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riving then, as I said before, at the foot of Mount Cenis, anciently called Cinisium; and resting all night at Lasnebourg we agreed with the Marons, to carry us up the hill, and down the Hill, as also over the plain, and in fine, all the way to Novalese it self. All this is to be expressed in your bargain with them, otherwise they will cavil with you, and make you go over the plain a foot. The price is, a Spanish pistol for every man thats carryed. Those that are strong and vigorous, ride up upon Mules, and walk down a foot.

We began to mount at our going out of our Inn at Lasnebourg, and having passed by La Ramassa (where men are posted down the Hill upon the Snow in Sledges with great celerity and pleasure) after two hours tugging of our Chairmen, or Marons, we came to the top of the hill, and a little after to the Posthouse,