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A40845 The famous conclave : wherein Clement VIII was elected Pope with the intrigues and cunning devices of that ecclesiastical assembly / faithfully translated out of an Italian manuscript found in one of the cardinals studies after his death. Garencières, Theophilus, 1610-1680. 1670 (1670) Wing F367; ESTC R19618 28,881 42

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The Famous CONCLAVE WHEREIN Clement VIII Was Elected POPE WITH THE Intrigues and Cunning Devices OF THAT Ecclesiastical Assembly Faithfully Translated out of an Italian Manuscript found in one of the Cardinals Studies after his Death LONDON Printed by E. C. and A. C. for Samuel Lowndes over against Exeter-House in the Strand 1670. To his much Honoured Friend WILLIAM PAWLET of the Middle-Temple Esq SIR THis Production of Wit having been Fatherless these seventy eight years is come to seek out your Protection Neither can I disapprove its choice knowing the candour of your Soul Clement viii was Elected January 30. 1592 and your innate humanity which reacheth even to those that are most strangers to you You shall see in it as in an Epitome the various Jarrs Events and Successes that attend a Political Body compounded of several Humours and Tempers and by one hours reading in your Study not only Travel as far as Rome but also be admitted into the most secret place of it which is the Conclave wherein it is not lawful for any stranger to enter and out of which School to carry Tales is a capital Offence The truth of this secret History had the good fortune to fall into the hand of a notable Wit and Pen if I do not mistake as for my part I challenge nothing in it but the changing of its Italian Habit into an English Dress I shall think my self well rewarded for my pains if the Publick taketh as much pleasure in the reading of it as I have done in my particular and if you please to guess by this the natural inclination I have to deserve the title of Your Affectionate Friend and humble Servant GARENCIERES To the Reader READER I Present thee here with a matter full of curiosity but more replete with Instructions It is the Conclave wherein Clement VIII was Elected Pope I have selected it from many others the Manuscripts whereof I have in Italy perused in which you shall discover an admirable representation of that intricate Closet-War the Garland of which Victory is the supremest Diadem in the Christian VVorld In which VVar although there be not an issuing Flux of Blood yet there is as large an out-let of Deceit and Policy as is in any VVar besides Moreover I find in it an object of admiration when I observe an immediate tract of Divine Providence and how the Election of Santa Severina a man of the highest estimation in the Spanish Favour and being assisted with the advantage of Votes both for multitude and validity should yet be overthrown even by an infused blindness in those Cardinals that undertook to be his Supporters insomuch that having divers times attempted to reduce their Votes into a contracted number they were so confused among themselves that they gave opportunity to the French Faction to work the declination of some of his Voices and so the Election did become abortive This being now made publick in this conjuncture of time wherein the present Conclave hath held the World so long in suspence I doubt not Courteous Reader of your acceptation of it as it is and hope you will make a particular estimation of it For Santa Savarina read Santa Severina in the following Discourse THE CONCLAVE Held during the Vacancy of POPE INNOCENTIUS IX For the Election of POPE CLEMENT VIII MY LORD IN obedience to your Lordships commands I have undertaken to render you a Succinct Relation of the Proceedings of the Conclave in their Election of Pope Clement the Eighth In the beginning whereof I must ingeniously confess my self perplexed with astonishment and fear when I consider the brevity of man's life and how often we find Joy and Tears to be each others successors seeing that in the little space of 18 months we have seen five Popes Sextus Urbanus Gregorius Innocentius and Clement which accident it is possible never yet did happen and they do the more affright me as being the scourges of a Celestial Power upon us to admonish us of our deceits and grievous sins And if ever there were a Conclave full of turbulency contentions danger and difficulty fit to beget a Schism amongst us certainly this was the most terrible and dangerous in which every thing had gone topsie turvy had not the Divine Providence interposed his right hand and made use of his Omnipotency in the composure of all discords and uniting in a happy Concord those dispositions that were before at variance not alone to the amazement of those that saw it and were active in it but to them also that have heard or shall hereafter hear of it Pope Innocent the Ninth a man of innocent life and eminent virtue having attained the Popedom at the age of 73 years did surrender his soul unto the Sovereign Creator within the space of two months to the great grief of all Rome being deprived of that great hope she had conceived of his equity and prudence of which virtues to the alacreous comfort of the Inhabitants of Rome he had begun an happy demonstration insomuch that it seemed unto them that God had only shewed and not bestowed him upon them From hence there being a necessity to Elect a Successor unto him the Cardinals were all repleat with various thoughts and perplexed with disturbant cares not only because there was not in the world a more important business but also because they were extasied with distractions amongst themselves Every one intending to procure an Election according to his own Inclination and Interest But it was a rare and exemplary thing that amongst so many divisions they should all or the most part aim at the Election of the ablest and most honest person As an evidence that all Contrarieties must subscribe to honesty and virtue And if at that time we have seen one that was the most worthy of the Popedom as we may say and yet to see him eclips'd we cannot but discern some occult and Divine Providence to which we must submit our best indeavours The Cardinals were divided into three Factions the first was of Spain under the Conduct of Madruzzo with whom also did side divers others that were either that Kings Subjects Pensioners Kinsmen or Dependents The intent of the King as his Ministers did avouch was very good who was onely desirous of a Pope that was honest and zealous for the glory of God As also it seemed that all other Princes did desire it But in truth to examine their Proceedings more narrowly the scope of every ones intent was to desire one to whom he himself had the nearest relation In which deceit the Royal Ministers resolving to approve themselves solicitous and expert in managing their Masters affairs concluded that no other should be Pope than one of these that is Columna Como Palioto Santa Savarina and Madruzzo And although outwardly they did most appear for Santa Savarina yet it was easily discernable that they were inwardly more inclinable to Madruzzo as conceiving him the man that