¶ Pope Leo died this yeare suddenlie, on the first of December, [...] Fl. ex [...] 813. The death of [...] Leo the [...] who (as [...]is suspec|t [...]d) was poi| [...]n [...]d. as he laie at the village of Magliana wither he went oftentimes for his recreation. He had heard the first reapport of the taking of Millan, which stirred in him such an extreame passion of ioy, that the same night he entered into a small feauer: and for his better remedie he caused himselfe the next daie to be remooued to Rome: where he died within a verie few daies after, notwithstanding the physici|ans in the beginning made no great reckoning of his disease. There was great suspicion that he was poisoned by Barnabie Malespina his chamberleine, whose office was alwaies to giue him drinke. And yet though he was made prisoner through the suspici|on of the fact & the vehement reasons of the same; yet the matter was dashed and the examination thereof: for that the cardinall de Medicis as soone as he came to Rome, set him at libertie, fearing to fall further in disgrace of the French king, by whose practise it was supposed that Barnabie gaue him the fatall drinke. This was but whispered secretlie, the author being no lesse doubtfull than the coniectures vncerteine.

The manner and or [...]er of [...] popes [...]He died (if we consider the common opinion of men) in verie great glorie and felicitie, not so much for that by the surprising of Millan he saw himselfe deliuered of dangers & expenses intollerable, which hauing drained him of all store of monie and trea|sure, he was constreined to aduance all meanes and maners for his supplie and reléeuing: but also that a verie few daies afore his death he receiued aduertise|ment of the taking of Plaisanca, and the verie daie he died, newes came to him of the winning of Par| [...]a: a matter so greatlie desired by him, that at such time as he debated to mooue warre against the Frenchmen, it is verie well remembred that he said vnto the cardinall de Medicis labouring to dissuade hi [...], that as he was in nothing more caried to the de|si [...]e of that warre, than to recouer to the church those two cities; so when so euer God should blesse him with the effect of that desire, it would not gréeue him to die. He was a prince in whom were manie things worthie to be commended & blamed, and in the estate & discourse of his life he deceiued greatlie the expec|tation that was had of him, when he was created pope, for that in his gouernement was great discre|tion, but farre lesse bountie than was looked for.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After the death of the pope, Polydor. Cardinall woolsie ma|keth meanes to be elected pope. doctor Richard Pace was sent to Rome, to make fréends in the behalfe of the cardinall of Yorke, who was brought into a vaine hope thorough the kings fauour and furtherance, to be elected pope. But Adrian the sixt of that name was chosen before doctor Pace could come to Rome; and so that sute was dashed. Guic. pag. 823. ¶This Adrian bishop of Derchuso (after great contention in the college of cardinals touching the election of a new pope) was preferred to the custome of lotting of voices in the conclaue, without anie affection or parcialitie of voice: he was of nation a Fleming, & in his youth hauing béene schoolemaister to Cesar, and by his meane made cardinall vnder pope Leo, did at that time gouerne Spaine in the absence of Cesar. And as there began some voices to publish for him, so car|dinall Xisto one of that election, began vnder an ora|tion speciall, to recount and amplifie his vertues and knowledge, by whose example certeine other cardi|nals yeelded, and the residue from hand to hand fol|lowed, though more by constraint than councell.