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Saxony.]
GERMANY.
dred and twenty) villages, one hundred and fixty-four noblemens eflates,
one hundred and fifty-lix parifli-churches in the villages, one hundred and
fifty-nine filial churches belonging tothe lame, eleven luperintendencies, three
inlpeftions, one under-confilliory, and elven prefedlurates. Of the towns
feventeen are general, being fuch as belong to the third clafs of the country
of the eledtorate, and three belonging to the town-felecTtion, namely, one
to the leffer, and two to the greater feledlion. The other immediate vaffals
here are feventy-one in number, and the mediate valfals one hundred
andtwo.
§. 5. The prefent dutchy of Saxony is not to be confounded with the
old. The ancient dutchy of Saxony comprized in it three large countries,
namely, Eaßphalia, Engern^, and Weflphalia. In Etißpbalia again were
reckoned the Eaßphali who were fettled in the countries of Brimfu-ick and
Limeburg, the North people in Holßein, and the Eajierlings or Eaß peopleon
the river Saale and Elbe quite to the OU Mark. The Eaßcrlings were
aUb called Nortb-Thuringi, but this name became obliterated by time, and
the country itfelf has fince been called Eafl Saxony. Witiklnii was Dukeof
the Saxons; but it is difputed whether this name, which all apply tohim,
denotes a civil or military dignity ? It is certain, however, that he
was pollefled of confiderable eftates of his own in WeßphaUa. His confort
Gexia was fifter to Siegfrid, King of the Danes. The Emperor Charlemagne
fubdued this country of the Saxons. Ecbert, or Egbert, fecond
grandfon to Witikind by his daughter Hafala, or Gifela, who was married
to Bruno Prince of the Angrll, was, indeed alfo ftiled Duke ; but it cannot
be proved that he belongs to the Saxon Dukes in a political lenfe. His
confort was Saint Ida. From his elder brother Bruno Prince of the y^n