D • M o c R 1 T u s t6 the Redder. and Nature,and now moft happy in that fortunate un~oil of Englaml and . Scotland which our fore-fathers havelaboured to eftect, and defired to fee :But ln which we excel! all others,a wife, learned, religious King,another Numa,a fecond Augr'.fttu, a true Ioft•ft moft worthy Senatours, a learned Clergy,an obedient Commonalty,&c. X et amongll many ro[es; fome thi{lies grow,Comebad weeds and enormmes,whtch much dtfiurb the peace ofthis body pcliticke, eclipfe the honour and glory ofit, fit to be rooted out,and withall fpeed to be reformed. }3 Thefirftisidlenelfe, byreafonof which we have many fwarmes of rogues and beggers, theeves,drunkards,and difconrented perfons(whom .Lycurgsu in P/March cals morbos rttpub.the b01ls ofthe commonwealth) many poprpeople in all our Townes, Cwitates ignobiles, as' PolydoreaLib. t.biji; cals them, bafe built cities, inglorious, poor, fmall, rare mfight,rumous, and thin ofinbabitants. Our land is fertile we may not deny, full of all good things,and why doth it not then abound with cities, as well as Italy,FrMJCC,Germany,theLow countries~ becaufetheir policy hathbeen otherwife, and we are not fo thrifty, circumfpect, indufirious; Idlenelfe is the maim Gemsu of our nation. For as b Botersu juftly argues, fertility b ~";""''"'· of a country is not enough, except Art and Induftry be joyned unto it, UT • ·'·'"N· according tO Ariftotle,riches are eJther uarurall or arciliciall;naturall are good land,faire mines,&c.artificiall are manufactures, coines,&c.Many. kingdomes are fertile,but thin ofinhabitants,as thatDuchy of Ptedt~~~ont inltaly,which Leander<Alber(tu [o much magnifies tor Corne, Wine; Fruits,&c. yet nothingneere fo populous as thofe which are more bare ·ren.' England,faitb he(Londononly excepted)hath never apopulom Ctty, 'Angli•~mec ~nd yet a frt~#(ufi_CPuntry .I finde 46.cities and w~lled townes it1 Al(atta, t~11;;;~~;_ afmall Provmcem Germany, 5. o.caftles, anmfimte number of V1llages, ""memorabi. nowound idle,no not rocky places ,ortop_s ofhils are untilled, as d Mun- ~:; 1;::.:.~•:::: Jlermformeth us .In' GrtichgeA<afmal terntory on theNecker,z4.It•lian niumcopi• ... miles over, I reade of> o. walled townes, innumerable villages,each one hunder. • .containing I5_o.houfes moft pm, befides cames, and Noblemens Pala- ;.;f."';~;f/!;,.! ces.I obfervem fTuringt inDutchland(tWeive miles over by their[cale) runaoneft,.,... _12 counties, and in them ~f4• cities, 2000. villages, I44' townes, 2 5o. z::"':;;:;::.lll caftles. In gBavarra 34·cmes,46.townes,&c. h fortt<gaUiamteramnit, a incult"" fmall plot ofground bath 1460.parifhes,I30.monafteries,zoo.bridges. e CkJitT"I<orat. Naltaa bmenifland yeelds ~oooo.inhabitams. Bu~ ofall the reft I ad- ~d;~:~•n•of. ' m1re LueJ Guzcetardmes relanons ofthe Low-counrnes.H of/and bath • 6 fM•giiiJU Geog c!t!es,4oo.greatvillages. Zeland ~~.cities, 101. paria1es. ~Y4bantz6. ~r;;:,·~:er. -cmes, 1o•..pan01es. F l•~d<rs 2 S.cmes, 90. townes, I 154• villages, be- Jc MeJiT/4• .fides AbbJes,Caftlcs,&c.TheLow-coumnes generally have three cities · h An r,~ndr" at leaft for one o~ ours,and thofefar more populous and ricb:andwhat is =~" "l the caufe,but theJtmduftry and excellency inall manneroftrades~Their commerce,which is maintained by amultitude of Trade[men, fo many excellent. chanels made b¥ art, and opponune havens, to which they bUtldthmCmes: Allwh,ch we have mltke meafure, oratleaftmay have.But thmch1efe!l Lodeftone,which draws all manner ofcommerce andmerchandize, which maintains their prefenr eftate, is not fertility of foyle, but 1ndqftry that enncheth them,thegoldmines of feru,or Nov4 G 3 111fania
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