Note 085
Besides the curious, though concise, narrative
of Machiavel, (Istoria Florentina, l. vi. Opere, tom. i. p.
210, 211, edit. Londra, 1747, in 4to.) the Porcarian
conspiracy is related in the Diary of Stephen Infessura,
(Rer. Ital. tom. iii. P. ii. p. 1134, 1135,) and in a
separate tract by Leo Baptista Alberti, (Rer. Ital. tom.
xxv. p. 609 - 614.) It is amusing to compare the style and
sentiments of the courtier and citizen.
Facinus profecto quo ....neque periculo horribilius, neque audaciâ
detestabilius, neque crudelitate tetrius, a quoquam
perditissimo uspiam excogitatum sit.... Perdette la vita
quell' huomo da bene, e amatore dello bene e libertà di
Roma.
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 70