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THE VISITATION OF CHURCHES. I79<br />

<strong>the</strong> Pope took rigorous measures on May 29th, 1567.^ It<br />

was rumoured in June, 1567, that <strong>the</strong> powers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Camer-<br />

lengo were to be hmited.^ <strong>The</strong> correctors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cancelleria<br />

were reformed on October 21st, 1569, ^ and after long discussion,^<br />

<strong>the</strong> auditors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Camera, by a decree <strong>of</strong> November<br />

20th, 1570.° Towards <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 1568, it was reported in<br />

Rome that <strong>the</strong> Cancelleria had decided to meet only twice a<br />

week, on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reduction <strong>of</strong> its business.^ Lastly,<br />

<strong>the</strong> reforming zeal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope was turned to <strong>the</strong> improvement<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> archives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Curia, which had hi<strong>the</strong>rto been very<br />

much neglected. '^<br />

<strong>The</strong> Council <strong>of</strong> Trent had entrusted <strong>the</strong> reform <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Church to <strong>the</strong> bishops ; it <strong>the</strong>refore seemed obvious to Pius<br />

V. that, as Bishop <strong>of</strong> Rome, he must set <strong>the</strong>m an example<br />

in his own diocese.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Council had laid it down that one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> principal<br />

duties <strong>of</strong> a bishop was to make a visitation <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> churches<br />

and <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> ministers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sanctuary. <strong>The</strong> Pope <strong>the</strong>re-<br />

fore wished to fulfil this obligation <strong>of</strong> visitation in <strong>the</strong> Eternal<br />

City as far as he could in person.^ He began on Sunday,<br />

May 12th, 1566, with <strong>the</strong> basihca <strong>of</strong> St. Peter's, in order to<br />

^ Bull. Rom. VII. 601 seqq. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, however,<br />

Pius V. protected <strong>the</strong> rights <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Camera ; ibid. 609, 641 seq.,<br />

646, 690, 697. 894.<br />

- *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> June 14, 1567, Urb. 1040, p. 403, Vatican<br />

Library.<br />

"Bull. Rom., VII., 785.<br />

* *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> August 16, 1570, Urb. 1041, p. 327,<br />

Vatican Library.<br />

5 Bull. Rom., VII., 865. An *Avviso di Roma (Urb. 1041,<br />

p. 380, Vatican Library) reports on December 9, 1570, <strong>the</strong> publi-<br />

cation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> buU.<br />

*Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> November 6, 1568, ibid. 1040, p. 597.<br />

' Motu proprio <strong>of</strong> July 18, 1569, Bull. Rom., VII., 762. Order<br />

<strong>of</strong> August 19, 1568, for <strong>the</strong> registration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> documents belongmg<br />

to <strong>the</strong> Apostolic Camera, for <strong>the</strong> search for those which had been<br />

lost, etc., ibid. 697.<br />

* *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> April 27, 1566, Urb. 1040, p. 218b,<br />

Vatican Library.

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