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Europe.

First is Europe, which is the Northern part of the World, and lyetth under the Tropick of Cancer, which is divided into Continents, and Islands: the Continent is a∣gain sub-divided into severall Kingdoms, and Empires, and Provides, as.

Spain hath these Kingdoms in it, 1 Leon and Oviedo, 2 Navarre, 3 Corduba and Granada, 4 Gallicia, 5 Bis∣cai, 6 Tolledo, 7 Murcia, 8 Castile, 9 Portugall, Alga∣rue, 10 Valentia, 11 Catelogne, 12 Arragon.

France, hath these Provinces in it. 1 Aquitane, Gas∣coigne and Xaintoigne, 2 Pictou, 3 Anion, 4 Maine, 5 Toureine, 6 Bretagne, or little Brit••ine, 7 Normandie, 8 the Ilse of Franc, 9 Belsia or la Beausse, 10 Berry, 11 Burbon, 12 Beavois and Avergne, 14 Limosin, 15 Pe∣rigort, 16 Quercu, 17 Daulphine, 18 Lauguedoc, 19 Pro∣vence, 20 Picardie, 21 Champagne, 22 Burgundie, 23 La Bresse, 24 Burgundy County, 25 Lorreine, 26 Savoy, 27 Genova. Which four last acknowledge not the French Command.

Italy. hath t••ese Regions in it. 1 Hesperia, 2 Lati∣um, 3 Nasonia, 4 Oenotria 5 Lombardy and Piedmont,

6 T••scany, 7 Rome or the land of the Church. 8 Naples, 9 Genoa, 10 Venice, 11 Florence, 12 Millaine, 13 Man∣tua, 14 Vrbine, 15 Parma, 16 Luca.

Belgia, or lower Germany, low Countreys or Nether∣lands, which hath these Regions in it. 1 Flanders, 2 Zealand, 3 Lymburgh, 4 Luzenburg, 5 Gilderland, 6 Brabant, 7 Artoys, 8 Ha••nault, 9 Namuree, 10 Zutphen, 11 Holland, 12 West Friez-land, 13 Vtrecht, 14 Over∣y••••ell, 15 Machlyn, 16 Growning.

Germany, hath these Countries in it. 1 East-Friez-land, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Westphalia, 3 Cleveland, 4 Alsatia or Elsas, 5 Fran∣conia or Flankenland, 6 Rhene Palatinate, and Wir∣tenberg, 7 Helvetia, 8 Switzerland, 9 Val••tia, 10 Rho∣etia, 11 Suevia, 12 Bavaria, 13 Northgoia, 14 Au∣stria with Corniola and Tirolifis, 15 Bohemia, which con,+••aineth Silesia, Lusatia and Moravia, 16 Brandenbourg, 17 Pom••rania, 18 Mecklenbourg, 19 Saxonie, which containeth T••ringia, Misnia, Voitland, and Saxonie, 20 Brunswick and Lunebourg, 21 Hassia, 22 Veteravia,

Denmarke, containeth in it these Countries; 1 Cim∣bricke Chersonesse, 2 the Balticke Islands in number 35. Of which the four principall are, Sealand, or Sealanduni∣a, Fionia, or Fuinen, Fimera, and Bornholmia, 3 Scandia

Norway, on the Northwest of it lyeth Finmarchia.

Sweden or Swethland, it containeth these Regions, 1 Lappia, La••land and Scric••imnia, 2 Bodia, 3 Finland, 4 Gothland, 5 Suecia or Sweden.

Muscovia, this Kingdom standeth part in Europe, and part in Asia, called also Russia Alba or Sarmatia: it con∣taineth these 1 Novagordia, 2 Pl••scovia, 3 Valadomire, 4 Rhezan, 5 Permia, 6 Severia, 7 Gandora, 8 Petzora, 9 M••scovie: & ten lesser provinces, which are these. 1 Smo∣lensko, 2 Roscovie, 3 Rostowia, 4 Corelia, 5 Bieleiziozo, 6 the Kingdom of Ca••an and Cytraban, 7 Tuver, 8 Ma∣saiskie, 9 Wologda, 10 Iugra.

Poland, the chief Provinces in it are. 1 Livonia, 2 Lituania, 3 Volinia, 4 Samogitia, 5 Podolia, 6 Russia Nigra, 7 Mazovia 8 Prussia, 9 Podlassia, 10 Ozwitz, 11 Polland.

Hungary the great, (in which is the Batchmege Desert called Campus Cuman••rum) is divided first into the uper Hung••ry, which containeth: 1 Iazygia, 2 Lumbardy, in which is a part of Noricum and Austria.

Secondly, the lower Hungary, which containeth. 1 Pannonia the higher, wherein are these Provinces. 1 Va∣leria 2 Stiria or Stiermark.

Secondly, Pannonia the lower, in which is 1 Sla∣via, or Sclavonia, which containes these Provinces or Regions, Illiris, Dalmatia, Croatia, or Liburnia, 2 Bu∣balia, 3 Mantina, 4 Dacia, which hath in it these, Transilvania, Moldavia, Walachia, Servia, Rascia, Bulgaria, Bosnia.

Greece, it is Divided into these Regions. 1 Pelopon∣nesus, 2 Achaia, 3 Epirus, 4 Albania, 5 Macedonia & Thessalia, 6 Migdonia, 7 Thracia.

P••loponnesus, being divided into these Provinces. 1 Elis, 2 Messenia, 3 Arcadia, 4 Laconia, 5 Argolis & Archaia.

Achaia, is divided into: 1 Attica, 2 Megaris, 3 Boeotia, 4 Phocis, 5 Aetolia, 6 Doris, 7 Locris.

The Islands dispersed in the Greek Seas are. 1 Palus Maeotis, 2 Pontius Euxinus, 3 Tenedos in the River He∣lespont.

The Islands in the Aegean Sea are. 1 Samothracia, 2 Lemnos, 3 Lessos, 4 Chios, 5 Euboea, 6 Scyros, 7 Sala∣mis, 8 Sporades, 9 Cyclades or Iles, of the Arches, being 53 all in a Circle.

The Islands in the Cretan Sea are. 1 Creta, 270 miles long 50 broad, 2 Claudi, 3 Dio, 4 Aegilia.

The Islands in the Ionian Sea are. 1 Cythera, 2 Stro∣phades, 3 Zacynthus, 4 Ehinades 5 Cephalenia, 6 Cor∣cyra, 7 Ithaca, 8 Leucadia.

The Islands in the Adriatique Sea are. 1 Absirtides, 2 Cherso, 3 Weggea 4 Grissa or Paga 5 Lesina, 6 Cur∣zola, 7 Zara 8 Brazzia, 9 Lissa, 10 Arbe.

The Islands in the Mediterranean Sea are. Sicilia a large Ile divided into three Provinces. 1 Vallis de Nota, Mazarra and Mona, 2 Malta, 3 Corsica, 4 Sardinia 5 the Baleares being 4 greater Isles, as, Majorca, Minorca, Ebuisa, and Olhiusa. And the lesser are these; 1 Valca∣nian or Aeolian Islands, 11 in number, the Chief are the Liparean Isles. 2 the Isles of Naples 18 in number, the Chief are, Ischia, Caprea and Aenaria. 3 the Ligurian Isles, the Chief are, Elba or Ilva, Gallinaria and Giglio And 6 Cades or Cales.

The Isles in the Ocean or Brittish Seas are these. First great Brittaine, which is divided into three Kinddoms: England, Scotland, and Wales.

England Anciently contained seven Kingdoms. 1 Kent, 2 South-Saxons, 3 West-Saxons 4 East-Saxons, 5 Northum∣berland 6 Mercia, 7 East-Angles. This Heptarchy, being u∣nited into one Monarchy it was divided into 39 Provinces or Counties, as. 1 Barkshire, 2 Buckingham 3 Cambride, 4 Cheshire, 5 Cornwall, 6 Cumberland, 7 Darby, 8 Devon, 9 Dorcester, 10 Durham, 11 Essex, 12 Glocester, 13 Hant or Hamshire, 14 Hereford, 15 Hertford, 16 Hunt••n••ton, 17 Kent, 18 Lancashire, 19 Leicester, 20 Lincoln, 21 Middle∣sex, 22 Monmouth, 23 Northampton, 24 Norfolke, 25 Northumberland, 26 Nottingham, 27 Oxford, 28 Rutland, 29, Salope or Shropshire, 30 Somerset, 31 Stafford 32 Suffolke, 33 Surrey, 34 Sussex, 35 Warwicke, 36 Westmer∣land, 37 Wiltshire, 38 Worcester 39 Yorkshire.

Scotland contained anciently three Kingdoms, as. 1 the Scots, 2 Picts, 3 the Isles. But united under one Sovereign, it is divided into two parts by the great Ri∣ver Tay. Viz. The South which containes these Pro∣vinces. or Shires. 1 Teifidale 2 Merch, 3 Lauden, 4 Liddesdale, 5 Eskedale, 6 Annaudale, 7 Niddesdale, 8 Galloway, 9 Carrick, 10 Kyle, 11 Cuningham, 12 Ar∣ran, 13 Cluydesdale, 14 Lennox, 15 Stirling, 16 Fife, 17 Strathern, 18 Menteiht, 19 Argyle, 20 Cantire 21 Lorne. The North is divided into these Provinces, as Loquabrea, 2 Braidalbin 3 Perth 4 Atholl, 5 Anguish 6 Mern 7 Marr, 8 Buquhan, 9 Murray, 10 Rosse, 11 Sutherland, 12 Cathanes, 13 Strathnavern.

Wales, it contained anciently, three Principalities. Viz. North-Wales, 2 Powis, 3 South-wales. But being united to the English Monarchy, it was divided into 13 Coun∣ties, as. 1 Flynt, 2 Denbigh, 3 Carnarvon or Shirevon, 4 Mongomery, 5 Nerioneth in the Norh of Wales with the Isle of Anglesey, which makes a sixt. 7 Brecknock, 8 Caermarden, 9 Cardigan, 10 Glamorgan, 11 Pembrock, 13 Radnor, in South-Wales.

2. Ireland, which is divided into 4 Provinces, as First M••nster, which contains these counties: 1 Lim••rick, 2 Kery, 3 Corke 4 Waterford, 5 Desmond, 6 Holy-Cross in Tiperary Secondly Le••nster, which contains 1 East-meath, 2 West-meath, 3 Kilkeny, 4 Caterlough, 5 Queens county 6 Kings county, 7 Kildare, 8 Weisford, 9 Du••lin. Third Connagh which contains in it these counties, 1 Clare or Towmond 2 Galloway, 3 Maio, 4 Slego 5 Leitrim 6 Roscommon. Fourth, Vlster which contains these counties, as 1 Dunghal or Tyr-connell 2 Vpper Tyrone 3 nether Tyrone, 4 Ferma∣nagh 5 Cavan 6 Monaghan, 7 Colrane, 8 Antrim 9 Downe 10 Armagh 11 Lough.

The lesser Islands are. 1 The Orcades or Isles of Orkney in number 32 the chief is Pomonia, 2 the Hebrides in the west of Scotland 44. in number, the chief are, Ila, Iona Mula, 3 the Sorlinges or Sylly Islands in number 145. Of which ten are only of any esteem as Armath, Agnes, Sampson, Sylly, Brefar, Rusco, St. Hellens, St. Martyns, Ar∣thur, St. Marys. 4 the Spo••••des, which are the Isles of Man, Anglesey, Iarsey, Gernsey, Weight.

The lesser Islles then the foresaid, are Preston, Helbrie, Dennie, Londay, Chaldey, Than••tt, Cheppie, Cocket, Holy∣farne, and the Calfe of Man.

The Islands in the Northern or Deu••alean Seas are: 1 Thule, or Shetland, 2 Greenland, 3 Island, 4 Freezland, 5 Nova Zemla.