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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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