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 that they had been seen on the Lucca Road, in Company with Giovanni, he instantly dispatched away his Chaplain, a young Blade, who was tam Marte quam Mercurio, assisted by two Servants of the Podesta, with a Promise of suitable Rewards, if they brought back his Nieces, and secured Giovanni, in order to his being made an Example for his audacious Villainy, in imposing on the Credulity of Girls of a reputable Family, to seduce them from their Wardship. On this Pursuit they posted away to Lucca, which the Fugitives had left, long before their Arrival. However, having Intelligence that such a Company had taken the Sienna Road, they, without so much as Baiting, spurred on, being animated by the scent they had gotten; and as the Refreshment at Lucca Rh