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WHILEIwasengagedinprosecutingmyaffairswithsomuchvigour,therearrivedalettersentpost-hastetomebytheCardinalofFerrara,whichranasfollows:-

“Benvenuto,ourdearfriend,-DuringtheselastdaysthemostChristianKingheremadementionofyou,andsaidthatheshouldliketohaveyouinhisservice.WheretoIansweredthatyouhadpromisedme,wheneverIsentforyoutoservehisMajesty,thatyouwouldeatonce.HisMajestythenanswered:Itismywillthatprovisionforhisjourney,accordingtohismerits,shouldbesenthim;andimmediatelyorderedhisAdmiraltomakemeoutanorderforonethousandgoldencrownsuponthetreasureroftheExchequer.TheCardinaldeGaddi,whowaspresentatthisconversation,advancedimmediately,andtoldhisMajestythatitwasnotnecessarytomakethesedispositions,seeingthathehadsentyoumoneyenough,andthatyouwerealreadyonthejourney.Ifthen,asIthinkprobable,thefactsarequitecontrarytothoseassertionsofCardinalGaddi,replytomewithoutdelayuponthereceiptofthisletter;forIwillundertaketogatherupthefallenthread,andhavethepromisedmoneygivenyoubythismagnanimousKing.”

Nowlettheworldtakenotice,andallthefolkthatdwellonit,whatpowermalignantstarswithadversefortuneexerciseuponushumanbeings!IhadnotspokentwiceinmylifetimetothatlittlesimpletonofaCardinaldeGaddi;nordoIthinkthathemeantbythisbumptiousnessofhistodomeanyharm,butonly,throughlightheadednessandsenselessfolly,tomakeitseemasthoughhealsoheldtheaffairsofartists,whomtheKingwaswanting,underhisownpersonalsupervision,justastheCardinalofFerraradid.Butafterwardshewassostupidasnottotellmeanythingatallaboutthematter;elsewise,itiscertainthatmywishtoshieldasillymannikinfromreproach,ifonlyforourcountryssake,wouldhavemademefindoutsomeexcusetomendthebunglingofhisfoolishself-conceit.

ImmediatelyuponthereceiptofCardinalFerrarasletter,IansweredthataboutCardinaldeGaddiIknewabsolutelynothing,andthatevenifhehadmadeoverturesofthatkindtome,IshouldnothaveleftItalywithoutinforminghismostreverendlordship.IalsosaidthatIhadmoretodoinRomethanatanyprevioustime;butthatifhismostChristianMajestymadesignofwantingme,onewordofhis,municatedbysogreataprinceashismostreverendlordship,wouldsufficetomakemesetoffuponthespot,leavingallotherconcernstotaketheirchance.

AfterIhadsentmyletter,thattraitor,thePerugianworkman,devisedapieceofmaliceagainstme,whichsucceededatonce,owingtotheavariceofPopePaolodaFarnese,butalsofarmoretothatofhisbastard,whowasthencalledDukeofCastro.ThefellowinquestioninformedoneofSignorPierLuigissecretariesthat,havingbeenwithmeasworkmanseveralyears,hewasacquaintedwithallmyaffairs,onthestrengthofwhichhegavehiswordtoSignorPierLuigithatIwasworthmorethaneightythousandducats,andthatthegreaterpartofthispropertyconsistedinjewels,whichjewelsbelongedtotheChurch,andthatIhadstolentheminCastelSantAngeloduringthesackofRome,andthatalltheyhadtodowastocatchmeonthespotwithsecrecy.

ItsohappenedthatIhadbeenatworkonemorning,morethanthreehoursbeforedaybreak,uponthetrousseauofthebrideImentioned;then,whilemyshopwasbeingopenedandsweptout,Iputmycapeontogoabroadandtaketheair.DirectingmystepsalongtheStradaGiulia,IturnedintoChiavica,andatthiscornerCrespino,theBargello,withallhisconstables,madeuptome,andsaid:“YouarethePopesprisoner.”Ianswered:“Crespino,youhavemistakenyourman.”“No,”saidCrespino,“youaretheartistBenvenuto,andIknowyouwell,andIhavetotakeyoutotheCastleofSantAngelo,wherelordsgo,andmenofacplishments,yourpeers.”Uponthatfourofhisunder-officersrushedonme,andwouldhaveseizedbyforceadaggerwhichIwore,andsomeringsIcarriedonmyfinger;butCrespinorebukedthem:“Notamanofyoushalltouchhim:itisquiteenoughifyouperformyourduty,andseethathedoesnotescapeme.”Thenhecameup,andbeggedmewithwordsofcourtesytosurrendermyarms.WhileIwasengagedindoingthis,itcrossedmymindthatexactlyonthatveryspotIhadassassinatedPompeo.Theytookmestraightwaytocastle,andlockedmeinanupperchamberinthekeep.ThiswasthefirsttimethatIeversmeltaprisonuptotheageIthenhadofthirty-sevenyears.

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