Series 2 > Household book of Lady Grisell Baillie

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THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK
is enough to the Pope’s. At the great seasons of the year
if you are there they come again, as likewise the servants
of all the Italian houses you go to, who also constantly
come the day after you have been at their house the first
time for some thing, two Testoons is enough to give them
and the first time only, and again at Christianmass and
Easter. If you walk often at Villas you need not give
every time. A Testoon now and then is sufficient.
At Rome you must have an antiquary to conduct and
show you the antiquatys and raretys who will always atend
you when you send to him when you go to see any thing.
5 Pistols is enough to give him for all when you go away.
Through your whole journey you will be often stopt at
coming into every different dominion to serch your trunks
for merchandise as they call it. Telling them they may look
if they please, at the same time assuring them you have
non, and giving them a little money, will free you from any
trouble, sometimes a Paul in France, one, two or three
livers accoridng as you have things about you to be
affrayd of a strict serch.
At every place you stay at, any acquaintens you meet,
or in some things your Land Lord will inform you of the
general price of things, such as the hier of your coach,
how much a head for eating. All over France the general
price is 25 1 sols a head for diner, and 30 2 sols for super
and bed. But then you must make your agreement or
they will make you pay a great dale more and you will
not be better served. In Italy you only say when you come
into your Inn you eat a Pasto and there is a fixt price all
over Italy for diner and super. I think it is 2| 3 Pauls
at diner and 3 4 pauls at super.
Going in to Italy over the Alps
We were not at Leghorn nor Genoua so can give you no
derections about them. If you go to Genoua Mr. Jackson
the King’s Consul there will be of great use to you, he is
an honest, civil, good naturd man.
is. id.
IS. 7K
is. 3*d.
4 is. 6|d.