King of France, who was formidable still in spite of his recent reverses; and it was necessary, therefore, to have recourse to some profitable scheme, which was a matter of great difficulty in the impoverished condition of exhausted Italy.

• 教皇便急需款子摆脱法国国王路易十二，故必须借助于某种有利的交易活动，然而在意大利遍地穷困之状况下，此事极其为难。