Clafoms de Mayno Mediolaneiifisilurilčon fultuducalis Senatoristac Legati' pro i'nclyrifli mo Mediolancnfiu Principe: SC fapientillimo efus patruo Duce Barri i Orano habfta apud Alcxandrum fextum Pont-maximum* RiTco^ monumentis accepimus SahčiilTi* ine maxi'mc Potifex:& uos clariflima mun di' lumina: plaerolčp difemfTimos forefiunj _ caufa^ patronos: non qui'de fraquenribus comitnsmo muko fenatumec pleno'foro:fed unius alk quado excelfi uirf prcfcntia comotos fic expalluifle;uc SC attoniti' 51 quafi elingues redderentur« Magn^ apud Grarcos aučlcritatfs Demofthenes:qui' primas diccndi' partcs fine cotrouerfia obti'nuk:Phoci'one ciuem fuutii Athemefem no tam eloqucnti'a q morum grauftatece^ Iebreimita metuebat ac ucncrabatf;ut cum in Senatum oraturus accederet cora co e!oqui' ptimcfceret.-fubrnifTa ad anucos uoccihic efl: nouacula feu gladius toniorius uerbo^ mco^-Curio pater pro Scruii' Neun magna SC graui' caufa Ciccrom' refpofurusieius pr^fentfa 8i aucto ntate quafi Ticinia: uencmsiereptam fibi oem dicendo* rum memoriapala eft atteftatus ♦ Lucius CrafTus Ro/ mana facundia difertifTimus adco Qui'ntu Sceuola foy eerum ueneratus eftait cum ad pctendum conlulatum circum fo^fup !ex ireccgeret" nunq adduci' potuit: Vt id pnte Sceuola graufflimo SC feueriflimo uiro faceret: Eum timore non udhs fcnatoria aut candida togaifcd fceuol? pr^ftantla Lucio inferebat ♦Idcm Lucius CiaD fus paternam ulturus iniuriam cum apud Quintu ma ximum aduerfus Gneum Carbone caufam ačlurus fo rcttfic cius pr^fentia turbatus cft ut totam caufnm obli tus peribcatf• GneusSicinius pro Seruio Ncufo apud pr^torem Romanum uirum clari/Timu d/durusjidem paflus affirmatf-Omitto Marcutn Ciccrone in cau' fa Miloniana illa tanta diccndi foelicitas omnino defti tumPraetereo q?Demofthenes apud Philyppum Ma^ cedonutn Rcgcm oratione habiturus lic expauit Hi ani mo comotus eft utpaucfs admodum uerbis cxprcflis obmutuiffc ferad *Qd Theophraftus Philofophus elo quendffimus apud Alcxahdrum Rcgcm uerba fadiv rus maximauerccundiafufFufusnihilcffari potuent* Qd fi tales & tam fummi' oratores utiius uiri prffcntia comoti defeccrutrncmmi miru uided debet Ji mihiccv ram fummo faero^ oium antiftite qui dei fimul & ho* min is primu in terr;s locum tencticora excelfo pontifv calis maieftads trono.*quo nulius in humanis ncq? fub lfmior ncq; cxcclfior reperič’ in fplendidiPima reueren/ diflitnoi^ Cardinalium coronatin celebd tot pntfulum confcffu:& tot illuftrium ac clariflimo^ uiroi^ coucn/ tu:tant£ rei nouitatc & excelletia cofufo:prccordia pal/ pitantrcaligant oculi:artus refrigeicunt : gclidufq! coit formidine fanguis»Scd me no parum rccrcat ac rcficit; cum animaduerto cos maiod clcmentias innid dccct; quosmaioradignitatu culminaaltiusextollunt-Natu ra hoc in brutis oft cndit;ut quae cactcris prgftant man> 0 -bQQhOO M fuetiores reddantur »Apcs lracundiflim? funt Sl graues in morfu aculeos relinquunt*Earum tn Rcxcarec acu leo«Praetcr nature legem ex (aluatorc noftro qucm clex mentiifrmu Sl fuper oes mortales mmffimu fcriptura pned icartclcmcntia difeunt qui' ciusin terris uicem ge^ runt:& qui ipius ueftigia fccftant •Nihil eft( ut Diuus Grcgorius inquir)quod in pontificali ceruice fplcndidi us fulgeat q humilitas SC clementia «Clcmentia dos eft prima Romano^ Pontificum: SC nullos magis q fum* mos praefules dccet*Inde eft: q> quecunq? xpiano^ prim cipomuota quibufcuncp uerbis cini (Ta elementer et uv offenfa aure excipiunt • Benigne admittunt quafcunqj falut£.ntium SC gratulatium uoccs* Nec qua uerborum pompa: aut quo orationis delcctu: fed qua fide SC qua deuotione coiantur attendunt*Non ex uerboru inopia fed ex animi copiaCut par eftjjrcm inctiuntur ♦ Nec mi> norem bona: uoluntatis q culti fermonis habent ra> tionem* Quaro autem grauior eft: farana qua premor; quanto maiori negotiorum fafce urgeor: tanto maiox ris erit clementia: raccum benignus agere* CGratulaturi igitur patrum BeatifTime tua maieflati; tua?q; fcelicitati :imo non minus nobis ipfis q tua a trn* jpiiflimae dignitati:uel rcčHus communi uniuerfa chrP ftiana Reipublica faluti SC debitum obedientia ac ca/ nomoe deuotiois offieium abfoluturi: g ueteri fideliu inftituto SC prifča catholico^ Principum confuetudine tria breuiter exequeraur« Aperiemus imprimis q bene^ as merita fuerit ha zc tua c^lefbis aflumptio t Imo g necefla tia:ex qua xpianorum oium animi maxima fpcm coce perunt ut lata profperaq* oia in tuo pontificatu fperan da fint*In eaq? haud muko minore clcčtoru prudentia cjelcčh' meritum oftedemus : Deinde quia modeftiam tuam nouimus uirtutis ačtione cotentam* Malle bcne agere q bene audire:8£ gloria tua potius fačhs q ullius predicatioe confpicua reddereiperftringemus aliqua de tuis laudibus ne fi in eis diutius imoremur:pudicas au/ res tuas offcndam? poti? q oblečtemus^Poftrcmo ubi IlluftriiTimi Mediolanefium principis SC fapientHTimi eius patrui Ducis Barri;quo^ iegatioe fiingimur: lotiti am Imortalemjgaudium incredibie tet ucras gaudii cau fas fignificauerim?jextremum legatiois noftra: munus perficiemus* CSi unq antca RcueredifTimi militantis ecciefia: Car/ dinales diuino fpiritu affiatfpuris mentibus ac rcčlo iu dicio elcčlionis fančl^ miftcriu abfoluerutjhac ^pfedlo tempeftate SC fincerius q unq SC candidius ac felici? of/ ficio funch' funt«Teex lacratiflimo conclaui omnium fufragiis Pontificcm maximu declararut* Te dnici gre gis uerum SC optimu paftorcm iudicarunt*Tibi ut legi tirno Petri fucceffori hanc gloriofiflimam fummi apo/ ftolatus fedcm contulcrut*Te idoneu dccreuerunt qui tanti regiminis molem fuftincresj5č totius catholic^ ec clefi? gubcrnacula moderareris»Tu ucro optima eoru dc tc opinioc nulla ex parte inferior fuis grauiflimis iu/ dicns no modo reipondesjied etiam uincis fupas SC cx/ Yr\ " .s nt cfir 3 ? ‘P^coce '^Ipcran ^pnjdcntia rnodcftfanj M*Uc be ne ■hsčjullius Jsaiivjua c/e pudicasau/ Hrcmoubi -»p>cntilTimi *gwnur. lotiti gaudii au edntmunuj rddiiCa, tttjcrctloiu t!:hjC ( pfttlo | i x fchcPof/ jui omnium Tcdnidgit c-Tibiuclcgi' | jlumrniJpo-' mjtnjnt qiri , sahol^fc i ■ ortiau coni *T . , , I nuiilimtSW cediš ♦ In Romano Pondfice duo praccipua requi'ri eur gemmarum claufum tradidone facri canones mtcrprtev tani: :quarum una ptatcm defignattaltera fapiendsnPo teftatem exjfordtudme &magnammitate conflare \u quet: ne dmore aut formidme a rečlo paftoralfs ofFicii delečlatdčd mipauidus SC conftans quibufcunq^ refra> gnndbus ftrenue forncerq; refiftac ♦ Circufrcmcndbus undičp tcmpedadb? non comoueat anitno non concu datunfed rcčtum in oia confl:atemq? uultum proferat* Sit a rcčlo imobi'lis:a milo inuioIabili's:a decoro mcxs orabihs- Ex ore fcdends m trono proccdat gladi us bis acutus ficutf loannes m Apocalipfi (criptum rcliquit» Sapicnda uero lgttur qua: n5 folum Heteri s et faera dos čiri n a condetded eda longo re^ ufu SC expededa reru magirtra-Veriflime Afncanus poeta opmac9eft fapiA en da ufus SC expededaz filia ede ^»pterea q? d qui' fapiA cns efTe uelinno libds foh' s neq; difcipHnis opus fit: fed oportereeu uerfari exercedqj m rebus commus nofcen dis pcdcHtadlfqp& promde fapere atqi confulere cx hts quas ačla SC eueta Si ipa re^ pedcula docuermt*Ennius Tarednus Httera^ cogmtione mancha efTe afTerebatifi nulla ačlfomulla experiendaj nulla reru expetcnda^ fu qiendarumq 3 fcicntia fequat> Plato uir diurnus m Gor gia luo monuitdjTcipUna^ dudi um fine ačlione SC neexperieda foKuagum ac lelunum clfc: mTi SC ea quis fapiat qua: rerum pedcula docet • In experd negodoru minus aptHminufcp ldonei geredis magidratibP femp habid funt« Vnde Cornelius Siila Mar u cofutis mueti 35 tam lrndenst remi'ge inquit prius cflTedporterc c| nd gu bernacula manus admouerc-Solon Philofophus Athe nknfibus fuadebatme antea Prmcipatu aut Magfftra/ tu m appeterent q imperare aut magiftratus gerere didi dflcnt-Qd fi poteftas fortkudine di anfmf robore con fifh't:fi (apientfa conftat non folu lkterisfed ctia multa expcricntia 5i longo rerum ufui exsčhfTtmu fuit iudP dum huius facri cardinei Senatus in delfgendo te futrv mo Potifice qui & fortkudine preftas:& magna fapien da pr^ditus esJam multis magmTq] periculis apcrte de clarafti q (is inuida conftantis ankni magnkudme & infrado folidklima: meds robore‘Tu necaduetfis de/ terreri fol kustnec fecundis efferri :i n flexib il 1 redi tudi/ nejmcorrupto iudkio:& fntegritate incomutabli idem pcrfifbVIn omni ukaz curfu aduerfus quofcunq’ fortu nanmpetuscadefrons Sčideuultuspducat^Tibi illud Fabrku Romacofulss culogium merko afčribi poteft Te diffirili? a redo q lole a fuo curfu auerti poffeNc/ mo ctia lkterai^ eruditione cu longo re^ ufu te dodior Nemo uaria Sl muldplici multa^ rerum expenetia pru dentior*Ncmo complurkim ncgocfore admkikdranoe cautfor*Ncmo longa 8C affidua diucrla^ getium cofuc tudine fn nolcedis ac libradis hoibus callidior ♦ Nemo reru anti'quaip ac noua^ cognitioc pcrkior*Ncmo mo/ rum uetcR: ac nouo^ fcietia pftantior* la annis fepte Sl triginta ad CardinalatPapice cuečtus: 8i paulo poli m V icccaccllarium affumptusmo folum Romana: curia: moreš ac ritus oes pcalluifKjnon folu cccba^: ac cccfra s g^credidj v !' r °boircon | n & fot bdi* j 'ndotc fu ( ^ '^na fapicn Tutudme H aciucifisde/ ili trčbtudu j 'irahfi idcm A*unq; form it-1 ibi illud kribipofeft | i polic Ne/ utr Mor cncrieriapni i luniftrarioc rtiumcofue io r • Noto Nemo ukv 1 misfrpteK J ulopoOio rjric®* 1| KjcAtfa ij flica^ pcrfonaR? inftituta caufafcp didicifti * uerumctia feeretiora quecp populo^ nationu Principu; Regumcp negotia ptračtaftfi Romano^ quinq; Pontificu qui te antecefferut CalifH:Pn;Pauli:Sixti:& Innocentn uitas Si decreta o!a cora SC uiuo infpecfo infpcxifti«Pro apfi/ ca fedc uaria funčt? es legarioejpfertim HifpaniefitPP centia Si Parthenopea non minus fapieter 8L ^fpere q gtiofe-Non efl: q> ampli'9 ex alfo difcas quaz tua: in hoc pontificatu gubernado ptes fint futur^-Nofh' qd xpia na religio reqrat:quid fidcs:pietas;caritafcp uelint;quid prelatoip officium poftulet;quid xpiani gregis tupcurg comiffi neceffitas cxigat* Nofti qua: Romano ponrifi d coducat;& qua: fint ncceffaria-Nofh' quid Romanu Pontffice dcceat;qd ei liceat;quid cxpediat*Nofti roma no Pontifici plena adminiftrationis ptatem no fimplr Si abfolute fuiflč attnbutatfed claue ratiois Si prudetfg non errate Prius didicifti quib9 bonis artib9;qua indu f):ria;qua follicitudie; quo ftudio paftorale ofFiciu regi debeat:q ad illud afpirarc pfumpferis -Inftručlus rege/ di adminiftradiq; peritia prius meruifti ad fummi facer dotii gubernacula affummi ;q benc ^pmentus aflimv mereris »Te ergo confuleite audi:ribi aufculta; ribi ob/ tempera‘Non eft m quo alterius confilio ribi opus lit* Te unum ribi imitadum q)pone quo nihii m humanis ditiinius reperics:& qui cartero^ norma 81 uerum es ex cmplar-Nuncj aberrabis fi a te ipfo nulo diTcefferis ♦ Si' tuo aeri ingenio parueris; Si tuo grauimmo iudicio fue ris obfecutusmihil unq deerit qd ulla in re in confura/ matilTimo Pontifice ekig atf «Quod fi beatas efTe Refp* Plato non minus uere g elegater moncbatifi aut faplcn tes Imperarettautea^Principes fapfedaeftudio tcneren tur-Beatlflima es unluerfa xpiana Rcfp* qux tam fapb entlffiml paftoris regiminl credlta es*Nec multomlnor ueftra laus eft facrariffiml Cardmales taleeleglfTcqui iapfentia fclret SC aučforltate poffet tanti reg im in/s ha/ benas rečte gubcrnare-Eum ^pmoulftls qui gentfum; prlnclpum:moi^confuetudlnu:dlgnltatum:honorum cognltlone SC expcrlentla admodum eft erudltusircčtl/ tudlne uero equitate SC luftltla Inulolablllstanlml fortl tudlne SC conftacia Infuperablllstut llquldo appareat m eo ptatls SC faplčtlar colunčKone: ambarumqi clauiu te čhtudlne adclIe‘Quoticns autem faplcntla SC potentla m Romano Pontifice conlpirat; Ibl mlrablles effcčhis expečtandl funt,*quales nune xpfanf oes praftolantur* Non potefris RcueredllTiml Cardmales non oprimi ce ferl qul paftore unluerfo grcgl xplano optlmu ftls* Prolnde cu hulufcemodl fit que eleglftls ut non fo lum ab omnlbPellgl SC ex omnibus meruerlt: ueruetla omnlb9anteponl SC ab oibus debueriblmmortalcs uo bls SC Incredlblles gfp turmatlm ;cateruatlmq 2 p unluer fumxplanum orbe SC habentf 6£agunt>Talempontlfi clo follo pržefeclltls:quo ducc;quo potlficeomnla leta, omnla focllcla funt fperada* Omnes qul chrlftlana pro feflione cefentur eo gubernatc: co aurlgate In maxlma tranqullltatiV&prolperltatls fpem funtanlmls errcčlb Grcx domlnlcus tanti paftoris cuftodl* tradltus a d/ ***** iruj| 0 ccncren | ^•rtamfapi> c ^ultominoj tedcgilTccjui ^itoinisha/ \ ■i ui gcntium* noruvn *viiitus:tc6H/ anirni forti Apparcatin urrx|: clauiu rc Jtu&potenria -i: '.cscntchis »priftol Mir- , non opciraice pciniu plpori/ ■•< tis ut non Ib ixTit:iXTUcni n:norabno rpuniuct . liicrnponnfi * ^ooduIcc: ^tun-ipro ;tf in nuxi®3 ninast^* L CUJC.tUS^ f Ifta pafcua deduci fperat* Sub tam confummato Pon/ tifice qui ab omnibus uirtutibpfummitatcs apioeičj} de cerpfittoim dočfrinarum SC omnium ingenuarum arri um ftudia florebunt*Excitabuntur ingenia SC icientia/ rum profeffores ad excolenda gymnafia pramiioru fpe propenfius acccndentur * Qui dobrina SC claris mori/ bus prf ftabuntjuel ad facra confilia aduocabuntunuel ad altas dignicates extollentur*Iam iam litterarum ftu/ dia fcfe erigere Stfub tanto uirtutum uexillifero altius efferri SC in aurea retro fccula reduci uidentur* Tu aute Aiexander fexte Pontifex maxime fufcepifh' culme pa ftoralis faftigii Iocum fummi facerdotiit uicariatu xpi» Te xpus non uni tantum ecclcfif fed uniuerfis: non in partefed in plemtudinepr^eiTeuoluiVDedittedeusin lucern gentium ut fis earum falus ufčp ad extremu ter/ *Vocauit te deus in hunc excclfum Iocum ut lucerna operum tuorum homtnes uiderent SC glorificarent pa/ trem qui in cflis dTProbitas SC fapientia tua gradu ex cellentiflimo decorata eft:8č quafi lucerna fuper cande/ labrum in domo domini pofita: ut omnibus no tatum qui in domo funt:fed qui in mundo funt eluccat-Rcful jdfh' quafi lucidiffimum fidus 8C quafi ftella matutina in tnedio nebul?Quafi fol rutilas in templo dei*De te cu ecclefia uere dicere poflumPr Ecce facerdos magnus qui in diebus fuis placuitdeo:& inuentus eft iuftus-Sč in tempore iraenndia: fačlus dl reconciliatonnec eft in uentus fimilis ei qui conferuarct legem excelfi*Ideo ju/ reiurando fecit illum dominus crefcere in plebe fuam* C Fm't bcadflimc pater h xc tua cecleHr/s afTumptio Reip« xpianx non minus ncceflana čj falutarisjfi qufs publb cas cladcs horredas xpiam' gcncds calamitatcs: couulfa orthodox£ relfgionis mebra fccu cofidcrct fi quis quan tum barbara nadones aducrfus xpfanos populos non unoifed innumeds locis inualucrintaiadueitat-Eo tpe diuina bonitas te ccclie paftorem dedit: quo chriftiana Refp-bono reclore auriga perito &moderatorecircu< fpcčbo q maxfme indigcbat- Arbitrabatur xpiam Prin cipes Maumcthe Turcha^ Rege ualidifTimo uita fun/ efto Baifletcm fihum maiore natu:qui paterno Itnperfo fuccefTit defidiae ac turpi' oeto uacatu^:5i quafi Domiti' anum alteip mufcis captandts fbloq; pr^acuto cofigcn^ d/s incubitui^ ♦ Sed longe fecus prseter o/um opinione -fucce/Tit:Na !px/ma eftatc max/mas copias ex hellcfpo to traicc/t ‘Ingente ac poteri/Tima Ciaflem ad quacuqj expedi'tfone /nftručta SC exped/ta habct-Maximo om/ tiib9 dmori fu/tcu /neertum eflctquid moli/ret :quor/ fum c/us conac9 tederet* No coqu fefcet truculčti/Titna bellua xp/an/ fangu/n/s fitibuda:n/fi c/us 1 mpctPrc priz¬ ma n t doncc paterno excmplo fuccefus:al/qua graui 8i m/ferada clade xp/anos afFic/at*Tu ergo Pontifex max x/me /n pa (bore ccclefta: cs aflumptus ut greg/ dbi' co/ m//Tobencc6futas*Tuumcfl;excubarc& u/g/l/as age refupgrcge;6icxaltotroni tu/fol/ofpccular/ futuras clades-Tu/ muner/s eft ^pcul arcere hac linanem feram ab ou/1/ dn/co: copr/mere hofhlcs barbaroRdeurfus;& eoip fccu/t/a a xpianotp;ceru/db? amouerc-Tua^part/ um efl: p inflaurada cccfiat digmtate cinni Audio ntqj conatu intederc*Laborarc p uirib9ut xp to difcrimmi puidcre-Quid-n-no credimppofle (ančH tate tua ab Imortali dco impctrare ad nfam ineolumita temfQuid no fperem? uirtute Si prudetia tua pofle in ft ituif magnitud ic cofici: co flatia: uigi 1 atiaq; obbncnC' Qui's no luflloib? tuis obfcquatYquis Itrspia tua rccu/ fet*Certatim oes cotcndet ut qmaxic dicflis tuis audien tcsccfpiciant'’*Eft tibi a deo rei^oium tributa ptas* Af flcutus cs ut qtum antca pdefle deflderabas: tatum Si nuc poflis*Voluntati ptas acceflfit:& dcfidcrio tuo exy» equedi facultas efl: aflcdataOccurredum efl: in tpc im mineti pcriculo-Reflingendus efl: ignis prius q magis mualefcat* Admoueda efl in tepore medelamcc efl pro craftinandum quoad morbi uis ingrautfčcns fcra rcme dia afpcrnctur- Non cft tatum periculum negligedum aut paruiextimandu:proptcica q>nuc barbaro^cona tus cx coip fentetia no fucccflci int-Nofli (dflinie pater qtum erumnaigtčjcum detrimeti xpiana Refp- cx Prin' cipum defldia :cx Pontificu negligetia flt perpefTa-No fti nimium qux comemorare nune etiam animus hoiv reat* S^penumcro antcccfforum tuorum cučlatione ih doluktiancufafH tardkatemdgnaufam &C torporem es dcccfl:at9'Maumctham fckarum populi paruis prfmu uiribus uix brcuem hcllefponu angulum aftu Si pcrfi^ dia potiusčj uirtute bellica autarmfs occupaucrc* Dc/> fnde creuere uiribus Si indics non parum incrcmcnti' fn is rebus attulerunridu Principes chnftiam in ter fe difli dentes alforum funeftas cladcs calamkatefčp ncgligut dum priuatis magis q publicis comodis ftudcrc credut Et fua: podus g comuni' chnfiianaeudlkati' confulcre arbkrantur*Tandem eoufq? elati' funt Si tantfs fccunda rum rerum jncrementis fntumuerutiut uniucrfum prox pc terrarum orbem maxkna trepidatione affeccrut* Sjc qui' neghgkur igne de magno cims fenfim uircs tantas reaflfumk: quibus poftea haud facilc rcfifhtur * cjfape ex paruis principns dum res negligitur graukTima ma la proueniunt* CDixi'mus SančlkTimc pondfex de tua felici necclTa/ rfaq] uocatione:non cjtum pro ref dignkatc Si exccllen da dici' Si potuifTct Si debuifTetifed qtum tcmporis ra> do Si brcukatis mftkudo pr^fcripferut* lam uirtutum tuarum pr^conia maiore uoto q ingcnio paucis atringa mus: qua: fccundas oratfonis paitcssbfoluant Hac eft BeaufTime pater q> me pr^fcntia tua a dicendo deter reat:Magi's me pcrfpečta anum' tui modcfHaicj pr^fen/ da ofdendif Magis me anxium rcddit q> cius non fim ingcnmquo poflim merka uerbis adequarc: Si diumas uirtutcs fquo prgconio celebrare-Nam ččpntis kudcs qua parce SC pudice 61 fine fallada afferuntur: n ec a itu pientifTirms fncrepantur »Et ficuti non improbare uitia maligni eft uta muidi' no approbare uirtutenv Indfgnu quocp eft noncdmendare SC no admirari hommecotn mendatione 8C admiradone dignilTiniumipropterea ep prafens OttSC eius glodam prafcnda quafi facietate lan guelcere« Veds laudibus pralenda conducit cum pra' lens cas uiua attefladone corroboretac cofirmet* Hac mihi e ti a m fede affentadonis nota obicf potefbcu Ion ge malores fint uirtutes tu a q m ca fitfutura pr^dicado Qui'd lgitur pdmum affumma f Qmd aufpfcaboi cVn de ordiar^an a patna SC gcneris fplendoref qm' nomhil ad ho min is foehcitatem eonfert* S/monfdes poeta Ly> ricorum Icriptor nobiiem patdam m non mediocreho rmms beatitudinem ducens docuitibcate fecunduper> jfccfbim radonem uiči uri s lmpdtms opus efTe patdam habcre gloriofam-Patria fplendor n5 mpoftrcmis ha/’ betunfi fequi's tanta parna dignum predat* Thales mr lefius uel ut qui'buldam placuk Socrates fua patria la/ tabundus tribus de rebus glodari t SC deo gradas agere folitus perhibetur>Qd borno effet:& nonfera* Qd uir SC non fcemfna-Dcinde.^. Gracus efletiSC non Barba> rus*Patna gloda generofisammiscalcar ad uirtutemj ad res praclaras ftmiulum*& ad magna facfnora mata bulum prabet •Parna dbf eft HiTpamatcuiusor lentale SC feptetnonale latus Pprenei' montes undequaq? inclu dut*Reliquf partes ufq? ad Herculcas gades SC Boreale occcanum protcnduntur«Qua:m co monrium 8C occc, ani mariš ambitu mcluduntur quafi alterum orbem fa cicntia ad Hifpamam fpcdtanticulus laritudo 8i longb tudo tam multaitam ampla:& tam rnimefa cft ut plus habeat admfrarioms q creduHtatisJntcrfluunt Čjplurcs fluuu n5 folum naufgabilcsded auriferb Hifpama ncc eftibus obnoxia:ncc frigoribus fubicčtat mcdia tcrnpc ne confouetur ♦ Ibi fuaucs Zephiri molles aures exfa/ fcitantJbi elifri campi' dcliciarum SL omms amoenita/ ris pleni funt:quos fcelices ammas incolcrc Poeta: dcca tarunt‘Tcrra opima ferax frugumifručtuum Si omnb um oprimarum rerum ferrilisigrcglbus armenrifcp ha/ b«ndat-Hxc in omm uirtutum genere mros prarftan/ tes parit ♦ qui SC ammi' SC corporis dotfbus exccllut\t» H?c criam Imperatorum Si Romanorutn pontificnm materiNeruam TraianumjHadrianutn ac Thcodofiu hiTpanos trcs Romanos Impcratorcs tulit*Hscc eadcm apoftoKcc:fedi Damafumidehinc Ioannem‘Xxfdcinde Califtum temu hiTpanos fumraos paftoresdcdic-No/ uiffimc te Alcxandrum fextum ptulit: qui' fummi pra: fulatus fafcibus lnfigmtus »Patria: tux loge plus fplcn doris referas q ab ea acccpcris-Natus es farni Ha Borgia herofca ueteredi honorata;quae llluftres maioR: ac pro genitorum tuorum imagines pra: (e fcrat*Sed non ua/ cat ftemata generofiflimae famiHa: tua: rcccnfcrc ♦ Mul t\ praiclaro ingenio prardjn m his cadebradis certabut: SL accutariorc (rilo proh'xius mimo tabun tur* Prcriant :! ^occ c , um orbctft^ ^o&longi, iac ^ Ut plus -untčjpltncs 'iifpanianec medme :mpe ^sutcs cxfij; '»'S amcenita, itPoctdcca iiuro&omni/ anranofaha/ j;rw padati/ bus cxcc\\nftt» im ronriicnm v Thcodoftu lit-Hiccadcm iii-sxih g cs dcdic-No/ ui fummipra v , c plusfp:cn unilia Bor^ nuioRiac pr° nonitf' vtnfctc^Mnl i,$ ccftabuc ur . Pr^nt et pluris cxrimantur qu« m te lpfo funt q qu« cifcha te forinfecus uerfantur^Hacc propria St ingemta funtdlla externa St alienahabentur* Minus quoq3 decorum effc fplfs maiorum laucHbus cenfcri: St illuftribus auorum monumcnrisumbrarilem gloriam uenari ♦ Creuifti tu ufrturibus tuisjtms meriristtuis laboribus uia ribi ape/ ruffti ad lftud faftfgium quo nune es euectus*Tali'a tiV bi a puero fundamenta fecifti':quale edfficfu m fenečVu tc exci'tandum conccpcras-Nefcio an natura pr«fagien tetan dimno confilfo factum fit i ut quafi ab incunabL* lis lta uitam tuam mftituerestmores componeres: ačh'> ones tuas formares * ut dignus reddereris tanto folio: ad cufus regime paranj ordmari uidebaris ♦ V acafh' ll lis poriflimum mrturibus t llhs diTdplims mcubuifti; qux ad taturnmunus obeundum ncceffari« uidebatur Št ad reddendum te tanto fceptro dfgnum effent accos tnodat«d?cr rečlam arrium bonarum femitam progre dienst& per aureos uirtutura gradus afcendens ad fa> lici ta tis apfcem es perdučVus ♦ AccefTit form« eilegan/* ria:qu« uirturi fuffragium additdata frons: rcgium fu' perdliumtfacies liberahstSi tota maieftaris plenatmge* nu 9 St heroicus torius corporis dcconut appareat natu> ram quoq$ form« dignftatem mdulxiile * que ribi priV mum multum grari« St uenerariois acquirerct: St nune apftcam fede hac tua diuina forma qfi numrnis ufce de corarctv Poftpria lra^ rudimeta depofita ptexta uirile b z togam mduiflTPetnftiBononiam fconarun efedrina' rum altriccm pro afTcqucndo fngcnn cultu & fapfentia capefceda:riuitaris farna allečlus;& obHifpanoip acha demiam ibi' fica: qu&’ collegialf fodalftate fcholafticoq? conturberniocomplurcs Hifpanos in fola lictcraivpa' leftra nutrit»Vacafti Pontificie Impcratonbp ccnfurc: ut quas a Romarns ponrificibus decreta: qu£ a facris co cilns fancita effent: tu futurus Ponrifex maximus non ignorarcs-Raris conccffum cftaut qui' ingcnu acunrine exccllunt:tenaci's mcmoria: f^cunditate tetcntf • Sed m te adeo cumulat? concurrunt ut quo tnagis pra: ftcsian aeriori mgemojan tenaciori memoria non fit facilc i'u> dfcarcJntra fcptennri metam peradro cclebri ftudioru curfu docdorcas infulas fufcepiftn quoddam futurefos lfcftatfs pradudium ♦ Intcrea Califtus auuculus tuus in fummum ecclcfia: paftorem affutnptP: te pofb ali'quod tempus in faerum &t gloriofiffimum Cardinalfum ot> d in cm coaptauitt cu picfentirct te dci nidicio ad maius tribunal deftinatum* Te m ecclefix cardfncm foelici fy dercconflitu!t:qucm futurum totfus ecclcfia: fummu eolumen preuidcbat* Collocamtte m folidam ecclefi^ columnam:qua: poflea a! ti us fupra motem domini cxs eelfum erat engenda*Ncc cuiq admirabileuideri debet a Calfftofummo chrifH uicario de te prcdunnatum:qd de altero Hifpano apud gentilcs a faridica nimpha a iv tcducentos annos pronunciatum-Galba de fe uaticina tum uoluit oriturum quandoq; ex Hflpania princjpcm dommumg; tci^-Per anftos multos quibus Cardinala^ tus & uicecacellariatus officio funčtus cs: nemo tuana opera requifiuit:cui no ^pmptiflima ex hibcrcs*Nemv ni ung iuftum patrociniu denegaftpNemo calamitate afFečlus aut imuna laceffitus fruftra tua opem implo' rauit*Fuit ribi familiare no folum pctetibus fubuenire fed etia no peten ti bP ultro fuppetias ferre ♦ Facile femp ad te aditus patueruntjnec maximis aliqn negocns inv plicitus ung es de occupatioe caufatus* Cofuetudo mo defta & familiaris:qua comitas no fine feuentatet cu fc ueritate hilaritastcu grauitate benignitastpari libra co/ diretf*Sermo liberalis Si compofitus: Si adeo fuauis ut tang Euripidis a mei!c Si firenibus profluere uideatur* Tua grauiffima refpofa intcr Catoniana apothegmata nnmeran po(Tunt*Quoteunq? te adeuntes non foiu be nignc cxcipicbas:ucrum etia (bambus uerbis familiari butep bladimetis demulcebas * Exeplo Titi Impatons nemine ung abs te trifte abire patiebaris:& diem pcrdi difle exiftimabas qua nihil cuicp pr^flitiilcs* Libcralv tate Si munificcntia tuadargitioes fpledide: fumptutep •magnifici apte cumulatcqt onderuntdnfinitu eftet fin gula recefcre:quib?dinumeradisnondica exornandis ncč tps lege Pompeia prefixum fufficerct* la ergo uela contraha aut cana reccptuii Si qd podremo expcdiedu propofui confeftim abfoluam* CInclyti(Timus Mediolanefium Princeps Si fapietififi mus cius patruus Dux Barrbut primum te ad apiieum culmcn eucčVum intcllexerunt; conccperunt animis la- titiam incxtimabilem:gaudium incredibile: uoluptate incomparabilem-Gaudent non Čjtum ca: ter i: fed čjtum ran admodu fančlitatis tuae dcuctiflnni-Ncc čjtum di/ ci uel cogitari potcft: fed Čjtum ncc dici nec cogitari fas eft-Si enim quiTčj gaudere merito debct(8č dcbent oes) IlluftrifTimi Principes noftri quf obleruaria in apofto licajno fedetcultu 8č deuotione m fančlitate tuam nemi ni cedunt*In primis gaudent 8C exultant: 5i tanta latti' na afficjunturičjtam maximam humani fenfus concipe re poflunttcuip magnitudo humanam credulitatem SC fidem cxupcrat‘Nihil enim iucundius eis nunciari: niž¬ ini gratius aut falubrius afferri poterattcj te pontificale faftigium afcendiflean quo neq; probitatis: necp fapi/ entiannccp potcftatismecp corum omnium qua: in con fumrnati/limo Pontifice exiguntur pars aliqua defidc/ rari potcfbFcelix fauftufq; illuxit tua: fublimatiois ca/ didiffimus dics: qui te pontificio folio inaugurauit:Et Principes noftros maximi uoti compotcs red d id it-Sed cum mentis gaudia exprimere SC caufas cxplicarc ardu/ um fit:Si animorum fenfus oratione adpquarc dificilliV mum habeatunimmitabor in hac parte Timatcm Ci/ thinum pičtorem cgregium qui in depingenda Ephige niac imolatione i cum paternum merorem dignis c^lo/ rum affečtibus exprimere non poffet ♦ uellauit cius ca/ put:SC fuo cuiq 5 animi rcliquit evtimandum* Exiftima runtexccllentiffimi Principes noftri non aliter melius pofTe debitum gratulatlonls officium Implere.* heč alb ter efficatius poflc pm humilis SC deuotf obcdietic ob fequm prseflarc q fi ad hoc munus obeundu eos lega^ tos deftfnaret qm effent ducalis fangumfs neceffitudb ne conrunčtiores: hoc offidum perfefpfos expedfre n5 mfnoris fufffet diTcnmmis q dimcultatiVIUuftre ftacg fratrem SC nepote Hermetem Sfortia uicecomite Mar chionctn ftrenuutruPr^ftantifTimu Heroem foannem Francifcum Sanfeuerinate Gafatif Comfte SC mufčlu militariu copfa^ prefctlumjlnfigne Conrite FranciTcu Sfortia ducale confangumeuuMagnificu pcerem Nb colaum Corrigienfemmo min? palladis q Marhsarti bus excultum:meq 5 apud eos minitnu SC mdignum de legerut* Venfmus eo^ legati' tux beatitudfm Si apftco trono oem ueneratioss SC reueretig cultu pr^ftfturi* Eo rum noie SC fpedali mandato deuotiflime impartfmur qu?cunq 5 a xpi'anis Pnncipibus erga fummu def uica^ rfura prgftarjicouemt* Tuas fančlitati perpetua obcdb cntia SC frncera deuotlonecu humlli rcuerentia exhibe ' nius»Te fummu faccrdoteipontifice maxtmu * patrum patreiac paftoip pa flore pfitemur^Te mdubitatum Pe tri fuccefforemdcgitimu xpf ufcar m : <5č clauigeip rcgrn cadeftfs atteftamur« Tibi' tuaxp ditfoi' Principes noftri dcuouet ac prcdicat quicqui'd opfb? ualet:qmcqd facul tatib9pnt:quicqd uiribus poIletvFortunas oes copias* claflcscKerdt? unfuerfu ducale lmprum SC fe fpos ac h' bcros in quecunq^ re^ euentu ^mpudfimo aio SC con/* fhntiffima fide exponut SC antc (anditatis tua: deofcii latos pedes deponunt*Hi's ommb? tuo lure uetereipro tuo arbitrio difpone-non folum d militatis eccle[ix di gnitatctpro foln pondficalisamplitudinc: ueip etia pro cuis priuatfs&familiaribPcomodis^Ouidmbih' aucfa cere ^pmptiusiaut libetius prpftare SC maiori cu defide/- rio uel debent uel poffuntfcj ribi' SC huic gfiofiffimc fes di fua oia dicare:qui' uiccs m terris tenes omnipotenris deiia quo quicquid publicc uel priuaritn poffidet pra> cario recognofcut* Vtere briflime pater in quacunq^ ca thohca expeditione firmiffimo uicecomitum exerci'tu« Vtere Sforrianis ufčtriribPcopris* Vtere ducalibus in fubriu figui'siquaz quocunq; feconferut ccrra uiclorta fpondetJlluftria Sfortiano^ Principum facinora: cele bres uičlonas.parta toriens cx hoflib? trophea:non fo lum latfutled uufuerfus orbis SC pdfcat SC admiral• Pc culiare flLis SC hereditariu efble fe acerrimos et affiduos apfica: fedis defenlbrcs SC mdefelTos ppugnatores prf/ ftare •Exci'pe fančhlTime pater & toto alo ac tota carb tate coplečiere: hos lnclprifTimos Principes fančhtari tua: obIcqueriflimos;quos Temp no minus re SC opeq uerbis SC ofone / pmptos:paratos;expeditofcpi , nucnks: nec minus memores q gratos orani £uo expericris* CAčla Romae Idibus Decembris* Anno falutis dnica:*M*cccc •lxxxxri*Scdetc Alc,' andro«yi*Pont*max«in cofiftorio puhlico*