Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

CHAP. XVI. A briefe suruey of the Ecclesiasticall Politie Ancient and Moderne, or of the seuerall Patriarchs, Archbishops and Bishops Sees thorow the Chri∣stian World: also of the Iesuites Colledges and numbers, and of other Monasticall Orders.

AVbertus Myraeus hath written a Treatise, called Notitia Episcopatuum Orbis Christi∣ani; and another of Ecclesiasticall Politie, or the State of Christian Religion in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the New World diuided into foure Bookes; and as ma∣ny [ 10] more of Monasticall originalls; out of whom principally, and out of some o∣thers I thought fit to collect such things as might serue for our present Historicall purpose; for the Readers knowledge as well of the extension of Christian Reli∣gion in these times, as the opinions and differing rites before deliuered.

Our Author begins with Italy, as being himself more then enough Italionated. The Princes now potent in Italy, are the Pope, the Spaniard (which is King of Naples, Sicil and Sardinia, and Duke of Millaine) the Prince of Piemont (which now is the Duke of Sauoy) the Great Duke of Tuscaine, the Dukes of Mantua, Mutina & Parma; the Republikes or free States of Venice, Genua, and Luca. Rome is the Seat of our Authors Religion, and by him honoured with that blasphemous title of Vrbs Aeterna (as for Terrarum domina,* 1.1 vrbium Regina, Orbis compendium, they are giuen too, but [ 20] too compendious) and was indeed of principall respect in the Church of Christ, euer since the Apostolicall preaching of the Gospell, and the Apostle of the Gentiles testified that their faith was then renowmed thorow the whole world; which was so fattened with the bloud of their Pri∣mitiue Bishops and Martyrs,* 1.2 that no where was a more fertill haruest then there, during the Raigne of the Ethnike Emperours. Constantine subiecting his Imperiall Scepter to the Crosse, her Bishops also receiued greater splendor of power and pompe, and being the Imperiall Citie, was therefore reputed the first See or Seat of the Patriarches, which then were three, the Roman, Alexandrian,* 1.3 and Antiochian: which diuided the Ecclesiastical Iurisdiction of the Roman World (so they called their Empire) betwixt thē: the Constantinopolitan being after both added to the num∣ber, [ 30] & preferred aboue the Alexandrian and Antiochian; and equalled also with the Roman, sauing his meere primacie of Order (for the same cause that now it was also become New Rome, and the Imperiall Citie) by decree of the Councell of Constantinople, A. 381. and more plainely expressed by the Chalcedon Councell, A. 451.

As for reasons drawne from Scripture, I haue prayed for thee, I will giue thee the Keyes, feed my Sheepe, &c. now adayes alledged as proper causes of Papall preeminence, the ancient Councells knew them not, but alledged meere ciuill respects of the Imperiall residence and power: which yet so puffed vp the Imperious spirits of their successors, that in Gregories dayes the Constantino∣politan would needs be stiled Vniuersall Bishop, which Gregory then withstood as Antichristian; and yet in few dayes after his death, his successor Boniface obtained of Phocas the murtherer, that [ 40] swelling and exorbitant Primacie and Papacie,* 1.4 in Ecclesiasticalls, to the Roman See, by Phocas (to make sure of the Romans, in that slippery state of his new gotten Empire by bloud and treason) made the Head of al Churches. Which power could yet, neither by Phocas bee graunted any further then the Roman Empire extended, nor was euer acknowledged in the remoter parts of the world, till in these last times pouertie hath made some of the poore Patriarchs (I had almost said Parrats, whom their belly and externall respects haue taught their 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which was neuer with reall subiection acknowledged) yea the others Patriarches of the Empire to this day gainsay it,* 1.5 and by long vse, the Constantinopolitan is stiled Oecumenicall or Vniuersall Pa∣triarch, the Roman vniuersall Pope (which title of Pope, was in ancient times commonly giuen to other Bishops, as in Saint Augustines and others Epistles is seene, and the name of Archbishop [ 50] and Patriarch giuen as preeminent Titles to the Roman Bishop, yet extant in the Roman Coun∣cells) who now hauing gotten a Spirituall Papacie, Gregory the seuenth aboue 1070. yeeres after Christ, began to turne the same into a Papall Monarchie, which his successours haue more fully effected, not onely in the absolute Principalitie of the Churches Patrimonie, but in a wide-mouthed challenge of Supremacie to depose Kings, and dispose Kingdomes in that hypocriticall pretended ordine ad Deum. But this you shall finde in other Authors, and I but touch it and now returne to our Myraeus. The Ierosolimitan Bishop, in honour of that holy Citie was dignified with that Patriarchall honor,* 1.6 but later: for the Councell of Nice left to the Bishop of Caesaria his Me∣tropolitan right entire: the Councell of Chalcedon gaue him the Title, which some say Leo the Bishop opposed so much in pretence of the Nicene authoritie, that it was not fully ratified till [ 60] Iustinians time,* 1.7 in the fifth Councell, A. 553. Now for a fifth See at Babylon you haue heard Elias (a lye as I conceiue) not to be found I thinke ratified by any good History: nor were the most parts of his Iurisdiction euer subiect to the Roman Empire.* 1.8

The Roman or Westerne Patriarch had sixe Diocesses, Italy, Illyricum, Africa, The Galliae, Spaines,

and Britaine, which were subdiuided into seuerall Prouinces, of which Italy is said to haue seuen∣teene, Illyricum seuen, Africa sixe, Galliae seuenteene, Hispaniae sixe, and Britaine fiue, Britannia Pri∣ma, Br. Secunda, Maxi••a Caesariensis, Flauia Caesariensis and Valentia: by Gregory the Great re∣duced to the two Archbishoprickes of Canterbury and Yorke, and long after Saint Andrewes and Glasco, two other in Scotland, and foure in Ireland, by authoritie of Pope Eugenius, An. 1151. Ar∣mach, Dublin, Cassiliensis and Tnamensis. Thus much generally and briefly for the West. Now for the Easterne World, it was diuided into seuen Diocesses or Regions, Oriens, Egyptus, Asiana,* 1.9 Pon∣tica, Thracia, Macedonia and Dacia. Of the Orientall part (more properly called) Antioch was chiefe Citie, of Egypt Alexandria, of the Asian Ephesus, of the Pontike Caesarea, of Thracia. Constan∣tinople, of Macedonia and Dacia Thessalonica, till Iustinian made Iustiniana Prima the Metropolitan [ 10] of Dacia. The Constantinopolitan had three Diocesses acknowledged by the Chalcedon Councell, Asiana, Pontica, Thracia. Asiana had eleuen Prouinces, Pontica as many, Thracia sixe. Macedonia had anciently sixe Prouinces, Dacia fiue. In the time of Leo Emperour,* 1.10 which began to reigne An 1386. the Constantinopolitan had eightie one Metropolitans subiect to him (and before the Norman Conquest many more, when Sicilia, Calabria, and many Cities of the Kingdome of Naples were subiect to the Greeke Empire) and eightie three Archbishoprickes in the same Leos time.

To the Patriarch of Alexandria the Councell of Nice ascribeth Egypt, Lybia, and Pentapolis:* 1.11 After that there were numbred sixe Prouinces, Egypt, Thebais, Lybia Superior, Lybia Inferior, or [ 20] Pentapolis, Arcadia and Augustamnica, and after ten. The Patriarch of Antioch had the East Dio∣cesse, in which were fifteene Prouinces, Syria prima and secunda; Palestina prima, secunda,* 1.12 Saluta∣ris; Phoenicae prima and secunda, Cilicia prima and secunda, Cyprus, Euphratensis, Mesopotamia, Osrbaena, Arabia, Isauria. When the Frankes had conquered the Holy Land, the Antiochian had sixe Archbishops onely subiect to him, Tarsus, Edessa, Apamia, Helioplis, Conzensum and Manu∣strensem: Tyrius reckons thirteene Metropolitans in the first times,* 1.13 besides nine Cities Metropo∣litans not Suffragans, and twelue Archbishoprickes, which it seemeth were also autocephali, as the former. But afterwards Ierusalem was decked with Antiochian spoiles,* 1.14 the three Palestinas being added to the Ierosolimitan Patriarch. Tyrius addes two other taken from the Alexandrian Patriarch, Rubensis and Berytensis, in later times stiled Petracensis and Bostrensis; and vnder the [ 30] Frankes, Tyre, Caesarea, Nazareth and Petracensis.

Other Patriarchs there are of lesse note, as of Seleucia,* 1.15 whom Filesacus suspected to haue remo∣ued his See to Armenia; of Ethiopia (who is neuerthelesse subiect to the Patriarch of Alexan∣dria) of these the Seleucian was to haue the sixt place, the Ethiopian the seuenth in Councels,* 1.16 and they both with the Armenian were stiled Catholici. The Patriarch of Aquileia is mentioned by Paulus Diaconus, and it is propable that when Aquileia was taken by the Lumbards,* 1.17 the Patri∣arch remoued to Gradus, and was called the Patriarch of New Aquileia or Gradensis. Friuli also hath had that title, and Venice hath succeeded in that Aquileian and Gradensian Patriarchate, A. 1450. by grant of Pope Eugenius. The Pisan Prelate hath beene also stiled Patriarch, and the To∣letane in Spaine, as also the Valentian, and the Archbishop of Goa, and the Archbishop of Can∣turbury [ 40] * 1.18, Ments, Lions, and Bituricensis, but not so commonly and constantly. The Iacobites, Ne∣storians, Maronites, Cophti, and other Easterne Sects with their Patriarchs wee haue alreadie con∣sidered. There are also Franc-Armenians vnder the Archbishop of Nexiuanum, in whose Iuris∣diction are the Townes Abbaran, Abbragon, Carna, Saltach, Hascassen, Meascen, Carsan, Xhabun, G••uhug, Caragus, Chensug, and Artach; in which are Monasteries of Dominicans. Azarias Fri∣donius an Armenian, A. 1604. was made Archbishop of Mexiuan, in Armenia Maior, sixe daies iourney from Tauris. Hee was a Dominican, and came from Armenia in Rome, and out of his writing this is related. The Georgians were wont to bee subiect to the Patriarch of Constanti∣nople, but now are diuided. (The Russians also haue procured their Metropolitan the title of Patriarch, as wee shall see in D. Fletchers Relations. They tell also of a Patriarch at Damascus, at [ 50] Mosul, Cairo, and other places which professe the former titles.) But let vs looke backe to Rome, where Myraeus next to the Pope the Prince, as he cals him, of all Patriarchs and Bishops placeth the Cardinalls.

The Priests and Deacons of Rome haue growne with the Papacie to a strange Prelacie vn∣knowne in the first thousand yeeres after Christ, to be not only aboue Bishops and Archbishops,* 1.19 and other names of Ecclesiasticall greatnesse, but to be Peeres to Kings and Emperours and Con∣iudices terrarum orbis, (as Pope Pius the Second cals them.) Of these sixe are Cardinall Bishops, Ostia, Porto, Sauina, Palestina, Fr••scati, Alba: the Cardinall Priests and Deacons haue their names of the Parish Churches in Rome, (all which Cardinals were wont to bee but twelue, and, when a Prelate from any place was chosen, as appeareth in our English Ecclesiasticall Storie, by [ 60] Wendouer, Paris and others, he left his former Prelacie and Residence, and attended the Pope, as one of his Priuie Counsell, and another succeeded to his former place: since which time, within these three hundred yeeres, they haue not only increased the numbers at pleasure, and chosen the principall Prelates of other Nations; to make themselues strong in each Nation, permitting them there still to reside; but haue procured the noblest persons for bloud, and most eminent for

power in each Kingdome to admit of that dignitie, and haue heaped greatest preferments in eue∣ry Countrey on their Cardinals, which only shea••e the fleece; and neuer see the face of their in∣numerable flockes.)

Besides, this preferring of Priests and Deacons to Patriarkes, in Rome it selfe (as representing the whole Church) they haue instituted fiue Patriarchall Churches, viz. S. Iohn Lateranes, S. Pe∣ters,* 1.20 S. Pauls S. Maries the greater, S. Lawrences. The Church of Laterane hath an Arch. pres∣byter who is a Cardinall. S. Peters beareth the Title of the Church of Canstantinople, and hath an Arch-priest Cardinall. S. Pauls represents the Church of Alexandria, hath an Abbot and Monkes. S Maries designes the Church of Antioch, hath an Arch-priest, Cardinall and Canons as Lateran and S. Peters. S. Lawrence represents the Church of Ierusalem; it once had an Abbot [ 10] and Monkes, now is in Commenda, and hath Canons Regulars.

* 1.21The Bishoprickes of the Romane Prouince are Sutri-Nepi, Ciuita-Castellana-H••rti, Viterbo-Tuscanella, Bagnarea, Oruieto, Perugia (an Vniuersitie) Città di Castello, Ciuità de Plebe, Castro, Arezzo, Spoleto, Terni, Narny, Amelia, Todi, Rieti, Foligno, Assisi (the Countrey of S. Francis) Ti••oli, Anagna, Verulo, Terracina, Sezza, Segni, Alatro, Fiorentino, Ancona-Humana, Loretto-Ricanati, Ascoli, Iesi, Osmo, Fano, Camerino. Luca hath the Pall.

The Archbishop of Rauenna hath these Suffraganes, Adri, Comachio, Faenza, Brentinore, Forli Cesena, Sarsina, (Countrey of Plautus) Rimini, Imola, Ceruia, Fanestria, Ferrara (an Vniuersitie) The Archbishop of Bologna instituted 1583. hath Bologna (an Vniuersitie) Parma (an Vni∣uersitie) Placenza, Reggio, Modema, Crema, Borgo di S. Domino. The Archbishop of Fermo erected [ 20] by Sixtus the Fi••th, hath Suffraganes, Macerata (an Vniuersitie) Tolentino, San Seuerino, Montalto, Ripa, Beneuent and Auin••on follow in their places.

* 1.22In the Kingdome of Naples, the Archbishop of Napoli (an Vniuersitie) Pozzuolo, Nola, Cerra, Ischia, Auersa (an exempt) to which are vnited Cuma and Atella. The Archbishop of Capua hath Suffraganes,* 1.23 Teano, Calui, Caserta, Gaiazzo, Carinola, Sergna, Sessa, Venafro, Monte Cassino and Saint Germano, Aquino, Pondi, Gaieta, Sora. The Archbishop of Salerno hath Salerno (an Vni∣uersitie) Capaccio, Pulicastro, Sarno, Acierno, Marsico, Campagna, Nocera delli Pagani, Nusco, Cana.* 1.24 Vnder the Archbishop of Amalfi are the Bishops of Capri, Scala-Rauello, Minori, Lettre. Vnder the Archbishop of Sorrento are Vico, Massa, Stabia. The Archbishop of Conza hath Mu∣ro, Satriano Cagiano, Lacedogna, S. Angelo di Lombardi-Bisaccia, Monte Verde. The Archbishop of Cirenza and Matera hath the Bishop of Venosa, Tricarico, Potenza, Grauina-Anglona, Monte [ 30] Peloso. The Archbishop of Tarento his Suffraganes are Motula, Castellaneta, Oria. Vnder the Archbishop of Brindisi are Hostuni, Nardo, M••nopoli. Vnder Otranto, Lecce, Capo di Leuco, Ca∣stro, Gallipoli, Vgento. Vnder the Archbishop of Bari and Canosa, Bitonto, Gio••enazzo, Ruvo, Conuersano, Mo••eruino, Pulignano, La••iello, Bitetto, Catzeri, Molfetta an exempt. The Archbi∣shop of Tranni and Salpe hath Bisiglia, Andri. To the Archbishop of Manfredonia and Citta di S. Angelo are subiect, Vests, Melphi-Rappollo. The Theatine Archbishop erected in Ciuita di Chieti, Anno 1526. hath Suffraganes, Ortona, Citta di Penna-Atri, Valua-Sulmona, Aquila, Marsi, Te∣ramo, Ciuita di Cali. The Archbishop Lancianensis hath no Suffragane Bishop. Pius the Fourth ad∣uanced it. The Bishop of Triuento is an exempt. The Archbishop of Reggio is ouer the Bishops [ 40] of Catanzaro, Crotone, Tropea, Oppedo, Bone, Nicastro, Nicotera, Gieraci, Squillaci, Mileto. The Archbishop of Cosenza and Monte alto hath Marterano, S. Marco, Bisignano, Cassano. The Arch∣bishop of Rossano hath no Suffragane. The Archbishop of San Seuerina hath Vmbriato, Belcastro, Isola, Cariati, Strongoli. The Archbishop of Beneuento in the Popes Iurisdiction, hath Ascoli, Te∣lese, S. Agatha delli Goti, Alife, Monte Marano, Auellino-Fergiente, Vico della Baronia, Ariano, Botano Bouino, Vulturara and Monte Coruino, Larino, Termoli, San Seuero, Troia, Guardia Alfa∣nae. So that in the Kingdome of Naples, besides the Popes Beneuento, there are nineteene Arch∣bishoprickes.

* 1.25The Iesuites haue in the Continent of Italy (besides the Prouinces of Sicilia and Sardinia) foure Prouinces, the Roman, Neapolitan, of Millaine, and of Venice. The Romane Prouince hath at [ 50] Rome, Domu•• professa, Collegium Romanum, Domus probationis, the Colledge of the Paenitentiarie, the German Colledge, the English Colledge, the Roman Seminarie, the Colledge of Maronites, the Scots Colledge. The Residence at Frascati, the Colledges of Tiuoli, Loreto, Perugia, Fiorenza, Siena, Macerata, Ricanati, Sezza, Ancona, Monte Santo, Monte Pulciano, Fermo, Citta di Castello, Ascoli, Sora. In this Prouince are seuen hundred fortie seuen of the societie. The Prouince of Na∣ples hath in Naples Domus professa, the Colledge, the House of Probation, the New House profes∣sed. The Colledges of Cata••zaro, Nola, Lecce, Bari, Salerno, Consenza, Barletta, Chieti, Aquila, Be∣neuento, House of Probation at Atri, Colledges of Bouino, Trepia, Massa, Castell à Mare, Capua, Mol∣fetta, the Residences of Monopoli, Taranto, Paula. In this Prouince are fiue hundred ninety foure of the societie. In the Prouince of Millaine, are at Millaine the House professed, and the Colledge [ 60] Breiden; at Genua the House professed, the Colledge, and the House of probation; the Colledges of Turino, Como, Vercelli, Mondeui, Cremona, Bastia, Nizza, Alexandria, the House of probation at Arona, and the Residence of Pania. In this Prouince are foure hundred and eleuen of the Compa∣ny. The Venetian Prouince hath the professed House at Venice, the Colledges of Pado••a, Ferra••a,

Balogna, Brescia, Forli, Parma, with another there for the Nobilitie Piacenza, Verona, Mantoua▪ Mirandola Reggio, Faenza, Castiglione, the houses of probation at Nouellara, Imola, Busseto, the Residences of Candia and Vic••nza. In this Prouince are three hundred seuenty three of the So∣cietie.

Sicilia hath three Archbishoprickes, first the Panormitan,* 1.26 to whom are subiect the Bishops of Mazara, Girgenti. Malta is gouerned by their great Master and Knights Hospitulars. The Archbishop of Messana hath vnder him the Bishops of Lipari, Patt••, Cifalu. The Archbishop of Mons Regalis hath Catania and Siracosa. In it also are Iesuites Colledges,* 1.27 Houses and Residences one and twentie. Fellowes sixe hundred thirtie eight.

[ 10] The Ile and Kingdome of Sardinia hath had fourteene Episcopall Cities,* 1.28 and now hath accor∣ding to Ferrarius, three Archbishoprickes, Calaris, Sassaris, Arborea, and Bishops, Vi••••a Ecclesiae▪ Bosa, Algarium, Castrum Aragonense, and Laesa.

The Archbishop of Calaris or Caglari is Primate of Sardinia and Corsica. His Suffraganes are Doli, Yglesia••-Solci. Suel is vnited to the Archbishop. The Archbishop of Sassaris or Torre Sas∣sari hath Algar, Bosi, Empurias, Terra Noua. The Archbishop of Arborea hath Vsse••••a, Terra Alba, S. Iusta. In Sardinia are Houses, Colledges and Seminaries of Iesuites eight, and in them one hundred and ninetie of that Societie and Prouince.* 1.29

Millaine is the Seat of the Spanish Viceroy and Counsell, and also of an Archbishop, to whom are subiect the Bishops of Cremona, Lodi, Nouarra, (Birth-place of Peter Lumbard) Alessan∣dria [ 20] della Paglia, Tortona, Vigleuano, Bergamo, Brescia, Vercelli, Aste, Casale di Monferrato, Alba, Acqui, Sauona, Vintimiglia, Pauia hath the Pall and is an Vniuersitie.

E••ruria is for the most part subiect to the Great Duke of the Family of Medices,* 1.30 in which Florentia, Pisa and Siena haue beene Free States. Charles the fifth, Anno 1530. created Alexan∣der de Medices his Sonne in Law Duke of Florence,* 1.31 whose Sonne Cosmus by Pope Pius the fifth was created Great Duke of Toscaine, Anno 1569. This Cosmus instituted the Knight Order of Saint Stephen against the Turkes. The Archbishop of Florence or Fiorenza hath Suffragans, Fie∣zola, Pistoia, Volcerra, Colle, Burgo S. Sepulchro, Serzana, Monte Pulciano, where Cardinall Bel∣larmin•• was borne, and Cortona are Exempts. The Archbishop of Siena (which is also an Aca∣demie) hath Soana, Chiusi, Grosseto, Massa-Populonia, Pientia, Monte Alcino. The Archbishop of [ 30] Pisa (an Vniuersitie also) hath Suffragans Ciuitella, Aiazzo, Sagona, Aleria.

Mantua famous for Virgils birth hath a Duke of the Family Gonzaga; Duke Vincent,* 1.32 A. 1608. instituted the Military Order of The Redeemer Iesus Christ, in honour of his bloud supposed there kept. Mutina and Rhegium haue a Duke of the Este Family, reuolued to the Papacie, An∣no 1598. Vrbinum of the Family Roborea and Parma, and Placentia of the Farnesian. Vrbino hath an Archbishop and sixe Bishoprickes subiect, the Leopolitan, Pisaurian, Calliensis, Eugubinus, Foro-Semproniensis, and Senogalliensis. Parma and Placentia with Burgo in that Principalitie are Suffra∣gans to the Archbishop of Bologna.

Venice, Genua, Luca, and Ragusi are Italian Free States; the chiefe is Venice,* 1.33 and said to incline to the French, as Genua the next, to the Spaniard: Ragusi supports it selfe by fauour of the Turke, [ 40] paying a yeerely pension to him. Luca hath a Bishop subiect to the Pope only, and vsing a Pall. Ragusi (in times past Epidaurus) is in Dalmatia, Italionated in language and conditions:* 1.34 it hath an Archbishop, to whom are subiect the Bishops Stagnensis, Tribuniensis, Marcatensis, Rodonensis, Garzalensis, Stephanensis and Curzolensis.

In the State of Venice are two Patriarkes, one of Venice, which succeeded to Gradus,* 1.35 the o∣ther of Aquileia: and foure Archbishops, Spalatensis, Iaderensis, Corcyrensis, and Candrensis. The Patriarke of Venice hath Suffragan Bishops, Chioza, Torzello, both Ilands. The Patriarke of A∣quileia resideth in Vdene, and to him are subiect the Bishops of Como (Countrey of both Plinies) Verona, Pado••a, Vizenza, Treoizi, Concordia, Zeneda, Feltre, Ciuida di Bellun, Pola, Parenzo, Tri∣esti, Petin, Capo d' Istria, Citta Noua, Trento and Mantoua are Exempts. The Archbishop of Spa∣latro and Salona, Primate of Dalmatia and Croatia, hath Suffragans, Sogna, Nona, Faro-Lesina, [ 50] Tran, Sanadria, Scardona (subiect to the Turke) Tina, Almiza. The Archbishop Iaderensis, or of Zara a Venetian Iland, hath Suffraganes, Arbe, Viglia, Ossaro. The Archbishop of Corcyra, or Corfu, hath the Bishops of the Ilands Cefalonia and Zante. The Archbishop of Crete or Candie hath vnder him the Bishops of Canea, Rettimo, Sittia-Hierapetra, Cheronesso, Mellip••tamo, Ar∣chadia, Sicchimo, Budoa sometimes subiect to the Seruian Archbishop. Some adde Catharensem and Curzulensem.

Genua hath in times past extended their Empire to Caffa in Taurica, Cyprus, Chio and Lesbos,* 1.36 and to Pera. It now commandeth almost all Liguria and Co••sica. To the Archbishop of Genua are Suffragans, Albenga, Bobi, Brignale, Noli, Mariana-Accia, Nebio. To the Genuois are thirteene [ 60] Dioceses subiect, but some of the Bishops acknowledge the Archbishops of Millaine and Florenc••. Sixe Bishopricks are in the Iland and Kingdome of Corsica, subiect to that State, Mariana, Aleria, Nebiur••, Sagonia, Aciensum and Adiacium. Malta hath a Colledge of Iesuits.

SPaine first attempted, and one of the last of the Roman Prouinces pacified in the declining of the Empire,* 1.37 was possessed by the Wandals, Sueues, and Alans, whom the Gothes had expelled Gaule. The Gothes expelled thence by the Frankes, chased the Wandals and Alans out of Spaine, and destroyed the Sueues. The Saracens Anno 720. expelled the Gothes, and could not by the Gothicke remnants be quite exterminated till Anno 1492. at which time the New World also was added to the Spanish Fortunes by Colons Discouerie, and by the Match of the Heire of the Houses of Burgundie and Austria, with the Heire of Arragon and Castile, and since by Conquests &c. The Castilan hath in few yeeres from an estate in comparison of some other Kingdomes, poore and almost contemptible growne to the present puissance and almost terrible greatnesse. In Spaine and Portugall are these Archbishoprickes, whose names and reuenues out of a Manuscript [ 10] * 1.38 are thus deliuered.

Toledo, his Reuenues are said to bee 320000. Duckets, more then of diuers Kingdomes. Si∣uill, 113000. Duckets. Granado, 80000. Duckets. Lisbone, 130000. Duckets. Saragosa, 70000. Duckets. Valentia, 90000. Duck••ts. Tarragena, 80000. Duckets. Burgos, 90000. Duckets. Santiago, 100000. Duckets. Brago, 90000. Duckets. He omits Euora, which he reckons among the Bishops, being latelier exalted to the Pall. Myraus reckons them thus, Toledo, Burgis, Com∣postella, Siuill, Granado, Caefaraugusta, Tarragona, Valentia, Brararensis, Lisbone and Ebora. To the Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spaine are Suffragans, the Bishops of Cordoua, Segouia Cuenca, Sequenza (an Vniuersitie) Iaen, Cartagena or Murcia, Osma, Valladolid instituted by Clement the Eighth, Anno 1595. made an Vniuersitie also. To the Archbishop of Brugis in olde Castile are subiect Pamplona chiefe Citie of Nauarre, Calagorra, Palencia. To the Archbishop of Compo∣stella [ 20] or Santiago in Galaecia, the Bishops of Salamanca an Vniuersitie erected, Anno 1240. A••ila, Placenzia, Lugo, Astorga, Zamora, Orense, Tuy, Badaios, Mondonedo, Coria, Ciuita Rodrigo, Leon exempt, and Ouiedo exempt. To the Archbishop of Siuill in Baetica are subiect Guadix, Cadiz, and the Bishop of the Canaries. To the Archbishop of Granada, erected by Alexander the sixth, Malaga and America. To the Archbishop of Caesauraugusta, or Caragosa in Aragon, Huesca an old Vniuersitie, Iaca, Barbastro, Tarazona, Teroel, Albarazin. To the Arch. of Tarragona in Catalo∣nia, Tortosa, Lerida an Vniuersitie, Barcelona an Vniuersitie, Vicz, Girona, Vrgel, Elna, Solsona, Perpimian, by Paulus quintus. To the Arch. of Valencia, Segorue, Orihuela, Mallorca. To the Arch. of Braga in Portugall, Porto, Viseo, Guardia, Lamego, Miranda, Leyra. To the Arch. of Lisbone, [ 30] Coymbra, an Vniuersitie; Portalegre, Ceuta in Africa, Funchal in Madera, Angra in Tercera, Con∣go in Africa, Cabo Verde, or Sant Yago, San Thome, both in the Ilands so called, (the Bishop of Brasil) at San Saluador, or the Bay of all Saints (lately taken by the Dutch.) To the Archbishop of Euora, erected 1540. The Bishops of Silues in Faro, Eluas, Tanger in Africa vnited with Cen∣ta. Pope Adrian the sixth, Anno 1523. gaue the Kings of Spaine power to elect and present their Bishops, as Mariana reporteth.

My Manuscript reckoneth not so many, nor goeth to Africa and the Ilands, and perhaps some of the Bishops in that time might be vacant or holden by Commenda, and so the Title drowned. The names differ somewhat, perhaps by false writing, which may be helped by the former Ca∣talogue. For the valuations I thought them not vnworthy recitall together as they are in the [ 40] said Booke expressed, although I must intreate the Readers patience for misse-writing the names by some vnlearned transcriber, which yet I present as I found.

	Duckets.		Duckets.		Duckets.		Duckets.
Sobrack	50000.	Camaria	50000.	Corona	50000.	Osina	46000.
Torrossa	50000.	Cordoua	56000.	Rodrigo	65000.	Ayda	48000.
Tuy	45000.	Cartagena	50000.	Quadripp	64000.	Placentia	53000.
Vigue	58000.	Cadona	56000.	Quembra	75000.	Valentia	54000.
Alueria	55000.	Pamplona	83000.	Quardio	47000.	Solomonea	65000.
Visio	50000.	Corria	58000.	Questarie	47000.	Segeruia	69000. [ 50]
Astorga	65000.	Dadies	50000.	Ayne	480000.	Segouia	65000.
Auela	60000.	Sequensa	60000.	Lomego	53000.	Seluia	53000.
Badaies	5600.	Quembra	57000.	Leon	57000.	Malorca	57000.
Barcelona	75000.	Euuora	74000.	Lerida	64000.	Mandanedo	63000.
Camora	57000.	Euua	58000.	Lugo	50000.	Oporta	69000.
Callahora	65000.			Maliga	64000.	Ouensa	58000.

Damianus à Goes addeth that the Clergie of Spaine haue twice as much Reuenues as the Bi∣shops, besides Impropriations of Tithes they granted by the Pope to the King and Grandes: and that besides all this, the Monasteries and Abbeyes Reuenues, exceed those of the Clergie.

There are also in Spaine certaine Militarie Orders instituted to free the Countrey from the [ 60] Moores. Such were the Orders of Saint Iames, with a long red Crosse, of Alcantara with a square red Crosse of Calatrana with a square greene Crosse: which were by Pope Adrian appropriated to the King: besides the Orders of Christ and others.

There are also Iesuits diuided into fiue Spanish Prouinces: the Prouince of Toledo hath Col∣ledges, Houses and Residences one and twentie, in them fiue hundred and seu••ntie Iesuites.* 1.39 The Prouince of Castile eight and twentie, in them sixe hundred and thirteene. The Prouince of Aragon fourteene, and Iesuites three hundred and ninetie. The Baetike Prouince foure and twen∣tie, and sixe hundred Iesuites. The Prouince of Portugall eighteene, and sixe hundred and eightie of the Societie. The Ile Maiorica hath a Bishop and Vniuersitie. The Canaries haue a Bishop al¦so. So haue the Ilands of Cape Verd with a Colledge of Iesuites. Tercera likewise: and in it and Saint Michaels are Iesuites Colledges. Madera hath a Bishop and Iesuiticall Colledges.

IN France are numbred one hundred and seuenteene Diocesses, fourteene of which haue A••ch∣bi••hoprickes, [ 10] which are these, with their one hundred and three Suffragans.* 1.40 The Primate Archbishop of Lion•• hath Austun, Langres, Mascon, Challon Sur Saone. The Archbishop of Rone in Normandie, Baieux, Aurenches Eureux, Sais, Lizieux, Constances. The Archbishop of Tours, hath Mans, Renes, Angers an Vniuersitie, Nantes an Vniuersitie, Cornouaille, Vannes, Leon, Tri∣quier, Saint Brieu, Saint Malo, Dol which weareth a Pall, and is exempt. The Archbishop of Se••s, Chartres, Auxerre, Trois, Orleans an Vniuersitie and Dutchie of the Kings second Sonne, Paris an Vniuersitie and seate Royall, Meaux, Neuers. The Archbishop of Rhemes, Duke and Chiefe Peere of France, hath Soissons, Challon, Laon, Senlis, Beaunais, A••iens, N••yon, Bouloigne Surmer. The Archbishop Bituricensis, or of Bourges Primate of Aquitaine an Vniuersitie, hath Suffragans Clermon, Rodes, Albij, Caors, Limoges, Mende, Le Tuy, Castres, Vabres, Tulle, Saint [ 20] Flour. The Archbishop of Bourdeaux hath Agen, Engoulesme, Santonge, Poitiers an Vniuersitie, Perigeux, Condom, Maillezais, Luzon, Sarlat. The Archbishop of Auch hath A{que}, Letoure, Saint Bertrand de Comenge, S. Legier de Conserans, Aire, Basas, Tarbe de Bigorre, Oleron on Bearn, Les∣car, Baionne. The Archbishop of Narbonne, Beziers, Agde, Carcassone, N••smes an Vniuersitie, Lodeue, S. Pont de Tomiers, Alec, Mompelier an Vniuersitie, Vzes. The Archbishop Aquensis, or of Aix in Prouence, hath Suffragans the Bishops of Ries, Apt, Freius, Gap, Cisteron. The Arch∣bishop of Vienne, Geneue (now residing at Anessy in Sauoy) Grenoble, Viuiers, Die-valence, both Vniuersities, S. Iean de Maurienne vnder the Duke of Sauoy. The Archb••shop of Embrun hath Digne, Grasse, Vence, Senez, Clandeuez, Nice in Sauoy. The Archbishop of Arles, Marseille, S. Paul de Tricastin, Tolon, Orange, the Principalitie of the Prince of Orange, an Vniuersitie and seat [ 30] of a P••rliament. The Archbi••hop of Tolose (an Vniuersitie) hath Pasmires, Montautban, Mire∣poix, La Vaur, Rieux, Lombes, S. Papoul. Foure of the former Bishops, Maurianensis, Geneuensis Niceensis and Arausionensis are not subiect to the French King: in whose roome you may adde Me••emsem, Tullensem, Virdumensem and Bellicensem to make vp the former number.

In France also are the Chiefes or Originals of many Orders,* 1.41 as the Chuniake Order in the Dio∣cese of Matiscon founded Anno 910. by Abbat Berno▪ Grandemont founded by Stephen, Anno 1126. Cartusia Maior by Bruno 1084. Cistercium 1098. Praemonstratum 1120. In the Diocesse of Laudun. Ceru•• Frigidi by Iohn Matha 1136. Vallis Scholarium in Champaine by William an Eng∣lishman 1218. Fons Ebrald•• in the Diocese of Po••tiers by Robert Blesels 1117. The Hospitulars of Saint Anthonie in the Diocese of Vienna, by Gasto 1121. Our Ladies Charitie 1300. S. Bernard [ 40] de poenitentia, or the Reformed Cistercians by Iohn Barrerius 1600. The Willielmites by Saint Will∣liam Duke of Aquitaine. The Militarie Orders of the Holy Ghost by Henry the Third, and of Saint Michael, and of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, and of Saint Lazarus approoued by Paul the Fifth.

The Iesuites haue fiue Prouinces in France, the Prouince called of France,* 1.42 hath fourteene Houses, Colledges and Residences; the Prouince of Aquitaine ten, in which Prouince are two hundred and eightie Iesuites. The Prouince of Lions fourteene, in them foure hundred and se∣uentie. The Prouince of Tolose eleuen, in them three hundred and ten. The Prouince of Cham∣paine ten, and two hundred twentie sixe Iesuites.

In France, though not in the French subiection is the Country of Auinion, in which Citie the Popes resided seuentie yeeres together. The Archbishop hath three Suffragans, Carpe••tras,* 1.43 Cabal∣lon, [ 50] Vaison. In Sauoy is the Archbishop Tarentasiensis, to whom the Bishops Augustanus and Sedu∣nensi•• are Suffragans. Piemont is subiect to the same Duke, the Metropolitan Ci••ie whereof is Taurinum, Seat of the Dukes and an Vniuersitie, to which are subiect the Bishops Eporediensis, Montis Regalis and Fossanensis; Saluzo is an exempt.

The Duke of Sauoy is Chiefe of two Military Orders, Of the Virgins Annuntiation, and of SS. Maurice and Lazarus. Loraigne, sometimes a Kingdome, now a Dutchie,* 1.44 hath Nancie the Metropolitan Citie, Pontamousson an Vniuersitie ruled by Iesuites, S. Nicola is of next note. Lo∣raine is subiect to diuers Bishops, amongst others, Metensis, Tullensis and Virdunensis Impe••iali Ci∣ties [ 60] wonne by Henry the second.

The Principalitie of O••ange, hath the B. of Orange as is said, and an Vniuersitie:* 1.45 it is subiect to the house of Nassau, Henry of Nassau marrying the Sister and Heire of Philibertus Cabillonensis Vi••ero•• of Naples, slain at the siege of Florence, A. 1530. Renatus son of Henry was slai••e 1544. William his brothers sonne succeeded and was traiterously murthered at D••lse 1584. His sonne

Philip-Gulielmus after long detention in Spaine, died at Brussels An. 1618. and left his Brother Prince Maurice his Heire by Testament: whose Arts, experience and exploits Militarie haue attracted into a stupendious gaze the Eyes of all Europe,

* 1.46His Name admits vs into Gallia Belgica, or the Low Countreyes, or seuenteene Lands, of which foure are Dukedomes, Brabant, Limburg, Lutzenburg and Gelderland: seuen Counties or Earledomes, Flanders, Artois, Hanalt, Holland, Zeland, Namur and Zutphen: the Marquisate of the Holy Empire, and fiue Lordships of East Frisland, Mechlin, Vtrecht, Ouerisel, and Gronin∣gen. In these are two hundred and ten Cities walled and ditched about, Villages sixe thousand three hundred, besides Monasteries, Forts, Palaces and Mannor-houses almost innumerable. That part which obeyeth the Archdutchesse is Romish, that which acknowledgeth the States [ 10] gouernment is of the Protestants faith, not without Arminian and other fancies amongst many of them.

In times past there were but foure Belgian Bishoprickes, of Cambray, Arras, Tournay and V∣trick. But King Philip the second (seeking to alter the gouernment, which occasioned the Wars and this Diuision, whereby about one halfe of the Countrey haue not only defended their Liber∣ties, maugre the Austrian Greatnesse, American Treasures, Sp••nish Ambition and Italian Soul∣dioury, to the Worlds amazement, many hundred thousands o•• Christians beeing slaine to pur∣chase the Spaniard this losse; but haue acquired a Free Estate, with wealth and honour, and by them haue beene so acknowledged, whom they would willingly with conseruation of their Liberties haue obeyed) Philip the second (his losse made me almost lose my selfe) Anno 1559. [ 20] procured the Pope to constitute three Archbishoprickes, and fifteene Bishoprickes (his Inquisi∣tion shall escape our inquisition) the Archbishop of Mecholon, to whose Iurisdiction are sub∣iect the Bishops of Antwerpe, of Bruges, Gant, Iperen, Rurmund, Hertogenbosch: the Arch∣bishop of Cambray, whose Suffraganes are Arras, Tournay, Saint Omer, Namur. The Archbishop of Vtrecht hath Deuenter, Groeninghen, Harlem, Lee••warden, Middleborgh.

The Iesuites haue there two Prouinces, Flandra-Belgica which hath eighteene Houses, Colledges and Residences,* 1.47 in which there are of that crue sixe hundred and seuenteene. And Gallo-Belgica which hath twentie Houses, Colledges, and Residences, and sixe hundred fif∣tie two Fellowes of that Order, beside Augustinians, Dominicans, and I know not what others. [ 30]

GErmanie hath seuen Archbishoppes Mentz, Collen, Trier, all three Electors; Meydburg Salisburg, Breme, Bessanzon. To the Archbishop of Mentz (an Vniuersitie) are subiect Bi∣shops Wormes, Wirtzburg an Vniuersitie, Speir Aichstet, Strasburg, W••rden, Chur, Heildesheim, Paderborne, Costnitz, Halberstad, Ausburg. Bamberg is exempt. To Coloigne, are Suffraganes Liege, Munster, Minden, Osenbrug. To Trier, Metz, Toul, Verdun, all in Loraine and now French. To M••ydburg, M••yssen, Merseburg, Brandeburg, Hauelburg. To Salisburg (an Vniuersitie) Freysingen, Regenspurg, Passa••, Brixen, Goritz, Lauenmutz, Seckaw Vienna in Austria, is an Vniuersitie and exempt; Newstat and L••sbach are also ex∣empt. [ 40]

* 1.48To Breme are subiect Lubeck, Rathenburg, Sw••rin. To the Archbishop of Ves••ntionensis or Besanzon (an Vniuersitie) are subiect Basel an Vniuersitie, Losa••ne, Bellay en Bresse. All these, as also the Bishop of Trent are Princes of the Empire, and Lords in Temp••ralibus, except Lauenmuch, Seckaw, Chiemse, and Goritz. Meydburg and Breme, and eight Bisho∣prickes are Protestants.

The late Warres haue since our Authors writing so altered the face of things in Germanie that iust account cannot bee giuen of their Religion and State so vnsetled. And how can things be well setled where the Foxes haue so many Burrowes.* 1.49 The Iesuites haue (as some say) three score Colledges in Germanie, deuided into three Prouinces.

The Prouince of Higher Germanie hath thirteene Colledges, two Houses, three Residen∣ces, [ 50] fiue hundred fortie sixe Iesuites. The Prouince of Rhene hath three and twentie, and in them sixe hundred and one. The Prouince of Austria fiue and twentie, and fiue hundred fiftie three of the Societie.

* 1.50The Switzers, Cantons are thirteene, Episcopall Cities sixe, Lucerna, Vri, Suitz, Vnderwalden Zugh, Friburg: Iesuites Colledges two, at Lucerne and Friburg. They are also in great part sub∣iect in Spirituals to the Bishops of Constance, and of Basel, whose Seat is now at Bruntutum. Lausanna hath a Bishop subiect to the Archbishop Bezanzon.

* 1.51The Grisons are diuided into three leagues, in which Chur is a Bishop subiect to Mentz. The Valesins haue seuen Communalties, one of which Sedunum hath a Bishop. Pomerland is a Duke∣dome and hath foure Cities, Stetin, Caminum sometimes a Bishops See, Griphswald an Vniuer∣sitie, [ 60] and Wolgastum.

* 1.52In Bohemia, Prage is an Archbishopricke, to which are Suffraganes, the Bishops of Olu∣unctz in Morauia, and L••ttomssensis in Bohemia. In Silesia, V••atislauia or Preslaw is a Bi∣shopricke.

In Hungaria, Strigonium hath bin the Seat of the Archbishop & Primat, which being taken by the Turk, i•• is remoued to Tir••auia, and hath six Suffragans, Nitrich, Raab, Agria vnder the Turks,* 1.53 Vaccia, Quinquecclesiae vnder the Turke, as is also Vesprin. Colocia is an Archbishop in Pannonia inferior, vnder which are the Bishops of Agram, Fairwar in Transiluania, Varadin, Sirmisch, Conad, Bossina. Transiluania hath an Vniuersity at Claudiopolis and a Seminary. In Austria Vienna is also an Vniuersitie before mentioned: There and at Oenipont in Triol and at Prage in Bohe∣mia Ferdinand the Emperour founded Iesuites Colledges. Brixina is Suffragan to Salisburg. Grath hath an Vni••ersity and Colledge of Iesuites, and is a Metropolitan Citie; the Bishop Seco∣uien••is there, and Gurcensis & Lauentinensis in Carinthia are subiect to the Archbishop of Salisburg.

The Kingdome of Poland containeth the Prouinces of Lituania, Masouia, Samogitia, Cnia••ia,* 1.54 [ 10] Liuoni••, Varmia, Prussia Regalis, Russia Nigra, Volhima, Podol••a, and others. There are two Arch∣bishops of the Latin Church, Guesnensis the Primat, and Leopoliensis. To the former are subiect these Bishops, Krakow, Poznan, Ploczk, Mied••ikie, Preslaw in Sile••ia, Leb••••, Vladislaw, Chemnicz, Lucko, Vilen••ki or Wilde, Wenden, Warmerlant an exempt. Le••polis or Lu••ow is in Russia Nigra, and hath Suffragans Przemyst, Chmielnick, Kiou, Cami••nick. All these together with the Bi∣shop Culmensis are Senators or Councellors of the State, except Preslaw and Lebus. There are also eight Russian or Greeke Bishops in Poland, Kiou the Metropolitan, Vlodomir, Luceor••ensis, Polocensis, Praemissiensis or Przemyst, Leopoliensis, Chelmensis and Pinscensis, which were re∣ceiued into Communion by Pope Clement the eighth. Russia Nigra is subiect to the Pole and Russia Alba to the Moscouite. There liue also in Poland many Armenians which haue a Bi∣shop [ 20] of their owne, Resident at Leopolis. The Russian Bishops haue no Parliament voyce. The Iesuites haue two Prouinces in these parts, that of Poland containing fifteene Colledges, Houses, and Residences, and 459. Iesuites, that of Lithuania as many, and Iesuites 3 36.* 1.55 Prussia is diuided into Regalis and Ducalis. The former hath two Bishops, Varmiensis which resideth at Brunsberg, and Culmensis: the Ducal had two, but extinct with the Order of the Dutch Knights, the one of Kinningsberg, the other at Mariaewerda, The Marquesse of Brandenburg possesseth the Countrey.

ENgland hath two Archbishops, Canterbury and Yorke.* 1.56 The Archbishop of Canterbury is Pri∣mate [ 30] of all England, and Metropolitan, the other Primate of England and Metropolitan. To the former are subiect the Bishops of London, Winchester, Couentree and Lichfield, Salisbury, Bathe and Welles, Lincolne, Excester, Hereford, Norwich, Eli••, Rochester, Chi••hester, Worcester, Saint Dauids, Bangor, Landaff, Saint Asse, Peterburrow, Gloster, Oxford and Bristol. To the Archbishop of Yorke, Durham, Chester, Carlile, to which is added Sodorensis, or the Bishop of Man.* 1.57 Scotland also hath two Archbishops, one of Saint Andrewes, and the other at Glasco. Suffragans to Saint Andrewes the Primate of Scotland, Myraeus reckoneth the Bishops of Dunckeld, Aberdin (an Vniuersitie) Morauiensis resident in Elgin, Dumblain, Brechin, Rosse, Cathnes, Orcknay: to Glasco, Galloway, Lismor, Colmkil. His Maiestie hath beene such a restorer, as he may in some sort bee reckoned the Founder of the present Episcopal, both Sees and Gouernment in that Kingdome.* 1.58 At the dissoluti∣on [ 40] of the Bishops they erected Superintendents, changing a good Greek word for a bad Latin, but reseruing to those Superintendents the greatest part of Episcopall power; and after some Chan∣ges, his Maiestie hath reduced it to the present state.

Ireland hath foure Archbishops. To the Archbishop and Primate of Armah are subiect, Du∣nensis, Conner, Derry, Mieth, Clocher, Ardache, Kilmore, Rapho, Dromore, Kiloom, Dondalck. To the Archbishop of Dublin (an Vniuersitie) Kilkenny or Osserriensis, Kildar••, Feru••, Leghlin, Glend••∣lagh. To the Archbishop of Cashel, Limricke, Lismor, Rosse, Waterford, Emmelen, Corcke, Lym∣bricke, Clon. To the Archbishop Tuamensis, Galuben, Achade, Alache, Olfin, Roscoman, Clonfert, Kill••loe. Thus Myraeus.

Denmarke hath the Archbishop of Lunden erected 1092. Primate of the Kingdome,* 1.59 Suffra∣gans, Roschilt, Odensee, Slezwick, Rype, Wiburg, Arhusen. Norway hath Nidrosia the Metropoli∣tan [ 50] See, and Suffragans, Bergen, Staffanger, Hammar, Groenlands, Scalholt, Hola.* 1.60 In Suecia the Archbishop Vpsaliensis hath subiect to him the B B. of Scar, Lincopen, Stengenes, Abo, Aroefen, Villimen. Thus Myraeus, who addes a little of Russia and Greece, which you shall find more full in the Discourses of those parts, both precedent and following: as likewise touching the Chri∣stians of Asia, Maronites, Iacobites, Nestorians, &c. handled by Myraeus in his second Booke. The Archbishop of Goa hath subiect to him the Bishops of Cochin, Malaca, Macao, Iapon, Ma∣laban, Meliaxor or San Thome. The Archbishop of Cranganor (erected by Paul the Fifth, 1608.) is called also the Archbishop of the Christians of San Thome: hee hath no Suffragans. Myraeus reckons Iesuites Ho••ses, Colledges and Residences in the East Indian Prouince of Goa 15. and 280. [ 60] of the Societie. In the Prouince of Malabar 14. in them 150. For China and Iapon you shall learne better in our Relations then in Myraeus. In the Philippinas he reckons nine Residences & one hun∣dred Iesuites. Neither shall wee need his instructions of Africa in his third Booke, our Relati∣ons being farre more full and certaine: as also of the New World handled in his fourth Booke▪ Hee numbers therein fiue Archbishops, the first of Mexico, whose Suffragans are the B B. of

Tlaxcala in Pnebla de los Angelos, Mechoacan in Valladolid, Guaxara in Antequera, Guadalaxara, Guatimala in Saint lago, lucatan in M••rida, Chiappa, Honduras in Truxillo, Vera Paz, Nicaragua in Leon. This Archbishop, and those of Lima and Domingo were founded by Charles the Fifth, confirmed by Paul the Third, A. 1547. The Archbishop of Saint Domingo hath Suffragans Port Rico, Sant Iago de Cuba, Venezuela, some adde Margarita. To the A. of Lima, Cuzco, Are∣quip••, Truxillo, Guamanga, Quito. Paul the Fifth erected two Archbishop Sees, Plata or Potosi in Charcas, to whom are subiect the Bishops of Baranca, Paz, Santiago in Tucuman▪ Bu••nos Ayres, Pana••••a, Santiago in Chili, Imperial, Nuestra Sennora de la Assumpcion, Paraguay: the other Arch∣bishop is of Saint Faith of Bogot in New Granado, to whom are subordinate the Bishops of Po∣p••yan, Carthagena, Saint Martha; Manilia is an Archbishopricke in the Philippinas, to which are subiect the Bishops of Cagayan, of the Name of Iesus; and Cacerensis. Mexico and Lima are [ 10] Vniuersities. The Iesuites Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, and the Fathers of our Lady of Pitie are many, besides Priests, Canons, Inquisitors, &c. The Iesuites haue foure Prouinces: that of Peru hath Seminaries, Residences, Colledges and Houses of probation thirteene, and therein 370. of the Societie: that of Paraguay ten, and therein 116. that of New Granado seuen and 100. of the Company: that of Mexico fourteene, and therein Iesuits 340. In Brasil they haue in nineteen Houses, Colledges, and Residences 180. Iesuites.

And thus haue we audited Myraeus his accounts of Bishops and Iesuites, names not otherwise sutable but by Papall Arts. For what concord hath Antiquitie and Noueltie, Iesus and Iesuites, Catholike and Romish, Apostolicall Institutions with Apostaticall? Neither hath the Church wanted Bishops in all ages and places Christian since the Apostles, or knowne Iesuites in any age [ 20] but this last, or in any Church (except as busie bodies) but the Romish: so that what they obiect to vs, is truely their owne with aduantage, to be both Nouatores (L••iola being farre later then Luther) and Veteratores too; like the Gibeonites, which fained themselues Ambassadors, and tooke old Sackes vpon their Asses,* 1.61 and old Bottells for Wine both rent and bound vp: and old Shooes and clouted vpon their feet; also the raiment vpon them was old, and all their prouision of bread was dried and mouled: Thus pretended they remotenesse being neere neighbours, to delude the Israelites; as these neerer vs in time, then those others to Ioshua in place and habitation) chant nothing so much as Catholike and Old, when Time knew them not till yesterday, nor doth any Place yet know them but such as are Romish, except in Trauells and Treasons: their old, old, old, being but the [ 30] old Serpent, the old Man, and old refined rubbish to build their new Babel. Nihil mihi antiq••ius, said one in another case, 〈…〉〈…〉. The ancient gouernment of the Church by Bishops, by Papall Monopoly vsurped, was set on foot by weakning Episcopall power in ex∣empted Monasteries, that so all Monasteries might become Papall Forts, and in manner all the learned and leasurely pennes might plead for the Patron of their exemption; furthered by both the one and the others inuestitures first, and dependance after, with subiection denied to Kings; and when the Waldenses began to shake downe the Lateran, the Pope dreamed that Dominike, or as the Franciscans will haue it, that Francis supported the Lateran, which proued not a dreame in their new deuised Orders of Friers, which maintained the Papacy with no lesse reputation of learning and fulnesse of commission in those dangerous daies, then the Iesuites haue done since Lu∣ther; [ 40] which all the Deuills could not haue kept from falling both then and since, if they had not found such old-shooed Ambassadours to trauell ouer the World for their Mother Babylon, and their Father the Pope, palliated with the name of the Catholike Church. I wil not trouble you with re∣citation of their other orders particularly, but out of Myraeus wil tel you that the Benedictine Or∣der can glory beyond the Iesuiticall in 52000. Monasteries, 15000. Writers,* 1.62 44000. Saints, 4000. Bishops, 1600. Archbishops, 200. Cardinalls, and 25. Popes, which in succession of times they haue had. And if the Iesuite pretend his Tàm marte quàm mercurio, his mustering of Armies against the Heretickes, and setting Europe in the present combustion; the Benedictine can produce Mar∣tiall Orders, affixes to his profession, instituted for better purposes against Mahumetans, the Templaries (sometimes as proud as the proudest of Iesuites) the Knights of Calatraua, of Al∣cantara, [ 50] Montesia, and Mercedis in Spaine, of Christ, of Auise, of Ala in Portugall, of Saint Mau∣rice in Sauoy,* 1.63 of Saint Steuen in Toscanie, and others elsewhere. The Augustinians haue 555. Mo∣nasteries in Italy, and in Europe, as Volatteranus writeth 4000. and besides other subdiuided Or∣ders, haue also their Military Knights of Rhodes or Malta, the Dutch Knights of our Lady in Germany and Prussia, the Knights of Saint Iago in Spaine; of Saint Lazarus of Ierusalem, of Iesus Christ instituted by Dominike against the Albigenses, of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus (the former Lazarites being vnited to the Maltases) instituted by Paul the Fifth. But Monastike Religions, notwithstanding their vow of chastitie haue so multiplied in the West, (for in the East few Orders are found to this day) that Benedicts Order hath procreated 23. Au∣gustines, 28. and that later of Francis 15. And for the Indiuidualls they are like the Grashoppers [ 60] of Egypt, Pauperis est numerare pecus, The Pope is not so poore as to bee able to number his Crea∣tures. Of the Franciscans alone Sabellicus numbers in his time at once liuing 90000. and addes that the Generall to that Order offered to Pope Pius against the Turke, 30000. able warriers of this Seraphicall Family without detriment to their Holies. They haue (saith hee) filled the wo••ld,

being diuided into fortie Prouinces, each Prouince into Custodiae, Wards or Wardenships, & these subdiuided into Conuents and Places. These mortified Minors had in that time found the way,* 1.64 fiue of them to the Papacy, 26. to the Red Hat: as for in••eriour Prelacies who can number them? The Dominicans in the same time (abo••e six score yeeres since 21. Prouinces, Conuents 4143. in them liuing 26460. Friers, and of them about 1500. Masters (or Doctors) of Diuinity, besides ma∣ny of them in Armenia and Aethiopia▪ or Ab••ssia, Constantinople anticipating the Iesuites glory in this kind, the Augustinians also were then numbred 30000. the Carmelites more, not to speake of the rest. This course of life first beg••n by deuouter persons to auoid persecution▪ Antony and others which made vse of Deserts, and a solitary life to escape the Sword, and the Worldes in∣fection by vice together: was after imitated by good men, both for their owne deuotions, freed [ 10] by this meanes from secular interruptions, and fitted for the seruice of the Church both in Faith by Doctrinall studies, and exercises in their Monasticke Schooles, and also in charity by benefi∣cence therein to the poore, with the labours of their hands; and lastly, degenerated into smoakie superstition and ambition, of getting the glory of the World; with wealth and ease by seeming denialls thereof; and became a refuge, and sinke-sanctuary to Malecontents, Bankrupts, men in danger of Law, and weary of the crosses which attends each vocation (God hauing set downe this rule to all men, to eat their bread in the sweat of their browes, which these seeme to illude) that they which cannot bee In negotio sine pericul•• (to vse the Orators words) may bee In otio cum dignitate. A master-piece of hypocrisie, which in another sence, and by another course can say with the A∣postle, as hauing nothing, and yet (euen carnally) possessing all things.

[ 20] But who will hope to number the persons of each Order termed Religious, when the Orders themselues cannot bee reduced to due order or number? All Historians in manner mention them, but none can name them all, much lesse marshall them. Ioannes Wolphius in his Centenaries of Me∣morable Readings, thus expresseth many of them with the times of their Originall. A. D. 341. Thabenesiotarum. 366. Ordo Publiae, 384. Order of Saint Basil. 399. Of Saint Augustine. 422. Of Paul•• Romana. 495. Canonissarum Regularium: also Ordo Canonicorum. A. 530. Apostolicorum: al∣so Benedictinorum: also Scholasticanarum Benedictinarum. 595. Gregorianorum. 610. Gerundinen∣sium. In the seuenth and eighth Centenary none. In the ninth A. 912. Ordo Cluniacensis. 950. Ca∣maldulensium. 977. Canonicorum Secularium. A. 1012. Hospitularij. 1017. Humilitati. 1030. Ordo Ieiu••antium. 1046. Lazaritarum. 1050. Luce••lani••rum. 1076. Grandi••ontensium. 1080. Carthusien∣sium. [ 30] 1059. S. A••tonij de Vienna. 1098. Ordo Cisterciensis A.D. 1110. Templarij. 1113. Bernhardini. 1119. Pramonstratens••s. 1121. Militiae Calatrauae. 1137. Ordo Rob••rtinorum. 1148. Gilbertinorum. 1160. Carmelitarum. 1170. Ordo Militum D. Iacobi de spatha. 1190. Ordo Teutonicorum Mariano∣rum. 1190. Franciscanorum. 1200. Cruciferorum. 1201. Ordo S. Spiritus Hospitaliorum. 1202. Gladiferorum. 1205. Dominica••orum. 1211. Ordo S. Trinitatis, siue Equitum de Redemp∣tione Captivorum. 1214. Ordo Militiae Montesiae. 1215. Ordo Eremitarum S. Pauli. 1217. O. Vallis Scholarium. 1228. O.S. Clarae. 1232. Or. Militiae S. Mariae. 1250. Ordo de Obseruantia Minorum & Praedicatorum. 1252. Ordo Fratricellorum Beghardorum, Beghinarum, seu Beguttarum. 1257. O. Bethlehemitarum 1258. O. Bonorum hominum. 1273. O. Augustinensiu•• Eremitarum & Guilhelmi∣tarum. 1282. O. Seruorum S. Mariae. 1297. Coelestinorum. 1300. Militum Sepulchri Domini. 1303. [ 40] Sarabitarum. 1323. Militum Iesu Christi. 1326. Alcanthare militum. 1349. Flagellantium. 1350. Charteriorum Equitum. 1360. Equitum Stellae. 1365. O. Iesuatorum. 1366. Ordo Saluatoris siue Sco∣pet••norum. 1370. S. Brigittae. 1371. Turlupinorum. 1399. Albatorum. 1400. Vallis Vmbrosae. 1405. Hieronymitarum. 1407. Can••nicorum. S. Georgij in Alga. Also Mendicantium D. Hieronimi. Also S. Spiritus. Also Montoliuitensium. 1408. Canonicorum Lateranensi••m Congregationis Frisonariae. 1409. S. Iustinae. Also Mauritianorum Equitum. 1420. O. Equestris Annuntiationis B. Mariae. 1429. O. Eq. Aurei Velleris. 1433. S. Ambrosij ad Nemus 1453. O. Equitum S. Spiritus. 1455. S. Catherinae Senensis. 1464. Equitum Lunae. 1469. Equitum S. Michaelis. 1499. Ordo poenitentium mulierum seu meretricum. 1500. Ordo peregrinorum pauperum. 1506. Ordo Indianorum. 1529. O. Sodalitatis diuini amoris siue Theatinorum. 1537. O. Paulinorum siue Gastalianorum. 1540. O. Iesuitarum, siue Societatis [ 50] Iesu. 1549. Capucinorum. 1561. O. militum S. Stephani. 1571. Ordo minorum Iesu Mariae seu Tertiario∣rum. 1579. O. Eq. S. Spiritus.

Vnto these Orders whereof some time is set, may bee added many others of whose Originall no certaine time is deliuered. Wolphius hath in Alphabeticall order named these of that kinde, Ord. Ambrosianorum, Antonianorum, Fratrum de Armenia, Ordo Equestris de Auis. Batutinorum. Bonae voluntatis. Bursfeldensium. Canonicorum Regularium, differing from the former. Capellano∣rum, Challomerianorum, Cellariorum, Clauigerorum, Constantinopolitanorum militum, Crucif••rorum another kind. O. Fratrum Crucis, O. Stellatorum Crucis, O. Forficerorum. O. Genettae Equestris. O.S. Gertrudis Monialium, O. Fratrum Helenae, O Fratrum de Hispania, Or. Histricis Equestris. O. Hospi∣talariorum. O. Fratrum D. Iacobi. O. Ignorantiae. O. Ioannitarum de ciuitate. Ordo Vallis Iosaphati. O. [ 60] Iosephi. Or. militum de Labanda. Lazari seu Magdalenae. Linonchlen••orum. Monialium S. Mariae. O.S. Mariae nouus. Conceptionis Mariae. O. ex Fratrib. martyrum. Maturinorum. Me••sae Orbiculari•• (Knights of the Round Table) O. Pauperum Voluntariorum. O. de Corbullo S. Petri. O. S. Petri i•• Schunbach. O. Purgatorialium. Rebag••norum. Reclusorum siue Inclusorum. O. S. Ruffi. Ordo Monachae

vel Sacerd. libera. Scalae dei. Sclauonianorum. Fratrum ex Scotia. S. Sophiae sine Gratiae. Speculariorum. Stellatorum. Militum S. Thomae. Vespillonum. Fratrum de viridi vallo. O. Valetudinario-seruientium. Vngarici eq. O. Wenceslaitarum. Zambonitarum. Zupfnonnarum.

But it is time to haue done, lest such vncouth names make some Reader feare hee shall thereby coniure vp some Deuills, ordered to disorders. I could also out of History adde others, but these are more then enough, Papall Orders enough to breake all Christian orders and rules of simplicitie and sanctititie, with their superstition and hypocrisie. Of their rules, habits, and other superstiti∣ons (vnderstand this of the later, for the ancient were both without vow, and fit Schooles and Seminaries for the Church, as our Vniuersities now) the same Wolfius, Hospinian and other Authors haue written at large. [ 10]

Notes

• * 1.1

  Rome.
• * 1.2

  Rom. 1.8.
• * 1.3

  Three Patri∣arches in the Roman Empire. Luc. 2. Constantinople.
• * 1.4

  See Plat. Onup. Baron. and all▪ the Writers of the Popes liues in Bonifac. 3.
• * 1.5

  Onuph. ad Plat. in Bonif. 3.
• * 1.6

  Fiue Patri∣arches.
• * 1.7

  Bellar. & alij.
• * 1.8

  Patriarkship of the West, or Rome.
• * 1.9

  Easterne diui∣sion.
• * 1.10

  Pat. of Constan∣tinople.
• * 1.11

  Pat. of Alexan∣dria.
• * 1.12

  Pat. of Antio∣chia.
• * 1.13

  W. Tyr. ••ist. S.
• * 1.14

  Pat. of Ierusalē.
• * 1.15

  Meaner Patri∣archates.
• * 1.16

  Catholici.
• * 1.17

  Aquileia.
• * 1.18

  See Myr. Notit. Ep. l. 1 c. 14. Glos. d. 21 c. 1 verb. Archie∣piscopus. Az••rias Fride∣nius a traueller
• * 1.19

  Cardinalls. Marc. Cor. Sa••. Cer. R.E. Of these read Onuphr••us lib. ac Epis. tit. & D.C. •• Sacr. C••r••m. R E▪
• * 1.20

  Fiue Patriar∣chal Churches in Rome.
• * 1.21

  Where two are ioyned with this-stroke, it betokeneth an vnion of two Bishoprickes. Rauenna, some∣times compe∣titor with Rome Fermo.
• * 1.22

  Naples. Capua.
• * 1.23

  Salerno.
• * 1.24

  Amalfi.
• * 1.25

  Number of Ie∣suites & their Colledges in Italie.
• * 1.26

  Sicilia the Bi∣shops.
• * 1.27

  Iesuites.
• * 1.28

  Sardinia.
• * 1.29

  Iesuites. Millaine.
• * 1.30

  Toscaine.
• * 1.31

  Great Duke▪
• * 1.32

  Mantua.
• * 1.33

  Foure Italian Free States.
• * 1.34

  Ragusi.
• * 1.35

  Venice. Two Patriar•••• &c.
• * 1.36

  Genua
• * 1.37

  Spaine.
• * 1.38

  The Manu∣script was sometimes presented to Q. Elizabeth: and came to my hand from M. Burrough Controller of the Nauy, not so perfect as I could haue wished: yet as it is, not war∣ranting the authoritie, I haue transcri∣bed somthings thence, and inse••ted with Myraeus. By fault of the transcriber, many names are so falsly written, that I was loth to giue the ad∣uenture to preuent the Readers cor∣rection. Bertius ascribeth but 200000. Duc∣kets to the Church of To∣ledo, and 80000. to the Archbishop. Dam. à Goez & Mar. Siculus haue their va∣luations also but more an∣cient, & much since impro∣ued. This Ma∣nuscript reci∣teth the Dukes, Marquesses & Earles of Spain with their se∣uerall Reue∣nues, which are farre farre lesse then these of the Bishops, the Dukes from 10000. to 70000. which only Bragança exceedeth, and likewise the Marquesses. The Earles from 8000. to 20000. Bertius saith, the Duke of Infantasgi hath 120000. Duckets, and Medina Sidonia 130000. Duc. reuenue. The rest not vnder 40000. Marquesses from 10000 Duc. to 60000. Earles from 10000. to 40000.
• * 1.39

  Iesuites in Spaine.
• * 1.40

  France.
• * 1.41

  Religious and Militarie Or∣ders.
• * 1.42

  Iesuits in France.
• * 1.43

  Auinion the Popes Coun∣ty. Sauoy.
• * 1.44

  Two Military Orders. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.45

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.46

  The Low Countries.
• * 1.47

  Iesuites.
• * 1.48

  German Bi∣shops Princes.
• * 1.49

  Iesuites.
• * 1.50

  Switzers.
• * 1.51

  Grizons.
• * 1.52

  Bohemia.
• * 1.53

  Hungaria.
• * 1.54

  Poland.
• * 1.55

  Prussia.
• * 1.56

  England.
• * 1.57

  Scotland.
• * 1.58

  Booke of Dis∣cipline 1560. See the Booke of the Procee∣dings at Perth, Ireland.
• * 1.59

  Denmarke.
• * 1.60

  Sueden.
• * 1.61

  Ios. 9.
• * 1.62

  Thus Myrae∣us Hospinian hath Abbates cruditione & scriptis celebres 15700. Canoni∣zatos 15600.
• * 1.63

  Volat••r. l. 21.
• * 1.64

  Sabel. En. 9. l. 6