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106 Eccelino the Paduan Tyrant, of whom no Man can speak any good, of Castrucio of whom no Man can speak any ill; with a world of other brave Heroes, with whose true looks I was very glad to be acquainted. Among the Pictures of the learned Men I took particular notice of these Italians, to wit, Petrarch, Ariosto, Joannes Casa, Poggio, Macchiavel, Guicciardin, Paulo Jovio, Sannazario, Bocaccio, Platina, Brunelleschi, Michael Angelo, Raphael Urbin, Columbus, Americus, and Galileo, with many others too long to relate, and too many to be remembred. Having thus gazed our fill at these Statues and Pictures, and by particular taking notice of them, complimented the great Worthies they represent, we were let into the great Cabinets, or Chambers which join upon this Gallery.

Pictures of Learned Men.

The Armory.

First, we saw the Armory, that is, three or four great Chambers full of exotick curiosities: as the Habits of two Indian Kings made of Parrats Feathers sowed together; the Habits of some Janisaries in Turkey, of red Velvet set thick with little Nails of gold, which they can take out and dress up other Suits with; the habit of the King of China; the skin of a Horse pasted upon a Wooden Horse, the Mane of which Horse is kept there in a Box all at length, and it is above five Ells long: This Horse had been sent to the Great Duke by the Duke of Lorrain. Then we were shown Hannibal's Helmet; the Helmet of Charles the V. the Sword of Henry the IV of France, a curious Helmet thin and light, and yet of Musket proof; a huge heavy Helmet and Sword of one of the old Paladins of France;