Thus was he chosen with the voices of all the car|dinals,The election of Adrian to the popedome woondered at, and why. and had his creation perfected the same mor|ning. Wherein this was to be woondered at, that e|uen those that had elected him could giue no reason, why amid so manie troubles & dangers in the estate ecclesiastike, they had raised to the souereigne sée a stranger, a forrener, and of long absence out of the countrie, & wherin were helping no respects of fauor, no consideration of former merits, nor anie conuer|sation had with anie of the other cardinals: yea they scarselie knew his name, he had neuer béene in Ita|lie, and had no hope nor cogitation to see it: of which strauagant maner of dealing, being not able to ex|cuse themselues, they attributed all to the working of the Holie-ghost, who is woont (for so they alleged) to inspire the hearts of the cardinals in the electing of popes: he receiued newes of his election in the towne of Uictoria in Biskaie, and would not haue imposed vpon him anie other name than his owne, which he caused to be published vnder Adrian the sixt.

Now he made his entrie into Rome the nine and twentith of August,Pope Adrian the sixt, com|meth to Rome. with a great concourse of the commons and the whole court: of whome albeit his comming was desired with an vniuersall gladnesse (for that without the presence forsooth of the popes, Rome beareth more a resemblance of a sauage de|sart than of a citie) yet that spectacle wrought sun|drie impressions and diuersities of thoughts in the minds of all men, when they considered that they had a pope for nation and language a stranger, and for the affaires of Italie and the court altogither vnex|perienced: and also for that he was not of those re|gions and countries, who by long conuersation were alreadie made familiar with the customes of Italie. The enuie that stirred vp in men this consideration was redoubled by the accident of the plague, which beginning in Rome at his arriuall, afflicted the citie during the whole season of Autumne, to the great calamitie and losse of the people: a matter which in the fansies of men was construed to an euill progno|stication of his pontificacie.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Nowithstanding this election of Adrian (as you heare) accomplished;The descrip|tion of doctor Pace. yet doctor Pace kept his iour|nie according to his commission. This Pace was a right worthie man, and one that gaue in counsell EEBO page image 872 faithfull aduise. Learned he was also, and indued with many excellent good gifts of nature, courteous, pleasant, and delighting in musike, highlie in the kings fauour, and well heard in matters of weight. But the more the prince fauoured him, the more was he misliked of the cardinall, who sought onelie to beare all the rule himselfe, and to haue no partener; so that he procured that this doctor Pace vnder color of ambassage, should be sent foorth of the realme, that his presence about the king should not win him too much authoritie and fauour at the kings hands.