had the Condefcenfion to give me on your own Account; but for the Honour of laying my humble Requeft before His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES, and obtaining his illuftrious Name at the Head of the Lift of Subscribers prefixed to this Work. A Favour which had been refufed me by fome others, but which Refusal I can no longer take amifs, fince it is impoffible to reflect on your GRACE's courteous Manner of conferring Benefits, without being difpleafed at having been deprived of the Honour of approaching your GRACE, even by the Complaifance or good Intentions of any other not fo well acquainted with that engaging and polite Behaviour, which ftamps a double Value on the Favours you beftow. I am, My LORD, with the profoundest Respect, Your GRACE'S much obliged, and most obedient, bumble Servant, JOHN MOTT LEY, OF THE SECOND VOLUME. HE Czar offers Peace to Sweden, which is The Project of a Neutrality in the Empire. Tranf actions and War with the Turks. The Action and Peace of the Pruth. The Czar's Generofity to the the Empire. Fresh Differences with the Turks. The Czar's publick Marriage with the Czarina Catharine. Peace renewed with the Turks. War declared again by the Turks, and Peace The Czar takes Frederickstadt. General Stein- bock forced to take Shelter in Tonningen. The Czar makes a Defcent into Finland; takes Abo. The Battle of Pulkona. The Czar removes the Ruffian Trade from Archangel to Petersburgh. Obtains a great Victory at Sea, and makes a Naval Triumph for it. Receives an Ambassa- dor from the Cham of the Ufbeck Tartars. Inftitutes the Order of St. Catharine. Makes an Enquiry into feveral Frauds committed by many of the principal Men in Ruffia. The King of Pruffia's Manifefto relating to the Se- queftration of Pomerania. Stralfund taken. The Czar fets up a new Academy at Peters- burgh. A Son born to the Czarewitz. The Death of his Confort. The Czarina Catharine brought to Bed of a Son. The Death of the Czarina Dowager of the Czar John, and ber Interment. Schonen. The Manifefto of the King of Den- mark, with relation to the intended Defcent in Schonen, The Project of Baron Gortz. The Czar arrives in Holland. The Affairs of Po- land. A Discovery of the Intrigues of Baron Gortz and Count Gyllembourg. The Memo- rial of the Czar's Minifter thereupon at the British Court. Answer to the fame. The Czar arrives at Paris. Goes to the Spaw. Returns The Czar punishes his Minifters who abused the Power given them in bis Abfence. Makes new Regulations in the State. Negotiations in pur- fuance of Gortz's Project. Alarms from the Cu- banfki Tartars. The Unfortunate Mifcarri- age of an Expedition near the Cafpian Sea. An Enquiry into the Crimes of the Czarewitz, THE HISTORY O F PETER I CZAR of MUSCOVY. BOOK I. The CONTENTS. The Czar offers Peace to Sweden, which is rejected. FTER fo great Succefs as the Czar 1709. high Terms of Accommodation with their van- Sweden. VOL. II. B quished |