work Horses Onyon seed Paper Furrs Glasses for windowes and Drinking Glasses with such like the which are transported from one City to an other and so to other Nations for other Comodities that they have need of There be also in Germany divers great and rich Cities that partly are fallen away from the obedience of the Empire and partly forced under the power of other Princes or States adjacent as Basilia Geneva Schaffhawsen and Milhawsen the which at divers times have been all won to the confederacy of the Helvetians or Switchers Dantzicke standing upon the River Vistula neer the Ocean a great City and chiefe Market of all the North part is become Subject together with Eluma and a great part of Prusia to the King of Polonia In Anno 1525 Rostocke was taken by the Duke of Mechleburge Constance is under the King of the Romans Mettz Thove and Verdune are possessed by the French King Vtrict and Cambrais King Phillip enjoyeth with many others which now are not contributers to the Empire as other Free Cities are The Free Cities because they cannot otherwise be commanded are called in all necessary affaires of the Empire as is aforesaid by the Emperour to the Diet In the which Diet as they be called three Estates so they are three Counsels Into the first Counsel come only the seven Electors Into the second the Princes Spirituall and Temporall and for every Abbot of the Empire enter two Parsons and for every Count and Baron enter likewise two And into the third Counsell come those that are sent from the Free Cities Unto all those three severall Counsels are propounded such matters as either the Emperour or the King of the Romans or any other Prince of the Empire hath to intreat of Upon the which every of them give their advise a part An in this Diet the Free Cities give only their advise but are allowed no sentence Thus much touching the politicall Government of these three Estates in Civill affaires Now it remaineth that I speake something of their Religion whereof in Germany there be three kinds especially used viz. Popery Calvenism as they term it and Lutherism They which abide in Popery are the three Spirituall Electors with all the rest of the Archbishops and Bishops except the Bishop of Magdeburg who is the Elector of Brandenburgs eldest Son and Heire and the Archbishop of Bream who is the second Son to Duke Francis of Lawenburg the which two have induced their Dioces from Popery to Lutheranism Of the three Archbishops Electors the Archbishop of Treere who is of a mean Gentlemans House is the most vehement in Popery and the greatest enemy to the other professions The Archbishop of Mentz who is also of another mean Gentlemans House in Hessia called Daniell Brendell albeit he favoreth Popery with all his heart yet doth he suffer every man to use the liberty of his conscience throughout all his Country And in many of his Cities the Lutherans preach the Gospell The like may be said of the Archbishop of Collen who is the only Heire male of the County of Isenburg and is by reason thereof Feodarie to the Count Pallatine Elector who wrote to him in December last in Anno 1568. At which time the inheritance of the said County fell to the said Archbishop that according to the Laws and Customes in Germany he should within one year next following being the only Heire male left in his House either take a Wife or else he would as by right he might being cheif Lord seize upon the said County whereupon the Archbishop made answer that he would within the said time marry a Wife which yet he hath not done as I hear Of all the rest of the Ecclesiasticall Princes the Bishop of Munster is the greatest enemy to the true Religion and the greatest suporter of the contrary The Abbot of Fulda who is the Emperesses Chancelour by Inheritance hath in his Teritories all sorts of Religion viz. Jesuits Jews Lutherans Anabaptists c. Of the Temporall Lords that dwell in Germany the Duke of Bavire only maketh open profession of Popery whose Country abideth still in the dregges thereof As also the Country of Tirolis and Alsatia do that are under Archduke Ferdenando and Stiria and Carinthia that are under Archduke Charles the Emperours Brethren Duke Francis of Lawenburg and Duke John William of Saxony albeit they professe Lutherism yet being provoked partly by poverty and needinesse and partly by the sinister perswasion of their Preachers who maketh them believe that the Calvenists be worse then the Papists they have been contented to aide the Papists aganist them of the Religion the one with the Duke of Alva in whose hire he yet remaineth and the other which is Duke John William in the second Civell Wars in France served the French King The like also did of late Philibert Marques of Baden who was slaine by the Admirall in the last conflict of France There be also other Noble men of Germany that this day live out of their Country partly for lack of living and partly because their Country is against their will reformed in Religion as Duke Erick of Brunswick and Peter Erneste of Mansfeld who have abandoned their Country and live at present under the Duke of Alva And the Counties of Ringrave who serve the French King But all these that thus have and doe serve against the Religion are with the most part of the Nobility and states of their native Country the worse esteemed and have the lesse credit The Count Pallatine and the Electors of Saxony have through all their Domiminions and Circles of the Empire commanded all their Subjects of what estate or degree soever he be by publike Edict which now are in the service of any Papist that they within a certain time upon pain of confiscation of their Lands and Goods shall return home and have by the same given commandement to all other their Subjects that they nor any of them upon like pain shall hereafter goe unto the service of the French King the Duke of Alva or of any other forrigen Potentate without their lycense and consent Of the Free Cities that are not Subject to any other power then only to the Empire besides Munster Aquisgrave and Collen I know not any that professeth altogether Popery and yet in all these any man may use his conscience without constraint to live after their order And in Collen a number of those which are banished out of the Low Countrys for their Religion have liberty at this day to remain whereof the principall are the Prince of Oringe the Countesse of Horne and the Count of Killingbrooke c. The Cities of Colmar Sledstat Kaysersberge c. In Alsatia Superior not withstanding that they are after a sort Imperiall yet they be properly under the Archduke Ferdinand and therefore do maintain Popery still the which Religion the common people and most part of the Citizens there do so little regard as
Saltzburge 554 36 The Bishop of Bassaw 156 28 The Bishop of Brisingen 64 18 The Bishop of Regensburge 62 12 Bishop of Rempsen 48 4 Provost of Betchtadsgaden 68 8 Abbot of Waldsachsen 36 2 Abbot of Rode 20 8 Abbot of Raysheime 134 8 Abbot of Haymerachs 90 8 Abbess of Nether Mynster 36 4 Abbess of Over Mynster 20 120 Dukes William and Lodowicke Palatines 554 60 Ottho Henry Phillips Countes Palatines 230 42 Landtgrave of Lichtenberge 28 8 Count of Haage 36 4 Countes of Ortenberge 12 6 Barons of Stanssen of Erenselfe 20 4 Lords of Degenberge 18 4 Lords of Wolsteine and Barons of Over Sultzberge 8 40 Town of Regenspurg 224 Summ. 514. Summ. 2524. 4. The Circle of Austria with the Countries and Estates apertaining whereof the Emperour is head 240 Archduke of Austriche 1200 28 Trent 182 28 Brixen 182 24 Gurke 120 12 Sackaw 48 10 Cavall 38 6 Bayliffes of Ostriche 26 16 Bayliffe of Etsche within the mountain 26 16 Count George of Schemburg in the County of Entz. 48 6 Barons of Wolchenstein 48 6 Lords of Cassentrin 26 4 Lords of Rogendorfe 8 24 Count of Hardeche 90 Summ. 420. Summ. 2042 5. The Circle of Suevia whereof in the place of Christopher late Duke of Wertemberge Charles Marquess of Radan is now head 42 Bishop of Auspurge 200 28 Bishop of Constans 120 10 Bishop of Cur. 36 10 Abbot of Rempten 36 2 Abbot of Rephenawe 60 12 Abbot of St. Gallus 36 10 Provost of Elwangen 134 8 Salmenschweyler 36 8 Wyngarten 26 6 Schutter 40 4 Weisenaw 36 8 St Blasie 20 2 St Petro in Silva Sereina 44 10 Maulbrunen  8 Schaffhausen 36 0 Steyne upon the Rheyne 20 0 Petershausen 12 6 Emisedell 44 2 Pfeffors 8 2 Rrentzlingen 8 2 Dissides 20 2 St John in Turgaw 8 4 Schaschrurent 36 2 Rockenburck 16 6 Ochsengaroson 26 2 Koningsborn 20 2 Marckthall 8 6 Elchingen 26 2 Psuye 12 2 Munchrodt 20 0 Owersperge 20 0 Hursawe 18 2 Gengenhache 18 2 Abbess of Lindawe 20 0 Abbess of Rottencuaster 18 4 Abbess of Bynhawe 20 0 Abbess of Hickhache 10 0 Abbess of Guttstell 10 0 Abbess of Bounde 10 6 Bayliffes in Alsatia and Burgundia 26 120 Duke of Wirtenberge 554 38 Marquess Phillip of Baden 96 4 Count Vlrich of Helsenstein 0 16 Count of Werdenberge 90 16 Count of Ottingham 90 8 Count of Rupsen 36 16 Counts of Mimdford Wolsange 90 16 Counts of Mimdford Johan 90 16 Count Frederick of Furstanberge 90 6 Count of Eberstem 8 12 Solern Joachim and Wegand Sons to Count Francis 60 4 Randolfe Count of Sultz 18 4 Lewis and Frederick of Lewinstem 18 2 Tubengen 2 10 The Inhabatants in the County of Kirkberge 20 2 Brandis the Count Radalfe of Sultz 12 4 Zimmern 18 2 The Inhibitants of the Signiorie of Islingen 8 2 Christopher Count of Denngen 0 4 Gandelfing Lord of Schwdukharte 8 24 Dapiferi de Waldeburge possessores honor de Sonnenburge 134 2 Heirs of the Lord Leo of Stanffe 18 2 Sigismond Lord of Fawlkenstein 6 4 John Lord of Roingsocke 20 0 John Dennys Lord of Konigs Ekerberge 10 2 Gandalf Walter Lord of Serotzecher 6 2 Lord of Hoenloe 8 50 Augusta 300 8 Rawssbewru 136 50 Vlma 134 20 Mynningen 72 6 Rempten 72 12 Bibrache 110 4 Lutkirtche 36 8 Pslyn 44 4 Wangen 46 8 Lyndawe 144 8 Ravenspurge 134 0 Buerchorn 20 20 Vbereingen 156 12 Constance 144 6 Pfullendorfe 80 0 St. Gallas 114 14 Schafdansen 90 12 Renthingen 110 20 Esslingen 134 10 Sunndt 90 4 Weyl 36 12 Helbron 120 6 Wiwpfen 26 20 Hall 160 10 Drinkelspuell 116 2 Dopffingen 18 4 Gingen 26 4 Alen. 36 20 Nortlingen 160 8 Werdt 72 0 Buchatt 12 0 Offenburge 90 0 Gengenbache 72 0 Zell in Hamberspache 44 6 Rotheoell 244 Summ. 918. Summ. 6394. The Circle of the Rhine whereof the Count of Sulmos is Head 4 Bishops of Wormes 26 36 Bishop of Speire 120 30 Bishop of Strasburge 200 14 Bishop of Basill 84 48 Bishop of Bysontz 150 0 Bishop of Wallis 450 6 Bishop of Geneva 26 28 Bishop of Losanna 120 48 Bishop of Metz 200 18 Bishop of Doll 48 38 Bishop of Verdon 86 28 Abbot of Fuldawe 92 4 Abbot of Hirchfell 18 12 Abbot of Murbache 38 8 Provost of Wisenburge 36 28 Master of the Jobaintes 92 2 Provest of Odenhayme 20 2 Abbot of St. Gregories 8 8 Abbot of Rfrin 60 2 Abbess of Ranfinget 20 120 Duke of Lorayne 554 36 Duke John Count of Spanheime 150 120 Duke of Savoy 554 16 Donest Marques of Baden 46 48 Duke Lewis Count of Veldent 150 136 Landgrave of Hesen 554 60 Prince of Calyn 188 4 John Lewis Count of Nasshawe of Barbruck 24 6 Ringraves with the Tutors of the Children of Phillip deceased 24 4 Wolfgange Lord of Leipoltzkirche 26 4 Lord of Krirchingen 8 2 Phillip of Buxing Lord of Oberstein 2 8 Raynard Count of Bitch his Children 24 2 George of Recheshoven Count of Bitsch 6 4 Nicholas Count of Salyn 18 8 Phillip Count of Hannaw Lord of Litchtenburge 24 6 Emmieht and Englehardt Brothers Lords of Leinnigen 18 2 Werrich of Oberstein Count of Folkenstein 8 8 John Jacob Lord of Merspurg and Beffort 40 8 Lord of Bavilstein 90 4 The Inhabitants of high Koningsperg John of Sukingen to bring them to Eusisheim 18 12 Of the Duke of Lorrayne as Possessor of the Signiory of Blankenburge 50 6 Phillip of Wysbaden Count of Nassaw 26 8 Eberhard Count of Koningstein Lord of Ebstein 26 12 John and Anthony of Buttingen Counts of Nether Isenburge 60 8 William Count of Sulmos 40 6 Barnard Count of Sulmos 32 4 Tutors of the goods of the Count of Wayker of Leymengen to bringe their Souldiers to the Lords of Riepolkirch and of Oberstein of Rixingen 18 24 Balthasar as Tutor to the Children of Phillip Count of Hannow Lord of Muntzburg late deceased 60 4 Can Count of Westerburge 20 2 William Count of Wytenstein 18 6 Phillip and Harry Counts of Waldeck 32 2 Lords of Bless 0 Towns 20 Bassil 360 20 Mulhausen in Simâ—kaw 54 10 Colmar 78 6 Kaysersberge 36 2 Turkheim 18 0 Munster in the valley of St. Gregories 54 86 Strasburge 450 6 Obernesheim 62 2 Rosheim 18 14 Stridestade 116 14 Haganawe 116 4 Wysenburge upon the Rhine 44 4 Landaw 44 6 Speire 198 20 Worms 158 40 Francford 280 0 Fridburg 44 0 Weislor 62 80 Metz. 500 20 The order of the Knights of the Castle of Frieberge 90 8 The order of the Knights of the Castle of Gelhausen 30 14 Doll 122 20 Verdun 90 4 Kansmans Sarbrucke 18 14 Bisons 116 Summ. 1468. Summ. 8008. The Circle of Westphalia and of the Low Country whereof the Duke of Cleve is Head 36 Padenborn 68 120 Lutich 380 100 Vtriche 410 68 Munster 338 44 Chamerick 164 12 Osenbruck 72 10 Pserden 48 12 Mynden 30 4 Werden 26 4 Stabell 44 8 St. Cornelius Minster 90 4 Achternach 36 4 Corfei
if they had means they would reform it in like sort as their Neighbours of Hagona Turkeine Mynster c. of late about three years past have done The second kind of Religion that is used in Germany is that which they call Calvenisme of the which amongst the Nobility onely the Count Palatine and the Grave of Embden maketh profession and have accordingly Reformed their Countries And of the free Cities Breme only beginneth to incline that way by reason that the chiefest Burgomaster Danyell van Buren and Millanus the chief Schoolmaster there are earnest in that opinion and labour all that they may to reduce the State there to their minde All the rest both of the Princes and free Cities in Germany except before excepted are Lutherans in profession of Doctrine and Papists in Ceremonies for they have at this day in their Churches Images Lamps Torches Copes Vestments Albes Surplices Crosses Altars and the very same Superstitious Rites and Ceremonies both in Administring the Communion saving that they deliver it in both kinds in their mother tongue without any elevation In Baptism Marriage Auricular Confession and burying even as the Papists have There is at this day two sorts of the Lutherans in Germany whereof the one sort is called Truncistae because they affirm that a man is born Quasi truncus in regeneratione having no power of himself to do well and that works be not necessary to Salvation And that the Church is too much burthened with Ceremonies This opinion did Matthias Flaccus Illericus as Argentine maintain to be the Doctrine of Luther whom Wigandus of Gena with all the rest of Duke John William of Wimars Preachers do follow The other sort are termed Sunergistae because they say that God draweth Hominem volentem in regenerationem and that good works are requisite to follow faith in mans justification and that Ceremonies be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things indifferent Of this sort is Georgius Major who with all the Divines in the Universities both of Wittemberge and Leyipzeigke and withall the Princes of the Elector Augustus do maintain this to be the Doctrine of Philip Melancton This contention is gone so far between these Preachers and Divines of both sides that the Princes of each side are become parties therein for the pacifying thereof it was thought good by the wisest of either side to have the matter openly disputed the which was done at Aldenburge a Town in Saxony between both the said Princes Dominions in Feb last 1569. The which Disputation is set forth in Print But the Faction notwithstanding continueth and to what end that will come the Lord in heaven onely knoweth But wise men doubt that these are but the beginnings of a further mischief to come upon Germany and the Dutch Nation who both for their security in Religon dissolute living and horrible drunkenness do exceedingly provoke the plague of God unto them To these three kindes of Religions used in Germany there may be added a fourth which is of Newtrals such as are the Duke of Cleive and the Emperour And first touching the Duke of Cleive albeit for his own part he professeth Lutheranisme yet by means of his Wife who is the Emperours sister and of his Chancellor who is an earnest Papist the Romish Religion is permitted throughout all his Dominions to as many as like the same who are not a few On the other side the Emperour although he make publick profession of Popery in his Court yet as well in his Countrey of Austria which is a member of the Empire as also in all his other Dominions for the most part the confession of Augusta is for certain respects and after a sort granted to such as are desirous thereof but the greatest number of his Subjects do dwell still in Popery The which Religion the Emperour himself as it is reported doth not in Conscience like although for some wordly respects he dare not but dissemble the same for there are both some of his Privy Councill whom I know that professe openly the Reformed Religion and Divines both Learned and Noblemen in Germany the which have had secret conference with him in that behalf who do affirm assuredly that he knoweth the truth in Religion that for pollicies sake he dissembleth the same but howsoever the matter doth stand and whatsoever he maketh men to believe to the contrary Sure I am that in all his actions both publick and private he hath shewed himself an enemy to all those of the Religion And on the contrary part hath favoured and supported the Romish faction for the which respect he hath at this present so little favour with the Princes Protestants in Germany as both his authority is with them the less regarded and their minds so alienated from him as they are purposed never in their time to establish the succession of the Empire in his house neither yet during his Reign to come any more themselves in person to any Dyett that he shall appoint for what cause soever it be Wherefore considering the premisses a man may gather hereof a State conjecture and conclude with the saying in the Gospell that for as much as this Nation of Germany is in so many respects divided in it self that it shall in the end suffer desolation The ten Provinces or Circuits of the Empire and what Horsemen and Footmen every one is bound to Contribute in all necessary affairs for the State of the Empire Where is to be Noted that the Protestants in the same do double their Contribution 2. Circulus quatuor Electorum ad Rhenum whereof the Count Palatine is head Horsemen Footmen 120 Mentz 554 120 Collen 554 120 Trier 554 120 Palatinatus 554 2 Philip Count of Nasshaw and Brelstem 8 4 Count of Newenard 8 4 Lords of Rifferschird 12 2 Lords of Reyneck 6 6 Bayliffes of Confluence 26 6 Abbot of St Maximyn 44 4 Prenost of Selz 12 6 Town of Geluhausen 42 4 Gerloch Lord of Nether Isemburge 16 Summ. 518. Summ. 2390. The Circle of Franconia whereof George Ludovike of Zenzam is head 72 Bamberge 404 90 Wartzburge 416 60 Aystat 264 38 Duchemr 110 2 Amburge the Provost 6 2 Abbey of St Giles 26 90 Marquess of Brandenburge as Burgrave of Noriburg 416 18 Count Hennan of Hennyberge 48 18 Count William of Hennyberge 48 2 Count of Castell 8 12 Count of Wortheim 20 4 Count of Reyneck of Lar. 20 0 Count Albrecht of Horulor 60 12 Count George of Horuloe 0 0 Count Wolf of Horulor 24 2 Regenspurge Bishop of Wurtzburge 8 4 Heirs of Schenckgotzen of Limpurge 20 4 George and William Cupbearers of Limpurge 20 4 Ebererd and Valentine Pincernae Lords of Eberbache 8 2 Heirs of Count John of Schwarzberge 6 18 The Town of Norinberge 500 20 The Town of Rodtenburge 180 10 Swinford 72 8 Wynsheym 72 8 Weysenburge 36 Summ. 566. Summ. 2792. 3. The Circle of Bavaria whereof the Duke of Bavire is Head 120 The Archbishop of