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io LIFE OF BENVENUTO CELLINI [BK. i
some; and since His Holiness had let me depart, not
caring for the services of the said Benvenuto, when he
saw him in his kingdom, he had gladly taken him into
his service; and he demanded him as his servant. These
events were of the greatest annoyance and injury to me,
for all that they were the most splendid favours that
could possibly be desired by one like me. The Pope
was roused to so great a fury through the jealousy that
he felt lest I should go and tell of that wicked rascality
which had been employed against me, that he thought of
all the means whereby he could with honour to himself
compass my death. The Castellan of Castel Sant' Agniolo
was oneof our Florentines, who was called Misser Giorgio/
a knight of the Ugolini (family). This worthy man dis-
played the greatest courtesies towards me that one could
possibly display in the world, allowing me to go freely
about the Castello upon my word of honour alone; and
since he understood the great wrong that was done to
me, when I wanted to give security to go walking about
the Castello, he told me that he could not take it, for it
happened that the Pope set too much importance upon
this affair of mine, but that he would freely put confid-
ence in my word of honour, for he understood from every
one how honest a man I was: and I gave him my word,
i In the z%?z Cawz/z'^T'z U$7Yw/z77zz7%7zz on p. 160 (we are
told by TASSl) is to be found the following entry: " (A^/z'zz^, Ton
Ozbz^zb /"h^TTzzb 1511 Co7/z/;z^;z^zA77r: zfz' ; and BERTO-
LOTTI (^77*. A?77z<5. rz'A, Vol. I, p. 268) finds in the Registers of the
Z?^j-z7<?A<2 documents relating to this Ugolini, who was Cellini's
prison companion, but he does not tell us what they are. He
cannot, however be the Giorgio Ugolini mentioned by VARCHi
(.S7<77*._/fzw. <Ml. rz'A, Vol. I, XI, p. 278) in the year 1500 as "a young
man, devoted to his country and of good talent."
some; and since His Holiness had let me depart, not
caring for the services of the said Benvenuto, when he
saw him in his kingdom, he had gladly taken him into
his service; and he demanded him as his servant. These
events were of the greatest annoyance and injury to me,
for all that they were the most splendid favours that
could possibly be desired by one like me. The Pope
was roused to so great a fury through the jealousy that
he felt lest I should go and tell of that wicked rascality
which had been employed against me, that he thought of
all the means whereby he could with honour to himself
compass my death. The Castellan of Castel Sant' Agniolo
was oneof our Florentines, who was called Misser Giorgio/
a knight of the Ugolini (family). This worthy man dis-
played the greatest courtesies towards me that one could
possibly display in the world, allowing me to go freely
about the Castello upon my word of honour alone; and
since he understood the great wrong that was done to
me, when I wanted to give security to go walking about
the Castello, he told me that he could not take it, for it
happened that the Pope set too much importance upon
this affair of mine, but that he would freely put confid-
ence in my word of honour, for he understood from every
one how honest a man I was: and I gave him my word,
i In the z%?z Cawz/z'^T'z U$7Yw/z77zz7%7zz on p. 160 (we are
told by TASSl) is to be found the following entry: " (A^/z'zz^, Ton
Ozbz^zb /"h^TTzzb 1511 Co7/z/;z^;z^zA77r: zfz' ; and BERTO-
LOTTI (^77*. A?77z<5. rz'A, Vol. I, p. 268) finds in the Registers of the
Z?^j-z7<?A<2 documents relating to this Ugolini, who was Cellini's
prison companion, but he does not tell us what they are. He
cannot, however be the Giorgio Ugolini mentioned by VARCHi
(.S7<77*._/fzw. <Ml. rz'A, Vol. I, XI, p. 278) in the year 1500 as "a young
man, devoted to his country and of good talent."