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But when he arrived at Rivolta, he remembered that there was living in that town an old friend of his childhood, by name Conrad Lando, whom he had helped to much wealth in his days of power; and as Ascanio and his companions were extremely; tired, he resolved to beg his hospitality for a single night.
"Two of my friends, who lived on a side street in the neighborhood, were Michael di Lando, a wool-comber who had considerable influence with his guild, and Ser Nuto, a bailiff of the Signory.
"Then we entered the palace, led by Michael di Lando, who bore the standard of the gonfalonier of justice. The most of our crowd were in rags.
The emigrants attempt to re-enter Florence, but are not allowed to do so The companies of the people restored Restless conduct of Corso Donati The ruin of Corso Donati Corso Donati accused and condemned Riot at the house of Corso Death of Corso His character Fruitless attempt of the Emperor Henry against the Florentines The emigrants are restored to the city The citizens place themselves under the king of Naples for five years War with Uguccione della Faggiuola The Florentines routed Florence withdraws herself from subjection to King Robert, and expels the Count Novello Lando d'Agobbio His tyranny His departure.
All who had acquired office by the balia of 1378 were deposed. The Guelphs were restored to power and the plebeians and trades deposed. Michael di Lando and Lorenzo di Puccio were banished. The good they had done and the services they had rendered were quickly forgotten." The boss carpenter, after more than an hour's steady talking, stirred and groaned; he opened his eyes and sat up saying;
Mixed with all this, a certain derision of Ariosto is unmistakable, and it was fortunate for the 'Or- lando Furioso' that the 'Orlandino, with its Lutheran heresies, was soon put out of the way by the Inquisition. Perhaps Ferrante Gonzaga, the patron of the poet, was a party to this sarcasm on the house of Este.
The friends of the king and those who opposed Lando and his followers, were either of noble families or the highest of the people, and all Guelphs; but their adversaries being in power they could not discover their minds without incurring the greatest danger.
Barnabei, a contemporary writer, states that Giorgio also built the adjoining Palazzo Benincasa. He must have gone backwards and forwards between Italy and Dalmatia, for in 1455, while he was under contract with the Sebenico authorities, he completed the fine façade of S. Francesco alle Scale, Ancona, receiving a bonus of 70 ducats above the price, according to Lando Feretti.
When the plebeians entered the palace, the standard of the Gonfalonier of Justice was in the hands of Michael di Lando, a wool comber.
In July and August, 1530, the scourge was repeated three times in six weeks, and Governor Lando wrote to Luis Columbus, then Governor of la Española: " ... The storms have destroyed all the plantations, drowned many cattle, and caused a great dearth of food. Half of the houses in this city have been blown down; of the other half those that are least damaged are without roofs.
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