Part 26

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XXXVII. I firmly believe, that the _Invocation of the Saints_ is very useful to us for our Salvation, and that 'tis not contrary to the Commands of God, as the Heretics affirm. For the Worship of God is nothing more than honouring God in his Saints, just as (if I may be permitted the Comparison) I honour my King by honouring his Ministers. Would God, who has commanded us to honour our Parents, Persons advanc'd in Years, our Governors and Superiors, forbid us to honour the Saints and Angels, who are his Ministers, and by Consequence our Superiors?

The Heretics, who so loudly condemn the _Invocation of the Saints_, and treat it as Idolatry, do nevertheless pray every Day in their Temples and particular Meetings, that it may please God to order their Guardian Angel to guide and preserve them. Now, if they grant, that an Angel is their Protector, can they, without Ingratitude, refuse Honour to their Benefactor? I believe with the Church, that the Angels and Saints preserve us, and deliver us every Day from several great Dangers both of Soul and Body. Charity engages them to pray for us, and to offer up our Prayers and Tears to the Lord: They watch continually over us, and guard us without Intermission. For this Reason Jesus Christ recommends to his Disciples, _Matt._ xviii. Ver. 10. _Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in Heaven their Angels do always behold the Face of my Father which is in Heaven._

The Invocation of Saints was a Practice even in the Old Testament Time: When _Jacob_ gave his Blessing to his Sons, _Gen._ xlviii. Ver. 16. he said these Words, _The Angel, which redeemed me from all Evil, bless the Lads; and let my Name be named on them, and the Name of my Fathers Abraham and Isaac, and let them grow into a Multitude in the midst of the Earth._ What can be a better Proof of the Invocation of the Angels, and the Holy Patriarchs? The Scripture gives us another Proof of it in 1 _Sam._ vii. Ver. 8. where the Children of _Israel_ said to _Samuel_, _Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the Hand of the Philistines._ From thence I infer, that by honouring the Saints who are dead in the Lord, by calling upon them, by worshipping their sacred Relics, we do in no wise rob God of any Part of his Glory; on the contrary, I believe, we augment it. The Honour, which we pay to the Saints, strengthens our Hope, renders it more lively, more vehement, and creates a greater Desire in us to tread in their Steps.

Jesus Christ himself was persuaded, that in his State, as Man, the Protection of the Angels was able to deliver him out of the Hand of the _Jews_; and of this he gave Demonstration, when he commanded St. _Peter_ to put up his Sword again into his Place, because, said he, _Matt._ xxvi. Ver. 53. _Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than Twelve Legions of Angels?_ St. _Augustin_, in the Eighth Book of _The City of God_, Chap. xvii. says, _Summa Religionis est imitari quem colis_, i. e. _The Sum and Substance of Religion is, to imitate the Being you worship._ From hence I infer, that we ought to imitate the Saints, to honour and respect them; and by honouring them, we call upon them, because by honouring them, we have an Opportunity to lay our Necessities before them, to the end that they may obtain that Assistance and Favour of God which is necessary for us.

I say, that we ought also to call more particularly upon the Holy Virgin than the other Saints: Because she is the Mother of God, would it not be impious to say, that she deserves not to be invok'd? Who is more proper than a Mother to obtain Favour from a Son? Who can better reconcile us with God than the Virgin? She flies to the Holy Altar of Reconciliation, and does not only repair thither as a Supplicant, but as an Empress, according to the very Words of St. _Peter Damien_, Serm. xliv. Nativ. Virg. _Accedis ante illud aureum reconciliationis humanæ Altare, non solum rogans, sed imperans, Domina, non Ancilla_, i. e. _Thou presentest thyself before that Golden Altar of Mankind's Reconciliation, not only petitioning as a Servant, but commanding as a Sovereign._ What can excuse us from honouring and reverencing the Being, by whom we receive our Deliverance, our Preservation, and our Life? As St. _Augustin_ says, (_De Sancta Virginitate_, Chap. VI.) _Per Evam Mors, per Mariam Salus_, _i. e._ By _Eve_ came Death, by _Mary_ Salvation.

I have no Reason to doubt but the Saints hear us, because I believe the Testimonies of the Holy Fathers: St. _Gregory_ of _Nazianzen_ was of this Opinion, when he says in his Twentieth Epistle, _Illud persuasum Sanctorum animum res nostras sentire_, i. e. I am persuaded, that the Saints are sensible of our Affairs; and St. _Gregory_ of _Nissa_, in the Nineteenth Prayer which he makes to St. _Theodore_, says; _Quanquam tu vitam hanc transcendisti, humanas tamen molestias et necessitates non ignoras; impetra nobis pacem_, i. e. Altho' thou art got beyond this Life, yet thou art not ignorant of the Troubles and Necessities of Mankind; intercede for Peace for us. There are several other Holy Men, who have believ'd and declar'd, that the Angels meet those that pray, in order to receive and conduct them to the Throne of Glory, _Et suspicientes eos usque ad Thronum Gloria sancti Dei perducunt._ Because the Saints hear our Prayers, I infer, that we are obliged to pray for them: And indeed if the Saints did not hear us, 'twould be to no more Purpose to invoke them, than it would be for their hearing us, if we did not call upon them.

I honour therefore and call upon the Blessed, who enjoy celestial Glory, and I will invoke them even to the last Breath of my Life, at which time I shall have more need of their Assistance: I will invoke them as long as I live: The Holy Scripture teaches me that God himself has given Praise to some of the Saints. In fine, upon their Protection do I found my Hopes; if it be true, that the Saints in Heaven rejoice when but one Sinner is converted and repenteth, how can I doubt but the Saints, when they are invok'd by Penitents, will relieve them, and obtain that Pardon for their Sins, and that Grace which they stand in need of?

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XXXVIII. Since we ought to call upon the Saints, and since they hear our Prayers, I believe, that I am oblig'd to honour their Images, their Tombs, as well as their sacred Relics; and if I have a Respect for a Piece of Painting that represents the Likeness of my King, or of any Sovereign, hew much more Reason have I to venerate whatsoever represents to me the Saints, who are far above the Princes of this World, because they are the Friends of God, and our Protectors with him?

The Use of Images has been allow'd at all times: God himself order'd the making of Figures and Images: For Example, the Cherubims of Propitiation and the Brazen Serpent were made by his Command. And when the Heretics say, that God forbids Images, they are in the Wrong: God indeed forbids us to make Images to worship them, but this is what I am not guilty of; for the Respect which I pay to Images is not for the Sake of what they are, but for what they represent to me: 'Tis not to the Images that I address my Prayer; and whenever I fall on my Knees before an Image, 'tis because I am willing to honour and pray to the Saint, whom it represents to me.

Images put me in Mind of the History of the Old and New Testament: They remind me of all the Favours God has bestow'd upon me; which engages me the more fervently to love and serve him. Finally, the Images of the Saints create a Desire in us to imitate the Sanctity of their Lives and Actions.

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XXXIX. As to _Merit_: 'Tis certain that Heaven cannot be won but by good Works: Heaven is only promis'd to us, as a Reward: In order to be convinc'd of this Truth, I need only have Regard to the Words which Jesus Christ says to the Righteous, _Matt_. xxv. Ver. 34, 35. _Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the Foundation of the World: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me Meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me Drink; I was a Stranger, and ye took me in._ Our Lord calls the Righteous into his Holy Paradise, because they gave him to eat, when he was hungry; and to drink, when he was thirsty: From these Words I infer, that Heaven is not a mere Gift, it must be won by good Works: Does not Jesus Christ say in another Place, _Mark_ ix. Ver. 42. _That if but a Cup of Water be given to drink in his Name, the Giver shall not lose his Reward_, but shall have a Torrent of Delights? Nothing can be more clear, nothing more evident to prove, that we are capable of meriting with God, than what St. _Paul_ says in his first Epistle to the _Corinthians_, Chap. iii. Ver. 8. _And every Man shall receive his own Reward, according to his own Labour_: This is my Reason for thinking, that he who has done most, shall receive the greatest Reward. 'Tis therefore that Jesus Christ says, _In my Father's House are many Mansions_, John xiv. Ver. 2. I do therefore believe, that I ought not to be idle nor slothful, and that, on the contrary, I should strive without ceasing to acquire the Kingdom of Heaven by my good Works. Jesus Christ says in St. _Matthew_, Chap. xi. Ver. 12. _That the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth Violence, and the Violent take it by Force._ He says also in another Place, _If thou wilt enter into Life, keep my Commandments._ Now, in order to enable us to do these good Works, I believe the Grace of God to be necessary for us; and this Grace of God is obtain'd by the Fervency of our Prayers, and the Steadiness of our Faith.

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XL. I proceed to the _Authority of the Visible Head of the Church_: By this Head I understand, as I have already said, the Pope, who is the lawful Successor of St. _Peter_; and, as such, I believe, that he is infallible, not only in the Government of the Church, but also in all Matters of Faith: I rely solely upon what Jesus Christ said upon this Subject, when he gave the Keys to St. _Peter_, _Thou art Peter, and upon this Rock will I build my Church_, Matt. xvi. Ver. 18. By this Act Jesus Christ establish'd St. _Peter_ for the Head and Prince of the Church: The following Words of Jesus Christ are an intire Confirmation of this Truth, _Matt._ xvi. Ver. 18. _And the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it_, that is to say, against the Church, and by Consequence against its Head. 'Tis therefore true, that God granted an absolute Authority to St. _Peter_ and his Successors, which Authority has a Resemblance with that which God granted under the Old Law, to _Aaron_ and his Family.

In Consideration of this supreme Dignity I believe, that I cannot pay Respect and Submission enough to the Pope; and I think what I advance is prov'd in the first Place, because to honour the Vicar of Jesus Christ, is paying Devotion to himself: Secondly, 'tis honouring St. _Peter_, to honour his Successor; and lastly, I believe, that I am the more worthy to be a Member of the Church, when I honour him who is the Head of it.

I therefore kiss his Feet, as I would those of Jesus Christ himself: I fall prostrate before him, as I would before St. _Peter_; and am intirely persuaded, that this Token of Adoration, so far from being liable to the Charge of Idolatry, as the Heretics think, can, on the contrary, be only deem'd a Thing agreeable to God, and what tends to his Glorification. We are told in the Old Testament, that Jacob _bowed himself to the Ground to_ Esau _seven times_, Gen. xxxiii. Ver. 3, 7. His Children, with _Leah_ and _Rachel_, also ador'd him: _Joseph_ was ador'd by his Brethren: _Abigail_ ador'd _David_, and _Bathsheba_ _Solomon_. None of these Acts of Adoration were made to God, but to Men; why then shall we refuse to adore the Head of _Christendom_? Tho' St. _Peter_ refus'd to be ador'd by _Cornelius_,'twas because he was very sensible, that _Cornelius_, being a Gentile, would pay him Obeisance and Worship little inferior to that which was due to God; but this is no Argument that St. _Peter_ did not receive the Honours that were due to him, as being the Head of the Church: In fine, when I cast myself at the Pope's Feet, I have a Share in his Benediction, I humbly desire it, and I adore in him the Power which he has to bless me. I am also persuaded, that none but the Pope has a Right to assemble a Council; and I believe, that every Assembly which is held by the Name of a Council, without the Participation of the Pope, cannot be deem'd an Oecumenical Council. A Body is incapable of acting without its Head, for 'tis the Head by which the Body is always directed: Consequently the Church cannot assemble, act, nor decide, without the Pope, who is its Head, and who, by Consequence, has the sole Right of Decision; because he is the Rock on which Jesus Christ has founded his Church, and because without him there would be no Church. I therefore with Submission receive all the Decisions of a Council where the Pope either presides in Person, or by his Legates; and I look upon all Assemblies of Priests that are met, or are held by the Command of any other Power than the Pope, as mere Assemblies of the Clergy.

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Thus, my Lord, have I given you the sincere Declaration of my Faith, such as it is imprinted on my Heart: I believe it Holy, and I believe it Canonical; and hope, that when your Lordship sees it in Writing, you will give it the same Approbation that you were pleased to honour it with when I had the Favour of making it to you by Word of Mouth. If, contrary to my Intention, I have deviated from the Track of Truth, I intreat you, my Lord, to lend me your Hand, to vouchsafe to be my Guide, and to lead me to that Piety which you profess, and by which all Mankind is edified: Make me worthy of the Dignity of the Priesthood, of which I am ambitious. But this is trespassing too far upon your Eminency's Attention, and 'tis high time to put an End to a Letter, which nothing can excuse the Length of, but the Sacredness of the Subject whereof it treats. I shall think myself exceeding happy, if I have explain'd myself with sufficient Perspicuity, and if the Sentiments I lay before your Lordship can render me deserving of the Honour of your Esteem. I am, with infinite Respect,

_My_ LORD, _Your_ LORDSHIP'S _Most Humble, and_ _Most Obedient Servant_, Charles-Lewis, _Baron_ de Pollnitz.

END of VOL. IV.

AN Alphabetical INDEX TO THE FOURTH VOLUME.

A.

AGRIPPA, 132.

AICHSTED, _t._, 266.

_St. Aignan_ (Duke of), 3. Order'd to quit _Spain_, 7, 8. His Converse with the Cardinal _Borgia_, 214.

AIX, in _Provence_, _t._, 100.

_Alberoni_ (Cardinal), 2, 7, 8, 19, 20, 94, 211, 213, _&c._ Impos'd on by Fortune-hunters, 21. His Disgrace, Resentment, and Consequences of his Disgrace, 112 to 115.

_Albert-Cajetan Charles_, Electoral Prince of _Bavaria_, 35. His Marriage with the Archduchess, 270.

ALCALA, _t._, 204.

_Alexander_ VII. (Pope), 126.

_Alliance_ (Quadruple), 3.

ALTEN-OTTINGEN, _t._, 91.

_Amedeus_ VIII. (Duke of _Savoy_), 174.

_Amphitheatre_ (of _Vespasian_), 132.

_D'Ancenis_, (Marquis), 6.

ANCONA, _t._, 150.

ANDERNACH, _t._, 259.

_Anhalt-Dessau_ (Prince of), 261.

_Anne_ (Queen) her Statue, 241.

ANTIBES, _t._, 106.

_Aranjuez_ (Palace), 224, 231.

_Asfeld_ (Abbe de), 24.

_Asturias_ (Prince of), 210.

_Audiences_, an Abuse in that Article at _Vienna_, 55.

AUGSBOURG, _t._, 27 to 29, 265. Its Bishop, the Manner of his Election, and his Sovereignty, 29.

_Augustus_ II. King of _Poland_, 84, 85. His Queen, 85.

_Augustus_ III. See _Poland_, 2nd Electoral Prince of _Saxony_.

AVIGNON, _t._, 100.

_Aurelius Marcus_ (Emperor), 133.

AUXERRE, _t._, 96.

B.

_Bank_ Bills of _France_, 23, 180 to 185.

BARBI, _t._, 262, 284.

_Bareith_, Margrave and Margravine, 295.

_Bavaria_, (Elector of) his Palace and Court, 31, 32, _&c._ Electoral Prince of _Bavaria_'s Marriage to the Archduchess, 270.

BAYONNE, _t._, 188.

_Belgrade_, Prince _Eugene_'s Victory near it, 1. The Siege of it, 40.

_Bernini_, a famous Designer, 126.

_Berwick_ (Marshal) His Ingratitude to the King of Spain, 19. He takes _Fontarabia_, 22.

BEZIERS, _t._, 186.

BILBAO, _t._, 235, 236, _&c._

_Bing_, (Admiral) his Expedition to the _Mediterranean_, 2, 3.

_Biscay_, (Province) its Privileges, 237.

BLANKENBERG, _t._, 282.

_Bohemia_, (St. _Wenceslaus_ King of), 288.

_Bois_, (Abbat de) Ambassador, 3, 113, 114.

BOIS-LE-DUC, _t._, 257.

BOLOGNA, _t._, 151.

_Borgia_, (Cardinal) his Ignorance, 214.

_Brittany_, Consequences of the Discontent of that Province, 94, _&c._

BRUNETTE, LA, _t._, 173.

_Bucentaures_, _Saxon_ and _Venetian_, 74, 75, 155.

BURGOS, _t._, 233.

_Burgundy_, States and Parliament, 97.

---- Wine, where the best, 97.

C.

_Campo Florido_, (M. de), 212, 224.

_Carignan_, (Prince and Princess of), 167, 168.

_Carlos_, Don, 210.

CARELSBADT, _t._, 284, 295.

CASAL, _t._, 164.

_Castelar_, (M. de), 212, 224.

CASTELNAUDARI, _t._, 186.

_Castillone_, (Prince of) Viceroy of _Navarre_, 202, 203.

_Catalonia_, 237.

_Celi_, (M. de), 26.

_Cellamare_, (Prince of) his Conspiracy, 3, _&c._ Put under an Arrest, 5.

_Cenis_, M., 173.

_Chalisac_, (Baron de), 263.

CHALONS, _t._, 97.

_Chamber_, Imperial, 26.

CHAMBERY, _t._, 173.

_Charles_ I. King, beheaded, 239. His Statue, 246, and Picture, 253.

_Charles_ II. Effigy, 243, 247.

_Charles_ V. (Emperor) why he resign'd his Dominions, 25, 220.

_Charles_ VI. (Emperor), 57, 58. His Empress, 58, 59. Their Entry at _Prague_, 286.

_Charles_ XII. King of _Sweden_, 105.

_Charles Emanuel_, King of _Sardinia_, 167.

_Charolois_, (Count de), 39, 89, 91.

_Charost_, (Duke of), 6.

_Chateauneuf_, (M. de), 95.

_Christina_, Queen of _Sweden_, 128.

CIEUTA, _t._, 104.

_Clement_, Duke of _Bavaria_, 35, 270.

_Clement_ VI. Pope, 100.

_Collobradt_ (Count of), 290.

_Colloredo_, Count and Countess, 156, 293.

_Conti_ (Prince of), 19.

_Conti_ (Princess of), 7.

_Cosel_ (Countess of), 87.

_Cosmo_ I. Great Duke of _Tuscany_, 117.

---- III., 119. His Family, 120. _De Medicis_, 119.

_Crowns_, Royal, 248.

_Culmbach_ (Prince of), 296.

D.

_Dadoncourt_, M. 188, _&c._ to, 201.

_Dammartin_ (Count de), 91.

_Daubanton_ the Jesuit Confessor to the King of _Spain_, his Credit and Character, 213, 218, 223.

DESSAU, _t._, 261.

_Devos_, Tapistry-Maker, 47.

_Diamond_ of the Great Duke of _Tuscany_, 121.

DIJON, _t._, 97.

_Doge_ of _Genoa_, 110, 111.

_Dombes_ (Prince of) his Banishment, 7.

_Doria, Andrew_, 109.

DRESDEN, _t._ Electoral Prince and Princess of _Saxony's_ Entrance there, 74, 75, _&c._ Description of the City, 86, _&c._

_Duke, French_, a great Dealer in Grocery, 182.

_Durand, Don Miguel_, Secretary, 113.

_Duremberg_ (Baron de) Envoy, 272.

E.

_Elizabeth-Christina_, Empress of _Germany_, 58, 59.

St. _Elmo_ Castle, 141.

_Emperor_, see _Charles_ VI.

_Empress_, see _Elizabeth_ the Dowager, 59.

_English_, their Character, 249, _&c._ What happen'd to an _Englishman_ at _Maestricht_, 257, _&c._

_Escurial_ Palace, 230.

_D'Eu_ (Count) his Banishment, 7.

_Eugene_ (Prince) his Victory near _Belgrade_, 1. His Palace, 47.

F.

FANO, _t._, 150.

_Farnese, Francis_, Duke of _Parma_, 161, _&c._

_La Favorita_ Palace, 46.

_Ferdinand_ II. Emperor, 291.

_Ferdinand_ Duke of _Bavaria_, 35.

FLORENCE, _t._ 117 to 122.

_Fontarabia_ besieg'd, 19. Taken, 22, 94.

_Force_, Duke de la, 182.

_Francis_ I. King of _France_, 164.

_Franconia_ (Duke of), 272, _&c._

_Frederic_ Elector Palatine, his Disgrace, 36, 291, 292. His Son's Disgrace, 275.

FREJUS, _t._, 106.

G.

_Galas_, Festival Days at _Vienna_, 55, 56, 57.

_Galen_ (Baron de), 81.

_Gallas_ (Count de), 142, 291.

GENEVA, _t._, 174. Its Ministers and Magistrates, 175, 176. The Character of its Merchants, 177.

_Genoa_, 108, 109. Its Doge, 110, 111.

_Giudice_ (Cardinal), 135, 136.

GRASSE, _t._, 106.

_Gregory_ XI. (Pope), 100.

---- XIII. (Pope) his Statue, 151.

_Grimaldo_ (Marquis de), 7, 211, 212, 217, 218, 223.

_Gualtieri_ (Cardinal), 135, 136.

_Guards_, the late King _George_'s, 240.

_Guise_ (Duke of), 25.

_Guldenstein_ (Count de), 281.

_Gustavus Adolphus_ King of _Sweden_, 28. Greater than the Great _Alexander_, 34.

H.

_Hackney_ Coaches, 242.

_Hagen_, M. Envoy of _Saxe-Gotha_, 272.

HAGUE, _t._, 253, _&c._

HAMBOURG, _t._, 280.

HEIDELBERG, _t._, 11, _&c._ 15. Its fine Library carried to _Rome_, and other great Ravages committed there, 15, 17. Its famous Tun, 18.

_Henry_ II. King of _France_, 25.

---- IV. King of _France_, 187.

_Hermitage_, 298.

_Himmelscron_ Castle, 296.

HOFF, _t._, 265.

_Holtzendorff_ M., 219.

_Holy_ Week, how solemniz'd at _Rome_, 138, _&c._ At _Madrid_, 224.

_Horn_ (Count de) his Catastrophe, 182.

_Horses_, Statues of, finely cast, 247.

_Hussites_, 291.

I.

_St. James_'s Park and Palace, 239. Square, 252.

_Januarius_ St., 141.

_Ibrahim_ Basha, the _Turkish_ Ambassador's Entry at _Vienna_, 62 to 66.

_St. Ildephonso_ Palace, 231.

INGOLDSTAT, _t._, 267.

_Inquisition_ of _Spain_, 229.

_Interim_, a Formulary so call'd, 27.

_St. John_ de Nepomucene, 289, 290.

_Joseph_ (afterwards Emperor) chose King of the _Romans_, 28. His Marriage, 59.

K.

_Kensington_ Palace, 253.

KIEL, _t._, 281.

_Kinski_'s Palace, 289.

_Kirchner_ (Baron de), 267, 272.

_Konigsfelt_ (Count de), 271.

_Koningsmark_ (General), 292, 293.

L.

_La Borde_, her Story and Character, 193, _&c._

_Lagnasco_ (Count de), 66.

_Lake_ of _Geneva_, 174.

_Lamberg_ (Cardinal of), 267.

LANEBOURG, _t._, 173.

_Languedocians_, 187.

_Lateran_ Church, 131.

_Law_, John, the Projector, 180, _&c._

_Lede_ (Marquis de), 2.

_Le G----_, 205, 206.

_Leopold_ (Emperor) crown'd, 28.

_Lewis_ Dauphin of _France_, 15.

_Lewis_ IV. King of _France_, his Tomb, 29.

_Lignares_ (Duchess de), 190.

LONDON, _t._, 238, _&c._

LORETTO, _t._, 147. The miraculous or holy House there, 148, 149.

_Lorge_ (Marshal de) lampoon'd for his fruitless Attack upon _Heidelberg_, 16.

_Lorrain_ (Duke of), 120.

_Luther_, Martin, 27, 274.

_Lutzelbourg_ (Count de), 81.

_Lyons_, _t._, 97.

M.

MADRID, _t._, 205. Palaces and Court, 220, 221, _&c._

_Maffei_ (Count de) Viceroy of _Sicily_, 2.

_Maine_, Duke and Duchess arrested, 5, 6. Madamoiselle _De_, 7.

_Manheim_, why the Elector Palatine remov'd thither from _Heidelberg_, 16, 17.

_Marcus-Aurelius_, Emperor, 133.

_Maria-Josepha_ Electoral Princess of _Saxony_, 60. Her Marriage, 66. Entry at _Dresden_, 74, _&c._

_Maria-Amelia_ Electoral Princess of _Bavaria_, 60.

_Marlborough_ House, 246.

_Marriage_ of the Sea by the Doge of _Venice_, 155.

MARSEILLES, _t._, 102. Plague there, 184.

_Mary-Ann_ Queen Dowager of _Spain_, 190.

MASTRICHT, _t._, 257.

_Matignon_ (M. de), 108.

_Maximilian-Emanuel Mary_ Elector of _Bavaria_, 34. His Family, Court and Palaces, 29 to 44.

_St._ MENEHOULT, _t._, 24.

METZ, _t._, 35.

MILAN, _t._, 162. Duchy, 163, _&c._

_Ministers_, Lutheran, see _Dresden_. ---- of _Geneva_, see _Geneva_.

MODENA, _t._, 159. Princes, 157, 159, 160, 179.

_Molard_ (Count de), 70.

MONACO, _t._, 108.

_Monk_ (General), 343.

_Montague_ House, 245.

_Monthel_ (Baron de), 199, 207.

MONTEFIASCONE, _t._, 123, _&c._

_Montesquiou_ (Marshal de), 95.

_Montmorency_ (Constable of), 25, 186.

MONTPELIER, _t._, 185.

_Monument_ described, 246.

MORET, _t._, 96.

MUNICH, _t._, 29.

N.

NAPLES, _t._, 141.

_Nat_ (Count de), 280.

_Neapolitan_ Lady's odd Compliment to the King of _Spain_, 143.

NICE, _t._, 106.