Charles; concerning which letters were written or forged with their seals, which, by the said M. Pierre Ferrand, as had been arranged, were then carried to M. Charles. For which thing the said leaders of the White party, to wit, all of the house of the White Cerchi of Porte San Piero, Baldinaccio and Corso of the Adimari, with almost all the Bellincioni branch, Naldo of the Gherardini, with his branch of the house, Baschiera of the Tosinghi, with his branch of the said house, some of the house of the Cavalcanti, Giovanni Giacotto Malispini and his allies, were cited; but they did not appear, either for fear of the wrong deed they had committed, or for fear of losing their persons by reason of the said treachery; but they departed from the city, in company with their [Ghibelline] adversaries; some going to Pisa, and some to Arezzo and Pistoia, consorting with the Ghibellines and the enemies of the Florentines. For the which thing they were condemned by M. Charles as rebels, and their palaces and goods in the city and in the country destroyed; and the like with many of their followers, both magnates and popolani. And after this fashion was abased and driven away the ungrateful and proud party of the Whites, in company of many Ghibellines of Florence, by M. Charles of Valois of France, by commission of Pope Boniface, on the 4th day of April, 1302, whence there came to our city of Florence much ruin and many perils, as hereafter, in due time, we shall, as we read on, be able to understand. [Sidenote: 1302 A.D.] Sec. 50.--_How M. Charles of Valois passed into Sicily to make war for King Charles, and made a shameful peace._ Sec. 51.--_How the band of Roumania was formed._ Sec. 52.--_How the Florentines and Lucchese marched upon the city of Pistoia, and how they took the castle of Serravalle by siege._ Sec. 53.--_How the Florentines took the castle of Piantrevigne and many other castles that the Whites had caused to rebel._ Sec. 54.--_How the island of Ischia belched out a marvellous fire._ Sec. 55.--_How the common people of Bruges rebelled against the king of France and slew the French._ Sec. 56.--_Of the great and disastrous rout of the French by the Flemings at Courtray._ Sec. 57.--_Of what lineage were the present counts and lords of Flanders._ Sec. 58.--_How the king of France reassembled his host, and with all his forces attacked the Flemings, and returned to France with little honour._ Sec. 59.--_How Folcieri da Calvoli, Podesta of Florence, caused certain citizens of the White party to be beheaded._ [Sidenote: 1302 A.D.] [Sidenote: Purg. xiv. 58-66.]