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half a quarter of a mile from the place, where the 
company fird went down. The company therefore 
now re-afcended, and walked thither. 
A very good view may be had of this theatre, 
even without defcending under-ground ; for, over the 
feats, a very large well is dug through the ground, 
and through the lava the diameter of which well 
may be perhaps 15 or 20 feet ; and the depth of it 
about 60 feet ; and the fides of it are all fmoothed 
and white- wafhed : fo that it lets in a very ftrong 
light ; and a perfon may look down from the top, 
and have a very good view of the feats : but no one 
can fee the whole of it, without going down under- 
ground, which this party therefore did. 
They perceived, that a paffage had been cleared 
all round the outfide wall of it ; which appears to 
have been plaidered, and painted with pillars, and 
other kinds of ornaments ; mod of which are taken 
away. They walked all round the corridor on the 
infide, which led to the feats. It is here totally cleared 
of the lava ; and they could fee the arched roof, 
which is plaider’d. This corridor was lined and 
paved with marble •, but it is now all taken away. 
There are 25 rows of feats, all of done. There is a 
pretty wide fpace of them, cleared quite down to the 
bottom j fo that a very perfect view may be had of 
them. The door-ways are alfo all cleared ; and like- 
wile the little dair-cafes, 8 or 10 in number, which 
led to thefe feats. But part of the arena remains not 
yet cleared. This whole building feems to be per- 
fectly intire j and nothing appears to be thrown out 
of its place. It is imagined, that it ferved both 
for a theatre and an amphitheatre. There does not 
appear 
