likwise down at a Table appointed only for them in the same Chamber There waiteth ordinarily on the Prince at the Table a Sewer a Carver a Gentleman of his Chamber that waiteth on his Cup and taketh the same and two or three Pages that waite on his trencher which the Carver alwayes giveth The Carver giveth every one to eat in like sort as it is at the Lord Majors of London his Table All the other Tables be served by the Princes Guard In the Princes Chamber one of his Preachers doth alwayes say Grace both before and after meat and in the common Hall the Clark of the Kitchen who is there in the Place of the Marshall causeth likewise thankes to be given to God by one of the poor Schollers that the Prince keepeth of purpose The meat that is left in both places is alwayes forthwith given to the poor by the Almner His Counsellors have alwayes allowed them every one according to his virtue and quallity a very good stipend both for his Fee and diet in their own Houses There is straight Discipline in his Court against swearing Blasphemy and Drunkennesse Whoredom Fighting and all other kinds of Vices in which cases notwithstanding some more respect is had to the punishment of a Gentleman then of an other and yet none spared Dauncing also is forbidden in his Court and throughout all his Land The charge of his Stable hath the Master of his Horse every Gentleman that by his commandment keepeth any Horses is allowed Oates sufficient and for every Horse tweny five Dollers the year towards pay and stable roome and every Yeoman twenty five Guildernes And because I have entered into some discourse of his Houshould matters it shall not be impertinent to shew this Princes order and conversation how he spendeth his time both because the example is notable and worthy of all good Princes to be followed as also because that hereby he winneth great favour of the peopele His order is to arise every morning at five of the clock and at six he cometh to his Chappel with his Wife Children and Family where one of the three Ministers which he alwayes keepeth in his Court to say Grace preach and administer the Sacrament after a Psalm sung by Children which are kept in his Court for that purpose doth preach and pray untill seven of the clock and then the Prince goeth straight away into his Court Chancery where he tarrieth untill ten which is the houre to dine At dinner he commonly sitteth two hours and after dinner one hour talking with his Wife and Children After he riseth up which is about one of the clock he goeth straightwayes into his Closet where he tarrieth till five in perusing and reading his Subjects supplications which are duly given to him as he goeth and cometh from the Chancery the which supplications the next day he sendeth to every Court as the matter requireth where immediatly justice is administred At five of the clock he goeth to supper where he sitteth two hours and afterwards either walketh or otherwise passeth the time with his Wife and Children untill it be nine and then he calleth both the Gentlemen Grooms and Pages of his Chamber to his Privy Chamber door where they hear him pray half an hour and so he goeth to rest This is the conversation commonly of this good Prince the which order he breaketh not but upon some very great occasion Somtimes as he sitteth at his Table he heareth his Musitians whereof he hath five playing excellently well on Shalmes that be made the one like a Halberd the second like a Crossebow the third like a Boarstaff the fourth like a Handgun and the fifth like Javeline The same Musitians have also Cornetts Violins and Virginals which they mingle one with an other as it is the Princes pleasure to hear them Other pastimes he exerciseth not except when he hath no supplications of his Subjects to read which is very seldome He then hunteth the Stagge or Hinde according to the season of the year or else seeth his Sons and Gentlemn ride his great Horses and run at the Ring or else rideth about certain Villages and converteth the Curates to the understanding of the true Doctrine of the Sacraments wherein a number of his Country are not yet well perswaded When this Prince hath any War towards or otherwise upon some urgent cause for the Weale of his Country and conservation of his State he calleth as the manner is of all other Princes in Germany a Parliament which they tearm a Landstage to the which all the Nobility of his Country and certain Burgesses of every City within his Dominions doe come By whose common consent either a Subsidy is granted to be levied of all his Subjects or else new Statuts are made or old revoked or reformed according to the state and necessity of the time the which Statuts are called Quandtz ordnuce and are alwayes expounded by the rules of the Civil Law when their intent is not well otherwise to be understood This Princes Country lieth partly along both sides of the River Rhine from Argentine unto Collen the which he Governeth himself and partly in Bavaria superiour whereof the principall City is Amberge upon the River of Fills where his eldest Son Duke Lewis doth Govern under him and hath the same order in Administering Justice as near as the manner of the Country will permit as his father hath at Heidelberge from which place notwithstanding the Subjects may appeal to Heidelberge because that is the highest Court by reason that the Elector who is chiefe of that House dwelleth there This Prince although his Father was a great Papist yet he being perswaded by one of his Sisters that was of the Religion and chiefly instructed by Eberhard Earle of Eberbache a godly and wise Gentleman and then Steward to Ottho Henrye his predecessor in the Electorship as soon as he came to the same estate which was in Anno 1558. he reformed the Religion in his Country as much as was possible for the obstinacy of the Lutherans And at this day throughout all his Dominions the Gospell is sincerely preached Images and other superstitious Ceremonies which the Lutherans throughout all Germany yet use were abolished and the Sacrament as well administred as it is at present in the Church of England for the which his reformation he was like to have suffered great trouble in the Diett at Augusta in Anno. 1566. Where the Emperour Maximilian that now is with all the Electors and States of the Empire his Eledest Son Duke Lewis and his Sons in Law the Dukes John Fredrick and John William of Waymar in Saxon and the Dukes of Swebrooke and Wirtemberge were so earnestly bent against him for the same that in case Duke Augustus the present Elector of Saxon had not been many supposed that he should have been committed to Prison and deprived of his Electorship In the which Convention he
great trees and stones into it so that they cannot traffique too and for Hamburge by water as they were wont to do But are driven to carry all their wares by land which is greatly to their discommodity Hamburge standing at the mouth of the great River of Albis about one hundred English miles beneath is famous for the number of Beer-brewers whereof there are dwelling there housholders seven hundred and twenty There is also Ausperge upon the River of Leche in the which are the richest Merchants in Europe namely the Fowlkers Peimels Schorers Bawingartners c. Francford standing upon the River of Mene is famous for the two great Marts that are kept there yearly and for the Election of the Emperour Regensburge as was before said is now under a Bishop but once was meerly subject to the Empire where Caesar Frederick the third in Anno 1446 did hold a Dyett to the which Diet for certain respects a strait commandment was given by the Emperour that no Earl should bring more servants than three nor no Knight nor Gentleman more than one At the same time there was a Gentleman named Babo of Abenspurge the which by two lawfull Wives had eight Daughters and thirty two sons all living at one time and of good Age and Stature and hearing of this Dyett brought his thirty two Sons thither being all apparelled in red and thirty three Servants with them all well mounted his Sons riding before him and his Servants after him And when the Emperout heard that the said Babo was come to the Dyett with so many Horses he sent for him and asked wherefore he had broken his Commandment To whom Babo answered May it please your Majesty I have not transgressed your will for I and my thirty two Sons of my Body lawfully begotten and therefore right Gentlemen have but thirty three Servants which is for every Gentleman a Servant according to your Majesties commandment The Emperour marvelling at the blessing of God gave unto him at that present great possessions to maintain his Geneology with all and caused a Monument to be made in the City of Regensburg of him and his Children the which at this day remaineth there to be seen But now there is none alive of that House for in the Wars that were betwen the Dukes Albert and Christopher of Bavaria in Anno 1485 Nicholas of Abensperge which only remained of all that Stock was slaine by a servant of the said Duke Christophers and his Inheritance given away Exford upon the River of Vnstra an old University founded in Anno 1392 in the which Martyn Luther first studied and became a Frier in that City and there remaineth to this day for a Monument of him the pulpit wherein he made his first Sermon Noriberge upon the River of Bâ—gnitz notable aswell for the good Government as also for resisting the force of Albert Marques of Brandenburge and for all kind of Iron work which is there made excellently well Luneburge upon the Aller and Elmenawe famous for the golden Table which is in Saint Michaels Abby and is almost two yards long and a yard broad set full of old Rubies c. It was given by Duke Erneste of Stuplecorne who was Elector of Saxony and Duke of Brunswick and Luneburge c. who wan the same Table at Dice of a Jew as is reported There is in the City of Luneburge which is distant above twenty eight English Miles from the main Sea a Salt pitt out of the which six men by a Pumpe do continually both night day changing every five houres fresh Men draw so much Salt Water as serveth fifty four Houses in every of the which Houses there be four Leaden Pannes that boile in a day and a night a Wagon load of Salt which is sold for six Dollers one time with another which amounteth yearly to above one hundred thousand pound Sterling The Spiritualty hath the most part of the commodity thereof There are in every House three Labourers at the least so as by the benefit thereof a number of poor People are set on work Collen is an ancient University founded in Anno 1388 and a great City wherein is said to be for every day of the year a Church In it also are three Idols of pure Gold which the blind Papists believe to be the Images of the Wise men that offered to our Saviour Christ and are thought to be brought thither by the Bishop of that City from Millian in Lumbardie In the same City are also I cannot tell how many thousand Virgins skuls which the doting Antiquity believed to be slaine in England for the Testimony of the Gospell Vlma standing upon the River Danubius a very great and Rich City Aquisgrave that once was the Seat of Carolus Magnus and after the place of his Sepulture where the Emperour ought also to receive his first Crown as King of the Romans In the which City is kept for a relique an old Linnen cloath which the grosse Papist shame not to affirme to be the Virgin Maries Smocke like as not farre off at Fere they Dream also to have the Shirt of our Saviour Christ by the which no small gain riseth to the proud Prelats from the poor simple People Argentine or Strasburge standing upon the River of Brushe is one of the strongest pieces in Germany In the which there are seven hundred and odd gardners that are Houshoulders and are no small maintainers of that Commonwealth Spire also is the Chamber of the Empire where all controversies in Law between the Princes and the Free Cities of the Empire are decided In the which Court the Emperour presenteth the President who is commonly either an Earle or Baron who hath for his Fee yearly three thousand Guildernes and two other Barons Assessors the which have fifteen hundred Guildernes apeice And every Elector hath a Counsellour there alwayes resident and every Circle of the Empire hath also one which are called Sessors Camere who Solicit the Cause of there Princes or Estate and have for their Fee yearly five hundred Guildernes a peice allowed them out of the Chamber of the Empire To this Court all the other Courts except before excepted both of the Princes and Free Cities in Germany do appeal and receive by the Civill Law there a definitive sentence All these Free Cities for the most part do stand upon Rivers whereof the principall are Danubius Rhenus Albis Menus Mose Mosella Amisia Visurgis Egra Odera Vestula c. Of the which Danubius falleth into Mare Euxinum by Constantinople and the rest into the Ocean And by the benefit of these Rivers and other small Rivers that fall into these the abovesaid Free Cities are cheifely maintained for by meanes thereof they have traffique with the most part of other Nations The Commodities that commonly are had in Germany are Copper Brasse Rhenish Wine Rie Firr-tree wood Woll Madder Hopps Wax Flax Blew-sclate Harnis Harquebushes Daggers Locks and all kinde of Iron
or to make too much an unequall devision of Land is very dangerous as it appeareth by that which John Selden writeth in the fourteenth book of his History touching the devisions of the Lands of the Dukes of Saxony whereof sprang the first quarrell betwixt them of that house and was cause of a great Civill War in Germany Such inequality in Partition is not therefore lightly seen except it be for certain such causes as are prescribed in the Civil Law that is in case the Son conspireth his Fathers death or doth not his endeavour to redeem him out of Prison if he be taken by their Enemies c. If the Father dieth Intestate then doe his Children divide his goods equally pro raeta Portione Sons have the Land and the Daughters the Mony and in case there be no Mony left then the Sons are bound every one out of his portion of Land to pay a certain summe of Money towards the Dowry of his Sisters In the which cases there are certain Ordinances whereby every one knoweth what to have according to their quality The Subjects of all the Princes and Gentlemen in Germany do hold their Lands ether in Feodo for paying a chief rent and acknowledging Homage or in Fee-Farm paying a certain Rent either in Money Corn or Wine or in all Or else there are Tennants at the will of the Lord for so many years and for so much Rent as is agreed between the Lord and the Tennant There is almost no Prince Nobleman nor Gentleman but hath certain Vassals that of right do owe them their labour some to sowe some to mowe till carry ditch hedge c. by whose labour their Demesnes are for the most part Manured Thus I have as briefly as I could set forth by the examples of the Count Palatine and the Elector of Saxony the form of Government in Politicall matters of the two first Estates that is to say of the Spirituall and Temporall Potentates who both in their Houshold service and Civill Affairs have also the most part the same Order and Form that the foresaid Electors have Touching the third estate which I said was of the Free Cities thus much is to be understood that of the same Free Cities some are meerly Subject to the Empire as Augusta Acona Argentina Francfordia ad Menum Lubeca Hamburga Vlma Colonia Spira Noriberge c. And other some for that they were once under another Lord to whom every one yet acknowledgeth a certain duty do therefore yield no such contribution as the Imperiall Cities do as for Example Magdeburge Erford Breme Brunswicke Luniburge c. have each of them a severall Lord who is either the Bishop or Duke of the name that every one is called by to whom they owe their Homage and a small Duty besides But they use notwithstanding their own proper Municipall Laws which have their ground on the Civill Laws and their Ancient Customs as the Imperiall Cities do from the which their Laws Ordinances and Customs it is lawfull for the Citizens in some cases to appeall to the Chamber of the Empire which is at Spires They are all Governed either by Democriti's that is by certain chosen out of the multitude of the common people or by the State of Olygarchy that is by a few of the Wealthiest and most Principall of the People Or else by Aristocracy that is by a few of the best sort not in respect of their Wealth but of their Vertue They got their liberties either by purchase of money or else by the favour of the Emperor or by force of Arms from that Prince that was their Sovereign and have by that means of liberty such traffique and handling as they are grown so rich that they have fortified their Cities and Territories in such sort as they fear not the force of the Enemy be they never so mighty There are four Cities which are called by an Ancient name The four Cities of the Empire and are free that is Augusta Metis Acona Lubeca Whereof Metis is at present under the French King and is not free as the rest be Also there are four other Cities which are named the Dorffes that is the Towns of the Empire viz. Bamberga Erlistadia Haganoa Ulma whereof Bamberga is now under a Bishop and Salistadium under Archduke Ferdinando the Emperors brother that now is There be also four other Cities which are termed The Boores of the Empire that is the Villages but yet are notwithstanding great Cities as Collen Regensburge Constantia and Saltzburge the which three last are all Subjects to the Bishops of that name There be many other Cities of great fame and force as Magdeburge which sustained the siege by the space of thirteen moneths together of the Emperours Lieutenant Duke Maurice Elector of Saxon and others the mightiest Princes of Germany In the which siege they took Prisoner George Duke of Mechelburg and in the end compounded not with so unreasonable conditions as the other Cities did in the Wars of Smascald For they would never agree to receive the Interim no more than the Cities of Brunswiche Hamburge Lubecke and the sons of John Frederick the Elector of Saxon did Breame standing upon the River of Wesar is likewise famous for resisting Duke Erike of Brunswicke Lieutenant Generall to the Emperour Charles the fifth where he besieged the same in vain and was in the end by the help of the Hamburgers conducted by Coúnte Peninge chased away from thence and forced to leave his great Ordinance behinde him Brunswicke standeth neer the River of Owker which taking in another little River called the Sconder above the Town of Zell falleth into the Weser the which City of Brunswick hath been at variance with their Dukes from the year of 1536 untill this present year 1569. Henricus Senior Duke of Brunswick besieged it a whole year in vain Henricus Junior the Father of Duke Julius that now is besieged it twice once by the space of six weeks and another time eight weeks together and prevailed not The said Duke Julius is now agreed with them and entreth the Town with seven hundred Horse the third of October next but is not to remain there with any force In this City is an Ancient Monument of a monstrous Brazen Lyon the which beast Duke Henricus surnamed Leo is said to have brought thither with him out of England There is also made in this City the best Harnis for the proof and otherwise and the best Daggers and Firelocks that be in all Europe Lubeck upon the River of Trowe hath as it were conserved the King of Denmark in his seat against the Swede but is at this day greatly Impoverished because of the continuall Wars they have had with the King of Sweden and stopping of a River between them and the City of Hamburge called the Trow with Jasper Bucolt a Gentleman of that Country because they refused to pay a small towl unto him hath of mallice thrown a number of
A Briefe And yet Exact and Accurate DESCRIPTION Of the Present state of the GREAT MIGHTY EMPIRE OF GERMANY Both touching the Formes of their CIVIL GOVERNMENT and profession in RELIGION Taken By a Diligent and Faithfull Surveyor of it who with much paines travelled over that whole Country to informe himself and others of these things Now published by SA CLARKE somtime Pastor in St. Bennet Fink London for the publick good LONDON Printed by A. M. for William Miller at the Guilded Acorn in St. Pauls Church-yard near the little North Door 1665. A Description of the GREAT EMPIRE OF GERMANY Together with an Account of their Government both Civil and Religious wherein many Memorable things are contained GErmany is divided into ten Provinces which are called the Circuites or Circles of the Empire whereof the first Circuit is of the four Electors besides the River of Rhine viz. of the Archbishops of Mentz Collen and Treere and the Counte Palatine The second is the Circuit of Franconia The third of Bavaria The fourth of Austria The fifth of Suevia The sixth of the Rhine The seventh of Westphalia The eigth of Saxonia Superior The ninth of Saxonia Inferior and the tenth of Burgundia All the which Circuits are Governed by ten severall Heads that are chose out of the Nobility and doe use that Office commonly during their lives or according to the will of the Emperour and the States of the Empire as hereafter in the end of this Book it shall appear where the division of the same Provinces shall more at large be set forth And as all these ten Circuits are but one Body so doe they consist in three estates viz. of Churchmen Temporall Potentates and Free Cities the which all have one Head that is the Emperour who at present hath his residence at Vienna in Austria to whom as for Homage they pay yearly some little Tribute and in cases needfull for the state of the Empire they contribute Men Weapons and Money extraordinary every one according to the assessement made in the division of the said ten Circuits of the Empire The which extraordinary contribution is given by the consents of these three estates being lawfully called to some place certaine by the Emperour unto a Parliament which they tearm a Diett The Churchmen have three heads which are Archbishops and Electors of the which the first is the Archbishop of Mentz High Chancelour of Germany with whom remaine all the Acts of the Diettes And he hath authority sede vacante to call the rest of the Electors to a Diett for the choosing of an Emperour which is alwayes done at Francford upon the River of Mene. Next unto him is the Archbishop of Colen High Chancelour of Italy and after him the Archbishop of Treer High Chancelour of France the which two doe take their place in the Sessions alternis vicibus by turnes And here is to be noted that these three Spirituall Electors have not their Office of Electorship nor their preferment of the Archbishopricks by succession of Inheritance but by election of the Cannons of their Cathedrall Churches who commonly choose such to be their Archbishop as is a Gentleman of a good House Further in this Ecclesiasticall estate are comprehended all the other Archbishops and Bishops of Germany as the Archbishop of Saltzburge which is one of the Ancientest and in respect of his Mines of Salt Silver and Gold is counted the Richest whose Revenue is yearly to the value commonly of one hundred and fifty thousand guilderns The Archbishops of Magdeburge who is called the Primate of the Empire whose Revenue is likewise great for out of one City called Hall he receiveth for the proffit of Salt that is gotten every Saturday at night five hundred Dollars all charges deducted The Archbishop of Bream and Bisontz with about twenty five Bishops that have great possessions and in respect of their Cities Castles and Provinces are called Princes of the Empire Amongst the which the Bishop of Munster in Weastphalia who is also Bishop of Esenburge and Padeborn is counted one of the cheifest Of the Temporall Lords there are counted likewise four cheif the which are also called Princes Electors and have each one a severall Office which they use in their Stiles for any honour in the service of the Emperour at his coronation The Count Pallatine of the Rhine is the greatest amongst them and is chief Sewer to the Emperour and Sede vacante vicarius Imperij in Pallatinatu whose cheif Court is commonly at Heydelberge upon the River of Neccar his Liuetenant in the Office of Sewership is alwayes one of the House of Nortenberge by Inheritance Next to him in all Sessions of Parliament but before him in the Wars the Emperour being personally in the Field is the Duke of Saxon whose principall House is at Dresden in Misuia upon the River Albis who is High Marshall of the Empire and beareth in all Triumphs the Sword before the Emperour His Lieutenant in that Office of high Marshalship is alwayes one of the House of Papenheim by Inheritance The third place of the Temporall Lords and the sixth place of the Electors hath the Marquis of Brandenburge who is high Chamberlain whose Court is cheifly at Birlyn in Marchia upon the River of Spre His Liuetenant in the Office of high Chamberlain is alwayes one of the House of Falkenstein by Inheritance There is also a seventh Elector who is Cupbearer and hath no other Office nor authority in the Empire but only in the Election a voice when the other six are equally divided and then on that side that he giveth his voice there doth the matter prevaile And the same is ever the King of Bohemia which is now Emperour himself His Lieuetenant in the Office of Cup-bearer is alwayes one of the House of Lymburge by Inhetance The seventh Elector was appointed long after the other six viz. in Charles the fourth his time and the rest in the time of Otho Tertius All these four Temporall Electors have their Authority by succession of heritage and the eldest of the House hath alwayes the place of Electorship they have power and Authority after the death of the Emperour to chuse a man whom they list or during the Emperours Life to elect a King of the Romanes who alwayes doth succeed the Emperour as the Prince of Wales doth in the Kingdom of England and the Dophin of France doth the French King After the Lords Electors are reckoned the Noblemen and Princes of their Houses as for example The Duke of Bavire whose residence is at Monachum or Munchen in Bavaria where his yearly revenue is said to be six hundred thousand guildernes with the rest of the Palsegraves whose Feodaries are the Ringraves the Earles of Erbach and Isenberg The Duks of Saxon whose Feodaries are the Counties of Mansfelde Swerzberge and Stolberge The Marquesses of Brandenburge whose Feodaries
did so wisely Godly and constantly defend his cause before them and against them all having only the Duke of Casimere his second Son that stood alwayes by him with the Bible in one hand and the confession off Augusta in the other that he did convince them and put them all to silence and during his aboad there caused his Preachers openly to set forth the true Doctrine of the Eucharist in their Sermons in his House at Augusta where they had a wonderfull audience to the great grief and dispight of all the Lutherans But to knitt up the discourse of this good Princes Government and Godly conversation I think it not superfluous to shew what word he useth in all purposes and events and the which I heard him utter the eighth day of Aprill last in Anno 1569. when a great part of his estate at Heidelburge was sodenly by casualty in the night set on fire and the whole in great danger to be utterly burnt and consumed notwithstanding the exceeding great watch that is nightly there kept by four men which at every quarter of an hour doe blow great base hornes and at every hours end do sound Trumpets in four quarters of the said Castle At that time even in the extremity of the flame he said with his hands lift up to Heaven not once but often Herenach dine will which is to say Fiat voluntas tua Domine Thy will be done O Lord. Now like as before is shewed of the Count Pallatines order of Justice in like sort may be said of the Duke of Saxon now Elector saving that his Counsels and Courts of Justice be not all at one place For his Chancery where he holdeth his Privy Counsell and Exchequer are at Dresden which I declared before to be the cheif place of his residence unto the which all the rest of his Courts doe appeal and from the which his Subjects doe in no case appeal to the Chamber of the Empire as was said that the Paulsgraves subjects may And further his Court called Croffegricht where the differences between his Subjects are decided and whereunto himself if he doe his Subjects wrong may be sited is kept alwayes in the City of Leiptzigke in Misnia And his Consistory Court which is not so well reformed as the Palsgraves Court is holden in two places the one at Misen in Misnia and the other at Witemberge in Saxony In all this Princes Provinces Adultery is punished with death and Fornication with whipping and bannishment This Elector albeit he kepeth not so many Tables in his Court as the Count Pallatine doth yet he kepeth a greater State and giveth ordinary entertainment to more then the Palsgrave doth For besides his ordinary guard whereof there be fifty Holbardiers and as many Harquibushers to whom he giveth monthly besides their Liveries which are black cloaks for their diet and Fee five Guildernes when they sit still and six Guildernes when they travell He hath continully about him fourteen Rittmasters that is Captaines which are able to bring him on the suddaine for all events three hundred Horses apiece of the which every one keepeth ordinarily twelve Horses for the which twelve Horses each of them hath allowance of the Prince yearly five hundred French Crowns and for their yearly Fee of Captainship one hundred and fifty French Crowns the peice and these Captaines are all Gentlemen that are for the most part married and keep Houses themselves at Dresden where the Court is To the rest of his train to whom he giveth meat and drink in his Court he alloweth besides provender yearly for every Horse fifty dollers and some Gentlemen he alloweth six Horses to some more to some lesse according as he favoureth them and according to their quallity and for every Horse he alloweth them a Servant who hath his livery meat and drink at the Princes charges in the Town Of all the Princes of Germany the present Elector of Saxony is the richest and of the greatest power both of men and money for his yearly Rent of Assise is reckned to be above seven hundred thousand dollers besides his Taxes Tolles and Impositions of Beer and Wine c. which is accounted to amount yearly to as much more The said Duke hath one hundred and thirty four Seignories and in the same twenty Earldomes and sixteen Barronies he hath of late gotten into his hands by the consent of the Cannons for the tearm as he hath promised but of one and twenty years but as it is thought for ever three Bishopricks of Mersburge Misen and Nawimberge and out of the last only he hath yearly for Impost of Beer about twenty four thousand dollers His Mines of Silver Copper Brasse Tin Lead c. which he hath at his Cities of Friberge Anneberge Maryberge Sueberge and Swertzberge c. which be faire Towns and maintained only by the said Mines doe yeild him yearly wonderfull riches whereof I could learn no certaine yearly summe because the commoditie is uncertain some years better some years worse according to the goodnesse of the vaines in the which there are working above ten thousand able men for the Wars besides a great number of poor impotent Men Women and Children which have there livings only by the same Of the which works their i sone at Friberge wherein is a singular art used in drawing of the Water out of a Well that is above one hundred fathom deep and in most places not a fathom broad into the which I went down with Mr. Henry Killegrew Docter Christofer Chemius the Count Pallatines Ambassador the twenty first Junij 1569 we all being apparrelled with such garments as the workmen and Miners thereof doe use and as the manner is for all such as will see their works but when we were descended almost four hundred staires by very narrow ladders they two were almost dead with the damp and close aire so as they were constrained to cause the guides who conducted every of us with a Lamp to return by meanes whereof I could not see the bottom of the Water worke whereof I did not greatly passe because those works and the Engines used in them be exactly set forth by Georgius Agricola of Remuitz in Saxon in two great Volumes Printed at Basill by Frobenius But among other commodities which grow out of these Mines there are three sorts of Stones in a work in the Town of Swertzberge whereof the one is named Magnes commonly called the Loadstone which properly draweth Iron to it and the othet Andromedes which putteth Iron away from it the third is called Merga which being made into powder drank in a little white-Wine warmed is approved to be very good for a bruise By the benefit and great quantity of Iron and Copper which are gotten in those Mines the Prince hath furnished such an Armory at his City of Dresden as by report of them that have travelled farre the like is not to be found in any
was of nature sediciously disposed always attempting new designs in his Countrey for in the Wars that Marquess Albert made against the Bishops and Churchmen he took part with him and never left him so long as he kept the field And although he was oftentimes called home by the Bishop of Wertzburge whose Vassall he was under the pain of Confiscation yet he continued with the said Marquess untill he was overthrown Whereupon the Bishop seized on his Goods and Lands After the overthrow of Marquess Albert he went into France to Henry the second of whom he received great summes of money to levy Souldiers to serve against the Emperor Charles but peace being concluded between them at Amienz in Anno 1558 he returned into his Countrey where by secret means he had caused the Bishop of Wietzburg to be slain in Anno 1557 because he had confiscated his Lands Afterwards in Anno 1564 he was commanded by the Duke of Guise to Levy certain Souldiers for the service of the French King whose Colonell he was against them of the Religion in France but peace being then also concluded he was not there imployed whereupon he returned home and with part of those Souldiers whom he had taken up with the French Kings money he marched against the other Bishop of Wertzburg and Bamberg the which succeded him that before he had killed where he not only by force recovered his goods taken away by the said Bishop but also spoiled and made havock of both those Bishoppricks for which cause he procured to himself the Bann of the Empire and was Proclaimed a Rebel by reason whereof he was forced always to keep a good guard of souldiers about him for the safety of his Person But in the last Dyett holden under the Emperor Ferdinand an Edict was published that no man of what Degree soever he were should keep any man in Arms except it were by the publique consent of the States of the Empire Notwithstanding Grombache did not only keep his old band of men still together but also Levyed new and practised with some Personages of Name and Authority to enteprise somewhat for the liberty of such as were oppressed and sustained wrong in the Empire Of the which enterprise the forenamed John Frederick of Wymar was one of the chiefest favourers being perswaded by the same Grombache that then the time served him to recover the Electorship the which was taken by force from his Father and that the most part of the Princes of Germany would aid him therein Whereupon in the Dyett holden by Maximilian the Emperour that now is at Augusta in Anno 1566 by the common consent of all the States the said Grombache was declared a Rebell of the Empire with all his adherents and order taken to proceed against him as against a sedicious man and disturber of the Commonweale This notwithstanding Grombache continuing his faction was received by John Frederick into his Castle of Gottha the which was of such force as they in all respects thought themselves safe from their enemies But Augustus now Elector of Saxony being in the aforesaid Dyett appointed the Emperors Lieutenant for the Wars and having at the charges of the Emperor six thousand horses thirty Ensigns of Footmen and forty pieces of great Ordnance besieged the Town of Gottha and Castle of Grimsteteine which thing the Citizens and certain Captains there perceiving and weighing with themselves that the matter was taken in hand by all the Estates of the Empire were contented to yield both Grimbache the Town and the Castle to the said Elector who as soon as he was entred took John Frederick and sent him with a sufficient guard to the Emperor with whom he remaineth still a prisoner in the City of Presburge in Hungary above one hundred English miles beyond Vienna near Turkey and executed above twenty of the chiefest Rebels whereof Grombache and Dr Pontanz Chancellor to Duke John Frederick with certain others were quartered quick This Victory was so joyfull to the Elector Augustus that in memory thereof he caused Dollers to be coyned with this Inscription Tandem bona Causa triumphat A good cause at last prevails After he had sent Duke John Frederick away Prisoner he caused his Castle which was one of the fairest houses and strongest fortresses in all Germany and the principall Mannour house of the old Elector John Frederick to be utterly razed and destroyed so as there is not one stone left upon another I heard as I passed through the town of Gottha that the razing only of that Castle Grimsteteine and the Walls of Gottha cost him seventy three thousand Guilderns which the States of the Empire as I hear do grudge to repay because as they alleadge repay they did not consent to the razing thereof Grombache and divers others that were executed with him and since before their death confessed that their intent was to have killed Augustus and to have reduced the Electorship to John Fredicks house whom notwithstanding Grombache in that respect did clear as not privy to that enterprise for the killing of Augustus and protested that he was not culpable in any thing but in defending him to the which he said by great perswasions he had also allured him And moreover because his brother Duke John William would not agree to this enterprise but ever withstood the same the said Grombache found means to set dissention betwixt him and his brother about the partition of their third brothers part who died a little before the same time for the which cause Duke John William was content to assist Augustus the Elector against his brother in the siege of Gottha By means whereof both his brothers parts were given unto him the which he at present enjoyeth Notwithstanding there is now a heart-burning betwixt the Elector Augustus and the said Duke John William as well for the cause of their Electorship that moved his foresaid brother to the former enterprise as also for certain controversies in Religion that are between their Preachers whereof I shall speak further hereafter Now because I have not heretofore touched the manner and custom that the Princes of Germany have in the devision of their Lands I think it good in this place to shew what I have learned thereof The manner commonly of all the Noblemen Princes and Gentlemen in Germany is by their last Will to dispose to every Child their Portion both of Lands and Money The Women so long as there liveth any Male of the Name do never inherit any Land He that hath many sons and beareth an affection to one more than to another if he be a great Prince then he calleth the Gentlemen and great States of his Countrey and Cities together and by their consent establisheth in his life time the division of his Childrens portions and giveth to some more to some less according as he favoureth and as his Estates will agree whose consent commonly dependeth upon the Princes pleasure But to disinherit any son
work Horses Onyon seed Paper Furrs Glasses for windowes and Drinking Glasses with such like the which are transported from one City to an other and so to other Nations for other Comodities that they have need of There be also in Germany divers great and rich Cities that partly are fallen away from the obedience of the Empire and partly forced under the power of other Princes or States adjacent as Basilia Geneva Schaffhawsen and Milhawsen the which at divers times have been all won to the confederacy of the Helvetians or Switchers Dantzicke standing upon the River Vistula neer the Ocean a great City and chiefe Market of all the North part is become Subject together with Eluma and a great part of Prusia to the King of Polonia In Anno 1525 Rostocke was taken by the Duke of Mechleburge Constance is under the King of the Romans Mettz Thove and Verdune are possessed by the French King Vtrict and Cambrais King Phillip enjoyeth with many others which now are not contributers to the Empire as other Free Cities are The Free Cities because they cannot otherwise be commanded are called in all necessary affaires of the Empire as is aforesaid by the Emperour to the Diet In the which Diet as they be called three Estates so they are three Counsels Into the first Counsel come only the seven Electors Into the second the Princes Spirituall and Temporall and for every Abbot of the Empire enter two Parsons and for every Count and Baron enter likewise two And into the third Counsell come those that are sent from the Free Cities Unto all those three severall Counsels are propounded such matters as either the Emperour or the King of the Romans or any other Prince of the Empire hath to intreat of Upon the which every of them give their advise a part An in this Diet the Free Cities give only their advise but are allowed no sentence Thus much touching the politicall Government of these three Estates in Civill affaires Now it remaineth that I speake something of their Religion whereof in Germany there be three kinds especially used viz. Popery Calvenism as they term it and Lutherism They which abide in Popery are the three Spirituall Electors with all the rest of the Archbishops and Bishops except the Bishop of Magdeburg who is the Elector of Brandenburgs eldest Son and Heire and the Archbishop of Bream who is the second Son to Duke Francis of Lawenburg the which two have induced their Dioces from Popery to Lutheranism Of the three Archbishops Electors the Archbishop of Treere who is of a mean Gentlemans House is the most vehement in Popery and the greatest enemy to the other professions The Archbishop of Mentz who is also of another mean Gentlemans House in Hessia called Daniell Brendell albeit he favoreth Popery with all his heart yet doth he suffer every man to use the liberty of his conscience throughout all his Country And in many of his Cities the Lutherans preach the Gospell The like may be said of the Archbishop of Collen who is the only Heire male of the County of Isenburg and is by reason thereof Feodarie to the Count Pallatine Elector who wrote to him in December last in Anno 1568. At which time the inheritance of the said County fell to the said Archbishop that according to the Laws and Customes in Germany he should within one year next following being the only Heire male left in his House either take a Wife or else he would as by right he might being cheif Lord seize upon the said County whereupon the Archbishop made answer that he would within the said time marry a Wife which yet he hath not done as I hear Of all the rest of the Ecclesiasticall Princes the Bishop of Munster is the greatest enemy to the true Religion and the greatest suporter of the contrary The Abbot of Fulda who is the Emperesses Chancelour by Inheritance hath in his Teritories all sorts of Religion viz. Jesuits Jews Lutherans Anabaptists c. Of the Temporall Lords that dwell in Germany the Duke of Bavire only maketh open profession of Popery whose Country abideth still in the dregges thereof As also the Country of Tirolis and Alsatia do that are under Archduke Ferdenando and Stiria and Carinthia that are under Archduke Charles the Emperours Brethren Duke Francis of Lawenburg and Duke John William of Saxony albeit they professe Lutherism yet being provoked partly by poverty and needinesse and partly by the sinister perswasion of their Preachers who maketh them believe that the Calvenists be worse then the Papists they have been contented to aide the Papists aganist them of the Religion the one with the Duke of Alva in whose hire he yet remaineth and the other which is Duke John William in the second Civell Wars in France served the French King The like also did of late Philibert Marques of Baden who was slaine by the Admirall in the last conflict of France There be also other Noble men of Germany that this day live out of their Country partly for lack of living and partly because their Country is against their will reformed in Religion as Duke Erick of Brunswick and Peter Erneste of Mansfeld who have abandoned their Country and live at present under the Duke of Alva And the Counties of Ringrave who serve the French King But all these that thus have and doe serve against the Religion are with the most part of the Nobility and states of their native Country the worse esteemed and have the lesse credit The Count Pallatine and the Electors of Saxony have through all their Domiminions and Circles of the Empire commanded all their Subjects of what estate or degree soever he be by publike Edict which now are in the service of any Papist that they within a certain time upon pain of confiscation of their Lands and Goods shall return home and have by the same given commandement to all other their Subjects that they nor any of them upon like pain shall hereafter goe unto the service of the French King the Duke of Alva or of any other forrigen Potentate without their lycense and consent Of the Free Cities that are not Subject to any other power then only to the Empire besides Munster Aquisgrave and Collen I know not any that professeth altogether Popery and yet in all these any man may use his conscience without constraint to live after their order And in Collen a number of those which are banished out of the Low Countrys for their Religion have liberty at this day to remain whereof the principall are the Prince of Oringe the Countesse of Horne and the Count of Killingbrooke c. The Cities of Colmar Sledstat Kaysersberge c. In Alsatia Superior not withstanding that they are after a sort Imperiall yet they be properly under the Archduke Ferdinand and therefore do maintain Popery still the which Religion the common people and most part of the Citizens there do so little regard as
if they had means they would reform it in like sort as their Neighbours of Hagona Turkeine Mynster c. of late about three years past have done The second kind of Religion that is used in Germany is that which they call Calvenisme of the which amongst the Nobility onely the Count Palatine and the Grave of Embden maketh profession and have accordingly Reformed their Countries And of the free Cities Breme only beginneth to incline that way by reason that the chiefest Burgomaster Danyell van Buren and Millanus the chief Schoolmaster there are earnest in that opinion and labour all that they may to reduce the State there to their minde All the rest both of the Princes and free Cities in Germany except before excepted are Lutherans in profession of Doctrine and Papists in Ceremonies for they have at this day in their Churches Images Lamps Torches Copes Vestments Albes Surplices Crosses Altars and the very same Superstitious Rites and Ceremonies both in Administring the Communion saving that they deliver it in both kinds in their mother tongue without any elevation In Baptism Marriage Auricular Confession and burying even as the Papists have There is at this day two sorts of the Lutherans in Germany whereof the one sort is called Truncistae because they affirm that a man is born Quasi truncus in regeneratione having no power of himself to do well and that works be not necessary to Salvation And that the Church is too much burthened with Ceremonies This opinion did Matthias Flaccus Illericus as Argentine maintain to be the Doctrine of Luther whom Wigandus of Gena with all the rest of Duke John William of Wimars Preachers do follow The other sort are termed Sunergistae because they say that God draweth Hominem volentem in regenerationem and that good works are requisite to follow faith in mans justification and that Ceremonies be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things indifferent Of this sort is Georgius Major who with all the Divines in the Universities both of Wittemberge and Leyipzeigke and withall the Princes of the Elector Augustus do maintain this to be the Doctrine of Philip Melancton This contention is gone so far between these Preachers and Divines of both sides that the Princes of each side are become parties therein for the pacifying thereof it was thought good by the wisest of either side to have the matter openly disputed the which was done at Aldenburge a Town in Saxony between both the said Princes Dominions in Feb last 1569. The which Disputation is set forth in Print But the Faction notwithstanding continueth and to what end that will come the Lord in heaven onely knoweth But wise men doubt that these are but the beginnings of a further mischief to come upon Germany and the Dutch Nation who both for their security in Religon dissolute living and horrible drunkenness do exceedingly provoke the plague of God unto them To these three kindes of Religions used in Germany there may be added a fourth which is of Newtrals such as are the Duke of Cleive and the Emperour And first touching the Duke of Cleive albeit for his own part he professeth Lutheranisme yet by means of his Wife who is the Emperours sister and of his Chancellor who is an earnest Papist the Romish Religion is permitted throughout all his Dominions to as many as like the same who are not a few On the other side the Emperour although he make publick profession of Popery in his Court yet as well in his Countrey of Austria which is a member of the Empire as also in all his other Dominions for the most part the confession of Augusta is for certain respects and after a sort granted to such as are desirous thereof but the greatest number of his Subjects do dwell still in Popery The which Religion the Emperour himself as it is reported doth not in Conscience like although for some wordly respects he dare not but dissemble the same for there are both some of his Privy Councill whom I know that professe openly the Reformed Religion and Divines both Learned and Noblemen in Germany the which have had secret conference with him in that behalf who do affirm assuredly that he knoweth the truth in Religion that for pollicies sake he dissembleth the same but howsoever the matter doth stand and whatsoever he maketh men to believe to the contrary Sure I am that in all his actions both publick and private he hath shewed himself an enemy to all those of the Religion And on the contrary part hath favoured and supported the Romish faction for the which respect he hath at this present so little favour with the Princes Protestants in Germany as both his authority is with them the less regarded and their minds so alienated from him as they are purposed never in their time to establish the succession of the Empire in his house neither yet during his Reign to come any more themselves in person to any Dyett that he shall appoint for what cause soever it be Wherefore considering the premisses a man may gather hereof a State conjecture and conclude with the saying in the Gospell that for as much as this Nation of Germany is in so many respects divided in it self that it shall in the end suffer desolation The ten Provinces or Circuits of the Empire and what Horsemen and Footmen every one is bound to Contribute in all necessary affairs for the State of the Empire Where is to be Noted that the Protestants in the same do double their Contribution 2. Circulus quatuor Electorum ad Rhenum whereof the Count Palatine is head Horsemen Footmen 120 Mentz 554 120 Collen 554 120 Trier 554 120 Palatinatus 554 2 Philip Count of Nasshaw and Brelstem 8 4 Count of Newenard 8 4 Lords of Rifferschird 12 2 Lords of Reyneck 6 6 Bayliffes of Confluence 26 6 Abbot of St Maximyn 44 4 Prenost of Selz 12 6 Town of Geluhausen 42 4 Gerloch Lord of Nether Isemburge 16 Summ. 518. Summ. 2390. The Circle of Franconia whereof George Ludovike of Zenzam is head 72 Bamberge 404 90 Wartzburge 416 60 Aystat 264 38 Duchemr 110 2 Amburge the Provost 6 2 Abbey of St Giles 26 90 Marquess of Brandenburge as Burgrave of Noriburg 416 18 Count Hennan of Hennyberge 48 18 Count William of Hennyberge 48 2 Count of Castell 8 12 Count of Wortheim 20 4 Count of Reyneck of Lar. 20 0 Count Albrecht of Horulor 60 12 Count George of Horuloe 0 0 Count Wolf of Horulor 24 2 Regenspurge Bishop of Wurtzburge 8 4 Heirs of Schenckgotzen of Limpurge 20 4 George and William Cupbearers of Limpurge 20 4 Ebererd and Valentine Pincernae Lords of Eberbache 8 2 Heirs of Count John of Schwarzberge 6 18 The Town of Norinberge 500 20 The Town of Rodtenburge 180 10 Swinford 72 8 Wynsheym 72 8 Weysenburge 36 Summ. 566. Summ. 2792. 3. The Circle of Bavaria whereof the Duke of Bavire is Head 120 The Archbishop of
18 0 Hawerden 20 4 Essen 26 90 Duke John of Burchenburge 540 90 Duke John of Cleve and Marcke 540 16 Barnard Marques of Baden of Lutzenburge 46 20 William of Dillinmarke Count of Nashaw 90 6 John Count of Sam. 26 4 William Count of Fuerberge 20 12 Diotrick Counts of Manderscheid 54 8 John Counts of Manderscheid 26 2 James Counts of Manderscheid 8 8 John Count of Wye Lord of Ruchen 24 6 William Count de Morsch Lord of Rodenache 24 12 Justus Lord of Brimkurst 54 4 Eberwein Count of Bewthen 54 4 Arnold Count of Steinfeld 18 2 The possessors of the goods of the Lords of Turmesex 8 4 Counts of Teckinberge 18 8 John Count of Oldenburge 60 8 Otto Lord of Rieperge 54 4 Justus Count of Hoye 16 2 Frederike Count of Tirfeild 8 16 Schawenburge and Gemma 68 6 Lord of Spitzenburge 12 2 Lord of Wargenburge 0 8 Eberhard and Rupreckt of the Marcke Lords of Arenburge 90 4 Limaw Count of Frunenburge for the Inhabitants of the Signiory of Somerawâ— 0 8 Symon Lord of Lyffie 36 60 Collen 644 40 Aquesgreve 180 10 Nether-Wesell 100 6 Dewer 40 4 Camerich 36 40 Dortumbt 200 40 Sost. 240 4 Dusburge 36 2 Herwarden 26 14 Bracken 116 6 Warburge 44 0 Verdon 30 80 Leinchawe 44 Summ. 1104. Summ. 5490. The Circle of Saxony Superior whereof Augustus the Elector is Head 120 John Elector of Saxony 554 120 Ihoachim Marques of Brandenburge Elector 554 12 Bishop of Meissen 12 12 Bishop of Mersperge 12 12 Bishop of Nawumburge 12 10 Bishop of Brandenburge 30 18 Bishop of Havelburg 66 10 Bishop of Lebus 30 18 Bishop of Camyn 84 4 Abbot of Salfeld 26 4 Abbot of Rittershawsen 20 4 Abbot of Walchenried 12 2 Abbot of Luedelburge 20 2 Abbess of Gerenrode 20 90 George Duke of Saxony 416 90 George Duke of Barvim 540 18 All the Princes of Anhalâ— 20 8 Gunter the Elder Countz of Scwartzburge 28 4 Gunter the Younger Countz of Scwartzburge 20 2 John Henry Countz of Scwartzburge 10 20 All the Countz of Manfelt 90 6 Otto Count of Stolberge 24 4 Bein Count of Hunstein 0 4 Erneist Count of Hunstein 16 6 Adam Count of Benchlingen 0 2 Countez of Rapm 24 6 Countez of Baxby and Meulingen 8 2 All the Countez of Gleichem 26 2 Countez of Lyswecke 4 4 Contez of Wyldenselss 4 2 Lords of Geracoe 24 4 Renssen of Blat Lord of Gretz 6 2 Barons of Schoenberge 8 2 Barons of Dantenberge Pincernae 8 0 Lords of Branderstain and Rentz 8 0 Dantzik 330 0 Ilburge 164 Summ. 628. Summ. 3230 The Circle of Saxonia Inferior whereof Adolf Duke of Holstein is Head 120 Of the King of Denmarke for those his Countries that belong to the Empire 554 114 The Archbishop of Magdenburge 524 72 The Archbishop of Bream 300 28 Hyldechem and Bishops 56 28 Lubeck Bishops 56 4 Schwerin 26 24 Ratzenburge 38 10 Seblswyke 30 10 Magims Duke of Lawenburge 30 30 Erick Dukes of Brunswike 224 35 Henry Dukes of Brunswike 164 35 Ernest Dukes of Brunswike 164 70 Philip Dukes of Brunswike 328 24 Henry Dukes of Mechelburge 6 40 Albert Dukes of Mechelburge 67 40 Fredrick Duke of Holstein 67 80 Countez of Honstein 134 2 Countez of Rhenstein 8 4 Lubeck 0 40 Hamberck 354 40 Muthawsin in Thuringia 240 6 Northansen 156 0 Gosler 260 0 Gottengen 44 Summ. 822. Summ 3724. The Circle of Burgundia whereof King Phillip is Head 246 Duke of Burgundia for so much of his Country as pertaineth to the Empire 1200 40 Nawssaw and Breda 180 69 Lords of Weryn 44 20 Lords of Egmond and Iselstein 90 20 Lords of Bergea and Walda 134 8 Aswold Count of Bergin 96 Summ. 334. Summ. 1684. Summ. Totall Horsemen 7292. Summ. Totall Footmen 38478. FINIS Courteous Reader be pleased to take notice that these Books following are Printed for and sold by William Miller at the Gilded Acorn in St Pauls Church-yard near the little North Door HIckes Revelation Revealed Folio Clark's Martyrology Compleat with the Persecutions of England to the end of Queen Maries Reign Folio Lives of ten Eminent Divines some being as follow Bishop Vsher Dr Gouge Dr Harris Mr Gataker Mr Whittaker c. and some other famous Christians 4º The Lives and Deaths of such Wotthies who by their PRUDENCE POLICY and POWER have Purchased and procure to themselves the Surnames of GREAT 4º Life of Christ. 4º Life of Herod the Great 4º Life of Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus the Great the one the first founder of the Babylonian Empire the other the first founder of the Empire of the Medes and Persians 4º Life of Alexander the Great the first founder of the Grecian Empire As also of Charles the Great commonly called Charlemagne the first founder of the French Empire 4º The Life and Death of Hannibal the Great Captain of the Carthaginians who maintained Wars against all the power of Rome for eighteen years together in Italy As also the Life and Death of Epaminondas the Great Captain of the Thebans who was famous both for his Vertues and Valour 4º The Life and Death of Pompey the Great with all his Glorious Victories and Triumphs As also The Life and Death of Artaxerxes Mnemon one of the great Persian Emperours 4º The Life and Death of Julius Caesar the first founder of the Roman Empire As also the Life and Death of Augustus Caesar in whose Raign our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jasus Christ was born 40 A Prospect of Hungary and Transylvania together with an account of the qualities of the inhabitants the Commodities of the Countries the Chiefest Cities Towns and Strong-holds Rivers and Mountains with an Historycal Narration of the Wars amongst themselves and with the Turks continued to this year 1664. As also a Brief Description of Bohemia Austria Bavaria Steirmark Croatia Dalmatia Moravia and other Adjacent Countries contained in a Map joyned therewith by which Map you may know which Places are in the Power of the Turk and which Christians have 4o. Ministers Dues 4º Cradock's KNOWLEDGE and PRACTICE Or a Plain Discourse of the Chief Things necessary to be KNOWN BELIEVED and PRACTISED in Order to SALVATION 4º Ford of Baptism 8º Vennour's Whole Armor of God 8º Cotton on the Covenant of Grace 8º Culverwell of Assurance 8º Records Urinal of Physick 8º Ravius Oriental Grammer 12º Peacocks Visitation 12º Dr Tuckney's Good Day well Improved 12º Death Disarmed 12º Balm of Gilead 12º Cleaveland Poems Characters and Letters 12º Clamor Sanguinis 12º Aristippus or Balscat's Master-piece 12º King Charles's Works 24o. Defence and Vindication of Tithes 4º Dr Mays Relation of a strange Monster or Serpent found in the left Ventricle of the heart of a Gentlemen 4º Estwicks Christ's Submission to his Fathers Will 4º Ferriby Lawfull Preacher 4o. Ten Provinces of Germany The Governours of â—he ten Provinces elected The Empire consisteth of Church-men Temporall Potentates and free-Cities The Diett The first estate of the Empire The heads of the Church-men Archbishop of Mentz Chancellour of Germany Archbishop of Collen and Trier Archbishop of Saltzburg Archbishop of Magdeburge Arch-Bishop of Bream Twenty five bishops The two estates of the Empire Temporal Electors four First Count Pallatine of the Rhine Second Duke of Saxon. Third Marquis of Brandenburge Fourth King of Behemia The Electors may chuse also a King of Romans Duke of Bevaria The common guildern or floren is worth 38. Starling Duke of Saxon. Marquesse of Brandenburge Duke of Brunswick The Daller is worth 4s 4d sterling Duke of Lumberge Hamberge Duke of Lawenburge Princes of Anhalt Landgrave of Hessen Duke of Wirtemberge Duke of Pomer Mechelberge Marquesse of Baden Order of preheminence 7. Electors 4. Dukes 4. Marquesses 4 Landgraves 4 Burgraves 4. Earles 4. Barons 4 Knights The three estates of the Empire Free Cities the number Their Tribute Absolute power of the three-estates The Government and pâ—licy of the Count Pallatine His Court. 1. His Counsell 2. Counsell 3. Counsell 4. Counsell His reformation of the spitituall Court 5 Counsell Officers of his Court. The exercises of the Pallatine His Parliament His Countries His Religion His touble in the Diett at Augusta for Religion His chiefe Court No appeal from him Punishment of Adultery and Fornication