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Their insolence & number daily encreas'd, their intent at first was self defence, but at length they seiz'd Qu. Jane who had been confin'd at Fordesillas, & publish'd a Proclamation in Her name both in Castille & Arragon demanding the assistance of All her subjects, the blinded populace upon this join'd the Rebels.

Charles learning this appointed Amirantes Frederic Henriquez & the Constable Inigo de Valasco joint Regents with Adrian, & offer'd that none but Spaniards should hold any Office for the future, provided deletion the /deletion addition those /addition Foreigners ^ addition that underline had already employments /underline /addition were left quiet possessor of them; the Rebels refus'd to agree to this; at last the Emperor took up arms, but left his troops in Medina on account of the smalness of their Number; where the Rebels might have entir'ly destroy'd them, had they had any man of experience at their head; but that not