The original [and] sprynge of all sectes [and] orders by whome, wha or were they beganne. Translated out of hye Dutch in Englysh.

xiiii. The Georgians secte and fayth.

THese Christians haue the Tartaries made tributaryes to them. two. C. yeare ago. They vse the Grecians maner in many poyntes. They broder vpō the Perses, reachynge from Palestina vn∣tyll the mountaynes called Caspy. They hadde. xviii. byshoprykes, and one heade or chefe byshop whome they called Catholicō. They were fyrste subiecte vnto the sye of Antiochia, a warrefarynge people. Theyr prestes haue crownes shauen rounde, but y^e layemen foresquared. Theyr wyues be par¦tly vsed to warre, and be hyred therto. Be∣fore they stryke ony felde they do drynke lar¦gely, that they maye fall on theyr enemyes with the better corage and more fearcely.

Theyr prestes & spiritualty kepe the walles

and fenses, and vse vsery, finaunces and sy∣mony. They are euer at debate with the ar¦menians, whom they call heretikes. Both the Armenians and Georgians ar now sub¦iecte to the Turke. Theyr name haue they of saint George theyr patron, in whose na∣me they fyght, whom also they haue in theyr standarde and banners. They border also vpon the Medes and Sirians, of whō they are greatly dradde, yee and of all the Easte partes also. Whan they go to the holy Se∣pulchre, they entre the cytie Ierusalē with spled banners: for the Saracenes shune thē sore, nother paye they ony where tribute. Theyr wiues haue heere & beerdes as y^e mē, and go also to warre. They weare hygh to∣ted hattes. What so euer they ascribed some tyme vnto the Soudane, y^t dyd he graūt thē agayne: for they were of great estimacyon by hym, & are greatly accepted euery where for theyr valeaunt dedes and worthynesse.

Here do I passe ouer also the Gothyes and Wandalyes, whose landes and kyngdo¦mes hath euery one his Christen fayth.

Sclauony also hath in many thynges an o∣ther religion, Gods seruice and maner, se∣uerall from all other.