Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	palatine_n	4,111	5	12.5739	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12830	A geographicall and anthologicall description of all the empires and kingdomes, both of continent and ilands in this terrestriall globe Relating their scituations, manners, customes, prouinces, and gouernements.	Stafford, Robert, 1588-1618.	1607 (1607)	STC 23135; ESTC S117770	38,734	82

is inricht with all sortes of Mines as Qualitie well of Salt as of Mettalls It hath also great abundance of corne wine saffron fruits hote bathes sweete fountaines 3 The Inhabitants of this Empire are generallie very tall goodly warlike and faithfull men little addicted vnto Inhabitants venerie but much affecting drunkēnes that welspring of Impietie from whence bubbleth out this saying of them that Germanus potat quantum potest Germanorum viuere est bibere They are also for their inuentions in Inuentions arts Mechanicall most excellent and farre surpassing anie other Nation for from them came the inuention of Gunnes inuented of one Bertholdus Swart in the yeare 1378. by them was also inuented Printing in the yeare of our Lord 1440. by one Ihon Gutemberg but as Ramus affirmes by one Iohn Fust who printed Tullies Offices which was the first booke that euer was printed 4 In the middle of Germany is scituated Bohemia a very Bohemia pleasant kingdom compast about with a wood called Sylua Hyrcinia the chiefe citie of it is Prage in which the Emperour doth keepe his Court. 5 There are also in this great large Dominion many Prouinces Prouinces among which the especiall first Saxonie whose Metrapolitane citie is Witteberg lying vppon the Riuer Albis the second is Brandēbourg in which stands Franckford scituated vppon the Riuer Odera in which there is an Vniuersitie erected by Marques Ioachim in the yeare 1506. The third is Pomerania the chiefe Citie of which is Stetim The fourth is Bauaria whose best cittie is Munchen The fift is Slesia in which is scituated the city Bressel The sixt is Franconia whose most noted Citie is Franckford founded vppon the riuer Moenum in which Martes place is alwayes the Election of the Emperour and the famous Martes for bookes The seuenth is Austria the Metrapolitan of which is that famous Vienna seated vpon the riuer Danubius esteemed to be one one of the fairest Citties in Germanie The eight and last worthy to Heluetia be preferred before all the rest is Switzerland or Heluetia which is diuided into 13. Cantones or chiefe cities with their Apendices the gouernment of them beeing onely popular for although the members seeme to be separated yet liue they as one bodie firmly knit vnited euerie one hauing his particular Magistrate and Councell 6 The most famous Riuers of these Prouinces are sixe First is the great Danubius which doth receiue into Riuers it 60. Nauigable Riuers before it is disburdened into Pontus Euxinus the second is Rhene from whence commeth the best Rhenish wine vpon whose banke is scituated the citie Strasburge or Argentine in which ther is a towre of 578. Geometricall paces high counted the eight Miracle of the world the third is Amasus the fourth is Moenus the fift is Odera and the sixt is Albis 7 The Emperours do not succeed but are alwaies chosen by these 6. Electors the Arch-byshops of Ments Triers Colen the Countie Palatine of Rhene the Duke of Saxonie the Marquesse of Brandeburge If these cānot agree then doth the King of Bohemia decide the controuersie 8 Concerning the Gouernment of this Empire it hath manie free Princes which is the reason that the Emperour by some is called a King of Kings Gouernment OF BELGIA 1 BElgia or the Lowe Countreyes is limited on the Boundes East with Germanie on the South with France on the West with the mayne Ocean on the North with Denmarke and part of the great Sea It contayneth in circuit 1000. Italian miles 2 This Countrie doeth most excell in all manner of Linnen and fine Stuffes and about Frisea Gelderland Qualitie and Holland they haue Oxen of such an incredible bignesse which if they were ballanced would weigh aboue 2000. poundes for there was seene in Antwerpe a Bull whose bodie did exceede 3200. weight Magin Ortel In this Countrie there is also great abundance of Butter Cheese Herring and Salmon and especially in Holland 3 The Inhabitāts are very goodly propermen hauing Inhabitants generally well proportionated legs They are great drinkers not proud nor enuious but vnmindfull both of benefits done vnto them of iniuries offered They are excellent Musitians in Mechanicall arts most expert Prouinces 4 The prouinces of Belgia are 17. in which are cōtained 4. Dukedomes 7. Earldomes 5. Barondries 1. Marqueship 5 The 4. Dukedomes are first Brabant in which the 1. Brabant chiefe citie is Antwerp fortified with 10. royall Bulwarks and hauing within it a Towne-house whose circuite is 4812. paces There is also in this Prouince an Vniuersitie called Louaine Ortel 6 The second Dukedom is Liege or Luicke called by 2. Liege some the Paradise of Priests the chiefe city is Liege from whence the Dukedome taketh his name 7 The third is Lutzenburge in which is the great Forest 3. Lutzenburge of Ardenna which was in the time of Caesar 500. miles in lēgth at this day only 90. the chief city is Lutzēburg or 8 The 4. and last Dukedome is Gelderland noted 4. Gelderlād chiefly for the excellent pasture groundes which are in it the chiefe citie is Nimmegen Ortel 9 The 7. Earledoms or Counties are first Flanders in 1. Flandres which the chiefe city is Gaunt there are also many strong Port towns in it as Newport Dūkerk Ostend Slewis Ort. 10 The second is Artois the chiefe citie of which is 2. Artois Arras from whence commeth the best cloth of Arras 11 The third is Hainolt whose fairest city is Mons in which there is a Capitall of Religious women that was 3. Hainolt erected by Vadruda Dutches of Lorraine 12 The 4. is Holland very poore of it self vnles it be in pasture grounds in which they nourish so many Cattell 4. Holland that it doth excell other parts in Butter and cheese They are also so strong at Sea that they are able to make 800. great ships and twice so many small The chiefe citie is Amsterdam so famous for Trafficke that there may be seen in her Port somtimes 500. great ships at once Ortel 13 The fift is Zealand quasi Sea and Land in which 5. Zealand countrie or Countie there is found no fresh water In it is also very little wood The chiefe citie is Middelborough in the Iland of Walcheren 14 The sixt is Zutphen of which very little or nothing 6. Zutphen can be spoken 15 The 7. and last Countie is Namur verie plentifull 7. Namur of Woods and Deare the chiefe citie is Namur 16 The 5. Barondries or Lordships are first Friezland Vltrect the noted cities whereof are Leuorden and Embden 17 The secōd is Vltrect whose chiefest city is Vtreck 17 The third is Mechlin the fourth is Ouerissel the fift and last Lordship is Groining 18 The 17. Prouince is the Marquiset of the holie Empire in which nothing is famous 19 The most noted