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Relation auss Londen.
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Abstract/Description
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[“Missive from London, May 24, 1701.”] 1) King William III responds to a Parliamentary resolution. He thanks the Parliament for their support and pledges to support freedom (religious?) in Germany. Parliament then voted unanimously to send 5,000 Irish troops to Holland. The English public, including merchants, supported going to war as “more useful than the current peace”. The largest fleet was in Spithead with 20 ships; it was ordered for them to set sail within 24 hours. 2) The House of...
Show more[“Missive from London, May 24, 1701.”] 1) King William III responds to a Parliamentary resolution. He thanks the Parliament for their support and pledges to support freedom (religious?) in Germany. Parliament then voted unanimously to send 5,000 Irish troops to Holland. The English public, including merchants, supported going to war as “more useful than the current peace”. The largest fleet was in Spithead with 20 ships; it was ordered for them to set sail within 24 hours. 2) The House of Lords responded to the King in Kensington: they agreed to join the States General (Dutch Parliament) in an alliance. They further ask the King to join in an alliance with the (German) Kaiser as per the 1689 treaty.
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb2f10
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Subject Headings
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1660-1714 -- Early works to 1800, Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands -- Early works to 1800, Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800, Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Participation, British -- Early works to 1800, United Provinces of the Netherlands -- Staten Generaal, William -- III -- King of England -- 1650-1702
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E-book
