Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni VillaniVillani, Giovanni
History
Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani
Villani, Giovanni
Florence (Italy) -- History
In the said year, M. Matteo da Fogliano di Reggio, being Podesta of
Florence, had taken and condemned to be beheaded for murder one Totto
de' Mazzinghi da Campi, which was a great warrior and leader; and as
he was on his way to execution, M. Corso dei Donati with his following
would have rescued him from the officers by force; for the which thing
the said Podesta caused the great bell to be sounded: wherefore all
the good people of Florence armed themselves and assembled at the
palace, some on horse and some on foot, crying: "Justice, justice."
For the which thing the said Podesta carried out his sentence, but
whereas the said Totto should have been beheaded, he caused him to be
dragged along the ground, and then hung by the neck, and he condemned
to a fine those who had begun the uproar and impeded justice.
[Sidenote: 1288 A.D.]
[Sidenote: Inf. xiii. 120, 121.]
Sec. 115.--_How the Guelfs were driven out of Arezzo, whence war arose
between the Florentines and the Aretines._ Sec. 116.--_Of a great fire
which broke out in Florence._ Sec. 117.--_How the armada of Charles
Martel took the city of Agosta in Sicily, and how their armada was
defeated at sea by Ruggeri di Loria._ Sec. 118.--_How a great fire broke
out in Florence at the houses of the Cerchi._ Sec. 119.--_Of the calling
of Pope Nicholas IV., of Ascoli._ Sec. 120.--_Of a great expedition which
the commonwealth of Florence made against the city of Arezzo, and how
as they departed the Sienese were defeated at the Pieve [parish
church] al Toppo._
Sec. 121.--_How the judge of Gallura and the Guelf party were driven from
Pisa, and the Count Ugolino taken prisoner._
[Sidenote: 1288 A.D.]
[Sidenote: Purg. viii. 53.]
[Sidenote: Inf. xxxiii. 31-33.]
[Sidenote: Purg. xvi. 46.]
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