P SOLYMAN'S FLEET TAKES VILLA FRANCA. 365 upon them; and when the Spaniards heard of it they went thither and besieged it, and cast up trenches against it. And they were not terrified before them; for it was a small city whose walls were fortified. And it came to pass while they were fighting, that the French gathered themselves together, and came swiftly as the eagle flieth, and fell upon them suddenly. And the Spaniards drew back before them, and many fell slain to the ground, and the rest fled for their lives; and the French came into the city and put a garrison in the midst thereof. And it became as thorns in the sides of the men of the emperor at that time. And it came to pass after some days, that they returned and fought against it and took it; and all the males that were therein they slew with the edge of the sword: they left no gleanings. 1099. And the ships of Solyman, and the ships of King Francis, came into the haven of Villa Franca on the fifth day of the month of August, and remained on the coast of the sea; and the French and the Turks went on shore; and the men of the city fled and cared not for their vessels, for they hastened to flee. And they came into the city and took all the spoil thereof, and burned the city with fire, and the smoke of it went up toward heaven. And those that were feeble behind were 366 THE FRENCH TAKE NIZZA, A.D. 1543. P destroyed of them on that day; and there was none to deliver them out of their hand. And all the soldiers journeyed thence and encamped against Nizza, and battered its walls many days, and fought against it daily; and the city was besieged, and there was none to deliver, and they became weary of their lives. And when the men of the city saw that evil was determined against them, they said, "It is better for us to serve the king, than to die by the sword or by pestilence." And they chose Gaspar Cais*, and sent him unto the captains of the host to proclaim peace unto them. And the captains of the king accepted the person of the man and honored him, and made a covenant with him. And the city was delivered into their hand on the twenty-third day of the month of August, in the year one thousand five hundred and forty-three; and they put a garrison in the midst thereof. And the captains of the king said unto him, "Abide with us, and we will show thee kindness; for it is better for thee to serve our king than to serve the duke and his sons, who perish with hunger. For our king will speak well of a man discreet and wiset as thou art this day; and thou wilt be unto us for eyes:" and they prevailed upon him with much entreaty; .גאשפאר קאיס * + Gen. xli. 33. 39. קכב BARBAROSSA OF PROVENCE. and he hearkened unto them. 367 And he served the king from that day forward; and it grieved the men of the duke much, and they gave him. two cities which were nigh unto Nizza; and they exalted him greatly to his own hurt. And it came to pass, when they came into the city, that the Turks and the king's servants brought the guns and the rams nigh unto the fort, and battered its walls many days. 1100. And the duke of Savoy and the marquess del Guasto, the viceroy of the emperor, gathered about ten thousand men, beside the horses, and went thither to deliver it out of their hand. In that month came Andrea Doria from Spain, and thirty galleys with him. And there came with him about one thousand five hundred Spaniards. And he also sent them thither to help the duke, as he was commanded by the emperor: let his glory be exalted! 1101. And Barbarossa heard thereof, and the nobles of the king heard thereof, and returned unto the ships on the ninth day of September, which is the eleventh day of the month Tishri, three hundred and four; and they went away from the city, and went to the coast of Provence; and Barbarossa remained there until the month Abib: and many of his people died there through sicknesses in those days. [p] 368 TURKS IN ISA. קכב 1102. And the Lord drave the sea with a strong east wind*, and four of the ships which Andrea Doria had sent were brokent near Villa Franca, on the sixteenth day of the month Tishri, and there died of them about eighty men. 1103. And the marquess and his men went unto Nizza and spake to the hearts of the men of the city; and he put soldiers therein, who fortified themselves there. And it came to pass, when he returned, that he besieged Mondovi, and cast up trenches against it. And the Lord put faintness into their hearts, and they went out unto them for peace. And he made a covenant with them, and set a garrison in the midst thereof. 1104. And Gaspar Cais went up against Isa, which is upon the mountain, and with him about two thousand Turks. And he spake to the hearts of the men of the city, saying, "Is it not better to deliver the city into our hand, than that ye should be for a scorn among the nations? And now, come ye out unto me, and ye shall eat the good of your land§; and if not, know ye, that evil is before you." And the men of the city came out unto him and gave the city into his hand, and he made a covenant with them. And he sent the Turks back; and Gaspar and twelve men with him * Comp. Exod. x. 13; xiv. 21. +1 Kings xxii. 48. § Is. i. 19. || Exod. x. 10. קכב CHARLES V. BESIEGES DURA. were left, for he trusted them. 369 And it came to pass, after some days, that the men of the city made a conspiracy against him, and delivered him into the hand of the duke who set a watch over him. And the duke gave order, to cut off his head from him; for so shall the days of the rebellious be fulfilled*. Therefore I said, "Woe unto him that increaseth that which is not hist." 1104. And the emperor drew nigh unto the country of Flanders, and made for himself chariots and horsemen, and about thirty thousand men to run before him, and his sister Maria went out to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed hims, and entreated him much. And the emperor said unto her, "Fear not||: am I not better unto thee than seven sons?¶" And she consoled herself; and they came into the house and rejoiced together at that time. 1105. And the hosts of the emperor, with the hosts of Maria, fought against the duke of Cleves and against his men. And the men of the duke gathered themselves into the fenced cities, for they were troubled at their presence**, and the hosts of |