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Memorandum of the Troops of the Duke Valentino. - Niccolo Machiavelli, The Historical, Political, and Diplomatic Writings, vol. 3 (Diplomatic Missions 1498-1505) [1498]

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The Historical, Political, and Diplomatic Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli, tr. from the Italian, by Christian E. Detmold (Boston, J. R. Osgood and company, 1882). Vol. 3.

Part of: The Historical, Political, and Diplomatic Writings, 4 vols.

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Memorandum of the Troops of the Duke Valentino.

Infantry.
Don Michele600
Dionigi di Naldo500
Comandatore500
Maestro di Sala500
Don Romolino400
Lo Sgallo da Sienna300
Grechetto200
Salzato, the Spaniard300
Don Limolo200
Giambattista Martino400
Marc Autonio di Fano500
Giannetto di Siviglia150
Mangiares200
Gascons and Germans600

These Gascons and Germans are here; all the others are scattered throughout the neighboring places, as far as Fano, and the greater part of them have already consumed their pay for four or six days. The Swiss that are expected are said to number three thousand lances.

Men-at-arms.
Don Hugo, the Spaniard50
Monsignore d’Allegri, a Spaniard50
Don Giovanni di Cardona50

These three companies had already been reduced in numbers before the rout of Fossombrone, and, having since then received another check, must be still less in number.

Gathered from the Duke’s own states50
Conte Lodovico della Mirandola is said to have 60, but I have heard since that he has only about40

The latter is with his company at present about six miles from here. The son of the General of Milan is reported to have orders to raise one hundred men-at-arms; he is still in Lombardy, and I know positively that twelve days ago a large sum of money was sent to him. Messer Galeazzo Pallavicini is said to have orders to raise fifty men-at-arms; he too is still in Lombardy.

One hundred men-at-arms, composed of the Duke’s household, are here. Fifty French lances are in the territory of Faenza. Others are said to be on the way, and are expected here from day to day.

Cavalry.
Don Michele100
Maestro Francesco da Luna50
Messer Rinieri della Sassetta and Gio. Paolo da Toppa, crossbowmen100
Conte Lodovico della Mirandola40

Besides the other men-at-arms there are: —

Guido Guaini40
Detached lances40
Giovanni da Sassatello40

Messer Baldassara da Sienna has been sent to Florence to enlist others.

Deserters from the Bentivogli, crossbowmen40

The Fracassa is here, having been taken into the Duke’s pay, as also his men-at-arms.