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him, and as Morone could not very well refuse this request,
he was thereby forced into negotiations which were partly in
writing. Ferdinand handed Morone 's reply to his theological
commission, and received from it a counter-reply. ^ This
latter did not seem quite satisfactory to Morone, although
it was very favourably expressed in several important points.
Only a limited right of proposition was now demanded, and
the expression " reform of the head " was replaced by the
words " reform of the universal Church, as it is called in the
ancient Councils " a change which excluded the principles of
the Councils of Constance and Basle. Other points were also
modified, but the demand for the national deputations, and
for a reform of the Papal elections by the Council were still
maintained.^
The Imperial reply was presented to Morone on May 12th.
He had scarcely read it when Ferdinand appeared for a farewell
visit, and the two now conferred for two hours longer. ^ The
Emperor displayed great reverence for the Holy See, and for
the person of the Pope, but in spite of this Morone did not
succeed in obtaining all he desired. A full agreement, which
was committed to writing,^ was reached on the following
points : the remaining dogmatic questions, especially those
which had not been attacked by the innovators, were to be
left aside ; the fathers of the Council, as well as the envoys
of the Emperor at Trent, were to be perfectly free to maintain
their opmions, but they would be forbidden to digress from
the subjects proposed for discussion, or to offend in their
speeches against the rules of courtesy, or to display a want of
consideration. The Pope was to leave to the Council full
liberty to pass resolutions. In addition to the completion of
the reforms already taken in hand, the Council should especi-
1 Published by Sickel, Konzil, 498 seq.
2 See Morone's report to Borromeo of May 13, 1563, in Stein-
HERZ, III., 297 seq. Cf. Sickel, Konzil, 500 ; Helle, 56.
3 See Steinherz, III., 299 seq. ; cf. 310. See also Sagmuller,
Papstwahlbullen, 151.
* See the Summarium in Le Plat, VL, 15 ;
Planck, Anecdota,
VI., 4 seq. ; Bucholtz, IX., 686. Cf. Pallavicini, 20, 15.