"ders had been careful never to interfere with po"litical Matters (45).

All this made but little Impreffion on the Sovercign who publifhed the following Edict.

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Guftavus Frederick, &c. Whereas in our Edict "of Feb. 12. were declared, that none of the In"habitants at Herrnhaag, who should depart from "the Sect of the Herrnhuters at Herrnhaag, fhould "be in any wife hindred or molefted; and we have "fince underftood that feveral of them have been "fent away, or through various Arts and infiduous "Perfuafions have been diverted from their Intent

(46). We leaving every one to their free Option, "require to know if thofe who depart go away "voluntarily or not. We likewise order, that none of the Wardens or other Officers fhall fend any

body, Man or Woman, away by Day or by Night without our Knowledge, under the Penal$6 ty of 100 Rixdollars, or more, according to the "nature of the Offence directly or indirectly (47),

or force People to stay with them. And in or"der to a certain Knowledge of the motives of "it, it is hereby commanded (48).

1. "Directly after the Publication of this Edict, "a full and exact Lift fhall be made of the re"maining Inhabitants of both Sexes, and the Of"ficers to be punished upon a wilful Omiffion of their Names.

2. "A Member of our Council with a Clerk, "fhall every Wednesday, or every other Wednesday, be at Herrnbaag, when all who are inclined to go away, fhall give in their Names and Callings, and "declare whether they voluntarily remain with

(45) Section 7, 16-33.

(46) Such as were Rich, or whom they fufpected were fent away, and many thanked God for the firft Edict. (47) Section 9, 10.

(48) The Liberty of Confcience is here also preserved.

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the Community; no Menaces, Offers, or Blandishments having been practifed upon them, likewife the Place where they are going to, all "which must be fet down. But if,

3. "Any fuddenly refolving to go away, at a time when these two Perfons are abfent, the "fame is obliged to appear perfonally at our Se"cretary's Office at Budingen to give fuch Notice.

4. "Paffports figned and fealed by us fhall be given gratis to fuch as go away, and their Departure made easy to them, we difdaining any "Coercion or Injustice.

5. "And though we won't perfuade any to "make Complaints against a Conftitution of their "own Choice, yet we think it is our Duty to give "Notice, that it being represented to us, that fe"veral are under Apprehenfions that they fhall "not get their own Children, or Money, with "which they have trufted the Community; any

one having lawful Demands upon the Commu"nity fhall have the strictest Juftice adminiftred "to them, making their Complaints to our Secretary's Office, or to the Counsellor who comes "to Herrnbaag, though they intend to stay or go. << And as,

6. "The Place has been built upon a Ground "free from all Incumbrances, fo fhall all re"nouncing this Sect, and remaining, be free from "quartering Soldiers, Services, &c."

SECT. XXXVIII.

After this Count Zinzendorf wrote the following Letter to Counsellor Brauer, dated at London 12th April.

"I am filent to all that has paffed, and did my Brethren know, why should they believe ❝ me?

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"They might easily have perfuaded me that "Herrnbaag was not a convenient Place for Bu"dingen, in the Form given to it, Anno 1742, "during my Abfence. Had I been the Author "of that Form I fhould have had nothing to object, whatever had befallen it. A Reforma❝tion was all I aimed at in the fincere Confe"rences I had with them (1).

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"It was not only the Plan of 1732 I wanted "again to fet on Foot, but my further Intention, "by the Negotiations that were begun about "Herrnbaag, was to turn the Establishments in "Saxony and Brandenburg to the best Account, "and to free you from all the indifcreet Defigns

of Counsellor Myerhoff, though perhaps never "minded in earneft (as he circumvented the good "Bishop Muller) without the leaft Detriment " to Haag (2). I built my Houfe in fuch a "Manner, that, if Occasion had been, the Sove"reign might have made it his Residence, and "am forry that this hindered me from finishing "the Dwelling for unmarried Brethren: Thefe

were my fecret Views in building Herrnbaag; as "for myself and Children, I knew it to be no "Place for us, our Home being in another Place (3).

"The Fancy of my dear Wife (to whom God "has given fo many Caftles and Houses) to stay "there fo long I never could account for, and it

is in vain to argue about fuch Things. My "tender Attachment to you made me fuffer it. "But it has hurt me especially at this time. She "is a Lady that the Lord before never had fo "much humbled. I am more used to fuch Rubs, "but could gladly have wifhed they had fpared

(1) Sect. 5.

(2) Sect. 12, Note 4. Sect. 13, Note 31. (3) Se&t. 14.

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"her, little fuiting with her Rank and Conftitu. "tion. Perhaps the Prefence of her Liefel, and the Place where her late Brother had been bu "ried, much contributed to her liking this " Town.

"In regard to the Proceedings of Budingen "fince the Month of January this Year, of which "I have received Notice laft February by the Co"lonifts, having above a twelvemonth defired to "hear no more of them. You eafily may think "that I do not approve them. To this you may "perhaps think and fay, We don't mind that. "But dearest Counsellor, I pray you by the cor"dial Love that I bear you, let what has been "done fuffice. Let me, in Peace and Quiet*ness, attend to the Emigration (4). It shall be "no Detriment to your Sovereign.

Have you other People? Well and good. Have you "none I can procure them, if you require it; and "on unexceptionable Conditions, as it was Anno "1737. If you don't want my Intepofition, with

all my Heart, the Emigration being a fufficient "Burden upon me.

"But confider that 120 or 150000 Guilders muft be paid for Herrnbaag, before you can difpofe of the fame as you will (5). I confefs "that Proceffes and fham Penalties may detain 10 or 20000 Guilders for a while (6), and with "no Profit to the Sovereign; but when at length "the College of Advocates fhall interfere, it will

be a fad and inextricable Affair for the Prince; " and those whom you will have then to deal with,

(4) This actually has been done, and if he means the Public fhould hear no more of this Affair, it is his Fault, that the Regency of Budingen fhould think itself obliged to justify her Proceedings from his false Afperfions.

(5) Three Years were allowed them for it.

(6) Budingen would have made Money enough by exacting lawful Penalties.

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"will pay no Regard to the Exceptions you keep as a Body of Referve; they will not look on "what is paft, but how Matters are now (7). "I therefore pray that all may be done mildly and justly, that you may not be precluded from employing my good Offices, and fhewing how fin"cerely I am, &c."

In the Poftfcript he faid,

"I fhall deal frankly with you, if you will correfpond with me, and are thereto authorized, "about the Demands of Herrnhaag, as I did with

Meerholtz, and you may be fure that whatever "has been done, fpoke, written, and printed at "Budingen to my Prejudice fince 1747, has not "the leaft Influence over me (8). I confider it, "and things of the like Nature throughout Germany, as an epidemical Diftemper arifing from "Mifunderstandings, and involving both good " and bad in its indifcriminate Havock. I fhall "not fet about the Cure, choofing to let it come "to its Crifis, and then a gentle Medicine will "have more Effect than a whole Apothecary's

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Shop can have now. Happy he who clears him"felf with a good Grace from the prefent Con"fufions (9)".

Mr. Brauer answered:

"I received yours of the 12th of April. I fee you disapprove the Proceedings of Budingen: 'I heartily believe it: But it is long fince Budingen "could as little approve the Behaviour of the "Herrnhaagers in their Scheme of external and "internal Religion. You know that very well. But the Scheme was irrevokable, and they even proceeded still further against the Sovereign.

(7) What does he mean to threaten again, as he knew that nobody meant them.

(8) What Demands can he mean?

(9) This is a Riddle at which we own ourselves posed.

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