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A08087 The ansuuere made by the noble lords the States, vnto the ambassadour of Polonia United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. 1597 (1597) STC 18452; ESTC S2245 3,892 15

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THE ANSVVERE made by the Noble Lords the States vnto the Ambassadour of Polonia Imprinted at Amsterdam by Peter Geuaerts dwelling in Lynbaeus Pat. Anno. 1597. LONDON Imprinted by John Windet 1597. Sigismundus the third by the grace of God King of Polonia Great prince of Letawen Duke of the Russians Prussians Massawes Samayts and Liefland and King of Sweden and VVenden WOrthy Honorable noble estemed famous beloued and especiall We being mooued by many and true causes and especially by the consideration of that present estate of Christendome Doe sende to you the Honourable Pawel Van Dyialyn our Courtier To the end you should courteously willingly heare him in that which on your owne behalfes he is to propound Which thing how bee it we assure our selues you wil performe of your owne accord yet neuerthelesse we earnestly require you thereunto and doe offer vnto you euery way our Inclination and good-will Giuen at Warsaw the 19. of May Anno 1597 in the tenth yeare of our Raigne in Polonia and in our fourth yeare in Sweden Subscribed Sigismundus Rex The direction is To the worthie Honourable Noble esteemed and famous the States of the vnited Prouinces in the Low Countries our beloued and especiall THE ANSWERE made by the Noble Lords and States vnto the Ambassadour of Polonia THe States generall of the vnited Prouinces with all dutifulnesse haue giuen eare vnto the proposition made by the Honourable Pawle Van Dyialyn in the name of the most excellent and puissant King of Polonia and Sweden And vppon communication had concerning the same with the most excellent Prince and Councell of estate Haue concluded to answere thereunto in briefe Viz. That they verie willingly doe vnderstand that his most excellent Maiestie so graciously wisheth all good from God vnto these vnited Prouinces And for the same they in like manner by their prayer do wish vnto the said most excellent and puissant King long life faithfull Councell prosperous successe against the generall enemie of him and of all Christendome And as for that which the saide Honourable Lord Ambassadour furthermore did declare at large touching the cruell warres of the Turke howbeit the States here before by their many euident signes and other witnesses haue had vnderstanding thereof yet his forces and the perilous dangers of Christendome being now so manifestly represented before their eyes doe make them exceeding much agrieued Also the States be wholy of the same opinion and meaning with the saide most excellent and puissant King That if all debate being set aside the Kings and Princes did conioyne their weapons and forces in one which in the deepest dangers of Christendome hetherto yet neuer could be brought to passe That then Christendom might lightly be freed from these mischiefes But it exceedingly grieueth the states That the saide most excellent King of Polonia and Sweden is so preposterously incensed by the euill-willers of these Countries That his Maiestie should thinke that these warres which the sayde States being thereunto of necessitie forced do maintain Be the cause that the King of Spaine conuerteth not his Souldiours and Treasures for the suppressing of the Turke of the other enemies of Christendome For insomuch as concerneth the States the cause why they maintaine these lamentable wars which already haue continued so many yeares Hath beene long since more then sufficiently vnto all Christendome knowne neither thinke they it now to be needfull nor do meane to set down here in many wordes what the power is of Kings ouer or aboue their Subiects But do Signifie That these Low Countries as publickly it is knowne neuer had any Kings but onely Princes as namely Dukes Earles who haue beene tide and Lyable vnto Lawes certaine no lesse then the people and subiects Wherefore insomuch as the K. of Spaine these many yeares with intollerable tyrany hath oppressed these Countries contrary to their auncient lawes and priueledges by his owne oth confirmed And hath also without any iust cause caused many hundred thousandes of people to bee destroyed and kept in hold yea afterwards contrary to the lawes of all Nations executed the Messengers of these countreyes that were men noble and of honor sent ouer into Spaine to intreat for an end of his cruelties to be made And moreouer afterwardes without consent of the States hath brought in new Taxations neuer harde of before and banished out of the Countrey an innumerable multitude of people of all manner of conditions and degrees It is not to bee wondred at that all Pariens being ouercome in fine our God hath furnished weapons whereby vnder conduct of the right puissant Regent the noble Prince of Orenge First Holland and Seal●nd and then afterwardes the other Prouinces did rescue or franchised themselues which they haue taken in hande much latter then the continuall cruelties and tiranny of these Spaniards merited and then the Princes and States of any other Prouinces woulde Who woulde not for the shortest while haue suffered the hundreth part of those mischiefes and euils which the inhabitants of these prouinces so many years since haue endured And how be it that the States of their naturall loue towardes their Lordes haue tryed all things that might tend to the auoyding of wars and in like manner haue intended all meanes for peace not onely by themselues but also that euen the Emperour the Queenes Maiesty of England the King of Fraunce and also the Germain Princes haue beene mediators therein Yet neuer the neerer could the same be brought to passe Which is the cause that they perceyuing no more hope of any lawfull peace and hauing to the grieuous losse of the Countries learned that the king of Spayne vnder the cloake of intreaty for peace did pretende to rent in sunder the vnion of the countries and to surprise the Townes haue after the destruction of many men in wars and the ouerthrow of many Towns and after many maner of calamities suffred beene constrained to betake them to some other Counsell And so what at all times hath beene free for all Nations that they may cast off from their neckes the insupportable burthens yea of the Kinges themselues as many examples can make manifest The same euer hath beene permitted and free for the free nation of the Lowe Dutch Countries in proceeding to make a lawfull and necessary declaration that the Lord of the countrey is fallen from all his right the which thing many yeares since hath beene not onely permitted and concluded but also by Edict or Placat published After the which many of the Prouinces condescended vnto the Duke of Alenson brother to the King of Fraunce to be their Lord and did after his decease as also theretofore vnder the gouernment of the said right excellent Prince of Orenge agaynst the Spaniardes followe or prosecute the warres and he being in villanous manner after the president of barbarous nations through publike rewardes propounded by the Spaniardes brought to his ende trayterously not in publike battell but at
home Also the enemie they hauing recouered hope that the affaires of these Countries woulde not onely come to lamentable commotion but also fall to vtter ruine and decay Yet the same notwithstanding these Prouinces by the helpe of God Almighty on whome alone the States depend haue vnder conduct of his most worthy sonne Prince Maurice beene not onely protected but also with his years encreased growen in their bounds enlarged Now in that concerneth the King of Spaine and his intent and hart which best by his works may be knowne It is notorious that he intendeth nothing lesse then to warre against the Turke but that he vnder colour of vpholding the Romish Religion seeketh to raigne ouer all Christian Princes For what els is or euer hath beene the cause of his warres against the most excellent Queene of England What els hath moued him to step into the French warres and to seeke after the Kingdome of Fraunce and to endeuour to withdraw or turne the Dukedome of Guylik and cleaue from their right Lordes and successors wherein he fewe Monthes since amongst other his affaires tending to the same hath delt with the Emperour by the Admirall of Arragon beside the subtill snares by him wrought against those of Aken and Wesell and more other Rijks estates and places if truth may be spoken But onely for to become ouer all thinges of Christendome the vniuersall Lorde And for to attayne thereunto the onely drift of the king of Spayne is that he vnder externall shewe of entreatie for peace might bring these Countreyes vnder his power with oppression of their auncient lawes and priueledges and set or place downe the seate of his warres against the Princes of all kingdomes there Where he should find forces both by water and land and also money in a readinesse Which thing being by the Queenes most excellent Maiestie of England discretly considered of she as a defendor of true Religion many yeare since is entred into League with these Countries And wher in respect hereof lately also is made a League betweene the King of Fraunce and the said Queene of England The saide vnited Prouinces are also accepted in and vnto the same Wherevpon the said Lord Ambassador may easily vnderstand how inconuenient it is for the States in this constitution and shape of causes to giue admonition of that which his Lordshippe doth propound eyther vnto the foresaide Prince or to the particuler States of the seuerall Prouinces aforesaid Especially considering that they are instructed by so manifold examples that the enemy intendeth or practiseth nothing but vnder the sweet name of entreaty for peace to cloake the after-claps of warre and to entrappe them vnwarily with deceat Of the which the States hope his most excellent Maiestie wil earnestly take consideration and not so much accompt of his affinitie with the K. of Spain but that he rather wil awaken vp endeuour for the vantage and welfare of whole Christendome And in that the Lord Ambassador made mention of the letters of the most excellent King Steuen his Maiesties predicessor The same hath beene right acceptable declaring very honourably that Kings Councell in the gouernment of his people and Subiects And for so much as the States minde in heart nothing more then to satisfie all Kings touching the causes of these warres and other their proceedings Therefore they diligently haue answered the same letters to the ende they ioyntly might make manifest how earnestly they alwaies haue endeuored to continue the good will and loue of the King of Poland towards these Countries In which earnest desire and will they alwaies will perseuere towards his most excellent Maiestie not doubting but that his Maiestie will infringeably vpholde the mutable trafficke trade which cannot bee impeached so long as the common lawes of all Nations in reason shall take place For the rest the saide States doe right humbly commend vnto his most excellent Maiestie the welfare and estate of these Prouinces and wil againe most earnestly endeuour that they may not onely deserue his Maiesties good will but also encrease the same towardes them The States also doe beseech the said Honorable Lorde Ambassador earnestly to signifie the same vnto his most excellent Maiestie and louingly to preferre these Countries on which kindnes and seruice the states will haue respect when occasion shall so require Giuen in Sgrauen Hage the 22. of Iuly 1597.