 I went on board the Bucintoro with many nobles; towards the lake was a garden, where (upwards of 36) girls were singing a serenade.The conductor was Don Paolo, Master of the Conservatoire at the Ospedalleto; he saw me and beckoned me into the choir... with a great variety of instruments.After that two ships appeared, followed by two others covered with stucco; and they fought, and the stucco-covered ships were forced on shore.