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150 HISTORY OF THE POPES,<br />

his disfavour/ met with no success, as Cardinal Carafa<br />

answered all questions merely by protests and denials. As<br />

to his actions before <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> his cardinalate, he appealed<br />

to <strong>the</strong> brief <strong>of</strong> absolution <strong>of</strong> Paul IV., and for his later acts to<br />

<strong>the</strong> article <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> election capitulation, which only allowed a<br />

prosecution at law <strong>of</strong> a Cardinal, in cases <strong>of</strong> heresy, schism<br />

or high treason. 2 His attitude was as full <strong>of</strong> challenge as if he<br />

had been one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> judges, instead <strong>of</strong> a prisoner on his trial.<br />

<strong>The</strong> position <strong>of</strong> Carlo Carafa was much aggravated by <strong>the</strong><br />

discovery in July <strong>of</strong> some very compromising documents<br />

concerning his relations with <strong>the</strong> Turks and <strong>the</strong> Lu<strong>the</strong>ran<br />

Albert Alcibiades <strong>of</strong> Brandenburg. A Motu Proprio <strong>of</strong> July<br />

i8th decreed that <strong>the</strong> case now fell under <strong>the</strong> head <strong>of</strong> heresy,<br />

Ghislieri was now added to <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cardinals<br />

acting as assessors,* but in consequence <strong>of</strong> his protracted<br />

^ It was a question <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> protection <strong>of</strong> a baker, against whom<br />

proceedings were to be taken for giving false weight. In order<br />

to pacify Pius IV., as an *Avviso di Roma <strong>of</strong> July 13 relates,<br />

Vargas had repeatedly sought an audience. As this was not<br />

granted him, he threw himself at <strong>the</strong> Pope's feet when he met him<br />

by chance, and begged for his blessing. Pius IV. said to him,<br />

angrily : " Levatevi et non m' impedite la strada." Vargas<br />

again begged his blessing, and <strong>the</strong> Pope answered :<br />

^<br />

" Date prima<br />

in mano della justitia tutti quelli ch' hanno fatto quest' insulto alia<br />

corte," whereupon Vargas remarked :<br />

" Come lo posso dare se<br />

sono fuggiti ? " At last <strong>the</strong> Pope did give him his blessing<br />

(Urb, 1039, pp. 181 b-2, Vatican Library). According to <strong>the</strong><br />

*report <strong>of</strong> Mula, <strong>of</strong> July 12, 1560 (Papal Secret Archives), it was<br />

a case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> protection <strong>of</strong> a painter. Vargas remained steadily<br />

in disfavour. On September 12, 1560, Ricasoli *states : Tendilla<br />

is very much liked by <strong>the</strong> Pope, and his nephew, but <strong>the</strong> opposite<br />

is <strong>the</strong> case with Vargas (State Archives, Florence)<br />

^ See Ancel, Disgrace, 98 seq.<br />

^ See <strong>the</strong> letter <strong>of</strong> Gabr. Salvago <strong>of</strong> July 20, 1560 in <strong>the</strong> Atti<br />

Lig., XIII., 762.<br />

* *Motu Proprio "Cum nuper," dated July 5, 18, 1560 (Lib.<br />

iur. p. 495, Papal Secret Archives). See fur<strong>the</strong>r Mula's *report<br />

<strong>of</strong> July 6, 1560 (State Library, Vienna), and <strong>the</strong> *Avvisi di Roma<br />

<strong>of</strong> July 20 and 27, 1560 (Urb. 1039, pp. 175b, 184, Vatican Library),<br />

.

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