The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

[ A] ¶ The Religion.

THe Venetians are firme Romish Catholickes, as all their subiects be which remain [ XXXI] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Italie: but the inhabitants of the Island of Corfou follow the religion of the G••••••••n Schismatickes, wherin this commonweale doth not impeach them, fearing least this people should grow into a mutinie, and be wearie of their commaund, and so inuite their enemies to attempt something, and yet the seigneurie hath curbed them by a fort and a garrison which it entertaines there, so as they that would raise any troubles or [ B] combustion, should hardly effect their desseignes. They are after the like manner in Can∣die, ••hereas the people do wonderfully hate the name and religion of the Latins: It is true that some of them are affected to the Romish Church, and are freed from schisme, wherein the rest persist.