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120 COUNT BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE
and says that he is certain England will he against
France/
And on the 12th of August:
' Two days ago His Holiness had a second letter
from the Emperor, in which he says that by the 7th
a large army will attack France, and begs His Holiness
not to abandon the enterprise or to allow his ardour
to cool, so that the Pope is in the highest spirits/
England was now dragged into the tray, and, after
a prolonged conference at Calais, Wolsey at length
consented to sign an offensive and defensive treaty
with the Pope and Emperor against France.
' The Cardinal of England/ wrote Castiglione on
August 19, ' has promised that his monarch shall
declare himself on the Emperor's side, and has shown
the Pope's agent letters from the French, which are
full of lies. Among other things, they write that
their foot-soldiers are 84,000 in number, and that our
army is continually retreating, and say that in three
weeks they hope to be in Naples, and other falsehoods
of the same kind. . . . Here we are very joyous,
having heard to-day of the arrival of 6,000 Germans,
which will ensure our victory, please God !' ^
Four days later the Pope solemnly blessed the
banners and baton of the Church, which were to be
sent to Mantua. ' They are very fine/ wrote the
Count, ' and His Holiness is confident that they will
he victorious/ And he urged Federico to write
constantly, since nothing pleased the Pope as much
as news from the camp.^
But when the news reached Rome that, owing to
the defection of the Swiss, Colonna had been com-
* Serassi, i. 79- ^ Pastor, iv. ii. 720.
and says that he is certain England will he against
France/
And on the 12th of August:
' Two days ago His Holiness had a second letter
from the Emperor, in which he says that by the 7th
a large army will attack France, and begs His Holiness
not to abandon the enterprise or to allow his ardour
to cool, so that the Pope is in the highest spirits/
England was now dragged into the tray, and, after
a prolonged conference at Calais, Wolsey at length
consented to sign an offensive and defensive treaty
with the Pope and Emperor against France.
' The Cardinal of England/ wrote Castiglione on
August 19, ' has promised that his monarch shall
declare himself on the Emperor's side, and has shown
the Pope's agent letters from the French, which are
full of lies. Among other things, they write that
their foot-soldiers are 84,000 in number, and that our
army is continually retreating, and say that in three
weeks they hope to be in Naples, and other falsehoods
of the same kind. . . . Here we are very joyous,
having heard to-day of the arrival of 6,000 Germans,
which will ensure our victory, please God !' ^
Four days later the Pope solemnly blessed the
banners and baton of the Church, which were to be
sent to Mantua. ' They are very fine/ wrote the
Count, ' and His Holiness is confident that they will
he victorious/ And he urged Federico to write
constantly, since nothing pleased the Pope as much
as news from the camp.^
But when the news reached Rome that, owing to
the defection of the Swiss, Colonna had been com-
* Serassi, i. 79- ^ Pastor, iv. ii. 720.