CHARLES

Renowned Lodowik our warlike Cozen, Auspiciously encountered on the skirts Of Pie mont, we greet you joyfully. Embrace me Cozen Sforza : by the souls Of my forefathers I rejoice as much In thy deer friendship and wise industry, As in the more parteof my patrimony: Courage together let us share all one, In life, in death, in purchase or in none. are fornmate for Daubigny, how that the Coloneses, (Although Alfonso did accord with them,) Declared have themselves for France and us, Without dissembling or hypocrisy. Cousin Montpansier March with your regiments to Pontremolt. Expect us, or from us directions, To meet our forces, when we come near Florence, There shall you find the Swiss with their Artillery, Newly by sea brought unto Spetia, Come Cousin march we cheerfully together, Fair is the way, fair fortune, and fair weather, Come we will touch him, summon forth a parley. What office bear you marching on those walls, We made no summons to confer with you. To bid defiance to our forces? In filial Love I thank your Holiness, We little thought it our most holy father, That our alegeance to the Church of Room, Which we with all our predecessors tendered, Should have enforced you to take sanctuary. Know then most holy father what we would, Having in tedious marched from France thus far, Passed with our forces God still guiding us, (As we be deeply bound by laws of nature. And reason to work surely for our right) We left no busy doubts, nor obstacles, Which might prevent us in our joust imprease, Hence was it that we did Capitulate, So strictly with the crafty Florentines, Whom we well knew favoured Alphonso's partly. And this made We ice join in league with us. Yet having notice that your Holiness. Both with Alphonso (that usurps my Crown) And his son Ferdinand drew deeper in Upon considerations of more weight; We thought it good to take France in our way. The faith and honour of a Christian King. Tell us, will ye grant? We did not think our royal promises Had been so slightly censured in your heart: But since we find your infidelities We must requite it with extremity, Cozen Mountpanseir. Forthwith cause ten brass pieces with their shot And powder to be drawn out of Saint Marks ; Such as you find most fit for battery. You will not here us now, we speak so low: Standing aloft you proudly scorn inferiors; Weel send our minds, written in firy notes. If you will yield up Castle Angelo Resolve us presently without delays? You will not yield then? Why then a parley with our ordinance. What are those pieces you would tender us. And we receive them very hankfully. S. P and vin. Our voices of the continued ̄ clave pass, that Charles Shall be possessed of Castle Angelo. Forbear your idle velletations, Ang king and rubbing up the festered scars Oh wrath inveterate, and mortal quarrels, We come not here to foster factions, All are in one accorded, all are friends. But yet most Holy-Father, let me crave, Two favours more, both very reasonable; First that you pardon both these Cardinals, And other Barons which partake with me. Then that the brother of great Baiaset, That fled from Rhodes to France, and last to Room, With the protection of Pope Innocent Called Gemen Ottoman, may be delivered Into my hands, when aftertime shall serve For my best vantage in those holy wars, Which we pretend against the Turks hereafter. I thank your Holiness. Now find I true which continued ̄ mon bruit proclaimeth Of your bade meanings and hypochrisie: But I refer your conscience to that Judge Whom (if my conscience harbour any thought To wrong the Church of God, in any thing) I call in justice to revenge on me. Thus far with much applause in joyful march, With good success and hopeful augury, We marched have within the walls of Room, Not little wondering that his Holiness, Does give such slender welcome to our troops. And other summons for his Holiness, Exit Piccol, Found drums, answer trumpet.