Cerchi, and
with Baldinaccio of the Adimari, and Baschiera of the Tosinghi, and
Naldo Gherardini, and others of their followers of the White party, as
though, under great promise of moneys, he should go about, with his
retinue and friends, to restore them to their estate and betray M.
Charles; concerning which letters were written or forged with their
seals, which, by the said M. Pierre Ferrand, as had been arranged,
were then carried to M. Charles. For which thing the said leaders of
the White party, to wit, all of the house of the White Cerchi of Porte
San Piero, Baldinaccio and Corso of the Adimari, with almost all the
Bellincioni branch, Naldo of the Gherardini, with his branch of the
house, Baschiera of the Tosinghi, with his branch of the said house,
some of the house of the Cavalcanti, Giovanni Giacotto Malispini and
his allies, were cited; but they did not appear, either for fear of
the wrong deed they had committed, or for fear of losing their persons
by reason of the said treachery; but they departed from the city, in
company with their [Ghibelline] adversaries; some going to Pisa, and
some to Arezzo and Pistoia, consorting with the Ghibellines and the
enemies of the Florentines. For the which thing they were condemned by
M. Charles as rebels, and their palaces and goods in the city and in
the country destroyed; and the like with many of their followers, both
magnates and popolani. And after this fashion was abased and driven
away the ungrateful and proud party of the Whites, in company of many
Ghibellines of Florence, by M. Charles of Valois of France, by
commission of Pope Boniface, on the 4th day of April, 1302, whence
there came to our city of Florence much ruin and many perils, as
hereafter, in due time, we shall, as we read on, be able to
understand.

[Sidenote: 1302 A.D.]

Sec. 50.--_How M. Charles of Valois passed into Sicily to make war for
King Charles, and made a shameful peace._ Sec. 51.--_How the band of
Roumania was formed._ Sec. 52.--_How the Florentines and Lucchese marched
upon the city of Pistoia, and how they took the castle of Serravalle
by siege._ Sec. 53.--_How the Florentines took the castle of Piantrevigne
and many other castles that the Whites had caused to rebel._ Sec.
54.--_How the island of Ischia belched out a marvellous fire._ Sec.
55.--_How the common people of Bruges rebelled against the king of
France and slew the French._ Sec. 56.--_Of the great and disastrous rout
of the