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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08091	A proclamation of the Lords the Generall States, of the vnited Prouinces whereby the Spaniards and all their goods are declared to be lawfull prize: as also containing a strickt defence or restraint of sending any goods, wares, or merchandizes to the Spaniards or their adherents, enemies to the Netherlandes. Faithfully translated out of the Dutch coppy printed at S. Grauen Haghe by Aelbercht Heyndrickson, printer to the Generall States.	United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1599 (1599)	STC 18454; ESTC S105503	4,699	9

A PROCLAMATION OF THE LORDS THE GENErall States of the vnited Prouinces whereby the Spaniards and all their goods are declared to be lawfull prize As also containing a strickt defence or restraint of sending any goods wares or Merchandizes to the Spaniards or their adherents enemies to the Netherlandes Faithfully translated out of the Dutch coppy Printed at S. Grauen Haghe by Aelbercht Heyndrickson Printer to the Generall States Imprinted at London by Iohn Wolfe and are to be solde at his shop in Popes-head Alley neere Exchange 1599. A Proclamation of the Lordes the generall States of the vnited Prouinces vvhereby the Spaniards and all their goods are declared to be lawfull Prize As also containing a strict defence or restraint of sending any goods wares or Merchandizes to the Spaniards or their adherents enemies to the Netherlands THe Generall States of the vnited prouinces To all such as shall sée or heare these presents make knowne that whereas it is euery day more then other most apparant and manifest that the enterprises of the Spanish nation with their conioyned adherents hath not béen only pretended to reduce these Netherlands by their deceitfull practises and the vttermost violence and force vnder their wilfull and superbious dominion and tyrannicall gouernment both ouer consciences bodies goods But also that in the years past they haue attempted with their vsual violent complots to reduce the realmes of England and Fraunce vnder their power Which they not being able according to their desires to performe now openly by maine force assault the neighbour countries of the Electors and Princes and other Neutrall places of the Empire not refusing to ouer-run the Citties and Fortresses with all manner of violence batter them with péeces ransomming them and filling them with their souldiors destroying the flat land rauishing and deflowring of women and maides pilling robbing murdering and burning not fauouring the house or Castels of Princes Earles or Gentlemen nor yet their persons as sufficiently appeareth by their barbarous dealings in the bishoprick of Collen the Dukedomes of Cleue and Bergh and the Bishopricke of Munster and other bordering countries The ministers of this spanish tyrannie boasting that according to their own pleasures they will proccede in their begunne actions especially in these places vntill such time as they shall haue reduced the whole besides these Netherlandes vnder their Spanish yoake wholly rooted out the exercise of the true Christian religion To which end they haue publikely in diuers places of the Empire altered the religion and pollicie of the same by force threats and other vndecent dealings Moreouer vaunting to bee glad that in the behalfe of the Princes Electors and others the armes be taken vp for that they shall as they say the better attaine the purpose Moreouer that the new king of Spaine the Infanta and the Spanish Counsell as well in Spaine as in the Low countries deceitfully and forcibly hinder and disturbe al nauigations dealings traffique trade so with inhabitants of the Netherlands as with those of other kingdomes countries and citties in most barbarous and tyrannicall sort misvsing the persons attaching their shippes violating their graunted promises by water and land all vnder the pretence and colour because that we haue hitherto ioyntly resisted their false deceitfull dealings and haue not beene mooued to yeeld and subuert the vnited Netherlands and the good inhabitantes thereof vnder these barbarous tyrannie and imperious dominion And since that by gods mightie power the assistāce of her most excellent M. of England other kings Princes Common-weales togither with our patience and good endeuors we haue for these many yeres withstood these tyrannicall enterprises which they haue bent against al Christendome hope further with Gods helpe and assistance as aforesaid to withstand there in are resolued Also to visit the Spaniards in the kingdoms lands by them occupied not onely to hinder their aforesaid tyranous pretence but also to recouer our losses damages sustained by them aswel with our ships of war as by such as are allowed by our order hoping assuredly that his diuine Maiestie wil blesse our rightful néedfull enterprises and once wholy frée and deliuer the Netherlands from the aforesaid tyrannie of the Spaniards and their adherents And also will mooue and incite the neighbour Kings Princes Electors Earles Barrons and Common-wealthes that vppon good consideration they may take and vse Armes to assure their perrillous estate and to that ende to driue out the Spaniards and their complices from the Emperours territories and so out of the Netherlands as also wee finde to bee most expedient and necessary for the accomplishment of so Christian lyke rightfull and néedfull common cause against the said Spaniards and their conioyned adherents to be with all déepe insight looked into that there be not any Shippes goods or Marchandizes sent them by water land or otherwise the same beeing not onely permitted by the common people but also the emperiall rights and custome of all Kings Princes and Common-weales beeing in warre or controuersie besides that the same hath beene made knowne by many firme orders and Proclaimations As well by the aboue named the Queenes Maiestie of England with whome we are in sure alliance as also of these countries And we therefore intend not to permit that any person of the vnited lands vsing trafficke or fishing at sea or on the waters within the land shall suffer himselfe to be deceiued seduced and endamaged by any deceitfull pasports safegardes or safe conducts of the said common enemie as wee vnderstand héeretofore against our good meanings by some hath been done So it is that we vppon ripe and profound deliberation and by the aduise of the illustrious Prince and Lord Maur●ce borne Prince of Orange Counte of Nassou Marquess● of de Vere Flushing c. Gouernour and Captaine generall of Gelderland Holland Zealand Vtrecht Ouerysel c. as Admirall generall haue declared and declare by these presents for good and lawfull prize all persons and goods vnder the dominion of the Spanish king in all places where they shall or may be got haue furthermore againe of new stricktly defended forbidden and respectiuely notified defend forbid and notifie by these presents all and euerie one of what condition realme or land soeuer none excepted not to lade ship bring or transport by water or land directly or indirectly vnder what colour or pretence soeuer any ships goods wares or merchandizes for or to any hauen cittie or place of the enemie in the kingdomes of Spaine Portugall or other places of Europe vnder the dominion subiection or commaund of the new king of Spaine the Archduke Albertus of Austria or the Infanta of Spaine vppon paine of confiscation of the same goods wares or merchandizes together with the shippes waggons carts and horses wherin or whereon thy same shall bee laden and all such further punishment as hereafter shall be declared And to preuent all fraudes subtile practises and