Cosmographie in four bookes : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole vvorld, and all the principall kingdomes, provinces, seas and isles thereof / by Peter Heylyn.

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Title: Cosmographie in four bookes : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole vvorld, and all the principall kingdomes, provinces, seas and isles thereof / by Peter Heylyn.
Author: Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.
Publication: London :: Printed for Henry Seile ...,; 1652.
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Subject terms: Geography -- Early works to 1800.; World history -- Early works to 1800.
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2 SMOLENSKO. 3 MOSAISKI. 4 PLESCOW.

The Dukedome of SMOLENSKO, is situate on the course of the River Nieper, or Borysthenes, full of many thick Forrests, from whence they carry a great number of rich skins yeerly. Places of most observation in it, are 1 Smolensko situate on the Nieper, a Bishops See, about 80 Polonian miles from Mo••co, begirt on every side with mountaines and spacious Woods. A large town and of great esteem in these parts of the Empire; and giving name unto this Province; which heretofore was governed in a free condition under the patronage and protection of the Kings of Poland in the time of Alexander a late king thereof by Basilius the Great Duke conquered, and added unto this Estate. Taken by the ••olarders, in the yeare 1610. after a long siege of two yeares, with the slaughter of 200000 Muscovites, and the losse of many of the besiegers; but restored again to Michael Fedrovitius the Great Duke, on the ma∣king of the peace between them. 2 Biela, a principality of it selfe, having the honour of a Ca∣stle, and reckoned in the usuall style of the Knez or Emperour.

3 MOSAISKI, hath in length 350 Italian miles, and as much in breadth so called from Mosai∣th••••, the chief town hereof, and a Bishops See, taken together with the territory or Province apper∣taining to it, from Alexander King of Poland, by John the Great Duke, father of Basilius before menti∣oned.

4 P••••SCOW or PSKOW, containes in length 350 Italian miles, in breadth 230 or thereabouts, 〈…〉〈…〉 from Plescow or Pskow, the chief City of it, and a Bishops See; great, powerfull, and well

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walled about,* 1.1 the onely walled City of all this Empire. So large within the wals, that when it was be∣sieged by Stephen king of POLAND, there were in it for defence thereof 70000 Foot, and 7000 Horse, besides the naturall Inhabitants of it; which in all ordinary computation must be many more. It belonged formerly to the Poles, in right of the Dukedome of Lituania; taken from them by Basiaus the Great Duke of Muscovie, anno 1509; by whom and his successours used in the Royall style.

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Novogrod.

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