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have_v raise_v within_o few_o year_n that_o it_o daily_o increase_v and_o when_o grow_v to_o a_o full_a bulk_n caveat_n neapolis_n thus_o much_o touch_v the_o vesuvius_n between_o the_o mountain_n vesuvius_n and_o attella_n in_o the_o mediterranâ—…_n be_v situate_a mereliano_n acerra_n and_o sessola_n at_o present_a ruinate_a of_o old_a possess_v by_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o leborini_fw-la where_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o samnity_n fight_v most_o fierce_o hither_o reach_v those_o mountain_n of_o capua_n call_v by_o the_o ancient_n tisata_n and_o those_o that_o extend_v towards_o the_o mole_n northwards_o here_o be_v fourche_z caudino_n and_o other_o castle_n with_o many_o inhabit_a place_n among_o which_o the_o chief_a be_v the_o castle_n of_o aciola_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o these_o mountain_n lie_v caserta_n the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o the_o great_a cardinal_n santorino_n call_v santa_n severina_n near_o which_o lie_n maddalone_n orazano_n and_o argentino_n behind_o tifata_n on_o the_o back_n of_o the_o mountain_n be_v situate_a sarno_n flow_v with_o water_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o river_n sarno_n which_o there_o take_v its_o rise_n these_o be_v mediterranean_a place_n about_o naples_n and_o campana_n whence_o you_o go_v to_o the_o marca_n the_o kingdom_n whereof_o naples_n be_v the_o metropolis_n commence_v from_o latium_n that_o part_n where_o the_o river_n ufente_n run_v into_o the_o terreno_n then_o towards_o the_o apennine_n it_o pass_v to_o terracina_n thence_o to_o frigella_n or_o ponte_n curvo_fw-la ceperano_n rieti_n tagliacozze_n a_o ducal_z city_n and_o matrice_n where_o trent_n begin_v its_o source_n then_o follow_v the_o way_n along_o the_o river_n for_o eighteen_o mile_n to_o colonia_n de_fw-fr gli_fw-la ascolani_fw-la where_o the_o river_n discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n that_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n opposite_a to_o the_o promontory_n call_v of_o old_a leucoperta_n now_o capo_n dell'armi_n respect_v sicilia_n be_v distant_a from_o poggio_n forty_o eight_o stadii_fw-la each_o of_o which_o contain_v 125_o pace_n who_o head_n be_v call_v tarlo_n it_o be_v 418_o mile_n of_o way_n to_o go_v by_o terracina_n bossento_n and_o reggio_n towards_o naples_n this_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n be_v one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o eight_o mile_n in_o circuit_n whereto_o some_o have_v assign_v ten_o province_n other_o nine_a other_o seven_o and_o we_o thirteen_o the_o terra_fw-la di_fw-it lavoro_n take_v in_o naples_n have_v three_o arch-bishop_n twenty_o five_o bishopric_n one_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o castle_n surround_v with_o wall_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o town_n the_o principality_n name_v dii_fw-la quà _fw-la on_o this_o side_n have_v twelve_o city_n two_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o castle_n the_o principality_n diego_n la_fw-fr beyond_a eleven_o city_n one_o hundred_o forty_o and_o one_o castle_n the_o fair_a among_o which_o be_v consa_n la_fw-fr baâ—…ilicata_n have_v ten_o city_n ninety_o three_o castle_n the_o fair_a venesa_n la_fw-fr calabria_n di_fw-it quà _fw-la have_v ten_o city_n one_o hundred_o sixty_o two_o tower_n and_o village_n la_fw-fr calabria_n di_fw-fr la_fw-fr wherein_o be_v reggio_n have_v sixteen_o city_n and_o one_o hundrd_n and_o thirty_o castle_n the_o province_n of_o otranto_n have_v beside_o brindesi_n thirteen_o other_o city_n and_o one_o hundred_o fifty_o eight_o castle_n or_o to_n the_o province_n de_fw-fr bari_n have_v fourteen_o city_n and_o fifty_o castle_n la_fw-fr capitaota_n thirteen_o city_n and_o fifty_o town_n whereof_o the_o most_o notable_a be_v manfredonia_n the_o country_n of_o moliseo_n four_o city_n one_o hundred_o and_o four_o castle_n the_o fair_a trivento_n l'abruzzo_n di_fw-fr quà _fw-la have_v five_o city_n one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o castle_n the_o chief_a teat_n l'abruzzo_n di_fw-fr la_fw-fr beside_o aquila_n have_v four_o other_o city_n and_o two_o hundred_o eighty_o four_o castle_n but_o with_o more_o brevity_n to_o speak_v of_o they_o this_o kingdom_n have_v twenty_o archbishopric_n one_o hundred_o twenty_o &_o five_o bishopric_n ten_o principalitys_n twenty_o three_o dutchy_n thirty_o marquisates_n fifty_o four_o earld_n ome_v with_o authority_n over_o their_o subject_n fifteen_o lord_n who_o have_v jurisdiction_n four_o hundred_o forty_o three_o petty_a lord_n with_o title_n and_o authority_n a_o thousand_o town_n enclose_v with_o wall_n and_o village_n in_o great_a number_n the_o most_o famous_a island_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v enaria_n procida_n lipari_n and_o thirteen_o other_o of_o small_a fame_n the_o office_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v great_a comestable_a who_o be_v viceroy_n grand_fw-fr justiciary_a grand_a admiral_n grand_a chamberlain_n grand_a prothonotariy_n grand_a marshal_n grand_a chancellor_n as_o also_o the_o sindico_fw-la or_o judge_n who_o public_o perform_v his_o office_n in_o attend_v the_o busineâ—…s_n of_o the_o city_n naples_n which_o have_v five_o kind_n of_o assembly_n of_o the_o noble_n di_o nido_n di_fw-mi porta_n nova_n di_fw-it capuana_n di_fw-mi montagna_n di_fw-mi porto_n which_o congregation_n or_o assembly_n although_o under_o other_o denomination_n the_o city_n capua_n likewise_o enjoy_v many_o city_n most_o ancient_a and_o adorn_v with_o signal_n condition_n have_v be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o memory_n be_v yet_o in_o be_v except_o osea_n metaponto_n sibari_n and_o other_o hereafter_o speak_v of_o the_o foster_n child_n of_o this_o kingdom_n true_o famous_a in_o letter_n be_v archita_n eurito_n alemeone_n zenone_n leucippus_n parmenides_n timeus_n ennius_n lucillus_n pocuvins_n horatius_n ovid_n statius_n juveâ—…al_n salustius_n cicero_n and_o san_n thomasus_fw-la beside_o other_o more_o modern_a i_o will_v be_v silent_a of_o such_o sommi_fw-it pontifici_fw-la or_o pope_n the_o emperor_n king_n the_o valorous_a captain_n of_o war_n and_o the_o thousand_o of_o prelate_n prince_n and_o hero_n as_o likewise_o of_o the_o male_a and_o female_a saint_n who_o perpetual_o contemplate_v the_o countenance_n of_o god_n as_o this_o kingdom_n have_v happy_o give_v birth_n to_o these_o follow_a have_v be_v lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n to_o wit_n the_o greek_n the_o goth_n the_o vandal_n the_o longobard_n saracen_n the_o turk_n the_o hormeni_fw-la the_o suevi_n the_o french_a the_o catalonian_o the_o arragoâ—…ians_n the_o fleming_n or_o spaniard_n and_o sometime_o the_o not_o to_o be_v forget_v roman_n the_o journey_n towards_o pozzuolo_n the_o mountain_n pausilippus_n though_o very_o high_a be_v well_o manure_v with_o vineyard_n and_o rich_a town_n also_o in_o old_a time_n as_o we_o collect_v from_o pliny_n and_o other_o it_o extend_v into_o the_o sea_n in_o form_n of_o a_o promontory_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o way_n between_o naples_n and_o pozzuolo_n and_o be_v a_o intolerable_a toil_n to_o the_o traveller_n to_o pass_v over_o or_o go_v round_o it_o before_o it_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o it_o be_v now_o by_o the_o industry_n of_o the_o passenger_n through_o their_o hollow_v it_o for_o the_o head_n and_o level_v it_o for_o the_o foot_n become_v the_o mistress_n of_o way_n be_v straight_o plain_a and_o easy_a therefore_o the_o grecian_n to_o the_o purpose_n by_o a_o word_n in_o their_o tongue_n call_v it_o pausilippo_n as_o if_o they_o will_v say_v a_o remover_n of_o trouble_n and_o labour_n by_o which_o surname_n the_o grecian_n of_o old_a call_v jupiter_n as_o we_o read_v in_o sophocles_n the_o mountain_n be_v hollow_v within_o for_o one_o thousand_o pace_n in_o length_n twelve_o foot_n wide_a and_o as_o much_o more_o in_o height_n on_o which_o as_o strabo_n write_v two_o cart_n may_v commodious_o meet_v and_o pass_v under_o earth_n seneca_n call_v the_o cavern_n cripta_fw-la neapolitana_n though_o now_o the_o name_n be_v change_v for_o grotta_n where_o he_o write_v to_o lucullus_n in_o the_o 58._o epistle_n to_o have_v run_v the_o whole_a fortune_n of_o the_o atlesi_n for_o that_o he_o find_v copious_o in_o a_o part_n of_o the_o muddy_a way_n implaistring_n and_o in_o the_o same_o cavern_n abundance_n of_o the_o dust_n