Voyages and travels over all Europe Containing all that is most curious in that part of the world. In eight tomes. Done out of French.

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Voyages and travels over all Europe Containing all that is most curious in that part of the world. In eight tomes. Done out of French.
Author
Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720.
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London :: Printed for H. Rhodes next Bride-Lane in Fleetstreet, and J. Harris at the Harrow in the Poultry,
1693[-1694].
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Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.
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So soon as you come into the Great Room, entring in upon the Right, you meet with in the first Cup-board or Press,

A great Cross of massy Gold cover'd with Rubies, Saphirs, Emeraulds, and Oriental Pearls; and under the Croison, a piece of Wood, which as they say, is a piece of the Real Cross, about a foot and a half long.

A Shrine of Gold enclosing a Cruci∣fix made of the same Wood, by the hands of Clement III.

The Oratory of Philip the August, en∣rich'd with an Infinite Number of Pre∣tious Stones, which encloses Thirty

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four sorts of Reliques; among which are reck'nd one of the Thorns of our Saviour's Crown▪ The Spunge, with which they gave him Vinegar and Gall; A piece of his Garment; A Viol full of the Blood and Water which issu'd from his Side; and some of the Myrrh which the Magi offer'd.

One of the Nails, with which our Saviour was fasten'd to the Cross.

And Image of the Holy Virgin▪ gilt and enamell'd, which holds in one hand a Shrine containing her own Hair, and some pieces of her Garments.

Another of the same, holding ano∣ther Casket, wherein are preserv'd the Linnen made use of in Burying our Saviour.

An Image of the same Metal of St. John the Evangelist, with one of his Teeth.

A Shrine of Gold, containing as they assure us, the Bones of several Saints.

An Arm-bone of St. Eustachius.

Such another Bone of St. Simeon in a Shrine of Gold enchac'd with Pretious Stone.

One of the Pitchers of Cana in Ga∣lilee.

The two Crowns made use of at the

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Coronation of Hen. IV. one of which is of Gold, the other enamell'd.

The Scepter, and the Hand of Justice in Silver, of the same King.

This Hand of Justice, is a hand at the top of a Rod, held by the King as a Mark of Soveraignty.

Two costly Mitres of Abbots; one of which is adorn'd with an Embellish∣ment of Pretious Stones upon a Ground of Pearls.

A fair Crosier, once an Abbots, and a Battoon of Silver gilt, enrich'd with Pretious Stones.

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