Nymegen: on the 21st of October 1591 surrenders to the patriots, [109]
Ostend: on the 5th of July 1601 is besieged by the archduke Albert, but holds out till the 20th of September 1604, when it is taken by the marquis Ambrose Spinola, [114]
Oudewater: in July 1575 is destroyed by the Spaniards, [77]
Pacification of Ghent: particulars regarding the, [81]
Parmentier, Jean: in 1529 commands a French ship sent to India, [37]
Parmentier, Raoul: in 1529 commands a French ship sent to India, [37]
Historical Sketches.
Pereira, Duarte Pacheco: in 1509 captures the French corsair Mondragon, [36]
Perpetual Edict: particulars concerning the, [83]
Philippe II of Spain: in 1555 becomes sovereign of all the Netherland provinces except Liege, [51]; his rule is so atrocious that the provinces rise in rebellion, and in October 1575 the states of Holland and Zeeland renounce allegiance to him, [79]; on the 26th of July 1581 he is formally abjured by the other provinces in arms against him, [93]; on the 6th of May 1598 he transfers the sovereignty of the Netherlands to his daughter Isabella, [112]; and on the 13th of September of the same year dies, ib.