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 montius, Scipio Barbono, of the lives of the Dukes of Milan, and Paolo Morigi.

Having thus seen Milan in six dayes time, we took horse for Bologna, six dayes journey from hence, and passed through Marignano, Lodi, Piacenza, Parma, Regio, Modena, Fort Urbano, and so to Bologna; of each I will say something.

Marignano is a little Town about ten miles distant from Milan, and from thence to Lodi the way is most pleasant, and level as an alley. Near to this Town Francis the first of France fought with the Swissers a famous battle, and killed 6000 of them; and took Ludovicus Sforza the Duke of Milan, who thought to have escaped in Swissers clothes, but was discovered.

Lodi is a good just Town, and frontier upon the Venetians, the River Adda runs under its walls. Its called Lodi either because its built upon the ruines, or near to old Lodi, which was called Laus Pompeia, because Pompey had re-