Cambresis

Sources from old books

1695. Thesaurus geographicus a new body of geography by Abel Swall and Tim. Child.

The Country of CAMBRESIS, Cameracersis Ager.

THIS small Country is bounded on the North and East by the Province of Hainault, on the West by that of Artois, and on the South by Picardy, including about 18 miles from North to South, and 25 from East to West, and is extreamly fertil. Here was concluded a Treaty of Peace at Chateau-Cambresis, in the year 1559. between Philip II. King of Spain, and Henry II. King of France, which was very disadvantagious to the later, 198 considerable places being resign'd up for S. Quentin, Ham and Chatelet; however the present French King Lewis XIV. hath found means to get Possession of the whole Country as well as of Cambray its Capital City, which were granted to him by the Treaty of Nimeguen.

The chief Towns are these, viz.

• Cambray, Arch-bish. and Cap.
• ...Chateau Cambresis.
• ...Cre•ecoeur.

CAMBRAY, Cameracum is seated on the River Scheld, on the Confi••• of Artois, at the distance of 15 miles from Doway to the South, 20 from Arras to the East, as many from Perone to the North, 16 from Valenciennes, and 60 from Brussels to the South. It was heretofore an Episcopal See subject to the Archbishop of Rheims, but at length erected into a Metropolitan by Pope Paul IV. A. D. 1559. It was also some time an Imperial and Free City under the protection of the Count of Alost; but being afterward seiz'd by the Emperor Charles V. and fortified with two Citadels, it fell into the hands of the Spaniard, and was united to the Earldom of Hainault. At length it was storm'd by the Forces of the present French King, on the 18th day of April, 1667. and surrender'd to him be the Articles of the Treaty of Nimeguen, in the year ensuing.