The History of Comines Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ... the factions of Fregosi (called here in many places Fourgousi) Adorni, Dorei, and Spinoli. 2: AA 185 CHAPTER before had never seene the like: for artillerie was at that V time strange and new to the Italian nation. The soldiers How King landed also that were in the other ships: and from Genua Charles de-where the Kings whole armie laie, came a band of Swissers parted from fa land led b the Bailife of Digeon who had joined with Vienna in, . J., _., /.-.i-i f, j J., i j. Daulphine to nim certaine of the Duke of Milans forces (under the leading conquers the of Master Iohn Lewis de Flisco brother to the forenamed realme of Breto, and of Master Iohn Adorne: ) the which (notwith Naples in standing that they were not at the skirmish) shewed them what his navie selyes valiant soldiers in defending a straight against the upon the enimies. To be short, because our men came to hand-strokes sea did. with the enimies, they were discomfited and put to flight, and a hundred or sixscore slaine, and eight or ten taken prisoners: among the which was one Fourgousin sonne to the Cardinall of Genua. Those prisoners that were dismissed, were all stripped to their shirts by the Duke of Milans bands, and other harm had they none, for such is the law of armes in Italie. I saw all the letters that were sent both to the King and to the Duke of Milan making report of this skirmish. Thus was the enimies Navie repulsed, which afterward approched no more so neer. At our mens returne, the Genuois thought to have raised a tumult and slew certaine Almaines in the towne, certaine also of them were slaine, but the matter was soone pacified. I must heere speake a word or two of the Florentines, who had sent twise to the King before his departure out of Fraunce meaning onely to dissemble with h.