When all their beauty lies in our desire.

But wine is more provoking farre then meat,
This heates our bloud and on it rage doth set.
This drownes our minde and makes it sence obey,
"Loves wings being wet he cannot flye away."

SIR THOMAS OVERBURY'S

Observations in his Travels upon the State of the 17. Provinces as they stood Anno Dom. 1609. the Treaty of Peace being

then on foote.

AND FIRST OF THE PROVINCES UNITED.

A

LL things concurred for the rising and maintenance of this state; the disposi

tion of the people, beeing, as mutenous,

so industrious and frugall; the nature

of the countrey, every where fortifiable with water, the scituation of it, having behinde them the Baltique Sea, which yeelds them all materials for ships, and many other commodities, and for men, hard before them, France, and England, both fearing the Spanish greatnesse; and therefore, both concurring for their ayde; the remotenesse of their master from them; the change of religion falling out about the time of their revolt, and now the Marquise of Brandenburgh, a Protestant, like to become Duke of Cleve.

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