03r of the blefFed Virgin, holding the holy child fefm in her 
armes : which they pretend to be drawn by the hand of St. Lu/^^ 
celebrated by fome of the latter Ecclefiaftical v/riters to have 
been a famous Painter. Out of refped to this idle tradition 
the credulous and fuperftitious Latines and Greeks of the 
man Communion fhew great veneration to it, which otherwife 
hath little in it of proportion , art, or beauty to derive any re- 
putation upon the defigner, or upon his work. 
St, Francls^holon^mg to the Conventuali, Fryars of the order 
of St. Francis : the ground of this by the wife condud and inter- 
ceffion of Cavaliere Molino, the Venetian Bailo, after the furren- 
dry of Candia upon the peace made by the Republick with the 
Grand Signor, was procured to be reftored, and a handfome 
Church xebuilt with the large contributions of mony fent out 
of Chrijiendome, 
St.BenedtB, belonging to the fefhits, where is a rich Altar 
curioully adorn d with feveral figures in Mofaick^ This Con- 
vent was purchafed for them by their great Benefactor, Henry 
the fourth oi France, 
St. Mary, belonging to the Ohferv amines or J^ciccolanti y a? 
branch of the order of St, Francis^ io called from their going in 
^occoli or wooden clogs. 
The Capucines h2iYQ^ little Chappel dedicated to St, George 
hard by the French Ambafladors Palace. 
St. J^nn, a Chappel frequented by the Perots. 
St. Paul ^ndSt. Anthony, were both taken away fome years 
fince from the Chrijiuins, and turned into Mofchs, The former 
of which is now known by the nameof -^r^^ Giameji , or the 
Mofch of the Arabians, Our Interpreters mentioned alfo to 
me the Church of St. John, which the Turks have feized upon 
for their ufe, St. G^^?r^^, which the Jervs are pofTeft of, and St, 
Sebaflian, which was ufed to be vifited cheifly on Holy days. 
The North wind blows for the moft part at Conjlantifiople,. 
which muft be afcribed to its nearnefs to the£2^:v/;z^ fea, which 
bears that point from it.So that for want of a Southwardly wind 
Ihips have been forced to lye a month or two fomtimes near the 
mouth of t\iQ Hellefpont,. This was taken notice oflonglince 
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