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

Sienna, Leghorne, Tisa. 107
himtelf in the Affair, that he has of-
fended the French and Spanish Cardinals,
insomuch that Cardinal 'Janson refuted
to tee him when he would have made
his Apology for what he had said to the
Pope on this Subject. There is one
great Objection to Civ it a Fecchia, that
the Air of the Place is not wholsome >
but this they say proceeds from want of
Inhabitants, the Air of Leghorne having
been worse than this before the Town
was well peopled.
The great Profits which have accrued
to the Duke of Florence from his Free
Port have tet several of the States of Italy
on the same Project. The mosl likely
to succeed in it would be the Genoefe^
who lye more convenient than the Fe-
netians, and have a more inviting Form
of Government than that of the Church,
or that of Florence. But as the Port of
Genoa is so very ill guarded against
Storms, that no Privileges can tempt
the Merchants from Leghorne into it, so
dare not the Genoefe make any other of
their Ports Free, least it should draw to
it moft of their Commerce and Inhabi-
tants, and by Consequence ruin their
chief City.
From Leghorne I went to Pisa, where
there is still the Shell of a great City,
tho’