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though not a native of Rome, has lived so long there, and is possessed of so much learning and taste in the fine arts, that I found myself much enlightened by his conversation, and indebted to his zeal and intelligence for very singular services; and the Cavalier Santarelli, Ca- pellano di Malta *, and Maestro di Capella to his Holiness.
To Signor Santarelli I was favoured with a letter from Padre Martini, which had all the effect I could wish, as I soon found this excellent musician and worthy man, not only disposed to treat me with politeness, but even with friendship in the utmost extent of the word; he was the more able to render me real services in my musical enquiries, as, besides his station in the Pope's chapel, and his great skill and experience in the practical part, I found him deep in the theory, and learned in the history of his profession,
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