第7部分(第2/7 頁)

nd　by　reason　of　theentry　of　the　French；　he　brought　about　all　those　things　which　I　havediscussed　above　in　the　actions　of　the　duke。　And　although　his　intentionwas　not　to　aggrandize　the　Church；　but　the　duke；　nevertheless；　what　hedid　contributed　to　the　greatness　of　the　Church；　which；　after　his　deathand　the　ruin　of　the　duke；　became　the　heir　to　all　his　labours。Pope　Julius　came　afterwards　and　found　the　Church　strong；　possessing　allthe　Romagna；　the　barons　of　Rome　reduced　to　impotence；　and；　through　thechastisements　Alexander；　the　factions　wiped　out；　he　also　found　the　wayopen　to　accumulate　money　in　a　manner　such　as　had　never　been　practisedbefore　Alexander's　time。　Such　things　Julius　not　only　followed；　butimproved　upon；　and　he　intended　to　gain　Bologna；　to　ruin　the　Veians；and　to　drive　the　French　out　of　Italy。　All　of　these　enterprises　prosperedwith　him；　and　so　much　the　more　to　his　credit；　inasmuch　as　he　dideverything　to　strengthen　the　Church　and　not　any　private　person。　He　keptalso　the　Orsini　and　Colonna　factions　within　the　bounds　in　which　he　foundthem；　and　although　there　was　among　them　some　mind　to　make　disturbance；nevertheless　he　held　two　things　firm：　the　one；　the　greatness　of　thechurch；　with　which　he　terrified　them；　and　the　other；　not　allowing　themto　have　their　own　cardinals；　who　caused　the　disorders　among　them。　Forwhenever　these　factions　have　their　cardinals　they　do　not　remain　quietfor　long；　because　cardinals　foster　the　factions　in　Rome　and　out　of　it；and　the　barons　are　pelled　to　support　them；　and　thus　from　theambitions　of　prelates　arise　disorders　and　tumults　among　the　barons。　Forthese　reasons　his　Holiness　Pope　Leo　found　the　pontificate　most　powerful；and　it　is　to　be　hoped　that；　if　others　made　it　great　in　arms；　he　willmake　it　still　greater　and　more　venerated　by　his　goodness　and　infin