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THECARDINALOFFERRARAsawthattheKinghadbeenvastlypleasedbymyarrival;healsojudgedthatthetrifleswhichIshowedhimofmyhandicrafthadencouragedhimtohopefortheexecutionofsomeconsiderablethingshehadinmind.Atthistime，however，wewerefollowingthecourtwiththeweariesttroubleandfatigue;thereasonofthiswasthatthetrainoftheKingdragsitselfalongwithneverlessthan12，000horsebehindit;thiscalculationistheverylowest;forwhenthecourtispleteintimesofpeace，therearesome18，000，whichmakes12，000lessthantheaverage.Consequentlywehadtojourneyafteritthroughplaceswheresometimestherewerescarcelytwohousestobefound;andthenwesetupcanvastentslikegipsies，andsufferedattimesverygreatdisfort.IthereforekepturgingtheCardinaltoputtheKinginmindofemployingmeinsomelocalitywhereIcouldstopandwork.TheCardinalansweredthatitwasfarbettertowaituntiltheKingshouldthinkofithimself，andthatIoughttoshowmyselfattimestohisMajestywhilehewasattable.ThisIdidthen;andonemorning，athisdinner，theKingcalledme.HebegantotalktomeinItalian，sayinghehaditinhismindtoexecuteseveralgreatworks，andthathewouldsoongiveorderswhereIwastolabour，andprovidemewithallnecessaries.Thesemunicationshemingledwithdiscourseondiverspleasantmatters.TheCardinalofFerrarawasthere，becausehealmostalwaysateinthemorningattheKingstable.Hehadheardourconversation，andwhentheKingrose，hespokeinmyfavourtothispurport，asIafterwardswasinformed:“SacredMajesty，thismanBenvenutoisveryeagertogettoworkagain;itseemsalmostasintoletanartistofhisabilitieswastehistime.”TheKingrepliedthathehadspokenwell，andtoldhimtoarrangewithmeallthingsformysupportaccordingtomywishes.

Upontheeveningofthedaywhenhereceivedthismission，theCardinalsentformeaftersupper，andtoldmethathisMajestywasresolvedtoletmebeginworking，butthathewantedmefirsttoetoanunderstandingaboutmyappointments.TothistheCardinaladded:“ItseemstomethatifhisMajestyallowsyouthreehundredcrownsayear，youwillbeabletokeepyourselfverywellindeed，furthermore，Iadviseyoutoleaveyourselfinmyhands，foreverydayofferstheopportunityofdoingsomeserviceinthisgreatkingdom，andIshallexertmyselfwithvigourinyourinterest.”ThenIbegantospeakasfollows:“WhenyourmostreverendlordshipleftmeinFerrara，yougavemeapromise，whichIhadneveraskedfor，nottobringmeoutofItalybeforeIclearlyunderstoodthetermsonwhichIshouldbeplacedherewithhisMajesty.Insteadofsendingtomunicatethesedetails，yourmostreverendlordshipurgentlyorderedmetoebythepost，asifanartlikeminewascarriedonpost-haste.Hadyouwrittentotellmeofthreehundredcrowns，asyouhavenowspoken，IwouldnothavestirredafootfortwicethatsuNevertheless，IthankGodandyourmostreverendlordshipforallthings，seeingGodhasemployedyouastheinstrumentformygreatgoodinprocuringmyliberationfromimprisonment.ThereforeIassureyourlordshipthatallthetroublesyouarenowcausingmefallathousandtimesshortofthegreatgoodwhichyouhavedoneme.WithallmyheartIthankyou，andtakegoodleaveofyou;whereverImaybe，solongasIhavelife，IwillprayGodforyou.”TheCardinalwasgreatlyirritated，andcriedoutinarage:“Gowhereyouchoose;itisimpossibletohelppeopleagainsttheirwill.”Someofhisgood-for-nothingcourtierswhowerepresentsaid:“Thatfellowsetsgreatstoreonhimself，forheisrefusingthreehundredducatsayear.”Another，whowasamanoftalent，replied:“TheKingwillneverfindhisequal，andourCardinalwantstocheapenhim，asthoughhewerealoadofwood.”ThiswasMesserLuigiAlamanniwhospoketotheaboveeffect，asIwasafterwardsinformed.AllthishappenedonthelastdayofOctober，inDauphiné，atacastlethenameofwhichIdonotremember.

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