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[[Milan]]

by w'ch [which] they could not mean that of a
pope, but I suppose the rich habits
of so dignify'd [dignified] a Prelate; being Cardinal
& Arch-Bishop of Milan - He had a
Mitre on his Head, & a small but rich
crown suspended over his head from the
top of the Coffin, made of Gold & ~~cost~~ precious Stones
very costly & very magnificent - He had
a rich Crosier ornamented with gold & preci-
-ous Stones lying by his left Side - a Collar
or Corslet ~~or Cross~~ of rich Jewels hanging from his
Neck down his Breast, fine white linnen Apron
pleated, white Gloves - gold embroidered white
Shoes with a ring over ye [the] Glove on the
fourth finger of his right hand ~~with~~
conposed of one
a remarkable large oriental Topas.
His dress appears as fresh as if put on
to day - tho [though] he has been dead some
hundred years perhaps. It is one of the
most splendid sights of the sort w'ch [which] can be
well imagined -

We next went to view the general
Hospital of [[Milan]] -

The

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