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And although ancient histories may be full of examples, I do not

wish to leave this recent one of Pope Julius the Second, the

peril of which cannot fail to be perceived; for he, wishing to

get Ferrara, threw himself entirely into the hands of the

foreigner. But his good fortune brought about a third event, so

that he did not reap the fruit of his rash choice; because,

having his auxiliaries routed at Ravenna, and the Switzers having

risen and driven out the conquerors (against all expectation,

both his and others), it so came to pass that he did not become

prisoner to his enemies, they having fled, nor to his

auxiliaries, he having conquered by other arms than theirs.

The Florentines, being entirely without arms, sent ten thousand

Frenchmen to take Pisa, whereby they ran more danger than at any

other time of their troubles.