The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

SECT. 2.

[Sect. 2] In February 1680. The Emperor and Empyr. by several Letters and Memorials, ac∣quainted the dyet at Rattibone, that they found them∣selves aggrieved, that the French had already Con∣traveened the Peace, in no less then twelve Material Particulars, and that quite contrary to all the Treaties, both of Westphaita and Nime••u••n. And the dyet Examining the matter fully, and finding it to be so; intreated the Emperor in behalfe of himself and the Empyr, by his Letters or Embassie, to re∣quire reparation of the same from the French King.

But for all these Remonstrances, he was so far from giving the proposed Satisfaction, as he began to en∣large his limits in Alsatia; And soon after a paper was published (as was pretended, by the French King) bearing, that in case the Dauphin were chosen King of the Romans, most of the Towns detained from the Emperor should be restored, that ane Army of sixty Thousand French should be main∣tained in Hungary against the Turks, without any Charge to the Empyre, and a Considerable Fleet should be imployed against the Turks, towards the Dardanello's, with many other plausible propositions; but these being little taken notice of, the French King incroaches severely on the Prince Palatine, which makes the Emperor and Empyr complain in every Court

where there was any hope of releif, particularly the States of Holland were solicited to Employ their b••st Offices at the French Court that these Contra∣ventions might cease and be abolished; but the States finding, that notwithstanding all the French Kings Caressess and fair promises, that their addresses to him in behalfe of the King of Spain their Alli••, had taken so little effect, they thought it needless to ex∣pect▪ any better s••ccesse in this, and therefore they made no progress in it.

Nor was i•• Germany only that thought her self Injured, for in the Spring the French made incursi∣ons in the province of N••mu••, possessing themselves of above fourty villages, and the Princes of Italy were Allarmed also, by the French Troops march∣ing to take Possession of Cass••l, sold by the Duke of Mantua to the French King, for four Millions of Li∣vers.

Notes

• The Em∣perour complains of the French Kings breach of the late Treaty.
• Flanders and Italy allarmed by the French.