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56<br />

HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

unwell,^ <strong>the</strong> Pope would not hear <strong>of</strong> sparing his strength,<br />

all <strong>the</strong> more so because on <strong>the</strong> whole his health was better<br />

as Pope than it had been when he was a Cardinal.^ He<br />

continued his former practice <strong>of</strong> taking a great deal <strong>of</strong><br />

exercise, and when, in November, 1566, he went to <strong>the</strong> sea<br />

coast to inspect <strong>the</strong> works <strong>of</strong> fortification, he made very<br />

little use <strong>of</strong> his litter. He generally went about on foot,<br />

and in spite <strong>of</strong> all his labours, never slept more than five<br />

hours. ^<br />

As time went on all those who had hoped for <strong>the</strong> early death<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope were disappointed. As a remedy for <strong>the</strong> stone<br />

Pius used asses' milk, and though <strong>the</strong> physicians feared lest<br />

he should weaken his stomach, he persisted in <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> this<br />

remedy, which he had <strong>of</strong>ten found useful before.^ Speaking<br />

generally, his state <strong>of</strong> health was fairly satisfactory, even in<br />

1567. " He flourishes like a rose tree, and will live a long<br />

1 See <strong>the</strong> *report <strong>of</strong> Arco <strong>of</strong> May 25, 1566, State Archives,<br />

Vienna and <strong>the</strong> *letter <strong>of</strong> C. Luzzara <strong>of</strong> June i, 1566 : *" E voce<br />

pubblica per Roma che il Papa sia molto debole et ch'egli<br />

medesimo diffidi de la vita sua." (Gonzaga Archives, Mantua).<br />

See also <strong>the</strong> *report <strong>of</strong> Serristori <strong>of</strong> November i, 1566 (State<br />

Archives, Florence).<br />

"See <strong>the</strong> *report <strong>of</strong> Cusano, February 16, 1566, State<br />

Archives, Vienna, and *that <strong>of</strong> Babbi, November i, 1566, State<br />

Archives, Florence.<br />

* With <strong>the</strong> reports <strong>of</strong> Tiepolo in Mutinelli, I., 39 seq., 47 seq.,<br />

cf. <strong>the</strong> *letter <strong>of</strong> Serristori, April i, 1566, State Archives, Florence,<br />

and <strong>the</strong> letter <strong>of</strong> July 13, 1566, in Masius, Brief e, 374. Cf. <strong>the</strong><br />

*letter <strong>of</strong> Caligari to Commendone, September 21, 1566, Lett, di<br />

princ, XXIII, Papal Secret Archives ; *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong><br />

December 28, 1566 (Urb. 1040, p. 330b, Vatican Library) ;<br />

*report <strong>of</strong> B. Pia <strong>of</strong> May 31, 1567 (sta tanto bene quanto si stesse<br />

mai), Gonzaga Archives, Mantua.<br />

4 *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> November 23, 1566, Urb. 1040, p. 305,<br />

Vatican Library.<br />

^ Cf. Tiepolo in Mutinelli, I., 45 seq., <strong>the</strong> *report <strong>of</strong> C. Luzzara<br />

<strong>of</strong> May 29, 1566 (Gonzaga Archives, Mantua), and <strong>the</strong> *Avvisi di<br />

Roma <strong>of</strong> June 29, 1566 and June 19, 1568, Urb. 1040, p. 248,<br />

526b, Vatican Library.

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