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816 COUNT BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE
proposals on the plea that he could not treat indepen-
dently of his allies. The die was cast. The Pope
had at length lifted the mask, and was in the highest
spirits, ready for war and confident of victory. He
told the French envoy that the imperial ministers
had arrived with a whole barrelful of concessions—
%% p/pm db proper—and seemed to regard
the whole matter as a huge joke. His confidence
was shared by those about him, and Giberti wrote
that all Rome was eager for battle. The Spanish
ambassador was ordered to leave his palace on the
spot; even the Spanish cooks and cellarers in the
Vatican were dismissed, and all communication with
Spain was forbidden. Sessa retired to raise money
and troops at Naples, and Don Ugo, thirsting for
vengeance, joined the Colonna leaders at GenazzanoJ
All these incidents were duly reported to Charles V.,
who complained bitterly to Castiglione of the Popes
ingratitude. The Count was at his wits' end, and
could only ask God to stretch forth His hand and
allay the conflagration.
' His Majesty,' he wrote on the last day of July,
' is still very kind, and assures me that he trusts
me entirely; and I try to retain his confidence, in
the hope that some day I may be of use to His
Holiness.
At length, on August 18, he received the long-
expected letters from Rome. With these was a
Papal brief addressed to the Emperor, in which
Clement openly accused Charles of breaking the peace
of Christendom by his passion for conquest, and, after
* Sanuto, xli. 483 ; ' Lettere di Principi,' i. 218 ; Grethen, 110.
2 Serassi, ii. 60.
proposals on the plea that he could not treat indepen-
dently of his allies. The die was cast. The Pope
had at length lifted the mask, and was in the highest
spirits, ready for war and confident of victory. He
told the French envoy that the imperial ministers
had arrived with a whole barrelful of concessions—
%% p/pm db proper—and seemed to regard
the whole matter as a huge joke. His confidence
was shared by those about him, and Giberti wrote
that all Rome was eager for battle. The Spanish
ambassador was ordered to leave his palace on the
spot; even the Spanish cooks and cellarers in the
Vatican were dismissed, and all communication with
Spain was forbidden. Sessa retired to raise money
and troops at Naples, and Don Ugo, thirsting for
vengeance, joined the Colonna leaders at GenazzanoJ
All these incidents were duly reported to Charles V.,
who complained bitterly to Castiglione of the Popes
ingratitude. The Count was at his wits' end, and
could only ask God to stretch forth His hand and
allay the conflagration.
' His Majesty,' he wrote on the last day of July,
' is still very kind, and assures me that he trusts
me entirely; and I try to retain his confidence, in
the hope that some day I may be of use to His
Holiness.
At length, on August 18, he received the long-
expected letters from Rome. With these was a
Papal brief addressed to the Emperor, in which
Clement openly accused Charles of breaking the peace
of Christendom by his passion for conquest, and, after
* Sanuto, xli. 483 ; ' Lettere di Principi,' i. 218 ; Grethen, 110.
2 Serassi, ii. 60.