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.
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Le Vassor, Michel, 1646-1718.
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London :: Printed and sold by R. Baldwin ...,
1695.
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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 June 16, 2024.
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THE CONTENTS OF THE Second Letter.
OF the blind Submission of the Parliament of Paris to the Orders of the Court. 27
The present Misery of the French Nation compar'd with that of the Romans under Domitian. 28
An Account of some extravagant Rhodomontadoes in the Preface to the French King's late Declaration. 28, 29
Of the ridiculous Vanity of that Expression in it, that the Glo∣rious State of France has excited the Envy of its Neighbours. 29
Of the true meaning of that Phrase. 30
That it was the Injustice of that Monarch's Attempts. that ex∣cited the indignation, not the Envy of his Neighbours. 31
Of the Glorious and Happy Condition of the United Provin∣ces, when they were invaded by the French King. 31, 32
Reflections on the unjustice of that War, and on a Solaecism in a Letter from the French King to the States General. 32
A Justification of the Medal that was the pretended Cause of the War. 33
That the Prosperity of Tyrants ought not to be call'd a Blessing from Heaven upon them. 34
Of the shameful Flatteries of the French Clergy, and the juster sentiments of the Court of Rome. 35
Of the prosperous Success of the Emperor's Arms in Hun∣gary, and the impious Designs of the Court of France, during the Siege of Vienna. 35, 36
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That in all the Wars since the Pyrenaean Treaty, the French King has been always the Agressor, and is guilty of all the Desolations and Blood-shed that has been occasion'd by them. 38
Of the Difference between a Conqueror and a Robber. 39.
Of the Queen's pretended Right to Brabant and Hainault, of the Validity of her Renunciation, and of the Injustice of the King's Irruption into the Spanish Netherlands, in pur∣suance of that Claim. 39, 40.
That 'tis lawful to oppose a Neighbouring Prince who strives to aggrandize himself by unjust Methods. 41
That 'twas barbarous in the King to kindle a bloody War against the Hollanders, meerly upon the account of a Medal, which they also had taken care to suppress. 42
Of the Intolerable arrogancy of some Parisian Inscriptions. 43
Of the Satyrs of the Dutch Gazettier that provok'd the Court of France. 43
The French King's Expedition against Holland, compar'd with that of Theodosius against Antioch. 44
That it was not a Zeal for Religion that prompted the King to invade Holland. 45
That Subjects are obliged not to assist their Soveraign in the pro∣secution of an unjust War, prov'd out of Grotius. 47
That they ought even to refuse their Assistance when the Case ap∣pears doubtful, demonstrated out of the same Author. 48
That the Justice of the French King's Attempts must not be measur'd by their Success. 50
That after all he had no Reason to boast of the Success of that famous Campagne▪ 51
That he ow'd his Victories to the Skill and Experience of his Generals, and not to his own Valour. 51
Of the difference between Summer-Heroes, and the pretend∣ed Heroe of all Seasons. 52
That the French King acquir'd not any real and solid Glory at the Sieges of Mons and Namur. 53
What Opinion after Ages will have of all his Victories and Conquests. 54
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