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Papal Affairs and European War Moves Reported
The week sees JHE Dapoid and French Ambassadors at audiences with the Pope as Vatican and Catholic powers align fears of two Armies in Italian territories. Meanwhile the Pope expands forces with 669 Foot and 4900 Horse, while Venetian Cardinal Grimani and other diplomats discuss the Spanish Succession amid a fragile balance of power. Reports from Warsaw note Poland and Sweden strains over Livonia, with tempers flaring over troop redeployments and potential arrests. Paris- and Madrid-based dispatches describe French military movements near Legzegy and Rivole, with German forces threatening river defenses and Catalan laws observed as the Spanish crown readies Cadiz and Gibraltar fortifications. The Earl of Albemarle departs for Bergunoproom to convene on incamping, as Europe hovers near renewed conflict.