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Wfeet \ verfei 3 a ^^ ia ^ avy vvoodeh stocks , auS ga ^ de were blaced in the other aportmeufs to watch him . . From the nature of the precautions which had been thus taken , he nosy
considered his base hopeless , and l > eg-an to resign himself to his fate . But an accidental circumstance , arisingfrom the extreme rigour of his confinement , enabled him ia a short time
to esqape the vengeance of his enemies . After a fevv days * imprisonment , hie fest , fron * the weight' and pressure otl the stocks , began to swell , ' and to g ivje him much pain . As a matter of in 4 ulgeuce he begged of hit * keepers
to be permitted to ha&e one foot always at . liberty , and to : exchange it with the other \ yheneveE that became swollen and painful . This request > yas readily granted , the guards being satisfied that with one foot so secured
his person was perfectl y safe . Matters bad gone on in this manner for some days , when it occurred to Curio that he might possibly , avail himself of this plan of exchanging the feet to effect his liberation , by preparing an artificial leg and foot to be placed in the stocks instead of the reaL The
thougtit no sooner suggested itself than lie set himself to work to try the experiment . He took the stocking from $ lie leg which was ut liberty , stuffe 4 ^ w ith some linen , placed a piece jpf re $ d in the inside to stiffen it , and put on the shoe- Having succeeded thus far to his wishes , lie laid
himself on the floor , and put on his long Spanish cloak to conceal tjie fraud . Every thing being ready , he called to his aJUGndanJt , complained of pain in the confined foot , and requested to have it exchanged . The attendant , suspecting no trick , readily complied ; placed the artificial foot in the stocks ,
and left the other at liberty . . When the night was far advanced , Curio ppeparejl to attempt his escape . It happened , that the house wherein he was iinprisoaed wa # one . Mrith , which he had been ; intimately acquainted in his youth . This fortunate circumstance
enabled him at once to decide upon his pl » n . Hfe eak ^ taijly opened the dooj- df hid clittltff )^ - mdlii * vin # ascertained tMs guards , v # id ' odcupied > n a ( tjX ) ini ^ g apartment , iv&re as ^ tejk , he : mf ^ tmh % : fcfce dtairs and fried me' Mi '> of& . ' ^ PindSpg tliese ^ dbe
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locked , } and the "keys taken &way ; he proeeedea to a ' witiaow a ^ the back of the house , and havib ^ opened > t / deseended from ^ t into the gard en in safet y ^* Havings thiis providentteHjr effect ^ his escape , he hastened to cbnt ^ ey his family ta Milan , where he resided fthr a short time . He then relieved ^ o
Pavin to Undertake the office of professor ? df IMles Lettres in the Uni ^ ershy of that city . The agents of tbe Inquisition sobrt tracked him to this asylum . But h ? was so beloved by the students that , of their own accord , they forced themgelyes inta a kind of
body guard for his defence , and for thUee years defeated every attempt to obtain possession of his person . At length the Pope interfered , and threatened to lay tbe Senate under an interdict if they afforded him further
shelter . Upon this he went to Venice , and afterwards to Ferrara , where he was hospitably entertained by the Duchess Renata . . Through the interest of this lady he obtained a professorship in the University of Lucca , whither he next removed his residence . Before he
had held this office a year , the Pope , having discovered his retreat , coihirianded ; the Senate to takei him iiito custody , and send hun prisoner to Piome , The Senate having , however , no disposition to' comply with this mandate , gave him private intimation of iris , danger , and allowed him to
depart . Perceiving himself to be thus exposed to constant and imminent danger in Italy , he resolved to retire into - ? Curio ' s guards , on finding in the morning that their prisoner had escaped , and that the Stocks and fetters continued
locked , ascribed ' his deliverance to a Miracle , or to the power : of magic . When this was reported , t <) Cuvjo , he thought it necessary , to clear himself fvpm the imputation of vesortiugvt ^ o niagjc ^ asit might b ring scandal iipon . the religion . he , had
embraced ; aq ^ . U ^ refore , puj ^ lmhed au account of the Whole transaction ^ ^ This little . piexe . is in the , form of a dialogue , and is intituled f * rq 6 i 4 S . . It is among the most amusing of Cbrio ' s works , ahd is printed with the otheri dialogues iU T'his pasquilhis Bcstatieus . ¦ Sclielhortt has iaserted thie dial gire in hi ^ Aaio ^ rftates H tet , Eccl ^ eiuseica ^ , 1 / 7 $ J
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Italian Refvrmatiim . ^ 1 S 1
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1823, page 131, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1782/page/3/
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