" " 28. Valentino wins back the confederates 418 " Finding resistance vain, the Duke retires in broken Dec. 8. health 419 1503. Jan. 27. His despatch to the Doge of Venice 422 " " 31. And narrative of his escape to that city 423 APPENDICES Authors in the family of Montefeltro 427 Specimens of their compositions 428 Wardrobe inventory of Sister Serafina 433 Poetry of Ottaviano Ubaldini 436 Concessions of Duke Federigo to the citizens on his election in 1444 438 Devices and mottoes of the Dukes of Urbino 443 Illuminated MSS. in the Urbino Library 446 The MS. Hebrew Bible 446 The MS. Latin Bible 447 The MS. Dante 448 The MS. Lives of the Dukes of Urbino 449 Duke Federigo made a Knight of the Garter 450 His letters to Edward IV. and the English courtiers 450 Anstis' account of it 456 Sanzi's account of it 457 Porcellio's account of it 459 Army of Charles VIII. in 1493 460 Battle of the Taro in 1495 463 Duke Valentino's arrival at the French court in 1498 468 Ludovico il Moro's entry into Lyons in 1500 470 Marcello Filosseno's sonnet on Italy 472 Lucrezia d'Este's marriage festivities at Ferrara, 1502 473 NOTE.--The Editor's notes are marked with an asterisk. BOOK FIRST OF URBINO AND ITS EARLY COUNTS MEMOIRS OF THE DUKES OF URBINO CHAPTER I Topography of the Duchy of Urbino--Origin of the Italian communities--Their civil institutions and military system--Their principle of liberty--Political divisions of Romagna; opposed to modern speculations regarding centralization.