第4部分(第4/7 頁)

nds　of　attention；　giving　him　money；　apparel；　andhorses　……　the　Orsini　were　reconciled；　so　that　their　simplicity　broughtthem　into　his　power　at　Sinigaglia。　Having　exterminated　the　leaders；　andturned　their　partisans　into　his　friends；　the　duke　had　laid　sufficientlygood　foundations　to　his　power；　having　all　the　Romagna　and　the　duchy　ofUrbino；　and　the　people　now　beginning　to　appreciate　their　prosperity；　hegained　them　all　over　to　himself。　And　as　this　point　is　worthy　of　notice；and　to　be　imitated　by　others；　I　am　not　willing　to　leave　it　out。When　the　duke　occupied　the　Romagna　he　found　it　under　the　rule　of　weakmasters；　who　rather　plundered　their　subjects　than　ruled　them；　and　gavethem　more　cause　for　disunion　than　for　union；　so　that　the　country　wasfull　of　robbery；　quarrels；　and　every　kind　of　violence；　and　so；　wishingto　bring　back　peace　and　obedience　to　authority；　he　considered　itnecessary　to　give　it　a　good　governor。　Thereupon　he　promoted　MesserRamiro　d'Orco　＇de　Lorqua＇；　a　swift　and　cruel　man；　to　whom　he　gave　thefullest　power。　This　man　in　a　short　time　restored　peace　and　unity　withthe　greatest　success。　Afterwards　the　duke　considered　that　it　was　notadvisable　to　confer　such　excessive　authority；　for　he　had　no　doubt　butthat　he　would　bee　odious；　so　he　set　up　a　court　of　judgment　in　thecountry；　under　a　most　excellent　president；　wherein　all　cities　had　theiradvocates。　And　because　he　knew　that　the　past　severity　had　caused　somehatred　against　himself；　so；　to　clear　himself　in　the　minds　of　the　people；and　gain　them　entirely　to　himself；　he　desired　to　show　that；　if　anycruelty　had　been　practised；　it　had　not　originated　with　him；　but　in　thenatural　sternness　of　the　minister。　Under　this　pretence　he　took　Ramiro；and　one　morning　caused　him　to　be　executed　and　left　on　the　piazza　atCesena　with　the　block　and　a　blood