The King of Spain wanting money, our Vice-Roy, according
to the Orders sent him from Madrid hath been seeking
moneys here to carry on Affairs in the next Campagne; but
this City not being in condition on fur[unr]ish him, the last Pestilence
having much impoverished the Inhabitants he is endeavouring
to inorgage some of the Crown lands, for making
present money.
The Bandities have of late been very troublesome up and
down the Kingdom: which hath occasioned the Vice-Roy
to send the new president to Salerne, with full power to treat
with them, they being very numerous in that part of the
Country, and to make as good Tearms with them as he can.
The Duke of Celuzza hath been Slain by his own people, as
he was a hunting.
From Rome, Jan. 20.
The Plague diminisheth every day; yet last week there
died 108 Persons. The Pope goeth on in his care for preserving
both the sick and sound, with Antidotes, Provisions,
Medicaments, and all things necessary for subsistence and accommodation.
He hath also for a month longer suspended the
opening of the Courts of Justice. Such strictnes is used here
in executing the Orders of the Officers called The Congregation
of Health, that one of their own number having been
taken tardy in the exercise of his Office,hath by order of the
rest been beheaded. On Wednesday afternoon, a notable
Fellow for [unr]ng of infected houses , and selling abroad the
Clothes, was broken on the which stealing goods out of in
houses.
On Monday a Consistory was held at the Quirinal, where
the Pall was bestowed upon the Archbishop of Monreal, and
upon the Patriarch of Aquileia. Afterwards the pope retiring
the Cardinals P[unr]oceeded to the disposal of Offices for the year
ensu[unr]ng, that of the Chamberlain being conferred upon Cardinal
Astalli.
The Sieur Franci[unr]o Cappeni, Commissary of the Eccle[unr]stical
Callies, is dead at Civita V[unr].