If therefore the forgeries were in his hands, and he referred to them in his account to the pope without going further and quoting their contents and producing their texts, his conduct shows (to say the least) very muddled thinking on his part.
If therefore the forgeries were in his hands, and he referred to them in his account to the pope without going further and quoting their contents and producing their texts, his conduct shows (so as to be brief and efficient) very muddled thinking on his part.