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wife of Chriftian II. and fifter of Charles V.

If we pafs over to the provinces on the continent, we fhall find new reafons to convince us, that Denmark plentifully fupports its inhabitants, and is able to enrich even a numerous people. JUTLAND, the largeft of thefe provinces, forms the head of that long peninfula, which is bounded by the ocean to the weft, by the gulph of Categade and the Baltic to the eaft, and which opens a communication into Germany towards the fouth. From this province they carry into Norway a great part of the corn ufed in that kingdom; and hence are exported thofe thoufands of head of cattle, which are every year brought into Holland and other countries. Here are alfo bred thofe Daniſh horfes, whofe beauty makes them fo much fought after in all parts of Europe. If the inland parts are barren in fome places, the coafts extremely abound with fish. This affords a refource fo much the greater, as they increafe and breed in the long bays, which run up into the country, in fuch a manner that almoft all the inhabitants enjoy the benefit of the fishery. The gulph of LIMFIORDE in particular reaches almoft from one fea to the other; and the fishing therein is fo rich, that, after