Milan copy of Virgil visits Manfredi, Lord of Carpi, and James Carrara at Padua . . . Ixvii
1349. Goes from Parma to Mantua and Ferrara returns
to Padua, and receives, probably in this year, a canonicate in Padua Ixxiii
1350. Is raised to the Archdeaconry of Parma writes to
the Emperor Charles IV. goes to Home, and, in going and returning, stops at Florence . . . Ixxiii
1351. Writes to Andrea Dandolo with a view to reconcile
the Venetians and Florentines the Florentines decree tlie restoration of his paternal property, and send John Boccaccio to recall him to his country he returns, for the sixth time, to Avignon is consulted by the four Cardinals, who had been deputed to reform the government of Rome . . Ixxx
1352. Writes to Clement VI. the letter which excites against
him the enmity of the medical tribe begins writing his treatise " De Vita Solitaria " . Ixxxvii
1353. Visits his brother in the Carthusian monastery of
Monte Rivo writes his treatise "De Otio Reli- giosorum" returns to Italy takes up his abode with the Visconti is sent by the Archbishop Vis- conti to Venice, to negotiate a peace between the Venetians and Genoese .... xo
1354. Visits the Emperor at Mantua .... xcix
1355. His embassy to the Emperor publishes his " In
vective against a Physician " . . . xcix
1360. His embassy to John, King of France . . cxii
1361. Leaves Milan and settles at Venice gives his librarj
to the Venetians cxiii
1364. Writes for Lucchino del Verme his treatise " De Officio
et Virtutibus Iniperatoris " . . . . . cxvii 1366. Writes to Urban V. imploring him to remove the Papal residence to Rome finishes his treatise " De Remediis utriusque Fortunae "... cxviii 1368. Quits Venice four young Venetians, either in this year or the preceding, promulgate a critical judg- ment against Petrarch repairs to Pavia to nego- tiate peace between the Pope's Legate and the Visconti cxix
1370. Sets out to visit the Pontiff is taken ill at Ferrara
retires to Arqua among the Euganean liills . . cxxii
1371. Writes his " Invectiva contra Galluni," and his
"Epistle to Posterity" cxxiii
1372. Writes for Francesco da Carrara his essay "De Re-
publica optime adininistranda " * . . cxxx
.373. Is sent to Venice by Francesco da Carrara . . cxxx
1374. Translates the Griseldis of Boccaccio dies on the
18th of July in ilie same year . . . cxxxi
