A relation of the country of Jansenia wherein is treated of the singularities founded therein, the customes, manners, and religion of it's inhabitants : with a map of the countrey / composed in French by Lewis Fountaine, Esq ; and newly translated into English by P.B.

Just as I was making an end of this Relation, these two Letters which treat of the fame thing, were put into my Hand by a friend that had taken a Copy of them. I thought it would oblige you, Reader, to let you have a sight of them.

SIR,

I Am told that Janse∣nisme lyes desperate∣••y sick: if it dies, as it

is very likely, it will not have lived long. We ought to believe that God is absolutely willing it should be de∣stroyed; since that all manner of remedies prove ineffectual, and that although it be in the height of youth, yet it cannot escape. 'Tis affirmed, that it hath made a Will, and that it Bequeaths its Books to a Minister, whose name I could not learn: He

that will be chosen to make the Funeral Ser∣mon, will have matter inough if he will forget nothing, and follow his instructions. I saw a Paper by chance, wherein he is highly praised, for having been so generous as to fly out against two Popes, and for having withstood four Anathemes with∣out stirring. I do not think there is any pray∣ing for it now 'tis dead,

nor that it will receive the usual Ceremonies to the deceased, because it's near Relations will believe it to be glorious in heaven, at the very moment of it's expira∣tion, and that they are not people that wilt ap∣ply to him the Indulgen∣cies of Rome, or sprinkle it with holy Water; for as you well know 'tis not their devotion. If they follow the custom of their good friends,

they may well say thus, Sleep Corps until the Lord doth awake thee. My Letter mentioneth that many of the sick per∣sons Domesticks will not need to trouble themselves to look a Master after its death, because many worthy persons of several quali∣ties, and some Church∣men have engaged to take them, giving them another kind of Livery. We shall know for cer∣tain

by that, those that were the deceased's true friends, and there will be no farther need of guessing at inclinations, that will be better known by their Signs than any Scrivener. If there be an Inventary made of all moveables, with the forms receiv∣ed in France, those that take delight to disguise themselves at Shrovetide will be fitted at a cheap rate; for 'tis said there

are above fifty, as well Perriwigs as Beards, and as many several ha∣bits as it usually wore, sutable to the part it would act, when it had no mind to be known: But there is no likely∣hood that the heirs will produce all this: They may keep them for their own use, and prudence will undoubtedlyoblige them to divide among themselves in a friend∣ly manner all things of

this nature. I fancy they'l be careful in burn∣ing several Letters and other Papers, which might reveal Mysteries if seen; for to this day all things are written in Cyphers, and since what was discovered in the Flemish Doctors Letters, which were more ob∣scure than any Aenig∣ma, 'tis not credible that a secret communicated to a friend in unknown tearms or barbarous fi∣gures,

can be long with∣out being known, if it falls into anunderstand∣ing mans hands. When I know more, I will ac∣quaint you with it, in the mean time I will re∣main as ever

SIR,

Your most humble, &c.

Answer.

SIR,

I cannot conceive where you have disposed of your charity, truly 'tis not well done, to jeer sick persons thus. You make that the subject of your recreation which to many others is a great afflicti∣on. Will you believe that I have seen some so overcome with pain that

they even almost lost their sences. If death fol∣lows the disease, it will be far worse, and I am much affraid they may chance to exclaim against per∣sons in power whichwould deserve an examplary pu∣nishment; for I question not but the Magistrates would take notice of it, and there would be an end of them if they were called to the Bar. But, I pray, think me not a worse Catholick for being

of this judgment, for al∣though those people be not of our Religion, yet their tears move me, because I am a man, and because compassion is a due from us, not onely to the just that are afflicted, but also to wretched criminals, I am

SIR,

Your, &c.