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and John Jacob de Medicis, in which buftle the town was alfo ruin'd, for the gates and walls were beaten down, that no enemy might after that lodge himself there again. From Claven we went to Riva upon the Lago di como, where the water Addua runs into the lake, and yet notwithstanding adds no water to it, nor taketh any from it, but only runs ftrait through it; and fo doth the Rhine through the lake call'd the Boden-Sea: From thence we travell'd to Gera upon the fame lake, where we lay all night. On the bank I faw fome purple-colour'd lillies, a fort of Lilium Saracenicum with fmall leaves, and in the old walls the Cymbalaria.

The 26th about noon we came to Como, a very glorious and pleasant city, from whence the lake hath it's name to this day. From thence we rode the fame night to Milan, the metropolis of that dukedom. What ftrange paffages have been committed in this town before it was poffeffed by the Emperor Charles the fifth, after the decease of the laft duke Francis Sfortia, is related fufficiently in Hiftory.

The 27th we rode through Binafco, a pleasant village, where the very learned and famous Andreas Alciatus, Doctor in Law, and Profeffor of feveral Universities in France and Italy, hath built a very glorious palace; and in the evening paffing by the great park (in which in the year 1525, was fought that bloody battel between Francis King of France, and the Emperor Charles the fifth's officers, in which the King himself was made pri. foner, and many of his men kill'd) the fame night`arrived at Pavia, an ancient glorious city, fituated on the river Tefin, where the Kings of the Longobards did formerly keep their courts, and afterwards Charles the Great, the first German Emperor, did inftitute an University, which has brought up many eminent and learned men fince.

The 28th departing from Pavia, we paffed the River Padus, or Eridanus, which is believed to be the biggest river in Italy, to Vogera, a pleafant village, fituated on the river Stafora, there we began to take post, and had eighteen stages to Niffa: By noon we arrived at Dertona, a pretty town, yet not very full of people, by reason of the many wars and inteftine quarrels in which it was engaged, belonging to the Duke of Milan. In this country

I found whole acres fown with Wood, and there I faw the White Poplar, alfo Millefolium flore luteo, and farther upon the hill Brotho the Cineraria, and the Stoechas Citrina, Cotinus Plinii, and many more fine plants. At night we came to Alexandria della Paglia, that is to fay, of Chaff. When heavy and long wars did arife between the Emperor Frederick the firft, and the towns of Lombardy, by inftigation of Pope Alexander the third, the towns of Lombardy did agree to compile this city out of feveral villages in the year 1168,and did fortify it the year next enfuing, and call'd it, after the Pope's name, Ålexandria; but the Imperialifts call'd it Alexandria of Straw, which name it doth retain to this day; yet we did not stay there, but rode the fame night to Bellizona, a ftrong place, which perhaps formerly had it's own princes, which did fell it from Uri and his relations, becaufe they could not defend it from the Duke of Milan in the year 1422, and yet it coft a great deal of blood, until the Switzers got it into fafe poffeffion in the year 1500.

The 29th at noon we came to Aft, a confiderable May 29. city belonging to the dukedom of Milan, where the King of Spain keeps a garrifon, which had just then received the new Governour of Milan, and conducted him. into the city. Not far off lieth Carmagnola, belonging to the King of France, and to the Marquifate of Saluzo, where is kept a French garrifon, as at Moncalier, which is very near it, the Duke of Savoy hath a garrifon; and fo garrifons of three eminent princes lie very near one another. That night we lodged in a pitiful village call'd Baieron.

The 30th we rode thro' Racones and Savigliano, two fmall villages, and at night came to Coni.

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The laft of May, after we had broke our fast in a village call'd Limona, we came to mount Brothus, where we faw many pleasant vineyards; and fo by Tenda into another village, call'd Sorgo, where we ftaid all night. The firft of June we reached to Niffa in the morning, June 1. a city with a strong citadel, upon the Tyrrhenian fea, belonging to the Duke of Savoy, which the Turkish Admiral Barbaroffa did for a long time befiege with great fury, and yet was forc'd to leave it, although he had the city in his poffeffion, in the year 1543. Thither alfo

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came Francis King of France, and the Emperor Charles the fifth, to Pope Paul the third, to have peace made between them. Thereabouts I efpy'd fome fine plants, but chiefly two forts of Papaver Corniculatum, with large and ftately flowers, yellow and brown; and alfo the Ladanum latifolium, and upon the hill towards Villa Franca, a Convolvulus with white and purple-strip'd flowers, and with long and cut leaves.

The fecond we went from thence with more company, paffing through the villages of Antibo, Cacabo, Luc, Brignola, &c. (where I found in the fhops a fort of very delicate preferved Prunes, call'd in English Prunellos's, which would be very useful in burning fevers against the thirst, in great quantity) to Marseilles, which maketh thirty French miles or leagues; and we rode fo faft onward, during this journey, that we arrived there in nineteen days after our departure, that is, on the fifth day of June: By the way I faw Convolvulus foliis acutis, Rubia Tinctorum, Stoechas, a fine Sefely Peloponnefiacum, Thymelaa, Ciftus with white and purple flowers, and alfo a kind of Ladanum of the learned Carolus Clufius, with small Rosemary-leaves, Terebinthus, Ilex Coccifera, Afpalathus, and the Polemonium Monfpelienfium of Rembert Dadoneus, call'd Trifolium fruticans, Rufcus, Lentifcus, Calamintha montana, fome common thistles, and others.

In Marfeilles where I was lodged in my forenam'd kinsman's house, to ftay untill the fhips were ready, I met with one John Ulrich Kraft, fon of John Kraft, one of the Privy Council at Ulm, who was arrived there a few days before, alfo with the fame intention to go along with us, about his own bufinefs. We ftaid together, and while the fhips were fitting out, we made ourselves acquainted with the Phyficians and Apothecaries, but above the reft with one experienced man, Jacob Renaud, a great lover of plants, who fhew'd me in his garden many pretty and ftrange fimples, viz. Scammonium verum, Ambrofia, Moly, Ammi, Aloës, &c. and a great many dry'd and laid between papers. I found alfo about the city, Trifolium Afphaltites, Lactuca marina, Dendillaria, Tragacantha Guilhelmi Rondeletii, a great Scabiofa with white flowers, Gratiola, Gnaphalium marinum, Me

dica marina, Polygonum marinum, Eryngium marinum, Coris Monfpelienfium, another fort of Tamarifcus, and of Confolida, with yellow fweet flowers, which I alfo found between Nimes, and Pont du gard, an old, ftrong, and fine building, upon which I did find Ruta Silveftris, a fort of Verbafcum foliis diffettis, Papaver corniculatum flore flavo; I alfo found thereabouts Chondrilla Viminca, growing chiefly in the vineyards, Conyza major, Vermicularis fruticans, Carduus tomentofus, not unlike to Leucacantha, Nepa Lobelii in adverfariis novis; I also fourd Tartonrayre, After atticus luteus, Pfyllium, Sefeli Ethiopicum fruticans, Jujubes, red Valeriana, Corruda Rembert. Dodon. the firft kind of Catanance Diofcor. which I first fpy'd by it's dry'd leaves, juft like a Vulture's claw, and many others, not needful to be here related.

After that the fhip Santa Croce was laden, victuall❜d for three months, and provided with guns, and all other neceffaries for a three months voyage; we two went with our master, Anthony Reinard, with fome others belonging to him, in a frigat, the first day of September, Seft. 1. in the year 1673, to our fhip, which lay at anchor with feveral other laden fhips, near the adjacent iflands, with an intention to fet fail the next day.

The next day about two in the afternoon, when God fent us a good wind, we hoifted up our fails, and went on: When our patron began to exhort his inen to agree together, and to be obedient to him, which they all faithfully promised; then we went to prayers, and recommended ourselves to the protection of God Almighty.

In the first setting out, before we got to fea, our fhip came fo near to another, that they touch'd almoft; and had not the feamen in time got them off, we might have fuffer'd fhipwreck.

When this was over, and we out of danger, we fail'd on with full fails fix of us, and advanc'd so fairly, that we loft the fight of land before night, and could fee nothing but sky and water.

Not long after, moft of us began to be fea-fick, and to bring up what we had eaten fome days before, but I and my comrade Kraft purged ourselves that night fo well, that we were very fresh again the next morning: Some of the reft remain'd fick for feven days after, and

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not one of us, altho' we were forty eight, but was fick, and found an alteration after our shipping off.

After we had fail'd two days with a favourable wind, by the Latins call'd Caurus, but by the French and Italians, Maiftral, which bloweth between north and weft, and proceeded an hundred French leagues, there Sept. 4. arofe on the fourth day about midnight another wind, call'd Græco, and by the Latins, Cacias, which the more it went to the caft, the more it was against us; fo that we being hindred from going eastward, were forced to go fideways, and to traverse up and down, and were driven fo far fouthwards, that on 5, 6, 7. funday night and monday morning we fail'd in fight of the coaft of Barbary. After the wind was laid a little, and the dolphins appear'd in great numbers, we hoped for better weather, but for want of it, finding ourselves advance towards Africa more and more, we were forced to tack about, and to direct our course to wards Marseilles again.

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We going thus back again, contrary to our intentions, feared that the wind would hold fo a while, but contrary to our expectation, it came to be fo calm towards the night, that we could hardly perceive any. Then we hoped it would change, which did alfo fucceed accordingly, for the next morning before break of day the Maiftral began to blow again, which pleased us extremely, and fo we return'd and purfued our former courfe again towards the east, and on monday we fail'd fo faft, that in an hours time we made ten Italian miles, and on the 9th day came into the ftreights of Sardinia and Africa, where we saw an ifland call'd Gallicia, which, altho it be but small, yet, becaufe of the high mountains, is feen afar off; we left it about thirty leagues on one fide of us. This island is fubject to no body, wherefore a great many pirates lye lurking there: In it is no great matter to be feen, only wild Capers grow there in great plenty. We, finding ourselves in this dangerous place, were not idle, altho' the fhip was well provided with guns, pikes, and other arms, but got our great guns ready, and fill'd our chamber, in which we two were, with guns and fwords, fo that it look'd rather like an armoury of the whole fhip than a chamber. Morcover,