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A29331 A narrative of the proceedings of a great councel of Jews assembled in the plain of Ageda in Hungaria ... to examine the Scriptures concerning Christ, on the 12th of October 1650 / by Samuel Brett, there present ; also a relation of some other observations in his travels beyond the seas ... Brett, Samuel. 1655 (1655) Wing B4400; ESTC R19639 9,078 16

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A NARRATIVE Of the PROCEEDINGS Of a great Councel of JEWS Assembled in the Plain of Ageda in Hungaria about 30 Leagues distant from Buda to examine the Scriptures concerning Christ on the 12th of October 1650. By Samuel Brett there present Also A RELATION Of some other OSERVATIONS in his Travels beyond the Seas and particularly in Aegypt Macedonia Dalmatia Calabria Apuleia Cicilia Assyria Sclavonia France Spain and Portugal the Islands of Cyprus Candia Pathmos Delphos the Cities of Carthage Corinth Troy Constantinople Venice Naples Leighorn Florence Millaine Rome Bottonia Mantua Genoa Paris c. Printed at LONDON for Richard Moon at the seven Stars in Paul's Church-yard neer the great North-door 1655. To the READER THere was nothing I more desired then to travel beyond the Seas and to know the various manners of the Nations of the World for which through God's providence I had an opportunity offered me to my great satisfaction being Chirurgeon of an English Ship in the Streights where for a cure that I did for Orlando de Spina of Gollipulo an eminent man in those parts I was by him preferred to be Captain of a Ship of Malta which was set out by the said Orlando and committed to my command against the Turks in the Arches in assistance to the Venetian service in the which service I spent about nine monthes till the tempestuous season of the yeer enforced me to return into Harbour again And in this time of employment I made five fights at Sea and two at Land being chosen by lot to invade the Turk's Country with a certain company of Souldiers collected out of our Fleet to do some execution upon the borders of the Enemy and to get some provision for our relief in all which fights although very perillous God gave me the Victory The whole time I spent beyond the Seas before and after this employment was almost four yeers not staying long in any one place But first I traveled to all the Sea-towns of note for Merchandizing to know the Trade of the places and the conveniency of their Harbours that I might be able to do some profitable service in Merchant affairs Also I travelled into several Countries and the most eminent Cities and Towns therein viz. Aegypt Macedonia Dalmatia Calabria Apuleia Cicilia Assyria Sclavonia some parts of Spain and Portugal to the Islands of Cyprus Candia Pathmos Delphos to Carthage Corinth Troy Constantinople besides many other Towns and Places but my longest abode was in Italy and therein at Venice Naples Leighorne Florence Millaine Rome Bottonia Mantua Genoa c. And at last looking homeward I came into France taking a brief veiw of many eminent places in that Kingdom And at Paris I found many of my Country-men of which though some be persons of great quality yet God knoweth they are in a low condition And now I shall give a brief account of some of my Observations during the time of my abode beyond the Seas Some OBSERVATIONS in my Travels beyond the Seas AT Paris our Country-men live peaceably and enjoy our Religion without disturbance There is a place allowed them with necessary accommodations for the exercise of Religion Doctor Steward did often preach to them and for their form of worship it is the same that was formerly in England with the Book of Common-Prayer and the Rites therein used and also they continue the Innovations that were practised by many of our Clergy as Bowing at the Name of Jesus towards the Altar c. which I know giveth offence to the good French Protestants who to me did often condemn those Innovations for Romish Superstitions doubtless they would do our Church and our Religion more credit there if they did use less Ceremony As for the French-Papists truely they are more civil to them then was expected for the Opinion of the World where I have been is but mean of that Nation And I believe the Italian may be their Cousen-German for both of them are false and faithless enough And this consideration God having taken away Orlando my noble Friend who did alwayes much countenance me did lessen my affection to continue in that service for my Souldiers were all Italians except a few Greeks and I never saw much cause to be confident in their fidelity but it was chiefly for fear of him that they were so tractable to me As for Religion in most parts where I have been it is generally the same with the Church of Rome but for the Grecians for amongst them I was they are neither pure Protestants nor pure Papists I mean neither onely Protestants nor onely Papists but their Religion is a mixture of both for though they hold some Fundamentals with us yet they follow many of the Romish Superstitions and according to my observation they follow more the Religion of Rome then the Protestant Church and they are much poysoned with Heresies But of all Nations according to my observation none are more zealous for the Religion of Rome then the Spaniards who I think for this are more Romanists then the Romans themselves for with them there is an Inquisition and in Rome I never heard of the same dangerous snare there I had as much freedom as I could desire and more courtesie then I could expect without any temptation to apostate from my Religion As for the Occurrences that I met with they were many but these four were the most considerable First The strangling of the great Turk by the Janizaries at which time there was great fear and trouble in Constantinople but they enthroned his Son and this brought a peaceable settlement and with him there were cut off divers Basha's heads all whose heads excepting the great Turk's lay three dayes in Chargers before the Palace Gate for the publick view of the people which they say is the custome for the Noblemen that are beheaded The next thing is The flowing of the River Nylus in Aegypt the manner whereof is this it beginneth to flow about the fifteenth of Iune every yeer the people know the time thereof and expect it accordingly and this is after their Harvest which is usually ended about the beginning of May As for Rain there seldome falleth any in Aegypt During the time the River is up all the Country appeareth like Islands Their Towns are seated upon Hills and their lower Grounds are all covered with Waters and the Inhabitants use small Boats to pass from place to place about their affairs and because they know the yeerly flowing of Nylus they provide for the safety of their Cattel till the Waters are wasted away again There are also certain Pillars of Stone set up with divers marks upon them by which they know the degrees of the rising and the usual heighth that the Waters do ascend unto and if the Waters do ascend above the highest mark they do expect some strange consequence thereof But the greatest wonder is the present cessation of the Plague upon the flowing of this River