The Life of Pope Leo X in Four Books

and placed them in the marriage bed. By this incomparable deed, Caesar himself gained the praise of a singular and excellent judgment, of extraordinary generosity, and of unshaken faith, and your wealth was established most firmly against all envy. You, however, will strive earnestly to not only guard diligently the certain possession of these riches and virtues, but also to extend them bravely by advancing your borders. And you will give effort to having children, so that this blood of a most noble lineage, which thrives in you alone, may be propagated by the happy fruitfulness of your wife Margarita. For we hope that you will beget children to your father-in-law the Emperor, and children in virtue similar to your ancestors.