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THEPOPEorderedouttwoTurkishhorses，whichhadbelongedtoPopeClement，andwerethemostbeautifulthatevercametoChristendoMesserDurante，hischamberlain，wasbiddentobringthemthroughthelowergalleriesofthepalace，andtheretogivethemtotheEmperor，repeatingcertainwordswhichhisHolinessdictatedtohiWebothwentdowntogether，andwhenwereachedthepresenceoftheEmperor，thehorsesmadetheirentrancethroughthosehallswithsomuchspiritandsuchanoblecarriagethattheEmperorandeveryonewerestruckwithwonder.Thereupon，MesserDuranteadvancedinsogracelessamanner，anddeliveredhisspeechwithsomuchofBrescianlingo，mumblinghiswordsoverinhismouth，thatoneneversaworheardanythingworse;indeedtheEmperorcouldnotrefrainfromsmilingathiImeanwhilehadalreadyuncoveredmypiece;andobservingthattheEmperorhadturnedhiseyestowardsmewithaverygraciouslook，Iadvancedatonceandsaid:“SacredMajesty，ourmostholyFather，PopePaolo，sendsthisbookoftheVirginasapresenttoyourMajesty，thewhichiswritteninafairclerkshand，andilluminatedbythegreatestmasterwhoeverprofessedthatart;andthisrichcoverofgoldandjewelsisunfinished，asyouherebeholdit，byreasonofmyillness:whereforehisHoliness，togetherwiththebook，presentsmealso，andattachesmetoyourMajestyinorderthatImaypletethework;northisalone，buteverythingwhichyoumayhaveitinyourmindtoexecutesolongaslifeisleftme，willIperformatyourservice.”TheretotheEmperorresponded:“Thebookisacceptabletome，andsoareyou;butIdesireyoutopleteitformeinRome;whenitisfinished，andyouarerestoredtohealth，bringitmeandetoseeme.”Afterwards，incourseofconversation，hecalledmebymyname，whichmademewonder，becausenowordshadbeendroppedinwhichmynameoccurred;andhesaidthathehadseenthatfasteningofPopeClementscope，onwhichIhadwroughtsomanywonderfulfigures.Wecontinuedtalkinginthiswayawholehalfhour，touchingondiverstopicsartisticandagreeable;then，sinceitseemedtomethatIhadacquittedmyselfwithmorehonourthanIhadexpected，Itooktheoccasionofaslightlullintheconversationtomakemybowandtoretire.TheEmperorwasheardtosay:“LetfivehundredgoldencrownsbegivenatoncetoBenvenuto.”ThepersonwhobroughtthemupaskedwhothePopesmanwaswhohadspokentotheEmperor.MesserDurantecameforwardandrobbedmeofmyfivehundredcrowns.IplainedtothePope，whotoldmenottobeuneasy，forheknewhoweverythinghadhappened，andhowwellIhadconductedmyselfinaddressingtheEmperor，andofthemoneyIshouldcertainlyobtainmyshare.

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