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NOsoonerhadtheGovernorreturned，togetherwiththeProcurator，fromthepalace，thanhesentforme，andspoketothiseffect:“Benvenuto，IamcertainlysorrytoebackfromthePopewithsuchmandsasIhavereceived;youmusteitherproducethechaliceontheinstant，orlooktoyouraffairs.”ThenIrepliedthat“inasmuchasIhadnevertothathourbelievedaholyVicarofChristcouldmitanunjustact，soIshouldliketoseeitbeforeIdidbelieveit;thereforedotheutmostthatyoucan.”TheGovernorrejoined:“IhavetoreportacoupleofwordsmorefromthePopetoyou，andthenIwillexecutetheordersgivenme.Hesaysthatyoumustbringyourworktomehere，andthatafterIhaveseenitputintoaboxandsealed，ImusttakeittohiHeengageshiswordnottobreaktheseal，andtoreturnthepiecetoyouuntouched.Butthismuchhewantstohavedone，inordertopreservehisownhonourintheaffair.”Inreturntothisspeech，Ianswered，laughing，thatIwouldverywillinglygiveupmyworkinthewayhementioned，becauseIshouldbegladtoknowforcertainwhataPopeswordwasreallyworth.

Accordingly，Isentformypiece，andhavinghaditsealedasdescribed，gaveituptohiTheGovernorrepairedagaintothePope，whotookthebox，accordingtowhattheGovernorhimselftoldme，andturneditseveraltimesabout.ThenheaskedtheGovernorifhehadseenthework;andherepliedthathehad，andthatithadbeensealedupinhispresence，andaddedthatithadstruckhimasaveryadmirablepiece.ThereuponthePopesaid:“YoushalltellBenvenutothatPopeshaveauthoritytobindandloosethingsoffargreaterconsequencethanthis;”andwhilethusspeakingheopenedtheboxwithsomeshowofanger，takingoffthestringandsealswithwhichitwasdoneup.Afterwardshepaiditprolongedattention;and，asIsubsequentlyheard，showedittoTobbiathegold-smith，whobestowedmuchpraiseuponit.ThenthePopeaskedhimifhefeltequaltoproducingapieceinthatstyle.Onhissayingyes，thePopetoldhimtofollowitoutexactly;thenturnedtotheGovernorandsaid:“SeewhetherBenvenutowillgiveitup;forifhedoes，heshallbepaidthevaluefixedonitbymenofknowledgeinthisart;butifheisreallybentonfinishingithimself，lethimnameacertaintime;andifyouareconvincedthathemeanstodoit，lethimhaveallthereasonableacmodationshemayaskfor.”TheGovernorreplied:“MostblessedFather，Iknowtheviolenttemperofthisyoungman;soletmehaveauthoritytogivehimasoundratingaftermyownfashion.”ThePopetoldhimtodowhathelikedwithwords，thoughhewassurehewouldmakemattersworse;andifatlasthecoulddonothingelse，hemustordermetotakethefivehundredcrownstohisjeweller，Pompeo.

TheGovernorreturned，sentformeintohiscabinet，andcastingoneofhiscatchpolesglances，begantospeakasfollows:“Popeshaveauthoritytolooseandbindthewholeworld，andwhattheydoisimmediatelyratifiedinheaven.Beholdyourbox，then，whichhasbeenopenedandinspectedbyhisHoliness.”Iliftedupmyvoiceatonce，andsaid:“IthankGodthatnowIhavelearnedandcanreportwhatthefaithofPopesismadeof.”ThentheGovernorlaunchedoutintobrutalbullyingwordsandgestures;butperceivingthattheycametonothing，hegaveuphisattemptasdesperate，andspokeinsomewhatmildertonesafterthiswise:“Benvenuto，Iamverysorrythatyouaresoblindtoyourowninterest;butsinceitisso，goandtakethefivehundredcrowns，whenyouthinkfit，toPompeo.”Itookmypieceup，wentaway，andcarriedthecrownstoPompeoontheinstant.ItismostlikelythatthePopehadcountedonsomewantofmoneyorotheropportunitypreventingmefrombringingsoconsiderableasumatonce，andwasanxiousinthiswaytorepiecethebrokenthreadofmyobedience.WhenthenhesawPompeoingtohimwithasmileuponhislipsandthemoneyinhishand，hesoundlyratedhim，andlamentedthattheaffairhadturnedoutso.Thenhesaid:“GofindBenvenutoinhisshop，andtreathimwithallthecourtesiesofwhichyourignorantandbrutalnatureiscapable，andtellhimthatifheiswillingtofinishthatpieceforareliquarytoholdtheCorpusDominiwhenIwalkinprocession，Iwillallowhimtheconvenienceshewantsinordertopleteit;providedonlythathegoesonworking.”Pompeocametome，calledmeoutsidetheshop，andheapedonmethemostmawkishcaressesofadonkey，reportingeverythingthePopehadordered.Ilostnotimeinansweringthat“thegreatesttreasureIcouldwishforintheworldwastoregainthefavourofsogreataPope，whichhadbeenlosttome，notindeedbymyfault，butbythefaultofmyoverwhelmingillnessandthewickednessofthoseenviousmenwhotakepleasureinmakingmischief;andsincethePopehasplentyofservants，donotlethimsendyouroundagain，ifyouvalueyourlife…nay，lookwelltoyoursafety.Ishallnotfail，bynightorday，tothinkanddoeverythingIcaninthePopesservice;andbearthiswellinmind，thatwhenyouhavereportedthesewordstohisHoliness，youneverinanywaywhatevermeddlewiththeleastofmyaffairs，forIwillmakeyourecogniseyourerrorsbythepunishmenttheymerit.”ThefellowrelatedeverythingtothePope，butinfarmorebrutaltermsthanIhadused;andthusthematterrestedforatimewhileIagainattendedtomyshopandbusiness.

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