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A45954 The intrigues of the Court of Rome for these seven or eight years past written originally by a French gentleman who lived with a publick character several years at that court ; now rendered into English. J. M. D. 1679 (1679) Wing I278; ESTC R27441 78,507 199

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the_o first_o division_n of_o cardinal_n i._o the_o barbarini_n faction_n or_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o old_a college_n 1._o francis_n barbarini_n nephew_n of_o pope_n urbin_n viii_o a_o florentine_a bishop_n of_o ostia_n vicechancellor_n of_o the_o holy_a roman_a church_n dean_n of_o the_o sacred_a college_n promote_v in_o the_o year_n 1623._o 2._o vlderick_n carpegna_fw-la of_o urbin_n bishop_n of_o porto_n in_o the_o year_n 1633._o 3._o julius_n gabrieli_fw-it a_o roman_a bishop_n of_o sabina_n in_o the_o year_n 1641._o 4._o cesar_n fachinetti_n a_o bolonian_a bishop_n of_o palestrina_n in_o the_o year_n 1643._o 5_o charles_n rossetti_n of_o ferara_n bishop_n of_o faenza_n first_o priest_n cardinal_n 1643._o 6._o charles_n barbarini_n a_o roman_a of_o the_o creation_n of_o innocent_a the_o x._o in_o the_o year_n 1653._o ii_o the_o faction_n of_o innocent_a x._o call_v the_o squadron_n volant_fw-fr nicholas_n ludovisio_n a_o bolonian_a great_a penitentiary_n promote_v in_o the_o 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charles_n bonelli_n a_o roman_a 1664._o celius_n picolomini_n a_o sienese_n archbishop_n of_o sienna_n 1664._o charles_n caraffa_n a_o neopolitan_a 1664._o john_n nicolas_n conti_n a_o roman_a bishop_n of_o aucona_n 1664._o john_n savelli_n a_o roman_a 1664._o james_z nini_z a_o sienese_n 1664._o julius_n spinola_n a_o genoese_a 1666._o innigo_n caraccioli_n a_o neopolitan_a archbishop_n of_o naples_n 1666._o john_n delphini_n a_o venetian_a patriarch_n of_o aquilea_n 1667._o sigismond_n chigi_n a_o sienese_n 1667._o they_o be_v all_o of_o the_o creation_n of_o alexander_n the_o vii_o except_o sigismond_n chigi_n who_o be_v promote_v by_o clement_n ix_o iv_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o rospigliosi_n james_n rospigliosi_fw-la of_o pistria_n nephew_n to_o clement_n the_o ix_o head_n of_o the_o party_n 1667._o charles_n cerri_n a_o roman_a bishop_n of_o ferrara_n 1669._o lazarus_n palavicini_n a_o genoese_a 1669._o nicholas_n acciaioli_n a_o florentine_a 1669._o bonacorso_n bonacorsi_n of_o