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 Riches.

THese countries must needs be rich, seeing that Merchants come thither from all parts, except to Tripoli, which is an ordinarie harbour for Pyrats, by reason whereof the Venetians and Geneuois, who were accustomed to come thither in regard of their [ B] traffique, flie from it now as daungerous.

There are great numbers of merchants to be seene at Constantinople, who sell cloth, wooll, oyle, silke, linnen cloth, and many other things. The Gencuois, and some others, go to Bona to make their traffique of corne and butter; and many of them also go to Tunes in regard of traffique, and in like manner the Venetians, and many merchants of other Nations.

The towne of Algier hath two ports, the one at Sea, the other at land, whereof the entrie yeelds neere a million of gold. The feeding of cattel yeelds great benefit to the inhabitants of these countries, and the great number of slaues whom they force to la∣bour, yeelds them an inestimable profit.