Melanthe, Or the Days of the Medici, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Melanthe, Or the Days of the Medici, Vol. 3: A Tale of the Fifteenth CenturyPitti on the eve of his departure for Florence. The return of a secret messenger had brought to the conspirators intelligence which almost surpassed their hopes. The mission of Francesco de' Pazzi to his uncle Jacopo, had been crowned with success, but not without difficulty, for the heart of the old man leaned to the Medici. The aggrandizement of their families was at that time the darling passion of the Italian nobles, and individual honour or safety was constantly sacrificed to obtain this end.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.