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MYancestorsdweltinValdAmbra，wheretheyownedlargeestates，andlivedlikelittlelords，inretirement，however，onaccountofthethencontendingfactions.Theywereallmendevotedtoarmsandofnotablebravery.Inthattimeoneoftheirsons，theyounger，whowascalledCristofano，rousedagreatfeudwithcertainoftheirfriendsandneighbours.Nowtheheadsofthefamiliesonbothsidestookpartinit，andthefirekindledseemedtothemsothreateningthattheirhouseswereliketoperishutterly;theeldersuponthisconsideration，inconcertwithmyownancestors，removedCristofano;andtheotheryouthwithwhomthequarrelbeganwasalsosentaway.TheysenttheiryoungmantoSiena.OurfolksentCristofanotoFlorence;andtheretheyboughtforhimalittlehouseinViaChiara，closetotheconventofS.Orsola，andtheyalsopurchasedforhimsomeverygoodpropertynearthePonteaRifredi.ThesaidCristofanotookwifeinFlorence，andhadsonsanddaughters;andwhenallthedaughtershadbeenportionedoff，thesons，aftertheirfathersdeath，dividedwhatremained.ThehouseinViaChiarawithsomeothertriflesfelltotheshareofoneofthesaidsons，whohadthenameofAndrea.Healsotookwife，andhadfourmalechildren.ThefirstwascalledGirolamo，thesecondBartolommeo，thethirdGiovanni，whowasafterwardsmyfather，andthefourthFrancesco.ThisAndreaCelliniwasverywellversedinarchitecture，asitwasthenpractised，andlivedbyitashistrade.Giovanni，whowasmyfather，paidmoreattentiontoitthananyoftheotherbrothers.AndsinceVitruviussays，amongstotherthings，thatonewhowishestopractisethatartwellmusthavesomethingofmusicandgooddrawing，Giovanni，whenhehadmastereddrawing，begantoturnhismindtomusic，andtogetherwiththetheorylearnedtoplaymostexcellentlyontheviolandtheflute;andbeingapersonofstudioushabits，helefthishomebutseldo

TheyhadforneighbourinthenexthouseamancalledStefanoGranacci，whohadseveraldaughters，allofthemofremarkablebeauty.AsitpleasedGod，GiovanninoticedoneofthesegirlswhowasnamedElisabetta;andshefoundsuchfavourwithhimthatheaskedherinmarriage.Thefathersofbothofthembeingwellacquaintedthroughtheircloseneighbourhood，itwaseasytomakethismatchup;andeachthoughtthathehadverywellarrangedhisaffairs.Firstofallthetwogoodoldmenagreeduponthemarriage;thentheybegantodiscussthedowry，whichledtoacertainamountoffriendlydifference;forAndreasaidtoStefano:“MysonGiovanniisthestoutestyouthofFlorence，andofallItalytoboot，andifIhadwantedearliertohavehimmarried，IcouldhaveprocuredoneofthelargestdowrieswhichfolkofourrankgetinFlorence:”whereuponStefanoanswered:“Youhaveathousandreasonsonyourside;buthereamIwithfivedaughtersandasmanysons，andwhenmyreckoningismade，thisisasmuchasIcanpossiblyafford.”Giovanni，whohadbeenlisteningawhileunseenbythem，suddenlybrokeinandsaid:“Omyfather，Ihavesoughtandlovedthatgirlandnottheirmoney.Illlucktothosewhoseektofilltheirpocketsbythedowryoftheirwife!AsyouhaveboastedthatIamafellowofsuchparts，doyounotthinkthatIshallbeabletoprovideformywifeandsatisfyherneeds，evenifIreceivesomethingshortoftheportionyouwouldliketoget?NowImustmakeyouunderstandthatthewomanismine，andyoumaytakethedowryforyourself.”AtthisAndreaCellini，whowasamanofratherawkwardtemper，grewatrifleangry;butafterafewdaysGiovannitookhiswife，andneveraskedforotherportionwithher.

Theyenjoyedtheiryouthandweddedlovethrougheighteenyears，alwaysgreatlydesiringtobeblessedwithchildren.AttheendofthistimeGiovanniswifemiscarriedoftwoboysthroughtheunskilfulnessofthedoctors.Lateronshewasagainwithchild，andgavebirthtoagirl，whomtheycalledCosa，afterthemotherofmyfather.Attheendoftwoyearsshewasoncemorewithchild;andinasmuchasthoselongingstowhichpregnantwomenaresubject，andtowhichtheypaymuchattention，werenowexactlythesameasthoseofherformerpregnancy，theymadetheirmindsupthatshewouldgivebirthtoafemaleasbefore，andagreedtocallthechildReparata，afterthemotherofmymother.IthappenedthatshewasdeliveredonanightofAllSaints，followingthefeast-day，athalf-pastfourprecisely，intheyear1500.Themidwife，whoknewthattheywereexpectingagirl，aftershehadwashedthebabyandwrappeditinthefairestwhitelinen，camesoftlytomyfatherGiovanniandsaid:“Iambringingyouafinepresent，suchasyoudidnotanticipate.”Myfather，whowasatruephilosopher，waswalkingupanddown，andanswered:“WhatGodgivesmeisalwaysdeartome;”andwhenheopenedtheswaddlingclothes，hesawwithhisowneyestheunexpectedmalechild.Joiningtogetherthepalmsofhisoldhands，heraisedthemwithhiseyestoGod，andsaid“Lord，IthankTheewithmywholeheart;thisgiftisverydeartome;lethimbeWele.”Allthepersonswhowerethereaskedhimjoyfullywhatnamethechildshouldbear.Giovanniwouldmakenootheranswerthan“LethimbeWele-Benvenuto;”andsotheyresolved，andthisnamewasgivenmeatHolyBaptism，andbyitIstillamlivingwiththegraceofGod.

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