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Degradation of Cardinal and Neapolitan Privileges Revealed
The Neapolitan Collateral Council debated conforming to papal letters stripping the Cardinal of benefices and prerogatives. They ordered stay on payments to abbeys until further orders, prompting an extraordinary Rome council and new nuncio instructions. The Cardinal alleged ill health to delay travel to Rome, while fears of the Pope's death influenced prosecutions. A Portuguese royal privilege for cardinal nomination was noted amid unusual court incidents surrounding Victor’s resignation.
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Cafetis
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Signor Bichi