. The story of Verona . T OK JUUCiMENT, IlAZZA D ERBE 63 Ez%elino da Romano foundation, says that they sprang from a man of poor,nay vile condition, of the name of Jacopo Fico, whomade ladders and sold them, and that from this thefamily took its name. The most generally acceptedidea is though that Mastino della Scala, the first ofthe name who sprang into notability and who may beconsidered as the founder of the family, was a manof modest origin, and whose line in life was of acommercial nature. His position was a prominentone during Ezzelinos reign of oppression and blood-shed ; and that the t
. The story of Verona . T OK JUUCiMENT, IlAZZA D ERBE 63 Ez%elino da Romano foundation, says that they sprang from a man of poor,nay vile condition, of the name of Jacopo Fico, whomade ladders and sold them, and that from this thefamily took its name. The most generally acceptedidea is though that Mastino della Scala, the first ofthe name who sprang into notability and who may beconsidered as the founder of the family, was a manof modest origin, and whose line in life was of acommercial nature. His position was a prominentone during Ezzelinos reign of oppression and blood-shed ; and that the tyrant had shown him some regardimplies in itself that Mastino had known how to meritit. He was an absolute Ghibelline as to politics, awarrior ever ready to serve his country, and a worthyancestor of the great men who followed him. Cipollameanwhile bids us observe that neither as Podesta,nor as Captain was he lord of Verona in the literalsense of the words; he was only the first of thecitizens, and never more than CHAPTER IVThe Scaligers T^HE rule of Mastino I. in Verona was marked bythe endeavours he made to assuage the factionsin the town, and to conciliate by a policy of pardonand goodwill those nobles whose politics and actionswere opposed to his own. He recalled Lodovico diSan Bonificio, the head of the Guelph party, andregardless of the fact that this deed excited muchopposition, and provoked an attempt on his life, hefollowed it up by a grant of fresh pardons to Turrisendodei Turrisendi, Pulcinella delle Carceri, and Cosimoda Lendinara, other Guelph leaders. These noblesrepaid Mastinos magnanimity by organizing a rebellionto restore Guelph influence in Verona. The plothowever failed; and Mastino, seeing the uselessnessof showing mercy to those who had repaid him in sosorry a way, put many of the conspirators to death, andexiled the Count of San Bonificio anew. In 1262 by the unanimous wish of the populaceMastino was elected * Captain of the People ; anelection whi
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