The Pope was displeased, to see the Duke thus angred, and went about to appease him, but in vain; for having said that he knew that the Cardinal _Padrone_ had a very great esteem for his person, the Duke interrupted him, and said, _Most Holy Father_; _for my part_, _I know no other Padrone than your holiness_. This answer was quick, and biting, having been made to the Pope himself, who thereby saw his Title of _Padrone_ laughed at; and indeed the Duke had a great deal of reason to mortifie thus the _Barbarines_, who pretended to treat him more like their subject, then like a Prince. But the _Barbarines_ ambition stayed not in the Title of Cardinal _Padrone_; they took exceptions against the quality of _Illustrissime_, with which hitherto the Cardinals had been content for so many Ages, but pretending higher, strove to find out some terme that should not be inferiour to the Title of excellency, which Soveraign Princes in _Italy_, and other places, did then take. This important point was often discussed, and canvassed by _Urban_, and the _Barbarines_, and more then four or five singular Titles came into their fancies; at last they pitched upon the word _Eminency_, which in effect he gave to the Cardinals, not so much for their sake, as for his Nephews. The Princes no sooner heard of it, but that they might be even with him, they took the Title of _Highness_, the _Barbarines_ remaining much mortifyed at it. But the best of it was, that at first _Urban_ had no mind that any of the Cardinals should use the Title of _Eminency_, except those of his family; but afterwards foreseeing that the world would laugh at him, he made his decree general for all the Cardinals. All this while it seemed as if the _Barbarines_ had chained good fortune to their desires, all things succeeding according to their wishes; and indeed they were become so high in their commands, that they despised every body, and could hardly brook that any Crown in _Europe_ should oppose, or not condescend to the satisfying of their insatiable inclinations. Never Prince was more absolute in a conquest, then the _Barbarines_ were in their administration of the Church and City of _Rome_; they laughed at any body; let those that would talke and prate; but nothing but derision and scorn was the share of those that went about to contradict them. ’Tis true, they had the good fortune to meet with little or no opposition, for in the whole consistory of the Cardinals, there were but five, who were not their Creatures, _viz. Medici_, _Savelli_, _Carassa_, _Lauci_, and _Capponial_, creatures of _Paul_ the fifth, and these too being of a quiet spirit, and not undertaking, durst never oppose them stifly: The others who had been made Cardinals by them did nothing but subscribe to the _Barbarines_ pleasure whatever it was, so they lorded it over the Church and State, nay, over all Christendome, as absolute Monarchs of the World.