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

62 HISTORY OF THE POPES.
and declared that he elected Medici as Pope, the others making
a similar declaration. ^ Then the elected Cardinal was raised
to the throne, and the usual homage paid to him to the great
joy of all, even the sick Cardinals having themselves carried
in to take part in the ceremony. ^
When Carlo Carafa paid homage, he begged the Pope to
forgive the Roman people everything they had done against
Paul IV., and the house of Carafa, as he would himself forget and
forgive all these occurrences. The Pope at first refused decidedly
to grant this request, as he must give an example of severity.
It was only when Sforza and Farnese impetuously supported
Carafa that he yielded, emphasizing the fact that he did so
for the sake of Carafa, but that indemnification must be
made for the damage done.^ He firmly refused, on the other
hand, the pardon requested by Sforza for Pompeo Colonna,
who had murdered his mother-in-law ; the acquittal of the
murderer of a relative, he declared, should not be the first
act of his pontificate.^
After the ceremony of paying homage was concluded, the
newly-elected Pope declared, in answer to the question of Este
and others, that he would take the name of Pius, because
he wished to be what the name signified. The doors of the
conclave had, in the meantime, been broken open, and the
news of the election which had just taken place, spread rapidly
through the city. On the following morning, December 26th,
the election was confirmed in the usual way, by a scrutiny,
and the newly-elected Pope was carried into St. Peter's,
where the Cardinals again paid him homage. He then repaired
1 Bondonus had to take note of the votes given by word of
mouth and to count them. Bondonus, 530.
^ Panvinius, 585.
^ Ibid. ; GuiDus, 631. "Con questo il Carafa tornera in
gratia de' Romani," writes Bart. Ferentillo to Alberico Cybo-
Malaspina, on January 2, 1560. Archivio storico Lombardo,
Ser. 3, ann. 23, 161 (i8g6).
* GuiDus. 631. Ferentillo, loc. cit. " Questi primi saggi,"
remarks Ferentillo, " dan speranra, che Dio . . . ci habbi data
un buon papa."