izzino Spinoli was driven out of Genoa and defeated._
Sec. 115.--_How the Venetians were defeated at Ferrara._ Sec. 116.--_Of
the war between them of Volterra and them of Sangimignano._ Sec.
117.--_How the Orsini of Rome were defeated by the Colonnesi._ Sec.
118.--_How the folk of Arezzo were defeated by the marshal of the
Florentines._ Sec. 119.--_How the Florentines marched upon Arezzo._

Sec. 120.--_How the ambassadors of Henry, king of the Romans, came to
Florence._

[Sidenote: 1310 A.D.]

In the said year, on the 3rd day of July, there came to Florence M.
Louis of Savoy, senator elect of Rome, with two clerics, prelates of
Germany, and M. Simone Filippi of Pistoia, ambassadors from the
Emperor, requiring the commonwealth of Florence to prepare to do
honour to his coronation, and to send their ambassadors to him to
Lausanne; and they required and commanded that the expedition which
had been sent against Arezzo should be withdrawn. A great and fine
council was held by the Florentines, wherein the ambassadors
discreetly set forth their embassy. M. Betto Brunelleschi was called
upon to respond for the commonwealth, which at the first made answer
with proud and unfitting words, wherefor he was afterwards blamed by
the wise; then answer was discreetly made, and courteously, by M.
Ugolino Tornaquinci, whereon they departed, well content, on the 12th
day of July, and went to the host of the Florentines to Arezzo, and
made the like command that the host should depart, which did not
therefore depart. The said ambassadors abode in Arezzo, very wrathful
against the Florentines.

[Sidenote: 1310 A.D.]

Sec. 121.--_Of wondrous folk that went their way through Italy beating
themselves._

END OF SELECTIONS FROM BOOK VIII.

BOOK IX.

_Here begins the Ninth Book. How Henry, count of Luxemburg,
was made Emperor._

[Sidenote: 1310 A.D.]

[Sidenote: Par. xvii. 82, xxx. 133-138. Epistolae v. vi. vii.]

Sec. 1.--Henry, count of Luxemburg, reigned four years and seven months
and eighteen days from his first coronation to his end. He was wise
and just and gracious, valiant and firm in arms, virtuous and
catholic; and albeit of low estate according to his lineage, he was
great-hearted, feared and redoubted; and if he had lived longer he
would have done the greatest things. This man was elected emperor
after the manner aforesaid, and immediately when he had received
confirmation from the Pope he caused h