es II.; and by reason of his goodness and industry he came
into favour with King Charles, who caused him to be educated at his
charges, and then the king made him bishop of Frejus; and on the death
of his master, the archbishop of Arles, to wit M. Piero da Ferriera,
the chancellor, King Robert made him chancellor in his stead; and
afterwards, of his care and sagacity, he sent letters as from King
Robert to Pope Clement recommending himself, whereof the king, it was
said, knew nothing at all, by reason of which letters he, the said
bishop of Frejus, was promoted to be bishop of Avignon, and afterwards
cardinal by reason of his wit and industry; wherefore King Robert,
before he was made cardinal, was wroth with him, and took away the
seal from him, forasmuch as he had sealed the said letters in his own
favour to the said Pope Clement without his knowledge. This Pope John
was crowned in Avignon on S. Mary's Day, the 8th day of September,
1316. Afterwards he was a great friend to King Robert, and he to him;
and by his means he did great things, as hereafter shall be narrated.
This Pope caused the Seventh Book of the Decretals to be completed
which Pope Clement had begun, and set in order the solemnity and
festival of the Sacrament of the Body of Christ, with great
indulgences and pardons to whoso should be at celebration of the
sacred offices, each hour, and he gave a general pardon of forty days
to all Christians for every time that they made reverence when the
priest repeated the name of Jesus Christ; this he did afterwards in
the year 1318.

Sec. 82.--_How King Robert and the Florentines made peace with the Pisans
and Lucchese._ Sec. 83.--_How the Florentines recalled the bad money and
issued the good money of the "new Guelf" mintage._ Sec. 84.--_How King
Robert sent his fleet to Sicily and did great damage._ Sec. 85.--_How
Ferrara rebelled against the Church._

Sec. 86.--_How Uguccione da Faggiuola sought to re-enter Pisa, and what
came of it in Pisa, and of the Marquis Spinetta._

[Sidenote: 1317 A.D.]

In the said year 1317, in the month of August, Uguccione da Faggiuola,
with aid from M. Cane of Verona, came suddenly with much people, both
horse and foot, into Lunigiana, supported by forces and letters of the
Marquis Spinetta, who purposed to come to Pisa on the strength of
certain negotiations which he had conducted in the city with men of
his faction; which plot was discovered, and there was an outcry of th