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 to be the Charming Paradise of the King of the Mountains anciently; and I was almost going to say, that we durst not bless our selves, least this enchanted place should have vanished. The best Villa's, or Pallaces here, are those of Hieronymo Negro, and that of the Imperiali: the first beautified with all the graces of Italian Furniture, as also with Gardens, Walks, Ponds, Water Works, Allies &c. the other, besides all these, hath an excellent Prospect; for the Master of this House can see out of one Window of it, Twelve thousand Crowns a year of his own, onely in let Houses. The other Pallaces here expect I should say something of them, and they deserve it well; but really to give them their full due, I can onely say this of them, that they ought to be seen by the eye, not described by the Pen.

9. As you return from San Pietro in Arena to the Town not far from the Gates, stands the Villa, or Pallace of the Duke d'Oria. I reserved this for the last, pour faire