Napoli di Romania the chief City in the Morea was surrendred unto the Generals Morosini and Conningsmark and then the season of the year requiring it the Auxilliaries return'd homeward and the Popes Galleys arriv'd at Civita Vecchia October the 21th his Troops much weakned by sickness of whom the Pope took great care and bestowed Medals on his Officers The Imperial Army set forward toward the Campagne this year in May that part under the Duke of Lorrain's Command consisted of 55000 another under the Duke of Bavaria of 35000 The Muster-Rolls exactly taken in June in all parts of Hungary engag'd in the War as well Field as Garrison was Of Imperialists and Hungarians 75230. Of Auxilliaries 28700. Amounting in the whole to 103930. The 17th of June the Duke of Lorrain invested Buda in Hungary the second time wherein was a very strong Garison being 12000 Foot and 3000 Horse with store of Ammunition and Provision as expecting to be besieg'd and having had time enough to provide it being a year and half since the former siege was raised In August the Turks came with a great Army to raise the Siege and when they came near 8000 were sent before to force their way into the City the Duke of Lorrain drew out a detachment and met fought and drave them back with loss to their main Body and before night return'd with his Men within the Line of Circumvallation The Turks encamped not far off and frequently parties that had advance Money given them were sent to get in to the relief of the Garison some whereof did obtain their Ends but never attempted the Dukes Camp with their whole body September the 2d after two months and ten days close Siege with the loss of a great number of Officers and Soldiers on both sides this strong and eminent place was taken by Assault in the sight of the Ottoman Army in an hours time the first entrance was on that side the Duke of Lorrain made the Attack at the time of the Assault the Garison was reduc'd to 5000 men whereof 3000 were kill'd and 2000 taken prisoners who were employ'd in burying the dead and cleansing the ditches It was now 158 years since the Turks first took this City being led by Solyman the II. 1526. and it was gain'd back by the King of Hungary 1527. but regain'd by the same Solyman 1529 since which time it hath continued in the Turks possession tho' it hath been divers times besieged before this in vain this was very welcome news to the Pope who caused 20000 Crowns to be distributed among the Soldiers wounded at the Siege and gave 50000 more towards repairing the Fortifications of that place and sent a further supply to the Emperour towards paying his Army The Duke of Lorrain marched after the Turkish Army for they decamped quickly but their march was so hasty also that they got over Esseck Bridge before he could reach them and the time drew on for such of his Army that were to have Winter Quarters in Germany to return so that the main business of this Campagne ended Nevertheless the Imperial Forces that remain'd in Hungary had considerable advantages against the Enemy for in October the 23d the Turks and Tartars coming to raise the Siege of Segedin were beaten by the Imperialists and the Town yielded the Town and Castle of Chonad was taken by General Wallis and also the Castle of Five Churches and Syclos yielded to Prince Lewis of Baden who marching towards Esseck the Garison of Darda quitted the Fort leaving their Cannon c. behind them and the Prince march'd on and burnt 800 yards of Esseck Bridge and taking Coposwar was satisfy'd in his this years success and took up his Winter-Quarters June the 4th the Popes Nuntio in Poland assisted by four Bishops of that Country gave the King the Benediction and the King went immediately to head his Troops his own Army consisted of 30000 the Lithuanians had 15000 and the Cossacks Auxilliaries near 10000 in all 55000 men the Nuntio had provided a Magazine at Limberg and other Frontier places and also a Field-Hospital for sick and wounded Soldiers With this Army the King marched toward the Black-Sea and annoy'd the Turks and Tartars in those parts and afterward obtained a great Victory over them but want of Forage hindred his intended march toward the Danube and the season requiring it he return'd to Winter-Quaruers The Muscovites enter'd into League with the King of Poland this year and engaged to enter into the Crim of Tartars Country but made only an appearrnce for nothing of Action occurr'd but the Nuntio to give his Holiness an account that the King of Poland had not only appear'd but done something which he accordingly did with a request of a further supply and the Pope being willing to encourage and reward him for the least services did in November remit to him 300 thousand Crowns And now the Pope having had an account from all places of the successes the Christians Arms had this year obtain'd against the Infidels caused Te Deum to be sung in the Vatican Chappel in testimony of his thankfulness to God for the same This year a differance happen'd between the French King and the King of Spain as well by reason the Viceroy of Gallicia had seized a French Ship with Money at Guoyn and for the seizure of other Ships at Malaga after the late Truce was concluded between the two Crowns but before the News of it arriv'd at those places as also for that the Spaniards had rais'd 500 thousand Crowns on the French effects in the West-Indies whereupon the French King sent 20 men of War and blockt up the Port at Cadiz so that no ships could pass in or out there The Pope by his Nuntio's in both Courts apply'd himself to make up these breaches and at last brought them to an accord so that the Viceroy restor'd the Money to the Captain of the Ship and the King of Spain entered into an Engagement that as soon as the Ships came home from the West Indies the 500000 Crowns should be repaid to the Frenâ—h Ambassadour in that Court the other matters were likewise accommodated and a peace of Commerce at the West-Indies setled between the two Crowns whereupon the French Fleet sailed off from Cadiz and at the return of the Spanish Fleet the Money was paid to the French Ambassador and the seizures made by the French King on the Subjects of Spain in the French New Conquests were taken off Since the time of the Emperour Charles the V. by an agreement the King of Spain yearly on St. Peters Eve with a great deal of ceremony is to present the Pope with a White Spanish Genet by way of acknowledgment for the Kingdom of Naples this year it was not offer'd according to place and order of Ceremony as it ought to have been so that the Pope refus'd to receive it looking upon it that a breach in a small point might
Room against the middle of the Table was the Kings Picture at large in his Royal Robes and over against it divers Hieroglyphick figures with the Kings Arms over them The Ambassador having now done his part he was complemented by several great Persons and Academies in Rome being invited to splendid Entertainments accompanied with Musick Orations Poems Plays Masks Dances and other Exercises as every one thought sit to set forth the respect they bore to the King in the Person of his Ambassador The first that invited him was the Queen of Sweden then Cardinal Pamphilio Cardinal Fran isco Barbarini the Fathers of the Gregorian or Roman Colledge the Clementin Colledge the Academicks of the Infecondi and lastly he was entertain'd at the Popes Palace at the Ceremony of giving Cardinals Hats in open Consistory for the Pope was prevail'd with at length to make a new creation of Cardinals and four that is Ciceri Petrucci Caraffa and Medici receiv'd their Hats the 24th of May 1687. Other Hats had been sent where the Cardinal resided as to the Cardinal of Furstemberg c. and now the Ambassador takes his second leave of the Pope and had his Benediction again for his being present at this Ceremony obliged him to see his Holiness tho' he had before had his Audience of leave the Benediction with a pair of Beads at which hung a Gold Medal of our Saviour and on the 23th of June 1687. he left Rome and return'd homeward I do not find that this Ambassadour was much caressed by the Pope but rather slighted for on his telling the Pope that if he were not better used he would leave Rome the Pope reply'd You are Master of that as you please Whether it were because as some say the Pope was a Protestant in his Heart and did not favour the designed Perversion of England or as others with more probability out of his covetous temper because it was look'd upon that little profit was like to accrue from England to that See at least for his time Or rather because the King of England was link'd in alliance with France betwixt whom and the Pope there were continual differances Or lastly which is chiefly insisted upon because the King of England was altogether influenced by the Jesuits and the Ambassador now there gave himself intirely up to their conduct whose Mortification this Pope always endeavour'd and not without reason for as to their Religion he liked not their Morals and as to their Power in all Christian Princes Courts it exceeded his and they were got into such a condition that if differences should arise between him and them they were likely enough to give him some check and in the mean time lessen'd him in that Grandeur of Government which he aspir'd unto by their interposing in the State Affairs of most Nations without concerning themselves with him at all therein He looked upon them as a distinct and Independant Society Subject to none but their General from whom alone they receive all their prefrements and to whom therefore they pay an absolute Obedience without reserve and that they had got great riches in all places and only us'd it for the advantage of the Society This year 1686. November the 5th the River Tyber swell'd to that prodigious height that it not only drown'd the Neighbouring Country but put several quarters of Rome under water which continued to the 7th and then the waters began to decrease this Inundation was not so high as one that happen'd in the year 1657. yet did an unspeakable damage drowning several people and a great number of Cattle and overthrowing many houses and part of the wall of the Castle of St. Angelo and damnifying one of the Bassions so much that it was in danger to fall the Pope took care to have the People assisted with Boats and Provisions and what else they should want 300 Men were employ'd suddenly to build up the wall of St. Angelo's Castle and assistance was given to people towards their losses The Pope now to give some ease to his Subjects took off the Impositions upon Provisions which was farm'd at 65 thousand Crowns per annum In the beginning of December Father Charles de Noyeles General of the Jesuits dyed and in July following the Society chose Father Thyrso Gonsales a Spaniard for their General who had a contest in himself whether he should visit the French or Spanish Ambassador in the first piace he would willingly have wav'd visiting either but that could not be admitted he at length resolves it and visited the French first at which the King of Spain ordered the Jesuits in his Dominions not to own the new General and the French King in retaliation forbade several Religious Orders to obey their Generals being Spaniards On January the 30th 1686. The Duke D'Estrees who had resided 15 years at Rome in the Quality of Ambassador from France dyed of an Apoplexy The Pope now resolv'd to take the opportunity to put the Bull effectually in Execution for regulating of the Franchises which hitherto he had been easy in and accordingly did abolish the Franchises of the Palace of Farnese where the late Ambassador had had his residence and caus'd the Sbirris or Officers of Justice to appear therein of which the Nuntio at Paris acquainted that King who seem'd not willing to quit that point He afterwards let him know also that the Queen of Sweden had voluntarily quitted the Franchises of that quarter adjoyning to her Palace at Rome admitting the Sbirris to execute what belong'd to their Office therein the King notwithstanding shew'd an unwillingness to admit it and hence grew another Controversy between the Pope and the French King as shall be shew'd hereafter And now its time to be making preparations for the next years War In February the Popes Nuntio in Poland undertook to provide Magazines with Provisions c. for the Army of that King and in March the Prince of Lubmirki Great Marshal of Poland came to Court where the Muscovite Ambassadour gave their reasons why they did not advance further the last Campagne and promised for the next year with their Auxilliaries to have a brave Army in the Field Another Ambassador from thence was also at Vienna who went away well satisfy'd yet in the latter end of June they return'd to the borders of Muscovy after they had made some little incursions into the Tartars Country without ever seeing an Enemy The Pope Emperor and King of Poland had formerly sent Envoys to the Sophy of Persia at Hispahan who were there a year before they could be admitted to audience to have answer to the Letters they brought which were to set forth the advantage the Christians had gained over the Turks in the late Wars and to encourage him to bring an Army at so considerable a juncture of time as this was which if omitted he might expect not only to be frustrate of such another opportunity but be also set upon by the Turk
to the Hospodaâ— or Prince and to the States their just Rights The Duke of Lorrain being ill of a Feavor orders were sent to General Caprara to open the Campagne who soon had the Fortresses and Castles of Lippa Solmes Lugos Illock Bret Peter-Waradin surrendred unto him either upon Summons or approach of Forces In the beginning of August the Elector of Bavaria pass'd the Drave and coming near Belgrade the Turks who were there encamped retired and putting 4000 recruits into the Castle of Belgrade set fire to the outward Town which the Imperialists entred and soon quenched the Fire The Castle made a very vigorous defence for about 3 weeks and then was taken by Storm not without the loss then and during the Siege to the Emperour of 2000 men and to the Turks 7000. It 's a place of a very great concern being not only a security for the places already taken in Hungary but is the passage or way for the Imperialists into Servia Bulgaria Romania even to the Gates of Constantinople When it was formerly in the Christians hands it was besieged by Amurath the Second in the year 1442 and by Mahomet the Second 1456. without success but Solyman the Second at length in the year 1521. gain'd it since which time it remain'd in the hands of the Turks untill this time tho' the Christians had formerly made several attempts to retake it In the mean time Prince Lewis of Baden with the Forces under his Command took the City of Casta-Novitza and Gradiskâ— and having notice where the Bassa of Bosnia was with about 5 or 6 thousand men he hasted with 4000 Horse and Dragoons to attack him at unawares but when he came within view he was better inform'd and found there were a body of Turks Horse and Foot consisting of about 15 thousand He then told the Officers and Forces he had that they were misinform'd but that there was more danger in retreating then in assailing and they must now fight for their Lives They chearfully receiv'd it and with great courage charged the Enemy and obtained a very great Victory killing about 5000 and taking 2000 Prisoners with the loss not of above 150 of his own men and suddenly after he took Bagnaluca by which means all Bosnia was in a manner gain'd And thus ended this years very successfull Campagne with the Emperours Forces and the Bulgarians and Servians sent to desire the Emperours protection and some Troops to shelter them The King of Poland notwithstanding the continual assistance and encouragement he had receiv'd from the Pope did very little in the year 1687 and in the Winter the Tartars made an Incursion into his Country and kill'd or took into Slavery as it was computed about 100 thousand Souls The King for shame could not stand looking on his Country thus wasted and harassed any longer but this year he appoints his Army to Rendezvous and in the mean time a body of Cossacks were appointed to march on to observe the Tartars for whose encouragement the Popes Nuntio remitted them a good sum of Money In June the Nuntio pressed the King to go to his Army according to his Agreement made with the Muscovites promising in that case to furnish necessaries and pay for 3000 Horse besides 30000 Crowns he had before advanced by the Popes Order in the preparation for the Campagne The Tartars began again to make Incursions and at length the First of August the King goes in person to his Army and besieged Caminieck but upon the Tartars and Turks drawing near with 40â—00 Men he drew off and permitted the Enemy to put in 300 Wagons laden with Provisions into the place whereupon the King returned without ever giving them Battle In April 1688. The Pope gave a Dispensation to the Prince of Conti to Marry with Madamoiselle de Bourbon June 3. The Arch-bishop of Cologne died one of the Electors of the Roman Empire whereupon the Government was pro tempore committed by the Chapter to the Cardinal of Fustenburg the Coadjutor of that See and now the Choice of an Elector was a Matter of great Consequence for the French King had in prospect at least three of the Seven in his Power and if he could prevail to get in the fourth Place one for his Interest he would be able to out-ballance the other in case the Emperor should dye and there should be a new Election wherefore he useth all his Endeavors with the Chapter to obtain it for the Cardinal of Fustenburg his Creature and causeth some Troops to advance that way to be a check upon them and requires the Dutch not to intermeddle therein or send Forces towards it that the Election might be Free though it appear'd that he only offer'd a Force upon the Electors However by the Pope's and Emperor's Interest Prince Clement of Bavaria was set up also for a Candidate and on the 19th of July the Chapter proceeded to an Election and both the Cardinal and Clement pretended themselves fairly chosen and the French urged that it was clear for the first he having thirteen Voices and the later having but Nine and the Matter being in Suspence it was referred to the Pope to consider which of the two was duly elected who referred it to a Congregation of Cardinals to be examined and the Pope's Confirmation pursuant to the Congregations Decree was published in these words The Sacred Congregation appointed for Consistorial Affairs having examined the Authentick Instrument which the Canons and Chapter of the Metropolitical Church of Cologne delivered by their Syndick to the Arch-bishop of Damascus Apostolick Nuntio on the Rhine by which it appears that the most Eminent and most Reverend Cardinal of Fustenburg Bishop of Strasburg was postulated by thirteen of the four and twenty Canons And the most Serene and most Reverend Joseph Clement Prince of Bavaria and Bishop of Ratisbone and Frisingen was by virtue of an Apostolical Indult of Eligibility previously granted him chosen by Nine of the said Canons to be Arch-bishop and Elector of Cologne the other two Voices having been conferred on others After a mature and most diligent Consideration of the whole Matter hath by unanimous consent of the Fathers thought fit if it shall so seem good to our Holy Father the Pope that the aforesaid Postulation of the Cardinal being rejected the Election made of the Person of the said Joseph Clement be confirmed with the Clause supplying c. as far as may be necessary And Report hereof being made his Holinss favourably approved the Sentence of the Sacred Congregation Given at Rome the 15th of September 1688. Signed Cardinal Cibo Arch-bishop of Ostia Laurentius Cassanus Secretary Prince Clement being but Seventeen years of Age the Congregation made the following Sentence which the Pope confirmed The Sacred Congregation for Consistorial Affairs after a mature Discussion in what manner the Church of Cologne may be provided for till such time as the most Serene and most Reverend Joseph Clement Prince of