Of so great an armie there was preserned but the reregard of foure hundred lances, commanded by monsieur de Alanson, they neuer came to the fight, neuer suffered charge, nor neuer were followed, but leauing behind them their baggage, they retired whole to Piemont, their feare making them more hastie to flie, than carefull of their honor. And as one calamitie followeth another, so the losse of the battell was no sooner reapported at Millaine, than Theodor Triuulce, who laie there in garrison with foure hundred lances, departed and tooke his waie to Musocquo, all the souldiors folowing him by troops: insomuch as the same daie that the king lost the battell, all the dutchie of Millaine was made frée from the iurisdiction of the French. The daie after the victorie,The French king led pri|soner to the rocke of Pis|queton. the king was led prisoner to the rocke of Pisqueton, for that the duke of Millaine, in regard of his proper suretie, consented hardlie that the per|son of the king should be kept within the castell of Millaine: he was garded with great gelousie and watch; but in all other things (except his libertie) he was vsed and honored as apperteined to the state and maiestie of a king.

Now (saith mine author, speaking to the readers of his historie) you haue séene set downe the ouer|throw of the French armie in the battell of Pauia: [...] pag [...]04. a wretched successe, where was so great expectation of victorie. You haue séene a mightie king deliue|red vp prisoner into the hands of him, with whom he contended for glorie and emperie: a spectacle most tragicall amongst all the calamities that fortune bringeth vpon mans mortalitie. You haue séene the most part of the nobilitie, and honorable capteins of France, slaine in the seruice and presence of their king: a matter that made more lamentable his owne condition and aduersitie. You haue séene the residue of that armie, so vniuersallie perplexed with feare and confusion, that the same thing that should haue reteined them in so great affliction, made them the lesse assured, and further off from confidence.

When word came to the emperour of all the for|mer accidents, Guic. pag. 915. The modera|tion and tem|perance of the emperour vp|on the newes of the victorie. the eies of euerie man were set to behold with what propertie of affection he would receiue his gladsome news, and to what ends his thoughts were disposed: who so farre as exterior de|monstrations made shew, expressed great tokens of a mind much moderated, and verie apt to resist easilie the prosperitie of fortune: yea the signes and inclinations appeering so much the more incredible, by how much he was a prince mightie & yong, and as yet had neuer tasted but of felicitie. For after he was informed truelie of so great a victorie, whereof he had the reapport the tenth of March, togither with letters of the French kings owne hand, written ra|ther in the spirit and condition of a prisoner, than with the courage of a king, he went foorthwith to the church to make his holie oblations to God with ma|nie solemnities. And the morning folowing he recei|ued with signes of right great deuotion the sacra|ment of the eucharist, and so went in procession to our ladies church out of Madrill, where was his court at that time.