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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. II.) — 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

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J New Voyage Vol II
* Platina ™&pear, that ever Pope John had such a Concubine.
him the most truej they both cjte ijU'ltpranil to confirm their
SXS/2Hypothesis, but they cite him falssy. The Name
tbs*Popes that of the Widow mention d by Mr. Chevreau was
precetded him. Ann, not Joan; and without doubt he was ig-
&me Writers norant that our illustrious t Du Plejfis had already
rLt z/X/wr discover’d the Forgery which Onuphrius made use
That he was’ of to strengthen his Conjecture. Besides, it may
jlaininthe^s be observ’d, that this Pope John was advanc’d to
A s- £^e ^aPa^ C'hair a hundred Years after Pope Joan,
fa Mornay - which is another Absurdity that attends Mr. Che-
vreaus Opinion.
He adds, That the Story of the pretended bor’d
., r j t Chair is not better grounded, and that the Chair is
tmPorohyrv not ®ut’ his 'eavC I have seen it more
Chairs that than once, and if I may believe my own Eyes,
are bor'd, it is bor’d, and that after the usual manner of
tkm isuit] Close-Stools. I have already told you that it is
thatservdsor Porphyry ; but there are two or em, one
another Cere' broken, and the other entire, and they are both
wony, mid is ma<3e of the same Matter, and after the same
bofd. fastion.
Piorovante
Martinelli gives the Name os Stercoraria to the latter. ■ But this is not a pro-
per place to enter upon such Enquiries.
Laonicus Platina assirms positively, after Chalcondylas
Chalcondt lasan(j other approv’d Authors, That the new eleCt-
e<^ P°Pe is plac’d on the bor’d Chair, and that the
about ihc w/W-youngest Deacon thrusts his Hand thro’ the Hole,
die of the Ftf- ro feel whether he has the surest Marks of Virility.
Such,probably, was the primitive use of this Chair;
for, what Reason cou’d have prompted these
fame. Authors to invent such a Fable i lis true, this
Custom was by degrees laid aside, but they conti-
nu’d for some time to set the Popes on the same
Chair, to put ’em in mind, as Mr. Cbevreau af-
sirms after Fauches, that they were Bill subjeCt to
the common Infirmities of Humane Nature.
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