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Ratlsbon.] GERMANY,
385
is pofTelTed of the firfl: place among the Imperial towns on the Swabian
bench, but in the circle oi Bavaria of the lafl: on the fecular bench thereof.
Its Imperial matricular evaluation was fixed, in 1692, at one hundred and
fifty florins, and to each chamber-term it pays one hundred and forty-eight
rixdollars, fixty-feven kruitzers and a half. Ever fince the year 1662, a
conftant Diet of the Empire has been here continued without interruption,
which Diet has never fince been removed, excepting in 1713, when it was
transferred for fome time, on account of the plague, to Augsburg ; and, in
1742, for a few years to Frankfort. The States of the Empire meet at the
council-houfe. The Diet, it is true, brings in a great deal of money to this
town, but yet does not reap that benefit therefrom which might be expedled.
In it is an important falt-ftaple and trade, and from this place to Vienna
large quantities of corn, wood, and all manner of provifions are fhipped.
In the years 1546 and 1601, fome folemn conferences were fruitlefsly appointed
at this place on religion betwixt the Proteftant and Roman-czxhdWc
divines. In 1703, the Eledlor oi Bavaria made himfelf mafter of it. In
the years 891 and 954,
it was wholly burnt down, and afterwards alfo it
fuffered very frequent and great damages by the fame dreadful calamity.
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