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PIUS V. AND THE CARDINALS. 8l<br />

working for <strong>the</strong>ir own selfish ends ; his want <strong>of</strong> confidence<br />

in <strong>the</strong>m became so great that he <strong>of</strong>ten acted in direct con-<br />

tradiction to <strong>the</strong>ir advice.^<br />

In spite <strong>of</strong> his spirit <strong>of</strong> independence, ^ Pius V. did not<br />

altoge<strong>the</strong>r despise good advice, though he only made much<br />

account <strong>of</strong> those who belonged to <strong>the</strong> strict school, such as<br />

Scotti, Rebiba, Sirleto, Capizuchi, Mula, Dolera, Simonetta,<br />

Alciati,^ and Commendone, who for a time held <strong>the</strong> first<br />

place among <strong>the</strong> Pope's confidants.^ Granvelle, too, counted<br />

for a good deal <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> first. ^ Later on Cardinal Chiesa<br />

took an important share with Bonelli in <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> ad-<br />

ministration.,^ <strong>The</strong> advice <strong>of</strong> Morone was especially sought<br />

1 See Tiepolo in Mutinelli, I., 87.<br />

2 *" Vuol intendere tutte le cose Lei," wrote Serristori on<br />

April I, 1566. State Archives, Florence, Medic. 3592.<br />

3 <strong>The</strong>se had apartments in <strong>the</strong> Vatican ;<br />

see *Nota di tutte le<br />

stantie de Palazzo et chi I'habita questo di 3 de Marzo, 1566,<br />

Varia Poht., LXXIX., 218 seq., Papal Secret Archives. A<br />

*letter <strong>from</strong> Rome <strong>of</strong> September 28, 1566, names Morone, Dolera,<br />

Rebiba, Gambara and Bonelli as <strong>the</strong> Cardinals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatest<br />

influence (State Archives, Vienna). Cf. <strong>the</strong> *letter <strong>of</strong> Strozzi <strong>of</strong><br />

October 5, 1566, concerning Pius V.'s leaning to Sirleto {ibid). <strong>The</strong><br />

influence <strong>of</strong> Rebiba is again mentioned in May, 1570 ; see<br />

VoiNOViCH, 554.<br />

* *" Commendone e hoggi il primo cardinale della corte et<br />

quello a cui il Papa crede piu che ad alcun altro " says B. Pia in a<br />

letter <strong>from</strong> Rome on Febru iry 7, i567,Gonzaga Archives, Mantua.<br />

Cf. ScHWARZ, Briefwechsel, 48, and <strong>the</strong> *report <strong>of</strong> Strozzi <strong>of</strong><br />

February 8, 1567 (" Ha [il Papa] per molto favorito il card. Commendone,"<br />

and <strong>of</strong>ten calls for his advice), State Archives, Vienna.<br />

After <strong>the</strong> nomination <strong>of</strong> Chiesa as Cardinal *Cusano states on<br />

May I, 1568, that Commendone was " caduto assai del favor del<br />

Papa." Ibid.<br />

" *" II card. Granvella e stimato assai dal Papa et e chiamato a<br />

tutte le consulte per le cose di Germania." Arco, March 30, 1566,<br />

State Archives, Vienna.<br />

« See *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> April 3, 1568, Urb. 1040, p. 499b,<br />

Vatican Library.<br />

VOL. XVII<br />

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