[10] This is confirmed by M. B. Salon, in t. 2. Contr. de Justit. et Jure, in ii. 2 Thom. Aquin. qu. 88. art. 2. controv. 27: “Hujus modi mons non erat in usu apud antiquos. Cœpit fere a 150 annis, tempore Pii II.” In C. L. Richard’s Analysis Conciliorum Generalium et Particularium, Venetiis, 1776, 4 vol. fol. iv. p. 98, I find that the first lending-house at Perugia was established in the year 1450; but Pius II., under whose pontificate it appears by various testimonies to have been founded, was not chosen pope till the year 1458. [11] Bussi, Istoria della città di Viterbo. In Roma, 1742, fol. p. 271. [12] It may be found in Bolle et Privilegi del Sacro Monte della Pietà di Roma. In Roma, 1618: ristampati l’anno 1658. This collection is commonly bound up with the following work, which was printed in the same year and again reprinted: Statuti del Sacro Monte della Pietà di Roma. This bull is inserted entire by Ascianus, p. 719, but in the Collection of the pontifical bulls it is omitted. [13] This Michael travelled and preached much in company with Bernardinus, and died at Como in 1485.--Wadding, xiv. p. 396. [14] The Piccolimini, nephews of the pope, having once paid their respects to him at Siena, he told them he was their namesake.--Wadding, xiv. p. 447. [15] Waddingii Scriptores Ordinis Minorum, p. 58. Fabricii Biblioth. Mediæ et Infimæ Æt. i. p. 586. [16] Wadding, xiv. pp. 398, 433. [17] It may be found entire in Wadding, xiv. p. 411. It was ordered that the pledges should be worth double the sum lent, and that they should be sold if not redeemed within a year. [18] Wadding, xiv. p. 446. [19] D. Manni circa i Sigilli Antichi, tom. xxvii. p. 92, where much information respecting this subject may be found. [20] Wadding, xiv. p. 451. [21] Ibid. pp. 462, 465. [22] Ibid. xiv. pp. 480, 481. [23] Ibid. p. 517. [24] Ibid. xiv. pp. 93, 482. [25] Ibid. p. 514. [26] Ibid. xv. pp. 6, 65. [27] Wadding, xv. pp. 7, 9, 12. [28] Ibid. xv. pp. 37, 45, 46. [29] Ibid. xv. 67. [30] Ibid. xv. p. 68. Bernardinus considered the giving of wages as a necessary evil. [31] Della Zecca di Gubbio, e delle Geste de’ Conti e Duchi di Urbino; opera di Rinaldo Reposati. Bologna, 1772, 4to. [32] It is to be found in the well-known large collection of juridical writings quoted commonly under the title Tractatus Tractatuum. Venetiis, 1584, fol. p. 419, vol. vi. part 1. It has also been printed separately. [33] His works were printed together, in folio, at Brescia in 1588. [34] The work of the former appeared in 1496. The writings of both are printed in the work of Ascianus, or Zimmermann, which has been often quoted already.