_Gregory_ the 15th. who was _Urban’s_ Predecessor, lived to do mischief enough, but it seems had no time to do good: of the four parts of the Popedom his Nephew had three, and he one. All this Popes thoughts were bent upon the Protestants ruine, particularly, he had a spight to _Geneva_, calling it the nest of the Devil; and therefore he pressed the Duke of _Savoy_ to besiege it, promising him great succors of men and money. He likewise assisted with all might and main the Emperour in his War against the Protestants of _Germany_. He failed not to solicit the King of _France_ to torment and molest the _Huguenots_ of his Kingdom, and prevailed with him to do it: which cost him dear, and had like to have proved fatal to his Monarchy, though at last he remained victorious. The Cardinal _Ludovisio_ his Nephew, quite contrary, did what lay in his power, to quell in his Uncle, this unmeasurable desire of ruining the Protestants, and engaging all Christendom into bloody Wars; but the _Pope_ would never hearken to any thing that he could say about that particular, answering him alwayes in these words, _’Tis enough that I let you do what you will with the Catholicks_; _pray let me have the liberty of doing what I please against the Hereticks our enemies_. His Remonstrances to Ambassadors upon this Subject, were so frequent at every audience that they were tired with them; and when sometimes the Cardinal _Ludovisio_ would interpose, and say something to qualifie the heat of the _Pope’s_ exaggerations, he would command him to hold his tongue; and sometimes say to him, you have a touch of an Heritick in you. He did all his endeavours by a thousand plots and Artifices, to reduce _England_ again under the obedience of the Church of _Rome_, but all to no purpose: at last, seeing himself disappointed in this his main design after such pains and expense, he resolved to get back to _Rome_. _Marc Antony de Dominis_, who in the time of _Paul_ the fifth _Gregories_ Predecessor, had left _Italy_, and was fled into England; where, having declared himself Protestant, he did write many shrewd books against the _Pope_, and the Court of _Rome_, as one who was well informed of all its disorders.