Browne, Edward: A Brief Account Of Some Travels In divers Parts of Europe, Viz. [Sp.1:] Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, [Sp.2:] Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli: Through a great part of Germany, And The Low-Countries ... ; With some Observations on the Gold, Silver ... in those Parts ; As also, The Description of many Antiquities, Habits, Fortifications and Remarkable Places (London: Tooke, 1685)

__A Descrzption os Vienna. i 5 7
upon condition that they would set up the half Moon and Star (the
Tttrkift) Arms} upon the top thereof. They returned Answer that
they would,if he would send the same unto them jwhich he did,and they
placed it where it (lands.
This Spire hath the larged Crockets I have observed in any, they
being above a yard long, and adorned with foliage work. The Spire
of Land/hute in Bavaria, is accounted the highest in Germany ; that os
Strasburg, the neatest and faired; and this of Vienna the larged and
slronged. And therefore it is no wonder,that when the Ambasiadors
of Bojna formerly came unto Vienna, they lb often viewed and admired
this Fabrick, and plainly said,That all the mony in their Country was
not suificient to have built it.
This Steeple is accounted about four hundred sixty and five foot
high, being about half way up three hundred and thirty eight deps.
Besides other Hills, I could see Haimburger Hill within two miles of
Fresburg, and a great part of Auftria, which the long Course of the
Danube rendred very pleasant and delightful into the eye. In the
Chamber or Room from whence I had this prospedt, there is a Clock,
whose Case being of wood, was in part burnt down by Lightning, and
therefore there is water always kept in this place to extinguish the fire,
and a man continually watches in the place where the Bells hang.
There is also an Indrument os wood, or wooden Bells or Hammers,
which they make use os from Good-Friday till Easter-sunday, all the
time that our Saviour was in the Grave, during which time they permit
no Bells to ring.

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