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THEWHOLEworldwasnowinwarfare.PopeClementhadsenttogetsometroopsfromGiovannideMedici，andwhentheycame，theymadesuchdisturbancesinRome，thatitwasilllivinginopenshops.OnthisaccountIretiredtoagoodsnughousebehindtheBanchi，whereIworkedforallthefriendsIhadacquired.SinceIproducedfewthingsofmuchimportanceatthatperiod，IneednotwastetimeintalkingabouttheItookmuchpleasureinmusicandamusementsofthekind.OnthedeathofGiovannideMediciinLombardy，thePope，attheadviceofMesserJacopoSalviati，dismissedthefivebandshehadengaged;andwhentheConstableofBourbonknewtherewerenotroopsinRome，hepushedhisarmywiththeutmostenergyuptothecity.ThewholeofRomeuponthisflewtoarms.IhappenedtobeintimatewithAlessandro，thesonofPierodelBene，who，atthetimewhentheColonnesienteredRome，hadrequestedmetoguardhispalace.Onthismoreseriousoccasion，therefore，heprayedmetoenlistfiftyradesfortheprotectionofthesaidhouse，appointingmetheircaptain，asIhadbeenwhentheColonnesicame.SoIcollectedfiftyyoungmenofthehighestcourage，andwetookupourquartersinhispalace，withgoodpayandexcellentappointments.

BourbonsarmyhadnowarrivedbeforethewallsofRome，andAlessandrobeggedmetogowithhimtoreconnoitre.SowewentwithoneofthestoutestfellowsinourCompany;andonthewayayouthcalledCecchinodellaCasajoinedhimselftous.OnreachingthewallsbytheCampoSanto，wecouldseethatfamousarmy，whichwasmakingeveryefforttoenterthetown.Upontherampartswherewetookourstationseveralyoungmenwerelyingkilledbythebesiegers;thebattleragedtheredesperately，andtherewasthedensestfogimaginable.IturnedtoAlessandroandsaid:“Letusgohomeassoonaswecan，forthereisnothingtobedonehere;youseetheenemiesaremounting，andourmenareinflight.”Alessandro，inapanic，cried:“WouldGodthatwehadneverehere!”andturnedinmaddesthastetofly.Itookhimupsomewhatsharplywiththesewords:“Sinceyouhavebroughtmehere，Imustperformsomeactionworthyofaman;”anddirectingmyarquebusewhereIsawthethickestandmostserriedtroopoffightingmen，IaimedexactlyatonewhomIremarkedtobehigherthantherest;thefogpreventedmefrombeingcertainwhetherhewasonhorsebackoronfoot.ThenIturnedtoAlessandroandCecchino，andbadethemdischargetheirarquebuses，showingthemhowtoavoidbeinghitbythebesiegers.Whenwehadfiredtworoundsapiece，Icreptcautiouslyuptothewall，andobservingamongtheenemyamostextraordinaryconfusion，IdiscoveredafterwardsthatoneofourshotshadkilledtheConstableofBourbon;andfromwhatIsubsequentlylearned，hewasthemanwhomIhadfirstnoticedabovetheheadsoftherest.

Quittingourpositionontheramparts，wecrossedtheCampoSanto，andenteredthecitybySt.Peters;theningoutexactlyatthechurchofSantoAgnolo，wegotwiththegreatestdifficultytothegreatgateofthecastle;forthegeneralsRenzodiCeriandOrazioBaglioniwerewoundingandslaughteringeverybodywhoabandonedthedefenceofthewalls.Bythetimewehadreachedthegreatgate，partofthefoemenhadalreadyenteredRome，andwehadtheminourrear.Thecastellanhadorderedtheportcullistobelowered，inordertodowhichtheyclearedalittlespace，andthisenabledusfourtogetinside.OntheinstantthatIentered，thecaptainPallonedeMediciclaimedmeasbeingofthePapalhousehold，andforcedmetoabandonAlessandro，whichIhadtodo，muchagainstmywill.Iascendedtothekeep，andatthesameinstantPopeClementcameinthroughthecorridorsintothecastle;hehadrefusedtoleavethepalaceofSt.Peterearlier，beingunabletobelievethathisenemieswouldeffecttheirentranceintoRome.Havinggotintothecastleinthisway，Iattachedmyselftocertainpiecesofartillery，whichwereunderthemandofabombardiercalledGiulianoFiorentino.Leaningthereagainstthebattlements，theunhappymancouldseehispoorhousebeingsacked，andhiswifeandchildrenoutraged;fearingtostrikehisownfolk，hedarednotdischargethecannon，andflingingtheburningfuseupontheground，heweptasthoughhisheartwouldbreak，andtorehischeekswithbothhishands.Someoftheotherbombardierswerebehavinginlikemanner;seeingwhich，Itookoneofthematches，andgottheassistanceofafewmenwhowerenotoverebytheiremotions.IaimedsomeswivelsandfalconetsatpointswhereIsawitwouldbeuseful，andkilledwiththemagoodnumberoftheenemy.Haditnotbeenforthis，thetroopswhopouredintoRomethatmorning，andweremarchingstraightuponthecastle，mightpossiblyhaveentereditwithease，becausetheartillerywasdoingthemnodamage.Iwentonfiringundertheeyesofseveralcardinalsandlords，whokeptblessingmeandgivingmetheheartiestencouragement.InmyenthusiasmIstrovetoachievetheimpossible;letitsufficethatitwasIwhosavedthecastlethatmorning，andbroughttheotherbombardiersbacktotheirduty.Iworkedhardthewholeofthatday;andwhentheeveningcame，whilethearmywasmarchingintoRomethroughtheTrastevere，PopeClementappointedagreatRomannoblemannamedAntonioSantacrocetobecaptainofallthegunners.Thefirstthingthismandidwastoetome，andhavinggreetedmewiththeutmostkindness，hestationedmewithfivefinepiecesofartilleryonthehighestpointofthecastle，towhichthenameoftheAngelspeciallybelongs.Thiscirculareminencegoesroundthecastle，andsurveysbothPratiandthetownofRome.Thecaptainputundermyordersenoughmentohelpinmanagingmyguns，andhavingseenmepaidinadvance，hegavemerationsofbreadandalittlewine，andbeggedmetogoforwardasIhadbegun.IwasperhapsmoreinclinedbynaturetotheprofessionofarmsthantotheoneIhadadopted，andItooksuchpleasureinitsdutiesthatIdischargedthembetterthanthoseofmyownart.Nightcame，theenemyhadenteredRome，andwewhowereinthecastle（especiallymyself，whohavealwaystakenpleasureinextraordinarysights）stayedgazingontheindescribablesceneoftumultandconflagrationinthestreetsbelow.Peoplewhowereanywhereelsebutwherewewere，couldnothaveformedtheleastimaginationofwhatitwas.Iwillnot，however，setmyselftodescribethattragedy，butwillcontentmyselfwithcontinuingthehistoryofmyownlifeandthecircumstanceswhichproperlybelongtoit.

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