Citizens of the Serenissima Repubblica, hear the final judgement of the Terribile Supremo Tribunale,
On the charge of high treason sustained against Count Carmagnola, former general of the Repubblica, the Supremo Terribile Tribunale,
Considering that witnesses, not one but several, each of them as trustful as can be, have testimonied that the extended duration of the wars, not only against Visconti's Milanese state, but also against the so-called Byzantine Empire, was the result of the direct orders of the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola,
Considering that such a behaviour of freeing the prisoners without any guarantee, is a behaviour of the past ; that the Repubblica has turned itself to the future, and does not take delight in obsolete ways ; that the said released prisoners immediately took back the arms against us, persevering in the service of tyranny ; that such an act was helping the Repubblica's enemy, late Visconti of Milano, to whom the accused person was previously personnally engaged as land-holder ; that late Visconti did not deprive fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola from his lands and titles,
Considering that the war against the greek despots of Morea could have been ended half-a-year earlier than it did ; that during all this time, the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola took his quarters far from the field of battle ; that such an act, meaning stepping away from an undersized enemy, is both an act of cowardice and a proof of tactical ineptness,
Considering that the Serenissima Repubblica's soldiers should show loyalty to the Repubblica, bravery in the face of danger and outstanding tactical skills ; that such loyalty, bravery and skills should be raised and supported by the example given by their officers ; that the accused person was found lacking in all three,
Considering that the inner feeling of the majority of the Magistrates is that the accused person was faulty in his duties,
Considering that the only penalty for this most heinous crime of high treason against the interests of the Serenissima Repubblica is the penalty of death,
Decides, in soul and consciousness, that the accused person is found guilty of the crime of high treason, and as such is condemned to the penalty of death,
Considering that the infamy of the crime of high treason is incompatible with the highest ideals of the nobility,
Considering that the Serenissima Repubblica is to be assimilated to the Pater Patriae, that the heinous crime of high treason is to be assimilated to the murder of the father ; that such an act puts the convict in contradiction to the Sacred Faith,
Decides that the convict is stripped of all noble titles, that his holdings and possessions are to be confiscated, that the sentence of death will be executed by mere hanging, that his body will be burned and the ashes, scattered.
On the charge of high treason sustained against Doge Francesco Foscari, the Supremo Terribile Tribunale,
Considering that the Senate endorsed the hiring of the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola ; that the responsibility of one should not extend to the act of others, except when specifically stated,
Considering that the Doge Foscarini faithfully reported all accounts of bad behaviour on the part of Count Carmagnola, through the services of the most loyal servant of the Serenissima Repubblica, signor Fodoroni,
Considering that, as previously said, the Senate endorsed, and even suggested, the hiring of the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola ; that our office, the Supremo Terribile Tribunale, has not the competency of judging the Senate ; that it is our belief that such separation of the Powers will, in the times to come, be recognized as the basis of true democracy,
Considering that what the Senate decides, is not in the power of the Tribunale to outdo ; that prosecuting against a man who was respecting the Senate's decision, be it a simple citizen or the Doge himself, would be both discriminatory and unwise,
Considering that war, as well as peace, is a question of politics ; that this Tribunale should not, in the name of the separation of the Powers, be responsible of the trial of politic matters ; that politics is the realm of the Senate and of the Doge,
Decides that all all charges against Francesco Foscari, Doge of the Serenissima Repubblica, Arm of the Senate, are to be dropped, and his reputation and fame restored,
Advises that, in the times to come, the Senate handles itself all matters of politics,
Written and proclaimed this day, in the city of Veneto, under the guidance of St-Mark,
On the behalf of the Supremo Terribile Tribunale of the Serenissima Repubblica,
Prime Inquisitor Lawkeeper Dandolo, Il Rosso
PS : sorry for the delay. A virus indeed, but a biological virus, not a virtual one. In my state of late days, I would have made blunders the size of houses in the writing of posts and advices.
On the charge of high treason sustained against Count Carmagnola, former general of the Repubblica, the Supremo Terribile Tribunale,
Considering that witnesses, not one but several, each of them as trustful as can be, have testimonied that the extended duration of the wars, not only against Visconti's Milanese state, but also against the so-called Byzantine Empire, was the result of the direct orders of the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola,
Considering that such a behaviour of freeing the prisoners without any guarantee, is a behaviour of the past ; that the Repubblica has turned itself to the future, and does not take delight in obsolete ways ; that the said released prisoners immediately took back the arms against us, persevering in the service of tyranny ; that such an act was helping the Repubblica's enemy, late Visconti of Milano, to whom the accused person was previously personnally engaged as land-holder ; that late Visconti did not deprive fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola from his lands and titles,
Considering that the war against the greek despots of Morea could have been ended half-a-year earlier than it did ; that during all this time, the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola took his quarters far from the field of battle ; that such an act, meaning stepping away from an undersized enemy, is both an act of cowardice and a proof of tactical ineptness,
Considering that the Serenissima Repubblica's soldiers should show loyalty to the Repubblica, bravery in the face of danger and outstanding tactical skills ; that such loyalty, bravery and skills should be raised and supported by the example given by their officers ; that the accused person was found lacking in all three,
Considering that the inner feeling of the majority of the Magistrates is that the accused person was faulty in his duties,
Considering that the only penalty for this most heinous crime of high treason against the interests of the Serenissima Repubblica is the penalty of death,
Decides, in soul and consciousness, that the accused person is found guilty of the crime of high treason, and as such is condemned to the penalty of death,
Considering that the infamy of the crime of high treason is incompatible with the highest ideals of the nobility,
Considering that the Serenissima Repubblica is to be assimilated to the Pater Patriae, that the heinous crime of high treason is to be assimilated to the murder of the father ; that such an act puts the convict in contradiction to the Sacred Faith,
Decides that the convict is stripped of all noble titles, that his holdings and possessions are to be confiscated, that the sentence of death will be executed by mere hanging, that his body will be burned and the ashes, scattered.
On the charge of high treason sustained against Doge Francesco Foscari, the Supremo Terribile Tribunale,
Considering that the Senate endorsed the hiring of the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola ; that the responsibility of one should not extend to the act of others, except when specifically stated,
Considering that the Doge Foscarini faithfully reported all accounts of bad behaviour on the part of Count Carmagnola, through the services of the most loyal servant of the Serenissima Repubblica, signor Fodoroni,
Considering that, as previously said, the Senate endorsed, and even suggested, the hiring of the fore-mentionned Count Carmagnola ; that our office, the Supremo Terribile Tribunale, has not the competency of judging the Senate ; that it is our belief that such separation of the Powers will, in the times to come, be recognized as the basis of true democracy,
Considering that what the Senate decides, is not in the power of the Tribunale to outdo ; that prosecuting against a man who was respecting the Senate's decision, be it a simple citizen or the Doge himself, would be both discriminatory and unwise,
Considering that war, as well as peace, is a question of politics ; that this Tribunale should not, in the name of the separation of the Powers, be responsible of the trial of politic matters ; that politics is the realm of the Senate and of the Doge,
Decides that all all charges against Francesco Foscari, Doge of the Serenissima Repubblica, Arm of the Senate, are to be dropped, and his reputation and fame restored,
Advises that, in the times to come, the Senate handles itself all matters of politics,
Written and proclaimed this day, in the city of Veneto, under the guidance of St-Mark,
On the behalf of the Supremo Terribile Tribunale of the Serenissima Repubblica,
Prime Inquisitor Lawkeeper Dandolo, Il Rosso
PS : sorry for the delay. A virus indeed, but a biological virus, not a virtual one. In my state of late days, I would have made blunders the size of houses in the writing of posts and advices.