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ambition of Lewis the --14th-- he now begun to retract from his renunciation at the treaty of the Pyrenies and assert his right to the Spanish succession-- especially as by the customs of some parts of Brabant a Female of the first Marriage was preferred to a Male of the second--Lewes appeared on the frontiers of the Netherlands with an Army of 40,000 Men, Athe, Lisle, Journey, Oudenarde, Courtray, Charlevai, Buick were immediately taken. this measure executed with such celerity & success gave great alarm to almost every court in Europe, as no state lay nearer the danger, none was seized with more terror than the United-- Provencis-- Lewis had promised them that he would take no step against Spain without previously informing them, but contrary to this assurance he kept a total silence till on the very point of entering upon action-- Negociations mean while-- commenced for the saving of Flanders, Charles resolved with great prudence to take the first step towards forming a confederacy-- Sir William Temple his resident at Brussels received orders to go secretly
