I ragguagli di Parnasso, or, Advertisements from Parnassus in two centuries : with the politick touch-stone / written originally in Italian by that famous Roman Trajano Bocalini ; and now put into English by the Right Honourable Henry, Earl of Monmouth.

A TABLE of the CONTENTS of the POLI∣TICK TOUCHSTONE.

• Why the Neapolitans are so strangely opprest, and hardly treated by the Spaniards. 395
• Genua excuses her freedom in Pernassus. 396
• The Spanish Monarchy complains that her falshoods are discovered. 398
• The Spanish Monarchy comes to Pernassus, and desires Apollo to be cured of an Issue; but is dismist by the Politick Physitians. 400
• A Secretary of Monsieur de Guise is punished for having spoken amiss. 405
• The Spaniards endeavour the getting of Savioneda, but in vain. ib.
• Sir Tho. Moore, an Englishman, asks Apollo when Heresies will cease. 406
• The French desire Apollo that he will teach them the true Spanish Per∣fume for Gloves. ibid.
• The Spanish Monarchy goes to the Oracle of Delphos, to know whether she shall ever obtain the Universal Monarchy of the whole world; and receives a negative answer. 407
• Philip the second, King of Spain, after some dispute concerning his Title, enters in great state into Pernassus. 409
• All Princes, Commonwealths, and States, are justly weighed in the scales by Lorenzo de Medici. 410
• Why the Monarchy of Spain withdrew her self into her Palace. 417
• The Duke of Alva being arrived at Pernassus, in complementing with Prospero Colonna, he falls to cuffs with him about Titles, whereof he had defrauded the Colonnesi. 418
• Boccace is assassina•…•…ed by Salviati. 422
• The Sicilian Ambassadors cannot obtain audience from Apollo; but are disgracefully driven away by his Majesty. ib.
• Sigismondo Battori hath learne the Latine Tongue. 424
• The French are freed out of the mad mens Hospital by the Spaniards. 425
• Some for examples sake are made a spectacle to the people. ib.
• A discovery made, that the Spanish Officers are wholly concern'd in their own profits. 426
• Maximilian the Emperor is advertised of the tumults sprung up amongst his sons. 427
• The Dogs in the Indies are grown Wolves. ib.
• The Spanish Monarchy visits the Queen of Italy, and there pass between them Complements full of kindness. 429
• The Monarchy of Spain throws her Physician out of the window. 430
• The Cardinal of Toledo's Summa is not admitted into the Library of Pernassus. 431
• Almansor, that was King of the Moors, meeting with the Kingdom of Naples, they two fall a weeping, and rehearse their miseries brought up∣on them by the oppression of the Spaniards. 432
• The Conte di Fuentes is admitted into Pernassus. 437
• All the States of the world are censur'd in Pernassus for their errors. 439
• The Spanish Monarchy invites the Cardinal of Toledo to be Secretary of State: who refuseth: and why. 450
• Apollo detesteth the means that are recommended to him, for getting of monies. 451