Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies volume 1 3
Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies volume 1 3
T W H Thomas William Hodgson Crosland
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But the most famous of all the stories told of his re- membrance of his old friends in his new estate, is that of the Florentine merchant Francesco Frescobaldo. It makes a principal figure in the old play, where the Italian, there called Frisky ball, is one of the leading dramatis personce, and his connexion with Cromwell a main part of the plot. It was probably first told by the Italian novelist Bandello, from whose book, which he refers to by the grave title of Historia Italica, Fox has trans...lated it. The substance of it is, that Frescobaldo, who had frequently visited and resided in England, was one day in Florence applied to for alms by a young * Considered. 24 CABINET PORTRAIT GALLERY. Englishman, whom, partly for the sake of his country, partly from being taken by his engaging appearance and manners, he relieved with great liberality ; that the generous Italian afterwards met with misfortunes and lost nearly all he had in the world ; that he then came over to London in the hope of recovering some old debts due to him in this country ; and that he was accidentally seen in the street by Cromwell, now the greatest man in England, who instantly alighted from his horse, took the stranger in his arms to the man's infinite amazement, declared that he was the poor young Englishman to whom Frescobaldo, who could hardly be brought to remember the incident, had shown so bountiful a heart and hand many long years ago ; and, taking him to his house, there installed him as his chief friend, and by his influence and authority soon compelled all his debtors to pay him to the uttermost farthing.
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