and presidary Souldiers Thus much of Egypt and the Continent of Africk Of America AMerica is so called because Americus Vespusius discovered it The most usual name among the Mariners is the Western Indies because of the West situation and India because by that name they express all wealthy if remote Regions This new World is very plentifull in Spices Fruits and such like Creatures as the old World never knew burdened with such store of Kine and Bulls that the Spaniards have killed thousands of them yearly for their Hides and Tallow blest with such abundance of Gold that the Spaniards found in their Mines more Gold than Earth a Metal which the Americans exchanged for Hammers Knives Axes and the like tools of Iron America is commonly divided by that Isthmus or neck of narrow passage of Land at Darien into two parts the one call'd Northern America or Mexicana the other Southern America or Peruana Mexicana Provinces MExicana containeth the Northern Tract and comprehendeth the distinct Provinces of Mexico Quivira Nocaragua Incutan Florida Virginia Norumbega Nova Francia Corterialis and Estotilandia Mexico Mexico giving name to half America is now called Nova Hispania In this Countrey is that excellent Tree called Mett which hath forty kinds of Leaves which serve for many uses Riches It aboundeth with golden-sanded Rivers and is very much furnished with Gold and glorieth in the Mountain Propochampeche which is of the same nature as Aetna and Vesavius It hath on the East Incutan West Calformio South Peruana the Northern bounds are unknown It is divided into four parts The first part is Gallicia Nova the principal Cities whereof are Xalis Guadaliara New Mexico Coanum Compostella S. Esprit S. Michael where is a Colony of Spaniards stony it is and rough yet yieldeth Mines good plenty 2. Mechuachan containing in circuit 80 leagues is one of the best Countreys in New Spain abounding in Mulberry-Trees Silk Honey Wax black Amber The Men are tall strong and active and some to be of a good wit The chief Towns are Smsoige Pascuar Colima and Valedolit The chief Havens are St. Anthonies and St. James or St. Jago 3. Guastachan which is most poor in the natural Commodity The chief City is Tlascalan the chief City in all these parts next to Mexico 2. Villeriche a Port-Town very wealthy because all the traffick of old and new Spain do pass through it The Spanish have in it two Colonies 4. Tremistatan or Mexico this is the greatest and noblest of all these four In it are the Cities of 1. Villarucha 2. Antithero 3. Meccioca 4. Ottopan and 5. Mexico the Seat of an Archbishop and of the Spanish Viceroy It is in compass six miles and contains 6000 Houses of Spaniards and 60000 of Indians The People are witty and industrious good hardy craftsmen and rich Merchants Quivira Quivira is seated on the most Western part of America over against Tartary It is full of Herbage and enjoyeth a temperate Air. The People hereof are desirous of Glass more than of Gold the chief Riches of this Countrey are their Kine which to them are both Meat Drink and Cloth Her Provinces are Cibola and Nova Albion 1. Cibola lyeth on the East-side and taketh its name from the chief City the next is Tetontoa 2. Nova Albion lyeth on the West towards Tartary It was discovered by Sr. Francis Drake and by him called Nova Albion The Countrey is aboundant in fruit the People are given to hospitality but withall to Witch-craft and adoration of Devils The chief City is Nova Albion Nicaragua Nicaragua is South-East from Mexico with whom it agreeth in nature both in Soyl and Inhabitants The Countrey is pleasing to the eye and abounding in all things necessary it is as plentifull in Parrots as England is of Crowes The chief Cities are 1. New Granada 2. Leo a Bishops See Incutan Incutan this Countrey of Incutan is 900 miles in circuit and is a Peninsula it is situate over against the Isle Cuba and is divided into three parts Incutan Cities of greatest worth are 1. Campechium Sida Lancum 2. Guatimala whose chief Towns are Guatimala Cassuca and Giapa 3. Acasamill vulgarly called Santa Cruza The chief Town whereof is Santa Cruza Florida Florida hath on the East Mare del Nort West Mexico North Nova Francia and Sourh Virginia This Countrey aboundeth in Fruits and hath good quantity of gold and silver Emeralds are also found here and here are Turquoypes and Pearls The principal Cities are Arx Carolina St. Helens St. Matthews Here are also three strong Ports held by the Spaniard viz. St. James St. Phillip and St. Austin Virginia Virginia hath on the East Marâ—el Noort North Norumbega South Floridia and West we know not what limit It is so fruitfull that two Acres of Land will return 400 Bushels of Corn. There is said to be rich Veins of Allum Pitch Tar Rosin Turpentine store of Cedar Grapes Oyl plenty of sweet Gums Dies Timber-trees Mines of Iron and Copper and abundance of Fruit Fishes Beasts Fowl and of that Herb or Grain which they call Maize The chief Towns are 1. Requoghton 2. James-Town 3. Dalefegilift new- new-New-England The Northern part of this Virginia is called new-New-England full of good Towns and Forts and is like to prove the greatest best and happiest Plantation of all this Western Continent Norumbega Norumbega hath on the North Nova Francia and South Virginia the air is of a good temper the soyl fruitfull and the people indifferent civil the chief Town is called Norumbega and is possessed by the French Nova Francia Nova Francia hath on the North Terra Cortelialis and South Norumbega the earth is barren the people barbarous it is inhabited besides the Natives with some few Frenchmen The chief Towns are Canada Sangunai and Hochelagi Terra Cortelialis Terra Cortelialis or di Laborodora hath on the North Estoitland and South the River Canada the men are barbarous of colour brown swift of foot the chief of their Villages are Breste Cabo Marzo and Santa Maria. Estoitland Estoitland hath on the South Terra Cortelialis the Soyl is enriched with natural endowments the Inhabitants are endowed with a greater readiness of wit and soundness of judgement than the other Americans This Province is called by us English the New-Found-Land Thus much of Mexicana Peruana PEruana containeth the Southern part of America it is tyed to Mexicana by the Isthmus or Streight of Darien being no more than 17 miles broad others make it but 12 only It comprehendeth Castella Aurea Guiana Peru Brasile and Chile Castella Aurea Castella Aurea so called for the abundance of Gold containeth the Northern part of Peruana and part of the Isthmus It is admirably stored with Silver Spices Pearls and Medicinal Herbs and is divided into four Provinces viz. Castella del Oro Nova Andaluzia Nova Granada and Cartegana Castella del Oro is situate in the
Corn nor Wine which are daily brought in Barks from Sicilia yet it yieldeth store of Pomegranates Citrons Cottons Oranges Lemmons Figgs Mellons and other excellent Fruits This Island is 10 leagues in length and 3 broad the Earth whereof being but 3 foot deep is the cause of its not being so fertil There are in this Island 60 Villages and 4 Cities namely Valletta the Town and Castle of St. Hermes la Insula and Malta seated in the midst of the Island upon a Hill formed like an Escutcheon held of no great importance yet kept by a Garrison The Inhabitants are of the African complexion and language and follow the Romish Church The Soyl produceth no Grain but Barley Bread made of it and Olives is the Villagers ordinary Diet with the Straw they sustain their Cattel Riches Cummin-seed Annis-seed and Honey they have in abundance of which they Merchandize and an indifferent quantity of Cotton Wool Corsica THis Island is situate against Genoa in the Ligurian Sea It is in circuit 325 miles The Soyl by reason of the Mountains is less fruitfull producing Corn in less plenty but the best Wines Riches it produceth also Figs Raisins and Honey it aboundeth also with Allum Box-Trees and Iron-Mines The chief Cities are Bastia seated on the North-East part of the Countrey on a commodious Haven where the Genoensian Governour hath his residence and a strong Garrison The other Cities are Marian Gallera and Pila the principal Havens hereof are St. Florence in the Northern part and St. Boniface just opposite to it in the South-corner both of good safety and capable of the greatest Vessels that frequent the Mediterranean Sardinia Fertility THis Island is South from Corsica and distant from it but 7 miles it is in circuit 560 miles and is abundant in Corn and well stored with all sorts of Cattle Natures of the People The people are small stature laborious given to Hunting indifferent peaceable among themselves and in some measure courteous to Strangers The principal City is Calliaris enjoying a goodly Haven and much frequented by Merchants the Seat of the Viceroy and an Archiepiscopal Sea The other Towns are Bossa S. Raparata and Aquilastro The Baleares THese Islands are divided into the greater or lesser Majorca and Minorca Majorca is about 60 miles distant from Spain and is 300 miles in circuit The chief Cities are 1. Majorca an University 2. Palma Minorca is distant from Majorca 9 miles and is 150 miles in circuit the Soyl is in some places barren but generally fruitfull The chief Towns are Minorca and Jana Nigh unto these Baleares are two small Islands the first is called Ebrisa distant from the Coast of Spain 50 miles and is 100 miles in circuit the chief City is Yvica the chief Commodity of it is Salt Some 10 miles hence is Olhiusa 70 miles round The lesser Islands that lye dispersed about are 1. The Vulcanian or Aeolian Islands lying on the Coast of Sicilie and are in number eleven the chief is Lipara 10 miles round from whence the rest are called the Liparean Islands 2. Vulcania 2. The Isles of Naples which are in number 18. The chief are Ischia 18 miles round the chief Town whereof is Ischia The second is Caprae and the third is Aenaria 3. The Ligurian Islands the chief of which are Elba whose Metropolis is Cosmopolis The second Isle of note is Gallinaria Thus much of the Mediterranean Isles The Isles of the Ocean THe chief Islands of it are first those of Zealand and Denmark which we have already described the other undescribed are those in the British and the Northern Seas The British Islands They are divided into the Greater as England Wales Scotland Ireland Lesser as Orcades Sorlings Hebrides Sporades Britain THis Island of Great Britain is in compass 1836 miles it is the most famous Island of the whole World It is divided into England Wales and Scotland each differing from other in Language Manners and Customs England ENgland is bounded on the East with the German Ocean South with the British Ocean West with the Irish and North with the River Twede and a line drawn from it to the Solway Westward Division It is divided into 39 Shires wherein are many fair Cities and Towns the chief whereof are 1. London the Seat of the Britains Empire and the Chamber of the Kings of England It is in compass about 8 miles the little City Westminster of old more than a mile distant is now by fair buildings joyned to London and is famous for the Church wherein the Kings and Nobles have stately Sepulchers and for the Courts of Justice at Westminster-Hall where the Parliaments are extraordinarily held and ordinarily the Chancery and Kings-Bench also it hath the Kings stately Palace called Whitehall to which is joyned the Park and House of St. James The City of London hath the sumptuous Church of St. Paul beautified with rich Sepulchers and the Burse or Exchange a stately house built for the meeting of Merchants a very sumptuous and wonderfull Bridge built over the Thames many fair and stately Palaces whereof great part lye scattered in unfrequented places 2. York the second City in England and the Seat of an Archbishop 3. Bristol a famous City standing on the Sea it is encompassed with a double Wall and hath so fair buildings both publick and private as next to London and York it may be preferred before any City in England 4. Norwich this City dâ—serves to be numbred among the chief of England for the riches populousness beâ—uty of the Houses and the fair buildings of the Churches 5. Coventry a large fair and walled City and at this day is the fairest City within Land There are besides these divers fair Cities in this Kingdom as Canterbury the Seat of an Archbishop Exeter a Bishops See Salisbury a fine City and pleasantly seated and is beautified with a Cathedral Church and the Colledge of the Dean and Prebends also the two Cities of Oxford and Cambridge containing in them the two famousest Universities in Christendom Riches The Riches of this Kingdom consists in the unexhaustible Mines of Tinn Lead Copper Iron and Coals most delicate Cloths are woven here which are transported into Germany Poland Denmark Swedeland Italy Turky and the Indies where they are in high request yea infinite quantity of Beer is transported hence into Belgium as also Pelts-Hydes Tallow and Sea-coal This Island is never without the resort of Portugal Spanish French Flemish and Easterling Merchants Fertility The Soyl is very fruitfull and plentifull yielding store of provision for the Inhabitants both of Corn Wild-fowl Fish and Flesh For Wine this Land affordeth none but hath it transported hither from Spain France and the Canaries Natures of the People The people are for the most part tall of stature fair of complexion and of their disposition courteous much resembling the Italian in habit and pronunciation The Women are most
is seated on a Hill and in a fertil Soyl fruitfull of Corn. The free Cities in this Province that belong to the Emperour are 1. Norimberg this City is seated in a barren sandy ground yet is very rich by the Citizens industry This is a most stately City the Buildings whereof are of free-Stone six or seven roofs high In this City is a Granary which is so large as divers years provision may be laid up therein It hath also ten Churches whereof only four are used for Prayer and Preaching 2. Rottenberg a very fair City 3. Francford this City is famous for the Electors meeting here to choose the Emperour and for two yearly Fairs It is compassed strongly with a double Wall upon the East-side the Jewes have a Street who are permitted to dwell in this famous Mart-Town This City is of a round form seated in a large plain the Streets are narrow and the Houses being built of Timber and Clay the foundation of some being laid of free-Stone All the Province excepting the free Cities and the three Cities belonging to the Bishops is subject to the Marquess of Brandenburg Bohemia The Kingdom of Bohemia containeth Bohemia the Dukedom of Silesia the Marquisates of Lusatia and Moravia It is in a manner round and incompassed with great Mountains It contains in circuit 550 English miles in which compass are comprehended 780 Cities walled Towns and Castles and 32000 Villages Fertility The Soil is pleasant and fruitfull abounding with Corn Wood Wine and Grapes and affords Gold and Silver Copper Iron Tin and Lead great quantity Natures of the people The people for the most part live in great plenty and delicacy much resembling the English The Women be very beautifull but somewhat luxurious and that with consent of their Husbands The chief Cities are 1. Prage the Metropolis of Bohemia seated on the River Mulda It is a very great City as being three Towns in one each divided from other by the River Mulda and all three conjoyn'd together by a wooden Bridge of 24 Arches The Streets of this City are filthy there be divers Market-places the Buildings of some Houses are of free-Stone but the most part of Timber and Clay and are built with little beauty or art The second Town of note is Egra and the third is Budweis Silesia Silesia is in length 240 and in breadth 80 miles It is a most delicate and plentifull Countrey divided in the midst by the River Oder The chief Cities are 1. Breslaw a Bishoprick 2. Jagendorf 3. Glogaw Lusatia Lusatia this Countrey although but little to arm 20000 Foot as good as any in Germany The chief Cities are Gorlitz and Trabell on the River Nisse Moravia Moravia this Countrey is the most fertil in Corn in all Germany it aboundeth also with good and pleasant Wine besides it hath also no small store of Myrrh and Frankincence The chief Towns are 1. Brinne the seat of the Marquess 2. Almutz an University This Countrey is very mountainous and woody the people are very warlike and fierce especially the Mountainers The Electorate of the Palatinate The Electorate of the Palatinate His Dominion contains the upper and lower the lower being the chief of the two as being both richer and larger and the Seat of the Elector It is called the lower to distinguish it from the upper This Palatinate is said to be the most pleasing and delicious part in all Germany stored with all Fruits and Metals abounding with those Wines which with us are called Rhenish Wines It is adorned with many gallant Towns the chief whereof is 1. Heidleberg the Seat of the Palsgrave It is incompassed with high Mountains on the South East and North sides but towards the West it hath its Suburbs being longer than the City 2. Openheim 3. Crutznach 4. Frankendate On the East-side of this Countrey standeth Winheim and Lauden on the West-side are the Towns of Newstat and Keifers Upper Palatinate Vpper Palatinate this Countrey lyeth East and North of Bohemia The chief Towns of it are 1. Amberg the birth-place of the present Elector whose silver Mines yield yearly unto the Prince's Coffers 60000 Crowns 2. Newberg 3. Castel where the Palatinates of the Rhene when they journey in this Countrey use to keep their Court. The Electorate of Saxony Saxony is bounded on the East with Lusatia West with Hassia North with Brunswick and South with Franconia and Bohemia It containeth the Countreys of Turingia Misnia Voitland and Saxony Turingia is invironed with Hassia Franconia Misnia and Saxony The chief City is 1. Erdford the Dukes Seat This City is large and ancient and one of the free Cities of the Empire 2. Jene an University of Physitians Misnia is invironed with Bohemia Voitland Thuringia and Saxony The chief Towns are 1. Dresden seated on the Albis This City is very fair and strongly fortified in which the Elector keeps his Court. It is of a round form seated in a plain running between two Mountains but somewhat distant and the Houses are fair built of free-Stone four or five roofs high whereof the highest roof after the Italian fashion is little raised in steepness 2. Leipzich a famous University for Philosophers and Physitians It is seated in a plain of most fruitfull Corn-ground the Streets are fair the Market-place large and stately and such are the chief Houses built of free-Stone four roofs high 3. Râ—…lits 4. Misâ—n and 5 Wittenberg seated in a plain sandy ground one Street lyes the whole length of the Town being all the beauty thereof Voitland is a little Countrey South of Misnia whose chief Cities are 1. Olnitz 2 Werda This Dukedom is seated almost in the midst of Germany all of it together is imagined to be about the bigness of a third part of England The Electorate of Brandenburg The Electorate of Brandenburg this Marquisate is limited on the East with Poland West with Saxony North with Pomerania and South with Lusatia It is in circuit 520 miles in which are contained 50 Cities and 64 walled Towns The chief is 1. Brandenburg 2. Francfort and Oderam It is an University and situate in a Soyl most plentifully stored with Corn and Wines It is most famous for the Mart here kept 3. Berlin the Prince's Seat it is situate on the River Spre 4. Havelbourg the Seat of a Bishop This Marquisate is divided into the new and old the River Odera watering the last the Albis the first Pomerania Pomerania hath on the East the River Vistuta West Meclenburg North the Baltick Ocean and South Brandenburg The chief Towns are 1. Stetin the Prince's Seat and the Metropolis of the Countrey 2. Wolgast 3. Wallin once a famous Town and flourished in traffick but now decay'd 4 Gripswald 5. Newtrepon a Sea-Town To this Province belong three Islands Rugia Wisedonia and Volinia Meâ—…enbourgh Meclenbourg is on the West-part of Pomeren The chief Towns of it are 1.
amiable and beautifull and attired in most comely fashion Wales VVAles is bounded on all sides with the Sea except on the East where it is separated from England by the River Dee and a line drawn to the River Wie Division This Countrey is divided into 13 Shires wherein are some fair Cities but divers great Towns The chief Cities are 1. Caerdiff where there is a commodious Haven 2. Caermaden where Merlin was born begot by an Incubus whom the common People took to be a most famous Prophet 3. Caernarvan a walled City and hath a fair Castle built by Edward the First wherein his Son Edward the Second was born Here in the County of Pembroke is Milford-Haven than which Europe hath not a more noble or more safe or more large with many Creeks and safe Roads Fertility The Soyl of this Countrey especially that which joyneth toward the Sea is most fertil both for Man and Beast but for the major part it is more barren and less fruitfull Natures of the People The Men are of a faithfull carriage one especially towards another in a strange Countrey and to Strangers in their own They are of a temper much inclining to Choler being quickly moved and soon appeased being of all angers the best and noblest Scotland SCotland is the Northern part of Great Brittain and separated from England by the River Tweede and Solway and the Hills extending from the one to the other It is in length 480 miles but of small breadth no place being distant from the Sea above 60 miles Division This Countrey is divided into 25 Shires the Cities and Towns whereof are neither fair nor many the chief of those that are are 1. Edenburgh once the Seat of the Kings of Scotland and the place wherein the Seat and Courts of Justice were held It is seated in a fruitfull Soyl and wholesome Air having many Noblemens Houses lying about it and abounds with many Springs and sweet Waters The Buildings are of unpolished Stone but the Galleries of Timber built upon the fronts of the Houses do rather obscure than adorn them The City consists especially of one broad and fâ—ir Street which is in length from East to West about a mile and is the sole ornament thereof the rest of the Streets and Allies being of very poor Building and inhabited with very poor People At the end towards the East is the Kings Palace joyning to the Monastery of the Holy Cross and at the other end towards the West is a Castle which the Scots hold to be inexpugnable 2. Leith is about a mile distant and is a most commodious Haven upon the narrow Scottish Gulf vulgarly called Edenburgh-Frith 3. S. Andrews seated in Fife and well known as an University and Seat of an Archbishop and Metropolitan of all Scotland 4. Glascow the Seat of an Archbishop and a little University 5. Striveling also is a little City where the King hath a strong Castle upon the brow of a steep Rock In general their Towns and Cities for number building or pleasantness are not comparable to those in England neither are their Gentlemens or Noblemens Houses so frequent or so stately built as the better sort of the English For their Villages they are of Clay covered with Straw being much more frequent than in England yet not so commodious within Among the Kings Palaces that of Edenburgh and Sterling for building and Fawlkland for pleasure of hunting are chief Fertility On the West-side of this Countrey are many Woods Mountains and Lakes on the East-side toward the Sea it is fruitfull in Corn especially in Barley and Oats It abounds in Fish and hath plenty of Cattel yet not so big as ours their Horses are little but full of spirit and patient of labour Natures of the People The People in general are much given to Venery those that inhabit the South are the best and civillest and speak the English Language but those in the Northern part are savage and uncivil termed Silvesters About Scotland in the Irish Ocean are above 40 Islands termed Merania and Hebrides the biggest of these in length exceeds not 30 miles and in breadth not above 12 the chief whereof is Pomonia well known by the Episcopal Seat and yielding both Tin and Lead Thus much of Great Brittain Ireland THis famous Island in the Virginian Sea is by the English at this day called Ireland and by the Irish Bardes at this day Banno It standeth between the Greater Brittain and Spain being dis-joynâ—d on the East from England by a tempestuous Sea termed Hiberniam not above one dayes sayling upon the West beateth the vast Ocean upon the North it hath an Island disjoyn'd no further than a Ship may sail in one day and on the South it beholdeth Spain not distant above three dayes sayling Division It contains in length 400 and in breadth 200 miles and is divided into five parts viz. Mounster which is sub-divided into six Counties Lemster divided into ten Counties Meath divided into two Counties Connaght divided into four Counties and Vlster divided into ten Counties The chief Cities of this Countrey are 1. Dublin standing within the Province of Lemster and in the County Dublin it is by the English called Divelin It is the chief City of this Countrey and Seat of justice fairly built and frequently inhabited and adorned with a strong Castle 15 Churches an Episcopal Seat and a fair Colledge and indowed with many Priviledges The Houses of this City as also of the City Waterford are for the most part of timber clay and Plaister yet are the Streets beautifull and the Houses commodious within 2. Armach it is the Seat of an Archbishop and the Metropolitan City of the whole Island 3. Tredagh a fair and well inhabited Town The fourth City is Corke consisting almost of one long Street but well known and frequented The Houses of this City as of Galloway and Limrick two other Cities are of unwrought free-Stone or Flint or unpolished Stones built some two Stories high and covered with Tiles Natures of the People The People of this Countrey are generally strong and nimble of Body haughty of heart careless of their lives patient of cold and hunger implacable in enmity constant in love light of belief and greedy of glory In a word if they be bad you shall hardly find worse and if good you shall no where find better Fertility The Soyl in general is sufficiently fruitfull but through the idleness of the Inhabitants it is made barren Amongst other rarieties of this Island this is one that it breedeth no venemous thing neither will any brought from other Regions live here Thus much of Ireland The lesser Islands are Orcades Sorlings Hebrides Sporades The Orcades THese Isles are in number 32 and are situate against the most Northern part of Scotland Pomonia the chief of which is Pomonia whose prime Town is Kirkwall honoured with a Bishops Seat and