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ed it under the Popes window: then going up, one desiring his Holiness to draw to a window to see his Accompts the better, he opened the window, and shewed him below, the Cart laden with chains, bolts, locks and keyes; saying, Holy Father, I spent all your mony in making you master again of those Towns whose keyes, locks, bolts and chains you see in that Cart below. At which the Pope admiring, desired no more Accompt of him, who proved his Honesty by whole Cart-loads of Services. Ever since that time, Avignon hath belonged to the Pope, and he governeth it by a Vice-Legat immediately, the Popes Nephew pro tempore, being alwayes Legat of this Town,
The rarities.The things I saw here were these: 1. The Cathedral Church, with divers Tombes of Popes in it that dyed here. 2. The Church of S. Didier, with the Tombe of Petrus Damianius who followed the Pope hither: He was famous for his Learned works, and his known sanctity. 3. The Church of the Celestins,with
