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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89931	The scarlet gown or the history of all the present cardinals of Rome. Wherein is set forth the life, birth, interest, possibility, rich offices, dignities, and charges of every cardinal now living. Also their merits, vertures, and vices· Together with the cariage of the Pope and court of Rome. Written originally in Italian, and translated into English by H.C. Gent.; Giusta statera de'porporati. English.	N. N.; Cogan, Henry.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.	1653 (1653)	Wing N53; Thomason E1433_1; ESTC R202993	62,278	177

Urban above forty seaven Abbacies and Benefices with other revenues the least of which yielded two or three thousand crowns a year besides those that came to thirty thousand and forty thousand as also the Vicechancellorship of the Holy Church which hath eighteen protections of Monasteries of Nunnes and Convents of Friers In sum he was become a wardrobe of Ecclesiastical Benefices and in the Court of Rome things were grown to that pass as no man took a servant were it for never so vile an Office unless he were preferred by this Cardinal Barberino and this he did out of a diabolical policie for by this means he held correspondencie with all those which he had placed as spies upon their Masters and so came to discover whatsoever they said or did He hath made shew of being a wonderous honest man and under colour thereof hath deceived I know not how many women I think now the world will confess there was never any Cardinal that so much tyrannized over the Church and Christendom hoc sufficit XVI Ernesto Adalberto d' Arach ERnesto Adalberto d' Arach is a rich Lord of the German Nation He was a Priest and promoted by Urban the eighth to the Scarlet Gown at the instance of the Emperor in the place of Pier Luigi Caraffa Bishop of Tricario This person is a man of great parts of good life in regard wherof he was advanced to the Arch-Bishoprick of Prague where he hath behaved himself much to his own commendation and the satisfaction of all the people there being highly esteemed for his good disposition and qualities howbeit I cannot say much of him because he resides not in the Court but continues alwaies at his Church in Prague and therefore not without reason was it said when last he came to Rome a little before the death of Urban the eighth that it was an ill Omen and a bad sign when the Consi were seen to approch the Citty meaning that Arach not being wont to come unto Rome his comming now thither was a foretoken of the Popes ensuing death as accordingly it fell out This Cardinal is well regarded of Caesar and as his subject he is and alwaies will be at his devotion He is very Charitable Bountifull Courteous Affable and Friendly XVII Giulio Sachetti GIulio Sachetti a Florentine the Son of a Merchant who was partner with the Father of Urban the eighth whilst they traded together being thought to be of kin a far off The said Giulio was made Bishop of Gravina whether he never went because he was suddainly sent by Urban Nuncio into Spain where all the time that he exercised that charge he carried himself very worthily and to the great satisfaction of that Crown wherefore he was promoted by Urban to the Scarlet Gown as likewise were all the other Nuntioes except Caraffa He was much esteemed of by Urban who conferred on him many benefits and graces making him also Keeper of the Seal of Justice which he still exerciseth He is a Lord of great merit and the Barberini thought without all doubt to have created him in the past Conclave Pope but they failed in their purpose whilst by the power of the Spanish faction he was excluded not because he was not a deserving person but in regard he was too much affected and obliged to the said Barberini Others say he was excluded for that upon the assembly of a Congregation touching the receiving of the Ambassador of the King of Portugal he had shewed himself inclined to receive him as also by reason he was too great a friend to Mazzarino who had been a follower of his so as necessarily he would have been an Enemy and depressor of the Spaniards and would have followed the stepps of Urban He is of an exemplary life Charitable Pleasant and Rich but not very Liberal for as a Florentine he is somewhat penurious and niggardly He hath two Brothers Mattheo and Alessandro whereof the first hath to wife a Lady of the House of Rocellai a Family amongst the Florentines sufficiently French and he hath many Sonnes the second hath serv'd in the Warres of Flanders under the Catholique King Mattheo at such time as the Sea was vacant was qualified with a title of the Church by Barberino who held Sachetti certainly for Pope as in like manner did Mattheo insomuch that he caused the Cellar of his Palace to be set open for every body to drink as much Wine as he would for joy whereupon after they had well drunk they cryed out publiquely long live Pope Sachetti but when as afterwards he saw that Pamphilio was made Pope for very spight and rage he fell madd And thus may every one judge if Sachetti had been Pope what a confusion there would have been in the Roman Court and in what a condition the State Ecclesiastical would have been for through their avarice they would have ruined all The greatest confident Sachetti hath is thought to be the Cardinal Falconieri now Legate of Bologna who was promoted by Urban at the instance of the said Sachetti after his return from being Nuncio in Flanders from whence he was excluded by the Cardinal Infante for that he knew him to be too much French Sachetti hath divers times murmured against the Government of Monarchy whence he was held by the Regal Ministers to be alienated from desiring the felicity of the Austrian Family which hath done him but little good The greatest obstacle he hath had and hath is the great Duke who having found Pope Barberino little available to him seeks with all his power to keep any Vassal of his from comming to the Papacie and therefore Sachetti will never attain unto it although the Spaniards should concur with him which is unlikely notwithstanding he seems to be devoted to Spain whereas indeed he is contrary unto it but I should judge the Catholique King to be directly out of his wits if ever he concur with him more seeing he was the confident Counsellor first of Antonio's and afterwards Francesco's and Tadeo's flight into France At the end of the Conclave a writing came forth intituled the passion of Sachetti beginning thus Passio Domini nostri secundum Matthaeum which to avoid prolixity I will omit the rather too because it serves not for our purpose Another writing also came forth which said He that entred Pope came out Cardinal XVIII Bernardino Spada BErnardino Spada a native of Brisighella of an ordinary Family being discended of Colliers He put himsele into the Prelacie and was by Urban the eigth exercised in many Charges and then sent into France where he resided a good while and spent there a great part of his Patrimony Urban knowing his merits promoted him to the Scarlet Gown the rather because in his Nuntioes place he had carried himself to the satisfaction of both parts He is a person of great abilities is well verst in all manner of Negotiations and is an excellent Statesman He was picked out and chosen