When was it published?

May 12, 1738 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News May 12, 1738

The Virginia Gazette

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Pope Illness, Cardinals Cabals, Papal Recovery

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

From Rome on Jan. 18, the Pope was gravely ill, prompting Cardinals to plot for succession, but he recovered quickly and slyly remarked on thwarting their intrigues.

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They write from Rome the 18th of Jan. that the Pope had been very ill for some Days, so that his Life was apprehended to be in Danger; upon which the Cardinals began to enter into Cabals for the Succession; but his Holiness recover'd of his Indisposition sooner than was expected, and receiving the Compliments of the Cardinals upon that Occasion, when some of them told him, they wished he might still live long enough to enjoy St. Peter's See for many Years. The crafty old Father, who had been well informed of their Designs, answered, That he hoped he should live long enough to disappoint the Combinations and Intrigues which had been formed while he was sick; but none of the Cardinals being willing to understand this of themselves, they all took their Leave, without desiring any farther Explanation.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Pope Illness Cardinals Cabals Papal Recovery

What entities or persons were involved?

The Pope The Cardinals

Where did it happen?

Rome

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Rome

Event Date

18th Of Jan.

Key Persons

The Pope The Cardinals

Outcome

his holiness recover'd of his indisposition

Event Details

The Pope had been very ill for some Days, so that his Life was apprehended to be in Danger; upon which the Cardinals began to enter into Cabals for the Succession; but his Holiness recover'd sooner than was expected, and receiving the Compliments of the Cardinals, answered that he hoped he should live long enough to disappoint the Combinations and Intrigues which had been formed while he was sick.