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 ings and Deeds of the Ancients: for which work he is stiled by Alberto Leandro, the Valerius Maximus of Italy. He wrote in Italian, and dedicated his Book to his Son. The other Learned men of this Town are Justinianus, Balus, Mascardi, and Christopher Columbus.

Genoa also hath given to the Church three Popes, Adrian the V. Innocent the IV, and Innocent the VIII.

Here is an Academy of Wits called the Adormentati; which together with the other Academies of the like nature in all the Townes of Italy, I would wish my Traveller to visit particularly, that he may see how farr the Italians excel us, in passing their time well; and how its much better to spend the week in making of Orations and Verses, then in drinking of Ale and smoaking of Tobacco.

He that desires to know more of Genoa, let him read Augustinus Justinianus of the History of Genoa.

Having spent six dayes in Genoa, we agreed with an honest Vetturino