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covel's diary.
next; a Bp. and metropolite of Larissa the third. The
design was this: they underhand by mediation of the K.
of France and his Embass. here, the Emperour and his
resident at Adrianople, the Bailo of Venice, first calumni-
ate the Present Patriarch, and are now plotting his removal.
Next day they have here (now obscurely) the Metropolite
of Paros and Naxia, who they designe shortly for Metropo-
lite of Ephesus, a true man in his heart to them ; next to
make him Patriarch. The businesse is committed to the
Italian Archbp. now at the new church (St. Francesco) :
he told me the Jesuits and the Capuchins know of it, and
he knew I would be secret, too; he said Padre Jeremiah
was ignorant of it wholly, though he knew him wel
affected. I mentioned Panagiotcs at Court; he said he
was not acquainted with it, nor must be, but he had a very
great kindnesse for this Metropolite, and he himself has
copied out all their letters of late correspondency, and he
will be ready to make him Patriarch they question not;
his name was D. Hilarione Bubuli, as you may see his
own hand on the first whole leaf of this book. He said
the Greek and Latin Church differ in 5 things ; 1st, the
Holy Ghost; 2nd, The leaven'd bread in the Sacrament ;
3d, Purgatory ; 4, The Pope's supremacy ; 5, The forme of
Baptisme. He said they had all their services in Greek,
but Romanized.
[Dr. Covel's Diary is here very obscure, and evidently intended
for notes, which he himself only could understand.]
Copy of the Kaimachanis to our King at my lord's audience.
Directed thus •
To the glorious amongst the princes and lords of the Nation of
the Messiah, Ld. of Honour, Charles the 2d, King of England,
whose end be Happy.
To the Glorious amongst the Princes and great Lds. of Jesus,
the supreme judge of the Nation of the Messiah, and governour
of all the Nazareen affaires, Lord of honour, greatnesse, and
next; a Bp. and metropolite of Larissa the third. The
design was this: they underhand by mediation of the K.
of France and his Embass. here, the Emperour and his
resident at Adrianople, the Bailo of Venice, first calumni-
ate the Present Patriarch, and are now plotting his removal.
Next day they have here (now obscurely) the Metropolite
of Paros and Naxia, who they designe shortly for Metropo-
lite of Ephesus, a true man in his heart to them ; next to
make him Patriarch. The businesse is committed to the
Italian Archbp. now at the new church (St. Francesco) :
he told me the Jesuits and the Capuchins know of it, and
he knew I would be secret, too; he said Padre Jeremiah
was ignorant of it wholly, though he knew him wel
affected. I mentioned Panagiotcs at Court; he said he
was not acquainted with it, nor must be, but he had a very
great kindnesse for this Metropolite, and he himself has
copied out all their letters of late correspondency, and he
will be ready to make him Patriarch they question not;
his name was D. Hilarione Bubuli, as you may see his
own hand on the first whole leaf of this book. He said
the Greek and Latin Church differ in 5 things ; 1st, the
Holy Ghost; 2nd, The leaven'd bread in the Sacrament ;
3d, Purgatory ; 4, The Pope's supremacy ; 5, The forme of
Baptisme. He said they had all their services in Greek,
but Romanized.
[Dr. Covel's Diary is here very obscure, and evidently intended
for notes, which he himself only could understand.]
Copy of the Kaimachanis to our King at my lord's audience.
Directed thus •
To the glorious amongst the princes and lords of the Nation of
the Messiah, Ld. of Honour, Charles the 2d, King of England,
whose end be Happy.
To the Glorious amongst the Princes and great Lds. of Jesus,
the supreme judge of the Nation of the Messiah, and governour
of all the Nazareen affaires, Lord of honour, greatnesse, and