Excerpt from The Complete Works of John L. Motley, Vol. 2: The Rise of the Dutch Republic, a History<br><br>Of Portugal - Her portrait - Expensive preparations for the nuptials - Assembly of the Golden Fleece - Oration of Vig lius - Wedding of Prince Alexander.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.