Look to your life and health; and if you cannot share the honours of the land like other burghers, be contented that bread does not fail you, and live well with Christ, and poorly, as I do here; for I live in a sordid way, regarding neither life nor honours--that is, the world--and suffer the greatest hardships and innumerable anxieties and dreads.

It is now about fifteen years since I had a single hour of well-being, and all that I have done has been to help you, and you have never recognised this nor believed it.

God pardon us all! I am ready to go on doing the same so long as I live, if only I am able." We have reason to believe that the petition to Giuliano proved effectual, for in his next letter he congratulates his father upon their being restored to favour.

In the same communication he mentions a young Spanish painter whom he knew in Rome, and whom he believes to be ill at Florence.

This was probably the Alonso Berughetta who made a copy of the Cartoon for the Battle of Pisa.