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LXI

AFTERthelapseofthreedays，onaThursday，therecametometwofavouriteChamberlainsofhisHoliness;oneofthemisalivenow，andabishop;hewascalledMesserPierGiovanni，andwasanofficerofthewardrobe;theothercouldclaimnoblerbirth，buthisnamehasescapedme.Onarrivingtheyspokeasfollows:ThePopehathsentus.Benvenuto;andsinceyouhavenotchosentoplywithhisrequestoneasyterms，hismandsnowarethateitheryoushouldgiveusuphispiece，orthatweshouldtakeyoutoprison.”ThereuponIlookedthemverycheerfullyintheface，replying:“Mylords，ifIweretogivetheworktohisHoliness，Ishouldbegivingwhatismineandnothis，andatpresentIhavenointentiontomakehimthisgift.Ihavebroughtitfarforwardwithgreatlabour，anddonotwantittogointothehandsofsomeignorantbeastwhowilldestroyitwithnotrouble.”WhileIspokethus，thegoldsmithTobbiawasstandingby，whoevenpresumptuouslyaskedmeforthemodelsalsoofmywork.WhatIretorted，inwordsworthyofsucharascal，neednothereberepeated.Then，whenthosegentlemen，theChamberlains，kepturgingmetodoquicklywhatImeanttodo，ItoldthemIwasready.SoItookmycapeup，andbeforeIlefttheshop，IturnedtoanimageofChrist，withsolemnreverenceandcapinhand，prayingasthus:“Ograciousandundying，justandholyourLord，allthethingsthoudoestareaccordingtothyjustice，whichhathnopeeronearth.ThouknowestthatIhaveexactlyreachedtheageofthirty，andthatuptothishourIwasneverthreatenedwithaprisonforanyofmyactions.NowthatitisthywillthatIshouldgotoprison，withallmyheartIthanktheeforthisdispensation.”ThereatIturnedroundtothetwoChamberlains，andaddressedthemwithacertainloweringlookIhave:“Amanofmyqualitydeservednomeanercatchpolesthanyourlordships:placemebetweenyou，andtakemeasyourprisonerwhereyoulike.”Thosetwogentlemen，withthemostperfectmanners，burstoutlaughing，andputmebetweenthem;andsowewentoff，talkingpleasantly，untiltheybroughtmetotheGovernorofRome，whowascalledIlMagalotto.WhenIreachedhim（andtheProcurator-Fiscalwaswithhimbothwaitingforme），thePopesChamberlains，stilllaughing，saidtotheGovernor:“Wegiveuptoyouthisprisoner;nowseeyoutakegoodcareofhiWeareverygladtohaveactedintheplaceofyouragents;forBenvenutohastoldusthatthisbeinghisfirstarrest，hedeservednocatchpolesofinferiorstationthanweare.”Immediatelyonleavingus，theysoughtthePope;andwhentheyhadminutelyrelatedthewholematter，hemadeatfirstasthoughhewouldgivewaytopassion，butafterwardsheputcontroluponhimselfandlaughed，becausethereweretheninthepresencecertainlordsandcardinals，myfriends，whohadwarmlyespousedmycause.

Meanwhile，theGovernorandtheFiscalwereatme，partlybullying，partlyexpostulating，partlygivingadvice，andsayingitwasonlyreasonthatamanwhoorderedworkfromanothershouldbeabletowithdrawitathischoice，andinanywaywhichhethoughtbest.TothisIrepliedthatsuchproceedingswerenotwarrantedbyjustice，neithercouldaPopeactthus;forthataPopeisnotofthesamekindascertainpettytyrantprinces，whotreattheirfolkasbadlyastheycan，withoutregardtolaworjustice;andsoaVicarofChristmaynotmitanyoftheseactsofviolence.ThereattheGovernor，assuminghispolice-courtstyleofthreateningandbullying，begantosay:“Benvenuto，Benvenuto，youaregoingabouttomakemetreatyouasyoudeserve.”“Youwilltreatmewithhonourandcourtesy，ifyouwishtoactasIdeserve.”Takingmeupagain，hecried:“Sendfortheworkatonce，anddontwaitforasecondorder.”Iresponded:“Mylords，grantmethefavourofbeingallowedtosayfourmorewordsinmydefence.”TheFiscal，whowasafarmorereasonableagentofpolicethantheGovernor，turnedtohimandsaid:“Monsignor，supposewelethimsayahundredwords，ifhelikes:solongashegivesupthework，thatisenoughforus.”Ispoke:“Ifanymanyouliketonamehadorderedapalaceorahousetobebuilt，hecouldwithjusticetellthemaster-mason:Idonotwantyoutogoonworkingatmyhouseorpalace;andafterpayinghimhislabour，hewouldhavetherighttodismisshiLikewise，ifanoblemangavemissionforajewelofathousandcrownsvaluetobeset，whenhesawthatthejewellerwasnotservinghimaccordingtohisdesire，hecouldsay:Givemebackmystone，forIdonotwantyourwork.Butinacaseofthiskindnoneofthoseconsiderationsapply;thereisneitherhousenorjewelhere;nobodycanmandmefurtherthanthatIshouldreturnthefivehundredcrownswhichIhavehad.Therefore，monsignori，doeverythingyoucando;foryouwillgetnothingfrommebeyondthefivehundredcrowns.GoandsaythistothePope.Yourthreatsdonotfrightenmeatall;forIamanhonestman，andstandinnofearofmysins.”TheGovernorandFiscalrose，andsaidtheyweregoingtothePope，andshouldreturnwithorderswhichIshouldsoonlearntomycost.SoIremainedthereunderguard.Iwalkedupanddownalargehall，andtheywereaboutthreehoursawaybeforetheycamebackfromthePope.Inthatwhiletheflowerofournationamongthemerchantscametovisitme，imploringmenottopersistincontendingwithaPope，forthismightbetheruinofme.IansweredthemthatIhadmademymindupquitewellwhatIwishedtodo.

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