Inthecalmofretirement，thewell—meaningpopedeploredtheeffusionofChristianblood，whichmustbeimputedtohisaccount:hefelt，thathehadbeentheauthorofsinandscandal；
andashisundertakinghadfailed，theindecencyofhismilitarycharacterwasuniversallycondemned。^35Withthesedispositions，helistenedtotheoffersofabeneficialtreaty；desertedanalliancewhichhehadpreachedasthecauseofGod；andratifiedthepastandfutureconquestsoftheNormans。Bywhateverhandstheyhadbeenusurped，theprovincesofApuliaandCalabriawereapartofthedonationofConstantineandthepatrimonyofSt。
Peter:thegrantandtheacceptanceconfirmedthemutualclaimsofthepontiffandtheadventurers。Theypromisedtosupporteachotherwithspiritualandtemporalarms；atributeorquitrentoftwelvepencewasafterwardsstipulatedforeveryploughland；andsincethismemorabletransaction，thekingdomofNapleshasremainedabovesevenhundredyearsafiefoftheHolySee。^36
[Footnote33:SeetheexpeditionofLeoXI。againsttheNormans。
SeeWilliamAppulusl。ii。p。259—261andJeffreyMalaterral。i。c。13，14，15，p。253。Theyareimpartial，asthenationaliscounterbalancedbytheclericalprejudice]