Monatsschrift für Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judentums · 1900-01-01 · Heft 5 · p. Seite 279

Die englische Intervention z. Gunsten d. böhmischen Jüdin i. J. 1744. 279 against so many tlionsand innocent families. I would, therefore, if he pleased, convey to the Queen, through bis canal & as it were unknown to bim, the King’s most earnest intreaties tbat tbe Queen of Hungarv would, for her own sake, suffer His Majesty’s intercessions to prevail in behalf of tbe Jews. Count Ulfeld excused bims elf, & advised me to speak to Count Staremberg who, fiom bis great age, known wisdom, & long Services to tbe house of Austria, migbt bave more credit than himself, but in assuiing me tbat to lively a representation of anything, tbat migbt give tbe Queen to bad an opinion of her own seif, & of her personal conduct, would only make things worse instead of bettering tliem. I weilt immediately tbat afternoon to Count Staremberg. He said, it was in vain for bim to charge himself with the delivery of the papers, as he should not be able to see the Queen befere she set out the next day for tbe famous Monastery of St. Mary in Stiria, when she was to go, as is customary in tbe House of Austria, to make an offering for tbe birtb of tlie eldest Archduke, tbe performance of which she bad been so long debarred from, but that be would certainly concert witb Count Ulfeld tbe best manner of their joining in a last effort upon my present representations, whicli be perceived, by tbe metliod I proposecl for their being conveyed to tbe Queen, to be so delicate as well as serious as to make him curious to know in what they consisted; whereupon I opened tbe sealed paper, & read to hin! tbe inclosed translation of your Lordship’s last letter. He told me, that for the success of tbe affair itself, he was glad that circumstances bad happened to be such, tbat be conld not give it to tbe Queen before her departure, for tho’ be could not answer for tbe good effect of His Majesty’s friendlv intreaties, yet knowing as he did the Charakter of tbe Queen, be could answer for tbe ill effect of tbe rest of tbe presentation, were it only 011 account of its being to true. I informed Count Ulfeld the same night of what liad passed witb Count Staremberg, & Unding tbe next morning, upon a full consideration of tbe whole, tbat notwithstanding the said joint efforts to be made by these two ministers, after cunferring together, the Queen would be set out for Stiria, I drew up early tbe paper of which tbe inclosed is a copy, & surprised Count Ulfeld witb it before he went to the Queen’s apartment, shewing bim the necessity 01 bis producing it to her Majesty [in] time enough for