ITALY. L E T T E R IX. 1 1 1 



and another at Naples, living over- againft the gate 

 of CajltUo dell* Ovo, make marble- tabies, with 

 interfeccatures of different forts of lava, which 

 they fell likewife rough or polimed. They arc 

 to be had too of the Vefuvian guides, living at 

 Portici ; but you are to be cautious of all thefa 

 people: Firft, not to pay the exorbitant prices 

 xvhich they afk you , and then, not to buy artifi- 

 cial glafles inftead of Vefuvian gems or precious 

 ftones, under which name they fell the different 

 Vefuvian coloured fherl-fpecies. 



The kingdom of Naples is provided with many 

 fine forts of marble , and thefe have been em- 

 ployed at. Caferta, Capo di monte, and other places. 

 They may be had, together with fome antique 

 marbles, in fmall polifhed famples at Naples. A 

 marble-cutter at Capo di monte has made my col- 

 lection. 



Some years ago, the King engaged fome flone- 

 cntters from the gallery at Florence y in order to 

 employ them on the Sicilian agates and jafpers; 

 but, being too few in number, they cannot do any 

 confiderable work. 



The late Prince 5. Sever o has left in his palace 

 at Naples- a great many artificial curiofities, molt 

 part invented by his fkill in chemiftry. Ke has 

 .known, for example, how to dye, and thoroughly 

 to penetrate, large white Carrarefe marble columns 

 6 with 



