Nevertheless the Pope in so short a time shewed himself kind, for he left them some considerable Legacies, having given away to the company of the Nuntiata, whose Protector he had been, all that was in his power to distribute. * * * * * But that which _Urban_ could not compass in thirteen dayes, _Gregory_ the fourteenth his Successor did in ten months. This Pope was of the family _Sfondrata_ of _Milan_, and very desirous of adding to the greatness of his family. And because that _Paulo Emilio Sfondrato_ was at the time of his creation in _Milan_, the Pope refus’d to dispatch any business before his coming to Rome, where presently he was made Cardinal, and had twelve thousand Crowns a year assigned him the same day, besides a great number of Abbies and Offices which his Uncle gave him a little after. The Pope was used to pass most part of his time with this Cardinal; no business passing, but what was sifted between them; the Pope often saying to him, Nephew, make a good purse before I die: And the Nephew, who understood the means did not fail to obey him, and out of every hundred take ninety for himself; the rest he left to the Church, and that was alwayes the worst money. Two moneths after, he made the Count _Sfondrati_, another of his Nephews, General of the holy Church, and sent him to the Wars of _France_, having first married him with the daughter of the Prince of _Massa_, and made him Duke of _Monte Marciano_, which Dutchy the Pope pretended to be devolved to the Church, ever since the death of _Alfonso Picolomini_, Duke of the said place, whom the great Duke of Florence put to death; and the Pope immediately confiscated all that he enjoyed in the Territories of the Church, pretending, that the said _Alfonso_ was a Rebel to the Church: Whereupon he gave his Nephew the investiture of the Dutchy. * * * * * _Innocentius_ the ninth succeeded to _Gregory_ the fourteenth, in the year 1509. who lived but two months, and by consequence was not in a capacity of leaving much to his Relations; many of them nevertheless were already come from _Bologne_, the Popes native Country; amongst whom he made one Cardinal, and that was _Antonio Fachinetti_; but he gave him no other Office, then that of a Referendary, there being no other of any consideration vacant. ’Tis true, I believe, that he thought not of dying so soon, for else he would have provided more largely for this Cardinal, and the rest of his kindred; His death was very unwelcome to them, all having begun already to build Castles in the air; but particularly to one of them, who pretended to be General of the Churches Forces, to marry a Princess, and be revenged of all his Enemies; but he came so far short of all, that instead of the equipage of a Gentleman, that he came to _Rome_ in, he returned in a poor plight to _Bologna_. * * * * *