is Brederode from whence they take their name Besides those Towns on the firm Land or Continent there are some Islands which appertain to the States of Holland call'd by the General name of Voorn signifying as much as before or in old English bevorne but known now directly by their proper Names 1 Somerdike 2 Gaurede 3 Pierschille so call'd of their principal Towns 4 Voorn specially so nam'd and chief of them all The principal Towns hereof are 1 Briel which we call the Brill a strong Town and the first that revolted from the Spaniards Anno 1572. A Cautionary Town to the English with the Town of Flushing chosen by them in regard of the great Command it hath upon the passage to Gertrudenburg and the rest of Brabant and also to Delf Dort and Rotterdam the greatest Town of Trade in the South of Holland Breheel or Brehil is as much as to say Brede-Heel that is a Broad River for Heile signifies a River on the right side of it the Maes receives the Rhene into it and falleth into the main Ocean Geruliet Is a small Town but hath Jurisdiction over many Villages There are also on the North-side of Holland the Isles Vierengen and Texel of which little is memorable but that the last is furnished with a large and capacious Bay for receit of Shipping Goeree Is scituated in a little Island and hath as good and deep a Road as any in Holland where great Ships which go long Voyages cast Anchor attending their last Provision and a good Wind. The Garrisons of Wonde and Hulst and also Hellevoetsluys opposite unto it which is the Sluce of the Island of Voorn on that side towards the Sea whereas Brill lies on th' other side upon the Gulf of the River which is call'd the Mewze Beverwyck A Burg two Leagues from Harlem upon the River Ty not above two Miles distant from the Sea this and Reensburg were in former times reckon'd amongst the strongest and fairest Towns in all this Province Scage A good Burg and well built in which there 's a strong Castle Of ZEALAND ZEaland consisteth of seven Islands the remainder of â—8 the rest whereof the Sea hath swallowed and in them 300 inhabited Towns It 's sever'd from Flanders with the West-Branch or Arm of the Scheldt which the Battavians call Honte and on the East from Brabant with the right Branch of the said River which still keeps its name on the North from Holland with the Gulf call'd the Vlack and on the West with the main Ocean from the Kingdom of England Zealand is so call'd as Levinus Lemnius thinketh from Sea and Land which invironeth it round about and with him agree Guicciardine and Jo. Keygersberg But as Adrianus Junius rather thinks from Zeeland an Island in Denmark as before we observed The whole contains eight Towns and 100 Villages The Islands which remain are commonly divided into the Eastern and Western according as they lie to the River Scheldt These Islands are encompass'd with strong high Banks made with such infinite charge that Emanuel de Meeter saith they cost above 140000 l. sterling so the expence to maintain them must be very great The Western Islands are four in Number Walcheren lyeth to the North of the Sluce in Flanders the richest and most populous of all this Province It 's in compass 10 Dutch Miles or 40 Italian The principal Towns whereof are Middleburgh Seated on a creek off on the Sea well wall'd fortifi'd the Streets spacious the Houses and Churches well built inhabited by wealthy Merchants and industrious Tradesmen so call'd because built in the midst of the Island It 's a quarter of a League from Arnemuyden Flushing Of great Note for its good Port and invincible strength one of the first Towns which the Low Country-men took from the Spaniards by the diligence of Voorst a Sea man and Monsieur de Berland then Bayliff thereof and not long after put into the hands of the English as a Town of Caution A poor Town then it was now the Key of the Netherlands without whose license no Ship can pass either to or from the City of Antwerp insomuch as if the Duke of Alva in the beginning of his Government had bestow'd that pains in the fortifying of this and th' other Martime Towns as he did in the strengthning Antwerp and some midland Cities he had in all probability hindered the Revolt of those flourishing Countries It 's scituate right against Flanders a Mile from Middleburgh There are three goodly Bulwarks towards the Land and one to the Sea which defend the Haven on that side flanking it at the Port. They have made a new Haven there and built a Church for the English It 's also a Marquisate belonging to the Prince of Orange as La Vere Ramne or Arnemuyden A wall'd Town beautifi'd with one of the goodliest and most frequented Havens in Europe out of which one may sometimes see 500 sail of Ships of great burthen set forward on their Voyage to several parts Anno 1574 't was yielded to the Prince of Orange Veer or Camp-veere A very Famous Sea-Town and exceeding strong having many Staples for Herrings and other Commodities here it belong'd to the Prince of Orange From hence came that illustrious and most noble Family of the Veeres now Earls of Oxford By Maximilian Duke of Burgundy and Lord of it was made a Marquisate It hath ample Jurisdiction and nine Villages depend upon 't Rammeken or Zeeburgh Built upon the Dike between Middleburgh Flushing serving for a Bulwark for all Ships which for want of good winde are forc'd to come and Anchor in this Road. This Castle is alwayes well Man'd and Garrison'd with all things necessary for a place of such Importance This was one of the Cautionary Towns delivered to Queen ELIZABETH There are in this Island many good Towns East and West-Suyburgh A quarter of a League one from the other betwixt Flushing and Middleburgh at West-Suyburgh there is a good Castle South-Beverland Scituate betwixt Walcheren and Brabant the greatest of the Isles of Zealand heretofore 20 Dutch Miles in compass but now much diminish'd by the rage and fury of the Sea by which the Town and Seignory of Borhule with all the Country round about it was swallowed up Anno 1532. The chief Towns here are Romerswal seated on the East towards Bergen-Op-Zoome sever'd at the same time from the rest of the Island and made an Island of it self defended with continual charge from following the sad Fate of the Town of Bursule distant about a League from Bergen-Op-Zoome Goes or Tergoes On the Northern Coast a strong Town and well Priviledg'd and the only wall'd in all the Island It hath a good Haven at the mouth whereof there are two Forts one of either side so as nothing can pass without Discovery Not far off are Cloelingen Cruyningen Zeateskerke Capelle Catton-dike and other Villages North-Beverland Lying betwixt South-Beverland and the Isle of
Schowen in former times esteemed the Paradise of Zealand but so destroyed by Sea-breach that there 's now nothing remaining but a few poor Villages It 's the Patrimony of the Prince of Orange Anno 1532 by Inundation there perished the Towns of Cortgreen Catts Campen We le Emitesse and others but since recovered Wolferdike Lying between the two Beverlands the smallest of the Western Islands as having in it no more then three Villages Wolferdike Sabinglye Habersdike but replenished with good store of Pasture The Eastern Islands are three in Number Schowen Lying on the South-West of Holland so neer unto North-Beverland in former times that the Inhabitants could talk together from one Shore to the other but now the Sea hath set them at a greater distance It contains about eight Leagues in Circuit The chief Towns herein are Zirick zee The ancientest Town in all Zealand and the greatest except Middleburgh once beautifi'd with a fair and commodious Haven now choaked up with Beech yet still reputed for the second of all the Province It was built Anno 845 by one Zerick from whence it was so nam'd Brouwers-Haven A very strong Haven inhabited only by Fisher-men It 's two Leagues distant from Zirick-zee Here was born William Burckeld who first invented the way of pickling Herrings and he died at Bieverlet Anno 1347. Charles the Fifth Emperour went one day to see his Tomb in acknowledgment of the service he had done his Country Duveland So nam'd from the multitude of Doves and Pigeons scituate between Schoven and Tolen It 's in compass about four Dutch Miles It hath no good Town in it but only Country-Villages Anno 1530 surrounded by the Sea but by the industry and charge of the people recover'd Tolen so call'd from the chief Town of the Island where the Earls Toll was wont to be paid whence it had the name It 's scituate over against the North-west of Brabant from thence disjoyn'd by a narrow Creek or arm of the Sea It 's wholly invironed with good Trenches and some Forts fearing the irruption of the Spaniards who twice or thrice have attempted to get Footing There is but one Chanel to pass upon Brabant-side St. Martins Dike the second Town of Note but not otherwise considerable is the Inheritance of the Prince of Orange joyning unto it is a little Island called philips-Philips-Land WEST-FRIESLAND HAth on the East Groeningland and a part of Westphalen in High Germany on the South Overyssel and the Zuyder-See on the North and West the main Ocean It hath its name from Friso the first Prince of it and the Inhabitants Frisons as Ptolomy and Tacitus term them saying they are Germans and People from beyond the Rhene whom Pliny calls Cauches which are the Aborigines of that place The Number of the wall'd Towns are 11. Villages 345. The Country is divided into three Parts The first Part called Westergoe lying towards Holland The Principal Towns are Harlingen A Haven-Town upon the Ocean defended with a very strong Castle It 's the best Haven in all Friesland and it 's a League from Franiker It hath two Chanels coming from the Sea which pass through the Town Hindelopen on the same Coast also It was first a place for Hunting when Friesland was half Forrest It comes from Hinden and Loopen which is to run It 's a course and recourse for Staggs and Hindes It 's a considerable place for Navigation Staveren A Hanse-Town It 's fortified with a strong Castle which secures the Haven It stands upon the Sea on the South-side on the entry of the Gulf of Zuyder-see at the point which looks towards Holland almost opposite to the passage of Enchuysen halfe a League from Hinderlopen upon the same Shore No doubt but heretofore it hath been a very rich and mighty Town but by the inundation of the Sea it 's much lessen'd It 's a long and narrow Town and fortified with Ramparts and Bulwarks Here lived the people which Pliny called Sturii from whence all Friesland was sometimes called Regnum Stauriae from hence this Town had its name Franiker An University or a Schola Illustris as they call it It 's two Leagues distant from Leuwarden and one from Harlingen It 's one of the most ancient and renowned Towns in Friesland It draws many Scholars thither from all parts even out of Poland and France Snelk A Town for largeness and beauty the best in this Province and the second in esteem of all the Country It 's three Leagues from Leuwarden and one from Ilst Sloten A Town neer unto the Gulf of the Zuyder see lying on the South-part upon the Sea a league and half from Staveren Ilst Stands upon the West half a League from Snelk upon the North-West a League from Bolswaert on the South as far from Sloten It 's environ'd with a large Ditch which may defend it from the invasion of Enemies Bolswaerdt It 's a free Hanse-Town a League distant from Snelk Ilst and Worcom a League and a half distant from Hindelopen and two Leagues from Staveren It 's a Town well fortified with Ports Ramparts Bulwarks and otherwise It hath a passage to the Sea by the Sluce of Mackum a League from thence where the Ships of the said Town lie as safely as in a good Haven Anno 1713 this Town was built by the Lady Bolswyne Daughter to Radbod King of Friesland Ostergoe On the East part lying towards Groningland the Towns of most Note are Leuwarden Scituate on the hinder Leewart the prime Town of all West-Friesland and honoured with the supream Court and Chancery hereof from which there lyeth no Appeal A rich Town well built and strongly fortified It 's two Leagues from Franiker this Town hath under its Jurisdiction 17 good Villages Here is also the Mint for Money for the whole Country both for Gold and Silver according to the order which the Deputies of the Estates shall set down the which notwithstanding is subject to the Generals of the Mints of all the United Provinces when need requires A League from this Town is the Village Zuychen Dockum Bordering upon Groening It 's five Leagues distant from it and eight from Franiker and six Miles from Leuwarden having a Chanel which goes into the Sea and another which leads unto Groning They may go easily from this town by Boat to all the towns in Friesland and by Sea to all parts of the world It suffered much in the late Wars It 's the second town in all the Quarter of Ostergoe Seven-Wolden or the Country of the Seven Forests So call'd from so many small Forests joyning neer together not well Inhabited until of late To this Province belongs the Isles of Amelandt Schellink the Shores whereof are plentifully stored with Dog-fish took by the Inhabitants in this manner The men of the Island attire themselves with Beasts skins and then fall to dancing with which sport the Fish being much delighted make out of the waters towards them Nets
to his people he and his wife fled into this Castle and being besieged and reduced to want for Provision having no means to escape was compelled to enter into a Treaty for the rendition of the Town his wife amongst other Articles capitulated that she might have so much of her most precious Goods as she could carry at one time which was granted She with the help of her Maid carried out her Husband lock'd in a Chest out of the Castle leaving all her Rings and Jewels behind her A rare Example of conjugal Love It 's desir'd that the Ladies of these times would make it their President The Lordships and Villages under it are 1 Bredenrood 2 Assenburg 3 Heems kerck 4 Meresteen 5 Forest 6 Keewrick 7 Velsen 8 Polenburgh 9 Hemsteed 10 Beurwick Between Harlem and Leyden there are many fair Villages Heligon Lys and Tassam they are not above a League distant one from another Not far from them is the House of Feiling now belonging to his Highness the Prince of Orange Naerden On the Zuyder-Sea Fortifi'd with a strong Castle held of the Earls of Holland by the Dukes of Brunswick to whom it anciently belong'd Anno 1580 having submitted to the Duke of Alva he contrary to his Faith and Promise to them fired it and put all the poor Inhabitants to the Sword It 's the chief Town of the Bayliwick of Goeland Anno 1355 it was built by William of Bavaria and by him inriched with many Priviledges Anno 1481 they of Vtrecht having given the Hollanders a great overthrow surprized the Town of Naerden by an ingenious Stratagem For they dressed a good company of young Souldiers like Country-women going to Market who being let in seized a Gate of the Town and gave entrance to the Enemy the Citizens redeemed themselves from Fire and Sword with a great sum of Money Enchuysen So call'd from Euckle-Huysen little or simple Houses as they were at first but now 't is become a great Town scituate on the very point of the Gulf of Zuyder-see opposite to Friesland from which it 's not distant above two Leagues 'T was very serviceable to the Prince of Orange in the first Revolt of these Countries from the King of Spain for siding with him they cut off all Supplies and Provisions from Amsterdam and compell'd it in a short time to yield to the Prince It 's a place of great Trade and Navigation their Ships passing to all Seas of the world There are two Passages out to the Sea and three Havens at the entrance of one of them there is a great Tower It 's reported that Anno 1394 Albert Earl of Holland set sail from thence with a Fleet of 300 Boats to transport his Army into Friesland an Argument that it was then a Famous Port. Here are built great Ships for the Indies and great Fleets do sail from hence to the Baltick Seas This Town is environ'd on three parts by the Sea Under the Jurisdiction of this Town are these Villages 1 Grootenbroeck 2 Luttlebroeck 3 Boumers-kerspel 4 Hogekerspel 5 Hem. 6 Veenhuysen 7 Broeckhaven This Town Horne and Medenblyck have equally but successively the priviledge of Coyning of Money each for the space of Seven years and then they begin again Horn Is on the same Gulf also a rich Town with a very good Haven and of so great strength by reason of the multitude of Ditches and Chanels which are round about it that it seems impregnable Anno 1427 this Town began to be encompassed with goodly Walls deep and large Ditches Half of it all along the Sea is defended with Pallisadoes and Banks It hath its name from the Haven of the Town that turns in Form of a Horn. It hath these Villages under its Jurisdiction 1 Avenhoorne 2 Berth 2 Oudendick 4 Woggenom 5 Hubixwou 6 Hauvoant 7 Berchont 8 Swaech 9 Banejert 10 Betlem 11 Ostblocker several other Towns Edam Upon the same Gulf of Zuyder-see remarkable for the great number of Ships which are yearly built here It 's a Town well wall'd in and ditch'd It hath a long Haven to the which there doth belong many fair Ships being as stately and of as great Burthen as any in Holland or Zealand either for War or Merchandize It was antiently call'd Yedam of a current of Water called Ye or Vde by a Sluce which they call dam so it 's the Sluce of Yde This Town is two Leagues distant from Horn. Anno 1404 some women of this Town going in Barks to feed their Cattle in the Pastures of Gurmer-meer discovered a Sea-woman which came out of the Sea into the waters there and could not finde the way out They took her by Force they drew her into a Boat and carried her into Edam where she was wash'd and cloath'd in time she grew Familiar using her self to feed on ordinary Meats and did learn to spin They of Harlem desired to have her to whom she was sent and lived 15 years she never spake which was a rare thing in a woman seeking often to get away into the water You may read this in the History of the Netherlands for the truth hereof it 's desir'd that the Virtuosi of the Royal-Society would take it into their grave consideration Medenblick Is fortified with a strong Castle seated on the Sea It 's two Leagues and a half from Enchuysen and within 6 Miles of Horn. It hath a Port made by Art It 's a safe retreat for Ships in foul weather It 's so fortified with Walls and Bulwarks as 't is held impregnable It 's an ancient Town and formerly the Metropolis before Horn and Enchuysen were built Here live most of your Wood-Merchants which drive a Trade to Norway and into the North. Some derive its name from the River Medenlack Monickendam On the South-side looks towards the Isle of Marke which is opposite to it The Sea therein reasonably still for that it lieth under the Lee of the said Island Towards the Land 't is wall'd and ditch'd Great Ships may harbour here safely It 's a League from Edam It 's seated upon the River Monic which signifies a Monck and it hath for its Arms a Monck Purmerent Is a Town which stands in the midst of Moors lying at the end of the Purmer-Sea where 's a sluce by the which they of the Town sail towards Edam Monickkendam and other places which border upon the Sea On th' other side there 's nothing but Lakes which coast the Towns of Ryp Graft Wormer even to Alkmer Anno 1573 it was walled in There is a Castle which did belong to the House of Count Egmond but Anno 1590 it was bought by the States Muden Is seated on the River Vecte a strong Town Fortifi'd with Ramparts and a strong Castle upon the Gulf where the Vecte runs into the Zuyder-see It held correspondence with Alkmer Horn Enchuysen Medenblick Edam Monickendam and other Towns in West-Friesland against whom the Spaniards could not prevail
the Yssel into the Zuyder-see A fair large and Imperial Hanse-town well Fortified and of very great strength by reason of those inaccessible Marishes amongst which it is scituated It hath a goodly Bridge upon the River at the end whereof there 's a goodly Fort to defend it by which Bridge they may go both on Horse-back Waggon or Foot to all the Towns of Overyssel Friesland and Groning or else if they please by the Chanels which run through the Country Merchants and Workmen with a good winde may go in one night to Amsterdam and going from thence at night after dispatch of business may be again the next day at their own Houses which is a great commodity It 's the second Town in this Province the Burgers can put it under water when they please which is a great security to it These three Towns are in that part hereof which is called Ysselland In that part which is called Twent we have the Town of Enschede A Town of good Traffick a League from Oldenzel and two from Otmarsum Anno 1597 't was reduc'd to the obedience of the States by Prince Maurice and 't was much ruin'd Of which little memorable Delden Almeto Stenwick It 's scituated on a Brook called Blocker-zyel It suffered two great Sieges in the late Belgick Wars and did undergo a sad Fate but since is much recovered and is a Town of good Trade and of considerable strength it 's three Miles from Meppel Hassel Is seated upon the River Vidre which runs into the Zuyder-see at Gheelmuyden being mingled with the two Rivers of Regg and Vect It 's well Fortified Otmarsum A Town which did three times tast the fruits of the Wars as well by Siege as otherwise It 's a place of no great strength lying in an open Country but Anno 1592 taken by Prince Maurice In Latine this Town is called veteros Marsii which are the old Marsians whom Pliny and Livie do often mention being seated in the Country of the Tubantines which is now Tuent Oldenzeel Is a Town of good Trade and reasonable great It suffered much by a long Siege Anno 1605 being beleaguered by Marquess Spinola to whom 't was yielded for Arch-Duke Albert But Anno 1567 't was retaken by Prince Maurice It 's three Miles from Otmarsum Coewarden Is a place of good strength Anno 1593 't was strongly defended against Count Harman van Borgh and Veedugo who beleaguered it From hence you may go by Land into Friesland the Counties of Groning Westphalia Breme and other places It 's about three Miles from Hardenburgh 15 from Linge 15 from Swoll There are many other Towns here but whosoever is Master of the Field is Master of them And in that of Drent the Town and Castle of Valenhoven standing upon the Zuyder-see and two Leagues from Stenwick It suffered much in the Wars but since is repair'd and well fortified Gheelmuyden Stands upon the gulf of Vidre towards the Zuyder-see It 's a league distance from Valenhoven and as much from Hassel it hath towards the Land the pleasant Pastures of Mastubroouck a league distant from Campen It hath a strong Castle in it Hardenbergh A good Town upon the River Beecht the Bishops of Vtrecht took great delight in it by reason of the pleasantness of the Seat It hath a very strong Castle It 's the mid-way between Coewarden and Ommen The Soveraignty of this Province before the War in the Netherlands did belong unto Philip the second King of Spain who succeeded the Emperour Charles the fifth his Father who had the interest confirmed by the Pope from Henry of Bavaria Bishop of Vtrecht GELDERLAND SO called from the Castle of Gelder as Munster conceiveth which Wichard of Ponthe together with his Brother are reported to have built though many do suppose that it was so called from the Town Geldens which Tacitus mentions It 's bounded on the East with Cleveland and the Earldom of Zutphen on the West with Holland and Vtrecht on the North with Overyssel and the Zuyder-see on the South with Brabant and the Land of Gulick The whole Country is divided into two parts 1. Veluwe contain'd within the Zuyder-see and the Yssel 2. Betewe intercepted 'twixt the middle Chanel of the Rhene and the Wael In both Divisions are contain'd 22 wall'd Towns or Cities and 300 Villages The chief whereof are Nimmegen A Town high mounted on the top of a Hill the Wael which is there large and deep running at the Foot of the Hill rich great and populous having beside the modern Fortifications an Ancient Castle with so goodly a Prospect that from thence one may behold the best part of the Countrey built as some say by Julius Caesar to command those parts The Castle was re-edified by Bâ—tto and by him was the Town likewise encompass'd with Walls he being dead his Son Hesus augmented it by adding thereto that quarter which is called Heselbergh or the hele of Hesus which Town the Kings that succeeded him caused to be the Metropolis of Battavia or Holland as we read in Gerrard of Nimmegen This Town was Founded by Magus King of the Gauls who called it after his own name Magus but being deceased it was re-built by â—â—â—to sâ—ncâ— which time it hath been called Nimmegen that is New-megen 〈◊〉 Nemmeghen Anno 1592 it came under the obedience of the States being taken by Prince Maurice The States have built a mighty Fort called Knotsenburgh on the other Bank of the River of Wael opposite to the Town which is a great security to it Tiel Is chief of Tyelweerd it was formerly a Peninsula but since the last Wars a Chanel hath been cut through the Country to sail from the River of Mewze into the Wahal upon the right Bank whereof the said Town is built by which means the said Tyelweerd is now made an Island for there is no entrance into it but by water or through the Town It 's very strong by Nature and Art Anno 1528 it was besieged by the Emperour but was so stoutly defended that they were enforc'd to raise their Siege It hath many rich towns under its Jurisdiction It 's a strong Place and well fortified Bomel Is a fair strong Place the chief Town of all the Territory of Bomel-weerd which the Rhene and Mewze do encompass and make it an Island It 's a Frontier-town upon the confines of Gelderland towards the South and stands upon the River Wael on the North-side of Bomel It 's exceeding strong by Nature It was first walled by Otho The River Wael doth not only make Bomel commodious for Traffick but impregnable on the North-side and free from all Invasion The Country about it is very low and not only unfit for Mines but for continuance of any long Siege for in Winter by reason of great Waters and overflowing of Rivers it enforces the Enemy to leave the Field Besides its natural strength it hath been ever well fortified with Bulwarks and Towers and
Town with a Castle it 's scituate in a Moor which there is but one passage to come unto It 's upon a Causey so as it 's of hard Access Anno 1597 it was taken by Prince Maurice ZVTPHEN or ZVYDFEN SO called of the South scituation of it among the Fens on the right shore of Yssel where it receives to it the River Borthel which runs through the Town It hath been twice or thrice taken and re-taken by the Spaniards and States but hath contined in the possession of the States since the year 1591 it was taken by the Earl of Leicester for the States Here fell that Gallant Gentleman Sir PHILIP SIDNEY Keppel Is a small Town of no importance half a League from Doesburgh Burg Not much better then Keppel it 's a League from Doesburgh groningen-GRONINGEN-LAND HAth on the East East-Friesland on the West West-Friesland and on the North the Main Sea on the South Overyssel It contains under it the Country called the Ommelands corruptly for Emmelands as I conjecture because lying along the River Ems and therein 145 Villages The chief whereof are Dam Neer the Ems bordering on the East-Friesland It 's two Leagues from Groning Keykirk Old-Haven Standing on the Sea For the Town of Groning it self it 's rich great and very well built scituate amongst divers small streams which run through it and having divers Chanels for conveyance of waters which adds much to its safety and strength This Town hath two small Rivers Huneso and Aha coming out of the Country of Drenthe through the Ommelands the which compassing about the Town meet in the Suburbs which is cal'd Schayten-dyep from whence passing by the town of Dam with other small Brooks which joyn there they fall by the Sluces of Delf-ziel into the Dullart which is of the River Ems by the which all Ships both great and small take their course to joyn with the greater which Anchor upon the Dullart and so to go from thence to the Sea This City is strongly fortified with Ditches and Trenches A Town of great Jurisdiction both within and without judging without Appeal in Cases Civil and Criminal Anno 1594 it was taken by the Prince of Orange Some hold that the name of this Town was given by Grunnius issued from the Bloud of the Kings of Friesland which was the Founder of it but being seated in a pleasant Soyl and goodly Pastures it 's so called from the greenness thereof this word Groen signifying green ingen being an Adjective which makes up the word as Fine-lingen and others This City is ennobled with many Priviledges as that no King Prince or Commonwealth can call any Burger or Citizen out of this City into justice nor cause him to be cited or adjourned before any Court but only before the Senate or his Ordinary Judge No man can appeal from any Sentence that is given here either in Civil or Criminal Causes They may make Laws and abrogate them at pleasure without the authority of any Person The Ommelands are divided into three Quarters 1. The Feuelingo 2. Himsing 3. The West quarter They have many Priviledges here in their places of Judgment which they call their Gretonies or Bailiwicks Delfzyel Is a great and mighty strong Fort in Form of a Town We have given you a short view of the Towns and Forts which the States General hold in these Provinces We shall now observe what other Towns they hold in other Provinces under the King of Spain especially in the Dutchy of Brabant and County of Flanders which they have gain'd by their Arms. In the Dutchy of BRABANT Bergen Op-Zoome It 's called Bergen by the Normans which invaded Brabant who so called it from a Town in Norway and Bergen-Op-Zoome from the River Zoome upon which it is scituated about half a League from Scheld and not far from the Sea it hath a good Haven belonging unto it Anno 1533 't was made a Marquisate It 's within six hours journy of Antwerp It 's opposite to Rommerswael and Tholen Towns of Zealand It hath a very high Earthen Rampier and Ditches round about it It 's in some places Fortified with Palisadoes in other parts with Walls on the top of the Rampiers there are many Bulwarks about it for defence of the Town It came under the power of the States Anno 1577. If Bergen be subdued the Islands of Zealand would easily be reduced one after another especially the Isle of Terthole Anno 1588 it gave a Famous repulse unto the Duke of Parma who Beleaguered it with 30000 Men and after a long Siege with much loss and dishonour was forced to retire with the loss of 12000 Souldiers as it is credibly reported Anno 1605 Marquess Spinola made two furious Assaults upon this Town but by the valour of the Burgers and Souldiers was repulsed with great loss It 's held impregnable and one of the best Fortified Towns in the Low Countries Anno 1605 Prince Maurice took Woud-Castle within a Mile of Bergen-Op-Zoome It 's strongly fortified with Bulwarkâ— and seated in a Fenny plaâ—â— and therefore naturally stâ—â—ng It 's one of the chiefest Castles belonging to the Marquess of Bergen Breda Is a very fair Town it 's seated in the Land of Kempen scituate on the River Merck eight Miles from Antwerp six Miles from Boisleduc or s'Hertoghen bosch six Miles from Bergen-Op-Zoome and two from Gertrudenburg It 's the residence Barony and chief Town of the Prince of Orange Count Henry of Nassaw caused the Town to be Fortified with Rampiers Anno 1534 both in the Castle round about the Town he caused five great Bulwarks to be made which defended one another together with very deep Ditches He built here a most Princely Palace moated round about and with that a very magnificent Edifice with a most noble Gallery supported with Pillars of Blewstone with a gilded Frontispiece within the Palace there is a most noble Hall built on Pillars in the Hall there is a Chappel there is also a goodly Armory stored with all sorts of Warlike Provision and much Cannon It hath under it the Town and Territory of Steenberg the Franchise of Rosindale and the Seignory of Osterhout Anno 1567 't was taken by the Duke of Alva the Prince retiring into Germany for 's own security and so continued as a Garrison for the Spaniard till 1577 and then it returned again unto the Prince In whose possession it was for four years Anno 1581 ' was taken by the Prince of Parma he kept it till the year 1590. It now doth continue in that illustrious Family It 's invested with many Priviledges and Jurisdictions it hath an Exchequer or Court-trial whereunto the Town of Steenberghen and the 16 Villages of the Country of Breda with those of Eycheren Mewxem Schotem Loetrout and Oestmael make their Appeals And besides the said Court there is a Seat of Justice belonging to a Sheriff before whom upon the first Summons the Burgers must appear
the Fort called â—riest with many others Bieruliec A strong Town and lyeth in an Island called Bieruliec mention'd by some Greek Authors as Niceta Chomala for the War-like Actions under the Earl of Flanders the Emperour Baldwin who was the first that scal'd and entred the Walls of Constantinople and took in the Town which stood by the Haven side in remembrance whereof the Burgers of Bieruliec gave for the Towns Arms and upon their Seats four Greek B in or within a right Cross likewise or in a Field Vermilian These four B signifying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. King of Kings Ruling over Kings Forts beyond the River of Rhene Borentungh Is a goodly Fort upon the Frontiers of the County of Lingen which is the High-way to go out of Friesland and Groning into the Country of Westphalia and by Choppeburg to Delmenhorst and Breme and so to Hamburgh Lubeck and other Towns of the East-Country along the Baltique-Seas Bellinger-Wolder-Zyel Is a strong Town at the end of the Dullard The States have made a strong Fort here to defend the County of Lingen In the Bishoprick of COLEN Rhineberg commonly called Berck The most Northern Town of all the Bishoprick of Colen scituated on the Rhine as the name imports There the Lands of this Bishop and also of the Dukes of Cleve and the Earls of Muers meet upon a point A Town which for these 70 years hath been of little use or profit to the right owner possessed sometimes by the Spaniards sometimes by the Confederate States for each commodiously seated as opening a Passage upon the River Rhene and receiving great Customs on all kindes of Merchandize passing to and fro but it hath been possessed by the Spaniards from the year 1606 unto the year 1633 for then it was regain'd for the States by Prince Maurice there being found in the Town 40 Brass-Cannons great store of Powder and all sorts of Provision in great quantity 'T was a very strong Town both by Nature and Art yet within 10 days Leaguer and having received 2870 Cannon-shot it yielded to the Prince There is an Island before the Town in which there is built an exceeding strong Fort. In the Dukedom of CLEVE Wesel A fair and rich Town seated on the confluence of the Rhene with the River Lyppe which rising in Westphalia doth here lose it self a Town not subject to the Duke though in the Dukedom being reckoned an Imperial City and one of the Hanse-towns now neither so Imperial or fair as formerly Possessed first for the Spaniards with a Garrison of 3000 at the beginning of the War of Cleve by Don Lewis Velasco and from them taken by the States General of the United Provinces Anno 1628. Emmerick On the Rhene a well-frequented Town remarkable for a very fair School Rees Burick On the French-side of the Rhene over against Wesel amongst goodly Corn-fields and pleasant Pastures And a great part of the County of Marck The States came to the Possession of these Places upon this occasion John William Duke of Cleve Anno 1610 dying without Issue there were several Pretenders for the Succession viz. Leopold Arch-Duke of Austria George William Duke of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburgh Wolfangus Gulielmus Palatine of Newburg Leopold being up in Arms and having taken Possession of Juliers and most part of that Country the Duke of Brandenburgh and Newburg agreed by the assistance of the Protestant Princes their Confederates recover'd the greatest part thereof from Leopold but the Duke of Newburg not content with his Partage and turning Papist call'd in the Spanish Army under the conduct of Marquiss Spinola to abet his Quarrel the Duke of Brandenburgh called in the Forces of the States under Prince Maurice The issue of this War was Spinola possess'd himself of most places in Gulick and Berg and the States got into their hands many Towns in Gulick and Cleve and though they delivered up some to the right owners yet those of most strength and importance the States have kept ever since pretending they keep them for the owners but in regard that the King of Spain is so potent a Prince that the Dukes are not able to defend themselves against him and in case he should take them he would much endanger their Dominions therefore for the good of the Dukes and themselves they do not think it covenient to part with them FINIS The Table of the several places described in this Book A ALkmaer 8 Assenburg 18 Amsterdam 10 Avenhoome 22 Arnemuyden 61 Amelandt 74 Amersfort 77 Altena 66 Abcoude 90 Almeto 86 Arnhem 98 Aha 106 Ardenburg 121 Axelle 123 Aldersconce Ibid. Artois 4 B BRedenrood 18 52 Boumers-kerspel 21 Broeckhaven Ibid. Berth 22 Berchont 22 Banejert 22 Betlem 22 Bemster 26 Brill 55 Beverwick 18 57 Bursute 63 Beverland 63 Browers-haven 66 Bildt 75 Bolswaerdt 71 Brederode Blockerziel Berch 72 Betewe 90 Bomel 93 Buren 29 Battenburg 100 Bronckhorst 103 Bredefort 104 Berchel 89 Burgh 105 Bergen-Op-Zoome 109 Breda 111 Bosch 116 Boisleduke 116 Beck-of 123 Bruges 121 Becholdt Bieruliet 124 Borontungh 125 Bellinger-Wolderzyel 125 Burick 128 Brabant 4 C CRoeswich Catwick 42 Cronestein Camp Veere 62 Cortgreen Catts Campen 84 Catten-dyke 64 Cloetingen Ibid. Cruyningen Ib. Capelle Ib. Coewarden 87 Cleuland Creveceur 91 118 Creytenberck 96 Culemburgh 98 Cluyndert 119 Cadsant 121 Crab-sconce 123 Compenland 117 D DOrt or Dordrecht 27 Delf-haven 30 Delfe 45 Douland 67 St. Martins Dike 67 Deventer 82 Dendermond Dockum 73 Doesburgh Delden 86 Drent 82 Dortecum 103 Doesburg 103 Dam 106 Delfziel 109 Dirst 114 Dennere 28 Douge 50 Donas-sconce 124 E EMs 3 Enchuysen 19 Edam 22 Egmond 52 Emclisse Enschede 85 Erckelam 96 Eycheren 113 Escault Emmerick 128 F FOrest 18 Flushing 60 Franiker 70 West-Friesland 68 Frederick sconce 124 Flanders 4 Fevelingo 108 Ferneuse 122 G GOeland Grotenbroeck 21 Graft 26 Gorcham 29 Goude 32 Gaw 2 Gertruden-burgh 47 114 Geruliet 56 Goeree 58 Goes 64 Groningen 106 Gaurede 55 Geoninge 106 Gheeismuyden 88 Gelderland 89 Ghent 95 Gelders 97 Groll 104 Grave 115 Gulick H HOlland 6 Harlem 14 Heimskeirk 18 Heemsteed 18 Heligen Hogcherspel 21 Hem 21 Horne 21 Hubixwon 22 Hauvoant 22 Honingen Heusden 44 Hemert Hontslardick 51 Hulst 57 Hoggersdike Harlingen 69 Hindelopen 69 Hassel 86 Hardenburgh 89 Heselburgh 86 Haerwarden 95 Hardenwick 99 Hattum 98 Heremburgh 103 Huneso 106 Haeghstrate 114 Hertogen-Bosch 116 Heyden 120 Haseschant-see Hottle Hinisnig 108 Hainalt 4 Heligon Hague 49 Hoolstead 121 Haseschant-zee 121 I ILst 71 Iselsteyn 34 Isselmond 82 St. Jobs sconce 124 K KEeweick 18 Knotsenburg Kessel 96 Keppel 105 Key kirk 106 Kempen 117 Kempenland 117 L LEck 2 Lis or Ley 4 18 Lattlebrock 21 Leyden 34 Lam Leyderdrope 42 Leinsteine 29 Leerdam 44 Losdum 46 Lordsendam 46 Lewarden 72 Lingen 30 Laochem 103 Loetrout 113 Lillo 119 Liefskenhook 119 122 Lyppe 127 Limburg 4 Luxemburg 4 Lysfesdman 32 M MAes 3 Meresteen 18 Medenblick 24 Monickendam 25 Maden 26 Merew 27 Mewze 28 Maestricht 116 Montfort 77 St. Martins Dike 67 Macum 72 Meppel 98 Middeter 97 Montford 100 Merck Meuxem 113 Motengracht 114 Maesland 117 Meghen Ibid. Mausauluis 48 Middleburgh 59 Mastubrouck 88 Meâ—â—ck 111 N NAerden 18 Nortuic 42 Nimmegen 91 Nyeustadt 96 Namur 4 O OVdendick 75 Ostblocker 22 Ouderschye 58 Oude-water 33 Oestgeest 42 Ostergoe 72 Overyssel 82 Oldenze 86 Otmarsum 86 Ommen 105 Ommelands 105 Old-haven 106 Osterhout 123 Oestmael 113 Osterwick 117 Osburg 121 Oeslutirt 123 Oly-sconce 123 P POlenburgh 18 Purmermeer 23 Purmerent 25 Purmersea Ibid. St. Philips Dike 124 Pierschille 55 Peeland 117 Plassendate-sconce 124 R RHene 2 Rypp 26 Rotterdam 30 Rinsburg 42 Ramsburg 48 Rijsuick 52 Ramne 61 Rammeken 62 Romerswal 63 10 Rhenen 76 Regg Ruermond 96 Rosindale Ravestein 117 Rogheville Rhinbergh 125 Rees 128 S SCelt 3 Scayn 9 Swaech 22 Schermer 26 Swyndrecht Scheidam 47 Schoon-hoven 33 Soutervode 42 Schir Scheveling Scage 57 Salinglye Staveren 70 Sloten 71 Snelk 71 Seven-Wolden 74 Schellink 74 Somerdike 55 Scowen 65 Swoll 84 Stenwick 86 Straten Straet 97 Shalen Schaytendype 106 s' Hertoghenbosch 116 Steenburgh 118 Steenbergen 118 Schotem 113 Sandberg 114 Sevenburgh 118 Sluce 124 Sas 95 Spitsbroeck-sconce 123 Stat-sconce 123 Sparr 15 T TAssam 19 Tergoes 64 Tolen 67 110 Twent 82 Tiel 92 Trelweerd 51 Terthole 83 Tettering 114 Ter-Heyden 52 Touront 121 Torneuse 122 Triest-fort 124 Texel 56 Tetter-sconce 123 V VElsen 18 Venhuysen 21 Vecte Valkenburg 42 Viane 44 Voorburg 46 Vlarding 48 Vlack Veere 62 Vtrecht 75 Vierengen 56 Vidre Valenhoven 88 Veluwe 90 Voorn 55 Venlo 96 Vucht 96 Vijfluyce 114 W WAel Woggenom Wormer 26 Woerden 48 Wassenare 42 Warmont 42 Woorschoten 43 Worcom 48 Wonde 57 We le 48 Wolferdike 123 65 Wyck-ter Duyrsted 76 West-Friesland 68 Westergoe 69 Wachtendonck 96 100 Wageninghen 98 Willem-Stadt 118 Waes 10 Y YEdam 22 Ysselstein 34 Ysselmond Yssel-land 82 Ysendyck 122 Yssel 3 Z ZVyder-see Zijp 26 Zealand 57 Zeeburg 62 Zyrick-zee 66 Zuychen Zutphen 102 Zuidfen 101 Zeatskerke 64 A Catalogue of what things are made and sold by William Berry living at the Signe of the Globe in the Strand between York House and the New-Exchange GLobes Celestial and Terrestrial of all Sizes Sphears according to Ptolomean Tychonean Copernican Systeme Concave-Hemisphears wherein are depicted all the Stars and Constellations of Heaven and serve for a Case for a Terrestrial Globe wherein is descibed all the Countries of the Earth fit for the Pocket-Globe-Dials A Map of England four Foot long three Foot deep newly Corrected by W. 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