M. Blundevile his exercises containing sixe treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are verie necessarie to be read and learned of all yoong gentlemen that haue not bene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which arte of navigation, the said M. Blundevile speciallie wrote the said treatises and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all the young gentlemen of this realme.

The Contents of the 4. page, wherein he describeth Sweth∣land. Polonia, Hungaria, Sclauonia, Greece, England, and Scotland as followeth.

SWethland is a great and mightie realme, borde∣ring towards the East vpon Russia, and towardes the South vpon the East sea, called Mare Balti∣cum, diuiding Swethland from Almany and Po∣merania, and towards the west vpon Norway and Denmarke, and towards the North vpon Finmarke. Stock∣holme is the Metropolitane citie in this realme, wherein the king kéepeth his court. From this realme is transported into other prouinces these Merchandizes, that is to say, Copper, Iron, lead costlie Furres, hydes or skinnes of Elkes, of Oxen, of Buckes, of goats, tallow, tar, barly, malt, nuts and Filbirds, and such like.

The description of Muscouia which should follow next, is set downe in the third table or inscription, which standeth in the verie front of the table, written in Latine, the interpretation whereof hereafter followeth in his place.

THe kingdome of Polonia containeth Lituania, Podolia, the lesser Russia, Volhinia, Massouia, Samogitia, Prus∣sia, and in a manner all Liuonia, which two last Prouinces did belong not long since to Almania. Polonia is boun∣ded on the East with Muscouia and with the Tartaries, Pero∣copsiques, and on the South with Moldania, and Hungaria and towards the West with Almania, and towards the North with the sea Baltique and Muscouia.

The chiefe merchandizes that go out of this realme into other Prouinces are these, Wheate, Rie, and other graine, Spruse or Danske Beare, yellow Amber, Waxe honie, a certaine drinke made of Hony which we call Meade, hydes of Oxen dryed and salted, Flaxe, Hempe, Pitch, and Tarre, Ashes, Clauellees, wood Mazier, and of Cuvelier, and other such like merchandizes.

HVngarie is a verie fruitfull Realme, rich and mightie, and it is bounded on the East with Moldauia, and Valachia, and on the South with Bosnia and Croacia, & on the West with Almania, and on the North with Polonia, it hath manie na∣uigable riuers, wherein are great store of fish, that is to say, Da∣nubius, Dravus, Savus, and Tibistus. The chiefe townes are these, Buda, Gran, Weissenburgh, Rab, Prezburgh, Agria, Colocza, and Belgrada. The inhabitants of this countrey are warlike and hardie, and haue bene long time heretofore a most faithfull Rampyre and Bulwarke to all Christendome, but in the end by reason of their ciuill warres, the better part of them haue bene subdued in our time, and are made most miserable slaues to the Turke.

The Merchandizes which goe out of Hungarie into other Prouinces are these, Golde, Siluer, Copper, and diuers sorts of Collours, Salt, Wine, Wheat, Beefs, and fresh fish of the riuer salted.

SClauonie is bounded on the East with Bulgaria, and Greece, and on the South side with the Gulfe of Venice, and on the West, with the North parte of Italie, and on the North side with Almanie and Hungarie. This Region containeth manie particular Prouinces as Liburnia, Croacia Bosnia, and Balmatia, the chiefe townes whereof are these, Ra∣guza,

Salona, Sabenica, and Zara. Sclauonie at this time is diuided into manie iurisdictions, for one great part thereof is subiect to the Turke, another part to the Emperour of Almany, and the rest situated vpon the sea coast is subiect to the Seniorie of Venice. At this day there is no tongue (the Arabie tongue excepted) that extendeth further than the Sclauonie tongue, for as it is the Vulgar tongue of Sclauonie, so is it familiar to them of Histria, Bohemia, Morauia, Sileucia, Polonia, and to the large Prouinces of the great Duke of Muscouia, Circassia, Pe∣rihoka, Georgiana, Mengrelia, Moldauia, Valachia, Bulga∣ria, Russia, Seruia, Albania, and to part of Hungarie, that is also familiar in the Court of the great Turke, and among his souldiers that serue in Asia and Afrique.

GReece sometime the mother of all science and erudition, is on the East, South and West side inuironed with the sea, but on the North side it is bounded with Seruia and Bul∣garia, it hath in times past valiantly fought with and bea∣ten the Monarchie of Persia for the libertie of their countrie, and finallie by Alexander the great hath triumphed ouer the same, and thereby erected the third Monarchie, by meanes whereof it came to passe that the Gréek tongue was made common through∣out Asia, Syria, and Aegypt, vntill such time as the Saracens and the great Turke did corrupt and change the same. The Empe∣rours did rule in Greece from the time of Constantine the great vnto the yeare 1542. in which yeare Mahomet the great Turke forced the towne of Constantinople, and abolished the Empire of Greece in such sort, as euer since this magnificent and strong imperiall towne of the Christians, hath bene the seat of the Em∣perour of Turkie, and all the countrey made slaues to the Maho∣metanes.

The chiefe merchandizes that come from this countrie to o∣ther Prouinces are these, Gold, Siluer, Copper, Vitrioll, diuers sorts of collours, wines, Oyle, Veluets, Damasks, Grograins, Turquesques and Wood.

ENgland together with Scotland making both but one I∣land is the greatest and mightiest of all Europe. And Eng∣land

is enuironed on all sides with the sea, sauing on the North side, which bordereth vpon Scotland. The aire according to the situation is indifferent temperate, for though it be more North∣ward than Flaunders, yet it is not subiect to such hard frostes and cold winters. The soyle is verie fruitfull, bringing foorth great plenty of wheate and of other corne, it hath great plenty of fruit trées, and there be many large and faire woods, swéete fountaines, floods and riuers full of fish, and a number of good hauens, also it hath many ritch Mines, as of Golde, Siluer, Lead, Iron, and chiefly of fine Tinne, wherefore it may be wor∣thily counted amongst the most puissant and richest Ilandes of the world. This Iland nourisheth also a great nūber of cattel méet for mans vse, and chiefly of shéepe, which yéeldeth fine and good wooll, in which partly consisteth the profite and riches of the countrey, in such sort, as the golden Fléece ought to haue bene sought for in this Iland, and not at Cholcos. The inhabitants most commonly are tall of stature, beautifull and white of vi∣sage, couragious and méet for the warre, also they are ingeni∣ous and studious in the Arte of nauigation, in so much as in these dayes they haue traffique into verie farre countreyes, as into Greece, Natolia, Syria, Aegypt, Barbarie, Muscouia, and into manie other prouinces. London being situated vpon the Thames is the Metropolitane and chiefe towne of this Realme, and the Staple of the trade of Merchandizes, and the Courte royall, but Cambridge and Oxford are Vniuersities.

The Merchandizes sent from England into other prouinces are these, broad Cloaths, Carsies, Stamines, Bayes, Sayes, Saffron, Tin, Leade, Wheate, Barley, Malte, Beare, red Hea∣ring, sea Cole and wood.

SCotland is the North part of this Iland, and is likwise in∣uironed round about with the sea, sauing on that side with which it bordereth vpon England. This Countrey is not so fruitfull as England, notwithstanding it is sufficiently pro∣uided of all things that is néedfull for mans nutriment, it is wa∣tred with diuers armes of the Sea, and is indued with many mountaines full of grasse, which serueth to féede their cattell. E∣denburgh is the Metropolitane citie of this realme, wherein the

kéepeth his court. The Scottishmen are good Souldiers, which can endure scarsitie and the iniuries of the aire, and are very desi∣rous to win honour. The inhabitants of the South part thereof doe speake the English tongue: but those of the North, and those of the Iles Hebrides doe vse the Irish tongue, and those of the Orcades doe vse the Norway tongue.

The Merchandizes which Scotland sendeth to other countries are these, course clothes, Karsies, Stamins, Freeses, Wool, Bar∣lie, Malt, Fish, Hydes, leaden Owre, and Smithes cole.