"fore do us Homage according to the annexed "Formulary.'

This Formulary befides its ufual Contents required of them, not to raise any Rebellion, Mutiny or Confufion in these Territories, and to conduct themselves as becomes loyal Subjects. Dr. Ruker, the 23d of April 1738, explain'd the Sentiments of the Community, faying:

"We intend to make no more Confufion than "the Apostles of our Lord.They preached " and spoke only of the true Faith in the cruci"fied Jefus, and about keeping his most holy "and faving Rules.

In civil Points an inferior Court was granted them to take Cognizance of trifling Matters or Demands, whofe Fines were not exceeding ten Rixdollars, and were obliged to prefent to the Chancery upon every Occafion, one Juftice and two Jurymen that fhould hold this Court, who there fhould be confirm'd.

SECT. IV.

The Condition of thefe Colonists was in the Contract thus described;

"Eleventhly, Tho' by receiving these People "we chiefly intend Manufacturers, our Intention "not being to have our Country crowded by "common Tradefmen, yet we will receive them

too, provided their Number is not too great, "fo that they may earn their Bread honeftly, "without prejudicing our natural Subjects and "Inhabitants.” (1).

(1) No Manufacturers were by them brought into this Country, but instead of these, a great Number of Tradefmen, fo that the old Inhabitants very often complained of being hindred by them in their Bufinefs.

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The Colonists were to be free from all Taxes for the fpace of five Years; and further it was ftipulated, that nobody befides the above-mentioned Families fhould be received without a fpecial Permiffion (2); or the new Buildings and Appurtenances alienated to Strangers, or fuch as the Sovereign difapproved. The Deputies, on the other Side, referved for their Brethren, that nobody not belonging to their Society, fhould any ways be intruded upon them, nor fhould fuch be admitted to acquire any Properties amongst them (3). Further it was promifed, that in Cafe the Manufacturers would employ any married People, they likewife fhould be permitted, if their Mafters would find Security for the fame (4).

The firft Stone of these new Buildings was laid in a Place chofen by Count Zinzendorf by Lot, and the Caftle Marienborn was Let them for fome Years, under the Conditions mentioned, Sect. 1. A great many Herrnhuters reforted now at once to this Place, whofe Opinions pretty much differed, for all that the Conceffion extended only to Bobemian and Moravian Brethren, (5).

(2) This they elude under the Pretext of their Houses of Inftitution, and their continual travelling. If there are Strangers found amongst them, they call them their Guefts, Visitors, whom they must give Board and Lodging at least for a Year.

(3) You may fee what Ufe they afterwards made of this Privilege, Sect. 15, and 33.

(4) This alfo was a Subterfuge for them to hide whole Families, of whom they, by enquiring, gave this Answer, they are nly other Peoples Journeymen.

(5) Every Body at Budingen thought this People to confift only of Moravian and Bohemian Brethren, therefore it was provided, Sect. 15, that they should bring no more Emigrants out of the Emperor's Dominions along with them.

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SECT. V.

The first Years were mostly spent in the building of the new Town, Herrnhaag, and regulating their ecclefiaftical and temporal Matters, which were tranfacted with fo much Circumfpection, that the Records gave very little ground for Sufpicion. That Member of the Council, with whom they had made their Agreement, was treated with the greatest Marks of Civility, he at that Time having the Command of all Things under him. Good Meatures were taken to bring nothing of their Affairs before the Regency, but only before him. Even this was not done in Writing, but only by Word of Mouth, paying him a Vifit, and in the fame Manner did they receive his counfels or Orders, which occafioned the Records of this Time to contain fo little. They did all they poffibly could to make him like, approve, at least in Appearance, their gaining of Souls, which ferves them as a Cloak. He was invited to their Feafts, to be prefent at their Synods, and to be a Spectator of every Thing done by them, as he fometimes was. They knew the Finances of fome of the Counts of Budingen to be in a difmal Condition, and as one Beuning of Amfterdam, a Man of good Fortune was with them in the Year 1742, they made Offer to lend these Counts a certain Sum. Negociations were then brought upon the Tapis about this Affair, which ended in the following Agreement. A hundred and fifty thoufand Guilders were lent to the Counts, upon Condition, that they put the Lender in Poffeffion of fome freehold Lands, Mills, Tythes and other Revenues at Dudelfheim and Rohrback, for the Payment of the yearly Intereft of the Capital lent, and Part of the principal Stock. The Lender had the

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Exemption from the Jurifdiction granted him. The Community at Herrnhaag made ufe of this, to enlarge their Limits, to gain more Privileges, and to pave the Way for their real but hidden Intention, in fhort, to have fuch Things fixed, as in Time could fecure Herrnhaag against whatever might obftruct their Scheme, which they were now in Hopes to accomplish. The Second Contract with them was therefore erected, and on both Parties figned the 13th of January, 1743; in which were the following Claufes.

"The Community of Herrnhaag, the Vouch"ers for their Orthodoxy, being known, and Cre"dit given to the fame, was to proceed according to their Rites and Cuftoms. But they were to

give Notice whenever a new Minister should "come to be their Preacher. The Perfon chofen "was to be presented to the Sovereigns, who, if they should think proper, fhould commiffion one of their Council to be prefent at his Infti"tution" (1).

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They referved on their Behalf, in Regard to civil Matters, all that had been granted them before, Sect. 4, (2) and did on their fide, upon the Word and Faith of good Christians, which was to have the Force of an Oath, promise to find Security for themselves, that they and all fuch

(1) Tho' the Herrnhuters by this new Contract acquired new Privileges, these were granted them by believing their produced Teftimonials. The Divines of Tubingen, moreover, changed their Opinion foon after, and found themselves as well deceived as they at Budingen, where nobody had any Notion of their general Diaconat; a Court of Juftice difperfed all over the World without an Abode, vide Sect. 22.

(2) Befides what will be clear'd up, Sect. 22. About this we obferve only, that this they artfully used, when they were to answer the Reproaches made them by fuch as were Profelites from them; they then faid, The Perfon hates us, Animofity, not Truth Speaks fo. To know their Intention was therefore impoffible.

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as now or afterwards fhould live at Herrnbaag, would be Subjects to the Sovereign in criminal and civil Matters, and this they ftipulated under their Bond and Judgment. It was to be in their Power to receive whoever they fhould think proper, (3) but were to give a quarterly Specification of them, except Strangers or Vifitors that intended not to stay some Time with them. The Court which took Cognizance of fmall Matters, its Fines not exceeding the Sum of ten Rixdollars, which was to be paid in the Treafury at Budingen, was in this Contract granted them as in the former, Sect. 3. The Counts of Budingen having in Expectation of the promised Loan, taken their Meafures accordingly, were by the Herrnhuters now only put off with Hopes of having the faid Sum of Money lent them. Their Intention in making thefe Delays was nothing elfe but with greater Eafe to obtain other Privileges; the Payment of a yearly Sum for their Protection, and other Taxes having already been remitted them. A Detail of thefe Privileges was fent to Budingen by a Moravian Bishop, Polycarp Muller. The Conditions under which the Loan fhould be given, were fo clofely connected with the Stipulation of their wifhed-for Privileges, that neither could fubfift without the other. Both Parties were at last fatisfied. The Herrnhuters came, according to the

(3) As foon as they found the leaft Inclination one had to turn from their Flock, they refused to give Security for him. By permitting them to receive or to reject others as they should think proper, and that a Stranger fhould at least be a Year a Guest amongst them, they obtained that nobody but their own People, were admitted into their Town. After the Noviciat of this Term, the fame was rejected or received, during which, no mention was made of him in their quarterly Specification, fo they kept clandeftinely or fent away whom they pleased, and the Sovereign could never know what Sort of People inhabited his Dominions, if Rebels, Malefactors, or fuch like, that in other Territories had escaped the Hand of Justice, or honeft ones.

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