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 392 OF THE STATE OF EUROPE. ol Werra and Fulda do join, making the river of Visurgis navigable. William, Duke of Luneburg hath his being a Cella, on the River Albera. Henry his brother at Gryson, where, before their uncle Francis was wont to dwell. Otho, their cousin, Duke of Luneburg, inhabit eth Harbourg, on this side the Elbe, over-righ against Hamburgh. The Dukes of Pomerania, John Frederick dwell eth at Stetin. Bugeslaus at Campena, some time an abbey ir the county of Bardruse. Ernest Ludovick at Wolgast, on the river of Panis that runneth into the Baltic sea. Barmin at Ragenwald in Further Pomerania, on the borders of Poland and Prussia. Casimire at Camyn, which bishopric he hold- eth, either as administrator, or in his own posses sion and right. Ulricke, Duke of Meckelbourg, remaineth most at Gustrow ; his brother John Albert dwelleth at Swerin, whose two sons are in the court of the Duke of Saxon. Adolph, Duke of Hoist and Dytmarch; hi chief seat is at Gottorp in the Duchy of Sles- wick. John, his elder brother, unmarried, hath his abode at Hadersburge: John, son to Christiern, King of Denmark, and brother to the Duke of Hoist, and to Frederick now King of Denmark, Bishop of Oeselya and Courland in Livonia. William, Duke of Juliers, Cleve, and Bergin, hath his court at Dusseldorp in the Dukedom of Bergense. William, Landgrave of Hesse, dwelleth at Cas- sel on Fulda. Ludovick at Marpurge. Philip at Brubache on the Rhine. George at Darmstadt. Ludovick, Duke of Wirtenberge, his chief house at Stutgard. Frederick at Montbelgard. The Marquises of Bathe : the elder Ernest, the second Jacob, the third brother yet younger; their chief dwelling-place is at Forsheim, or at Dur- lach. The sons of Philip at the Bath called Badan. Earnest Joachim, prince of Anhalt, at Zerbest, in the midway between Magdebourg and Wittem- berg; his other mansion is at Dessau on Mylda, where he was born, new built and fortified by his grandfather Ernest; he hath besides the castle of Oathenen, the which was the habitation of Wolf gang, Prince of Anhalt, his great uncle ; Ernest favoureth religion. George Ernest, Prince and Earl of Henneberg, at Schlewsing, by the forest called Turing. George, Duke of Silesia and Brieke, of the fa-nily of the Kings of Poland, dwelleth at Brieke ; s oldest son, Joachim Frederick, hath married the daughter of the Prince of Anhalt ; his second son, John George. Henry, Duke of Silesia and Lignitz, son to the brother of George, dwelleth at Lignitz ; he hath no children alive. Frederick, brother to Henry, unmarried. Charles, Duke of Munsterburg and Olsse, his wife the Countess of Sternberg, in Bohemia, where he maketh his abode. Henry, brother to Charles, remained at Olsse. John Frederick, Duke of Teschen. Charles, Duke of Lorrain, his chief court at Nancy. His eldest son Henry of man s estate. Charles, Cardinal Archbishop of Metes. A daughter in the French court. Besides, there are in Germany three electors bishops, and divers bishops of great livings. The free towns of greatest importance are No- remberg, Auspurg, Ulmes, and Strasburg : then the cantons of the Swisses, the Grisons, and Valois. The greatest trouble in Germany at this time is about the concordate, furthered by the Duke of Saxon, and the Count Palatine. There is at this present no prince in Germany greatly toward or redoubted. The Duke Casimir s credit is greatly impaired, and his ability small. The diet imperial shortly should be held, where the concordate shall be urged, collection for Hun gary made, and a King of Romans named. The French king, Henry the Third, of thirty years of age, of a very weak constitution, and full of infirmities ; yet extremely given over to his wanton pleasures, having only delight in dancing, feasting, and entertaining ladies, and chamber- pleasures : no great wit, yet a comely behaviour and goodly personage, very poor through exact- ng inordinately by all devices of his subjects greatly repining that revenge and hungry govern ment, abhorring wars and all action, yet daily worketh the ruin of those he hateth, as all of the religion and the house of Bourbon ; doting fondly n some he chooseth to favour extremely, without ny virtue or cause of desert in them, to whom le giveth prodigally. His chief favourites now about him are the Duke Joyeuse, La Valette, and Monsieur D Au. The queen-mother ruleth him ther by policy and fear he hath of her, than by s good will: yet he always doth show great reverence towards her. The Guise is in as great avour with him as ever he was ; the house is now he greatest of all France, being allied to Ferrara, Savoy, Lorrain, Scotland, and favoured of all the Papists ; the French king having his kinswoman a wife, and divers great personages in that realm f his house. The chiefest at this present in credit in court, whose counsel he useth, are Villeroy, Villaquier, Bellievre, the chancellor and lord keeper, Biragua and Chiverny.