The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3Browne, Thomas, Sir
Religion
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3
Browne, Thomas, Sir
Christianity; Ethics; Religion and medicine
A wondrous Collection of some Writings of _Ludovica Saracenica_,
Daughter of _Philibertus Saracenicus_ a Physician of _Lyons_, who at
eight years of age had made a good progress in the Hebrew, Greek and
Latin Tongues.
2. Rarities in Pictures.
1. A picture of the three remarkable Steeples or Towers in _Europe_
built purposely awry and so as they seem falling. _Torre Pisana_ at
_Pisa_, _Torre Garisenda_ in _Bononia_, and that other in the City of
_Colein_.
2. A Draught of all sorts of Sistrums, Crotaloes, Cymbals, Tympans,
_etc._ in use among the Ancients.
3. Large _Submarine_ Pieces, well delineating the bottom of the
Mediterranean Sea, the Prerie or large Sea-meadow upon the Coast of
_Provence_, the Coral Fishing, the gathering of Sponges, the Mountains,
Valleys and Desarts, the Subterraneous Vents and Passages at the bottom
of that Sea. Together with a lively Draught of _Cola Pesce_, or the
famous Sicilian Swimmer, diving into the _Voragos_ and broken Rocks by
_Charybdis_, to fetch up the Golden Cup, which _Frederick_, King of
_Sicily_, had purposely thrown into that Sea.
4. A Moon Piece, describing that notable Battel between _Axalla_,
General of _Tamerlane_, and _Camares_ the Persian, fought by the light
of the Moon.
5. Another remarkable Fight of _Inghimmi_ the Florentine with the
Turkish Galleys by Moon-light, who being for three hours grappled with
the _Basha_ Galley, concluded with a signal Victory.
6. A delineation of the great Fair of _Almachara_ in _Arabia_, which, to
avoid the great heat of the Sun, is kept in the Night, and by the light
of the Moon.
7. A Snow Piece, of Land and Trees covered with Snow and Ice, and
Mountains of Ice floating in the Sea, with Bears, Seals, Foxes, and
variety of rare Fowls upon them.
8. An Ice Piece describing the notable Battel between the Jaziges and
the Romans, fought upon the frozen _Danubius_, the Romans settling one
foot upon their Targets to hinder them from slipping, their fighting
with the Jaziges when they were fallen, and their advantages therein by
their art in volutation and rolling contention or wrastling, according
to the description of _Dion_.
9. _Socia_, or a Draught of three persons notably resembling each other.
Of King _Henry_ the Fourth of _France_, and a Miller of _Languedock_; of
_Sforza_ Duke of _Milain_ and a Souldier; of _Malatesta_ Duke of
_Rimini_ and _Marchesinus_ the Jester.
10. A Picture of the great Fire which happened at _Constantinople_ in
the Reign of _Sultan Achmet_. The Janizaries in the mean time plundring
the best Houses, _Nassa Bassa_ the Vizier riding about with a Cimetre in
one hand and a Janizary's Head in the other to deter them; and the
Priests attempting to quench the Fire, by Pieces of _Mahomet's_ Shirt
dipped in holy Water and thrown into it.
11. A Night Piece of the dismal Supper and strange Entertain of the
Senatours by _Domitian_, according to the description of _Dion_.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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