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A74706
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A proclamation of his Highness, prohibiting the disturbing of ministers and other Christians in their assemblies and meetings.
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England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
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1655
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Thomason E195_153
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is highly incensed at it The Marquis of Castelnau and of Mompouillan who command the French Cavalrie are now in a good posture and intend to march abroad and brave the enemies put releef into Quesnoy with these 10. Companies of the French Guards that were sent hence to St. Quintin In the mean time the Marquis of Morolles Governer of Danvilliers hath taken Marville in the Province of Luxemburgh where he hath lodged the Lorrainers that are in the service of France and hath enlarged his Quarter to bring in Contribution Here is much talk as if the Peace were concluded betwixt France and England The K. intends to appear in person in his Army in Picardy Here is news come that Monsieur de Lyonne Ambassador for his Majesty in Rome did boldly declare to the Cardinals before they entred into the Conclave That in case they shall chuse a Pope that is affected to Spain and of that faction then the King his master did not doubt but he should use some means or other to reduce them to reason Count Harcourt who is at Philipsbourg in Alsatia has sent to the King to let him and his Council know That unless they take order to send him the Mony which they promised he could no longer be responsible for that place nor for the inconveniences that might follow It s certi fied by letters from the Hague in Holland that the Spaniards make great preparations by making their levies in Germany that 900000 livres are brought out of Spain to Antwerp for the carrying on of the Warr. The ambassage of the Marquis of Leyda whom the K. of Spain intended to have sent into England is now at a stand and t is not known whether it shall go on From Paris February 26. farther That the great worthy of France the Du. of Guise came Post into Paris on Tuesday last laden with Italian Trophies and French ribbands They relate likewise the great anxiety of the Cardinall in behalf of his Niece wife to the Prince of Conti who dancing at Montpelier in the time of the Carnevall got a slip and hurt her self but the Letters say he needs not bee so much troubled because he can never want Nieces to furnish the Princes of the Blood of France so long as Italy can afford him handsome young Women to train up for the purpose From Dublin February 4. Upon my late return from the view of the ruefull Desolations which the War and Pestilence hath made in divers parts of Ireland I finde here is an erection of new Judges to determine Estates and qualifications of Irish transplantable Mr Santhy the only pretender to Law the rest are Mr John Gay Mr Robert Doyley Mr Thomas Hooke Mr Isaac Dobson and Mr William Franckland The Courts of Justice would be setled were the Publique Scale come over and Judges named in England In the mean time for present the former administration is continued The company of Foot that mutinyed when they were to be shipped and transported for England which by the way take notice of how well the English like this Country when once used to and setled in it were cashiered in the Market place All things are working on here towards a settlement From Rome January 25. On the 17 instant were celebrated the Funerals of the deceased Pope Innocent the Tenth and a Funeral Oration was made by the Count Vbaldini Secretary to the Consistory Upon the 19 the Cardinals were shut up close after the accustomed manner and immediatly the leading Cardinals of every Faction began to labor hard about the Election of a Pope every one striving to make a holy Father that shall be at their own devotion It is publickly known already that the Cardinal Carassa hath had 2◠voices Cardinal Sacchetti 22 Cardinal Ghiguy 27. and Cardinal Barbarini 36. But that statue called Pasquin upon which the wits of Rome use to fasten their Libels called Pasquins or Pasquils hath declared that Fioranzola or else Carpegno two of the weakest Cardinals to be Pope At another time the learned Pasquin would have had Cardinal Cechini or else Rappocioli to be chosen Of 69 Cardinals now living there are 66 in the Conclave at this Election the three who are absent are Cardinal Mazarin in France the Cardinals Sandova and Borgia in Spain Here arived divers Gentlemen with store of money from Naples to the Ambassador of Spain for the private bribing of divers Cardinals and to gain as many of them as they can to be Creatures to that Crown and serve the Spanish interest In the mean time to operate the more effectually upon the sacred Colledg of Cardinals the Vice-Roy of Naples encroacheth day after day upon the Papal Dominions for the frighting of some and gaining others Divers subtile insinuating Papers have been spred likewise to set forth how convenient it is to make choice of no man for Pope but such a one as may be able and active in officiating the Papal Function which reflects a little too much upon the eldest Cardinals On the other side the French make a bustle and that party make it their business to keep Cardinal De Medici from the Popedom the Sieur De Lyonne Ambassador of France is said to have received one hundred thousand Pistols to try practises upon the Conclave and in case there be occasion of purchasing the voice of any one poor Cardinal then to cooperate with the St. Esprit as the French phrase speaks for the creating of such a Pope as will consider the interest of the Church and of France and the salvation of Souls rather then the interest of Spain It is conceived the Cardinals will hardly agree about the Election of a Pope before Easter The late Pope a little before his death took a Ring off his finger of very great value which he delivered to the Sieur Scotty-Major to be by him presented to the succeeding Pope which the Lady Olympia desiring to view he refused her The common people of this City and others are very much offended that this Lady and the Prince Pamphillo her son and the rest of the Popes Kinred shewed so little of charity and honor at his funeral that they did not provide for him two Chests one of Lead and another of Cypress-wood according to the usual manner of Popes insomuch that for want thereof his body was left in the lower Hall in a nasty pickle to the mercy of Rats and Mice which gnawed part of his Nose and Face through the negligence and drowsiness of those that watched it which verifies the Prophesie delivered some time since by an Astrologer concerning this last Pope Carebit propriâ Sepulturâ He shall want a convenient Burial Notwithstanding all diligence hath been used in enquiring after the Authors of those bitter Pasquils which proclaim most horrid things touching the deceased Pope and most severe punishments are threatned against them yet they proceed in revilings every day so that Father Oliva a Jesuit his Ghostly Father