it 72 TRAVELLING MEMORANDUMS. Od. 12, 



Moiitpdier. 



1 2th May 1787, we returned to Moufpelier^ diflatis- 

 fied v/itli our hotel at Cetc ; I revifited the beft cabinets 

 at prefent in this place. 



I/?, The cabinet of Movf. Jouvent — an elegant^ 

 though not a great colleftion of fliells, minerals, and 

 paintings, with a handfome library of books. He has 

 X more confiderable cabinet at Paris. 



id, A colle6tion of birds which belongs to Moiif. 

 Fauziere, and is kept in a fine apartment belonging to 

 the academy of fciences. — The collc£tion is large and 

 beautiful But due prefervation is neglcfted. 



3^/, A colleftion of paintings, the property of Monf. 

 Dcuchic. — Small, but choice and well arranged, with 

 a good library. — I obferved here, what was new and 

 very pleafing to me, — a number of glafs frames, about 

 a foot and a half fquare, refembling the form of a Ian- 

 thorn, with gilded pillars Thefc ferved as fo 



many little cabinets for birds, fliells, fine minerals, and 



feleft fmall itatues ^They have a very pretty effeft, 



properly placed in a large cabinet, or library. 



4//', The moll curious and valuable cabinet of paint- 

 ings in thi:. place belongs to Monf. Bourgaire. 



Jult before wc fet, out Lord D s and I, jointly 



purck'.fed from Burnet and Co. feveral parcels of the 

 heft wines produced in this province, particularly Fron- 

 liniacy Liiimel, Brazicvc, and a red wine which, after 

 being bottled fomc years, grows excellent.--TheBraziere 

 is a delicious cordial. — It grows on a fmall territory 

 of th.is province, and is fo much efteemed that it is all 

 bought up on the fpot. — None of it goes in the courfe 

 of ordinary commerce. Tl;e Lttnnel is a pleafant wine, 

 largcjy vended in commerce. — It has dangerous elFedls, 

 if immoderately drank. Our wine merchants, to con- 

 iirm this information, told us a curious fact, that if 

 any aftlicir workmen are difabled by violent cramps^ 

 'he ''.met! fir; 3, or convulfions, upon enquiry tbeyfcldom 



