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Chap. VII- 







Moreover, Grave Maurice extended his new City to the Fort Frederick Henrick, iu 

 vided the Moraflie Grounds by fcveral Moats, and laid a Bridge crols the River 

 Mbtribi, between <Recififa and the City Maurice,znd another crofs the Stream tapva- 

 ribt between the laid City Maurice and the Main Land. 



In the time when Jlbuaueraue Govem'd <Brafile for the King oiSftm, it was De- 

 puted among the fortuguefe, whether it were not requifite to defert the City Olinda, 

 and caufing the Inhabitants to remove to $jcijfa,]oyn the fame with a Bridge to the 

 We Jmonio Vacs, becaufe thofe Places are almoft invincible, and much more con- 

 venient for Ships than Olinda ? But the Hollanders furpris'd them on a fudden, before 

 they could bring the Bufinefs to pafs, and after a while profecuted the fame Defign 



themfelves. 

 er^M.,u- GraVe Maurice C^cm twenty four thoufand Guilders in laying a Bridge over the 

 wftE? River meribi, between <Rjciffa and Antonio Vaes. Having rais'd juft fifteen Stone 

 &SP Columns from the Ground, they came to the decpeft part of the River Antonio Vaes, 

 when the Architect began to defpair of accomplifhing the fame, becaufe the 

 Ground lay deep under Water,and the Stream ran very fwift : Thofe which dwelt 

 at %eciffa cry'd, That they had undertaken a Bufinefs which was not in thefoTver of Man to 

 cffetl, and that there was above ten thoufand found already fptnt in Vain on fifteen Tillars : 

 in this fort they began to clamor againft Grave MwWce,efpecially the Owners of 

 Houfes in Qeciffa, who forefaw that many would remove from thence to the plea- 

 fant We Antonio Vaes, as foon as the Bridge was finifh'd . after which the Houfes in 

 (Reciffa would be at low Rates. But Cave Mawkt judging d.ac the Difgrace would 

 fall upon him, if the Bridge mould be left half finifh'd, caus'd at his own proper 

 Charge, huge pieces of lading Timber to be cut, forty and fifty Foot long, and fo 

 ramm'd into the Ground, fome ftreight, others floaping, to fupport the reft, and 

 in two Moneths finifh'd the fame. On the firft day after this new Bridge was 

 compleated, there went fo many People over it, that the Toll which they paid, 

 amounted to above 60 1. Sterl. and was after that Farm'd for twenty eight thou, 

 fand Guilders yearly, a Citizen that pafs'd over the fame being to pay 2 d. and a 

 Ke°ro or Soldier 1 d. but a Horfcman paid 4 d. and a Cart or Wayn 7 d. 

 An«to 0. Since this Grave Maurice built a fecond Bridge crofs the River Capivaribi, which 

 Z^" joy n'd Antonio Vae^ to the Main Continent. This Bridge being eighty fix Rods 



long of durable Timber, was finifh'd in feven Weeks. 

 Hi* Pkaii*. Moreover Grave Maurice built a pleafant Banquetting-houfe, call'd 'BonaVifia, at 

 his own Charge before the faid Bridge, from whence he could fee the Palace Frey- 

 burgh, Olinda, the Fort Ernejlus, Maurice- ftadt, <Sjciffa, the French Church, the Ships 

 in the Harbors, and alfo the Caftle Frederick. Henrick. This Banquetting-houfe 

 hath at each corner a Turret, and in the middle thereof a fpacious Room, crown'd 

 with a fair Terrace. 



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