ration of the Fact by Mr. Beuning's Adminiftra tor Shukard, and caufed the former to bring in his Grievances. But the Sovereign remain'd in the Poffeffion of the Exercife of the Jurifdiction, as they neglected to appear upon his Summons; and because that in the Articles they never had been declared Independent, neither had another Jurifdiction been therein ftipulated unto them. Remonftrances were made to Mr. Beuning and to Count Zinzendorf wherein it was reprefented, that they had taken Poffeffion of fuch Lands, that never before had had any perfonal Courts, but had always been fubject to thofe of fome Bailiffs, and this merely to have therefrom the Payment of the Interest and of part of the lent Capital. The Lender would not alter his false Opinions, and Things went on fo far that he pretended requifitorial Letters fhould first be fent to him before any of the Inhabitants of thefe mortgaged Lands fhould be fummoned, to anfwer for himself before the Regency upon being indicted for Felony, which on the other fide. could never be allowed.

The Moravians made afterwards the following Proposals.

Mr. Beuning, or his Adminiftrator for him, "fhould have the firft Cognizance of Complaints "that Strangers should make against any of the "Inhabitants of thefe mortgaged Lands, without

doing any prejudice to the Right of appealing "to the Sovereign. They referved for themselves, "that if the Sovereign would determine fuch "Suits wherein they were Defendants, he should

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on the other fide when they fhould appear as "Plaintiffs before him: as when they fhould be "attacked, ill used, infulted by others, or fhould

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e have Occafion to feek for his Protection, do "them the utmost Juftice in his Power (2).

The Prince was not willing to let the Lender have this firft Cognizance, which had no Connexion with that Exemption from the ordinary Jurifdictions that had been granted them, nor would he give any thing up for having a Right to defend a Religion he fufpected already; and by deferring to give his final Refolution remained in the Poffeffion of that Jurifdiction they wifh'd to have in their Hands.

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The Houfe of Ifenburgh Meerholtz borrowed at that fame Time 150000 Guilders of Mr. Beuning, and mortgaged for this Loan the Caftle Marienborn with its Appurtenances (1). But the fame found foon afterwards how much it had been mistaken by being too forward in this Affair, and wanted therefore Redrefs for its Grievances; or that the Caftle Marienborn fhould be reftored after the Loan had been paid of. No pofitive Answer could be obtain'd to this, because that Mr. Beuning had already, without the Count of Meerboltz's Confent, put the Countess of Zinzendorf into the Poffeffion of it, the 18th of Jan. 1744, for her to enjoy the fame at the rate he had them, that fhe might have them during

(2) This Count Zinzendorf had put down himself, fo vigoroufly does he strive to gain his Point. This Demand was de trimental to the Lender, who was under an entire Subjection to Count Zinzendorf's Order, who made the fame for to make the former Odious, and fo to get the Mortgage the easier into other Hands.

(1) Count Zinzendorf in a Letter dated 27th of May, 1747, to the Privy Counsellor Bulfinger, by giving a Defcription of Marienborn, had, befides telling many more Falfities, the Impudence to call the Sovereigns of lenburgh his Neighbours.

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ber Pleafure (2). For this Reafon Count Zinzendorf made Proposals for a Convention with the Count of Budingen, for he faid that he would have nothing to do with the Count of Meerholtz, as he fancy'd the fame to be his perfonal Enemy. Mr. Beuning was foon expected again in thefe Territories, and a good Idea of his being a fair Dealer and reasonable Man was always kept of him, and therefore the Convention was protracted. He arrived at laft at Marienborn, and came alfo to Herrnbaag, in the Spring of the Year 1747, where Count Zinzendorf was at that Time: but the Hopes of feeing any favourable Proposals from the former entirely vanished, when he foon after declared, that he was quite unwilling to condefcend in the leaft, and how ready he fhould be, to bring his Complaints before the Chamber of the Empire at Wetzlar, if things fhould not be done to his liking: which Declaration he repeated in the most unbecoming Expreffions, the 20th of February 1747. (3) Now Count Zinzendorf be

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(2) This was done like all the cunning Tricks her Husband deals in. Mr. Beuning had thefe Lands only one Year in his Poffeffion, during which he was at great Expence to improve the fame. After this time the Price of all their Products was raised, and Count Zinzendorf was in Poffeffion of them as long as the Count of Meerholtz approved of him. But no fooner did the Differences begin between them, than Count Zinzendorf fcreened himself with Mr. Beuning, who figned his Name to every Letter that was written about this Affair, but Count Zinzendorf was his Secretary, who corrected all of them; which Originals can prove.

(3) At this Conjuncture the Herrnhuters were fo bufy about Mr. Beuning, that altho' he formerly came directly to Budingen, he now did not come there at all; for they were afraid that he, moved by his good Nature, fhould enter into an Agreement without confulting them. Count Zinzendorf perfuaded him to write a moft uncivil, Letter which he himself had overlook'd and corrected, to make the Sovereign hate Mr. Beuning more and more. All these Intrigues were new things to the

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gan to appear as a Mediator, thereto authorized by Mr. Beuning. He fometimes faid that he himfelf had given towards this Loan the Sum of 90,000, and at others, of 100,000 Guilders, he declared himself willing to take the Mortgage for himself, and in Regard to the Count of Meerboltz's Grievances, he made fuch Advances as feem'd to promise this Affair would be very amicably adjufted. He himself began the Negociation with Counsellor Brauer, to whom the Count of Budingen had given plain Power for to tranfact this Bufinefs; and to make this Gentleman believe that he loved Equity, he condefcended so much, that all Grievances were redreffed on the 23d of March 1747, fo that the Count of Budingen confented in the Ceffion to Count Zinzendorf (4).

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new Counsellors of Budingen. To Mr. Brauer he wrote thus, the 22d of February 1747.

"This Moment I hear that Mr. Beuning at Marienborn, "whom I, hindred by fo many Affairs, have not feen for "fome Days, hath fent an Answer regarding his Affairs, to a "Refcript which had very much affronted him; (this was Mr. "Beuning's that he had corrected) I really am in fome fears "about the fame."

These Means he used to make Mr. Brauer believe, he knew nothing at all about this Letter before it had been dispatched, to make the Gentleman think that he was afraid this Letter would affront the Prince, that he should be forry for it, if so, and then to infinuate, that not his Perfuafions but the rough Expreffions of the Refcript had occafion'd fo unpolite Expreffions.

(4) Here you fee another of Count Zinzendorf's Tricks which he used to obtain his Ends. In a Letter of his to the Count of Budingen, the 10th of February 1747, he faid:

"I often have told you that Mr. Beuning hath borrowed "himself the Money for this Loan, and the greatest Sum of me at 4 per Cent. and that I have the Poffeffion of Marien"born instead of the payment of Intereft."

The 6th of December 1748, he faith, that Mr. Beuning had paid but twelve thoufand Guilders towards this capital Loan. He prevailed upon Mr. Beuning to tell this Story, who, tho'

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At this Time, Mr. Brauer was Counsellor at the head of Affairs, who but lately was come to Budingen; therefore did Count Zinzendorf think proper

he faw no Reason to do fo, expreffes himself in a Letter to his Administrator Shukard, the 12th of April, 1747, thus:

"I think it was always intended, Count Zinzendorf's Name 86 was not to be mentioned. How is it with this? I cannot imagine why they want me to fay, I had borrowed Money. "Does my complying with their Demand, give any more Right and Title? I wish you would refolve me thefe Quef"tions as foon as poffible, especially because Brother Weis "thinks I fhould give all my Affairs at Budingen and Meerholtz "to the Mother (the Countess of Zinzendorf) but this I dont "relifh.'

This Letter was written a whole Year before Count Zinzendorf became Poffeffor of the Mortgage, and hence it appears, how artfully he had fet the Wheels to move, to bring Mr. Beuning into his Views. An Extract of a Letter from their chief Dean, Weis, written to Mr. Shukard, Beuning's Administra tor, the 20th of September 1745, will ferve for the first Proof of what he here advances there he faith,

"I have it still at Heart, that Beuning should make over "at 4 per Cent. to the Countess of Zinzendorf, all that he "poffeffes in the Counties of Budingen and Meerholtz. For my "Opinion is, that this would be good for him, for the Sifters "and Brethren, and even for thee. Our Saviour so corrobo "rated my first talking to him about it at Amfterdam, that he agreed to it. Since he alter'd his Opinion, but at last he gave it a little more favourably."

Mr. Beuning writes to the fame Perfon the 20th of September, 1746.

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They plague me moft fadly to give my Affairs at Bu "dingen and Meerholtz into the Countess of Zinzendorf's Hands, " and they promife to pay me the Intereft at 4 per Cent. "from all Expences in Holland. Their Reason is, that thou "waft obliged to ferve two Mafters, which gave birth to "feveral Troubles. I am obliged to give them my defini"tive Resolution at the Arrival of the Brethren from England. "My Wife hath spoke with the Countefs about this Matter, "and fhe is not for it, and my Opinion is, that I could turn "many things into more Profit by poffeffing Rohrbach."

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