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XLIII

UPONmyarrivalinRome，【1】Ifoundseveralofmyformerfriends，bywhomIwasverywellreceivedandkindlyentertained.NotimewaslostbeforeIsetmyselftoworkatthingswhichbroughtmeprofit，butwerenotnotableenoughtobedescribed.Therewasafineoldman，agoldsmith，calledRaffaellodelMoro，whohadconsiderablereputationinthetrade，andwastobootaveryworthyfellow.Hebeggedmetoconsenttoenterhisworkshop，sayinghehadsomemissionsofimportancetoexecute，onwhichhighprofitsmightbelookedfor;soIacceptedhisproposalwithgoodwill.

【1】CellinihasbeenseverelytaxedforleavingFlorenceatthisjunctureandtakingserviceunderPopeClement，theoppressorofherliberties.Hisownnarrativeadmitssomesenseofshame.Yetweshouldrememberthathenevertookanydecidedpartinpolitics，andbelongedtoafamilyofMediceansympathies.HisfatherservedLorenzoandPiero;hisbrotherwasasoldierofGiovannidelleBandeNereandDukeAlessandro.ManymostexcellentFlorentineswereconvincedthattheMediceangovernmentwasbeneficial;andanartisthadcertainlymoretoexpectfromitthanfromtheRepublic.

Morethantendayshadelapsed，andIhadnotpresentedmyselftoMaestroGiacopinodellaBarca.Meetingmeonedaybyaccident，hegavemeaheartywele，andaskedmehowlongIhadbeeninRome.WhenItoldhimIhadbeenthereaboutafortnight，hetookitveryill，andsaidthatIshowedlittleesteemforaPopewhohadurgentlypelledhimtowritethreetimesforme.I，whohadtakenhispersistenceinthematterstillmoreill，madenoreply，butswalloweddownmyirritation.Theman，whosufferedfromafluxofwords，beganoneofhislongyarns，andwentontalking，tillatthelast，whenIsawhimtiredout，ImerelysaidthathemightbringmetothePopewhenhesawfit.Heansweredthatanytimewoulddoforhim，andI，thatIwasalwaysready.Sowetookourwaytowardthepalace.ItwasaMaundyThursday;andwhenwereachedtheapartmentsofthePope，hebeingknownthereandIexpected，wewereatonceadmitted.

ThePopewasinbed，sufferingfromaslightindisposition，andhehadwithhimMesserJacopoSalviatiandtheArchbishopofCapua.WhenthePopeseteyesonme，hewasexceedinglyglad.Ikissedhisfeet，andthen，ashumblyasIcould，drewneartohim，andlethimunderstandthatIhadthingsofconsequencetoutter.Onthishewavedhishand，andthetwoprelatesretiredtoadistancefromus.Ibeganatoncetospeak:“MostblessedFather，fromthetimeofthesackuptothishour，Ihaveneverbeenabletoconfessortomunicate，becausetheyrefusemeabsolution.Thecaseisthis.WhenImelteddownthegoldandworkedattheunsettingofthosejewels，yourHolinessorderedtheCavalierinotogivemeamodestrewardformylabours，ofwhichIreceivednothing，butonthecontraryheratherpaidmewithabuse.WhenthenIascendedtothechamberwhereIhadmelteddownthegold，andwashedtheashes，Ifoundaboutapoundandahalfofgoldintinygrainslikemillet-seeds;andinasmuchasIhadnotmoneyenoughtotakemehomerespectably，IthoughtIwouldavailmyselfofthis，andgiveitbackagainwhenopportunityshouldoffer.NowIamhereatthefeetofyourHoliness，whoistheonlytrueconfessor.Ientreatyoutodomethefavourofgrantingmeindulgence，sothatImaybeabletoconfessandmunicate，andbythegraceofyourHolinessregainthegraceofmyLordGod.”UponthisthePope，withascarcelyperceptiblesigh，rememberingperhapshisformertrials，spokeasfollows:“Benvenuto，Ithoroughlybelievewhatyoutellme;itisinmypowertoabsolveyouofanyunbeingdeedyoumayhavedone，and，whatismore，Ihavethewill.So，then，speakoutwithfranknessandperfectconfidence;forifyouhadtakenthevalueofawholetiara，Iamquitereadytopardonyou.”ThereuponIanswered:“Itooknothing，mostblessedFather，butwhatIhaveconfessed;andthisdidnotamounttothevalueof140ducats，forthatwasthesumIreceivedfromtheMintinPerugia，andwithitIwenthometofortmypooroldfather.”ThePopesaid:“Yourfatherhasbeenasvirtuous，good，andworthyamanaswaseverborn，andyouhavenotdegeneratedfromhiIamverysorrythatthemoneywassolittle;butsuchasyousayitwas，Imakeyouapresentofit，andgiveyoumyfullpardon.Assureyourconfessorofthis，ifthereisnothingelseuponyourconsciencewhichconcernsme.Afterwards，whenyouhaveconfessedandmunicated，youshallpresentyourselftomeagain，anditwillbetoyouradvantage.”

WhenIpartedfromthePope，MesserGiacopoandtheArchbishopapproached，andthePopespoketotheminthehighesttermsimaginableaboutme;hesaidthathehadconfessedandabsolvedme;thenhemissionedtheArchbishopofCapuatosendformeandaskifIhadanyotherneedbeyondthismatter，givinghimfullleavetoabsolvemeamply，andbiddinghim，moreover，treatmewiththeutmostkindness.

WhileIwaswalkingawaywithMaestroGiacopino，heaskedmeveryinquisitivelywhatwasthecloseandlengthyconversationIhadhadwithhisHoliness.Afterhehadrepeatedthequestionmorethantwice，IsaidthatIdidnotmeantotellhim，becausetheywerematterswithwhichhehadnothingtodo，andthereforeheneednotgoonaskingme.ThenIwenttodowhathadbeenagreedonwiththePope;andafterthetwofestivalswereover，IagainpresentedmyselfbeforehisHoliness.Hereceivedmeevenbetterthanbefore，andsaid:“IfyouhadealittleearliertoRome，Ishouldhavemissionedyoutorestoremytwotiaras，whichwerepulledtopiecesinthecastle.These，however，withtheexceptionofthegems，areobjectsoflittleartisticinterest;soIwillemployyouonapieceoftheverygreatestconsequence，whereyouwillbeabletoexhibitallyourtalents.Itisabuttonformypriestscope，whichhastobemaderoundlikeatrencher，andasbigasalittletrencher，one-thirdofacubitwide.UponthisIwantyoutorepresentaGodtheFatherinhalf-relief，andinthemiddletosetthatmagnificentbigdiamond，whichyouremember，togetherwithseveralothergemsofthegreatestvalue.Caradossobegantomakemeone，butdidnotfinishit;Iwantyourstobefinishedquickly，sothatImayenjoytheuseofitalittlewhile.Go，then，andmakemeafinemodel.”Hehadallthejewelsshownme，andthenIwentofflikeashottosetmyselftowork.

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