Corn Spices Coco's Jacero's store of Elephants Silk Cotton and such like in some places of this Countrey in Cambaia the People take a great pride to colour their Teeth black as well they say because that is most beautiful as also because they may differ from Dogs whose teeth are white In the Kingdom of Brama is the Royal City of Pegu distant twenty five miles from the Sea the King liveth in great Riches and Magnificence and always keeps four Elephants three Milk White and one Black all which he divinely worships Cauchin is situate between the River Cantan and the Kingdom of Siam it abounds with Gold Silver Aloes and especially Porcelane where our China-Dishes are made To several parts of this India our English Company which thence takes their name doth yearly traffique make good returns Of ARABIA Arabia is three-fold 1. The Desart called so from the barrenness of the Soil 2 The Stony and 3 The Happy the last being the most pleasant Countrey in Asia abounding with Gold Pearl Balsamum Myrrh Frankincense and all kind of Spices wherein the wondrous Phaexix is supposed to build her Nest The People are swift of foot and for the most part live in Tents the whole is 4000 miles in compass Of CHINA China hath on the East Mare del zur on the North a wall of 1000 miles long to keep them from the Tartars which yet proved too weak a Fense for in the fatal year 1648 they were over-run by that barbarous Nation These Chinoes are ingenious and excellent at Handicrafts they pretend to Guns and Printing long before us and use to boast that themselves have two eyes the Europeans one and all the rest of the world none The Country is of wonderful bigness almost as large as all Europe the Air temperate the Soil pleasant and abounding with Barley Rice Wool Cotton Olives Wines Flax Silk Metals c. and the Land so plain that 't is said they drive their Coaches and Carts commonly with Sails 'T is divided into fifteen Provinces the whole Region contains 't is said 70 Millions of People the probability of which see justified in Heylin's Cosmography Of the Islands of ASIA which are 1. Japan in length 600 miles much of the nature of China but the people more superstitious and in opposition to the Chinoes put off their Shoes in saluting because the others pull off their Hats 2. The Moluceo's five in number whence come most of our Cloves 3. Java in compass 3000 miles for its fruitfulness abounds with Spices here is Bantam a Port much frequented by the English 4 Sumatra the greatest of the Eastern Iflands almost 700 miles long and 200 broad their Riches consists in Pepper Benzoin Cassia Silk c. 5. The Phillippine Islands many in number now in possession of the Spaniard Of AFRICA AFrica is a Peninsula almost circled in round with the Red Sea on the East the Atlantick Ocean on the West the Southern Ocean towards the South and the Mediterranean on the North only there is a small Isthmus or neck of Land not above 60 miles over that joins it to Asia the breadth near 2000 the length above 4000 miles 'T is not very fruitful nor populous except in Monsters and Wild Beasts whereof there it too great plenty as Lions Leopards Crocodiles c. 'T is divided into several Regions as follow Of BARBARY Barbary hath on the West the Atlantick Ocean and on the North the Mediterranean containing the Kingdoms of Tunis Algiers Fez and Morocco their fruits are Figs Olives c. and excellent Horses the men are of a duskish colour well proportion'd stately in their gate Laborious but treacherous the Women sumptuous in Jewels and even beautiful in blackness by reason of the delicate softness of their skins In Tunis is the City Hippo of which St. Augustin was Bishop as also Tripoly so called as having three Cities under its jurisdiction Tunis is a great City containing 10000 Families Algier is subject to the Turk in some respect and yet is a kind of Republique of it self living wholly by Piracy it is very nobly built and contains about 4000 Households Fez extends from Azamor to Tangier now in possession of the English and by the help of the Mole which at vast charge has there been made it may in time become an excellent harbour for shipping The City Fez is great and incomparably situated the Buildings stately to admiration their Roofs adorned with Gold c. and has above 700 Mosches or Temples Of NUMIDIA and LYBIA To go into Numidia we must pass over Mount Atlas an Hill so high that its top cannot be seen whence the Fable that Atlas sustained the Heavens on his shoulders The people have no setled place of dwelling only stay so long as Grass will serve for their Camels and then remove to a new place Lybia joins to Numidia and is so much a Desart that a man may travel eight days without finding water so that Travellers must carry it with them or perish Of the Land of NEGRO ' s. This is call'd so from the River Niger or rather from the black colour of the Inhabitants it hath on the East the upper Ethiopia on the West the Atlantick Ocean The people are stupidly Ignorant and gross Idolaters yet have store of Gold and Silver very fine and pure Of the Vpper ETHIOPIA or the Kingdom of PRESTER JOHN The upper Ethiopia is govern'd by a mighty Prince commonly called Presther or more properly Presbyter John it begins at the entrance into the Red-sea and contains in compass above 4000 miles they have plenty of Rise Barley Pease and Beans Salt is their most currant money Their woods are full of Basil and other odoriserous Plants they pretend to Christianity to which they say they were converted by the Queen Candaces Eunuch mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles to be baptized by Philip and that the Queen of Sheba that went to hear the wisdom of Solomon was of their Countrey and that she had a Son by him who stole away the Ark of the Covenant which they have yet to shew c. The Person of this Emperor is very much honoured by the vulgar to whom he sheweth himself but thrice a year viz. at Christmass Easter and Holy-rood Of EGYPT This Kingdom reaches Eastward to the Arabian Desarts and North to the Egyptian Sea being part of the Mediterranean 't is in length about 560 miles in breadth not above 140 and has no convenient Haven but that of Alexandria This was antiently the Granary of the world and still yields plenty of Sugar Flax Rice all sorts of Grain Fine Linnen Salt Cassia c. This wondrous fertility proceeds from the famous River Nilus which from the 15th of June overflows all the Country for the space of forty days and then drains up its Waters again during which Inundation they secure their Cattel on Hills and Villages which are all built on the highest ground and in the mean time
is professed Mahometisme Pagaâ—sme Christianity â—â—daisme This parts is touched with the Royall Scepter of England in the strong hold of Langier The Higher and Lower ETHIOPIA Contains these Chief Kingdoms Kingdoms Cities Barnagasso Barya The Island of Gueguer Anciently â—eroe Tigres Caxume Amara Amara Bagamedri Ambadara Dannâ—te Damut Dambea Dambea Cafares Cafates Narea Narea Goyame Goyame The Higher and Lower ETHIOPIA NUBIA Math these Kingdoms Kingdoms Cities Gorham Gorham Cusa Cusa Nibia Nulna Dancala Dancala Lalac Jalac Bugilia Bugtha Caufila Cansila Danfila Dasila These Chief Cities Gualna Darga NUBIA The Country of the NEGRO'S BLACKS Hath On this Side of the River Niger the Kingdoms of Gualata Gnalata Genehoa Genehea Tombur Tombut Agades Agades Canum Cano Cassena Cassena Gangara Gangara On the other Side of the River Niger the Kingdoms of Melli Melli Gago Gago Zanfara Zanfara The Country of the NEGRO'S or BLACKS These ISLANDS Belong to Africa 〈◊〉 The Acores or Western Islands Pice Tercera Graâ—â—sa N 32 The Madera Islands Madera Porte Sands N 28 The Canary Islands N 2â— Palma 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 N â—9 Cape de Verd Islands S t◠〈◊〉 St 〈◊〉 St 〈◊〉 N 13. St Thomas Island under the Equator Paresan S. 16. The Island of St Helena S. â— The I of Madagascar or St Laurence Fort Louis S. 25. N 13. The I of Zoeotora or Adoes N 12 The I of Bebemandel at â— month of â— Redâ—â—â— N. 34. Malta in the Mediterrancan La Valette These Islands Belong to AFRICA The Coast of the Higher Ethiopia Divided into the Coasts of Abex Ayan Zanguebar Hath these IX States The Cities of Suaquem Arquice In Abex Adel Adel In Ayan Adea Adea In Ayan Magadoxa Magadoxo In Ayan Brava Brara In Ayan Melinda Melinda In Zan guebar Mombaza Mombaza In Zan guebar Quiloa Quiloa In Zan guebar The Isle City of Hozambique In Zan guebar The Higher ETHIOPIA BILEDULGERID The Country of Dates Hath these VIII Parts Suz Taradande Dara Dara Segelmesse Segelmesse Tegorarin Tegorarin Zeb Zeb Beledulgerid the Proper Biledulgerid Fezzen Fezzen The Desert of Barca Ammon BILEDULGERID BARBARY Hath these VII Kingdoms Morocco Morocco Fez Fez Tangier under the King of England Trennsin Telensin Oran Algier Algier Bugia Constantina Tunis Tunis Biserta Goletta Cape Bonne Tripoly Elliamma Tripoly the Old New Barca Bennichum antâ—ently Beremce Barca Coiroan an t ly Cyrene BARBARIA CONGO Hath these VI Parts Biafra Biafra The Anzicains Loanga Banza Leange Congo Divided into its Provinces Sunda Songe Pango Bata Bamba Pemba Cacongo Zaire Angola Dongo CONGO ZAARA or the Desert is Divided into these V. Deserts Zanhaga Zanhaga Zuenziga Zuenziga Targa Torga Lempta Lempta Berdoa Berdoa On the Sâ—and S.E. of these are the Deserts of Gaoga Gaoga Borno Borno ZAARA EGIPT is now Divided into these IV Parts  Cities The Higher Egipt antiently Thebais at present Said Said Girgio The Middle Egipt an t ly Heptanamos at present Bechria or Demesor Memphis or Grand Cairo The Lower Egipt an t ly the Delta at present Errif Alexandria Rosetta Damiata The Coast on the Red Sea Sues The Coast on the Red Sea Cossir AEGYPTUS GUINY Is Divided into These III Principal Parts Melegâ—rette Cachien or Serra-Liona Guiny On the Coast of â—vory Assim Tabo On the Gold Coast St George de la Mina Fort Nassaw The Kingd m of Benin Benin GUINEA The most Southern Parts of the LOWER ETHIOPIA are divided into II great Countries The Empire of the Monomotapa which contains The Galles The Monoemugt Butua Monemotapa The Cafreria or Land of Cafres which Hath Malemba Benguela Mataman The Cafres The Cape of Good Hope Safala The Lower ETHIOPIA AMERICA Lat. N. 80. Is Divided into Septentrionahs or the Northern America The Artick Lands Canada or Now France Virginia and the English Plantations Florida New Mexico Mexion or New Spain The Isles Antilles Lucayes Caribes or Canibal 〈◊〉 or the Southern America Terra firma or the Main Land Guiana Brasil Perit The Paraguay or Rio de la Plata Chili 〈◊〉 or the Southern America The Magellanique Lands Lat. S. 54. AMERICA America is divided into two great Prminsâ—la's the Northermost 〈◊〉 Mexicana and the Southermost Peruana The first is dividâ—â— into severall Provinces the principall of which doth Homage to Great Britains Monâ—â—ch this Part was to the Monour of our Nation first discovered by Madoc son to Owen Guined and afterward by Sebastin Cabot at the charge of King Menry the 7th The second Peninsula containeth severall Provinces belonging to the Crown of Spaine Portugal The whole Continent aboundeth with all things necessary for the use of mon noâ— only for food as fish flesh fruits bâ—â— also for great qâ—â—ntitys of Silver that are found in the bowels thereof MEXICO or new SPAIN The Kingdom of MEXICO New called NEW SPAIN Is thus Divided Countreys Towns New Gralicia Compostella Guadalaira Guadalira New Biscay Ende Mexico Mexico Mechoacan Valadolid Panuco St Steren Iucatan Merida Guatâ—â—ala St Jago Honduras Camayagua Nicaregua Leou Costa rica Cartage Veragua Conception MEXICO or NEW SPAIN THE English Empire in AMERICA Countreys Towns Hudsons bay  New found land St Johns New England Boston Plymouth New England London Cambridge New York New York New Jarsey New Castle Mary land St Maryes Virginia James's Town Carolina Charles Town The ENGLISH Empire in AMERICA BRAZIL Is by the Portugals divided into these Capitanties The Capitanie of Paraiba Paraiba The Capitanie of Tamaraca Tamaraca The Capitanie of Pernambuco Chuda The Capitanie of Pernambuco Reely The Capitanie of Seregiâ—pe Seregiâ—pe del Rey The Capitanie of Balna de Tados los Sanctos St Sabâ—ader The Capitanie de Los Istcos Las 〈◊〉 The Capitanie de Porto Seguro PortoÌ„ Segure The Capitanie de Spiritu Sancto Spiritu Sauches The Capitanie de Râ—â—o Janeiro St Sebestian The Capitanie de San Vinâ—ente Les Sanctos To which have been added N. W of the former The Capit â—â— Para Para The Capit â—â— Maranham Maranham The Capit â—â— Ciara Ciaâ—a The Capit â—â— Rio Grande Potengâ— BRAZIL TERRA FIRMA is Divided into N. Great Governments The Government of Terra firma Panama Nombro de Dios The Government of Cartagena Cartagena The Government of Sancta Martha Sancta Martha The Government of Rio de la Hacha N ra Sign ra de los Remedios The Government of Vene zuela or Little Venice Coro The Government of Paria or New Comana or New Cordova The Government of The New Kingdm. of Granada Sancta Fe de Bogota The Government of The Lake of Parima The Government of Guiana Manoa or El Doroda The Government of Caribiana Fort St Louis TERRA FIRMA NEW MEXICO Hath these IX Prorinces The Province of Anian On the Strait of Aman The Province of Quivira The Province of New Albion The Province of Conibas The Province of Cibola Granada The Province of The Apaches The Province of New Mexico S ta Fe. The Province of New Granada The Province of The Island of California NEW MEXICO PARAGUAY or Rio de la Plata Hath these VIII Sarge Countries  Cities Paraguay Guaybiane Chaco St. Jago del Estero Rio de la Plata Assumption Tucuman Corduba Trapalanda St. Louys Parana Incarnation Guayra Guayra Urvaig Visitation PARAGUA The Chief Islands of the Antilles and Lucayes are VII The Antilles Cuba St Jago â—avana or St Chrystophers Iamaica Port Royall Port Maria Orisâ—m Hispaniola St Domingo Porte de la Plata Porto Rico St Iuan The Lucayes Lucayon Bahama which gives the Name to the Channel between these Islands and Florida Guanahani the first land discovered by Columbus near America 〈◊〉 by him called St Salvador The Chief Islands of the ANTILLE S and LUCAYES CANADA or NEW FRANCE Hath these VI Countries Estoriland or Terra de Labrador alias New Bretany Brest New France Quebec Tadousac The 3 Rivers Saguenay Acadie Port Royal La Herue New Swedland Christina The People of Hurons Algouquins Iroquois Canada or NEW FRANCE FLORIDA is Divided into these V Parts The Peninsula Cabo de Florida The Spanish Florida St. Mathew St. Augustino Quilata The French Florida Charles Fort Carolina The Kingdom of Apalacites Melilot The Isles of Bermudes lying opposite to the Eastern Shâ—ar FLORIDA MEXICO or New Spain is Comprised under these IV Audiences or Soverain Courts of Justice St. Domingo Hath under it The Islands in ye. Gulf of Mexico Florida Rio de la Hacha Venezuela in the New Audalusia Mexico Hath Panuco St. Estevan del Pnerto Mechoacan Mechoacan Thascala Los Angelos Guaxaca Antequera c. Ouadalajara or New Gallicia hath Cinaloa St. Jeban New Biscany Endes Los Zacatecas Zacatecas Chametlan St. Sebastian c. Ouatimala hath Soconusco Guavetlan Chiapa Ciudad Real Vera pax Vera pax Honduras Valladolid c. MEXICO or new SPAIN The Western Coast of the Southern America Contains these III large Countries Peru. Popayan Popayan Cah Quito Quito Los Quixos Bacca Pacomoros St. â—ean de los Saliuas Peru Lima or de los Reyes Los Charcas Cusce Los Charcas Potâ—ssi Los Charcas La Plata La Siera S ta Crux de la Siera Chili Chili St. Jago de Chili La â—mperiale Los Arauques The Magellanique Lands The Magellanique Lands Ciudad del Roy â—lippe The Patagona The Magellanique Islands or Terra del Fugo The West Coast of SOUTH AMERICA The Artick Or POLAR LAND Hath these II Parts Groenland Alwigford Skegford Barford Isleland Halar Episcop Reynebroers Mid Astadt Modruneller Mumhapnera Naki Mokrusâ—ld Greâ—nastri Skalholt Episcop Piknekâ—p Haâ—er Staphâ—lt â—eplawick Melastader Sâ—lâ—oge Bignâ—â—â—r Oddo Ikridâ— cloyt â—ltaga Hilbi Poma Gunpur Heirskeid Bride Kurbar Hop Reybru Stadur Natz Gliss Kolbeâ—stad the Artick POLE
of Jesuites there It was under the Spanish Crown but a few years ago suddenly surprized by the French 3. Lorrain A Principality adjoyning to that last mentioned about four days Journey in length and three in breadth It abounds with Corn and Wine good Horses plenty of Mines and store of Salt and Fish The Dukes Revenue was formerly computed at 700000 Crowns per Annum and they were wont to give for their Devise an Armed Arm coming as it were from Heaven and grasping a naked Sword to shew that they were absolute Princes holding their Estate by no other Tenure than from God and the Sword But the French have likewise not long since violently overrun this Country and the present Duke Commands the Emperors Forces having married the Queen Dowager of Poland Savoy A Dukedom compassed with Dauphine Switzerland and Piedmont which latter is for the most part under its Government lying on the Italian side of the Alps and being exceeding pleasant and fruitful The rest of Savoy is mountainous and barren Adjoyning hereunto on the Lake Lemane stands the City of Geneva a Common-wealth not extending eight Leagues in Circuit but of indifferent good Trade and well Fortified Switzerland Is likewise a Republick consisting of 13 Shires or Cantons of which five are all Papists six all Protestants and two mixt 'T is thought to be the highest Country in Europe and sends forth four of the greatest Rivers viz. the Danubius through Germany and Turkie East the Rhine through Germany North The Rhosne through France West and Po through Italy South The Soil is but mean being so Hilly but the Men great Warriors and famous for their Mercinary Valour 7. Of SPAIN and PORTVGAL The most Western Country of Europe on the main Continent is Spain separated from France on the North-East by the Pyrenean Mountains and on the VVest joining to Portugal on all other parts washt by the Sea its whole Circuit being about 1900 English miles They are a mixt People descended from Goths Saracens and Jews From the Jews they inherit Superstition from the Saracâ—ns Melancholl from the Goths desire of Liberty They are much given to Women Vain-glorious and Stately very grave in their Carriage zealous Adherers to the Church of Rome Obedient to their Prince true to their words and of wonderful Patience in enduring Adversity Their Women sober loving â—o their Husbands or Gallants wonderful Delicate curious in Painting and Perfuming but by Custome forbidden to drink any Wine at least till they are Married This Country yeilds Sacks Sugars Oyl Metals Liquorice Rice Silk Wool Cork Rosin Steel Oranges Lemons Raisins c. But is defective in Corn and glad to be supplied therewith from Italy France or Sicily Nor are their Cattel large or many their Fare being most upon Sallets and Fruits every Gentleman limited what Flesh he shall buy for himself and Family Their Language is so near the Latine that themselves call it Romance They have 15 Universities such as they are Their Court is kept at Madrid Portugal Is now a distinct Kingdom by it self though antiently but a Province of Spain its chief City is Lisbon 8. Of the ISLANDS in the MEDITERRANEAN Sicily Is a large Island in Compass 700 miles not above a mile and an half in one part from Italy to which anciently as is supposed it was joined The Soil is incredibly Fruitful in VVine Oil Honey Corn c. And is reckoned to contain of Inhabitants near a Million and an half Sardinia In length 180 in breadth 90 miles yeilds great store of Cattel and abounds with Corn It hath 3 Arch-Bishops and 15 Bishops Corsica is but 7 miles distant from Sardinia just over against Genoa in length 120 miles in breadth 70. It produces Oil Figgs Raisins and excellent VVine Maâ—orca and Minorca two Isles about 60 miles from Spain the first 300 the second a 150 miles in Circuit and both indifferent fruitful Corfu Cephalenia and Zant are three Grecian Islands The first is 54 miles in length in breadth 24. The second is in Compass 60 miles and the third of the same bigness They have great plenty of Currants and Oil and enough VVine and are under the Venetians Of Candie we spoke before 9. Of SWEDEN Sweden hath on the East Muscovy on the West the Dofrine Hills on the North the Frozen Seas and on the South the Baltick This Country is little less than Italy and France put together The People are good VVarriors and live hardly the Air is sharp but so salubrious that 't is ordinary for Men to live above 100 Years It aboundeth with Lead Iron Copper Tar Furs c. Containing these Provinces 1. Lapland famous for VVitches the People being generally gross Idolaters 2. Finland 3. Gothland And 4. That which is properly called Sweden The chief City is Stockholm situate in the Sea like Venice Their Religion Lutheranism 10. Of DENMARK Denmark is bounded on the East with the Baltick Sea on the West with the German Ocean on the North it hath Sweden and Germany on the South The Air is very cold but misty which somewhat mitigates it The Soil very good for Pasturage so that they have great store of Cattel But their chief Commodities are Fir Pitch Tar and other Furniture for Shipping Hides Tallow c. The People are good Souldiers Thrifty great Drinkers feeding hardly on dried Fish Bacon and Salt-meats In Religion Lutherans Norway is under the King of Denmark a place very barren so that instead of Bread the People eat dried Fish which we call Stock-Fish They Export Furs Train-Oyl Clap-Bords c. 11. Of POLAND Poland is parted from Muscovy on the East with the River Neiper or Boristhenes on the West from Germany with the Vistula on the North it hath the Baltick on the South Hungary 'T is in compass 2600 miles very fruitful for Barley and Cattel The Inhabitants excellent Souldiers but their King being Elective they are always so pestered with Factions that they can attempt no great matter only to defend themselves against the Turks They are much addicted to the Latin Tongue and have of all Religions amongst them though the present King seem most to favour Popery Their Merchandizes are Amber Barley Wax Honey Pitch Tar c. 12. Of MVSCOVY Muscovy is a vast Country 3300 miles long and 3000 broad part of it only lying in Europe the rest in Asia 'T is bounded on the East with Tartaria on the West with Livonia Lituania and part of Sweden on the North with the Frozen Ocean and on the South with the Caspian Sea the Turks and the Lake called Maeotis The People are short and thick broad Bearded miserable Slaves to their great Duke and very Ignorant The Women love not their Husbands unless they beat them A great part of the Country is very Fruitful abundance of Honey in every Wood vast Trees Black Foxes famous for their Skins plenty of Rosin Flax c. As to Religion they follow the Greek Church Of ASIA ASia
is a very considerable part of the World in regard 1. Because man was therein created 2ly Here our Blessed Saviour was born wrought his Miracles and suffered 3ly Here were transacted the most memorable occurrences mentioned in the old and new Testament 'T is accounted in length 5200 and in Breadth 4560 miles the principal Regions therein follow 1. TVRKEY in ASIA The Turk by his puissance having over-run a great share of two of the most considerable parts of the world possesseth in Asia these Countries viz. 1. Anatolia vulgarly Natolia and antiently Asia the Less a Country once of great fertility but now waste and almost desolate here were the seven Churches to whom John the Divine directs his Book of Revelations Ephesus Smirna c. 2. Syria and Phoenicia two adjoining Provinces wherein is the Mount Libanus famous is Scripture for goodly Cedars the Cities Damascus Antioch Tyre and Sidon and those now more renowned for commerce Aleppo and Scanderoon The Country abounds with Wheat Oyl Balm c. 3. Palestine Canaan in length but 200 miles and in breadth not above 50 yet so fruitful that we read in Holy Writ it once sustain'd thirteen hundred thousand fighting men besides the Tribes of Levi and Benjamin but now 't is nothing so plentiful verifying that Divine saying The Lord maketh a fruitful Land barren for the Iniquities of those that dwell therein 'T is now under the Turk inhabited by mixt people pretending to Christianity and shewing diverse of the places mentioned in Scripture to Strangers for Money 4. Caldaea in which stood Babylon now called Bagdet where happen'd the Confusion of Languages after the Flood 5. Mesopotamia lying between the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates the Soil exceeding fertile so that by some 't is thought to have been the place where stood the Garden of Eden 6. Turcomania heretofore called Armenia the greater but now takes name from the Turks who being a people of Scythia and too populous to get sufficient food in so barren a Country broke through the Caspian Streight and seated themselves here in the year 844. Lastly Georgia not so call'd from St. George whom yet here they greatly reverence but from the Georgi who long agoe inhabited the adjacent Countries The people now though Tributaries to the Turk profess Christianity and agree in most points with the Greek Church 2. Of PERSIA Persia is bounded on the East with the River Indus West with Tigris and the Persian Gulf North with the Caspian Sea and South with the main Ocean The People are of a proper stature an Olive-colour their Garments Calicue in Religion Mahumetans but enemies to the Turks as being of different sects and judgments in expounding the Alchoran whence bloody wars are oft between them Their Emperor is called the Sophy of Persia who rules very tyrannically and has many Provinces and petty Kings that are his Tributaries This is that Country so renowned of old for its riches and power for trampling on the Assyrian Monarchy they set up here the second great Empire which at last was destroyed by Alexander the Great Here reigned those mighty Princes Cyrus Cambyses Darius the great Xerxes Artaxerxes and others famous both in the sacred Scriptures and profane Histories From hence are brought several sorts of Silk the chief Port where we have trade with them was Ormus in the Gulf of Persia and since Gombroon about nine miles distant from thence The greatest Cities in the whole Empire are Spahawn supposed to contain 300000 souls Sushan where Ahasuerus made his Feast mentioned 1. Esther Caramania famous for Cloth of Gold and the best Scimitars in the world with several others 3. The great TARTARY Part of this Country extends to Europe but the main lies in Asia reaching from East to West 5400 miles and from North to South 3600 being called of old Scythia and bounded on the East with the Eastern Ocean on the West with Muscovia and Moldavia on the North with the frozen Ocean on the South with the Caspian Sea Persia and the Wall of China The people are of a swarthy Complexion deformed and barbarous in behaviour and as for their Religion most of them Pagans the rest Mahumetans many of them dwell in Tents which as pasture grows scarce for their Cattel do remove to new Quarters They sow little Corn for Horse-flesh is their chief food yet they have some great Cities as Astracan Casan Cambalu and Samarchand that gave both a Cradle and a Grave to mighty Tamberlain The Governour of this vast country is call'd the great Cham who rules by an absolute arbitrary power being stiled by his people The shadow of Spirits and Son of the immortal Gods 4. The Empire of the Great Mogul This mighty Empire lies in India partly within and partly without the River Ganges so call'd as being descended from the Mogul-Tartars and indeed within these 100 years last past this Monarch taking the advantage of his Neighbours Dissentions hath forced several flourishing Kingdoms to become Tributaries to his Sceptre in his Territories stands Surat to which our East-India Fleet frequently traffiques Here is likewise the populous Kingdom of Cambaia containing as is thought no less than sixty thousand Villages besides the Metropolitan City stock'd with eight hundred thousand souls As also the Kingdom of Bengala famous for Rhinocerots and Stuffs much in use for morning Gowns this Emperor says Boterus is able to bring into the Field at once three hundred thousand Horse and so reverenc'd by his Subjects that they strew the ways he is to pass with richest perfumes and whenever he cuts his Hair or shaves his Beard keep that day as a Festival 5. Of the PENINSULA or Tract of Land running out into the Sea without the GANGES and all the other parts of INDIA Ganges is one of the most famous Rivers in the world which divides India commonly called the East Indies into two parts of which one is said to be within the other without the Ganges but we here for greater plainness divide the whole into three parts 1. The Neck of Land towards the Sea without Ganges 2ly The main Land within Ganges and another Tract of Land within Ganges likewise but stretching out into the Sea These three parts are inhabited by five several sorts of people in general viz. 1. Indians or Natives which are in part Gentiles in part Christians the second sort are Mahumetans Persians and Tartars the third Jews the fourth Arabians or Moors and the fifth Portuguez In the Neck of Land towards the Sea without Ganges is the Kingdom of Narsinga where the people use to burn the Living Wife with the Dead Husband because of the trick they had got to poison their Husbands before this Law Here is likewise the City Calecute very large but not walled nor fair built the City of St. Thomas or Malleaper where they say St Thomas was Martyr'd to whose Sepulchre the Christian Indians come in Pilgrimage The Soil in these parts is exceeding fruitful yielding
Boats supply the places of Horses and Camels for commerce The chief City is Alexandria a free Port heretofore much more eminent for Trade than now There is likewise Grand Cairo a City of a marvellous strength eight miles in compass and very populous 't is the greatest Market for Sattins Damasks and Taffeta's in the world but the main Commodities as precious Stones Spices Indian Stuffs Gums Perfumes Amber c. are brought hither overland by Caravans Four miles from hence are the ruins of those Pyramids which Antiquity celebrated as one of the worlds wonders The Red-sea washing this Country on the East is so called from the colour of its Sand and is in length 1600 miles The old Cities Thebes and Memphis are now known only in their ruins the Turks are Lords here and the People generally Slaves and treacherous To this Country the world owes a great part of mysterious Learning or rather is bound to blame them for spoiling natural Philosophy with a mixture of ridiculous Magick and superstitious vanities whence our Vagabond Fortune-tellers to this day take upon themselves the Title of Egyptians or Gypsies Their Priests of old were wont to express their meaning in Hieroglyphicks or odd Pictures The People received the Gospel from St. Mark which they generally retained till the coming in of the Saracens and then embraced Mahumatism which yet continues only those that still remain Christians supposed to be no less than 50000 are call'd Cophti because they use Circumcision They observe not the Lords day nor any other Festival but only in the Cities they embrace and read in their Liturgies a Gospel written as they say by Nicodemus The AFRICAN ISLES Are either in the Ethiopick or Atlantick Sea in the first is Madagascar otherwise called the Land of St. Laurence abounding with all manner of Fruits and Beasts Wild or Tame 'T is in length 1200 miles situate under the Southern Tropick The People are rude savage and treacherous their Commodities are Cloves Ginger and Silver Zocotara is an Isle lying just at the mouth of the Red-sea 60 miles in length and 24 in breadth rich in Aloes Gums and Spices In the Atlantick are St. Thomas an Island 180 miles about lying directly under the Equinoctial very plentiful for Sugar Princes Island is situate between the Equator and the Tropick of Capricorn 't is called so because when the Portugals first conquered it the revenues were alotted to the Portugal Prince The Gorgades are nine Islands situate nigh Cape viride in the Land of Negro's abounding in Goats and now usually called the Islands of Cape Verde The Canary-Isles are in number seven antiently for their fertility called the Fortunate Islands hence come our Canary Wines as also the little rare singing Birds called by that name The Grand Canary excells the rest in greatness and excellency for thither all the others repair for justice But Teneriffe exceeds in situation and same as being supposed to be the highest Land in the world the Mountain being fifteen miles high from whence in all Maps and Charts that I have published to the world I have placed the first Meridian and from thence Eastward do reckon the Longitude The Azores are in number nine of which Tercera being the greatest doth now give name to all the rest it is but eighteen miles in compass and abounds in Oad The second Isle of note is St. Michael Of the 4th part of the world called AMERICA AMerica first found out by Christopher Columbus a Genoese about the year 1486. But takes its name from one Americus Vesputius who some time afterwards made a further and more full discovery thereof This large Region is very plentiful in Fruits and sundry Creatures that the other parts of the world never knew as also in Mines but especially Silver of which the Spaniards at their first coming thither found incredible quantities and still supply Europe with that every year with their Plate Fleet. The Inhabitants are of a complexion swarthy These People are supposed to be the progeny of the Tartars with whose gross manners and ignorance they nearly agree as also in complexion or else of the ten Tribes carried away by Salmanaser America is divided by a certain Isthmus or narrow Neck of Land at Darien into two parts the one Northern called Mexicana the other Southern or Peruana Of the English Empire in AMERICA Of that part of America called Mexicana the greatest or at least the best part pays obedience to the English Sceptre As 1. New-England a very populous and thriving Colony This Plantation was first setled in the year 1623 the people are famous for the strictness of their discipline and living eminent Merchants and of great commerce in many parts of the world They coin money of their own and keep Printing Presses at Boston which is the chief Town of the Countrey which is on the main land the furthest part of the Plantations being bounded with vast Woods so that the utmost extent of the whole is not certainly known Virginia so called in honour to Queen Elizabeth our matchless Virgin Queen in whose days it was discovered is situate on the same Continent but more Southerly its Western Limits are unknown but on the North it has Mary-land and upon the South Carolina 'T is very populous and almost incredible to think what vast quantities of Tobacco is yearly brought from these Colonies to England to the happy livelihood of many thousand Families that deal in it Newfound-land noted for the plenty of Fish we have from thence lying on the South of Davis's Streights Mary-land New-York and New-Jersey are new Plantations lying between New-England and Virginia And there is lately added another Plantation called Pensilvania granted by Patent from his Majesty to William Pen Son to Sir William Pen one of our Late Admirals at Sea to him and his Heirs for ever Whose situation is at the head of the Bay of Chesopeack from 40 to 43 degrees of Latitude and five degrees of Longitude to the West Of MEXICO or NEW-SPAIN Mexico otherwise called New-Spain whence his Catholick Majesty intitles himself Hispaniarum Rex Is bounded on the East without Calfornia on the South Peruana but its Northern limits are unknown so that we cannot certainly say whether this America be a Continent or an Island distinguisht by Sea from Asia Here are abundance of Golden-sanded Rivers store of Mines Mulberry-trees Silk Honey Black Amber c. It was exceeding populous before the arrival of the Spaniards who in seventeen years as Historians tell us slew six millions of them rendring the name of Christianity which they pretended to teach them odious to these poor Heathen by their cruelties The City Mexico is the feat of an Archbishop and the Spanish Vice-Roy 't is in compass six miles and contains 600 Houses of Spaniards and as many of Indians there is an University a Printing-house and Mint the People are witty and industrious good handy-crafts-men and Rich Merchants Jucutan is 900 miles in
 Finland Abo Ingria Noteburh Lifeland Riga The Kingdom of SWEADEN These VI Countries are Subject to the Crown of POLAND The Kingdom of Poland divided into the Higher Lower Polonia Cities Warsow Crakow The great Dukedom of Lithuania Vilna Grodno The Ukrain or Country of the Cosaques Kâ—ow Bialacerke The Duchy of Prussia Dantzik Koningsberg Pilaw Memel The Duchy of Courland Mataw Samogitia Roziem POLAND These V Countries border on FRANCE The Spanish Neatherlds or the Catholique Provmces Antwerp Brussels Lorrain Nâ—â—y Aletâ— Toul Verdun The Franche Comâ—e or the County of Burgundy Dele Besanson Swisserland Zurich Bearn Basel Savoy Chamberry The's Countries Border on FRANCE SPAIN was formerly divided into IV Kingdoms Castile at present Divided into the Old and New Cityes Madrid Tolede Burgos Leon Bilbo Oriedo St Iaques in Gallicra Seril Grenada Murcia Aragon Saragosa Barcelona â—alentia Navar Panquelene Portugal Lisbon Porto Brâ—â—anca Connbra Erora Fare SPAIN and PORTUGAL MOSCOVY or The Great and White Russia is Triply Divided into Kingdoms Casan Casan Astracan Astracan Bulgaria Bulgar Duchies Moscoria Moscow Woldemire Woledounre Duina Archangel Pleskow Pleske Smolenske Smolenske Hoords Comonalties of Tartars Pega Horda c. MOSCOVIA DENMARK Hath II Kingdoms Denmark Cityes Copenhagen Elsenor Odensee Sleswick Glukstad Norway Cityes Bergen Dronthem Christiana DENMARK ASIA A Asia is bounded on the West with Europe on the North with the 〈◊〉 Scythick-Ocean on the East with the supposed Straits of 〈◊〉 on the South with part of the Mediterranean The coasts of India Persia Arabia It is in length 5200 in breadth 4560 〈◊〉 It hath ever been renouned for the Creation of Man He noured for the birth of our Saviour In it was the Garden of Eden it hath sway'd the Scepters of the Monarchys of the Assyrian Babylonians Medes Persians The people are generally of a Swarthy complexion either Pagans or Mahometans the greatest monarchs of this part are on the North the 〈◊〉 on the S W the Turks on the E the Chinenses and Iaponenses ASIA Lat. N. 72. A Hath On ye. Main Land Turky in â—sia Georgia Arabia Persia Tartary China In the East Indies The Empire of the Mogol The Peninsula of India without the Ganges The Peninsula of India within the Ganges Islands In the Ocean In the Mediterranean The Kingdom of CHINA Hath towards the South X Provinces Besides VI towards the North Provinces Cityes Nanquin Nanquin Chequian Hanâ—cen Fuchien Fuchen Canton Quangcen Quansi Quansi Yunnan Yunnan Quichen Quicheo Chiamsi Nancâ—un Suchuem Suchuem Huquam Ambian The North Provinces are Provinces Cities Lealoton Lealeten Pequin Pequin Scianton Xanton Sciansi Sciansi Sciensi Sigansu Honan Honan The Kingdom of CHINA PERSIA Hath these Provinces Provinces Cities Servan Tauris On the Caspian Sea Gilan Rast On the Caspian Sea Tabarestan Asterabad On the Caspian Sea Rhoemus Thous On the Caspian Sea Bestan On the Caspian Sea Gorgian Gorgian Hyrack Agemi Casbin Hispahan Chorasan Kaâ—em Herat Chusistan Souster Ardgan Fars Astachar Shiras Kherman Cherman Ornms Gombrone PERSIA Turkey in ASIA Hath these large Provinces Provinces Cities Anatolia or Asia â—â—lesse Bursia Suâ—yrua Trebyond Souria or Syria Alexandrette Aleppo Antiochia Phoenicia Damascus Tyre Sydon Palestin or 〈◊〉 Land Terusalem Nazareth Bethelem Yerac or Chaldea Bagded Balsera Arzerum or Assyria Nâ—â—ire â—osul Diarbeek or â—esopotamia Carennt Haran Turcomania or the Greater Armenma Erzerum Cras or Chissery Georgia Terlis Conâ—â—â—â—a or Circassia Zâ—â—gis Turkey in ASIA The Empire of the GREAT MOGVL Hath on the Main Land and in India without the Ganges These X Chief Provinces Cabul Cabul Candahar Candahar Abâ—â—â—â—t Guzurat Surat 〈◊〉 Bengala Gourâ— Bengala Agra Agra Delli Delli Pengab Pengah or Lahor Caslinâ—eer Sâ—â—makâ—â— Siba Hoâ—â—â—râ— Iamba Iamba The Empire of the Great MOGUL The Peninsula of INDIA without the GANGES Hath these IX Great Realms or Estates The Kingdm. of Decan Chaul The Kingdm. of Cucan Goa The Kingdm. of Bisnagar or Narsinga Narsinga The Kingdm. and Coast of Malabar Calecut Cochim The Coast of the Piscary or Pearl fishing Tutucont The Naiques or Here ditary Lords Gingi Tanjaor Madure The Coast of Cormanded St Thomas Mehapor The Kingdm. of Coleonda Musuhapatan The Kingdm. of Orixa Orixa The Peninsula of INDIA without the GANGES The Main Land of INDIA within the GANGES Hath these VIII Provinces Provinces Cityes Gortan Gor. Pitan Pitan Kanduana Karakatanka Patna Patna Jesual Rasapore Mevit Narral Udessa â—ehanaâ— Patan Gouro The Main Land of INDIA Within the GANGES The PENINSULA of INDIA within the GANGES Contains these VII large Kingdoms The Kingdome of Aracan Aracan Pegu Pegn Siam Odia Malacca Malacca Tunquim Kecio Cochinchina Facfo Camboia Camboia The Pemnsula of INDIA within the GANGES The Asiatick Islands in the Oriental Ocean are Reckoned under these VI Heads The Maldivies Male The Isles of Ceylon Candea The Isle of Sumatra Achem Borneo Borneo Iava Bantam Batavia The Isles of the Moluccos Ternate Tider Celebes Gilole Ambâ—ina The Philippine Isles Luson Manille Mindanoa Mindanoa The Islands of Iapon Iapon Meaca Ximo Nangazacln Xioco Tonso The ASTATICK ISLANDS The Asiatique or GREAT TARTARY Hath these V Principal Parts Tartaria the Desert The Sameids The Nagaian Tartars Cumbalich Justina Usbeck or Zagathay Samarchand Bechara Turchestian Chialis Chiartiam Thibet The Lake of Kithay Cathay Cambalu the Residence of the Great Cham Teudue Tanifu Tartary the true The River Tartar with a City so called The Hoord of Bargn Nayman Great TARTARIA GEORGIA Reckoned in the Asiatique Turky is Subdivided into these IV Countrys Avogasia S ta Sophia Mingrelia Savatopoh Fazza Gurgistan Bassachine Derbent Zuiria Stranis or Albaida Zitrach Chipicha GEORGIA ARABIA Is Divided into III Parts Arabia the Stony Herat formerly Petra Meab Esion Geber Sur Arabia the Desert Anna Sukana Mexat Ali Sumscabat or Sabat Arabia the Happy Medina or Medina Alnabiâ—â—e the City of the Prophet being the place of Mahomets birth Mecca the place of His Burial Zibit Aden Mascate ARABIA The II CONSIDERABLE ISLANDS in the MEDITERRANEAN Reckond in Asia are  Cityes Rhodes Rhodes Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus Famagousta The two Chief Islands in the Mediterranean Reckond in Asia AFRICA Lat. 〈◊〉 35. Is Divided into Africa or Libia The Mother or Extâ—â—â—â— Africa Barbary Biledulgerid or the country of Dates Egipt The Levâ—r or Intertor Africa Zaâ—â— or the Desert The Country of the Negros Guinâ—â— Ethiopia The Hesher Ethiopia or Under Egipt Nubia Aballines Zanguebar The Lower or Interier Ethiopia Congo The Coast of Cafres Mono motapa Islands in the Mediterranean Western Ocean Eastern Ocean AFRICA Africa is bounded on the East by the Rod Sea or the Gulfe of Arabia on the West with the Atlantick Ocean on the Nâ—vith the Mediterraneau sea on the S. with the Aethi opick Ocean Situate most under the Torrid Zone is the greatest Peninsula in the world being about 2000 leagues at breadth East West 1800 leagues in length North South Here