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[[Padua]]

Wednesday July 24. 1764. ^ Festiv`al [Festival] of St. James Proceeded on
our Journey ab't [about] 7 OClock this Morning - when
within three Miles of [[Padua]], met a great
throng of People in a pleasant Wood upon
the road side, who were got together to
feast frolic & race horses - we reach'd
[[Padua]] about 10 OClock, w'ch [which] is a very
large, fortified & ancient City; seems
very populous; but the Buildings in
general old & ruined - The Streets
very unevenly pav'd with Stone, w'ch [which]
maks riding in a Carriage very
disagreeable - But there are already
on each Side of the Street to walk
under so as to be covered from the
Sun w'ch [which] at this Season of ye [the] year is [very]
most disagreeably hot - we put up at ye [the] Golden
Star in the [[Piazza de Pallea]] - best in Town, tho' not good -

PM - went to pay my Respects
to the celebrated ~~Mongri~~ [[Morgagni]]
Profess'r [Professor] of Anatomy at [[Padua]] to whom I
had Letters from Do. [Ditto] [[Serrati]] of Bolognia [[Bologna]].
He recieved me with the greatest Politeness
imaginable, & shew'd [showed] me abundant Civilities
with a very good grace - He is now 82 y'rs [years] of
age, yet read without Spectacles & is as alert as a
man of 50

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