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A hard article [...]nd to be me [...]| [...]lled how the pope and his [...] brooke.Furthermore, that the pope togither with all those cardinals that were with him, which were thirtéene in number, should remaine prisoners within the ca|stell, vntill the first paiment of an hundred and fiftie thousand duckets were satisfied. That afterwards they should go to Naples or to Caietta, to expect what the emperour would determine of them. That for assurance of the paiments, whereo [...] the third part apperteined to the Spaniards, he should deliuer in for ostages, the archbishops of Siponto and Pisa, the bishops of Pistoia & Uerona, togither with Iames Saluiatio, Simon de Ricasola, and Laurence bro|ther to cardinall Rodolffo. That Ranso de Cero, Al|bert Pio, Oratio Baillon, the knight Casalo, the am|bassadour of England, with all others that were sa|ued within the castell, except the pope and the cardi|nals, should depart in suertie. That the pope should giue absolution to the Colonnois of the censures they had incurred. And that when he should be led out of Rome, a legat should remaine there for him with authoritie to dispose and administer iustice.

During the popes captiuitie, Guic. pag. 1072 Rome was sore af|flicted with the plague, in somuch that the rage there|of so greatlie increased,The castell where the pope was pri|soner infected with the pla|gue. that the castell of saint An|gelo was visited, to the great danger of the life of the pope; about whome died certeine speciall men that did seruice to his person: who amid so manie afflicti|ons and aduersities, and no other hope remaining to him than in the clemencie of the emperour, appointed for legat with the consent of the capteins, cardinall Alexander of Farneso, who notwithstanding being issued out of the castell, and Rome, refused vnder that occasion to go in the, said legation. The capteins de|sired to carie the person of the pope with the thirtéene cardinals that were with him, to Caietto: but he la|boured against that resolution with great diligence, petitions, and art.]

¶In the month of Maie was a proclamation made against all vnlawfull games, Ed. Hall in H. 8. fol. Cxlix. according to the sta|tutes made in this behalfe, and commissions awar|ded into euerie shire for the execution of the same; so that in all places, tables, dice, cards, and bouls were taken and burnt. Wherfore the people murmured a|gainst the cardinall, saieng: that he grudged at eue|rie mans plesure, sauing his owne. But this procla|mation small time indured. For when yoong men were forbidden boules and such other games: some fell to drinking, some to feretting of other mens co|nies, some to stealing of deere in parks, and other vn|thriftinesse.]

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