circuit being a Peninsula situate over against the Isle Cuba the chief City is Guatimala over against which lies the Island of Sancta Cruze Of PERUANA Peruana the other or Southern part of America contains Castella Aurea Guiana Pera Brasile and Chile 't is in compass 17000 miles and consequently bigger than the other which is computed but 13000. It contains several Provinces as 1. Castella Aurea so called from its abundance of Gold is admirably stored with Mines Spices Pearls and Medicinal Herbs 2. Castella deloro in which is Nombre de dios and Panama two Towns through which passes all the Traffick between Spain and Peru for whatever comes from Peru is unladen at Panama carried by Land to Nombre dedios and there shipt for Spain and so on the contrary for what is to go to Peru. 3. New Granada situate on the South side a Country very strong by its natural Fortifications of vast stony Rocks yet it has many delicate Vallies which yield much Fruit and some Mines of Gold and Silver but not in any great quantity Cartagena hath a fruitful Soil and great Riches the Metropolis hereof Sir Francis Drake surprized in the year 1585 and besides inestimable Summs of Money and Plate took away with him from thence 240 pieces of Ordnance Guiana hath on the East and South the vast River of Amazons and on the North the great River Orenoque navigable with Ships of Burthen 1000 miles together and with Boats and small Pinaces almost 2000. Yet that of the Amazons is greater still being navigable 6000 miles and towards the Sea is said to be 200 miles broad this Country is situate under the Equinox and the People in the winter dwell in Trees for fear of being drown'd in the usual excessive Floods occasion'd by the frequent Rains Peru hath on the East the Mountains on the West Del Zur or the Pacifique Sea so call'd because it has no Flux or Reflux the Soil is luxuriant in all manner of Grain Fortunate in the civility of its Inhabitants frequency of Cities and salubrity of Air aboundant in Gold and Silver above any other in America The chief Cities are Saint Michaels and Arequipa situate on the River of Plate which is 200 miles long and 150 miles broad at the Mouth the King of this Countrey named Atabalipa being overcome by the Spaniards gave them for his ransome an House piled up full on all sides with refined Gold and Silver being in estimation above ten Millions which when they had received they most perfidiously slew him And here I would mind the Reader and for the honour of our English Nation that several of our Nation hath past and repast the Straights of Magelan into the South Sea or Mare Pacificum 1. Sir Francis Drake and in the year 1669 Sir John Narborough went thither with two Ships the one called the Sweepstakes and the other the Bachelour Captain Humphrey Flemming both which Ships proceeded till they came near the Straights of Magelan not far from Rio St. Julian which was the appointed place of meeting near which place they lost one another whereupon the latter returned home and the other proceeded on her Voyage in the South Sea as far as Baldivia and from thence returned safe to England in the year 1681. Some of our English men under the command of our Captain Sharp and Captain Ringroso after great exploits against the Spaniards by Land entred the South Sea and took some of their ships and in one of them returned home with considerable riches and came about Terra del fueogo and went so far Southerly as far as sixty degrees South Latitude and so came to England A MAPP OF ALL THE WORLD By Iohn Seller Hydrographer to the King EUROPE Lat N. 72. As it is now Divided Contines these Enquires Kingdoms and Estates On the West England Scotland Ireland France Spaine Portugal On the North The Empire of Russia Sweden Denmark In the Middle Italy Germany XVII Provinces On the East Poland Lythvania Turky in Europe Petite Tartary Lat. N. 35. EUROPE Europe is bounded on the north with the North-Sea on the East with Asia on the West with the Atlantick Ocean and on the South with the Mediterranean Sea in length 2800. in bredth 1200 miles The Ayre tempe rate the Soyle fertile Mighty in Trade abounding in Richea excellent in all Arts Sciences the People of white skins generally professing the Chrystian faith inhabited by the lureage of Laphet the 3 Principall languages Latin Tutomck Sclavoruan Great BRITAIN and IRELAND  Cityes Rivers ENGLAND London Westminster Thames York Bristoll Alexander Chester Glocester Humber Canterbury Lincoln Tyne Winchester Exeter Sererne Worcester  Norwich  Bath Wells  SCOTLAND Edenburgh Tweed St Andrews Tay St Iohnston Frith Dundee Glascow Don Aberdeen Dee IRELAND Dublin Shanon Waterford Share Galoway Blackwatter Limerick Barrow Great BRITAIN and IRELAND ITALIA ITALY hath these States The Principality of Piedment Citye Turâ—â— The Principality of Massa Citye Maâ—â— The Marquisat of 〈◊〉 Citye 〈◊〉 The Dukedom of Turcany Citye Flerenâ—â— The Dutchies of Milan Citye 〈◊〉 Parma Citye Parâ—â— Modena Citye Modena Mantua Citye Mantua The Republiques of Venice Citye Venice Genoa Citye Genoa Luca Citye Latea The Bishoprick of Trent Citye Lient St Peters Patrimony Rome The Estates of the Church The Bolognese Bologana The Ferranâ—â—â— Ferrara Romagua Ravenna Urbino Urbino Marca Ancona Sorcuâ— The Kingdom of Naples ITALIA Turkie in EUROPE Containes Romania or Conthinâ—inople Thrace Adrinople Tartary the lesser Crim Moldavia Soczawa Walachia Tmyorista Transilvaina Alba Tulia or Wâ—senberg Hungaria Buda Greece Salonica Sâ—â—avonia Serâ—ia Bulaaria Bosnâ—â— Taisa or Taiza â—â—lands in the Aegean Loâ—ian Adâ—â—arique Seaâ— Turkie in EUROPE The Empire of GERMANY is Divided into X Circles The Kingdom of Bohemia not included The Circle of Franconia Francfort Noremberg Bavaria Munichen Austria Vienna Suabia Ausburgh Ulme The Higher Rhine or Alsatia Strasburgh Cassel The Lower or Electoral Rhine Heidelbergh Mayence Treves Cologne Westphalia Munster The Higher Saxony Dresden Berlin Sterin The Lower Saxony Brunswick Hamburgh Lubeck Burgundy Containing the 10 Catholique and 7 United Provinces GERMANY THE IX CHIEF ISLANDES in the MEDITERRANEAN Counted in Europe are Cityes Sicily Palermo Messina Sardinia Callari Corsica Bastia Majorca Majorca Minorca Port Mahon Corfu Corfu Cephalenia Cephalenia Zante Zante Crete or Candia Candia Canea The IX Chiefe Islands in the Mediterranean Counted in Europe 1 Sicily 2 Sardinia 3 Corsica 4 Majorca 5 Minorca 6 Corfu 7 Cephalonia 8 Zante 9 Candia There are in FRANCE VIII Ancient Soverain Courts of Iustice or Parliaments    Cityes In The Isle of France The Parliament of Paris Normandy Rouan Britanny Renes Guiene Bourdeaux Languedoc Tholouse Provence Aix Dauphine Grenoble Burgundy Dijon To which have been added In Lorrain The Parliament of Mers Bearn Pau FRANCE The Kingdom of SWEDEN Hath these VIII Considerable Parts Countries Cities East Gotland Colmar West Gotland Gotenburgh Sweden Stockholm Upsal Lapland
Corn Spices Coco's Jacero's store of Elephants Silk Cotton and such like in some places of this Countrey in Cambaia the People take a great pride to colour their Teeth black as well they say because that is most beautiful as also because they may differ from Dogs whose teeth are white In the Kingdom of Brama is the Royal City of Pegu distant twenty five miles from the Sea the King liveth in great Riches and Magnificence and always keeps four Elephants three Milk White and one Black all which he divinely worships Cauchin is situate between the River Cantan and the Kingdom of Siam it abounds with Gold Silver Aloes and especially Porcelane where our China-Dishes are made To several parts of this India our English Company which thence takes their name doth yearly traffique make good returns Of ARABIA Arabia is three-fold 1. The Desart called so from the barrenness of the Soil 2 The Stony and 3 The Happy the last being the most pleasant Countrey in Asia abounding with Gold Pearl Balsamum Myrrh Frankincense and all kind of Spices wherein the wondrous Phaexix is supposed to build her Nest The People are swift of foot and for the most part live in Tents the whole is 4000 miles in compass Of CHINA China hath on the East Mare del zur on the North a wall of 1000 miles long to keep them from the Tartars which yet proved too weak a Fense for in the fatal year 1648 they were over-run by that barbarous Nation These Chinoes are ingenious and excellent at Handicrafts they pretend to Guns and Printing long before us and use to boast that themselves have two eyes the Europeans one and all the rest of the world none The Country is of wonderful bigness almost as large as all Europe the Air temperate the Soil pleasant and abounding with Barley Rice Wool Cotton Olives Wines Flax Silk Metals c. and the Land so plain that 't is said they drive their Coaches and Carts commonly with Sails 'T is divided into fifteen Provinces the whole Region contains 't is said 70 Millions of People the probability of which see justified in Heylin's Cosmography Of the Islands of ASIA which are 1. Japan in length 600 miles much of the nature of China but the people more superstitious and in opposition to the Chinoes put off their Shoes in saluting because the others pull off their Hats 2. The Moluceo's five in number whence come most of our Cloves 3. Java in compass 3000 miles for its fruitfulness abounds with Spices here is Bantam a Port much frequented by the English 4 Sumatra the greatest of the Eastern Iflands almost 700 miles long and 200 broad their Riches consists in Pepper Benzoin Cassia Silk c. 5. The Phillippine Islands many in number now in possession of the Spaniard Of AFRICA AFrica is a Peninsula almost circled in round with the Red Sea on the East the Atlantick Ocean on the West the Southern Ocean towards the South and the Mediterranean on the North only there is a small Isthmus or neck of Land not above 60 miles over that joins it to Asia the breadth near 2000 the length above 4000 miles 'T is not very fruitful nor populous except in Monsters and Wild Beasts whereof there it too great plenty as Lions Leopards Crocodiles c. 'T is divided into several Regions as follow Of BARBARY Barbary hath on the West the Atlantick Ocean and on the North the Mediterranean containing the Kingdoms of Tunis Algiers Fez and Morocco their fruits are Figs Olives c. and excellent Horses the men are of a duskish colour well proportion'd stately in their gate Laborious but treacherous the Women sumptuous in Jewels and even beautiful in blackness by reason of the delicate softness of their skins In Tunis is the City Hippo of which St. Augustin was Bishop as also Tripoly so called as having three Cities under its jurisdiction Tunis is a great City containing 10000 Families Algier is subject to the Turk in some respect and yet is a kind of Republique of it self living wholly by Piracy it is very nobly built and contains about 4000 Households Fez extends from Azamor to Tangier now in possession of the English and by the help of the Mole which at vast charge has there been made it may in time become an excellent harbour for shipping The City Fez is great and incomparably situated the Buildings stately to admiration their Roofs adorned with Gold c. and has above 700 Mosches or Temples Of NUMIDIA and LYBIA To go into Numidia we must pass over Mount Atlas an Hill so high that its top cannot be seen whence the Fable that Atlas sustained the Heavens on his shoulders The people have no setled place of dwelling only stay so long as Grass will serve for their Camels and then remove to a new place Lybia joins to Numidia and is so much a Desart that a man may travel eight days without finding water so that Travellers must carry it with them or perish Of the Land of NEGRO ' s. This is call'd so from the River Niger or rather from the black colour of the Inhabitants it hath on the East the upper Ethiopia on the West the Atlantick Ocean The people are stupidly Ignorant and gross Idolaters yet have store of Gold and Silver very fine and pure Of the Vpper ETHIOPIA or the Kingdom of PRESTER JOHN The upper Ethiopia is govern'd by a mighty Prince commonly called Presther or more properly Presbyter John it begins at the entrance into the Red-sea and contains in compass above 4000 miles they have plenty of Rise Barley Pease and Beans Salt is their most currant money Their woods are full of Basil and other odoriserous Plants they pretend to Christianity to which they say they were converted by the Queen Candaces Eunuch mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles to be baptized by Philip and that the Queen of Sheba that went to hear the wisdom of Solomon was of their Countrey and that she had a Son by him who stole away the Ark of the Covenant which they have yet to shew c. The Person of this Emperor is very much honoured by the vulgar to whom he sheweth himself but thrice a year viz. at Christmass Easter and Holy-rood Of EGYPT This Kingdom reaches Eastward to the Arabian Desarts and North to the Egyptian Sea being part of the Mediterranean 't is in length about 560 miles in breadth not above 140 and has no convenient Haven but that of Alexandria This was antiently the Granary of the world and still yields plenty of Sugar Flax Rice all sorts of Grain Fine Linnen Salt Cassia c. This wondrous fertility proceeds from the famous River Nilus which from the 15th of June overflows all the Country for the space of forty days and then drains up its Waters again during which Inundation they secure their Cattel on Hills and Villages which are all built on the highest ground and in the mean time
Boats supply the places of Horses and Camels for commerce The chief City is Alexandria a free Port heretofore much more eminent for Trade than now There is likewise Grand Cairo a City of a marvellous strength eight miles in compass and very populous 't is the greatest Market for Sattins Damasks and Taffeta's in the world but the main Commodities as precious Stones Spices Indian Stuffs Gums Perfumes Amber c. are brought hither overland by Caravans Four miles from hence are the ruins of those Pyramids which Antiquity celebrated as one of the worlds wonders The Red-sea washing this Country on the East is so called from the colour of its Sand and is in length 1600 miles The old Cities Thebes and Memphis are now known only in their ruins the Turks are Lords here and the People generally Slaves and treacherous To this Country the world owes a great part of mysterious Learning or rather is bound to blame them for spoiling natural Philosophy with a mixture of ridiculous Magick and superstitious vanities whence our Vagabond Fortune-tellers to this day take upon themselves the Title of Egyptians or Gypsies Their Priests of old were wont to express their meaning in Hieroglyphicks or odd Pictures The People received the Gospel from St. Mark which they generally retained till the coming in of the Saracens and then embraced Mahumatism which yet continues only those that still remain Christians supposed to be no less than 50000 are call'd Cophti because they use Circumcision They observe not the Lords day nor any other Festival but only in the Cities they embrace and read in their Liturgies a Gospel written as they say by Nicodemus The AFRICAN ISLES Are either in the Ethiopick or Atlantick Sea in the first is Madagascar otherwise called the Land of St. Laurence abounding with all manner of Fruits and Beasts Wild or Tame 'T is in length 1200 miles situate under the Southern Tropick The People are rude savage and treacherous their Commodities are Cloves Ginger and Silver Zocotara is an Isle lying just at the mouth of the Red-sea 60 miles in length and 24 in breadth rich in Aloes Gums and Spices In the Atlantick are St. Thomas an Island 180 miles about lying directly under the Equinoctial very plentiful for Sugar Princes Island is situate between the Equator and the Tropick of Capricorn 't is called so because when the Portugals first conquered it the revenues were alotted to the Portugal Prince The Gorgades are nine Islands situate nigh Cape viride in the Land of Negro's abounding in Goats and now usually called the Islands of Cape Verde The Canary-Isles are in number seven antiently for their fertility called the Fortunate Islands hence come our Canary Wines as also the little rare singing Birds called by that name The Grand Canary excells the rest in greatness and excellency for thither all the others repair for justice But Teneriffe exceeds in situation and same as being supposed to be the highest Land in the world the Mountain being fifteen miles high from whence in all Maps and Charts that I have published to the world I have placed the first Meridian and from thence Eastward do reckon the Longitude The Azores are in number nine of which Tercera being the greatest doth now give name to all the rest it is but eighteen miles in compass and abounds in Oad The second Isle of note is St. Michael Of the 4th part of the world called AMERICA AMerica first found out by Christopher Columbus a Genoese about the year 1486. But takes its name from one Americus Vesputius who some time afterwards made a further and more full discovery thereof This large Region is very plentiful in Fruits and sundry Creatures that the other parts of the world never knew as also in Mines but especially Silver of which the Spaniards at their first coming thither found incredible quantities and still supply Europe with that every year with their Plate Fleet. The Inhabitants are of a complexion swarthy These People are supposed to be the progeny of the Tartars with whose gross manners and ignorance they nearly agree as also in complexion or else of the ten Tribes carried away by Salmanaser America is divided by a certain Isthmus or narrow Neck of Land at Darien into two parts the one Northern called Mexicana the other Southern or Peruana Of the English Empire in AMERICA Of that part of America called Mexicana the greatest or at least the best part pays obedience to the English Sceptre As 1. New-England a very populous and thriving Colony This Plantation was first setled in the year 1623 the people are famous for the strictness of their discipline and living eminent Merchants and of great commerce in many parts of the world They coin money of their own and keep Printing Presses at Boston which is the chief Town of the Countrey which is on the main land the furthest part of the Plantations being bounded with vast Woods so that the utmost extent of the whole is not certainly known Virginia so called in honour to Queen Elizabeth our matchless Virgin Queen in whose days it was discovered is situate on the same Continent but more Southerly its Western Limits are unknown but on the North it has Mary-land and upon the South Carolina 'T is very populous and almost incredible to think what vast quantities of Tobacco is yearly brought from these Colonies to England to the happy livelihood of many thousand Families that deal in it Newfound-land noted for the plenty of Fish we have from thence lying on the South of Davis's Streights Mary-land New-York and New-Jersey are new Plantations lying between New-England and Virginia And there is lately added another Plantation called Pensilvania granted by Patent from his Majesty to William Pen Son to Sir William Pen one of our Late Admirals at Sea to him and his Heirs for ever Whose situation is at the head of the Bay of Chesopeack from 40 to 43 degrees of Latitude and five degrees of Longitude to the West Of MEXICO or NEW-SPAIN Mexico otherwise called New-Spain whence his Catholick Majesty intitles himself Hispaniarum Rex Is bounded on the East without Calfornia on the South Peruana but its Northern limits are unknown so that we cannot certainly say whether this America be a Continent or an Island distinguisht by Sea from Asia Here are abundance of Golden-sanded Rivers store of Mines Mulberry-trees Silk Honey Black Amber c. It was exceeding populous before the arrival of the Spaniards who in seventeen years as Historians tell us slew six millions of them rendring the name of Christianity which they pretended to teach them odious to these poor Heathen by their cruelties The City Mexico is the feat of an Archbishop and the Spanish Vice-Roy 't is in compass six miles and contains 600 Houses of Spaniards and as many of Indians there is an University a Printing-house and Mint the People are witty and industrious good handy-crafts-men and Rich Merchants Jucutan is 900 miles in
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Lâ—estrang Atlas Minimus or A Book of GEOGRAPHY Shewing all the Empires Monarchies Kingdomes Regions Dominions Principalities and Countries in the whole World By John Seller Hydrograph r to the King HONI SOIT 〈◊〉 MAL Y PENSE And are sold at his House at the Hermitage in Wapping and in Pope's head Alley in Cornhill 〈◊〉 Clark â—â—ulp A Geographical Description OF THE WORLD The World by which according to the more common acceptation of the Word in this place we mean only the Globe of the Earth and Seaâ— is divided into four parts Europe Asia Africa and America Of each of which severally and the respective Countries therein we shall here give you a brief Description And first Of EUROPE EVrope so called from Europa Daughter of Agenor King of the Phenecians brought hither as the Poets feign by Jupâ—ter in the shape of a Bull but as Historians Record by a Cretan Captain named Taurus which gave occasion to that Fable Though it be the least of the four grand Divisions of the Earth is yet of most Renown 1. For the Temperature of the Air. 2. Fertility of the Soil 3. The Flourishing of Arts and Sciences And lastly For the Purity and Sincerity of the Christian Faith Its Kingdoms and principal Regions are as follow 1. GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND We rank these in the first place not only in regard they owe Obedience to the Scepter of our Gracious Sovereign but also for that either Salubrity of Air plenty of all things necessary to humane Life or other Advantages they need not give place to any Contry in the Universe Great Britain contains England Scotland and Wales making the most famous Island in the whole World It was antiently called Albion ab Albis Rupibus from the white Rocks appearing on the South Coast towards France from whence it was first discovered Afterwards Britain some say from Brutus of the Trojan Race who first settled a Government here or as others will have it from the Greek Word Prutania signifying Metals because of the great quantity of Brass Tinn Lead Iron c. that is found here The whole length from the Strathy-Head in Scotland to the Lizard-Point in Cornwaâ— is counted 624 Miâ—es and the breadth from the Lands-end in Cornwal to the Isle of Tenet in East Kent 340. England a Name taken from the Angli a People that came in with the Saxons and not chang'd by the Danish or Nâ—rman Conquerors is the chief part of the Island being divided into 39 Counties and 22 Bishopricks is accounted in length 386 Miles in breadth 279 and the Circumference 1532. The Soil is very fertile and plentiful and several of its chief Commodities and Excellencies are expressed in this Verse Anglia Mons Pons Fons Ecclesia Femina Lana England is stor'd with Bridges Hills and Wooll With Churches Wells and Women beautiful Its first known Inhabitants were the Britains who being conquered by the Romans and afterwards over-run by the Sâ—xons were forced to retire into that Corner of the Kingdom called Wales where their Posterity to this day inhabit being a Province divided into 13 Counties and 4 Bishopricks The eldest Son of our English Kings being always entituled Prince of Wales The before mentioned Saxons divided the whole Realm into 7 Kingdoms and were much oppressed for a long time by the Danes but at last being uniâ—ed under one King were subdued by the Normans under William the Conqueror whose Successors continue to this Day Scotland is the Northern part of Britain longer than England but not so broad much colder and less fruitful The whole containing 25 Shires is divided into the Low-Lands which speak a kind of barbarous English and the High Lands whose Language is very near the same with Irish This Realm upon sâ—ccession of King James to the English Crown became united to that Scepter and are jointly stiled Great Britain It s chief Commoditiâ—s are course Clotheâ— Freezes Fish Hides Lead Ore c. Here are four Universities Edinburg Glasco St. Andrews and Aberdeen Two Arch-Bâ—â—hops and eleven Bishops Ireland Is the biggest Island in Europe after Britain the West of which lies towards Spain containing in length above 300 miles and in breadth about 150 miles It neither breeds nor will harbour any Venemous Creature The Soil is very good and by the late Industry of the Inhabitants now the greatest part English the whole Country begins to grow Rich and Flourishing as the populous and fair New Buildings at Dublin and other places demonstrate 2. Of IT ALY. Italy The most famous Region of Europe very much resembles in shape the Leg of a Man a most pleasant and goodly Country commodious for Trassique and very fertile 'T is bounded on the East with the Adriatick Sea South and West with the Tyrrhene Sea and North with the Alts being in length about 1020 mileâ— but in breadth not above 410 at the broadest It abounds with Corn Wine and Oyl yields plenty of Almonds Pomegranates c. The whole Country seeming but as an intire Garden The People were antiently famous for their Valour and Prudence and are still Honourable Courteous Grave and very obliging to Strangers yet much inclined to Jealousiâ— Wantonness and sharp Revenge sparing in Diet but Neat their greatest Expences are about their Gardens Here about 1600 years ago the Latin Tongue flourishâ—d being vulgarly spoken but afterwards by the Invasions of the Goths Vandals and other barbarous Nations the common Speech became mixed and degenerated which at this day we call the Italian and yet is still a most delicate Noble and Courtly Language The Capital City is Rome once Mistris of the World in Temporals and still protending to be so in Spirituals In compass about 11 miles but full of Gardens and waste Grounds so that 't is supposed not to contain above 200000 Souls two parts in three of whom are Clergy-men and Curresans But in the flourishing of the Râ—maâ— Empirâ— iâ— contained 50 miles in compass and not fewer than three or four Millions of People if we creâ—it Lipsius After the Emperors removed their Seâ—t to Constant â—â—tle the Bishop of Rome taking advantage of their Absence be pretended donation from Constantine made himself absolute Prince of a great part of Italy called St. Peters Patrimony and the Lâ—nds of the Church and the rest in time became a â—onized into feveral petty Principalities States In the bottom of the Adriatick now called the Gulf of Venice stands the famous City and Virgin Common-wealth of Venice scituate on many Islands and the Water running through every Sâ—â—ee being in compass 8 miles containing 70 Parishes many excellent Palaces and curious Buildings 3. Of TVRKY in EVROPE The Turk having now a great part of Europe under his Dominion we thought fit to represent those several Regions together As 1. Thrace now called Romania In which stands Constantinople the Seat of the Ottoman Empire by them alled Stambolda and oft-times the Port from the largeness and
conveniency of the Haven This City is situate as if designed for Empire overlooking Europe and Asia commanding the Euxine Sea Propentis and Heliespont being in compass about 18 miles and supposed to contain 700000 living Souls First taken from the Christians by Mahomet the Great in the year 1452. 2. Greece The Antient Mother of Philosophy and Learning but now reduced by Turkish Slavery to Barbarism and Ignorance yet they still profess Christianity and disown the Supremacy of the Pope of Rome being governâ—d by four Patriarks viz. 1. Of Alexandria who presideth over Egypt and Arabia for the Communion of the Greek Church extends through many Regions 2. Jerusalem 3. Antioch 4. Constantinople but still all pay a Tribute about 5 s. sterling an Head per Annum to the Grand Seignior for liberty to exercise their Religion As likewise do those Protestants which dwell within his Dominions in Hungary and thereby live much more happily than their Brethren who are under the Emperor so far does Popish Cruelty exceed Turkish 3. Moldavia and Walachia Two Provinces situate on the River Danubius and between Transilvania and the Euxine or Black Sea the Inhabitants speak a kind of barbarous Latine but so corrupted that it is scarce to be understood 4. A great part of Hungary the rest appertaining to the German Empire The People thereof are Valiant but rude of Behaviour they use the Scythian Language but most of them also speak Latin and for the greater part are of the Reformed Religion 5. Candie Of old called Crete an Island in the Aegean Sea being 650 miles in compass whence formerly came all our Muscadel Wines but it being taken some Years since from the Venetians by the Turks who are prehibited Wine by their Alchoran the Vines are destroyed or neglected so that there is now none of that Wine brought over 4. Of the EMPIRE of GERMANY Germany is divided into the Higher and â—ower which latter is called Belgium or the Netherlands Belgium or the Netherlands is bounded on the East with the River Ems and part of High Germany on the West with the German Sea on the North with East-Friesland and on the South with the Some Champaigne and Lorrain Containing in all 17 Provinces but we shall only speak here of the seven Vnited Provinces or Dutch Common-wealth The Names of which are Holland Zealand Vtrecht Over-issel Zatphen Groningen and Gelderland which Union was first made in the Year 1581 on their revolt from their Antient Sovereign the King of Spain against whom by the great Assistance of the English and Princes of Orange they waged War many Years so successfully that he was at last forced to treat with them as a free State These Countries are exceeding populous and have attempted to grasp the Trade of this part of the World into their Hands being a People very Industrious Crafty c. High-Germany is bounded on the West with France and Belgium on the North with Denmark and its Seas on the East with Prussia Poland and Hungary and on the South with the Alpes and Italy It abounds with most things necessary for â—ife In particular Its Commodities are Mines of Silver and other Inferiour Metals Wines and fresh Fish Quick-Silver Allom c. The People are Honest Laborious and Sincere stout Drinkers and good Souldiers The Women of indifferent Complexion but somewhat Corpulent As for their Diet there is this Proverb The Germans have much Meat but fluttishly drest The French little but neatly cook't The Spaniard neither one nor the other The Title of the Father here descends to all the Children every Son of a Duke is a Duke every Daughter a Dutchess Whence comes that Italian Joque The Dukes and Earls of Germany The Dons of Spain The Mounsiers of France The Bishops of Italy The Nobility of Hungary The Lairds of Scotland The Knights of Naples and the younger Brethren of England all make but a poor Company For Religion some are Papists others Protestants which latter are again divided into Lâ—therans and Calvinists This Country is almost square each side being in length about 650 miles and hath one Governor General called the Emperor a Title derived from the Antient Roman Emperors but retains very little of that Power For most of the under Princes are absolute in their respective Dominions whence this mighty Body by reason of various Interests and Differences becomes nothing so formidable as it would be if firmly united under one Sovereign Monarch 5. Of FRANCE The Kingdom of France is for one intire thing one of the most rich and absolute Monarchies of the World being in Figure almost a Square each side containing about 600 miles 't is bounded on the North with the Lower Germany on the North-west washt with the British Ocean on the West with the Aquitain Sea on the South the Pyrenean Mountains fence it from Spain towards the East it extends to the Mediterranean and full East the Alps divide it from Italy It aboundeth with all manner of good Fruiâ—s besides great store of Fish and Fowl Bâ—t its chiefest Commodities are four viz. Wine Salt Linnen-Cloth and Corn the less material are VVoad for dying Paper Nuts Almonds â—aces to the new Modes c. The People are generally Complemental Inconstant and rash Both their Gentlemen and Citizens live more sparingly than the English They feed most on boild or liquid Meats and are very curious in Sauces In matters of War there is an old Comparison that resembles the French to a Flea quickly skipping into a Country and as soon leaping out of it of which late Transactions afford several Instances Their Language is Amorous and they leave out many Consonants in Pronunciation occasioning this Proverb A French-man Writes not as he Pronounces Sings not as he Pricks nor Speaks as he Thinks The National Religion is Popery yet there be many of the Reformed amongst them whom they call Hugonots though of late much suppressed and debarred of their antient Priviledges The Air in the Northern part of France is purer than that of England and being not so much covered with Clouds drawn out of the Sea becomes more cold in Winter and more hot in Summer and less annoyed with Mists and Rain 6. Of several Countries bordering on FRANCE These are 1. The Catholique Provinces or Spanish Netherlands commonly called Flanders though that be but one of the ten Provinces the Names of the otâ—er nine are Limburg Luxenburg Brabant the Marquisate of the Empire â—rtois Hainault Namurs West-Freisland and Mechâ—â—n The Soil is very fruitful and mightily peopled but exceedingly wasted and impoverished by the late Waâ—s between the French King and the Dutch and Spaniards 2. La Franche Conté or the free County called also the County of Burgundy is invironed with Champaign Lorrain Bressy and the Dutchy of Burgundy being in length 90 miles and in breadth 60. one of the most fertile Provinces in the VVorld The chief City is Besanson the next Dole famous for the Colledg
of Jesuites there It was under the Spanish Crown but a few years ago suddenly surprized by the French 3. Lorrain A Principality adjoyning to that last mentioned about four days Journey in length and three in breadth It abounds with Corn and Wine good Horses plenty of Mines and store of Salt and Fish The Dukes Revenue was formerly computed at 700000 Crowns per Annum and they were wont to give for their Devise an Armed Arm coming as it were from Heaven and grasping a naked Sword to shew that they were absolute Princes holding their Estate by no other Tenure than from God and the Sword But the French have likewise not long since violently overrun this Country and the present Duke Commands the Emperors Forces having married the Queen Dowager of Poland Savoy A Dukedom compassed with Dauphine Switzerland and Piedmont which latter is for the most part under its Government lying on the Italian side of the Alps and being exceeding pleasant and fruitful The rest of Savoy is mountainous and barren Adjoyning hereunto on the Lake Lemane stands the City of Geneva a Common-wealth not extending eight Leagues in Circuit but of indifferent good Trade and well Fortified Switzerland Is likewise a Republick consisting of 13 Shires or Cantons of which five are all Papists six all Protestants and two mixt 'T is thought to be the highest Country in Europe and sends forth four of the greatest Rivers viz. the Danubius through Germany and Turkie East the Rhine through Germany North The Rhosne through France West and Po through Italy South The Soil is but mean being so Hilly but the Men great Warriors and famous for their Mercinary Valour 7. Of SPAIN and PORTVGAL The most Western Country of Europe on the main Continent is Spain separated from France on the North-East by the Pyrenean Mountains and on the VVest joining to Portugal on all other parts washt by the Sea its whole Circuit being about 1900 English miles They are a mixt People descended from Goths Saracens and Jews From the Jews they inherit Superstition from the Saracâ—ns Melancholl from the Goths desire of Liberty They are much given to Women Vain-glorious and Stately very grave in their Carriage zealous Adherers to the Church of Rome Obedient to their Prince true to their words and of wonderful Patience in enduring Adversity Their Women sober loving â—o their Husbands or Gallants wonderful Delicate curious in Painting and Perfuming but by Custome forbidden to drink any Wine at least till they are Married This Country yeilds Sacks Sugars Oyl Metals Liquorice Rice Silk Wool Cork Rosin Steel Oranges Lemons Raisins c. But is defective in Corn and glad to be supplied therewith from Italy France or Sicily Nor are their Cattel large or many their Fare being most upon Sallets and Fruits every Gentleman limited what Flesh he shall buy for himself and Family Their Language is so near the Latine that themselves call it Romance They have 15 Universities such as they are Their Court is kept at Madrid Portugal Is now a distinct Kingdom by it self though antiently but a Province of Spain its chief City is Lisbon 8. Of the ISLANDS in the MEDITERRANEAN Sicily Is a large Island in Compass 700 miles not above a mile and an half in one part from Italy to which anciently as is supposed it was joined The Soil is incredibly Fruitful in VVine Oil Honey Corn c. And is reckoned to contain of Inhabitants near a Million and an half Sardinia In length 180 in breadth 90 miles yeilds great store of Cattel and abounds with Corn It hath 3 Arch-Bishops and 15 Bishops Corsica is but 7 miles distant from Sardinia just over against Genoa in length 120 miles in breadth 70. It produces Oil Figgs Raisins and excellent VVine Maâ—orca and Minorca two Isles about 60 miles from Spain the first 300 the second a 150 miles in Circuit and both indifferent fruitful Corfu Cephalenia and Zant are three Grecian Islands The first is 54 miles in length in breadth 24. The second is in Compass 60 miles and the third of the same bigness They have great plenty of Currants and Oil and enough VVine and are under the Venetians Of Candie we spoke before 9. Of SWEDEN Sweden hath on the East Muscovy on the West the Dofrine Hills on the North the Frozen Seas and on the South the Baltick This Country is little less than Italy and France put together The People are good VVarriors and live hardly the Air is sharp but so salubrious that 't is ordinary for Men to live above 100 Years It aboundeth with Lead Iron Copper Tar Furs c. Containing these Provinces 1. Lapland famous for VVitches the People being generally gross Idolaters 2. Finland 3. Gothland And 4. That which is properly called Sweden The chief City is Stockholm situate in the Sea like Venice Their Religion Lutheranism 10. Of DENMARK Denmark is bounded on the East with the Baltick Sea on the West with the German Ocean on the North it hath Sweden and Germany on the South The Air is very cold but misty which somewhat mitigates it The Soil very good for Pasturage so that they have great store of Cattel But their chief Commodities are Fir Pitch Tar and other Furniture for Shipping Hides Tallow c. The People are good Souldiers Thrifty great Drinkers feeding hardly on dried Fish Bacon and Salt-meats In Religion Lutherans Norway is under the King of Denmark a place very barren so that instead of Bread the People eat dried Fish which we call Stock-Fish They Export Furs Train-Oyl Clap-Bords c. 11. Of POLAND Poland is parted from Muscovy on the East with the River Neiper or Boristhenes on the West from Germany with the Vistula on the North it hath the Baltick on the South Hungary 'T is in compass 2600 miles very fruitful for Barley and Cattel The Inhabitants excellent Souldiers but their King being Elective they are always so pestered with Factions that they can attempt no great matter only to defend themselves against the Turks They are much addicted to the Latin Tongue and have of all Religions amongst them though the present King seem most to favour Popery Their Merchandizes are Amber Barley Wax Honey Pitch Tar c. 12. Of MVSCOVY Muscovy is a vast Country 3300 miles long and 3000 broad part of it only lying in Europe the rest in Asia 'T is bounded on the East with Tartaria on the West with Livonia Lituania and part of Sweden on the North with the Frozen Ocean and on the South with the Caspian Sea the Turks and the Lake called Maeotis The People are short and thick broad Bearded miserable Slaves to their great Duke and very Ignorant The Women love not their Husbands unless they beat them A great part of the Country is very Fruitful abundance of Honey in every Wood vast Trees Black Foxes famous for their Skins plenty of Rosin Flax c. As to Religion they follow the Greek Church Of ASIA ASia