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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01395	The glory of England, or A true description of many excellent prerogatiues and remarkeable blessings, whereby she triumpheth ouer all the nations of the world vvith a iustifiable comparison betweene the eminent kingdomes of the earth, and herselfe: plainely manifesting the defects of them all in regard of her sufficiencie and fulnesse of happinesse. By T.G.	Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624?	1618 (1618)	STC 11517; ESTC S102803	192,041	344

the Princes be so many so mighty so beloued that they attend in Court at pleasute raise their forces at pleasure contest with the Emperor in many cases at pleasure and supply his wants and demands for impositions at pleasure The Townes againe are so strong so priuiledged so populous that out of obstinate finding fault with taxes and imperious restraints they many times oppose against their principall lords and in hostile manner exclude them from the benefit of commaunding like royall Princes indeed witnesse the many contentions of Colleine with the Noble men and Byshops and at last with the Byshop and the people the power of the DVKE of Saxony in maintaining of LVTHER against both Pope and Emperor the repining of diuers Cities and Princes when the Lantsgraue of Hesse was imprisoned vnder Charles the 5. The last contention betweene the Duke of Brunswicke and the Citie and the generall cause of the Protestants protected in euery place inuita fortuna yea against Ecclesiasticall curses and temporall menaces Of all Europe it is the greatest Countrey with the best and richest store of Cities Townes Castels and religious places in that decorum and order for in a manner view one Towne and view all as if there were a vniuersall consent to raise our admiration from their vniformity To which is added a secret of Nature that the people generally for honesty of conuersation probity of manners assurance of loyaltie and confidence of disposition setting apart their imperfect customes of drinking exceede our beliefe as being vnoffensiue conuersable maintainers of their honours and families wherein they step so farre as if true Gentry were incorporate with them and had his principall mansion in Germany And although they repine at any strangers intrusion and will not suffer new Nations to bring in new customes no not artificers and seeme withall fantastique in apparrell and gaudy with deuises yet doe they hate formalitie of Courtiers and of all other things beware of that horrible deceit of vaparous promises common protestations open embraces palpable flattery and hypocriticall bindings of obseruation from inferiours when the heart is corrupted yea ready to leape into his Masters mouth and tell him that he lies when it heares him sweare what he neuer meant thus can they with Lucan exclaime Exeat aula Qui vult esse pius virtus summa potestas non coeunt and thus doe they endeauour themselues in all honest courses to liue of themselues which questionlesse proceedes from some worthy caution concerning their miserie who eate meate vnder the repining eyes of another and herein no doubt they lay a great imputation on many English whose profession of libertie by base and seruile attendancy is ouerthrowne or if they seeme glorious in casting off the yoake of obedience yet are they besmeered with the frothy corruptions of verball vaine-glorious Courtiers who haue with the viciousnesse of time so abused this profession of moralitie that an honest and vnsubiected heart is afraid to come neere them For although Liberalitie and Charity haue equall properties to the opening if it were possible the gates of heauen although the fauour of Kings must be purchased by duty and obsequiousnesse and although the maiestie of a Court must not be depressed by admitting euery man at pleasure yet hath the errors of life so traduced worthy men for swelling too bigge with wealth and aduancement that their power and authoritie growes tedious and the depending on another is a very excruciation of minde which made the Poet exclaime against the protraction of good deedes with Gratia ab officio quod mora tardat abest which made the Italians murmure with Dono molto aspettato è venduto è non donato which made Berzelay say vnto the King I am old I will go a litle way ouer Iordan but returne to my owne house liue with my people and be buried in the sepulchre of my fathers In these things are the Germans worthy of all commendation yet me thinkes wanting an hereditarie succession of Princes and hauing an Emperor sometimes by partiality of election sometimes by factious strength and sometimes by the absolute commaund of the Pope they should a little abate their ostentation concerning his MAIESTIE or their owne glory As for their formall custome of denominating all the sons of Arch-Dukes Dukes Earles Barons according to their fathers titles and paternall honours it keepes corespondencie with the name of Caesar amongst them and the Italians hold it so ridiculous that in their facetiae as we terme it they ieast it thus The Earles of Germany the Dons of Spaine the Monsiers of France the Byshoppes of Italy the Knights of Naples the Lardes of Scotland the Hidalgos of Portugall the Noblemen of Hungary and the younger brethren of England make a very poore company But if you are curious indeed and would search in natures storehouse for the furniture that Germany holds or know in what manner she distributeth her blessings you shall finde corne vines riuers of fish fruite hot waters bathes minerals mines of all sorts and very good cattle If ambition transport you to view the palace of Honour they can bring you into well fortified Cities wherein you shall haue munition armor and the very Burgers trained with martiall discipline they can cary you into the fields of Bellona and delight you with a beautifull sight of 20000. horse diuided into seuerall batalions and squadrons with cornets penons and sufficient equipage they can conduct you into the very walkes of Princelines and show stately palaces pleasant hunting and hawking turniaments iusts riding horses and other exercises befitting a Gentleman If you descend to more moderate expectations you shall then haue notice how most men eate vnder their owne vines how the Citizen liueth in quiet how the women are blessed in their children how faults are pardoned scandals remooued and euery man appeares like a faire shining Planet in his owne Orbe without disturbance On the north from Callis to Dantske in Prussia lieth part of the seuenteene Prouinces and Pomerania On the East Brandenburg and Silesia I might haue named Hungarie and Transiluania to the South as farre as the Alpes Austria Bauaria Sweuia and Heluetia on the West ●…ranconia Hessia and Munsterland as a core in the midst Westphalia Saxonia Brunswicke Thuringia Misina the well compacted kingdome of Bohemia circumcepted with ●…gra Silua and Morauia with many other diuisions of Principats Dukedomes Lordships and Clergie men that to number them would be more tedious then satisfactorie consider Munster their owne Countrey-man h●…th described them at full and taken so much paines there●…n as if he studied nothing more then to set out the honour and dignitie of the Nation wherein hee was borne Amongst these are seuen Princes sequestred to a speciall lifting vp the Emperor into his throne the three Byshops of Colleine Ments or as some will haue it ●…agunse and Treuers the three Seculars Duke of Saxony Marqu●… of

of Carolus Quintus inheritor of Spaine with so many titles besides that the Harolds were troubled in the proclaiming them and the stile was tedious to be divulged Betweene these two great Princes so many grudges increased and stimulatory causes of enmitie appeared that at last open defiances proclaimed an vnappeased warre and the trumpets of Bellona ecchoed nothing but disturbance in the fields of Europe especially after the Pope declares himselfe against France and by way of prophesie fore-telleth the ruine of the French gouernment in Italy adding withall some ominous signes of calamitie to ensue and casting vp an vntoward reckning in this manner That on S. Peters day at sunne-set a lightning fell on the great tower of the Castle of Millane and ouerthrew 6 fathomes of the curtaine on either side consumed 250000 weight of powder 1200 fire-pots salt for 5 yeeres and buried in the rubbish Richbowrg Captaine of the Castle with 300 Gentlemen of account vpon which aduantage the 23 of Nouember the Marquis of Pescarra with his Spanish bands the Marquis of Mantua the Cardinall of Medices and all the Emperors and Popes confederates come to Millane and once againe recouer it sacking the Towne which continued 15 daies in which time the Pope dying a new Pope called Adrian the sixt who was Cardinall of S. Sixtus was elected and admitted Sforza into Millane had not the French the yeere following attempted to recouer their losses besieged Millane againe tooke Nouarra and presumed to establish themselues more strongly which questionles they had done but that the Venetians forsaking them made the matter somewhat difficult and left the Army staggering like a tree almost tormented with the cruelty of many strokes and waueth in the winde ready to fall with the next violence At last the fatall stroke is giuen indeede mischeeues throng on one another so hastily that the French 1522 are expelled Italy so farre from hoping to augment their glories that they are in despaire to recouer their owne formerly possessed For presently the Castle of Millane yeelded to the conqueror the garrison was quickly dispersed or rather consumed with sicknesse the Spaniard insulted the Italians trembled and in a word all the French particeans were eaten out with hunger diseases and mutinies Thus was Francis Sforza invested in the Duchy of Millane and a generall league betweene the Millanoies Emperor and Venetians concluded but for all this successe of the confederates with the addition of the Duke of Burbons reuolt to the Emperor the French Armie continues in Italy and the Admirall with new forces breatheth out new malice against Millane besieging the towne battering the Citadle and trampling their best fields to durt in which times Pope Adrian dyes and Iulius Cardinall of Medices is chosen by the name of Clement the 7. who to insinuate with the Emperor beginneth a strange worke and by the way of conniuencie permitteth him to vsurpe Millane for himselfe whereupon all the Princes of Italy are terrified indeed and not only repine against the Popes proceeding but goe the plaine way to worke seeking by force of armes to propulse the Spaniard wherein the better to preuaile 1524 the French are recalled againe and by the glorious titles of Protectors of Millane the Marquis of Salust and Tremouile admitted for the French But at the last the 25 of February the fatall battaile of Pauy determined all controuersies and the Emperor triumphed in the captiuitie of the King of France which occasioned a very dissolution of the French gouernment in Italy as inforced to disclaime their interest both in the kingdome of Naples and Duchy of Millane Notwithstanding Francis Sforza is in no securitie of his estate as suspecting the Emperors demand of 1200000 ducats for his expences and that he intended a plaine vsurpation of the whole Duchie whereupon disabled by force to suppresse him he flies to the succour of his wits and tampers with the Marquis of Pescara for the inuesture of the royall mantle of Naples vpon condition to endeuour the spanish expulsion out of Millane which designe and proiect the Pope and other Princes not onely allow but as principall agents are imployed in the negotiation but the Emperor Charles is incensed and taking notice of these treasons as he now entitleth them raised vp the dust that made Sforza blinde and thus punisheth him as chiefe delinquent On the 24 of Iuly 1526. he brings his Armie to the siege of Millane and with Caesars speedinesse of Veni vidi vici circumspecteth the Citie obtaineth the conquest and settles the Duke of Burbon in the Duchy nor is his anger so moderated but seeing the father of charitie durst transgresse his owne principles he marcheth to Rome and sacketh it expulsing the Pope not in admonitory manner or after the discipline of the Church to excommunicate him ad coertionem but with violence and terror to torment him ad ruinam teaching him a new lesson of obseruing Emperors and Kings and as farre as time had discouered to his conscience shewing apparant signes of disanulling his authoritie in temporall affaires nor desisteth he so but vnderstanding of new releefe from the French and Lansguents he hurrieth about with a full resolution to make due end of all Thus endured this Duchy all the plagues depending on a miserable warre till at last 1530. the children of France are released and a peace ratified betweene the Emperor and the French King who in the articles of agreement surrendred his claime to all these territories in Italy and the Emperor is proud hee hath so easie a passage into the countrey which although seemed much distasting to the Princes and was as thornes in the sides of the Clergy as appeared amongst the Cardinals when they were enforced to ratifie the same yet was the Emperor carelesse of their displeasure and proceeded in what iourney he listed in despight of the Papacie onely with a colourable show of commiseration he restored Sforza to the Duchy of Millane but kept the Castles of Cremona and it in his hands so that presently after his death it was incorporated to the crowne of Spaine and hath euer since looked with the eyes of ielousie and repining vpon all their Gouernors CHAP. XIV The description of FRANCE THE flourishing kingdom of France euer since that Charles the great did as it were spread the wings of the Cherubins ouer sanctum sanctorum and ratified the glory of the Pope of Rome by expelling the Gothes and Vandalls out of Italy was knowne by the characters of the Christian King and eldest sonne of the mother Church But long before it suffred a diuision into Cisalpinam and Transalpinam Transalpinam againe into Celticam Belgicam and Acquitanicam whereby the best parts of Lombardy the low Countries and all on this side the Rhene westward marched vnder the standard of France and was proud to be registred in the booke of her accounts so that whatsoeuer hath bin since disioynted from this French frame may be