The Ambassador to France from Great Britain formally expresses his government's anxiety concerning the upcoming Spanish marriages. ; Electronic reproduction ; 16 p. ; 17 cm.
The question of Turkey concerned many people in Europe. The Ottoman Empire stretched far into Europe. The Sultan had a fleet and a powerful army. Louis XIII and the French government, therefore, concluded this economic treaty which spelled out the limits and the extent of French trade in the Ottoman Empire. ; Electronic reproduction ; 16 p. ; 17 cm.
During the regency of Marie de Medicis, the French ministers knew that France could not risk war with Spain. Early in the regency, therefore, a contract of a double marriage was negotiated with Spain in which Louis XIII would marry the Infanta, Anne of Austria and his eldest sister would marry the eldest son of the King of Spain, the future Philip IV. This pamphlet is an attack upon a publication entitled Discours sur les mariages de France et d'Espagne. This publication approved Condé's politics which did not favor the Spanish marriages. The author here champions the Franco-Spanish alliance. ; Electronic reproduction ; 40 p. ; 17 cm.
This is a response made by the French King (actually the French government) to the opposition by Great Britain to the Spanish marriages being planned by France and Spain. The ambassador to France, ""Sr. Edmondes"" had evidently presented this opposition to the King and the Queen Mother. ; Electronic reproduction ; 12 p. ; 17 cm.
The nobility of France here praise Louis XIII for the temporary peace between France and Savoy. France wished to thwart Spain's meddling and aggression. At this time Spain possessed lands from the Po Valley to the North Sea. It was interested in holding key points for the trade routes but also for its armies. ; Electronic reproduction ; 15 p. ; 16 cm.
The anonymous author of this pamphlet gives some foreign policy advice to the young King. He advises that now that the Peace of Loudun is concluded, he should turn his attention to solidifying the position of France vis à vis Spain and Great Britain. Much has done in regards to Spain. It now needs to be done for Great Britain as well. ; Electronic reproduction ; 46 p. ; 17 cm.
[8], 14 p. ; Dedication signed: Thomas Midleton. ; Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-C⁴. ; Identified as STC 17894 on reel 658. ; Reproduction of original in the British Library.
The year 1604 witnessed a deterioration on several fronts of relations between France and Spain. This polemic feeds on the bad feelings and calls for war. ; Electronic reproduction ; 85 p. ; 17 cm.
The French government was always interested in and wary of what Spain was doing. This pamphlet is a translation of a letter which details the Spanish siege of the Venetian fortress of Marano on the Adriatic with the successful occupation of the fortress and the city. At head of text: "Extraict d'vne Lettre enuoyée de Venise le 21. May dernier 1618." ; Electronic reproduction ; 7 p. ; 17 cm.
The author here presents the arguments which many had presented in opposition to the Spanish marriages. The author then answers these arguments and claims that their fears are unfounded. ; Electronic reproduction ; 16 p. ; 17 cm.
The seventeenth century was an age of pamphleteering. Every faction printed pamphlets to let their own point of view be known. This particular pamphlet refutes the large number of pamphlets which had been written to attack the forthcoming Spanish marriages which would effectively bring about a Franco-Spanish alliance. ; Electronic reproduction ; 27 p. ; 17 cm.
This is a fervent royalist pamphlet directed against the revolting princes. The author chastises them for rebelling and states that the alliances with Spain are absolutely necessary. ; Electronic reproduction ; 7, [1] p. ; 18 cm.
The French were always interested in the Turkish threat. This pamphlet is a review of the depredations in Transylvania and an appeal to resist the Ottomans. ; Electronic reproduction ; 8 p. ; 17 cm.
The people are to rejoice in the recent alliance with Spain in which the young Infante of Spain is betrothed to the equally young Louis XIII of France. ; Electronic reproduction ; 4 p. ; 16 cm.