Misson, François Maximilien; Goodwin, Timothy [Bearb.]; Wotton, Matthew [Bearb.]; Manship, Samuel [Bearb.]; Tooke, Benjamin [Bearb.]: A New Voyage to Italy: With Curious Observations On several other Countries, as Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, Geneva, Flanders, and Holland. Together, With Useful Instructions for those who shall Travel thither. Done out of French. In Two Volumes (Vol. I.) (London: Printed for T. Goodwin, at the Queen's-Head; M. Wotton, at the Three-Daggers in Fleet-street; S. Manship, at the Ship in Cornbil; and B. Took at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleet-street, 1699)

PREFACE.

WHEN I undertook the Voy-
age deferib’d in the follow-
ing Letters, I refolv’d to
keep an exact Journal of the mo ft remark-
able Things that should fall under my Ob-
JerVation i and some of my Friends having
engagd me to communicate my Remarks to
cm, from time to time, my intended Jour-
nal was infensibly chang’d to Letters.
I will not trouble the Reader with an Ac-
count of the Reafons that oblige me to fusser
this little Work to appear in Tublick : Tut,
perhaps, it will not be improper to inform
him, why I thought sit to fend it abroad
in its Native Drest. The Style os the
Letters being Conctse, Free, and Familiar,
was alfo in all respe&s moft fuitable to my
Design. When an Author undertakes ta
give a particular Description os the Subject
on