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fine, the whole composure of this Altar and Tabernacle, being the height of wit and riches, I can neither describe enough, nor you admire sufficiently.
The Argentaria.4. Having thus seen the Gallery and adjoyning Cabinets, I was presently led into another quarter of this Pallace, where I saw the Great Dukes Argentaria, or Plate. Entring into this great square room, I saw twelve great cupbords as high as the Room, set with excellent plate in all kindes. In one of them they shewed me a whole service of beaten gold, as dishes, plates, forkes, spoones, knives, with a world of other rich vessels set in Gold; also little Pictures in miniature; curious little Cabinets beset with Gold and Jewels; a Turkish Cimetar whose handle and scabbard of Gold, are thick set with Diamonds and Precious Stones; two other swords with their hilts of Gold curiously wrought with Diamonds; a Dagger sutable to one of them, and of the same richness; a great Cross set thick with Diamonds, and other preciousstones
