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 S. Bonifacius the Martyr.

Hard by upon the same Hill, stands S. Sabinas, Church, whither the Pope comes upon Ashwednesday in a Solemn cavalcata accompanied with the cardinals.

Here also upon this Hill, stood anciently the Temple of liberty and the Romans Armilustrium.

Descending from hence I made towards S. Paules Gate; and in the way I saw on my right hand the Hill called Mons Testacius, which was made of the broken pots thrown there in the Romans time by the Potters. Its half a mile about, and 160 foot high.

A little nearer the Gate of S. Paul I saw the Tomb of Caius Cestius, built like a Piramid of Egypt, and all of pure white marble. This is the most entire work of all the ancient Roman works. This Cestius (as the words upon his Tomb import) was semptemvir epulonum, that is, one of those seaven men called Epulones, anciently, because they had the devouring of those