Ingenious and diverting letters of a lady's travels into Spain; describing the devotions, nunneries, humour, customs, laws, militia, trade, diet, and recreations of that people / [Marie Catherine Jumelle de Berneville Aulnoy].

  • Madame d'Aulnoy
Date:
1717
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Credit: Ingenious and diverting letters of a lady's travels into Spain; describing the devotions, nunneries, humour, customs, laws, militia, trade, diet, and recreations of that people / [Marie Catherine Jumelle de Berneville Aulnoy]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ee | | : (rj aba \ SrA RELATION OFA lope Severna Poe TE RB §: LETTER I: ‘allmy Adventures, and whatfoever I have obferved du- ring my Travels, you muft therefore be contented (my dear Coufin) to bear with a great many trifling others to relate: But recounting things faithfully, as they have happened, you muft be contented therewith. I gave you an Account in my laft, of what I met with as far as Bayonne : You know this is a Town in France, Fron- tier to Spain, wafhed by the Rivers d’ Adour and Nivelle, which join together; and the Sea comes up ro them. The Port and Trade are confiderable: Icame from Axe by Water; tom as thofe of Carrene ; which is to fay, That in pafling by lofe their Wages than to forbear thefe fort of fhoutings, al- though exceeding vexatious to thofe who aré not ufed to them. ‘There are two Caftles ftrong enough to defend the Town; and there are about it feveral pleafant Walks. _ At my Arrival there, I intreatéd the Baron de Caftleneau, who fouie 3
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