442 MONTOBBIO BESIEGED. קלא their manner*; and the Spaniards were smitten, and fell by the sword before them: and the inhabitants of the city took their booty, they left no gleanings; and the men of the fortress fired guns upon them and sling-stones, assisting the rest of the Spaniards who were left; and the men of the city drew back; and the land had rest. And they remained every one under his bannert upon their ward, until the men returned, who were sent unto the emperor (may his glory be exalted !) at that time. 66 1196. And they battered the fortress of Montobbio many days, but did nothing, for it was very strong. And the Lord put faintness into the heart of Lord Gerolamo, the brother of Gian Luigi, and into the heart of the men who were with him there. And they said, Behold, we die, we perish§; our souls are weary in this fortress, and no man layeth it to heart, to come to help us. And what are we? Is our strength the strength of stones, or is our flesh of brass, that we should be able to stand longer before this great host? Come on; let us go down, and we will deliver the fortress into their hand, that they may deliver our souls from death." But their hearts were * 1 Kings xviii. 28; i. e. They fought with the Spaniards. † Num. i. 52; ii. 2. Lev. xxvi. 36. Num. xvii. 12 (27). || Jer. xii. 11. ¶ Job. vi. 12. קלב MONTOBBIO BESIEGED. 443 divided, and they were found faulty*; and there remained no more spirit in them. And Garabinta, that Belial upon whom Gerolamo relied, was the cause, for the officers of the host secretly turned his heart backward†; and he was a Satan unto themt. 1197. And Gerolamo, the governor of the fortress, sent him unto the officers of the host on the ninth day of the month of June, which is the fifth month. And he spake unto them, saying, "He has given the fortress into your hand, [p] and let our lives be unto us a prey." But they did nothing on that day. And Andrea Doria was the cause, for his soul was embittered against them; and he said, "This is the time to laugh, and to avenge me of mine enemies§." And that Belial Garabinta|| returned unto his master, and spake unto him that which he had devised in his heart¶ at that time. And he added faintness unto his heart, and unto the heart of the men who were there. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind** ‡ 1 Sam. xxix. 4; 2 Sam. xix. 22; 1 Kings xi. 25. § Is. i. 24. || 788), a name probably of a person from Graubündten. ¶ 1 Kings xii. 33. Neh. vi. 8. ** Is. vii. 2. 444 MONTOBBIO SURRENDERED. קלב and they said, "We be all dead men*." And it came to pass, on the morrow, that the rash Gerolamo called with a loud voice unto the officers of the host from the wall. And he said unto them, "Assemble yourselves and come yet, and I will deliver the fortress into the hand of the men of Genoa, and what seemeth good in their eyes they shall do, for they are men wondered at.‡" But he knew not that they sought his life to entangle it, according as they did on that day. 1198. And when the officers of the host heard it, they went up unto the fortress, and Augustin Spinola was over the host at that time. And he came up to the fortress, with his sword drawn in his hands, and the count Gerolamo went out to meet him, and he embraced him, and fell upon his neck and wept; for the cunning devices of the time had taken away his ornaments from him. And Augustin, the chief of the host, spake unto his heart, saying, "There is no new thing under the sun, for there is a time to dance, and a time to mourn** This matter was by the decree of the watchers+t. When they came into the fortress, ++ Dan. iv. 17 (Heb. 14); i. e. This was ordered by superior powers, and was above human control. קלב GEROLAMO FIESCHI BEHEADED. 445 they sent the hired men* away free; but the rash Gerolamo and the rest of his men they put in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to them. And the men of the host were amazed at the strength of the fortress, and at the faintness of heart of the men who were with Gerolamo; and they said, "This is the Lord's doingst; for the battle belongeth unto the Lord." And Augustin was confederates before his God, with this rash count Gerolamo, yet did he not remember his covenant, but forgot it. 1199. And Domenico Doria took four men of the friends of Gerolamo and some of his servants, and slaughtered them like kids before the eyes of day; and his hand was stretched out still¶. And the officers of the host rebuked him, and would not let him do so again, as it was in his wicked heart at that time. Of the rest of the men, they sent some bound unto the galleys; and they remain there until this day. And the count Gerolamo, and two of his kinsmen they put in ward, and made their lives bitter with chastisements; their eye had no compassion upon them. And it came to pass, after some days, that they took their heads from off them in the midst of the fortress; there , i. e. Soldiers. + Num. xv. 34. Ps. cxviii. 23. They belonged to the same religious association. Comp. Gen. xiv. 13. || Gen. xl. 23. ¶ Is. ix. 12 (Heb. 11), 17 (Heb. 16). 446 END OF FIESCHI'S REVOLT. קלב has no such cruelty been done in Italy from the time she became a nation. And the walls of the fortress they cast to the ground, and the lords of Genoa surely thrust out Garabinta altogether* from their territory. 1200. And Andrea Doria sent again ships unto Naples, and in them were about two thousand Spaniards. From that day, and afterwards, the Spaniards sought to avenge their brethren of the men of the city†, for their soul was embittered concerning them. And it came to pass, one day, that they went into the markets, which were nigh unto them, and sought to lay hand‡ on the houses of the city. And the inhabitants of Naples went out against them, as at other times; and the men of the fortress threw stones upon them, and fired guns at them, and they could not stand before them. And many fell slain to the ground, and the rest drew back with shame, for the Spaniards fought against them nine days; the men of the city could not withstand them, for the tower warred against them with guns and sling stones, and much people died. Then were many houses full of good things||, given up to be spoiled, and Exod. xi. 1. | Deut. vi. 11. † Num. xxxi. 2. § Judg. xvi. 20. |