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others allowed themselves to be drawn into making violent,
and even personal attacks upon him.^
In view of the great differences of opinion, it was exceed-
ingly difficult to find any other version of the matter to be
brought forward for discussion, especially in the case of the
seventh canon, which dealt with the episcopal power. Further
discussions followed from November 3rd, to the 6th, during
the course of which several Italian bishops, who had their own
advantage in view rather than the real interests of the Church,
went much too far in their defence of the Papal rights.'^
Pius IV. had in the meantime resolved to cope with one
of the things most urgently necessary for the reform of the
Church, by a bull concerning the conclave, which was dated
October 9th. In sending this to the legates on October 31st,
he held out hopes of still further measures for the reform of
the Curia. ^ On November 6th, Cardinal Gonzaga submitted
the draft of a decree, approved by the Pope, concerning the
duty of residence.'^ Three days later, on his proposal, the
first postponement of the Session, from November 12th to the
26th, was made, because the material was not ready for
publication, and also because the long awaited arrival of the
Cardinal of Lorraine and other French prelates was expected
immediately.^ In fact, Cardinal Guise arrived on November
1 C/. the report of Visconti of October 22, 1562, in Grisar,
Primat, 492, Disput., I., 43*, 45*, and Paleotto in Theiner, II.,
596. See also Epist. Salmeronis, I., 508 ; Bartoli, Comp. di Gesu
(Opere, V., 2), 74, Sy ; Baguenault de Puchesse, 75.
2 See Theiner, II., 155-61 ; Paleotto in Theiner, II., 599 seq. ;
Grisar, Primat, 469 seq.
" SusTA, III., 55 seq. The bull Super reformatione conclavis
in RavnALDUS, 1562, n. 188. As to this and its great importance
of. especially Sagmuller, Papstwahlbullen, 131 seq. ; Eisler,
Vetorecht, 191 seq. Fr. Tonina reported on October 21, 1562 :
*Si attende qui a format riforme et si fanno spesso congregationi
sopra di cio (Gonzaga Archives, Mantua).
541.
* Theiner, II, 161-3 ; Raynaldus,
1562, n. 108 ; Le Plat, V.,
* Theiner, II., 167 seq.; Raynaldus, 1562, n. 117; Le
Plat, V., 542 ; Susta, III., 65, 429 seq.