[Spain seeks to] overthrow the Low Countries, which hitherto have been as a counterscarp to your Majesty's kingdom. (William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley)

[Spain seeks to] overthrow the Low Countries, which hitherto have been as a counterscarp to your Majesty's kingdom.

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

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