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A Journey srom Cokn in Germany to London.
nues, and let the River Maes into the Town, which before ran upon
one side os it.
As their Churches are fair and numerous, soo are their Bells and
Chimes remarkable; In the Cathedral of St. Lambert there are eight
large Bells, and twelve lesler ; and there is one so great, as it is said to
require Twenty four men to ring it. In the Church os St. Paul the
Bells and Chimes are considerable ; as also at St. Lawrence and the
crossed Friars. It is also an University, and was so famous in former
Ages,that they Rill take notice that at one time there have been Nine
Sons of Kings, Twenty four Dukes Sons, Twenty nine of Counts, be-
st'des many of great Barons Students therein.
; Their Speech here, as also at Spaw, is called Roman, and is a kind of
oW French, or Dialed of that Languag ’, a great part of which is made
UpdfL^zV, or Roman words: and they call the Neighbouring Lan-
guage of the Dutch, Tdifcon. But many speak very good French.
®By have some Vineyards affording a small Wine. The Hills about
ftirMsh them with Quarries of good Stone, and of sederal kinds They
have also divers Mines and Minerals, and great quantity of Pit-coal for
Fire, in some places fetched deep out of die Earth, inf others nearer the
Surface: and in or c place I saw them beginning to-dig where they im-
mediately found Coal. Their Pumps'-and'Engines -to draw out the
water, are veryconfiderable at these Mines; in some places moved by
Wheels, at above a Furlongs distance, to Which they are continued by
str'ong Wood-work, which moves - backwards and forwards continu-
ally.
The Cittadel Rands upon a Hill, and is of great Strength*; It was
built to keep the City of Liege under Subjection. For 1649. there
being some disturbances in the City, Ferdinand, -the Elector of Colen,
offering to come into the Town toappe-ase.it, was opposed' by the Con-
sul, 'jacMs -Hennet, who was soon aster surpri-zed and beheaded, toge-
ther With Bartholomeus Rclandus • -the Conlul having sworn the E-
lecftbr Ihould never come in whilst he Were alive. And the Cittadel
sobs after Was ordered to be built. The Bridges are handsom : that
over tire grOat Stream of the Maes is very broad-and fair, and hath
large Arches. From hence we could read the Elector’s name upon the
Cittadel, Maximillanus, although it were at a very great distance, the
Letters were so large.
From Liege we had a pleasant passage down the Water to Mae-
Jlreicht', palling by Brgentau, a Castle seated upon a high Rock on the
right side of the River, belonging then to the King of Spain, afterwards
by Picket in the half way, and then by Navagne, a strong Fort in the
Maes, which commands the River, and at that tittle did the Spa-
niard service ; then by pleasant Rocks on our lest hand, wherein many
Cutsand passages have been digged till we came in sight of Maeflreicht,
This Town having been a little before taken from the United States
by a iharp Siege, was full of French, and had a Garrison in it of about
ten Thousand men; and m the Marketplace slood about Two hun-
dred large Fieldpieces. We saw the places where they made their
Batteries and their Mines, the Out-works were very numerous, and
many of them undermined. Colonel Storff slreW’d us a handsom
Draught of all the Works, Approaches and Manner of taking os the
Town,
About
nues, and let the River Maes into the Town, which before ran upon
one side os it.
As their Churches are fair and numerous, soo are their Bells and
Chimes remarkable; In the Cathedral of St. Lambert there are eight
large Bells, and twelve lesler ; and there is one so great, as it is said to
require Twenty four men to ring it. In the Church os St. Paul the
Bells and Chimes are considerable ; as also at St. Lawrence and the
crossed Friars. It is also an University, and was so famous in former
Ages,that they Rill take notice that at one time there have been Nine
Sons of Kings, Twenty four Dukes Sons, Twenty nine of Counts, be-
st'des many of great Barons Students therein.
; Their Speech here, as also at Spaw, is called Roman, and is a kind of
oW French, or Dialed of that Languag ’, a great part of which is made
UpdfL^zV, or Roman words: and they call the Neighbouring Lan-
guage of the Dutch, Tdifcon. But many speak very good French.
®By have some Vineyards affording a small Wine. The Hills about
ftirMsh them with Quarries of good Stone, and of sederal kinds They
have also divers Mines and Minerals, and great quantity of Pit-coal for
Fire, in some places fetched deep out of die Earth, inf others nearer the
Surface: and in or c place I saw them beginning to-dig where they im-
mediately found Coal. Their Pumps'-and'Engines -to draw out the
water, are veryconfiderable at these Mines; in some places moved by
Wheels, at above a Furlongs distance, to Which they are continued by
str'ong Wood-work, which moves - backwards and forwards continu-
ally.
The Cittadel Rands upon a Hill, and is of great Strength*; It was
built to keep the City of Liege under Subjection. For 1649. there
being some disturbances in the City, Ferdinand, -the Elector of Colen,
offering to come into the Town toappe-ase.it, was opposed' by the Con-
sul, 'jacMs -Hennet, who was soon aster surpri-zed and beheaded, toge-
ther With Bartholomeus Rclandus • -the Conlul having sworn the E-
lecftbr Ihould never come in whilst he Were alive. And the Cittadel
sobs after Was ordered to be built. The Bridges are handsom : that
over tire grOat Stream of the Maes is very broad-and fair, and hath
large Arches. From hence we could read the Elector’s name upon the
Cittadel, Maximillanus, although it were at a very great distance, the
Letters were so large.
From Liege we had a pleasant passage down the Water to Mae-
Jlreicht', palling by Brgentau, a Castle seated upon a high Rock on the
right side of the River, belonging then to the King of Spain, afterwards
by Picket in the half way, and then by Navagne, a strong Fort in the
Maes, which commands the River, and at that tittle did the Spa-
niard service ; then by pleasant Rocks on our lest hand, wherein many
Cutsand passages have been digged till we came in sight of Maeflreicht,
This Town having been a little before taken from the United States
by a iharp Siege, was full of French, and had a Garrison in it of about
ten Thousand men; and m the Marketplace slood about Two hun-
dred large Fieldpieces. We saw the places where they made their
Batteries and their Mines, the Out-works were very numerous, and
many of them undermined. Colonel Storff slreW’d us a handsom
Draught of all the Works, Approaches and Manner of taking os the
Town,
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