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ASIhavejustsaid，hisMajestyaffectedtoconcurwiththeCardinal，buthisownprivatemindwasotherwisemadeup.Accordingly，uponthedayafterhisarrival，withoutsolicitationuponmypart，hecameofhisownaccordtomyhouse.Iwenttomeethim，andconductedhimthroughseveralroomswherediversworksofartwereonview.Beginningwiththelessimportant，Ipointedoutaquantityofthingsinbronze;anditwaslongsincehehadseensomanyatonce.ThenItookhimtoseetheJupiterinsilver，nownearlypleted，withallitssplendiddecorations.Itsohappenedthatagrievousdisappointmentwhichhehadsufferedafewyearsearlier，madehimthinkthispiecemoreadmirablethanitmightperhapshaveappearedtoanyotherman.TheoccasiontowhichIreferwasthis:AfterthecaptureofTunis，theEmperorpassedthroughPariswiththeconsentofhisbrother-in-law，KingFrancis，whowantedtopresenthimwithsomethingworthyofsogreatapotentate.Havingthisinview，heorderedaHerculestobeexecutedinsilver，exactlyofthesamesizeasmyJupiter.TheKingdeclaredthisHerculestobetheugliestworkofartthathehadeverseen，andspokehisopinionplainlytothecraftsmenofParis.Theyvauntedthemselvestobetheablestcraftsmenintheworldforworksofthiskind，andinformedtheKingthatnothingmoreperfectcouldpossiblyhavebeenproducedinsilver，insistingatthesametimeuponbeingpaidtwothousandducatsfortheirfilthypieceofwork.ThismadetheKing，whenhebeheldmine，affirmthatthefinishofitsworkmanshipexceededhishighestexpectations.Accordinglyhemadeanequitablejudgment，andhadmystatuevaluedalsoattwothousandducats，saying:“Igavethoseothermennosalary;Cellini，whogetsaboutathousandcrownsayearfromme，cansurelyletmehavethismasterpiecefortwothousandcrownsofgold，sincehehashissalaryintothebargain.”ThenIexhibitedotherthingsingoldandsilver，andavarietyofmodelsfornewundertakings.Atthelast，justwhenhewastakingleave，Ipointedoutuponthelawnofthecastlethatgreatgiant，whichrousedhimtohigherastonishmentthananyoftheotherthingshehadinspected.TurningtohisAdmiral，whowascalledMonsignorAniballe，hesaid:“SincetheCardinalhadmadehimnoprovision，wemustdoso，andallthemorebecausethemanhimselfissoslowataskingfavours—tocutitshort，Imeantohavehimwellprovidedfor;yes，thesemenwhoaskfornothingfeelthattheirmasterpiecescallaloudforrepense;thereforeseethathegetsthefirstabbeythatfallsvacantworthtwothousandcrownsayear.Ifthiscannotbehadinonebenefice，lethimhavetwoorthreetothatamount，forinhiscaseitwilletothesamething.”AsIwasstandingby，IcouldhearwhattheKingsaid，andthankedhisMajestyatonceforthedonation，asthoughIwerealreadyinpossession.Itoldhimthatassoonashisorderswerecarriedintoeffect，IwouldworkforhisMajestywithoutothersalaryorrepenseofanykinduntiloldagedeprivedmeofthepowertolabour，whenIhopedtorestmytiredbodyinpeace，maintainingmyselfwithhonouronthatine，andalwaysbearinginmindthatIhadservedsogreatamonarchashisMajesty.AttheendofthisspeechtheKingturnedtowardmewithalivelygestureandajoyouscountenance，saying，“Soletitthenbedone.”Afterthathedeparted，highlysatisfiedwithwhathehadseenthere.

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