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134 HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

interests to fulfil <strong>the</strong> expectations <strong>of</strong> Carafa.^ Duke Cosimo<br />

I. <strong>of</strong> Florence, who had made binding promises to Carafa<br />

during <strong>the</strong> conclave, ^ was also active in <strong>the</strong> same sense. <strong>The</strong><br />

enormous importance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> attitude taken up by <strong>the</strong> Spanish<br />

king, not only with regard to Pahano, but also for <strong>the</strong> whole<br />

future <strong>of</strong> his family, could not fail to be understood by so<br />

experienced a politician as Carlo Carafa. He <strong>the</strong>refore<br />

caused a special envoy, in <strong>the</strong> person <strong>of</strong> Oliviero Sesso, to be<br />

sent to <strong>the</strong> court at Toledo, at <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> January,<br />

1560, who was to remind Phihp II., in <strong>the</strong> most discreet<br />

manner, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great services which Cardinal Carafa had<br />

rendered to <strong>the</strong> Spanish cause during <strong>the</strong> Papal election.^<br />

How great was <strong>the</strong> desire <strong>of</strong> Pius IV., at <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong><br />

March, 1560, that <strong>the</strong> question <strong>of</strong> compensation for Paliano<br />

should be settled in a sense favourable to <strong>the</strong> Carafa, is clear<br />

<strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> instructions given to <strong>the</strong> new nuncio, Ottaviano<br />

Raverta, <strong>the</strong>n starting for Spain.<br />

^Besides Vargas' report mentioned supra p. 133, n. 3, cf. his<br />

*instructions for Ascanio Caracciolo (January i, 1560) who was<br />

returning to Spain (Simancas Archives). Cf. Ancel, Disgrace, 72.<br />

2 See Ancel, loc. cit.<br />

^ See *Istrurione data dal card. Carafa al conte Olivieri<br />

espedito al Re cattolico dope la creazione di Pio IV. (s.d.), Barb.,<br />

5674, p. 162, Vatican Library, used by Ancel, Disgrace, 73.<br />

* <strong>The</strong>re we read : *" Desiderando levar tutte le occasioni che<br />

possano in alcuna maniera adombrare la serenita degli animi di<br />

N. Sig""*^ e di S. M*''*' et che tutta la benvolenza et ottima corrispondenza<br />

d' animo si conservi et accreschi, mi conviene per<br />

espressa commissione di Sua Beat"® far sapere a S. M**^ che ha<br />

risoluto per ogni modo che Paliano si smantelli, conforme a<br />

r obligo della capitulatione, et che 1' artiglieria et munitione<br />

della Sede Apostolica si restituisca. Nel qual proposito non<br />

mancherete di far futta quella instanza a noma di S. Beat'"^' che<br />

potrete maggiore, accio si adempisca la ricompensa promessa a<br />

U signori Carafi, intendendo prima dal sig Fabritio di Sangro in che<br />

termini hii habera condutto il detto negotio. Et sopra tutto<br />

raccomandate la persona et gli interessi di monsignore ilP"° Carafa,<br />

quale N. Sig""® ama teneramente et, come V.S. sa, ha causa d'<br />

amarlo." . . . Di Roma a XI. di marzo 1560. Varia polit.<br />

CXVII. (formerly CXVI), 380-1, Papal Secret Archives.<br />

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