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APPENDIX G. EXTRACTS FROM
houses of Religion. Their Timber here is Sappin, and for Tables
and Chairs, walnutt. Th[ey] are still by the River side1, the
valley being still eat up by this roaring devourer. Some times a
little church and two or three howses on the sides of the
mountaynes. The Hills Rocky and high, Snow in some places.
In all villages in the way in the Crosses is cutt a place where
a little image of the Blessed Virgin is. Upon a bridge this—
En passant par ce lieu, Salutez La mere de Dieu.
Wee lay at St. Michel2, a close nasty bourg, four lieues
distant from the last night. A Castle aloft comands it, small, and
not much fortifyd____
The swelling of the Throat is cald De Gouetre" ou Bron-
chocesse, Latin Broconsolus. This landlord also was swelld,
and he says tis not the eyre nor water, but a Rhume that falls
from the head. Those that live above in the mountaynes have
lesse orno swelling. This River nourishes no fish but Des Traits,
which are very good....
Friday morni?ig. Wee rode by the side of the Rude moun-
teynes and Hills, being fuller of Deale trees then the former.
The rude River conteyning almost all the Valley4____
Wee dyned at Modene5, a small Village, three lieues. After
dinner, four leagues to Lanbourg6, a small village. In this way,
wee saw Higher Mountayns with more quantity of Greene Trees,
Vizt., de Pine and de Sapine; They have no other greene Trees,
as the inhabitants say. This was the most fearefull passage', for
the way was high oftentimes and the downfall hideous, The
River runing at bottome, which many times could not be dis-
covered, did it not discover it selfe by its noyse. Very many
sappins of divers sorts and kinds. The Streight sort is of three
kinds, broad tops and broad long leaves, two, smaller leaves, and
another sort....This is at the bottom of the two high mountaynes
that exceed all the rest in this passage. Tis calld Mont Sinnys8.
Now wee turne our way over this mountayne on the right hand,
1 The Arc. Seep. 115.
2 Mundy dined at St Michel. See p. 115.
3 See p. 117 and ante, p. 231. 4 See p. 115.
5 Modane. Mundy's halting-place was Bramant. Seep. 115.
6 Lanslebourg. The Lambort of Mundy. Seep. 114.
7 Mundy says that it was "wonderfull steepie." See p. 113.
8 Mt Cents. See p. 112.
APPENDIX G. EXTRACTS FROM
houses of Religion. Their Timber here is Sappin, and for Tables
and Chairs, walnutt. Th[ey] are still by the River side1, the
valley being still eat up by this roaring devourer. Some times a
little church and two or three howses on the sides of the
mountaynes. The Hills Rocky and high, Snow in some places.
In all villages in the way in the Crosses is cutt a place where
a little image of the Blessed Virgin is. Upon a bridge this—
En passant par ce lieu, Salutez La mere de Dieu.
Wee lay at St. Michel2, a close nasty bourg, four lieues
distant from the last night. A Castle aloft comands it, small, and
not much fortifyd____
The swelling of the Throat is cald De Gouetre" ou Bron-
chocesse, Latin Broconsolus. This landlord also was swelld,
and he says tis not the eyre nor water, but a Rhume that falls
from the head. Those that live above in the mountaynes have
lesse orno swelling. This River nourishes no fish but Des Traits,
which are very good....
Friday morni?ig. Wee rode by the side of the Rude moun-
teynes and Hills, being fuller of Deale trees then the former.
The rude River conteyning almost all the Valley4____
Wee dyned at Modene5, a small Village, three lieues. After
dinner, four leagues to Lanbourg6, a small village. In this way,
wee saw Higher Mountayns with more quantity of Greene Trees,
Vizt., de Pine and de Sapine; They have no other greene Trees,
as the inhabitants say. This was the most fearefull passage', for
the way was high oftentimes and the downfall hideous, The
River runing at bottome, which many times could not be dis-
covered, did it not discover it selfe by its noyse. Very many
sappins of divers sorts and kinds. The Streight sort is of three
kinds, broad tops and broad long leaves, two, smaller leaves, and
another sort....This is at the bottom of the two high mountaynes
that exceed all the rest in this passage. Tis calld Mont Sinnys8.
Now wee turne our way over this mountayne on the right hand,
1 The Arc. Seep. 115.
2 Mundy dined at St Michel. See p. 115.
3 See p. 117 and ante, p. 231. 4 See p. 115.
5 Modane. Mundy's halting-place was Bramant. Seep. 115.
6 Lanslebourg. The Lambort of Mundy. Seep. 114.
7 Mundy says that it was "wonderfull steepie." See p. 113.
8 Mt Cents. See p. 112.