Note 2 — Chapter IX
Reading edition
See Varchi, vol. i. p. 169. Niccolo Capponi, in 1527, returning to the policy of Savonarola, caused the Florentines to elect Christ for their king, and inscribed upon the door of the Palazzo Pubblico:—
Y.H.S. CHRISTUS REX FLORENTINI POPULI S.P. DECRETO ELECTUS.