The 13 Cantons of Swisserland.
THE inhabitants of Heluetia or Swisserland, after they had emancipated themselues from the yoke of the Empire, and expelled the nobilitie of the Emperiall faction, began to make leagues and confederacies one towne with another, to fortifie themselues by that meanes against forraine inuasions, if any hapned. And in processe of time, within little more then an hundred yeeres, are increased to the number of 13, which they call Cantons, by which the whole Country of Swisse is gouerned and defended. And heere (according to theyr an∣tiquitie) I place them the first that confederated together, and gaue example to the rest, were Ʋri, Swits. Ʋnderuard, Villa∣ges: and these three by little and little, haue drawne to theyr faction all the rest that followeth, Lucerne, Zurich, Citties: Glaris, Zug, Villages: Berne, Fribourg, Soullcurre, Basle, Schaffouse, Citties: Appensel, village. Whereof 7. professe the Romish religion, j. Ʋri, Swits, Vnderuard, Zug, Lucerne, Fri∣bourg,