So he wrote to Giovanni Fogliani that, having been away from home for many years, he wished to visit him and his city, and in some measure to look upon his patrimony; and although he had not laboured to acquire anything except honour, yet, in order that the citizens should see he had not spent his time in vain, he desired to come honourably, so would be accompanied by one hundred horsemen, his friends and retainers; and he entreated Giovanni to arrange that he should be received honourably by the Fermians, all of which would be not only to his honour, but also to that of Giovanni himself, who had brought him up.
Írt tehát Giovanni Foglianinak, hogy régóta távol lévén otthonától, meg akarja látogatni őt és városát, s el akarná foglalni örökségének egy részét: minthogy mással nemigen fáradozott, csak jó hírnév szerzésével, és hogy polgártársai lássák, nem hiába mulatta az időt, méltóképp akar bevonulni száz lovas s barátai és szolgái kíséretében. Arra kéri, fogadják a fermóiak kellő tisztelettel, ami nemcsak neki szolgál majd tisztességére, hanem annak is, akinek nevelt fia.