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VARIOUS CANDIDATES PUT FORWARD. 35<br />

he had for Ricci and Farnese. Ferreri had arrived in Rome on<br />

January ist, 1566, and went into <strong>the</strong> conclave with <strong>the</strong> highest<br />

expectations, based on <strong>the</strong> support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong> Savoy, who,<br />

he beHeved, had already won over France to his support, and<br />

would do <strong>the</strong> same with Spain. ^ But Ferreri did not satisfy<br />

Borromeo's determination to have a holy Pope, while he found<br />

an enemy in Vitelli, who very soon succeeded in collecting<br />

thirty-two votes against him.<br />

<strong>The</strong> finding <strong>of</strong> a new candidate had now become a very<br />

serious problem, and attention was now turned to those<br />

Cardinals who had not been able to be present at <strong>the</strong> conclave.<br />

Thus <strong>the</strong> <strong>The</strong>atine, Scotti, who would have been very acceptable<br />

to Borromeo, was spoken <strong>of</strong>,^ while <strong>the</strong> praises <strong>of</strong> Boncompagni<br />

were also sung, and it was thought that he would<br />

certainly have become Pope if he had been present ;* many<br />

deplored <strong>the</strong> fact that CriveUi, like Boncompagni, had not<br />

returned <strong>from</strong> his mission to Spain. ^ When, on January 2nd,<br />

1566, <strong>the</strong> Imperial ambassador delivered to <strong>the</strong> Cardinals his<br />

master's letter <strong>of</strong> December 21st, toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> usual ex-<br />

hortation to <strong>the</strong>m to make a speedy and a wise choice, attention<br />

was once again <strong>drawn</strong> to <strong>the</strong> Imperial candidate, Morone.*<br />

^ Requesens to Philip II., January 3, 1566. Corresp. dipl., I.,<br />

76. Delfino to Maximilian II,, January 4, 1566, in Hilliger, 140.<br />

*HiLLiGER, 137.<br />

' Requesens to Philip II., December 30, 1565, Corresp. dipl.,<br />

I., 68.<br />

* " A Boncompagno tienen aqui per buen hombre ; y todos<br />

af&rman que si estuviera presente, tuviera mas parte que ninguno."<br />

Requesens to Philip II., January 3, 1566, ibid. 76.<br />

* Hilliger, 137.<br />

' Requesens to Philip II., Janaary 3, 1566, Corresp. dipl., I., 77.<br />

Arco gives an *account <strong>of</strong> his audience <strong>of</strong> January 5, 1566, and<br />

adds that Morone, Ricci and Dolera " multorum in se animos con-<br />

vertunt. Ferunt autem regem catholicum pro card. Alexandrine<br />

vehementer laborare." (State Archives, Vienna). A hst <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> conclave which is attached, however, pr<strong>of</strong>esses to show that<br />

Madruzzo, Este, and Farnese have been able to secure <strong>the</strong> ex-<br />

clusion <strong>of</strong> Cardinal GhisUeri.

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