A Tour Through Germany

TOUR

THROUGH

GERMANY;

PARTICULARLY ALONG

THE BANKS OF THE RHINE, MAYNE, &c.

FAMILIAR PHRASES, &c. in GERMAN and ENGLISH,
FOR THE USE OF TRavellers.

BY THE REV. DR. RENDER,

NATIVE OF GERMANY.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY A. STRAHAN, PRINTERS-STREET;

FOR T. N. LONGMAN AND O. REES, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1801..

2 @ SEP 1963

CONTENTS

THE SECOND VOLUME.

COLOGNE,

Page 1-129

Defcription of that city-Situation-Fortifica-

tions-Excife office-Their duty-Beggars-Po-
lice, the worst in Germany-Fraternal focieties-
Monks called "Blafataries"-Superftitious ab-
furdities-Inhabitants in general - Cla!lification
of the inhabitants-Female nunnèries-Admit-

tance to their convents-A fhort history of two

Female Nuns immured alive-Ceremony of a

novice Nun taking the veil-Mufical Sifter-

Description of her figure-A dialogue between

her and the Author-A vault in the garden of the

convent-Description of the infide, and discovery

therein-Farther description of the inhabitants of

Cologne-Commerce of that city-Stupid educa-

tion of their children-Nobility-Thirst after

titles-General manner of thinking of the inha-

bitants

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bitants at that place-Causes of their wretched

trade, manufactures, &c.-Jews expelled-Pro-

testants how they are dealt with at Cologne-An

account of a Proteftant youth who, publicly,

renounced his faith-His public creed at the Au-

guftin church-Simplicius Hahn, an Auguftin

Monk-An account of his public religious farces

-Wealth of the churches at Cologne - The

wife men of the Eaft-Description of miracles

which they have wrought-Hungarian pilgrims

-Description of a miraculous peruke in the

church of the Maccabees-Several other miracles

of a very droll nature-The nunnery of Clariffe

-The town house-Arsenal-Account of Anna

Maria Schurmann, a remarkable young Lady-

Rubens, an immortal painter, born at Cologne-

Bertold Schwartz, inventor of gunpowder, born at

Cologne-An account of him-A private cabinet

of natural and artificial curiofities-A general

view of the three Electorates of Mentz, Treves,

and Cologne-The mode of firing with artificial
coals-Wretched tafte of theatrical performances
at Cologne-Privileges of quacks and mounte-
banks-Some of their exhibitions related.

WESTPHALIA,

Page 130-137

A general defcription-Cultivation-Manufactories,
&c.-Wonderful induftry of the inhabitants.

The Dutchy of BERG, Page 137-144

General description-City of Düffeldorf-Picture

gallery there-Elberfeld-Manufactures in it.

The