▁ 1 5 9 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁p ardon ed ▁at ▁P es aro ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own , ▁as ▁proven ▁by ▁a ▁letter ▁addressed ▁to ▁" Sign or ▁Te od oro ▁Pale olog o " ▁in ▁P es aro , ▁dated ▁ 1 5 9 7 . ▁The ▁tone ▁of ▁this ▁letter , ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁senior ▁magistr ate ▁of ▁Lu cca , ▁Francesco ▁Andre otti , ▁indicates ▁that ▁The odore ▁had ▁built ▁an ▁impress ive ▁reputation ▁for ▁himself : ▁ ▁The ▁authorities ▁at ▁Lu cca ▁had ▁first ▁h ired ▁another ▁assass in ▁to ▁kill ▁Ant el min elli , ▁Marc anton io ▁France otti . ▁France otti ▁had ▁been ▁paid ▁ 2 0 0 ▁lire ▁in ▁advance , ▁but ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Ant el min elli ▁and ▁embar rass ed , ▁suggested ▁that ▁Lu cca ▁commission ▁a ▁" more ▁season ed ▁k iller ". ▁France otti ▁recommended ▁Pale olog us , ▁and ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁same ▁person ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁personally ▁delivered ▁the ▁Luc ch ese ▁message ▁(" the ▁bear er ▁of ▁this " ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁letter ). ▁Like ▁France otti ▁before ▁him , ▁Pale olog us ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁and ▁kill ▁Ant el min elli , ▁who , ▁despite ▁further ▁attempts ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁eventually ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁causes . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁▁ ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Ant