CH. II.—How the King departed from Naples, and returned to Rome, from whence the Pope fled to Orvieto; of the Conference the King had with the Lord of Argenton upon his Return from Venice; and his Deliberation about the Restitution of the Florentine Towns 186 CH. III.—Of the memorable Preachings of Friar Jerome of Florence 189 CH. IV.—How the King retained Pisa and several other Florentine Towns in his Hands, while the Duke of Orleans on the other Side entered Novara, in the Duchy of Milan 191 CH. V.—How King Charles crossed several dangerous Passages over the Mountains between Pisa and Sarzana; and how the Germans burned Pontremoli 194 CH. VI.—How the Duke of Orleans behaved himself in the City of Novara 197 CH. VII.—How the King passed the Apennine Mountains with his Train of Artillery, by the Assistance of the Swiss; and of the great Danger to which the Marshal de Gié and his whole Vanguard were exposed 199 CH. VIII.—How the Marshal de Gié withdrew with his Army to the Mountains, and waited until the King came up to him 202 CH. IX.—How the King and his small Army arrived at Fornovo, near the Camp of his Enemies, who awaited him in very fine Order, and with a Determination to defeat and capture him 204 CH. X.—The Arrangement of the two Armies for the Battle of Fornovo 207 CH. XI.—How Parleys were vainly attempted; and the Beginning of the Battle of Fornovo 211 CH. XII.—Consequences of the Victory gained by the French at Fornovo; and the Danger to which King Charles VIII. found himself exposed 215 CH. XIII.—How the Lord of Argenton went alone to parley with the Enemy, upon the Refusal of those that were deputed to go along with him, and of the King’s safe Arrival with his whole Army at Asti 220 CH. XIV.—How the Swiss secured the French Army in its Retreat 226 CH. XV.—How the King fitted out a Fleet with an Intention to have relieved the Castles of Naples; and of the Miscarriage of that Design 228 CH. XVI.—Of the great Famine and Misery to which the Duke of Orleans and his Army were reduced at Novara; of the Death of the Marchioness of Montferrat; of the Death of the Duke of Vendôme; and the Conclusion of a Peace for the Preservation of the besieged after several Negotiations 232