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A45953	The intrigues of the conclave, at the choosing of a pope as also a particular relation of what past at the election of Sixtus V, and Clement VIII : to which is added an historical essay, to demonstrate that according to the principles of the Church of Rome, there has not been, nor can be, any true and lawful pope since the election of Sixtus V / written by a gentleman of Rome.	Gentleman of Rome.	1691 (1691)	Wing I277A; ESTC R1571	26,250	36

him What he would be pleased to have to Supper He putting on such a Stern Countenance as seemd to reprove the Fellows Impudence replyed Is this a Question to be asked a Soveraign Prince Go continues he and provide me a Magnificent and Royal Entertainment out of which I shall chuse what pleases me best The Cardinals that were Invited being all come except Este who suspecting the Entertainment they were like to have excused himself Alessandrino seeing the Pope stirring about busily began to wonder that he had not taken any Repose after that Days Fatigue But he told him That Business was his chief Repose But Your Holiness replys Alessandrino something too familiarly did not seem to have so much strength Yesterday nor the Day before He smartly taking him up Answered Yesterday and the Day before I was not Pope but now I am Rusticucci seeing some of his Robes not sit as they should began to put them in Order but he told them That it did not become him to be so Familiar with the Pope But these Two Cardinals who had promised themselves so much Authority could not yet contain from medling But as they were giving Orders for what they thought convenient about the Popes Apartment His Holiness very seriously desired them not to put themselves to so much trouble for he being Master there would take care to Command things to be done according to his own pleasure When they were sat down to the Table he presently began in a long Discourse to Preach to them concerning the Power that Christ had given to St. Peter in making him his Vicar upon Earth He often repeating Thou art Peter and upon this Rock will I Build my Church upon which words he would say How profound are the Judgments of God! Jesus Christ has left upon Earth but one Peter one Sovereign Pontife one Onely Vicar one Head To him only has he entrusted the Care of his Flock Thou art Peter that is Thou only art the High-priest to Thee will I give the Keys of Heaven Which is as much as to say Thou shalt have an Absolute Power over all things without Exception to Bind and to Loose It is to Thee only to Thee alone that have given Power and Authority to Govern my Church to Thee that art my Vicar and not unto others that are thy Inferiors and Servants It was no hard matter for the Cardinals to comprehend the meaning of all this They plainly saw that his Discourse was only leveld at those Castles in the Air which they had been so long Building but that which Mortified them the most they were forced to let him run on without daring to give him the least Interruption for if any did but offer to Mutter he was sure to give him a severe Reprimand and put him in mind of his Distance At last Rusticucci something bolder than the rest ventur'd to say It is a great surprize to me Most Holy Father when I consider that you often used to say in the Conclave That it was impossible for you to Govern the Church without Assistance but now your Discourse tends the quite contrary way You say true Answers Sisto very gravely but I said it then because I believ'd so but to Day God has endued me with so much strength that I believe no such thing With this Compliment he dismiss'd them And now I shall take my leave of him being afraid that I have straid too far from my Subject my Title Page informing me that I have no business at present out of the Conclave I shall therefore now give the Reader an Account of what passed in it at the Election of Clement the Eighth The Sacred College was at that time divided into Three Principal Factions The First of which was the Spanish whereof Madruzzo was the Leader His Catholick Majesty had Nominated Five to them out of which they were to procure the Election of one Viz. Colonna Como Paliotto Santa Sevarina and Madruzzo himself Santa Sevarina was the Man who in outward appearance stood the fairest in the Opinion of this Party tho' it was not doubted but many of them had By-Ends of their own which subdivided them into many petty Factions one whereof favoured Madruzzo who secretly aspired to the Papal Dignity himself The Second Faction was of those who were Creatures of Sisto Quinto and consequently were obliged by what they call Honour and Gratitude at Rome blindly to submit themselves to the Conduct of Montalto his Nephew who tho' he had in a former Conclave Vigorously opposed the Exaltation of Santa Sevarina yet now contrary to the Maxims of his Nation he appeared as stoutly in his behalf and join'd Forces with the Spaniards Venetians and Florentines It is uncertain whether he did this the better to make his Court to the King of Spain and the Great Duke who tho' of different Interests yet both appeared Zealously in the behalf of Santa Sevarina or else to ingratiate himself with the Spanish Faction so that if the Person they had pitch'd upon fail'd one of his Creatures might serve The Third Party was that of the Creatures of Gregory the Fourteenth who tho' at first despicable upon the account of their inconsiderable Number being no more than Fifteen against Thirty Seven yet by their Courage and Conduct and firm Adherence to one another we shall find them perform Miracles in the Conclave It is requisite for the better understanding of the subsequent Relation that I here give the Reader a List of the Names of these Persons who have so far signaliz'd themselves They were Arragona Old Colonna Paleotto Como Altemps Canano Mondovi Lancidotto Ascoli Sforza Sfondrati Pallavicino Boromeo Aquaviva and Platta But here we must take notice that young Colonna who was of the Adverse Party had promis'd his Uncle that at any time when he could invest him in or deprive him of the Papacy he would decline his Vote for Santa Sevarina This little Party being Exasperated at the Bravado of their Adversaries who publickly gave out that they had the Papacy in their Hands bound themselves under a solemn Oath to use their utmost endeavors to work the Exclusion of Santa Severina This Enterprize seem'd to every Body else almost impossible to succeed but they resolv'd that nothing should discourage them in their Resolution and in order to effect their design they were not wanting to inform the Cardinals of the great Severity of Santa Severina's Life a Topick which they not without reason thought would Create an extream Aversion to him in the Minds of the Sacred College They likewise did what they could to raise Jealousies betwixt him and Montalto and the Spaniards and Florentines They thought to take off Montalto by telling him how he would advance his Glory and Interest by the Exaltation of one of his own Creatures The same Arguments were used to Debauch Madruzzo They told the other Competitors how easie a matter it was to attain their Desires by their Assistance