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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10248	An exact survey of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Of their cities, castles, fortresses, and other their dominions there: With some remarques of their government, antiquities and memorable actions. Together with an exact map of the Seven Provinces: which is also to be sold alone. / Collected by T.W.	T. W.	1673 (1673)	Wing W118A; ESTC R186113	36,792	171

Vtrecht It hath two Chanels which pass through the Town Anno 1536 the beauty of it was much eclips'd by Fire but built up again fairer then formerly it was In this Fire there happen'd so memorable an accident that happily the like hath not been recorded in any Story In this town the Storks Nest almost in every house to breed the Fire being the third of May at which time the young Storks are grown pretty big the old ones perceiving the Fire to approach their Nests attempted to carry them away but could not they were so weighty which they perceiving never ceas'd with their wings spread covering them until they all perish'd in the Flames Jasper Veldius an Author of great estimation reports the same in 's Book of Storks This Town holds the third rank and suffrage for the Country of Holland It 's four Leagues from Leyden Near this Town is Loresendam a great and fair Village not far off it is Losdan and Voorburg the last a good Town In this Town was the Body of the Famous Hugo Grotius inter'd Anno 1584 William Prince of Orange was here shot with a Bullet by Balthasar Gerard a Burgundian It 's a Town of great Trade for Cloathing It 's the Birth-place of that Monstrous Heretick David George who call'd himself King and Christ immortal Gertruden-burgh Is a strong Town both by Nature and Art scituated on the left Bank of the River Merew it hath a good Garrison in 't so nam'd as Hondius supposeth from Geertruyd the Daughter of Pipinus de Landen who was a Religious Woman and liv'd here and Anno 664 here died Scheidam Hath a good Haven upon the Mewze it 's scituated upon a current of Water which comes out of the Country call'd Schie and from thence it takes its name In this place there is an Hospital call'd the New-dam which hath these Priviledges that a Burger dying within or without the Town or in the liberties thereof the best garment he leaves doth belong unto the Hospital The chief Trade of this Town is Fishing which they send into all parts Vlarding is hard by a small Village but formerly a strong Town Mausouluis is a fair Burrough two Leagues lower Woerden Is seated on a Moor and hath a strong Castle to it and cannot be approach'd because it may be overflown round about it Anno 1374 this Town was built by the Bishop of Vtrecht to awe his Subjects In this Castle the Admiral of Aragon was kept Prisoner a great while after the Battle of Flanders Worcom It 's beyond the River of Wahal on Brabant-side right against the strong Castle of Loveisteine a little lower on the other Bank stands Gorchom It 's well fortifi'd with good Ramparts Bulwarks and Ditches It did belong to the Earls of Horn. Neer this Town is the Castle and Territory of Altena being in ancient time drown'd but now it 's a Country full of good Pastures and is the Rampart of the whole Province Gorcum is one of the strongest Towns in the Netherlands It 's one of the Keys of Holland Famous for being a Prison to Hugo Grotius and of the Arminian Ministers The chief of the Holland-Villages is the Hague or Graven-Hague in Latine Haga Comitis because formerly the residence of the Earls of Holland So call'd as Junius supposed from Hagh which signifies a Hedge from the many Hawthorn-Hedges that grow thereabouts It 's rich in Wealth pleasant in Gardens and stately in Buildings having 2500 Houses amongst which the most magnificent is the Court built here Anno 1249 by William Earl of Holland now the Residence of the Prince of Orange It 's a Castle with Ditches and Gates It 's always guarded There are the Courts of Justice the States Chamber for the Province and for the Union whither all Causes are brought by Appeal and finally determin'd Here resides the Count Fischal of Brabant the States General the States of Holland and West-Friesland the Councel of State the Masters of the Chamber of Accounts of Holland the Councel of War every of these have their several Chambers Hard by there 's a Park 1501 Paces long Princes Earls Lords all sorts of people walk here and take the pleasure and profit of the place Not far from it you come to shady Walks which have at once the reverence and content of Heaven If you please to walk a little further you 'll see all Europe floating on the one hand by water carried on the other by Land to this great Mart of Christendom for Trade and Intelligence It 's no wall'd Town neither do the Inhabitants desire it for they had rather have it accounted the chief Village in Europe then the second City Not far from it is Hontstardick where the last Prince of Orange built a most stately House beautifi'd with Walks and Galleries Riisuick is another fair Village there the same Prince hath another House in a very pleasant scituation amongst Meadows and it 's a noble Prospect to those which come from Delft Anno 1574 at Scheveling neer the Hague the Sea brake in and carried away 121 Houses as 't is to be seen recorded upon a Picture in the Church The other Villages of Note are 2 Egmond 3 Brederode 4 Wassenare which is a fair and beautiful Town two Leagues from Leyden from hence the noble Family of the Wassemers fetch'd their Original They pretend to be descended from that Noble and Famous Captain Claudius Civilis of whom Tacitus makes honourable mention From them are descended the Duvenvords the Warmonds the Bouchorts the Polanes the Malenesses all the flower of the Dutch Nobility The three forementioned Townes anciently gave names to three ancient Families of which none so illustrious and renown'd as that of Egmond descended lineally from Radbolt Son of Agillis the King of the Frisons They were made Earls of Egmond by Maximilian the Emperour Anno 1592. Thierry of Aquitaine the first Earl of Holland built an Abby for Monks neer unto Egmond inrich'd with great Revenues In the year 1565 the Prince of Orange the Earl of Horn and the Baron of Brederode went with the Earl of Egmond to Dine in this Abby when they were to wash my Lord Abbot who was but a Monk took the three Noblemen by the hands to wash the Earl of Egmond coming to present himself the Abbot said unto him No for you are my Vassal it becomes you not to wash with your betters yea he offer'd to put the Towel upon his shoulder to give it to the other Noblemen when they had wash'd whereat the Earl was much discontented and went away Brederode is descended from Ziphard the second son of Arnulph the third Earl of Holland and Zealand who to avoid his Fathers displeasure retired into Friesland and married the Potestates Daughter of the Countrey by whom he had two Sons but being afterwards reconveyed to his Father he had certain Lands allotted him for his Portion which were measur'd by the great Rod the which in the Country-Language

lies so low that Ramparts only keep it from inundations and restrain the Rivers within their bounds In many places one may see the Sea far above the Land and yet repuls'd with those Banks The compass of Holland is about 180 Miles every part of it within three hours Journey of the Sea The bredth is not above 24 Miles and contains 28 wall'd Towns or Cities and 400 Villages some scituate in North and others in South-Holland North-Holland lies 'twixt the middle channel of the Rhene and the Zuyder-Sea The Towns or Cities of most importance are Alcmaer encompassed with deep Fens and Marshes divers great Lakes which are made by the Brooks which fall from the Downs so it hath its name from these Lakes the which in the Cymbrian Tongue they call Meeren as if they would say Almeer It hath the first Place and the first Voice in the Estates of the said Provinces It 's Eminent for the Defeat the Inhabitants gave the Duke of Alva meerly because he had left them no way to escape It 's a Town well fortified with goodly Ditches and mighty Walls Flanck'd with nine great Bulwarks which were made after the Spaniards had besieged it It 's three Leagues distant from Horn. Near unto it is the strong Castle of Astenburg Anno 1328 it was burnt The Frieslanders have often besieged it and in the year 1517 it was taken and plundered for eight days by those of Guelders Earl Florence the Fifth made a Ditch to the very extremities of the Country to hinder the Frieslanders incursions It 's not only one of the chiefest Towns of Holland but of all the Low Countries for the beauty of its Buildings and the neatness of its Streets Near this Town is Seayne a great Village The Lords hereof are descended from the House of Bavaria Amsterdam Is scituated on the Gulf called the Fie and the Ditch or Channel call'd Amstel whence it hath the name of Amsteldam in Latine Amstelodamum built upon Piles like Venice It consisted at the first of a few Fishermens houses and was under the Jurisdiction of the Lords of Amstel About 300 years since Gilbert Amstel fortified this City with Bulwarks and Towers which being burnt by ill Neighbours 't was walled about Anno 1482. And afterwards 't was inlarged and it is now become one of the greatest Mart-towns in Europe Here a 1000 Ships of all sorts have been seen to go out and in They of Amsterdam made a great present of Money to the Emperor Maximilian the First of that name for the which and other their good Services he granted them leave to bear an Imperial Crown upon the Arms of the City a Dignity never granted to any Town before There is yet to be seen in a Glass-window of the old Church certain Purses painted with their Mouths down scattering Gold and Silver to signifie their liberality It 's strong by reason of the Scituation but stronger by Art It 's flanck'd about with great Bulwarks which answering one another make it impregnable What with the Walls about it and the industry of man it 's warranted towards the Sea with a long double Pallisadoe from th' east to to the West in which above 1000 Ships and innumerable lesser Vessels may safely lie out of danger By reason of Trade it 's grown exceeding rich by diverting it from Antwerp hither It 's inhabited by People of all Nations and of all Religions and those nor tolerated or conniv'd at in private but openly and freely exercis'd without any disl ke It 's seven Leagues from Leyden The Town-house is the prodigie of the world and a miracle beyond the Seven that Antiquity brags so much of the Foundation of which cost many hundred thousand pounds The Revenue of this City cometh to above 4000 l. a day Near St. Katharin's Church are laid the Foundations of a Tower which is to be exceeding high 6300 great Trees have been driven into a piece of ground of about 100 Foot square to be Piles for the foundation of the said Tower They have here a House of Correction called the Tutchthuyse for vain idle and extravagant persons and also for those children which will not be obedient to their Parents at the coming in there are two Lyons upon the doors bridled as an emblem of the wild youth of the Town They make them here work according to their offences If they refuse to work they are put into a low Cellar and water is let in upon them if they will stand still they may if they will pump and deliver themselves then they are help'd out again They come out of this House when they give Testimony of their repentance Anno 1595 was here set up the like house for young Maids which liv'd a licentious and idle life In Amsterdam notwithstanding their precise observance of the Sabbath yet every Sunday Morning they have a publique Mart for Dogs and Rags Harlem On the Lake called Harlem-meer It 's a Noble Town both for the largeness of the City the fairness of the Houses and pleasantness of the Scituation being seated amongst many goodly Meadows famous for the invention of Printing invented here by Laurence Jans The first Book that ever was Printed being Tullies Offices Anno 1245 Pope Innocent at the Councel of Lions made St. Lewis King of France and William Earl of Holland undertake the relief of the Holy Land the Army being come before Pelusium now called Damietta a great Chain did hinder the approach of the Navy this the Harlem-men undertook to break and did execute their Design giving entry to the whole Fleet. In memory of which the Emperour gave the Town for Arms which before was a dry tree a Sword compass'd with six stars to the which the Patriarch of Jerusalem added upon the point a Cross Pattee They have many silver Bells which they brought from thence hang up in their Steeple It hath the fairest Church in all Holland being supported with great Columns or Pillars The River Sparr passeth through this Town Anno 1572 't was greatly afflicted by the Spaniards lying before it eight moneths to their great loss and discharged 10256 Cannon shot against the Town yet in the end by reason of Famine it was constrained to yield to the mercy of Duke d'Alva who put them to the Sword the Papists crying they were Catholiques expecting to receive mercy at his hands but they were answered that it was good for their Souls but their Bodies must die for the King This Town and Castle was built by the Harmelois who issued from the bloud of the Kings of Friesland and from thence it took its name as the learned Adrianus Junius conceiveth It 's the second Town in Holland for Rank and Dignity The Castle hereof was seated upon the Chanel that runs towards Egmont not far from Heemskirk and built of Brick but at this day there is nothing to be seen but the ruines of it The Lord of this place by his cruelty having made himself odious