Of the two sisters, the Popes Neeces, the eldest was married to _D. Andrea Giustiniani_, who himself was a great favourite of fortune: For the Marquess _Giustiniani_, a person of great quality and estate, seeing himself without any heirs of his family and name, cast his Eyes by chance upon this Gentleman who was then very poor and low, and though, as it afterwards proved, he was of the same branch of the _Giustiniani_ with the Marquess; yet it was at such a distance, that neither of them did believe themselves at all a-kin; he was then thus fortunately instituted Heir to a very great estate, by which means the way to _Grandeur_ being made easie to him, he found no difficulty in obtaining in marriage the neece of Cardinal _Pamphilio_, who being immediatly after chosen Pope, the Prince _Giustiniani_ saw himself of a sudden become a part of the _Roman_ Nipotismo, enjoying those honours and prerogatives which the _Romans_ do use to observe towards persons of that quality. But the Pope had no real kindness for him, and having given him some profitable offices, refused to introduce him into the management of business, but left him to play the good husband in his own estate. And indeed employments of another nature had been lost upon him, for besides that he had alwayes retain’d something of his meanness when he was poor; there was nothing laudable in him but a natural bounty; and the Pope being well inform’d, did abstain from using his service in any thing of importance. The other sister was married to _Don Nicolo Ludovisio_, Prince of _Piombino_, Nephew of _Gregory_ the fifteenth, and brother to that Cardinal _Ludovisio_, who in _Gregory’s_ time govern’d all things. This prince had enclin’d to this match, out of an opinion of making great advantages by it, as seeing at that time that Cardinal _Camillo_ was made Cardinal, and altogether unfit for business, so that he flattered himself with an opinion of being the only Nephew, and governing the Pope and Church. But when it came to the push, he found he had misreckoned; for _Donna Olympia_, his mother in law, disappointed all his ambition by hers, not being dispos’d to suffer that any body should rule but her self: So that the Prince was reduced to a meer complacence and obedience to her commands. Neither was it to any purpose that sometimes he would complain of the difficulties he found to be admitted to the Popes audience, and receive those marks of kindness which seem’d due to so neer a relation, for _Donna Olympia_ answer’d him in a haughty manner, That _it was honors enough for him that he had been preferr’d to marry her Daughter before so many competitors of as great a quality as himself_. Whereupon the Prince being unwilling to come to a rupture with one who had so great an influence upon the Pope, would hold his tongue and be quiet.