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Livorne is the great Maga^zine of Trade for 

 the Levant^ being a free Port : Merchants of 

 all Countries reliding here, Armenians efpeci- 

 ally, and Jews ^ which latter enioy great Pri- 

 viledges, without wearing any aiftind Mark 

 in their Hats or Habits, whereby they may 

 be known. They are allowM the publick 

 Exercife of their Religion : their Synagogue 

 large and handfome. The Port inward has 

 a Mole for the Duke's Galleys and other fmall 

 Veflels to ride in : the Entrance of which is 

 chained up every Night. Hard by is the 

 Statue of Duke Ferdinand in Marble, railed 

 upon an high Pedeftal under which are four 

 Slaves in Brafs, in different Poftures, very 

 large, and above the ordinary proportion, 

 but done with exquifite and admirable Art. 

 Two Caftles to the Seaward well fortrfied : 

 the Town Walls very high, and the four 

 Gates ftrongly guarded: below which is a 

 Ditch of about fifteen or twenty yards over, 

 and very deep. No Stranger is allowed to 

 view the Works, nor Souldier permitted to 

 come out of the Caftles. About four thou- 

 fand Slaves are there, as the Merchants told 

 us, who are lockt up in the Bagno every 

 Night. The Piaz.t,a^ where the Merchants 

 meet, is adorned with Marble Pillars, which 

 fuftain the portico's : at the Eaft end of 

 which is the great Ghurch whofe Roof ap-» 

 pears very glorious, having feveral Circles 

 richly gilded and painted with curiotis Fi- 

 gures. 



The broad Street is paved between two t 

 and three yards on each fide with Free- 



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