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CXIV

TWOdaysafterwardstheCardinalCornarowenttobegabishopricfromthePopeforagentlemanofhiscalledMesserAndreaCentano.ThePope，intruth，hadpromisedhimabishopric;andthisbeingnowvacant，theCardinalremindedhimofhisword.ThePopeacknowledgedhisobligation，butsaidthathetoowantedafavourfromhismostreverendlordship，whichwasthathewouldgiveupBenvenutotohiOnthistheCardinalreplied:“Oh，ifyourHolinesshaspardonedhimandsethimfreeatmydisposal，whatwilltheworldsayofyouandme?”ThePopeanswered:“IwantBenvenuto，youwantthebishopric;lettheworldsaywhatitchooses.”ThegoodCardinalentreatedhisHolinesstogivehimthebishopric，andfortheresttothinkthematterover，andthentoactaccordingashisHolinessdecided.ThePope，feelingacertainamountofshameatsowickedlybreakinghisword，tookwhatseemedamiddlecourse:“IwillsendforBenvenuto，andinordertogratifythewhimIhave，willputhiminthoseroomswhichopenonmyprivategarden;therehecanattendtohisrecovery，andIwillnotpreventanyofhisfriendsfromingtovisithiMoreover，Iwilldefrayhisexpensesuntilhiscapriceofminehasleftme.”

TheCardinalcamehome，andsentthecandidateforthisbishopriconthespottoinformmethatthePopewasresolvedtohavemeback，butthathemeanttokeepmeinaground-floorroominhisprivategarden，whereIcouldreceivethevisitsofmyfriends，asIhaddoneinhisownhouse.IimploredthisMesserAndreatoasktheCardinalnottogivemeuptothePope，buttoletmeactonmyownaccount.Iwouldhavemyselfwrappedupinamattress，andcarriedtoasafeplaceoutsideRome;forifhegavemeuptothePope，hewouldcertainlybesendingmetodeath.ItisbelievedthatwhentheCardinalheardmypetitionhewasnotill-disposedtograntit;butMesserAndrea，wantingtosecurethebishopric，denouncedmetothePope，whosentatonceandhadmelodgedintheground-floorchamberofhisprivategarden.TheCardinalsentmewordnottoeatthefoodprovidedformebythePope;hewouldsupplymewithprovisions;meanwhileIwastokeepmyspiritsup，forhewouldworkinmycausetillIwassetfree.Mattersbeingthusarranged，Ireceiveddailyvisitsandgenerousoffersfrommanygreatlordsandgentlemen.FoodcamefromthePope，whichIrefusedtotouch，onlyeatingthatwhichcamefromCardinalCornaro;andthusIremainedawhile.

IhadamongmyfriendsayoungGreekoftheageoftwenty-fiveyears.Hewasextremelyactiveinallphysicalexercises，andthebestswordsmaninRome;ratherpoor-spirited，however，butloyaltothebackbone;honest，andreadytobelievewhatpeopletoldhiHehadhearditsaidthatthePopemadeknownhisintentionofpensatingmeforallIhadgonethrough.ItistruethatthePopebeganbysayingso，butheendedbysayingquitetheopposite.IthendeterminedtoconfideintheyoungGreek，andsaidtohim:“Dearestbrother，theyareplottingmyruin;sonowthetimehasetohelpme.Dotheyimagine，whentheyheapthoseextraordinaryfavoursonme，thatIamnotawaretheyaredonetobetrayme?”Theworthyyoungmananswered:“MyBenvenuto，theysayinRomethatthePopehasbestowedonyouanofficewithanineoffivehundredcrowns;Ibeseechyouthereforenottoletthosesuspicionsdepriveyouofsogreatawindfall.”AllthesameIbeggedhimwithclaspedhandstoaidmeinescapingfromthatplace，sayingIknewwellthataPopeofthatsort，thoughhecoulddomemuchgoodifhechose，wasreallystudyingsecretly，andtosaveappearances，howhemightbestdestroyme;thereforewemustbequickandtrytosavemefromhisclutches.IfmyfriendwouldgetmeoutofthatplacebythemeansImeanttotellhim，Ishouldalwaysregardhimasthesaviourofmylife，andwhenoccasioncamewouldlayitdownforhimwithgladness.Thepooryoungmanshedtears，andcried:“Oh，mydearbrother，thoughyouarebringingdestructiononyourhead，Icannotbutfulfilyourwishes;soexplainyourplan，andIwilldowhateveryoumayorder，albeitmuchagainstmywill.”Accordinglywecametoanagreement，andIdisclosedtohimthedetailsofmyscheme，whichwascertaintohavesucceededwithoutdifficulty.WhenIhopedthathewasingtoexecuteit，hecameandtoldmethatformyowngoodhemeanttodisobeyme，beingconvincedofthetruthofwhathehadheardfrommenclosetothePopesperson，whounderstoodtherealstateofmyaffairs.Havingnothingelsetorelyupon，Iremainedindespairandmisery.ThispassedonthedayofCorpusDomini1539.

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