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A JOURNEY OVERLAND
the great Church of our Lad)' with two great Steeples,
one of which wee ascended1, from whence wee saw the
prospect of the whole Cittie to our great wonder, as well
for the greatnesse as beautie thereof, being neere to
roundnes, very thick and close built, with few wast places.
Att the topp of this Tower is a Gallery to passe to thother,
but the passage stopt upp. In this were fowre great Bells.
Allmost all the Townes from Orleaunce hitherto, both
small and great, were walled, some but slightly, and others
more stronglie.
The 6th. September, 1620. Haveinge hired Coaches from
Paris to Callis, at 40 Crownes2 per Coach, wee departed,
leveing Signor Dominico behinde with a feavour3, and
Vincentio4 to attend him ; and passinge through sundery
Townes vizt. St. Deenes (4 miles)5, Pierra feeta (2 miles)",
is it any way to be compared with ours in London." Coryats Cru-
dities, vol. i. p. 172.
" The exchange which is a greatt Hall paved with a stone like
white and black marble, itt is nerely braude and long, the chops are
roung greate heigh pillars so that itt Loukes with inn finer then our
exchange, their are close by Sum Long walkes foull of boukecellers
chops and other sort of things." Raivl. MS. D. 197, fol. 5.
1 Coulon, Lc Fidele Conducteur, p. 36, has a long description of
Notre Dame. He mentions "les deux Grandes Tours, ou Ton monte
par 389 degrez."
Compare Heylyn, A Full Relation of two Journeys, p. 69, "Nostre
Dame...hath...at the front two Towers of admirable beauty; they
are both of an equal height, and are each of them 377 steps in the
ascent. From hence we could clearly see the whole circuite of Paris,
and each severall street of it." See also Coryats Crudities, vol. i. p. 172
and Symonds' description, quoted in Appendix G.
2 See note 3 on p. 120.
3 The Dragoman. See p. 42.
4 A Greek. See p. 43, where he is called Vincento Castello.
6 St Denis. See Coryats Crudities, vol. i. p. 169 and Symonds'
remarks, quoted in Appendix G. Compare Heylyn's droll description
of the place, A Full Relation of tiuo journeys, p. 54, " St. Denis has
a wall of a large circuit, and very much unproportionable to the
Town, which standeth in it, for all the world like a Spaniards little
face in his great ruffe, or like a small chop of Mutton in a large dish
of pottage at the three penny Ordinary."
6 Pierrefitte. Du Verdier, Le Voyage de France, p. 321, has
" Pierre fricte ou ficte, une lieue de Saint Dennys."
A JOURNEY OVERLAND
the great Church of our Lad)' with two great Steeples,
one of which wee ascended1, from whence wee saw the
prospect of the whole Cittie to our great wonder, as well
for the greatnesse as beautie thereof, being neere to
roundnes, very thick and close built, with few wast places.
Att the topp of this Tower is a Gallery to passe to thother,
but the passage stopt upp. In this were fowre great Bells.
Allmost all the Townes from Orleaunce hitherto, both
small and great, were walled, some but slightly, and others
more stronglie.
The 6th. September, 1620. Haveinge hired Coaches from
Paris to Callis, at 40 Crownes2 per Coach, wee departed,
leveing Signor Dominico behinde with a feavour3, and
Vincentio4 to attend him ; and passinge through sundery
Townes vizt. St. Deenes (4 miles)5, Pierra feeta (2 miles)",
is it any way to be compared with ours in London." Coryats Cru-
dities, vol. i. p. 172.
" The exchange which is a greatt Hall paved with a stone like
white and black marble, itt is nerely braude and long, the chops are
roung greate heigh pillars so that itt Loukes with inn finer then our
exchange, their are close by Sum Long walkes foull of boukecellers
chops and other sort of things." Raivl. MS. D. 197, fol. 5.
1 Coulon, Lc Fidele Conducteur, p. 36, has a long description of
Notre Dame. He mentions "les deux Grandes Tours, ou Ton monte
par 389 degrez."
Compare Heylyn, A Full Relation of two Journeys, p. 69, "Nostre
Dame...hath...at the front two Towers of admirable beauty; they
are both of an equal height, and are each of them 377 steps in the
ascent. From hence we could clearly see the whole circuite of Paris,
and each severall street of it." See also Coryats Crudities, vol. i. p. 172
and Symonds' description, quoted in Appendix G.
2 See note 3 on p. 120.
3 The Dragoman. See p. 42.
4 A Greek. See p. 43, where he is called Vincento Castello.
6 St Denis. See Coryats Crudities, vol. i. p. 169 and Symonds'
remarks, quoted in Appendix G. Compare Heylyn's droll description
of the place, A Full Relation of tiuo journeys, p. 54, " St. Denis has
a wall of a large circuit, and very much unproportionable to the
Town, which standeth in it, for all the world like a Spaniards little
face in his great ruffe, or like a small chop of Mutton in a large dish
of pottage at the three penny Ordinary."
6 Pierrefitte. Du Verdier, Le Voyage de France, p. 321, has
" Pierre fricte ou ficte, une lieue de Saint Dennys."