A Figure of the Heavens and Elements  
EARTH  
AER  
EYER  
1 ☽ The moon could and moist Benevolent silver  
2 ☿ Mercury such as he is joined with quick silver  
3 ♀ Could and moist Benevolent copper  
4 ☉ The son hot and dry Benevolent gold  
5 ♂ Mars hot and dry Malevolent Iron  
6 ♃ Jupiter hot and moist Benevolent tin  
7 ♄ Saturn could and dry Malevolent Lead  
8 ♈ Aries* 2 ♉ Taurus* ♊ Gemini* 4 ♋ Cancer* 5 Leo* 6 ♍ virgo* 7 ♎ libra* ♏ scorp* 9 ♐ Sagita* 10 ♑ Capri* ♒ Aq*ar* 12 ♓ piss*  
9 The crystalline Heaven  
10 The first movable Heavene    

A DESCRIPTION OF The whole World, WITH Some General Rules touching the use of the GLOBE, Wherein Is contained the situation of several Countries.  
Their particular and distinct governments, Religions, Arms, and degrees of Honour used among them.  
Very delightful to be read in so small a Volume.  
By ROBERT FAGE, Esq.  The earth is the Lords, and the fullness thereof, Psalm. 24. vers. 1. 
LONDON, Printed by I. Owsley, and sold by Peter stint, at the White-horse in Guilt-spur-street, between Newgate and pie-corner, 1658.   

A DESRIPTION OF The whole world WITH Rules for the use of the Globes, and understanding of Maps.  
THe Heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth the work of his hands, Psalm 19 1. In the Creation of which and the whole earth, and sea, and all things therein contained, of mere nothing within the compass of six days; and in his wise and gracious ordering and guiding of all things, is abundantly set forth his infinite and unutterable wisdom, power, greatness, and goodness: His end herein is first and chiefly for his own glory, The Lord made all things for himself, Prov. 16. 4. And secondly, men's happiness, unto whom the dominion of all things was under God committed, Gen. 1. Psalm. 8. 6.  
That men may come therefore to some understanding thereof, I shall first speak of the Heavenly and of the Earthly Globes, and the several matters incident thereunto. Then I shall also make a brief description of the four parts of the earth, and the countries in each part, the several Religions professed in them; with their varieties of trade and commodities therein, never yet set forth in a Treatise of this nature.  
The whole wo●ld therefore is divided into two parts, Ethereal, or Celestial, and Elemental; Of which there are two Globes accordingly, the heavenly and the earthly; Now a Globe is a proportionable representation of the heavens or of the earth; the Ethereal, Celestial, or heavenly part doth compass the terrestrial o● earthly, and containeth the ten upper Spheres, or nearest unto the earth, the Moon 2. Mercury 3. Venus 4. the Sun 5. Mars 6. Jupiter 7. Saturn 8. the starry firmament 9 the crystalline heaven, having no stars at all, 10. the Primum Mobile, or first mover, containing all the rest within it, and moving from the east to the west, carrieth about with it in violence all the other Spheres. The rest of the Spheres have contrary motions, every one in his kind, though far slower than the other, & the motions are contrary from the west to the east; and so are carried about oftentimes by the first mover, before they make one perfect revolution in themselves.  
The Chrystaline or ninth sphere his motion is almost insensible, and is called the trembling motion, pe●formed (according to the opinion of latter Astronomers) in four thousand nine hundred years.  
The eight sphere being the starry firmament, in seven thousand years, the sphere of Saturn in thirty years, of Jupiter in twelve years, Mars in two years, the Sun passeth the zodiac in three hundred sixty five days, Venus ends her course in somewhat more than a year, Mercury holds equal pace with the Sun, and the Moon co●rseth about the heavens once every eight and twenty days.  
Thus much for the Celestial or heavenly part of the world, wherein I shall need say nothing of the religion of Angels, and the spirits of just men made perfect, seeing it is manifest enough to every one, that there they keep their first esta●e; The religion also of the fallen Angels (who are held by many to be thrust out of heaven, and to abide in the air, whereupon Satan is called the Prince of the air, Eph. 2. 2.) is so no●o●ious for enmity against God and all manner of wickedness, that poor man is more sen●ient of ●orow, for their tentations, than 〈◊〉 with words to express their wickedness to the life.  
The Elemental part of the world is fourfold, earth, water, air, fire, as may be seen in that round figure of the frame of the heavens and elements one within another; the inmost and middlemost circle containing earth and water intermixed together; the next the three regions of the air; and immediately above that orb is the element of fire: all which you may eas●ly discern by their seve●al names in their proper places. And this much shall suffice to have spoken of the Glob● of 〈◊〉 whole world.  
I shall now peak first generally and briefly of the Globe of the whole earth, and things incident thereunto● th●n 〈◊〉 parti●ularly of the several, and every remarkable co●n●y in each part, as I promised in the beginning.  
The Globe of the earth therefore is defined to be a sphe●ic●l body propo●tionably composed of ea●●h and water, the two parts thereof.  
The parts of the earth are either real or imagin●ry.  
The real parts are either Continents or Islands, A Continent is a great quantity of Land not interlaced or separated by the sea, wherein many kingdoms and p●incipalities are con●ained; as Europe, Asia, Africa and America.  
An lsland, called in La●ine insula quasi in sale, is a part of the earth environed sound with waters; as Britain, Java, St. Laurence Isle, Bermoodes.  
Now these again are subdivided into a Peninsula, Isthmos, and a Promontory. A peninsula is such a tract of land, which being almost encompassed round by waters, is nevertheless joined to the firm land by some little Isthmus, as Peloponesus, Taurica, Cymbrica and Pervana.  
An Isthmus is a little narrow neck of land which joineth any peninsula to the continent; as the straits of Dariene in Peru, and Corinth in Greece.  
A Promontory is some high mountain which shooteth itself into the sea, the utmost end of which is called a Cape: as that great Cape of good hope; and Cape Verde in Africa, Cape Gomerie in Asia, and that of Saint Michael's mount in Cornwall, the north Cape in Norway, and divers others.  
There are also other real parts of the earth, as mountains, valleys, fields, plains, woods, and the like.  
The other general part of the Globe is the water, divided into the Ocean. Secondly, the Sea. Thirdly, the Straits. Fourthly, Creeks.  
The Ocean is the general collection of all waters, which invironeth the whole world on every side.  
The sea is part of the Ocean, to which we cannot come, but through some strait, as the Mediterranean sea, the Balti●k sea, and the like.  
These two take their names either f●om the adjacent places, as the British Ocean, the ●erman sea, the Atlantic sea, and the like: Or from the first Discoverer, as the Magellanick sea, Forbushers Straits●, or from some remarkable accident, as the Red sea from the red colour of the ●ands, and the like.  
Thirdly, a strait is a part of the Ocean restrained within narrow bounds, and opening a way to the sea, as the straits of Gibraltar, Hellespont, Anian.  
Fourthly, A creek is a crooked shore, thrusting forth as it were two arms, to embrace and affectionately to hold the sea; as the Adriatic, Persian and Corinthian creek. Hitherto belong Rivers, Brooks, and fountains engendered of congealed air in the earth's concavities, and seconded by sea-waters, creeping through hidden crannies thereof.  
Thus much of the real parts of the earth in general.  
The compass of the whole earth is cast by our latest learned Geographers, twenty one thousand six hundred English miles, which we thus compute. We see by continued experience, that the Sun for every degree in the heavens, gains sixty miles upon the earth towards his circuit round, and after three hundred sixty degrees returneth to the same point in respect of us as before it was. Add the number of sixty so oft, and you will find the account the same, and so by proportion of the circumference to the Diameter, which is, tripla sesqui septima. the same which twenty two hath to seven.  
We may count likewise the earth's thickness to the centre: The whole Diameter by rule being less than a third part of the circuit. That in the proportion to twenty one thousand six hundred, will be six thousand eight hundred seventy two, half the number will reach the middle of the world, and that is, three thousand four hundred thirty six, being considered with great exactness, as the measure of such a great bulk as the earth is, can easily be taken and comprehended.  
Geographers attribute unto the earth five circles.  
The first is the Equinoctial, when the Sun in his course is come thereunto; about the eleventh of March and September, the day and the night are of equal length through the whole earth. It is also termed the Equator, and by the seafaring men the middle Line; because it divideth the earth into two equal parts, of which the one lieth towards the north, the other towards the south. And because it is in the midst between the two poles of the world, one in the north, the other in the south. The second circle is called the tropic of the Crabb, because when the sun is come thither about the tenth of June, it returneth by little and little unto the Equator. And then unto them that dwell on the north-side of the Equator, is the day longest; and shortest to them that dwell on the southside thereof. This circle is distinct from the Equinoctial twenty three degrees, three minutes and an half, Northward.  
The third is called the tropic of Capricorn, because the sun being come thereto on the eleventh of December, turneth his course backward to the Equator; and then contrariwise, to them who live on the north of the Equator is the day shortest, and longest to them on the south thereof; it is distant from the Equinoctial southward twenty three degrees, thirty one minutes and an half.  
The fourth is called the Arctic circle; the fifth the Antarctic; of which the one is distant twenty three degrees, thirty one minutes and an half from the no●th pole; the other just so many from the south pole. And are described by the revolution of heaven from the Poles of the zodiac, which is the sun. Mercator the ancient Astronomer understood by the Arctic circle not only that aforesaid, but also every circle whose half Diameter answereth to the pole in any place whatsoever, and containeth, according to the Altitude of every country, certain stars, which never set, but always are above the earth; so that in all regions differing in Latitude, this circle is diverse, as also is the Antarctick. Now the four lesser circles, the two Tropics and Polar circles, do fitly part the earth into five Zones, that is to say girdles, because they compass like bands, the round Globe of the earth. The first of these Zones lieth under the Arctic or north circle, and is called the cold north Zone; the second lieth under the Antarctic or sourth circle is called the cold south Zone; the third is situate in the middle between the two Tropics called the scorched Zone; the fourth lieth under that which is between the north circle and the tropic of Cancer, and is called the temperate north Zone; the fifth also is under that space which is between the tropic of Capricorn, and the south circle, and is called the temperate south Zone.  
Now to understand rightly the situation of countries, their Longitude and Latitude according to the mind of Geographers is to be known. The Latitude of places which with the height of the pole is always one, beginning at the Equinoctial, is taken two manner of ways; either towards the south, or towards the north, unto the number ninety. The Longitude is returned from the Meridian circle, and about the west Islands called Carva and Flores, beginning right at the Equator easterly, and running forwards unto the number three hundred sixty. As for example, London lieth from the Equinoctial northward, fifty one decrees and a half, which is the Latitude; and the Longitude thereof is twenty degrees answering unto that degree of the Equinoctial, reckoning from the Meridian.  
And now that I have briefly touched upon the Longitude and Latitude of countries, and having often spoke of the Meridian and Horizon: I shall I hope not unprofitably take time in a word or two, to tell you what each of them are.  
The Meridian is a great circle rounding the earth from pole to pole. There are many Meridians according to the divers places in which a man liveth. But the chief and first Meridian passeth through the islands Saint Michael and of the Vs.  
The Horizon is a great circle designing so great a space of the earth as a quick sight can ken in an open field: the use of it is to discern the divers risings and settings of the stars.  
I shall now speak a little of the Climates, and Parallels, and then I hope I have done with things generally concerning the earth.  
A climate is a space of the earth included within the space of two parallels.  
The use of them is to show the difference of length and shortness of days over all the world, as you may see in the midst of every climate, the number of the longest day in the year, under that climate; the longest day in one climate differing half an hour from the longest of another, so that there are twenty four climates, consisting of forty eight parallels, ere the day come to be twenty four hours of length, which is twelve hours longer than the equinoctial day is. Now under the Equinoctial line, and thirteen degrees, that is, three parallels on either side thereof, the days exceed not the length of twelve hours, but after in every clime increase the length of half an hour; and when they come to forty eight parallels and twenty fo●r climates (as I said before) the days being then twenty four hours long, their increase is then by whole weeks and months, till in the twenty fourth clime about the pole, the day is full half a year long; and it is thus between the Equator and the north pole. So it is between the said Equator and the south pole: wherefore there are two sorts of climes, that is, twenty four northern, and as many southern, touching the names of which and other circumstances, I shall say nothing here, but leave the readers to other more long discourses, thinking this enough in a tract of this nature to have spoken of things generally concerning the whole earth.  
The whole earth is now divided into four parts. 

Europe.  
Asia.  
Africa.  
America.   Of each part, and their several regions, Empires, kingdoms, dominions, commonwealths, Titles of honours and laws, as briefly as I can, together also with their sundry trade and commodities.  
Europe, though the least of the three first parts of the world, nevertheless excelleth all other parts in worthiness, power, renown, multitudes of well-builded cities, and of people skilful in all kind of arts, also excelling in virtue, and the knowledge of God, better than all the riches of the world.  
Through the Grecian and Roman Empire in it, it hath had once the dominion over Asia and Africa. Mr. Heylin mentions in it fourteen mother tongues, which I will not stand now to name.  
It hath plenty of grain, plants, fruits, coals, rivers, and fountains of admirable virtue; it needs nothing but what may be well spared, as hot spices, not so fit for our temper, precious jewels, the nourishers of vain and soul-destroying pride, and wild beasts, which cause deserts where they breed; yet of gold, silver, and other commodities it hath a part: it is divided on the east from Asia, partly by the rivers Duina, and Tunis, and partly by the l●ke called Meotis, now termed Mare de le Zabbacche, & pone Euxine, or Mare Maggiore.  
From Africa, it is severed by the midland sea; on the west and north side it hath the great Ocean; I shall follow Mr. Heylins method in the desciption of the regions and countries thereof, beginning with first Italy, then going secondly to the Alps, thirdly, France, fourthly Spain, fifthly Britain, sixthly, Belgia, sevently, Germany, eighthly Denmark, ninethly, Swethland, tenthly, Russia, eleventh Poland, twelfth, Hungary, thirteenth, Sclavonia, fourteenth, Dacia, and the fifteenth Greece; speaking of the several islands, as they relate to some or other of these greater countries.  
Italy, the mother of all Latin learning stretcheth out easterly on Asia between the Adriatic and Tuscan Seas, and borders towards the west upon France, and towards the north on Germany, and is severed from those countries by the river Varus, and the mountains called Alps, the rest being compassed with the sea. It hath had seven kinds of government, first Kings, second Consuls, third Dictators, fourth Decemviri, fifth Tribunes, sixth Emperors, seventh Popes. It flourished most in the time of Christ, and a little afterwards by means of the great and wide dominion of the mighty city of Rome, which then reigned as Queen of the world, over many lands of Europe, Asia, and Africa.  
This land excelleth all the lands of Europe, in fruitfulness and pleasantness, the inhabitants are witty, industrious and frugal, yet hot and lascivious. And withal the men very jealous, and that taken to be not without cause. The religion there now professed is the Popish Religion, unto which they are more straightly kept by the Inquisition.  
The chief wares which are carried out of Italy into other countries, are rice, silks, velvets, satins, taffetas, grogrems, rashes, stamels, bumbasins, fustians, felts, serving for cloaks, costly arras, gold and silver-thread, alum, galls, Venetian drinking and looking-glasses. It containeth at this day the kingdoms of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia, the lands and patrimony of the Church so called▪ which the Pope possesseth; the great Dukedoms of Urbino and Tuscani, the commonwealths of Venice, Genoa, and Luca, and the estates of Lombary, being the Dukedoms of Milan, Mantua, Modena, Parma, Montferrat, and the principality of Piedmont; of all which I shall observe somewhat.  
The kingdom of Naples in Italy, is environed on all sides with the Adriatic, Ionian and Tuscan seas, excepting where it joineth on the west to the lands of the Church, from which separated by a line drawn from the mouth of the river Tronto or Druentus, falling into the Adriatic, to the spring head of Axofenus, taking up all the east of Italy, one thousand four hundred sixty eight miles; it hath anciently been called the kingdom of both the Sicily's. The fertilest place of all Italy, abounding in all things necessa●y for life, delight and physic. Hence are also brought the Neapolitan horses. It hath had thirteen Princes, twenty four Dukes, 25. Marquesses, ninety Earls, and nine hundred Batons, not titular only, but men of great estates; It hath had twenty six Kings of several countries, beginning first with the Norman race, and now being in the hand of Spain; the disease called now the French Pox, was first in all Christendom found here. The Arms of this kingdom are Azure●seme of Fleur de Lices, or a file of three Labels Gules.  
Its revenue is two millions and an half of crowns, whereof twenty thousand are the Popes his chief rent, and the rest so exhausted in maintaining garrisons upon the Natives, and a strong Navy against the Turks, that the King of Spain receiveth not a fourth part thereof clearly; it hath twenty Archbishops, and one hundred twenty seven Bishops-Seas.  
The kingdom of Sicilia in Italy is situate under the fourth climate; the longest day being thirteen hours and an half; it shoots forth into the Sea with three capes or Promontories.  
The people are ingenious, eloquent and pleasant, but withal very inconstant and full of talk; they invented Oratory, Pastoral Eclogues, hour-glasses, with military engines. The soil is incredibly fruitful in Wine, oil, Honey, Minerals of gold, silver, and alum; together with plenty of salt, and sugar; there are also gems of agates, and Emeralds; it yieldeth also great store of the richest silk, hath most excellent and delicious fruits both for taste and colour; with abundance also of all sorts of grain. Here is the hill Aetna, which many have taken to be hell, and ignorant Papists Purgatory, because of its sending forth of flames of fire, which the brimstone there causeth. It hath many Cities. Rivers, and Lakes, of which I cannot stand to treat.  
There were eight Kings of Sicilia, six of the first whereof were called to rule. In the year one thousand two hundred eighty one, the house of Arragon governed it, and there hath succeeded ten Kings; It is now united to the Crown of Spain the revenue is eight hundred thousand, some say million of ducats disbursed again on the entertainment of the viceroy & defence of the Island the Arms are four Pallets, Gules sable, being those of Arragon between two Flanches Argent, charged with as many Eagles Sabel beaked Gul●s.  
It hath had seven Princes, four Dukes, thi●teen Marquesses, fourteen Earls, one Viscount, and forty eight Barons; the people are Papists, and have three archbishops, and nine Bishops.  
The Island and kingdom of Sardinia in Italy, lieth west from Sicily from the nearest point Cape Boy, or Cape Bara.  
It is distant about two hundred miles, it is in length one hundred eighty miles, ninety in breadth, five hundred sixty in the circuit, and is situate under the fourteenth climate, the longest day being fourteen hours; there is neither wolf nor Serpent, neither venomous or hurtful beast, but the fox only, and a little creature like a spider, which will by no means endure the sight of the Sun, excep● 〈◊〉 by violence: Some pools it hath, very plentiful of fish▪ but generally are destitute of River-water, that they are fai● to keep the rain which falls in winter for their use in summer; by means whereof, and for that there is is no passage, for the Northern winds being obstructed by the high mountains near Cap-Lugudori, the air is generally unhealthy, if not pestilential. The soil is very fertile, but ill manured, well stored with all sorts of cattle; the horses hereof ●ot, headstrong and hard to be broken, but will last long: the bullocks naturally gentle, so that the countryman doth as familiarly ride them, as they do in Spain on Mules or Asses, here is also the beast called Mufrones or Muscriones, found in Corsica also, but in no other part of Europe, somewhat resembling a stag, but of so strong an hide, that it is used by the Italians in stead of Armour, of the skin of which carried to Cordova in Spain, and there dressed is made the right Cordovant leather; also there is an herb whereof if one eat, it is said that he will die with laughter; the herb being of such a poisonous nature, that it causeth the man to die with such a convulsion of sine●s, tha● he seemeth to grin or laugh at the time of his death. The people are small of sta●●re, their complexion inclining unto swarthiness, rude in manners, very slothful and rebellious, yet given to hunting, their diet mean, their appa●●el in towns gorgeous, in villages base, their religion papistically formal, little curious, their Clergy being counted the most illiterate and ignorant in that part of the world called Chris●endome; it 〈◊〉 now in the hands of the king of Spain, 〈◊〉 by a Vice Roy, who resides at Calari●▪ and must of necessity be a Spa●●ard, under whom are 〈◊〉 Deputies, Governour●, 〈…〉 what profits arise here to the King of Spain, I have nowhere found. The arms hereof are said to be Or a cross Gules betwixt four Saraçens' heads Sable curled argent. There are also divers small islands belonging thereunto. And lastly it hath three Archbishops and fifteen Bishops.  
The lands of the Church, or the Pope's Dominions in Italy, lie west of the realm of Naples, extended north and south from the Adriatic to the Tuscan Seas, bounded on the north-east with the river Trontus, on the southeast with the Axofenus, by which two parted from that kingdom as on the northwest by the rivers Poe and Frore; by which separated from the State of Venice: and on the south-west by the river Piscio, by which it is divided from the modern Tuscany, or the State of the Florentine. It is the middle of Italy, having in breadth from one Sea unto another, above one hundred miles, and in length above three hundred miles; the land exceeding fertile, abounding with multitudes of people, seldom consumed with wars; they are good husbands for their ground, but no tradesmen for Manufactures; there have been fifteen exarchs of Ravenna in Romandiola; seventeen Dukes and Marquesses of Ferrara: the revenue whereof was two hundred fifty thousand crowns yearly, but now it is not worth so much to the Pope: there have been also six Dukes of Urbino, the revenues are one hundred thousand crowns; but the chiefest glory they have, is of the city Rome, sometime the Empress of the world: there are accounted to have passed in it sixty five Bishops before it usurped the spiritual supremacy over Christendom; Bonifacius the third in the year of Christ six hundred and six making the sixty sixth Bishop, so ful●illing the mark of Antichrist, Rev. 13. 18. of the number six hundred sixty six, which also the numeral letters make up in his arrogant Title, Genera Lis VICar Ius DeI In terrIs.  
The Bishops taking this Title in the year one thousand six hundred forty four, had been one hundred seventy nine, and both added together, two hundred forty four; and how many more they shall be, he only knoweth, who knoweth all things; the ordinary temporal revenues of the Pope, are two millions of crowns, but the extraordinary spiritual, twice as much. There were several orders of monks installed at several times, called the orders of Sain●Basil, Austin, Jerome, Carmelites, Crouched friars, Dominicans, Benedictines, Franciscans, Jesuites, and Oratorians: And of women the Orders chiefly of Clare and Bridget, which to name only, I think may suffice in a Treatise of this nature. The archbishops here are forty four, the Bishops fifty seven.  
The Italian Provinces of the State of Venice, lie northward of the lands of the Church from Romandiola to the Alps, bounded on the South with the Territory of Ferrara and the rest of Romandiola on the west, with the dukedom of Milan on the north, with the main body of the Alps, and on the east with the Adriatic sea and the river Arsia, by which it's parted from Liburnia, a Sclavonian province. It abounds with wise people and fruitful cities and countries; their religion is popish, but not so absolutely slavish as the rest. They b●ptize the Sea yearly, and their Duke marryeth it as often.  
Their government is Aristocratical and popular; they have had near one hundred Dukes of Venice; they have two principal orders of Knighthood, of Saint Mark the Patron of the city, instituted one thousand three hundred thirty, and renewed one thousand five hundred sixty two. They are to be of noble blood, at least a Gentleman; their word or Motto is, Pax tibi Marce: the other is of the glorious Virgin, instituted one thousand two hundred twenty two: their charge is to defend Widows and Orphans, and to procure (as much as in them is) the peace of Italy. The Arms of the order is a purple cross between certain stars; the Habit a white Surcoat over a russet cloak, and seems to be religious as well as military: there are in this Italian part of Venice, two Patriarchs, and sixteen Bishops.  
The dukedom of Florence or the estate of the G●eat Duke of Tuscany, is divided in the east from Saint Peter's Pat●imony by the river Pisca, on the west from the commonwealth of Genoa, by th●river Macra, and the strong fort of Sarezana, on the north from Romandiola, and Marca Anteritana by the Appeninne hills: and on the southside, it is bounded with the Tuscan or Terrhenian seas: It was a while a free State, having Princes of the house of Medici, but now it is governed by the Duke of Florence, or great Duke of Tuscany, of the same family. The length of this State is two hundred sixty mile, the breadth in some places much inferior: the only order of Knighthood here is that of Saint Stephen, in●●ituted one thousand five hundred sixty one. It is kept August 6. yearly, and hath all the privileges of them of Malta, upon condi●ion that they of the order should make a vow of charity, of continual chasity and obedience; they are to be nobly born, and in lawful wedlock, of 〈◊〉 Romish Church, and without note of infamy; their Robe is of white Chamlet, with a red cross of their lefr side sowed upon their midday Garments, or their wearing cloaks: the number is uncertain; the great Duke is the supreme Master of it, the revenues are very great; besides the great Duke is a Merchant, and taketh Excise almost of every thing: the Arms are Or, five Tortecax, Gules, two two & one and one in chief, Azure charged with three florwres-de-luce of the first. Here are three archbishops and twenty six Bishops.  
The free State of Luca in Italy, lieth betwixt the State of the great Duke, and the commonwealth of Genoa; they are a free, courteous, modest people of good judgement and discreet, wisely preserving their liberty against the strength of potent neighbours, they are industrious also, well seen in Manufactures, especially in weaving cloth of gold and silk. The Dominions of it are eighty miles, the revenue is eighty thousand crowns yearly; it can raise for war fifteen thousand foot and three thousand horse; the government is mixed of Aristocracy, and democracy: the principal Magistrate, called gone Falinere, is changeable every second month, assisted by a certain and determinate number of citizens, whom they change every sixth month also, during which time they lie together in the palace or common hall; their Protector is also elective, of some neighbour King or State; their religion is Popish; they have two Bishops, only acknowledging the Archbishop of Florence for their Metropolitan.  
The commonwealth of Genoa in Italy lieth west of Tuscany, from which it is divided by the river Macra. They were anciently a large State, but have now only Liguria and the isle of Corsica in their power; the men were good warriors, Merchants, and given to usury, which they learned of the Jews. Mr. Heylin reporteth, that it was the saying of a merry fellow, that in Christendom there were neither Scholars enough, Gentlemen enough, nor Jews enough: not Scholars enough, for then so many would not be double or treble-beneficed; not Gentlemen enough, for than we should not have so many peasants turn gentlemen; nor lastly, Jews enough, for then so many Christians would not turn Usurers.  
The women here are privileged above all Italy having liberty to talk with whom they will, and be courted by any that will both publicly and privately; from hence and some other particulars, they have made this proverb of the State of the country; Mountains without wood, Seas without fish, men without faith, and women without shame. They have a Duke and eight more assistant with him, all subject to the general counsel of four hundred men; the Duke and his eight assistants hold but two years; Spain is their Protector, and they have one Archbishop, fourteen Bishops.  
The States of Lombary in Italy is bounded on the east with Romandiola, and the State or Territory of Ferrara, on the west with that part of the Alps which divides Italy from France, on the north (reckoning Marca Trevigiana within the bounds thereof) with that part of the Alps which lieth towards Germany; and on the fo●th with the Apennine, which parteth it from Liguria or the States of Genoa: as Italy is the garden of Europe, so Lombary is the Garden of Italy for the fruitfulness.  
The dukedom of Milan in Italy, hath on the east the States of Mantua and Parma, on the west Piedmont, and some part of Switzerland one of the Provinces of the Alps, on the north Marca Trevigana, and on the south the Apennine, which parteth it from Liguria Or the States of Genoa: It hath had several Lords and Dukes of Milan, accounted the chief dukedom in Christendom, but now under the Spaniards; the aunual rent worth eight hundred thousand ducats; but considering all charges, the Spaniard is taken to be out in keeping it. The arms are Argent, a Serpent Azure crowned, Or, in his Gorge an infant Gules, there are one Archbishop, six Bishops.  
The dukedom of Mantua in Italy, is bounded on the west with Milan, on the east with Romandiola, on the north with Marca Triugiana▪ and on the south with the dukedom of Parma; the soil is reasonable good, and yieldeth all sorts of fruits, being well manured plentiful in corn, pastures and abundance of Vines, but the inhabitants not so civil and well bred as the rest of Italy, childish in their apparel, without manly gravity, in entertainment of friends and exacting all they can from strangers; it is a free State, & hath many Dukes thereof, the chief order of Knighhood in these dukedoms is of the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, instituted Ann. one thousand six hundred eight, it consisteth of twenty Knights whereof the Mantuan Dukes are sovereigns. The collar hath threads of gold, laid on with fire, and enterwoven with these words, Domine probasti.  
To the collar are pendent two Angels supporting three drops of blood, and circumscribed, Nihil ista triste recepto. It is accounted a great circuit, but not worth above five hundred thousand Ducats: the arms are argent, a cross Patee Gules between four Eagles sable membered of the second, under an escutcheon in fise charged quarterly with Gules, a Lion Or and Or three bars sable: here are one Archbishop, four Bishops.  
I shall pass by the Dukedoms of Modena, Parma, and Mountferrat, as being all three but small esttates of Italy, and having but four Bishops amongst them all: the arms of Modena the same with the dukedom of Ferrara, and the arms of Mountferrat, Gules, a chief argent: thus much for Italy.  
The principality of Piedmont a part of the alps, situate at the foot of the Mount is bounded on the east with Milan and Mountferrat, on the west with Savo●, on the north within the Swissers, and on the south it runneth in a narrow valley to the Mediterranean, having Mountferat on the one side Province and a part of the Alps upon the other: it is very fertile compared with Savoy, and Switzerlaad, but thought to be inferior to the rest of Italy: the Arms of this principality are Gules, a cross argent, charged with a Label of three points Azure. It is now subject to the dukedom of Savoy.  
Savoy strictly and specially so called, is bounded on the East with Wallisland, and part of Piedmont on the west, with dauphin and La Bress, on the south with some parts of Daulphine only, and on the north with Switzerland and the lake of Geneva. The country is altogether hilly and mountainous, very healthful but not very fruitful: the common people are naturally very dull, but the Gentry pleasant, ingenious, and civil: there have been near thirty Earls and Dukes of Savoy: it is a very strong place with fortifications of nature; the revenue ordinarily a million of crowns yearly. The only order of Knighthood here is that of the Anunciado, ordained one thousand four hundred and eight; their collar is of fifty links, to show the mysteries of the Virgin; at the end is her portraiture with the history of the annunciation, instead of a Motto these letters F. E. R. T. i. e. Fortitudo ejus Rhodum tenuit, are engraven to every plate or link of the collar, each link being interwoven one within another in form of a true lover's knot; the number of the Knights is fourteen beside the Duke the sovereign of the order; the solemnity held annually on our Lady day: the Arms are G. a cross A. Geneva is a city of the dukedom of Savoy, now a free State, having cast off both the Pope and their own Duke, and kept freely by their neighbour's jealousy each of other touching it; the religion is Calvinist Protestant, the government Presbyterial, the language the worst French, the people industrious, and Merchants; their situation, for neighbours advantageous thereunto.  
Wallisland reacheth from the mountain de Burken to the town of Saint Maurice, where the hills do close and shut up the valley, which is so narrow in that place, that a bridge laid from one hill to another (under which the river Rosue doth pass) is capable of no more than one Arch only, and that defended with a Castle, and two strong gates; on other parts it is environed with a continual wall of steep and horrid mountains, covered all the year long with a crust of ice, not passable at all by armies, and not without much difficulty by single passengers, so that no citadel can be made so strong by Art as this country is by nature. The valley is very fruitful in Saffron, corn, wine, and most delicate fruits, having meadows and pleasant pastures. They have also a Fountain of Salt, and many hot baths, and medicinal waters; they have cattle enough to serve them; also a wild Buck, equal to a stag in bigness, footed like a Goat, and horned like a fallow Deer, leaping with wonderful agility, and so not easily caught, but in summer time, for then with the heat he is blind. The people are courteous towards strangers, but very rough and churlish towards one another: they are of the Romish religion, and subject to the Bishop of Zion. The Deputies of the seven Resorts having not only voices with the Cantons in his election but bein chosen they join with him also in the Diets for choosing Magistrates, redressing grievances, and determining matters of the State.  
Switzerland hath on the east the Grisons, and some part of Tyrol in Germany, on the west the mountain Jove and the lake of Geneva, which parts it from Savoy, and Burgundy, on the north Suevia, another province also of the upper Germany; and on the south Wallisland, and the Alps which borders on the dukedom of Milan. It is totally in a manner overgrown with craggy mountains, but such as for the most part have grassy tops, and in their hollowness rich meadows and nourishing pastures, being two hundred forty miles in length, and one hundred eighty in breadth: the inhabitants are rich, and rugged of disposition like their land, good soldiers and mercenary almost to every one; their religion mixed, some Papists, some Protestants, Zwinglians, yet they have agreed to tolerate one another; their government popular.  
The country of the Grizons is bounded on the east with the country of Tyrol, with Switzerland on the north, with Suevia, and a part of the Swissers, on the south with Lombardy, a very mountainous and barren land, the people now Protestant, their government popular; in these Alpine parts there are two archbishops, thir●teen Bishops.  
France hath always been held the principal and worthiest kingdom of all Christendom; it is bounded on the east with Germany, and southward with the Mediterranean Sea, southeast with the Alps, and on the north with the British Sea. It is very fruitful in all sorts of grain, and whatsoever is needful for the maintenance of life, especially it hath great abundance of wines, wherewith many other lands are also served. It is divided into many great Dukedoms and Provinces, hath in it also divers great, mighty and famous cities, the people are heady; but ingenious and good warriors. The government is merely regal, and at the pleasure of the Prince, of which it hath had many great and powerful ones: the religion of the Land is Popish, but there are many Protestants there, who although they have been greatly persecuteed, yet sometimes their number hath indulged them in the exercise thereof: the chief orders of Knighthood yet extant here are first of Saint Michael, instituted one thousand four hundred and nine. It consisted first of thirty persons, but after, of three hundred: the habit of the order a long cloak of white damask, down to the ground, with a border interwoven with cocklsheells of gold, interlaced and furred with ermines, with a hood of Crimson Velvet, and a long tippet about their necks; they wear a collar woven with cockleshells: the word immensi tremor oceani; the picture of Saint Michael Conquering the Devil was annexed to the collar, the seat thereof anciently, Saint Michael's mount in Normandy, and the day Saint Michael's day. Secondly of the holy Ghost, ordained one thousand five hundred seventy nine. The order of Saint Michael is to be given to none but such as were first dignified with this, whereunto none were to be admitted, but such as could prove their nobility by three descents: their oath to maintain the Romish Catholic religion, & prosecute all opponents to it: their robe a black velvet mantle, portrayed with lilies and flumes of gold, the collar of flowers-de-luce, and flowers of gold, with a Cross, and a Dove appendent to it: The Arms of France are Azure three flowers-de-luce Or; it hath seventeen archbishops, one hundred and eight Bishops, and one hundred thirty two thousand Parishes.  
The Pirenean Hills are only a bound between France and Spain, two potent kingdoms; the whole length not reckoning in the windings & turnings, affirmed to be eighty Spanish Leagues at three miles to a league: the people barbarous, but of what religion my Author saith not: It may be he esteemed them so barbarous, that he thought they could live without any religion at all.  
Spain is severed from France by the Pirenean Mountains, on all other sides it is environed with the Sea, it containeth at this day divers kingdoms, one Goths, two Navars', there have been forty one Kings: The arms are Gules a carbuncle nowed, Or, the chief order of knighthood was of the Lilley, their Blazon a pot of Lilies with the portraiture of the Virgin engraven upon it; their duty to defend the faith, and daily to repeat certain Avemaries, thirdly Biscay, and Empascon, hath had nineteen Lords: their arms Argent, two wolves sable, each of them in his mouth a lamb of the second: four, Leon and Oviedo, hath had thirty Kings; the arms are argent; a Lion passant crowned, Or; five, Gallicia hath had ten Kings: the arms Azure semee of Cressets fiched, a Chalice crowned, Or, six, Corduba hath had twenty Kings: the arms Or; a Lion Gules armed and crowned; of the first a border, Azure charged with eight towers argent: seven, Granado hath had twenty Kings, the arms Or, a pomegranate slipped, Vert: eight, Murcia: nine, Toledo, hath had eleven Morish Kings: ten, Castille hath had twenty Kings; the order of mercy is his chief order here: their arms are a cross argent, and four beads, Gules in a field, Or; their habit white; the rule of their order that of Saint Augustine: their duty was to redeem Christians taken by the Turks with such money as was bestowed upon them: eleven, Portugal hath had twenty one Kings: the principal orders of Knighthood here, are first of Avis wearing a green cross: second, of Christ, instituted one thousand three hundred twenty one, their robe is a black Cassock under a white surcoat, wherewith a red cross stroked in the midst with a white line: their duty to expel the moors out of Boetica the next neighbour to Portugal: the arms of this kingdom are argent on five Escouchins Azure, as many Befants in saltir, of the first pointed sable, within a border Gules, charged with seven towers Or: eleven Majorca hath had successively four Kings: twelve, Aragon hath had twenty Kings: the order of Knighthood is of Mintesa, their robe a red cross upon their breast; the arms Or, four Pallets Gules: all these are now united in one Monarchy of the King of Spain: Their religion Popish, whereunto they are kept by the violence of the Inquisition. The land yields all sorts of wines, oils, sugar, grain, metals, as gold and silver; it is fertile enough for the inhabitants, whose ambitions for the most part are base, the meanest proud, the best, superstitious and hypocrites, many of them lascivious, yet good soldiers, by patience in enduring hunger, thirst, labour. The King is not rich by reason of his great expenses to keep his dominions, in which he hath eleven Archbishops, fifty two Bishops.  
England together with Scotland on the north part thereof, maketh the greatest Island of Europe, and the richest in the world, situated in a very temperate soil and wholesome air, and exceeding fruitful in wheat and other grain, hath many pleasant rivers, plentifully stored with fish, excellent havens, commodious and safe, mines of silver, lead, iron, especially of fine tin; innumerable flocks of sheep, bearing fine wool, of which is made cloth that serves not only themselves, but is also transported into other parts: the chief city is London, the inhabitants are brave warriors both at sea and land, and many of them learned and witty: the orders of Knight-hoo● are of Saint George, or of the Garter; there are twenty six Knights of it, whereof the King of England was the sovereign: the ensign is a blue Garter, buckled on the left leg, on which these words are embroidered, Honi soit qui mal y pense; about their necks they wear a blue ribbon, at the end of which hangeth the image of Saint George, upon whose day this order is for the most part celebrated. Secondly of the Bath, instituted one thousand and nine. They used to be created at the Coronation of Kings and Queens, and the installing of the Prince of Wales. Their duty to defend true religion, Widows, Maids, Orphans, and to maintain the King's rights; the Knights thereof distinguished by a red ribbon, which they wear ordinarily about their necks, to difference them from knight's bachelors, of whom they have in all places the precedence, unless they be also the sons of noble men, to whom their birth gives it before all orders. Thirdly of Baronets, an hereditary honour: the arms are Mars, three Lions passant gardant Sol.  
Scotland, environed with the sea, except on the south side where it bordereth with England, is not so fruitful, yet hath of all things enough to sustain itself; the head-city is Edinburgh. Scotland giveth not many sorts of course woollen cloth, wool, malt, hides, fish. The principal order of Knighthood here, is that of Saint Andrew. The Knights did wear about their necks a collar interlaced with thistles, with the picture of Saint Andrew appendent to it. The Motto is, Nemo me impune lacessit.  
Secondly of Nova Scotia, ordained by King James, one thousand six hundred twenty two, hereditary; but the Knights thereof distinguished by a ribbon of Orange tawny: the arms of the kingdom are Sol, a Lion rampant, Mars within a double Tressure counter-flowred.  
Ireland is full of brooks, marshes, waters and woods, hath good pasture, and abundance of tame and wild beasts, but little grain: the inhabitants are rude and wild people, yet through the conversation and government of the English are daily more and more brought to civility; the air here is very temperate, cooler in summer and warmer in winter then in England: the arms of Ireland are Azure, and Harp Or stringed Argent.  
The Isles belonging to great Britain are the Surlings or Scillies, Garnesey, Jarsey, Wight, Anglesey, Man, Hebrides, Orcades, and many others. All which three Kingdoms and Islands aforesaid, make up one commonwealth under the government of his now Highness OLIVER, Lord Protector. Their religion is Calvinist Protestant, their government called Independent.  
The Low Countries contain seventeen Provinces, the Dukedoms of Brabant, Guelderland, Lymburge and Lisenburge, the countries of Flanders, Artois, Henault, Holland, Zealand, Namen. Zukfen, the Marquisate of the holy Empire, the lordships of Freezland, Michlen, Ouserisen and Graving; all which are lands above measure well tilled and inhabited, containing two hundred and eight cities, fortified with walls and ditches, and about six thousand three hundred villages, with parish Churches, besides the Castles, Forts, and Noble men's houses, which are almost infinite in number. This land is watered with many excellent rivers, as the Rhine, the Mose, the marred, the Scheld, and others. It hath also many commodious Sea-Havens, abounding in ships, and very skilful and expert Mariners and Pilots, as by their navigations may appear, whereby they have compassed as it were the whole world. The inhabitants also are very valiant and notable warriors as well by sea as by land, as their enemies themselves will witness. They are excellently well skilled in all cunning and handicrafts. Many attribute unto them the invention of the Sea-compass, as also the needle, and laudable art of printing of books: they send abroad into other parts all sorts of linen and woollen cloth, Camerick, Pasementlace, of gold, silver, and silk, taffeta, wrought Velvet, Grograms, says, whole and half Velvet bags, silk laces, say, and linen.  
All manner of twined thread, wrought silk, refined sugar, prepared buff, and Ox hides, as also Spanish leather, pictures, books, cables, ropes, and other ship-furniture, cards, pins, and all kind of mercery, dried and salted fishes, herring, butter, cheese, and biscuit; the people are of the reformed religion, but Flanders and Artois, and they are Papists; they suffer any religion amongst them: the principal order of Knighthood ordained by these Princes is that of the Golden Fleece instituted one thousand four hundred thirty nine, ordained, as some conceive, from Gideon's fleece; their habit is a collar of gold interlaced with iron seeming to strike fire out of a flint, or ex ferro flammam being the word, at the end whereof hung the toisoned at Or, or a fleece of gold, the King of Spain may now make as many of them as he please. There are in these parts three Archbishops, fifteen Bishops.  
Germany is one of the greatest Provinces in Europe, (and is in the midst thereof) bounded on the east with Hungary and Polonia, on the south with Italy and Bolonia, on the west with France; and on the north with the north sea, and with the sea called Mare Balticum. In the midst whereof lieth Bohemia, wherein stands Pragu●, where the Emperor commonly keeps his court: it is adorned with magnificent towers, well fortified and furnished with such a number of castles, and of villages, such abundance of people, and with such politic government, that she may compare with any. The soil is fruitful both in corn and wine, it hath many navigable rivers, stored with plenty of fishes, most excellent fountains and hot baths; Mines of gold, silver, tin, copper, lead, and iron, it hath very learned men, skilful in all sciences and mechanic arts: the religion is here very diverse, for there being many free Provinces, some are Papists, some Protestants, and of these again some Calvinists, some Lutherans: There are six Archbishops, and thirty four Bishops.  
Denmark and Norway are very great regions bordering southward upon Germany; they extend toward the north to seventy one degrees and thirty minutes, and north Latitude towards the east; they border upon Sweden, and on the west and north-side they are environed with the sea, they at this time are under the government of one King who is Lord of Seland. Greenland, Hitland, and Gothland, these Kingdoms afford unto other lands oxen, barley, malt, stockfish, tallow, sand, nuts, hides, goatskins, masts, deals, oaken boards, wood to burn, pitch, tar, brimstone, and the like: their religion is the Lutherans.  
The chief order of Knighthood in it is that of the Elephant, their Badge a collar powdered with Elephants, towered supporting the King's arms, and having at the end the picture of the Virgin Mary. The arms of the Land are quarterly Or three Lions pasant, Vert, crowned of the first for the kingdom of Denmark, and two Gules, a Lion rampant Or crowned and armed of the first in the Paws, a Dansk hatchet; argent for the kingdom of Norway; there are two archbishops, thirteen Bishops.  
Sweden is a great and mighty kingdom, bordering on the east upon Muscovia, on the south unto the Baltic Sea, and Denmark on the west unto Norway, and on the north unto the Finmark and the Zurich Sea. The merchandises it selleth are copper, iron, lead, costly furs, buff, and ox hides, goatskins, tallow, pitch, barley, malt, hazelnuts, and such like things: their religion is Lutheran: the arms of the kingdom Azure, three crowns, Or, hath two Archbishops, eight Bishops.  
Russia is the last region towards the east in Europe, a good part of it is in Asia, it is bounded on the north with the Frozen Sea, on the east with Tartary, on the west it borders upon Livonia, and on the realm of Sweden, and on the south with the sea called Mare Caspium, the greatest part is extreme cold, but for the help of the inhabitants nature hath stored it with furs, sables, white fox, Martin's, and other commodities, as cattle, corn, and fruit: the whole region is subject to the Emperor of Russia, a wast tract, and as wild a government.  
The people are base, ignorant, contentious, and foolishly superstitious; after the Greek Church, they deny the proceeding of the Holy Ghost, they bury their dead upright, with many other ceremonies: Muscovia is the seat of the Empire. The country affords very good flax, and hoop to make casks, and ropes, and store of hides, as well of oxen as helks, much salt fish, and whales grease, the arms are sable, a partel open of two leases and as many degrees, Or. Here is one Patriarch, two Archbishops, eighteen Bishops.  
Poland is bounded on the south with Moldavia, and Hungary, on the east with Muscovia, and with the Tartaries, per O Coptiques, on the west with Germany, and on the north with the Baltic Sea, the religion is partly with the Greek Church, partly with the Roman, and so there are here of the Romish Church three Archbishops, and nineteen Bishops, and of the Greek Church, two Archbishops; and six Bishops: The arms are one Gem, and Eagle, an Ass argent crowned and Nowed, Or, for the region of Polonia, and two Gules a Chevaleir armed cap-à-pie advancing his sword argent mounted upon a barbed courser of the second for the dukedom of Lituania: the commodities sent thence are Spruce or Dantz beer, amber, wheat, rye, and other grain; honey, wax, hemp, flax, pitch and tarr: it hath also mines of copper and iron.  
Hungary is bounded on the south with Bosnia and Croatia, on the west with Germany, on the east with Moldavia and Valacha, and on the north with Polonia: a great and mighty kingdom, and exceeding fruitful, it hath many navigable rivers, wherein are multitude of fish.  
The people are strong, and show their antiquity to be of the Scythians, by thei● neglect of learning, and barbarous manners; their sons equally inherit without privilege of Birthright; their daughter's portion is only a new attire. The German Emperor and the Turk share it between them; the commodities that go from thence are divers sorts of colours, wheat, beef, salt, wine, and river-fish salted: the arms are bar wise of eight pieces, Gules and argent: there are here two Archbishops, thirteen Bishops.  
Sclavonia hath on the south the Adriatic Sea, on the west part of Italy, Greece on the south east, and Hungary on the north; part of it belongs to the Turk, some to the Venetian estate, some to the Hungarians, and some to the Austrians: the arms Argent, a Cardinal's hat, the strings meeting in base Gules perpendant and placed in a true love's knot; there are four archbishops, twenty six Bishops.  
Grease, once a mother of learning and arts, now the den of the Turkish Empire who hath its abode at Constantinople: it is bounded on the west with the Adriatic Sea, on the north with the mountain Hemus, on the south with the Mediterranean Sea, and on the east Egypt, Hellespont Propontis. The commodities brought from hence are gold, silver, copper, divers colours, wines, and velvets, Damask and Turkish Grogram; their religion hath in it some substantial error, as that they deny that the Holy Ghost proceedeth from the Father and the Son, they hold also baptism of fire to be necessary, yet they resist the Authority of the Bishop of Rome.  
And thus now have I finished Europe, the first part of the world.  

The names of the greatest and most famous cities and Rivers in the world.  
IN Italy the cities of Genoa, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Bologne, and Naples, the rivers most famous, are Arnus, Tiber, and Po.  
The cities in France that are most famous, are Amiens, Roven, Paris, Troy's, Nantes, Orleans, D●ion, lions, Bordeaux, Toulose, Marseilles, Gre●●ble, Anverse: the rivers that are most remarkable, are the L●yre, the Garone, the Rhone, the S●yne.  
The cities in Spain that do most prefer themselves to observation, are Toledo, Madrid, Leon, Pampelunc, Bilbo, Priede, Saint James of Compostella, Lisbon, Fax, Siville, Grenade, Mursy, Sarragosa, Barcelona, and Valentia: the rivers there most famous, are the Dower, the river of Tagus, the Gadian and the Guadalguinur.  
The cities in England that be most famous, are London, York, Bristol; the rivers most famous, are the Thames, the Severn, the river of Humber, and the Ou●●.  
The cities in Scotland most famous are Edinborough, Sterlin, Aberdin, and Saint Andrews, the most famous River is the River of Tay.  
The most famous city in Ireland is Dublin, and the greatest River is the River of Shannon.  
The chiefest cities in the Netherlands belonging to the Catholics, are Metz, Besancon, Chambery, Antwerp, the chief city belonging to the united States, is Amsterdam; the two most famous Rivers are the River of Scheld, and the River Mosa.  
The most famous cities in Germany, are Strasborough, Colen, Munster, Norimbergh, Augsburg, Numick, Vienna, Prague, Dresda, Berlin, Stettin, and Lubeck; the chiefest Rivers are the Rhine, the Weser, the Elbe, the Oder, and the Danow: the most famous cities in Denmark are Coppenhague, and Trondon; the chiefest River is the Wezer.  
The chiefest cities in Swedeland are Calmar, Stockholme, Abo, and Riga, the last whereof is in Livonia, but now in the possession of the King of Sweden; the most famous River is the River of torn.  
The chiefest cities of Russia, are Mucow, Wolodimax, Saint Michael the archangel, Cazan and Astracan; the most famous Rivers are, the Dwine, the Volga, the Don, or Tana.  
The most famous cities in Poland are, Cracovia, Warsovia, Dantzick, Vilna, Kion, Cameneca, and Smolensco, which is part of Muscovy, and now again in the possession of the great Duke: the chiefest Rivers in Poland are the Vistula, or Weisser, the Niemen, the Duna, or the Niester, and the Boristhenes.  
The chiefest cities in Hungary, Transylvania, Valastia, Moldavia, and little Tartary, are Buda, Presborough, Hermonstade, Tergoguis, Czuchan, or Sozow, Craffa, and Burgos: the chiefest Rivers are the Drin, the River of Oxfeus, or Alfeus, the River of Peneus, the Vardax, the Marize, and the Danubius.  
The most famous cities in Dacia are Trieste and Pedena.  
The most famous cities in Bohemia, are Cuttenbergh, Pilzen, Dommingraci, and Budrozis.  
The most famous cities at this time in Greece, Buda, Salonique, Andrianopolis, Scutary, Durazzo, La Valone, L Armiro, Prevezza, Larta, Lepanto, Setines, or Athens, Stines, or Thebes, Corinth, Patras, Misira, or Lacaedemonia, which are all now in possession of the Turks.  
The most famous cities in Bosnia, are Juycza, Bagnalone, Fruansaray: in Croatia, is the famous city of Wihitz.  
The chiefest cities in Sclavonia, are Nona, Zara, Nonigrad, Tin●, Sebenico, Saint Nicolo; Trau, Spalleto, Salona, Almisse, Starigrad, Vesi●chio, Catara, Buda, and Dolcigno.  
The most famous city in Walachia is called Tergovis, and in Moldavia, Zaczow.  
In the land of Sicily, there are the famous cities of Messina, and Palermo; in the Island of Sardinia, the city of Calari; and in Corsica, the city Bastie. The renowned cities in Romania, are Constantinople, and Adrianopolis.    

Asia.  
ASia is now the second part of the world, eparated from Europe by the floods Tanais and Duina, and from Africa, by the narrow part of Lod le lakis.  
Unto Egypt, it is bigger than Europe or Africa, and doth far exceed them in riches, as precious stones and spices: this region hath been renowned by the first & second Monarchs of the world: there man was created, placed in Paradise, seduced by Satan, and redeemed by our Saviour: In this part was done most of the histories mentioned in the Old Testament; and many things also in the New: the eminent persons that have the rule of Asia, are the Kings of China, the King of Persia, the great Turk, and the Emperor of Russia.  
Tartary is bordered upon the north sea, eastward upon the Sea of China, southward upon the Provinces of China, of India, with the flood Oxdo and the Sea Mare Caspium, and towards the west with the flood Mare Steneum, and Mor●ovia.  
The Tartariaus are divided into certain commonalties ot colonies, one from another, so they differ in manners and trade of life: they are men of a squa●e stature, broad and gross faces, their eyes sink into their heads, and looking somewhat a squint; they are strong of body, and hardy: they eat horses, and all other beasts except hogs, howsoever they are slain.  
China is bounded on the east by the east Sea; on the west with India, and Bramus; and on the north it is divided from Tartary with a wonderful wall four hundred miles long, built between the mountains: it is divided into fifteen Kingdoms or great Provinces, and having a peculiar Prince, but all yielding obedience to their great King: it is reported that he may bring into the field three hundred thousand foot, and two hundred thousand horsemen. The land is fruitful of grain, and beasts wild and tame, wines, of precious stones, gold, copper, iron, steel, and pearl, and good store of silk; also very great cities, well peopled; Paquin is the royal city, of which things be written that be incredible: the people are lively, witty, wondrous artists, they make wagons that sail over the land as the ships do over the Sea: the art of Printing and making of guns, is more ancient with them then with us: they have good laws according to which they do live; but they want the knowledge of God, for they are heathens, and worship the sun, moon, and stars, yea and the Devil himself that he may not hurt them.  
Japan aboundeth so with gold, that it is reported that the King's palace was covered therewith in the time of Paulus Venetius.  
India situated between Persia and the Tartars, Sinca, and the Indian Sea: all writers account it the best and goodliest land in the world, for it 〈◊〉 almost the whole world with precious Jewels and pearls, medicinal drugs and perfumes, that it may be called an earthly paradise, and it belongs to the Spaniards.  
Persia is a mighty rich land, governed by the Sophy, though he a Mahometist: yet warreth against the Turk for the religion of Mahomet, 〈◊〉 differences in expounding the Alcora●● out of Persia are brought the Bezor stone and other precious stones, pearls of great value, and many ●●k-works.  
N●tolia or Asia the less, wherein is that part of land fo●m●rly called Canaan, by which lie the Arabians: this Asia is a good and fruitful country, and hath been eminent in the true religion; for therein were written the most part of the New Testament. It is almost divided from Africa by the Red and Mediterranean sea, and is now a part of the Turkish empire.  
The chief Islands of Asia are Zellant, whose ground is always green, and the trees laden with blossoms and fruits, as oranges, lemons; the cinnamon grows here in whole woods, for it is the second rind of a tree, but being cut and laid in the sun, becomes red: the tree in three years' space receives his ●ind again; besides many other beasts, here are a multitude of Elephants.  
Sumatra yieldeth besides other sorts of spices, abundandce of pepper, here are also moneys of divers metals, of which the inhabitants have learned to cast good Ordinance; very great Elephants are found here, which being learned are serviceable in war. The Rhinoceros, a deadly enemy to the Elephant, is found here, for though he be less yet he warreth with him, having whet his horn on the rock, he therewith seeks to rip up the Elephan●s belly. He is by many held to be the true unicorn: every part of him, especially his horn, being sovereign against all poison.  
Java is very fruitful in several spices and Indian fruits, especially pepper.  
Benda a second Island, but very famous, for herein only are several islands: hereabout grow all the nutmegs and mace which are in great abundance sent into all the world: the trees on which nutmegs grow, yield three times in the year fruit, only in August and December, but the most and best in April.  
The islands of the Mollucas, though but sand, yet are known all over the world, by reason of the plenty of cloves which grow up here only are dispersed over all the world, they are five in number, Ternate, Tidon, Matir, Mantrian and Bachion. Victuals are here scant, for there grows neither rice nor any other grain; it hath no cattle but a few goats and hogs: they make their bread of certain trees and roots. In these islands only are found the bird of Paradise, which for the strangeness and fairness of feathers exceeds all the birds in the world.  
Thus much touching the second part of the world.  

The chiefest Cities of Asia with the Rivers.  
THe chiefest cities in Asia which belong unto the Turks, are in Anatolia, Burse, Chioutai, Angoure, Trebisond, Sattalie: the Rivers there most famous are the River of Alie, Jordan, Euphrates, and Tigris.  
The most famous Cities in Syria are Aleppo, Tripoli, Damas, Said, and Jerusalem.  
The most famous Cities in Georgia are Mosul, Bagded, Balsora, Sanatopoli, Stranu, Derbent: The most famous Rivers in Georgia are the Rivers of Fazze and Arais.  
The most famous Cities in Arabia, are Herac, Ava, Medina, and Mectra; the most memorable River is the River of Cayban.  
The chiefest Cities in Persia, are Tauris, Gorgian, Coysolma, Hispahan, Erat, Sus, Schiras, and Ormutz: the chiefest Rivers are the Rivers of Tirditiri, and Bendimur.  
The chiefest cities of India, are Amedabur, Cambaia, Gouro, Diu, Bengala, Pangab, or Lahor, Agra, Goa, Calicut, Visnagor, Pegn, Arracan, Malaca, Camboge, and Facfo: the fairest Rivers in India are the River Indus, Ganges, and Mecon.  
The most famous cities in China, are Paguin, Quin●ay, Caneun, Macao, Mancian, and Nagaia ●●ordo: the greatest River is the River of Qui●am, or jamsu Quiam.  
The most famous cities in Tartary, are Za●aspe, Samarkand, Thibet, Cambalu, Tatur, or Tartar: the chiefest Rivers are the Tatar, the ●eniscoy, the Oby, the Chezel, and the Albiamu.  
The Isles in Asia in the Ocean are the isle of Japhan, where are the cities of Bungo, Meaco, and Sacay.  
The Phillipine islands, in which are the cities of Lusor, Manille, and Mindanao.  
The Moluno Islands in which are the cities of Gililo, Mucasar, and Aquen.  
Not far from thence is Sumatra and Java, where are the cities of Candra, and Columbo, near unto it is Bornro, manured, and Male.  
In the Mediterranean Sea, there are the islands of Cyprus, Rhodes, and Scarpanto, in which are the famous cities of Nicosia, Formagusta, Rhodes, and Scarpanto.  
In the Archipelago there are the islands of Chios, and Metelin, which have cities after their own names.    

Africa.  
AFrica, the third part of the world, is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean sea, and from Asia by the Red Sea; she yieldeth gold, balm, ivory, ebony, sugar, ginger, dates, aloes, myrrh, feathers: also Madera, the countries in Asia now follow.  
Barbary is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea northward, on the east with Egypt, on the south with the mount Atlas, and westward with the Altantick ocean: the inhabitants are faithless, crafty in promising, and also in performing; they are fraudulent, covetous, and beyond measure jealous of their wives: their country yields olives, figs, dates, oranges, and a certain kind of goat, whose hair makes a stuff as fine as silk.  
Egypt hath Idumea on the east, and the bay of Arabia; on the west Barbary, Numidia, and part of Lybia, on the north the Mediterranean Sea, on the south Ethiopia superior or the Abassin Empire. It containeth in length five hundred sixty two Italian miles, and in breadth one hundred sixty, situated under the second and fifth climates, so that their longest day in summer is not above thirteen hours and a half. The air is very hot and of●ensive, the soil is fruitful, by the overflowing of Nilus, it hath rich pastures wherein they feed great store of camels, horses, asses, oxen, greater of growth then usually in most places else: and by reason of the morishness of the country, they have also great store of fouls, it is furnished with great plenty of metals, some precious stones, good wines, and fruits, as lemons, oranges, pomegranates, cittrons, figs, cherries, and such as these, excellent both for taste and colour: here grow the Palm trees, which always grow in couples, the male and female, both thrust forth cod full of seed, but the female always fruitful, and that not except growing by the male, and having his seed mixed with hers: the pith of these trees is an excellent salad, better than an artichoke, which in taste it doth much resemble; of the branches they make bedsteds, lattices, &c. of the leaves, baskets, mats, fans, &c. of the outward husk of the cod, cordage, of the inner brushes; the fruit it bears is best known by the name of dates, which are in taste like figs: and finally it is said to yield whatsoever is necessary to the life of man: it is the nature of this tree, though never so ponderous a weight were put upon it, never to yield to the burden, but still to resist the heaviness of it, and to endeavour to lift and raise itself the more upwards; a fit emblem of the resurrection: the people are not black, but tawny or olive-coloured; they weep and mourn over the bodies of their dead, daubed over with dung, they hold it a great impiety to burn or bury them, but having embalmed them they lay them in so me inner room: the men keep at home for the household business, the women follow merchandise and affairs abroad; the men carry burdens upon their heads, and the women upon their shoulders: a witty and ingenious people, the first inventors of Geometry, arithmetic, physic, Astronomy, Nec●omany, and Sorcery, yea they found out the very use of letters. The Christians among them differ from all other Christians; first, using circumcision with baptism. Secondly, conferring all orders under priesthood on infants immediately after baptism, their parents, till they come to sixteen years of age, performing what they promised in their behalf, to wit, chastity, fasting on Wednesday and Friday, and the four Lents of the year. Thirdly, reputing baptism not to be of any efficacy except ministered by a priest in the open Church, in what extremity soever. Fourthly, & yet not baptising any children till the fortieth day, though they die in the mean time. Fifthly, giving the Lord's Supper to infants as soon as christened. Sixtly, contracting marriages in the second degree without dispensation. Seventhly, not observing the Lord's day, nor any Festivals, except in cities. Eighthly, reading the Gospel writ by Nicodemus. They differ from the Papists in these things: first, administering the Lord's Supper in both kinds: secondly, with leavened bread: thirdly, admitting neither extreme unction nor the Lord's Supper to those that are sick: fourthly, nor Purgarory not prayer for the dead: fifthly, not using elevation in the act of administering: and sixthly, accounting the Roman Church for he ●etical, and esteeming the Latins no better than the Jews.  
Mount Atlas is a ridge of hills, of exceeding height, and of no small length, it is above the clouds, and is always covered with snow in the midst of summer, full of thick woods; and against Africa so fruitful, that it affords excellent fruits of its natural growth, not planted, grafted, or inoculated with the hand of man.  
Lybia hath mount Atlas on the north, by which it is parted from Barbary and Asrenaca, on the east with Lybia, Marmarica interposed betwixt it and Egypt, and part of Ethiopia superior, or the Abassine Empire, on the south with Ethiopia inferior, and the land of Nigros, and on the west with the main Atlantic Ocean; the country abounds with dates, the chief diet of the people, which commonly rotteth out their teeth; their goats they feed with the stones, wherewith they grow fat, and yield store of milk; the air is so sound, that it cureth the French Pox without any physic; the inhabitants are a base and vile people, thieves, murderers, treacherous, and ignorant of all things, feeding most on dates, barley, and carrion, counting bread a diet for holidays; their garments of the coursest cloth, so short that they cover not half the body; the richer sort wear a jacket of blue cotton, with great sleeves, they ride upon camels without stirrup or saddle, a leather thrust through an hole made in the nose of the camel, serves them for a bridle, and to save spurs, they use a goad; their religion is mahometism.  
The land of Negroes is bounded on the east with Ethiopia superior, on the west with the Atlantic Ocean, on the north with Lybia Deserta, and the south with the Aethiopic Ocean, and part of Ethiopia inferior: the country very hot by reason of the situation under the torrid zone, yet very well inhabited, full of people, and in some places always grass, well watered, specially where the River Niger overfloweth, well stored with corn, cattle, and garden beware, well wooded, having store of beasts wild and tame; they want fruit trees, they have both gold and silver mines very pure; the inhabitants are of little wit, and destitute of all arts and sciences, prone 〈◊〉 luxury, and for the most part Mahometans.  
Ethiopia superior is bounded on the east with the Red Sea, and the Sinus Barbaricus, on the west with Lybia inferior: the Realm of Nabia in the land of negroes, and part of the kingdom of Congo in the other Ethiopia, & on the north with Egypt, and Lybia Marmarica, and on the south with the mountains of the moon: it is in length a thousand five hundred miles; in breadth half as much: the religion of the people is, they use to circumcise their children both males & females. Secondly, they baptize the males at forty, & the females 80 days after circumcision. Thirdly, after the Lord's Supper, they are not to spit till sunset. Fourthly, they profess but one nature and one will in Christ. Fifthly, they accept only the three first General counsels. Sixthly, their Priests live by the labour of their own hands, for they allow them nothing, nor permit them not to beg. Seventhly, they baptize themselves every Epiphany in lakes and ponds, because that day they suppose Christ to have been baptised of John in Jordan. Eighthly, they eat not of those beasts which in the old law are reckoned for unclean, and they keep the Jews Sabbtah equally solemn with the Lord's day. Tenthly, they minister the Lord's Supper to infants presently after baptism. Eleventhly, they reach the reasonable soul of man is derived from the parents by seminal propagation. Twelfthly, that infants dying unbaptised, are sanctified in the womb by virtue of the Lord's Supper received by the mother after her conception. And finally, they show a book of eight volumes, writ as they say by the Apostles assembled at Jerusalem for that purpose, the contents thereof they observe most solemnly, and they differ from the Papists as the Christians in Egypt, they are under the government of Prester John and the Turk.  
I pass by Ethiopia inferior, the people being Pagans, and likewise I omit the several Islands of Africa being but small, because I have been so large already.  

The chiefest cities of Africa, with the names of the Rivers which are there most famous.  
IN Barbary which containeth the Kingdoms of Fez, Morocco, Tremiser, Algeir, Tunis, Tripoli and Barca, there are the famous cities of Morocco, Fez, Tanger, Telensin, Oran, Algeir, Constantine, Tunis, Tripoli, and Barca.  
The Rivers there most famous, are the Tensife, the Ommiraby, and the River of Cebus, Mulvia, Rio Major, and the Magrida.  
In Belledulgered which containeth the kingdoms of Suz, Daza, Sagelmosse, Tegorarin, Bi●edulgerid, and the desert of Barca: there are these famous cities, Taradante, Dara, Segelmoss, Tegorarin, Zeb, Billedulgerid: the chiefest Rivers are the River of Sur, the River of Darha, and the Ghir.  
In Egypt are the famous cities of Sabod, Cairo, Alexandria, Rascha, or Rosesta, Dumietta, Cosir, and Surs the renowned River is the River of Nilus.  
In the desert of Zaara are these memorable cities, Zauhaga, Zuenzera, Targa, Lemta, Berdoa, Gaoga and Borno.  
In the country of the Negroes, are these remarkable cities, Gue, Eata, Gueneha, Tombu, agadoes, Cano, Cassena, Gangara, Tula, Catan, or Senega, Guinala, Beria, Melli, Songo, Gago, Wuber▪ Zegzog, and Sanfara: the Rivers here that are most famous, are Sernoga, Gambaea, and Rio Degrand.  
In Gniomy a●e these famous towns, Serze-Lionne, or Cachieu, Saint George De la Mine, and Benin.  
In Nubia are these remarkable Cities, Gorham, Cusam, Nubia, Dancala, Julac, Bugiha, Canfila, and Da●ila.  
In the upper Ethiopia which containeth the kingdoms of Barnegus, Tigremahon, Amara, Damont, Cafatos', Innari, Gogame, Baga, Medri, Meroe, Ximenchi, and Dambaea: there are these famous cities, Barone, Caxumo, Amara Damont, Cefates, Narre, Goyame's, and Adeghena: the Rivers which are here most memorable are the Rivers of Zaire, and Quilmanci.  
In that part which is called Zanguebar, are these remarkable cities, Dambea, Mosambique, Quiloa, Monbaze, Melinda. On the side of Aian, are Brava, Magadaxo Adea, Adel. On the side of Abex, Erocco, or Arquico, Suaquem, Biafra.  
In the lower Ethiopia, which comprehendeth Congo, Caffrare, and Monomotepa, are the famous cities of Banza Loanga. S. Salvador, Cabazze, or Dongo, Safula, Simbaos, or Messapa, and Butua, and Tang, or Tete: the Rivers are Cuama, Spiritu Sancto, and the River Dos infants.  
In Africa are divers islands, as Malta in the Mediterranean Seas, the chiefest city whereof is Vallette: In the western Ocean, the Canaries, the Cape Verd, and the Isle of Saint Thomas, the chiefest in the Canary is called Saint Jago, and in Saint Thomas, Panoasan.  
In the Eastern Ocean there is the isle of Madagascar, or Saint Laurence, and the isle of Zocotora, who hath a city after her own name.    

America.  
AMerica, the fourth part of the world, hath obtained this name from Americus Vesputius, who in the year of Christ one thousand four hundred ninety seven, did sail about it; but it was first of all discovered by Christopher Columbus, five years before, who went out with the authority of Ferdinando King of Castille, and called it the new West-Indies, by reason of the likeness, where they seem to return to the other Indies. It is divided into two parts, one is called Mexicana and Peruana: the Spaniards and Hollanders possess a great part thereof, which they have fortified very strongly: it is exceeding rich of gold and silver, insomuch, that as the Historians witness, Attalalipa King of Peru, being taken prisoner by the Spaniard, for his ransom did offer and promise to fill his prison, being a place of twelve foot long and seventeen foot broad, once full of gold, to such a height, as he standing upon the toes of his feet, was able to reach with the points of his fingers stretched on high; or fill the same twice as full of silver, if they had rather have that, unto the uppermost roof of it: yea the Spaniards when they first entered into the country shod their horses both with gold and silver, as Historians testify. Peruana is divided now adays into three several parts, according to the situation of the land, to wit, in plain land, in mountains, and in lands which are hilly grounds without them. Out of these countries are brought over into Europe, gold, silver, Beza, and other precious stones, salsaparilla, sugar in abundance, Brasil wood, cotton, costly plumes, jackanapses, several sorts of curiously feathered birds, and many more drugs, and merchandise; and thus much for the fourth part of the world.  
Magellanica, which some Geographers would have now the fifth part of the world, is since found out to be a very little part, as consisting only of some few Islands, and the southern side of the Magellanick Straits so called, by Fredericus Magellanicus, who discovered it in the year one thousand five hundred and twenty, writing moreover that there he had seen tall men about nine, and ten foot high; and he saw many fires which the inhabitants had kindled, doubtless by reason of the coldness of the weather, he named it the land of fire, or smoky, whereby he presumed the more, that it must needs be a very vast great country reaching east and westwards unto new Guinney, according to which guessing it hath hitherto been delineated by the maps of Geographers; but since hath there in stead thereof a large and wide Sea been found both by Jacob Le Mair, who in the year one thousand six hundred sixteen, sailing about the southern coast of these islands entered into the Indies, and by John Davis in the year one thousand six hundred forty two, who sailing toward the north, about one thousand 6 hundred forty further than Guinny discovered divers lands, and passing on the southside sailed about the east coast of new Guinny, and so going on westward, he came to the Indies; whence we may certainly gather that all the former descriptions and definitions of the Magellanick and unknown lands, are but mere abuses and certain devised fables.  
And thus now God enabling me, I have finished the description of the world, and the four parts thereof: and leave my endeavours herein to the judgement of the Reader.  

The chiefest cities of America, with the names of the Rivers.  
IN the Northern part of America are Greenland, East-land and Iceland, in which are the towns of Bearford, and Scalbod.  
In Canada or new France, are the towns of Quebec, and Port-Royal, some degrees more foutherly, are New Engand, the New Low-countries, Virginia, the isles of Bermudes, and more southerly of them, the islands of Barbadoes, and Saint Christopher's: In Virginia are the towns of James: in New-England the town of Plymouth: the Rivers in Caneda that be most famous, the River of Canada, or Saint Laurence: the River of Chesseapeac, or Powatan, the Trinity, and the River of May.  
The cities in New-Mexico that are most remarkable, are the End, and the Granada.  
In Hispaniola is the city of Domingo, in Cuba the city called Hanana.  
In the isle of Jamaira, the city called Sevilla● In the Island of Boriquenry, Puerto, Rico: in Florida is Saint Augustino: In Mexico, or New-Spain are these great cities, Mexico, Mechoa●an, or Wallodolid, Saint Estenan, Del Puerto, Los Angeles, Antequera Dela Vetoria, Meroda, Guadalaida, Compostella, Saint Sebastian, Saint Miguel, Gernada, and Zacateca.  
There are also Saint Jago, De Guatimala, Guevetulan, Cinidid Real, Verapax, Valadolid, or Commagaiva, Leoade Nicaragua, Cartago, La Conception, portobelo, and Panama.  
The Rivers here most famous, are nor of New-Mexico, Spiritu Sancto, towards the east, Spiritu Sancto towards the west; Econdido, Panuco, Barania, Zacatula, and Desaguadero, de Nicaragua.  
In Terna Firma, are the famous cities of Cartagena, Saint Martha, Saint Fe de Bogatta, Na, Sa, de los Remedios, Veneznella, O Cori, Cordova, lannuena, O Comana, Manoa, O el Dorado.  
In Peru are these remarkable cities, Cali Popaian, Saint Francisco, de Quito, Bacca, Saint Juan de las, Selina's, Lima O los, Reyes, Cusco, Potosi, la Plata, Sancta Cruz de la Sierra, Saint Jago, de Chili, and L' Imperiale.  
The Rivers which are most famous in Terra Firma and in Peru, the River Grand, O de Darien: the River Grand O de Sancta Martha, Paria, O Orinoque, Essequ●be, and Desaguedero, de Peru.  
In the south part of America, is Terra Magellanica, where is the city Del Rey Felippe, there are the Magellan isles, and Terra del Foco.  
In Brasile are these fourteen memorable cities, Para, Maranhan, Ciara, Potenii, Paraiba, Tamaraca, Olinda, Seregippe Saint Salvador, Los Istcos, Porto Seguro, Spiritu Sancto, Sancte Sebastian, Los Santos.  
The Rivers in Brasile are Orelhane, or des Amazons, Maragnan, O de Mirari, Tabacouru, the great River of Potengi, the River Zoyal.  
In Ria de Plata are the cities of Saint Jago, del Festero, Cordova, de Tucuman, L Assumcicon, Civided Real, O Ontiveros. The River here that is most famous is called Paraguay.    

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