LETTER XII. Page [65].
Brussels continued. Churches, Chapels, Toys, Images and Pictures. A Host, or Wafer, which was stabbed by a Jew, and bled profusely. Inns excellent and cheap.
LETTER XIII. Page [72].
General Remarks on the People of the Netherlands. Account of the Emperor Joseph the Second. Anecdote of that Monarch. His Inauguration at Brussels. Burning of the Town-House. Contrasted Conduct of the Belgians to Joseph on his Arrival, and after his Departure. The detestable Effects of Aristocracy.
LETTER XIV. Page [82].
Liege. Constitution of the German Empire. Tolerant Disposition of Joseph the Second, occasions a Visit from His Holiness the Pope, who returns to Rome in Disappointment. Situation of the present Emperor. Reflections on the Conduct of Russia and Prussia to Poland.
LETTER XV. Page [90].
Luxury of the Bishop of Liege. Reflections on the Inconsistency of the Professions and Practice of Churchmen, particularly the Nolo Episcopari, which Bishops swear at their Instalment. Advantages of the Study of the Law in all Countries. Liege, the Paradise of Priests. Sir John Mandeville’s Tomb.
LETTER XVI. Page [96].
Aix-la-Chapelle. A bit of Earth in a Golden Casket. Consecration of the Cathedral, by an Emperor, a Pope, and three hundred and sixty-five Bishops. Their valuable Presents to that Church.