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(0) BOF thepronad temple in Cyzicum.Thefacitive lone. The ecchawhicbrefanderk es a 5 ee 
GS OO” leven times to one trie Of a great biilding without pin of nailé ofyren. (pes ee 
isin Slsods oth ORbied @olFan i amecriny wlan. seat ITT ter Toole tobnow 2 sdaen son 
yt tHere isat this day a temple'ftanding at Cyzicum,wherin the maton hadbe(towed titesds © 
- of goldimallthe joynts under everie ftone throughout; arid thofe wereall fairepolthed: © 
-within this temple, prince CyXicvs(whorcanfed it to be built)mindedtodedicat the image 
of Jupiter in yrorie,and.of Apollon marble, fecting a crownewpdn his head Certesthelejoynts —, 
‘B -thus enterlaced with moft fine and daintie threads; pave'a woonderfull erace'and beanrié tothe od 
iwhole.€ burch, byfending and breaching (asit.were) fronythem certainie taies, whichbyrever- 
theration caufe all sie images thereinto have agplitcering luftre:in (uch fort, tharover dnd above 
the dévife and wittie invention of thewoskeman;the verie matter alfo (although it be elofecou- 
chedand hidden betweene each ftone).commendeth the price and riches of ctieworkee 3!!! 
» Within the faid cownethereis:a ftonecalledthe Fugitiveior Runnaway; The braveknights 
of Greece called Argonauts,whozccompanied prince /a/onin his voiage forthe golden fleece, 
ater they had uledit ior an ancharyleftit therevbur for thatthis lone wasteadie many timesto 
runaway and be gone out of their Peyraneum (for fo they call their publicke hall) they foudred 
atfafkwith lead. Inthefamecittie; neareuntothargate which iscalled Thracia there ftand feven 
© snirers;which doemultiplie a voice, and'fend backe many againe for qne:'this miraculous re. 
bounding of thevoice,the Greckes have a prettie name for,and callit Echo. True itis,chatthis 
eitiatien andrédoubling of the voice,proceedeth atherwhiles from thewature ofthe place; 
andmof ofall invallies, lying betweene hillsyburat Cyzicumitcommeth by fortune;and no 
fuchteafon can bee given'thereof,) At Olympia the like is wrought by art; forthere is ‘a-gallerie 
theré:made of purpose, which after. a woonderfull manner delivereth the fame voice which it re+ 
ccivath, feven times backe, wherenpon they call it Heptaphonoa. Moreoverjin C yzicuni there 
isa faireand largeibuilding, which(becaule they keepe courtsiand fit in councell there)is named 
Bouleurerion :thefameis builein Such fore, asthere goeth not one pin or naile to all the carpen- 
triethereof:and theftories are folaid) that amanmay take away the beants and ‘ratters without 
D any prop or fhoareto fupport tham,yea and beltow them agzihefalt enotigh withour-laces to 
bindthem, After which manne?, she moderne bridge at Rome'was {framed over thétiver Ty- 
beris;ianda matter of religion andconfciencéwas:made thereof, to mainrame it fo, in rement 
brarice ofthe difficultie in taking icapeecesand breaking itdowne, at what timeas Herativs Co- 
eles madethe place good againft thepowerot KePorfeias) ii) co) 9 ea he 
-codthdnowfincetheicoherenceof matterstiath broughtme to Rome, me thinks] fhouldiiot 
docamifle to proceed.anto the miraculous buildings of thisourcittie, to fhewthe docilitieof 
ourpedple, and what proofe itheteis of their progrefle inallthings, during the {pace ef nine 
hundred yeers; thatit may appearehow not onely in magnamimitie and prowefle they have con- 
 queresithe world, butin magnificence alfo of ftately and funptuous buildings {urmonnted all 
E nations of the ¢arth:and as aman thall find thisfingularitieand excellencie of theirssin the pee 
patticilar furvey of everie one of rheirftatelyand woonderfullzdificesasthey havebeenreared = 
frometiineto time, {oi hee purtheavallrogitheriand takea’ general view of them at oncd) “hee 
thal. conceiveno: otherwife of their greatneffejthan of anovhet world aflénibled (as itwere) to 
make thew in one placesforif L{laould reckouiamong greatworkes (as needs mutt) the srard 
cirque or fhew-place built by Gefar Di Gator, whichtooke up of ground threeftadia or fytengs 
in length, and one4m breadth, containing alfoim adificesandaoums foureacres orjugeti, wher- 
jnwecebeftowedtoficateale and behold che fights with pledfure, two hundgedand thiréefebte 
thoifand perfons:whattearme should I gives but of Srately and Magnificencbuildings; either 
MM. witetheroyall pallace of Paulas /Emilius,enciched with goodly pillars of Sinadian tnarble-our: 
F- of Phygiaymoftadmirabletobchold; ortothefumpiuous Forum of AugnfiusCafar lateRm- 
peravsset yerthetemple of Peacerbuilt bythe Emperour “¢/pafianus Augu/lus, now living,the 3 
goodli¢htand faireficbvildings that:ever were»what{houldil {peake of the remple* Paathton, *the round 
madeby, Agrippseo.the honouroks/upiter Revengertas alfo howbefore this tine /alerias of Oftia church of Ne- 
se auchited os. enginer,madea route over are theatre.at Rome againtt the time that Rome a 
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