Hamburgh a free City.
HAmburgh is a free City, not be∣ing subject to the Emperour or any other Prince, but only governed by twenty four Burgo-masters, whereof
Memorabilia mundi, or, Choice memoirs of the history and description of the world by G.H.
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- Memorabilia mundi, or, Choice memoirs of the history and description of the world by G.H.
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- 1670.
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two are the chief, who are called Lords, and do hold that dignity from their first Election during their lives. The build∣ings are all of one uniform fashion, very lofty and stately, it is wonderful popu∣lous, and the water with boats comes through most of the streets of the Town.
Their Churches are most gorgeously set forth, as the most of them covered with Copper, with very lofty spires, and within sides they are adorned with Crucifixes, Images and Pictures, which they do charily keep for Ornaments. In St. Jacobs and in St. Katherines Chur∣ches there is in one of them a Pulpit of Alablaster, and the other a pair of such Organs, which for worth and Workman∣ship are unparallel'd in Christendom, as most travellers do relate.