A brief account of the Hospital of St. Elisabeth annexed to the Imperial Monastery of St. Maximin, of the Electorate of Treves. Translated from the Latin [of 'Historia succincta Hospitalis St. Elisabethae']. With notes, and miscellaneous observations.

Date:
1786
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Credit: A brief account of the Hospital of St. Elisabeth annexed to the Imperial Monastery of St. Maximin, of the Electorate of Treves. Translated from the Latin [of 'Historia succincta Hospitalis St. Elisabethae']. With notes, and miscellaneous observations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Though the Medal f to which great Juftice has been done by the Engraving) fuff- ciently announces itfelf', yet, it has been thought pofible, that its Connexion with the Subject of this V/ork might, to fome Readers, be not immediately apparent; Mr. Holtzey’s Account of its Defgn is here, therefore, tranfated (withfome Abrige- tner.t J and annexed. EXPLANATION of the MEDAL, Struck to contribute towards eternizing thofe Difpofitions, no lefs enlight- ened than benevolent, which his Imperial Majesty is making through the Extent of his vaft Dominions, to prevent all Tyranny over Confcience, and tofupprefs fuch of the Convents, Monasteries, and Religious Houses as are ufelefs to the Church, and to the State. On the Front is the Effigies, without any Embellifhment, with the Legend, “ JOSEPH II. BY THE GRACE, ETC. EMPEROR OF THE ROMANS, ASSERTOR OF TRUE PIETY.” On the Reverfe his Imperial Majesty is reprefented as a faithful Shepherd (that Symbol of good Princes fo cherifhed by the Antients*), on his Knees, before The Almighty; and by an Altar, on which are Words of this Senfe— “ in support of freedom.” On the Altar are the Tables of the Law; and, over thofe, the Gospel, as the fie Rubs of the Faith and Life of Man : the celeltial Sun darts his Rays upon thefe ; from whence a Splendor is refledled on the Breaft of the Emperor, which he prefents to their Influence; while he lifts his other Hand and Eyes to Heaven expreflive of what is palling in his generous Mind. The Whole is bell illuftrated by the Legend “ TRUTH BELOVED ABOVE ALL THINGS.” On the Exergue is the Year, 1782, in which Events fo important to Religion, took place, in the extenfive States fubjedl: to the Sceptre of the Emperor ; to the Aftonilhment, and with the Applaufe* of the better Part of Europe. John George Holtzey, Medallif, Amsterdam. Member of the Society , of Sciences at Harlem. As the Tranfator has given only his Initials, be thinks it advifable to fatisfy thofe who have not feen the original “ Historia succincta Hospitalis S. Elisa- sethe,” that it was publifbed this Tear, in London, and is to be had of Mr. Cadell, or of Mr. Elmsley, both Bookfellers in the Strand. To that PVork he refers as his Voucher for the Account, and for the Diplomas in the Appendix : for the Notes, the Refponfbility chiefy falls on himfclf. The Impreffion of the Original was a fmall one : and fever al of them are in the Hands offoreign Perfonages., or of the Lovers of Antiquity in our own Country. * And rightly : as it includes the Image of the true Principles of Government fweetly and elegantly reprefented, under the fame Idea, by Gregory Nazanzien. OXpya fxtv \ peutinria- rot, oroXXaSt % cvpiyu. Little by the Red of Compu If on j much ly the perfuafve Voice of Benignity. C. L.