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A62355	Italy in its original glory, ruine, and revival being an exact survey of the whole geography and history of that famous country, with the adjacent islands of Sicily, Malta, &c. : and whatever is remarkable in Rome (the mistress of the world) and all those towns and territories mentioned in antient and modern authors / translated out of the originals for general satisfaction, by Edmund Warcupp, Esquire.	Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622.; Warcupp, Edmund.	1660 (1660)	Wing S891; ESTC R14486	337,341	355

returned to Rome where he was afterwards crucified and his head set on high S. Pietro in vincula where the Chains wherewith Saint Peter was bound in Ierusalem and in Rome are sanctimoniously preserved as also the Bodies of the Maccabei and a part of the Cross of Sant Andrea whose head is kept i●… San Pietro in the Vatican being sent by an Emperour of Constantinople to the Pope and the rest of his Body is in the Kingdom of Naples This Church hath one stupendious Altar and brasen Doors wherein the passions of Saint Peter are excellently represented Under the Sepulchre of Pope Giulio the second lies a most fair statue of Moyses the Captain of the Hebrews the workmanship of Michael Angelo of Florence Many other memorable things are shewed in this Church In the Convent is a Palme tree which alone in Rome produceth seasonable and ripe Fruit Here lies buried the Cardinals Nicolo Cusano Sadoleto and Rovero the walls present some inscriptions of the old Gentiles Some other things will be related of this Church in the third dayes Journey San Peregrina alla porta pertura whence that Burge takes name Santa Prossede in the Esquilino built by Pope Pasquale the 1st wherein stands the Pillar to which our Saviour was bound when scourged conveighed from the Eastern parts by Cardinal Giovanni Colonna and here Saint Peter dwelt At the Altar are six Pillars of Porphyr and two of black Marble with white spots In it are many bodies of Saints reposed and in the midst is a hollow with a grate over it wherein Prascede squeazed the blood of the Martyrs which he had sucked up with spunges in divers places About 400. yeers agoe the Monks of Valle Umbrosa resided here Santa Prisca in Monte Aventino antiently a Temple dedicated to Hercules Santa Prudentiana in the Viminale here they shew that stone upon which the bloudy Host appeared while a Priest misdoubted the holy Sacrament at the Altar This is the most antient Church of Rome and said to be the place where Saint Peter celebrated Mass here ly the bodies of 3000. Martyrs and a venerable Vessel for their bloodThe penitentiary Dominicans inhabite there and the Monks of Saint Bernard Cardinal Gaetano a noble Roman who built a stately Chapel in it and Cardinal Radzivil Lima●…o a good patriot of the Catholick Religion though born of Heretick parents ly buried there Santi Quaranta Martini commended by Saint Bassilia in a sermon Santi Quatro Coronati in Monte Celio Santi Quirico Giulita in the Suburbs San Rocco nella Martia S. Rufina beyond the Tyber and at Saint Giova●… Laterano Santa Sabina in Monte Aventino the first Residence of the Popes is now of the Dominican Fryers here they shew the stone which the Devil in vain cast at Saint Dominick with intention to kill him before the Door of this Church stands the greatest Urn of one stone in Rome Here they keep the Reliques of Pope Alexander of Quentius and Theodulus the Martyrs Of Sabina and Seroffia the Virgin all Martyred under Adrian the Emperour anno Christi 133 and here layed up by Eugenius the 4th anno 822. who is likewise enterred here with an Epitaph in heroick verse as are the Cardinals Bartano and Tiano Here grows yet a Pomgranat tree planted by Saint Dominick with the assistance of San Giacinto which the Romans through devotion despoil of all Leaves and Fruit the first day of Lent the Pope and Prelates coveting of its Leaves which they wear Here Saint Dominick gave the first Rise to his Order and vested San Giacinto in his Religious Order and habite where he had many Visions of Angels Santo Sabba Abbate in Aventino where ariseth a stately great Sepulchre believed to be of Titus Vespasian San Salvadore del Campo in the Strada Giulia Di Laurane in Monte Melie Di Copelle in the Precinct Colonna del Lauro near Monte Giordino which belongs to the noble Family Orsini who with the Maltei ly there buried Dal Portico under the Rupe Tarpeia In Massime a Temple first dedicated to Iove Minerva and Iuno ly M. Pulvi●…ius Statera dedicated to Saturn in the Campi doglio Delle Stufe Della Pietra a Temple of the Goddess Piety in old time De Pedemonte Delle tre Imagini San Spirito in Vaticano beyond Tiber where stands that rich Hospital so worthy consideration where Cardinal Remnano Francesco is enterred San Sebastiano and Fabiano of which is said in the description of the 7 principal Churches San Sergio Bacco in the Campidoglio formerly a Temple of Concord San Simeone in the high street Ponte San Sisto in the Piscina inferna of old Temple of Vertue and Honour Herein Saint Dominick raised a defunct named Napuleone from the dead and wrote many other miracles Here the first Nuns congregated from a general separation over Rome but they were translated into a more salubrious Ayr. It being extream nau seous San Staniflao A Church of the Polanders San Stephano of the Hungari●…s Rotondo in Monte Celio formerly a Temple of Faunus but now a Colledge of the Germans round which is drawd the Triumphes of the holy Martyres Nel foro Boario A temple of the Goddess Vesta In Via Giulia In Silice Dell Frullo near the Porticue of Anthony Santa Susanna in Monte Quirinale where stands a fair Brasen Cistern and Vessel filled with holy water San Silvestro in Colonna A Santiquaro Nel Quirinale dedicated by Clement the 7th anno 1524 wherein the Cardinals Rebiba Antonio Caraffa and Francesco Cornaro ly buried Beyond the Tyber near the Arch of Domitian San Tomasa in Monte Celio nel Rione Harenula nella Via Iulia in Parione San Theodoro at the foot of Monte Palatino antiently the Temple of Romulus and Remus or as others say of Pan and Bacchus Santa Trinita de monti built by Lewis the 11th King of France by the Council of Saint Francis appertains to the Minimes who are near all French In it are buried Rodolfo Pio Crasso and Bellay Cardinals Lueretia della Rovere Niece to Giulius the second and Marco Moreto a most eloquent Oratour with this Epitaph Hic Marci caros cineres Roma inclyta servat Quos patria optasset Gallia habere sinu Stat colle hortorum tumulus stat proximus astris Quae propius puro contigit ille animo Tu sacros larices lacrimis asperge Viator Et dic heu lingua hic fulmina fracta jacent Santa Trinita of the English This is a Colledge of English Catholicks whence divers have been transmitted into England who were there martyred by the ut aiunt Hereticks Herein lies Cardinal Allen who took a voluntary banishment from his own Countrey and employed the rest of his days in great Labour and pains in defence of the Catholick Faith San Trisone near Sant Agostino San Valentino in the Circo Flaminio San Vitale in the Quirinale lately repaired and now governed by the Jesuits San Vito nel Riouo del Ponte wherein lyes Carlo Visconte

and was present so much to his glory at the Councel of Basilea in the yeer 1440. It gave birth likewise to Galeozzo or Galeotto Bardasino whose vast body and strength acquired him the title of a Gyant of whose prowesse and noble Acts of Chevalry we have as large relations as any our Romances attribute to their Heroes The City Leontina or Leontio antiently inhabited by the Lestrigones was the birth place of Georgia the Philosopher and Orator and Agathone the Tragick Poet and since the faith of Christ planted there Alfio Filadolfio Cirino became Martyrs for it From the City Megara came Theo genes the Poet and Epicarmo the Comick Poet and Inventor of Comedies SYRACUSA Syracusa antiently the Metropolis of Sicilia and enobled by ma ny titles gave birth to many eminent men in all the sciences as to Theocrito the Bucolick Poet Filalao the Pythagorean Filomone the Comick Poet in the daies of Alexander the Great another Philomene a Comick who also had a Son of the same name and profession Sofrone a Comick in the daies of Euripides Corace one of the prime Inventors of the Art of Oratory and his Disciple Cesia no lesse eminent in Oratory Dione Siracusano who wrote of the Art of Rhetorick Sofane the Tragick Poet Epicarmo the most learned continued alwaies in Syracusa and at his death had a statue erected in honour of him Fotino the Comick Poet Carmo the Poet Menecrates the Physician and Philosopher Filosseno the Lyrick Callimaco who wrote in verse concerning this Island Mosco the Grammarian Jaceta the Pihlosopher Antioco the Historian Filisto an Historian and Father of Dionygio the Tyrant Callins the Historian Theodore the Philosopher who wrote of the Art of Warr Archetimus a Philosopher and Histo rian Archimede a Philosopher and excelling Mathematician with many others Amongst the holy Martyrs it afforded Lucia the Virgin and Stefano the third Pope From the County of Nea came Ducetio King of Sicilia Giovanni Aurispa a famous writer Antonio Cassarino a surpassing Orator Giovanni Martasio a most celebrated Poet and here also is the sepulchre of San Corrado the Placentian to whose merits they Fable many miracles From Agrigento a famous City issued the Conquerour in the Olympick games before Diodorus and Phalaris here exercised his cruel Tyranny which begot him the surname of Tyrant hence also proceeded Creone and Acrone both Philosophers and Physicians Polo the Orator Dinoloco a Comick Archino a Tragick Poet Sofocles and Xenocorate to whom Pindarus entituled two of his Odes In the City Therme now called Sacra were born Agathocles King of Syracusa and Thomaso Fazellio of the order of San Domenico who wrote the affairs of Sicilia in a large volume PALERMO THe City of Palermo is the fairest of all the others of this Island and at present the Metropolis and Regal Seat of which much will here be spoken she gave birth to Andrea the most antient and noble Philosopher who wrote the Civil history of the Sicilians but it was much more illustrated for the first breath it afforded to the Saints Oliva Nimfa both Martyred for the Faith of Christ Antonio called the Palermitan of the Knightly Family of Beccatelli of Bologna an Orator a noble Poet much ēdeared to all the Princes of his time When also flourished Pietro Ranzano of the Preaching order a Divine an Oratour and a famous Poet and at last Bishop of Lucera It bred also Monsignior Jacomo Lomellini its ArchBishop a learned Prelate and of great integrity of Life Sicily nourished also many other famous persons as well antient as modern as Sthenio Thermitano the defender of the Cities of Sicilia Stesicoro one of the new Lyricks of Greece Diodoro surnamed Siculo a famous and renowned Historian whose life the Author hereof hath wrote at large in another Treatise Thomaso Caula a Laureat Poet and many others Sharp and long wars were waged for the possession of this Island between the Romans and Carthaginians but the Romans at length remained Conquerours and reduced her into a province at the overthrow of Hie rone by Claudius Marcellus the Consul who was the last of those Tyrants under whom she had then tofore been subjected Then t was governed by Praetors till it fell into the power of the Emperors and Charles the great in which time the Empire and world being divided Sicilia Calabria and Puglia remained in obedience to the Emperors of Constantinople under whom it continued till Niceforus bcame Emperor in whose Reign the Saracens possessed it and Puglia the Mount Saint Angelo Nocero with other places in the yeer DCCCCXIIII hence they made frequent incursions into Calabria and to the very walls of Naples and Garigliano against whom Pope John the tenth with Alberico Masalpina his Kinsman great Duke of Tuscany armed themselves and with much difficulty and great slaughter drove them into the Monte Santo Angelo Which Alberico was Son of Alberto brother of Guido grand Marquesse of Tuscany some of whose medals I have seen with their Teste or Motto and on the reverse the flourishing Thorn tree the Arms of that Family in the hands of the Marquesse Lodovico Masalpina a Gentleman no lesse facetious then curious in collections The Saracini one hundred yeers after their in road into Italy were drove out by the Normandi who were Counts of Sicilia who for forty three yeers increased their Empire with much felicity till Ruberto Guis cardo seized Puglia in his own name and Sicilia in right of his Brother Ruggieri whereupon Pope Nicholas the second conceded to him the Title of Duke and created him Feudatory of the Church which was afterwards confirmed by Gregory the seventh who by him was freed from the injuries of Harry the third After whom Guglielmo the second was by Innocent the 4th created the first King to whom succeeded Gulielmo the third who deceasing without issue the Kingdome was usurped by one Taucredi a bastard of the Family of Guiscardi against whom Pope Clement and Celestine the third opposed themselves in the end Celestine gave Costanza the daughter of Ruggier the second a Nun in Palermo for wife to Henry the Son of Frederick the Emperor with the Title and right claim of the Kingdome whereupon Henry made war against Tancredi besieged and flew him in Naples and so succeeded in this Kingdome and Empire of his Father After whom followed Frederick the second his Son then Manfredo the bastard Son of Frederick got the Kingdom but was thence drove out by Charls of Anjou Brother of Saint Lewis King of France being called in and invested therein by the Pope under which Charls the Sicilians being complotted with by Pietro d' Arragona who married Costanza daughter of Manfredo at the sound of the Vespers Bell cut in peices all the French which were in Sicilia by which means Pietro became Lord of the Island which happened in the yeer 1283. By which occasion arose many contests and wars betwixt the Arragonians and the Anjouans for the

Maggiore marked as in this place 8 To Bersello pass the Po 1 From Bersella to Corezzo are thirty five miles which according to the custome of the Modeneses are divided into 4 posts     posts 13 posts from Milano to Trento § The City Milan posts From Milan to Castelnovo the posts are set down in the posts from Milan to Venice by Bergamo and Brescia 10 to Volgarna 1 To Peri 1 To Vo 1 pass the River Adice   To Rovere ●… To Trente a City of Italy and Germany 2   Posts 16. FRom Brescia to Trento there is another way to wit by the Lake Garda but the posts are not layed that way nor is the Lake Garda at all times passable without danger   Errata Page 2. l. 13. r. the Germans p. 10. l. 32. r. behold p. 12. l. 35. r. Grisons p. 20. li 9. r. cattel p. 33. l. 10. 11. r. when I was in Italy in honour of whom p. 38. l. 41. r. malignity if ib. l. 42. r. i●… by p. 46. l. 39. r. Vicenza p. 48. l. 41. r. for p. 50. l. 48. r. faith p. 54. l. 38. r. likewise p. 55. l. 25. r. viscounte p. 59. l. 10. for sable r. pretend p. 59. l. 34. r. Rampar●…s p. 64. l. 31. r. form 67. l. 2●… r. many p. 72. l. 2. r. me p. 75 l. 7. r. dele re a p. 76. l. 38. r Lake p. 81. l. l. r. as p. 83. l. 26. r. or p. 84. l. 3●… r. such as have p. 87. l. 15. r. by for be p. 89 l. 4. r. tuines ●…●…2 l. 30. r. passing p. 93. l. 36 r. in those p. 98. l. 45. r. Florence p. 99. l. 6. r. Ombrosa p. ●…39 l. 16 17. r. incomparablenesse page 144. l. 32. r. entire p. 150. l. 1. r. and by p. 163. l. 13. r. God p. 163. l. 35. ●… ●…ratorians reside p. ●…65 l. 22. r. P allas p. 167. l. 45 r. Cardinal President p. 170. l. 4. r. Martyr i●… l. 43. r. old ●…he Temple p. 174. l. 18. r. Pliny in the ib. l. 1 9. dele in ib. l. 46 r. time p ●…78 l. ●…3 r. depu●… him p. 179. l. 7. r. carcasses p. 18●… l 38. r. diseased p. 183. l. 4. dele and p. 191. l. 31. r. Tyter p. p. 208. l. 39. r. ran into the p 210. l 18. r. denominated ib. l. 32. r. Palme p. 235. l. 47. r. Salutation p. 236. l. 25. r. 1465. p. 292 l 17. r. same ib. l. 19. r. Tully p. 245. l. 18. r. bring p. 248. l. 10 11. r. Artemisio THE HISTORY OF ITALY BEING An exact Description of all the Cities Towns Castles and Villages of ITALY with the most remarkable particulars in each of them The first PART Wherein is conteined the Journeys or Voyages from Trent to Venice from Venice to Milan from Milan to Rome The way from Trent to Venice TRento or Trent is a City of the Province of Marca Trivigiana or Marquisate of Treves and is seated in a Valley on the confines of the said Province It hath Walls round it which are about the compass of a mile and are washed by the River Ladice towards the North Large and Fair Streets paved with Flint-stones and stately Houses Its Churches are very beautiful though not large There is one most sumptuous and Royal Palace which was lately restored by Bernardo Clessio Bishop of the said City Towards the East part thereof enters a little River upon which are raised many edifices to work Silks in as also to grind Corn and from the said little River are brought many Rivolets which run along the Streets and into the Houses of the Citizens Without the Gate called Saint Lorenzo upon the Ladice there is a magnificent Bridge of one hundred forty six paces in length but of Wood which conjoyns the Ladice with the other little River The surrounding Mountains by being continually covered with Snow precipitous and so high that the heads thereof seem to touch the heavens are rendred inaccessable Between these Mountains are two wayes the one goes towards the North the other towards Verona It hath but little Champaign or Fields but those are pleasant and Rich planted with Vines and fruitful Trees amidst which passeth the Ladice In this place may be seen the Castle and Fort called Pelen appertaining to the most Noble Family of the Troppi The Citizens speak good Dutch and not ill Italian Trent is now reduced under the power of Germans and is a refuge for all Italians when any disgrace happens to them in their own Countrey They gather but little Corn but in lieu thereof they have good quantity of delicious Wines both White and Red. In the Summer the Air is good but the Sun beats upon it most vehemently on those dayes it remaineth in the sign Leo And in the Winter 't is so very cold by reason of the Frosts and Snow that there is no living their Stoves are not sufficient to provide against it because the cold is so fierce that it turneth the Rain into Snow before it can fall to the Earth and that which occasions the greatest wonder here is that in that time their Wells or deepest Pits are void and empty of Water In stead of Mules Asses and Horses of Burthen they serve themselves of their Oxen and Cows with Charrets so easie to carry goods that they run up by the Mountains as if it were in a Plain though 't is very true that the wayes are so well helped by the Cliffs or Craggs that the Beasts may go any where with little labour This City was greatly illustrated and enriched certain years past by the General Council held here for that there met then five President Cardinals Two Legats of the Council for his Holiness Pius the fourth Chief Bishop or Pope of Rome being Cardinals also that is to say Cardinal Loreno and Cardinal Madruccio Three Patriarchs Thirty two Arch-bishops Two hundred and thirty Bishops Seven Abbots Seven Generals of Religion One hundred forty and six Doctors of Divinity between Seculars and Regulars The Embassadour of Ferdinand the Emperour as well in the name of the Empire as of the Kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia as also the Embassadours of the King of France of the King of Spain of the King of Poland and of Portugal of the Dukes of Bavaria of Savoy of Venice of Florence and of the other Catholique Princes The Council was held in the Church of Saint Mary where there is a very fair Organ In the Church of Saint Peter are the Ashes of the blessed Simeon Martyred by the wicked Jewes In the Church of the Fryers Heremitans lies buried Cardinal Seripando who was Legate of the Council a man famous for Holiness and Doctrine The Cannons are all illustrious persons and have authority to choose the Bishop Lord of the City and Prince of the Empire which dignity three Cardinals of the most Noble Family of the Madrucci have enjoyed successively of which one named Altiprando lives at

Santo Antonio the Martyr the fair Church of S. Giovanni officiated by the Fryers of S. Dominick and that of San Sisto with a worthy Monastery but above all is resplendent the Temple of Sant Augustino attended by the canonical Regulars which at first was compassed about with a weak Wall but afterwards so well fortifyed with strong Walls and a Fort built of Stone that it acquired a place among the strong holds of Italy The City is four miles compass and the Ditches add one mile more and is washed by the Rivers Trebia and Poe after it had a long time enjoyed its liberty it became subject to the Scotti Turriani the Landi the Dukes of Milan the French the Romans the holy Church but at present it remains in peace under the Signori Farnesi Pliny drawes a conclusion of the goodness and temperature of the Ayr from the old age the Inhabitants arrive to who writes that in his time one of its Citizens lived to be 120. yeers old and in its Territory were six persons who were 110 yeers old a peece and one that was aged 140. yeers The City contains 18000. Souls whereof 2000. religious many noble Families of great name flourish there at this day at the Scotta Landa and Ansusciola who possess many Castles and Jurisdictions Among many other illustrious and vertuous persons it gave birth to T. Tinca the old fluent Oratour and to Pope Gregory the tenth who dyed in Arezzo in Tuscany where many signes appeared of his great merits Going out of Piacenza towards the East and North appears the mouth of the River Trebia much spoken of by Historians for the overthrow of the Roman Army given by Hannibal but afore it stands the Church of Saint Antonio where the six Souldiers were miraculously burnt by fire who blasphemed his name Then you see Stradella and the Castle of Saint Giovanni and Vichiera On the Ieftly the Apeni●…e Hills among which stands enclosed the City Bobio thirty miles from Piacentia where Teodolenda Queen of the Longobardi built a rich and sumptuous Monastery at the request of San Colombano assigning it great possessions for susteining the Monks who served God from which Monastery have issued thirty two Saints At Piacenza begins the Emilian Way called Via Emilia according to Livy which was set out by Emilius the Consul and extends it self from thence to Rimini towards the South On the right appears most sharp Mountains wherein are built fair Castles Towns and Villages but none of moment except Corte Maggiore belongi●…g to the Pallavicini and Arquato much named for the sweet Wines there produced On the left hand of the Emilian Way stands Cremona whither you may go also by Water from Piacenza upon the Poe Between Piacenza and Cremona at 12. miles distance on the Via Emilia appears the Castle Fiorenzola called Fidentia by Tolomeo and likewise Livy wri●…ing in his 88th Book that Silla forced Carbone out of Italy having overthrown his Army at Chinso Faenza and Fidentia Here is that famous Abbacy where with royal and splendid provision Pietro Antonio the Abbot received Francis the first King of France Charls the 5th Emperour and Paulus Tertius the Pope more forward stands the Burgo Saint Donnino sortifyed with new Forts and created a City lately at the instance of Ranuecio Farnese Duke of Parma Having repassed the Poe you arrive at the River Varro whence to Parma is four miles with a continued course of the Appenines on the right hand PARMA THis City is rich and adorned with stately Edifices illustrious Families and many Inhabitants It hath a delightfull and fruitfull Territory yielding Corn Fruit Oyl Wine and Cheese known through the World which hath acquired it a place among the rich and noble Cities of Italy T is seated on the Via Emilia in a plain at five miles distance from the Apenines between which and the Suburb on the West passeth the River Parma over which is raised a Bridge of carved Stone conjoyning both the Banks T is not known whether this River took its name from the City or the City from the River no antient Author making mention of it but Livy Polibius and Cicero with other grave Writers speak honourably of the City It was made a Colony for the Romans together with M●…dena as Livy averrs in his 39th Book in these words Eodem anno Mutina Parma Coloniae Romaenorum Civium sunt deductae bina millia hominum in agrum qui proximè Boio rum ante Tuschorum fuerat Octona jugera Parmae quina Mutinae acceperunt It s People are fayr and of as noble and spritefull Genius disposed not only for Government of the Republick but also to Letters and Arms. It hath a fayr and large Campagna which nourishing immense numbers of sheep affords them plenty of fine Wool whereof Martial saies Tondet innumeros Gallica Parma greges and in another place Velleribus primis Apulia Parma secundis Nobilis Altinum tertia laudat ovis It s Ayr is so temperate that Pliny saies in the time of Vespasian there were two men 123. yeers old each The Campagnia is so spatious that all behold it with wonder where stands a Palace for the Dukes embellished with Gardens and Fountains It was subject to the Roman Empire till the decay thereof when it recovered its liberty in the yeer of our Lord 1248. it was straightly besieged by Frederick Barbarossa determining not to depart thence till he had destroyed it which resolution caused him to build a City near it called Vittoria 800 els long and 600. broad with eight Gates and large dykes but this his design was prevented by a salley of the Parmezans who assay ling his Army overthrew it and destroyed Vittoria The Domo of Cathedral Church is fayr and sumptuous having many Canons and other Priests to officiate In the Church of San Giovanni dwell the Fryers of Saint Benedict In the Church Steccata is stately Architecture lovely Pictures and Images In the Church of the Cupucines lies buried Alessandro Farnese the invincible Captain and Madama Maria his devout Consort Every Church hath some works of Parmegianino and Corregio the famous Painters In Parma are the noble Families of the Pallavicini Torelli Rossi Giberti Sanvitali with others It hath produced men eminent in Learning Virtue and Arms as Cassio the Poet Macrobio a worthy Writer with others It is subject to the most serene house of the Farnesi who have therein raised many stately Fabricks and lately the Duke Ranuccio erected a School for all the general sciences drawing thither by his large Stipends the most eminent Doctors of Italy It is four miles in circuit and contains 22. thousand Souls Forth of Parma towards the North is Colorno a well-governed Castle with other fair places and towards the South having passed the River Taro and travelled 35. miles you meet Borgo a noble Castle of the Dukes of Parma from which Country besides great plenty of all