This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... loped off, as if he was afraid of being pursued, and scarcely stopped till he arrived at Bayonne, where he found his mother and sister. He was soon called on by Charles to fulfil the conditions of the treaty which he had signed at Madrid. But he excused himself, alleging, that promises made in prison ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... loped off, as if he was afraid of being pursued, and scarcely stopped till he arrived at Bayonne, where he found his mother and sister. He was soon called on by Charles to fulfil the conditions of the treaty which he had signed at Madrid. But he excused himself, alleging, that promises made in prison were not binding. Charles exclaimed vehemently against this breach of faith, and revenged himself upon the poor boys his prisoners. They were often shut up in a dark room, and were not allowed to have any thing with which they could amuse themselves. A French gentleman, who obtained permission to see them, found them in a most forlorn condition, their persons and their education being quite neglected. The war was now renewed. The pope and most of the Italian powers, exasperated by the tyranny of Charles, and the cruelty and excesses of the Spanish troops, took the part of Francis. Henry VIII. also espoused his cause. Bourbon commanded the imperial forces in the Milanese, and finding his soldiers becoming mutinous for want of pay, he resolved to march to Rome, and pacify their discontents by giving them the plunder of that noble city. At the approach of this disorderly and ravenous multitude, Clement, with several of the cardinals, shut himself up in the castle of St. Angelo, and left the citizens to defend themselves as well as they could. The imperial army came in sight of Rome in the evening of May 5, 1527. The assault commenced early the next morning, and as Bourbon was in the act of placing a scaling ladder against the walls, he was killed by a random shot from the town. When he felt himself mortally wounded, he desired to be covered with a cloak, that the soldiers might not be discouraged by seeing his condition. Philibert, prince of...
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