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82<br />

HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

in political affairs, ^ as well as in matters <strong>of</strong> reform, in <strong>the</strong><br />

carrying out <strong>of</strong> which Pius made use <strong>of</strong> such distinguished<br />

men as Ormaneto and Giovanni Oliva.^ For <strong>the</strong> conduct <strong>of</strong><br />

all political affairs which concerned <strong>the</strong> princes, he appointed<br />

a congregation at <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> November, 1566, composed<br />

<strong>of</strong> Cardinals Morone, Farnese, Mula, Granvelle and Com-<br />

mendone.^ <strong>The</strong> Pope had also a high opinion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Datary,<br />

Maffei.<br />

At <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 1566 a well-informed correspondent gave it<br />

as his opinion that anyone could get an introduction to <strong>the</strong><br />

Pope through his more intimate friends, but that to get<br />

any important business transacted it was necessary to have<br />

recourse to Cardinal Bonelli and <strong>the</strong> secretary, Rusticucci,<br />

through whose hands all business passed.* Yet Pius V.<br />

was not altoge<strong>the</strong>r dependent upon <strong>the</strong>m ; in order to make<br />

it quite clear that his nephew did not exercise any undue<br />

influence over him, <strong>the</strong> Pope <strong>of</strong>ten found fault with him,<br />

^ <strong>The</strong> *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> March 23, 1566, relates that <strong>the</strong> Pope<br />

had kept Morone in Rome because he thought " haver bisogno<br />

de pari suoi qua et lo stima et honora assai " (Urb. 1040, p. 197,<br />

Vatican Library). In his *report <strong>of</strong> May 29, 1566 (Gonzaga<br />

Archives, Mantua), C. Luzzara remarks how much weight Morone<br />

had with <strong>the</strong> Pope. Zuniga also, in his letter <strong>of</strong> Decjmb>.r 29,<br />

1570, witnesses to Morone's influence in political matters, Corresp.<br />

dipl., IV., 156. Cf. also on this point <strong>the</strong> *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong><br />

July 7, 1571. State Archives, Naples, C. Fames, 763.<br />

2 See <strong>the</strong> " Informatione," etc., in Anal. Bolland., XXXIII.,<br />

188 seq., 194 seq.<br />

^ *" Creo una congregazione di 5 cardinali che attendano alle<br />

cose con li principi che sone," etc. *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong><br />

November 9, 1566, Urb. 1040, p. 318b, Vatican Library.<br />

* See " Informatione," etc., loc. cit. which brings out very fully<br />

<strong>the</strong> distinction between <strong>the</strong> old and <strong>the</strong> new confidants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Pope, which continued to exist (see Mitteilungen des osterr. Instit.,<br />

XIV., 544), and <strong>the</strong>ir relative position. Rusticucci obtained <strong>the</strong><br />

rights <strong>of</strong> Roman citizenship (see Lanciani, IV., 23) and even<br />

though he accepted gifts, he managed to keep in favour with<br />

Pius V. (see Tiepolo, 175). For <strong>the</strong> majordomo <strong>of</strong> Pius V.,<br />

Franc, de Reinoso, cf. Corresp. dipl., IV., li. seq.

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