Papal residence to Rome--finishes his treatise
"De Remediis utriusque Fortunæ." cxviii

1368. Quits Venice--four young Venetians, either in this
year or the preceding, promulgate a critical judgment
against Petrarch--repairs to Pavia to negotiate
peace between the Pope's Legate and the
Visconti. cxix

1370. Sets out to visit the Pontiff--is taken ill at Ferrara--
retires to Arquà among the Euganean hills. cxxii

1371. Writes his "Invectiva contra Gallum," and his
"Epistle to Posterity." cxxiii

1372. Writes for Francesco da Carrara his essay "De Republica
optime administranda." cxxx

1373. Is sent to Venice by Francesco da Carrara. cxxx

1374. Translates the Griseldis of Boccaccio--dies on the
18th of July in the same year. cxxxi




THE LIFE OF PETRARCH.


The family of Petrarch was originally of Florence, where his ancestors