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My LORD,

with the profoundest Respect,

Your GRACE'S

much obliged,

and most obedient,

bumble Servant,

JOHN MOTT LEY,

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

T

BOOK I.

HE Czar offers Peace to Sweden, which is
rejected. King Auguftus's Manifefto pre-
ceding his Return to Poland. The Inter-
view of the Czar and King Augustus at Thorn;
of the Czar and King of Pruffia at Marienwer-
der. The Bombardment of Riga. The Czar's
Publick Entry into Mofcow. The Satisfaction
made for the Affront offer'd his Ambassador in
London. The Marriage of the prefent Czarina
to the Duke of Courland. Elbing taken by the
Ruffians. Wybourg befieged and taken. Riga
taken; and Dunamuden Skants, Pernau, Kex-
holm, Revel, and the whole Province of Li-
vonia, reduced to the Obedience of the Czar.
Pag. 1.

BOOK II.

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

Prince Cantemir. Peace concluded between

the Czar and the Turks.

P. 89.

The Czar leaves the Turkish Dominions, to return

home, the Marriage of the Czarewitz. The

Czar defires to be acknowledged a Member of

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

renewed. Orders fent to the King of Sweden to

depart. The Action of Bender.

BOOK IV.

P. 159.

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.
P. 187.

BOOK V.

The Czar fets out for Germany. The Marriage of

bis Neice with the Duke of Mecklenbourg.

An Interview between the Czar and the King

of Pruffia. The Surrender of Wifmar. An

Interview between the Czar and the King of

Denmark. The Czar commands the Fleets of

four Nations. Lays afide bis Defign against

Schonen.

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

to Holland, and fo by Dantzick to Peters-

burgh.

BOOK VI.

P. 255.

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,

whom his Father obliges to renounce the Succeffion

to his Crown.
P. 322.

ERRATA in the SECOND VOLUME.

Page 39. Line 7. for Crussau read Crassau. Pag. 51, in

the Margin, for 1713, read 1710. Pag. 127, Line 31. for

Coffacks read Coffack. Pag. 173. Line 14. for Fabricens

read Fabricius. Pag. 188, Line 25. for Sade read Stade.

Pag. ibid. Line 30. for Pruffian read Ruffian.

THE

THE

HISTORY

O F

PETER I

CZAR of MUSCOVY.

BOOK I.

The CONTENTS.

The Czar offers Peace to Sweden, which is rejected.
King AUGUSTUs's Manifefto preceding his Return
to Poland. The Interview of the Czar and King
AUGUSTUS at Thorn; of the Czar and the King
of Pruffia at Marienwerder. The Bombardment of
Riga. The Czar's publick Entry into Moscow.
The Satisfaction made for the Affront offer'd his Am-
bajador in London. The Marriage of the prefent
Czarina to the Duke of Courland. Elbing taken by
the Ruffians. Wybourg befieged and taken. Riga
taken; and Dunamuden-Skantz. Pernau, Kex-
holm, Revel, and the whole Province of Livonia
reduced to the Obedience of the Czar.

FTER fo great Succefs as the Czar 1709.
had in the Battle of Pultowa, there
have been very few Princes befides The Czar
makes Offers
himself, but would have infifted on of Peace to

high Terms of Accommodation with their van- Sweden.

VOL. II.

B

quished