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248 A Nw Voyage Vol. I.
Departing from Rimini, we travell’d on the
Downs for Fifteen Miles., between the Sea and
the Fields. I observ’d, as we passed thro’ the
CATHOLI- Village Catholica, over the Gate of the great
GA- Church, an Inscription, which says. That a
Council of Biihops, who were almost all Arrians,
being assembled at Rimini, in the Year ; 79, the
Orthodox perform'd’ their Devotions in this Vil-
lage, which has ever since born the Name of Ca-
tholica. You know the History of this Council,
if it may be properly so call’d. Ten or Twelve
, Miles from thence, towards the Appmnine, you
may perceive the City and 11 epublick ofSt.A/mw,
on the top of a Mountain ; at the Foot of which
are the Limits of that State. This little State has
maintained it self very happily for several Ages;
because ’tis neither expos’d to the Envy nor Jea-
lousie of any of its Neighbours. It is about Six
or Seven Miles from Catholica to Pefaro : All this
Country is strewed with pleasant Houses, and is
very well Cultivated.
PESARO. Pefaro is larger, better built, neater and plea-
&nte1' than Rimini,: Its Situation is upon a small
The Air of Ascent, which makes the Air purer and freer :
Pesaro Is good Nothing can be more pleasant than the little Hills
in winter,but that surround it, which form a charming Mix-
mer ‘and 'ex- ture °f Pasturcs, Vineyards, and Orchards: The
treamly dm- Olives are admirable; but the Figs are better,
rimi in July and more esteem’d than all the other Fruits;
The Figs of Pefaro are famous over all Italy. The
belt Meat coils not above three Boyoques the Pound,
which weighs Eighteen Ounces; that is, some-
what, less than Two Farthings, The Bread and
the Wine are proportionably cheaper; and so of
the rest. The Sea and the Rivers furnisti it also
with all sorts of excellent Fish ; so that in all re-
spedts this City is excellently provided with all
the Conveniences of Lafe. it is tolerably well
*Foj-
Urbin kept
his Refidence
here in the
Winter.
Departing from Rimini, we travell’d on the
Downs for Fifteen Miles., between the Sea and
the Fields. I observ’d, as we passed thro’ the
CATHOLI- Village Catholica, over the Gate of the great
GA- Church, an Inscription, which says. That a
Council of Biihops, who were almost all Arrians,
being assembled at Rimini, in the Year ; 79, the
Orthodox perform'd’ their Devotions in this Vil-
lage, which has ever since born the Name of Ca-
tholica. You know the History of this Council,
if it may be properly so call’d. Ten or Twelve
, Miles from thence, towards the Appmnine, you
may perceive the City and 11 epublick ofSt.A/mw,
on the top of a Mountain ; at the Foot of which
are the Limits of that State. This little State has
maintained it self very happily for several Ages;
because ’tis neither expos’d to the Envy nor Jea-
lousie of any of its Neighbours. It is about Six
or Seven Miles from Catholica to Pefaro : All this
Country is strewed with pleasant Houses, and is
very well Cultivated.
PESARO. Pefaro is larger, better built, neater and plea-
&nte1' than Rimini,: Its Situation is upon a small
The Air of Ascent, which makes the Air purer and freer :
Pesaro Is good Nothing can be more pleasant than the little Hills
in winter,but that surround it, which form a charming Mix-
mer ‘and 'ex- ture °f Pasturcs, Vineyards, and Orchards: The
treamly dm- Olives are admirable; but the Figs are better,
rimi in July and more esteem’d than all the other Fruits;
The Figs of Pefaro are famous over all Italy. The
belt Meat coils not above three Boyoques the Pound,
which weighs Eighteen Ounces; that is, some-
what, less than Two Farthings, The Bread and
the Wine are proportionably cheaper; and so of
the rest. The Sea and the Rivers furnisti it also
with all sorts of excellent Fish ; so that in all re-
spedts this City is excellently provided with all
the Conveniences of Lafe. it is tolerably well
*Foj-
Urbin kept
his Refidence
here in the
Winter.