thereof the dayes exceed not the length of twelve houres but after in every clime encrease the length of half an hour and when they come to forty eight parallels and twenty foâ—r climates as I said before the dayes being then twenty four houres long their encrease is then by whole weeks and moneths till in the twenty fourth clime about the pole the day is full half a year long and it is thus between the Equator and the north pole So it is between the said Equator and the south pole wherefore there are two sorts of climes that is twenty four northern and as many southern touching the names of which and other circumstances I shall say nothing here but leave the readers to other more long discourses thinking this enough in a tract of this nature to have spoken of things generally concerning the whole earth The whole earth is now divided into four parts Europe Asia Africa America Of each part and their several regions Empires kingdoms dominions Common-wealths Titles of honours and laws as briefly as I can together also with their sundry trade and commodities Europe though the least of the three first parts of the world nevertheless excelleth all other parts in worthiness power renown multitudes of well-builded cities and of people skilful in all kind of arts also excelling in vertue and the knowledge of God better then all the riches of the world Through the Grecian and Romane Empire in it it hath had once the dominion over Asia and Africa Mr. Heylin mentions in it fourteen mother tongues which I will not stand now to name It hath plenty of grain plants fruits coles rivers and fountains of admirable vertue it needs nothing but what may be well spared as hot spices not so fit for our temper precious jewels the nourishers of vain and soul-destroying pride and wild beasts which cause deserts where they breed yet of gold silver and other commodities it hath a part it is divided on the east from Asia partly by the rivers Duina and Tunnis and partly by the lâ—ke called Meotis now termed Mare de le Zabbacche pone Euxine or Mare Maggiore From Africa it is severed by the midland sea on the west and north side it hath the great Ocean I shall follow Mr. Heylins method in the desciption of the regions and countries thereof beginning with first Italy then going secondly to the Alps thirdly France fourthly Spain fifthly Britain sixthly Belgia sevently Germany eighthly Denmark ninethly Swethland tenthly Russia eleventh Poland twelfth Hungary thirteenth Sclavonia fourteenth Dacia and the fifteenth Greece speaking of the several islands as they relate to some or other of these greater countries Italy the mother of all Latine learning stretcheth out easterly on Asia between the Adriatick and Thuscan Seas and borders towards the west upon France and towards the north on Germany and is severed from those countries by the river Varus and the mountains called Alpes the rest being compassed with the sea It hath had seven kinds of government first Kings second Consuls third Dictators fourth Decemviri fifth Tribunes sixth Emperours seventh Popes It flourished most in the time of Christ and a little afterwards by means of the great and wide dominion of the mighty city of Rome which then reigned as Queen of the world over many lands of Europe Asia and Africa This land excelleth all the lands of Europe in fruitfulness and pleasantness the inhabitants are witty industrious and frugal yet hot and lascivious And withall the men very jealous and that taken to be not without cause The religion there now professed is the Popish Religion unto which they are more straitly kept by the Inquisition The chief wares which are carried out of Italy into other countries are rice silks velvets sattins taffaties grogrems rashes stamels bumbasins fustians felts serving for clokes costly arras gold and silver-thred allum gals Venetian drinking and looking-glasses It containeth at this day the kingdoms of Naples Sicily and Sardinia the lands and patrimony of the Church so called which the Pope possesseth the great Dukedoms of Urbin and Tuscani the Common-wealths of Venice Genoa and Luca and the estates of Lumbardy being the Dukedoms of Millain Mantua Modena Parma Montferrat and the principality of Piemont of all which I shall observe somewhat The Kingdome of Naples in Italy is environed on all sides with the Adriatick Ionian and Tuscan seas excepting where it joyneth on the west to the lands of the Church from which separated by a line drawn from the mouth of the river Tronto or Druentus falling into the Adriatick to the spring head of Axofenus taking up all the east of Italy one thousand four hundred sixty eight miles it hath anciently been called the kingdome of both the Sicilies The fertilest place of all Italy abounding in all things necessaâ—y for life delight and Physick Hence are also brought the Neapolitan horses It hath had thirteen Princes twenty four Dukes 25. Marquesses ninety Earles and nine hundred Batons not titular onely but men of great estates It hath had twenty six Kings of several countries beginning first with the Norman race and now being in the hand of Spain the disease called now the French Pox was first in all Christendome found here The Arms of this kingdome are Azureâ—seme of Fleur de Lices or a file of three Labels Gules Its revenue is two millions and an half of crowns whereof twenty thousand are the Popes his chief rent and the rest so exhausted in maintaining Garisons upon the Natives and a strong Navy against the Turks that the King of Spain receiveth not a fourth part thereof clearly it hath twenty Arch-bishops and one hundred twenty seven Bishops-Seas The kingdom of Sicilia in Italy is situate under the fourth climate the longest day being thirteen hours and an half it shoots forth into the Sea with three capes or Promontories The people are ingenious eloquent and pleasant but withal very inconstant and full of talk they invented Oratory Pastoral Eclogues hour-glasses with military Engins The soyl is incredibly fruitful in Wine Oyl Honey Minerals of gold silver and allum together with plenty of salt and sugar there are also gems of Agats and Emeralds it yieldeth also great store of the richest silk hath most excellent and delicious fruits both for tast and colour with abundance also of all sorts of grain Here is the hill Aetna which many have taken to be hell and ignorant Papists Purgatory because of its sending forth of flames of fire which the brimstone there causeth It hath many Cities Rivers and Lakes of which I cannot stand to treat There were eight Kings of Sicilia six of the first whereof were called to rule In the year one thousand two hundred eighty one the house of Arragon governed it and there hath succeeded ten Kings It is now united to the Crown of Spain the revenue is eight hundred thousand some say million of Duckets disbursed again on the entertainment of the
that are most famous are Sernoga Gambaea and Rio Degrand In Gniomy aâ—e these famous towns Serze-Lionne or Cachieu Saint George De la Mine and Benin In Nubia are these remarkable Cities Gorham Cusam Nubia Dancala Iulac Bugiha Canfila and Daâ—ila In the upper Ethiopia which containeth the Kingdomes of Barnegus Tigremahon Amara Damont Cafatos Innari Gogame Baga Medri Meroe Ximenchi and Dambaea there are these famous cities Barone Caxumo Amara Damont Cefates Narre Goyame and Adeghena the Rivers which are here most memorable are the Rivers of Zaire and Quilmanci In that part which is called Zanguebar are these remarkable cities Dambea Mosambique Quiloa Monbaze Melinda On the side of Aian are Brava Magadaxo Adea Adel On the side of Abex Erocco or Arquico Suaquem Biafra In the lower Ethiopia which comprehendeth Congo Caffrare and Monomotepa are the famous cities of Banza Loanga S. Salvador Cabazze or Dongo Safula Simbaos or Messapa and Butua and Tang or Tete the Rivers are Cuama Spiritu Sancto and the River Dos Infantes In Africa are divers islands as Malta in the Mediterranean Seas the chiefest city whereof is Vallette In the western Ocean the Canaries the Cape Verd and the Isle of Saint Thomas the chiefest in the Canaries is called Saint Iago and in Saint Thomas Panoasan In the Eastern Ocean there is the isle of Madagascar or Saint Laurence and the isle of Zocotora who hath a city after her own name America AMerica the fourth part of the world hath obtained this name from Americus Vesputius who in the year of Christ one thousand four hundred ninety seven did sail about it but it was first of all discovered by Christopher Columbus five years before who went out with the authority of Ferdinando King of Castile and called it the new West-Indies by reason of the likeness where they seem to return to the other Indies It is divided into two parts one is called Mexicana and Peruana the Spaniards and Hollanders possess a great part thereof which they have fortified very strongly it is exceeding rich of gold and silver insomuch that as the Historians witness Attalalipa King of Peru being taken prisoner by the Spaniard for his ransome did offer and promise to fill his prison being a place of twelve foot long and seventeen foot broad once full of gold to such a height as he standing upon the toes of his feet was able to reach with the points of his fingers stretched on high or fill the same twice as full of silver if they had rather have that unto the uppermost roof of it yea the Spaniards when they first entred into the country shod their horses both with gold and silver as Historians testifie Peruana is divided now adaies into three several parts according to the situation of the land to wit in plain land in mountains and in lands which are hilly grounds without them Out of these countries are brought over into Europe gold silver Beza and other precious stones salsaparilla sugar in abundance Brasil wood cotton costly plumes jackanapses several sorts of curiously feathered birds and many more druggs and merchandise and thus much for the fourth part of the world Magellanica which some Geographers would have now the fifth part of the world is since found out to be a very little part as consisting onely of some few Islands and the southern side of the Magellanick Straits so called by Fredericus Magellanicus who discovered it in the year one thousand five hundred and twenty writing moreover that there he had seen tall men about nine and ten foot high and he saw many fires which the inhabitants had kindled doubtless by reason of the coldness of the weather he named it the land of fire or smoky whereby he presumed the more that it must needs be a very vast great country reaching east and westwards unto new Guinney according to which guessing it hath hitherto been delineated by the maps of Geographers but since hath there in stead thereof a large and wide Sea been found both by Iacob Le Mair who in the year one thousand six hundred sixteen sayling about the southern coast of these islands entred into the Indies and by Iohn Davis in the year one thousand six hundred forty two who sayling toward the north about one thousand 6 hundred forty further then Guinny discovered divers lands and passing on the southside sayled about the east coast of new Guinny and so going on westward he came to the Indies whence we may certainly gather that all the former descriptions and definitions of the Magellanick and unknown lands are but meer abuses and certain devised fables And thus now God enabling me I have finished the description of the world and the four parts thereof and leave my endeavours herein to the judgement of the Reader The chiefest cities of America with the names of the Rivers IN the Northern part of America are Greenland East-land and Iceland in which are the towns of Bearford and Scalbod In Canada or new France are the towns of Quebec and Port-Royal some degrees more foutherly are New Engand the New Low-countries Virginia the isles of Bermudes and more southerly of them the islands of Barbadoes and Saint Christophers In Virginia are the towns of Iames in New-England the town of Plimmouth the Rivers in Caneda that be most famous the River of Canada or Saint Laurence the River of Chesseapeac or Powatan the Trinity and the River of May The cities in New-Mexico that are most remarkeable are the End and the Granada In Hispaniola is the city of Domingo in Cuba the city called Hanana In the isle of Iamaira the city called Sevillaâ— In the Island of Boriquenrie Puerto Rico in Florida is Saint Augustino In Mexico or New-Spain are these great cities Mexico Mechoaâ—an or Wallodolid Saint Estenan Del Puerto Los Angeles Antequera Dela Vetoria Meroda Guadalaida Compostella Saint Sebastian Saint Miguel Gernada and Zacateca There are also Saint Iago De Guatimala Guevetulan Cinidid Real Verapax Valadolid or Commagaiva Leoade Nicaragua Cartago La Conception Portobello and Panama The Rivers here most famous are Nort of New-Mexico Spiritu Sancto towards the east Spiritu Sancto towards the west Econdido Panuco Barania Zacatula and Desaguadero de Nicaragua In Terna Firma are the famous cities of Cartagena Saint Martha Saint Fe de Bogatta Na Sa de los Remedios Veneznella O Cori Cordova lannuena O Comana Manoa O el Dorado In Peru are these remarkable cities Cali Popaian Saint Francisco de Quito Bacca Saint Iuan de las Selinas Lima O los Reyes Cusco Potosi la Plata Sancta Cruz de la Sierra Saint Iago de Chili and L' Imperiale The Rivers which are most famous in Terra Firma and in Peru the River Grand O de Darien the River Grand O de Sancta Martha Paria O Orinoque Essequâ—be and Desaguedero de Peru. In the south part of America is Terra Magellanica where is the city Del Rey Felippe there are the Magellan isles and Terra del Foco In Brasile are these fourteen memorable cities Para Maranhan Ciara Potenii Paraiba Tamaraca Olinda Seregippe Saint Salvador Los Istcos Porto Seguro Spiritu Sancto Sancte Sebastian Los Santos The Rivers in Brasile are Orelhane or des Amazones Maragnan O de Mirari Tabacouru the great River of Potengi the River Zoyal In Ria de Plata are the cities of Saint Iago del Festero Cordova de Tucuman L Assumcicon Civided Real O Ontiveros The River here that is most famous is called Paraguay A Catalogue of some Plates Maps Pictures and Copy-books that are Printed and sold by Peter Stent dwelling at the Sign of the White-Horse in Gilt-spur street betwixt New-gate and Py-corner General Maps A Map of the World A Map of England A Map of Ireland A Map of France England Scotland and Ireland in four sheets Maps of Shires Kent two sheets Essex Surrey Hartfordshire Norfolk Susfolk Stafford-shire VVarwick-shire VVorcester-shire Leicestershire and Rutland in one Cheshire Lancashire Virginia Pictures of men in quarto His Highness the 〈◊〉 Protector Sir Thomas Overbury Cardinal VVolsey Sir Thomas Gresham Duke of Buckingham Prince and Princess of Orange Prince Rupert Pr. Maurice Earl of Salisbury Mr. Brightman Bishop Usher Dr. Eravius Mr. Shelton Gen. Lashley L. Say King Charles 2d of Scotland Earl of Pembrook Earl of Manchester Great sheets Battel of Nazby 2 sheets with observations Dunbar battel in 2 sheets 4 Plates of Signes or Badges for Innes or Taverns 42. The Cities of London Gunpowder Treason and 88. The Arms of the trades and Corporations of London 74. A Death Jerâ—salem 2 sheets Lord Gen. Ludlow on Horsback X. Commandements X. Persecutions of Christians Orpheus Copy Books Cokers coppy book Davis coppy book Billingsley in quarto Billingsley in octavo One Published by P. S. 2d by Lewis Hews 2d called Hancocks 22. Plates And all other sorts of Coppy books that are to be had in London Books for Draughts of Men Birds Beasts Flowers Fruits Flyes Fishes c. 1 Book of J. Fullers Drawings 15 plates 1 Book of Draughts of Mr. Hollars work and Mr. Vanderburghs 18. plates Flora 13. plates Beasts Birds c. 1 Book of Birds sitting on spâ—igs 16. plates 1 Book of beasts 1 Book of branches 11 plates 1 Book of Flowers 12 Plates for Cheez trenchers Pictures in sheets of their Excellenciâ—s Robert E. of Essex Tho. L. Fairfax the Protector Divers Pictures of Mr. Payn Hollar Faythorn Pumbard Gaywood and other Artists works And all other sorts of Maps Pictures Copy-books c. that are usually sold in black and white and in Colours Minerva and 7 liberal Arts FINIS A NEW MAPP OF THE WHOLE WORLD IN MANY PLACES AMENDED BY THE AVTHOR N I PISCATOR AND augmented and enlarged by Io Bleau Anno Dom 1657 London printed and sould by Peter Stent at the white horse in guilt spurr Street without Newgate
from hence are gold silver coper divers colours wines and velvets Damask and Turkish Grogram their religion hath in it some substantial error as that they deny that the Holy Ghost proceedeth from the Father and the Son they hold also baptisme of fire to be necessary yet they resist the Authority of the Bishop of Rome And thus now have I finished Europe the first part of the world The names of the greatest and most famous cities and Rivers in the world IN Italy the cities of Genoa Milan Venice Florence Rome Bologne and Naples the rivers most famous are Arnus Tiber and Po. The cities in France that are most famous are Amiens Rouen Paris Troyes Nantes Orleans Dâ—ion Lyons Burdeaux Toulose Marseilles Greâ—â—ble Anverse the rivers that are most remarkable are the Lâ—yre the Garone the Rhone the Sâ—yne The cities in Spain that do most prefer themselves to observation are Toledo Madrid Leon Pampelunc Bilbo Priede Saint Iames of Compostella Lisbone Fax Siville Grenade Mursy Sarragosa Barcelona and Valentia the rivers there most famous are the Dower the river of Tagus the Gadian and the Guadalguinur The cities in England that be most famous are London York Bristol the rivers most famous are the Thames the Severn the river of Humber and the Ouâ—â— The cities in Scotland most famous are Edinborough Sterlin Aberdin and Saint Andrews the most famous River is the River of Tay. The most famous city in Ireland is Dublin and the greatest River is the River of Shannon The chiefest cities in the Netherlands belonging to the Catholicks are Metz Besancon Chambery Antwerp the chief city belonging to the united States is Amsterdam the two most famous Rivers are the River of Scheld and the River Mosa The most famous cities in Germany are Strasborough Colen Munster Norimbergh Ausburgh Numick Vienna Prague Dresda Berlin Stettin and Lubeck the chiefest Rivers are the Rhine the Weser the Elbe the Oder and the Danow the most famous cities in Denmark are Coppenhague and Trondon the chiefest River is the Wezer The chiefest cities in Swedeland are Calmar Stockholme Abo and Riga the last whereof is in Livonia but now in the possession of the King of Sweden the most famous River is the River of Torne The chiefest cities of Russia are Mucow Wolodimax Saint Michael the Arch-Angel Cazan and Astracan the most famous Rivers are the Dwine the Volga the Don or Tana The most famous cities in Poland are Cracovia Warsovia Dantzick Vilna Kion Cameneca and Smolensco which is part of Muscovy and now again in the possession of the great Duke the chiefest Rivers in Poland are the Vistula or Weisser the Niemen the Duna or the Niester and the Boristhenes The chiefest cities in Hungary Transylvania Valastia Moldavia and little Tartary are Buda Presborough Hermonstade Tergoguis Czuchan or Sozow Craffa and Burgos the chiefest Rivers are the Drin the River of Oxfeus or Alfeus the River of Peneus the Vardax the Marize and the Danubius The most famous cities in Dacia are Trieste and Pedena The most famous cities in Bohemia are Cuttenbergh Pilzen Dommingraci and Budrozis The most famous cities at this time in Greece Buda Salonique Andrianopolis Scutary Durazzo La Valone L Armiro Prevezza Larta Lepanto Setines or Athens Stines or Thebes Corinth Patras Misira or Lacaedemonia which are all now in possession of the Turks The most famous cities in Bosnia are Iuycza Bagnalone Fruansaray in Croatia is the famous city of Wihitz The chiefest cities in Sclavonia are Nona Zara Nonigrad Tinâ— Sebenico Saint Nicolo Trau Spalato Salona Almisse Starigrad Vesiâ—chio Catara Buda and Dolcigno The most famous city in Walachia is called Tergovis and in Moldavia Zaczow In the land of Sicily there are the famous cities of Messina and Palermo in the Island of Sardinia the city of Calari and in Corsica the city Bastie The renowned cities in Romania are Constantinople and Adrianopolis Asia ASia is now the second part of the world eparated from Europe by the floods Tanais and Duina and from Africa by the narrow part of Lod le lakis Unto Egypt it is bigger then Europe or Africa and doth far exceed them in riches as precious stones and spices this region hath been renowned by the first second Monarchs of the world there man was created placed in Paradise seduced by Sathan and redeemed by our Saviour In this part was done most of the histories mentioned in the Old Testament and many things also in the New the eminent persons that have the rule of Asia are the Kings of China the King of Persia the great Turk and the Emperour of Russia Tartaria is bordered upon the north sea eastward upon the Sea of China southward upon the Provinces of China of India with the flood Oxdo and the Sea Mare Caspium and towards the west with the flood Mare Steneum and Morâ—ovia The Tartariaus are divided into certain commonalties ot colonies one from another so they differ in manners and trade of life they are men of a squaâ—e stature broad and gross faces their eyes sink into their heads and looking somewhat a squint they are strong of body and hardy they eat horses and all other beasts except hogs howsoever they are slain China is bounded on the east by the east Sea on the west with India and Bramus and on the north it is divided from Tartaria with a wonderful wall four hundred miles long built between the mountaines it is divided into fifteen Kingdoms or great Provinces and having a peculiar Prince but all yielding obedience to their great King it is reported that he may bring into the field three hundred thousand foot and two hundred thousand horsemen The land is fruitful of grain and beasts wild and tame wines of precious stones gold copper iron steel and pearl and good store of silk also very great cities well peopled Paquin is the royal city of which things be written that be incredible the people are lively witty wondrous artists they make waggons that sayl over the land as the ships do over the Sea the art of Printing and making of guns is more ancient with them then with us they have good laws according to which they do live but they want the knowledge of God for they are heathens and worship the sun moon and stars yea and the Devil himself that he may not hurt them Iapan aboundeth so with gold that it is reported that the Kings palace was covered therewith in the time of Paulus Venetius India situated between Persia and the Tartars Sinca and the Indian Sea all writers account it the best and goodliest land in the world for it 〈◊〉 almost the whole world with precious Jewels and pearls medicinal drugs and perfumes that it may be called an earthly paradise and it belongs to the Spaniards Persia is a mighty rich land governed by the Sophy though he a Mahometist yet warreth against the Turk for the religion of Mahomet 〈◊〉 differences in expounding the Alcoraâ—â—
Vice-Roy defence of the Island the Arms are four Pallets Gules sable being those of Arragon between two Flanches Argent charged with as many Eagles Sabel beaked Gulâ—s It hath had seven Princes four Dukes thiâ—teen Marquesses fourteen Earls one Viscount and forty eight Barons the people are Papists and have three Arch-Bishops and nine Bishops The Island and kingdome of Sardinia in Italy lyeth west from Scicilie from the neerest point Cape Boy or Cape Bara It is distant about two hundred miles it is in lenghth one hundred eighty miles ninety in breadth five hundred sixty in the circuit and is situate under the fourteenth climate the longest day being fourteen houres there is neither Woolf nor Serpent neither venomous or hurtful beast but the fox onely and a little creature like a spider which will by no means endure the sight of the Sun excep◠〈◊〉 by violence Some pools it hath very plentiful of fish but generally are destitute of River-water that they are faiâ— to keep the rain which fals in winter for their use in summer by means whereof and for that there is is no passage for the Northern winds being obstructed by the high mountains neer Cap-Lugudori the air is generally unhealthy if not pestilential The soil is very fertile but ill manured well stored with all sorts of cattel the horses hereof â—ot headstrong and hard to be broken but will last long the bullocks naturally gentle so that the country-man doth as familiarly ride them as they do in Spain on Mules or Asses here is also the beast called Mufrones or Muscriones found in Corsica also but in no other part of Europe somewhat resembling a Stagg but of so strong an hide that it is used by the Italians in stead of Armour of the skinne of which carryed to Cordova in Spain and there dressed is made the right Cordovant leather also there is an herb whereof if one eat it is said that he will dye with laughter the herb being of such a poysonous nature that it causeth the man to dye with such a convulsion of sineâ—s thaâ— he seemeth to grinne or laugh at the time of his death The people are small of staâ—â—re their complexion inclining unto swarthiness rude in manners very slothful and rebellious yet given to hunting their dyet mean their appaâ—â—el in towns gorgeous in villages base their religion papistically formal little curious their Clergy being counted the most illiterate and ignorant in that part of the world called Chrisâ—endome it 〈◊〉 now in the hands of the king of Spain 〈◊〉 by a Vice Roy who resides at Calariâ— and must of necessity be a Spaâ—â—ard under whom are 〈◊〉 Deputies Governour◠〈…〉 what profits arise here to the King of Spain I have no where found The arms hereof are said to be Or a cross Gules betwixt four Saraçens heads Sable curled argent There are also divers small islands belonging thereunto And lastly it hath three Arch-bishops and fifteen Bishops The lands of the Church or the Popes Dominions in Italy lie west of the realm of Naples extended north and south from the Adriatick to the Tuscan Seas bounded on the north-east with the river Trontus on the south-east with the Axofenus by which two parted from that kingdome as on the northwest by the rivers Poe and Frore by which separated from the State of Venice and on the southwest by the river Piscio by which it is divided from the modern Tuscany or the State of the Florentine It is the middle of Italy having in breadth from one Sea unto another above one hundred miles and in length above three hundred miles the land exceeding fertile abounding with multitudes of people seldome consumed with wars they are good husbands for their ground but no tradesmen for Manufactures there have been fifteen Exarches of Ravenna in Romandiola seventeen Dukes and Marquesses of Ferrara the revenue whereof was two hundred fifty thousand crowns yearely but now it is not worth so much to the Pope there have been also six Dukes of Urbin the revenues are one hundred thousand crowns but the chiefest glory they have is of the city Rome sometime the Empress of the world there are accounted to have passed in it sixty five Bishops before it usurped the spiritual supremacy over Christendome Bonifacius the third in the year of Christ six hundred and six making the sixty sixth Bishop so fulâ—illing the mark of Antichrist Rev. 13. 18. of the number six hundred sixty six which also the numeral letters make up in his arrogant Title Genera Lis VICar Ius DeI In terrIs The Bishops taking this Title in the year one thousand six hundred forty four had been one hundred seventy nine and both added together two hundred forty four and how many more they shall be he onely knoweth who knoweth all things the ordinary temporal revenues of the Pope are two millions of crowns but the extraordinary spiritual twice as much There were several orders of monks installed at several times called the orders of Sainâ—Basil Austin Ierome Carmelites Crouched Fryers Dominicans Benedictines Franciscans Iesuites and Oratorians And of women the Orders chiefly of Clare and Bridget which to name onely I think may suffice in a Treatise of this nature The Arch-Bishops here are forty four the Bishops fifty seven The Italian Provinces of the State of Venice lie northward of the lands of the Church from Romandiola to the Alps bounded on the South with the Territory of Ferrara and the rest of Romandiola on the west with the Dukedome of Millain on the north with the main body of the Alps and on the east with the Adriatick sea and the river Arsia by which it s parted from Liburnia a Sclavonian province It abounds with wise people and fruitful cities and countries their religion is popish but not so absolutely slavish as the rest They bâ—ptize the Sea yearely and their Duke marryeth it as often Their government is Aristocratical and popular they have had neer one hundred Dukes of Venice they have two principal orders of Knighthood of Saint Mark the Patron of the city instituted one thousand three hundred thirty and renewed one thousand five hundred sixty two They are to be of noble blood at least a Gentleman their word or Motto is Pax tibi Marce the other is of the glorious Virgin instituted one thousand two hundred twenty two their charge is to defend Widows and Orphans and to procure as much as in them is the peace of Italy The Arms of the order is a purple cross between certain stars the Habit a white Surcoat over a russet cloak and seems to be religious as well as military there are in this Italian part of Venice two Patriarchs and sixteen Bishops The Dukedome of Florence or the estate of the Gâ—eat Duke of Tuscany is divided in the east from Saint Peters Patâ—imony by the river Pisca on the west from the Common-wealth of Genoa by thâ—river Macra and the strong fort of Sarezana
arms are Gules a carbuncle nowed Or the chief order of knighthood was of the Lilley their Blazon a pot of Lilies with the pourtraiture of the Virgin ingraven upon it their duty to defend the faith and dayly to repeat certain Avemaries thirdly Biscay and Empascon hath had nineteen Lords their arms Argent two wolves sable each of them in his mouth a lamb of the second four Leon and Oviedo hath had thirty Kings the arms are argent a Lion passant crowned Or five Gallicia hath had ten Kings the arms Azure semee of Cressets fiched a Chalice crowned Or six Corduba hath had twenty Kings the arms Or a Lion Gules armed and crowned of the first a border Azure charged with eight towers argent seven Granado hath had twenty Kings the arms Or a Pomgranate slipped Vert eight Murcia nine Toledo hath had eleven Morish Kings ten Castile hath had twenty Kings the order of Mercie is his chief order here their arms are a cross argent and four beads Gules in a field Or their habit white the rule of their order that of Saint Augustine their duty was to redeem Christians taken by the Turks with such money as was bestowed upon them eleven Portugal hath had twenty one Kings the principal orders of Knighthood here are first of Avis wearing a green cross second of Christ instituted one thousand three hundred twenty one their robe is a black Cassock under a white surcoat wherewith a red cross stroked in the midst with a white line their duty to expel the Moores out of Boetica the next neighbour to Portugal the arms of this kingdome are argent on five Escouchins Azure as many Befants in Saltire of the first pointed sable within a border Gules charged with seven towers Or eleven Majorca hath had successively four Kings twelve Aragon hath had twenty Kings the order of Knighthood is of Mintesa their robe a red cross upon their breast the arms Or four Pallets Gules all these are now united in one Monarchy of the King of Spain Their religion Popish whereunto they are kept by the violence of the Inquisition The land yields all sorts of wines oyles sugar grain metals as gold and silver it is fertile enough for the inhabitants whose ambitions for the most part are base the meanest proud the best superstitious and hypocrites many of them lascivious yet good souldiers by patience in enduring hunger thirst labour The King is not rich by reason of his great expences to keep his dominions in which he hath eleven Arch-bishops fifty two Bishops England together with Scotland on the north part thereof maketh the greatest Island of Europe and the richest in the world situated in a very temperate soil and wholesome air and exceeding fruitful in wheat and other grain hath many pleasant rivers plentifully stored with fish excellent havens commodious and safe mines of silver lead iron espetially of fine tinne innumerable flocks of sheep bearing fine wool of which is made cloth that serves not only themselves but is also transported into other parts the chief city is London the inhabitants are brave warriers both at sea and land and many of them learned and witty the orders of Knight-hooâ— are of Saint George or of the Garter there are twenty six Knights of it whereof the King of England was the Soveraign the Ensigne is a blew Garter buckled on the left leg on which these words are embroidered Honi soit qui mal y pense about their necks they weare a blew riband at the end of which hangeth the image of Saint George upon whose day this order is for the most part celebrated Secondly of the Bath instituted one thousand and nine They used to be created at the Coronation of Kings and Queens and the installing of the Prince of Wales Their duty to defend true religion Widows Maids Orphans and to maintain the Kings rights the Knights thereof distinguished by a red riband which they weare ordinarily about their necks to difference them from Knights Bachelours of whom they have in all places the precedence unless they be also the sons of noble men to whom their birth gives it before all orders Thirdly of Baronets an hereditary honour the arms are Mars three Lions passant gardant Sol. Scotland invironed with the sea except on the south side where it bordereth with England is not so fruitful yet hath of all things enough to sustain it self the head-city is Edenborough Scotland giveth not many sorts of course woollen cloth wool mault hides fish The principal order of Knighthood here is that of Saint Andrew The Knights did weare about their necks a collar interlaced with thistles with the picture of Saint Andrew appendant to it The Motto is Nemo me impune lacessit Secondly of Nova Scotia ordained by King Iames one thousand six hundred twenty two hereditary but the Knights thereof distinguished by a riband of Orange Tawney the arms of the kingdome are Sol a Lion rampant Mars within a double Tressure counter-flowred Ireland is full of brooks marshes waters and woods hath good pasture and abundance of tame and wild beasts but little grain the inhabitants are rude and wild people yet through the conversation and government of the English are dayly more and more brought to civility the aire here is very temperate cooler in summer and warmer in winter then in England the arms of Ireland are Azure and Harp Or stringed Argent The Isles belonging to great Brittain are the Surlings or Scillies Garnesey Iarsey Wight Anglesey Man Hebrides Orcades and many others All which three Kingdoms and Islands aforesaid make up one Common-wealth under the government of his now Highness OLIVER Lord Protector Their religion is Calvinist Protestant their government called Independent The Low Countries contain seventeen Provinces the Dukedoms of Brabant Guelderland Lymburge and Lisenburge the countries of Flanders Artois Henault Holland Zeland Namen Zukfen the Marquisate of the holy Empire the Lord-ships of Freezland Michlen Ouserisen and Graving all which are lands above measure well tilled and inhabited containing two hundred and eight cities fortified with walls and ditches and about six thousand three hundred villages with parish Churches besides the Castles Forts and Noble mens houses which are almost infinite in number This land is watered with many excellent rivers as the Rhine the Mose the Mard the Scheld and others It hath also many commodious Sea-Havens abounding in ships and very skilful and expert Mariners and Pilots as by their navigations may appear whereby they have compassed as it were the whole world The inhabitants also are very valiant and notable warriors as well by sea as by land as their enemies themselves will witnes They are excellently well skilled in all cunning and handy-crafts Many attribute unto them the invention of the Sea-compass as also the needle and laudable art of printing of books they send abroad into other parts all sorts of linnen and wollen cloth Camerick Pasementlace of gold silver and silk
out of Persia are brought the Bezor stone and other precious stones pearls of great value and many â—â—k-works Nâ—tolia or Asia the less wherein is that part of land foâ—mâ—rly called Canaan by which lye the Arabians this Asia is a good and fruitful country and hath been eminent in the true religion for therein were written the most part of the New Testament It is almost divided from Africa by the Red and Mediterranean sea and is now a part of the Turkish empire The chief Islands of Asia are Zellant whose ground is alwayes green and the trees laden with blossoms and fruits as oranges lemons the cinamon grows here in whole woods for it is the second rind of a tree but being cut and laid in the sun becomes red the tree in three years space receives his â—ind again besides many other beasts here are a multitude of Elephants Sumatra yieldeth besides other sorts of spices abundandce of pepper here are also moneys of divers metals of which the inhabitants have learned to cast good Ordinance very great Elephants are found here which being learned are serviceable in war The Rhinoceros a deadly enemy to the Elephant is found here for though he be less yet he warreth with him having whet his horn on the rock he therewith seeks to rip up the Elephanâ—s belly He is by many held to be the true Unicorne every part of him especially his horn being sovereign against all poyson Iava is very fruitful in several spices and Indian fruits especially pepper Benda a second Island but very famous for herein onely are several islands hereabout grow all the nutmegs and mace which are in great abundance sent into all the world the trees on which nutmegs grow yield three times in the year fruit onely in August and December but the most and best in April The islands of the Mollucas though but sand yet are known all over the world by reason of the plenty of cloves which grow up here onely are dispersed over all the world they are five in number Ternate Tidon Matir Mantrian and Bachion Victuals are here scant for there grows neither rice nor any other grain it hath no cattel but a few goats and hogs they make their bread of certain trees and roots In these islands onely are found the bird of Paradise which for the strangeness and fairness of feathers exceeds all the birds in the world Thus much touching the second part of the world The chiefest Cities of Asia with the Rivers THe chiefest cities in Asia which belong unto the Turks are in Anatolia Burse Chioutai Angoure Trebisond Sattalie the Rivers there most famous are the River of Alie Iordan Euphrates and Tigris The most famous Cities in Syria are Aleppo Tripoli Damas Said and Hierusalem The most famous Cities in Georgia are Mosul Bagded Balsora Sanatopoli Stranu Derbent The most famous Rivers in Georgia are the Rivers of Fazze and Arais The most famous Cities in Arabia are Herac Ava Medina and Mectra the most memorable River is the River of Cayban The chiefest Cities in Persia are Tauris Gorgian Coysolma Hispahan Erat Sus Schiras and Ormutz the chiefest Rivers are the Rivers of Tirditiri and Bendimur The chiefest cities of India are Amedabur Cambaia Gouro Diu Bengala Pangab or Lahor Agra Goa Calicut Visnagor Pegn Arracan Malaca Camboge and Facfo the fairest Rivers in India are the River Indus Ganges and Mecon The most famous cities in China are Paguin Quinâ—ay Caneun Macao Mancian and Nagaia â—â—ordo the greatest River is the River of Quiâ—am or Iamsu Quiam The most famous cities in Tartary are Zaâ—aspe Samarcanda Thibet Cambalu Tatur or Tartar the chiefest Rivers are the Tatar the â—eniscoy the Oby the Chezel and the Albiamu The Isles in Asia in the Ocean are the isle of Iaphan where are the cities of Bungo Meaco and Sacay The Phillipine islands in which are the cities of Lusor Manille and Mindanao The Moluno Islands in which are the cities of Gililo Mucasar and Aquen Not far from thence is Sumatra and Iava where are the cities of Candra and Columbo neer unto it is Bornro Manur and Male In the Mediterranean Sea there are the islands of Cyprus Rhodes and Scarpanto in which are the famous cities of Nicosia Formagusta Rhodes and Scarpanto In the Archipelago there are the islands of Chios and Metelin which have cities after their own names Africa AFrica the third part of the world is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean sea and from Asia by the Red Sea she yieldeth gold balm ivory ebony sugar ginger dates aloes myrrh feathers also Madera the countryes in Asia now follow Barbary is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea northward on the east with Egypt on the south with the mount Atlas and westward with the Altantick ocean the inhabitants are faithless crafty in promising and also in performing they are fraudulent covetous and beyond measure jealous of their wives their country yields olives figs dates oranges and a certain kind of goat whose hair makes a stuff as fine as silk Egypt hath Idumea on the east and the bay of Arabia on the west Barbary Numidia and part of Lybia on the north the Mediterranean Sea on the south Ethiopia superior or the Abassin Empire It containeth in length five hundred sixty two Italian miles and in breadth one hundred sixty situated under the second and fifth climates so that their longest day in summer is not above thirteen houres and a half The air is very hot and ofâ—ensive the soil is fruitful by the overflowing of Nilus it hath rich pastures wherein they feed great store of camels horses asses oxen greater of growth then usually in most places else and by reason of the morishness of the country they have also great store of fouls it is furnished with great plenty of metals some precious stones good wines and fruits as lemons oranges pomgranates citrons figs cherries and such as these excellent both for tast and colour here grow the Palm trees which alwayes grow in couples the male and female both thrust forth cods full of seed but the female alwayes fruitfull and that not except growing by the male and having his seed mixed with hers the pith of these trees is an excellent sallade better then an hartichoke which in tast it doth much resemble of the branches they make bedsteds lattices c. of the leaves baskets mats fans c. of the outward husk of the cod cordage of the inner brushes the fruit it bears is best known by the name of dates which are in tast like figs and finally it is said to yield whatsoever is necessary to the life of man it is the nature of this tree though never so ponderous a weight were put upon it never to yield to the burden but still to resist the heaviness of it and to endeavour to lift and raise it self the more upwards a fit emblem of the resurrection the people are not black but tawny or olive-coloured they