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A30463 Some letters, containing an account of what seemed most remarkable in Switzerland, Italy, some parts of Germany, &c. in the years 1685 and 1686 written by G. Burnet, D.D. to the Hoble. R.B. ; to which is added, An appendix, containing some remarks on Switzerland and Italy, writ by a person of quality, and communicated to the author ; together with a table of the contents of each letter. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing B5920; ESTC R21514 187,788 260

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authority_n of_o the_o senate_n over_o the_o ecclesiastic_n and_o the_o limit_a power_n of_o their_o bishop_n and_o that_o the_o very_a clergy_n have_v little_a dependence_n upon_o he_o of_o the_o election_n of_o their_o curate_n be_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o every_o parish_n and_o the_o liberty_n which_o the_o candidate_n take_v to_o defame_v and_o expose_v one_o another_o p._n 103_o 104._o ignorance_n and_o vice_n the_o chief_a character_n of_o all_o priest_n especial_o at_o venice_n the_o licence_n assume_v by_o many_o of_o their_o nun_n particular_o by_o those_o that_o call_v themselves_o noble_a venetian_n all_o ecclesiastic_n preclude_v from_o a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n and_o in_o case_n any_o be_v promote_v to_o the_o hat_n their_o friend_n and_o relation_n become_v uncapable_a during_o their_o life_n both_o of_o employment_n and_o of_o sit_v in_o the_o great_a council_n p._n 104_o 105._o the_o inquisition_n at_o venice_n through_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o senate_n 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however_o the_o church_n and_o convent_v be_v vast_o rich_a and_o that_o from_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o people_n more_o than_o from_o their_o superstition_n p._n 119_o 120._o of_o bologna_n which_o have_v deliver_v itself_o to_o the_o pope_n upon_o a_o capitulation_n have_v thereby_o preserve_v many_o of_o its_o privilege_n and_o so_o continue_v wealthy_a and_o well_o people_v p._n 121._o its_o palace_n church_n and_o convent_v in_o one_o of_o which_o namely_o that_o of_o the_o canon_n regular_a of_o st._n salvator_n there_o be_v a_o scroll_n of_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n pretend_v to_o be_v write_v by_o ezra_n own_o hand_n but_o false_o the_o meridional_a line_n which_o cassini_n lay_v along_o the_o pavement_n of_o st._n petrones_n church_n p._n 122._o of_o ioan_n statute_n there_o and_o the_o author_n unbelief_n as_o to_o such_o a_o person_n be_v have_v be_v pope_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n m●chael_n on_o the_o hill_n above_o bologna_n and_o of_o a_o madonna_n of_o st._n luke_n four_o mile_n from_o the_o town_n p._n 123._o of_o the_o apennine_a hill_n and_o of_o pretolino_n one_o of_o the_o duke_n palace_n which_o stand_v on_o the_o last_o of_o they_o with_o some_o account_n of_o the_o garden_n in_o italy_n p._n 124_o 125._o of_o florence_n the_o great_a duke_n palace_n the_o dome_n with_o its_o cupolo_n and_o baptistery_n of_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n laurence_n where_o the_o body_n of_o the_o great_a duke_n lie_v deposit_v the_o statue_n in_o it_o particular_o that_o of_o the_o virgin_n by_o mich._n angelo_n the_o library_n belong_v to_o it_o well_o replenish_v with_o manuscript_n p._n 125_o 126_o 127._o florence_n much_o decay_v and_o sienna_n and_o pisa_n shrink_v into_o nothing_o and_o that_o more_o from_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o government_n than_o the_o decay_n of_o their_o silk_n trade_n p._n 127_o 128._o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o venetian_n genoa_n and_o swisser_n in_o italy_n which_o be_v well_o people_v 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