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A47947	Il cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa, or, The history of the cardinals of the Roman Church from the time of their first creation, to the election of the present Pope, Clement the Ninth, with a full account of his conclave, in three parts / written in Italian by the author of the Nipotismo di Roma ; and faithfully Englished by G.H.; Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa. English	Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.; G. H.	1670 (1670)	Wing L1330; ESTC R2263	502,829	344

all to bestow that upon a few and many times the most undeserving that by distributive justice ought to be divided amongst all can certainly be the production of no good To leave virtue it self after a long and painful peregrination unrewarded and forsaken cannot sound well in the ears nor heart of an Ecclesiastical Prince that ought to be a Protection and Assylum to the learned and deserving especially your Holiness who has rais'd the Fabrick of your fortunes upon the foundation of virtue and worth Rome abounds with persons of all sorts of Learning at this day more than ever but they want incouragement and are buried as it were in sorrow there being no body that will so much as trouble themselves to represent their parts and capacities to him that can reward them Your Holiness that in the beginning of your Papacy with so much praise to your self did own and caress them will find what advantage it will be to continue the b 〈…〉 actions of a Mecenas and to allure them by your countenance and esteem which is the most grateful aliment of virtue encouraging them with favours and providing them employments that they may not consume and pine away in the Lethargy of idleness I speak not most Holy Father of those Pensions wherewith the Bishopricks and Parishes are by the Ministers of your Holiness so extravagantly charg'd that to the scard●l of the whole world to the disparagement and contempt of the innocent Clergy and to the prejudice of the reputation of the Church several poor Bishops are rendred subject to interdictions and censures or reduc'd to that indigence they are forc'd of loving Shepherds to become ravenous Woolfs by their rapacities and extortions to satisfie the exorbitant pensions that are charg'd upon them squeezing as it were out of the extream necessities of the Church and her already too much afflicted and exhausted Flock all that are constrain'd to contribute to the Profit Luxury Lasciviousness and Intemperance of those who God know had but little virtue to advance them May your Holiness for the love of Christ open your eyes in a business of that importance which carries along with it consequences so pernicious to the Church Let not your Holiness for the love of God suffer so many poor Churches Spouses of Christ to remain robb'd and dispoil'd of their Dower nor that at the Lords Table U●us ess●riet alius vero ebrius sit but rather let the bread of the Church be distributed equally amongst her Ministers according to their merits Although in the Courts of Rome there are many Prelats and Ministers to be seen that have integrity of manners joyn●d to the nobility of their birth he nevertheless that for so many years though undeservedly has had the direction of the Signiture may perhaps have seen further into some things than they v●z that the Dependencies and Relations of the Popes and Cardinals do not suffer the poor Prelats to act according to the Dictates of Equity and Conscience I do most humbly beseech that your Holiness in your great Prudence would provide for the extirpating of this custom of recommendation that the condition of all people may be consider'd and that Liberetur pauper a Potente pauper cui non adest Adjutor Neither would it be less gratefull to God Almighty if your Holiness would provide against the tediousness and delays in matters of Law which sometimes are so long that besides the ruine and extinguishment of many Families they become the dishonor of the Courts of Rome when those causes that might have been determin'd in a few dayes are by several years suspence grown old and inveterate Though I believe the Ministers and Governours of the State and all they that administer justice to the people in our Ecclesiastick Jurisdiction are of themselves inclin'd to do all things equitable and right yet it would be a greater stimulation if your Holiness would cause it to be inculcated into them that justice is not attended by interest or passion but is the only instrument for the conservation of peace quiet and human Society and that they search all enormity to the bottom and destroy it root and brance Legibus enim delicta 〈…〉 r quanto melius provideri ne p●ccare●●r But above all let that scandalous authority that the Ministers arrogate to themselves of making Buts and Marks for their Persecutions of all such as have recourse to the highest Tribunals at Rome oftentimes making use of threats to deter them from such appeals This in my judgement is a matter of great consequence th 〈…〉 s the Supreme Authority of the Prince and takes away without cause the confidence his Subjects have in him or otherwise occasions such jealousies as have been the subverson of States and Kingdoms both Protestant and Catholick Above all it is necessary that care be taken not to afflict the poor people with their severities and vexations as they have formerly nor with their Cavalcades their troubles being too much already with their Subsidies and Taxes with the frequent Com●●ssions to the Commissaries of the Buildings of the Archives of Saltpeter of Gunpowder of the Streets with their solemn Ridings Reprisals and other cruel inventions to exact innumerable sums from the people which being little or no advantage to the Pope are of no other use but by the inrichment of some few ill Conscienc'd Ministers to contract the Odium of the people and imploy the tongues of the discontented These afflictions do very much exceed what the people of Israel suffer'd in Egypt they cannot be mention'd but with admiration and scandal to Foreign Nations especially if they consider them as effects of the immoderate inclinations of the Popes to their own Kindred and Families And your Holiness may ascribe it to your good fortune that you employ'd your gracious care in Foreign parts that they might not have so full and exact notice of it as would have drawn tears of pitty and compassion from the eyes of all that heard it and perhaps for the better because the wound thereby would have been open'd and render'd more cas●c for the Cure And indeed who is there that could hear with dry eyes that a people not conquer'd by the Sword but by the Munisicence and Piety of some Prince by way of Donation annex'd to the Patrimony of Saint Peter or that otherwise in confidence of the Piety of their Successors submitted themselves freely to the See of Rome should be now under a harder and more insufferable Yoak and treated with more inhumanity than the very Slaves in Africk or Syria The Debt upon the Chamber according to the account I made of it some nights since by my self amounts to above fifty millions of Roman Crowns and that not only without any hopes of lessening but with assurance it will be increas'd insomuch that the People not being able to comport themselves under so excessive a burthen desperate of any relief do many of them leave their Native

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endeavour'd all he could to hit the humour of his Holiness yet he had not the success he desir'd In his Nuntiature in Polonia which is usually the touchstone whereon they try the ability of their wits he met with such rubs in certain businesses committed to him by his Holiness that he was very near losing of that reputation he gain'd in the beginning of his Nuntiature But he disintangl'd himself with such prudence that he receiv'd thanks from his Holiness for what he had done for the advantage of the Catholick Religion and the ease of the Catholick Princes in that Kingdom King Casimir recommended him very earnestly to the Pope and favour'd him much at his Court so that the Pope who was inclinable enough to reward the deserts of such persons as had done best service to the Church created him Cardinal with the Title of Saint Calisto Nor was this creation displeasing to the Spaniard his Eminence being as it were a Subject to that Crown and one that had alwayes held a fair correspondence with it but without disgusting the French using such dexterity that he oblig'd the one without giving jealousie to the other In the Congregations he did alwayes very well and what he said was upon good foundation yet he might have been a little more short and succinct in his discourses for he would amplifie so much he would often lose his way not knowing how to get back to his Post but in things of higher importance he took more time and consideration He neither exceeds in clemency nor rigour but keeps a middle way betwixt both only in certain cases where the interest of his own or his friends is concern'd he will mistake sometimes and be rigid where he should be merciful and merciful where he should be severe at Court he has but an ordinary reputation PASCALE d'ARAGONA is a natural Spaniard of one of the most illustrious Families in Spain if not of the Royal he was made Cardinal at the nomination of the King of Spain with the Title of Santa Balbina before his Creation he had serv'd his Majesty in very considerable imployments and much to the advantage and satisfaction of that Crown In Rome where he receiv'd the Cap from his Holinesses own hands he was certain months in the character of Ambassador but in a short time he was declar'd Vice-Roy of Naples which is one of the greatest Governments that depend upon that Crown substituting Don Pietro d'Aragona his Brother Ambassador in his place he went from Rome to take possession of his new Government where he was receiv'd with all imaginable Pomp by those people to whom he express'd all the tokens of integrity and justice taking off at first dash several of their Grievances and Gabels though he was afterwards enforc'd to lay others in their room which he did without any way disgusting the people The King of Spain dying in the mean time this Cardinal was declar'd one of the Principal Counsellors to the Queen Dowager call'd back into Spain to assist in the Government of that Monarchy and his Brother Don Pietro declar'd Vice-Roy in his stead but rather in consideration of the Cardinal than the proper merits of Don Pietro who was indeed next him the most worthy of that charge which he doth still execute with honour to himself and satisfaction to the people Whilst he was Vice-Roy the dignity of Sopremo Inquisitore was conferr'd upon him but he held it not long resigning it to the Queens chief Confessor in exchange for the Arch-Bishoprick of Toledo which he has in possession at this time This Cardinal is certainly a person of great intelligence in politick affairs generous upon many occasions but not upon all he delights in certain magnificencies and pastimes provided they be honourable The Queen has him in great esteem and makes use not of his publick Counsels only but his private insomuch that there are many Grandees in the Court that envy him exceedingly calling him the Spanish Mazarine but they are very much mistaken FRANCISCO MARIA MANCINI a Roman was made Cardinal by Alexander at the nomination of the most Christian King with the Title of Santi Visto e Modesto Cardinal Mazarine who was his Cousin and resolv'd to make all his Relations considerable both in wealth and preheminence seeing his Brother Cardinal Michele Mazarine was dead for whose exaltation he had set his authority upon the Tenterhooks he began immediately to bend his mind to the ingrandizing this Kinsman and to that end he conferr'd honours upon him and introduc'd him into the service of the King that he might not seem to exalt a person to the Cardinalship though his design was no other by the intercession of the Crown of France till he had given some testimony of his affection to his Majesties service and he had reason for when by his services to the Crown of France he had prevail'd with his Majesty to recommend his Brother Michele for a Cap. Pope Vrban refus'd for some time to consent and either stimulated by the Spaniards or induc'd by some other reasons he excus'd himself by pretending that his Majesty ought not to interpose for a person that had done no service for his Crown But be it as it will he obtain'd it at last though he enjoy'd it but a few months death taking him out of the World without regard to the power of Mazarine who was much afflicted at the news thereof And that Mazarine might not have it again cast in his dish that he made the Crown of France nominate another Cardinal of no merit nor desert he put forth his hand to this Gentleman also and gave him opportunity of serving his Majesty in things that redounded more to the honour of Mancini himself than to the service of that Crown for Mazarine performing many things by his own great and fortunate brain afterwards gave out that all was perform'd by the conduct and affection of Mancini who perhaps knew nothing thereof himself though he wanted no will nor desire to serve well Alexander that envyed the great Authority of Mazarine in France and in his Nuntiature to Colen had taken some ill impressions against him as supposing him the great obstructer of the Peace lik'd not this Exaltation of his Cousin but endeavour'd under-hand what he could to defeat it but finding the inconveniences that would follow he created him and seem'd to do that willingly that he could not prevent This Cardinal is not ingratefull to the Crown that gave him his Cap having carry'd himself alwayes with great fervour in defence of its interest But he has not that head-piece that is necessary for them that undertake the protection of Crowns In the Congregations he shews himself a person of indifferent judgement delivering his opinion temperately and modestly though he be naturally subject to choller He would be glad to take any way would bring him to the Papacy but knowing that those Cardinals that have been propos'd by the Crowns do but lose

very good earnest made his complaint to the same Cardinal Imperiale telling him that these endeavours ought to be reserv'd till another Conclave And in that thing the said Ambassador was to be commended for his modesty being not willing to publish any of his defects nor to urge any other reason for his Exclusion but his Youth For all this Imperiale desisted not from promoting the Election of Bonelli with all imaginable contrivance And on the other side Albici Odescalchi and Palotta having openly declar'd against him they conspir'd all ways of excluding him and not without some reflection upon the incapacity of the person The Spaniards recommended him and would have been glad of him with all their hearts but finding things going clear another way than what Imperiale propos'd they dis-intangled themselves as nimbly as they could and left the greatest part of the care upon Imperiale himself The French who had declar'd that they had no order for the Exclusion of any body temporiz'd and delay'd to profess themselves Enemies yet they forbore not to cast rubs in his way But if they had once seen things growing hotter in favour of Bonelli I am satisfy'd they would have appear'd publiquely for his Exclusion not only because he was Nephew to Imperiale who was not much affected to France but because he was a Spariard both in interest and profession and it would not be convenient for the French at a time when the two Crowns were so near a rupture to have a Pope in Italy too much addicted to the Spaniard At the beginning when it came first into the head of Imperiale to advance Bonelli his friends advis'd him to desist from that enterprize foreseeing the difficulties which discover'd themselves afterwards exhorting him to leave that dignity to the pretensions of several other persons of greater desert as well for their experience in Government and integrity of their lives as for their plurality of years But he thought Bonelli above them all and did but laugh at their discourse and perhaps on purpose that they might do as much for him afterwards And indeed he would have done much better to have suffer'd his Nephew to have got some more years upon his back seeing he is the youngest of all the Competitors and to have attended some other time more proportionable to his designs which would not have redounded so much to the prejudice of Bonelli who is become totally suspected by the French and he will not only have a great trouble to bring them to his side the next Conclave but run a great hazard of having them conspire his Exclusion Celsi was excluded upon four sorts of accompts and which is most strange they began to talk first of his Exclusion and of his Exaltation afterwards The first was the great Enmity which Barbarino profest to him which he has publickly declar'd not only since he was made a Cardinal but even in the time of his Prelacy In so much as when he was recommended to him by some persons pretending great modesty he reply'd That he would not give any impediment to his Papacy provided he would not hinder him for going out of Rome Those who recommended him knew what he meant very well which was never to concur at all But these reports are false for there are some persons that affirm that Celsi had declar'd That he would have renounc'd Paradice as well as the Papacy if he had thought to receive it from the recommendation of Barbarino But be it as it will Barbarino took away a great part of the inclinations of the Colledge from him Cardinal Pallavicino discover'd him to be his Enemy likewise but upon other occasions However though he look'd upon the first as a powerful enemy especially in that juncture of time yet he little regarded the animosity of the other by reason of his debility and the small reputation he had in the Colledge Death took away this obstacle from him but he would much willinger he had taken Barbarino in his room The second reason of his Exclusion was the friendship of Ravizza which Prelate either because some malignant Star that persecuted him would have it so or that he was really guilty of several actions that were blame worthy by his Conversation render'd himself abominable to the whole Colledge except Cardinal Chigi who held him for an Oracle and it may be said of these three persons Funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur Chigi did his utmost to bring the said Ravizza into the Conclave as his Conclavist and because he saw several difficulties that were likely to arise he procur'd a particular Brief from his Unkle before the time But the Cardinals suspecting it was done with design to put the whole Colledge into a distraction they refus'd openly to receive him and though Cardinal Celsi went about intreating this man and the other yet Chigi was forc'd to be patient and get another and so much did the Colledge look askew upon Ravizza that they could not resolve to concur with Celsi for the great confidence and familiarity was betwixt them being satisfy'd he would not only have advanc'd him to the Cardinalship but to the highest charges about the Court. The third Cause of his exclusion was his too much rigour being indeed of so severe a nature that he many times adher'd to Justice more than he ought and would willingly punish that offence with the Gallows that was scarce worthy of the Whip in some Congregations his judgements resembled the Sentence of Phalaris written in Characters of bloud they were so severe which made the Cardinals apprehend as they alwayes will that to exalt this person was but to make the whole Colledge tremble and to be treated with greater rigour than in the dayes of Paul the fourth and Sixtus the fifth For this reason the Spaniard excluded him with their heart though not with their tongue they promis'd to run over Mountains and Seas to do him service but they were very tedious in setting out and could not find in their hearts to begin their journey For all this he ceas'd not to negotiate with them still and to offer them the utmost of his affection but in vain for they were resolv'd not to have a Pope so severe and so singular in his authority Furthermore his Enemies prais'd him and prick'd him in his exclusion making use both of the honey and the sting They said he was indeed a great head-piece a man of great learning politick dexterous in business and in short a person of no ordinary Talent but to these gifts the integrity of his life and the goodness of his manners wherewith a Pope ought to be indued did not correspond and this I dare affirm that if to the Politicks which are so resplendent in the Cardinal the moral virtues of life and conversation were conjoyn'd there would not be a person more deserving than he in the whole Colledge Farnese was no Enemy to Celsi but doubting this person more than any