in Woods. The Leaves of both Plants are pointed. Thofe two Shrubs have ligneous Stalks, the Branches whereof come near the Colour and Figure of those of Licorifh: They have a gluifh Savour, and are bitter and odoriferous. The Flowers of both Plants come out at the End of the Branches, and look like Rofes

As for the Virtues of the wild Afh-tree, its Leaves do admirably purge, in the fame Quantity as those of Senn, and do not occafion fuch a violent griping of the Guts, because Sena growing in a hot Climate, has not fo much Phlegm, and abounds more with Acrimonious Salts. On the contrary, the wild Afh Tree is full of Tartareous: Sulphur, and Armoniack Salt, united together with a clammy Phlegm; for it affords, through a Chymical Analyfis, a great deal of Oil and Acid Phlegm. And therefore I may very well affirm, having tried its Purgative. Virrue upon feveral Perfons, that this Kind of Sena, which is fo common in France, ought to be preferred to that, which is brought into this Kingdom from Alexandria, Tripoli, and Italy.

ARTICLE XV,

ROVEN.

N_Hiftorical Discourse concerning the Election of the Emperor, and the Electors of the Em

pire, has been reprinted here.

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Difcours Hiftorique de l' Election de l'Empereur Electeurs de l'Empire, par le Refident in Brandebourg, Rouen, 1711. 12mo. pag. 612.

This Book was printed the first time in 1658, in 40. The Famous M. de Wicquefort is the Author of it,

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State of the Empire, &c. That Author is very methodical, and his Book is written with great Perfpicuity. He criticizes feveral Patfages in the History of the Empire published by M. Heifs, without pretending to leffen the Merit of that Hiftorian.

L'Etat prefent de l' Empire, où l'on voit fon origine, fen établissement, fes progrès, fes revolutions, les droits de l'Empereur, du Roy des Romains, des Electeurs, des Princes & des autres Etats, qui le compofent; la maniere do "convoquer & de tenir les Diettes; les cérémonies qui s' obfervent à l' Election & au Couronnement de 1'Empereur; & generalement tout ce qui regarde la forme du Gouveronement Germanique: Avec une Criti que de plufieurs points importans de l' Hiftoire de M. Heiß. Le tout extrait des anciennes Conftitutions Imperiales, de la Bulle d'Or, & des Ouvrages des meil leurs Auteurs qui ayent écrit fur cette matiere. Par M. l'Abbé de Veyrac. Paris 1711. în 12mo. pag. 360.

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ARTICLE XVI.

AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT, never before publib'd, of the Life and Trial of MICHAEL SERVET us. In Several Letters to ****. By the Author of thefe Memoirs. The First Letter may be feen above, Art. X.

Letter II:

SIR

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HOSE, who call the Epifcopal Government of the Church of England, her Excellent Liturgy, and fome few Decent Ceremonies, a Remainder of Popery, are blinded by Prejudices, and have a wrong Notion of Things. But whoever maintains, that the violent Zeal of fome Proteftants in the XVIth Century was a Remainder of Popery, fpeaks a great Truth. It was a pernicious Error, which they had imbibed in the Church of Rome. I think, Sir, it may be faid, without doing any Injuftice to that Church, That he is in a great measure answerable for the Execution of Servetus. If the Roman Catholicks had never put any body to Death on account of Reli gion, I dare fay, that Servetus would not have been tried in a Proteftant City. Let us remember that Cal

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I have obferved in one of my Papers, That Calvin was no Enemy to Epifcopacy; for which that lucis ous Reformer is very much to be commended.

vin, and all the Magiftrates of Geneva in the Year 1553, were born and bred up in the Church of Rome. This is the best Apology that can be made for them. T

Dr. Servetus having made his Escape from the Prifon of Vienne, refolved to retire to Naples, and to practife Phyfick among his Countrymen fettled in that City. He took the Way of Geneva, and arrived there on Foot, having left off Riding at a Place called Le Luyfet, where he lay the Night before He lodged at the Rofe-Inn, defigning to hire a Boat the next Day in his Way to Zurich. I have not been able to know upon what Day he came to Geneva. 'Tis highly probable, that he rather chofe to go to Naples by the Way of Switzerland than by that of Piedmont, because he hoped that in cafe he fhould be discovered, the Proteftants would be more merciful to him than the Papifts. But he was very much miftaken; for Calvin being informed that he was, in Town, acquainted the Firft Syndic with it, and cauf ed him to be apprehended. He was immediately committed to Prifon. He had about him Ninetyfeven Gold-Pieces, a Gold-Chain weighing about Twenty Crowns, and Six Gold-Rings. It was re ported in Switzerland, that Servetus went to Church, and was from thence carried to Prison: Bur 'tis certain, by his own Confeffion, that he did not appear any where in publick, for Fear of being discovered.

Why

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Why did he go to Geneva will you fay. He knew that Calvin was his great Enemy: He knew he had been apprehended in France by the Intrigues of that Reformer: He could not be ignorant that Calvin had a great Authority at Geneva, &c. I own, Sir, that Dr. Servetus appears guilty of a great Imprudence. I fhall only observe, that he defigned to make no ftay at Geneva; that he might very well hope he fhould not be difcovered in fo fhort a Time; and that, in all Probability, he did not think he fhould be: profecured in that City for a Book which he had printed in France.

It were to be wifhed, that Calvin had caused that Heretick to be apprehended, not in order to get him profecuted and condemned to Death, but to reclaim him from his Herefy. That Illuftri ous Reformer, being a Man of great Parts, might have made an excellent Difcourfe in the Prefence of Servetus, and of all the Magiftrates of Geneva. He might have reprefented to that Phyfician, That the Doctrine of the Trinity was not a Popish Doctrine, as he called it, but the common Opinion of all Chriftian Churches; That a Mystery ought not to be rejected, merely because it is incomprehenfible; That we believe many Things in Nature, tho' they are above the Reach of human Reafon; That his own Syftem was extremely obfcure and almost unintelligible; That he was very much to blame for ufing many unbecoming Expreffions; That he was tranfported with a violent and indifcreet Zeal; That God Almighty had been very propitious to him, in not permitting that he should fall' a Sacrifice to the Fury of Men drunk with the Blood of the Saints; That for his own Part he bleffed God for his Deliverance, hoping it would be a Warning to him, and a powerful Means to reclaim him from his Errors; That he was glad to fee him in a Proteftant City, among thofe Chriftians, who do not defire the Death of a Heretick, but rather that he fhould be converted and live, &c. &c. I fhould be wonderfully pleased to find a Difcourfe of this Nature among the Works of that Great Man.