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THE POPE AND THE SUPERNATURAL.
By the middle of March of that year 1495 the conquest of Naples was a thoroughly accomplished fact, and the French rested upon their victory, took their ease, and made merry in the capital of the vanquished kingdom.
But in the north Lodovico Sforza-now Duke of Milan de facto, as we have seen--set about the second part of the game that was to be played.

He had a valuable ally in Venice, which looked none too favourably on the French and was fully disposed to gather its forces against the common foe.

The Council of Ten sent their ambassador, Zorzi, to the Pope to propose an alliance.
News reached Charles in Naples of the league that was being formed.

He laughed at it, and the matter was made the subject of ridicule in some of the comedies that were being performed for the amusement of his Court.