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 Le Contad d' Avignon. It belongs to the Pope, having been purchased by one of his Predecessors anciently of Jane, Queen of Naples and Countess of Avignon: and it served for a safe retreat to divers Popes consecutively, during the troubles of Italy which lasted above seaventy years. At last, Italy and the Popes Territories there, being cleared by the admirable Courage and Conduct of brave Cardinal Albornozzo, who conquered again all the Popes estate, The Pope Gregory the XI. returned home again to Rome. Of the foresaid Cardinal Albornozzo I cannot omit to tell one thing; That after his great services rendered to the Pope, being envied by some of the Court, who had perswaded his Holiness to call him to an Accompt for the great Summes of Money he had spent in reducing again the whole State of the Pope unto its Obedience; be brought the next morning a Cart laden with chaines, bolts, locks, and Keyes belonging once to those Townes which he had retaken for the Pope, and pla-