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treat you to take upon you the govern- 
“ment, which we now unanimoufly offer 
you at the falary and in confideration of 
ten thoufand livres, money of Provence, 
agreeable to the conditions and covenants 
contained in the Charter tranfmitted with 
this letter, and according to the conftitu- 
tion of Rome :—And you are to notice, 
that you are to bring with you ten judges 
and twelve notaries, being perfons pro- 
perly qualified; and that you are to con- 
duct your*retinue hither and back again, 
and maintain it whilft here at your own 
charge, and provide for your own and its 
fafety on the way; and you are to be 
forthcoming and prefent in Rome on the 
day of the Nativity of the Blefled Virgin ; 
and being arrived here, you are to go to 
‘the capitol of Rome before you enter your 
own houfe, and therein take the oath of 
office on the book of the Conftitution, the 
{aid book being open and unfealed, and 
you are to caufe al] your attendants to do 
the fame, each according to his office. 
And, laftly, you are to be apprifed that 
you fend off an acceptance vor refufal of 
this government within three days afer 
the receipt of this letter, otherwife this 
ele&tion to be null and void, 
Letter WI. 
(In cafe of acceptance.) 
From the Port-folio of a [dan of Letters. 
[May 1, 
your letter ;.with the fpecial reliance that, 
from the difcretion and good fenie of the 
knights and people, and the gcod faith 
and loyaliy of the citizens, we fhall expe- 
rience that firm fupport and implicit obe- 
dience, which will enable us to fulfil the 
duties of our office. 
Letter VII. 
(In cafe of refofal.) 
To the Governor and Councillors of 
Rome, Se. 
As the dignity. of the office of Governor 
furpaffes all other honours, fo is.it mot 
poflible for ant late or people to thew a 
man greater refpect than by placing them- 
felves and their interefts under his govern- 
ment, nor raife him to a more exalted fia- 
tion than that ‘of being their Governor, 
It is a mark of the. mott fincere affeétion 
and of the moft perfeét confidence, and 
muft to all times and amongft all nations 
eftablifhhis name with glory. That honour 
and this mark of efteem we find you have 
conferred (on us; which is fo much the 
greater as to ‘be Governor of your city is 
the mof honourable ftatton in the whole 
worlds and although our prefent fituation 
do prevent us from accept.ng fo great an 
honour, we neverthelefs think ourfelves 
bound to return you our moft- hearty 
thanks, and fhall ever efteem ow felves 
ZT ‘nesaery } ied ‘ y _ . . 
To the Governor and Councillors of ~indey the greateft obligaticn to your city, 
Rome, Charles Count of Anjou and 
Provence fends Health. 
» Itis acknowledged that nature has mace 
‘all men equal; yet it being neverthelefs 
the cafe, that rather from evil communica- 
tion than natural defe&t, crimes fpring up 
amongit mankind; to check the growth 
of which it becomes neceflary that fome 
man fhould govern and rule over his fel- 
low-men, not in ordér to abridge them of 
their liberties, but to reftrain them 1n their 
vices: » And as, undoubredly, they alcne 
are worthy of being appointed to fuch ho- 
nourable pofts as have given proofs of ju- 
perior talents and virtues ; in order that a~- 
charge of fach importance fhould not be 
intrufted to thofe who are incapable of ad- 
‘miniftering it; inafmuch as the office of 
Governor, although it be of great dig- 
nity, is likewife an othce furrounded with 
and danger; neverthelefs, 
through the all-fuficiency of Jeius Chrift, 
is man rendered fufficient for fuch an 
office: We therefore relying on -his pro- 
tection rather than our own ability, and 
trufting in the name of our Sovereign Fa- 
ther, do, with the general adyice of all 
our friends, accept the honour of your 
Government according to the terms of 
We are, indeed, under the necefiity of 
refufing the honcur-you offer us, as we 
are obliged to attend to certain matters 
which require our conftant prefence here ; 
we therefore hope, that you, my’ good 
Lords, will excufe our non-accep!ance of 
your Government fince we are fo circum- 
fianced, and muf remain where we are. 
Letter V. 
Alome de Grant Vaitlance et de Grant 
Renomee Mon feiguor Charle Cuen'’s de 
“Anjou et de Provenfe, la Governeor 
de Rome et tout lor Confeill. Salus, et 
Creifance de tous Honors, . 
Ja foit ce que toutes humaines gens 
comunaument defirent la franchife que na- 
ture lordona premierement et volentiers 
efchuient le joug de s’vage toutesfois por 
la fuite de male coveteife et le loifir de 
males euvres qui neftoient pas chaftees 
tornoit a perill des hemes et a deftru- 
cion de la humaine compaignie efgarda la 
juftife de ceaus et drefia for le peuple gou- 
verneor en diviere.s manieres de feignories 
por avancier la renomee de bans et por 
confondre 1a malice des mauvais et enfli 
covint il autrefi com par neceffite. que na- 
ture) full fous juftice et que franchile 
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