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ATSienaIwaitedforthemailtoRome，whichIafterwardsjoined;andwhenwepassedthePaglia，wemetacouriercarryingnewsofthenewPope，ClementVII.UponmyarrivalinRome，Iwenttoworkintheshopofthemaster-goldsmithSanti.Hewasdead;butasonofhiscarriedonthebusiness.Hedidnotworkhimself，butentrustedallhismissionstoayoungmannamedLucagnolofromIesi，acountryfellow，whowhileyetachildhadeintoSantisservice.Thismanwasshortbutwellproportioned，andwasamoreskilfulcraftsmanthananyonewhomIhadmetwithuptothattime;remarkableforfacilityandexcellentindesign.Heexecutedlargeplateonly:thatistosay，vasesoftheutmostbeauty，basons，andsuchpieces.Havingputmyselftoworkthere，IbegantomakesomecandelabrafortheBishopofSalamanca，aSpaniard.Theywererichlychased，sofarasthatsortofworkadmits.ApupilofRaffaellodaUrbinocalledGianFrancesco，andmonlyknownasIlFattore，wasapainterofgreatability;andbeingontermsoffriendshipwiththeBishop，heintroducedmetohisfavour，sothatIobtainedmanymissionsfromthatprelate，andearnedconsiderablesumsofmoney.

DuringthattimeIwenttodraw，sometimesinMichelAgnoloschapel，andsometimesinthehouseofAgostinoChigiofSiena，whichcontainedmanyinparablepaintingsbythehandofthatgreatmasterRaffaello.ThisIdidonfeast-days，becausethehousewastheninhabitedbyMesserGismondo，Agostinosbrother.Theyplumedthemselvesexceedinglywhentheysawyoungmenofmysortingtostudyintheirpalaces.Gismondoswife，noticingmyfrequentpresenceinthathouse-shewasaladyascourteousascouldbe，andofsurpassingbeauty-cameuptomeoneday，lookedatmydrawings，andaskedmeifIwasasculptororapainter;towhomIsaidIwasagoldsmith.SheremarkedthatIdrewtoowellforagoldsmith;andhavingmadeoneofherwaiting-maidsbringalilyofthefinestdiamondssetingold，sheshowedittome，andbademevalueit.Ivalueditat800crowns.ThenshesaidthatIhadverynearlyhitthemark，andaskedmewhetherIfeltcapableofsettingthestonesreallywell.IsaidthatIshouldmuchliketodoso，andbeganbeforehereyestomakealittlesketchforit，workingallthebetterbecauseofthepleasureItookinconversingwithsolovelyandagreeableagentlewoman.Whenthesketchwasfinished，anotherRomanladyofgreatbeautyjoinedus;shehadbeenabove，andnowdescendingtotheground-floor，askedMadonnaPorziawhatshewasdoingthere.Sheansweredwithasmile:“Iamamusingmyselfbywatchingthisworthyyoungmanathisdrawing;heisasgoodasheishandsome.”Ihadbythistimeacquiredatrifleofassurance，mixed，however，withsomehonestbashfulness;soIblushedandsaid:“SuchasIam，lady，Ishalleverbemostreadytoserveyou.”Thegentlewoman，alsoslightlyblushing，said:“YouknowwellthatIwantyoutoserveme;”andreachingmethelily，toldmetotakeitaway;andgavemebesidestwentygoldencrownswhichshehadinherbag，andadded:“Setmethejewelafterthefashionyouhavesketched，andkeepformetheoldgoldinwhichitisnowset.”OnthistheRomanladyobserved:“IfIwereinthatyoungmansbody，Ishouldgooffwithoutaskingleave.”MadonnaPorziarepliedthatvirtuesrarelyareathomewithvices，andthatifIdidsuchathing，Ishouldstronglybeliemygoodlooksofanhonestman.Thenturninground，shetooktheRomanladyshand，andwithapleasantsmilesaid:“Farewell，Benvenuto.”IstayedonashortwhileatthedrawingIwasmaking，whichwasacopyofaJovebyRaffaello.WhenIhadfinisheditandleftthehouse，Isetmyselftomakingalittlemodelofwax，inordertoshowhowthejewelwouldlookwhenitwaspleted.ThisItooktoMadonnaPorzia，whomIfoundwiththesameRomanlady.Bothofthemwerehighlysatisfiedwithmywork，andtreatedmesokindlythat，beingsomewhatemboldened，Ipromisedthejewelshouldbetwiceasgoodasthemodel.AccordinglyIsethandtoit，andintwelvedaysIfinisheditintheformofafleur-de-lys，asIhavesaidabove，ornamentingitwithlittlemasks，children，andanimals，exquisitelyenamelled，wherebythediamondswhichformedthelilyweremorethandoubledineffect.

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