The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English; / or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern

by Abel Boyer

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Pope Alexander the sixth was asking Jerome donatus, Ambassador of Venice, of whom the Venetians held those Rights and Customs of the Sea, the Ambassadour answer’d him presently, Let your Holiness shew me the Character of St. Peter’s Patrimony, and you shall find on the back thereof, a Grant made to the Venetians of the Adriatick Sea.

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Le Pape Alexandre VI. demandoit à Jerome Donat, Ambassadeur de Venise, de qui les Venitiens tenoient les Droits, & les Coutumes de la Mer? A quoi l’Ambassadeur repondit sur le champ: Que vôtre sainteté me montre les Titres du Patrimonie de S. Pierre, & vous trouverez au dos, une donation faite aux Venitiens de la Mer Adriatique.