ALL that we have hitherto related, is nothing but the Vigil or Eve of the _Nipotismo_; now begins the Festival day, in the time of _Urban_ the eighth, of the Family of the _Barbarini_, who succeeded _Gregory the_ fifteenth, contrary to every bodies expectation, in the year 1623. in the month of _August_. As soon as the news of his Elevation came to _Florence_, those few remnants of the Family, who were then under the protection of the great Duke, flew, like so many Bees to _Rome_ (and the Bees are the _Barbarini’s_ Coat of Armes) to suck the Honey of the Church, but they left not behind them their Stings, wherewithall in sucking it, they stung it most bitterly. _Urban_ in the beginning, shewed not much tenderness for his kindred, though he did openly own, that he would call them about him: And indeed, in this his beginning, and as it were the blossom of his Popedom, he did one of the worthiest actions of his life, which was the giving of a Cardinals Cap to _Francesco Barbarini_, his Nephew, a Personage truly worthy so great an honour being endowed with the singular qualities of an exemplary life and integrity, which made him worthy, and more then worthy, of the Popedom it self. The year after, which was 1624. he made Cardinal, his brother, that was a _Capucin_, and went by the name of brother _Antony Barbarin_, whom the Pope loved entirely; he gave him the title of Cardinal of Saint _Oposrius_, but he had been so accustomed to the strictness of a _Capucines_ life, that being raised to this great dignity, he demeaned himself with the same meanness as before; he had much ado to custom himself to that great Cope which the Cardinals wear; neither would their wide large Sleeves agree with him, and he had given order to have them made close and streight, after the _Capucins_ fashion: But that that was most ridiculous was, that when he saluted any body, instead of putting off his Hat, he would only put it back with a nod, as the Monks do their Hoods; so that once, in the presence of the Venetian Ambassadour it fell backwards; to the ground, with no small laughter of the Assistants: Thus he was the diversion of the whole Colledge of Cardinals. _Don Tadeo_, the Popes other brother, was made General of the Churches Forces, Prefect of _Rome_ and in the long reign of his brother, had so many Civil and Military Offices conferr’d upon him, that he could not remember them himself; the rather, because that he never car’d to exercise the functions of them, so he might receive the revenue, which he forgot not to put up carefully; that is, in a word, he took a good account of the profit, but could give none of the satisfying the obligation those Offices laid upon him. In the year 1668. the seventh of _February_, the Pope, that he might more and more fortifie the Family of the _Barbarines_, created another Cardinal of that name, _viz. Antonio Barbarino_, _Francesco’s_ brother, under the title of _Santa Maria in Aquino_.