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Denmark contains the Cimbrick Chersoness, part of Scandia, and the Islands of the Baltick Sea: The Chersoness is in length one hundred twenty miles, and in breadth fourscore, wherein are contained eight and twenty Cities, and twenty Royal Castles, or Palaces. The cheif Pro∣vinces are,
1. Holstein, whose chief Cities are, Nyemunster, and Brumsted. 2. Ditmars, whose chief Cities are, Meldory, where they cover their houses with Copper, and Mance. 3. Sleswick, whose chief Cities are, Goterpe, and Londen a Haven Town. 4. Iuitland, whereof the chief towns are, Rincopen, Nicopen, Hol, and Arhausen.
The Islands are five and thirty, whereof the principal are, 1. Sen∣land, or Zeland, in length threescore and four, in breadth two and fifty miles, containing seven strong Castles, and about thirteen Ci∣ties; the chief being, 1. Coppenhagen, an University. 2. Elsennour on the Sea side, where they that pass the Sound pay their customes: This Sound is in breadth three miles, and is commanded by the Ca∣stles of Elsenbourg, on Scandia side, and Cronburg in this Island. 3. Ros∣chilt. The second Island is Fuinen. 3. Bornholme. 4. Fimera, where∣in Ticho Brahe built his artificial Tower, in which are rare Mathema∣tical Instruments.
That part of Scandia which belongs to Denmark, is divided into three Provinces. 1. Hallandia. 2. Scania, in length threescore and twelve miles, in breadth eight and forty, the pleasantest, and fruit∣fullest Country in all Denmark, and having Seas abounding with Her∣rings. 3. Blicker, where is Colmar, a strong Fortress against the Swedes.
The Province of Scania reaches up to Sweden, and Ju••land to Hol∣stein. The Kingdome is elective, and the principal strength of it consists in good, and stately ships, not only for the defence of the Islands, but of that most important passage of the Sound, which is a streight separating Scania from Zeland, and is of huge advantage by reason of the infinite number of ships which pass through it into the Baltick Sea, and come from all the Havens of that Sea back into the Ocean. The Noble men are much inclined to the wars; zea∣lous for their Rights and Liberties, and make no alliance by mar∣riage with the common people: they refuse Ecclesiastical honours, as below their condition. The Gentlemen are all equal, and as it were of one family, there being neither Earl, nor Baron; only the Officers of the Crown, and Counsellers of the Kingdome have the prehe∣minence.