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.

THe Portugals haue a Fort in this Island, which was made perfect in ten or twelue yeares, it is as well fortified as any one that is in all those parts. But there is very small store of Artillerie, and munition for warre; neither are there many souldiers. Not∣withstanding, at any time of neede, all the Portugals which dwell in this Island are [ B] bound to defend this Fort, for that there is not any other place of strength in this Island. By meanes of this Fort, the Portugals haue made themselues masters of the trafficke of all the neighbour countries, which abound with gold and iuorie: and by meanes there∣of, they make their voiages to the Indies more easie, for their ships doe winter at this Island, and refresh themselues there. Within the Fort of this Island there are many ce∣sterns to preserue water, where they haue alwaies prouision for a whole yeare.