[310] They may be had in English, Decrees and Canons of the Council of Trent, translated by Rev. J. Waterworth, London and New York. See extracts from the acts of the council in Translations and Reprints, Vol. II, No. 6.
[311] See Readings, Chapter XXVIII.
[312] Reference, Parkman's, Jesuits in North America, Vol. I, Chapters II and X.
[313] Division of the Hapsburg Possessions between the Spanish and the German Branches
The map of Europe in the sixteenth century (see above, p. [372]) indicates the vast extent of the combined possessions of the Spanish and German Hapsburgs.
[314] Reference, Johnson, Europe in the Sixteenth Century, Chapter VIII.
[315] It is impossible in so brief an account to relate the heroic deeds of the Dutch, such, for example, as the famous defence of Leyden. The American historian Motley gives a vivid description of this in his well-known Rise of the Dutch Republic, Part IV, Chapter II. The most recent and authoritative account of the manner in which the Dutch won their independence is to be found in the third volume of A History of the People of the Netherlands, by the Dutch scholar Blok, translated by Ruth Putnam (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 3 vols., $7.50). Miss Putnam's own charming William the Silent (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2 vols., with many fine illustrations, $3.75) gives an impressive picture of the tremendous odds which he faced and of his marvellous patience and perseverance.
[316] Reference, Johnson, Europe in the Sixteenth Century, pp. 386–389.
[317] See Readings, Chapter XXVIII.