[The Rise of the Dutch Republic<br> Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 by John Lothrop Motley]@TWC D-Link book
The Rise of the Dutch Republic
Volume I.(of III) 1555-66

PART 2
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Maximilian signs and swears to the treaty on the 16th May, 1488.

He swears, also, to dismiss all foreign troops within four days.

Giving hostages for his fidelity, he is set at liberty.

What are oaths and hostages when prerogative, and the people are contending?
Emperor Frederic sends to his son an army under the Duke of Saxony.

The oaths are broken, the hostages left to their fate.


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