and the prifon ; the fouth fide is a row of 

 piazzas, the whole length of which are 

 (hops, and over it a gallery to fee the 

 bull-feafts ; the eaft fide has foiiie large 

 houfes belonging to people of diftinftions 

 and in the middle is a large fountain, 

 with a brafs bafon. The houfes have, in 

 general, only a ground floor, upon ac- 

 count of the frequent earthquakes ; but 

 they make a handfome appearance. The 

 churches are rich in gilding, as well as 

 in plate : that of the jefuits is reckoned 

 an exceeding good piece of architecture*, 

 but it is much too high built for a coun- 

 try fofubje6l to earthquakes, and where 

 it has frequently happened that thou- 

 fands of people have been fwallowed up 

 at once. There is a hill, or rather high 

 rock, at the eaft end of the city, called 

 St. Lucia, from the top of which you 

 have a view of all the city, and the 

 country about for many leagues, afford- 

 ing a very delightful landfcape. Their 



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