Note 73 — RELIGIO MEDICI. (continued 2)

Pope Alexander III., in his declaration to the Doge, said,—“Que la mer vous soit soumise comme l’epouse l’est à son epoux puisque vous in avez acquis l’empire par la victorie.” In commemoration of this the Doge and Senate went yearly to Lio, and throwing a ring into the water, claimed the sea as their bride.