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HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

lege, according to which <strong>the</strong>y could only be visited by <strong>the</strong><br />

Pope, but <strong>the</strong>y only succeeded in getting <strong>the</strong>ir privileges<br />

annulled, and a report <strong>from</strong> Rome states that <strong>the</strong>y had been<br />

visited, and were " in danger " <strong>of</strong> a startling reform. ^ When<br />

visiting S. Pietro in Montorio, Ormaneto and his colleague<br />

Binarini found that <strong>the</strong> guardian had not complied with<br />

<strong>the</strong> command to join <strong>the</strong> Observants <strong>of</strong> his Order ; he was<br />

<strong>the</strong>reupon imprisoned, even though he had been <strong>the</strong> confessor<br />

<strong>of</strong> Pius IV.* Great discontent was caused among <strong>the</strong> canons<br />

and beneficiaries <strong>of</strong> Rome by <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> commissioners<br />

obliged <strong>the</strong>m to <strong>of</strong>ficiate in <strong>the</strong>ir churches all through Lent,<br />

whereas previously <strong>the</strong>y had only been obliged to do so for<br />

ten days in <strong>the</strong> month.<br />

Ano<strong>the</strong>r regulation, which was undoubtedly just and<br />

necessary, and which was made about <strong>the</strong> same time, could<br />

not fail to increase <strong>the</strong> discontent in many quarters. It<br />

had for some time been rumoured that it was <strong>the</strong> Pope's<br />

desire that all secular and regular priests should satisfy <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

bishop as to <strong>the</strong>ir fitness to hear confessions.'* In March,<br />

1 *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> October 19, 1566, ibid. 308. Laderchi,<br />

1566, n. 62. On November 30, 1566, Strozzi *wrote that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

wished to induce <strong>the</strong> Canons <strong>of</strong> St. Peter's to build <strong>the</strong>mselves<br />

near <strong>the</strong> basilica a house where <strong>the</strong>y could lead a community life,<br />

and constantly take part in <strong>the</strong> functions, and that Farnese as Arch-<br />

priest was working against this proposal. State Archives, Vienna.<br />

2 *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> April 3, 1568, Urb. 1040, p. 499, Vatican<br />

Library. In his visitation <strong>of</strong> St. Gregorio, Ormaneto found grave<br />

abuses in <strong>the</strong> matter <strong>of</strong> alms for masses, whereat <strong>the</strong> Pope was<br />

much displeased. *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> October i, 1569, ibid.<br />

p. 159.<br />

3 *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> March 8, 1567, ibid. 1040, p. 366.<br />

* *" S'intende che vuole che tutti li confessori come preti come<br />

frati vadino ad essaminarsi al vescovato, se sono idonei alia con-<br />

fessione, altramente saranno privati del confessare trovandosi<br />

inesperti." (Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> November 16, 1566, Urb. 1040,<br />

p. 321, Vatican Library). Already in <strong>the</strong> consistory <strong>of</strong> January<br />

23, 1566, Cardinals Borromeo, Savelli, Alciati and Sirleto had been<br />

appointed commissaries for <strong>the</strong> examination <strong>of</strong> parish priests<br />

in general. *Arco, January 26, 1566, State Archives, Vienna.

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