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of the League to the Protestant religion was invincible, their aversion
attachment to the House of Austria irrevocable, he apprehended less
little in unison with their real inclinations; and, moreover, as he was
he manifestly sustained great loss if he diminished their number without
Gustavus evinced little inclination to purchase the neutrality of the
advantages he had already obtained.
The conditions, accordingly, upon which he offered to adopt the
required of the whole League a full and entire cessation from all
conquered towns, and from all the Protestant countries; the reduction of
territories, and from supplies either of men, provisions, or ammunition.
vanquished, the French mediator flattered himself he should be able to
an accommodation, Gustavus had agreed to a cessation of hostilities for
the French agents repeated assurances of the favourable progress of the
imperial general in Westphalia, revealed the perfidy of that prince, as
time for his measures of defence. Far from intending to fetter his
his preparations, and employed the leisure which his enemy afforded him,
accordingly failed, and served only to increase the animosity of the
urgently required the king's presence in that circle; but it was
off their means of invading Germany from the Netherlands. With this
of Treves, Philip von Zeltern, on condition that the fortress of
his troops through Coblentz. But unwillingly as the Elector had beheld
commit his estates to the suspicious protection of a heretic, and to
maintain his independence between two such powerful competitors, he took
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