silence and darkness.

After the first moment of stupefaction, all who had an injury to avenge
arose and hurried to the chase. Sforza retook Pesaro, Bagloine Perugia,
Guido and Ubaldo Urbino, and La Rovere Sinigaglia; the Vitelli entered
Citta di Castello, the Appiani Piombino, the Orsini Monte Giordano and
their other territories; Romagna alone remained impassive and loyal, for
the people, who have no concern with the quarrels of the great, provided
they do not affect themselves, had never been so happy as under the
government of Caesar.

The Colonnas were pledged to maintain a neutrality, and had been
consequently restored to the possession of their castles and the cities
of Chiuzano, Capo d'Anno, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, and Nettuno, which
they found in a better condition than when they had left them, as the
pope had had them embellished and fortified.

Caesar was still in the Vatican with his troops, who, loyal to him in his
misfortune, kept watch about the palace, where he was writhing on his bed
of pain and roaring like a wounded lion. The cardinals, who had in their
first terror fled, each his own way, instead of attending the pope's
obsequies, began to assemble once more, some at the Minerva, others
around Cardinal Caraffa. Frightened by the troops that Caesar still had,
especially since the command was entrusted to Michelotto, they collected
all the money they could to levy an army of 2000 soldiers with. Charles
Taneo at their head, with the title of Captain of the Sacred College. It
was then hoped that peace was re-established, when it was heard that
Prospero Colonna was coming with 3000 men from the side of Naples, and
Fabio Orsino from the side of Viterbo with 200 horse and more than 1000
infantry. Indeed, they entered Rome at only one day's interval one from
another, by so similar an ardour were they inspired.

Thus there were five armies in Rome: Caesar's army, holding the Vatican
and the Borgo; the army of the Bishop of Nicastro, who had received from
Alexander the guardianship of the Castle Sant' Angelo and had shut
himself up there, refusing to yield; the army of the Sacred College,
which was stationed round about the Minerva; the army of Prospero
Colonna, which was encamped at the Capitol; and the army of Fabio Orsino,
in barracks at the Ripetta.

On their side, the Spaniards had advanced to Terracino, and the French to
Nepi. The cardinals saw that Rome now stood upon a mine which the least