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

3^4 Switzerland.
deal of Room in it, and several beauti-
ful Views from the different Parts of it.
They have a Collection of Pictures re-
presenting most of the Fathers of their
Order, who have been Eminent for
their Piety or Learning. Among the
rest many Englijh Men whom we name
R ebels, and they Martyrs. Henry Gar-
net's Inscription says, That when the
Hereticks could not prevail with- him,
either by Force or Promjses, to change
his Religion, they Hanged and Quarte-
red him. At the Capucins I saw theEs-
cargatoire, which I took the more no-
tice of because I do not remember to
have met with any thing of the same in
other Countries. It is a square Place
boarded in, and filled with a vast quan-
tity of large Snails, that are esteemed
excellent Food when they are well dres-
sed. The Floor is strowed about half a
Foot deep with several kinds of Plants,
among which the Snails nestle all the
Winter Season. When Lent arrives they
open their Magazines, and take out of
them the best meagre Food in the
World, for there is no Difii of Fish
that they reckon comparable to a Ra-
gout of Snails.
About Two Leagues from Fribourg
we went to see a Hermitage, that is
reckon’d