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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35445	The visions of Pasquin, or, A character of the Roman court, religion and practices together with an account of the arts of the Pope's nephews to get money, the tricks of the priests to fill the churches coffers by masses for the dead, the policy of the Jesuites to cully princes, and cheat Christendom, as also an exact description of purgatory and hell, in a dialogue between Pasquin and Marsorio, translated out of Italian.; Pasquillus ecstaticus. English	Curione, Celio Secondo, 1503-1569.	1689 (1689)	Wing C7622A; ESTC R13924	82,935	71

I believe the Romans do not write out of malice but out of pure necessity and stab out of revenge for 't is too true that the most part of those who sell Manuscripts in Rome are certain necessitous Priests and certain discontented Courtiers these being spurred on by revenge and the others by want and because the Julio which is given them for saying Mass is not sufficient to live upon they give themselves up to doing things which perhaps are contrary to their very nature and therefore every thing they do looks supernatural P. But what Books are come out since the time that I have seen thee name me one M. There is the Putanismo as jolly in the invention as it is foul and infamous in its matter and which lashes the Court most where it was made and composed Moreover there is Mercury turned Post-boy and whipping and lashing very hard There is also the Monarchy of Spain in its Rise and Declension which is a very pleasant Treatise in form of Comedy set off with a curious Prologue which smites the Spaniards hip and thigh Yet to speak the truth they may make some good use of it tho' the Author was none of their Friends Moreover there is the Model of the Jesuitical Government with an Instruction to Princes of the manner by which the Jesuits govern themselves to advance their Society to a perfect Monarchy which touches them to the quick especially an Amphibological and Persuasive Letter of a Jesuit to a Gentleman his Disciple with the Gentleman Disciples Answer to his Master the Jesuits Letter The Cabinet of Princes consisting of four Concerts that snip and piece every thing as the toy takes them Then the Speaking Animals is also to be seen a very rigorous piece that sufficiently shews it was produced by some learned head who speaks not like an Animal tho' he treats and handles all like Beasts as if there was never another Man but himself There are sundry Relations from several Princes Courts which Treatises seem licked over with Honey but have Gall in their Entrails P. Alas all these are small pieces the Manuscripts of which I have often seen M. May be so but there is also the Cardinalismo which is divided into three Volumes and for my part I believe there never was any thing seen which was more disjoynted without beginning or end without reason or foundation only a meer heap of Lies and Railing P. It was not then done by the Author of the Nepotismo for that was not so abominable M. The stile was like enough to it both being but ill Composed and to say truth groundless yet nevertheless the Nepotismo hath something that sparkles at the first sight but as for the Cardinalismo it is not possible to relate the absurdities that are in it and I know not how the Devil any Man can be found that will take the pains to read it being so far from reason and carrying a Lye in every sentence of it Were it a plain Satyr it might pass but the mischief is that it corrupts all History turning and bringing it into a formal Satyrism P. Is it not like the Just Balances of Cardinals which is full of a thousand filthy impurities M. The Just Balances tho' Satyrical hath something agreeable in them because they are a sort of guessing or divination of what they say but the Cardinalismo praises those Cardinals it ought to blame and blames those it ought to praise giving and taking Offices and Dignities at its own pleasure In fine if it was said of the other that there were as many Sentences as there were Words of this it may be said there are as many Fooleries as there are Words P. It will then have a great Effect upon inquisitive Men reading it it will spoil the humour of reading such kind of Books but is there no more M. There is the Conclaves of all the Popes which stinks extreamly but History makes it so and tho' they be but fragments of things long since past at Rome yet being now all gathered together they very much move the curiosity at this time of many persons to read them But above all there is a little exquisite piece that much pleases me which is called The Counts Defence of the Rights of Princes where a Marquiss is feigned speaking Satyrically against the Chief Potentates of Italy and all Europe and the Count refuting the Marquiss's Arguments maintains the Princes all which is contained in Eight Dialogues In the first is discoursed the Advantages that Spies bring unto Princes In the second is discoursed all the concerns of the Duke of Crequi Ambassador of his Most Christian Majesty his Negotiations and Transactions in Rome and of the heads he published touching his Pretensions In the third is discoursed the Interests about Portugal shewing how the Pope is obliged by Political Reasons to admit them the Nominations of their Churches In the fourth the King of England's Marriage with the Infanta of Portugal is discoursed of In the fifth is discoursed the Peace made by the Emperour with the Turks In the sixth the King of Spain is praised for yielding the Precedency of his Embassadors to the Embassadors of the Most Christian King with the Reasons for it In the seventh the Prudence of the King of France is discoursed in buying the Signiory of the Duke of Lorain shewing that he did no body any Injury And in the eighth it 's proved that the Venetians did not do ill but well to continue the War against the Turk P. The piece ought to be profitable treating of Noble Subjects and adapted to satisfie curiosity M. There is nothing better Composed and more Political but those who are prickt do not approve it yet they cannot forbear to read it finding Honey mixt amongst the Stings P. When Satyrs are well Composed the very Stings themselves are sweet M. I believe at the present they are beginning to leave off Satyrising at least against Rome for 't is certain if they do not cease now they will never cease at all P. But why wilt thou have this happen at present what reason induces thee to believe so M. Because we are now in the Age of Clemency and Christian Religion is ruled by a Head who is all Clement in effect much more then in the name of it P. Truly there is nothing that humbles and brings back the most strayed persons to Agreement so well as Clemency Therefore if the Chief Bishop will practise that as thou sayest he does he will gain much more than many others have done who have used Violence P. God pardon those who have so invenom'd the Pens of others that they have been very often extream cruel against that Mother who feeds them The good Religious Men cannot suffer any injury from the pricks and stings which are given to wicked ones They who write have no design to offend those Ecclesiasticks who live soberly and holily and with the greatest Edification possible towards the

the way on the left hand over against which stood a very high Gate wide open broken and so ruinous that it perfectly lookt like an old tattered Ensign At the entrance of this Gate I had like to have broke my shins all the Stones did so totter being out of their right places on both sides lay two vast heap of Chains Logs Iron Manacles Ropes and other such like Instruments all black and rusty by which mark one might easily know that they had not been used of a long time The extent of this place was so great that the Eye could not look to the end of it whence I imagined that this was Lucifer's own Mansion but one of the Devils who was upon the Guard took me out of this fancy by telling me that this was the Spaniards Apartment which stirred up my curiosity to know what those heaps of Chains and Ropes which were thrown so carelesly on the ground signified to which Question the Devil who was on the Guard there answered me in this manner The Spaniards who whilst the fortune of the house of Austria lasted were formidable in the world had put the Dominion of Hell into great jealousie that our Prince fearing lest as the Spaniards were resolved to domineer over the Universe sometimes bringing a Kingdom into their subjection and sometimes a Republick so they would also by the same policy and ambition subdue Hell it self and reduce all the Infernal Vassals to their obedience was resolved to prevent them But it was not so easie for them to tyrannize over Hell as it had succeeded to them in Lording it over Europe For the Devils who are ever studying to preserve their own Liberty soon perceived their unbridled ambition and brought a quick Remedy hampering the Spaniards in such Chains and Fetters that they durst not so much as attempt the least violence although the force neither of Iron nor Chains is able to take from them the Pride which they ever maintain outwardly But the Princes of Europe no sooner perceived this torrent of Pride which flowed from Spain to the damage of the Universe but they all united together to lowre that Spanish Pride which corroded with the Venom of Jealousie the Quiet of all Principalities No sooner did they begin to joyn Forces to despoil them of those States which they had so over-hastily invested themselves in no sooner did they begin to sow Discords by popular Revolutions to deprive them of those Kingdoms which they had so tyrannically usurped from other Kings In fine no sooner were the Spaniards seen languishing and dying from proud to become humble and from haughty to become wretched being pointed at by those very people who obeyed them at the holding up of their finger But Lucifer imitating the Princes of Europe who had not only laid aside their fears but made them tremble in the Center of their own Countrey ordered the Chains should be taken from their necks and the Fetters from their feet and they should be let loose being secured they could never regain with all their Policy the Power which they had lost M. This seems to me rather a discourse of a good Politician than a wicked Devil but what did you not then see the Spaniards P. Yes I saw them why should I not since I went in for that purpose After then the Sentinel at the door had informed me of these particulars that I have told thee we passed on further and entred into a great Hall open on all sides but covered over head which Roof or Cieling was supported with many Pillars round about it I saw the Spaniards there stretched upon the ground kissing the Earth with their mouths over whom were many French-men hung by the Arms as if they had been upon the Rack But that which was most curious in the fight was to see the French endeavour earnestly to stretch out their feet to touch the shoulders of the Spaniards not valuing the breaking of their own arms to have the satisfaction of treading upon them and the Spaniards shrinking from them as much as they could rubbing their bellies on the ground as Serpents to avoid the trampling with the feet of their Enemies so that I could not discern which was the greater pain that of the French which trod upon them or that of the Spaniards who were trodden upon There were mingled up and down several Italian and German Princes and some Embassadors from England from Swedeland from Denmark from Venice and from Holland and Switzerland who were almost burst with laughing to see such a Scene but the best of all was to see them use all their craft to egg on sometimes the Spaniards and sometimes the French To the French they spoke softly in this manner It is a shame that you who have seen your selves so many years ill used by the Spaniards that you cannot revenge your selves fully for all that they have done against you What have not the French then wit enough to reduce the Spaniards into such a calamitous condition as the Spaniards have formerly reduced the French Sa sa take heart you generous French-men stretch out your legs sprawl out your feet endure a little more pain of your arms lose not this opportunity For if the Spaniards should at this time get from under you they would not fail with their subtle crafts to seek for ways to get over you again Then to the Spaniards with a low voice they discoursed thus What a shame is this that you should suffer your selves to be thus trampled upon by the French who were formerly trod upon by the Spaniards What have you the heart to see the name of the Spaniards thus vilified What are you able to see that Spain which other whiles hath made all the Nations of the World to tremble be affrighted with the name of the single French Nation If you would but begin to kick at the French which tread upon you you would find an hundred hands ready to help you It concerns you to begin the work and us to find out means to compleat it we who have been favourable to France to bring down Spain would now be favourable to Spain to bring down France Lose no time then for an inveterate distemper corrodes the bowels of them that have it You must either recover your lost honour or be content to lose all you have left The French have already brought you to such extremities as to ask twice for Peace out of Charity and if you do not do your utmost to defend your selves you will be forced to beg your lives as an Alms. You will find those that will supply you with Men and Moneys both secretly and openly and what would you have more M. Provided the Effects correspond with the Promises every thing will go well But I am afraid of somewhat whilst the other Princes who egg on the Spaniards and the French very often leave them both afterwards in the Suds P. There is no doubt but that