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 cepting all the merchandize of Burgondy, Germany, and Italy, It licks its fingers notably, and thrives by it. It expresseth this in its loooks [sic]: for here you have handsome people; noble houses, great jollity, frequent Balls, and much bravery: all markes of a good town; and could it but intercept either the Parlament of Aix, or Grenoble, it would be as noble as its name, or as its Cathedral Chapter, whose Dean and Prebends are all Counts, and noble of four descents: They got the title of Counts thus: A great contest arising between the Chapter of St. John's Church, and the Count de Forrests called Guigo, for some rights over the Town of Lyons which they both pretend to; at last anno 1166, they came to an Agreement, upon this condition, that the Count should leave to the Chapter his County of Forrests; which he did; audand [sic] so ever since the Dean and Prebends have been called Counts of S. John.

The chief things to be seen in Lyons are these.

1. The great Church, or Cathe-