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Biographical and Bibliographical Fragment,” 
by C. W. H. Wyman, but he could not vouch 
for these things. ‘You see,” he added, 
thoughtfully, “we never meet now ; for, alas! 
I did not take the Elixir when I might have 
done so.” 
Then, changing his tone, he added, more 
cheerfully: “Ask his Holiness Pope Leo 
XIII. Iam sure, at the mention of my name, 
the Papal Archives will be readily opened to 
you or any member of the Sette of Odd 
Volumes who would desire to pursue the in- 
quiry further, from an Historical or Archzxo- 
logical point of view,” * and I promised to do 
so. Before he left, I put a question as to 
the report that had got abroad, in which it 
was asserted that he had been poisoned by 
the Monks of Gray Friars at the moment 
when he was about to partake of the “ Elixir 
Vitee.” 
* The Vatican Library is now open to Historical 
Students. 
B 
