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A34296
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The Congress at The Hague
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1691
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the Enemy to turn off the Danger from their Heads and to reestablish an Universal and lasting Peace in Europe That He should die with the greatest satisfaction in the World if he could compass these Designs He concluded his Speech with some tender Assurances of his unalterable Love to the State and it was answered accordingly The first thing the King did was the regulating the Dutch-Fleet declaring that his Intention was it should be commanded by Admiral Tromp It is not easily exprest how much his Royal Pleasure was applauded by the States and what universal Rejoicings it caused amongst all sorts of people Lieutenant Admiral-General Tromp Son to that famous Hero that from a simple Mariner rais'd himself to the next to the chiefest Command in the State is a Man of a full Stature an ordinary look and that wearing an old fashion'd Black Coat an ill ty'd Cravat and his own weather-beaten Hair makes at the best no better Figure than that of an ordinary Burgher of Amsterdam but by his great and numerous Exploits he has discovered that which is hidden in his Phisiognomy that 's to say a greatness of Soul a boldness of Spirit and so wise a Conduct in his most perillous Enterprises that considering his long Experience he is now look'd upon as one of the greatest Sea-men in the World To restore a brave but unfortunate Prince to his lost Kingdom or to save it when he stands upon the fatal Brink of loosing it are Blessings few of the greatest Generals of all Ages can boast of and if Heaven ever before imploy'd the hand of a particular Man about so great a Work it was after it had anxiously instructed his Valour variously expos'd his Life and narrowly inquired into his Success in a thousand lesser Actions and then it was the immortal Reward of an equally Great Successful and Aged General but bold Tromp reapt that Glorious Title of a Royal Restorer from one of his first Warlike Essays and in the Flower of his Age. Frederick the Third King of Denmark had in spight of his Virtue and Valour lost all the strong Places of his Kingdom Coppenhaguen the Capital City and sole Remainder of that unfortunate Countrey was besieged by Sea and Land by the Swedes and though the Citizens behav'd themselves to a Miracle animated by the presence of their Royal Sire and the whole Royal Family yet they must have given way at last to a valorous and successful Enemy 'T is said That the Swedes sure of the prize had already divided amongst them the Quarters of that City and that some ungenerous Counsellors of the Enemy did design the Royal Progeny for a Victim to secure the Conquest when upon a sudden a numerous Fleet of the States Commanded by Tromp appeared in the Sound It was not known upon what Design he came for the States were then in Alliance with neither of the Parties and both equally fear'd and hop'd for his Assistance but Tromp quickly decided the matter for since it is the Interest of all Europe and in particular of the States-General to Ballance an equal Power between the two Northern Crowns he fell upon the Superior Party destroy'd their Fleet reliev'd the City and by that Strenuous Action caused that sudden and wonderful Revolution that did not only render the King once again Master of his Kingdom but Absolute Master too The King to show his Royal Gratitude made him a Count of his Kingdom and besides honoured him with the Noble Order of the Elephant King Charles the Second made him Knight and Baronet of the Kingdom of England but these are Titles that signifie but little with the Dutch Seamen they know him to be Just and Brave they Love him as their Father and cannot forget nor abide to call him by any other Name than by that plain familiar and Dutch one of Cornelis van Tromp He has since that time signalized himself in several Sea-fights with the English They are too well known and their Consequences have been too fatal to both Parties to need to be mentioned here The English have experienced his Valour and he has theirs and this mutual consciousness of each others Bravery how different soever their manners are together with the urgent necessity of their Affairs as it cannot but by joining their Fleets make a Glorious Confederacy of their Hearts so we have all reason to expect such Effects from it as will be answerable to the greatness of the Design Some few days after His Majesty had nominated Admiral Tromp to Command the Dutch Fleet it was confidently reported at the Hague that Tromp was poyson'd I think it was the effect of Fear of some that did not love to see certain Persons there He fell suddenly Sick indeed but whatever the cause of it was he did as soon recover and at a time the Report did still continue accompanied as 't is usual by some particular Circumstances I saw the Admiral in good Health in the King's Anti-Chamber where he staid above an hour he is not much above Two and fifty years old and is said to be very Vigorous principally when he is in his own Element yet he looks very decrepit It seems great and constant Fatigues at Sea as they take away that brisk and jolly Appearance of Youth in the Face so they strengthen the Body and inure it to a long Life And I am told That the Famous French Protestant Admiral Du Quesne look'd as old Thirty years before as he did when he died Whilst His Majesty with an unsatigable Care advanced the Interest of the States and their Confederates there past scarce one day but some Prince or other came to the Higue Many of them keep Great and Splendid Courts in Germany and the Two Electors of Bavaria and Brandenbourg make a Figure in the Empire not inferior to that of Great Monarchs They all stand very much upon their Prerogatives and to speak the truth there is in no Country more time spent in observing the superfluous Nicety of Ceremonies than in Germany but it seems William the Third had set them a Pattern They came to Consult to Act and not to show their Grandeur No publick Entrances were made they all arrived incognito and to prevent that ceremonious Respect that must needs have been paid to their Illustrious Characters the Elector of Bavaria as it was said did assume the Name of Count of Thungen the Elector of Brandenbourg that of Count of Ravensberg and they were imitated by the rest of the Princes And since very few that were at the Hague had either that Leisure or Advantage that I had of being well inform'd of the exact Number and Name of the Princes I have thought fit to communicate to you this following List Maximiliam Elector of Bavaria Frederick Elector of Brandenbourg George William Duke of Lunembourg-Zel Anthony Vlric Duke of Brunswig-Wolfembuttel Charles Landgrave of Hessen-Cassel Philip Prince-Palatine of Sultzbach John George Prince of Saxe-Eysenach Christian