d.

ESSAY S,

POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL,

AND

PHILOSOPHICA L.

BY BENJAMIN COUNT OF RUMFORD,

KNIGHT OF THE ORDERS OF THE WHITE EAGLE, AND ST. STANISLAUS;
Chamberlain, Privy Counsellor of State, and Lieutenant-General in the Service
of bis Moft Serene Highness the ELECTOR PALATINE, Reigning DUKE
of BAVARIA; Colonel of bis Regiment of Artillery, and Commander

in Chief of the General Staff of his Army; F. R. S. Acad. R.

Hiber. Berol. Elec. Boico. Palat. et Amer. Soc.

PRINTED FOR T.

XFORD

CADELL JUN. AND W. DAVIES

(SUCCESSORS TO MR. CADELL) IN THE STRAND.

1796.

HIS MOST SERENE HIGHNESS

THE ELECTOR PALATINE,

REIGNING DUKE OF BAVARIA,

&c. &c. &c.

SIR,

IN requefting permiffion to dedicate to your moft Serene Electoral Highness these Effays, I had several important objects in view: I was defirous of showing to the world that I had not prefumed to publish an account of public measures and inftitu

tions,

tions, planned and executed in your Electoral Highness's dominions,-by your or ders, and under your immediate authority and protection, without your leave and approbation. I was alfo defirous of availing myself of the illuftrious name of a Sovereign eminently distinguished by his munificence in promoting useful knowledge, and by his folicitude for the happiness and profperity of his fubjects, to recommend the important objects I have undertaken to inveftigate, to the attention of the Great,-the Wife, and the Benevolent. And lastly, I was anxious to have an opportunity of testifying, in a public manner, my gratitude. to your most Serene Electoral Highness for all your kindness to me; and more efpecially for the distinguished honour you have done me by felecting and employing me

as

as an inftrument in your hands of doing good.

I have the honour to be, with the most profound respect, and with unalterable attachment,

SIR,

Your Moft Serene ELECTORAL HIGHNESS's

LONDON, July ift, 1796.

Devoted Servant,

RUMFORD.