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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

or to make too much an unequall devision of Land is very dangerous as it appeareth by that which John Selden writeth in the fourteenth book of his History touching the devisions of the Lands of the Dukes of Saxony whereof sprang the first quarrell betwixt them of that house and was cause of a great Civill War in Germany Such inequality in Partition is not therefore lightly seen except it be for certain such causes as are prescribed in the Civil Law that is in case the Son conspireth his Fathers death or doth not his endeavour to redeem him out of Prison if he be taken by their Enemies c. If the Father dieth Intestate then doe his Children divide his goods equally pro raeta Portione Sons have the Land and the Daughters the Mony and in case there be no Mony left then the Sons are bound every one out of his portion of Land to pay a certain summe of Money towards the Dowry of his Sisters In the which cases there are certain Ordinances whereby every one knoweth what to have according to their quality The Subjects of all the Princes and Gentlemen in Germany do hold their Lands ether in Feodo for paying a chief rent and acknowledging Homage or in Fee-Farm paying a certain Rent either in Money Corn or Wine or in all Or else there are Tennants at the will of the Lord for so many years and for so much Rent as is agreed between the Lord and the Tennant There is almost no Prince Nobleman nor Gentleman but hath certain Vassals that of right do owe them their labour some to sowe some to mowe till carry ditch hedge c. by whose labour their Demesnes are for the most part Manured Thus I have as briefly as I could set forth by the examples of the Count Palatine and the Elector of Saxony the form of Government in Politicall matters of the two first Estates that is to say of the Spirituall and Temporall Potentates who both in their Houshold service and Civill Affairs have also the most part the same Order and Form that the foresaid Electors have Touching the third estate which I said was of the Free Cities thus much is to be understood that of the same Free Cities some are meerly Subject to the Empire as Augusta Acona Argentina Francfordia ad Menum Lubeca Hamburga Vlma Colonia Spira Noriberge c. And other some for that they were once under another Lord to whom every one yet acknowledgeth a certain duty do therefore yield no such contribution as the Imperiall Cities do as for Example Magdeburge Erford Breme Brunswicke Luniburge c. have each of them a severall Lord who is either the Bishop or Duke of the name that every one is called by to whom they owe their Homage and a small Duty besides But they use notwithstanding their own proper Municipall Laws which have their ground on the Civill Laws and their Ancient Customs as the Imperiall Cities do from the which their Laws Ordinances and Customs it is lawfull for the Citizens in some cases to appeall to the Chamber of the Empire which is at Spires They are all Governed either by Democriti's that is by certain chosen out of the multitude of the common people or by the State of Olygarchy that is by a few of the Wealthiest and most Principall of the People Or else by Aristocracy that is by a few of the best sort not in respect of their Wealth but of their Vertue They got their liberties either by purchase of money or else by the favour of the Emperor or by force of Arms from that Prince that was their Sovereign and have by that means of liberty such traffique and handling as they are grown so rich that they have fortified their Cities and Territories in such sort as they fear not the force of the Enemy be they never so mighty There are four Cities which are called by an Ancient name The four Cities of the Empire and are free that is Augusta Metis Acona Lubeca Whereof Metis is at present under the French King and is not free as the rest be Also there are four other Cities which are named the Dorffes that is the Towns of the Empire viz. Bamberga Erlistadia Haganoa Ulma whereof Bamberga is now under a Bishop and Salistadium under Archduke Ferdinando the Emperors brother that now is There be also four other Cities which are termed The Boores of the Empire that is the Villages but yet are notwithstanding great Cities as Collen Regensburge Constantia and Saltzburge the which three last are all Subjects to the Bishops of that name There be many other Cities of great fame and force as Magdeburge which sustained the siege by the space of thirteen moneths together of the Emperours Lieutenant Duke Maurice Elector of Saxon and others the mightiest Princes of Germany In the which siege they took Prisoner George Duke of Mechelburg and in the end compounded not with so unreasonable conditions as the other Cities did in the Wars of Smascald For they would never agree to receive the Interim no more than the Cities of Brunswiche Hamburge Lubecke and the sons of John Frederick the Elector of Saxon did Breame standing upon the River of Wesar is likewise famous for resisting Duke Erike of Brunswicke Lieutenant Generall to the Emperour Charles the fifth where he besieged the same in vain and was in the end by the help of the Hamburgers conducted by Coúnte Peninge chased away from thence and forced to leave his great Ordinance behinde him Brunswicke standeth neer the River of Owker which taking in another little River called the Sconder above the Town of Zell falleth into the Weser the which City of Brunswick hath been at variance with their Dukes from the year of 1536 untill this present year 1569. Henricus Senior Duke of Brunswick besieged it a whole year in vain Henricus Junior the Father of Duke Julius that now is besieged it twice once by the space of six weeks and another time eight weeks together and prevailed not The said Duke Julius is now agreed with them and entreth the Town with seven hundred Horse the third of October next but is not to remain there with any force In this City is an Ancient Monument of a monstrous Brazen Lyon the which beast Duke Henricus surnamed Leo is said to have brought thither with him out of England There is also made in this City the best Harnis for the proof and otherwise and the best Daggers and Firelocks that be in all Europe Lubeck upon the River of Trowe hath as it were conserved the King of Denmark in his seat against the Swede but is at this day greatly Impoverished because of the continuall Wars they have had with the King of Sweden and stopping of a River between them and the City of Hamburge called the Trow with Jasper Bucolt a Gentleman of that Country because they refused to pay a small towl unto him hath of mallice thrown a number of

likwise down at a Table appointed only for them in the same Chamber There waiteth ordinarily on the Prince at the Table a Sewer a Carver a Gentleman of his Chamber that waiteth on his Cup and taketh the same and two or three Pages that waite on his trencher which the Carver alwayes giveth The Carver giveth every one to eat in like sort as it is at the Lord Majors of London his Table All the other Tables be served by the Princes Guard In the Princes Chamber one of his Preachers doth alwayes say Grace both before and after meat and in the common Hall the Clark of the Kitchen who is there in the Place of the Marshall causeth likewise thankes to be given to God by one of the poor Schollers that the Prince keepeth of purpose The meat that is left in both places is alwayes forthwith given to the poor by the Almner His Counsellors have alwayes allowed them every one according to his virtue and quallity a very good stipend both for his Fee and diet in their own Houses There is straight Discipline in his Court against swearing Blasphemy and Drunkennesse Whoredom Fighting and all other kinds of Vices in which cases notwithstanding some more respect is had to the punishment of a Gentleman then of an other and yet none spared Dauncing also is forbidden in his Court and throughout all his Land The charge of his Stable hath the Master of his Horse every Gentleman that by his commandment keepeth any Horses is allowed Oates sufficient and for every Horse tweny five Dollers the year towards pay and stable roome and every Yeoman twenty five Guildernes And because I have entered into some discourse of his Houshould matters it shall not be impertinent to shew this Princes order and conversation how he spendeth his time both because the example is notable and worthy of all good Princes to be followed as also because that hereby he winneth great favour of the peopele His order is to arise every morning at five of the clock and at six he cometh to his Chappel with his Wife Children and Family where one of the three Ministers which he alwayes keepeth in his Court to say Grace preach and administer the Sacrament after a Psalm sung by Children which are kept in his Court for that purpose doth preach and pray untill seven of the clock and then the Prince goeth straight away into his Court Chancery where he tarrieth untill ten which is the houre to dine At dinner he commonly sitteth two hours and after dinner one hour talking with his Wife and Children After he riseth up which is about one of the clock he goeth straightwayes into his Closet where he tarrieth till five in perusing and reading his Subjects supplications which are duly given to him as he goeth and cometh from the Chancery the which supplications the next day he sendeth to every Court as the matter requireth where immediatly justice is administred At five of the clock he goeth to supper where he sitteth two hours and afterwards either walketh or otherwise passeth the time with his Wife and Children untill it be nine and then he calleth both the Gentlemen Grooms and Pages of his Chamber to his Privy Chamber door where they hear him pray half an hour and so he goeth to rest This is the conversation commonly of this good Prince the which order he breaketh not but upon some very great occasion Somtimes as he sitteth at his Table he heareth his Musitians whereof he hath five playing excellently well on Shalmes that be made the one like a Halberd the second like a Crossebow the third like a Boarstaff the fourth like a Handgun and the fifth like Javeline The same Musitians have also Cornetts Violins and Virginals which they mingle one with an other as it is the Princes pleasure to hear them Other pastimes he exerciseth not except when he hath no supplications of his Subjects to read which is very seldome He then hunteth the Stagge or Hinde according to the season of the year or else seeth his Sons and Gentlemn ride his great Horses and run at the Ring or else rideth about certain Villages and converteth the Curates to the understanding of the true Doctrine of the Sacraments wherein a number of his Country are not yet well perswaded When this Prince hath any War towards or otherwise upon some urgent cause for the Weale of his Country and conservation of his State he calleth as the manner is of all other Princes in Germany a Parliament which they tearm a Landstage to the which all the Nobility of his Country and certain Burgesses of every City within his Dominions doe come By whose common consent either a Subsidy is granted to be levied of all his Subjects or else new Statuts are made or old revoked or reformed according to the state and necessity of the time the which Statuts are called Quandtz ordnuce and are alwayes expounded by the rules of the Civil Law when their intent is not well otherwise to be understood This Princes Country lieth partly along both sides of the River Rhine from Argentine unto Collen the which he Governeth himself and partly in Bavaria superiour whereof the principall City is Amberge upon the River of Fills where his eldest Son Duke Lewis doth Govern under him and hath the same order in Administering Justice as near as the manner of the Country will permit as his father hath at Heidelberge from which place notwithstanding the Subjects may appeal to Heidelberge because that is the highest Court by reason that the Elector who is chiefe of that House dwelleth there This Prince although his Father was a great Papist yet he being perswaded by one of his Sisters that was of the Religion and chiefly instructed by Eberhard Earle of Eberbache a godly and wise Gentleman and then Steward to Ottho Henrye his predecessor in the Electorship as soon as he came to the same estate which was in Anno 1558. he reformed the Religion in his Country as much as was possible for the obstinacy of the Lutherans And at this day throughout all his Dominions the Gospell is sincerely preached Images and other superstitious Ceremonies which the Lutherans throughout all Germany yet use were abolished and the Sacrament as well administred as it is at present in the Church of England for the which his reformation he was like to have suffered great trouble in the Diett at Augusta in Anno. 1566. Where the Emperour Maximilian that now is with all the Electors and States of the Empire his Eledest Son Duke Lewis and his Sons in Law the Dukes John Fredrick and John William of Waymar in Saxon and the Dukes of Swebrooke and Wirtemberge were so earnestly bent against him for the same that in case Duke Augustus the present Elector of Saxon had not been many supposed that he should have been committed to Prison and deprived of his Electorship In the which Convention he