The Considerations which determined the Alliance 27 



Galeazzo refers to earlier negotiations.*^ The terms offered in 

 the draft are briefly these : 



(i) The gift as dowry of Galeazzo's Piedmontese territories — 

 (a) the city of Alba, and the towns of Cherasco, Mondovi, and 

 Cuneo, without qualification; (b) the overlordship of Centallo 

 and Carru/ which had already been granted as a fief by Galeazzo 

 to Pandolfo Malatesta, some time his captain-general.^ These 

 towns are guaranteed to produce a yearly net income of 24,000 

 florins of Florence. 



(2) The dowry is also to include an annual income in cash 

 of 50,000 florins, payable in Milan, Calais, or London. If this 

 sum seems insufficient, the amount may be determined by the 

 Earl of Hereford^ and Giovanni de' Pepoli, or their substitutes. 



(3) If Edward and Lionel do not care for the towns, but 

 prefer a lump sum, Galeazzo offers 250,000 florins, payable as 

 above. 



(4) Violante is to be sent at Galeazzo's expense, with a 

 splendid outfit, from Milan or Pavia to Calais. 



* 'Cum . . . aliqua verba et tractatus sint mota et incepta de con- 

 trahendo parentellam et matrimonium, videlicet de copulando, legitimo 

 matrimonio, prasfato domino Leonelo illustrem Violantem,' etc. (Rymer). 

 By this time, then, the choice had fallen upon Lionel. Perhaps the latter's 

 return from Ireland in November, 1366 (Hist. Background, p. 180) points 

 to the same conclusion. 



' According to the Italian chroniclers, the towns were Alba, Mondovi, 

 Cherasco, Cuneo, Demonte, Centallo, Cavurro (Cavour), Roccasparviera, 

 and Bra, besides others not named. The first three named above are 

 mentioned by all the original authorities ; Cuneo is omitted only by 

 Benvenuto ; Demonte is mentioned by Amial. Med., Cron. Monf., and 

 Chron. Plac; Bra (Braida) only by Corio, and Centallo and Cavurro 

 only by Cron. Monf. Petrus Azarius (quoted by Benvenuto), Cron. 

 Monf., and Cron. Salus. specify that the territories ceded include all those 

 possessed by Galeazzo in Piedmont, Cron. Saluc. subjoining : 'et altre 

 ancora.' Benvenuto adds to his list: 'et reliqua oppida'; Annal. Med.: 

 'plura alia loca'; Chron. Plac: 'et plura alia.' Cf. Gabotto, in Misc. di 

 St or. Ital. 33. 168; Corio, p. 448; Sismondi, Fr., 7. 21. 



According to Cron. Monf., Alba was rated at 549 gold florins ; Cherasco 

 at 429; Cuneo and Demonte together at 419; Centallo at 25; Cavurro at 

 30; while Roccasparviera is not rated. 



Carru is mentioned by Cron. Salus. {M. H. P., p. 1018, cf. p. 996) as 

 belonging to Galeazzo in December, 1369. 



' See R. I. S. 16. 404. 



" See Hist. Background, pp. 182, 230, 232-3. 



