A compendious view, or Cosmographical, and geographical description of the whole world.: With more plain general rules, touching the use of the globe, then bave been yet published. Wherein is shewed the situation of the several countries, and islands: their particular governments, manners, commodities, and religions. Also a chronology of the most eminent persons, and things that have been since the creation, to this present: wherein you have a brief of the gospel, or a plain, and easie table, directing readily where to find the several things, that were taught, spoke, done and suffered, by Jesus Christ, throughout the said gospel. The which is not onely pleasant, and delightful; but very useful, and profitable; for all. But cheifly for those who want, either time, to read, or money to buy, many books. / By Tho. Porter.

Of the Isles in the Mediterranean Sea, near (and sometimes belonging) to Greece.

1. Candia is mountainous, yet yields good store of corn and grass, and divers Fruits; as Olives, Orenges, Lemmons, Figs, Citrons, Wax, Honey, Saffron, Gum, Vines, and Malmsey, is said to be made only here. And (as Pliny relates) whatsoever grows here, is better then any of the same kind that groweth elsewhere. It is also reported, that here are neither Serpents, Foxes, Woolfs, nor any harmful Creature, except Spiders.

2. Corfu, the Air is temperate and gentle; so that there are whole VVoods of Citron-Trees, Orenges, Apples, Olives, Grapes, and all kind of Fruit, but no good Corn, by reason of the Southern wind, which dries it before it be ripe.

3. Zant hath a wholsom Air, and fruitful soil, and

yields good store of Oil, Raisins, Wine, and Corn. There are divers other small Isles, which we must passe by.

DACIA is bounded on the East with the Euxine, or Black-sea, on the West with Hungary and Sclavonia, on the South with Greece, and on the North with Po∣land: It is very fruitful in Grasse, Wood, Wine and Corn; but not so good for Tillage as Pasture: It also affords great plenty of Beeves and Muttons, with which they supply not only the great City of Constantinople. but part of Poland also. In matters of Religion, they allow the Dictates of the Greek Church, and obey the Patriarch of Constantinople. They are a rough-lived people, hard to be civilized, not fully weaned from the superstitions of the Gentiles, swearing by Jupiter and the like. They marry and unmarry, at their pleasures; are much given to Magical Charms, and bury with their dead both Cloaths and Victuals, for their relief in that long Journey to the other World.

RUSSIA, or MOSCOVIA, is a good part in Asia, and is bounded on the East with Tartaria, on the West with Sweden, on the South with the Euxine or Black-sea, and on the North with the Petzork, North, or Frozen Sea; a vast Countrey, and as wild a Government. The people are reported to be crafty, perfidious, and deceitful in their bargains; making no reckoning of their Promises, studying wayes to evade their Agree∣ments; and both Parents and Children unnatural, en∣deavouring to domineer over one another; giving much to drinking, strong of body, thick and short, broad-bear∣ded, gray-eyed, and very swift in running. The com∣mon people live in great subjection to the Nobles, and they are in as much slavery to the Duke, or Emperour. And it is the fashion of their Women, to love those

Husbands best, who beat them most; and think them∣selves not loved, or regarded, unless they be soundly swadled.

The Countrey is not so populous, as spacious; but is very much filled with Woods: amongst which are the greatest and tallest Trees in the World (some whereof are reported beyond belief) which is a good help against the coldness of the Air, that the greatest part of the Coun∣trey is subject unto: Nature also hath stored them with rich Furs, Sables, White Fox, Martines, Honey, Wax, Pitch, Tar, Rozen, Whales, Grease, Hides of Oxen, & Elks, Hemp and Flax: as also Cattle, Corn and Fruit. In Pro∣fession, they are Christians, and follow the Greek Church, having a Patriarch, two Metropolitans, and 18 Bishops: and though they use Mass, yet do they much differ from the Romish and Reformed Churches; for they deny Pur∣gatory, and the proceeding of the Holy Ghost: They also dissolve Marriage upon sleight occasions, and divers other things. The whole Region is subject to the Emperour of Russia.