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»74 Hew Voyage Vol. I.
From the Church of St. Mark you enter into
the Treasury ; Three Procurators of St. Mark are
the Administrators of it; and it is never open'd,
but in the Presence of one of them. In the firit
place, you see soine Relicks, as Pieces of the true
Cross, Bones of dead Persons; the Hair and
Milk of the Virgin, &c. From thence you pass
into another Chamber, where the real Treasure
is kept. The greatest part of the things to be
seen there, were brought from Conftantinople, at
the same time with the Brazen Horses, which I
mentioned before. I fliall only name some of
the molt considerable Pieces. /
The two Crowns of the Kingdoms of Candia
and Cyprus ; many fine Vessels of Agat, of the
Root of Emeralds, and of Cry ft al : ’Tis
said, that these Vellels belong’d to the Cup-
board of Conftantine. A kind of Bucket Eight
Inches deep, and as many in Diameter, made of
, . one piece of Granat •, a very fair Saphire, which,
;X3Stheysay’ weighs Ten Ounces; Twelve Corssets
Stonesare sine, of Gold, garnilhed with Pearls; Twelve Flead-
The Republick. Tires in form of Crowns, which they say were
had sormerly, Worn in certain Ceremonies by the Maids os Ho-
Gold chain “ nour t^e Empress Helena. A Cup of one Tur-
whichwasso quoife, with Egyptian Characters; this Cup is Se-
long and bed- ven Inches in diameter, and Three and a half in
ny, that it depth. jy Picture of St. Jerome, in fine Mofaick,
Thn’to carry considing of Pieces that are not one Line square ;
if, besides 12
or •Midions in Gold, .which was never touch'd but by those who were
employ'd on certain occapons to- tell it over. They caus'd the Chain to be
extended along the Portico of the Palace, and. plac'd a Cup sull of Pieces os
Gold betwixt each Column, The Republick added every Year some Links to the
Chain, and laid up fome Gold in the Treasury. Hut'this Treasure. was partly
exhaufted by the War os. Candia ; and prme Venetian Families have also sound
a way to enrich themselves with the Spoils os it.
and
From the Church of St. Mark you enter into
the Treasury ; Three Procurators of St. Mark are
the Administrators of it; and it is never open'd,
but in the Presence of one of them. In the firit
place, you see soine Relicks, as Pieces of the true
Cross, Bones of dead Persons; the Hair and
Milk of the Virgin, &c. From thence you pass
into another Chamber, where the real Treasure
is kept. The greatest part of the things to be
seen there, were brought from Conftantinople, at
the same time with the Brazen Horses, which I
mentioned before. I fliall only name some of
the molt considerable Pieces. /
The two Crowns of the Kingdoms of Candia
and Cyprus ; many fine Vessels of Agat, of the
Root of Emeralds, and of Cry ft al : ’Tis
said, that these Vellels belong’d to the Cup-
board of Conftantine. A kind of Bucket Eight
Inches deep, and as many in Diameter, made of
, . one piece of Granat •, a very fair Saphire, which,
;X3Stheysay’ weighs Ten Ounces; Twelve Corssets
Stonesare sine, of Gold, garnilhed with Pearls; Twelve Flead-
The Republick. Tires in form of Crowns, which they say were
had sormerly, Worn in certain Ceremonies by the Maids os Ho-
Gold chain “ nour t^e Empress Helena. A Cup of one Tur-
whichwasso quoife, with Egyptian Characters; this Cup is Se-
long and bed- ven Inches in diameter, and Three and a half in
ny, that it depth. jy Picture of St. Jerome, in fine Mofaick,
Thn’to carry considing of Pieces that are not one Line square ;
if, besides 12
or •Midions in Gold, .which was never touch'd but by those who were
employ'd on certain occapons to- tell it over. They caus'd the Chain to be
extended along the Portico of the Palace, and. plac'd a Cup sull of Pieces os
Gold betwixt each Column, The Republick added every Year some Links to the
Chain, and laid up fome Gold in the Treasury. Hut'this Treasure. was partly
exhaufted by the War os. Candia ; and prme Venetian Families have also sound
a way to enrich themselves with the Spoils os it.
and