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
CH. XVII.—How the Duke of Orleans and his Army were delivered
upon Terms of Accommodation from the dire Misery they suffered
during their being besieged in Novara; and of the Arrival of
the Swiss that came to the Relief of the King and the said Duke
of Orleans 242
CH. XVIII.—How Peace was concluded between the King and the
Duke of Orleans on the one Part, and the League on the other;
and of the Conditions and Articles contained in that Treaty of
Peace 245
CH. XIX.—How the King sent the Lord of Argenton to Venice
again, to invite the Venetians to accept the Terms of Peace
that were offered, which the Venetians refused; and of the
Tricks and Jugglings of the Duke of Milan 248
CH. XX.—How the King forgot those that were left behind at
Naples, upon his Return into France; and of the Dauphin’s
Death, which was a great Affliction to the King and Queen 253
CH. XXI.—How the King received News of the Loss of the Castle
of Naples; of the selling of the Towns belonging to the
Florentines to several Persons; of the Treaty of Atella in
Apulia, much to the Prejudice of the French; and of the Death
of Ferrand, King of Naples 257
CH. XXII.—How several Plots were formed (in Favour of our King)
by some of the Italian Princes, not only for the Recovery of
Naples, but for the Destruction of the Duke of Milan; how they
miscarried for want of Supplies; and how another Design against
Genoa came to the same ill End 264
CH. XXIII.—Of certain Differences that arose between Charles
King of France and Ferrand King of Castile; and the Ambassadors
who were sent by both of them to accommodate the Affair 269
CH. XXIV.—A Digression concerning the Fortunes and Misfortunes
which happened to the House of Castile in the Author’s Time 277
CH. XXV.—Of the magnificent Building which King Charles began
not long before his Death; his good Inclination to reform the
Church, the Laws, the Treasury, and himself; and how he died
suddenly in this Resolution in his Castle at Amboise 281
CH. XXVI.—How holy Friar Jerome was burned at Florence by the
Malice and Solicitation of the Pope, and several Venetians and
Florentines who were his Enemies 284
CH. XXVII.—Of the Obsequies and Funeral of King Charles VIII.,
and the Coronation of his Successor Louis XII.; with the
Genealogies of the Kings of France to King Louis XII. 287