de ▁transl ater , ▁escri er ▁et ▁histor ier ▁les ▁livres ▁de ▁Mon se igneur ’ ▁( ‘ to ▁translate , ▁write ▁out ▁and ▁" histor iate " ▁( e ither ▁to ▁narr ate ▁or ▁ad orn ) ▁the ▁books ▁of ▁my ▁Lord ,’ ▁i . e ., ▁the ▁du ke ). ▁ ▁His ▁Latin ▁source ▁was ▁a ▁work , ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁Rom ule on , ▁compiled ▁in ▁Florence ▁between ▁ 1 3 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 3 6 4 , ▁by ▁Ben ven uto ▁da ▁Im ola . ▁ ▁The ▁pre face ▁of ▁this ▁Latin ▁work ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁compilation ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁G ome z ▁Al bor no z , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Bolog na . ▁ ▁This ▁source ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁classical ▁texts , ▁including ▁ ▁Liv y ’ s ▁Ab ▁Ur be ▁Cond ita ▁and ▁the ▁L ives ▁of ▁Su eton ius . ▁ ▁Mi él ot ’ s ▁translation ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁French ▁Rom ul éon ▁translation , ▁undert aken ▁by ▁S éb ast ien ▁M amer ot ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 6 . ▁ ▁Man us cript s ▁ ▁The ▁Rom ul éon ▁is ▁ext ant ▁in ▁seven ▁manuscript s ▁( one ▁incomplete ), ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁ill umin ated : ▁ ▁Bes an çon , ▁Bibliothèque ▁Municip ale , ▁MS ▁ 8 5 0 : ▁O wn ed ▁by ▁Philip ▁the ▁Good , ▁who ▁purchased ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 4