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 NOTES TO THE SECOND BOOK OF THE COURTIER (1584) substitutes "a painter of antiquity" for Raphael, "certain Roman sena- tors" for the two cardinals, and Romulus and Remus for St. Peter and St. Paul. The picture in question has been identified as one painted by Raphael in 1513-14 for the church of San Silvestro. Note 282, page 149. 'Aught else. . . upon thy shoulders,' i.e., a head. The Cato referred to was probably Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, (born 95 B.C., died 46 B.C.), the Roman philosopher and patriot who espoused the cause of Pompey, and committed suicide on hearing of Caesar's victory at Thapsus. Note 283, page 150. This queen must have been Isabella the Catholic; see note 391. Note 284, page 150. Rafaello DE' Pazzi, (born 1471, died 1512), was a native of Florence, but was bred away from his home, doubtless owing to the pro- scription of his family for participation in the Pazzi conspiracy against Lo- renzo and Giuliano de' Medici. Having fought for Cesare Borgia and later for Julius II, he was captured by the French in 1511, and was slain the following year in the battle of Ravenna. Note 285, page 150. The Prior of Messina is now identified by Cian as a Spanish soldier, Don Pedro de Cuna, who was killed at the battle of Ravenna in 1512. Note 286, page 151. Of Paolo Tolosa nothing more is known than is con- tained in the text. Note 287, page 151. Like purple in Roman times, rose was the aristocratic colour at this period. Cosimo is reported by Machiavelli {Storia Fiorentina, vii, 6) to have said that "two ells of rose-coloured cloth make a man of quality." Note 288, page 151. GlANOTTO DE' Pazzi is regarded by Cian as possibly identical with a certain Florentine, Giovanni de' Pazzi, who was born in 1476 and died in 1528. Note 289, page 151. Of ANTONIO RlZZO nothing more is known than is con- tained in the text. Note 290, page 151. 'The renunciation of a benefice,' i.e. the notarial deed or testament by which a priest resigned his benefice or prebend in favour of someone else. Note 291, page 151. ANTONIO Torello, (died 1536), was private chamber- lain to Julius II and Leo X, who conferred a canonry and several prebends 378