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1672 .

178 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .

r. of the French courtiers, and tranfmitted to pof-terity by the more durable flattery of theirpoets.

Each fuccefs added courage to the conquerors,and {truck the vanquilhed with difmay. Theprince of Orange, though prudent beyond hisage, was but newly advanced to the command,unacquainted with the army, unknown to them ;and all men , by reafon of the violent factionswhich prevailed, were uncertain of the authorityon which they mult depend. It was expected,that the fort of Skenk, famous for the flegeswhich it had formerly fultained , would makedome refiltance; but it yielded to Turenne in afew days. The fame general made himfelf mailerof Arnheim, Knotzenbourg, and Nimeguen ,as foon as he appeared before them. Doefbourgat the fame time opened its gate^s to Lewis :Soon after , Harderwic , Amersfort, Campen ,Rhenen , Viane, Elberg, Zwoll, Cuilemberg,Wageninguen , Lochem , Woerden , fell into theenemies’ hands. Groll and Deventer furrenderedto the marefcha! Luxembourg , who commandedthe troops of Munlter. And every hour broughtto the States news of the rapid progrefs of theFrench , and of the cowardly defence of theirown garrifons.

The prince of Orange, with his fmall and dif-couraged army , retired into the province ofHolland; where he expected, from the natural{Length of the country, flnce all human artand courage failed, to be able t@ make feme