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French, who were in Piedmont, went unto Castigliole* in the darkness of the night, on the tenth of the month of January, and found the Spaniard dwelling securely. And they went upon its walls suddenly, and took it, and took the Spaniards and all their substance. And they took about one hundred horses from the Spaniards at that time.

1266. And again Solyman gathered men of valor to fight against Hungary; and they went unto the city of Sophiaț, and remained there until the month Abib.

1267. And many of the German nobles made a conspiracy against the emperor, and made a covenant with Henry, king of France, and put upon themselves the white cross as a token. These are the names of the princes who were expressed by names§: the Duke Maurice, one; the duke Andreaupho|| his brother, one; the son of John Frederick, the son of the duke of Saxony, one¶; Alberto, the marquess of Brandenburg, one; the duke of Plusalpin**, one; the duke of Linberg††, the son of the landgrave, one; the marquess of Lomana‡‡, one; the prince of Lüneburg§§, one;

*

קוסטיליולן

.שופיאה !

+ Pro. vii. 9; comp. xx. 20.

& Num. i. 17. 1 Chr. xii. 31; xvi. 41. INN. This and some of the following names are

obviously corrupted.

¶i. e. The son of the captive elector.

.לומאנה זָזָ לונובורן $$

.לינבירג ++ פלוסאלפין **

488 THE FRENCH OCCUPY METZ, 1552.

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the prince of Mansfeld, one; and his son, one; and the two princes of Luxemburg*. All these were joined together to make war against the emperor; and the number of their hosts was twenty thousand men on foot, and four thousand horsemen, and the Duke Maurice was head over them; and they called King Henry the deliverer of the German cities; and it grieved the emperor much.

1268. And it came to pass, one day, that the king called all his nobles and his servants, and set the crown royal upon the head of his first-born son, who was at that time a youth of ten years; and all the people stood to the covenant§. And he said unto them, "Ye have seen what the emperor did unto my father and unto my brethren||; and his arm is stretched out still. And now, your king walketh before you, I will go unto the land of Germany to fight against him, and avenge me of mine enemies**. My wife and her children shall be in your charge until my return. Ye shall hearken unto her, and shall judge with truth and righteousnesstt; for by righteousness is the

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throne established*." And all the princes spake unto his heart, and gave him presents of silver and gold in abundance for the expence of that

war.

1269. And he gathered about eighty thousand footmen, and thirty thousand riding on horses, and his camp increased; and he turned his face toward the cities of Germany, and took some of the cities of the dukedom of Lorraine† from the hand of the duke, who was a youth; and moreover he took the duke, and sent him into France, where he abode until this day. And he took Metz also, the great city, whose merchants are nobles, and put a garrison into the midst of it. And they found in it brazen battering-rams in abundance, and gun-powder, and cannon-balls. And Henry became very great, and his fame was over all the earth. And he went on his journeys into the land of Germany, until he reached the river Rhines, and encamped there.

1270. And Duke Maurice also fought from another place||, against the emperor at that time, and took Augusta¶, and put a garrison into the midst thereof. And again he drew nigh, and

490

CHERASCO MONDOVI, A.D. 1552.

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took also the Ehrenberger Clause*, which was nigh unto the emperor; Maurice took this in the month of May. Then was the emperor exceedingly grievedt, and fled away before him, and cared not for his garments and his vessels in that time of haste.

1271. And the men of Cherasco who were in Piedmont, spake unto the French with subtlety, saying, "Assemble yourselves, and comet, and we will give the city into the hand of the king:" and about two thousand men went thither in the darkness of the night unto the breach, which they had made in the wall. And it came to pass, when the first came within and saw the pits they had made, and the battering-rams, that he gave a signal. Then they said, "Treason, treason!"§ and returned back. But no man was missed of them, for they acted wisely. And the war became strong in Piedmont at that time. And Don Ferrante brought out the battering-rams, and sent them to Cherasco, and put a garrison into the midst thereof.

1272. And the king's viceroy strengthened himself, so that his camp increased exceedingly. And those that were numbered of them¶, were six

הקיוזה *

Joel iv. 11.

Comp. Gen. xxx. 30. 43.

† Esther iv. 4.

§ 2 Chron. xxiii. 13; 2 Kings xi. 14. ¶ Numb. v. 36. 40. 44. 48.

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CHERASCO MIRANDOLA, A.D. 1552. 491

thousand footmen, and four thousand riders on horses, and seven thousand Swiss; and they went out into the field with a high hand*. And they went unto Cherasco, and encamped at Barrat in the field, in the month of April, which is the second month, in the year one thousand five hundred and fifty-two.

1273. And the French also that were in Mondovit spake to the Spaniards with subtlety, as the men of Cherasco had done; and they believed their words and went thither. And they entered the city securely, with fifty men; but the men of the city smote them with the edge of the sword, their eyes had no compassion upon them. And those who were left without fled for their lives, and returned unto their cities.

1274. Now Mirandola was straitly shut up§, because of the army of Pope Julius at that time. And the hired men thereof || went out on the twentyfirst day [p] of the month Nisan, in the night of the sixth day, and fell upon them suddenly, and slew many with the edge of the sword; Giambattista di Monte¶ also fell down dead** to the ground in that battle. Then the pope made peace with the