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XCVIII

AFTERtakingsomereposeinParis，IwenttovisitthepainterRosso，whowasintheKingsservice.IthoughttofindinhimoneofthesincerestfriendsIhadintheworld，seeingthatinRomeIhaddonehimthegreatestbenefitswhichonemancanconferuponanother.Asthesemaybedescribedbriefly，Iwillnothereomittheirmention，inordertoexposetheshamelessnessofsuchingratitude.WhilehewasinRome，then，beingamangiventoback-biting，hespokesoillofRaffaellodaUrbinosworks，thatthepupilsofthelatterwerequiteresolvedtomurderhiFromthisperilIsavedhimbykeepingaclosewatchuponhimdayandnight.Again，theevilthingssaidbyRossoagainstSanGallo，thatexcellentarchitect，causedthelattertogetworktakenfromhimwhichhehadpreviouslyprocuredforhimfromMesserAgnolodaCesi;andafterthisSanGallousedhisinfluencesostrenuouslyagainsthimthathemusthavebeenbroughttothevergeofstarvation，hadnotIpitiedhisconditionandlenthimsomescoresofcrownstoliveupon.Sothen，nothavingbeenrepaid，andknowingthatheheldemploymentundertheKing，Iwent，asIhavesaid，tolookhimup.Ididnotmerelyexpecthimtodischargehisdebt，butalsotoshowmefavourandassistinplacingmeinthatgreatmonarchsservice.

WhenRossoseteyesonme，hiscountenancechangedsuddenly，andheexclaimed:“Benvenuto，youhavetakenthislongjourneyatgreatchargestoyourloss;especiallyatthispresenttime，whenallmensthoughtsareoccupiedwithwar，andnotwiththebagatellesofourprofession.”IrepliedthatIhadbroughtmoneyenoughtotakemebacktoRomeasIhadetoParis，andthatthiswasnottheproperreturnforthepainsIhadenduredforhim，andthatnowIbegantobelievewhatMaestroAntoniodaSanGallosaidofhiWhenhetriedtoturnthematterintojestonthisexposureofhisbaseness，IshowedhimaletterofexchangeforfivehundredcrownsuponRicciardodelBene.Thentherascalwasashamed，andwantedtodetainmealmostbyforce;butIlaughedathim，andtookmyleaveinthepanyofapainterwhomIfoundthere.ThismanwascalledSguazzella:hetoowasaFlorentine;andIwenttolodgeinhishouse，withthreehorsesandthreeservants，atsomuchperweek.Hetreatedmeverywell，andwasevenbetterpaidbymeinreturn.

AfterwardsIsoughtaudienceoftheKing，throughtheintroductionofhistreasurer，MesserGiulianoBuonaccorti.Imet，however，withconsiderabledelays，owing，asIdidnotthenknow，tothestrenuousexertionsRossomadeagainstmyadmissiontohisMajesty.WhenMesserGiulianobecameawareofthis，hetookmedownatoncetoFontanaBilio，andbroughtmeintothepresenceoftheKing，whograntedmeawholehourofverygraciousaudience.SincehewasthenonthepointofsettingoutforLyons，hetoldMesserGiulianototakemewithhim，addingthatonthejourneywecoulddiscusssomeworksofarthisMajestyhaditinhisheadtoexecute.Accordingly，Ifollowedthecourt;andonthewayIenteredintocloserelationswiththeCardinalofFerrara，whohadnotatthatperiodobtainedthehat.EveryeveningIusedtoholdlongconversationswiththeCardinal，inthecourseofwhichhislordshipadvisedmetoremainatanabbeyofhisinLyons，andtheretoabideateaseuntiltheKingreturnedfromthiscampaign，addingthathewasgoingontoGrenoble，andthatIshouldenjoyeveryconvenienceintheabbey.

WhenwereachedLyonsIwasalreadyill，andmyladAscaniohadtakenaquartanfever.TheFrenchandtheircourtwerebothgrownirksometome，andIcountedthehourstillIcouldfindmyselfagaininRome.Onseeingmyanxietytoreturnhome，theCardinalgavememoneysufficientformakinghimasilverbasonandjug.Sowetookgoodhorses，andsetourfacesinthedirectionofRome，passingtheSimplon，andtravellingforsomewhileinthepanyofcertainFrenchmen;Ascaniotroubledbyhisquartan，andIbyaslowfeverwhichIfounditquiteimpossibletothrowoff.Ihad，moreover，gotmystomachoutofordertosuchanextent，thatforthespaceoffourmonths，asIverilybelieve，Ihardlyateonewholeloafofbreadintheweek;andgreatwasmylongingtoreachItaly，beingdesiroustodiethereratherthaninFrance.

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