He wished to keep the places on the Meuse, until the Swedes, almost invariably unfortunate in their hostilities with Denmark and Brandenburg, should have been enabled to win back what they had lost.

This was to postpone peace indefinitely.

The English Parliament and Holland were disgusted, and concluded a new alliance.

The Spaniards were preparing to take up arms again.

The king, who had returned to the army, all at once cut the knot.