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    obliging Mr . Fagan was again our ciceroni on this occasion ; and , having asked and obtained the permission of his eminence , conduct * ed us on the appointed day to his episcopal palace at Frascati , ( the Tusculum of the Romans ) , which place , as every body knows , is one of theraost beautiful spots in the environs of Rome . On our arru

    val , we found the chaplain waiting to receive us , and a coach and four horses ready to conduct us to a villa two miles from Frascati , which the Cardinal has built for his favourite bishop * , and whither he had preceded us . We were told that it was customary to kiss the hand of " his royal highnessiy ' a ceremony which we consequently performed . He then began addressing us in very good English , though spoken with rather a Scottish accent . Mr . F . had taken care to inform us on

    what topics it was expected we should talk , and we accordingly praised the Cardinal ' s little favourite dog , which ( if we may believe the re . port of his owner ) is of the true king Charles ' s breed , and found out his master by instinct in the streets of Rome ! We also commended the architecture of the villa and the prospect it commands . These ComplimenS ^ mixed with frequent repetitions of the word s u your royal highness , " put the worthy old man into excellent humour ^ both

    with himself and with us . Meaning , however , to please , I very nearly offended my reverend host , by remarking the fluency with which he spoke English . - " And why should I not ? " he answered with some anger , cc It is so long since your royal highness was in England , that it is surprising yen should retain the knowledge of that lan - guage /* ' — " Oh Sir , " rejoined he , we do not easily forget that to which we are born and bred . " As to his appearance , he bears the

    marks of having formerly been a very handsome man ; though , from his great age , t being more than eighty years old , he is now infirm , and sinking into dotage . You will be surprised when I add , that , distant as is the relationship , he bears a strong resemblance to our king , for whose father he might easily be taken . His dress consisted of a

    black coat and waistcoat , with red stockings , a red cloak , and red hat , these forming the costume of a cardinal . When we had exhausted our praises on tlie villa and the prospect , and partaken of some wine , ( which , fceiag made in his bishopric , it was necessary to find incomparably good ) , we again got into the carnage which had

    * The Cardinal has , in his old age , formed a strong attachment to one of his chaplains , for whom he has procured a bishopric , and built this villa in the environs of his own palace . f This title ha § been universally allowed him by all English visitors , since the Duke of Sussex set the example . The amiable son of our respected monarch did not , I understand , scruple to gratify the pride of the old man , by giving him this harmless appellation ; but the Cardinal did not return the compliment . While the « on of a real king called the other * your royal highness , " the soi-dhant representative of majesty , only gave his illustrious guest the title of highness . " The Duke of Sussex laughed at the distinction , and repeated still oftener the epithet of *< royal /*

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    * 72 Account of the late Cardinal York .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1807, page 472, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2384/page/20/