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I must not conclude this Letter without men-
tioning those Stones found on the Mountains near
Florence, which beingsaw’d thro’the middle, and
afterwards polilh’d,some of them represerit seve-
ral
191 A New Voyage Vol. II.
pleasure to walk in their Cloysters and odorife-
rous Gardens, where we breath’d nothing but
Oranges and Jesmins: But the truth is, there
is not any part about Florence that is not altoge-
ther charming. The Great Duke has several fine
Houses, of which we only saw Poggiolmperiale,
and Pratolino. These are very pleasant places;
and I may even venture to say they have Beau-
ties that are not common. But the magnificency
of Gardens and Waterworksis advanc’d to such
a height in France, that the best way to save the
Credit of Frejcati and Pratolino, is topass over in
silence all their pretty Wonders that were formerly
so highly extoll’d.
We visited also the Arjenal, and the Cittadel of
St. John Baptisi, which is a strong place, and kept
in good order. But the two Forts of Belvedere and
St. Miniato, are in a manner wholly negleded.
The Great Duke has diverse Nurferies for se-
rn the Hofrital veral sorts of Animals. Villani relates, That in
ad Scalas there the year 1551, two young Lions were cubb’d
At Florence, who liv’d to grow great: The same
human’Author writes, That at another time a Lion made
ster, who had his escapeout of his Hole, and terrified the whole
two Heads and Qty • that having met a young Child, whom he
^VeBod ^ThH ^ed UP between his Paws without hurting it, the
double man astonish'd Mother ran with Cries and Tears to the
(nam'd Peter ravenous Animal, who looking stedfastly upon
«nz/ PauV had her, restor’d the Child, without offering the least
Violence to eitherof ’em.
theHeads wept,
while the other laugh'd-, and Jlept while his Companion was awake. This Mon-
ster liv'd Twenty years and twenty days. ' Schrader.
tioning those Stones found on the Mountains near
Florence, which beingsaw’d thro’the middle, and
afterwards polilh’d,some of them represerit seve-
ral
191 A New Voyage Vol. II.
pleasure to walk in their Cloysters and odorife-
rous Gardens, where we breath’d nothing but
Oranges and Jesmins: But the truth is, there
is not any part about Florence that is not altoge-
ther charming. The Great Duke has several fine
Houses, of which we only saw Poggiolmperiale,
and Pratolino. These are very pleasant places;
and I may even venture to say they have Beau-
ties that are not common. But the magnificency
of Gardens and Waterworksis advanc’d to such
a height in France, that the best way to save the
Credit of Frejcati and Pratolino, is topass over in
silence all their pretty Wonders that were formerly
so highly extoll’d.
We visited also the Arjenal, and the Cittadel of
St. John Baptisi, which is a strong place, and kept
in good order. But the two Forts of Belvedere and
St. Miniato, are in a manner wholly negleded.
The Great Duke has diverse Nurferies for se-
rn the Hofrital veral sorts of Animals. Villani relates, That in
ad Scalas there the year 1551, two young Lions were cubb’d
At Florence, who liv’d to grow great: The same
human’Author writes, That at another time a Lion made
ster, who had his escapeout of his Hole, and terrified the whole
two Heads and Qty • that having met a young Child, whom he
^VeBod ^ThH ^ed UP between his Paws without hurting it, the
double man astonish'd Mother ran with Cries and Tears to the
(nam'd Peter ravenous Animal, who looking stedfastly upon
«nz/ PauV had her, restor’d the Child, without offering the least
Violence to eitherof ’em.
theHeads wept,
while the other laugh'd-, and Jlept while his Companion was awake. This Mon-
ster liv'd Twenty years and twenty days. ' Schrader.