Naturally _Urban_ was averse from making of Cardinals; and if some urgent necessity did not force him, could hardly be brought to it; and yet for his family, he made no difficulty of breaking the precedent Popes Decrees, and the Laws of the Church, which forbid to make two brothers Cardinals, while they are both alive: but he did this only to satisfie his Nephews; and at last, was brought by them to make great numbers of other Cardinals; for they, being towards the end of the Pontificat weary of heaping together, began to think, how they should preserve their treasure and power; and therefore, to fortifie their party, they obliged their Uncle, to make a numerous promotion of their Creatures. If ever the _Romans_ murmured and made Pasquins, it was in the time of his _Nipotismo_; for when the _Barbarines_ took away from the Church called the _Rotunda_, that excellent piece of workmanship of _Bronze_, (for which we have no name but Bell-metal) to make that piece of Architecture and Pillars, which adorns the Altar in Saint _Peters_ Church, which is one of the most noble and magnificent Works that ever was undertook, all the people cryed in the streets, _Quod non fecerunt Barbari_, _secerunt Barbarini_; and they thought they had a great deal of reason to exclaim thus against them, because it was certainly affirmed, that the _Barbarines_ had diverted above half the metal to their private use in their Palace; and some say, that they made racks for their Chimneys of it, but I scarce believe it. But that Pasquin, which was made in the time that _Gustave Adolse_, King of _Swede_, invaded _Germany_, was fuller of curiosity; for there were certain Images in paper, that represented the Church of God, all naked upon a little bed, and full of the wounds she had received from _Gustave_, and covered over with Flies or Bees, which were the _Barbarines_ Armes; near the bed, was the Emperour upon his knees, craving aid from the Church, that he might fight for the Church; from whom he did receive this answer; _I have nothing to give thee_, _O my Defender_, _for the Flies have sucked me even to the very bones_, making allusion to the _Barbarines_ Armes. Another time were found in the streets of _Rome_, a great quantity of Pictures; in every one of which was drawn a poor Prelate, asking Alms from the Church to content himself withall; to whom the Church made answer, _For my part_, _I have not a farthing_, _the_ Barbarines _have taken all from me_. Almost at the same time, was seen a Medal, which represented _Pasquin_, loaden with Swords, Musquets, Daggers, and other Weapons, with an inscription that said, _To drive away the Flies_; which thing displeased the Barbarines beyond measure, conceiving that all this was nothing but a design to make the people rise in Armes against them; so that though they set a good face upon it, yet secretly they disposed things to their defence, in case of a sedition.