396 PIETRG GIANN0NE. 



Belles, he at length gave up the ghoft on the 7th of 

 March, 1748, in the 73d year of his age. 



The prefent king of Naples has not only granted his 

 fon a penlion of 300 neapolitan ducats, but prolonged 

 it during the lives of his wife, his fon, and his daughter. 

 " It would not be fuitable to the happy reign of his 

 majefty, or becoming the dignity of the fupreme au- 

 thority, (thefe are the words of the patent) to leave the 

 poflerity of fo famous a man, whofe equal the prefent 

 age has not produced, who has afferted the rights of 

 the kingdom with fo much courage, lincerity, and 

 learning, and for which he was feverely perfecuted, 

 without fame hailing tokens of our approbation and 

 efleem." 



CONFESSION OF FAITH 

 OF 



PIETRO GIANNONE, THE HISTORIAN, 

 TO THE 



JESUIT ■ "JOSEPH SANFELICE *. 



Sirft, I believe, that the pope of Rome, is lord of 

 the whole world ; not only in fpirituals but alfo in 

 temporals. That he has fupreme command, mediately 

 and immediately, over the earth, and all that has life 

 and intelligence upon it ; and, for promoting the eter- 

 nal falvation of the human race, may make ufe of all 

 fpi ritual and temporal means, fuch as pecuniary fines, 

 dungeons, banifhment, flames and fire. 



II. Therefore, all princes and republics are fubjecl: 

 to him even in temporal matters. He alone can boaft 



* Author of Rifleffioni morale e teologiche, againft the wri- 

 tings of Giannone. 



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