item: #1 of 23 id: A34478 author: Gentleman in Dort. title: The copy of a letter from a gentleman in Dort to a member of the House of Commons in London translated out of Dutch. date: 1692.0 words: 8371 flesch: 35 summary: The first , as I remember , was to know what the Successes of the French King's Arms have been this Campaign . As to the first , it is true the intemperate Spring , and thereby the late opening of the Campaign , on the part of the French , and especially that King 's surprizing return to Versailles , and his detaching from hence so great a part of his Troops to the Rhine , put us in great hopes that we should have been able to have at least made a good Defence this Summer ; yea , our States expected some considerable Victory , and the regaining some Frontier Town from the French. keywords: army; country; duke; french; hath; king; men; peace; states; statholder; tcp; text; war cache: A34478.xml plain text: A34478.txt item: #2 of 23 id: A37153 author: D'Auvergne, Edward, 1660-1737. title: The history of the campagne in the Spanish Netherlands, Anno Dom. 1694 with the journal of the siege of Huy / by Edward D'Auvergne ... date: 1694.0 words: 37973 flesch: 61 summary: This is an old ruined Town , where the Spaniards had once a Garison , but the French upon pretence that it was within the Chatelleine of Tournay , beat them out of it , and no Garison has been in it since There is hardly a finer place in all the Seventeen Provinces for an Army to incamp upon , than the Plains of Cambron , where the strength and scituation equals the beauty and conveniency of the Plain , which reaches from the Village of Irchonwetz to Lens upon the little River that runs by Cambron , about five English Miles in length , with a small rising over against Chievres , from whence we could have a perfect prospect of the Camp from the Right to the Left. From the Meuse to Audenarde we met with no Garrison of ours upon the March , but that of Aeth ; the French they had in their way Namur , Charleroy , Mons , Conde , Valencionnes , and Tournay ; and unless when we passed by the Plain of Cambron , and the Town of Aeth , we marched upon the Enemy's Country , but the French still near their own numerous Garrisons : From whence the Enemy had this advantage over us for a speedy March , that the Boors were all fled to their Garrisous with their Effects , from whence they could not onely get Supplies of Refreshments for their Infantry upon every halt , but also Waggons to bring the Baggage , the Sick and the wearied Soldiers after them , in so much that though their Battalions were not of One Hundred Men each , at their coming up to a Camp or Halt , yet still by Night all the rest were brought up in Waggons , who could not march and follow the Army ; and the Soldiers Bagagge being carried in the same Waggons , they marched only with their Arms so much lighter than ours This is a conveniency the French had , and which 't is plain we wanted : keywords: army; battalions; camp; day; dragoons; duke; enemy; english; foot; forces; french; general; great; guards; holstein; horse; huy; king; left; liege; line; major; march; men; place; quarter; regiments; right; river; scheld; time; town cache: A37153.xml plain text: A37153.txt item: #3 of 23 id: A46308 author: English officer who was there during the last campaign. title: A journal of the late motions and actions of the confederate forces against the French in the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands with curious remarks on the situation, strength, and rarities of the most considerable cities, towns and fortifications in those countreys : together with an exact list of the army / written by an English officer who was there during the last campaign. date: 1690.0 words: 10413 flesch: 67 summary: The Engagement began on a Party of the Dutch , who gave way on the first Charge ; but , our English being there also , who were the Guards ( that day ) for covering the Forragers , on whom the Design of the French Army chiefly was ( and indeed if they could have passed that Guard , they might have taken 5000 of them ) they bore the Brunt of the Battle , and by their bravery , gained the advantage of the Gound ; which if the French could have got , they would have made use of it to our great damage . At the Camp several Souldiers were by a Priest inveagled to desert our Army and go over to the French , some whereof were taken in the Act , and shot , but the Priest made his Escape . keywords: army; camp; church; country; day; duke; dutch; english; french; general; guards; houses; men; prince; red; spanish; town; white cache: A46308.xml plain text: A46308.txt item: #4 of 23 id: A49214 author: France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV) title: The French King's declaration of war by sea and land against the Spaniards revoking the passports, safeguards, and safe conducts, and making prohibition against having any commerce, and enjoyning his subjects to fall upon the Spaniards. date: 1689.0 words: 2574 flesch: 49 summary: Sa Majesté a appris aussi , presque en mesme temps que les Agents du Prince d'Orange on t touche des sommes considérables à Cadix , & à Madrid , que les Troupes de Hollande & de Brandenbourgh sont entrées dans les principales Places des Espagnols en Flanders , Eque le Gouverneur des Païs-Bas pour le Roy Catholique faisoit soliciter les Estats Généraux de faire avancer leur Armée sous Bruxelles . Ordonne & Enjoint pout cét effet , Sa Majesté , à tous ses Sujets , Vassaux & Serviteurs de courre sus aux Espagnols , & leur a deffendu & deffend trés-expressément , d'avoir cyaprés avec eux aucune communication , commerce , ny intelligence , à pein de la vie ; Et à cette fin , Sa Majesté a dés-à-present revoqué & revoque toutes Permissions , Passeports , Sauvegardes , & Sauf-conduits , qui pourroient avoir esté accordez par Elle , ou par ses Lieutenans Généraux , & autres ses Officiers , contraires à la presente , & les a declaré & declarè nuls , & de nul effet & valeur ; deffend à qui que ce soit d'y avoir aucun égard . keywords: france; majesté; que; tcp; text cache: A49214.xml plain text: A49214.txt item: #5 of 23 id: A52829 author: United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. title: A declaration of war by the States-General against the French, Hague, March 12, 1689 date: 1689.0 words: 2044 flesch: 58 summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A52829) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 109698) THat the States-General being in perfect Peace and Tranquillity in the Year 1672 , with such an entire Confidence in the Treatles of Peace , Friendship and Alliance Established between the French King and this State , That they were unprovided of whatever might serve for their Defence against so powerful a King , not being able to imagine that the said King , without any just cause , would break the said Treaties , were yet contrary to all expectation fallen upon with so sudden and heavy a War , that the State was in a short time brought into great danger , and might have been entirely subverted , had they not reflected upon the Reasons which the said King Declared had moved him to the War , to wit , the Encrease of his Honour and Glory ; and firmly trusted that Almighty God would not suffer their destruction , undertaken with so great Injustice , whereby they were encouraged in that desperate state of Affairs , under the prudent Conduct of his Highness the Prince of Orange , to stand our all extremities in the defence of the true Reformed Religion , their Liberty , & Country ; That it having pleased God to pour out his Mercies upon the State , after the spilling of much innocent Blood , & the great suffering of the Inhabitants by the Cruelties of the French , a Treaty of Peace , Commerce , & Navigation was Concluded in the year 1678. with the French King at Nimeguen : which the States on their part exactly & religiously observed ; but that on the contrary the French King soon after , by a publict Edict , laid heavy burthens upon the Commerce of the State , and endeavoured from time to time , by all manner of way , as well in , as out of Europe , to molest the same : favoured the taking of their Ships and Goods , and sought , as far as in him lay , as well directly as indirectly , entirely to ruine their said Commerce and Navigation , causing even their Ships of War to be visited by force , and some of them to be attack'd in time of Peace ; That the said King had finally by new Impositions and Vexations hindred the Inhabitants of these Countries from vending in France , their Manufactures , and product of their Fishery , and had on frivolous pretences laid such great and unjust impositions upon their Trade , that it was impossible for them to continue it any longer ; slighting with great contempt all the Instances made by the States on occasion thereof , and denying their Ambassadors in France the Honour and Respect which they had always enjoyed ; That the said King having begun the Terrible Persecution against those of the Reformed Religion within his Kingdoms , had involved therein the Subjects of this State , residing there on account of their Trade , forcing Women from their Husbands , and Children from their Parents , and treating even the Consuls of this State in a cruel and unheard of manner , contrary to the Law of Nations , and the express Tenor of the Treaties ; That the said King had farther shewed his ill design against this State , by the continual motion of his Troops towards their Frontiers , thereby to oblige them to make extraordinary Preparations by Land and Sea , to the exhausting of their Revenues ; That he had sometimes with fair Words and solemn Assurances , and even by Overtures of an Alliance , endeavoured to amuse them , but that when ever they went about to provide for their own security , and the farther strengthning of the Treaty of Nimeguen , by making Defensive Alliances with any of the Princes their Neighbours , He had always opposed them , & even threatned them with a War on account thereof . keywords: king; state; tcp; text; war cache: A52829.xml plain text: A52829.txt item: #6 of 23 id: A59227 author: Sergeant, John, 1622-1707. title: A letter from a trooper in Flanders to his comrade shewing that Luxemburg is a witch, and deals with the Devil. date: 1695.0 words: 7474 flesch: 81 summary: We , in our March , were joyn'd by several Thousands ; so that our Army was increased to Ninety thousand Men , the French being not near so many . The French King , after he had taken Namur , was gone to Paris ; and a good part of his Army was sent towards Germany ; and our Army was much increased . keywords: army; country; devil; french; lines; luxemburg; river; thou; way cache: A59227.xml plain text: A59227.txt item: #7 of 23 id: A70076 author: Brandenburg (Electorate). Sovereign (1688-1701 : Frederick III) title: A declaration of His Electoral Highness the Duke of Brandenburgh, concerning the present war with France: directing his subjects and vassals, and all other his dependants, how they are to demean themselves in their trading, negotiation, and all incident occasions during the present war. As also a letter sent from the Imperial Diet at Ratisbon to the thirteen cantons in Switzerland, March 7, 1689. Exhorting them to adhere to His Imperial Majesty, and the princes of the empire, in the present war against France. date: 1689.0 words: 5526 flesch: 51 summary: And that hereafter you will not permit the said King to list , or raise Recruits of any Souldiers , to buy Horses , export Corn , Ammunition , or Provisions ; nor be helpful to him , either directly or indirectly with Mony , or in giving him free Passage ; but that by all means possible you will prohibit the French Manufactures in all the Cantons , and other places belonging thereunto , and in general break off all Commerce with him . If any of our Subjects or Vassals , or other Inhabitants of our Countries , have at any Time before this been imployed in the Service of the said King , or his Adherents , either in War , or other Affairs . keywords: countries; empire; france; french; king; majesty; subjects; tcp; text; time; war cache: A70076.xml plain text: A70076.txt item: #8 of 23 id: A77651 author: Browne, Joseph, fl. 1700-1721. title: A panegyrick upon His Majesties glorious return from the wars, after the conclusion of a general peace. By Joseph Brown, Dr. of physick and the civil laws date: 1697.0 words: 4050 flesch: 74 summary: Since Peace the Universal World does crown , Who can but with excessive Pleasure own The Glory of our Heroe's Arms ? — Ev'n the wild Fame from Envy this just Praise imparts , William's the only Monarch of all Hearts , The only Victor is , sent from above , What others gain by Force , to win by Love. Reproduction of original in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. keywords: arms; eebo; english; fame; great; like; peace; tcp; text; war; william cache: A77651.xml plain text: A77651.txt item: #9 of 23 id: A85911 author: Waldeck, Georg Friedrich, Graf von, 1620-1692. title: A letter to the States General of the United Provinces from Prince Waldeck, who commands their army in Flanders, giving an account of the happy success they had against the French army commanded by the Mareschal d'Humieres, on the 15/25 of August instant, 1689 ; published by authority. date: 1689.0 words: 1537 flesch: 60 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A85911) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 151145) keywords: army; eebo; english; tcp; text cache: A85911.xml plain text: A85911.txt item: #10 of 23 id: A90172 author: Orford, Edward Russell, Earl of, 1653-1727. title: A copy of Admiral Russel's letter to the Earl of Nottingham Published by authority. date: 1692.0 words: 1396 flesch: 67 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 154321) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2410:23) keywords: english; tcp; text cache: A90172.xml plain text: A90172.txt item: #11 of 23 id: A97060 author: Lamplugh, Thomas, 1615-1691. title: A letter from Exon to his friend, Mr. T. Wills, in London, concerning the landing of the French July 26 ; with the particulars of the burning the town of Tingmouth, &c. date: 1690.0 words: 1350 flesch: 65 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A97060) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 151858) keywords: english; tcp; text; town cache: A97060.xml plain text: A97060.txt item: #12 of 23 id: B01322 author: Torrington, Arthur Herbert, Earl of, 1647-1716. title: Account of a great engagement which happened between the English squadron, under the command of Vice-Admiral Herbert, and the whole French fleet, near the coast of Ireland, on the first of May, 1689. date: 1689.0 words: 1452 flesch: 61 summary: Account of a great engagement which happened between the English squadron, under the command of Vice-Admiral Herbert, and the whole French fleet, near the coast of Ireland, on the first of May, 1689. 1689 Approx. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2766:1) Account of a great engagement which happened between the English squadron, under the command of Vice-Admiral Herbert, and the whole French fleet, near the coast of Ireland, on the first of May, 1689. keywords: english; french; tcp; text cache: B01322.xml plain text: B01322.txt item: #13 of 23 id: B03987 author: Catholic Church Pope (1689-1691 : Alexander VIII). title: His Imperial Majesty's letter to the Pope wherein is offered his reasons why he cannot accept of any offers of peace with France / translated from the original. date: 1692.0 words: 1602 flesch: 62 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; english; holiness; tcp; text cache: B03987.xml plain text: B03987.txt item: #14 of 23 id: B04186 author: France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV) title: Articles of peace offered by the crown of France date: 1696.0 words: 1411 flesch: 71 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04186) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175962) keywords: crown; eebo; france; tcp; text cache: B04186.xml plain text: B04186.txt item: #15 of 23 id: B04187 author: James II, King of England 1633-1701. title: A copy of a letter from the French king to King James in answer to one from him. Translated from the French copy. date: 1692.0 words: 1419 flesch: 66 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B04187) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179499) keywords: english; king; tcp; text cache: B04187.xml plain text: B04187.txt item: #16 of 23 id: B05298 author: Scotland. Privy Council. title: Act anent persons travelling to England or Ireland without passes. At Edinburgh the twenty sixth day of January 1694 years. date: 1694.0 words: 1403 flesch: 66 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05298) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 178915) keywords: eebo; majesties; tcp; text cache: B05298.xml plain text: B05298.txt item: #17 of 23 id: B05311 author: Scotland. Privy Council. title: Act discharging any person to go aboard of, or correspond with French privateers. Edinburgh, August 3, 1697. date: 1697.0 words: 1132 flesch: 65 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 178923) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2774:62) Act discharging any person to go aboard of, or correspond with French privateers. keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: B05311.xml plain text: B05311.txt item: #18 of 23 id: B05557 author: Scotland. Privy Council. title: A proclamation, declaring war against the French king. Edinburgh, the 6th of August, 1689. date: 1689.0 words: 1271 flesch: 64 summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179015) keywords: king; tcp; text; war cache: B05557.xml plain text: B05557.txt item: #19 of 23 id: B05562 author: Scotland. Privy Council. title: A proclamation discharging correspondence and commerce with France. date: 1696.0 words: 1342 flesch: 62 summary: B05562) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179017) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; france; tcp; text cache: B05562.xml plain text: B05562.txt item: #20 of 23 id: B06612 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: His Majesties most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament, on Thursday the 31 of December. date: None words: 1151 flesch: 64 summary: Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179253) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: B06612.xml plain text: B06612.txt item: #21 of 23 id: B06614 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: His Majesties most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament. November 12th 1694. date: 1694.0 words: 1255 flesch: 66 summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06614) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179255) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: B06614.xml plain text: B06614.txt item: #22 of 23 id: B06618 author: England and Wales. Parliament. title: His Majesties most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament date: 1697.0 words: 1436 flesch: 63 summary: (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06618) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179259) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text cache: B06618.xml plain text: B06618.txt item: #23 of 23 id: B06632 author: England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) title: Their Majesties declaration against the French King date: 1689.0 words: 1959 flesch: 54 summary: It is not long since the French took Licences from the English Governor of New Found-Land , to Fish in the Seas upon that Coast , and paid a Tribute for such Licences , as an acknowledgment of the sole Right of the Crown of England to that Island ; And yet of late , the Encroachments of the French upon Our said Island , and Our Subjects Trade and Fishery have been more like the Invasions of an Enemy , than becoming Friends , who enjoyed the Advantages of that Trade only by Permission . The Proceedings of the French King against Our Subjects in Europe , are so Notorious , that We shall not need to enlarge upon them ; his countenancing the Seizure of English Ships by French Privateers , forbidding the Importation of great part of the Product and Manufactures of Our Kingdom , and imposing exorbitant Customes upon the rest , notwithstanding the vast Advantage he and the French Nation reap by their Commerce with England , are sufficient Evidences of his Designs to destroy the Trade , and consequently to ru●ne the Navigation , upon which the Wealth and Safety of this Nation very much depends . keywords: english; french; king; subjects; tcp; text cache: B06632.xml plain text: B06632.txt