It has not been seen in our times that such fortresses have been of use to any prince, unless to the Countess of Forli, when the Count Girolamo, her consort, was killed; for by that means she was able to withstand the popular attack and wait for assistance from Milan, and thus recover her state; and the posture of affairs was such at that time that the foreigners could not assist the people.
Ne' tempi nostri non si vede che quelle abbino profittato ad alcuno principe, se non alla contessa di Furlí, quando fu morto el conte Girolamo suo consorte; perché mediante quella possé fuggire l’impeto populare, et aspettare el soccorso da Milano, e recuperare lo stato.