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A33299 A briefe and yet exact and accurate description of the present state of the great & mighty empire of Germany both touching the formes of their civil government and profession in religion / taken by a diligent and faithfull surveyor of it, with much paines travelled over that whole country to informe himself and others of these things ; now published by Sa. Clarke ... for the publick good. Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1665 (1665) Wing C4503; ESTC R37719 29,102 55

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or to make too much an unequall devision of Land is very dangerous as it appeareth by that which John Selden writeth in the fourteenth book of his History touching the devisions of the Lands of the Dukes of Saxony whereof sprang the first quarrell betwixt them of that house and was cause of a great Civill War in Germany Such inequality in Partition is not therefore lightly seen except it be for certain such causes as are prescribed in the Civil Law that is in case the Son conspireth his Fathers death or doth not his endeavour to redeem him out of Prison if he be taken by their Enemies c. If the Father dieth Intestate then doe his Children divide his goods equally pro raeta Portione Sons have the Land and the Daughters the Mony and in case there be no Mony left then the Sons are bound every one out of his portion of Land to pay a certain summe of Money towards the Dowry of his Sisters In the which cases there are certain Ordinances whereby every one knoweth what to have according to their quality The Subjects of all the Princes and Gentlemen in Germany do hold their Lands ether in Feodo for paying a chief rent and acknowledging Homage or in Fee-Farm paying a certain Rent either in Money Corn or Wine or in all Or else there are Tennants at the will of the Lord for so many years and for so much Rent as is agreed between the Lord and the Tennant There is almost no Prince Nobleman nor Gentleman but hath certain Vassals that of right do owe them their labour some to sowe some to mowe till carry ditch hedge c. by whose labour their Demesnes are for the most part Manured Thus I have as briefly as I could set forth by the examples of the Count Palatine and the Elector of Saxony the form of Government in Politicall matters of the two first Estates that is to say of the Spirituall and Temporall Potentates who both in their Houshold service and Civill Affairs have also the most part the same Order and Form that the foresaid Electors have Touching the third estate which I said was of the Free Cities thus much is to be understood that of the same Free Cities some are meerly Subject to the Empire as Augusta Acona Argentina Francfordia ad Menum Lubeca Hamburga Vlma Colonia Spira Noriberge c. And other some for that they were once under another Lord to whom every one yet acknowledgeth a certain duty do therefore yield no such contribution as the Imperiall Cities do as for Example Magdeburge Erford Breme Brunswicke Luniburge c. have each of them a severall Lord who is either the Bishop or Duke of the name that every one is called by to whom they owe their Homage and a small Duty besides But they use notwithstanding their own proper Municipall Laws which have their ground on the Civill Laws and their Ancient Customs as the Imperiall Cities do from the which their Laws Ordinances and Customs it is lawfull for the Citizens in some cases to appeall to the Chamber of the Empire which is at Spires They are all Governed either by Democriti's that is by certain chosen out of the multitude of the common people or by the State of Olygarchy that is by a few of the Wealthiest and most Principall of the People Or else by Aristocracy that is by a few of the best sort not in respect of their Wealth but of their Vertue They got their liberties either by purchase of money or else by the favour of the Emperor or by force of Arms from that Prince that was their Sovereign and have by that means of liberty such traffique and handling as they are grown so rich that they have fortified their Cities and Territories in such sort as they fear not the force of the Enemy be they never so mighty There are four Cities which are called by an Ancient name The four Cities of the Empire and are free that is Augusta Metis Acona Lubeca Whereof Metis is at present under the French King and is not free as the rest be Also there are four other Cities which are named the Dorffes that is the Towns of the Empire viz. Bamberga Erlistadia Haganoa Ulma whereof Bamberga is now under a Bishop and Salistadium under Archduke Ferdinando the Emperors brother that now is There be also four other Cities which are termed The Boores of the Empire that is the Villages but yet are notwithstanding great Cities as Collen Regensburge Constantia and Saltzburge the which three last are all Subjects to the Bishops of that name There be many other Cities of great fame and force as Magdeburge which sustained the siege by the space of thirteen moneths together of the Emperours Lieutenant Duke Maurice Elector of Saxon and others the mightiest Princes of Germany In the which siege they took Prisoner George Duke of Mechelburg and in the end compounded not with so unreasonable conditions as the other Cities did in the Wars of Smascald For they would never agree to receive the Interim no more than the Cities of Brunswiche Hamburge Lubecke and the sons of John Frederick the Elector of Saxon did Breame standing upon the River of Wesar is likewise famous for resisting Duke Erike of Brunswicke Lieutenant Generall to the Emperour Charles the fifth where he besieged the same in vain and was in the end by the help of the Hamburgers conducted by Coúnte Peninge chased away from thence and forced to leave his great Ordinance behinde him Brunswicke standeth neer the River of Owker which taking in another little River called the Sconder above the Town of Zell falleth into the Weser the which City of Brunswick hath been at variance with their Dukes from the year of 1536 untill this present year 1569. Henricus Senior Duke of Brunswick besieged it a whole year in vain Henricus Junior the Father of Duke Julius that now is besieged it twice once by the space of six weeks and another time eight weeks together and prevailed not The said Duke Julius is now agreed with them and entreth the Town with seven hundred Horse the third of October next but is not to remain there with any force In this City is an Ancient Monument of a monstrous Brazen Lyon the which beast Duke Henricus surnamed Leo is said to have brought thither with him out of England There is also made in this City the best Harnis for the proof and otherwise and the best Daggers and Firelocks that be in all Europe Lubeck upon the River of Trowe hath as it were conserved the King of Denmark in his seat against the Swede but is at this day greatly Impoverished because of the continuall Wars they have had with the King of Sweden and stopping of a River between them and the City of Hamburge called the Trow with Jasper Bucolt a Gentleman of that Country because they refused to pay a small towl unto him hath of mallice thrown a number of
great trees and stones into it so that they cannot traffique too and for Hamburge by water as they were wont to do But are driven to carry all their wares by land which is greatly to their discommodity Hamburge standing at the mouth of the great River of Albis about one hundred English miles beneath is famous for the number of Beer-brewers whereof there are dwelling there housholders seven hundred and twenty There is also Ausperge upon the River of Leche in the which are the richest Merchants in Europe namely the Fowlkers Peimels Schorers Bawingartners c. Francford standing upon the River of Mene is famous for the two great Marts that are kept there yearly and for the Election of the Emperour Regensburge as was before said is now under a Bishop but once was meerly subject to the Empire where Caesar Frederick the third in Anno 1446 did hold a Dyett to the which Diet for certain respects a strait commandment was given by the Emperour that no Earl should bring more servants than three nor no Knight nor Gentleman more than one At the same time there was a Gentleman named Babo of Abenspurge the which by two lawfull Wives had eight Daughters and thirty two sons all living at one time and of good Age and Stature and hearing of this Dyett brought his thirty two Sons thither being all apparelled in red and thirty three Servants with them all well mounted his Sons riding before him and his Servants after him And when the Emperout heard that the said Babo was come to the Dyett with so many Horses he sent for him and asked wherefore he had broken his Commandment To whom Babo answered May it please your Majesty I have not transgressed your will for I and my thirty two Sons of my Body lawfully begotten and therefore right Gentlemen have but thirty three Servants which is for every Gentleman a Servant according to your Majesties commandment The Emperour marvelling at the blessing of God gave unto him at that present great possessions to maintain his Geneology with all and caused a Monument to be made in the City of Regensburg of him and his Children the which at this day remaineth there to be seen But now there is none alive of that House for in the Wars that were betwen the Dukes Albert and Christopher of Bavaria in Anno 1485 Nicholas of Abensperge which only remained of all that Stock was slaine by a servant of the said Duke Christophers and his Inheritance given away Exford upon the River of Vnstra an old University founded in Anno 1392 in the which Martyn Luther first studied and became a Frier in that City and there remaineth to this day for a Monument of him the pulpit wherein he made his first Sermon Noriberge upon the River of B●gnitz notable aswell for the good Government as also for resisting the force of Albert Marques of Brandenburge and for all kind of Iron work which is there made excellently well Luneburge upon the Aller and Elmenawe famous for the golden Table which is in Saint Michaels Abby and is almost two yards long and a yard broad set full of old Rubies c. It was given by Duke Erneste of Stuplecorne who was Elector of Saxony and Duke of Brunswick and Luneburge c. who wan the same Table at Dice of a Jew as is reported There is in the City of Luneburge which is distant above twenty eight English Miles from the main Sea a Salt pitt out of the which six men by a Pumpe do continually both night day changing every five houres fresh Men draw so much Salt Water as serveth fifty four Houses in every of the which Houses there be four Leaden Pannes that boile in a day and a night a Wagon load of Salt which is sold for six Dollers one time with another which amounteth yearly to above one hundred thousand pound Sterling The Spiritualty hath the most part of the commodity thereof There are in every House three Labourers at the least so as by the benefit thereof a number of poor People are set on work Collen is an ancient University founded in Anno 1388 and a great City wherein is said to be for every day of the year a Church In it also are three Idols of pure Gold which the blind Papists believe to be the Images of the Wise men that offered to our Saviour Christ and are thought to be brought thither by the Bishop of that City from Millian in Lumbardie In the same City are also I cannot tell how many thousand Virgins skuls which the doting Antiquity believed to be slaine in England for the Testimony of the Gospell Vlma standing upon the River Danubius a very great and Rich City Aquisgrave that once was the Seat of Carolus Magnus and after the place of his Sepulture where the Emperour ought also to receive his first Crown as King of the Romans In the which City is kept for a relique an old Linnen cloath which the grosse Papist shame not to affirme to be the Virgin Maries Smocke like as not farre off at Fere they Dream also to have the Shirt of our Saviour Christ by the which no small gain riseth to the proud Prelats from the poor simple People Argentine or Strasburge standing upon the River of Brushe is one of the strongest pieces in Germany In the which there are seven hundred and odd gardners that are Houshoulders and are no small maintainers of that Commonwealth Spire also is the Chamber of the Empire where all controversies in Law between the Princes and the Free Cities of the Empire are decided In the which Court the Emperour presenteth the President who is commonly either an Earle or Baron who hath for his Fee yearly three thousand Guildernes and two other Barons Assessors the which have fifteen hundred Guildernes apeice And every Elector hath a Counsellour there alwayes resident and every Circle of the Empire hath also one which are called Sessors Camere who Solicit the Cause of there Princes or Estate and have for their Fee yearly five hundred Guildernes a peice allowed them out of the Chamber of the Empire To this Court all the other Courts except before excepted both of the Princes and Free Cities in Germany do appeal and receive by the Civill Law there a definitive sentence All these Free Cities for the most part do stand upon Rivers whereof the principall are Danubius Rhenus Albis Menus Mose Mosella Amisia Visurgis Egra Odera Vestula c. Of the which Danubius falleth into Mare Euxinum by Constantinople and the rest into the Ocean And by the benefit of these Rivers and other small Rivers that fall into these the abovesaid Free Cities are cheifely maintained for by meanes thereof they have traffique with the most part of other Nations The Commodities that commonly are had in Germany are Copper Brasse Rhenish Wine Rie Firr-tree wood Woll Madder Hopps Wax Flax Blew-sclate Harnis Harquebushes Daggers Locks and all kinde of Iron