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 and said, "Ego Joannes Petrus Cardinalis Episcopus Hostiensis Neapolitanus Decanus digo in Summum Pontificem Reyerelldis- simum Dominum meum Cardinalem Sanctæ Crucis," and in the same manner did the others give their votes, a secretary writing down each like a notary; when, just as they had finished, the Ave Maria sounded, which having been repeated by all as if in thanks to God for the consummation of the election, the Pope rose and made a little Latin speech thanking the College for its choice, and expressing his resolve, though conscious of unworthiness and insufficiency for such a charge, to do his duty, with an engagement to attend to no private interest, but only to the good of all, and several other words very much to the point, and of great gravity. Hereupon the Cardinal Dean of Naples got up and said that, in observance of the ancient rules, a ballot should be taken the following morning, with the voting-papers open, in order that his Holiness might see the good affection of all towards him, and this without prejudice of the present election, which was approved of by all, who unanimously would have the Pope speak the words, "Acceptamus sine præjudicio