He rushed to his friend's aid, dragged out the dagger from his face, and bore him to the convent.

There Sarpi lay for many weeks in danger, suffering as much, it seems, from his physicians as from the wounds.

Not satisfied with the attendance of his own surgeon, Alvise Ragoza, the Venetians insisted on sending all the eminent doctors of the city and of Padua to his bedside.

The illustrious Acquapendente formed one of this miscellaneous _cortege_; and when the cure was completed, he received a rich gold chain and knighthood for his service.

Every medical man suggested some fresh application.