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CXXVII

AFEWdayshadpassedwhentheCardinalofFerraraarrivedinRome.HewenttopayhisrespectstothePope，andthePopedetainedhimuptosupper-time.NowthePopewasamanofgreattalentforaffairs，andhewantedtotalkathiseasewiththeCardinalaboutFrenchpolitics.Everybodyknowsthatfolk，whentheyarefeastingtogether，saythingswhichtheywouldotherwiseretain.Thisthereforehappened.ThegreatKingFranciswasmostfrankandliberalinallhisdealings，andtheCardinalwaswellacquaintedwithhistemper.ThereforethelattercouldindulgethePopebeyondhisboldestexpectations.ThisraisedhisHolinesstoahighpitchofmerrimentandgladness，allthemorebecausehewasaccustomedtodrinkfreelyonceaweek，andwentindeedtovomitafterhisindulgence.When，therefore，theCardinalobservedthatthePopewaswelldisposed，andripetograntfavours，hebeggedformeattheKingsdemand，pressingthematterhotly，andprovingthathisMajestyhaditmuchatheart.UponthisthePopelaughedaloud;hefeltthemomentforhisvomitathand;theexcessivequantityofwinewhichhehaddrunkwasalsooperating;sohesaid:“Onthespot，thisinstant，youshalltakehimtoyourhouse.”Then，havinggivenexpressorderstothispurpose，herosefromtable.TheCardinalimmediatelysentforme，beforeSignorPierLuigicouldgetwindoftheaffair;foritwascertainthathewouldnothaveallowedmetobeloosedfromprison.

ThePopesmandatarycametogetherwithtwogreatgentlemenoftheCardinals，andwhenfouroclockofthenightwaspassed，theyremovedmefrommyprison，andbroughtmeintothepresenceoftheCardinal，whoreceivedmewithindescribablekindness.Iwaswelllodged，andlefttoenjoythefortsofmysituation.

MesserAntonio，theoldcastellansbrother，andhissuccessorintheoffice，insistedonextractingfrommethecostsforfoodandotherfeesandperquisitesclaimedbysheriffsandsuchfry，payingnoheedtohispredecessorswillinmybehalf.Thisaffaircostmeseveralscoresofcrowns;butIpaidthem，becausetheCardinaltoldmetobewelluponmyguardifIwantedtopreservemylife，addingthathadhenotextractedmethateveningfromtheprison，Ishouldneverhavegotout.Indeed，hehadalreadybeeninformedthatthePopegreatlyregrettedhavingletmego.

THISCAPITOLOIWRITETOLUCAMARTINADDRESSINGHIMINITASWILLAPPEAR注释标题CellinisCapitoloinPraiseofthePrisonisclearlymadeupofpieceswritten，asescribedabove，inthedungeonofS.Angelo，andofpassageswhichheafterwardsposedtobringthesepiecesintoacoherentwhole.Hehasnotdisplayedmuchliteraryskillintheredaction，andIhavebeenatpainstopreservetheroughnessoftheoriginal.

WHOSOwouldknowthepowerofGodsdominion，

Andhowamanresemblesthathighgood，

Mustlieinprison，ismyfirmopinion:

Ongrievousthoughtsandcaresofhomemustbrood，

Oppressedwithcarkingpainsinfleshandbone，

Farfromhisnativelandfullmanyarood.

Ifyouwouldfainbyworthydeedsbeknown，

Seektobeprisonedwithoutcause，lielong，

Andfindnofriendtolistentoyourmoan.

Seethatmenrobyouofyourallbywrong;

Addperilstoyourlife;beusedwithforce，

Hopelessofhelp，bybrutalfoesandstrong.

Bedrivenatlengthtosomemaddesperatecourse;

Burstfromyourdungeon，leapthecastlewall;

Recaptured，findtheprisontentimesworse.

Nowlisten，Luca，tothebestofall!

Yourlegsbeenbroken;youvebeenboughtandsold;

Yourdungeonsdripping;youvenocloakorshawl.

Neveronefriendlyword;yourvictualscold

Arebroughtwithsorrynewsbysomebasegroom

OfPrato-soldiernow-druggistofold.

MarkwellhowGlorysteepshersonsingloom!

Youhavenoseattositon，savethestool:

Yetwereyouactivefromyourmotherswomb.

Theknavewhoserveshathordersstrictandcool

Tolistnowordyouutter，giveyounaught，

Scarcelytoopethedoor;suchistheirrule.

ThesetoyshathGloryforhernurslingwrought!

Nopaper，pens，ink，fire，ortoolsofsteel，

Toexercisethequickbrainsteemingthought.

AlackthatIsolittlecanreveal!

Fancyonehundredforeachseparateill:

FullspaceandplaceIveleftforprisonweal!

Butnowmyformerpurposetofulfil，

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