Among the most active members of the prospectively insurgent aristocracy of Milan was Count Medole, a young nobleman of vast wealth and possessed of a reliance on his powers of mind that induced him to take a prominent part in the opening deliberations, and speedily necessitated his hire of the friendly offices of one who could supply him with facts, with suggestions, with counsel, with fortitude, with everything to strengthen his pretensions to the leadership, excepting money.

He discovered his man in Barto Rizzo, who quitted the ranks of the republican section to serve him, and wield a tool for his own party.

By the help of Agostino Balderini, Carlo Ammiani, and others, the aristocratic and the republican sections of the conspiracy were brought near enough together to permit of a common action between them, though the maintaining of such harmony demanded an extreme and tireless delicacy of management.

The presence of the Chief, whom we have seen on the Motterone, was claimed by other cities of Italy.

Unto him solely did Barto Rizzo yield thorough adhesion.