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132<br />

HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

Rome in 1570 was certainly not only his spiritual state, but<br />

also his need <strong>of</strong> support.^ With <strong>the</strong> exception <strong>of</strong> works <strong>of</strong> an<br />

ecclesiastical character, ^ Pius V. only showed any real interest<br />

in those concerned with his favourite subject, <strong>the</strong> war against<br />

<strong>the</strong> Turks.<br />

<strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vatican Library, <strong>of</strong> which Cardinal Sirleto*<br />

was made librarian for life in 1572, was made more difficult,^<br />

though on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand Pius V. tried to acquire for it <strong>the</strong><br />

famous collection <strong>of</strong> manuscripts belonging to Cardinal<br />

^ In his letters Paulus Manutius speaks in a confused and contra-<br />

dictory manner <strong>of</strong> his departure ; see Tiraboschi, VII., i, 165<br />

seq. <strong>The</strong> monograph which Mgr. Le Grelle is preparing will no<br />

doubt throw full light upon this matter. For <strong>the</strong> attitude <strong>of</strong><br />

Pius V. towards <strong>the</strong> mysterious G. Cardano, see Bollet. Pavese,<br />

IV., 591 seq.<br />

- Pius V. encouraged Girol. Muzio to compose his " Risposta<br />

air Apologia anglicana " ;<br />

see Lauchert, 665.<br />

' PoMETTi, 66 seq. enumerates a series <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> codices<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Papal Secret Archives. <strong>The</strong> *Discorso a Pio V. and <strong>the</strong><br />

*Discorso <strong>of</strong> G. Selvago are also in Cod. Maggliabecch. XXIV.,<br />

33, p. 258 seq., 226 seq. <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Library, Florence. Ibid.<br />

XXX. -46 <strong>the</strong> discourse <strong>of</strong> P. Vettori. This matter is also dealt<br />

with by *Fr. Brochii civis Florent. Oratio de bello decernendo<br />

contra Turcas ad Pium V. (Cod. Vatic. 6153, Vatican Library)<br />

and Vine. Negusantius (architect. Arbensis), Pro bello in Turcas<br />

ad Pium V. oratio, Fano, 1595.<br />

* <strong>The</strong> *brief " Tuorum magnitudo meritorum " <strong>of</strong> March 18,<br />

1572, is in <strong>the</strong> Archivi s <strong>of</strong> Briefs, Rome.<br />

* CiAN in Giorn. stor. d. left. Ital., IX., 456, deals very well with<br />

this matter. G. Mercati is about to publish an article in Histor.<br />

Jahrbuch on <strong>the</strong> prohibition, mentioned on <strong>the</strong> authority <strong>of</strong> an<br />

*Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> April 29, 1570 (Urb. 1041, p. 269b) that<br />

" niuno," under pain <strong>of</strong> excommunication, " possia copiare scrit-<br />

ture nella hbreria Vaticana." This prohibition certainly only<br />

refers to <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> codices which were under suspicion <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

ecclesiastical point <strong>of</strong> view by incompetent persons ; it is clear<br />

among o<strong>the</strong>r things <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> particulars in Histor. Jahrb., XVII.<br />

81 ; XXV., 788, that learned Catholics, even Germans hke William<br />

Eisengrein, were allowed to work in <strong>the</strong> Vatican Library under<br />

Pius V.

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