The historie of Italie a boke excedyng profitable to be redde: because it intreateth of the astate of many and diuers common weales, how thei haue ben, [and] now be gouerned.

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Author:	Thomas, William, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI.
Title:	The historie of Italie a boke excedyng profitable to be redde: because it intreateth of the astate of many and diuers common weales, how thei haue ben, [and] now be gouerned.
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Print source:	The historie of Italie a boke excedyng profitable to be redde: because it intreateth of the astate of many and diuers common weales, how thei haue ben, [and] now be gouerned. Thomas, William, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI. [Imprinted at London: In Fletestrete in the house of Thomas Berthelet], Anno Domini. M.D.XLIX. [1549]
Subject terms:	Italy -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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The contentes of this boke.

¶To the right honourable and mine especiall good lorde, Iohn̄ Erle of Warrewike, Uisconte Lisle, knight of the most noble ordre of the Gar∣ter, lorde great chambrelaine, and highe admyrall of Englande.

¶The descripcion of Italie.

¶The commoditees of Italie.

Of the Italian customes and nature.

Of the states of Italie.

The realme of Naples.

¶An abbridgement of the state of I∣talie, from the beginnyng vntill the Ro∣maine empyre was vtterly diuided.

¶The descripcion of Rome.

¶Of the riuer of Tyber.

Of the bridges.

Of the walles.

Of the gates.

Of the .vii. hilles.

Of the conduites of water.

¶Of the Thermes.

Of the Naumachie.

Of the arches of tri∣umphe.

¶Of Theatres.

Of the cercles.

Of the porches.

Of temples.

Of the pyllers.

Of Obeliskes.

¶Of Pyramides.

Of Colosses and images.

Of the hill Testacchio.

De Hippodromo.

Of Graners and Arsenales.

¶Of the present astate of Rome.

Of saincte Peters churche.

Of the bishops palaice with Beluedere.

¶Of Castell Sant' Angelo.

Of buildynges in generall.

Abbridgement of the liues of the Romaine Bishoppes.

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¶The Uenetian astate.

¶Of the meruailouse Site.

Of buildynges.

Of the dominion.

Of reuenue.

Of dignitees and offices.

Of the great counsaile.

¶Of the proctours and treasure.

¶Of lawes.

Of warre.

Of common prouision, and charitable deedes.

Of customes in their lyuyng.

¶The libertee of straungers.

An abbridgement of the Uenetian histories from the edificacion of the citee vnto this daie.

The descripcion of Naples.

¶The historie of Naples.

The descripcion of Florence.

¶The Florentines customes.

¶Of the Dukes dominion and reuenew.

Of the edificacion and successe of the citee of Florence.

¶The state of Genoa.

¶Of their dominion and gouernaunce.

Of theyr trade and customes.

The buildyng of Genoa.

The description of Myllaine.

¶The beginnyng and successe of the State of Myllaine.

¶Of the astate of Mantua.

¶The Originall of Mantua.

¶Of the astate of Ferrara.

The Originall and successe of the citee.

The astate of Placentia and Parma.

¶Of the astate of Urbine.

¶The conclusion.

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¶The table of this present boke by letter.

part A

part B

part C

part D

part E

part F

subsection

part I

part K

part L

part M

part N

subsection

part P

part Q

part R

part S

part T

part U