and
la Secretaria di Parnasso
, in which Apollo heard the complaints of the world, and dispensed justice in his court on Parnassus, were received with delight. Afterwards, in his
Pietra di Parangone
, he satirized the Court of Spain, and, fearing consequences, retired to Venice, where in 1613 he was attacked in his bed by four ruffians, who beat him to death with sand-bags. Boccalini's
Ragguagli di Parnasso
has been translated into English, in 1622, as
News from Parnassus
. Also, in 1656, as
Advertisements from Parnassus,