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ABOUTthattimeIwasveryintimatewithGirolamodegliAlbizzi，missaryoftheDukesmilitia.Onedaythisfriendsaidtome:“OBenvenuto，itwouldnotbeabadthingtoputyourlittledifferenceofopinionwiththeDuketorights;andIassureyouthatifyoureposeconfidenceinme，Ifeelmyselfthemantosettlematters.IknowwhatIamsaying.TheDukeisgettingreallyangry，andyouwillebadlyoutoftheaffair.Letthissuffice;IamnotatlibertytosayallIknow.”Now，subsequentlytothatconversationwiththeDuchess，Ihadbeentoldbysomeone，possiblyarogue，thathehadheardhowtheDukesaiduponsomeoccasionwhichoffereditself:“ForlessthantwofarthingsIwillthrowPerseustothedogs，andsoourdifferenceswillbeended.”This，then，mademeanxious，andinducedmetoentrustGirolamodegliAlbizziwiththenegotiations，tellinghimanythingwouldsatisfymeprovidedIretainedthegoodgracesoftheDuke.Thathonestfellowwasexcellentinallhisdealingswithsoldiers，especiallywiththemilitia，whoareforthemostpartrustics;buthehadnotasteforstatuary，andthereforecouldnotunderstanditsconditions.Consequently，whenhespoketotheDuke，hebeganthus:“Prince，Benvenutohasplacedhimselfinmyhands，andhasbeggedmetoremendhimtoyourExcellency.”TheDukereplied:“Itooamwillingtorefermyselftoyou，andshallbesatisfiedwithyourdecision.”ThereuponGirolamoposedaletter，withmuchskillandgreatlytomyhonour，fixingthesumwhichtheDukewouldhavetopaymeat3500goldencrownsingold;andthisshouldnotbetakenasmyproperrepenseforsuchamasterpiece，butonlyasakindofgratuity;enoughtosaythatIwassatisfied;withmanyotherphrasesofliketenor，allofwhichimpliedthepricewhichIhavementioned.

TheDukesignedthisagreementasgladlyasItookitsadly.WhentheDuchessheard，shesaid:“Itwouldhavebeenbetterforthatpoormanifhehadplacedhimselfinmyhands;Icouldhavegothimfivethousandcrownsingold.”Oneday，whenIwenttothepalace，sherepeatedthesesamewordstomeinthepresenceofMesserAlamannoSalviati，andlaughedatmealittle，sayingthatIdeservedmybadluck.

TheDukegaveordersthatIshouldbepaidahundredgoldencrownsingoldpermonth，untilthesumwasdischarged;andthusitranforsomemonths.Afterwards，MesserAntoniodeNobili，whohadtotransactthebusiness，begantogivemefifty，andsometimeslateronhegavemetwenty-five，andsometimesnothing.Accordingly，whenIsawthatthesettlementwasbeingthusdeferred，Ispokegood-humouredlytoMesserAntonio，andbeggedhimtoexplainwhyhedidnotpletemypayments.Heansweredinaliketoneofpoliteness;yetitstruckmethatheexposedhisownmindtoomuch.Letthereaderjudge.Hebeganbysayingthatthesolereasonwhyhecouldnotgoforwardregularlywiththesepayments，wasthescarcityofmoneyatthepalace;buthepromised，whencashcamein，todischargearrears.Thenheadded:“Ohheavens!ifIdidnotpayyou，Ishouldbeanutterrogue.”Iwassomewhatsurprisedtohearhimspeakinthatway;yetIresolvedtohopethathewouldpaymewhenhehadthepowertodoso.ButwhenIobservedthatthingswentquitethecontraryway，andsawthatIwasbeingpillaged，Ilosttemperwiththeman，andrecalledtohismemoryhotlyandinangerwhathehaddeclaredhewouldbeifhedidnotpayme.However，hedied;andfivehundredcrownsarestillowingtomeatthepresentdate，whichisnighupontheendof1566.TherewasalsoabalancedueuponmysalarywhichIthoughtwouldbeforgotten，sincethreeyearshadelapsedwithoutpayment.ButitsohappenedthattheDukefellillofaseriousmalady，remainingforty-eighthourswithoutpassingwater.Findingthattheremediesofhisphysiciansavailednothing，itisprobablethathebetookhimselftoGod，andthereforedecreedthedischargeofalldebtstohisservants.Itoowaspaidonthisoccasion，yetIneverobtainedwhatstillstoodoutuponmyPerseus.

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