The History of Holland and From the Beginning of the Tenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth, Vol. 3 of 3

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Excerpt from The History of Holland and From the Beginning of the Tenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth, Vol. 3 of 3: Including an Account of the Municipal Institutions, Commercial Pursuits, and Social Habits of the People; The Rise and Progress of the Protestant Reformation, in Holland Prosperous condition of the United Provinces. Causes of their subsequent decay already perceptible. Reception of Charles II., King of England, in Holland. His aversion to the Dutch Nation. Causes of estrangement between England and Holland. Treaty with Portugal. States of Holland deliver up three of King Charles I.s Judges. Alliance with France: with England. Disputes concerning the Dutch Settlements on the coast of Africa, and the ships Good-Hope and Bonaventura, exaspierated by the English Ambassador. The Pensionary De Witt courts the friendship of Prance. Views of Louis Jtiv. on the Spanish Netherlands. Hostilities coinmitted by England against the United Provitices. Dissimulation of the King. Secret orders sent to De Buyter. Seizure of Dutch vessels. Holland destitute of Allies. Declaration of war by the King of England. Naval defeat of the Dutch near Leostoffe. Its effects on the internal affairs of the United Provinces. The Pensionary goes on board the fleet. Invasion of the Provinces by the Bishop of Munster. Louis Jtiv. affords thetn tardy assistance: meditates alliances with Brandenburg and Denmark on their behalf. Zealand presses for tlie creation of a Stadtholder. De Witt made guardian of the Prince of Orange. Establishment of the Gecommitteerde Baaden. Peace with the Bishop of Munster. Beluctance of France to support the States. Naval battle of four days. Attempt to invade England. Defeat of the Dutch near the North Foreland. Tromp dismissed. Treason of Du Buat. Lariding on the island of Schelling. Mutual desire for peace. The Dutch surprise Shireness, and burn the English ships at Chatham. Conclusion of peace. King of France invades the Spanish Netherlands. Perpetual Edict passed in Holland. The Triple Alliance formed. Dissatisfaction of France and Spain. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. Dissensions in the United Provinces. Louis XIV. seduces the King of England from the Triple Alliance. Visit of the Duchess of Orleans to Dover. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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