Noristheretobeseenatpresentoneinwhomshecanplacemorehopethaninyourillustrioushouse,[1] withitsvalourandfortune, favouredbyGodandbytheChurchofwhichitisnowthechief, , yettheyweremen, andeachoneofthemhadnomoreopportunitythanthepresentoffers, fortheirenterpriseswereneithermorejustnoreasierthanthis, norwasGodmoretheirfriendthanHeisyours.
Withusthereisgreatjustice, becausethatwarisjustwhichisnecessary, , , howextraordinarilythewaysofGodhavebeenmanifestedbeyondexample: theseaisdivided, acloudhasledtheway, therockhaspouredforthwater, ithasrainedmanna, everythinghascontributedtoyourgreatness; , andthustakeawayourfreewillandthatshareofglorywhichbelongstous.
AnditisnottobewonderedatifnoneoftheabovenamedItalianshavebeenabletoaccomplishallthatisexpectedfromyourillustrioushouse; andifinsomanyrevolutionsinItaly, andinsomanycampaigns, ithasalwaysappearedasifmilitaryvirtuewereexhausted, thishashappenedbecausetheoldorderofthingswasnotgood, , andinItalytherearenotwantingopportunitiestobringsuchintouseineveryform.
-to-handcombats, howsuperiortheItaliansareinstrength, dexterity, , andthisspringsentirelyfromtheinsufficiencyoftheleaders, sincethosewhoarecapablearenotobedient, andeachoneseemstohimselftoknow, therehavingneverbeenanyonesodistinguishedabovetherest, eitherbyvalourorfortune, , andduringsomuchfightinginthepasttwentyyears, whenevertherehasbeenanarmywhollyItalian, ithasalwaysgivenapooraccountofitself; thefirstwitnesstothisisIlTaro, afterwardsAllesandria, Capua, Genoa, Vaila, Bologna, Mestri.[2]
