 In the early evening of Monday, 11 October, the cardinals reached a unanimous agreement on the choice of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the Dean of the College of Cardinals.They sent Ippolito de' Medici and Jean de Lorraine to convey their wishes to Farnese, and they invited him to come with them to the Chapel.There the election by acclamation was formally witnessed by three Masters of Ceremonies, who were also Protonotaries Apostolic.