fecrctly managed, that few beard of it. The duker gave fo much to his daughter, that great wars were ihe confequence between Flanders and Brabant in after times, as you will hear : but, as this is hot as yet the fubje&-matter of my hiftory, I (hall briefly, fate, that the king of England was forely vexed with all parties for this marriage : with the duke of Brabant, becaufe he was his coufin-german, and bad carried off from his daughter the heir of Flanders, to whom flie had been betrothed; with the earl, becaufe he had broken his engagement with him, refpe&ing his daughter. The duke fent, however, very prudent and haijdfome apologies ; as did afterwards the earl of Flanders. ^BOUT this period* there was much ill will be-tween the king of England and the Spaniards, on account of fome infractions and pillages com* mitted at fea by the latter. It happened at this feafon, that the Spaniards who had been in Flanders with theif merchandife, were informed they would not be able.to return borne, without meeting the Engliih fleet. The Spaniards did not pay much attention to this intelligence: however, after they had difpofed of their goods, they amply provided their (hips from Sluys with arms and artillery, and all fuch archers, crofs-bowaien and foldiers as were willing to receive pay. The king of England hated thefe" Spaniards greatly, and fi^d publicly? \ have for a Img time 353 i