Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	language_n	rarity_n	soil_n	37,019	5	15.4136	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51007	A new voyage to Italy with a description of the chief towns, churches, tombs, libraries, palaces, statues, and antiquities of that country : together with useful instructions for those who shall travel thither / by Maximilian Mission ; done into English and adorned with figures.; Nouveau voyage d'Italie. English	Misson, Maximilien, 1650?-1722.	1695 (1695)	Wing M2253; ESTC R28829	405,658	759

for ten but the greatest concourse of Strangers at Rome is in the time of Lent and at Easter which enhances the price of many Conveniencies They who are at Rome in Lent may easily obtain a permission to eat Flesh and even the Inn-keepers on the Roads will accommodate you with it but you must not ask it too openly lest you expose 'em to Censure I have seen some Passengers quickly satisfie the Scruples of their Landlords by threatening to go to another Lodging But generally the lean days deserve that name with a witness almost every where in Italy and 't is hardly possible for a Stranger to accustom himself to those Severities A Traveller who intends not to stay above two or three months at Rome should immediately after his arrival agree with a skilful Antiquary and fix certain times to visit with him the principal Rarities of that famous City for tho' several Authors have attempted to describe 'em a curious and inquisitive Person who examines things upon the spot and with his own Eyes will always be able to make some new Observations and therefore without consulting Books unless as Helps and Guides he ought to take a particular view of every thing that is remarkable and set down all that he sees in his Journal for it happens not unfrequently that a Traveller finds a very considerable difference between his own Observations and the Descriptions of others when he compares 'em together And to make his Industry the more successful he ought always to carry a Note book about him and every Evening to examin and transcribe the Observations of the Day nor will it be improper to use this method every where else as well as at Rome To ease my Memory and that I might be able on all occasions to gratifie my Curiosity by an exact enquiry into what was most remarkable in every City and Country thro' which we pass'd I drew up the following Catalogue which always furnish'd me with a sufficient number of useful Questions Climate Government Forces Arsenals Garrisons Fortifications Castles Citadels Largeness of Towns Religion Language Coins Trade Manufactures Riches Academies Vniversities Bishoprics Antiquities Monuments Libraries Cabinets of Rarities Learned Men. Skilful Artificers Painting Sculptures Architecture Palaces Houses of Pleasure Confines Prospects Passes Entries Bridges Rivers Woods Hills Towns and Villages Customs Fashions of Clothes Privileges Adventures Late Accidents Natural or artificial Rarities Soil Plants Fruits Animals c. D. Pietro Rosini was our Antiquary at Rome he is well acquainted with Medals and trades in ' em I think we gave him three Pistols a month 'T is convenient for a Traveller to view the Curiosities of Rome in the company of other Strangers for so his Pleasure is encreas'd by the converse of his Companions and many Eyes see better than one No man ought to undertake a Voyage without making Provision of several sorts of Measures Geographical Charts a Watch Prospective-Glasses a Mariner's Compass and Quadrant And as far as he is able he ought to take the dimensions of every thing in order to which he may easily carry along with him a Cane divided into several Measures And besides I took care to furnish my self with a piece of Packthread well twin'd and wax'd fifty fathom long and divided into feet by Knots by the help of which I could in a moment measure long Distances the heighth of Towers bigness of Pillars and what else I thought fit to observe A Roman Palm or Span and a half make just thirteen Inches English measure the Roman Foot is shorter by six lines than that of England Eight Roman Feet make a Roman Canne and a * Brass or Fathom of Milan makes 22 inches and a half English measure Brasse or Fathom of Florence is equal to two Roman Feet A Traveller finds so much Pleasure in consulting the Maps of the Countries thro' which he passes that he can hardly forbear wishing he had compleat Setts of all that are extant there are three things which ought to be observ'd on this occasion by those who design to travel first they ought not to content themselves with resolving to buy Maps in the Countries whither they intend to go but make sufficient provision of 'em before their departure and even take some of all Authors for we enquir'd for 'em in vain in several great Cities and it happens not unfrequently that the least esteem'd are upon tryal found to be the most exact Secondly their Maps ought to be pasted on Linnen or Canvas and roll'd up on Sticks And in the last place every judicious and curious Traveller ought to note down all the Errors he perceives in 'em and communicate his Observations to those who make 'em for if every ingenious Person would endeavour to promote so useful a Design in a little time we should have no reason to complain of the Uncorrectness of Maps The Prospective-Glasses ought to be of several sorts and adapted both to great and small Distances they are useful for those who are desirous to take a distinct view of Inscriptions Pictures Statues Ornaments of Architecture c. To return to Rome the Curious may furnish themselves with Prints of all its Antiquities and other remarkable things that are to be seen in and about the City of almost all which they may have compleat Setts for a hundred Pistols Not only in that City but every where else 't is convenient for a Traveller to make a Collection of such Prints which will be of use to refresh and rectifie his Ideas of the places he has seen and they who are most curious may carry a skilful Designer along with ' em I thought to have subjoin'd a Catalogue of about Three hundred of the finest Pictures we saw at Rome but I 'm inform'd there is an entire Collection of all those Pieces already communicated to the Public The Roman Calashes are very pretty and fit for taking the Air in a level Country but not at all convenient for travelling in the mean time since several persons are very fond of 'em I advise those who design to make use of 'em for a Journey to take care that they be bound more securely with Iron than usually they are to chuse such as are cover'd with Wax'd Cloth rather than with Leather which grows hard cracks and is too heavy and to place the Body of the Calash immediately upon the Shafts instead of hanging it for so it will be less apt to overturn But the best way is not to meddle with these Calashes which occasion so much trouble to those who use 'em for they must buy Horses and hire new Servants both which are subject to a thousand Accidents and so many different Cares spoil the pleasure of Travelling And even sometimes the Grooms prick the Horses Feet in shoeing 'em when Gentlemen travel on their own Horses to oblige 'em either to buy others or stay till their own are recover'd After all Money makes every thing easie and there is