Some observations made in travelling through France, Italy, &cin the years MDCCXX, MDCCXXI, and MDCCXXII . J^a<7. 4j$.. PADUA. Though there are feveral large open places, and much wafteground within the walls of Padua, the ftreels are many ofthem very narrow, and very ill-pavd. There are Porticoesalong the fides of the ftreets here, as in mod of the other citiesof Lombardy. The river dividing itfelf into branches, runsthrough feveral parts of the city, which makes it very pleafant. They have here a cloth-manufacture ; and the noble Vene-tians are, for the encouragement of it, by their laws
Some observations made in travelling through France, Italy, &cin the years MDCCXX, MDCCXXI, and MDCCXXII . J^a<7. 4j$.. PADUA. Though there are feveral large open places, and much wafteground within the walls of Padua, the ftreels are many ofthem very narrow, and very ill-pavd. There are Porticoesalong the fides of the ftreets here, as in mod of the other citiesof Lombardy. The river dividing itfelf into branches, runsthrough feveral parts of the city, which makes it very pleafant. They have here a cloth-manufacture ; and the noble Vene-tians are, for the encouragement of it, by their laws obligdto wear no other cloth, at leaft for their gowns ; but theyfind means to evade it. Martial makes himfelf merry withthe Tunica Patavina in his time. Vellera cum fumant Patavince mult a trilices, Vix pingues tunicas ferra fecare poteji. L. 14. Ep. 143. Coarfe Paduan drabs exhauft the wafted fleece,A faw can fcarce work though the ftubborn piece. We find by this, that the cloth-manufacture of Padua is atleaft an ancient one. Our antiquary at Padua, Dr. Mingoni, a doctor of laws,keeps a regifter of the ftrangers he
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