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XXXVIII

BYlabouringincessantlyIhadnowgotmyvariousworkswellforward;theJupiterwasnearlyfinished，andthevasealso;thedoorbegantorevealitsbeauties.AtthattimetheKingcametoParis;andthoughIgavetherightdateoftheyear1544formydaughtersbirth，wewerestillin1543;butanopportunityofmentioningmydaughterhavingarisen，Iavailedmyselfofit，soasnottointerruptthenarrativeofmoreimportantthings.Well，theKing，asIhavesaid，cametoParis，andpaidmeavisitsoonafterhisarrival.Themagnificentshowofworksbroughtwell-nightopletionwasenoughtosatisfyanybodyseye;andindeeditgavethatgloriousmonarchnolesscontentmentthantheartistwhohadworkedsoharduponthemdesired.Whileinspectingthesethings，itcameintohisheadthattheCardinalofFerrarahadfulfillednoneofhispromisestome，eitherasregardedapensionoranythingelse.WhisperingwithhisAdmiral，hesaidthattheCardinalofFerrarahadbehavedverybadlyinthematter;andthatheintendedtomakeituptomehimself，becausehesawIwasamanoffewwords，whointhetwinklingofaneyemightdecampwithoutplainingoraskingleave.

Onreturninghome，hisMajesty，afterdinner，toldtheCardinaltogiveorderstohistreasureroftheExchequerthatheshouldpaymeatanearlydateseventhousandcrownsofgold，inthreeorfourinstalments，accordingtohisownconvenience，providedonlythatheexecutedthemissionfaithfully.Atthesametimeherepeatedwordstothiseffect:“IgaveBenvenutointoyourcharge，andyouhaveforgottenallabouthi”TheCardinalsaidthathewouldpunctuallyperformhisMajestysmands;buthisownbadnaturemadehimwaittilltheKingsfitofgenerositywasover.Meanwhilewarsandrumoursofwarswereontheincrease;itwasthemomentwhentheEmperorwithahugearmywasmarchinguponParis.SeeingtherealmofFrancetobeingreatneedofmoney，theCardinalonedaybegantotalkofme，andsaid:“SacredMajesty，actingforthebest，IhavenothadthatmoneygiventoBenvenuto.First，itissorelywantednowforpublicuses.Secondly，sogreatadonationwouldhaveexposedyoutotheriskoflosingBenvenutoaltogether;forifhefoundhimselfarichman，hemighthaveinvestedhismoneyinItaly，andthemomentsomecapricetookofhim，hewouldhavedecampedwithouthesitation.IthereforeconsiderthatyourMajestysbestcoursewillbetopresenthimwithsomethinginyourkingdom，ifyouwanttokeephiminyourserviceforanylengthoftime.”TheKing，beingreallyinwantofmoney，approvedofthesearguments;nevertheless，likethenoblesoulhewas，andtrulyworthyofhisroyalstation，hejudgedrightlythattheCardinalhadactedthusinordertocurryfavourratherthanfromanyclearprevisionofdistressedfinancesinsovastareal

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