The Lords of the _Caraffi_ enjoy at present in _Naples_ many Signiories, as particularly the Dutchy of _Matalone_, which they had enjoyed a hundred years before _Paul_ the fourth, without interruption, being anciently Dukes from the time of _Ferdinando_ first King of _Naples_, and reckon’d amongst his principal Favourites; and are still esteem’d of very well by the Crown of _Spain_, though in the revolutions of _Naples_, upon I know not what considerations, the affection _Philip_ the fourth had for a long time for the Duke of _Matalone_, was observed to grow cold. This Branch that remained in _Naples_ received no benefit or advantage by that which was establish’d in _Rome_, which last being extinguish’d by the two _Popes_ aforesaid by the death and sequestration of so many _Caraffi_; the other remained in _Naples_ daily augmenting by the favours and priledges they receive from the Crown of _Spain_. Neither are the Neopolitan _Caraffi_ of the same condition with the Roman, they having nothing, as many believe, or at least, very little of the Church Lands in their possession, which continued not long to the other House, not so much as to the second Generation; and therefore these Lords are still so considerable in _Naples_, because their Estates sprang rather from the reward of their valour, than the oppression of the poor. All this notwithstanding, the People of _Naples_ were always disaffected to the House of _Matalone_; for which reason in the Revolution of _Masanello_, _Don Joseph Caraffa_ was slain by the fury of the People, his heart pull’d out of his breast, and his body drawn all about the City, with this Exclamation, _This is he that betray’d the most faithful People of Naples_. Besides, there were several Palaces of the Dukes, full of inestimable Furniture, burnt, without being able to preserve one; and I being then in _Naples_, heard several cry, _We must burn all_, _to purge the House of_ Caraffa _from the Leprosie of the rest of the_ Caraffi; alluding to them who in the time of _Paul_ the Fourth had made themselves odious to all the World, as well as to _Rome_. The Family of the _Buoncompagni_ was considerable above thirty years after the death of _Gregory_ the Thirteenth, which was the Person rais’d them to that height; for though before they were in some degree of Nobility, yet their Estate was but narrow and small; however in the twelve years of his Papacy he let them get so much, that without any great difficulty, they liv’d like Princes after the death of that _Pope_, who died in _March_ 1585.