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A Journey from Colen to Vienna.
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promoted the Christian Religion in these parts. But though his Digni-
ty and Place excel the two other, Ecclesiaslical Eiedtors of Colen
and triers, yet his Territories come short; and they lie not together,
but scatteringly with thole of the Palatinate, Spier, Francksort, and
divers places in Franconia. But of late he hath much encreased his
Power, by seizing the great City of Erfurdt in turingia, which he hath
fence much beautified and slrengthned by a Cittadel built upon St. Pe-
ters-hill.
In the year One Thousand one hundred and fourteen, the Emperor
Henry the Fourth sent an Amballador to the King of England, Henry
the Firil, requelling that Maude the Kings daughter whom he had for-
merly espoused by Proxy, might now, being Marriage-able, be sent to
him : to which requell the King moll willingly condescended, and the
Princess was presently conducted by his greatest Peers into Germany,
and at Mentz was married to Henry the Fourth, and there Crowned
his
FrancJd°rto
From Mentz I palled by water up the River Main, to Franckfort, a
free City of the Empire, called trajeclum Franconum, a Pallage or Ford
of the Franks, as serving them for a Retreat, when they entred or re-
turned from Gaul ', at present Franckford upon the Main, to disference
it from Francksord upon the River Gder, which is an University : It is
a large Town, divided into two parts by tfie River ; the lesfer called
Saxonhausen, or Saxon-houfes, united to the other by /a Stone-bridge
over the Main, of twelve or thirteen Arches. It is a place of good
Trade, and well seated for it, as having the advantage of the River
Main, which palfes by Bamberg, Schweinfurt, Wurtzburg, Guemund, or
Gaudia mundi; and also the TW^and other Rivers running into it, af-
fords conveniency for Commerce with the remoter parts of Franconia-,
and the Main running into the Rhine, makes a large communication
both up and down that Stream.
But this place is moll remarkable for the Election of the Emperor,
which, by the Law?s of the Gdden Bull, should be in this City, as allo
for two great Marts or Fairs kept in March and September; at which
times there is an extraordinary concourse of people frqm remote parts,
in order to buying and selling of several Commodities, especially for
Books, as well printed here as in other parts, whereof they afsord two
Catalogues every year, and have no small dealings that way, by the
Factors of the Germans, Hollanders, Italians, French, and Englifh : al-
though at other times their trading in Books seems not great; sor
when I w7as there out of the time of the Mart, the Stationers Shops
being shut up, made but a dull show. Here are also a great number
of good Horses bought and sold : and on the North-side of the City
there is a spacious place for a Horse-Fair. The City is slrong and well
fortified ; and moll part of the Town are Lutherans. In the German
Wars, the King of Sweden having taken Hanaw, sent a Melfenger to
Francksort to know whether the City would peaceably and speedily
set open their Gates unto him, and accept fairly of a Garrison, or (land
to the hazard of a Siege: And although they were unwilling to yield,
yet for fear of the word, they consented, That the King should have
free palsage for his Army through the City ; and that for the better as~
surance of it, six hundred of his men should be r ceived for a Garrison
into Saxonhaufen and also that the Magislrates eand People should take
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7
promoted the Christian Religion in these parts. But though his Digni-
ty and Place excel the two other, Ecclesiaslical Eiedtors of Colen
and triers, yet his Territories come short; and they lie not together,
but scatteringly with thole of the Palatinate, Spier, Francksort, and
divers places in Franconia. But of late he hath much encreased his
Power, by seizing the great City of Erfurdt in turingia, which he hath
fence much beautified and slrengthned by a Cittadel built upon St. Pe-
ters-hill.
In the year One Thousand one hundred and fourteen, the Emperor
Henry the Fourth sent an Amballador to the King of England, Henry
the Firil, requelling that Maude the Kings daughter whom he had for-
merly espoused by Proxy, might now, being Marriage-able, be sent to
him : to which requell the King moll willingly condescended, and the
Princess was presently conducted by his greatest Peers into Germany,
and at Mentz was married to Henry the Fourth, and there Crowned
his
FrancJd°rto
From Mentz I palled by water up the River Main, to Franckfort, a
free City of the Empire, called trajeclum Franconum, a Pallage or Ford
of the Franks, as serving them for a Retreat, when they entred or re-
turned from Gaul ', at present Franckford upon the Main, to disference
it from Francksord upon the River Gder, which is an University : It is
a large Town, divided into two parts by tfie River ; the lesfer called
Saxonhausen, or Saxon-houfes, united to the other by /a Stone-bridge
over the Main, of twelve or thirteen Arches. It is a place of good
Trade, and well seated for it, as having the advantage of the River
Main, which palfes by Bamberg, Schweinfurt, Wurtzburg, Guemund, or
Gaudia mundi; and also the TW^and other Rivers running into it, af-
fords conveniency for Commerce with the remoter parts of Franconia-,
and the Main running into the Rhine, makes a large communication
both up and down that Stream.
But this place is moll remarkable for the Election of the Emperor,
which, by the Law?s of the Gdden Bull, should be in this City, as allo
for two great Marts or Fairs kept in March and September; at which
times there is an extraordinary concourse of people frqm remote parts,
in order to buying and selling of several Commodities, especially for
Books, as well printed here as in other parts, whereof they afsord two
Catalogues every year, and have no small dealings that way, by the
Factors of the Germans, Hollanders, Italians, French, and Englifh : al-
though at other times their trading in Books seems not great; sor
when I w7as there out of the time of the Mart, the Stationers Shops
being shut up, made but a dull show. Here are also a great number
of good Horses bought and sold : and on the North-side of the City
there is a spacious place for a Horse-Fair. The City is slrong and well
fortified ; and moll part of the Town are Lutherans. In the German
Wars, the King of Sweden having taken Hanaw, sent a Melfenger to
Francksort to know whether the City would peaceably and speedily
set open their Gates unto him, and accept fairly of a Garrison, or (land
to the hazard of a Siege: And although they were unwilling to yield,
yet for fear of the word, they consented, That the King should have
free palsage for his Army through the City ; and that for the better as~
surance of it, six hundred of his men should be r ceived for a Garrison
into Saxonhaufen and also that the Magislrates eand People should take