SERIES of Letters from a NobleMAN to his Son. A New EDITION, carefully corrected. VOL. III. LONDON, A. HAMILTON, jun. Falcon-court, Fleet-street. 1789. PA R T I. PEACE of WESTPHALIA, in 1648. LE T T E R LXIX. & general View of the Transactions of Europe, from the Dearb of Charles IX. in 1574, to the Accession of Henry IV. the firn King of the Branch of Bourbon, to the Throne of France, 'iñ 1589including the Rise of the Republic of Holland, the unhappy Catastrophe of Don Sebastian King of Portugal, the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, A.D. Page 1574 ACCESSION of Henry III. of France umpire between the Protestants and Catholics . ibid. 1575 The king of Navarre places himself at the head of the protes tants. 1570 They obtain advantageous conditions 1577 Are threatened by the famous Catholic League, which is headed by the Duke of Guise Phillip II. of Spain declares hiuself protector of that league ib: . His motives for so doing Retrospective view of the Civil wars in the Low Countries 5 Az 2 ibid. ibid, The A.D. The Flemish sea-adventurers make themselves masters of the The provinces of Holland and Zealand throw off the Spanish yoke ; and William prince of Orange, by forming the re- lic of the United Provinces ibid. Requesens, Commandator of Castile ibid. ibid. ibid. Don John of Austria, the new governor of the Low Countries, 1578 Queen Elizabeth engages to support the revolted provinces ib. Don John deposed by a decree of the States They are distracted by jealoufies and disentions He is succeeded in the command of the Spanish army in the Netherlands by the famous Alexander Farnese, duke of Parma ibid. 1579 The UNION of the Seven Provinces signed at Utrecht ibid. 1580 The United Provinces finally withdraw their allegiance from The expedition of Don Sebastian, king of Portugal, to the 14 ibid. 1581 Philip II. makes himself master of the kingdom of Portugal 15 1582 Attempt against the life of the prince of Orange He is opposed to the duke of Parma Distracted state of affairs in Scotland ibid. 1983 The Spaniards invade Ireland Account of the voyage of Sir Francis Drake 19 27 A.D. Page 1583 Plot against the life of Elizabeth 1584 It is discovered 20 Affaffination of William prince of Orange i ibid. His fon Maurice elected ŝtadtholder 21 The Duke of Parma invests Antwerp ibid. 1;8; The citizens agree to acknowledge the authority of Philip 22 Rapid decay of that city ibid. The United Provinces offer their sovereignty to Henry III. of France He is obliged to reject it, on account of the distracted state of his kingdom ibid. Queen Elizabeth fends over an army of fix thousand men, un der the earl of Leicester, to the ailistance of the States 24 And dispatches Sir Francis Drake, with a fleet of twenty fail to distress the Spaniards in the West Indies ibid. 1536 Success of Drake ibid. ibid. ibid. Examination of the evidence against her . 28 1387 Affe&ting circumstances attending her execution Her gallant behaviour . ibid. Her character 30 Hypocritical sorrow of Elizabeth ibid. James VI. king of Scotland seems determined to revenge the death of his moiher 31 He is induced to live on good terms with the court of England ibid. Naval exploits of Drake and Cavendish The failing of the Spanilh Armada is retarded 1388 Philip II. makes new and great preparations for invading Eng. land ibid. Defeated by the English fleet, under the earl of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake 36 It is attacked by a violent form and wrecked on the western illes of Scotland, and on the coast of Ireland 37. French Protestants reduced to great distress by the vower of the Catholic League ibid. Ambition of the second Duke of Guise His violent death 39 29 ... 32 ibid. 33 34 38 A 3 |