The pope fulminated a bull of excommunication against the Venetians, and sent an army of ten thousand men.

The Duke of Ferrara and the Marquis of Mantua sent their contingents.

Maximilian, by great exertions, sent a few battalions through the mountains of the Tyrol, and was preparing to follow with stronger forces.

Province after province fell before the resistless invaders, and Venice would have fallen irretrievably had not the conquerors began to quarrel among themselves.

The pope, in secret treaty, was endeavoring to secure his private interests, regardless of the interests of the allies.