for its Salt-Pits or Wiches having three Fountains that afford great plenty of Water for the making of Salt which is excellent white and good for which here is drove a good Trade Sturbridge Sturbridge seated on a Flat and on the Stower over which it hath a Bridge it is a good and well-built Town hath the accommodation of a good Free-School with a Library and its Market on Fridays is well furnished with Corn Provisions and Swine Kidderminster Kidderminster feated under a Hill and on the Severn where the Stower loseth it self dividing the Town in twain an ancient Bailiwick-Town beautified with a fair Church hath well-built Houses is well inhabited and much traded unto for its Stuffs called Kidderminster-Stuffs and its Market which is on Thursdays is considerable for Corn Gottle Provisions and several Country-commodities Bewdley Bewdley a Bailiwick-Town which sends Burgesses to Parliament pleasantly seated on the Severn and near the Forest of Wire which in former time was a place of great delight and much resorted unto It is a neat and well-built Town enjoyeth a good Trade for Mault Leather and Caps called Bewdley-Caps here made and hath a Market on Saturdays chiefly considerable for Barly YORK-SHIRE County of York describ'd the largest County in England being above 300 miles in compass and although thus spacious for the generality is indifferent fertil yielding good plenty of Cattle Corn Fowl and Fish for if one part is stony sandy and barren other parts make amends and although there are great store of Heaths and Moors which are barren ground yet are they profitable to the Inhabitants for the feeding of Cattle In this County the Romans had several Stations and here were abundance of Abbeys Monasteries and Religious Houses many of which were of great note eminency and wealth The chief Manufactures of this Shire are Stockings Alum Jett Lime Knives Pins c. but above all Cloth in great plenty It is fevered into three distinct parts and called the North-Riding the East-Riding and the West-Riding which said Ridings or Parts are subdivided into 26 Wapontacks or Hundreds viz. the North into Eleven the East into Six and the West into Nine and in all these Wapontacks are numbred 563 Parish Churches besides abundance of Chapels of Ease by reason of the largeness of the Parishes many of the Chapels being as large as Parishes in other parts of England The North-Riding of Yorkshire may not improperly be divided into Richmondshire Cleaveland a fertil part North-Allerton and Blackmore very Mountainous Craggy and Moorish The chief places in this Riding are York City of York which next to London claimeth the Priority of all others in the Kingdom a place of great antiquity and fame having its rise from the Romans who had it in such great esteem that Severus their Emperour had here his Palace and here ended his days and had those Funeral Rites solemnized on his Corps according to their custom And here Fl. Valerius Constantius surnamed Chlorus bid adue to the World and in his room his Son Constantine was here proclaimed Emperour Nor did this City thus flourish only in the time of the Romans but was of great repute in all succeeding Ages and hath in all the revolutions and changes under the Saxons Danes and Normans preserved its ancient lustre and is at present a fair large and beautiful City adorned with many splendid Buildings both publick and private is very populous much resorted unto and well inhabited by Gentry and wealthy Tradesmen and numbreth about 30 Parish Churches and Chapels besides its Cathedral or Minster a most stately Structure dedicated to St. Peter Amongst its publick Buildings of note these may be taken notice of The Bishops-Palace its Chapter-House a curious piece of Architecture the Princes-House called the Mannor and the Courts of Judicature held for the Neighbouring Marches according to that of Ludlow It is a City and County within it self enjoyeth large Immunities sendeth Burgesses to Parliament is governed by a Lord Major 12 Aldermen clad in Scarlet 2 Sheriffs 12 Common Council 8 Chamberlains a Recorder Town Clerk Sword-Bearer and Common Serjeant with other sub-Officers It is a place of great strength being well fortified and enclosed with a strong Wall on which are many Turrets or Watch-houses and hath for entrance 4 Gates and 5 Posterns It s scituation is no less pleasantly than commodiously seated on the Owse which severeth it in two parts but joyned together by a fair Stone-bridge and to conclude its Markets on Thursdays and Staturdays are very considerable and well served with Flesh Fish Fowl c. as are its Shambles on the Week-days with Provisions Malton or New-Malton seated on the Derwent Malton over which it hath a good Stone-bridge It is composed of two Towns the New and the Old Malton and both containing 3 Parish Churches it is a place well inhabited and accommodated with good Inns hath weekly two Markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays which is one of the best in the County for Horses living Cattle Provisions and most Country-commodities especially Vtensils for Husbandry and as a Borough Town which is but meanly built electeth Parliament men Pickering or the Honour of Pickering a pretty good Town Pickering belonging to the Dutchy of Lancaster hath a famous Old Castle now ruinous in which they keep their Courts for the hearing of Causes under 40 s. in the said Honour which includeth several Villages which as it were encompass it so that the adjacent Country is called Pickering-Lith the Forest of Pickering and the Liberty of Pickering It s Market which is on Mondays is well served with Corn and Provisions Scarborough a place of great strength as well by Nature as Art Scarborough being seated on a steep Rock with such craggy Cliffs that it is almost inaccessible and beareth so into the Sea that it is washed on all parts except on the West where it yieldeth access by a strait passage Cliff or Gullet where it hath a strong Wall On the top of this Rock is a very fair green and large Plain containing about 60 Acres of ground and hath a little Well of Fresh-water springing out of the Rock and for its further defence hath a strong Castle now made use of by his Majesty for a Garrison This Town is not very large but well built and inhabited enjoyeth a good Trade having a commodious Key with several Vessels belonging to it which are employed by them and during the Herring-season for the Fishing Trade they being plentifully taken on this Coast This place is of note for its famous Spaw much resorted unto as well by Foreigners as the English It is a Town Corporate electing Parliament men is governed by two Bailiffs and a Common Council and hath two Markets weekly on Thursdays which is of good account and on Saturdays which is but small Not far from this Town is Robinhoods-Bay so called from Robinhood that noted Robber in the Reign of
Pulhely and Krekyth Bardesey Island ISLE of ANGLESEY with its Hundreds of Tallibollion Holyhead Llyfon Llandrogarn Tyndaythwy Bewmatis Twrkelyn Llandourodok Meney Newburgh Maltracth Aberfraw MERIONETHSHIRE where are the Hundreds of Ardydwy Harlech Talibout Dolgelhe Ystymanale Abeâ—dowyâ— Mowthy Maynloyd Penlyn Bala Ydeirmon Corwen MONTGOMERYSHIRE in which are the Hundreds of Mechavy Llanvilling Ystrondmarchel Montgomery Welshpoole Kery Kery Kidriorn Newtown Kare Eynion Llandaguan Kyfy Log. Machenlet Yriostly Llanidios SOUTH WALES in which are the Counties of RADNORSHIRE where are the Hundreds of Rayadergowy Rayadergowy Knighton Knighton Kevenlice Llanbadern Radnor New Radnor Prestaine Painscastle Llanhedder Collowini Dyssart BRECKNOCKSHIRE with its Hundreds of Bealt Bealt Talgarth Hay Merthye Merterkynok Dyvynnock Divynock Penkelly Brecknock Crickhole Crecowell CARDIGANSHIRE with its Hundreds of Tredvoir Cardigan Cardigan Island Moythen Llanbeder Pennarth Tregaron Llanylar Llanrusted Llanbadarn Aberysthwyth PEMBROOKSHIRE which is divided into the Hundreds of Kemes Newport Kilgarvan Kilgarvan Dewysland St. Davids Ramsey Island the Bishop and his Clerks Dungledy Lauhaden Wiston Rowse Haverford west Rosemarket Scaline Island Stockholme Isle Nerberth Tenby and Narberth Castle Martin Pembroke Caldey Island CAERMARDENSHIRE where are the Hundreds of Derllys Kancharne Elluet Caermarden and Newcastle Kidwellye Kidwyly Llannelthye Perue Llanymdofry Llangadok Cayo Llandilouawre Cathinok Abergerlech GLAMORGANSHIRE in which are the Hundreds of West Gowre Swansey and Penrise Mumbles point Pennarth point Oxwich point Wormshead point Llangevelach Llansamled Neath Aberavon and Neeth Newcastle Bridgend Ogmore Ogmore Castle Nash point Cowbridge Cowbridge Denispowis Porkerry Castle Barry Island Sylye Isle Cardiff Cardiff Landaff Caerfily Caerphilly Lantrissent Lantrissent MONMOUTHSHIRE now an English County where are the Hundreds of Bergaveny Abergavenney Skenfrith Mounmoth Ragland Ragland Caldicot Chepston Goldeclyffe Uske Uske Carlion Wealooge Newport ENGLAND Small Isles belonging to Great Britain THE Kingdom of England with that of Scotland forms an Island which bears the name of Great Britain unto which belongeth a vast number of lesser Isles which may be considered under four heads or forts viz. the Orcades the Hebrides the Sorlings and the Isles of Scilly with those of the Sporades All which said Isles with that of Ireland are scitâ—ate between the 9th and the 23th degrees of Longitude and the 50th and 59th of Latitude England is divided from Scotland by the River Tweed and Solway a line being drawn from the one to the other and on all other sides it is begirt with the Sea It s extent and division The extent and form of these Isles with their scituation to each other doth appear in the Map to which I refer the Reader But 't is probable that some may judge the Maps false for that the true Geographical distances of places are lesser than the Itinerary But these Reasons are sufficient to satisfie any to the contrary 1. The unpassable Woods which 〈◊〉 between places 2. the high Mountains and low Vallies 3. the Marishes or Boggs 4. the Rivers or Ponds and 5. the Parks or other enclosures which cause the Traveller to leave his direct line and go about It may be divided into two though unequal parts to wit England and Wales separated each from other by the Severn and a line drawn to the Wye but the more certain division was by a huge Ditch which beginning at the Influx of the Wye into the Severn reached to Chester where the Dee disâ— burthens its self into the Sea 80 miles in length made by Offa King of the Mercians and called Claudh Offa. This Kingdom of England is severed into 52 Shires or Counties of which 12 make the Principality of Wales and these Counties are subdivided into Hundreds Wapentakes or Wards and those again into Parishes which comprehend Boroughs Villages Hamlets Endships or Trthings It s division according to the Circuits of the Judges England is also divided into six parts for the Circuits of the 12 Itinerary Judges two of which twice every year are alotted for each Circuit iâ— the chief Town or Towns of each County in the said Circuit to sit and hear Causes and to administer Justice for the ease of the Subject and according to this division one Circuit doth contain the Counties of Wilts Somerset Devon Cornwall Dorset and Hantshire Another those of Berks Oxford Gloucester Monmouth Hereford Worcester Salop and Stafford Another those of Kent Surry Sussex and Hartford Another those of Bedford Bucks Cambridge Huntington Norfolk and Suffolk Another those of Northampton Rutland Lincoln Derby Nottingham Leicester and Warwick And another those of York Durham Northumberland Cumberland Westmoreland and Lancaster The two remaining Counties viz. Middlesex and Cheshire being exempted the one for its vicinity to London and the other as having its peculiar Judges for the administration of Justice It s division according to the Spiritual Jurisdiction For Spiritual or Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction this Kingdom is divided into two Archbishopricks viz. Canterbury and York under which are 25 Bishops of which 22 belong to that of Canterbury who is Primate and Metropolitan of all England and but 3 to that of York Now what these Bishopricks are this following Table will declare unto you A GENERALE MAPP OF THE ISLES OF GREAT BRITTAINE DESIGNED BY MONSIEUR SANSON GEOGRAPHER TO THE FRENCH KING RENDERED INTO ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED BY RIC BLOME BY HIS MAIESTIS ESPECIALL COMMAND London Printed for Ric Blome The most August Charles the 2d by the grace of God â—ing of England Scotland France and Ireland defendor of the Faith c 〈◊〉 this Mapp with all humility is Concecrated by your Majestes Obedient subiect Servant Ric Blome A Catalogue of the Archbishopricks and Bishopricks of England and Wales together with what Counties are under their Jurisdictions and what Parishes and Impropriations are in each Diocess Archbishopricks and Bishopricks Counties under each of their Jurisdictions Parishes in each Diocess Impropriations in each Diocess Canterbury hath Canterbury and part of Kent 257 140 York hath Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire 581 336 London hath Essex Middlesex and part of Hartfordshire 623 189 Durham hath Durham and Northumberland 135 87 Worcester hath Worcestershire and part of Warwickshire 241 76 Winchester hath Hantshire Surrey Isles of Wight Garnsey and Jersey 362 131 Bath Wells hath Somersetshire 388 160 Oxford hath Oxfordshire 195 88 Bangor hath Carnarvanshire Anglesey Merionethshire and part of Denbighshire 107 36 Rochester hath part of Kent 98 36 Ely hath Cambridgshire 141 75 Chichester hath Sussex and part of Hartfordshire 250 112 Salisbury hath Wiltshire and Berkshire 248 109 Lincoln hath Lincolnshire Leicestershire Bedfordshire Huntingtonshire Buckinghamshire and part of Hartfordshire 1255 577 St. Asaph hath part of Flintshire and part of Denbighshire 121 19 St. Davids hath Pembrookshire and Carmarthenshire 308 120 Peterborough hath Northamptonshire and Rutlandshire 293 91 Landaff hath Glamorganshire Monmouthshire Brecknockshire and part of Radnorshire 177 98 Carlisle hath part of Cumberland and part of Westmerland 92 18 Exeter hath Devonshire Exeter
like feigned Names and Placeâ— EUROPE with its Kingdoms Isles c. may be considered in three times three parts and then The three most Southern parts are SPAIN with its Kingdoms or Principalities viz. Castile Madrid Leon Leon Navarr Pampelona Bisâ—ay Bilboa Asturie Oviedo Gallicia St. Jago de Compoâ—â— Portugal Lisbon Algarve Pharo Andaloufia Sevill Granada Granada Muâ—cia Murcia Aâ—â—agon Caragosa Valencia Valencia Catalonia Barcelona the Isles of Baleares Majorca ITALY with Its several Estates and Principalities the Chief of which are Piedmont Turin Millain Millain Genoua Genoua Parma Parma Mantua and Modena Mantua Venice Venice Toscany Florence Estare of the Church Rome Naples Naples Isle of Sicily Messina Isle of Sardiny Calari Isle of Corsica Bastia TURKEY in EUROPE with its several Estates the Chief of which are those of Bosnie Jaycza Servie Belgrad Bulgarie Sophia Romania Constantinople Macedonia Salonichi Thessalie Armicho Epire Perveza Achaia Selines Pelopornesus Petras Dalmacie Rhagusa Sclavonia Posega Illyris Zatha Croatia Sisseg Together with several Isles as they lie in the Aegean or Grecian Seas as Negroponte Creâ—e the Isles of Cyclades c. Ionian Seas as Zant Zeffalonia Corfu c. Aâ—riatick Seas as Zara Lesina Curzola Lissa c. The three Innermost parts and within the Continent are FRANCE with its twelve Governments or General Estates viz. Picardy Amiens Normandy Roen or Roven Isle of France Paris Champâ—gne Troys Brelagne Nantes Orlenois c. Orleans Bourgogne Dijon Lyonnois c. Lyon Guyenne and Gascogne Bourdeaux Languedoc Toulouse Provence Marseille Dauphin Grenoble The several Estates which lie between France the Catholick Low Countrey Anvers Lorrain Metz the French County Besansons Savoy Cambery Germany the Low Countreys or the United Provinces Amsterdam Rotterdam the Swisses Basle the Grisons Coire GERMANY with its several Estates and Principalities the chief of which are On this side the Rhine Strasbourg Beyond the Rhine Cologne Westphalia Munster Franconia Noremberg Sovabe Ansbourg Bavaria Munchen Austria Vienna Bohemia Prague Higher Saxony Dresden Brandenbourg Berlin Pomerania Stetin Lower Saxony Hamburgh POLAND with its several Estates the chief of which are Polonia Cracow Prussie Dantzick Mazovie Warzaw Lithuania Wilna Volhynia Kyovia Podolia Kamieniec Russia Nigra Loewenberg And some Estates or Principalities towards the Danube and Black-Sea as Hungaria Buda Transylvania Hermenstat Valaquie Targovisko Moldavia Soczowa Little Tartaria Nigropoli The three most Northern parts Kingdoms and Isles are SCANDINAVIA where are the Kingdoms and Estates of Danemark Danemark Capenhagven Norway Trondhem Sweden Gothland Calmar Sweden Stockholm Finland Abo Livonie Riga MOSCOVIA with its several Kingdoms Dutches and Provinces the chief of which are Moscovy Mosco Wolomodire Wolodomer Dwine St. Michael Archaâ— Cazan Kingdom Cazan Astracan Kingdom Astracan The ISLES of GREAT BRITAIN where are the Kingdoms of England London Scotland Edinburgh Ireland Dublin To the high and Mighty Prince James Duke of Yorke Albury Marquesse of Ormond Earle of Ross of Arismanoch L d High Admirall of England Kt of the most noble order of the Garter sole Brother Privi Councellor to his most Sacrid Ma.ty K Charlas the 2d this Mapp is humbly Dedicated by Rich Blome A MAPP of EUROPE Designed by Mounsieur Sanson Geographer to the French King and Rendred into English and Illustrated by Ric Blome By his Majets Espesiall Command London Printed for Rich Blome it EUROPE EVROPE is one of the three parts of our Continent of which Asia makes the most Eastern Africa the most Southern and Europe in regard of them is between North and West Its Bounds It is for the most part bounded by the Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea that which we call the Septentrional or Frozen Ocean on the North and the Occidental or Atlantick Ocean on the West The Mediterranean Sea which is but an Arm of the Ocean lies on its South and separates it from Africa but from Asia it is separated towards the East by divers Seas which fall into the Mediterranean by several Streights between these Seas to wit the Archipelago the Sea of Marmara the Black Sea and the Sea of Zabaque Between the Archipelago and the Marmara is the Streight of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles of old Hellespontus between the Marmara and the Black Sea is the Streight of Constantinople or the Channel of the Black Sea and between the Black Sea and the Sea of Zabaque is the Streight of Caffa or Vospero Then the Rivers of Don Wolga and Oby compleat the division of Europe from Asia by drawing a line from the one to the other Scituation The scituation of Europe is between the 35 and 72 degrees of Latitude and between the 10 and 100 of Longitude though it fill not all this space and it is almost all in the Temperate Zone no part in the Torrid but some under or near the Frozen Zone But the Ocean together with the divers Seas which encompass and divide the parts of Europe have given so great an advantage to its People that they are long since become the most expert in the World in Navigation all Arts and Sciences and in Arms and Military Discipline It s Division We will consider Europe in Nine or three times three principal parts And of these the first three shall be Spain Italy and the Estates of Turkey in Europe and these possess the Southern part of Europe the second three parts shall be France Germany and Poland and these take up the middle part of Europe and the third shall be Scandinavia where are the Estates of Denmark and Sweden Russia Alba or Muscovia and the Isles of Great Britain and Ireland and these are most Northward As to the several small Isles I shall comprehend them under one and the other of these 3 parts and that according to their scituation or vicinity unto them Besides these 9 parts there will remain some Estates and Lands between France Germany and Italy likewise between Germany Poland Turkey and Moscovia and some in Turkey which shall be described as occasion presents The Languages or Speeches But before we proceed to the Parts let us consider that there are 3 principal Tongues and as many principal Religions in Europe viz. the Latin which extends it self into Italy France and Spain though in divers Idioms the Teutonick into Germany the British Isles and Scandinavia the Sclavenian into Poland Moscovy in good part of Turkey Bohemia c. though still in several Idioms and Dialects The other Tongues are much less general as the Greek Albanian Hungarian and the Tartaresque in the Eastern parts and lastly the Basque Welsh Irish and Laplandish in the most Western and Northern parts Religions The Religions are the Protestant which hath spread it self where the Teutonick Tongue is spoken the Roman Catholick is almost every where with the Latin Schism alone and every where amongst the People speaking Sclavonian and Greek the Mahumetan Religion is among the Natural Turks of Europe But to proceed to its Parts SPAIN
the Helm of State have precedency as the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper Lord President of his Majesties Council Lord Privy Seal Lord high Chamberlain the Earl Marshal the Lord Chamberlain the Master of the Horse c. Precedency may be thus observed the King who is the fountain of Honour the Prince of England who is eldest Son to the King and is born Duke of Cornwal and about the age of 17 years is usually created Prince of Wales Princes of the Blood Royal who are the Sons Brothers Uncles and Nephews of the King The Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper the Archbishop of York Lord Treasurer of England Lord President of the Privy Council Lord Privy Seal Dukes Marquesses Dukes eldest Sons Earls Marquesses eldest Sons Dukes younger Sons Viscounts Earls eldest Sons Marquesses younger Sons Bishops Barons Viscounts eldest Sons Earls younger Sons Barons eldest Sons Privy Counsellors that are not Noblemen Judges Viscounts younger Sons Barons younger Sons Knights of the Garter if not otherwise dignified as is rarely found Knights Bannerets Baronets Knights of the Bath Knights Batchelors Colonels Sergeants at Law Masters of Chancery and Doctors and Esquires and those may be comprehended under five several heads 1. Esquires unto the Kings Body 2. the descendants by the Male-line from a Peer of the Realm 3. the eldest Sons of Knights of the Garter Baronets Knights of the Bath and Knights Batchelors 4. the two Esquires attending on the Knights of the Bath at their Knighting and 5. Officiary Esquires as Justices of the Peace Barresters at Law Lieutenant Colonels Majors and Captains and lastly Gentlemen At a Marshal Court held at White-Hall the 18th of March An. Dom. 1615. it was declared and concluded on that there are two degrees that establish and settle the Title of an Esquire by birth the one the younger Sons of Peers of the Realm which do invest into the Heirs-males descended from them the Name and Title of Esquires the other the lineal Heir-male of a Knights House and these may justly assume and challenge the Title of Esquire by birth so that in all reason the younger Sons of Peers are more worthy than Knights so the setling of a Title proceeding from them is more worthy and eminent than that derived from Knights The Dominions of England The Dominions of the King of England are very large for besides that of England Scotland and Ireland there are divers small Isles scituate nigh unto them and do belong to one or the other as the Isles of ORKNEY or ORCADES in number 32 seated against the North-cape of Scotland The Isles of SHETLAND also under the Scotish Dominions the HEBRIDES in number 44 seated Westwards of Scotland the SORLINGS seated in the Westrn-cape of Cornwall the SPORADES being several Isles dispersed about the British Seas amongst which these following are the chief MAN scituate between England Scotland and Ireland JERSEY and GARNSEY on the French Coast WIGHT part of Hantshire PORTLAND part of Dorsetshire STEEPHOLMS and FLATHOM in Somerfetshire AIBBRE in Cheshire DENNY in Monmouthshire CODLEY in Pembrokeshire ANGLESEY which is one of the Welsh Counties SHEPPEY in Kent NORTHEY OSEY and HORSEY in Essex FERNE COCKET and HOLY Isle in Northumberland with several other small Isles not worth the naming as indeed many of these are Then in Africa as TANGIER GVINEY c. In the East Indies several places though belonging to the East India Company of London and in America large Dominions as NEW ENGLAND NEW YORK MARYLAND VIRGINIA CAROLINA all which are on the Continent also divers Isles some of which are very considerable as JAMAICA BARBADOS BERMVDOS ANTEGO NEW FOVNDLAND c. all which shall be treated of as they come in order but first of the English Counties County of Barkshire described BARKSHIRE well clothed with Wood and watered with Rivers is blest with a sweet Air hath a rich Soil fit both for Corn and Pasturage especially in the Vale of Whitehorse and generally the whole County for profit and pleasure yieldeth to few Shires in England The principal Commodity that this Shire produceth is Cloth which finds great vent and amongst the Rivers that water the County the Isis the Oke and the Kenet which affords excellent Trouts are the chief It is severed into 20 Hundreds in which are 140 Parishes and hath 12 Market Towns Reading Reading pleasantly seated near the Thames and on the Kenet which is navigable for Barges to London which adds much to its Trade which is considerable especially for Cloth and Mault 't is a large Town containing three Parish Churches is beautified with well built Houses hath fair Streets is well inhabited and hath a very considerable Market for Grains Malt Hops and most Country commodities on Saturdays 'T is a Town Corporate governed by a Major 12 Aldermen and as many Burgesses with sub-Officers enjoyeth several Immunities and sendeth Burgesses to Parliament 'T was formerly beautified with a fair and rich Monastery and a strong Castle built by King Henry the First where in the Collegiate Church of the Abby himself and Queen with Maud their Daughter were interr'd both which now lie in their ruins New Windsor Windsor pleasantly seated near the banks of the Thames and adjoyning to a Park and Forest well stored with Game 't is a fair large well frequented and inhabited Town Corporate governed by a Major and other sub-Officers sendeth Burgesses to Parliament and hath a very good Market for Provisions on Saturdays This Town is of great note for its stately Castle and Royal Palace of his Majesty seated on a great eminency wherein is a Chappel for Devotion a Colledge for Learning and an Alms-house for decayed Gentlemen called the poor Knights of Windsor and famous is this Castle not only for giving birth to so many of our Kings and Princes but for being the place where the ceremony of the Knights of the Garter is solemnized on St. Georges day Nigh unto New Windsor is Old Windsor a Town of greater antiquity though not of so much splendor Newbury Newbury well seated on the Kennet and in a Champain Plain a large well inhabited and frequented Town Corporate governed by a Major Aldermen and Burgesses beautified with a spacious Market-place and well built Market-house sufficiently served with Corn Flesh Fish and Fowl on Thursdays This Town had its rise out of the ancient Spinae now a small Village near adjoyning and called Speenhamland and is of note for its Jack of Newbury who got so great an estate by Clothing which this Town at present is very considerable for Wallingford Wallingford a Town of great antiquity and in times past very strong and large containing four Parish Churches within its Walls which took up a mile in circuit 'T is at present a large Town Corporate governed by a Major Aldermen and sub-Officers enjoyeth large Immunities and sendeth Burgesses to Parliament 'T is commodiously seated on the banks of the Thames over which
and frequented Town enjoying large Immunities and sendeth a Burgess to Parliament It is governed by a Major 2 Bailiffs 15 Common Councellors a Town Clerk and other sub-Officers and hath a considerable Market for Corn and Provisions on Saturdays Chepstow Chepstow seated on the side of a Hill which is washed with the Wye near its fall into the Severn a Town formerly very famous and of great resort being said to be raised out of the ruins of Venta Silurum the chief City of the Silures It is a large well built inhabited and frequented Town and hath a Market on Saturdays which is very good for Corn and Provisions and very considerable for Swine Carlion or Caerleon an ancient and flourishing City of the Romans Carlion which is evidenced by the ruins of its stately Buildings as Palaces Temples and Theaters enclosed within fair Walls the Water-pipes Vaults Hot-houses and Roman Coins oft digged up And here the Noble Arthur kept his Court and here was a famous Colledge for 200 Students in Astronomy and other the liberal Arts and Sciences This Town which is indifferent large is commodiously seated on the banks of the Vske over which it hath a large wooden Bridge yet its Houses for the generality are built of Stone and its Market which is but indifferent is on Thursdays Vske seated on a River so called a large Town uske beautified with well built Stone-houses and hath a very good Market on Mondays and Fridays Abergavenny seated at the meeting of the Vske and the Keveny Abergavenny once a place of great strength It is a large Town hath well-built Houses enjoyeth a good Trade for Flanels and Straw-Hats here made in great plenty and its Market which is on Tuesdays is very considerable for Cattle Provisions c. County of Norfolk The County of NORFOLK is of a different Soil but may be comprised under two heads to wit Champain and Wood-land yet notwithstanding about the Towns it is of a Claiey Chalkey and fat Earth and not without Wood. That which is comprised under the head of Champain is along the Sea-Coasts and from Thetford to Burnham and so Westwards and affords great plenty of Corn and on the Heaths great flocks of Sheep are fed The Wood-land part is chiefly for grasing yet not without Corn ground The ancient Inhabitants known to the Romans were the Iceni and afterwards became part of the Kingdom of the Angles The Commodities that this Country plentifully affordeth are Worsteds Stockings Norwich Stuffs and Herrings The chief Rivers that water this County are the Owse Waveny Yare and the Thryne It is generally well inhabited with Gentry is very populous and full of Towns and Villages numbring 660 Parish Churches which are the most of any County in England and is traded unto by 27 Market Towns Norwich a City of great antiquity Norwich and formerly of as great splendor when the Seat of the East Angles since which it hath undergone several calamities by Fire Sword and Pestilence and notwithstanding all its shocks of Ill fortune it is at present a fair large and populous City and enjoyeth a great Trade especially for their Stockings Stuffs and Manufactures here made It is commodiously seated on the banks of the Yare which severeth it but is joyned together by several Briges and in a pleasant Valley It is about a mile and half in length and almost of the like breadth and is encompassed with a Wall except on the side seated on the River and hath 12 Gates for entrance and for Divine worship 32 Parish Churches bisides Chapels It s chief buildings are the Cathedral the Bishops Palace the Palace of the Duke of Norfolk the Market-house the Cross and the House of Correction made of Free-stone Here is an Hospital where 100 poor Men and Women are maintained This City may not improperly be called an Orchard in a City or a City in an Orchard by reason of the pleasant intermixture of the Houses with Trees It was first governed by 4 Bailiffs but in the Reign of Henry the Fourth it was incorporated into a Majoralty and made a County whose limits extend to Eaton-Bridge It enjoys several Immunities sends Burgesses to Parliament and is the See of a Bishop Its Markets on Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays are very great and well stored with Corn living Cattle Leathen Yarn Worsteds and all sorts of Provisions Lynn Lynn or Lynn Regis seated almost at the influx of the Owse into the Washes a fair large and well-built Borough Town numbring 3 Parish Churches of good antiquity enjoying ample Immunities which were granted them for their good service against the outlawed Barons in the Isle of Ely It is governed by a Major 12 Aldermon hath a Recorder Sword-Bearer and other sub-Officers sendeth its Representatives to Parliament for its defence is encompassed about with a Wall and a deep Trench is well watered having 2 Rivulets which run through the Streets which are passed over by 15 Bridges It is well inhabited by Merchants and Tradesmen having a commodious Haven and its Markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays are well served with Commodities and Provisions Yarmouth Yarmouth seated on the Yare at its influx into the Sea It is a place of great strength as well by Nature as Art being esteemed the Key of this Goast The Town is large yet hath but one Church but that is so large that it serveth for two Ministers Its Buildings are good it is a place of a great resort is well inhabited and traded unto and the more as being the ready passage to Holland for the Packet-Boat and other Vessels About this Coast great abundance of Herrings are caught in September and as great quantities of Mackerels in the Summer season It is a Town Corporate having for its chief Magistrates 2 Bailiffs it enjoyeth several Immunities and sends Burgesses to Parliament It s Market is on Saturdays which is very great for Corn Fish and Provisions Windham Windham seated in a dirty bottom hath an indifferent good Market for Corn and Provisions on Fridays but chiefly for Stockings Wooden-Spoons Yapps and Spindles which are here made and sold by the Inhabitants in great abundance Swasham Swasham seated on a Hill a large and well built Town full of Inns end well inhabited by Shopkeepers who drive a good trade It s Market which is on Saturdays is very well served with Corn and Provisions being esteemed one of the best Market Towns in the County North Walsham North Walsham seated in a level not far from the Sea a fine Market Town which on Thursdays is well provided with Corn Flesh and other Commodities County of Northampton described NORTHAMPTON an Inland County of a fat and rich Soil both for Tillage and Pasturage every way recompencing the Husbandmans pains and industry both for its excellent Grain and for feeding and breeding of store of Sheep Horses and Cattle insomuch that here is observed to be less wast
Danes It is at present a place of a large extent numbring 12 Parish Churches besides St. Georges Chapel and for its abundance of Streets which are clean and neatly ordered its populousness and good trade that its Inhabitants drive both by Sea and Land it may be ranged in the number of Cities It is a Town Corporate well Priviledged sends Burgesses to Parliament and is governed by 2 Bailiffs chosen out of 12 Port-men and 24 Common Council also a Recorder Town Clerk and other sub-Officers It is well served with Provisions for besides its Shambles here are weekly 3 Markets viz. on VVednesdays and Fridays for Fish and Butter and on Saturdays for Provisions of all sorts in great plenty And this Town gave birth to Cardinal Wolsey who here began a magnificent Colledge which still bears his name Bury or St. Edmonds-Bury so called from King Edmond the Martyr Bury here interr'd who was shot to death at Hoxon by the Danes for not renouncing the Christian Faith This Town is very pleasantly seated and in an Air so healthful that makes it to be much inhabited and frequented by Gentry It is a Town Corporate governed by an Alderman for its chief Magistrate besides a Recorder and other sub-Officers and sends its Representatives to Parliament It is of a large extent yet consisteth but of two Parish Churches hath well built Houses its Market-hill Fair-sted and Corn-Cross are spacious and handsom but its Streets are ill paved chiefly occasioned by the heavy Carriages which come to its Markets on VVednesdays which are much resorted unto being the chief Market Town in the County for Grain and is also well furnished with fresh Fish Pigeons wild Fowl and most sorts of Provisions This Town was famous for its Abby which for fairness and Prerogatives exceeded all others in England Here is kept the Quarter Sessions for the liberty of St. Edmond and in the Abby-yard stands the Shire-house where the Assizes are ordinarily held for the County New-Market composed of a well built Street Newmarket a great thorough-fare Town full of Inns it consists of two Parish Churches the one in this County and the other in Cambridgeshire but its Market-place and Street is wholly in Suffolk It s Market is on Tuesdays which is well frequented and served with Fish wild Fowl and other Provisions and by reason of the scituation of the Town near the spacious Heath which bears its name so commodious for Horse-races and in a part of the Country so fit for Field-sports it is much resorted unto by his Majesty where he hath his Palace and the Nobility and Gentry Mildenhall Mildenhall seated on a branch of the Owse a large Market Town graced with a fair Church with a tall Steeple and very populous having distant Streets called Rows as Beck-row How-row c. to the Fenward belonging to it as big as some little Towns It hath a well frequented Market especially for Fish and wild Fowl on Fridays Sudbury Sudbury seated on the Stower over which it hath a fair Bridge leading into Essex an ancient good large Town containing 3 Parish Churches and by reason of its trade of Clothing is well frequented It is a Borough Town electing Parliament men and is governed by a Major 7 Aldermen 24 Burgesses and other sub-Officers It s Market which is on Saturdays is well resorted unto Hadleigh Hadleigh a large Town Corporate governed by a Major Aldermen Council c. hath the accommodation of two Markets weekly viz. on Mondays very considerable for all Provisions especially Meat and a smaller on Saturdays It is graced with a sumptuous Church was a place of great Trade in former times for Clothings but at present hath lost much of its trade for Turky-ware as also for Bays and Says Stow-Market Stow-Market seated in the center of the County and between the branches of the Gypp or Orwell a large and beautiful Town graced with a spacious Church on whose Steeple is a lofty Pinacle not easie to be parallel'd It hath a Market on Thursdays which is well served with Provisions and Retail-wares and the grand Trade of the Town is now in Tammeys and other Norwich-Stuffs being the only Town in the County considerable for that employment Woodbridge Woodbridge a large Town watered with several fresh Springs having a pleasant prospect down the Channel chiefly at High-water being about 6 miles from the Main a Town of good Traffick by Sea and Land it is well enough built excepting the lowness of the oldest Houses and part of the Streets are well paved it hath a fair Church in which are several Monuments It s Market which is on Wednesdays is of considerable resort and well traded unto for its Commodities viz. Pouldavis Sack-cloth Plank Butter Cheese but chiefly for its Hemp. As to its Sea-trade they have several Vessels both great and small which are imployed by them and have here 4 or 5 Docks for the building of Ships Aldborough Aldborough a Coast Town pleasantly seated in a Dale a large long and plain built Town composed of two or three Streets of low Houses all in a row At a small distance from this Town is Slaughden where they have a commodious Key with Ware-houses or Fish-houses the only employment of the Town being for Fish having great conveniences for drying their North-Sea Fish in which Fishing-trade with a little in the Coal-trade they employ several Vessels but not so many as formerly It is a Town Corporate governed by two Bailiffs 10 Capital Burgesses with 24 Inferiour enjoyeth ancient Priviledges and sends its Representatives to Parliament For their defence Sea-wards they have about 20 great Guns planted It s Market is on Saturdays which is but small Dunwich Dunwich an ancient Town Corporate sending Burgesses to Parliament and is governed by two Bailiffs and other sub-Officers and hath a small Market on Saturdays It is a Town of great antiquity being in the year 640 made an Episcopal See by Felix the Burgundian in the reign of William the Conquerour it contained 236 Burgesses had a Mint and its Inhabitants were rich but through the removal of its Episcopal See and the encroachment of the Sea which hath swallowed up a great part of it and decay of its Shipping and Trade it is rather the Remains of a Town than one Bungay Bungay sufficiently watered by the Waveney which severeth it from Norfolk It is a good large Town containing two Parish Churches one of which is fair and between both in the midst of the Town is to be seen the Ruins of a famous Nunnery It s Market is on Thursdays which is great and well resorted unto especially by those of Norfolk Beckley seated also on the Waveney a very large Town Beckley having a considerable much frequented and well served Market on Saturdays and hath a Passage-trade by Water to Yarmouth the Town is but plain built having several Thatched Houses but graced with a fair
Fowl called the Soland-Geese which in many places are taken in very great plenty and are sound very profitable to the Inhabitants not only for their Flesh to eat but for their Feathers and Oil. Their chief Commodities are Course Cloths Freezes Lead-Oar Feathers Sea-Coal Alum Iron Salt Salt-Peter Linnen-Cloth Train-Oil Hops Wood Alablaster some Hides and Tallow c. To the R t Noble Iames Duke of Monmouth Buckleuch Earle of Doncaster Dalkeith Baron of Kendale Miâ—ekeâ—â— Ashdale Kt. of the Garter one of his Majs most honble prvy Councell This Mapp is most humbly dedicatâ—â— by Ric Blome A MAPP of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND By Ric Blome by His Majys comand Its Inhabitants The Inhabitants especially those Southernly are of a good feature strong of body very hardy couragious and fit for Martial affairs and their Nobility and Gentry which are of several degrees as Dukes Marquesses Earls Viscounts Barons Knights Esquires and Gentlemen are generally very ingenuous and accomplished men in all civil knowledge Nobility and Gentry of Scotland Their Sessions of Parliament This Kingdom like unto England consisteth of a King Nobility Gentry and Commons and these with the Lords Spiritual assemble together in Parliament as often as they are called together by Writ from the King And by reason of his Majesties residence in England so that he is not here at their Sessions of Parliament he constituteth and sendeth one to act as his Vice-Roy who is commonly called Lord Commissioner and such at present is the Right Noble John Duke of Lotherdale c. Things worthy of note Amongst the things worthy of note in this Kingdom for Antiquity famous was that Fortification drawn from Abercorne upon Edenborough Frith unto Alcluyd now called Dunbritton opening upon the West Sea where as Speed noteth Julius Agricola set the limits of the Roman Empire past which according to Tacitus there were no other bounds of Britain to be sought for And here the second Legion of Augusta and the twentieth of Victrix built a part of the Wall as also an ancient coped Monument of an high and round compass which according to the opinions of some was a Temple consecrated to the God Terminus but others there be that will have it to be a Trophy raised by Carausius who fortified this Wall with seven Castles Caledonian Wood. Here began that Wood Caledonia which name Tacitus attributeth to all that Tract of ground which lieth Northward beyond Grahames Dike or the Wall of Antonius Pius which Ptolomy divideth into several Nations as the Caledonii Vacomagi Epidii c. who are all known to the Romans by the general name of the Picts from their painting themselves This Wood or Forrest was very spacious and over-shadowed with Thickets and tall over-spreading Trees which rendred it impassable and was divided by Grampe-Hill now calâ—ed Grantzbain that is the crooked bending Mountain Solinus is of opinion that Vlysses was in Caledonia and to confirm his belief therein he saith there was a Votive Altar with an Inscription in Greek Letters Plutarch â—aith that Bears were brought out of Britain to Rome but for more truth 〈◊〉 may be said that here were bred the wild white Bulls a Beast of nature â—erce and cruel whose thick and curled manes resembled the Lions In the â—ays of Severus Argetecox a petty Prince reigned over this Tract of Ground â—hose Wife being reproachfully called by Julia the Empress an Adulteress â—oldly made this Answer We British Dames have to do with the best of men Cámbden p. 32. â—â—t you Roman Ladies secretly commit the same with every base and lewd Companion Two famous Loughs In this Kingdom are two famous Loughs Nessa and Lomund the former never Friezeth though in the extreamest cold weather and the waters of the â—atter most raging in the calmest and fairest weather and herein is an Island that the Wind forceth or moveth to and fro In the Rivers Dee and Done besides the great abundance of Salmons is taken a Shell-fish called the Horse-muskle wherein Pearls are engendred which are very good in many Physical Medicines and some of them not much inferiour to the Oriental Pearl Courts of Judicature Court of Parliament As to their Courts of Judicature they are peculiar to themselves and are several The chief amongst which is the High Court of Parliament consisting of Lords and Commons hath the same Authority as that of England and is also summoned by Writ from his Majesty at his pleasure as occasion requireth Colledge of Justice The second Court is the Sessions or Colledge of Justice consisting of a President 14 Senators 7 of the Clergy and as many of the Laity unto whom was afterwards adjoyned the Chancellor who is the chief and 5 other Senators besides 3 principal Scribes or Clerks and as many Advocates as the Senators see convenient And this was thus constituted by King James the Fifth in Anno 1532 after the form of the Parliament at Paris These sit and administer Justice with equity and reason and not according to the rigour of the Law every day except Sundays and Mondays from the first of Novemb. to the 15 of March and from Trinity Sunday to the first Calends of August and all the time between as being either Seed-time or Harvest is vacation They give judgment according to the Parliament Statutes and Municipal Laws and where they are defective they have recourse to the Imperial Civil Law Other Courts There are likewise in every Shire or County inferiour Civil Judicatories or Courts kept wherein the Sheriff of the Shire or his Deputy decideth the Controversies and Law-suits of the Inhabitants from which there are oft-times Appeals to the Sessions or Colledge of Justice And these Sheriffs are for the most part Hereditary Besides these Courts there are other Judicatories which they call Commissariots the highest whereof is kept at Edenburgh and these have to do with Ecclesiastical affairs as Wills and Testaments Divorcements Tithes c. In criminal Causes the Kings Chief Justice holdeth his Court at Edenburgh Likewise the Sheriffs in their Territories and the Magistrates in some Boroughs may sit in Judgment of Manslaughter in case the Manslayer be taken within 24 hours after the fact committed and being found guilty by a Jury may be put to death but if the said limited time is past the matter is referred and put over to the Kings Justice or his Deputies There are also Civil Courts in every Regality holden by their Bailiffs Ecclesiastical Government This Kingdom as to Ecclesiastical Government is divided into two Archbishopricks viz. of St. Andrews the Primate of Scotland and of Glasco and under these are several Suffragan-Bishops viz. under him of St. Andrews those of Dunkeld Aberdon Murray Dunblan Berohiu Ross Cathanes and Orkney And under him of Glasco those of Galloway Argile or Lismore and the Isles Ancient Inhabitants of Scotland The ancient People of this Kingdom were 1.
thrusteth it self forth into a Promontory called St. Abbs-head Kelso Kelso formerly famous for its Monastery which with thirteen others King David the First raised from the ground for the advancement of Gods glory It s chief places TEIFIDALE that is the Vale by the River Teifie or Teviat adjoyning to England a craggy hilly Country It s chief places are Roxburg Roxburg which gives name to a Territory adjoyning seated between the Rivers Tweed and Teifie once a place of great strength being defended by a Castle and towred Fortifications and here it was that King James the Second of Scotland was unfortunately slain by the breaking of a Cannon at the Siege Jedburgh Jedburgh a well frequented and inhabited Borough-Town seated near the confluence of the Rivers Teviat and Yed Peblis Peblis seated on the Tweed and a branch thereof a Market-Town of some account Merlos Merlos seated also on the Tweed formerly of note for its ancient Monastery of cloistered Monks that gave themselves to Prayer and to get their livings by their handy labour and this place holy King David restored and replenished with Cistertian Monks ESKDALE Eskdale a small Territory so called from a River which passeth through it its chief place was Aesica Aesica that ancient City wherein the Tribune of the first Band of the Astures kept Watch and Ward against the Northern Enemies EVSKDALE Euskdale another small Territory which takes its name from the River that watereth it LIDDISDALE Liddisdale also another small Territory which receiveth its name from the River that passeth through it It s chief places are Brankensey Brankensey c. Harlay and Armetage ANNADALE that is the Vale by the River Annan It s chief places are Annadale Annadale seated at the Mouth of the River Annan And Lough-Mahun Lough-Mahun a Town of good strength as well by Nature as Art nigh unto which is a strong Castle Of a fertil Soil NITHESDALE or NIDDESDALE a County so named from the River Nid which watereth it a County of a fertil Soil which beareth good Corn hath rich Meadows and Pastures and in the Solway which watereth its Southern part are taken great store of excellent Salmons which the Inhabitants for their Recreation oft-times hunt on Horse-back with Spears It s chief places are Dunfreys Dunfreys seated between two Hills and on the River Nid near its influx into the Solway once strengthned with a Castle a Town of good account for making of Woollen-Cloths out more remarkable for the Murther of John Cummin a man of great eminency amongst the Scotch who was slain by Robert Brus in the Church out of fear lest he should fore-close his way to the Kingdom Nigh unto this Town is Solway Solway a small place which seemeth to retain something of the old name of Selgovae Caer-Laverock seated at the Mouth of the Nid Caer-Laverock in former time of so great strength that for a good while it stoutly resisted the power of King Edward the First who besieged it Corda also a flourishing Town in former Ages Corda GALLOWAY a County so called of the Irish who once here inhabited in former times had Princes and Lords over it It is a Country much inclined to Hills which renders it more fit for Grasing than Tillage breeding abundance of small and well limbed Nags which for their nimbleness and hardiness are esteemed excellent for a Traveller And the Sea by which it is washed together with its Bays Creeks Meers and Loughs affords the Inhabitants store of excellent Fish It s chief places are Kircoubright the most commodious Port-Town on this Coast Kircoubright and the second Stewarty of Scotland Cardines a place or Fort of great strength as well by Nature as Art Cardines being seated on a craggy high Rock by the River Fleet and fenced about with strong Walls Wigton seated on a Bay of the Sea between the Rivers Cre and Bladno Wigton a good Haven-Town Not far from this Town and on the Sea-shoar Ptolomy placed the ancient City Leucopibia which is now called Wytherne and here it is said Ninia Leucopibia or Ninian a holy Britain who first instructed the South-Picts in the Christian Faith in the Reign of the Emperour Theodosius the younger had his Seat and built a Church to the honour of St. Martin CARRICT a County that hath rich Pastures and is well furnished with all necessaries both by Land and Sea where it beareth the name of Dunbritain-Frith a large and capacious Bay which with its Rivers and Loughs affords its Inhabitants plenty of Fish It s chief places are Barganie a place of great antiquity Arduntoun and Cosregall Barganie KYLE a fertil County and well inhabited and hath for its chief places Arduntoun Aire seated on a River so called where it looseth it self into the Frith Cosregal a place of some account being a Sheriffdom And Vchiltre Aire Uchiltre CVNNINGHAM also washed with Dunbritain-Frith a County no less commodious and fertil than pleasant being plentifully watered It s chief places are Irwin a Borough-Town seated on a River so called Irwin at its influx into the Frith where it hath a Haven though now choaked up Largis Largis where Alexander the Third destroyed abundance of the Norwegians And Androsan Androsan CLVDESDALE a County so called from the River Cluid that watereth it It s chief places are Glasco pleasantly scituate on the River Cluyd Glasco over which it hath a fair Bridge sustained by eight Arches It is a City of good account well frequented and inhabited enjoyeth a good Trade and is dignified with the See of an Archbishop as also with an Vniversity Douglass seated on a River and in a Vale so called Douglass Lanrick the Hereditary Sheriffdom of the Hamiltons Lanrick who take their name from Hamilton-Castle seated on the fruitful Bank of the Cluid Hamilton Reinfraw which gives name to a Barony Reinfraw Paslay in former times a famous Monastery Paslay founded by Alexander the Second High Steward of Scotland which for a stately Church with rich Furniture was inferiour to few LENNOX a County very Hilly and well watered with Rivers amongst which is the Cluid and the large Lough Lomond about 20 miles in length Lomond Lough and in breadth where broadest about 8 in which are many small Isles amongst which some are said to float about a place noted for great plenty of Fish especially for a Fish called a Polloc found no where else This County is honoured in giving Title to the Right Noble the Duke of Richmond and Lennox c. It s chief places are Dunbritton Dunbritton that is the Britains Town for that the Britains held it longest against the Scots Picts and Saxons being the strongest place in all the Kingdom as well by Nature as Art being loftily seated on a rough craggy and
two-headed Rock at the meeting of the Rivers near the large Lough Lomond and in a green Plain in one of the tops is or was placed a Watch-Tower and on the other several Fortifications or Bulwarks on the East-side it hath a boggy Flat which at every Tide is covered with water and on the South it hath the River Cluid Alcluyd Alcluyd an ancient City by some said to be the same Dunbritton Of a fertil Soil STRIVELING or STIRLING a County of a fertil Soil and well inhabited and here is that narrow Land or Streight by which Edenburgh-Frith and Dunbrith-Frith thrusting themselves far into the Land out of the East and West Seas are separated from meeting together which space was fortified with Garrisons between by Julius Agricola so that all the part on this side was in the possession of the Romans and their Enemies were forced to retire themselves into the more Northern and Hilly part of the Kingdom but this lasted not long for Agricola being called home the Caledonian Britains forced the Romans back as far as the River Tine and when Hadrian arrived in Britain about 40 years after instead of going farther he gave command that the God Terminus which used not to give ground to any should be withdrawn back and that a Wall of Turffs commonly now called Grahams-Dike should be made between the Rivers Tine and Eske Southward on this side Edenburgh-Frith for about 100 miles which proved successful unto them And along this Wall hath been oft-times found several Inscriptions and pieces of Romish Antiquities And of remark was that ancient round building 24 Cubits high and 13 broad open at the top and framed of rough and unpolished Stones without any Cement Lime and Morâ—ar some call this the Temple of the God Terminus others Arthur's Oven and others Julius Hoff as supposing it to be raised by Julius Caesar but Cambden would rather believe it to be built by Julius Agricola who fortified these parts had not Ninius said it was built by Garausius as a Triumphal Arch in memory of some Victory The chief places in this County are Stirling Stirling Striveling or Stirling-Borough a place of good strength and fortified with a powerful Castle high mounted on the brow of a steep Rock a place dignified with the birth of King James the Sixth of Scotland and First of England who afterwards caused it to be beautified with new Buildings Falkirke Falkirke c. Cumirnald and Torwood MENTEITH a County so called from the River Teith It s chief places are Dunblain Clackmannan Dunblain seated on the River Teith being the See of a Bishop and Clackmannan Of a very fertil Soil FIFE a fertil County in Corn and Pasturage hath Pit-Coal and the Sea with its two Arms Forth and Tau which almost encompass it affordeth store of Oysters and other Fish It s chief places are St. Andrews St. Andrews of old Regimund that is St. Regulus Mount which Vng or Oeng King of the Picts gave to God and St. Andrew that it should be the chief and Mother Church of the Picts Kingdom It is a City pleasantly seated on the Sea-shoar near Fif-ness is fortified with a fair and strong Castle is dignified with an Archiepiscopal See which is Primate of all Scotland and is also honoured by being the Seat of the Muses Disert Disert seated on the rising of a Hill and in an open Heath so called where there is a large place called the Cole-plot that affordeth good store of Bitumen Dunfirmling Dunfirmling a famous Monastery in old time and of note as well for its Building and being the Burial-place of King Malcomb the Third as for giving Title to the Earl of Dunfirmling Falkland Falkland well and pleasantly seated for Hunting for which purpose the Kings have had here their Retiring-house Cupre Cupre a Borough-Town of some note STRATHERNE that is the Vale along the River Ern hath for its chief places Abergenny Abergenny once a City of good account being the Royal Seat of the Picts Kings which as 't is said Nectane their King dedicated to God and St. Bridget with a Tract of ground thereto belonging Drimein Drimein-Castle well seated on the River Ern. Tulibardin Tulibardin-Castle scituate also on the same River ARGILE a County well furnished with Pools in which together with the Sea and its many Arms which it sendeth forth are taken great plenty of good Fish and in its Mountains are bred a kind of wild Deer Places of good account are none in this County LORNE a Country of an apt Soil for bearing of Barley is well watered being divided by the large Lough or Lake called Leane It s chief places are Dunstafage Dunstafage seated near the said Lake once dignified with a House of the Kings Tarbar Tarbar where King James the Fourth ordained a Justice and a Sheriff to administer Justice to the Inhabitants of the out-Isles Bergonum and Bergonum CANTTRE that is the Lands-head as thrusting it self forth with a long and tapered Promontory which Ptolomy called the Promontory Epidiorum This County seated near Ireland Kiltan Sandell between the extream point of which and Marlock or Tor-Bay in Ireland there are scarce 13 miles It s chief places are Killtan and Sandell Isle of Arran ARRAN a small County and Isle near unto Cantire hath for its chief places Arran and Rothsay The Highlanders ALBAINE or BRAID-ALBIN whose Inhabitants are called the Highlanders a kind of rude and warlike People and much of the nature of the Irish in habit and disposition It s chief places are Enrer Lothea and Foyre PERCH a large and fertil County hath for its chief places Perch Perch or St. John's Town a place of good account and once larger than now it is being built by King William it is pleasantly seated between two Greens and on the River Tau which is navigable for Barges Dunkelden Dunkelden dignified by King David with an Episcopal See supposed to be a Town of the Caledonians Berch Also on the Tau stood the little City of Berch which was washed away by the overflowings of the said River together with many of its Inhabitants amongst which was an Infant-Child of the Kings in its Cradle Scone Scone seated on the farther side of the Tau dignified with an Inauguration of the Scotch Kings before their Union to England Westminster now being the place and where the Chair in which the Kings were then Crowned is which is at present made use of upon the like occasion Caladonia Wood. ATHOL an indifferent fertil County and well clothed with Wood where is that large and overshadowed Wood Caladonia already treated of a Country said to be infamous for Witches It s chief place is Blaire Very fertil and well watered ANGVIS a fertil County both for Corn and rich Pastures is well watered with several Rivers which lose
themselves in the Sea which serveth for its Eastern bounds It is interlaced with Hills and Forests and garnished with divers Forts and Castles It s chief places are Dundee Dundee seated on the Mouth of the River Tay a noted and well resorted Town for Trade by reason of its commodious Port for Ships Brechin Brechin scituate on the River South-Eske near its fall into the Sea and dignified by King David the First with an Episcopal See Nigh unto this Town is Red-head a place not unknown to Seamen Montross Montross of old Celurca of some account for being honoured with the Title of an Earldom Arbroth seated near the Sea a Town endowed with large Revenues Arbroth and by King William dedicated to a Religious use in honour of Thomas of Canterbury MERNIS Very fertil or MERNIA a small but plain and fertil Champaâ—â—â— Country which shooteth it self forth on the German Ocean It s chief placâ— are Dunnotyr Dunnotyr defended by a strong Castle seated on an high and inaccessibâ—â— Rock near the Sea Fordon Fordon seated also not far from the Sea BVQVIHAN washed with the Sea whose Waves did here cast up mighty Mass of Amber of an inestimable value it hath good Pastures most to feed Sheep whose Wool is excellent and its Rivers breed store of Salmon which are had at such easie rates that it is scarce worth the trouble of takiâ— them It s chief places are Rotheniay and Stanes Adjoyning to this Country lieth Boena and Bamff a small Sheriffdom alâ— Ajuza a little Territory of no great note MARR Marr. a long and narrow County somewhat inclined to Mountains bâ— well watered with the Done or Dee well stored with Salmons and other Fisâ— Its chief places are Aberdene Aberdene feated on the Sea-shoar at the Mouth of the Done dignified wiâ—â— an Episcopal See hath an Hospital also a Free-Grammar-School and is of no for taking of Salmons Kildrumy and Kildrumy MVRRAY Murray a pleasant and fertil County and the rather as watered wiâ—â— the Spey Findorne and the River and Lake Nessa which reacheth aboâ—â—â— 23 miles in length the water whereof is observed to be so warm that it nevâ— is sound to freez and this Lake is its Northern limits as the Spey is its Easterr all which empty themselves in the Sea where it formeth a Bay Its chiâ—â— places are Innernes Innernes Bean-Castle which Ptolomy thinks to be Banatia and here Anno 1460. a Marble-Vessel artificially engraven full of Roman Coins wâ— found Narden Narden or Narne an hereditary Sheriffdom and here stood within a bâ— land a strong Fortress of a great height which was kept by the Danes agaiâ— the Scots Innernes Innerlothea and Innerlothea in former times two eminent Fortifications Alâ— Elgin and Rothes Elgin Rothes places honoured with the Titles of Earldoms LOQVABREA a County well stored with Rivers and Lakes whicâ— empty themselves into the Sea it hath also good Pastures yet is it very Mouâ—â—tainous and well clothed with Wood and in the bowels of the Earth are Minâ— of Iron Iron-Mines It s chief place is Innerlothey Innerlothey once of good account being well frequented and traded unto but through the Pyracies and Wars of the Danes and Norwegians who razâ— it it hath now scarce any Remain left ROSS It s sertility a large Mountainous and Woody County which reacheth froâ— one Sea to the other hath great plenty of Stags Deer Wild-fowl and Fisâ— Its chief places are Cromarty Cromarty or the Haven of Safety as having so secure and capacious an Haâ—â— bour for Ships Ness-mouth Lovet Ness-mouth and Lovet In this County is the Territory of Ardmanoch Ardmanoch very Mountainous froâ— which the second Sons of the Kings of Scotland bear their Title SVTHERLAND regarding the Sea is well watered with Rivers bâ— sides the large Lough or Lake Shyn almost in the midst of the Country Weâ—â—â— wards of which are great store of Hills from which is dug excellent whiâ—â— Marble very good for curious Works It is a Country more fit for breediâ— of Cattle Dunrobin Dorne than for Tillage and hath for its chief places Dunrobin anâ— Dorno Very cold and barren STRATHNAVERNE a County far engaged Northwards whicâ— with Cathanes have the utmost Northern Coast of all Britain which must oâ— casion it to be of a very cold temperature it is very much inclined to sterility Strabubaster Tounge is Mountainous and but ill inhabited It s chief places are Strabubaster anâ— Tounge A MAPP of the Kingdome of IRELAND by Ric Blome by his Matys Com To the R t honble Ric Boyle Earle of Burlington â—â—ron Cliford of Lansborro in England Earle of Corke Viscount Dungaruen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord High Treasurer of Ireland c. And to the Rt. honble Roger Boyle Earle of Orrery Baron 〈◊〉 Broghill in Ireland and of his Ma js most honble privy Councell c This Mapp is humbly Dediâ—â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 the R t honble Sr. Rob Kilrâ—â—ray of Terry Bâ—â—on in England Kt. Bart 〈◊〉 of Londonderry Baron of Crallon 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 County in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. his estate in Ireland being called Medinshill This Mapp 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 is DD by Ric Bloâ—◠〈◊〉 the R t honble Earle of Arran Viscâ—â—llough Baron Butler of Clougrenan 〈◊〉 of his Maie s most honble privy Councell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This Mapp of the Province of 〈◊〉 is humble DD by Ric Blom◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 honble 〈◊〉 Baron of 〈…〉 Mai s Army of 〈…〉 his 〈◊〉 most honble 〈…〉 This Mapp of the Provence of 〈…〉 Humbly DD by Ric Blome CATHANES a County washed with the Eastern Ocean where it formeth several Creeks and is well watered with Rivers which afford good store of Fish from which and by the grasing and feeding of Cattle the Inhabitants get the greatest part of their livelyhood It s chief places are Dornock a mean place yet the See of a Bishop Dornock Catnes a Maritim Town dignified with an Earldom Catnes Nigh unto this Town Southwards is Ness-head and Northwards Dunesbe-head both Maritim places and Girnego Girnego Three Mountains In this Tract are three Promontories to wit Vrdehead of old Berubium Dunsby or Dunscanby of old Virvedrum and Howbum of old Orcas There are several Isles dispersed about this Kingdom of Scotland as the Orcades Shetland and Hebrides which may properly be said to belong thereunto but as to the description thereof they shall be treated of amongst the other small Isles belonging in general to great Britain after we have treated of the Kingdom of Ireland IRELAND It s scituation IRELAND environed on all sides by the Sea and next to Great Britain may claim priority of all others in Europe It is a Country generally of a fertil Soil and plentifully stored with Cattle Fowl and Fish Fertility but is Mountainous Woody Waterish and full of unprofitable Loughs or
its Buildings especially in its Suburbs which is severed from the City by a Wall which gives entrance by six Gates As touching the Trade of this Kingdom I shall include it under this City as being the chief place of Traffick The Commodities exported are the product of the Country already treated of and those imported are all sorts of English Commodities especially Apparel Silks Stuffs c. also Wines Oils and several other Commodities Their Coins as being under the Jurisdiction of England have correspondency therewith and are here currant as also those of Spain and an Irish Pound which consisteth of 20 s. is but 15 s. sterling which makes their Shilling but 9 d. sterling And as to their Weights and Measures they are the same with those of England where see further Wickle seated on the Sea Wickle where over the narrow Haven there standeth a Rock enclosed with a strong Wall instead of a Castle and serveth for a place of defence New-Castle a Town which regardeth the Sea Newcastle where there are Shelves of Sand which they call the Grounds reaching a great length between which and the Shoar is said to be about seven Fathom water Houth seated on the River Liffy at its fall into the Sea Houth which almost encloseth it Malcheal also seated on the Sea Malcheal nigh unto which is a small Isle called Lambey County of East-Meath described EAST-MEATH a County watered with the noble River Boyn which cutteth the Country into two parts and after it hath received the Waters of Lough-Ranmore dischargeth it self into the Sea It is severed into twelve Baronies viz. Moyfenragh Dunboyne Ratoth Duleeke Kells Morgallon Skreen Navan Lune Slane Foore and Decce And hath for its chief place Trim seated on the River Boyne a Town of good account and Trade Trim. Aboy a well inhabited and frequented Town Aboy Navan Drodagh Slane Navan Drodagh and Slane which also hath a Barony County of West-Meath described WEST-MEATH so called as lying Westwards as the other is for lying Eastwards It is divided into twelve Baronies viz. Farbill Moyeashell Clunlonan Brawney Moygoish Delvin Corkery Demyfoore Maheredernon Rathconrath Kilkenny-west and Fartullagh And hath for its chief places Molingar the chief Shire-Town Molingar as being commodiously seated in the midst of the County Delvin seated on the Summit of a Hill a Town dignified with a Barony Delvin and Kelskery Kelskery County of Longford described LONGFORD a County almost encompassed with Lakes and Rivers amongst which is the Shannon the noblest River in the Kingdom It is severed into six Baronies viz. Ardagh Granard Moydow Longford Rathline and Abbyshrewle And hath for its chief places Longford which gives name to the County seated on the Lake Eske Longford or rather on the Shannon Ardragh another good Town Ardragh County of Kildare described KILDARE a rich and fertil County severed into ten Baronies viz. Salt Nass Ikeathy or Oughtereney Claine Connel Magna Carbury Ophaly Noragh and Rabane Kilkullen half Kilcah and Moon Whose chief places are Kildare a fair Inland Town being well frequented defended by a Castle Kildare and dignified with the See of a Bishop A place much celebrated in the Infancy of the Irish Church for its St. Brigid an holy Virgin who was the Disciple of St. Patrick Mainoth defended by a Castle and is a place of good account Mainoth and well frequented Naas Athie Naas and Athie seated on the River Barrow both Towns of some account Kings County described KINGS COVNTY so called in honour to Philip King of Spain Husband to Mary Queen of England It is divided into ten Baronies viz. Cooles-Town Philips-Town Marrius-Town Ballicowen Kilcoursey Balliboy Clonliske Garricastle Ballibritt and Fercale And hath for its chief places Philips-Town or Kings-Town Philips-Town Queens-Town described QVEENS COVNTY full of Boggs and Woods is divided into eight Baronies viz. Balliadams Vpper-Ossery Portnehinch Tenehinch Cullinagh Mary-burrough Slewmargigh and Stradbally And hath for its chief places Queens-Town a place of good account and is the chief in the County Queens-Town Rheban once a City but at present of small note Rheban County of Caterlough described CATERLOVGH a fertil County and well clothed with Wood. It is severed into five Baronies viz. Ravilly Caterlough Forth Idronye and St. Mullin in part And hath for its chief places Caterlough Caterlough seated on the River Barrow of good account and strength Leighlin Leighlin also seated on the Barrow once dignified with an Episcopal See Tullo Tullo seated on the River Slane Carickbrak Areklo Carickbrak and Areklo which two last are seated on the Sea County of Wexford described WEXFORD or WEISFORD washed by the Sea a County in former time according to Ptolomy possessed by the Menapians a sort of People which came out of Low-Germany It is divided into eight Baronies viz. Gory Scarwalsh Ballagheene Bantry Shellmaleere Forth Bargy and Sheelburne And hath for its chief places Wexford Wexford supposed to be the ancient City Menapa scituate at the Mouth of the River Slane where it hath a good Haven a fair Town and of note for being the first Town that imbraced a Colony of English as also for its Herring-fishing which makes it to be well inhabited and frequented Ross Ross seated on the River Barrow which after a small course falleth into a Bay or Arm of the Sea Ternes Ternes scituate on the Slane dignified with the See of a Bishop and was in former time fortified with a Castle Eniscort Eniscort a Borough and Town Corporate County of Kilkenny described KILKENNY a very fertil County well graced with Towns is divided into ten Baronies viz. Gowran Fassaghdining Kilkenny Cranagh Galmey Callen Iverke Sheelelogher Kells Knocktopher Ida-Igrin and Ibercon And hath for its chief places Kilkenny Kilkenny seated on the River Nur which traverseth the County a fair and wealthy Borough-Town far exceeding all other Mid-land Borough-Towns in the Kingdom It is divided into the English and the Irish Town that part belonging to the English being fenced on the West-side by a Wall and defended by a Castle and that part which belongeth to the Irish being as it were the Suburbs is of the greatest Antiquity having in it the Canicks Church and is honoured with the See of the Bishop of Ossery Thomas Town Thomas Town seated beneath the River Nur a small walled Town Callan Callan seated on a River so called a Borough and Town Corporate Religious Houses Amongst the places in this Province set apart for Divine Worship these following were of great note viz. the stately Abbey called Thomas Court at Dublin built by King Henry the Second in expiation of the Murther of Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury the Monasteries of St. Maries of Oustmanby and Tintern and the Abbey founded by William Marshall Earl
Figgs Melons Capers and excellent Grapes c. The manners habit and tongue of the Islanders retain much of the Moors yet they are all Catholicks like to Malta and under the Vice-Roy of Sicily In the midst of the Island and in a Cave is a Pitt which exhales continually an obscure vapour which spreading it self on all sides on the Rock dissolves into water and distills with such abundance that it furnisheth all the Inhabitants have need of not only for their drink and other uses but for their Beasts nor is there any other fresh water in the Isle the Land being dry reddish and so hot that a naked foot can scarce suffer it For the rest the Knights of Malta are alwaies in Arms against the Moors Mahometans and all the Pyrates of the Mediterranean Sea Knights alwaies in Wars and by their expeditions with those few Gallies they have delivered out of their hands a great number of Christian Captives reduced many Mahometans to the Christian Faith maintain their Arms in good reputation and on all occasions which present themselves whether of their own or with other Princes of Christendom they freely employ and venture both their lives and goods in favour of Christians in general and particular But it is time to finish Africa and to say that if we would have believed certain Authors among the Antients this Africa had been represented to us with unsupportable heats unsufferable droughs fierce and cruel Beasts perfidious Men horrible and afrightful Monsters whereas time which daily discovers things unknown to the Antients hath made us see that the greatest heats of Africa have some refreshments that the driest sands have some wells some waters that the vastest solitudes have some green fields some Fruits that the Beasts are not so dangerous but that Men may desend themselves from their fury nor the Men so faithless but that they have Commerce and Society among themselves as also with Strangers that their Dragons Serpents Griffons c. are for the most part imaginary And moreover the generosity of its Lyons the docility of its Camels the Feathers of its Estriches the odour of its Civets the swistness of its Barbes the agility of its wild Asses the greatness of its Elephants the strength of its Eagles the diversity of its Parroquets and the wantonness of its little Monkeys c. recompence the mischief which other Beasts may do And though there are as yet some people fierce and Man-eaters the most part of the others are very ingenious and tractable The Egyptians have long since sufficiently made known their cunning in Sciences Arts and Arms so have the Carthaginians c. and the Antients esteemed the Aethiopians the most innocent and justest men in the world believing the Gods sometimes banqueted with them Besides there are many particulars worthy of observation in Africa what City was ever fairer or more magnificent than THEBES in the higher Egypt Than MEMPHIS in the middle Or A LEXANDRIA in the lower Out of Egypt what City was ever richer more powerful or more proud than CARTHAGE except Rome And at present PEZ is so splendid that there is no City in Europe to be compared with it though many believe it not to compare to CAIRO in Egypt Among the Seven Wonders of the World some place three in Egypt alone the Statue of MEMNON at Thebes the PYRAMIDES near Memphis and the PHARVS of Alexandria Commodities of Africa Not only these beautiful Works and fair Cities not only the infinite quantity of Gold and other Metals Precious stones Grains Fruits Spices Druggs Wines Oyls Sugars Honey Wax Cordovants Amber Ambergreece Elephants-teeth Estriches-feathers Saffron Coral Civet Musk Incense Coffee Capers Olives Ivory Silk Cotton Flax c. of which they make Velvets Silks Damasks c. a thousand several Manufactures which are found there ought to make us account Africa very considerable but its extent which is little less than Asia twice as great as Europe It s position is in the Southern part of our Continent the South is esteemed after the East before either North or West It was the portion of Cham second Son to Noah which may make us judge it the second in greatness and goodness Its first Monarchies have been known before those of Europe some will say before those of Asia Arts Sciences Letters and Laws have been in great reputation here before they passed into Greece or the rest of Europe AMERICA as it is divided into SEPTENTRIONAL which may be divided into CANADIANE where there shall be The ARCTICK LANDS as Island Bellested Groenland Beareford North Wales Sea hor c-p inâ— South Wales Hudsons Bay CANADA or NEW FRANCE whose chief parts and people are those of Estoriland Hope advanced Saguanay Quebec Canada Mont Real Acadie Martengo New England Boston Mary Land Marys town Virginia James town Carolina Charles town The Hurons St. Peter Isle of Bermuda's Southampton Florida St. Hellens MEXICANE with it Audiences Provinces c. of MEXICO with its Provinces and chief places of Mexico Mexico Panuco Panuco Mechoachan Mechoacan Thascala Thascala Guaxaca Antequera Tabasco No. â—en de la victoria Jucatan Merida GUADALAJARA with its Provinces of Gudalajara Guadalajara Xalisco Compostella Chiâ—â—etlan St. Sebastian Culiacan St. Michael Cinaloa St. John Los Zacatecas Zacatecas New Biscay St. John Quivira St. Fee Anian Anian Cibola Cibola California Port de Montere GUATEMALA with its Provinces c. of Guatemala St. Jago de guatemala Vera Pax Vera Pax. Soconusco Gueyet lan Chiapa Cui dad Real Honduras Valladolid Nicaragua Leon. Costarica Cartago Veragua la Conception St. DOMINGO with its Isles the chief of which are Cuba St. Jago Jamaica Sevilla Hispaniola St. Domingo Soana St. Germaine MERIDIONAL which may be divided into PERUVIANE where three shall be TERRA FIRMA with its Provinces c. of Panama Panama Carthagena Carthagena St. Martha St. Martha Rio de la Hacha Rio de la Hacha Venezula Venezula New Andalousia Comana Paria Macureguaâ—a Caribes Taupuramuneâ— Guiana Macurewaray Popayan St. Fee de Antiochia Granada St. Fee de Bogata PERU with its Audiences of Peru Quito De los Quixos Baesa Pasamores Loyola Lima Lima. De la Plata de la Plata Chili Copiopo Magellanick Land St. Phillip BRAZILIENE where there shall be BRAZILE with its Capitaines or Governments of St. Vincent Sanctos Rio Janieto Schastian Spiritu Sancto Spiritu Sancto Porto Seguro Porto Seguto los Isleos Los Isleos Baya de los Sanctos St. Salvador Seregippe Seregippe del Rey. Fernambuco Olinda Tamaraca Tamaraca Parayba Parayba Rio Granda De los tres Reys Siara Siara Maranhan Junipara Para Para. PARAGUAY or RIO de la PLATA with its Provinces c. of Paraguay Paraguay Chaco Chaco De la Plata Aslumption Tucoman St. Jago del Estera Urvaig la Conception Parana St. Ignatious Guayr Ouidad Real A New Mapp of AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALE Designed by MouÌ„sieur Sanson Geographer to the French King and Rendred into English and Illustrated
weather they make their Webs so strong that ofttimes Birds are entangled and catched in them Cocheneil and Tobacco with some Pearls and Amber It s chief Commodities are their principal Riches for which they have a good trade Their Governour is sent them by the King of England who governs them by our English Laws whom they also own as their Supream and it is observed that scarce any are found to die but with Old age MEXICANE with its several Audiences of MEXICO whose Provinces with their chief Places are those of FLORIDA St. Hellens Port Royal St. Matthews St. Augustin St. Jago Naguater MEXICO particularly so called Mexico Chulula Tezcuco Quitlavaca Queretaro Mestitlan Cuyocan Acapulco PANUCO St. Jago de los Valles Pabuco St. Lewis de Tempue MECHOACAN Mechoacan Colima St. Philip. THASCALA Thascala los Angelos GUAXACA Antequera Spiritu Sancto TABASCO Nos Sen. de la Victoria JUCATAN Merida Campeche GUADALAJABA whose Provinces with their chief Places are those of GUADALAJARA Guadalajara St. Maria de las lagos XALISCO Compostella la Purification Xalisco CHIAMETLAN St. Sebastian CULLACAN St. Michael Pâ—astâ—â— CINALOA St. John LOS ZACATECAS Zacatecas Nombre de Dios. NEW BISCAY St. John St. Barbara QUIVIRA St. Fee ANIAN CIBOLA Cibola CALIFORNIA Port de Montere Port de Roque GUATEMALA whose Provinces with their chief Places are those of GUATEMALA St. Jago the Guatemala St. Salvador la Trinidad St. Michael Xeres VERA PAX Vera Pax. SOCONUSCO Guevetlan CHIAPA Cuidad Real HONDURAS Valadolid Gratias di Dios Truxillo St. George de Olancho NICARAGUA Leon Granada Jaen COSTARICA Cartago Nicoya Castro de Austrio VERAGUA la Conception Trinadad Sancta Feo Parita St. DOMINGO In which are the Isles of ANTILLES or CAMERCANES otherwise called the Isles of LUCAYES and the CARIBE Isles the chief among which are those of CUBA St. Jago St. Spiritus Porto del Principe St. Christophoro JAMAICA St. Jago Port Royal Passage Melilla HISPANIOLA St. Domingo Porto del la Platâ— St. Jago Monto Christo SAONA St. Juan del puerto Rico St. Germain BOREQUEM St. Juan del Puerto Rico. St. CRUX St. CHRISTOPHERS Sandy point Basse terre NIEVES ANTEGO MONT SERRAT GUADELOUPE MARIGALANTE MARTINIQUE St. OLOUZIA BARBADOS St. Michaels Little Bristol St. James Charles Town St. VINCENT GRENADO BARBADA ANGUILLA DOMINICA MEXICO OR New Spain MEXICO or NEW SPAIN is the fairest and most famous part of America Septentrionalis and sometimes the Spaniards comprehended under this name all that America We may esteem that which belongs to the Catholick King for the greatest part in which we shall have several Provinces and all comprised under four Audiences or Courts of Parliament viz. that of St. Domingo of Mexico which bears the particular name of New Spain of Guadalajara or Nova Gallicia and of Guatimala The Audience of St. Domingo The Audience of St. DOMINGO hath under it all those Islands which are before the Gulph of Mexico then Florida which is North-West of them and in America Septentrionalis and Venezuela New Andalousia and Rio del Hacha which are towards the South of them and in America Meridionalis The Audience of Mexico and its Provinces The Audience of MEXICO hath the Provinces of Mexico Panuco Mechoacan Tlascala Guaxaca Tavasco and Jucatan That of Panuco is North of Mexico Meochan West Tlascala East Guaxaca Tavasco and Jucatan continuing likewise towards the East The two last lie wholly upon Mer del Nort Guaxaca and Tlascala on the two Seas of North and South Mexico and Mechoacan only on that of the South and Panuco on that of the North. The Audience of Guadalajara and its Provinces The Audience of GVADALAJARA contains the Provinces of Guadalajara Xalasco Los Zacatecas Chiametlan Cinaloa some add New Biscany and others likewise Cibola Quivira Anian California c. New Biscany and Los Zacatecas touch not the Sea Guadalajara little to wit between Xalisco and Chiametlan and these begin on Mer del Sud Others advance themselves far into that which they call Mer Vermejo or the Red Sea the Isle of California being on the other side The Audience of Guatimala and its Provinces The Audience of GVATIMALA South-East of that of Mexico continues between the Seas del Nort and del Sud advancing towards America Meridionalis There are under it the Provinces of Guatimala Soconusco Chiapia Vera Pax Honduras Nicaragua and Castorica and these two last lie on both Seas Honduras and Vera Pax on the Gulph of Honduras towards the Mer del North Chiapa within Land Guatimala and Soconusco on the Mer del Sud The Audience of MEXICO so called from its principal City now known by the name of Nova Hispania and by this City of Mexico the Spaniards began to make themselves absolute Lords of all these Quarters Which before their arrival was very populous but in the space of 16 or 17 years destroyed above six Millions of its Inhabitants by cruel and unchristian-like deaths as roasting some cutting off the Members of others putting out the Eyes of others casting others alive to be torn in pieces and devoured by wild Beasts and the like horrid deaths and only to act their Tyranny over them rather than to reduce them to obedience which might have been otherwise obtained without shedding so much Blood The City of Mexico described This City was called by its ancient Inhabitants Tonoxtitlan and was the residence of their Kings and is at present the fairest of all America seated in the midst of a Lake in some places 10 Leagues long and 7 or 8 broad having 25 or 30 Leagues circuit It is not joyned to the Main Land but by 3 Caus-waies of which that towards the West is but 3 quarters of a League long that towards the North a League and an a half and the last 3 Leagues It was by this last that Cortez and the Spaniards made their approaches and took the City All this Lake is salt but there falls into it another almost of the same bigness which is fresh and good to drink both together are 45 or 50 Leagues circuit in which are said to be about 50000 Wherries continually seen to row and carry Passengers they have about 50 Burgs or Towns on their Banks whereof some have once been esteemed great Cities The salt Lake yields quantity of Salt the other so much Fish that its Fishing hath been farmed for 100000 Crowns yearly In this City may be found 4000 Natural Spaniards 30000 Indians or Americans there having heen formerly 200000 20000 Negroes and its Jurisdiction contains 250 Towns of which some have their Schools more than 3000 some say 6000 Estancia's that is Farms and in all 500000 Americans Tributaries The residence of a Vice-Roy c. It is the residence of the Vice-Roy of America Septentrionalis as also of an Archbishop and many other Officers of Justice of the Mint and of the Inquisition It hath a famous Academy 150 Monasteries for the one and the