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An extraordinary express sent from Pasquin at Rome, to all the princes and potentates of Europe.
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mean time what ought I to do for the good of my People and for that of Christendom THE ORACLE Never depart from the interest of those that have assisted to invest thee with the Electoral mantle XI When the Ecclesiastical Electors had finish'd their addresses the Elector of Bavaria who had done honour to the Robe drew near and said Neither the promises of France nor my Alliance with that Crown nor even the life of the Dauphiness my dear Sister were able to draw me off from the interest of the Empire The glory of vanquishing the Infidels hath often caus'd me to hazard my life for the defence of Christendom My zeal for the good cause aswell as my valour hath attracted the envy of the malicious but heaven hath thought fit that I should survive some of them and I hope that Christendom will recover by me what it hath lost by my competitor I will give a reason to Europe no longer to resent the loss of the brave Duke of Lorrain and to France the marks of my just indignation I will make it appear that the Bavarian blood still flows in my veins and I remember the scorn put on my Alliance by their protection of the Cardinal of Furstemberg and affronts that they have offer'd to the Dauphiness ever since I resus'd to enter into the French interosts and to become their King's Son in law THE ORACLE Thy glory may procure a Crown for thy family if it be not prevented XII The Elector of Brandenbourg after having paid his last respects to the memory of the Elector his late Father and having receiv'd the homage of his Subjects came nigh the sacred Den and said I shall endeavour not to diminish the reputation and glory that the Elector my Father hath acquir'd in the World The pipe through which the infectious poison of France pass'd into my Countrey being cut off by the special favour of Heaven I will hearken to no proposition on that side and shall alwaies embrace the common Cause I will purge if it be possible my Court from the French corruption and none of their Emissaries shall be admitted therein I will follow the good counsels of the King of great Britain my Kinsman and Ally And if nature hath prov'd an unkind Step-mother to me in some particulars I will strive to repair that loss by a great and glorious name and by the considerable Forces that I shall alwaies maintain nevertheless my Artillery cannot march but on silver wheels Moreover with the help of certain subsidies allow'd me by the Allies I shall essay to make myself formidable to my enemies but without money the Machine cannot be mov'd THE ORACLE Take heed lest in milking the Cow too much she should at last overturn the pail XIII The Elector of Saxony having receiv'd but little satisfaction in his last Winter-quarters and having deliberated in his Council what measures ought to be taken this Campagne since the Emperor had already acknowledg'd the justice of his complaints and had indemnifi'd him as to part of his pretensions was resolv'd to cause his troops to march for the defense of the common cause and to go and declare his mind in the Temple which he did after this manner As to my particular I have enter'd into no engagement with France but have adher'd to the common Cause of Europe for the maintaining whereof I was only oblig'd to furnish my quota in the Forces of the Empire but at the perswasion of my Allies I have exceeded this obligation nevertheless the French understanding that my expectation was not answer'd that no regard was had to my troops and that I had carried on the War at my own charge made great offers to me only to remain neuter but I would not hearken to any of these Emissaries Therefore the King of France can expect nothing but blows from me provided that my troops be treated after a better manner than formerly otherwise I shall remayn neuter the next Campain and nothing shall be able to excite me nor to cause me to march nor even so much as to perswade me to any thing except THE ORACLE William Rex XIV The Elector Palatin came near and said Ever since my promotion to the Electorate I have been as it were a victime sacrific'd for the safety of the Empire my Countrey and People have been offer'd up to the rage and fury of the French the King of France hath honour'd me so far as to set me in the rank of his greatest enemies and hath give an apparent testimony thereof to the World by the conflagrations that he hath caus'd in the Palatinate but Heaven cannot better avenge me of this cruel enemy than by making the Queen of Spain my Daughter fruitful and by Crowning William III. King of Great Britain with victorious Laurels to the end that after the Conquest of Ireland he may advance to the relief of the oppressed Princes to compel mine enemy to retire within his own just bounds and to restore peace to Europe that is harrass'd with calamities on all sides But alass when shall this happy time come THE ORACLE Thy Children shall enjoy this advantage XV. After the Emperor and the Princes of the Empire William III. King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. carrying the second Imperial Crown in Europe came to the Temple to consult the Oracle concerning the important affairs in which he is at present engag'd all Christendom having their eyes fix'd on him as the deliverer of the afflicted the hope of the oppress'd Princes and the Restorer of Europe which would have fallen into perpetual slavery if England had not broken its fetters Being arriv'd at the sacred Den he said The People of Great Britain have sent for me for their deliverance My Valour hath put the Scepter into my hands and Heaven hath Crown'd me after I had deliver'd the Nation from oppression that march'd on with a swift pace and from those calamities that hung over their heads Veni vidi vici I came I saw and I overcame for the Agents whom the King of France employ'd to enslave this Nation and to bring it under the yoak of a despotic and arbitrary Power gave place at my approach I was Anointed King as another David in the room of my Father in Law who chose rather to abandon the Kingdom than to stand and justify the proceedings of his Reign and the birth of his pretended Prince of Wales before a free Parliament Lawfully conven'd without any sinister courses or corruption thus he left to me the Kingdom and the Crown and Heaven having design'd me for great and glorious enterprizes hath not put the Royal Sword into my hands in vain and thus as it were unto another Hercules Ireland becomes one of my labours my Competitor is fled and durst not appear in the Battel before me thinking it more expedient to save himself by flying to his dear Ally than to run the hazard of
to thy good fortune XXXI The Cantons of Switzerland being amaz'd at the suddain change that happen'd in their neighbourhood deputed soveral persons on the behalf of the Helvetian States to be inform'd by the Oracle of future contingencies who being arriv'd at the Sacred Den spake to this effect We have seen a great light in our Neighbourhood and have rejoyc'd in the brightness thereof The recalling of the Vaudois and the Declaration of the Duke of Savoye in favour of the Emperor and his Allies hath caus'd our heart to leap for joy moreover we never receiv'd so many caresses from France only to perswade us to remayn neuter but they do not as yet offer to demolish the Fortress of Hunninguen however if they do not set about it speedily we shall open a passage for the Germans thô as yet we divide a little spot of ground with the King of France but forasmuch as there is nothing now to be fear'd and since he can no longer bite if he do not himself begin to dismantle this Place we will apply our Batteries thereto We are in good earnest brave Switzers and will not be mock't for the future they must now deal plainly with us and set their hand to the work their Louys d'Ors are good but somewhat more must be done at this time since ours are now more currant money for by the vertue of hocus pocus Monsieur Amelot takes us for Block-heads and thinks to gull us as he hath done heretofore but we have no mind to let slip this opportunity and we will act our part before the Farce be ended We are heavy and corpulent therefore we march stowly In the mean time what shall we do THE ORACLE Follow the light that goes before you XXXII The Republic of Genoa being very glad to see so many dogs set on the wolf and all the Powers of Europe combin'd against France the most formidable enemy that she ever had sent to consult the Oracle to know what ought to be done in this conjuncture saying The whole World hath seen the submission that we have been forc'd to make to the King of France after he had bombarded our City we have been constrain'd to kiss the rod with which we were scourg'd without murmuring and the Senate hath been oblig'd to go in a body to Versailles to thank the King for his great justice but we hope that the time is now come wherein Heaven will avenge us on them and that the Allies will cause reparation to be made for the Dammage that we have sustain'd What means shall we now use to take some satisfaction our selves of our conceal'd enemy THE ORACLE Let not thine inhabitants furnish him with armes to beat thee XXXIII The late King James being oblig'd to abandon his Kingdoms a second time and to depart out of Ireland and not knowing what Saint to invocate nor of what materials to make weapons in France where the unfortunate are not at all welcome went very mournfully to consult the Oracle and said I now acknowledge my fault and that my misfortunes have had their original only from the wicked instigations of the Queen my Wife and her pernicious Counsels that induc'd me to seek for means to make my self absolute by vertue of an Arbitrary power independant of the Statutes of the Realm and authority of Parliaments and to abolish the Test and Penal Laws This model came from France and hath lead me to the precipice and to this unhappy Labyrinth My People could not endure neither an alteration in Religion nor in the Succession of the Crown but sent for a Competitor who easily got possession of my Kingdoms without hopes that I shall ever be able to reenter therein as long as he shall live The greatest part of my Subjects have forsaken me and my Friends durst not so much as lift up their head My Forces have abandon'd me and they of my own Family have turn'd their backs on me Thus am I left destitute in the hands of the French reduc'd to the necessity of imploring their aid and of making a most lamentable figure not knowing whither to betake my self when the King of France shall be weary of me Alass will my banishment from my Kingdoms continue much longer THE ORACLE Until thy Successor shall have a mind to abrogate the Laws as thou hast done XXXIV The Queen Jacomina having seen with much consternation the return of the King her Husband to Saint Germain went accompanied with Father Peters and the little Urchin her Son to the Temple of the Oracle to know the reason thereof and spake thus I have been alwaies very exact in my devotions to our Lady of Loretto and have made many vowes to her to the end that I might re-enter into my Kingdom nevertheless we are so far from approaching it by the way of Ireland as the King of France vainly promis'd that we are now driven back farther than ever by the retreat of the King who hath been totally defeated feated with his Army at the first shock of our enemies Whence to so many misfortunes proceed that have happen'd to us in this World THE ORACLE From thy self XXXV Father Peters having entreated the Queen to permit him to speak in his turn said I have incessantly labour'd day and night for the good of the Society and considering that a Prince of Wales created by our hand might hereafter be a very powerful instrument for the propagation of the Catholic Faith and the encreasing of our Revenues in England our good Lady of Loretto hath by a miracle brought this Prince to light which was very necessary to protect us after the King's death none but the Society know the depth of this Mystery but in the mean time some spiteful person dis-affected to our interest having discover'd the mine brought the storm on the King's person and all the Royal Family and at the same time on our Holy Society thus to avoid exposing our selves to the mercy of the Conqueror we were compell'd to follow the fortune of the King and Royal Family by retiring into a place of safety to the end that by our Prayers we might be able to merit our return into England as soon as possibly it can be effected for the consolation of the party that we have left there and which impatiently expects our coming Shall we be speedily re-establish'd for we are all ready to repass the Sea THE ORACLE Immediately send for all that thou hast left there XXXVI The Cardinal of Fustemberg having lost all hopes of obtaining the Electorate and having turn'd that Arch-Bishopric into an Abbacy went full of despair to consult the Oracle and said I have foolishly neglected the opportunity of advancing my fortune having voluntarily renounc'd my right of Coadjutorship to the Arch-Bishopric of Colen I have converted the money that I receiv'd from France to procure me friends to a very different use and not doubting but that I should certainly accomplish my design I