[270] See for example vol. i. p. [162], pp. [239]-241, and p. [351].

[271] See vol. i. p. [94].

[272] See vol. i. pp. [94], [167], [407].

[273] Ferdinand and Louis had married each other’s sisters. Mary, the wife of the latter, was afterwards Regent of the Netherlands for her brother Charles V. See Motley, Rise of the Dutch Republic, Part I. chap. i.

[274] See vol. i. p. [410].

[275] See vol. i. p. [409].

[276] See vol. i. p. [166].

[277] See vol. i. pp. [78], [79].

[278] See vol. i. p. [301].

[279] See vol. i. pp. [79], [176].