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who is at prefent Threefcore and Ten Years 

 Old 9 they are wont to tell her, that the Seft 

 (of which fhe makes Profeffion) has no more 

 declared Enemies than us. And 'tis a kind of 

 Miracle, or at leaft an extraordinary Protecl[ion 

 of God, that notwithfl-anding this, the Empe- 

 ror, who has very much regard and refped 

 for her,' has not hitherto ceafed to heap 

 on us Graces and Honours, confidering us 

 after another manner than the 



During the Journey, as the Princes and the 

 chief Officers of the Army went oftentimes 

 to the Queen to attend at her Courts and 

 that we alio were advertifed to do lb like- 

 wife : We were willing firfl: to confult a Per- 

 ibn of the Court, who loved us very much, 

 and who Ipake for us to the Emperor in 

 our Affairs. This Lord having entered the 

 Princes Tent, told him what had paffed, 

 and prefently coming out again : The Empe^ 

 Yor (laid he to us) hxs given me to underfiand^ 

 that ^tis not at all necejfary for you to attend the 

 Oucen as others do which made us to appre- 

 hend enough, that this Princefs did not fa- 

 vour us. 



The 3d Reafon which the Emperor had 

 for making this Journey, was for his Health : 

 becaufe he knew by his Experience long 

 enough, that when he is too long ztPekin 

 without going Abroad, he cannot avoid his 

 being attacked by feveral Diftempers, which 

 he prevents by means . of thefe long Progrefr 

 fes. For during the whole time he never 

 fees any Woman;, and that which is more 

 farprizing, there appears not any one in all 

 this great Army, except thof^ which are of 



