“[Antonio Proculiano] [Trent, 6 August 1551]
He informs Granvela of how the secret plan that he himself explained to Jerónimo Bucchia and that he has written to the monsignor was forged in Albania. Thus he testifies to the veracity of everything that Bucchia has proposed to the monsignor for this purpose. He assures that he is willing to carry out the plan.
Most Reverend Monsignor Signor Patron my most observant
“Having to come to Venice for certain particular matters of mine, I wanted to go first to Arbania, to a village called Veduni which is a day and half a horse ride away from our town from Antivari, and I was at the parliament secreted with the following writings which are the primary ones of Arbania, of the marina da la Fiomara, of Drivo fina Duraccio. First Pietro Lalles (Pjetër Lalleza), bishop of Arbanese, who in his own right has a wealth of spiritual spiritual Christians from Arbanese; the other Dimitri Massi, (Dhimitër Mazzi) son of Andrea Massi, is a relative of the good memory of the Marquis of Tripalda; third, Andrea Topici; fourth Gian Challavacci (Gjon Kallavaqi?).”
“And with many others written above they are the first and have in their hands all the able men of Albania, especially of that fine sea and the country of Duchagini; (Dukagjini) and the above writings have spoken to me again that he should in some way speak to me in secret, specifically to write in his name to the Caesarian Majesty of the Emperor certain things of great importance of that whole country, and of the devotion of the province of Arbania maritima to the clash of Puglia that lead to the Serenissimo Imperator and of the hope that year in his Mother.”
“And I have now come to Rovere and here to Trento to speak with our relative Mr. Jeronimo Buccia, doctor and great servant of the Emperor, and he wanted to write now to the sacred Mother; but he, excellent doctor Bucchia, told me to write to Vra Sra Rma that it will all be one; therefore I am writing these letters of mine now and I make them understand the truth and what is very certain that everything he writes in his letters, especially if in person, will be reported by Mr. Buccia on my behalf and on the part of the above mentioned people will be the truth. and our true and real intention, and His Majesty will find everything with the effects when he wants to organize and command, and when he wants to have any kind of information and security about what Bucchia will explain, and I have written below, I offer to be able to do it in two or two terms.”
Bishop Arbanesi
“… Letters from a spy of three messengers or to have it carried by another confident servant of the above mentioned Bishop Arbanesse, specifically according to what his Mother will command once I have had plenty of horde, and I pray to Your Lordship so that you can tell me that this is a same thing with the Imperator, please do so that I, a poor man who has worked hard for many years, and my life can be at great risk, as Mr. Buccia can attest, I beg you, Your Lordship, as much as you can. , who is recommended and who wants to work to ensure that he has almost answered his mother, he will want it to be done because now I have completed my affairs in Venice and wanted to leave, but Mr. Buccia tells me that he must further persuade me – for three or four weeks, and so I promised to stay in Venice for the whole of this month. And I pray to the Rma Sria Vra that she should recommend me to the sacred Mother of the Imperator. I was here in Trento with one of his mother’s advisors, Mr. Doctor Vargas who Bucchia mentioned to me; he has made me known as a devoted servant of the Emperor, as the other agents of his Mother have known me with the said. From Trento to the 6th of August, 1551. By Your Royal Highness servitor Antonio Proculiano, with Messer Nicolò di Antivari. Back: To the Royal Monsignor the Lord Bishop of Arras, the Grand Counselor of the Emperor. … “
Reference
Balkan Academia 