M E M O I RS

O F TH E

C O UNC I L O F T RE N T ;

P RIN C IP A IL IX D E RIVED F R O M

MANU S C RIPT AND U NPUBL IS H ED RE C O RD S ,

N A ME L Y ,

H I TO RI ES S ,
D I A RI E S , L E TTE RS , A N D O TH E R D O C U ME NT S ,

O F T H E L E A D ING A C T O R S IN T H AT A SS E MB L Y .

WI TH PL A TE S .

BY TH E

v/
RE V . J O SE PH M END HAM M , . A .

C ze t er a item omn i aé . . s ac ri s C ano n ib u s , et oecu men ici s C on cilii s , ac

praecip u e Ea s a cr o .

S a n cta a Sy d t adit d fi it
Tr iden ti n . no o r a, e n a , et decl ar ata, in du b ita n t er r ec ip io a
t qu e p rofi teor ;
im l q
u t a i a m i a atq
u e co n r r h o n , ue aeres es qu as c um qu e ab E ccles i a d amn ata s , j
r e ec ta s , et

a na th m t i t
e a
g p a it d am
z a as , e o
ji i r er no, re c o, et a nath emat iz o .

B ll a Pii IV
u .
p f m j m . su er or a ur a en t i pr ofes s ion is fi dei . E nll ar . Ma g . In s acr o

sancta . 1 56 4 .

L O NDO N

J A ME S D UNCA N 3 7 , PA TE RNO S TE R RO W
‘

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, .

M D CCC XXXIV .
 H e, Pal lavicino, fr equ ently qu otes t h e A c t s of th e C ou n cil ; t h e V ati c an , i t s eem s ,
’

fur n is h e d wi th h
pl en ty of t em ; th e A cts of Pa leottu s of M ens ott u s of th e i s hop of S a la
, , b
ma nca Sec , . 0 h ow th an kf ul w oul dm
y m en b e t o h is oli nes s , w ouan e es s th e w or l h l d h bl d
h h h h d
wi t th e s ig t of t es e ! yea, w at w oul t h ey n ot wi lli n gl y give to p ur ch as e t h em ! If
h bd
t en t h ey ar e s u ch a s w i ll a i e t h e tes t , w h y ar e t ey s t ill ep t u n er l o c an d key ? h
Is k d k
d h d
it n ot to b e s u s p ec te , t a t th e w ar es ar e a ul t er ate, w en th e m er c an t w ill n ot b e per h h
s u a d ed to bi
g t
r nh em i n to t h e ligh t ? I s th e C our t of Rom e s o s elf -
d en yi n g , as n ot to p u b
li s h k
th os e thi n g s, w hi ch m a e for th eir a van t a ge ? d M ay w e n ot th en c on cl u d e, th at eit h er

h
t ey ar e s u c h as w ill n ot en d th e t r ial ; or i n cas e th ey will , t at
ur e esi h b d es w hat m akes
for th em , th ey contain th os e k
m at ter s al s o, w hi ch m a e mor e a g ai n s t t h em ? ’

The N ecessity f Refor mat ion

o , w ith p ect t o the E r r or s an d C or r up tions of the
r es

Ch ur ch o f Rome . Th e S econ d Par t .

[By N
I CH OL A S S TRA TF O RD , after w ar s d
Bish op of Ch est er .
] E d 1 68 6 , p 6 0
. . .

L on d on Pr in te by d W . C L O WE S , Dk
u e str eet ,
-
L ambeth .
 G RE G O RY XV I .

S O V E REI GN A ND PO NTI F F O F RO ME ,

TO W HM
O IT I S C M
O PE T E N T T O A TT E M PT T H E O N L Y M N
EA S, W H CH
I , I F A D O P T E D ,

WOU L D BE E FFE C U
T AL ,

O F E XO NE RA T I N G H I S C HU RC H

F RO M TH E C N NU
O TI ED CH A RG E

OF S U PE RSTITIO N A ND I D O L A TRY O F PE RF ID Y C RUE L TY

, , , AN D
A S S UM E D D O M INI O N O V E R S E C U L A R SovE RE IGNs ,

BY C A L L I NG A C O UNC I L ,

F O R TH E E XP RE S S P UR PO S E O F CO ND MN I N N
E G A D AB O L IS HN I G E V E RY E N RM
O IT Y

W H CH C
I L A S S E S I TS E L F UN R HO S
DE T E OF F E N S I VE H ADE S

TH E PRE S E N T ME M OIRS

O F A CO U NC IL TO WH I C H WITH O THE RS TH E Y A RE PRI NC IPA L L Y

, , ,

I ND E BTE D F O R TH E IR O RI G I N O R E STA BL I S H M E NT ,

A RE N O T IR RE V E RE N TL Y A D D RE S SE D

BY O NE O F TH E B E ST W I S H E RS To H I S TE MPO RA L A ND

E TE RNA L WEL FA RE ,

TH E A UTH O R .
 P RE F A C E .

TH E t wo pr i ncipal and cel eb r at ed hi s t or i ans of t he Cou ncil

of T r en t ar e F r a Paolo S ar pi a n d C ar d i nal Pall avi ci no ;

t h e for m er a Rom an i s t by tinu ed comm u n i on with t he

con

Rom a n chu r ch althou gh es s entially n ot far r em oved fr om

,

t he fai th of a pr ot es t an t ; t he ot her a com pl et e a nd d et er

m i ned a dher ent as w ell as a dvocate of th e It ali an s ee

, , .

The hi s tor y of t he l att er w r itt en w it h the pr ofes s ed des i g n

,

of con fu ti n a nd d em oli sh i n t h at of t he for m er h as in t he

g g , ,

j u dgm ent of t he int elli gen t a nd equ it abl e even of his own
com m u ni on onl s er ved t o confi r m t he s u b s t an ti al accu r a c
y
,
y
*
of t h e w or k as s ail ed b h im T h a t t he car d i n al w it h
y .
,

all his ood w ill t o accom li s h What he h ad u n der t ak en

g p .
,

an d w it h ever fa cilit encou r a em ent a n d advan t a e

y y g ,
g , ,

whi ch h e enj oyed fr om fr ee an d u nbou n ded a cces s t o t he

,

or i i n al alt hou h r obabl u ni ver s all r ti al d ocu m en t s

g , g p y y p a ,

in t he V ati can S hou ld yet fail in the att em pt at s u b s t a n

,

t ia ting a s i n gl e ch ar ge of m om en t a gai ns t t h e obj ect of his

hos tility is su r ely one of t he s t r onges t a nd m os t u nex

ce t ion able t es tim on i al s in it s favou r w h i ch it cou l d w ell
p ,

h ave r eceived In his cor di al endeavou r t her efore t o d o

. , ,

t h e w or k of an enem y h e h as per for m ed for his i n t ended

,

vi ctim a b ett er s er vi ce t han cou l d read il have been affor d ed

y
by his b es t fr i en d It s fu ll effect has b een gi ven t o thi s
.

a d van t a e in favou r of t he or i i n al h i s tor i an of t he l as t even

g g
S ee D e Tr ibu s H i to iei
s r s C on c Tr id A u c
. . t . C as s A qui li n io, A m 1 66 2
. . .

S ee li kew i se t h e con clu sion of t h e Pr eface to t h e viit h vol of L e Pla s

.
’
t
C ollect io M onu men t or u m Con c . Tr i d .
vi P RE FA C E .

i lly gener al cou ncil by t he excellen t t r an slation of

n om na ,

it i nto F r en ch, by t he ver y congen i al C ou r ayer w ho by , ,

.

ado ti n t he r eal cor r ecti on s a n d b ex os i n t h e falla ci es

p g y p g ,

a n d m i s r e r es ent ati on s of t h e l att er h i st or i an h as r es s ed

p p ,

an u nw illi n w it n es s i nt o t h e s er vi ce of t r u t h and obli ed

g g ,

h im t o s tr eng t h en a c au s e w h ich he s ou ght t o d es t roy .

Ther e is a d efici ency in both these hi s tor i an s w hich , ,

w ith t he pr es ent an d j u s t vi ew s of hi s t or ic evi d en ce is t o be ,

l am ented— they b ot h fail in a pr ecis e an d s a ti s fact or y r efer

A

en ce t o their s ou r c es or au t hor iti es The V eneti an m ay .

in deed fr om bei n g near ly contem por ar y with t h e facts whi ch

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‘

he r ecor ds be c onsi der ed hi m s elf a s an or igi n al

,
Bu t he .

w a s n ot per s onally con ver san t w it h t hem ; an d it is kn ow n ,

tha t he der ived t he chief por tion of his i n for m ation both
fr om t hose who w er e s o a nd from exis tin g docu m ent s w hich , , ,

u on s u bs equ ent ex am i n at i on h ave been fou n d t o att es t h is

p ,

fidelity *
The Roman has i ndeed m ade a Con s i der able
.

F r om Cou r ayer
’
s L ife of F r a Paolo, pr e fixed t o t h e t r an sla ion of t h is
h is t or y, ed . 4 t o, B asle, 17 3 8 , i t appear s, t ha t w h en Man tu a , h e becam e
at

acquain ed t t
w i h C am ille O liva, y s ecr e art t o t he car di n al of Man tu a , fr om

w ho m
h e m igh ob ain t t abu n dance of s u i t able an d au th ti
en c i nfor m a i on ; t
bes id es t h at h e h ad fr ee access t o th e ar chi ves of V eni ce, w h ich , fr om i t s
t
pr ox imi y t o, an d in im a e t t con cer n w i th ,th e cou n cil, w ou ld leave li ttl e

t
of i m por an ce t o be lear n t elsew h er e . tte f t h
In a le r o e h is t or ian , r e

fer r ed t o, of J ul
y 2 2 d , 1 608 , spea king f m e p inted w k
o so r or s, of w hich h e

h ad t
ob ai n ed a t
s ig h , an d w i shi n
g t ee
o sm e h t i e
or ,
e con nu s for I h ave
wr it ten som e th i n g of it , ’

(t h e cou n ilc m y elf m e th

‘
s ,
or an all th i s , as I
‘
ha ve made collec ion s fr om t oth e r M em oi rs , w h i ch I h ave m et w ith i th n es e
‘
par s , &c t B r ow n s Tr an s a on , L e er viii, p 2 8
’
.
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l ti
Th e M em oir s ar e tt . .

allu ded t o a ai n i n t h e xxx vt h L e er 1 3, 1 6 09 H e alw ays w r i es tt t

g , O ct .

t
cau iou sl , as h e n eed ed
y C ou r a er h as blam ed him for n ot poin in
y .
g ou t t
h is sou r ces m or e fr equ en t ly bu t t h is m igh h ave been u n s afe for h o e t t
w ho su pplied hi m ith hi
w s i n for m a ion t . Th e E n g lis h r ead er i s m u ch i n
s

d eb ted t o t he Rev B W M a hias for . . . t r en d er in g t he su bs t n e f Er

a c o a

Pa olo t ’
s h i s or y m or e acces s ible t o h im ; an d li k ew is e for m a ki g him
n ao

q i t ed w ith t h e nti
ua n e r e of t h e can on s an d decr ees of t h e cou n cil in h is ow n

l ng g Th e m valu able m aining por ion t of h is w or k is expec ed t

‘
a ua e . or e re

w i th n iety a x .
 P RE FA C E . vu

ar ade of r efer en c e bu t i n dependently of the su s

pi ci on
p ; ,

w hi ch m u st fair ly a tt ach to him in ll

a cas es , wh en his

c au s e l
w ou d bene.
fit by su ppr es s ion his r eferences b ei ng t o, ,

m an u s cr i pt an d u n pu bli s hed w or k s if t hey h a d been in ,

tended Or c al cu l at ed t o pr eclu d e hes it ation s h ou ld have

, , ,

r es en t ed t o t he r ead er t h e i d en ti c al w or d s of t he or i gi n al s
p .

Thi s is t he leas t w hi ch m ight r eason ably be r equ i r ed in

s u ch a w or k a s t h e a olo eti c an d cens or i al one o f t he
p g
Itali an c ar d i n al ; for even t hen a r ea der far fr om captiou sly
r i i d m i h t in m an cas es , d em u r
g g , y .

It is n ot t he obj ect of t he pr es en t m or e h u mble u n der

taki ng pr ofes s edly eit her to confi r m or con fu te t o cor r ect or ,

s u er s ed e t he above m enti on ed or an y other i n fer i or hi s t o

p , ,

r i es of t he T r i d en ti n e S nod It s O bj ec t is t o thr ow add i

y .
,

tion al li gh t u pon a ver y i m por t a n t event in h u m an an d

ar ti cu l a r l ecclesi a s ti cal h i s t or in an of t h e w ays

p y y y ,

w hi ch h ave been s t at ed a s t he r es u lt m ay be fr om sou r ces

, , ,

hith er t o u npu bli s hed— s ou r ces for t h e m os t par t Still in

, ,

m anu s cr ipt ; of a n au th en ti c an d i m por t an t ch ar act er t he

i den tical on es in deed I h a ve no hes it ation in beli eving from

, , ,

whi ch t h e pa pal hi stor i an d r ew a lar ge pr opor tion of his

m at er i al s ; alt hou g h wit h a fi delity w hi ch n o On e can con

s cien t iou sl r on ou n ce t o be l aced above t h e r each of s u s
yp p
picion .

It m ay be j u stl y xpect ed that I shou ld su bs t anti at e these

e

a s s er ti o ns . I a m in pos s es sion of a r at her copi ou s collecti on

of m an u s cr i t vol u m es in foli o an d of var i ed bu t c om et ent
p , p
bu lk, on t he s u bj ect of t he Cou n cil of T r ent for m er ly t he ,

r o er t
p p y of t h e E ar l of G u il for d a n d f or m i n
g,
a
p a r t o f
his u n iqu e an d ver y valu able libr a r d i s er s ed not m a ny
y p ,

y ea rs a o
g . I p u r cha s ed t h e c ollecti on con s i sti n
g o f t w e,
n t y
ei h t vol u m es fr om M r T h or e in 1 8 32 T h at er t
g ,
p .
,
e
g r e
p a
. r

ear t o h ave con s tit u t ed a ti f m b li

a
pp p o r o n o s o e
p u c or ex

t en s i ve libr ary or libr ar ies in differ en t par ts O f It aly and

,
O
vfii P RE FA C E .

— i t he pr odu c
i m pr obably of t he spoli at i on of
t,
'

V en ce n ot ,

t h e coll ection s of car d in al s or ot h er O pu l en t i n di vi du al s ,

i nt er es t ed in ecclesi asti cal m atter s du r i n g t he ti m e in w hi ch ,

t he Fr en ch w er e m as t er s of that por tion of t h e wor ld T hi s .

conj ect u r e i s con fi r med b c i r cu m s t an t i al or i nt er nal e vi

y
d ence Thev ar e pr obably n on e of them or igi n als bu t
. ,

co i es of var i n a e ; an d th er e ar e amon t hem du li

“

p ,y g g g p
ca t es of a par t or th e w hol e of t he s epar at e vol u m es
'
.

I will des cr i be t hem a s s a ti s factor ily as m ay be in t hei r

n atu r al or d er .

I a nd II T hese ar e d u pli cat es an d cont ai n a g ener al

. .
,

a n d com let e h i s tor of t h e cou n cil fr om t h e fi r s t to t he

p y
l as t S es sion The fi r s t is entitled Diar i o del C oncilio di .

Tre nto divis o in O tt o L i br i The n am e of the au thor is .

n ot a d ded ; bu t the V eneti an am bas s ador Ni ccol o d a ,

Pon t e is m en ti on ed by Pall avici no Is t d el C on c Tr id

, , . . .

x xi v xi I I a s havi n w r itt en an accou n t of t he cou ncil

, , g , ,
.

Thi s alt hou gh a n e xt ended hist ory I S evid ently d er ived

, ,

a nd
p
—
ar ti all
y at l ea s t abr i d ed fr om a l ar er on e
g .

g T h i s .

is for m ally ann ou nced in the begi nn i ng of t he second

boOk wher e t he w r it er S peak s of his au thor an d in other
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p l a ces where in , .

p ar ti cu l ar he t akes the liber t

y of cu r t a ili n
g
t her a th er lengthy d is cu s s i ons occa s i onally i nt rodu ced in his
r i inal Th e on l di ffer ence w h i ch I have ob s er ved be
q g y .

w
t e e n t h is v,
ol u m e an d it s du li c at e
.
p a n d w hi c h w ill b e ,

n tice d ns l n t he pr es en ce of a s i n gle p ar agr aph l es s t ha n

p , ,

a
pag e w hi ch is
, a b s en t fr o m t h e l a tt e r .

h as for it s title Di ar io del C oncilio d i Tr en to

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d s cr ive qu a nt o in es s o occor s e d es cr itto in 4 li br i d ai

ow ej
si e
rm asciator e V enet o Th
A b e nu m ber w r it t en is 4 ;
. . b ut

r e u l ar l n u m ber ed book s a s in th e fi rst

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g y ,

volu m e The p assag e her e om itt ed i s in t he penu ltimat e

,
‘

e of th e; other u licat e I h l ti i l
pa g l dp ,
t as r e a
,
on t o t h e c ar d na

of L or r a i n e
; an d t he fi nal page of t he p r esent vol u m e in ,
.

.
 P RE FA C E .
ix

whi ch it S hou l d be fou nd, is in a -

n t fr om
hand w r iti ng di ffer e
t ha t of t of the volu m e Cou r ayer Speaki ng in t he
t he r es .
, ,

P r efac e t o h is t r a n s l ati on o f t h e C ou n cil o f T r en t p 1 5 o f , .

,

thi s M S of which a copy w as in his hand s as he pl ai nly

, ,

d oes and a s cr ibin g it n ot t o t he amb as sador bu t t o his

, , ,

s ecr et ar r e r es en t s it not w it hou t c on s i der abl e a ppear a nce

y p , ,

of t r u t h as a S i m pl e abr i dgm ent of F r a Pa olo s

,
hi st or y .

The coi ncidence is r em a rk able bu t it m ay h ave ar i s en as

well fr om bot h w r it er s u s i ng a com m on or i gi nal as fr om t h e ,

one copyi n g fr om t h e ot her A t any r ate however t he

.
, ,

p res en t M S r e r es en t s
p g ener all
y and t her efor e confi r m s
, ,

t he n ar r ati ve of t he pu bli s hed hi s tor ian , and s er ves in ,

t he pr es en t hi s t or y t o m ai nt ai n it s cour s e a nd con nexion

,

from a s ou r ce in som e r espect s n ew With thi s explana .

ti on it is s u per fl u ou s t o apologi z e for havi ng som eti m es

, ,

an d i n defect of better in t he cl as s t o w hi ch I m ainly con

,

fin e m ys el f u s ed it as a gu i de
, .

III The tit le of t he n ext vol u m e is D ell H i s tor i a de

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S acr o C on cilio d i T r ent o S cr itt a d a A ntoni o M illedoni S ec i r O

.

del C on s i gli o d e Xdi V eneti a in dett o C on cilio L ibr i D u c

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L i br o Pr i m o The fi r s t book is occu pi ed by a com pen d i ou s

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ener al h i st or of t h e C hr i s ti an chu r ch u t o the t im e Of t h e

g y p
cou n c il w it h whi ch t he s econ d be i n s a n d,as u sual; wit h
, g ,

a n acco u nt of L u th er a n d his er for m an ces T h e histbr

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p y .

ext en d s t o t h e cl ose of t h e cou n cil bu t i n a ver b r id ed

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a
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y ,
g
for m except i n t he final s es s i on s w hi ch ar e giVen ex terided ly :
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a s how ever a r eei n

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i n s u bs t an ce wit h t he re e d i h i st o
g g p c n
g
r i es an d w it h t h e k now n r in t ed ones it has it S v a l u e in t he
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,
p ,

w a of confi r m ati on It en er a l char act er is ver S ecu l ar

y s.
g y
a n d t h e w r it er is a s u ffi ci en t bi ot on t r i n
‘

g y g p oi n t s I d o .

not d i s cover a n r efer ence t o thi s vol u m e in Palla vi c i no

y .

i
IV The next w or k S u m m ar i u m S acr i Con cilii Tr id en i
.
,
-

ti ni Bononiensis is a ver y i m port ant one

, It e mbr aces .
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X P RE FA CE .

on ly t he fi r s t a s s em bly of t he cou ncil from 1 54 5 to 1 5 47 ,

bu t t h e hi s t or y it s el f e xt en d s fr om 1 544 to 1 5 49 T her e .

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is n o n ame in t he title bu t a t t he b egi nn i n g of t he s econd

s es s i on i s o t o i ndi cat e t h e l ce as t h er e ar e
( t i s n ec ess ar
, y p a ,

n o n u m ber s of a es or l ea ves
p g ) fr om t h e w or d s
p er m e A n ,

elu m M a s s a r ellu m S ecr eta r ia m C on cilii a n d fr om i dent i c a l

y ,

d es i g nati on s t ow ar d s t he end it is evi den t t o w hom we ar e ,

in debt ed for t he w or k In t he las t volu m e of L e Plat s .

’

val u abl e Collect io M onu m ent or u m &c ar e i n s er t ed s om e , .

fr a gm ent s u nder t he n am e of t he S ecr et ar y bu t they h ave ,

n othi n of t he com letenes s ext ent an d ar ti cu l ar it of t he

g p p y
, ,

r es ent m a nu s cr i t T h i s volu m e c on t ai n s all t h e ca n on s a n d

p p .

decr ees of the cou ncil together w ith li st s of th e m em bers ,

r es en t a t ea ch s es s i on as w ell as d et ail ed accou nt s of t he

p ,

va r i ou s congr egati on s Thi s I appr ehend is t he i d enti cal

.
, ,

w ork u s ed by Pall avi ci no S ee Is t xi xi i I cann ot qu ite

. .
, , .

s a ti s f m s el f th at it is t h e s am e m anu s cr i t as is m en ti on ed
y y p
by C ou r ayer , in his Pr eface, p xiv . .

V F or t he p er iod, m or e or les s,
. fi r s t as s em bly of of t he

t he cou n cil t her e ar e volu m es Of L ett er s ; t he fi r s t of w hi ch

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fr om M ar ch 13 15 4 5 t o May 2 2 1 546 Ther e is how , , , .

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ever , a hi at u s fr om J anu ar y 22 1 5 46 to M a r ch 2 of t h e , ,

s am e w h i ch i s s u p li ed b a not her e i s t ol ar col

y ear ,p y p y
lecti on m ar k ed No V II The a ge of thi s m anu s cr ipt is
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r ett s ati s fa ct or il a s cer t a i n ed b a m ar i n al n ot e a ai n s t

p y y y g g
the n a m e B u on comp agno in t he s a me hand H or a P ap a , ,

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t w een t he year s 1 5 7 2 and 1 5 8 5 The s tyle of t he w r iti ng .

a ccor ds w ith t hi s a e
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V I Th i s volu m e is a d u pli cat e of t he i m m ed i at ely pr e
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t he im m ed i a t ely s u cceedi ng vol u m e s t ar t s the fi r s t d ate ,

bei ng Feb r u ar y I 1 5 46 Ther e ar e t w o additional s ets of

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letter s in t he vol u m e It has no title ; bu t t he content s ar e .

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L etter e de C ar d L eg in Concili o di Tr ento 1 54 5 t o

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1 5 46 ; del Car d F ar nes e 1 5 4 2 to 1 5 48 ; d i Negotii 1 5 48

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t o 1 5 49 The a dd iti on al lett er s ar e m os tly of a secu l ar

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an d u ni nter es ti n d es cr i ti o n b u t t he w hole collecti on m a

g p y
occa s ionall s u b s er ve u s efu l u r os es arti cu l ar l in
y p p p y c or ,

r ectin r ead i n s
g g .

V I I The coll ection w h i ch bear s t he title L ettere sCr itt e

.

d a d i ver s i Min i s t r i de Pr encipi dal Con cilio d i Tr ent o all

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S C ar di nal e Far nes e is cer t ai nl y t he most valu abIe

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of t h e t h r ee Cou r ayer appear s t o h a ve had a copy l ent

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him an d s t at es som ewh at o a f n e x ect ti n t h t it ’rhi l t
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be pr i nt ed— an expect ation like many ot her s not v
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t h e even t The date of t h e fi r s t letter is a s ha s been sai d

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before Feb r u ar y 1 1 5 46 ; t he l ast is t he l ast d ay O f t he

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s am e ear T h er e is a ch as m of all J u ne t o J u ly 1 7 T he
y . .

m agg ior m om ent o . L e q u ali par t icolar i ta ,

i n siem e con m ol te lta r e ch e si

d i r an n o, h aven d ole t tte d

ra al r eg is r o t d elle le tt er e d el car d i n ale d el Mon te,
e S er ven do m ol t o per pen et r ar e l i n t i m o d elle t r a t t at ion i,
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n on h o volu to

t acer le . Th e fact f
r e er r ed t o w ill ap pea r i n i t s place .
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me O f t he individu alwuter not u nfr equ ently appear s in

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na
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t he b ody of t he letters alt hou h t he ar e al m os t all offi cial

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I t s hou ld be add ed th a t many of t hem ar e addr es s ed to

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ot her per son s t h a n t h e on e n am ed in t h e titl e and t ha t F ar ,

n es e h im s elf is oin ed w it h t he le ates w hen h e was r es ent

j g p ,

a t Tr ent on h is r etu r n fr om a le a t i on t o G er m an 1 Pal

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g y .

lavicino has u s ed t h i s collecti on Oopiou sly in t he fi r s t par t of

hi h s or yi t I t i m lett er s not occu r r i ng in t he
“

s t co n a
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r ec edi n collecti ons even for t he er iod s i n w hi ch the

p g p , y
coi n ci de .

H er e t er m inat e m y m anu scr i pt d ocu m ent s as concerns

t he fi r st ass em bl y of t he T r id enti ne syn od I am s or ry that .
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I ca nnot pu rs u e t he cou r se i n t o th e Seco

; nd a s s em bl
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by any par ti cu l a r docu m en ts a n d m u s t

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t oor i i n als con t ent m ys elf w it h t he ener al

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his t or i es which have b een d escr ib ed Thi s however is t he
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flesS pt e befi r e r etted si nce au t hor ity of t h e s am e ki n d has

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been p u t; of t h e Br iti s h and G allic u bli c,b

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p .

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t he p u bli cation of t he valu able an d evi dently au t h en tic lett ers
s f Va r gas t o t he bi shop A r r a s on t he s u bj ec t of the Cou n cil
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of Tn e nt fi r s t by o u r cou n trym an t h e d ili gen t an d a cu t e

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D r; Micha el G eddes in h is Cou n cil ofTr ent n o fr ee A s s em bly

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S hor t] after wa r d s 1 7 00 in Fr en ch b L e V a ss or
y y , , ,

i n his ; L et tr es et Mé m oir es de Fr anc de V ar gas

q . Both . .

[these w r i t er s mg i h t h a v e d et a il ed m or e cl e a r ly na, d e x
p li i

ejfiy t hefcircu ms t a n ces of t he or i gi n al m anu s cr i t s bu t t h ere

p ,

g pa n o t p e t
v
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g yr i t a n d of t h e

g n
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g g A nd I mu st s a
y t h at . .
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itl is a pir eu ms t an ce not in t he hi gh es t degr ee favou r able m o

the other wits e u n im peach able j u dg m en t a n d can dou r of t he

l abor iou s L e Pl at th at in the Pr eface p vi t o the first

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vol u m e of h is M onu m en t a he S h ou ld h ave di s pos ed O f t he ,

a u thenti cit of t hes e r ecor d s s o fl i a ntl a s he has d one

y _
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r iat ion s as a con clu s ive b ook m i h t be ex pect ed at ti mes t o

g
r e5 1 n t he s ou nd ar t of his u nd er s t and i n Ther em al n der
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g p g .

of ou r m anu scr ipt docu m en t s bel ongs t o t he fi n al as s em bly

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of t he cou n cil u nder Pi u s IV in t he year s 1 5 6 2 and 1 5 6 3

‘
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V III The fi r st of th es e is Di ar io d el Concilio di Tr en to

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s ott o Pio Pa a IV T h e au t hor annou n ces hi m sel f at t he

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ver y b egi nn i ng a s J o A s tol fo S er vantio of S S ever i no in t he

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M ar ca d A ncon a an d as having been pr esen t at the cou ncil

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in 1 562 a nd 1 5 6 3 Wher e he offi ci at ed as s cr ib e of concili ar

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affair s an d wr ot e for
, his ow n cu r i osity and a m u s em en t ‘

h avi n g mi nu t ely ob ser ved every t hi ng fr om day to d ay and

even fr om hou r t o h ou r H is nam e a ear s likew is e m or e
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pp .

cor rectly w r it ten at t he b e i nni n of t he a end ed m atte

g g pp r ,

b ei ng a short accou nt of what happened imm edi ately after

t he il had r i s en bu t pr i nci pally ac ollection of t he '
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cou n c ,
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docu m ent s concerned It b egin s with the year 15 60 called

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t h e fi r s t t hat is w ithi n t h e fi r s t year of t h e pontificate of Pi us

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IV , and pr oceed s w ith m os t m i nu te detail to t he cl ose of ‘ " “ '

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the cou n cil i nclu d i ng a var i et of u blic d ocu ment s es s ent ial
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y p
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t o a per fect com pr ehens i on of t he r oceedi n s an d S ir it of t he

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p g p
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Tr identin e father s Thi s au thor is noti ced in

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IX The s econd d ocu m ent whi ch I haVe t o descr ibeE re

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l at ing to t he s am e per iod is the followi ng : A cta § Goncilii

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Tr i denti ni A nno M D L X II M D L X III u s qu e ifl fi nem - l ‘

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C oncilii Pio IV Pont M ax ali a m u lt a cir ca fdict s Con

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ciliu m Fr a m ent a A G ab r i el e C ar d i nale Palectto d escri ta

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p .

s ;
T hi is an extended and hi ghly valu able his tdry; and is one ’ '

of t he pr inci al fou nt ai ns fr om w hi ch Pallavicfi no drew hi s

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likewis e w a s a par t y in the scenes and acts Whi ch he r ecords .

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X . The Ln ext w hi ch “follow s is

S S C ard i nali m -
ett er e dei .

L egati del C on cilio Tr id ent ” e di M on s i V i sconti s cri tt e

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a S C a r lo B or rom eo Ni ot e d i Pio IV et al Bin doni Di vi se

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in in (s ic) du e tom i Tom o P D egl anni M D L X II e .

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M D L XIII Ther e is h owever a thi r d volu m e conti nu i ng

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V is conti s L etter s as expr essed in the gener al titl e

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fi r st l etter of th i s thir d volu me is d a t ed De cem ber 10 1 562 , ,

an d t he l as t d at e is S e tem ber I t h d it i
p n e e on

u bli s hed o f t h i s r ti on of t h e l ett er s in t he or i i n al a n d

p po
g ,

w ith a Fr ench t r anslati on on t h e oppos it e page by Mr A y .

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m on at A m s t er d am in 1 7 19 in t w o vol u m es 1 2 m o t h e
, , , ,

fi r s t lett er does not com m ence befor e t he d ate of Feb r u ar y

1 1 563 a n d t he la s t is S ept emb er 6 1 56 3
, , S o far t hen , .

t hey ar e n6t perfectly n ew ; bu t as t he pr i nted editi on

is d efi ci en t and verbal va r i ation s occu r the pr es en t M S
, ,

los es ver y littl e of it s or igin al cha r act er a nd valu e The .

ont ifical a olo i s t of t he C ou n cil h as avail ed him s elf of t hi s

p p g
collecti on as m i h t be ex ect ed bu t as Cou ra er w it h r ea t
g p , y g ,

r ob abilit s t ates from his ow n in s ecti on of a co of th i s

p y , p , py
M S t he fi rs t hi s tor i an of the C ou ncil enj oyed the s ame
,
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ad van t a e b efo r e a n d ma de
g ood u s e of it
, T h e not es .

of t he t ranslator are enr i ch ed wit h pr oofs of t hi s fa ct in t he

r a t h er co i ou s ext ract s and r eferences w hi ch h e h as m a de

p
It may be obs er ved that although t he lett er s of t he legates
‘

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w ch i h 1 b egin t hevolu m e h ave for t he fi r s t date Decem

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b r
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an d it is r em ar k abl e a great if n ot t h e gr ea t er ,
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o r tion of t hem is in cipher at least t he fir s t ; t h e cau ti on

p ,

s eem s aft er w ar d s t o have becom e u nnece s sar

y .

XI The succeeding volu me is of a m i scellaneou s dé

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See Pr ef , p . x vi, an d liv vi, &c passim

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s cr i ption a nd not ver y bu lky entitled Diver se In s t ru tt ioni

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L ett er e e S cr i tt u r e appar t en ent i al Concili o di T r ento T hey

,
.

r in ci all Mi s s i ves fr om t h e di ffer ent papal s over ei gn s

ar e
p p y
in E u r ope w ho t ook a par t in t he Cou ncil .

XII The l ast d ocu m ent whi ch it w ill be necess ar y t o

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d es cr i be i s of t h e s am e ch ar act er bu t of gr eat er ext ent

, , .

It s titl e or r at her it s fi r s t titl e is V ar i a Tr act at a S acr i C onc

, , , .

Tr i denti n i cu m ej u s In di ce in fine It w as in t en ded t o be .

at t h e en d bu t is a t t he b e i nn in a n d cont ai n s ad diti on all

, g g , y ,

t o t he fi r s t titl e t h e titles of a va s t var iet y of L ett er s A n

, ,

s w ers I n s tru cti on s &c

, ,The vol u me cons i s t s of 4 7 2 folia
.

n u m ber ed w hi ch is u nu su al
, In fac t t he var i ety of m att er
.
,

cou l d n ot w ell be i n di c at ed by a n In dex w ithou t The .

i eces a r e in L ati n It ali an and S pa ni s h

p , , .

Th e r em ai ni ng volu m es ar e of l es s alt hou gh by n o m ean s ,

of s li h t i m p or t an ce
g T h e fi r s t s et i s a w or k of l ar e d i
.
g
m en sion s It con s i st s of s ix vol u m es of ver y l ar ge s iz ed
.
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a er cl os el r itt en ; a n d is a t r a n s cr i t of F r a Pa olo s
’

p p y w p
H i st or y of t h e C ou n cil in It ali an cor r ect ed by Pallavicin o s
’

histor y in ver y exten ded n ot es par tly t h e au t hor s ow n

’

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an d er fectl h ostil e T h e a u t h or is G i am b a tti s t a Rin al

p y .

d u cci . Fr om a pr ivate letter att ached t o an ear ly page of

t he w or k it appear s t h at it w as w r itten abou t t he year
, ,

1 66 5 . Thi s lett er is a very cu r i ou s one bei n g fr om t he ,

di ct ati on of Pall avi cin o h i m self an d s i gn ed w ith his a u t o

,

ra h It is an an sw er t o t he au th or w h h ad ut t f
g p . o
p p a r ,o

his w or k i nt o his hands for t he pu r pos e of obt ai ni n hi s

g
j u dgm en t ; and t he j u dgm ent alt hou gh s h elt er ed u n der ,

c om lim ent is evi dentl

p ,
y d isco u r a i
g gn a s t o t h e
p u bli cati on .

O n e r eason is g rou n ded u pon t he ill egalit y in t h e Rom an

ch u r ch t h at i s b t h e r e u l ati on s of th e In d ex t o r e u bli s h
,
y ,
g p ,

a n w or k w h i ch h a s been c ond emn ed a s of L u t h er or C al vi n

y , , ,

alt hou h accom an i ed w it h a n an s wer a nti dot e ; an d t he

g p o r ,
 xvi P RE FA C E .

w r it er is ev d en i tly al ar m ed at t he thou ght of his old foe

a i
ear nn his own a nd en ti r e s t ren t h
i Th al
pp g g e
g en er

l a n of thi s w r it er h as been ado t ed w it h t b

p p g r ea s u c ce ss
y
Cou r ayer ; an d no a d vant age w ou l d be d er i ved fr om t he

p r es en t m an u s cr ipt, exce
p t it m i ght be in the l ar ger exten t
of t h e it ations fr om t he C ar din al
c .

The n ext a n d fi n al w or k is D eclar at iones Concilii Tr i

d en tini in ei ght l ar ge vol u m es b ei ng t he Declar ati ons o f
, ,

B u t t h e let te
possesses s u fli cien t i n t er est as w ell as cu r iosi y t o be
r t
iv
g e n e n ir e i ntt h e or ig in al I t i s d i r ec ed Al M olt I ll
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S ig fe
G io Ba a
. t . . . tt
Rin aldu cci The le t er is as follow s
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u an do l al r i er i r im an dai a V S
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qu e
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fot
g li d ell a su a t r adu z ion .

fr an cese com misi u n it am

te
al m i o Palafr en ier e che la pr eg ass e di voler esser
m eco al G iar dino, disegn an do i o di r ag ion ar con lei sopr a la s u a oper a Con
t ra
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l S oave . M a 11 Palafr enier e n on la t r ove, e ben ch e las cias s e l A m bas
’

ciat a n on le sara s tt a a poi fa tt a. O n d e per n on i n du g iar piu lu ng am“ a .

d ir n ele il m io g iu d icio secon do la s u a i n t an z a, d ebbo s ign ifi car le, come

per ,

qu ella poca par icella ch io n h o vedu

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t t m i p l v pien o d i m olto dis
a, ar a or o

cor s e di mol t a er u diz ion e, e ch e qu u ivi t tt i l m io

o co o mp n imw i c me n
s a o u

fi u me ch
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Ne qu es o su o libr o po r ebbe u sci r da t
In t ellecto ch e m on fos s e m ol to capace d egli afi ar i
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d el Mon do . D u e diffi colt a
vi s cor g o ; la pr im a in or n o t tte l ad o n er a pu blicaz per och e ess en d o piu
ne

d ist esam t e r ap or a o
p tt tu tt il Te t del S
o s o oave, i l con ced er n e l i m pr es s ion e
’

s ar ebbe lo t
s esso, ch e levar e al S oave 1a pr oibiz ion e . E ben ch e i l veleno s ia
p iu tt 1 tid t n on m an ch er ebbon o t tt avia pala i s t r a v
t
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cor r e o con an o o; u a

g an ti , ch e vor r ebbon o m an g iar lo sen z a l

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an tid to o , a ch e per tt
dife o d el lor o
t
s om aco n on r icever ebbon o t
d a qu es o la con ven ien e pr eser vaz ion e E cosi t .

veggiam o ch e a n iu n con t t
r over t is a eper m esso di s am par e al la o d ella s u a t t
oper a qu elle
'

di Calvin o, d i L t
u er o, e s i miglian i t . L a s econ d a difii colt a r i .

s gu arda. la sodisfaz ion e com u n e : i m per och e h aven do ella volu t o esa min ar
abbon d an t e m ‘e
. og n i sillaba d el S oave ; ch i un qu e non passiona o n ella cau sa e t
r iceve s az ie ta d t
qu es e m in u z z er ie : e per
a t al r ag ion e le A polog ie, e le C on
t r apolog ie, qu an do son lu ngh e di m ole, sog lion
’
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can do as sai pr es o t qu el fer vor di t
cu r iosi a , ch e ad u n cer o t m od o, appass1 on a
tut ti n ella con esa : t O n de poim on s i
’

cu r an o g li h u om in i d i spen d er lu ng s .

kaz iome i n nt
i per lo pi 11 en u i cd appar en en i pi u ost o alla r ipr en t t t t
‘

co r ast -

s ion e d ell A vver sar io i n

’
qu alch
’
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penn a , ch e a llo scopr im en o d i t
qu alch e ver i a r ilevan e t t
010 m i occorr e d i rappr esen t ar e 5 V S con qu ella
. . .

t
i n g en u i a ch e a me6 . t
n a u r ale con t t ti
u , ed a Jei é gr ad i t a in t tti
u . E per
fi ne m i le ofi er o di tu
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tt o cu or e . D i C as a 11 di 1 9 d A ple
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A l S er viz io d i V S . a det '

o
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it s i nter est and i nstr u ction r eceive a tenfold i ncr ease V a .

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r i on s effor t s w er e m ade b i nd i vi du als , and or ti on s of s o

y p
ciet t o d i s en a e t hem s elves fr om t h e v a ili n i ni u it
y ,
g g p r e
g q y
bu t t he mos t d efi n it e a nd deci s i ve w er e t h os e w hi ch w er e ,

u t for t h w h en t h a t i niqu it h ad ar r iv ed at it s fu ll s t r en th
p ,
y g
an d con fi d en ce in t h e even t
, w h i ch i s emph ati call y called
,

The Refor m a ti on Th e i r r es i s tible pr ogres s of t hi s h ol y

.

r es i s t an ce as in t he m ai n it w as t o t he empi r e of h er es
’

, ,
y
an d cr i m e obli ed t h e secu l ar ow er s , for t hei r ow n s ec u la r
, g p
tr an qu illity t o en deavou r t o obtai n a s ettlemen t of t he tr on
,
“

bles of w hi ch t h i s s eces sion was t he occasion F or a s no .

-

tyr ant s it s down pati ently u nder t he abs tr action of his ill
ott en ow er s o t he w it hd r awal of subm i s s i on an d con t r ibu
g p ,
'
tion fr om t he s pir itu al despot of Rom e however qui etly ,

er for m ed ar ou s ed all t he feeli n s of r evenge a n d per s ecu =

p ,
g
tion in him s elf and his m in i s t er s ; and by ag gress i on s com
,

m enced on t he par t of t hos e m ini st er s t he pu bli c pea ce w as ,

s or el vi ol a t ed T h e s ecu l ar r in ces fi n di n t h em s elves

y .
p g ,

u n abl e t o com os e a s t or m w h i ch r eatl an n o ed t h em

p ,
g y y ,

a n d consci ou s t h at it w as not
p er fectl
y t h ei r ow n
p r ovi nc e ,

look ed t o t he spi r itu ality and par ticu larly t o a s olem n as

,

s em bl of it s kn owl ed e an d virt u e in other w or d s a ene

y g , g
r al c ou ncil of t h e ch u r ch Thi s w as a ver y natu r al feel
‘

ing a nd t he b es t m ea su r e w hi ch cou ld be adopt ed

,
A nd .

in d efi an ce of gener al opi ni on an d of gen eral r i di cu le I , ,

feel n o hesit ation t o s ay t h a t if C hr i sti an cou n cil s whe

, ,
s

t her gr eat or s m all wer e com posed of m em b er s of aver a g e

,

s an ctit and i nfor m ati on , in a s t a te of t h e chu r ch n ot em i

y
u entl for s ak en b t he H ol S i r it m u ch ood a nd sati s
y y y p g ,

fa cti on m i ght be t h e r es u lt of their u lt un at e deci s ion s S u ch

,
.
;

a cou n cil if in an r eal s ens e fr ee a nd cont r olled or u i ded

, y ,
g ,

by m en of the descr iption j u s t gl ven m igh t in a n sw er t o sm , ,

.

c er e a nd ear nes t r a er have r ea son t o believe a nd t he Wor ld

p y , ,
 P RE FA C E . x ix

likewi se that what it decr eed was t he w ill of t he Di vi n e

,

S pi r i t B u t pr ob ably t he d i s eas e h a d ar r i ved at s u ch a

.
.

oi nt of m ali nit a s t o be as t t he s eason of n at u r al r em ed

p g y , p y ,

or in j u s t j u d m ent d eni ed t h e b enefit of it I n t he cou n cil

g .

a ctu all an d a t l a st con vened n ot t h er e is t oo m u ch

y , , , ,

r ea s on t o beli eve for t he es t a bli sh m en t bu t for t he s u b

, ,

ver s i on of t r u th t her e w as s o m u ch obs ti n a t e adher ence

, ,

t o er r or s o m u ch hor r or of all t h a t cou l d con vi ct or r ecti fy

,

it s o mu ch secu lar ity an d love of vi ce and s o m u ch of con

, ,
~
'

s equ en t i m os ition and i n t r i u e t h at if ever a b od of m en

‘

p g , y
w er e coll ected w hom t he H oly S pi r i t cou l d not m eet an d
,
.

ow n it w as t he Cou ncil of T r ent

, Thi s as s em bly t her efor e
.
, ,

a s t o t he en d s for w h i ch it w a s r ofes s e d l alled w a s a

, p y c ,

p er fect n u llit
y .I t w as a nu llit
y h owever a s a n i d ol is a
, ,

n u llit et i m os i n U on t he w or s h i er t h e ilt of i dol a

y y , p g p pp g u

t ry . The p ositi ve m i s chief w hi ch it w as c alcu l ated t o pr o

du ce w ou ld h ave been extr em e had it not like s om e ot h er, ,

n oxi ou s a en ts conve ed s om ew hat of an anti d ot e b t h e

g , y y
s am e ch ann el w hi ch d i s ch ar ed the ois on Th a t a n ti d ot e
g p .

w as— t he d i s gr a ce w hi ch it procu r ed for t h e r u ler s of t he

s s t em
y w h i c
,h it s t r o v e t o u
ph ol d an d w h i,ch su f fi ci e ntl y
deter r ed ever y con s ci enti ou s i n d ivi d u al who es caped it s ,

ale fr om a ai n b ei n i nvei led i nt o it A n u llit i n d eed

p ,
g g g y.
, ,

it w a s as t o its dir ect and pr ofes sed obj ect bu t it s tenden

ci es w er e of t he m os t b an efu l d escr i ti on I t w a s i n deed
p .
, ,

r ecei ved w ith diffi cu lt a nd qu alifi cati on even b t h os e

y y ,

n ati ons w hi ch acknowl ed e t he Rom an s over ei nt : bu t

g g y
t he exce ti on s w er e n ot t o t he doct r in e con cili ar l d fi n d
p y e e ,

or as r es u m ed t o be t h e d oct r i n e of t he Rom an t h n
p e ,

call ed t he c atholi c c hu r ch on d i sti n ct a n d an t er i or a u t h o

, ,

r it
y . T he d oc t r i n e t h er,e for e n ew ly , es t a bli s h e d a t T r en t ,

w a s t he d oct r i ne of t he wh ol e chu r ch con ti nu i n in com m u

g
ni on w it h th e Roman No cons is t ent m em ber of that chu r ch
‘

b?
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P RE A C E .

c ou ld r efu se to bow with s u pr em e r everence t o a congr ega

tion of t he r u ler s of his chu r ch r egu lar ly a ss em bled fr om ,

all ar ts of t he Rom an w or l d w it h t h h i f l t it
p e c , e r u e r a s

h ea d pr es i di ng by h is au t hor i sed r oxies c ar d in al le a t es

, .

p g , ,

cl ai m i n t h e m i r a c u lou s u i d a nce of t he H ol S i it d
g g y p r an ,
.

in t he plen it u d e of t h at au t h or it y pu bli shi n its c an on s an d

g
-

d ecr ees t o t h e s u bj ect s of papal Rom e .

Th e m ai n com pens ati ng a dvant a ge t o t he fr i en d s of

t r u th an d r eligi on fr om t he C ou n cil of Tr en t is thi s H ad . .

it n ot been for thi s au thor ita ti ve a nd u niver s ally diffu sed ‘

ann o u ncem en t of t h e d octr in e of t he Roman ch u r ch it ,

w ou l d h ave been a m a tter of s om e d iffi c u lt t o d i scover

y ,

w h a t t he d oct r in e r eally w a s b w h i ch eit h er s he wou l d

y ,

ch u s e or m i h t be c om elled t o ab i d e F or a m i ds t t h e
, g p , .
,

c h aos of var i n con fli cti n and u n s ettl ed d o m as in

.

y g , g ,
g .

Rom e u p t o t he ti m e of t hi s her l as t gener al C ou n cil w h ile

, ,

t he c ir cu mst an ce affor ded t he a d va n t age of opti on al s el ection ,

it enabled t he d efen der s of t he for t r ess t o flee in s u cces s i on

fr om ever y po s t w hi ch they cou ld n ot m a i n ta i n an d bet ak e ,

t h em s el ves t o s om e ot h er w h ich w ou l d at leas t give e m

, , ,
e

l o m en t t o t hei r ass ail an t u n til t h e w er e a ai n in t he

p y , y g
s am e r ed i c ament A nd it w ou ld be ha r d if t he b a ffl ed
p .

a s s a il an t w er e n ot at l a s t w ea r i ed ou t b s u ch r ec e ti o n
y p .

B u t t h e c an ons an d decr ees of T r en t w ith t h e r i vetin g cr eed ,

a n d o a t h wh i ch i s s u d fr om t h e a u th or it y of t he C ou n cil
,
e ,

a n d bot h ex r es sed a n d w a s s a n c ti oned b i t s en a ctm ent s

p , y ,

h ave at len gth for t u n at ely bou n d t h e Pr ot eu s a n d fi xed

.
,

h im t o a fi gu r e w hi ch he c an n o lon g er chan ge We can .

n ot i ndeed alt oget her s u b s cr i be t o the po s iti on t hat t he ,

C ou ncil of Tr ent er ect ed w h at wer e for m erly onl y qu estions

,

o f t h e s chool s int o dogm as of fait h

,
Rom e had cer tai nly

with t
s en t im en t or ig in a ed , s pea ks on ly
‘

C ou r ayer , w h om pr obably t h i s
of t h e g r ea t er p a r t of the se opi n ion s . Pr ef p . . xx iv.
 P RE FA C E . xx i

not a few dogm as of fait h befor e, fou nded u

p on t h e h gh es
i t
an d m os t bi n d i n thor ity h e e e d i n cou n cil s n o t t o
g au , r
p r c
g ,

a dd t he titu tions
cons of her ch i ef
p on ti ffs : an d w h i le a

Ni cene cou ncil es t ablish ed th e w or shi p of im ages ; a L at e

ran one tr an su bs t an ti ati on an d au r icu l ar c on fes s ion ; a F lo
, ,

r en t ine ,p gu r at or
y a nd a al s u r em a c
p p p y; w h il e h e r lit ur

i es a nd offi c es obli e t h e ar ti c i an t s in t h em t o offer

g g p p
p yra er s t o s ai nt s ; t o i m p l or e t h ei r i nt er c es s i on s an d

t he applic ati o n of th ei r m er it s befor e G od ; t o d ei fy t he

V i r gi n M ar y by s u ch appellatio n s a nd addr ess es as bel on g

ex clu si vel t o d ivi n it ; a n d t o a d or e a n equ all
y d eifi ed
y y
veget able su bst an ce u nder t he m a n u fact u r ed for m of t he

consecr a t ed hos t —it m u s t be ack n owl ed ed t h at m att er s of

,
g ,

beli ef of n o t r i fl i n g n u m b er or pon d er os ity w er e hu n g abou t

t he neck s of t he papal popu lati on S till ther e wa s a gr ea t
.

deal r em ai n i ng w hi ch t he Tr i d en ti ne syn od con t r ived t o a dd

,

t o t he b u r t hen b ot h u pon it s el f an d u pon all w ho wer e t o

, ,

r ecei ve it .

The pr ocedu r e w as n ot alt og et her volu nt ar y ; i nd eed

m u ch t he con tr ar y Pr ot est an ti s m w as m akin g it s a d
.

van ces w 1t h a s tead an d i r r es i s ti bl e s t e I t s s u c c es s

y p .

w as in a r eat d e r ee occa s i on ed t l t i t d b
g g or a eas as, s s e
y ,

t he o en ness w it h w hi ch it d ecl ar ed it s ow n n a tu r e a nd
p
p r et en s i o n s
; by th e au t h or i s ed expos iti ons of it s doct r i n e ;
"

by it s Confess i on s of F aith lar e r eci s e s u b s cr i bed

g p , , , .

A nd thes e w e be t o s t at e s i m l t t w i
g py a
p r es e n e r e n

t he m
, ,

ai n har m oni ou s t h e pr in cipal di ffer en ce b ein fu r

,
g
n is hed by th e s em i her etical t en et of con s u bs t an ti a ti on
-
,

w hi ch however es ca ed t he i dol a tr f t h l d t r in e
,
p ,
y o e a
p p a o c

on t h e s u bj ect S u ch con du ct cou ld ad m it bu t of one in

.

t er pr et at ion If th en t hos e w ho r os e a ai n s t w ha t t he
'

g y
.
, ,

es t eem ed t he u nj u s t an d i nj u r i ou s d om i n i on o f t he It ali a n

ch u r ch d ared t hu s pu bli cl t h u s u nequ i voc ally t t

,
y , t o s a e,
 X
xfi P RE FA C E .

a nd
p l i m
r oc a t h e
gro u n d s o f t h ei r s e
p ara ti o n an d t h e d oc ,

t r i ne whi ch t hey t au ght an d by which they wou ld abi de

, ,

how w as it th at t h e chu r ch fr om w hich the seceded whi ch

'

y ,

r es u m ed t o t r ea t t hem a s r ebel s and h er eti c s an d a bove

p , ,

all w hi ch cl aimed t o be h er s elf ex clu s i vel t h e u r e and

,
y p
i n er r able d epos itor y of or thodox beli ef t he or acle of C hr is ,

ti an doctr i ne shou ld not ventu r e wer e it bu t in comm on

, ,

ch ar it t o t he s i m l e of her fl ock w ho m i h t ot her w i se i n ad

y p g
ver tently w an der i nt o i s on ed a s t u r es t o la b efor e t he
p o
p y ,

w or ld of h er s u bj ect s a l ai n fu ll ex li cit a n d au t h enti c

p , p , ,

decl ar ati on of h er ow n cr eed ; in or der t h at w h a t t he ,

m ot her an d m i s t r es s of all chu r ches beli eved t au ght an d , ,

enj oi n ed m i h t be s een an d r ea d of all m en ?

,
g W h en th e

h er eti cs cou ld show an d w er e not ash am ed or afr aid t o

,

s how t hei r fait h w ith m i nu t e r eci s i on a n d in l ar e det ail

, , p g , ,

w as it for t he C at holi c chu r ch s o calli n h er s el f) t o l ea ve it

( g
t o be s u s ect ed or n ot t o u t it in t h e ow er of her a d
p , p p
h er en t s t o d eny t h at sh e eit h er did n ot k n ow her faith,or
,

cou l d n ot t ell wh er e t o fi n d it or w as u n w illi n t o r eveal it ?

, g
Thes e qu es tions ar e s o n atu r al and alm ost i r r epr essible
, ,

that it becam e n eces s ar y for Rome to endeavou r or s eem t o , ,

m eet them by s om e ot h er an sw er t han fi r e an d s wor d w her e ,

fir e an d sw or d cou l d not be appli ed Thi s w as an ar gu

.

m en t of s om e cogency w ith Hom e to m ake h er m or e doc

~

tr in ally comm u ni cati ve an d open th e s cr u toi r e of her ow n

,

bos om m or e fr eely th an h ad hit her to been t hou gh t pr u dent .

A n d h ad n ot t h e ter r or of h er esy par ticu l ar ly t he L u t her an

, ,

w hi c h it w as then he r r eal an d avow ed obj ect t o su ppr es s ,

int er fer ed she w ou ld pr obably have m ade a n ear er approac h

,

to C hr i s ti an t r u t h in t h e d octr in e w hich s he es t abli s hed i n

,

t hi s Cou n cil : for si m ple doctr i ne cos t her nothi n g : it w a s

r efor m ati on w hi ch sh e d r ea d ed Bu t thi s appr oxim atio n t o
.

t r u th while it wou ld r ender her cau se mor e pl au sible and

’

'

, .
 P RE F A c a . xx iii

ti s fact ory on hand wou ld, ther b r ing her so t he o

‘

sa on e ,
on ,

m u ch n ear er t o t hos e w hom it w as her mai n i n t er es t a n d

obj ect t o o ose and co d em n an d if oss i bl e cr u s h
pp n p , , , .

A nd t h es e ca u s es pr odu ced t he doctr i ne w h i ch t he fat her s , ,

or m an a er s of t h e T r id ent ine C ou n c il fi n all a r eed t o

g , y g ,

s en d for th t o t h e w or ld a s t he fa it h of t h e U niver s al chu r ch

, ,

m ean i n g by th at t er m t h ei r ow n par ti cu l ar one

, , .

The follow i ng pages w ill it is hoped both t h r ow s om e , ,

n ew li h t a nd con fi r m w h a t h as al r ea d b een s h ed u on
g , y p ,

a n i m or t an t s u bj ec t an d w ill fu r ni s h fr es h cau s e of r ati

p ,
g
t u de t o heaven in every C hr i s ti an and Pr ot est ant h ear t ,

that t he gr eat en emy of t r u t h an d godli nes s ar r ogatin g to ,

her s el f w it h char act er is tic effr ont er y a n d fal sehood t he

, ,

ex cl u si ve oss es s i on of both h a s at l en th a n d in t h es e
p g , , ,

latter ages by her ow n a ct r end er ed her s elf vi s ible t an ,

ib l e and vu l n er a ble ; a nd n ow t h a t t he w ea on s of t r u t h
g p
gb ave a m ar k a gain s t w hi ch t hey c a n be effect u ally d i rec t ed ,

t he fa t e of t he apos t at e is s ettl ed — Roma f u i t .

In or der t o s how t h e au t hor it y w hi ch t he c a non s a n d

decr ees of the C ou ncil of Tr ent exer ci s e over the Rom an
c a t holi c c on s ci en c e w e have u s ed a s ou r m ott o an ar ti cl e
,
-

of t he c r eed an d oa th of Pi u s ex r es si ve of s u ch s elf im
p
-

p os ed obli ati on
g Th e w h ol e of th at cr eed is i n d eed
. t ha t , ,

of t h e C ou ncil concen t r at ed O f t hi s for m u l ar y D r Mil ner

.
, ‘
. ,

la te V i car apost oli c of t he m i dlan d di s t r i ct wr it es i n t he ,

xvit h L ett er of his E n d of Cont r over s t h at w it h other

y , ,

ar ti cles of F a ith it is ever w h er e r eci t ed a nd p r of es s ed

‘
,
y
t o t h e s t r ic t l ett er C Bu tl er E s q in h is l ett er t o C
’
. . .
.
, ,

Bl u n dell E sq r efi xed t o h is V i n d i ca ti on & c h as r e

,
p .
, , .
,

eat ed t hat t h i s cr eed h v b i d d i v

p , a s e e r e en co n s e r e n e er
y
p a r t of t h e w or l d as a n ex li cit s u m m ar
.

p y o f t h e R om an
‘

cat h oli c F ait h

’
In t h e exa m i n a ti on of D r J D oyle
. . .
,

befor e the L or d s C om m i s s ioner s on t he s t a t e of Ir el an d ,

~

,
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M a r ch 2 1 1 8 2 5 page 3 94 of t he Repor t t ha t Prot eu s

“

, , ,

decl ar ed on oa h , t ‘
The m os t a
ppr oved an d a u then
ti c su m
m a r y of t he c r eed
tholic chu r ch w ill be
of t he Rom an ca

fou nd in t he D ecr ees of t h e C o u ncil of Tr ent an d in t h e ,

Pr ofes s i on of F ait h of Pope Pi u s IV a nd in wh a t w e Call ,

t h e Rom a n C at echi s m or C a t ech i sm of t h e C ou n c il of ,

Tr ent Tha t Ca t ech i s m wa s pr ovi d ed for an d by a nti cipa

.
’

ti on s ancti on ed by t he Cou n cil D r D M u r r ay u su r pi ng . . .

,

t he ar chi epi s copal cha r act er a ns w er ed on th e 2 2 d of M ar ch ,

1 8 2 5 p 22 4 t he qu es tion of t he C omm i s si on er s of t he
'

, .
,

Co m m on s —w h er e t h e m os t au thenti c expos iti on of th e

,

faith of his chu r ch w a s t o be fou nd thu s : In t h at ver y

'

cr eed t h a t h as been m enti on ed t he c r eed o f Pi u s IV &c

’
, , .

D r Challon er an other V i car apos t oli c p u bli s hed a s till

.
, ,

p po u l ar t r act on t h i s cr eed en titl ed G r ou n ds of t h e C a ,

‘

tholic D oct r i n e &c The cr eed w a s prom u lgat ed by a

’
.
,

bu ll of th e dat e of Novem b er 1 3 1 56 4 w hi ch i m pos es

, , ,

it u pon all D oct or s Teacher s and H ead s of U n iver s iti es ; , ,

a n d anoth er bu ll of t he s a m e d ay ext ends t he obli ati on

g
t o all h ea d s of m on as ti c i n s tit u ti on s an d m ilit ar y or der s , .

S ee B u ll ar iu m M agnu m at t he d at es *
.

It m ay be pr oper befor e w e con cl u de j u s t t o adver t t o , ,

t he p r om i s e m a d e in t h e fi r s t ed iti on of t h e C a non s a n d
,

D ecr ees of a s peedy pu bli cati on of the A ct s of t he Cou n cil

,

r om i s e w h i ch w h et h er s i ncer e or d ecepti ve ca n ha r d l
a
p , ,
y ,

be s upp os ed t o ha ve p r oceeded f r om t he p r iva t e a u t hor i t

‘

y
of t he edi t or P a u lo M a n a t io . H is a ddr es s to t he Reader ,

wh i ch ,
ad d ition ally , on ac cou n t of it s d i s appear ance fr om

S ee li k ew i
fu r n i sh d by t h e w r i er , i n t h e Pr o es an
e se a a
p per ou r n al t t t tJ
for 1 8 31 , p 7 0, an d follow in g
. I t i s t h e fi r s t of a n u mber , en i led . tt
Papal B on d s . I t appear s by t h e D eclar at ion es M S S , t om iii, at t h e en d of .

the S eco
nd cou r s e of t he S ession s , t h a t S ch oolm as te r s of Gr amm ar an d

S cien ce, even p r iva te one s, ar e i n clu ded in t h e oblig a tion of k

m a i ng t h e
Pr ofession .
 FA C I E S C O NCIL II TE MPO RE S E S S I O NI S .

C u r sor es . C u r sores .

L ocu s pr om is cu u s vu lgi 8t famu lor u m .

C u stodes ad

L E PL AT , C ollect . Monum . vn , Par . alt .

p 45
. .

I ch n ogr aphy was j

cert ai nly n o ob ect of a ttenti on in th is View .
 C O NT E NT S .

IN TRO D U C TI O N

S es s i o n
I O pening of the C ou ncil u nder PA U L I I I
. .

I I Mode of living , &c in the C ou ncil

. .

II I . S ymbol of t
Fai h
IV . C an onic al S cr ipt u r es
V D octr in e
. O rig inal S in — Ref or mati on L t
ec u r er s ,

Pr eac her s, and Q u aest or s

VI . i
D octr n e J u st cat on Ref or ma t i on
ifi i — Residence
E xces s es of C ler ic s , S ecular and Reg u lar
V II D oct r in e : S ac r ament s in G ener al, B aptis m and C on
.

fi r mation— Re ormation C at hedr als , Benefi ces St e

f , .

B u ll for Tr anslation
V II I Tr anslation t o Bolog na
.

IX Pr or og ation
. of S es sion . B olog na I .

X . Pr or og ation of S es s ion . Bolog na II .

XI . Resu mption of t he C ouncil u nder J UL I U S III .

XII . Pr or og ation of S es sion

XIII . D octr i ne E uchar is t Re
for mati on E ccles iastical
Reg ulations— S afe C ondu ct
XIV . D octr ine Penance and E xtr eme Unction— Re
for ma
tion t
E ccles ias ical Regu la ions t
XV P . r or og a tion of S es sion—
S afe C ondu ct
XV I S u s pens ion of th e C ou ncil— S ubsequ ent Events
.

XV II C elebr ation of the C ou ncil u nder PI U S IV

. .

XV I II Index of books— S afe C onduct

.

XIX Pr orog ation of S es s ion

.

XX Pr or ogation of S es sion
.

XXI D octr ine C ommu nion in both kinds : Infants

. : ,

B ish ops M on as t er ies Qu aest or s &C

, , ,
.

XXII D octr i ne S acr ifi ce of the M as s— Refor mati on

. : : Ec
cles iastic al Reg u lations
xxviii C O NTE NTS .

D octr in e : O r der — Ref or ma ti on Res idence , E ccle

s iastic al Reg u lations
XXIV . D octr in e M atr imony— Re
for m a ti on E c cles ias ic al t
Regu lations
D octr in e : Pu r g at ory : I nd u lg ences , In vocat ion , V e
n er ation and Relic s of S aints , S ac r ed I m ag es & c , .

Reg ular s and N u n s — Ref or m a ti on : C ar d in als E x ,

c ommu nic a tion , Epis c opal Sees , & c .

,

Index of B ooks , C a tech is m , Revis al of B r eviar y

and Miss al committed t o t he Pope

A PPE ND IX .

C olloqu y of Rat isbon in 1 5 4 6

Res er ved C as es
A ut o de Fé at V alladolid in 1 5 5 9
-

The Refor mat ion in Fr ance

‘

B ul a C r u z ada
C onfi r ma ion t of t he C ou ncil by the Pope

E n cyclic al L etter of Pope G r eg ory XVI .

PL ATE S .

The C ou ncil in s es s ion To f ace the Ti t le .

F ac s imiles of Au t og r aphs of eminen t c onn ec ed t w ith

per s on s
th e C ounc il
,
 A C C O UN T

OF THE

PL ATE O F TH E C O UNC IL IN S E S S I O N .

GRATI TUD E j u stic e c ompel me to make pu blic my obli gation

an d

t o t he Rev Thomas H ar tw ell H or ne n ot only for t he kn owled g e

. ,

of t he en gr avin g it s elf her e copi ed and the book cont ai ning it , ,

Tr ento con il S acr o C oncilio &c by M A Mari ani a c opy , .

,
. .
,

s u r es of the Br iti sh M
"
of w hi ch i s amon g t he tr ea u s eu m bu t like ,

wi se for t he facilities fur ni shed by him Of g ettin g it c opied in o ut

lin e as has been done,and in a style if I mi st ak e n ot mu ch t o

,
'

, ,

t hecr edit of the ar ti s t : I am i n deed indebted t o t he s ame s ou r ce '

for all the in formationwhich I am able t o g i ve on t he su bj ect .

.

It w ould have been a con sider able s ati sfaction if I cou ld have
obt ain ed an expl an ati on o f t he n u m bers a ffi xed t o s ever al of t he

p r i n ci al fi g u r es as they ar e s ai d to be
p , portr aits b ut m
y f r i en d ,

(u pon whos e informati on I am obli g ed to r ely not having had ,

the opportun ity fr om c on tin u ed r esidence in t he c ou ntr y of

, ,

in s pectin g the book or plat e myself ) infor ms m e that n o expla

, , , ,

n ati on s c or r es pon din g w it h t he nu mber s ar e fou nd in the w ork .

The au t hor mer ely w r ites descr i bin g the chu rch of Santa Mar i a
,

Maggi or e that in it may be s een on t he ri ght hand of t he H i gh

,

A lt ar a squ ar e pictur e by t he hand and from t he desi g n of H elia

, ,

Naur itio The plat e is then i n serted and thi s is followed by

.
,

thir ty t wo pag es of br i ef notices of the pr oceeding s of each s es

-

s ion in c lu din t he an at hemas a ai n st all hereti c s at the clo s e with

‘

, g g ,

a list of
pr elat es an d other s
p r esent M r H or n e s u
ppos.es t hat .

s ome ex lan at or r efer en c e mi ht have been i nten ded bu t w as

p y g ,

left u n execu ted The nu mber s however ar e r et ain ed becau se

.
, , ,

they evidently point out t he o rder O f pr ec edence if that i ndeed ,

wer e n ot the only intenti on Pos s i bly some ot her work may exi st
.
 XXX

whi ch would thr ow some li ght u

p on j
t he su b ect : at all event s

the n u mber s ar e a
p ar t o f t he plate That plate was execu t ed
.

t
af er t he or i gin al paintin g in the above menti oned chu r c h in , or
-
,

befor e, t he year 1 6 7 3 — m or e t han a c entu r y and a half, ther e

,

for e, fr om t he pr es ent year : and it is a certain infer ence, that at ,

t ha t ti me ,
i ginal mu st have been in a far mor e per fect s tat e
t he or

t han it is at pr es ent and as s een an d des cr ibed by M In glis

, . .

See n ote in pag e 17 of the pres en t memoir s .

I should add that t he en gr avmg accompanyin g thi s volu me

,

is of precis ely t he same di mensi on s as t hat which it r epres en t s ,

’

an d is t her efore as far as an outli n e can be a fac s im ile pr e

, , ,

s er ving perhaps all the effect which is m at er i al of t he or i in al

g .

The variati on whi ch may be obs er ved bet ween t hi s plate an d

'
. -

t he s k etch which has been t ran s ferred fr om t he pag es o f L e Pla t

‘

m ay be accou nted for fr om t he fact that t he latt er is taken fr Om ,

the A cts of Mas sar elli a s fir s t pu bli s hed by Mar t en e in his

, ,

C ollect V et Monu ment

. . an d by its
pos iti on r e r es en t s
, p t h e

ar rang ement of t he s es s i on at t he ver commen cemen t o f t he

y .

C ou n ci l whi le the for mer is as plai nly a r epr es entati on of the

,
'

s ame at t he con clu s ion of t he C ou nci l The r econ ciliat ion o f the .

t wo however on any s u pposi ti on does n ot r est with t he au thor

, , , .

H is wor k wi ll pr etty amply and s at isfact or ily explai n mos t of the

i

ar ticu lar s in t he en r avi n T he r eader s hou ld be awar e t hat

p g g .

t he s ess i on s w er e held n ot in t he c hu r ch wher e t he aintin i s

,
p g ,

bu t in t he cathedral .
 C O RRE C TI O NS A ND A DDITI O NS .

i
Pag e 7 , l ne 3 fr om b o tt om ,f o r D E s p en c e r e a d d E s pen se
’ ’
.

i t h i f d i f v f t h e h er et ics
2 4 ,
l 9,. or n f e r av ou r r ea n a o u r o .

42 , l 2 , f or th ey
. r ea d th e fath er s .

t
6 2 , l 1 0 fr om bo t om , f or lectu r es
.
r ea d lect u rer s .

65 , l 8 , f or th ey
. con t in u e r ea d th e wr i er t con ti n u es .

66 , l 8 , f or
. even r ea d ever .

1 02 , 1 1 1 , f or
. ou r s elves r ea d t h em s elves .

l 1 2 from bot t om , f or leg ate r ead leg ates

.
.

14 9, l 2 , af t er debated
. a d d on e .

1 5 8 , l 1 7 fr om bot tom ,
.
f or th is r ea d th eir .

1 6 0, l 6 fr om bott om , f or
.
G) p ut

1 6 1, l 5 fr om bottom , for tr adi ion s

. t r ea d t radition .

1 7 5 , l 2 , af t er t o
. a dd ma k e it .

1 8 6 , l 2 fr om bottom, for G lor ies

. r ea d G lor ier .

2 6 4, t op of th e a e, r es e tin th e calu m n y ag ai ns t Bez a C alu mn ies ,

p g p c g
.

or u ntru th s u tter ed in vitu per ation of h er etic s , ar e n ot ch ar g ed u pon

Rom ani sts by Pr ot es tan t s alone . He ar h ow on e o f t h eir own com m u

n i on , an d an h on es t on e,
p s A ea k
ll wh i ch bein g tr u e
s of th em .
’

th e j
s u b ect is t he c as e of t h e m ost r espect abl e des er ter of t h e Rom a n

c om m u n ion, Dr . A n dr ew S all, i t w er e Wor th th e Wh ile to c on sid er ,

Wh at it is hu r r ies on ou r C ath olic Wr it er s g en er all
y t o s u ch ex or bi

t a n t Passion s, a nd bar bar ou s L an g u a g e (bes id es m an y d ow nr ig h t

m eer C alu mn ies oft en a g ain st all t h ose t h at leave
L ies an d ) ou r

C hu r ch ? ’
Th ese ar e t h e w or ds of PE T E R WA L SH , of S t F r an cis
.
’
s

O r der, Pr ofessor of D ivinity ,

i n th e s econ d of hi s F ou r L et t er s , 8m ,

Pr in ted 1 6 8 6 , pag e 69 . L et the r ead er pon der th e ch ar g e . of D O W N

RI G H T L I E S , and M E RE C UMN
AL IE S
,
an d G E NE R A L L Y th us brou gh t
a ain st a s s u m ed
C at h olics b on e far bet ter th a n th e g r eat er part of
g y
t h em ! N
D r O C O O R w ou ld fu rn ish m atter n ot less dis g r acefu l t o
’
.

t h e ver ac ity of a portion , an d a lar g e on e t oo, of his own chu r ch

S ee h is H is t or ica l A ddr ess pas s im .

2 6 8 , l 3 fr om bot tom ,f or
. H a vera r ea d H aveva .

2 73, to en d of fi r st Not e a dd . At all even t s t he n u m ber m u s be t u nder 19 .

2 8 0, l 1 9 , f or L
. ar a r ea d L u na .

3 1 5 , l 9 , f or th is
. r ea d th os e of t he pr es ent .

3 18 , fi r st par ag r aph of t he Note in t h a pag e Th e arg u m ent t h er e t .

r e r es en t ed i s
p pr ec isely th e s am e as t h at wh ich is add u ced by M a n u el
Rodr ig u ez in hi s E xplicacion d e la B u lla de la C r u z a d a, foll 7 1 , 7 2 , . .

t o pr ove t h a th e P ope h a st g h t a ri
t o
g r ant I n du lg en ces of a Tho u s a n d

yea r s,
(de m il ati os .
) M anu el is r ig id in r equ ir ing d u e qu alifica io n t .
 xxxfi

in t he r ecipient of the I n du lg en ce, an d insists, no twith t s an din g t he

fr equ en t w ording of t
t h e ins tru m en t , h at p am a only, a n d n ot cu tp a ,
ar e i n clu ded in th e r em is s ion H e addu ces ot h er t es i m onies i n cor
. t
r obor at ion of h is m ain ar
gum en t .

3 1 8 , l 9, af t er is
. a dd fr om th e leg at es .

33 4 . The book, wh ich , in g t o th e r eview of it

r efer r in at th e clos e of t he
a r t icle— Reser ved Ca s es — J have d es ig n ated t oo fig u r at ivel
y as an

ed it i on o f t h e S ou l, i s pr operly ent itled Th e Ca t koli c

’
t h e G a r d en f
o s

P r ay er B ook, &c , by Rev . . J oh n F let ch er , an d

p i
atr on iz ed
n p ar ien t
lar by th at m ollifi er , an d bet r ayer , of Rom an C atholicity, the V icar
A post olic of th e Wester n istr ic D t .

r efer r in F r a P aolo S arpi L in th e Pr eface, the

’
In g to s et ters

au th or w as t he t i m e t o depen d u pon t h e t r a n sla ion i nt o

obli g ed at t
E n g lis h by th e Rev E dw ar d B r ow n , w h o c ert ainly w r o e L atin better
. t
th an E n g lish : bu t th e extr act g iven is s u ffi ciently corr ect an d int el
lig ible .

I t is r em ar k able, t h at
g t ha m on
e Pa al
p Med als th er e is n ot extan t on e

t k t
s ru c w i h d ec is ive r efer en ce t o t h e C ou n c il of Tr ent . t
Thos e w i h th e legen d
on t h e r ever s e, TU A U M
TE 1m m IP S E E S , of th e t w o t
pon iffs r ei g nin g at t h e
com m en cemen t a nd clos e of th e C ou n cil ; an d th e T UI SE C T AT O R of t he las t ,

ar e per fectl y d t
ou b fu l — S ee th e w or
. k s of B on ann i and Venu t i .
2 I NT RO DUC T I O N .

t lly an d alm os t necess ar ily i s su e in a gener al oppo

n a u ra

s iti ou t o t he w hol e s s t em t h e s i r it as w ell a s bod

y ,
p y ,

of t he an d t ha t w ou l d as s u m e a s it r oceed ed
p p y
a ac ; p , ,

a n attitu de an d s t r en t h w h i ch it w ou l d be in va i n t o at
g
t em pt t o pu t dow n by for ce A n i r r es i s tible p r ovi d en ce
.

u r ed on it s ow n u r os es i n de en den tl of t he con s ci ou s n es s
g p p p y
or u ncon s ci ou s n es s of it s a en t s ; a n d t h e ver u n c er t ai n t i
g y y n

t h e pow er r es i s t ed w h et h er t h e n as cen t r ebelli on m i gh t not be

,

s m ot her ed b ex ed i ent s sh or t of ex t r em e on es r od u c ed a
y p p ,

h es it ati on an d in acti on wh i ch favou r ed t he pr ogr es s of t h e

m ovem ent t o s u ch a degr ee as t o r en der all fu tu r e m easu r es t o
r es i s t its i m et u os it
p y h o el es s
p .T h e ro r es s i ve t r i u m h of
p g p
w hat w e c all t h e Refor m ation w as n ow s ecu r e The s em i n al
.

cau s e t h er efor e of t h e Cou n c il of T r ent is j u s tl con s i d er ed

y
t o be the pu bli c r em on s tr an ce of L u t her a g ain s t t he ven al
,

i ndu lgences i ssu ed by the pon tiff L eo X in t he year 1 5 17 , .

T he V enet i a n hi s t or i an accor di n gly a nd of cou r s e t h e Ro

,

m an on e his pu r su er st ar t fr om t he s am e poi n t
, , In t hi s .

th ey di d bu t follow we m ay pr esu m e t he ex am pl e of pr e
, ,

c edin m an u scr i t hi s t or i es a s w ell as t he en er al o i n i on

g p , g p .

B u t of t h i s i n su rr ecti on agai n s t t he cor ru ption a nd

tyr a nny of Rom e ther e w er e s till earli er and u r gent cau s es .

The l att er par t of t he fou r t eent h c en t u ry w itnes s ed a s chi sm

in t h e p apa cy w hi ch br ou gh t u pon it m u ch di s gr ace even
,

in it s ow n w orld . The eyes of even th e m os t d evot ed s u b

ect s of t h e Rom an s ee w er e O en ed b h e s can dalou s
j p y t
s ect acl e of t h e o s iti on a n d w ar far e of t he hea d s of
p pp o

th ei r r elig ion— r ival chi ef pas tor s of t h e chu r ch s u ccess or s ,

of t h e a os tl es vi c ar s of J es u s C hr i s t on ear th h u r li n
p , g ,

t heir anathem as a t each other lik e ch il dr en of t he E vil on e .

A nd it is w ell if each p ar ty h ad n ot cau s e t o be beli eved .

B u t t h e effect a nd a n a tu r al one w as th at a r efor m a ti on

, , ,

in t he chu r ch a r efor m ati on both in t h e h ead a nd t h e

,

m em ber s w as lou dly called for by even t he papal w or l d

, .

In a n s w er t o t h i s call w as a s sem bled t h e fi r s t gen er al cou ncil

of Pi s a in 1 409 w hi ch a s s u m in t d eci de on t he su bj ect
, , g o
of fait h a s w ell as of s chi s m in it s s ixt een t h s es s i on de os ed
, p
 I NT RO DU C TI O N . 3

t he t wo conc u r r en t and hos tile popes o f t he ti me, not only

as sc hi smati cs bu t , as her eti cs — t he heads of t he i nfalli ble
chu r ch her etics , and cond em ned as s u ch by a cou ncil
an d in pl thei r
ace s u bs tit u t ed an ot her . Thi s did bu t ag
r avat e t h e evil a nd s can dal ; for t he s ent en ce b ei n d e
g g
s is ed b
p y t he de os ed
p p on tiffs t he chu r ch had t hen t h r ee ,

head s i n stead of t wo a nd t hey m u t u ally hos til e , To .

abo li s h n ot t he t r i le cr ow n bu t t he t hr ee head s w ho con

, p ,

t ended t o wear it arid t o expel fr om t he thr one of t he

,

u n ivers al chu r ch t h e s i rit u al C er b eru s w hi ch had u s u r ed

p p '

a u t hor it over it a en er a l cou ncil w as convened a t C on

y g ,

s ta n ce w hi ch as su m i n sover ei n au thor it a nd ex r essl

, g g y p y ,

t he r ight of effecti ng a r eform ation of t he chu r ch as th at

*
,

of Pi s a had d one befor e bot h in t he h ead an d t he m em ,

-

ber s de , p osed t h e w h ole a os t olic t r iu m vI r at e an d

p g ave ,

t he spi r it u al m on ar chy of Rom e t o a m an of t heir ow n

choi ce a nd cr ea ti on M ar ti n V w ho w it h all h is su cces s or s
, ,

in a li ne w hether br ok en or u nb r oken t o t he pr esent tim e

, , ,

der i ve t hei r sole title t o t he r an k an d offi ce of vi cars of

C hr i s t u pon ea rt h t o a cou ncil w hi ch at t he s am e tim e ,

d ecr eed it s elf a nd in act as su m ed t o be s u per ior t o t he

, ,

o e ; or t he h ave n o ti t le at all T h e n ewl elect ed o e

p p y y p p .

took car e t o perform little or none of his en gag em en ts t o

r eform ati on A nother cou n cil w as convok ed as had b een
.
,

rovi d ed for aft er t he ti m e s ti u l ate d f enfor ci n t h e

p ,
p or
g
ne l ected r efor m a ti on had el a s ed at B as il in 1 423 It s
g p , , .

ex r es s and r ofes s ed obj ec t s w er e t wo : t he u nion of t he

p p
G reek and L a ti n chu r ches an d t he r efor m ati on of t he ,

ch u r ch in it s h ead a nd m em b er s It s hi s t or y has b een .

r ecor ded b a m em ber wit h s o m u ch fi delit t h at w hen

y y , ,

as after w ar ds h e m ou n t ed t he a ost oli c ch ai r h e felt him

,
p ,

s elf r edu ced t o t h e hu m ilia tion of u bli cl r et r act in an d

p y g
c ond em n in w h a t he h ad w r itt en ; an d t he w or k s t an d s in
g

S ess iv . . an d v . Th e t w o ar e ut
p t og e th e r ,
for t h e r ead er mu s t kn w o ,

th t a some sh u ffl in
g w as r esor ted
by t h e pon t ifi cal ag en s t o s o
to r, t m th e
if n ot pr even , t t
t h e clau s e con cer n in g r efor m a ion of t h e head a n d m ember s .

See L en fan t s
’
H t is or y of t he C ou n cil .
4 I NTRO DU C TI O N .

t he black books pr ohibited by t he Rom an see and

li s t of ,

as a m onu m en t of a al att achm ent t o t r u t h Th e w il an d

p p y . .

i ndi gnant pontiff how ever t hen r ei gn i ng w ho had no dis

, , ,
.

os iti on t o r efor m or be r efor m ed a s s em bled a n O pponen t

p ,

cou n cil w hi ch fi n all r em oved t o Flor en ce in 1 4 3 9 w hen c e

y , ,

he levelled t h e t hu n der o f his excomm u n ica ti ons agai n s t t he

father s of B a sil Th at cou n cil however depos ed E u ge
.
, ,

n iu s an d elect ed in his r oom F eli x V ; . a nd t he s chi s m

w a s at l ength heal ed by t he death of the for m er abou t t he

m i ddl e of t he fi fteenth cen tu r y The affair s of t he It a li an
.

ch u r ch enj o ed com ar ati ve r e ose fr om t ha t ti m e t oth e

y p p
tim e of t he Refor m ation ; alt hou gh the apostolic chai r was
d i sgr aced by the i n divi du al vi ces of it s occu pan t s .

It is at the er a of t he Refor m ati on a s ha s been ob s er ved , ,

that ou r fi r s t hi s tor i an s comm en ce L u ther an d his c au s e .

w er e m aki n g s o r api d a n d det er m i n ed a pr ogr es s t hat

. ,

L eo X t he r ei gni ng pon ti ff w as at l ength r ou s ed an d

, , ,

att em t ed t o s t em t he t or r en t b a vi olen t an d u er ile bu ll

p y p
in 1 5 2 0 S om e for ei gn u n iver s iti es len t t hei r bes t aid bu t
.
,

in vai n They cond em ned and bu r ned t he book s of t he

.

r efor m er : bu t his d oct r i n e was m aki n it s t r i u m h an t w a ;

g p y
an d L eo did n ot a i n m u ch b ex as er ati n a s u er i or
g y p g p
foe . A t t he close of his lu xu r iou s an d u ngodl y li fe he w as ,

s u cceeded b an i n d i vid u al who for his ci r cu m s t an ces w

y , , as ,

n o t w it h ou t com ar ative m er it A d r i an V I T h e au s t er it
p y
.

, .

of his li fe an d m an ner s for m ed a cont r as t wit h t he li ceu

tiou s ness of his

pr ed eces s or m u ch t o his adva nt a e
g H e .

beg an his pont ificate w ith s om e att em pt to r efor m h is cou r t

. .

H is des ign how ever w as oppos ed by on e of t he car di n al s

, , ,

w ho obs er ved that to r efor m w ou l d be t o ca non iz e t he cau s e

,

of L u t her , w hi ch h e s h ou l d u n it e w it h t he r i nces i
'

n
p ,

en dea vou r i n
g t o exti r at e
p
*
H e accor di n l
gy . s en t his l e at e
g
t o the d iet of Nu r em ber t hen s itti n 1 52 2 w h en
g g , o , ,

d eavou r ed t o com pr om i s e m atter s by m akin g t he s u p

Il car din al Soder in i combatteil P apa a n on far r ifor ma, ch e sar ebbe n u

can on iz z ar e la ca u s a di Mar tin o, m a colleg ar si con le Pr encipi, et est ir

par lo on de il Papa, &c . Diar io del Conc . T lib i

. . .
 I NTRO DU C TI O N . 5

i t h ofi m L h d iti f h r f rm ti
‘

p r es s on e r an s tu e c on on o t e e o a on

of t he a al cou r t T h i rO o s al r odu ced t he li s t of

p p s
p p .
p
r i eva nces r es en ted in t he n am e o f t he ass em bl ed r i nces
g p p ,

k now n by t he title of C entu m Gr avamin a .

Thi s is a docu m ent of gr eat i m por t an ce and des er ves t o ,

be m or e ext en si vely k now n t h an it is par ti cu l ar ly in t his ,

cou n t r V ar ioiI s e d iti n s of it ar e ext a nt T h e better

y . o .

know n of them ar e— l t hat cont ai ned in t he Fascicu lu s ,

Rer u m E xpeten dar u m ac F u gien d ar u m of O r t hu in u s G r a

ti u s C ologne 1 5 3 5,
ti on abl e a s
h m or e
, ,
p (t e
p ro u n exce

c eed in f r om a n ed it or of t h e Rom an c omm u n i on an d a

g ,

ood a nt i L u t her an ) a nd of cou r s e in Br ow n s r e r in t ;

’

g p
-

2 in Wolfiu s s L ect iones M em or abiles ; 3 in L e Pl a t s

’ ’
, ,

C ollectio M on u m en t or u m &c —not t o m enti on a gr eat , .

,

var i ety of ot h er edition s chi efl as m i h t be ex ect ed

p
y g , , ,

G er m an Bu t by far t he m os t valu able and in ter es ti ng

.

editi on is t h e fi r s t ; an d it is ver r ar e It is in 4 to a nd
y . .
,

r i n t ed a t Nu r em b er in 1 52 3 b F r ed Pe I h a ve
p g y yp us, , a
. .

t he b ook b ou n d u w it h oth er s im ilar t r act s b ut it is

p, ,

descr ibed in t he pr oper pl ace in Pan z er The title is a king .

an d a s tr an e on e : I n hoc lib ello Po nt ifi cii or at or is con ti

g
n et u r le at io i n conven tu Nor em ber en s i A nn o M D lx xii
g , g , . .

inchoat o , s e u ent i
q ver o fi nit o, exposit a, u n a cu m in s t r u ct ione
a b eod em legato con s i n at a :
g n ec non r es
pons one i C aes ar eae
M aj est ati s ac r eliqu or u m Pr incipu m
,
‘

nom i ne Pr ocer u m
r ed d it a In s u n t r avam i n a G er m ani cea n ationis ini u is
.
g q
s i m a c en tu m ac nu llo act o u lt er iu s a Rom ano Pon t ifice
p
,

et s ir it u alibu s oler anda a laicis Pr inci ibu s

p (u t vocan t
) t p , ,

Im per ii pr im at ibu s lit er is m an dat a ac s u m m o Pont ifi ci ,

t r ans m is s a— w ith abou t as m u ch m or e descr i bin t he a al

g p p ,

ext or ti on s in eccl es i as ti c ro er t of w hi ch a n al h abeti c

p p y p ,

li s t is i ns er ted at t he en d An It ali an t r anslation in m y . ,

os s es si on lik ew i s e f t hi t r t w u bli s hed a

p o s r a r e , a c a s
p p
a r en tl i t h m b t w it h m k f an ki nd
p y n e sa e
y ea r u n o a r o , y .

The title com m ences — Q u i vi e des cr ipt o qu ell o h a exequ ir e ,

lo O r ator e and s o on , .

A bou t t en yea r s befor e a s im il a r li st cont ai ni ng t en gr iev

, ,
 6 I NTRO DU C T I O N .

a nces, had been p u blished in . t he s ame wa

y They now
.

a mou nted t o t en t i m es the nu m b er ; an d t hat . nu mb er m i h t

g
eas ily have b een enlar ged .

A d r i an althou gh ch iefly intent u pon cru sh i ng L u t her a nd

,

his doct r i ne w as for t he att ainm ent of t hat obj eCt w illin to
, ,
g ,

m ake g r eat s a cr ifi ces a nd in or d er t o them ver y hu m ble

, , ,

con fes s i on s In one of his i ns tr u ctions t o his legate he com

.
,

m is s ions him to s ay We acknowledge that in t hi s holy ,

s ee t h er e have for s om e ear s been m an ab om i n a tions

, y y ,

abu ses I n s i r It u als ex ces s es in m an dat es —all t hi n s in

p ,
g , ,

fine per ver ted

, Nor is it to be wonder ed if t he s ickness of
.
,

t he head shou ld des cend t o t he m em b er s tha t of t he chi ef ,

p onti ffs t o t he ot her i nfer i or

pr el at es W e have all
(p r el ates .

a nd eccles i as tics decli ned to ou r ow n wa s ; a n d it has been

) y
long that ther e w as none who did good no not one Wher e , .

for e &c
’
*
, S u ch langu a ge w as littl e lik ely t o pl eas e any
.

Roman sycoph an t ; and Pallavici no cou ld not well do other

wise t han applau d t he s impli cit y of t he ponti ff at the expense
of his pr u dence .

The It ali an Di ar i st has no ti ced and des crib ed t he con

t ent s Centu m Gr avamm a In fai r pr opor tion

of t he H e h as .

s ecified h ar iou s ext or ti on s, ex en sive d i s ensati ons,

'

p t e v p p
ab solu tions, indu lgences , pecu ni ary penances , and so for t h .

Bu t t he docu ment i s too i mpor tant t o be di smis sed in a

. .

s u mm a r w L et t he r eader t ake an ed ition of t he book

y a
y .
y
i nto h is hand, p l y a f ew of t he cent u r
an d y of
er u s e on

char es whi ch t he la and r i nci al m ember s of a r eat

g y p p g .
,

legi slative assem bly of the G er man em pir e felt themselves

i m pelled t o br ing again st an au thor ity whi ch they s till ao ,

knowled ged as s u pr em e i n S pi ritu al s L et him beg in w ith t he .

thi r d ar ticle on t he bu r then of papal i ndu lgences by w hich

, ,

m oney w as dr awn In pr ofu s ion fr om the s imple b r ou ght like ,

ot her com m od it for sal e int o u bli c m arket and in

an
y y p p ro : ,

S oimu s in h ac t
san c a sede, aliqu o tj am an n is, m u lt a abom in an da fu iss e,
abu su s in spir it u alibu s, ex cessu s in m an dat is , om n ia den iqu e i n per ver su m

mu tt
a a. Ncc m ir u m, s i egr it u do a capi e in m embr a, a su mmis pont ifi cibu s t
in alios infer ior es pr aelat os descender it O mn es &c
‘

. n os, .
 I NT RO DU C TI O N . 7

or ti on t o t he r i ce paid confer r i n g w h at t he pu r ch as er
p p
cou ld not u n der s t an d ot her wi s e t h an a s a li cen ce t o s in ;

w h ence all ki n ds of s pecifi ed i n iqu it y L et him r ea d in .

a r ti cl e vii wh at is affi r m ed of t he au t hor iz ed qu es t or s ,

t he s t ati onar y pr eacher s of i ndu l gen ces t heir im pos t u r es -

th ei r extor ti ons .
Not t o detain him s elf w ith t he m inor
. ,

althou h s can d al ou s i m os iti on s r es ecti n eccl es i as ti c be

g p p g
n efi ces t he A n n a t es Res er vati on s E x ect a tive r aces an d
, p , g , ,

Var i ou s as s u mptions of t empor al j u r i s d i cti on let him pr o ,

ceed a t on ce t o t he lxviit h ar ti cl e w h er e t he eccles i a s tic ,

j u d ges and offi ci al s ar e c har ged w it h aggr avati ng t he

S i r itu al ena n ce t o s u ch a de r ee t ha t l a i cs ar e i n du ced
p p g ,

t o pu r cha s e i m m u n it y w it h m oney w hich goes no far t h er , /

«

than t he pr ivate pock et of the ecclesias tics L et him in .

,

a r ti cle lxxi v r ead how d ou bl e fees ar e i m os ed u on s om e

, p p
for t he s am e offence ; an d in t he t wo followi n g t he char ge ,

of u n ch a s tit an d r ofli a c in t he li ves of t he cl er

y p g y gy .

A r ti cle xc is t o m u ch the s am e pu r pos e ; a n d t he n ex t ,

o enl I n t he face of t he w or l d an d in t he ear s of his

p y , ,

holi nes s at Rom e like all t h e r es t decl a r es t h at w h ile con

, , ,

cu bin es wer e all ow ed t o r i es t s on t he a m ent of a c er t ai n

p p y
t ax t he s a m e t ax w a s levi ed u on thos e w ho lived conti
,
p
u en tl b ec au s e t he bi sh o w s in w ant an d t h e w er e at
y ,
p a
y
.
,

liber ty t o do other wi s e at thei r O ption *

The xciiid ar t i cle .

a s s er t s a n d ex os es t he er ti n acit w i t h wh i h t h v b d
p p y c e a
g a o n

Ter m in ar ies an d S t ationar i es m onks and pr i es t s i n fest ed , ,

s i c k bed s an d t he ar tifices , w hi ch t hey u s ed t o obt ai n

legaci es t The w hol e however of t hi s portent ou s docu
-

.
, ,

I t
em
in loci s pler is qu e E pis co i
p cor u m ofli ci ales n on solu m s acer
do t
u m t oler an t con cu bin at u m
,
d u mm odo cer t a per solvat u r
pecu n ia, s ed
sacer do es t t
con t in en es, 8: qu i abs u e
q con cu bin is d eg u n t , con cu bin at fi s
cen su m
per s olver e cogu n t , as s er en t es , E pis copu m pecu n iae in d ig u m esse, qu a
t
s olu a , li cer e s acer d ot ibu s u t vel coelibes
, p er m an ean t vel con cu bin as alan
,
t .

Q ua m r es h aec si t n efan da n em o n on in t elli it

, g .

t
1 Thi s d ocu m en con fi r m s all t h e villan y of t h e Tax ae Poen i t en t iar iae as ,
‘

t t
s ig m a iz ed s ill la er b t t t
y t h e i n dig n an an d h on es C lau d e D E spen ce, w h o
’
t
s aw a l i tt
le m or e t h an F ees of Ofl ice ’ i n t h em S ee Taxat io Papalis, an d .

L ife an d Pon t ifi cat e of S t Pi u s V

, pp 2 6 6 — 280
. . .
8 I NTRO DU C TI O N .

m ent ou
gh t t o be r ea d to conve
y an ade u a e V ew
q t i of t he
l ti ve i niqu it of t h e c h u r ch as cou r t f w ell
su
p er a
y a s o , ,

Rom e a t the tim e

, The whole h ead w a s s ick an d t he
.
‘
,

whol e hear t fai nt : fr om the s ole of t he foot even u n to t he

hea d t her e w as n o s ou n dn es s in it ; bu t wou n ds and
,

br u i s es and pu t r i fyi ng
, S o t he pr oph et den ou n ced
t he chu r ch a nd cou r t of J er u sal em ; and Rom e w as n ot

m or e pu r e .

It m ight h ave b een expect ed that a r oll of su ch gri evou s ,

char es a ain s t t he d om in ant chu r ch wou l d n ot be left in

g g
qu iet and natu r al enj oym ent of it s au thor ity by t h e r egu l ar
r et a i ner s of th at ch u r ch ; and b som e of t hat nu m ber it h as
y
been s ti gm atiz ed as a L u t her an pr odu cti on P r eci s ely be .

c a u s e it has ex os ed u l cer s in t he chu r c h of Rom e w h i ch

p ,

m any of her m os t att ach ed fr i ends had al m os t as fr eely a n d

s ever el
y d on e befor e t h er efor e t hi s chu r ch
, a s sor e u n der ,

c en s u r e a s des er vi n of it is t o be excu l at ed b r a t u itou s

g p , y g
a

ins i nu ation agai n s t her a c cu s er s Thi s obj ection is encou n

t er ed by an ed it or of the G r avam i n a at F r an cfor t 1 7 7 8 i n a , , ,

r efa ce w her e h e r oves w it h s ati s fa ct or for ce t ha t t her e

p , p y , ,

is no in ter n a l evi d en ce wh at ever — t h e only ki n d of evi den ce

a ddu ced— t h a t t h e i n s t r u m ent in qu es ti on w as not t h e
.

pro

d u cti on of good or thodox C at holics as t hey wer e t hen deno

, ,

m in ated ; a nd t hat in t he cases in w h i ch t he doct r i ne a n d

,

r acti c e of t he a al ch u r ch m a a ear t o be i m pu gn ed
p p p y pp ,

t he obj ect of cen su r e is not t hedoct r i ne or pr actice bu t t he

, ,

a bu s e . Bes i d es th at t he au thor s of t he r em on s tr a nce u ni

for m ly expr es s t hem s elves tow ar ds t he Rom an s ee in t h at
filia l for m w hi ch is qu ite r epu gnant to t he u s age of t he
,

L u th er a n s or r epu t ed h er eti cs
,
If m or eover thi s wer e a
.
, ,

L u t her an work how h appens it that cot em por ar i es shou ld be

,

s o i n or a n t of t he fact t h at t he ear li es t r eim pr ess i on s of it

g ,

s h ou l d i s s u e fr om a al r es s es ? S hou ld t hi s a r u m en t
p p p g ,

how ever be d eem ed i n s u fficient t he qu es ti on m ay be s et a t

, ,

r es t in all fai r esti m at e b t h e t es ti mon of Z u in le w ho

, y y, g , ,

Is i 5 , 6
. . .
10 I N TRO D UC T IO N .

w as a
ppo n ed i t to meet
M ant u a by a bu ll dated J u ne 4 at ,
.
,

1 53 6 an d t he ki ng of E ngland w a s ci ted to it
, H enr y had .

fo r m er l
y pp
a ealed fr om t he o e to a
p p g ener al cou nc il ; bu t

he h a d j u s t b een ex com m u ni cated and for other r easons he ,

was i n d i s pos ed t o ob ey t he pr esent cit ati on A vaili ng him .

s elf of a convoca tion t h en s it tin h e obt ai n ed it s j u d em ent

g g ,

on t he au thor it of ener al cou n cil s u on t he s t r en th of

y g p g .

wh ich he m ade an d pu bli shed a pr ot es tation agai ns t t he

cou ncil t hen convok ed t
“
.

The d em an d for r efor m ati on pr odu ced another and r ather ,

s i n u l ar r o osal of t he onti ff b w hi ch if su cces s fu l he

g p p p y , , ,

m i ght hope t o par r y t he w or s t par t of t he evil s n atu r ally to

be a nti cipated fr om a cou n cil In t he year 1 5 3 7 he d epu t ed .
,

fou r car di nals an d five eminent pr el ates t o ex am i ne i nto the

He be t s H istor y of H en y V I II u n de t he yea 15 36 H e is t he
S ee r r
’
r ,
r r .

fi st tho ity Th e J dg em t h ow eve m st h ave been pu blished n ea

r au r . u en , r, u r

t h e t im e n d by itself a
,
a i t is in cl ded i n t he P ohibito y In dex of P u l
,
s u r r a

IV ,
n d e R— Regi
u r S en t s A ngli i &c The d te of t he in dict ion of
s, a u c , . a

t h e co n il is w o t h n ot icin g since in an in sc iption f n e of t h e pict r es

u c r , ,
, r o o u

i n t h e V t ican L i b a y ep esen tin g t h e C ou n cil f T en t t h e c ou n cil is

a r r ,
r r o r ,

s i d t o h ve beg n t w n ty ix
a a
ye s befo e t h e d te of it s t e m in tion
u e s ar r a r a
-
.

Pan sa, d ella L ib V at 1 5 90, p 2 08 . . . .

l S ee F ox e s A cts Mon u m ent s, S t r ype s Memor ials , an d th

’
an d er s , u n der
’ “

o
- ~

15 3 6 . In all t h e im por t an t t r an sac tion s of t he r ei

g n of H en y V II I , an d
r

in t his i n par t icu lar , A r ch bi sh op C r an mer h ad a pr in cipal con cer n F or t h e .

m or e t
d ist in ct st a em en of his fac , I am in deb ed t o t t t t a w or k ,
the m os valu t
a ble, as an h is t or ical on e, w h ich t h e O x for d pr ess h as for a lon g tim e p ro

d u ced . Th e Rema i ns of th t a adm ir able pr ela e r e ec t fl tg r eat cr edi t u pon t h e

t
edi or , t h e Rev
y J en k yn s ,
.F ellowH en
of O r iel C olleg e, w h o, by his labo
r ,

r ion s an d su ccessfu l r es ear ch , a n d t h e u n so h is ica ed in eg ri y of his log ic,

p t t t t
t
h as done an essen ial ser vice t o Pr o es an t ism , at a im e w h en it su ffer s , n ot t t t
m or e fr om p r ofessed foes, t h an fr om am biguou s or i n com pe en t fr ien ds
(
t .

i, ix— x iii A t pag e ex is an impor an t n o e, w hich , by t he aid of M S au

. t t .

t hor it y, dem on s t te ra s, t
w i h w h a t levi y t an d calu m ny t h e p r es en tp apal his
t or ian of E n glan d, fr om h i m , t he pr es en t m as er of Ru g by s ch ool, h ave
an d, t
i mpu ted t o t h e Refor m at io L eg u m , an d t h en ce t o t h e chu r ch of E ng lan d, an
expr ess san c ti on of t h e pr inciple of p u nis hing her et ics w it h d ea th . If t h e
ch ar g e w er e as j u s t as t t
it is g r a u i ou s, t h e w h ole cr edi w ou ld be d u e t o t
Rom e, wh ence t he pr in c iple w as i nh er i ed I t m a
y b e d iffi cu l t
an d even
. t
th i n d t h e
in vidiou s t o det er min e, w h e h er t s a o r misr epresen t ti n a o be par
s

t i lly ex
a ble by ig no n e
cu sa fi ed in thei ra c , or x r n at ive gu il t by k n ow ledg e ;

b t d btle
u eith e
ou et ct ti n
ss,
pf t h ep t r a r ra a o as , or a delica te f be or ar an ce for
t he f t e w o ld be
u ur , th e f lfilment t h n
u ra r a u , a a t
viola ion, of Chr is tia n D uty .
 I NTRO DU C TI O N . ll

abu ses of h is own cou r t, a nd r o ose s u ch a r eform a

ti on as
p p
w as needfu l or pr act i cable Ther e c an be no dou bt that it
.
-

was m or e des i r able for h is holiness t o d o thi s h im s elf t han to

be com pelled t o do it by oth er s The fact is adm itt ed on all .

h an d s The Di ar y m ent i ons it and ent er s i nto s ome d et ail ;

.
,

Pallavrcmo 1n t o m u ch gr eat er a s b ehoved an apologi s t , . .

The car din als n am ed in th i s depu t ati on wer e C on t ar ino Sado ,

leto C arafa (after war ds pon tiff u nder t he n am e of Pa u l

, , ,

I V which is t o be r em em ber ed ) and ou r own cou ntr ym an

, , ,

Polo bett er r ecogn iz ed in thi s cou nt r y by t h e E n gli sh form

, ,

Pole .

The ad vice whi ch t his s m all bu t select b ody felt t hem

s el ves au t hor iz ed an d called u pon t o pr es en t t o his holi nes s ,

w as pr i nted i n the en s u i ng year i n Rome by t he pont ifi ca l ,

r i n t er in 4 t o u n der t h e title — C on s ili u m D elect or u m C a r

p , ,

dinaliu m alior u m Pr aelat or u m , de em end an da E ccles i a ,

S D : N D Pau lo Ter ti o i ps o j u bent e con s cr ipt u m

. . .
,

exhi bit u m A nno M D xxxviii Ther e is no d is pu te r espect

. . .

ing s u ch an editi on alt hou gh I have not the edition or pr e

,

c i s e title befor e m e Thi s however is the title of another

.
, ,

edition in a s m all for m pr inted at A ntwer p in t he s am e ear

, ,
y
by J ohn S t eelsiu s in my poss ess i on wit h t h e ex ception of
, ,

t he m is t ake of con ciliu m for cons iliu m I ha ve likewi s e .

,

w hich ar e not in many hand s t he edition in t he s am e year ,

by J ohn S t u r miu s Wit h a su bj oi ned E pi stle an d tha t by

, ,

Pet P V er ger io w it h his pu ngent Introdu cti on pr i nt ed at

. .
, ,
I

S t rasbu r g in 1 55 5 both in 4 t o ,
The r epr in ts a r e abou t a s
.

m u ltipli ed as t hos e of t he congeni al Ger m an G r ievances ,

and fou nd in t he sam e volu m es .

This cu r iou s and im por t ant docu m ent comm ences w ith a
com lim ent t o h is holi n es s an d an eu l o t t h w h i h
“

p n
gy ,o r u c , ,

on accou nt of t h e fl att er er s bes ettin t h e cou r t s of r i nces

g p ,

d id n ot gain so m u ch at t ention fr om his pr edecess or s It .

r ofess es t o concer n it s elf onl w it h t h l es i as ti cal or ti on

p y e e cc
p
o f his j u r i s d i cti on ; an d w ou ld ban i sh fr om tha t ever i n fl u ence
y
of a ecu ni ar y des cr i ti on I t en u m er at es a va r iet of ab u s es
p p .
y
e s e t i n h u r ch ef er m en t — t h e n ti n it t f ei n
r
p c
g c
pr
g ra
g , o o r
g e r s
 12 I NT RO DU C TI O N .

a ti
t o t he n a on wher e it is s it u ated ; decepti ve r es ignations ,
union s ; plu r aliti es ; and par ticu lar ly (w h ich w as hi ghly , ,

d is i nt er ested ) t he accu m u l ati on of benefi ces u pon car di n als

, ,

who by local attenda nce u pon t he Rom an cou r t cou ld not

, ,

d i s char ge per son ally t h e du ties of thei r pr oper cu r es H ence .

t he n eglect of pas tor al du ti es w ith all it s banefu l cou s e ,

u ences T h e i nm at es of m onas t er ies lik ew i s e affor d ed

q .
, ,

ver y d i s gr acefu l ex am ples C onfessors t oo wer e not w ithou t .

, ,

t heir fau lt s The nu nner i es w er e a scene of notor i ou s liceh

.

t iou s n es s ; s o that it w as ex pedi en t t o w it h dr aw them fr om ‘

t he s u per i nt enden ce of t he m onk s Q u es ti ons even in .

,

chu r ch es w er e a llowed of a d an gerou s l atit u de ; and it w as

,

a d vi sabl e t ha t so m i s chi evou s a book as E r asm u s s C ollo

’

u ies s hou l d be r ohibit ed Th e r eli i ou s w ho t r aver se t he

q p g .
,

c ou nt r w it h t he r eli cs of S t A nth on y a nd oth er s ai nts

y .
,

a n d w ho t her eb en cou r a e t he vu l ar 1 n i nfi n it e s u er s t i
y g g p
tions ou ght t o be pu t d ow n The cler gy it is added,ar e
,
.
,

fr equ ently allow ed t o m ar r y ; a d i spensation whic h ou gh t

never t o be g i ven u nl ess for t he pr es er vation of s om e eo le
p p
or n ati on w her e t her e s hou l d exi st t he r ave st os s ible cans e ;
,
.

g p
es eci all n ow w h en t h e L u t her an s u r e thi s oi nt w ith
p y , g p
ext r em e per ti n acity S i m ony is t hen cha s ti s ed t he cler gy
ou h t n ot t o be allowed t o ali enat e chu r ch pro er t ex ce t
g p y p
on r eat o ccas i on s n or s hou l d li cen ce t o er for m d i vi n e ser
g , p
vi ce in pr ivat e and t o choos e a pr i es t be gr an t ed w it hou t
, ,

equall s t r on r eason Indu enc es ou h t n ot t o be t oo

y g lg g .

frequ ently r epeated — i n deed bu t once a year an d in pr i n , , ,

c i al c iti es
p j T h i s little c ou n cil is m u ch s can daliz ed at t h e
‘ ‘

s or d i d a tti r e in w hi ch the offi ci ati n m i n i s ter s c el ebr at e m a s s

g
even in S t Pet er s ca t h ed r al ; a n d roceed i n it
’
.
p g w h m ore ,

for m i d able cen s u r e it d ecl a res in t hi s ver y city s tr u m pet sfi

, ,

w alk a bou t it like honest m at r on s or r i de on m u l es a ecom ,

H di pen t io n on e set lli d nd , i i p

ec
a s sa n e v t i ne
s u
p p li a a n s r o co s r a o o u cu

j p
us iam vel g enti n bi es et p blic s, g vi im s
p e tim hi t em p
u a cau s a ra ss a r aes r s o

r i bu s , &c .

l Ncc I n du lg ent iaa i t em dan daa essen t

‘

n is i s em el in a nn o, in u n aqu aqu e

in s ig n iu m civi t at u m . The cens or s ar e car efu l n ot t o er r by excessive an d

i mpr u den t sever i ty . 1
 I NTR O DU C TI O N . 13

noblesj fr i end s of car d i nal s , a nd b

i

i d in m id d a b
pan e
y y y
-

cler i cs In no city s ay t h ey, h ave w e w itn es s ed s u ch c or

.
,

ru ption bu t in thi s t he ex em pl ar of all : they even dw ell in

.

sum
pt u ou s hou ses— a vil e abu s e w hi c h ou
ght to be cor

r eefe d
Thes e c thar ges, how ever light ; bu t they s of ened, ar e n ot -

w er e far fr om r eachi n g t he exten t of t h e exi s ti n g cor r u pti ons .

Pall avici no w ho is obli ged t o a dm it t hei r j u sti ce yet con

, ,

s oles h i m s elf a n d his r ea d er s w it h th e a tt em t t o r ove t hat

p p
ma n y r efor m s w er e su bs equ en tly p u t in execu ti on he i s bu t
feebly, how ever bor n e ou t by t he fact , .

Alt hou gh no di s pu te has ever been r ai s ed r espectin g thi s

en it enti al an d s el f con dem n a t or d ocu m en t t h er e is one
p y
-

,
.

r em ar k able cir cu m s t an ce r el a tive t o it w h i ch h a s a ffor d ed ,

m atter for spir it ed cont r over sy It w ill be r ecollect ed t h at .

one of t h e c ar di n al d e u ti es w a s C ar afa
p H e aft er war ds -
.

becam e Pau l I V In 1 5 5 9 h e pu bli shed a n In dex of pr obi

.

bit ed books In it appear s u n der t h e letter L t he ar ti cle

.
, , ,

L ib ins crip
. C ons ili u m d e emendan da E ccles ia the ver y
.
-

w or k w hi ch he w as pr 1nc1pally concer ned in d r aw i n u a nd

,
g p
r es en ti n t o t he onti ff at t he ti m e A ll t hi i r fec tl
p g p s s
pe
y .

n a t u r al alt hou h n ot ver h onou r able eit h er t o t h e Rom an

g ,
y ,

s ee t o t h e on tiff or t o h i m s elf A m oder n a n d ver i n e

,
p , y g .

n u on s c a r di n al t her efor e C ar d in al Qu ir in i felt hi m s elf

, ,
.

c alled u on t o n u lli f or dil u t e t he d i s r a c efu l fact T h i

p y g s .

he att empt ed by l ab ou r ing t o prove t h at t he b ook i ntended ,

wa s n ot the genu i n e on e edit ed b a a al r es s at Rom e

,
y p p p ,

or el s ew her e bu t s om e one of t h e h er eti cal editi ons

, an eva

s ion fr om w hi ch he w a s m os t t r i u m h a n tl d r i ven b t h
,
p y y e

labor iou s and acu t e S chelbor n in a par ticu lar an d extended

.

w or k on the su bj ect em br aci n a q uantit of other i nt er es ti n

g y ,
g
m att er publi shed at Zu ri ch in 1 7 48
, It is i m possible ac .
,

In hac t
e iam U r be m er e r ices t mat r on ae i n cedu n t per U r bem , seu
u t
m u la vehu n tu r , qu as assect an t u r d e m edia die Nobiles fam iliar es C ar din aliu m ,
C ler iciqu e Nu lla in . u r be vid em u s h an c cor r u pt ion em , pr aet er qu am in h as
om n iu m ex em lar i
p H abit an t eti am in sig n es aedes ; cor r ig en du s e ti
am hic
t pi
ur s abu su s . Piu s V s et h im self vig or ously t o cor r ect i t — for it w as n ot

then cor r ec ed t — bu t w as oblig ed t o com pr omise .

 14 I NT RO DU C TIO N .

cor d n i g to an
y ra tional an ti cipation t hat , the sam e defence
ca n ever b i
a n
e ut u an d w e m u st in ch ar it b li eve,
a
g p p y e

t hat t he celebr at ed L e Plat w as u na cqu ai nt ed w ith t he w or k ,

or he cou ld n ever , in t he year 1 7 8 1 , h ave pr et en ded to ac u q i

es ce in t he con c u s on of
l i Qu ir ini . The r e en an ce of
p t C a r afa
a nd h is as s oci at es ,
w he h er fe gn ed
t i
l w a s w h en t he or r ea ,
-

,
~

s am e C a r a fa becam e o e n ot onl e ent ed of bu t co n

p p y r
p , ,

d emmed— condem ned by him s elf — con dem ned pu bli cly an d L
’

for m ally in t he ver y i ns tr u men t whi ch expr es s ed it This .

i nd eed w as bu t followi n g the not or i ou s ex ample of one of hi s

r edeces s or s ; bu t it is an add iti on al r oof t h at w hen ti m es
p p ,

c h an e even o es c han e w it h t h em P au l II I how ever

g ,
p p g .
, ,

t he pontiff r ei n in at t he tim e w it h whi ch we ar e n ow con

g g
c er ned t ook t he su b s t an ce of t he cou n s el i nt o con s i der ation
, ,

a n d con s u ltin
,
g h is car d i n al s w a s t ol d b
y h is em i nence of
,

C apu a t hat it was n ot a tim e t o attem pt r efor m when m an

’

, ,
.

kind was s o head s tr ong that if r es tr ai n ed in one direction it , ,

w ou ld s ati sfy it s i ncli n ation in a w or s e ; bes i des t ha t t he act

w ou ld give occas ion to t he L u ther an s t o t r iu m ph and i nsu lt .

B u t t he car di nal of Chiet i d ecl ari ng t hat r eform w as n eces

,

it a s det er m i n ed t o u t off t he affa i r t o anot her ti m e

*
s ar
y
, w p .

A fter t wo pr or ogations t he pon ti ff pu bli sh ed a b u ll t o

,

a s s em ble t he cou n cil a t V i cen z a in t he V en eti an t er r itor

y , ,

o n t h e l s t of M a 1 5 37 a nd even s en t t h r ee le a tes to
y ; ,
g
O en it in t he follow i n
p g y ea r A g a i n s t t hi s n ew a nnou n ce
.

m ent a nd location of a cou n cil the ki ng of E n glan d pu bli shed ,

a fr es h pr ot es t ation dat ed A pr il 8 1 53 8 1 The pope s u s

‘

4
.
, ,

en d ed t he m eeti n on t he 1 0t h o f J u ne 153 9 1
p g , .

In t he m ean ti me i m per i al di et s wer e being hel d ; which

,

r odu ced r eat t er r or in Rom e les t t he t em oral s over ei ns

p g p ,
g
s hou l d t ake t h e m att er of r eform ati on i nt o t h ei r ow n h and s ,

a n d as su m e t o t hem s el ves the offi ce w hi ch t he bi s hop of

‘

Rom e r egar ded as ex clu s ively his ow n of inter feri ng w it h . .

, ,

a n d r e u l ati n
g g affai r s of r eli i on
, g B etw een thi s terror and .

Diar io ,
lib i . .

1 S ee F oxe an d S t ype
r u n der t he year in heir r espec i ve w or t t k s .

i A ll these docu m en ts ar e t o be fou n d in L e Pla t .

 I NT RO DU C T IO N . 15

t he t i
an a on s t one of b ei n necess it ated t o call a cou ncil
g g ,

w hi ch if it effect ed a ny t ru e and adequ at e r efor m ation i n

,

d oct r in e or di s cipli n e w ou l d br i ng c er t a i n d es t r u ction t o t he

,

w hole s ys tem of t he papacy t he m i n d of it s s over eign w a s

,

di s tr acted ; and th e d ilem m a pr odu ced all t hos e vacill a ti n g ,

bu t alm os t u nifor rnly corr u pt m eas u r es by whi ch thr ou gh

“

, , ,

ou t t h e S yn od of T r en t w as char act er iz ed
,
.

A t th e Di et of Rati sbon in 15 4 1 t he papal leg at e h ad

, ,

i nstru ction s that if anythin g wer e pr oposed der ogat or y t o t he

,

a u t hor it of t he Rom an s ee t he coll oqu s hou l d be i nt er

y y
,
,

ru t ed and a gen er al cou n cil br ou gh t forw ar d as t he only

p ,

s u ffi cien t r em edy for t he exi sti ng evil s The con s equ en ces
“

o f t hi s di et w er e im por t an t as it d et er m i ned t he ponti f

, f not ,

onl t o a s s ent t o bu t t o u r e t he celeb r ation of a cou ncil

y ,
g , .

H is holi n es s w i shed it t o be hel d at V i cenz a as h ad befor e ,

been agr eed on bu t t he r epu bli c of V eni ce obj ect ed

, In .

15 42 t he pope sent C ar di nal M or one t o a di et con vened at

S pi r es t o pr opos e for t he i n tend ed s ynod t hr ee It ali an citi es
, ,

w hi ch ar e n am ed ; bu t if non e of these w er e accept able he

, ,

w ou ld con s en t t o t he choi ce of T r en t on th e confi nes of G er ,

m any an d su ffi ci ently n ear a n d c onven ient t o t h e oth er

,

p ow er s con cer n ed T h .e Pr ot es t ant s how ever w er e c on t en t

, ,

neit h er w ith t he l ace nor w it h t he assum ti on of t he Rom a n

p , p
on ti ff th ei r w or s t a nd d ecl ar ed en em t o convoke t he
p , y ,

a s s em bl b his own au t hor it

y y y .

The pope who w as fu ll of poli ci es whi ch w er e neces s ar y t o

,

him m ade no del ay bu t imm edi at ely pu bli shed a hu ll of

, ,

i ndi ction for t he m eeti ng of t he cou ncil at T r ent on t he 1 st

of November of t he r es ent ear 1 5 42 T h e hu ll w h i ch is
p y , .
,

p r efi xed t o ever editi on of t he C anons an d D ecr ees of t he

y
C ou n cil of T r en t is d ated M ay 2 2 an d w a s for war d ed t o
, ,

th e C hr i s ti an sover ei ns ; and alt hou h w ar h ad r ecom

g g
m enced b etw een the t w o pr i n ci al his holi n es s sen t thr ee '

p ,

c ar d in al l e a t es t o T r ent on the 2 6 t h of A u u s t Th m
g g e e .

er or n ot t o be ou t don e in a ar en t d es i r e of t h e cou n cil

p ,
-

pp ,

s ent hi s ambas s ad or s t h er e likew i s e B u t in s even s hort.

m onth s t he pon tiff r ecall ed his legat es and t er m i nated t he ,

 16 DU C TI O N 1 5 4
I NT RO .
[ 4 .

a bor ti ve as s em b ly . The Bu ll of S u s pensi on is dat ed J u ly

6 15 43 if
The su bj ect w as r esu m ed, in t he nex t ear , in
,
y
.

t he Di et of Spi r es .

Peace bei ng r es or ed t bet ween t he em er or of G er m any

p
an d t heking of Fr ance Char les an d Fr anci s in 1 5 44 t he
, , ,

o nti ff wit hou t w a iti n t b li it d d w it h t l i

p , g o e s o c e a n ou ea v n
g ,

t o ei t h er of t h e r i val s over ei n s t he o or t u n i t n d hon ou r

g pp y a

of or i i n ati n afr es h a m ea s u r e s o m a nifi cent and fu ll of s o

g g g
m u ch a n ti ci pa t ed benefi t t o C hr i s ti an E u rope i mm edi at el
y ,

i s su ed a new b u ll su m m oni ng the m eeti ng of t he cou ncil at

,

Tr ent on the 1 5 th of M ar ch 1 5 44 H e had no obj ection , .

t o b egin as oth er cou n cil s had done w it h a few es eci all

,
p y , ,

a s bei n It ali ans and as t hen havi n it in t h i w t

g ,
g e r
p o er o

s ettle t h e for m of fu tu r e r oceedi n s in t he W w h i h w l d

p g a
y c o u

l eas e him ; a n d t hos e w ho follow ed an d j oi n ed t hem w ou ld

p
feel t hem s el ves i nvolu nt ar ily or i ns ens ibly obliged to as s ent
t o r e u l ati on s w hi ch t hey fou nd alr eady es t abli s hed T h
g e .

em er or w ho w as l a in t he sam e am e as t he onti ff an d
p ,
p y g g p .

u nder s t ood his o

’

pp onen t s t acti cs i mm edi atel

y s ent n oti ce
,

hi m s el f to the differ en t pr i nces a n d ga ve or der s t o t he pr e ,

l ates of S pain and the Nether l an ds as lik ew i s e the t heolo ,

g i ans of L ou vai n t o atten d

,
w it h t h e effec t if not t he int en ,

tion of appear ing as r eal a nd pr i ncipal prom oter of t he

,
*

cou ncil T .

A t t he per i od at w hich w e ar e now ar r ived in t he pr es en t

M em oir s w e begin t o enj oy t hea s s i s tance of t he mor e valu
,

able and det ailed por ti ons of ou r pr oper a u t hor iti es, in t he
S u m m ar iu m of M a s s a r elli and t he L ett er s of the lega t es We .

m ay, how ever , l ves of t he obs er vation s with w hich

a va il ou r s e ,

t he V en eti an s ecr et ar y j: i nt r odu ces t hi s por tion of t he hi stor y

of t h e cou n cil at t he be i nn i ng of his s econd book w her e he
g , ,

r ofes s edl ent er s u on t he s u bj ect T h e s ect of L u t her

’

p y p .
,

he wr it es i ncr easing in ever y dir ection and a gr eat par t of

, ,

. t
I t m ay be seen i n L e Pla s C oll Mon u m en t Tom iii
’
. . . .

t t
1 F or t h e pr ecedin g h as y ou lin e m y main au hor i y is F r a Paolo,
‘
t t en d

o f t h e fi r s t an d be in n in
g g of t h e s econd boo k .
‘

I M illedOn i .
18 I NTRO D U C TI O N .

[ 1 54 5

wer e dinals of the thr ee or der s — G i ammar i a del M on te

‘

ca r ,

B i s hop of Pales t ri na ; Mar cello Cer vi ni Pres byt er di S a nta ,

C r oce ; Ri naldo Polo or Regin al d Pole, D eacqn di S M ar i a

, .
,

in C os m edin
, ,

T hes e legat es ob s er ves t he Di ar i s t in r ather w ar m Ian

, , ,

a e w er e s en t a s a n el s of ea ce w it h ow er s s u fficien tl
u
g g , g p p y ,

a m l e l Il t hems elves bu t om ni ot en t wit h t h e con gg rr en f

p p ,
g e o

the cou n cil

m
.

The l egates ha vi n g r eceived t he cr os s fr o

t he 2 2d of Febr u ar y t he C ar din al d i S a n t a C roce left t hq
, ,

c it on t h e 2 3 d t h e C ar din al d el M on t e on the
y ,

c ou n t r m an r em ai n ed l on er at Rom e fo r d e n3
y g g pp r aso s .

T hey made thei r form al en t r ance i nto Tr en t on t he 13t h of 1

M a r c h 1 54 5 and w er e r ecei ved w it h t he hi ghes t honou nand

, ,

r ever en ce by t he car d i n al bi s hop of t h e pl ace .

fu r n i shes t h e fi r s t d at e of t he lett er s of ( t hes e

i n divi du als .

Thes e l etter s ar e per h aps m or e or igi n al an d e e tnj nly

r ,
'

m or e i n t er es t in
g au t hor it
y t h a n t h e for m al
hi t ry
, s o p f t h e j

s cr et ar alt h ou h he enj o ed ever er son al a dvan t a e for

e y ,g y yp g ;
t h e acc u r acy of hi s r el a tion The i n d i vi d u al t o w hom they
.

w er e addr es s ed w a s t he gr an d son of t h e ponti ff creat ed tj ,

by h im c ar di nal d ea con I n t he fi r s t year of his pont ifi gatp;

an d th efirs t in t he li s t of t he fi r s t cr ea ti on A les sandgn .

Far hes e was then n ot m or e t han fi fteen year s of age ; at thg .

r es ent ti me t her efor e n ot m or e t ha n t w en t s ix H e w as

p y
-
.
,

h ow ever a you ng m a n of abilit y a nd a ctivity an d w ell fitted

, ,

for t h e confi den ti al s t a ti on w hi ch he occu pi ed H e wa s .

ade vi ce c ha nc ellor I n
In
-

The fir st l etter of t he legat es t o t he you t hfu l c ar di nal of

g ,

t h e 1 3 t h o f M a r ch
'
1 5 4 5 as j u s t s t at ed b eg in s w ith
, , ,

d
rf
e v ou t ack now led m en t of their ar r i val a nd
a g
iiit o Treht a s w ell a s t h e c or d i al a n d
,

w hi ch t h ey m et w ith fr om t he c ar d i nal bi s hop a nd lord o f the

l a ce C r i st ofor o M a dr u ccio T h d t t h at i as
‘

p e o e e
yp r c o sa
y
‘

, .
,

S ee Vitae et Res G est ae Pon t t Rom . . et

‘

C ar dd p Ciarbm l , t0 m
coll . 5 5 8 , et s eq
q Romm f 1 77
.6
1 54 5 ] I NT RO DU C T IO N .

it mi ght be cons ider ed an omiss ion,if after t he benediction in ,

the c hu r ch s om e i n d u l gen ce a ccor d i ng t o cu s t om w er e not

, , ,

p ronou n ced t he
y h ad
g i ven one of s even year s a n d as m any
,

u ar an t enes w it h t he ho e t ha t his holi nes s w ou l d accep t

q p ,
.

an d a rove t h e a ct a s th ey hu m bly i nt r ea t ed him t o do for

pp , ,

t he di s cha r ge of their co ns ci en ce a nd t h at of t he people .

T hey w r ite thu s becau s e th ey wer e ignor an t what facu lty it

w ou l d plea s e his h oli n es s t o concede Thi s r ather cu r iou s
Ca s ew ill r ecu r an d be n oti ced Th e r em ain der of the l ett er
‘

i
is n ot em i nen tly i m por t an t The w r iter s expr ess t h em s el ves .

anxi ou s for in s t r u cti on s how t o pr oceed in openi n g t he

’

cou ncil ar ti cu l ar l if t h e d i et (at Wor m s t hen j u s t ahou n

p , y ,

t o as sem bl e) s hou ld a gai n s t all l aw s h u m an a n d d i vi ne and

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t he h it her t o con s t an t u s age of t h e chu r ch d eter m i ne t o t rea t

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u bn r eli i on w hich w ou l d effect u ally n u lli f he au t h or it

p g , y t
y
o f t he cou n cil
T In t he clos e of t h e l ett er t h e
y d es i r e a

s ecr et ar w it h a ci her as c on t a i ned in a m em or i al r e

y p ,

A letter of t he 16 th , r ecogniz ed t ogether W

'

ith the fir st in
’

t hat of t he 1 8 th does not appear in eit her of the d u pli ca tes

, .

In the p r es en t t he legat es m en ti on t h e m i s si onOf Mign anello

Rom an s
'

n u n ci o t o t he ki n g of t he and t he r i bli c vi s it
'

as , p u ,

in com an w ith th e car di n a l of T r ent, t o t he c at hedr a l, for

p y
t he p ur
p os e of ar r an i n
g g pl aces for t he i
s es s on s , a n d they
su
pp os e it ca
p able of accom m odat in g fou r hu nd r ed pers on s
or m or e . They a dd, t ha t a t t he
p r es ent n o bi s ho s ha d
p
ar ri ved bu t those d i F eltro an d della C ava .

g iu dica o m ale, s e d opo la ben edition e in chiesa n on

t
'

et per ch e er a

fu s se t s t
at a pr on u ncia a qu alch e In du lg en z a s econ d o il soli o, me h avem o t
da t ett
a s t
e an n i et altr et an t e qu ar an en e so o sper an z a ch e S S t a h avr a u o tt . . t tt
tt
per gr ato, et per ben fa o, com e n e la su pplich i am o h u m ilm en t e per s car ico
d elle con si en z e n os r e et d i qu es o popolo t
u es to le d iciamo er ch e n on
p t . Q
sapp iam o la facol t a ch e S S ta
. . ci vor r a con ceder e .

1 vengh i exaut or iz at o
.
.

I si m andi u n s eg r et ar io con la cifr a co me n el Mem or iale, &c . An

in te ti n on al an d s ign ifi can t m ar ki s
p laced af e r t h e w o t
r d c ifr a, r efer r i n
g no
bt t o s om e ti ul ag r eed u pon , w h i ch I sh ou ld n ot h ave n o
' ‘
d ou par c ar ciph er ~

ticed bu t for i ts evident r ecu r r ence in t h e le tt e r of t h e 2 3 d of Mar ch .

C 2
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20 I NT RO DU C T I O N .
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Under t he d at e of th e 2 3 d is not ced i the arr ival of D on

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D iego d i M endoz z a the Im per i al am ba s sador as i n Mas sa

, ,
-
o

r elli a n d Wit hi n h alf a n hou r that of M ign a n ello

,
A n ot h er .

letter of t he 2 6 th m entio n s t he ar r i val O f the Bis hop o f o

B it on t o w ho w it h t h et wo alr ea dy n oticed m akes t h et hree

, , .
, ,

t o w ho m a r efer en ce w ill b e fou n d in t hen ext l ett er ; t er e

t he l e at es w r i te t h a t it m ig ht a ppear a d i s hon ou r abl e and
g
. .

, .

i nau spiciou s comm encem en t t o beg i n a wor kp fi so m u ch meg; , o

m e n t a s a
gene r al cou n cil w it h o n ly t h r ee bis hO
p s n A n,oth er

cau s e fo r pr es ent delay w as t ha t t he c hu r ch w as mor e fu lly

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o
.
,

o ccu i ed w ith s er vi ces o f t he s ea son ( bei n L ent

) althou h
p g g , .

o
pp or t u n it
y m ig h t yet be
pr ovi ded .

The let ter s w hi ch follow as Well as t he precedin g cont ai n , , ”

.

ar ticu l ars neces sar t o be att en d ed t o u nder t he ci r cu m 1

p y
-
p

s t an ces , bu t s u ch as ar e obv iou s a nd r elated in gthe r eggi lar? , f

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and r ofes s ed his t or i es of t he cou nc il a charactemt e h i h

( w
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p c ,
.

t he pr es ent w or k does not pr et en d ) an d w itha lhabundo

; agi tly ,
o

ti r esom e .

tai ns four ti on s w hich it r e r es ent s a s wor th f s ome

gg su es
p y o
r e ar d ;
g I T h at t he em eror a ttr i bu t es t o hi m s elf all t he
.
p
l f h v i i ndu ced his holi nes s t o t ak e O ff th e s u s en
‘

g y or o a ng p
s ion andg of solicit i n h im t o c el eb r at e t he cou ncil wh ich s h
,; g y , ,

t he l egat es we ca n t es tify not t o be t he fact ; 2 . That wit h

,
.
r
o

equ al i naccu r acy h e a ffir m st h at he h a d i ndu ced t he ki ng of

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fi r an ce t b a ss ent t o t he cou ncil ; 3 That t h e s am e em er dlt

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a
p
o . o
.

has pu bli shed ,

declar i ng What he w ill con tr ibu te agains t theTu r k 4 T ha t ,

.

hi s Qmsar ean maj est y w i s he s t o have s u ch com m a n d o f the

fnmmdiet that if t h e cou n cil does n ot pr oc eed h e m a be able

,
y ,

pp
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a reh en s ion t hat t he afi air s o f

and s ettl ed n t hat s ecu lar a ssem bl :

I y
t h er efor e ad vi s e his san ctit t o beeven w ith i t he
y
em er or and et in r ea di nes s his bi sho s t heolo i an s d
p g,
p g a n , ,

u rl s t s w 1t h ot her l ear ned men

=
c ar r yin g On t he d at e c f t he
J ,
o .

m “g
letter td the 1 8 th t h ey r epresent them s el ves Inii p h p e tr ?
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,

p le x e d a s to thet i me of O eni n t hecou nc

p g il p ar t ic ul ar ly w it h ,
 I NTRO DU C TI O N .
21

r efer ence i
t o t hed i et in w hi ch t he em er or
a r oach n
pp g p ,

thr eatened to tr a ns act religi ou s affa i r s a nd cas t t he w hole ,

bl am e u pon them for del ay a ft er bei ng w ar n ed A ft er m u ch .

m a tt er of a n i nter es ti ng c h ar acter t heir em m en ces d ecl ar e it

’

t o be t h e concl u s ion a t w hi ch t h ey h a ve ar r i ved aft er lon

g
cons i der ati on a n d con s u lt a ti on t ha t it is ex edi en t th a t a m a s s
p ,

o f t h e H ol S i r it s hou ld be s u n b efo r e t he d i et co m m enc es

y p g
‘

a n d th at t he fi r s t s ess i on of t h e c ou n cil s hou l d be an nou n ced

w it hi n a few d ays in or d er to a n ti cipat e t he r ec es s

, A nd .

t hen w het her t he cou ncil pr oceeded or w a s pr orogu ed t o a

, ,

m or e fa vou r able tim e his h oli n es s w ou ld be a g ai ner Thi s

“

, .

lett er ends w it h a s peci m en of t he coolness w ith w hi ch Rom e

t r an s acts s om e of her m os t s olem n i m positions ; a nd t he s u b
ect is i n du l en c es o wh i ch it w ill be r ecoll ect ed w e
j g t , p ro .

m is ed t o r ecall t he a ttenti on of t he r ead er In t he celebr a .

s

tion of a cou ncil s ay t he writ er s it i s cu st om ar y to im par t

’
, ,

a s m all indu l encey and w e h ave n o fa cu lt s o t o do If

g y
a

.
,

how ever h is holi nes s shou ld r es ol ve t o begin it it w ou ld be

, ,

w ell t hat w e shou ld h ave a b r eve conveyi ng thi s au t h or i ty

, ,

f a n d d a ted on t he d a ou r d e a r t u r e r om Ro me i n
y f
o
p f ,

or de r t ha t t he i nd u l en ce w hich w e a ve of s even ear s a nd

g g y
a s m an u ar ant en es at ou r en t r an ce i nto t hi s l ace m i ht
yq , p g ,

be m a d e va lid a s w e th en r equ es t ed withou t havi ng r e

, ,

ceived a n
y
The n ex t letter of t he s am e
latter I pr esu m e of d at e, t he
t he tw o t he 1 8 t h t o t h e pope is cu r iou s a s illu s tr a tive of t he
, , , ,

i nsincer ity o f princes or of t he op i n ion w h i ch t hey m u t u a lly

,

e nt ertai n o f ea ch other s s incer ity ; a u d i t,in Su ch c as es w e

“ ’
.

i nfer that ind i vidu als i mpu t e from t hei r Own con s ciou s nes s
.
.
,

w e s hall n ot erh aps wi d el er r

»

p y I t is a n e i s tle t o h is holi
p .

n es s hi m s elf; a nd w ith ood r eas on ; for t h e w r it er s be i n b

g g y
y g
s a i n , t ha t w hen the
yp e nn e
.d t hei r fo r m e r lett er t h e
y S U
P
osed i t s s ibl e t h at it m i ht be i n s ect ed b t h s t h
p p o .

g p y o er an : .

N“ — et Con t
la da a del d i della n os r a t pa r tita d i Rom a, i
acc och e 1 I n
’

d u lg en z a qu ale d emm o d i s et t e a nn i et alt r et an t e qu a t

r an en e n ella t t
en r a a

n os r a t ven g a a d es s er dat a valid a , co me allhor a da n oi n e fu su pplica a, t et

n bn h avemo an cor ahau ‘
t a r i sp os a t .
 22 I NTRO D U C TI O N .

[ 1 5 45

his holi nes s bu t in thi s

t i tly pr ivat e commu nicat i on t hey
s r c

d eclar e it as t hei r convi ction fou n ded u pon ood r oof t hat
g p , ,

t he em peror wh atever m i h t be his r et en ces h a d s ec r etl

g ,
p y ,

n o w i sh for t he O eni n of t he cou ncil ; his onl w i h w lt

p g y s a s o

a t w i s h it
pp ea r o .

A not her lett er of t he 2 0th of A pr il t o t he pont iff r ais es

a ai n t he s ect r e of t he int er fer ence of t h e d iet in ther ew e
‘

g p
5

o f r eli i on
'

g .

In a l et t er t o t he C am er l engo (for F ar nese Wa s a t t hed iet ,

-

of Wor m s w it h t he em er or h e l e at es w r it e t ha t t he
p ) t g ,
y h a d ,

u n de r s t ood t h at on t h e r O os al o f his ma es t , t he diet i hnd

j y
'
‘

p p ,
o r

con cl u ded t h a t t h e a ffai r s of r eli ion s hou ld be r emit t ed t o t h e

g
s

cou n cil Bein g s ecu r e ther efor e from an y r isk it appeared

.
,

r efer able not t o a d d bit t er t o sweet b O eni n

g t h u n c il
‘

p y p e co

w i t hou t t he k nowled ge O f his m aj est y bu t a s thebday

‘
‘

of com m enci n as r efer red t o thei r l eas ur e t o fix ri en a s

’

g w p p ,

ear l a o ne a s sh ou l d be d eem ed ex ed i en t
y p .

A b ou t t hi s t i m e t h at Is t he s pr i n g of , Rome was
,

att em ti n t he s u r essi on of her es o r L u t her ani sm in t he

p g pp y , ,
i
3 n i ethod w hi ch sh e w ould always u s e if able t hat of for ce i n
5

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the sou t h of F r ance M er i ndol and Cabr ier es Wer e i nfect ed

.

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l
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and w er e d enou nced as s u ch ; in c on s e u ence hf

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ace
p s , q
f

wh i ch an ar r e
‘

t w as i s s u ed agai n s t t h em in t he pa r liame n tfiof

f”

A ix at t h e i n s ti gati on in par ti cu l ar of t he bi sh op O f t ha t
,
'

p la t e and t he archbi sho

‘
of A r les T h i s ha ened in 1 540 ;
'

p pp .

bu t t h e m ain effor t Of per secution w as r es er ved for t he year

15 4 5 Wh en a b r u t al lor d M eni er , led t he t roops of his
, ,

a bu sed sover ei n a a i ns t a h ar m les s an d r eli i ou s commu

4
’ ’

g g g
hityfi and per petr a ted t he b ar bari ti es of vi olen ce of eve
"
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5 '
t t '
ry

a n d desol ati on for w h i ch u bli c

p ,

Call ed him t o accou n t It w a s not ifbr . .

n ot for r eli i o n m ix ed with ot h er s n ot for re li “

g ,

gi b fi c h i e fl y b u t for r eli ion s i n l

g , gy an d s ol el
y t h a t t hese r eal
“

,
‘

1 n noce nt s wer e t hu s s a cr ifi ced b

y t h e chu r ch a n d
p rin cip iJes

Hi t Mem t in peirple diel M e t

'

s o ire or able d e la Per s ecu i on 8: S accagem en w

r ind o l t
au r es ci r con vois ons , appelez vandhis h ahfll 5 56 ,
’
C abr ier es ,
’

.
 INT RO DU C T IO N . 23

O u r pr opos ed li mits
.
l tive import ance of t he an d t he re a

m att er obli ge u s t o p a s s over a n u m b er of t he l ett er s In t he

coll ecti on b efor e u s ; a nd w e m er ely s t 0p a t th e con cl u s i on of

t he l et t er d at ed M ay l 6 t h t o n oti ce t he r ecogniti on by t he
, ,

legat es of letter s whi ch they h ad r eceived fr om Mignanello , ,

w h o wa s at Wor m s in c i ph er wh i ch wit h t he key an d a

.
, , ,
,

s u mmary of a certa i n ans w er of t he L u t her an s th ey s end t o ,

t h e C am er lengo r et a i n i n g a copy of it t h em s el ves Thes e pr o , .

fil is ion iS o of s ecr esy d o n ot t ell w ell for t h e i n t egr ity of t he

z

re ctor s ; O ne is i n volu n t ar ily an d alm ost i r r es i s tibly led t o in

.

quir e can s u ch ar ts be neces s ary in t he pr epar ation s for

» .
, ,

essembling a C hr i s tia n Cou n cil t o heal t h e r eal wou nd s of

.
"

Chris tendom and a s ser t t he pu r ity of C hr is ti an d octr i ne ?

“

E Was it against s u ch obj ects as thes e that t he calu m ni at ed

o
-
.

g e m d a l r ead
y c on dem ned d i sc ipl es of L u her a nd t he r efor m a
o
-
o
t o

a t ien it he r felt r e u n an ce or m ai nt ai ned o os1t ion ?

i
e f
p g o
pp
-

It s hou ld not be for gott en of w h i ch ou r l etter s i n deta ched ,

o r ti ons r em i n d u s a nd w h i ch r e u l ar hi s t or i es r el ate h
- “

at
p g ,t , “

an? consider able nu mber o f t he d i n ifi ed and lit er at e cler d

’

g gy a i r
rbther s i wer e a r r i vi n at T r en t an d r e ar i n o t ak e t h ei r
'

g p p g t ,

p la ce in t he fu tu r e as s em bl
o o
y C l ai m s of
p r ec e den ce w er e .

r efer r ed art i cul ar l b h e i m er ia l amba s

p p y y t p ,sad o r ,

r a nd i t w as u r ed t ha t bis ho s w h o w er e lik ew i s e u ine

g p p r s ,

s hould t ake pl ace b e

o
for e ot her bi shops We sh all s ee ihi the .
-

sequ el w h at cont entions a nd i n enu ity in eva di n or se t tling

g g
a t hem w er e occas i oned by t h i s poi n t o f honou r .

A lett er w ith t he d at e M ay 29 (w hi ch from it s s t a tion is

,

i n all pr obability a m is t ake for 19 a lthou gh it is the same i n

o
t ,

t h e du pli cat e t o t he C am er len o s t ates t hat cer tain r oxi es

g ,
p , ,

zeppe ar ed before t he l e at es be i n t o r e re s en t t hei n r i n

o
g gg g p p ,

cipal the a r chbi s ho of M en tz w ho w as com m en ded for his

p
.
, , ,

devoti on t o t h e apos toli c s ee They w er e gr a ciou sly an ‘

sw er ed t h at it wa s a c as e of di ffi cu lt a s his holi ness h ad

y
t
, ,
-

determined t h at no on e s hou ld gi ve his vot e by prox y , bii t

8 vo . F oxe h as t r an sla ted t

an d adop ed alm ost t h e w h ole . It Is for snbst an ce
-
H en y I I
Confi r m ed b y pu bli c let t er s of r
, w hi ch ar e. to be
fou n d in all t he his to ie of t h e tim e r
s .
24 I NT RO D UCT I O N .
[ 1 5 4 5 .

t h at t he mat t er shou ld be con sid er ed : This applicati on pu t

'

t he legates in a dilem ma w hich t heyt hu s exp r es s in t he n ext

“ '

lett er t o t he s am e per s on Thr ou gh him t hey ear nes tly .

su li cat e t he d et er m i nati on o f his h oli ness W het her t he

pp ,

li ca ti on s hou l d be a dm itt ed s i n ce it a ear ed t o th em th a t

a
pp pp ,

r eat r es pect w a s du e t o h is lor d s hip bu t m or e a r ti c ul ar l

g p y ,

o n accou n t of h is b ei n s u r r ou nded h L u ther an s , w ho

g y ,
t

bes i d es t hei r ot her perver s iti es o ppos ed theicouncil in eve

“ ' ‘
'

r
‘

f
,
y
w ay and it w ou l d o erat e r eatl h i r favou r if a r me
p i
‘

p g i n t e
y '
of M en t z an d t he fi1 s t car d i nal w ho had ofi er ed i aft e
, nd an ce s
,

*
w er e ex clu ded by t hem
The lett er Of t he 2 6 th of May t o t he s arn e i s i nte rest in
"
' '

g
a s d i s cover i n t he d iffi cu lt y 1n w h i o
g
r o osed cou n cil w ere pl aced a
p p ,

it If it be O pened agains t t he
.

t he pr el ates of thei r ki n gdom s b ein g d

w ill n ot com e ; and t hen t he cou ncil w ill n ot i

ectrm enic nor t hei r s ent ences r ecei ved in t he p ovi nc e s
,
r
w hi ch h ad n o r epr es en t a tive ; an d t hu s t o heal one wound ,

ma ny Wou l d be m ade
”
A ft ee ar ds it w ould be d ifii cfli t ,
.

w hen desir abl e t o clos e t he cou n cil ; for it m

, igh t ever icd d

olon ed u n der t h e r eten ce th at t he bis h o s w ere cdrfi

p
v
r g p p ,
o -

m g a nd lik ewise th e her eti cs w ho cou ld not d o s o befor e

,
‘

mali gn ant i ns tr u m ent s an d pl au s ibl e ar gu m ents n ever being

w anti ng t o pr i nces ; an d t he pr ot r action of t he s ynod Wou ld
be pr odu ctive o f both expected and u n expected d angers :
e ,
'
.

with ou ti t h e hope Of m u ch b enefi t O n t h e other h and;

“
‘ ”
’

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.
.

t o i h egl ect i t h e openin ou l d scand ali z e a n d c onfou nd all

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‘

g w o ~

Chri st endom heres i es w ou ld in cr eas e s ou ls be lost obe

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a
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dieiice t d t he apost olic see d i m i n i shed an d althou gh all t he

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5
1 7
.
39 2i r it or narebbe 1 1
1g r an hg e
’
favor e, se u n pa1
’
del
,
Mag i
un t n o e
’

sta o il pr imo de C a1 din ali a com par ir fosse d a n oi esclu so

t I t m a be 1
’ ’

yd 8 ;
.

k t
m ar ed h er e on ce for all, t h a t h e du plica es of hese le t er s occasion ally var y t t t
a nd corr ect each o h er m r eading s w h er e t h e pr efer ence can n ot be d ou bfu l
t .

S ever al ins t anc es occu r in t h e n ex t m ar k: Moths

qu o a t ti on . Th er e i s ever y

t w o M S S h avi n g cop i ed fr om t h e s am e or ig in al an d var i ou sly repr es en ing t

a n i lle i ble or obsc u r e w or d
g Th e second , as w e h ave placed t hem , seems t o
.
26 I NTRO DU C TI O N .

[ 1 5 45 ,

ti cu l ar l fr om G er m any Th l e at es w r ite t hat t he

“

p ar
y e g .
y [
,

h a d r ecei ved i n s tructi on s fr om Rom e th at t he m a tt er wou ld ,

be t aken int o cons i der at ion a nd th at in t he m ean tim e t he ,

a
pp li can t s fer t he
p r iv il e e s hou l d b e ki n dl
g y t r ea t ed S o .
.

t hey had don e an d wou l d con ti nu e t o do ; bu t t he Ger m ans ,

t hey a dd ar e n atu r ally s o su Spiciou s a nd a pt to t ake offen ce,

,

t ha t w ith all t he blan di sh m ent s an d d exter ity which t hey

cou l d u t in r acti ce t h e ar e afr a i d l es t t hes e fo r ei n r s
p p y g e
-

s hou l d th ink t hem s elves t r ifl ed w ith and r etu rn t home

“

.
,

The l eg at es m enti on t h e opi nion tr an s mitt ed i t o t h em

fr om Rome th at t h os e only sh ou l d be allow ed t o be pr oxies
“

w h o h ave in t hem s elves a r i gh t t o a voi ce in t he coun cil

bu t t h ey hes itat e b ecau s e s om e of t he bi s hops w ou ld pr e

,

fer as t hei r s u b s tit u t es t heologi ans t o pr el at es ; an d already

, , ,

t hey s ay Clocheo is on hi s j ou r ney and comes in t heDi m e

, ,

of th e bi s h o
p S i s t et t en
i w it h m u ch z eal an d des i re oat h
' '

,
J
,

of t he u bli c ood a n d of t h e advancem en t of r eli ion

p g , g .

It m ay d es er ve con s i der a tion t hey a dd w het her it; be , ,

a dvi s abl e t o r epel by t h e pr oposed r e u l a ti on a man w

,

g h o ,

h as s o w ell d es er ved of t he fa it h by acts an d writings in its

.

defence agai ns t t he as s au lt s of her es y

Som
.

et hi n lik r oach w a s m akin t ow ar d s t h e cou ncil

’

e a
g pp g ,

w h en th e lett er of t he 8 t h Of J u ne w a s w r i t ten t o F a r n es e ‘
.

A ft er no ti ci n g with du e feeli ng t he ill nes s a nd r eco ver y of

on e of thei r n u m ber il Revm o S an t a — , l (fr equ en tly d es ig .

n at ed in t h i s m an n er he l e ates o bs er ve t ha t in case t h e
) t
g , ,

co u n cil s hou l d o for w ar d it w ou l d be n eces s a r t o h ave

g ,y
a B r eviat or i a n d other offi c i al s ; t hat if t he cou n cil as
“
, , , ,

other c ou n cils in s i m il ar c a s es t a k e cogn iz a n c e of t he ,

L iither ans a n d E ngl an d it w oul d be d es i r able th at a p e ,

ti tion be dr aw n u p by s om e a ble m a n in Rom e d et ai ling ,

t he } or i gi n an d im pieti es of t he L u t her an s ect an d the ,

This n am e, al th ou h s o
g s pel t i n bo h t copies, is, n o dou bt , the gedd
fiien d of L u th e r, Jh
o n Coch laeu s .

1 I can fi nd n o su ch place ; fr om t h e var iat ion in t h e t w o M5 8 4 su s

peot i t m ay be d i S e in t tt .

O r A bbr eviatior , a n am e fi
s u f cien tly in dic tive a of the
o

gfiice s 3. A ;
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1 I NT RO D UC T I O N . 27

h a m e kindled in Chri st endom, t he ou t r ages a nd atr ociti es

-

Jef f t he ki n of E n l and, as t hey w i sh t he p r oces s, if pu b

g g
‘
f
lish ed ; to b egi n w ell ; a n d th ey d es i r e t o k n ow, in w hat
«
t er m s t he m on it or y sh ou l d be c ou ched and whet h er nam es ,

bf t he head s of her esy s hou l d be i n s er ted a s M ar ti n L u t her , ,

o
M elancthon, B u cer the L and gr ave t he d u ke of S axony , , ,

*
t hé éa rchbish o
’

p o f C ol o n e
g .
o
T hey ar e i
a nx ou s to m ak e
&rp foi l
as tit in t he r o r es s ; and t he
t ar dines s by
‘
‘
c e er
p y p g y
o

not icet he ar r ival of t wo S pa n i s h t h eologi a n s of t he Dom i

' ”

m ain or der Provi s ion fo r t he m or e i n di gen t bishops form s

.

a re ular s u bj ect o f s oli c i t u d e ; a nd t h e bi s h op of C hio i

‘
o
g gg a
o

oi J O hi oz z a in t he V eneti an t er r it or y Naclan t u s a n am e
'
a -

,
, ,

0 f5 805111 e in t er es t w as in s u ch d i s t r es s a s t o be r eli eved fr om

'
‘

{the privat e pu r s e Of t he l eg at es
o o .

S i t seem s b a l et ter of t he 1 5 t h of J u l o h av
'
“
k
”

y , y t e b e e n ,

tintic ipat ed t h at t h e S pani ar ds w ou l d not be r em a r kably

accom m odati ng ; for o n t he ar ri val of thr ee doct ors it is
'

r epor ted as u n der s t ood t h at they cam e well pr epar ed t o

‘

,
e
d fend thei r pr agm atics an d t o com pla i n of i nfi nite
'

ab u s es The p r agm atics of the S pa ni ar d s s eem t o be

‘
‘

r at h er t r ou bl es om e t o t he l e at es ; for th e ear a ai n
g y pp
a
g
under November 3 0 .

A lett er of t he 1 9 th J u ly t ou ches u pon t he d eli cate of

su bj ect of t r an s fer r i ng t he cou n cil ; an d t he l eg ates na t u r all

y ,

enou h w hile t h e obj ect t o a n l a ce m or e w it hi n G er ;

g y ,
y p
ma ny h ave no obj ection t o one m or e w it hin Italy
, Bu t .

t hey st r on ly affi rm , t hat it is i m pos s ible for thi n s t o conf

g g
tinn e 1n t heir pr esen t s tate and t hat it w ill pleas e n o p arty for ,

as cou ncil t o r em ai n s t ill at anchor dr aggi ng on it s exis t ,

en ce fr om s eason t o s ea son fr om s r i n t o su m m e fr om
p g r , ,

s u mm er t o au t u m n a nd w i nt er w it h i nfi nit e in u r
'

b oth t o
j y
f '

t he u blic an d t o r ivate i n ter es t s

p p I t is t o be obser ved t h at .
,

th i s letter is w r itten in an swer t o one in c ipher It has .

,
"
ther efor e, ver y c on s i stently a posts cr ipt in c ipher Ther e
“
' "
.
,

.
,

3‘
In of t h e 3 1 8 1: of J u n e, i t i s tt t
s a ed, a s i n elli g en c e fr om
Wor m s that t h e n ot
p r oceed i n
g ag ain st t h e a1 chbish0p of C olog ne
'
was
— t
,

a n occasi on of ifiu ch scandal m ol o scan daloso .

 28 I NTR O DU C T I O N .
[ 1 5 4 5

t he w r iters , with ev d en
i t w ar m t h, declar e t hat they s hall
“
be wear y of his holi nes s i u nles s t he fi nd
’
n ever s er v ce,
s
y
t hem se ves
l and him cau ht lik e bi r ds in a n et w h en t hey
g ,

t hou ght t hey w er e fr ee Pa ss i ng even t s w er e m ade u s e o f

.

t o l u ll t hem i nt o s ecu r it y ; a nd t h ey fear ed t h at t hey s hou ld

‘

be s o a m u s ed th at at la s t t h ey w ou ld fi n d th em s elves
,

obli ed eit h er t o con ti nu e an d bu r s t w i t h vexa ti on w h er e

g ,

t hey w er e or t o r emove i nto G er m any E i ght bis hops fou r of

, .
,

t hem Fr ench had ar r i ved They add t hat t he longer t hey

, .
, ,

d elayed t he gr eat er wou l d be t he d i ffi cu lt y of di spos i ng of t h e

,

cou n cil w i t hou t t h e cons ent of th e cou n cil it s el f a n d t he

e m eror th e m or e he has ou t r eached his holi nes s t he l es s

p ,

w ill he r espect him In conclu s ion d epr ecat i ng offence for

.
,

t hei r fr eedom t hey s ay that they always u r ged and did

, , ,

s till that the w hole s ettlem en t fr om fir s t to last s hou ld

, , ,

r oceed fr om t h e cou n c il w h i ch m i ht then be r o os ed

p g p p ,

w it hou t a bl u sh ; s in ce m ani fes tly G er m any wou ld r ather be

inj u r ed than benefited by a con tr ar y cou rs e Thi s w as the .

oi n t w hi ch r ou s ed t hem S om et h i n m u s t be d edu cte d

p g .

from t he val u e of t hi s r em ons t r an ce in c on s i der ation of t he ,

monotony of vex ation which t he legat es w ou l d of n eces s ity

.

s u ffer in con ti nu i n s o lon a n d w it h so m u ch u ncer t ai n t

g g y , ,

in a d i s t a nt city d oi ng nothi n g , .

T he letter of th e 2 6 th of J u ly t o th e same car di nal it s hou ld ,

be su ppos ed alt hou gh no per s on is m enti oned di s cover s

, ,

s tr on l h er l ex it o wh i ch t h e le a es w er e r ed u ced
gy t e
p p y t g t
by t h ei r pecu li ar ci r cu m s t an ces To celebr at e t he cou ncil in .
.

c oncu r r ence w it h a G er m a n colloqu a nd d i et n ot k now i n

y g ,

w h at m i g ht be th e r es u lt or w ait ing for th a t r es u lt an d a t t he

‘

, ,

s am e t im e s u s en d i n t h e c ou ncil ear ed equ all d i

p g a
pp y s -o
, .

h onou ra ble a nd da n gerou s They w er e s u r r ou nd ed by .

j eal ou sies and s olicitu des The S pani sh pr elates r elated a .

-

,
”
t hat in thei r passage thr ou gh F ra n ce a n d L om bar d a nd
f
(
y
ever wh er e t he fou nd r eat an d i n cr ed ibl e infec t ion of t he
' '

y y g
~

er ni ci ou s L u t heran her es h i h con ti nu ed extend i n

p y w c
g an d ,

Q nt pi in d g i em t nt h ve em o m ggi f t ica di p e
ua o u u ar o a o a r a or a a s or r

d el concilio senz a con sen so di ess bconcilio , e l iih per at or e, &c

’
.
 I NTRO DU C TI O N . 29

t
s r en t h eni n it sel f t o s u ch a oint t hat u nless a s eed
p y
g g p , ,

r em ed
y w er e a
pp li ed ever t h i n
y g w
, ou l d i ns t antl
y b e los t ;
'

a nd t he a dd t h at t hos e w h o w er e n ot i nfect ed yet vo cife

y ,

r a t ed for a cou n cil alt hou h n o one cou l d believe or be per

g
1
-

s u aded t ha t an w ou l d be celeb r a t ed T hi s thr ew a loa d

, y .

o n t he con sci ence a n d hon ou r o f h is h oli n es s an d his s ee ,

a n d w ou ld d o so i n cr eas i n l a s t he im ed i m ent s ar os e fr om
g y p ,

ot her s w ho b r eti r i n r event ed a n effectu al r efor m a ti on

, y , g p y
,

from being a ccom pli s hed H ow the s cal es m i ght tu rn t h e

.
,

legates cou ld not d evi se especi ally s i n ce t he dem and s of t he

r
'

em er or w ere s u ch a s t o l ea ve n o O ti on t o h is S anctit b ut
p p y ,

to offen d eith er him or his ow n pr el at es ,

S u ch w er e t he .

er l exiti es 11» w hi c h h e cr ook ed oli ci es of t h e w orld en

“

p p t p
a ed a chu r ch w h i ch lea s t of a n cou l d s a t h at it Was
g g , y '
y ,

net of t his wo r ld The lett er ends w it h congr at u l ati on for

'
'

t he comm u ni cation th a t if th e c ou n cil w er e opened it ou ght

, , ,

not to d ecli ne t he co n iz an ce of d oct r i ne ; bu t aft er t h e

g ,

exam ple of O t h er cou n cil s s hou l d m ak e it its fi r s t c on cer n

“

, ,

a nd con for m r efor m a ti on t o it The r ea der w ill her eafter d is

.

coVef that it Was t he m am p01nt w it h Rom e t o es t ablis h

»

, _

doctr i ne pr eci s ely t o s u ch an effect a s t o c r u sh h er esy, t ha t

is t h e s u ppos ed exi sti n g for m o f it a t t h e ti m e, t he L u t he
,
-

r an ; a nd t he m ai n oi n t o f t h e em er or w as t o le t t h
p p e ,

form er r es t an d enfor ce r efor m a tion Bu t r efor m ation Wa s

‘

, .

t he gr eat d r ead of t he pa a c ; a n d w e s h all tr a ce t h e c on 1

p y
-

t r iva nces a n d i n t r i u es of th a t ower t o evad e or a v oi d i t ;

g p
It appear s th at t he s u bj ec t is fi r s t expli citly s t ar t ed h er e;
In a lett er of the 4 t h of S eptem ber com plai nt is m a de of ,

the d a nger s a nd con fu s i on s w hi ch t he legates exper ien ced

fr om t he i ncom patibilit y of t he di et a n d t h e cou ncil .

D at ed t he 19 t h of O ctober occu r s a letter of s om e d eci ,

s i on . The legat es gi ve thei r opi n i on w it h fr eedom tha t t he ,

- -

t r ansla t ion of t he cou ncil b ei n u n acce t able t o t h e em er or

g p , p ,

w ou ld be hi ghl i nj u r i ou s ; a nd to O en a n d t hen s u s en d
y p p
-

it withou t effecti ng a ny r efor m ati on w ou l d be equ ally oh

, ,

ect ion
j able ; t o c onti n u e in t he s am e s t at e t he
y r e
g a r d a s

unwor thy of his holi nes s and t he cou ncil S o th at ia .

, .
,
30 m m o nu c r ro w 1 5 4 5 t
.

[ .

failu r e of all worldly w ays , t hey affi rm t hat t her e is no ot her

esc a e bu t b choos i n t h w f G d t h l c
p y g e a
y o o , e on
y ou rs e ;
wh i ch will di s s 1 pat e all s n s er i it im pu t ati ons , and over co ire. m
a ll fu tu r e d ifficu lties H is , , s h ou l d not rbe . holi nes s therefor e
di spleas ed w it h t he em per or , bu t r et u r n ins t ant ans wer , t hat ;
.
‘

as t he tr a ns la ti on of t he cou n cil was not a r eeable z t o his

g
m aj es ty, he w ou l d c elebr ate t he cou ncil effect u all i a g g?
y .

wit hou t del ay, pr oceedi ng, however , 1 w ith h a s fibedt dan
y fi
decoru m If t he em per or acqu ies ce, nothi ng r em ains thu qf
.
"
’

t o s et ab ou t t he w or k with spir it an d ch eer fuln ess , t r us t in

g
t o t he even t , ld not be otherwis e than good, a m
whi ch cou
i

a ddi n all s u ch r eca u tions as hu m an u d en ce s u e st er

g p p
‘

r
r, gg
If he obj ec t t he w hol e blam e w ill lie u pon him L The
, . .

w r it ers clos e w ith an a ology for t hei r fr eedom ; bu t i n a ‘

p
c a s e of s u ch i m or t an ce a s t h at of effacin
p g t h e
m t e s si o m .

t hat his holi nes s was aver s e t o the cou n cil t he w ou ld hea r
“

y .

, :

t he blam e r ather of pr esu m tion than of t acit u rn it T h é i

p
"

y 1 . 1.

f t h i s r em on s tr a nce how ev er r at her confir mat h an i

g y
u r en c o , ,

dis pel s the su s pi cion ; and show s t ha t they h a d no good dg at ;

leas t end u r i ng r eason t o r epel it as fal se and inj u r iou s
, , ,.

w hi ch it m ay be r em emb er ed t hey h ad for m er ly d one i

, .

,
’‘
.

O n t he 8 t h: of Novemb er t he legates express t he ext reme ,

p l e a 8 11 r e =w it h whi ch t he
, y w er e as s u r ed of t h e m os t hol
y a nd ;
‘
.

r uden t res olu t i on of h is holin es s t o o en t he eou r1cil ; t a11d;

‘ L
p p a .

t hey t h ank ed God an d t hei r lor d t hat t he s am e in t elli en cea

g ,

had been received by diver s bishops w ho wer e anxiou s to

“

have it c onfir m ed by a s i gh t of t hei r letter w hich each elf ,

'

them read w ith i ncr edible d em on str ations of j oy1 ‘

Ad ia
f
n i in h is Ist i de i Tempi a c tem po ’
y n d imp ti l
‘

r or a su o o r ar a ar a
, ,

w i it e on thi
'
r,
"
i
p nt w i e t
s M o i l P ap ‘

tre m e n d
s, d l a e n a m ad a! o e s u cc s so e r a

p orl
i n gu n do a q a t a p t ev a u1 eff
ne t t im o d h ’
e i o q nd
c o : h e ss ia li an o c c ua o c
f f

p t
o reb b e d n
ess er e e d an m l t e oso,
g n d e l
ss n t oit a d eo P e l t i ra
E 135;
’
au or
’
r a e

“
Ve scoyi n gr g ti i
co i me i t l
e a m e L ib V p 1 7 0 Fi en
ns e n a no 1 5 83. . . . . r z e, .

f ?
r
1

1 I t pp e a f m t h e
ar s D i y rot h t w h e t h e p p
ar e h,
a d d e t
a e m in d i n o r e

o p e i n n
g t h e i l h e i n t
cou n c it t ed i R ,
m s g gu t i f n d n l o e a con re a on o c ar i a s

n ten d n fi d t ’
l ?
'

an d ti s t
cou r er
p e i o su d n l t r p o n t h e anff i o f
co t h e su c i Tu a a rs cou
w
a

d ined th t t he d e ee h ld be m d e de t h e n m e of th e HOT }
?
th y e or a a cr s s ou a un 1 a

T i d n t in e S yn d t h ele t t M t sh mild
a p l i l id i d h h i
‘

r e g e o t
,
c p e gs a n at
os o t e e ?
a r s n ,a

i n t h e l st L ate n co nc i
'
fi n
b g ive
e n as il
a t by n ti
ra ons, i n u t l se d f,
i é
no fi a
‘

as t io
t ”
o
 I N T RO DU C T I O N .
’

31

O n t heday of November t he leg at es wr it e fu ll o f

l as t ,

fear s fr om som e u nt ow ar d even t s a n d th er efor e, t he m or e , ,

r ej oic ed th a t his h olines s per s i s ted in his good resolu ti on

,
.

T hey a ccor d n i l in t he w a t
of n eces s ar r ovi
g y gg su
y es , y p
s ion ,
'

t h at a br eve s h oul d b e s en t t o them , conveyi ng t he

co mmi s sion to O
p en th e cou n c il . T her e s h ou ld lik ew ise be
i t
appo n ed t he u su a l roces s on s an d i fas ts, a n d a com m a nd
p
by b ul l t o t hei r C hr i s ti an bi shops t o h a ve a con ti n u ed
r a er in t hei r chu rch es for peac e a nd t h e s u cces s of t he
p y
A nnoyed by t h e pr agm a ti cs of t he S pani sh d octor s
cp u ncil : ,

thr ee of whom w er e pr es en t t hey w i sh for on e or m or e a d ,

vecat es as a check ; an abbr evi at or lik ew i s e a s ecr et ar y, and ,

a s u m of m on ey .

Th e l egates , on t he 2 d of Decem b er, recogn iz e t h e an

nou ncem ent , t h a t t he t hi r d S u n d ay i n A d ent , t hen b egu n, v
shou ld be t he d ay of Openin g an d r epeat t heir application
for the des ired br eve or letter w hi ch s h ould be s ent expr es s,
’

in or der to pr event t he open i n g b ein pu bli sh ed b efore th e g

au t hor it cam e ; and w hi ch is lik ew is e des i r ed t o m ak e th ei r

y
comm i s s i on cer t ai n as th eir m os t r ever en d corr es onden t
, p
had b a rely i nfor m ed t hem in his com m u ni ca tion of t he 7 th .

of la s t m on th that his holi nes s w it h t h e a r ob ati on of t h e

, pp ,

sa cred coll ege h a d appoin ted t he th i r d S u nd ay of A d ven t

,

for t h e beginni ng of t he cou n cil U pon s o i m por t ant a ,

b u s i nes s they pr es s a preci se m andate .

A nx i ou sly expec ti n g that m an da t e t h ey w r it e on t h e 5 t h ; , .

that t he S pani ar ds O bt a ined news fr om Rom e s ooner t han

they ; and t hat t o all appear an ce these colleagu es t o
, , ,

Whom t h ey s eem to bear t he m os t fr i en dl y feelin g wer e ,

m or e astonis hed tha n pl ea s ed w ith t he cou r s e w hi ch a ffai r s

Wer e t hen taki ng The s u ffr ag an of M entz an d th e c a r d i
.
zD ,

n al of T r en t be ed l eave of ab s en ce t o a ttend t he c oll o

gg
q y (
u
, th e n j u s t be u n
g ) at Ra ti s b on an d w er e c ou r t eo
, u sl
y ,

St ance and B asil and t t ttend d t he

the pO pe made a br eve, h a t h os e w h o a e ,

cou n cil sh ould b e m t f om tenth

e x d j th i m l
e p n en y re r n e as s a o i co s u sua .

col p e d el ll i ha dep tata l te a domenica d ell Avvent

’

re
r a
co eg o u a rz o,

n ella qu ale si comin ci il con cilio .

 2 I NTRO D U C TI O N .

denied ,
T hey l
c ose wit h . a n ex
p r es s on o i f fear , tha t their
i nstr u ctions will not be in tim e if t he cou n cil is to open on ,
:

t he appoi nt ed d ay The r eader m ay obs er ve t hat here w a s

.
,

a nother i m er i al a s sem bl t m l es t t he d es i n s o f t he
p y o o
g po n

t i ff his cau s e a nd cou ncil

, .

The 1 2 th of D ecem ber w as a ver y i m por t ant d ay it was

t he d ay i m medi at ely pr ec ed i ng th at o n w h i ch w a s a ppoin ted ,
“

t o m eet a cou n cil of t he event of w hich at 5 the t ime t tie

’
‘
1
, ,

ar ti es com os i n it a n d t o be affect ed b Jit a as w ell as dihe

‘

p g y
~

p ,

w hol e w or l d w er e per fectly 1 gnor ant what ever w ere t heir

, ,
f

r es ecti ve d es i n s a nd w hat ever t hei r ex ectati on s T h t

p g p a .
w
,

t he gr eat Con t r oller w h os e n am e an d au t hor ity w e , r e di s 1 -

honou r ed by t he clai m m a de t o t hem a nd w h os e c au s e W as ,

lit tl e pr omoted by those w ho w er e u nder a n edessity t o act '

a ain s t it w as fu lfillin
g , b
g y t h i s m ea ns s om e
g reat
p pu r oseof

h is P r ovidence par tly appar ent and par tly t o r eveal i ts e lf

*
3
, ,

in fu tu r e is a fact w hi ch w e r ecogniz e and cont empla t e wi t h

,

a dori n an d s u bm i s s i v r a tit u de
’

e
g g .

fO n t hi s d a t h e l e at es of T r ent w r it e t h at es t er d ay t he
y g ,
y , ,

1 1 th a t t he tw en t y—s econd hou r an d a h alf (or thr ee o cl oc k

’

in the w er e r ec ei ved t he l etter s of F ar nes e ,

s ent on th e 7 th w it h br eves T an d i mm ed i at el t h
”

e a
: , y y p
o inted t h e fas t s an d r oces s ion s for t he s am e d a and
p p y
they add in the nam e of G od t o mor row w e sh all give a
, ,
-
’

begin n in g to t he cou ncil and effect to t he r esolu tion of his ,

holi nes s O f the pr oceedings t h ey w ill g ive accou n t as they

.

occu r . They w ill as s em bl e a congr egation of prel ates im m e

dia t ely when t he br eve for O pen i ng t he cou n cil w ill be r ead ;
,

an d con s u lt ati on will be h ad of w ha t is pr oper t o be don e in

t h i s fi r s t act They s pecify in wha t m anner they s u ppos e

.

t he bu s i ness w ill be con d u ct ed on th e m or r ow w h i ch a s it , ,

is a gr eeable enou gh t o t he fact m ay ver y pr operly g1ve ,

S o i t m t be f 45 n th l t w h i h in cl de T e t
°
di g t t h e
‘

us or or a .
, c u s r n , accor n o

t bl
a es of G v t i Th e S a an Rit en d f 2 d vol m e I d n t k n w h w t
,
s . ac . . o u . o o o o o

u n der st an d Mass ar elli s ’

callin g t h e 1 1 th t h e l ot h , a n d t h e 1 2 t h t h e 1 1t h of
D ecember , al th ou
g h h e calls them F r id ay and Sa t u r day, an d r
p po er ly nu m
ber s t h e n ex t d ay 1 3 , calling it S u n day , as of cou r s e it w as .

T li br evi .
 34 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

[ 1 5 45

S E S S IO N I .

O PE NING O F TH E C O UN C I L UNDE R PA UL II I .

ON t he 1 3 th of Decem ber ,
1 54 5, t he t hi r d S u n d ay in A d
ven t t h e 1 2 th yea r of t he
,
p on t ificat e O f Pau l I II a nd t he ,

fea s t S t L u ci a t he Cou ncil of T r en t w as O ened and

.
,
p ,

held it s fi r s t s es s ion .

We cannot do bett er tha n pr esent t he l etter w r itten t hat i

very d ay b t h e le at es w hen t he bu s i n es s wa s over

y g , .

A t thi s t hi r d hou r of t he n i ght it is ou r i nt en ti on t hat

‘

t he s er vant s of Si D on Di e o s hou l d des at ch a cou r i er

’
g g .
p
to Rom e ; and b ecau s e t he hou r is lat e and t h e r eat er
‘

g ,

a r t of t he d a h b t in m i w e w ill onl
p y a s ee n s
p e n c er e o n es
y ,

i nfor m you r m ost Rever en d L or dship that t o d ay in t he ,

-

nam e of G od an d t o t he hon ou r and l of ou r L or d

, g y or

t he cou ncil was o en ed as w ill be a r ti cu l ar l and fu ll

y
p p , y
’
r elat ed in t o m or r ow s d es at ch
’
-

p T r en t . .

The pr om i s e of thi s l ett er is am pl y fu lfilled by t h e n ext

on t he d a follow in T h e le at es i nfor m t h ei r u su al
y g g .

cor r es on den t t h at es t er d a sa w the com m en cem en t of

p , y y
t h e cou n cil t o t he r a i s e an d gl or y of G od t o t he ex altati on
, p ,

a n d i n cr ea s e of t h e C h r i s ti an fa it h an d r eli i on a n d t o the
g ,

p per et u al honou r of t hei r L or d

(N S i g ) w it h s olem n , .
n
.

p r oces s i on s a n d t he c u s t om ar
y c er em on i es A g r eeabl
y t o .

t h e ge n er al o i n i on t h r oceed hi B l es s ed n es s m a
p e
y p , s
y ,

w i t h gr eat r eason r ej oi ce an d pr efer t hi s d ay a s felicit ou s , ,

above all o t h er s for O en i n t h e wa t o t he r e u l ar m ea n s

p, g y g
of m ai ntai ni ng t h e a u thor ity of t he apos t oli c s ee an d
t he u n i ver s al chu r ch at t h e s am e ti m e pr ovi di n g for t h e
,

s alvation of s ou l s an d for s ati s f i n t h e ex ect ati on a n d

, y g p
d es i r e of the Chr i sti an w or ld in a gr eat er deg r ee th an any ,

of his
p r edeces sor s h ad don e A fter t h e r a ers an d cer e
p y .

ai n om e d i D io, h on or e glor ia d i Nr 6 S ig Th e pope n

et e .

is u n i for m l
y d esig n a ed by t h is l a er t tt appella ion tD id t h e lega es con
. t
s ider th t t
a t
h ey w er e w r i in g pr iva te/
y
‘
1 5 451 ] S E S S IO N I . 35

moni es of t he d ay was, by t he leg at es , (in t he cat he

r ead

d ral, for ther e w a s t he as s em bl , h e bu ll Of t h e r evocati on

y) t

of t he su s
p ens on i ofil as the w ell as t h at of t h e
cou nc ,

m anda te in thei r per s on s : an d th en a fter d eli ber ati on it

, , ,

w a s d eclar ed t h a t t he cou n cil bega n on t hat d ay

,
Ao .

cor di n t o t h e w i s h of s om e r ela t es t he d ay a ft er E i
g p p ,

p h an
y w as fix ed u on for t h e fi r s t s es s ion
p A n d a s ti m e w as

h as ten i ng orf a n d a ccid ent s m i gh t oc cu r t he l egat es w i sh ed

, ,

for m or e pa r ticu l ar i n s tr u ction s— m or e es peci ally w ith r efer

en c e t o a n ot e left b t h em a t thei r d e ar tu r e fro m Rom e
y p
—whether t o be i n w ith her es ies a n d w h ether ener all
g g y ,

ar ti cu lar l ; w hen r efor m ati on is s t ar t ed w h et her d oc

or
p y ,

t r i ne s hou ld be u nit ed w ith it or w hi ch s hou ld have t he ,

r i or it d i f it b i r o os ed to be i n w it h
‘

n n a e o e n
p y ; a c s s
g p p g
the cou r t of Rom e w hat s hou ld t h ey d o ? s i n ce it is t o be u n
,

d er stood th at all t he w or ld is cl a m ou r i n g aft er t h i s bles sed

— how t he cou n cil s hou ld be a n nou nced t o
r efor m a ti on
T
t he s over ei gn s — w h a t s hou l d be it s for m or s eal— w heth er
they shou ld di s s em ble thei r k nowledge of the colloqu y and
d iet— w it h other poi nts B u t t h ey a dd in a pos t scr i pt
.
, ,

their w i sh to be d i r ect ed a s t o any pr oposal t o pr oceed by

n a tion s or a n qu es ti on r es ecti n t h e ow er of t h e c ou n
,
y p g p
oil or t hat of t h e o e or of t he o e w it h r efer en ce t o t h e
, p p p p ,

cou n cil . They desir e likew i s e t o kn ow t he n atu r e and ex

tent of thei r ow n pr esi dency They r equ es t that t he u s e .
,

of t he br eve of hab ilit ati on of G er m an r ela t es m a b

p y e

In t h ei r h a n d s les t th e L u t her a n s s h ou l d t ak e adva nt a e

,
g
of it b m ean s of r oxi es a n d t h at t he m ava il t hem
y p y a
y
,

selves of it in fa vou r of t he w ell d i s os ed T h e r e ar e s om e

p
-
.

other oi n t s of m i nor i m or t a n ce
p p .

It m ay be obs er ved t hat t he w h ole of t hi s accou n t a o

,

cor d s w ith t he for m al on e in t he s u m m a r of M a s s ar elli

y .

H e w r it es that the r evocat 1on of t he s u s pen si on w a s r ead

This w ill accou n t

for t h e w ay of n u m ber in g t h e s ess ion s i n t h e edi
ti pu bli sh ed i n
on s t
P ar is a n d i n A n w er p, in 1 5 4 6 , w h er e t h e 1 1 d s ess ion , as
n ow n u m ber ed, i s called t h e Is t .

f -
qu es t a ben ede tt a r efor m a ti on s .
 CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .
[ 1 5 4 6 .

by t he Bi s hop of Felt r o, w h i ch is pr obably n o con t radi ction

to t he as s er ti on th at both t he bu ll s w er e r ead in t he per son
of t he i
r es den t s A t all even ts it is an u n i m or t a n t one
p p .

To t he qu esti on of th e pr es i d en ts w het h er it pleas ed t h e ,

as s em bled bi s ho s t o d ecr ee a n d d ecl ar e, t h a t t h e cou ncil

p
s h ou ld be i n a nd w a s b e u n it w a s u n an im ous l an s w er ed
g , g , y ,

Pl a cet ; a n d t o t h e qu es ti on of t he fi r s t fu tu r e s es s i on being
celeb r at ed on t h e d a aft er E i h an t he s ame consent
y pp y ,

w a s given . The n am es of t h e m em ber s pr es en t ar e a dd ed ;

an d t he ear t o a r ee w ith those in L e Pl a t s edit ion of
’ ‘

y pp
a
g
t he canons and decr ees of the council n am ely, t he t hre
‘

e ,
-

Pr es i dents fou r ar chbi s hops t wenty t wo bi shops t w o ath

“
-

, , ,

bass ador s five gener al s of or der s w ith m any s ecu la r and

, ,

re u l ar doct ors
g .

S E S S I O N II .

PRE PA RA TI O NS i SE S S I O N - -
.

Mode of livin g , &c , i n

. t he C ou n cil .

M A S S A RE L L I w r ites th a t on Fr i d ay t he 1 8 th of Decemb er
, , ,

w as hel d t he fi r s t G en er al C ongr eg ati o n a ft er t he openi ng

Of t he cou n cil .The fi r s t pr es i dent C ar di n al del M ont e , ,

d eli ver ed a n exhor t ati on t o t he fa t her s th at they s hou l d ,

r e ar e t hem s elves bot h i n t er n all and extern all for t he

"
p p , y y ,

du e cel ebr ati on of so im por tan t a w or k a s t he cou ncil .

Then w er e r ead s even t een ar ticles I n w hi ch t he pr es i dent s ,

r o os e bot h s u ch t h i n s a s ar e n ecessar an d su ch a s
p p g y ,

S h ou l d be d i s cu s s ed fer th e r o er cond u ct of t h e cou ncil

p p
, .

M os t of thes e a r ti cles ar e indeed obviou s The fi r s t .

r ecomm end s t h at as t o life and m anner s t h ey s h ou ld s t u d

, ,
y ,

t o r ender G od pr opitiou s by pr ayer s fa s ti ngs alm s an d , , ,

oth er i ou s wor k s A n ot her r ovi des for t h e s ecu r it of

p .
p y
t he l ace in com i n rem ai n in an d r et u r ni n A n ot her
p g g ,
g , .

-
in per s dn a di n oi Pr es iden i t
 S E S SIO N 11. 37
” ,

t t h at it s hou l d be d eclar ed w h a t
es s er s on s ar e to be
su
gg p ,

a dm itt ed t o i ve a con s u lt ati ve or d eliber ative voi ce or

g
.

bot h A n other di r ect s t h at t he s u bj ect s t o be tr ea ted of in

.
,

t h e con r e ation s an d s es s ion s s h ou l d be r eviou sl ex

g g p y
am in ed a n d a d et er m i n ati on m ade h ow a n d b w h om t he
, y y , ,

s hou l d be ex am i n ed O ne n ear t he end i m pr ess es t h e

*
.

r ever en ce w h i ch is du e t o t hei r m os t hol F a t her an d L or d

y ,

Pau l ,chi ef pon ti ff The r es t m i ght be anti ci pated

. .

In a lett er of t h e 1 9t h l n ot hi ng of par ti cu l ar i m por ta nce

.
' '

occu rs ex ce t t h e a n s w er w hi ch is r e or t ed b t h e w r it ers
p p y
-

t o h ave been m a d e t o t h e r oxi es of t h e C ar di n al of A u s

.

p g
.

bu r g w her e th ey obs er ve t h a t it w ou l d be a bad exam ple

, ,
.

in t he b egi n ni ng of t he cou n cil t o allow them a deci s i ve

voi ce bu t t h at t he m i h t be er m itt ed t o excu s e c on s u lt
,
y g p , ,

a n d acce t w h at w a s d on e in t h e cou ncil : a n d th e s

p y u
g
es t a l ett er fr om Rom e a r ovi n t h i d et er m i n ati on
g pp g e r .

O n Tu es d ay t he 2 9 th of D ecemb er w a s hel d a g ener al

, ,

con r e ati on in w hi ch w er e as s ed t w o decr ees — t h e fi r s t

g g ,
p ,

r es ec ti n abbot s an d en r al s of or d er s and t heir d eci s ive

p g g e ,

voi ce in s es s ion s ; t h e ot h er for t h e electi on of t hr ee pr el at es

t o exam i ne t h e titl es an d r om otion s O f bi sho s and of
p p .

th eir or der 1 &c , .

Th e letter of t he pr es i dent s d at ed the l a s t d ay of De ,

cem ber r efer s t o t h i s con r e ati on ; a n d t he qu es ti on of a

,
g g
d ecis i ve voi ce in t he s es si on s they s u spect t o be m oved by
t he bi s hops in or d er t o pr even t t h e pr ivilege fr om d es cen d
,

ing below t hei r own or der an d par ti cu l ar ly t o ex clu de t he ,

ener al s and abb ot s T h e le at es how ever , m ean t o eva de

g g .
,

an d et er m i n ati on of t he oin t ; an d on t h e occasi on s t r ongly

y p
su r t ed t he au thor it f h is h oli n es s l n t h e er s on s of
pp o
y o p

Th is w as t h e or i gi n of t h e con r ollin gt pow er s o ear n es tly co n t en d ed

f orby t h e leg a es , an d agta m s t by a co n s i d er able p ar y i n t h e cou n ci l,

i n t
j t
con s equ en ce of w h ich n o su b ec cou l d be in r odu ced t o di s cu s si on bu t su ch t ’

as t
h ey appr oved , t h e pr oposal l in g w i h h em
y W e s h all s ee a d eal of t t .

thi s .

T I t is m os t perver sel y m ar k ed 2 9 i n bo h t M S S — a dat e con fu ted by t he

ver y r em ai n d er of the da t e an d by t h e beg in n ing of t h e t
le t er .

M ass ar elli .
38 COUN C I L OF T RE N T .

[ 1 5 4 5
9

in di vidu als em i nent for t hei r theolog ical l ear ni ng and s o ,

hi ghly favou r ed by him a s t o be in vit ed a nd depu ted t o t he

cou ncil b
y hi m T h ei r s u
gges ti on s w er e a s s en t ed t o ; a n d
.

it w as or dain ed that decr ees shou l d be com posed in the ,

fir s t s es sion r el a ti ng to t hei r ow n du t y t o G od a n d the

,

r efor m ati on of t h em s el ves a n d fam ilies a nd of t he m em b er s ,

of t he cou ncil .

The fa ithfu l s er van ts of the pon tiff w r ite o n t he 5 t h o f

"
“

J anu ar y 15 46 th at his au t hor ity t o w hich t hey ar e m os t

, ,

devot ed can not be su ppor t ed in t he cou n cil W ithou t su p

, ,

l i n t h e neces s iti es of t he i ndi en t m em ber s as w ell a s

p y g g ,

of t he offi ci al s A ft er a few par a gr aph s t hey gi ve t heir

.
,

V i ews of i nd u l en c es in a m a n ner n ot d evoi d of s i m pli cit

g y
an d cu r ios it T h e r anti n of i n du l en ces t h
’

y o t g g g e
y sa
y
~

.
, ,

w e have al w ays pa i d the g r eat es t at t en ti on bot h befor e a n d ,

aft er t he o en i n
p g of t he cou ncil A ll h ave b een
p ro .

n ou n ced b t h e au t hor it of ou r L or d a s w ill be d on e in

y y ,

fu t u r e w h en t h e br eve s hall com e w h i ch confer s t he

,

facu lty We bes eech his holines s t o t r eat as r atifi ed t he

.
‘

"
i n du lgences hit her to gr ant ed by u s in t he m as ses per ,

"
for m ed in ou r ch a p el s of t hr ee yea r s an d fi ve qu ar an ,

t enes and of ten on Chr i s tm as day ; and cer t ai nly his

,

B ea titu de s hou ld not in ou r opi n i on be backw ar d in t hi s

“

, , ,

s i n ce it s ati s fi es t h e eo le a n d m ai nt ai n s his o wn au
p p
t hor it y an d r epu t at i on The leg ates i mm ed i at ely aft er
’

r eco n iz e a en er al c on r e ati on on t he r ecedi n d

g g g g p g a
y
.

in w h ich it w a s d ecr eed am on g ot her t hi ngs n oti ced befor e

—
,

that wh a t they call the s econd s es si on bu t s i nce and s till .

c alled t he t hir d s hou ld be cel ebr at ed on t he fi r s t T hu r s d a

'

, y
a ft er t he u r ifi cati on
l T h e t o be i n w it h m a tt er s
'

p e
yp pr o o s
g
‘

Tut te s on o s a e
t t
pr on u n cia e per au or i a di Nu ) t t t “
com e an co

sifar a p er 1 aven ir e, ven en d o i l br eve, ch e ci n e dia facol

’
t a. S u pplichiamo
ben , ch e S . S . si d eg ni h aver ra et le in d u lg en z e con cess e, &c e cer

t am en t e su a B eat i t u din e n on
deve al g iu di t io n os r o t e s ser e s car sa i n qu es t o,

p er ch e s e n e s at i sfa al popolo, e s i m an t i en e l au or i
’
t t a, e r ipu t at ion e su a.

This in t h e year 1 5 4 6 , t he d om in i cal le tte r bein g D ,

w as t h e 4 t h of
F ebru a r y . Th e r ead er w ill obser ve, h a t t t h e session s ar e h er e ag ain r ec

kon ed as i f t h e opening w er e n on e . They

s a r e r ec k oned i n t h e pr esen w ay, t
 S E S S IO N II . 39

of a ith b ecau s e t he di t h a t it is t he i nt enti on of

f , y s cover ,

t h e g r ea t er p ar t of t he cou n cil t o r ever s e t he or der and

.
,

begi n w it h r efor ma tion on the gr ou n d t h at h er es i es h ave

,

ar i s en i nci all fr om d efor m ati on a nd t r an s r es s i on

p r
p y g .

Which a s they cannot as s en t t o s o they cann ot r esi st if

, , ,

it shou ld appea r to t h e cou ncil t h a t all t he thr ee heads for

w hi ch th ei r lor d h ad assem bl ed it na m ely h er es y r efor , , ,

m a ti on and peace s hou l d be t r eat ed a t one t ime in or der

,
*
, ,

t o p r om ot e d es pat ch a n d oth er obj ects A ft er givi ng t he .

s u bj ec t t hei r ea r n es t att en ti on for s ev er al hou r s t he t hr ee ,

r es i d en t s h a d co ncl u d ed t h a t if t he m easu r e sh ou ld be
p ,

er s i s t ed in as ex ed i ent for t he r e u tati on of C hr i s ti anit

p p p y ,

t hey w ou ld not by O ppos ing it i n cu r t he i m putation of

, , ,

bei ng aver s e t o r efor m ati on and i ncor r i gible ,They w ou ld .

,

how ever i n s i s t t ha t the r efor m ation S hou ld be u niver s a l

, , ,

a nd a l r in ces a nd r ofa ne as w ell a s eccle

L
pp y t o
p p p er son s
]
s ia s t ic s Thi s m ethod w ill pr even t one par ty fr om r ej oic
.

ing a t t he expen s e O f t he ot her ; an d if ‘

they ad d ou r , ,
‘

r efor m a ti on is ex cl u s i vel call ed for w e S h all have a r i h t

y g
t o O pos e and S h ow ou r t eeth s i n ce w e h ave r ea son on
p , ,

ou r si d e They w i sh t o have s peedy i nfor m ation on

.
’

thes e poin t s becau se in t he fi r s t con gr egati on after t he

,

s es s i on w hi ch w ou ld be t he n ext d ay t h ey m u s t n eces
, ,

s ar il com e t o s om et hi n s u bs ta n tia l r e ar a t or affa i r s

y g p p y
h avi ng b een d i s pos ed of Tiley r el at e thei r deter m ined
.

O os iti on t o t he for m i d able w or d s r o os ed an d a r oved

pp p p pp
by al m os t all § — E ccles iam u ni ver s al em r epr aes ent an s
a d di n t h a t t hei r o os it i on w a s fou nded n ot onl on t he
g , pp y
h ow ever , so ear l
y as t h e edi ti on of t h e Ac t a at Milan , in 1 5 4 8 . Massa
r elli r ecor ds t h e con gr eg a tion on t h e 4 t h of J anu ar y, an d obser ves , t h a t
s om e d esir ed t o add to t h e title of t he cou n ci l u n i ver salem E cclesiam r epr ae

sen t an s — t h e r eader w ill have en ou gh of t hi s t h e sequ el—bu t t he t

”
in g r ea er

par t dete m in ed th t it
r a sh ou ld n ot be added .

S ee t h e bu ll of t
i n dic ion , May 2 2 , 1 5 42 , g iven in all t h e editions of

t h e can on s, &c , . t ow ar d s t h e en d , an d r e ea ed
p t in t h e B u lla Rev t oca or ia

S u spen sion is, copied by L e Plat i n his Monu m . abou t the middle of t h e bu ll .

i Pr ofani
f

I C osa sost an t iale .

qu asi a t tti pi
u acess er o .
40 CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .
[ 1 546 .

i nt r i nsic i mpor tance of t he w or d s bu t likewi se on their ,

tendency to r ecall w hat followed in t he decr ees of t h e cou n ~

cils of C ons t an ce a n d Bas il They had u r ged likewis e .

,

they w r it e tha t th e wor ds w er e in flated and i nvidi ou s both

, , ,

t o t h em and t o t he h er eti cs tha t they w er e vir tu ally com ~

r ehen d ed in t h e titl e E cu m en i c al ; a n d s o t h e r oceed ed

p ,
yp
in t he ar gu men t a s each of u s t h r ee w a s in s pir ed wi thout
, , .

d i s cover i n g t he s ecr et of ou r m i nd f A p os ts cr ipt follQWs

’
.
,

w hi ch annou n ces t ha t a comm u ni cati on likely t o be m er e

, ,
'

r ivat e t h an the r eced in accom an i ed thi s It w

p p g p , as
p r om .

bably on a s epar a t e paper .

O n per u s i ng t he l ett er j u s t det ailed t he r ea d er can ,

s car cel avoi d b ei n s t r u ck b t h e con clu d i n s en ti ment

y g y g ,

w hi ch d i s pl a s s o s t r on gly t he s ati s facti on w hi ch a n It alian”

y
ab ove alm os t an ot h er m in d feels in con t em l at i n t h e
y p g , , .

s u ccess of a s t r a t a em SO com l et e t ha t t he a enc of t h e

g p , g y ,

m in d w hi ch con tr ived it es capes w ithou t det ecti on .

The s econd s es s ion w as t o be on t he m or row ; an d on t he

7 th of J a nu ar y it w as cel ebr at ed .

The m an ner in w hi ch M as sa r elli r ecor ds thi s s es s i on a t

t h e c om m en cem en t 1 s r em ar k able H e calls it t he s econ d .

s es s i on t he O en i n of t h e cou ncil bei n c om u ted a s t he

, p g g p
fi r s t The m as s of t he H oly S pi r it w as celebr ated and a n
. z
2

or ati on deli ver ed b t h e Bi sho of S t M ar k ; and t he ex

y p . .

hor ta t ion O f t he pr es i dent was r ead a s the au thor exPr es s es

: ,

h i m s el f (ther eby an nou n ci ng his au thor ity in a w ay not u n i

, ,

u s u al w it h It ali an w r it er s ) by m e A ngelo M as s ar elli

,
‘
, ;

sec r et ar y of t h e cou n cil A bu ll w as r ead pr ohi biting

’
. .

b i shops t o appear by pr oxi es ; lik ew i s e t he br eve whi ch ,

comm anded t h e cou ncil t o be O ened on t h e 1 3 t h o f D ecem

p
ber l ast L as tly w a s r ead t he d ecr ee of t he s es s i on for t he
.

m anner of li vi ng a nd other th i ngs t o be obs er ved in t he

‘

cou nci l .The d ecr ee w as appr oved by all ex cept som e who , ,

a
m pu llose et i nvidiosi— t h e con cer n for h er e ics t on t h i s occasi on l S

t
w or h y of re mar k .

1‘
s econ do ch e ciaschedu no di n oi t r e t u in spir a to
, sen z ae s copr ir e il
s eg r e o t dell
’
an i mo n ostr e .
42 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .
[ 1 5 4 6 .

os ed i d er ati on
to t h
con s e thr ee head s cont ai n ed in
p p ro

t he b u ll an d t hat t hey s hou ld pr ay t o G Od for his illu m i

,

n ati on a nd w e a n d ea ch w ou l d i v e his O i ni on at t he
g p
‘

, , ,

n ex t con r e ati on
g g W e m a de t hi s.
p p
r o
‘
os al t h e
y co n ,
’

t inu e thu s in gen er al in or d er t o appear t o s econd t he de

‘
,

s i r e m ani fes t ed of en t er i n u on s u bs t an ti al s a nd t o ain

'

g p g ,

ti m e t o r eceive an ans w er fr om his m ost r ever end lor d - z

shi I f h s i s n ot ar r an t h
*
p t i yp ocr i s
y it is a
p r ofa n e ,

degr ad ati on of r eli gi on t o t he pu r pos es of hu m an poli cy an d

deceit .

The fi r s t par t of t he n ext lett er of t h e s am e date is occu

p i ed w it h a s ecu l ati on abou t en a i n

p g g g t h e E n li s h ki n
g g t o
“

j oi n t he papal i n t er es t an d pr os cr ibe t he book s of L ut her ;

Bu t t h e l att er par t i s I m por tant w her e t he legat es r ecom ,

m en d t o t he pope to s end t o th e cou n cil t en or tw el ve pre '

l at es w ho m ay be tr u sted an d well qu alifi ed in other r espect s ; ,

as t h e u lt r am on t anes a n d ar ti cu l ar l S ai n w er e s end in
p y p,
g ,

exem l ar an d lear ned m en in c on s i der able s t r en th ; a n d

p y g
t hey ou ght t o have an adequ ate cou nter bala nce They .

m ention t hat on t h e hi gh es t au thor it y t hey w er e i nfor med

, ,

that s ix or ei gh t L u ther ans w er e am ongs t them whos e ,

n ames t h e d ecli n e st a ti n s i n ce t h e w er e obt ai n ed t hrou h

y g y g
t h e m ediu m of c on fes s ion They do not how ever b elieve . , ,

t h e fact t T hey m enti on that D om i nico d e S oto had O h

-

.
,

t ain ed er m i s s i on o f t he o e t o h ave a defi n iti ve v01 ce I n

p p p
t he cou ncil a s his r i n ci al w as u nable
p per s on all
y t o a
p
p ,

ear T h ei r i nfor m an t t he car d i n al of J aen w as as t o

p .
, ,

hished at it for t he ex am ple s s ak e ’

.

Q u es a t p ro
pos t a fu fa tt a da n oi cosi i n g en er e per mos t r ar
’
di s econ

d ar il d es sider io lor o d
’
t
en r ar n elle cose s ost an t iali, et m e tt er n on dim eno

tempo in m ez z o fi n ch e ven iss e 1a r i spos a t da V S . Rm .

1 Th e g r eat
‘
an d i r r efr ag able au th or , as t h e w r i t er s call t h e i n for
m t an ,

u n d er s oodt h ow t o g et over t h e diffi cu l ies of h is pr ofession H e says,cl1 e t .

d d i il m h v l i f i m h f a li fl’
é t t i
‘

n on
pu r e n o e p er a e r o n con es s on e a c e ar con g e

t t
u t o qu ello ch e vor r em o t
S o h en , w h a h e can n o do dir ect h e can do
. t t
t h r ou gh a mediu m . This i s n ow t h e appr oved t
me h od of t r ea ting I
oppr es

S ive oa th s : an d wi ht those w h o ad op tt rue papal e thics , oat h s ar e u seless

excep tt o deceive .
 S E S S IO N III . 43

, M as s ar elli ,in his r elati on of the gener al con gr egation of ,

t he 18 th of J anu ar y st at es t h at t h er e w as mu ch con t en ti on
, ,

in it t he fat her s bei ng di vi d ed i nto fou r par ti es — thos e w ho

, ,

thou ght it bes t to begi n w ith doctr i nes ; thos e w ho pr e

fer r ed begi nn i n g w it h r efor m ati on ; w hile ot her s w er e for
.

m aki ng peace ; an d t he fou r th w ou l d u n it e doct r i n e a n d

“

r efor ma ti on Bu t n ot hi n g w as con cluded

. It w as likew i s e .

r o o s ed b t h e ca r d i n al of Tr en t t o w r it e t o th e L u t h er
p p y
an s ; whi ch w a s n ot d on e .

The l etter w h i ch follow s a nd is s t r an gely d a t ed t he 2 9 t h

, ,

( a lt h ou h it u s es t he w or d
g yes t er d a
y as d esi n ati n
g g t h e ,

ti m e of th e con gr egati on j u s t d escr ibed with w hi ch t he d e ,

s cr i ti on i n t h e lett er accu r at el a r ees an d t her efor e d e

p y g ,

t erm in es the r igh t dat e t o t he 19 th ) pu r por t s t hat t h e

.
, ,

r es i dent s a r eeabl t o t he l an befor e s t at ed r o os ed

p g
, y p p p ,

t he s u bj ect of t h e t hr ee head s i n or d er t o di s cover t he

s en ti m en t s of t he m eeti n n ot onl en er all b ut ar t icu
g y g , y p
larly . T her e cer t ainly w as a s w e m i gh t expect fr om t he,

s ta t em ent of t h e s u m m a r r eat var i et of o i ni on s

y a
g y p
.

, ,

w hi ch a r e d et ail ed w it h m u ch ar ti cu l ar it in t he l ett er
p y
befor e u s The ar gu m ent s of each par ty ar e i n geni ou s
.
,

alt hou h r ath er obviou s T h os e w ho con t en ded for t he

g .

s i m u lt aneou s con s i d er ation of t h e t w o m ain s u b ect s a

j pp ear t o

t h e r eat es t a dvant a e Th e F r en ch w er e d i s os ed t o con

g g .
p
s i der t he h ead of eace t he m os t des er vi n o f a tt en ti on
p g .

Ther e w er e not w anti ng those; w ho thou ght th at t he L n “

,
~

ther ans shou ld be i nvit ed in an am i cabl e w ay : t hey m i ght

be gai ned ; an d t hi s w ou l d s er ve to j u s ti f t he cou n cil The
y .

l egat es s ay of them selves that havi ng li s t ened t o s ati ety

, ,

they conclu ded that as t he hou r w a s l at e the deliber ation

, ,

m os t wei ht a nd t h e o i ni on s va r i ou s t he w u l d con
g y ,
p y o ,

s i d er t h e s u bj ect a nd in t he n ext con r e ati on r o os e t he

,
g g p p ,

oi nt s u on w hi ch t h e fath er s shou l d h ave t o i v t h i

p p g e e r

o ini on
p A n d h er e a gai n t h e con fess w hether in s im
y
.
,

p li cit
y or n ot t h at one of t hei r O bj ect s w a s t o a i n m or e
,
g
ti m e for hear ing fr om Rom e To pr olon g t he cou ncil they . ,

ob s er ve w hen it m i ht be abb r evi ated is not for t he s er vice

,
g ,
 44 U NC I L 1 5 4 6
CO .
OF TR E NT .

[ .

Of t he a T
os oh t lic
e l os e b
s ee sa i n t h a t t he h d
p y c
y y g
.

y a , ,

a oi n t ed t w o d a s in each w eek M on d a d F i d d
pp y y an r a
y a n , ,

w it hou t fu r ther noti ce a s s t at ed d a s for t he en er al con

y ,
g
r e a t ion s an d t hi s t k t h r ela t es in exer ci s e t o
g g o e e
p e
p , ,

r even t vol u nt ar m eeti n s ; a n d b ec au s e a s t he cou ncil

p y g ,

r oceeded bu s i n es s w ou l d i ncr eas e u on t h em

p ,
p .

O n t he 22 d of J a nu ar y a gen er al c on gr egati on a gr eed

"

that doctr i ne and r efor m ation s hou ld pr oceed s im u ltaneou sly ;

an d t h at t he C hr i s ti a n sover ei n s S h ou l d be s n odicall a de
'

g y y
.

*
dr es s ed t o i n d u ce them t o a s s i s t t he cou n cil .

T hi s congr egati on is ad ver ted t o ma letter O f t he sam e ‘

d ay The pr es i den ts o bs er ve that it is diffi cu lt t o com bat

.
,

t h e r eas on in s O f t he a d voca t es of t hi s bles s ed r efor m ati on

g ,

”
d es i r ed by all w it hou t exception an d littl e t r u st ed t o , .

O ne ar gu m en t w hi ch t hey u s ed agai n s t t hos e w ho d es i r ed

t o t r ea t of r efor m ati on s i n l or in r efer en ce w a s, t he
gy p
r e or t ed r es ol u ti on o f t he em er or t con tin u e t he d i et
p p o
‘

u on t h e l ea th a t i f h e cou ncil m ad e no ro r es s he
p p t , p g ,

m igh t be j u stifi ed in convoki n g a fr esh diet for th e pu r pos e .

of set tling both t he doct r i nes an d abu s es of r eligion zwt he

"

n e l ect t her efor e t o t r eat of d oct r i nes w ou l d be t o can oniz e

g , ,

s u ch a ss em bl for it w ou l d be u r ed t h a t t he s u bj ect n ot
y g , ,

a din it t in fu r ther d el a h e cou r s e t ak en w as r en d er ed n e

‘

g y t ,

c es s ar T h i s convi n ced t h e con r e ati on w it h one or t w o

y .
g g ,

exce ti on s t h at d oct r i n e a n d r efor m a ti on s h ou l d be t r eat ed

p ,

nd roceed di ar t alth ou h a r eat an d r i ch

p p g g
i n a pr em edit at ed a n d r ea d or ation ear nes tly con
‘

"
t h ded for Sim pl e r efor m a ti on u r gi ng t he pr esen t oppor
‘

pl ,

t u nit y and exa g ger ati ng exis ti ng defor m iti es w ith al addi ng
"

, , ,

t h a t u nl es s th ei r vess el s w er e pu r ifi ed t he H oly S pir it w ou l d

, ,

i l dt i nh abit t hem ; a nd so t he cou n cil w ou ld becom e a

" “

n u llit
y W e w r ite t h e a r ou s ed le a t es
g r o os ed an im
p p
m edi a t e an d per son al r efor m
. .
, ,

»
ati on of ou r s elv es th e cou n cil ,

an d t he r u l er s of it in
‘

p a r ti cu l ar W e com m ended t he s u
g .

esti on of SO hol a r esol u ti on becau s e b e i nn i n w it h ou r

g y g g , ,

s el ves w e m i ht ho e in ti m e t o r efor m t he r es t of t he
,
.

g p
"
5
Massar elli .
 S E S S IO N III . 45

w or d l . We exhor t ed all, w h eff cac

it i iou s w or d s , t o r edu ce

the a d v ce
p i to r ac tice , an d ef ec u a f t lly pu r ify each of u s ou r

ow n ves sels O u r pr opos al w a s com m en ded by all bu t not

.
,

foll owed m an y all egin g t hat, s i n ce t he r efor m ati on S h ou ld

, ,

be un i ver s al it , y was t h
u nn eces s ari s
p ar t o w as e t ti m e in
t icu lar it I n t hi s m a nn er w e r e ell ed t h e s u s i ci on t ha t
y .

p p ,

w e wer e u n fri en dly t o r efor m ati on ; a n d t he effect w as em i

u entl su cces s fu l in advan ci n t h e hon ou r a n d es ti m a ti on
y g
of ou r L ord an d t he a os t oli c s ee — With ou t a t all in
_

p ,

t en di ng t o i m peach t he s i ncer ity of t he legates t h e chall enge ,

w a s cer t ai nly a n d m i gh t be k now n t o be a ver s afe on e

,
y , .

The s cene d escr i bed is in all vi ew s of it s i ngu l a r ; an d dis , ,

covers w it h w h a t confi d en ce m a b e a ct ed u on t he assu m

, y p p
t ion t h a t hu m an n at u r e in it s a s s i on for r efo r m i s m or e
,
p , ,

a nxi ou s t o a l t h e b en efit ext r a neou sl w het her t o

pp y y p er s on ,

o r t hi n t h an t o it s el f
g , .

In a congr egati on of t h e 2 6 t h of J an u ar y it w a s pr opos ed , ,

am on other m et hods o f dis cu s sI O n t h a t t he w hole cou n cil

g ,

s hou l d be d i vi ded i nt o t hr ee cl as s es t o be as s em bl ed b efor e ,

an o ne o f t he r es i den t s a n d t o d i s cu s s fam ili a r l w h t h

y p y , e er ,

in t he L ati n or n ative l an gu age ; t h e r es u lt t o be r efer r ed t o

t h e par ti cu l ar con r e a ti on s an d t o b e es tabli shed in a
g g ,

g en er al on e H en ce all w ou l d t a k e t h ei r S h a r e in th e
.

p r o

needin s of t he cou ncil

g .

A n ot her gener al con gr egati on t ook pla ce on t he 29th of .

J a n u ary in w hi ch t he l ett er s t o be s ent t o t he s over eign s

,

w er e r ead ; an d it w as d eli ber at ed w ithou t bei n

g ,

w h et her t h e l ett er s O f t he kin of F r a nce or of t he

g
t he Rom an s w er e t o be r ead fi r s t in t he s es s ions The .

cl as s es w er e t o be chos en b
y t h e le at es
g i .

The lett er of t h e 1 s t of Febr u ar y i n ti m at es s om e dis s at is

A ft er thi s le tt er th er e is a chasm to t he 2d of Ma r ch . in t he fi t
rs

volu m e of t h e E i st olar
p y collec ion ; an d t h e secon d , or t du plica t e, clos es

th i s cou r s e fi n ally . Th e th i rd collec ti on , w hi ch beg in s fr om F ebr u ar y 1 ,

1 5 46, w ill be ou r ex clu s i ve epis olar
y t g u i d e, t ill it j
r e oi n s the firs t at t he
2d Of Mar ch .

I t w ill be t
u n der s ood , on ce for a ll, t ha t th es e his t or i c d et ails ar e fr om
t he S u m m ar iu m Of M ass ar elli, ex cept w h er e t h e con t r ar
y i s ex pr es s ed .
46 COUN CI L or TR E NT .
[ 1 54 6 .

faction e xpr es sed by his holiness in consequ ence of whi ch ,

t he gener al congr eg ati on s t a ndin g for that d ay w as

p os t

oned ; and aft er a l on con s u lt ati on am on t h em s el ves a s

p g g
t o holdi ng a s es s i on w i th ou t m aki ng a dec r ee t hey h ad ,

d et er m ined u pon a m ean w h i ch w as t o i nti m ate S i m ply

, , ,

th a t S in ce m an y pr elat es w er e expected th ey w ou ld abs t ai n

, ,
'

fr om m aki n g d ecr ees u n t il a noth er s es s ion wh ich w ou ld be ,

a nnou n ced They tr u s t t ha t w hen his holiness Consi ders

.
, ,
'
t he d i fficu lti es of t hei r s it u a t i on h e w ill be s at is fi ed w i th ,

w h a t they h ave h it her t o d on e n ot w it h s tan di ng t he calum ,

n i es of on e of thos e r el a t es w h o w ou l d exalt t hem s el ves a t

p ,

t h e expen s e of ot her s .

O n t he 2 d of Febr u ar y t he class es m et for t h e fi r s t t im e ;

a nd it w as t her e d i s cu s s ed w h ether t h e r om ul ati on of a
p g,

d ecr ee s hou ld be abs t ai ned fr om an d w hether the followi ng ,

s essi on S h ou l d be a n nou n ced or n ot in t h e next Ses s ion ; a n d

”
a fter m u ch d i s pu te t he qu es ti on s w er e r em itt ed t o th e
ener al con r e ati on
g g g .

Ther e is a letter of t he s am e d ate which r ecogniz es wit h ,

r

in cr eas ing di stinctnes s a par ty in t he cou ncil w ho m ay be ’

c alled r efor m er s s u ch a s i nsi st ed u on co m m enci n w it h

p g
r efor m a ti on alon e They how ever wer e per su ad ed th at
.
, , ,

d oc t r i n es s hou l d not be th r own beh in d bu t s i n ce t he s ynod , ,

w i s hed it s hou l d be j oi ned w ith r efor m ation

, Nor cou ld .

this w i sh be w ell r es is ted as t he t w o poi n ts w er e u nited in

,

h is holi n es s s bu ll They cou ld n ot t her efor e pr opose t o

’
.

begi n pr eci s ely w ith doct r i n es fr om t he pr ospect of m a n ifest ,

d an ger a n d a ccor di ngly con t ent ed t hem s elves w it h pr opos

,

in g gen er all y i ns t ea d of par ti cu l ar ly ; in or der a ccor d i ng t o ,

his holi n es s s d ir ection t o di s cover par ti es an d t o avoi d com

' ’

r om i s i n t h em s el ves T h e r e r es en t t h em s elves in r ea t
p g y p .

g
d ifficu lt y fr om n ot r eceivi ng an a n s w er w hi ch t hey expec t ed
from his holi n es s ; and t h is ft hey s a y w hile it obli ged t hem ,

t o r es ort t o pr ocr as tin a tio n br ou ght u pon t hem t he h az ai td

,

of a for m i d abl e defecti on They clos e t he letter w ith eight

.

This a t
ppella ion w an der s over ever y in d an d deg r ee of bad k or g ood ,
a ccor d i n j t
g t o t h e su b ec , an d t h e mean s w h ich ar e employed .
 S E S S IO N 111 .

r eas ons for t he cond u c t , wh ich , u nd er these d i sadvant ages ,

they had p u rsue d .

A gener al congr egation w a s held on t he 3d of F ebr u

ar
y i n w hi ch it w a s con cl u ded
, t h at , ,
on t he b
s es s i n of

t he m or r ow t w o , d ecr ees s hou ld be p u bli s hed , t h e on e

t i i g t he symbol of faith the other t he det ermi

con a n n ,

n ati on r el ati ve t o t he abs en t r el at es : t h e d a of t he fu t u re

p y
s ess i on w a s lik ew i s e t o be fi xed for t he T hu r s da a fter t h e
y
four t h S u n d ay in L en t t h e 8 t h of A p r il S om e w i sh ed a
, .

decr ee t o be pu bli s hed r especti ng t he m ode of pr oceed i ng

in t he synod fr om doct r i ne a nd r efor m ati on t oget her and
,

*
for on ce : t hi s how ever w a s n eg atived by t h e m aj or ity
, , .

Ther e w er e other poi nt s det er m ined of l es s im por t ance .

O n Thu r s day the 4th of F ebr u ar y w a s celebr at ed t he

, ,

t hi r d ses sion of t he cou ncil The u su al chu r ch s er vice wa s .

p er for m ed a nd a n or a tion deliver ed b

, y A m b r os i o C a t er i n o .

A fter a S hor t a nd t he u s u al i ntr odu cti on r epr es enti n g t he ,

C r eed t he Ni cene as t he fou n d ation of C hr i s ti a n fait h an d

, ,

t he d efen ce a g ai n s t h er esy t h at cr eed w a s r epea t ed a s t he

, ,

fi rst decr ee ; and t he next expr es s ed the ex pectation of a

fu ller a tt en d ance of bi shops a t t h e n ext s es s ion w hi ch w as ,

fi xed as above st at ed The m em bers pr esent di ffer ed only

.

from t he for m er nu m ber i n t h e ad d iti on of th e t w o c ar d i ,

n als of Tr en t an d (i f J a en w ho w er e n e t le at es a n d t w o
, g , ,

bi shops .

The t w o pr ecedi ng s es s ion s a n d th i s w er e pl ai nly only

r e ar at or alt h ou h r o er an d in t h e m ai n u n exce tion
p p y g p p
, p
able . The fou r th w ill i n t r odu ce s om et hi ng s u bs t an ti al an d
n ot qu it e s o i n n ocent .

Ther e is s o littl e mor e than a r ecogni tion of the sli gh t

bu s i n es s of thi s s es sion in t h e lett er of t he legates of th e
s am e d a t hat t he m or e ext en d ed a tt en ti on t o t h at n ot n u
y ,

i m por t ant letter shall be r eser ved for t he next d ivision of ‘

t he wor k .

si mu l et sem el .
 CO UN C I L OF T RE NT .

S E S S I O N IV .

PRE PA RA TI O NS — S E SS I O N

C an on ical S cr ip t
u r es .

TH E lett er of the pr es idents w r itten on t he ver y day of t he,

la s t t h e t hir d s es sion as s u m es s om ew h a t of a n ew s tyle and

, ,

i ncr easing i m por t an ce as t hen w hat ar e j u stly called su b

, ,

s t an t ials wer e in i m m ed i at e Vi ew an d m u st be fai r ly en

, ,

cou n t er ed The l ett er expr es s es gr ea t a ng u i sh in t h e w r it er s

.

at t h e di s l eas u r e of t he o e on accou n t of t hei r com r o

p p p p
,

m ising conces sion r el ati ve t o r efor m ation They had s u c .

ceeded , however in t he last congr egati on in h avi ng t he

,

s u bj ect defer r ed This produ ced an i nsi nu ati on that Rom e

.
,

w as a ver se t o r efor m a ti on w hi ch t he leg at es endeavou r ed

,

t o r epel by a s su r an ces of t he g ood w ill of h is h oli n es s on

that point who they w er e i nfor m ed had begu n t he r efor m
, , ,

in his ow n per son They h ad s atis fi ed t he complain an ts

r es ecti n
p g t h e d el a
y in d et er m i ni n
g t h e titl e of t he cou n cil ,

by pr om i s i n g t h at an i m por t an t decree w ou ld be pas s ed o n

,

t he su bj ect They en deavou r to calm the appr ehensi ons of

.

his holi n es s on t he s u bj ect of r efor m ati on by a p ar ti cu lar

inter pr etati on of t he t er m ; as applying not si mply t o the ,

cou r t of Rom e bu t t o all C hr i st en dom t o all pr el ates

, , ,

r i es t s m onk s a n d s ecu lar s b ot h eccl es i as ti c an d s ecu l ar

p , , ,

r i n c es — a s u bj ect s o l ar e t h at it ca nnot be d es at c hed

p g , p
qu i ckly althou gh it s hou ld be enter ed u pon in s t an tly
,
‘

es ec i all a s d oct r i nes m u s t alw a s h a ve t he fi r s t l a ce ;

p y y p
c

an d if in t h e c ou r s e of d i s cu s s i on t h e cou r t s h ou l d be
‘

tou ched th ey w ou l d not fail t o m

, ,

, ake t he c ou ncil s en s i ble ,

th at it h ad s om ethi n g else t o do than t o r em i nd his

holi n es s of w hat it deem ed exped i ent for him
’
If his .

holi nes s w i s hes m att er s to go on in t hei r pr es en t cou r se ,

t hey s u ggest t hat a br eve or letter s hou l d be s ent whi ch

, , , ,

d el r efor m ar la per son a su a p opr ia.

r t
Th e leg a es do n ot , in all
pr obabi li t y,
m ean t o be u n der s t ood t oo li er ally t - m
t h ey r efer t o t h e h ou seh old,
a nd im m ed i a te d epen d ant s of t h e
q ou r t .
50 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .
[ 1 54 6 .

a doct r ine and t he fou n d ation of all t he doctr i n e, w hi ch th e

C hr i s ti an ch u r c h s hou
l d hold or tea ch A ccor di ngly in a .
,

ener al con r e ati on cel ebr at ed t h e d a follow i n t h at o n

g g g ,
y g
w hi ch t he e i stle j u s t r e r es en t ed w a s w r itt en aft er an
p p ,

a olo f r om t h e r es i den t s t h at t h e cont es t ed a dd iti on t o

p gy p ,

t h e title of t he cou n cil w as for t he pr es en t os t on ed it w a s

p p ,

con cl u d ed th a t befor e all t hi n s t he c a n on i cal book s of t he

, g .

s acr ed scr i t u r e s hou l d be r ecei ved a s t he fou ndati on of

p ,

all t hat w a s t o be d eci d ed in t he s acr ed s nod A n d on

y .

t he 1 1 t h of F ebr u ar y w as a m eeti n '

of t he cl a ss es w h
g er e ,
.

the qu es ti on w as pr opo s ed whet her t h e s cr ipt u r es s hou l d ,

be r ecei ved absol u tely or w ith a ny dis cu ss 1on of t he r ea s on s

,

for or again s t t he adm i s sion of par ticu lar books The .

O i n i on s w er e var i ou s an d t he s u bj ect w as r efer red t o t he

p ,

en er al con r e at i on
g g g .

A letter w as w r itt en by the l egat es on thi s ver y d ay .

They s ay that they had been en gaged in t he par ti cu l ar

,

con r e ati on s (or cl a s s es

) u n til n i ht
g an d t h e n ext d a
y
g g ,

w as a gen er al on e They r epeat t he alter cation s which took

.

l ace on t he s u bj ect of t he s cr i pt u r es w hi c h w er e in par t s

p , , ,

i m pu gned both by h er eti cs an d m em ber s of t he Rom an

chu r ch ar ti cu l ar l b C ar di n al C a et an o w ho h as l eft i t in
p , y y ,

w r iti ng as his opi ni on t h at th e epi stle t o th e H ebr ew s w a s

n ot w r itt en b
y t h e a os tle Pau l
p Th e
g en er al con r e ati on
g g .

w ou l d t ak e pl ace o n th e m or r ow w hen t r a d iti on w ou ld be ,

i nt r odu ced w hi ch wou l d be followed by pu r ifyi ng t he doc

,

t r ine r ela tive t o t he s cr i ptu r es fromits abu s es— by det er

m i n i ng n am ely t ha t t he scr i ptu r es s hou l d n ot be i nter
, ,

r et ed b r ivat e O 1 n 1on t h at r ea chi n s hou ld be 1 n

p y p p p g .

c onfor m it y w it h t h e s ens e of t h e chu r ch ; and t hat t he s or ti

i
d ell E pifan ia s hou l d be aboli s hed The u tility of t he
<
.

What th ese s or ti dell ’

Epi fan ia ,
e acx tly m ay be, I -
can n ot d iscover .

Per h aps t h e bes t ex plan at ion i s t o be fou n d in H ospin ian i de F es t is C h r is ti

a n oru m ,G en ev 1 6 7 4 , pp 42 , et s eqq su b voce E piph an ia, or t h e 6 t h of
. . .

Jan u ar , an d i n t h e ver ses of N a og eor g u s w h ich h e qu o es fr om t h e i vt h

y t
k
boo of h is Reg n u m Papi s t icu m , w h ich m ay be con sider ed as a F as t i Pa
pales . Th e t w elft h ca k e is th e e
r ver y g r aphi cally celebr at ed ; an d th er e
t
ar e cer ain l
y n ow , as th en w e e l ts r ,
o con nec ed t t
w i h it . Ih ad loo k ed i t n o
 S E S S IO N w .
51

p ar ticu lar g g con t h e

y re a ti ons
ar e called t h e
y , or l
c a s s es, as ,

affi r m t o be r eat becau s e a m u ltit u de ca n m or e eas il b e

g y
-

over n ed w hen d ivi d ed ; lik ew i s e o n ac cou n t of t h e or der

g
ob s er ved in m aki n th e d i vi s i on ; a nd l as tl b ecau s e t h er e
g y ,

is m or e i n depen den ce a s t o t he a u thor ity of ot h er s Th e .

legates poi nt ou t w ith appar en t s elf g r atu la tion t h at t hey,

'
-

h ad t hu s begu n t o a ct u pon t he pr i n ci ple of t r eati n g t he

d oct r i ne fi r s t an d t hen t h e abu s e conn ect ed w it h or fl ow
, ,

ing fr om it Which m et hod t hey a dd if it ca n be con

.
, ,

t inu ed w ill pr odu ce w it hou t n oi s e t he effect wh ich is d es i r ed

,

a n d his h oli nes s n eed n ot fea r for h i m s elf Th e s u s pect ed .

fait h of P P V er ger io is her e allu d ed t o pr obabl y for t he

. .
,

fi r s t tim e .

The gen er al con gr egation r efer r ed t o w hi ch m et on t he ,

H ospiniani ’
s boo k
bu t t h e passag e w ou ld h ave escaped m e h ad it n ot been
,

poin t t
ed ou t af er w ar d s by a fr ien d To an o h er fr ien d am i n deb ed for . t I t
an ex r actt fr om C h ar pen ier t ’
s S u pplem en t to D u can g e s ’
Glossar iu m
u n d er t h e w or d Mou tin a, w h ich s eem s t o h ave r ela i on t o t h e su b ec t j t , as

the r efer en ce i s fr om t h e w or d E piph an i a . M on t in a : vu lg o Mon t in e .

L udi g en u s . L i t r em i s s an 1 4 5 0, i n Reg 1 8 2
. . . . . C h ar t oph . Reg ch 7 4 . .
.

E n la ville d A r r as les
’
j eu n es com paig n on s en fan s d e bou r g oi s d e la d it e
ville et t
au r es , on t accou s t u m é d e leu r a s sem bler et aler la veille d e la f es te
d es Ray s é s h os t elz d e leu r voisin s d es d i s bou r g ois et au r es g en s d i celle t t ’

ville, et p or er par esbat em en t et t u e d e la solem n it e d e ladi t e fes e

g p j ~
t
tt
au cu n s pe i s j oyau lx , d ons ou p r es en s a s on d e m en es t r ez ou au t r es j oyeu lx

in s t r u m en s, et j ou er en l ’
ost el d u bou r g oi s ou au t r e oii ilz t
en r en t , a u ng

j eu n om m é M on t in e ; et s e i ceu lx com paig n on s per den t au d i t je u au x g en s

d u dit h os t el ilz en r en t t , on les ch as s e d eh or s par esba tem e t n , s an s leu r

d on n er a boir e ; et s e t
ilz g agn en on leu r d onn e a boi r e et on t l on n eu r ’
.

E x qu ibu s vi d e u r t fu i s se lu d icr w s or t ion is sp ecies , vu lg o L oter ie, cu i ln d er e qu i

pr opon eban t , s i lu d eban t a dver s a for t u n a, eo fer e m o d o h abeban t u r qu o

i
'

apu d n os oli m cr u s u lar iz, G all O u blieu x

. . O u bli eu x or O u bli eu r s ar e t h e
m en w h o cr y w afer s tw th gh t h e s
I h ld h v
r ou t etr e s i n F r en ch o ns . s ou a e

bee gl d t o fi d
n a . efe en e t n ipt e i t h i
a lth g h
m or e d ir ect r r c o scr ur n s, a ou

t h e i pl i ly
er m to
s ipt e h i t y—
a n m eth i g lik t h S t
so e scr S ur s or so n e e or es an c

t m w hi h w ld be q ite t t h e p p e i f i
or u , c ou y i n t e th y w u o ur os ,
n an s an c e er e

p ti l ly
ar cu ar e t ed w ith t h E piph y
conn B t p h p th
c p titi e an . u er a s e su er s on

w I t li n l
as an l ne a I m th e a
p i ed
oca t h t Th
o i h
. th i g a ra r su r r s , a er s as no n

a b t i t in hi T ité d e S pe titi
ou s th g h i
rat i p f e d ly sfi ed t u rs on s , ou s ro ss e con n o

t he me t
s acr a n s.

'
co
'
l q ] m do p t e d i seg i e i ve ua f e en
o t epit o n os u r s rra a ar s za s r o

1 efl et t o ch e s i cer ca
’
.
52 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .
[ 1 546 .

1 2 th ,
a r ee
g d , t ha
t t he s ac r ed book s s hou l d be r ece i ved
s imply ,
an d enu m er a ed a s t in t he
Flor en ti ne cou n cil .

In the conti nu ati on of t he pr eceding epi s tl e to t he 1 2 th ,

t h e d ay of t he congr egati on th e legat es a dver t t o t h a t m eet,

ing w it h w hich a s r epr es ented above th eir a ccou n t per fectly

,

a r ees ; a n d t h e a dd ar t i cu l ar l t h a t t he c on r e a ti on
g y p y g g ,

decli n ed any opi nion w h ether for t h e s ak e of t h e i nfi rm in

,

t he chu r ch it m i gh t n ot be a d vi s abl e t o d i s ti n gu i sh the d e

r ees of a u t hor it in th e b ook s of t he old t es t am ent a s s om e
g y ,

hol y doct or s h ad d one calli ng on e por ti on can on i cal a n d

, ,

t h e ot her h agi ogr aph i c onl y Ther e follow s a l ett er of t he

.

l l t h k ept t o t he 1 2 t h in th e fi r s t per son s ingu l ar

, , A nd .

h er e it m ay be obs er ved t hat in t h e j oin t letter s a s they

, ,

w ou l d n at u r ally be w r itten by on e i n d i vi d u al t h a t i n d i vi du al ,

fr equ ently i n ser t s w ha t is per s onal t o h i ms elf w ith t h e

m en ti on of his n a m e Whi ch of the t hr ee l egat es is the
.

w r it er of t he pr es en t l ett er does n ot app ear ; bu t it is qu it e

a fa m ili ar on e for w h i ch t h e w r iter s om ew h a
, t apologiz es ;
a nd it is lik ew i s e a s en s i bl e on e H e con g r atu l a tes hi m s el f
.

and his coll ea u es t h at althou h bu s i n es s w ou l d n ow a ccu

g , g
m u lat e u pon t hem ther e w ou ld be les s con fu s i on an d d is
,

or d er w hen t h ei r c on cl u s i on s i n s t ea d of w an der i n at l ar e
g
,
g,

over a n ext ens i ve s u r face of u n defi ned an d va r i n o i ni on

y g p ,

a s t he h ad d one b efor e w ou l d becom e hencefor th n eces s ar

y , y
d ed u cti on s from fi xed pr em is es or pr in ci pl es H e s u pposes .
,

that by coll ecting together t he cont r over ted poi n ts of r eligion ,

t he l ar ger por ti on of t h em w ill be fou nd t o h ave been al r ead y

s ettled a n d t h os e t h a t a r e s t r i ctl n ew he es u m es t o be
,
y p r

few in nu m ber ; s o t hat — it is u s efu l t o obs er ve t h e clou d ,

and ener all t h e del u s i o n u n d er whi ch ev e e n e ti i

g y ,r
y g r a on s

k ept at ever y s u ccess i ve m om en t of t he pr es en t w it h r es pec t ,

t o t he fu tu r e— so t hat if t he l e at es w i sh t h e cou n cil m a

g ,
y ,

t er m i na te far m or e speed ily t h an is comm onl y expected ‘

It is tr u e th a t w ar s w er e con s i der ed pos s ibl e a s a n i m ped i

,

m en t A n d alt hou gh thi s w as n o ver h az ar d ou s s u es tion

.
, y gg ,

it was cer t ainly and abu nd antly ver ifi ed B u t fr om w h at .

ever c a u s e t h i s cou n cil the er i od of w h ich w a s t hu s a n

,
p ,
 S E S S IO N IV . 53

t icipated befor e it h ad w ell begu n conti nu ed it s exi st ence , ,

w ith i n ter val s for ei ght een year s

, .

T her e was a gen er al congr egation on t he 1 5th of Fe

br u ar y the r es u lt s of whi ch ar e s u ffi ci en tly for t hei r i m por t
,

a nce
g i ven in t h e s u cceedi ng lett er A nd i n deed t he r eal .

ar u m ent u on t h e s u bj ect k eeps s o pr ogr es s i vely cont r ac t

g p
lu t h a t w e sh all end ea vou r t o a void r epetition w h en any
g,

ch ar a ct er i s ti c i n c i d en t is not t h er eby s acr ifi ced .

In a l etter of t h e d ay after or t he l 6 t h (a s fr om i nter n al

, ,

evi den ce it m u s t be alt hou gh w r itt en 1 8 in t he m an u s cr i p t )

‘

, ,

t he legat es g i vi n g an a ccou n t of y es ter da y s congr eg ati on

’

, ,

s t a t e t he g r ou n d s t aken by t h e O ppon ent s on t he qu es ti on

‘
I

of t he ar it of au th or it i n t he w h ol e of t h e Scr i t u r es a nd
p y y p ,

t he exped i ency of det aili n g t he a r gu m en t s for an d agai ns t t he

cont r over t ed book s Those w ho w er e in favou r of pu bli sh

.

ing t hei r ar gu m ent s u r ged t he good opi ni on w hi ch s u ch a ,

cou r s e w ou l d cr eat e in t he w or l d of t h e c ar e a n d c i r cu m ,

s ect ion w ith w hich ever y t h i ng w as con d u c t ed in t he cou n

p
cil ; w h ile t h e oppos it e p ar ty a r gu ed t h at as t he r eas on s
,
,

all e ed alt hou h favou r able cou l d not in t h ei r n at u r e be

g , g ,

d em on s t r ative it w ou ld g i ve occas ion t o t h e ill di s posed t o

,
-

im pu gn and thu s im pai r t he au thor ity of t he decr ee w hi ch

, ,

s hou l d be m ad e .

I n one lett er of t h e 1 8 t h is j u s t m en ti on ed a
p ar ti cu lar

con r e ati on or cl as s m eeti n as M ass ar elli r e ort s it i

g g , g ,
p n ,

w hi ch t he pr opos ed s u bj ect w a s apos t oli c t r ad iti on a nd t he

, ,

abu s es conn ect ed w it h t he s cr i t u r es I n a nother of t he

p .

s am e d at e n oth i n i s s o r em ar k able a s t he fear w hi h

, g c ,

h au nts the papal agent s of r efor m ation b ein m ade t o t ak e

'

,
g
r eceden ce of doctr i n e
p .

We ar e n ow i nt r odu ced t o a n ew set of a ctor s on t he

con cili ar s t a e— t h eolo i a ns extr a conciliu m T h i r fir st
g g e .

con r e ati on w as hel d on t h e 2 0t h of F ebr u ar d t h

g g y ; a n e

r es i d en t s r o os ed t h e qu es t i on s wh a t w er e t h e c anon i ca l
p p p ,

s cr i tu r es a n d w h et h er t h e w er e t o be r ecei ved s i m l
p ,
y py or

w it h di s cu s s i on ; a n d lik ew i s e w h eth er t h e a os t olic t r a

p
d it ion s w er e t o be r ecei ved j oi ntl w it h t he s cr i t u r es or
y p
 54 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .
[ 1 54 6 .

se
p ar a e t ly .
ppA ll a r oved t he recep i pti on
t u r es of th e s cr

an d t he enu m er ati on of t h e book s : m an

y h ad n o obj ecti on

t o t h e d i s cu s s i on of r ea s on s : all w er e in favou r of u niti n

g
t h e apos t oli c t ra d iti on s w it h t he s cr i ptu r es .

The lett er of t he 2 1 5 t of F ebr u ar y a s su m in g a s est abli sh ed ,

t he t h r ee fou n da ti on s or pr i n ci pl es of— t h e cr eed s cr i ptu r e , ,

i

an d t r a dit ion r e r es ent s t h e ensu i n ar ti cl es for con s i d er a

p g
w

ti on as ecclesi ast i c t r aditi on s an d c an ons of t he holy cou ncil s

, , ,

t o w hi ch w ill su cc eed d octr i n es — n am ely t h e T r i n ity ; t he ,

c r eati on of ou r fi r s t ar en t ; t h e fall ; or i i n al s i n ; a n d t hen

‘

p g
t h e r e ar a ti on a n d j u s tifi cati on of m en a n d s o for t h B ut
p , .

thes e doctr i n es n ot h a vi ng m any abu ses a tt ach ed t o th em it ,

w ou l d be n ecess ar y t o com e t o r efor m ati on w it h ou t gr eat

d el ay . Th e m ost or i gi n al a n d i nter es ti n g p ar t of t h e letter ,

h ow ever w ill be t h at pr obably in w h i ch an accou n t i s g1ven

, , ,

of t h e or i in of t h e t h eol o i cal con r e ati ons w hi ch h ave j u s t

g g g g ,

ear ed for t h e fi r s t ti m e Fi n d in h e le a t es
’
a
pp .
g er e sa
y t h g ,
,

ood n u m ber of t h eolo i an s of ever or d er a n d of d i ver s

a
g g y , ,

n ati on s w e h ave fr equ ently t h ou gh t in or der that t h ey

, ,

m igh t n ot be u n em ployed a n d t o avail ou r s el ves of t h ei r

,

i n du str y an d cou n s el t o ad m it them i nto t h e par ti cu l ar con

,

r e at ions B ut t h i s w e fou n d t o be s o odi ou s t o t h e

g g . .

bi shops t h at w e alt er ed ou r pl an a nd det er m i n ed t o as

, ,

s em bl e t hem b t h em s el ves in ou r r es en ce w h i ch w a s
y p ,

d dn e t hi s d ay for t h e fi r s t ti m e t o ou r m u t u al s ati s fa ction ; ,

a nd s o ea ce a n d con t en t w er e s ec u r ed
’

p .

It bei n g a g r eed u pon in a gen era l con gr egati on of t he 2 6 t h

of F ebr u ar t h at a d ecr ee s h ou l d be d r aw n u u n iti n t h
y ,
p g e

s acr ed book s a nd t h e a os t oli c t r ad iti on s S ix r el at es w er e

p p ,

a oi n t ed for t h a t
pp u r os e
p p .

Th e fi r s t of t h e l etter s on t h e 2 7 t h r epr es ent s t h e m aj or ity

as s ecr etl i n cli n ed t o u t a s eed t er m i n a ti on t o t he cou n cil
y p p y .

The secon d of t h e s am e d ate of w h i ch t h e penm an by t he ,

l etter it s el f appear s t o be t h e s econ d pr es ident t he c ar d in al ,

dell a C r oce r ecogn iz ed t h e appoi n t m en t of t h e s ix depu ti es

, ,

t w o u nd er ea ch of t he r es i d ent s T h e l ett er s t at es t h a t t he
p .
,

o nl
y b i s ho
ps w h o O
pp o s ed t h e u n i o n o f d o c t r i n e a n d r ef or
 S ES S IO N Iv
. 55

m ation, wer e t hr ee, t he Fi esole whose m eaning cou ld fi rst , of ,

n ot be d i s cover ed ; t he s econ d of A s t or a w h o w a s di s u s ted

g g , ,

w ith s u ch t hi ngs a s b ei n g t r i fl es a n d wi s hed t o com e t o t he

, ,

r efor m a ti on of m en n ot of t h e s cr i t u r es ; a n d t he t hi r d of
p , ,

C hi oggi a or C hiozz a better k now n by his L ati n title

, , ,

Na clant u s epi sc C lodien s is w h o i ns inu at ed th a t tr adition s

.
, ,

w er e s u p er flu ou s a n d t hat al l w hich w as n eces s ar t o s al va ‘

,
y
tion w as w r itt en a n d even all egi ng for thi s pu r pos e S t
, .

A u gu s ti n e on t h e s i xth chapt er of S t J oh n— s im ply add s .

,

ou r l e at e b ecau s e h e w as i nor a n t t h at m a n ci r cu m
g ,
g y ,

s t a nces in t h e s acr am ent s a r e d er i ved o nl fr om t r a d i t i on

y .

H e con t en ded likew i s e r especti n g t h e s cr ipt u r e t hat t he , ,

c ou n cil ou ht n ot t o a do t t he enu m er ati on of E u en i u s IV

g p g
in t he cou n cil of Flor en ce wh i ch er r or it gives the le ate no
g ,

littl e t r ou ble t o r ectify *

.

The atten ti on of the s u cceed ing con greg ation s w a s ocen

i ed b abu s es of t h e s cr i t u r es
p y p .

That of t he l s t of M ar ch is n oti ced in a l etter of the next

day Ther e w as another of the 6 t h of t he theologi an s t o
.

d i s cu s s w it h t h e abu s es t he r em ed i es A lett er of t h e S a me .

d at e r efer s t o t h e ca s e of V er ger io an d his s u m m on s t o Rom e ,

t o d efen d h i m s elf a ain s t accu s ati on s r es pecti ng t he faith

g .

O n t h e 7 t h of M ar ch w as penn ed a letter fr om w h i ch w e ,

lear n t he opi nion of a gr eat por ti on of t he ass embl ed pr elates

on a su bj ect w h i ch s oon be an t o c r eat e a it ati on
g g T h os e .

r elates w er e k nown t o r om i s e t hem s elves fr om t he cou ncil

p p ,

at l ea s t t h e fr ee a n d entir e ex ecu ti on of t hei r offi ce in th e

c u r e of t h e s ou l s of t hei r s u bj ec t s as a m os t equ it abl e cl ai m , ,

w hi ch ap ear s t o con s i s t in t h es e pr i n c i pal poi n t s t he coll a

p ,

ti on of benefices w ith cu r e or din ation of cler k s pr eachi ng , ,

an d confess i on a n d ever t hi n el s e i n cl u ded in t he cu r e of

y g ,

tt t tt j
I t i s m or ifyin g t o r ecollec , h a h i s bish op en oys t h e u n en viable dis
t t t p t
in c ion of bein g addu ced, i n t h e h ir d ar of t h e H om i ly o n I d t
ola r y, as t h e

t t t t
s in gle an d m os n o or i ou s ass er er of th e i dola r ou s w or sh i
p of i m ag es i n t h e

g et
r oss e s Th e p
s en s i i h i ll t d w k t m i 2 04 f l V o e
g e . n as sa s p s co ec e or s, o . .
,
.
,
.

n et ii 15 67
s, Q een E li beth
. uthe nd b k f H m ili pp ed
za
’
s , or s eco oo o ,
o es , a ear

fi t i n 1 5 63 t h e C mm ent i e
rs : t h o E i tle t o Ro m n t h
s e e
u f e on e s a s, r or
p p ar ,

w he e it i f
r n d m st h ve bee
s ou bli h e du b f a n u s e or e
p , .
56 U NC I L 15 4 6
CO OF T RE NT .

[ .

s ou s l . T her e w er ei ndu lgences for the bu ildi ng of

a d ded ,

S t Peter s an d cr u s ades It is w ell kn ow n — t o i nter r u pt t h e

’
.
, .

con t en t s of t he lett er —t o w h a t a hei h t at t hat ti m e t h e eu

g
cr oa c hm ent s of t h e m on as ti c i ns tit u ti on s u on t he e is c0 al
p p p
r ovin ce h ad r adu all r i s en favou r ed as t he w er e b h
p g y y , y t e

onti ffs fr om t he r ei n of G r e or V II w h oli c it w

p g g y os e
p y as ,

t o r edu ce t h e pow er of t h e pr el a tes by es t abli s h i ng a cou nt er

a cti n ow er an d on e en ti r el d e end en t u on him in t h e
g p , y p p ,

ver y s eat of t hei r au t hor ity A n d at th i s ti m e t he epi s copal

.

or d er felt a n d heavil b u t w it h j u s ti ce com l a i ned of t h e

, y ,
p ,

i nvasi on of thei r j u r i s di cti on an d t he pr ivil eges of their offi ce

by t hes e devoted an d w illin g s er vant s of t h e pon t ific al s ee .

Th e l egat es pr oceed t o s ay t hat in t h e cou r t of Rom e th er e ,

ar e t w o oin t s of ener al s cand al a n d c au s es of t h e dim inu

p g ,

t ion of it s cr edit it s avar i ce an d it s pom p t o r em edy w hi ch

, ,

*
effect u all it w ou l d be n eces s ar t o r efor m t h e en i t en ti ar
y y p y ,

t h e Cha m berl ai n s hi p t he r ot a a n d w h at w ou ld cons tit u t e

, , ,

t h e pr i n ci pal r efor m t o con fer chu r ches on t hos e only w ho

,

w er e able and w illi ng t o per for m t hei r d u ti es per son ally and
n ot b m er cen ar i es T h i s t he r es u m e w ou ld cont en t all
y .
yp , , ,

an d n ot d i m i n i s h t h e au t hor i t of t h e a os t olic s ee
y p .

O n t h e 8 th an d 9 t h of M ar ch t he t heologi ans enter ed

u
p o n t he n ew s u bj ec t of t r an sl ati n
g a nd
p r i n ti n
g t h e s cr i
p
t u r e in t he ver n ac u lar t ongu ef .

We ha ve a lett er of t he l att er dat e w her e the l egat es s ay , ,

t hey had com m u n i cat ed to t he gener al s of or der s pr es ent t he

w ill of his holi n es s a n d t h ei r ow n i nt en ded p r ovi si ons g e ,

ner all t h at n o on e S hou l d a ch i n an d i ocese w it h ou t

y ,
p r e y
li cen ce of t he or din ar y A S t o t he d anger of agit atin g t he
.
‘

q u esti on of t he au thor ity of t he pope an d t he cou ncil t hey ,

s ee n one u nl es s his holi nes s s h ou ld r efu s e t o concu r w it h t he

,

cou n cil in t h e r oj ect of r efor m a tion ; for in t h e cou ncil all

p
r ever ence w as d em on s t r at ed tow a r d s h is holi ne s s a s t he head ,

Th e r ead er sh ou ld t
w a ch th i s t
depar m en t , t h e or ig in of t h e i n famous
Tax ae w hich i t issu ed, and of w hich m on u men t s en ou gh m ain t o h u mble
re

Rom e, if an y h in g t cou ld h u m ble h er , in t h e du s t .

1 Th is is d is in ctly t asser ed t by Massar elli .

58 C O UN C I L or T R E NT .

an d t he
l att er t he negative It m i ght have been s id e
fé

d eem ed i nau spi ciou s th at at T r en t t he or di n ar y a nd a r ince

,
p , ,

of t he l ac e a s w ell as a car d i n al sh ou l d a dvocat e t he ver

p ,
y ,

r acti ce u o n w hi ch t he di ffer en ce bet w een t he Rom an an d

p p ,

O on en t chu r ch es r acti call t u r ns B t i t b i t

pp p y u
p o n
y p o n .

We m i gh t alm os t es t abli s h t h e en ti r e of pr ot est a nti s m b t he

y
o i n i on s
p p u bli cl
y d eli ver ed b
y e m i ne n t R om an c a t h oli c s a t
t h e cou n cil of Tr ent .

The fi r s t lett er of t h e 1 7 t h r el ates t he confi nem ent and

t or m en t of t he C ar din al del M onte by a violen t fit of t he gou t
both in his feet an d h an ds w it h w hich w e du ly s ym pat hiz e ; ,

a nd t h e s econ d l ett er of t he s am e d at e r e ea t s t h e h or r or
p ,

w hi ch t he car di n al of J a en felt of t r an sl ati on s of t he s cr ip ,

t u r es i nto the vu lgar t ongu e whi ch ha d been don e even by , ,

cat holi cs w ith m u ch t em er ity i ; a n d on t h e other s i de t he

''

, ,

r ob ati on of t he m ea s u r e b t h e car di nal of T r ent w ho

a
pp y ,

thou ght th at if t he cou n cil pr ohibited the thin g it wou l d

en er at e m u ch scand al par ti cu l ar l i n G er m an
g y y}; ,

We par ti cipat e even at th i s tim e in t he offence t aken by

t h e s ober m i n ded at t h e V en eti an bi s hops a nd a bb ot s t aki ng
,

ar t in t he j u s t s er for m ed in t he l ace ; an d ar e arr es t ed

p p p
by t h e letter of t he 2 0t h only t o n oti ce t he m an n er in whi ch
the legat es r epor t t he n ew s of t he deat h of L u t h er for w hi ch
'

i ndeed t hey ar e n ot r espon s ible (for t hey only r epea t ) and , ,

w h i ch w as pr i nted in G er m an w it h all t he c ir c u m s t a n ces an d

ar ti cu la r s Th e am ou n t is if t h e i nt elli en ce be t r u e th a t
p .
g , , ,

d r inki n g an d j es ti n g t o t he la s t h e di ed a t 3 o clock of t h e
’

,
'

m or n in g of t h e 1 8 t h of F ebr u ar y§ .

i
t
O r it u r d ispu t at io i n er RR D D C ar din ales Tr iden inu m et Gien . . t
n en s em cir ca s acr am scr ipt u r am in lin g u a ver n acu la i m pr i m en dam , Tr iden
‘

tin o affir m at iva m , G i en n en s e n eg a ivam , d efen d en t i bu s M assar elli t . .

t r ovan d os i m ol i C a t tt oli ci ch e
'

h an n o in t tt
da qu alch an no
er pr e a o
’

i n qu ail te t s am en o t vecch io, et il n u ovo c on

poca aver t en z a, e m ol a t em er i a t t .

Con cilio pr oh ibis se

il t al cosa r ar i a u n r an d is sim o
’
j; s s acr o g en e g
s can d alo, m a ssim e in G er m an ia, & c .

E ven u
’
t a d i G er man ia la m or te di M ti ar no L u t t
er o s am pa a t in Tedesco
con t tti g l
u
'
acciden ti ,
e par t i cu lar i : la s om m a é , qu a n do la n u ova s ia ver a ,
ch e eg li beven d o, e bu rlan do fi n
’
all u l
’
tim o m or i , &c Th e r eader w ill n a t u

r all
y su ppose
,
th t a it is u tt er ly su peifl u ou s '
to p r ove
,th t t h e de th
a a of L u t h er
 S E S S IO N IV . 59

We k now enou gh of V er ger io w it hou t the i nfor m ation of

ou r l e at es ; an d t h ei r l et t er of t h e 3 0th cont ai n s n ot hin g
“

g
obs er vabl e b u t t he s u es ti on t h at r ovi si o n s h ou l d be m ade
gg p ,

in Fl an d er s for t h e abs olu ti on of s u ch her eti cs as w er e de

i
s r on s of r e en t e i n i n t t h e bos o m of t h e c h u r ch — so t he
r
g o -

m er ciles s chu r ch of Rom e r epr es en t s t he cas e of t h os e who ,

h ave been ter r ifi ed or conqu er ed by her cr u elti es t o vi ol ate

thei r con s cien ce a nd ver bally as s en t t o a su per stiti on which
th ey des pi s ed and l oa t hed .

O n t he 3 d of A pr il a gen er al con gr egati on a gr eed t h a t n o ,

m enti on s hou l d be m ade of a ver n acu l ar t r anslat i on in t he

de c r ee for t he i m pen d i n
g s es s i on T h i s is
p r oof en ou h
g .
,

w ha t t he It ali an chu r ch cou ld or w ou l d bea r , ,

.

The l etter of t he 5 t h con t ai n s m att er n ot only cu r i ou sly

er s on al bu t i n d i ca tive of t h e s i r it if n ot of t h e cou ncil of
p , p , ,

it s g over nor s The p oor bi s hop of C hi oggi a (his liter al

.

over t it s eem s m ade h im an obj ec t of r i di cu le u tter ed

p y )
m an y extr avagan t t h i ngs When aft er a long tim e it cam e .
, ,

t o his t u r n t o d eliver his s en tim en t s on t he cl au se r es ectin

p g
w as n ot ex ac ly s u ch t as is h er e r epr esen ted . Th e accou n is t on ly valu able, as

fu r n ishin g t h e ki
n d of es tim ate w h i h th
, c os ebes qu ali t fied Rom n i ts f m ,
a s , or

of each o th er s cr edibili
’
ty in h i
su c m t c r cu s an ces of em p t t tion n d
a spe i , a as a c

m en of t h e cooln ess w i t h w h ich , w h en off th ei rg d th ey exp ess t h ei

u ar , r r

t
d ou b — if t he n ew s be t r u e F or t h e pu r pose of d efam in g t h e S ax on Re

for m er t h er e i s pr odu ced i n as food i n h og s of t

u n in er r u t ed s u cces s ion ,
p
VVes t ph aly, d ow n t o t h e pr esen g en er at ion , a p ass ag e, dr aw n fr om h is
’
t
k t t
Table Tal , r epr es en in g a par i cu lar emp a ion by w h ich h e w as as s au l ed t tt t .

J er om i s till
s a s a in t i n t h e Rom an ch u r ch . In h i s xx ii d epi s tle ad E u st o
ch iu m de t
cu s odi a V i r g in i t at i s t o w ar d s t h e en d of t h e fi st
par ag r aph , h e r

th us t
w r i es con cer n i n g him self Ille ig i u r . t eg o, qu i ob g eh en n ae m e u m ali t t
me car cer e ips e d am n aver am , scor pion u m t t an u m sociu s , et fer ar u m , saepe

ch or is in t er eam pu ellar u m Palleban t

j ej u n iis ; et m en s d esider iis aest u a
‘

. or a

bat i n fr ig ido cor por e et an te h om in em su a j am car n e pr aem or t u u m , s ola

libid in u m in cen dia bu llieban t i t aqu e onin i au x ilio d est it u t u s , ad J esu j acebam
,

ped es, r ig abam lacr ym is, cr in e t er g ebam , et r epu g n an t em car n em h ebdom a

d ar u m i n edia su bj u g abam Non er u besco con fi t er i in feli cit at i s m eae m is er i am
. .

u in i
q p ot us
plan g o m e n on es se, qu od fu er im . Tom . i .
, pp . 48 , 49 . ed .

C olon . 16 16 Th er e i s
. n ot an t
a om of d iffer en ce be w een t t he case of t he
a n cien t sai n t an d th t
a of t h e Refor m er , u pon w hi ch t h e low m in ded bish op
of S t r a sbu r g an d h is low er m in d ed follow er s i n t h e pr esen t ag e h ave
attempted t o fix t he tig m s a as p ecu l ia r .
60 CO UN C I L O F T R E NT .

scr l
pt u re t r ad iti on n am ely t hat t hey shou ld be r ecei ved
and , ,

ar i i et a tis a ectu a c r ever en t ia an d after all had a

p p f pp r oved , ,

h e n ot onl y expr es s ed his di s sen t bu t affi r m ed th at t he pr o , ,

os iti on w as im iorus — —
Q w hi ch r od u ced r ea t comm oti on a nd
p p , p g ,

it was thr eatened t hat he shou ld be called u pon t o give a n

,

accou nt o f h is con du ct ; s o t h a t t h e oor cr eat u r e w as i n a

p ,

ma nner pointed at with s cor n by t he as s em bly

,
*
.

The fi r s t proper a ct of a su b s t an ti al char act er w as t he

, , ,

fou r th s es s ion w h ich w a s celebr ated on th e 8 t h of A pr il A .

m as s of t he H oly S pir it w as sol em n iz ed t o whi ch su cceeded ,

an or ation b A u u s ti no A r eti no ener al of the or der of

y g g ,

S er vites ; and t hen w e r e pu blis hed t he t w o d ecr ees The

‘

fi r s t of thes e or dains u n der t he s anction of an athem a t hat

, ,

t he S cr i pt u r es an d T r ad ition ar e t o be r ecei ved an d vener at ed

w it h equ al a ffection of pi ety an d r everen ce an d t hat in t he ,

c an on of scr i t u r e ar e i nclu d ed i nt er m i x ed t he book s ene

"

p g
r all c all ed a ocr y h al Th e s econ d d ec r ee d et er m ines t hat
y p p .
,

am on t h e var i ou s L ati n ed iti on s of t h e bi bl e ext a n t t ha t

g ,

w h i ch is c all ed t he old and vu lgat e edition shou ld in pu b ,

lic lect u r es pr ea ch i n g and ex pos iti on be r eceived as a u

, , ,

t hen t ic n o one onany pr et ext b ei ng allow ed t o r ej ect it

,
It .

fu r t her decr ees th at n o on e sh all da r e t o i nter pr et s cr i pt u r e

,
.

a ai n s t t h e s en s e of h ol m oth er chu r ch t o w h i ch it b elo n s

g y g ,

t o j u dge con cer n in g t h e t r u e s en s e a nd in t er pret a ti on of

‘

s c r i t u r e or a a i n s t t he u n an i m ou s con s ent of t he fa t her s

p ,
g .

The decr ee in clu des d iffer en t r es tr aint s u pon pr i nt er s u n der ,

t he s am e s an cti on of a n a t h em a for d i s obedien ce .

Nothi ng w as done in t he w ay of r efor m ati on at t hi s s es

s i on .

It w ill be d i scover ed t h a t t he m att er of t hes e decr ees

,

w a s by n o m ea n s fi n al an d t h at a c on s i d erable q u antity of
,

c on tr o ver s w et in r eserve an d n ot ea s il t o be d i s os ed
y as
y y , p
of. It w ill be obs er ved t oo t hat alt hou gh confes s ed ly , ,

an d as all ar ties a r ee t h e hol S cr i t u r es a r e t h e t r u e

p g y , p
fou n da ti on of all C hr i s ti an t r u t h an d t h e ar biter of all t h eo ,

logi c di s pu tes t he j u n ction and i ncor por ati on of t he apo

,

ii p v tt é q o i m t t
er e o dit ’
u as os r a o a o.
 S E S S IO N I V . 61

h al book s h owever i m por t ant , if not necessar y, t o t he

cr
yp ,

or t o f s om e of t he pecu li ar h er es i es of t he Rom an
su
pp
.

c h u r ch, er fec tly d es t r oyed t h e u d e as t o

qu ality
j of t he
p g ,

i n tegr it y— not t o add t hat thi s pr oced u r e is fl atly con

,

d em ned by the j u dgm en t of J er om e wh os e Pr ologu s G aleatu s ,

is pr u den tl y om itted in t he T r i den ti n e edition s of t he vu l ga t e .

B u t it w a s n ot enou gh th at t h e v01 ce of G od in his gen u in e

w or d s h ou l d be t h u s d il u ted a n d cor r u pt ed ; w hat is call ed
tr ad itio n a very d i fferent thin g fr om an ci ent and legitim ate
,

t r adition a r u le only expl icable by those w ho m onopoliz e

’

it t o t hem s elves a nd t he con s en t of fath er s w ho a r e al m os t

, ,

as var i ou s in t hem s el ves a n d w ith on e anot h er as t h e w in d s ,

a r e s till fu r t her c alled in aid t o r es t r a i n t he or acl es of G od

,

fr om m i sleadi ng t he w or ld an d becom in g a n in s tr u men t of

evil .

The bi shops at thi s s es si on wer e i n cr eas ed t o for ty n i ne -

.

The accou nt of t he s es s i on s en t by t he legat es is con for m

abl e enou h t o t h e p r eced i ng s t a t em en t ; bu t they add s om e
g
p ar ti cu lar s T h e s es s i on t he
.
y w r it e w as con du ct ed or d er l
, , y
an d
p acific all
y A d m itt
. an ce w a s n ot r efu s ed t o s om e

for eign g en tlem en w ho it aft er w ar ds appear ed w er e w ell

, , ,

s at isfi ed When t h e decr ees w er e r ea d all a n swer ed Pla

.
, ,

c ent M onsi gnor di C hi oggi a however s ai d obediam for sa n

.
, , ,

a n d t her e w er e t hr ee bi sh o s w ho des i r ed t h e r e r es en ti n
p .

p g .

cl au s e The coadj u t or of B er gam o did not a pprove t hat

.
,

tr aditi ons shou ld be r ecei ved p a ri p ieta tis af ecta ac r ever en .

tia bu t w o u ld s u bs t i t u t e for t h e w or d p a r t th at of su mmo

, .

The r es t h owever agr eed t o sw allow the affai r w hole

, , .
 CO U NC I L O F T RE N T .

SE S SIO N V .

PREPA RA TI O NS — S E S S IO N

D oct r in e : O r ig in al S im —Ref or ma t ion : L t

ec u r er s , Pr each er s , an d

Q t
u aes or s .

A L E T TE R of t he
. 1 0th of
p A pr il gylex t h e r es s es
re t
s r on ,

r et of s om e bi s h o s t h at r es i den ce is r en der ed d i ffi c u lt if
g p ,

n ot i m os s i ble t o t h em b t h e ob s tr u cti on w hi ch t h e s u ffer

p y ,
y
— fr om t he r e u l ar s fr om t h e t em or al l or d s a n d fr om t he
g ,
p ,

a os t oli c s ee
p O
. f all t he con sequ en ces of t h i s d i s abilit
y t h e
y
p r ofes s m os t t o r e r et t h e n e l ect of t h e cu r e of s ou ls
g g T h e / .

S pan i ar d s exclaim agai n s t t he cr u ci a t a The l ega tes ex .

,

en s i n t h e li ber t t ak en b t h em fr om a feeli n of d u t v et
g y y g y ,

r ofes s t h em s elves m os t l ovi n t o the cou r t of Rom n d

p g e a ,

t he c r eat u r es of his h oli nes s .

The cl ass es as s em bl ed on the 1 3t h of A pr il ex am i ned

, ,

t h e abu s es of lect u r es a n d pr each i n

g .

The gener al congr eg ation of t he 1 5 t h con s i d er ed t h e pr o

.

os als of t he c on r e a ti on j u s t m en ti on ed ; an d t h e r es t of
p g g
t h e ti m e of t he fa th er s w a s occu pi ed w it h t h e i n du l gen ces
.

r ant ed b h is holi n es s t o t hos e who vi s it ed t h e ch u r ch of

g y
t h e holy T r i n ity du r i ng L ent (n ow j u s t fi n i sh ed,
a n d t he

leg ates w ith all the pr elates wen t t o the same chu r ch wher e
t h e i n du l en ces w ere p u bli s hed
g .

The letter of t h e 15 th of A pr il is of s om e i n t er es t Al .

lu ding t o what was don e at t he l as t s es s i on t he legates ,

obs er ve t h at t w o abu s es r es ecti n l ect u r es a n d p r each er s

,
p , g ,

r em ai n ed u n r es olved Then looki ng t o the fu tu r e they

.
, ,

t h a t t wo w a s lie befor e t h em — eit her t o o for w ar d

sa
y ,
y g
an d r ecei ve t h e ec cles iasti c cons titu ti on s an d t h e cou n ,

c ils u r in abu ses a s t h e m b e obs er ved in or der t o

p g g
, y a
y ,

u n it e d oct r i n e and r efor m ati on ; or r es u os i n all th i s

p pp g ,

or ti on es t abli s h ed an d i n d u bit able t o com m ence t h e exa m i

p ,

n a ti on of d oct r i n es as O r i i nal S in A nd s i n ce n eit her t h i s

, g . ,

nor t he doctr i n e t o follow of J u s tifi c a ti on h ave abu s es con ,

n ect ed w ith t h em it w ill bei n eces sar t o r efor m t h e chu r c h

, y ,
 SE SSIO N v . 63

begi nni ng e ither from t he s acr am en s, or t fr om t he r es idence

of t he bi s h o s If t he fi r s t m ethod be adopted t h es e d iffi
p
e
. ,

cu lt ies w ill en s u e It cann ot be deni ed tha t in t he c ou n cil s

.
,

a n d tr a d iti ons t h er e ar e m any t hi n gs not only obs olet e bu t , ,

con t r a d i ct or T o ex am i ne th em on e by on e w ou l d be
y
en dl es s B es i des t hat it w ou l d be n eces s a r y t o r ec ei ve
.
[
m any cou n cil s in w hi ch m any thi n g s a r e con tai n ed t o ou r
,

d i s ad van t a ge in ] To r ecei ve one an d r ej ect anot h er w a s

im poss ible If r eference shou ld be m ade t o t he au thor ity
.

of t he chu r ch tha t w ou l d i nt r odu ce t h e qu es tion so c ar e

,

fu lly an d pr u d ently gu ar ded agaI n s t of t h e r el at i ve a u t ho ,

r it
y of t h e po e a nd t he cou ncil
p T h e s econd m et hod con s i s t s
.

of t w o ar t s I n ent er i n on d oct r in es t her e w ou ld be

p .
g u
p
d an g er l es t s om e of t h e pr el at es s hou ld be fa vou r abl e t o t h e

n ew O i ni ons ; alt hou h w ith t h e as s i s t ance of s o m an t heo

p g ,
y
logian s it w a s hoped that t h e r esol u ti on s w ou ld be fr am ed
, ,

c at holicall S om e of t h e i m per i ali s ts m i gh t be s u s ect ed

y .
p
of t h e
p ar ti alit
y m enti on ed I n en t er i n .

g s econ dl
y on t he , ,

r efor m ati on of t h e chu r ch thi s d ou b t only occu r s that in

, ,

di scu s s i ng t he r es i d ence of bish ops it w ou l d be n ecessar y to

i nqu ir e i nto t he im ped i m ent s S u ch w er e t he d i ffi cu lti es of .

t he pr es i dent s ; a nd they beg p r eci s e i n s t r u cti on s fr om his

holi ness : bu t t o ventu r e th ei r ow n O pInIon t hey s ay t h at , ,

they i n cli ne to t he way of doct r i nes an d r efor m ati on pr e ,

su o s in t h e eccl es i as ti c au thor it t he t r ad iti on s a n d t h e

pp g y , ,

ca non s as fi r m an d i n di s u t able a nd ava ili n t h em s el ves

, p g ,

o f t h em w h enever it m a b o en t er t h e ocean
y e n eces s ar
y t
i
o f cou n cil s ,t h e d ecr et al s and t he papal con s tit u tions
, Th i s .

p l an , t h e
y t h i n k m a
y , b e c ar r i ed i n t o e ffec t w it h m o r e

a d vant a e th an w h en t h ei r n u m ber is i n cr eas ed a r ti

g p ,

cu lar l b t h e ar r i val of t he u ltr am ont anes T h i l tt

y y s e e r ~
.

w as w r itt en be or e t he con r e a ti on
f g g .

The next w a s w r itt en on t h e s am e d ay a ter t he con r e

f g
f

l
n on so o n on s on o i m n
n u s o, d elle nt a ai etacor a co r ar .

1 n lli e
q li i ua tie e
S con di m lt e
n an cor a in d i f v n t The
o cose s a or os r o .

pass a g e w ithi b k t pp
n r ac e s a ly i t h e l tte
ear s on f the t wn MS llec a r o o co

tion s . Th e dm i i
a lth h
s s on , a
g li b loui n o m e th n j t
er a , s or a us .

ll en t
’
I a e n el pel g
r ar & a o, c .
64 U NC I L 1 546
. CO or TRE NT .

[ .

g i at ori ,
g _
ip ; whi ch , it a is o b s er ved , m i ght be seen a g en er a l
c ons en t to tr eat of t he r es idence of bi shops and t he imped ig i
. .

m ent s . The s am e s u bj ect is pu r su ed in t he follow m g epis tle

o f t he 2 0th . Ther e
lea r n that t he bisho ps for t he we , ,

r ea t er ar t an d of ever nati on w er e u r en t in t heir w i shes

g p y g ,
.

n ot on l for r es i dence bu t for r ea chi n an d feed i n h

y p g ,
g t e .

eo le com m itt ed t o t h em a c or d i n o t he di t
t
r y q l flii ;
t '

p p c g l , ,

off i ce Which w hether pr oceed i ng from consgience, or,I es

.
,
.

was i nsinu ated a n ar tifi ce t o r ecover their j uri sdiction; was

,

so
pl a u s i ble an d o u l a r t h at the
p p y t h e w r ite s c
fi gq dl n o
, t , ,

w ithhold t hei r approbation a n d a

ever t hey pr oceed d r aw s aft er it

, , p

m en t s whi ch they had befor e d et ailed ; a nd they Wfiofif .

‘

O i m on t h a t th e m os t I m or t ant i m r ovem en t w q uld

p , p p dh efl to
r ovi de a s s i s t an t ar i s h r i es t s ; s m ee t h e i h
p p p p ee
ar s . j
3
»

r esen t for t he m os t ar t in t he ha nds of

p p
n othi n i n t hem bu t th ei r i ncom es an d s er v
g ,

s t itu t es th e con s equ en ce of w hich i s t ha t s o lon

g a the
s ,
b

ben efi ces ar e confer r ed by t he apos t oli c s ee as ha s hither to ,

been done no r em edy will be appl ied t o th i s d i sor d er A nd

, .

et t he t h i nk it h ar d t h a t t he hol s ee s hou ld los e t hi

y y y fi
‘

, f

p i g
r iv l e e
* .

h e lett er of the 2 4t h which Is ecu li ar t o t he thi r d cel

T p ,

le cti on an d i s w r itten b
, y t h e C ar di n al dell a C r oce t h e firs t ,

r es i dent s till bei n I n di s os ed is add r es s ed t o a new cor re

p g p ,

s ondent Ber nadi no M affeo T h e l e a t e ex r es s es h is con

p , g p .

t hat th e decr ees of the l a st s es sion had not g iven s ati s

c er
n ,

facti on either t o t h e d epu ties T or t he s acr ed college ; a n d

, ,

des ir es t o k now w her e th e bl am e at taches as in w h at con , ,

c rn s s cr i tu r e an d t r ad i ti on s t he h ad on e t hr ou h fi r
e p y g g e ,

d n du r ed con tr adi cti on w h i ch w ou ld h ave

a
nd1E w ar
t er
. an e ,
,
e ho ou r t o Wit t em bu r o a tt ai n w h at the
h g t y d id
Tt ,

f ” ”l i rl fld
W

si fa da mol i t u n a con segu en z a ch efi n ch e si dar ann o

apost oli a co me Si s on da qu alch e pon t ifi cat o in qu a n on si r im ed
c
qu est o d iSsor din e, et all in con r o n on S i pu o diseg n ar e d
i ’
t
la de tt a s ede, &c .

M 7

TTh s e w er e, t h e t t h e li ttle g over n i n coun ci l at Rom

e cong r eg a i on , or
g e
.

,
66 CO U NC I L O F TR E NT .
[ 1 5 4 6 .

u se d in the Rom an ch u ch r t s ecu r e as n ever

w a s t he m os ,

h avi ng been accu s ed of h er esy althou gh it m ight appear t o ,

.

var y in s om e places fr om t he H eb r ew an d G r eek t ext ; an d

h ow ever hu m bl e bar bar i c or s ol eci stic it s s tyle m i ght be t he
, ,
'

or i i n al s w er e cor r u t ed b t he H ebr ew s an d h er eti c s ; an d

g p y
ther efor e no cou r s e w as s o secu r e as t o r es t u pon th at ,

c hu r ch w hi ch b es i d es bei n t h e h ead of C hr i st end om , h ad

, , g
even b
y
, t he s ec i al
p p r ivil e e a n d favou r of G od b een
g pr e ,

s er ved w it hou t s ot of her es a nd w ith a t u al and

p y e
p pr
, e .

u ni nt er r u t ed s u cces s i on of onti f
p p fs A lth ou h t he incor r ec
g .

tion s do n ot t ou ch m atter s ofzfait h t he synod has not thou ght ,

.

r o er t o a do t t h e o i n i on of t h e d e u t ies nor t o c on fes s b

p p p p p y , . ,

u blic d ecr ee t h at t he ed iti on w as r mall cor r u t ; b u t

a
p , f o y p
in t hi s d il em m a j u dg ed it m or e expedient t o c orr ect t he .

books ta citly i an d t o i s s u e them with t he aut hor it y of t hei r

,

lor d a nd w ith t he appr obati on of t he synod th an t o r ectify

, ,

an er r or a t a ti m e w hen t h er e w ou l d b e n o r emed It w
y as .

t her efor e conclu ded at th e l ast gener al congr egation t ha t ,

h is holi nes s s h ou ld be wr itten to in t he na me of t he s yn od , ,

a s is now d on e t o cor r ect w ith all ex edi ti on t he l as t editi on

, p ,

an d t h en t he G r eek a n d H ebr ew Bibles ; and t he s a m e ,

bein g done her e t h at t he j oin t labou r s s hou ld pr odu ce w ith

, ,

t he a u t h or ity of t he pope an d cou n cil a cor r ect B ible w hi ch

, ,

s hou l d be u bli s hed for t h e er et u al con s er vati on of t he

p p p
faith .Th e l eg at es gi ve s even r easons for t he cou r s e w hi ch
t hey had taken am on g w hi ch t he m ost obs er vable ar e tha t
,

wh i ch r epr es en ts it a s t h e d eclar ation of th ei r adver s ar i es ,

that th ey h ave s epar ated from t he Rom an chu r ch n ot only ,

on accou n t of it s b a d m an ner s bu t lik ew i se it s fals e doct r i n e

, ,

a n d it w ou l d be a co n fi r m ati on of th ei r s t a t em en t if t he ,

s acr ed s cr ipt u r es w h i ch for cen t u r i es s he h a s pu bli s hed pr o

, ,

cl ai m ed a n d i n t er r et ed s hou l d be ack n ow led ed t o be

, p , g
er r oneou s ; n or w ou l d it avail t o s ay th at t h eer r or s did n o t ,

af fect fa it h s i n ce fr om one er r or m i ght be ded u ced a n in

,

fi nit y ; a nd tha t t he l as t w hi ch pr opos es t hat in ca s e t he

, , ,

er r or s s hou ld be j u d ged i mpor t an t an am en ded editi on ,

f m lm e t
or a n c. i t it m en te ac a .
 S E S S IO N v . 67

m igh t be pu bli shed w ith ou t s ca ndal or i nfam y, ever y er r or

bei ng ascr ibable eit her t o a nti en t or m od er n t r anscr ib er s *
.

T her e is m ethi ng
i n st r u cti ve in all thi s ; and t he r eader
so ,

who is a t all acqu ai nt ed w ith bibli cal or papal li ter at u r e ,

need s onl t o be r efer r ed t o t he t ar d a nd i na u s i ci ou s

y y p
r es u lt of t hi s alt er cati on w h i ch so m u ch m or e favou r abl
y
~

, ,

for Rom e t h an for T r en t w as car r i ed i nt o execu tion by the ,

onti ffs in t h i s r es ect n ot ver concor d ant S ixtu s V a nd

p , p y ,

C lem en t V III t he l a tt er of w hom aft er obliter ati n g by

, ,

a s ti n over t he er r or s of his r edeces sor w it h little s at iS

p g p
a

fa cti on or little effect w as i n du ced a t leng th to d r aw th e

.
, .

br oad st rok e of i nfallible cond emn ation over t he w hole s u r

face of his pr edeces sor s am end ed bible an d aft er t he l aps e
’

of for t six ear s fr om t he ti m e of t he r es en t hi s t or

“

y y p y
-

u bli s hed t o t h e Rom an w or l d a n editi on of t heir bi bl e

p
w hi ch m i ght be es t eem ed cor r ect Thi s ponti ff it is w ell .
,

k nown availed him s elf of t he delicat e hint to ascr ibe all

, ,

er r or s t o r in t ers ; and woe wou l d h ave been t o t hem if

p ,

they t old the t r u th Thu s the var i ati ons ar e s ati s

.

fa ct or ily s ettled It is enou gh t o r efer t o t he labou r s of

.

ou r abl e an d m er it or i ou s bu t ill encou r a ed J am es on t hi s

g
-

, , ,

s u bj ec t
T .

po ten d osi s em pr e a tt ri bu ir e all i n cor r ect ion e de libr ar i

’
o m oder n i
o an ti chi .

S ee B ellu m Papale, s ive C on cor d ia D iscor s S ix t i Q u in ti , et C lem en is t

O ct avi, cir ca H ier on ym ian am edi t i on em , &c L on d . . 1 6 06 : kew i e
li s an

A polog y or D efen ce of t h e sam e ,i n h i s Tr ea is e t of t h e C or r u pt i on of

S cr ip tu r e, & c , by t h e ch u r ch of Rom e, pp 3 1 1— 3 5 8 : E d 1 68 8
. Th er e . . .

is a p as sag e on h i s s t j t
u b ec w or h r an scr ibi ng fr om t h e p en of a ver
y t t
com a

t t m mbe f t h e R m n h h I t i w th y f bse v ti th t
p e en e r o o a c u rc . s or o o r a on , a

lth g h t h e n il h e e de l
( f i h d
’
a ou e
cou e c g t t e r ec e p n t h
c ar
e s r er r n o r e u o

su bj e t) t h e L tin V lg te i
c
‘
ag e e l t be n u thentic edition (i
a ,
n n ra
, o a au . e.

ve i ) f t h e S ipt e i t fix
r s on o p cr e p
ur ti l s, py t he es u on no on ar cu ar co , as

t d d t be f ll w d H e e S i t V j tly em k th t t h e d ee
s an ar o o o e . nc x us us r ar s, a ecr

cou ld b e f v ilo le the g

no a a i e e di g
,
un f th t s m e V lg te
ss enu n r a n s o a a u a

e t i Thi p vi e h e t k
w e er d
asc r a n e .
p n h im elf ;
s ro d i nc oo u o s an n

(th t
a i t h e
s, d t f t h e p e fi d
a e o
e b ll ) g ve n d it i n r ev i d hxe y u ,
‘
a a e o ,
r se , sa s,

w ith t h e tm t u d l t im tely
os e t ed by hi
car e, an w n h n d w hi h
u a cor r c s o a : c

e d it i n h e i th p l
o ,t d n
f p teli t h ity
en i und i e o tyl n d t e a os o c au or ,
a n a s e a on

t ly p n t ifi l de l e t be t h e nly g en ine t henti Te t of t he

ru o ca , c ar s o o u au c x

5 2
 68 CO U NC I L OF TR E NT.

Inletter of t he las t d ay of A pr il is cu r iou sly illu str at ed

a

t h e m et hod of r oceedi n in t h ou n cil as it s m an a er s

p g e c
g ,

ar e concer n ed in t he u n d i s u i s ed con fes s i on t ha t t he l e at es

g ,
g ,

kept t he congr egation em ployed with cer tai n su bj ect s in the ,

r es ent i n s t an ce it w as abu s es m tt h t
p (n o a er w a
) I n or d er , ,

t o g ai n ti m e for r ece1v1n an an s wer fr om Rom e— t he o e

g p p ,

a n d h is littl e cou ncil .

U pon F r a n cesco di Tol edo t he S pani sh ,

r o o sal t o t r eat of r efor m a ti on a lone an d t h

p p ,

t hi s w a s contr a ry t o t he bu ll of his holi nes s and t he ar der ,

of t he cou n cil w e have t he fi r s t di r ect in for m at iori t hat

, ,

or i i n al s in w ou l d be t he d oc t r i ne to be s ettled I n t h e n ext
g
s es s ion Thi s is co nt ai n ed in a letter of the 4t h of May
.
,

w hi ch in or der t o r econ cile t he em per or to t he cou r s e a d d s

, , ,

t hat in the Diet of Rati sb on thi s doct r i n e w as consi dere

, d , ,

V u lga te ,
for bids a s in gle w or d t o be ch an g ed in fu t
u r e edi tions , an d de
w ho sh al
‘
n ou n ces can on ical pain s an d h eaven ly vengean ce ag ai n s t all l
9
pr esu m e t o con r aven e h is d ecr ee Y et t t . th er e s oon ar os e an o the pon t iff,
r

equ ally i n fallible, w h o m ade n o S or t of accou n t of S ix t us s

’
comm in a t ion s ,

or h is ever -
t o be va lid con s it u
- -
t ti n o . Clem en t V I II su ppr es s ed all t he
copi es of h i s pr edecessor s editi n an d, abou t th ar s af er , t
’
o , r ee
ye g ave on e
of his ow n, w i h a
g r eat m an t
y al te ti ra on s , an d n ot a few con tr ad ic or
y t
r eadi n
gs. A l h ou g ht n ei th e r of t h es e edi ti on s h as t h e san c ti
y on of an

cou n cil,
yet ea ch of them h as t h e s an c ion t of a
pope : n ow w h ich of h em, t
t
pr ay, m u s w e believe t o con ain t h e t gen u i n e Tex t of th at V u lg a te d e

clar ed t o be an au th en ic edi ion b

y t h e C ou n ci l t t of Tr en t O r , in o th e r

w or ds, w h ich of t h e t w o popes w as t h e m or e inf allible ? “ Th e la r,

”
tte
‘
t
it w i ll n o d ou b be s aid : bu t w h y ? m er ely becau s e h e cam e af er t h e t
t
o h er t
Th en , if t h e pr esen pope d iscover , or i m ag in e h e h as dis cover ed,
t t t
h at C lem en s edi ion i s also er r on eou s , a n d as er r on eou s as C lem en fou n d
’
t
“th t t it
l

“
a t of ; an d, i n con sequ en ce, g ive a n ew edi ion , i n t h e plen u de of
S ix us

a
p p pa l o w er d iffer en
,
fr om bo h ; w h i ch t h en of t h e t
t hr ee w ill be t h e mostt
au t h en i c t
Th a t of Piu s V I t o be su r e : an d so on t o t h e en d of t he
w or ld .
”
C an an
y t hi ng be m or e lu dicr ou s S ee le tte r fr om t h e Rev A . .

G edd es, L L . D .
, t o t h e Rig h t Rev . J oh n Do u g las s , Bp . of Cen t
u r ie
s , an d Vi c .

t tit t
‘

A p in h e L on d on
2 0 2 ] N T h i
d is bl d i d i t l t t
‘

o e s a e an
r c , n g n a n e er,
.
pp , . .

w hich is not ver y a cces s ible, plai n ly pr oves, h a t n o hi n g bu t w a n t of p ow er t t

t
w i hh old s t h e t r u e an d c on s is t en t fu n c i on ar i es of Rom an i sm fr om i n r o t t
d u cin
g a n d en for ci n g in thi s cou n r y allt t he ri
g ou r s, n ot on ly of t h e I n d ex

P r oh ibi t or i a s et E xpu r g at or i u s , bu t of t h e I n qu isi ion i t t s elf. — S ee a Me

m or ial for the Refor ma ion t of E n glan d, by
,
RF .
[ Rober t Par son s, edit ed

by G ee, i n I h ave an ear ly MS of i t .

 70 CO U N C IL OF T RE NT .

an
y t hi n
g t ou c h i n efor m ati on w it hou t vm h i h li
g r
g i ,
g s o n ess

ti m e t o cons i der an d r esolve u pon t he s u bj ect .

O n t he 1 8 th w as hel d a ener al con r e ation in w h i ch

g g g , ,

w it h ot her bu s i nes s of r ou ti ne t he s ecr et a r r ecor ds t h a t

,
y ,

t he ca r din al d el M ont e r ea d som e extr a cts fr om t he a d d ress

of t he bi s ho of Fi esol e w hi ch w er e s ch i s m ati c al a n d s can
p ,

d alou s r epr eh endin t h os e w ho i m it a t ed s u ch liCent iO Il s

'
,
g
con du c t ; a nd ad d s that t her e was a di spu te b etw een t he
,

leg at es and some of t he father s w hether t he O ffi ce of pr o ,

‘

p os i n
g in t h e c o n
g gr e a ti on s b el on ed t t h e l e t e l n e
g o
g a s a o ;
an d t he fi r st r es i d en t r oved b m m e t d
p p y a n
y a r
g u n s a n a u

t hor ities that althou gh ever y one w as fr ee t o s peak h is

,

m i n d in t he cou ncil yet t ha t t he O ffi ce of pr opos in bel on ed

,
g g
t o t he leg at es alon e — Thi s appear s t o be t he fi r s t for mal
d ecl ar ati on and a s s u m ption of s o i m por t ant an d aft er w ar d s ,

s o obs ti nat el d i s u t ed a r i ht
y p g .

O n t he 19 th of M ay one of t he lega t es del M onte as it

, , ,

is pr es u m ed fr om s peaki n g of his l a t e i ndi s pos ition in a

letter t o M afieo expr es s es hi m
, ,

f
, s el f w ith evi d en t s or en es s O n .

a c cou nt Of t he bl am e c as t u on t he le at es for u n iti n t h e

p g g
s u bj ect s of d oct r i n e an d r efor m ati on Th e i nt er es t ed V i ews
.

of t h e d iffer ent r i nces lik ewi s e excit ed his qu er u lit In

p y .

fi ne he s ays if his holin ess can s u spen d t he cou n cil t o a

, ,

b etter tim e or t r ansfer it fr om the pr es en t pl ace w ith the

, ,

con s en t Of or w i thou t u m br a e t o t he pr i nces let him for

,
g , ,

it is plai n t h at all ar e looki n g t o thei r ow n pr l vat e ad

vant age a nd wi s h to m ak e m er ch an d iz e of t he cou n cil
,

it s elf .

'

A j oi n t l etter h ow ever O f t h e s am e d at e t o Far nes e ex

, , , ,

r ess es th ei r s ati s fac ti on a t one j u s t r ecei ved fr om him a s

p ,

they had u nifor m ly both in w or d a nd deed m ade doct r i n e

, ,

t o t ak e pr eceden ce in all t heir pr oceed i n g s ; a n d t hey a r e

h appy t h at h is h oli nes s w ith his w on ted pr u dence an d
, ,
-

m a gn ani m ity h ad d et er m i n ed t o pr oceed w ith t h e w or k O f

,

G od in a s tr ai gh t p ath Thi s r es olu ti on they a r e r eady t o

.

s eco nd w it h vi ou r alt hou h the for es ee t h a t t he O ppo s i

g , g y ,
 S E S S IO N v . 71

ti on of t he i m per i ali st s in par ticu l ar w ill conti nu e t o m ak e

their m eetin gs tu m u lt u ou s pr ot r act ed and embar r as sed , .

Bu t kn ow i n g t he m in d of his holi nes s t hey ar e r es olved if , ,

n eces s ar not w it hs t andi n t h e ill h ealth of on e of thei r

y , g
body t o h ave con gr egati on s ever y d ay and br i n g m att er s
, ,

to s om e d eci s i on : they w ill t hen pr opos e t he poi n t of or i

i n el s in n ot bei n abl e t o a s s t o t h at of j u s tifi cati on u n til
g , g p
t he fi r s t i s s ettl ed ; whi ch t hey a dd is O f m or e i m por t an ce, ,

than is com m only thou gh t an d w as not as affi rm ed ad , , ,

m itt ed a s an u n con t r o ver t ed doct r i n e at t he colloqu y O f

Rati sbon alt hou gh t h e l ega t es ar e a dvi sed t o m ake r heto
,

r ical u s e of t h a t e r r on eou s i m r es s i on
p
The l egat es w er e faith fu l t o t heir pr om i s e r es pecti n g t he
m eeti ng of t he congr egation s ther e w er e g en er al on es on th e
t w o s u cces s ive d ays t h e 2 0t h a nd 2 1 s t , Th e j ou r n ali s t M a s .
,

s ar elli s t at es
,
th at on t he fi r s t of t h es e d ays w as di s cu s sed
,

t he r eadi n of t h e s c r i t u r es in t h e m on as t er i es w ith s om e
g p ,

ot h er oi n t s O n th e s econd w er e ex am i n ed m att er s con

p .

cer nin t h e r eachi n and r es idence of bi sho s ar i s h

g p g p p ,

r i es t s and r e u l ar s ; a s w ell as con cer nin qu aes t or s O n

p ,
g g .

t hi s occas ion w as fi r s t pr oposed by t he legat es for t he n ext

s es s i on t he d oct r i n e of or i i n al s in o n w hi h w ere fir s t
g u
p c ,

addu ced t h e o i n i on s of t h e t heolo i an s ext r a con ciliu m

p g .

Th e letter w h ich foll ow s clos e u pon th es e con gr egations

ver y m u ch w h at m i h t be expect ed I t r e eat s t he in for
g p .

m ation of t h e pr oceedi n g s in thos e a s s em bli es ; an d d eclar es

it t o be t he i nt en ti on of t he legates t o get on w ith bu s i
n es s alt h ou h t he m eeti n shou l d d et ain t hem u ntil ni ht
,
g g g .

They ar e in pu r su it of su b st anti al thi ngs w ithou t w h i ch t he ,

w orl d w ill t hi n k ill of t he cou ncil an d his h oli n ess an d feel ,

obli ed t o s eek it s ow n r em ed T h r o os e t o d
g y e
y p p p r ocee
.

Th e t
con r over ti ble p t ar of t h e doc t i
r n e of or ig in al s in , t o w h i ch t h e
lega te s r efer , r e pe t t h e
s
f
c s e ec t of bap t ism a s con n ec ed t t
w i h it . B u t let us

r ead t h e or igi n al L Rever en dissim a

’
. aver t im en t o ch e VS . oi as d i n on
m os t r ar e d ebi li t a in u sar
qu el l u og h o r ettor ico ch e il tit olo d el pecca t o or i

g i n ale n on s ia con t r over so i n G er m an ia e ven u o t a tempo , per che n on

h aven do an cor n oi
pr opos to tiar colo, &c .
 72
3
CO U NC I L
‘

.
O F TRE NT .
[ 15 46 .

in or der ; and, f: laying i t i ve fou n dati on t he d octr ine af

as a
‘

p
t
os
»
j

or i gi l s in, t o pass on t o other d octr i nes D elay was; r e

“
na -

. .
f

q u ested by t he im per i al am b a s s ador ; bu t it was r eplied

x
‘

t ha t b u s i ness mu s t roceed and t hat t he em er o would gbe

p p r ,

b enefit ed by s u ch a cou r s e .

The t heological congr egation m et on M onday t he 524 t h ;

“ '

, i
v

a nd t hr ee h eads of qu es ti ons on o r i inah si n e erel rO d

'

g p p se O
!

to t hem b t he r es i dents
y p
1 By what ar gument s d id t he antient fait heifs hou nnila
.
-

d t he apost oli c s ee com b at t he O pposer s of t headoctr in e ,

t

and let t hem ex l ai n fr om w hat r i n ci le ori inalf s in is

p p p g
-
,

d er ived how contr acted t o w hom comm u n icat ed

, , .

2 L et t hem e xplai n t h e qu alit of the s in not by defin i

.
y ,

t ions bu t by it s effect sg an d what ar e t he pr i ncipal : effect s

,
r .
,

as lik ew i s e what for ce i t has in t hose who a re o bn oxiou s t o

“ —

it, and how it is d isti ngu i shed f r om other si ns iKm ean ing ,

act u al on es
) .

3 O f t he r em edy— w h at— fr om what pr i nciple—hO fW k

.
- J-

a n d w hat it e ffects in t hos e w ho r ecei ve it L ikewis e Awhe .

,

ther it be s o e r adicated t hat n o vesti es r em ain and if any

“
‘

g , ,

rem ai n w hat is thei r for ce , .

0 11 t he m or r ow they m et again I n or der t o g ive an O ppor

' '

x
,

t unity of d eli ver i n t heir s en ti m ents t o those w ho wer e pr e

g
vented in t he for mer con r e a ti on b want of tim e
g g y .

It will be per cei ved by thi s r ather abr i dged accou nt that
‘

, ,

s om e thing Wa s abou t being done,and that in their ow n way , ,

t he gover nor s O f t he cou ncil w er e n ot di s os ed t o be i dl e

'

p
: .

Ther e was a gen er al congr egation on the 2 8 th of May in ’

Wt h w a s p r opos ed t he s am e d oct r i n e di vi ded i nt o t w o a r t s

‘

p
t .

—1 s t the knowledge t he pr opagati on an d t he m ali gni ty

,
'
i
, ,
-

O f t he evil ; 2 d it s r em ed and t h e effec t s of t h at r em ed

y ; ,
y
d i-and m an au thor it Ies O f t he fat hers and c ou ncil s w er e
y
-

r ea d on t he su bj ect .

A letter w r itten t he sa me d ay s ta tes t hat at t he lat e gene ,

r al con r e ation it w as r o os ed a bs olu tel n t n d iti

g g p p y o co o n ,

a ll t ed t t h e d oct r i n e of or i i nal s in in th
y o
p r oc
;e o
g e

ensu i n s ess ion ; and r eco niz es ener all h ct s of the

g g g y t e a ,
74 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .
[ 1 5 4 6 .

The s ecr etary faithfu lly i nfor m s u s th at ther e w as a gene ,

r al con r e ati on on t h e 4 t h of J u ne in w h ich w er e r es en t

g g p ,

D on Di ego an d Fr an cesco di Toledo an d t he d i ffer ent por

, ,

ti ons of t he doctr in e u n der con s i der ati on wer e exam i ned .

O n t he n ext d ay w as an other in w h i ch the s am e s u bj ect ,

w a s pu r s u ed O n t he 7 t h a Copy of th e d ecr ee w as s en t t o
.

t he l eg ates A t an ot her g en er a l congr egati on on t he next

.

d ay t h e decr ee w as r ead a nd ex am i ned by t he pr es i dent s

.
.

The follow i ng d ay anoth er con gr egati on pr odu ced t he her e

s i es conn ect ed w it h t he d octr i ne a n d t he le at es decr eed t o
g ,

h ear t h e O pi ni on s of t he t h eologi a n s E pi scopal r esi denc e .

h ad likew is e a par t in t h e bu s1n es s O f t he d ay O n t he 10t h .

,

t he d a y imm edi at ely follow in g t he u n fi ni shed d is cu ss ion of ,

fl

r es i d en ce w as a r eed t o be os t oned O n t he evenin

g p p g .

of t h e d a h ow ever t h e t heolo i an s m et an d a for m O f

y , g , ,

t he d ecr ee w a s pr opos ed t o th em an d t hey g ave t hei r ,

o i n i on s T h e r efor m ed d ecr ee w as s u bm it t ed t o a en er al
p .
g .

co n r e ati on on t he 1 1 t h for ex am i n ati on w hen a vi ol en t

g g , ,

con tes t ar os e am ong t h e fat her s w h et her or n ot t he qu es ti on ,

of t hecon ce ti on Of t h e Bl es s ed V i r i n s hou l d be deci ded in

p g
th is decr ee ; an d it was deter m ined t hat t he ar ti cle s hou ld ,

be left a s S i xt u s IV h ad s ettl ed it w hich deci s ion m ay be ,

r enew ed b t h e cou n cil In a con r e ati on on t he 1 5 t h

y g g
of J u n e w a s r ea d an d exam i ned t he d ecr ee con cer ni n
g lec

t u r es an d pr each in g ; a n d a s a ver y gr eat alt er c ati on ar os e

abou t t h e r eachi n a nd u ni shm en t of t h e r e u l a rs no
p g p g ,

th in g was con clu ded an d t he s u bj ect w as r efer r ed t o t he

,

con r e ati on o f t he n ext d a T h at con r e ati on w as t he

g g y g g .

l as t befor e the s es s ion it Was held on t h e l 6 t h H er e at .

,

length an d after m u ch contention t he t w o decr ees w er e

, ,
,

a r eed u on of or i i nal s in a n d of l ectu r er s an d r eacher s

g p g , p, .

The cont u m a cy O f t he ab sent pr elates w a s censu r ed a nd t he

'

d ay fi xed for t h e s es si on after t he next J an u ar y t h e 1 3 th,

’

15 47 .

O n t he 1 7 t h of J u ne , 1 546 t he , Fifth S ess i on w as ce e l

br at ed . A ft er m as s t he or a tion w as de ver ed by li M arco
-
u ae det er mm at io a con cilio
q in n ovet u r .
 S E S S IO N v .
5

L a u r io, a Domi ni can . The t wo d ecr ees, w hi ch h ad been

re ar ed and a r ove d , w er e r ead, t he fi r st on O r i gin al S in,
p p pp
t h e other on Refor m a tion .

The d ecr ee of O r i gi n al S in was divi ded i nto fi ve s ec ti ons ,

ea ch s an c tioned by an an at hem a .

A s we do n ot u nd er t ak e a c om lete
p or r e u ar
g l h i s t or y of

th e , w h i ch
cou n c m ay be fou n d in var iou s w ell com p os ed
il -

a nd acces s i ble w or k s , it w ill be qu it e s u ffi ci en t t o n oti ce

s om e of t he m or e pr om i nen t or ext r aor di nar y featu r es of

'

t h e dec i s i on s w h i c h w er e m a de a t t he pr es en t s es s i on .

It m ay be pr oper t o O b s erve, now ,

la ng u age of t he in t he
leg ates w e a re come t o s u bst a n ti als — the s cr i p t u r es a nd t r a
,

d ition bei n g in th ei r V i ew t he fou ndati on or r u le by w hich t o

det er m i n e t h em an d t her efor e a pr eli m i n ar y— t h at t he en ti r e
,

of t h e d ecr ees a nd can ons of t h i s an d t he s u cceedi n ar ts

g p
of t h e cou n cil w ith w hi ch w e a r e n ow con cer ned is t r an ,

scr ibed at l en t h i n t he volu m e of t he s ecr et ar a n d w ou ld

g y ,

a ccor di n l
gy b e s om ew h at o f a n au t hor it
y on t he occ u r r en ce

O f a dou b t fu l r ea d i n
g .

The fi r s t decr ee tha t concer ni ng O r i gi n al S in en act s

, , ,

r o fess es an d d eclar es t ha t
p ,

1 If any m an r efu s e t o ack nowledge t hat A d am 1mm e

.
, , ,

diat ely aft er his t r ans gr es s ion los t his s anct it y a n d i ncu r r ed
,

t he w r at h O f G od a n d is fall en u n der t h e d om i n i on O f t he
,

devil a n d that t he w hole A d am in bod y a n d s ou l w as

, , ,

cha n ed for t h e w or s e (in det er iu s com m u t at u m fu i s s e l

g ,
) et ,

him be a n at h em a
2 If an y m a n a s s er t th a t t he s in O f A dami nj u r ed him
.

.
,

s el f alon e an d not hi s offs r i n or t hat in con s equ ence

, p g ; ,

of h is tr an s r ess i on t em por al p u n i s hm en t onl a n d n ot s in

g ,
y , ,

is tr an sm itt ed let h im be an a them a

, .

3 If any m an s h all as s er t t h at t his tr a ns m itt ed s in h as

.
,

an
y ot her r em ed
y t h an t h e m er it of C hr i s t ; or d en
y t h at ,
.

t his m er it is applied by bapti sm r i gh tly a dm i nis t er ed ac ,

cor d i n t o t h e for m of t he chu rch w h et h er t o i n fa n t s or

g ,

a d u lts let him be a n a t h em a

, .

4 If any m an s h all den y tha t t he i nfant s O f b apti z ed

.
,
 76 U NC I L [ 1 54 6
‘

CO OF TRE NT . .

p ar en s s t hou l d be b aptiz ed or affir m , t hat t hey ar e b apt ized

for t he r em s s on of s n s
i i i (p ecca or u m t bu t
) , not for t he coni

t r act ed s1n of A dam , w hi ch ca n ly be expi ated by t he

on

l aver of r egener a tion for , t he acqu i s ition of et er n al li fe ,

m aki ng t hu s the bapti s m not a t r u e bu t a fal s e om 3l

‘ “

, e et ,

him be an at hem a .

5 . If an
y m an d en
y t h a t t he
g u ilt of s in is r e
, it t ed b
y
j
m '

the gr ace of C hr i s t confer r ed in b a ti s m ,or s hall eVeIi asse

"

rt
"

p ,

t h at the total of s in is not r em oved , bu t ly s hor n,

( fi
’i
.
on r ad i i

or n ot im pu ted let him be anat hem a , .

Thi s holy cou n cil however d eclar es that it i s not hei , , ,

‘

i nt en ti on t o com pr ehend in thi s decree w hich t r eat s of

‘
,

or i i n al sin t h e bl ess ed a nd i mm acu la t e V i r i n M ar

g ,
g y;
m other of G od ; bu t th at t he cons tit u ti on s of pope S extu s
IV O f h appy m em or y ar e t o be O b s er ved u nder t he pen al2
, , ,
-

ties con t ained in those con s titu tion s which s he ,

This i s a ver y r em ar k able clau se the r eason of which ;Will

.
,

be s u ffi ci ently appar ent fr om what h as a ppea r ed even i n the

'

p r eced i n
g p ga es Th e cou ncil w a s evi den tl .
y i n a s t ra it
between two s t r on g an d im por t a nt parties ; a nd it s d ext e
r it
y at l eas t is adm i r abl e I t appli es t he e ithet immacu la te
p .

t o the V i r gi n bu t n ot t o her con cepti on and r efer s as a

, , ,

c onfi r m ati on to con s t it u ti on s of a pon ti ff w hi ch d o i n d eed

, ,

m enti on t he concep tion bu t t he epit het t her e fou nd is not ,

im m acu late bu t w onderfu l It deser ves t o be added t hat

, .
,

in t he fi r s t t wo editi on s of t he canon s d ecr ees an d act s of ,

t h e s n od
y u
p t o t h e l as t s es s10 n i ncl u s i ve
,
.

p r l n ted at A nt ,

w er p a n d Par i s in t h e s am e year 1 5 46 t hi s clau s e is want , ,

ing In t he Pr ot es t an t editi on of t he s am e year it ap ear s

.
l
p , , ,

a nd for t h e fi r s t tim e The fi r s t papal editi on in w hi ch it is

.

ext ant is that of M ilan in 1 54 8 T w hi ch com pr ehen ds t hd

,
.

, ,

s event h sess i on Th at ev er s u ch a doctr i ne a s t he im nia J

.
‘
-

Wh t t h e p e i e n otion f t h e f the w s in t hi fi g tive exp es

a r c s o a rs a s ur a
‘

si n i o th e diffi lt t det m in e
s ra r cu o er "3
0 .

” It w
1 p i t d n t h e l t t h e C len d of M
as r n e o h b t t he yea s
gmt he
,
a s, ar c : u r

b k it lf H w L e Pl t in t h P ef ce t diti
’

oo 15 48 se IS
hio a e r a
g gg
o
jn
.
s e on ca
g
m k e i t 1 5 47 I
a nn ot t ell Th e l t date in t h e bo k 13 Ap il 1547 s
, ca . as o r o
, ,

t h t t h e follow ing Ma ch m s t be i5 48
"
_

a r u
9 l .
 78 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT.

a ttempt it they m ay be pr event ed or coer ced by t he bis hops

,

-
an u nfor tu nat e fr a t er nity r eviled d i sow ned an d yet , , ,

cher i s hed b a chu r ch t o w hom t h e r e fr equ en tl fi t

y y a,
yp r o ~

a bl e if not n eces s ar B u t a d em on s t r a tion w a s t o be m ad e,

, y .

while L u t her w as yet r em em ber ed an d Pr ot es t an t s w er e ,

S ect at or s Of t h e s cene T h i s s u bj ect h w ev w ill com e

p o . e r , ,

befor e u s agai n .

The cou ncil appoi nt ed t he Thu r s day after S t ; J ames s d ay; ’

or t he 13 t h O f J an u ar
y 1 54 7 for t he n ex t s es s ion
, , T h i s .

w a s u n an i m ou sly appr oved O n t he decr ee concer ni n g O rii

.

i mal s in t her e w as t he s am e a r eem en t b u t w hen t he con

g g
ception of t he bl es s ed vi r g in M ar y w as br ou h t for w ar d
g ,

s om e w i s h ed t ha t it shou ld be ex r es sed and d eci ded t ha t

, p
s he w a s not conceived in or i i n al s in A few r es s ed for
g p .

t he r epr es entin g cl au s e w hi ch t hey des i r ed m i ght be add ed

,

in t he title of t he s econ d d ecr ee Tha t decr ee w as u n i ver .

a

s all r oved exce t b s om e w ho w ou l d have it d eclar e d ?

y pp
a ,
p y , ,

that in n o chu r ches shou ld it be l aw fu l for t he r egu lars to

r each w it h ou t ex r es s li cen ce of t he bi s ho s T h en was
p p p .

r ead t h e br eve of his h oli nes s confi r m a tor of w h at w a s d e

y
c r eed u nder t h i s hea d of r efor m ati on d at ed Rom e J u ne t he , ,

7 t h 1 5 46
, .

A ft er t hi s t he p m
ro ot er of t he cou nc il d es ir ed t o ac cu s e

t he b s ent pr el at es of contu m acy ; the m aj or ity how ever

a , ,

c ar r i ed t h a t t h e G er m an bi sho s s hou ld be ex ce t ed d u r i n
, p p g
t h e d i et of Rati sbon H e likewi s e d i r ected t he n ot ar ies t o
.

d r aw u p one or m or e i ns tr u m ent s of all that h ad pass ed .

Th e Te D eu m a nd a b less i n g fi nis hed t h e w hole .

This is t he w hol e am ou nt abr i dged bu t in a few sen ,

t en ces O f w h at is r ecor d ed by M as s ar elli

,
H e h as t her efor e .

O m itt ed m an ar ti cu l ar s in t he exce ti ons w h i ch wer e m ad e

yp p
by s ever al of t he fat hers an d w hich ar e t o be r ea d in other
,

hi st or ies Bu t h is s tatem en t is pr eci se a n d valu able

. .

Ther e wer e pr es ent at this s es sion fifty ni ne pr elates

~
-
.

m “
The car din al of Tr en t was abs en t u pon a nother er r an d .
 S E S S IO N VI . 79

S E SS I O N V I .

PRE PA RA TIO NS — S E S S IO N .

D oc tr in e J u st ifi cat ion Ref or ma tion Res iden ce E xcesses of C ler ics ,

S ecu lar an d Reg u lar .

TH E au thor of t h e Di ary i mm ed ia tely after m entioning t he,

fi fth s es s ion r el ates t h at t he emper or bei ng i nfor m ed how

, , ,

m u ch the pr ot es tan t s w er e d i s s atisfi ed w ith t he decr ees w hich

h ad been pas s ed in t he cou n cil w r ot e t o his a m bass a dor s an d ,

r elat es at Tr en t t o u r e b all m ean s an a tt en ti on t o r efor m

p g y ,

an d t he os t onem ent of d oct r i nes wh i ch a s t he h ad b een

p p y , ,

es tabli s hed d eter r ed t he pr otes t an t s fr om att endi n g t he

,

cou ncil .

H e t hen s t at es t h at t he c ar di nal of Tr ent h ad ar r i ved at

,

Rome a nd conclu ded a leagu e w it h t he pope again s t t he

,

r ot es t an t s of Ger m an b e au s e ha vi n f or a lon ti m
p y c
g , g e
p er ,

s i s ted in her es t he r efu s ed t o s u b m it t o a ener al c ou ncil ;

y y , g
and t her efor e it w a s r es ol ved t ha t the s hou l d be com elled
y , p
t o obe b for ce F or t hi s u r os e t h e o e r em itt ed t o
y y p p
.
p p
his ally cr own s u on con d ition t h a t his m aj es t
p ,
y ,

s h ou ld n ot m ak e ea ce w it h t he r ot es t a n t s an d t ha t if a n
p p y , ,

r i n ce m oved ar m s a ai n s t C h ar les t he o e w ou l d s t a n d
p g p p ,

en a ed t o d efen d h im w it h bot h t em or al an d s i r it u al
g g p p
ar m s — Thi s is the chief pastor of t he C tholic chu r ch
a !

The d i ar y pr oc eed s t o r el at e t h a t his h oli nes s w rot e to ,

t he S w i s s ent r eati n t h em t o as s i s t s t ati ng t he cau s e of t he

,
g ,

leagu e and i n viti ng them t o t he cou ncil

,
.

S O m u ch for t he vil e poli ti cs o f th es e cr ow ne d cons pi r a t or s ,

tem por al and s pir it u al a gain s t t he cau s e of Chr is t a nd

, ,

a ai n s t t he er s on s of his m os t fa it h fu l d i s ci l es ! S O m u ch
g p p
for the cou ncil s o f bl ood w hich they w er e d r i ven to a dopt ,

’
w ho w er e s t r an er s t o t he cou n cil s of eace reli ion a n d
g p g
f
~

r ea son !
Retu r n i ng th eological m atter s the di ar is t w r it es t ha t
to
'

, ,

*
on t h e followi n g d ay m ea ni n g aft er t h at of t he s ess ion
,
t he ,

P ll vi ino w h i b
a a c d t q
,
l w ith h i p d e
o s ou n s ofteno h u ar r e s re cessor a as e

can , w h ethe w ith o w i t h

r t e son ffi m th t F P l i w ng i t h e
r ou r a ,
a r s, a ra ao o s ro n
80 1
CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .
[ 5 46 .

el
legate
d M onte endeavou red to im pr ess u pon t he m eeting
t he du ty of epi s copal r es idence r epr es en ti ng how m u ch evil ,

ens u ed fr om thei r ab s en ce fr om thei r s ees It was r epli ed .

,

that r esi dence w as u seles s owi ng t o t he exemption s and ,

r i vile es of t he ch a t er s a nd r e u lar s T h e w a s lik e

p g p g e r .

wi s e ext ended d i s pu t ati on on t w en ty five ar ticles of L u ther -

on t he s u bj ect of j u stifi cati on im or ti n t h at ever h u m an

p g y , ,

act w as a s in bu t t hr ou h fait h alone r em itt ed b G *

g ,
y od .

The par ti cu l ar ity of t he s u mm ar y i n s tr u ct s u s t ha t after ,

en er al con r e ati on on t h e 2 ] s t of J u n e w h i ch r elat ed

a
g g g ,

ex cl u s i vel t o t h e ca s e of t he ab s en t bi s ho s t h er e w er e on
y p ,

t he next d ay su bm itt ed t o the congr egation of theol o i ans

g
t he foll o w i n g s ix h ead s or i nt er r ogator i es on t h e ar ti cle of , ,

j u s tifi cation .

1 What is j u s tifi cation as to n am e and thi ng ; and what

[

. ,

is t o be u n der s t ood by t he expr ess ion tha t a m an is j u s tifi ed ? ,

2 What a r e t he cau s es of j u s tifi ca tion w hat does G od

.
,

effect w h at is r equ i r ed on t he par t O f m an ?

,

3 Wha t is t o be u n der st ood by a m an s b ei ng j u stifi ed

’
.

by faith ?

d ay for t h e t r an sac ion s h er e t r ecor ded, bein g , as h e says, n ot t h e 1 8 th bu t

t h e 2 1 s t , viii , i i a lth ou g h he a t
g r ees w i h t h e M S w hich w e are follow ing ,
an d is bor n e ou t by t h e tt
r epr esen a ion of Rayn aldu s, as Cou r a er on h is
y
or ig in al, ii , lxx ii, h as sh ow n . B u t t h er e i s s om e thing im por t an t i n t he
,

I t alian advocat e, w h ich deser ves pr odu c ion t . On t h e day ,

w hich ever it
m igh t be, h e r epr esen s i t as t h e t r u e fac , t t th at t h e secon d leg a e t della C r oce
t '

Obser ved t o t he fa h er s, t h a t h e h ead of t j stification w

u as r en d er ed
. m or e
o scb u e th n th t l
r a a a r ead
y d e fi
n ed of or ig i n al s in , s in ce u pon t h e la er t h e tt
n tie t h l ti h
n sc cs ad abu n dan l di o t
r s ed, bu t on t h e for m er h ey w er e t
a o as
y s c u

ver y s par in g ,(p Th e ar ch i s si

r e w er e, h ow ever , v er
ymi )
m an
y C a h olic
. t
t t t
au hor s of t h e las t w en y year s w h o i n h eir w r i in g s ag ain s L u h er h ad t t t t
th r o w r ea l i h u pon i t Atf r L u h er t T h i w ou ld n ot r ea l
y h elp t t t
’
n
g g e s g .

for , aft er an oily Speech of C ar din al Pole, an o h er car d in al , Pacecco, d e t

clar es, th at
‘
on th i j t
s su b ec , n ot on ly the n ti e t
a h l ti s b t t h e
n sc t ie t
o as
g
c , u an

cou n cils ,kew ise f iled t g ive t h em S

li a o u pp t t h e T ide ti e w
or : th e fi st
r n n as r

de t k t d it (m n l l j t & ) Th e i bjdt ’
’ ’
whi h c un r oo n o o ,
a car on so o a u o
, c. s1 c

th e ef e w t be t ed ve t t he t h l gi w h i h w
r or as o urn di gly d e o r o eo o an s , c as accor n on .

D e i t n t f m h en ce w ell f om th e viden e ppe t h t o c n

o s o ro ,
as as r o r e c ,
a ar , a ,
-
~

u a .

din l poin t i f th eol gy Rom e w

a s o t eek f he wn d t i e
o , as o s or r o oc r n

atto h mano fosse peccato m a per la S ol l fed e ’

v len do ch e og
‘
u a
o
u
:
, , .

messo da Dio
’

ri . lib ii . .
82 C O UN C I L OF T RE NT .
[ 1 5 4 6 .

We m ay j u s t ob s er ve fr om t he pr ecedi n g, t he m an i fes t
,

r eco n
g iti on of t he doctr in e of a t w o fol d a fi r s t and a s econ d,
-
,

j u s tifi cati on s o li ghtly a dopted a nd so ill s u ppor t ed by t he

, , ,

r ea t a n d ack now l ed ed lear ni n of s om e s ec u l a ti ve

g g g p pro

t es t ant s .

The fath er s had r eas on enou

g h t o i n qu i r e i n to t h ei r u su al
-

s ou r ces of au t hor it y on t he s u bj ect of a d oct r i ne, whi ch a l ,

t hou
gh ob viou s l l i
y y g n ti on of all hu man hope
at t he fou n d a ,

w as yet and t ha t confes s edly n ew t o t hem s elves a n d t hei r

, ,
,

chu r ch Ther e w as am ong t hei r doct or s no clear a n d u ni

‘

form s t at em ent of w hat s cr iptu r e t eaches r es pecti ng t he j u s

t ifi ca t ion of a s i n n er in t he s i gh t of G od and con s equ ently ,

o f h is ow n u lti m at e a n d et er nal vi ew s either of h a i n es s or

pp ,

of m i s er in t he st at e after d ea th
y , .

O n t he 5 th of J ul y comm enc ed thr ee su cces sive dayS of

'

en er al con r e a ti on s on w h i ch t he fa t h er s w h o ar e r es ec
g g g , p ,

t ively n am ed d eliver ed their opi n i ons on t he doct r i n e of

, .

j u s tific ation .

O n t he 8 t h t he Fr en ch am b a s s ador s w er e for ma lly r e

”

ceiv ed ; an d on e bi sho s ak e on t he su bj ect then befor e t he

p p
c ou nc il .

O n t h e 1 0th a n d S u n d ay i nter ven i n g t he 1 2 th a n d

, , , ,

1 3 t h a n d 1 4 t h con gr egati on s w er e held a n d opi n i on s hear d

, , , ,

t o t h e s am e effect ; an d on t he 1 5 t h fou r fat h er s w ere de ,

.

u t ed t o dr aw u a d ecr ee on t he doc t r in e : opi nion s like

p p
wi s e w er e hea r d on t he s econd a nd t hir d s ta t e in t he i n quir y
above r o os ed A con r e ati on w a s h el d on t h e s am e
p p g g
.

oi n t s t he n ext d a
p y .

A dvi ce w as r ecei ved fr om Rom e t he d i ar is t i nfor m s u s , ,

that t he pope on t he 1 5 t h of J u ly pu blished a j u bilee and ,

in a bu ll explai n ed t h e cau s e to be t he obs ti n acy of the p r O ,

t es tant s an d t her efor e he h a d m ad e a lea u e w ith t he em

g
p eror . T h e em er or
p d i s s em bli n
g
, t h e m otive of r eli i on
g ,

u blis hed a ban a a i n s t t he el ect or of S axon an d t he l and

p g y
g r ave d eclar i n
, g t h em r eb el s an d t r a it or s an d ab s olvin
g he
t i r , ‘

s u bj ect s fr om t h ei r o at h of obed i ence The em per or , was .

d i splea s ed w i t h t h e j u bilee a n d t he pope wit h t he ban

,
.
 S E S S IO N VI . 83

They had each

thei r own en ds t he p0 pe t o di sgu s t the pr o , .

t es t ant s an d di s s olve t he cou ncil t he em per or t o des troy

, ,

the pr ot es tan t pr i nces and t o k eep t he cou ncil s t an di ng ;

,

an d t her efor e h e or der ed his am ba s s ador at Rom e t o ro

p '

vi de t hat T r ent s hou l d be m ade s ecu r e for t he cou ncil a nd

,
, ,

he w ou l d for ce the pr otest ants by ar m s to atten d it A b ou t .

t hi s tim e t h e pr otes t an t ar m y ppa r oach ed t h e T r ol

y in ,

w h i ch Tr ent w as s itu at ed an d pu t t he m or e tim i d of t he,

fat her s in alar m w hi ch how ever w as di ss ipated by t he

, , ,

a r r i val of t he a al t r oo s
p p p .

O n t he 17 t h of J u ly at a g ener al con gr egati on t he occu

at ion s of t he fa t her s w er e u n s easona bl and n ot ver d
p y y eco ,
'

r ou s l i nt er r u pt ed by a cor por al alt er cation bet w een tw o o f

y ,

its m os t r ever en d m em b er s A t t he cl os e of the m eeti n g the

.

bis hop of Chir on approachin g t he bi shop of C a va t ol d him

, , ,

t hat he cou l d not clear him self of gr eat i gnorance or gr eat

'

i m pu dence in what he had advanced U pon w hich t he in .

di vidu al addr es s ed s eizin g t he b ear d of t he offender With

,

bot h his h an ds ext r acted som e of t he h ai r

, It w a s neces .

for the au t hor iti es t o i nt er fer e l n s u c h a cas e of violence

s ar
y
a n d i ndi n it and t he over has t r el at e wa s s entenced t o
g y yp
-
,

i ncar cer ationin the monas t er y of S t Ber nadi no H e w as . .

s hor tl r el eas ed bu t for bi d den t o r etu r n t o t he c ou n cil and

”

y , .
,

o r der ed Rom e to obt ain absolu tion fr om t he pontifi *

‘

to
A t thi s dat e we ar e r ej oin ed by the L egan ti ne epi s tles ,

a nd the fi r st of them is pr i n ci pally occu pied w it h this u nfOr

t u n at e encou n er . t
O n the 1 9 th 2 l s t 22 d
.
, , , an d 2 3 d, gener al con gr egati ons
w er e em l o ed u on t he t w o s t a t es whi c h ha ve a ear ed
p y p , pp
in di s c u s s i on befor e O n t he s ame day w as an nou nced the
.

a r r i val of t he car di n al F ar n ese : so t hat t he en s u i n l ett er s

g
a r e addr es sed t o oth er i nd i vi du al s— h e w a s on his w ay t o
Ger m an y bu t w as det ai ned at Rover eto by a fever
,
Th e .
’

avio F ar nes e w ho had

"
O bj ect Of his ou r ne
j w t j i O t t
’

as o o n
y ,
Q
,

t he comm an d of t he a al ar m desti n ed t o a s s i s t t h e em
p p y
er or a ai ns t t he t t t Th c ar d i nal w i s hed t o ha ve
p g p r o es an s e .

Massar elli .
84 CO U NC I L . OF T R E NT .
[ 1 5 46 .

h ad t he i before him and t o have pu bli shed in

cr os s car r ed ,

du lgen ces as legat e of t he ar m y again s t t he L u th er ans z bu t

,
i

t he emper or w ou l d not cons en t in consequ ence of wh i ch t he ,

c ar din al r etir ed t o Ra ti sbon pr et en d i n t o be ill a nd t r ans

.

g , ,

m it ted an a ccou nt of t he affai r t o t he pope his gr andfa t her , ,

at Rom e
O f t he d ate of J u ly 2 2 is a l ett er to Car di nal A r din gello
‘

, ,

s ecr et ar of s t ate t o t he pope ) in w h i ch t h e l e at es a ft er

( y g , ,

ex r es s i n t h ei r hO e of h ear i n t he m i nd of his h oli ness

p g p g ,

a nd his little cou n c

p il tiat
n
g t h e a r ti Rom e
c l es o n , r es ec

w hich t he cou n cil w as enga ged t he doct r i ne of j u stifi c ation , ,

an d the i m edim en t s t o epi scopal r es i d ence u n der t h e hea d

p ,

of r efor m ation O bs er ve t hat they had lost no ti m e and

, , ,

s ar ed no l abou r on t he doctr i ne w hi ch h ow ever t h e fou n d

p y , , ,

h at th e
s o i nt r i c at e
f t y w er e obli ed t o adj ou r n
g lt h h
-

; a o u
,
g
all w ho h ad t h en s oken a r eed in es sent ials t
.

p g i B e for e h e
y
had fi ni s hed t h e letter t he O pi n i ons of t h e t heolo i a n s at
g
Rom e had r eached t hem
O n the 30th of Ju ly a scene w as exhi bited in a gener al
con re ati on t hen celebr at ed of s om e eculi ar it d i m t "

g g p y a n
p o
,r .

ance w h i ch is noti ced in t he s u m m ar i n t he u s u al conci s e

,
y
m ann er T her e ar ose in thi s congr egation a vi olen t alt er
.
‘

-
.

cati on
§ am on
g t he fa t her s but
p r i n ci all
p y b e t w e en t he ,

m os t r ever en d lor ds car din al s d el M onte of Tr ent a nd of , , ,

J aen on t he qu estion of determ i ni ng a cer t ai n or u ncer tai n

,
.
,

d ay for the fu t u r e s es s ion w hen on a ccou nt of t he ext r em e , ,

cont enti ons n oth in cer t a i n cou l d be s ettled

’

g , .

The next lett er of ou r legates allu des to it t hu s It is .

d ated A u gu st 1 a nd add res sed t o t he C am erlen ho T h

,
g e
y
~

bes eech his m os t r ever end lor ds hip t o su s pen d his j u d m en t

g
r el ati ve t o r epor t s from T r ent u n til A chill e d e G r a s s i
’
ad i,
,

vocat e of t he cou n cil his lor d s hip s au d it or and a confid ent

f

’
r
, ,

t ial s ervant s hou ld expl ai n all t o h is holi nes s They a dd

'

, .
,

t ha t what they t hu s bar ely allu ded t o wou l d fu r n i s h a rrea

S ee Mass ar elli an d D iar io 11 . T t t an o in t r ica o. t

1 ess en t i ali .
maxim a alt er cat io .
86 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .
[ 1 5 46 .

c ar dinal of J ai m t o pas s, the gr atu itou s i nsu lt offered t o a

legate by the car din al of Tr en t patr on of t he pl ace fr om the , ,

m er e pas s i on to s ati sfy other s and k eep t he cou n cil fixed ,

w her e he ha d i nvited it w as a m ore u r gen t cau s e of t r ans

, ,

fer r i ng t han a ny other exis ti n g t h e t hi ng bei n g notor iou s , ,

an d done in t h e r esence of t h e F r ench am bass ador s , an d all

p
t he synod Bu t t he m ost u nplea sant cir cu m stan ce w as t he
.
,

st ai n u on t he honou r of t he c ar d i n al Of T r ent a s it w as
p ,

n ecess ar
y t h at his m i s con du ct s hou ld a
pp ear as the cau se of

t he t r anslati on — a di s r a ce for w hich t her e w as n o ot h er

,
g ,

r em ed s ince t he l e at es cou ld n ot conti n u e in T r en t on

y ,
g c

siStentl w it h t hei r ow n honou r m aki n a vi r tu e of n ecess it

y g , y ,

an d en deavou r i n o fi nd ou t oth er cau ses of t h ei r de ar t u r e

t p
“

g
than t he t r u e one In an additi on t o t he H O L Y FA T H E R he
.
,

is i nfor m ed t h at Mon si gnor A ch ille d e G r ass i is s en t t o hin i

’

t o gi vehim i nt elli ence of all ar ti cu lar s

g p .

A letter of t h e 9 th t o the C am erlengho is u r gent upon his z

holi ness not t o s u ffer hi m s el f t o be d efr au ded,by att en tion

,

t o su btleties of t he oppor t u n ity and j u s tificati on t h en offer ed

,

of t r ans fer r i n t h e cou n cil ; and , for th a t u r ose t o com

g p p ,

m en ce pr a cti cal and acti ve m easu r es If tha t cou r se he r e;

.

s ol ved u on it is added m an of t he bi s ho s r efer S i en a t o

p , y ,
p p
L u cca a s t he s eat of t he t r an slat ed cou ncil ; w hil e other s
, ,

ar ti cu l ar l t he F r en ch ar e r a t her i ncli ned t o Fer r ar a

“

p y , .

A n ot h er letter of t he s ame d at e t o M affeo w r it t en in the ,

er s on of one of t he l e at es con ti nu es t o r es s t he tr an slation

p g p,

s t ill m or e u r entl a s b ei n absolu tel n eces s ar an d to

g y , g y y ,

w hich t h e em per or cannot obj ect wi t hou t a blu s h, havi n g

him s elf cr eated t he n eces s ity by r ender i ng t he pr esen t place
i nsecu r e The wr it er s ar gu e that t o leave Tr ent is not t o
.
.
,
,

diss olve t he cou ncil w hi ch m ay if neces s ar y r etu r n ; and

, , ,
'

t hat t he r eason s for leavi ng an d r et u r nin g w ill be w id ely dif

i
fer ent . The s yn od m ay choos e betw een t he thr ee pl aces pro
os ed — Ther e follow s of t he d ate of t h e next d ay a lett er to
'
'

p
C ar dinal F ar nes e t o pr ecis ely t he s am e effect r efer r i ng to ,

t he po e s l ett er t o V er allo and t he i ns tr u cti ons given to th e

’

p ,

bi shop of Fano for his r egulation at t he imper i al cou r t Bu t .

 S E S S IO N VI . 7

her e is som ewh a t of a M as sar elli on thi s ver y

d iffi cu lt y ; for
d ay an nou nces t he d epar tu r e of C a r d i n al F ar n es e fr om
Tr ent w her e he h ad been s t ayin g abou t a week towar ds
, ,

Ger m any a s legat e a l at er e

, In w h at ever w ay t he dis
.

sonan c e is r econciled it is of i nfer i or i m por t ance ; bu t s till

,

for t he s a k e of accu r acy it s hou ld be s tated H is holi nes s .

Wa s concer ti ng w ith t he emper or m or e s u bst an ti al a nd effec

ti ve ar m s a gains t the her eti cs th an even con cili ar an athem as
, .

In a lett er of t he 1 1 t h t o t h e C am er lengho t h e legat es ,

com l a i n of t h e c alu m ni es w h i ch t h ey s u ffer ed for d oi n t h ei r

p g
d u ty an d w i sh t o be r epla ced by ot her s w ho w ou ld be m or e
, ,

accomm od ati n t o t h e h u m ou r of s u ch a s d es i r e t o have

g
ever t h i n con du ct ed in t hei r ow n way B efor e th e l eave
y g y .

t he s u bj ect however th ey w ou ld j u s ti fy t hem selves b t he

, , y
t estimon of t h e pr el ates r em ai n i n g at t he pl ace and b an
y y ,

ex am i na ti on of t hos e w ho have q u itt ed it b w h i ch t r u t h

y ,

w ill fi n d its ow n pla ce a n d gu ilt i ts pr oper au thor They say .

they ar e u n able t o detai n t he It ali an s and t hey ar e u nw illi ng ,

to be at t he di s cr eti on of t he U lt r am ontanes They i nt en d .

in t he m ean tim e t o go on am u s i ng t he cou n cil u ntil they ar e ,

m ad e clear of his holi nes s s m i nd on t he s u bj ec t s of their

’

r esent anxi et I n s t s cr i t t he m l a i n of t h e con

p y . a
po
p y co
p
t inu ed de ar tu r es of t he I t ali an s w hi ch w ou l d in ti m e r o
p , p
d u ce an act u al di s s olu tion of t he cou n cil and th at t he w hole ,

bl am e w as thr own u pon them .

The letter of t h e 1 2 th t o t he s am e is r em ar k able for

noth i ng bu t for t h at cons t an tly r epea t ed acknow ledgm en t ,

that w aiting for t he m i n d of t hei r lor d at Rom e t hey w ent

, ,

on u n til it ca m e ent er t aini n

, , g t h e cou ncil w it h fi ctiti ou s em

At g a l c on r e a tion of t he 1 4t h t he fi r s t
ener a
g g pr es Id en t ,

ex cu s ed t h e lon i n t er m i s s i on of t h es e m eeti n s of w hi ch
g g ,

t he Vi si t an d s ick n es s of F ar nes e w a s t h e cau s e ; a n d ex

hor ted t he father s not t o d epar t fr om Tr ent from a ppr ehen
s ion on accou n t of t h e w ar
, O n the pr oper s u bj ect of t he
. .

as s embly nothi ng w as d on e s om e of t he m em ber s n ot ha vi ng

,

fi lq l vi
no a i d
ua e a m o t tte e d
so c an ar e ra n n o .
88 U NC I L 1 5 4 6
CO OF TRE NT .

[
had ti me to cons ider it , and other s dis liki ng t he decree as
t hen p p re ar ed .

The n ext letter of th e legates t o the s am e per son as the

r ecedi n one d at ed t he 1 4t h of A u u s t f t t h
p g ,
g r e er s o e co n ,

r e at ion j u s t m enti on ed h i h t h d q i tl
“

g g w c e
y s a
y p a s s e e
, , u
y , ;

In con s equ en c e of t h e hos tili ties in G er m any pr oces s ion s ,

and fa s ts a nd ot her ood w or ks t r o iti at e t he D eit ,

,
g o
p p ,
y
w er e i n s tit u ted A nd the r epor t h avi ng r eached t hem t hat
.
,

i ndu l gences of confes s ionals w er e pu bli shed at Rom e on

thi s accou nt and sent t o var i ou s places , w hil e none came
,

t o Tr en t ever one m ar vell ed a n d w a s r i eved B u t a t all

y ,
g , .
,

even ts t he cou ncil cou ld not continu e th er e any lon ger

, ,

wit hou t d an ger of di ssolu tion an d oth er i ncon veni en ces , .

A noth er l etter t o t h e sam e on t he l 6 th en t r ea t s t ha t h is ,

holiness w ou l d s end t h em s u cces s or s as th ey c an not with , ,

honou r t o him or t he apos t olic s ee n or w ith a qu iet con

, ,

s ci en ce r olon t h ei r r es i d en ce in a l ace w hi ch t he w er e
p , g p y
s en s ible w a s n ot free .

0 11 the 1 7 t h another congr egati on w as held in whi ch t he ,

decr ee on J u s tifi cati on w a s u n iver s all y di s appr oved a nd a ,

re for m ed or n ew one w as d eclar ed necessar y

, ,
It w as .

d ecr eed in thi s m eetin g t h at a fas t shou l d be ob s er ved ,

by the w hol e c ity for t he s u ccess of t h e w ar a gain s t th e

her eti c s .

A l ett er of t h e 17 th after ob s er ving th at t he Bis hop of

, ,

C ava s place a s com m i s s ar y h a d been s u ppli ed cas ts all the

’

, , ,

blam e of t h e op osi ti on t o t h e decr ee of J u s tific ation u pon

p
t he w i sh of t he i m er i al r elat es t o r ol on t he d is cu s s ion
p p p g .

Fr om t he s u m m ary we lear n th at on t he m or ni ng of t he
1 9 t h a pr ocess ion w a s m ad e fr om t he chu r ch of t he T r i n it
,
y
t o t hat of t he Bles s ed M ar i a M a i w h er e a s ol em n
‘

or e
gg ,

m as s was c elebr at ed a s er m on d eli ver ed an d a pl enary

, ,

i ndu lgence pu bli shed .

The ei gh t foll ow in g letter s in t he coll ecti on befor e u s ,

fr om t he 2 0t h t o t h e 2 6 t h of A u u st i n cl u s ive con t ai n ‘

g , ,

nothi n w h i h d s er v s s e ar at e not i ce T h a r e s t r on l
g c e e
p e
y gy .

ex r es s i ve of t he
p e
p p r l ex it y i n w h i ch t h e le
g a t es fo u nd
90 CO U NC IL OF T RE NT .

[ 1 5 46 .

w her e it w as O ctober , they m u s t beg t o r epr esent t hem

till
se lves as i ncapable, (in ha bili,) par tly fr om i nd isposition and
ar tl fr om r em or s e of con s ci ence O n t h e 2 0th t he affi r m
‘

p y y .
,

t hat t hey had pu t t he las t hand to t he ar ticle ; still u r ging

.

tr an sl ation of t he cou n cil .

O n t he 2 3 d w a s a congr egation in w h i ch th e s ecr et ar y ,

i ves n o ot her ar ti cu l ar s t ha n ar e n oti ced in t he lett er of t he

g p
s am e d at e w h er e we ar e i n for m ed t hat t he new decr ee wa s
, ,
'

r ead w it h u n iver s al a r ob ati on a n d was t o be s ent t o the

pp
'

theologi an s for t he for m ; on w hich for m t hey r equ est ft he

O i ni on fr om Rom e O n t h e 2 6 t h w e lear n t h at t he decr e
p . e ,

w as poli sh ed by t he th eologi a ns so as to be fi t for t h e s ess ion :

‘

, .

A fter t hi s date w as a su ccess ion of gener al congr egati on s

w her e t he bishops deliver ed t hel r opi ni on s a s t h e tim e w ou ld ,
'

allow . They had not fi ni shed u ntil the 12 th of O ctober 3 .

The leg at es a r e a little m or e com m u n icati ve a nd in a -

letter of the 2 d of O ctober descr ibi ng the congr egation of t he ,

1 s t t hey s ay t h at t hr ee bi shops d eliver ed t hei r o pi n ion

, ,
.

Th e fi r s t fr om not es obj ected t o t h e i m m edi at e pu blicat i on

,
.

,
.

of t hed ecr ee on a ccou n t of t h e little au thor ity of t he c ou ncil

,

an d au cit f t h r el at es t h en r es ent u r in lik ewi se t he

p y o e
p p g g ,

r e r esenti n clau s e A nother i m r es s ed u on t he congr e

p g p .
p
at ion t he i m or t a nce of t he s u bj ect in w h ich ever y w or d
g p ,

a n d s llable shou l d be w ei h ed ; and in s i s t ed tha t if t he

y g ,

d ecr ee w er e pas s ed ther e w ou ld be n o h O pe of r edu ci ng t he

,

r ot es t an ts a n d oft en u r ed t he w o r d s in t he pr oem i u m of
p g
t he d ecr ee t h at n othing mor e dis tu r bs the chu r ch tha n d e
,

r a vi t n i h il m a i s per tu r bet ecclesiam qu a m

p y f o m a nn er s
( g ,

d epr avatio m or u m ) The thi r d s a i d nothi ng of consequ ence

. .

The l egat es add th at t hey allow per fect liber ty of speech, in

,

or der t h a t peopl e m ay d i s cover thei r m in d

,
an d s om et im es ,

cu t t hei r own t hr oat a s w ell as to a f for d a pr et en ce for

*

. .

t r anslation They w a it to hea r t he r es t

. . .

We h ave accor di n gly in t he next letter of t he 6 th t o t he

'

,
’

m e per son t he C am erlen gh o, a ccou n t of t wo da s

a an
y
'
.
‘
,

t tti h d iam o da rsi ;

’

per S CO pr ir e u li disegni et an cor a per c e ve

d ella za
ppa n el piede da se medes im i, &c .
 S E S S IO N VI . 9]

ti ons t h e 5 t h and t he 6 th T h e S ani sh bi s ho s;

con
g g re a ,
f

p .
p
we a r e told an d s ome other s bes i des obj ecti ons an d ca vils
, ,

r eadil ar i s i n ou t of a n ext en ded s u bj ect ex r es s ed thei r

y g p ,

r oba ti on of t he O i n i on of V i er io bi sho of S ini a lia

a
pp p g p g g
, ,

a s befor e r e or ted a n d w h i ch w as r em edit at ed a n d di vi ded

p , p
i nto thr ee poi nt s r ecom m en ding l s t th e r epr es enti ng
, , ,

cl au s e becau s e s o i m or t an t a d ecr ee r equ i r ed all t h e au t h o

,
p
r it
y w h i ch cou ld be
g i ven t o it 2 d t h e d el a
y of t he
, p ro

m u lgat ion of t he d ecr ee becau s e w ith t hat pr om u lgation

,

wou ld per ish all hope of r edu ci ng t h e L u th er an s an d 3 r d ,

r efor m a ti on S i n ce abu s es wer e t h e con s t ant r et ext of h er es

, p y ,

a nd m os t s can d aliz ed t he w or l d This las t ch ar ge t o whi ch

. .

re l w a s m ade b ne bi sh o w h o s at amon t h e
a
py y o p g
S pani ar d s w a s s or ely aggr avat ed by anot h er of that n ation
, ,

w ho ad ded t o it t he fr es h ones of t h e avar i ce an d am bition

of t he chu r ch— oi nt s w hi ch r equ i r ed t he r i nci al att en
p p p
tion of the cou n cil H e w as su ppor ted by thr ee other s w ho
.

had t o speak ; an d never s ince t he comm encem en t of t he

cou n cil w a s s u ch an i n st an ce s een of s er vile and u n di s u i s ed
g
con for m it T es e t hr ee oi n t s ar e a n s w er ed — t he l s t
* h
y p ,

by O bser vin g t hat t h e m aj or ity of vot es w as wit h them

-

, t he
2 d by s ayi ng that t he ti m e of pr omu lgati ng t h e decr ee
, ,

m i g ht be cons i der ed Bu t t h e 3 d poi n t w as tha t w ith w hi ch

.

t hey pr ofes s ed t o fi nd t he gr eat es t diffi cu lt y A nd yet it was .

n eces sar t o r ebu t t h e i n vi d i ou s ch ar es of avar i ce a nd am bi

y g
tion They do it partly by r ecr i m i nating u pon t he s ecu l ar
.

r i n ces w hos e i n ter es t ed m otives in t h e coll ati on of bene

p ,

fi ces w er e n otor iou s A n d yet they w er e fear fu l of offen d

.

ing par ti es and p r odu ci n g d i stu rb ance

, They pr es s an .

ear l re l
y py fr om R o m e ; a n d clos e t h e i m or t an t
p p ar t o f a

long letter w ith t he follow ing obser vable st atem ent and r e
'

qu es t . Y ou r m ost r ever end l or d s hip per cei ves that now ,

t he cou ncil is tr ea tin d e s u mma r er u m a n d t h er e ar e r e

g p

d al g ior n o dell’ aper i t ion e d el C on cilio i n

ne
qu a son o s t ti m i
a a

t tt
u i cosi con for m i, e cosi alla s coper a t
I t w ou ld d o t h e pan eg yr is
. t f the
s o

cou n ci l g ood t o see h ow t h e t

m em ber s , w h en h ey spea k fr eely, s peak f on e
o

an o the r.
 92 U NC I L 15 4
CO OF T RE NT .

[ 6 .

lat es her e who wou ld hu m ble t he a post olic s ee We t her e .

,
a

for e, w it h all r ever en ce, su gest t ha t t her e s hou l d be s ent

“

g
‘

hit her as m any bi shops

p p i lly s u ch a s h ave as os s ible , es ec a
“

r ever ence for t he a os t oli c s ee a n d ar e lear ned

p ; becau se ,

they will be ser viceable both as t o t he m atter u nder pr es ent

con s i der ati on a nd for a n
y ot her w hi ch m a
,
y ar i s e Nor let .

ther e be any r egar d t o expen s e her e ; s i nce s easonable ex

“
p en s e is a

O n t he 9 t h t o t he C am er lengho, wh o in t he b sence of a

Far nes e in Ger m any is their u n ifor m cor r espondent t he ,

legates char ge t he i m per i al pr el at es w it h pu tti ng for w ar d ,

as a aw n t he bi sh o of Sini a lia on t he u n leas an t s u b

p p g g p
s

, ,

j cet of t he l as t letter in or der t hat they m ay r epr esen t it as

,

or i i na tin
g g w it h an It ali an an d di s cl ai m it as a con cer t ed ,

af fair of t hei r ow n alt hou gh it be a palpable conspir acy

, .

A gener al congr ega tion on t he 1 2 t h of O ctober en ter ed on ‘

a n ew s u bj ect con n ect ed w it h t h e m ai n on e i m u t ati ve

‘

,
p ,

r i h t eou s nes s an d t he cer t a i n t of r a ce T h es e ar ti cl es

g , y g .
,

it w as r ecom m en d ed s hou l d be well ex am i ned both by the, ,

-

fa ther s an d th e th eologi ans in or der t ha t t hence t he t r u t h ,

.

m i ght be m or e clear ly est abli s hed an d an en d pu t t o t he

‘

ma n y cont r over s i es whi ch on d i ffer ent poi nt s of t hes e

'

ar ti cles r evailed not onl a m on h e her eti cs bu t am on

E

p y g t
,
.

g - .

t he c at holics f Thi s r es olu ti on w as approved by t he

. .

Th e letter of fir m i ng thi s r epr es ent ation

t he ne -
xt day, con

of t he obs er ves t hat th e con gr egation ih pu tti n

s ecr et ar
'

y , g , ,

t he l a s t hand t o t he d ecr ee in pr epar ati on fou n d t wo d iffi

s
,

ed lties ar i s e in t hei r w a y The leg at es gi ve t he t w o ar ti cles . ,

in m or e w or d s, an d in L ati n
v Th e fi r s t t hey s ay w as O f .
, , .

Vede ¢ V S
_
. Rever en dissim a ch e h or a si
‘

t tt
ra a in con cil io de su mma
r e u m , e ci son o
r
’
t
de pr ela i che vor r ebber o abassar e la sede apos olica
“
l t .

y
cOr d iam o con O g n i r iver en z a ch e S i m an di qu an o pi u V escovi S i ptI o, m as s i t
ma t
m an t e r i ver en i ver so la sede apos olica, e d o i, per ch e s ar an n o u t il i it t “ tt
qu ello ch eSi r a a a lt tt
pr esen e, et ad o g n
’ '
al t
r a c o s a ch e Si voles s e far e : file) t
in cio s i
g u ar d i a s p esa, p er ch e lo s pen der e i n em po e gu ad ag n o t .
d; Bi
1
"
I t i s in s t tiv t
ru c et o r ead t
h es e r epea ed ad m ission s of v
aa ri t ion
p
fo

O pi n ion
,
on i mpo t n t s bj e t
r a n u c s, I t h e ch u r ch of exclu sive u n i t y .
 94 1 5
C O U NC I L OF T RE NT .

[ 46 .

osa l fr om b i s ho ou l d ll d t be " ’

p .
an
y p w ow e w not
e hey add a , , ,

havi ng in an es peci al m an ner al w ays k ept t hi s r od of

, ,

Offi ce fi r m in ou r hands t o let n o one i nvade ou r offi ce of ,

r o osi n
p p g W . e do not t h er efor e t hi nk t ha t t he af fa i r c an ,

s u cceed exce t w e ou r s el ves w it h a fl a t h m t

,
p g o n e
, a s a o ,

c or d i n t o t he r over b
g p
‘ p pr o os e ,

In a letter of t he 8 th t h e l egates t es ti fy t he progr e ss Of

t he d ecr ee ; and in one of t h e 1 0t h t he d et ail cert ai n sen
y ,

t im ent s deliver ed by Pacecco car di nal of J aen w ho w as not , ,

-

a r e u lar a tt enda n t on e of w hi ch a nd t he cau s e of s om e

‘

g , ,

di s tu r b a nce w as t he s u gges ti on of his s over ei gn C har les

, , , ,

t hat t h e opi nl ons of t he u niver siti es of Par i s an d L ou vain

shou ld be r equ es t ed Thi s w as deem ed qu it e u nr easonable
.

a ft er So l on r ot r act ed d eb at es u on t he s u bj ect a nd w h en
g p p ,

t he It ali an s w er e t hr eat en in g to l ea ve ; nor ver y hon ou r able

t o t h e cou ncil The i ndi gn ati on at s en d i ng t o t he u n i ver ’
‘

s iti es befor e m en ti on e -
d over flows i nt o t he next l ett er ; al
,

thou gh it s ays t he pr opos al appear ed t o som e a s if it w ere

,

excellent an d r eas on able an d ex edi en t an d neces s ar

y
'

, p , , .

T he n ext is a r em ar k able epi stle of t he d ate of t he l 6 t h

of Novem b er t o t he Ponti ff by his gr an d s on Cardin al
, ,

Far nes e who on his r etu r n fr om G er m any w as st aying

, , ,

at Tr en t O n comi ng t o T r ent t he car di nal s ays t hat he

.
,

Wa s d es ir ou s of u nder s tandi ng the affair s of t he cou n cil and ,

for tha t p u r pose as s em bled t he t wo legates w it h t he C ar ‘

‘

d in al of Tr ent a n d D on Diego ,
A t one of his con fer en ces
.

wit h t hes e illu s t r i ou s i n d ivi du als ex cept one aft er h aving , ,

Ur ed t he pr es en t s u per la tive i mport an ce t o C hr i stia nity

g
of a ood u n der s t andi ng bet w een his holi n es s and t he em
g
lD

eror he pr opos ed thr e e t hi n s w h i ch t he

g y S h ou ld r es olv e
p , ,

ti pon ha t t d w h e n t h e i r w h ol e n u m b er m et — 1 T h a t as
a
y ,
.

t h e decr ee w as now n ear ly I n a s t at e of r eadi n ess it s hod ld

‘
,

b e c on s i de r ed w h et her it w er e ex p ed i e n t t o
p u b li s h i t i in

c om an w it h t h e decr ee of r es i dence or t o w ait u nt il it

p y ,

m i ght be Se en whether t he prO pos al of cons u lti ng t he an

t

h aven do mas simam en te n oi t

t en u a fer m a s em pr e u e
q s a t bochet t a
i n m ano d i no nvoler e ch e alt r i faccia l ’
ofli cio n os r o t d i pr opor r e
‘

.
 S E S S IO N v1 . 95

ver s it ies w ou ld su cce ed— 2 . Whether ,

if t he decr ee of j us

t ific ation w er e defer r ed, h a t t of r es id ence shou l d be pr opos ed ,

or his holin es s by a bu ll g r ant all r ea son abl e au t hor it y t o

t he bi shops — 3 What cou r s e t he cou ncil w ou l d ha ve t o

.

u r su e if in d efer ence t o his m aj es t

y t h e t r an sl ati on
p , , ,

s hou l d be l aid as i de Shou l d the d ecr ee of j u stifi ca ti on be

.

u bli sh ed t h er e w ill be t hes e diffi cu l ti es t hat t he c ou n cil

p , ,

bei ng pr i nci pally c alled on accou nt of t h e her esi es of G er

m an y an d n one o f t h at r ovi n ce cat holi c s or L u t h er an s
p , ,

bei n g pr esent at t he d i s cu ss i on o f th at i m p or t a n t a r ti cle ,

it cannot be expected tha t t he h ealing effects w hi ch wer e

an ti ci at ed w ill be r ealiz ed bu t r ath er t h e contr ar s i nce
p , y ,

t he coer ci ve m ea su r es of w ar h ave been adopted O n t he .

ot her h a n d t o om it t he u bli c ati on of t he d ecr ee w ou l d be

, p
t o en cou n ter t he r i d i cu l e of h avi n g been hal f a year em
l o ed in a d i s cu ss i on of w hi ch t h er e w a s n o r acti cal r e
p y , p
s u lt a s w ell as t he i nj u r t o t h e many s ou l s in It al F r an ce
,
y y , ,

S pai n and other cou n t r i es w hi ch w ou ld be con sol ed by t he

, ,

u bli cati on of a d ecr ee s ecu r in t h em fr om t h e h a z ar d of

p g ,

r ecei vi n fal s e doct r i nes i n s t ead of ood fr om t h ei r r eacher s

g g p ,

a n d confes s or s T hi s di gnifi ed com pany of five t h erefor e

.

a r eed t hat it w ou l d be a l es s evil t o s ettl e t he d ecr ee and

g
d ecli ne it s imm ed i at e pu bli cation S i nce t hey w er e able t o ,

r ovi de a ai n s t t he i n con ven ien ces w h i ch w er e a r ehen d ed

p g pp .

A nd as t o bei ng r espons ibl e for t h e sou l s whi ch m ay die in

her esy a r em ed m ay be fou nd in t he er s on al ex ert i on s
,
y p
of bi s ho s an d en er al s of or der s in t h e i nfect ed ti of
p g p o r on s

G er m any an d of t heol ogi ans in other part s by t eachi n

,
g ,

t he t ru e doctr i ne O n r es i dence t he sam e cou r s e is r ecom

.

m ended as w as befor e su ested ; a n d in t he case of aba ndon

gg
ing t he tr ansl ation of t he cou n cil a s u s ens i on is r o os ed
p p p ,

. a nd tha t for t he t er m of s ix m onth s rat her t h an an i n de

,

fi nite one .

In a letter t he n ext of the 1 7 t h t o t he C a m er lengho

, , , ,

a s s u r a nce is r e ea ted t ha t t h e d ecr ee of j u s tifi cation is in

p ,

acti ve ro r es s
p g t he em per or s cons ent al one being w aited
,
’

It w fte w ds
as a r n ve ien t t
ar co s y t h e s me th ing
n f F n ce
o a a o ra .
96 U NC I L l fiéfie
i
[
‘
CO OF TRE NT .

for t o the pr opos al of t he Six m ont hs

‘ ’

writ efs; how ever ventu r e t o i nti m at e a

, b t l in his n o s ac e
holi n es s s m ani fes t ed w i sh t hat the d ecr ee sh ou l d for th hv
’

, itlfi ’

be pu blish ed an d t he cou ncil m ake it s cou r s e t o a s pe e = '

, dy
clos e : one r eat r eas on bei n t h at h is h oli nes s s t r eas u r
’

g g y
~

cou ld not s u or t at t he s am e tim e t he dem and s b ot h O f

pp , ,

t he w ar and of t h e cou ncil .

The next letter is occu pi ed with "

s u s en s i on ; a n d it is s u es ted t h
p gg ,

eat ed a s O ften as is d es i
p
t o be t he abs or bi n g s u bj
cr ook ed oliti cs con nect ed w ith s u ch t r ans actI Ons c OIIti1ft i es
°
— 5
p ,

t o be s u bj ect of t he foll ow in g I n wh ich t h el e at es s e ars

g ,

a be s uS e
'
r ehens i ve n at u r allV enou h t h at the m et e d
a
pp , g y y p ,
:
u n der t he n am e of s u s ens i on of s eeki n
p g n o t Onl t h@r e
y ,
i ,
~ '

m oval bu t t he tot al exti n ction of t he cou ncil 5 ” 1 k l

, , .

O n t he s am e s u bj ect a l etter of the 2 3 r d acqu ai nts us e

,
" ?

that the l gat s o l

e e c u d n u m b r
e a m aj or ity of vo eS in theié
.
t l t f Z

favou r : bu t it is con fes s ed t hey w er e all of one n ation?

, ,

( It ali an
) ,w h il e t he o
pp o nen t s w er e all t h e S an iar ds the
p f
Fr ench a Por t u gu ese a S cot a Goth S i cilians Sa rd i f
, , , , ,
“
-

n ian s a nd s om e It ali ans .

A letter of t he 2 7 t h a nn ou nces t hat t he decr ee O f j u s tifi ,

-

cation is s till advancing ; bu t t hat s om e new com er s yet »

r ema i n t o be hear d .

a O n t he l s t of Decem b er t he l egates w r ite that th ey h a d ,

hear d of t he em per or s a ppoint m ent of J a nu ar y t he 2 d next

’

for the di et of Nu r em bu r g bu t that t he i nt elligen ce ,

u ncer t ain Bu t t hey a dd th at at t h e date of t hei r letter all

.
,

S eaki n on t he decr ee of j u s tifi cati on had t er mi nated

p g .

T hi s appear s t o have been t he ca s e from w hat we fi nd in ,

M as sar elli : for on that day he affir m s the sam e t hing and
'
, , ,
'

adds , t ha t t her e w as lik ew i s e an d su b s eq u en tly bu t o,

n th e ?
,

same d a oint ed a d e u t ati on of fou r t o collect t he p ari

'

y ppa , p
h
s ures of t he father s whi ch t hey divi ded int o t h ree (ila sses
, ,

S ar dx .
98 U NC I L 1 5 46
CO O F TRE NT .

[ .

t he 1 7 t h, t he day aft er , t her e w as a enera l con g re a tion

g
_
g
of theol o ia n s , w ho d i s u t ed ver di ffu s el t h
g p y y on e r eason s,

w hy Pau l af r m s ,
fi t hat
j u s tifi ed by faith when a m a n is ,

m a ny other t hin gs ar e r equ i r e d in j u s tifi cat ion Bu t a s t he

‘

father s d i ffer ed n othi ng w as conclu d ed a nd t he qu es ti on

, ,

w as r efer r ed t o t he congr egation of t he n ext d ay O n the .

s am e d a h ow ever t her e w as a n r al con r e a tiomti in

y ,
g e e ,
g g
wh ich w as s t ar ted t he qu es tion w h et her any t hi n {s hould
(
g ,

be deci ded on t he cer t ai nty of g r a ce ; bu t it w as d eter m ined

that a t pr esent t he L u theran her esy alone s hou ld b e con
d em ned Bu t on thi s a n d th e m ai n qu es tion t he fathers
. , , ,

wer e s o di s cor d a n t a nd opi ni ati ve that it w as j u dg ed t hey ,

.

cou l d n ot condem n t h ei r o onent s withou t r eat scan d al

pp g
a y
.
q

O n t h e 1 8 t h (fals ely w r itt en

.

, w a s a congr egat ion ‘

of t h eolo i ans w h o d i s u ted at r eat l en th i n end eavou r

g p , g g ,

ing t o fi n d a per petu al cons en t of t h e cat holi c ch u r ch in t he .

i nter pr et ati on of t hos e w or ds of Pau l We believe that a ,

c

m an is j u s tifi ed by faith &c s i nce t h e fa t her s di s a gr eed , .

it w a s con cl u d ed t o s elect wor d s appli cable t o all (kin d

’

of) ; j u stifi cati on t o be i n s er t ed in t he 8 t h c ha t er of th e

p .

d ecr ee
The n ex t d ay, the 1 9th, a nd S u nday w as wr itt en
,
a let t er ,

in wh i ch t he l egates i nfor m t heir cor r es pondent , t hat on t he

1 7 t h th ey had pr opos ed in t he c on gr egati on t he doct r i n e of
t he t i ty of gr ace an d they obt ai ned by t wo thi r d s of
cer a n ,
-

t he vot es t hat only t he her eti cs Shou ld be cond em

,
n ed a n d ,

t h e d iffer ence of t he cat holi cs on th a t hea d be allow ed t o

s t an d over in or d er t h a t t he decr ee of j u s tifi cati on m i gh t be
,

u bli sh ed a s s oon a s os s i ble O n t he m or r ow it w a s in

p p T .

S abba i 1 9 t [ 18 ] Dh is H o r . ra 16 fi t con g r eg at io pr elat or u m Theplqgo

r um ,
qu i defu iss e
[ d iffu se
] d ispu t ar u n t i n i n venien do per pe u o con sen sut
C at h oli cae ecclesiae i n i n t er pr et an dis illis ver bis Pau li, ar bi t r am u r , &c qu o
.

n i am t
pa r es var ii cr an t t n dem n l
z a co c u su m es t , u t in ven ian t u r ver ba , [ et ]
pon an t u r in t
oc avo ca pite d e eti q cr ,
u ae ver ba ad omnem j u st ifi cat ion em
r efer r i
possin t , &c .

1 e la differ en z a ch
’
efr a C a tt oli ci t
in qu es o capo S i lasciasse s ar e t
per ad esso accioch e il decr e t o della giu s t ifi cat ion e Si possa an o piu pr es o
1
t t t
publIcar e, & c .
 S ES SIO N v1 . 99

tend ed t o pr opose res i dence , and t he appo i nt m ent of t he

13t h J anu ar y next for the next s es s ion
of .

Thi s it appear s fr om t he s u mm ar y w as done ; and at a

, ,

d at e of t he s am e d ay is ext ant a lett er of con s i d er abl e

len gth an d s om e im por t a nce The pu r por t of the letter is
, .
,

that th e car di n als of Tr ent and of J a en had r epr es ented t o

t h e l e ates fr om t he em per or th eir m a s t er his des i r e th a t
g , , ,

t h e p u bli ca ti on of t h e decr ee of j u s tifi cation sh ou ld be

n

d eferr ed fr om a con s i der ation of t h e s t at e of affa i r s in G er

,

m any an d his opi nion t h at it woul d be d es irable t o call in

, ,

t h e a id of s ome able m en of t h e u n i ver s iti es of Par i s an d

L ou vai n as it did n ot s eem good t o s end t he d ecr ee t o those
‘

u ni vers ities : a n d t hi s t h e car di nals s ai d becau se t h er e

, ,

h ad al r ea dy b een pr in ted in G er man y one of t he d r au ght s of

t h e decr ee fr om w hi ch it appear ed t hat t her e w er e m any
, ,

t h ing s in it whi ch did not pl eas e a n d wh i ch ou ht t o be

g
bett er con s i der ed Respectin g r esi dence t hey r epr es en t ed
.
,

his m aj esty as des i r in g t h a t his Beatitu de w ou ld s ati sfy th e

,

r eason able ex ect ati on s of t h e bi s ho s

p p p ar ticu l ar l
y of his ,

em i r e
p A gai n s t t he
. ro os ed s u s en s i on th ei r s over ei n
p p p g ,

h a d t he s am e obj ection as agai ns t the t r an sl ation of t he ,

s nod es eci all a s h e h ad ho es of r edu ci n t h e w hol e of

y p y p g
G er m any t o s u bm it to t he deter m in ation of t h e cou ncil ,

w hi ch s u s pen s i on w ou l d conver t i nt o a m ocker y The .

legat es ans wer ed that they cons i dered t he thr ee poi nts as
,

in s epar able an d that it w as n ot possible t her efor e t o defer

,

the pu bli cation of t he decr ee of j u s tifi cation wit hou t b r eak ,

This pr obably r efer s t o t h e pr ofessed pu blica ion of t h a d ecr ee i n a t t

ver y scar ce boo an d in t h e s am e year — A c a Con cil Tr id an n o M
k L VI . t . . DX .

celebr a ti : u n a cu m an n ot at ion ibu s pii s &c I . . tem ti ,

ra o, &c per Philipp
.

M elan ch t h on em , M DXL VI tt k l ne i t
Melan ch h on s To
’
. Th e la er w or a o s .

w h om t h e an n ot a t t
ion s an d pu blica ion ar e t o be ascr ibed S ch elbor n is ign o n

t
r an , an d I can n o dis cover t
Th e tr u e decr ee it can n o be, becau se t h e
. t
s ession w h i ch
pas s ed i t d i d n ot s i t ill n ex
year I t i t
s pr obably on e of t h et .

t
fi r s dr a t
u g h s, of w h ich co ies w er e s en t t o t h e h eolog ian s, an d w hi ch
p t
t t
bein g di sappr oved, an o h er w as ad op ed , w h i ch appear s i n all t h e edi ion s t
a s t h e d ecr ee of t h e cou n cil bu t t h e o h er w as n ot pr oper ly fals e t
A copy .

by s om e m eans g ot i n to t h e h an ds of t h e r eform er s . Th e an no a t tion s ar e

ver y s ever e.
£1 00 1 46
CO U NC I L . o r TRE NT .
[ 5 .

i ng up the cou nciln w ith disgr ace to his holiness h is m aj es ty , ,

an d th em selves , t ogether w it h t he i r r epar able i nj u r y of so u ls

“

whi ch w er e d aily fal li n g i nt o t he net s of h er es y ; that r egar d

was t o be h ad n ot only t o Ger many , ,

t he n eighbou r i ng n ation s It al y Fr a n ce S pai n a nd all t he , , , , ,

r es t of C hr i s t endom ; t ha t t he neces sit o f s eed u blica

y p y p ,

t ion w as t he m or e u r gen t from t he infor mat ion fl fmthei

g
,

lor d shi ps that a fa ls e d ecree was pu blished i n Gfierm any

, fi
r,

whi ch r end er ed m or e i n di s pens able t he pu bli cation 4351 6t .

tr u e ; a nd tha t it w as s u per fl u ou s to s en d t o t he u n iYers itie

‘

s
-

for d ivin es w hen t hey : had t he whol e college ; togethe

, rd at .

Tr ent and cou ncils der i ve their au thor ity not from t he t nen s

assem bled in t hem bu t fr om G od and t he a os toli c , see

, ,

, p .

O n the ar ti cle of r es idence t he legates { declinela ng

yp r eset tt r

an swer The r es t of t he lett er is very ver bosa ,a nd ndt

. . .

ver y i nt elligible bu t t he non i m por t an ce of it is i nt élligible

‘

enou h : it t er m in ates w ith t he ear n es t hO pe; t hat t he contr

g
a
; ,

,
ci1 w ill s peedily com e t o a t ot al end
, . Pa cecco su ggest ed ,

t hat t he day of ses si on s hou ld not be absolu t ely s ettled ,

until t h e r em ai n i n g poi nt s of t h e d ecr ee of j u stificati on an d -

t he a ppen dices of t ha t of r es i d ence wer e d iges t ed

.
, .

The a ct s of t he t h eological con gr egation s s u ffi ciently dis

t
_
. .

l he: em bar r as s m en t of t he doct or s of Rome in asoer

'

p y a t s

t ai nin g t he doct r i n e of their ow n chu r ch u pb n w h at m u st at

es t eem ed a car d i n al ar ticle of C hr i s ti anit ; a nd how
‘

y
-
.

~
m u ch t hat em barr as s m ent was occas i oned and aggr avat ed by
{ the r u les w hi ch t he fou nd it n ecessar to r escr ibe to them
y y p
s elyes in con du cti ng t he i nqu i r y S ca nty and per fun ctor y .

fla gs ar e t h e n o ti ces o
.
f t h e s ec r et ar y we l ear n fr om h im t hat , , .

-
in q fou r su cces s ive and not ver y di s t ant m eetings of the
-

d i vin es t he fi r s t of them on t he 2 l st of D ecem ber exhibit s

, , ,

{t h
J ese or a cl e s o f c a t h oli c t h eo l o
gy as l ab ou r i n
g in fi n d i n
g ou t

a per petu al cons ent of t he chu r ch in t h e in t er pi et a t ion oflthe

’

f
' -

, .

w or ds of R au l w ho a
pp ear s ? t o att r ibu t e s o m u ch t oj ait h in
, .

al to tal fi ne . W e ar e alm ost r emin ded of t he t ot al of t h e w liole ‘

*

o f o n e of ou r s en a or s t by his t expi es s ion u

l
vid et u r .
 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

[ 1 54 6 .

ado
p t it, nd dou bt t ha it w t ill be generally acceptable ;
'
'
a not ,

bu t i f , af er
t s u ffi ci en t allowance of tim e, t hey ar e st ill
w it hou t it t hey wou l d m ake a decr ee w ithi n t he bou n d s of
,

t hei r commi ssion The occu pation of continu ed congr ega .

t i on s t o com plet e t hed ecr ee of j u stifi cati on d id not allow

, ,

them lei s u r e for wr iting bu t they hoped t o do s o shor tly , .

They add a post scr ipt in wh ich they s ay th at t he chief Ohi , ,

ectors t o t he tim e fi xed for t h e n ext s ess ion w er e t he

j
-

Spa ni ar ds ; bu t t he bi shop of Wor ces ter was one a t which , ,

t hey w on der as t hey had alw ays fou nd him attent ive to
,
a

*
w hat he k new t o be t h e m in d of hi s holi n es s a nd ou r sel ves .

A theologi cal con gr egati on was held on th e last d ay of t he -

y ea r i
,
n w h ich
par t s of t he d ecr ee of J u s tifi cati on w er e

exam i n ed an d a roved I t w a s lik ew i s e conclu ded t h at

pp .
,

t he a s s er ti on of S t J am es t hat a m an is j u s tifi ed by wor k s

.
,

a n d n ot b fait h onl S eak s onl of t he s econ d j u s tifi cati on;

y y p y ,

th at is of works done after j u stification r On t he qu estion

,
‘
.
,

whe t her r esolu tions ar e t o be i n clu d ed in t he good w or ks by ,

which j u s tifi cation is fu r t h er ed it w as deter mined t ha t t hey , ,

ar e n ot com r eh en d ed u n der t he n a m e of ood w ol ks h

‘

p g
The let ter of th e s am e d ay r efer s to a
g ener a l c on re
g
g at ion of t he 3 0th, (whi ch w as not n o ticed as it s t an ds in

t he mm ar y becau s e it contai ns mer ely u ndecided qu estions

su
-

,
"

rel ati ve t o t he pu ni shm en t of n on r es i dence) The lett er -

.

cha r es t he o on ent s of t he det er m i n ati on of t he da of t he

g pp y
n ext s es s i on w ith i nd u l in
g g t hem s elves in va r i ou s exa
, gg er a

tions on t he fr u it ful m att er of r efor m ati on Th e leg at es . .

them s el ves w er e qu it e over whelm ed w ith n eces s ar y bu s i ness

a nd in capable of any t hi n el s e
g B u t t he
y w i s h ed t o have a .

hu ll of r efor m ati on w ith a pr oem i u m to anim at e t o r esi dence ,

an d w ith it a br eve either t o give them au t hor it y t o con sent

,

t o det er m i nati ons W hi ch t hey appr oved or t o ins t r u ct t hem ,

osservan e t d i qu el ch e h a con osciu o m en e, & c t

Th is w as Rich ar d t .

t accou n of him in Wood s A th en ae O x on i i las ed i ion

t t t
’
Pa es . Th er e is an . . .

1 de s ecu n da j u s t i fi cat ion e, h oc ,

es t de oper ibu s qu ae fi u n t pos t j ti
us

fi ca t ion em .

I con silia w
au g et u r .
1 54 7 ] S E S S IO N v1 . 1 03

ti c u l ar l r es ect i n t h e Com lai nt s m ad e b t h e bi sho s

p ar
y p g p y p
o f i m edi m ent s roceed i n fr om t he cou r t of Rom e M or e
p p g .

a r ti cu l ar s u es ti on s a r e added r es ecti n t h e for m of t h e

p gg p g
br eve A p os tscr ipt t o t h e B ea tis simo P a dr e hi m s elf conveys
.

a r essi n a e al t o t h e ener osit of his h oli nes s in beh alf

p g pp g y _

o f 1t he car d i n al of T r en t in Cons i der ation of t he expen se of

,

t he cou ncil t o him a n d t he i m or t ance of t h at a ss embly t o

p ,

t h ei nter es t s of the faith an d all C hr is t en dom ; and s u gges t s

t hat 10 000 Cr ow n s w ill not be r e ar ded a s m or e t han a n
.
,
g ,

ad e u at e r em u n er a tion
q .

H er e w i t h r egr et, w e par t wit h t he ser vi ces o f t he volu m e

,

of l et t er s fr om iw hich We h ave d r awn s o libe r all an d

a
,
y

f We far e , for t he pr es ent , and for or i gl n al m att er , r edu ced

’

to wone a s s i s t ant t he m i n u t e, a n d, it a ppear s , accu r ate

‘

He com m ences t he
l s t d ay of t he n ew year , w ith an a o

cou n t of a con r e at ion of t h eolo i cal

g p r elat es , w ho, as t he
g g
fl

tim e t o t he s es s i on w as con t r acti ng apace s par ed neither ,

tim e nor lab ou r in pr osecu ting their w or k T hey accor dingly .

exam i ned fou r ch a t er s of t he decree of J u stifi cati on w ith

p ,

t h e cen su r es of t he gen er al congr egati on par ti cu l ar ly tha t , ,

whet her it b e s 1m ply t r u e th at faith is l os t by u nbeli ef , ,

s i n ce bl es s ed Pet er w ho d eni ed the fa ith w it h an oat h et

, y ,

los t not his fait h It w as n ever t hel es s conclu ded t hat it

.
,

Was lost O n t he s ame d ay tha t of t he fu t u r e s es s i on w a s

.
,

u bli s hed a s befor e s t at ed in a for m w h ic h is s u bj oi ned

p , , .

O n the 2 d of Janu ary a theol og ical con gr egation exam i ned

,

som e cl au s es in t he l 6 t h t h e l as t cha t er of t he doct r i nal

p , ,

d ecr ee .

O n t he t w o s u cceed n i g d y g
a s ener a l con r e ations
g g c ou s i
d er ed t he f m ati on
r e or ar ti cle of r es i den ce .

O n t he 5 t h t h e theol o i an s l
con c u ded , u pon t h e doct r i nal
g ,

ar ticl e th e l
c au s es in t he las t ch a t er ; an d con s i der ed t he
,
p
c en s u r es of the c an on s , t en of wh ich Wer e approved .

They s ettl ed fifteen m or e t he next d ay followi ng o ne

ave t hem s om e d if
f i u lt
g c
y .
1 04 1
CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

[ 5 4 1

O n t he ne x t day , however, t he 7 t h of
J a nu ar y t hey com ,
x

p l et ed t he canon s t o t heir m in d The gener al congr egati on .

on t he s am e d a ex er t ed them s el ves on t he s u b ect of

y j
r es i d ence 5 .

O n t h e 8 t h of t he month t he di vi nes r epeat ed th ei r lab ou rs

on t he cer t ai n t of r ace ; an d t he n er al con r e at ion
y g ge
g g
em l o ed it s el f in it s r ovi n ce of r es i den ce
p y
’

p .

O n the 9 th S u n day t he theolo i ans ; s ettled that n oi one

,
g , ,

can b e cer t ai n wit h s u ch a c er t a in t of faith as that n

y ot hin g ,

fals e can be fou nd I n it of the r ace of God ” The mod n

g ,
y . r

tion of the other congr egation on r esidence w as not quite s

con s on ant t o the s n ctit of t h e d a
a y y .

O n M on d ay t hel 0th t he s am e congr eg ati on pu r s u ed t he ,

s am e s u bj ect
; a nd on t he n ext d ay it w as a s si s t ed by a
con r e ati on of canoni s t s— a t a l at er hou r the d ecree of
g g
Ju stifi cation was appr oved by all t o t he glor y of G0d j SO . 11 ~
p

ou r au t hor ex r es ses him s el f

p .

_
O u t he 1 2 t h of J a nu ar y it w a s p r opos ed t o t he t heolo
.
,

i an s w het her in t he 6 th cha t er of t he doct r i n a l d ecr ee

g , , p ,

ea r s hou l d
f t l d b t it
“

p r ec e d e h o e
p ; a n d a f er o n
g e a e w a s «

s h ou ld so s t an d In a gen er al c ongr egation .

t he opi nion s on r es 1 dence w er e var iou s gv

but in t he a r ob at ion of t he decr ee of J u s tifi ca t ion t heyt ‘

,
pp
wer e unani m ou s The next day w as the d ay of t he S ixth
.

S es s ion .

l
The S ixt h S es sion w as celeb r ated on the 1 3 th of J an u
ar
y 1,5 4 7 i n t h e c,a t h ed r a l as u s u al A f t er t h e acc u st om ed .

s er vi ce and an or ation b t h e bi sh o of S al i t he d ecr ees

y p p ,

w er e pu bli s hed .

The fi r s t a nd t h e d oct r i nal one w as of J u stifi cation

, , .

It contai ned s ixt een chapter s The d oct r ine is s t at ed in .

this detail in s tri ct conformity w ith the inti m ati ons whi ch have
-

ear ed in t he r e ar at or con r e ati on s an d w ith a cons idefi

a
pp p p y g g , ,

r abl e de r ee of s u btl et and lau s ibilit et d i s tin ctl e no u h

y y y g
3

g y p ,

ex r ess i n t he qu alifi cati on s and excepti on s by

p g ,

d octr i ne of s cr ipt u r e is defeat ed and tha t of t he ,

Rom e s u ppor t ed As cont ai ni ng the .

 U NC I L 1 4
.

CO 0 1? TRE NT .
1 5 7 ;

t he canon s, an d denou ncing i n t h e d i fferent gr adat ions of

non -
res i dence t he for feitu r e '

of por ti ons of t he r evenu e of t he

'

s ee, an d in ext r em e c as es r em ova

tit u tion b f l a nd s u bs

a noth er I t .e nj i
o n s t h e d u ty o f r es d
i nce n ext u pon t he
e '

i nfer ior or der s in t he chu r ch wh o ar e t o be con s tr ained t o t he

,
“

er for m a n ce of it by t he law exce t in c as es of di s en sa

p
r
p p
~

tion for r ea s onable cau ses by t he holy s ee E ccles iast ieal .

s u er l or s ar e t o cor r ect t hei r s u bj ect s a nd

p
cl er an d t he r e u l ar s w hen livi n ou t of t h eir m dn aste u ffl
gy g g ,

i
r es , m a
y be
p u n i s h ed by t h e bi s h o
p of t h e
place 1
a s d elé w
,

at e of t h e h ol s ee T h e ex em ti on of cha t er s from t he
g y p.
p
j u r i s diction of t hei r or dina r y is wi t hdr aw n A nd fi nally
‘

.
, ,

n o one bi sh o i s t o i nt r u d e u on t he fu nct ions of a n ot her i

'

p p
"
f!
;

Upon thi s d ecr ee M as s a r elli obs er ves t hat t he O pini on s of ,

t he fa t her s w er e var i ou s a n d m a ny exhibit é d Wr itt en pa ers g? '

p
»
,

s o t h a t not hi n c er t ai n cou ld a t t ha t ti meb e d et erm ihed

g .

In a gener al con gr egati on how ever on t he 2 5t h of F ebrn— ,

v ,
.

it ear ed o n exa m i n ati on t ha t t he d ecr ee wa s

y
ar , as a
pp , ,

a
pp r oved b
y t h e m aj or it
y it w as
p r on ou nced t o be a
, pp r ov ed
a nd t o be h el d a s a r oved T h e cont u m ac of t he abse t
pp y n

bi shop s w as a ccu s ed w ith an ex cepti on in favou r of t he

,

G er m an bi s h ops l awfu lly det ai ned an d t h e s ever es t pen alti es

w er e d enou nced a ga i n s t t hos e w ho s h ou l d l eave t h e cou ncil
w it hou t licence l
.

Th e 3 r d . M ar ch was appoin ted for t he next s es si on

of .

Fifty s even pr el at es wer e pr esen t

-
.

The pr ot es t ant s Wr it es t he au t hor of t h e Di ar y l n exa ct

, ,

a r eem en t w it h
g t h e V eneti an h i s t or
y by w h at ever h
yp o ,

t hesis thei r agr eem ent as far as it exi sts is t o be a ccou nted
, ,

for except ed a ga ins t t he gr am m ar in the 5 t h chapt er of

,

t he fi r s t d ecr ee w her e i n t he l a n gu age in w hi ch t h e decr ee

, ,

is w r itten L ati n t w ofri ega tives a r e u sed t o t h e effect of

, ,

one . A nother i naccu r acy is st at ed in t he 7 t h c h apt er

‘

S om e who w er e conver san t in hi stor y obs er ved t ha t fr om

“ , ,

t he tim e of C hr i st t o t he pr es en t n o cou n cil h ad d eci d ed s o ,

m any arti cles as w er e d eci ded in that on e s es s i on ; and

that t he fat her s in t hei r definitions wer e g reatly in debted t o
 S E S S IO N V1 . 1 07

A r i st otl e, for havi n g so dili gen tly di s ti ngu i sh ed all ki n ds of

cau s es . Politi ci an s that in t he 1 1 t h chapter

co m pl ained , ,

a nd t h e 2 0t h c anon whil e obedien ce w as enj oi ned t o t he

,

r ece t s of G od an d t he ch u r ch th at d u e t o t em por al
p p ,

r i n ces w as r et er m itt ed T h e decr ee of Refor m ati on w as

p p .

t r eat ed a s a s im pl e illu sion ; Si nce a ny beneficed cler l c w ith

c u r e of s ou l s m i ght pu r ch as e n on r es i den ce for a year -

by cons enti n g t o los e h al f his year ly i ncom e a nd r ea s on able ,

cau s es for d i s pen s ati on m i ght ea s ily be fabr i cat ed The .

au t her a d d s t h at t he c elebr at ed oppon ent s

,
S ot o a nd C ate ,

r in o; bot h pu bli s h ed book s a ddr es s ed t o t h e s yn od expia , ,

n at or of t he d ou bt fu l ex pr es s i on in t h e decr ees y et w it h
y .
,

ou t d e os i n or ti on of t h ei r or i i nal o o siti n
p g an
yp g pp o .

_ O n s o i m por t ant a d octr i ne a s t h at of J u s tifi cation by

fa it h alon e w ithou t w or k s t he ver y key s t on e of pr ot es t an t
_ ,
-

ismfi l am i nvit ed by w h at pr eced es t o offer a few O b ser va

tions It is im pos s ible poi nt by poi nt in the ar gu m en t of
.
, ,

or ti on of s cr i t u r e t he m os t h on ou r abl e t o t h e or i i n al
a
p p g
chu r ch of Rom e t o per u s e t h e epis tle t o t h at chu r ch
, ,

w it hou t p er cei vm g t h a t in the J u s tifi cati on of m an b efor e

,

his Mak er fa i th alon e an d s i m ply is r epr es en ted a s t he

, , ,

m ean s on t h e p ar t of m an by w h i ch t he bles s i ng is t o be ,

O bt ai ned It is i m poss ibl e t o avoi d s eei ng t h at t he la w

.
, ,

by t he t rans gr es s ion of w h i ch t he w hole w o rl d hea t hen as ,

w ell H ebr ew i s con s tit u t ed gu ilt y a n d t hr ow n u pon t he

,

di vi n e m er cy an d t he exclu s i on of w hi ch from fu r ni s hi ng by
,

it s w or ks or O b edi en ce t o it a cl a i m t o j u s tifi cation in any

, ,

s h a e is abs olu t el affi r m ed is t he u niver s a l la w i n clu di n

p , y ,
g ,

t h at of M os es t o t he J ew a n d th at of n atu r e or tr ad iti on t o
,

t h e g en til e n ot t her efor e a cer emon ia l law

, ,by w h i ch a s , ,

h eat hens ar e c on cer n ed it is absu r d t o s u ppos e t hey cou l d

,

r et en d or h o e t o be j u s tifi ed b t t h ti l w d
p p u e e n r e a ,a n
p re ,

em i nentl t h mor a l law or t he m os t ex cellen t the m or al

y e , , ,

ar t of t h e law T h tl l d t lk f t h t
p e a
p os . e co u a O n o o er o

h eat h en s an d h e ad dr es s es h i m s el f equ all

y t o th em It is .

not i m agi n able by what t er m s w or k s or m er it s in t he O ffi ce , ,

o f j u s tifi cation cou ld be m or e oi n t edl an d effectu all ex

,
p y y
 108 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

[ 15 4 72

c u ded l t han is done In t he Epi s tle di r ec ted t o the Rom an s .

The apostle ha s as s er ted t he doctr i ne separ ated fr om ever y

‘
,

thi ng in m an d es er ving j u s tifi cati on a bs olu tely w it hou t gu a , ,

“

ljfica tion or excep tion L es t it s hou l d be s u ppos ed ft hat

‘ ‘

.
,

ther e w er e any t a cit or i m plied one t h e m os t hopefu l of all ,

c l a i t —
m an s m or al w or k s or ch ar it y w hether u nited w ith ,
‘

,
‘

Or i n cl u ded in faith —he ex pr es sly m ar k s t hi s ver y claim

, ,
.

a nt for ex clu si on H e di s ti ngu i shes his d octr ine by it s

.
?

b ei ng destr u cti ve of all boas ting wher e is bohs tting ?3 it is :

”
exclu ded : by w hat law
7 of w or k s n o ; bu t b
y th e la w n ) . a

f
‘
a i th H e a ai n di s ti n u i shes it b
g g y it s ver
y n at u e
r as
-

bei n gby gr a ce t he ver y es s en ce O f w hich is d es troyed by t he

,

alli an ce of w or ks in an s h a e? B u t wh ar e m or a l wor k s
y p y .

Contended for ex cept for t hei r r eal thei r i ntr i nsi c valu e,an d
, ,

thei r con sequ ently a ffor di ng t he tr u est m atter of boasting 7 “ -

A n d th i s is t he pr eci se gr ou nd u pon w hi ch t hey are e x

"

p r es s l
y an d
pr eem i n en tl
y exclu ded N o one cou l d be m or e .

z ealou s than S t Pau l for t he necess ity of good wor ks as .

a ccom an i n j u s ti f i n f aith : bu t we have s een t h t

”
p y g y g a n o ,

o n e cou l d be m or e z ealou s in exclu di n t h em alto et her in

g g
»

t he offi ce of j u s tifying The divi ne es s ence an d honour of .

t he scr iptu r al doct r i ne of J u s tifi cation a r e t h a t it is pur el

'

y
s
,

a nd liter all b
y yg r a ce w it hou t b ei n
‘

g m er it ed b
y an
y, h u m an

wor k s and m os t effect u ally d est r u ctive of all hu man b o

, as t

ing .

S E S S I O N V II .

PRE PA RA TI O NS — S E S S I O N
'

D oct r in é :
’

S acr am en t
Gen er al, B aptism an d C on fir m ation
s In .

C ath edr als, B en efi ces, & c — Bu 11 for Tr an slation .

'

TH E legates had i ntim at ed t hat

( '

, t he
m ent s shou ld xt in or der com e u n
"

ne

Cou n c il ; a nd as t he father s had

32 1 3 an
i
1 10 CO UNC I L OF T RE N T .

[ 15 47 .

l i
con c u s ons of t he L u t her a ns wa s i ntr odu c ed, an d s ome
debate ens u ed S ai n t s B er n ar d an d Cypr i an bei ng alle ed
,
g
a s c alli n
g t h e w a sh i n
g of t h e feet a s a c r amen t a n d A u u s
g ,

ti ne as affir ming t he s am e of ever y act by w hich C hr is t is

honou r ed .

O n t he 2 0th, ( t i g t o t he s ecr et a r
re u rn n
y t he co n
g g
r e a ,

tion of m i nor th eologi ans m et ; an d fou r teen “A r ticles of ‘

her eti cs on t he s u bj ect of t he sacr am ent s in en er al “Were

”
g
s u bm itt ed t o t hem To t hes e s u c ceeded
. E r r or s of t he ,

L u t her a ns con cer ning t he sa cr am en t of bapt i s m t o t he ,

’

n u m ber of s event een The li st is cl os ed w ith t h e E r rors

.

of t he L u t her ans concer ni n h e s a cr a m ent o f confi rm ati on,

’

g t
o f w h i ch t h er e ar e fou r All thes e ar ti cl es a r e gi ven a t
. .

lengt h in t he su mm a r y : bu t s in ce t hey lik ewi s e appear iii ‘

t h e hi s tor of F r a Paolo it is n ot neces s ar y t o a dd u ce t hem

y ,

in t he pr es en t w or k O ne ar ti cle h ow ever in t he fi rs t c at a
.
, ,

logu e t he 1 3 t h h as att r a cted par ticu l ar a tten tion even fr om

, , ,

t h e w r iter of t h e Di ar y an d ha s th er efor e a legit i m ate cl a i m

,

t o ou r n oti ce It s tan d s t h u s : In t ention em minist r or u m

.

n on r e i i
r i n hil u e a er e in m e n t i — t h e i nt enti on of
q u ,
q g s acr a s

m i n i s t er s is not n eces s ar y a nd does not hi ng in t he s acr a

m ent s .

It w as neces sar y t ha t t he father s shou l d con d em n t hi s

r o os iti on b ec au s e it w a s d i r ectl ose d t o t he deci s ion
p p , y pp
o

of t he cou ncil of Flor en ce C ater i no bi shop of M i nor i

.
, ,

h owever took t h e her etical s ide of t he qu estion ; an d affi r m ed

, ,

that t he sacr am ent w as valid i n depen d ently of t h e i n tenti on ,

O f t he a dm i n i s t r at or if it w er e ad m i ni s t er ed w it h t h e d u e
,

r it es. H e fou nded his ar gu m en t in par t u pon t he all eged

n ar r ation of S oz om en th a t s om e boys a m u s ing t hem s elves
,

on t he s ea s hor e elect ed A than a s i u s a bi sh op w ho con fer r ed ,

bapti s m u pon som e Of t h e s a m e age w hi ch com i ng t o t he ,

ear s of t he bi shop of A l ex an dr i a h e cons i der ed t h e fac t of ,

s o s er i ou s a n at u r e that inqu ir i ng w h ether the you ths had

,

been pr eviou sl y b aptiz ed an d fi n di ng t hat t hey ha d not , ,

a n d t h at t he r it e h ad been er for m ed in d u e for m, he pr O

p
nou nced t he s acr am ent va li d A lthou gh no a tt ention w as .
 S E SS ION W I . 1 11

i d t o t h e o i ni on of t h i s bi shop in t he d eci s i on of t he n ext

p a
p
s es s i on u on t he s u bj ect he did n ot fail t o d efend h i s s enti
p ,

m ent im pr i nt an d t o i n sis t that t he cou ncil an d hi m s elf

"

, ,

were in per fect agr eem ent an d t h at it s d ecr ee s hou l d be ,

i n ter pr et ed confor m ably .

~
Thi s is t he amou nt of what is r ecor ded in t he Di ar y The .

V eneti a n h i stor i an has the ar gu m ent in m u ch m or e ext ended

d et ail and w ith m u ch s u per i or m at er i al
,
A ccor d i ng t o t hi s .

au thor it t he bi sho r es s ed t he oi nt cl os el
y a n d w ou l d
y , p p p ,

not be s a ti sfi ed w ith t he expl ana ti on tha t t he i ntenti on ex ,

t end ed n o far ther than to do what t he chu r ch i ntend ed

for even t h at in t enti on m i ght be ab s ent an d then all the
s acr am ent s adm i n i st er ed u n d er t hos e ci r cu m
,

s t an ces w ou ld

be nu ll ; nor 1 11 a ny ca s e wa s it pos s ible t o k now t h at t hi s ,

w as not t he fact -
. Thi s doct r ine does in deed r ender t he
.

a al o u lati on er fec tl d e en dent u on th e ood w ill of

p p p p p y p p g
t he pr ies t bu t at wh at a n expen se
, The an not at or as w ell
a s t r a nslat or of t he r eat hi s t or i an of t h e cou n cil h a s ob
g
ser ved t h at t he O i nion of t he Rom an c hu r ch on t hi s s u b
, p
j c et was in his t im e practically abandoned by her m em ber s .
.

Thi s is ver y pr ob ably t he fact at t he pr esen t ti m e ; a nd w ith

r es ec t n ot onl t o t his d oct r i ne bu t t o t he r ea t bod f t h e
p y g y o

ecu li ar th eolo f R m i m O u t r a ed r eas on ha s fl ed

“

p gy o o a n s . ;
g
t o hypocr i s f r ot ecti on s he cou l d n ot d o ot her wi s e
y or
p .

A n d w hile pr efi xed t o t he m i s sal t h er e s t a nds and w ill st an d ,

as l on as Hom e l as t s D e d e ectibu s in celebr a tion e mis sa m m

g f ,

occu r r en tibu s t he pr i es t of t he Itali an com mu n ion m u s t

,

eit h er b eli eve t h e i m os t u r es of h is ch u r ch or becom e a n

p ,

i m pos tor hi m sel f by pr etend ing so t o do an d i nviti ng ot her s ,

t o d o t he s am e 1
‘

O n t he s am e d ay as th e l as t con gr egati on w a s held t he ,

2 0th a d epu t ation of pr elat es w ho w er e can oni s t s w as ap

,

Wh at do you believe Wh at t h e C hu r ch believes B u t w h at does . t he

Ch u r ch believe ? Wh at I d o Th en w h at d o you both believe
. I do - l
n ot

kn ow .

1 S ee t h e able Hist or ical D iscou r s e con cer n in

g t h e n ecess i ty of the Mi
t
n i s er s
’
In t en t ion m adm i n is t e1 in
g t h e S a cr am en t s , an on ym ou s, bu t byt h e
j u st ly celebr ated A llix , t
pu blis h ed i n t h e year of er r or an d d eliv erance, 1 6 8 8 .
1 12 COUNCI L or T R ENT .
[ 1 54 7 .

o n ed
i t to e am ne x i bj th e
t f f m ti d t h i
p e c o r e o su
r a on ; a n e r

n am es ar e i ven b t h e s ecr etar F m t h t d t t h

g y y r o a a
.

y o e

2 9 th i nclu sive congr egation s of t hes e a nd of t h e theologi ans

, ,

a s s em bl ed in t h ei r dis ti n ct a nd a r o ri a te v i e t h
pp p p r o n c s e ,

fi r s t t o occu py them sel ves w ith m atter s falli ng u n der the

h ead of r efor m ation r esi d ence plu r alities a nn exati on of
, , ,

chu r ch es an d ben efi ces ex em ti on s &c : t h e ot hers t o ex

p , , .

am ine t he ar ti cu l ar d oct r i ne t hen in a s t a t e of t i

p p p
r e a r a on

for t he a d opti on of t he cou ncil at it s next s es si on No par .

t icu lar s ar e i v en of th ei r r oceedi n s ; and t he w er e n o

g p g y
d ou bt d ili gently em ployed .

O n t he 3 1 s t of J anu ar y how ever a n ew subj ect w as in , ,

t r odu ced a t a gener al congr egation aft er w h at h a d b een ,

d one at t he pr ecedi ng ones h a d been cons i der ed nam ely , ,

t he s acr am en t of t he E u ch ar i s t u pon w hi ch cer t ai n ar ticles ,

of her eti cs w er e exam i ned a n d at a l at er a r t of th e d a

,
p y
comm u n i c at ed t o all t h e fat h er s .

O n t he 3 d of F ebr u ar y w as a congregati on of t he m i nor

t heologians wh o b egan to exam i ne t he ar ti cles of h ereti cs
'

on t he eu ch ar i s t They w er e t en in nu mber It w as it
. .
, ,

s h ou l d seem ex ected t h at t h i s as w ell a s t h e tw o r ecetL

, p , , p
in g s acr a m ent s w ou ld be settled at t he en s u i ng s es s ion w h ich
, ,

w a s not th e cas e The ex am in ation how ever w as pu r s u ed

.
, ,

in su cceedi ng cong r eg a tions befor e th at ses s i on The ar .

t icles ar e given at l engt h in t he su m m ar y ; a n d as I d o

n ot fi nd th em in eit her of t he Tr i d en ti ne hi s tor i a ns I w ill
“

i ve thei r s en s e at lea s t in t h i s l ace T h e l s t is t h at in

g p .
,

t he eu ch ar i s t t her e is n ot t r u l y t h e body an d bl ood of C h r i s t ,

b u t onl y a s in a si gn i n t he s am e m anner as w i ne is s ai d t o
,

be in t h e s ign of a n in n (in ci r cu l a an te t aber n am

, 2 t h at ,

C hr i s t is ther e exhibited bu t s pir it u ally only t o be eat en by};

'

, ,

fait h 3 t h at t he body and blood ar e t ogether w ith (s i m ul

,

c u m ) t h e s u bs t a n ce o f t h e br ea d a n d w i n e s o t h a t t h e re i s i,
t

n o t r ansu bst anti ati on bu t a h os t ati c u n ion of t

yp ,

a n d t he s u bst an ce of br ead an d w i ne ; 4 th at ,

t o bea dored or vener a t ed w ith fes ti val s in th e eu charis t; nor

t o b e car r i ed abou t in roces s i ons n or br ou gh t t o t he s ick;
*

p ,
1 14 C O U NC L I or TRE NT .
[ 1 5 4 7 :

Tha t i
ses s on w as n ow ver y near at han d, an d ever y thi ng ,
w as pr epar ed for it .

U pon the s u bj ect l u raliti es t he au thor of t h e D i ar y

of
p ,

i n for m s u s th e legates w r ote to the pontiff su ggesting t o

, ,

him not t o m ak e t he r efor m t oo u niver s al bu t t o l eave t he ,

:

c ou n cil t o s ati s fy t h e bi s hops The S pan i ar ds pr es en ted

.

eleven cen s u r es on eccl es i asti cal su bj ect s of wh i ch t h e l e

ga t es ,

com l ai n ed t o t he pope w ho par t ook of th eir di SS at isfac t iQn

p , ,

an d s u s ected t he em per or t o be at t h e bot t om g f these

p .

s m t om s of i n s u bor d i n ation
y p A n d ou r .

cer t a i nl
y h is m aj es t
y d id aim t o d e r es s his h oli ness
p T h i s . ‘

s t ate of a ffa i r s i nd u ced t he o e t o t h i nk of t r an s fer r i n t he

p p g
cou n cil t o Bolo n a T h i s w e s h all fi n d b h e s equ el was
“

y t
g .
, ,

no eva nes c en t s ecu l ation I n t h e m ean tim e t h e pontif f

p .
, . .

h avi n g w r itten to his n u n cio at V eni ce t o th at pu r pos e t h e ,

bi sh ops w ho w er e ther e r et u r ned t o t he cou n cil .

The s event h s ess ion w a s cel ebr ated on T hu r sday M ar ch 3 , ,

1 547 .The bi shop of S t M ar k w as pr event ed by a col d

.
,

fr om pr eachin g .

The shor t pr eface of t he doctr i nal d ecr ee begl n s w ith the

,

decl ar ati on t hat for t he completi on of t h e doct r i ne of Ju s t i

, _

fi ca t ion pr om u lga ted in t he las t s es s ion it was t hou ght ,

s u it abl e t o as s t o t he es t abli s hm ent of thos e s acr am ents

p
by w hich all r i ghteou s n es s or J u s tifi cati on (j u s titi a) is eit her
l , ,

begu n or w hen begu n is i n cr ea s ed or when los t is r e

, ,
a

ai r ed : t her efor e t he m os t hol d u m en i c s nod

‘

n ro
p ya ec
y p
ceed s in t he fi r s t place t o con dem n t he h er es i es wh i c h oppos e
,

t he t r u e d oct r i n e b t he followi n can ons w h i ch s e ar a t el

p
y ,
g y ,

a n at h em atiz e t h os e w h o affi r m — 1 Th at t h er e ar e m or e or .

les s than the s even s pecifi ed s acr am en t s ; 2 That those of .

t h e old a n d n ew la w d i ffe r on l y in c er em on i e s ; 3 T ha t t h e ,

s even ar e equ al in ex cellence ; 4 That w ithou t them the .

com pr en de cos a bu on a, m a si vede t tt

u o l ’
t
O pposi o, per alcu n e comm ed e, c i he
tt tt
son o s a e r eci a e n ella cor on at ion e del n u ovo Tir an n et t o, l n
’

t
vi u

per io d el Papa, e delli C ar d in ali Th e you n g in g was per h aps n ever called
. k
l
.

a T r a nn et , bef0 1 e 01 aft er
y I s i
h s s or y in an y E n glish
. h t
i st o y
r
"
5 l
T: t .

w ou ld h ave r elieved S t
r ype .
 SESS ION vn .
I

1 15

u s tifi cati on m a be obt ain ed t hr ou h ait h al on e

g r ace J of y g f ,

alt hou h all t he s acr am ent s ar e not n eces s ar t o all

g y
5 Th at they wer e i n stitu ted only to nou r i sh fa ith ; 6 That
‘

. .

they do not confer gr ace by t heir ow n V i r tu e ; 7 That gr ace .

by t h em is not u niver s ally g i ven on G od s p ar t ; 8 T hat

’
.

t hey have not an inher en t vir tu e to con fer t he gr ace whi ch ,

m ay be obt ai ned by fait h alone ; 9 That b apti sm c onfir

‘
'
.
,

mation a nd or d er , do not im pr ess a n i ndelible m ar k on t he

,
,

sou l , for bidding r e

‘

p etition ; 1 0 T h at all h ave

po w er t o .

re n i s t er t h e s acr am ent s ;
"
ach a n d a d m i 1 1 T hat an in
p .

tention t o do w hat t he chu r ch does is not r equ ir ed in

minist er s when t hey cons ecr at e or con fer t he s acr am ent s ;
That a m i ni ster in m or t al s in althou gh obs er vi n g all ,

ess ent i al rit es does not cons ecr at e or con fer t he s acr am ent ;
,

13 ! T ha t t he cer em oni es of t he chu r ch m ay be d espi sed or

om itt ed w ithou t s in .

We m ay j u s t obser ve upon the 4 th of t hes e can ons that

"
1
,

the clos i n g s ent en ce w h i ch t he fat her s aw kwa r dly m ean t o

,

r e r es en t t he1 r ow n d oct r i n e is evi den tl i nt end ed t o s hel t er

p y ,

t h e p r i esth ood w ho ar e for bi dd en t he u se of on e of t he

,

s acr am en t s of t hei r chu r ch m at r i m on O n t he 1 l t h we

y , .
,

r em ar k t hat t he neces s it of i nt enti on t o t he vali dit of

‘

,
y y
t he s acr am en t is bu t feebly and tim i dly ex pr ess ed by t he
{

wor d r equ ir i and w it h r es ect to t h e n ext th at althou h

p g ,

t he ab sen ce of in t ent ion m ay i n vali da t e a s acram en t m or t al

i

s in does n ot .

1
b apti s m in par ti cu lar t he canons s eparately anat he
.
On , ,

m a ti z e t hos e w h o a ffi r m — 1 That t he bapti s m of J ohn was .

as vali d a s t hat of C hr i s t ; 2 T hat tr u e w at er is not n e .

ces sa r ; 3 Th at t h e c hu r ch of Rom e d oes n ot teach t he

y . ,

t r u e doctr ine on t he su bj ect ; 4 That baptis m ad m i ni s ter ed .

,

even b h er eti cs in t he n am e of t he Fa t her S o n an d H ol

y y , ,

G host w ith t he in tenti on of doi ng w h at t h e chu r ch d oes

, ,

is not tr u e bapti sm ; 5 T h a t b apti sm is u n neces s a r y t o

“
.

s al va ti on ; 6 T hat t he b a tiz ed ca nn ot los e r ace ; 7 T h at

p .
g .

hapt ism obli ges t o fait h alone ; 8 That t he baptiz ed ar e .

ex em t fr om t he obli ati on t o obe t h e c om m an ds of t h e

p g y
1 2
116 U NC I L [ 1 5 4 7
’

CO or TR E NT . .

c hu r c h ; 9T h
. a t t h e b a
p tiz ed a r e r el eas ed b
y t he r e

m em br ance of t hei r bapti s m fr om fu tu r e vow s ; 10 Tha t .

all s i n s a r e r em itted b t h e s am e r em embr an ce ; 1 1 T ha t

y .

baptis m ou ght t o be r epeat ed on apos t at es re tu r mng by

"
'

en a nce ; 1 2 T h at n on e ou h t t o be ba tiz ed u ntil as old

'

p .
g p
as C hr i s t at le is bapti s m or at t h e pom t of death ; 1 3 T ha t
, .

baptiz ed i nfan t s s hou ld n o t be r ecei ved i nto t he nu m -

ber of t he fait hfu l ; an d l as t not leas t a nd t her efor e tr a ns , ,

l at ed entir e that s uch little ones ou ght to be int er r ogated

,
‘
,

w hen r ow n u W h eth er the

y w ill r ati f w h at thei r s on
y
g p , p
s or s r om i s ed in thei r nam e W h en t he w er e ba tiz ed ;
p y p
an d t ha t if t he a n s w er t h at t he ill n ot t he ar e to be
‘

y y w
,
y ,

left t o thei r ow n will a nd in the m ean tim e t o be com

.
,

elled t o a C hr i s ti an life b no o ther en alt t han th at

p y p y
~ f
,

of b ei n ex cl u d ed fr om t he u se of t he eu char i s t an d ot her
g '
s acr am en t s u n til t h e r e en t — n ec a li d i nt er i m
’
w nd
, y p ,
p
a d C hr i s t ia na m vit am co end os n i s i u t a b eu char is t ia &c
g , , .

The l s t of t h ese c a non s m i gh t be m i s tak en for an l n

s t a nce of ki nd nes s and lib er alit t o her eti cs O n t he con
y (
-
.

t r ar y it is one of thos e s er pen ti ne poli ci es by w hi ch the

, ,

ch u r ch of Rom e bar t er s her or t hodox for her i n t er est

y .

Ba pti s m m ak es t he s u bj ec t of it her i nali enable sl ave a nd ,

s he is s u r e t o c en t he door w i de enou h for as m an

p g y as

can be b r ou ght t o ent er her pr ison hous e The l as t canon .

is s elf con vi cti ng pr oof of t his The 9 th canon d i s cover s

.

t he appr ehen s i on l es t t he com pr ehens i ve vow of bapti s m

s hou l d r en der s u er fl u ou s t he u lt e r io r vow s enj oin ed b t h e
p y
Rom an chu r ch a nd n ot u n connected w it h her pr ofi ts and
“

her r epu t ation The 1 0t h dis cover s t h e s am e feeli ng les t

.
, ,

if t he r em i ss i on by bapti s m be d eem ed per m anen tly s u f ,

fi cien t no r ecou r s e s hou ld in fu t u r e be had t o t he var i ou s

,

b enevolen t pr O V1S 1on s of t he sam e chu r ch for t he r ecu r r i ng

”

offences of her m em ber s The 1 1 t h canon is equ ally

.

r ovi d ent in b ehal f of t h e s acr am en t of ena nce t he

p p ,

fru it s of w h i ch enlar ge th e pow er of t he chu r ch t o do

ood T h e l as t is a j u stifi c ati on of r eli i ou s coer cl on t o
g .
g
"
an ext ent w hi ch m a be r equ i r ed and s hou ld alw ays be
y y ;
1 18 CO U NC I L O F TRE NT .
[ 1 5 4 7

m odifi cations : thei r nu m b er a m ou nted to 1 3 ; b u t t he r e

. c

m ai ning 7 0 a
pp r oved wh at h ad b een decr eed s i mply and
thr ou ghou t .

Ther e wer e 6 1 pr elat es ni ne of t hem ar chbi shops p r e , ,

“

s ent w it hou t r eck oni n t h e car di n al s

,
g .

It appear s h owever th at for s om e tim e pr eviou s to t he

'

, ,

p r es en t s es s ion it h ad been fi n all

, y d e t e r m i n ed t o t r ans fer t he

cou ncil fr om Tr ent t o s om e other l f or a b u ll wit h

'
ace ;
p
a facu l t of tr a n s ferr i n t he cou n cil w it hou t nam i n t w h a t
y
‘
o
g g ,

l ace w as di r ec t ed b t h e r ei ni n ti ff o t he le at es
‘

p , y g g p o n t g
i'
,

w hich b ear s t he dat e of Febr u ar y 22 1 54 7 The lega te , ,

how ever m ade n o s ecr et bu t pu blicly annou n ced tha t

,
:
, ,
‘
.

Bologna w as t he pl ace appoin t ed for t h e fu tu r e s es s ions of

t he cou ncil ; and t h e next s es s ion assembled b efor e t he ap ,
1

oint ed ti m e w ill fu lly expl ai n the w hole

p , .

S E S S I O N V III .

TRANSL A TI O N TO B O L O G NA .

O N t he d ay su cceedi ng t he l a s t s es s ion
,
M a r c h 4 , c0 1es O
p f
t he ar ticles on t he S a cr am en t of t he E u ch ar i s t w er e gi vent o

all t he fa h er s t .

O n the 6 th d i ed , of a fever , H enr ico L fr edi,

of bi shop of
I

C apaccio May his Sou l , the secretar y add s, r es t in peace

.
,
.

ont he 7 t h, a gener al con gr eg ati on a s s em bled, in whi ch ,

aft er som e l i tical bu sines s t he E u char i s t w as pr o

ec c es a s ,

p os ed a s t h e d oct r i n al s u bj ect of t h e n ext s es s i on O n t he .

s am e d a t h e bod of t he la tel d eceas ed bi sho w a s de o

y y y p p
s it ed in t he cat h ed r al .

A nothe r con r e ati on o n t he 8 t h be an it s t as k r es ect

‘

g g g p

Th is bu ll i s ex an t t in t h e or Ig I n al A ldin e edi tion of t h e C an ons ? a

nd
D ec r ees of t h e C ou n cil, an d pr obably in all o h er e t dition s . I n t h e s m all *on e
o f C h ifll et t h e da e i s, t X
I I I kal in s ead of V I I I— t mis t ke of an
‘

. an easy a

Xfor a V .
 154 7 ] S E S S IO N VIII . 1 19

i ng the doct r i ne pr oposed by exam i ni ng t he ar ticles of t he ,

‘
. her eti cs d r aw n u p on the s u bj ect ; an d after s om e for m alit y
in i titi on it w as t aken i nt o con s i d er ati on wh a t
'

an s w er n e
g p a ,

s hou ld be done in consequ ence of t he prevailing d i s ease in

.

t he city of T r en t .

w r iter of the Di ar y who is evi d en tly n ot on e of t he ,

on tifi cal ar t r e r es ent s t he affa ir t hu s M an of t h e

p p y p , y p re .

dat es and their d om es ti cs w er e at th i s tim e i ndi spos ed either ,

fr om t he indu lgen ces of th e car nival or the hu mi d it y o f t he

r
'

a t m os her e T h e car di n al d el M ont e em l o ed er son s t o

p . 1 .

p y p
I n m r e of t he h s i ci an s w het her t her e w a s an d a n er of
“

q p y.
y g ,

w ho droppin g a n am bi gu ou s w or d a g en er al ,

antie w a s j u s tifi ed b t he r ecen t d ea t h j u s t

p ,
y
mentioned a nd as t he d i s ea s e i ncr eas ed ,
t h e l egate ,

or d er ed t he r ocu r at or of t he cou n cil t o i n s tit u t e a r oces s

p p
con cer ni n it It w a s r e or t ed t h a t t h e n ei h bou r i n t ow n s
g p .
g g ,

an d V er on a in ar ti cu lar h ad s u s en ded all i n t er cou r s e w it h

p p ,

t he i nfect ed pl ace ; s o t h a t a cong rega ti on w as hel d on t h e

9 th of M ar ch wh er e t he legat es pu bli sh ed t h ei r fa cu lty for
,

t r an s fer r i ng th e cou ncil The i m per i alist s pr ot est ed t h a t.

,

t her e w as n o j u s t cau se for t h e m easu r e an d aft er wa r d s t h e ,

con r e ati on i n qu i r ed an d fou n d t h at it w a s a r et en ce a nd

g g p
a con c er ted th i n
gi .

M as sar elli r ecor d s the congr egation of the 9 t h an d s tates , ,

t h at after exa m i ning the d octr inal poi nt on w hi ch t hey ,

wer e engaged t he car di n al del M on t e pr opos ed t o t he

,

fa ther s t o con s i der w hat cou r s e shou ld be t aken s 1 n ce so ,

m an y of thei r body had w it hdr aw n a nd ot her s conti nu ed t o ,

w it hdr aw fr om t he city
,
To avoi d t h e di ss olu ti on of t he .

cou n cil in t hi s w ay t he O pi n i on s of t he fat her s pr es en t w er e

Th er e w er e s ever al o th e s
r .

1 Th er e i s a ver y cu r iou s docu m en i n L t e Plat , iii 5 9 0, & c d er i ved

. .
fr om
Mar t en e s
’
collec t i on , Ac t s in t h e t r an sla ti on of t h e C ou n cil t o t
B olog n a, w i h
t he Deposition s of the Ph ysician s at len g h t con cer n i n g t h e d i s eas e, w hich
is s aid to be v ulg ar ly called p et ec ce T h e L a in epi h e s ar e pon t icu lar is . t t t
an d len t icu lar is I t appear ed t o be er u p ive an d con ag iou s
. t t .
1 20 CO U NC I L or _ T RE Nr .
[ 1 5 47

des i r ed bu t t heir tim ents wer e so var iou s that t he deter

s en ,

m in ation w as a dj ou r n ed till t h e next d ay .

They then m et being t he l 0th of M ar ch and t he gr eater

, ,

p ar t a r eed t o t r ans fer t he cou n cil t o Bol o n a

g g T he for m al .

r es olu t i on how ever

, to t ha t pu r pos e t h ey r es er ved to a pu b
,

lic s es s ion wh ich w as fix ed by t he pr es i d en t for t he ver y

,

nex t d a
y t
, he 1 1 t h of M ar ch .

The bu si n es s of t hi s s es s ion w as very s u mm ar y : it con

s i s t ed s i m l i n r ea di n t he d ecr ee for t he t r anslation of t h e
py g
cou ncil w h i ch w a s no m or e in effect t ha n t he q u es ti on w he
, ,

ther con s i der i ng the n a tu r e pr evalen ce an d danger of the

, , ,

di s t emper at Tr en t t he fat her s d id not thi n k it neces s ar y f or

,

t hei r s afety tha t t he cou ncil s hou ld be tr an s fer r ed for a t i m e

,
-

t o B olo n a a s m or e healt h an d comm odi ou s a oi nti n t h e

g , y pp g ,

2 1 s t of A p r il en s u i ng for t he next s es s i on in th at pla ce and ,

t her e t o r em ai n u ntil t he cou n cil thou ght it bes t to r etu r n

a n d chu s e a t h i r d l ace aft er t he c ou n c il ha d com m u n i
p ,

ca t ed w it h t h e sover ei n s Th e r eat er ar t of t he s es s i on
g g p .

a r oved
pp .

M ass ar elli does not enable u s t o j u dge of t he pr opor ti on ,

havi ng m ade bu t one list of t he m em ber s pr esen t ; bu t fr om

,

t he ca t alo u e w hi c h is a do t ed in L e Pl att s editi on of t he

’

g ,
p
c an on s an d decr ees it appear s th at t he t wo l egates with
,

t h e r el at es an d e ner al s a n d abbat s w h o w er e for t he

p g , ,

t r ansl a tion m ad e 42 ; and t he car d in al Pacecco w ith t he

, ,

r el at es for r em ain i n t T t m d e 18 It is du e h ow ever

p g a r en a ,
.
, ,

t o t he ca n d ou r as w ell as acc u r ac of t h e s ec r et ar y t o ad d
, y , ,

that t he n am es of t hos e Who r emai ned at Tr ent t o t he ,

nu m ber of 1 3 a r e r ecor d ed a ft er w ar ds
,
Ther e is one r e .

m ar k able ci r cu m s t a n ce in t ha t li s t— none of t he gener als

of or d er s or abbat s a r e i nclu ded : t he all adher ed t o t he
y
legat es .
 22 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

[ 1 5 47

i s s u ed l etter s t o the pr el ates who r em ai ned in Tr ent The .

fi r st t o Car dinal Pacecco r elat es their ar r ival in Bologn a and

, , ,

t he ver y honou r able and cor di al r eception w hich t he h ad

y .

r ecei ved fr om all r a k s ; bl es s in G od t h at in s o j u s t an d

n
'

g ,

n eces s ar a ch an e of l ace the h a d sel ect ed o ne : w h ic h

y g p y
-

had ever y r ecom m endation for beau t y O pu lence and ab undé "
, ,

a n ce of r ovi s ion s ; a nd w her e t he cou ncil m i ht be r r bs e

p g p
‘

ou t ed w ith all eace lib er t a nd s ecu r it an d c los i n W it h

p y y
1
, ; g ,

t he an nou n cem ent of the day of t he next s es s iong t he 2 l st of ‘

'

A pr il The d at e is A pr il 1 1 1 54 7
.
, .

Ther e ar e thr ee other letter s of pr ecis ely th e s am d iin r

r itt en each t o s ever al of t he

'
p or t w
, p r el ates
j oin t lyp i éfm i x

of t he d elivery of all of t hem t h er e is a fo r ma l att es11aa

’

]
~
-

ti on .

Fr om t h e histor i an a s he m ay be called rexclu sivfelyt df, i

th e cou ncil t he a ccu r a t e F r a Pa olo w e s u l t h e : d efect

"
, pp y ,

of ou r m anu s cr i t s in t h i s l ace b
y t he i nfor m ati on; t hat ctih e
p p ,

father s w ho r em ai n ed at T r en t a ccor di ng t o t he known an d

'
r
, ,

ex r es s ed w i sh of t he em er or w ho w as h i hl a ver s e t o
p p g y
{

t he t r an sl ation w er e at a d i ffi cu lt y how t o ac t
, They re . :

solved however t o ab s t ai n fr om an s nodi cal a c t l es t t he

y y y
-

, , ,

s hou l d t her e b y cr eate a s chism ; and cont ent ed them selves

with pu r su i n g thei r s t u di es on t he poi n t s befor e t hem .

The fi r s t gener al con gr egation a t Bologn a w as h eld on

t he 1 9 t h of A pr il ; and it w as conclu d ed t h at on accou n t , ,

of t he p au city of a tt en d an t s n o d ecr ee s hou l d be t hen m ad e

,

on t h e su b ect of t he S a cr am en t s a nd Refor m ati on b

j ut

that at t he en su i ng s es s ion nothing bu t t he u su al cer em on ies

,
,

s h ou ld t ak e l B a n ot her con r e ati on the d a after ,

p a ce
y .
g g y ,

t he n ext s es s ion w as appoi nt ed for t he 1mm ediat ely su c c

ceedin d t h e 2 1 s t a n d t h e one aft er t hat for t he 2 d of

‘

g a
y , ,

J u ne .

O n t he 2 1 s t of A pr il th er efor e t h e Ni n th S ess ion of it he

"

, ,

cou n cil a nd \t h e fi r s t at Bologn a w as cel ebrat ed

, , .

It is to be ob s er ved th at t he s ecr et ar y w hose s u mmary , ,

(

f¥
.
Al l )
l
l
i
1

C on fi r t
ma ion is w r it ten ,
alt hbu gh th e e r w er e can on s on .1 t i n
t he as t

i
s ess on . t
I t i s eviden ly a mist a ke f or Refor m ation .
 S E S S IO N I X.

followi ng,
"

we d whi ch is hi ghly valu able on accou n t

”

ar e an

of it s m i nu t en es s a nd r es u m ed accu r ac , h avi n aecom

p y g
p an e i d t he m aj or Itali an par t of the cou ncil t o Bologn a,
an d

gi ves t he w ho e l hi s tor y of it s pr oceed i ng s wit h a det ail and

a
pp ar en t i nter es t , w hi ch plainly exh ibit s t he m or e d i s ti nct
feeli ng of r i valr
y . Wh er e t he p ar ties w er e m ng i led in on e

l t he s am e feeli n g oper at ed in a d esu lt or y an d u n

i

en c os u r e

d efi ned m an ner : bu t when t hey w er e s epar ated t hey s tood

Opposit e t o one a nother vi sibl y t o t hem s elves an d t he w orld, ,

in hos til e ar r ay .

The s ecr et ar y com m en ces his accou n t of t he s es s ion by

‘

caldin nit t he Fi rs t Pu bli c S essi on of t he h oly E cu m eni c

g “

wnd Gené r al C ou ncil of Bolog na— n ot t h e Ni nt h of T r en t

.
,

as if it w er e h o ed
p t h a t tha t
p l ace w ou ld n ot a ai n be
,
g
t hought of as t he fu t u r e s ea t of t he cou n cil They m et in
-

t he coll egi ate chu r ch of S t Pet r oni u s of Bol ogn a

‘

A . .

solem n m as s of t he H oly S i r it w a s celeb r a t ed A n in

p .

du lgenc e t hen accor di n g t o cu s t om w as pu bli s hed by t he

, , ,

deacon ; a nd C ater i no bi shop of Mi nor i cl othed in his , , .

l u vi ale a nd m it r e as cend ed t he alt ar a nd d eli ver ed a

p , ,

p i ou s a nd lu m in ou s or a tion T h i s bei n
g fi n i s hed t he
p r es i .
,

dent s r eceived thei r r ob es and t he ei ght y fou r th ps al m w as ,

-

c ha nt ed The fi r st pr es i d en t t h en appr oached t he hi gh

.

alt a r w her e h e er for med t h e u s u al r a er s a nd cer em on i es

, p p y ,

and lit a ni es w er e s u n
g & c Th e s econ d
p r es i dent fol
,

low ed and in t he s am e pl ace i m plor ed t he as si st an ce of t he

,

H oly S pir it an d ot her offices s u cceed ed

, They t hen b oth .
,

s at dow n b efor e t h e h i h alt ar w it h cano i es over t hei r

g p ,

h ead s ; an d w it h thei r faces t ow ar d s t he as s em bled pr elat es ;

w h en t h e decr ee wa s r ecei ved fr om thei r h ands b t he ar ch
y
bi shop of Naxi a w ho a s cendi ng a pu lpit r ea d it w ith a , , ,

lou d an d intelli gi ble voi ce .

The decr ee w it h th e u s u al ver bosit y for s u bs ta nce

, , ,

si m l d ecl ar es t h at t h e cou ncil h avi n b t r ans fer r ed t o

py ,
g e e n

t he pr es en t pl ace for ood an d u r en t r eason s a nd t h at

g g , , ,

from differ ent cau s es too s m all a n u m ber w er e as s em bled for ,

t he d u e di s ch ar e of thei r i m or t ant u n der taki n ; t here

g p g
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'
.
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for e, t hat t he l d be adj ou r ned t o t he 2 d of

i
s es s on s hou

J u ne bu t t he ter m if fou nd expedien t mi ght be abr idged

, , .

The a r chbi shop of Nax i a t hen as k ed t he father s whet her ,

th ey appr oved t he d ecr ee in t hese w or d s ,

M os t r ever end and ill u s tr iou s pr es iden t s and m os t vene ,

r abl e fat her s ar e all t hes e w or d s appr oved

,
?

A nd i m m edi ately t he m os t r ever en d an d illu s tr iou s pr es i

d ent s and l egates a ns wer ed— appr oved .

Then wi thou t delay each of the fa ther s w as s epar ately

, ,

as k ed , by m e A n gel o M a s s ar elli s ecr et ar y of the sa cr ed

‘
,
’

cou ncil whether t h ey appr oved (tw o n ot ar i es , na m e d

’
, , ,

b eing pr esent ) who an swer ed u nanim ou sly t hat they a Q

, ,

A n d t hi s w a s ann ou n ced w ith t he s am e for m llit

'
r oved
p a y
. .

Then w ere r ead by m e t he afor es a i d secr et ar y the

‘
,
’

vot es of two father s w ho b ein g n eces s ar ily d et ai ned by ill

, ,

healt h wer e in du lg ed w ith t he pr ivilege of s endi ng t hei r vot es

,

in wr iti n g .

The pr om oter r equ es t ed t h e not ar ies pr es en t t o dr aw ou t

‘

one or m or e i n s tr u m ent s of w h a t h ad pas s ed ; an d t h e fi r s t

p r es i den t ,eleva ti n
g his h and
pr on ou n ced a s econ d ben ed i c
,

tion on the s acr ed synod w ith t he s i gn of t he cr os s The .

father s th en l aid as i d e t h ei r r obes and d epar ted .

Ther e Wer e pr esen t at thi s ses s10n b esi des t he t wo pr es i

" ‘

dent s thi r ty ei gh t pr el a t es on e abb at fou r gener al s of

“ "
-

, , ,

O r d ers a nd s ix offi ci als of t he cou n cil

,
I t ak e thi s enu m er a .

t ionfrom t he m anu s cr ipt of t he s ecr etar y A s r epr es en ted

‘

by Mar tene in his coll ecti on of M onu m en ts ad opted by ,

L e Plat ,whom I h ave hit h er t o follow ed ther e ar e t wo or

z

three add iti on al n am es w h i ch m ay have exi st ed in s om e

“

other co
py t h er e is lik ew i s e a l ar e nu m ber of n am es o
g f
"
lay and eccl es ia s tic per son s of d i s ti n cti on par ti cu lar ly of
‘

,
"
t h e di ffer ent r eli gi ou s or der s w ho pr ob ably att ended t he
‘
’

s ess ion t o i ncr eas e it s om and effect

‘

p p .

amplis sim i .
 26 1
CO U NC I L or T RE NT .

by p ar ti cu l ar congr ega ti ons of pr el ati c t heolo ia ns, de u ted '

"

g p
for t hat pu r pos e, a s at Tr ent ; an d they labou red fr om t he “

1 7 t h t o t he 2 7 t h of M ay . Th e r es u lt w as, t he form at ionmf

eight canon s, for tifi ed, accor d ing to l
r u e, ea ch .
'
wit h it s own
'

an a them a , a nd a
pp oved b
y r a
g enera l c on
g re a
g tion of t he
3 1s t of M ay .

Th e first
i t t hos e Wish a affi r m t hat in
a ns
g o ,

r i s t i s n ot con t ain ed t r u l an d r ea ll b’
y y t h b d y
t n d bl d l f
‘
~

e o a o o

ou r L or d J es u s Chr i s t bu t onl
y in a S i n or fi u r e
g g I t w,il l s

be ob s er ved t ha t her e is wan ti ng t he w or d s ubst anti ally;

,
.
I
f

”
an d together w ith t he sou l and divin ity and the whole
‘
,
’ ”

Chr i s t a s it is fou n d in the fi r s t canon of t he d ecree which

’
f
‘ ’
,

a ctu all as s ed in t he t h i r t een t h s es s i on an d s tan d s as h:

" “

yp
"

,
”
decr ee of t he cou n cil The s econd canon is ver yxs im ilar t o
'

h
t t w hi c w
a h as a d o
p t ed b y t h e l e
g iti m ate es sioh w It is o
S "
r
no r eat im or t an ce t o noti ce t he r em ai n der as t he w
g p y er e
~

s u er s eded b he c anons w hi ch ar e r ecei ved as t he o nl

t
y
'
p y
legitim at e ones .

Thes e c anon s how ever w er e appr oved ; a nd on t he ap

, ,
-

oi n t ed d a t h e 2 d of J u ne t he t en t h concili ar and s econd

p y , , ,

B ologn es e s es s i on w as h eld
, .

The cer em oni es w h i ch ar e accu r at ely r ep ea ted ar e pr e

, ,

cis el for m at t er t he s am e a s thos e wh i ch t ook l ace ih t he

y p
-

, ,
.

fi r s t s es s ion in t he new s tati on Ther e does not appear to . ,

”
h ave been any ser m on bu t t he u su al i ndu lgence, a s i t is ,

c alled w a s du ly pu blis h ed The decr ee r ea d w as m er ely a

’
‘ '
.
,

r or o a tion of t h e s es s i on in t he cu s t om ar form t o t he
p g y , ,

1 5 t h o f S eptem ber so t h at t he d i s cu ss ions shou l d be con ,

ti nn ed, and t h e ter m m ight be s hor ten ed .

The s am e for m ality as in t h e fi r s t s es s i on w a s obser ved , ,

in r equ es tin g and r eceivi n g t he a ppr obation of t he fat her s

'

r es en t ; a n d t he S ecr et ar y is equ ally pr eci s e in not i f i n

p y g
.

his own per s onal di s char g e of t he du ty w hi ch fell t o his

“
'
r
:

s har e .

Wi t h i d ent s
t he t her e w ere thi r t y mi ne m ember s r of
'

r es
p
- r e

t he c ou ncil pr esent .

L e Plat in his editl on of the ca non s an d decr ees of the

, ,

cou ncil has at t hi s o i nt i ven a com let e li s t of all the

p g p
«
,
 S E S S IO N x . 12 7

fathers w ho .

y ti m
. e t he fi r s t ten Ses sions of t h e
a tt ended at an

cou n cil Th e n u m ber is very con s i d er able ; and t h e n otes

.
"

a d d ed r es ecti n s om e of t he i nd ivi d u al s althou h ver con

p , g g y ,

ci s e ar e u s efu l t o a m i nu t e i nqu i r er
, .

The s ecu l ar event s b ear i n g u pon the pr oceedings of t he

cou ncil w er e t he su cces s of t he em per or a gai n s t t he pr o
,

t es t an ts wh i ch excit ed t he j eal ou s y an d alar m of t h e pon

, _

ti ff and pr odu ced an allian ce betw een him an d t he ki ng

,

of F r a n ce
.
-~
A n abor tive attem pt w e ar e lik ewi se i nfor m ed
. . ,

by t he d i ar is t w as m ad e t o i nt r odu ce t h e i n qu i s iti on i nto

,

Naples The em per or i nt er fer ed an d obt ain ed in fa vou r of

. , ,

t he in su rgent s t hat they s hou ld only be fi ned , A t t he end .

of A u u s t t he em per or as s em bled a d i et at A u s b u r g w her e

g ,
.

g ,

he endeavou r ed t o pr evail on the L u t her an s t o con s ent t o

‘

the C ou ncil of Tr en t w hi ch t hey w er e w illi ng t o do on t he , ,

co nd iti on s that it shou ld be fr ee ; t hat t he pope wou l d r elease

- &

*
t he bi s hops fr om t hei r oath ; t hat t he pr ot es t ant t heo
logia ns s h ou ld ha ve a deci s ive vote ; an d that t h e d ecr ees
h ithert o m a de s hou ld be r e exam i ned The catholics sai d -
.
,

«
t hat t he cou ncil wou ld pr oceed ; tha t a s afe condu ct w ou ld
be gr ant ed t o t he pr ot es tants ; t h at they m i ght speak fr eely ,

bu t t hat t hey s hou ld be obli ged t o ob ey In thi s l as t s en .

tence ther e was dou btl es s s i ncer ity enou gh ; bu t noth i ng is

,

s ai d of t he r otes t an t s bei n allowed a d et er m i ni n v oi ce

p g g 5 .

We now go back t o t he point at wh ich we left t he

s ecr et ar a n d foll ow his s t at em ent s whi ch m or e n ear l n
y ,
y co

cer n t he O per ati ons of t he cou ncil .

I
A fter t he las t s es si on and on t he 6 th of J mm,th e pr e ,
.

s id ent s r o os ed t o t he fa t h er s t o be ex am i n ed t h e can on s
p p , ,

for m ed on t he s acr am ent o f pen ance b oth for m atter and ,

for m ; which canons w er e di s cu s s ed in gener al congr ega

ti ons fr om t he 10t h t o t he 1 5 th of J u ne T hei r cen su r es
.
.

wer e ex am ined b t he theolo i a n s fr om t he 1 7 t h of J u n e t o

y g
t he 1 2 th of J u l a n d c er t ai n ca non s w er e a r eed u on
p
y g
, ,

twelve in nu m ber an d r ath er verbos e If t her e wer e likely

‘
‘

, .

Th e oa th of alleg ian ce t o t h e
pope, w h ich m ade hem h is t V assals an d
 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .

to be , or if ther e actu ally w er e,

y m i xtu r e of s ou nd t heo an

logy ih t he com position of t he congr egations by whom t he ,

r es ent deci s i on s w er e m ad e som e var i a ti on m i ht exi s t

p g ,

betw een t heir defi niti ons and t hose w hi ch wer e fi nally
a do t ed in t he u lt er i or r o r ess of t he cou n cil B t i
p p g u n a n
‘

It ali an city of all other s a n d in a bod y com pos ed of It ali an

,

m ember s , n othi ng cou ld be ex pect ed; nor i éis fOu ndz, t han ‘
’

one u nvar i
y gn monot ony of Roma n h er esyri ? fl es h y inn er;
‘

l li
In t he m ea n tim e t i ,
ticles w er e d rawn: upsfar t he“
c er a n a r

ex am i n ati on of t h e th eolo i an s w ith r efer enc e t o t he he re Si d

g ,e s :

r es ecti n
p g t hem on t he s u bj ect s of u r at or
p g y an d in d u l
;
3 .

g en ces T h e fi r s t is d i vi ded i nto fou r in qu ir i es t hevllat t er b

.
,

i nt o s even
Reform ation however w as not neglected ; and t he abu s es
, ,

connect ed with t h e s acr am ent s a nd t heir r em edie s w er e

d i s cu ss ed w it h g r eat car e a nd diligence by t he d i vines . ,

and s an cti oned b a ener al con r e ation on t he l 6 th of

y g g g
-

‘
.

J u ne The s acr am ent s concer ned ar e b apti sm c onfir , ,

a

mati on a n d t he eu char i s t
,
.

Fr om th e 27 t h to the 2 9t h of J u ly t he canons on extr em e

“
,

u n ction and or d er w er e ex am i ned b ener al con r e ati ons

yg g g .

A ft er t hi s ex am in ati on w as com pleted her eti cal ar ticles ,

wer e su b m itted t o t h e th eologi ans on th e su bj ect of t he ,

m as s These am ou nt to seven We m ay her e interpos e

. . ,

t h e ob s er vati on r el ative t o all t h es e li s t s t h a t n o a u t hor s

“

, ,

l aces in t hem ar e s t at ed ; an d t h at t herefor e t he c an

no
p , y .

n ei ther be ver ified n or deni ed

. It is on e con s ol ation t h at .
,

evi de t an d i m por t a n t t r u th r eatl r e onder at es in m os t

n yp p
“

g
of t hem .

VVe c annot foll ow t he m Inu te det ail of the O per ati on s of

.
.

L et it su ffice t o obs er ve t ha t can on s u pon , . .

ext r eme u ncti on a nd o rd er wer e for m ed an d appr oved ; an d

, ,

in par ti cular an exam i n ation w as i n s tit u ted respect i ng t wo

,

ar ti cle s of t he L u t her a n s on t he s ac r am ent of m at r im ony ,

t o t he elu cid ati on of w hi ch t esti moni es of fa th er s an d cou n,

I s u s pect th is sh ou ld be J u ly ; for in t he n ex t par agr aph , an d su fii

cien t ly n ear , j
w e r ead 2 7 e u sdem mensis , J u lii .
13 0 CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .

[ 1 5 4 7 .

for se ttlin g t he doct r ine of j u s tifi catio n w hi ch w it h , u n in t er

m it t ed con ti on s ha d occu i ed t hem for s even m on t h s

re
g g a
p
t oget her ; t h at t hey wer e bes et by ot her d ifficulties ar i sin g
fr om t he t u r bu len ce of t h e ti m es ; t h at ther efor e it appear ed
m os t pr u d ent a nd a dvisabl e t o pr or ogu e t h e n ext s essi on a t
t h e pleas u r e of t he cou n cil as m i gh t appear m o st c ondu cive
,

t o t he Di vi ne honou r t hat ther e d id in deed exi s t som e

r ea s on for fi xi n t h e ti m e ; t h at he t r u s t ed t he r es en t
g p
ense w ou l d not co nti nu e l on ; an d he fi n all r equ es t ed
p g y
father s t o d eli ver t hei r O pi n i on s fr eely on t he s u bj ect pr ay,
os ed
p .

They all t t o t he dis cr etionar y pr or ogation

as sen ed . ,

It is r em ar k able that as if thi s w hich w a s no m or e than

, ,

en er al con r e a ti on ar t ook s om ew h at of t he c hara ct r

a
g g g p ,
e
a n d a u th or it
y of a s es s i on t he s ecr et ar, y h as s ubs c r i bed
th e

n am es of all t h e atten d a n t s pr eci s ely a s he ha d previ ou sl

y
d on e in t he cas e of t he pas t s es s ion s With the pr es idents
.
,

t he F r en ch a m bassa d or fr om t he n ew kin g H en r y I I , ,
»

h i c h d es er ves s om e r em a r k as a fr u it of t he r ecen t alli

( w
a n d t he r el at es t he n u m ber r es ent w as fift
a n ce , ) p , p y Si x -

e i
b s e g d s e n er al s o f o r d er s a n d o ffi c ials — a Com et ent a s s em
p
bly bu t t h er e w as t h e i m per i al par t of th e cou n c il a t Tr ent ,

a n d t h ei r s over ei n n ot m or e fr ien dl t o t he t r ansl ati on t h an

g y
h e w as b efor e .O f thi s pr oofs w ill appear .

The cou n cil of Bologna (s o w e m ay call it ) pr oceeded in

it s pr epa r ati ons C an on s wer e d r aw n u p u pon t he abu s es of
.

t h e s a cr am en t s of bapti s m a n d con fi r m ati on Th es e canon s .

ar e ver extend ed a nd d i ffer fr om t he en er al for m of c a n ons

y , g .

by t hei r pu r por ti n g t o be onl y d eclar a tions a n d a dm onition s .

They w er e pr o pos ed in a gener al cong r ega tion on the 2 7 t h

of S e t em ber a n d w er e exam i ned b s u c cess ive m eeti n s t o
p , y g
t h e 3 d of O ct ober Pr ovi s i on s on the s u bj ect of t he S peci
.

fi ed ab u ses of wh ich a copy h a d been c om m u nic at ed t o t he

,

fath er s w er e s u bs equ ently d i scu s s ed

, C anon s on t he s acr a
.

m ent of m atr i m on y w er e also pr es en t ed O n t h e 2 7 t h of .

O ctober w er e pr opos ed for d is cu s s i on c anons on t he a bu s es

o f t he eu chal 1s t w hi c h ab u s es ar e d esignat ed w it h g r eat
1 547 ] S E S S IO N x . 13 1

hor ror lik ew i s e ot h e r a b u s e s w it h t h e i r r e m e d i es — t h e s e

; ,

all it w ill be r em em ber ed fall u n der t h e hea d of Refor m ati on

, ,
.

A nd in t hi s m ann er t h e cou ncil w as o ccu pied t o t h e en d of

Novem b er .

A t a gen er al congr egati on on t he 2 1 s t of D ecem b er the

r es i d ent a iz d t h f t h t h a t he h a d r ec eived a br ev
p pp r e e a e r s , e

of t hei r m os t h ol
'

L or d in w hi ch h is holi nes s r el at es a
y ,

etiti on of t he c ar di n al of Tr ent in t h e n am e of t h e em er or
p p ,

c oncer ni n h e r et u r n of t he cou ncil t o T r en t ; and t hat his

”

g t
b eatitu de r equ ests t he j u dgm ent an d advi ce of the holy
s nod how t o an s we T h b v w h i h i h t n d i m l
y , r e r e .e c s s o r ,
a s
py ,

ex r es s es t hes e fact s w ith t he u s u al t ech n icalit , is s u bj oi n ed

'

p , y ,

a nd d at ed t he l 6 t h of D ecem ber The fa ther s wi s hed t o have

.

som e m a tt er s of dou bt cl ear ed befor e t he com m itt ed t h em

y
s elves b
y pp
a r ovi n
g t h e
p pr o os ed r et u r n T h er e w er e .
p re

S ent w r it es t he s ecr et ar
,
y w it h ou t s eci f i n
p , y g t h em s ever all
y
a nd b n am e as b efor e b oth t h e F r en ch am b a ss a dor s
y , ,
(t h e ,

u mon l s 1 m r ovi n an d fi ft r el a t es
p g) y s even
p
-
.
,

At a gener al con gr ega ti on on t h e 20t h (w hi ch m u s t be ,

w r on r eced i n d h a d been called t he 2 1 s t u nless

g as a
,
p g a
y ,

t he er r or w er e t h er e ) it w a s u na ni m ou sl a r eed tha t t he
, y g ,

a n s wer t o his holi nes s s hou l d be w r itt en b t h e r es i d en t

y .
p .

It is a l on g epi s tle occu pyi ng eleven folio pa g es m oder at ely

,
-

fu ll and di s ti n u i s hed by t he en er al char a c t er of eccles i as

,
g g
ti cal s tat e paper s par ti cu l ar ly t he Rom an The ar gu m ent
-

, .

of it w hi ch s ecu r es a ai n s t t he h az a r d of an t h i n lik e an
,
g y g
en a em en t is t h at t he s nod m u s t be cer ta in u on s ever al
g g , ,
y p
oi nt s u on whi ch cer t ai n t w t v tt i b l — whe
p p y as n o e r
y a a n a e

ther in cas e of t he r etu r n to Tr ent, Ger m an y w ill u n r eser v

,

ed l s u bm it t o t he d eci s i on s of t he c ou n cil w h t h t h
y ; e er e r e

be a ny t r u th in t he r u m ou r of a cer t ai n vu l a r or popu l ar
g
c ou nc il t o be coll ected fr om all s or t s of m en an d c alled a

C hr i s ti an cou n cil ; w hether s ecu r it w ill be i ven t o t he per

y g
s on s of t hos e w h o r et u r n
; a n d w heth er t h e cou ncil w hen ,

r etu r ned will be at li ber t t o t r a n s fer it s el f a ai n if t hou h t

,
y g g
r o er — b efor e t he t il c d i de u pon s o im
p p p r es e n c o u n c a n e c

K 2
 CO U NC I L OF TR E NT .

[ 15 48

p t
or an t a m ea s u r e A n d t hi s is t he bes t a d vice it
.
‘
c o
uld g i ve
his holi n es s . D ated t he 2 0th of D ecem ber .

O n t he 2 d of J a n u ar y , 15 4 8 in , a
g en era l c on
g g re a ti on ,

t h e pr es den r ead a n accou nt of t he an sw er iy en b t he

i t g y
o e t o th e m er a
p p am bas s ador conc
i
i l t h i
e r edu ct on i
p er n n
g
of t he cou n c to r en The r espect ive policies of h is im
T til .
j
er i al a n d his al m aj est i t h i d il ti t
p p p
a
y n e r
p r e ec o
, n s re s
p ec

ig
n t he s eat o f t h e cou ncil ar e s o obvi ou s a n d it is s d lain
,
'
p , ,

t hat in t he pr otest ati on s and an sw er s on t he s ubj ect hOiv h

,
.

ever in eni ou s and volu m i n ou s t her e c a n occu r n o a r u m ent

"

g , g .

w hi ch does n ot a r r a n e it s elf u nder t h e i n t er es t s O f t heir

'
"

g
that we m ay ver y excu s ably pa ss over
'

r es ecti ve au t h or s
p ,

thi s por ti on of the hi st ory wi th com par ative r api dit y

A ft er fi ve di stin ct ener al con r e ati on s a s s em bl ed be
g g g ,

tw een t he 4 t h an d t he 1 4th of J anu ar y pr oceedi ng w it h bu si

'

n es s i nt o w hi ch it is n ot i m or t an t t o i n qu i r e w e com e t o
p ,

a pr ocess of r ot es t at i on m a de b t h e i m er i al r oct or s in
p y p p
t he cou ncil of Bol o n a an d t he an s wer of t he s a cr ed s nod
g , y .

A g r eat d eal of an i m ated deb ate took l ace on t he occas i on ;

p
bu t very s ecu la r a n d eas il an ti ci a ted
y , p .

O n t he 1 s t of Febr u ar a n an s wer of t he ontiff t o t he

.

y p
i m per i al a mbas s ador in pu blic con si stor y extends over be
”

t ween thir ty and for ty pages of t he m a nu s cr ipt befor e m e ,

bu t I n the collection of L e Pl at wh er e it is fou n d it I s I n , ,

clud ed In abou t eleven The r e foll ow s i m m edi at el

.
y I n t he

s am e coll ecti o n a n ew r ot es t ati on a ai n s t hi s h oli nes s pr e

p g ,

ar ed bu t n ot i s s u ed
p , .

A b r eve of t he o e d ated t h e l 6 t h of Febr u ar y w a s

p p , ,

di r ected to bot h t h e r es i dent s t h e s econ d h a vi n r et u r ned

g
'

p ,

fr om Rom e des i r i n t hem t o s end cer t ai n of t he pr elat es t o

,
g
t he hol s ee in or der t o d efen d t h e tr an sla ti on of t he cou n cil
“

y
-

, .

A gen er al congr egati on w as h el d on t he 2 8 t h ; a n d on the

‘

next d a w er e d e u t ed for t h a t u r os e a cer t ai n nu m ber of

y p p p
r el at es w ho t ook w it h t hem a comm endator e i s tle t o h is
'
p , y p ,

holi ness dat ed t he 9 th o f M ar ch 1 5 4 8 a nd s i g n ed

,
1, , ,
.
l

li
S er vi et C r eatu rae J 0 M ar i a C a r d
,
d e M o n te
.
s
.

i
M ar cellu s C ar d S C r u ci s s
. . .
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CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .
[ 1 54 8 .

li st of t he nam es of those thers w ho att ended

, fathers and o ,

t he s es s i o ns at Bologn a It is w ith r egr et t hat w e los e him

. .

a s ou r far t her gu i de
»
When it is w ell con s ider ed how m u ch
.

m or e valu able in hi st or y is ex actitu de in t he notati on of -

ti m e t han t he fasci natin g em belli s h m ent s of eloqu ence

, ,

w hi ch ar e oft en m ad e to s u pply it s pl ace and d i s or der t he

t r u th of fa ct s w e S hall give s u ch au thor s as Ma ss ar elli an
,

honou r able pl ace I n t h e hi stor i c depar tm ent of lit er atu r e .

H avi n g advan ced r a t her pr em atu r ely In ou r chr onology ,

in or der t o car r y on t he s u mm ar y w it hou t i nter r u pti on t o it s

cl os e w e m u s t n ow r etr o r ad e a little t o noti c e s ec u l a r O er a
, g p ,

ti on s con nect ed with t he cou ncil The Di ar y in connexion .

,

w ith t he kn ow n pu bli s hed hi st or i an r el ates t ha t t he em , ,

er or at a d i et in A u sb u r con vened the l s t of S e t em ber

p , g g , p ,

1 5 4 7 an d w hi ch b e t hou ght pr oper t o over aw e by for ce r e

, ,

qu ir ed the pr otes t ant s t o s u bm it t o t he decr ees of t he cou ncil

then s itti n g at Tr ent H e did not obtai n h is pu r pose ; and in
.

t he n ext year fi n di n g t h a t t he cou n cil n otwit hs t an d i n a

,
g ,

his r em on s t r ances had left T r en t for Bologna an d th at n o

, , ,

thin g w as or w as likely t o be d on e he d eter m i ned h avi n g

, , , ,

t he power in his h an d s t o i s s u e a t em por ar y r u le of fa it h

, ,

t o wh i ch h e w ou l d in vit e or com pel t h e obedi ence of his s ub

It s obli ati on w a s t o cea s e w hen t he cou ncil s hou ld
j ect s .
g
be r eas sem bled in a m ann er w h i ch he appr oved and pu b ,

lish it s ow n decr ees u pon t he s am e s u bj ect Thi s for m u .

l ar y w as dr awn u p by J u liu s Pfi ug iu s Mi chael S idoniu s

.
, ,

an d JO hn A gr i col a an d wa s s olem n ly pr om u lgat ed by t he

,

em er or a t t he d i et o f A u sbu r
p g g M a
y 1 5 1 5 4 8 ; t he e,l ec
‘ ,

t or of M entz t aki n g u pon hi m s el f to g ive it a for m al a

pp ro

bat ion a s r epr es en t ative of t h e whole as s em bl y

, Thi s for .

m u lar y is w ell k n ow n by t h e expr es s i ve title of t he I n ter im ;

a n d w as con s tr u ct ed w it h t he d i s h on es t dex t er it fam ili ar t o
y
th e chu r ch w h ich s u pplied it In s oft ened and am bi u ou s
.
g
ter m s it a s s er t s all t he pecu li ar doct r i nes of t he dom i nan t
fait h ; a nd like all other concili at or y s chem es fr om t he s a me
,

qu ar t er effect s it s obj ect at t he s ol e expen s e of tr u th an d

,

r ec titu d e Proje ct s of t hi s des cr i pti on how ever fasc i n

.
ati n
g ,
 S E S S IO N x. 1 35

to m i nds t i n char act er an d pr ofu ndity fu r nis h one

of a cer a ,

of t h e m os t s tr iki n ill u s t r ati on s of the fall ac r esu lti n fr om

g y g
t he s u ppr es s ion or di stor t ion of kin d an d d e r ee in t he es ti
g
m ate of m or al or i n tell ec tu al s u bj ects The t r u th a n d valu e .

of con cili a ti on a n d m u tu al for b ear an ce in di ffer ences u on

p
n on es s en tia l oin t s or th os e o f s econ d a r an d i n er ior
-

p , y f
i mpor tance a r e or ou ght to be u niver s ally adm itted B u t
, , .

bet ween abs ol u t e or alm os t a bs olu te a nti podes no u ni on

, ,

what ever ca n take pl ace : t heatt em pt is t h e s am e as t o en

d ea vou r t o em body a n egati ve a n d a n a ffi r m ati ve u pon t h e
s am e s u bj ect an d in t he s a m e s en s e in a s i m l e r o os i
, p p p ,

ti on Ther e can he n o w onder t her efor e t hat Rome w it h

.
, , ,

h er fl exi ble a nd w at chfu l poli cy allow ed t he thi n g t o pr o ,

c eed a n d rodu ce adva n t a e t o her s el f w it h ou t com m itti n

,
p g g ,

her s el f by any r espon s i bl e par ti ci pa ti on The cont em ptibl e .

ex ed i en t how ever d ecei ved o r l ea s ed n either ar t and

p , , p p y ,

beca m e per fectly i neffi ci ent as it d es er ved to be , The

c at holi c s t a t es an d r i n ces t hem s elves as the ar e called
p y , ,

made a for m al an sw er to the Int er i m ; an d C h ar l es in cou s e ,

u ence of t h ei r s u est i on i s su ed a n other for m u l ar r el ati n

q gg , y g
t o r efor m ati on of cons ider a bl e l en t h a n d appr oved by t he
, g ,

d i et of A u gs bu r g in T hes e act s pr ocu r ed for t he em per or

“

t h e r epu t ation of m akin h i m s el f t h e h ead of t h e G er m a n

g ,

S pan i sh an d It ali an chu r ch aft er t he exam ple of th e ki n g

, ,

of E n la n d
g .

A t t hi s ti m e his holiness s ent i nt o G er m any t h e bi sh ops

o f V er ona an d F ir ent illo w it h au t hor it t o abs olve fr om
y
her esy ; a n d a bu ll for that pu r pose and su ffi ci entl y am ple , ,

w as pu bli shed t hr ou gh ou t G er m a n y .

The Di ar y likew i s e s t at es th at t he ki n g of F r ance on t he , ,

Th e I n te im
r is of tole r able ex en t t
I t i s g iven i n L e Pla s collec ion
. t ’
t
i v 3 2 — 6 9, t h er efor e 3 7 qu ar o pag es
. t
I t con t ain s 3 5 ch ap er s I h ave t h e
. t .

t
fi r s t edi i on i n G er m an ,— a h an d som e folio, pr in ed at M en z by J n o t t .

S ch offer , M DXL V II I . B ossu et

’
s E x pos i i on ,t an d th e D ecla ra ti on of t h e

t t
Rom an C a h olics of h is bou n t r y in 1 8 2 6 , ar e u pon pr ecisely t h e sam e plan
t
a n d n o tr u e Rom an is t w ill ow n ei h er , bu t h e w ill qu i e ly ak e ad van t ag e t t
of t h e t
g ood w h i ch h ey m ay d o .

1 t t
B o h h ese pieces ar e t o be s een in L . e Pla t ,
u bi su p r a, 69 — 1 01 .
 36 CO U NC I L or T R E NT .
{ 1 548 .

4 th f rJ u ly, m ade l m n pr oces smn , and a t1 blis hed fan

"
fr o a: s o e .

p
i t com m andi n g : t he
ed c of t he obs er vance of t he doct r in e
'
'

a ostoli c s ee ; a n d in or d er t o S h ow his ow n per s ever a nce i n

p
t he u n i on of t h e Rom an chu r ch h e or dered m a ny her et i c s
.

t o be d ec apit at ed in his pr es ence an d t h os e w ho knew c f a ny ,

t o di s cover th em H e als o d ir ected t he bis hops t o Ocn v

. cke -
. .

s n od s for t h e r efor m of th ei r chu r ches w h i ch! was that Jae

"

y ,

ce
pt able at Rom e .

i ti c cou n cil which w a s co nvoked for the pim

s ch s m a
’ '

The ,
n

s e of heali n b ot h h er es an d s chi s m r t r ac t e d i t s bei n

g
g y p
o
o
p ,

i n Bo o l n n ve am bi o s m a n n e r I t ; w a s2
a c o n n i “
g a i a r
y gu u .

cil an d no cou ncil t h e h ead of t he t w o facti ons in t O w hieh

'

it w as divided w ithou t b ein g able t o cont r ol t he i nfer ior

,

a nd refr act or G er m an a n d it s em er or w hi ch it
'
f
on e
y y .
p ,

w as pr i n cip ally c alled t o benefit wer e neglect ed an d foil ed

‘

, ,

a nd of con s equ ence d i s s ati sfi ed It wa s ti m e ther efor e; tha t .

,
‘

s o u s eles s an ass em bl S hou l d in s om e

y
onti ff h i m s el f a ccor di n gly i nflict ed u pon it s omewh at of am
p
h onou r abl e dea t h : be s ealed it s for m al s u spen s ion In , .

fact,he h ad i nt en ded t o t a ke t he m att er of his ow n r efor mai

ti on i nto his ow n han ds ; an d he cou l d n ot do so w ithou t
c as ti n
g con t em t on a n ex i s tin
p g cou ncil H e th er efor e com i .

m an ded t he pr es i den t t o d i s m i s s t he bi s hops Thi s was ‘

-
.

d on e by a l ett er of c ar di nal F ar n es e t o del Mon t e d at ed

’

t h e 1 3 t h of S ept em ber 1 5 49 a n d t he or de1 w a s execu t ed , ,

On t he l 7 t h : it w a s si gnifi ed at t he s am e tim e t hat it w a s

z
,
.

n o t t h e i n t en ti on o f t h e
p o nti ff t h at t h e c o u n c il S h o u l d b e

c o nti nu ed bu t th at d ecr ees for r es t or i n

,
g d i sc i li ne s hou l d be
p
en a ct ed a t Rom e

The pon tiff Pau l 11 1 d i ed o n t h e l 0th of Novem ber

-
.

549 an d on t he 7 t h of F ebr u a r n s u in 1 5 5 0 i l
1 , ,
y e
g c a r d n a , ,

del M on t e chief pr es i den t of t he cou ncil u ntil it s su s pens i on

‘

, ,

Th i s is t h e r epr es en a t ti on of Pallavicin o, w h o id ly t r iu m ph s over S ar pr

' ’ '

for sa yin g , th t t h ail lept f tw

e cou n c s on or o year s
‘
. Th e fact of t h e Su spen
s 1o n I s su
pp t d
or eb y t h A t d Di i e c s an ar es of t h e cou n ci l . H is .
t e sti
ow nf
m on y is ti f t y — I t i It m t t
sa s a c or . s . x .

y be ad ded, ha
a t h e s u spen s ion ,

is ex pr es sly r ec og n iz ed in t h e B u ll of Resu m p ion t .

 138 CO U NCI L ’
or T RE N T.
[ 1 5 59

cou nc il and the

loss of F r ance ; t hat as s i s t ance du r i ng the
s itti n of t he cou n cil w as i m or t an t t o u ar d a ai n st l os s of
g p g g ,

tim e ; and t hat his m aj es ty m i gh t be s ecu r e of t he obedience

b oth of cat holics a nd pr otest ant s t o t he cou ncil The ki ng .

of F r an ce b eli evi n
, g t h a t t he
p onti ff w a s ad ver se t o t he em
‘

er or offer ed his m os t vi or ou s aid ; and t he em er or l au ded

p , g p
his holin es s a nd prom i s ed ever t o prot ect t h e cou ncil
,

A t t he d i et of A u gsb u r g in J u ne it w as r es ol ved t o s ub
m it ever y t hi ng t o t he cou ncil when a s s em bl ed The pr o .

t es tant s m a de t hei r n a t u r al an d r eas on able d em ands Pal .

lavic ino w r ites that in t he for m of t he pr opos iti on of t he d iet

,

occu r r ed t he ex res s ion t o con tinu e in Tr en t w h i ch m i ht

p ,
g ,

be constr u ed a s a r efl exion u pon t he tr an sl ati on ; a nd u pon

th e com pl ai nt of t he n u n cio it w as alter ed , It will be .

ob s er ved in ti m e how a n xi ou s t he ont ifi c al ar t it s el f w a s

p p y
for t he adopti on of t he con tinu a tion in r efer en ce t o t he cou n
cil : at t he r es en t it w a s car efu ll avoi ded T h e o e h ad
p y p p .

r e ar ed a bu ll for n ot t he cont inu at ion bu t t he r es u m tion

‘

p p , p , ,

of t he cou ncil ; it is d a t ed Novem ber t he i l 4 t h 1 5 50 a nd »

, ,

oi nt s t he l s t of M ay ensu m for t h e fi r s t m eeti n

a
pp g g
The em peror des ir ed t o have t hi s bu ll s en t for t he inspec
t ion of t he d iet in i ts ou tlin e : bu t his holi n es s th ou gh t it
,

not befitti ng his dignity t o com pl y an d s ent t he bu ll in its ,

com leted s ta te
p alt hou h he had n ot
,g p n bl is hed it T h e .

i m per i al cou n cillor s thou ght a pa r t of it t oo s trong on the ‘

a u t hor it y of t he pope ; an d r ecom m en d ed that t h e s am e ar ti

fice s hou ld be u s ed for ent r appi ng t he pr otes t a nt s as w a s

a do t ed b h u nt er s t o s ecu r e t he obj ect of t hei r u r s u it
p y p '
,

seem i n t o yi el d in or der t o i nvei gle t he i n t end ed victim

g
i nt o the s nar e The pope r epli ed that he wi shed t o do
.
,

t hings openly a n d effect u all y

'
The em per or r ej oin ed t hat
.
,

for bea ran ce w as of u s e and tha t if it h ad been ad opt ed in

, ,

t he fi r s t i ns tan ce t he fi r e now t o be qu enched wou ld never

,

h ave been ki ndled Thi s had no effect u pon his holi nes s
.
,

w h o r epeat ed all t he t ow er i ng pr eten s i on s of his pr edeces

s or s. T hi s alter natjon of ar tfu l concili ation and of u nbend
Di ar io iii .
1 S ee Is t del Cone d i T
. . . xi. l l, 3 .
155 l .
] S E S S IO N x . 139

ing ar r o t er m i nat ed i n t he vi c t or y of t he l att er

a nce an d
g ,

t he bull k ept u n alt er ed Upon thi s t he pr otes tant s becam e

.

tu m u lt u ou s a nd t he papi s t s w er e d i ss ati s fi ed
,
The em peror .

w ith heali n g s peeches qu i et ed both A n i m peri al d ecr ee .

w a s m ad e on t h e 13 t h of Feb r u ar y 15 5 1 r equ ir i ng all t he , ,

r ot es t a n t s a n d eccl es i as ti cal r i nces t o a tt en d an d s u b m it

p p ,

t o the cou ncil wher e fu ll liber ty of s peech w ou l d be all ow ed

, ,

d
6
bu t Wha t lib er ty or r ig t h o f eterm in ing 3
, ,

S E S S IO N XI .

PRE PA RA TI O NS — S ES S I O N .

Resu m ption of t h e C ou n cil u n der Ju li us III ~

.

E VE NTS wer e now

pp
a r oach n i g t o t t
a s a e of m at u r ity for
the r es u m
p ti on cou n cil a t
o f t he I m per i al
p ow erTr en t .

an d i m or t u nit not t o s a j u s ti c e h a d w r es t ed fr om a al
p y ,y p p
,

i nt er es t a n d r elu ct ance t he r edu ct i on of t he cou ncil fr om an

It ali an s eat t o t h e old one l ess u n der t he in fe n ce of him
,

w h o cl a i m ed t o be it s m as t er The pon ti ff chose for his

.

legate (for he took car e t o escape th e r espons ibility and

,

ot h er i ncon ven i en ces of bei n er s on all r esent M ar cell o

g p yp ) ,

C r es cent io car di nal pr es byter of S t M ar cello ; t o w hom

, .

he j oi ned a s n u n cios S ebas ti an o Pighino a r chbi s hop of

, , ,

S ipor t o an d A loi sio L ipom an o bi shop of V er ona

, , They .

ar e h ow ever all called le at es

, ,
g .

A t t hi s s econ d por tion of the cou n cil ou r m a nu s cr ipt s

fail u s excepting t he ab r i dged di ar y of w h i ch w e S hall
,

m ake pr i n cipal u s e s canty as it is , We m i g ht t her efor e w it h

.

ou t i m r o r iet h ave r eferr ed t he r ead er for t h e n eces sar y

p p y ,

i nfor m ation of t hi s per iod to the V enet i an hi st or i an Bu t

, .

for t he pu r pos e of pr es er vi n t h e cou r s e of t he n ar r ati ve of

g
s o i n t er esti n a t r a n s action in s om e d e r ee u nbr ok en w
g g e ,

w ill t r avel th r ou h t h e s a ce a va ili n ou r s el ves of t he a s s is t

g p g ,

a nce of t he u bli s hed h i s t or w h t h u n u bli s hed one is

p y ere e
p
,
 1 40 CO U NC I L .
OF T RE NT .

[ 1 5 5 1

d efi ci ent, a nd
i vi n a s m u ch a s a ear s es s en ti al fr om t he
g g pp
ca non s and d ecr ees t hem s elves w hich ar e dou btl es s t he m os t ,

su b s t anti al a nd er m anen t ar t of t h e h i s t or
p p y .

The eleventh s es s ion an d fi r s t u n d er J u li u s III wa s r egu

, ,

lar ly open ed w it h t he accu stom ed for m s on t he 1 s t of M ay

, , ,

as a n n ou nced Then w a s r ead the B u ll of Res u m pti on

.
,

w h ich a s it h a s befor e b een r efe

, r r ed to an d c ont ain s s ome ,

ar ti c u lar s w hich i ve a c har acter t o t he r oceedi n s as ema

p g p g
n at in fr om a n ew r u l er it w ill be of s er vi ce t o n oti ce T h
g , e .

ar t w h i ch ave t he r ea t an d j u s t offence w as w her e J u li u s

“

p g g , ,

fi r s t s peak s of hi m s elf We t o w hom as su pr em e ponti ff , ,

for t he ti m e it per t ai n s t o annou n ce and di r ect gener al

, ,

&c H e t hen calls u pon all ki ng s an d pr i n ces

'

cou nc il s
’

, .
,

as w ell as ot her s t o as s i s t h im in his h ol

, y en d eavou r s ; and ,

a ft er a nn ou nci n t h e da o f t he r es en t s es s i on a nd
g y p p ro ,

m ising t he att en d ance of his legat es if he fr om age or ill , ,

h ealth a nd other occu pati on s of t he apos toli c s ee s hou l d be

, ,

u n ab le t o a — “
ea r er son all l et t he r eader w ei h the ex
pp p y g
r es s i on wh en h e kn ow s th a t t h e i ndivi du al had d et er m i ned
p , ,

for obvi ou s r ea s on s n ot to appear per s on ally— he glances

,
.

a t t he s u s ens ion of t h e cou n cil a nd con clu des in t he u s u al

p

Th e qu es tion w as t h en pu t w heth er t he fa ther s appr oved, ,

t hat the Tr i d entine cou ncil shou ld be r es u med and pr oceed ;

and
g a i
a n, w h etheI t he 1 st of S ept em ber s hou l d be t he
n ex t da of s es s on i — To both of wh ich qu es tion s t he a n swer
y .

w as , a r oved
pp .

Ther e wer e thi r t een p l t r e a es , i

ch efl
y i m per i al alt hou h
g ,

not of Ger m an y, p r es ent w it h , t he th r ee l egat es an d an i m

p er i al am bas s ador .
142 CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .
[ 155 L

selves in fas ti ngs and

p yra er s, th at God bei ng , a eas ed ,
pp
m ay r edu ce t he hear t s of m en t o t he ac knowledgm ent of the
tr u e faith t o t he u nity of t he chu r ch and t o t he r u le of
, ,

r i h t eou s li vin
g g .

The ki n g of F r an ce s ent t o t he cou n cil one of his m i ni s

t er s w it h lett er s of cr edence a dd r es s ed t o t he holy fa ther s
,

of the Tr i den ti ne C on ven t ion w h i ch ave s om e 0

g ,

the elector of M entz asked how t hey wou ld lik e to be ad

,

d r es s ed by t he pr ot es t an ts as a con vention of m align a nts

The l ett er s as ser t ed tha t t he cou ncil w as not gener al nor
, ,

a cces s ible t o t he ki n or his bi s ho s ; an d d es i r ed t h a t t he

g p ,

r otes t a ai ns t it m i ht be r e i s t er ed and a co r et u r ned

p g g g py , .

N0 answ er w as then g iven The ki ng di sm i ssed t he pa

.

al nu n cio, and u bli s hed a m an i fes t o ch iefl con cer n i n g

p p y ,

Par m a in t he clos e of whi ch he pr ofes s es that he had all

, ,

r es ec t for t h e a os t oli c s ee bu t t h at it w a s n ot com os ed

p p , p
of r u den t m en an d th at in s hor t it w a s n oth i n m or e t han
p , g
t he pope h im s elf To s ave his cr ed it h ow ever on t h e con
.
, ,

t r ar y s i de he pu bli s hed a m ost s ever e ed i ct ag ai ns t t he

,

her eti cs a n d L u ther ans annexi n g gr eater pu ni shm ents t h an

,

his pr edeces s or s had don e in or der continu es t he Diary t o

, , ,
,

d i s sipat e t h e O pi nion th at his m aj es t y w as aver s e fr om t h e

,

a ost oli c s ee an d t o s hu t t h e m ou th of all S o t he Ai

p ,

m i ghty S over ei gn w ho h as a r i ch c ompen s ation in s tor e for

,

his faith fu l ones all owed t hem t o be t r i ed in t he fi r e of

,

br u t al per s ecu ti on by c apr Icl ou s an d u npr i ncipled t yr ant s

‘

T her e wer e pr esent accor ding t o t he li s t in L e Plat

, ,

thir ty prel ates bes ides a gr eat er nu m b er t han befor e of

,

am b as sador s an d elector al r i nces

p .

L ib i v . .
 SE SSIO N XIII . 1 43

S E S S IO N X III .

PRE PA RA T I O NS — S E SS IO N .

D oct r in e t
E u ch ar i s — Ref or ma t ion t
E cclesias ical Regu la ion s t
S afe C on du c t .

IM M E D I A TE L Y t
af er t he XIIt h
i p pr e ar ati ons b e an t o
s es s on,
g
be m ade for t he next ; a n d r eal b u si n es s w as com m enced .

A gener al con gr egati on w as held at w h i ch t h e su bj ect d is ,

cu s s ed w as t he E u ch ar i s t ; a nd a r ti cles of t he r ot es t a nt s
p
u on t h e s u bj ec t wer e s el ect ed for c on fu t ati on a n d cond em
p
n ati on . They were t en C er tain r egu lati on s w er e pr o
.

sed t o t he theol o i ans in t h ei r ex am i n ations

'

p o
g c on d u c ,

both t o evi den ce a n d t o economy in ti m e They wer e t o .

,

a dher e t o t he t es ti m on of s cr i t u r e t r a diti on t h e ca non s

y p , , ,

t he fat her s Thi s fi eld althou gh in all cons ci ence w i d e

.
,

enou h w a s t oo n ar r ow for t he s chol a s ti c d ivi nes w h

g , o ,

w i s h ed t o expati ate w i thou t li m it I n t h e i nt er m in abl e ex

an s e of t hei r ow n ecu li ar lo i c s o hi s t r T h
p p g or
p ,y e
y .
,

however g ave t hei r s en ti m ent s on t he s u bj ect b efor e them ;

,

a n d did n ot fail t o t r iu m h over t he h er eti c al vi ew s of ah

p
s ent O onen t s A n u m ber of c an on s w er e t he r es u lt
pp . .

Fr om F r a Paolo w hom w e ar e ,
t he Di a r y

r es en t s al m os t not hi n e u n der s t an d t h at t h e r e os e
p g) w , p ,

of t he cou n cil w a s a little d i s tu r b ed b

y t h e a
pp li cati on fr om

t he im er i al am bas sador s a r ti cu lar l t h e C ou nt d e M ont

p p y
,

for t for a s afe cond u c t for t h e pr ot est ant s ; an d it w as

,

r eq u i r ed t hat it s hou ld be r ea ll s afe T h e l e at e an s w er ed

y g .

w it h a bu n da n ce of com li m ent s b u t in or d er t o h ave ti m e

p
t o cons u lt Rom e he r em itt ed ever th i n t o t he tim e of t he
, y g
s es s ion It w as t hou gh t r ea s onable t h at likew IS e det er
.
,

m i na ti on on t h e E u char i s t sh ou l d be d efer r ed at l eas t a s ,

r es ec t s t h e cu T h l t w d in n e l t er m s
p p e e
g
. a e a n s e r e
g e r a .

The pope con s ented a s t o t h e sa fe con d u ct an d s u s pen s e

r es ecti n
p g t he cu
p H e w i s h.e d h o w e v e r ,
t h e cou n cil n ot t o ,

be i dle bu t u n der t ake t h e con s i d er ati on of Penan ce O n t he

,
.

E u char i s t t h er e Was m u ch d i s agr eem en t between t he D o

 CO U NC I L or T R E NT .
[ 155 1 .

mi nicams a nd Fr an ci s cans ; a nd it was in con s e u ence q

determ i ned t o l t er m s — a
adh er e r i n ci l e wh i ch
to ener a
g p p
is good ba d or i n di ffer ent a ccor d i n g t o cir cu m s t a nces
, , , It .

w as likew i s e pr oposed t o r ectify s om e abu s es r el ati ve t o t he

E u char i s t par ti cu lar l y t he cu stom at Rom e of obli gi ng
,

comm u n i ca nt s t o h old du r i n t he comm u ni on a t a er li ht d

g p g e ,

t o w hi ch w a s att ach ed a pIece of m on ey w hi ch w a s t he ,

er qu i s it e an d w it hou t w h i ch no one w a s ad m
’
r i es t s itt d
p p , e

t o comm u n ica t e .

In t h e di vi s ion of Refor m ati on t h e s u bj ect di s cu ssed w a s ,

e i s co al j u r i s d i c ti on
p p w h i ch is for m all
y exam i n ed and at
,

m u ch lengt h by t h e hi s t or ian an d on t he a b u s e of appeal s , .

J oh n G r apper t he i m per i al t heol ogi an an d canon i st was s o

, ,

u r ent an d u n ent t h at it w as n ecess ar t u t for t h

g p g y ,o
p
s om et hi n of a vi or ou s r e l a nd w it h w h a t ever r e u
g g py p g
a
, ,

n a nce t o m ake som e con ces s i on

,
The s u bj ect of D egr a .

d ati on s exper i en ced a s i m il ar fate A t a con gr egati on .

,

r oach i n t h e ti m e of t he s es s ion it w as a r eed t h at t h e

a
pp g g , ,

d em and of t he safe con du ct for t he pr otest a nt s w as r eas o n

abl e ; an d it w as thou gh t advi s abl e th at a par t of the s u b ,

ect of t he E u char i s t sh ou ld be defer r ed

j .

At the dat e of t h e 7 th of O ctober D on Fr an ci sco V ar gas , ,

Doctor of L aw an d Fi s cal of the em per or an d w hom he

, ,
'
ha d s ent t o T rent at thi s t Im e I n a letter t o t he bi shop of ,
.

A r r as w r ites concer nin g t he r u l er s of t he cou n cil t h at ,

The le tte r s an d a
p p r s oef V ar g as , w hi ch L e Pla t so u n w or t h ily r epu
’

d iat es w i h ou tt a r eason
g iven , (for h e g ive n on e,) w er e pu blish ed,
cou ld

fi st
r by D r G edd es, I n h is
. C ou n cil of Tr en t n o F r ee A ssem bly, 16 9 7 , an d
in F r en ch by L e V ass or , at A m s er dam , 1 7 00 t
G eddes , in t h e I n r o . t
du ct or y D
iscou r se, p 80, says , t h e or ig i n als i n S pan ish w er e pu t i n o
. t
h is h an d s by D r , aft er w ar ds B p S t i llin g fl eet , w h o sa id t hey w er e comm u
. .
-

n icat ed h im by S ir W Tr u mbu ll, secr e ar y of s a e, w h o fou n d h em

to . t tt t
’
t
am on g h is g r an d fa h er s paper s, w h o w as en voy u n d er J am es I a t B r u ss els .

for fi
ft een year s Th ey cam e pr oba y f om C ar d i n al G r an velle s s ecr e
. bl r
’

t th ey w t t
'

t ar ies , w i h w h om er e left w h en h e w i h dr ew fr om t h e Ne her lan ds .

H e bou gh tt
h em , bu t pr obably w i h en g ag em en n ot t o pu blis h t ur t th em d
i n g t h e lives of t h e par ies t
L e V assor r efer s t h e i n cr ed u lou s t o S ir
.
W .

t t
Tr u m bu ll in L on don ; a n d i n s is s , h at h er e is in t h e le er s i n t er n al t tt
eviden ce su ffi cien t to p r ove th ey ar e n o for ger ies — S ee Pr eface
. . Th eir
1 46 CO U NC I L o r TR E NT .
[ 15 5L

Jes u s Chr is t and of t he whole su b s tance of the wi ne i nto t he

,

Su b s tance of his blood ; w hi ch conver s ion is s u it ably and

r o erl all ed b t h h l C at holi c c hu r ch Tr ansu bst ant ia
p p y c y e o
y
The 5 t h on t he wor shi p and r ever en ce to be pa id t o
’
t ion.
,

t hi s m os t holy s acr am ent decl ar es

’

,
that ther efor e ther e is , , ,

n o r oom for d ou bt t h a t all t he faithfu l of C hr i s t a ccor din

,
g ,

t o t he cu s t om ever r ecei ved in t he C at holic chu r ch m a

y( or ,

ou ht t o
g )p ya , w it h ven er a ti on t o t h i s m os t s acr ed s acr a
,

m en t t he w or s hip of L a t r i a w hi ch is du e t o t he t r u e G od ;
'

nor is it t o be l es s ad or ed becau se it w as i n s tit u t ed b C hr i s t

y
t he L or d t o be t ak en for w e beli eve t he s am e G od t o be
,

r es ent in it w hom t he et er nal Fa t h er i n t r odu ces &

’

p , c ,

E leven canons on t he sam e s u bj ect ar e s u bj oi ned We .

~

w ill extract onl t he l st a n d 2 d T h e l s t r u ns : If an

y .
y
one s hall d en t h at in t he s acr am en t of t he mos t hol
y , y
eu char i st is cont a i n ed t r u l r eall a n d s u bst a nt i ll t h e
ay
'

y y , , ,

body a nd blood toget her w ith t he s ou l an d d i vi n ity of ou r

,

L or d J es u s C hr i st an d t her efor e entir e C hr i s t ; bu t s h all

,

sa t h at h e is in it onl as in a s i n or i n a fi u r e or b
y
, y g g y , ,

y ir tu e l m h m T 2 d i i th d
'

b h
’
f
; e t h i e a n a t e a e s n
. e s e w o r s

If any one s h all s ay t hat in t he mos t s acr ed s acr am ent of

,

t he eu char i s t t he s u bs t an ce of br ea d and w i ne r em ai ns t o
et her w ith t he b od a n d blood of ou r L or d J esu s C hr i s t ;
g y
and s hall d en
t
th a t w on d er fu l a nd s i n u l ar conver smn of
y g
t he whole s u bs t ance of b r ead i nt o t he bod a nd of t he
y ,

w hole s u b s t an ce of w ine in to t he blood a n d t he speci es of ,

br ead an d w ine alone r em ain i ng w hich conver s ion in deed

th e Ca t holi c chu r ch m os t a tl call s Tr an su bs t an ti ati on ;
p y
let him be anath em a The 6 th m igh t be noticed as r e
.

eat in in a new a nd st r on er for m t he con t en t s of t he 5 th

p g g
cha t er of t he d ecr ee
p .

The decr ee of Reform a tion cont ai ns ei ght chapters. They ,

em b r ace t he ob viou s er sonal and offi ci a l du ties of b i s ho s

p p;
r e u l ations conc er ni n ea l s ; th e s u m m ar d e r adat io n
g g ppa
y g
of c r i m i n al cler ics ; t he co niz ance b t h e bi s h o of
f
r aees
g y p g ,

r efer r i n either t o ab solu ti on of cr i m e or rem i ssion of pu nis h

g
m ent ; t he pr ohibi t i on of per sonal citation of a bi shop ex:
l 55 l .
] S ES S IO N X II I . 1 47

t i t he of de iti r i vation ; t h e u alifi

cp
e n cas e
p oson or
p q
cati ons q i
r e u r ed in w it nes ses depos i ng agai nst a bi s hop
a nd t he r es er va tion of t he hi her ca u ses of bi s hops t o t he
g
i ponti ff
ch ef .

Ther e follows t he decr ee of Pr or ogation as to fou r rem ai n ,

ing ar t icles on t he E u char i s t at t he di scu s sion of w hi ch it

,

w as des ir able t hat t he pr ot est an t s m i ght be pr es ent for ,

w hose com ing and a tt end ance a s a fe condu ct was appointed

a nd r e ar ed .
p p
The form iof
v en b
it is w hi ch t he cou ncil
t hen r ant s
g y g ,

fu ll lib er ty to t h e protes t an t s of com ing s t aying and r etu r n , ,

ing w ith ever y necess ary cl au se w hi ch it d es i res t o h ave

, ,

cons ide r ed as ex pr es sed as fa r as r e a r ds t he holy s n od

g , y
itself; and pr om i s es t hat in the cas e of cr i m es even her e
, ,

t i cal com m it t ed by t hem t hey m ay choos e j u dges favou r able

, ,

The sent ence qu an tu m a d ip sa m s aneiam synod um sp ec

,

tat, I have t r anslated a nd placed s o as t o m ake it s m eani ng

as ambi u ou s a s the or i i n al T h e clos i n sen tence t oo
g g g .

w ou l d i nt er pr et ati on w hen if necessary r edu ced

a dm it an , , ,

t o pr acti ce not ver y favou r able t o t he hereti c

, .

The pr otes t ants wonder ed at t he pr or ogation of the

cons i d er ati on of t he f ou r a r ticles on the E u char i s t b ei n
.

g
a s cr ib ed t o a w i s h ex r es s ed on t hei r ar t a nd t h
p p e
y
com lai ned
p of t he a m bi u it
g y of t he s ent en ce noti ced

ab ove as an i nt en ded t r a It w as lik ewi s e r em ar ked wit h

, p . .

s u r r is e an d di s u s t t hat w hen the am b as sa dor of t he elec

'

p g ,

tor of Br an denbu r add r es s ed t h e cou ncil in his m as t er s

’

g
n ame in t er m s of honou r he w as i n t er r eted in t he answ er
p , , ,

a s if t he elect or who w as of the confes s ion of A u s b u r h ad

, g g ,

m ade a pr ofes s ion of su b mi s s ion t o t he cou ncil of w hich ,

there was no m ention ; and t he condu ct of the cou ncil was

j u stifi ed by that of a pope in a s im il ar Cas e .

Twenty pr elates w er e pr esent t hr ee abbot s one gener al , , ,

a nd a l ar e nu m b er of t h eolo i a ns w it h s om e m on k s
g .

g , .

A lett er Was w r itten by V a r ga s t o his fr i end t he d ay after

'

t hi s ses s i on H e gi ves an accou n t of it

. H e r epr es ent s it .
.
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L 2
1 48 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT
. .
[ 1 5 5 1

as m or e s o em n
lthan any pr ecedi ng one : it lasted ei ght
h ou r s ; a n d th e or a ti on is appla u ded A llu di n g t o t he cas e
.

of t h e am b assador of t he elect or of Br andenb u r h e sa s

g y , ,

t hat ther e w as a pr om i s e con t ai ned in the s peech t hat t he ,

elect or w ou ld con sen t t o w hat his am b as s ador shou ld ap

r ove. Pr oceed in t o the safe con du c t he w r it es t ha t t he fi r s t

p g , ,

d r au ght of it w a s ch an g ed a nd a b r i d ged by t he legate and ,

1
t h at it r eally gave t he prot est ant s no as su r an ce t hat t hey ,

s hou ld n ot be u ni sh ed for t he offences of t heir r eli i on : t he

p g
offer of favou r abl e j u dges w a s eva s i ve The cl au s e qu oted .

ab ove m i ht w ell excite thei r j ealou s s i nce t he r om is e of

'

g y p ,

s ecu r it s hou l d h ave b een m a de for t he o e th e em er or

y p p p , ,

a nd all ot h er pr i n ces a nd pr el ates as was d one by the s yn od

’

of B a s il The d ecr ees of t he cou nc il of Con s tance in it s 9 t h

.

s es s ion an d t h at of S i enn a ou h t h e add s l ik ew i s e t o ha ve

, g , , ,

been s u s pended a s I n t h e cas e of th e Bohem i an s

, A nd he .

s a s t hat if t h e s afe condu ct is show n t o him b efor e i t is

y ,

ron ou nced t h i s s h all be d one ; bu t he r e r es ent s t h e le a t e

p , p g
a s ver
y a r bit r ar
y i n all his
p r o ceed i n s
g A s t o t he d ecr ee .

of r efor m a ti on h e s ays t he con t en t s ar e

,
of s o t r i vi al a n a

t u r e t hat m any w er e ash am ed to hear t hem ; a nd had they

,

not been w r apped u i ood l an u a e t he w ou ld ha ve

“

n
p g g g y ,

ear ed t o t he w hol e w or l d t o be w h at t h e a re and if

a
pp
“

y
l

G od does n ot pr event it I do n ot s ee bu t t hat all ot her

,

t h i n gs will be car r i ed h ere a t t hi s r at e H e expr es s es his

’
.

l eas u r e t o hear t hat his m aj es t w as com i n n i her t o

p , y g g
t hem which wou ld b r i ng his fr iend s o too : he adds his
, ,

m aj es t y s pr es ence m ay give som e li fe t o affai r s her e

’ ’
.

M or e i ndeed than the cou ncil w i shed for We s hall find .

him shor tly at Ins pr u ck .

The m ons t r ou s i nven tion of Rom e on t he s u bj ect of t he

m ost s acr ed r it e of C hr i s ti anity t r a n s u b st anti ati on— thi s :
,

contr adi ct ion not a m ys ter y th i s i ncant ati on not a S a

'

, , cr a ,
- v

m ent t h i s i deal M ol och on w hos e alt ar tor r ent s of hu m an

, ,

a nd C h r i s ti an bl ood h ave been ou r ed ou t in s acr ifi ce— is in

‘

p
t he for e oi n concili ar en actm ent s a s cat e or i call and d is
g g g y
t inctl enou nced Wit hou t t he s ecification of b on d i
'

n new s
y , p es a s ,
1 50 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .
[ I OBL

tence : o m nipot ence cannot wor k a cont r ad i ction w it hou t

‘
“

r ocla im i n i t s ow n w ea k n es s w h i ch is it s elf a contr adic

p g ,

t ionf O m nipot encecannot des t r oy it sel f To reas on a little .

-

a p r ior i u pon w hi ch in t he pr esent cou r s e w e ar e dr i ven

, ,

t he fi d elit y of t he s en ses in t heir r eport s is s u ppor t ed b

y
t he per fect ion s par ti cu l ar l t he b enevol ence of t he D eit
y
”

*
,
y , ,

who it is fai rly pr es u m ed wou ld not i v e t o his int eh

g
-

, ,
.
.

lectu al cr eat u res a gu i de u pon which he obliged t t hem t o

,

d epend by givi ng t hem no ot her if he i nt end ed t hat ; in

, ,

one i m or t ant oi nt t hat u i de s hou l d d ecei ve t hem

p p g ,
-

A nd it m ight well be d ou bted whet her a doctr i ne coul d

w ou l d be com m anded by t h e G od of tr u t h w hi ch h e h as ,
t

“
m ade it im pos sible for his cr eat u r es pr operly t o b eli eve .

To s u b m it is not t o b eli eve .

Bu t t he m ain and t he onl y s u b st anti al qu es tion is is t he

, ,

d octr ine of t r an su b s t anti ati on r evealed an d comm anded in

t he New Tes t am en t ? Thi s is t he d eci s ive qu es tion The .

doctr i ne is fou nded u pon t he ab sol u te liter ality of t he wor ds

of t h e i ns tit u ti on of t he L or d s s u p er b i s d i vi ne au t ho
’
p y t r.

This is my body a nd so of t he wi ne or cu p The

‘

_
.

w hole ar gu m ent t u r n s u pon t he ver b s u bs t an t ive IS

“
.

Now it is not deni ed t h at t his wor d is u sed t o expr ess other

,

n oti ons t h an th at of s t r i ct i den tit y ; and t h at in par ables

an d els ew her e it is u s ed in t he s en s e of s i nifies B u t it

'

g .

h as been s ai d t hat a s acr am en t is n ot a par abl e Tr u e

'
‘
‘ ‘

,
.
,

One thin g is not anot her : bu t i s ther e n ot pr eci s ely t h e

s am e r eason in t he on e a li cat i on as in t he oth er t o i nt er
pp
et t he w or ds fi u r ativel and is not t he al able a h
‘
?
p r p p
g y
s u r dit y of t he o os i te cou r s e d i r ecti on su ffi ci ent t hat tha t
’

pp ,

s hou l d be d one ? Bu t to l eave a li ne of ar gu ment wh i ch ,

w ou l d bear t r i u m ph ant amplifi cation we ask one qu es ti on ,

in w hat l angu age a nti e n t or m oder n d oes 18 m ean CO N

"

, 7,

V E RT E D INTO ? It will b e an s wer ed that t he doctri ne

‘

of conver s i on is an i n fer ence— the s u bs t an ce is at on e in

“ '
‘

s t ant o n e t hi n at t he next it is anot her ; t her efor e t her e

g ,

S ee S t illin g fl eet O ig in Sac book ec iii— v wh e e

’
s r h viii
. r aa, II , c .
,
s .
,
r

t his th e y is bly t ated

or a s .
 S E S S IO N XII I . 151

m u s t be a con ver s on t hi s is wander i ng fr om t he

i . Bu t
w or d ; the w or d is I S IS s ignifi es either present exi st en ce
.
, ,

er m a n en t exi s t ence as in a r o os iti on w h i ch is er

or
p p p , p
m anently t r u e A nd w hen it is affi r m ed t ha t one thi ng IS
.

a noth er it is s o in one of t hes e t wo s en s es ; bu t in neith er is

,

there con ver s ion The Romanis t however whos e doctr in e

.
, ,

n ow co ns i der ed s t a nds u on str i ct lit er alit and ca n s tand

‘

p y ,

u on not hi n el s e for the m om en t it qu it s t hat fast ness it

p g , , ,

w ander s i n to t he r egion of fi gu r e w hi ch I s des tr u cti ve to it , ,

is h ar dly s u ffi ciently aw ar e t hat if t he b ody Of Chr i s t (to , ,

nothi n of t h e blood a n d of t he cu w h i ch I S equ ally

sa
y g p ,

t he New C ovena n t) is r eally s u bs t anti all y ea ten tha t s am e , ,

b ody w hich w as cr u cifi ed her e is at once an d he ca nnot , ,

es ca e it
p t h
,e
g r os s ca nn i bali s m w h i ch he r e els a s t he
p ,

m os t a tr ociou s calu m ny u pon h is faith Bu t let him .

es ca e as h e c an w it hou t com i n
’
i n t o t h e enem s cam
p g y p ,

a n d s u r r ender i n
g all his ar m s H e w i sh es t o d o t he t h i n
g
.

w it hou t it s consequ ences : and so ever y profes s or of t r an

s u b s t a nti ation does and m u s t
,
di s avow a d oc t r i ne for t he , ,

d i s b elief of w hich his ch u r ch h as s ent t hou san ds t o t he

fl am es while she di sbelieves it hers elf
, H er s ons m ay .

s hr i n k fr om or r es ent the i m u t ation of s u ch a n at r oc it

p y as

feedi ng u pon a lit er al hu m an b ody in t he s acr ed fea s t pr e

p ar ed for t hem : t h e
y m a
y t u r n t hei r b ack u on t he a u t ho
p
r iz ed ex os iti on s of w h at t he c a ll ca t holic d oc t r i n e a nd
p y ,

ex u n e fr om them t he bones and S i new s a nd b r i ht s

p g y g
s hou ld d o m u ch m or e of t hei r r esu m ed a nd d i vi n e S a
p ,

viou r : bu t t o do thi s t hey m u s t b ecome w hat they es t eem

her etics . They h ave absolu tely ent er ed t he r egions of
figu re, than which no s pectr e from t he other wor l d ever
Ther e i s n ot in t h e w h ole compass of li t er ar y or m or al delin qu ency an

aCt m or e d isgr acefu l t h an t h at of th e Rev r h e or ic ian , er Don ovan , in . t J .

h is t t t
t r an sla i on of t he Tr iden i ne C a ech ism , p 2 2 6, w h er e h e r an s lates .
.
t
t
Th e pas or w ill also ex plain t o t h e fai hfu l, th a i n t h e s acr am en ar e t t t
t
con ain ed n ot on l
y t he tr u e body of C h r i t s ,
an d all t h e con s i ttu en s of at
t r u e body,
’
bon es and s in ew s
’
O MI TTE D ,) bu t als o C h r ist w hole
a n d en ti r e.
’
Th e w or d s i n t h e orig inal an d t h e fi st
r edi tion are,
f
velu t i .

p 142
’
ossa et n er vos , . .
 1 52 U NC I L
CO OF T RE NT .

[ I5 5 1 .

t er rifi ed si nner mor e t han this does t he chu rch of Rom e

,

To expect r eli ef fr om t he wor d Pr esence w hi ch w ill s u it an

y ,

s u bj ect fr om t he pr es en c e of Chr i s t w her e tw o or t hr ee

,

ar e as s em bled in h is n am e t o t he fab u lou s ch an e of b r ead

g ,

a nd w i n e i nt o his hu m an and d i vi n e er s on is onl t

p y o
pr o ,

cl ai m th ei r d is com fit u r e .

B r ad
‘
My L or d I b eli eve C hr i s t is pr es ent t her e t o
.
,

‘
t he faith of t h e du e r ecei ver : a s for t r a ns u b s t an ti ati on I ,

l ai nl a n d fl atl t ell u I b eli eve it not

p y y y o .

L Cha n
‘
. We a sk n o qu estion of tr ansu bst antiation
.
'

bu t of Chri st 8 pr es ence *

SE S S I O N XIV .

PREPA RATI O NS— S E SS IO N .

D oct r ine: Pen an ce an d E x t r eme Unct ion — Ref or ma tiom : E cclesias ical t
Regu lati on s .

TH E su be d eter m i ned by t he ensu i ng s ess ion w er e,

bj ect s to
t he S a cr am en t s of Pena nce and E xt r em e U nc t ion The .

t heolo i an s w it h whom th e exam i nati on of doct r in e r e u l arl

g ,
g y
and i for m ly b egan a dher ed in t he pr esen t i n s tance t o
un ,

t he r u les es t abli s hed of dr a wi n t hei r r oofs fr om S cr i pt u r e

g , p ,

t r a diti on cou n cil s the au thor it of t he ope an d the cons ent

,
y , p ,

of t he C atholi c chu r ch They w er e enj oined t o deli ver thei r

.

s en ti m en t s w it h b r evit d t h e d e o f e ki n t o a voi d
y ; a n o r r s
p a
g ,

c onfus i on w as that t he t heol ogi a n s of t he po nti ff s hou ld

, ,

t ake t he fi r st pl ace ; those of t he emperor w er e t o follow ;

'

an d S O ou t o t h e s ecu l ar a nd r e u lar cler i cs T h er e w er e

‘

g .

t o be t wo con r e ati on s each d ay

g g W ar m d i s u t es a it ated
p g .

on r e ati ons
'
s ever al of t hes e C ar i s i n fr om t he k now n va
g g g ,

r iet of o i n i on in t he i n di vi du al s or clas s es com osin

y p p g

F ox , A c t s an d Mon u ments , i ii, 2 40, last edi ti on . Th e r ead er , w ho

k n ow s an
y t h i ng ,k n w th t
o s a t h is is a par t of t h e exam in a ti on of t he

t
mar yr B r adfor d by S tephen G ar dih er , bish op of Winchester .
1 54 CO U NC I L OF TR E N T .

that t he apostles anoi nt ed the s i ck befor e t he l ast s u pper ,

i n fer r ed an ar gu m ent for t he doctr ine w hi ch procu r ed for it ,

.

t he appli cati on of t he t er m i ns in u a ted .

The affa ir s of r efor m at ion alt hou gh m u lt itu di nou s ar e of , ,

m I nor Im por t ance b oth oh accou nt of the s u bj ect and be

, ,

c a u s e all t h e u lti m ate r ovi s i ons wer e illu s or

p y .

The Di ar y in it s accou nt of t h e pr es ence of t wo am b ass a

,

dor s of t he Du ke of Wir t ember g at the cou ncil st ates that

'

, ,

t hey d ecli ned a ny par ti cu l ar r ever ence t o a nd r efu s ed t o r e ,

co niz e t he m i ni st er s of t he o e who w hen he w as a

g , p p p , ,

r iz ed of it w r ot e t o t he l e at e t hat he s hou l d ad m i t t he am
p , g ,

bas s ador s that he s hou ld ob s er ve t he b u ll of Pau l III and

,
.
,

be fir m in avoi di ng m i ddle and t em er ate m eas u r es as t he ‘

p gl a ue .H e did n ot des i r e t he le at t o t r a ns fer or d is sol ve

g
t he cou ncil bu t if he saw occa s ion t o give b u s ines s enou h
, , g ,

on d oc t r i ne : whi ch wou ld have t he t w o good effects of ,

depr i vi ng t he L u ther ans of a ny hOpe of conc or d bu t by

i ns tant s u bm ission a nd of i ncens ing t he pr elates aga inst
,

them and occu pyi ng them s o w ell t hat t hey s hou ld have
, ,

n o ti me t o thi n k of r efor m If t her e shou l d be n eces s ity

.
,

t he a u t hor ity s ou gh t by t he bish ops m i ght be con ced ed bu t ,

;

w ith all pos s ible r es er ve .

The emper or a s w e lear n fr om S ar pi ar r ived at In

,
:

,
. a

s r u ck at t he b e in ni n of Novem b er T h e ont iff com

p g g p .

for ted him s el f t ha t if t her e w as w ar t he em per or wou ld

, , ,

h a ve no l eis u r e for t he cou ncil ; a n d if ther e w er e pea ce

‘

he cou ld over whelm the c ou n cil w ith G er m an and It ali an

r elates
p .

O n the 1 2 th of Novem ber V ar ga s w r i t es t hat r efor m a ,

~

t i on w as no m or e t alked of at Tr en t t ha n if it w er e n ever
,
v

a ai n t o be m en ti on ed ; a n d t h at t he l egat e w as s t u d i ou sly
g
fi llin g u p the ti m e w ith doct r ines s o n ear t ha t of t he ses s ion ,

that ther e wou l d be no oppor t u nit y of con s ider ing the

s u bj ects H e a d d s that t w o pr ot est ant s had a r r ived he
.
, ,

os es a s s i es lik e th e B ohem i an s t o s ee ho w far t h ey

su
pp p , , ,

m i ght depend u pon pr omi s es The di vi nes conti nu ed t heir

.
 S E S S IO N XI V . 1 55

d iS pu tationS t o t he end O ctob er ; and then the bi shops

of

vo t ed u
pon t he ar ti cles : aft er tha t w ou ld com e t he for m a
.

ti on of t he decr ees H e obser ves, near the conclu s ion

.
,

If a s es s on i w er e t o las t half a
y ear , it wou l d be t he s am e

4 thi n g as
; t h ait
t we is now so s h all have n o cau s e t o

w ond er at any t hi n g th at s hall be d one her e, bu t s ha ll

have gr eat cau se t o be thank fu l for w hat t hey s ha ll leave
done
’
un .

The fou r teenth s es s on i w as c e ebr a ed

l t on t he 2 5 th of

Novem b er ; an d t
af er t he u su a l cer em on es i t he bi shop of

St .
~
M ar k , w ho had for m erly been pr evented by a cold ,

p r eac hed .

The pr es en t wor k is s u pplem ental b oth t o t he r egu l ar

a nd rofess ed hi s tor i es, an d t o t he t heolo l cal ex ami n ati on s ,
p g
of t he C ou ncil therefor e I sh all confi ne m y
of Tr ent ; and

s el f fin t he r efer ence t o t he m os t vol u m i n ou s or t i on w hi ch

, p
w e have yet en cou nter ed of d ecr ees an d canon s at one s es
s i on t o a s i m le r ecit ati on of t he d i vi s i on and hea ds
, p .

The d ecr ee of Pen an ce cons i s t s of n i ne ch ap t er s ; t hat of

E xtr eme U n ction of t hr ee The canon s of t he form er a r e.

fi fteen ; thos e o f t he latt er fou r I j u s t noti ce the 6 t h .

ca non of en an ce as an athem a tizi n him wh o affi r m s t h at

p ,
g , ,

t he cu s tom of secr etly confessin t o t he r i es t al on e is a

g p
hu m an i nvention .

The decr ee of Refor m ation cons i s t s of fou r t een chapter s ,

and r espect s t he du ti es of bi s ho s ; t he habi t s of cler i cs ;

p
t he pr ohibition of or der s t o volu n t ar y hom i ci des ; the u ni on
of benefices a t r ona e ; r es ent a ti on
p g p .

The l as t of thes e ch apt er s annou nces t he 2 5 th of J anu ary

of t he next ear 1 55 2 for t he next s es s i on t he bu s i nes s of
y , , ,

w hi ch is t o be to determ i n e concer ni n t he s acr ifi ce of t he

,
g
m a s s t o s ettle t he sacr am ent of or der and t o pr os ecu te the
, ,

s u bj ect of r efor m ation .

L e Plat h as n ot en u m er at ed t h e per s ons pr es en t a t thi s

s ess i on bu t s a s t h at t he w er e t he s am e a s a t t h e l a s t
y,
y .

The Di ary s ays t h at t he leg ate pr ohibit ed the pr i nti ng

,
 156 CO U NC I L O F TRE NT .

[ I 5 5 1 .

of t he l ti ons
r eso u of t he cou n c il , bu t that they w er e o btai ned
an d
p ub lished in G er m any
F ew r ead er s ca n be so u n ac qu ai nted wit h l i ti cal
ecc es as

hi s t or y as n ot to know t hat , t he m od er n an d a nti en t

pe

n a n ce, or p en itence i ar el i tw o w de y d ffer en

t t hi n even a s
,
g s .

a r e m oder n and anti en t t r aditi on T hi s is t he fi r s t con .

si d er ation neces s ar y for com i ng t o a legiti m at e concl u s ion

r es ecti n t h es e an d m an ot her d oct r i n es of Rom e F
p g y or .

in for m ation h ow ever on t h e s u bj ect of pen ance in par

, ,

ticu lar t he di s cou rs e of A ll ix on t h at s u bj ect s how i n

,
g ( as ,

t he title pr oceed s ) how t h e do c t r i n e of it in t he c hu rc h of

Rom e m akes voi d t r u e r epent ance w ill abu ndantly s ati s fy ,

t h e im par ti al In qu i r er It is am ong t he qu ar to t rac t s pu b

.

lis h ed in oppos iti on t o t he poper y whi ch a cr owned bi got

an d tyr an t w as a ttempting t o i m pose u pon t hi s cou nt r y
a t t he l at t er par t of t he 1 7 th centu r y I wou ld lik ew i se .

her e do j u s ti ce t o t he m er i t of t he Tex t B ook of P ap er y ,

c om r i s i n a br ief hi s t or of t he C ou n cil of T r en t a t r an s
p g y ,

la tion of it s doctr in al decr ees &c by J M Cr am p whi ch , .

, . .
, ,

once for all I wou ld r ecom m end as a com plet e exposu r e of

,

t he i m pos tu r e of t he papal r eli gi on by au t hor iti es t he m os t ,

u nex ce tion able t he m os t d eci s i ve t he m os t con d em ni n

p g
~

, , .

The doct r in e of t he apostat e chu r ch need bu t be fai rly s een

t o be det es t ed an d r epu di ated O n the s u bj ect of Confes si on .
,

t he au thor ha s r efer r ed t o t he i m pu r e an d viti ati n g t en

d ency of a cer t ai n for m of ex am in ati on pr escr i bed in a popu ,

la r a nd accr ed it ed w or k t he G ar den of the S ou l by D r

, , .

C h allon er on th e s eventh (accor ding to the Rom an r eckon

,

in g s ixth ) com m an dm en
,
t M atter S im ilar ly cor r u pti ng
.

a n d d i s u sti ng m ay be s een in D r o le s C a t echi s m for

’

g
.
D y .

ou t h or C h r i s ti a n d octr i ne &c p 1 1 7 or a n A br i d m en t
y , ,
g .
, .
,

of C h r i s ti an D oct r i ne 1 alm os t a r epeti ti on o f t he for m er

, ,

t t
il leg a o pr oh ibi ch e n on s i s am pass er o le r esolu t ion i pr ese, m a in
G er m an ia fu r on o h avu t o e p u blicat o iv . .

1 1 w i s h t o n o icett h t
e edi ion of his w or t
n ow in m k y h an d s , an d pr i n ed t
in D u blin by G r ace , p t
r in er a n d book selle t r o t h e G en er al Con fr a te n i t y
r of
158 CO U NC I L .
O F TR E NT .
[ 1 5 5 1

S E S S IO N XV .

PREPA RA TI O NS — S E S SI O N .

Pr or og a ion t of Session—S afe C ondu ct .

TH E su bj ects an nou n ced in t he l as t s es s on i for est a bli sh

m ent in t he en su ing M as s the one w er e t he S acr ifi ce of
'
t he ,
“

S acr am en t of O r d er an d Refor m ation Thes e du ly employed

, .

t he in du s tr y of t he father s ; bu t t h e pr in cipal bu s iness of t he

cou ncil in t he i nter m ed i ate t im e w as t he r ecept i on iven t o

, g ,

t he amb as sador s of t he d iffer ent pr ot estant pr inces pr e

o t he at t end ance of th eir d ivi nes at the S ynod
“
arator t
‘

p y ,

and th e u lti m at e su bmiss ion of t heir s u bj ects or adherent s , ,

to it s decr ees .

When it i der ed as an indi spu t able fact t hat it wa s

is cons ,
f

t he fixed det er m i nation of Rom e t o s u r r ender no on e es sen

t i al ar t icl e of her pecu li ar creed or t o m ake one r eal refer ,

'

g at ion be su ppor t ed w i h t so me appear ance of t ru t h and dece

n cy . Dr . n ow

Bp Philpott s , in his L et t er s t o C B u ler , E s q , h as disposed of t he in sulse

. . t .

calu mn y in a s om ew ha t d iffer en , an d h is ow n t r iu mph an t w ay S ee t .

L et er ixt These lett ers , an d especially t h e su pplemen t al on e, sh ou ld be

.

highly valu ed by test n t as j st how eve seve e ex

ever y f a it hfu l pr o a , a u ,
r r ,

posu r e of t h e p lp bly p in cipled co tempt of t th of D

a a un r D oyle an d n ru rs.

M y i n p ti l
u rr a , t th ei ex min ti n by t h e p li m en t y com mi
ar cu ar , a r a a o ar a ar s

s ion e in 1 8 2 4 n d 1 8 2 5 t g eth
rs w ith t h e t e h efd s coll si n f t he
a ,
o er r ac u u o o

comm i s ion e s th em elves

s r With t h is p ti lity t o t he p p l p el y t hei
s . ar a a a r ac , r

b ow be t i g n d pet l n t illibe lit y t o eve y p otest n t i st ng ly a d

r a n a u a ra r r a s ro n

di g
s ef lly con t
r ac u t ed H d t h e n me been p efixed t o e h i n t e
r as . a a s r ac r

g to y t h e effe t w
ro a r , ld h ve been somew h t d m t ic ; an d h e w ho in
c ou a a ra a ,

t he e f hi g
cas e of D blin
o s nd ted t h e inq i it ion in t he A t ha
r ac u ,
co uc u s

n si n C eed w h i h m i h t h ve been d n e
a a r
g , c
p e t i n e n t ly i n t h e m
a ltipli o as r u

c t i n t ble w o ld p
a o a b bly h ve d i ove ed th t hi b n te w
, u ro a in pe fect
a sc r
,
a s a r as r

ch cte I j t dd t h t t h e m f h l t it i
ar a r. us
g en t a
o t e, e t e w a e n p o f f ar u r- r r r o o

t h e f e d lity of t h e epi cop l o th of lleg i n ce t o t h e p pe f om t h e cl u e

u a s a a a a o , r a s

sa lv m o dineo or
o t f lly ev ded by t h e in t e e t ed I i h d to s an d so
e, s ar u a r s r s oc r
,

j st lyin t e p eted by him elf except ing pe on l se vi e by m (w hi h

u r r s , as rs a r c ar s, c

w ou ld be n on sense, except in a feu dal en gag emen t , ) Is est ablish ed beyon d

dispu t e by t h e gloss u pon t hat clau se I n t h e or ig in al oa h t In the Decr etals
of Gr egor y I X . 1 ii t it
. . . 2 4 , ed Ve n et l 4 8 6 — S ecu ndu m quad p er tin et:
. . a d;
meum honor em : guia n on cu m a r m is Wer e t hese m aster s in t heir Isr
.
l,
ae
ig n or an t —S ee on t h e w h ole s u b j ect t he Episco O ath, &c
, ,
an accou nt of pal .

j
s u b oined
to th e L ife of Piu s V .
 S E S S IO N xv . 1 59

m ation im por tance and which wou ld cos t her any thi ng
of , ,

h owever liber al s he m i gh t be for the pu r pos e of m or e effec

,

t u al decepti on of m inor S im ply appar ent and plau s ible con

, , ,

c es s ion s ; an d t h a t on t h e S i de of t h os e w h o h avi ng for m er ly

, ,

a n d s om e of t h em long lived in t h e a t m osph er e of h er cor

,

r u ti on w er e as well a c q u a in t ed w ith it as t h os e who con

p ,

tinn ed t o li ve in it a nd s peaki ng of t h e gener al b ody cou ld

, , ,

h ave no m otive for a ch an g e w hi ch wou ld cos t th em m u ch ,

bu t a cons ci en t iou s feelin g of t he u r gen t du ty of m aki ng it ,

an d wou l d t h er efor e be dou bly ar m ed aga in s t t he conces s i on

of an ess en ti al poi n t s in the con t rover s y b etw een t h em

y
a nd t h e fors ak e n ch ur ch — it is s car cely conceivable that t wo ,

ar ties s o ar ra ed in r espect of each ot her s hou l d ever

p , y ,

u nit e in s o s ol emn and pu bli c an a dj u s t m ent of thei r d i f fer

en ces as t h a t of a gener al cou n c il .

The V eneti an hi stor i an m u s t be ou r au thor ity for any

thi n g concer ni ng d oc t r ine Immedi ately aft er t he s es s ion
.

w as a g ener al congr eg ati on t o dis pos e of t he sacr ifi ce of t h e

m ass t h e com m u ni on of t he cu p and t ha t of chil dr en
, , Al .

thou gh d ecr ees h ad been form ed on these s u bj ect s for the

s es s i on of t h e 1 1 t h of O ctob er t hey w er e d i s c u s s ed afr es h
, ,

a s if nothi n
g h ad been d one T he fa ther s hel d t hei r m eet
.

in g tw ice a d ay t o expedite m a tters ; thi r teen canon s w er e

for m ed her es i es w er e con dem ned an d ther e w er e fou r chap
, ,

t er s of a decr ee on D octr ine pr epar ed A ll w as fi ni s hed .

ab ou t C hr i s t m as ; bu t as t her e w er e no d ecr ees a s sed in

p
the ens u i ng s es s ion t he au thor declines ent er i ng i nto fu r ther
,

detail .

O u r m a nu s cr i pt au thor ity i nform s u s that t he am b as ,

s ador s of t he D u k e of Wit t em ber m ade t hei r a ear ance

g pp
a t t he cou ncil w ith i n s t r u cti ons t o r esent a d ecl ar ati on of
, p
thei r d octr in e t o t h e fat her s Bu t t he leg ate wa s i n s tr u ct ed
.

by t he pontiff t o s ay that it w as not con veni en t th at s u ch

,

d oc t r in e shou ld be r eceived by t h e cou nc il bu t t hat t he ,

r otes t ant s s hou l d c om e h u m bl t t h e u n cil and declar e

p y o co

t heir O pinions an d not expect any other s afe cond u ct than

,
 160 U NC I L 1 5
CO OF T RE NT .
[ 5 1

w hat ha d been i ven w hi ch w a s t he be s t tha t cou ld be i ven

g ,
g .

The s am e w as s ai d t o t he i m per i al am bas s a dor

’

The five am bas s ad or s of S tr a s bu r g a nd ot her citi es w is hed

to pr esen t t heir d octr i ne a n d w er e d esi r ed t o w ait for t he
,

com in of t hos e of S ax on
g y .

T hes e la tt er c am e with many theologi an s and dem an ded ,

a s a fe condu c t s i m ilar to t hat of B as il

, tha t t he pr oceedi ngs ,
-

S h ou ld be s u s en ded a nd r e ex am i n ed t hat t he h l d
p p p
o e s ou
-

have no au thor ity over bu t be su bj ec t t o t he cou ncil an d

, , ,

t hat t he bi s hop s shou l d be r ele a s ed fr om t hei r oa th inor der ,

t h at they m i ght s peak their m i nd s w ithou t bia s or r es t rai nt .

They wer e answered that t he safe condu ct shou ld r em ai n

, ,

t ha t it w a s not r i gh t that fou r s ecr et ar ies shou l d d i s t u r b a

cou ncil a n d th at t hey sh ou l d r ecei ve u bli c au di ence bu t
, p ,

t hat t hey m u s t ack nowledge t he legat e an d nu n cios ; t h a t

what t hey r equ ir ed abou t t he pope w as i m per ti nen t a nd
'

her eti cal ; a nd t hat d e a th w ou l d be

p r efer r ed t o li s ten i n
g t o

them .

The legate w as per su ad ed to r ecei ve t h e am b a s s ad or s at

en er al con r e ati on in his ow n hou se w hi ch m i h t be
a
g g g g ,

con s t ru ed i nt o an a ck now l ed men t T he r ot es t an t s r e

g p .

new ed thei r cl ai m of a s afe condu ct lik e that of B as il w h i ch , ,

allow ed a deci s i ve voi ce t h e d eci s ion of scr i t u r e t he pr i vat e

,
p ,

ex er ci s e of t hei r r eli i on a n d s ecu r it a ai n s t an i nj u r

g y g , y y or

vit u per ation of t hei r doct r i n e

-

A t one Of t he gener al con gr egation s t he S axon amb as

s ador s i vi n t h e titl e of m os t r ever en d a nd a os toli c t o t he
g ,
g p
father s s ai d that t he el ect or M a u r i ce des ir ed for his t heolo
, ,

i ans t he s am e s afe con du ct as w as i v en b t h e C ou n cil of

‘

g g y
B a s il The Wit tem ber g am bas s ador s followed,r em on s tr ati ng
.

a ai ns t t h e i nj u s ti ce ; t ha t hei r d oct r i ne w hi ch w a s O os it e
g t pp ,

t o t h at of the pO pe shOuld be j u dged by his a dher en ts

‘

, .

The legat e r e p li ed that an ans wer wou ld be i ven in du e

,
g
ti me .

Th e d at e in t h e MS .
y 25 is
, bu t i J an
t i s n ot li
u ar ely,
i f pos si ble, k
t hat it w ou ld be on t he day of t he sessw n fl
.
 CO U NC I L OF TR E NT .
[ 15 52

d eal of li gh t on the cha r ac er of t he t cou nc il a nd it s ch efi

u
p ,

a
g en t
in
p ar ti cu l a r The . i n du ced w ith m u ch
legat e w as
d i ffi cu lt y t o m ake t h e s afe con du c t a s littl e obj ecti on able a s

it w as ; bu t th e w r iter ob s er ves that it did n ot go to th e ,

ext en t o f i vi n li cen s e t o t h e r ot es t a nt wor s hi as that of

g g p p
Bas il did H e thin k s however that t he prot es t ant s ou ght
.
, ,

t o be c on t ent w ith it ; an d th at M ela ncth on a nd his com

anl on s w ou l d h a ve n othi n t l ead in t hei r excu s e for n ot
p g o
p
ear i n S o r ad i c al is t h e i n t ol er a n ce w it h w h i ch o er y
a
pp g .
p p
oi s ons h er m os t li ber al s u bj ec t s !
p
The n ames of fou r t een pr elates ar e gl ven by L e Pl at as ,

att en dan t s at thi s abor tive s ess i on .

SE S S IO N XV I .

PRE PA RA TI O NS — S E S S I O N .

S u spen s ion — S u bs equ en E vent t s.

TH E fa th er s h ad com m en ced t hei r l abou r s u pon t he su bj e ct

r o os ed t o t h em B u t t h e em er or b ei n r equ es t ed b
p p p .

g .

y ,

t he pr ot est an t s t o i n ter fer e t h at t he diSpu t at ion s sh ou l d be

,

su s
p en d ed u n t ilt h ei r t heolo i ans des at ched
t he ar r
g i val
p of ,

a n a mbass ador t o t he o e t o i n d u ce him t o com l w it h

p p py
t h e r equ es t H owever in a gen er al congr egation it w a s
.
,

d et er m i n ed that s u ch su s pen s i on s hou ld t ake place a n d th a t

, ,

t he bu s i nes s of t h e cou n cil s hou l d w ai t it s pleas u r e t o be

r es u m ed The pontiff w as m u ch offen d ed w it h t hi s a nti ci

.

ation an d or der ed bu s i ne ss at all event s t o

*
ceed
p ,
pro .

In a MS . collec ti on of le tte
var iou s p on t ifi s w hich
rs of
h ave con
’

I - E

Su lt ed , occu r s on e of J u liu s I II t o C r escen t io, in w hi ch spea in

.
g of t h e k
pr opos als of t h e S pan ish
p r ela es ,
h e s a s
y ,
‘
t
h at h ow ever w ell su i ed h ey t t t
t t
m igh be for Spain , t h ey w ou ld cr ea e con fu si on I n t h e r es of C h r is ian i ?
y
t t t
t t
H is h olin ess pr oceed s t o declar e, h a h e d oes n ot w i sh t o d eclin e r efor m a
ti on , n or t
w i h his pr edeces sor p tpos i t by pr oposin g , h a t h e s ecul ar
on e t t
pr in ces s h ou ld r efor t
m h em selves t
at t h e sam e im e ; bu t , add sh e, w e desir e
to beg in fr om ou r s elves t
w i h ou t d elay, a n d th t a ever
y abu se m ay be re

m oved, bu t w it hou t t king a aw a y t h e pow er w h ich we h ave immediately

15 52 ] S E S S IO N xvr . 1 63

To t he i nfor m ati on in pr in t t h at; ab ou t t he end of

Febr u ar y t he S axon ,
or der s t o conti nu e
am bas s ador s had -

thei r n egoti ations w it h t he cou ncil t hat it w as repor ted th at ,

t he ki n of F r a nce h ad ent er ed i nt o a lea g u e w ith t he pr o

g
t es t a nts a nd th a t a con gr egati on w a s hel d defer r i n g t he day
,

of s es s i on t o t he l s t of M a t he d i ar a d ds ar tl in con
y y p y ,

for m ity w it h t he sou r ce j u s t m en ti oned t hat t he El ector of ,

Tr eves h ad left t he cou ncil ow i ng t o s om e di sgu s t t aken ,

w it h t he pr ot es ta nt s or a s w a s su ppos ed t o ar r a n ge w it h
, , ,

*
t h e F r ench ki ng ; t he S axon am bas sa dor s likew i s e fleei ng
fr om Tr ent a nd t he el ec tor s als o t aki n g t hei r lea ve
,
.

Fou r t heologi an s however ar r ived fr om Wittember g a nd , ,

S tr as b u r g an d dem a nded a n a ns wer t o t hei r pr opos al fr om

,

t he l egat e w ho t ol d t hem t h at it w ou l d be s ett led in t he

,

next s es si on H e w as then begi nni ng to be m u ch i n di sposed

. .

In t he w ar of t he pr ot es t ants w it h t he em per or whi ch had

comm en ced t he E l ect or of S ax on t ook A u s bu r a n d t he
, y g g ;
w hol e Tyrol p u t i t self in ar m s a nd r epai r ed t o Ins pr u ck , .

U pon t hi s all t he It ali ans r eti r ed t o V er ona by t he A dige ,

a n d t he r ot es t an t s d e ar t ed T h e n u n ci os s en t t o Ro m e
p p .

a n a ccou nt o f t he illnes s of t he le a t e ; a n d au t h or it c a me
g y
by a papal bu ll as F r a Paolo i nfor m s u s to s u s pen d t he
, ,

c ou ncil The s ession wa s accor d i ngly fi xed for t he 28 t h of

.

fr om God . Ma volemo ch e s i i ncomin ci da n oi sen z a in du ggiar e, et si cor .

re
gg h i n o e t olg h in o via u i g li t tt '
abu si, ma n on s i t olg hi
g ia la po es a, la
‘
t t
qu ale h avem o i mm edia e da D i o
’
t . Th e let te r is d a t ed J an u ar y 16, 1 5 5 2 .

Th is is t h e pon iff t ’
s ow n t es t imony con cer n i n g h im self .

In a le tte r of t h e 2 6 th of F ebr u ar y, 1 55 2 , V ar g as w r i te s, 1 a m appr e

fi n ding h imself p e sed h d by b t h p otestan t n d

h en si ve les t t h e pope, r s ar o r s a

cath li m y s t ik e p pe ce w ith t h e F en ch n d I am ve
ym h
'

o cs , a r u a a r a »
r uc

m i t k en if h e n d h is mini te
s a e n ot at th is tim e plotting som e b ld s r s ar a o

thi g w hich n ot hing b t fe w ill k eep th em f om execu ting . H e h d

n
, u ar r
’
a

j t bef e id t hat t he c m ing of t he p otest nt w o ld en able th em t

us or sa , o r a s u o

sur m o n t ll th ei d iffi c ltie th t i I s ppose i f th ey w o ld be j led

u a r u s, a
'
s, u ,
u ca o

into s en de i g n d
u rr bm itti n g
r n I n an e lie lette V g
a su di scove . ar r r ar as rs a

t ly p p l m in d S pe k in g of t h e n il believi ng th t C h i t w ill ot
ru a a . a cou c ,
a r s n

s ffe th em t o e
u r in th ei d ete m in ti n I sh ll bow d w n m y h e d t o
rr r r a o s, a o a

th em n d beh eve ll t h e m tte s of f i t h th t sh ll be decided by th em

,
a a a r a a a
'

I pr ay G od ever y body else may do t he sam e.

’
Nov . 2 6 , 1 55 1 . G eddes ,
p 43
. .
 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .
[ 15 5 2 .

A pr il,a s pp d i pit
n ex ed i ent to
a ea r e kee
p t o th e d ay w h i ch
h ad b een appoi nted th e l st of M ay , .

A t thi s pr ecipit ated s es s ion t he s ixteenth a d ecr ee w a s

‘

, ,

r ea d t o t h e follow in effec t — t hat w hen t h e cou n cil a ear e

d
g pp
to be g it
ra s n i i
s hea d , s u d d enl
y w ar s a n d t u m u lt s w ere

ki ndled by t he a r ch enem y i n G erm any, w hi ch pr odu ced a

ener al d e ar tu r e fr om T r en t t h t ; n i l
g p ; a c ou c

w a s con ditionally s u s pended for t w o year s a n d t h at , i n t h e

m ean ti m e , t he cou nc il exhor ed t allC hr i s ti an pr in ces an d

p l t
r e a es to obs er ve, and c au s e to be Obser ved, ever ythi n g
hit her to en ac ed an d t decr eed in t he holy cou nc il
.

L Pla t gi ves t he n a m es of t welve bishops w ho pr ot est ed

e

a ai ns t t he s u s en s i on all S a ni ar d s bu t On e a S ar d i ni an
g p p , ,
, .

The r es t of his lis t I do n ot u n der s t a nd as it appear s t o be ,

su
ppl em en t al l e nu m ber w ho had attended du ri ng
t o t he Who
'

all t h e s es s ion s u nder J u li u s 111 Ther e ar e only tw o ar ch

‘

bis hops and t hr ee bi s hops G r eek s a n d one G er m an

“

, , , .

T he legat e w a s n ot pr es ent H e r em ai ned ill at V er on a .

,

an d s hor tl
y a ft er died H is ar bi trar
y a nd i r r it abl e d is Q S l
.
p
'

t iOn u pon w hi ch t he per plexiti es a nd vexati on s of s u ch a n

,

a sse m bly as that at T r en t w ou ld oper at e w it h frigh t fu l effect -

w er e dou btles s t he i m m ed ia t e cau s e of his pr em atu re dis

’

s olu ti on .

The conclu di n g por ti on of t h e d ecr ee Wa s cen s u r ed a t

Rom e, as a s s u m ing the au t hor it y pr operl y belon gin g t o t he
p p
o e .

The emper or w a s r ed u ced to d if fi cu lt l es b

r ea tth e w ar ,
g y
t he s u cces s of w hich on t he par t of t h e pr ot est an t pr i n ces
en a bled th em t o r ecall t h ei r pr eacher s , an d r ei n s t at e t he
c onfes s i on of A u sbu r I n it s for m er au t hor it
y w h i ch u t an
g g p ,

e nd t o t he Inter im The peace of Pas sau i n 1 552 did not

.
, ,

h a s te
n t he r es u m pti on Of t he cou n c il
*
.

The d eath of E dw ar d V I of E n glan d t he a cces sio nof

y H
.
_
,

M ar y l t he m ar r i age of t hi s pr inces s with Philip

.
, ,

the em per or an d t he r econ cili ati on of t hi s ki ng dom to

,

Fo thi f ct ee S pi r s a s ar .

j
 16 8 U NC I L 1 5 6
CO O F T RE NT .
[ 5 .

p po ei n s isted u pon his own s u peri ority an d that o f t he s er ,

vant s by w hom he wa s s u rr ou n d ed at Rom e .

In 1 5 5 6 C har l es V r eti r ed t o a m on as ter y an d exhibited

.
,

t o t he w or l d t h e hu m ili atin con t r as t of a t em or al r I n ce

g p p
r es i n i n a s ecu l ar for a r eli i ou s li fe and on t he ot h er h an d
g g g , , ,

a s i r it u al on e in h is old a e a ban doni n h i m lf t w l d l

p g g s e , o or
y
om a n d i d d t h tt m t t l ll E r o e i nt o
p p p r e a n e,
a e
p o
p u n
ge a u
p
w ar ,

H is holi nes s
i ncar cer at ed car din al M or one a n d t he bi shop
of M oden a a s s u s ect ed of h er es n d d e i vi n ar di n al
p ,
y ; a
p r
g c ,

Pole of t he legati on of E n l a nd cited him befor e t h e i n q u i

g
.

s itiou H e had alr ea dy i m pr i s on ed the bishop of C ava his

.
,

The ki ngs F r ance and Spain u nit ed in in fli cti ng death

of
‘

on r es u m d h ti T h t t t ,h w v h l d
u
p p e er e c s e
p.ro es a n s o e e r e a ,

con ven ti on in t he s u bu r b s o f Par i s w h er e t hey est abli s hed ,

m any eccles i as ti c al r egu l ati on s .

The ki n g of F r an c e H enr y 11 died ab ou t t he m i ddle of

, ,

t he year 1 5 59 a n d t h e o e follow ed him in A u u s t T h e

,
p p g .

l atter w as on e of thos e at w hose death t he w orld for it s ow n ,

s a k e has a r i h t t o r ej oi ce T h e u bli c i ndi na t i on of t he

, g p .
g
cit v en t d it l f t h c i n ever m em or i al of
y e s e o n , e o c a s on u
p o
y ,

t hi s m an of t he inqu i s ition a nd of blood It is r ecor ded a s .

,

a cou n s el of his t hat m or e d e en den ce w a s t o be l aced for

, p p ,

r eli i ou s a d u s t m ent h h l t i b u n al than U on a

g j u
p o
, n ,t e o
y r
p
cou ncil w h i ch , h e s ai d h ad alw ays don e m or e h ar m t ha n
, ,

ood T he w l d w t h im t h e fi r s t form al an d au t hO I i
g . o r o e s o

t a tive u bli cation of a n In d ex of r ohi bit ed Book s w it h s u it

p p ,

able pen alti es It appear ed In t he om i n ou s year of his deat h

.
*
.

In the congr eg ation s nove ndi ali it w as r esolved t ha t it

, ,

w as neces sar y t o r es tor e t he cou n cil .

I II t he i nter val between t he deat h of t he last and t he elec ,

t i on of a new ont i ff w hi ch w a s c on s i d er able ow i n to t he

p ,
g ,
Is ]
d is t u r bed st at e of t he c ity Phili p ki ng of S pain ar r i ve 1
, ,
p ,
g

his ow n cou nt r y an d h avi n g i nu r ed hi m s el f t o t h e sheddi ng

, ,

of ch r i s ti a n bl ood In E n l a n d he u t t h e sam e m ean s I n ex

g p ,

S e n
e a t f thi e g in
a ccou n o s f d k
n e ond t
y an ar
y in t h e L i t e ary
n ess a r n I

Policy of t h e C h u r ch of Rome, & c , pp 3 9 — 53 . . .

 S E S S I O N xvr . 167

ecu tion in S pai n for t h e exti nction of what his i gn or an ce

es t eem ed h er es
y; a n d by t h e i n s t r u m en t alit y of t he i n fer n al

t r i bu nal, w ith it s A u t os de F e, con s u m ed in the fl am es som e

of t h e n ob es l t a nd bes t bl ood in his ki ngdom .

On t he Decem b er 1 5 59 car dinal G iovann i

2 4t h of , ,

Ahgelo d e M edi ci w as c r eat ed pope w it h t he n am e of

’

Pi u s IV S h or tl y aft er his elevation h e confer r ed w ith his

.
,

ca r di n als r es ecti n t h e r es u m ti on of t h e cou ncil ; a n d p ar

p g p ,

t icu larl on t he 3 d o f J u ne in t h e follow i n e a ss em bl ed

y ,
g y ar ,

all t he am b as s a dor s in Rom e an d r o os ed T r en t a s t h e pl ace

p p ,
.

The pr opos al w as applau ded H is holiness w r ot e t o all t he .

n u n ci os in d i ffer en t c ou r t s ; bu t in s eaki n of t he cou n cil h e

p g
did n ot fail t o enu m er at e s ever al i m ped i m ent s and diffi cu lties
a r i s i n fr om t he di s os iti on of r i n ces or fr om t he ci r cu m s t a nces
g p p ,

of d i ffer en t
p l aces in t he n ei hbou r h ood of T r en t
g O n the .

2 9 th of Novem ber w a s pu bli s h ed t h e bu ll for con veni ng t he

cou ncil an d nu nci os w er e d es at ched t o all t he r i n ces even
,
p p ,

t o thos e of E n l a nd an d M u s cov as w ell as t h e r ot es t ant

g y p ,

h er eti c s t o i nvit e t hem t o t he cou n cil t h e pon ti ff obs er vi n g

, ,

t hat it b ecam e h im t o hu m ble hi m s elf even to her etics in ,

or der t o ai n s ou l s t o C h r i st A i t t h i b u ll V er er io
g g a n s s
g .

w r ote a n i n vecti ve

The e w r in 15 5 3
as, ve y it ble t ct p bli h ed by t h is ble n d
, a r su a ra u s a a

co n ien ti
sc ve t en tit led C n cili m n on m d T id ent in m sed m n e
ou s con r , , o u o o r u ,
o

P pi t i m pe pet
a s cu f g i d m e e m n i b s pii
r uo u en A t e V e g io A n o
u ss o u s. u or r er . n

M D L I I I I t c t in wh t w e e n eve bef e f n d t g eth e w h ich i t h e

. . . on a s, a r r or ou o r, s

a ll g ed e
e rn f aso t h e p bli ti n
or eve l piec
u b l tely e e
ca o , y t s ra es a so u n c ssar o

en a ble t h e p te t t ro f t h e tim e t f m
s an s o j t j dg m ent f t h e e l t t o or a us u .
o r a s a e

o f t he e n d th ei
cas a wn h s the
r o fe on d ct p opo ed— th t f
-
su c a , sa c u r s a o

B il— t h e
as th f t h e bi h p — th t f t h e p pe— t he
oa o s o s n t h t f ith i s
a o o can o a a

be k ept w i t h h e eti — t h c t l t t
no t t o

t t h n m be of ei h teen
gr e f h e e
cs i c l elyp b
e lish ed
&
a a o u o r s a u ,
c. ,

o e u
g r A m tto i p efi ed . s a o s r x :

MUSCUL U S.

C au sa u dican da L u th er
d q ae
u Con tr over s ia inter P ap is tas et

a n os .

J u d ices qu i ? P ap a cu m s u is conyu r a t is E p zscop zs ci Pr w la t is,

'

I n C on cili o
'

s ed u ct ioni s a L u t h er a ms a nu os s up r a 3 0 a ccu s a t i .

Tr iden ti n A ccu sat or es qu i I id em qu i et j u dices .

Rei qu i P L u t her a m , P ap ot a s a ccu s a t or es

'

D am n abu n t u r qu i ? Nec j u d ices , n ee a ccu sat or es L u ther a n or u m,

sed L u ther ani a ccus a lor es P a i slam m
, p .
 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

[ 1 5 60

On t he deat h Of Fr an ci s I I C har les I X his br ot her ,

”

, ,
1

a s cended t he
t hr one of Fr ance By t he a dvi ce of his parli a .

m ent the you n g ki n o r his m other or der ed all the r el at es

tg p
,
D, ,

of t h e ki n d om t o u t t h em s el ves I n r ea di nes s t t
g p o
g o o

Tr ent .

Tw o papal nu nci os w er e d es i red b the em er or an d t he

y p
ki ng of Boh em i a t o att end t he di et of Nau m bu r t o i nvit e
g ,

t he r ot es t a nt r i n ces t o t h e cou ncil w ho a n s w er ed t h at

p p , ,

t hey w ou ld not r efu se on cond iti on that t he w or d of G od ,

.

s hou l d be t h e j u d e t h at t he bi s ho s S hou ld be r el eas ed

g p ,

fr om t hei r oat h a n d t hat t hei r t heolo i an s s hou l d be on an

g ,

equ alit
y w it h t h e r e s t .

Th e nu n ci o Com m en do ne w as s en t t o t he ki n of D en m ark
g ,

w ho s ai d t hat n eit her h is father n or h e h ad ever h ad a n

, y
deali n gs wit h t he o e an d he did not w i sh a n com m u nica
p p y ,

ti on w i th him M ar ti nengo w ho had r ecei ved a s i m il ar .

,

c om m i s s i on t o t he qu een o f E n l an d w a s d eni ed a dm itt an ce

g , ,

w it h t h e i nt elli en ce that t he o e h ad n o au t h or it in h er
g p p y
d om i ni ons an d t hat w it hou t t he con s en t of her par li am en t
,
-

She cou l d not allow him a n au di en ce .

The Fr en ch pr ot es t ant s wer e s o p r es s ing for comm u ni on

u n der bot h ki n d s t hat t h e o e a ft er i n ef
f ect u all n e ot iat
p p ,
y g ,

m g an d s hu ffli n fbr s om e ti m e w as obli ed at l ast t o r efer

g g ,

t he m att er to t he cou n cil .

We leave now t he gu i de by whom w e have been feebly

a s s i s ted for t he m or e a cces s ibl e a n d at t he s am e ti m e m or e
, ,

m i nu t e a n d s ati s fa ctor y on e t he H i s tory o f t he C ou ncil of ,

III 1 5 5 6, t h e s am e W1 I t er pu t t for h , a non y mou sly ,

a W O I k of g adeal ood

for ce an d t h e t itle
qf( pu n g en cy u n der ,
A ct i on es D u ae S ecr et ar ii Pon t ificii

quar u m al t er a dispu t at A n Papa Pau lu s I V debeat cog it ar i d e i n s au r an do

: t
C QII CI IIO Tr iden in o ‘
t m
( ga n a en im es t S es d e ace : al er a ver o , a n vi et a r
p p ) t
: e D ec eta
'

t his i
pos si t d i n d e I m er ar e
p pr ot es t a n t ibu s I s iu s C on cilii
p r . U n d er
h is fi C i i t t ou s ch aI act er t h e au th or I mpr es s es t h e h opeless n es s of t h e r en ew al

Of t he Cou n cil for t h e en d in V iew , an d h as tt

ably s a ed t h e ar tf u l an d en

s n a r in g vaI i at ion of t h e safe condu c t offer ed t o t h e Pr o te t t

s an s, from th at
w h ich t hey r equ ir ed of A n d t h e h O pes fr om for ce, i n t h e s econd
B asil .

Actio, he m oves t o be ver y u n fou n d ed In 1 5 5 9 , h e add ed a t hi r d A erie,

.
‘

con fi r m in g h is t . S ee con ceI n ing t h i s WO I k F r ey ag A dp ar at u s L i ft t oms ii ii; t '

5 3 2 — 5
pp . .
17 0 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

[ 1 5 6 L

nephew . With S t anislao O s io *

, wh o w as a
pp i t
o n ed befor e,
t he a dd ition w as t hr ee : fi ve ther efor e in S i m on ett a all
l
‘ ''
, , .

w a s s en t t o T r en t at t he begi n n i ng of D ecember t o open t he

‘

, ,
_

cou ncil wit h ou t d el ay ; bu t h e w as u n able t o d o s o

.
.

In t hi s m ann er w as pas sed t he t en year s i nter r u pti on of th e

’

c el ebr at ed cou ncil of T r en t A s t he pr es ent d oes n ot pr eten d .

'

t o t he ch ar a ct er Of a r e u l ar h i stor y of t hat a s s em bl
“
a n d s till
g y ,

l es s of t he ti m es w hi c h int er vened between t he per i od s of its

actu al exi s t ence a n d r oceed in s w e h ave conten t ed ou r s el ves
p g ,

w ith a br i ef s k etch of t he event s in qu es tion a s t hey s eem ed ,

n eces sa r t o conn ect t he d i s t an t h i st or i es of t he cou n cil a n d

y ,

r en der t hem su ffi ci en tly i nt elli ible

g H e w ho w ou l d en ter .

in to t he view s m os t of t hem ver y d i s t ant from r eli giou s ones

, ,

of t he ar ti es wh o fr om t h eir s t ati on a nd ow er a s s u m ed t he
p p
m an agem en t of t hi s pr ofess edly r eli gi ou s con gr es s m ay fi nd ,

a s m u ch as w ill s ati s f hi m i n t h e a cu t e l abori ou s an d

y , , ,

g ener all
y a ccu r a t e V eneti a n w ho h a d a cces s t o doc u m ent s ,

n ot now a cces s ible an d w hos e fi delit h as been es t abli s hed

y ,

by t h e a ccid ent al con fi r m ati on s u ppli ed by su ch d ocu m ent s

‘

a s s m ee his ti m e h a ve b een br ou h t t o li ht
g g .

A t t h is ti me abou t t he m i ddle of t he year , t h e Chr i sti an s

,

of t h e valle s of Pi em ont w h o h ad b een

y g oaded b
y , fr es h

er s ecu tion i nt o s elf defenc e in O os iti on how ever t o t he

p pp
-

a dm on iti ons of t hei r a s t or s w er e favou r e d b t h at G od

p y , ,

w hos e c au s e w as t hei r s lik ew i s e w it h a vi ct or y s o com plet e ,

a n d bloodles s on t hei r ar t as t o be es teem ed m i r a cu l ou s b

p , y .

o t h er s a s w ell as t hem s elves In 1 5 5 5 an ti chr is tian m ale

'

-
.
,
“

volen ce h ad i m elled t h os e spi r itu al j an iz ar i es the m onk s

p , ,

w it h t h e cler gy an d bi ot ed s ec u l ar r u l er s es pecial ly t he
g
’

,
l

d u k e of S avoy t o m ol es t t hem in ever y poss ible w ay and

t
,

the p as s mn g r owI n g w it h w h a t pr odu ced it i s s u ed in t he ,

br u tal att a ck m ade u pon t hem b y th e L ord of Tr inity

“

H e i s be tte k r n ow n by t h e L a in for m , H osiu s t

H e w as bishop of .

E r m elan d , in E ast er n Pr u ssia, i n L a in , V ar m ia or W ar m ia

t .

1 C ou rayer fii h a
'

t
n o e on c . lxxviii .
,
obser ves , th t S im
a on e tt a .

n am ed a s on ew of t h e
~
leg a te
s at t h e s am e tim e as S er ipan d o an d

t he r es en t
p in s t an ce t h e in accu r ac
“

yis tr ifl ing .
 S E S S IO N XV I . .
17 1

w ho wa s r e u s ed ll h t e a nd a eac e
w it h ham e and
p g r
p s s au ,

h onou r able for t h e conqu er or s w a s obt a i n ed a n d confi r m ed ,

by a n edi ct We m u s t claim for these m er itoriou s s u ffer er s

.
,

for s u ch t hey w er e even in t hei r vi ctor ies t h e titl e of m ar , ,

tyr s or w it n ess es if t he cau s e the cau s eo f faith an d t he

, , ,
.

o s el m a k e t he m ar t r a n d u nles s s i m le
g p ,
y p pas si vit
y be a ,

n r ed i en t of m a r t r dom a n d t he apos tl e s en u m e
’
n eces s ar i
y g y ,

r a t i on of m ar t r s be i ncor rect b i n cl u d i n t h os e w h o su b
y y g
d u ed ki ngdom s an d waxed vali an t in
’

SE S S IO N X V II .

PRE PA RA TIO NS — SE S S I O N .

Celebr a ion t of th e C ou n cil u n der Piu s IV .

A T t he t hi r d il an d t o it s concl u s i on
en i n of t he cou n c
p g o ,

t he per iod at w hich we ar e n ow ar r i ved t h e a s si s t an ce of ou r ,

m anu s cr l pts r etu r n s in fu ll for ce A m ong t h em ou r pr i ncipal .

u i d e for t he r em ai n der of ou r j ou r ne w ill be t he A ct a of

g y ,

G abr i el Paleot t o who after t he r i s i n g of the cou n cil b ecam e

,

car d i n al bi s ho of s ever a l s ees s u cces s i vel an d ar chbi s ho

p , y p ,

of on e of them B ol o n a
g ,

D u r i ng t he tim e tha t the cou ncil w as s itti ng t he au t hor s ,

’

ow n accou nt of hi m s el f w ill be er h a s ou r bes t c er t ai nl

p p y ,

m os t appr opr i at e au t hority Thr ou ghou t t he w hole of his

, .

wor k w hi ch is gener ally d escr ib ed in t he Pr eface it w ill be

, ,

evi dent t h at t he w r it er is a d evot ed s er va nt of t he Rom a n

s ee . The ver y com m encem en t is expr es s i ve of t h at p r inciple .

In m os t of s u ch pr odu cti on s as t h e pr es en t wh i ch pos si bly

. :
"

h ad n o t itle or wou l d gu ar d agai nst t he los s of it t he wr iter

, ,

Hb e . xi . 33 , 34 . F or t he pr ecedin g tt
s a em en t , s ee M em or abilis H isf
’
'

t or ia Per s ecu t i on u m B ellor u m qu e in Popu lu m vu lg o V ald en s em appella t u m ,

t
L us er n : S an m ar in Per u s in , & c ab an n o 1 5 5 5 ad 1 5 6 1, r elig ion is
. . .
‘

H
'

er go es t oru m G e n 1 5 8 1 8 v L i t G en d es E li s es d es V allies
g .
, o e er
g , s .
g . . .

d e Piem on t ou Vau d oises , D e x iem e P tie pp 2 8 40 ;

u ar , . an d T h u an i H is t .

"
xxvi i . 8 14-
. M an y ot her h i t i an s mig ht be cited an d
s or , , n ot t he leas t of
 72 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .
[ l 5 6 1 .

has x pr essly i ntr od u ced

e his ow n n am e an d des i gnati on ,
an d ,

as is her e t he cas e, an a ccou n t of his w or k . Paleotto , ac

cor dingly, h avin g fi r st a s s er ed t th e va lu e of t he ‘

p ecu lia r

des cr i ption of hi s t or y w hi ch he had un d ert ak en, and t he

au thor ity of t he head of his ch u r ch pr oceeds t o w r it e tha t , ,

w hen Piu s IV su r em e pont i ff h ad d et er m i n ed u o n com

p ,
p ,

p l et in
g t h e cou n c il
"

h e s en t t h e w r it er
, o n e o f t h e t w e l ve ,

a u ditors of t h e Rot a t o be r es ent a t it P aleott o r es olved

p , .
,

in t he ti m e w hich w a s his ow n after t he per for m an ce of his ,

u bli c d u ties t o com m it t o w r iti n t h t ans acti o ns of w hi ch

p ,
g e r

he w a s a n ocu lar w itn es s H e am plifi es in t he d I s cu S S Ion

.
,
.

o f t h e s u bj ec t s su bm itt ed t o t he fat her s their adm i r able ,

s u btl et v a r iet j u d m en t an d lear ni n n d n t w it h

y , y g ,
g ; a e , er s

i nter es t a s w ell as par ticu lar ity i nto t he details In the

, , .

p r es en t vol u m e w hi ch is s u ffi c i entl
, y b u lk
y h e
p r ofess edl
y ,

d eclin es i n ser ti ng pu bli c d o cu m ent s h a vi ng devoted t o t h at ,

d epar tm en t an ot her w or k t o w h i c h he s ati sfi es hi m sel f w i t h

,

m aki ng r efer en ces as he r egu lar ly does , For t u nately thes e .

,

i eces a r e t o be fou n d u bli s h ed in acces s i ble collecti on s an d

p p ,

a r ti cu l ar l in th e m a n ifi cen t an d com r eh en s ive on e of

p y g p
L e Pl at . Paleot t o m a g nifies t he a dvantages s u pplied by
his offi ce a nd pr ofes s es t o ha ve s u bj ected his per for m a n c e t o
,

t h e i n s pecti on a nd cr iti ci s m of m a ny of t he gr a ves t of t he

fath er s who for m ed a par t of t he cou ncil a n d who a dvi sed
, ,

him t o m ake his l abou r s pu blic for t he comm on u s e of t he

C h r i s ti a n r epu bli c Thi s he m odes tly r efer s t o t he j u dg
.

m ent of his s u per i or s w ho w ith t he per m i ssi on of t he c hi ef

, ,

Rom a n pon tiff,m ay cons i der w heth er s u ch a mea s u r e wou ld

be su bs er vi ent t o t he ben efit of t he H oly C hu r ch They .

h a ve n ot yet so t hou ght n or w a s it likely fr om t he hones ty,

o f th e cont ent s t hat t he ever wou l d T h e au t hor t hen ex

y .

r es s es a n a ppr ehen s Ion t h at t he d i s clos u r es m ad e i n his

p ,

n arr a ti ve of t h e nu m erou s con ten ti on s com lai nt s s u s ICI O ns

p p , , ,

cal a m iti es a n d s a d ev en t s a ear i n t h er e m i h t b e re

, pp g ,
g ,

a r d ed a s a n a s er s i on u on t he l of t he as s em bl B ut
g p p g or
y y .

h e is s ati s fied t ha t t he ex hi bit i on w ill t u r n t o it s c red it a s

‘

d i s cover i ng the con tinu al a

"

mb u s hes of dem ons to obstr u ct

 17 4 CO U NC I L or T RE NT .
[ I 5 GL

r en ew a l of t he cou nc il at t he
tim e w it h w hich w e ar e now
concer n ed b
y ,P i u s IV a d i ffi cu lt , y oc c u r r ed in t he ou t s et ,

r es ent a u t hor it s t a t es it w h et her t h e cou n cil t h en

a s ou r
p y ,

ab ou t t o be held at Tr ent s h ou l d be con s i d ered as a con

tinu a tion of what had for m er ly been h el d at t hat pl ace or ,

a n ew one Phili p ki n g O f S pa i n had i n tr odu ced s om e of

.
, ,

t he r e u l ation s alr eady en act ed i nto his ki n dom an d he

g g ,

d id n ot w i sh to n u lli fy his ow n act s wh i ch w ou ld be d one ,

by ma ki ng or callin g t he fu tu r e cou ncil a new o n e O n t he .

ot h er h an d t he G er m an s an d F r ench cont en ded t hat

, ,

h ither to t he cou n cil had not b een fr ee ; a n d if t he absentees

who m i ght be i n du ced to a tt en d in fu t u r e wer e con s i der ed a s
b ou n d by pr oceedi ngs in whi ch th ey had no par t incon ,

veniences w ou l d r esu lt w hi ch cou ld only be obvi at ed by

,

m aki ng t h e cou ncil ab ou t t o be convened r eally a s w ell as ,

n om in all a n ew co u n cil
y , .

The pope s u bm itt ed t his qu es ti on t o an extr aor d i nar y

as s em bl of t he r i n ci al eccl es i as ti cal au t hor iti es a t Rom e ;
y p p
a nd t h e r es u lt w as t h at t he l ett er s w hi ch he i s s u ed t o t h e
,

s ecu l ar ow er s s hou ld be a nd w er e ex r es sed in a w a

p ,p y ,

w h i ch w ai ved t h e qu es t i on by a ppl yi n t h e a m bi u ou s
g , g
t er m celebr a tion to t he i n dicted cou ncil The letter s were .

d es pat ched t o t he pr i n cipal sover ei gn s w ithou t pr eter m it ,

tin g t he s over ei gn of E nglan d Q u een E lizabet h , .

By ou r pl an w e ar e com pelled t o abr i dge and t her efor e ,

a s s over a con s i der abl e qu antit f t h e m a tt er of ou r a u

p y o .

thor The l eg a t es had fixed u pon t h e 1 s t of J anu ar y for

. .

O en i n t h e cou n cil ; b u t a s it w as fou nd t h at n u m ber s

p g ,

w ho r es ol ved t o a tt en d it cou l d not be in r ea d i nes s by th at

day it w as w ith appr obati on of his holi n es s pos tponed t o
, , ,

t he 1 8 t h . While thi s d ay w as anxi ou sly expect ed t he ,

S pa ni ar ds in t h ei r pr ivat e m eetings cont r i ved that t he

cou n cil s hou l d be pu bli cl y r epor t ed as a contin u a tion .

A n d not w iths t an di n g t h e d i scou r a gem en t wh i ch t hi s wou ld

i ve t o t h e d ou bt fu l t hey per s i s ted w ith i n cr eas ed en er gy
g ,

in thei r r equ i r em en t The l egat es appoi nt ed t he 1 5 th of

.

J anu ar y for t he fi r s t gener al congregation ; a nd t o s ati s fy ,

1 56 2 ] S E S S I O N xvn . 75

t he S pan i ar ds,di r ect ed t hat t he wor ds of th e decr ee in t h e “

next s ession s hou l d be i n in s u ch a w a a s n ot t o a ea r

g y pp
-

that t he pr esent w er e d i sj oined fr om t he pr ior act s of t he

'
x

cou nc il ; a n d r o er ers ons w er e d e u t ed t o d r aw u t h e

p p p p p
decr ee in confor m ity w it h t he am bi gu ou s t er m s of t h e papal
l ett er s .

Th e fi r s t general congr egati on w a s hel d on th e l 5 th of

J a nu ary 1 5 6 2 O f these congr egations s om e w er e pu blic
, .
,

s om e r ivat e O f t h e f m er t h e fi r s t w er e h el d in t h e h ou s e
p . or ,

o f the l e at e ; t he aft er w a r ds as s em bl ed in t he t em l e of
g y p
S M ar i a M aggior e The s eats w er e d i s pos ed in t he for m of
. .

a t hea t r e t o cont ain ab ou t 2 5 0 er s ons w it h a s ace in t he

‘

, p p ,

m i d dl e t o r eceive occas ion ally a l ar ger compa ny When .

t he l egates m ade t hei r appear an ce t hey w er e pr eceded b ,

y
a s ilver c r os s w hi ch w as, pl aced in t he cen t r e T h e
y s at in .

fr ont in an elevat ed pl ace s u r r ou nded w it h cos tly or na ,

m ent s t he car di nal of M ant u a in t he m i d dl e t he other

, ,

legates on each s i de and dign it ar ies of all d escriptions

,

a ccor d i n t o r an k T h e r el at e s t ook t hei r l ace accor di n

g p .
p g
t o t he pr i or ity of thei r r es ective d i niti es T h e c h i ef
p g .

legat e after t he company w hi ch w as not of t he cou ncil w as

,

d i sm i s s ed pr onou n ced t he i n vocati on of t he H oly Spi r it

, ,

w hi ch is pr es cr ibed in t h e ont ifical and is her e r epeat ed

p , .

The pr ivat e congr egati on s a s t he n am e i m plies w er e , ,

sel ect , an d co n s is t ed of a cer t a i n nu mber of t he f at h er s

they w er e hel d in t he hou s es of t he legat es .

The con gr egati on s w er e a ki nd of pr elu d es of t he s es

s i ons an d t he t wo oi n t s d i s cu s s ed in t h em w er e D oct r i n e
,
p
an d Refor m ati on .

The pl a n pr opos ed w a s — t o b egi n gener ally w it h m atter s

-

of faith or doctr i n e an d as h a d hit h er to been t h e r acti ce

, , p ,

o th r ou h t h e s even S acr a m en t s C t i ti l
g g er a n a r c e
.s o r
p r o

blem s w er e pr opos ed t o t he m i n or theolo i ans em i nen t

g ,

for profes s ion al a cqu i r emen t s Their l abou r s w er e ex

.

am in ed b s el ect fat her s d d d t t h f m f

y a n r e u ce , o e o r o a

c anon or decr ee w hi ch w as s u bm itt ed t o t h e m or e m a t u r e

,

couns el of a en er al con r e ati on D ecr ees concer ni n

g g g .

g
 17 6 C o U Net L OF TRE NT .
[ 1 5 6 2

m a nner s m or al s w ere
or
p not t h
uteo i n to t h e ha nd s of t he
log ian s , bu t t he leg a test ook t hem in a gr eat m eas u r e i nto
t hei r own a vailing them s elves of a consu ltati on w ith cer tai n
,

a m ba s sa dor s or r el at es o be fi n all i d b t h m
'

p t n e t e
y s
p c
y e .

s elves w it h t he t acit u n der s t a n d i n t hat t he r aver om ts

g g p
.

, ,
.

s hou ld fi r s t r ea ch t he ear s of t hei r m os t hol l or d w ho w ou l d

y ,

s i n if b l etter w ha t w as bes t t o be d one ; a nd t he d ecr ees

g y y
gy
of r efor m a ti on w ou l d be cons t r u c ted a ccor d i n l ; w hi ch de

c r ees t he s u bm itt ed t o t he deli ber ati o n of t he s nod w it h

y y ,

ou t a n m enti on O f the O i n i on of t h e onti ff ; a nd t he w er

y p p y e

r ecei ved or r ej ect ed or m od ifi ed b t h e fat h rs as t he w

,
y ,
e y sa ,

*
fit In all thi s r oceeds ou r
’
.
p ,

ther e w as n othi ng w hi ch det r act ed fr om t he lib er ty of the

fa t her s ; since t he s u bj ect u nder w en t va r i ou s pr og r ess i ve
ex am i nati ons a nd w a s elabor at ed an d olis hed b s u ch
,
p y
o er ati ons s o as t o becom e fit for t he a d o ti on of t he
p , p
s es s i on ; before w hi ch they d id not obtain con cili ar
’
for ce .

At th e g g ti on at t hi s ti m e celeb r ated t h e C ar di nal

con re a ,

of M a nt u a con r at ul at ed t he fa t her s th at t h e d a w a s n ow
g y ,

ar r i ved w h en t h e obj ect m os t ear nes tl

, y d es i r ed b
y.
h is h oli .

n es s t he l on ex ect ed cou nc il s hou l d be o ened b w hich

g p p y
'
-
, , ,

t he i m pi ou s doct r i n es of h er etic s shou l d be er adicated t h e

“

d epr a ved m ann er s of t he faithfu l be correct ed T and it s ,

s lendou r be r es t or ed t o t he c at holi c chu r ch

p H e w as lik e .

w i s e gr eatl y r ej oi ced t o s ee befor e h im s o l ar ge a n a s s em ~

blage of father s fr om w hi ch t he happies t r esu lt s m ight be

,

“
a n ti ci at ed
p H e t hen di r ected t h e s ec r et ar
.
y t o r ea d t he

or der w h i ch s hou l d be obs er ved in t h e s ol em niti es of t he

“

d ay of ses si on an d likewi s e t h e d ecr ees w h ich w er e then

, ,

t o aw ait t he approba tion of t he father s The t w o d ecr ees .

w er e a ccor d i ngly r ead ; an d ca r d in al M ad r u ccio r et u r n ed

thank s t o h is holiness for t he att en tion w hi ch h e ha d shew n
by thi s m eas u r e t o t he n eces s ities and i n ter es t s of t he Chr i s

t
i dqu e eo t aci e con s ilio u t g r a vior a a d S an ct is si ml
,
om in i n os r i D t
.

5
"
t t
au r es pr iu s per fer r en t , &c — dis sim u la a am em s a m m i pon t ifi cis m em e, &c
.

1 t
d epr ava i fi deliu m m or es men dar i, &c
e .
17 8 CO U NC I L OF
”
TR E NT .
[ 15 6 2

d i spos ed t hem selves

'

a ccor ding to '

'
p r e cr
s ib ed m per ;
or der , a id e
-

form ed t he ligiou s ser vi ces as d ir ected in the zPontifi cal

re ‘ f
'

The bu ll for t h e c elebr ation of t he cou n cil; d ated No vem

.
ber '

t h e 2 9 t h 1 56 0 w as r ead by th e s ecr et ar y The O fi ciatiin g

‘

, , .

'

el at e t h en r ecei ved t h e d ecr ees fr om t h e le ates t i n i a

‘

p r g
a

n a ki n kn eeli n a n d a fter w ar d s r ea d t h em
"

p , g , .

The fi r st decr ee in s u bst a nce s u bm itted t o th e ap proba

, ,
- e

tion of t h e as sem bled fathers whether the holy ecu m en ical ,

cou n c il shou ld on t he day t hen pr esent the 1 8 th of J anu ary;

,
.
,

1 56 2 be celebr at ed an d in it th ose thi ngs in du e or der be

, ,

treat ed of whi ch the legat es pr opos ing them and pr es i ding,

, ,

S h ou l d a ea r t o t h e hol s nod fit a n d r o er for a lle

pp y y p p
vi at in g t he cal am ities of t he pr es ent tim es for s ettli ng reli gi ous
con t r over s i es for coer ci ng deceitfu l t ong u es for cor r ecting
, ,

abu s es ar i s i n f r om de r aved m an n er s a nd for obt aini n

g p g ,

t r u e an d C hr i s ti an peace t o the chu r ch .

All appr oved ex cept t he follow i n g The a r chbi shop of .

G r an ad a deli ver ed a paper st ati n g his obj ec t ions to t lfre ,

n vi
’

cl au s e befor e all u ded t o a n d on t he sam e r ou n d s an d d e

g , ,

m an ded t h at a n au thenti c i n s t r u m ent shou ld be d r a w n of

his pr ot es t The pr otes t of Bl a n co bi shop of O r en s e w as
.
, ,

t o t he s am e pu r pos e ; bu t h e a dded t h at t h e cl a u s e did n ot ,

ear in t h e bu ll convoki n t h e cou n cil t Ow hi ch t he d ecr e

‘

e
a
pp g ,

for O pen i ng it ou gh t to r es pon d The r es t h e appr oved . .

D e C u es t a bi shop of L eon s ai d t ha t he approved the

, , ,

cl au s e pr ovi ded t h e le at es r o os ed s u ch t hi n s a s had

,
g p p g
a ear ed t o t he cou ncil w or t h f b i n r o os ed t t he
pp y o e
g p p o .

s am e effec t t h e bi sh o of A l m er i a
p .

The s econ d d ecr ee for appointi ng t h at t he n ext s es sion

,

S hou l d be h el d on t h e 2 6 t h of F ebr u ar
y
u niver sall r oved
y ppa .

The nu mber pr es en t at t he open i ng of thi s thi r d a s s embly

of t he cou n cil is n ot i en in L e Pl att s iti
d of t e
h
’

g v e on »:

C an ons a n d D ecr ees Bu t h e has gl ven t he n am es of it he

.

g
fou r S panish pr ot esti n pr el ates from m anu s cr i t s ou rce
p s;
15 62 ] S E S S I O N xv m . 17 9

a nd rt h e s u bs ance of t ther e gi ven i s m per

their p r otest s, as
'
,

fect a ccor da n ce, as m i gh t be expected w it h t he r epr esenta ,

t ion t r ans fer red ab ove fr om t h e pages of Paleotto .

.

: O f t he n ew cla u s e w hi ch ave s o ear l a r i s e t o al arm

g y
f
,

a nd debat e not s oon t o s u bs i de it is st r i ctl i m oss ibl e t hat

, y , p
t he legates s h ou ld not have k n own and felt t h e i m por t ance .

In the ear ly par t of th i s hi s tor y it h a s been s een t hat t he r i gh t ,

of or i i n a ti n ever d i s cu s s i on in t he cou n cil w as c on s t antl

g g y y
assu m ed a n d r i g i dl y exer ci s ed an d ex r es sl v alu ed b
p y
, y
t hem as bei ng tha t r od in t h ei r ha nd s wh i ch w ou l d en able if
, , ,

n ot t o over n w hi ch w as er h a s h o eles s et t o con t r ol

g , p p p y , ,

t he enti r e pr oceedi n gs of a body w hi ch w it h ou t t h at b r i dle ,

-

in it s m ou th m igh t h ave gone far t o n eu tr aliz e or over set

,

t he holy Rom a n C a t holi c Chu r ch It w a s lik ew i se of in.

c rea s ed a d vant a e t o et t hi s ow er if it cou l d be done

g g p , ,

r eco n iz ed for m all in t h e ver fi r st u bli c a c t of t he n ew l

g y y p y
O ened cou ncil I t w as r at her w or s e t h an i dl e t her efor e
p .
, ,

to repr esen t t he cl ai m a s a m att er of li ght or even i nfer ior

importance T hos e who k new best k new better
. .

S E SS IO N X V III .

P RE PA RA TIO NS — S E S S I O N .

I n d ex of B ooks — S afe C on du c t .

S OO N after the lc os e of t he l as t ses s i on a gener al congr egation

w as h eld, in w h ich t he C ar di n al of M an tu a congr atu l ated
t hefa h er st h ad pass ed and pr opos ed t o pr oceed
on w ha t ,

r adu all fr om m m or t o m or e i m or t an t m att er s , i m it ati n

g ”
y p g
t he s il en t r o r ess o f n at u r e t o r eat er er fecti on T h
p g g p en .

tu r nin g t o t he s ecr e art h e des i r ed h im t o d w hat was

y , r ea In

his h an d s, n am e ly , a br eve of h is hol ines s .

T hi s in a ce r efer r ed t o t he obj ect s ex res s ed

t he fi r s t
l
,
p ,
p
in t he bu ll for O peni n g t he s ynod bu t om itti n g all a llu s i on
'

t o th e con tes t ed cl au s e It t hen pr opo s ed as m os t 1m ;

.
,

r t ant t o t he r est or ati on of t he it f t h f it h t h at h

p o
p u r
y o e a t e ,

book s w r itt en s i nce the r is e o f t he la t e her es i es and t he ,

18 0 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .

cens u r es pa ssed p u on l d t h em
b e ,or shou
d er

that a det er m i n ation of t h e cou ncil u pon

be p u bli shed Th e per s on s con
. cer ned

that it m ight n ot be Sa i d that they w er e con dem ned u hheard

i
The offenders w er e t o be i n vit ed a n d encou r aged t o r et iir n
’

t o t h e chu r ch an d ack nowled e h er au thor ity T h e fat

, g .

w er e t o pr epar e t hem selves t o g i ve th eir s en t im e

'

nt s on
'

k
s u bj ect I n t h e n ext con r e at ion
’

g g .

A s u bj ect w a s her e i ntr odu ced i n t eres ti n g not only t o ,

s ou n d t h eol o i cal d oct r i ne bu t t o lit er at u r e In ener al ; an d

g g, ,

ch Rom e allow s her s elf t o

“
as illu s t r ati ve of th e r u le b w h i
'
y
act w ith r es ect t o t h e r odu c t i on s of t h e m i n d an d of
p p-

, ‘

t h e m ean s by w hich al one s he c an hope t o s u ppor t her doc

t r i ne or dom i ni on it is a su bj ect whi ch t he philosopher a s
,
‘

w ell a s t he C hr i s ti an w ill cont em pl at e w it h d eep feeli n g

“

a nd s om e r ofit
p .

It w ill be u n der s t ood th a t t hi s en gi ne of lit er ar y despot

,
s

is m w a s n ot of tem por ar y ex i s t en ce bu t al m os t i m medi at ely ,

r am ified it s elf ext en s i vel an d h a s con ti nu ed it s b ei n d own

y , g
t o t he pr es en t ti m e in th o s e c at alogu es w hich pr os cr i b e and
,

ex u r at e w h at soever in t he r e u bli c of l et t er s offend s or

p g p , ,

ex
p os es t he
p p y a ac .

A gener al congr egation t ook pl ace on t he 30t h of J anu ar y

m
.

The pr in cipal legat e opened it w ith an elegan t recom e nda

ti on of ch ar ity an d for bear an ce w hi ch h e r epr es ented a s thé

‘
,

p er fec ti on of r u den ce
p T he a al br eve w as t h en r ea
p p . d an d ,

bu s i nes s bega n O u r au t hor obs er ves t hat t h e d is cu s sIO n

. ,

w a s s o ex t en ded t h a t it w as i m pr a cti cable t o r epor t all t he

,

S e ech es on t h e occas i on
p .

A fter the car di n al M adr u ccio w ho sp ak e s h or tly t he pa , ,

t r i ar ch Of Jer u sal em O bser ved r ather w i de of th e poi nt , ,

u nles s he m ea nt t o do s o t h e i m or t ance of os s es s in boO kS

p p ,
g
w h i ch w er e u n cor r u pt ed f and t hou h t t hat t he r opos
g ,
p e d
cen su r e s hou l d be r efer r ed t o a d e u t ati on for t h at u r os e
p p p .

The pat r i ar ch of A qu ilei a wou ld h ave t he In dex pu bli s hed

Thi d s m en t
ocu f d L e Pl t fi fth v l m e pp
18 ou n In a
’
s o u , .

S n e in t tq e i n o i
pt i
c n S a u c r ru .
 CO U NC IL OF TH EM .

t heyhad for s aken The b1 shOp of C ampagna followved fifid

.
'’ i
’

w as not det er r ed by t h e alleged d iffi cu lt y of t he d iid

H is s ta t em en t s pos ses s bu t little m erit : respecti ng
t i on of t he con demn ed he w ou l d h ave t h e name heretic
,
T

dr opped and adm it t hem t o t he s ynod,n Ot to t a

, _
ke p art 111 3

t he
p u bli c d i s u t at i ons
p b u t t o be confer r ed W
, i t h
"
p ri va te ly
and lovi n l T h i s ho C u ld r efer t h e bii s i
'

gy . e b p o f r e m on a w o ‘

nes s t o a nu m b er of t h e fa t her s H e Was follow ed 111 the

.

s am e O i ni on b a n abb at w h o r ecomm en d ed t h at t h e lIer e

p y ,

t i cs Shou l d be i nvited n ot as t o a tr ibu nal bu t as t o a d

, ,

d i ng fea s t ; t hat t hey s hou ld n ot only be r eceived to perii

‘
~

t en ce bu t exhor t ed u r ged com pel led an d be over w helmed

, , , ,

with m at er nal pity a nd p ater n al affection The s peech of .

f ~

t he gener al of t he A ugu sti n i an s is i nt er esti ng fr om th e his ,

tor ical infor m ati on conveyed by him , t hat he Wa s on e Of t h e

ers ons concer ned In dr a w i n t h e Index of Pau l IV : h e
p g pu

p r oceed s t o s a
y, t h at the b ooks of t h e h er et i cs w ere br o u g h t
ou t Of the V ati can lib r ar a n d d i s er s ed am on t h e v ariou s
y p, g
r eli i ou s or der s t h at t h e w er e all a ccu r a t el ex am i ned
g y y ,

that the i ndex es of other cou ntr i es w er e i nspected ; and t hat

at l as t t heir own w a s w it h gr eat dili gen ce c om pl et ed The .

lab ou r s therefor e of t he pr esent synod in thi s departme

, , , nt ,

wou l d be r en der ed li ght er in con sequ ence o f t hos ewhi ch had

"

r eceded a nd w hich he et adm itt ed w er e in s e v l bi rit s

‘

er a
i
p y p
*

, , ,

Capable of cor r ection .

H avi ng r epr es ent ed t he pr ecedi n g speeches s e ar a t ely; ou r

'

au thor cla s s ifies the r em a i nd er .

p
Ther e w er e s om e who thou gh t t hat t he s ynod ought not '

t o b u r t h en it s el f w it h so gi gan ti c a n u nd er t aki n In W h ic h it
g ,

w as acknow led ged th a t t he l ea r n ed m en w

, ho lab ou red in “ -

r odu ci n t h e for m er In dex had fa iled ; a n d t ha t t h e Om en

p g
d at ion of t he s am e s hou l d be com m itted t o t h e j u dgm ent
Of his holin ess or t o u n i vers iti es s chool s or m onasteries
, , ,
.

O ther s c a t he nont r ary conten ded t hat thi s w as t he pr oper

, , ,
f

bu s i n es s Of of t h e father s s hou ld beap a

th e affa i r a vailin g t hem s el ves p a r t ic u

“
»
.

lar ly of t he l ab ou rs of t hei r pr edeces sor s ex ami ni ng foreig n

“

,
1 562 ] S E S S IO N XVII I . 183

iedexes e at o s ubm it t he w h o e l fi nally to the holy synod .

Am g on t he
p s ea tker s
h i s s i de w
on a s a
g ener a l of t he

Domi nicans a m an O f gr eat j u dgm en t who pr ot es t ed again s t

, ,

t he r eli gi ou s bei ng em ployed s i nce t h a t ci r cu m s t a n ce ha d ,

r end er ed the for m er I n dex t he m or e o d i o u s a n d if r e ea t ed

p , , ,

w ou ld cr ea te t hem fr esh ill w ill

.

The bi s hop of Paph os . ,

however m ade h i m s elf con s pi cu ou s by t he li ne of a r gu m en t

,

w hi ch h e a dopted Wit h t he au thor it y of age he adm o

.
,

h i s hed t h e fa t her s t o t ak e c ar e h ow t h e roceed ed in an

yp
a ffai r of s u ch i m or t a n ce an d w ei h t h e m a tt er w ell befor e
p g ,

they s u per seded and vi r t u ally condem ned by t heir n ew ,

In d ex tha t w hi ch h ad been cons tr u ct ed w ith so m u ch pai n s

, _

e
1

a nd abili t
y u n der t he
p r ecedi n
g p on t ificat e ; l es t b y t h i r ,

exam le t h s h ou l d en cou r a e an d j u s ti f os t er it in
p e,y g y p y
tr eat i ng their au thor ity w ith as littl e r es pect a s they had
*
s hewn t owa r d s tha t of t h eir r ed ecess or s
p .

O n t he qu esti on of citing an d hear i ng t h e per s on s w hose

Wor k s w er e condem ned althou gh s om e thou gh t it necessary
, ,

t her e w er e ot her s of a cont r ar y opi ni on b ec au s e it w as n ot ,

t he p er s on bu t t he w or k wh i ch w as c on dem n ed
, , .

Res pecti ng t h e s afe con du ct t o be gr an ted t o t he her etics ,

ther e w ere som e who wou ld a tt ach t o it t he con dition tha t ,

they shou ld com e t o the cou ncil for t he pu r pos e of a cknow

“

ledgi ng thei r er r or s The gr eat er par t m or e indu lgent wer e

.
, ,

d i s posed to exten d t o t hem t he m os t am ple s ecu r it y if they ,

l
w ou d s ce i n r e l n it e w ith t h e c ou n c il— t h at is fi n all s u b m it
y u
y , .

In t he m ean ti m e t hr ee am ba s s ador s fr om the emper or

,

a r r iv ed a s xpect ed
,
e T h er e w as s om e d eb at e as t o t he form
.

of r ecei vi n g them ; and gener al r egu l ati ons w er e a gr eed

u on li abl e t o all s u ch cas es as w ou l d neces s ar il
p ,
a
pp c
y
oc cu r . O u r a u t hor d wells u pon them at lengt h The m ai n .

p oi nt , a s res ect s t h es e am b as s a d or s w s t hei r c

p a o m m i ss w n, .

They wer e fu r n i shed w ith cer tai n arti cl es which in t he em , ,

If this g o od fa h er h ad t r ead t he st r ict u res

‘

bt P P V er g er i o u pbn
“
. . t h is

In d ex, i ri t h e r epu blica ion t of it w ith t

a n n d a t i bn s b
‘
y
. t he r t
e
pu t ed r t
a post a e,

h e w ou l d he Would beve ll ed . r eason t a bs,mor e

meas u r ed in hi s pr aises. m m
18 4 C O US C L L
’

(DE JJLR E NT .

p ar or 8 na me ,
f

fi
f y present ed ta t he c Ou hciL
t he -

. o nfthe dBtheof
‘

i h m
“

t
o t o r efer s t th e r v olu
og m his
e fo n t h em g)o s t a te ; t h at gtl e a :

t es t ants wer e di s posed t o seek s u bt er fu g s in order t h a t t h ey

.
e : h
,

m i ght n ot a tt end the g coun cil it w a s t her efiare d esir able , ,

that the t er m co nti nu ation a s applied t o the cou ncil s heu ld

, ,
.
e

for the pr esen t be a voided o t her wi s e t h e cau s ei o f t h eitii r ea ,

»

fu sal wou ld be t hr own u pon t h e pontifical b i sh O ps endct he

’

Im er i al am b as sador s In or der t o i m r e tim e for neces

‘
p g ve o . l
a

r e ar a ti on s it w a s r ecom m ended t o u e t he n ext

s ar
yp p ,
p r or o
g
s es s i on Wit h r es pect t o t he Index of pr ohibited Boeks;
.

w hi ch w as b ei n g m ed it at ed it w as t hou ght a dvi s able by t he ,

a m b a s s a d or s t h at the Con fes sion of A u gsbu r g sh ou ld not

,

be condem ned a t fi r s t l as t r a gi cal con sequ ences whi ch ar e ’

, ,

d epr ecat e d m ight ensu e , Th e her eti cs w er e t o be w on .

entle t r eat m ent It ear ed n ecess ar lik ew i s e tha t

g a
pp .
y , ,

m os t a m pl e s ecu r ity an d s u ch as t hey d es ir ed s hou ldq lae

, ,

g r an ted t hem T he amb as sador s c on cl u d e b

.
y su
gg es ti n g ,

t hat t he decrees u nd er di s cu s s ion shou ld n ot be all ow ed t o

et ab r oad u n til the w er e a r oved and s an cti oned b t h e
g y pp y
s es smn .

Th e a nsw er of l
t he e a es t o h es e a r
g t t ti cles was ih th e rom
of as s en t to a ll, an d w a s deliver ed on t he 1 8 t h. .

a nd instr u cted au thor s seiz e t he ‘

‘

’
n on con dem na ti on of t h e A u u sti n e con fess ion at
fi t wh i d
“

r s l
g g

t hey r epeat in or der t o n ail ; a nd in mentioning th e s afe

,
w

con du c t x r es i o n mos h
alt hou h t he
g y, d o n ot avoi d t he e
p s ,

a m le t he ar tfu ll
p y ,
y exch a n e t ha t of
g
"
s u ch as they d eszr e
d
i nto that of as w as for mer ly s ought by a nd conceded to
‘

them i
’
.
 86 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

When t he fa t her s, t o w hom th e of ce fi was mtrastedz pf

,

for m i ng t he decr ee, pr es en t ed on e t o t he e a es,

g t l
call i n a m eeti n fi r s t of all adm on s hed i them
g g ,
,

t o t he ti on O f t he i m er i al am ba s s a dor s t o be c a ef l
es
gg su
p r g , ,

n ot t o com m u ni c a t e it ou t of t h e c ou n cil a s t h e 9 X O SNF 3 0f

P O
,

s u ch a d ocu m ent in a n u nfi ni s h ed an d u n m atu r e , d s tate ,

m i gh t give r i s e t o var IO u s 1 nconven1en ces In or der gt hat .

this i n tim ation m i gh t t ake m ore hold on t he m emor ies of ‘

t h e fat h er s t h e s ecr et ar y w as or der ed w h en h e rea d the

‘

, ,

decr ee t o su bj oi n it
, .

The decr ee pu r por t s th at as at thi s ti m e had b ooks h ad , ,

i ncr eas ed and wer e i n cr easin g wit hou t end it w a s expedi ent
, , ,

for t he pr es er vati ona n d r es t or ati on of t h e pu r ity of t he Ca

t holic faith tha t t he t ar es s hou l d be s epar at ed an d bou nd I n
,

bu n dles ; th at t hi s h ad been done by c en s u r es in m any pl ace s

and r ovi n ces and arti c u lar l i n Rom e bu t w ith ou t s u fi

p p y
, ,

c i en t effect t hat ther efor e it w as decr eed that chos en per ,

s on s s h ou l d ex am i n e t he book s an d cen su r es al r ead ex

y
t an t an d r efer t he r esu lt t o t he holy synod ; t h at a s si s t a nce
,

in t he w or k w ou l d be gr at efu ll y accept ed ; an d t hat it was

e d em li b leg en di f c lt t em n cede e m ot
cili e i t e t ib
o x s n us os
pr pri
r os a u a co r , u o o

et e x t t ie ti v bi et ve t
cer a n os r a sc m ilibet
n t
a d n te di t i
o
”

s s r oru cu ,
u ,
ura c

C on cilii celebr at i on e, qu as cu n qu e h aar et icor u m opin i on es i mpu g n an das et

'
r e r oban d as ,
p te n er e, h aber e, et leg er e valeat i s , n ecn on
qu ii S Vi s Pfaglat is
’

et er is
ca que
p er s on i s in M a g i
Sacr a t h eolog ia
s t r i s, seu D oct or i bu s
,
vei
l ‘ ia
g
' ‘

alias er u dit is i n eodem C on cilio pr o t em por e r esiden ti bu s, u e

d u at is, et q nu m
pie t as , et er g a s an ct am E cclesi am C a th olicam stu diu m n obis pr obabi t rlg llos
u
p ar i ert t en en di h aben di ac leg en di licen t iam con ceder e
.
liber e, et
‘

Iicite,
'

absqu e con s cien ti ae s cr u pu lo, au t illin s C en su r ae ecclesiasticae i n cur su, possit is

'

i psi qu e qu ibu s li cen t ia h u j u sm odi per V O S au t vest r u m qu em li bet

et valeat i s ,
'

t
con cessa fu er i , li br os eos dem sim ili er t en er e, h aber e, leg er e p os si n t , et t
t
valean t au ct or i t at e A pos olica t en or e pr aesen t iu m facu lt at em i m par t im u r
'i
et po es a t t tem ,
n on obs t an t i bu s C on s t it u t ion ibu set et O r din at ion ibu s Ap c S

q t
u ibu svis pr oh ibi t i on i bu s , e iam per n os, et ali os Rom arros Pon t ifi ces Pra e _

t
decessor es n os t r os, et pr aeser im per fel; r ec Pan lu m Pa pam 4 t u m s uper
" ' ‘
.

h er et ics; pr avi t at is I n qu isi t or es i n con t r ar iu m qu om odolibet fac is ct ro t p

m u lgat is, qu ibu s omm bu s illar u m te n or espr ws en t ibu s p r o sufli cien ter ex
ha i n Su o robor e p er man s u r i s h ac vice dunt aira t
'
ben t es i llis alias
'
r es ei s
p
'
speciali t er et ex pr ess e t
der og a is , caet er i s qu e con t r ar iis q u i bu scu mq u e. 113M
tu m Rom ae apu d S an ct u m Pet r um
’
su b a n n u l o Pi sca t or ie, di e 2 0 Mamii,
15 6 1 . Pon tifi cat u s nr i ann o C aesar Glor ies . I a m n ot answ er able for
m or e h an t accu r acy of t ra n scr ip tion .
1 56 2 x vm
] S ES S IO N . 18 7

th eear nes t w i sh an d en r ea
t ty of the cou ncil that those w ho
s e ar at ed fr om it s com m u n i on w ou l d r et u r n T h t
p e s e . r an s

acti on s t ook plac e on th e 17 t h w h en wit h a nn ou n ci n t he

, ,
g
2 0t h for t h e next m eeti ng an d gi vin g t he fath er s s ome good
,

a d vi ce r es ecti n d il i en ce an d t he avoi dan ce of r oli xit

p g g p y
a nd w an der i n in t hei r s eech es t h e le a t e di s m i s s ed t hem
g p , g .

Th ey m et accor di ng t o t he a nnou ncem ent on t he 2 0th

, , .

The l eg ates w er e in dr ea d of th e pr olixity j u s t n oticed an d ,

h it u pon t he ex pedi ent of lim iti ng th e di sc u s si on t o one d ay ,

h owever lat e t he m eeti n g m i ght be pr ot r acted w h i ch per ,

fect ly s u cceed ed for m an y s u ppos i n g th ey s hou l d h ave n o

, ,

O
pp or tu ni t
y for s eaki n
p g h
, a d n ot
p pr e ar ed t h e m s el ves ;

oth er s d eli ver ed t o t he s ecr et a r w r itt en s t atem en t s of t hei r

y
O i ni ons ; an d ot h er s con t ent ed t h em s elves w it h a s im le
p p
p la cet. Th p
e s eaki n
g ,
h ow ever w as k e t u, p p to a l at e h ou r .

O f t he th r ee pr i ncipal s peech es t he au d it or h a s given s om e

ac cou n t .

The fi rs t s peak er w a s C ar d i n al M a dr u c cm w ho pr o , ,

fes s in g t o gi ve his O pini on fr eely obj ected t o s om e of t he

,

cl au s es in t h e pr opos ed d ecr ee H e t hou gh t t h at t he hope

.

of m od er ati on t o t h e er s on s cond em n ed s h ou l d be ex
p
p r es s ed m or e d i s ti n ctl
y; t h a t fo r t h e d es i gn a ti on ba d
books shou ld be s u bstitu t ed su s pected on es , as t h e fi r s t
’ ’

e ith et h ad s om et hi ng in it t en di ng t o pr ej u d i c e ; th at t he
p
ex r ess i on o hol d not com m u n i on w it h u s
’

p , w h w as n ot ,

su ffi ci entl r eci s e ; an d t hat t he u bli c fait h s h ou l d n ot be

yp p
con fi n ed t o t hos e w ho sh ou l d atten d t h e cou n cil for t he pu r

os e O f conver s i on b u t shou l d ext en d t o t hos e w ho c a m e

p ,

onl t h at th e m i h t be hear d
y y g .

Th e ar chbi shop O f G r an ad a w as m or e cens or i ou s He .

was of O pi ni on t h at t he cou n cil w ith s o m u ch on t h ei r

, ,

h ands Shou ld n ot ad d t he fr esh loa d of S O di ffi cu l t a n u n der

,

t akin g as th at of cor r ecti ng t he old Index H e agai n pu t .

t h e pati en ce of t h e l ega tes t o a t r ial by exp r es s i n g h is dis

oi nt m en t t h a t in t he title of t h e d ecr ee w a s n ot a dde d
a
pp ,

t he r epr es entin g cl au s e w hi ch he s ai d did n ot der oga

, , , te
fr om the au thor it y O f t h e pope T hat t he wor ds wer e not
‘

.
18 8 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

used Inther cou ncil s he afii rmed,w as

o ,

olous ; an d he conclu ded b

ri v
p y
ar tl f y
cou n cil ou ht t o m ai n
g

The ar ch bi shop of Rossa no co mmenced by for mally“ hge -

'

i ng l eave t o dis s ent a r equ est w hi ch, of cou r se the le ates

g ,
g ,

c ou l d not r efu s e ; a n d t hen he r oceed ed t o r ove t h at t

p p he ,

wor ds r pr es enti ng t he u nl ver s al chu r ch w er e u s el ess an d

‘

e ,

infl at ed Nel ther w as he m oved by t h e exam pl es of t he adop

.

t i on of t hem w hich h a d been a dd u ced I n t h e cou ncil s of C on

,

st an ce an d Bas il : s i n ce as t o th e fi r s t t h e title w as n eces s ar

,
y , ,

ivln le there w as noack nowledged ponti ff and t he s ch i s m still

r eva il ed ; an d as t o t h e s econ d t o w hi ch he w ou l d h ar dl
p , ,
y
all o w t he ch a r act er of a cou ncil w hen a
pr et en c e f,o r s ch i s m ,

w h ich a ft er war ds follow ed w as sou ght w hat w on d e r t hat t

,
he ,

title s hou l d be s eiz ed ? Bu t wh en t he chu r ch had an

u n dou bt ed on ti ff an d on e of it s ow n ch oi ce w h s h ou l d
p ,
y ,

l eav ea nti en t m od el s a n d fl ee t o n ew H e cl osed his s peech

d ep r ecat I n g t h e pa ss ion for novelt y .

Ther em ai ni ng s peeches ar e thr ow n u n der di ffer ent h eads

a n d u nder t h a t of th e s afe c on du ct s i n ce t h e cas e of H u s s ,

w ou ld n atu r ally be a d ver t ed t o it was th ou gh t t hat gr eater , .

Op en n es s m i gh t be a dv an t a eou sl a d o t ed
p t h a t t h
'

g y o se ,

w ho d i s s ent ed f1 c m t he Rom an d octr i n e s h ou ld be ki ndl

y
i n vit ed an d if they cam e d etesting thei r er r or s Siibm itt in g
, , ,

t h em s elves t o t he cou n cil and shew i n g s igns of penitence

, ' ,

p a r d on o f all t hei r o f fen ces s h ou ld be offer ed T h es e w er e .

t ofi n d in Tr en t a fou n t ai n of abs ol u ti on t he ot her s a s chool

“

o f s alu t ar
y d oct r i n e W it h r es ec t t o t he censu r e of boO
.
p ks ,

it w as j u d ged bes t th a t bOoks bei ng in t hei r pr oper n at u r e

,

ra t her per su as ives t o t r u t h tha t su bj ect sh ou l d follow not

, ,

r ecede t h e i n vit ati on of t h e h er eti cs s o t h at w h en t h e c am e

p , y ,

B t t h e popes
4
.

u ,
Mar t in V , ow ed th eir entir e legit imacy t o
ever s in ce .

Gbn s t an ce ; an d which w as t h e hyg r essor of t h e t w o hostile cou ncils bf B asi l

a n d F er r ar a 9 To w h ich d oes t h e g u ilt of s chi sm w i t h t h e gr eat es t ju s t ice
.
19 0 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

m
n ot hin or e for mi dable l d h appen t a
g cou
'

had hith er to by m ean s ,

of t hi s s acr ed t r
w ho e l kingdom in their du t y, an d
-

in t he C atholi c fai t h :
.

Ther e w er e even t hen i n t he cou nc ilfou r persons wh o had

bor n e t he offi ce of In qu i s itor s for s everal
year s and t he
.

y
af r med,
fi t hat t he C atholi c r eli gion w oul d come
j eopar dy if thi s door shou ld be opened by w hich a ny o1m
, ,
’

m i ght w it h s o m u ch eas e evade that holies t t r ibu nal Th is

, , .

r e r es en t ati on r ea tl er lexed t h e le a t es n t l
g y p p g
‘
n
p o o
y on ,

a ccou n t of t he S an i s h bu t likew i s e t h e Rom an In qu i siti on

p , ,

w hich t he H oli es t h a d ch ar ged t hem t o att en d t o They .

t her efor e labou r ed w it h t h e a d vi ce of ot her s t o cont r ive t hat

z
, ,

thos e who had process es com m enced agai ns t them pa r ti ,

- a

cu lar l in t h e S a ni sh dom i ni on s s hou l d not be i nclu d ed in

y p ,

t h e pu blic fait h
,
It w as a s u bj ect of long s tu dy ther e
.
,
"

for e t hat s om e cer t ai n for m of s ecu r ity sh oul d be con

,
-1

s t r u ct ed w h i ch w hile it s aved t he dign it y of t he s ynod

, , ,
,

s hou ld c r eat e no i nj u r y t o t he sacr ed i n qu i s i t ion of t hat

ki ngdom
I cannot r efrai n fr om ob s er vi ng h er e that althou gh Pal ,
a

lavicin o is in t hi s par t of t he hi st ory pr ofes s edly followin g

, ,

t h e A ct a of Paleotto yet for t h i s i nfor m ation r especti n t h e

,
g
d ilem ma occas ion ed by t he c a s e of t he S pani sh Inqu i s it ion ,

in par ti cu l ar n otw ith s tandi n g h e d oes not comm u nicat e ab

, f

m u ch fa ct as is fou n d in t he latter hi s tor i an h e h a s l oad ed ,

h is m ar gi n w ith other r efer ences ; as if h e w ou l d as toni s h

a nd con fou nd t h e r ea der b t h e di s l a of his V a ti ca n and
y p y
exclu s i ve i nt elli en ce and bid him s t an d b a s les s l ea r ned
g y ,

than him s elf In t his sys t em of bu s h fi ghting he m i ght

.
-

h ave su cceeded had not h is i nfi delity an d i ncom petence been

,

betrayed on nu m ber les s occas ions by evidence withi n ordi

n ar y r ea ch It is enou gh th at t h e au thor ity of t he advocate
.

D iu labor at u m es t , u t cer at aliqu a s ecu r it at i s for m a con st i t u er etu n,

qu as, s alva s n od i
y di gn it a te , n u llu m s acr e
e r eg n or u m i llor u m In qu is it ion i

posset t k
'

pr ae u
j d iciu m affer r e . S u ch ar e t he per plexi ies of n aver y an d

in j u s t ice !
1W f
2 S E S S IO N XV I I I . 19 1

ofisu c h fa s ynod t hsat of T r ent is despi s ed ev by those of

'
'

aS v
. en

zi tAfi en l t h t he
i dl r oachi n i t h i
g ( w as
‘

s ess on
g ; as
p y pp a s ra

being t he 2 4th3 as l i n fer fr om t he d at e in t he Di ar y) it wa s

‘
'

u d ed b es t in con sequ ence Of t he d i ffi cult h

j g :
,
y w i ch h ad j u s t

ar i s en si m l in t he d ecr ee t o be r omu l a t ed t o i n vit e

, py , p g ,

ever one w it h t he u t m os t beni n it a n d t o d efer t he s afe

y g y ,

cond u ct t o a en er al con r e ati on aft er t he s es s i on w hen it

g g g
,

cou l d be m or e m at u r el con s i d er ed F or thi s r eason t h e

’
y .

new for m of t he d ecr ee w as s u er s eded b t h w h i h

p y a n o er c ,

w a s r ead w ith alm os t u nanim ou s appr obati on , s ays t he

au t hor a lth ou h s om e d i s sent ed T h e a r ch bi sho f
g p o
~

G r an ada w it h w a r m t h r enewed his ar gu m

.
,

, ent ,for t he
representi n g cl au s e d efending i t fr om S t A u gu s ti ne and t he
,
.

O ons tantinopolitan cou n cil w her e it w as s ai d S peak L or d , , , ,

“
for t he w hOle w or ld is her e
‘

. t he titl e t her efor e w a s not , ,

irifl at ed A not her w ou ld have ex cept ed fr om the b en efit of

.

t he s afe condu ct t hos e again s t w hom i nqu i s it or i al a ctions

,

h ad comm enced O ther s p r opos ed su ch qu alifi cation s as

.
“

they deem ed expedien t ‘

.

l O n t h e n ext da h e 2 5 th as it is not ed i n t he D iar g

y ( t y)
‘
a
,

theleg at e pr opos ed th at t h e t i m e for t he app ear ance of t h e

,
'

Pr ot esta nt s shou ld be ext en ded t o the 1 4th of M ay in or der,

-

that t hey m igh t be w ithou t excu se if they decli ned comi ng

‘

( L a n d withou t a s afe con du ct T h e r e w er e var i ou s o i

p
n i on s on t hi s s u bj ect s avou r i n of t he d i ffer ent de r ees o f
g g
bigotr y in the s peaker s S ever al expr es sed a con cer n for .

how t he cou ncil w a s t o be em pl oyed in t he interval ; bu t

M ant u a s ati sfi ed them that it wou l d be well .

A nd now t h e d ay of t he s es s i on w as a r r ived (the 2 6 th of

Febru ar y) The cer em oni es wer e as u su al ; bu t t he tim e of
.

t he s es s ion w as occu i ed for n ear t w o hou r s by a cont es t a s

p
t o pr eced en ce bet w een t he Por tu u es e and H u n ga r i an
g
am bas s ador s The au thor of t h e A ct s gi ves it in all its
.

d et ail and is t hor ou ghly d i sgu s t ed w ith it s i nanity

,
He .
,

I st . x v. 1 8 , en d .
 CO U NC I L or T R E NT .

f
l

wit h ot her s , t o pa c fy t he par

w as s et i ties in whi ch they fi nally
”

s u cceed ed ; a nd a ll
g ave
g r ea h
t tan ks . T hen w er e r ead
t he let ter s of t he pont i ff r es pecti n g t he ex am i n ati on of t h e
g ,

In dex of pr oh ibited book s ; thos e r es pec ti n g t he s t at ions

r a nt ed w it h i ndu l en ces t o t h e cit t hos e abou t
g g y p r e

c ed en ce ; a nd t hos e con fi r m i n t h e decl ar ati on of t he l e ates

g g
.
,

u
p on t he s am e .

Th e t wo d ecr ees w er e th en pr om u lgat ed .

The fi r s t w as of t he choi ce of b ook s, , and i nviti ng al

l
u
p on t h e pu b
li c fait h t o t he cou ncil .

T her e is little alt eration in t he su b st ance of thi s decr ee

fr om its fi r s t d r au ght The epithet s appli ed t o t h e co n .

d emmed book s i ns t ea d of ba d ar e s u sp ected a nd p er ni

’
, ,

cions The cou ncil i nvit es and w ill em br ace all who
’
.
, ,

com e w it h ki n dl
y O ffi ces I t lik ew i s e and fi n all
y ann ou nces .
, , ,

th at a Safe con du ct m ay be gr anted in a gener al congr ega

ti on and that it s hall have t he s am e for ce and s tr en gth, and
, ,

m om en t a s if it w er e given a n d decr eed in a p u bli c ses

,

s i on — Why all t his tau t ologou s affi r m an ce

.
?

A ll appr oved except— t he ar chbi shop of G r an ad a w ho

, ,

s tood for t he exce t ion w h ich he r e u l ar l m ad e— the bi s ho

p g y p z

of M es s a na w ho w ou l d have t h e In d ex d efer r ed u ntil t he

,

c
_
o n d em n ed w er e h e a r d for t h em s el ve s — a nd t wo other s who ,

m a de obj ecti on s .

Th e S econ d D ecr ee s imply appoi nt ed t h e nex t s es s ion for

,

t he 14t h of M ay
. .

The a s sent of t he fathers wa s a good deal qu alifi ed S ome .

w i shed for an a s s u r ance t h a t t he i nt er m edia t e ti m e w ou ld be ,

ro fitably M an l ead ed for s omethi n

oc cu i ed t o be
p y p p g ;

d one in t h e w ay of r efor mation ‘

The bi s hop of S t A gatha . .

did not s ati s fy h i m s elf w it h a ver bal an swer bu t deliver ed a ,

w r itt en one w hi ch how e ver w as no m or e than a dis appr o

, , ,

bat ion of t h e dis t an ce of t he next s es s i on and a r ecom m en da

. .
,

tion of pr ompt an d d eci sive m easu res w it h the her eti cs ; for
t he d ead ly c ont a ion w it h w h i ch h er esy had i nfect ed Eu r ope
g
w as not to be heal ed by t he m edi ci ne of ti m e bu t by oppor ,

t u n e a nd S eed r em ed ies
p y .
19 4 CO U NC I L OF TR E V T .

[ 156 2

S E S S IO N XIX .

PRE PA RA TIO NS— S E SS I O N .

t
Pr or og a ion of S ession .

TH E fi rst a t ent tion of t he cou nc il , a ft er t he i

s es s on , w as
tu r ned to t he s afe condu ct ; an d it w as their fi r s t concer n
t her ein t o s ecu r e t he sacr ed an d thr eatened r i ght s of t he
S pani s h i nqu i s iti on C ar e h ow ever w a s t o be u s ed, that
.
, ,

t h e holy offi ce S hou l d n ot acqu i r e gr eater od i u m in t h e w orl d ,

a n d that n o ex r es s i on shou l d be adopt ed w h i ch wou l d com

p ,

r om I S e t he di nit of t he s n od It w a s a r eed b t h e
p g y y g y .

fat her s at t he ti me tha t pr eci s ely t h e s am e for m shou l d be

,

u s ed as in t h a t r o os ed b t h e cou nci l u nder J u li u s I II i

p p y n .
,

1 5 5 2 ; a nd whi ch it is a d ded w as what t h e G er m an s d e

, ,

s i r ed .Th i s is a r em ar kable in st a nce in which t he par ti al ,

enu n ci a tio n of t r u t h r od u ces t he effect of r eal a n d i m or t a n t

p p
fa l s ehood The prot es t an t s des i r ed t hi s : bu t t hey des i r ed
.

s omet hin m or e s om et h i n r ea s on abl e an d i m or t ant an d

g g
, p ,

s om eth i n
g w h i ch w as never
g r a n t ed n or ever t o be
g r ant ed , .

Ther e w as however far fr om an u nani m ity of s en tim en t

, ,

a m on t h e fat h er s on t hi s s u bj ect S om e t hou ht t ha t a

g g .
,

cer t ai n ti m e s hou l d be S ec i fied b e on d w hi ch t he cou ncil

p y ,

S hou ld n ot be bou nd b i t s en a em en t ; t h at it S hou ld ex

y g g \

tend only t o a defi ned nu m b er ; and that the pr otes t ant s

s ho u l d in th ei r as sa e be r est r ai ned fr om u bli c and u lar
p g p o
p p
a dd r es s es O n e r ecom m ended c au ti on as t o t he conces si ons
.

t o t hes e vi er s an d fox es *
A nother did n ot con cei ve t ha t
p .
,

t he n u m ber of th es e vi s itor s wou ld be oth er w i s e t h a n

m oder at e ; an d heobj ect ed a g ai n s t t he a doption of t he for m
u s ed in t h e r eced i n ar t of t he cou n cil a s im l i n t h e
p g p p y g ,

con tes t ed oi n t of con tin u a tion A V eneti an nobl em an

p .

V ind ica t or of Meagh er ’

s Popish Mass , s w eer e an d con s cien ti ou s m em ber s of

t h e ch u r ch o f Rom e in I r elan d , i n m oder n d ays , d o, (an d su ch cou ld n ot

even

do o th er w is e, ) t
s a nd in a w e of t h e
p t
r oh i bi i on s of t h e In d ex— t h e d eliber a e t
voice of th e r su pr em e'or acle on ear
i th . S ee Pr eface t o L i y Policy, & c te
r ar .
,

an d L i fe of Piu s V .
, pp 3 7 , 3 8 ,
. a nd th e S u pplemen t r efer r in g t o t h e sam e
place .

viper ae vu lpes qn e .
1 5 62 ] S E S S IO N x 1x . 1 95

se iz ed u pon the words Wt h wer e those of one of the im pe ,

“

r i al am b a s s ador s r el a ti ve t o r es t r ai ni ng t h e nu m ber ; as if
,

t her e wer e an appr ehens ion that t he her eti cs wou ld com e in ,

her ds an d os s ibl r od u ce d i s t u r b an ce in t he cou ncil

*
p, y p .

When t he s peaker w as consider ed s u ch a decl ar ation was ,

c alcu l at ed t o r a i s e s u s i ci on s T h e ar chbi s ho of Pr a u e
p p g .

r os e a n d sai d t hat his expr es s i ons w er e st r ained t o a

,

m ea nm g w hi ch he did not i n ten d ; s i nce he onl y des i r ed t he

'
ex a m le of t he cou n cil oi B a s il t o be follow ed in t hi s r es ect
p p .

The m eeti ng end ed w ith the d i r ection of t he car d i nal of

M antu a that a copy of the safe condu ct s hou ld be fu r ni shed
,

t o all w ho w is hed far one .

A t a congr ega tion on the 4 t h of M ar ch t he s ubj ect w as

a ai n r o os ed an d all s u bs cr i bed t o t he for m a s iden tica l
g p p ,

w ith w ha t w a s be f ore
p r e
p a r ed s i nce a n
y va r i a ti o n w o u l d ,

excite s u s i ci on T he onl d i ffer ence w as t he s hor t a dditi on

‘

p y
i
.
,

a t t he en d of t he ex ten s ion of t he safe con du c t t o other n a

,

tions besi d es t h e G er m a nr To a dou bt, w het her t h e for m s .

w ere t he sa m e t he l e at es a ns wer ed t ha t t he fi r s t w as
g , ,

r i nt ed ; w h ich did not qu it e s a ti s f as it w ant ed a tt es t ati on

p y , .

The bi sh op of Br aga appr ehended t hat t he im pu n i ty pr o ,

m 1 s ed m i gh t b e i nt er pr et ed t o i n clu de offences bot h c om ,

m itt ed an d t o be comm it ted He w as an s wer ed th at m a tter s .

,

of fait h onl w er e i nt ended T h e a r chbi sho of Pr a u e

y p g .
,

s ai d tha t he w as al m os t a fr a i d t o s eak l es t his w or d s s hou l d

, p ,

be obli qu el y i nter pr et ed a s thos e of a n a mbass a dor The .

bis hop of J u s t l n opoll s took fi r e at t hi s s u ppos ed refl exion and ,

r ot es t ed t ha t he never w i s hed t o excl u d e t he rot es t ant s

p p
-

, ,

bu t t hat t her e w er e ot her per son s entitled t o t he compas s i on

o f t h e cou nc il ; and r e eated t ha t it w ou l d be r u d en t t o
p p ,

r ovi de les t w h en it labou r ed t o c u r e t he h er eti c s t he b

p ,
y y , ,

d i s sem i nati ng t hei r own poi son s hou l d not cor r u pt a n d ,

dest r oy t he w h ole cat holic fl ock The pr esi den t an s wered .

,

32
g re a
g t im .

t
S ar pi s pecifi es an o h er addi t ionr espect m g 1 n dividu als, w h ich w as w i h t
d r aw n , for i t does n ot appear an yw h er e, n ot even in t he copy ex an t in t he t
MS . D ia r
y . I s t vi
. .
,
x .
 96 CO UN C I L O F T RE N
IT l .

[ 1 56 2

t hat t hey w ou l d not be allow ed t o pr each in t he st r eet s .

A nother bi sh op w ou l d h a ve t he for m s o alt er ed as t o com

‘

p r ehend t h e h er es i ar ch s A ll t h e father s a r eed s i m l

.
g py an d ,

t he m eetin g br oke u p L etter s O f the D u ke of Bavar i a

.

r es ent ed b a cou n cillor O f his w er e a nsw er ed

p y .

The d ecr ee of t h e pu blic faith bein g com pleted t h e le ,

at es w it h reat r om titu d e a nd d ili en ce cau s ed it t o be

g ,
g p p g ,

p u bli shed in var iou s citi es an d

p r ovi n ces I t w as affi xed t o .

t he door s of the cath edr al an d i mm edi at ely pr i n t ed that, ,

it m ight be k nown as r api dly and ex t en s i vely as pos s ible .

C opi es w er e s en t t o t he p ope t o t he differ ent n u n ci os an d , ,

ar ti cu l a rl t o t h e l e at e in F r an ce w ith dou ble l ett er s O n e

p y g , ,

u bli c t he ot h er r i vat e in t he l as t O f w hich w as ex r es s ed

p , p , p
t he ear nes t des i r e O f the s nod t h at th os e w ho w er e cor
y ,

r u t ed w it h er ver s e O i ni on s m i h t com et hither a nd by

p p p g ,

t he cl em ency of G od an d con fer ence w ith ood m en be

, g
br ou ght t o r epent an ce .

The legates a fter thi s m atter was s ettled pr epar ed them

, ,

s elves t o en cou n t er t h e i m or t a n t head of Refor m ation

p .

S er ipa nd o gave com m encem ent t o t he affai r and w it h acl ,

vi ce he s elect ed fi ve pr el a tes w ho dr ew u p a li st of m att er s

“

r equ i r i n r efor m T h i s he comm u ni c a ted t o his collea u es

g .
g .

It w as s igned by n ineteen cap ita l letter s i ntim ati ng a s ou r , ,

a u t hor w ho t r an s cr ibes t hem su os ed t h e n u m ber of per

pp ,

s on s w h o conc u r r ed in t he for m u l a S im onett a how ever for .

, ,

h is k n ow l edge of pontifi cal law w as fi xed u pon for the pr a e ,

tical pa r t of t he bu s i n ess H e began cau ti ou sly an d w i shed

.
,

t o be s u ppor t ed b the s anction of a fu ll Congr ega ti on : in

y
the m ean ti m e however h e t hou h t it expedi ent t o consult
g
.
, ,

h is holi ness . A ccor di n gly s om e ligh t er m ,

at t ers were
b r ou gh t for w ar d w hich w as not alt ogether a pproved :
, :
n

affa i r h o wever end ed in t h e d r awi n of t w elve{ ar ticles}

, , g p u

w h i c h w er e expr es s ed in t he for m of i n qu i r y for t he pu r pbs e ,

of r ovi d i n a w id er fi el d of d i s cu s s i on t o t he fat her s

p g ,
;

The l s t w as r especti n g th e r esiden ce O f pr el at es and tethens

t he 3 d s u estedh t ha t n ot hi n h '
u l d be r eceived l for
, ,
gg‘
g s o
j tz

co nfer r i n or der s : t he 7 th d m itt i t h at m an r ect or s

g a n
g , y ,
 1 98 C O U NC I L O F T RE NT .

[ 1 5 6 2

t o t he i t
o n i ch t hen ex cited m os t a l t at iOn Res i
of it wh
p g ,

den ce The contes t s a m on g t he fath er s on t hi s s u bj ect t h e

.
,

au d it or r ofes s es his i n t en ti on fa ithfu ll t d t il l

p y o e a n ot o n
y ,

t o S how how vehem ently a nd

p er ilou sl
y t h e C h r i s ti an w or l d
w a s dis t u r b ed by it bu t lik ew i se t o m ake it ap ar ent how
,
p ,

r ea dil i n t he over nm ent of t h e ch u rch hu m an cou n s els

y g
m ay fail u nles s they ar e s u ppor ted by t h e wi s dom a nd be
,

ni nit Of G od
'

g y .

The su bj ect O f r es i den ce w as con s i der ed by m any pr el ates

to titu t e t he su m of t he w hole
con s r efor m ati on ; s i n ce no

t hing else wou ld r estr ai n t he bi s hops from flocki ng t o Rom e

.

an d ot her l ar e c iti es a nd t her e enj o i n t hei r l ei s u r e

g y g , ,

wh il e t he chi ef ponti ff look ed on an d d id nothi n g They '

.

likewis e beli eved t ha t t he O bli gation t o r es idence Wou ld be

,

m ade m ore bi n di ng a nd effectu al,if it w ere d ecl ar ed O f

di vi ne right The ponti ff t oo w ou ld t hen be i nt er es ted to
.
, ,

s ee th a t s o ls ac r ed a d u t y wer e p er for m ed Thes e views .

w er e oppos ed by ot her s w ho t hou gh t t hat t he pr ivileges of ,

t he pO pe wer e i n vaded .

Thes e dispu tes wer e at fi r s t pr i vate bu t in a shor t tim e ,

they cam e t o be t he gener al s u bj ect of di scu ssi on A nd .

hence it ha ppened t hat al thou gh his holines s h ad w r itten

,

t o his l egates t o r epr es s t he m a tter h e fi n ally expr es s ed his ,

acqu i escence in it s bei n g d eliber at ed : a change w hi ch is

“

accou nted for fr om his i n abilit y t o r es i s t t he o u lar cu r

p p
r en t .Thi s w as s o s trong t hat it became alm os t necess ary
for ever y i n d ivi d u al t o choos e a S ide s i nce those who did
not wer e accou nted eith er s t u pi d or ar r ogan
,
t A ll t he .

s m tom s of vi olent par t y feelin g beg a n t o be exhibit ed ;

'
“

y p
and hen ce d is s ensmn s a n d q u ar r el s k ept i n cr eas in g am on
g ,

t he father s a n d t h e hos t ile r a nk s i nd u lg ed t hems el ves in

,
t

m u tu al and bi t ter calu m ni es The r epor ter ex a t iat

"

es i n
p .

i ns t ances of this di sgraceful condu ct ; a nd conclu des , t hat t his

l a ue h e sit at ed n o Where N e1 ther t h e l e at es nor t he
‘

g
-

p g .
,

r elat es nor a n ot h er i nd i vi du al of em i nence esc a ed t he

p , y p
cont a i on,so t hat t he devil him s el f seems to have d i s cha r ed
g
!
g
 1 56 2 ] S ESS IO N XI X .

u
p on t he cou nc il t he venom of t hose calu mnies fr om w h i ch
he d er i ves his n am e . E ver y one w as ea er
g to s ee w h at
w ou d l thi s s tate O f th in g s
be t h e event of
*

“hen therefor e t he 7 th O f A pr il ar ri ved, the d ay ap

T

p oi n ted for d eli ver i n

g t h ei r s en ti m en t s u on t he s u bj ect
p ,

t h e father s w er e s o fu ll an d lon t h at m a n d a s did n ot

g y y ,

s u fli ce for
g i vi n
g t h em a hear i n
g P aleot to r ed u ces w hat .

w as s ai d t o fi ve h ead s .

The fi r s t w as t he i nconvenience follow i ng non r esi dence

,
-

a nd t he sever it O f t he c an on s a ai n s t it S om e w an der ed
y g .

t o t he poi nt O f it s di vin e r igh t an d su ppor t ed t heir O pi ni on ,

by var i ou s au thor ity The s econd s et of s peaker s dwelt

.

u o n t he i m edim ent s t o r es i dence an d t hos e i m ed im ent s

p p p
t hey for m ally r edu ced t o t he nu m ber of thir teen specific ,

all
y d es cr ib ed A m on
g .t h es e t h e 6 t h is t h e
gr ea t s ea O f ,

t he r eli giou s f; the 8 t h prov1 s 1on s ; t he 9 th pl u r aliti es ;

-

, ,

the la s t th e O bli gati on t o vi s it th e t hr esh ol d s O f t he apos

,

tles The thir d class of speeches w as on t he pu n i shm ent s

.

of n on r es iden ce u n der t wel ve h ea ds

-

, Th e fou r t h w a s of r e .

w a r ds for r es i dence u n der fi ft een The fi fth w as t hat t he

, .
,

r el at es s hou ld be u r ed com ell ed bou nd t o t h ei r d u t

p g p , y; ,

an d th a t thi s S h ou ld be s an cti on ed b t he chi ef onti ff

y p .

Th is O pi nion is thr own u n der thi r t een heads The u tm os t .

liberty O f speaki ng w as all ow ed and t hu s t he alt er cati on w a s ,

r ot r a ct ed t o m an d O u r au t hor w h o is a n abl e a nd
p y a s
y .
,

el oqu en t m an k n owi n t h at he h ad n ot exh au st ed h is s u b

g
,

ect a d ds a s ecim en of t wo di s cou r s es on t he O s it e s i des

j , p pp o

of t h e qu esti on w heth er it is or is n ot expedi en t for r et ai n i n

, ,
g ,

bi shops in thei r Chu r ches t hat r es i dence shou l d be decl ar ed ,

of di v
~
i n e r g ht i We m u s t not be det ai ned by t hese ; and
.

Ver u m h aec m al ed i cen t iaa lu es prom iscu e fer e cu n ct os , qu i h u c s yn odi

cau Sa con ven er an t es t p er vag at a N u llu s en im , an t leg at oru m , au t praela
.

tor u m —illiu s con ag ion e, t evas ilt ; ita u t vid er et u r ali qu an do in te r eos

cacod aemo n calu mn i ar u m sn aru m [ ru s

i u nd e nom en t raxi t , effu di ss e
‘

v .

S ed h aec pr ogr es su t empor is , & c .

m ar e m agnum r el igi osoru m .

See t h e t
s u bs an ce of t h es e d iscou rs es i n Pal lavi ci n o, I s t x vi , iv . . Th e
p r u den t apolog is t h t ke as a n ca r e t o t
g ive t h e i n for m a ion w h ich h e fou n d i n
2 00 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .
[ 1 5 6 2

by whom th ey wer e d r aw n 18 not e xp r es s ed — most r o

u
p p
b ably by Paleot t o h im self .

When the father s g ave t heir O pi nion on this exciti ng su b

'

ect it m i h t be for es e en t ha t it w ou l d be n o eas t as k t o

j
'

,
g , y
g i ve t he r es u lt A con r e ati on
.
g g t h er efor e bei n
g h el d on , ,
'

t h e 2 0th of A pr il m em or able s a s t h e w r it er for it s con

,
y , ,

s equ en ces it w as a nnou n ced for m ally by a d i r ection gi ven

,

by t he l egat es an d r ead by the s ecr et ar y t hat t h e opi ni on s ,

s hou l d b e i v en b lacet or n on l a cet Th e fat h er s

g y pa
p . ,

w ho h ad pr em ed it at ed a ood deal w er e u t in t o s t r ait s by

g p ,

t his annou ncem ent and s u spect ed a tr i ck ; and t he effect

,

w as t h at ther e n ever w a s a m or e d i s tu r bed con r egati on

,
g ”

S om e an s w er ed w ithou t h es it ation ; bu t O t her s w er e em

bar r as s ed by t he n eces s ity O f t aki ng a d eci s i ve s i de : a nd t he
w hole w a s a s cene of confu s i on w hi ch r ender ed it d iffi cu lt ,

even t hen t o collec t t h e vot es It wa s how ever a ccom pli s hed .

, , ,

a nd s even t w er e r eck oned in fa vou r of t he d i vine r i gh t

y '
,

thi r ty eight a gains t it and thir ty fou r for fir s t cO 1ISu lt ing t he

-

,
-

T h li t i A h l t li sts u n it ed
‘
o e
p p , e s s ar e
g ve n s t e a s t w o .
, ,

exceeded in n u m ber t he fi r s t it w as r es ol ved t o r efer t he ,

qu es tion to his holines s .

E ight pr elates w er e then ch os en to di gest t he other heads

of r efor m ation om itti n t h e fir st i f an fu r t her notion s s u
, g y g
es ted them s el ves t o t he fat her s t he w er e t o be r efer r ed t o
g y ,

t hi s body For t he r es t w h at had pass ed on t he pr esent

. ,

d ay w a s t o be s u ppr es s ed ; for t he cr edit O f all w as concer n ed ,

t hat s u ch con tr over s ies as h ad t aken place am ong them _

s hou ld not be l ai d o en t o ot her s r T h i s t h e fi rs t r es i de

’
p p n t .
,

i ntr eat ed w it h m u ch ear nes tn es s ; bu t t o what pr ofit for

har dly w as t he as s em bly di s m i ssed bu t ever y pl a ce w a s fu ll ,

Paleot t o, in a ver y im per fec 7 nd

t a t
sof en ed m ann er H e did n t d mi e t he
.
_ g a r

g r ou n d h e h ad t o w al k ovei . H e w ou ld mu ch ra the r h ave g on e on d e teti c ng

t h e li es of S oave in mi s t k en d te
a a s, an d n am es , an d s u ch li ke thi gs n B it . i
t h e r eader m ay co mpar e an d j u dg e for h im self I h ave ag r vated n o
g a
thin g , a n d sh or t en ed m u ch .
i m .

t t
.

u t a dh u c n u lla con g r eg at io aequ e fu er it per u rba a .

Om n in o com pi im an t ; com mu n e en i m om ni u m est imat ioi i em j li ic

t
ver sar i, n e t ot in er eos con t r over sie
s aliis
pat efi an t .
 02 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .
[ 156 2

m od es t y t hey s ent to Rom e,I have j u dged it bett er to

c on cea l than t o dis clos e t he O bs cene loqu acity of som e w ho
, ,

etu lan tl en d eavou red t o t r adu ce t he c h aract e r s of t he m os t

p y
holy m en H e pr oceeds how ever t o g i ve a gener al ou tline
.
, ,

O f t he s i n is ter m otives w hi ch each of t he hos tile art i es im

p
u ted t o t h e other Th a s a ccu s ed O f des i r i n
p e one ar t
p y w .
g
t o live in i dlen es s a nd lu xu r y ; t he other of wi s hi ng t o di m i

n i sh t he au t hor it of t he a os toli c s ee t h a t th e m i h t
y p y g ,

becom e chief ponti ffs in t hei r ow n di oces es The A r chbi s hop .

of Pr a u e w ho t hou ht th at bo t h t he o e a nd the cou n cil

g g
, p p
w er e di s gr aced by t he s cen es wh i ch h e w it nes s ed ob s er ved , ,

that the u nj u s t accu s ati on dir ect ed agai n s t t he apostles

s eem ed t o be j u s tl a
y pp li cabl e t o t he act or s n am el
y t h a t , ,

they w er e filled w ith n ew w i ne Thi s r eflexi on gave som e .

O ffen ce The ot her poi nt s of r efor m ation w er e r eser ved for a

.

fu t u r e s es s ion .

Withou t exu lti ng in bu t r ather d eplor i ng, s u ch exhibi ,

tions of hu m an s i n a nd fr ailty w e m ay yet be allow ed t o ,

i n qu i r e w ith w h at pr op r i ety or j u s ti ce a com m u ni on O f

, ,

whos e m em ber s s u ch t hi ng s ar e r ec or ded by one of t he

s am e com m u n i on can cas t a s t one at t h e r e u t ed her eti cs
,
p ,

w hom w it h s om e t r u th bu t w it h m or e i nventi on a n d eX
, ,

a
gg er a tion the
y c h ar e w ith a s im il ar O ffen ce
g
, W e likew i s e .

O b s er ve that t he fait hfu l descr iption whi ch we hav

, e j u st

d et ailed d oes not per fec tly a ccor d w ith t he pi ct u re pr esented

,

i“
o f t h e au u s t a n d m os t hol s n od b a C am ian
g y y y p or a

B u tler A nd w hile w e do cheer fu l j u stice t o t he fi delity

.
,

w it h w hich t he pen of a devoted Ro m ani s t ha s deli neated

B on e De u s,
q ua g en ti u m var ie t as ,
q ui delec tus epi scopor u m tot ius
”
or bis , qu i Reg u m et Rer u m pu blicaru m qu a m edu lla s plen dor , t heO lO
'

g or u m , qu a san c i tt
’

qu a laci ym a , qu a j eju n i a , qu i fl or es acad emici, qu a

‘

as ,

lingu a , qu an t a su bt ilit as , qu an t u s labor , qu am i n fi n i t a l ec i o qu an a vir

’

t ,
t
t u t u m et s t u d ior u m divi t i a , au gu s t u m illud sacr ai iu m im plever u n t ! Ra ion es t
Rat i v I h ave r ead, I can n ot r ecollect w h er e, th at a t t he corn
‘

D ecem ,
. .

me n cem en t of t h e cou n cil it w

‘

a s r ecom en ded ; t hat all t he d is pu t a

‘ ' lt i on m '
'

s h ou ld t ak e place at pr eparator y m eetings , a n d n oth in g bu t u nan imi ty ap

pear at t h e s essi on s, in or der th t a t h e w or ld m ig h t be ed ifi ed, an d t he

con fou n ded at t h e mir acu lou s exh i bi ti f C th li c u ni ty Gam ian
h ei et ics on O
p
a o .

t
m ig h t h in k mean t ogu ll oth er s , h e mig h t be the grill him self 1 ’

or or .
1 66 2 ] S E S S I O N x1x . 2 03

t he b e l m
ih s es of ch ar ac er s t w hich he venerated, w e may le
ar n

how t o pu t a d i ffer en ce between i nd ivi du al s of t he s am e cor

r u t faith, a n d not d e r ade a Paleott o by pl a ci ng him in t he
p g
Sam e r an k w it h Milner a Doyl e or a L i ngar d The
a , , .

c au s e of t he i r r it abilit a nd i n decorou s t u m u lt in a bod of

y y
'

s u ch a d es cr i ti on is i nd eed ver l ai n T h e s u bj ect o f

p y p .

t he r es i d en ce of bi s hops a m ong bi s hops w a s a t ou chi n g one .

E ver y i ndi vid u al h ad a cons ci ence one w ay or ot her t o be , ,

m oved by it : som e w er e a nd k new t h a t t hey Wer e gu ilty ; , ,

a nd ot her s in t ha t r es ec t w er e an d k new t h at t h e w er e
p , y , , ,

clear The l att er p red i ca m ent however did not ex empt

.
, ,

fr om j ealou sy or envy T hes e ci r cu m s t ances pr odu ced a

.

fu nd of com bu s tibl e an d ex plos ive matt er .

A bou t t h i s ti m e th er e w as a r ecom m endati on t hat t he ,

holy s yn od s hou l d en deavou r t o i n du ce t he C hr i s ti an pr i nces

t o i nt er pos e t hei r au t hor ity in favou r of t he bi s hops w ho
w er e d et ai ned in pr i s on in E n gl a n d ; bu t it w as o ver r u led by
t he s u gges ti on t h at it m i ght s u bj ect t hem t o gr eat er s eve
,

r it A n d w a s it t o be s u os ed t hat a s over ei n in t he
y .
pp g , ,

ca s e of thos e W h o cer t ai nl y d es i r ed if t h ey did not pl ot t he , ,

des tr u cti on of t he r eli gi on an d if neces s a r y t h e d es t r u cti on , , ,

o f t h e over nmen t of her ki n dom , s hou ld u l etl and wit h

g g q _ y ,

ou t u s i n a dditi on al m ean s of d efence s u ffer for ei n s ove

g g ,

r ei ns a t t he comm an d of her
g g r eat es t en e m y t o i nt er fer e w ith

What w as cons i der ed t he execu ti on of j u s ti ce in t h e cou nt ry ,

a nd s h ak e t he n a tion al s ecu r it t o it s fou n d ati ons ? T her e

y
was ahd even et is som et h i n m i r a cu l ou s in t he Sob er
' ‘

,
y g ,

i nsolence of papal politi cs Bu t on t hi s su bj ect we s hall hear .

a am
g .

-
The s es sion w as n ow a
pp r oa ch n i g , an d t he V eneti a n a m
bas s a d or s w er e r ec ei ved Ther e
a r r i ved lik ew i s e t h e Fr en ch
.

a m b ass ad or , M on s i eu r d é L a n s s ac, w it h t wo collea u es, d a

'
’
‘ ’

g
F er rier and d e Pibr ac It w as desir ed, for t hei r cou ve .

nienc e, t h at t he ti m e of t he meeti n s h oul d bed efer r ed ;

i

'
‘

g
.

an d it was f '
a r eed
g t o h ave ano ther s es s on a i Week after t he
regu l ar On e

m tim
.

e, it Was thou ht
In t he ean necessar yt o d r aw u
‘

g p a
2 04 C O UNC I L OF T RE NT . 1
E 5 6 2 .

d ecr ee in s om e it able t o t he m aj est y of the s ynod

d egr ee su .

Paleotto w a s em ployed t o p er for m t he t ask w h i ch h e exe ,

cu t ed w it h cons i der able el oqu en ce B u t w h en it cam e t o be .

d i s cu ss ed t her e w er e s o m an y ex ception s par ti cu l arly as t o

, ,

t he su ppos ed i m pli cati on of a c on ti n u a ti on t hat it w as aban ,

dou ed ; a n d he pr epar ed t he s hor t on e wh ich w a s adopted , .

The s es s ion a fter t h e next it w as agr eed t o extend t o a ,

r eat er d i s t an ce a week aft er ; b ec a u s e as ou r au thor

g , ,

fr ankly a nd w ith a ki nd of apology for t he l evity of the i ndi

,

vidu als r el a t es t her e w er e s om e w ho con s i der ed th e r em a in

, ,

in g d ays of t he m on th of M ay as ominou s The 4 th of J u ne .

w a s th er efore fixed u pon .

Th e s es s ion w as d u ly celeb rat ed on t he 1 4th of M ay a nd ,

t h e decr ee r ea d w hich s i m l r or o u ed t h e s es s i on t o t he
pyp , g
4 th of J u ne : thi s was appr oved .

SE S S IO N
XX .

PREPA RA TI O N S — SE SS I O N .

P o g ti n f S
r ro a i n
o o ess o .

A s t he s pace t o t h e next s es s ion w a s s hor t, t he legat es wer e

i ntent u pon expeditin g t he b u s i nes s on hand The congr e .

at ion of E i ht F a t h er s , for r e ar i n t h e d ecr ees of r efor m

g g p p g
a ti on p , r es en e t d t he
t h lt of
ei r l ab ou r s ; an d t he fi r s t
r esu

h ead in it w a s u pon r es i den ce F or alt hou gh t he synod .

,

had d eclar ed t h a t t h e s u bj ect s hou ld be defer r ed t he legat es ,

t hou ght it better t o br in g it for war d in confor mity with a ,

Schedu le deli ver ed by t hem cont a ini ng t he s u bj ect s u pon

w hich decr ees w er e t o be m ade
.
The s chedu le w a s t o t he .

foll ow in g pu r pos e .

The decr ees w hen dra wn ou t w er e t o be s hewn onl t o

,
y ,

t he legat es .

T hat r es idence is of hu m an divi ne an d eccles iastical ri ght , , ,

is t o be affi r m ed in t h e fi r s t i ns t an ce ; an d t he w or ds wer e t o =

be so chos en t hat it s hou ld not ap ear that thi s had ever

,
p
been dou bted in t he chu rch .
206 CO UNC I L OF T RE NT .

[ 1 5 6 2

w hich m ight eas ily ter m i nate in t he di s solu ti on of t he

c ou n c il
In thi s p p l exit
er
y t he
l egates thou ght of endeavou r ing t o
*
evad e s m oothl
t h e s u bj ect as as os s ible a t t he next s es
y p
s i on . B y m eans of s om e fath er s of in fl u en ce they t r ied t o ,

er su ade t he a dvoc a t es of r es i dence b eni n an tl t i el d t o

p g y o
y
a fu r t her dela T h ese m edi ator s did n ot s u cceed ar t icu
y .
p ,

larly w ith t he S pan i ar ds who des i r ed eit her an expr es s pr o

,

m i s e that the m a tt er S hou l d be cons i der ed in a fu tu r e s es

,

s ion or a s ecr et one t o t hat u r ose u n der t he s eal o f t h e

, p p
legates To n eit her of thes e pr opos al s w ou ld t he legates
.

c on s en t ; bu t t h ey w ou l d n ot r efu s e t o b r i n on t he su bj ect
g
u nder t he s a cr am en t of or der .

The d ecr ees on the ot her poi nt s of I nqu i r y w er e or der ed

t o be pu bl ish ed for t h e exa m i n ati on of t he con gr ega tions ;

a nd b oth t o the king of S pai n an d his holines s

in d efer ence ,

w or ds w er e t o be pr efi xed m a n ifes tly imp or ting the con tinu

a tion o the cou n cil j
f .

A t thi s ti m e t he t hr ee F r en ch amba s s ador s m a de t hei r

ear a nce an d d eliver ed a n or a ti on t o w hi ch a n an s wer
a
pp , ,

w as not Imm edi at el y g i ven for t he foll ow i ng r ea s on , Ao .

c or d in t o cu s t om a C o of t he or ati on w a s vi u sl t
g py ,
p r e o
y s en

t o t he s ecr etar y t o w hi ch a n a ns we , r w as r e a red su i t able

p p
t o it s cont en t s Bu t it w a s fou n d t hat the or ati on actu ally
.
,

d eli ver ed on t h e 2 6 t h of M ay a gener al con g r egati on w as , ,

ver y d i ffer en t fr om t he for m er an d conta in ed bit t er a n d ,

au d aci ou s ex r es s ions n ot ext a nt in t he fi r s t co T h

p ,
py e .

a n s w er ther efor e w as d efer r ed t o th e day of sess i on O f

, , .

t he or ati on a copy is s u it abl y enou gh fou n d i n t he A ctes d u

Con cile d e Tr en te pr i s s u r les or i gi nau x 1 6 07 1 an d of t he

, , ,

a n sw er in S er vant io s Di a r y The or ation am ong other u n

’
,
.

qua m levissime .

1 man ifes te Con cili i c on t in u ation em ex lican

p ti a.

1 P p 1 5 , &
. c Th i s i s r epr esen ed a s a ver
.
y r a1 e w or t
by V og My k t .

copy for m er ly belon g ed t o de Th ou Th e an s w er i s i n ser ed I n S er van t io ,

. t
t
w i h t h e accou n t of t h e d ay, w h ich is n ot in Paleot t o L e Pla h as hem . t t
both .
1 56 2 ] S E S S I O N xx . 2 07

w el com e s u gges ti on s, dw elt u

pon t he
danger in w hi ch t he fa
t her s w er e, fr om t he t em pt a tion s of the d evil to t oo m u ch
p y
a ,

r es
pect t o t he w ill
p ; it i n ti m
of a t ed r at her s i nifi cantl
i
r n ces
g y
that t he H ol y S pi r it only ca me f r om heaven a nd r equ i r ed ,

t hat the pr esen t cou n cil shou l d be cons ider ed a s a new one *
.

The s peech of cou r s e gave gr eat offen ce t o som e

, , .

A s hort ti m e after t he am b as s ador s of t he emper or pr o

,

tested in his n am e th at if t he pr es ent cou n cil w er e d ecl ared

,

t o be a conti nu a ti on of t h e for m er h e w ou l d r ecall th em , .

The F ren ch in a p ar ti cu l ar petiti on u n it ed w it h t he im

, ,

p er ial
j .

In t h e m i d s t of s o m an y d iffi cu lti es t he l egat es who had , ,

in a m anner pl edged t hem s elves to Phili p for t h e conti nu a

ti on w r ot e t o the pontiff an d t o t he S pan i sh am bass ador
, ,

t hen at Milan th at if th i s m atter w er e pr es s ed t her e w ou ld

, ,

be gr eat d an ger of t h e cou n c il bei ng di s sol ved ; an d t hi s

w ou l d be a gr eat er evil t ha n t he di splea s u r e o f t he S p a n i s h
m on ar ch They cam e th er efor e t o t h e con clu sion t ha t th e
.
, , ,

w h ole m att er of r efor m ation shou l d be r eferr ed t o a fu tu r e

s es s i on w h i ch w as s a ti s fact or M or eover t o t he S ani ar d s
, y p .
,

t hey pr om i s ed that t he doct r i nes s h ou ld be begu n or r ather

, ,

r os ecu ted fr om t h e oi n t at w h i ch th e w er e i n t er r u t ed in
p ,p y p
t h e cou n cil u n der J u li u s 111 ; so t h at fr om t h e ver y s er i es ,

a nd cont ext of t he for m er cou n cil a conj u n cti on an d conn ex ,

ion s hou ld be evi den t t o all]; A fter s u ch a r epr es ent ati on

a s t hi s b an abl e a d h er en t of t h e a n d t h e cou n cil
y p p y
a ac
,

p r ofes s ed l
y r ecor d i n
g t h e a ct s of th e l at t er h ow is it
pos s ible ,

Pallavicin o, x vi, x, 1 2, as cr ibes to L au s sac t h e w ell -

kn ow n , bu t rath e r

pr ofan e t au n t of t h e H ol
y S pi t
r i bein g s en t fr om Rom e i n a ba
g ch e n on

m an d asse lo S pir i o S an t t o n ella valig ia Th er e appear s som e r efer en ce t o

.

t
i t in th e or a ion , w h er e i t is obser ved , th t a t he h oly spir i t on ly cam e fr om
h eaven .

1
'
S er van t io, w h o is alive t o su ch su b ec s, j t descr ibes w i h mu ch de t t ail t he

p r oces s ion on t he 28 t h of May, being C or pu s C h r isti, w h en t h e ca r din al

S er ipan do car r ied t he m os t h oly s acr a m en t w ith s u per lat i ve devo ion t
th r ou
gh ever y par t of t h e ci ty ,
an d th e n d epos it d i t
e at t
t h e al ar , pr on ou n c

in g a ben edic ion t .

i u t ex r ei ips iu s s er ie ac con t ext u pr ior is con cilii con u nct o a

j i tq ue

c omplex io om n i bu s aper e t pat eat .

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208 C O U NC i r: O F TRFENT .

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tifeciiiitinii atiori of t h e council shoul d be

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e mbarassmen t t r o t he legat es .

iféire
hov r, to a dhere t o thei r ow n cou r se

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fi rs t
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su
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of t he coun cil, a nd a r e u t able

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fr om all his d iffi cu l t i es . Mor e pr u d ent
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ro a t l er ed vi ew s
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the Ses si on an d in l
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views The alter cation in w hi ch ot her s j oi ned pr oceeded so

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far a s t o r equ i r e t he p aci fyi ng i nt er fer ence o f t he ch i e f

legat e .

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t o a cqu ai nt his holi nes s w ith t he s t at e of thi ng s in t he cou n

oil and ar ti cu l a r l h r es s in etiti on s r es ectin r es i

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s eak s volu m es on t h e enfor ced celibac of th e Rom i s h

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p u .

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dignities in cat hedr als an d colleges ar e u nfit for t he s acred ,

offi ce a n d som e o n a ccou n t of t he t u r pitu d e of t heir life

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du ct or a bu s es t of t he qu aes t or s w ill lik ewi s e excit e s om e

thi ng like su rpr ise ; s till how ever the u s e of t he profes sion , ,

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t icu lar ly 1 n t h e for eg oin g h is or y, h ow r eligi ou sly Rom an i s s con n e t h em t fi
s elves t o t h e er m a bu s es , w h en spea i n g of t h e corr u p ion s, even t h e w or s ,
t k t t
of th eir ch u r ch . Th e r eas on i s obviou s . a n abu se i mplies a u se ; an d leaves

p os s ible t h e su ppos i ti on , th ta j
t h e su b ect t o w hich it a tt ach es m ay be i n n o
cen t or even lau dable . Th e s cr ip u r es t th em s elves m ay beabu sed : the m ost
vit iou s su per s titi th em ; n d by en ding t
on s m ay be fou n d ed e l u pon a as c o a r a

or im g in y o ig i
a t he v
ar ti n f t h m t p d i g t f t h p p l q a t
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mfl S ever al obs er vati on s w e e m de n t he o o s ed ef rms

r a o
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and s t at ed t he w a nt of c a t hed r al s 1 n G er m an y an d H un a
g y r ,

in par t s of w hi ch cou n t r ies th er e w as n ot a cat h edr al m a n

a r ea of t h r ee hu n dred m il es M any oth er s d i r ectl y or oh
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w er e n ot m a de b t h e c ou n cil S ever al of t h e ecclesia s t ical

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g pp p n .

t he r em ai n i n a r t s t h e fa ther s w er e w ell a r eed ex ce t tha t

g p g p ,

rel ati n g t o t h e qu aes tor s con c er ni n g w hi ch t h e , r e w as no

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of L u ther an i s m a n d enl ar i n
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r oved b s ever al cou n cil s alt h ou h t h e s am e c ou n il

a
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r e r es s ed s ev er al abu s es w hi ch had con n ect ed t hems el v

p e s

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a nd ch a r it able i ns tit u ti on s ; t h a t b h e m ean s of t i s bod

y t h y
t h e s u r em e on ti ff d i s t r i bu t ed i n du l en ces an d s ir itual
p p g p
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di s t a n ce cou ld not eas ily a ppr oach t he s u pr em e pon ti ff,and

obt a i n t h u s t h e d es i r ed ex i ati on a n d t h at t hes e t r eas u r es
p
of t he ch u r ch s hou l d n ot be lock ed u b u t r at her d d
p g u ar e ,

in t heir di s tr ib u tion wit h s u ch r egu l ati on s as t o s how t hat , ‘

t h e offi ce w as n ot i n t en ded for l u cr e bu t for i et A f t

p y er , .

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mention s t h e application of t he ambas sador s Cf the empire

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ver nacu l ar he t hou gh t r i ght an d a r g ued for ,
u

t he ab oliti on of t he im a ges of s ai n t s an d of t h e enfor ceme nt ,

of celibac on t he c l er y It i s t hou h t t ha t t he r equ es nf

y g g t
v
.

the emperor bei ng con ceded ot her d em an ds s u ch as t he , , :

r eced i n w ill follow an d t h at if it be n ot con ceded he will

p g , ,
, ,

b e exa s per a t ed O n t he 13th of J u ly t he nu n ci o xpress es

e ,
.

h i m self m u ch a ggr ieved by t h e li cen ce of s peech i n t éh ,

t he fath er s i nd u l ged t hem s elves an d add s ” tha t he had ,

r ecom m en d ed t o t he legat es t he ex am ple of t hei r p r edece ssor

C r es centi c w ho w hen he p er cei ved t h e pr el at es to w ander
, , ,

i nter r u pted them w ithou t cer em ony and bade them keep t o ,

t h e poin t ; an d t hu s b r evit y w ou l d be s ecu r ed a nd nb v elties ,

p r eclu d ed O nwar d h e noti ces t he

. M onsi nor
g
d i L an ci an o had b r ou ght fr om Rom e The long conclu sien . 1

in cipher is an accou n t of t he m eas u r es ta kent mpr oducé g at

l eas t an exter nal r econcili ati on bet ween t he t we disfu n ited ,
'

legat es .

We n ow r etu r n t o t he au thor of t he A ct s ; and som e r epe

tition mu s t be tol er at ed i n givi ng his d ir ect n ar r ative The .

c ar d i nal of M a nt u a i n di n ant at be i n m ad e t he obj ect ef

g g ,

s o m u ch obl oqu a n d cal u mn at Rom e w r ot e t o his holi

y y , ,
s

n es s t h a t ba h ad s t r ai n ed ever
, y n er ve in t he s er vi ce of him .

a n d t he chu r ch ; bu t t h at s i n ce h e fou nd h is effor t s w ere

,

n ot acce t able h e s oli cit ed di sm i s si on fr om his pr es en t s it u a

p ,

ch e in qu es t o modo si ’ qu iet ar ia og m u no pl u facilm en te .

 S E S S IO N XXI .

t ion; H avi ng ob li ged llow the discu ssion of

hi m s elf to a
’

r es i d en ce h e cou l d n ot i n h on ou r r et ai n his offi ce u nles s he

,

fu lfilled t he en gagem ent : h e t her efor e earn es tly i nt r eat ed

his holi nes s t o all ow him t o r eti r e fr om the i n au s pi ci ou s -

legati on M any of t he pr elates t ook t hi s oppor tu n ity of

.

l eavi ng t he c ou n cil n ot w it hou t a ddr ess in g a lett er t o t he

,

on ti ff on t he r es en t u nh a as ect of affai r s s i n ed b
p p ppy p g y ,

thir t y t wo of t hem
-
.

The ar chb i shop of L anci ano w as n ow at Rom e ; a nd ,

d readi ng t he e ects o f t h e l e at e s r es i n ati on h e r epr es ented

’

f g g ,

t hem s tr on gly to the pontiff— the obser vations of her et i cs ,

t h e offen ces an d s u spi cion s am on g t h e m em ber s of t he cou n

cil t h e r es en t m en t s of his r i vat e fr i ends T h es e he i n s i st ed
, p .

on wit h so m u ch for ce that t h e m in d of hi s holi nes s

u
p , ,

comm ended for it s b en evol en ce w as enti r el ch an ed and h e

,y g ,

w r ot e to hi s s er van t w ith hi s own han d n ot only exhor ting , ,

bu t ch ar gi n g him u pon his ob ed i en ce t o con tin u e his pr es i

, ,

d en ey of t he cou ncil H e order ed a b r eve t o be w r itt en t o

.

t he p r el at es w ho h ad w r itt en t o h im con cer n i n g r es i den ce ,

w hi ch he entr u s ted t o t he nu n ci o wi th ver b al i ns tr u cti on s

,

h ow t o a ct w it h t he pr es id en t an d w it h the pr el at es .

The pr es i den t u pon th i s comm u n i ca ti on bei ng equ ally

, ,

s ensi ble of t h e evils w hi ch m i h t foll ow his r es i nati on

g g ,

s acr ifi ced all r ivat e feeli n s t o t h e ood of t he chu r ch A

p g g s .

to r es i d ence t he nu ncio in for m ed him how w ell affected his

, ,

holin es s w as t o it — how it shou l d be con du ct ed — and su g

, ,

es ted t hat in du e ti m e all diffi cu lti es m i h t be s u r m ou nt ed

g g .

B y pr i vat e lett er s S i m on ett a w a s d i r ected t o om it n o r es pect

t o t he s u per ior le ate and t o t ak e car e t hat t he ex l an ation
g , p
of t h e d i vi n e r i ht s hou l d r oceed no far t her T h e ar ch
g p .

bi s hop fr om Rom e w hen h e h ad deli vered t he b r eve t o t he

,

r el at es r e r es en t ed it as his h oli nes s s des i r e that t h e s eed s

’

p , p ,

of cont enti on w h i ch t he E vil D em on is a ccu s t om ed t o s catt er

s houl d be d is m i s s ed a nd th a t t h e t r an qu illit an d m u t u al
'

, y
a r eem en t w hi ch a r e i m ar t ed b
g t h e H ol S i r it s hou l d
p y y p
be c u lti vat ed .In for m er cou ncil s w h en m atter s of cont r o ,

ver sy ar os e t hey wer e either rej ec t ed or s u ppr essed : a s in

,
 2 20 O P
C Ua C—L
l I g QF s TR E NT.

t he p r esen t t he q u es on of ti th e con i
c pt o
e n off t h m
a rgj n and ,

— x a m l es w h ich s ho i h now
a n ar t i l c e of j u st ific a tion g e p gh , be
-
.
f
follow ed . To a ll t hi s he s ub o ned
j i
t he fa ther s wou ld re mi t t he w hole a ffa r 1 t o i hi s
l
w ou d, by a d iploma , pr onou nc e r es idence t o be e at t er e f
m
h is ow n j u r isdi ct ion Bu t thi s was s ai d 1n va i n for no nne
. .

cou ld
p ers u ade q u i es ce h im s elf t o ac

A new for m of t he d octr i n e pr oposed t o be adopt ed y

t he s es s ien on t he Eu cha r is t wa s th en exhi bi te d
b
a n d 1 11 ,
. .

t he volu m e of Pal eot t o s ever al pages a r e occ u pi ed w it h t he

“

d ecr ees a n d c an on s in a n a m en ded

O n t he 14 th ofJ u ly, w h en ther e was only one i nter ven ing

d ay befor e the ses s ion, t he ar chbishop of G r an ad a di s t u r bed
t he h ar m ony o f i he g g ti on b
y s t ar ti n con
g a new d ou bt s
re a

ab ou t t h e a ccept at i on of t he s i xt h ch apt er of S t J ohn s

’
.

os el w het her it w er e t o be u n d er s t ood s pi r i t u al l on

ly
g p , y o r ,

w it h r efer en c e t o t he s acram en t in qu es ti on
z It w as an . .

s wer ed t h a t t he d iffi cu l ty ha d a t wofol d a s pect a s i t cen

,
. . .
,

ce1 n ed t h e va r yi n g c pnn on s a mong cat holi c s t he m sel v es ,

w ith w hi ch it w as b ett er t o h ave not hing t o d o a nd as it ,

.

con cer ned t h e d ebat e w it h th e h er eti cs w h o d er i ve d fr em it ,

an a r u m en t for t h e u s e o f t he cu p or bot h kin s

g .

d T h i s , .
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p y s y s q e .

s eak er t he Car d i n a l S eripand o

p , gl an ci n
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p r esnn1 ed , 1

o bj ect of t he a r chb i sh o noth i n c an be m er e i l

p g d g e
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or
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t he con tinu ally r ep eated ann ou n cem en t of pror o at im at
g
ever s es s i on ; T he deb at es u on t h e s u bj ect h o w ev
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p er , ,

w er e n ot s o s ilenced bu t t h at at la s t t o preclu de a ll ani

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b igu it y i t w as p r opos ed by t h e l eg a t es t o add t he w or ds

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h owever i t be u n der stood ac cor d i ng t o t he var iou s int er , .

p r etations of t he h ol ?fa
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s even a r ee d a n d t wel ve onl d i s s en t ed on t h e r r ou nd

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.

OF TRENT .

O n Reform a t ion t h e d ecr ee i s divi d ed int o nine chapters ,

r es e ct i n — t he r oh i bition of t aki n a n thin for i ennfer

p g p g y g

thir d par t of r eveaiu es t or

f
it the dis tr ibnt ion of th e
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d eleg a te of the apos t olic s ee s hall d i r ect ; t he m aki ng per D

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p
c om et ent an d vit iou s cu r at es (i n t he t er m s whi ch have
p , .

al r ead b een not i ced t h e t r an s fer of t he ben efices of r u i ned

y
la ces of wor shi ;
p p
s u ch i ns ti t u ti on s
a n d t he vi s it ati on of m on as t er i es an d
The la s t is u pon t he su bj ect of qu a s tor s ;
.

a n d it des erves t o be i v en withou t abr i d m ent

g g .

" ln r ocess of ti m e s ever al r em edi es w h i ch h ad for m er l

y
i
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“been em lo ed b d iffer ent cou n cils as of L at er a n L on s

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p y y , , y ,

an d V i en ne a ai ns t t he ab u s es a nd i r r e u l ar it of t he
g , g y
a nd their di sor der s s eem i n r ather t o in cr ea s e
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daily t o t he gr eat s can dal of the fait hfu l; w ho have j u s t
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g
hope of amen dm ent t h e holy cou ncil or dai n s that h
, : enca ,

for th in ever y C hr is ti an place thei r n am e an d u s e :shall b e o

alt o ether ab oli s hed nor s hall t he b e allowed t o exer bise

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s u ch an offi ce a n l n er notw ith st andi n t he i vi le es

y o
g ,
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g
r a nt ed t o chu r ches m on as t er i es h os itals char it able
g ,
p , ,

l aces a nd an er s ons of wh at s oever r a nk s t at e and di — I r

p , yp g ,

nit or even i m m em or i al c u s t om s I t d ecr ees how ever

y , .
, ,

that indu lgences or other s pir itu al gr aces of whi ch t her e

, ,

for e t he faith fu l of Chr i s t ou ght n ot t o be depr ived shall ,

hencefor w ar d be pu bli sh ed t o t he peopl e by t he or din ar ies

of t he place w ith t wo of t he chapt er at pr oper ti mes Pd
(
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,

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.
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ou t a n r emu ner ati on t h e alm s and c har it able cont ribu

y , ,

tion s offer ed t o them ; that all m ay u nder stan d; th at t hese

f“
c eles ti al t reas u r es of t he chu r ch a r e adm in i s t er ed not foi ,

b u t for t he advancement of i et
’
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g ,
p y .

The t er ms u pon whi ch t he t wo par ti es in thi s concem

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t he body a b ove r eferred t o t o t h e pap al sys te

. a n d l t s s ove m
rei d nn v a r iou s w a s ti a n d ver s u bs ta n al o nes , no one
a g y , y
ca nh dou bt } p et t he offi ce l u cr a tive t o t he u nderjtaker s
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ad d ebeneficial t o t hos e w ho em loy th em m u st be a cc e t ed

p p ,

—
w it h t he g t h at if a s m a
y r equ en tl
u n der s an d n
f yt h app en i , ,
-

t he di s ch ar ge of t heir du t y fr om t he i n ten s ity or impru ,

d en ce of th ei r z eal shou l d bri ng di s gr ace u pon th ei r pr i n ,

c i als t he m u s t be r e ar ed t o s u bm it t o bei n u bli cl

p y , p p g p y
d i sowned vilifi ed a n d t hr eat ened w ith exter m i n ation ; su p
, ,

p or ti n
g t h em s el ves b t h e w ell fou n ded a s s u r a n ce t h at
‘

y
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un l es s in c as es of appr opr i ati on of thei r r eceipts in t oo larg e

r o or tion t o t hei r ow n u se n o ex r es smn of enm it
a
p p p y o r ,

even d i m i n i shed a ffecti on is r eally i n t en d ed a nd t hat no ,

incon ven ience w ill en su e The par ties ar e t oo d epen dent .

u ponveach oth er t o be gu ilt y of s er i ou s qu ar r el s ; and w ith .

re at h onest t h m r eci r ocall sin

if

g y e
y a
y p y g ,

ea
t en
f
Tecu m viver e am em , t ecu m obeam liben s .

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'

t es s ever e
'
u on
.

p ,

ecu a b t he r evi val a n d pro r es s

l tion of r efor m ed C hr ist iw
s
p y g
anit , t her e is l es s s acr ifi ce in d enou nci n a n d execr ati n
y g g _

t hi sfu nfor tu n ate cl a s s ; a n d it is som ewha t am u si n g t o r ea d ,

Declar ation s of the Congr egation for i n t er pr eting t he
-

@ornicil of Tr ent w ith wh at a t or r en t of vi r tu ou s i n di gn ati on

,

t h emember s expr es s t h ei r det es t ation of the im pos tu r es a n d

_

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irnqu ities of t he pesti fer ou s r ace of qu aestor s T Th e l a tter .

-

him self w ou ld h ave been i n d isgr ace h ad h e n ot , by

n ever

ed, br ou gh t in fam y an d m ischief upon t h e cau se i n w hi ch h e

;I r efer t o t h e M S I have in eigh t v l mes I hope t h e edition by

. w h ich o u .

Z m b n i at Rom e s faithf l ; f th e e w o ld be s om e t i l m few p ts

'
a o i u or r u r a a ar .

T h e po ti n el ti ve t o t h e q est ors w h o in t his i t n ce a e t h se of t h e

r o r a ua
,
ns a r o

kihg llom bf N ple t o be f u n d i n t h e ith p t o vol m e

a s, 1 8 Th e chi
o V ar , r u . r ur
'
g i cal sp e cul ti on
'
p s ed t g a
e t l en g th i n f
'

m
ur u o s T h er eai s ra c i u
a s is a u . ur o

ind ulgen e of t en ye s i n It li n n t h e iiid p t A lett e of t he leg tes

'

c ar a a i ar r a
,
.
, ,

be fo t hi hi s t o s on cl d ed w ill f ni h s w i th n oth e i n t an ce sti ll

e
r s r
; y i c u
, ur s u a r s

mo e r m ihg A n I i h t it la D D yle in
a ar . kin d f p liament y
r s u r, r o ,
a o ar ar

ex m in tion k n ew of n
a a ind lg ence ext ending f th e t h an se
, o uven yea s ar r r s.

D r : C h alloner, a vicar ‘
apost olic, as h e i s i calleds in h is C at holic Inst mict ed,
‘

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1 1 11 1 ’

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The t heol ogi ans wer eM95
,

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lates at TM
a n accou n t of t h e s es s i on a n d r eck ons t he pre
”

whic h n lly, a n d r ather m i nu t ely ag ree Wit h the

s u bs ta nti a
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n ar rat ion above (i f t he p r oposed a dd i t ion oft he arcti bish ep

v
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ofiGranada h e sa s s t ha ts h ad it b een?
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t im e, : an d notz s o n ear .
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s hou ld be an sw er e d la cet S everalt ot her pa rti

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n on
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a

c u lar s ar e m entioned ; an d t he s u dd en
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motion s is c en s u r ed by h im .

PREPA RA TI O NS SE S S I O Nm m clnm m
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e on ,

fi Ma ss —Ref or mwtz on r E cclesiast i cal fRiégA flalzians

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t he ca n on of t he ma s s c on ai n err or s, an d
t is t o he ebr oget ed ,
8 whet her t he Rom an cu s tom of con s ecr ati n g secr etly a nd
.

i n a low t one i s t o be con d em n ed ; 9 whether t he gaas

s
s hou ld be l
c e ebr a e t d in _
t h e vu l gar a n
d k now n, t p
ng u e ;
1 0 w het h er pp p i i g cer t ai n m as s es t o c ertai n s a
a ro r at n rat sbe
an ab u s e ; 1 1 w h eth er t he cer em om es
. .
,

cel ebr ati n s hou l d be di s con ti n u ed ; 1 2 w h ether t he myg s;

g .

ti cal i m m ol ation of th e L or d be t he s am e a s being gi ven ies ,

v

t o eat 1 3 w hether t h e m as s be a s ac r ifi ce of prai se and

.

t hanks gi vin g ; wh ether likewi se a pr opi ti ator y sacr i fice fo r

t he livi n g a s w ell a s t he dead L et it be s ai d whet her the s e .
,

ar ti cles be er r on eou s or fal se or her eti cal a n d to be co n

, , ,

d em n ed by th e holy s yn od .

T h e l ega t es des i r ou s of gu ar di n g agai n s t t he l os s of time ,

ar i s i ng not only fr om t h e n u m ber of s peak er s bu t fip m

,
.

thei r pr olixity pr opos ed cer t a i n r egu lati on s com pos ed by the

, ,

h is tor i an a n d appr oved by the fa t h er s

, The pr i n cipal gri .
-

them w as that each s peaker s hou l d be lim i ted to ha lf e h

,
-

*
h ou r .

T hi s p ar t of t he r u e, l how ever , w as n ot s tr i ctly obseryed -

Salm er on t he l i er ha s u on (t at
theolog i an
h
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n e s re
p p , y g p
o
p p ,

p r i vil e e con t r ived t o occ u

g , py t h e w h ol e s a c e of one ccn ras
p g
f

at ion w it h his ow n s eech A nd h is c ollea u ef fq flowed hi

g p g s .

exam l e t o t h e r eat a nn o a nce of t he l e at es : t d

’

p , g y g r et enk ,
sa -

m i ned t o m ak e an exam ple of t he t rans gr essor s 1 11511 fa ct/s o _

. 1
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little au thor ity had t he deter m i n ation of the synod tsai i egrué ,
t
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l at e it s ow n pr oceedi ngs th at accor ding to ou r au th erity , , . _

,

V is con ti in fou r con gr egati on s o nly s ix i ndi vidu als had

, ,

s ok en
p .

S om e pr ogr es s h ow ever w as m ade ; doct r i n e a n d can on s

, ,

Wer e com pos ed The theologi an s d et .

r eas on s an d a u t hor iti es t h at t h e ma s s ,

There occu r r ed i ndeed s ome obst acle t o t heir u n an

-

m
i y
i t m i sc .

Por tu gu es e div ine set hi ms elf t o o ver t u r n a11 t he fcnn danohs

“ r i " =

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th at t he iFr en ch a m b as s ador had a ppli ed t o h is holin es s tha t .

t he ts es s ion shou l d be d efer r ed in or d er t o w ait t h e ar r ival of 1

t he F r en ch r el a t es V i sconti in t h e c i her ed ar t of a '

p p p .
, .

l ett er oft he 4 th of S eptem ber wr it es that L an ssac r equ ired , ,

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that t he s es sion s hou ld not meet du ntil t h e 20th of O ctober, c

n ,

w hen tw en ty d oct ors wou ld com e fr om Par i s 5 a n d h e ad d s ,

that t he F r ench pr elat es fwer e deter mi ned t o br ing on t he ‘

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th at t he s acr ed college s hou l d not cont in u e i lthek influ drree

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whi ch it p os ses s ed 111 t he pont ificat e 3“ 5 1 1 "1 ” .

1 4

It m ay be pr op er her e t o r efer t o t he lett er i m media tely

i ecedin of t h e 3 r d O f S e t em ber w h i h r eeO n iz es not
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y t
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m id able thing at F r an kfort bu t anot her fac t or s pec ulat io n

, ,

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°

p ce .

k new t he m i nd of his holin es s su ffi ci ently Well H e r epeats

,
'

t he r e or t t h a t t he pr olonga ti o n of t he cou n cil w ou ld pr odu ne

p ,

finally s om e i mp ed im ent t o t he O bj ect d es i r ed ; a n d h e had

“

rea s on t o fear tha t even t fr om t h e pr oli xity of s peech in w hich

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t he prel ates i n du l ged th em s el ves H e accor din gly su ggests

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t he a dva nt age w hi ch m ay be t ak en fr om t he s carcityrof gr ai n

thenpr evaili n g ; th at s in ce neither t he su spens ion nor tbe '

f é
‘

t ranslat ioh of t h e cou ncil w er e feas i ble, w h en t h e pr elaites s

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begin t o com pl a i n of t h e s car city w h i ch cannot be cen s i ,

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d er ed as p r oduced ar tifi ci ally his holi n es s

m u dall h
“
a
y t e ,

a t he d es i r es t o bei 1 es et rti nse

cou n cil t o him s el f s t a ti n t h “ ‘

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lat es except t he u lt r am on t an i st s w ou ld con sen t f '
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l a ce t o t he l ett er of t h e kin
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t h e M a r qu es s of Pes ca r a a t
.

that t h e d i s pu t ati on i n favou r of r esidence by h is bi shnps ‘

s houl d be d i s conti n u ed Th is w e ha d l ear n t from Vi s

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con ti befor e A n d w e now fu r ther l earn

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51

mp vement s of t he w
Span iar ds
In t h pos t s cri pt oef a lett r of th e 1 4th of S epteniihet a
e ’
fhii
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in ci ph er V i s con ti pl ainly r el a tes , t h a t by t he repfié s éii tai io

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p of P hil a d l
ep h i a ,
t he G e r m a n s ex
pected
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a lif
e
a d i por t an t m att er s u nd er t he h ea d of r efor m
m ation, ahd
n l ‘

ti cu l ar l l u r a liti es t o be d eli ber a t ed u on bf t hé

p ar
yp p y,
u i

The p r el ates o f Conim br a a nd Par is sai d t hat lr efO r m ,

w a s w an t ed b oth i n t he hea d a n d m em ber s and t he latt er

.

, ,

t hat he wi shed t he F r ench pr el at es t o h ave expressed them ’

s l ves t h m S e ovi a w i s hed fo r s u ch h i

o t e
‘

e e s a e
p p
u r o s
g i .

refor m a s phys i ci a ns a pply t o t he s ick w h o need effi ca ciou s

r em edi es : they u se li n i m ent s a nd u n u en t s

g
“ T d i h 1 7 h f S b "
h e a y p f s es
_
s on t e t o e
pt em er ,w hi c h h a ii,
,
1 >

n ow ar r ived was celebr at ed w ith t he u su al s ole 1nni t ies a 1id

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a
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,
h
’

a ct s The d ecr ees a nd can on s w hich m ay be sech in ev

. ery ,

cq llec
_
tion wer e r ead , .

he d ecree is di vi ded i nt o nin e c ha t

T .

p er s .

su b j ect f
js ,
t he d oct r i n e of t he s a cr ifi ce . of . t he mas s ; “and

it s bei ng pr opiti a t ory for t he li vi ng an d d ead ; m assgg l h ’

h o n ou r pf th e s ai n t s ,
t h e c a n on of t h e ma s s ; t het ceri
em
i
o
‘ ‘

ni tt d i it i v t m t h m i t r f w at erl wiit h
‘

en n r a e as s e e x e o t
es a
g ; p s ; u r

t h e wi ne ; cel ebr a ti on m t he vu l gar t on gu e ; a pr olégomeiien a

c a n on s .
1
s i mm i oi

Th e ca non s , wh i ch ar e ni n e , an athem atl z ea 1 th es e4 —

i wl
i6
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d ny
e that i n t he offer i n
g of ie and
t he m a s s t her e fis é a t tw

p pro er s ac r ifi c e ,
t h a t C h r i s t i n s tit u t e d t h e a p g p
o s t le s i ri est é § ~

by t h e w ord s This do &c , w ho as s er t , t ha t t he s acr ifice

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‘
'

.
,

i s com m emor a ti ve a n d n ot pro pi ti atory ; t h at it ( i s a blasii

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‘
:

m d t h t l s ifi f h l criosh
phe ou s o r e r o
g a or
y t o t e a c u a a c r ce o t e ,

1 s an im os t ur e t o celebr at e ma s s e
p s t o :the es ainz
~

t hzi i r .
i
t pb
o t ain h
t e i r i n t er c e s s i on as t he ch u rc h u in t e n d i
s fi
, ;
‘ ‘

s icu t eccles ia
’
in te dit
n .
 S E S S IO N xx n . 239

fi
ni qant . act s , 1 n i t he celebr at ion r at her excit e i m pi et y t h an
:
,
'

i et t h t m a s s es in w hi ch th e pr i es t al one com mu n i cates

“

p y; a

nla wfu
L a nd t
to h t sm
be a low abr o a ed t an d
gage u
g ; a u
g
oice in con s ecr ati n s t o be con d em n ed or t h at t h e ma s s
lv
i
“

h
g ,

s hou l d be c elebr a ted in t he vu l ar t on u e or t h a t a m ix

g g ,

tu r e of w at er w ith t he Wi n e is n ot to be u sed a s cont r a r y t o ,

the in s ti tu ti on of C hr i s t .

r ,
A decr ee follow s of w h a t is t o be ob ser ved an d w hat
—

a voi ded in t he cel ebr a ti on of t h e m as s .

Th e d ecr ee of Refor m ati on cont ai n s ei ght ch apt er s .

They ar e m ostly ecclesi as ti cal r egu l ation s eith er ob viou s or ,

of in fer i or i m or t a nce Th e s i xt h d i r ecti n t h at l as t w ills

p g .
,

a r e t o be alt er ed ci r cu m s ectl au t h orit

p y a n nou nces an
y ,

t r enchi ng u pon t he civil T her e is an additi on al d ec r ee .

concer ni n t h e etiti on for t he con ces s i on of t he cu d efer

g p p ,

r in t he d et er mi n a ti on u o n it
g p .

The n ext s es s i on w a s annou nced as t o t ak e pl ace o n t he ,

1 2th of Novem ber foll ow i n g w h en t h e s u bj ect for en ac t ,

men t w ou l d be t he s acr am en t s of or der of m atr i mony &c

, , , , .

The s es sion h ow ever w as pr or ogu ed t o t he 1 5 th of J u l y

'

, , ,

A lthou gh decr ees pr opos ed w er e car ried, t h er e w as

“
t he

nq m all n u m b er of d i s s entien t s 0 11 t h e m as s ,the arch .

biS t '
Qf G ranad a m ai n t ain ed
j tion s w hi ch he h ad t he ob ec

for m er ly m ad e an d a dded t h a t t h e a s ser ti on of C hr i s t s

’
, ,

offering hi m self in t he s u pper w a s exception able s i n ce t he

.
,

hfl ly doctor s decl are th at h e did thi s once Th e pr otest of

'

, .

th e b i ph
s po ao f S e
g o vi a i s rsem ar k a bl e n o t onl
y for it s
good
.
,

reas onin g, bu t for add u ci n g a p as s age as for m i n g a p ar t of th e

1

decree, w hi ch does not appea r in t he pr es en t copi es of it .

L ik ewi se What is affi r m ed in t he doctr in e t h at by thi s m os t

"
’

,
'

holy ofier i1i g an d u nbloody s acr ifi ce; of t he alta r ,all the s a

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r
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-
,

c rifi c es of n at u re a n d t he l aw are er fec ted a n d c en s dm l

‘ “ '
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p
ma ted is d i s appr oved a s w ell beca u s e it d er oga t es mu cli
.
, ,

from t he bl ood y s a cr ifi ce of the cr os s w h i ch w as t he fulfil ment

'
’
,

of all t hat w a s fi u r ed an d of w hi ch t ha t vene1 abl e s acr ifi ce

g ,
 C OUNC I L or T RE NT .

[ 15 6 2

of t he a ltar is com m em or a tive , an d from which a on e l it

der i ves it s for ce ; a nd a s o, l
ither s cr iptu r e nor becau se ne
‘
legitim ate tr adition a ffi r m s thi s S ever al oth er pr el at es
followed ex pr es si ng s en ti m ent s in di ffer en t w ays s i m il ar
, .

O n t he decr ee of t he c on ces s i on of t he c u p ther e w as like ,

w i s e a cons i der abl e d egr ee of d i s s ati s faction either abso ,

lu t ely or in p ar ti c u lar r es pec t s The n a m es a r e gi ven in .

‘

det ail Nothi n g pa s s ed u n anim ou sly bu t t he appoi nt m en t

.

of t h e n ext d a of s es s i on
y .

The u su al per s on s a nd abou t t he u s u al n u m b er wer e

,

r es en t O f he m os t effi ci en t cl as s h l t t
p . t t e
p r e a es h er e , ,

w er e accor di ng t o b ot h S er va nt io a n d L e Pl a t 1 6 2
, , .

V i s conti in a l etter of t he d ate of t he s essi on is exhi

, ,

Ia r at ed at t he m anner in w hi ch it t er m i nat ed H e expr es s es .

his than k s t o G od t h a t t he c anon s a n d d ec r ees w ere ap

,
~

r oved w it h l es s con t r ad i cti on an d r eat er s ati s facti on a n d

p g ,

j yo t h an cou l d w ell be beli eved H e r eck on s t h e n u m ber .

of
p r el at es
p r es en t a t 1 8 0 H e a dd s
(w h i ch d i s cover s his
.
,

a u t hor i t
y i n t he cou n cil
) t h at w h en t h e
p r
,
i n ti n
g o f t he
'

decr ees w a s in contem pl ati on he i n ti m a t ed t o t he l eg at es

"

that t hey s hou ld not be pr in ted H e m en tions it as a r e .

or t t h a t t he car d i n al of L or r a i ne w hen h e m akes his a

'

p ,
p ,

ear a n ce w ill r equ i r e t he u s e of t he c u f or F r a nce a nd

p , p ,

lik ew i s e t he r em oval o f i m a ges H e w a s also i nfor m ed .

,

t hat t he bi s hop of t he Five C hu r ches on t he day befor e , ,

a s s em bled t he am ba s s ad or s of Fr an c e Por tu al a nd S w i tz er
g , ,

l a nd and en deavou r ed to per s u ade t h em t o i n si s t u pon t he

,

m a tter of r efor m a n d t o pos t pon e doct r i n e ; wh i ch w a s of no

,

u s e h e con ti nu es s i n ce t he i n c r ed u lou s an d obsti n at e w ou l d

, ,

not be i n du ced t o m ak e an y ch a nge a n d t he cat holi cs had

.
,

I tem
q in doct r in a d ici tT
u od lr
per h an o alt ar is h os t iam s acr os an c t am
'

l , ‘

et sacr ifi ciu m i n cr u en t u m om n i a sacr i fi cia n a u r ae et leg i s per fi ci et con t

sa t t
m m ar i ; t u m qu ia d er og a m u l u m sacr ifi cio cr u cis cr u en o, cu u s om n e t j
[q u od om n i s qu od fig u r atu r com plem en a m t fu i t , et cu u s j i s t u d ven er al
bile alt ar i s s acr i fi ci u m re m em or at ivu m es t , et a qu o s olo h abe vim t su am

tum q u ia n on es t sor ipt u r a, n equ e t

leg i im a t t
r adi io qu a; h oc affir met
2 42 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

( 2
1 5 6 .

diat ely employed su it able p er s on s , a m on g w hom w a s t he

au d itor llect t he s u bj ect s pr oper for consi der ati on by
, t o co
t he cou ncil They accor di ngly pu t for th cer tai n ar ticl es o n
.

t he su bj ect of th e s a cr am ent of or der t o be ex am i n ed by t he ,

t heologi ans It w as w it h a des ig n w h i ch w ill evi dent ly ap

.
,

ear t h at t h es e ar ti cl es w er e her eti c al on es t o b e cond em ned

p , ,

as w as fr equ entl h e cas e s i m l e qu es ti ons t o he d i s

'

n ot t
,
y p ,

c u s s ed .

Thes e i l
ar t c es, t t dly
con r ac e , w er e, t ha t or der is not a

s acr am en t ,
bu t a ri gh t ; t ha t it figm ent is ra ther a hu m a n ,

th at t he i nfer ior d egr ees of or der do n ot par t ak e of t he nat u r e

o f a s a cr am en t ; t hat an eccles i a s ti cal hi er ar ch i s a n u llit ;
y y
a nd t h a t all Chr i s ti ans ar e lik ew i s e r i es t s ; t h a t n o vi s ib e
p l
r i es thood is di s cover able in th e New Test am ent a nd t hat
p ,

n one a re r i es ts w h o d o n ot r each ; t h at u n cti on is of no

'

p p
val u e a n d t hat t he holy s i r it is not i m ar t ed by or d i n ati on ;
, p p
fi nally that bi s hop s ar e not s u per ior t o pr i es t s .
,

Reg u l ati on s w er e then i s su ed t o be ob s er ved by the t heo

log ians in exam i ni n g t he ar ticles of t he s acr am en t s of or der
an d of m at r i m on A m on thes e a s b efor e t he r i n ci al on e
y g .
p p , ,

w as t h a t the s peeches s hou ld be li m it ed to h al f a n hou r

, .

The t heologi ans w er e di vi d ed i nto thr ee clas s es a n d t hei r ,

n am es ar e s ecifi ed
p .

In the c ou rs e of t hese pr epar ati on s t h eFr ench a mb as ,

s ador s a n nou nc ed t he a r eh ens mn of thei r s over ei n t h at

pp g ,

a s t h e ad ver s ar i es on w hos e accou nt pri n ci pally t he cou n c il

,

w as convened wer e n ot pr es ent at t he pas t d i s cu s s ions it

,
.
,

m ight be s ai d that t he cou ncil w as fi ght in g w ith a s hadow

,
.
,

a n d t ha t it w a s eas t o s ettl e m a tt er s w ith ou t a n oppon en t

,
y .

H e t her efor e d es i r ed t hat a s fa r a s doctr in e w as con cer ned

, ,

d eci sion sh ou l d be defer red The legates a ns w er ed t hat a s

.
,

t o ma n ner s t hey ha d n o obj ec tion ; bu t a s t o doct r i n e t hey

cou l d n ot com pl y s i n ce t he a d ver sar i es so l on ex ect ed
, g p , ,

h a d per ti naci ou sly r efu s ed th ei r att en d an c e a t t he s ynod .

The im per i al a m bas s ad or ex pr es s ed a w i sh n ea r ly s i m il ar ,

t o t h a t of t h e Fr en ch on t he pa r t of his M aj es ty w hi ch
, ,

w a s m et by t h e cou ncil in t h e sam e m anner .

15 6 2 243
] S ESS IO N x xn I .

The di spu t ati ons h ad begu n am on g t he th eologi ans on t h e

s u bj ect of or d er , w hen s om e of t h e S an i s h pr el at es com
p
l a i n ed r i evou sl t o S er i a n do, t ha t a m on g t he ar ti cl es
p g y p
r o os ed on t h i s s u bj ect w a s om itt ed tha t w h i ch h ad been
p p
r esen t ed to t h e t h eol o i an s in t h e c ou n cil u nder J u liu s III
p g ,

a nd in w hi ch it w a s con t a i ned , t hat e i s copacy is of d ivi ne

p
r i ht , a n d bi sho s su er i or t o r es b t er s S er i an do an
g p p p y p .

s w er ed, t hat in t ha t oi n t t her e w as n o con t r over s y w it h t he

p
h er eti c s ; it w a s t h er efor e j u stly om itted They r ej oined . ,

t h at L u ther denied bi shops t o be of divin e r i ght S eripan do .

s h ow ed, tha t L u t her adm i tt ed t he i n s tit u ti on of epi s copacy

t o be of ight ; bu t a ss er ted t hat the r ites att ached t o

d i vi ne r

it w er e h u m an i nvention s They w er e not s ati s fi ed and

. ,

ex r es s ed t h ei r fear t h a t if t hi s a r ti cl e w er e om itt ed a qu es
p , ,

tion wou ld ar is e w hether r esi den ce wer e of d i vi ne r ight In :

w hi ch s ays t he hi s tor i an
, t hey w er e not m u ch d eceived
, ,

s i n ce t he le a t es w i s h ed t o d e r i ve t he father s of all O or
g p pp
t u nit of d i s cu s s i n r esi dence i n deed w hen t he t heol o i an s
y g g ,

ha ppen ed t o t ou ch u pon t he s u bj ect as they often did ,t hey

“

w er e au thor it atively r em i nd ed t o k eep t o t he m atter befor e

*
t hem .

The con gr egation s now com m enced ; and S er l pan do i n ,

the abs en ce of M antu a addr es s i ng t h e fat h er s in a s u it abl e

,

s eech di r ect ed t h em t o d i es t canons of d oct r in e w hile t he

p ,
g ,

legates t u r ned their att ention t o t he s u bj ect of r efor m ation .

The leg at es how ever felt t he d eli cacy a n d d i ffi cu lty of

, ,

their situ ation and r esolved t o do noth i ng w ithou t consu lting

,
'

his holin es s T hey t herefor e w ithou t los s of ti me d espatched

.
, ,

a lett er t o him i nfor m i n h im of t he s t at e of t h i n s in t he

g
,
g
cou ncil an d ar ti cu l ar l of t he u r en c f t h e father s t o
,
p y g y o

br i ng on 1 11 the fi r s t i nst an ce t h e cont r over s concer ni n g r e

,
y ,

s id ence They s u gges ted tha t either nothin g new shou ld

.
,

be decr eed u pon t he su bj ect S i n ce t he decr ee pu blished ,

u n d er Pau l III was s u ffi ci en t ; or t he whole s hou ld be

I n qu o san e n on adm odu m illi falleban tu r , omn em s iqu id em discept an di

de r esid en t ia occas ion em
pa t r ibu s adempt am lega i volu er u n t , imo cu m t
th e l
o og i, &c .
2 44 CO U NC I L O F TRE NT .
[ 1 56 2

f
r e er r e d t o t h e w ill of h is holi nes s ; or a n ew d ecr ee s h ou ld
be for m ed by t h e cou n cil, om ittin g the d efi nit ion of t he
d i vi ne r i ght bu t a cco m pa ni ed w ith var i ou s pen alti es an d
,

r ew ar d s
“ . legates in t he m ean ti m e w ou l d s ou n d t he
The , ,

m i nd s of t h e fa ther s befor e t h ey m, et in con r e ati on

g g .

V ar i ou s m eth ods for all a yi ng t he excit ation On t he qu es tion

w er e excogit at ed a n d s u gges t ed t o t h e leg at es
, .

A r epor t a t t hi s ti m e pr evail ed th a t t h e car di n al of L or ,

r ai ne an d t he F r ench bi s ho s w ou l d s h or tl ea r a t Tr en t
p y ppa .

It w a s lik ewi s e r epor t ed t h at t h e s u pr em e ponti ff w as ever y

,

d ay s en din g t h ith er bi shops fr om t h e cit y ; t h at he appli ed

t o t he am b a s s ador of V eni ce t o com pel t he bi s hops o f t h at
s t a t e t o r e a i r t o th e cou ncil ; a n d t ha t h e s en t a car d i n al
p
i nt o the ki ngdom of Naples enj oi n in g h im t o em ploy eccle
'

s ias t ical cen s u r es for t h e u r o s e of m aki n t h e bi s h o s t her e

p p g p
leave their cou nt r y for Tr ent Ther e w er e per s ons ou r au thor .
,

w r it es w ho c a r ped at t he pon tiff for s en d i ng t o t h e s ynod

,

bi shops of i nfer i or qu alifi cati on s a s if h e r eg ar d ed r at her ,

n u m ber th a n wei ght an d valu e It w a s l ikewi s e obj ected

, .
,

t hat his holi nes s r eadil y gr a nt ed li cences of absence to thos e

r el at es r es i d i n a t T r en t w ho w er e favou r abl e t o t he d i vi n e
p g , ,

r i h t alt hou h m en of emm ence a n d m er it T h es e how

g , g .
,

ever ar e r e r es en ted a s u n ca ndi d and u nfou n ded s u r m i s es

, p .

A lett er fr om Rom e ar r i ved appr o vi ng th e a d d iti on of ,

h ea vI er pen alties t o n on r es i dence an d r efer r i n g t he w hole

,
-

s u b ect of r es i d en ce t o t he
j p r u dence of t h e l e at es
g .

B y t he 9 t h of O ct ober s o mu ch pr ogr es s w as m ade by ,

t h e father s t h a t doct r in e a n d canon s on t h e S acr am en t of

,

O r der w er e d r a w n o u t in d u e a n d len gt h ened for m

. We .

S h all u n der s t an d enou h of t hei r con t ent s b t h e s t r i ctu r es

g y
an d obs er va ti on s m ade b d i ffer en t fa ther s u on t hem
y ‘
p .

The ar chbis hop of G r a n ad a per haps r at h er hyper cr it ically

‘

, ,

exce ted a a i ns t t he ex r es s i on t h at t he i n fer i or or der s a s

p g p ,

cen d t hr ou h t h e m id dle S i nce the do n ot a s cen d b u t t he

g y , ,

c ler ic b
y t h em W it h m o r
. e w ei gh t a n d j u s ti c e h e c on t en d ed ,

for t he t w o a r ti cl es w hich had a l ace u n der J u li u s III,

p
7

S ee t t h e me p p
o saVi n ti L e
ur t t O t 3 an d O t 2 2 1 5 62
ose s co , . c . c .
,
.
24 6 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .

[ 1 5 6 2

ans wer w a s not likely t o

y j t n or d is at s f
d it i t he ob ec or s , .

When t he S pani ar ds d epar ted the l eg at es conc eiving that

.

, ,

their petiti on w as n ot ab su r d obt ai ned t hat a canon shou ld ,

be cons tr u cted agr eeabl e t o their r equ es t and at t he s ame ,

tim e equ ally defending t he power of the pope over t he bishops . .

When this canon w as pu bli shed there were vari ou s O pinions ,

concer ni n it even am on t h e It ali ans M an how ever

g g y .
, ,

d iss ented les t t hey S hou l d appear t o pay r es pect t o the

,

S pani ar ds . O ther s w i shed t he di spu te t o con tinu e b ecau s e , ,

havin g w r itten in fa vou r of t he papal power t hey hoped t o ,

acqu i r e cr edit and it s con s equ ences

, w ith his holi n es s ; bu t ,

they w er e O ppos ed by other s who t hou ght th at as t he holy

’

, ,

s ee osses s ed qu i et enj o m en t of su r em e j u r i s di c ti on not hi n

p y p g ,

wou ld be gai n ed t o it by d i s cu ssion an d agit ati on .

It is r em ar k able th at S er ipando who fr om ill health wa s

,
.
,

ab s en t fr om t he consu lt ati ons on t h e s u bj ect co ndem ned t h e ,

ca non a s m or e ad van t a eou s t o t he her eti c s t h an t o his holi

g
n es s whos e au thor it w as t oo fai n tl r eco niz ed in it T h
, y y g e .

ver y wor d s d i vi ne r i ght w er e odi ou s at Rom e, w h er e it w as

, ,

s u s ect ed t h a t s om et hi n even fu r ther w as con cealed u nd er

p ,
g
them The legat es t her efore d eterm ined u pon a n ew and
.
, ,

di ffer en t for m t h ey however thou gh t b ett er of t he s u bj ect

, , ,

a n d allowed t he fi r s t t o s t and Bu t again S er ipan do r ecol .

,

lec ted t h e ob s er vati on of S oto th at th e S pani ar d s des i r ed ,

not h i n n ew bu t s i m l t h at t h er e shou ld be no det r acti on

g py
, ,

fr om an ti ent i ght A fr es h c anon w a s t he r es ult

r . .

O n t he 13 th of D ecem ber t h e car d in al of L or r ai ne w it h ,

fou r t een pr elates m a de his en tr a n ce i nt o Tr en t A fter how

, .
,

ever havi n b een r ecei ved in t h e cou n cil and add r ess ed it in
, g ,

a
p u bli c ca acit
p y he a nnou n c ed
, t h at in fu t u r e h e s h ou l d ,

leave t he affair s of his na tion t o t he am ba ss ador s an d su s ,

t ai n s imply a pr ivat e char acter pu r su i ng t he i nterest s of the ,

cou nt r
y an d t he chu rch H e a d d ed th at it w as his a n d his
.
,

h ou ld be
’
cou n t r m en s ex ect ation t at 11 0 com m on t hi n w
y p g ,

effect ed in t he w a of r efor m ati on b t h e cou n cil A ft er t he

y y .

r o al l ett er w a s r ead his em i nence a d dr es s ed t he s nod in a

y ,
y
long and elabor ate S peech in which he lament ed t he pr eve ,
1 5 62 ] S E SS IO N XX I I I . 247

lence of her esy ; enter ed w ith m i nu te de tail i nto t he alleged ,

a n d d o u btles s exagger at ed ou t r ages of t he G alli c r efor m er s , ,

car efu ll y p r et er m itti n g t hose of t he good C a tholi cs t o w hos e ,

br u t al bigot r y in t he fi r s t i n s t an ce i n s ti gat ed a n d a ni m at ed ,

d u r i n g it s long an d r u t hl ess car eer by hims elf a nd h is br o

ther even t he u nj u stifi able r etali a ti on s of t he H u gu enots
,

ou ht in all fa i r nes s a n d in t he m ai n to be a s cr ibed ; an d

g , , ,

then sou ght for t he r em edy of thes e tu m u lt s in t he enact

m ent s of a cou n cil w hi ch cou ld only att em pt t he I em edy by ,

con ti nu ed or i ncr eased appli ca t i on of t h e s am e coer ci ve bar

bar ity as w as alr eady a dopt ed

*
A n a n s wer w as d i r ect ed .

by t he ch i ef p r es i dent t o be m ade by a pr el at e; w hi ch w a s
accor d i n l
gy d on e w it h all t he cou r tl
yp h r aseolo
gy an d
p om
ou s ina nit y w h i ch u su ally d i s ti n gu i s h s u ch effu s i ons
p .

The am b as s a dor d u Fer r i er follow ed in a s peech of s om e

fr eedom a nd w holes om e t r u th ; an d it is r em ar k able for t he
w ell know n pas s age in w hi ch t h e s peak er d i r ecti n g hi m s elf
-
, ,

ersonall t o the m os t holy fa t h er s pr oceed s U nl es s th i s

’

p y , ,

t h e r efor m ation r ecom m end ed be d on e it is in vai n that , ,

ou ask u s whet her F r ance be in peace ; for w e s hall

y
ans wer ou as J ehu did ki ng J c r am as ki n whet her it w er e
y g ,

t
Upon t h e fr equ en ly alleg ed equ ali y of ou r ag es in t h e pr esen in s an ce, t t t t
t
I h ave said som e h in g in m y L i fe an d Pon of S t Piu s V , pp 5 9 an d fol t . . .

low ing , an d A ppen dix ; an d I wish t o add som e hin g h er e I t i s a com m on t .

t
a n d compen diou s me h od of d isposin g of complica ed h i s or ical qu es i on s t o t t t
t
in fer , t h a becau se t h er e ar e fau l s on bo h Si des, h er efor e t h e fau lt s ar e t t t
equ al . B u t i t i s h ar d, if in
. som e cas es t ru h t an d r
p po or t i on ar e n ot a
,
tt
li le
l i e I b e h e efo e i n t h e r es et
n t s e t t — l W h at w as j t
p a n r
g,. r r , p ca ,
u s o su
gg es .

t h e s u bs tan ce of t h e ou r ag es r espec ively ? T he t

u u en o s ch iefl
g y d em o t H t
lish ed t h e imag es i n t h e chu r ches of h eir Oppon en s ; h ose oppon en t s
,
t .
t t
s lau g h er ed t t heir p er s on s . Th is is t h e papis S ee
r epr esen a t ti on of a t .

S m edley s H i t of Ref Relig i n in Fr an ce, vol i , pp 2 3 6 7 2 Wh o g ave

’
s . . o . .
-
. .

t h e p ovo t ion r nd w h t w s
ca ,
t a a a t h e pr ovoca ion ? 3 ; W h a t par t d i d t h e
L e d a t ke w h i h did th ey espe tively in stig te s n t ion n d pp ove
er s a -
c r c a , a c ,
a a r ,

o t h e con t y ? 4 Wh t w e e nd e t he e pecti ve p in ip l
?
r r ar . af th r , a ar , r s r c es o e

tw o lig i n
re w h t d oes e ch en o
o s
g e com m ean d j s t ify an d m
a c u ra , ,
u , co

m nd These e t h e con sid e ti on s n e e n eq it ble j dg m e t n

a
‘
ar
y t ra c ssar o a u a u n o

t h e s bj ectu The ct of t h e soldie y ex ept w h en p ved t

. a s ct n de r , c -
ro o a u r

t h e infl en e of th ei u leade
c a e n f i bj e t s f it i i m on eit h e
r r s, r o a r s u c o cr c s r

s ide .
2 48 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .
[ 1 5 6 2

p eace m
w hat h as t thou to do w i th peace , so long as —i -

yOu

k now the t ’
r es .

Th e s econ d for m of t he d oc tr i ne and canons of the sacr a

mn t
e of or d er w a s pr opos ed on t he 3 0t h of O ctober ; and
they ar e t r an s cr ibed by Paleotto at length . The l as t , or
s even t h canon d es er v
,
es t o be
p r esen t ed t o t he r ead er ; as n o

s i n l e c an on i n the s ynod ex cit ed s o h ot a n d obs ti n at e con

g
t es t am ong t h e fat h er s or r ather t he two par ti es on t he , ,
!

s u bj ect i nt o w hi ch t h e w er e d i vi d ed
y .

If any one sh all s ay th a t it w a s not i n s titu ted by C hr i st ,

t he L or d t ha t t her e s hou ld be bi s hops in t h e C atholic

, ,

C hu rch and t hat When they ar e as su m ed by t he Rom an

, ,

on ti ff his vi car on ear t h i n t o ar t of his s oli ci tu de t h e

y
p , p , ,

ar e n ot t r u e a n d l e iti m at e bi sh o s s u per i or t o r esb t er s

g p p y , ,

an d t h at t he d o not enj o t h e s am e d i n it y an d t he s am e
y y g ,

ower w h i ch t h e h a ve obt ai n ed t o t he r es ent ti m e ; let

p ,
y p
ii
h im be a n athem a
’
.

Thi s c an on s eem s by t he s equ el t o have been as it were , ,

t he s t an d ar d for t h e p r eser va ti on s eiz u r e or r ecovery of , ,

w hi ch t h e m os t d et er m i n e d effor ts of t he t w o hos til e r ank s

w er e em ployed a nd w hich repeat edly c am e i nto t he pos
,

s es s ion of one or ot her of t hem a ccor di n t o t h e for t u nes

g ,

of t hi s t heol o ic w ar
g .

It is har dly pos s ible t hat t he r ea d er s hou ld n ot have oh

s er ve d t h r ou gh ou t t h e pr ecedin g hi st or y t he ext r em e d r ea d
mani fest ed by the pontiff of Rom e at d ivm e r l ght any w her e .

bu t in h im sel f The fi r s t obj ect of hor r or w as t he clai m of

.

s u ch r i h t a s it r es ect ed r es i d en ce ; bu t t he d i vi ne r i ht of
g p , g
r es i den ce an d th a t of t he e i s co a l or der b w h i ch it w as
, p p y .

i
,

t o be ex er ci s ed r es t ed pr eci s ely u pon t he s am e fou n d a tion

, ,

t D
~

S i qu is dix erit n on fu is se a C h r is o omi n o i ns t it u t u m , u t essen t in

E ccles ia C at h olica E pi scopi , a c eos , cu m in par em solli cit u din is a Pon t i fice t
t
Rom an o, ej u s i n er r is V icar io, as su m u n tu r , n on es se ver os et leg i im as t
E piscopos , Pr esbyt er is s u per i or es, et eadem tt
dig n i a e, efid m qu e po es
e t t te a

n on ti
po r i, u am
q ad h aec u squ e temp or a obt in u er u n t : A n a h em a si t , t It
“

w ill be obser ved th t I h a ave tra n l t ed

s a as te
li r all
y as possible, in or der t h at
th e e m ight be n
r o m is r epr esen t at ioh of t h e m ean i ng .
2 50 C O U NC I L OF T RE NT . 1562 .

w er e in fa vou r of t h e can on ; an d the ar chbi s hop of L a n

i
c ano in p ar ti cu l ar ar gu ed t hat t h e om i s s i on of t he w or d s

di vin e r i g ht d id n ot i m ply d en i al, i m i nor t r u th s ar e

’
s nce

often s u
pp r es s ed th a t t he
y m a
y n ot inj u r e m aj or on es : a s

in t he synodi cal proh ibition of t he title C hr is t otocos a ppli ed

t o t h e V i r g i n M ar y l est it s h ou ld appear t o excl u d e tha t
"

ot her of G O ne s a ga ciou sly enou gh obs er ved th a t

’
eor oxos .
,

it w a s nowher e r ead th at C hr is t ins tituted that ther e S hou ld

, ,

be bi s hops bu t tha t he cr eat ed t hem hi m s elf The bi s hop

, .

of C hi o i a s ai d t h at as t h e o e w as chi ef m ona r ch t he
gg p p
, ,

r i nci l e of t h e h i er ar ch r equ i r ed t h at all ow er s a s r i ver s

p p y p , ,

fr om the fou n t ain an d r ays fr om t h e su n s hou l d be der i ved

, ,

fr om him T hi s pr elat e w ho w a s for m er ly r i di cu led for his

.
,

over t an d r e r i m and ed for his h et er odox h ad lea r n t a

p y , p y ,

new l es s on H e of C onimbr a obj ected t o d i spu t es ab ou t t he

.

p ow er of t he o e w it hou t his k n owled e

p p g
*
T he P r ot es t an ts .

might have cl ai m ed s om e benefit fr om t hi s arg u m en t Th e .

bi s h op of M oden a wh o wa s concer ned in draw i ng u p the

,

form u n d er di s c u s s i on w as c on t en t ed t h at epi s copa cy s hou ld

, ,

be d eclar ed of d i vin e r Ight pr ovi ded it m ight be a dded , ,

by a u thor i ty of t he pope Ther e w er e var i ou s cr itici s m s

.

o n ot her or ti on s a s w ell a s t he s even t h can on alt hou h

p ,
.

g ,
”
h ere w as t he t u g of w ar Pet er D an es e bishop of L a .
,

V au t affi r m ed t h at bi s hops w er e n ot only i n s tit u t ed by d i vine

, ,

r i h t bu t in t h ei r ow n chu r ches w er e equ al t o t he Rom an

“

g ,

on ti ff T h e bi sh o of t he fi ve chu rch es w a s d es i r ou s of
p .
p
d i s m i ss i ng all s u btleti es fr om t h e deliber a tions of t he cou nc il
,
,

and declar ed t h at t o di s u t e abou t r ima c a nd j u r i s d ic ti on

, p p y ,

w as t o d eny t h e fi r s t pr i n ci pl es of t heol og y T The bi shop .

o f O s t u ni vent u r ed t o a s s e rt in O ppos iti on t o t h e r epr e ,

s en t a tion t ha t t hos e al on e w ho wer e call ed by t he o e w ere

, p p
t r u e bi s hops t hat t he , i e w er e m a n
y t r u e bi s ho s of wh om
p
his h oli ness ha d n o kn ow l ed ge The bi shop of G u adix .

ipso in sci o .

j Di s t
u a r e au
p tem d e pI im at u et de j u r isdi ctiene, ml aliu d es s e quam

n eg aI e pu ma pI in cipia theolog ies .

1 56 2 ] S E S S IO N x xn r . 25 1

s aid, that ther e wer e as m any poi nt s of dou b t a s s ent ences

in t he s eventh c anon ; an d con fi r m i ng th e a s ser ti on w hi ch ,

h ad j u s t b een u tt er ed he s ai d t hat t he ar chbi sh op of , ,

S altz bu r g con fir m ed bi shops el ec t ed by t he ch apt er who ,

w er e t r u e bi shops and t h e s am e w as t he case in m any ot her

,

i ns t an ces .

T hes e w or ds pr odu ced a for m i dable u pr oar am ong t he

fath er s w ho excl aim ed that he s hou l d be hear d no far ther
, , .

S i m onet t a expl ai ned th at the a r chbi s hop con s ecr at ed bu t

, ,

his con s ecr ati on w a s confi r m ed by t he a u thor it y of t he pope .

In t he m ean ti me other pr el at es r eiter a t ed t he cry O u t w it h

, ,

him ! ou t w ith h im ! an d ot her s L et him be ana them atiz ed ! ,

t o whom G u er r ero t u r n in r e li ed B e
y e an ath em atiz ed !
g p ,

The S pan i sh p r el ate how ever n ever i nter m itt ed his S peech
, , ,

bu t am i d s t t he clam ou r s ar ou n d him pr oceeded d eclar i n g ,

th at t he pope was t he su pr em e vi car of G od and other ,

thi n gs m or e palatable to the par t of his au dience w hom h e

h ad s o hi ghly i n cen s ed ; a t t he s am e ti m e r epr im and i ng
them for not havi n g t he pati ence t o hear him t o t he end .

The car din al of M an tu a w as m u ch pr ovok ed by s o i nde

cor on s an exh ibition ; and t hr eat en ed t ha t if it w er e r e eat ed
p ,

h e s hou ld w it h dr aw The car di n al of L or r ai n e j oi ned i n

.

r e r obati n s u ch condu c t a nd w a s ver s ever e on t hos e w h o

p g y ,

ex cl ai m ed A n ath em a H e t r u st ed t hat t h e legat es wou ld

.
,

m ai n t ai n t hei r di gnity and t h at s u ch offences w ou l d in,

fu t u r e be vi sit ed w it h condi g n pu nishm ent j The congr e .

qu ot su n t ej us t
par es t ot su n d u bia t .

1 T u n c pr ela i h oc t au dient es s t r epi t u m ma nu m

g exci t aver u n t clam an es , t
t
ex r a n on au diat u r V er u m C ar din alis S im on e
. tt a s u b u n xit ,
j q u od S als ebu r
g en sis cons ecr at u r
(sic) et con fi r m at u r au t h or i t at e papae I n t er ea alii pr ela i
. t
i n g em in aban t claman es , t
t e e t et lii A n t E xea ,
x a , a , a h ema sit : ad qu os G r an a
t e is
ns vecon e pon dit A
r su s rth em v e tis G di en i ve e m n em
s , na a os s . a c s s ro s r o

n nq
u m i t e m i it p
ua n eq e
r si te l m e &
, Th e t y f thi
r os u ns n r c a or s, c. s or o s

i t exh ibiti n i
r o ou s
g iven by o th e eye W it e w it h v i ti ve y
s an o r - n ss a ar a on r na

t l i n ext t f om t t t h e bj e t f t h e n il by t h e bi h p f
ur a n a r ac r a r ac on su c o cou c s o o

S l m
a a p e e v d i th
an c a, as r
y l
s r lib y f M d
e i d d
n
p e e n t df
e ro a t he r ar o a r
,
an r s e or

fi t tim e in p int by V ill n ev V id L it A ppe d i t t h e e d f t h e 2 d

rs r a u a, a . n x a n o

v l m e pp 4 2 4 5
o u ,
. S im ett d ecl ed th e pin i n f t h
, . on ffen d i g bi h p
a ar o o o e o n s o

to b d l
e s ca n pa tic l ly t :
a ou s, h time The i t beg n ; nd t h e
r u ar a su c a . r o a a .
2 52 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

“ 56 2 .

ga t ion
pt hen r oceed ed t h er s eeches t he
p ; a nd a ft er s om e o

bi s hop of A liffi s a id t hat he s hou ld pr o fes s u n til t he s yn od

*
, ,

d et er m in ed t he cont r ar y tha t bi sh ops der i ved t hei r pow er ,

fr om C hr i st a n d n eit her from S t Pet er n or fr om t h e pope

,
. .

H e was her e i n t er r u pt ed by t he pr es i dent H osiu s who sa i d .

, ,

t h at ther e was n ow n o di spu t ation con cer n i ng t he pow er of

t h e pope G r ana d a s u bm itt ed tha t lib er ty of s peech shou ld
.
,

be allow ed t o all The s peaker con tinu ed a n d claim ed t he

.
,

p r i vil e e of ob e i n
g y g h is cons ci en ce T he
p r es i d ent com .

l a i ned th at m a n t hi n s w er e s ai d for ei n t o t he u r os e
p , y g g p p ,

a n d t hat t he her etics w ho d id not d en

y t h e i ns tit u ti on o f
,

bi shops by C hr i s t d enied the validit y of t hose pr om oted by

,

t he pope an d t h a t th i s t h er efor e w as the pos iti on to be

,

r efu ted The c ar di n al of L or r ai n e then for t h e fi r s t ti m e

.
, ,

took his par t in t he d eliber ati on s of t he congr egati on In a .

long s peech he s u ppor ted a n d a s s er ted t h e papal j u r i s di ction

an d r er o ative t o t h e fu ll ; an d obs er ved t h a t all t he s ect s
p g ,

of her eti cs how ever d i vi d ed am on

, g t hem s elves w er e u n ited ,

in their hos tility t o t he apost oli c s ee H e how ever s u g

‘

s
.
, ,

W
_

es t ed an i m r ovem en t in t h e s even t h ca n o n h en t he
g p .

bi s hops h a d spoken t he abbat s a nd gener als s u cceeded a n d

, ,

t he bu s i n es s w a s a t la s t clos ed .

When an en d wa s pu t s ays Paleotto t o t he deliver y o f ,

\
,

t he O pinion s of t he fat her s w hi ch by t hei r p r olixity a n d ,

p t
a r iar ch of Ven ice called h im a sch is ma i ct . G r anad a t
r e or t ed t h e n a m e .

Th e n ar r a t
or s ays of h im s elf th t h e did
a not t t
dis i n c ly h ear his (Y o n o oi t
t
es o, au n qu e n o es aba t m u y lar g o) . Bu t t he u r oar con in u in g , h e r ai s ed
p t
h im self, an d s a id th at s u ch in te r ru
pti on w as w r on g ; th at t h e s pea ke r Sh ou ld

be h ear d t o t h e en d , an d th en it sh ou ld be d e te m i n d
r e , t
w h e h er h e h ad s aid

an y t hin g w or h y t of r e r oof or c
p t
h as isem en t . Th e bish op w en t on qu ie ly t
t
as r epr esen ed, an d en d ed wi h t an ex pr ession of a cqu ies cen ce in t h e cor
r ec ti on of t h e cou n cil if de ser vin g of i t Th er e i s r eas on t o believe h at
. t
Paleot t o
’
s r e r es en a
p tt ion i s t h e m ore accu r a e of t h et w o ; an d h e cou ld t
h ar dly be m is t ken
a i n t h e w or d A n a th ema bein g r epea ed t an d an im ad
ver t ed u pon by a s u bse u en
q t spea ke r .

H e w as a Span iar d , w e ar e t old in t h e sam e t

ex r ac t a s is r efer r ed t o i n t he
last t
n o e, al th ou gh h is bish opr ic w as i n t h e i n g dom of Naples Th e at k .

t em p t w as m ade, says t
h is au t h or i t y, t o cou g h h im d ow n w h en r a h er ex t
t en d edlypr es sin g t he j u s d ivinwm ; w h ich w as n o iced by L t au s s ac, w ho
'
w on der ed at t h e efl ec t w h ich t h e a r d w in u m h ad in r odu ci n
j p g t
ca ar r h .
 2 54 C O pN C I L or T RE NT .

[ 1 5 6 2

w ou ld be condem ned an infi nite nu m b er of theologia n s a nd

i t
canon s s .

The legat es in thei r d i s t r es s a

ppli ed t o his h oli nes s, w ho
w as in as
g r ea t d iffi cu lty hi m s el f
t t h em d ire ctions , an d s en

t o pr or ogu e a n annou n ced s es s10n L or r ain e when he cam e .

,

t o k now all t hi s w as i ndi gn an t a n d t h e l egat es w er e m or e

, ,

embar r a s sed ; u nt il at len th C ar d i n al Bor r om eo a d v i sed

g
t hem t o open their m i nd s t o the Fr enchm a n The legat es .
,

n ot choos i n t o d o t h i s per s on all y em l o ed s om e fr i en d s

g p y ,

t o per for m t he offi ce; a n d t h e con s equ ence w as a fr es h ,

s even t h ca non Thi s canon did n ot please his em i n ence

.
,

an d he s u
gg es t ed a n ot h er Th e m ed i at or s obj ect ed t h a t
.

thi s for m r edu ced t he pope t o a nak ed i nstr u m en t *

M u ch .

d eliber ati on took pl ace an d it w as con clu ded t h at t he su b

, ,

ect sh ou ld be r econs i d er ed an d another m eeti n b

j g e Con ,

vened . The l eg at es h ow ever c onsu lt w it h ot her fa t her s

, , ,

a n d a r ee th at t he ca non sh ou l d confi ne it s el f t o t he pro

g ,

p ok d s u bj ect S u ch w as
. r e ar ed ; and
p p sh or t a s it w as it , ,

r ovi ded am l for t he a al r er o ati ve E v n t h i s di d

p py p p p g e .

n ot a s s an d a n ot h er w as s u es t ed
p ,
gg .

While all t hese pai ns w er e b ei ng t ak en t o b r ing t he liti

at ion on t h i s su bj ec t t o a s a ti s fa ct or con cl u s i on a l ett er
‘

g y ,

c am e fr om Rom e w h i ch thr ew t h e w hole m at t er a fr es h i nt o

,

confu s ion F or it di r ect ed th at n ot on ly m u ch alt er ation

.
,

s hou l d be m ade in t h e old doct r i n e bu t an ei h t h can on

g ,

s h ou l d be com osed a m li f i n
p p y g or at l eas t confi r m i n
, g t h e , ,

p r im ac
y an d s u r em e au t hor it
p y of his holi ness L on
g a nn o .

t at ion s accom pan i ed thi s com m u ni cation .

The l egat es convi n ced t h at if s u ch a canon s hould be

,

r o os ed it w ou l d b e t h e s i n al for fr es h an d m or e a
’
ra
p p ,
g gg
vat ed di s s ens ions conclu ded w ith t he a dvi c e of m an y fat her s
'

, , ,

t hat it wou ld be better t o s tate the case to h is holi ness than

r ashl t o ex cit e t hes e n ew t r a edi es A ft er con s u lti n
y g g ,

h ow ever w ith t he C ar d in al of L or r ai ne w ho promis ed t o

, ,

ass i st t hem t he a r eed w it h s om e of t h e fa th er s t o r esent

y g , , p ,

n d m i t m ent m u u ns ru u .

qu am t r ag edies t emexe exci t ar e

J
r n ovas h asce .
15 6 3 ] S E S S IO N XX I I I . 255

a thr eefol d for m of t h e s eventh canon w it h the a dditi on of ,

a n ei ht h S er i an do con s i der ed thi s a h a or t u nit

g .
p ppy pp o
y
of r es t or i n con cor d an d t r an qu illit if it w er e n ot allow ed
g y ,

t o S lip They wer e how ever d ecei ved in th ei r r eli ance upon
.
, ,

t h e pr ofes s ed a s s i s t a n ce of t h e F r ench c ar d i n al bu t t he
y ,

r es ol ved t o hea r t hei r d i s appoi nt m en t w it h equ ani m it

y .

Th e F r ench pr el ates w er e offen ded a t t he i nt r odu cti on of

t he u n iver s al chu r ch in s u ch a connexi on as t o
’
t he t er m s , ,

i m ply t he s u per ior ity of t he pope t o a cou ncil Thi s em .

br oil ed t h e F r ench w ith t h e Por tu gu es e fat h er s w ho wer e ,

d evot ed t o t he pa pal pr er ogative In t h e m ids t of t hes e per .

lexities w hi ch r a t her i ncr eas ed t he l e at es w er e i n for m ed

p , g ,

fr om Rom e t hat if m att er s cou l d not other w i s e be qui et ed

,
,

for t he w or ds t he u niver s al chu r ch m i ght be su bs tit u t ed t he

’
‘

u niver s al chu r ches A n other at t em pt t o s ettl e t he endles s

’
.
,

bu t not i r r ati on al or u n a ccou n t able con t r over s y r es pec ti ng ,

the i n s titu ti on an d au thor it y O f bi shops w as m ade by t he ,

C ar di n al of L or r ai n e an d a new fi ft h chapt er of d octri n e

, ,

w ith a n ew s even th c an on w as com pos ed by him , Bu t t hi s .

m eas u r e fail ed a n d t he l egat es s ent a s t at em en t of t hei r

,
.

d iffi cul ti es ag ain t o h is holi nes s T hey w er e t r ansm itt ed in .

A pr il of t h e year 1 5 6 3 .

A t thi s tim e h appen ed t h e d eath s of t w o of t he l egates ,

t he C ar di n al o f M a ntu a a n d S er I an do T h i s dou ble s t r ok e

p .

i nterru pted t h e pr ogr es s of t he attem pt ed pacification as it ,

w a s j u d ge d pr oper t o w a it t he ar r ival of t h e new legat es ,

w ho it w as u n der s to od w er e chos en
, ,These w er e C ar din als .

M or one an d Navager o S an gu in e hopes of a favou r able

*
.

r es ul t fr om t hi s ch an e of ci r cu m s t ances w as ent er t ai n ed
,
g , .

Bu t t he d iffer en ce r es pecti ng j u r i s d i cti on had s t r u ck its r oot s

In an imp or t t e t ct f
an x ra r om the MS . an d u n pu blish ed L ife of M ar tin
Per ez d e A yala, x an e tnt i t heRoyal L ibr ar y of M ad r id , an d pr esen ed by t
V ill an u eva , i n t h e A ppen d ix t o h is V i da L i er ar i a , C ar d in al M or on e i s ch a t
r act er iz ed as h ombr e d o bl a do w hi ch , says t h e Rev B lanco
, (t om i i , p ; 4 2 0) . . .

Whi e, a g ood u dg e, sig n ifi es li er ally a d ou ble m an bu t , h e (ad ds, t he

t j t
g t
S pan i sh ph r as e i s ver y s r on , an d m ean s d ar an d r each er ou s Pr act k t .
’
.

and I n t E vid
. .
, &c. s econ d ed i ti on , p 3 26
. . Th e ch ar ac er t i v
g en of him,
t
a n d ac s as cr i bed t o h im, even by Paleot to, j tify t h i
us s r epr esen a t tion .
 2 56 C O UN C J L O F ITR E NT .

[am
s o Td ee
pliyg; t hat i ns tead of beirig dim inis hedgr itigarrere saw
a
r
,

d aily, par ticu la rly by theemean s pf p rivate m eeting s gy m a (a

' '

x '
_
r e? . .

It is r eally w as t e of ti m e an d l abou r t o riparsue tarry ,

far th er =a 9 c on t rover sty w hi ch yet ; in ou r u or ig inai; ecmipi es a

‘

m an y tfu tu r e pages, and of w hi ch enou gh 5 hast beengrefi tted

'

i
, . :

t o sh ow that : it was a contes t betw een encr oac ing; awl

‘

h ,

t en aciou s ft yr ann y h and; nd a r e is ta ce g mt h

ou one .a
n e p a rt s “
,

of - a
th os e . Su bj ect z t o sit , r eso u e a n l t ‘
d p r e i
er s ev r nv

gp in d eed , but;

n eu t r alf ed a nd m : enfeeb ed l by a r eco n

g ition 1
of «ifiS a ni mezting
‘ e

u fii ce it t o ob s er ve, t h at t he r es ult w as, a

’

pr i nc i l e
p : S ”
E
ts-us u
al,
v

a bn e w ly for m ed sevent h canon , w h i ch an at hem atiz es ut hg se

-

w ho as s entr t h at bi s hops by the authqr ity ef t he

a s su m ed
,
Z
,

Rom an pon t i ff a r e : ,.
n ot i n s tit u t ed b ; Chris t , bu t are
y p p
a ai ,

masks; ion a hu m a n fi gm ent &c

_
, .
*
.
x
i 3N ,
“m“ ,
"
Paleot to w as em l o ed to S en d an account ofi t w hat rv
' t

p y .
h as,
d io ne i t o iRom e, w hi ch he did,»
a dd n
g y bi w a f h ft ex lalnatieng
y p
,
»

f he n ani e of Rec t or , or Ru l er
o it
~

, s u bj oi n ed to that of Paston ; an .

l ied t o t he onti ff,t h at it w a s a d o t ed as 4a cont r adic ti m efg

a
pp p p q
t hetopin ion oft h e her etics, who r efu sed t h e t it lett o his eh ae
h éSs g
’

G r ea t h opes wer e t cher ished th at now a t ot al endgzwas pu ti teq t

t h e per pet u al d is s ensi ons w hi ch h a d pr eva iled, When ,] hardly , i

ha d t h e m ess enger left Tr ent befor e it w as fbu rrd t hat ;t han , »

.

t her of t he t w o opponent par ti es w er e pl eas ed

as t h i n ki n t h a t t oo m u ch ow er w a s i ven t o { t heolt shg s
g p g p p a

a nd too littl e t o t h e O e ; t h e S an iar d s wa s fi t hinkin f r e

p p p gp
her efor e a ft er f u r t er cau al“
cisel
y t h e con t r ar y It w a s t .

h s , , ,

t at ion am ong t h e h ead s of t he cou ncil agr eed that i ca ensfi

i p ,

S h ou l d be con s t r u ct ed u r el
p y
of or der w i t hou t a n t h i n con cer n l n g j u ms
y , g
a fou r t h c h a t er of doc t r i n e an d and y j iiw
p ,

w er e com pos ed in t he for m i n wh i ch t hey w er eijwitd qpted birg

‘

t he Sessio n
’
‘

O n t h e 6 th o f J u ly ther e w as a m eeting prett ieu slé te fl ag .

« r

en er al mon r e ation t o e x lor e an d a d us t matt er s “ and :

g g g p e
j , t

a lthou h idis u t at ion was n ot w an t in p it w a s con i ctedfm

'
“

g p g t u o p ei
: .
i

- 1 3

lar v e fig ment u inhu m ariu m

.

as papales , s n , &c .
 C O UNC I L O F T RE NT .

Sp i
an s h hos tility wa s t her efor e {
rec koned u
p on s an d l it gwjas,

abs en t them l se ves or a

p no t es t . A nsw er s —
.
w faccgrdingifi
er e
‘

re ar ed s b s et! d amn
”
p p . u

B u t beh old, p roceed s t h e hi s tor ian,

t he M os t H i gh God it came t o pa s s, t h at s hor tly a fter t he
,
, , ,

t erm ination of t he c ongr egati on t he Spaniards a ssembled , .

t he mat te
’

at . t he a mbas s ad or s , an d con s i der i ng r morem as e .

tu r aly si n ifi ed, in t he n ame Of t he w ho le i

nat on, t o “t he:
, r

g
legates t hat t hey w ou l d not d i s s en t a t t he sess ion, on t wo
, ,

con diti o n s : fi r s tly t h a t at t h e clos e o f t he cou ncil w hen fi he

, , ,

h ereti cs ar e co thos e shou ld be i nclu ded who denied

nd emn ed, ,

bi sh ops t o be i n s titu t ed by C hr is t and likewis e t hos e who; ,

d o n O t admit t he pr i m ar y an d s u pr em e au t horit y of t he chi ef

p o n ti f
f W i t
. h t he S p a n i a r d s t h e F r ench concu r r ed and ,

u n der G od t h e di s cor d s t er m i n at ed an d t he doct rine a n

, d ,

c anons wer e r ecei ved In t he for m I n w hi ch t he

y n ow st an d; 3

S om e time befor e t h i s t he pontiff was medit ating t O take , ,

up h is r e s iden ce w it h h is cou r t a t Bol o n a in ord e

g t hh ahe, , n i

m ig h t be near er t he cou ncil The legates sent h ig gwerd _ g ,

that t he car dinal of L or rai ne an d t he French W§ § ed wfifh

-
.

i
t

affect ed tow ar ds t he a pos t oli c s ee ; a n d L an ss ac faddedi that , ;

h e had n o dou bt of t he good w ill of his holiness bu t3 thati ,, ,

h e h ad bad a dvi ser s ab ou t him and tha t it ,Woyld hes prism ,

,
d en t in O bedi en ce t o t he tim es t o
, ,

r i h t I n or d er t hat
g ,

Abou t t he s am e tim e w hile the cou ncil was fi fi gflg edj ifl j , i l

u bl ic r eli i ou s ser vi ce as t he aut hor car efully obser v edfl

p g ,

n ews w as recei ved of a vi ctor y of the Fr ench kin over fthe;

"

g r
a

H u gu en ot s They i mmedi ately r epaired t o the eathedr hlr

.
, , ,

a n d s an a T e Deu m fin ;
g

'

Th is i s s omewher e r efer r ed to . by V i scen t i, bu t 4 7 1t h no n ew Cir-af fid a

t
s an ces .
 S ES S IO N 2 59
’

xx n r .

mbass ador s awho had it m commiss ion fr om

‘

T h French
’

a h é i a
'

h iir
tZ c ki ng pr es en t t o t he s n od e paper on r estit u ti on of
’

to
‘

y
m a nn er s ,
=
c om
p r eh en d n i g t h i rt
yfou r ch a t er s
p d
-
eliver ed ,

t hein to the legates ; ‘

'

a n d t he w h ole Of t h e m appear in
‘

Pa leotto They ar e '

of cou r s e ener all ood a n d w er e
. ,
g y g
, ,

mu ch n eeded .

t
legat es alt hou gh t he chapter s w er e felt to contai n
The ,
.

r ti cu l a r s r ath er s ever e an d i n com modi ou s t o t he Rom an

p a
co u r t thou ght it r i ght t o t r an s m it them t o his holi nes s
, .

A little aft er cam e int elligen ce r at her u nexpect edl y from

' I

Rom e of t he electi on of t wo car dinal s t he one ei ght een an d

, ,

t he other el even year s of a ge A t a ti me w hen s o gener al a .

'

cl a mou r wa s r ais ed a ai ns t s u ch a ct s t h e l egat es w ere

'

g
'

di st r es s ed that his holi n es s s hou ld ma ni fes t s o little r egar d ,

if not t o decoru m , t o pr u dence .

"
In t he cou r se of t he for egoin g pr oceed in gs t h e qu estion
of Resid en ce w as r es u m ed T aking u p the su bj ect fr om .

t he ‘
t hor i ns er ts a decree pr oposed r elati ve
beginn ing , ou r au
.

to it T hi s lik e t he other pr od u ction s of t he syn od u nder

.
, ,
"

went alter ation s wh i ch it is not of adequ ate i m port ance ,

des cr ibe
‘

even to .

.
1
When it c am e
)
t o be d eba t ed , L or r a ne i t oo k t he
lead .

He began by l i n t he so em n l r es on s i bilit f
‘v
en ar on
g g u
p p y o
"
t hos e w ho med t he offi c e of in t he ch u r ch of
'

as tor s
as su
p
C hr is t g an d wh e il h is obs er va ti ons t he p r O pos al wer e
'

on
‘

g ener ally l au dator y ther e wer e som e poin t s u pon w hi ch he ,

d emurr ed par ti cu l ar ly t he s pecifi ed c au s es of ab s en c e

, .

Gr a na d a as was t o be expect ed i n s i sted u pon t he d i vi n e ' ‘ '

, ,

r i ht ,as t he t r u e r em ed f h e ex i s ti n il On e s ai d
'
t
”

g y o g ev s .
,

w it h per h aps j u s t er a n d fu r t her appli c ati on t h an he i n

‘ '

mm
“
ack nowledge d d
"
t ha t t h e L or co and e d bishops to f eed
t he flock bu t not in w ha t ma n ner ft he ere t o hé fe
d
'
‘
’

w
'

y ;
-

S ome obj ect ed t o t he pu ni s h m en t s d enou n ced a

g i
a ns t

n on r esi dence 4 0thers a ains t t he t a t her e

g
-
»
. }. e -

ur
g en t du t y . The bis hO p .
of Recanat a sa id , th
ti me churches w er e s u ffer n g, i and t h at theda lwhnet wi caristzh
"
”
~ ~
,

offi ces enou h The s peeches

’k

g s
u
of the <
abbats and t ener a
g lt i

tl t ns cfi e ach her In fact; t he fw hole ccdt r over Syt em

” ‘
n ot a . - : a

d
i may be r es olved i nt o t he ar rogant pr atens i
'

ang gaex s tencey . f I I

-

S ipfi sg Q f eth e : Rom an ponti ff a nd a feeli ng of (20 15t

-
c t it é
y

andgfir mt ress of n
'

q thos e w ho cont end ed ih beh al f bf . r eSi de c ee

ifI the cp hsider at iOn d id
-

. n ot for ce i t s elf u pon iws , fof t heheffhict i

z
r ’

t he Roman chu rch, a n

d of t he su bs t a nce an d : quality oftt heo
i m part t o thei r flock s i WhQBl t we
_

food whi ch they m u st . r r

e.

fiect that this

Itc t.
, m ay m os t com pr ehens i vely and hi di n
g
?eifi
ItIlI
y5 :
'
r

wo u ld be f
. t
a n n i hi la e
2 6 72 CO U N C IL O F T RE NT .

f es u it L
‘
mmended th at as t he qfihfith n i layhilly
ainez rec o ,
‘

among t he cath oli cs t he decree Wh i ch mi ght M amet prete

, d -

by b oth parti es in their oWH Way was t o be pr é ihfi é d

" i‘
.

Minor porti ons had b een forgott en I n t he abseibi ng int eres t ' ‘ ‘

of th e m ai n qu esti on Bu t as usu al When t ka t Was hettleii

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t he form
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er att r act ed some at t ention ; a rid i t Wes t he

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th at thei nfer i or pas tor s

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al a r m b re ar i n o vi s it t he e m er or who W as t hen a t
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t ha t he s heu ld impress
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U pon th emin d of his maj esty a favou r abl e Vi ewof thecou né il

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A bou t t he s am e tim e t he cou ncil hea r d fr om V i s conti Who ,

h a d j us t r et u r ned fr om Rome t t h a t his h oli ness w as seen -

,
'

lou sly eh Iployed in reform i ng h is cou r t en d left t he afi airs

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of t hebouncil t o t
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h e
p u n h
r d e ce of t e le at es
g
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T h e a inbes i .

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s ad or of t h e D u k e of S avo w as likewis e I I h eard
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an d answered A t t h e b egi n ni ng of F ebru ar y t h ere was a

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p u bli c di s cu ss i on r es ecti n a s es s i on t he r or o ati on o i

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p g p g ,

w hich d i sappoin t ed t h e expect ati on s of t he werld ; aiId it

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was fi nally a greed t h at it s hou l d t ake plece on t h e 22 d of

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A pril t he i n ter veni n g space t o b e oc cupied in finishihg i ’

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w hat Was in h an d a n d even ent er i n g ,

or der and t he s acr am en t of m atr i mony}

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l as t s u bj ect w er e com m h
u ni cat ed t o t h e t h eol o i ans } wh s e
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g
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fi r s t em ploym ent w as t o qu ar r el , th e
S pani sh not bei n g di s pos ed t o yield t o t he Fr ench H ence .

t h e n ecess it y of n ew r egu l a t ions, fr om whi ch however , Shl é

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mer on as the pope s theol ogian w as exempted a s a mark

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of r es pect t ow a r d s his h oli nes s ; a nd he w as t o be allow ed t he

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h onou r of t he open i ng s peech in t he congr e ati ons T hi s
g :

m atter h ow ever w as r efer r ed t o th e n ex t s es s i on

, , .

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la
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ac d ecr etu m
u dar e i t a di s os i t u m ,
se p ut ej u s ver ba pie Sat is i n
u t r a m u e al t em
q p p n t ex poni
os s i .

1 This, i t appear s , r m the le tte r s of t

t he leg a es, w as t h e beg inni ng of
F eb1 u ar y .
 S ES S I ON x xI I I . .
25 3

t he Erenc h, kin g ; its d eliver y t he a mbas sador , da

an d on .

1 Bar rier, a ddr ess ed t he fa t h er s, u r i n

g g t hat t h e cou n cil shou l d

mgt ly m ake decr ees bu t pr ovi de for their emanat ion A nd

on , , .

L or rai n e followed pr es s i ng t he s am e poi nt if F ranc ew a s t o

, ,

{ be deli ver ed fr om it s exi s ti n g m i ser i es .

O ngt he 2d of M ar ch t he d eat h of th e pr i nci pal le

(
g at e t e
h ,

Ca r di n al of M a nt u a t ook
p l a ce a ft er a ver , y s hor t illn es s , .

Hi s age w as 5 6 The h i s tor i an expr es ses hi m self I n hi gh

.

te r m s o f t h e . m e r it s a n d s e r v i ce s o f t h i s
p r es i d en t a n d of t he , ,

t regr et occa s i oned by his los s

i
.

bi s hop of t he five chu r ches h a d now r etu r ned from

3the emper or r epr es enti n g t ha t his maj est y fr om disgus t at
, , ,

t h e del ays : end con t en t i on s of t he synod ha d pr opos ed t o , ,

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e h i s h o li n e s s
p e r s o n a lly a t T r ent an d s ee w hat t he
y ,

c ou ,l d d o t o
g e t h e r M ea n w h il e t.h e bi s h o
p o f V it er b o fro m
R a m a a n n o u n c e d h ow d ili g e n tl y hi s h oli n e s s W a s em lo ed
p y
i
gn p e f o r
, m a t io n s a t h o m e i n t r u s tin
g t h e c o n d,
u c t of t h e

u ncil ent ir el t o t he l e a t es O n t h i s t he le at es r edou bled

co y g g .

w hen in t he mid s t of t hem t hey wer e vi si ed

t .

with ano t her i nflicti on in t he illnes s wh i ch s oon pr oved fa

I t al , ,

of a s econ d l egat e C a r di n al S er ipan do Befor e t h at fin al

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a not h er mes s a e of d ea t h w as confi r m

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ed
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. neJ arly a ffecti ng t he cou n cil th at of t he D u k e of G u i se , ,

er t o t he C a r d in al of L or r ai n e w ho w as a s s a ss i nat ed
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b r i vat e s ol d i er in or der t o i n r ati at e
p f y a
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w i t h A d m i r a l C oli g n y an d p ar ticu l arly by t he per »

ua ion of T heodor e B ez a t he her es i ar ch w ho pr ocl ai m ed

s s , , ,

that t h os e w h o w er e con cer n ed in t he fact w ou l d by t hi s ,

gm ngi
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ir e c el e s ti a l g l o r
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.

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M en tion Is ma de of t h e d ea h t of t h e chi ef leg a te In t he L tt
e er s of V is .

i
co I t i, March Th e ph ysician s w er e n ot aw ar e of t h e fever , an d
t ted t he di e
r ea s as e w r on g .

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f
.
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S ee li kewi se t
V is con i , M ar ch 9 ; w h o r epea ts n thi o n
g
of the r e or
p t .

1
3; G iu lio P o
gg ian o d e liver ed a n o r a t i on on t h e occ as io n o f t h e d u e s k ’

ass as s m at l o n , on t h e 2 9 t h of M ar ch , 1 5 63 , i n t he p ope s ch apel, t o a lar ge

’

au di en ce of ca rd inals , &c . I t is i n t h e u su a l s tyl e, a nd s peak s of B ez a i n

t h e follow in g m an n er . Th e a ss a s s i n , he s ays , a w ed by t h e au t h or i y t of
 cennmme s sans n r .

ihthe los s of can individu al in s u chra st at iomt a rid sef

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afit cfi uii t f n
f '

si gu a Ie di
n l r r u t inn pr u d en ce , a nd r eli
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heads et theicou ncil b eing t hu s lt aken off with a s troke a mthe

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idtlfi i eqcetnfionly fifteen d ays it appear ed li ke an ma rk of divine ,

fi lfi p l d m h fl i f h il
’

fi hs u lle si an a n y a u
g u r ed ill of t e a a r s n st e chu n c

p r es i d ent ,
p an d
p g r es en t at a ar t of th e r ead n i of his t es t a
sm l m
satss n g
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piou s b ehavi ou r d u r i ng t he: ti e; par
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a ti on ,, one of fhis
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C hr i s t w a s

t h e du ke , r epen ed , an
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r e u r n ed t h e hi r eof t h e cr im e i bu
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saperd ot ii y vit e
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qu a best i as :V i ci mfiér it at e
s

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no i M a
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b s u ,

p er fu gi urnf caSt r a i st a prmcla

ra ,
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We: ex amine} and justify t h em if w e fair ly can : _
if
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n et , we c ondemit xt h e ,
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i
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mp r opor t on
i t e n e a I i o
,u s, g ve t e n u
‘ii f
s ueh agra t ui t ou s a nd i r h odomon t ade Island er as Poggian o s; an d t h at of
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Rom anists i xr g en er l
a,} i
f s tt oo cont emp t ib le for n ot i ce ; Po gg ia rii , E pp i i i G i
fi t
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32 6 3 i
9'fet seqqn I geei t he caseffai t ly t
mnd ably s ta ed in S inedley s Hist : l
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of “
Ref
vol i 2 5 9 — 2 6 9
in F r an ce, . .

, pp . .
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d uetion s of L ther a nd Zningleand Qa ly m

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u ,

and Bu cery ful l o f m ed i c i n es w h ich wo u ld have he

a l ed n

T he lega tes , un d er t he pr es ent diminu t i on p f Elw in mum: /

-

ber, r esolved t o s u s en d all i m or t ant af

f a i n til t h z taa ti}
fi p p r s u e n
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val of t h e n ew T h favou r ed likew isep t he lam

legates i f
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-

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a m eeti n of t he e a n d t he em er or a t B olo n a gand i t

g p p
o
p g ;
w as s u pposed t h at t h e cou ncil mi gh t be t r an sferm
,
d th it her .
. ,

at a ll event s t h a t the emperor m i gh t t h ere receive t h e! s e

,

cr ed cr ow n fr om t he h an d s of his h olin ess ea c er emon

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y
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whi ch, if on ce i n t er mitt ed mi gh t t hrou gh t he prevalence of ,

*
he r esy n ever be r epeat ed
“

W hile t he legates w er e employi ng the fathers in minor

.

a ffa i r s new s fr om Rom e arr ived

, th at; t he new legates wer e
-

n o t on l fi xed u on bu t on t h e i r j ou r n e T h w r e as
p
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y e .
,

w e ha ve s aid b efor e t he c ard i n al s G i ova n n i Mor one i a nd

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B er n ar do Nava ger o The fi r s t ar r i ved a nd w a s r ecei ved ,

w it h g r eat pom p o n t h e 1 0t h of A pr il t h e ot h er ta ki ng , ,

V eni ce i n his w ay r ea ched Tr ent a few d ays after,

M or one was pu bli cly admitt ed i nto the s ynOd on t he 13th

.

‘ ’ '

an d a dd r es s ed t he fat h er s in a r a ve a n d s u it able s ee ch
g p .

B eg inni ng w ith t he m otives of his pr es en t holi ness for con s

vokin g t h e cou ncil a fr es h he pai nt ed in stron c olou rs t he

g ,

t urbulence and cal am iti es of t he tim es The t en den cy of

”

his a d dr es s , however w a s pa cifi c ; and he recom m ended ,

u n i on even w ith all t h e a d ver sar i es a s far a s w as con s i sten t ,

w it h pi et y an d t h e d i n it of th e a ostoli c see
g y p H e t hen .

w ent t o the em er or at Ins r Iick un at tended tha t h e mi ht

p P g ,

di s cou r s e of thea ffai r s of the cou n cil w ith m er e opennes s

’

. 3

A t th i s time d i ed t h e celebr a t ed D om inicar n S oto who

‘

left in writing s ome admonition respecting the cou ncil

The s es s ion in c on s equ ence of t he change In the counc
, il ,

w a s agai n pr or ogu ed M or one w as pr evented r et u r ni ng t o

Trent by an att ack of t he gou t '

A bou t thi s time w er e r ecei ved lett er s fr o m t heQ u eeno f

O t h i s bj e t
n Vi nti L
s tt M h 9 It lik ew i
u c see s co ,
A ym n
e . aI c ; IS se I n o .
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S E SS I O N x x m ,

S cct st iri l wthidhy lament ing th e cal amities ofs t he ti mes s he

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t
,

a olo i sed fo s i nce she w as not abl e amb as

p g r n ot s en d in
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spe ar s t o t h e cou n cil as s u r i n i t h ow ever ,of h er er et u al

-

g p p , ,

devoti on t o t he holy s ee Ther e accom panied t he lett er t o .

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t her cou ncil one t o t he pontiff an d anot her t o her u n cle t he

g
, , ,

C amdinal o f L or r ai ne The cou ncil a n swered h ers t o i t 5 and

“

w henltt he for m er wa s r ead t he F r en ch car d i n al a dded in a

’

ts eech m u ch con cer ni n t h e or i i n an d bi r t h of M ar ; and

' f
p g g y
«t he favou r abl e d em on s t r atio ns of t he t wo onti ffs C l ement
p ,

«
V II a n d Pau l III t owar d s her d ecr eei n g t o her , not only , ,

a ll t he d i nit b el on i n o A n li can r i nces bu t t he title

*
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g y g g t g p ,

H e s u bj oin ed ot her t hi ngs of t he

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o f defender oft he chu r ch .

s t at e of t hat ki n d om a nd of t he b es t w ill of t h e qu een

g ,

When
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towar ds t he Catholic r eli gion and the holy s ynod *

.

Mor one r etu r ned fr om In spr u ck it a ppear ed t hat b oth pro

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t
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t ect s fof t he m eeti n f h em er or an d his h oli n es s eit her

j t
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g p ,

iat T r ent or at Bol ogna, w er e im practi cable ; bu t he lear nt

I

tha t many thi n gs favou rable t o refor mation and

gt h e i laffairs of t h e s nod had been d et e
'
y r m i ned at Rome
'
-
“

S ever al m att er s con cer ni ng ab sen ce and t h e admi ssion of

‘

p r e iiies were t hen dis cu s s ed .

l The acifi cat ion of t h e F r en ch ki n w ith t he H u u enot s

‘ f
‘ '
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p g g
occa sioned a t t h is tim e gr eat d i st r ess t o t h e cou ncil s and it
'
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Was t hough t expedient, th at a pr esi dent of the Royal Tr ans

a .

al ine s en at e s h ou ld ex lai n an d j u s ti f it
y j
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p p .

a ffai r occu r r ed o f s om e i n t er es t if n ot im ,

p r t an ce t o t hi s cou nt r y Q u i ckl
y aft er w r it es Paleott o
oi
,

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s: Tu m alia de r er u m s t at u illins r eg ni, opt im aqu e r egime er g a cat h olicam

e
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ligi eh volu n t
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r on r , ac san ct am syn odu m j

at e su b u n x i t . S ar pi ascr ibes t o h er
l tt declar a ion — comm em or a
t t la su ccessi on e su a, ch
’
e t th er o e cou n cil, t h e a

asp tt v n Reg no t
d In gh il er r a, pr om e eva ch e, com e fu ss e s eg u i a , tt t
’
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h avr ebbe sot t om esso

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t
1 u n o e 1 al r o di qu ei Reg n i all obedienz a d ella sed e
Th e let t er in S er van t io
'

A post olica L ib vii . . .

,
n ear t h e en d . t o t h e cou n cil I s
I
and L e Pla t , as w ell as t he an sw er ; bu t t
n o s u ch s en en ce appear s . B u t it
is n ot i m pr obable, h a t t t
s o n a u r al a on e occu r r ed e t h eI i i n t h e le tte r to h er
u n cle, or in h i s s peech , as he w a s i n s t t
Th e e i s m ention of M ay 3
r u c ed . r r
’

le tte r In V iscon i, t May It lik w i in A ym

IS e se on .

1 V isconti , Ju n e 3 , S peaks f i t as bett e th n i t m igh t h ve been

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i
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England
“
shou ld by the s ynod be d eclar ed ahothXs chismafi e
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an d q her eti c I s ince b letter s fr om t h e E n lish i eathei ié

g
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b pe
is h o s m a n
y o f fivhom w er e I n
p r I s on in st ntet ions s had
,

com e t o :t h at pu r pos e t hey t h i nki ng t ha t it whulii l re t l

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g a y,
‘
. r
,

tha t cou ntr y becaits e itherfi fit iiey

r

advan ce t he i nt er es ts of i
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hoped that t he effor ts of c atholi c pr i nces t o eh pe ” l that phst

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fr om t hos e r egion s zw ou ld be mor e s h a r ply st i mulat ed ? J The

r

affair appeared to r equ i r e ver y m at u r e cons i der ation b efore

it s hou ld be comm u ni cated t o his holi n es s and} h is i mperi al

i

ni aj es tyg tas t her e w as r eas on to fea r les t aft er t he promulgs ,

u

int ent u pon t he des tru ction of t he h avehai l

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s ome hi n ii s
i

t g ne arl
y i den ti cal w it h th i s befor e , but Ife
pet it iejrr

c at ionn f the r ight

I r ever end r ebe s an d l t r a itor s Wes fmatlefi be? “ “

it zwell r
to bs er ve dgt d u r i n g t h at p er odi

thei r zown : com m u n

D u r i ng t h i s ion .

'
tinu e thei r effor ts and i nt r i gu es to over
‘
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v er n ment of t hei r cou ntr a nd

go sa
y
s t r an e th at t he s overei n a nd r u l er s
g , g

Theolog i L ovan ien ses a leg at is

m mo er e n endeban
co t g Ii t
g ip eg

g
su p y
g
.

An gliae tan qu am s chis mt i ca et h aer et ica a s yn odo d eclar ar et u r ’ I u od

e
it a
i ji
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m
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li t er as ab episcopis A ng lis cat h olici s a d m on i t i qu or u m e m mu

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eS s en t ,
a _
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cap tivi deti n eban t u r , exi s t im ant es I i valde h oc Rbg n i

fu t ur u m , cu m it a
n p r i n ci u m S
ca t h olicor u z
p udia sp erar ent in} pes t etmiht m
ex iis locis r o u lsan d a
p p m act in s poss e i n fla mm ar i , Res visa f4uit [ & tl 5
ia
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t e (si c) con sili o evolv

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pr omulgatat ijlaacexbius multous qjie i n n ecem cat h olic m um effer aft a Saevir e
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men .

s ho wed the legat es the dir ect ions of

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iheir
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depar t, an d r enou nce obed ence i to

'

Pi u s IV
t her r es s on s i la in t fu ll of bitter com
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ex p
o p .

of G r a n a da w a s a fr ai d t hi s s cen e Wou ld

r ea t anno a n ce of his c at h oli c m aj es t

g y y
ad her ed t o his r equ i s ition t h at t he t hu r ibl e shou ld be e
pr ,

s en ted t o h im accor di r i t of t h e m
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pr es c
p os
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on e ; an d s ai d th a t h e ha d no fear of t h e Galli c fu ry and
t hr eats * The lega tes w er e abou t t o yield when a cor
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s u lt at ion t ook pl ac e bet w een S im on ett a a nd t he au di or } W

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t h o

ch w ou l d br i n
.

s t ro n ly de r ecat ed a r oceedi n w h i ru i
g p p g g
his h oli n es s G reat t er r or of t he Cons equ nces pr evaIl
.

e 1
am on e fat hers ; a nd they exer t ed th em s elves t o avert s 8
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g t h

t
t o effec d el ver a n ce i by m ean s of t
otie t o th e
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om itti ng t h e r in
an d a
g t h e t hu r ible

themselves in t he s acr ed s er vi ces and even on the ,

s es s i on A nd t hu s In a shor t ti m e t h e w h ole er ilo

.
p us
K

w a s s et at r es t j;
Withou t m eani ng t o qu esti on t he neces s ity of or
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r es ect t o r an k in l ar e meeti n s of t he d es cr i t
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p g g p _

concer ned t h e r e r es ent ati on j u s t i en b

p , g v y
a ble en ma s er ve t o r ove t ha t t he hol
p y p y ,

been gr eatly calu m ni at ed by pr otestan t s

s ecu larit an d s t on em ent of d i vi ne t o h u m a n
y p o
p
w hic h t hey h ave a s cr ibed t o it h as nor been ,

The abus es of or d er cam e n ext

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”

'
i

o f t h e father s The C a r di n al of .

add i t i onal poi n t s of i n cons id er abl ,

head Ther e w as a delega ti on of

‘ ‘

ener al subj ect ; and t hey d rew up an exten

'
”

g
n I h il se fu r or es G al licos au t m in es ver er i .

1 S ee on thi s affa r i V iscont i ,

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i "
Bet t J iffi h lt l ifq ‘
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T ,
‘
In Pbliz az T h Iéfi hhrl
’
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t i é
 S E S S IO N xxi II .

ade c i
r ee, c onsist n o f
gfo u r t een ch p
a t er s a nd a
« l on
g pp
a end ,
, ,
-
I

a e c
o ncer nin
g s emm a r ies a n d s chool s T h i s of cou r s e had
g .
, , ‘
,

o
t gen cou nt er the criti cism s of the gener al con gr egati on s
, , .

The whole syst em of t he Rom an hi er ar chy or ecclesia sti ca l ,

l i i i f b d i ld h l
‘

po y c on e e a s es a n t w o e e e es s
c s,a
g r s o u ; u s u
, s .
l
,

as endl ess t o pa r ti cu l ar i z e t he com pli cat ed and m u l t if ar iou s

machi ner y of t he papal s yst em in thi s par t of , .

tu t ien The S peech es of t he fa thers ther efor e alt hough

.
, ,

mi nu t ely and elabor ately repor ted offer al most n othi ng of ,

real val u e or int er est The C ar di n al of L or r ai ne em ployed

.

t he two fir s t d ays by i vIng li ne t o his own el oqu en ce w hich

g ,

an d ther e is no bre ak in t he m onot on ous i ns i i dit

p y u nti l w e , ,

come to t he bi s hop of C ava w ho,speaki ng of t he sem nar y

i
, ,
,

t h at he wa s obli ed t o r e eat w hat he h ad bef

sa s
y , g p ore

ob ser ved In t he cou n cil u nder Pau l I II wi th t he k n owled e

g , ,

and a ppr ob ati on of m any pr es ent t hat in t he m ona st er ies , ,

t hey gave the hi ghes t degr ees t o thos e w ho r ead the scho
las tic doctor s T hom as S cotu s G regor y and other s, bu t
, , , ,

th at th os e Who r ead th e s c r i pt u r e w ere t r eated i nterior s as

whence, h e add s, it is no w ond er t hat t her e is a defic i ency

of those w ho der s tand t he sacr ed
un volu me s i nce it i s , ,
“
,

ne l ect ed T he or der t h er efore ou ht t o be r ever s ed ; the

g .
g
r i nci a l stu d hou ld be t h at of t he Scr i tu r e ; and t he
p p y s p
scholastic d octor s shou l d foll ow Ther e i s har dly s u ch .

another O as i s in t he w hol e des er t alt hough t he speech ,

of t he bi s hop of Os tu n i is I pr esu m e fr om its su ppos ed

, ,

m er it t r ans cr ib ed at full lengt h ; and lengthy enough it is

,

The abbat s an d g ener als brought u p the rear and L ai nez ,

fi gu r ed the las t not least , and fu ll of flat ter y t o the au

,
'

t horit of the chief pon t i ff

y i
Th e O pini ons of the fathers bei ng hr ought to a clos e si nce ,

many sever e reflections were made i n t he course of them .

.

u
pon t he Rom an cou r t , t he legat es found it e x ped ient to

Ig i t ur m u t et u r hic or d o, ut in m on as t er u s pr aeoI pu a oper a s i t c ir ca

i C u m qu e hie s umm i Pont ifi c is au ct or it atem veh emen t ius extolieret,

 COUNCI L OF TRE NT .

m eet them wit h t he u tm os t dexter ity and pr ud ence for

'
)
,
' '

t hey recoll ected t he speech of the bishop of V er dan wire r

,
?

w as t au n ted w ith t he pu n H ow t he cock c row s i and who *

,

w as d efen ded in t he follow i n g w or ds by an other F r ench man “ ,

"
I Wi s h t hat at t he cr ow i n g of thi s cock Pet er w ould igd i

ou t an d w ee bit t er l Al l i n deed r oceed s t he h i s tor i an;

'
’

p y p .
, ,

w er e w i t nes ses of t h e li cen cean d m aledicen ce of t h e Fr e nch

'

s o m u ch s o t h at it w as bitter l r em ar ked t h at t he s nod

'

,
y y ,

h as fallen from the S pa ni sh to t he F r en ch d is ea s e i

”
The
’
«
.

lega tes exer t ed them s elves t o acqu i r e a better d i s pos it i on '

tow ar ds t he cou ncil ; and a s u su al em ployed cer t ai n father s

.
, ,

t o com pou n d a nd m ethodiz e t he var yi ng opi ni ons w hich ha d

“

been deli ver ed A ft er m any m eeti n gs they drew u p a form

‘

u nd er t he ti t le of A nn ot ations These were pr es ent ed to '

_
.

t he gener al congr egati on an d thr ou gh t he fer vi d pr ayers ,

offer ed for t heir s u cces s a n d t he i n fi n it e cl em en c of G od ;

‘

y ,

s o o u r au t h or s peak s ) t hey wer e a g r eed t o w ith a ver f

( ,
y ew
d i ssenti en t s in a m eeti ng w hi ch l a s t ed for s ix hou r s
,
i .

A t length the 1 5t h of J u ly ar rived and t he ses s ion was ,

n ot
p r or o u ed
g b u t cel ebr at ed , It is ob s er ved however .
, ,

tha t In th e m as s n either t he pax nor the thu r ible were ad

,

m i ni s ter ed in or der t o avoid t he con tr over s i es r especti ng

,

s u er i or i t of plac e T h e decr ees and canons w er e r ead and

'

p
‘

y .
,

t he l 6 t h of S ept em ber an n ou nced for t he ens u ing s es s mn

‘
‘

To t h e for m er ther e wer e only el even w ho m ade obj ecti ons ;

'

those pr i nci pally t u r ni ng u pon t he divine r i ght The lat ter .

'

ass ed un an im ou sl D u e t h a nk s w er e r etu r ned b h

'

y t e
p y .

legates for thi s r ath er u nexpect ed r es u lt .

Neither t he d ecr ees nor t he can ons ar e par ti cu l ar ly de ‘

s er vi n of s ecifi c ati on or cri ti ci s m ,for r eas on s w h i ch ha ve

g p
a
pp ear ed S acr ifi ce a nd
.
p r ies t hood u n ited are b
y t he
or der of G od ; d iffer e n t or d er s ar e a oi n t ed I n t h e ch u r ch ;
'

pp
r ace 1 s conferr ed b t h e s acr am en t a n indelibl e ch ar acter
g y ,

“
Q ua m mu l t a Gallu s i s te can t at ! The pu n cann o t be pr eser ved i n a

t r ans la ion t .

1 ex H is pan ics scabie I n m or bu m G ellicu m incidisse Th is aden .

s ive com ar ison

p i s fou n d no ti ced m a let t eI of V iscon ti, D ec 6 , 1 5 6 2 1 . .
27 4 CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .
[ 1 5 63

i on of t he il m
'

r ead a r e or t of t he s e e say
‘

su s
pens cou nc
s
p .

p ,

ing that t he abba t of M anna s ou h t it i n t h e na me of

g
Fr ance and th at t h e em per or
,
d es i r ed in parti cul ar t hat hi s
h oli n es s s hou l d d o it w ithout m ention i ng t h at t he pr inces ‘

w i s hed for it T hi s it is added wou ld be a good pret ence

.
, ,

for fi ni sh i ng t h e cou ncil H is holi n ess Cer t ai nly w as in

.
‘

t r epi d ation all t he w hile t he cou ncil w as s itting ; and these

r e or t s had d ou btl es s som e fou n dati on
p .

Ther e i s a passage in t he lett er o f the l 6 t h of N ovem

ber r em,
ar k able as ascer t ai n i n
g t h
, e fi d elit
y of
q u ot ati on

in t he fat her s It happen s som etim es w r it es V i s conti t hat

.
, ,

t he pr el ates I n congr egati on for t h e pu r pos e of s u ppor ti ng ,

t h ei r O pi ni on s cit e var i ou s p a s s a ges in w ri ti n gs w hich aft er ,

w ar d s ar e n ot fou n d t o be fait hfu l or if t hey ar e it is s een , , , ,

t h at t h ey a lle e s ol el t h at ar t w h i ch m ak es for t hei r pur

g y p
os e ; as it ha ened i n t h e cas e of t he bi s ho of M oden a
p pp p ,

w ho w hen h e gave his vot e cit ed s om e pas s ages of t he

, ,

cou ncils w h i ch r eally w er e n ot fou nd t h er e

,
Ther e is
mor e in t he l etter t o t h e sam e pu r pos e
.
.

In a lett er of th e l 0t h of December t h e nu nci o sa ys t he , ,

bi s hop of the five c hu r ches t ol d him that t he d u ke of ,

S axony an d t he cou nt Pal ati ne k n eeled pu blicl y at m ass

w h ile t he lit a ny w as being ch a n t ed i Was th i s t r u e ? w as '

it u nwor t hy com pli an ce or i nfection The papal lit any is

fu ll of i dol atr ou s i nvocati on Bu t at all event s it is s een .
, ,

h ow s u ch thi n gs in s u ch ci r c u m s t an ces ar e obser ved .

O n the 2 6 th of D ecember w e com e t o a s er i es of l ett er s ,

by t he legat es for abou t a m ont h V is cont i for good rea .

,

s on s had been sen t t o Rom e an d t h e pen t hen wen t i nt o

, ,

other h an d s Ther e ar e t wo l ett er s of cr ed en ce to t he pope ‘

.

a n d his n e h ew i h l e at es t o V i s conti ; a nd the

p g ven b
y t e
g , y
s u bs cr ibe t hem s el ves ifi t he for m er — H u m ilis sime e D ev o

ts i
i s m e C r e a t u r e li C ar d n a —
i li C ar d in als it is tr u e are
, .
, ,

'
cit c) alcu n i lu og h i, de Con cilii , ch e in
‘

efl et t o n on si t r ou an o
’
.

1 er an o s ta ti t
i n g in occh i a i pu blicam en te alla messa, t an t o ch e si

t
can ar on o le lit an ie .
 S E S S IO N XX I I I . 2 7 53

cr ea te d by t he pontiff ; bu t it is r evo lting to ob ser ve t hem

ca ll them selves his cr eat u r es .

In a lett er of t heJ anu ar y 15 6 3 th e legates b egi n

7 th of , ,

w ith expr es s in t h ei r S u r r i s e t o r ecei ve fr om the c ard in al

g p ,

t o w hom t hei r l ett er s a r e d ir ected Bor r omeo t h e a dvi ce t o , ,

be m or e comm u ni cati ve on t he affai r s of t he cou n cil w ith t he

car di n al of L or r ai n e ; for th a t it h ad been r e or t ed fr om
p
Trent t hat he com plain ed of the legat es as not only
,

shu n ni n all comm u ni c a ti on w it h him b u t even u ar d i n

g g ,
g
a ai n s t him as an enem
g
y T h e
y d id. n ot w on d er t h a t t her e ,

w er e g os s i s a m on t h m w h w u ld s a u ch t h i n s b t
p g e o o
y s
g u ,

th at s u ch things s hou ld be att ended t o O n t he contr ary .

,

they s ay they h ad al w ays felt t he hi gh es t es teem for him

, ,

on a ccou n t o f his em i n en t ood nes s r eli i on a n d h onou r

g g , ,

able r e ect to w ar ds his holin es s an d t h e a os t oli c s ee a nd

p
s
p ,

that in their lett er s they had called him an a ngel of peace ,

a nd a m an s ent of G od n d t h e l m ent t h at h e sh ou l d
.
; a
y a ,

be t he su bj ect of s o m u ch calu m n y
'

T hey wou ld not .

,

ther efor e fail t o con ti nu e m os t cor di ally thei r cou r se O f con

,

fid en ce wi t h h im .

A c u r i ou s ci r cu m s t an ce is m en ti oned at t h e clos e of th e
l ett er of a G enoese g entlem an then at Tr en t w ho had been
, ,

in t he i n qu i s iti on of G enoa by m ean s of W ,

ho m it w as h oped
that m an y of his as s oci at es m ight be r ed u ced t o r econcili a
tion w it h t he c hu r ch H e s eem s t o have been still u n der
.

confi n em en t of s om e sor t ; for t h e or d in ar of t h e l ace t he

y p ,

a r chbis h o w as r es ent an d is s ok en of as t he j u d e
p ,p , p g .

A lett er of th e 1 5 t h O f J anu ar y d es cr ib es t he per ilou s

s t at e of t h e c ou n cil at t h e t im e a n d i t s d em an d u on all
, p
t h e d ext er it an d ati en ce w hi ch can be i m a i ned ; for t h e
y p g
legates had t o d o w ith t hose who felt it i m pos s ible t o belong
t o t h ei r p ar t an d w ho w er e neith er s i m le i n or an t nor
y ,
p g , ,

i m pr u den t ; then with thos e w ho w er e a s t hey ou ght to be

, , ,

of t h ei r ar t b u t w er e h i d iv i d u al b ti n a t e in t h ei r
p y , e ac n ,
o s ,

ow n o i n i on an d d i s a r eei n w it h h t h o t h a t t he
p ,
g g e a c o e r s
y ,

equ all ed t he c on cor d a nd u n it am on h e fir st b h e dis

y g t y t ,

c or d an d di s u n i on am on t h em s el ves w h il e ea ch endea
g ,

T 2
 27 6 CO U NC I L TRE NT .

[ 15 6 3

vou re d t o exceed t he
. o ther in d em ons tr at ions of i dey ot edness
t o t he p a os ot lic s ee,ti cu l ar s er vice of bi s h oli
and t h e p ar .
.

n es s an d t he cou r t The m i s chi ef an d d i s t u r banc e wh ich

.
-

this wou ld occa s ion t hey s ay m ay easily b e concei ved

, ,
.

They h ad r eceived cer t ain ann otation s fr om Rom e and a ,

lett er to be s hew n t o L or r aine w ith w hi ch he w as little

*
,
r

s a ti s fi ed With him they had con su lt ations and a m odifi

.

cati on o f t h e s event h canon w a s r o os ed A t an i nt er vi ew

p p .

s oon aft er he a ea r ed ver con cili ati n b u t int im at ed t h a t

pp , y g , , .

t he for m w ou l d not be a ccepted ei ther by t he S paniar d s or

t he Fr en ch n or b h i m s el f if t h e H ol S i r it did n ot
y , y p ,

i ns pi r e him to t he cont r ar y— an expr ess i on w hi ch t hey

.
,

fou n d pr oceeded fr om a ver y ill will T he l egates had t w o .

obj ect s in vi ew ; t h e one w as t o es t abli s h t h e pow er of t he ,

o e on s u r er fou n d ation s th an w a s don e e ven b t he F10

p p y
r ent in e cou n cil ; th e oth er t ha t if t he Fr ench s hou l d b e r o ,
p
voked t o call for a fr ee c ou ncil,a s t h ey h a d hear d w ith t hei r
own ear s w as i nt en d ed a di s solu ti on w ou l d follow o f w hi ch
, ,

they cou ld not be ch ar ged a s being t he au t hor s We s ee by .

t hi s pl ai nly enou gh tha t s u spens i on or d i ssolu tion w as

, , ,

alw a s in vi ew w it h t h e on t ificial ar t a s a d es i r abl e oh

y p p y
-

j ect : bu t t h at
p ar t
y m u st not h ave t he cr edi t of bei n
g t h e .

cau s e .

Th e n ex t l etter , of the 1 8 th, con a n s a t i p as s a

g p fit
e abl
y ro

d es cr ipti ve of t he s ca nda l occa s oned i t o t he co u ncil fr om

‘

t he d i ffer ences di scover ed in it am ong catholics w ho ou ght ,

t o be all u n it ed a ai n s t t h e her eti cs an d t o la as i d e Wha t

g y , ,

i ns tead of m aking agai n st t he her etic s m akes for t hem w hile , ,

5
t hey det ect our i m per fection s a nd cont rover sies Bu t if by
f

t he s ecr et j u dg em en t of G od con cor d is d en i ed, and t he ,

s es s i on c an n ot be effect ed a n d a d i s s olu ti on a nd r u t u re
p , .

becom e neces s ar y let u s have an expr ess decla r a ti on of

,

t he Will of his holi n ess &c The letter a bou t t he cl ose

, .

h as t he cu r i ou s pr opositi on of a d aily Tpi geon car r iagey l or .

'

os t b et w een Ro m e a n d Tr en t t hat t he l e at es b t hi
p ,
g y s ,

t
m o t bile
'
a
s ra .

B isog n ar ebbe— aver e u n a C olu m ba, ch e o n i ior no volasse & c

g g ,
.
 COUNCI L O F T R E NT .

i
r ou s to it got abr oad, means s hou ld be st aken t o r em ove

t hem : is thou ght m i ght be don e by gi vi n g autho

which it ,

r it o t he assa e a s it s hou ld be a nd au t hent ica ti n i b

’

y t p g .
g t ri y , .

t h e t es tim ony a n d appr ob ati on of t hos e who had colila tedi

t he a nci ent copies .

"

Thi s enigm atical pas s age can r efer t o not hin g in Cypr ian '

bu t t he celebr ated pas s age celebr at ed for t he s h am eles s in ,

t er polat ion wh i ch it ha s s u ffer ed i n the Tr eati s e de U nit at e ,

E cclesi ae Bu t t he eni gm a is that in t he A ldi ne edition as

.
, ,

it n ow st ands the i nt er pol ati on t o t he hear t s content of

, ,
’

ever d evot ee of ont ifical au t hor it occu i es it s s t ati on in

y p y p ,

fu ll a nd u nblu s hi ng d i splay It is not i ndeed pr eci s ely .

, ,

Wha t appear s in behalf of t h e pr i m acy in Di s tinc t 93 c 3 ; .

, .

bu t qu it e as good What then is t he fact ? Was the ed iti on

.

in ques tion fi r s t pr in ted after t he fi r st hones t editi on by ,

S weynh eim an d Pan n ar t z in 14 7 1 at Rom e and all other , , ,

hones t ones ; and befor e a ny or m an y copi es h ad fou n d ,

their way int o t he world corr ect ed by can cell ati on whi ch , ,

cou l d eas il b e done in a fu ll a e w her e t hr ee li nes onl

"

y p g y
we r e t o be ins er t ed ? or w hat i s t he fa c t
*
The pa s sage of
Cypr i an allu ded t o Wher e all t he wa r li es b etween the
,

fr i ends an d t he foes of papal pr im acy ha s s u ffer ed a st r ange ,

and dis honou r able fa t e in t he l as t os thu m ou s editi on of he

p t
w or k s of t he s ai nt L et t he r eader ex am ine t he phy sical
.

ear an ce on l of t he cancell ed leaf in t he t ext and t h e

a
pp y ,

s ever al c ancell ed ones in t he n ot es Wher e a es a re c on

p g ,

ver t ed i nto colu m n s or dou bl e pages an d d ou ble s ign at u r es

, ,

t o pr es er ve t he conti n u ity of t he nu m ber s or t he m atter of

.

The t ext as it n ow t
s an ds in Manu t iu s s ’
edi ti on is follow s ; t h e
as

i talics bei ng t
w h a h e h as add e
d t o t h e tex t of t h e for m er edi ion s — Tam en
t
m m an ifes t ar et , i mam cathed r am con stit u ai , et u n it at is ej u s dem
’

ut u n it at e

or ig in em ab u n o i n cipi en t em su a au ct or it at e disposu it H oc cr an ts u tiqu e

‘

et c aet er i apos oli, t qu od fu it et Petru s, par i con s or t i o p r aedi t i et h ono r i s

et pot es tat i s, sed ex or diu m ab s
u n i t at e pr ofi cisci t u r , cl p r ima t as Petr a
d a tu r , u t u na C hr isti E cclesia cl ca t h ed r a u na mon s t r et u r et
p a s tor es
se mi omn es, ci r ew u nu s os t en d il u r , qu i et a ost olic o mn ibu s u n ammz con
g p
s ens ione
p a sca tu r r ut E cclesia Chr is i t u n a. monst r et u r .
15 6 3 ] S ES S IO N XX I I I . 27 9

t he no es them s el ves and then ask and ans wer if he can

t , , ,

wher e is t he m or al honest y of Rom a n cat holic ed itor s

* 7

A t the en d of t he l etter m ention is m ade of the additi onal

s ecr et ar chos en by t h e l e at es A dam o F u m ar i o or F u m an i
y g , , ,

a c cor di n t o A m on T he obj ecti on m ade t o M as s ar elli

g y .

will be r ecollect ed .

SE S S IO N XX IV .

PRE PA RA T I O NS — S E S S I O N .

D oct r ine Matr imon y— Ref or ma tion t

E cclesi as ical Reg ulat ions .

AL TH O U GH letter s of V i s conti have ceased to be th e

t he
kin d of au thor ity t o w hich w e have m ai nly confi ned our
s elves in t h e r es en t w or k as h avi n b een in t he er i od w it h
p g p
, ,

whi ch w e ar e n ow con cer n ed m ade comm on pr oper ty by , ,

t he pu bli cati on an d t r an sl ati on of A ym on yet as t hat pr o ,

du ction is n ot of or din ar y occu r r en ce and as the let t er s give ,

ecu li ar a n d or i i n al i n for m ati on r es ecti n er tai n fact s

p g p g c

of som e i m or t ance ; as t he likew i s e vi nd i cat e in a s t r iki n

p y g
an d u n ex ect ed m ann er t he fi d elit of t he V en eti an his
p y
t or i an of t he council ther e is s u ffi cient r eas on an d j u s ti
,

fi cat ion for availing ou r s elves of t h e t es tim ony of so well

qu alifi ed and u nexception able a w it nes s in t he t r an s action s ,

imm edi ately su bs equ en t t o t he l ast s es s i on wher e t he n ar ,

r at ive of Paleott o i s r at her u n accou n t abl d efecti ve

y .

In t h e fi r st lett er of t he 1 9 th of J u ly tow ar d s th e end ,

t h e n u n ci o w r it es t hat h e w as i nfor m ed b t he fi r s t pr es i
,
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dent t hat he an d his collea gu es h ad d epu t ed cer t ai n theo
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logian s t o ex am i ne t he s u bj ect of Indu l ences Invocati on of

g ,

S ai nts an d Pu r gat or y ; and h ad as si gned t w o for t h e pontiff

, ,

t w o for each of t he t hr ee s over ei n s — t he em er or is r e

g p
m ar kably om itt ed— an d t w o en er al s of or d er s w h os e
g ,

bu s i nes s it s hou ld be t o con s i der of th e m os t effec tu al w ay

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a in lett er s of J u ly l 2 , 1 9, an d 2 2, bu t
w ith n o n ew li g h t .
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O F TR E NT .

mpé ndiou Sly refu ting t he

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be pr es en t ed t o t he gener al congr egati on and t ha t by not

.

m aki n g t he d i s pu t at ions a s epar ate t hin g t he fat hers m i gh t ,

n ot l ose thei r tim e in h ear i n g t h em a n d s o a m or e axpe ,

d itiou s d eci s i on m i gh t be pr ocu r ed The nu ncio sent a . f

Co of t h e c anon s of M at r i m ony befor e t h e w er e ub

py y p
lish ed a n d a dded t hat a s t he s ixth cont r ad i cted S t A m
’

, , .

br os e it w as thou ght pr oper in or der t hat t he s ai n t m ight

, ,

n ot be con dem n ed t o conver t t he c an on with it s aecom

,

a na t hem a i n t o a s i m le d ecr ee Th e d e u ti es
an i n
p y g p p .

w er e di r ect ed likew i s e t o con s i der t h e t w o poi n t s whet her ,

mar ried per son s m i gh t be or d ained and w heth er clandesti ne ,

mar r i ages shou l d be annu lled The a ppen ded S cr ittu r a .

,

or M em oi r m en ti on s t h e i nvit ati on of t h e car d i n al of L or

,

r ai ne t o Rom e ; an d the w r iter s w i s h t hat t he vi s it s h ou l d ,

n ot t ake
p l ace u ntil he h a d
g i v p
en h is vot e r es ecti n
g R e

for m si n ce t he i m per i al am bas s ador s an d t he cou nt de

,

L a r a w er e i nt ent u pon pr ol on gi n g t he cou n cil t he d es i gn ,

of thei r s over ei n s in t he o i ni on of i n t elli en t m en bei n

g ,p g g ,

hos til e t o a s peedy t er mi n ati on Thi s conclu sion w as ‘

con fi r m ed b
’
t h e S a n i sh ambass ador s equ est t o t he
y p r

r es i d en t t h at t h e a d ven t of t he r otes t ant s shou l d be

p p
'

i nvited .

Thi s s t at emen t is i m por t ant a s s h ew i ng how t he dif ,

fer en t r u li ng par ti es st ood affect ed The G er m an an d .

S pan i sh m on a r c hs w er e for con ti nu i n g t he cou n cil t he .

Pon ti ff an d t h e Fr en ch cou r t Wi sh ed t o abbr evi at e it .

The epi s tle w hi ch w e ar e n ow u sm g contai n s a cu r iou s

illu s t r a tion of t enacity on poi n t s of honou r in t he offence
:

t ak en at t h e s er m on of t he bi shop of A liffi w hi ch it was

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, ,

dem anded by t h e F r ench s hou l d n eit her be pr inted nor

‘

i ns er ted in t he acts becau s e he had t her ei n nam ed t he ki ng

,

o f S ai n befor e t h e ki n
p g o f F r a n ce A n d t h e V en eti an s .

com l ai n ed t h a t t he du k e of S avo t k t h r eced en ce

p ,
y oo e
p
o f t hei r r e u bli c O t hodox ear s were s till fu r ther s can d al
p r .

iz ed by his as ser ti ng that the mor al s of t he her et i cs wer e

, ,
28 2 CO U NC I L OF I
T R E NT .
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In letter of the 2 9t h after not icmg t he u ns ati s fact or y

a .

, ,

w it hdr aw i ng of t he cen su r e by the d epu ti es of t h e In dex of u

Books on t he ar chbi s hop of To ledo (C ar r anz a who w a s

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r es ent at t he d ea t h of C har les V an d r os ecu ted b t h

p p y e
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,

of t h e s over ei ns of G er m an and S ai n t o fi n i s hi n
g y p g ht e

cou n cil w h i ch how ever if t h e m att er s of the S acr am ent s

, , ,

a nd Refor m ati on be d es atched m et be done ;

p a
y y p ar ,

t icular ly w ith t h e as s i s t an ce of L or r ai ne t o procu r e tha t , ,

t he ki ng of Fr ance m ay gi ve or der s t o his cler

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cas e to r et u r n t o t h ei r chu r ch es H is holi nes s w ou ld t hen .

h ave a hon ou r able pr et en ce for ter m i n ati n g t h e cou ncil ,

w hi ch a d d s t he w r it er w as con gr egat ed m or e on a ccou n t

, ,

of t he s t at e a n d a ffai r s of Fr an c e t han an of a n ot h er
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fact is t he d epu t ation by t he pope of tw enty fi ve pr elates t o

,
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ex a m in e t he c au s e of t he atr i ar ch of A qu ilei a accu sed b

p y ,

i
t he h oly i nqu i s iti on f
fi
.

The legates by lett er s fr om Rom e w er e a s s u r ed t ha t his

holi nes s appr oved of w ha t t hey had don e a t t he s ess i on r elat i ve
Pen a di C olpa, com e an cor a del m odo ch e s i i li r per li m or t i
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a
pg .

S om e sligh t k ew i e m de h e e
cor r ec ti on s t
ar e li s a r ,
t h e mos i m por t an t
th t f d l f d l A ym n e hibit t h e m ode n o th g ph y We migh t
a o e or a . o x s r r o ra .

i tr d
n o h u ce i f m ity w ith h n l g y
er e, n con or lette f m t h e l g te c ro o o , a r ro e a s

on the bj e t f i d lg e e d ted J ly 2 6 1 5 63 p bli h ed by L g m

su c o n u nc s , a u , ,
u s a o ar

i i in h i
s n te P gg i
s no E pi tle
s b t i t w ill ppe m o e
on o an o s it bly
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e aw h k n ew t he w h ole t y f in d lg en e
ose o Th e hi t s or o u c s . n

w as t k n f bei g v y n ci e on thi d ng e
a e o n erg nd ;co n d w e h lls s a r ou s r ou a S a

pro b bly fi
a d p l
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f d
n e fe tia
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or ity a n s ru n ac urn .

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s as s an ex r aor n ar a s o . as cu s o ar er o

to m k t h e t te f G e m y t h e
a e s a e f s em bli g t h e
o r n il
an Ev en cau s o a s n c ou c .

if t h e b v tio s er f t o t h e l t m ee
a on ti g n de t h e p e ent pope it i
r e er as n u r r s , s

h d ly t h e f t
ar B t t h e n ew i w w
ac .
p liti u V e as o c .

rf
S e e t f G im
an accou n i G e d ii I t ol R e f m r
pp 9 1 — 93 H
an In r es a . or . . e

w as ed
a ccu sf L th d C lvi i
o eu nd
er an ce t in epi tle w s
an a n an r r or s , a a r a s a

fi d
xe p a
u t i i g th m H e w
on s con a n n q it t ed aft e t w en ty f e d ys . as ac u r -
ou r a
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t i l by t h i fl
r a , ,
e f t h e Veneti
e n n t
u en c H i chief ff n e h w eve
o an s e a e. s o e c , o r
,

w a s cor r e ti n f h i le g y
c o Th o e i m en ti n ed by V iscon ti A g 2
s c r e cas s o ,
u
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to p r eced ence ; and t hey w er e ad moni shed t o m ake a d em on

s tra tion of t i nti ma c
r ea w ith t he car din al of L or r aine t o
g y ,

w hom a br eve had been S en t fu ll of affectionat e ex pr es s ion

'

an d i nviti n his em i nence t o Rom e T h e

p r oj ect of r efor m a
g .

ti on a s it con cer ned t he car di nals the ponti ff r efer r ed t o the

, ,

legat es s i nce the depu ti es appoint ed by him for that pu r

, ,

os e in Rom e did n ot u nder t ak e t he m att er w i th s u ffi ci en t

p ,

al acr it
y
The F r ench a m bas s ad or s pr es ent ed a cert ai n petiti on con
cer n i n t he d eclar ati on of cl an des ti ne m ar r i age a nd t he
g
,

fat her s vot ed on t he s acr am en t .

A s the am bas s ador s a nd fath er s had oft en r equ i r ed a n

i m por t an t and s u bs t anti al r efor m ation of m anner s t he ,

legates d r ew u p for ty t wo ar ticles on t he s u bj ect These

-
.

w er e r es en t ed in loos e an d s epar at e s h eet s w hi ch r odu ced

p p ,

s om e s u s i ci on bu t it w a s explai n ed t o h ave b een d on e for

p ,

t he r eat er fa cilit y of alt er ation

g T h e S ani s h am ba s s a dor
p .
,

er ha s w it h s ome s ecr et des i n u r ed t h a t in t h e l ace of

p p g g p , ,

thes e pr opos als cer t ain pr elat es O f each nation S hou ld deli ver
,

in an accou n t of t h e par ti cu l ar r efor m s needed in each Al .

t hou gh m ost of t he other am bass ador s w er e i ns t r u ct ed by

thei r s over ei gns t o u nite with him t hey obj ect ed t o thi s ,

u nu s u al cou r s e and t hou h t ad dition w as b etter t h an s u b

, g
s t itu t ion Th e cou n t alt hou gh s t i ff in h is ow n O pi n i on
. , ,

S uffer ed hi m s el f u lti m at el t o be e r s u aded t o w it hdr aw his

y p
r o os al
p p .

A ft er s om e d ays th e am bass ador s pr esent ed var iou s an

‘

not ation s on t he ar ti cles of r efor m a ti on The for t y t w o a r ti .

-

cl es chi efl at t he r equ es t of t h e S an i s h am bas s ador w er e

,
y p ,

r edu ced t o t hi r t s ix T h e s ix om itt ed ones wer e of tit hes

y
-
.
,

r ed u c ti on of m as s es excom m u n i cati on t h at t h e cl er s h ou l d
,
gy ,

not m ix in s ecu l a r m att er s t he val u e of r es i n ed benefices

g
, .

O f t he r em ai n in g ar ti cle in w hich t he r emoval of i mpedi

,

m ent s ar i s i n g fr om s ecu l ar per sons — a oi nt of i mpor tan ce

,
p
as concer n in s ecu l a r m a i s trat es an d r i nc es a nd vi olentl
g g p y ,

qu on iam d epu t ti
a in Ur be a Papa n on s a ti
s r em alacr i t er amplec — c
 CO U NC I L O F TRE NT .

c on t est ed afterwar ds as w e shall s ee—the S paniard w ou ld

,
“

noth i n h avin no in s t ru cti ons fr omhis Cour t b u t t he

‘

sa
y g g ,

Fr ench r equ ested that the s u bj ect should be deferr ed t o “

a noth er s es s ion .

O n t he 1 1 th of Au gu s t and m any followi ng days : t he ,

vot es of t h e fat h er s wer e g iven On m at r i m ony -

.

The ar ticles o n r efor m ati on u nder w en t m u ch alt er ation ,

an d t o s ecu r e r ea ter d es a t ch c er t ai n cl as s es w er e a oi nt ed
g p pp ,

a n d ever thin r oceedi n r os er ou s l h en al m os t

'

y g w as
p y w
g p p ,

all t he am bas s adors u n it ed in s i nif i n t h ei r r e u n a nce t o

g y g p g
t he pr oposal of t he l as t ch a ter con cer ni n t he i m edim ent s
p g p
of s ecu lar s The l egat es n otwith s t an di n g w ou l d n ot y ield
.

t o w ith dr aw it The emperor s ai d t ha t it cont ai ned m a ny

.

thi n gs calcu l ated to di s tu r b t he G er m an s tat es and t hat ,

bein g t hen engaged in t he d i et of V i enna he wi s hed for ti me ,

t o deli ber ate The l eg at es at len gth agr eed t o defer t ha t

.

a n d an ot h er cha t er of t he r i ht of at r ona e w hi ch w a s
p g p g ,

obj ect ed t o for t en or t w elve d a s Th e r el a t es t hen t ook

, y p .

h e c au s e w it h V i ol en c e and decl ar ed t he w ou ld n ot
u
p t y ,

vot e u nles s t hey wer e gr atifi ed

, There w er e thos e w ho .

accu s ed t he onti ff an d his c ou r t of havi n u r os el i n t ro

p gp p y
du ced an ar ti cle wh i ch i t w as for es een t he pr i n ces m us t
‘

r ecl ai m a ai n s t ; a nd t hu s t he w hole af a i r of refor mati on

g f
wou ld be d i s t u r bed and qu as hed O th er s d i s cover ed in thi s
.

r i nces w ho w er e s u ffi
pp os iti on t he m i n d of t h e s ecu lar
"

O
p ,

c ient l z ealou s O f r efor m in the chu r ch bu t d es i r ed non e i n

y ,

t hem selves O ther s blam ed t he d elay gr a n t ed by t he le

.

at es as a V i r tu al all ow a n ce t h at t h e cou n cil w as s u per i or t o

g ,

t he pope A ft er a gr ea t deal of c onsu lt ation and w it h the

.
,

c on s ent of L or r ai ne t h e l e ates a r eed th at on l t w ent of

g g , y y ,

t he ar ti cl es of r efor m a t ion s hou l d be pu blis hed an d t he r e

‘

mainder w ith the ob noxi ou s one at t he pr esent or a fut u re

,
'
,

s es si on .

In or der t h a t the r eader m ay h ave s ome ti on of t he

'
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’

-
no

t t
con en s ‘
of t he ch a t er
p w it h ou t
,
t r a ns

cr ibin
g t he Whole, whi ch is ver y extended either in a n ,
286 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

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6

longi ng u nt o th em in these thi ngs A nd thi s shall be dbs erved .

al s o in cau s es d epen d i ng in w h at i n s t an ce soever 3 Tha t . .

t h e s ecu lar s s hall n ot appoi n t j u d ges in cau ses ec cles ia s tical ,

‘
thou gh they have apos tolic au thor ity or a cu s tom time ou t ,

of m in d : and t he cler k s w ho s hall r ecei ve s u ch ofi c e s fi em

‘

t h e l ai cs t h ou gh by vi r t u e of any pr ivil ege w hat soever

, ,

s hall be s u s en ded fr om t hei r or der s d e r i ved of t hei r

p p ,

ben efices an d offi ces an d m ade i ncapabl e of t hem

, 4 . .

That the s ecu l ar s hall n ot comm and t he eccles ias tical

j u dge not to ex com m u nicat e w ithou t licence or t o r evok e ,

or s u s end t he excomm u n i cati on d enou n ced n r for bi d

p o ,

him t o exa m in e cit e an d condem n or t o h ave s er geant s or

, , ,

m in i s t er s for execu ti on 5 That neither t he emper or

. .
,

kin gs nor any pr i n ce w h at soever S hall m ake edicts or con

, ,

st it u t ions in w hat m an ner soever concer nin eccl es i a s ti c al

, g ,

cau s es or er s on s n or m eddl e w it h their er s on s cau s es

p
, ,
p , ,

j u r i s di ction s or t r ibu n al s no not in the I nqu is i tion bu t

, ,

s h all be bou n d t o O ffer t he s ecu l ar ar m t o t h e eccl es i as tical

j u dges 6 Th at t he tem por al j u r i s diction of t he eccle

.

s ia s t ics t h ou h w it h m er e an d m i xed ow er S ha ll not be

,
g p ,

d i s tu r b ed n or th ei r s u bj ects d r aw n t o t he s ecu lar t r i bu n al s

,

in c au s es t em por al 7 That no pr i n ce or m agi s tr at e sh all

. .

p r om i se b
y b r eve or ot her wr iti n
g or
gi ve ho e t o an
p y t o,

h a ve a benefi c e w ithi n t h ei r dom i ni on n or pr ocu r e it from ,

.

t h e pr el at es or ch apt er s or r egu lar s a n d h e w ho s h all

, , ,

O bt a i n it b t h at m ea ns S h all b e d e r ived a n d i n ca able

y p , p .

8 T h a t t hey s h all not m eddle w it h t he fr u it s of benefices

.

va ca n t u n d er th e pr etence of cu st ody or pat r on age or pr o

, ,

te ction or of w it h s t and i ng di scor ds n or s h all place t her e

, ,

eit her ba ili ffs or vi c ar s a n d t h e s ec u l a r s w h o S h all a ccept

s u ch offi ces an d c u s od i es s hou l d be excomm u ni ca t ed an d

t “
,

t he cl erk s s u s pen ded fro m t h eir or d er s a n d d epr ived of ,

-

their b enefices 9 Th at t he eccles i as tics sh all not be for ced

. .

t o pay t axes g ab el s tithes pas s ages su bsi di es th o u gh in

, , , , , ,

th e nam e of gift or lo an either in r espect of t he chu rch

'
'

od s a n d of t hei r at r i m oni al ex ce t in r ovi nc es w her e

g o , p p p ,
 XX I V 28 7
1 56 3 ] S E S S IO N .

by anti ent cu s tom t he eccl es i as ti cs them s elves d o as si st in

u bli c ar li am ent s, t o i m pos e s u bs i di es both u pon t h e l ait y
p p
a n d t h e cl er t o m ak e w ar u
p on t h e infi d el s, or for ot h er
gy,
‘
u r en t n eces s iti es 1 0 Th at they s h all n ot m eddle w ith
g . .

ec cl es i as ti cal good s , m oveabl e or i m m ovc a bl e, vas s al a ges ,

tenths, or other r i ghts, n or in the goods of com m u n iti es or

r i vat e m en over w hi ch t he ch u r ch h at h any r i gh t : n or
p ,

s h all r en t ou t t h e pas t u r ag e or h er bag e, w hi ch gr owet h in

t he l an ds and p os s es s i on s of the chu r ch T ha t t h e .

lett er s s en t en ces , and cit ations of j u d ges eccles i astical,

,

ec ai ll of t he cou r t of Rom e so s oon a s t hey be exh i

es
p y ,

bit ed sh al l be i nti m at ed w it hou t ex cepti on pu bli shed a n d

, ,

execu t ed ; neither S h all it be n eces s ar t o r equ i r e con s en t

y
or li cen ce w hi ch i s call ed ewe u a tu r or
, g p la cet or b
y an
y ,

oth er n am e eith er for t hi s or for t aki n os s es s i on of ben e

g p ,

fi ces thou gh u pon pr eten ce of w it hs t an di ng fals eh oods an d

,

viol enc es ex cept in for t r ess es In t hos e benefi ces in w hi ch

, ,

r in ces a r e ack n ow led ed b r eason of t he t em or alit and

‘

p g y p y
i n cas e th er e sh ou l d be d ou bt of fal s it or of s om e r eat
y g ,

s can d al or tu m u lt t he bi s h o as t he o e s del e at e S h all

’

p , p p ,
g ,

con s titu t e w h at he t hi n k et h n eed fu l 1 2 That pr in ces an d . .

m ag i s tr at es S hall n ot lodge th ei r offi cer s s er va nt s soldi er s , , ,

hor s es or dogs in t he hou ses or m on a s t er i es of t he eccl e

, ,

s ias t ics n or t ak e an t h i n fr om t hem for t h ei r food or

,
y g
p as s a e
g 1 3
. A n d if .an
y ki n
g d om p r ovi n ce or
p l ac e
, s h all ,

r et en d not t o be b ou nd b an f t h e t h i n afor es ai d b
p y y o
gs
y ,

vi r tu e of pr ivil e es fr om t h e a os t oli c s ee w h i ch ar e in actu al

g p
u s e th e r i v le es sh all be ex hibit ed t o t h e e wit hi n a
i

, p g o
p p
ear aft er t h e end of t he cou ncil w h i ch S h all be confi r m ed
y ,

by him accor d i n t o t he m er it s of t he ki n dom s or

,
g g p ro

vi nces ; an d in cas e t he be n ot ex hibi t ed befor e t h e en d

,
y
of t h e ear t h h ll b d t d t b f f
y e
y s , a e u n er s oo o e o n o o r ce .

A n d for t he epil o u e t h er e was an a d m oniti on t o all r i n ces

,
g , p
t o h ave in vener ati on t he t h i n s w hi ch con cer n t h e cler
g gy ,

as ecu li ar t o G od an d not t o s u f fer th em t o be offended

p ,

by ot her s r en ewi n g all t he c on s titu ti on s of o es and holy

,
p p
 CO U NC I L OF TRE NT .
[ 1 5 6 3

c anons, in favou rl i tical i mm u nity comm and i ng

of ecc es a s
,

u nder ai n of a n a thema t ha t n eit h er d ir ectl n or i ndir ectl

p y y
'
, ,

u nder a n r et en ce w h at s oever a n t hin b tit t d

yp y g e co n s u e or ,

execu t ed aga i n s t t he per s on s or g oods of t he cler

’

gy or ,

a a i ns t t h eir lib er t an r i vile es or ex em ti ons t hou h

g y y p g ,
p g ,

i m m em or i al n otw ithst a ndi ng , .

’

O n t he 5 th of S eptem b er a copy of t he can on s r es pecting

m at r im on y l ately r efor m ed w as pu bli shed
, They w er e,

alt er ed a t hi r d ti m e a n d d i s cu ss ed in t he c on r e ations
,
g g .

O n the l as t d ay t he 10th of S ept em b er w hen it w as s i gu i

, ,
.

fi ed t o t h e father s th at on t he n ex t t he ar ticles of r eform a

tion wou l d be exam i ned a cons ider able nu m b er of t hem ,

b egan t o excl ai m t ha t m any of t he chapters and par t i cu larly ,

t h at of the i m pedi m en t s fr om s ecu l ar s was w ithdr aw n and , ,

a d ded t hat t h e w ou l d n ot vot e u nless t he l as t w as r es t or ed ;

‘

, y ,

they ha d hear d that t he cou ncil w as to be s u spen ded after '

t h e next s es s i on a n d if that w er e t he cas e the l as t cha t er

,
p ,

wou ld be los t .

The cou n t de L u na ha d pr om i sed t he legat es that he

w ou l d d o all in his power th at t he nex t s es s ion shou ld ,

p a ss w it hout d i s t u r bance bu t
y et i ns i sted t hat t he cl au s e
, ,

r o on en t iba s leg a tis s hou l d be w it h dr awn

p p ,

The con gr egation s on r efor m ati on begi nn i ng on t he 1 1 t h

of S e t em b er t he car d i n al M or on e m a de a s eech su it ed
p , p
t o t he occas i on L or rai ne followed ob s er vi ng that alt hou gh , ,

Th e Dia y of
r Ser vant io, u n der the 7 t h of S eptember , infor ms us
, th at

a cop
y of t h e tw enty -
t
on e ch ap er s of r efor m , refor m ed t h e fou r h t tim e , w er e

pr esen ed t t o t h e fat h er s, w hich , in or d er t ha t th ey m ig ht be m or e r eadil

y
et
ass n ed t o an d passed i n t h e g en er al con g r eg tia on , w er e dis t t
r ibu ed by t he

leg a te s am on g var iou s pr ivat e cong r eg a ti on s in t h e h ou s es of t h e pr ela es, t

t he Fr ench i n on e, the S pan iar d s in an oth er , an d t
t h e I alian s in t h e h ree t ,
of O t
r an o, t Tar an t o, an d Pa r m a .

Th e speech of t h e car din al, as it appear s in t h e iar is , is mor e sat is D t

fac t or y t h an as r epor ed by Paleot t o t
H e in su bst an ce ann ou n ced, t hat t h e
.

par t of th e de cr ee of r efor m at ion , w h ich r elat ed t o t h e impedim en s t ar isin g

fr om s ecu lar pr i n ces, as t h e episcopal j u r isdiction w as d is t u r bed t h er eby,

cou ld . n ot be se ttled t t
w i h t h e o h erp t ion H e h w eve or n d hi.c ,
o r, a s ol

leagu es pr omised, t hat w ithin th ee d ays t hey w o ld exh ibit t h em so th

r u ,
at
 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT }

ca me fr om t h e e mper or “
on t h e s u b e ct of
t
j t h e fi dntr ovzert ed
cha
pt er i
y g n ,
t h at althou h
sa
g , , h e w illi ngl y S u bj ect ed; him
se l f t o t he deci s ion s of t he conn cil it s eem edi hard j t hat t he ,
~ -

s ecu lar es t a t e s h ou l d be s acr ifi ced ; th a t a t one blO W of t he v

axe so vas t a w ood S hou l d be l evelled a n d t ha t ec cl es ias ,

-g

ti cs S hou ld be j u dges in t hei r own cau s e IH e a dd edi t wo “

.
r

r i evances
g .

'

O n t he 18 th t he car di nal of L or r ai ne s et ofi o n his vis it

‘

t o Rom e for a m ont h t ha t h e m i ght be pr es en t at t h e

~

-
t .

s ess i on M u ch good fr u it w as ex pected from thi s vi s it

.
w .

M any pr elat es at t his ti me began t o r etir e from t he cou nc il ,

r i n ci all t h e Fr en ch fr om d i s u s t at it s rolixit y g t he
p p y g p
f
,

legates feeling or di ssembling r epu gnance

O n t he 2 0th of S ept em ber t h e bishop of V en
' tim i glia , ,

V i s con ti w ent t o Rom e t o pr epa r e for his em b assy t os the

,

c ou r t of S a i n
p .

Th e father s gave t hei r vot es on t he t wen ty one ar t i cles o f

“

r efor m ati on on t h e 2 1 s t of S e t em ber

p .

It is at t hi s pl ace that t h e V eneti an h i s tor i an i ntr odu ces .

his di s cu s s i on of t he r eas ons whi ch indu ced m a ny o f the

bi shops t o favou r t he chapt er of t he decr ee of r efor m a z -

tion i nvading t he pr ovin ce of s ecu l ar pr i nces ; They were

thr ee— t he fi r s t that t he cu r at es s hou l d d epend u pon t hem ;
,

t he s econd the w ish t o s u ppr es s ex em ption s ; t he t hir dfl d e

,
.

liver a nce fr om the cir cu m scr iption by s ecu la r m ag i s trates, p f

'

their t empor al and abs ol u t e pow er over t he people Som e r . :

“

w ay onw ar d he h a s i ven t h e s ub s t an ce of t he c on t es t ed
g ,

cha t er con t ai n i n
p g a c cor di n
g t o h is en u m er ati on
,
t h i r t een ,

a r ticles j They are ext ant at length in t he V ar i a Tr act at ai

'
.
,

and in t h e u bli sh ed Ins t r u c ti on s et L ett r es con cer n an t le

p
C oncil e de Tr ente§ frOm Which they ar e adopt ed i nto t he , .

collec tion of L e Plat who ha s placed at t he bottom of t he ,

:

a e another co y O f t he same d ocu m ent a s it is fou n d in t he

p g p
'

r e u n an t ibu s
p g t em en leg at is , au t sal em t dis simu lant ibu s .

11 L . viii .
, c . 44 an d 53 . We h ave th ou g ht t
it bes t o in ser t it e ar lier .

1 F ol 2 30 et . s eqq . Pp 5 8 0 et
. s eq
q
. E d 155 4
. .
 S E S S IO N XX I V .
29 1

Di ar iu m Tor elli Pholae de Pu g gio *

. H ad t h e com
pil er s of

t hi s i nfl am m ator y ch apter con fi n ed t hem s e ves t o t h e l ar

gu

m ent t ha t if th e s ecu l ar
,
p i
r nces w er e so h ar d u
pon t he

p p y
a ac f or it s offen ces in t he d i s t r ib u tion
O f eccl es i as ti ca l

at r on a e an d ver n m en t , a nd r equ i r ed s u it abl e r efor m a

p g g o

tion , it w as bu t r easonable, t hat t he s ecu lar pr i nces , w ho

ha ve a c on sider able por tion of s u ch patr on age and gover n
m en t a n d w er e gu ilty enou gh in t h ei r degr ee s hou ld acqu i
, ,

es ce in if t he di d n ot eve n vol u n t ar il r o os e r o or ti on
, y yp p p p ,

a bl e r efor m a ti o n on t h ei r o wn ar t t h w ou l d h ave s t ood

p e
y ,

u on r ou nd c om ar ati vel s oli d i B u t r eckoni n b bl

p g p y g pr o a
y
u on t he fac t t hat t he S i r i t w h i ch a ni m at es t h e w h ole bod
'

p , p y
of the s s t em w het her i n t he s ecu l ar or eccles i as ti c d i vi si on,
y ,

is callou s t o all per cepti ons of equ ity it w as felt u seles s t o ,

take a pos iti on w hi ch t hey w er e con s ciou s w ou l d only lead

‘

t o endles s r ecr i m i n ati on and t her efor e th e

y a do t ed t he
p
'

br oad an d open cou r se w hi ch h as s o oft en s u cc eeded,of ar

,

r o ant a nd over bear i n a s s u m ti on

g g p .

A con g r egati on w as h el d on t he 2 2 nd The F r ench am

“

“
bas s a dor s beg an w ith com pl ain t s th a t t hei r kings ha d ,
.

depen ded u pon for m er c ou n cils an d on t h e fi r s t a n d s econ d ,

Tr i den ti n e on es w ithou t su ccess They w er e told t h at they .

,

w er e s ati s fi ed in t hi s by t h e decr ees w h i ch h ad been pas s ed .

Theyr etor ted t h a t they did n ot w an t defi nitions O f dogm as

, ,

bu t a s er i ou s r eform ati on ; a n d t he i nt er fer en ce w ith s ecu lar

ri n ces w ou l d onl excit e d i s t u r bance T h e 3 5 th ch a t er
p y p .

t ende xl t o over t u r n t he G alli c liber ti es an d t he l aw s of t he

'

kingdom an d m or e t o t he s am e pu r pose The Speech was .

t h e s u bj ect of s ever e ani m a d ver s ion t o t he h os tile par ty

“

The congr egati on s in t he m ean ti m e k ept t o t h ei r ap

oi nt ed w or k ; a nd a s t he h d d ne before a nd as
p ,
y a o ,

V i s conti s om ewh er e s ays t hey d id n ow m et t w ice a d ay , .

Th e cou n t de L u n a aga i n a tt acked t h e clau s e p r epon en ,

t iba s lega tis and expect ed it appear s t h at t he for m s hou ld

, , ,

be ch an ged .

it
Tom . vi .
, pp 2 25
. et s eqq,
2 92 U NC I L T R nNT
[ 156 3
'

CO OF .

L tter s
e t his ti m e a r r i ved from var iou s c ar di na l s to
at
“

m any of t h e fat h er s en t r eati n g them th at they w ou ld not

, ,

by t he pr opos ed r efor m ati on, b r i n g t he w hole Roman cou r t

t o r u in . Thi s cou ld n ot bu t cr eate m u ch di s sens i on ; and
it is a dded that w h en his h oli n es s becam e ac qu ai nt ed w it h
,

t h e fa ct he si gn ifi ed r eat an d u bli c d i s leas u r e a a i nst

g p p g
-

thos e car din als .

A n a ffa i r n ow occu r r ed w hi ch em bar r as s ed t he legat es

,

an d t hr eat en ed t o d i s t u r b t he w hol e cou n cil A t t he O pen

‘

in g of t h e pr es en t por ti on of t h e cou ncil b y Pi u s IV t he ,

w or d s p r op onen tibas lega tis which w er e i ntr odu ced i nt o the

,

d ecr ee pr epar ed for t he occas i on w er e str ongly att acked , ,

p r i n ci all
p y y b t h e S a n i ar ds ; a n d t h ei r ki n
p g h i m sel f r e

qu es ted of t he pon tiff t hat t he d ecr ee m ight be so r efor m ed

,
,

a s t o offer n o ob s t r u cti on t o t h e li ber t

.

y of t h e cou n c il T h e .

em er or m a de a s i m il ar a li ca ti on Th e le at e how ever
p pp g .
, ,

con tr ived t o s a ti s fy t h em The s u bj ec t w a s s till m att er of

.

m u ch n egoti ati on a n d t he S pani s h am ba s s a dor t aki ng ad ,

vant age of it des i r ed t h at t he leg at es wou l d pr ovide a nother ;

,

o t her w i s e h e a n d t he bi sh o s of h is n ati on w ou l d abs en t

p
t hem s el ves fr om t he s es s ion H e pr es s ed the lega t es
.
,

i ndeed s o im por tu n ately that they cou ld not es cape withou t

, ,

r om i s e of d oi n w h a t w a s d es i r ed u nles s t he ki n of
a
p g g ,

S pai n S hou l d s i gnify a nythi ng t o t he con t r ar y After t w o . .

m on ths th e ki ng wr ote t o his a m bas sador t o r equ i r e a decr ee

,

t o t h e pu r pos e descr i bed ; a nd he s en t a for m w hi ch he

w i sh ed t h e l eg ates t o pu bli s h cont ai ni n t he declar ati on
g , ,

th a t it shou ld be fr ee both t o all p r ela tes and thei r pr i nces

to p r ep ar e The lega t es r epli ed th at a s t o pr i nces s o far
.
, , ,

w er e they fr om any r i g ht t o pr opose th at it w a s only by , .

fa vou r th ey w er e per m i tt ed t o be pr es ent in t h e congr ega s

-

tions ; and pr el at es w er e ex clu d ed becau s e t he r i ght was

p ecu li ar t o t h e pr es i d i n
g l e at es
g A f t er s om e for m s wer e .

r o os ed de L u n a r es en t ed on e in obed i en ce a s he sa i d
'

p p , p , ,

t o his kin g s com m and The l egat es con s u lt ed t he fat her s

’
’
.
,

w ho t hou ght it d eroga t or y t o the hon our of t he s nod t h t

1 y a ,

wha t it had settled s hou ld be a s u bj ect of r evi si on t here ,

2 94 1 6
'

CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

[ 5 3 2

bi sho p of Noccr a in , a ns wer ,

g ave
p t he s ea ker c r ed it for
o beying his con s c en ce ,i b u t ad ded , t hat if it w a s
t r eason t o
en deavou r t o w it h dr aw t h e r evenu es of t em oral r i n ces it
p p ,

was a m u ch gr aver offence t o i n vad e t he m os t j u s t an d ne

c es s a r r evenu e of t h e u ni vers al as t or of all chu r ches
y p .

When t he r em a i n der of th e opi nion s h ad b een t aken on t he '

‘

s u bj ect of Refor m a ti on w h i ch w as 0 11 t h e 1 8 t h bf O ct ob e, r;

t he legat es be an t o thi nk of t he ap r oachi n se s si on wit hi n

g p g
a for t n i h t for t h e s ettli n of t h at an d of ot h er affai r s d
g ; g e ,

fer r i ng th e ch apt er r es pecti n g pr i n ces t o a not h er M or one .

,

w ho O pened t h e m eeti n a s u s u al r efer r i n t o t he a it ati n

g g g g ,

a nd vol u m i n ou s ch a t er in qu es ti on t h e 3 5 t h s t at ed t he a
p p , ,

li ca ti on of t he i m er i al a n d other am ba s s ador s for ti m e t o

p p ,

c on su lt t hei r r es ec ti ve s over ei ns on the s u bj ec t F or him

p g .

s el f h e w ou l d leave t h e w hol e d eci s i on t o t h e s n od ; a n d he

,
y
con clu ded w it h offer i n
g s ever al r eas on s for com l i n
py g w it h
t h e r equ es t A var i et y of O pin i on s w a s of cou r s e d eli ver ed
.

on thi s r o os al : t hey w er e of n o r ea t i m or t a nc e or or i
’

p p g p
in alit an d t he m aj or it a r eed w it h t h e r es i d ent w ho
g y y g p ,

d i s m i ss ed the fat her s w it h a n exhor t ati on t o fer ven t p r ayer .

a n d fasti n in or d er t o obt ai n d i vi n e d i r ecti on H e h ow

g ,
.
,

ever r o os ed t hat c er t ain r elat es S hou l d be c hos en t o ut

‘

p p
,
p, p
t he d ecr ees in an a m en d ed s t a t e .

All t he fat her s r efer r ed the choi ce t o t h e l egates a nd on

‘

t h e follow i n g d ay s ixteen d epu ti es w er e fi x ed u pon by t h e

legat es for th at du t y T hey w er e cl ass ifi ed in s u ch a m an
.

n er a s t o ex edit e bu s i n es s
p .

U n der t he d a t e O f t he l 6 th of O ct ober i ntelli gen ce is re ,

or t ed t o h ave been r ecei ved fr om Hom e of t he beni n

g
"

p
r ec e ti on O f t h e c ar d i n al of L or r a i ne w ho w a s adm itt ed t o
p ,

a
p l ace in t h e offi ce O f — t h e hol
y In qu i s iti o n b
y h i s h oli ne ss .
"

C ar din al M or on e h e w r ites , h ad
, c on qu er e d ever yth in g by his i nt s , (
_
con su s
u

)
a r t es, an d g ai n ed bo h t car d in al F or en a an d t h e a r ch bi s hop o f Gr a na d a, as w ell as
ot h er s w h o h ad s u ppor ed t h im and h is pent y Non e 1 em ain ed w i h h im bu ffhéi
. t
bish ops of G er o na , of V i qu o , an d of G u a d ix , t h ou g h t h ey did n ot ven t u r e t o;

s h ow th em s elves q i
u e t
open ly H i s ow n cou I ag e did ,n ot fa il : bu t t h e m
. ew s of i

t h e pope
’
s i lln es s, m ade t h e m os t of, pi ocu I ed a pr em a u r e t er min at ion t t i q he 0

cou n cil . ii . 12 1 . t
O n e cann o h elp m ou I n in g over
'

Guer r er o .
’
 S E S S IO N x x 1 v,
. 2 95

H is holi nes s 13 sa id , on t he s u b ect of r efor

j m ati on, to have
t
c on s an tl
y i
a ff r m ed, that he w i s hed for an e ffect u al r efor m a

tion , bot h In t he head an d m em ber s, and t ha t t he tim es re

quir ed m ore m edi es t han h a d yet been pr opos ed

s ever e r e . .

He . w as content ed t hat w hat w as neces s a r y sh ou l d be d et er

m i n ed r es i t h e car di n al s
ec t n I f t he cou n cil shou ld d o
p g .

n ot h i n in th i s r es ect h e w ou ld h i m s el f exer ci s e som e

g p ,

r i ou r b
g y be i n ni n
g g w it h his n e hew s
p Wh o m h e w i sh ed t o ,

r es i d e in an d s er ve t h ei r chu r ches
, ,
.

O n t he 2 5 t h of O ct ober it w a s s i g nifi ed t o t he fat h er s , ,

that havi ng been s u ppli ed w ith a copy of t he am ended d e

,

cr ee con c er ni n m at rim on ener al con r e a tion w ou ld

g y a
g g g ,

be h eld t he n ext d ay t o r eceive t h ei r O pi ni ons by s i m ple

a s s ent or d iss ent as t he s u bj ect h ad b een exam i n ed for t he
,

t hir d t im e .

The council at t ha t tim e w as s t agger ed by n e s fr om

Rome o f va r iou s pr om otions at t he i n st an ce of t he ca r di n al ,

of L or r a i ne A ll w er e a s toni sh ed a nd grieved t hat s u ch

.

m eas u r es s hou l d or i gi na te w ith a m an fr om w hom the h ad

y ,

r ea t ex ect a ti on s in t he bu s i n es s of r efor m — m ea s u r es both

g p .

so o os it e t o h is ow n r o fess i on s a n d s o r e u n an t t o t he
pp p p g ,

d ecr ees which had been pas si n g a n d w er e bei ng pr epar ed in , ,

th e c ou n cil S o t hat all h opes fr om him w er e a t an end

.
,

a nd his bes t fr i end s allow ed t ha t h e bet r a ed t h e i n fi r m it

y y .

of hu man nat u r e
. .

On t he 2 6 t h of O ct ober follow ed t he Congr egations and

»
,
,

on the n ex t da t he w er e fi n i sh ed o n m at r i m on f m d
y y y r e or e ,

for th e fou r th ti m e ; and abou t fifty ei gh t fa t her s per si s ted

,
-

in t he opInIon that m arr i ages wer e n ot t o be an nu lled

, .

others thou ht d i ffer entl O n the 2 9 t h t he de u ties for

g y p
.
,

am en d in t h e d ecr ees of r efor m a ti o n fi ni shed t hei r t a s k

g .

Th e co u nt de L u n a did not cea s e t o u r e his holi nes s

g
a nd t he l e a t es t o m ak e a dec r ee r es ecti n t h cl au s e
g
p p g e
p r o

p on en tibu s le a tis
g T h e
p on ti ff I n or d er t o
.

g r a ti fy t h e ki n
g ,

of S ain or d er ed fi ve for m s t o be w r itten a nd s ent t hem

'

p , ,

t o t he l e a t es t h at t he m i h t deliber at e amon t hemsel v

g y g g es
w h i ch w er e t he m
,

os t u it a bl e and exh ibi t t ha t

s
 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .
[ 1 5 6 3

r eferred t o th e s
y nod The c ou n t w a s n ot sa ti sfi ed an d
p .
,

p r ofes s ed t h at if n oth i n
, g m or e w as d one h e w a s fur n i sh ed ,

W it h a pr ot es t w hi ch h e h a d it in com ma n d fr om his s ove

,

r ei n in t h at c as e t o d eli ver
g T h i s an n ou ncem en t W as n ot
.

ce t able t o t h e le a t es
p g an d t he
y e xer t ed t hem s el ves b
, y
n e oti ation t o effect s om e honou r a bl e a r eem ent
g g .

The S pani sh an d m a n y ot h er pr elat es com pl ai ned gr iev

ou sly ,
th at in cor r ecti n g t he d ecr ees by t he depu ties t he
, ,

votes a s des cr i bed by t h e s ecr etar i es w er e n ot con for m able

w it h those ver bally d eli ver ed ; bu t t h at aft er t he con gr e
at ion m an of t he fa t her s r ivat el an d s ecr etl b
y yp p a er s
g y p y , ,

t r an s m itted vot es ver y di ffer ent from w hat they had u tt er ed

in t he con gr egati on — a thi n g u n l aw fu l in it s elf and pr o ,

d u ct ive of t h e s u spi cion of fr au d an d su bor n ati on Thi s .

h a d h appen ed with r es pect t o thr ee ch apt er s in par ti cu lar ,

w her e t h e S pan i a r d s t h ou ght th a t t h e vot es w hich t hey ha d ‘

h ear d w er e m or e in fa vou r of th ei r O pi n i on th an th ey ap
p ea r ed t o be a s r ec or ded ; a n d t he
y w er e i n di n an t
g t h at ,

t he w or d s of t h eir as soci a t es shou l d not in cons equ ence of ,

s u ch i n accu r ac ear w or t h o f fait h T h at t h er e m i ht

y pp a ,
y g .

be n o fu tu r e g r ou n d for t hi s com plaint it w as or d er ed t h at ,

ch fat her shou l d n ot on l s ea k his O i n i on bu t deli ver it

y p p ,

in w r iti n g t o t he s ecr et ar y a t t he ti m e ; s i nce fr om t he natu r e

of t he ca s e s ecr et ar i es cou l d n o t alw a s be ex ac t M an of
y y .

t h e d i s c r e an ci es after w ar d s d i s cover ed m i ht be t r ac ed t o
p g
t his cau s e Never thel es s adds t he hon es t hi stor i an it can
.
, ,

n ot be d en i ed t h a t even h en ce w as affor d ed a n o or tu n it
, pp y
of s u bor n i n s om e ; and m a n b ei n er su a d ed t o alt er
g y g p ,

thei r fi r s t opi nion althou gh w ith ver y good fait h t hey m ay

,

have chang ed for t he better s ai d o ne t hi n g a n d w r ot e a n ,

*
oth er .

We m ay s u pply w ith s om e ad va nt ag e a d eficiency of the

-

hi s t or i a n in t hi s pl a ce by a d ocu m en t c on t ai n ed in t he

alt
n eg ar i t am en n on p o es t tq ,
u in hin c a d su bor n an dos aliqu os locu s
pr aes t it u s fu er i t ,
m u lt iqu e s u asi on ibu s
i
r evoca ti a p i i t
n a sen en ia aliud
r s t t
s cr ips er i n t aliu d d ix er i n t ; qu amvi s et al iqu i bona fide m elior em sequ en t es
s en t en t ia m i dem fecer in t .
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shou ldbe the place of m eeting T h i s is t he m aIn object of ' -

t h e emb assy ; bu t t her e ar e coll at er al poi n t s o f i s ome ime

'
.

rt a nce o ccu r r m I n the Inst r u c ti on s ; A m on i t h es e is t he

p o g g
i nfor mati on, t hat t he car di nal of L or r ai nehad a l ong con '
:
.

ver s a t ion w ith his holi nes s r es

p ec ti ng a '

p rO
pos ed m ar riage.
betw een t he qu een .
of S cot s an d t he ar c hd u k e C lrar les ,
II

w hich wou ld con d u ce t o the pu b

lic goo d as t her e cou ld be , I
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l

n o ho e of r es t or i n
p g t h e c at holi c r eli i on in S cotl a n d bu t b
g y
s u ch m ean s
'

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.

a ble a m at ch t o a s s i s t t ho s e in E n l and of t he Rom a n com f

g
-
,

m u ni on who w ou l d w it hou t s u ch ass i s t an ce be d es tit u te of

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all hO e o f ever s eei n t h e catholi c r eli i on r es t or ed in t heir

p g g
ki n gdom Pas s i ng over t he refer en ce to t he pes t exist ing at
.
v

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h olin es s r espect ing the i ndu lg ences of t he C r u z a da f w htich f

t _
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p g ; y :
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holin es s w ou ld comply The s am e w as to be s ai d w ith I B l

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s ect t Othe ind ul ences for t he bu ildin f S t f

p g g o f
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s i nce his h oliness ou t o f r es ect t o hi s m aj es t h a s not r e i n

p y
t s
, .
,

voked in S pai n althou gh he has r evok ed t hem in It aly an d

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all oth er f l ac es ou ht t o be u s ed w it h all s u i t able e u it

p g q y
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an d ci r c u m s ect ion ; mor e ar ti cu l ar l t h t i i ni h t l

‘

a o rr i
p p y a occ s g ,

not be iven t o excl a im a ai n s t t he fact in t he cou ncil w here t

g g ,
. ; a

t he fa ther s wou ld often have show n t heir feelin g pu pon t he ' '
»

s u bj ect h ad t he n ot been d iver t ed fr om s o doin b

y g y one » g
, ,

'
w h o w a s w ell di s pos ed t o his maj es t y s in t er est j
‘
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’ ‘
w
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n u ncio is likew i s e d i r ected t o cond ole w it h hl S m a es t o n t he

j y .

con du ct of t he r i n ce of O r a n e who, in th e mi d s t of ev ent s

p g
» »

,
.
,

t he papal ter r it or y of A vi g n on w as n ot only n ot a sh am ed ,

t o allow t h e pu bli c pre a h in f t h b utm li ad

c g o e
-
e

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n
d a ch i p or t a affet t ion e alle cas e d i sna; , , v
,
I mt rg r
u
“
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Hi s vholines s h thr eat ened thi s pr ince dmoni s hed an d

‘
’

as a ,

t hat; if he do n ot a m end he w ill d epr i ve him of his s t at e a s , ,

a h er et ic a n d favou r er of h er eti cs a n d w ill

t

gi ve it t o t he ,

fi r s t occu pa nt The nu ncio w as lik ew i s e t o acqu ai n t his

.

m aj es ty t hat h is holi n ess ha d gi ven s ix m on ths n oti ce now

’

, ,
'

ela sed t o t he qu een o f Na var r e t h at h e w ou l d r oceed

p , p ,

a a i n st h er a d r iva t ion em accor di n t o law a nd t h at his

g p g ,

holi nes s for t he love of G od of h i m s el f a nd of th e w h ol e

, , ,
.

C at holi c r eli gion cou l d d efer t he Sent ence no l onger ; an d

,

t hat n ow d epr ived a s s he w as of her d om i nions t hey wou l d

, ,

bec om e t h e pr oper ty o f t he fi r s t occu pa nt We h ave not .

,

n his u n cle s n am e been w illi n

’
s a s B or r om eo s ea ki n i
'

y p g ,
g ,

t o S eak or t o allow t o be s pok en of in t h e c ou ncil t he c as e

p , ,

o f t he
g
u een of E n l a n d alt h ou h s he m er it s j u d m ent n o
'

q g g
'
,
.

less tha n that other, a nd t hi s ou t of r espect t o his m aj es ty ;

bu t it w ill be n eces s ar v one d ay t o t ake som e cou r se With ,

her a n d his m ajes ty ou ght at l eas t t o d o his beSt t hat t he

,
,
,

bis hops a n d ot h er C atholi cs may not be m ol es ted by her

”

bu t won t he c ont r a r y allow ed t o li ve fr ee w it h t hei r h oly r e

,
t

,
.

ligion in t h e kin gdom or a t leas t be fr eely per m itt ed t o leave

.
,
t

t h e cou n t r
y
O n t h e 2 d of Novem ber t he congr egati ons r ecom m enced ,

their l abou rs on the d ecr ees of r efor m a tion w hen M or one ,

beg a n by s ayin g t h at he ha d hoped t o anti cipat e t h e d ay of

,
.

s es s i on bu t t h at t he m a n di ffi cu lti es w h i ch occu r r ed

y p r e
'

, ,

vent ed Now the ti m e pr es s ed u pon them and it w ou ld be ,

a dis race n ot t o c el eb r at e the s es s i on at t h e a oi nt ed d a

g pp y .

H e ther eforeexhor ted all to speak thei r m i nds fr eely and in ,

t he fear of G od ; an d t hen alt hou h t he m i ht n ot s ati s f

g y g y
f
,

F oll 3 014 1 7
. . This paper i s s ig n ed Ul i m o d O t t obr e C ar dl ie B or o t ’
.
.

m eu s Wh at Pr otest t an t
an d B r i on d oes n ot feel his i n d ig n a ion r i s e a t h is t t
mpti n i
.

i n s olen t as su o n a fO I eig n bish op, w h i ch I ipen ed u n der his su ccess or

in t O a m or e s u bs an t ti al and t
a r ociou s de mt t on s r a ion ? A n d w h o, I n t h e
view of t h e ar m ed c on s p ir ac
y of s over eig n s , tem p or al an d s pir i u a l, a
g ain s t t
his g i on , h is cou n r y, an d t h e vir g i n qu een ,
r eli t d oes n ot feel hi m self bou n d
‘

t
t o j u st ify even h ose m ea s u r es o f neces s ar y s elf d efen ce, w hi ch m ay onca
'
‘
-

s i onally h ave g t
t r ic b ou n ds o f n atu r al u s ice
r a n s r ess ed t h e s
"
9 "
t'

L et t he
’
‘

j t
t
t r ai or s w h o m ade t he n ecess it j sti fy th em selve
y u
‘
s;
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ever
y bod ,
y all wou ld be well . "
Next followed t hear ct
-

s hop o f
Br aga, w ho, havi ng lat ely '
r et u r ned fr om Ro m e pr onou nced ,
.

a ne i z eal of t h e
on t he onti ff for refor m ati on
a
p gy pr c u
p .

On t h e 4 t h of Novem b er vot es , w er e
g i ven on t h e twent y ~

cha
pt er s of r efor m at Ion
p ro
p os ed for t he s econd tim e .

On t he i l of L or r ai ne
6 t h, t h e c ar d n a fr om r et u r n ed
‘

Rom e a n d he likew is e w as fu ll of encom i u m u pon t he gr eat

, ,

ar d ou r of his holi n es s for r efor m ati on an d t he r emoval o f ,

'

abu s es so t ha t h e com l ai ned of t h e r ovis ions of t he cou n

,
.

p p
cil a s m ild er t han t he ti m es r equ i r ed .

O n t he 7 th of Novem b er at a cong regati on he pu r s u ed

« .

, ,
'

t he s u bj ect in a for m a l s peec h enl ar gi ng on t he vir tu es a n d ,

ex er tion s fi r s t of t h e ontiff a nd t hen of t he le at es con

, p g , ,

clu d i n t h at not h i n r em ai ned bu t tha t t he fa t her s s hou ld

g g
d o t hei r pa r t H e a dded s om e i n for m ati on r especti ng w ha t
.

he had O b s er ved in his i nt er vi ew with t hat elevated per

-

s ona e a n d in r oof of his m os t h ol m i n d s ai d t h a t he

g ,
p , y .

, ,

was r eady t o go to S pai n or Fr an ce or m or e r em ot e

p l aces , ,

for t he s afety an d a dva ncem ent of t he chu r ch H e re “

lated m any ot her th i ngs in extr em e com m end ation of his

‘

'

holi n es s a ddi n g t hat if he appear ed s u ch t o t he m os t r ever en d

, ,

r el a t e of B r a a w ho w a s s o i nfl a m ed w ith di vi n e z eal ho w

“

p g , ,

ou ht he t o a ea r t o s o t e i d a m an a s hi m s el f ? H
g pp p e
. .

t hen pr oceeded t o s peak of t he ar ticles .

Oh t he 1 0th of Novem ber t he d ay pr ecedi ng t he ses sion , ,

a c on r e ati on a s s embl ed in w hi ch w a s fi r s t r ead t he d e

g g
,

c r ee O f m a t r i m on T h at ar t w h i ch r el a t es to clan d es ti ne
y p .

m ar r iages w as d is appr oved by for ty seven of t he fath er s on e -

hu ndr ed a n d tw en t y s ix appr oved t he w hole e A ft er t hi s .

M or one s aid th at althou gh t he pl aci ng t he clau se S a ls a

, ,

S edis A p os tolicce a uctor i ta te a t t he begin ning of t he ar ti cles ,

of r efor m ati on was a r o ved b t h e m aj or it h e: w ou l d n ot

pp y y ,

om i t t o s a that m an y j u d i ci ou s er s on s t hou h t it s hou ld

y , p g
be r es er ved for the clos e O f t he fa ther s w hen thei r votes
.
,

I f t he r ead er w is h t o k n ow
j
w h at t h is m ean s , i t w as— t o i n ci e t h et
p r in ces to per secu te t h e Pr o te t n t
s a s w i t h all h eir mig ht t
 3 02 U NC I L 15 6 3
CO OF T R E NT .
[
n qr it wh i ch wa s d i s cover ed t o ari s efro m the h as te ’

wit h
"

’
y ,
e

w hi ch t he vot es w er e i s t er ed In
'

t his
3 ’3
re c on s e i i en ce o f
g q
defeat , t he N ea
po lit an s m o ved ever
y t
s o ne to have a de
’ i‘ ‘
r ee
c
p as s ed I n thei r favou r at t he ses s i on .

O n t he 1 1 t h of Nm ember t he i held th ere

"

S es s on w as , a n dJ

w er e in it t h es e S ingu lar c i r cu m s ta nc es fi r stly that it l a s t ed

for a wh ol e day a n d par t of a n i ght ; s econ dly t ha t all t h ‘

e ,

lega tes a nd car d i n als who w er e pr es en t d i s agr eed am ong

, ,

them s elves on t he s u bj ect of cland estine m ar r i ages ; t hi r dly ,

that ther e wer e ch an ges I n t he thr ee ar ti cl es 5The fou r th .

cir cu ms t anc e w a s t hat m any bi s h o s foll ow ed t he O i n i on

,
p p
of t he ar chbi s ho of Z ar a, w h en th e s ca r c el k n ew wh a t
y y
'

p
.

he r equ i r ed ; n ay in t he ver y ti m eof divine w ors hip m any

‘

'

, ,

bi shops wer e s een s oli citi ng ot h er s an d t r an sm itti ng pr ivat e ,

”

a er s t o t he i n di n a ti on a n d offen ce of t h e bm t fi n l
‘

p p g er
p s s
,

c i le d — a th i n w h i ch h a d n ever b een d one b efo i er

m A
’

p g
-

fi ft h cir cu m st ance was t h at w hen M orone d eclar ed the

,

vot es al ou d a s w as t h e cu s t om h e s i gn ifi ed his ow n Wi th
, , ,

cl a n des ti ne m ar r i a es
’
an ot h er le at e s d i s s en t r es ec ti n
g p g g ,

w hi ch it w a s s u ppos ed w ou l d h ave t h e effect o f pr eclud ing

, ,

an s ancti on on t he s u bj ect b t h e s ess i on T h e l as t eculi ar

y y p .

c i r c u m s t an ce w a s that w hen by gen er al

, , b eth -

a d d iti on a n d s u bd u cti on at t h e ti m e of t h e s es s i on ; were

,

i m pr acti cabl e m or e of the fat her s w er e in favou r of alteri ng

,

t han of thos e w ho as s ented t o t he pr opos ed d ecr ees Ther e .

w er e som e w ho t hou gh t w it h ou t fou n da tion t h at d ec ees

, ,
a
,

w h i ch w er e p a s s ed w it hou t r evi ou s con s u ltati on ; w et esw it h; t 4

p
R
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ou t obli ati on efer r i n t o t h e r em a r k abl e Con d u c t of l
g .
g
t he ar chbi s h op j u s t m en ti oned t h e au th or a b s t a i ns from ,

a ss en ti n t o t he r epor t t h a t h e o nly w i s hed t O be r eliev ed ' '

g
-

from s u bj ection to his p a t r iar ch an d t hat th er efor e his cosi

.

,
- 4

d u ct w as i n ter es ted A nd thu s ; h e con clu des te r m inat ed

.
,

t he s ess i on t o t he pr ai s e of t h e O m n i pot ent G od an d of

, ,

t he gl or i ou s V ir gi n M ar y

We have n o ac cou nt either in Paleot to or S er vant i o offt he s

r eacher; a d
c i r cu m s t an ces of t he s es s i on not even of t h e
p n
1 56 3 ] S E S S IO N XXl V . 3 03

ne it her t hey nor L e Plat give a lis t or enu m er ation of t he

.
'

p er s o n s
p r es en t .

The d efect of these Wr it er s I s I n som e degr ee s u ppli ed by a .

letter in t he V ar ia Tr a ct at a fr om G her io bishop of Is chia

*
, , ,

t o D on G iovan M a nr iqu ez Nov 1 4 1 563 con cer ni n g t he , .

, ,

s es s i on of t h e 1 1 th of Nov em ber The w r it er is w ell plea s ed .

a t t he q u i et a nd h ar m on i ou s as s i n of t he s es s i on s o mu ch
p g ,

beyond expect ati on althou gh h e d w ell s a littl e on t he pr o

,

lixity a nd fa ti gu e att ending it Th e s es s i on he s ayS w as .

, .
,

r em ar k able for t he n u m ber an d i m or t ance of t h e t hi n s

p g
es ta blis hed in it a n d w h i c h r ceded as it w as b s o m u ch
, pe y ,

cont r over s cou l d hardl h ave b een an ti ci at ed t o concl u de

y y p
(

s o com l et el o t h e s a ti s fa cti on of all a r ti es M an ood

'

p y t p yg .

r efor m s w er e r es olved u on w h i ch ch i efl r efer r i n to h is

p y , g , ,

holi ness pl ai nly d i s cover ed t he z eal a n d s in cer ity b oth of

,

h i m s elf and of h is l eg at es in the gen er al m ea s u r e A d ver t .

ing t o the fu tu r e ses si on t he w r iter pr oceed s t o ob s er ve tha t

, ,

F r ance in par ticu lar s tood m u ch in n eed of a n au t henti c de

termi nation on the su bj ect of Im ages Pu r gat or y an d Indu l , ,
v

'

en ces ; b u t t hat it w as d es i r abl e t o a voi d d i s u t ati o n an d

g p ,

cons eq u en t los s o f ti m e on S II Ch s u bj ect s It w a s t h er efore

'
‘

, .

thou ght m os t expedient t h at cer tai n decr ees u n d er t he head ,

of r e for m of ab u s es S hou l d be pr epar ed ,

Dispu t ati on s an d .

s u btleti es h e a dd s ar e r es or t ed t o m or e for os t ent a ti on of

, ,

abilit t h a n for edificat ion s i n ce it i s settl ed t ha t t her e i s a

y ,

p gu r at or
y a n,d t h a t t h e c h u r ch ha s
p o w e r t o
g r a n t i n d u l
g e n ces
l an d t hes e fou n d ati on s w hi ch a r e b
y n o m ean s t o
-

; ,

be called in qu es ti on bei ng l ai d n ot hin g r em ain s bu t t o, ,

r em ove abu ses Wit hou t en t er in i n t o d i s cu s si on T h e car d i

g .

n a l of L or r ai n e he ob s er ves w as qu it e in t h i s w a of t hi nk
, y ,

in g ; a nd m att er s w er e pu t in s u ch a tr ai n th a t if even t he
'

legat es w er e di spos ed to pr om ote di spu t at ion it cou ld not ha ,

F 011 2 5 8 — 2 66
. .

1 ex ceedi n gly r em in ds logic th e cler k

“

Thi s of the of t ow n of
‘

on e
’
-

E ph es u s, w ha tm an t
i s h er e h at kn ow et ht h ot h ow th t t h e ity
a c of t h e

E ph esia n s i s '
a w or sh ipper “
of t h e g r ea t g od d ess Dian a, an d of t he imag e
w h ich fell d ow n fr om J u pi er ? t S eein g h en t th at th e e things
s can n o t be
s po k en a g ain s t &c . Ac t s xix , 3 5 , 36 .
 '

3 04 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

done w it hout -

t
s ro n
g i
expr es s on s of r e u
p g na nce . The cou n t
de L u na , alt hou h h e w a s In t he h abi t Of re r es ent n i it
g p g
i gn s d es i r e
t hat d i scu s s ion of t he t heologi an s
’
as his s over e

s hou l d pr eced e t h e es t abli s hm ent of decr ees w as yet n ow '

co nt ent ed w it h t h e r em ed of abu s es C c ou l d
’

on t r over s
y y .

on l
yp r ol on
g t h e cou n cil withou t cr ed it or ben efit a n d t he

H u gu enot s wou ld t ak ea dvan t a ge of s u ch pr ol ongati on to ;

call for n ati on al s n o ds w h i ch cou ld not b e d one w hen t he

y ,

r es en t cou n cil w as cl os ed a n d had concl u ded ever t hi n

p ,
y g .

A ddr es s in g the n ation alit y o f t he per s on t o w hom he w a s

w r iti ng h e s ays th at n oth i ng m or e w as w an ti n g t o com pl et e
,
.

t he s a ti s fa cti on an d j oy of t h e cou ncil t ha n t ha t t he ki ng of ,

S pai n S hou ld cor di ally u nit e his end eavou r s w ith t hos e O f all
t he ot h er pr i n ces in b r i ngi n g t he cou ncil t o a S peedy a n d
r os er ou s t er m i na ti on ; a n d h is h oli nes s w ou l d feel m or e
p p
i ndebt ed t o him t han t o all t he ot her cr ow ned heads .

We have yet some S hor t n oti ce t o t ake of t he l etter s of _

V i s con ti It wou ld h ave been easy t o cr owd t h e foot of ou r

.

a es w it h r efer ence t o coll at er al a s sa es fr om t hi s r odu c

p g p g p
t ion ; an d the m ar gi n of C ou r ayer s tr an sl ation of t he Vene ’
-n

ti an histor i an is decis ive and s u b sequ ently appear i ng evi,

~

d ence how w ell t he as s ailed i nt egr ity of t h at wr it er is s u p

, .
;

or t ed B u t t hes e lett er s ar e ext an t in r i nt for t he er i od

p .
p p , ,

w ith wh i ch th i s por ti on of ou r m em oi r s is con cer ned We .

w ill ther efor e cont en t ou r s el ves w it h a conci s e r efer ence t o

'

t he r u m ou r a nd al ar m o f t he es t abli s hm en t of a n i n qu i s iti on ,

of t h e S a n i sh ch ar a ct er in Mil a n an d t he aba ndon m en t of

p , ,

t he br u t al att em pt as r efer r ed to r ather lar g ely in l etter s

,

d ated the 2 u d a n d 19 th of A u gu s t ; t o a n ent r eat y fr om

G er m any t h at t he Reces s es of t he di et s s hou ld n ot be
*

i nclu ded in t he pr oj ect ed n ew Index of Pr ohibit ed B ooks ,

A u g u s t 16 ; and t o j ar r ing O pinion s on t he s u bj ect of indu l

g ences, A u gu s t 1 6 .

The d ecr ees an d ca nons of t he cou nc il ar e t o be fou nd in

This i s t h e mos t impor t ant r esu l t , or r a the

r par t , of a Ger man d ie ; t
A t t he close of t h e diet , t h e r esolu ion s t ar e collec t ed an d r ed u ced t o w r i ing t
a nd t
t he ac t w h ich con ains t hem is called t h e Recess .
 3 06 1 5 6 3
C O U NC I L O F T RE NT .

[
m ai n b u s ines s had been d espatched t he sacr am ent s and ,

r efor m at ion ; and his holi n ess w as des i r ou s of t ha t con

s u m m ati on b ecau s e w hil e t he cou ncil w a s ih exi st en ce m an

, ,
y ,

acci dent s m i h t oc cu r whi ch w ou l d cr eat e r eat di s tu r bance

g g .

The F r ench car din al u r ged a S peed y closeof t he cou nc il ,

fr om t he n eces siti es of Fr ance for t he s ak e of w hi ch cou ntry

,

em i nen tl
y t h e cou n cil w as con vok ed a nd b ecau s e it had

been d et er m i ned in a m eeti ng of t he ki ng an d t he s t ates ,

t hat if t he cou n cil did not t er m i nate a n ational cou ncil ,

s hou l d be call ed the evil s of wh i ch m i h t easil be anti

,
g y
ci at ed Th e r es t a r eed in t hi s vi ew of t he cas e d
p .
g a n ,

s eem ed m o ved t o it by t he con t em pl a t ed os s i bilit f

p y o

t he death eit her of t h e pope or t he em er or and the

,
p ,

d an ger s w hi ch wou l d follow The m anner of att ai ni ng

.

their O bj ect u pon whi ch they concl u d ed w as t o pr opos e

, , ,

what w a s u n fi n i shed on t h e s u bj ect of r efor m ati on a nd

t he r egu l ar s t h e d oct ri nes r em ai nin of pu r ator i m
g g y a
g es , ,

an d i ndu lgences s ince they w er e s u ffi ciently plai n an d

, ,

h ad been d et er m i n ed by for m er cou n cils m i ght be ex ,

edit ed w ithou t d i s pu t ati on s w hi ch w er e r od u cti ve of ex

p ,
p
ces s ive d el a ; and it w ou l d be enou h t o condem n s om e
y g
abu s es u on t h e su bj ect s C l as s es a n d a d e u t ati on wer e
p .
p ,

accor di n ly pr ovi d ed t o facilit ate d es pa tch

g
A con gr ega ti on w as hel d on t he 1 5 th of November when ,

a n a dditi o n al co of t he fou r teen ar ti cles u on r eform ati on

py p
w a s d i st r i bu t ed a n d M or one opened the m ee
, ti ng by oh
s er vi n t h a t all w h i ch w a s n eces s ar h ad been d on e an d
'

g
, y ,

even w hat er t ai n ed t o d oct r i n e ; bu t t ha t t he her eti c s for

p ,

w h os e cau se t he cou ncil w as pr i n ci pally convened b ec am e ,

m or e obs ti n ate ever y d ay nor d id any hO pe of t heir amend

,

m ent r em ai n If m or e w as not effected it s hou ld be r e

.
, .

m em ber ed t h at those wh o pu r s u ed perfection O ft en los t w ha

, t
w as good . S om e m atter s of r efor m s till r em ain ed am ong ,

w hich w as the chapter of s ecu l ar pr in ces r ed u ced to a s hor t er ,

for m This t he legate felt him s elf pledged to bring for "

w ar d and t her efor e cou ld not di r ect ly s et as i d e ; h e t her efor e

-
'

Th i w n w th
s as
c en t l
o g g
e u rr an u a e.
 S ES S I O N xxv . O7

i nsi nu at ed its pr eter m i s s ion by t he obs er vation t hat t he , ,

conditi on a n d s t at e of t h e ti m es r eq u i r ed t h at m an y th i n gs

s hou l d be left t o the i et an d r eli i on of r i nces w hom

p y g p , ,

a d d s t he r es i den t w e d esi r e in an es peci al m anner t o be

p , , ,

t he d efender s an d '

execu t or s of ou r d ecr ees ; an d when t h e

fr u it of the cou nc il w as m at u r e, it w a s t he ti m e for l
co

lect ing ,
it lest
b y dela
y
'

it s h ou l d bec om e H i s c or r u t
p .

holi ness, w ho h ad convok ed t h e s ynod for t he good of t he

C hr i s ti an r epu bli c now fr om t he u r gency of pu blic affai r s
, , ,

wi shed for it s l
c os e . The sa me w as des i r ed by m os t of t he
am bas s ador s ; he t herefor e r equ es t ed of t he fa t her s t o i ve
g
thei r O pInIOn s with the u tm os t br evity and to ab s t ain fr om ,

di s pl ay and elon gation L or r ain e s u ppor t ed him and only

.
,

d es i r ed t wo thi ngs a pu bli c confi rm a tion of t h e pr oceedi ngs

of t he cou ncil b h is h oli ness an d t h a t t h e F r en ch bi sh o s
y ,
p
s hou l d r et u r n t o t hei r cou n t r ar m ed w it h d i s ens ati ons
y p ,

a n d a b s olu ti on s for t h e pu r pos e of conveyin g Con sol ati on

,

a nd o t o thei r fl ock s T h e r es t of t he fa t her s er for m ed

j y p
t hei r d u ty w it h u nu su al br evity S O m u ch so as t o dr aw ,

u on t h em s el v es t h e char e O f r ec i it ati on M an w er e
p g p p y .

s u r r i s ed tha t t h e em er or w ho h a d alw a s befor e fa vou r ed

“

p p y ,

delay w as n ow so u r gen t for d es pat ch th a t it w as s u s pected

, ,

his con du ct was t h e con s eq u ence of a s ti pu lati on w it h h is

holi nes s for t he u s e of t h e cu p in his own dom i ni ons .

The votes of the father s w er e fi ni shed on the fou r teen

ch a t e r s of r efor m ati on n t h e 18 t h of Novem b er T h
p o , e .

ce lebr a ted one r espect i ng s ecu lar pr i nces was t he las t O n .

thi s even t he im per i al am bas s ador s r em ons tr a ted wit h thei r

s over ei n
g t hat if it w er e enfor ced it w ou l d
p r od u ce r e t
,
g a ,

d i s tu r b a nces in t he em pi r e The V eneti an s ai d the s a m e

. .

T hey all apply t o his holines s that t ha t ch apter s hou ld not ,

onl b e om itt ed bu t r es cinded H i h li w i h i f

y , s o n es s s . n
g or ,

S ecu n du m est , u t con cedat u r om n ibu s epiS CO p is, cu m ad ecclesias su as

r ed er in t , u
i t oss i n t u squ e ad car u m
p t d iem di spen s ar e i n impedim en t is m a
t r im on ii, et absolver e i n for o t t
poen i en iae in om n ibu s casibu s, u t i t a e iam t
ipsi con solat ion em laet it iam mabu s illis comm is sis
'

an i
et poss in t afl er r e.

What a pictu r e of a cou r tier an d a car di n al

 308 U NC I L [ 15 6 3
‘

CO OF TR E NT . .

no t h i ng so m u ch as ily a ssented,
t h e en d of the cou nc il , r ead

an d s en t l etter s t o t h at u r os e t o t h e cou ncil ar ti cu l ar l

p p p y ,

r e r es s i n t h e z eal o f t hose who w er e i t s chi ef a dvocat es

p g .

The ch a pt er w as a ccor dingly r edu ced to an u nm ea n i ng for m ,

a s it n ow s t ands

A copy of t h e r efor m ati on r es pecti n g regu l ar s and n u ns .

w it h S ix ot her cha pt er s of gen er al r efor m ati on w a s s u pplied ,

t o t h e fat her s .

The vot es on t h es e s u bj ect s b egan on t h e 2 3 d of No

vember a n d fi n i s hed in fou r da s
, y .

O II t h e 2 7 t h O f Novem ber t he cou nt de L u n a who ha d , ,

h ither to been qu i et O pen ed his O ppos ition t o t he pl an of

, .

ex editi on alle i n t h at t he s u bj ect s et r em ai n i n t o be

p g g, ,
y g
s ettl ed r equ i r ed fr om t hei r i m or t an c e d elib er at e a nd a ti en t
p p
i nvesti gati on H e ad ded th at S O m u ch pr eci pit ati on ap
.
,

ear ed u nw or t h of s u ch a n a s s em bl a s t he r es en t and
p y y p ,

t ha t he w i s h ed t o u nder s t an d t he m in d of his s over ei gn on

t he s u bj ect H e t her efor e beg ged t hat t he n ext s es si on
.

m ig ht be defer r ed t o a t leas t t w o d ays aft er C hr is tm as '

He t

cou l d n ot O bt ai n t h e a s s en t of t h e l e at es an d ot her s w ho
g ,

w on der ed h e s hou l d have del ayed s o gr a ve a pr opos al So

long .

O n t he 2 8 th of Novem ber a nu m ber of t he am b ass a dor s ,

a nd fat her s m et the l e at es a t t he h ou s e O f Mor one W h o

g ,

la id befor e them t he st at e O f the c ou n cil L orr ai ne repr e .

s ent ed t ha t h e w as c all ed t o F r a n ce b i m or t an t affai r s a n d

y p ,

t h e bis ho s of t h a t n ati on m u s t S eed il follow ; if ther efor e

p p y
th ei r pr es ence in the cou n cil w er e of any valu e t he s es smn ,

S hou ld n ot be defer r ed n d h e t ho h t t he bes t cou r s e for

; a u
g
t he s u bj ect s of doct r i ne in a r ti c u l a r w a s t o d et er m in e t hem
, p ,

by S hor t decr ees w hi ch w ould a ffor d n o pr et ence for con

, ,
, ,

t r aver s y T h .e a m b ass ad or s of G er m a n
y did n o t o b j e c t t o -

t he d a y of s es s 10 n bu t d es ir ed t h a t In du l gen ces whi ch w er e

, ,

t he chi ef cau s e of t h e d efecti on of L u t her s hou l d be cOn ,

s ider ed they however pr eferr ed th at the s u bj ect shou ld be

, ,
-

Q u ar e fu i t id capu t
in g en er alem qII aIid am for m u lam , et fcI e i n an em
‘

ver bor u m s oniI m r edact u m

, p
r r u t h od ie s e h a be , ac a b om n ibu s fer e pr o t
ba t um .
3 10 CO UNC IL OF T R E NT .
[ 1 5 6 3 .

t o t he il withou t waiti ng for fu rther new s fr om t he cit y

cou nc ,

whi ch t hey an ti cipated m u st be fat al T hey d r eaded th e .

death of t h e ponti ff pendi n g t he cou n cil w hich Wou ld , ,

c r eate all t he di s pu t es r es pecti ng th e r i gh t of t he cou ncil t o

elect a s u cc es sor — d i s u t es w h i ch w ou l d a it at e all the li

p g p o

ti cs of Rom e and of all E u r ope All t he ambas sador s agreed .

u on t he necess it of hol di n t h s ess i on as ea r l i bl ,

p y g e
y a s
p os s e

a n d even t h e old O on en t of t he m easu r e alt hou h r at her

pp , g
r u d in l et as s en ted
g g gy y , .

O n t he 2 d of D ecem ber t he l egates a ss em bled t he am ,

bas sa dor s and m or e than fifty pr elat es of t he d i ffer ent

n ation s an d a dvi s ed w it h t hem w h at w as bes t t o be don e ;
,

w ho all w it h t he ex ception of a few S pa

, n i ar d s an d t hr ee

It ali ans agr eed th a t t h e cou n cil S hou l d fi n i sh w ith t he pr o

, ,

os al of s u ch m att er s as w er e in a s t at e of r e ar a ti on O n
p p p .

t he s am e d ay a gener al con gr ega ti on w as convened t o con ,

s i d er of t h e d ecr ees of u r at or a n d of i m a es O f i d l
p g y g n u
, .

en ces S i n ce t he w er e a s u bj ect of con s i d er able d iffi cu lt ,

g , y y
a n d i n vol vi n q u es ti on s it w as t h ou h t bes t t o have no
g g ,

exam i n ation ; alt hou h som e fat her s con ti nu ed t o d es i r e

g ,

that s om e Slight notice shou ld be t aken of them lest they ,

shou l d a ppear to be alt oget h er p a s s ed over in s ilen ce

*
.

O n t he eveni ng of the sam e day a con gr egat i on again met ;

t h e decr ees w hich w er e in r eadi n es s w er e r ead Thes e the
‘

p r es i d ent co m m en d ed a s t he r es u lt of
g r ea t l a bou r a n d

abilit
y; a n d r e
g r ett ed t h at t h e n ec es s it y
,
in w h i ch t h e c o u nc il
w as pr ohibit ed s o d elibera t e a con s i der a ti on O f t hem a s h a d
,

b een cu st om ar y H e then r equ es t ed t he O pl n Ions of t he

.

fat her s in as few w or d s a s pos s i bl e A ll as sent ed except a s ,

few S pani ar d s who a n s w er ed t h a t t he s u bj ect d ema nded

, , .

mor e exam in ation and s om e other s who obj ected to t he

, ,
-

decr ee of pu r gat or y a s u nwor thy of t he coun cil ; an d tSO m

‘

, e

ex r es s i on s wer e alt er ed T he ot h er d ecr ees w er e t hen read

p .

D e I n du lg en t n s t
au em , cu m mate i r a n i mis d iflicilis , et qu aes t ion ibns
i m plicat a vi der etu r , I n t eI 1 m _
su pei s ed en d u m pu t an t qu a m vis a dhu c Pa r es t
m u l i des ider aiu n t ,
t de ea O biter al iqu id at t in g er et u 1 , n e om issa
' ‘

u t pi OI s u s

s ile ti
n o videI et u r .
1 56 3 ] S E S S IO N xxv . 311

an d t he car d n a i l of L or r a nei m ade eech on s om e of t he

a s
p _

l i tical r efor m ation s O f no gr ea t i m por tance The

ecc es as .

other fat her s ans wer ed in few wor d s a s in thei r not es , When .

the O pi nion s w er e con clu ded M or one an nou nced t hat , if , ,

ther e w er e n o obj ection t he s ession S hou l d t ake place on the

,

next d a a n d it w as os s ibl e it m i h t ext en d t o t he n ext ;

y , p g
for m u ch ti m e w ou l d be occu pied in r ead i ng t he decr ees
u n der Pau l III a nd J u liu s I II
, H e r epeated that in his
.
, ,

O i n i on t h e t er m i n ati on of t he cou n c il w a s n eces s a r y in con

p ,

s i d eration of
p os s i bl e event s w h i ch m i ht r ender all t he
g ,

l abou r s of t he cou ncil nu ll Then the Fr ench w er e obli ged .

t o r et u r n t o thei r cou n tr y ; a n d in t he par li am en t t her e it

ha d been r esolved t ha t if t he cou ncil in t hi s pl ace w er e not
,
.

fi ni s hed a n ational one wou ld be a ssem bled The father s

, .

s hou ld likewi s e cons id er t he evils w hi ch w ou l d follow t he ,

deat h of t he pontiff for Whos e r ecover y it w a s t heir d u ty

,

ear n es tl t o n t h e e i n f t he m w t h er efor e if
y ra
p y ; o s ss o O o r r o , ,

t h ey w er e s o pl eased delib er ati on s hou l d be ha d concer ni ng

,

t h e t er m in ati on of t he cou ncil A ll except fou r t een a s

.
, ,

s ent ed ; a n d m or e d ecr ees w er e r ead In t h e m i dst of t he

‘

bu s i n es s which w it h u nexpect ed u n an i m i ty w as pr ot r act ed

,

t o a late h ou r lett er s a r r ived fr om t he cit y br i ngi ng t h e

,

j oyfu l news of the i nci pi en t r ecover y of his holi nes s all w ere
r ej oi ced at it a nd t ook c ou r a e t o roceed in t hei r w or k
.
,
g p .

O n t he 3 d of D ecem ber at a n ea r ly hou r t h e t w ent y , ,

fi ft h a nd con clu di ng s ess ion of t he cou n cil comm enced an d ,

t h e d ecr ees wer e pu bli shed w ith al m os t u ni ver sal con sent .

The l ega t es althou gh d eter m i n ed u pon closi ng t he cou ncil

, ,

et fi nd i n it i m os s i bl e t o et t h r ou h all t he bu s in ess w hi ch
y g p g g
they had befor e them pu bli sh ed from t he pu l pit that t he
, ,

s es s i on w ou ld be conti nu ed a nd fi ni s h ed on t he next da
y .

A fter d i vi ne s er vi c e t he l egates em ployed t hem s el ves a t

,

h om e in pr epar ing for t he t r ans acti on s of t h e m or r ow and ,

ever t h i n w as com let ed A m n t h e r e ar ati on s w a s

y g p o
g .
p p
t he d ecr ee of i n d u l g en ces t o any d efi n iti on of w hi ch M or on e
,

w a s a ver s e par tl becau se h e d ou bt ed w het h er it wou ld not

,
y
g i ve a n oc cas i on o f di s u t ati on a nd of
p p r ot ra cti n
g m att er s ,
 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .
[ I5 6 3 .

a nd tl t
ar h i nki n it b ett er t hat s o i m or t ant a su bj ect
p y g p ,

r es enti n m an i t f t v h u l d b enti l
p g s o
yp o n s o c on r o er s
y s o e r e
y ,

om i tt ed t h a n t h at it s h ou ld be s li htl t r eat ed The card i n al

g y .

of L or r ai n e; h ow ever w it h m an ot her; r el at es w as a nxiou s

y , p ,

that s om e m ention shou ld be m ade O f in du lgences l es t t he

,

er r or of the her eti c s s h ou l d be m or e confi r med if t h e s h ou l d

y ,

s ee t h at n ot hi n w a s d one abou t t hem n d lik e w i s e becau s e

g ; a ,

t hi s ver y om i s si on alone m ight eas ily be m ade a preten ce

fo r conk i n a fr es h cou ncil T h r efor e on t h at ver ni ht
g e .
y g ,

a d ec r ee con cer nin i n d u l ences w as com o s ed , a n d ear l

“

g g p y .

t he n ex t m or n i ng befor e t he chu rch w as opened, t he am ,

bas sa dor s and ver y m any O f t he

pr e a es w er e ca ed
l t ll together ,

a nd befor e them w er e r ead all t he decr ees whi ch wer e to be

p ro m u lga ted in t he i t o
get h e r w it h
s es s on , t h i s o f i n d u l en ces
g ,

r es ec ti n w h i h l d b f r e all ar di nal M or on e
p g c O
p en
y a n, e o c ,

r ofes s ed t hat he w as n ot s ati sfi ed th a t an t h i s ho u l d

p y n
g
be d efi ned L or r ai ne h ow ever M adr u ccio all t he am ba s
.
, , ,
a

sa d or s and O ther pr el at es r epli ed an d expr es s ed thei r ap

‘

, ,

p r obati on of t h e for m th en d eli ver ed T h e r e w e r e h ow .ever , ,

w it hd raw n fr om it som e w or d s w h i ch ex r es sl r ohi bit ed

p yp ,

t he a i n of an t m O f m f r i nd u l ence s
p y g y c er a i n s u o n e
y o
g ,

n ot even w hen what ar e called s u s en si on s ar e l ven ; a nd

p g
t hese w or d s wer e w ithd r awn I n favou r of t h e cou n t de L u n a ,

b ecau se they a ppear ed t o be i ndu st r iou sly s elect ed t o desig i

n ate t he S an i s h cr u z ad a
p
O n the 4 t h of December t he s es si on w as con clu ded a nd ,

at t he s am e ti m e a n en d w as u t t o t h e cou ncil T h er e
p .

w er e pr om ifl at ed on it t he follov
g v i ng d ec i ee s — of In du l
'

g ences of choi ce of food

, of a n In d ex o f book s
,
a nd of a ,

C at echi s m We m ay a dd fr om S er va nt io a n d i ndeed
.
—
, , ; ,

fr om t he d ecr ees th em s el v es the r eform ation of t he Br ev iarj

‘
i
,

Th e wh ole “
of thi s cu r i ou s passag e I h ave t r an sla ed t as clos ely an d

li t er all
y as I w as able tt t
Th e la er par of t h e or ig in al I ill r an scr ibe it)?
. w t
s ever al r eas ons eo t u n c d et r act a quaedam ver ba, u ae r oh i bebant (air
'
in g
q p
- J
.

pr ess e ne p ro ex equ en dis in du lg en t i is cer t ae t ax ar en t u r s umm ae; ne ( min d

s v
”
d ar en t ur i llaa qu as su spension e ocan t ; fu er u n t qu e h aec ver ba sublat a, in
‘

g r at iam C om it is d e L un a ag en t i s, qu od videbant u r b ase de in d u s r ia it a ex t

3 14 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

[ 1 5 6 3 .

H ere l h is i n t er es ti n
t he d itor th e c o s e of
’
s au at
y ,
sa
g ,

an d valu abl e A ct s I c annot adequ at el y des cr ibe w ith what

,

hear t felt j oy ever y o ne w a s el at ed a n d si n cer el y as w ell as , ,

r at efu ll y a ck nowled ed God as t he au t hor of s o m a n

g g ,
y
ben efit s I m ys el f in the ver y m i ds t of th e s es si on ha ve
.
, ,

s een m an en er able r el at es S h eddi n t ear s of o ; a nd

y v p g j y
i n dividu als w ho befor e appear ed di s t ant m u tu ally con gra
, ,

t u lat ing one a nother on t h e o cca s i on Bu t w hen t h e accla .

m ations t ook pl ace w hi ch t o t hat hou r w er e novel a n d u n ,

ex ect ed to m an
p y t h e a dm irati on a
pp l au s e and o
j y, w h ich , ,

t hey excit ed w er e im m en s e an d u n i ver s al : not a per son

,

w as t h er e w h o did n ot in his cou nt en a n c e h is w or ds a n d , , ,

his w hole fram e expr ess the hi ghes t ex u lt ation pr ai s i ng , ,

G od t o whom be honou r s t r ength a nd glor y for ever an d

, , ,

ever

t
s r in g of cu r s es , i n clu di n g, or der ived fr om t he 1 09t h psalm , (
as w e r ec on ,) k
wi h t oth er p as s ag es of s cr ip u r e ; an d t t h e prac t j t
ice i s u s ifi ed g on thi s r ou n d .

B u t w ha t j t
ar e t h e ob ec s of t h e divm e m aledi c ti on , an d w ha t h os e of Rom e ! t
I h ave a for m o f A th emna a u s ed by t h e i n qu i si or s of V alladolid , so la e as t t
t he year 17 72 , a tt ted by t h e
es r e u lar O ffi cial an d au o r a h si n a u r es
g g p g I t i s t t .

p er fectly S t i d i ed even w i th e pe t t th
a an c, an e w h f il t d e
s us r s c o os o a o n ou n ce

t h e p ifi ed S im e
ec f th e Th e e i
cr f m xceedi g thi in t
s o o r s. ity r s a or e n s a r oc

d ed i H i t i E E v n in H H lbe t dt 1 830 pp 3 02 “

r ecor n s or a
g i cc. a . un ar a
, a rs a , , .

3 04 d
, p
an i e d w ith m
co p y g i n em k i n t h eP
acco te t t J n l f
an r ar s
‘
ro s an ou r a or

1 8 3 1 pp 5,
36 — 5 3 9 T h e d te f t h e en te e is 1 6 32
. . Th e a n e ve e in
o s nc . re Is o rs

th v e y p lm
er i i q i tsa ly b ed w hi h
so n i t
u m ig h t
ou sb e t h e p ye
a us , c , as ra r
,

m y b t h h pe
a e d m f t f th e g in t w hom t h e
e o an co ore ele o i os a a s cu r s cau s ss s

u
“
tte ed Th gh th ey
r e yet ble
ou Th cu r s ss ou
”
, , .

U bi ve d l m ti n ven t m e t — t n e i g en
ro a acc a a m n i m dmi t io
o es u s u n s o u a ra ,

p l l
au su s ,t it i q e e t aee t e m
a u e t q i x or a
n v l t v bs i t t q:u e n o ra , u on u u ,
er s, o o

m h ilar it at em s ig nifi car et , D eu mlau d an t es , & c S ér van t io

,

Cor por e ,
'

su m m a .

is n ot less w ar m . t
A f er d escr ibi n g h im self as r an spor ed in o Par adis e by t t t
t h e s cen e, t h e t
fa h er s, h e W I i t es , si pa r ir on o fa cen d o u n a g r an d e alleg r ez z a t
bacian dosi, et abbr accian dosi s r e i , et m ol i m ol e lag r im e g e an do per t tt t t tt
g tt t
r an le i i a, d icen d o d i con inu o, s i a i i n om e d el S ig nor e D io ben ed e o, ch e
‘

tt
h a pu r fi n alm en t e d at o li e o fi n e a qu es o s acr osan t o con cilio, &c tTh e j oy t .

of h is h oli n ess w as m or e em per ed, accor din g t o A dr ian i t

Rim as en e i1 Papa .
~

lie t o, ma con t
qu alch e occu l o sdeg n o d e Pr i ncipi m agg ior i, essen d osi for se
’

p ar u o ch et con 1 occasion e del con cilio lo h avesser o con m ol a ar e i n d o o a

’
t t tt
con ceder e alcu ne cose fu or della su a t
volu n a, e d ella pr opr ia p ri u t a z io ne
ed a p qu elle alle qu ali per
r om et t ei n e
d i ,
a lt temp
ro o n on si saI ebbe lascia t o

i n d u r r e cosi legg ieI meIIt e I s t x vii, en d . . .

 SE S S IO N xxv . 3 15

S er vant io h as g i ven t he nu m ber s r es en t t hu s —a os t o

p p
lic lega t es, 4 ; car di n al s 2 all t he am bas s ador s t i
; pa r
v
.
,

ar chs , 3; ar chb s ho i s, 2 5 bi s ho s , 1 68 ; r octors of th e

p ; p p
'
b s ent r ela es , t 7 ener als of t he or der s 7
a
p g .
, ,

.
‘

It i d that t he decr ees of this s es sion (for

c a n no t be sa

)
ca non s t her e w er e none di s till ed a s t h e d ew : t he
y fell with

t he h eavy abu n d an ce of a clear in g sh ower E xt en ded a s .

wer e t he s t at u t es of t h e pr eced i ng s ess i on t hey w er e far ex ,

ceeded b
y t h e d i m ens i on s of t h i s A ll t h e r em ain in
g n eces .

bu s i n es s w a s t o be d es at ched ; an d w it h t he m os t
s ar
y p pre ,

ci it a t e an d w holes ale c ar el es s nes s t h e var i ou s and s om e of

p , ,

them dou btles s i m por t ant s u bj ect s w er e collect ed t oget her

, , , ,

a nd u t i n to t h e for m of l aw s for t he fu t u r e dir ection of t he

p .

u ni ver s al ch u r ch Th e obj ect w h i ch filled t he fi eld of Vi ew

.

t o t he fa t her s an d t he m os t h ol y fat h er a nd excl u ded every ,

ot her obj ec t w as how t o es cape t h e evils a nd dan er s in

, ,
g
Which t he conti nu an ce of t he cou ncil en veloped them The .

illness of t he pope w as a m os t oppor t u ne even t in t hi s V IeW ;

and t he k nowledge t h at it oper ated in t h i s w ay w a s pr oba bly
o ne
g r ea t m ea ns of his r ec over i
y T h e ab u nd ant har ves t
“
.
,

how ever of concili ar en act m ent w ou l d pr ovi d e an a m ple

,

fi eld for t heological di scu s sion if that w er e qu ite ou r pr o ,

vm ce Bu t w e ca nnot r es i s t t he i nvit a tion t o a few desu l

.

t or y s tr i ctu r es .

O ne of t he m os t r em ar k able a r ti cles in t he d ecr ees }

of t hi s ses si on I s t he 19 t h chapt er of t ha t of Refor m ati on .

,

wher ef u nd er pr et en ce of con dem ni n g and d i scou r agi ng t he

‘

p ra cti ce of d u elli n
g t h e m os t i ns ol en t in vas i on of t he s ecu lar
"
,

p ower o f
p r i n ces is s u b s t anti at ed .

B u t t h e m os t im por t an t if n ot m os t r em ar kabl e ar ti cl es
.
~

, ,

whi ch w ere t he s u bj ect of en a cti on are t hos e d oc t r i nal ones

“

“
1
‘

L e P la t h as no li s t , an d I do n ot kn ow of an
y ot h er . In co n sequ en ce

o f a comm en d u n d er p n of ex co
ai m mu n ica i on , t to th t p a u r pose, 2 5 5 per s on s
a fli x ed th eir su bscr ip tio ns befor e t h ey lef Tr en t t : t h ey ar e g i ven i n for m i n
Pl t s ed i ti on of t h e C an on s , &c Ex ed i t Rom Tr id
’
L ann 1 7 63
‘

e a . . . con c . .
, . .

j Pallavi cin o, x x iv, 9, l , obser ves , h a t t t h e n ew s o f t h e a c tu a l te m in

r a

ti on of t h e cou ncil ass is ed the t r ecover y , t ha ti s, t h e com ple e t r ecover

y of t he

pon t iff . Th e p r osp ec t of t he even t w ou ld of cou rse ten d t h e same wa y.

3 16 c o ns o r t or T RE NT .

[ 1 5 63

whi ch i l t er r ifi ed t h e i m a i nati on s of t he fat her s

r evou s
g so
y g ,

a n d w h i ch t he h ar d l d ar ed t o l ook at m u ch le s s h an dl e
y y , .

The pu r i fyi ng fl am es of pu r ga t or y m ay be left t o thei r

ow n n ak ed des titu ti on of s u ppor t eit h er fr om s cr i tu r e or
p ,

legitim ate tr ad iti on : a n d ther e ar e ab u ndant defen d ers of

t he tr u th w h o h ave s how n t his .

O f t he alli ed s u bj ect of Indu l gen ces I fi r s t ob ser ve t h at a , ,

s ou n d an d able Rom a n i s t ou r ow n bi s h o Fi s her h a s ad

p , ,

m it ted t h em I n th eir m od er n s en s e t o h ave a r i s en fr om t he

, ,

fi cti on j u s t m en tioned an d as a r em edy of it s t er ror s

,
*
Bu t .

w it h ou t en t er i n g u pon t h e s u bj ect at l ar ge w h i ch w ou l d be ,

a s u n s u it a bl e as it i s s u per fl u ou s s om eth i n g m a b e su es t ed
y gg ,

on t he s u bj ect in a dd iti on t o w h at h as sli gh tly been obs er ved

befor e in t he for m of i n qu i r y an d u pon poin t s n ot p er fectly

, ,

a r eed u on as w a s s en s iti vely felt am on

g p , g R om an i s t s t hem ,

s elves — Wh eth er t he t er m i n du l gen c e in it s m od er n a ccep ,

t at ion be i d en ti cal wit h t he p r i m iti ve or a nti en t ?

,
What
m ay be t h e s ou r ce fr om w h i ch t he m oder n i n du l gen ces of t he
c hu r ch of Rom e ar e d er i ved
?
What is t he fu n d or t r easu ry , ,

and how s u li ed ? I s it t h e in fi n it e m er it s of C hr i s t com

pp
l et ed b t h e fi n it e m er it s of t he s ai nt s ? D o t he c o i ou s
p y
.

p
s t r ea m s w hi ch fl ow fr om t his r es er voi r r et u r n t o it b a cir
y
cu it ou s ch an n el a n d t h u s pr es er ve it n ot o nl fr om ex h au s
, y
tion bu t di m i nu ti on ? H ow and t o w hat ext en t do they
, , ,

avail as , p e r s on all
y t o t he
p os s es s or b
y w h at ever m ea ns oh ,

t ained or t o ot her s a n d p ar ti cu lar ly t he d ead or t hose in

, , ,

u r a t or an d w h a t is t o be u nd er s t ood b a r ti c u l ar d a s
p g y y p y
bein g appoi nt ed for d raw i ng s ou ls ou t of tha t s t at e ? Whe
th er in th e for m s of indu lgen ce wh en t he w or d s cu lp a ci
u m a ar e u s ed t h er e i s any di sti n ct m ean i n in t he for m er
‘

p ,
g
ar ti cu l ar l or w het her it be n ot i n s er t ed k n ow i n l an d
p y ,
gy

Th e passag e i s g en er ally, I m igh per h aps s ay u n i ver s ally, t so vag ly

ue

t t t t
an d u n s a i sfac or ily r efer r ed t o, h a h avin g for m er ly been pu t t o a difficu lt y
k
m ys elf t o fi n d i t , an d h avi n g n ow t h e boo a n d p lace befor e m e, I w i ll h er e
tt
s a e i t for t h e pu blic g ood Th e r efer en ce is com m on ly A r t 1 8 , con r a L n
. . t
t h er u m . Th er e ar e s ever al w or k s of F ish er c on t ra L u t h er u m . T h e bo o k
t h er an e con fift at io per Rev Pa t J Rofi en sem E pi s c My
'

i s , A sser t ion is L u . . . .

edi t ion is, Par isiis, 1 5 33 .

3 18 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

[ 1 5 6 3

O f i m ages a nd t he venera tion of s a n s i t a nd an e s l we

g
m ay o b s er ve t h at it ,
is not neces s ar .

y i n
, O r der to s u bs t a n

t
t h e ex is en ce of elon g a ed t in du lg en ces . B u t w h y s h oul d Rom an is s be s o t
n i ce on th i p int w h e s o ,
n, b
y t h e s imple pr oces s of accu mu la ion , i n du lg en ces t
of mo de te len gth m y
ra a r each t h e ex en t of on e of t an y dim en sion s , par i en t
lar ly i n t h e case of lon g liver s, an d fr equ en t offen d er s Th e le er wh i ch tt
w a s pr om i sed in for m er pag e is pr es en ed fr om M S for t h e r s t t i m e by
a t . fi
L ag om ar sin i in h is edit ion of Pogg i an o s E pis les , an d i n a n o e a t p 2 34
’
t t .

of vol iii . tte i t c din l B m eo

. The le r s o ar a or r o ,
an d da ted J ul
y 2 6 , 1 5 63 ,
n d t h e f ll w in g e t t i given Un lt c d ir em o qu es o, ch e t
’
a o o x r ac s . a ra os a con

d l tem po h e Si ve a d i i l ili g ia 2 8 (18 m esi , fi n

’

a q , p ec n c n ne u a a r r co o,

ade i é
s so s t m t d lli l g ti n t i p ed e e i
cos u a o a e a os r r c ss or
-

, e poi da n oi an cor a, p er

eg it l o di f t i e n elle m e s s e s olen n i l i n du lg en z a
’
l
’
s u ar e p n u so or ,
ar ro un ar

d
u an d o i 2 5 u an d o d i 5 0, u an do d i 1 00 an n i, e er ch e u i n on si t r ova,
q , q q p q
ch e d i c icI s ia spet iale fa col a, d es ider am o, a fi n e ch e i l popolo n on
‘
t "

n e r est i

a d u n cer o t m odo d efr au da t o, ch e n os r o S ig n or e si t d eg n i d i con fi r m ar e le

p as t
sa e con u n a ben edi t t i on e, per 1 aven n ir e per n u br eve con ceder e qu el
e
’

t an t o, ch e a su a bea i tt u d in e p ar er a: ben ch é
, p
er n on fa r e n ovi a, d esid er a t
r es s im o con ti n m odo pr in cipi a o, m en r e s ar em o qu i
u ar n el Th e n o e i s t t t . t
on a ttele r of t h e car di n al of A u g sbu r gh , d a ed i n F ebru ar y, 1 5 6 3 , w h er e t
h e la m t en s t h a t th e r i ch es of divin e g oodn es s , an in du lg en ce of ou r m os t
h oly lor d , w as n ot p u bli s h ed,
”
(d ivi t i as d ivi n ae ben i n i t at i s , i d est s an c i s
g t
s i m i dom i n i n os r i t ~
in d u lg en t i am n on es se p e gv
r u l at am .
) We h ave s een

in s t an ces less r ed u n dan t f th i pe ie o s s c s ben ig n i y befor e ; bu t wh y I

of t
p r odu ce t his r i ch er bou n ty m ti g t , a ou n n o 1 00 year s , i s n ot sim pl
y for i t s -

s u per ior val u e, bu t t o S h w th t i n et i

o , a c r a n m er id i an s, Rom an ca h olics ar e t
n ot s o n i ce an d r es er ved in speaki n g of t h ese thing s ; as in oth e rs — t hey
be t y ra n o s ym pt om s of bein g Sh oc k ed at t hem .

Th at t h e r eader m ay h ave all og et h er , I w ill h er e add , w h at h e w ill n ot t

eas ily fi n d elsew h er e, t h e li s of in d u lg en ces of var iou s s or s, Plen ar y, an d t t
t
ex en di n g s pecifi cally t o t en , an d t w en ty, year s , &c , w h ich h as alr eady been .

t M S copy of t h e D ecla r at i bn es C on g C on c
?

a dver ed t o, an d i s fou n d in t h e . . .

Tr i d .
,
at t h e en d of t h e . s econ d s er ies o f t h e session s , or abou t t he m i d dle of
the th i rd volu m e
A
‘
cias ch edu n o, ch e por ar a t C or on a, Ros ar io, Cr oce, Medaglie ,
‘
o i ma
g in e ben edet t dir at l offi cio d el S ig n or e, a della Madon n a , o Ia e t
‘
’
a, e rz a

par e t d el Rosar io, O s en t p

ir a m essa , r edica, 6 d ig iu ner a, vis i tar a, o
accompag n ar a il s a n ti s si m o s acr am en o, t far a elim os in a , am m in i s t rer at
'

s acr am en ti , o far a a lt
fu n t ion e Par och i ale, o S a ceI dot ale, s far a qu al
ra

s ivog li a a tt o di m or t ifi cat ion e, an cor ch e alcu n a di de e a t t ion i sia fa a, tt tt

r 1 es t i r at i on e d ell b er esi e, con s e u a per ci asch edu n a di
’
r e an d o
’
p g p e p g
de tt e cose la r em i s s ion e d ella er z a par e delli su oi
pecca i, et essen do t t t
c on fes sa o, e com t mu n icat o, con s eg u a in du lg en z a plen ar ia, e I em i ss ion e

di t u tti su oi pecca ti .

A
‘
ciasch edu n o, ch
’
an dar a alla
‘

D ot t I i n a, far a Or at ion e m en t ale, l

’
es am e

d ella coscienz a, cor r ege i a ch i bes temmi a, g i u r a, o dice par ole oscen e, o
1 5 63 ] S E S S IO N xxv . 3 19

t iat e t he i ol at r
ch ar
d in t hi s r acti ce a ai n s t t h e
of
g y e
p g
c hu r ch o f Rom e t o r ove t ha t t he obj ec t of s u ch vener a ti on
p , , ,

o r wor s hi c all it r el a ti ve or n ot is ven er a t ed or w or s h i ed

p , pp , ,

as t h e su r em e G od a pr eci s i on of d efi ni t i on w h i ch is n eces
p ,

s ar t o exon er at e th e chil dr en of Rom e fr om t h e ch ar g e of

y
i dol atr y an d w hich w ell know i ng they fail not t o u s e
, , , .

It is s u fii cient th at like t h e Is r a elit es w h en arr ai gned of

, ,

t h e cr i m e they w or shi p t h e su pr em e G od t hr ou g h t hei r

, ,

i m a es or i dols t he ver y for m of offence forbi dd en by t he

g ,

s econ d comm an dm en t of t he d ecalo u e I t is n ot n eces s a r

g y .

th at they S hou ld be pr oved gu ilty of t he extr em e deg ree of

i d ol at r y : it is en ou gh if t hey be pr oved gu ilty of t he
es s en ce A dr u nk ar d is ch ar geable w it h d r u nk en n es s
.
,

a lt hou h h e be n ot i n t oxi cat ed s o oft en a s is os s i ble A n d

g p .

far a la D isciplin a per n u m iser er e, p or t er a il cili ci o, d vis i er ag l h os t ’

p ed ali ,
6 alcu n I n fer m o, a accom pag n er a li m or i alla s epol u r a , 6 la t t
s er ad ir a il D e pr ofu n d is , O t r e Pa er n os er , e 3 A ve M ar ia per le t t
t t
A n im e d el Pu r g a or io, o sen ir a s er m on i, o far a paci, a s im il i, an cor ch e
al cu n a per obli o, e
g pr e ar a
g per 1
’
es al t at ion e d i S an t a M ad r e Ch iesa ,
con s eg u a per ci as cu n a di d e tt e co s e di eci an n i d in du lg en z a ,
’
et es s en d o

t
con fes s a o , e com mu n icat o i n du lg en z a Plen ar ia , e r em i s s ion e di t tti li
u

s u oi pecca i t .

A chi far a divot am en t e a C r oci , I m ag in i, O i n qu alsi

‘
r ever en z a o

voglia h or a del gior n o, S i accomm an dar a a D i o, a alla M ad on n a , 6 al

su o A n g elo Cu s t od e, al S an t o, ch
’
h aver a i n d evot ion e, O r en d er a

g r at ie a S u a D t
ivin a M aes a de ben efi cii r ecevu t i, o n el pl l Il Cl pl O d i
’ ‘

qu als ivoglia bu on a oper a, 6 i n em po di qu alsivoglia t en t at ion e, far a 3 t

vol e il t s eg n o d ella C r oc e, ad ir a 3 volt e De u s a d u t or iu
j m m eu m i n ten d e,

t
6 far a qu alch e oper a di pie a, g u adag n er a per og u u n a dieci an n i ’
.

t
4 c O gn i vol a ch e dolen d osi d e su oi pecca i far a pr oposi o di con fess a r s i
.
’
t t
a su o tem p o, g u adag n i d ieci an n i d In du lg en z a,
’
e facen do l ’
es am e d ella
coscien z a, con segu a la r em is s i on e d ella te rz a
p ar t e de ’
su oi pecca i, c c t
effet t u alm en t e con fes san dosi , e pr e an d o
g per il felice tt
s a o di S an a t
Chies a, gu ad ag n i i l doppio .

t
O g ni vol a, ch e S i con fes ser a, O comm u n ich er a, 6 d ir a M ess e per d evo
tion e, a per oblig o, e pr eg h er a per 1 es alta t i on e di S an t a Ch i esa, e p er
’

1 es t i r pat i on e d ell b er es ie, con segu a I n du lg en z a Plen ar ia, e r em i s sion e

’
’

t tt
d i u i li su oi peccat i, e pr eg an do per le A n im e d e m or i, liber i og n i
‘
t
v lt t t
'

A n i m a d el Pu r g a m odu m su fi r ag ii a su a in t en ion e
’
o a un or i o per .

Ch i far a d ir e t r e Mess e d i m or i in t O pi ti g i or n i, li ber i d odici vol e

u n o,
‘
t
l ’
an n o
per og n i vol ta nu
’
A n ima t
d el Pu r g a or io per m odu m sufi r ag ii a
'

su a in t en t i on e .
3 20 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .
[ 156 3

it is not for t heit s a nd sam e t hat t he

'

neces s ar y, p p ur ose,
“

e j
r

for m s of i dol atr y s hou l d be s t r i ctly t h e s am e as th os e of

t he heathen s it is su fficient that ther e is a s u bs tanti al
.
,

i dentity : it m akes n o es s enti al differ en ce In t h e i n s t an ce of

the d r u nk ar d w het her h e offen d by s i m ple fer m en t ed liquo r
,

or b a r d en t s i r it s T her e ar e t hr ee i m or ta nt h i st or i cal
y p .
p
i t
o n s on t hi s s bj ec t — In th e r i m iti ve ti m es C h r i sti an
p u
p ,

w r it er s cond em ned i m age w or ship altoget her an d t he hea -

t hens never r epr oached them w ith any pr acti cal s elf con t r a i -

d i ction ; w hen in l ater ti m es pr ofes s ed C hr i s ti an s w er e

, ,

u ilt of t he r a cti ce t h e h ea t h en s did r e r oach t hem w ith

g y p p ,

it ; an d the heat hens vi ndi ca t ed thei r own pr acti ce by pr e

cisel
y t h e s am e a r u m en t s a s t hos e n ow u s ed b
g y Rom an i s t s
z
they wor sh ipped thei r i dols only m ediat ely
-

,
><

The u ltim a t e for m a ti on an d pu bli cati on by his ow n

au t hor it of t h e Index of r ohi bit ed b ook s wa s com m itt ed
y p ,

t o t he ponti ff It is not likely t h at t he au thor s hou l d h ave

.
,

m u ch r em ai n i n g t o s ay on t hi s s u bj ect A n d yet t her e . ,

is a u s e wh i ch t he i n dex s u b s er ves n ot par ticu l a rly noti ced ,

by him an d not al w ays alth ou gh r a ther obvi ou s cou s i

'

, , ,

d er ed a s it ou gh t t o be If no s u ch s u pr em ely a u t hen .

t ic cat alogu e exi s t ed u pon any char ge agai ns t t he chu r ch ,

of Rom e of doc t r i nes or for m s s u ch for i n s t a nce a s t hos e

, ,

h i ghl y obj ecti onabl e on es w hi ch a ppear in C as s ander S

’
,

COns u lt a t io , un d er the h ea d de Mer itis et I n ter ces s ion e

S a n ctor u m w her e cer t ai n bl as phem ou s hym n s t o t he V i r gi n
,

M ar y ar e r efer r ed to it m i ght be ans w er ed by t he r epr e ,

s ent a tives of the Rom a n ch u r ch, —

t r u e th es e ar e per fectly ,

j tifi able exces s es

un u s , a n d ou r chu r ch i n s t ead of s an cti on i n
g
,
!

u tt er l
y d is avow s a n d con d em ns t hem Bu t her e is a b ook .

S ee Wh it by s Tr ac ’
t of the E r r or of t h e C h u r ch of Rom e d is cover ed
‘

by t h e w or sh ip of Im ag es I r efer t o t h e Tr act in it s or ig in al for m, bu t

“

believe i t is in G ibson s collec ion

’
B u t F aber s
’
if cu l ies Of Roman i sm, t . D fi t
las t edi ti on , an d G ar bet t ’
s Nu llity of t h e Roman F ait h , m ay t
s an d in t he

pl ace of ever
y thing on th i s, an d all the m ain poin t s of con t r over sy wi h t
papis ts . I ou gh t n ot , how ever , t o om it t he t r iu m ph s of Wake an d
t
S t illin gfl eet , i n h eir var iou s w or s on t h e I dola r y of t he ch u r ch k t of Rome»
t
The la t er , in par t icu lar , h as dr iven t h e enemy fr om all his pos s
_
t .
3 22 CO U NC I L or T RE NT .

m o nst r ance, in ilit n oth i n w ou ld h v b all

n r obab
p y g a e ee

d one ; a n d in con s equ en ce of it h ow littl e w as d one ! —

O f the C at echi sm for w hi ch t he cou ncil pr ovi d ed in t he ,

s am e w a
y I h ave s a id s omet h i n
, g in an ot her
p lace

A t t he l a s t s es si on of the cou n cil a s er m on w as delivered

by G i r olam o Rag azz on e a V en eti an w hi ch w a s m u ch com , ,

m en ded j an d 1 s gen er ally pos tfi xed t o t he editi ons of the can on s

,

a n d d ecr ees of t h e cou n cil H e as w ell as other pan egyr i sts .

,

a nd a ol o i s t s d ow n t o C am ian an d Bu t ler h a ve endeavou r ed

p g p ,

t o per s u ad e t h e w or l d th a t t h i s l as t w as am on g t he pu r es t ,

a nd m os t b en efi ci al t h a t w as ever a s s em bl ed
I W e ar e . ,

L ife an d Pon t ifi cat e of S ai n t Pi V , & c , pp 3 8 , 9

us . . .

I It is called by S er van t i o u n a belli s s im a or at i on e .

I C B u tler , . E s q in an A ppen d ix t o t h e
. e
nd of t h e fi r st volu m e of h is
H istor ical Mem oir s, &c . on t h e Cou n cil of Tr en t , obs er ves , th at a cone »

s i d er able t
p r opor i on of t h e pr ela es, by w h om t h e t cou n cil w as a tte n d ed
,

w er e d is t in g u ish ed by lear n in g , vir u e, an d en lig h t te n ed z eal for r eli

g ion ,
h as n ever been den i ed .
g iou s m ee in g ever p os
Per h aps n o civil or r eli t .

s essed a g r ea er t as sem blag e of m or al, r eli g iou s , an d i n t ellect u al end ow m en t

‘

mt
.

He pr oceeds t o S h ow
,
fr om t h e ac kn ow ledg en of C ou r ayer , th at

s ever al ex cellen t r eg u la ti on s w er e m ad e, &c ’

. , L et u s h ear an o th e r Rom an
t
C a h oli c, D r A lex G eddes, . . j t S m e few f spea king on t h e s am e su b ec o o

th e p l t e w e e f t h e t im e le n ed n d mst f th em vi t
.

os re a s r , or t ,
ar ,
a o o r u ou s or a
,

t pi i d t h t mo ng eve l t ifl i g a d
p

l eas me N
ou s, n i t be d n. or ca en e ,
a a s ra r n ,
n

m e eve t lly pe i i
so n ua
g l t i th ey l m d
r n c ou s m y ef l re u a on s , a so a e an us u on es ,

d w
an ld h ve ou d bt dly m de m y m e if t h ey h d n t b
a un ou e a an or ,
a o een

c m ped by t h e p pe l g t
ra
pp t ed boy fi m ph’
lsn x f t lpi e
e a es , s u or a r a a o r an s a n

bi h p s d btle
o s , an ew f ah l ti divi e
su f w h m t he g e t
cr o p t sc o as c n s, o o r a er ar

we e f i r d v ted t t h R m
r ar s , e o ee n d eve r dy t d f d it m t
o e o an s , a r ea o e en s os

e t t l im A d L tte t Righ t Rev J h D g l

’
v g
x r a a an c a s . n so on . e r O
'
. o n ou ass ,

Bi h p f C
s o t oi nd V A in t h L nd
en u r ae, a Di t i t A pp di p 5 4 . . e o on s r c , en x, .
,

N t o e M B tl. r . l m t h d f d f d i g w h t i i d fe ible i
u
’
er s u su a me o o e en n a s n e ns s so e

wh t a f thi o t Th m s it i t e h
sor . b n vi t d by
e d e i bl
an , s ru ,
as ee con c e , un n a e

vide e f bb y d m de g g v t d by i m t f t i
‘

e nc , o ro er an e ur r
,
a ra a e c r cu s an c s o a r oc ou s

a nd w t b b i ty ;
an on h v th e be
ar ar y b q t i
n or d i t i af e er en an su se u en n ca on s o

v
‘

co mp ti u nc It on
g h t f t h
. w e e t b f
ou g t t e t h t h w I o , p n o r, o e or o n, a e as a er so

o f ve y f i ti g m
r asc n a d t helifn f ev y n vivi l p
an n er s , anty t w hi h e o er co a ar o c

he w d m itted ;
as a w ld h in ll p b bility h v b
n or ou e ed i e, a ro a ,
a e een con c r n n

t he f t te t
u n or u n a ti h d he n t bee v me by i g l
r an s ac on , d a o n o er co S n u ar an

a lm t i e i ti ble t em pt ti n
os rr s s a o .

tifi i t h e g en e l L i t bj i ed t t h e edit i n s f t he
‘

Th i mu h er e s c ar ce n ra s , su o n o o o

C an on s and D e f t h e C n il f t h P el t
ecr es o d th e w h tt d d
ou c , o e r a es an o rs o a en e

it . Th e l t l m d ig n t e t h e
as co u t y f e h Th t of I t ly i
n es a s cou n r o ac .
‘
a ,
a s

su bd ivid ed i t lm t t h m in test po t i
n o a im g i ble — vid en tly f
os e u r on s a na w
e or n o
 156 3 ] S E S S IO N xxv . 3 23

c on ent t w i t h t he m or e s ober a nd hi s t or i cal

t t t t o bes a em en s

fou n d in t he au thor iti es whi ch h ave been m ai nly an d alm os t

excl u s i vel
y c it ed in t he
pr eced i n
g m em oi r s A n d w h en t he
.

r ead er h as er u sed t h e t es ti m ony of eye wit nes s es a nd p ar

p
-
,

t i es of l ea d er s t h em s el ves u n ex cepti on able a nd even favou r

, , ,

able t o t hei r s u bj ec t as t h e ar e let him honestl

y , y y (
sa w it h ,

ou t d en i n cons i der abl e ex c e tion b ut s m ot h er ed and

y g p ,

qu enched ) w het her in t he w hole com pas s of hi stor y any

, , ,

legisl ative assem bly the fa r thes t poss i ble r emote fr om r eli
,

i on o f a n ki n d or d e r ee c an be poi n t ed ou t in w h i ch
g y g , ,

mor e of exclu s ively s ecu l ar m otives a nd obj ect s m or e in ,

t er es t ed poli cy m or e im m or al an d d i shonou r abl e i nt r i gu e

, ,

m or e fl agr a n t i nj us ti ce t ow ar d s t he pa r ty devot ed t o su p
r ess i on a n d m or e vi ol en t and i nd ecor ou s i nt er n al conten
p ,

.
ti on wer e exhibited than in thi s pr ofes sedly r eli gi ou s c on vo
,

cation of all t h e s pi r itu al wi s dom a n d pi et y of C hr i s tendom ,

arr ogatin g t o it s el f t h e pecu li a r di r ection of t he H oly S pir it ,

an d u n der t aki n g t o en act a nd i s su e l aw s b oth for t he de ,

f e n ce an d u i d an ce of t h e u n i v er s al chu r ch and for t he

g ,

cor r e cti on or cond em n ati on of it s en em i es .

o th e
r t
pu r pose h an t o d isg u is e t h e diSpr opor t ion at e an d t
ex r avag an t s u pe

r ior it t
y i n n u m ber of t h e I alian s .
3 26 COUN C I L o r T RE NT .

i i f tr u th might
t t ; and by it they
'

c onces s on wh ch t he forc e o ex or

vi r tu ally acknowledg ed that t h e whole m att er of di s cu ss i on w as

,

r ej u dg ed an d pr edet er m in ed an d that the exhibition o f d ebat e

p ,

w as per fect m ocker y We m ig ht almost imag i ne thi s w as an

.
‘

i nvent ion of the protestant s did w e n ot r ead in plain letter s and

, ,

in the l ittle b oo k th es e
,
w o r ds z— D u o s e (t he catholi cs as they ,

c all thems elves ) inter i m pr o s e collegisq; s uis testat a facer e .

Pr imum n u llu m dictu m s u u m c ollegar u mve in h oc c on g r es s u

,

u om odo cu nqu e elat u m e u s modi for e u t e u s s ent e ti

q j , j n a et a s s er ,

t ione velint sacr is s criptu r is au t apo stolicis t radit ionibns au t

, ,

E cclesiae C atholic ae decr et is adver s ar e s ed s i qu id tale vel er ror e ,

vel impr udentia exc ider it pr o i r r ito ac n on dicto haber i

, The r est .

s u bs t antially a g r ees w ith the a cc ou n t of t he L u ther an histor ian ,

ar ti cu lar l a s t o t he content s o f t he i m per i al lett er s in w h ich

p y ,

o n e o f the i nj u nction s w as tha t o f secr esy : ,this occasioned the

s u dden dis s olu tion o f t he m eetin g on t he par t of t he r ot es t an t s
p .

I n fact they thou ght they s aw (an d t her e is n o r eason t o believe

, ,

their vi sion false ) that t he w hole affair w as intended as a t r a p

, ,

an d i f they fell in t o it those who s et it w ou ld attain their obj ect

, .

They com plai ned likewi s e an d with equ al appear an ce of t r uth of

, , ,

t he ar r og an t an d over bear in g c on du ct of M alven da whokn ew , ,

an d behaved as if he kn ew that t he s w or d and pow er w er e o n his

,

s i de
. It is t he on e and u n ifo r m obj ect of Rom anists in all dis ,

eu ss ion s w ith thei r O pponent s to for c e the br eakin g u p o f t hem

,

in su ch a m an ner as to make it app ea r t o be t he act of t he lat t er

' ’

P ag e 1 5 5 .
—Reser ved Ca s es .

A s these ar e recogniz ed an d established by t he 7 th chapter an d

1 1 t h canon of t he D octr inal D ecr ee o f Penan ce in the 1 4th
'

s es s ion o f il and as of c ou rs e they ar e st ill in for ce

t he c ou n c , , , ,

althou gh on a r ec ent o c cas i on

,
t he Iri sh D o ctor s of the papal ,

co mmu nion a ssu min g pr elacy t hou ght fi t vir t u ally t o deny t h e
, ,

fa ct it has appear ed desi rable t o r epeat in these pag es a docu ment

, '

o f n ot ver y c ommon occ u r r enc e It is copied fr om a Qu at e r nio

. _

(the u su al for m o f pr i nti n

g su ch t h i n
g s in Ro me
) witho u t a d ate ,

bu t f om hi stor i c and other cir cumst an ces pr obably of t he ag e of

, r ,

L eo X I have t wo evi dently differ ent editio ns bu t agr eeing

.
, , ,
v

almo st t o a lett e r and a ar entl o f t he s ame a e

pp , y g .
 A PP E N D I X . 3 27

C asu s Papales : E pis copales : et Abbati ales .

Pri mu s c as u s
' p p a alis es t in i llo qu i per cu tit enor miter c er cu m l i
ut
probatur . xvii 9 . . ca . S i qu is s u aden t e . Si a u em t est levi s

p er cu ssio E pu s abs ol v
it : ut in ca .
pervenit de s en . ex co m .

2 du s est in illo q ui c om bu r it eccles ias vel

in fr in g it qu i eas

os t m denu n ciat u s est abs olu t io er tinet ad s olu m a am : u t

p q ua
p p p
de s en . ex com . ca . con uest i
q . It em idem de qu ocu mqu e
est al o i
in cendiar i o s i for te ex c o mm u nic etu r vel pu blicet ur : u t d e s en

ex c om . c. tua .

t
3 iu s estin i llo qu i falsi ficat lit t er as dn i n o str i pape vel falsis
s cient er u t it u r : d e cr i fal c c u r a et 0 fals ar ior u m
. . . . .

4 tu s est in illo qu l excomm u nicat u s deleg ato pape r qu i

es t a

n on
p o es t t absolvi
per ali u em n s
q ii per a am vel a e d ele atu m
p p p p g
ut de s en . exco m . c . si
g nificavit .

5 tu s es t in i llo qu i par t icipat cu m excommu nicat o a papa : qu i

n onp otes t absolvi n is i
per a am : qu od intelli itu r de
p p g par t ic ipa

tione in i min e pr opter qu od tali s est ex co mm u n icat u s

cr .

6 t u s est in i llo qu i par t icipat in oscu lo vel aliis ei qu i excom

mun icatu s es t per papam cu m par ticipantibu s : qu oniam i ste t alis
ab illo debet abs o lv i qui s en ten tiam t u lit .

7 m u s est in cler i co qu i s ec undas n u ptias benedixit : de s ecun .

nup c 1 . S ed de ist o c asu an sit papalis vel episcopalis du bit ant

. .

mu lti .

8 vu s est in per s ecu t or ibu s car dinalium qu i g r aves et mu ltas

en as incu r r unt : u t habetu r in c felicis de eni li vi
p p . . . . .

9 n u s es t
q d in
at licen t iam
g r avan di eo s
eo
q ui
u i t u ler u nt s en

t en tiam exc ois su s pen sionis vel inter dict i : vel eos in s ui s per sonis
vel bon is : ut de s en . ex c om . c .
q u icu n u e
q li vi . .

1 0 mu s est in eo
q u i c or
p us defu n cti i ncendit vel dec oqu it pr o
o s sibu s t r an sfer en dis : in ext r ava . Bon i viii de test
. . .

1 1 mu s in in qu isit or ibu s her eticoru m si odi o vel g r a amor e

est

contra u stit iam vel c6 s ciam omis er int c on t r a

vel lu cr o j qu em iam
p
pr oceder e : vel ipsam her es im alicu i impon ere : ut habetur in de .

de her e . c. mu ltor u m .

1 2 mus de r elig ios is qu i absque speci ali licent ia parochi alis

est

r es byter i solemnis ant m atr imon i a aut mini s t r ant s acr am ent a
p _

velu t eu char s i tie au t t

ex r eme u n ctionis . S u fficit t amen lic ent ia
par o c hi ali s cler ic ix
et iam si non du m est sa er do s c . S imiliter t
e iam

lic ent ia i llins vi carii qui g er it ordinar iam c u ra m i llins ecc les e i .
3 28 C O UN C I L o r TRE NT

I tem su ffi cit licenti a dioces ani

ioan de pr ivi reli in de : ut no . . . . .

Item excommu nicat i su n t r elig iosi qui excommu nicat os a can on e

abs olvunt in c asibu s n on c onc es sis 5 ant abs olvu nt a s ent ent iis er
p
s
yodalia st atut a s ive provincialia pr omu lg atis au t a bsolvu n t a
p ena

et cu l a :
p de peni s c si qu is i n de . .

1 3 mu s de per secu t or ibu s epor u : vel qu i eos fa

est ciu nt ex u

lar i : s eu rocur ant illo s ad per s equ endu m : vel c arceri t radu nt au t
p
q p ui
piu nt hoc fier i : vel t r ibu u nt
r eci au x i li u m c ons i li um vel fa
vor em ad hoc faci en du m .

1 4 tu s est de r elig iosis vel clericis in du cen tibu s ad foven du m vel

m en du m vel u r andu m de eli g en da s epu lt u r a a u d c os : vel
p roi t t j p
u ltim am am elect am u lt eriu s n on immu t ent : u t habet u r in de de
j .

pen s ip ient es
. c . cu .

1 5 t us est d e his qui cogu nt celebr ar i sibi in loco i nter dicto vel .

a d au dien du m i n voc an t ex commu nic ato s vel int er d ict os vel r obi
p
ben t eis n e mon iti exean t : et de illi s qu i moniti n on exeu n t: ut

habet u r de s en . excom . c .
g r avi s i n de .

de his qu i fer u nt fer r um ar ma et equ os ad i mpu g n an

1 6 tu s es t

du m chr i st ian o s : vel alia n eces sar ia defer u nt vel t r ansmittan t seu
‘

aleas vel n aves ven du nt : vel in pir aticis s ar racenor u m navibu s

g
g u ber nat ior e i m exer cen t: vel impen du nt cons l u m et aux lium in ii i
di Spen diu m terre san cte : u t habetu r in de c .
q u or u n da m et 0 . ad

liber andam E t i s t e cas u s est papalis per t

'

. ex r a . B oni viii qu e
. .

m oi pit contr a illos .

1 7 mu s est in pirat is qu i or e papali excommunic an t u r : u t n o

'
’

i o A n in c excommu n icat ion u m de r ap

. . . .

IS vu s est de eo qu i abs olut is pr opter mortis articu lu m vel aliud

impedimentum 5b eo a qu o ali as absolvi non poterat si cessante
’

impedim ento n on s e
p p r es entat
q c um s e com mo de ot er it ci a uo

r iu s abs olvi debebat : in eadem s entent ia riu s lig atu s erat

p q ua
p
ab homi n e vel ali as a j ur e r ein cidit i so facto u t i n c eos : d e s en
p . .

ex li vi
. Pon e exemplu m de ali o im pediment o : vi delicet u t eg r i
.

t udo vel inimicitie capitales : u t no g lo in c r elig io so d e s en

'

. . . ,

excom E t i ste c as u s est papalis si talis absolven du s c rit a papa

. li vi
. . .

1 9 n u s est in abs o lu t o a papa vel ej us pen it en t iar io de ipsiu s

’

s ec iali man dat o b t ui r es ent are

p q u i s e d e e alicu
j u s c on s
pect p i

'
.

Nam r ein cidit s i hoc n on faciatin pr ecedenti

: ut c as u dict u m es t

ut in dicto c . eo s de s en . excom li vi . . .

20 mu s Imper a to r : vel prin ceps du x : mar chi o vel com es

'
r ex : :

au t baro ; vel ali u is

q i
al u s n ot a bilis preeminent ie dig nitatis vel
 CO U NC I L O F TR E NT .

4 tus est in ui in m or t em
j g machinatur
‘

eo c on u
q ls .

5 t u s es t in eo qu i abu t it u r cr is mate : vel eu charistia : : vel ali a .

.

r e s a cr a : au t facit fur t u m in ec c les ia : et etiam in i llo cler i co ex

. c uj u s n eg lig en tia hoc c ont in g it .

6 tu s est q inba t iz avit

p eo
p pui
rO r mm filiu m vel cu m ad bap
tism a vel con fir m ationem t enu it .

7 mu s es t in eo
q ui facit vot u m cas t itat is et os t vo tu m c on
p
t r ahitu r cu m ali u a :
q vel ali u a cu m ali u o
q q .

8 vu s es t in eo
q u i c on t r ahit vel c on tinet seu r eli
g ionem in t r at

in vita u x or is s u e
p os t car nalem c0 u lu m
p .

9 nu s es t in illo malefico qu i c onfit et u r s e cr edidis s e her etics

r avit at i
p .

1 0 mu s es t in s
ym o nia co su b
q u ocun
q ue
y m on ie g en er e s

fueri t symoniacu s q uoad abs olution em n on quoad dispensation em

u e ad s olu m a am s ectat
q p p p .

l l mu s in i llo qu i excommu nicat u s

est es t : et s ole mnit er cele

br at in ec clesi a qu o ad absolu tion em .

1 2 mu s est in illo qu i per salt u m est pr omo t u s .

1 3 mu s est in eo
qu i or dinatu r ab alien o e o
p . s nei lice
nt ia su i

p ro
p i
ri e
pi s co i
p .

1 4 tu s es t in homici da : s rve in verbo : sive n con sen su : i vel se

defen den do : vel dor miendo : vel s i occidat furem vim facien t em
vel s i h omicida fuer it in fantis .

de c otnm itt en t e luxu riam in eccles a i maxi me conse

‘

1 5 t us est .

c ra a t
1 6 t u s est in eo
q u i co it cu m j u dea vel s ar r acena .

1 7 mu s mu liere qu e con cepit ex alio ver o u t vi r su u s cr e

est i n

den s eu m su u m pr opriu m fi liu m es se institu it eu m heredem in

’

alior u m r e u dic iu m et am en
p j g rav .

1 8 vu s in i llo vel i lla qui vel que pro cu rat

est . abor tu m vel t i
s er

lit at em s ive in s e sive in alia .

19 n u s est in mmeo unicat u s a j u dice et n on vult

u i est exco
q . .

exir e ec cles iam : s ed es t divin u m officiu m impedien s .

:2 0 mu s est in eo qu l c dntr ahit mat r imoni u m po st s ponsaliaycon

v

t r act a c u m ali a vel j u r ament o inter posito in contract u

"
.

21 ms u est in eo q ui i t
sc en er celebr at in loco int er dicto si ve in

p i
u bl co s ive in secr e o . t
22 est i est s ortileg u s videli cet in i llo qui inn
in eo u ocat
q t .

demones pro fur t is v el mu lieribu s y el aliis ,rebu s

z l
ia liqui
.
,

ext endant ist um cas um a d exi st e es irr sacr isuordinibusy

nt
-

,
 A PP E N D IX . 33 1

in i llo qu i s c1ent er sepelit u s alicu u s

23 est et L u blic e
p cor
p j
exco mm u ni c at i in c im et er io .

24 es tin illo qu i ex c o mm u n ica tu s est a c an one in c asibu s in

u ibu s ab e o ot es t abs olvi
q p p .

25 es t in so
q u i es t ir r eg u lar is .

26 es t in eo
q u i c on t rahit m atr i monl u m clan des tine .

27 es t i es t c r im in o s u s pu blicu s vel blasphemat o r

in eo u
q .
.

2 8 est s i epiis au divit c o nfes sion em de aliqu o peccat o infer i or

'

cler ic u s non habet t alem abs olver e : s ed debet ips u m ad episcop u m

:

m i tt er e .

29 est de i llo vel illa qu i vel q ue o

pp r im it filios su o s t i
s ud ose

vel n eg li ent er
g .

3 0 es t in eo
q ui
per mit t it s ac r ile ium
g vel i ncendiu m .

31 es t
q in i llo u i com mit tit c r im en fals i s i ve in lit t er is s i ve in
testimoniu m commi ss um . Et qu od dico de lit t eris int ellig o non

p p a alibu s quia i lle c asu s est papalis .

32 es t in eo qu i vi olat eccles ias et liber tat es et immunitat es

c ar u m .

33 in é o qu i c o mm ittit pec cat u m cont ra n at ur am u t pu t a s i

es t

vir vir u m cog noscit : vel bru tu m vel s i abut it u r membr o mu lier is
ad ho c n on c on ces s o .

34 est in i llo qu i com mit tit in cestu m u t s i co

g n os cat con san
g ui

n eam er s onam
p .

35 es t illo qui est perju ru s : li cet aliqu i vo lu nt illu mex

in
‘

t ender e de perj u rio pu s r i qu i est infra sacr os ordines

'

3 6 est d e illo cleri co qu i c og novit car n aliter illam qu am bapt i

z avit vel illam cuj u s confes sion em au divit .

3 7 est de illo qu i exc omm u n icat u s est ab cpc) qu i non potest ah

”

solvi per aliqu em i nfer ior em cler i cu m .

3 8 est in illo qui est u s u r ar iu s pu bli cu s .

3 9 est in illo qu i celebr at mi s s am in altar i n on c on s ecrat o : vel

s i c elebrat s in e sacr is indu ment is : vel si celebr at non e u nu s
j j .

4 0 est in i llo qu i n on r es tit u it oblata vel s u bt r act a vel alia illi

cite acqu i s it a .

Nota : qu od s i epiis committat alicu i sacer doti v1c es su as in m m

'

bu s l n qui bu s epis copu s i ps e habet pot est at em t ali s s acer dos

‘ ' '

p ot es t j u r is dic tionem ex er c er e in omni bu s c as ibu s r eter qui nq

p ue

u i s e u u nt u r
q q .

1 est u bi
p en it ent ia solemnis impon enda
est .

mmu mcation e
"
i otest
’

2 es t u a s acer dos n on abso lv e ab

'

q p er ex co
 332 C O UN CI L ”
TRE
OF NT .

in cas u in quo c
p us
p o su it limit at ion em ii
n s s
p ec ialit er ci com

mitt at .

3 est u bicu nqu e invener it irr eg u larit at em contr act a m : tu nc ’

en i m debet cu m r emitter e ad e i sco u m vel i

or d n ar u m. i
p p
4 es t de incendiar iis .

5 s i es t de t i
c on s u e u d n e alicu u s
j dioc es is qu od cer t a cr imina
r emitt ant u r .

C asu s in qu ibu s habent di spen sare abbat es .

D i spen sant abbat es cu m in gr es s o r eli

g ionem ut ad or d n es i in
m on aster i o et ecclesii s s u bj ectis mon asteri o pr om oveant u r : si n o .

d H of de fil pr esbi in g lo qu e i ncipit ac n ot a : et in t extu s ati s

. . . . .

robat u r in v u bi m on achi , &c

p . .

D i spens ant abbat es cu m m on achi s s u i m on ast erii circa esu m

’

car niu m : u t de s t a mo cu m ad monast icu m : et d e con di v

. . . . .

car mem .

D ispens ant t
abba es c u m monacho vel c onver s o
p r ofes so c on

s t it u en do si bi cellam specialem xx . . 9 v1 m on ac hu m
. . .

D i spens ant abbat es cu m m onacho qu i Su u m or dinem r ecepit

furti ve de eo qu i fur or di r ece c u m b . . . .

D i spen s ant abbates m on achu m licen t ian do u t ad ali am r eli gi o

n em t r an s eat de r eg u li c et vel ad e u alem : j u s t a de c au s a : a d
.
q .

mi n or em n on pos s et E t it a debet in t elligi deere et no de hoc

. . .

de r eg nl non est in glo qu e in cipit E t mer it o

‘

. . .

D i spens ant abbates cu m m onacho qui excommu n icatu s est pl O

'

inj ections man uu m in cler icu m vi olen t a s e fecit or din ar i pr opter

u s s ecu n du m qu o d t r adit u r de s en excom c u m illo r u m in fi
j . . .

D i spen s ant abbates cu m mon acho qu i m u t avit habit u m et in alio

mon as t er i o sin e lic ent ia s u i abbati s fu it or din at u s et n o per d H of . .
.

de t empo or di ex part e in glo qu e in cipit l deo

. . . .

Finiu nt casu s Papal es : E pi scopales : et A bbati ales .

O n thi s j t ther e is extan t a publi c and au thentic r ecord

s u b ec ,

c o nt ain i n g an arti cle s o a t r oci ou s ly gr oss a n d g r ot esqu e that n o ,

mi nd bu t t hat of a papal c asu i st c ou ld have c on cei ved it ; an d it

'

w ou ld be abs olu tely in cr edi ble if n ot attested by u n deni able an d

r o du cible fact I t w as fir s t m ad e
g ener ally pu blic by D e Po tt er
p . ,

in his V ie de S ci pi on de Ricci Bru xelles tome ii pp 3 2 6 7 , , , .

, .

It occu r s in the A ppen di x t o t h e C on stitu t iones S ynodales o f t he

 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

P ag e 18 9 — A u to d e Fe a t Va lla doli
. di n 15 59 .

The oper ation s In qu isitio n , par tic u lar ly that of Spai n, ar e

of the

in timat elv c on n ect ed n ot o nly w ith t he papacy in g en er al , bu t in .

an es
p ec 1 al mann er wit h t he S pi rit an d pr oceedi ng s o f t he c ou ncil
of Trent Pau l IV, w e have s een , placed mor e r elianc e u pon the
“
.

h oly tr ibun al than u pon the holy s yn od for t he exti rpati on of ,

heresy A n d wit h good r eas on s inc e his faithful s on Philip of

.
, ,

Spain had succeeded s o w ell W

,
ith thi s in str u ment. Upon the
r ou nd of thi s s u cc an attem t w as m ade t o i ntr odu ce t he
“

g e ss
p ,

r emedy i nt o Fr an c e ; bu t the virtu e o f t he ar li ament r e u g n ed

p p
a n d defeat ed the att em t t ill a su bstitu t e for it w as fou n d i n the
p
S t Bar tholomew M as sacr e No apolo g y t her efor e c an be n eeded
. . , ,

for r e editin g a s mall t ract of extr eme r ar i ty n ar r atin g r ath er

-

c ir cu m stantiall o n e o f the mos t im or t an t an d efli c aciou s A u t o s

y p
— tha t celebr at ed at V alladolid Ma 2 1 1 5 5 9 I t i s in It li an ,
y , a ,
.

an d r inted at B olo n a to ll a eara nc e at t he ver t i m a d

p g a
pp , y e n ,

r o babl u n d er t h e au s i c es o f t he in u is itor ial n t iff j st m

p y p q p o u en

t ion ed A n d as its authen ticity is con fir m ed by t he accor din g ac c o u nt

.

o f t he s ame A ut o in th e H ist Pon t if C atol of Y lles c a s Par t ii

, . . . . , ,

ca i t xxx
p . iv pp ,7 2 3 , &c ed Mad . 1 6 13 ;, s o d o e
.s it in its
.
, ,

tu r n c orr obor at e t he Reg i st ers an d t he one o f t he s ame A u to in

, ,

ar ticu lar a pended b V S ki n ner t o t he s ec ond edit ion of hi s

p p , y .

t r an slation of M o nt anu s s A ccount of the A rt s of t he S pani sh In

’

u is it io n i n 1 5 6 9 u n der t he title A di an d l e decia

‘
s co ver a n
q , y p y ,

r ati on o f t he su n dr y s u bti ll r acti c es o f t he H ol I n q u i sition Cf

p y
Spain &c The Regis t er s a re only fou nd m thi s s econ d editi on
’
.
, ,

w hi ch 1 s eminently sc arce .

The It alian accou nt her e afresh pr es ent ed t o the reader wi ll

, ,

n ot it i s h oped pr ove u n ser vi ceable t o D r M C r ie in a se co n d

‘
, , .

edition w hich is r eckon ed u pon o f his hi g hlyvalua ble H i stor y of

, ,

t he S u ppr ession of t he Reformation in Spain .

It is on ly n ec ess ar y fu r ther t o n otice in t he title pa ge the er r or -

of J u n e for Ma y The 2 1 st of Ju n e c ou ld l n n o year be Trinity

.

S u n day and the Tables of Ni colas i n the year 1 5 59 exhi bit Tri ,

nit y S u n day a s t h e 2 1 st of May This in fact is t he day .

, ,

ex res s ed in Y lle
p s Cas S ki nner s d ate i s lik ewi s e wr o n
.
g a few
’

days : bu t thi s I S a t rifl e— the identity i s evident n-

.

RE L ATI O NE dell Att o della E ede che s i e celebr ato d all o ffi cio
’ ’
,

della S anta Inqu is it ion e di V alla dolid Nel Gi or no della Domi ,

n
 A PP E N D IX . 335

i della Santi ssi ma Trinit a, a xxi del mese di Gi ugno d ella

n ca .
'

Nati vit a del n ostr o Sign or e Giesu Chr isto M D L IX C ol Nom e . . .

di t u tti qu elli S ig nor i, et D onn e, che s ono stati abbr u sciati et anco ,

le C ondannag g ioni de Racconciliati

’
.

[ A fi g u r e of S t Pet er with t he le en d S A N T U S Pa r a na
g ,
.

]
I n B olo g na, per A les s an dro Ben acio, et c om pag n i .

E S S E ND O S I fatt o nu
p l g r an de, 85 ben fabr icat o
a co
p er 1 effetto
’

c he s i fece in la piazz a mag gior e di Vallad olid, appr ess o alla c asa
del C onci stor i o, 8: acco n cia la s ant za dove h avean o da t
s ar e le
per s on e Reg ale in la detta C asa t i Palchi 8: stanz e per li
‘
,
al r ,

C on s eg lier i Tr i bu n ali C avalieri 8r altre per s one de qu est a cor t e

, , , , ,

C anc ellar ia della detta Ter r a et di molti alt ri lii ochi del Regno , ,

c he u i c oncor s er o di m ani era che t u tt a la i azz a fi n es t re t etti

q , p , , , ,

e s t rade s t avan o i ente er veder e l at r o n qu est o

*
ene di I
’

p g p .

mez z o u scir n o di Palazz o inn anzi le di eci hor e la Ser en is sima

Pr encipes s a dona Giovana Gover n atri ce di qu esti Reg ni 8: D on
, ,

C ar lo Pr en c ipe di S pag n a acco mpa gn ati dall A r cives covo di ,

’

S Gi acopo il C ontestabi le l A lm ir ant e di C asti g lia il Mar ches e

’
.
, , ,

d A st or g a il C onte di Miranda il Mar ches e di D en ica il Mastr o

’
, , ,

di M ontes a il Mar ches e di S ar r ia il M ag g iord omo m a g giore

, ,

della Pr en mpes s a D on Garzia di Toledo il M a s tr o di c r eaz a d el

, ,

Pr en cipe il C ont e di O sor n o il C on t e di Ni eu a il C ont e di

, , ,

M odi ca il C onte di Salda gn a il C onte di Z ibadeo il C ont e di

, , ,

A n dr ada 8r m olti altr i C avalli er i o ltr e qu e

,
lli delle case di s u e ,

A lt ezz e V enivano inn anz i a su e A lt ezz e d u e balestr ier i di mazz a

.
,

du oi d arm e con l i n s eg n e r eali 8: il C onte di Bon dia c on lo

’ ’

s t occ o 8: in n an zi che s u e A ltezz e ar ri va s s er o nella i azz a s t avano

, p
in s u oi palchi q
s t an z e l A r ci ves c ovo di S i vi g lia In u isit or g en e
f
, ,

r ale et qu elli del C on s i lio d ella sant a I n u isit ion e c on es s o il

, g q ,

Vescovo di C iu idad Roder ig o St il C ons eglio Real 1 Inqui sit ori

’

, , ,

St il V escovo di Valentia c ome or din ar i o con es si il V esc ovo

, ,
’
d O r ié s tutti gli altr i C on s egli Et poi che ar rivor no su e
’

A ltezz e venn e la pro cession e delli pr i gion i penit ent i con il c lero
, , ,

8; C r oce coper t a di t ela n er a 8: co n la B an dier a del s anto officio , ,

t utti ordinatamente per u na con t r at ella o valle c he S i fece dalla , ,

c as a d ella Inqu is itione fi n o al palc o della pi az z a p er che li

peni ,

tenti camin assero per m ezz o c on li fami g li ar i della Inqu isit ione ,

a tt o .
33
36 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

8: n on l i mpedis sero la quantita delle g enti ch erano per le strade

’ ’
.

A r r ivati tutti al Pa lco s i as s ett ar on o 8: s u bit o pr edic ti 11 Nu es tro fr a

, ,

M elchi or C an o il V es covo Che fu di C anaria dell or din e di santo

, ,
’

D omeni co 8: fec e u n a pr edi ca molto dotta pr u dente 8: s olenne

, , , ,

c om e in t al t empo 8: lu oco Si r i cer cava , .

Finit a la pr edi ca l A rci vescovo di Sivigli a ando dove stavano

’
,

s u e A ltezz e 8: li fece g iu r ar e s opra u na C r oce 8: u n Mes s ale

, , ,

s 0 r a che pos er o su e r eali mani in qu es t o m odo

p .

Per che per decr eti A post oli ci 8: sacri C anoni é ordinat o che
, , ,

li Re giu r in o di favor ir e 1a santa fe C atholica 8: reli gi on C hr is ,

t i an a per t an t o confor me a ques to vostr e A ltezz e g iur an o per

, ,

D io per Santa Mar i a per 11 san ti E van gelii 8: per il seg no della
, , ,

C r oce dove han posto su e Reali m ani che dar ann o t u tto il favor
, ,

n eces sari o al s ant o o fiicio dell Inqu isition e 8: a su oi minist r i

’

contra li her et ici 8: apost at i 8: contra t utti qu elli che li favor i

, ,

r an n o 8: defen der ann o c ontr a qu al s i vo lian o er so n e c he

, g , p
dir ect e O i ndi r ect e impedir an n o le cose di qu est o sant o o ffic10 8:
, ,

che a st r en ger anno tu tti s u oi S u di ti 8: n at ur ali ad obedir e 8: o s , , ,

s er var e ls con s tit u t ion i letter e A post olice date 8: promu lg ate
, , ,

in difensione di n ostr a s ant a fé cat holica contr a li her et ici 8: ,

contr a qu elli che li cr eder anno r ecet t arann o favori rann o 8: , , ,

di fen derann o s u e A ltezz e ri spos er o C osi g iu ramo ; & l A r ci

’
, .

vescovo li dis s e 8: per qu esto n ostr e S i g n or e pr o sper i per molti

,

anni le Real per so ne 8: s t ati di vost r e Altezz e , .

Finit o di giu r ar e su e A lt ezz e u n o delli Relatori c he si s tavan o ,

diss e alli cir con st ant i s e giur avano il m edesimo qu anto fos s e il
,

lor o 8: tu tti r ispos er o che S i

,
E t allhor a comi nciar on o a legg ere
, .

le sentenz e delli detti c ondenn at i che s on o gli infras cr itti ,

.

Gli Abbr u s ciati .

Il D ott or A g os tino de C az ag lia , c apellano, 8: pr aedicator e di

S u a M ae st a habit at or e di V alla doli d d eg r adat o 8: abbr u sciat o in

m
, , ,

er sona per L u ther an o a str o et pr aedicator e d ella det t as etta di

p ,

L u ther o , c on confi scati on de beni .

Fr an cesco de V iu er o, prete su o frat ello, habitat or di V a lladolid ,

deg r adato, 8: ab r u s ciat o

b in per s on a p er L u th er ano , 8: mastr o
della detta se tta , con confiscat ione de beni .

D on na B eatr ice de Viuer o , mon aca , s or ella delli S opr adet ti ,

3 38 CO U NC I L O F T RE NT .

de t utti i i
beni , 8: habit o dal palco fin al a l
’
c on. confiscatione suo

t om a ta alla casa del s anto O fiicio , 8: non piu .

D onn a A nna H enr iqu es habit atrice di Tor o, fig liu pla d ella
,

Marchesa 8: n epote al d etto Mar chese tli Poz a,

'

de Al chanixas ,
mogli e di don Giovanni A lfon so di Fonseca r econciliata per luthe
r ana, con c on fis c ation e de beni , 8: habito dal palco fin alla ta
’
t or na
alla cas a del s anto O fficio, 8: i
n on
u
p .

D on Pietr o Sarmi ent o C ommendat or dell O rdin e di A lchan

’

t ar a, habitator di Palentia figlio del Mar chese di Poz a, r econcili,

at o er lut her an o con confi s c ati on de ben i, 8: habito, 8: car c er e

p
er e u a
p p t .

D onna Mentia de Fi g u er oa, m oglie del dett o , r econ ciliat a per

luther ana, con confi scation de beni , 8: habito , 8: car cer e per petu a .

Giovan d Ulloa Per ei ra C ommendator dell O r dine di Gio

’ ’
san

vanni, habitator di Toro, r econciliato

p er L u ther an o , con confis

cati on e de beni , 8: habito dal palco fino alla tornata alla casa del
san t o O ffic io 8: , n on piu .

L eonora de C i sn er o s , mo glie del B accillier o Ant onio Her rez

z u elo, habitat r ice di Tor o , r econciliat a per L u ther an a, con confis
ca tion de beni , 8: habi to, 8: c ar cer e er e u a
p p t .

Giovan de Viuer o fratello del dottor C az ag lia habitat or e di Val ,

ladolid, r ec onciliato
per L u t herano, con confis c a tion de beni ,
h abit o 8: perpet u a car cer e ir r emissi bi le
, .

D on n a Gi o vann a de S ilva, mog lie del so r adet o

p t il medesimo .

D onna C ost anz a de Viu ero, mo g li e che fu del C omputator e

Fer r ant e O rtiz , sor ella del dett o D ottor C az aglia, habit atrice di
V alladolid r ec on ciliata per L u ther ana,
,
con con fis c a ti on de beni,
habito , 8: carcer e perpet ua ir remis si bile .

D onna Fr ancesca de Zuni ga m on aca, fi gliu ola del licen t iat o

A n t oni o di B aez z a habitatr ice , di V alladolid, r econ ciliata per L n
t her an a, c on c onfi s c at ion e de ben i, 8: habito , 8: c ar c er e
p p er t
e ua .

D on n a Maria de Roias , fi g liu ola del M ar ches e di Poz a ,

m on aca ,
n el m on as ter i o di sa nt a C ather ina di V alladoli d, r econ

c ilia a t per L u t her ana, Con confi sc at ione de beni ,8: habit o n el

palco, 8: n on
piu .

A nton i o D ominquez habitat or de Pedr osa, r econciliat o

per L u

t herano , c on c onfis cat ione de beni , habito , 8: c ar cer e

p er tr e
ann i .

Is abella D omi nqu ez , fantesca di donna B eat ric e di Viuer o

 A PP E N D I X . 339

na ti va di Montimag g iore reconciliat a per L u ther ana con confis ,

c ation e de ben i 8: habito 8: car c er e per pet u a

, ,
.

D an iel della Q u adra habitat or di Pedr os a r econciliat o per ,

L u ther ano c on confiscatione de beni

,
habito 8: carcer e per , ,

et u a
p .

A nt onio Basor Ing les e r econ ciliat o per L u therano c on c o nfis

, ,

c ation de beni 8: habit o dal palco fin al t or n ar alla casa del

’
,

s ant o O ffi cio et n on n 8: r eclu si on e per u n an no in nu m on as

’

,pi ,

terio 8: casa di r eli gione dove sia in str utt o nelle cose di nostr a
, ,

s an t a fe C atholic a .

Marina di Saiiavedra moglie di C isner os de Soteglio habita

,
“

t r ice di Zamor r a r econ cili at a per L u t herana con con fiscation e de

, ,

beni et habito et car c er e perpet ua irremi s si bile

, ,
.

"
Fornito di leg g er e le s ent ent ie qu elli che s havevano d ah
’ ’
,

br u s ciar e fornof dati in man della g iu stit ia s ecolar e che li men o ,

alla or t a del cam o fu or a de Valladolid

p dove fu r ono mor ti et
p ,

abbr u s ciat i ; et li r ec onciliat i t om aron o alla i i one dell I nq i

g p g
r a u

s it ione ecc et t o D on L uigi de Ro i as D on Pietr o S ar mento su o z io

, , ,

et il C ommendat or Giovan de Ulloa Per eir a er star in mi li or

p g ,

u ar di a et iu s i cu ri fin che li sia as s e nat o dove han da s tar

g p
, g ,

r in chiu si li m enar on o alla prig ion e della C or te

, .

Et per ch e in u n g i orn o non si pot eva far 1 att o con t utti li pr i

’

i on i che u s ciron o r est ar on o in la r i ion e della s an t o O tfi cio

g , p g
, ,

er es s er m olte et lon he le sententie er li molti err or i di che

p g , p ,

s t avan o convinti .

Restaron o ne all ri
p g i on e
per un
’
alt r o at o t le per son e so tt o
s cr itti .

Fr a D omeni co di Roias .

D on C arlo de Ses o habitator e dello Gr u gno .

Pietr o de C az agli a, pr et e cu rato de Pedr os a .

Pietr o Sot eglio, habitator di A ldea il palo della di oces i di Za ,

m orr a .

D onn a Mar ina de Gu eva ra monaca , n el monaster i o di Balen di

Valladolid .

D onn a Felippa di H eredi a mon aca del dett o Mon asteri o , .

D on n a Mar gher ita di San t est efan mon aca di dett o mon asteri o , .

D onna Francesca de Z unig a , monaca del dett o Monasterio .

Fin i te . fu r n o, fu r on o .
 340 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .

D onna C ather in a de Rein o s o, monaca del det t o Monaster io .

D onn a C ather in a de A lc har az m onaca del detto Monaster i o , .

M ari a de Mir anda mon aca del detto Mon ast er io

, .

D onn a Ter es a D oipa habit atr ice di Madr i d

, .

L de Toro mog lie de Francesco della Veg a z

cal olar o,
‘

eonor a ,

habit at r ice di Z amorra .

A n na de Mendoz z a zit ella , na tiva di Toledo .

C atherin a Bez er ra vedoa, habit atr ice d e Pedr osa .

A ntoni o di L ara S ar tor e habitator di V alladoli d

, .

D onn aI s abell a de C astig lia, moglie di D on C ar lo .

D on n A n na Br ez enno vedoa habit at ric e di Z amorr a

’
, .

D onn a C atherin a di Ca stigli a zitella .

Il licen t iato Di eg o S anchez , pr et e d ella villa de Medin a .

D onn a E ufr agin a di Mendoz z a mon aca .

I s abella de Pedros a vedova, habit atric e de Pedros a .

Fr anc es co de A lmar ca, habit ator de A lmarca, diocesi de

J oannes S au c es, habit ator d A st adi llo
’
.

A lfonso L o ez
p , pre e t della di ocesi di Ci u dad Rodri g o .

A lfons o C oz z on Mor esco habit ator di A r an da d e D u er o

, .

Gaspar B lan co Mor esco habitator di Palen tia

, .

A m ator di Mir an da Por t og allese zza de Giudei , di ra .

B ern ar do L opez Por togalles e della m edesim a r azz a .

D ieg o Per ez Por tog all ese della medesim a r azz a .

Gabr i el Per ez Por to g alles e della m edesima r azz a .

A nn a de L eon Por t og alles a della medesim a r azz a , .

J oann e de A vila or efice habitat or di Valladolid , .

J oanne de S alor z an o Montagn es .

C hr i s t ofor o di Z amor ra habitat or di Valladoli d

,
.

A n tonio G on calez habit at or di S alam anca

,
.

M addalen a Fer n an dez habitatrice di Vi llaver de .

L A tt o dell In qu isitione di Sivigli a Si celebr er a pr esto che non

’ ’
,

as ett avan o s e n on che s i celebr as s e pr ima qu est o att o di Valla

p
dolid .

St ampat a in B ologha , c on licent ia de 1 su

per or i i .

Pa g e 2 47 — . me Ref or ma tion in F r a n ce .

A lthou gh I had access t o t he wor befor e, yet having r ecen tly

k
onl t i
ob a ned i
o sses s on of t he r ar e an d invalu able hi st ory , o f
y p
which in t he mai n B ez a ,
or de Bez e is , u ndou btedly t he au thor ,
3 42 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

s e arate
p ly , of those who embr aced th e evan ge lic purification fwere
t he fir s t ob ec s j t i ous hostility of a pr ofl ig at e mob
of the fer oc
insti g ated by th e m or e di sciplined an d deep r oot ed ant ipathylé fo f -

t he Romi sh pr iest hood Un der this direction the per secu tion w as
.

mo st cr itical u n spar in g and exten s ive

,
In ever y t own and pr o
, .

vin ce the individu als wer e picked out an d br ou ght down a s they
,

a ear ed or almos t as they existed A nd

ye t t he c onvert s fr om
pp ,
.

t he surr ou n din g dar kn ess and cor rupti on w er e on t he i ncr eas e .

Per d amn a p er ca des &c

,
A second st ag e in their histor y wa s
,
.

t he for mati on of c hu r ches or or g aniz ed s ocieti es in pr ivate hous es

, ,

thr ou ghout t he whole ext en t o f their s ettlem ent These wer e n o .

l ess the obj ect of attacks whi ch they su rvived The third advance
, .

a u n ion f the s e a r a te a n d s ca tter ed chu r ches in

‘

w as , t o o
p on e

body an d occas ona i l s ynods wer e t he r esu lt :

they w ere held even
in t he capital The r efor med su bsequent ly attr acted t he n otice of
.

the hig her or der s of the n a tion by the j ust ic e and merit of t heir
c au s e ; an d in cons equ ence o bt ain ed s omethin li k e a olitical
g p
r ecog nition and impor tan ce Bu t durin g t he whole period they
.

enj oyed n othin g like w or ldly r os erit n or wer e ever fr ee from

p p y ,

a vi ilant and r elentles s e r s ecu tion O n e e u liar and s tr ikin

g p p c .
g
arti cle in their per s ecuti on intended t o O er ate a ai n st them as a
p , g
br and o f s u pr eme infamy has r ecoiled with dou ble for ce u pon t he
,

memor y of th eir infatu ated and infu r i at ed per s ecutor s who had ,

cu r ately
l

n o lei sur e t o r efl ect t hat t he wer e bas el w ll

y y as e a s a c

c o yi ng their heathen r otot in t h t i n b ht

p p yp e s e a c cu s a o s rou
g
by them against t he first C hristians and whi ch they pr ofes sin g , ,

C hr i sti an s in t he sixteenth centu r y repeat ed a gai n st t he r ea l

,

Chri s tians then n ewly appearin g amon g them— the char ge o f

,

licentiou s an d abomin able exces ses in t heir r eli g i ou s ass emblies .

A s semblies whi ch by their cr u elty as the ancien t idolator s by

, ,

their s they compelled t o be secr et an d n octu r nal t hey on that

, , ,

ver y gr ou nd ac cu s ed of bein g s cen es of deliberate impu r it y an d

,

even incest ; and t he m en w ho er etr at ed or encour a ed t he

p p g ,

r etr ati on of t hes e at i o r i i f l h d w h h i h t

'
e
p p , o u s a s e o o s e r e t e
g e s as ,

w ell a s t he l owes t of the n ati on king s car din al s an d pr elat es , , , ,

a s well as t he r abble— the s elf nam ed tr u e and onl C atholic

y
-

C hur ch of Chri st ! The r efor med w er e still per s ecuted bu t n ot ,

destr oyed and t hey g ain ed c onsider ation and str ength su fficien t
t o c omm and an a r o ach t o t he thron e it s elf with a or ma l exhi
pp f
 A PP E N DI X . -
343

bit ion o
f t he a r ticles o
f their ca lu mniat ed f a ith . In process of

time in t he year 1 5 6 1 , t hey wer e admitted by t hei r r epresenta

,

t ives t o a public au di ence at t he colloqu y of Poi s sy and su o rt ed

pp ,

their cau s e before sover ei gns and n obles with su ch t ri u mph, that
t hei r en emi es w ere c ompelled to wis h them selves deaf or t he
s ea ker s du m b
p W h e n w e t hu s t rac e t he c on ti n u ed a nd u n i n

t er mit ted fi er y tr ial whi ch o u r C hr i s tian br et hr en of Fran ce, u

p
to this p eri od, w er e c alled t o endu r e, an d did s o Vi ctor iou s l
y
endur e ; an d when w e carr ou r View on w ar d fr om t hat i d
y p er o ,

an d r efl ec d ar k hor rors — o f t he S t B artholomew of

t u on t he
p ,
.

t he Revoc ati on of th e E dict o f Nant es , and even of the ear s of

y
1 8 15 an d 1 8 1 6 r, u nder ’
our ver y eyes in th e s ou th , we ar e bound

Thi s, at leas t , t h e ca r din al of L or r ain e s aid for hi m s elf ; an d t he

feelin g t
w as d ou b les s comm on .

1 F or m os sa
‘
t ti f t y s a c or an d u n ex cept ion able ev
i den ce on t h e su b ec j t of

t h is p er s ecu on , ti I fe t
r e r w i h pleas u r e t o t h e E c lai r ci ss em en s is H to iq r u es en

ré
pon se au x t
calom n i es don les Pr ot es t an s du G an d s on l obj et
’
t et Pr é ci s
des A g i t ti
a on s , &c . Par P J L . . an z e d e Per e t
A voca a la C ou r Royale d e
,
t
Nim es , 18 1 8 , 1 8 19 . Th e per for m an ce i s t
elabor a e, an d s cr u pu lou sly ex ac t .

Th e au t h or is on e of t h e ver y few m em ber s of the Rom an per su asion , to

w h om t h e pr ai se of t t t
li ber ali y, or r a h er u s i ce i s du e, an d ch eer fu lly
ru e j t ,

aw ar ded . H e h as t
i n d eed been r a h er sever e i n a n o e at t h e en d of hi s t
w or k Rev Clem en Per r o for alleg ed ex ag g er a i on s : bu t h is ow n
on the . t t t
t t t tt t
labor iou sly au h en i ca ed s a em en s fall ver y li le below t h e a r oci ies tt t t
t
d e ailed by t h e Pr o es an m in is er t t t t
O u r ow n cou n r ym an , t h e Rev M ar k . t .

W ilk s , h as addu ced t h e t est imony of t h e d eser vin g Fr en ch advoca e w i h

fi

t t
j t us r espec t . I t is so me d r aw back pon t h e pleasu r e w hi ch w e feel on
u

r ecollec ti n g t h e z eal d isplayed on j

t h e s u b ect a t t h e t im e, par icu lar l i n ou r
y t
Par li am en t th t the m tive w
,
a evi de t ly t
o e ble t as s o p ty pi it d n r ac a o a ar s r an

p art y f ee li g t hn t h d
s, t a h , p i ait dno h f e l
su c i g l k ed f
a s trh ei an su c e n s oo or r

g rat i fi t i
ca i t
on i i gn s d g in
rr n g t he b j an t i t i ur e n ble q t i su ec , s a r as o a u es on ,

w h eth eve
er th m t i n dig
n e t d l i m e g i t p p l p e ti
os n an ec a rs a a ns a a er s cu on

w ould n t h v o am i d p fe tly i diffe

e re a ne t d ile t ; if in de d th y
er c n r en an s n , e , e

di d not p l dex i t o e m k f i ll i
as a b e t t ari t e fe e ev n b
o
y ra e o n r r ,
e cen su r or

r em t
on s r an ce, w ith t h e li en ble d im p
u na iptible igh t f C th li
a an r escr r o a o cs

t h ti
o c as P te t t i
se ro n y w y w h i h th ey m ig h t t h in k p
s an s n a a pe Th c ro r. e

g v
o er n m e t f t h
n i o t y t t h t
s cou n r i m e w e i
, d ad d e ply bl me b le f , er n ee e a ea or

a ll w i g th em elve
o n st h e ep e ent ti
s , on f t he p r tin g p ty t
r s a on s o er secu ar , o

r e r es en
p t t h e p e ti n er s cu ig i ti g oim p l i
as or
y n p li t i l e
na ll ti n d
s o ca r co ec on s an

feeli g n sM P t h
. . di ti tl p v d th t t h p
er e as s nc ti n w
y ro elie a e er s ecu o as a r

g i on s p e e t i
rs cu t h t t h e P t st n t w
on -
a p e t
ro e d by t h e elf
a ll
s d er e r secu e s -
ca e

C th lic
a o P t e t nt
s , as ro n d fo s a th ei elig i s, a P ote t nt r A n d t he
r r on as r s a .
 44
“

C O U NC I L or TRE NT .

to honour the memor y of s u ch s airrts , .as forming

~

an minently
e
‘

i llu str iou s por tion of the n oble ar my of mart yrs .

A t r eacher ou s regr et has someti mes been expres s ed, that t hese
s u ffer er s , when th ey o btained s u fii cien t po wer , w ere tempt ed to

i t their persecutor s by for c e and event u ally plu ng e the nati on

r es s ,

in a lon g an d s ang ui nary ci vil war ; and expediency has been

c alled in aid o f t he i ns i nu ati on by t he q u estion what did t he
, y ,

g ain b
y s u ch con du c t ? T he
y g a ine d t hi s th at for
g ener ation s ,

C hristi anity was n ot exti n g u ished in France but on t he cont rar y , , ,

conti nu ed for t he t i me t o creat e hu man s ou ls t o holi n es s an d

salvation L ook at It aly and S pain

. w hat has n on r esistan ce -
,

whether n eces sar y or not don e in thos e c ou ntr i es ? A t an y rate,

,

n o one who kno ws what j u s ti ce is w ill hastily o r str on g ly if at all, , ,

c on demn t ho s e of the r eli g i on in Fr anc e who havi n g well pr o ved

for nearly half a cent u r y how they could endur e per secu tion wi th
ou t r es istanc e w er e at leng th dri ven t o t ake u p ar ms for t he
,

dear est r ig hts n ot of themselves alone bu t o f oth er s and in o r der

, , ,

t o d efen d even t hei r civi l r ig ht s ag ain st the i lleg al an d bar bar ou s

en cr o achm ents of a pow er fu l facti on .

The view which Mr Smedley has g iven o f the event s alluded

.

t o mas ter ly as it is yet fr om his limit s n eces sari ly comp en d ious,

, , is
m u ch as s i sted in its effect by r ecur ring t o t he d etail of his prin
c i al orl g
p mal .

Pag e 3 1 2 .
—B u la Cru z a d a .

The S u mmar y of t he Bula C r uz ada, of whi ch it is thou g ht an

ent i r eC opy would be acceptable t o t h e r eader , is perhaps withou t

a dup licat e in t hi s countr y It is a br oadside o f ei ghteen inches

.

by t welve I t pu rpor ts t o be g rant ed t o t he kin g o f Spai n by

.

L eo XI I in t he year 18 28 ; an d is , t herefore, tiqu ated and

no an

o bsole e t docu m en t t t o me .
I t was sen , by t he means of a fri end ,

u nder cover by post It is well know n t hat th e c ompu ls or y pur

.

c hase of t hes e Indu lg en ces when cir cu lat ed Is an impor tant p

, ar t ,

o f t he r oyal reven u e in Spam and that the orl g l nal d onor has a
,

compet ent shar e of t he pr oceeds Ther e is a profes sed and able .

r epr esen a t tion above ment ioned w as, i n t he fi r st au tho s r , th e m or e base,

i n pr opor tion as , t
wi h a per fec tc on vict ion of i t s falseh ood , it migh t be made

p lau si ble .
3 46 CO UNC I L OF T RE NT .

MD c c cxxvm MDC CCXXVI II

'

.
.

Par a el Pr incipado de C ata For the Pri ncipality of C ata

luna . lonia .

Su mA nro de las Facultades I n , S UMM A RY of the Facult ies , In

du lg encias y Gr acias qu e Nu es dulg ences , and Grants which
t r o S mo Padr e L eon D oc e,
. se O ur Most H oly Father L eo
ha di g nado conceder
por la the Twelfth h deig ned t o g r ant
as

Bula de la Sta C r uz ada . al Rey for t he Bu ll of t he H oly C r u

Nuestr o Senor , y a t o do s los z ada t o O ur L ord t he K ing and
fi eles qu e estando en los Reinos to all t he faithfu l r esi di ng in t he
d e E spaiia y demas dom1m o s kingdoms of Spain and the
'

j
su et os a S . M C 6 . . veniendo other domi ni on s s u bj ect t o his ,

a ello s , le a u dar en
y y s ir vier en C atholic Maj es ty or comi ng ,

en la g u err a cont ra infieles , ex into t hem w h o s hall a ssi st an d

,

edit o ar a el afio de mil o cho s er ve hi m in t he war a ain s t t he

p p g
i t
c en os ve n i te y ocho . infidels , drawn u
p in for m for

t hey ear on e thou s an d ei ght

hundr ed and twenty eig ht -
.

Entre las Naciones favor e A mong the Nati on s favou r ed

cidas d el C i elo y llamadas by Heaven an d called by ,

p or la Pr ovi den cia D ivina the D ivin e Pr ovidence t o

al G r emi o de la I l esi a ,
g t he Bo som of t he C hu rch,
n i n g u na m as pri vi le iada
g n on e is mor e pr i vi leged )

t he Spani sh Nation,
‘

q ue la Nacion E spaiiola, t han

es co
gi
mu y par ticu lar
da mor e especi ally s elected
men te par a la pr opagacion for the pr opag ati on and
d efen s a di Nt ra St a F6 defence of O ur H oly C a
y . .

C at olica, habi end o llevada t holic Faith, having car ri ed

elE st andar te de la C r u z a the St andar d o f t he C ros s
los Pais es mas r em ot os del t o the m os t r em ote c ou n

O rbe, y hacié ndole t riun t r ies of t h e wor ld, an d

far inu mer ables veces de havi n g c au sed it t o triumph
los enem i go s del n om br e in nu m er ablet imes over the
C r i stian o . Para alen .
en emi es of t he C hr is tian

tarla p , u es , en t an g lori ~
n ame . F or its enc ou r ag e

o s a empr es a la fran u ear on

q m ent, ther efor e, in so g lo
los RomanosPontific es r ions an u n der taki ng , t he

con u n a li ber alidad i m on i

p ,
, Roman Ponti ffs ,
it
w h an
 A P PE ND I X . 3 47

der able los Pri vilegios , In inestimable liberalit y have ,

dulg encias y Gracias con vouchsafed the Privi leg es ,

t enid as en la B ula de la Indu lg enc es and Gr an ts ,

S ta Cr u z ada qu e con firmé

.
, c ont ai n ed in t he B u ll of

orogé N S S P L eon the H oly C r u z ada whi ch

yp r . . .
,

XII,por su B r eve ex e
p O ur Most H oly Father
dito en Rom a a vein te y L eo XII has confir med

i t
s e e J uli o de m il ocho
de an d con tinu ed by his Breve
cient o s veinte
y c u atro , drawn p in R o me t he
u

cu ya execu cio n nos est a t w enty s ixth of Jul y, one

-

c ometida Y por t ant o

. thou sand eig ht hu ndr ed
No s D on Manu el Fer and t wenty fo u r
-

,
t he exe

nandez V er ela, A rc edi an o ca tion o f whi ch is c om

de Madrid , D ign idad de la mitt ed to u s. A n d ther e

S ta I g lesia Metr opolitan a
. for e We D on Manuel Fer
de Toledo primada de las n andez Ver ela Ar chdeacon ,

E s paiias , C aballero de la o f M adrid, Di g nitar o f

y
Real y D i stin g uida O rden t he H oly M etr opolit an
E spaiiola de C arlos II I , C hu r ch o f Toledo, primary
in di vidu o Nato de la Real see o f S pain , K
ight of the n

J u nt a de la I nm acu lada Royal and D i stin g u ished

C on c epci on , y J u ez Colee Spani sh O r der of C har les
t or de las pens ones i con si
g II I member by birth of the
,

nadas a la misma O rden , Royal C ompany of t he

de la Real A cademia de la I mmaculat e C onception ,
H i storia ,
de la de las and Ju dicial C ollect or of

Nobles A rtes de S an Fer t he pen s i o ns as si n ed

g to
n ando de Madrid , de la de the s ame O r der, of t he
S an C ar los de V alenc ia, y Royal A cademy of H is
de var ias otr as Sociedades tor y , of that of t he Noble
liter ar i as , econom cas i y de A r ts of
St Fer nando of .

beneficencia del Reino, M adr id, and of St C arlos .

J u ez pr ivativo del Nu evo de Valen cia, and of var iou s

Rez ado Individu o y Pr esi
,
o ther S oci eti es liter ary, ,

dente de la C omis ion A pos econ o m cal, i an d for t he

t olica par a el n u evo su b benefit of t he kin gdom,
sidi o y d el Tr ibu n al A os
, p s
pec al i J u dge of t he New
t bl ic o y Real de la Gr ac i a Member and

del E s cu sado del C on s ej o

, Pr esident of the A postolic
D evoti onal ofli ce .
34 8 C O UN CI L or TRE NT .

de S . M . su Predicador , y C ommi s sion for t he .

n ew

C omi sari o A po stolic o g e s u bs i dy ,

an d of t he A pos
de la S ta C r u z ada y
n er al . t ol ic an d Royal Tri bunal
demas Gr aci as en t odos los of the g r an t of t he cleric al

D omi ni os de S M C idy
s u bs of H is Maj esty s ’
‘

. . . con , ‘

el fi n de hac erlas c on ocer c oun ci l , his Preacher an d

los fieles , y qu e pu eden G en eral C ommissar yA pos

’
a

a ro vechar s e de t an
p pr ec i tolic of t he H oly C ruz ada
oso tes or o las r edu cimos 5
, . an d ther g rant s in all
the o

S um ar i o en la for ma si g u i t he D omini ons of his C a

ent e . t holic Maj esty for t he ,

u r os e o f maki n th em
p p g
known t o the faithful; and
t hat theymay pr ovidethem
s elves with s o r ec i ou s a
p
-

t r easu r e w e r edu ce them ,

to a su mmar y in the follo w

in g for m .

Pr imerament e al Rey Ntro Fir stly, to t he king O ur L ord,

S efi or , que con contin u o cu i who w hit con tinual c ar e an d

d ado y dilig en cia Vela s obr e la

-

dilig enc e watch es o ver the ex

expedi c ion contr a los Infieles , y edition i t

a t h e In fidelsa ns
p g ,

a t odos los fi eles cri sti anos es an d t o all t he faithful C hr i sti an s

t an t es en est os Reinos y D omi r esidin g in these kin g doms an d

n ios ,a qu e vin ier en a ellos qu e dominions or comin g t o them

, ,

dent r o del afio c ontado desde el who within one year r eckon ed
dia de la pu blicacion d e esta
'

from t he day of the pu blicati on

B u la en cada u no d e su s lu gareS a o f t his B u ll ih each of t he ap , ,

fuer en a su cos a t m ovi do s del p oin t ed

p l aces sha ll be moved ,
'
z elode l a fe a pelear con t r a los by z eal for t he faith to fi g ht at
infieles en el ej er cito de S M . . their own cost ag ai nst t he In fi
C at olica , a hacer en cl
g r a cio dels in the ar my o f his C atholi c
sament e otr o g ener o de s ervi ci o Maj es ty or perfor m in it any
, a

er man ecien do hasta el fi n de other s er v i ce lastin g to t he end

p .

la ex ed c on
p ii del m is mo afio, 6 of t he expedit ion of t he s ame
i

mur iendo antes de a c abarse 6 y ear , o r d i

y g n b efor e it is

en caminO p ar a ella , 6 r eti r an fini shed or bei n g on t he way

, . . .

dose del ej ercit o por en fermedad

. towar ds it or qu ittin g the ar my
,

t
u o r a n eces idad ver dader a les , thr ou gh s i ckness or any other
con ced e s u Santidad la mi sma real necessity his holiness
3 50 CO U NC I L O F TRE NT .

en su
p r es enc1a y la de s us other D ivine o ffic es in their
familar es dom é sticos y parientes pr es enc e, an d t hat of their
r eci bir la E ucar i sti a y demas domestics and kindred, and
y
Sacr amentos (s alvo en el dia r ece ive t he E u charist and other ,

de la Pascu a) t an to en las S acr aments (except on E ast er

,

I g lesi as don de por otr a p art e day ) as well in t he C hur ches;

,

es] er mitida d lqu ier wher e at other times the c ele

[ p e cua

modo la celebracion de los

.
bration of the Divin e o fi ces
oficio s D ivi n os dur ant e el t
en r e dur in g t he interdi ct is in an y
dicho , como en O rat orio par wi s e permitted as in a privat e ,

t icular depu tado solament e par a O ra tor y exclu sively dedicated

el cu l o tD i vin o , y q u e haya de to divine worship and w hich ,

s er visitado y s eiialada por el has been vi sited and appoint ed

O rdin ar i o, y qu e pu edan asistir by t he O rdinar y and that they ,

a los D i vinos ofic ios en ti empo may assi st in D i vin e offices

del t
en r ed cho , i i
s en do de su in the t ime of the int er di ct it ,

c ar go s ei mpr e qu e u sar en de being ever their dut y t o u s e it

cl ara
p 10 sobr ed icho rog ar a for the for e mention ed purpose
-

Dios por la u ni on y Vi ctor ia de of r ayin g t o God for the u nion

p
los Pri ncipes cri stian os contr a and victor y of the Chri stian

los infieles Y t ambien se les

. Princes again st theinfidels A nd .

concede que
pu edan s er s epul likewi se he gr ants t hat t heir ,

t ados su s cu erpos en el expr e bodies m ay be bu ried in t he

s ado tiempo de i
entr ed cho cOn s aid ti me of t he inter dict wit h

m oder ada pompa funer al c omo moder at e funer al pomp if they ,

n o hayan mu erto es comulgados . have n ot d ed i

excom mu nicated .

I t em qu e dur ant e el dicho

,
L ikewi se , t hat du ring t he said
af o i de la pu blicacion y estando year o f
p i tiubl ca
on an d bein
g ,

en los expr esados Rein os y in t he afor esai d kin g doms a nd

D omini os (p er o no fu er a de dominions (n ot ou t of them )

, ,

ellos ) p u edan c om er car nes de t hey m ay eat fl es h with t he

j de ambos medico s , es i a probat ion O f thei r physi ci an s
c on s e o p p ,

t
r i u al y cor p or a l en los tiempo s both s pir itu al an d tempor al in ,

de ayu n o de t odo el ano f au n t he fast s of the whole year even ,

qu e s c an los de C uar es ma y en ,
that O f L ent and in the same
,
, ,

los mismos por su ar bitrio eg gs an d prepar at ion s of milk

hu evos y lact icinios ; de man era at their pleasu r e : s o that it is

ue se i
en t en da i
s at sfacer al u nder stood t hat tho se who eat
q ,

a u na
y los qu e comier en carne fl esh fulfil the obli g ation of t he
 A PPE N DIX . 51

c omo en lo demas gu ar den in fast, provided they O bser ve t he

'

for ma de cl E n cu yo I ndulto
. form of it In t hi s indulgen ce
.

s e com r enden
p los Reli gios os ar e compr ehended the r eligi ou s
de cu alquier O rden mi litar , per o of ever y milit ar y o rder : n ever

se exceptu an de cl, los Pat ri theles s [ the following] ar e ex ’

A rz obi spos , O bispos , y

ar cas, cept ed it : — Patri ar chs
fr om ,

Prelados inferi or es , las Per sonas A rchbishops Bishops and infe

’

, ,

E cles iasticas Regular es , y los r i or Pr elates r eg u lar E cclesi as

,

Presbit er os Secu lar es , sino os tics and S ecular Pr iest s except

, ,

que sean de edad de s es en a t they be sixty years b f ag e : al

afios ; q au n u e fu era del tiempo t hou g h ou t of the t ime of L ent
de C uar esma podran u sar t odos all t hos e may u s e all the indul
l
el o s del m i smo i ndulto en g en ces , so far as conc er ns eg gs
cu ant o a comer hu evos y lac and
p r epar a tions of milk .

ticinios .

I t em, a los di chos con tr i Likewi se t o the said contr i

,

buyent es de la limosna qu e butors of alms who for the pur ,

p ar a su
plecar el D ivino au xilio os e O f s uppli catin g t he D ivine
p
or la u n on i it i
V c or a de los as s i st ance for t he u ni on an d
p y
Pr in cipes cr s i ti anos t
con r a los victory of C hri stian Pri nces
in fieles , a
y u n ar en volu nt aria ag ain st the infidels fas t volu n ,

mente en los dias j t

no s u e os al t ar ily on days n ot appo inted
ayu n a O es ando t legitament e for fastin g or being lawfully
,

impedi do s de a unar hiciaren r event ed fr om fasting per form

y p ,

t
o r a O br a pi edosa al ar b it ri o de s ome other pi ou s work by t he

eu C onfesor Parr oco , y j u n

o inj u nction of their C onfessor or
t amen e t or ar en a D i o s
por la Par i sh pr i est and at the sam e
,

u n on i y i t i
V c or a s obr edichas , ti me pr ay t o God for the union
cuan as t veces lo hicier en t antas and vi ct or y above menti oned -
,

se les r ela an j misericordiosa as often as they do s o so often ,

ment e en el S c h or quince aiios ar e t her e r emitted to them by

y q u ince c u ar ent enas d e las the mercy O f t he L or d fifteen ,

eniten ci as e ellos i m u es t as ears and fi ft een qu aran t enes O f

p p y y
.

de cu alquier modo debidas ; y p enan ce Im osed

p u
p on them,
a demas s e les hace ar ti ci antes
p p and by
y m ean s
an and due ;
de todas las or aciones limosnas , ,
they ar e fu r ther made par taker s
er e rin aci on es l of all the pr ayer s alms , il
p g ( au n a s d e p ,

J eru salen) y de las otras buenas g r i ma es, (even t hos e t o Jer u

g
3 52 C O UN C I L
'

o r TRE NT .

obr as
q u e se hacen en toda la s alem , ) an d of all the o ther
Iglesia militant e y en c ada uno g ood wor ks which ar e performed
de su s miembros . in t he Whole milit an t C hur ch ,

and by any of its m ember s .

I tem, los qu e devot ament e L ikewi se, t hose who shall de

vis it ar en c ada u n o de los di as vou tly vi sit, on each o f t he days
‘

de .
las E st aci ones de Rom a, of the Stati on s of Rome fi ve ,

i
c nco Igles ias 6 altar es 0 en chu r ches or ltar s or in defect
a ,

defecto de ellos i
c nco veces un of them fi ve times one altar ,

t
al ar , y r o g at en a D ios por la and shall pray t o God for t he

i y Vi ctor ia de los Principes

u n on u ni on an d vi ct or y of th e C hr is

cr i sti an os contr a los in fieles , t i an Prin c es against t he in fidels ,

con s egu ir a n u na indulgen ci a s hall obtain on e plenar y indu l

len ar i a t ant o
para si como en ce a s Well for t hemselves
p , ,
g , ,

or m odo de s u frag i o par a los by w ay of su ffr ag e for t he

p as

difu n t os en cu yo favor hic ier en

, depar ted, in whos e fa vou r they
dicha vi sita y or acion . make the same vi sit and pr ayer .

Item par a qu e t odos y cada

, L ikewise that all
, in or der

u no de los s obr edichos c on and each of t he afor esaid per

m as pu r ez a pu edan r og ar a s on s m ay pr ay t o God w ith

‘

D i os y mas eficaz ment e i mplor ar mor e pu rity and i mplor e his,

su D i vin o au x ili o , se les c on D ivine assi st an ce mor e effi ca

c ede
q ue
p u edan eligir C onfes or ciou sly they are allowed t o
,

s ecu lar (5 r e u lar de los apr o choos e a C on fes s or s ecu l ar or

g ,

bados por el O r dinar io y obte , r egu lar , of su ch as ar e appr oved

n er de s l plen aria i n du lg enci a by t he O r din ar y, an d obtain

r em ision de c u alesqu i er a eca from him plenar y indu lgen ce
y p
d os y cen s ur as , au n de los r e an d r emi ssi on of w hat s o ever

s er vados r es er vadas a la S ill a i an d even thos e

y s ns c en su r es ,

A po stoli ca (except o e] cr i men r es er ved t o th e A pos tolic C hair ,

de la her egia) u n a vez en la vida (exc e

pt the cr i me of heresy,)
y t
o r a en s l ar ti cu lo de la mu on c e in their life an d a
g ain in
t
er e ;
p er o de los ot ros pecad os t he
'
ticle of death ; and of
ar

c en s u ras n o r es er vado s n e o t her sin s and cen s ur es n ot s o

‘

o r
y y
~ ~

s er vada s i
a la S lla A pos ol t ica r ese r ved they may obtain the
,

u edan t 1 ob en er
a abs olu ci on abs olu t i on an d r emi s sion as
p
y r emision tant as cu an t es veces o ft en as they confes s th em [ the

los c onfesar en, imponiendoles , C onfessor] i mposi n g u pon them

3 54 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .

t ar io s i moni a
, ,
a ost as ia de la
p fé , s imon
y ,
a
p t
os a s
y fr om t he fait h ,

heregia o m ala s u s cepcion de las her esy , or u n law fud as s u mption

o r d en es ; y a s imis mo c o n lo s qu e o f or der s ; and likewi s e in be
hu bier en t ido m atr imon io
c on r a half of thos e w ho have con
c on i mpedim ent o ocu lt o de afi tr acted marr i age with t he u n
n idad p r ovenient e de c opu la
,
kn own i mpediment of affi nity ,

i licit a, com o el u n o d e los c on roc eedi n g f r om i llicit com

p
t r ayent es lo i gn or as e al tiempo m er ce if on e of t he con t r actin g
de t ar a che u edan ar ti es wer e i nor an t o f it at
con r a er p p p g
c elebrar lo de t si
n u evo en r e t he time o f c ontr actin g t hat ,

au n qu e s ea s ecret am ente en they may celebr ate the mar riag e

cu an t o al fu er o de la c o n ci enci a afr esh alt hou h s ecr etly as t o
, , g ,

y t ambien p ar a ue
q p u edan t he oblig at ion of c ons cienc e ,

edir eld ebit o qu ien es despu es and also t hat all wh o aft er t he
p ,

de celebr ado m at rimoni o hayan c elebr ati on h ave contr acted

contraido s em ej ant e impedi si milar i mpedi men t m ay r e quir e
m ento . their du e .

t ademas de And t her efor e b esides

fl Y por c u an o
fil ,

t
o r as facu lt ades n os conc ede s u other facu lti es his holin es s ,

S antidad la de qu e podam o s s u s r ants t hat du r i n g t he year of

g ,

en der d u r ant e el afio dela pu bli the pu bli c ati on of t his B ull we
p ,

cacion de esta Bu la , t oda s las i n m ay s u spend all similar or (118 8 1

du lgen c ias y g r aci as s em ej ant es milar i ndu lg en c es an d g r ants
6 des emej an t es con cedidas por su c on c eded by his apo stoli c au tho
'

t
au o r idad apo s tolica a cu alesqui r ity to w hat s oever C hu r ches Mo ,

er aIg les ias, , Monast er ios H o s pi n ast er ies , Hos pitals ,piou s Places ,

tales , L u g ar es pia do sos Un i , U niver s ities C on fr aternities , an d

,

ver sidades , C ofr adi as y per s e ,

c

pr ivat e er s on s in the s aid kin g

p .

n as par ti cu lar es en lo s dic ho s d om s an d dominions , al thou gh

Rein os y D omini o s , au n qu e they be for bu ilding St Bet eri s
.

s ean en favor de la fabr ica de la in Rom e, ther similar Cru x

or o ,

C apilla de S an Pedr o de Roma , z ada an d contain cer tai n clauses

,

0 de otr a s eme an e j t
C r u z ada, y ag ainst t he suspen s i on except ,

t
c on en g an al u n as
g clau su la s t ho s e gr anted t o the s u per i ors

q ue hag an t
c on r a la s u s
p i
ens on , of t he Men dicant O r der s w ith
t las c onc edidas a los
ex cep o r es
p ect t h ei r fr iars
to , solely

s u eri or es de las O r denes men w ith the u nder st anding t ha we t

p
 A PP E N DIX . 3 55

dicantes en cu an o t a sus frai les m ay tify the suspended indu l

ra

tan s olam en e, t como t ambien g e nc es in favou r o f thos e w ho

odamos r eval idar en favor art ak e of the i n du lg en ces an d

que
p p
de lo s qu e par ticipar en d e las r an t s of t he r es en t Bu ll
g p .

in du lg en ci as y g raci as de esta
Bu la , las qu e hayam os su s
p en

dido .

D esd e lu eg o, u san do de di ch a Usin g , ther efor e, i mmedi ately

t
au oridad a
po t i
s ol ca , s u s en de
p t he id apostolic au thority du r
sa e

mos du r ante el ano de la pu bli in g the year of t he pu blication

c acion de es a t B u la t odas las of t hi s Bu ll w e s u s en d all t he
p ,

r efer i das in du lg en cias yg r ac as i for e m enti on ed i ndulgences and

-

q u e co mo se ha dicho tenemos g rant s which a s w e have s aid

, , ,

p t t
o es ad de su s
p en der p or ma we have power t o s u spend ; t o
u e no d
u e an u bli car s e, t t t
t he effec , ha n o per son , pub
ner a q p p
p i
r ed c ar s e u i apr o vechar a p er i t
lic or pr va e, can pu bl sh , pr o i
s ona al
g un a en comu n ni en claim ,
o r avai l hi ms elf o f them ,

p ar ticu lar , s in o es q ue tome y ex cept he pr ocu r e an d po ss es s

t en ga es ta d cha i Bu la , en cu
y o thi s s ai d Bu ll, in w ho s e favo u r

favor t an s ola m ente las r evali alon e we r en ew them ; so that

dam os para qu e pu eda g oz ar las h e w ho takes the on e m ay eu
qu ien la tubier e ; per o c on tal, j oy t he o t her : u on con diti on
p ,

q ue n i al tiempo de publicar las how ever that neither at the t im e

,

o ha cer las s aber a los fi eles o of pu bli shing them or when ,

r epar tir los ios de ellas , u i they ar e m a de known or distri

t
an es n i despu es con s u o ca s on i buted t o t he faithful an d n ei
, ,

o
p t t
r e es o se
pi d a li m os n a en ther befor e n or after on occa ,

m odo al las Ig lesias , si on or pr et en c e thereof shall

‘

u no ar a
g p ,

S ant u ar ios , H ospit ales , C omu any alms w hat ever he s oli cited

n idades , C on gr eg acion es , u los for C hur ches S an ct uaries H os , ,

L u
g ar es
pi ado s o s ,
a y
cu a in p itals C ommu niti es C on r e a
, g g ,

s t an c ia se hayan con c edi do ; tion s or pi ou s Places at whos e

, ,

p or qu e si se
pidier e no es nu in st an ce they wer e g r anted
es rat volun t ad hacer la expr e therefor e if su ch alms be s oli
,

s ada r evalidacion ; an est .

bien cited it is ou r will that n o r e
,

qu er emos qu e la su spen sion r e n ewal t ake plac e bu t on the ,

ferida qu ede en su fu erz a par a , c o ntr ar

y w e r equ ir e that t he

u e n i au n lo s u e ten an 1a for e m ention ed su spen si on con

q q g
-

Bula de la Sant a C r uz ada pu e tinne in force so that not even ,

2 A 2
3 56 C O UN C I L O F T R E NT .

cla n
g i l
ai ar
as indu lgencias ue
q thos e -
who poss es s t he B u l l of

del m od o dic ho se pu bl car en ,

i the Holy C r u z ada m ay be a ble
divulg ar en, o distr ibuyer en . i
t o g a n t he in du lg en c es w hich ,
in t he m ann er r eferr ed t o , ar e .

p u blis hed or dis tr ibuted .

O tr o s i,i tu d de la mi sma
en vr Fu rther in vir tu e of t he s ame
,

au t or idad a ost oli c a qu e t am a os t oli c au thority, w hi ch i s

p p
bi en n os esta con cedida s u s , likewisegranted t o u s , for i ght
e

en demos s l en t r edi cho s i le days befor e and after

p the pu b
‘

hu viere en cu alqui er lu g ar don de lication d pr o clamati on o f

an

se hicier e la pu blicacion y pr e thi s Bu ll, we s u spend any inter

dicacion de es ta dicha B u la por dic t u n der whi ch any place m av
o cho dias an est y t
o r os o cho lie . A n d w e declar e that those
despu es . Y declar am os qu e los who m ay i ndu lg en ces
en o j y i t s

q ue qu ieran g oz ar de s u s in and
g r an t s m u st
obt ain an d

du lg en cias y gr aci as han de t o k eep this S ummar y of it pr inted ,

m ar y r eten er esta S u mar io de s ealed an d su bs

, cr i bed w ith ou r

ella, impr eso s ellado y fir m ado

, s eal an d n a me so that t hey m ay ,

d e n u es tr o s ello y n om br e par a , n ot be su bj ect t o er r or r es pect

q u e no
p u edan er r ar a c er ca de in g t he g r an t s w hich ar e m ade ,

las gr aci as qu e les s on con ce n or have them fr a u du len t ly

didas n i o t r os u su rpar s elas y , m ade u s e of by other s an d that ,

q ue cada u no
p u eda mostr ar each
per son m ay be a ble to
facu lt ad u s a de ellas s how by what faculty he
“

c on ue u s es
q .

Y por c u an o t vo s them .

t ibu istei s
con r c on A nd i
s nce
y ou

la lim osn a de siet e su eldos y tr es have t ibuted a n

con r

di n er os de ar dit es m on eda alm s of s even su eld os an d t hr ee

C t
a alan a ; q la qu e en vir
u e es d in er os de ar d it es
*
, mon ey of

tu d de A u t oridad A pos t oli ca C at alon ia , w hich is w hat in vir

hemos t asada y r ecibi steis est e
, tu e of A postolic au thor ity we
S u mar i o (qu e babeis de g u ar dar have char g ed, an d
yo u have re

es cr ito en el vues tr o n ombr e) ceived thi s S ummar y (which ,

declar am os qu e s e o s concede, y ou m u st keep s u bscr ibed with

odeis u s ar y g oz ar de t oda s nam e, ) we dec lar e
yp y ou r ow n

las r efer idas i ndulgen ci as , facu that ther e ar e

g r an ed t t o you ,

A n A r r ag onese su eldo i s equ al t o half a Rial of pla te . A n A r di te is

t h r ee m ar aved is .
 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

E l d ia de la C ir cu n cision del O n t he day of the C ir cu mci

S erior , y de la E pifani a
’

en el . si on of ou r L ord, and on t hat

of E piphany .

E n las domi ni ca s de S eptu a _

On S ept u ag esima, S exage
‘

es ima, S ex a es i m a i
g g y Q u nc u a s i ma , and Q uinqu agesima S un
es1ma days
g .
.

E n t odas los di as de C ua On all t he days of L en t

res ma .

E n los p i m er os di as oc ho r O n t he fir st e i ght days aft er

desde Pas cu a de Resu rr ecci on . E as t er .

E n la fi esta d e S Mar cos . . O n t he festival of S t . Mark .

E n s l dia de la A s cen si on O n t h e day of ou r L or d s

’

del S efior .
A scens ion .

E n la vi gili a y dia de Pente On t he vig l i of t he day of

t
c o s es .
Pen t ecos t .

E n los s el s di as si
g u entes al O n t he s ix days followmg
de Pentecostes . Pent ecost .

L os tr es dias de vigili a de las The t hr ee days of t he Vi gi l ,

t empor as de S e em br e ti . of t h e Em be
r w eek in Se tem
p
ber .

D IA s E N Q U E UE DE S ACA R UL M AY B E
'

SE P DA Y s ON W H IC H A SO

MA P U RG AT O RI O F RO M PU RG A T O RY
'

A NI DE . L I E E RA TE D .

L a D omi nica de S ept u ag e S eptu ag esi ma S u nday .

s im a .
”

E l m artes , despu es de la Tu esday a fter th

e fi rs t

D omi nica primera de C u ar esm a . S u n day i n L en t .

41 El s abado , d espu es de la Satu r day aft er the s econ d

Domi nica s ec u n da de C u ar esm a . S un day i n L ent

L as D omin ic as tercera y The thir d and fo ur th S un
c u ar ta de C u ar es ma . days in L en t .

t
.

E l vier nes y su bado , des The fr iday

:

a nd s a u r da
y
pu es de la D ominica qu int a de
~ ~

af er t t he fifth S u n day in L en t .

ella .

E l mi er coles The w ednes day in E aster

i

de la o Etava

d e Pas cu a de Resu r r ecci on .

E l j u eves y s ubado de la The thur sday and s a urt

t
o c ava d e Pen ec os es t t .
day in Whitsu n week .

D Manu el Fern V ar ela

T

“
D Man u el Fern V ar ela
. .
"
. .
” z
. .

w
a r u de fac si mile o f t he aut o gr aph ]
[
 A PP E N D IX . 3 59

On ide of the name is a ki nd of cros s m arked with a

each s

en I n a s qu ar e s ace in the u er left hand cor ner ar e fi gu r es

p .
p pp
o f St Pet er and S t Pau l in t he u su al papal fashion w it h t he
. . ,

fig u r e 4 above : in the S pac e of the O pposite cor ner ar e L eo Xl It h s

’

arm s In that o f t he left han d lower c orner i s a fig ur e of a cr os s

.

i n a ci r cle O pposit e ar e the ar ms of D on Man u el

. The s ig n a .

t u r e in t he vacant place althoug h attempted to be obliterated is , ,

J u s ep h a Ca sa n es .

P g a e 3 1 3 — Confi r ma ti on
.
f
o the C ou n c i l by the Pop e .

Ther e is in L Vie de S ai nt Char les B or r om ee, &c ,

'

a as s a e a
p g .

Par . A nt Godean , E vesqu e

. de V enc e, Par is , 1 6 5 7 wh ich ad mi ,

r ably i llustr ates t he state O f feelin g on t his su bj ec t on all s ides .

,

an d ar t icu lar l t he r eas on of the hesit ati on wit h whi ch t he r o os al

p y p p
w as r ecei ved ; an d it per fectly establi shes t he r epr es en t ati on

g i v en b
y F ra P ao lo T h e c on fi r ma ti o.n w a s
g i v e n byt h e p po e;

an d a s hor t a c cou n t a ear s o f the c onsi st or h i h i

‘

pp y i n w c t w as

iv en on t he 2 6 t h o f J an u ar 1 5 6 4 t th w it h t h t i n of his
g y o
g e e r e or a ,
o ,

ho lines s on the occasi on and his bu ll t o the s am e pur pos e on the , ,

s am e da
y in L e P
, la t s C o llec ti o n an d h i s
’
e diti o n o f t h e C a n o n s &c ,
.
,

and ar t l in th mm d iti T h d w ill t n eed t o

p y e co o n e on s e r e a e r n o .

be in for med who C ar di nal B or r om eo w as The w or ds of his .

bio gr apher at pp 1 1 0 1 1 1 (wr iti ng O f t he

, .
, ,
ar e

S aint C har les qui avoit tant t ravaillé pour le fai re c on clu r r e
, ,

j u g ea for t bien qu e s i le Pape ne le c onfirmoit ou le confir moit ,

avec u elq u es ex c e tio n s on alloit r et omber dan s les m i

q p , p r e er es

con fu s ion s dont o n est oit s i heu r eu s ement sor t et u e c e s eroit

y q ,

dor mer la vi ct oi r e au x H er et i u es et au x Pr in c es l o ccas ion ’

q ,

d as s embler (les Syn odes Nati on au x our mettr e o rdr e a la D is

‘ ’

p
c i line E cclesias t i u e dan s leu rs E s tat s C i d ti
p q ,
e s c o n s er a o n s .

fu r ent s i fort es qu en fin Pie an C on sist oi r e u il tint le vin t

’ ’
, q g
S l x1es me de J anvi er c on fir ma abs olu ment le C oncile c elebr é a
,

Tr ent e et en expé di a u ne Bu lle qu i fu t s igné e de t ou s les C ar

,

dinau x et pu blié e dan s l It alie ’ ’

, .

E n cy cli ca l L etter o
f Pop e G r eg or y XVI .

Ther e wi ll be a pr opri ety in en di n as we be an , w ith t he

g g pr e ,

s ent r ei ni n
g g S u
pr em e Ponti ff o f Ro me In t he beg i nnin g he .
3 60 CO UNC I L OF T R E NT .

was the ob ect j o f addr ess : her e he is t he Sp eaker . A nd he

s pea ks as t he o r acle o f his own w or ld o f su bj ect s , ex ca thedra ,

and for the fir s t , and lat es t, tim e, w ith so s olemn a vo i ce .

I a m indebt ed t o t he kin dnes s of mu ch valu ed fri ends for the -

oss essi on o f a C opy o f the or ig in al edition of the E n cyclical

p
L tter
e of Gr eg or y XV I .
, ob a n edt i it
w h difficu l y from t Rome
it s elf ; an d thou gh k
the c on en s , t t t al t a les s n own in his cou n r
y in

au thenti c s ha e befor e will dem on s t r at e in w hat for m an d deg r ee

p , ,
“

t he doctr ine defi ned an d establi sh ed by t he last (and li kely ever t o

, ,

be t he la st ) Gen er al C ou n cil o f t he Ro man C hu r ch is at thi s day

, _
,

r ofes s ed u bli shed an d i ncu lcated b t he S u r eme H ead an d

p p, , y p .

O r g an o f it s Faith and how far t he in du lg en t bu t n ot eminently

s a aciou s O pi n i on i s well fou nded t hat t he F aith o f Rom ani s t s is
g ,

chan ed or i mpr ov d e — an o ini o n

p a ain s t which n ot on l
g t h
g y e ,

w hole Papal hier ar chy and cler g y bu t Fr an cis Plowden and , ,

C har les Bu tler E s qr s r eclaim , .

, .

E n g li s h tr an slati on s of thi s docu ment ar e ext an t in the L ait y s

’

t
D ir ec or y — in t h e [ R o m an
] C at holi c M a
g azi n e— in t he Pr ot est a n t
J our n al an d sepa rately w ith s ome n otes all for the year 1 8 33 ;
, ,

as w ell as in a pam phlet by it s elf with t he or i g in al an d w it h ,

exten ded and ver y valu able n ot es in D u blin 1 8 3 3 I am n ot , , .

able t o say w het her an addr es s c lothed w ith s u c h au t hori t t

,
y o ,

t he Roman C atholic w or ld has obt ai ned t he r es pect of bei n , g

u blished in I r ela nd a c com ani ed w ith t he Past or al Ins tr u ction s
p p ,

o f it s Pa al Pr elat es
p .

S A NC TI S S IMI D O MINI N O S TRI, G RE G O RI I, D IV INA PRO V I

DE NTIA , PA PZE XV I E P I S TO L A E NC Y C L I C A, A D O MNE S
‘

PA TRIA RC H A S , PRI MA TE S , A RCH I E PI S CO PO S , E T E PI S

C O PO S .

RO M E MD C C C XXX I I . E x TY P O G RA P H I A RE V C A M E RJE A PO S TO .

L I C ZE ,

VE N E RA B I L ES F B A TRE S ,

Salutem et A postolicam B en edic t ion em,

Mir ari . bit r amu r qu od ab im posit a Nostras humilitat i
vo s ar ,

E cclesi ae u niver s ae pr ocu r ation e n on du m L it eras ad vos deder imu s , ,

pr out et c onsu et udo vel a pr imis tempor ibu s in vect a, et benevo

36 2 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

tr itic u m filio s electio n is V er e luxi t d efiu xzt ter m

’

, , ct

i nfec ta ab h a bi ta tor i bu s s u i s,
q u ia tr a n sg r ess i su n t leg es m u ta ve ,

r u nt j u s, d issip a ver u n t foedu s se mp i t er n u m T .

L oquimur , V en er abiles Fr atr es qu ae vestr is ips i ocu lis , con S

pici

tis , qu ae commu nibu s idcir co lacr ml s in emis cimu s

y g . Alacr is
exu lt at impr obit as , i tia
s c en impu den s , di ss oluta licen tia . D espi
cit u r san c tit as qu ae mag nam vim m ag n amqu e n aces
s acr or u m , et ,

s it at em po s sidet divi ni cu lt u s m aj estas ab homin ibu s ne u am i m

, q
r obat ur pollu it u r habet u r lu di br i o S an a hinc
per ver tit ur do c
p , , .

tr ina err oresqu e omni s gen er i s dis seminantur au dacter Non

,
.

leg es s acr or um n on j ur a n on in s t itut a n on s anct ior es qu aelibet

, , ,

di s ci plin es t u t ae s u nt ab au daci a loqu ent iu m i n i qu a V ex atu r .

ac er r ime Roman a heec No str a B eat is si m i Pet r i S edes in qu a ,

o s u it C hr is tu s E c clesiw fir m am en tu m et vin c u la u n it at is in di es
p
m ag i s labefact an t ur abr u mpun tu r D ivin a E cclesi a au ct or itas
, .

o
pp u
g n at ur , ipsiu squ e j ur ibu s c on vu ls is , su bs tern itu r
ips a t err enis
r ation ibu s , ac
per s u mm am i nj uri am odi o o
p pu lor u m s u b icitu r in
j ,

t u r pem t
r edac a s er vit u tem . D ebit a E piscopis o bedient ia in fr in g i
t u r , eor u m qu e j u r a c oncu lcantur . Per son ant hor r en du m in m odu m
A cademies ac Gymnas ia n ovis O pin ionu m m on str is, qu ibu s no n _

o ccu lt e ampliu s et cu ni cu lis pet it u r C at holica Fides s ed horr i fi ,

c u m ac n efar iu m ci bellu m a
p t j am
er e
p p et ro ala m in fer t u r . In
s titu t is en im ex em lo ue
p q Pr aecept or u m cor rUpt is , adolesce nti um
an im i s ,
in g en s Relig ion is clades , m or u m qu e per vers itas t et er ri ma
p er cr ebu it H in e por r o fr en o Relig ion is
. s an ct is sim ae
p r oj ec t o ,

p er qu am u n am Regn a con sis t u nt dominatu s qu e vis , ac r o bu r fir

m at u r , c on spicimu s or din i s pu bli ci exit iu m labem pr in cipatu s , ,

o mn is u e leg it im ae pot est at is con ver sion em in vales cer e Q u ae

q .

qu idem t ant a c alamit atu m c on g er i es ex illar u m impr imis c on spi

ra ti one s ociet at u m est r e eten da ,
p in qu as qu idqu id i n haer esibu s ,
et i n s celer at is s imis u ibu s ue s ectis s acr ile u m fi a it io s u m , ac
g
q q g ,

blaS ph emu m es t ,
q u as i in s en tin a m qu amdam , c u m o mniu m so r

diu m c on cr etione c on fi u x it .

H aec , Ven er abiles alia complu r a, et fbr t as s1s t

e i am

r v1or a qu ae in m s ens erc en s er e lon g u m t vo s pr obe

g a
p, p es s e , ac

n o st is , i n dolor e es s e Nos j u ben t ,

ac er bo s an e a c diu t u rn o ,
qu o s
in C at hedra Pr in cipis A po st olor u m con s t it ut o s , z elu s u n i ver s es
domu s D ei comedat pr ae c aeteris , o pu s est V er u m cum eo Nos .

L 22 53 l Is aias 2 4 5
' ‘
uc . . . . .
 A PPE N DIX .

loci posito s es se ag noscamu s , qu o deplorar e dunt axat innu mera

haec mala non s ufiiciat , n i s i et ea c on veller e pr o vir ibu s connit a
mu r ad o pem fidei vestr ae con fu im u s , ves t r am u e r o C atholici
g q p
Gr eg is t
s alu e s olic itu din em advocamu s, V en er abiles Fratr es , qu o
r u m s pec t ata vr i tu s ac r eli
g io et s in u lar is
g pr u den ti a et s edu la ad

s idu it as an im o s Nobis addit ,

atqu e in t anta r er um as
per it at e a fflic

t os c on s olat ion e s u stentat

p j er u cu n da. Nost r ar u m quippe es t

p ar t iu m , voc em toller e , o mn ia u e conar i,

q n e a er
p de s ilva demoli
a urt vineam , n eve lu pi m actent g r eg em : Nos tr u m est o ves in c a ,

du ntaxat pabula compeller e, qu ae salu t ar ia iis dem si n t , n ec vel

t en u ip i ci one
su s
per ni ciosa A bsit C haris sim i absit u t qu ando .
, , ,

t ant a pr em ant m ala t anta impen dean t di scr i min a s u o d es int m u

, ,

n er i as t or es er cu ls i met u dimit t ant o ves el,ab ect a c u r a

et v j
'

p p , ,

r e is o tio t o r ean t ac des i dia A g amu s idcir co in u n it at e s i

g g , p p .

r itu s comm u n em N ostr am s eu ver iu s D ei cau s am et co n tr a c o m , ,

m u n es hos t es pr o t ot iu s popu li s alut e u n a o mn iu m s it vig ilan tia ,

u n a c ont en tio .

Id por r o apprime pr aestabitis , s i qu od vest r i m u n er l s r atio pos ,

tu lat, at t en datis vobis, et doc tr in ae, illu d ass idu e r evolventes an im o ,

u n iver s a lem E ccles i am qu a cu m qu en ovi ta t ep u ls a r zfi at qu e S A g a

’

t ho nis P on t ifi cis m on it u Tn ih il d e i ris , qu a? su n t r eg u la r iter d r i

y
n it a , m i n u i deber e , n ihi l mu t ar i , n ih i l a d j i ci , s ed ca, 6 2
5 ver bis , et
s en s i bu s i llzba ta ess e cu s t odi en d a inde consistet fir mit as Im m ot a
’

u n i t atis , qu ae hac B Petr i C ath edr a s u o velu t i fu n dam ento c on ti

.

ns u r ,t u t u n de in E cclesia s omn es ven er an dae commu nionis j ur a

dim an an t , ibi u n iver s is ci mu r u s sit , ci s ecu r i t a s , ci
p or tu s ex
p er s

fl u ctu u m, ci bon or u m th esa u r u s i n n u m er a biliu m i . Ad c or u m

it aqu e r et u nden dam au da ciam ,
q ui vel j ur a S an ct ze huj us S edis
in frin g er e con an t u r , i
vel d rim er e E c cles iar u m ipsa conj u n c cu m

tion em , u a u n a eaedem n it u n t u r et vi ent , m ax imu m fi dei in eam

q g
ac ven erat ion is s in c er e
? t
s u diu m incu lc at e, in claman t es cu m S . Cy
p r ian o § f , a lso con fi d er e s e es s e i n E ccles ia , qu i Ca th edr a m Petr i
des er a t ,
su
p er
qu a m f u n d a t a. es t E cclesi a .

In hoc ideo elabor an du m vobis est , as sidu e u e vigilandu m , ut

q
fidei d epos itu m cu st odiat u r in t an t a homin u m impior u m c on s
pi
S C eles t PP E p 2 1 a d E pis cop G alli
. . . . .

. t
S Ag a h o PP E p a d I m p a pu d L abh Tom . . . . . 1 1 pag 2 3 5 E d
. . . . M an s i .

j; S I nn
. o c en P P E p 1 1 t
apu d Con s. . . . t t an .

S Cypr d e u n i t at e E ccles
. . .
 64 CO U NC I L OF T R E NT .

ti qu am illu d dir ipiendu m perdendu mqu e fact am lamen

ad
'

r a one, ,

t amu r . Meminer int o mn es j udicium de san a do ctr i na qu a popu li , ,

imbu en di su nt , tqu e E cclesiae u n iver sm r egim en

a et administ rat i

o nem
p enes Romanu m Pon tificem
p len a p a s cen d i , es s e, cu i

r eg en d i, et gu ber n a n di u n iver s a lem E cc les iam otes ta s a Chr is ta

‘

p
D omi no t r a d ita fu i t , u ti Pat r es Flor ent ini C Oncili i diserte decla
" m au em
E
E st i t
c o oru m C athedr ae Petr i s in u lor u
‘

u nt
r ar .
g p s
p '

fideliss ime adheer er e, d epos it u m s an ct e r elig ios equ e cu stodir e et ,

ascer e, qu i in eis es t e em D ei Pr es b t er i ver o su b ec ti

p g r g y j , .

s in t , o
p or tet, E piscopis , q uos u ti a nimce
p a r ent es s us c i ien d os a b
p
ip sis ess e, mon et H ier on ymu sT: n ec
q un ua m O blivis c ant u r , se

vet u s t is ti
e am can oni bu s vet ar i, qu id iam in
p s u sc e
pt o m in ister io
g
a er e, ac docen di et con cion an di m un u s s i bi s umer e s in e sen ten tia
E p iscopi j , cu u s ei o u lu s
fi pp
d es t cr editu s , et a
q uo
p r o a ni m a bu s r a
t io ewig et u r i . ,
C er t u m den iqu e fi r mu m qu e sit , eo s omnes ,
q u i ad

ver su s pr aest it u tu m hu n c o r din em al iqu i d moliant ur , st atu m E cc le

s iae, qu an tu m in ips is es t , pe t
r u r bar e .

Nefas porr o t atque ab eo vener ationis s tu di o pror su s ali e

es s e ,

n u m, q ua E c clesi as leg es s u n t excipiendae s an cit am ab ips a di s ci

,

lin am , qu a et sacr o r u m pr ocu r atio , et m oru m n or ma , et j u r i u m

p
E cclesias Min is tr or u m qu e ej u s r ati o cont in et u r ves an a O pin an di
libidi n e impr obar i, vel ut c er tis j ur is n a ur at p r nci i piis in fes tam
t i
n o ar , vel m an cam d ici atqu e imperfectam , civili u e
q au ct orit at i

su b ect am
j .

C um au em , t ut Tridentin or u m Patr u m ver bis Ut amur , con st et ,

E cclesiam er u d i ta m f u iss e a CH RI S TO J E S U, j
e us u e
q A p os
t olis , a tqu e Sp i r i tu S a not o i lli omn em ver i ta tem i n dies su g g e
a

r en t e ed ocer i § , a bsu r du m plan e es t , a c m axi m e in eam i nj u r i o

s u m , r es ta u r a t ionem ac m qu am dam obtr u di, qu asi

r eg ener a t i on e

n ec es s ar iam , u t e u s j in colu mitati et in cr em ent o con s u lat ur per in de ,

ac s i cen s er i ips a p os s it vel defectu i, vel obscur at ion i, vel aliis hu

u s cemodi inco mm odis O bn ox ia ; qu o qu idem m olimine eo s pect ant
j
n o vat or es , u t r ec en t is h um a n ce ins ti tu ti oni s j a ci a n t u r fu n d am ent a ;

illu dqu e ipsu m eveniat , u od det est at u r C ypr ianu s ut, qu ae divin a
‘

q ,

g Con c F lor
" S ess 25 I n defi n it a u d L abb. Tom 1 8 , col . 5 27 , ed i t}
. . . . .
p .

V en e t .

S . H ie on r . Ep 2 . . ad Nepot . a l 24
. .

E x C an A p 3 8 , apu d L abb Tom 1 pag 3 8 E di

. . . . . . . . t . M an si .

C on c Tr id S es s 1 3 dec d e E u ch ar is in pr ooem
. . . . . t . .
366 CO U NC I L O F T R E NT .

ne
q u od s ac ror u m can on u m
p lacit is , C on cilior um u e decr et is o fii
q
c iat , u lla r a ti one adm ittan t,
pr o be
g n ar i, exit u s i n feli ces illa habi

tu r a es s e c o n u g ia,j q u ae adver s u s E cclesiae di s ci lin am

vel p , vel
n on
p p it iat o
ro
pr iu s D eo, vel s olo sest u libidinis j un g an tu r , qu in
de s acr am ento , ac de mys ter iis, quae illo s ig nificantur ,
u lla t eneat
s on s os c o it at io
p g .

A lter am nu n c
p er s e u im u r c au sam
q malor u m u ber r imam ,
quibu s
af flictari in pr aesen s lor amu s E ccles iam
c om mum
p i n d ilfier en t i s ,

ilicet seu r avam illam O inion em , qu ae im r obor u m frau de ex

’

sc , p p p
o m ni part e p q er cr ebu it ,
fid ei r o fes s ion aet er namu alibet
p s
pos s e

an im ae s alut em co m a r ar i s i mor es ad r ecti hon est i u e n or mam

p q ,

ex ig antu r . A t facili s ane n eg ot io in re

p er s
pi cu a , planequ e evi

denti , err or em exitios is simu m a

pO
p u lis vestr zn c ur ac c on cr editis

p ro ellet is .
p A dmon ent e A postolo* , u nu m ess e D eu m , u n am
fi d em ,

u nu m bap tism a , ext imes cant , qu i e r el igione q u alibet

p t a er e ad

p or t u m beat u din is adit u m co mminiscun t u r ,

r e u t ent u e an im o
p q ex

ipsiu s S er vat or is testim oni o , es s e se con t r a Chr is tu m , qu i cu m

Ch r ist o n on s u n ti , s equ e
'
in feliciter di sper g er e, qu i a cu m ips o n on

c olli ideoqu e d u bro ec ter nu m

’

u nt , a bs u e ess e er i tu r os , n is i t en e
g q p
a n t C a tholi c a m em , ea m u e i n tegr a m, in vi ola ta m qu e
fi d q s er va r e

r in t i . H ier on ymu m au dian t , i

s cis s a es s e
q ,tr es partes s chismate
u c um in
t E cclesia , n arr at , s e t en ac em r o os iti
p p qu ando ali u is
q ,

r aper eipsu m ad s e n it ebat u r , c ons tant er clamit ass e : S i qu i s C a

thedr ce Petr i j u ng itu r m eu s es i § F als o . au tem s i bi qui s blan dir e

t ur, ips e in a qu a s it r eg en er at u s
qu od et O pportu ne enim .

sa r or ma m h abet eti am s a r men

r es on der et A u gu st in u s l
p l : Ip n f
tu m , quod p r a ci su m es t d e vit e : sed
qu id i lli p r od es t f or ma ,
si

n on c ivi t d e r a d i ce

A t qu e ex hoc pu t idis simo in d ifi er en ti s mi fonte absur da i lla

fl u it ac err on ea s ent en tia s eu
p otiu s delir amen t u m, a ss er en
‘

dam ess e ac Vin dicandam cu ilibet liber ta tem con s ci en ti w . C ui

quidem pestilentissimo error i vi am st er nit plen a illa atqu e i mmo ,

d er at a li ber tas O pin ion u m qu ae in s acr ae et c ivi lis r ei labem late

, ,

dict it an tibu s per su mm am impu dent iam n onnu llis ,

"

r as s at u r ,
g
.

aliqu i d ex ea commodi in Relig ionem proman ar e A t qu a? p e .

A d E phes 4 5 . . .
1 L uc . 1 1 23 . .
1 S ym bol 1 A t h an as . .

S . H
ier E p 5 8 . . .
II S A u g i n Psal
. . . con tr a par t D . on at .
 A P PE N D IX .
367

m or s m re qu am liber ta s er r or i s ? in u iebat Au u st inu s

j
if
a rzi
ar .
,
q g .

Fr en o qui ppe o mni a dempt o , qu o hom ines c on t in ean t u r in

s emitis ver it at is am in r eec e s i s or u m n at u ra ad
p r or u en te
, j p p p
malu m inclin ata , ver e a
per um t dic imu s p u teu m a byss i , T e
quo

vidi t J oann es , asc ender e fu mu m , qu o ohs cu r atu s est s ol, loc u st is

ex s o
p r odeu nt ibu s in vas t it at em t s rr es . In de en im ani m or um
immu tation es , inde a dolescen tiu m in d et eri or a c or r u ti
p ,o i n de in
o
p p l s acr or u m, r er u m u e, ac le u m s an c tiss im ar um
u o
q g cont em
p
t u s , inde u n o ver bo pesti s r ei pu blic e e pr es
q u alibet c a it alior ,
p
c u m ex er ien t ia t es t e vel a pr i m a an t i u it at e n ot u ni s it , civit ati s ,
p q
q ues i m per io
O pibu s , g lor i a fl oru er e hoc u n o m alo c on cidis s e
, , ,

liber t at e i mm oder at a opin ionu m licent ia c onc ionum r er u m n ovan , ,

d ar u m cu
p idit at e .

H uc S p ect at d et err im a i lla ,

ac n u m u am sa
q ti s ex s ecr an da st

detestabilis libertas ar tis libr ari es ad s cr i

q pt a ueelibet edenda in
vu lg us , qu am tanto con vicio au dent n on n u lli efii a it ar e
g ac
p r o mo

ver e . Ps r hor r escimu s , Ven erabiles Fr atres , in t u entes , qu i bu s

mon str is doct rinar u m, seu potins qu i bu s error u m por t ent is obr u
amu r , u es lon s as late u biqu e dis s eminant u r i n g ent i libr or u m
q g
mu lt itu din e, libellis qu e, et s cr iptis m ole qu i dem exig u is m aliti a ,

tamem ps r magn is e quibu s m als dict ion s m egr es sam illacr ymamu r
,

s u er fa c iem t err es S unt t a men

p r oh d olor !
qu i eo im u den
p .
p ,

t iee abr ip iant u r , u t as serant p u g n acit er , han c er r or u m c o llu vie m

in de pr or u mpen t em sati s cu mu lat e c om pen s ar i ex li br o aliqu o ,
u i in h as t an t a pravit at u m t empes t at e ad Relig ion em a c ver i
q
tatem p p g ro u nandum edat ur .
-
Nefa s pr ofec to es t , omn i u e
q j ure
impr obat u m , pat r ar i dat a p m aj u s , qu ia S es
o er a
p m alu m cer t u m ac

s it , i n de boni aliqu id habi t u m ir i Nu mqu id ven en a liber e spar gi , .

ac u bli ce vendi c om por tariqu e, im o et O bbibi d eber e, s an u s qu i s

p ,

dixer it qu od r s m edii qu idpiam habeat u r , qu o qu i u tu nt u r , er ipi

,

eos ex int er itu iden tidem tin g at ?

con

V er u m lon g e alia fuit E c cles i as di sci lin a in ex s cinden da ma

p
lor u m libr or u m pests vel ab A pos t olor u m es t ate, qu os leg imu s
r an ds m libr o r u m vim u bli ce com bu s s is s ed; S ati s s it , le es in
g p g
C on cilio L at eran en s i V in eam r em dat as per ls g er e s t C o n sti
.

t u t ionem , q u es dein ceps a L eo n e X fel . . r ec . Pr esdec ess or e No s

t r o fu i t edit a , ne id qu od ad fi d ei aug men tu m , ac bon a r u m

S A u g E p 16 6
. . . . A pocalyp s 9 3 . . .
I A ct A post 1 9
. . .
 CO UN C I L OF T RE NT.

a r t iu m p r op a g a tionem s a lu br i ter est i n ventu m , in c on tr ar ia m

conver ta tu r , ac C hr i s t i fi d eliu m deir im en tu m p a r ia t fi"
s a lu t i

Id qui dem et Tr iden tinis Patr ibu s m aximse cu r es fu it , qu i r eme

diu m t anto hu i c m alo adhibu er e edito s aluber r im o decr eto de ,

Indice libr or u m qu ibu s impu r a doctr in a cont in er et ur c onfic i

, ,

endo r .
’
P u g na n d u m es t acr i t cr , in qu it C lem en s XII I . fel . r ec .

Pr es dec es s or Noster in libr or u m pr os cr iption s

s ui s de n oxior u m

en c yclicis litt er is , 1 p u gn a n du m es t a cr iter , qu a n tu m r es ipsa

’

r o vir i bu s t ot libr oru m m or ti er a ea ter mi n a n d a

fi la g ita t , ei
f
‘
e p
er n i ci es n u m qu a m en im m a ter ia su btr a h etu r er r or is , n is i
p .

p ra

c i ta tis f a c in or osa c lem enta i n mbu s t a dep er ea n t

fl a mm is co .

E x hac it aqu e t ti
con s an omn iu m eet at u m solicit u din e,
qu a s em er
p
S an ct a haec A post oli ca
S edes su spect os et n ox ios libros dam
n ar e, et de hominu m m an ibu s ext or u er e s n is a es t
q patet lu cu len ,

tis sime qu ant oper e fals a t emer ar i a eidemqu e A postolices S edi

, , ,

inj u r i os a et fecu nda m alor u m in C hr i st ian o Popu lo in g entiu m

,

sit illor um doctr i na qu i n edu m cen s u ram libr or u m velu ti g r avem ,

n imi s et on er osam r ej ici u nt

,
s ed eo etiam im r obitatis
p r o re
p g ,

diu n tu r u t earn pr es dics nt a r ecti j u ri s pr i n cipiis abhorr er s

'

, ,

j u squ e illiu s decern en des habendes qu e au deant E ccles ias de ,

n eg a r e .

C u m au t em cir cu mlatis in vu lg u s scr iptis doct rinas qu asdam

r om u lg ar i acceper im u s , quibis debit a er ga Pr i n ci es fi des atqu e
p p
s u bmis s io labefa cta t ur , faces que per du ellionis u biqu e in cen du n
tur : c aven dum m axim e c r it , n e popu li in de decepti a r ec ti s emit a

abdu c ant u r . A n im adver tant o mn es , n on esse, j uxt a A post oli mo

n it u m , p otes t a te m n is i a D eo ; g m u a u te m su u i ,
-

a D eo or d i

s su n t
n at e . I ta qu e qu i r es is ti t
p otes t a ti , D ei or d in a tioni r es i sti t ,

d a mn a tion em a cqu ir u nt Qu ocir ca

et qu

divin a
i r es istu nt ,

et hu man a
ip s
ij s ibi

ur a in mant qu i t ur pissimis perdu cl

eo s cla
. et

lion is se dit i onu mqu e machin at ionibus a fide in Pr i ncipes de

i
s e s ers ,ips os qu e ab I mperi o det ur bar e conn it u nt ur .

A tqu e hac plane ex c au s a , n e t anta s e t u rpitu dine foedar en t -

vet er es C hr isti ani sesvien ti u s b li cet pers ec u t ionibu s , O tim e t am en

p
eo s de Imper at or ibu s , ac de Im per ii incolu mit at e m erit o s fu i s se

A ct . C on c L . t
a er an V . s es s .
~
10
. u bi f
r e er t u r C on s t . L eon is XL . e

g en da es t an er ior t C on s t i t u t io A lexan dr i V I I n ter m u lt ip lzces , i n qu a .

mu l t a ad r em .
i
“
C on c . Tr id S ess 1 8 et 2 5
. . .

1 L it C lem
. . XII I . C h r is t i an se, 2 5 Nov 1 7 6 6 . . A d Rom 13 , 2
'

. .
37 0 CO U NC I L OF T RE NT .

labefa ctent , atqu e convellan t , s ervit u t em s u b liber t atis spec i e popu

lis illat u r i . H ue s an e sc elest issima delir am ent a, con s ilia qu e con
S pirar u n t Waldensiu m Wiclefi st ar u m aliorumqu e
, B egu ar doru m,
’

huj u s modi filior u m B eli al qu i hu man i g ener i s sor des ac ded e

, ,

cor a fu er e m er it o idcir co ab A po st oli ca hac Sede toties an eths

,

m ate c on fixi Nec alia pr o fecto ex cau sa omnes vir es int endu nt
.

veter at or es i sti n is i u t cu m L u ther o ovantes gr atu lat i sibi po s

,

sint liber os s e ess e a b omni bu s :

, quod ut faciliu s celeriu squ e
fi agitiosior a qu eelibet au dacis s ime aggr ediunt ur
as s equ ant u r , .

Neque lis tior a et Reli gi oni, et Pr incipat ui ominari pos s emu s

ex eor u m votis , qu i E cclesiam a Reg no separ at i , mu t u amqu e
Imper ii -

c um S acer do tio con cor diam abr u m i dis cu iu n t

p p C on .

t t qu ippe
s a p , er timesc i ab impu dentis simae liber t ati s amat or ibu s

c oncor diam illam, q u es s e mper r ei et sacr as et c ivili fau st a ext it it

t
ac s alu ar is .

At t
ad os er as acer bissimas c au s as qui bu s s olicit i s u mu s s t in , ,

c ommu n i di s cr imin e dolore qu odam pr e s cipu o an gim ur acces s er e ,

c on sc ciat ion es quaedam s t atiqu e coetu s

q
,
u i bu s qu asi a min e
g , ,

facto c u m cuj u s cu mqu e eti am fals es r elig ionis ac cu ltu s s ect at ori
bu s simu lat a quidem in religionem pi et at e ver e tams u n ovit atis
, , ,

s edition u mqu e u biqu e pr omoven daru m cu pidin e libert as omnis ,

en er i s pr es dicat ur p er tu r bat ion es in s acr am et civ i lem r em

g ,

exs cit an t ur s an c tior qu eelibet au ct or it as dis c er pit ur

, .

H aec perdolen ti s an e anim O fidentes

,
t amen in E 0 , qu i imper at
'

venti s et facit t r an q illit atem, scribimu s ad vos , Ven er abi les

‘

u -

Fr at r es , u t induti scu tu m fidei conten dat is pr es liar i t

s r en u e
p mli
ra

D omi ni . A d vos pot issimu m per tin et st ar e pro mur o contr a ,

omnem altit udin em ext ollent em se adver s u s s cient iam D ei .

Exer it e gladium spir it u s qu ad est verbu m D ei, habeant qu e a vo

,

bis pan em , qu i esu r iu n t ju stit iam A dscit i u t sitis cu lt or es n avi . ,

in vinea D omini id u nu m a g ite, in hoc s imu l laborate ut r adi x

, ,

u eelibet am ar it u dinis ex agr o vobi s commis so evellat u r , omn i u e

q q
enecat o s emi ne vit ior u m c on vales c at ibi s eg es leeta vir tu t u m
'

E os in pri mi s a fi ect u pater ri o complexi, qu i ad s acra s pr aesertim

‘

di sciplin as et ad philosophicas qu es ti ones animum appu ler e, hor

,

t ator es au ct or s s qu e iis dem s itis , n e s oliu s i n genii su i vir ibu s fr eti

,

impru denter a verit at is s emita in viam abs ent im pior u m Me .

minerint D eu m es se s ap ien ti a du cem emen d a tor emqu e sap i en

,
 D IX 37 1
'

A P PE N .

ti u mf ac
p fier i D eo D eum discamus , ui
n on os se, u t
q p r e i
s ne
.

Verbu m does t homi nes s ci r e D eu mst S uper bi , ss u potiu s i n si

ien tis homi ni s est, fids i m steria , ue eXS U er ant o mn em s en
p y q s p
su m humani s
,
examin are
p on der ibu s , n ost r ee u e
q menti s r at ioni

c on fids r s ,
q ues na u res t hu man es c ond ition s debili s es t , s t infir ma .

C et er um commu nibu s bi s ce votis pr o r ei s t s acr as , s t pu blicee

incolu mitat e, C ari ssi mi in C hr ist o Fi lii Nost ri Vi ri Pr incipes s ua
.

favean t o
pe, s t au ctoritat e,
q u am s i bi c ollat am c on s ideren t n on

s olu m ad mu ndi r eg imen , s ed max ime ad E cclesias pr aesi diu m ,

Anim advert ant p sedu lo , ro illor u m imperi o st

qu iet s
g eri , qu id u id
q
r o E cclesi as s alut e labor at u r ; imo lu r is s i bi s u ad s an t fi ds i cau
p p
s am ess e deber e ua m Re ni ma n u m u e s i bi es se e r endan t ,
q g g ,
q p p ,

dici mu s cu mS L . eon e Pont ifi c s , ip sor u m d i a dema ti d e man u

si

D omi ni etia m
fi d ei a d d a tu r cor ona Positi qu asi par entes, s t
.

t u tor es O
p pu loru m , ver am, con s t ant em,
p m O iis
qu len at
u iet em

ari ent et t r anqu illitat s m , si in s am o tissim um c u r am in cu m

p , p
bant , u t in columis sit Religio st
pi etas in D eu m, qui habet s cr ip
t um in femor e ;
'

Rea Reg u m, et D amin u s domin a n tiu m .

Sed u t omn ia hes c pr os pere a c felicit er even i an t levemu s , oc u

los manu squ e ad S an ctiss imam Vir in em MA RIA M, u es s o la

g q
u n iver sas hesrs s es int er emit , Nos tr aqu e m axi ma fidu cia, imo tota
ra tio est s pei Nostr ee 1 .
'
S u o ipsa pat r ocini o in tant a D omInIC I
re i s n ec es s itate s t u diis , con siliis , act ionibu s u e No str is exit u s
g g q
s ecundis simo s implor et . b A po stoloru m Principe PETRO ,
Id et a

et ab e u s
j C o apost olo PA U L O hu mili pr ecs effiag it emu s ; u t
s ts tis o mn es p ro mu r o, ne fu ndamentu m
p i
al u d on at ur pr es er t id
qu od positum est . H ac j u cun da spe fr et i c onfidimu s , A u ctor s m s t,

C on su mmat or em fi dei J E S UM -
C H RISTUM c ons olat ur u m t an

dem fore No s omnes In t r ibu lationibu s , qu es inven s r u nt Nos n i

mis , coels stisqu e auxilii au s pics m A postolicam Benedict ions m, ,

vob isVen er abiles Fr atres, et ovibu s vestr es c ur es tr aditis pera

,

manter impsr timu r .

D atu m Romes apud S Mari am Maj or em XV II I K alendas . .

S ept embris die s ollemni A ssu mptionis ej u s dem B V MA RIE

’

. .

A nn o D omi ni cas Incar n ationis MD C C CXX XII Pontificatu s .

Nostr i A nno II .

It is n ot my In en t ti on , i
wh ch would be su
p er fl u ou s af er t having

S ap 7 1 5
. . 1 S Ir en asu s ,L ib 1 4 [ sic] Cap 1 0
. . . . . .

3: E x S B er n ar do S er m d e Nat B M V
. .
7 . . . . . .

2 3 2
 72 C O UNCI L O F T RE NT .

r efer red t o t he D ublin r e u blicat i n , to o f

p O
fer an y comment on is
th
docu ment . Y et it can never be o bs er ved too of en ,t inr efer en ce
t o t he deg r adin g ido la r y w hich marks t he conclu s t i on— and be it ,

r emembered, it is t he deliber a e an d
p u bl c
profes s t i i on of idolatr y
by t he head of t he C hu r ch— that an act of devotion alth ou gh ,

p as s in
g o n t o , an d termi natin g u pon
tr u e God may yet b e , the ,

r eal an d su bs ta n t ia l id ola tr an d su c h a s IS most in t dl and

y p o e
y ,

Solemnly for bidden in t he di vine law It is i mpor tant t o attend t o .

this di stinction becau se u nder favour of a vag u e and art ful deh
, ,

nit ion mer gin g thi s di s tin cti on Rom ani s t s u nifor ml leave mes hes
, y ,

in t he n et l r e e n o u h fo r t heir o w n es a e — bu t lar e en ou h
a
g g c
p g g
also for t he escape o f the g r eat body o f i dolater s from t he be in
g
n in g of t he wo r ld The O ffen si ve par a g r aph is indeed for su bst an ce
.

fou n d in a con stituti on so early as o f Boniface IX 1 3 9 0 S up e r ni , ,

ben ign itas A nd it has the expr es sion r es pectin g t he Vir gin Mar y
.
,

qua s ola u n iver sa s h a r es es in ter emi t , which I make a

po in t of

ti i
n o c n g the mor e, becau s e his pr es en t holin es s t he omission of

has been kindly, if n ot offi ciou sly, su ppli ed by s ome H iber nia n
fri en d, and su bj ect , (I pr es u m e,) as t he cor r ection fir st appear s in
t he D ubli n edi tion . In the or i
g i n al n o au thor ity is p for
r o du ced

t he clau s e t
bu t in t he
t he r eferen c e is r e r in made— S A u g
; p . .

This t o be s ur e is a ver y sat isfact or y r efer en ce

, , , and m ay a lon e

d es tr oy a ll d ou bt We have on ly to look for a sin gle line thr ou g h

.

eleven foli os an d m ay at las t fin d it in a Spu riou s w ork s cou t ed

, ,

even b In enu o u s cr it ics o f t he Rom an C hu rch as is often t he

y g
-

c a se .Ther e ar e t wo or three other cor r ection s in r efer en ces t o

i t e B t t he wh le e i t le i t e s e— lt h h f i iq t
r
sc p
;
u r u . o
p s s a r a u r a ou
g o n u i
y .

I j u st add fr om an edit ion of t he C an on s &c S almantices , .

, ,

1 57 1 becau s e it is omitt ed in L e Plat s (althou g h t r ansferr ed to

’

, ,

s ever al m oder n on es ) a li st w hich thr ow s s ome light u pon n a

, ,

t ion a l p r op or t ion in the co u n cil .

Nu m er u s Pr aelat or u m cu u scu n qu e n at io n is
j qu i ad aacu m en icam Tr iden
tin am S yn odu m con ven er s .

Pr a'la ti .
-
t
I ali 18 7 pe r p r ocu r a t or es
“

G alli 26 p er p r ocu r a t or es

G er mani 2 p er p r ocu r a tor es

H i span i 31 p er p r oc u r a t or es

L u s i an i t 3 H iber n i
G r as ci 6 F lan dr i
Polon i 2 C r oa i t
V n g ar i
5
2 Mor avi
A n g li l lllir ici
 74 IN DE X .

i n g t r aditions , A nd t o t h e Tr iden in e d ecr ee concer n ing h em , t t

61 . Ridicu led for h is pover y, 5 9 t .

t
Collogu g at Ra isbon , m 1 5 4 6 , accou n t of, 6 8 , 6 9 , 3 2 5 , 3 2 6 .

'
k
Commu nion 1 n on e in d , deba es l n t h e Tw en y fi r s t S es sion con cer n in g , 2 10, t t -

2 1 1— 2 1 3 U r g ed by t h e em per or in beh alf of t h e G er m an s , 2 3 1

. eal . H
i n g ex pedien pr opos ed , 2 3 2 eba es on t h is su b ect , 2 32 , 2 3 3 Th e . D t t j .

affair r efer r ed t o t h e pope, 2 3 4 .

Conf ess ion , imm or al t en d en cy of Romish in s r u c ions for , t t

Con s t a n ce (C ou n cil of) , 3
a
.

Cou ncils : s ee B as il, Const a n ce, F lor en ce, M ntu a, P is a , TR E T N .

C r a mp s (J M )
’
Tex B oo of Poper y, comm en da ion of, 1 5 6
.
’
. t -
k t .

t
C u p , d eba es on t h e g ivi n g of, t o t h e la i y, 2 10— 2 1 3 , 2 3 1 — 2 34 t .

’
k k
Cypr ia n s w or s, r em ar s on t h e falsifi ca ion of, i n Pau lo Man u t io s edi ion’
t t
of, 2 77 .

t
D isp u t e be w een t h e bish ops of C hir on an d C ava, at t h e C ou n cil of Tr en t ,
83 . t
B e w een t h e C ar di n als of Tr en an d of aen abou t h e s u spen din g of t J t
t h e cou n ci l, 8 4, 8 5 .

t t
D on ova n s r an sla ion of t h e Tr iden i n e C at echism , w ilfu l om 1 ss1on in , 1 5 1 ,
’
t
n ot e.

Q
E liz a bet h, u een of E n g lan d , pr oceedin g s in t h e C ou n cil of Tr en t r espec t
i n g , 2 68 k
Rem ar s on h er t r ea m en of t h e Rom an i s s , i bid 2 6 9
. t t t . .

E n cyclica l L et t er of Pope G r eg or y V I , copy of, 3 6 0— 3 7 1 Rem ar s on X . . k

it , 37 2 .

t t
E u char is t, s en im en s of Pr o es an s con cer n in g , d en ou n ced i n t h e C ou n ci l of t t t
t
Tr en , 1 1 2 , 1 13 I t s decr ee an d can on s con cer n in g , 1 45 , 146
. .

E x c ommu n ica ti on , differ en d egr ees of, 3 1 3 , n ot e t

t t
E x tr eme Un c t ion , en e s of Pr o es an s con cer n in g , con dem n ed by t h e C ou n t t t
cil at B olog n a, 1 2 5 O pini on s of t h e Tr iden ine heolog ian s on i t , 15 3 ,
. t t
154 .

Fa r n es e (Alessan dr o) , abs r act of le er s t o, fr o t h e papal lega es, de ailing t tt m t t

t h e pr elim i n ar y m eas u r es of t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , 1 8 — 32 t .

F er d in a nd (t h e em per or ) , con su l a i on of, i n t h e r eform a ion of t he Roman tt t

B r evi ar y an d Mi s sal , 3 2 1 .

Fer r ier (am bass ad or of F r an ce) , m emor able addr ess of, t o t h e C ou n cil of
t
Tr en , 2 47 , 2 4 8 .

F lor en ce (cou n cil of) , n o i ce of, 4 t .

t
F r a n ce, obser va ion s on t h e for u n es of t h e r efor ma i on i n , 3 40— 344 t t .

F r en ch A mba ssa d or s , speech of, at t h e Tw en i e h S ession of t h e C ou ncil of t t

Tr en t , 2 06 A n sw er r e u r n ed t o t hem , 208
. t .

Gar den of t he S ou l, a Popish M an u al of evot i on , r em ar s on , 3 3 3 D k .

Ged des (Dr A lexan der ) , on t h e var i a i on s be w een t h e Six in e an d Clemen

. t t t
t
t in e edi ion s of t h e L a in B ible, 6 7 , 68 , note t
O n t h e ch ar ac te r of t h e Romish pr elat es at t h e C ou n
cil of Tr en , 3 2 2 t .

Gr a na da (ar ch bi sh op of) , ob ect ion of, to t h e d ecr ee of Piu s IV , r ela ive j . t

t t
t o t h e S even een h S es sion of t h e C ou ncil of Tr en , 1 7 7 , 1 7 8 A n d 0 he
‘

t t t ’

t
I n dex of pr ohibi ed boo s pr opos ed in t h e E igh een h S essmn , 1 8 7 , 1 8 8 k t t .

D t
ou b s of con cer n in g t h e i n er pr e a ion of J oh n vi , 22 0 O n t h e com t tt . .

m en cem en t of t he A pos olic com mission , 2 2 9 I n si s s u pon t h e divin e t . t

g t
r i h of episcopac , 2 4 5
y .

X
Gr eg or y V I (Pope) , edica ion of hi s w or t o h im, 1 ii
. D
C opy of t h e E u t t k .

cyclical L e er of, 3 6 0— 3 7 1 tt
O bser va ion on i t , 3 7 2 . t .

t
Gr im a n i, Pa r iar ch of A qu ileia, r em ar s on t h e case of, 2 8 2 k
D k k
Gu is e ( u e of) , r emar s on t h e assas sin at ion of, 2 6 3, 2 64, and not es .
 D EX IN . 375

K ing of F n e di p te betw ee . ra c , s u n , an d Pope J u liu s I I I , 1 4 1 . .

Hi bj e ti
s toth C il f T ent 1 42
c on o e ou n c o r ,
. S ever e d ecr ee ag ain s t t he
P t t t 14 2
r o es an s , H i d e th 16 6 . s a ,
.

( u
S t t ) C d i l D k f
arY k t i,
e ar na u e o or , no c of cas es r es er ved t o, 333 .

H er et ics, liber al offer of t h e C ou n cil of Tr en t t o, 188 .

Id ola t r y an d im ag e w or sh ip of t h e Rom ish C hu r ch r emar s 0 11 , 3 18 , 3 19

-
k .

Imma cu la t e Virg in , r em ar s on t h e appli cat ion of t he t i t le of t o t h e B less ed k

V ir g in Mar y, 7 6 , 7 7 .

t k
In d ex of pr ohi bi ed boo s , discu s s ion s con cer n in g in t h e E ig h een h S ession t t
of t e h T r i d en i n e C o u n cil,
1 8t0 — 18 3 L is of fa h er s appoin ed t o com . t t t .

p o s e i t , 1 8 5 eb a e s u p.o n t h eDd ecr ee con cer n i n

g i t
t ,
1 8 7 — 1 8 9 S e ch . kt
of i t , 1 9 2 Ig n or an ce of Roman is s in E n g la n d r espec in g t h e i n d ex es
. t t
of their chu r ch , 1 9 3 , n ot e Th e u l im a e for m at ion an d pu bli ca ion of i t . t t t
t
lef t o t h e pope, 3 22 Rem ar s on i t , ib 3 2 1 . k . .

k
In du lg en ces , r em ar s on t h e d ecr ee of t h e Tr iden in e C ou n cil con cer n in g , t
3 16 , 3 17 , an d 3 18 , 3 19 , n ot es O n w hat d ays plen ar y i n du lg en ces m ay be .

g ain ed i n S pai n , 35 7 , 3 5 8 .

Inqu is iti on i n S pain a n d a t Rom e, car e of t h e cou n cil i n w a ch ing over t h e t

t
i n er es s of, 18 9, 1 90t .

t
In t en t i on of t h e pr ies , d iscu ssion s con cer n in g t h e n eces si y of, t o con s i u e t tt t
a s acr am en , 1 1 0, 1 11 t .

Int er im i ssu ed by C h ar les V , accou n of, 13 4, 1 35 . t .

J a mes s (D r ) B ellu m Papale, n oti ce of, 6 7

’ ’
. .

J enhg n s (Rev
’
. H
en ry ) ed i t i on of C an m er s Rema ins , n o ice of, 1 0, not e
’
t .

t
J u li u s I I I , Pope, elec ion of, 13 6 , 1 3 7 Tr an s la es t h e cou n cil fr om B olog n a
. t
t o Tr en t , 13 7 , 13 8 Resu mp ion of t h e cou n cil u n d er h im , 1 3 9
. A d vi ce t .

of, t o h is leg a e, 1 5 4 t
L et er of t o C r escen t io, an d h is ow n view s of r e
. t
for m a ion , 1 6 2 t Refl ex ion s of V ar g as on t he dilemm a t o w h ich h e w as
.

r ed u ced, 163 , not e H is d ea h , 1 6 5 . t .

J u s t ifica ti on , dis cu ss ion of, at t h e colloqu y a t Ra is bon , 6 8 , 6 9 ; 3 26 t .

Q u es t ion s con cer n i n

g su b m i ed t o t h e con g r eg a ion of h eolog i an s , 8 0, 8 1 tt t t .

D is cu ss ion s h er eon , 8 1, 8 2 t ec r ee con cer n in g hi s doc r in e pr opos ed t o . D t t

t h e cou n cil, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5 F u r h er d iscu ss ion s oh i , 97 Pr oposall of t h e em
. t '

t .

p e r or for d efer r in
g t h e p u blica i on of i t , 99 P u bli ca ion of a dr a ft of t h e t . t
t
d ecr ee w i h an n ot a ion s , i b n ote t
E m bar r assm en of t he Rom ish chu r ch . . t
on t
h is qu es i on , 100, 101 t F u r h er pr oceedi n g s , 1 02 , 103 F in al decr ee
. t .

of t h e cou n cil con cer n i n g u s ifi ca ion , 1 04 , 1 05 O b ec ion of t h e Pr o j t t . j t

t es t an t s t o i t , 1 06 Reflexion s u pon h is i mpor an d oc r i n e, 1 07
. t t t t .

L (
eg a t es
) papal Tr en , 1 8
,
a Requ est an in du lg en ce for t he i h
r r ival of at t .
‘

t t
h abi an s , 19 2 1 C au ses of h eir d elay in pr oceedin g w i h t h e cou nc il
, . t t
tt
2 0 Th eir r epr esen a ion s of t h e con du c of t h e E m per or C h ar les V , 2 0
. t .

22 Th eir d ilem m a as t o t h e O pen in g of t he cou n cil, 2 1 , 2 4, 2 5 , 2 7 , 28 ,

.

29 A n d con cer n in g t h e admi s sion of pr ox ies t o vo e, 25 , 2 6

. Th eir t .

O pin ion con cer n in g t h e in compa ibi li y of t h e imper i al diet an d t h e cou n t t

cil, 2 9 Th ei r accou n t of t h e pr elimin ar ies t o t h e O pen in g of t h e cou ncil,
.

3 0— 32 Re ex ion h er eon , 3 3 Th e cou n cil open ed by hem in t h e Fir s t

. fl t . t
S ession , 34 , 3 5 Plan of oper a ion s pr oposed by h em in t h e S econ d
. t t
S ession , 3 6 — 4 1 D
ispu es con cer n in g t h e or der of p r oceedin g , an d t h e
. t
lan gu age i n wh ich pr oceedin g s w er e t o be con du c ed , 4 2— 44 , 4 6 , 47 t .

j
Th eir u gglin g abou t r efor m a ion , 44 , 45 A ccou n t of t h e d iscu ssion s t .

abou t
t h e scr ip u r es , 4 9 — 6 0 t
Fu r t h er dilem m as of, in t h e F if h S ession , . t
co n cer n in g r efor m a ion , 6 2 , 63 A n d or ig in al s in , 7 1 t
Th ei r per plex i y, . . t
t
8 9 Th ey u r ge a r an sla ion of t h e cou ncil, £6 90 A r fu l r eply of, t o t h e
. t . . t
t
applica ion of t h e Pr o es an s for a s afe con du ct
,
18 4 S peech of, i n t e t t t .

ply t o t he F r en ch am bassador s , 2 09 Bibliog r aphical n o ice of let t er s . t

 s ignan .

xii i lbSheba
.

ti n f po i n l relan d
a o o or f , fig “
)
t u nes on ,2 2 9 not e
f t Ot heC nil O
.

L or r ai ne (Car din al of) , add r ess o ou f Tren c

g r at i at es him s elf w i t h ,t h e Ro m an s ee, recep ti on at

Rom e, 2 95 I t s effect s on t h e cou ncil, 2 95
. . H is t
1 e u ru to Tr en%,an d

t W
—
L u ther , or ig i n of 1, t heas t he s em in a
r eform a i on u n der ,
l cau s e of t h e
C ou n cil , of Tr en , 2 t
P1 og r ess of t h e r efor m a ion u n der h im , 4 7
. t
C a lu m tt
n ious s a em en t s of Rom an i s s con cer n i n
g h im , 5 8 , 5 9 , n ote (1 Ad t .

tt t
m it t ed t h e i n s i u ion of epi scopacy t o be of d ivin e r ig h t , 243 .

Qu ther ans con sen t t o t h e Cou n cil of Tr en on cer ain con di ions ,
‘

t t t
Ma dr u ccio (C ardinal) , speech of, on t h e pr oh ibi t
or i
y n dex of t he B om b
ch ur ch ,, 1 8 7 .

M nta u a, cou n cil of con ven ed , 10 .

C ar din al of, addr es s t o t h e per son s convened at he S even eent h t t

S ession o f t h e T rid en i ne cou n cil, 1 7 6 . W ishes t o 1 esign h is offic e of
t .

leg a e, 2 18, 2 19
t t t
_

C on cilia or y le t er of t h e pope t o h im, 2 19

. H is deat h, . .

263 .

Mar cellus II (Pope) , n o ice cf, l 6 5

. t .

M aria ni s (M A descr ipt ion of t h e cit y of Tr en t , n o ice of, 1 7 not e O n

’
. t
t '

k
t h e pla e i n h i s w or , r epr esen in g t h e cou n ci l i n s ession , Pr ef x x ix xxx t
M
. .

t
a s s , a r i cles pr opo s ed t o t h e C ou n cil of Tr en con cer n in g , 2 2 5 , 2 2 6 De t
h te
a s h er eon ,t2 2 6 — 2 29 . Dt
e er m in a ion of t h e cou n cil on i t , 2 3 0 t
cr ee a n d can on s r ela ive t o it , 2 3 8 t
O n t h e abu ses of t he 235 .

t t t
Mass a cr e of Pr o es an s at Mer in dol an d C abr ier es, 22 t .

M assarelli (A n g elo) , S u m m ar iu m sacr i C on cilii Tr iden in i, n o ice of, ix ,x t t . .

t t t t t
Mat r imony, en e s of Pr o es an s con cer n in g, con dem n ed by t h ec ou n gil at
Bologna, 125 Pr opos ed can on s on , 2 8 0 . ecr ee of t h e Tw en y fou t h
g . D t -

S ess ion con cer n in g, 3 00

M
.

ille don i (A n on i o) , n o ice of h t t

Pr ef . l x.

Mi t
l, r efor m a ion of comm i ted t o t h e pope, 3 2 1
ss a t
t 255
.

M or one, C ar di n al, appoin ed leg a e t o t h e Cou n cil of Tr en , t t .

t o it , 2 6 6 E speci ally 0 11 passin g t h e dec1 ees of 1 efor mat ion

. in

fou r h S ession,t
Nur emberg (diet of Papal leg at e s en t o, 4 t . A ccou n of t
vami n a pr esen t ed by t h e G er m an pr in ces assembled a t

t hem , 6 — 8 .

O r d er , s acr am en t of, te n et s of t
Pr ot es an t s con cer n in g, c
counc il a t B 010g na , 1 25 A r . t icles con cer n in g i t pr oposed for con si
dera t ion
a t t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , 2 42 t . Di s cu s s ion s on thi s su b ec j t ,
2 4 3, 244, 2 45 , .

t
Th e s even h can on r espect i h g or der , 248 . Rem ar k s on i t , 2 48 , 2 4 9 D e .

t h e leg a es, t 25 3 Neg o iat ions

3
t
 78 IN DE X .

O f t h e F ou r een h S es sion , 1 5 5 t t
D ebat es con cer ning i t in " the .

t t
Nin e een h S ession , 1 96 1 99 M anoeu vr es o f t h e lega es, 200 D ebat es
‘
. t .

on in t h e Tw en y fi r s t S ession , 2 1 5 t
Decr ee of t h e Tw ent y second S es

—
-
-

—
. .

” s ion
, 2 3 9 P r oceedin g s i n t h e Tw en
.
y h i r d S es sio n , 2 5 9 2 69 An d in t t -
.

t
t h e Tw en y fou r h S ession , 2 83, 2 8 4, 2 8 5 — 2 8 8
-
t F r esh ar t icles of petor . c

t t
m a ion en d er ed , an d r en ew ed d i s cu ssi on s con cer n in g t h em , 2 89 29 4
A n d of the Tw en y
.

D ecr ees of t h e Twen y fou r h S ession on it , t -

t 3

t
fi f h S es sion , 3 15 — 3 2 1
t .

Rep r es en t ing clau s e, d eba e on , 1 8 7 1 8 9 t -

.

Reser ved Ca ses , accou n of, 3 2 6 — 332 t

Rem ar s t h er eon , 3 3 2 , 3 33 . k .

Res id en ce of bi sh ops an d cler gy, an gr y d eba es on i n t h e Ni ne een th :Ses t t

s io n , 1 98 — 2 02 Pr oposed decr ee on his su b ec , 2 04 A ppr eh en sion s of
. t j t .

t h e pOpe an d car d in als , 2 05 F u r t h er d eba es o n , i n th e Tw en y fi r s t . t t -

S es sion , 2 1 6 2 1 7 A n d i n t h e Tw en y h ir d S es si on , 2 5 9—2 6 2
. . t t -
.

Rin a ld u cci s (Giam ba is a) Tr an scr ip of S ar pi s

’
tt t
is or y of t h e C ou nci l of t H t
’

t t
Tr en i n I alian , cor r ec ed by Pallavi cin o s IL is t or y, accou n of, Pr e tf xv
’
t . .

x vi C opy of Pall avicin o s le er t o h im , x vi n ote

.
’
tt 3

. .

t
S a cr amen t , dispu es con cer n in g t h e n eces si y of t h e pr ies s i n ten ion t o t t ’
t
con s i u e, tt t ecr ee of t h e C ou n cil of Tr en t concer n in D g t h eir
nu m ber an d ef cacy, h
‘

S a cr ifice of t he M ass, ar t icles con cer ni ng , pr opos e d t o t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , t

2 25 , 2 26 iscu ssion s con cer n in g , 2 2 6 , 2 2 7 — 2 29
. D i scu ssion of t h e . D
cou n cil, 2 30 .

S af e cond u ct d em an ded by t h e r o es an s of t h e Tr ident in e C ou ncil, 1 4 1,

-
p t t t
143 . Papa1 evasion s con cer n i n g i t , 14 3 Ren ew ed d emand of one, i n .

t
t h e F if een h S ession , 1 5 9 16 0 t A ccou nt of t h a accor d ed t o h em , 1 6 1 . t t .

D '

is cu s sion s i n t h e E igh t een h S ession , con cer n in g t he safe con du ct t o be t -

g
t
r an ed t o t h em , 1 8 3 Cr af y expr ession of t h e papal leg at es con cer n in g
. t
i t , 184 . D t
eba es i n t h e Nin e een h S es sion r ela ive t o i t
,
t t t
kt
S e ch of t he d ecr ee for i t , 1 96 .

S arp i s (Paolo)
’
H t
is or y of t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , n o ice of, Pr ef v vi A n d t t . .

t
of Rin a ldu cci s r an scr ip of i t , cor r ec ed by Pallavicin o, xv x vi
’
t t .

'

S chis ms i n t h e papacy, a cau se of t h e r efor m a ion , 2 , 3 t .

S cr ip tu r e, d iscu s sion s con cer n in g , 5 0— 5 8 A n d t h e pr opr ie y of allow in g . t

t
r an sla ion s , 5 8t Tr adi ion equ alled w i h scr i p u r e, 6 0 0 11j ect ions t o
. t t t .

t his decision , 6 1 The old L a in Vu lg ate V er sion d eclar ed

.
be t
t
au h en ic, 6 0 t D
ecr ee of t h e F if h S ession con cer n in g t h e
. of t
t
h em , 7 7 .

S eg ovi a (bi sh op of pr o es of, on t h e s ac ri ce of t he m ass , 2 3 9t t fi

S er ip an d o (car din al) , d ea h of, 2 6 4, 2 6 5 t .

S er van t io (Jo A s olfo) , n o ice of h is iar io del C on cilio di

t _ t P r ef xiii D . .

S imon et ta, speech of, con cer n in g r efor m in t h e papal chu r ch , 1 96 is cu s . D

si on con cer n in g i t , i bid , 1 97 . .

S medley s (Rev E dw ar d) , His or y of t h e Refor m ed Relig ion i n F r an ce,

’ ‘
. t
t
n o i ce of, 1 6 9 , n ot e .

S or t i d ell Ep if ania, con ec u r es on t h e n a u r e of, 5 0, 5 1 , n ot e

’
j t t .

Tr a dit ion of t h e Rom ish ch u r ch declar e d t o be equ al to S cr ip u r e, 6 0 O h t .

i h i s d ecis ion, 6 1
j e c t on s t o t .

Tr ans u bs ta n t ia t ion , d ecr ee an d canon s of t h e Cou n cil of Tr en concer n in g, t

1 4 5 , 14 6 . t
O bserva ion s on his en et of t h e Rom i sh ch u r ch, 1484 15 2 t t -
.

t
Tr ent (ci y) , n o i ce of M ar ian i 8
’
t
es cr ip ion of, 1 7, n ot e Pr ef xxix D t . . .

N
TR E T (C ou n cil of
1 B ibli og r ap hi ca l A ccou nt of Man u scr ip A u h or i ies r ela ivet o t h e
. t t t t
fi r s t assem bly of his cou n ci l ; vi z of t h e t i ar i o d el C on cili o, dal A mbas D
ci at or e V ene o, P r e f vi ii ix O
t f t h e i s o r i a d el C on c ilio d a A n.on i o . H t . t
Milledon i,i x O f A ng elo M assar elli s Su mmar iu m S acr i C oncilii Tr iden t in i
_

’
.
.
 I NDE X . 37 9

B on on ien si s , 1 x x V ar iou s collec ion s of L e er s w ri en by t h e papal lo

. . t tt tt
g a et
s x —x i i N ot i ce of h is or ical sou r ces for t h e s econ d as s em bly, x ii
.
o

. t .

t
No ice of Man u scr ip A u h or i t ies r ela ive t o t h e fina l as sem bly of h i s t t t t
C ou n cil, x i i i Th e iar io of J o A s olfo S er van t io, xiii
. D O f C ar di n al . t .

G abr i el Paleot t o 3 A c a C on cilii Tr i d en in i , x iii O f L e er s w r i en by t h e

’
t t . tt tt
t
l eg a es an d by V i scon i , xiv O f som e Mis cellan eou s L e er s an d t ocu . tt D
t
m en s, x iv x v O f Rin aldu cci s I alian
.
’
. is or y of t h e C ou n cil, xv x vi t H t . .

O f t h e D eclar at ion es C on cilii Tr iden in i, xv t .

2 Pr oceed i ng s of t he Cou n ci l of Tr ent :

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No ice of t h e leg a es appoin ed t o be pr esen t h er e, 1 7 , 1 8
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33 A con g r eg a ion of car din als appoin ed t o su per in en d i t , 3 2 O pen in g
. t t .

of t h e C ou n cil, 3 4 Pr oceed i n g s of t h e F ir s S es sion , ibid

. 3 6 M od e of t . .

li vin g , & c i n t h e cou n cil, an d pr oceedin g s of t h e S econ d S ession , 36 — 4 1

. .

O f t h e Thir d S es s ion , 4 1 — 4 7 O f t h e F ou r h S ession , 4 8 — 6 1 O f t he . t .

t
F i f h S es si on , 6 2 — 7 8
S m sion , 1 08 — 1 18
O f t h e S ix h S ession , 7 9— 108 O f t h e S even h
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. t .

cou n cil t o B olog n a , w h er e t h e Nin h an d Ten h S es s ion s w er e h old , 1 2 0 t t

— l 3 9 E leven h S ession Resu m p ion of t h e C ou n cil at Tr en , u n d e1
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J uliu s II I , Pr oceedin g s of t h e Tw elf h S ession — Pr or og a ion
. t t
of t h e S es si on , 1 4 1, 1 42 Pr oceedin g s of t h e Th ir een h S ess ion , 1 4 3 — 1 5 2 t t .

t
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1 79 O f t h e E i g h een h S ession, 1 7 9— 1 93
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1 94— 2 04 . O f t h e T w en ie h S es sion , 204— 2 10 t t
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-
.

s en t
at i t , 3 1 5 — Rem ar s on h eir ch ar ac er s, 3 2 2 an d n ot e, 3 2 3 k C on t t .

fi r m at ion of h i s cou n cil, 3 13— 3 5 9 t O bser va ion s on t h e impor an ce of . t t

i t s pr oceedin g s, Pr ef xvi ii — xxii i . . .

Va lla dolid, accou n of t h e A u o d e F é at , 3 34— 340 t t .

Va r g as (F r an scis co) , g en u in en es s of t h e le er s of, 1 44, 1 45 , not es H is tt .

t
accou n of t h e ru ler s of t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , 1 4 5 O f t h e pr oceed in g s t .

of t h e Th ir een h S es sion , 1 4 7 , 148 t t

O f t h e F ou r een h S ession , 1 5 3 . t t .

t
H is obser va ion s on t h e s afe con du c g r an ed t o t h e pr o es an s, 1 6 1 , t t t t t
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Verg er zo s In vecive ag ai n s t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , n o ice of, 1 6 7 an d n ot e

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t
t h e S ix in e an d C lemenin e edi ion s, 6 7 an d note r t t t
.

Vi cen z a , a cou n cil con ven ed a t , 1 4 B u t r em oved t o TRE N T , 1 5 . .

Vi s con ti, pap al n u n t io at t h e C ou n cil of Tr en , in s r u c ion s t o, on bein g t t t

s en tam bass ador t o t h e K in
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L e t er s t o t he Rom an S ee, P r ef x iv . .

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Pr ice 10s 6 d . .

L I F E A N D PO NTIF ICA T E O F S A I NT P I U S TH E

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Pr ice 1 03 6 d . .

L IT E RA RY PO L I C Y O F T H E C H U RC H O F RO M E

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S econ d E di ion , m u ch enlar g ed
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See Pr ot est nta t

G u ar dian , L i er ar y G az e e, Chr is ian O bs er ver , Pr o tt t
t es t an tJou r n al, an d t h e E n cyclopaedia Met r opoli an a, w h ich has t r an s fer r ed t
a g r eat par t o f t h e con e t t
n s of t h e r s t edi i on t o t h e ar icle I EX fi t t ND .

L on don : J AM ES D UN C AN ,
Pa te n o te
r s r Row , 1 8 30 .

Pr ice 3 5 6d . .

WATS O N S ’
I MPO RTA NT C O NS ID E RA TI O NS
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O r, V in di ca ion of
a t Q
u een E liz abe h fr om t h e ch ar g e of u n u st sever i t
y t j
t ow ar ds h er Rom an Cat h olic su b ect s, by Rom an C a holics
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Pr in ed in 16 01 t
E di ed w i h a Pr eface and No es ,
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By t h e RE V . J O SE PH ME N D H A M , M A . .

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S ee t h e Chr is ian E xaminer , (D11blin ,) an d t he Pr o te tant J
s ou r n al .

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