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SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS IN 1738.
7. The palace of the Duke of Carignan is large. 8. The prime
minister is M. d’Homère, a man of great intelligence, who has
obtained from the pope all that he asked. 9. Among the
convents that of the Carmelites is large ; its church is in the
best taste I have yet seen. That of the Capuchins (Franciscans)
is out of the town. A monk of the name of Philippi planned
the Carmelite church. L’église de Lorraine (the church of
Lorraine) near the castle is splendid but small. 10. The
apartments in the royal castle are superbly furnished ; they
are resplendent with gold, silver, and mirrors, and adorned with
paintings, among which are four excellent ones of Albano re
presenting the four elements ; likewise the forty-eight miniature
portraits recently purchased in Rome for 18,000 florins.
Among these are those of Luther and his wife. Luther and
Calvin are there ; the former painted with one eye. The paint
ings on the ceilings are also magnificent.
April 4, or Maundy-Thursday. I saw their magnificent
processions, of which I counted nine ; altogether there were
from twenty to thirty. They had a great number of large wax
tapers; six flogged themselves so that the blood streamed from
their bodies ; others bore a cross of considerable weight; others
had their arms stretched out ; others, again, bore the insignia
of crucifixion ; lastly, a machine furnished with a large number
of candles was carried, on which Christ was represented life
size in various positions, together with Mary. The same day
Their Majesties went through the whole town. On Good
Friday evening they have another great procession, with a
machine, on which are Christ lying in a shroud, the head of
John the Baptist, and Mary with a sword through her heart.
All in the procession are either masked or have sadness ex
pressed in their countenances ; they are clothed in white, red,
black, and blue. On Easter I was in the Chapelle Royale and
heard beautiful music ; a eunuch sang. I saw the king and
queen.
April 7. I left Turin, and travelled through Chivasso,
Vercelli and Novara to Milan. In Novara I was abandoned
by my vetturino, and was compelled to travel alone with an
other vetturino who was not trustworthy, and who often drew
his stiletto in arranging his gear. I was on my guard, and
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