an archbishopric and electorate in Germany. It lies on the banks of the river Mayne, between the electorate of Trier on the west, the Palatinate on the south, Franconia on the east, and the Wetterau on the north. It is about 60 miles in length from north-east to south-west, and about 50 in breadth. A considerable part of the elector's revenue arises from the toll on the Rhine and the Mayne, and from the tax on the excellent wines produced in this country. The chief towns of any trade are,

1. Mentz, on the Rhine, near its confluence with the Mayne. This city claims a right to the invention of the art of printing, (see History of Printing.) Here is a very beautiful quay along the river, defended by several works well fortified with cannon. That part of the city which extends towards the river is most populous. The best vineyards for Rhenish wine being in this neighbourhood, Mentz has a flourishing trade in that commodity more particularly; and its commerce is the brisker, by reason that all the merchandise which passes up and down the Rhine stops in its harbour to change bottoms. In this neighbourhood is Hockhem, so celebrated for good wines, that the best Rhenish is from thence called old hock. 2. Bingen is a pleasant small town, which stands in the district called Rhingau, which is so populous, that it looks like one entire town, intermixed with gardens and vineyards. The rising grounds about it produce wines that are esteemed preferable to those of Baccharac, so much in vogue heretofore. 3. Elsfeld, five miles west from Mentz, is a strong fortified town, on the north side of the Rhine, and the chief of the Rhingau.—Here is Roderheim, a place noted for the growth of the best wines in these parts. 4. Weifbaden lies between six and seven leagues from Frankfort, and about five or six miles north of Mentz: it is the metropolis of a country belonging to the branch of Nassau-Saarbruck, and is famous for its mineral waters.