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A COLLECTION Of Papers, in Spanish, relating to the affairs of the Low Countries, in the xviith century; in the following order :-

Payment of' officials, troops, etc., in the United Provinces, and internal government, 1663, f. 4;-Notes of Treaties with France, 1624-1648, f. 24;-

.. Causas por donde creció el comercio de Olanda," etc. (printed) f. 26;-Affairs of the States, in 1620, f. 34;-Question of continuing the truce between Spain and the States, 1620, f. 41 ;-" Discurso de D. Carlos Colorna de la forma en que deberia hazerse la guerra à los Holandeses," f. 63;-Reasons for a suspension of arms, f. 67;-Negotiations, and acknowledgment of the freedom of the States, 1608-9, f. 70;-Defence of the Catliolic Religion, in reference to the recognition of the States, f. 102;-Letters of Fray Luys Estella, Maestro del Sacro Palacio Apostolico, relative to the truce with the States, 1609, f. 118;-Proposition from Bethlem Gabor to the States, Oct. 1626, Lat., f. 129;-Propositions for supplies, for supporting the campaign of 1641, f. 137;-Hostilities committed in the Spanish territories, 1666 (printed), f. 142;- Order in Council for the Burial of the Dutch, in Spain, 1657, f. 150;-Representation of the English Ambassador, Sir G. Downing, for procuring a peace between the States and Portugal, temp. Cromwell, f. 152;-Instructions to the Dutch Ambassadors to Spain, 1660, f 154;-

Letter of Louis XIII. to his Ambassador in Holland, to prevent a truce, 21 Sept. 1625, f. 158;-Supplies for the war, 1635, f. 160;-Letter of Philip IV. to the Marques de Aytona, relative to the conditions on which Hugo Grotius might be employed in his service, 6 May, 1634, f. 161 ;-Letter from the same, inclosing the terms of peace between Spain and the States, 1 May, 1628, f. 162;-Proposals for peace between Spain and Holland, 1624-5, f 176;-Papers relating to the suspension of arms, 1630, ff 180, 218;-Treaty of Munster, 1646-1650 (printed), f. 197;-State of Holland, 1625 (printed), f 221 ; -Instructions to the Spanish Envoy, Juan de Necolalde ( ? ), f. 227 ; -Negotiations for a truce with Holland, 1640-1641, f. 231 ;- Affairs of the Palatinate, 1632, f. 245;-Advantages in concluding a peace with Holland, f. 250;-Negotiations for peace between the States favorable to the Spanish interest, and those hostile to it, 1632-3, f. 254;-Union of France, England and Spain against the States, 1672, f. 379 ;-Relation by Capt. Ysselmuyden of the naval engagement between the English and Dutch, March, 1672 (printed), f. 393;-Declarations of war by France and England, against the States, 1672 (partly printed) , f 395;-Negotiations between Holland and France, 1672, f. 399;-Advantages for Spain in breaking the peace with France, in aid of Holland, 1672 (partly printed), f. 400;-Manifesto of the States, to resist the pretensions of France, 1673 (printed), f 408;-Negotiations of the Marques de Fresno, Dutch Ambassador at London, and Treaty of Peace between England and the States, 1673-4 (printed), f. 412;-Negotiations of the States with Spain, 1679, f. 429;-Treaty between France and the States, 1684, f 447. A table of contents is prefixed. Folio. [14,005]