[Footnote50:ThetroublesofRome，fromthedeparturetothereturnofRienzi，arerelatedbyMatteoVillanil。ii。c。47，l。
iii。c。33，57，78andThomasFortifiocca，l。iii。c。1—4。I
haveslightlypassedoverthesesecondarycharacters，whoimitatedtheoriginaltribune。]
Afteranexileofsevenyears，thefirstdelivererwasagainrestoredtohiscountry。Inthedisguiseofamonkorapilgrim，heescapedfromthecastleofSt。Angelo，imploredthefriendshipofthekingofHungaryatNaples，temptedtheambitionofeveryboldadventurer，mingledatRomewiththepilgrimsofthejubilee，layconcealedamongthehermitsoftheApennine，andwanderedthroughthecitiesofItaly，Germany，andBohemia。Hispersonwasinvisible，hisnamewasyetformidable；andtheanxietyofthecourtofAvignonsupposes，andevenmagnifies，hispersonalmerit。TheemperorCharlestheFourthgaveaudiencetoastranger，whofranklyrevealedhimselfasthetribuneoftherepublic；andastonishedanassemblyofambassadorsandprinces，bytheeloquenceofapatriotandthevisionsofaprophet，thedownfalloftyrannyandthekingdomoftheHolyGhost。^51
Whateverhadbeenhishopes，Rienzifoundhimselfacaptive；buthesupportedacharacterofindependenceanddignity，andobeyed，ashisownchoice，theirresistiblesummonsofthesupremepontiff。ThezealofPetrarch，whichhadbeencooledbytheunworthyconduct，wasrekindledbythesufferingsandthepresence，ofhisfriend；andheboldlycomplainsofthetimes，inwhichthesaviorofRomewasdeliveredbyheremperorintothehandsofherbishop。Rienziwastransportedslowly，butinsafecustody，fromPraguetoAvignon:hisentranceintothecitywasthatofamalefactor；inhisprisonhewaschainedbytheleg；