42, l. 21. The Protestant bishopric of Magdeburg had been forcibly
restored to the Catholics in 1629. In 1631 the citizens of their own
accord, relying on Swedish help, declared against the Emperor.
p. 47, l. 40. Torgau, a strongly fortified town in Saxony.
p. 57, l. 37. The Prince of Orange at this time was William II who
married Mary, daughter of Charles I.
p. 59, l. 3. Except for the date, which should be 17th of September,
and the numbers on both sides which he exaggerates, the Cavalier's
account of the battle of Leipsic is fairly accurate.
p. 61, l. 39. Cuirassiers were heavy cavalry wearing helmet and
cuirass (two plates fastened together for the protection of the breast
and back).
p. 65, l. 10. _Crabats_ is an old form of _Croats_ the name of the
inhabitants of Croatia.
p. 66, l. 38. _Rix dollar_ is the English form of _Reichsthaler_ or
imperial dollar.
p. 67, l. 6. "Husband" is here used in the sense of "thrifty person."
p. 69, l. 18. A ducat was a gold coin generally worth about nine
shillings.
p. 70, l. 29. This passage describes the conquest of the string of
ecclesiastical territories known as the "Priest's Lane.
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