as those of the other Colledge are called Thomists for religiously obseruing the doctrine of Saint Thomas of Aquine The third Colledge in times passed was called Cucanum but is now named Nouum Coronarum gymnasium wherein the Iesuites are placed The Artists haue also a godly Colledge in S. Gereons streete called Rubra Porta There is also in Colen another faire well adorned Colledge called Schola trilinguis wherein the three sacred tongues Hebrew Greeke Latine together with the artes Rhetorique and the Mathematikes are taught with great industrie and elegancie Three things there are in Colin whereby the Citie is especially beautified namely the Senate the Clergie and the Vniuersitie The Senate of this place for grauitie opâ—lencie and maiestie farre surmounteth all other Cities in the world In no place of Christendome may be found a better adorned or more flourishing estate of Clergie men whether you consider their nobility of birth their profoundnes in learning their pietie in manners or their opulence and aboundant riches In the Cathedrall Church a place most sumptuous magnificent are enshrined the bodies of the three Kings which by the direction of a star were led from out the East to Bethleem where they did worship adore our sauiour immediatly after his hatiuity Therein also are reserued the reliques of 11000. virgines which for the constant confession of their faith did in the time of persecution suffer martyrdome Besides this place there are other Collegiat Churches of Canons There are moreouer 19. parish Churches besides many Cloisters Monasteries and Nunneries The Archbishop of Colen is a Prince elector of the Romaine Empire Chancelor of Italie Duke of Westphalia and Angaria which Sea since the reuolt of Truchses late Archbishop thereof hath beene gouerned by Ernestus Duke of Bauaria and Palatine of Rhene which Prelate by reason of the amplenes and great circuite of his diocesse being himselfe not able to discharge all matters belonging to his function hee hath his Vicar or Suffragane the Bishop of Gyâ—ene Many intestine seditions and ciuill discordes did long hinder the prosperitie of this famous citie As for example in the yeare 1074. the Bishop vsurping in the cittie too much secular authoritie seemed to diminish abrogate the libertie of the citizens wherefore they betaking themselues to armes expulsed him thence and recouered their libertie Which indignitie the Bishop desirous to reuenge gathered immediately a puissant armie of countrey pesants in the territories adioyning thereunto and set forth vpon the citizens vnawares who suspecting no such thing were suddenly surprised and their citie miserably ransacked After in the yeare 1236. Engelbertus Archbishop of Colen exercised the censure of the church against a certaine Earle called Frederike for many wrongs and violences by him offered to the clergie which Earle being enflamed with the desire of some bitter reuenge one day as the Bishop came into the countrey to consecrate a certaine church he with many of his followers armed set vpon him and with 28. mortall wounds murdered him in the place For which impious murther Henry his successor tooke of this Earle a most sharpe and bloudy reuenge for raysing a great power he made vpon him fierce and cruell warre ouerthrew his holds and fortresses and in fine tooke his person which he carried prisoner to Colen and there put him to a most shamefull death breaking all his bones a sunder and casting his dead carkase on a wheele there to bee deuoured by the fowles of the aire The brothers of this Earle ceased not to vse the vttermost of their endeuours in reuenge of their brothers death This hatred and enmitie continued betweene the elergie and 〈◊〉 implacable vntill the time of 〈◊〉 their Archbishoppe who entreated of the Emperour the restitution of the citie which if the citizens would denie he desired they might bring the keyes thereof two miles from the towne where hee would bee contented to make triall of his title by dint of sword Which condition the townes men willingly accepting brought the keyes thereof in a wagon to a little village called Woringen where by their prowesse and manhood they recouered quiet possession of this Citie which vnto this day is free and gouerned by the Senate In Colen as we reade was held a councell about the yeare 34â— vnder Constantius the Emperour and Pope Iulius against Euphrata an Arrian heretike who denied the diuinitie of Christ. There were in this councell twentie holy and learned Bishops and fathers among whom was S. Seruatius by whose sentence iudgement the said heretike Euphrata was condemned and depriued of his bishopricke which was afterward giuen to S. Seuerine Basile BAsile is a mightie cittie of great note fame situated on both sides of the Rhene which maketh therof as it were two seueral townes the one lying in a valley betweene two hils is watered with a little brooke called Byrseca and is named great Basile the other called little Basile lyeth on the South side of the riuer in a plaine champion Concerning the originall thereof some are of opinion that it was first builded in the yeare after Christ 382. during the raignes of the Emperours Gratian and Valentinian But Annianus Marcellinus who seruing vnder Iulian the Apostata in his warres wrote with great diligence whatsoeuer hee saw and obserued proueth this to be a meere imagination of men for in his 30. booke of histories he maketh mention of a certaine fortresse erected by Gratian against the Germaines not farre from Basile Whereby it may appeare that in Germany was a cittie so called before Gratians time Concerning the name thereof some write but without either proof or authoritie that it was deriued from a Basiliske which haunting the woods deserts thereabout did much annoy the countrey before the citie was there erected Other imagine that it was first called Passell from the passages that were in that place ouer the Rhene But Annianus Marcellinus plainely sheweth the name thereof to be deriued from the Greeke word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth a kingdome because it is in deed a royall citie seated in a princely place Some affirme that Panthalus was the first Bishop of Basile about the same time that the 11000. virgines suffered martyrdome but of the truth of this history many doubt For certaine wee find that in the yeare 740. in the time of Pipin father to Charles the great Walanus was possessed of this bishopricke In the yeare 897. was this cittie by the Hunnes vtterly destroyed at what time they passed with a puissant armie through Almaigne into Burgundie and Fraunce it was againe restored by Henrie the holy Emperour of the Romaines who also reedified the cathedrall Church and gaue vnto the same goodly tenements and possessions Although concerning the erection of this vniuersitie as for the most parte of all others historiographers doe among themselues exceedingly disagree yet in
decide the controuersie depending betweene Henry the Emperour and the Bishop of Rome which Emperor because he would not ratifie or allow of certaine of the Popes actes was by him thrise excommunicated Wirtsburg WIrtsburg is a beautifull and well adorned citie built in forme of an halfe Moone on the banke of the Meine almost in the verie center of Franconia Concerning the first originall foundation of this cittie the most learned antiquaries set nothing downe for certaine Some say that the Grecians at their returne from Troy being wearied with their long and redious wandring in the Ocean arriued at last neere to the mouth of the Rheine searching the secrets of which riuer they at last entred the Meine and came vnto this place where they erected a Cittie which from their God Herebus to whome they there offered sacrifice they named Herebipolis but this opinion Tacitus reiecteth as vaine and fabulous Whensoeuer therefore or by whom soeuer this citie first was founded this much we find for certaine that it was then a cittie when that holy and learned father S. Khilian conuerted the Franconians to the Christian faith which was about the yeare 686. The antiquitie thereof was made manifest by certaine images of idols digged out of the Meine when the foundation of the new bridge was laide which were cast into the riuer by the Franconians when they first embraced the Christian religion Concerning the etimologie of the name thereof there are sundry opinions It was called of the ancient inhabitantes Wirtsburge which Iohannes Gallicus in certaine Hymnes and Sonets of S. Khilian by himselfe set forth about the yeare 1150. desiring to conuert into a good Latine worde called Herbipolis was deceiued as it should seeme by the equiuocation of the two Dutch wordes Wirtes and Wurtes the one of them signifying an hearbe or roote the other muste or new wine from which men thinke the cittie rather to haue taken his name because the territorie of Franconia yeeldeth wine in greater aboundance then any other Prouince of Germany Conradus Celtis a Poet of that country calleth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 alluding vnto Herebus the idole of the Grecians which before I mentioned The situation of this towne is in a plaine valley enuironed about with greene medowes pleasant gardens and fruitfull vineyardes It is within replenished with many stately and magnificent temples and also pompously adorned with a great number of goodly and sumptuous edifices of priuate citizens On the other side of the Meine is a pleasant mountaine on the highest top whereof is erected our Ladies castell a place of most impregnable strength and curious architecture S. Boniface Archbishop of Ments erected in this citie a Bishops sea wherein hee placed Burcharde an Englishman and descended of a noble family vpon whom Charles the great or as others say king Pipine bestowed the Dukedome of Franconia which before belonged to Gozbertus by whose concubine Kisila or as some write Geilana S. Khilian was martired because he perswaded the Duke to forsake his incestuous life with her which before had beene his brothers wife This Bishop first laide the foundation of the cathedrall church in this cittie dedicated to our Sauiour whereunto belong 54. Canons commonly called Domeherne that is to say Lordes of the house into which societie can no man bee admitted that is not descended from some noble and auncient family in Germany for the confirmation whereof he must bring witnesses of honest life and noble parentage to bee sworne before his admittance This Church was reedified and augmented by Arnus Gotebaldus the tenth Bishop thereof a man of excellent wisedome integritie who going with Arnolphus the Emperour against Zwentebaldus Duke of Morauia was in the campe slaine by the enemies as hee was celebrating Masse at the aultar During the time of Embricus the 27. Bishop of this Citie was assembled there a generall councell at the commandement of Lotharius the second wherein Pope Anacletus was deposed and Innocentius confirmed and acknowledged for the true and legitimate successor in S. Peters chaire This Bishop erected and instituted that famous monasterie Ebrach wherein with many rites and solemne ceremonies is enterred before the high aultar the hart of euery Bishop of Wirtsburge deceased In the yeare 1168. Fredericke Barbarossa confirmed vnto Harold the 31. Bishop of this Citie and to his successors the Dukedome of Franconia before giuen them by Charles the great since whose time the Bishops in all solemne feasts and publike conuentions haue a sword carried before them in token of their regained Dukedome In the yeare of saluation 1403. Iohn the 2. of that name and 55. Bishop of Wirtsburge instituted therein an vniuersitie priuiledged and authorized by Pope Boniface the 9. and called thither out of the most renowned schools of Christendome diuers learned professors of Philosophie Diuinitie the other inferior studies but not long after the decease of this Bishop the Cleargie and commonaltie falling into great contentions and discord the one prosecuting the other with more thē capitall hatred the students for the most part prouiding for their safetie quietnes departed to Erford wherby the vniuersity seemed to decline towards an end before it fully had receiued his beginning But the same was lately restored by the reuerend father renowned prince Iulius de Echteren by whose aide authoritie it hath againe recouered the antique splendor and dignitie it before enioyed For the better augmentation thereof he assigned in the Cittie two goodly Colledges to the Iesuites which are by him liberally prouided for hee graced and adorned the studentes and professors therein with many ample priuiledges graunted by Pope Gregorie the 13. and Maximilian the 2. Emperour of the Romaines This Prince is of so great authoritie and puissance that in the yeare 1591. when the Royters and forces of Germany would haue passed through his territorie to the aide of Henry then king of Nauarre now king of Fraunce he stoutly forbad them boldly letting them vnderstand that if they attempted to march that way he with his owne forces would encounter them Because the rites and ceremonies vsed by the Franconians and citizens of Wirtsburge as well after the election consecration as in the sepulture and funerals of their prince are somewhat rare and vnusuall I haue thought good for the readers recreation briefly to write somewhat of eyther of them When the new elected Bishop intendeth to take possession of his episcopall chaire he approcheth neere vnto the cittie on horseback in great pompe glory accompanied with al the nobility of the country wherunto being admitted he is dispoiled of his robes habilements and led by the 4. Earles officials of the Dukedome that is to say the Earles of Hennenberge Castell Wertheim and Rheineck from the bridge porte through the market place bare headed and bare legged in vile and base clothing girt with a corde in which
was authorized by Charles the fift at Regensberge who endued it with priuiledges of Vienna They professe in this place Caluinisme Dilinge DIlinge is a citie in Switserland seated ncere vnto the Danow vnder the gouernment of the Bishop of Ausburge wherein he is often resident nauing there a castle pleasant and commodious Therein also are two good Cloisters of Nuns In the yeare 1â—64 Otto Trucheses Cardinall of the Romaine church Bishop of Ausburge and Protector of Germanie for the great and singular loue wherewith he alwaies embraced learning brought the Iesuites into this citie erected therein an vniuersitie at his owne charge and expence where the Artes haue euer since beene with great diligence and learning professed Vienna VIenna is the most renowned metropolis residence of the Archdukes of Austria situate vpon the shore of Danubius a citie for continuance most ancient for wealth most opulent and for strength most inuincible the only bulwark of the christians against their perpetuall immane barbarous enemie the Turke Certaine it is that this was a strong and well adorned citie before our Sauiour came into the world was inhabited by the Sarmatians a people driuen froÌ„ the confines of Istria vnto this place by Octauius Augustus for infecting Italy with sundry thefts and robberies but by what name it then was called the most learned Antiquaries are ignorant Some say it was knowne by the name of Vindebona a worde of the Pagans and therefore was called of Ptolomey by the chaunging of one word Iuliobona others are of opinion that the name of Vienna was deriued from Fabiana from which taking the two first letters there remayneth Btana and changing B into V. a common thing among the Germans is made Viana which opinion seemeth best to agree with the truth because that Cornelius Tacitus in his 18. booke maketh mention of Titus Fabianus praefect of Panonia from whome this cittie might well receiue that name or else from Annius Fabianus whome to haue gouerned the tenth German legion in Panonia many ancient monuments there dayly found doe clearely testifie 400 yeares since the Cittizens casting a new ditch neare to the Scottish porte found engraued in the fragment of a piller digged out of the grounde eyther of those names wherein were written certaine Latine wordes to this sense Marcianus decurio and aedile of the Municipie of Vindobana and praefect of the Fabian cohort In this cittie is a publike and famous Vniuersitie of great name and worthines first founded and instituted after the rules of Rome and Paris in the year as some write 1239 by the Emperour Fredericke the 2. to the end he might leaue vnto his sonne Conradus an Empory strongly guarded and defended with men learned and skilfull in the liberall sciences which afterward Rudolphus the 4 Albertus the 3. and Leopoldus the 2. three brothers Archdukes of Austria with sondry priuiledges enfranchised and remoued the same from the place wherein it first was instituted neare to the Pallace of the Archdukes but the studentes being there often interrupted and hindred in their course of studies by the tumult and insolency of the Courtiers the same Albertus chose for them a more fitte and commodious place near to the monastery of the Fryers predicantes where he purchased for scholasticall vses a spatious and fayrely builded house which once was by the Templars enhabited and is now called the Archdukes Colledge he gaue vnto the same sufficient reuenewes for the perpetuall maintenance of 12. Readers of Philosophy and professors of the Artes. This Prince obtayned lycence of Pope Vrban the 6. that Diuinity might in this Academy publikely be professed and that it might be lawfull for the students and teachers to receiue and giue all degrees of scholasticall honour and promotion The Colledge called Bursa agni was founded in the year 1408. by Christopher Ottersdoffe Citizen of Vienna The Colledge of the Silesians was in the yeare 1420. bought and finished by Nicholaus Clebetius Canon of Vratislauia or Breslow The Colledge of the Rose was in the yeare 1432. crected by Vdelricus Gruenualdorus and one Nicholaus Burger of Vienna The Colledge of Lillies was in the year 1457. founded by Burcharde Krebs Canon of Padua Pruche Colledge was instituted in the year 1491. by Oswaldus of Wichersdorpe In the yeare 1517. Paules schoole founded by Paulus Wannus was altered and translated and the name therof changed it is now called Heiden Herein colledge This Vniuersity consisteth of fower principal members or faculties the principall professors of ech facultie haue chosen vnto themselues peculiar Saintes which they with great reuerence and deuotion dayly worship as their patrons and mediators the Diuines S. Iohn the Enangelist the Lawyers S. Iuon the Phisitions the Saintes Cosima and Damâ—anus and the Artists that is Philosophers Orators Poets Linguistes and such like S. Katherine This company of Artists erected among them anno 1421. two goodly Colledges whereof the one is named Vniuersity hall the other Noua structura or the New building The Rector of this Vniuersity in all publique artes taketh place next vnto the Prince and administreth iustice as supreme iudge to all studentes thereof as well in criminall as ciuile controuersies hee was wont yearely to be chosen neither could anie one be admitted to that Magistracy that had euer been linked in matrimony but since the time of the Emperour Ferdinand the first that custome hath beene altered now married men are licensed to enioy that dignity but on condition that they substitute some Cleargy man vnmarried to exercise their iurisdiction vppon ecclesiasticall persons In the yeare of Christ 464. S. Seuerine the Apostle of Austria taught the inhabitantes of this Cittie the principles of Christian religion and beganne therein to institute a Bishopricke which decaying was againe renewed about the yeare 636. at what time Gisalaricus sent thether by S. Rudbert preached among them the Gospell from whome the catalogue of the Bishops of Vienna beginneth In this Cittie are many sumptuous and magnificent Temples amongst which the cathedrall church of Saint Stephen is of greatest beautie and estimation whereon is erected a rich and goodlie pinacle or steeple hauing on the highest pointe there of an halfe Moone the badge or cognisance of the Turkes which was there set vp vpon this occasion In the yeare 1529. the Turkish army lying neare vnto the wals of this Cittie raysed their artilery against the steeple as the thing most eminent therein intending to leuill it with the ground which the Emperials perceyuing caused forth with an Heraulde to be sent into the enemies campe to let them vnderstand how greatly they should damnifie their Cittie by depriuing it of so beautifull an ornament without any one iot benefitting themselues promising them withal if they would desist from so prophane an enterprise there should in perpetuall memory of them and honour of their name be erected on the top thereof an halfe
order of priesthood into this societie can no man be admitted that is not a gentleman or a Doctor or licentiate In this Church of Saint Lambert among diuers other rich iewels and reliques is to be seene a great image of Saint George on horsebacke all of pure gold which Charles Duke of Burgundie gaue for amendes of his rough handling this citie when he wan it by force Also in this towne are foure rich Abbeyes hauing euerie one a goodly librarie the principall whereof is the Abbey of S. Laurence there are three Nunneries and all the foure orders of Fryers some of the which haue two couentes There are 32. parish churches so many other chappels monasteries and hospitals within and without the towne that the whole number of Churches amounteth in all to one hundred Further in this citie are 32. companies which haue so great authoritie in the gouernment of the state that without their consent nothing can bee concluded or agreed on Ernestus Duke of Bauaria and Archbishop of Colen is at this day Bishop of that Sea The Bishopricke of Leige was first erected by Hubert sonne to Bertrand Duke of Aquitaine who being at Rome was made by the Pope Bishop of Maestricht in the place of Saint Lambert whome the people of Maestricht had murthered in the yeare 710. But he being come to take possession of this citie so much detested the inhabitants thereof for the foresaid impious and most haynous murther that he transported his Episcopall Sea to Liege and there built the Church of Saint Lambert and the Colledge afore mentioned all which he did with Pope Constantines consent about the yeare 713. and here at Liege he died and was after canonized for a Saint Since whome are numbred 57. Bishops of Leige The Bishop is chosen by the Chapter of S. Lambert confirmed by the people and lastly approued by the Pope He is not onely a Bishop but also a Prince of the Empire Duke of Buillon Marquesse of Francimont and Earle of Lootes and Hasbaine The reuenews of this Bishopricke are aboue 30000. Duckats by the yeare besides the beneuolence of his sâ—biectes which is a matter of no small importance if he vse them well and his spirituall iurisdiction and an infinite number of Prebends benefices and offices which he bestoweth at his pleasure Leiden LEiden is one of the sixe capitall Townes of Holland and chiefe of Rheineland situate in a flat and low countrey full of ditches and channels is beautified with many pleafant medows gardens arbors walks round about it Within it are enclosed 31. Ilands from one of the which to the other men go by boates and ouer and aboue these there are nine or ten other Ilands from the one of the which to the other bridges are built to passe ouer so that in this Towne are 145. bridges whereof 104. are of stone and the rest of wood In this Citie was erected an vniuersitie about the yeare 1564. by William late Prince of Orenge who was in the yeare 1584. suddenly slaine with a pistoll This Academie doth at this day exceedingly flourish and therein are with liberall stipendes maintained sundry learned professors of the liberall sciences In Leiden is a strong Castle which was said to bee founded by Hengist returning from the conquest of England and therein is a notable Well from whence the ancient family of Wassenar taketh name This Cittie hath vnder it 49. Boroughes and villages the most part whereof once a weeke bring all their good victuailes to sell in the towne which causeth it to abound with all thinges arising of the earth It hath also great plentie of fish both sea fish and fresh water fish and of water fowle beyonde all measure The women are excellently faire and the aire passing holsome But a little league from Leiden is the famous abbey of Reinsburge consisting of Nunnes all of noble houses the Abbesse whereof hath iurisdiction spirituall and temporall and the Abbey is endowed with so great reuenewes that euerie day aboue 2000. persons come thither to receiue reliefe Another such like Abbey of Ladies is also neere to Leiden called Terlee In all these Monasteries of Ladies and gentlewomen they may vntill they be entred into profession come forth and marrie and ordinarily they liue there many yeares before they professe themselues obseruing notwithstanding in the meane time their rules and orders very duely soberly and religiously Copenhagen in Denmarke IN the mouth or entrance of the Sounde called by Latine writers Sâ—nus Venedicus which diuideth the two kingdomes of Denmarke and Sweden lyeth an Iland named Selandia wherein are many strong townes and Castles and among the rest Coppenhagen the feare of the King and Metropolis of the Realme In this Citie was erected an vniuersitie by Christian Earle of Oldenburge in the yeare of saluation 1478. after he had gained the Regall Diademe For the which he obtained at the hands of Pope Sixtus the 4. the priuiledges of Bonònia This Academie was afterward augmented and enlarged by King Christian the third in the yeare 1498. and after him Fredericke the second in the yeare 1549. We reade that in the time of King Erec the sonne of Siwardus Anscharius Bishop of Hamburge caused the Gospell to be preached in Denmarke which the inhabitants for a short time seemed willingly to embrace but their King deceasing they againe returned as a dogge to his vomit to their infideâ—ity and Paganisme wherein they liued vntill the raigne of Swenotto father to Canutus the great so called because hee vanquished held in subiection fiue kingdomes namely Sweden Norway England Denmarke and Normandie About those times Poppo a religious man comming into the Countrey againe instructed them in the principles and rudiments of Christian religion which from that time vntill this day they haue retained The Vniuersities of Italie Rome ALllearned historiographers do with one common consent agree that Rome was so named from Romulus the sonne of Numitor Rhea Siluia who layed thereof the first foundation How the inhabitants thereof in processe of time by warlike chiualry dilated their Empire dominion ouer al the westerne world whosoeuer is desirous to know I must refer him to the learned Decades of Titus Liuius and sundry other ancient writers who haue alreadie filled the world with whole volumes of Romaine histories It being a matter of greater import then wel can be conteined in the breuitie of my vndertaken taske Wherefore although I find recorded in auncient hystories that the Romaines foreseeing the great vtilitie that would ensue by nourishing the artes receiued into their citie in the first infancie of their greatnesse with singular admiration the profession of learned sciences and that therein hath flourished a renowned Academie of long continuance erected 700. yeares before our Sauiours incarnation yet mine onely intent and purpose is to write of such patrones and benefactors as haue promoted and furthered the same and such priuiledges as haue thereunto beene graunted since it
Academy shall come vnto stay in or returne from the same and send their messengers and baggage eyther thether or from thence to any other place quietly without troble or molestation as to themselues shall seeme best c. The like Charter was to them graunted by king Philip the sixt which Rebulphus rehearseth in this manner We of our especiall grace and from the fulnes of royall authority do expressely forbid all lay men of what condition or calling soeuer and euery priuate person vppon any occasion to disturbe or molest any maister or scholler eyther going to or comming from the Parisian Vniuersity or any other that shall by his oath affirme that hee eyther is or meaneth to bee one of the saide incorporation King Charles the 6. did release and set free all students in Paris from al maner of subsidies taxes impositions of wine corn or whatsoeuer goodes besides they should buy eyther by parcels or by great to serue their necessarie turnes Euen this king Charles not long after taking part with Clement the Antipape against Pope Vrban by apprehending and imprisoning the Rector of this Vniuersitie for publike reciting the saide Popes letters in the schooles did much impayre the happie and florishing estate thereof for the students thinking thereby their priuiledges to bee infringed departed from the Vniuersity and left it in a manner desolate and voide of schollers In like manner wee reade that the Vniuersity was forsaken in the time of king Lewes the holy vnder whose raigne the schollers many outragious iniuries being offered them by the Cittizens complayning that their auncient customes and priuiledges against all law of God and man were violated and abrogated departed in swarmes from thence whereof some thousandes came into England and studied in Oxford wherat the kings charge they were wel prouided for Many likewise are the priuiledges which haue by sondry Popes beene granted to this Vniuersity but to auoide prolixity I will set downe one letter of Pope Innocents written to this Academie We being desirous to doe you an especiall grace and fauour do ordayn and decree that it shall not bee lawfull for any man to pronounce any sentence of excommunication or interdiction against eyther Rector Proctor Maister or Scholler of your Vniuersitie of what degree or facultie soeuer hee be or against any other for any fact concerning the Vniuersitie without especial licence from our sea Apostolike without which if any such sentence shal be pronounced wee will that it be helde as friuolous and of no effect From this Vniuersity as from a clearespringing fountaine haue beene deriued many excellent Academies of France and Germany Therein are at this day to be seen an hundred goodly Colledges for the vse of students builded all of costly marble stone Robert brother to king Lewes the holy founded in this Academie in the yeare 2 3. that famous Colledge of the learned Sorbonistes vnto whome all Vniuersities of Europe with one consent giue place as to the greatest Clarks most profound Diuines of Christendome In the yeare 1286. Queene Iohan erected the magnificent and goodly Colledge of Nauarre Francis of Valois king of France did send for sondry learned professors of the Greek and Hebrue tongues vnto whome he allowed liberall exhibitions vnto the which he added afterward being moued thereunto by the counsell and perswasions of William Budye Iohn Bellay two singularly learned men the profession of Phisicke Philosophy and the Mathematikes So great a quantity and proportion of corne and other prouisions necessary for the life of man are from all quarters of the Realme brought into this cittie that there is nothing wanting for the sustenance of so many thousande persons for within this Cittie are sayde to be 500. parishes and 100. Colledges S. Dionisius Areopagâ—ta first taught in this cittie the principles of religion That the Reader may the better conceiue the excellencie of this Cittie I haue annexed hereunto for a conclusion certaine old verses written in commendation thereofby Architremius a Poet of our owne countrie Exoritur tandem locus altera regia Phoebi Parrisius Cyrraea viris Chrysaea metallis Graeca libris Inda studiis Romana Poetis Attica Philosophis mundi rosa balsamus orbis Sidonis ornatu sua mensis suapotu Diues agris foecunda mero mansueta colonis Messe ferax inoperta rubis nemorosa racemis Plena feris fortis domino pia regibus aura Dulcis amaena situ bona quolibet omne venustum Omne bonum si sola bonis fortuna faueret Poictiers POictou is a great and goodly Earledom of France contayning 1200 parishes deuided into three Dioceses or Bishoprickes It hath also within the confines thereof many proud and mighty citties amongst which appeareth that beautifull and far renowned cittie Poictiers seated at the foote of the riuer Claine or Clanus the principall seate and Metropolis of the Earldome for antiquitie and long continuance not inferior to any towne of France second to Paris onely in greatnes power and maiesty therein are yet to this day remayning certaine reliques and monumentes of most incredible continuance as the olde ruines of an ancient Theater Gallienus his pallace and the vaultes of certaine Conduits yet standing called in French Arceaux de Parigne In this Citie hath long flourished a most learned Vniuersitie of great fame and authoritie in degree and preheminence next to Paris We read in the Ecclesiastical histories that S. Hiliary called the Apostle of Aquitaine first reuealed vnto this people the light of the Gospell and became the first Bishop of Poictiers who after many miseries and torments constantly endured for the Catholike faith deceased in the yeare 371. leauing behind him many excellent treatises which do sufficiently testifie his singular wisedome and learning Lions LIons is a rich and plentifull Cittie seated on a little neck or point of land between the two noble riuers Araeris Rhodanus now called Sosne and Rhosne We reade in Plutarch that Lucius Plancus Munatius hauing the conduct of some Romaine soldiers finding in this place the aire to be sweet and healthy the soyle pleasant and fruitfull the riuers so commodious for conueying thither all things necessarie from the territories neere adioyning hee layed here the foundation of this worthy cittie which dayly increasing in wealth and swarming with innumerable multitudes of Matchants grew to be so mighty and populous that Strabo reporteth it to haue beene in his time the most noble and opulent Cittie of all France Narbone onely excepted which in those daies was the most flourishing Emporie of that kingdome this cittie being about that time at the height of her glorie became a seate and habitation of the Romaine Princes who often forsooke Rome the garden of the world and onely paradise of earthly pleasures to recreate themselues therein About which time see how all mortall thinges are subiect to vicissitude and chaunge she seeming to haue aspired to
the toppe of all felicitie was in one day consumed with fire and became vnto beholders a most miserable dolefull spectacle of ruine and desolation of which Seneca in a certaine consolatorie Epistle of his to Liberalis a cittizen of Lions writeth as followeth Vnius noctis incendium totum strauit vrbem vt vna scilicet nox interfuerit inter vrbem maximam nullam tant a fuit incendij vis celeritas In this cittie flourished an Academie of great fame and celebritie which hath sent forth into the worlde many excellent men renowned for their great learning holinesse of life as Irenius and Eucherius both Archbishops of Lions and Primates and Metropolitanes of Fraunce which dignitie belongeth vnto this Cittie though in the yeare 1306. the Archbishop alienated from himselfe the gouernment thereof receiuing for the same a yearely pension or annuitie We reade of most barbarous and tirannicall cruelties exercised on the professors of the Christian faith in this Cittie during the raigne of Marcus Antonius the Romaine Emperour in the yeare of our saluation 175. in which persecution dyed 19000. Martyrs Angiers ANiou in times past an Earledome and in the yeare 1350. enobled with the title of a Dukedome is a Region in Fraunce of no great circumference but full of goodly riuers forrests and mountaines therefore for aboundance and fertilitie not inferior to any countrey neere thereunto It is confined on the East side thereof with Tourraine and Vendosme on the West with Britannie on the South with Poictou and on the North with the Earledomes of Maine Laualle the Metropolis of this Dukedome is an ancient citie called by Ptolomey Iuliomagus now named of the Angeuines Angiers A publike vniuersitie was in this cittie instituted and erected by Lewes the 2. about that time that Rupertus Phaltsgraue of Rheine founded Heilderberge in Germany which was about the yeare 1346. Others will haue it to be founded in the yeare 1362. at which time Casimere erected Cracow in Polonia Henry Valoise Duke of Aniou brother to King Charles the 9. not long since with much industrious care laboured to augment restore the same the which good worke that he the better might performe hee with great munificence inuited thither sundry excellently learned schollers among the which was Frauncis Baldewin who therein to his eternall praise and euerlasting memory did establish the profession of the Ciuill law Of this city Dukedome in our country chronicles is often mention made as of a territorie which long was annexed to the English crowne and alienated by King Henry the 6. in the 22. yeare of his raigne in the yeare of our Lord 1444. at the mariage solemnized betweene him and Margaret daughter to Reyner King of Sicily and Hierusalem Auignion AVignion is an ancient cittie of Prouuence situated on the banke of Rhodanus wherein is an Vniuersitie of long continuance which then began first to flourish and be famous in other nations when the Bishops of Rome were therein resident We reade in the histories of the Church that Pope Iohn the 22. transferred the seate Apostolique from Rome vnto this citie after whom it remained there 74. yeares or thereabout Likewise we reade that after the decease of Benedictus the 11. when Clement the sift was declared Pope in the yeare 1305. the Apostolike seat was againe translated from Rome to Auignion and from thence afterward in the yeare 1376. returned againe to Rome at the instance and entreatie of Saint Katharine Nunne of Sitnna The cittie and church of Auignion are at this day immediately subiected to the Popes or Bishoppes of Rome who first became Lordes thereof by meanes of a certain Neapolitane Queene who being indebted to the church of Rome resigned this cittie to the Bishops thereof and his successors for euer Paulus Castrensis by sundrie learned works he wrote did much enable this Vniuersitie Andraeas Alciatus comming into Fraunce was hired as himselfe in an oration he made to the schollers of Pauia confesseth for 600. crownes to be a publike reader in this Vniuersitie Orleance ORleance is a rich and plentifull Cittie placed on the banke of the riuer Ligeris now called Loire Some auncient Hystoriographers write that the foundation of this Cittie was laide by Aurelian the Emperour in the yeare 276. and from him was called Aurelia which name vnto this day it retaineth In this Cittie was erected an vniuersitie by Philip le Beau King of France in the yeare from our Sauiours natiuitie 1312. wherein the ciuill Law is with such learning and admiration professed that this Academie hath beene often of graue and learned writers entituled the Nurse or Mother thereof It enioyeth the same priuiledges with Thoulouse This citie among many other hath not escaped the taste of those miserable calamities inflicted vppon Fraunce by the furie of the late ciuill warres Bourges BOurges is a citie in Fraunce of great same rich spatious and much frequented It is seated in a pleasant and fruitfull countrey replenished with all kind of graine hearbes wines beastes fishes and fowles and whatsoeuer els is necessary for the vse of man Concerning the first originall of this citie and the etimologie of the worde Bituriges there are sundrie strange opinions Ioannes Callamaeus in his treatise de origine Biturigum saith that in the yeare from the begining of the world 1791. the foundation of this citie was laide by one Gomer descended from Noah who in honor remembrance of his great grandfather called the inhabitants of that countrey Ogyges But as it often commeth to passe that words by long continuance and custome are corrupted from Bytogyges they were called Bituriges Others there are that say it was called Byturis quasi Biturris from two ancient towers which they affirme to haue beene in this citie erected by two brethren which there together raigned one of which towers if we giue credite to antiquitie is that which remaineth yet to bee seene built in forme round of a great circuite without within of a huge capacitie and is made at this day a castle of most inuincible strength To confirme this opinion they recite an old verse of an ancient Grammarian Turribus à binis inde vocor Bituris In this cittie is a most glorious resplendishing vniuersitie an other Pernassus a place of such fame and excellencie and of all learned authors so much admired that whensoeuer they haue occasion to write thereof they call it the ornament of letters habitation of the Muses It was many yeares since founded by a certaine Duke of Burges but after in continuance of time falling to decay and being almost vtterly extinct it was againe restored and brought vnto his former glorie perfection by sundry kings of France It was authorized and endued with many great priuiledges and high prerogatiues by Pope Paulus the 2. of that name In this Academie is a Diuinitie Schoole wherein Theologie is
as they say receiued a peculiar cope or holy vestment which in the celebration of Masse he was accustomed to weare from the handes of our blessed Ladie because hee had with great learning defended her perpetuall virginitie against the Heluedian Heretiques which did oppugne the same The Archbishoppe of this Cittie is Chancelor of Castile the Metropolitane and chief of al the ecclesiasticall persons in Spaine the reuenewes of this church amounteth to the summe of 200000. Duckats whereof the Archbishop receyueth 80000. Siuille ANdolusia is that parte of Spaine which lyeth betweene Portugale and the streytes of Gibralter it is in latine called Wandolicia from the Wandales which long time possessed that countrie It was in former ages called Baetica from the riuer Betis which to the Spaniardes at this day is knowne by the name of Guadalquiuer neare to the side of this riuer is situated that famous and renowned cittie Siuille vnto the which for neatenesse and magnificence of aedifices both diuines and prophanes for profession and exercises of the liberall sciences for infinite aboundance of wealth and coÌ„modiousnes of liuing no one citty that euer I haue heard or read of scarse Rome herself flourishing in the height of her glory may worthily bee paragonde it excelleth all other citties of Spaine in fertility of the soyle which bringeth forth all kindes of grayne and Oliues in great aboundance and is enuironed and hedged about with trees greene and fruitfull In this Cittie are alwayes maintayned 30000. Genettes for seruice of the king The riuer Guadalquiuer running thorough the same deuideth it into two partes that part which lyeth on the west side thereof is called Triana which is a suburbe contayning three thousand Cittizens and is ioyned to the maine Cittie with a fayre goodly bridge on this side standeth a castell of greate strength and Maiesty This Cittie contayneth 24000. Citizens euery one hauing his priuate peculiar house which are al diuided into eight tribes whereof the first and chiefest is S. Maries tribe wherein is a church of so rare and admirable workemanship and such venerable Maiesty that our christian world can hardly shew the like This church hath a tower erected in forme of a Pyramis of most incredible height with much laborious arte and industry from whence all the coast and country adioyning may easily bee seene Out of this citty the king receyueth yearely by way of custome 500000. crownes A prouinciall councell was held in this citty in the yeare of our Lord 584. in the time of Mauritius the Emperour and Pope Pelagius the second An other councell was here assembled vnder Heraclius Pope Honorius the first in the yeare 636. The Archbishoppe of Siuill is in decree next vnto the Archbishop of Toledo and hath vnder him three Bishoppes suffragans that is to say the Bishoppe of Cales Malaga and the fortunate slandes he receyueth yearly out of the Church reuenewes 24000. Duckats The Vniuersity herein is of great antiquity hath sent forth into the world many learned and excellent men as Pope Siluester the second Auiccn a profounde Philosopher and most excellently learned Phisition and Leander who by their industry and wisedome reclamed Hermigilde and Richarde kinges of the Gothes from Arianisme to the catholike faith herein also flourished Isidorus a man much renowned for sincerity profoundnes in learning In this Vniuersity is a rich and most renowned library neare to the fryers predicants Valentia VAlentia is a Region of Spaine confined on the east side therof with the Mediterrane Sea on the North with Arragon on the South with Nurcia and on the West with Castile through this kingdome runneth a Riuer called by Salust Priscian Pomponius Mela other ancient writers Turia or Durias which since of the Moores which inhabited that country was called Guetalabiar neare to the mouth of which Riuer is situated that noble and famous citty Valentia the chief and principall Cittie of that kingdome a place of maruailous antiquity wherein are reserued euen vnto this day many auncient marbles with Roman inscriptions on them among the which there is one with this inscription Colonia Iulia Valentia wherby it most euidentlie appeareth that it hath in former ages been a Colony of the Romans Some there bee which affirme that this Citty was first called Roma vntill being by the Romans vanquished they called it by a worde in their owne language of the same signification Valentia In this Citty is an Vniuersity which in the yeare of grace 1470. did admirably flourish Herein Saint Dominicke the first founder of the Fryers praedicantes did absolue the courses of Philosophy and Theology Herein also did S. Vincent a Fryer of the same order in his youth study and in his elder yeares publikely teach Diuinity Wee read that in Valentia was assembled a generall councell in the yeare of saluation 466. The yearely Reuenewes of the Bishopricke in this cittie amount to 1â—000 Duckats In this countrie are made those porceline dishes which for pure temper of the mettall and exquisite artifice and workemanship so much desired in forrain nations The inhabitants of this kingdome retain yet a smacke or taste of the ancient Arabique tongue and some spices of the Mahumetane religion Granada THe kingdom of Granada is on the south side thereof limitted with the Mediterran sea it hath on the east side the kingdome of Murcia and on the West Andolusia in the middest of this kingdome standeth the Metropolis and chiefe and principal cittie thereof Granada from whence the realm hath deriued his name This Cittie and Countrie was possessed of the Moores and Saracins 800. yeares and were at last by the great and singular vertue of Ferdinand grandfather to Charles the fift together with their king Melis expulsed not onelie out of this kingdome but out of Spaine Since which time they neuer attempted any matter of great moment against the christians neyther durst they insinuate themselues into any one parte or corner of their dominions which wee haue spoken of before in the description of Toledo The greatest happinesse of this place consisteth in the fruitfulnesse and faecundity of the soile The houses of the cittie are builte all of free stone with curious and artificiall masonrie shewing great magnificence It is within replenished with many springes waters exceeding cold and most profitable for the coÌ„seruation of health without it is enuironed with a large statelie wall contayning in the circumference thereof twelue gates and a hundred and thirty turrets or towers By the great bounty and liberality of the king of Spaine in this Cittie was founded and erected a most sumptuous and magnificent Colledge to the vse of the Iesuites who are authorized therein to professe Philosophy Diuinity and the other triuiall and inferior studies In this place had that mirror of Christendome Lewes of Granada whome all men haue admired but no one euer could imitate
from the continent of Castile Valentia with the riuer Ebro In this kingdome are to be seene many faire and well fortified citties among the which is Larida a beautifull towne situated on Cinga a small riuer which keeping his course through this realme disburdeneth himselfe into the Ebra In this cittie flourisheth an Academie of maruellous antiquitie wherein Pope Calixtus the third before hee obtained the Papacie proceeded Doctor of either law who afterward became a publike professor of the ciuill law in the same place Also S. Vincent a Dominican Frier which for his religious and holy life was after his death canonized for a Saint was there made Doctor of Diuinitie We reade of a prouincial counsell of eight Bishops assembled in this citie vnder Anastatius the Emperour Pope Gelasius the first in the yeare of our Lord 494. Huesca OSca or Isca called in the vulgar tongue Huesca is an other goodly cittie of Arragon containing an vniuersitie of most admirable antiquitie which is said to haue beene erected before the comming of Christ as a Nurserie for the institution of noble mens children Lisbone THat part of the continent which coasteth along the Westerne shore betweene the Iles of Bayone and the Promontorie or Cape of Saint Vincent is knowne to vs by the name of Portugall numbred amongst the most wealthie and opulent kingdomes of Europe Through the middest of this region passeth the riuer Tagus or Tayo neere vnto the mouth whereof is seated Lisbone the most faire and flourishing emporie of Portingall the Metropolis of the kingdome the most beautifull and best adorned cittie in the West We reade that Henry Earle of Lorraine a man renowned in feates of armes had in guerdon of many conquestes by him atchieued against the Moores giuen him to wife Tyresia daughter of Alphonsus the 6. king of Castile vnto whome was assigned for her dowrie all that part of Gallicia which now is subiect to the crowne of Portingal Of these princes was borne Alphonsus who first named himselfe king of Portingall This young king nothing degenerating from the vertue of his auncestors ceased not to vexe and wearie out the Moores with continuall warres so that he vanquished and subdued siue kinges of them in memorie whereof the Kings of Portingall beare in their coate of armes euen vntill this day fiue shieldes Azure in field argent He also recouered from them Lisbone and restored it to libertie about the yeare 1110. Since that time what with the fauor munificency of their kinges who haue for the most parte therein continually kept their courts what by the incredible accesse of marchants thither from all nations of the world This cittie is growen to that height of glorie maiestie that she easily surmounteth all other citties whatsoeuer contained in this westerne world A most renowned vniuersitie was by the bountie of their kinges in this citie erected where euen vntill this day the liberall sciences are professed with great sinceritie and profoundnes to the incredible benefite of Christendome There are in this cittie 26. parishes and 20000. mansion houses In the yeare 1531. the 7. Kalendes of Februarie there was a most strange and admirable earthquake throughout all places in Portingall whereby were cast downe to the ground 1050. houses and sixe hundred were there withall so rent and shaken that their fall and ruine dayly was expected This earthquake continued the space of eight dayes causing the ground to shake and tremble at least three or foure times a day in such sort that the inhabitantes were therewith so affrighted and terrified that they were glad to forsake their houses and lie on tops of mountaines in the open aire Coimbra COimbra is also a most pleasant and goodly cittie in Portingall seated neere vnto the riuer Mondego An vniuersitie was therein founded in these latter daies by Iohn the seconde King of Portingall Iacobus Payua Andradius in the Preface of his booke entituled Liber orthodoxarum explicationum writeth of this vniuersitie in this manner Coimbricensis Academia est loci natura amaenissima omni literarum genere clarissima est inqua ipse ab eunte aetate literarum studijâ— incubui non insoeliciter Euora EVora is an ather Cittie of Portugall not to bee contemned it is illustrated with the dignity of a Bishops Sea An Vniuersity was herein lately erected by Henry Cardinal of Portugall a Prelate of worthy memory who was Bishop of that place he was a man endued with aboundant wealth exceedingly affected tothe Muses Maiorica THe Isles of Maiorica and Minorica adioyning so neare to the continent of Spaine that one may with great facility saile from the one to the other in foure or at the most in fiue howers and also being parcelles of the kings dominion I thought it not amisse to annexe this cittie to the other Vniuersities of Spaine Maiorica is the greatest Islande of the two and hath lying on the East side thereof a goodly cittie which is the Metropolis of both Islandes and hath neare adioyning vnto it an ample and most commodious porte The inhabitantes hereof are constrayned to endure many iniurious outrages and most misetable calamities at the handes of the Moores and Saracens their opposite neighbours on the coast of Africa who oftentimes making incursions into this Isle do in an euening fire many of their houses standing neare to the sea and carry away the owners thereof as prisoners to bee for money of their friendes and the kindred redeemed for whose ransome there are continually on all sondayes and holydayes publike collections in their churches The land of these Ilands neare vnto the sea is sweet pleasant and fertile but vp further within â—is sterill ful of craggy rockes vnpleasant and vnprofitable In this Cittie is an antient priuiledged and authorised Vniuersitie where the artes Vniuersall are publikely with great learning professed Among the students of this Academy the memory of Raimundus Lullius is with great admiratioÌ„ retayned because he receyued therein his birth and education insomuch that euen vntill this present time a learned man is there with liberall exhibition entertayned to maintain and teach the doctrine in times passed by Lullius professed I would that the learned Reader should vnderstaÌ„d that although the Spanish Academies are by me briefly runne ouer yet are there not more goodly more opulent nor more in all kindes of learning flourishing Vniuersities in any region of Europe which I am constrayned to setdowne without any exact descriptioÌ„ of them because I neuer could find though I haue therefore made great search and enquiry any author which discourseth of that subiect THE VNIVERSITIES of England Oxford Oxsorde is a fayre and beautifull citty whose situation is in a playne Champion neare to the side of the Thames being enuironed with many pleasing groues wooddy mountains from whence as some writers affirme it was in times passed named Bellositum concerning the Etymologye of the name thereof there
my opinion all doubtes touching this matter ought to be decided and all dissention taken away by this onely Epistle of Enaeas Siluius called afterward Pope Pius the second which in his owne words I haue here cited as followeth Dudum dum nos minor status haber et per multorum annorum curricula quibus grato incolatu in inclyta ciuitate Basiliensi potiti fuimus per euidentiam cognouimus quòd ciuitas ipsa vberrima ac inpartibus illis salubritate aeris ex quibuslibet vtilitatibus praeelecta nec non ad multiplicanda doctrinae semina germinaque falubria producenda apta accommoda existeret Propterea nos postquam ad summi apostolatus apicem prouecti sumus desiderantes ciuitatem praedictam ac illi adiacentem patriam diuini muneris largitate concessa inextinguibili sapientiae lumine illustrari easque sanis peritorum consiliis et maturitate fulciri generale studium in eadem ciuitate statuimus et ordinauimus inchoandum et tam in sacrapagina et vtroque ture quà m alia quauis licita facultate perpetuis temporibus vigere Datum Mantuae anno Dominicae incarnationis 1459. pridie Kalendarum Ianuarii Pontificatus nostri anno secundo In the yeare 1431. was a generall councell held in Basill vnder Pope Eugenius and Sigismunde the Emperour which was before summoned by Pope Martin the fifte for the extirpation of the Hussites and their heresies The bodie of Erasmus Roterodamus is vnto this citie no smal ornament who deceasing the yeare 1536. was there enterred Ments MEnts is a Citie of so great antiquitie that I cannot in any Chronicle or Antiquarie find any thing which I dare set downe for truth concerning the first foundation and originall thereof It is situated in a fruitful delectable countrey where the Moene descending out of Franconia falleth into the Rhene On which riuer there is no one citie bordering that hath so many monuments of antiquitie as Ments Among other things the huge Colossus of stone therein is most remarkable which was erected by Drusus sonne in law to Augustus Caesar waging war in Germanie and is called of the inhabitants Echelsteine from the forme and figure thereof which much resembleth an Acorne Charles the great in the yeare of grace 813. built in this place a mightie bridge of wood ouer the Rhene a thing so chargeable and difficult that it scarcely was in tenne yeares space with incredible labour and industrie brought to perfection which costly and laborious worke was not long after in three houres so consumed with fire that there remained not one pile thereof to be seene aboue the waters In the yeare 410. Carocus king of the Wandales hearkening to the detestable counsell of his damned mother razed to the ground many of the most noble citties in Germany among the which were Ments Spire Trier and Wormes for which impious fact not long after falling into the hands of his enemies the Frenchmen he suffered deserued punishment In former ages the Emperours of Germany constituted therein seuen Archbishoprickes whereof the first was Ments the 2. Collen the 3. Trier the 4. Magdeburge the 5. Saltspurge the 6. Breme and the last Riga in Leâ—fland The first Bishop of Ments is said to bee S. Crescentius a hearer and scholler of S. Paules In the time of Ruthardus the 14. Archbishop of this Cittie Dagobertus king of France did reedifie and fortifie this cittie ouerthrowne and laide waste by Attilas The 17. Archbishop of this place was S. Boniface an Englishman who gouerned that sea 35. yeares instructing the Germanes in Christian religion who was afterward martired in Friseland The 32. Archbishop thereof was Hatto who for causing certaine poore and innocent men to bee burned was by the iust iudgement of God prosecuted by a multitude of Rattes with such violence that hee at last was constrained to build in the middest of the Rheine a tower of stone whither he fledde thinking there to liue safe from the furie of these vermine which so continually haunted him but neither were those walles of sufficient strength to keepe them out neither could the violent course of waters betwixt him and the land asswage their fury wherefore in fine about the yeare 9â—9 he was by them deuoured The 34. Archbishop was Willigisus a Saxon borne and counsellor to the Emperour Otho the second This Bishoppe was alwaies wont to haue in his oratorie a painted wheele with this Motto or inscription Willigise memineris quid sis quid olim fueris which wheele was after giuen to the Archbishop of that sea for their armes by the Emperour Henry the second This Prelate built the faire and sumptuous Temple of S. Stephen wherein about the yeare 1011. himselfe was buried He was also the first of the Archbishops of Ments that aspired to the Electorship of the Empire Since whom his successors haue alwaies retained the place and dignity of the chief principall of the 7. Electors and are vntill this day high Chauncellors of Germanie Dietherus of Eisenburge was the 68. Archbishop of Ments chosen by the greatest parte of the Canons but against him was erected by Pope Pius Adolph Earle of Nassau from which schisme and intestine discord proceeded a ciuill warre whereby the Church of that place suffered irreparable losse and damages In fine Adolph obtained the possession gouerned thirteene yeares after whose decease Dietherus was restored and sate seuen yeares in which time he newly builded the castle from the ground By this Archbishop was the vniuersity first instituted and erected in the yeare 1482. wherein at the first beginning all artes in generall were professed But at this day onely that doctrine which concerneth the knowledge of God and our saluation I meane Theologie is there professed by the Iesuites which lately were admitted into this cittie by the reuerend father and renowned Prince Daniell the moderne Archbishop and Elector In the yeare 1501. a decree was by the superiors of that vniuersity enacted that no man whatsoeuer shold bee permitted to receiue any scholasticall degree or dignitie that did not according to the councell of Bafill rightly belieue of our blessed Ladies conception This Citie hath deserued no small praise and commendation of all Christendome for that ingenious most necessarie art of printing therein first inuented put in practise by the famous and worthy gentleman Iohn Gutenberge in the yeare 1459. by which meanes our Christian world hath recouered the works of sundry auncient fathers which were almost readie to suffer shipwracke and preserued sundry notable histories and discourses of most singularly learned men which had otherwise to the inestimable detriment of Christendome men being at this day for the most part giuen to ease and idlenes vndoubtedly beene suffered to lie hidden in eternall obscuritie In the 1118. in this cittie was held a generall councell vnto which an infinite number of Princes resorted to
order he proceedeth euen vnto the entrance or porch of the cathedrall Church where the clergie meeting him demand of him by their Deane what he desireth who answereth that hee being most vnworthy is there at hand readie to vndertake and with all diligence to execute that charge whereunto he is called Vnto whom the Deane immediately replyeth I in the name of the whole Chapter commit vnto thy care and charge this church of our Sauiour and the Dukedome thereunto belonging In the name of the Father of the Son and of the holy Ghost Amen Whereupon hee presently followeth the Cleargie returning into the church where putting on his pontificall ornamentes he is present at diuine seruice which ceremonies being finished he departeth accompanied with the clergie such neighbour princes as had beene purposely inuited together with the principal men chiefe nobilitie of Franconia towards our Ladies castle which hauing entred he casteth gold and siluer vp downe in great aboundance and entertaineth the whole companie with a most royal bountifull costly banquet Againe when the same Prelate departeth this life his bodie presently is opened his bowels taken thence are buried with great solemnitie in the Chappell of our Ladies castell on the hill his hart is apart reserued in a glassen vessell prepared for that purpose The day following the corse adorned with the pontificall robes is laid vpon a rich and costly beere hauing in the one hand his crozier staffe as a Bishop in the other a sword in token of his Dukedome he is catied with great pompe and maiestie from the castle to Saint Iames his monasterie which is without the towne in the farther side of the Meine where that night he remaineth the next day with great solemnitie and many ceremonies hee is conueied ouer the bridge into the towne and through the market place into the Cathedrall Church where for that night it resteth the Cleargie enuironing the hearse with many Psalmes and orisons expect the ensuing morning which being come they remoue the corps into the temple of the new monasterie where after many Dirges prayers for the saluation of his soule the same is againe reduced into the Cathedrall Church where in his Episcopall attire with a naked sword in his hand he is at length enterred his heart is laide in a wagon and with an honorable conuoy of knights brought to the Cloyster of Ebrach where by the Abbot Monks it is with great honour laide into the ground before the high Altar Trier TRier is a goodly Citie on the banke of the Riuer Mosell exceeding famous as wel for the incredible antiquitie thereof as for sundry notable gests exploits by the inhabitants atchieued performed It is as Eneas Siluius writeth 1300 yeares ancienter then Rome and was founded in the time of Abraham 1947. yeres before the comming of Christ by Trebeta the sonne of Ninus which was founde engraued on a stone in the yeare of grace 1200. They say that Trebeta being wrongfully excluded from the kingdome of Babilon by his mother in law Semiramis when she vsurped the rule gouernment of the realme after long and tedious trauaile endured on the seas arriued at last at the mouth of the Rheine and passing vp the riuer hee entred the Mosell where finding a sweet and pleasant valley he there remained and began to build a cittie which after his owne name he called Treberis In the Cathedrall Church of Trier in an old peece of tapestrie is to be seene the type and figure of this citie wrought with cunning artifice and great curiousnesse and about the same in great letters ALTERA ROMA Vnderneath the which are these verses following Nini Semiramis quae tanto coniuge foelix Plurima possedit sedplura prioribus addit Non contenta suis nec totis finibus orbis Expulit è patrio priuignum Trebetam solo Insignem profugus nostram qui condidit vrbem Which may thus be englished Semiramis great Ninus wife so happie in her chance Possessing much desired more her glory to aduance The world her mind could not content much lesse one kingdomes bound Wherefore she chased Trebeta far froÌ„ his natiue ground Who liuing here in exile did this famous Citie found Wherefore it is euident that this Citie may more iustly glory in her antiquitie then in any other in all Germany It was first conuerted vnto Christianitie by Saint Materne the disciple of Saint Peter and his companions Eucharius and Valerius Marcellinus calleth this Citie Clarum domicilium Principum because that Constantine etected therein a most royall and sum ptuous pallace the ruine whereof are at this day visible Wherein it is credible that the succeeding Emperors of the Romaines had often their residence Trier was in Iulius Caesars time a most warlike Citie furnished continually as himselfe writeth with more troupes of horse and squadrons of footmen then any other Citie or region of Fraunce The vniuersitie in this citie is thought to be one of the oldest Academies in Europe but when it was first erected I cannot reade neither haue the citizens any recorde thereof by reason of the manifold and often chaunges their citie hath endured For Saluianus Bishop of Marseile in his sixt booke of the true iudgement and prouidence of God writing much of the magnificencie and opulencie of this citie seemeth at last with great griefe and anguish of mind to bewaile and lament the drunkennesse gluttonie and lasciuious dissolute liues of the inhabitants which he imputeth to be the cause why their citie was foure times ouerthrowen and ransacked Vidiego Triuires saith he virosetiam sublimes calamitatibus suis factos peiores Lugubre est referre quae vidimus senes honor atos Christianos immineÌ„te iam ciuitatis excidio gulae ac lasciuiae seruientes Iacebant in conuiuijs obliti honoris oblitiaetatis professionis nominis sui Principes ciuitatic cibo confects in vâ—nolentia dissoluti clamoribus rabidi bacehatione suriosi c. Et cùm haec ita essent plus multo est quod dicturus sum finem perditioni huic nec ciuitatis excidiasecerunt nam expugnata est quater vrbs GalloruÌ„ Treuiris opulentissima c. For this cause also we cannot learne who first instituted the Archiepiscopall dignity in this Cittie being one of the greatest and most ancient Archbishoprickes of Germany That all studies vniuersally did in this citie flourish in the time of Gratian the Emperour appeareth manifestly by an epistle written from the saide Emperour to Antonius Prefect and Regent of Gaule where hauing set down donations of prouision for sundry Vniuersities hee allotted greater proportion to Tryer then to any of the rest because therein remained a greater number of students and professors Which Vniuersity being by the Vicissitude and iniury of time exceedingly decayed was by the reuerend Fathers Iohannes de Lapide Iacobus ab Else and Iobannes Hugo late Archbishops thereof againe restored who therein placed
Moone whereupon the Turke diuerted his ordinance from thence the Citizens kept their word In this Citty are yet to be seene the ancient ruines of a goodly Basilique erected by Charles the great in honour of S. Peter Henry the first Duke of Austria founded herein an Abby to the vse of the Scottes Richard the first surnamed Ceur de Lyon king of England being by Lupoldus Duke of Austria taken prisoner about the yeare 1192. in a small village neere to Vienna called Erdpurge as he returned from the holy land was enforced by the sayde Duke if their owne Chronicles be true to enuiron this cittie with a new wall which included the former About that time also was therin an Empory for marchāts constituted wherby the citizens increasing dayly in wealth obtayned of the Emperour Fredericke the 2. liberty and were adorned with the emperiall Armes and numbred among the free towns of the Empire THE VNIVERSITIES of the Low Countries Louaine LOuaine one of the fower townes of the Marquisate of the sacred Empire is the principall and mother of all the townes in Brabant and maketh the first member of the third estate of that Prouince It is builded in figure round contayning fower miles compas within the walles and sixe in circumference without among many other beautifull and sumptuous aedifices therein the church of S. Peter and the publike pallace are wrought with greatest magnificence and most curious arte It was called Louaine as some say from the Dutch word Louen which signifyeth to praise or honor because the Idoll Mars was there helde in time of Paganisme in great honor and estimation This towne is situated neare to the riuer Dele the houses and streetes thereof are not closely compacted together but wide open and scatteringly builte by which meanes there are within the same many fayre gardens valleis mountaines medowes springes and vines the land about this towne is pleasant and fruitefull and the ayre temperate for which cause our auncesters not without great iudgement and discretion chose out this place as most fitte for the habitation of the Muses We finde written in the Chronicles of Colen that Iohn Duke of Brabant obtayned of Pope Martin the fift the approbation of an Vniuersitie in this Cittie that letters and good discipline beganne there publikely to be taught about the yeare 1426. Afterwards Pope Eugenius the 6 licensed therein the profession of Theologie This Academy in processe of time by the bounty and magnificence of Popes Emperours Kinges Cardinals and Bishops whereof some graunted thereto ample priueledges and prerogatiues some erected therein stately and magnificent Colledges others bequethed to the same for the vse of the students goodly landes and legacies is now growne to that higth of glory and celebrity that it worthily hath vsurped the name of a most flourishing Academy and renowned Empery of learning Iohannes Goropius affirmeth that no Vniuersity of Italy France or Germany may with this bee compared for pleasant ayre and delectable walkes And that although Salamanca in Spaine farre excelleth all other Christian Academies in magnificent and sumptuously builded Colledges yet it is farre inferior to Loucine for the delightsome and beautifull situation thereof Pope Adrian the 6. erected in Louaine whereof himselfe had beene Rector and Chancelor a goodly colledge for studentes and professors of Diuinity Charles the fift Emperour of Germany and Philip the second king of Spaine did extend the vttermost of their endeuors to encrease amplifie and a dorne this royall Vniuersity In it are for the vse of the studentes 20 Colledges the principall whereof are fiue Lilium Castrum Porcus Falco Trilingue This Cittie is the first that receiueth and giueth oath to the Prince It was sometimes an Eatledome but in the yeare 1247. Henry the second of that name Earle of Louaine deceasing Henry his successor vsurped the title of Duke of Brabant Douay DOuay is a good and strong town in Flanders Gallicant one mile distant from Cambray It was founded as some write by one Arcanalkus in the yeare of our Lorde 500. it is now a Chasteleny hauing iurisdiction ouer a good country and a great number of villages it is accommodated with many fountaines and adorned with many fayre sumptuous aedifices the manner and forme of building therein is an inuincible argument of the great antiquitie thereof In this Cittie not long since was erected a famous Vniuersitie by Philip late king of Spaine and authorised with the priuiledges of Louaine where Theologie Philosophy and the inferior artes are learnedly professed At Douay is a staple of corne brought thether out of sondry regions wherof as also of diuerse other marchandizes in this cittie is great traffique Leige LEige is a citty fayre and large comprehending within the walles thereof many hils vallies riuers and vine groundes which Philip de Comines Lorde of Argenton accounteth to containe in circuite foure Italian miles and maketh it in circumference equall with Rouen It is situated on the side of the riuer Mouse which entreth into it with 2 branches and maketh therein many pleasant Isles all which are frequented and enhabited Many other little riuers passing through this towne doe clense the streetes thereof namely the Leige from which riuer the cittie is thought to haue receiued her name Also three litle brookes Vte Vese Ambluar all three replenished with exceeding store of excelēt fish especialy Vte wherin are taken certaine delicate fishes named by the inhabitants Vtins these people speake a kinde of barbarous French and are of the Frenchmen called Ligeois of the Germans Lutticherne and Luicknarren Leige is a cittie imperiall but their tenure is onely to furnish the Emperour with some few men at armes in his wars against the Turke The Bishop thereof is Lord spirituall both of the towne and countrie but the people haue so large priueledges that they liue almost in perfect liberty and freedome Their appeales spirituall go to Collen The Archbishop thereof is their Primate and from thence to Rome Their temporall appeales goe to the Emperiall chamber at Spire In this Citie flourished in times passed a most famous and renowned Academie wherein as Hubert Thomas writeth were studentes at one time the children of 9. kings 24. Dukes 29. Earles besides the sons of many Barons and gentlemen This worthy vniuersitie by the iniurie of time often subuersion of the citie it is at this day decaied and almost vtterly extinguished onely some triuiall schooles for the institution of youth in the inferior studies are there remayning In this cittie are 8. collegiall Churches the Canons whereof are inestimable rich and held of the citizens in great reuerence and reputation especially the Canons of the Collegiall Church of S. Lambert the patron of the towne who are ioyned with the Bishop in gouernment of the state and haue so great libertie that they may at pleasure giue ouer their places and marrie before they haue taken the
at no lesse a rate then shee at first demanded for the whole and forthwith commanded that they should be reposed in the Capitoll in which place they were reserued as most religious sacred thinges vntil Cornelius Sylla his time when together with the Capitoll they were consumed with fire Iulius Caesar afterward as Suetonius writeth vsed great care and diligence in erecting of libraries the charge whereof he committed to Marcus Varro Marlianus in his sixt book and second Chapter maketh mention of two goodly libraries erected by Paulus AEmelius and Octauia the sister of Augustus and wife of Anthony Blondus writeth how that famous library of Apelico wherein were found the bookes of Aristotle and Theophrastus was by Lucius Sylla when he subdued Athens from thence remoued vnto Rome But all those learned workes of so many excellent wits with painefull and laborious trauaile acquired in forraine nations by Romes victorious captaines and there layed vp for monumentes consecrated vnto euerliuing sempiternity were by the impious and detestable fact of Nero when he set the citty of Rome on fire to the inestimable losse and detriment of Europe vtterly consumed which pernitious deede of his is the onely cause why we at this day want so many antique histories of forepassed times neither had there now beene left vnto vs any memory of sondry commonweales many hundred yeeres ago with greatest policy and wisedome gouerned had not the succeeding magistrates and Emperours of Rome with industrious and carefull diligence and incredible expence of treasure caused the dispersed reliques of defaced histories to be searched out and againe compiled by sondry wise and learned men Suetonius writeth that Vespatian vndertaking againe to restore the Capitoll disdayned not among the meanest Labourers with his owne shoulders to exporte such ordure and filth as long had lyen therein and that by searching out obscure fragments of olde exemplars he againe recouered 3000. brasen tables wherein were contayned the seuerall actes of sondry Roman magistrates the decrees of their Senate and priueledges of their Cittizens Domitian also carefully repayred such libraries as by fire in former times had beene consumed and caused to be sent for from Alexandria skilfull pen men which might againe write ouer and amend such olde blotted copies of sondry authors as he had with long search recouered Great care and diligence was concerning this matter vsed by sondry other Emperours as Traian Adrian Valens Valentinian and Gratian c. yet neuer did the Roman libraries attaine vnto any perfection vntil the high Bishops had gotten the principality and dominion of the citty Pope Hilary the first left behind two goodly libraries of his own erection Pope Zacharie the first restored Saint Peters librarie Pope Nicholaus the fift sent sondry excellently learned schollers into all quarters of Europe to search and seeke out the workes of antient authors and by edicte did make promise of 5000. Duccats to any man that could bring vnto Rome the Gospel of S. Mathew written in the Hebrew tongue Leo the tenth sent into Turky Iohn Lascarus who robbing all the heathen Vniuersities of their best and worthiest authors did therewith plentifully furnish adorne the Roman libraries Sixtus the fourth builded in Vaticano that famous and renowned librarie called Palatina then which the world hath not at this day a place of greater worth and admiration hee with maruailous expence of his treasure made search and inquiry throughout all Realmes of Christendome for bookes of greatest esteeme and rarity all which he placed in this pretious librarie whereunto hee appointed sondrie keepers and Gardians allowing monthly greate summes of money for the perpetuall maintenance thereof Much was this goodly Library defaced and endamaged when Rome was by the Duke of Burbon Charles the fifte possessing the Emperiall Diademe conquered and ransacked But by the carefull prouision of succeeding Popes it hath againe recouered in full proportion the beauty and celebrity which it before enioyed Raphaell Volaterranus in his sixt book of Geography sayeth that there were in his time 24. Libraries in Rome the principall whereof were Vlpia which was that founded by Traian and Palatina which is this in Vaticano Venice WEe reade that king Attila at such time as hee besiedged Aquilegia the inhabitantes of that towne hauing long defended themselues and dispayring fledde with their goodes to the rockes within the pointe of the Adriaticall sea The Paduans seeing the fire at hand and fearing that Aquilegia being wonne the barbarous enemie would not so desist but prosecute his warres on them carried all their moueables of greatest value neare the same sea into a place called riuo alto whither they also sent their wiues children and aged men leauing the youth to defend the Cittie walles Aquilegia being taken Attila defaced Padua Vincenza and Verona the Paduans therefore and the chiefe of the other Citties to auoide the hostile and furious pursute of their enemies seated themselues about riuo alto Likewise all the people of that prouince which was anciently called Venetia being driuen out by the same misfortune did flie thither for reliefe and beganne there to builde as well strong and inuincible fortresses for defence as beautifull and sumptuous Pallaces for pleasure which in short time growing to a well ordered Cittie was by them named after their forsaken territorie Venetia Thus constrayned by necessitie they abandoned fayre and fertile countries to enhabite these sterill and paludious places voide of all commodity and yet because great numbers of people were at one instant come thether they made that place not onely habitable but also pleasant ordayning among themselues lawes and orders which amiddest so great ruines of Italy they obserued and within short space so much increased in force and reputation that in the time of Pipin king of France when at the Popes request hee came to driue the Lumbardes out of Italy it was agreede in capitulations betwixt him and the Emperour of Greece that the Duke of Beneuento and the Venetians should be subiect neither to the one nor to the other but among themselus enioy liberty in continuance of time they grew to such greatnes that their name by sea became terrible vpon the firm land of Italy vene rable so that at this day their citie is become the most rich and renowned Empory of Christendome and they are admired of all other commonweales for their opulency and manner of gouernment They vse not as in other places the ciuill law but liue and are gouerned by their own lawes and peculiar course of iustice which liberty was as Blondus writeth first granted thē by Charles the great the high Bishop of Rome thereto giuing his assent When the Vniuersity therein was priuiledged I do not reade onely this I find that many men excellently learned in Rhetorique Philosophy and Theology haue there florished and professed Volaterranus writeth that Iohannes Rauennas who liued about that time when the memory of letters
professed with great sinceritie and profoundnesse there are also continuall dayly exercises of Philosophie Phisicke and the Ciuill law Caen. AN Vniuersitie was erected at Caen in Normandie vpon this occasion Henry the fift king of England who subdued the kingdome of France and left the title to his posterity after many great and glorious conquests atchieued against the French king hee at last bereaued him of Normandy in the yeare 1418. In token and memorie of which victorie as an eternal trophie and monument of his glorie he caused to be laid in Caen the foundation of this vniuersitie Rhemes RHemes is a goodly cittie and the Metropolis of Champaigne wherein not long since was erected an Vniuersitie by the Prince Charles Guise Cardinall of Lorraine Archbishop Duke of Rhemes whose glorie and renowne dayly more and more encreaseth by reason of the arâ—s so learnedly there professed Of this citie was Bishop S. Remigius a man of most holy conuersation and excellently learned as by the Commentaries which he wrote vpon the old new Testament it euidently appeareth He baptized Clodouaeus a mightie and puissant king of Fraunce together with Chrâ—tildis his wife daughter to the king of Burgundie he died in his venerable old age in the yeare 498. Burdeux BVrdeux is the principall or head cittie of Aquitane called by the French men Guienne seated at the mouth of Garomne a mightie riuer issuing out of Languedoc It is a place of incredible antiquitie strongly fortified and beautified with many sumptuous edifices In this citie hath long flourished a most renowned vniuersity commonly called the schoole of Aquitaine where the Artes are publikely taught and professed from whence issued those mirrors of holinesse and learning Seuerinus Maximinus the one Bishop of Colen the other of Tryer both after their deathes canonized for Saintes Vnto this citie also resteth the worlde indebted for the birth education of Ausonius the Homer of these latter times Neere vnto this Citie on the waters side standeth a castle inexpugnable fortified beyond all credite comparison Tholouse IN the extreamest confines of Languedoâ— not farre distant from the Pyrenaean mountaines standeth Tholouse called by antique writers Teotosagum an auncient and goodly cittie built neere to the Riuer Garomne The first foundation whereof is referred to a certaine Trotane It was afterward amplified and enlarged by the Romaines Wee reade that Theodericus King of the Gothes and Thorismonde his sonne finding about this cittie a happie fertile soile enuironed with a sweete and holesome ayre chose the same for their habitation as the place of all France most pleasant and most opulent most fit for the preseruation and augmentation of their Empire whose posterity was afterwarde expelled of the Frenchmen with great difficultie It was raised to an Archbishopricke by Pope Iohn the 22. who also was the first institutor of the Vniuersity therein which as yet was erected not long after Paris so doth it enioy the same priuiledges that heretofore haue beene to Paris granted Saint Saturnine was the first Bishop thereof who afterward being with vnsufferable torments excruciated by the Pagans yeelded his soule into the hands of his Redeemer was in this cittie buried the reliques of whose body are by the inhabitantes often visited with great reuerence and deuotion There was sayde in times past to haue beene in this cittie a Temple wherein was continually reserued in secret vaultes and dungeons vnder ground as Poss donius sayeth 15000. talents of golde which if any man by chance had touched he shortlie after came to some vnfortunate end which was verified in Caepio other Roman captaines from whence proceedeth the prouerbe applyed commonlie to those whose attemptes are euer vnfortunate and without successe Aurum habet Tolosanum The Earle of Tholous is one of the twelue Peeres of France Nismes NIsmes called by Ptolomye Pomponius Mela trabo and other learned searchers of antiquities Nemansus is an antient Citty in Dolphine wherein was lately erected an Vniuersity The soyle in this prouince is of such incredible fertilitie that being with neuer so little labour mannured it bringeth forth sondry kinds of excellent fruites It hath such plentie of figge-trees and bringeth such aboundance of grapes that a greate parte of Europe is with figges and raisins from thence accommodated Mompehers MOns Pessulanus called of Pomponius Mela Mesua of Ptolomye Agathopolis and now vulgarly named Mompeliers is a cittie in Dolphinie not far distant from the Mediterranesea An Vniuersity was therein erected as some writers affirm in the yeare of our Lord 1196. which afterwarde was endued with many priuiledges by Pope Vrban the fift who layed the foundation of a goodlie house called Popes Colledge In times past the profession of Phisicke was there in greatest request but now the schooles of the ciuil law are most vsually frequented much was the Vniuersity augmented and promoted by the bounty and liberality of Henry the second king of France so great is the Rectors authority in this Vniuersity that whensoeuer he hath occasion to walke into the towne the studentes are bound to follow and attend him Henry the first granted to this Academic many royall praerogatiues and founded therein the Kings colledge here also is an other sayre and sumptuous colledge called Duuergier wherein sondry ingenious youthes are ten yeares trayned vp in letters and good discipline Bisanson NEare to the side of Doux or Doubis a small riuer passing through the French Counte and falling into the Sone standeth Bisanson a great goodly and well munited citcie a towne imperial and the Metropolis of eyther Burgundy In the yeare of saluation 1540. by the authority of Pope Iulâ—us the third and the Emperour Charles the 5. a new Vniuersity was therein erected which hath exceedingly since flourished and sent forth many learned and godly labourers into the Church The reuerend father Anthony Peronotus Archbishop of Mechlin was a great benefactor to this Academie who so desireth to know more particularities of this Cittie let him reade the workes of George Bruno and Gilbertus Cognatus Paradinus in whose bookes he shall finde the same at large described Dole IN Burgundy also on the banke of the said riuer Dubis is to bee seene Dola a cittie for strength opulencie and sumptuousnes of buildinges to bee preferred before all other places of Burgundy An Vniuersity is therin of great continuance wherin among many other sciences the ciuill law is most learnedly reade and professed The Vniuersities of Polonia Prussia and Lituania Cracouia WEe reade in the historie of Polonia that Lechus and Zechus two sons of Iauan going to seeke a place of habitation for themselues their posterity Zechus with his people remayned in those territories which now are knowne by the names of Bohemia and Morauia but Lechus proceeding further to the northeast some twelue dayes iorney there seated himselfe and called the region Polonia by reason of the playnenes of the continent being altogether