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A50651	A geographical description of the world with a brief account of the several empires, dominions, and parts thereof : as also the natures of the people, the customs, manners, and commodities of the several countreys : with a description of the principal cities in each dominion : together with a short direction for travellers.	Meriton, George, 1634-1711.	1671 (1671)	Wing M1790; ESTC R32424	97,458	377

Jesuits besides the Castle It is situate in a very unwholsome air yet a Town of great resort unto for Traff●ck of Spices 2. Siam whose stateliness giveth name to the whole Kingdom there are besides the Natives 30000 of Arabian Housholds 3. Odia consisting of 400000 Families it is the Seat of the Kings of Brama Patane is also another City standing between Malaca and Siam chief of that Kingdom whereto it giveth name in the height of 7 Degrees The buildings are of Wood and Reed but artificially wrought the Hollanders have had much Trading here of late Pegu. Pegu This Kingdom is blessed with a rich Soyl and a harbourous Sea-shore extending 300 miles in length in which the principal Haven is Martabane As for the City Pegu it is the most fair and elegant City in all India it is distant from the Sea 25 miles This King lives in extraordinary great riches and Majesty he keepeth four Elephants three milk-white and one black all which he divinely worships Thus much of India China CHina hath on the North Catay and the Tartars on the South Cauchin-China on the East the Sea and on the West Brama It reacheth from 17 Degrees to 42 of Northerly Latitude and lyeth after their own description almost four-square On the West it is separated and secure from unneighbourly Nations by a Sandy Wilderness On the North by a Wall which Nature hath framed partly of high Mountains and Art hath supplyed with the nature and industry of men Natures of the people The people are in composition of their body short nosed and small black eyes their beards are thin not having above twenty hairs They are white but not so much as in Europe the men as well as the women suffer their hair to grow long colour it and gather it into a Net or Cawl on the top of their head those which are unmarried wear their hair curled on the top of their foreheads They are for the most part an ingenuous and politick people much delighting in the exercise of manual Arts. The air is very temperate the soyl pleasant and Fertili●y fertil they have two and somewhere three Harvests in a year It aboundeth likewise in Rice Wool Cotton Olives Vines Flax Silk all kinds of Metal Fruits Cattel Sugar Honey Rheubarb Porcelyne Dishes Camphir Ginger all kinds of Spices Wood Musk and Salt The Countrey is for the most part plain in so much that they have Coaches and Carts driven ordinarily with Sails few Mountains but plains of an hundred miles compass Diet. They eat thrice in a day but sparingly not touching their meat with their hands but with two sticks of Ivory Ebony and the like Provinces China is of wonderfull bigness well-nigh equalizing all Europe it is said to be 3000 leagues in compass and 1800 leagues in length As for the name of China it is only used by us the Inhabitants calling themselves Tamans and Tabencos It is divided into 15 Provinces to the least of which our European Countreys cannot admit comparison Six of these border on the Sea Cantan Foquien Chequiam Nanquin Xantam Paquin the other nine be In-land Quiansi Huquam Honan Xiensi Xansi Suchnon Queichen Junan Coansi some reckon these names somewhat differently The King holdeth his Court in Naquin his Predecessors before the Tartarian Conquest are said to have resided in Nanquin or as some say in Quinsay They have 244 Cities of name dignified by the title Fu and as many smaller Cities entituled Cheu with their several Jurisdictions and a third sort called Hieu as big as the meaner Cities of Spain above 1120. Two sorts of Castles both for Fortification and Habitation with priviledges also of Markets the greater sort named Huy 293 the less of greater number 2593 their Villages are innumerable The Cities generally are like one another except in greatness the Streets are strait yielding prospect from one Gate to the other Canton is accounted the least of the Metropolitan Cities yet the Walls of it have 83 Bulwarks the Streets so broad that ten men may ride in front and paved and adorned with many triumphant Arches and Shops on both sides the Bridges here and elsewhere are many of large Free-Stones very costly the High-wayes which lead to the Cities very stately and the Kings Houses for the publick Officers very magnificent after their manner Nanquin is some eight or ten leagues from the Sea with a River leading thither It hath three fair brick-walls with large and stately Gates the Streets are of two leagues or of two and a half in length wide and paved the compass is at least eleven or twelve leagues and containeth by conjecture 200000 houses It equals or exceeds four of the fairest Cities in Europe there are divers other Cities within a dayes journey hereof which are great and famous for Traffick of which Hancheum and Sucheum are chief which are of the Chinians called Paradise for the plenty of all things Sucheum is seated as Venice is having her Streets part by water and part on land so rich in Traffick that 12 millions of Revenue do accrue from hence to the King yearly Quinsay heretofore the Royal Seat of the Kings of Mangi the situation of it is in the midst of China and near the Sea but now this famous City containing heretofore 100 miles in compass having 12000 Bridges and 1600000 Housholds hath bequeathed her Land and greatness unto Nanquin and her Sea-treasures unto Sucheum both succeeding but not together equalling this great and famous City These Cities of China want that elegance and magnificence which stately Temples and sumptuous buildings do afford to our Cities of Europe Their Houses are low without the ornament of Porches Galleries Windows and prospect into the Streets besides these habitations there are many which dwell on Land but in their Ships for their Shipping is of two sorts one for sail and another for habitation also these also meaner or fairer according to the wealth of the Owner In the one side they carry their Families in the other their Passengers Many Barks are as Victualling-houses by the way and likewise as Shops of Merchandize They buy and sell not with Gold but Silver and that not coyned but every one hath his Scales with him to the Market to weigh his Silver and they are subtle and deceitfull if men be not wary Things are there exceeding cheap a hundred pound of Sugar may be bought there for nine or ten sixpences and other things proportionable Tamen This Kingdom is called Tamen and the Inhabitants Tamegines China is a meer stranger in China Revenue The King is absolute Monarch and in Revenue exceedeth all the Princes in Europe and Africk together his whole Revenue being reckoned ariseth together to 150 millions His expences are exceeding great all the Mandarines Eunuchs or Courtiers Souldiers Hospitals and Priests receiving Stipends out of his Exchequer The King hath one Wife but many Concubines whose Children inherit

their ordinary private Diet. They dine most with sodden and liquid meats and sup most with roast but their feasts are more sumptuous than ours and consist for the most part of made fantastical meats and Sallets and sumptuous Compositions rather than of flesh or Birds Their temperancy I cannot commend for besides dinners and suppers they use Breakfasts and Bevers which they call Collations and Gouster so eating four times a day Apparel In general Men and Women excepting Courtiers and some of the Gentry wear light stuffs and rather delicate than sumptuous Garments Your Countrey people wear close Dublets with large Breeches with a large Coat hanging down to their knees all of light stuffs and their Wives in like sort attired have their Heads all over wrapped in linnen Buildings Concerning their Buildings they are magnificent and stately for in general all the Towns and Cities in France are fairer than ours in England Provinces The divers Provinces of this Kingdome are many of which are Picardy Normandy the Isle of France Beavois Poictu Aquitain Bretaign Daulphin Languedock Provence Champaigne Burgundy Of these in order Picardy Picardy is invironed with Normandy Belgium Champaigne and the Sea It is divided into the higher and lower in the higher are the Towns of Calice distant from Dover about 28 or 30 miles 2. Bullen taken by our Henry the Eight In the lower Picardy are S. Quineus Abenile and Amiens No●mandy Normandy hath on the South Main and the Isle of France East the River Some and other parts the Ocean This Dukedome contains divers fair Cities and Towns the chief whereof are 1. Constance 2. Cane 3. Bayeux The chief Haven-Towns are Harflew Deepe and New-Haven Isle of France This Isle is sited in the circlings and confluences of Seine and other petty Brooks The chief City of it is Paris the Metropolis of all France the circuit of which excluding the suburbs is said to be six miles The buildings of this City is for the most part stately of unpolished stone with the out-side plastered and rough cast and the Houses for the most part are four stories high and in some places six The streets are somewhat large and among them the fairest is that of St. Dennis the 2. St. Honore the 3. St. Antonie and the 4. St. Martine The Market-places which are in this City are 11 in number The chiefest building in this City is the Cathedral Church of the blessed Virgin vulgarly call'd Notredam It is supported with 120 pillars whereof 108 are less and 12 very great being all of free-stone The Chauncel is in the midst of the Church which hath 174 walking paces in length and 60 in breadth It hath 45 Chappels in the circuit thereof which are shut with grates of iron In the front it hath 2 double doors with fair statues of 28 Kings Upon the sides are 4 Towers or Belfreys 34 cubits high The greatest Bell called S. Mary requires 24 Men to ring it The second Town of note is S. Dennis ● Charenton Here is in this Isle the royal Palace of Fountain-bleau the fairest House not of France but as they say of all Christendome Labeausse This Province hath on the East France or the Isle West Main North No mandy and South the Loyre The chief Cities are 1. Estampes 2. Chartres The third and principal City of it is Orleance It is seated on the Loyre and is one of the most pleasantest Cities in all France Poictou Poictou hath on the North Brittain and Anjou East the Dukedome of Berry South Xamtoign and Guieon West the Aquitain Sea The chief Cities are Poicters seated on the River Claive being next to Paris for greatness 2. Mailsay 3. Lasson Aquitain Aquitain containeth the Provinces of Gascoign and Xantoign It is bounded with the Pyrenean Hills the Aquitain Ocean and the Garond The chief Cities are 1. Tholouse 2. Bourdeaux a Town famous by the general concourse of Merchants trading for French Wines Bretaigne Bretaigne is invironed with Main Tourein and the Sea The chief Cities hereof are 1. Nantes on the Loyre 2. Rhenes 3. S. Breine 4. Rhoan seated on the North side of the River Seine partly in a plain partly on the side of Hills and the building is for the most part of free-stone Daulphine Daulphine is environed with Avergn West Provence South Savoy East and Bress North. The chief Cities are 1. Lyons a famous Mart-Town and University 2. Valence 3. Vienna Languedock Is almost encompassed with the Pyrenean Hills The chief Cities are 1. Narbon 2. Montpelier seated on the side and is an University Berry This Countrey is invironed with Poictu Toureine Labeause Champaign Bourbon and Limosin The chief City is Burges The Citizens at six Fairs in the year sell great quantity of woollen Cloth 2. Sancerre 3. Argent Tourein On the South-East of Anjou betwixt it and Berry lyeth Toureine The chief City of it is Tours 2. Amboys 3. Bloys Provence Provence is invironed with Languedock Daulphine Piedmont and the Mediterranean Sea The principal Towns are 1. Marseilles a famous Mart-Town 2. Aix 3. Arles the Metropolis of the Burgundian Kingdome 4. Aveignon a very fair City seated on the Rhosne famous in that it was the seat of the Popes for 70 years Champaign Champaigne so called because it is a Champain Countrey It is invironed with Picardy Belgium Lorraine the Burgundy Berry Bourbon and the Isle The chief Cities are 1. Rheims 2. Treys 3. Brir and 4. Chalons Within Rheims is a Colledge for the education of young English fugitives Burgundy Dutchy This Dutchy is invironed with Champaigne the County of Bress and Bourbonoys The chief Cities are 1. Digion 2. Autum 3. Beaulne where there is an Hospital equal to the Palace of any Prince in Europe Labress On the South-East of Burgundy Dutchy and North of Savoy is the Countrey of Labress The chief Towns of it are 1. Castilion 2. Monkeal and 3. Bourge an exceeding strong Town Within the limits of France are four Provinces which as yet acknowledge not the French Command viz The 1. Seignury of Geneva 2. Savoy 3. Lorrain and 4. the County of Burgundy Burgundy County THis County is invironed with Champaign Lorrain Switzerland Bress and the Dutchy The length of it is 90 miles the breadth 60. The people are much renowned for warlike affairs marching under the colours of divers Princes under the name of Walloons The Ground is so exceeding fertil that as France may be call'd the Garden of Europe so this may be accounted the fairest flower of that Garden The chief City is Besanson the Metropolis of both the Burgundies 2. Dole a Town for strength riches and beauty to be prefer'd before any in Burgundy 3 Salines rich in salt-Fountains 4. Castillion Here also are more than 26 walled Towns and 160 Lordships Lorrain THis Dukedome is compassed about with part of Belgium Alsatia the County

Inhabitants It hath on the East Ethiopia Superior West the Atlantick Ocean North Lybia and South the Kingdom of Manicongo in Ethiopia Inferior Natures of the People The Inhabitants at most want the use of reason most alienate from dexterity of wit and all Arts and Sciences prone to luxury and are for the greater part Idolaters Riches The Countrey is abundantly stored with Gold and Silver very fine and pure The River Niger here as the River Nilus in Egypt overfloweth the adjacent Fields for the space of 40 dayes and in so many more recollects his waters into his proper Channels The chief Provinces or Kingdoms of which here are 25 are Kingdoms or Provinces Gualata this Province was subdued by the King of Tombuto a beggarly thievish lying Countrey as any is in the World they anoint their hair every day with the fat of Fish for great gallantry whereof they stink exceedingly The women esteem it their chiefest parts of goodly feature to have large breasts which by art and stretching some have them hanging to their Navel Guinea confineth with Gualata here there is neither Town nor Castle but Mina built and fortified by the Portugal for their better trading here They have some Snakes here of 30 foot long Spiders as big as the palm of ones hand slore of Camelions blue Parrots and many sorts of Apes They esteem it a great part of beauty to have a flat Nose Tombutum this is the richest Prince in all this part of Africk keeping a Royal Palace he hath some Scepters that weigh 13000 pound weight a piece The King will admit no Jews into the City he hateth them so yet he loveth and maintaineth a great number of learned men Melli a Countrey of 300 miles in length hath the richest civilest and industriousest Inhabitants of any amongst these Negrites Cano is a Countrey abounding in Lemmons and Pomegranates Gialofi the people hereof are of that admirable nimbleness that they will leap on a Horse when he gallopeth and stand upright when he runs fastest Benin here the people go naked untill they are married and then are clothed from the wast to the knees the King hereof hath 600 Wives with all which twice a year he goeth in pomp the Gentlemen have some 80 some 90 the meanest 1● Men and Women pinck their bodies putting thereon grease mixed with colour here they offer their Wives to Strangers Nubia stretcheth from Gaoga unto Nilus having the Egyptian confines on the North and the Desarts of Goran on the South Dangala is their chief Town and hath 10000 Families but ill built their Houses being Chalk and Straw the Inhabitants with their Traffick to Cairo become rich there is in this Kingdom great store of Corn Sugar Civet Sandal and Ivory They have a strong poyson here the tenth part of a Grain whereof will kill a man in a quarter of an hour one Ounce is sold for 100 Ducats Bornum here the people have neither Children Wives nor Names but are distinguished by some external accident Gaoga this Kingdom hath neither civility letters nor Government The chief Towns of these Provinces are Tombutum Genni Agadez Guangara Songum and Choninam the third City in estimation of all Africk Thus much of the Land of the Negros Ethiopia Superior or the Empire of Prester John THis is the greatest and powerfullest Prince in all Africk his Dominion begins at the entrance of the Red Sea and stretcheth to the entrance of the Island of Seine North East on Egypt and the Desarts of Nubia and on the South-side on Monemugi It contains in compass 4000 Italian miles Fertility The Region is scarce in Wheat but plenty in Rice Barley Pease and Beans They have abundance of Sugar Minerals of all sorts and infinite Herds of Oxen and Sheep they have no coyn of Gold or Silver Salt is the most currant money The Mountains and Woods are full of Bassill and other odoriferous Plants Natures of the People The people are much inclined to Barbarism destitute of learning not to be credited unless they swear by the life of their Prince they hate a Smith equally with the Devil their colour is generally Olive-tawny Rivers Their chief Rivers are Abas Totcasis and Nilus There are in this Empire 70 tributary Kingdoms the chief whereof are Barnagasso this Kingdom is situate upon the Red Sea it stretcheth from Suachen almost to the mouth of the Streits it hath no other Port on the Red Sea but Erocco neither hath the Prester any other Port in all his Dominion but this and of late the Turk hath taken this with that of Suachen and forced the Governour of this Province to compound for the yearly sum of 1000 ounces of Gold Tigramahon this Kingdom lyeth between Nilus Marabo Angote and the Sea It hath in it Cazunio supposed to be the Royal Seat of that Queen that visited Solomon Angote is between Tigramahon and Amare in this Kingdom Iron and Salt is currant money The Hill Amarah Amara is situate in the midst of the Countrey here is a steep Hill dilating it self in a round form many dayes journey in compass It is situate in a Plain extending it self every way without other Hill in the same for the space of ●0 leagues the form is round the height is such that it is a dayes work to ascend from the bottom to the top the air above is wholesome and delectable and they live there very long without sickness there are 34 Palaces on the top spacious sumptuous and beautifull where the Princes of the Royal blood have their abode with their Families Xoa this Kingdom hath store of Corn and Cattle Goyame this Kingdom hath plenty of Gold here only and in the Hills of the Moon is found the Unicorn which is seldom seen only the Horn is found which he casteth in manner of the Hart. Fatigar in Fatigar is a Lake on the top of a high Mountain 12 miles in compass stored with Fish and thence run many Rivers stored with the same Fish Guegere was sometime called Mero the Inhabitants are confederate with the Turks and Moors against the Abassines it is an Island situate in the Rive● Nilus The chief Cities of this Kingdom are Saba and Zambra besides these two there is none have above 3000 Houses in them but these are populous and magnificent with Towers Temples triumphant Arches Obelisks Pyramides and the like tokens of Industry Antiquity and Majesty Saba was founded by the Queen which visited Solomon and was the Mother-City of the Empire It hath 5000 Houses great and sumptuous the Streets spacious with Portals and Pent-houses it hath four choice Gates all Alablaster and Jasper wrought with antique works the great doors of Cedar curiously carved the wayes that lead to these Gates for the space of two leagues are set with Palms Planes Oranges Cedars Cypress and other Trees on both sides for shade and fruit Near to this City are Mines of Gold Gardens and other