Essays on the history of Sweden, Denmark, and Prussia

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by bribes gained over the her Archbishop Gustavus Irolle and persuaded the Russians to invade Finland--Sture advanced to meet Christian and gave him Battle in West-Gothland where he was mortally wounded--Christian was immediately proclaimed & crowned in the Year 1520 at Upsal--In order to give some Colour for the cruel Proceeding which followed, it was given out that a Design had been formed of blowing up the King in his Castle with Gun- -Powder --fourscore and fourteen Persons of consiquence were on this Account beheaded--

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