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And it will be well for thee to rule thy conduct by my counsel,

and to learn in this way to enjoy what my life-work and dangers

have gained; and in this thou wilt easily succeed when thou hast

learnt to believe that what I have told thee is true. And thou

wilt be doubly indebted to me, in that I have left thee this

realm and have taught thee how to keep it."

After this there came to Castruccio those citizens of Pisa,

Pistoia, and Lucca, who had been fighting at his side, and whilst

recommending Pagolo to them, and making them swear obedience to

him as his successor, he died. He left a happy memory to those

who had known him, and no prince of those times was ever loved

with such devotion as he was. His obsequies were celebrated with

every sign of mourning, and he was buried in San Francesco at

Lucca. Fortune was not so friendly to Pagolo Guinigi as she had

been to Castruccio, for he had not the abilities. Not long after

the death of Castruccio, Pagolo lost Pisa, and then Pistoia, and

only with difficulty held on to Lucca. This latter city continued

in the family of Guinigi until the time of the great-grandson of

Pagolo.