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He had dispatched Sir Richard Fanshaw intoSpain, who met with a very cold reception.That monarchy was funk into a state of weakness,and was menaced with an invasion from France;yet could not any motive prevail with Philip toenter into cordial friendship with England.Charles’s alliance with Portugal, the detention ofJamaica and Fangiers, the sale of Dunkirk to theFrench ; all these offences funk so deep in themind of the Spanish monarch , that no motive ofinterest was sufficient to outweigh them.

Tut bishop of IV!mister was the only ally thatCharles could acquire. This prelate , a man ofrestless enterprise and ambition , had entertaineda violent animosity against the states; and hewas easily engaged, by the promise of subsidiesfrom England , to make an incursion on thatrepublic. With a tumultuary army of near 20,000men, he invaded her territories, and met withweak resistance. The land forces of the Stateswere as feeble and ill-governed, as their fleetswere gallant and formidable. But after his com-mitting great ravages in several of the provinces,a stop was put to the progress of this warlikeprelate. He had not military skill sufficient toimprove the advantages which fortune had putinto his hands : The king of France sent a bodyof 6000 men to oppose him : Subsidies were notregularly remitted him from England ; and manyof his troops deserted for want of pay: Theelector of Brandenburgh threatened him with annvasion in his own state: And on the whole,