Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world discoursing of their situations, religions, languages, manners, customes, strengths, greatnesse, and policies. Translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus. And since the last edition by R.I. now once againe inlarged according to moderne observation; with addition of new estates and countries. Wherein many of the oversights both of the author and translator, are amended. And unto which, a mappe of the whole world, with a table of the countries, are now newly added.
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Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world discoursing of their situations, religions, languages, manners, customes, strengths, greatnesse, and policies. Translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus. And since the last edition by R.I. now once againe inlarged according to moderne observation; with addition of new estates and countries. Wherein many of the oversights both of the author and translator, are amended. And unto which, a mappe of the whole world, with a table of the countries, are now newly added.
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Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617.
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London :: Printed by Iohn Hauiland, and are to be sold by Iohn Patridge at the signe of the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard,
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Geography -- Early works to 1800.
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"Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world discoursing of their situations, religions, languages, manners, customes, strengths, greatnesse, and policies. Translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus. And since the last edition by R.I. now once againe inlarged according to moderne observation; with addition of new estates and countries. Wherein many of the oversights both of the author and translator, are amended. And unto which, a mappe of the whole world, with a table of the countries, are now newly added." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16489.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
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The Dukedome of Vrbine.
THis State, touching the Apenine mountaines on the South, and the Adriatike Sea upon the North, is on the two other sides high hemb'd in with the dominions of the Pope, whose Liege-man, or Feudatary the Duke hereof is, for severall bounties received from the Church. This State is threescore miles long, and five and thirty broad, containing seven Cities, and two hundred Castles and Villages. The land very good. His Revenue comes in two wayes: First, from his subjects, which (he being a gracious Lord) is not above an hundred thousand ducats a yeare. But secondly, he much helps himselfe by the Sea, and especially by his customes upon Wine and Corne exported; of which last there is a great trade in his ports. Of this Revenue he is∣sues but 2200. ducats a yeare by way of tribute or ac∣knowledgement to the Pope and the great Duke of Tus∣canie, which last, sometimes writes himselfe Duke of Vr∣bine also. Both these gape for the Duchie, if the succession should faile: A pretty case lately hapned thereupon. It chanced that Guido Baldus Duke of Vrbine in his owne life
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time resigning his Estate to the sonne, and that sonne dying without issue before his father in the yeare 1624. that both these pretenders being ready to seaze upon it, and yet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 afraid of another; the old Duke was re-estated with both their consents. The great Duke of Tuscanio hath as it seemes since released his claime to the Pope, who now solely after the death of this old man lookes for it: but many thinke his nose will be wiped of it, for that the Archduke Leopold (brother to this Emperour) hath in the yeare 1626. mar∣ried the daughter and heire of this old Duke Guido: And this may happen to be the occasion of a breach betweene the Pope and the house of Austria; especially of the Duchie fals void in the life and height of this present Emperour, and that the Spaniard and he get the better of it in the wars of Mantua.
Modena is an hereditary Dukedome,* 1.1 full of riches and fashionable Gentry, after the best Italian manner, newly allied to Mantua, and reasonably well fortified against his dangerous neighbour in Millan, and inviteth you to the view of a very delicate Country.