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made ; and the rest of these, as well as those thathe formed against the Turks, might be deferred.But thecouncils of Vienna judged differently, andinfìífed even at this critical moment on the mostexorbitant ter m s ; on fbme of such a nature, thatthe Turks íhowed more humanity and a berterfeule of religion in refusing, than they in afkingthem. Thus the war went on in Hutigary, andproved a constant diversion in favor of France ;during the vvhole coude of that which Lewis the.fourteenth began at this rime: for the treàty ofCarlowitz was posterior of that of Ryfvvic, TheEmpire, Spain , England, and Holland engaged inthe warwich France , and on them the emperor lestthe bnrden of 11. In the short war of one thousandsix hnndred and sixty-seven, he wás not so mnehas a party, and instead of affisting the king ofSpa t N, which, it must bë owned, he was in nògood condition of doing, he bargained for dividingthat princes succession, as I hâve observed ab ove.In the war of one thousand six hnndred and se-venty two he made íome feeble efforts. In this ofone thousand six hundred and eighty eight hedidstill léss: and in the war which broke out at thebeginning of the présent century he did riothing,'àtleast aster the first campaign in Italy , and aster theengagements that England and Holland took bythe grand alliance, ln a word, from the time thatan opposition to France became a common causein Europe , the house of Austria has been a clogúpon it in many instances, and of considérableassistance to it in none. The accession of England

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