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The Voyage

The Armory.men ought to be carefully seen. In one of the great Halls of this Pallace, are been twelve Statues of white Marble, representing twelve famous men of this Town, who had rendered great service to the Commonwealth, In the foresaid Armory you see a Halberd with two Pistol barrels in the lower end of it. You see also the Armor of the Gennesian Amazons, who went to the War in the Holy Land, and carried themselves gallantly. Here's also a Cannon of Leather so light, that a man may carry it.

8. But that which is the most taking in Genua, is that which is out of Genua, I mean, the stately Suburbs of San Pietro in Arena.San Pietro in Arena, where for a mile together, Villa's adorned with Marbles, Painting, Statues, Gardens, Arbors of Gelsomin, Orange, and Lemon Trees, Crotts, Ponds, Ginochi d' Acqua, Fountains, high Walls, with Shades born up by Marble Pillars, &c. compose of many Pallaces and Gardens, such a beautiful Landskip, that the whole place seemed to me,to