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religion_n	church_n	pope_n	rome_n	5,434	5	6.6788	4	true

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A80693	The court of Rome. Wherein is sett forth the whole government thereof; all the officers belonging unto it, with the value of their offices, as they are sold by the Pope also the originall, creation and present condition of the cardinals : together with the manner of the now Pope Innocent the tenth's election; coronation, and hiding in state to take possession of his lateranense church. Besides many other remarkable matters most worthy to be knowne. And a direction for such as shall travell to Rome, how they may with most ease, and commoditie view all those rarities, curiosities, and antiquities, which are to be seene there. / Translated out of Italian into English by H.C. Gent.	Cogan, Henry, translator.	1654 (1654)	Wing C6591; Thomason E1456_2; ESTC R210329	105,785	299

of his last day first of all devoutly confesseth himselfe of all his sinnes to his ghostly Father and desires a full absolution of them from him then in a convenient time he commands all his domesticall Prelates and the chiefe of his family to be convented before him in whose presence and of that of the Holy Sacrament of Christs body he makes an open confession of his faith which he affirmeth he hath ever constantly held and therein will by Gods grace live and dye Afterwards he prayeth them all to forgive him if by chance he hath unjustly offended any one bestows some spirituall graces on them and desiring them to pray for his soule he requires of the Vestry-keeper or of some other Prelates that he may receive the Sacred Viaticum and that when it shall seem seasonable unto them they will administer the other sacraments of the Church unto him This done whilst he is in good and perfect memory he sends for the sacred Senate of the Cardinals before whom he againe makes confession of his faith craves pardon if in his government he hath offended any of them intreats them to pray for his soule commends the Church of God to them exhorts them to be diligent and unanimous in the election of his successor and to chuse such an one as might feed the flock of Christ more abundantly then he could doe naming if he thinks good one or more whom in his judgment he holds to be most fit He also opens unto them his debts and what is owing to him manifests likwise unto them his writings monies and Jewels makes his Will and appoints the place of his buriall Furthermore he recommends unto them his family and retainers and conferring on them such spirituall graces as they desire of him he dismisseth them with his blessing Hereupon the Cardinals perceiving the Pope to be drawing to his end elect three of the Colledge namely one of every order who together with the Chamberlain take an inventory of all the goods that are in the Apostolicall Palace and put them up in a safe place under good custody they look over all that is in the Lord Vestry-keepers charge continuing it still in his hands because he is a perpetuall Officer The Colledge of Cardinals do also take care that no tumult may arise in the Citty if the Pope doth die there prudently and in time introducing the Ecclesiasticall Militia which they dispose of in the most opportune places of the citty They likewise provide for the provinces of the Church sending grave and wise men Commissaries unto them The Pope being as it were at the last gaspe some of his domesticall Prelats still offer him the Crosse to look upon and kisse putting him in minde of Christs passion The Vestry-keeper also Ministers the sacred unction unto him and commends his soule to God after the usuall manner whilst the Penitentiaries stand round about him reading the penitentiall Psalmes and other devout prayers as he is expiring After then that he hath yeelded up his spirit unto his Creator his Chamberlaines prepare hot water with odoriferous herbs and having washed his Body clean therewith they wash it all over againe with warme aromaticall white-Wine fill up all the places thereof whereat dead persons doe commonly purge with Mirrhe and Aloes stuffe his Nose and Eares with musk and rub his whole body over with Balsamum All this performed the Penitentiaries put on him his ordinary Clothes and over them such his sacred vestments as he was used to celebrate Masse with and in that manner lay him on a Bier covered with cloth of gold having the Popes and the Churches armes hanging upon it under his head they put a pillow of cloth of gold and at his feet they put two other such like with two Pontificall Hatts upon them The Corps is thus adorned in the Popes privie Chamber where if his Holinesse dyed in the night it is kept untill the next day by the penitentiaries watching and singing all the while about it Morning come the Corps is carried by the Penitentiaries at a convenient time to the great Chappell the Subdeacon going before it with the Crosse as also the Gentlemen of the Chappell singing Subvenite together with fifty or three-score burning torches borne by the deceased Popes equires and all the whole family following after There the Penitentiaries singing the Vespers and Vigils untill the comming of others of Religious Orders At length the Colledge of the Clergy and the convents of Friers repaire thither and immediately falling to fing the Vigils they sprinckle the Corps with holy water cense and absolve it That done the deceased Pope is carried with many torches before him and the whole following after him to St. Peters Church and placed in the midst of it where he remaines two or three dayes to the end the people may visit him and kisse his hand Then is he returned back to the great Chappell and in the night interred there In the meane time preparation is made for his obsequies an hearse is erected in the said Church which is hung all about with the Popes Armes as well as the said hearse and on every side of it are formes placed for waxe lights to be set upon them as also round about the Church are great waxe lights distant from one another the space of a speares length and on every of the said formes are a dozeon waxe lights more All things being well disposed then the Messengers of the Roman Court doe on the evening of the appointed day of the Obsequies give intimation unto all the Cardinalls Prelates Ambassadors and Officers of the Court of Rome that the next day the Obsequies of the late Pope of blessed memory doe begin whereupon the morrow following at a convenient houre the said Reverend Cardinalls doe all in mourning repaire unto the said Church and sett themselves downe neere to the high Altar on seates prepared for them the like doe the Prelates Ambassadours and other Courtiers and the deceased Popes domestick servants doe likewise early that day march from the Apostolick Palace by two and two all in black to the said Church where they are placed round about the Hearse Then is the Celebration of the deceased Popes Obsequies begun after the funerall manner of the Church of Rome and on that first day are two hundred Masses said and large almes distributed to men and women of severall Orders of Religion for the soule of the said Pope as also a sermon made in the praise of him On the ninth day likewise for so long doe the Obsequies last are as many Masses said as on the first and every day about an hundred The same ninth day after the Masse of the dead is also the Masse of the Holy Ghost sung and an exhortatory sermon made for the election of the new Pope Upon the death of the Pope the Colledge of Cardinals doe signifie the same by their letters to Princes and great Prelates using the Apostolicall

Colledge of Cardinalls And amongst these Cardinals there is alwaies one who is Chamberlaine of the Sacred Colledge an Office distinct from his Holiness Chamberlaine of whom in its place shall be spoken That being granted for life and this of the Sacred Colledge but for one yeare The Cardinals which are resident in the Court succeeding unto it by order of seniority have during the said yeare the charge of the revenues of the sacred Colledge and at the end of his Office he gives to every Cardinall his portion which they that are absent doe not enjoy longer then six moneths after they are parted from Rome Their eminent Lordships make a Secretary of the Colledge a Nationall Clerk and a caster up of accompts The Secretary is alwaies an Italian The Clerke exercises his Office one yeare onely and so long and no more do every one of the following Nations hold it in their turn namely the Germans French Spaniards and the English but the English doe not enjoy it at this day All these have good and honorable Entertainement from the Palace and each of them hath of the heires of every Cardinall that dies five and twenty duckets of the Chamber a peece and as much of every new Cardinal Of the Secretary of the Sacred Colledge THe Office of the Secretary is to enter into the Conclave and write the letters in the name of the Sacred Colledge which are subscribed by three Cardinals Heads of the Orders that is the first Bishop-Cardinall the first Priest-Cardinal and the first Deacon-Cardinal which letters are sealed with their three seales Hee is present and assists in the generall congregations which are made every morning at that time and in the Congregations of the Heads of the Orders setting downe all the Orders and Decrees which are made in those Congregations He keepes a Register also of all the resolutions which are taken in the secret Consistories given unto him by the Cardinall Chamberlaine of the sacred Colledge in which consistory he officiates in a long red habit downe to the ground and with an hood of the same colour on his shoulders but at the extra omnes he also goes out of the consistory Of the Nationall Clerk of the Sacred Colledge THe Nationall Clerk is simply the Secretaries substitute in whose absence he is to supply his roome who also stands in the Consistory with the same habit as the Secretary doth Of the caster up of the accompts of the Sacred Colledge THe Caster up of the accompts is to keepe good reckoning of the revenewes and incomes of the Sacred Colledge and render an accompt thereof to the Cardinall Chamberlaine abovesaid Of the Popes Masters of the Ceremonies THe Pope hath foure Masters of the Ceremonies whereof two are called participants These have good entertainment from the Apostolicall Palace and the heyrs of every Cardinall that dyes payes them fifty duckets of the Chambers and they have likewise an hundred and twelve Duckets of every Cardinal that is newly created so that their Office yields them seven hundred Duckets yearely a piece The others are called supernumerary unto each of whom is given by every new Cardinall twelve duckets of the Chamber and of them the most ancient onely hath intertainement from the Apostolicall Palace neverthelesse they are all foure Masters of the Ceremonies to the Pope and the Sacred Colledge and have equall authority in ordayning the Pontificall functions advising the Lords Cardinals what they are to doe and commanding every person They all of them likewise are present in the Congregations of Rites and one alone in the Ceremoniall Congregation entring all of them into the Conclave When the Pope sends any Gardinall Legate de Latere he putteth unto him one of those Masters who are continually attired in Purple after the manner of the secret Groomes of the Chamber to his Holiness amongst whom they are numbred but whilst they are in their habit they do not give place unto any other but to the Master of the Chamber and the Popes Cup-bearer Of the Master of the Sacred Palace THe Master of the Sacred Palace inhabits continually in the Palace of the Vatican with two followers An Office that alwaies belongs to the Fathers of the Religion of St. Dominick whose charge it is to oversee all the works that are to be printed in Rome of which after he hath approved of them he keepes a copy and when they are subscribed by the Lord U cegerent his Reverend Paternitie setts his hand also unto them or one of his fellowes who are Masters and Fathers of quality of the same Order The said Master is present also in the Congregation of the Iudge hath place in his Holiness Chappell under the Lord Deacon or the most ancient Auditor present della * Ruota is the Exchecquer house in Rome Ruota There is given him daily from his Holiness intertainment of his owne person the Fathers his fellowes and divers servants together with a Coach and other commodities Of the Popes Lord Vestry-keeper THere lives also in the said Palace the Lord Vestry-keeper the which charge alwaies belongs to the Fathers of the Order of the Augustines who have the care of the Popes Vestry wherein is stuffe of great value He alwaies serves his Holinesse at Masse whensoever hee celebrates either pontifically or privately and it appertaines unto him to provide the Wine the Water and the Host that are to bee consecrated When he is a titular Bishop he hath place in the Chappell amongst the Bishops assistants and if he be not a Bishop he goes notwithstanding in the habit of a regular Prelate He sits in the Chappell above the Dean and Auditor della Ruota waiting upon the Popes Myter who gives to him daily great intertainment in the very same manner as he doth to the most reverend Master of the sacred Palace Of the Popes Secretary and under Secretaries THe Pope Keeps a noble and numerous Court divided into divers Classes The sirst is the Secretary which is alway's the Cardinall Nephew or Nephewes who hath many Secretaries under him and this Cardinall writes and subscribes the letters made by his Holiness Order to all Princes Nuncio's and others He signes also the Pattents of many Governors Podestates provosts Marshalls other officers of the State-Ecclesiastical But the provisions of the Goverments of Cities and great Territories Presidentships Vicelegations Legations of Provinces al dispatched by Brieve sub annulo Piscatoris And all those on whom these charges are conferred doe take their oath before the Lord Cardinall Chamberlaine in the presence of a Notary of the Chamber sweare on the Brieve it selfe they that are absent doe it by their Proctor All the Ambassadors of Princes at their deparure from negotiating w th the Pope give an account of their negotiation to the said Cardinall Nephew and the like doe all the Ministers of Rome The said Nephew uses to have the Title of Superintendent Generall of the State Ecclesiasticall which

out of it to fight with the Curiatij It was brought into this place according to some by Claudius the Emperor who enlarged the wall of the Citty on this part unto St. Sebastiano's Gate it was also called Ostiense di San Paolo because it leads to Ostia and to the Church of the said Saint A little further on the left hand is a little Chappell from whence you are to go unto Monte Aureo and so within a while you will come to the Church of St. Paolo which was first built by Constantine the Emperor afterwards renewed by the Emperor Honorius and by Eudoxia the daughter of Theodosius and wife to Valentinian It stands upon fourscore and eight pillars of Marble in four rowes each pillar being but of one stone hath a very faire spatious Chancell adorned with most excellent antient Mosaick work as also a pavement of most fine polished Marble with a most majesticall Altar upon Arches supported by ten great pillars of Granite stone whereunto one ascends by two rows of marble steps under the midst of the Altar lies the Body of St. Paul and in the Portico are four holy Gates which are used to be opened sometimes one sometimes another in the year of Jubile This Church is governed with much religion and splendor by the Cassimensi Monks of Santa Justina introduced thereinto in the year 1425. by Pope Eugenius the fourth To the third Church of San Sebastiano In your way to San Sebastiano you will first of all see an antient Borough seated in the Appian way called Capo di Bove which though it be decayed the Wals of it only remaining yet doth it retain the antient splendor of that most antient and stately sepulture of Metella This and such like edifices built with infinite cost and incredible art were placed in conspicuous places and principall streets for the wonder of posteritie Then you will come to the Cirque which Antiquaries think was made by Antonius Caracalla in the midst whereof is an Obelisck lying broken on the ground with its Basis likewise overturned And so you will arrive at the Church of San Sebastiano wherein you may see the place called Catta combe from the which there is a way under ground to the Tombs of the Martyrs and thither did the Pope and Cardinals in the greatest persecutions repair to performe their functions To the fourth Church of St. Giovanni in Laterano From the aforesaid Church of San Sebastiano returne back into Rome by the said San Sebastiano's gate and turning on your right hand by the Citty Wall ascend the little hill called Celiolo in distinction from the other greater named Celio upon which you will see the Gate called Latina and going on still about by the Wall you will meet with the little brooke of Marana from the which passing by the Church of San Sisto you will arrive at the Church of San Giovanni in Laterano so called from the habitation of Plautius Lateranus a most noble Roman put to death by Nero under pretext of his conspiring against him In this Church built by Constantine the great is a most stately font wherein that Emperor was Baptised adorned with eight great pillars of Porphyrie with as many of white marble which support a little arched vault over it In this Font the Popes use twice a year namely at Easter and at Whitsontide to Baptize with with great solemnitie Neer to this Church those stairs commonly called Scale Sante being six and twenty in number divided into three rows and they be all of Marble and were brought as they say from Pilates house in Hierusalem In this Church also is the Chappel called Sancta Sanctorum where there is an intire Image of our Saviour which for its antiquity and devotion was cased up in silver by Pope Innocent the third To the fifth Church of Saint Croce in Gierusalmine FRom Saint Giovanni in Laterano you will in a little time arrive at the Church of Saint Croce which was built by Constantine the great and consecrated by Saint Silvester the Pope in it Helena the Mother of that Emperor built a Chappell named Jerusalem for that she brought thither a ships lading with Earth from the place where our Saviour was crucified no woman may enter into this Chappell but onely once in the year and that is upon the twelvth of March This Church is governed by the Monk of the Cistercien Order in whose Vineyard you may see the relicks of the Castrense Amphitheater as also those of Venus and Cupid To the sixth Church of Saint Lorenzo without the Walls FRom St. Croce keep on your right hand till you come to the City Gate called Maggiore whereof observe the antient Ornaments with the inscription of Tiberius Claudius Going from thence turne on your left hand which will lead you to the Patriarchall Church of Saint Lorenzo built in the place called Campo Verano from the Matron of that name who was famous for her piety and Religion Under the high Altar are the bodies of Saint Laurence and Saint Stephen Martyrs conserved with much splendor This Church is adorned with a pulpit of white Marble and most fair Ophir stones and at the door with a Sepulcher of Saint Eustatius of white Marble curiously carved It is governed by the regular Chanons and hee that goes to this Church every wednesday in the year shall deliver a soul out of Purgatory The seventh and last Church of Santa Maria Maggiore YOU must go to the Gate of San Lorenzo so called from his Church which is not far from it and entring into the City you must leave the street where you will see an Arch of Sixtus Quintus his water and keeping on the left hand you will come to Santa Maria Maggiore in whose Piazza Paul the fisth erected a Pillar taken from the Temple of peace It was called the Church of Liberio because it was built in the time of his Papacie and it is named Maggiore because it is such amongst all the Churches of the holy Virgin as also Sixtina from Sixtus the third who made it anew from the very foundation in the form that now it is This Church is adorned with forty marble pillars and over them in the midst of the body thereof are the figures of the old and new Testament in Mosaick worke done by the order of the said Sixtus the third and on the right hand over the door of the Belfrey is a most excellent piece of the Resurrection of Lazarus done in oile by Girolamo Mutiano There is also in it the stately Sepulcher of Pope Nicholas with his statua of white marble and many other extraordinary things which for brevities sake I omit Now for a conclusion you are to note that I have spoken of these Churches but cursorily and as it were by the way without mentioning the many Chappell 's shrines reliques indulgences altars statuaes pictures sepulchers antiquities and a world of other most rare rich and pretious things which are in all variety to be seen in them as will ocularly appear unto you when you come to review and exactly observe them to your no little admiration and marvail FINIS