, ▁Charles ▁de ▁Bre che ▁– ▁who , ▁as ▁a ▁paid ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ber ini ▁had ▁be fri ended ▁Pal lav ic ino ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁before ▁– ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁Card inal ▁Rich el ieu ▁greatly ▁adm ired ▁his ▁works ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁commission ▁Pal lav ic ino ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁cardinal ' s ▁official ▁historian ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁France . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Rich el ieu ▁died ▁while ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Paris , ▁de ▁Bre che ▁convinced ▁Pal lav ic ino ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁journey , ▁and ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁crossing ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁brid ges ▁at ▁Orange ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Av ignon , ▁a ▁pap al ▁enc lave ▁within ▁France , ▁there ▁de ▁Bre che ▁bet rayed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁pap al ▁authorities . ▁After ▁four teen ▁months ' ▁imprison ment , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Francesco ▁Bar ber ini , ▁begg ing ▁for ▁cle men cy ▁but ▁also ▁during ▁which ▁his ▁Il ▁Div ort io ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁with ▁un l ucky ▁timing , ▁Pal lav ic ino ▁was ▁be head ed ▁at ▁Av ignon . ▁ ▁His ▁enemies ▁did ▁not ▁long ▁surv ive ▁Pal lav ic ino . ▁Five ▁months ▁later , ▁Pope ▁Urban ▁was ▁dead ; ▁within ▁two ▁years ▁de ▁Bre che ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁Paris ▁by ▁a ▁certain ▁Gand ucci , ▁but ▁as ▁Mu ir ▁comments , ▁" wh ether ▁or ▁not