a_o description_n of_o the_o seaventeen_n province_n common_o call_v the_o low-countries_n the_o present_a stage_n of_o action_n as_o also_o of_o the_o river_n city_n commodity_n strong_a town_n fort_n and_o other_o thing_n remarkable_a therein_o london_n print_v for_o william_n birch_n at_o the_o blew-bible_n at_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o poultry_n at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o cheapside_n 1672._o a_o table_n of_o the_o seventeen_o province_n city_n and_o chief_a town_n which_o be_v describe_v in_o this_o book_n a_o general_a description_n of_o the_o low-country_n pag._n 1._o of_o their_o commodity_n p._n 2._o of_o their_o river_n and_o fish_n p._n 3._o of_o their_o channel_n and_o other_o water_n p._n 4._o of_o their_o forest_n and_o wood_n p._n 6._o of_o their_o fowl_n and_o birdsp_n p._n 6._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o peoplep_n p._n 6._o of_o their_o art_n and_o industry_n p._n 7._o the_o province_n of_o brabant_n p._n 8._o the_o chief_a river_n therein_o p._n 8._o the_o city_n and_o town_n p._n 8._o the_o city_n of_o louvain_n describe_v p._n 9_o the_o city_n of_o brussels_n p._n 10._o bolduc_n describe_v p._n 11._o mastrick_n describe_v p._n 13._o the_o province_n of_o lemburg_n describe_v p._n 15_o the_o province_n of_o gelder_n describe_v p._n 17._o ruermond_n describe_v p._n 18._o zutphen_n describe_v p._n 19_o arnhem_fw-mi describe_v p._n 19_o the_o province_n of_o over-issel_a p._n 22._o deventer_n describe_v p._n 23._o swol_fw-mi describe_v p._n 23._o campen_n describe_v p._n 23._o vullenhove_v describe_v p._n 24._o the_o province_n of_o friesland_n p._n 24._o the_o province_n of_o gromingen_n p._n 25._o 29._o leewarden_n describe_v p._n 28._o the_o i_o will_v of_o schellink_n p._n 28._o the_o province_n of_o holland_n p._n 32._o 59_o etc._n etc._n holland_n and_o zealand_n p._n 33._o city_n and_o town_n in_o holland_n p._n 42._o dordrect_v or_o dort_n describe_v p._n 43._o harlem_n describe_v p._n 43._o delfe_fw-mi describe_v p._n 45._o leyden_n describe_v p._n 46._o goud_z describe_v p._n 47._o amsterdam_n describe_v p._n 48._o einchusen_fw-mi describe_v p._n 49._o hoorn_v describe_v p._n 49._o alcmair_n describe_v p._n 50._o purmerenden_n describe_v p._n 51._o edam_fw-la describe_v p._n 51._o rotterdam_n describe_v p._n 54._o st._n gertrudenburg_n describe_v p._n 54._o hague_n describe_v p._n 56_o other_o village_n in_o holland_n p._n 56_o isle_n belong_v to_o holland_n p._n 58._o of_o voorn_v goerde_v somersdike_n gorendike_n describe_v p._n 58_o 59_o the_o province_n and_o city_n of_o utrecht_n describe_v p._n 61_o 62._o the_o town_n belong_v to_o it_o p._n 63._o the_o province_n of_o zealand_n describe_v p._n 63._o isle_n belong_v to_o zealand_n p._n 64._o the_o wall_v town_n in_o it_o p._n 65._o the_o isle_n of_o scowve_n describe_v p._n 66._o the_o other_o isle_n describe_v ib._n middlebourg_n describe_v ib._n veer_v or_o canfeer_v describe_v p._n 67._o flushing_n p._n 67._o romerswald_n describe_v p._n 68_o tergoes_a describe_v p._n 68_o the_o city_n of_o antwerp_n describe_v p._n 69._o the_o province_n of_o flanders_n p._n 72._o wall_v town_n in_o flanders_n p._n 73._o other_o town_n p._n 74._o flanders_n flamigant_n describe_v p._n 75._o the_o city_n of_o gaunt_n describe_v p._n 76._o bruges_n describe_v p._n 78._o the_o city_n of_o ipre_n describe_v p._n 80._o scluse_n describe_v p._n 81._o ostend_n describe_v p._n 82._o neuport_n describe_v and_o dunkirk_n p._n 84._o berg_n st._n winnock_n p._n 85._o dam_n describe_v p._n 85._o dixmund_n describe_v p._n 86._o wern_n describe_v p._n 86._o bourburg_n describe_v p._n 86._o graveling_z describe_v p._n 86._o cassel_n describe_v p._n 86._o courtray_v describe_v p._n 86._o oudenard_n describe_v p._n 87._o ardenbourg_n describe_v p._n 87._o middlebourg_n describe_v p._n 88_o wervick_n describe_v p._n 88_o merim_n describe_v p._n 88_o comines_n describe_v p._n 88_o flanders_n gallicant_n describe_v p._n 89._o lisle_n describe_v p._n 89._o douai_n describe_v p._n 90._o orchy_n describe_v p._n 91._o lanoy_n describe_v p._n 91._o espeney_n describe_v p._n 91._o armentier_n describe_v p._n 91._o tournay_n describe_v p._n 92._o mortaign_n describe_v p._n 93._o st._n amond_n describe_v ib._n flanders_n imperial_a describe_v ib._n alost_n describe_v p._n 94._o country_n of_o waes_n describe_v p._n 94._o hulst_n describe_v p._n 94._o denremond_n describe_v p._n 94._o mount_v gerrard_n describe_v p._n 94._o bornhem_fw-mi describe_v p._n 94._o ruplemond_n describe_v p._n 95._o the_o province_n of_o artois_n describe_v p._n 95._o arras_n describe_v p._n 96._o st._n omers_n describe_v p._n 97._o beteene_v describe_v p._n 98._o aire_n describe_v p._n 98._o bapaulm_n describe_v p._n 98._o renty_fw-mi describe_v p._n 99_o heldin_n describe_v ib_n st._n pol_n describe_v ib._n perue_v describe_v ib._n liller_n describe_v ib._n lens_n describe_v ib._n cambray_n describe_v p._n 100_o the_o province_n of_o hanault_n describe_v p._n 102_o 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