Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE

MEMOIRS

OF

_CHARLES-LEWIS_,

Baron de POLLNITZ.

BEING

The OBSERVATIONS He made in his
late TRAVELS from _Prussia_ thro'

_GERMANY_,
_ITALY_,
_FRANCE_,
_FLANDERS_,
_HOLLAND_,
_ENGLAND_, &c.

In LETTERS to his FRIEND.

Discovering not only the PRESENT STATE
of the Chief CITIES and TOWNS;

BUT

The CHARACTERS of the PRINCIPAL PERSONS
at the Several COURTS.

In TWO VOLUMES.

Vol. I

The SECOND EDITION, with ADDITIONS.

_LONDON:_
Printed for DANIEL BROWNE, at the _Black Swan_,
without _Temple-Bar_. M.DCC.XXXIX.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE, BY THE TRANSLATOR v

AUTHOR'S PREFACE ix

ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR xiv

PREFACE xv

ADDENDA to Vol. I xviii

ADDENDA to Vol. II xxi

BOOKS LATELY PUBLISHED xxiv

LETTER I 1

LETTER II 49

LETTER III 60

LETTER IV 69

LETTER V 80

LETTER VI 162

LETTER VII 178

LETTER VIII 183

LETTER IX 193

LETTER X 197

LETTER XI 210

LETTER XII 224

LETTER XIII 246

LETTER XIV 258

LETTER XV 272

LETTER XVI 280

LETTER XVII 293

LETTER XVIII 299

LETTER XIX 315

LETTER XX 327

LETTER XXI 338

LETTER XXII 357

LETTER XXIII 364

LETTER XXIV 377

LETTER XXV 391

LETTER XXVI 408