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
are the Earles of Reppein and Vyer Rotton which Earldom now the Earle of Houlstine possesseth and the Barrons of Potlas The Dukes of Brunswick whose yearly revenue is two hundred thousand guildernes the eldest of that House who is called Duke Julus of Wolfenbottel receiveth every day through out the year one hundred Dollers out of one Silver Myne at Gloster only besides his other mines of Lead and Copper c. his Vassales are the Contz of Regenstein and Barrons of Warberge The Dukes of Lumburge and Harburge who are of the House of Brunswicke The Dukes of Lawenburge and Princes of Anhalt which are of the ancientest House of Saxon The Landesgrave of Hessen whose Country is very great for they be also Earles of Catzenelbogen and have in Hessia seventy Citties their Vassals are the Earles of Rippan of Hoyz of Trefeld of Lipe of Sulmos of Witstem of Nefsowz and of Shaumborcke The Duke of Wirtemberge whose yearly revenue is two hundred thousand Florens or Guildernes The Dukes of Pomer and Mechelburge The Marquesses of Baden with a number of other Princes Marquesses Earles and Barrons of all the which in all Conventions and Dietts of the Empire next after the seven Electors the four Dukes which are of Suevia Brunswick Bavaria and Lothering do take their place And after them the four Marquesses of Misnia Marchia Baden and Brandenburge And next unto them the four Landgraves of Muring Heses Litchtenberge and Elsotz After them the four Burgraves of Magdenburge Normberge Renake and Strumburge And after them the four Earles of Savoye Cleve Zilie and Schwartzburge And next to them the four Barons of Lymsperge Tasis Westerburge and Aldenwalde And last of all the four Knights of Andelaw Meldin Stomeck and Frawenberge The third estate consisteth in the Free Cities which are in number at present as some say seventy two and have been heretofore eighty five All the which doe acknowledge no other head but the Emperour to whom they pay a small Tribute yearly not amounting in all to the summe of fifty thousand Guildernes from the which payment also certaine of these Citties are exempted and pay nothing but at the Generall contribution of all the states at the Diett as shall hereafter appear Touching the pollicy of these three estates of the Empire it is to be understood that every one hath within their own Dominions an absolute power to Coyn Monies which serve not in any other Teritories but in their own except Dollers which according to their rate are currant in all places to determine by Law to execute Justice to dispence and deal with their Subjects according to right and equity as they list But forasmuch as it would be too tedious to speak of every Princes Government apart namely seeing that in most things they have one order and form I shall therefore give an example of one or two of the most principall which may serve for all the rest And because among the temporall estates the Count Pallatine as was said is the chiefest I will begin with him At Heidelberge where his Court is he hath a very fair House adjoyning to his Castle which is called his Chancery In the which place are five principall Counsels or Courts The first is his Privy Counsel where he himself with a few others whereof the chiefest be Doctors of the Civil Law doe daily sit to consult of matters of Importance touching the state of his Country The answering of forreign Princes Ambassadours dispatching of his Ambassadours to forreign Princes the bestowing of his Children in marriage c. The second Counsell whereof the Chancelour is cheife is of a few Civillians where all matters extrajudiciall as they tearm it are handeled and compremitted and in case they cannot by the arbitrators be ended then are they by the Chancelour referred to the third Counsel which is called the Hossegerichte which is of a great number both of Doctors and Gentlemen In the which all Civill controversies and causes between his Subjects and Actions both personall and reall are by Law decided and in the which the Subject if he be injured by his Prince may have the Law against him from the which Court it is not lawful to apeal to the Chamber of the Empire except the cause doth surmount the some of six hundred guildernes The fourth Counsell is the Consistory Court and is of Civillians and Spirituall men wherein all Church matters both for Doctrine and Discipline are determined Testaments proved and controversies in marriage decided This Prince hath reformed this Court and whereas before it had no other Counsellours then Spirituall men now he hath joyned together with them certain honest discreet Ministers some of his wisest and best-learned Counsellours The fifth Counsell whereof the Camer Master that is the Chamberlain or the Treasurer is President is of certain Doctors and of houshould Officers in the which there is accompt taken of all his Revenues how his debts are to be paid his Houshold ordered and served his Lands sett and lett his Customes and Tolls examined This Prince maintaineth commonly in his Court of all sorts of People twenty four Tables eight persons to every Table the which do eat commonly in two severall places In the one place which is a faire large Chamber sitteth himself his Wife and Children at one Table standing alone in the upper end of the Chamber and his Gentlewomen and Preachers at two other Tables and about ten Tables more adjoyning to those two Tables which stand in a rowe on one side of the said Chamber whereat doe sit his Gentlemen who immediatly after the Prince is set down do likewise sit and eat continually at one hour which is at ten and at five of the clock In the other place the rest of his Family as his Guard which are twenty four Halberders with others of his Yeomen and Groomes together with all the Officers and Gentlemen Servants who likwise eat together at one time which is at nine and four of the clocke before which houres they are continually warned by the noise of eight Trumpets and two kettle Drummes His Houshold Officers be the Marshall the Steward the Treasurer the Secretary and the Clarke of the Kitchen The Marshall first placeth all men and seeth good order kept the Steward seeth all things provided for the House and Houshould The Treasurer disburseth the money The Secretary taketh the accompt and writeth the Letters The Clarke of the Kitchen seeth all things ordered in the Kitchen and everv one served according to their degrees and of all the Houshould expences keepeth a Book The Prince is served in Silver with four courses besides fruit and in every course nine covered Dishes which three Gentlemen with their Caps on their Heads do alwayes bring to the Carver having the Marshall to goe before them with his staffe and when they have delivered their Dishe they sit
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
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
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