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    retheorderofanuer

    ofhighlyostpowerfulof

    allsovereignsisthegreatcharles,thenababyinacradle

    heisthegrandsonofferdinandandisabellaandofxi

    lianofhabsburg,thelastofthediaevalknights,andof

    hisbitious

    burgundiandukeadesuccessfule

    buthadbeenkilledbytheindependentssthe

    childcharles,therefore,hasfallenheirtothegreaterpartof

    thep,toallthelandsofhisparents,grandparents,uncles,

    usinsandauntsingey,inaustria,inholland,in

    belgiuinitaly,andinspain,togetherhalltheirlonies

    inasia,africaandaricabyastrangeironyoffate,he

    hasbeenboinghent,inthatsacastleoftheuntsof

    flanders,ansusedasaprisonduringtheir

    re,andalthoughaspanishking

    andageeeror,hereing

    ashisfatherisdeadpoisoned,sopeoplesay,butthisis

    neverproved,andhistherhaslosthedsheistravelling

    throughherdoinshtheffinntainingthebody

    ofherdepartedhusband,thechildislefttothestrict

    disargaretforansand

    italiansandspaniardsandahundredstrangeraces,charles

    groing,afaithfulsonofthecatholicchurch,

    butquiteaversetoreligiousintoleranceheisratherlazy,

    bothasaboyandasanbutfatendeshiorule

    theoilofreligiousfervour

    foreverheisspeedingfroadridtoinnsbruckandfrobr >

    brugestoviennahelovespeaceandquietandheisalways

    attuhisbackupon

    thehunrauch

    stupiditythreeyearslaterhedies,averytiredanddisappointed

    n

    soperorhothechurch,

    thesendgreatpohehechurchhaschanged

    greatlysiniddleages,started

    outtonquertheheathenandshotheadvantagesof

    apiousandrighteouslifeinthefirstplace,thechurchhas

    grooorichthepopeisnolongertheshepherdofaflock

    ofhulechristianshelivesinavastpalaceandsurrounds

    hielfusien

    hischurchesandchapelsareveredhneuresin

    orelikegreekgodsthanisstrictly

    necessaryhedivideshistiunevenlybetweenaffairsof

    stateandarttheaffairsofstatetaketenpere

    theotheiyperan

    statues,reer

    ho,therehearsalofanehearchbishopsand

    thecardinalsfollopleoftheirpopethebishops

    trytoitatethearchbishopsthevillagepriests,however,

    havereinedfaithfultotheirdutiestheykeeptheelves

    alooffroheheheathenishloveofbeauty

    andpleasuretheystayathenasterieswhere

    thenksseeohaveforgottentheirancientvoplicity

    andpovertyandliveashappilyastheydarehout

    uchofapublicscandal

    finally,therearethenpeopletheyarech

    betteroffthantheyhaveeverbeenbeforetheyarere

    prosperous,theyliveinbetterhouses,theirchildrengotobetter

    sorebeautifulthanbefore,their

    firearhavedetheheequaloftheiroldenees,the

    robberbarons,urieshaveleviedsuchheavytaxes

    upontheirtradesochforthechiefactorsinthe

    refortion

    nousseetherenaissancehasdooeurope,

    andthenyouandhoherevivalofleaingand

    artobefolloerests

    therenaissancebeganinitalyfrohereitspread

    tofranceitquitesuccessfulinspain,where

    fivehundredyearsofadethe

    peopleverynarroindedandveryfanaticalinallreligious

    ttersthecirclehadgrooncethe

    alpshadbeencrossed,therenaissancehadsufferedachange

    thepeopleofnortheeurope,livinginaverydifferent

    clite,hadanoutlookuponliferastedstrangely

    hthatoftheirsoutheneighbourstheitalianslivedout

    intheopen,underasunnyskyittolaugh

    andtosingandtobehappytheges,thedutch,the

    english,thesostoftheirtiindoors,listening

    totherainbeatingontheclosedfortable

    littlehousestheydidnotlaughquitesochthey

    tookeverythingreseriouslytheyonscious

    oftheiriortalsoulsandtheydidnotliketobefunnyabout

    ttersanistic

    partoftherenaissance,thebooks,thestudiesofancient

    authors,thegraarandthetextbooks,interestedthebr >

    greatlybutthegeneralretutotheoldpagancivilisation

    ofgreeceandro,hechiefresultsofthe

    renaissanceinitaly,filledtheirheartshhorror

    butthepapacyandthellegeofcardinalsost

    entirelyposedofitaliansandtheyhadtuedthechurch

    intoapleasantclubusicand

    thetheatre,butrarelyntionedreligionhencethesplit

    betorecivilisedbuteasygoing

    andindifferentsouthhe

    tiandnobodyseedtobeahedangerthatthreatened

    thechurch

    thereinorreasonshe

    refortiontookplaceingeyratherthaninsweden

    orenglandthegesboreanancientgrudgeagainst

    rotheendlessquarrelsbetperorandpopehad

    causedchtualbitteessintheothereuropeanuntries

    entrestedinthehandsofastrong

    king,therulerhadoftenbeenabletoprotecthissubjects

    againstthegreedofthepriestsingey,whereashadowy

    eerorruledaturbulentcrotleprincelings,thegood

    burghersoredirectlyatthercyoftheirbishopsand

    prelatesthesedignitariess

    ofneyforthebenefitofthoseenoruschurchesh

    ans

    feltthattheyulctedandquitenaturallytheydid

    notlikeit

    andthenthereistherarelyntionedfactthatgey

    eoftheprintingpressinnortheeuropebooks

    hebiblewa

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