Chap. V. through Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, 
fervable, that in this Part of Auflria, which extends formerly the Refidence of fhe King’s of Setoia. J 
along the North' fide of the Danube, believed to be in- foon perceived, even at a Diftance, that the Walls ot 
habited in former Ages by the Marcomanni and ^adi, this Town enclofed a larger Trad of Ground, than any 
there are not any Towns of Note *, the Romans having in Germany, but confiderable Abatements ^e to be 
had their Stations and Colonies on the South-fide of made for the wide Spaces and Hills encompaffed wimw 
that River. Yet is the Country well inhabited and full 
of Villages. I came in Sight of one of the chiefefi; 
Places call’d Cremhs or Cremona Aujiria. Znaim is a 
good Place upon the River 'Theya ; the common Boun- 
dary betwixt Moravia and Aujiria, which, joining its 
Waters at laft with the River Mark, thereby opens it- 
felf a Paffage into the Danube. This Town is the 
Fourth in Rank among thofe of Moravia j Olmutz, 
Brun and Iglaw, being the other three. 
We continued our Journey from hence over Ulver- 
Jkirken, Paulitz, and Moravian Budweijfe- to Zimmaw, 
and taking our Way through Byrniiz, came to Iglaw, 
them. It is fituate upon the Moldau, a large rapid Ri- 
ver, having its Source in the South Part of Bohemia, 
and, before it comes to Prague, being augmented by the 
Rivers Sarfna and Waita, and to the North of Prague 
by the River Egra, at laft empties itfelf into the Elbe. 
This great Body is divided into three Cities, viz. the 
Old, the New, and the Lejfer City. 
22. The Old Town is feated on the Eaft-fide of the’ 
Moldau, being the moft populous Place Of the three ; 
and confiderable for the Univerfity, frequented by a 
vaft Number of Students, this being the only one of 
the whole Kingdom, though it is not comparable now 
upon the River Iglaw, a Place pleafantly fituate upon a to what it has been. If we may believe Lewis au May, 
Hill, on the Frontiers of Bohemia. Its Fortifications there were, in 1409, when John Hufs was Refloi , above 
are very ftrong, after the modern Way, efpecially on 40,000 Students ; and it is credibly reported among 
one Side, and the Market-place is one of the largeft I them, that when the Emperor Charles the IVth, would 
ever met with. Moravia is a very plentiful and pleafant have retrenched fome of their Privileges, 24,000 Stu- 
Country, being irrigated by divers Rivers, among which 
the Mora or March is the Chief ; it rifes on the 
North-fide, and pafling through the whole Extent 
of the Country falls into the Danube near Pres- 
hurgh. The other Rivers of Note are, the Lheya, 
or Lheyfa, the Swarta, the Schwitta, which run into the 
River March 
21. After we left Iglaw, we enter’d Bohemia, the 
firft Place we came to being call’d Stecken ; thence to 
Leutchin Broda, near the River Saczua, and fo further 
through Haberne to Janikaw, famous for the Battle 
which was fought there, the 24th of February, 1643. 
betwixt the Imperialijis and Swedes ; the firft had the 
better of it at the Beginning, but falling to plundering, 
dents left the Town in one Week, and not long after 
16,000 more. This Part of the Town has alfb feveral 
Colleges and Monafteries, and among the reft the Je-^ 
fuits, which is a very handfome one. 
The New Town is of a very large Extent, encompaf- 
fing the Old Town, together with the River, being di- 
vided from it by a Ditch, into which they can let the 
River. The Irijh have a Convent of Francifcans 
here, and the Jefuits have likewife a noble College. 
They were then bufy in making fome Baftions, and 
a Citadel for the Defence of the Town, but they were 
not finifh’d. 
The Lejfer Prague, is feated on the Weft Side of the 
Moldau. It is far beyond the Old Town in Pleafantnefs 
were defeated by the Swedes. In this Town I happen- and handfome Striuftures, being join’d to it by a very 
ed to meet with a Gentleman, who lived at Schacklitz, ftrong Stone Bridge, of fixteen great Arches, the whole 
not far from the Rifgeberg, or Mountains of Giants, fi- Fabrick 1700 Foot long, and 35 broad, with two high 
tuate near the Head Spring of the River Alhes or Elbe-, Gates, under two large Towers at each End. Part of 
I was curious to enquire of him, what he knew con- this Town is built upon a rifing Ground, on the Top 
cerning the pretended Spirit of Ribenzhal, which they of which ftands Hartfchin, or Upper Prague, where the 
fay infers that Country, but I could get nothing from Emperor has a Summer-houfe, and a moft magnificent 
him that was fatisfaftory all what he told me amount- Palace. In this Part of the City is allb the Cathedral 
ing to no more than that he verily believed there Church of St. Veit, containing many ancient Monu- 
was fuch a Spirit, but that he had not done any Harm ments. Moft of the Houfes of the Nobility are allb 
thefe twelve Years laft paft. I have heard divers fuch in this Part ; among which the Garden and Palace of 
Reports among the Mountains and Mines of Germany. Coloredo excel for Neatnefs, but it is not very large. 
Thus they talk of Spirits in the Silver Mines of Brunf- The Palace of Count Wallenftein, afterwards Duke of 
wick, and in the Tin-Mines of the Slackenwalde in Bo- Friedland, General of the Emperor Ferdinand II. his 
hernia, but they talk of them only. Armies, is a very ftately Struhlure, built upon the Ruins 
From "Janikaw we continued our Journey to of at leaft 100 Houfes, which were pull’d down for 
the chief City in the Circle of that Name. This is that Purpofe : The Hall is a very lofty and fpacious 
reputed the Burying- place of Zifea, the famous Bohe- Room, and the Garden exceeding beautiful, on one 
mian. General who forced the Emperor Sigifmund to quit Side of which you fee the Place where they ufed to ma- 
that Kingdom. From Czajlaw, we came to Gutten- nage his Horfes, with a noble Fifh Pond near it : On 
berg, about twelve Englijh Miles from Prague, a very the other Side you fee the Aviary, beautified with Trees 
confiderable Town, near the River Elbe, and famous and a Garden ; the Model being taken from the Aviary 
for the Silver Mines about it. There are in all about of Prince Doria at Genoa. But what is moft furprifing 
thirty of them, but as the Hills hereabouts are not very are the large Stables, where you fee a Marble Pillar 
high, fo the Mines are not fo deep as thofe in Hun- betwixt each Horfe ; every Horfe having a Rack of 
gary, and in fome other Places of Germany j however Steel, and a Manger of Marble, fix’d in a Nich of the 
lome are almoft feventy or eighty Fathoms, and have Wall : Over the Head of each Horfe you behold his 
been wrought at thefe 700 Years. I went into one of Piflure, as big as the Life, with his Name under it. 
them which was firft digged, called the Cutten-Hill, Thus a Bay-Horfe was named Monte d’Ore, a Mare 
{Cut ten fignifying a Man’s Garment) which has got its Bella Donna, but his beloved Horfe’s Name was Mas 
Name as they fay from a Monk, who found a Silver ^.erido. The current Language of Bohemia is a Dia- 
Tree there, which gave Occafion for the Digging of 
this Mine, which is no more than nineteen Fathom 
deep ; The chief Vein of the Ore, which is about a 
Foot broad, runneth South. It contains both Silver 
left of Sclavonian, though all the Perfons of C^ality 
here, and not a fcw of the Inhabitants both in the 
City and Country, fpeak very good High Dutch. The 
Lejfer Prague was furpriz’d by the Szvedijh General 
and Copper, of the firft, a hundred Weight yields Koningfmarh, in the long German War, who carried off 
about an Ounce ; of the laft, eight, nine, ten, or more an incredible Booty. 
Ounces; though fome Ore contains eight or nine Oun- A Part of Prague being inhabited by Jews, is thence 
ces of Silver in the hundred Weight. When they call’d the Jews-Town. They are here in great Num- 
meet with a blue Earth in Digging, they are in Hopes bers, and deal chiefly in Jewels, and efpecially in thofe 
of good Ore. Stones that are found in the Mines of Bohemia. I 
From hence we pafs’d through Colline, and fo by the bought fome Bohemian Topazes, very well cur, of them^ 
Way of Bohemian Broda (to diitinguifti it from the Teu- at the Rate of (even or eight Crowns a Stone, 
ionick Broda) came to Prague, the capital City, and ■ 
