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TABLE OF CONTENTS.<br />

15 13 Revenue <strong>from</strong> proceeds <strong>of</strong> saleable <strong>of</strong>fices .<br />

And o<strong>the</strong>r sources ......<br />

Sums paid by Cibo and Armellini for <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong><br />

Camerlengo ......<br />

Taxes in <strong>the</strong> States <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Church remain low .<br />

1 52 1 Great difficulty in raising money for <strong>the</strong> war against<br />

France .......<br />

Financial crisis brought about by <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> Leo,<br />

and many <strong>of</strong> his friends are ruined<br />

<strong>The</strong> Florentines largely responsible for <strong>the</strong> enormous<br />

Papal expenditure .....<br />

<strong>The</strong>y inundate Rome and <strong>the</strong>ir greediness is boundless<br />

<strong>The</strong>y obtain many lucrative financial posts<br />

All <strong>the</strong> great families <strong>of</strong> Florence represented in <strong>the</strong><br />

Papal " Famiglia".....<br />

Florentines in <strong>the</strong> service <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope as poets<br />

artists, etc. ......<br />

And many hold military and diplomatic appointments<br />

And Nunciatures ......<br />

<strong>The</strong> Pope's relatives .....<br />

Card. Bibbiena—his friendship with Leo X.<br />

1 5 16 Sent as Legate to <strong>the</strong> Emperor, and later to Francis I<br />

His character and tastes .....<br />

Friends <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope among <strong>the</strong> younger Cardinals<br />

Many prelates patronize art and literature .<br />

<strong>The</strong> Roman nobles, with few exceptions, are not<br />

distinguished ......<br />

<strong>The</strong> banker Agostino Chigi—his fabulous fortune<br />

And generous patronage <strong>of</strong> art .<br />

Raphael executes many works for him<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r bankers in Rome .....<br />

Bindo Altoviti—his portrait by Raphael .<br />

1 5 19 <strong>The</strong> banquet given by Lorenzo Strozzi<br />

Which is pre-eminently cosmopolitan<br />

Satire by Ariosto on <strong>the</strong> Curia ....<br />

Corruption <strong>of</strong> Roman society ....<br />

CHAPTER IV.<br />

MEDICEAN ROME.<br />

ICxtraordinary development C)f <strong>the</strong> city<br />

Important improvements promoted by <strong>the</strong> Pope<br />

Description by <strong>the</strong> Venetian Ambassador .<br />

<strong>The</strong> Leonine city—Palaces <strong>of</strong> tlic Cardinals<br />

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