The history of the popes, from the close of the middle ages : drawn ...

50 HISTORY OF THE POPES.
Philip ;
them.^
he also gave the French a plain refusal to work with
After the defeat of Gonzaga, the French took up the cause
of the aged Pisani ; the Spaniards, on the other hand, were
most anxious to attempt the elevation of Pacheco, for Philip
had written, as early as October 27th, that he would prefer
him to anyone else.^ Full of hope, therefore, they met together
for the voting on the morning of December i8th. As Capodi-
ferro and Dandino were dead, and du Bellay had left the con-
clave on account of illness, the French party had only thirteen
Cardinals left, and were no longer of themselves capable of
excluding Pacheco. The Spaniards, moreover, had succeeded
in getting so many votes for him, that they believed they had
one or two more than the necessary number.^
In order that no one should prove unfaithful in secret to
the Spanish candidate, Carafa proposed at the beginning of
the scrutiny that the votes should be given in an unusual and
open form.* Displeased at this suggestion, the acting dean,
Tournon, declared that such a course would be uncanonical
and would invalidate the election. Farnese, however, at once
replied that nothing but unanimity among the Cardinals was
required for a Papal election, and that it was of no importance
in what manner that was secured.^
Carpi then rose to put an end to the discussion and praised
the merits of Pacheco in the most glowing terms, then noisily
overturning the table which stood before him, he went up
to the latter and greeted him as Pope by kissing his foot.
Carafa, Sforza, Farnese and many others^ followed him ; the
sick Cardinals, Ghislieri and Saraceni, also came from their
cells, led by Alfonso Carafa, to strengthen Pacheco 's party.'
1 Vargas in Dollinger, Beitrage, I., 315.
^Vargas on November 30, 1559, ibid., 295.
'Vargas on December 21, 1559, ihid., 318.
*Thurm, in a letter of September 23, to Ferdinand, puts this
proposal in the mouth of Farnese. Wahrmund, 263.
*GUIDUS, 628.
* GuiDus, 628; cf. Petrucelli, 157.
7 BONDONUS, 529,