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Monsieur Petit’s, near the Piazza Spagnola, Rome

Summary

An unknown place of lodging in Rome near the Piazza Spagnola.

John Evelyn describes it so:

”…and being perplexed for a convenient lodging, wandered up and down on horseback, till at last one conducted us to Monsieur Petit’s, a Frenchman, near the Piazza Spagnola. Here I alighted, and, having bargained with my host for twenty crowns a month, I caused a good fire to be made in my chamber and went to bed, being so very wet.”

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  • Diary

Posthouse (Stazione di posta), Acquapendente

Summary

A post house in Acquapendente where John Evelyn stayed during his visit there. Described in the Diary:

“We lay at the posthouse, on which is this inscription:

L’Insegna della Posta, é posta a posta.
In questa posta, fin che habbia à sua posta
Ogn’ un Cavallo a Vetturi in Posta.”

Currently unable to determine the exact location of this building, although the post-house is mentioned by Lassels and other Grand Tour authors. —GS

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Unknown location.

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English College of Douay (Douai)

Summary

The English College was a Catholic seminary in Douai, now in France (also previously spelled Douay, and in English Doway), associated with the University of Douai. It was established in about 1561, and was suppressed in 1793. It is known for a Bible translation referred to as the Douay–Rheims Bible.

John Evelyn mentions the college in his entry dated Saturday 5 November 1644 during his visit to Rome:

 …I got acquainted with several persons who had long lived at Rome. I was especially recommended to Father John, a Benedictine monk and Superior of his Order for the English College of Douay, a person of singular learning, religion, and humanity…

Saturday 5 November 1644

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Unknown location.  Possibly near the University in Douai, France.

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  • Diary,
  • Wikipedia.

Vineyard, France

Summary

An unknown vineyard near Tours, described by John Evelyn during his visit as:

I was invited to a vineyard, which was so artificially planted and supported with arched poles, that stooping down one might see from end to end, a very great length, under the vines, the bunches hanging down in abundance.

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Location unknown.

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Sutton (Sutton Manor)

Summary

A manor house owned by Edward Darcy.

[I cannot find it’s current location  or details -GS]

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Unknown location

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Garden of Pierre Morin, Paris

Summary

John Evelyn visited this garden in early 1644 and described it – and Monsieur Morin – as:

His garden is of an exact oval figure, planted with cypress, cut flat and set as even as a wall: the tulips, anemones, ranunculuses, crocuses, etc., are held to be of the rarest, and draw all the admirers of that kind to his house during the season. He lived in a kind of hermitage at one side of his garden, where his collection of porcelain and coral, whereof one is carved into a large crucifix, is much esteemed. He has also books of prints, by Albert [Durer], Van Leyden, Callot, etc. His collection of all sorts of insects, especially of butterflies, is most curious; these he spreads and so medicates, that no corruption invading them, he keeps them in drawers, so placed as to represent a beautiful piece of tapestry.

In his plant catalogue, ,Pierre Morin gives the location of the garden as near the The Holy Innocents‘ Cemetery or Cimetière des Saints-Innocents.

Sketch of the garden of Pierre Morin in the faubourg St Germain by Richard Symonds. 1649. BL Harley Ms 1278 f.81v

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Location unknown.

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