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A51275	Geography rectified, or, A description of the world in all its kingdoms, provinces, countries, islands, cities, towns, seas, rivers, bayes, capes, ports : their ancient and present names, inhabitants, situations, histories, customs, governments, &c. : as also their commodities, coins, weights, and measures, compared with those at London : illustrated with seventy six maps : the whole work performed according to the more accurate observations and discoveries of modern authors / by Robert Morden.	Morden, Robert, d. 1703.	1688 (1688)	Wing M2620; ESTC R39765	437,692	610

in the great Bay. It is the best prepared place to build Navies at easie rates at his Majesties pleasure since they are of late something more choice in their Timber then formerly they were and specially since Ship-Timber is so generally wanting in England and Ireland and the Eastland Oak as some say is so very spungy It carries the most aw and countenance and can best with a little incouragement defend it self against a Foreign assault and is most fit and ready to help and relieve His Majesties other Colonies if such a distress should happen And it is the grand Nursery that breeds and indeed that is found most proper to breed Men in great numbers of resolute bold and lasting courage and all other Creatures in like manner nearest unto those of old England in the World and their Men most fit for Navigation Merchandize or War by Sea or Land. A Description of New York NEw York contains all that Tract of Land which is seated between New England Virginia Mary-Land and the length of which Northward into the Country as it hath not been fully discovered so 't is not certainly known but in general it extends to the Banks of the great River Canada East and West its breadth is accounted two hundred Miles comprehending also that Tract of Land which is betwen Hudson's River and Delaware River called New Jarsey It s principal Rivers are Hudson's River toward the East Raritan River about the middle and Delaware River on the West its chiefest Islands are Long-Island Manahattens-Island and Staten-Island It was so called from his Royal Highness the Duke of York the Proprietor thereof by Grant from his Majesty Anno 1664. Who the same year grants and conveys out of it all that aforesaid Tract of Land and Premises which is between Hudson's River and Delaware River unto John Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret jointly by the name of New Caesarea or New Jarsey So that New York now contains only that part of New England which the Dutch formerly seized and called it the New Netherland and Nova Belgia lying between Hudson ●s and Conecticut Rivers on the Continent with the Islands of Manahatten and Long-Island opposite thereunto Manahattens Island so called by the Indians it lyeth betwixt the Degrees of forty one and forty two North Latitude and is about fourteen Miles long and two broad whose chief place is New York seated upon the South end of the aforesaid Island having a small Arm of the Sea which divides it from Long Island on the Eastside of it which runs Eastward to New England and is Navigable though dangerous Hudson's River runs by New York Northward into the Country toward the Head of which is seated New Albany a place of great Trade with the Indians betwixt which and New York being above one hundred Miles is as good Corn-Land as the World affords enough to entertain hundreds of Families in the time of the Dutch-Government of those Parts At Sopers was kept a Garison but since the reducement of those parts under his Majesties Obedience by the care of the Honourable Colonel Nichol's Deputy to his Highness such a League of Peace was made and Friendship concluded betwixt that Colony and the Indians that they have not resisted or disturbed any Christians there in the setling or peaceable Possession of any Lands with that Government but every Man hath sate under his own Vine and hath peaceably reapt and enjoyed the Fruits of their own labors which God continue New York is built most of Brick and Stone and covered with red and black Tile and the Land being high it gives at a distance a pleasing Aspect to the Spectators The Inhabitants consist most of English and Dutch and have a considerable Trade with the Indians for Bevers Otter Raccoon skins with other Furs as also for Bear Deer and Elk Skins and are supplied with Venison and Fowl in the Winter and Fish in the Summer by the Indians which they buy at an easie rate and having the Country round about them they are continually furnished with all such Provisions as 〈◊〉 needful for the life of Man not only by the English and Dutch within their own but likewise by the Adjacent Colonies The Commodities vented from thence are Furs and Skins before-mentioned as likewise Tobacco made within the Colony as good as is usually made in Mary-land Also Horses Beef Pork Oyl Pease Wheat and the like Long Island the West end of which lies Southward of New York runs Eastward above one hundred Miles and is in some places eight in some twelve in some fourteen Miles broad it is inhabited from one end to the other On the West end are four or five Dutch Towns the rest being all English to the number of twelve besides Villages and Farm-houses The Island is most of it of a very good Soil and very natural for all sorts of English Grain which they sow and have very good increase of besides all other Fruits and Herbs common in England as also Tobacco Hemp Flax Pumpkins Melons c. There are several Navigable Rivers and Bays which put into the Northside of Long Island but upon the Southside which joyns to the Sea it is so fortified with Bars of Sands and sholes that it is a sufficient defence against any Enemy yet the Southside is not without Brooks and Rivulets which empty themselves into the Sea yea you shall scarce travel a Mile but you shall meet with one of them whose Christal Streams run so swift that they purge themselves of such stinking Mud and Filth which the standing or low-paced Streams of most Brooks and Rivers Westward of this Colony leave lying and are by the Suns exhalation dissipated the Air corrupted and many Fevers and other Distempers occasioned not incident to this Colony Neither do the Brooks and Rivulets premised give way to the Frost in Winter or Drought in Summer but keep their course throughout the year Towards the middle of Long Island lyeth a Plain sixteen Miles long and four broad upon which Plain grows very fine Grass that makes exceeding good Hay and is very good Pasture for the Sheep or other Cattel where you shall find neither stick nor stone to hinder the Horse Heels or endanger them in their Races and once a year the best Horses in the Island are brought hither to try their swiftness and the swiftest rewarded with a Silver Cup two being annually procured for that purpose There are two or three other small Plains of about a Mile square which are no small benefit to those Towns which enjoy them Upon the Southside of Long Island in the Winter lie store of Whales and Grampusses which the Inhabitants begin with small Boats to make a Trade catching to their no small benefit Also an innumerable multitude of Seals which make an excellent Oyl they lie all the Winter upon small broken Marshes and Beaches or Bars of Sand beforementioned and might be easily got were here some skilful Men would

and the said Edward Byllynge that a partition should be made thereof The which was accordingly done by Deed interchangeable enroll'd which Partition begins on the West side of a certain place upon the South Sea call'd by the Name of Little Eag Harbor and which runs from thence by a streight Line to the most Northerly Extent of the whole Premises Upon which Partition it was agreed that Carterets part should be call'd the Province of the East New Jarsey and Byllynges part should be call'd the Province of West New Jarsey East Jarsey is bounded from the Line of Partition Eastward part with the Main Ocean and part with Hudsons River which separates it from New York And West Jarsey from the said Partition Line expands it self Southward and Westward unto that famous Bay and River of Delaware which also separates that Province from Pensilvania in which Bay and River it s well known Ships of the greatest Burden may Ride at Anchor and pass with safety a hundred Miles up into the Country And in which River from the Mouth of the Bay are not less than twenty Creeks and Harbors some whereof issuing five ten fifteen if not twenty Miles into the Province The Partition being thus made of the two Provinces The Government of West Jarsey was thereupon given and granted by the present King when Duke of York unto the abovenamed Edward Byllynge and his Heirs with the same Jurisdictions Powers Authorities and Government as fully and amply to all intents and purposes as the same was granted to him his Heirs and Assigns by the late King his Brother who was also pleas'd to approve thereof by Publication under the Royal Signet and Sign Manual Thereby and therein commanding the present and future Inhabitants within the Limits of the said Province to yield all due Regard and Obedience unto him the said Edward Byllynge as their Governor and to his Heirs Deputies Agents c. This Province from the Mouth of Delaware Bay along by the Sea side to the Line of the Partition appears in the Map to be about sixty Miles in breadth And from the Mouth of the said Bay to the Head or most Northerly Branch of the River of Delaware likewise appears to be about two hundred and fifty Miles in length This Province is divided into one hundred Shares or Proprieties as may be seen by the Registred Deeds of every person or persons who have already purchased a whole or part of a Propriety joyntly with others which Register is kept by Herbert Springet in George yard in Lumbard-street London unto whom any persons who are minded to buy one or more Proprieties may repair The said Edward Byllynge having above twenty of those hundred yet to sell As to the Government out of each Propriety a Free-holder is to be Annually chosen by the Inhabitants thereof and to Meet and Sit as a General Assembly upon a day certain every year which with the Governor or his lawful Deputies are the Legislative Power of the Province to make and alter Laws in all times coming But not contrary or in any wise repugnant to Liberty of Conscience in Matters of Faith towards God or the Religious Exercise thereof Liberty and Property both as Men and Christians being establish'd in West New Jarsey by an irrevocable Fundamental Law never to be extinguish'd or invaded by any subsequent Law hereafter to be made whatsoever As also not any the least Tax Talledge Subsidie Rates or Services to be imposed upon the People but by the consent of these their Representatives in the General Assemblies The Towns and Plantations already settled in this Province for the most part are upon that Noble and Navigable River of Delaware or upon some Creek or Harbor contiguous thereunto or upon the South Sea. And upon both are the like conveniencies for thousands of more Families It s chief Towns and Rivers are noted in the Map And it certainly enjoys all the advantages that the other parts do The Description of East New Jarsey THE Province of East New Jarsey lies next to New York Southwestward having on the South the Main Ocean on the East that well-known Bay for Shipping within Sandy Hooke to the North part of the Province of New York and New Albany and is bounded by that vast Navigable Stream called Hudsons River to the forty one Degree of Northern Latitude and from thence crossing over in a streight Line extending to the most Northern Branch or Part of Delaware River then to the West West Jarsey from which divided by a partition Line it takes its beginning from a place upon the South-Coast called Little Egg-Harbor and so runs in a streight Line to the aforesaid Northernmost Branch of Delaware River This Province is very pleasant and healthful a great part of the back Land lying high As to the Trees Fruits and most other products it s not inferiour to any of the neighbouring Colonies And for the fertility of Soil fresh Water-Rivers Brooks and pleasant Springs it is highly esteemed The Country along Rariton-River is a place so delightful and fruitful that Ogilby in his Volumn of America folio 181 182 many years ago has given the World an extraordinary account thereof The Situation of this Province has a very great and apparent advantage for it lies even in the Center of all the English Plantations on that Continent near to an equal distance from the South-parts of Carolina and the North of Pemaquid the aforesaid Bay of Sandy-Hooke being very notable both for the conveniency and security of any number of Ships And the Sea-Coasts of this Province are very commodious both for Trade and Fishing especially the Whale Fishing Within the said Bay upon the North side of the Mouth of Rariton River there is an excellent Tract of Ground called Amboy Point where a Town or City is building called Perth In which Town several good Houses are already built and inhabited and more daily are building by the Proprietors and others that are come to settle there Nothing can be better and more advantagiously situated than this place for a Town of Trade which lies about sixteen Miles within the aforesaid Bay into which there may go in Ships of the greatest Burden and come out again at all Seasons as well in Winter time as in Summer and lie safe in Harbor without any inconvenience of Winds or Tydes and close to the Wharf before the Houses in this Town of Perth can lie Ships of three or four hundred Tun with their fasts on Shore at low Water There is besides the forementioned New Town seven Towns more built in this Province viz. Elizabeth Town Newark Woodbridge Piscataway Bergen Middletoune and Shrewsbury in which and in the out Plantations many thousand People are setled who possess their Lands c. some by purchase most upon very easie Rents payable to the present Proprietors there being all sorts of excellent ●ands undisposed of enough to plant many more thousands of Families who shall desire

Division of Germany about the Elbe and Odar where we may consider Saxony the Higher and Lower Circle The first comprehending the Estates of the Dukes and Electorates of Saxony of Brandenburg and Pomerania The other containing the Dutchies of Holstein of Bremen of ●uneburg of Brunswick of Lavenburg of Meklenburg c. Then the Kingdom of Bohemia with the Dutchy of Silesia and Marquisate of Moravia Of the Higher Saxony WE shall consider first the Estates of the Dukes and Electorate of Saxony And here for the better information of the Reader in a matter of much Intricacy and which without the general knowledg of the Saxonian History which is too large here to be inserted cannot well be made plain and intelligible we shall therefore contrary to what other Authors of Geography have done in their descripions of Saxony tell you That whether Albert the third deceasing without issue in the year 1412 in whom ended the Dukes Electors of Saxony of the House of Anhalt Or whether Erick the Fifth of the House of Saxon Lavenburgh lapsed his time of demanding the Investiture of the Electorship 'T is certain that Frederick the First Sirnamed the Warlike Marquis of Missnia and Lantgrave of Thuringia was created Duke Elector of Saxony by the Emperor Sigismund in the year 1423 by this means the Title and Dignity of the Electors and Dukes of Saxony was quite removed out of the ancient and true Saxony and confined within Thuringia Misnia and the Country about Wittemberg called the Dutchy of Saxony or Ober Sachsen The only possessions of the Modern Dukes Only by a further accumulation in the year 1583 the House of Heneberg totally failing that of Saxony took possession of it by vertue of a Conferternity made between those Princes in the year 1554. And also that since the last War of Bohemia the Emperor gave the Upper and Lower Lusatia to John George Elector of this House who died the 8th of October 1656 and was Interred the 4th of Febr. 1657 with more then Regal pomp there being 3500 persons in Mourning and 24 Horses of State covered with Black and the Electorate Eschucheon Embroidered thereon every one of them led by two Gentlemen This Elector bequeathed by his last Will to John George his Eldest Son the Lands inseparable from the Electoral Dignity viz. the Dutchy of Saxony together with the Upper and Lower Lusatia with some Baliwicks about Dresden to Augustus the Administrator of Magdeburg with twelve Baliwicks about Hall and in Thuringia To Christian the Diocess of Mersbourg and some Lands in Vortland and in the Mountains To Maurice besides the Diocesses of Naumburg and Zeitz all that of his Electoral Highness in the Principality of Heneburg These are all the Princes of Saxony of the Descendents of the Elector Augustus Brother to Maurice Duke of Saxony of a younger House who have their Habitation at Hall at Mersburg at Naumburg and at Dresden for John Frederick Sirnamed the Magnanimous of the House of Frederick the First Sirnamed the Warlike aforesaid was in the Protestant Wars taken Prisoner by the Emperour Charles the Fifth by whom he was deprived of his Lands and Electorship which was given to Maurice aforesaid his Kinsman but after five years Captivity or Imprisonment his Lands but not the Electorship were restored to him again which his Successors now possess which are now divided into three Branches viz. of 1. Altembourg and Coburg 2. Of Weymar 3. Of Gotta and Eisenach To these we may add the Principality of Anhalt which is divided amongst many Princes who reside at Dessaw at Beremborg at Pleskaw at Zerbst and at Cotsen Intermingled with these are the Counts of Mansfield Hohenstein Schwartzburg Stolberg c. with two Imperial Cities Northausen and Mulhausen and the University of Jena all these Estates are contained within Misnia Thuringia or Duringe and Saxony or Sachsen and Lusatia or Lavenitz Other chief places are 1. Misnia or Meissen seated upon the Elbe whence the Province had its Name a Bishops Sea adorned with three fair Castles or Palaces of the Bishops Burgraves and of the Dukes of Saxony 2ly Lipsia Leipsig or Leipsick not very large but wealthy and populous beautified with fair Buildings of Stone viz. the Castle and St. Nicholas Church 'T is a rich Empory and noted University seated upon the River Elster having three Marts in the year Famous also for two great Battels fought near unto it in the last Swedish Wars One between Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden and Count Tilly General of the Imperialists 1631 wherein the Swedes obtained a great Victory Tilly was wounded and lived not long after In the other Torstenson the Swede overcame Arch-Duke Leopoldus Gulielmus and Octavio Piccolomini Generals of the Imperial Army And about a mile and half from hence at Lutzen another great Battel was fought 1632 between the King of Sweden and the Imperial Army commanded by Wallenstein Duke of Friedland wherein the Swedes obtained the Victory but the King of Sweden was slain and on the Imperial side that famous Godfrey Count of Pappenheim for that Victorious King could not die but conquering and Pappenheim ought not to fall but in the company of so great a Prince But the chiefest is Dresden incolis Dresda Italis the Seat and Residency of the Elector of Saxony Grand Marshal of the Empire seated upon the River Elbe over which there is a very noble Stone-Bridg of 17 Arches 't is well fortified after the Modern way with a strong wall and a large Ditch having three Gates Places most worth the seeing here are the Italian Garden in the Suburbs The Hunters House in the old Town The Electors Palace His House for wild Beasts His Stable His Arsenal and his Kunstkammer or Collection of Rarities Here the Lutheran Women mourn in White and say Grace 4. Freiberg a noted place with others adjacent for its Silver Mines a round well walled City with a Piazza Castle and five Gates In St. Peter's Church is the fair Monument of Duke Maurice Elector of Saxony which in Octob. 1632 upon the surrender of the Town cost 80000 Dollars to save it from being ransacked and defaced 5. Wittenberga Wittenburg in ober Sachsen in an open Plain upon the Elbe strongly fenced with Bulwarks Walls c. a noted University for Lutheran Divines where also are the Sepulchres of Luther born at Eisleben in the Earldom of Mansfeldt And of Melancthon South of Misnia if not comprehended in it lies a little Country called Voitland or Viteland which seemeth to take its Name from the Juites or Vites who together with the Saxons and Angles conquered Britain and gave Name to the Isle of Wight It s chief place now is Zwickaw Cignea in Scrip. Germ. Marchia Brandeburgensis THE Marquisate of Brandenburg is a large Country well stored with Woods Lakes and Fens and in some places with Corn. It is generally divided into two parts the old and the new Marquisate The Metropolis of the old is Brandenburg or