 He used a drawing of a Swiss degen alongside the initials NMD as his mark; the Swiss degen also appears on his literary manuscripts, and "schwitzerdegen" appears as his author's pseudonym in some of his printed works.In 1522 he once again entered service with Albrecht von Stein in a campaign in Lombardy, and was wounded at Novara.He also participated in the Battle of Bicocca of 27 April.