Chapter

1 1,2 |       father has gained three votes to-day, but he still needs
2 1,3 |       he had given up his own votes to his rival. In the midst
3 3,2 |     sold to Roderigo the nine votes that were at his disposal
4 15,2|       well: of the twenty-two votes he owned in the Sacred College
5 15,2| cardinals, he with his twelve votes could make the majority
6 15,2|   nothing: he gave his twelve votes to Francesco Piccolomini,
7 15,2|    for the sake of the twelve votes which were wanted to secure
8 15,3|    Rovere had come to buy the votes of his twelve cardinals. ~