ation ▁of ▁diss ention ▁and ▁wish ing ▁to ▁show ▁proper ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁Pope , ▁they ▁approached ▁the ▁Holy ▁See , ▁and ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁explained ▁to ▁Pope ▁Honor ius ▁( who ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 2 8 7 ) ▁by ▁Card inal ▁Ger va is ius ▁de ▁G lin camp . ▁Perm ission ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Pope , ▁through , ▁Card inal ▁Ger vas ius , ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁matter ▁in ▁their ▁General ▁Chapter , ▁and ▁act ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁their ▁constitution s . ▁ ▁The ▁Card inal ▁wrote ▁them ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁that ▁effect ▁from ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁XII ▁Apost ol orum ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 2 8 7 . ▁He ▁wrote ▁another ▁letter ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May , ▁re ass uring ▁them ▁of ▁Rome ' s ▁position , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁explained ▁it , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁Pope ▁did ▁not ▁change ▁the ▁instructions . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁Bur ial ▁Pope ▁Honor ius ▁IV ▁( S av elli ) ▁died ▁on ▁Holy ▁Th urs day ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 2 8 7 . ▁Card inal ▁An cher ▁P ant ale on , ▁Card inal ▁Pri est ▁of ▁Santa ▁Pr ass ede , ▁in ▁fact , ▁prede ce ased ▁Pope ▁Honor ius , ▁dying ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 2 8 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Pope ' s ▁death ▁there ▁were ▁therefore ▁only ▁six teen ▁card inals , ▁but ▁three ▁of