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

no The Republick os Lucca,
sent is very much incensed against it, and
Teems to threaten it with the Fate of
Florence, Pi fa, and Sienna. The Oc-
casion as follows.
The Lucquefe plead Prescription for
Hunting in one of the Duke’s Fo-
rests, that lyes upon their Frontiers,
which about Two Years since was
stri&ly forbidden them, the Prince in-
tending to prcserve the Game for his
own Pleasure. Two or Three Sports-
men of the Republick, who had the
Hardiness to offend against the Prohi-
bition, were seized, and kept in a neigh-
bouring Prison. Their Country-men,
to the number of Threescore, attack’d
the Place where they were kept in Cu-
stody, and rescued them. The Great
Duke redemands his Prisoners, and, as
a further Satisfaction, would have the
Governor of the Town, where the
Threescore Assailants had combined toge-
ther, deliver’d into his Hands j but re-
ceiving only Excuses, he resolved to do
himself Justice. Accordingly he order’d
all the Lucquefe to be seiz’d that were
found on a Market-Day, in one of his
Frontier Towns. These amounted to
Fourscore, among whom were Persons
of some Consequence in the Republick.
They are now in Prison. at Florence, and,
as