The power of this Nipotismo expired not with their Uncle; and though under his Successor they suffered a sharp Persecution, yet are they even now at this time so recovered of it, that they still deserve the Title of the Nipotismo _Di Roma_, there being three Cardinals of them alive, a thing which was never seen before, and will scarce be seen hereafter in _Rome_, that there should be three Cardinals of the same Name and Family; and that which is most considerable is, that they are now in great esteem with the _Romans_. _Francesco_, who is the Elder Brother, being respected as a Saint; and if he be alive when the Sea of _Rome_ shall be vacant, he will go near to get the Popedome once more into his family, and the Cardinals ought to choose him for three reasons. First, Because of the purity of his life, neither can it be said, that he Counterfits Piety, and feigns devotion, as many others have done. Because, it is not possible, that a man shall equally deceive the World in his Infancy, his youth, his riper years, and his old age; therefore, certainly, since this Cardinal hath appear’d, even from his youth, to be what he now is, we ought to conclude him to be of an unfeigned integrity. The second reason, for which Cardinal _Francesco_ deserves to be Pope, is his great experience in Ecclesiastick and Civil affairs, there being no Cardinal now alive, that is half so well instructed in them as he: so that upon this score Christendome would be sure to be well provided of a Pope. The third reason is, That the _Barbarines_ being already exceedingly rich, they would not now be so subject to that great avidity of heaping treasure upon treasure as they were at first. But I reckon without mine host, and would do better to leave these thoughts to the Cardinals, who will have time enough to examine them, since _Alexander_ hath of late taken new forces, and is not like to dye yet. The second Cardinal of this Family, that is _Antonio_, hath by his change of life, wiped away that scandalous impression, which his first demeanours, under the Pontificat of his Uncle, had given of him. And indeed, in that time he did lead a life too full of liberty and debauchery, and did not only scandalize all _Europe_, but by his proud carriage disobliged the Embassadours of many Princes, and made the _Romans_ hate him so, that at midnight they would cry out in the streets, _il Cardinal Antonio serve in Roma di demonio_: but as I have said already, After he once began to frequent the _French_, and follow their humour, he changed his nature, and the _Romans_ changed their note to his advantage, seeing him become generous, full of affability and civility, and much enclin’d to promote learning, so that now they cry _Antonio Barbarino_, _sembra un angelo divino_. But for the Popedome, he need not expect it; for all the Miracles in the World, will not take away altogether an ill impression from the _Italians_, when once it hath had a foundation in their minds.