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The life and reign of Innocent XI, late Pope of Rome
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1690
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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
be a president for a greater in future time Notice being sent hereof to Spain That King order'd it should be done in all respects as the Pope requir'd This year upon Easter-Eve the Earl of Castlemain Ambassador from King James the II. of Great Brittain arriv'd at Rome it being the Custom of Princes who own the Pope to be Head of the Church on their first access to the Crown to send an Ambassador to that Court to notify the same to his Holiness Cardinal Howard met him on the way conducted him to his Palace and entertain'd him and his Family very magnificently about 10 days while â—amphilio's Palace was making ready within a weak he had private audience of the Pope being conducted by Cardinal Howard he then fell upon preparations for his publick Entry the splendor and magnificence whereof was such that the Artizans were press'd to hasten it yet it was about the beginning of November before every thing could be fitted and then the Pope fell so ill of the Gout that he could not have audience before the 8th of January and then not in the publick Hall where Ambassadors are usually on such solemn Occasions receiv'd but in the Bed-Chamber Take here a short account of it which you may find at large in Mr Wrights Book on that Subject with Figures of the Arms Coaches c. In the Morning the Arms of the Pope the King of England and the Ambassadors which had been set up some days before above the Gate of the Palace covered were uncover'd with a Flourish of Trumpets the whole was of a prodigious bigness the wood-work whereon the Popes and the Kings Arms were painted being 24 foot in height each and 16 in breadth with supporters on each side devises and Ornaments above and Hieroglyphical figures underneath double the Life one among divers others under the Pope was a Woman clad in White representing the Church and one under the Kings was Britania as she is usually painted the Ambassadors Arms were placed over the Gate being in a round about 2 yards diameter About 2 of the clock in the Afternoon the Prelates with the Popes chief Officers came to attend the Ambassador who received also at the same time the complement of the Cardinals Princes and great men of Rome by their Relations or Gentlemen that brought their several Coaches to wait upon him to the Popes Palace He set out about four in the Evening having six Arch-Bishops in his own Coach and Monsignior Barrolini he had ten Coaches in his own Livery all fill'd with Prelates after which came their own Coaches and others that were sent to attend fill'd with Gentlemen that brought them His first Coach was covered with Crimson Velvet richly embroidered with Gold and lined with a Broccard of Gold with a rich embroidery round the Cornish and in all the void places with abundance of Gold Lace Fringe and Embroidery On the Curtains were embroidered Loops a foot long and eight inches broad the Velvet for Coach Cushions Harness Braces c. amounted to 120 yards the four Vases or Knobbs at the corners of the Coach were three foot high above the roof the body was supported by standards of large carved Images of Tritons and besides divers other Images all the Wood-work to the very spokes of the Wheels were all carved representing Leaves of Oak and Ivy gilt with Gold insomuch that all the Carriage seem'd to be a Massy-piece of Gold The second did almost answer the first being of Blew Velvet A third also very rich in Gold Lace and Gilt Brass-work but covered with Leather and all the rest of the Coaches were Noble and Rich. Before the first Coach went 30 Footmen 20 in Cloaks and 10 in close bodied Coats by the side of it eight Pages and the Dean or Chief of the Footmen in Black Velvet The Gentleman of the Horse followed on a Managed Neapolitan Horse richly Caparison'd the Ambassadors other Coaches had each of them six Horses also and a Groom to attend every one The Livery men were 60 in Number the Pages in Crimson Velvet their Cloaks lin'd with Brocard Blue and Gold laced with Gold Lace mixt with a little White Blew and Black Silk above half a yard deep with rich trimmings of Gold and Blue Ribbons with Feathers in their Hats Poynt Crevats and Cuffs and every thing else very fine The other Liveries were all of Scarlet lined with Silk Brocard and very richly laced The weather was somewhat Rainy yet this splendid shew drew abundance of spectators and thus being come to Monto Cavallo where the Soldiers were drawn up to receive him he was conducted to the Pope and after some stay with him he went to Cardinal Cibo's Aparment and afterwards with the help of Flambeaux return'd to his Palace The next day he visited Cardinal Ludovisio Dean of the Colledge the day after the Queen of Sweden and several others in the same Equipage On the 14 rh of January he gave a noble Entertainment to divers of the great Prelates at Rome in this manner The Entrance was a great Hall surrounded with long Tables furnished with Sweetmeats Fruit and other Delicasies at the upper end being a Cupboard of all kind of Plate and another of Glasses then passing through three Rooms richly furnished in the last of which was a Cupboard under a Canopy of curious Gilt Plate they entred the Dining-Room where was a Table that held 80 Arm'd Velvet Chairs with a space between every four Chairs for a Carver on the one side and a Sewer on the other so that there were eight persons to a Mess with those two Officers and a Servant behind each person to attend The breadth of the Table was eight foot and through the middle ran a range of large Historical Figures ten in number made of a kind of Sugar-Paste sent afterwards as Presents to great Ladies and to fill the vacancies betwixt them were variety of Birds and Beasts of the same make On either side these stood two rows of Intermesses of all relishing bits whether Salt Sweet or Sowr only where the Carver and Sewer were to stand was a void place on each side the Middle range for two large Dishes of meat to stand which were fresh brought in for twelve courses being 24 Imperial Dishes to every Mess but to avoid tediousness they were contracted to ten courses and so but 20 Dishes of which every one was served from the Carvers whether they eat or not and then the Triumphs and Ornaments being taken away the whole table was covered with all kind of Sweetmeats imaginable which at last the standers by snatch'd and carried away The entertainment lasted 3 hours each course was served up with loud Musick and while they eat they were entertain'd with soft Musick as Voices Lutes c. there was plenty of all sorts of delicate Wines and other Liquors wherein the Ambassador about the middle of the Dinner began the Popes and the Kings Healths on one side of the