imposes new taxes, [421];
marries Elizabeth of Austria, [424];
releases duke of Lorraine from vassalage to France for duchy of Bar, [425];
vague replies of, to demands of Spain, [426];
character of, [438];
haughty reply of, to Alava, [441];
signs Treaty of Blois, [445];
letter of, found on person of Genlis promising aid in liberation of Low Countries, [447];
consternation of, at failure of Genlis’ expedition, [448];
overtures of, to La Rochelle, [454];