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Venice: April 1540

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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1873.

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April 1540

April 28. Original Letter Book of Francesco Contarini in St. Mark's Library. 213. Francesco Contarini, Venetian Ambassador with the Emperor, to the Signory.
On my way hither I met the Countess Palatine, the sister of the Duchess of Milan, and according to what I heard from her attendants it is believed that the said Duchess Dowager will marry the Duke of Cleves and Juliers, who is here at the Emperor's Court; and concerning this they are awaiting certain replies from England.
Ghent, 28th April 1540.
[Italian.]