holy office, nor offence against the

states.

"In the regular course of proceeding, he should have lain ten or twelve years, (if nature could have subsisted for that time,) before he would be allowed to see his judge; but at my intercession, he was speedily admitted to an examination; and I place it among the many marks of kindness, with which I was distinguished in that kingdom, that justice was made so to quicken his customary pace on my account.

"When he was brought before the judge, though every feature in his face, swore to the mistake of his commitment, the necessary forms of inquisition were not to be passed over, and he was called upon, to recollect all the passages of his life and conversation, and to guess the cause of his imprisonment. In perfect simplicity of heart, he exposed to his inquisitor, all his history and habits of life, with the whole of his correspondence and acquaintance, -(as well as a disturbed imagination could bring

it to his recollection.) When this had passed, and happily nothing had dropped, on which his judge could fasten any new matter of crimination; he was coolly informed, he did not answer to the description of the felon they were in search of; and that he was at liberty to return to the place from whence he came.

"Mr. Cumberland afterwards, conveyed the above person safely out of Spain."

Anecdotes of the Duke of Burgundy,. Father to Louis XV.

The greatest fault of the Duke of Bur gundy was anger, to which he was violently addicted; but the insinuating kindness and continued attention of Fenelon,. greatly.corrected this failing..

The Prince passing through some of the royal apartments, found a workman employed making alterations, and stopped to gratify his curiosity, by examining his tools. The man, who had already received his lesson. from Fenelon, told, him, without ceremony, to be gone about his business.

The Prince, little accustomed to such language, flew in a violent passion; but the workman raising his voice, exclaimed, like one frantic-" I tell your Highness to be gone, for when I am in a rage, I care not what mischief I do."

Ths Duke was terrified, and ran to his preceptor, (who was in the next apartment) to tell him" the man employed in the next room, was the most dangerous fellow he had ever met with." "He is a good workman, however," said Fenelon, "his only fault is, that he suffers himself to be hurried away by his passions.'

"The Prince insisted, that he ought to be immediately dismissed." "For my part," said Fenelon, I think him more deserving pity, than punishment. You call him a dangerous fellow, because he threatened one, that interrupted him in his business :What then must you think of a Prince,. who could beat his valet-de-chambre, at the time he was doing his utmost to serve him."

Another time, when the Duke had been in a violent passion, all his officers and domestics were directed to ask him, “ if he did not find himself very ill?" They acted their part so well, that he suffered himself to be persuaded, that he really was so; Fagon, the physician, was therefore sent for, who gravely felt his pulse, and after seeming very thoughtful on the nature and causes of his disorder, thus addressed him; "If your Highness will confess the truth, I have no doubt, but you have suffered yourself to be over-powered by your passions". "You have guessed right," replied the Duke; “but is it possible, that can be the cause of illness?" The doctor then made a.. long enumeration of the tragical effects of anger, which he said, had sometimes been known, even to occasion sudden death. He then prescribed him a regimen for several days, and advised him, by way of preservation, whenever. he felt the first emotions of passion to remain quiet, without speaking or moving, and not to suffer his thoughts to

dwell on what occasioned his anger. The Prince placed an unlimitted confidence in Fenelon; nothing can be a greater proof of this, than a confession he one day made to him, (certainly not very honourable to himself. "I am," said he, " ashamed of my own heart; I had determined within my-.. self to learn nothing more, that the King might have a mean opinion of your abilities."

Anecdote of Count Tourville, Admiral of
France, in 1692.

Previous to the battle of La Hogue, Tour ville having learned that the Dutch fleet had joined the English, was desirous of waiting. at Brest for a reinforcement; but the French minister, Pont Chartrain, wrote him the following letter:

"It is not for you to discuss the King's orders, but to obey them, and enter the channel. Let me know, whether you chuse.. to do it; if not, the King will send some.. person in your room, that is more obedient,