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The Duke of Athens requires to be made prince of Florence The Signory address the duke upon the subject The plebeians proclaim him prince of Florence for life Tyrannical proceedings of the duke The city disgusted with him Conspiracies against the duke The duke discovers the conspiracies, and becomes terrified The city rises against him He is besieged in the palace Measures adopted by the citizens for reform of the government The duke is compelled to withdraw from the city Miserable deaths of Guglielmo da Scesi and his son Departure of the duke of Athens His character.
The pope, Boniface IX., being at enmity with the Romans, went to Scesi, where he remained till the jubilee of 1400, when the Romans, to induce him to return to the city, consented to receive another foreign senator of his appointing, and also allowed him to fortify the castle of Saint Angelo: having returned upon these conditions, in order to enrich the church, he ordained that everyone, upon vacating a benefice, should pay a year's value of it to the Apostolic Chamber.
These endeavored to bring the people and the duke to terms; but the former refused to listen to any whatever, unless Guglielmo da Scesi and his son, with Cerrettieri Bisdomini, were first given up to them. The duke would not consent to this; but being threatened by those who were shut up with him, he was forced to comply.
His rectors were Baglione da Perugia and Guglielmo da Scesi, who, with Cerrettieri Bisdomini, were the persons with whom he consulted on public affairs.
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