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CHAPTER V. 
Comprehending Travels through the remoteft Parts of Germany j Bo^ 
hernia, Moravia y Hungary ^ &c. to the very Frontiers of Europe 
upon that Side ; interfperfed with the Hiftory of Mines, Salt-works^ 
Fiftieries, and other curious Particulars. ' 
SECTION I. 
A Voyage from England to Holland, with a Journey front thence, by Land, through the 
EkSi orates of Cologne, Treves and Mentz, the Lower and Upper Palatinate, Bavaria 
and Auftria, to Vienna ; from thettce through Moravia, Bohemia attd Saxony, to 
Hamburgh; with many judicious and ifeful Ohfervations* 
By the very learned Dr. Edward Browne, of the Royal College of 
PhyBcians. 
I. IntrodiiSfory Account of the Author. He embarks at Yarmouth, and proceeds by Sea to Rotterdam, 
Defcription oj that City. 2. A very curious AccouJit of the Hague, Leyden and Harlem. 3. A co^ 
pious and circumjiantial Defcription of what is moft remm'kable in Amfterdam. 4. The like Account 
ef the City ^Utrecht, and of the Country about it. 5. A Defcription of Boidediic, Breda a?id Dort., 
6. The Author's Pafage into the Ifand of Walcheren, with a Defcription o/'Middleburgh and Fluili- 
ing. 7. The Courfe of the River Schelde, and the City of Antwerp defcribed. 8. The Author's 
fourney continued through BrulTels and Maeftricht to Cologn. 9. His fourney from thence to Bonn, 
with fome very curious Obfervations. 10. An Account of the Author's Journey from Benn to Franc- 
fort, and of the Places he pajjed through upon the Road. \ \. A fuccinSi Account of F'r..nckfort. 
12. A Defcription of the City of Heideiburgh, and of the Palatinate. 13. His Journey from Heidel- 
burgh to Nurembergh, with a Defcription of the la ji -mentioned City. 14. The Country <?/ Bar aria 
and Auftria defcribed, with the principal Towns in them. 15. A large and particular Account of the 
City ^'Vienna. 16. A View f the Emperor' s Court, and of that Prince's Marnier of livhig. 17. Of 
the celebrated Library at Vienna, and the Emperor's Collediions of Curiofities. 1 8, The moft remark- 
able Things in the Neighbourhood of this City defcribed. 19. The Author's Remarks upon the Cuftoms 
and Manners of the Inhabitants in that great City. 20. A Defcriptmi of the rej-naining Part of 
Auftria Moravia. 21. His Journey through the Kingdom of Bohemia, with an Account of the 
Silver Mine at Guttenberg. 22. The famous City of Prague defcribed, together with an Account of 
fome other remarkable Places in Bohemia. 23. A Defcription of the City of Drefden, and of the 
Country oJ Saxony. 24. The Author's Journey through Freiberg, Leipftck and Magdeberg with an 
Account of thofe great Cities. 25. A Defcription of the noble City of Flamburg, with the Author's 
Remarks upon the German Nation. 
1. is now Time that we Ihould lead the Reader 
g out of Europe ; of which, however, many 
g Countries remain yet iindefcribed ; for the making 
-Ml. known of which, we could think of no better 
Method than digefting, into the clofeft Order poffible, 
the Travels of the ingenious Dr. Browne through moft 
of thofe Countries, Accounts of which are ftill want- 
ing. He was the Son of the famous Sir Thomas Browne 
of Norwich, fo well known to the learned World by 
the many curious and valuable Works he publifhed. 
As for this Gentleman, he received the firft Part of his 
Education under the Care of his worthy Father ; and 
having pafied through the Circle of School Learning, 
was removed to the Univerfity of Oxford, where, after 
having taken his Degrees regularly, and with much 
Reputation, he refolved to travel, as he did, through 
the greateft Part of Europe j and having Recommenda- 
tions where-ever he came, to Perfons the moft diftin- 
giiilhed for Rank and [..earning, acquired thereby va- 
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rious Opportunities of making deeper and better Ob- 
fervations than is common with Travellers in fuch hafty 
Tours. He publifhed two Volumes of his Voyages and 
Travels, which were extremely well received \ and in 
the Account given of them by the Secretary of the 
Royal Society in the Tranfadions, they are very highly 
and juftly commended. He afterwards took his Degree 
of Dodor of Phyfick, and became a Member of the 
College, Fellow ot the Royal Society 5 and, in regard 
to his great Knowledge and Experience, was promoted 
to the Rank of being the King’s Phyfician. He en- 
joy’d thefe Honours, together with an univeria! and un- 
blemifh’d Reputation, for many Years, and w'as very 
juftly confider’d as an Honour to his Family and Pro- 
feffion. We have taken the Liberty to range his Tra- 
vels in the Manner moft fuitable to the Nature of this 
Colledion, and becaufe it was impoffible to preferve a 
proper Connedion, without taking in his Account of 
the United Provinces, the Low Countries, and fome Parc 
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