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8 HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

In his decrees concerning <strong>the</strong> Papal election, Paul IV. had<br />

especially <strong>the</strong>se two Cardinals in mind/ and when he had<br />

Morone arrested and Este banished^ he was in no small degree<br />

led to this step by <strong>the</strong> fear that one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m might reach <strong>the</strong><br />

Papal throne.^ He detested Este on account <strong>of</strong> his simoniacal<br />

attempts to gain possession <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tiara. He had even<br />

attacked <strong>the</strong> Cardinal <strong>of</strong> Ferrara, declaring him to be a Simon<br />

Magus, ^ in <strong>the</strong> very conclave <strong>from</strong> which he came forth as<br />

Pope, and on <strong>the</strong> second anniversary <strong>of</strong> his election he admon-<br />

ished <strong>the</strong> Cardinals to allow God to appoint <strong>the</strong> Pope, and not<br />

to choose one who had biUs <strong>of</strong> exchange to <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>from</strong><br />

100,000 to 200,000 scudi in his pocket, and could grant benefices<br />

worth <strong>from</strong> 50,000 to 60,000 scudi, like that Simon Magus<br />

whom <strong>the</strong>y all knew.^ At <strong>the</strong> same time Paul IV. 's own<br />

nephew. Cardinal Carafa, was secretly working, with French<br />

support, even during his uncle's lifetime, for <strong>the</strong> elevation <strong>of</strong><br />

Este.^<br />

<strong>The</strong> Cardinal <strong>of</strong> Ferrara had already been <strong>the</strong> candidate <strong>of</strong><br />

France at three Papal elections,' and after <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> Paul<br />

IV. he was more than ever certain, to continue to be so, as he<br />

was connected by marriage with <strong>the</strong> most powerful French<br />

statesmen, <strong>the</strong> family <strong>of</strong> Guise. ^ He himself strove with great<br />

energy to attain <strong>the</strong> Papal dignity, although he had small<br />

prospect <strong>of</strong> success, on account <strong>of</strong> his unworthiness.^ His<br />

1 Cf. Vol. XIV. <strong>of</strong> this work, p. 220.<br />

2 Ibid, pp. loi, 289.<br />

^ Ibid, pp. 291, 302 seq.<br />

* Panvinius in Merkle, II., 268, col. i.<br />

^ Navagero on May 29, 1557, in Brown, VI., 2, n. 907, p. 1123<br />

seq.; cf. Navagero on March 20, 1557, ibid, VI., 3. App . n.<br />

159., p. 1659.<br />

* Navagero on May 30, 1556, in Brown, IV., i, n. 500.<br />

' Cf. Vols. XIII., p. 20, XIV. pp. 2, 57, <strong>of</strong> this work.<br />

^ ( f. Lettres de Ca<strong>the</strong>rine de Medicis, I., 123 seq.<br />

' *" La notte seguente (September 17) Ferrara comincio a esser<br />

dietro alle sue prattiche gagliardamente e per tutto il giorno<br />

seguente non resto di tempestare benche ogn'homo conoscessi<br />

I'impossibilita " (enclosure in cypher). Thus Francesco di

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