A month after, _Clement_ the eighth, of the House of _Aldobrandino_ of _Florenee_, was chosen Pope, with an incredible joy of all the people of _Rome_: He himself was born in the City of _Fano_. This Pope found his Family full of noble and ancient Blood, but as empty of Riches; therefore calling them to him, he began, by his Predecessours example, to give them Offices, Places, and Dignities, but with a certain moderation, and not precipitating his Favours, as the others had done, but giving to day one thing, and to morrow another, he contented them all without scandal. In his first promotion of Cardinals, he created two of his Nephews, _viz. Pietro Aldobrandino_, his Brothers Son, and _Cintbio Passero di Sinigaglia_, his Sisters Son; and with the help of these two, the Pope did govern all the Church Affairs, desiring every thing should pass by their hands, particularly through Cardinal _Pietro Aldobrandino_, whom he lov’d most cordially, calling him, _the Idol of his heart_; and often, for fear of contradicting him, he would let him do as he listed. The charge of General of the Church, was given to _Giovanni Francesco Aldobrandino_, another of his Nephews; in which place he enjoyed, not only all of the Prerogatives and Priviledges that had been granted to the other Nephews of Popes, but besides, his Holiness encreased his pay by two thousand Crowns a year, and invented new priviledges for him. In the year 1595. he bought the Marquisat of _Meldola_, which he bestowed upon _Octavio Aldobrandino_, another of his Nephews, declaring him absolute Soveraign of the said place; but yet made him stay in _Rome_, that he might be at hand, & lose no occasions of getting something else from him: at last _Alfonso d’ Este_, last Duke of Ferrara, happening to dye in the year 1597. the Pope thought to take this Principality for himself, as being devolv’d to the Church, and resolv’d to give the investiture to his Nephew _Octavio_; so having held a publick Consistory, in which he declared, that the Dutchy of _Ferrara_ was become the Churches patrimony; and immediately ordered Cardinal _Aldobrandino_ to raise a powerful Army, and put himself in possession of the said Dutchy, by driving out _Cesar_ of _Este_, who was Heir by the Will of the late Duke, and was actually in possession: But the Pope pretended, that he being a Bastard, was incapable of inheriting. The Cardinal soon got together a great Army, and so frighted _Don Cesar_, that he was forced to fly to _Modena_, and leave _Ferrara_ to the Pope; and the Cardinal _Aldobrandino_, after some Articles agreed on between his Uncle and _Don Cesar_, entred the place, and took possession of it in the name of the Church, with little joy to the Inhabitants, who lost a good Master to fall into the hands of Church-men, who change every day their Governours.