The grand differences between France, Spain, and the Empire with their severall titles, claimes, and pretences to each others dominions, discussed and stated / by an impartiall hand ; very necessary for the cleare understanding of the present commotions, and the great affaires of Europe.

III. Paragraphe. From the Rupture of the peace till now.

These mutuall offences being accumula∣ted, in the end brake into open war. It was declared by the French by a Herald in Flan∣ders in May 1635. That declaration was grounded upon that old complaint, that the Spaniard aspires to the universal Monarchy of Europe, and to devoure all the Princes thereof; and because the Spaniard vexed the confederates of France with wars, but more particularly by reason of the imprisonment of the Archbishop of Treves who had put him∣selfe under the protection of King Lewis. To all the complaints of the French, the Spani∣ards

have their answers, and have enough on their part to complaine. Howsoever this war hath produced many great exploits on both sides, in Germany, in Italy, in Flan∣ders, in Spaine. And though the fortune of war have alternative successes, yet France had hitherto the advantage of that bloody game, having stretcht her dominions be∣yond the Rhine, united Lorraine to the French Crowne, got many townes in Flan∣ders and Artois, Perpignan and the County of Roussillon, and got a good footing in the Dutchy of Milan. Besides Catalonia, which hath submitted her self to the Soveraignty of France. The greatest losse of the Spaniard is that of Portugal by the practices of France, whereby the King of Spain hath lost Brasill, and the East-Indies.