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on his behalf having in the meantime come to an end, although
now the hopes of his friends naturally sank very considerably.
Gonzaga received Sforza's communication with calmness
and dignity ; the manner, too, in which he had a short time
before, made his renunciation of his candidature before the
Cardinals, was calculated to raise him in everybody's esteem.
Vargas' plans seemed to have been crowned with success
by the retirement of Gonzaga. Sforza had broken with the
French, and the unity of the Spanish party had been outwardly
restored. The Spaniards could now set to work with reunited
forces to secure victory for a candidate of their own. On
November 14th they agreed to make an attempt next with
Carpi's candidature, and proceeded to do so at once. The
French, however, proved to be so exceedingly opposed to this
plan, that Carafa, with Madruzzo, Famese and Sforza, told
them, on November 19th, that any further attempts would
prove fruitless. Carpi received this announcement " like
" they must not delay the conclave on his account,
a saint ;
he said, he did not wish to stand in the way of the most worthy
man. 2
In Vargas' opinion, the Spaniards should now have con-
centrated on Pacheco. They were, however, unable to do so,
for, in the meantime, the unity of the Spanish leaders, which
had only been maintained with considerable difficulty, was
again broken by the withdrawal of Carpi.
During the night of November 12th, when Sforza was in-
formed of the exclusion of Gonzaga, a discussion had also
taken place between the Spanish ambassador and Carafa,
during which Vargas showed the Cardinal a letter in which
Philip spoke of the latter with great appreciation, and assured
him of the continuance of the pension of 12,000 scudi which
had been previously granted him. Carafa had answered
^Vargas on November 30, 1559, in Dollinger, Beitrage, L,
294 ; Gumus, 619.
^Vargas, loc. cit. 295; Guidus, 620. On November 11, Carpi
had 5 votes, on the 17 and 18 he had 12, but they soon sank again.
See *List of scrutinies (State Library, Munich) in Appendix
No. I.
^