The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: to Which is Prefixed a ... 1
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: to Which is Prefixed a ... 1
Gordon, Alexander, 1841-1931
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83 caufe was, the encouragement they met Book with from feveral of the grandees (whereof 11. Havanjky was chief), who fecretly fpirited ^"^T^ them up to cut oiF the Naritjkins to a man, ^^j^^ ^^^ They from an obfcure family, had.rifen tobdlion. that height of power and greatncfs, by their daughter's being married to the Emperor, that they got the entire management of the . ftate; whereby they were enabled to enrich themfelves and friends, to the great detri- ment of the principal families of th...e empire. ^ The emperors oi Rujfia for fome ages The indo- before Teter the Great, were never feen by ^^°^^^^' their fubjefts in time of peace, but on extra- czarsufed, ordinary occafions, fuch as great feftivals, ^° **^^ ■"• and even then, were only expofed as re- liques ; fo that all affairs were direfted and managed by the Emprefs's neareft of kin, which is the reafon, as is already hinted, that the. nation was fo unwilling their Czar ftiould marry any but one of his own fub^ jefts; which keeps them all in expeftation fome time or other to get into the manage- ment.
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