Excerpt: ... my forwardnesse in that office; and I beseech you not to repent your part therein. Since we came to this Town, there arrived an Extraordinary from Spain, with a reconfirmation of the Duke d'Aumals Pension, which is thereby 2400l a year, & he brings the title of Count, to Rodrigo de Calderon, who from a very low place, having grown to be Secretary to Lerma, is now Ambassador here, and in great opinion of wisdome: They say yet he goes to Prague with the Marquis Spinola, and the Graf Buquoy, to congratulate the ...
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Excerpt: ... my forwardnesse in that office; and I beseech you not to repent your part therein. Since we came to this Town, there arrived an Extraordinary from Spain, with a reconfirmation of the Duke d'Aumals Pension, which is thereby 2400l a year, & he brings the title of Count, to Rodrigo de Calderon, who from a very low place, having grown to be Secretary to Lerma, is now Ambassador here, and in great opinion of wisdome: They say yet he goes to Prague with the Marquis Spinola, and the Graf Buquoy, to congratulate the Emperour; but we all conclude here, that persons of such quality, being great in matter of Warre, are not sent for so small an emploiment: we beleeve certainly, that they deliberate a Warre, and that the reduction of Aix being not worthy this diligence, their intentions must be upon Cleves, for the new Town which the two Princes make by Collen Cologne despites them much. The Elector of Ments Maintz hath lately been here, upon pretence of comming in devotion to Sichem, and shortly the Electors of Colein Cologne and Saxony are to be here severally: all concurs to a Pg 164 disposition of such a Warre, and the Landsgrave of Hasse Hesse (who is as yet in the Union) is much solicited and caressed by this party, and I doubt, will prove a frail and corruptible man. I durst think confidently, that they will at least proceed so far towards a Warre, as to try how France will dispose it self in the businesse: for it is conceived that the D. of Bovillon Bouillon brought to our King good assurances from the Queen Regent, that she would pursue all her husbands purposes in advancing the designes of those Princes who are in possession of Cleves, and in the Union. If she declare her self to do so, when they stirre, they are like to divert their purposes; but if she stand but neutrall (as it is likely, considering how Spanish the Court is at this time) I see not that the Princes of the Union are much likely to retard them. Sir, you see what...
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Very Good. No Jacket. 6 x 6 x 1.2. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Sturgis & Walton Co, New York, NY 1910. Limited Edition. 317 pages. Only 600 copies printed. Nice Firm copy! Light general wear. Previous owner name. Size: 6 x 6 x 1.2. Poetry: Poet Biographies Books on Books: Books on Authors Biography 7113.
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Very Good-with no dust jacket. Facsimile reprint. This is an Ex-Library copy, but the only markings are some glue residue from bookplate removal on the front pastedown, and the remains of a partially obliterated library blindstamp at the bottom of the dedication page. No other library markings. Light bumping, just a bit of wear at spine extremities and tips of corners. Smudged soil to boards. Spine sun-darkened; gilt lettering a bit dull, bit still quite readable. Page top edges age-darkened. Else pages clean. Deckled edges.; EYH14A; 317 pages; Ex-Library.