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parts of his body , in feveral Streets of the City , and boyling Lead 

 pour'd into the raw wounds 5 after which he was broken alive upon 

 the wheel , at the publick place of Execution. 



Being upon my departure from Ratifbone , I met with Father Jofeph , 

 Refident there for the King of Frame , who knowing me in Paris , pro- 

 posai to me to go along with the Monfieur , the Abbot of Chapes , Bro- 

 ther of the Marlhal de i^dumont , and Monfieur St. Liebau, who were 

 then intending for Constantinople , and lb for Paleftine. I lik'd the propo- 

 rtion well, and immediately put my felf into the Society of thofe two 

 Gentlemen, from whom I never leparated 'till they departed for Syria, 

 from Conjlantinople. 



But before we teh Germany , we refolv'd to fee the Court of Savony , 

 whither we got in a few days. By the way we pafs'd through Prey- 

 bergh , a fmall City , but well worth feeing , for the beauty of the 

 Electors Tombs , and moft fplendid and magnificent both for Materials 

 and Workmanfliip in all Europe. From thence we went and view'd 

 the (lately Caftle of ^iuguftburgh , feated upon a high Mountain, where- 

 in among other things there is a great Hall , adorn'd from top to bot- 

 tom with nothing but Horns faften'd to the Wall ; among the reft -is 

 the Head of a Hare with two Horns, fent the Elector by the King of 

 Denmark for a great Rarity. In one of the Courts of the Palace ftands 

 a Tree fo large in Body , and fpreading out the Branches at fo wide a 

 diftance, that they will cover three hundred fixty five Tables with 

 their made. And that which makes this Tree more wonderful is , that 

 it is only Birch, that rarely grows to that Immenfity. 



Drefde is the Refidence of the Elector, a little City, but a very neat 

 one, and well fortify 'd- w ith a Stone Bridge over the Elbe, that parts 

 the Old and New Town. The Palace is one of the largeft and faireft 

 in Germany. But it wants a Piazza before it, the principal Gate (lan- 

 ding juft at the bottom of a narrow Lane. 



From Drefde we went to Prague , which was a third time that I faw 

 that great and fair City, or rather three Cities together, only fepara- 

 ted by the Molda,thzt throws it felf into the E/^,fome five or fix Leagues 

 below. 



Having travers'd Bohemia , and touch'd upon the corner of Moravia , 

 we enter'd ^iujlria , and came to Vienna , refolving there to Embark 

 with all fpeed , becaufe the Winter came on. 



We ftay'd one day at Presburgh to fee the great Church , and 

 fome Relicks which they (hew'd us , and from thence fell down to 

 K^iltenburgh. . ! 



K^iltenburgh is a City and Province belonging to the Count of 

 K^irach. It was the Childs part of one of the Queens of Hungary , 

 who upon her death-bed bequeathed it to one x>f the Lords of her 

 Court , upon condition that he and his SuccelTors (hould always keep 

 fuch a number of Peacocks; for defect whereof , the Territory (hould 

 revert to the Crown. 



Thence we came to Signet , from whence I took a little Boat and 

 hafted to Raab , where I did my Devoirs to the Viceroy , who was glad 

 to fee me , and gave noble entertainment to the MeJJieurs de chapes, and 

 de St. Liebau. Here we ftay'd eight or ten days for the Bajha of Buda's 

 i Anfwer , whether he would give liberty to two French Gentlemen , to 

 pafs with their Train through his Garrifon or no $ which being return 'd 



