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But all fuch meafures were rendered impradi- »> ie2

cable, by the emperor chiefly. Experience had bavfl

fhown, that the powers who engaged in alliancewith him muft expect to take the whole burden tioops

of his caufe upon themfelves ; and that Hungary scon

would maintain a perpetual diverfion in favor of ^

France , fince he could not refolve to lighten the (*S[

tyrannical yoke he had eftablilhed in that countryand in Tranfilvania, nor his minifters to part with Mic

the immenfe confifcations they had appropriated tiaM

to themf.'lves. Paft experience fhowed this : and lido

the experience that followed confirmed it very tvad

fatally. But further, there was not only little of$

affiftance to be expected from him by thofe who Aei

fliould engage in his quarrel; he did them hurt of thou

another kind, and deprived them of many advan- Ittlia

tages by falfe meafures of policy and unfltiiful Holt;

negociations. Whilft the death of Charles the tad

fecond was expeded almoft daily, the court of hot

Viennafeemed to have forgot the court of Madrid , fuc

and all the pretenfions on that crown. When the tea.

count d’Harrach was lent thither, the imperial fib

councils did fomething worfe. The king of Spain ate

was ready to declare the archduke Charles his roi

fucceffor ; he was defirous to have this young id

prince fent into Spain : the bent of the people was her

in favor of Auftria, or it had been fo , and might 1

have been eafily turned the fame way again : at ' it;court no cabal was yet formed in favor of Bour- le

bon, and a very weak intrigue was on foot in cii

favor of the eledoral prince of Bavaria . Not o:

pnly Charles might have been on the fpot ready t!