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DURINGthecourseofmyartillerypractice，whichIneverintermittedthroughthewholemonthpassedbyusbeleagueredinthecastle，Imetwithagreatmanyverystrikingaccidents，allofthemworthytoberelated.ButsinceIdonotcaretobetooprolix，ortoexhibitmyselfoutsidethesphereofmyprofession，Iwillomitthelargerpartofthem，onlytouchinguponthoseIcannotwellneglect，whichshallbethefewestinnumberandthemostremarkable.Thefirstwhichestohandisthis:MesserAntonioSantacrocehadmademeedownfromtheAngel，inordertofireonsomehousesintheneighbourhood，wherecertainofourbesiegershadbeenseentoenter.WhileIwasfiring，acannonshotreachedme，whichhittheangleofabattlement，andcarriedoffenoughofittobethecausewhyIsustainednoinjury.Thewholemassstruckmeinthechestandtookmybreathaway.Ilaystretcheduponthegroundlikeadeadman，andcouldhearwhatthebystandersweresaying.Amongthemall，MesserAntonioSantacrocelamentedgreatly，exclaiming:“Alas，alas!wehavelostthebestdefenderthatwehad.”Attractedbytheuproar，oneofmyradesranup;hewascalledGianfrancesco，andwasabandsman，butwasfarmorenaturallygiventomedicinethantomusic.Onthespotheflewoff，cryingforastoopoftheverybestGreekwine.Thenhemadeatilered-hot，andcastuponitagoodhandfulofwormwood;afterwhichhesprinkledtheGreekwine;andwhenthewormwoodwaswellsoaked，helaiditonmybreast，justwherethebruisewasvisibletoall.SuchwasthevirtueofthewormwoodthatIimmediatelyregainedmyscatteredfaculties.Iwantedtobegintospeak;butcouldnot;forsomestupidsoldiershadfilledmymouthwithearth，imaginingthatbysodoingtheyweregivingmethesacrament;andindeedtheyweremoreliketohaveexmunicatedme，sinceIcouldwithdifficultyetomyselfagain，theearthdoingmemoremischiefthantheblow.However，Iescapedthatdanger，andreturnedtotherageandfuryoftheguns，pursuingmyworktherewithalltheabilityandeagernessthatIcouldsummon.

PopeClement，bythis，hadsenttodemandassistancefromtheDukeofUrbino，whowaswiththetroopsofVenice;hemissionedtheenvoytotellhisExcellencythattheCastleofS.Angelowouldsendupeveryeveningthreebeaconsfromitssummitacpaniedbythreedischargesofthecannonthricerepeated，andthatsolongasthissignalwascontinued，hemighttakeforgrantedthatthecastlehadnotyielded.Iwaschargedwithlightingthebeaconsandfiringthegunsforthispurpose;andallthiswhileIpointedmyartillerybydayupontheplaceswheremischiefcouldbedone.ThePope，inconsequence，begantoregardmewithstillgreaterfavour，becausehesawthatIdischargedmyfunctionsasintelligentlyasthetaskdemanded.AidfromtheDukeofUrbino【1】nevercame;onwhich，asitisnotmybusiness，Iwillmakenofurtherment.

【1】FrancescoMariadellaRovere，DukeofUrbino，mandedaconsiderablearmyasgeneraloftheChurch，andwasnowactingforVenice.WhyheeffectednodiversionwhiletheImperialtroopsweremarchinguponRome，andwhyhedelayedtorelievethecity，wasneverproperlyexplained.Folkattributedhisimpotentconductpartlytoanaturalsluggishnessinwarfare，andpartlytohishatredforthehouseofMedici.LeoXhaddeprivedhimofhisdukedom，andgivenittoaMediceanprince.ItistothisthatCelliniprobablyrefersinthecautiousphrasewhichendsthechapter.

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