Nicoletto would come to Pisa but wants a benefice, _hoc est_ one of those canonries. His name stands high in Padua and his method is good; but, _nisi fallor_, he is one of these odd fantastical men. He it was who mentioned the benefice to me; so I warn you. This morning I paid a visit to Messer Zaccheria Barbaro and assured him of your affection &c.; he replied tearfully _et ut visum est_ from his heart: all resolved itself into _in te uno spem esse_. _Ostendit se nosse quantum tibi debeat_: so do what you intended, _ut favens ad majora_. The Legate, who has returned from Rome, _et qui tecum locutus est Florentiæ_, is not at all of their way of thinking, _ut ajunt_. Messer Zaccheria showed me a very beautiful antique earthen vase which was sent to him lately from Greece, and told me that if I thought you would like it he would send it to you with two smaller ones. I said it was just what Your Magnificence would admire _et tandem_ it will be yours. To-morrow morning the box shall be made and I will send it off. I do not think you have so fine a one _in eo genere_: it is about three spans high and four wide. The Count [Pico della Mirandola] has bad eyes and has not been out of the house since he came to Venice. _Item_ yester evening I paid a visit to the learned Cassandra Fidele and greeted her in your name. She is no less wonderful, Lorenzo, in the vulgar tongue than in Latin; most discreet, _et meis oculis etiam_ handsome. I came away astounded. To you she is most partial and talked about you with such understanding _quasi te intus et in cute norit_. One of these days she intends to go to Florence to see you, so prepare to do her honour. I have no more to say at present, save that your causing Greek books to be copied and the favour you show to learned men sets you higher in the esteem and honour of the world than any man has enjoyed for many years. Other particulars I reserve for my return. I commend myself to Your Magnificence. I have not yet used the letter of exchange as I have had no need of it.--Venice, June 20, 1491. The servant of Your Magnificence, Angelus Politianus.[390] Pier Filippo Pandolfini, _Florentine Ambassador at Rome, to_ Lorenzo de’ Medici