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- cellor Oxenftiern, one of the ableft' men'that ¢ ever filled the 
+ with an ardent oem led them "pant office in any kingdom, Guftavus aflembled the {tates in 
t) ich nd took or de- 1612, and vane the crown-grants, in order to enable 
-ftro Succefs increafed his forces, him to carry on the war in which Sweden was involved with 
apiletasier were - y to enlift under the banners of the con- Denmark, Ruffia, and Poland. Hayi ing terminated t 
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Gates e the head of his little army, as far as related to the firft two powers, to his fatisfadtion, 
to attend te affairs of dometti 
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anced to ‘Stock oe ite infamous Bate ig who had focicty at Stockholm, the re: ulation ot the “univerfity of 
bs vain attempted to ftop his sroceale by the threat of Upfal, and the abridgment of the p ' 
maffacring his mother and fifters, at length put his menace after various fucceffes, he con ‘oles 
into execution. The cruel deed animated Gultavus to a fe- ‘by which he was left in so fion of Memel, Pillau, Elbing, 
verer revenge. He aflembled the fates of Sweden at Wad- Brunfberg, and his conquetts in Livonia. He now patted 
ftena, where he was unanimoufly chofen adminiftrator, and 
after a variety of military tranfactions, he laid fiege to’Stock- fen ce at the con 
holm. Chriftiern was glad to withdraw into Germany, 
| 523. ~ Stockholm furrendered, and peace and order were at that feted, at the fummit of military ay. Pa firft 
reftored to the- long affliéted country. Guitavus, when fet- 
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on his throne, appress as the eae of the refor- and eloquence overcame 
bates which n to make it y in Sw eden ¢ he voted him, and an army of iy thoufand men, with.a large 
is nces. Thete oints he carried, but was much morti- not, as he h 
1 bya revolt of his favourite Dalecarlians, who were zeal- would melt away as he approach 
attached to all the ancient inftitutions, and were art- che, in ; 
fay inflamed by the fuggeftions of aie prelates. At dif- rolled onwards. As he advanced into Saxony he was at- 
s, difputes arofe between Guftavus and the tacked by the great Tilly, who was repulfed ; ba the elector 
a Biecack bat the Swedith ey generally came off 
th advantag: over his enemies; and, owing to aconfpiracy tection. 
fame year he had fuffitient alte to render the crown 0 bs enemy, and he te a complete Bory, the pet 
reditary in his own family, and to procure the 
of his eldeft_ fon Eric as o Tuccatlor: » The af- 
fanctioned thefe important laws, took an oat pon as 
tenance of the reformed ‘religion, without the champion and ait Alter tish he fig ett many pla 
n of a any other, fe that the change of religion was in that part of Seca, and, in 
The king, from this time, bent his atten- Renee, Here he was fome times Tucetfatl but bar 
of learning, commerce, the the death of Tilly 
g additiona collected 
ee commanded by -2 ‘xing of Sweden “Fork fome time be 
two armies lay encamped ae ge At 
ir length Guftavus ‘nate an atta ae was ober ivy 3 and, on 
the 16th of November, on the plains of Lutzen, a great 
action commenced, in which Guitavus was fhot’in the arm 
Petia: - has bee hae ‘while fighting at the head of a body of cavalry. For fome 
Le se of a Soe a and beit - fore, time he difreg rded- the pain, but the lofs of blood. rendered, 
him preparing to leave the. . when 
sng igh goa who, for a h Asa 
urepe, was un 
“fon of Charles ee aie ii peg 
birth Chri 
