On the Bishops of Gubbio

...that is, in the very borders of the people of Gubbio, whence I could easily have traveled to Gubbio whenever there was need and could have obtained the necessary knowledge of the affairs of Gubbio; I had to finish it while absent and distracted by no small occupations. But if I have departed more than once from Ughelli and the remaining catalogs of the bishops of Gubbio that are in circulation, I would not want to offend anyone's mind in that. And I do not fear that I will incur the censure of prudent men and those who are true lovers of the truth; for it can be easily persuaded to them that nothing else was proposed to me in writing this work than the pursuit of truth, for the sake of attaining which I deemed it not a sin to depart from either Ughelli or any catalogs whatsoever, when I found them to be in the least disagreement with the truth itself. But I will explain my own opinion about this whole matter more conveniently in the final chapter of the dissertation on the City and Church of Gubbio, which I begin here, under God's guidance. Ferdinando Ughelli provided me with the model for writing it, to whom I approached as a reinforcement in composing the chronology of the bishops of Gubbio. For he, before he undertakes to record the individual bishops of each church in his register, culls not a few things concerning the history of that city and church in which they flourished. It is therefore my firm intention to follow this example of a most prudent man, and to preface some things about the city and church of Gubbio before I deal with the bishops. This will be the argument of this dissertation, a synopsis and, as it were, a view of which, exposed through the main chapters, you have here.

CHAPTER I.

The site, name, antiquity, and dignity of the city of Gubbio.

CHAPTER II.

The ancient monuments of the city of Gubbio.

CHAPTER III.

Certain historical matters during the flourishing of the Romans. Various fortune up to our own times.

CHAPTER IV.

The territory, towns, and castles of the people of Gubbio.