[151] See p. [218].

[152] Maud-wee´.

[153] Bay-toon´.

[154] Soo-val´kee.

[155] Oss-o-vets.

[156] John Lothrop Motley (1814-77), American historian, whose most famous work, The Rise of the Dutch Republic, was published in 1856.

[157] Ancient city of Bavaria, 95 miles north-west of Munich, the capital.

[158] City of Bavaria, on the Lech, tributary of the Danube. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries it was the great centre of trade between Northern Europe, Venice, and the Levant.

[159] (1533-84.) Known as "the Silent." He headed the opposition in the Netherlands to Philip of Spain, and became the founder of the Dutch Republic. He was assassinated.

[160] Le-air´, town, 10 miles south-east of Antwerp, at the confluence of the Great and Little Nethe.