Before the Church enjoyed temporal revenues, there was modesty in the Church-mens Apparel, but with the introduction of riches, pride, pomp, and vanity took place; then were invented Mitets, Scarlet Robes with long Traines, Copes, and Tippets; so that with the expense that one is at now to cloath a Prelate or a Cardinal many poor might be fed and covered, and particularly poor Priests, who are faine to beg from Laicks that which their own Prelates should bestow upon them. Though things were carryed on with this corruption, yet was it not come to that pass that the Popes durst bring their Nephewes to the Sterne, and Government of St. _Peters_ Vessel; they were content to rule the temporal and spiritual without controle, but did not think of entayling the Popedome upon their kindred, which made their Nephews and Relations keep at a distance, being unwilling to be seen in _Rome_ without command and power. _Nicholas_ the third in the year 1229, went about to make two of his Nephewes of the House of the _Ursins_ Kings, one of _Toscany_, and the other _Lumbardy_, to the end that one should keep the _Germans_ in awe, who have one part of the _Alpes_, and the other the _French_, who were then Masters of the Kingdomes of _Naples_ and _Sicily_: and that he might compass his designe with lesse trouble, he perswaded _Peter_ King of _Arragon_ to undertake the recovery of the Kingdome of _Sicily_, to which he had a right by _Constantine_ his Wife. But all these designes soon vanished and were buried in the Tombe of the _Popes_ brain, where they were first conceived. ’Tis true, that many say, that the _Pope_ did this, only to satisfie the pressing instances of his Nephewes: but because he affected more the quiet of the Church, then the advancement of his kindred, he persisted not in his enterprise, but just as long as was necessary to make his Kindred believe he had once well resolved it; and thus the _Ursins_, who aspired to so much Grandeur, remained disappointed, and the _Pope_ was pleased in the demonstration he had given them of His kindness. The _Popes_ were not yet perfect in the art of raising their kindred; the carnal love of their Relations did but begin a combat with the spiritual zeal for the Church, and as yet the last was too hard for the first, and in all occasions did carry it before their kindness for their Relations. From _Nicolas_ to _Sixtus_ the Fourth, who was created in the year 1471, the _Popes_ did by little and little humanise themselves, and lay aside that rude severity to themselves, and to their kindred, who now began to come very willingly to _Rome_, being sure to meet with kinder receptions then heretofore had been shewed to precedent _Popes_ Relations; and when once they were in _Rome_ and in sight of their Uncle, he to prevent them from leading an idle life, would give them entrance into the Vatican, and honour them with places of Honour and Profit.