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The Voyage

hand; lifr up upon his back a horse loaden with Corn; and stand so stifly upon his leggs, that no man, though running against him with all his force, could push him out of his place or posture.A strong mind. The other without any learning at all, except his first Grammar Rudiments, could with his natural wit onely, decide Law-cases, and make such good Orders, that the best Lawyers could not find what to add to them, or what to diminish from them. Its pitty these two men had not been melted into one, to have made one excellent man, by their clubbing wit and force together, and their mingling of Sana mens, with Corpore sano.

Its Revenues.The Revenues that Spain draws from Milan yearly, are two millions and four hundred thousand Crowns, besides the thirds, to which they are obliged in time of war.

Its Strength.This State for a need can raise fifty thousand men.

Its Historians.He that desires to know the History of Milan, let him read Corio of the History of Milan: Ripa-

montius,