Majfaniello  began  now  to  fend  out  his  Commands
verymagifterially,  and  the  penalty  of  his  Commands
were,  Sottopena  dclU  vita^  &  imendio^  under  pain  of
life  and  firiiig  :  he  commanded  that  every  Window
fhould  have  lights  in  them,  which  was  punctually  per-
form'd,  which  feem'd  to  embeliifh  the  City,  and  make
the  ftreets  as  lightfon^e  by  night  as  by  day.
Another  peremptoiy  Command  of  his  came  outi,
that  all  (hould  go  t7z  cucrpo  without  Cloke?,  which  ex-
tended to  Priefts  and  Bilhops,  who  went  up  and  down
only  in  Caflbcks,  Ladies  and  Gentlewomen  were  for-
bidden likewife  to  go  abroad  with  wide-hoop'd
Gowns  oi'  Kirtles,  and  the  reafon  was,  that  they  might
carry  no  arms  underneath.  A  report  did  fly,  that  the
Duke  oiMataluni  had  poifon'd  the  waters  oiFornuU^
which  ferv'd  the  City,  this  made  the  reft  of  the  Nobles
to  be  fo  ill  look'd  upon,  that  happy  was  he  who  could
fly  away  firft  from  the  City.  The  women  up  and  down
did  wonderfully  encourage  their  husbands,  and  all
traffique  except  Market-foll^s  was  quite  dowut

B   z  There


There  came  in  the  heat  of  this  huily-burly  eight
Napolita?i  Gallic?^,  which  were  miffing  a  long  time  5  the
Viceroy  commanded  they  fhoiild  not  enter  into  the
Port,  but  that  they  (hould  ftay  *twixt  St  Vincents  Tow-
er and  the  Key.
