Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

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have So well contriv’d it, that tho’ the
Subjects are miserably harass’d and op-
press’d, the greateft of their Oppressbrs
are those of their own Body. 1 lhall not
mention any thing of the Clergy, who are
sufficiently reproached in molt Itinera-
ries for the universal Poverty that one
meets with in this noble and plentiful
Kingdom. A great Part of the People
is in a State of Vassallage to the Barons,
who are the harlhest Tyrants in the
World to those that are under them.
The Vassals indeed are allow’d, and in-
vited to bring in their Complaints and
Appeals to the Vice-Roy, who, to fo-
ment Divilions, and gain the Hearts of
the. Populace, does not Hick at Impri-
soning and Chastiling their Mailers ve-
ry Severely on occalion. The Subjects
pf the Crown are notwithHanding much
more rich and happy than the Vassal's
of the Barons. Insomuch that when
the King has been upon the point of
selling a Town to one of his Barons,
the Inhabitants have rais’d the Sum up-
on themselves, and presented it to the
King, that they might keep out of so
insupportable a Slavery. Another way
the Spaniards have taken to grind the
Neapolitans^ and yet to take oft' the O-
dium from themselves, has been by ere-
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