Francis**, a noble Venetian, was a man of great fame in the 15th century, not only for learning, but likewife for a fkillful address in the management of public affairs. He is author of a book *De Re Uxorii*, and fome fpeeches.

Hermolaus**, grandfon of the preceding, one of the moft learned men in the 15th century. The public employments he was intrufted with early, did not prevent him from cultivating polite learning with great application. As he was very fkilful in the Greek, he undertook the moft difficult tranflation, and began with a famous paraphrafe upon Aristotle. He then attempted Diofcorides, whose text he corrected, gave a tranflation of him, and added a commentary. But of all his works, there is none which has gained him fo much reputation as that which he made upon Pliny; he corrected in him above 5000 paffages, and occasionally reftored 300 in Pomponius Mela. Pope Innocent VIII. to whom he was ambaffador, conferred the patriarchate of Aquileia upon him. He was fo imprudent as to accept of it without waiting for the coufent of his superiors; though he could not be ignorant that the republic of Venice had made laws to forbid all the minifters they fend to the court of Rome to accept any benefice. His superiors were inflexible; and not being able to gain any thing upon them either by his flattery or his father's intereft, the father died of grief, and the fon foon followed him.

Daniel**, of the fame family with the preceding, was patriarch of Aquileia, and famous for his learning. He was ambaffador from Venice to Eng- BAR

land; and was one of the fathers of the council of Trent, where he acted with great zeal for the interest of the pope. He wrote, 1. A commentary upon Vitruvius. 2. Catena Graecorum Patrum in quinquaginta Psalmos Latine versio. 3. La Pratica della Perspicuita. He died in 1569, at 41 years of age.