_Cesar_, being thus delivered of his brother, began to give himself up to the life of a Souldier, and the practise of Arms, without any consideration of his being a Cardinal: for his great motive in murdering his brother was, that he might attain to the dignity of _Gonfalonier_, or Standard-bearer of the Church, and Captain General of the Popes Armies; so that a little after his Fratricide, he layed off his Cardinals Habit, and the Pope invested him with all the honours of his dead brother. Thus being made General of the Popes Army, he united with the _French_, and married _Charlotte_ of _Albret_, and had for her portion the Dutchy of _Valenza_, from whence he was called over, after Duke _Valentine_, as being a particular acquisition of his own. With the help of _Lewis_ the twelfth, and of his Father the Pope, he gained a great estate in _Italy_; his Father being still ready to supply him with vast sums of money, which he spent to purchase greatness. Having driven the Family of the _Sforza’s_ out of _Milan_, and put them in prison; by the help of the _French_ King, he made himself Master, with great cruelty, of all the Cities of _La Romagna_, except _Bologna_, banishing and murdering the ancient and true Lords and Masters of them. The first seized upon _Forli_ and _Imola_, causing the poor young _Riarri_, who were Lords of those places, to fly for safety; and taking prisoner their Mother _Catharine_, whom he carried in triumph to _Rome_; exposing to the eyes of the _Romans_ his barbarous cruelties. From _Forli_ he passed to _Faenza_, which City he took by force, putting to death _Astorre Manfredi_, who was Lord of it. He did the same by _Arimino_ and _Pesaro_, forcing _Nulatesta_, and _John Sforza_, to avoid by flight, the infamy and cruelty of the death they were sure to undergo, if they fell into his hands. After this, he besieged _Sinigaglia_, and took it by force, committing infinite acts of inhumanity in it. With the same course of Victory, though with craft and deceit mingled with force, he deprived _Guido Ubaldo di Feltro_ of his Dutchy of _Urbin_, making him fly to _Mantua_, not without danger of falling into his net by the way. After this, he lead his Army against the City of _Camerino_, which he took by force, and put to a cruel death _Giulio Cesare_, and _Venantio Varrani_, who were, and had been, long in possession of it. And with the same ardour and ambition, he fell to persecuting all the neighbouring Princes, in hopes to deprive them of their States. At last, he turned his rage upon the chiefest Families of _Rome_, beginning with the noble Family of the _Gaetani_, who were in possession of great Estates in the Country of the _Volai_, putting to death _Honorato_ and _Cola Gaetani_. Next, he fell upon the _Colonna’s_ Family, and having dispossessed them of their Lands, forced them to fly to _Apulia_, and _Sicily_, where they were extremely pitied by that people, who had a perfect knowledge of their rare deserts.