196 A DISCOURSE

Book III. But here does properly intervene the Linden of Schalouse in Swift,

under which is a Bovver composed of its Branches, capable of contain-ing three hundred Persons sitting at ease : It has a Fountain set aboutwith many Tables, formed only of the Boughs, to which they ascendby Steps ; all kept so accurately, and so very thick, that the Sun ne-ver looks into it : But this is nothing to that prodigious Tilia of New-sadt in the Dutchy of IVirt emberg, so famous for its Monstrosity,that even the City itself receives a Denomination from it, being calledby the Germans J^UstflDt slltCft gtoflttt ILinDett, or Newsadt by thegreat Lime-tree. The Circumference of the Trunk is twenty-sevenFoot four Fingers : The Ambitus , or Extent of the Boughs , four hun-dred and three Fere ; the Diameter from South to North one hun-dred and forty-five, from Eaji and IVes one hundred and nineteenFoot ; set about with divers Columns and Monuments of Stone (eighty-two in Number at present, and formerly above an Hundred more)which several Princes and noble Persons have adorned, and celebratedwith. Inscriptions, Arms and Devices , and which, as lo many ‘Pillars,lerve likewise to support the umbragious and venerable Boughs : Andthat even the Tree had been much ampler, the Ruins and Distances

of the Columns dec\aie, which the rude Soldiers have greatly impair’d.

By the Date of the antientest Columns , yet intire, namely Anno U1555, may be conjectured how goodly a Tree it was almost two hun- Zdr ed Tears since. The Inscriptions on the several Arms and Sup' Iporters are as follows. |p

D. V. H. Z» W. CLL- Graff zu Leuehtenberg. 15-91. 15-83- M

-575- Albert von rosenberg Fitter. 1591. Wolff Keidel alter Fur: Hleutium. 1555. Some report he planted it. Hans Heinrie vondef ^Tana. 1583, Conrad von Flbeg. 15-75-. Friz Nerter von Hertenek.

1 57S i Wirich von Gemmingen. 1575. Bartol ——- -Riot. iffi-

V. Hans Funk der zeit Burgermeijter Die erf , 1555. HansDlridStigelheimer zu Durdrhenig Futtlicher. hr. Hoff-meister. 15-91.

Brasul de Langheim rediens Ciferlia ab urbeByramidem hanc posuit sammis Cœlefibus au ft am.

Sentiat hæc ctiam Mumen spirabile totoBe PI ore, & illius semper sit munere sœlix.

Johann. Aht zu Laugh. 1601. Job. Aht zu Schoenthal. G^ 4 'Eberhard von Gimmingcn. 1555. David von Helms ad ArntM 0 -Graff. Fridrich zu Mompelyard. Hans Henrick von Lammeft lfl ‘Sigismund Signiger. L. H. Z. W. A. 3 53. G. L. Mary Graff au Br&denb. 1562.. Georg. Ernes Graff' zu Heuneb. Herr zu As haft-1575. Michel Helm ling Statt-schreiber. 15-5-5-. Hans Vlrick v 0Steine. 15-75*. Daniel von Helmfatt. zu Kappenaw. 1556. -—

Stamel von Reischach 15-75-. IVillhelm von Crombach 1588. B* r 'nolph von Gammingen. 1588. Schweiker IVumbold von Vms atU .1591. Henrich Link Bsarrer zu Vden. Andreas von OberbawVorsmeis . zu Neu-satt. Neubrecht Bart Keller zu Leusatt.

Ernberg. Thomas Bush von Schorndorff. IVolffang von Gemming 01588. Felt Kumeter Forfmeifer. 1551, and 1530.

After this we might forbear the naming that at Tillburg nearin Hungary , growing in the middle of the Street, extending to