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NOTmanydayshadpassedbefore，mymedalbeingfinished，Istampeditingold，silver，andcopper.AfterIhadshownittoMesserPietro，heimmediatelyintroducedmetothePope.ItwasonadayinAprilafterdinner，andtheweatherveryfine;thePopewasintheBelvedere.Afterenteringthepresence，Iputmymedalstogetherwiththediesofsteelintohishand.Hetookthem，andrecognisingatoncetheirmasteryofart，lookedMesserPietrointhefaceandsaid:“Theancientsneverhadsuchmedalsmadeforthemasthese.”

Whileheandtheotherswereinspectingthem，takingupnowthediesandnowthemedalsintheirhands，IbegantospeakassubmissivelyasIwasable:“Ifagreaterpowerhadnotcontrolledtheworkingofmyinauspiciousstars，andhinderedthatwithwhichtheyviolentlymenacedme，yourHoliness，withoutyourfaultormine，wouldhavelostafaithfulandlovingservant.Itmust，mostblessedFather，beallowedthatinthosecaseswheremenareriskingallupononethrow，itisnotwrongtodoascertainpoorandsimplemenarewonttosay，whotelluswemustmarkseventimesandcutonce.YourHolinesswillrememberhowthemaliciousandlyingtongueofmybitterenemysoeasilyarousedyouranger，thatyouorderedtheGovernortohavemetakenonthespotandhanged;butIhavenodoubtthatwhenyouhadbeeawareoftheirreparableactbywhichyouwouldhavewrongedyourself，incuttingofffromyouaservantsuchasevennowyourHolinesshathsaidheis，Iamsure，Irepeat，that，beforeGodandtheworld，youwouldhavefeltnotriflingtwingesofremorse.Excellentandvirtuousfathers，andmastersoflikequality，oughtnottolettheirarminwrathdescendupontheirsonsandservantswithsuchinconsideratehaste，seeingthatsubsequentrepentancewillavailthemnothing.ButnowthatGodhasoverruledthemaligninfluencesofthestarsandsavedmeforyourHoliness，Ihumblybegyouanothertimenottoletyourselfsoeasilybestirredtorageagainstme.”

ThePopehadstoppedfromlookingatthemedalsandwasnowlisteningattentivelytowhatIsaid.Thereweremanynoblemenofthegreatestconsequencepresent，whichmadehimblushalittle，asitwereforshame;andnotknowinghowelsetoextricatehimselffromthisentanglement，hesaidthathecouldnotrememberhavinggivensuchanorder.Ichangedtheconversationinordertocoverhisembarrassment.HisHolinessthenbegantospeakagainaboutthemedals，andaskedwhatmethodIhadusedtostampthemsomarvelously，largeastheywere;forhehadnevermetwithancientpiecesofthatsize.Wetalkedalittleonthissubject;butbeingnotquiteeasythatImightnotbeginanotherlecturesharperthanthelast，hepraisedmymedals，andsaidtheygavehimthegreatestsatisfaction，butthatheshouldlikeanotherreversemadeaccordingtoafancyofhisown，ifitwerepossibletostampthemwithtwodifferentpatterns.Isaidthatitwaspossibletodoso.ThenhisHolinessmissionedmetodesignthehistoryofMoseswhenhestrikestherockandwaterissuesfromit，withthismotto:Utbibatpopulus.Atlastheadded:“GoBenvenuto;youwillnothavefinisheditbeforeIhaveprovidedforyourfortune.”AfterIhadtakenleave，thePopeproclaimedbeforethewholepanythathewouldgivemeenoughtoliveonwealthilywithouttheneedoflabouringforanyonebuthiSoIdevotedmyselfentirelytoworkingoutthisreversewiththeMosesonit.

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