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A77171	The martial-field of Europe being a geographical and historical description of those parts of Europe, which are most famous in this present war, viz. I. Flanders, II. The Rhine, III. Savoy, IV. Catalonia, V. Hungary, VI. Greece. With an account of the several revolutions of those places, either by conquest or treaties of peace, particularly from the treaty of Munster in 1648. to this present time. By A. Boyer, Gent.	Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729.	1694 (1694)	Wing B3916; ESTC R203420	162,311	286

Warriors and take much after the Germans Hungarians and Sclavonians for their Customs and Manners so that their Gentlemen are said to share with the first in their Drunkenness to imitate the second in their Pride and to be every whit as importunate as the last The Croates especially those called Vscokes are very swift and run up and down Mountains like Bucks with Shoes made of Cord on purpose Croatia is commonly divided into the Austrial and the Ottoman because the House of Austria and the Turks are Sovereigns thereof To the Emperor Segna Bish Sangrad To the Turks Wihitz or Pighiton Sissaken or Sisseg Velay Castanovitz I. Segna or Zeng Segna or Zeng is a strong City on the Bay anciently called Flanaticum now Quarnaro or Carnaro from the Mountain de Carnia and has over against it the Island of Veglia This is the Capital City of the Principality of Morlachia and a Bishop's See under the Archbishop of Spalatro It is strong both by Art and Nature having vast Woods and Mountains behind it to the Land-ward so that an Army can hardly get to it and the Port is not capable of a great Fleet. About the year 1539. It was in the possession of the Count de Frangipani and was claimed by Solyman the Grand Seignior as a part of Hungary which he had then conquered in great part This forced Ferdinand the Emperor to take it into his own hands after which he entertained the Vschochi a set of Robbers like our Buccaneers who had like to have kindled a War betwixt the Turks and the Venetians The Coast about this Bay is full of small Islands Rocks and Creeks so that it has ever been a Receptacle for Pyrates Those Pyrates in time became 500 or 600 Men and did great damage to the Turks and to the Christian Merchants The Turks provok'd by the Injuries of these Buccaneers in the year 1592. began a War against the Austrian Dominions which lasted till the year 1602. In the year 1613. Fadre Paolo in his continuation of the History of the Vschochi tells us that this City consisted of three sorts of Men the Stipendarii or Listed Men which were 200 under four Captains the Casalini or Citizens which were then about 100 Families And the Venturini who were Fugitives from Turkey Dalmatia and Apulia their whole number not above 2000. Yet this handful of Men plagued the State of Venice from 1537 to 1616. The War I last mentioned lost the Empire of Germany Agria in 1596. and Canisa in 1602. In the year 1615. the Arch-Duke of Austria declared a War against the Venetians on the score of these Pyrates which drew the Dutch to assist them and this forced the Arch-Duke the next year to suppress this Nest of Pyrates so that they were never heard of since Segna stands 46 Miles nigh S. of Carolstad as many N. W. of Zara and 52 W. of Wihitz Long. 36 d. 39 m. Lat. 45 d. 1● m. II. Wihitz Wihitz or Pighiton is a very strong City seated on a small Lake by the River Vnna reckoned the Capital of Croatia It stands 44 Miles S. E. of Carolstat 52 almost N. of Zara and 84 nigh W. of Posega Long. 37 d. 44 m. Lat. 45 d. 18 m. III. Castanovitz Castanovitz is a good Castle on the River Vnna near the Borders of Bosnia 34 Miles W. of Gradisca It belonged to the Turks but was taken by Prince Lewis of Baden and submitted to the Emperor of Germany in 1688. Article XII Dalmatia DAlmatia is a Province lying on the Gulf of Venice Bounds part of the ancient Illyria It was anciently very large but is now more contracted It has Istria on the West Croatia and part of Bosnia on the North Servia and Albania on the East and the Gulph of Venice on the South Their Language is Sclavonick Language Religion Manners and their Religion for the most part Popery The People are Martial but ridiculous in their Divertisements History The Pope at a Council held by two of his Legates at Salone erected this Province into a Kingdom and invested Demetrius their Duke with Sword Scepter and Crown Anno 1076. Dioclesian the Persecuting Emperor was a Native of this Country whether he retired after his Abdication It was added to Hungary in 1310. together with some adjacent Provinces Dalmatia is divided into three parts as followeth The first belongs to the Venetians and comprehends Zara. Archbp. Cap. Nona Bish Zemonico Sebenico Bish Traw Bish Spalatro Archbp. Salone Clissa The second belongs to the Turks and compreprehends these opposite Places but the Venetians have of late conquered most of them Scardona Bish Narenca or Narenza Bish Trebigna Bish Castel-Nuovo Cattaro Bish Budoa Bish Antivari Archbp. Dulcigno Bish Scutari The third is the Republick of Ragusi in which are Ragusi or Dobronika Archbp. Stagno I. Zara. Zara Lat. Jadera is a very considerable Town and Port Capital of Dalmatia and an Archbishop's See It is environed by the Sea being joined to land only by a Draw-Bridg Besides this it is defended with six strong Bastions Ladislaus King of Naples who also took the quality of King of Hungary sold it with the depending Islands to the Venetians in 1409. to whom it belong'd before for they being assisted by Baldwin Count of Flanders and other Princes that were going to the Conquest of the Holy-Land after Saladin's Death made themselves Masters of it in 1200. This City stands 116 Miles N. E. of Ancona 184 almost S. E. of Venice and 165 N. W. of Ragusa Long. 37 d. 20 m. Lat. 44 d. 34 m. II. Nona Nona Lat. Aenona is a well-fortified Town and Port of Dalmatia with a Bishoprick under the Archbishoprick of Zara It stands 35 Miles N. of Zara. III. Zemonico Zemonico was a strong hold of Dalmatia about seven Miles from Zara. The Venetians yielded it to the Turks in 1573. but in 1647. The Proveditor Foscoli observing how the Turks of that Garrison did annoy the Country all about resolved to beat them out of it which he did and then demolished the Fort. In 1682. The Turks designed to establish themselves there but were cut off by the Morlaques IV. Sebenico Sebenico Lat. Sebenicum Sicum is a small but strong City upon the Adriatick Sea with a Bishoprick under the Archbishop of Spalatro It has been under the Venetians since the year 1412. before which time it was a Sea-Port Town of Croatia It has a Castle and Fort built upon a Rock which has four times baffled the Ottoman Forces and is situate at the Mouth of the River Kerka 30 Miles N. W. of Spalatro and 44 S. E. of Zara Long. 38 d. 18 m. Lat. 44 d. 16 m. V. Traw Traw is a very strong and populous City a Sea-Port and a Bishoprick under the Archbishop of Spalatro It stands in a small Island of the same name but joined to the Continent by a Bridge it is subject to the Republick of Venice since 1420. and lies

Croatia on the West and Sclavonia and Rascia on the North. History This Country was anciently part of Pannonia conquered since by the Goths and at last by the Sclavonians Tributaries who becoming Tributaries and subjects to the Hungarians Bosnia had the same Fate It consisted then only of one Province which has since had Princes of its own Mahomet II. seized it in 1463. and Flead Stephen the last King of Bosnia In 1688. at the same time that the Duke of Bavaria marched to the Siege of Belgrade Prince Lewis of Baden went with a strong Detachment of Germans and Hungarians to the Conquest of Bosnia The Croatians having Orders to join with him the 14th of August his Army passed the River Vnna tho' the Bassa opposed him with 15000 Men after which he took Castanovitza which is a Castle of three strong Towers and a Wall according to the ancient way of Fortification and seated on the Vnna between Croatia and Bosnia which yielded without resistance The 15th the Army went towards Gradisca which was set on fire and deserted as was also Debitza and Jassenovitz and 3000 Turks were intercepted and cut off near the former The 25th he marched toward Brod the Croats being sent home in order to reinforce the Siege of Belgrade but finding the Bassa had still a considerable Body of Men he resolved to disperse them before he went The Bassa lay then at Terwent five Hungarian Miles from Brod and the 4th of September he marched towards him in the Night with a Body of 3000 German Horse without any Foot The 5th by break of Day they fell upon the Enemies Camp 15000 strong and defeated their Horse and of 7000 Foot which could not so well shift 5000 were slain and 2000 taken with the loss of 150 Christians upon which Bagnaluca the last Town yielded to Prince Lewis and since that the Germans are become Masters of all the other Places and have reconquered the whole Province The Principal places of this Province are Sari or Bosna Saray Cap. Iswornick Ternovitza Bagnialuck or Bagnaluca Kretno Jaickza or Yetze Debitza or Dobicza Jassenovitz Tina I. Sari Sari or Bosna-Saray is seated upon the River Miglazza and is accounted now the principal City of Bosnia which honour belong'd formerly to Jaitza and then to Warbosaum and stands 50 Miles S. W. of Peter-Waradin and 175 S. of Buda Long. 40 d. 15 m. Lat. 45 d. 10 m. II. Jaykza Jaycza Gieza or Gaitia formerly the Capital City of Bosnia is a mighty strong City and Castle seated on the River Plena This City was recovered by the King of Hungary in 1463. from the Turks who endeavoured to retake it the same year without success but they took it afterwards and made it the seat of a Sangiack or Governour It stands 42 Miles E. of Wihitz 60 almost N. of Bagnialuck 82 Miles N. E. of Zara and 154 almost S. of Buda Long. 39 d. 15 m. Lat. 45 d. 22 m. Article X. Sclavonia UNder the name of Sclavonia the ancients comprehended Hungary Sclavonia propria Croatia Ancient Extent Dalmatia Bosnia Servia Rascia and Bulgaria reaching from the River Drave to the Gulph of Venice Modern Bounds But by Sclavonia at present is only meant that part of the ancient Pannonia which is bounded by the Drave on the North Rascia on the East the Save on the South and Germany Extent on the West It is 32 German Miles in length and 12 in breadth It is said to have had its name from the Slavi an ancient People who came from Scythia in the time Name of the Emperor Justinian History and having seized Istria and all Grecia founded the Kingdom of Poland under Lechus and that of Moravia under Zechus Anno 550. they were beat out of Greece by Constantine And in 783. they were kept under by Lewis the Pious In 807. they embraced Christianity by the Preaching of one Methodius The Emperor Lewis II. had War with them about 858. as also the Emperor Otho in 960. They infested Canute and Sueno Kings of the Danes in the Xth Century but Walduner overcame them in 1161. Anno 1200. Canute the Dane overcame the Marquess of Brandenburg who had possest himself of Sclavonia and after this the Sclavonians became Tributaries to the Hungarians They were most of them of the Roman Church Religion Language but performed their Worship in their own Language which was formerly very extensive and spoken in more places than any other living Tongue in Europe and is yet tho' in different Dialects from the Adriatick Gulf to the Northern Ocean by the Istrians Dalmatians Bosnians Moravians Bohemians Lusatians Silesians Poles Lithuanians Prussians Scandinavians and Russians almost as far as Constantinople and much used among the Turks In 1504. this Country was subdued by Solyman the Magnificent Government in 1687. after the Turks were defeated at Mohatz their Army Mutiny'd against the Grand Visier and the Turks deserting it the whole Country except Gradisca submitted to the Emperor This Country is very fruitful and has many Mines Quality Manners the People are so enamoured with War that they often pray they may die with their Swords in their Hands The most remarkable Places here are Posega Gradisca Sopia Novigrad Kopranitz Warasdin Brodt I. Posega Posega the Capital City of Sclavonia is a Place of an indifferent strength but of great Commerce It has 400 Villages depending upon it and consists of about 1000 Houses The Country about it is very fruitful producing fruits of all sorts of an extraordinary size It was taken from the Turks by the Imperialists in 1687. The Bey made at first some resistance but after having fired some Cannon he abandoned the Place part of the Garrison retired to the Mountains and the rest into different places upon the Save The Germans found in it a great quantity of Ammunition and Provision with five Pieces of Cannon This City stands on the River Oriana 120 Miles S. of Buda 126 W. of Belgrade and 185 S. E. of Vienna Long. 39 d. 42 m. Lat. 45 d. 46 m. II. Gradisca Gradiska is a strong Town seated upon the River Save toward the Frontiers of Croatia It was taken from the Turks by the Imperialists under the Command of the Duke of Croy in 1691. It stands 30 Miles almost W. of Posega Long. 39 d. Lat. 45 d. 39 m. III. Brodt Brodt is a small Town 15 Miles S. of Posega famous for a Victory Prince Lewis of Baden gained over the Turks in 1688. Article XI Croatia CRoatia has the Title of a Kingdom and comprehended formerly all between the Drave and the Sea of Dalmatia Bounds and was divided into three parts but now that is called Croatia that lies between Bosnia on the East the Gulf of Venice on the South Germany on the West and Sclavonia on the North Croatia is called Krabatin by the Germans Name Manners and Corbavia in Latin The People of this Province are good

Candia anciently called Crete is an Island and Kingdom situated at the entry of the Archipelago Situation stretching from East to West one side towards Asia and the other towards Africa Extent It 's greatest length is from Cape Salomon to Cape Cornico The Country is good and fertile Quality and has divers small Rivers Rivers and Mountains Mountains Inhabitanta whereof Mount Ida different from Mount-Ida in Phrygia now called Psiloriti is the highest from the top of which both Seas may be seen It 's assured that towards the Sources of the Brook called Lene which is to the North of Mount-Ida there is a Grotto wrought into a Rock which is said to be the Labyrinth of Minos made according to Dedalus's Directions Its Inhabitants of this Island were the first that made themselves powerful at Sea by Navigation and on Land by the use of Arrows The sides their Experience at Sea they taught the way of taming and managing Horses they first of all invented Musick and were also the first that recorded their Laws Yet they have always had the Repute of being Vicious Lyars and Pyrates This Island was very famous for the Labyrinth of Minos History Invented by Dedalus and for the Ship called the Bull wherein Europa was carried away for the Amours of Pasiphae and by the Birth of Jupiter to whom this Island was Consecrated The Ancients reckoned above 100 Towns in it and called it Hecatompolis The Lacedemonians took Candia in Darius's Name in the 422 Year of Rome but L. Celius Metellus Consul of Rome made himself Master of it in 686 of Rom. Afterwards this Island was Subject to the Emperors of Rome and those of Constantinople until 823. that it was taken by the Saracens who Built the Town of Candia that gave its Name to the Island Nicephorus Phocas retook it in 962. Boniface Marquiss of Montferrat was Master of it and after Constantinople was taken by the French and Venetians he sold it to the latter in 1204. The Venetians fortified this Island in some places to curb the Inhabitants which were very subject to Rebel for in 1364. they had a mind to bring in the Genoeses but they were diverted by the wise Politicks of the Republick The Turks under pretence of Besieging Maltha in 1645. to be Revenged for the great Prize that the Knights under the Command of Bois-Baudran had taken in 1644. with a Sultan and an Ottoman Prince fell into Candia where they continued the War until 1669. They made themselves Masters of Canea in 1645. and then laid Siege to the Town of Candia which notwithstanding the endeavours of the French to rescue it from the Hands of the Infidels after a desperate War of 24 Years was forced to yield to the Turks but made honourable Conditions After the taking of this Important Place the Turks made themselves Masters of the greatest part of the Island which they have kept ever since The Chief Fortresses which were left to the Venetians by their last Treaty with the Port are Grabusa the Suda and Spina Longa. As for their Religion Religion the Venetians are Roman Catholicks but the other Inhabitants of the Island are of the Greek Church This Island is now divided into Four Territories Division which bear the Names of so many Principal Towns which are 1. Candia Archb. Cap. 2. Canea Bish 3. Rettimo Bish 4. Sittia On the Northern Shore I. Candia Candia is situated in the most Northern part and about the middle of the Island to which it gives its Name over-against the Isle of Standia with the Seat of an Archbishop who had Nine Suffragants It is both by Art and Nature one of the strongest Places in Europe Long. 50 d. 25 m. Lat. 34 d. 55 m. The Turks laid Siege to it in 1645. after the Battel of Carvaca but were forced to raise it after they had lost the best of their Army but left it Block'd up very close until 1667. and then they renewed the Siege again in the Month of May and took it by Composition in 1669. It is generally thought that the Turks lost 5 or 600000 Men at that Siege which exposed their Government to Rebellions often begun at Constantinople In 1692. the Venetians endeavoured to regain Candia but were forced to abandon the Enterprize with considerable loss II. Canea Canea was formerly called the Mother of Towns by the Grecians It is a Bishop's See under the Archbishop of Candia and was taken by the Turks in 1645. III. Rettimo Rettimo is another small City and Bishoprick subject to the Turks IV. Sittia Sittia is another City Capital of a Territory of the same Name in the Northern Shore of the Island Article III. Islands in the Mare Egeo or Archipelago THere are in this Sea a great many Islands of which there are but three worth taking notice of viz. Egena Culuri and Negropont I. Egena Egena lyes about 15 Italian Miles from the Sea-coast of Athens 10 of Culuri and 12 of Morea It is called Egina by Strabo Aenone by Baudrand Myrmidonia by Brietius and Engi by the Mariners It is 30 Miles in Compass but has no Harbour for Ships Partridges multiply here to that degree that the Inhabitants are used to search their Nests and destroy their Eggs in the Spring to prevent the prejudice so great a quantity of Fowl might cause to their Seeds There are here two fine Monuments of Antiquity the first is a Temple of Venus towards the North of the Island the second is another Temple Dedicated to Jupiter by Aeacus first King of this Island The Town which bears the Name of the Island was formerly dignify'd with the Title of a Bishoprick Suffragan of the Archbishop of Athens and famous for the Birth of Paul of Medicis but it is now reduced to a Miserable Borough joined to the Fortress which is only remarkable for the Advantages of its situation upon a high craggy Rock which over-looks several Islands of the Archipelago This Island was formerly subject to the Venetians but since the time that Frederick Barberossa took it from them it was become a Receptacle of Banditto's and Pyrates In 1674. Morosini forced them to Surrender at Discretion and having pillag'd and demolished the Town he caused 300 Greeks and 40 Turks to be Chain'd in order to Row upon the Gallies of the Republick of Venice II. Culuri This Island was called by the Ancients Salamis and is known to the Mariners under the Name of Santa Bursia and under that of Cychria Scyrar and Pityussa to Baudrand It has a Village which bears its Name seated on the most Southern part of this Island with about 200 Houses in it and an Harbour which according to Mr. Spon's Travels is one of the largest in the World being Seven Miles long and Two broad This Island lyes about 10 Italian Miles from Egena 2 from Attica and is about 35 in Compass It has about a Thousand Inhabitants and