and the Duke de Noalles the Left,fo that Honour, Hatredǝ Revenge, Hope and Defpair, animating the Courage of both Parties, they refolved to conquer or die.

THE Prince of Orange fhew'd himself every where, fometimes throwing himself into the midst of his Enemies, to the apparent Hazard of his Life; and the Soldiers encouraged by hisExample ftrove to outdo another. So that the Prince of Conde being frustrated of his Hopes, would have wheel'd about to the Left, but was obliged to retire by the Dutch Major-General Fairfaux and Count de Chavagnar, who commanded a Squadron of Imperial Horfe. Count Souches, with his Forlorn Hope, broke into the Enemies ftrong Quarter, and the Prince of Lorrain, Prince Pio, the Marquis de Grana, and Count Staremberg, with Count Souch's Sons, behaved themselves with to much Gallantry, that the French Suiflers were not able to gain any Ground upon them. The Prince of Gonde, in the mean Time, charged the Confederates on the Right, but without Succefs, being bravely repulfed by P. Maurice and the Rhinegrave the Latter having no small fhare in the Victory. Thus the Armies fought till Night, fometimes Battallions on the one Side and fometimes Battallions of the other Side, giving Ground, and rallying again by the noble Conduct of their Commanders, amongst whom the Prince of Orange was Chief, being along in the Heat of the Battel, encouraging his Men by his own Example, and was all the while accompanied by the Young Prince of Friesland.

THE Prince of Conde having loft most of his Infantry, and not being able to perfuade the reft to another Engagement, he retreated, leaving the Victory and the Field to the Prince of Orange. The French had 7000 killed on the Spot, and left above 1500 wounded, in the neighbouring Villages; the Lofs of the Confederates, including wounded, Prifoners and Deferters, were not above 6500.

THE Prince of Conde was fo broken, that he durft not venture a fecond Battel

AN infinite Number of Officers of Note were flain, amongst whom were 4 Marquiffes 3 Counts, and 447 others without including Subalterns. Among feveral other Standards taken by theConfederates, there was an white one, carried to Bruffels,and hung up in the Carmelites Church, being embroidered with Gold and Silver, and bearing a

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Sun in the Zodiack, with thefe proud Words, Nibil obftabit eunti

THE Day after this Battel of Seneff, the Prince of Orange put his Amy into Quarters; and in the mean Time General Rabenchaupt befieg'd Grave, which befides its ftrong Situation, had a Garrifon of 4000 Foot, and 9 Troops of Horie, with 450 Cannon, ioo of 'em mounted on the Ramparts, be fides a vaft Quantity of Ammunition and Provifion, which. they had brought thi ther from all the Places which they had abandoned. The Siege was push'd on with great Vigour, and the Town defended with as great Gallantry.

THE Prince of Orange in the mean Time attack'd Oudenard, and carried the Counterfcarp, when the Prince of Conde advanced with 40000 Men to raife the Siege. The Prince of Orange was of Opinion to march and give him Battle while fatigued with his March, but was prevented by General Souches being out of the Way, and obliged to raise the Siege by the faid General's quitting his Poft; fo that he drew off, left the Command of the Army to count Waldech, and came to the Siege of Grave, where his Prefence was fo neceffary, and received it on honourable Conditions 0.25, 1674.

THE Year 1675 began with the Addreffes of the Burghers, thanking his Highnefs for delivering them from under the Tyranny of a forreign Enemy; in Confideration whereof, they offered him the Soveraignty of the Dutchy of Guelders and Earldom of Zetphen: but to convince the World of the Sincerity of his Intention, and that he did not aim at his own Grandeur by this War, he refufed it, contenting himself with being Hereditary Governor of this Province.

THE French King having given out that he would open the next Campaign in Perfon, the Prince, made all neceffary Preparations to oppofe him, and affifted at all Conferences about Military Affairs; he went to Cheve to confer with the Elector of Brandenburg, who treated him with extraordinary Magnificence: at his Return he fell ill of the Small-Pox, which mightily alarmed the States and all the Confederates, becaufe that Diftemper had been fatal to his Family; but by the Care of an able Phyfician, and the Help of fome Remedies by the Elector of Brandenburg he recovered.

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AFTER which he went to the General Rendevouz, and march'd to relieve Limburg; but the French King Covering the Siege, it could not be effected: However, he prevented his becoming Mafter of Louvain. So that he returned to Paris, leaving the Prince of Conde to command the Army, till Turrene's Death obliged him to go to Alface; and then the Duke of Luxemburg fucceeded, whom the Prince did hinder to ravage Triers, and took Bins before his Face with 350 Men in Garrison, and abundance of Provifions, the Duke not daring to offer him Battle; after which the Prince demolished it, put his Army into Winter-Quarters, and returned to the Hague, The Calamities of War having rendred Europe miferable, feveral Princes being moved with Compaffion endeavoured a Peace; but this Delign advanced slowly, till King Charles II. of Great-Britain made Peace with Helland and offer'd his Mediation for one amongst all Chrift ian Princes: fo that in the beginning of 1672 the Plenipotentaries met at Nimeguen for a Treaty. However, both Parties continued their Preparations for War; and before Mid-April the French put part of the Spanish Netherlands under Contribution, and had taken Conde before the Prince could come up to its Relief, though he had abvanced as far as Granville, as they did alfo Boucham, a little Time after; but the Prince put a Stop to their ravaging of the Country, and had certainly attack'd them if the Town had held out one Day longer.

IN the Beginning of June the Prince fat down before Maeftricht; and Humiers to divert him, befieged Air, a place of very great Strength with 15000 Men, and carried it, the Burghers having offered to capitulate without the Governours Privity.

THE Prince continued the Siege of Maefricht, and the English under the Collonel's Fenwick, Widdrington, and Afbly, having petition'd for a particular Poit, fignaliz'd themselves by their extraordinary Valour: But the River being low, that the Cannon could not come up in Time, the Lunenburgers and Munfterians not coming to his Affittance, Schomberg, being advanc'd as far asTongres to its Relief, the Prince drew off by the Ad, vice of a Counfel of War, and at his Return gave the States an account of the Campaign; with which they were fo well fatisfied, that they congratulated his happy Return,

and thanked him for the extraordinary Pains and Fatigues which he had undergone for their Safety.

THE Preliminaries for the Treaty of Nimeguen not being agreed upon that Winter, the French, in the Depth of it, being the Beginning of 1677, had in a manner block'd up Valenciennes, Cambray, and S. Omers, and befieging the firft with 50000 Men, under the Duke of Luxemburg and the Count de Montal, they carried it, the Garriton being 2000 Foot and 1000 Horse.

A litle after, the French King carried Cambray, which had 1400 Horfe and 4 Regiments. and 2 Companies of Foot in it, but the Governor taking Advantage of the Ceffation of Arms, had provided the Castle, which held out fill.

THIS Succefs of the French King's alarmed the States fo, that the Prince of Orange took the Field before the reft of the Confederates could joyn him, and march'd against the Duke of Orleans, who then befieged S. Omers; but being deceived by his Guides as to the Ground, he was at a Difadvantage: However,after a gallant Fight,wherein the French were fufficiently galled, he retired in good Order, Prince Waldeck, who commanded the right Wing, having galled the French fo, that they did not care to purfue him: And this was the Iffue of the Battel of MontGaffel; after which the Cafile of Cambray and Town of S. Omers were both furrendred to the French, having loft Abundance of their best Officers before the Latter. They acted Defenfively all the rest of the Summer, and declined Battel, though it was offered unto them very often.

THE Confederates were also unfuccesful in the Siege of Charleroy, and the Prince thinking fit to raise it, return'd to the Hague, and satisfied the States as to the Procedure of the Campaign, for which they thank'd him, and defired he would continue his Zeal for their Intereft.

A litle after his Return, his Uncle King Charles II. defired his Prefence in England, as that which would contribute to the Peace, (yet Sir William Temple in his Memoirs, fays that he was apprehenfive of his Arrival:) And having taken leave of the States on the 17th of Or. he fet out for England in one of his Majefty's Yachts; and landing at Harwich on the 19th, the Duke of Albe

le and the Mafter of the Ceremonies attended him to

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the King and Duke of York at 1p/wich, who receiv'd him with all the Teftimonies of a particular Kindness and Affection, and on the 23d he came with them to Whiteball, and on the 1ft of November King Charles acquainted the Council that he defigned to marry the Prince of Orange to the Duke of York's eldest Daughter; whereupon both of them were complemented by the Council and Nobility. The Prince acquainted the States with it, who were highly fatisfied,and immediatly gave their Confent, which they testified by a publick Edict, in Termsfull of Joy.

THEIR Anfwer arriving at London November 4 1677. His Highneff's Birth-Day, the Marriage was celebrated at II a Clock that Night; at which the People gave all publick Demonftrations of Joy next Day. But the Prince knowing how neceffary his Prefence was in Holland, left London on the 29th, and arriving with his Princefs at Terbeyde was received at the Hague with extraordinary Magnificence.

IN the beginning of 1678 the French King's Preparations for War.alarm'd all the Confederates; whereupon the King of Great Britain fent the Earl of Feversham with Propofals of Peace, which he would not hearken to: Whereupon King Charles II. ordered his Emballador at Nimeguen, to make a ftrict Alliance with the States, fent my Lord Montague into France to prefs that King to accept his Terms, and gave Commiffions for raifing

an Army.

THE French King continued obftinate; upon which King Charles recall'd his Troops in the French Service, who befides other ill Treatment, were fent home without their Pay.

HE held firm to his Refolution, called a Parliament, and demanded Money for carrying on the War. proteft ing, that he was refolved to bring the French King to a Peace and accordingly Money was granted for the Fleet and Army. In the mean Time the French King fat down before Ghent, which had not above 500 in Garrifon, with above 80000 Men, and carried it by Surrender, after 9 Days: Then he attack'd Ipres but drew off again with a confiderable Lofs of Officers, put his Army into Garrifon, and returned to Paris. Much about this Time when the Duke of Monmouth arrived