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THE POPE AND THE CARDINALS. I49<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cardinals obeyed, and sooner or later left <strong>the</strong> Eternal<br />

City,^ but <strong>the</strong> Pope <strong>of</strong>ten had to return to <strong>the</strong> subject and<br />

repeat his exhortations. ^ Pius V. himself, however, forbade<br />

some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cardinals to go to <strong>the</strong>ir dioceses, because <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

presence in Rome was necessary for <strong>the</strong> government <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Church. 3<br />

Up to that time <strong>the</strong> Cardinals had in various ways possessed<br />

<strong>the</strong> right <strong>of</strong> conferring parishes, convents and benefices at<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir pleasure, in such a way that <strong>the</strong> Pope found his hands<br />

tied when he wished to reward deserving men. On April 30th,<br />

1567, Pius V. caused <strong>the</strong> Cancelleria to revoke all <strong>the</strong> Papal<br />

edicts on which <strong>the</strong>se rights <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cardinals rested,* in such<br />

^ E.g. Mula, Dolera and Bobba (*Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> March 23,<br />

T566, Urb. 1040, p. 196b, Vatican Library), Sirleto (*Avviso <strong>of</strong><br />

November 16, 1566, ibid. 320b), Santa Croce (*Arco, March 8,<br />

1567, State Archives, Vienna), Guido Ferrari (*B. Pia, February 21,<br />

1567, Gonzaga Archives, Mantua). On January 13, 1567, <strong>the</strong><br />

Pope had exhorted <strong>the</strong> Cardinals to send <strong>the</strong>ir dependents into<br />

residence, and to do <strong>the</strong> same <strong>the</strong>mselves. Firmanus, *Diarium,<br />

loc. :it. p. 152, Papal Secret Archives.<br />

* Cf. *Arco, February 6, 1566, and December 20, 1567, State<br />

Archives, Vienna ; Serristori, December 20, 1566, State Archives,<br />

Florence, Medic. 3287 ; *Avviso <strong>of</strong> January 24, 1571, Urb. 1042,<br />

p. 12, Vatican Library. *" Par che li cardenali non sappiano<br />

trovar la strada di partir per la loro residentia, et che vi vadino<br />

mal volontieri a questi tempi," Avviso <strong>of</strong> February 7, 1568, ibid.<br />

1040, p. 485.<br />

^ Thus to Cardinals Santori (see infra, p. 1 66) and Delfino<br />

(Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> November 2, 1566, Urb. 1040, p. 314,<br />

Vatican Library). Farnese, who received <strong>the</strong> pallium on January<br />

25, 1568, was exhorted to go to his bishopric <strong>of</strong> Monreale, but<br />

to come back shortly (* Avviso <strong>of</strong> January 31, 1568, ibid. 481b).<br />

For his departure cf. <strong>the</strong> *Avviso <strong>of</strong> February 14, 1568 {ibid. 486).<br />

In 1571 Sirleto wished to go to his diocese, but <strong>the</strong> Pope kept him<br />

(Avviso <strong>of</strong> April 14, 1571, ibid. 1042, p. 47b). On June 12, 1568,<br />

*B. Pia announces <strong>the</strong> forthcoming departure <strong>of</strong> Commendone<br />

for Padua and Verona to his abbey, Gonzaga Archives. Mantua.<br />

* Bull. Rom., VII., 571.<br />

Pius V. was planning this arrangement<br />

as early as October, 1566. *Strozzi, October 26, 1566, State<br />

Archives, Vienna.

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