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tinually urged, He as often denied. One 

 day when they came to Renevy their advice 

 about the German War, He having given or-^ 

 der before, that feveral Dogs fhould bekept 

 for fome Days without Meat, commanded 

 that they fhould be brought out, being al- 

 moft Starved, and Meat thrown among them^ 

 whereupon they fnarled and bit one another : 

 In the midft of their Noife and Fightings 

 he caufed a Bear to be let loofe in the fame 

 Area ^ the Dogs forgetting their Meat, and 

 leaving off their fighting, ran all upon the 

 Bear, ready to Prey upon them fingly, and at 

 la ft killed him/ This Diver fion the Emperor 

 gave his Bafla's, and left them to make the " 

 application. 



A certain Prophecy of no fmall Authority 

 runs in the Minds of all the People, and has 

 gain'd great Credit and Belief among them^ 

 that their Empire lhall be ruined by a Nor-' 

 thern Nation, which has white and yellow- 

 ifh Hair. The Interpretation is as various as 

 their Fanfie. Some fix this Charafter on the 

 Mufcovites : And the poor Greeks flatter 

 themfelves with foolilh Hopes, that they are 

 to be their Deliverers, and to refcue them 

 from their Slavery, chiefly becaufe they are 

 of their Communion, and owe their Convert 

 fion to the Chrifiian Faith to the Piety and 

 Zeal of the Grecian Biftiops formerly. Others 

 look upon the Swedes^ as the Perfons defcrib'd 

 in the Prophecy, whom they are moll to fear. 

 The Ground and Original of this fancy I 

 fuppofe is owing to the great Opinion, which 

 they have of the Valour and Courage of that 

 Warlike Nation. The great Vidoriesvof the 



Swedes 



