After examination, followed by a temporary release, he prudently took flight into the Duchy of Milan.

Though they held proof of his guilt in the matter of Ser Mafio's murder, the Venetians were apparently unwilling to proceed to extremities against the King of England's man.

Early in February, however, Sir William Paget surrendered him in the name of Lord Protector Somerset to the discretion of S.Mark.Furnished with this assurance that Dall'Armi had lost the favor of England, the Signory wrote to demand his arrest and extradition from the Spanish governor in Milan.

He was in fact arrested on February 10.

The letter announcing his capture describes him as a man of remarkably handsome figure, accustomed to wear a crimson velvet cloak and a red cap trimmed with gold.