‘Mala tempora currunt’ (Times are bad), say those who speak Latin! Beyond the Alps the situation is bad , and war is approaching! I haven't worked for months now, but rumor has it that the good Gemelli, the nobleman of the Riviera, is about to do something. He will sell all the lands owned by the Fabbrica del Santo Monte to build a new, large and majestic temple to narrate the Canticle of the Creatures.
What this Canticle is, I don't know, but in any case I can only be happy: bricklayers like me will have work to do! They say Architect Santini has designed a large and ornate temple, with columns, stairs and balustrades. If it is done, it will be the most wonderful chapel of the Sacro Monte!