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XLVIII

THEKINGhadnowmadepeacewiththeEmperor，butnotwiththeEnglish，andthesedevilswerekeepingusinconstantagitation.HisMajestyhadthereforeotherthingsthanpleasuretoattendto.HeorderedPieroStrozzitogowithshipsofwarintotheEnglishwaters;butthiswasaverydifficultundertaking，evenforthatgreatmander，withoutaparagoninhistimesintheartofwar，andalsowithoutaparagoninhismisfortunes.Severalmonthspassedwithoutmyreceivingmoneyormissions;accordingly，IdismissedmyworkpeoplewiththeexceptionofthetwoItalians，whomIsettomakingtwobigvasesoutofmyownsilver;forthesemencouldnotworkinbronze.Aftertheyhadfinishedthese，ItookthemtoacitywhichbelongedtotheQueenofNavarre;itiscalledArgentana，andisdistantseveraldaysjourneyfromParis.Onarrivingatthisplace，IfoundthattheKingwasindisposed;andtheCardinalofFerraratoldhisMajestythatIwase.Hemadenoanswer，whichobligedmetostayseveraldayskickingmyheels.Ofatruth，Ineverwasmoreunfortableinmylife;butatlastIpresentedmyselfoneeveningandofferedthetwovasesfortheKingsinspection.Hewasexcessivelydelighted，andwhenIsawhimingoodhomier，IbeggedhisMajestytograntmethefavourofpermittingmetotravelintoItaly;Iwouldleavethesevenmonthsofmysalarywhichweredue，andhisMajestymightcondescendtopaymewhenIrequiredmoneyformyreturnjourney.Ientreatedhimtograntthispetition，seeingthatthetimesweremoreforfightingthanformakingstatues;moreover，hisMajestyhadallowedasimilarlicensetoBolognathepainter，whereforeIhumblybeggedhimtoconcedethesametome.WhileIwasutteringthesewordstheKingkeptgazingintentlyonthevases，andfromtimetotimeshotaterribleglanceatme;nevertheless，Iwentonprayingtothebestofmyabilitythathewouldfavourmypetition.Allofasuddenheroseangrilyfromhisseat，andsaidtomeinItalian:“Benvenuto，youareagreatfool.TakethesevasesbacktoParis，forIwanttohavethemgilt.”Withoutmakinganyotheranswerhethendeparted.

IwentuptotheCardinalofFerrara，whowaspresent，andbesoughthim，sincehehadalreadyconferreduponmethegreatbenefitoffreeingmefromprisoninRome，withmanyothersbesides，todomethisonefavourmoreofprocuringformeleavetotravelintoItaly.Heansweredthatheshouldbeverygladtodohisbesttogratifymeinthismatter;Imightleaveitwithoutfartherthoughttohim，andevenifIchose，mightsetoffatonce，becausehewouldactforthebestinmyinterestwiththeKing.ItoldtheCardinalthatsinceIwasawarehisMajestyhadputmeundertheprotectionofhismostreverendlordship，ifhegavemeleave，Ifeltreadytodepart，andpromisedtoreturnuponthesmallesthintfromhisreverence.TheCardinalthenbademegobacktoParisandwaitthereeightdays，duringwhichtimehewouldprocuretheKingslicenseforme;ifhisMajestyrefusedtoletmego，hewouldwithoutfailinformme;butifIreceivednoletters，thatwouldbeasignthatImightsetoffwithaneasymind.

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