rance for the said M. Charles, the said M. Charles by the
will of the king, his brother, came, as we shall hereafter make
mention, in the hope of being Emperor, because of the promises of the
Pope, as we have said.

[Sidenote: 1301 A.D.]

Sec. 44.--_How the Guelfs were driven from Agobbio, and how they
afterwards recovered the city and drove the Ghibellines thence._

Sec. 45.--_How the Black party were driven out of Pistoia._

[Sidenote: 1301 A.D.]

[Sidenote: Inf. xxiv. 143.]

In the year of Christ 1301, in the month of May, the White party in
Pistoia, with the aid and favour of the Whites which were governing
the city of Florence, drove thence the Black party and destroyed their
houses, palaces and possessions, and among others a strong and rich
possession of palaces and towers which pertained to the Black
Cancellieri, which was called Damiata.

[Sidenote: 1301 A.D.]

Sec. 46.--_How the Interminelli and their followers were driven out of
Lucca._ Sec. 47.--_How the Guelf refugees from Genoa were peaceably
restored._ Sec. 48.--_How a comet appeared in the heavens._

Sec. 49.--_How M. Charles of Valois of France came to Pope Boniface,
and afterwards came to Florence and drove out the White party._

[Sidenote: 1301 A.D.]

[Sidenote: Purg. xx. 70-78.]

[Sidenote: 1302 A.D.]

In the said year 1301, in the month of September, there came to the
city of Alagna, in Campagna, where was Pope Boniface with his court,
Charles, count of Valois, brother of the king of France, with many
counts and barons, and with 500 French horsemen in his company, having
taken the way from Lucca to Alagna without entering into Florence for
lack of trust therein; which M. Charles was received with honour by
the Pope and his cardinals; and there came to Alagna King Charles and
his sons to speak with him and to do him honour; and the Pope made him
count of Romagna. And after they had taken counsel and he had arranged
with the Pope and with King Charles the expedition into Sicily in the
following spring, which was the chief reason why he was come from
France, the Pope, not forgetting the anger he had felt against the
White party in Florence, and desirous that Charles should not pass the
winter in vain, gave him the title of Peacemaker in Florence for the
annoyance of the Guelfs in Florence, and ordained that he should
return to the city of Florence. And thus he did, with his followers
and with many others, Florentines, Tuscans,