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 histories of the Apocalipse. It was the Duke of Urbins. In fine, the Loadstone holding up threescore pound weight of Iron, and holding one key to an other, for a matter of five, or six keyes.

After the Armory, we were let into the five Cabinets full of precious Jewels, pictures, and other rare curiosities. In the first Cabinet, I was shown a curious Candlestick to hang up in the middle of a Room, with several branches spreading from it, and all of yellow Amber, including within it a world of little figures of white Marble or Waxe, neatly cut in little, and appearing through the transparent yellow amber: This Candlestick was given by the Duchess of Lunebourg, to the Duke of Saxony, and by him to Prince Mathias brother to this Great Duke of Florence. In the same Cabinet I saw a Table of polished stones of several colours and lustre, inlay'd into Birds and Flowers. The head of Tiberius Cæsar in one Turky stone, as big as a Ducks egg, and of an inestimable value. A cu-