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He could not be unconscious of how the stream was going, nor unaware of that gradual sapping of privilege and decreasing of power which even in his own case had gone further than with his predecessor. Perhaps he had noted with an indignant mind the new limits of the promissione, a narrower charter than ever, when he was called upon to sign it.
Calmed by the tragic touch of fate, the Doge bore all the humiliations of his doom with dignity, and was beheaded at the head of the stairs where he had sworn the promissione on first assuming the office of doge. What a contrast was this from that triumphant day when probably he felt that his reward had come to him after the long and faithful service of years.
"The Giustinian is not a man for our promissione which, verily, fitteth ill with the dignity of our Prince a man of spirit may well find it hard to assume the beretta under such restrictions!"
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