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 pistry. In fine, both men and women here are great and massive, and not easily to be blown away: so that I may justly say of this people, as Cardinal Bentivoglio said of the Swissers, that they are good for the Alpes, and the Alpes for them. One thing I observed particularly in this windy Country, which is, that they have many natural fools here, which makes me think it no vulgar errour, which is commonly said, that the climats that are most agitated with winds produce more fools, then other Climats do.

As for their strength, upon a defensive occasion, they can assemble forty thousand men together under their known Commanders, who are often times the Inn kepers in whose houses we lodge; but out of their own Pit they are not to be feared, having neither spirits, nor sinews: that is, neither ambition, nor money to carry on a forraign warre.

From S. Maurice I went to Martigni a great In in a poor Village, and from thence to Sion.