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Nesle, and, appearing before the Court of the King's Judge
Lieutenant, he propounds a new interpretation of Dante's
expression, JLzzWz."—He puts an end to these vexa-
tious law-suits by attacking and severely wounding his adver-
saries.—The names of Cellini's principal assistants. —His
confidence in Paolo Miccieri, a Florentine.—Returning home
from an entertainment he surprises an amorous intrigue be-
tween this Paolo Miccieri and his model and mistress, Cate-
rina.—He expels them both from his premises.—In revenge
the girl and her mother seek to accuse him of employing
unnatural violence towards her.-—Cellini at first meditates
flight, but, taking courage, defends himself with much inge-
nuity from the attacks of his enemies.—He goes to Fon-
tainebleau about the dies for the coins that the King desires
to order, where he threatens and terrifies Primaticcio with
bitter reproaches, but fails to enter into an agreement with
the King regarding the coins.—He compels Miccieri to marry
Caterina. — Reconciliation between Cellini and Primaticcio,
who relinquishes the order for the fountain.—Cellini takes a
gross revenge upon Caterina (now Miccieri's wife), whom he
employs as a model, and treats her with savage barbarity

CHAPTER VI
(1543-1544)
Cellini continues his labours upon the doorway of the
Chateau at Fontainebleau, upon the Salt-Cellar and upon
the Statue of —He completes the doorway.—Having
expelled Caterina, he takes as a model a poor girl named
6Y<2737?!3 (_/A37273;?), by whom he has a daughter.—He is visited
by the King, who orders that seven thousand yzrzzzfz be paid
to him, but, through the evil machinations of the Cardinal of
Ferrara, and on account of the need of money for War pur-
poses, he does not receive that sum.—The King on finding
that the yhivz? is almost complete, wishes to pay Cellini two
thousand ducats. On seeing subsequently other works and
sketch-models he commands that an income of two thousand
be assigned to him.—Our hero expels from Petit Nesle
a distiller installed there by Madame d'Estampes.—He ex-
 
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