Certain  Letters  which  Were  fent  from  the  AmbaflTa-
dour  of  the  nioft  Chriftian  King  to  the  moft  faithful
people  of  Naples  were  publickly  read,  being  confign-
cd  to  Von  Lm^iFerro^'who  had  beenAmbaflador  fcr  the
people  in  difperfing  the  forefaid  Manifefto  up  8c  down:
The  proffers  which  the  Chriftian  King  made^  there-
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lu  to  the  Republick  of  Naples  were  accepted,  which
was  two  Millions  of  Gold,  twenty  Galeons,  ^eighteen
Gallies,  and  fourty  Tartanas:  Thereupon  a  Feluca
was  difpatched  with  an  Exprefs  from  the  people  to  em-
brace the  (aid  propofitions,  and  whatfbever  was  con-
tained in  them.  This  Exprefs  was  to  go  to  Von  Luigi
Ferro^  who  was  then  in  Kome^  negotiating  with  the
Trench  AmbafTadour.
Sunday  the  26.  of  Septemhery  the  people  fent  out  a
Ban  to  call  in  all  the  Barons  up  and  down  all  the
Countrey  for  their  ailiftance,  under  pain  of  burning
their  Houfes,  and  other  penalties.
The  Viceroy  underftanding  what  had  happened  be.
twixt  Fr^Kec  and  Naples^  and  that  Johu  Baptifta  fern
was  fent  exprefly  to  'Kome  about  it,  he  (ent  prefent  ad
vice  thereof  to  his  Catholick  Majefties  Ambafladou:
there  refident  at  that  time,  to  do  what  diligences  h
thought  fitting  in  (b  preffing  occafions.  In  the  meai
time  all  that  day  there  was  fighting  in  divers  pof]
about  the  City,  and  much  bloud  fpilt/  The  Vicero;
caded  the  great  Ciftern  of  Oyl,  which  was  near  Voru
Keale^Xo  be  emptied,  and  to  be  fold  for  the  ufe  of  th
Souldiery,  wherein  there  was  computed  to  be  abov
one  hundred  thoufand  Sellers  or  Quarts.  The  Viceroy
Cardinal  Filomarino^  and  the  Duke  qf  lurfis^  the
fay,  had  a  private  Conference  over  the  Walls  therea
bouts  that  afternoon.
