CHAPTERXIII
CONCERNINGAUXILIARIES，MIXEDSOLDIERY，ANDONE’SOWN
Auxiliaries，whicharetheotheruselessarm，areemployedwhenaprinceiscalledinwithhisforcestoaidanddefend，aswasdonebyPopeJuliusinthemostrecenttimes;forhe，having，intheenterpriseagainstFerrara，hadpoorproofofhismercenaries，turnedtoauxiliaries，andstipulatedwithFerdinand，KingofSpain，[*]forhisassistancewithmenandarms。Thesearmsmaybeusefulandgoodinthemselves，butforhimwhocallsthemintheyarealwaysdisadvantageous;forlosing，oneisundone，andwinning，oneistheircaptive。
[*]FerdinandV（F。IIofAragonandSicily，F。IIIofNaples），surnamed\"TheCatholic，\"born1542，died1516。
Andalthoughancienthistoriesmaybefullofexamples，IdonotwishtoleavethisrecentoneofPopeJuliustheSecond，theperilofwhichcannotfailtobeperceived;forhe，wishingtogetFerrara，threwhimselfentirelyintothehandsoftheforeigner。Buthisgoodfortunebroughtaboutathirdevent，sothathedidnotreapthefruitofhisrashchoice;because，havinghisauxiliariesroutedatRavenna，andtheSwitzershavingrisenanddrivenouttheconquerors（againstallexpectation，bothhisandothers），itsocametopassthathedidnotbecomeprisonertohisenemies，theyhavingfled，nortohisauxiliaries，hehavingconqueredbyotherarmsthantheirs。