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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51781	A short view of the lives of those illustrious princes, Henry Duke of Glovcester, and Mary Princess of Orange deceased, late brother and sister of His Majesty the King of Great Brittain collected by T.M. Esq., to whome the same will serve a rule & pattern.	Manley, Thomas, 1628-1690.	1661 (1661)	Wing M446; ESTC R8035	34,733	124

were out of hopes ever to bring to passe for about November 1655. that devillish Rebell Cromwell having engrossed into his own hands the reines of government and brought the English Nation to a slavish submission to his Tyrant●cal power not onely within his own limits did what he listed but quarrelled downright with forein Princes especially the King of Spain upon whom he had made a violent breach in the Indies by the assayling of Hispaniola and surprizing and taking of the Island of Jamaica And now finding the King of Spain inraged at the attempt he attaches him likewise nearer home that is to say in Flanders To which purpose by the assistance of the Cardinall of France Mazarine and the help of money in hopes to weaken the Spaniard by strengthening the French he enters into a Treaty with them and on a sudden concludes a league offensive and defensive on the twenty eighth of November aforesaid 1655. a peace was solemnly proclaimed with France At the time of these transactions was the Duke of Gloucester in France accompanying his brother of York in the warres there yet both still having an eye to the King of Englands affaires when upon the conclusion and proclaming of the peace aforesaid it was suddenly propounded although before it was agreed that they should all be gone from thence in a certain time how great an affront and indignity this was to such persons who had so highly and eminently deserved at the hands of that people I leave to all discerning spirits to judge The King therefore upon good advice having considered the nature of that rash and inconstant Nation and minding how once they were like to have served Henry the seventh by delivering him into the hands of Richard the third his messengers was not minded either to run the hazard of his own sacred Person or of either of his brothers the Dukes of York and Gloucester but by a timely retirement to make an absolute prevention and so not only to take away their power but their hopes of doing him any inconvenience Hereupon they remove not over hastily as in fear but as befitted their Grandeur scorning to be driven they leisurely go into Germany and for some time abode at Colen Here the Duke of Gloucester again retired himself to a more melancholy life by his present reading fitting himself for future employment To this end he was much conversant in Histories thereby setling his judgement in matters morall politick and military so improving that which they intended as a dishonourable banishment that it proved an advantagious retirement Adversity bendeth but never breaketh a noble and undaunted courage he abandons not himself though all the world forsake him but hopes that when Fortune is come to the Brumal Solstice of her frowning she will be Retrograde and shine again with the beames of better successe this made him therefore though plunged to the lowest deep of disasters not to sink into the nethermost hell of despair whence is no redemption but reserve himself to better fortune according to that of the Greek Historian and Philosopher 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Decet utrum vere generosum ferre tum bona tum mala si lapsus fuerit During this time of abode at Colen came thither the newes of an irreconcileable breach between England and Spain as a certainty whereof they heard that the Spaniard at Dunkirk had proclaimed open warre against the English this was taken as a fit and hopefull opportunity by our exiled Princes who not long after were very ceremoniously invited into Flanders where being come and having received the first entertainment as of strangers the next seemed to carry with it a friendship which so encouraged our two young Nobles of York and Gloucester that intending a revenge upon France for her unhandsome sending them away with some new raised forces which they had gotten together they went into the Spanish Camp and joyned themselves to the Prince of Conde who was a Protestant Prince of the blood Royall of France but now upon discontent in armes against the French King To him I say they joyned as assured to do more then if they were all Spanish in regard the secrets of the whole Kingdome were well known to him and not onely Conde but our English Princes by their long residence there had observed both his friends and confederecies and upon what respects they leagued with him they knew his power and strength both in regard of his Countrey and his forces being well acquainted as having been trained up in Martial discipline with many of his chief Commanders and in cruth they nothing failed of their expectation although the French by the conjoyned forces of England did things beyond their accustomed manner besieging and taking Mardike Dunkirk and other forts from the Spaniard although the Spanish forces did as much as could be expected from men and the English in the quarter where the Dukes of York and Gloucester lay acted wonders even against their own Country-men neither would our Princes leave the Spaniard for the first losse but continued helping them with an undaunted courage even till the happy restauration of the King of England to his throne and Kingdomes In this military posture they made many intodes into the enemies countrey and that with such successe as made their valour applauded and their judgement admired We left the Princesse of Orange newly out of chil●bed and mother of a Posthumus son the tendernesse of whose yeares had hitherto kept him as to the generality of the world unknown but now his yeares having made him seem capable of a more discerning judgement the States of the Country begin to complement him and by a serious endeavour strive to train him up in the military art that thereby he might in the future be able to do as his forefathers and not only imitate their vertues but their valour and to this end there was a company of young Noble men and Gentlemen raised of whom the Prince was to the Commander in chief the Lord Breherode Lieutenant and the young Lord Wassenaer Ensign A good rule sure so by custome and use in youth to enure to practise that their most perfect age shall not scruple at the toyle but rather count all difficult things pleasurable as knowing that Ardua virtutis est via But it is often seen that men are weary of well doing and so were these Hollanders quitting their widow Princesse and her Son and closing with English factions against the King which being seen by Prince William Governour of Friesland he together with the whole Country declared their dissent against any such agreement and stand highly on their punctilios for their young Princes and his mothers honour and right This gallantry and noblenesse of the Frieslander was highly commended by many forein Princes especially the Brandenburgher whose Electoral Princesse with all her trayne came to give a visit to the Princesse of Orange whither also came the Dukes of York and Gloucester