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Meiffen] GERMANY. 567
towns, in which are eight churches, together with twenty-nine motherchurches
in the country, four tilials, and three chapels, and this again is
divided into the circles of Nciu/ladt, Zfchcyl, and Zchr. The bifl^iopric
here, which was firit founded in the year nine hundred and forty-eight,
but in the year nine hundred and fixty- eight was fully fettled, and ceded
in 1 58 1 by thelaft bifliop thereof, namely, 'John IX. of Haugivitz to the
Eledtor Augußus, had a confiderable fpiritual jurifdidlion belonging to it,
which was divided into nine archdiaconatcs. By virtue of a flipulation
made with the chapter in 1663, or of an abiding capitulation, an Eledor
oi Saxony, on entering upon his government, is confidered at the fame time
as poftulated bifliop of MeiJJen^ renews and confirms the faid capitulation,
and fuffcrs himfelf to be done homage to thereupon. Alfo according tu
this capitulation both the Eledior and poftulated Bifliop and the Chapter are
to be and continue of the Proteftant Luihcrati church. Of the eftates of
the bifliopric thofe only are flill remaining to it which conftitute the procuracy-pretedturate
hereafter to be defcribed. The chapter confifts of a
provoft, a dean, a fenior, a chanter, and five canons. The burggravate,
which formerly exifted here, has alfo fometimes enjoyed princely dignity.
To it belonged a part of the citadel of this place, together with the citadel
oi Frauenßein, the county of Hartenßein. the feign'.ovy oi PFilt^enJe/s, and a
number of villages. By virtue of certain ftipulations made with the laft
Burggraves in the years 1428, 1439, and 1546, it came all gradually to
the eledtoral houfe, which on account thereof wants a peculiar place and
voice at the council of the Princes of the Empire, but has hitherto obtained
neither. Of the old citadel here which ftands on a mountain, the fore
part which belonged to the Burggraves, and the hind part which belonged
to the Bifliops, are now become ruinous, and the center or marggraval part
only flill remains, which is otherwife called Albreffchsbiirg, and in this
part alfo is carried on the celebrated manufadure of the excellent Mifnian
porcelane. The former BenediSline cXoyOitx of St. Afra here was converted
by Duke Maurice in 1543 into a princely fchool, called tht Afrarieum, the
number of fcholars, who are taught and maintained gratis in which, has
been raifed from fixty to one hundred and eighteen. Befides this there is
moreover a town-lchool here called Fra?icifcaneum. The churches in and
near the town are the cathedral,^ in which is the princely burying-vault, the
town and parifli-churcb, the cloyfter or Francifcan church, the church of
St. yf/rÄ near the provincial fchool, and three burying-churches belonging to
the head church of St. Afra, which has many others united with it both in
the town and country, and together with the provincial fchool ftands immediately
under the upper confiftory at Drefden. At this place alfo is a
manu fadory of cloth. The firft foundation of this town was began by
King Henry I. about the year 930. In the year 1545 Duke Maurice eftablilhed
a confiilory here, which was removed by the Eledor Augußus
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