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longer to be made, the tyrant of the continent having annihi- 
lated the name; as well as the independence of the Batavian 
itates. Thefe now make a part only of the French empire : 
the fame mighty potentate is contending for what he calls ge 
the liberty of the feas, by which he unqueftionably means 
the ruin of Britain's independence, but we truft that we 
have a multitude of practical Seldens, that, under providence, 
will fay, hitherte thou mayeft come, but no farther. In the 
year 1613, he was offered the pott of peufioner of Rotterdam, 
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arrefted, t r with the grand penfionary. ey were 
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nD of Grotius was denied accefs to him, 
he was i he city of Rotter 
petitioned for the liberation of their penfionary ; but the prince 
refufed to liften to their prayers. He had contrived to 
overthrow the Arminian 
’ minifters, and now he determined 
apege ‘the confolation which 
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her above feminine lame 
alleviate the rigour of his fate. 
all the ar 
cof his wife. She perfuaded him to conceal 
rge chelt, which tee awry under the pretence 
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~ Richelieu became prim 
taking his rule, trowel, and other implements of the trade, 
he paifed through the market-place, and ftepping into a 
at, was tranfported to Antwerp. ‘This happy efcape was 
effeted on the 22d of March, 1621. is wife, in the mean 
time, kept up the belief that he was confined to h's bed by 
ili health, till having heard of his fafety, and that he was 
out of the reach of his perfecutors, when fhe avowed the 
fact. She was immediately detained in clofe cuftody by the 
enraged commandant, but a petition to the States-General 
procured her difcharge. ‘There were not wanting fome bafe 
{pirits who voted for continuing her imprifonment, but the 
jority were afhamed of punifhing a woman for an aé& of 
pres fidelity, which could not but command univerfal 
aufe. 
He retired to France, and was furnifhed with letters of 
recommendation by Du Maurier, ambaffador of that conn- 
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ril, where he met with a moft gracious reception from 
that court, and from the king, Lewis XIII. who fettled a 
penfion on hi The hatred of fome of his countrymen 
ollowed him wherever he went, and they fpread all forts o 
calumnive againft him, which, in the true fpirit of Chriftia- 
nity, he as repaid, by {peaking of his country with 
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the attachment of a zealous citizen. 
in prifon 
recompenfe h 
and freely upon a very important topic. When cardinal 
ime minitt wihed to er 
tius in his fervice, and in that of France ; 
would not give himfelf folely to France, he was made to fecl 
all the mortifications of a it out of favour. He 
