Letters written by a French gentleman, giving a faithful and particular account of the transactions at the court of France, relating to the publick interest of Europe with historical and political reflexions on the ancient and present state of that kingdom / communicated by Monsieur Vassor.
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- Letters written by a French gentleman, giving a faithful and particular account of the transactions at the court of France, relating to the publick interest of Europe with historical and political reflexions on the ancient and present state of that kingdom / communicated by Monsieur Vassor.
- Author
- Le Vassor, Michel, 1646-1718.
- Publication
- London :: Printed and sold by R. Baldwin ...,
- 1695.
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- Subject terms
- Poll-tax -- France.
- France -- Politics and government -- 1643-1715.
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1648-1715.
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"Letters written by a French gentleman, giving a faithful and particular account of the transactions at the court of France, relating to the publick interest of Europe with historical and political reflexions on the ancient and present state of that kingdom / communicated by Monsieur Vassor." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A48266.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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THE CONTENTS OF THE First Letter.
- INtroduction. Page 1
- An Account of some Considerations that might have de∣ter'd the French King from imposing Arbitralily a General Poll-Tax on his Subjects. Page 2
- The Injustice of such an Imposition, further demonstrated. Page 3
- That notwithstanding all these Reasons, the Edict for that Taxation will pass at all adventures. ibid.
- That the French are tamer Slaves than either the Romans of Old, or the Danes at present. Page 4
- The Motive that makes the French King endeavour to enslave England and Holland. Page 5
- That the Poll-Tax is the last Refuge of the French Court. Page 6
- A Remark upon the Inscriptions on the Gates of Paris. ibid.
- That the Poll-Tax will not raise such vast Sums, as the Emissaries of that Court give out. Page 7
- That the Countrey is extreamly impoverished, and the King's Revenues very much diminished. Page 7, 8
- That the present Misery of the French Nation is too great to admit of any Alleviation from the Prospect of better times to come. Page 9
- That none dare presume to Petition the King to Assemble the Estates of the Kingdom. ibid.
- That according to the Primitive Constitution of the French Government, the Soveraign Authority was lodg'd in the States General of the Nation. Page 10
- That the Power of the Prince was limited among the ancient Gauls, and other Northern Nations. Page 11
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- That the French have still a just Title to their ancient Priviledges. ibid.
- A Comparison between the ancient and present condition of the Princes of the Blood, illustrated by some particular in∣stances. Page 12, 13
- An Account of the ancient Priviledges of the Dukes and Peers of France. Page 13
- That they had a right to oppose the unjust Designs of the Prince, by entering into Leagues against him. Page 14
- The History of the League of the Publick Good against Lewis the XI. Philip de Cominees Opinion of that Con∣federacy. Page 16
- That the same Custom was, and is observed by several other Nations. Page 17
- That the present Dukes and Peers of France do only enjoy a shadow of the Priviledges of their Ancestors. Page 18
- Of the ancient Authority of the Parliament of Paris, and of the gradual encroachments of the Crown upon it. Page 18, 19
- An Exhortation to that Body, to imitate the illustrious Exam∣ple of their Predecessors, and the chief President la Vac∣quierie under Lewis the XI. Page 20
- That the Courage of the Nation may be easily reviv'd by their Example. Page 21
- A brief view of the State of France, with relation to Impo∣sitions under the Reign of several Princes. Page 23, 24
- An Account of the immense Sums that are exacted by the Mi∣nisters of the present King. Page 24
- Of the stupidity of the French, who strive to encrease the Pow∣er of their Oppressor. ibid.
- That the Forces which the King maintain'd in time of Peace made him more terrible at Home than Abroad Page 25
- That his present numerous Armies are more fatal to his Sub∣jects, than to his Neighbours. ibid.
- The Conclusion. Page 26