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Article THE SEKLERS IN TRANSYLVANIA. ← Page 5 of 7 →
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The Seklers In Transylvania.
priests rarely come , and endeavour ( often with success ) to persuade the peasants to change their religion ; whilst the latter , together with the Greek faith , adopt the Wallachian language , and thus lose their nationality . The principal town in the country of the Seklers , Marosch Vasarhelycontains 10000 inhabitantsand has a genuine
, , , Magyar appearance , with large squares , wide streets strewn with sand , or badly paved , and low houses . Numbers of oxen and buffaloes are seen walking about the streets . A few palaces , built by the nobles before their emigration , call to mind the ancient splendour of the town . Vasarhely has neither the aristocratic character of Klausenburg , nor the
civic ajipearance of the small Saxon towns . It lies partly on a hill , and has a citadel ( no longer garrisoned ) , several churches , and a public library of 60 , 000 volumes , which Count Samuel Teleki , chancellor of Transylvania at the beginning of the present century , presented to the town , accompanied by a bequest , providing for its support , and for the payment of a librarian . The only condition attached
to the gift was , that the library should always be open to the public . Marosch Vasarhely has a large Calvinistic lyceum , to which the Government refuses to contribute any support ; it is therefore wholly dependent on the contributions of the Sekler and Hungarian Calvinists . Amongst other studies , natural
history and jurisprudence are taught there . This institution was originally founded in 1550 in Sarosch Patok , in Hungary , and flourished about 1611 , under the patronage of George I . ( Rakotzi ) ; but on the death of his son , George II ., it fell into decay , and at last the Jesuits succeeded in effecting its overthrow . The masters and students wandered about
Transylvania , and after a time a large number of them settled in Fejerver ( Carlsburg ) ; there they remained about eight years , when they were a second time compelled to emigrate . They departed 350 in number , and went to Kaschau , where they resumed their studies . The insurrection under Rakotzi , however , once more turned them adrift , and in 1705 they fled to Sarosch Patok , from which place their predecessors had been banished thirty-four years before .
Marosch Vasarhely is the seat of the highest legal tribunal in Transylvania , called the " Royal Table , " which is also a court of premiere instance . It consists of a president , three judges , chosen by the King from a list furnished by the Diet , of twelve assessors , and as many supernumeraries , whom VOL . III . n
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Seklers In Transylvania.
priests rarely come , and endeavour ( often with success ) to persuade the peasants to change their religion ; whilst the latter , together with the Greek faith , adopt the Wallachian language , and thus lose their nationality . The principal town in the country of the Seklers , Marosch Vasarhelycontains 10000 inhabitantsand has a genuine
, , , Magyar appearance , with large squares , wide streets strewn with sand , or badly paved , and low houses . Numbers of oxen and buffaloes are seen walking about the streets . A few palaces , built by the nobles before their emigration , call to mind the ancient splendour of the town . Vasarhely has neither the aristocratic character of Klausenburg , nor the
civic ajipearance of the small Saxon towns . It lies partly on a hill , and has a citadel ( no longer garrisoned ) , several churches , and a public library of 60 , 000 volumes , which Count Samuel Teleki , chancellor of Transylvania at the beginning of the present century , presented to the town , accompanied by a bequest , providing for its support , and for the payment of a librarian . The only condition attached
to the gift was , that the library should always be open to the public . Marosch Vasarhely has a large Calvinistic lyceum , to which the Government refuses to contribute any support ; it is therefore wholly dependent on the contributions of the Sekler and Hungarian Calvinists . Amongst other studies , natural
history and jurisprudence are taught there . This institution was originally founded in 1550 in Sarosch Patok , in Hungary , and flourished about 1611 , under the patronage of George I . ( Rakotzi ) ; but on the death of his son , George II ., it fell into decay , and at last the Jesuits succeeded in effecting its overthrow . The masters and students wandered about
Transylvania , and after a time a large number of them settled in Fejerver ( Carlsburg ) ; there they remained about eight years , when they were a second time compelled to emigrate . They departed 350 in number , and went to Kaschau , where they resumed their studies . The insurrection under Rakotzi , however , once more turned them adrift , and in 1705 they fled to Sarosch Patok , from which place their predecessors had been banished thirty-four years before .
Marosch Vasarhely is the seat of the highest legal tribunal in Transylvania , called the " Royal Table , " which is also a court of premiere instance . It consists of a president , three judges , chosen by the King from a list furnished by the Diet , of twelve assessors , and as many supernumeraries , whom VOL . III . n