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describe_v p._n 90._o orchy_n describe_v p._n 91._o lanoy_n describe_v p._n 91._o espeney_n describe_v p._n 91._o armentier_n describe_v p._n 91._o tournay_n describe_v p._n 92._o mortaign_n describe_v p._n 93._o st._n amond_n describe_v ib._n flanders_n imperial_a describe_v ib._n alost_n describe_v p._n 94._o country_n of_o waes_n describe_v p._n 94._o hulst_n describe_v p._n 94._o denremond_n describe_v p._n 94._o mount_v gerrard_n describe_v p._n 94._o bornhem_fw-mi describe_v p._n 94._o ruplemond_n describe_v p._n 95._o the_o province_n of_o artois_n describe_v p._n 95._o arras_n describe_v p._n 96._o st._n omers_n describe_v p._n 97._o beteene_v describe_v p._n 98._o aire_n describe_v p._n 98._o bapaulm_n describe_v p._n 98._o renty_fw-mi describe_v p._n 99_o heldin_n describe_v ib_n st._n pol_n describe_v ib._n perue_v describe_v ib._n liller_n describe_v ib._n lens_n describe_v ib._n cambray_n describe_v p._n 100_o the_o province_n of_o hanault_n describe_v p._n 102_o mons_fw-la describe_v p._n 104._o valenciennes_n describe_v p._n 106._o bouchain_n describe_v p._n 109._o quesnoy_n describe_v ib._n conde_n describe_v ib._n landrecy_n describe_v ib._n avesne_n describe_v ib._n chimay_n describe_v ib._n mariembourg_n describe_v p._n 110._o philipvil_n describe_v ib._n beaumond_n describe_v ib._n mauberg_n describe_v ib._n bavay_v vallone_n ib._n bins_n describe_v ib._n reux_n describe_v ib._n sogny_n describe_v p._n 111._o breinle_fw-mi comte_n describe_v ib._n enguien_v describe_v ib._n halle_n describe_v ib._n lesny_n describe_v ib._n cheur_n describe_v ib_n at_o h_o describe_v ib._n st._n guislem_n describe_v ib._n leuse_n describe_v ib._n the_o province_n of_o luxenburg_n describe_v p._n 112._o laxenbourg_n describe_v p._n 114._o arlon_n describe_v ib._n rodemark_n describe_v ib._n theonville_n describe_v ib._n graumackren_n describe_v ib._n coningâ—-mackren_a describe_v ib._n bastonack_n describe_v ib._n mommedi_n describe_v p._n 115._o neuscastle_n describe_v ib._n danvillers_n describe_v ib._n marvil_n describe_v ib._n st._n vitâ—_n describe_v ib._n sâ—â—me_v describe_v ib._n ivoy_n describe_v ib._n câ—imay_n describe_v ib._n the_o province_n of_o namor_n describe_v p._n 116._o belgia_n or_o the_o low-countries_n describe_v the_o low-countries_n be_v seat_v very_o comodious_o for_o all_o the_o province_n of_o europe_n for_o northward_o it_o be_v but_o 5_o or_o 6_o day_n journey_n by_o sea_n from_o denmark_n southward_o it_o consine_v with_o france_n and_o lorraine_n eastward_o with_o almain_n or_o germany_n westward_o with_o england_n and_o scotland_n it_o be_v also_o commodious_a for_o norway_n and_o sweden_n for_o a_o ship_n go_v from_o holland_n to_o norway_n in_o 46_o hour_n from_o lisbon_n its_o scarce_o 10_o day_n voyage_n the_o circuit_n of_o the_o country_n be_v about_o a_o thousand_o italian_a mile_n or_o 34_o flemish_a league_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o low-countries_n that_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v contain_v 208_o wall_v town_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o town_n privilege_v as_o wall_a town_n six_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o village_n with_o parish_n church_n beside_o a_o great_a number_n of_o other_o village_n and_o hamlet_n the_o beef_n of_o friesland_n and_o holland_n be_v very_o great_a and_o weigh_v some_o of_o they_o sixteen_o hundred_o pound_n yea_o one_o there_o be_v present_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o hockstrait_n which_o weigh_v two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o twenty_o eight_o pound_n of_o the_o country_n weight_n the_o ewe_n in_o holland_n friesland_n and_o part_n of_o flanders_n bring_v forth_o 3_o or_o 4_o lamb_n at_o a_o time_n and_o the_o cow_n often_o two_o calf_n the_o country_n bring_v forth_o much_o mather_n wherewith_o a_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n be_v furnish_v wood_n and_o hemp_n and_o flaxin_n great_a abundance_n five_o principal_a river_n be_v in_o these_o country_n the_o rhine_n the_o mouse_n the_o scheld_v haa_n and_o emms_n beside_o divers_a small_a the_o muse_n afford_v abundance_n of_o sturgeon_n so_o big_a that_o some_o of_o they_o weigh_v 400_o and_o some_o 420_o pound_n and_o be_v 12_o foot_n long_o of_o antwerp_n measure_n the_o muse_n yield_v also_o great_a store_n of_o salmon_n and_o salmon_n trout_n lampraye_n shad_n conger_n mullet_n and_o divers_a other_o sort_n of_o fish_n which_o come_v into_o fresh_a water_n become_v fat_a and_o excellent_a good_a the_o scheld_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o vicinity_n it_o have_v with_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o mouse_n have_v divers_a sort_n of_o fish_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n as_o sturgeon_n salmon_n salmon_n trout_n lampraye_n turbot_n conger_n shad_n mullet_n sole_n etc._n etc._n beside_o which_o such_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o fry_n come_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o be_v take_v in_o this_o river_n that_o multitude_n of_o people_n be_v relieve_v therewith_o beside_o these_o river_n divers_a channel_n be_v cut_v out_o and_o make_v navigable_a by_o man_n hand_n the_o principal_a whereof_o be_v at_o brussels_n gant_n bruges_n and_o middlebourg_n
to_o bear_v the_o weight_n of_o a_o tree_n and_o yet_o less_o quantity_n of_o fruit_n and_o grain_n grow_v in_o it_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n yet_o have_v they_o such_o plenty_n of_o grain_n from_o the_o easterling_n and_o denmark_n as_o be_v not_o only_o sufficient_a for_o their_o own_o use_n but_o liberal_o to_o impart_v to_o other_o country_n and_o they_o have_v such_o plenty_n of_o rhenish_a wine_n from_o germany_n that_o they_o spend_v more_o than_o in_o the_o country_n where_o it_o grow_v flax_n they_o have_v none_o grow_v and_o yet_o make_v more_o linen_n cloth_n than_o any_o country_n in_o the_o world_n wool_n also_o they_o have_v none_o of_o their_o own_o and_o yet_o make_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o clothes_n they_o have_v no_o timber_n and_o yet_o spend_v more_o in_o building_n of_o ship_n and_o fence_v their_o dikes_n then_o any_o other_o country_n do_v their_o principal_a home-commodity_n consist_v in_o breed_v of_o horse_n the_o cow_n in_o their_o fat_a pasture_n 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with_o the_o river_n and_o together_o with_o they_o cut_v zealand_n through_o in_o many_o place_n it_o make_v thereof_o many_o island_n and_o reduce_v holland_n into_o a_o peninsula_n and_o together_o with_o these_o three_o aforenamed_a river_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o flanders_n there_o be_v in_o holland_n divers_a other_o lesser_a one_o and_o as_o if_o art_n will_v contend_v with_o nature_n there_o be_v add_v thereunto_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o channel_n cut_v out_o by_o man_n hand_n which_o be_v make_v for_o the_o great_a accommodation_n of_o the_o country_n there_o be_v within_o holland_n also_o a_o great_a number_n of_o lake_n and_o stand_v water_n so_o as_o the_o situation_n of_o both_o these_o province_n be_v well_o consider_v it_o be_v to_o be_v question_v whether_o the_o space_n of_o ground_n be_v great_a which_o by_o the_o water_n be_v win_v from_o the_o earth_n or_o from_o the_o water_n by_o the_o earth_n nor_o be_v it_o less_o disputable_a whether_o their_o country_n do_v more_o abound_v with_o or_o be_v more_o want_v of_o those_o commodity_n which_o man_n enjoy_v in_o other_o place_n for_o through_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o situation_n they_o want_v both_o corn_n wine_n oil_n wool_n wood_n hemp_n flax_n and_o almost_o all_o other_o commodity_n and_o delight_n which_o be_v use_v in_o more_o temperate_a and_o dry_a climate_n and_o yet_o again_o there_o be_v no_o country_n not_o only_o in_o the_o northern_a nook_n even_o not_o in_o any_o part_n of_o europe_n which_o abound_v so_o much_o as_o holland_n and_o zealand_n in_o almost_o all_o the_o forename_a commodity_n yea_o even_o of_o those_o which_o be_v less_o necessary_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o humane_a life_n so_o great_a be_v the_o advantage_n which_o these_o two_o province_n receive_v by_o the_o sea_n and_o river_n whereby_o their_o commerce_n with_o all_o other_o country_n be_v make_v so_o easy_a which_o since_o they_o have_v introduce_v and_o make_v so_o familiar_a in_o both_o the_o indies_n it_o can_v be_v say_v how_o much_o both_o merchandize_n and_o merchant_n be_v increase_v in_o both_o of_o they_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o abound_v so_o much_o with_o people_n and_o that_o their_o city_n town_n and_o village_n be_v so_o well_o inhabit_v yet_o the_o sea_n likewise_o be_v as_o full_a of_o ship_n and_o other_o bottom_n and_o all_o their_o watery_a place_n with_o other_o sort_n of_o boat_n which_o all_o of_o they_o serve_v for_o habitation_n especial_o to_o mariner_n and_o fisher_n great_a be_v the_o number_n of_o people_n that_o apply_v themselves_o to_o these_o two_o vocaiton_n in_o holland_n and_o in_o zealand_n they_o make_v house_n of_o their_o ship_n and_o of_o their_o house_n school_n here_o they_o be_v bear_v here_o they_o be_v breed_v up_o and_o here_o they_o learn_v their_o profession_n and_o the_o mariner_n especial_o who_o practise_v their_o calling_n in_o run_v so_o oft_o and_o so_o bold_o from_o the_o one_o pole_n to_o the_o other_o and_o wheresoever_o the_o sun_n communicate_v itself_o to_o mortal_n grow_v so_o expert_a therein_o as_o though_o they_o may_v be_v equal_v yet_o they_o can_v be_v outdo_v in_o this_o seafair_a mystery_n by_o any_o nation_n whatsoever_o in_o brief_a these_o people_n be_v general_o give_v to_o traffic_n and_o be_v extraordinary_a industrious_a in_o manual_n and_o mechanical_a arts._n their_o great_a delight_n lie_v in_o their_o meat_n and_o in_o their_o feast_n by_o which_o they_o temper_v the_o melancholy_a of_o their_o tedious_a winter_n which_o be_v rather_o long_o than_o sharp_a the_o country_n abound_v much_o more_o in_o rain_n than_o in_o frost_n they_o be_v general_o well_o shape_v in_o body_n and_o as_o candid_a in_o nature_n as_o in_o countenance_n pleasant_a in_o their_o leisure_n time_n but_o fierce_a in_o their_o war_n and_o much_o better_a in_o fight_v at_o sea_n than_o by_o land_n they_o feed_v most_o upon_o fish_n and_o be_v whit-meat_n wherein_o 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neither_o in_o circuit_n people_n nor_o plenty_n it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o enter_v either_o of_o these_o province_n by_o force_n because_o not_o only_o the_o chief_a place_n but_o even_o the_o common_a town_n be_v environ_v either_o by_o the_o sea_n rivers_n lake_n or_o by_o earth_n than_o which_o there_o can_v be_v none_o more_o low_a nor_o more_o miry_a so_o as_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o these_o people_n be_v thus_o favour_v by_o nature_n be_v both_o so_o sierce_a in_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o spain_n at_o first_o and_o with_o the_o like_a animosity_n maintain_v they_o till_o they_o have_v procure_v their_o own_o peace_n bentivog_n hist_o of_o fland_n pag._n 73._o zealand_n where_o the_o scheld_v fall_n from_o the_o more_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o land_n glide_v for_o a_o good_a space_n along_o the_o confine_n of_o brabant_n and_o flanders_n it_o come_v at_o once_o out_o of_o both_o those_o province_n and_o at_o the_o come_n out_o divide_v itself_o into_o two_o 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