This, which was the common Life at Court, was very often diversify’d, by Parties for Hunting, Fishing, or other Pleasures. The Elector himself gave Direction for all the Feasts he made, and I believe it would have been difficult to have found any body that understood the Matter so well; every Thing being conducted with such charming Delicacy and Regularity, that I own to you, _Madame_, I thought myself in some enchanted Island. What contributed to render the Court of _Munich_ yet more splendid, was, the Presence of the Count _de Charolois_, a Prince of the Blood of _France_, who made some Stay here at his Return from the War in _Hungary_[6]. That young Prince being spurr’d on by Glory, thought he could not better signalize his Valour, than by bearing Arms against the Infidels, with whom the Emperor had just declared War; but as he plainly foresaw, it would be difficult for him to obtain Leave from his Mother and the Regent to go out of the Kingdom, he resolv’d to get away without speaking a Word of it to any body but Two Persons that he carry’d along with him. The Day that he put this Project in Execution, he set out early in the Morning, on Pretence of going a Hunting. He travell’d Seven Post Stages without Baiting, with the Horses of the Duke his Brother, and he was got as far as the _Austrian Netherlands_, when they thought at _Chantilly_ he was but in the Forest. He went to _Liege_, and from thence to _Bon_, but always with an Equipage that did not denote his Quality. From _Bon_ he proceeded thro’ _Munich_ to _Vienna_; from whence without visiting either the Emperor or Empress he repair’d to _Belgrade_, which was then besieg’d by Prince _Eugene_ of _Savoy_. He distinguish’d himself greatly in this Campaign, and gave Demonstration that he was worthy of his Illustrious Blood. After the Reduction of _Belgrade_, he went to _Vienna_, where he stay’d some time, and then travell’d to _Italy_, from whence he return’d to _Munich_. The Elector, who had been perfectly well receiv’d by the Duchess, who was the young Count’s Mother, took a Pleasure to shew his Gratitude to the Prince her Son. He therefore lodg’d him at the Castle, and defray’d his and his Attendants Charges all the Time that he stay’d at _Munich_; he provided a Table for him in his Apartment for Twelve People; and when he din’d with the Elector, which he never did but with Ladies in Company; and when they were to go out a Hunting, his Gentlemen had a Table allow’d them, which was spread for Eight; but some Difficulties in the Point of Rank prevented the Count from dining in public with the Elector and the Princes. His Electoral Highness gave him a certain Number of Officers, Pages and Footmen to wait on him, and Care was taken to chuse such only to attend him as talk’d _French_; but he soon acquainted himself with the _German_ Language to such a Degree, that the Country-People understood him better than they did me. Of this I had Experience one Day as I went a