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the_o greek_a church_n with_o the_o latin_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o transubstantiation_n where_o pen_v and_o how_o obtain_v with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o ignorance_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o greek_a priest_n p._n 97_o 98._o a_o famous_a venetian_a lady_n that_o speak_v greek_a and_o latin_a well_o beside_o three_o other_o language_n and_o who_o commence_a dr._n of_o physic_n of_o the_o ancient_a noble_a family_n of_o venice_n to_o who_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o honour_n of_o be_v noble_a venetian_a be_v impart_v p._n 98_o 99_o 100_o the_o limit_a power_n of_o the_o duke_n and_o that_o that_o dignity_n be_v not_o worth_a a_o wise_a man_n court_v the_o reason_n of_o sagrâ—do's_n be_v put_v by_o from_o be_v duke_n his_o retire_n thereupon_o from_o the_o city_n and_o the_o book_n he_o write_v during_o his_o retirement_n p._n 102_o 103._o why_o marry_v man_n be_v not_o now_o choose_v to_o that_o honour_n and_o of_o title_n forbid_v and_o allow_v p._n 103._o the_o 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 mâ—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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and_o character_n of_o the_o present_a and_o the_o three_o precede_a pope_n the_o scandal_n arise_v to_o christian_a religion_n through_o the_o neglect_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n by_o he_o that_o style_v himself_o christ_n vicar_n a_o handsome_a reflection_n make_v to_o the_o author_n by_o a_o roman_a prince_n upon_o the_o folly_n of_o oppression_n p._n 134_o 135_o 136._o the_o present_a viceroy_n of_o naples_n the_o marquis_n of_o carpi_n commend_v for_o wisdom_n moderation_n and_o justice_n his_o suppress_v the_o insolency_n of_o the_o spaniard_n over_o the_o native_n his_o maintain_v the_o soldier_n in_o discipline_n and_o pay_v they_o exact_o his_o reform_v the_o court_n of_o judicature_n his_o extirpate_v the_o banditi_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o design_n he_o be_v upon_o of_o bring_v the_o money_n to_o its_o true_a value_n p._n 136_o 137_o 138._o the_o jesuit_n be_v the_o proprietor_n of_o near_a the_o half_a of_o apulia_n treat_v their_o tenant_n with_o that_o rigour_n 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and_o in_o the_o interim_n while_o thing_n seem_v to_o tend_v to_o a_o rupture_n how_o the_o french_a begin_v their_o fortification_n at_o hunningen_n p._n 44_o 45._o the_o second_o letter_n from_o milan_n of_o the_o bridge_n upon_o the_o lake_n at_o ripperswood_n p._n 46._o of_o coire_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o the_o grison_n of_o the_o chapel_n pretend_v to_o be_v st._n lucius_n and_o what_o the_o author_n say_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o coire_n to_o convince_v â—hat_n all_o relate_v of_o king_n lucius_n in_o that_o matter_n and_o of_o his_o writing_n to_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la be_v a_o fable_n of_o a_o difference_n between_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o chapter_n about_o exemption_n and_o the_o author_n opinion_n in_o reference_n to_o that_o pretend_a privilege_n p._n 46_o 47_o 48._o the_o temper_n of_o the_o present_a bishop_n the_o yearly_a revenue_n belong_v to_o he_o and_o to_o the_o several_a prebendary_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o country_n with_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o people_n and_o how_o it_o arise_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o government_n the_o division_n of_o the_o country_n into_o league_n whence_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n it_o come_v to_o be_v inhabit_v of_o who_o the_o general_n diet_n consist_v and_o of_o a_o late_o contest_v among_o themselves_o and_o with_o the_o emperor_n p._n 48._o to_o 51._o how_o they_o shake_v off_o the_o austrian_a jurisdiction_n and_o their_o zeal_n and_o courage_n in_o vindicate_v and_o defend_v their_o liberty_n p._n 51._o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o several_a league_n into_o so_o many_o community_n and_o in_o which_o community_n the_o popish_a religion_n be_v receive_v and_o in_o which_o the_o protestant_n the_o absolute_a authority_n that_o each_o have_v within_o itself_o p._n 52._o the_o manner_n of_o keep_v their_o diet_n and_o the_o custom_n therein_o observe_v ibid._n of_o the_o valteline_n chavennes_n and_o bormio_n territory_n which_o the_o three_o league_n possess_v in_o italy_n and_o how_o they_o obtain_v they_o with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n in_o the_o valteline_n p._n 54_o 55._o of_o the_o ease_n and_o liberty_n that_o those_o district_v enjoy_v under_o the_o league_n and_o of_o a_o constitution_n among_o they_o by_o which_o the_o peasant_n may_v demand_v a_o chamber_n of_o justice_n when_o they_o judge_v themselves_o oppress_v or_o aggrieve_v of_o the_o massacre_n in_o the_o valteline_n anno_fw-la 1618._o and_o the_o war_n that_o ensue_v upon_o it_o with_o the_o issue_n of_o it_o through_o the_o wisdom_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n p._n 55_o to_o 60._o of_o the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v govern_v with_o some_o of_o the_o civil_a and_o religious_a custom_n that_o prevail_v among_o they_o p._n 62_o 63._o a_o remarkable_a story_n of_o about_o 2000_o that_o flee_v anno_o 1685._o out_n of_o a_o valley_n of_o tirol_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v destroy_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o who_o seem_v by_o the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o worship_n to_o be_v a_o remnant_n of_o the_o old_a waldenses_n p._n 64_o 65._o of_o the_o way_n from_o coire_n to_o chavennes_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o most_o observable_a village_n upon_o the_o road_n p._n 65_o 66._o of_o chavennes_n its_o situation_n the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n easiness_n of_o the_o government_n plentifulness_n as_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o wine_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o both_o make_v and_o preserve_v it_o p._n 66_o to_o 69._o a_o kind_a of_o stone_n here_o and_o in_o the_o valteline_n which_o they_o use_v instead_o of_o mettle_n for_o make_v pot_n p._n 69._o the_o deplorable_a fate_n of_o the_o town_n pleurs_fw-fr which_o be_v bury_v together_o with_o its_o inhabitant_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o mountain_n anno_fw-la 1618._o p._n 70_o 71._o of_o the_o lake_n of_o chavennes_n and_o como_n p._n 71_o 72._o of_o codelago_n and_o lugane_n with_o other_o small_a province_n here_o belong_v to_o the_o swisser_n where_o as_o the_o people_n live_v at_o ease_n so_o the_o country_n though_o extreme_o barrâ—n_v be_v abundant_o people_v p._n 73._o of_o lago_n maggiore_n and_o of_o the_o borromean_a island_n which_o as_o to_o loveliness_n and_o fertility_n nothing_o equal_v p._n 73_o 74._o of_o lombardy_n it_o be_v extent_n pleasantness_n goodness_n of_o soil_n the_o inhabitant_n inconceivable_o poor_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o government_n p._n 75._o the_o lake_n cut_v by_o francis_n the_o first_o from_o the_o river_n tesine_n to_o milan_n ibid._n of_o the_o city_n milan_n the_o dimension_n of_o the_o duchy_n it_o be_v wealth_n the_o extent_n of_o the_o town_n the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o structure_n the_o grandeur_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o dome_n where_o the_o body_n of_o s._n carlo_n borromeo_n lie_v a_o short_a character_n of_o that_o prelate_n and_o what_o mark_n of_o his_o wealth_n and_o beneficence_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o town_n p._n 76_o 77_o 78._o of_o other_o church_n and_o convent_v the_o hospital_n with_o the_o lazarette_n adjoin_v to_o it_o p._n 78_o 79._o of_o the_o ambrosian_a office_n use_v here_o and_o its_o distinction_n from_o the_o roman_a p._n 79_o 80._o a_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o sacrament_n ascribe_v to_o s._n ambrose_n where_o the_o hosty_a be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n p_o 81_o 82._o of_o ancient_a office_n and_o why_o none_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o vatican_n a_o manuscript_n translation_n of_o josephus_n by_o ruffinus_n in_o the_o ambrosian_a library_n p._n 82._o no_o glass_n window_n in_o milan_n not_o yet_o in_o florence_n the_o people_n deplorable_o poor_a while_o the_o church_n and_o convent_v be_v so_o extravagant_o rich_a the_o decay_n of_o their_o wealth_n occasion_v in_o part_n through_o a_o faileur_n in_o the_o exportation_n of_o their_o silk_n p._n 83._o a_o account_n of_o a_o gentlewoman_n at_o geneva_n who_o beside_o her_o be_v great_o accomplish_v in_o language_n &_o science_n write_v legible_o though_o blind_a since_o she_o be_v a_o year_n old_a p._n 83_o to_o 86._o the_o three_o letter_n from_o florence_n the_o frontier_n town_n of_o the_o spaniard_n and_o venetian_n in_o italy_n ill_o fortify_v as_o appear_v by_o lodi_n the_o last_o garrison_n belong_v to_o the_o spaniard_n in_o milan_n and_o crema_fw-la the_o first_o garrison_n appertain_v to_o the_o venetian_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o military_a officer_n which_o the_o venetian_n send_v into_o their_o several_a territory_n and_o province_n the_o cheese_n that_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o parmesan_n be_v make_v chief_o at_o lodi_n p._n 86._o of_o brescia_n where_o the_o best_a barril_n for_o pistol_n and_o musket_n be_v make_v a_o famous_a nunnery_n there_o fall_v into_o disgrace_n occasion_v by_o the_o priest_n converse_v with_o the_o nun_n through_o a_o private_a vault_n p._n 87._o of_o the_o lake_n of_o guarda_fw-it aâ—d_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o mile_n in_o lombardy_n and_o naples_n p._n 88_o of_o veâ—ona_n it_o be_v poverty_n the_o baseness_n of_o the_o coyn._a the_o remain_v of_o a_o old_a roman_a amphitheatre_n the_o museum_fw-la calceolarium_fw-la furnish_v with_o many_o antiquity_n and_o rarity_n p._n 88_o 89._o the_o wine_n call_v vino_fw-la santo_n that_o grow_v near_o the_o lake_n guarda_fw-it of_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o cattle_n and_o hog_n in_o italy_n p._n 89._o of_o vincenza_n the_o riches_n of_o the_o palace_n and_o church_n a_o modern_a theatre_n count_n valerano_n garden_n the_o courseness_n of_o the_o image_n and_o their_o gross_a idolatry_n p._n 90._o of_o milan_n the_o university_n much_o decay_v and_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o quarrel_n among_o the_o paduan_n nobility_n and_o what_o advantage_n the_o venetian_n make_v of_o they_o p._n 90_o 91._o their_o church_n and_o the_o devotion_n 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