Armed Moves and Political Turbulence Across Europe
The excerpt details Venetian and Papal naval preparations for campaigns in Candia and Dizlisst, with forces wary of enemy moves. It notes Cardinal Barberini arming at Genoa and a French-Italian diplomatic rift evident in Brittany among Dukes Verdofne Roban and la Trimoviles, plus the Parliament of Revies intervening. It also mentions the Duke of Parma visiting Florence briefly and a near ambush involving Cardinal Mexartei during a hunt, with motives and promoters left unclear.