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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11797	The Spaniards perpetuall designes to an vniuersall monarchie. Translated according to the French; Dessein perpetuel des Espagnols a la monarchie universelle. English.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Baudartius, Willem, 1565-1640. Progrez des conquestes du roy d'Espagne.; Hotman, Jean, seigneur de Villers-Saint-Paul, 1552-1636, attributed name.; Joseph, père, 1577-1638, attributed name.	1624 (1624)	STC 22086; ESTC S116966	6,737	16

THE SPANIARDS PERPETVALL DESIGNES TO AN VNIVERSALL MONARCHIE Translated according to the French Printed 1624. A PROGRESSE OF THE Conquests of the King of SPAINE and House of Austria in Germany Switzerland the Grisons Countrie Italy and the Frontiers of France since the death of Henry the Great THE Spaniards continually pursuing the advancement of their universall Monarchy the first foundation whereof were laid by Charles the fift since which time that designe hath been still eagerly prosecuted haue bin so happy in their endeavours in these last 10 or 12 yeares in diuers parts of Europe and particularly neere to the borders of France that there remaines very little for them to conquer to encompasse it on all sides and so by little and little to make themselves Majestrates and Arbiters of Christendome And to begin with the last and freshest of their Conquests Besides the Palatine Electoriall dignity which they haue put into the hands of one of their confidents they haue conquered by Armes all the Palatinate both on this side and beyond the Rhine and within or neere it many Citties and strong places whereof divers are Imperiall free Townes as namely Wormbs Spire Landaw Haguenau Wissembourg Fridberg Gailhassen Wetzlar and others together with a good part of the Countrey of Hannau and of the Countrey of Wetteraw wherein are many Counts and Lords neighbours and Allies to the Prince Elector Palatine whose Brother and Cosens haue beene no more spared then the rest though not comprehended in the Imperiall Ban their Lords and Lordships being seized on together with the Iointures of the innocent widdow Princesses This notable conquest to take it from Mentz and Haggenaw on the one side and the countries of Trier and Lorraine one the other and from Francfort almost close to Strasbourg containes in length more then 50 French leagues and in breadth Fortie And they still continue to make some progresse about the Palatinate vnder colour of passages or other pretents and proceede in their secret practises vpon diuers other Imperiall Townes especially that of Strasbourg a great and strong place and of the ancient patrimony of our first Kings and likewise vpon the Towne of Besanson to establish a Parliament there or transferre thither that of Dole As in the time of Phillip the second the Admirall of Arragon presumed to aske the Vicariat of that Towne for the King his Master but it was denied him by the Emperour Rodolph the second And of late the Ministers of Spaine haue offered money for certaine places in the Bishopricke of Liege for no other end but that we euen now speak of But that which is most monstrous is the quarrell they make with the Elector of Brandenbourg seeking an occasion to make him likewise loose his Electorat although that Prince hath all this time remained neutriall and kept intelligence with the Elector of Saxony who at one time or other will scape no better then the rest though he hath assisted the Emperours with his Armes and Counsells to the preiudice of his neere kindred whom he dayly sees to be turned naked to the world All men know that not long before this the Spaniards had made themselues Masters of all that Countrie which lies betweene the Riuers of the Mosell and the Rhine from the Townes of Liege and Cullen to Numeguen in Guelderland and especially of the free and Imperiall Townes of Aix-la-Chappell and Wezell notwithstanding the intercession of the King and Queene Mother then Regent both by frequent Letters and Ambassadours sent expresly for that businesse And they haue since taken by composition the Townes and Fortresses of Iuliers and hold entirely the Dutches of Iuliers and Berg together with all the Townes and places of the Grand Conte de la Marke and the County of Rauensberg with two thirds of the Duchie of Cleues on this side and beyond the Rhine and the most part of it vnder the Duke of Newbourgs name But the Spaniards hauing their garrisons there the good Prince can neither inioy the places nor the reuinue but in very small proportion And notwithstanding all his endeauours and dilligence vsed at Bruxells for freeing himselfe from those garrisons yet cannot he hitherto obtaine or preuaile with them in any thing though he be a Catholike their friend and Allie This conquest is not much lesse worth to the Spaniards then that of the lower Palatinate aswell for the approach which foote by foote they make towards Holland as for the extent of these Countries which one with another from the towne of Aix-la-Chapell to Lipstat the last place of the County De la Marke and from thence to the Town of Cleues amounts vnto aboue fourescore French leagues in length and about 50 in breadth And this without accounting the Fort of Pappe-mutz sittuate in an Isle of the Rhine on this side Cullen lately conquered by the Spaniards and by them Christened with the name of Isabella And in a word either by association or by the conuenience of the Electors of Mentz and Cologue or by their proper conquests they may call themselues Masters of the great Riuer of Rhine from the Towne of Stratsbourg yea euen from Brisacke and Basle to Rees and Emericke Townes in the Land of Cleue not farre distant from the mouth of that River Furthermore who knowes not the designes of the Spaniards vpon the Countrie of the Grisons and how the Archduke Leopold on the one side and the Gouernour of Millaine on the other haue possest themselues of the greatest part of those Countries hauing put garrisons into Coyre Mayenfeld Pretigau and all other places of the one and other Engadine euen close to the Canton of Zurich where the Arch-duke intends to erect a Fort in a certaine place called Steig thereby to bridle the Switzers and keepe an entrance into the Countrey And towards Millaine they haue seized vpon the Counties of Chiavenna and Pregaglia and the long and fertile valley of the Val-telina the two ends whereof ioyne Millaine and Tirol which is the subiect of the present difference betweene the King of Spaine on the on side and the Crowne of France the States of Venice Sauoy and generally all Italy the Switzers and Grisons on the other side They haue also seized on the Counties of Bromio and Valmesolcina a faire and large valley neere Bellinzons towards the Frontiers of Italy and now of late upon the County of Muscco under the title of of the Count of Triuulce his pretence the foresaid Conquests making altogether to reckon from Mayenfield to Bormio and from thence to the Fort Fuentes at the least 40 French leagues in length and more the 30 in breadth as it may euidently appeare by Cluverius his Map of Rhaetia And although the present Pope being now depositary of the most parts of these Forts and places labours with the King of Spaine for restoring all things vnto there former estate according to the French Kings desire yet cannot he attaine vnto it And for Italy it is