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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Avity, Pierre d', sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam: Islip; for Mathewe: Lownes; and Iohn: Bill,; 1615.
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Subject terms: World history -- Early works to 1800.; Geography -- Early works to 1800.; Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- Early works to 1800.; Monasticism and religious orders -- Early works to 1800.; Europe -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ The Forces. [ E]

[ XI] THe want of great commodities is the cause why they of Ragouse can haue no great forces, and if they subsist, it is by reason of the support whereof I haue spoken. Their towne is reasonably well fortified; but besides that it is at the foot of a mountain which commaunds it, it cannot long indure a great siege. As for the souldiers, they entertaine few, hauing onely one hundred Hongarians for their guard, with a Captaine: but the Commonweale doth rather imploy these for execution of affaires, than for any other necessarie thing; for that these men respect no persons, and for this cause doe all that is commaunded them, and are verie faithfull, like vnto the Suisses, whom Princes doe vse for the guard of their persons. They haue also the castle of S. Laurence without the town, [ F] which is reasonably good, and the new fort towards the port, which is on the East side. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all these things are of no great consideration, onely good to resist them that will not b•• ••••••tinat at an enterprise.