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A48578 The city and republick of Venice in three parts / originally written in French by Monsieur de S. Desdier. S. Desdier, Monsieur de. 1699 (1699) Wing L2306; ESTC R34981 188,059 407

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to the other expences which the Republick is oblig'd to in cleaning the Canals of Venice and for the maintenance of such as Lie Commodious and useful to the City there are certain Summs arising from several Impositions that are to this purpose given and particularly applied to these matters Be●ides the Inhabitants of the Country are all oblig'd by some Light consideration to so many Days Work each man The Summs which the Republick pays for interest of money upon the Zecque or Treasury Chamber are comprehended within the Calculation of Ten Millions but since the Peace of Candia the Republick hath discharg'd her self of the great Interest she payed for Sums lent upon the Bank of Venice by Incorporating them into the Constitution at three per cent but as they only payed the half of that Interest by Reason of the great Necessities of the State during the late War so they have turn'd the Arrears into Principal for which is allowed two per cent The Republick hath moreover reduc'd to five all other Summs that were formerly at six seven and eight per cent There being a great deal due to the Officers that had served the Republick in the late Wars they thought fit to Publish a declaration importing that no Officers should be payed but those whose accounts were admitted and even they were only to receive the half of what appeared in their accounts the Republick did not only thus avoid taking notice of the damage she did to particulars by these sorts of Retrenchments that so much Augmented her Treasure by considerably diminishing her charge but they likewise order no payment that is not ballotted in the College and Senate so they are sure to be oppress'd with charges that prosecute their debts for her custom is to pay no more than a very moderate part at a time By these means the Republick in times of Peace does every year bring several Millions into the Coffers of the Treasury Which is the more easy by reason their Treasury is not only manag'd with an exact fidelity but likewise because there can be no new Employ made without having a General consent By this it appears that it will be do difficult matter for the Republick to acquit her self in a very small time of all the debts she contracted in the late War although they were esteem'd at above fourscore Millions of Livers End of the Second Part. OF THE CITY AND REPUBLICK OF VENICE The Third Part. Of the Customs and Manner of Living of the Venetian Gentlemen and Ladies as likewise of other Secular and Regular Persons with the Description of the Publick Diversions of Venice LONDON Printed for Charles Brome at the Gun at the West-End of St. Paul 's Church-Yard 1699. OF THE CITY AND Republick of VENICE The Third Part. Of the Education and Manners of the Young Nobility IF it be true That Education does not contribute less to the Improvement of Youth than the Natural Disposition to Good one ought not to wonder at the young Noble Venetians who not being restrain'd by those Considerations that usually engage Young People to the Principles of Vertue or at least that preserves them from Vice should Live so Irregularly and shew so little Moderation in their Conduct I pretend to speak now only of the Young Nobility as not designing to engage my self here to a General Description of the Customs and Inclinations of the Venetians which will be sufficiently shewn in the course of this Account The Fathers and Mothers here are so infinitely Fond of their Children that they never lay any restraint upon them for whom they have so great a Complacency as never to deny them any thing they desire They are no sooner able to go but they begin to Cloath them with the Richest things and at Five or Six Years Old they put them into the black Habit and Cloak ruffled with Gold or Silver-Laces their fondness even reaches the Shoes for they are then rais'd with very high Heels which are to make them look Taller than they really are and doubtless this may be one reason of their Walking so very ill as they do ever afterwards It is not anly this blind Affection of the Parents that first begins to corrupt the Manners of their Young People by rendring them Haughty Imperious Lascivious and violent in all their Passions but the sordid Flattery of their Domestick Servants does strangely help to increase the Ill For those Creatures think to establish their Fortunes by getting these Young Gentlemen to be their fast Protectors for which purpose they use their utmost endeavours as being well assured that there is nothing that they may not hope for at Venice when they are under the protection of one of their Powerful Houses upon which Considerations these Children are Ador'd and Regarded as the certain hope of their rising Fortune These Gentlemen being thus early accustom'd to be Treated like Princes and finding no opposition to the Career of their Desires do insensibly possess themselves with the thoughts of being Superior to all other Persons of Quality but when they begin to perceive that they are the only Mighty in the State they then elevate the Notion to that degree as to become Insupportable to all others For which Reason it is very rare for Strangers to find much Civility from those People unless it be among those that have learn'd the Rules of good Breeding in other Countries of which number such as have seen France do much distinguish themselves from the rest One may vainly imaginy that if this Young Nobility is not engag'd to the Study of good Letters by the Natural Inclination join'd to a great disposition of Learning there cannot be many expected to penetrate very far into the knowledge of the Sciences insomuch that whatever Care is taken about the Instruction of these Gentlemen either in the School or their Houses yet they are not to be prevail'd upon to exceed what they themselves think fit In the mean time the Parents do not much trouble themselves about the matter for they are contented with the hopes of seeing them Venetian Politians at last However in this numerous Nobility there are some Gentlemen that Naturally take to Study which they follow with great Success So soon as these Young Gentlemen are Sixteen or Seventeen Years Old they begin to Associate with those of a more advanc'd Age and to pursue their Pleasures with the amplest liberty As they do not want Precedenrs in the Company they keep nor for Opportunities in this Famous City of Venice so it may easily be imagined without any farther Instances what sort of a Life they lead Such as have Money commonly spend it in Pleasure for they are not contented with one Courtisan but employ it to the Support of several Their Parents are so far from opposing the Libertinism that on the contrary they usually contribute to the Excess or at best but shut their Eyes to the Extravagancy of their Conduct The Son of a