Il se souvint que son septième aïeul, le petit-fils de celui qui arriva à Milan à la suite de Sforce, eut l’honneur d’avoir la tête tranchée par les ennemis du duc, qui le surprirent comme il allait en Suisse porter des propositions aux louables cantons et recruter des soldats.
He recalled that his ancestor seven generations back, a grandson of him who came to Milan in the train of the Sforza, had had the honour of having his head cut off by the Duke's enemies, who surprised him as he was on his way to Switzerland to convey certain proposals to the Free Cantons and to raise troops there.