celigula seizes Polo Fortress from Duke Grillo near Civita Vecchia, with two galley fleets and a small garrison. Dispatches suggest Albani’s favor toward Alberoni and a possible public appearance this year. Genoa and Lisbon letters note noble marriages and royal honors, while Tunis and Algiers host ongoing corsair activity. London notes a Rhode Island Admiralty Court trial of pirates with listed provincial commissioners. Royal seal translations also update bishoprics and see appointments across Salisbury Hereford Norwich Ely and Norwich again.
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Rome
Rota
Clement
Polo
Bracciano
Grillo
Genoa
Holy See
Civita Vecchia
Celigula
Pope
Cinfuegos
Cardin
Alberoni
Parma
Duke of
Don Carlos, Infante of
Spain
Tuscany
Placentia
Medicis
Farneze
Meslina
Count of
Ribeira
Lisbon
Castro
Portugal
Scot
Algiers
Great Britain
St. George’s Chanel