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.

¶ The Religion.

[ XVII] BEsides the sect of Ma••omet, which is much dispersed in this realme by reason of those places which the Turkes hold, it is most certaine that there are many opinions [ F] and heresies: for not onely there are those opinions which are in Germanie, but also the heresie of Arri•••• hath got footing there, and Atheisme hath also crept in. It is a thing worthie of consideration, that the townes subiect vnto the Turke are little infected with heresie, & contrariwise, those which the Christians hold are full: the reason is, for that the

[ A] T••rke doth not easily endure that they should alter any thing in his Estates, how little so∣••••er, neither dare heretickes be so insolent among those Barbarians, as among Christi∣ans ••or feare of being impaled.

••••••ngarie hath two Archbishopricks, and seuenteene Bishopricks: The Archbishop∣••••••••re, [ XVIII] Strigonia, and Colasse, the first hath vnder it six Bishopricks, and the last eight; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rest acknowledge the Archbishop of Spalatre. The Bishopricks subiect to Strigonia 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Agria, where there are no Turkes, but the towne and diocesse are full of opinions: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Iauerin (a third part of the diocesse is vnder the Turke,) Nitrie, whereas the Bi∣••••op and Chapter remaines, hauing little of the diocesse free: that of Quinque Ecclesia, [ B] ••••••••hat of Vaccia (both wholly subiect to the Turke,) that of Vesperin, which was lost 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the taking of the town; for as for the diocesse it was before in the Turks hands. The ••••••ropolitan, which is Strigonia, was taken, with most part of the diocesse, in the yeare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the Chapter retired to Tirnauia, where it remaines; and the Church is gouer∣•••••• by an Administrator, which the Church hath appointed. The Archbishopricke of ••olasse is wholly vnder the Turke, with all the Bishopricks that are subiect vnto it, ex∣••••pt that of Transiluania (which is a thing out of our discourse) and that of Zagabria, ••••ose Bishop (which liues within the townes) hath a thousand florins, or one hundred ••••••nds starling of yearly rents; but the diocesse is vnder the Turke. The Archbishop 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Spalatre hath three Bishopricks vnder him, that is to say, that of Segne, inhabited by [ C] t••e Vsocques, with eight or tenne Priests at the most; that of Mosdruch, whereof part ••••••der the Turk, and part vnder the Earle of Sdrin; and that of Ticin, wholly vnder the Tu••ke. Cardinall George Drascouit, to helpe his countrie, obtayned of the Emperour Ra∣••••••••s a part of the reuenues of the Prouostship of Turrochia, for the institution of a Se∣•••••••• of Hongarian youth in the towne of Vienna, whereas they do willingly imbrace 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••ristian doctrine, and the ceremonies of the Church,