Note 1184 — Chapter XII

C. S. P. Ven., No. 430, September 11, 1568; “A Florentine merchant greatly esteemed by these majesties and very useful to them in money matters called upon me today and gave me information concerning the king’s inability from want of money to continue the war.” Account of the sums of money paid to the troops, native and foreign, in the French king’s service during the month of January 1568, amounting to 987,052 livres, or 116,646£ 9s. sterling. The amounts reduced from French to English money by Cecil (C. S. P. For., No. 1,978, January 1568).