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 roofes, which shew'd me of what house many of these houses had been; and of what weak defence guilt roofes and painted walls are against the artillery of heaven thunder and lightning.

This Town is famous in History for the interview of two great Kings here, to wit, Lewis the XII of France, and Ferdinand King of Naples. This interview passed with demonstrations of mutual civilities, not ordinary in interviews of Princes. For Lewis feared not to go into the Gallies and Ships of Ferdinand without guards and unarmed: and Ferdinand remained for many dayes together in this Town belonging then to Lewis, whom he had lately stript of the Kingdom of Naples, and beaten him to boot in a battel.

Of this Town were Julius Secundus, and Sixtus Quartus, two Popes of the house of Roueri: and two great Cardinals, Peter, and Raphael Riarii.

Embarking at Savona in a Feluca, we rowed along the Shoar (called