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| Cardinals Colonna—Bull of Clement V. on the subject—Cases of Cardinals Soderini, Coscia, Altieri, Antici, and Maury—The subject of revived importance as bearing on the case of Cardinal Andrea, | 117 |
| VII. | |
| Description of the chapel where the Cardinals vote—The three modes by which alone a Pope can be created—Election tricks practised—Sham candidates—The Veto vested in certain Crowns: instances of its application—Its intended application at Election of Pius IX.—Choice of a Pope not limited within the body of Cardinals—Adrian V. never took orders—Proclamation of new Pope by the Cardinal Dean—Question as to when the creation of a Pope is actually consummated—His enthronement—His taking possession of the Lateran Basilica, | 150 |
| VIII. | |
| Nature of the Oaths sworn to by Popes—Bulls of Alexander VII. and Pius V. against alienation of Church property—Modified by Gregory XIV., but again confirmed by Clement VIII.—Alexander VII.'s Bull, Constitutio Moderatoria Donationum, | 172 |
| IX. | |
| The Conclave in which Pius IX. was elected—Cirumstances under which Gregory XVI.'s death occurred—State of parties in the Sacred College—Prominent Candidates—Lambruschini's | |
