His name is too well known for him to have to show the police his passport, which he does not have on him. He asks the police headquarters to ask Prince Metternich about him.
Mein Name ist zu bekannt, um daß ich meinen Paß der Wiener Politzey vorzeigen müßte, [de]n[1][2] denselben will ich gar nicht aus der Hand geben, und habe ihn auch übrigens diesen [Aug]enblick gar nicht. – Übrigens steht es der hochlöblichen Politzey Direction ganz frei [zum] Fürst Metternich,[a] der mich expedirt, zu schicken, um Wahrheit einzuholen; da [ich] meinen Namen bis jetzt wegen 2 Postpferden noch nie verschwendet habe, und [in] demselben bis jetzt auch noch kein Mensch gezweifelt[3].[b]
Széchényi
[1] Instead of denn.
[2] Due to the binding of the volume, text passages that are not visible but can be inferred are indicated in square brackets.
[3] Missing word: hat.
[a] Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773–1859) was an Austrian statesman, Foreign Minister of Austria from 1809, chancellor of state (1821–1848) and a leading figure in Austrian politics.
[b] On his journey, see the letter of 12 October 1814. For his mission to Naples, he requested two post horses from the Vienna police headquarters, and the police asked him to show his passport. In response, he wrote the letter.
Recommended reference:
István Széchenyi to Vienna Police, Vienna, 30 November 1814. Edited and annotated by Szilvia Czinege. Published in Correspondence of István Széchenyi. Digital edition. Edited by Szilvia Czinege and Zoltán Fónagy. https://szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu/ Abbreviation for further references: SzIL-Digit.