towards the Emperour and King of_ Poland. _Of the scandal which the_ Protestants _themselves did receive from their Dealings_. _Of the Designs of_ Gregory _the Fifteenth_, _to destroy the_ Protestants. _How Cardinal_ Ludovisio _his Nephew was of another Opinion_. _Of the pains that_ Gregory _took to get into his hands_ Marc Anthony de Dominis, _who was fled to_ London. _How the Prince Elector’s Library was given to the_ Pope. _Of the Zeal of_ Paul _the Fifth towards the defence of the Ecclesiastick Jurisdiction_. _Of the hatred he bore to the State of_ Venice. _How dangerous the Excommunication of the_ Venetians _was to all_ Italy. _Of the great constance of the_ Venetian _Senate_. _Of the Troubles of the Church in the_ Pontificate _of_ Clement _the Eighth_. _How he opposed himself to_ Henry _the Fourth King of_ France. _Of that King’s Resolution_. _Of the Proceedings of_ Sixtus _the Fifth towards his Kindred_. _How he banished one of his Relations_. _Of his_ Nipotismo, _that did the Church neither good nor harm_. _Of the Resolution of_ Sixtus, _to Excommunicate_ Henry _the Third of_ France. _How the Cardinals opposed it_. _Of that King’s Death_. _How_ Sixtus _did not much care to assist the League in_ France. _Of some Particularities of the_ Nipotismo _of_ Gregory _the Fifteenth_. _Of the great disorder that was in_ Rome _in the time of_ Paul _the Fourth_. _Of the Cardinal_ Caraffa _that died last_: _And of some other Particularities about other_ Popes. THAT which we have said in the precedent Book, is rather a Panegyrick for the _Popes_ and their Nephews, than a true dis-interessed Relation, becoming a History: Therefore lest our _Nipotismo_ should lose its Soul, and that which will make it live, we must fall into our wonted indifference; and by saying all the ill, and all the good that can be said of the _Nipotismo_, perswade our Reader, as it is true, That we have no other Design, than to relate freely and without interest its concerns. Thus doing, the _Popes_ will have no reason to complain; since the ill that is said, will be recompensed by the good; and the _Romans_, or my other Readers, will not tax the Author of partiality or flattery, since he so freely writes all that comes to his knowledge for the instruction of the Publick. Therefore we will treat in this Book, of all the good and all the mischief, that the Nephews of the _Popes_ have done to the Church, ever since _Sixtus_ the Fourth. Their good actions shall be set out, that the Memory of the dead may be revived, and due Honour given to the living that deserve it. And their ill deeds shall not be forgotten, that they may be hated by all Mankind; and that the Nephews of the _Popes_ to come, hearing the blame they undergo, may learn to esteem good actions, and avoid ill ones.