[122] See the letters of Cosmo II., November 28th, to his ambassador Guicciardini, at Rome, to Cardinal del Monte, Paolo Giordano Orsini, and Abbot Orsini; also to Cardinal Orsini, of December 2nd. (Wolynski: “La Diplomazia Toscana e Gal. Galilei,” pp. 18-20.) [123] Page 69. [124] Compare the letters of Sagredo from Venice of 11th March and 23rd April, 1616, to Galileo at Rome. (Op. Suppl. pp. 107-113. Also Nelli, vol. i. p. 414.) [125] Op. viii. p. 383. [126] See his letters of 12th Dec., 1615, and 8th Jan., 1616, to the Tuscan Secretary of State, Curzio Picchena, at Florence. (Op. vi. pp. 211, 212, 214, 215.) [127] Vat. MS. fol. 414 vo. [128] Compare also Wohlwill, p. 86, note 1. [129] See his letters to Picchena of 26th Dec., 1615, and 1st Jan., 1616. (Op. vi. pp. 213, 214.) [130] Op. vi. pp. 215, 216. [131] 23rd Jan., 1616. (Op. vi. pp. 218, 219.) [132] Letter to Picchena, 6th Feb. (Op. vi. p. 222.) [133] Letter to Picchena. (Op. vi. pp. 225-227.) [134] Op. vi. pp. 221-223. [135] See the letter of Mgr. Queringhi, from Rome, of 20th January, 1616, to Cardinal Alessandro d’Este. (Op. viii. p. 383.) [136] Che il sole sij centre del mondo, et per consequenza im̃obile di moto locale. Che la Terra non è centro del mondo, ne im̃obile, ma si move secondo se tutta etia di moto diurno. (Vat. MS. fol. 376 ro.) [137] Sol est centrũ mundi, et omnino im̃obilis motu locali; Censura: Omnes dixerunt dicta propositionẽ ẽe stultã et absurdam in Philosophia, et formaliter hereticã, quatenus contradicit expresse sententijs sacre scripture in multis locis. Secundũ proprietate verbor̃, et secundũ communẽ expositionẽ, et sensũ. Sanct. Patr. et Theologor̃ doctor. Terra non est centr. mundi, nec im̃obilis, sed secundũ se tota, movetur et moto diurno. Censura: Omnes dixerunt, hanc propositionẽ recipẽ eandẽ censura in Philosophia; et spectando veritatẽ Theologicã, at minus ẽe in fide erronea. (Vat. MS. folio 377 ro.) [138] Die Jovis, 25th Februarij, 1616. Illᵐᵘˢ. D. Cardˡⁱˢ. Millinus notificavit R.R. pp. D.D. Asseosʳ. et Commiss. Sᵗⁱ. Officij, quod relata censura P.P. Theologorũ ad propositⁿᵉˢ. Gallilei Mathemᶜⁱ., q. Sol sit centrũ mundi, et im̃obilis motu locali, et Terra moveatur et motu diurno; Sᵐᵘˢ. ordinavit Illᵐᵒ. D. Cardˡⁱ. Bellarmᵒ., ut vocet corã se dᵐ. Galileum, eumq. moneat ad deserendas dᵃᵐ. op̃onem, et si recusaverit parere, P. Comissˢ. cora Noto (Notario) et Testibus faciat illi preceptum, ut ĩo (omnino) abstineat huõi (huiusmodi) doctrina, et op̃onem docere, aut defendere, seu de ea tractare, si vero nõ acquieverit, carceretur. (Vat. MS. folio 378 vo.) [139] Die Veneris, 26th eiusdem.