The golden days of the renaissance in Rome, from the pontificate of Julius II to that of Paul III (1906)
Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo, 1847-1929 · Boston; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 112
left open could be entered only from the breakof day to nightfall, when they were locked and the keysbrought to the Capitol. On July 30, 1575, an order wasissued that all the boats of the Tiber should be scuttled inthree days. The reason for this extraordinary measure wasthat boatmen and bargemen… … The grave of Marco Albertoni, who died of tlie plague on the 22d day of July, 1485 di Nona, with a placard explaining their offence. Six dayslater, the police, having learned that a certain Flaminio hadlikewise broken the regulations, sank his barge at the land-ing of Ripetta and put a ransom on…
