Memorie of the Somervilles (Volume 2 ); Being a History of the Baronial House of Somerville (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1815. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... to the meanest capacitie that will be at the paines to read what is written of them by manyauthors; but it suffices that what was worthie to be knoune and seen escaped not thir gentlemens curiosity, during ther sex weekes stay in this cittie, which now they resolve to leave, before all ther money was spent, which here they had receaved, conforme to ther billes of exchange. The French gentleman who had been a faithfull comerad, and very steedable to them in ther journey, takes' his leave, being mynded to returne to his oune countrey by sea, haveing suffered much in his journeying upon foot from Paris to Rome. For Lodovick Lesselie and his comerad they resolved to see more of Italie before they returned to ther oune countrey; and at ther leaving of Rome they had some thoughts of goeing to Naples, to see that famous cittie and kingdome, then, as at this present, in the possesione of Spain; but when they considered ther money would doe litle more then serve to carry them there, that haveing nether interest nor acquentance in that place to procure any to supplie ther wantes, they should be'necessitat either to ingadge in the Spanish service, which was non of the best, or to beg home, which ther generous spirits could not away with, therefore they alter ther purpose, and goes directly for Venice, knowing weill that when ther money failled they might take on' with that republict, many of ther countreymen being in the service of that state in the qualitie of officers, to whom they might have ther recourse when ther necessitie pressed them to ingadge as souldiers. This they doe; for, being come to this cittie of wonders, standing in and upon the watters, famous through many ages for its situatione and governement, and wars commenced not only against ther nighbour princ...