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1 7 | As it now appeared to the Florentines and others of the Guelph
2 7 | against the quarters of the Florentines, who upon the appearance
3 7 | disengaged; and thus the Florentines were unable to fight with
4 9 | and particularly of the Florentines, were constrained to accept
5 10| Buonaccorsi, all exiled Florentines and Ghibellines. Castruccio
6 10| Castruccio to invade the Florentines in their own territories,
7 10| the country. Whereupon the Florentines recalled their army, which
8 11| to death. Meanwhile the Florentines had recovered San Miniato,
9 11| leave him. He approached the Florentines with the proposal of a truce,
10 12| Castruccio made peace with the Florentines, and strengthened his position
11 12| in Castruccio than in the Florentines, because they believed that
12 12| willing to fight than the Florentines, and they both sent to him
13 14| During this time the Florentines, who were much enraged that
14 14| and with the aid of the Florentines entered the city by night,
15 14| haste to Pistoia. When the Florentines heard of his return, knowing
16 14| of the Guelph cause, the Florentines entered the Pistoian territories.
17 14| and having heard where the Florentines’ lay, he decided not to
18 14| he was informed that the Florentines had thirty thousand men,
19 14| before the attack on the Florentines, and the castellan put to
20 15| had now to encourage the Florentines to persist in their desire
21 15| from Montecarlo. Thus the Florentines hurried on until they reached
22 15| Serravalle: thus he and the Florentines commenced the ascent of
23 15| towards the castle. The Florentines sent forward four hundred
24 15| with such fury that the Florentines could not sustain the attack,
25 15| commemoration of the defeat of the Florentines. He endeavoured to corrupt
26 15| This defeat caused the Florentines great anxiety, and despairing
27 15| accepted it. He agreed with the Florentines to receive from them a yearly
28 16| Shortly after this the Florentines were relieved in some degree
29 16| there, and this gave the Florentines their opportunity to reorganize
30 17| early part of May 1328, the Florentines put in motion this army
31 17| enormous army which the Florentines were sending against him,
32 17| hazard. In order to tempt the Florentines to take this latter course,
33 18| The Florentines, having occupied San Miniato,
34 18| morning of 10 June 1328, the Florentines commenced the battle by
35 18| do, at once attacked the Florentines with five thousand infantry
36 18| Arno. The infantry of the Florentines were so much impeded by
37 18| into the river, whilst the Florentines strove to get a footing
38 18| at Serravalle, whilst the Florentines reproached each other that
39 18| cleared a space of which the Florentines at once took advantage,
40 18| quite useless. Thus the Florentines were so completely defeated
41 18| in such a battle. Of the Florentines there fell twenty thousand
42 20| Pistoians, nor outraged the Florentines with so many injuries. But
43 20| neighbours the offended Florentines, injured by us in a thousand
44 20| to come to terms with the Florentines, who, as they are suffering
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