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fuffered, that the Eannclis of the Palace, or 

 any of his Pages, or any of the young Lords 

 that have been railed by him, fliould difpofe 

 of the lealt thing in his Houfe, or ihould r^-^ 

 gulate any thing of themfelves : Which ajn 

 pears very ex^traordinary ; efpecially if we 

 iexamin what Cuftoms his PredecefTors were 

 wont to ufe. 



He chaftifes with wonderful Equity the 

 great Ones as well as the Inferiors he d'e- 

 prives them of their Charges, and ma^ces 

 them defcend from the Rank they held, i>ro- 

 portioning always the Penalty to the hein- 

 oufneft of their Fault. He takes Cognifance 

 of the Affairs which are tranfaded in tht 

 Royal Gounfel, and in the other Tribunals, 

 even to the caufing them to render to him 

 an exad account of the Judgments there gi- 

 ven. In one Word, he of himfelf Difpofes 

 and Orders all things ^ and 'tis by rcafon of 

 the abfolute Authority which he hath thus 

 acquired , that the greateft Lords of the 

 Court, and Perfons of the higheft Quality 

 in the Empire ; even the Princes of the 

 piood, never appear in his Prefence, but with 

 a profound Refpeifi. 



But to what remains, the Lamas or Tartar 

 rUn Priefts, of whom we have fpoken, are 

 not only refpcflted by the People, but alio by 

 the Lords and Princes of their Nation, who 

 for Politick Ends teftifie to them a great 

 deal of Friendfhip : This makes us fear thatt 

 the Chriftian Religion, will not find fo eafie 

 an entrance into the Weftern Tartary. They 

 ^re alfo very powerful upon the Mind of the 

 Queen Mother, who is of their Country, and 



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