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Andre were plenipotentaries for the King; the Duke of Alva, and the Prince of Orange for Philip the II, and the Duke and Duchess of Loraine were mediators. The principal articles were the marriage of the Princess Elizabeth of France with Don Carlos the Infanta of Spain, and that of his majesty's sister with the Duke of Savoy.
When peace is seriously desired in any quarter, the questions to be discussed by the plenipotentaries will fall into three groups: 1. Those which affect all Europe. Those which chiefly affect Western Europe. Those which chiefly affect Eastern Europe. The first group is, of course, the most important, both practically and sentimentally. And the main question in it is the question of Belgium.
His secretaries were perfectly trained, and this speaker was no exception. After a slight pause, he continued: "This is the business, gentlemen. "Last Thursday, as you are aware, the Plenipotentaries signed the Test Act in this room, and it was immediately communicated all over the world.
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