"Great Roman Emperor Maxmilian I. and "feveral Powers do actually give it to your "Majefty at this Time. The Title of "GREAT, which your Majefty hath acquired by your Heroick Actions, hath been already

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given you in feveral publick Writings: "And as for the Title of FATHER OF THE "COUNTRY, we thought fit to give it to your

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Majefty, as being our Father, whom God "hath been pleased to grant us in his great "Goodness, without any Merit of our own. "We give it you after the Example of the an"tient Greeks and Romans, who ufed to "give thofe Appellations to fuch of their Mon"archs as rendered themselves famous by glo"rious Exploits, and by Acts of Goodness to "their People. Therefore we think ourselves

obliged, by your Majesty's fatherly Tender"ness, most humbly to offer you what is al"ready yours without it, what you yourself "have already fo juftly acquired, and what "belongs to you by full Right and Title; "intreating, that you would be pleafed to "favour us according to your known Magna"nimity, and moft gracioufly to accept what "we now dedicate to your Majefty."

Then the whole Senate thrice repeated, Long live PETER the Great, Father of his Country, and EMPEROR of all RUSSIA; and the whole Affembly teftified their Applaufe by the Sound of Trumpets and Kettle-Drums: At the fame Time the Cannon were discharged from the Ramparts, the Admiralty, and a hundred and twenty-five Gallies that arrived the fame Day with twenty-three thousand Foot Soldiers, who had been till then in Finland, under the Com

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mand of Prince Galiczin. This was followed by a Salvo of the fmall Arms of fome Batallions of the Guards, that were drawn up in a Line near the Church; as alfo of the Troops that were on board the said Gallies and other fmall Veffels. The Subftance of his Imperial Majefty's Answer to the Speech was this:

"First, That he heartily defired the Nation "would acknowledge the Goodness of the "Great God, for his Mercies vouchfafed during "the late War, and by the Treaty of Peace "concluded with the Crown of Sweden. Se

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condly, That he would render all poffible "Thanks to God, and while they enjoy Peace, "not lay afide Military Exercises, left what "has happened to the Greek Monarchy should

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happen again. And Thirdly, That they "would lay the publick Good to Heart, and "make a profitable Ufe of the Advantages "which God hath been pleafed to put into "their Hands, for making Commerce flou"rish, and for eafing the Nation."

The Senate then making a profound Reverence, and thanking his Majefty for fo gracious and paternal an Exhortation, gave Thanks to God in Prayer, which was followed by a fecond Salvo of the Cannon and fmall Arms; after which a Chapter was read out of one of the Gofpels, and the Metropolitan of Rezan kneeling, recited the Lord's Prayer with a loud Voice, and the Service ended. Their Imperial Majefties were faluted going out of the Church, with the Acclamations of the People, and a third Discharge of the great and fmall Arms.

After this the Senate went in a Body to congratulate the Emprefs and the Imperial Prin

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ceffes; who very gracioufly thanked them. The Emperor and Emprefs went from thence to the Hall of the Senate, where the Duke of Holftein waited with all his Retinue, as well as all the foreign Ministers, who every one of them congratulated them on their Entrance into the Hall. Then Prince Menzikoff, Count Apraxin, and the Secretary of the Senate, declared the Advancement of feveral Land and Sea-Officers; after which the Affembly fat down to Table, where above a thousand Perfons of both Sexes were entertained.

The Conduits in the Street ran with Wine; an Ox was roafted whole, and ftuffed with Fowls for the Populace; and the Night concluded with Illuminations and fine Fire-works, which were lighted about nine o'Clock, as foon as the Ball was over in the great Hall. But the Rejoicings continued at Petersburgh for fifteen Days, in which was one of thofe grand Masquerades that the whole Court had a Part in, and which was repeated every Day for five or fix times.

I fhall conclude the third Book of this Volume, at this remarkable Period of Time, when an End was put to the cruel and destructive War, which had now raged about twenty Years in the North; and when this great Prince was invested with thofe Titles that were so justly due to his Power, and the glorious Deeds he had performed for his Country.

End of the Third Book.

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THE

HISTORY

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PETER I.

CZAR of Muscovy.

BOOK IV.

The CONTENTS.

The Czar takes upon him the Title of Emperor, and requires it to be given him by foreign Powers; which is done very readily by the King of Pruffia, the States-General of the United Provinces, and the Grand Signior; but the King of Demark refufes it on Account of fome Differences with respect to certain Privileges claimed by the Czar in the Sound. The Trade removed from Archangel to PetersVOL. III. T

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