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A61210	A description of France in its several governments together with the most considerable cities, sea-ports, and rivers of that kingdom; as also the distances, with the longitudes, and latitudes of each place, &c. with many other remarks, necessary to the knowledge of that kingdom. By J.S. Gent. Illustrated with a map.	J. S.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.	1692 (1692)	Wing S51; ESTC R212956	41,764	137

Namur 120 from Paris Lon. 23.12 Lat. 50.28 2. Of the Government of NORMANDY THis Province has lost much of its antient Lustre Advantages and the Authority which it had in the time of its antient Dukes who were Sovereign Princes so Powerful that they have often sustained long and impetuous Wars against the Kings of France England and other Princes with whom they have many times contracted Alliances It was formerly called the Western Neustrie Name and the name of Normandy was given to it upon the account of the Northern People who came to inhabit there for Nord-man in High-Dutch signifies Man of the North. It is Situated upon the Channel Extent and may extend about 186 Miles from East to West from Aumale to the Western side of Coutantin and 129 from South to North-east viz. from Alenson to the City of Eu. The British Sea or the Channel Bounds bounds it in the North and West towards the East it has the Isle of France and the Country of Perche with that of Maine towards the South The Soil is Fertile enough in Corn Quality Pasturage and Hemp and abounds in Wood and Fruits it produces but little or no Wine Cyder and Beer being the most usual Liquors There is to be found also several Mines of Iron Fish is so common there that it is as it were given away There are very good Quarries for Structure and also your Marble Slat c. not slightly to be esteemed of As for Mineral Waters they are to be met with in divers Places those of Forges are of the greatest Repute and most frequented The Country excels in many agreeable Forests in number of Fir-Trees and a great quantity of White Salt which is conveyed to Paris The Inhabitants 't is said are so disposed to plead one against another and so well versed in all the Tricks of the Court that they esteem much rather to go to the extremity of Justice than to reconcile matters by Civility and Sweetness and without having recourse to Process which is the reason that the very Rusticks are almost all Lawyers I have read a Story of Two Neighbours tha● quarrell'd to that Extremity about a Mag-Py's Nest which was built upon one Man's Tree and inclined over th● Land of the other that they reduced themselves to the very brink o● Ruin It s chief Rivers are the Seine Rivers i● which the Eure discharges it self and the Rille which hides it self under ground for the space of a League nea● B●aumont le Roger the Orne which goes up to Caen and the Vere which passe● by St. Lo and separates the Bishoprich of Coutance from that of Bayeux The Government extends it self no further than this Province Extent which is divided into Upper and Lower The Upper comprehends the Bayliwicks of Roüen Evreux Caux and Gisors The Lower those of Caën Alenson and Coutance It is again divided into Seven Diocesses whose Episcopal Cities are Roüen Lisieux Bayeux Coutance Auranche Seez and Evreux The Four First are to be found in order upon the Channel of England going from East to West the Three others are to the South of them and meet in their turn from West to East The Diocess of Roüen comprehends Four little Countries which are called Caux Bray Vexin Normand and Roumais In that of Caux there is the Land of Yvelot which certain Authors Mis-informed have pretended to have been raised to a Kingdom by King Clotaire But this Opinion is of no credit and it only bears the Title of a Principality To the West of the Bishoprick of Coutance one finds the Isle of Jersey under the 18 Deg. 10 Min. of Longitude and the 49.30 Min. of Latitude and the Isle of Garnsey under the 17.40 Min. of Longitude and the 49.30 Min. of Latitude and several other little Adjacent Isles These Islands are in the Authority of the King of England and these Two may have each about 24 or 30 Miles of Circuit and were heretofore a part of Normandy The most considerable Cities take as follows Rouen ROüen or Roan upon the River Seine is the Capital of Normandy a very large and stately City one of the best of France and most advantagiously Seated for Trade by reason of the Flux and Reflux of the Sea it has an Archbishop a Parliament and a Sea-Port which are Three things that will at any time make a City recommendable and also a Mint and a Generality It s Situation is in a delightful Plain bordered on one side with several agreeable Mountains covered with Trees and on the other side wash'd with the River Seine to which are adjoyning many pleasant Meadows The Cathedral Church is a very stately Building in which there are Three Towers whereof one is covered with Lead which Time seems to have changed almost into the colour of Copper and whose Height is above 550 Steps The Tombs of the Dukes of Normandy and the Arch-bishops of the Place the Statue of Charles the Fifth in White Marble its Organs of an extraordinary bigness the Body of it supported by Twenty One Pillars but more particularly the Choir and Sacerdotal Ornaments presented by William King of England and the Cardinal Amboise as also its Treasure which ●s very curious to see upon the account of the Splendour and Riches of the Vessels Mitres c. all emboss'd with Gold and Stones of Value but principally a Sacred Mantle of Needle-Work representing Jesus Christ amongst the Doctors in the middle receiving Baptism by St. John all which is very glorious and remarkable besides many other Curiosities which it would be too tedious to insert There is one thing very observable upon the portal of this Church which is a Triumphant Arch representing Henry the Fourth who chases the Lions and the Wolves from his Flock and encourageth his Sheep whilst on the other side he sees the Ligue bound in chains and King of Spain who is near a Clock pensive and Melancholy at the sight of so many illustrious Actions The Government of the Province makes his usual residence at Roüen which is within 60 Miles of Amiens 69 of Paris and 145 of London Lon. 20.2 Lat. 49.26 Caen. CAën upon the River Orne passes fo● the Second City of Normandy both as to its Extent Antiquity and Situation 'T is said that this City became s● Rich and Powerful by the residence o● the English during their Wars with France and also by reason of the grea● Privileges it is invested with For besides the University founded by Charle● the Seventh it is honoured with a Generality a Presidial and a Bayliwick Moreover it is enriched with Nineteen or Twenty Churches besides a great number of Religious Houses about 70 Miles from Roüen Lon. 18.12 Lat. 49.19 Diepe DIepe is a Town of Reputation by reason of its noble Haven and the great quantity of good Merchandise and the vast Traffick it makes in all Places of Europe The River Argue● on which it stands renders

it exceeding pleasant and the Inhabitants have the glory of making the best Compasses and most exact Quadrants of the World as also all other Instruments necessary to Astrology as well as the Sea It is about 35 Miles from Roüen and 62 from Hastings in England Lon. 20.4 Lat. 49.59 Havre de Grace HAvre de Grace is a Fortress built by Francis the First to oppose the English and to make a Haven of to serve as a Retreat for the Merchants of the Nation and a Magazine of Ships of War 'T is said that it is capable of holding 2000 Sail and more if so it must be one of the most considerable Ports in Europe It has a strong Castle and stands nigh the Mouth of the River Seine about 48 Miles from Roüen Lon. 28.44 Lat. 44.42 Bayeux BAieux the Civitas Baiocassium of Antoninus remarkable of a long time for a Bishops See One of the Bishops whereof called Odo Brother to William the Conqueror by the Mothers side was by him created Earl of Kent and afterwards upon some displeasure made Prisoner for which when reprimanded by the Pope the Clergy being then exempted from the Secular Authority he returned this Answer that he had committed the Earl of Kent not the Bishop of Baieux by which distinction he avoided the Pope's Displeasure It stands nigh the Sea about 16 Miles off Caen 45 off Coutances and 84 off Roüen Lon. 17.49 Lat. 49.28 Coutances COutances and Auranches are both memorable upon the account of their Episcopal Sees from the former the Country thereabouts hath the Name of Coutantin The latter is Situate upon a Rock with a fair prospect over the English Channel within 28 Miles of each other The Lon. of the former is 16.45 the Lat. 49.9 Evreux EVreux and Lisieux are Bishops Sees the former being the Mediolanium of Ptolomy and still a rich and flourishing Town being the Third in estimation of all this Province The First is about 27 Miles from Roüen and 58 from Paris The last about 45 from Roüen and Evreux Seez also is an Episcopal See and stands on the Fountains of the River Orne about 13 Miles from Alenson 33 off Lisieux and 64 off Roüen The Lon. of the former is 20.4 Lat. 49.2 What the Revenues of this Dukedom might amount to in former times is not easie to affirm That they were very fair and large appears by the Testimony of Philip de Comines who says that he had seen raised in Normandy 95000 l. Sterling which was a Prodigious Sum of Mony in those times Now they amount to as much as the King's Toll-Masters are pleased to exact 3. Of the Isle of FRANCE IF this Government is the least exte●sive of the Twelve which we ha●● observed in the Division of France y●● it is without contradiction the most a●●vantagious and charming not only u●● on the account of its natural Beau●● and the stately Houses of Pleasure whi●● are to be met with therein but also 〈◊〉 the advantage of enjoying for the m●● part the Presence of the King a●● Court The Isle of France to speak wi●● propriety is comprised between the P●● vers of Seine Marne Oise and Aisne● but there is added to in some parts 〈◊〉 the adjoyning Provinces whereof i● Government is composed to accompan● somewhat better the Metropolis of th● Kingdom It is 〈◊〉 the Isle of Franc● to distinguish it from the main Cont●nent of 〈◊〉 and is made to exten● 10 〈…〉 from East to West viz. fro● 〈…〉 upon the Aisne to Gison● and as many from North to South from beyond Noyon to Courteny in G●stinois It is bounded on the North with Picardy Bounds on the East with Champagne and la Brie on the South with Gastinois and la Beausse and on the West with Normandy The Soil is very Fruitful in excellent Corn Soil and produces a sufficient quantity of Wine and Fruits A Country generally very Delectable and so Fertile withal that the Hills are equal to the Vallies in most Places of Europe Amongst the Rivers are remarked the Seine which receives the Marne Rivers and the Oise which is encreased by the Waters of the Aisne which runs by Soissons and the Terrain which washes the Walls of Beauvais It was formerly part of the Province of Belgica Secunda and Lugdunensis quarta Division and is now divided into Four parts namely 1. The Dukedom of Valois 2. Gastinois 3. Heurepois and 4. That which is properly called the Isle of France by some the County of Paris Paris PAris in the Isle of France properly so called is the Metropolis not only of this Government but of the whole Kingdom It is in Compass about Eigh● Miles of an Orbicular Form agreeabl● seated on the Divisions of the Seine a Fair Large and Populous City but fa● short of the Ostentations of the French one of whose Authors coming to mention London says that it is with as Emphasis as large as Paris the Subur● comprehended Whereas if the trut● were impartially delivered Lond●● would be found to exceed the other 〈◊〉 was thought in Lewis the Eleventh time time to contain 500000 People 〈◊〉 all sorts of Ages which must be considerably encreased since that King● time The Fortifications are of n● good assurance insomuch that when once a Parisian bragg'd that their Town was never taken by Force an English-Man replied that the reason of i● was because on the least Calamity i● used to Capitulate It has the conveniency of Boats and Barges served by the River Seine as the Thame Westward doth London It has an● Arch-Bishop and an University of great repute consisting of 52 Colledges whereof 40 are of little use It is a● Parliament City and the usual Seat of the French King when absent from Versailles It is about 170 Miles from Antwerp 208 from London 250 from Amsterdam 600 from Vienna Lon. 21.30 Lat. 48.45 Soissons THE City of Soissons is very ancient and was heretofore of great Repute It is seated upon the River Aisne in a very agreeable Plain encompassed with Fruiful Mountains Ptolomy calls it Augusta Suessonum and before him Caesar in his Commentaries speaks of Galba one of its Kings and says that in his time it was very powerful commanded Twelve Cities and could set our an Army of 50000 Men. It is easie to judge that it was the most considerable of Gaul Belgick since the Praetors made it their residing Place It is a Bishops See a Generality a Bayliwick a Presidial c. about 28 Miles from Rheims 33 off St. Quintin and 48 off Paris Lon. 22.32 Lat. 49.19 Laon. LAon is an Episcopal City the Bishop whereof is one of the Twelve Peers of France and Earl of Laon in Latin Laodunum situated upon a Mountain of difficult access about 24 Miles from Rheims 15 from Soissons and 66 from Paris Long. 22.48 Lat. 49.30 Noyon near the River Oyse Beauvais upon the Terrain and Senlis on the River Nonette are also Bishops Sees 4. Of the