[21] This is what scarce any body has doubted of, but Pere Boubours.
[22] The Hamburghers have nothing to fear from the Jews, with regard to their Republic, but they cannot so well trust the turbulent and enterprizing Temper of the Roman Catholic Clergy, who aim at their Churches. The popular Commotions which are but too frequent at Hamburgh, would soon furnish those Gentlemen with an Opportunity to re-assert Claims which are incompatible with the present Liberty of the City. But this Pretext, how plausible soever in favour of the Papists, is not at all conclusive against the Calvinists at Hamburgh, who surely might be as safely tolerated as the Jews.
[23] His Post of Plenipotentiary of the Circle of Lower Saxony, was conferr'd in 1733 upon the Count de Seckendorf, one of the Emperor's Lieutenant-Generals; but the Functions of the Embassy are perform'd by the Baron de Kurtzrok, the Imperial President.
[24] In 1734, he was install'd Vice-Chancellor of the Empire, in the room of the Count de Schonborn, Bishop of Bamberg, who retir'd.
[25] The common People cou'd never forgive him for his manner of raising Taxes; by filling the King's Coffers with all the Silver of the Kingdom, and substituting instead of it a Copper Money, which will perpetuate his Memory; especially the Coins on which he caus'd the seven Planets to be engrav'd; which are sought after, and hoarded up as Monuments of his Administration.
[26] Second Wife of King Frederic IV. who died in October 1730. Her being so much in favour with that Prince, was the cause of her Disgrace after the Death of that Monarch; and she retir'd to the Isle of Fuhnen, where she leads a very melancholy Life.
[27] She was called Eleanor d'Emiers, and was the Daughter of Alexander d'Olbreuse, a Gentleman of Poictou.
[28] The House of Brunswic has for its Head Ernest of Zell, who by Bernard and Albert the Great, the Son of Otho the Infant, descended from the Familys of Este and Witikind. George-William Duke of Zell, was Grandson to William, the second Son of Ernest; from whom came the two Branches of Lunenbourg-Zell, and Lunenbourg-Hanover; both which were united in the single Family of Hanover, by the Death of the Duke of Zell, who left no Issue besides a Daughter married to his Cousin George I. King of Great Britain, as well as Elector of Hanover.
[29] Monsieur de Schulenbourgh died the beginning of the Year 1733.
[30] Pope Clement XII. on his Accession to the Pontificate, appointed for his Successor Schorror, Bishop of Helenopolis, a Native of Bonn, in the Electorate of Cologne; a Prelate as amiable as venerable.