History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain 1
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain 1
William Hickling Prescott
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This had not proved equal to b^ necessities. It was in vain, however, to expect any furtiier concessions from the states. They had borne, not without murmurs, the heavy burdens laid on them by Charles,-«-fL monarch whom they loved. They bore still more impatiently the impositions of a prince whom they loved so little as Philip. Yet the latter seemed ready to make any saoritice of his per- manent interests for such temporary relief as would extricale him from his present embarrassments. His corr...espondoMe with Granvelle on the subject, tmfoldin^ the suicidal sohemeis which he submitted to that minister, nught form an edifyii^ chapter in the financial history of that day. (2) The difficult^ of carrying on the ffovemment of the Netherlands in thss crippled state of the nuances doubtless strengthened the desiro of the monarch to return to his native land, where the manners and habits of the people were so much more congenial with his own. Before leaving the country, it was necessary to provide 4i suitable person to whom the reins of government might be intrusted.
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