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A33311 A geographicall description of all the countries in the known vvorld as also of the greatest and famousest cities and fabricks which have been, or are now remaining : together with the greatest rivers, the strangest fountains, the various minerals, stones, trees ... which are to be found in every country : unto which is added, a description of the rarest beasts, fowls ... which are least known amongst us / collected out of the most approved authors ... by Sa. Clarke ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.; Gaywood, Richard, fl. 1650-1680. 1657 (1657) Wing C4516; ESTC R36024 224,473 240

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its_o chief_a town_n sixixee_v 4._o tolen_n who_o chief_a town_n be_v tertolen_v etc._n etc._n in_o all_o this_o country_n be_v eight_o city_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o two_o village_n the_o soil_n be_v fruitful_a but_o they_o have_v neither_o wood_n nor_o fresh_a water_n 13._o west-freizland_a which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n groin_v on_o the_o south_n overyssel_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o sea_n it_o contain_v three_o hundred_o forty_o and_o five_o village_n and_o eleven_o town_n the_o chief_a be_v 1._o lewarden_n 2._o harlingem_n a_o sea_n town_n 3._o zwichen_n 4._o doceum_fw-la 5._o franeker_n a_o university_n 14._o utrecht_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o gelderland_n on_o the_o other_o three_o side_n with_o holland_n it_o contain_v seventy_o village_n and_o five_o town_n as_o 1._o rhenen_n 2._o wick_n de_fw-fr duerstede_n 3._o amesford_n 4._o monfoort_n 5._o utrecht_n just_a in_o the_o midst_n 15._o overyssel_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o north_n with_o freizland_n and_o groan_v on_o the_o south_n with_o gelderland_n on_o the_o east_n with_o westphalia_n on_o the_o west_n with_o the_o sea_n it_o contain_v one_o hundred_o and_o one_o village_n and_o eleven_o town_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v 1._o swall_n 2._o campene_n 3._o deventer_n base_o betray_v to_o the_o spaniard_n by_o sir_n william_n stanley_n 4._o steinwick_n 5._o hasselt_v 6._o oldezel_n 7._o handerberg_n 8._o delden_n 16._o machlin_n which_o be_v a_o town_n in_o brabant_n which_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1546._o be_v much_o deface_v by_o fire_v of_o eight_o hundred_o barrel_n of_o gunpowder_n beside_o the_o town_n it_o contain_v nine_o village_n it_o be_v a_o fair_a and_o strong_a town_n be_v dainty_o seat_v amid_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n deal_v so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v drown_v on_o all_o side_n 17._o groin_v which_o be_v a_o town_n of_o west-friezland_a contain_v under_o she_o command_v