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CANDIDATURE OF TOURNON. 21
Tournon on twenty-four \-()ting papers, after which the remainder
of his friends, as if suddenly inspired, were to agree
to the election, and thereby carry other Cardinals with them.
The votes which were still wanting to make up the necessary
thirty-one were to be supplied by those who had only promised
their help in case of need. The only thing that brought this
cleverly thought-out plan to grief was the fact that it had come
to the ears of Carafa. In order to frustrate it he caused the
rumour to be spread about that he and his whole party would
also vote for Tournon. The consequence was that many of
those who esteemed Tournon, but, nevertheless, did not wish
to see him Pope, now drew back. Only fifteen voting papers
contained his name, and it did not help matters when, in
accordance with the previous arrangement, du Bellay, Armag-
nac, Crispi, Strozzi and an unknown voter subsequently
declared themselves for him. No one dared to do anything
further for Tournon, for fear of driving Carafa to declare
himself for Pacheco, who in the same scrutiny had received
eighteen votes and one accessit.^ This very excited session
had on'y proved that the French were as little able as the
Spaniards to elect a Pope by their own power. Nothing could
now be done but to make the election possible by an arrangement
between the two parties ; the former alHance between
Este and Sforza now had to come into force.
After the vain attempt in favour of Tournon, the two leaders
of the French party, Este and Guise, held a conference with
iGuiDUS, 613 ;
Conclavi, 159. The number of 15 votes and
5 accessiis is certain from the *List of scrutinies (State Library,
Munich ; see Appendix No. i), Bondonus, 520 Guidus, ; 613 ;
the account in the Conclavi is wrong at any rate in this point,
which is not very clear in Guidus. Guardagno *writes on Septem-
" Hiera mattina si fecion prattiche
ber 23, to the Duke of Mantua :
per Tornone, i Francesi dicevon di havere 34 voti, ma dentro
facevono conto che non havea piu di 23 o 24, et in scrutinio di
poi non hebbe piu di 21, per il che pare che i Francesi si sieno
levati in collera, ne voglion sentir piii parlare di Papa, et dicon,
che h Italiani non mantengon la fede, e si dubita che le cose non
vadina in lungo " (Gonzaga Archives, Mantua).