So the whole party entered Sinigalia, dismounted at the duke's quarter… — The Prince

The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli

So the whole party entered Sinigalia, dismounted at the duke's quarters, and went with him into a secret chamber, where the duke made them prisoners; he then mounted on horseback, and issued orders that the men of Oliverotto and the Orsini should be stripped of their arms. Those of Oliverotto, being at hand, were quickly settled, but those of the Orsini and Vitelli, being at a distance, and having a presentiment of the destruction of their masters, had time to prepare themselves, and bearing in mind the valour and discipline of the Orsinian and Vitellian houses, they stood together against the hostile forces of the country and saved themselves.

Endroit: CHAPTER XXIV -- WHY THE PRINCES OF ITALY HAVE LOST THEIR STATES · ¶333
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