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they put fire into the battering rams twice; and there died not one of the camp of the Hungarians, for the stones of the cannons went over them, and passed the camp. And the Hungarians also put fire into their battering rams; and there fell many of the Turks. And the Turks drew nigh, and set their battle in array, and many fell slain to the ground. And the Turks turned the battle against those who watched the baggage. And Paul Tomorri sent there the thousand horsemen which were left with the king to guard him; and the host of the Hungarians were smitten before the Turks. And on that day the Turks slew with the edge of the sword Paul Tomorri and the bishop of Istrigonia* and Waradino, and many nobles and honorable men from Transylvania. And when Lewis, the king, saw that evil was determined against him also, he fled before them, and he fell into the miry clay under his horse; and as he had no help, he died. And the Germans and the Bohemians were slain with the edge of the sword on that day. And the remnant of the horsemen [] fled for their lives. They did not look back, for they feared lest evil should befall them.

663. And Solyman said at that time, "Two hundred thousand men follow after me; how could the hearts of the Hungarians be beguiled, to make

* Strigonium.

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war against me?" And a fear from God* fell upon the inhabitants of Buda, and they went out from the city, and fled for their lives. And the Jews were left in the city; and they cried unto the Lord, and he heard their voice from his temple. And SolyAnd he drew near,

man did not know of this.

And the heads of the

and approached the city. synagogue went out to meet him, and fell down before his feet, and they gave the city into his hand; and he entered the city. And against the children of Israel no one moved his tongue; and of all that belonged to them, not a shoe-latchet was taken on this day. And Solyman set his eyes upon them, and he sent them in ships to his country; and they dwell there until this day. And the two images of brass, which a cunning workman made for King Matthias, Solyman took, and sent them to Constantinople, his capital, and set them up in a wide place of the city: and Solyman garrisoned Buda and fortified it, and returned to his country; and also Peterwardein and Syrmia he took in that year.

664. And Francis Sforza, duke of Milan, revolted against the emperor, and he made a covenant with Clement the pope, and with the citizens of Venice. And Francis also, the king of

* i. e. Great fear.

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France, united himself to them, and was their arm, Selah! And the troops of Pope Clement were in Parma at that time. And Francesco, duke of Urbino, the chief of the Venetian host, led his troops to Verona in the month of May; and they abode there during the year one thousand five hundred and twenty-six.

665. And Antonio Leyva and the Marquess del Guasto, the chiefs of the emperor's troops, heard it; and they also gathered the captains of the armies which were spread throughout Piedmont; and they came in haste to Milan and abode there.

666. And all the people of the country from every side arose, and shut the folding doors of the gate, and cried with a loud voice, "Duke! Duke!" and the earth was rent at their voice; and the Germans feared, and they gathered themselves also, and set the battle in array against them; and the city of Milan was in consternation. And the men of the city threw stones at them through the windows. And the Germans slew them with a great slaughter. And they fought with the Germans and the Spaniards, during the night and the next morning until noon. And they rang the bells which were in their prayer-houses, and the earth was rent at their voice. And when the duke saw that evil was determined against

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them, they ran to the fortress, he and the nobles with him.

667. And Antonio Maria Crebilo and Francesco Visconti, ran into the streets of the town, and spake kindly to the men of the town, and they went about with their lives in their hands all that day; and they said to them, "We beseech you, brethren, do not so wickedly*; why will you make this city desolate?" And also Antonio Leyva†, and the Marquess del Guasto, filled their hand at that time; and the country had rest. And many of the inhabitants of the city fell in that slaughter. And houses, filled with every good thing, were given up to pillage; and Milan became very poor.

668. And the troops of the emperor besieged the fortress; and it was straitly shut up; none went out, and none came in and they took all the cities of the duke. There was nothing left in the hand of the duke at that time, save only the citadels of Cremona and of Milan.

669. Then the commanders of the army of Pope Clement spake one with another; and the duke of Urbino, the chief captain of the Venetian host, marched from Verona by the way of the river Aviot; and they were united at that time. And Malatesta marched to Bayonne, and two thousand

*Gen. xix. 7.

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(?) Aviano.

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infantry and one thousand cavalry with him, and he encamped against Lodi, and Ludovico Vistarin* who was one of the principal men of the city, delivered it into his hand; and he gave it up to pillage at that day. And it came to pass, after another eight days, that the troops of the pope and the Venetian army came and encamped at Marignano; and they removed thence, and marched to Milan, and they besieged it, and cast up trenches against it, and the city was blockaded.

670. And by all this the wrath of the imperial troops was not turned away from the fortress, and they had warfare within and without; and the city of Milan was in consternation.

671. Now the duke of Bourbon, the viceroy of the emperor, came at that time to Genoa in ships, as the eagle would fly, and four hundred men with him, and he marched to Vigevano†, and passed the river Tessino in the darkness of the night, and the marquess went out against him; and he came to Milan with a high hand. And it came to pass, when he came, that he spake kindly to the men of that desolate city; and their spirit revived when he spake to them. And the men of the emperor girded themselves with might; and they threw great stones into the camp of the enemies, and his fear fell upon them, and they