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Ferrara, Ravenna, Rimini. 93
Dove is represented in the Window, and
in several Places of the Church, and is
in great Reputation all over Italy. I Ihould
not indeed think it impossible for a Pi-
geon to ssy in accidentally thro’ the Roof,
where they itill keep the Hole open,
and by its ssuttering over such a parti-
cular Place, to give so superstitious
an Assembly an Occasion of favouring a
Competitor, especially if he had many
Friends among the Electors that would
make a politick Use of such an Acci-
dent : But they pretend the Miracle has
happened more than once. Among the
Pictures of several famous Men of their
Order, there is one with this Inscripti-
on. P. D. Fhomas Gouldvellus Ep.
Frid™ concilia contra Hcereticos, & in bin-
glia contra Elifabet. Fidei ConseJJor confpi-
caas. The Statue of Alexander the Se-
venth Hands in the large Square of the
Town j it is call in Brass, and has the
Pollute that is always given the Figure
of a Pope j an Arm extended, and bles-
sing the People. In another Square on
a high Pillar is set the Statue of thebles-
sed Virgin, arrayed like a Queen, with
a Scepter in her Hand, and a Crown up-
on her Head j for having delivered the
Town from a raging Pestilence. The
Custom of Crowning the Holy Virgin
is
Dove is represented in the Window, and
in several Places of the Church, and is
in great Reputation all over Italy. I Ihould
not indeed think it impossible for a Pi-
geon to ssy in accidentally thro’ the Roof,
where they itill keep the Hole open,
and by its ssuttering over such a parti-
cular Place, to give so superstitious
an Assembly an Occasion of favouring a
Competitor, especially if he had many
Friends among the Electors that would
make a politick Use of such an Acci-
dent : But they pretend the Miracle has
happened more than once. Among the
Pictures of several famous Men of their
Order, there is one with this Inscripti-
on. P. D. Fhomas Gouldvellus Ep.
Frid™ concilia contra Hcereticos, & in bin-
glia contra Elifabet. Fidei ConseJJor confpi-
caas. The Statue of Alexander the Se-
venth Hands in the large Square of the
Town j it is call in Brass, and has the
Pollute that is always given the Figure
of a Pope j an Arm extended, and bles-
sing the People. In another Square on
a high Pillar is set the Statue of thebles-
sed Virgin, arrayed like a Queen, with
a Scepter in her Hand, and a Crown up-
on her Head j for having delivered the
Town from a raging Pestilence. The
Custom of Crowning the Holy Virgin
is