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At Luceoli upon the Flaminian Way, not far from Gualdo Tadino where Narses had broken Totila, in that glorious place his own soldiers slew him and sent his head to Heraclius. Isaac's rule was not fortunate for the imperialists. In this fight 8000 fell on the Roman side, the rest fleeing away." Nor was this all.
Thence Cesare pushed on, as swiftly as the foul weather would allow him, by way of Viterbo, Assisi, and Nocera to cross the Apennines at Gualdo. Here he paused to demand the release of certain prisoners in the hill fortress of Fossate, and to be answered by a refusal.
We need a man who knows the hills, to lead us by the shortest road to Cagli." The taverner shook his grey head stupidly. He bowed again until I fancied I could hear the creak of his old joints. "Here be no guides, Magnificent," he deplored. "Perhaps at Gualdo " "Animal," was the retort for true courtesy commend me to a lacquey!
She also gave me the three dresses which she had promised to the Countess of Lascaris, but which that lady had never seen. One of these dresses was furred, and was exquisitely beautiful. I left Lyons equipped like a prince, and journeyed towards Turin, where I was to meet the famous Gualdo, who was none other than Ascanio Pogomas, whom I had summoned from Berne.
"it is not our wish to pursue the road as far as Gualdo, else had we not stopped at this kennel of yours." I scarce know what it can have been that moved me to act as I then did, for, in the truth, the manner of that rascal of a groom was little prepossessing, and his master, I doubted, could be little better that he left the fellow to hector it thus over that wretched tavern oaf.
She greeted me with her ordinary cordiality, and I told her that I was going to Turin to meet Frederic Gualdo, the head of the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross, and I revealed to her by the oracle that he would come with me to Marseilles, and that there he would complete her happiness. After having received this oracle she would not go to Paris before she saw us.
From Foligno, January 13, 1502. Your Majesty's servants, JOHANNES LUCAS and GIRARDUS SARACENUS. POSTSCRIPT: The worthy Cardinal of Cosenza, we understand, is unwilling to pass through the territory of the illustrious Duke of Urbino. From Foligno the journey was continued by way of Nocera and Gualdo to Gubbio, one of the most important cities in the duchy of Urbino.
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