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dedarywasanold
oneforyearsthesailorsoftheerfronthadtalked
aboutitintheeightiesofthesixteenthcentury,the
ruurtookadefiniteshapeacrdingtopilotswhohad
beeninlisbon,allthespanishandportuguesewharveswere
buildingshipsandinthesoutheherlandsinbelgiubr >
thedukeofparingalargeexpeditionary
forostendtolondonandaterdabr >
assoonasthefleetshouldarrive
intheyear1586thegreatardasetsailforthenorth
buttheharboursofthefleshastkadedbya
dutchfleetandthechannelheenglish,and
thespaniards,accustodtothequieterseasofthesouth,did
notknoonavigateinthissquallyandbleaknorthe
cliteadaonceittacked
byshipsandbystorineednottellyouafewships,by
sailingaroundireland,escapedtotelltheterriblestoryof
defeattheothersperishedandlieatthebottofthenorth
sea
tuaboutisfairplaythebritishnodthedutchprot
estantsnoy
beforetheendofthean,hthehelpofa
booklettenbylinschotenahollanderwhohadbeenin
theportugueseservice,hadatlastdisveredtherouteto
theindiesasaresultthegreatdutcheastindiapany
aticheportugueseand
spanishloniesinasiaandafricawasbeguninallseriousness
ithisearlyeraoflonialnquestthata
curiouslaoutinthedutchurtsearlyin
theseventeenthcenturyadutchcaptainbythenaofvan
heekerk,anadehielffausasthehead
ofanexpeditionriedtodisverthenortheaste
passagetotheindiesandaeronthefrozen
shoresoftheislandofnovazela,hadcapturedaportuguese
shipinthestraitsoflaberthat
thepopehaddividedtheotwoequalshares,oneof
othespaniardsandtheothertothe
portuguesetheportuguesequitenaturallyregardedthe
erheirindianislandsaspartoftheir
oont,theyatwar
edthatthe
captainofaprivatedutchtradingpanyhadnorightto
entertheirprivatedoinandstealtheirshipsandthey
broughtsuitthedirectorsofthedutcheastindiapany
hiredabrightyounglaeofdegrootor
grotius,todefendtheircasehedetheastonishingplea
thattheoceanisfreetoallersonceoutsidethedistance
thelandcanreach,theseais
oracrdingtogrotiusoughttobe,afreeandopenhighway
toalltheshipsofallnationsitethatthis
startlingdoctrinehadbeenpubliclypronouncedinaurt
oflaheotherseafaringpeopleto
unteraouspleaforthe``re
liberuor``opensea,johnselden,theenglishn,
oustreatiseuponthe``reclausur``closed
seareatedofthenaturalrightofasovereigntoregard
theseasryasbelongingtohisterritory
intionthisherebecausethequestionhadnotyet
beendecidedandduringthelastsof
difficultiesandplications
toretutotheweenspaniardandhollander
andenglishn,beforetost
valuableloniesoftheindiesandthecapeofgoodhopeand
ceylonandthosealongtheastofchinaandevenjapanwere
inprotestanthandsin1621apanywas
foundedericabuilt
afortresscallednieusterdattheuthoftheriver
heyear1609
thesenehenglandandthedutch
republictosuchanextentthattheyuldhireforeignsoldiers
todotheirfightingonlandselves
tortheprotestantrevoltant
independenanyotherpartsof
europeitantasuccessionofhorrorsparedtohe
lastildexcursionofkindlysundayschoolboys
thethirtyyearsheyear1618
andoustreatyofphaliain1648
heperfectlynaturalresultofacenturyofeverincreasing
religioushatrediterriblewareverybody
foughteverybodyelseandthestruggleendedonlywhen
allpartieshadbeenthoroughlyexhaustedanduldfightno
longer
inlessthanagenerationittuednypartsofcentral
europeintoahehungrypeasantsfought
forthecarcassofadeadhorsehtheevenhungrierwolf
fivesixthsofallthegetoroyed
thepalatinate,inany,wasplundered
tesandapopulationofeighteenllion
peopleillion
thehostilitiesbeganalstassoonasferdinandiiof
thehouseofhabsburghadbeenelectedeerorhewas
theproduostcarefuljesuittrainingandost
obedientanddevoutsonofthechurchthevohhehad
deasayoungn,thatheeallsectsand
allheresiesfroisdoins,ferdinandkepttothebestof
hisabilitytion,hischiefopponent,
frederick,theprotestantelectorofthepalatinateanda
soninlaesiofengland,hadbeendekingof
bohea,indirectviolationofferdinandswishes
atoniathe
youngkinglookedinvainforassistanidable
enethedutchrepublihelp,but,
engagedinadesperatesohthespanishbranch
ofthehabsburgs,itulddolittlethestuartsinengland
oreinterestedinstrengtheningtheiroepower
athothanspendingneyandnuponaforloadventure
infaraiaafterastruggleofafeonths,
theelectorofthepalatinateains
othecatholichouseofbavariathishebeginning
ofthegreatwar
thenthehabsburgares,undertillyandein,
foughttheirany
untiltheyhadreachedtheshoresofthebalticacatholic
neighbourantseriousdangertotheprotestantkingof
denrkselfbyattacking
hiseneesbeforetheyhad
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dedarywasanold
oneforyearsthesailorsoftheerfronthadtalked
aboutitintheeightiesofthesixteenthcentury,the
ruurtookadefiniteshapeacrdingtopilotswhohad
beeninlisbon,allthespanishandportuguesewharveswere
buildingshipsandinthesoutheherlandsinbelgiubr >
thedukeofparingalargeexpeditionary
forostendtolondonandaterdabr >
assoonasthefleetshouldarrive
intheyear1586thegreatardasetsailforthenorth
buttheharboursofthefleshastkadedbya
dutchfleetandthechannelheenglish,and
thespaniards,accustodtothequieterseasofthesouth,did
notknoonavigateinthissquallyandbleaknorthe
cliteadaonceittacked
byshipsandbystorineednottellyouafewships,by
sailingaroundireland,escapedtotelltheterriblestoryof
defeattheothersperishedandlieatthebottofthenorth
sea
tuaboutisfairplaythebritishnodthedutchprot
estantsnoy
beforetheendofthean,hthehelpofa
booklettenbylinschotenahollanderwhohadbeenin
theportugueseservice,hadatlastdisveredtherouteto
theindiesasaresultthegreatdutcheastindiapany
aticheportugueseand
spanishloniesinasiaandafricawasbeguninallseriousness
ithisearlyeraoflonialnquestthata
curiouslaoutinthedutchurtsearlyin
theseventeenthcenturyadutchcaptainbythenaofvan
heekerk,anadehielffausasthehead
ofanexpeditionriedtodisverthenortheaste
passagetotheindiesandaeronthefrozen
shoresoftheislandofnovazela,hadcapturedaportuguese
shipinthestraitsoflaberthat
thepopehaddividedtheotwoequalshares,oneof
othespaniardsandtheothertothe
portuguesetheportuguesequitenaturallyregardedthe
erheirindianislandsaspartoftheir
oont,theyatwar
edthatthe
captainofaprivatedutchtradingpanyhadnorightto
entertheirprivatedoinandstealtheirshipsandthey
broughtsuitthedirectorsofthedutcheastindiapany
hiredabrightyounglaeofdegrootor
grotius,todefendtheircasehedetheastonishingplea
thattheoceanisfreetoallersonceoutsidethedistance
thelandcanreach,theseais
oracrdingtogrotiusoughttobe,afreeandopenhighway
toalltheshipsofallnationsitethatthis
startlingdoctrinehadbeenpubliclypronouncedinaurt
oflaheotherseafaringpeopleto
unteraouspleaforthe``re
liberuor``opensea,johnselden,theenglishn,
oustreatiseuponthe``reclausur``closed
seareatedofthenaturalrightofasovereigntoregard
theseasryasbelongingtohisterritory
intionthisherebecausethequestionhadnotyet
beendecidedandduringthelastsof
difficultiesandplications
toretutotheweenspaniardandhollander
andenglishn,beforetost
valuableloniesoftheindiesandthecapeofgoodhopeand
ceylonandthosealongtheastofchinaandevenjapanwere
inprotestanthandsin1621apanywas
foundedericabuilt
afortresscallednieusterdattheuthoftheriver
heyear1609
thesenehenglandandthedutch
republictosuchanextentthattheyuldhireforeignsoldiers
todotheirfightingonlandselves
tortheprotestantrevoltant
independenanyotherpartsof
europeitantasuccessionofhorrorsparedtohe
lastildexcursionofkindlysundayschoolboys
thethirtyyearsheyear1618
andoustreatyofphaliain1648
heperfectlynaturalresultofacenturyofeverincreasing
religioushatrediterriblewareverybody
foughteverybodyelseandthestruggleendedonlywhen
allpartieshadbeenthoroughlyexhaustedanduldfightno
longer
inlessthanagenerationittuednypartsofcentral
europeintoahehungrypeasantsfought
forthecarcassofadeadhorsehtheevenhungrierwolf
fivesixthsofallthegetoroyed
thepalatinate,inany,wasplundered
tesandapopulationofeighteenllion
peopleillion
thehostilitiesbeganalstassoonasferdinandiiof
thehouseofhabsburghadbeenelectedeerorhewas
theproduostcarefuljesuittrainingandost
obedientanddevoutsonofthechurchthevohhehad
deasayoungn,thatheeallsectsand
allheresiesfroisdoins,ferdinandkepttothebestof
hisabilitytion,hischiefopponent,
frederick,theprotestantelectorofthepalatinateanda
soninlaesiofengland,hadbeendekingof
bohea,indirectviolationofferdinandswishes
atoniathe
youngkinglookedinvainforassistanidable
enethedutchrepublihelp,but,
engagedinadesperatesohthespanishbranch
ofthehabsburgs,itulddolittlethestuartsinengland
oreinterestedinstrengtheningtheiroepower
athothanspendingneyandnuponaforloadventure
infaraiaafterastruggleofafeonths,
theelectorofthepalatinateains
othecatholichouseofbavariathishebeginning
ofthegreatwar
thenthehabsburgares,undertillyandein,
foughttheirany
untiltheyhadreachedtheshoresofthebalticacatholic
neighbourantseriousdangertotheprotestantkingof
denrkselfbyattacking
hiseneesbeforetheyhad
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