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story. On the under story, towards the garden, let it be 

 turned to a grotta, or place of shade, or estivation. And 

 only have opening and windows towards the garden ; and 

 be level upon the floor, no whit sunken under ground, to 

 avoid all dampishness. And let there be a fountain, or 

 some fair work of statua's in the midst of this court ; and 

 to be paved as the other court was. These buildings to be 

 for privy lodgings on both sides ; and the end for privy 

 galleries. Whereof you must foresee that one of them be 

 for an infirmary, if the prince or any special person should 

 be sick, with chambers, bed-chamber, antecamera, and re- 

 camera, joining to it. This upon the second story. Upon 

 the ground story, a fair gallery, open, upon pillars ; and 

 upon the third story likewise, an open gallery, upon 

 pillars, to take the prospect and freshness of the garden. 

 At both corners of the further side, by way of return, let 

 there be two delicate or rich cabinets, daintily paved, 

 richly hanged, glazed with crystalline glass, and a rich 

 cupola in the midst ; and all other elegancy that may be 

 thought upon. In the upper gallery too, I wish that there 

 may be, if the place will yield it, some fountains running 

 in divers places from the wall, with some fine avoidances. 

 And thus much for the model of the palace ; save that 

 you must have, before you come to the front, three courts. 

 A green court plain, with a wall about it ; a second court 

 of the same, but more garnished, with little turrets, or 

 rather embellishments, upon the wall ; and a third court, 

 to make a square with the front, but not to be built, nor 

 yet enclosed with a naked wall, but enclosed with tarrasses, 

 leaded aloft, and fairly garnished, on the three sides ; and 

 cloistered on the inside, with pillars, and not with arches 

 below. As for offices, let them stand at distance, with 

 some low galleries, to pass from them to the palace 

 itself. 



