Chronological Succession of the Forty Counts or Dukes of Savoy and Piedmont Earls 24.  Begun in Reigned Y. 1. Beroldus I. Count of Savoy 1000 22 or 23 2. Humbert I. White-hands 1023 25 3. Ame I.   4. Odo 1048 12 5. Ame or Amedaeus II. 1061 34 6. Humbert II. the Strong 1095 8 7. Amedaeus III. 1103 46 8. Humbert III. the Saint 1149 39 9. Thomas I. made Vicar-general of the Empire in Lombardy and Piedmont 1188 35 10. Amedaeus IV. 1233 5 11. Boniface Roland 1238 25 12. Peter the Little Charlemaign 1263 5 13. Philip I. 1268 17 Interruption The Four following had but Piedmont only 14. Philip II. 1282 23 15. James 1326 38 16. Ame 1366 36 17. Lewis 1402 16 18. Thomas II. 1285 10 19. Thomas III. 1295 15 20. Amedaeus V. the Great made Prince of the Empire 1310 13 21. Edward the Liberal 1323 6 22. Aimon the Pacifick 1329 14 23. Amedaeus VI. the Green 1342 40 24. Amedaeus VII the Red 1383 9 16 Dukes  Begun in Reigned Y. 25. Amedaeus VIII made Duke of Savoy in 1416. and Pope afterwards 1392 43 26. Lewis I. 1434 31 27. Lewis II. King of Cyprus having Married Charlotte Daughter of John King of Cyprus 1465 17 28. Amedaeus IX the Fortunate 1482 7 29. Philibert the Hunter   30. Charles I. the Warriour   31. Charles-John-Amedaeus 1489 7 32. Philip 1496 1 33. Gilbert the Fair 1497 7 34. Charles II. the Good 1504 49 35. Emanuel Philibert Iron-pate 1553 27 36. Charles Emanuel I. 1580 50 37. Victor Amedaeus 1630 7 38. Francis Hyacinth 1637 1 39. Charles Emanuel II. 1638 37 40. Victor Amedaeus-Francis the present Duke of Savoy since 1675  Emanuel Philibert Married Margaret Daughter to Francis I. King of France and died in 1580. leaving only one Son Charles Emanuel I. who waged War with France unsuccessfully he Married Katherine Daughter of Philip II. King of Spain and died in 1630. leaving several Sons and Daughters He was succeeded by Victor Amedaeus who was a great Lover of Peace but a War breaking out between the French and Spaniards he sided with the former and died of a Fever in 1637. leaving by his Wife Christina Daughter to Henry IV. of France Aloisia-Maria-Christina Married to his Unkle Maurice Prince of Oneglia Francis who died in 1632. Charles-Emanuel Margaret Married to Rainutius Duke of Parma Adelais Married to Ferdinand Elector of Bavaria And Katharine who died in 1637. Charles Emanuel II. succeeded his Father In 1663. he Married Magdalen Daughter to the Duke of Orleans and after her Death his Kinswoman Mary Daughter to the Duke of Nemours by whom he had the present Duke of Savoy Victor Amedaeus-Franciscus Born in 1666. who Married in 1684. Anna Maria Daughter to the Duke of Orleans by whom he has two Daughters Mary and From Thomas Son to Charles Emanuel I. and Brother to Victor-Amedaeus are descended by Mary of Bourbon Daughter to the Count of Soissons Aloise Married to the Marquiss of Baden Emanuel Philibert who Married Mary Catherine of Est Eugenius Mauritius who Married Olympia Niece to Cardinal Mazarin by whom he had Lewis Thomas Count of Soissons who Married Vrania Daughter to the Lord of Beauvois Philip Born in 1659. and Franciscus Eugenius so much talk'd of in the present Wars Born in 1665. The present Duke of Savoy declared War against France and fell in with the Confederates Jan. 4. 1690. because of the unreasonableness of the French King's Demands who sought no less than to Garrison Turin his Capital City and had prevail'd with him to Persecute his Innocent Protestant Subjects the Vaudois The French King being before that time possest of great part of Savoy has seized the whole since so that the Duke is now confined to Piedmont But in Summer 1692. he Marched with 3000 Men into Dauphine took Ambrun Gap c. spoil'd the Country at pleasure and would have made further progress had he not been taken with the Small-Pox which obliged him to return to Turin Savoy is generally divided into Six Parts viz. On the South 1. Savoy properly so called Chambery Cap. 2. The Valley and County of Maurienne Maurienne Bish 3. The Valley of Tarentaise Monstiers Archb. On the North 4. The Barony of Fossigni Bonneville 5. The Dukedom of Chablais Thonon 6. The Dukedom or Territory of Geneva Geneva Free Annecy Savoy Proper THE places of Note here Chambery Cap. Montmeillan Beaufort Aix Rumilly Les Eschelles Vigne Constans Aiguebele Miolans Chatelar La Rochete I. Chambery Chambery Lat. Cameriacum or Camberiacum or Camberium is the Capital of Savoy the ancient Residence of the Duke and the Seat of a Chamber of Accounts of an Office of Finances of a Bailywick and of a Parliament which they called a Senate because it consisted of Senators and four Presidents This Town is scituated on the confluence of the small Rivers Laisse and Albane or Orbanne in a plain environ'd with several little Hills It is great and well built with a Castle that commands the Town There is in the Duke's Palace the Holy Chappel which has Canons belonging to it and depending on the Bishop of Grenoble in France The chief Church is that of the Parish of St. Leger but there are several others which together with the Jesuits College are a great Ornament to it It is also imbelish'd with many fine Fountains which have their source in the Hill St. Martin and distribute their Water into the several parts of the Town besides this there are several small Channels of the River Orbanne The Houses in many places toward the Street are built on Pillars which form a Gallery and are good Places to walk in in Rainy Weather Chambery to the East has the Suburb of Monmeillan to the West that of Machee Vernay and on both sides very pleasant Walks amongst which the Mail is the most resorted and pleasant This Town is in the Hands of the French since 1690. It stands 27 Miles N. E. of Grenoble 44 S. of Geneva 55 W. of Lyons 100 N. W. of Turin and 270 S. E. of Paris Long. 25 d. 24 m. Lat. 45 d. 4 m. II. Monmeillan Monmeillan Lat. Monmelianus is a little Town upon the Iser 18 Miles S. E. of Chambery It has a vast strong Castle on the top of a steep Rock which commands the narrow passage betwixt the Mountains There is a Well cut in the Rock which supplies the Garrison and Inhabitants with Water The French besieged it 1691. and took it after it had made a very vigorous resistance III. Aix Aix which is Dignified with the Title of Marquisate at the foot of the Mountains between Chambery and Anneci and Rumilly is an ancient Town but small and ill-built However it is famous for the hot Baths of Allom and Sulphur adjoining to it which are very much frequented The County of Maurienne THE County or Valley of Maurienne reaches from the Alps to the River Isere on the one side and on
Long. 22 d. 44 m. Lat. 50 d. 24 m. V. Bouchain Bouchain Lat. Bochonium and Buccinium is situated upon the left Bank of the Scheld betwixt Valenciennes and Cambray It is a small Town but well Fortified and has a very good Castle It is the Capital of the County of Ostervand which in Times past belong'd immediately to the Eldest Sons of the Earls of Hainault it belongs to the French ever since 1676. and stands 10 Miles S. W. of Valenciennes and 28 W. of Mons. VI. Soignes Soignes is a small inconsiderable Town on the River Senne Eight Miles N. E. of Mons. VII Roccles Roccles is also a small open Town Eight Miles almost N. E. of Mons. VIII Quesnoy Quesnoy is a small Town but pretty considerable for its strength Subject to the French since 1654. It stands Seven Miles S. E. of Valenciennes and 18 S. W. of Mons. IX Bavay Bavay is a little Town about Six Miles S. W. of Mons. X. Maubeuge Maubeuge is a strong rich little Town on the River Sambre 10 Miles S. of Mons. XI Beaumont Beaumont is a little Town Nine Miles E. of Maubeuge and 15 S. E. of Mons Subject to the French and demolish'd by them in 1691. XII Landrecy Landrecy Lat. Landrecium seated on the Fountain of the River Sambre is small but strongly Fortified and Famous for the Sieges it has endured The Emperor Charles V. Besieged it in 1542. for Six Months with 150000 Men and retired from it at last without success By the Pyrenaean Treaty in 1659. it was left to the French It stands 15 Miles S. W. of Maubeuge and 23 S. of Mons. XIII Avesnes Avesnes is a pleasant and well Fortified Town upon the River Hepre in le pays entre Sambre Meuse it was granted to the French by the Pyrenaean Treaty and stands 10 Miles S. of Maubeuge and 30 W. of Cambray XIV Chimay Chimay seated on the River la Blanche or the White is at the entrance of the Forests Six Leagues from Avesnes notwithstanding what it has suffered by the almost continual Wars it is now very well re-establish'd and has a fine Castle It stands 21 Miles S. E. of Maubeuge XV. Marienburg Marienburg stands on the River Blanche it derives its Name from Mary of Austria Queen of Hungary and Governess of the Low Countries who Built it in 1542. It s situation is so advantageous that it was look'd upon as impregnable Yet the French took it and kept it by the Pyrenaean Treaty and have since dismantled it It lyes 29 Miles S. E. of Mons. XVI Philippeville Philippeville was Built by the same Queen Mary of Hungary in 1555. and called by the Name of King Philip. Besides its Situation that is naturally strong it was excellently well fortified to oppose the French who are Masters of it now according to the Pyrenaean Treaty in 1659. It stands 11 Miles W. of Charlemont 15 S. of Charleroy 20 S. W. of Namur and 24 S. E. of Mons. Places of Hainault belonging to the Spaniards I. Lessines LEssines or Lessin Lat. Lessina is a small City on the River Dender famous for the Manufactory of Linnen it stands 18 Miles N. of Mons 20 almost W. of Brussels and 22 S. of Ghent Long. 23 d. 8 m. Lat. 50 d. 50 m. II. Aeth At h or Aeth is not very large but Beautiful Rich and well Fortified seated upon the River Dender It was taken by the French in 1667. and confirmed to them by the Peace of Aix la Chapelle but restored to the Spaniards in 1678. by the Treaty of Nimeguen It stands on the Borders of Flanders 14 Miles almost N. W. of Mons. III. Enghien Enghien or Anguien is a small place on the Borders of Brabant and Flanders noted for its Manufactories of all sorts of Tapestries and for being the first Barony of the Provinces which gives the Title of Baron to the Princes of the House of Bourbon It stands 16 Miles N. of Mons. Two or three Miles S. of Enghien is the Village Steenkirk by the River Senne and Famous for the Battel that was fought there betwixt the Confederates Army and the French in 1692. The loss of Men was almost equal but the French carried the Day IV. Halle Halle is a small dismantled Town on the River Sennes plundered by the French in 1691. It stands 21 Miles almost N. E. of Mons. V. Braine-le-Comte Braine-le-Comte is another small inconsiderable Town nigh the Borders of Brabant between Brussels and Mons 13 Miles off the former and 14 off the latter VI. Fontain or l'Evesque Fontain or l'Evesque is also an inconsiderable Town of Hainault on the Borders of Namur 16 Miles E. of Mons. Article XI Of Cambresis Lat. Cameracensis Ager CAmbresis is bounded on the North and East with Hainault on the West with Artois Bounds and on the South with Picardy It s Extent South-East and North-West is about 30 Miles Extent and West about 16. This Country is very fruitful in all things except Wine Quality and has a Castle called Castle Cambresis where in 1559. there was concluded a Peace between Spain and France which last gave 98 considerable Places for St. Quentin Ham and Catelet The Chief Rivers here are 1. Scheld which washes Crevecoeur and Cambray Rivers and runs into Hainault 2. Selle which washes Castle or Chateau Cambresis and runs into Hainault 3. Sambre which goes through a little part of this Country and runs into Hainault The Cities or Walled Towns are but Three in number viz. Cambray Archb. Cap. Crevecoeur Chateau Cambresis Which are all under the French I. Cambray Cambray Lat. Cameracum seated upon the Scheld is great fair well Built and one of the strongest Towns of Europe with Two Cittadels in it Some Authors write that Camber King of the Sicambrians was the Founder of it Claudion King of France Conquered it in 445. and afterwards it fell to Charles the Bald in 843. and 870. after the Death of Lothaire II. and sometimes after it became the Subject of War between the Kings of France the Emperors of Germany and the Counts of Flanders Baldwin I. Count of Flanders took it and gave it to his Son Raoul The Emperors declared it a free Town but for all that the French never quitted their Claim to it In 1542. Francis I. of France consented it should be Neuter but the Emperor Charles V. took it the Year after and kept the Inhabitants in awe by a Cittadel Built at their own Expences It changed Masters some time after when the Duke of Alencon Brother to King Henry III. was made Count of Flanders in 1582. He was also Master of Cambray and left it to John Montiu Sieur of Belagny who soon after join'd himself to the League and afterwards made Peace with Henry IV. who made him Prince of Cambray and Mareschal of France in 1594. but the Spaniards surprised this Town and forced him to deliver them the Cittadel the 9th of October 1595. The Inhabitants
of Montferrat then it became Capital of the Country and the residence of the Marquisses of Monferrat who before that resided at Occimian It s situation upon the Po is very advantagious the Land about it very fertile in all manner of things it is defended on one side by a good Cittadel on the other with a strong Castle and is environed with Ditches strong Walls and many Bastions and Half-Moons The Castle has four great Towers and as many Half-Moons which cover the Flanks with a large Ditch a Counterscarp and a Coridor lin'd with Bricks besides this the Lodgings are very convenient and fine The Cittadel consists of six Bastions The Town it self is pleasant enough and has several fine Churches The Spaniards besieg'd it under Goncales in the beginning of 1629. but the approach of Lewis XIII's Army made them retire in the Night The next year they lay Siege to it under Spinola but it was vigorously defended by Mareschal Toiras The Spaniards besieged again under the Marquiss of Leganez in 1640. but the Count of Harcourt drave them from before it took their Colours Artillery and all their Baggage kill'd 2000 Men and made as many Prisoners They were more successful during the disorders of France for they made themselves Masters of this important Place in 1652. but it was afterwards rendered to the Duke of Mantua of whom the King of France bought it in 1681. in this late War the Duke of Savoy block'd it up from March to October 1693. when he wanted the Troops employed at the Blockade to reinforce his Army after the Battel of Marseillane Casal stands 38 Miles E. of Turin Long. 28 d. 17 m. Lat. 44 d. 40 m. Article II. Monferrat Savoyard or under the Duke of Savoy THE Places of Monferrat belonging to the Duke of Savoy are Albe Bish Cap. Trin. Bianza Salugia Verolongo I. Albe Albe Lat. Alba Pompeia is upon the River Tanare with a Bishops See Suffragan of Milan it has often been fortified but to little purpose by reason of the Neighbouring Hills that command it It has under gone many Vicissitudes in those latter times and runs daily to decay for want of Inhabitants It stands 23 Miles S. E. of Turin Long. 27 d. 52 m. Lat. 44 d. 17 m. II. Trin. Trin or Trino is a small Town nigh the River Po 8 Miles N. W. of Casal and as many S. W. of Verceil Article III. Monferrat belonging to the Duke of Mantua The Places of Monferrat belonging to the Duke of Mantua are Acqui Bish Cap. Ripalta Occimiano Balzola I. Acqui Acqui Lat. Aquae Statellae or Statiellae is upon the River Bormia near the Appennine with a Bishoprick under the Archbishop of Milan It is famous for its hot Baths frequented in May and September The Romans made here fine Stairs and Tables of Free-stone This Town suffered much in the late Wars of Monferrat and is now but a miserable place 22 Miles S. E. of Asti 30 N. W. of Genoa and 27 S. of Casal Long 28 d. 22 m. Lat. 44 d. 13 m. The other Places are not remarkable THE MARTIAL-FIELD OF EUROPE SECT IV. Catalonia Lat. Catalannia CAtalonia is a Province of Spain with the Title of Principality Name its thought that this Name is come from the Goths and Alains that lived there The Pyrenees Bounds Gascogne and Languedoc two Provinces of France border it to the North the Kingdoms of Arragon and Valence to the West and the Mediterranean Sea to the East and South It s Extent North and South is about 120 Miles and about 160 East and West Extent The Air is here hot in Summer yet wholesom mild and agreeable in the other seasons Quality The Soil is rough and Mountainous yet fertile in Corn Wine Oyl Flax and Fruits There are also Cork-Trees Chesnut-Trees and good Timber There grows the Plant called Escorzonera of a marvellous Virtue against Venom and for sore Eyes This Province has several Mines of Gold Silver Iron Alum Vitriol and Salt There are also to be found in the Mountains Amethists Alabaster Azur Cristal and Jasper and Coral upon the most Western Coast This Country is Rich by reason of the Trade of it's Sea-Towns Riches Religion The only Religion suffered there is the Roman Catholick The Principal Rivers here are 1. Ebro Lat. Iberus which rises in old Castile Rivers crosses Old Castile part of Navarre Arragon and Catalonia and here Washes Flix Mora Tortosa and runs into the Mediterranean Sea 2. Segro which rises in the most Northern part of this Province washes Puicerda Balaguer Lerida and falls into the Ebro near Mequinenca 3. Alagas which on the one side seperates Arragon from Catalonia and falls into the Ebro a little below the meeting of that River with the Segro 4. Noguera Kibagorzana and la Noguera Palloresa which fall both into the Segro 5. Lobregat which rises toward the North of this Provinces and discharges it self into the Sea eight Miles E. of Barcelona 6. The Ter which rises towards the middle of this Province washes Girona and falls into the Sea 7. Tech which rises in the most South-Western parts of the County of Roussillon and there washes Es Bola and Elna and falls into the Sea 8. Tet rises in the most Western parts of Roussillon washes Perpignan and discharges it self into the Sea Catalonia has the Dutchy of Cardona and the two Counties of Cerdagna and Roussillon Division The whole Province is divided into 17 Viguerys or Viguiers Jurisdictions viz. Â The Viguerys of Cities of Note in the Viguerys To the South 1. Barcelona Barcelona Bish Cap. 2. Villa Franca de Panades Villa-Franca de Panades 3. Tarragona Terragona Archbp. To the West 4. Tortosa Tortosa Bish Flix 5. Balaguer Balaguer 6. Lerida Lerida Bish In the Middle 7. Monblancq Monblancq 8. Tarrega Tarrega 9. Agramunt Agramunt 10. Cervera Salsona Bish Cardona Dutchy 11. Manresa Manresa Monserrat Monast 12. Vich Vich Bish 13. Campredon Campredon To the North 14. Puicerda Puicerda La seu d'Vrgel Bish 15. Villa Franca de Conflent Villa Franca de Conflent To the East 16. Perpignan Perpignan Elna Collioure 17. Girone Girone Bish Roses Charles Martel King of France assisted the Catalonians against the Moors History who had established their Empires in Spain Lewis the Meek took Barcelona from these Infidels and Catalonia had its particular Princes until it was united to Arragon Some pretend that it was made a County in 873. by Charles the Bald and others think Charles the Burley erected it into a County in 884. Godfrey or Wilfred the Hairy first Hereditary Count of Catalonia is a Branch of the Princes who possessed that Country as was said before The Catalonians put themselves under the French in 1640. Joseph Margaret a Gentleman of that Country being a great instrument of the Revolution in shaking the Spanish Yoke and submitting to the French Kings who kept their Viceroys and Governours there but this
N. E. of Bruges and 14 S. W. of Middleburg Long. 22 d. 34 m. Lat. 51 d. 24 m. II. Sas-Van-Ghent Sas-Van-Ghent is a small place but so strong by reason of its situation and fortifications that it is accounted impregnable Yet the Hollanders took it in 1644. It stands 11 miles N. of Ghent Long. 23 d. Lat. 51 d. 20 m. III. Ardenburgh Ardenburgh is also a small place but very strong in Flanders subject to the Hollanders It stands 20 miles N. W. of Ghent Long. 22 d. 36 m. Lat. 51 d. 22 m. Article II. Of the Dukedom of Brabant Lat. Brabantia THIS Dutchy is in a manner an Island encompassed with Rivers having the Meuse on the East and the Nort the Demer on the South which runs through part of this Province and the Schelde on the West with the Ocean on the side of Breda and Bergin-Op-Zoom So that it borders part of the Country of Gelderland Bounds and the Bishoprick of Liege on the East The Country of Hainault and the Country of Namur on the South Flanders and part of Zealand on the West and Holland and another part of Gelderland on the North. Its Extent Extent South and North is about 70 miles and about 60 West and East Quality The Air is generally good and wholesom the Soil is very Fertile except some of the Northern parts which are somewhat sandy and barren The Cities are very fine whereof there are 26 Walled and Strong Towns not mentioning others of less importance and about 100 Villages Villages History The Brabanders are descended from a Colony of Saxons brought from beyond the Elbe by Charlemaign and planted in this Country in 806. Divers Authors say that Anchises or Anchisices Father to Pepin of Haristol was Lord of Brabant Charlemaign and his Children were Masters of this Country until such time as Otho Son to Prince Charles of France Duke of Lower Lorraine being dead in 1004. without being Married Brabant became the Portion of Gerbege second Daughter to the same Charles of France and his first Wife Bonne of Ardenne Married to Lambert II. Earl of Monts and Louvain the Founder of the Branch of the Duke of Brabant and Lothier at first they took only the Title of Earls but 1235 Henry I. took the Title of Duke of Brabant and Lorrain Philip III. called the Good recollected the succession of the Duke of Brabant which he left to Charles the Rash his Son Father to Mary of Burgundy who carried it into the House of Austria by her Marriage to Maximilian afterwards Emperor This Country has been fruitful in illustrious Men and Learned Writers The Rivers Rivers here besides the Meuse and the Scheld are Demer Dommel Senne Aa Dyle Gias Jeckes Nephte both great and small and Mert there is also a great number of small Lakes and Ponds Brabant comprehends the Marquisate of the Holy Empire whose Capital is Antwerp the Lordship of Mechlin the Dutchy of Arschot the Marquisate of Bergues the County of Hooghstraet the state of Maestricht formerly that of Liege and 19 Baronies Louvain was in time past Capital of this Province but now Brussels Brabant is divided into four parts 1. Dutch-rBrabant in which the most remarkable Places are Boisleduc Bish Cap. Breda Bergen-Op-Zoom Grave Ravestein Helmont Eyndenhove Maestricht Lillo 2. Spanish-Brabant properly so called which comprebends Brussels Cap. Louvain Leuwe Arschot Duke Nivelle Tillemont or Tienen Judoigne Gemblour Lire Diest Vilvoerde Herentals Hannuye 3. The Marquisate of the Holy Empire Antwerp Bish 4. The Lordship of Malines which has Malines or Mechlin Arch. To keep to my General division I shall give you here the Description of the Dutch and Spanish Brabant and reserve that of the Mâ—rquisate and Lordship of Malines for the two following Articles Chiefs Towns belonging to the Hollanders in Brabant I. Boisleduc BOisleduc Bolduc or Bosleduc Lat. Boscum-Ducis Sylva-Ducis Bolducum and in Dutch Hertogenbosch the Capital of the Dutch-Brabant with a Bishoprick Suffragant of Malines is situated upon the River Domel which there receives the Aade and afterward the Diese and discharges it self about two Leagues from thence into the Meuse at the place where it formeth the Isle of Bommel Boisleduc is built in a plain where there was a Hunting Forrest belonging to the Dukes of Brabant But Duke Henry going to oppose the incursions which those of Guelder-land made into his Country caused this Wood to be cut down in 1172. where the Foundations of this City were laid which Duke Jeffery finished in 1184. Pope Paul IV. erected it into a Bishoprick in 1559. and Francis Sonnius was its first Prelate The Bishops now are but Titular and make their residence at Goldorp since Boisleduc is fallen into the hands of the Hollanders This City is naturally strong as well by its situation as by its fortifications It is environ'd with Rivers and Meadows covered with Water so that the Avenues to the Town are upon artificial Causeys made turning and winding and commanded by one or other of the six Forts built at some distance without the Town Its Ditches are filled with the Waters of the said Rivers which enter into the City by divers Channels very commodious to the Inhabitants They are almost all Soldiers tho' they do not neglect Trade which occasioneth this saying That the Inhabitants of Boisleduc are Warlike Merchants The City is large fair well built and very populous The Cathedral Church of St. John is one of the most sumptuous of the Netherlands with a very fine Clock The Market-place is environed with fine Buildings where 10 of the greatest Streets do end The Hollanders became at last Masters of it in 1629. by the Valour and Conduct of Frederick Henry Prince of Orange This City stands 43 miles N. E. of Antwesp and 50 almost S. of Amsterdam Long. 24 d. 30 m. Lat. 51 d. 42 m. II. Breda Breda is seated on the River Mereck with the Title of Barony which comprehends now about Seventeen Villages but it had more formerly and Berg-Op-Zoom did then depend upon it Breda had anciently particular Lords of its own and was sometimes in Possession of the Dukes of Brabant but John III. Duke of Brabant sold it again in 1350. to John Polon Lord of Lieck who left an only Daughter Johanna Married in 1404. to Engelbert of Nassau Henry of Nassau begun the Castle of Breda where the Tomb of Renatus of Nassau is to be seen in the Collegiate Church of St. Peter founded about 1303. This City suffered very much during the War between the States and the Spaniards The Prince of Parma took it from the Vnited Provinces July 18. 1581. Maurice of Nassau became Master of it against in 1590. by a Boat loaden with Turf under which he hid 60 Souldiers who rendered themselves Masters of the Castle and he afterwards took the City by Capitulation They tell a very remarkable thing of one of these Soldiers that was hidden under the Turf viz.
the Pyrenaean Treaty Brisac has given its name to Brisgaw and has been in former times its Capital but since Fribourg has carried it Brisgaw belonged formerly to the Dukes of Leringuen and afterwards to the Earls of Furstemburg Hugh or Hegon sold it in 1367. to the Dukes of Austria to whom the Emperor Lewis of Bavaria had already Mortgaged Brisac about the year 1326. Since that time the Country of Brisgaw has always belong'd to the House of Austria till the French made themselves Masters of the most Part. Brisac tho' a Notable Fortification is but a Miserable Town It stands 26 Miles N. of Basil and 30 S. of Strasburg Long. 27 d. 22 m. Lat. 48 d. II. Fribourg Fribourg Lat. Friburgum is the Capital City of Brisgaw seated upon the little River of Threseim at the end of a Fertile Plain and upon a rising Ground where the black Mountain begins Albert VI. Duke of Austria Founded in it a University and a Sovereign Chamber the Jurisdiction of which reach'd once a great way but now not above Four Miles The Swedes took it three times in 1632. 1634. and 1638. This Town is Renowned for its Riches and other Advantages and for a Famous Battel that the Duke of Anguien since Lewis Prince of Conde won there in 1644. in which General Merci was Killed Mareschal Crequi took it in 1677. for Lewis XIV after a Siege of Seven or Eight Days It is a large and well peopled City regularly Fortified with several Churches and Religious Houses in it This is also the Residence of the Chapter of Basil from which place it stands 26 Miles almost N. and 10 Miles E. of Brisac Long. 27 d. 31 m. Lat. 47 d. 58 m. III. Newenburg Newenburg is a decaying Place on the Rhine 14 Miles S. of Brisac once Imperial but now Subject to the Emperor Remarkable Places in Ortnaw I. Ofemburg OFemburg Lat. Offemburgum is an Imperial free City in Schwaben and the Capital of Ortnaw seated upon the River Kintzig about one League from the Rhine and Eight Miles S. E. of Strasburg Long. 27 d. 37 m. Lat. 48 d. 23 m. It is under the protection of the House of Austria II. Gengenbach Gengenbach is a little Imperial free City on the River Kintzig 14 Miles S. E. of Strasburg It is also protected by the House of Austria III. Baden Baden or Bade Lat. Bada and Thermae Inferiores with the Title of Marquisate is a small neat City Famous for its Baths This Marquisate is upon the Rhine between Brisgaw and the Dutchy of Wirsemberg Its Marquesses are Princes of the Empire and are of a very Noble and Ancient Family of which there are two Branches the first is Baden Hocberg and the other Baden Durlach the first is Roman Catholick and the second Lutheran These two Branches act by turns in the Diet of the Empire and in the Circle of Suabia but the Baden Durlach Branch has two Voices one for Durlach and the other for Hocberg The present Prince Lewis of Baden who has been General for the Emperor in Hungary and has rendered his Name Immortal by the great Victories he has obtained against the Turks and who came over into England to Visit Their Majesties in 1694. is of the Branch of Hocberg and the yâ—ung Prince his Nephew that came with him of that of Durlach This Town is subject to the Branch of Durlach and stands 22 Miles N. E. of Strasburg 34 almost S. of Spire and 40 N. W. of Tubingen Long. 27 d. 52 m. Lat. 48 d. 38 m. IV. Durlach Durlach is a Town and very good Castle of the Marquisate of Baden having â—lso the Title of Marquisate it give its Name to a Branch of the Family of Baden and is named Doâ—â—â—cum in Latin It is Subject to its own Prince and stands 16 Miles N. E. of Baden V. Pfortzheim Pfortzheim is a small Town in the Marquisate of Baden on the Rivers Entz and Nagold 17 Miles nigh S. of Philipsburg and 27 N. E. of Baden It was taken by the French in 1691. left and taken again in 1692. Article II. The Palatinate of the Rhine Lat. Palatinatus Inferior Germ. Psaltz auff Rhein or Nider Pfaltz THE Palatinate of the Rhine or lower Palatinate to distinguish it from the upper Bounds which lyes on the Danube and belongs to the Duke of Bavaria according to the Treaty of Munster who formerly enjoyed both Borders on the North the Archbishoprick of Mentz on the West Lorrain and the Archbishoprick of Triers on the South Alsatia and on the East Franconia and Suabia or Schwaben It s Extent Extent South and North is about 80 Miles and almost as many West and East including the Bishoprick of Spire The Air is here good and wholesom tho' somewhat Cold Quality The Soil extreamly fruitful in delicate Wines Corn and Pastures There are also several Mines of Agath and Jasper and fine Gold is drawn out of the Sand of the Rhine of which they Coin very good Ducats which bear the Name of that River The Rivers Rivers here are the Rhine and the Neckar which falls into that at Manheim The Country takes its Name from the Office of Count Palatine Name of Palatinate bestowed by the Emperor on those who Administred Justice in his Name to the Empire of which there was two one on the Rhine who had the Charge of Franconia and the Neighbouring Countries and the other in Saxony History and other Countries Subject to the Saxon Law Hence it is that the Electors of Saxony or the Elector Palatine or Elector of Bavaria are Vicars of the Empire in their respective Provinces when there is an Interregnum by the Emperors Death or otherwise At first the Count Palatine of the Rhine had no Possessions on that River but in process of time got them by Marriage Purchase or Imperial Gift and formed a very considerable Principality so that besides several Fiefs betwixt Coblentz and Andernach and in Juliers and besides the Dutchies of Newburg Saltzbach and Deuxponts and other dependencies on them it has divers more Dutchies and Counties The Family of the Princes Palatine of the Rhine is descended from Otho the Illustrious Duke of Bavaria who died in 1245. leaving two Sons Lewis II. Count Palatine of the Rhine and Elector and Henry XIII Duke of Bavaria The Elector Frederick III. begun in 1576. to entertain many Protestant Families in his Dominions who fled from the Low Countries His Successors doing the like did thereby mightily enrich the Countrey This Prince made his Revenues very considerable by the Reformation Right of Conduct to Strangers Toll upon Merchandizes that pass'd his Territories and the Title he had to the Goods of Strangers or those who died without Will in his Dominions Frederick the IIId was Succeeded by his Son Lewis the IVth who turned Protestant and was Succeeded by Frederick the IVth who also abandon'd Popery He Married Louise Daughter to the Prince of Orange by whom