CONCERNINGAUXILIARIES, MIXEDSOLDIERY, ANDONE'SOWN
Auxiliaries, whicharetheotheruselessarm, areemployedwhenaprinceiscalledinwithhisforcestoaidanddefend, aswasdonebyPopeJuliusinthemostrecenttimes; forhe, having, intheenterpriseagainstFerrara, hadpoorproofofhismercenaries, turnedtoauxiliaries, andstipulatedwithFerdinand, KingofSpain,[1] , butforhimwhocallsthemintheyarealwaysdisadvantageous; forlosing, oneisundone, andwinning, oneistheircaptive.
Andalthoughancienthistoriesmaybefullofexamples, IdonotwishtoleavethisrecentoneofPopeJuliustheSecond, theperilofwhichcannotfailtobeperceived; forhe, wishingtogetFerrara, , sothathedidnotreapthefruitofhisrashchoice; because, havinghisauxiliariesroutedatRavenna, andtheSwitzershavingrisenanddrivenouttheconquerors (againstallexpectation, bothhisandothers), itsocametopassthathedidnotbecomeprisonertohisenemies, theyhavingfled, nortohisauxiliaries, hehavingconqueredbyotherarmsthantheirs.
TheFlorentines, beingentirelywithoutarms, senttenthousandFrenchmentotakePisa, wherebytheyranmoredangerthanatanyothertimeoftheirtroubles.
TheEmperorofConstantinople,[2] toopposehisneighbours, senttenthousandTurksintoGreece, who, onthewarbeingfinished, werenotwillingtoquit; thiswasthebeginningoftheservitudeofGreecetotheinfidels.
