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To Francesco Vettorio, Florentine ambassador, at the Holy Pontifex.
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Magnificent Ambassador,
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Presenting this letter to you will be Nicholas Tafano, a friend of ours.
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The cause of the journey is that he arranged for the marriage of his sister, an unmarried woman,
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to Giovanni, who, bound by the giving of a ring, still,
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having scorn for oaths, and all the laws of marriage, went
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to your city of Rome, where he has for a long time stayed and tarried,
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forgetful of his marriage, and his wife.
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Our friend desires that either Giovanni should join his wife here,
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or, having given back the part of the dowry that he had obtained,
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he repudiate her by order [divorce her].
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Our friend thought that it would be easier to accomplish these things,
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where the vicar of Christ resides.
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On this matter, therefore, we beg and implore you for your help,
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and we ask that you might speak with this husband, and that you exert the power you yield,
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and as both Nicholas' strongly demand,
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to force this man to provide a satisfactory conclusion.
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We are moved by justice, which favours this cause,
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and by the ardour of this man stood before you, and that of his whole family,
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who are unequalled in their charm in our part of the country.
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But that is enough about Tafano. What however pertains to me,
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if you wish to know more, you can hear everything from Tafano,
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however sordid or inglorious, and not without its indignities,
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if you love me as you used to, you will recognise,
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that the pain is that much greater for watching
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the happiness of the Great House [the Medici], and of the city [Florence]; while for me, only Pergamum [the destruction of Troy] remains.
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From Percussina, December 4th, 1514.
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Nicolai Machiavelli.
