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Ich virt garn en bier mit dier na Jakob, nach mir sint vertig fur der tag. Es hadt an schonen ort im mitti vom stadt.
Translation : I would love to have a beer with you Jakob, after we are finished for the day. There is a nice place in the middle of the city.
Translation : I would love to have a beer with you Jakob, after we are finished for the day. There is a nice place in the middle of the city.
Great Emperor, I have a lesser request from myself and my allies. We would like to request financial support for our crusade against the heathens. Please send us consideable assistance as loans, and we shall return it at the end of this great conflict. May God bless you.
A tall man, of middling years, and weatherworn, enters the chamber. On his cloak he bears the livery of the Hohenzollern Elector of Brandenburg. He is accompanied by a clerk, a Dominican friar by habit, and a servant, followed by one of the clerks of the Diet, whispering in the newcomer's ear.
Waving away the imperial clerk, he turns toward the Emperor and gives a bow before speaking:
Most august highness, I am your humble servant, Burggraf Erhard von Meissen, and am come to this noble Diet as the representative of Markgraf Friedrich, Elector of Brandenburg. On behalf of my lord I crave your pardon for my overlate arrival. Though all is well in the Mark of Brandenburg, my lord found himself in Berlin when word came from Tangermunde that the Markgrafin had fallen ill. Fortunately her illness proved to be but some little ailment of women when they are with child and has quickly passed.
We have heard news and rumors, some of which I have learned further of by your Grace's clerks here. I am relieved that the troubles in Gelre and Brabant appear resolved.
I must however, quickly and without delay, express great concern at the actions of the Savoyard in his marching to war with France. We had heard that your Grace wisely sought restraint with regard to this great conflict between the English and the French. The Elector will certainly be displeased with the report I must send to him. Perhaps this noble assembly needs further consideration of this important matter.
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Burggraf Erhard von Meissen, Brandenburg
A messanger arrived from Naples and turned to the Emperor's representitive, asking for permission to adress the diet.
Leopoldo sits with boredom behind the Emperor as petty discussions go on. A messenger enters the Diet and whispers in Leopoldo's ear. With a sudden jerk, he jumps to his feet and begins to yell.
"What!!! Outragious!! How dare the fools!!"
After he calms down a bit, he addresses the court.
"Noble delegates, as you may know, Genoa has declared war on the Mamelukes. We have done this as it is a sin to trade with heathens, the Knights of St. John have pointed this out to us. Now we have received word that the Romans have sent military advisors to the Mamelukes! Something must be done, how soon will it be before those bastards send soldiers to help the Mamelukes. If Genoa loses this war, spices and silk will be hard to find in the Empire, " Leopoldo now looks to the Emperor, "So I ask, no, I beg that you do something about this. This is truly a dark day, when Christianity supports the armies of Satan and wars against their own brothers."
Leopoldo, visibly strained, sits down and slumps in his chair.
"What!!! Outragious!! How dare the fools!!"
After he calms down a bit, he addresses the court.
"Noble delegates, as you may know, Genoa has declared war on the Mamelukes. We have done this as it is a sin to trade with heathens, the Knights of St. John have pointed this out to us. Now we have received word that the Romans have sent military advisors to the Mamelukes! Something must be done, how soon will it be before those bastards send soldiers to help the Mamelukes. If Genoa loses this war, spices and silk will be hard to find in the Empire, " Leopoldo now looks to the Emperor, "So I ask, no, I beg that you do something about this. This is truly a dark day, when Christianity supports the armies of Satan and wars against their own brothers."
Leopoldo, visibly strained, sits down and slumps in his chair.
Albert nods to the Neopolitan representative:
"I trust you have important business for the Diet to consider.
I hope you will keep this short, we have many things to discuss and I would like to get consensus on our current issues."
"I trust you have important business for the Diet to consider.
I hope you will keep this short, we have many things to discuss and I would like to get consensus on our current issues."
The messanger then turned and spoke.
"M'lords,
I have a messange from Naples. We are in need of financial support to aid our war against the heathen Mamlukes. We ask for 200,000 gold coins (two econ) from anyone who can provide it.
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"M'lords,
I have a messange from Naples. We are in need of financial support to aid our war against the heathen Mamlukes. We ask for 200,000 gold coins (two econ) from anyone who can provide it.
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The East Roman Empire requests representation in the Western Roman Empire diet. The Emperor is sending his son, John Paleologus to the Diet if they will accept him.
I request that you send my nation aid for their war with the evil White Sheep Turks. An amount similar to that requested would be truly blessed. We intend to foreswear all agreements with Muslim powers.
Bruno rises to speak:
"Why are we being asked for aid from all corners of the world? Are the doings of Siberia even concerned with our most noble gathering at all? I would suggest that we not offer aid to nations outside of the Empire lest it becomes taken for granted that we wil aid them. Our most esteemed Empire will turn into nothing more than a giant gold pot for the world to fund its wars with. This cannot be allowed. If individual nations want to aid them then they may but such requests should not be processed through this noble gathering.
Now to the other issue, the one of Burgundy. Perhaps some of you have heard of the minor skirmish which took place on our border but a few days back. It seems that a group of Burgundian archers fired on a routine Swiss patrol, luckily the Commander of the Swiss forces pulled his men back before the situation got out of control. This latest incident greatly worries us. On top of this the Burgundians have rejected our proposal for, shall we say, normal relations. We have now asked for a formal apology from the Burgundians for this latest event, we hope that they comply, lest war prevails."
"Why are we being asked for aid from all corners of the world? Are the doings of Siberia even concerned with our most noble gathering at all? I would suggest that we not offer aid to nations outside of the Empire lest it becomes taken for granted that we wil aid them. Our most esteemed Empire will turn into nothing more than a giant gold pot for the world to fund its wars with. This cannot be allowed. If individual nations want to aid them then they may but such requests should not be processed through this noble gathering.
Now to the other issue, the one of Burgundy. Perhaps some of you have heard of the minor skirmish which took place on our border but a few days back. It seems that a group of Burgundian archers fired on a routine Swiss patrol, luckily the Commander of the Swiss forces pulled his men back before the situation got out of control. This latest incident greatly worries us. On top of this the Burgundians have rejected our proposal for, shall we say, normal relations. We have now asked for a formal apology from the Burgundians for this latest event, we hope that they comply, lest war prevails."
A letter from the Mameluks arrives asking permission for one of the Eygptian Diplomats to defend themselves against the accusations brought against them in this fine body. No more is said in the note, which carries the seal of the Sultan of the Mameluks.
Leopoldo stands up again, a deep laugh rising from within.
"Hahahaa, who do these devils think they are, that they can even request to send their heathen diplomats to a civilized place such as this. I will tell you everything: Genoa attacked the Mamelukes because the Mamelukes control the trading routes of Egypt. Every time a silk or spice caravan moves through Egypt, Genoa gets a nice sum of money, the heathens receive that money too. If Genoa were to stop trading, our economy would fail, and Europe would not get enough silk and spice to fill the demand. Since we wish our economy to prosper, but we don't desire to forsake God, we will take control of these trade routes in Egypt. We gave the heathens the option to hand these lands over to us, to convert to christianity, or we war with us. They chose war, so now we war with them. The Romans support them by sending military aid to protect christians in Egypt, as if we would attack christians. Genoa will not accept this. If Genoa finds that the Romans are sending any more aid to the heathens, we will go to war with them."
Leopoldo returns to his seat, a firm look on his face.
"Hahahaa, who do these devils think they are, that they can even request to send their heathen diplomats to a civilized place such as this. I will tell you everything: Genoa attacked the Mamelukes because the Mamelukes control the trading routes of Egypt. Every time a silk or spice caravan moves through Egypt, Genoa gets a nice sum of money, the heathens receive that money too. If Genoa were to stop trading, our economy would fail, and Europe would not get enough silk and spice to fill the demand. Since we wish our economy to prosper, but we don't desire to forsake God, we will take control of these trade routes in Egypt. We gave the heathens the option to hand these lands over to us, to convert to christianity, or we war with us. They chose war, so now we war with them. The Romans support them by sending military aid to protect christians in Egypt, as if we would attack christians. Genoa will not accept this. If Genoa finds that the Romans are sending any more aid to the heathens, we will go to war with them."
Leopoldo returns to his seat, a firm look on his face.
The Teutonic Ambassador moves towards the Emperor.
"We must act, wir können nicht, We can not let the greed of Burgundy and England spoil the balance in the western hemisphere. We need to keep all three of them strong. Therefore we hope that you, as Emperor, can order Burgundy to accept Imperial Mediation to do peace.
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"We must act, wir können nicht, We can not let the greed of Burgundy and England spoil the balance in the western hemisphere. We need to keep all three of them strong. Therefore we hope that you, as Emperor, can order Burgundy to accept Imperial Mediation to do peace.
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A Royal Serbian Diplomat arrives at the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire with a dispatch from His Majesty King Stepan Lazar II of Serbia . . .
"I, King Stepan Lazar II of Serbia, and Leader of the Belgrade Pact, wish to send a message to the Imperial Diet in regards to the situation concerning the Mamelukes in the East. The Kingdom of Serbia, and the Belgrade Pact, refuse to aide any Moslem country in any way. It is a violation of the Belgrade Pact for any member country to send aide to any Moslem country. As such, I have informed Constantinople that their aide to the Mamelukes and their pact with the Mamelukes must be ended at once. Trebizond and Naples back me on this issue. However, Serbia and the Pact want the Coptics protected. I think that they need to be protected from the Mamelukes, or from another Moslem country. The Coptics must be told NOT TO SUPPORT THE MAMELUKES IN ANY WAY. Please try to maintain the peace that currently exists between Catholic and Orthodox Europe."
"I, King Stepan Lazar II of Serbia, and Leader of the Belgrade Pact, wish to send a message to the Imperial Diet in regards to the situation concerning the Mamelukes in the East. The Kingdom of Serbia, and the Belgrade Pact, refuse to aide any Moslem country in any way. It is a violation of the Belgrade Pact for any member country to send aide to any Moslem country. As such, I have informed Constantinople that their aide to the Mamelukes and their pact with the Mamelukes must be ended at once. Trebizond and Naples back me on this issue. However, Serbia and the Pact want the Coptics protected. I think that they need to be protected from the Mamelukes, or from another Moslem country. The Coptics must be told NOT TO SUPPORT THE MAMELUKES IN ANY WAY. Please try to maintain the peace that currently exists between Catholic and Orthodox Europe."
The ambassador receives a letter.. he looks worried
"Your Lords, Highnesses. I have grave news. The Catholic Defender on the Iberian Peninsula have... Been defeated by rebell forces in Leon,
And we can't afford to loose this nations might and power to resits the muslims of Grenada. I ask the Imperial Diet to consider send troops, money to the nation, as well as Hungary.
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"Your Lords, Highnesses. I have grave news. The Catholic Defender on the Iberian Peninsula have... Been defeated by rebell forces in Leon,
And we can't afford to loose this nations might and power to resits the muslims of Grenada. I ask the Imperial Diet to consider send troops, money to the nation, as well as Hungary.
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Albert looks over several pages of notes taken during the speeches and tries to make sense of the chaos.
Leopoldo, seeing the Emperor's confusion, stands up to try and clear the confusion.
"Milord, great Emperor,
I believe there are three requests at the time.
The Teutonic Knights wishes the Empire to intervene in the western war, to preserve the balance of power that will be destroyed with France. The Teutonic Knights also wish the Empire to send aid to Castille, as the revolts hurt their ability to combat the heathen nation of Granada, and also for the Empire to send aid to Hungary and its rightful ruler.
Genoa and the other nations that have spoken, request something be done about the Romans, as they send military advisors to the Mamelukes, sympathize with the Mamelukes and now they place economic restrictions on the Mediterranean.
The Mamelukes have no right to speak in a place of God and therefore I do not believe we even need to respond to their heretical requests.
I hope this helps you some, as many delegates are switching subjects and the situation is getting messy."
Leopoldo gives the Emperor a short bow and returns to his seat.
"Milord, great Emperor,
I believe there are three requests at the time.
The Teutonic Knights wishes the Empire to intervene in the western war, to preserve the balance of power that will be destroyed with France. The Teutonic Knights also wish the Empire to send aid to Castille, as the revolts hurt their ability to combat the heathen nation of Granada, and also for the Empire to send aid to Hungary and its rightful ruler.
Genoa and the other nations that have spoken, request something be done about the Romans, as they send military advisors to the Mamelukes, sympathize with the Mamelukes and now they place economic restrictions on the Mediterranean.
The Mamelukes have no right to speak in a place of God and therefore I do not believe we even need to respond to their heretical requests.
I hope this helps you some, as many delegates are switching subjects and the situation is getting messy."
Leopoldo gives the Emperor a short bow and returns to his seat.
Count Olbrecht sighs heavily and with the help of some nearby cleks heaves himself out of the chair.
"My most noble Lords
I have been asked to quickly state I am the Ambassador for Bohemia to all of the Holy Roman Empire now. Any and all dispatches from Bohemia to Imperial nations go through me and although I shan't visit many of your nations individually I can assure you we are monitoring relations and each of you."
He gives a reproving look before smiling.
"The Teutonic Order is the exception to this our good Cardinal Petr has taken control of our relations with you, the Papal States, Muslim States and the Knight of Rhodes.
Also if the Emperor will permit me I will cede time for the Mameluk emissary."
He sits in the now reinforced but still squeaky chair.
"My most noble Lords
I have been asked to quickly state I am the Ambassador for Bohemia to all of the Holy Roman Empire now. Any and all dispatches from Bohemia to Imperial nations go through me and although I shan't visit many of your nations individually I can assure you we are monitoring relations and each of you."
He gives a reproving look before smiling.
"The Teutonic Order is the exception to this our good Cardinal Petr has taken control of our relations with you, the Papal States, Muslim States and the Knight of Rhodes.
Also if the Emperor will permit me I will cede time for the Mameluk emissary."
He sits in the now reinforced but still squeaky chair.
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