It came out at twenty-four o'clock, and they broke the wall above the door enough to let it pass.

That night some stones were thrown at the Colossus with intent to injure it; a watch had to be set over it at night, and it made way very slowly, bound as it was upright, suspended so that the feet were off the ground by enormous beams with much ingenuity.

It took four days to reach the Piazza, arriving on the 18th at the hour of twelve.

More than forty men were employed to make it go, and there were fourteen logs to go beneath it, which were changed from hand to hand.

Afterwards they worked until June 8, 1504, to place it on a pedestal where the Judith used to stand.