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,84 GERMANY. [Wurtemberg.
§.13. The duke oOFurfemierg fits and votes In the college of Princes by
virtue of the dutchy of JFurtemberg, and has demanded the fame privilege
by virtue of the dutchy of Teck. But though this affair was recommended
to the Diet by the Emperor Leopold, in the year 1699, and in 1708 by the
Emperor Jofepb, nothing has yet been done in it. The duke of Wurtemberg
is one of the alternative Princes, as they are called from an agreement
made, in the year 1576, for fettling the alternation of their ranks. In the
Introduäiion to the Circle of Snvabia, he is fhewn to be the fummoning
Prince and diredor of this Circle. The afTcflment in the matricida of the
Empire for the dutchy of Wurtemberg, the Principality and county of Mompelgnrä
and the county of Lo-we?7jicifi, not long fince was fixty horfe and
two hundred and fevcnty-feven foot, or 1828 florins j but I cannot pofitively
affirm whether this be the prefent eflablilliment.
The afleiTment of
the Imperial lordlliip of yiißingen is five footmen, or twenty florins; to the
Kcwimerziele, or Imperial chamber at Wetzlar, the dutchy pays nine hundred
and fifty-three rixdollars, fifty-three kruitzers and a half ; and the Icrdfliip
of jiißingen fifteen rixdollars, eleven kruitzers and a half.
§. 14. At Stuttgardt, which is the refidence of the duke, are the privychancery,
in which the duke himfelf prefides ; the privy, or minifterialcouncil,
confifl:ing of nobles, men of letters and other officers ; the college
of government, which, befides other officers, has alfo a prefident, together
with nobles and men of letters among its members ; the confiftory, with a
prefident, diredor and counfellors ; the board of war, with a prefident and
other members ; the treafury, which confifts of a prefident, a receiver, a
foUicitor and other officers ; the ecclefiaftical college, with a direaor adminiftrators
of the church-revenues and other members and officers, and
feveral other boards and offices; as, namely, thofe of the mint, trade,
forefts, demefnes, mines, (Sc.
The high court of juftice, where caufes are terminated, in dernier rejort,
no appeal being allowed to the Aulic or any other foreign tribunal, was, in
the year 15 14, removed for ever to 'Tubingen, where it holds its feffions
once a year; and confifl:s of a chief-juftice, afi^eflbrs who are compofed of
nobles, men of fi:udy and country gentlemen, as alfo of a fecretary.
§. 15. Mr. Keyfzkr, in his travels, computes the whole revenue of this
country at two millions of guilders /»rr annum. The country itfelf levies the
contributions and excife.
§. 16. The military force here confifts of a body of horfe-guards, horfegrenadiers,
dragoons, foot-guards, five regiments of foot and a body of
artillery.
§. 17. The more particular defcription of this dutchy is beft reduced under
the four following divifions ; 'uiz.
I. The princely temporal baifiwicks and cities, which I fliall mention in
the order in which they defcended to the ducal houfe, though the time of
the