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hprints-00683151, version 2 - 19 Mar 2013 [27] Unumque, obsecro, hic advertite, an cautio subdifficilis, an gravia postulentur assignamenta. Non essem, hercule, increpandus, si hunc principem nullam petere cautionem dixerim. Hujusmodi enim quae petitur cautio, non est cautio, sed magis appellanda 341 donatio. Ex indulgentiis reddi sibi mutuum petit 342 , ut si nihil indulgentiae reddant, nihil recuperet. Hic est verus filius, verus servitor, verus amicus vester. Haec est illa, quam quaerit multis in locis Tullius, amicitia: Amor, inquit ille, ex quo amicitia nominata est, princeps est ad benevolentiam conjungendam. In amicitia autem nihil est fictum, nihil simulatum. Sed quidquid 343 id est verum et voluntarium, quemadmodum in hac ducis cernimus benevolentia, quem si quis vobis neget amicum, cunctos quippe faciat inimicos. Cujus tanta est affectio, tantaque in hunc coetum caritas, ut vestrarum 344 nullam petitionum abnuat 345 pecuniasque magis donet, quam mutuo dedat. [28] Jamque propter pecunias nihil est quod Papiae objiciatis. Nec illos audio, qui se aureos affirmantes omnibus se Christicolis jactitant ditiores, magnumque auri et argenti pondus habere se 346 gloriantur. Quorsum enim illa dicuntur? Forsitan quia vendi concilium putant, ut plus offerenti veneat? Quod probri loco vitandum detestandumque est, ne venditum vulgo concilium dicant. Unum tamen persuasum volo, quod ducem scilicet ipsum, ubicumque sit opus, quascumque petieritis, daturum esse pecunias neque necessitatibus vestris umquam defuturum. Namque ut volet, sic etiam poterit invenire pecunias. Habet enim, ut scitis, urbem Mediolanum non solum populosissimam 347 , verum etiam pecuniosissimam, ubi totius Galliae togatae cumulati thesauri sint 348 , ex qua nulla non possit haberi summa pecuniarum. 341 appellitanda Z 342 reddi sibi mutuum petit : petit sibi mutuum reddi M 343 est add. Z 344 oratorum Z 345 nullam petitionum abnuat: nullam abnuat petitionum B 346 habere se : se habere D, M 347 solum populosissimam : populissimam solum Z 348 sunt Z 78
hprints-00683151, version 2 - 19 Mar 2013 [27] And please take note of this: did the duke require an onerous caution or burdensome sureties 349 ? By Hercules, had I said that the Prince had not asked for a surety at all, I should not be blamed, for the kind of surety he has asked is not really a surety, but should rather be called a donation! He has asked that the loan be repaid out the revenue from the sale of indulgences 350 so that if there are no revenues he will get nothing back. This is your true son; this is your true servant; this is your true friend. This is the friendship that Cicero mentions in many places and about which he says: For it is love (amor), from which the word "friendship" (amicitia) is derived, that leads to the establishing of goodwill. 351 In friendship nothing is pretence, nothing is simulated. Everything is genuine and everything is voluntary just as we see it in the duke’s benevolence towards you. If anyone denies that the duke is your friend, then indeed he makes everybody your enemy. The duke’s affection and devotion to this assembly are so strong that he will agree to all your requests and rather grant money than loans. [28] So, when it comes to funding, there can be no objection to Pavia. And I will not listen to those who claim that they are “golden” and richer than all other Christians, and who boast that they have a large amount of gold and silver. Why are they saying so? Do they think that the council is up for sale and will go to the highest bidder? This shame must be avoided and abhorred so that people will not say that the council has been sold 352 . I just want to convince you of this one thing: the duke will assist you financially whenever needed and whatever you ask for, and he will never fail you in your need. For he can get all the funds he wants. Not only is his city of Milan very populous as you well know, but it is also very rich. All the treasures of Gallia togata 353 are accumulated there so that one is able to gather any sum needed. 349 I.e. caution for the loan to the council 350 Pius II: Orationes, p. 36, n. 9 351 Cicero: Laelius de amicitia, 8, 26. Quoted after the Loeb edition of 1964 352 Which would be the sin of simony 353 Gallia togata: the region between the river Po and the Alps = Cisalpine Gaul = Northern Ital 79
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