Lorsque le _Doge_ de _Genes_ étoit à _Versailles_, (où il étoit venu faire des Soumissions au Roy de la Part de sa Republique) et qu’il en visitoit toutes les Beautés, un Courtisan lui demanda ce qu’il y trouvoit de plus extraordinaire: _C’est de m’y voir_, lui répondit le _Doge_. 67 _Odo_, Bishop of _Bayeux_ in _Normandy_, and Brother to _William_ the _Conqueror_, by his Mothers side, was created Earl of _Kent_ by the Conqueror. Some time after the Bishop hapned to fall into Disgrace, so that he was cast into Prison. The Clergy in those times were free from the Secular Power, and the Pope espousing the Bishop’s Quarrel, writ a sharp Letter to the King about it. The King gave no other answer, but _That he had imprisoned the Earl of_ Kent, _and not the Bishop of_ Bayeux. 67 _Eude_ Evêque de _Bayeux_ en _Normandie_, & frere de _Guillame_ le _Conquerant_, du côté de sa Mere, fut creé Comte de _Kent_ par le Conquerant. Il arriva ensuite que cét Evêque tomba en Disgrace, si bien qu’il fut mis en Prison. Le Clergé dans ce tems-la ètoit exempt du bras Seculier, & le Pape épousant la Querelle de l’Evêque, écrivit aigrement au Roy _Guillaume_ là dessus. Le Roy ne lui fit d’autre réponse, sinon _qu’il avoit mis en Prison le Comte de_ Kent, _& non l’Evêque de_ Bayeux. 68 A _Venetian_ Ambassador at _Rome_, went through _Florence_, and waited on the late Duke of _Tuscany_. This Prince complained to the Ambassador, that the Republick had sent him a _Venetian_, whose Conduct during the time of his Residence at his Court he was not satisfied with. _Your Highness_, said the Ambassadour, _ought not to wonder at it, for I can assure you, that we have abundance of Fools at_ Venice: _So have we at_ Florence, answer’d the great Duke, _but we don’t send them abroad to treat of publick Affairs_. 68 Un Ambassadeur de _Venise_ à _Rome_ passa à _Florence_, où il salua le feu grand Duc de _Toscane_. Ce Prince se plaignit à cét Ambassadeur de ce que sa Republique lui avoit envoyé un _Venitien_ qui s’etoit fort mal conduit durant le sejour qu’il avoit fait auprés de lui. _Il ne faut pas_, dit l’Ambassadeur, _que vôtre Altesse s’en étonne, car je la puis assurer que nous avons beaucoup de Foux à_ Venise. _Nous avons aussi nos Foux à_ Florence, lui repondit le grand Duc, _mais nous ne les envoyons pas dehors pour traiter des Affaires publiques_. 69 A Prince jeer’d one of his Courtiers, who had serv’d him in several Embassies, and told, him, _he look’d like an Ox_: _I know not who I am like_, answer’d the Courtier, _but this I know, that I have had the honour to represent you upon several Occasions._ 69