TherelivedinthecityofLuccaagentlemanoftheGuinigifamily, namedMesserFrancesco, whoseprofessionwasarmsandwhoinriches, bodilystrength, , , whichisatthetopofthesquareofSanMichele, thefinestsquareinLucca, , andthatheappearedtoexercisearoyalauthorityoverthem, andthattheylovedandobeyedhim, , wherehewouldlearntoridehorsesandusearms, orinthehouseofapriest, , eventhoughhestoodsilent, blushingmodestly; butbeingencouragedbyMesserFrancescotospeak, heansweredthat, ifhismasterwereagreeable, , andinaveryshorttimeheobtainedtheconsentofMesserAntonio, whowasdriventoyieldbyhisknowledgeofthenatureofthelad, andthefearthathewouldnotbeabletoholdhimmuchlonger.
ThusCastrucciopassedfromthehouseofMesserAntoniothepriesttothehouseofMesserFrancescoGuinigithesoldier, , andcouldmanagewitheasethemostfierycharger, andinalljoustsandtournaments, althoughstillayouth, hewasobservedbeyondallothers, , wasthedelightfulmodestywhichenabledhimtoavoidoffenceineitheractorwordtoothers, forhewasdeferentialtothegreatmen, modestwithhisequals, , notonlybyalltheGuinigifamily, , theGhibellinesweredrivenfromPaviabytheGuelphs, andMesserFrancescowassentbytheViscontitoassisttheGhibellines, andwithhimwentCastruccio, , acquiringgreaterreputationthananyothercaptain, andhisnameandfamewereknown, notonlyinPavia, butthroughoutallLombardy.
