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236 HISTORY OF THE POPES. •<br />

Verden, Osnabriick, Miinster, Emmerich and Cleves to Antwerp<br />

which he reached on September 26th. While he was waiting<br />

for fur<strong>the</strong>r news <strong>the</strong>re, Eiic XIV. gave up his journey to<br />

England, as Elizabeth had informed his ambassador that<br />

she was not at present disposed to marry. In <strong>the</strong> <strong>middle</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

November Commendone received in Brussels, where he had<br />

been arranging <strong>the</strong> reorganization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Belgian bishoprics,<br />

orders <strong>from</strong> Cardinal Borromeo to return to Rome, and on his<br />

way to invite Duke Charles II. <strong>of</strong> Lorraine to <strong>the</strong> Council.^<br />

<strong>The</strong> zeal which <strong>the</strong> nuncio had displayed in his legation had<br />

given universal satisfaction in Rome.^<br />

On December 8th Commendone left Brussels and journeyed<br />

by way <strong>of</strong> Mons and Rheims to Nancy, to <strong>the</strong> court <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

young Duke <strong>of</strong> Lorraine. <strong>The</strong>re he met Cardinal Guise, and<br />

conferred with him as to <strong>the</strong> religious conditions in France<br />

and Scotland, which was under <strong>the</strong> rule <strong>of</strong> Mary Stuart, <strong>the</strong><br />

Cardinal's niece. In <strong>the</strong> matter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Council, <strong>the</strong> Duke<br />

replied that he would be guided entirely by <strong>the</strong> Emperor.^<br />

Commendone remained at Nancy until January 9th, 1562,<br />

when he set out, by way <strong>of</strong> Metz, Treves, Coblence and Wiesbaden<br />

for Mayence. In this ancient episcopal city he re-<br />

marked, to his great sorrow, that many Lu<strong>the</strong>rans were<br />

endeavouring to undermine <strong>the</strong> faith <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inhabitants.<br />

It was all <strong>the</strong> greater consolation to him that <strong>the</strong> Jesuit<br />

college, founded a short time before by <strong>the</strong> Elector, Daniel<br />

Brendel, who supported it <strong>from</strong> his private means, was in-<br />

structing <strong>the</strong> young people with great success in <strong>the</strong> Catholic<br />

letters, in <strong>the</strong> copy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> register in Cod. Barb, have been used<br />

by SusTA, (I., 138, 312, 319) and as far as <strong>the</strong>y relate to <strong>the</strong> Council<br />

have been published by Ehses (VIII., 252 seq.).<br />

^ <strong>The</strong> letter <strong>from</strong> Borromeo bears <strong>the</strong> date October 25, 1561 ;<br />

see SusTA, I., 312. For <strong>the</strong> return journey see *Viaggio (Chigi<br />

Library, Rome), and Ehses, VIII., 257.<br />

^ So writes G. A. Caligari to Commendone in a *letter <strong>from</strong><br />

Rome <strong>of</strong> November i, 1561, Lett, di princ., XXIII. , 41 (Papal<br />

Secret Archives).<br />

^ See Pallavicini, 15, 8, 8. Cf. Lagomarsini, De scriptis, II.,<br />

82 seq.

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