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VGW(HU.774.117
24 Nov 1774:13 (1216)
A Noble Instance of Generosity. In the war carried on by
Louis XII. of France against the Venetians, the town of
Brescia, being taken by storm, and abandoned to the
soldiers, suffered for seven days, all the distresses of
cruelty and avarice. No house escaped, but that where the
Chevalier Bayard was lodged. . . [Bayard saved a mother and
2 daughters] They employed a notable surgeon, . . . and
when he could bear to be amused they entertained him with
concerts of musick. . . [2 paragraphs]
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