the glimmering of Diamond Buttons, such as Hippolito had upon the Sleeves
of his Habit, immediately drew to his Assistance; and with that Eagerness
and Resolution, that the Assailants, finding their unmanly odds defeated,
took to their Heels. The Person rescued by the Generous Help of
Aurelian, came toward him; but as he would have stoop'd to have saluted
him, dropp'd, fainting at his feet. Aurelian, now he was so near him,
perceiv'd plainly Hippolito's Habit, and step'd hastily to take him up.
Just as some of the Guards (who were going the Rounds, apprehensive of
such Disorders in an Universal Merriment) came up to him with Lights, and
had taken Prisoners the Two Men, whom they met with their Sword's drawn;
when looking in the Face of the Wounded Man, he found it was not
Hippolito, but his Governour Claudio, in the Habit he had worn at the
Ball. He was extreamly surpriz'd, as were the Prisoners, who confess'd
their Design to have been upon Lorenzo; grounding their Mistake upon the
Habit which was known to have been his. They were Two Men who formerly
had been Servants to him, whom Lorenzo had unfortunately slain.

They made a shift to bring Claudio to himself; and part of the Guard
carrying off the Prisoners, whom Aurelian desired they would secure, the
rest accompanied him bearing Claudio in their Arms to his Lodging. He
had not patience to forbear asking for Hippolito by the Way; whom Claudio
assured him, he had left safe in his Chamber, above Two Hours since. That
his coming Home so long before the Divertisements were ended, and
Undressing himself, had given him the Unhappy Curiosity, to put on his
Habit, and go to the Pallace; in his Return from whence, he was set upon
in the Manner he found him, which if he recovered, he must own his Life
indebted to his timely Assistance.

Being come to the House, they carried him to his Bed, and having sent for
Surgeons Aurelian rewarded and dismissed the Guard. He stay'd the