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116 A Journey srom Colcn to Vienna.
Andernach.
Coblent^.
Convent in it: at Remagen is also a Convent upon a Rock, fortified
with round Towers. In the Evening we lodged near to a Cadle, ruin-
ed four years before by the Electors of Triers and Colen, it belonging
at that time to the Duke of Lor rain. On the 16th early in the Morn-
ing we came to Andernach, where the Plague was very much at that
time, and they kept a great many of their Tick in Boats upon the
Rhine.
Andernach, of old Antenacum, was one of the Roman Fortrefles. Up-
on this River, some think that Caligula was born, and that Talentinian
was buried thereabouts. Near unto this place are also Mineral Springs,
well frequented, and much made use of. The Town is encompassed
with an old Wall; and the Gates were skut up by reason of the Plague:
Notwithstanding, there being divers Friars in our Company, several of
the Towns men lent out dishes of Meat to them, which we eat in the
Field upon Trees which were laid along near the Town. This day the
pallage by water seeming tedious to us, Mr. Mulflroh, a worthy Ger-
man Gentleman, with whom I travelled as far as Spire, was willing we
should hire a Coach together, which we did, and invited the l-riars
with whom we had breakfasled, to go along with us in it to Coblentz.
We palled through a very pleasant Country, between rows of Walnut-
trees, in sight of two of the Elector of Triers Houses,and near to a House
belonging to the Count de Wert.
We palled the Mofella over a handsome Stone-bridge of thirteen Ar-
ches, built by Archbishop Bald its, or Balduinus, in the year 1344. and
coming into the Town, we went to the Dominican Convent, which is
pleasantly seated near the Banks of the River Mofella ; but the Prior
of the Convent, whom we had brought with us, was so obliging, that
he would not part with us that night; and we were very civilly enter-
tained by him in his Lodgings: He invited also lome of the Convent
to bear us company ; and after a handsome Supper, with plenty os ex-
cellent Mofella Wine, we went to bed between two Feather-beds.
Coblentz, or Confluentia, is a Town os a Triangular Figure, seated.at
the meeting of two great Rivers, the Rhine and the Mofella, which
make two sides thereof, and the third is made by a Line drawn from
one River to the other ; which is now well fortisied after the moll re-
gular Modern way. The Wall within these Works had many old high
Towers; and formerly there was another Hill nearer to the uniting of
the Rivers, and consequently containing a less space of ground: 1 his
Town is under the Elector and Archbishop of Triers, Carolus Cafpar, os
the Noble Family of the Leyen, Arch-Chancellor for the Empire in Gal-
lia Belgica, and the Kingdom of Arles. It was given to the Church
of Triers when Medoaldus was Archbishop, above a thousand years
since, in the time of King Dagobert. The Situation is pleasant and
convenient, and lies over againll the Callie of Hermanfein, or Ehren-
brei'ftein, that is, The Stone os far extended Honour; at the foot os
which Callie, upon the shoar of the Rhine, under a great Rock, Rands
a very Noble Palace of the Eledlors, two large Wings and the Front
with five Pavilions handing towards the River,and from it a long Bridge
of Boats over the Rhine to Coblentz : when any great Vellel palles by,
they let Rip three Boats, whereby the pallage lies open, and make them
fab again afterwards. In the German Wars the Spaniards thrufl in a
Gamion into this Town; which was afterwards beaten out by the
Rhinegrawe
Andernach.
Coblent^.
Convent in it: at Remagen is also a Convent upon a Rock, fortified
with round Towers. In the Evening we lodged near to a Cadle, ruin-
ed four years before by the Electors of Triers and Colen, it belonging
at that time to the Duke of Lor rain. On the 16th early in the Morn-
ing we came to Andernach, where the Plague was very much at that
time, and they kept a great many of their Tick in Boats upon the
Rhine.
Andernach, of old Antenacum, was one of the Roman Fortrefles. Up-
on this River, some think that Caligula was born, and that Talentinian
was buried thereabouts. Near unto this place are also Mineral Springs,
well frequented, and much made use of. The Town is encompassed
with an old Wall; and the Gates were skut up by reason of the Plague:
Notwithstanding, there being divers Friars in our Company, several of
the Towns men lent out dishes of Meat to them, which we eat in the
Field upon Trees which were laid along near the Town. This day the
pallage by water seeming tedious to us, Mr. Mulflroh, a worthy Ger-
man Gentleman, with whom I travelled as far as Spire, was willing we
should hire a Coach together, which we did, and invited the l-riars
with whom we had breakfasled, to go along with us in it to Coblentz.
We palled through a very pleasant Country, between rows of Walnut-
trees, in sight of two of the Elector of Triers Houses,and near to a House
belonging to the Count de Wert.
We palled the Mofella over a handsome Stone-bridge of thirteen Ar-
ches, built by Archbishop Bald its, or Balduinus, in the year 1344. and
coming into the Town, we went to the Dominican Convent, which is
pleasantly seated near the Banks of the River Mofella ; but the Prior
of the Convent, whom we had brought with us, was so obliging, that
he would not part with us that night; and we were very civilly enter-
tained by him in his Lodgings: He invited also lome of the Convent
to bear us company ; and after a handsome Supper, with plenty os ex-
cellent Mofella Wine, we went to bed between two Feather-beds.
Coblentz, or Confluentia, is a Town os a Triangular Figure, seated.at
the meeting of two great Rivers, the Rhine and the Mofella, which
make two sides thereof, and the third is made by a Line drawn from
one River to the other ; which is now well fortisied after the moll re-
gular Modern way. The Wall within these Works had many old high
Towers; and formerly there was another Hill nearer to the uniting of
the Rivers, and consequently containing a less space of ground: 1 his
Town is under the Elector and Archbishop of Triers, Carolus Cafpar, os
the Noble Family of the Leyen, Arch-Chancellor for the Empire in Gal-
lia Belgica, and the Kingdom of Arles. It was given to the Church
of Triers when Medoaldus was Archbishop, above a thousand years
since, in the time of King Dagobert. The Situation is pleasant and
convenient, and lies over againll the Callie of Hermanfein, or Ehren-
brei'ftein, that is, The Stone os far extended Honour; at the foot os
which Callie, upon the shoar of the Rhine, under a great Rock, Rands
a very Noble Palace of the Eledlors, two large Wings and the Front
with five Pavilions handing towards the River,and from it a long Bridge
of Boats over the Rhine to Coblentz : when any great Vellel palles by,
they let Rip three Boats, whereby the pallage lies open, and make them
fab again afterwards. In the German Wars the Spaniards thrufl in a
Gamion into this Town; which was afterwards beaten out by the
Rhinegrawe