The journal of a voyage to Lisbon / [Henry Fielding].

  • Henry Fielding
Date:
1755
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Credit: The journal of a voyage to Lisbon / [Henry Fielding]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    taring whither he had given fufficient teftimony of love for his native coun~ tr7‘ We did not enter theTajo till noon, when after paffing feveral old caftles, and other buildings, which had greatly the afpedt of ndns, we came to the caftle of Bellifle, where we had a full profpedt of Lifbon, and were indeed within three miles of it. ... • ; ... v : • < • ’f- Here we were faluted with a gun, which was a lignal to pafs no farther, till we had complied with certain cere¬ monies, which the laws of this country require to be obferved by all fhips which arrive in this port. We were obliged then to call: anchor, and expedt the ar¬ rival of the officers of the cuftosns, with¬ out whofe paffport no (hip mu ft pro¬ ceed farther than this place. Here likewife we received a viflt from one of thofe magiftrates of health before-mentioned. He refilled to come