When he goes through the City, he does so little regard any body, that he is scarce induced to salute those Gentlemen that civilly do prevent him by pulling off their hats first: but he never begins to any body, no not to a Prince; which is so odious, that for that only pleasure of seeing his pride abated, the Romans do wish the _Pope’s_ death. He did, what lay in his power, to make an eternal Enemy of the Family of the _Colonna’s_; which is the noblest and best beloved of _Rome_, and countenanced by the greatest Monarchs of Christendom; and if the _Pope_ had not wisely caused satisfaction to be made for the affront done to the _Colonnas_ at the Theatre, the Family of the _Chigi_ would have incurred the enmity of a House, which in time might have been revenged, or at least in the quarrel the City of _Rome_ would have been divided, and in a kinde of War within its self. The Cardinal _Padrone_ too on his side giving himself too much up to sensual pleasures, is the cause of great disorders in the Court and Church; for all the Congregations of Cardinals, of which he is the head, are much puzled how to deal with, and humour a man, who cares for nothing less than that which is committed to his care. Some of the Cardinals and Prelates take example by him, and do commit great scandals; for which they excuse themselves by saying, _That the Cardinal_ Padrone _does commit greater_. And thus betwixt them the poor Church is ill serv’d in both its Temporal and Spiritual. I have nothing to say of the other Nephews and Kindred of the _Pope_; for supposed they had good inclinations, they have little or no occasion to bring them to effect for the publick good, they being not admitted to any publick employment. And indeed it would be but loss of time for any body to summe up the good this _Nipotismo_ has done the Church; for it is so little, and their ill actions are so many, that it would be stifled by them, like good Corn by Tares. The people is more oppressed than ever, the City is ill provided, and all things are dear and scarce; the Prelates are discontented, and the money it self is condemned to a perpetual confinement in _Don Mario’s_, and the _Nipotismo’s_ Coffers. It is a strange thing to see, that the _Popes_ should have the power to perswade others to renounce their fortunes, to run into Monasteries, to embrace Pilgrimages, and Mortifications; and yet not be able to perswade a little moderation to their Nephews, and make them content themselves with that lawful encrease of their Fortunes, which every body is well pleased to allow them: but they must still be laying taxes upon the people, and discontent upon Princes and States.