Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 16 (of 16)
While all the other states of Italy, betrayed by their leaders, looted by foreigners, exhausted by the long war, divided by a poorly understood politics, and sold by their allies, they went, without resistance, subjecting them to the yoke that gave Carlo V, the republic of Florence [4] apparecchiavasi, although only one, to fall bravely noble sacrifice rather than give up its ancient liberty. Custodian of all the splendor of all the virtues, of all the knowledge of those republics de 'half-centuries, among which it was raised, and all of which had overcome in fame, in power, in riches, dessa seemed to recover the Ancient forces glue memorial of past glory, and if he had more hope if its resistance could not be crowned with happy event, it was believed, therefore, not less obliged to defend the honor of his recollections.
Florence had never been a military republic, and even in this' time, when, taking the first place among the powers of Italy, placed embankment to the power of the dukes of Milan, the King of Naples and emperors, had in his army almost verun citizen. The same men who, in the midst of the most terrible disasters, it showed 'counsels a constancy, an invincible firmness, did not know exposed to personal danger, but when extreme destruction came to threaten their homeland, the same Florentines took up arms . Abandoned by France, threatened by all the forces [5] of the Church, the Empire, and of the kingdoms of Spain and Naples, heard of not being able to confide in each other than in its value. Without neglecting Veruno de 'means, however, that he could stick to their cause, as leaders, the little princes their neighbors, foresaw that they could be abandoned by them at the instant of need, and became a reggimentare and train the national militia, which alone could not fail. And though the spirit of party has been able to prevail in the establishment of varj bodies of militia, the same military and patriotic zeal animated the whole people, and made him capable of heroic resistance.
The people of Florence, then take up arms, had formed three different bodies: the first, which was collected in December 1527 for the palace guard for the public and the standard-bearer, was composed of three hundred young people belonging to almost all the noble families. But because the love of freedom was among these young people live, which is not among the old, so they were more inclined to distrust. The extremes of Niccolo Capponi regard to the Medici kept them restless, had already conceived some suspicion [6] about the secret of his correspondence with Pope Clement VII, and risguardavano not intended to guard him, who guard the palace to the public against him [1] .
But with a view quite different erasi formed the National Guard de 'Florentine citizens, upon an order of the Grand Council of 6 November 1528. This had to be composed of sixteen companies, each of two hundred and fifty men, under the command of the sixteen gonfaloniers neighborhood, which formed the college of the lordship; well not be found on the roles that thousand seven hundred musketeers, armed with pikes thousand, three hundred and halberdiers, Ossiano soldiers armed with halberds and two-handed swords, a total of three thousand men, age from eighteen to thirty-six, and belonging to the fathers allowed to take place in the grand council. The dominion granted to any company, in the beginning of 1529, the right to appoint his captain, and entrusted the training of this body to varj distinguished officers who had served in the black bars. This [7] body in short overcame the best troops of the line [2] .
Finally the third body was formed militias of the Florentine territory, however, that chiamavansi bands Ordinance . This militia, under the standard-bearer arrolata Pietro Soderini behind the counsels given to him by Machiavelli, was fired by the Medici and unarmed, and again in 1527 ragunata. In the first revista had found no less than ten thousand men, was formed from the flower of the peasants age from eighteen to thirty-six, every month they were trained to pull coll'archibugio, and received a lesser charge, even when they were not forced to abandon their homes: eransi be made by Germany for their weapons of every kind, and they were divided into thirty battalions, according to the provinces to which they belonged. The sixteen battalions of the right bank of the Arno were in June of 1528, placed under the orders of Bersighella Babb, grandson of that Naldo Val di Lamone, who first of all else had illustrated the Italian infantry in battle [8] Agnadello; fourteen battalions of the left had been entrusted to Francesco del Monte. And these two captains had they conducted each five hundred troops of the line, to exercise the militia [3] .
At the end of 1528 the Florentines chose for their captain-general of military men Don Ercole d'Este, son of Duke Alfonso of Ferrara,
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Florence had never been a military republic, and even in this' time, when, taking the first place among the powers of Italy, placed embankment to the power of the dukes of Milan, the King of Naples and emperors, had in his army almost verun citizen. The same men who, in the midst of the most terrible disasters, it showed 'counsels a constancy, an invincible firmness, did not know exposed to personal danger, but when extreme destruction came to threaten their homeland, the same Florentines took up arms . Abandoned by France, threatened by all the forces [5] of the Church, the Empire, and of the kingdoms of Spain and Naples, heard of not being able to confide in each other than in its value. Without neglecting Veruno de 'means, however, that he could stick to their cause, as leaders, the little princes their neighbors, foresaw that they could be abandoned by them at the instant of need, and became a reggimentare and train the national militia, which alone could not fail. And though the spirit of party has been able to prevail in the establishment of varj bodies of militia, the same military and patriotic zeal animated the whole people, and made him capable of heroic resistance.
The people of Florence, then take up arms, had formed three different bodies: the first, which was collected in December 1527 for the palace guard for the public and the standard-bearer, was composed of three hundred young people belonging to almost all the noble families. But because the love of freedom was among these young people live, which is not among the old, so they were more inclined to distrust. The extremes of Niccolo Capponi regard to the Medici kept them restless, had already conceived some suspicion [6] about the secret of his correspondence with Pope Clement VII, and risguardavano not intended to guard him, who guard the palace to the public against him [1] .
But with a view quite different erasi formed the National Guard de 'Florentine citizens, upon an order of the Grand Council of 6 November 1528. This had to be composed of sixteen companies, each of two hundred and fifty men, under the command of the sixteen gonfaloniers neighborhood, which formed the college of the lordship; well not be found on the roles that thousand seven hundred musketeers, armed with pikes thousand, three hundred and halberdiers, Ossiano soldiers armed with halberds and two-handed swords, a total of three thousand men, age from eighteen to thirty-six, and belonging to the fathers allowed to take place in the grand council. The dominion granted to any company, in the beginning of 1529, the right to appoint his captain, and entrusted the training of this body to varj distinguished officers who had served in the black bars. This [7] body in short overcame the best troops of the line [2] .
Finally the third body was formed militias of the Florentine territory, however, that chiamavansi bands Ordinance . This militia, under the standard-bearer arrolata Pietro Soderini behind the counsels given to him by Machiavelli, was fired by the Medici and unarmed, and again in 1527 ragunata. In the first revista had found no less than ten thousand men, was formed from the flower of the peasants age from eighteen to thirty-six, every month they were trained to pull coll'archibugio, and received a lesser charge, even when they were not forced to abandon their homes: eransi be made by Germany for their weapons of every kind, and they were divided into thirty battalions, according to the provinces to which they belonged. The sixteen battalions of the right bank of the Arno were in June of 1528, placed under the orders of Bersighella Babb, grandson of that Naldo Val di Lamone, who first of all else had illustrated the Italian infantry in battle [8] Agnadello; fourteen battalions of the left had been entrusted to Francesco del Monte. And these two captains had they conducted each five hundred troops of the line, to exercise the militia [3] .
At the end of 1528 the Florentines chose for their captain-general of military men Don Ercole d'Este, son of Duke Alfonso of Ferrara,
Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 16 (of 16)
While all the other states of Italy, betrayed by their leaders, looted by foreigners, exhausted by the long war, divided by a poorly understood politics, and sold by their allies, they went, without resistance, subjecting them to the yoke that gave Carlo V, the republic of Florence [4] apparecchiavasi, although only one, to fall bravely noble sacrifice rather than give up its ancient liberty. Custodian of all the splendor of all the virtues, of all the knowledge of those republics de 'half-centuries, among which it was raised, and all of which had overcome in fame, in power, in riches, dessa seemed to recover the Ancient forces glue memorial of past glory, and if he had more hope if its resistance could not be crowned with happy event, it was believed, therefore, not less obliged to defend the honor of his recollections.
Florence had never been a military republic, and even in this' time, when, taking the first place among the powers of Italy, placed embankment to the power of the dukes of Milan, the King of Naples and emperors, had in his army almost verun citizen. The same men who, in the midst of the most terrible disasters, it showed 'counsels a constancy, an invincible firmness, did not know exposed to personal danger, but when extreme destruction came to threaten their homeland, the same Florentines took up arms . Abandoned by France, threatened by all the forces [5] of the Church, the Empire, and of the kingdoms of Spain and Naples, heard of not being able to confide in each other than in its value. Without neglecting Veruno de 'means, however, that he could stick to their cause, as leaders, the little princes their neighbors, foresaw that they could be abandoned by them at the instant of need, and became a reggimentare and train the national militia, which alone could not fail. And though the spirit of party has been able to prevail in the establishment of varj bodies of militia, the same military and patriotic zeal animated the whole people, and made him capable of heroic resistance.
The people of Florence, then take up arms, had formed three different bodies: the first, which was collected in December 1527 for the palace guard for the public and the standard-bearer, was composed of three hundred young people belonging to almost all the noble families. But because the love of freedom was among these young people live, which is not among the old, so they were more inclined to distrust. The extremes of Niccolo Capponi regard to the Medici kept them restless, had already conceived some suspicion [6] about the secret of his correspondence with Pope Clement VII, and risguardavano not intended to guard him, who guard the palace to the public against him [1] .
But with a view quite different erasi formed the National Guard de 'Florentine citizens, upon an order of the Grand Council of 6 November 1528. This had to be composed of sixteen companies, each of two hundred and fifty men, under the command of the sixteen gonfaloniers neighborhood, which formed the college of the lordship; well not be found on the roles that thousand seven hundred musketeers, armed with pikes thousand, three hundred and halberdiers, Ossiano soldiers armed with halberds and two-handed swords, a total of three thousand men, age from eighteen to thirty-six, and belonging to the fathers allowed to take place in the grand council. The dominion granted to any company, in the beginning of 1529, the right to appoint his captain, and entrusted the training of this body to varj distinguished officers who had served in the black bars. This [7] body in short overcame the best troops of the line [2] .
Finally the third body was formed militias of the Florentine territory, however, that chiamavansi bands Ordinance . This militia, under the standard-bearer arrolata Pietro Soderini behind the counsels given to him by Machiavelli, was fired by the Medici and unarmed, and again in 1527 ragunata. In the first revista had found no less than ten thousand men, was formed from the flower of the peasants age from eighteen to thirty-six, every month they were trained to pull coll'archibugio, and received a lesser charge, even when they were not forced to abandon their homes: eransi be made by Germany for their weapons of every kind, and they were divided into thirty battalions, according to the provinces to which they belonged. The sixteen battalions of the right bank of the Arno were in June of 1528, placed under the orders of Bersighella Babb, grandson of that Naldo Val di Lamone, who first of all else had illustrated the Italian infantry in battle [8] Agnadello; fourteen battalions of the left had been entrusted to Francesco del Monte. And these two captains had they conducted each five hundred troops of the line, to exercise the militia [3] .
At the end of 1528 the Florentines chose for their captain-general of military men Don Ercole d'Este, son of Duke Alfonso of Ferrara,
Florence had never been a military republic, and even in this' time, when, taking the first place among the powers of Italy, placed embankment to the power of the dukes of Milan, the King of Naples and emperors, had in his army almost verun citizen. The same men who, in the midst of the most terrible disasters, it showed 'counsels a constancy, an invincible firmness, did not know exposed to personal danger, but when extreme destruction came to threaten their homeland, the same Florentines took up arms . Abandoned by France, threatened by all the forces [5] of the Church, the Empire, and of the kingdoms of Spain and Naples, heard of not being able to confide in each other than in its value. Without neglecting Veruno de 'means, however, that he could stick to their cause, as leaders, the little princes their neighbors, foresaw that they could be abandoned by them at the instant of need, and became a reggimentare and train the national militia, which alone could not fail. And though the spirit of party has been able to prevail in the establishment of varj bodies of militia, the same military and patriotic zeal animated the whole people, and made him capable of heroic resistance.
The people of Florence, then take up arms, had formed three different bodies: the first, which was collected in December 1527 for the palace guard for the public and the standard-bearer, was composed of three hundred young people belonging to almost all the noble families. But because the love of freedom was among these young people live, which is not among the old, so they were more inclined to distrust. The extremes of Niccolo Capponi regard to the Medici kept them restless, had already conceived some suspicion [6] about the secret of his correspondence with Pope Clement VII, and risguardavano not intended to guard him, who guard the palace to the public against him [1] .
But with a view quite different erasi formed the National Guard de 'Florentine citizens, upon an order of the Grand Council of 6 November 1528. This had to be composed of sixteen companies, each of two hundred and fifty men, under the command of the sixteen gonfaloniers neighborhood, which formed the college of the lordship; well not be found on the roles that thousand seven hundred musketeers, armed with pikes thousand, three hundred and halberdiers, Ossiano soldiers armed with halberds and two-handed swords, a total of three thousand men, age from eighteen to thirty-six, and belonging to the fathers allowed to take place in the grand council. The dominion granted to any company, in the beginning of 1529, the right to appoint his captain, and entrusted the training of this body to varj distinguished officers who had served in the black bars. This [7] body in short overcame the best troops of the line [2] .
Finally the third body was formed militias of the Florentine territory, however, that chiamavansi bands Ordinance . This militia, under the standard-bearer arrolata Pietro Soderini behind the counsels given to him by Machiavelli, was fired by the Medici and unarmed, and again in 1527 ragunata. In the first revista had found no less than ten thousand men, was formed from the flower of the peasants age from eighteen to thirty-six, every month they were trained to pull coll'archibugio, and received a lesser charge, even when they were not forced to abandon their homes: eransi be made by Germany for their weapons of every kind, and they were divided into thirty battalions, according to the provinces to which they belonged. The sixteen battalions of the right bank of the Arno were in June of 1528, placed under the orders of Bersighella Babb, grandson of that Naldo Val di Lamone, who first of all else had illustrated the Italian infantry in battle [8] Agnadello; fourteen battalions of the left had been entrusted to Francesco del Monte. And these two captains had they conducted each five hundred troops of the line, to exercise the militia [3] .
At the end of 1528 the Florentines chose for their captain-general of military men Don Ercole d'Este, son of Duke Alfonso of Ferrara,
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