Pagina 87 di 310

Alexander the Sixth arose afterwards, who of all the pontiffs

that have ever been showed how a pope with both money and arms

was able to prevail; and through the instrumentality of the Duke

Valentino, and by reason of the entry of the French, he brought

about all those things which I have discussed above in the

actions of the duke. And although his intention was not to

aggrandize the Church, but the duke, nevertheless, what he did

contributed to the greatness of the Church, which, after his

death and the ruin of the duke, became the heir to all his

labours.