_Laurence_, Prince _Palatine_, found fault with the Emperour _Sigismundus_, because instead of putting to Death his conquered Enemies, he loaded them with Favours, and put them in a Condition to hurt him: _Why! don’t I put them to Death_, said he, _when I make their hatred cease, and gain their Friendship?_ 20 _Laurent_, Prince _Palatin_, reprochoit à l’Empareur _Sigismond_, qu’au lieu de faire mourir ses Ennemis vaincus, il les combloit de Graces, & les mettoit en ètat de lui nuire: _Ne les fais-je pas mourir_, dit-il, _en faisant cesser leur haine & les rendant mes Amis?_ 21 A Lord having pitcht upon an ignoramus to be his Library-keeper, _That’s the Seraglio_, said a very witty Lady, _committed to the Custody of an Eunuch_. 21 Un Seigneur ayant choisi un homme ignorant pour être son Bibliotéquaire, _C’est_, dit une Femme de qualité fort spirituelle, _le Serrail qu’on a donné à garder à un Eunuque_. 22 _Balzac_ having occasion for some Money, sent to his Friend _Voiture_ to desire him to lend him four Hundred Crowns, and charged his Valet-de-Chambre to give him a Note for the like Sum. _Voiture_ told the Money, and being offered the Note, which ran thus, _I promise to pay to Mr._ Voiture _the Sum of four Hundred Crowns which he has sent me_, &c. He takes it, peruses it, and underwrites these Words, _I promise to pay to Mr._ Voiture _the Sum of eight Hundred Crowns, for the Favour he has done me of borrowing four Hundred of me_, &c. And so he gives the Note to the Valet-de-Chambre to carry it back to his Master. 22 _Balzac_ ayant besoin d’Argent, envoya prier _Voiture_ son Ami de vouloir bien lui preter quatre Cens êcus & chargea son Valet de Chambre de donner à _Voiture_ une Promesse de pareille somme: _Voiture_ conta l’Argent, & comme on lui presenta la Promesse où il y avoit ces Mots, _Je promets de payer à Monsieur de_ Voiture _la somme de quatre cens écus qu’il ma pretée_, &c. il la prend, la lit, & souscrit ces Paroles, _Je promets de payer à Monsieur de_ Balzac _la somme de huit cents écus, pour le plaisir qu’il m’a fait de m’en emprunter quatre cens_. Aprés cela il rend la promesse au Valet de Chambre pour la reporter à son Maître. 23 _Henry_ IV. King of _France_ was so generous, that he ordered _Vitri_, Captain of his Life-Guards, to take into his Troop the Man that wounded him in the Battle of _Aumale_. The Mareschal d’_Estrees_ being one Day in his Coach, and this Life-Guard-man riding by the Boot, _There is_, said the King, pointing to him, _the Soldier who wounded me at the Battle of_ Aumale. 23