on the contrary, he often procur'd them for his Court; and he was especially fond of Dancing, which he perform'd indeed too well for a Prince. The Elector has had Two Wives, but he has had only one Child, a Daughter, marry'd to the Hereditary Prince of Sultzbach, who is the Elector's prefumptive Heir, She is a very lovely Princefs, tho' fomewhat pitted with the Small Pox; she is not tall, but perfectly well fhap'd; he is complete Mistress of every Thing which young Princeffes are ufually taught; fhe dances and fings with a very good Grace, and efpecially the Italian Airs, which the plays at the fame time to Perfection upon the Harpsichord. The Prince her Husband was a clever handsome Man, and his Outfide was a fufficient Indication of his Endowments; He had fo grave an Air, that one would be apt to fufpect him of a little Aufterity, yet this did not render him a whit the lefs polite; and, above all Things, he was very civil to Foreigners. He fhew'd an extraordinary Refpect to the Elector, who, on his Part, gave him all the poffible Marks of a Tenderness for him. This young Prince had a Son by this Marriage, who dwelt at Neubourg, where he had been brought up; it being apprehended that the Fatigues of Travelling would be hurtful to his Health, but, notwithstanding this Precaution, the young Prince dy'd in 1724. The Elector was a very early Rifer; as foon as he was up, he fpent fome Time in Prayer; then the Great Chamberlain or Grand Master of the Wardrobe talk'd to him about Affairs of State, or fuch as were Domeftic; when thofe Gentlemen were retir'd, the Prince employ'd himself in reading Dispatches, or in Writing; after which he drefs'd himself: About 11 O'Clock he went to Mafs, accompany'd by the Prince his Son-in-Law, and the Princefs his Daughter: When he held a Council there, 'twas after Mafs was over Upon other Days he play'd at Billiards till Dinner-time, which held a long while, and fometimes a little too much was drank at it; which indeed they could not well help, the Wine there was fo delicious. After Dinner was over, his Electoral Highness went with the Princess his Daughter to her Apartment, where he stay'd a little while, and then retir'd to his own, where he caus'd himself to be undrefs'd, and went to Bed for a few Hours. About 5 or 6 o'Clock in the Evening he was drefs'd, after which he gave public Audiences, or elfe apply'd himself to fomething in his Study. At 7 o'Clock he went into the Affembly Room, where he found the Princefs and the whole Court; and after having chatted fome Time, he fate down to Picquet, or to a Pair of Tables; but when the Game was over, he retired, and the Princess went to Supper. In the Afternoon, when the Elector was withdrawn, the Princess went into her Lady of Honour's Apartment, where there was always a great Affembly, and often a Concert, in which the Princess fung fome Italian Song or other, together with Signora Claudia, one of her WaitingWomen. This little Concert was made up alfo of fome Muficians felected out of the Elector's Band, and is one of the completest that I ever heard. The Prince of Sultzbach affifted at it fometimes; but he moft commonly retir'd to his Apartment at the fame Time that the Elector did to his. As these Two Princes fhew'd me great Marks of their Goodness, the Courtiers too, in Imitation of their Masters, were mighty civil to me: I was was invited to the best Houses, and treated every Day with grand Feafts, and fresh Parties of Pleafure; and in a Word I pafs'd the little Time I ftay'd at Heidelberg very pleafantly. I was fo charm'd with that Court, that I had a great Mind to put in for fome Employment there; and for that end I engag'd fome Perfons, who I thought could do me moft Service; but notwithstanding the Courtiers feem'd fo fond of me, I found a Cabal in my Way, which was powerful enough to hinder me from obtaining my Wish. These were, to my Misfortune, Perfons of very good Credit, who did not care to fee any body in Place, but fuch, as they knew, would truckle to them. The Great Chamberlain, to whom I plainly faw I was not acceptable, was one of those who made the greateft Oppofition to my Advancement. 'Tis true, that I drew his Refentment upon me by my own Rafhness and Folly: For one Day, as I was attending the Elector from the Princess's Apartment to his own, I went into a Room which, according to the Custom of the Court, no body was permitted to enter, except the Great Chamberlain; but this was more than I then knew, and therefore I went boldly into the Room, when a Harbinger of the Court came, and, with a very impertinent Air, bad, I ask'd him, Whether he had his Order for faying fo from the Elector? He faid, No; but from the Great Chamberlain: I then made him an Answer in a Style that furpriz'd him, and bad him tell the Grand Chamberlain fomething that I knew he would not be pleas'd with: At the fame time I talk'd both against the Chamberlain and his Emissary in fuch a manner as gave Vent to my Spleen, but exIcluded me from the Service of one of the best me turn out Princes Princes in the World. I took Leave afterwards of the Elector, who bad me Farewel, made me a confiderable Prefent, and moreover gave me Letters of Recommendation to Vienna, where I intended to folicit fome Employment. I shall now give you a brief Account of the City and Castle of Heidelberg: The City stands on the Banks of the Neckar, with high Mountains on each Side, and only a narrow Paffage between them, from which however there's a Profpect of the nobleft Plain in Germany. In this City there was formerly a famous University, founded by Rupert the Ruddy, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria in 1346. Here was to be feen one of the finest Libraries in Europe, but General Tilly carry'd it off in 1622. and sent it to Rome, where it makes a confiderable Part of the Vatican Library. Lewis the Dauphin of France, Grandfather of Lewis XV. made himfelf Master of Heidelberg by a Capitulation in 1698. nevertheless, all manner of Disorders were committed in it; a Part of the Electoral Palace was blown up, the City was burnt, and the very Corpfes of the Electors, which were in the Coffins with the Ornaments of their Dignity, were dragg'd out of their Graves into the Square: And the French would undoubtedly have committed greater Cruelties, if the Army of the Empire had not advanc'd towards Heidelberg, of which the Germans made themfelves Mafters; and the Governor was profecuted for Treachery, and sentenc'd to have his Choice, Whether to die by the Sword, or to have his Coat of Arms defac'd, his Sword broke, to be kick'd by the Hangman, and turn'd out of the Army with his Life: But he was fo mean-fpirited, as to prefer Infamy to Death, Death, and retir'd to Hildesheim, where he has the Misfortune to be still living. Some Time after this, the Marshal de Lorge attack'd Heidelberg, but he could not mafter it, tho' the Place was defencelefs. A Song was made upon him, the Burden of which was, He would have taken Heidelberg, if he had found the Door open. There's no Sign now that Heidelberg was ever ruin'd; 'tis well rebuilt; and if the prefent Elector had continued his Refidence in it, would have been one of the finest Towns in Germany; but 'twas owing to the Proteftants, that the Elector remov'd to Manheim. What gave Occafion to it was this: The Proteftants of Heidelberg and the Catholics have one Church between them, where the Nave of it belongs to the Proteftants, and the Choir to the Catholics. When the prefent Elector had fix'd his Residence at Heidelberg, he defir'd that this Church, in which the Electors are interr'd, might be intirely Catholic; and for this end he made a Propofal to the Proteftants, to give up the Nave, and engag'd that another Church fhould be built for them. The Inhabitants were very willing to confent to it, but the Ministers oppos'd it, and represented to the Citizens, that 'twas of dangerous Confequence to refign that Church, which was included in the Treaty of Weftphalia, and in all the Treaties that had been made with the Princes of Neubourgh, on their Acceffion to the Electorate; that, after fuch a Refignation was once made, they could no longer expect the Protection of the Powers of their own Communion; and, finally, that even the new Church, which was promis❜d to be bnilt for them, might with very great Ease be taken from them. The Elector having declar'd that he would be obey'd, the Ministers |