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Anno 1558.
This Year many Thousands died of the Plague. The Contagion broke out at Murcia, * 1.1 and thence spread to Valencia, and so at last to Burgos. It lasted some Years before it was quite allay'd.
The King of France after the defeat of S. Quintin, caused the Duke of Guise to leave * 1.2 Milan, and return into France in January. The Duke having gathered a mighty Army took Calis, the only Town the English possessed in France.
The same Month died Queen Ellenor, Charles the Emperor's Sister, at Valladolid. In her Will she left certain Towns she possessed in Burgundy to her Daughter Mary, whom she had by Emanuel King of Portugal.
On the 18th of April, Francis the Dauphin of France Married Mary Stuard, Queen * 1.3 of Scotland, afterwards a most Unfortunate Princess. The Infection of Heresie spread in both the Kingdoms of France and Scotland, and many of the Nobility were ta••nted.
The War continued very hot in Flanders. Among all other Actions, the Battel of Graveling was remarkable: There the French were defeated and sustained so great loss that they presently began to treat of Peace. On the 21th. of September the great Emperor Charles the Fifth departed this Life, at the place of his Retirement. His Body was de∣posited in that Monastery, whence some Years after, by Order of the Catholick King his Son it was translated to the Royal Monastery of the Escurial.
In England Queen Mary and Cardinal Reginald Poole died both at the same time, and * 1.4 with them fell the Catholick Religion in that Kingdom.