Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio) ca. 1325–30

Fac ut portem Christi mortem

Amongst thirteen bright men,

sits one the darkest yet,

Though sat at thy right hand,

thy cross wilt he beget.

O! Thou dost know thy fate,

but yet sits quiet.

Announce thy betrayal

and awaken denial

How can thou look death in the eyes

and accept its kiss,

tell your companions to sit,

and never resist?

Should I be the receiver of such

I would not sit and wait

For there must have been some way

to avoid such a gruesome fate!