# Ser Ceccone — Romola character guide

> Ser Ceccone in Romola by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ceccone, Now Ser Ceccone

**First appearance:** 0013-xi-tito-s-dilemma

## Who they are

A notary or clerk involved in legal matters.

## In the story

### [XLVII: Check](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/xlvii-check)

A Medicean agent present at the confrontation, who is not fond of Tito Melema.

### [LVII: Why Tito Was Safe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lvii-why-tito-was-safe)

Another informer willing to serve the State by giving information against unsuccessful employers; brushes past Tito after the council meeting.

### [LXIII: Ripening Schemes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lxiii-ripening-schemes)

Ser Ceccone is mentioned as a notary who has attached himself to Spini. Tito is wary of him, as Ceccone was a witness to a previous scene and may harbor dislike for him.

### [A Masque of the Furies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lxvi-a-masque-of-the-furies)

Spini's constant companion during the night, receiving reports and assisting in the plotting.

### [The Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lxxi-the-confession)

The notary of evil repute who is suspected by Savonarola's followers of falsifying the confession.

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