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defigns of his own without fuccefs. At that time the Count of L^rc , 

 whofe Sifter the Viceroy had Marry 'd, was chief Minifter to the Prmce 

 of CMantua ; and coming to vifit the Viceroy at Javarin , I was ap- 

 pointed to attend him during his ftay there. Upon his departure , he 

 told the Viceroy , that the Prince of CMantua had no perfon about him 

 that underftood the Language , and that therefore he might be fure that 

 the Prince would take it for a great kindnefs, to permit me to attend 

 his perfon during his ftay at the Emperours Court. This was a thing 

 eafily granted to the Count of k-Ayc, who thereupon carry 'd one along 

 with him to Vienna. , where having had the good fortune not to difpleale 

 the Prince , he teftify'd to me at his departure , that he mould be glad 

 to fee me at CMantua, where he would not forget the fervices I had 

 done him. This prefently infus'd into me adefireof feeing Italy , efpe- 

 cially upon the opportunity that offer'd it felf not long after. 



For Monfieur de Sabran , the King of France's Envoy to his Impe- 

 rial Majefty , being to go for Venice , and defirous of one that under- 

 ftood the German Language to bear him Company , I laid hold of the 

 occafion 5 fothat in eight days we got to Venice. While we ftay 'd at 

 Venice , I took a view to my great iatisfa&ion , of that moft Celebra- 

 ted City, and in regard it is in many things like to ^simjlerdam 3 as in 

 Situation , Greatnefs , Magnificence , Commerce , and Concou'rfe of 

 Strangers, my being there did but ftill reinforce my inclination to 

 Travel. 



From Venice I went to 0\4antua with Monfieur de Sabran, w T here 

 the Prince being glad to lee me again , gave me my choice of an Enfign, 

 or of a place in the Company of the Ordonnance of the Duke his Father. 

 I accepted the latter , as being glad to be under the Command of the 

 Conde de Guiche , who was then Captain. At the Siege of CMantua 

 I had like to have been fiain , but for the goodnefs of a Cuirafs which I 

 had chofen out of the Princes Magazin , being hit with two Bullets 

 above and upon the left pap , which had enter d , had not my Arms 

 been excellent proof: So that after I was recover'd of my Bruifes , a 

 longer ftay at Mantua did not agree with my defire to travel. 



Therefore fome time after the Siege was rais'd , I took leave of the 

 Prince, who gave me an honourable Pafs, by vertue whereof five or fix 

 Horfe-men bore me Company back to Venice. From Venice I went to 

 Lauretta , from Lauretta to Rome , from Rome to Naples , from whence 

 returning to Rome again, I ftay'd there ten or twelve days. After that 

 I went to fee Florence, Pifa, Ligorn, and Genoa, from whence I Embark'd 

 for Marseilles. 



From Marfeilles I hafted to Paris , where I could not ftay long ; for 

 being defirous to fee Poland, Ipafs'd once more into Germany through 

 Switzerland, after I had tak'n a furvey of the principal Towns of the 

 Cantons. I went by the Rhine by Water , to vifit Strasburgh and Brifack; 

 thence by Land crofting Suabia , I pafted through Ulme and i^fujpurgh 

 to go to Munich. There I faw the Magnificent Palace of the Dukes 

 of Bavaria , which William the fifth began , and which Maximilian his 

 Son finifh'd, in the heat of the Wars that troubl'd the Empire. From 

 thence I went the fécond time to Nor'mbergh , and Prague , and leaving 

 Bohemia I enter'd into Silefia , and pafs'd the Oder at Breflaw. From 

 Brejlaw I went to Cracovia , one of the greateft Cities of Europe , or 

 rather a Town compos'd of three Cities , the ancient Seat of the King 



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