AN

ACCOUNT

OF

SWITZERLAND.

Written in the YEAR 1714.

LONDON:

Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head, over-against Catherine-ftreet in the Strand.

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THE

PREFACE.

I

HAVE often wonder'd, that a Country situated almost in the Middle of Europe, as Switzerland is, should be so little known, that not only the Generality of People have scarce any Idea of it, but that even some Men bred up to Foreign Affairs, hardly know the Names of the several Cantons, or of what Religion they are.

I cannot impute this general Ignorance of the Country, to the Contempt many People have for it, but must rather attribute their Contempt to their Ignorance of it; since those who are acquainted with the Switzers, know that they have no small InA 2 fluence