. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. dergoing trial, the Mediceans still entertained great hopes of beingable to overthrow the popular government, with the help of the allies,and were actively labouring to that end. BY VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. 575 decisive, and was additionally confirmed a few days afterthe execution, when RidolfTs son appeared before theGreater Council to implore the remission of the decreeconfiscating his fathers property. His demand was thriceput to the vote and thrice Accordingly,neither by the laws of the State, nor the votes of theGreater Council could the Uve
. Life and times of Girolamo Savonarola. dergoing trial, the Mediceans still entertained great hopes of beingable to overthrow the popular government, with the help of the allies,and were actively labouring to that end. BY VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. 575 decisive, and was additionally confirmed a few days afterthe execution, when RidolfTs son appeared before theGreater Council to implore the remission of the decreeconfiscating his fathers property. His demand was thriceput to the vote and thrice Accordingly,neither by the laws of the State, nor the votes of theGreater Council could the Uve prisoners have As to Savonarola he had neither the will northe power to influence a sentence, decreed in the heat, orrather fury, of a whirlwind, of debate. 1 Pitti and Cerretani. ■ It has been justly observed by Guicciardini, Storia Fiorentina p164, that mno case could they have been acquitted, that accordingly itwould have been far better from the beginning to have steadily adheredto the forms prescribed by the CHAPTER IV.
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