en by walls_ 75

Sec. 9.--_How Conrad I. was made Emperor_ 78

Sec. 10.--_Of the nobles which were in the city of Florence
in the time of the said Emperor Conrad, and first of
those about the Duomo_ 79

Sec. 11.--_Concerning the houses of the nobles in the quarter
of Porta San Piero_ 80

Sec. 12.--_Of them of the quarter of Porta San Brancazio_ 81

Sec. 13.--_Concerning them of the great quarter of Porta
Santa Maria and of San Piero Scheraggio_ 81

Sec. 18.--_Narration of many things that were in those times_ 83

Sec. 19.--_Of Robert Guiscard and his descendants, which
were kings of Sicily and of Apulia_ 84

Sec. 20.--_Concerning the successors of Robert Guiscard,
which were kings of Sicily and of Apulia_ 89

Sec. 21.--_Of the Countess Matilda_ 92

Sec. 29.--_How the Florentines defeated the Vicar of the
Emperor Henry IV._ 95

Sec. 30.--_How the city of Florence took fire twice, whence a
great part of the city was burnt_ 95

Sec. 31.--_How the Pisans took Majorca, and the Florentines
protected the city of Pisa_ 96

Sec. 32.--_How the Florentines took and destroyed the fortress
of Fiesole_ 98

Sec. 36.--_How the Florentines destroyed the fortress of
Montebuono_ 98

BOOK V.

_Here begins the Fifth Book: How Frederick I. of Staufen of
Suabia was Emperor of Rome, and of his descendants, and
concerning the doings of Florence, which were in their times,
and of all Italy._

Sec. 1. 101

Sec. 2.--_How Pope Alexander returned from France to
Venice, and the Emperor returned to obedience_ 105

Sec. 3.--_How the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa was reconciled
with the Church, and went over seas, and
there died_ 106

Sec. 8.--_Of the great fires which were in the city of
Florence_ 108

Sec. 9.--_How civil war began in Flor