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r,are books, belonging to the library of the chap. 
antient kings of Hungary : these were removed t / ■ 
to Fienna, by order of the Emperor. The 
lower town, or suburb of Buda, is inhabited by 
Jews: the upper, covering the heights above 
the Danube, resembles, by its situation and 
appearance, an antient acropolis. In the lower 
town there are hot springs^, supplying the baths, 
for which it is renowned ; but in the hill upon 
which the citadel stands there are also fountains, 
in which the temperature of the water is so 
different, that a person immersing his hand 
can hardly endure the coldness. The in- population 
habitants of Buda amount to twenty- two thou- Qties! ' ° 
sand; those of Pest, to sixteen thousand "•; 
making altogether a population equal to 
thirty-eight thousand persons. 
Upon our return from Buda to Pest, we 
dined with Baron Leemven ; and were introduced 
to the Baroness, a lady of the most extraordi- 
nary beauty, unaffected simplicity, and polished 
manners. She conveyed us in her carriage 
to visit a garden in the neighbourhood of Pest, 
(3) The temperature of the water in the hot baths, if estimated 
at the source, equalled about 135" of Fahrenheit. 
(4) Townson's Travels in Hungary, chap. 4. 
