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In the episcopal palace, rice was boiled every day, and dealt out

to the necessities of the people, to the extent of 2000 measures.

Besides these splendid efforts of a single individual, many other

excellent persons, though with less powerful means, strove to

mitigate the horrible sufferings of the people: of these

sufferers, thousands struggled to grasp the broth or other food

provided at different quarters, and thus prolong for a day, at

least, their miserable lives; but thousands were still left

behind in the struggle, and these generally the weakest,-the aged

women and children; and these might be seen, dead and dying from

inanition, in every part. But in the midst of these calamities

not the least disposition to insurrection appeared.

[34] Historia Patriae, decad. v. lib. vi. p. 386.