[64] I Cor. xii.
[65] Ibid.
[66] Ibid.
[67] Many persons believe that the body of St. Paul lies under the church, in the Via Ostia; others are of opinion that it is buried by the side of St. Peter. The Romish Church favours both these beliefs.
[68] Matt. xxvii. 8.
[69] Hebrews vii. 24-27.
[70] Luke xvii. 10.
[71] My family is one of the oldest in Rome, and celebrated for its hostility to the popes, and the persecutions it has endured.
[72] A popular mode of addressing the friars at Rome and Naples: Zi frate, which is similar to zii (uncle).
[73] The prevalent idea throughout Italy is that priests and monks can name the numbers in the lottery that will come up prizes.