He had in his pay a Spaniard whom he had raised to
the proud eminence of chief of his bravoes. He was a
man of some thirty-five to forty years, whose whole life
had been one long rebellion against all the laws of
society, and he hesitated at nothing, provided that he
was paid fair value for his services. This Don Michel
Correglia, who acquired sanguinary celebrity under the
name of Michelotto, was just the man for Caesar's present
purpose ; for his devotion to Caesar was no less absolute
than Caesar's confidence in him. The cardinal entrusted
one portion of his vengeance to him, and reserved the
other portion for himself.
Don Michel received orders to scour the Roman Cam-
pagna, and murder every Frenchman he fell in with.
He at once set to work, and in the course of very few
days achieved most satisfactory results. More than a
hundred persons were robbed and murdered, among



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them the son of the Bishop of Saint Malo, who was re-
turning to France, and upon whom Michelotto found the
sum of three thousand crowns.
