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WHENIheardthesewords，Icouldnotholdfromburstingintoagreatroaroflaughter;then，havinglaughedawhile，Isaid:“ThanksbetothatGodonthisfirstoccasion，whenithaspleasedHisDivineMajestytoimprisonme，Ishouldnotbeimprisonedforsomefolly，asthewontisusuallywithyoungmen.Ifwhatyousaywerethetruth，Irunnoriskofhavingtosubmittocorporalpunishment，sincetheauthorityofthelawwassuspendedduringthatseason.Indeed，Icouldexcusemyselfbysayingthat，likeafaithfulservant，IhadkeptbacktreasuretothatamountforthesacredandHolytolicChurch，waitingtillIcouldrestoreittoagoodPope，orelsetothosewhomightrequireitofme;as，forinstance，youmight，ifthiswereverilythecase.”WhenIhadspokensofar，thefuriousGovernorwouldnotletmeconcludemyargument，butexclaimedinaburstofrage:“Interprettheaffairasyoulikebest，Benvenuto;itisenoughforustohavefoundthepropertywhichwehadlost;bequickaboutit，ifyoudonotwantustouseothermeasuresthanwords.”Thentheybegantoriseandleavethechamber;butIstoppedthem，cryingout:“Mylords，myexaminationisnotover;bringthattoanend，andgothenwhereyouchoose.”Theyresumedtheirseatsinaveryangrytemper，makingasthoughtheydidnotmeantolistentoawordIsaid，andatthesametimehalfrelieved，asthoughtheyhaddiscoveredalltheywantedtoknow.Ithenbeganmyspeech，tothiseffect:“Youaretoknow，mylords，thatitisnowsometwentyyearssinceIfirstcametoRome，andIhaveneverbeensenttoprisonhereorelsewhere.”OnthisthatcatchpoleofaGovernorcalledout:“Andyetyouhavekilledmenenoughhere!”Ireplied:“Itisyouthatsayit，andnotI;butifsomeonecametokillyou，priestasyouare，youwoulddefendyourself，andifyoukilledhim，thesanctityoflawwouldholdyoujustified.Thereforeletmecontinuemydefence，ifyouwishtoreportthecasetothePope，andtojudgemefairly.OncemoreItellyouthatIhavebeenasojournerinthismarvellouscityRomefornighontwentyyears，andhereIhaveexercisedmyartinmattersofvastimportance.KnowingthatthisistheseatofChrist，Ientertainedthereasonablebeliefthatwhensometemporalprincesoughttoinflictonmeamortalinjury，ImighthaverecoursetothisholychairandtothisVicarofChrist，inconfidencethathewouldsurelyupholdmycause.Ahme!whitheramInowtogo?Whatprinceistherewhowillprotectmefromthisinfamousassassination?Wasitnotyourbusiness，beforeyoutookmeup，tofindoutwhatIhaddonewiththoseeightythousandducats?Wasitnotyourdutytoinspecttherecordofthejewels，whichhavebeencarefullyinscribedbythistolicCamerathroughthelastfivehundredyears?Ifyouhaddiscoveredanythingmissingonthatrecord，thenyououghttohaveseizedallmybookstogetherwithmyself.Itellyouforacertaintythattheregisters，onwhicharewrittenallthejewelsofthePopeandtheregalia，mustbeperfectlyinorder;youwillnotfindtheremissingasinglearticleofvaluewhichbelongedtoPopeClementthathasnotbeenminutelynoted.Theonethingofthekindwhichoccurstomeisthis:WhenthatpoormanPopeClementwantedtomaketermswiththosethievesoftheImperialarmy，whohadrobbedRomeandinsultedtheChurch，acertainCesareIscatinaro，ifIrightlyrememberhisname，cametonegotiatewithhim;andhavingnearlyconcludedtheagreement，thePopeinhisextremity，toshowthemansomemarkoffavour，letfalladiamondfromhisfinger，whichwasworthaboutfourthousandcrowns，andwhenIscatinarostoopedtopickitup，thePopetoldhimtokeepitforhissake.Iwaspresentatthesetransactions:andifthediamondofwhichIspeakbemissing，Ihavetoldyouwhereitwent;butIhavethefirmestconvictionthatyouwillfindeventhisnotedupontheregister.

Afterthisyoumayblushatyourleisureforhavingdonesuchcruelinjusticetoamanlikeme，whohasperformedsomanyhonourableservicesforthetolicchair.Iwouldhaveyouknowthat，butforme，themorningwhentheImperialtroopsenteredtheBorgo，theywouldwithoutletorhindrancehaveforcedtheirwayintothecastle.ItwasIwho，unrewardedforthisact，betookmyselfwithvigourtothegunswhichhadbeenabandonedbythecannoneersandsoldiersoftheordnance.IputspiritintomyradeRaffaellodaMontelupo，thesculptor，whohadalsolefthispostandhidhimselfallfrightenedinacorner，withoutstirringfootorfinger;Iwokehiscourageup，andheandIalonetogetherslewsomanyoftheenemiesthatthesoldierstookanotherroad.IitwaswhoshotatIscatinarowhenIsawhimtalkingtoPopeClementwithouttheslightestmarkofreverence，nay，withthemostrevoltinginsolence，liketheLutheranandinfidelhewas.PopeClementuponthishadthecastlesearchedtofindandhangthemanwhodidit.IitwaswhowoundedthePrinceofOrangeintheheaddowntherebelowthetrenchesofthecastle.Then，too，howmanyornamentsofsilver，gold，andjewels，howmanymodelsandcoins，sobeautifulandsoesteemed，haveInotmadeforHolyChurch!Isthisthenthepresumptuouspriestlyrepenseyougiveamanwhohasservedandlovedyouwithsuchloyalty，withsuchmasteryofart?Oh，goandreportthewholethatIhavespokentothePope;goandtellhimthathisjewelsareallinhispossession;thatIneverreceivedfromtheChurchanythingbutwoundsandstoningsatthatepochofthesack;thatIneverreckoneduponanygainbeyondsomesmallremunerationfromPopePaolo，whichhehadpromisedme.NowatlastIknowwhattothinkofhisHolinessandyouhisMinisters.”

WhileIwasdeliveringthisspeech，theysatandlistenedinastonishment.Thenexchangingglancesonewiththeother，andmakingsignsofmuchsurprise，theyleftme.AllthreewenttogethertoreportwhatIhadspokentothePope.ThePopefeltsomeshame，andgaveordersthatalltherecordsofthejewelsshouldbediligentlysearched.Whentheyhadascertainedthatnoneweremissing，theyleftmeinthecastlewithoutsayingawordmoreaboutit.SignorPierLuigifeltalsothathehadactedill;andtoendtheaffair，theysetabouttocontrivemydeath.

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