. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. author of the VitaLatina (at sheet 29) and Burlamacchi (at p. 86) state that the Dukeof Milan had received intelligence of the letter to the French king. It istrue they assign no date to the event, but both affirm that the letterseized by the Duke was from Savonarola. But from what we have alreadyrelated, it is clear that the captured letter was the one from Mazzinghi toGuasconi. Besides, the ambassadors silence is sufficiently explained bythe circumstance that at this moment the events going on in Florence en-tirely changed the aspect of affairs, and d
. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. author of the VitaLatina (at sheet 29) and Burlamacchi (at p. 86) state that the Dukeof Milan had received intelligence of the letter to the French king. It istrue they assign no date to the event, but both affirm that the letterseized by the Duke was from Savonarola. But from what we have alreadyrelated, it is clear that the captured letter was the one from Mazzinghi toGuasconi. Besides, the ambassadors silence is sufficiently explained bythe circumstance that at this moment the events going on in Florence en-tirely changed the aspect of affairs, and deprived the letters of Savonarolaand his friends of all importance, although a, great point was repeatedlymade of them during the Friars trial, PERILS ON ALL SIDES. 649 on all sides, even before the final struggle began. Never-theless, the course of events was so marvellously rapid,that he had no time to measure the enormity of these un-expected perils before, like a thunderbolt from heaven,another and still worse misfortune befell CHAPTER VII. IIIE ORfDEAL BY FIRE. (April 7, 1498.) T was one of those moments in whichthe popular aspect seems to undergo amagical change. Savonarolas adher-ents had either disappeared or werein hiding; all Florence now seemedagainst him. Messengers from Romeand Milan were continually coming and going. Thespies of the Duke were on the alert, and wrote to theirmaster that some great stroke, was hourly expected on thepart of the In fact, it was well known thatthe Gonfalonier Popoleschi, and Berlinghieri, one of the
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