_Jules_ proved a man of a great Soul, and a noble and constant Defender of the Church, and little inclin’d to make his kindred great. ’Tis true, he did own a great deal of kindness for his Relations, but much more for the Church: And did say, _That he would have bestowed upon them all that he had_, _if all that he had were not the Churches_. Therefore he would never give them any State belonging to the Church; and if _Francesco Maria_, his brothers son, did obtain the Dutchy of _Urbin_, it was, because that _Guido Ubaldo da Feltra_, his Kinsman, did adopt him. Some say, that it was by the Popes perswasions, that _Guido Ubaldo_ did this; which though it were true, yet it did not any wayes prejudice the Church: And if he did bestow _Pesaro_ on the same _Francesco Maria_, which State was lately fallen to the Church by the death of _Gio. Sforza_, who dyed without Heirs, it was to pay to the said _Francesco Maria_ certain debts, which he pretended due to him from the Church. Besides, he never gave any extraordinary Authority to four Cardinals of his own kindred and creating; who were very much displeased and discontented at this his severity. He answered one day two of his Relations, who were very pressing for an Office, which he would not grant; _You ought to be content with what my Brother did_, _who lov’d the house of_ La Rovere _better then the Church_. In his time Rome was almost without a _Nipotismo_: but no sooner was _Leo_ the tenth raised to this great honour, but things began to run in another stream; for this Pope, though otherwise very worthy of such an Elevation, yet was he no sooner settled in his Dignity, but he began to project the greatness and advancement of the house of the _Medicis_. And first he bestowed upon _Julian_, his Brother, the Office of _Gonfaloniero_, or Standard-bearer to the Church, together with other charges and places: Then he called most of his kindred to _Rome_, making them Cardinals, and bestowing Dignities upon them. So that the _Nipotismo_ began to take a new possession of _Rome_ and the Church. _Leo_ undertook, by the means of the Emperour _Maximilian_, to make his brother _Julian_ Lord of _Siena_ and _Lucca_, pretending to add to his Domination the Dutchies of _Urbino_ and _Ferrara_: But _Julian_ dying in the interim, the Pope transferred his kindness upon his brother _Lawrens_, and attempted the execution of this his design in his favour, by the means of the Emperour _Charles_ the fifth, who was newly come to the Empire. Besides, he put into his hands the government of the City of _Florence_, with this condition, that he should undertake nothing, without the advice and consent of the Citizens.