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140 From Rome to Naples.
in the Government and Religion, there
arises among ’em an Avaritious Pope*
who is for making a Family, it is no
wonder if the People sink under such.. a
Complication of Distempers. Yet it is
to this Humour of Nepotism that Rome
owes its present Splendor and Magni-
ficence, for it would have been impos-
sible to have furnish’d out so many glo-
rious Palaces with such a Profusion of
Pictures,Statues, and the like Ornaments,
had not the Riches of the People ar
several times fallen into the Hands of
many different Families, and of particu-
lar Persons; as we may observe, tho’
the Bulk of the Roman People was more
rich and happy in the times of the Com-
mon-wealth, the City of Rome receiv’d
all its Beauties and Embellishments under
the Emperors. It is probable the Cam-
mania of Rome^ as well as other Parts of
the Pope’s Territories, would be culti-
vated much better than it is, werethere
wt such an Exorbitant Tax on Corn,
which makes’em plow up only such Spots
of Ground as turn to the mosl Advantage;
Whereas were the Money to be rais’d
bn Lands, with an Exception to some
of the more barren Parts, that might
be Tax-free for a certain Term of Years,
every one would turn his Ground to the
belt
/rew J
H Account,
tops bring
Treasury-
The g■
taey from
ing the Fields
Road is extrea
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several Stages,
with thole t;
vemay have
that have b. _■
guess at t’, c.
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'i'ha'-e over'
Mia'us s,? .,
in the Government and Religion, there
arises among ’em an Avaritious Pope*
who is for making a Family, it is no
wonder if the People sink under such.. a
Complication of Distempers. Yet it is
to this Humour of Nepotism that Rome
owes its present Splendor and Magni-
ficence, for it would have been impos-
sible to have furnish’d out so many glo-
rious Palaces with such a Profusion of
Pictures,Statues, and the like Ornaments,
had not the Riches of the People ar
several times fallen into the Hands of
many different Families, and of particu-
lar Persons; as we may observe, tho’
the Bulk of the Roman People was more
rich and happy in the times of the Com-
mon-wealth, the City of Rome receiv’d
all its Beauties and Embellishments under
the Emperors. It is probable the Cam-
mania of Rome^ as well as other Parts of
the Pope’s Territories, would be culti-
vated much better than it is, werethere
wt such an Exorbitant Tax on Corn,
which makes’em plow up only such Spots
of Ground as turn to the mosl Advantage;
Whereas were the Money to be rais’d
bn Lands, with an Exception to some
of the more barren Parts, that might
be Tax-free for a certain Term of Years,
every one would turn his Ground to the
belt
/rew J
H Account,
tops bring
Treasury-
The g■
taey from
ing the Fields
Road is extrea
It is worth v
several Stages,
with thole t;
vemay have
that have b. _■
guess at t’, c.
Ims ot Q'.a,'
W, frc:,i :
Voyage, v. _■
'vent ,.b 'vc
bl;
r:...
k indeed ver
'i'ha'-e over'
Mia'us s,? .,