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337 WARS AND POLITICS OF ITALY. 337 On the 4th of October, 1511, a treaty was con- chapter . XXII eluded between Julius the Second, Ferdinand, and — '-^ — Venice, with the avow^ed object of protecting the ^e^g^e church, — in other words, driving the French out of Italj ^^ From the pious purpose to which it was devoted, it was called the Holy League. The quota to be furnished by the king of Aragon was twelve hundred heavy and one thousand light cav- alry, ten thousand foot, and a squadron of eleven galleys, to act in concert with the Venetian fleet. The combined forces were to be placed under the command of Hugo de Cardona, viceroy of Naples, a person of polished and engaging address, but without the resolution or experience requisite to military success. The rough old pope sarcastically nicknamed him " Lady Cardona." It was an ap- pointment, that would certainly have never been made by Queen Isabella. Indeed, the favor shown this nobleman on this and other occasions was so much beyond his deserts, as to raise a suspicion in many, that he was more nearly allied by blood to Ferdinand, than was usually imagined.'^ 164. — Sandoval, Hist, del Emp. from Naples, without condescend- Carlos v., torn. i. p. 18. ing to meet his Holiness, who was The act of investiture was dated waiting there for a personal inter- July 3d, 1510. In the following view with him. Peter Martyr, August, the pontiff remitted the Opus Epist., epist. 353. — Guic- feudal services for the annual trib- ciardini, Istoria, tom. iv. p. 73. ute of a white palfrey, and the aid i' Guicciardini, Istoria, tom. v. of 300 lances when the estates of lib. 10, p. 207. — Mariana, Hist, the church should be invaded, de Espana, tom. ii. lib. 30, cap. 5. (Zurita, Anales, tom. vi. lib. 9, — Rymer, Fcedera, tom. xiii. pp. cap. 11.) The pope had hitherto 305-308. refused the investiture, except on ^^ Guicciardini, Istoria, tom. v. the most exorbitant terms; which lib. 10, p. 208. — Bembo, Istoria 60 much disgusted Ferdinand, that Viniziana, tom. ii. lib. 12. — Mari- he passed by Ostia on his return ana. Hist, de Espaiia, tom. ii. lib. VOL. III. 43