Heywood, W. (William), 1857-1919 · Siena : E. Torrini · leaf 94
forward to receive thekeys at the hand of the Prior. Beneath the pic-ture and above the coats of arms of the officialswe read the following inscription aprexentatione DE LE CHIAVI QVANDO TVTTI E QVATRO E MONTI sadvsseno ad vno. But not for that did civicdiscord cease, and, at last, things came to… … — 75 — baser sort (alcuni popolari di mala vita) who, al-beit they were but lew, were more powerful, fewand evil as they were, than the other citizenswho were good; and this, as Signor Lisinisuggests, may be the reason why, in 1485, theofficials of Gabella caused a Tavoletta to be paintedwith the…
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