But all this avail’d not at all; for in a short time after the death of the _Pope_, in a Months time there were three Males of that Family died, as it were by Judgment from Heaven, to mortifie the ambition of those _Popes_ who destroy Heaven it self, to fill the World with their Nephews. And thus by little and little the House of _Sfondrati_ declined, with all the diligence and care they could use to hold out full forty years, though they made another Person take their Name upon him, that had neither Alliance nor Friendship with them. Of the House of _Aldobrandini_, from whence _Clement_ the Eighth proceeded, who was created _Pope_ in _January_ 1592. we cannot speak without touching the Cardinal _Aldobrandino_ too neerly, who is the only person sustains the Name of a Family, that seem’d, for the Reasons before, impossible to be irradicated; which may notwithstanding be said to be extinct, although the Cardinal bears the Name, and the Princess of _Rossano_ enjoys the Estate, as Heir to the House of _Aldobrandino_; yet the one being a Woman, and the other a Priest, they cannot hope to recover it, unless some By-blow should be produc’d: which, though it would be a neat piece of invention, I cannot imagine, because the Cardinal was not at all scandalous in his Life, but always obsequious and respectful of the Princess; who made him Cardinal, and without which he might have been a _Brandino_ a Jugler, but no _Aldobrandino_. But to return to _Pope Clement_, I will affirm, That he, not having fail’d in any thing might furnish _Rome_ with the Family of the _Aldobrandini_, was not in arrear to his Name. In the time that he was _Pope_, there were eighteen Males of the Name of _Aldobrandini_, the greater part of which were married; and it was no small satisfaction to him, to have so great a number of his Relations: upon which score he us’d to say, _He was_ Pope _of_ Rome, _and Prince or Chief of the_ Aldobrandini. That which was most observable was, He took great pleasure in caressing his Relations; for when any of his Brothers or Nephews that were married came to him, he would tell them, _Let it be your business to provide Children_, _and it shall be mine to provide them Estates_. His good Kindred did not neglect to make their advantage of the Counsel of _Clement_, nor he to maintain their Honours; by which means, there was scarce any other Family taken notice of in _Rome_; but the reputation of this, made a noise in every corner. This House of the _Aldobrandini_ was well founded in the _Papacy_ of _Urban_ the Eighth, by the assistance of seven Brothers, Grand-children to _Clement_; all of them of so strong and lusty complexions, the Physicians by common consent did assert, there could not be any defect of Posterity. Nevertheless, it has fail’d; and which is very considerable, there is not now one Male remaining of the Name.