: The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis Baron de Pollnitz Volume IV 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

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MEMOIR 1

INDEX 356

MEMOIRS

OF THE

Baron DE POLLNITZ.

The Elector was a very early Riser; as soon as he was up, he spent some Time in Prayer; then the Great Chamberlain or Grand Master of the Wardrobe talk'd to him about Affairs of State, or such as were Domestic; when those Gentlemen were retir'd, the Prince employed himself in reading Dispatches, or in Writing; after which he dress'd himself: About 11 o'Clock he went to Mass, accompany'd by the Prince his Son-in-Law, and the Princess his Daughter: When he held a Council there, 'twas after Mass was over: Upon other Days he play'd at Billiards till Dinner-time, which held a long while, and sometimes a little too much was drank at it; which indeed they could not well help, the Wine there was so delicious. After Dinner was over, his Electoral Highness went with the Princess his Daughter to her Apartment, where he stay'd a little while, and then retir'd to his own, where he caus'd himself to be undress'd, and went to Bed for a few Hours. About 5 or 6 o'Clock in the Evening he was dress'd, after which he gave public Audiences, or else apply'd himself to something in his Study. At 7 o'Clock he went into the Assembly Room, where he found the Princess and the whole Court; and after having chatted some Time, he sate down to Picquet, or to a Pair of Tables; but when the Game was over, he retired, and the Princess went to Supper.

The Jesuits Church is also extremely magnificent. It consists intirely of one Nave, very lofty and spacious, the Roof of which is very noble, and adorn'd all over with Sculpture. The Vestry contains a great deal of Wealth in Relics, and in Vessels of Gold and Silver.

Their College is as magnificent as their Church, there can be nothing finer; and I could not help thinking the Outside of it exceeded the Electoral Palace. In the Inside there are great Rooms, which serve as Classes for the Scholars that come to study with them.

Going out of the great Hall, we pass thro' a very spacious Antichamber into the Hall of Audience, which is very much ornamented, as is all the rest. 'Tis there that the Electors give Audience to the foreign Ministers, and there are Eight great Compartments, shewing the different manners after which the foreign Princes give Audience to Ambassadors. There are other Pictures representing the Histories of several Judgments pass'd by Sovereigns, that have administer'd Justice in Person; and these Pictures are accompany'd with Hieroglyphics, Emblems and Devices suitable to the Subject.

The Apartment which the Elector commonly resides in is very spacious, but irregular. I thought the Chambers and Closets a little too dark. The whole is adorn'd with rich Ceilings and magnificent Tapestries. The Electoress's Apartment communicates with the Elector's by a private Gallery. All the Princes and Princesses are equally well lodg'd, tho' the Chambers of the Apartments are a little too small.

The great Chapel is very fine, and would be much more so, if it was more lightsome. The Electoress has one, which joins to her Apartment, but is not near so large as the former, and has the same Fault; tho' otherwise 'tis a notable Piece of Building, and contains extraordinary Wealth.

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