"Etsi ad Singula" prescribed that the principal of the "Cancellaria" be titled "Chancellor", which was proper because the office had been occupied for centuries by cardinals.For the rest, the office in question was always regarded as one of the most dignified and important of the Roman Curia, as is evident from Moroni's account of the funeral of Cardinal Alexander Farnese, Vice Chancellor and Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.