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A33299 A briefe and yet exact and accurate description of the present state of the great & mighty empire of Germany both touching the formes of their civil government and profession in religion / taken by a diligent and faithfull surveyor of it, with much paines travelled over that whole country to informe himself and others of these things ; now published by Sa. Clarke ... for the publick good. Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1665 (1665) Wing C4503; ESTC R37719 29,102 55

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A Briefe And yet Exact and Accurate DESCRIPTION Of the Present state of the GREAT MIGHTY EMPIRE OF GERMANY Both touching the Formes of their CIVIL GOVERNMENT and profession in RELIGION Taken By a Diligent and Faithfull Surveyor of it who with much paines travelled over that whole Country to informe himself and others of these things Now published by SA CLARKE somtime Pastor in St. Bennet Fink London for the publick good LONDON Printed by A. M. for William Miller at the Guilded Acorn in St. Pauls Church-yard near the little North Door 1665. A Description of the GREAT EMPIRE OF GERMANY Together with an Account of their Government both Civil and Religious wherein many Memorable things are contained GErmany is divided into ten Provinces which are called the Circuites or Circles of the Empire whereof the first Circuit is of the four Electors besides the River of Rhine viz. of the Archbishops of Mentz Collen and Treere and the Counte Palatine The second is the Circuit of Franconia The third of Bavaria The fourth of Austria The fifth of Suevia The sixth of the Rhine The seventh of Westphalia The eigth of Saxonia Superior The ninth of Saxonia Inferior and the tenth of Burgundia All the which Circuits are Governed by ten severall Heads that are chose out of the Nobility and doe use that Office commonly during their lives or according to the will of the Emperour and the States of the Empire as hereafter in the end of this Book it shall appear where the division of the same Provinces shall more at large be set forth And as all these ten Circuits are but one Body so doe they consist in three estates viz. of Churchmen Temporall Potentates and Free Cities the which all have one Head that is the Emperour who at present hath his residence at Vienna in Austria to whom as for Homage they pay yearly some little Tribute and in cases needfull for the state of the Empire they contribute Men Weapons and Money extraordinary every one according to the assessement made in the division of the said ten Circuits of the Empire The which extraordinary contribution is given by the consents of these three estates being lawfully called to some place certaine by the Emperour unto a Parliament which they tearm a Diett The Churchmen have three heads which are Archbishops and Electors of the which the first is the Archbishop of Mentz High Chancelour of Germany with whom remaine all the Acts of the Diettes And he hath authority sede vacante to call the rest of the Electors to a Diett for the choosing of an Emperour which is alwayes done at Francford upon the River of Mene. Next unto him is the Archbishop of Colen High Chancelour of Italy and after him the Archbishop of Treer High Chancelour of France the which two doe take their place in the Sessions alternis vicibus by turnes And here is to be noted that these three Spirituall Electors have not their Office of Electorship nor their preferment of the Archbishopricks by succession of Inheritance but by election of the Cannons of their Cathedrall Churches who commonly choose such to be their Archbishop as is a Gentleman of a good House Further in this Ecclesiasticall estate are comprehended all the other Archbishops and Bishops of Germany as the Archbishop of Saltzburge which is one of the Ancientest and in respect of his Mines of Salt Silver and Gold is counted the Richest whose Revenue is yearly to the value commonly of one hundred and fifty thousand guilderns The Archbishops of Magdeburge who is called the Primate of the Empire whose Revenue is likewise great for out of one City called Hall he receiveth for the proffit of Salt that is gotten every Saturday at night five hundred Dollars all charges deducted The Archbishop of Bream and Bisontz with about twenty five Bishops that have great possessions and in respect of their Cities Castles and Provinces are called Princes of the Empire Amongst the which the Bishop of Munster in Weastphalia who is also Bishop of Esenburge and Padeborn is counted one of the cheifest Of the Temporall Lords there are counted likewise four cheif the which are also called Princes Electors and have each one a severall Office which they use in their Stiles for any honour in the service of the Emperour at his coronation The Count Pallatine of the Rhine is the greatest amongst them and is chief Sewer to the Emperour and Sede vacante vicarius Imperij in Pallatinatu whose cheif Court is commonly at Heydelberge upon the River of Neccar his Liuetenant in the Office of Sewership is alwayes one of the House of Nortenberge by Inheritance Next to him in all Sessions of Parliament but before him in the Wars the Emperour being personally in the Field is the Duke of Saxon whose principall House is at Dresden in Misuia upon the River Albis who is High Marshall of the Empire and beareth in all Triumphs the Sword before the Emperour His Lieutenant in that Office of high Marshalship is alwayes one of the House of Papenheim by Inheritance The third place of the Temporall Lords and the sixth place of the Electors hath the Marquis of Brandenburge who is high Chamberlain whose Court is cheifly at Birlyn in Marchia upon the River of Spre His Liuetenant in the Office of high Chamberlain is alwayes one of the House of Falkenstein by Inheritance There is also a seventh Elector who is Cupbearer and hath no other Office nor authority in the Empire but only in the Election a voice when the other six are equally divided and then on that side that he giveth his voice there doth the matter prevaile And the same is ever the King of Bohemia which is now Emperour himself His Lieuetenant in the Office of Cup-bearer is alwayes one of the House of Lymburge by Inhetance The seventh Elector was appointed long after the other six viz. in Charles the fourth his time and the rest in the time of Otho Tertius All these four Temporall Electors have their Authority by succession of heritage and the eldest of the House hath alwayes the place of Electorship they have power and Authority after the death of the Emperour to chuse a man whom they list or during the Emperours Life to elect a King of the Romanes who alwayes doth succeed the Emperour as the Prince of Wales doth in the Kingdom of England and the Dophin of France doth the French King After the Lords Electors are reckoned the Noblemen and Princes of their Houses as for example The Duke of Bavire whose residence is at Monachum or Munchen in Bavaria where his yearly revenue is said to be six hundred thousand guildernes with the rest of the Palsegraves whose Feodaries are the Ringraves the Earles of Erbach and Isenberg The Duks of Saxon whose Feodaries are the Counties of Mansfelde Swerzberge and Stolberge The Marquesses of Brandenburge whose Feodaries