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A96533	A three fold help to political observations contained in three discourses. Written by that learned and experienced gentleman, Sir Jsaac Wake. 1. The first concerning the thirteen cantons of the Helvetical League, or of the Switzers. 2. The second declaring the state of Italy, as it stood neer about the year 1625. 3. The third touching the proceedings of the King of Sweden in his wars in Germany. Published for the benefit of the diligent observer.	Wake, Isaac, Sir, 1580?-1632.	1655 (1655)	Wing W228; Thomason E1671_2; ESTC R208410	42,380	141

diminished at this present that the Bishops of latter yeers have scarce wherewithall to maintain honestam familiam dignitatem cum decoro yet do they still pretend strongly to the recovery of what they do conceive hath been unjustly taken from them but the Magistrate doth so clip their wings that they cannot fly very high wherein that Republick hath this advantage that no religion being professed there publickly but the Roman although there be among them a great number of orthodox the Bishop cannot make it a question of religion and by consequence doth want that open protection of the Pope Emperour Spain and Catholick Cantons which is upon all occasions offered to the Bishops of Coir Basil and Geneva whose case is all alike setting religion aside This Repubilck hath a defensive league with the whole body of the Cantons and likewise with the Duke of Savoy but with State of Berne they have a more strict confederation in regard of the vicinity of both those States Neufchastel This County seated upon the border of a lake which doth take his name from the Town is subject unto the Duke of Longueville who is lord thereof and so acknowledged yet is not his soveraignty absolute but restrained with immunities priviledges which he cannot infringe or innovate The inhabitants do enjoy le droict de combourgoisie with the Town of Berne and in case of difference betwixt the Prince and subject the lords of Berne are to decide the question This is a great modification of Monarchical supremacy in regard that appeals are never made but to a higher power They being all Protestants the Duke hath often attempted to reduce then to the Roman religion but they have still saved themselves by appealing to the Bernesi by whom they are so potently protected that when he did few yeers since transport himself in person to Neufchastel and carry a priest with him to say Masse in the Castle he was therein opposed although it was his own house The Duke is protected by the French King who hath often threatened to assist the Duke with a potent army but hitherto he hath forborn the execution of that violent designe for fear not onely of the Bernesi who are very potent but of the Spaniards likewise who will not suffer the French to be absolute Masters of a province which doth confine with the County of Burgundy Bienne This Town seated upon a branch of the lake of Newfchastel is a little Republick allied with Berne by combourgoisie They are all of the religion and not troubled with any pretenders to their liberty spiritual or temporal but do live securely under the protection of Berne and do enjoy all the liberties of that Town as free denisons serving joyntly unto that State as a good antemurale against the French County of Burgandy Geneva Geneva doth stand in the bottom of a lake unto which it doth give name The river of Rhosne doth run through part of the city on the one side and the river Arva doth passe by it on the other side This Republick was received into the protection and confederation with the Canton of Berne in the yeer 1592. or there abouts and doth serve as a strong bulwark to secure the Bernesi from any invasion that way Henry the fourth of France in the time of the league did imploy his best offices to incantonise this Town wisely foreseeing that in time Spain would overbalance France in Helvetia where he being then a Protestant could onely promise unto himself the devotion of four orthodox Cantons and the two misparties and Spain was sure of the other seven Plurality of voices in the general Diet of Baden doth oversway all businesses but equality doth make a stop and inforce sine temperamento If he could have made Geneva a fourteenth Canton as his purpose was then the Pope Emperour and Span had lost all hope of predominating there which now they have with the odde voice but since his death the government of France hath fallen into the hands of ministers who do what they can to advantage the Spanish faction in those parts and to suppresse those who were and are most devoted to the French Crown Unto the soveraignty of this town the Duke of Savoy doth pretend in temporalibus and the Bishop in temporalibus spiritualibus The Town doth save it self like an Animal amphibion as may be seen by their armes which are the eagle on the one side and the keys on the other with the keys they do exclude the house of Savoy alledging that none can pretend there but the Bishop and with the eagle they do soar over the Bishop declaring that their City is imperial If any man be curious to see the state of this controversie let him read le Chestal Savoysien written by a Savoyard and the answer thereunto called le Cittadin di Geneve written by Mr Saralin though his name be not affixed these are pamphlets of small volume which do state that question pro contra Pere Monnau a Jesuit confessour unto Madam Chrestienne Princess of Piedmont hath likewise written a book in octavo in favour of the house of Savoy which was printed in Turin Anno 1622. but never published or divulged a copy whereof Sir Isaac Wake did send to Geneua as soon as it did passe the presse and if they be not provided of an answer upon all occasions it is their fault The situation of this Town doth secure it from danger for it cannot be besieged unlesse armies do lodge and quarter within the dominions of France Savoy and Berne and that there be a fleet likewise to command the lake if they be true within themselves I do conceive it to be the most impregnable place in all Europe Of the use of correspondence in those parts as far as it doth concern the Crown of England IT is a Maxime irrefragable that when enemies or ill-willers do oppose or maligne the proceedings of any Prince or State they are to be esteemed behoofful and advantagious for the Actors From that Aphorisme I do conclude that the correspondence of his Majesty in Helvetia and Rhetia is not onely good but necessary having found by expecting that the Pope the Emperour France and Spain have expressed displeasure at the appearing of any Minister of his Majesties in those parts upon whatsoever occasion Extention and latitude of correspondence doth adde unto the honour of great Princes and most commonly conduce to their service as was well known observed by the wise Cardenal Wolsey who left no Prince nor little State of Christendom without an Ambassadour or Agent of his master The Venetians do observe the same stile and Henry the seventh who did hate foreign Ambssadours in his own Court was frequent in employing his own abroad If it be said that we have no need of them it may be answered that perhaps sometimes they may have need of us and being fellow-members of the body of our Religion do deserve not onely

may agree in the ground of a Confession yet differences of opinions do prove conscientious in matter of divinity and opiniastretes in those who do every one of them abound in their own sence can never be reduced to temper much lesse to regularity especially there wanting a head on our side who might call an universal Councel and by coactive power inforce conformity unto what should be decreed by the major part of Princes I do not bring in the king of Poland into any part of our account because although it be wel known he doth stand affected yet it is certain that he hath onely voluntatem liberam potestatem ligatam at this present so that he can do no great hurt nor good There is an other circumstance which doth make against us namely that the present visible supportation of our cause doth lie upon the king of Swedens person onely whom none but God can secure from Assassinates and if he should miscarry we should be to seek whereas the Imperialists and Catholicks have more strings to their bow then one But in case God do protect him from treason intended and that he do give him farther victory he cannot but live with some little anxiety for fear lest the king of Denmark retaining the memory of old quarels should come behinde him and that the Duke of Saxony should fall from him and accommodate with the Emperour Agaiust these I have no graines of civil considerations to oppose but must hope that God who hath made choice of him to fight his battles will alwayes assist him from open and secret enemies and either by him or some other whom God himself will chuse will perfect the work that he hath begun If this model of the present state of affaires be just or doth come neer unto rectitude then in the same glasse which doth shew unto us the present face of things we way foresee what is likely to be the event as far as any thing may be conjectured de futuris contingentibus the certainty of which is known onely to God All that can be said in this subject must be reduced unto two heads namely the accommodation of all differences all amiable or the continuance of the war this being to be understood onely of Germany which Province at this present is the onely Sedes belli it is hard to say which of these two is the most likely to insue in the first place for although it may be granted that peace is desired on both sides yet the concluding thereof will prove a hard resultate first in regard of the proximity of the armies which can hardly be contained from enterschaking when they come to a reasonable distance secondly in regard of the dispersion of the armies which being divided in places far off cannot easily agree upon a surseance of armes universal if any such thing should be accorded in any one place Thirdly because neither the one party nor the other can long live en gros upon the Paisant and therefore they must es loigne themselves or dispute their bread with their swords Fourthly wee do not heare as yet of any Mediator neither can we know where to finde one that may be trusted of both parties for although the French king would perhaps derive unto himself that honour yet the animosity that he hath and doth still expresse against Spain and the house of Austria will hinder him from being trusted by them and the partiality that is discovered in him toward Bavaria and the Catholick League will make him suspected by us This office would stand best with his Majesty if he were not in a manner a party for although in this conjuncture he might interpose very opportunely betwixt the king of Sweden and the Austriaci yet Bavaria and the Catholick electors will hardly admit of him for what doth concern their interests the one in regard of the electorat Palatinate the others in regard of difference in religion The peace or truce in the low Countries will prove a knotty piece of work and without that the peace of Germany can hardly be concluded Again there is an other dfficulty in regard of a new war likely to begin in Italy which will cause the French to disturb the quiet of the Austriaci in Germany as much as they shall be able and to traverse likewise any Treaty with the low countryes Lastly the Duke of Lorain having now with Tilly the command of the Imperial or Catholick army it is likely that they will both incline to war the one to purchase the electorate of Brande-bourg which is promised unto him and the other to have his revenge for having been beaten All that can be said on the other side is that both parties may be so weary of the war that they may rather desire Peace upon any conditions then hazard new Battles which are journiaillers Secondly that the question of the Palatinate whereupon the quarrel is grounded may seem unto some of easy belief to approach near unto the point of accomodation considering that Spain hath undertaken to dispose the Emperour on the one side how reall I know not and that France doth seem willing to dispose Bavaria on the otherside to accommodate with us upon any reasonable conditions Lastly that the Abbate Scaglia having in his hands the negotiation of Peace or Truce with the States of the united Provinces it may be presumed that he may effect as much as father Ney did heretofore If these Landmarks be not mistaken we may conclude that in probability quoad hominem it is more likely that the war will continue then any Peace be agreed upon and therefore taking that for granted it will now be time for us to take into consideration quid agendum But before I enter upon that discourse I will in one word mrake quid non agendum namely that we be careful aboue all things not to break off any Treaties that are or may be set on foot for the accomodation of the Palatinate how captious and elusory so ever they may be it being good to keep them up as long as they do do not amuse us and that we do not trust unto them but put in lucro any benefit that may unexpectedly come by them and therefore it will be very necessary to dispose the king of Bohemia not to stir as yet nor to appear in person as he doth seem to intend for very good respects and considerations Secondly that to much passion be not expressed on our side in favour of the Queen mother or Monsieur un-until our present negotiations here be consummated which will be very shortly fait ou failli and that we may see more clearly how they will govern themselves towards the king of Sweden and Bavaria which will be a short work considering that their assisting of Bavaria will be a secourse of Pisa if it be not speedy and that both the king of Sweden and the States do call upon them now very instantly for

5000. livers due unto each at the end of this moneth and therefore these wil prove good pietre di parangona and make us see how their pulse doth beat The territories and Citties of the Protestants and Papists in Germany are at this present so intermingled most of the Princes of each Religion having in their possession some places of the contrary party that it will be difficult to make an accurate Geomatrical division and distinction of them The chief places which the Protestants do at this time possesse and in which there are few or noe places which are Catholick are Swede Livonia Norwegia Prussia The Marquisate of Brandenbourg Upper and Lower Lusatia engaged to the Duke of Saxsony by the Emperour and now regained by the Kings of Sweden The Dutches of Pomeranta and Mechlebourg Denmark All Holsatia The Circles of the upper and lower Saxony in which are comprised the Electoral Dutchy of Saxony and other Principalities belonging to the house of Saxony The Dutchies of Lunembourg and Brunswich although the lower circle be much mingled is rather to be accounted Catholick East Fresland sc the County of Emden Oldenbourg Thuringues The Marquisates appertaining to the house of Brandenbourg sc Beyreuch Culembach and Onolesbach or Anspac Part of the Circles of Franconia and Swabe in which are comprised the Cities of Norimberg Vlm Nordigen Francfort and divers others though much intermingled The whole Dutchy of Wittemberg wherein there are oney two or three Citties in which the Emperour and Bavaria have Garrisons Part of the Marqvisate of Durlach The Dutchy desdeux Ponts The Counties of Hannaco Divers Counties upon the Confines of Alsatia belonging to the house of Nassaw The Wettaraw wherein are divers Countries the most of which have lately cast off the yoke which Tilly had laid upon them Hesse of Cassel and Marbourg Part of the Dutchies of Berke Mark Iuliers and ●leves The city of Strasbourg and the teritories adjoyning As for the Imperial towns they are comprised in the Circle of Saxony Franconea and Swabe of which I make no mention here neither do I make mention of the Swisses which may also be esteemed separate from Germany All the formentioned Provinces without taking in Swede Narwegia and Denmark which are in a manner Peninsulaes contain in latitude from the Baltick sea as far as Franconia where the King of Swed is at this present fourscore German Leagus In longitude they contain from East Freesland to the Confines of Poland running along by Prussia and Livonia a hundreth and five and thirty leagues of which fifteen make a degree The Principal Rivers are Ems which dischargeth into the Ocean at Emden The Weser that dischargeth it self into the sea at Bremen The Elue which dischargeth at Hambourg The Rehein which passeth into the Ocean through the united Provinces of the Low Countries The Trave which enters into the Baltick sea at Lubeck The Oderspree and other Rivers which enter into the Baltick sea at Starlsund The Vistule which enters into the Baltick sea at Dansk The chief Provinces which the Catholicks have are The kingdom of Bohemia Austria Siletia The kingdom of Hungaria Carinthia Croatia and other Provinces the Hereditary possessions of the house of Austria Stiria Tirol Carniola Moravia Archbishoprick of Saltsbourg Upper and Lower Elsace Bavaria Upper and Lower Palatinate The Bishoprick of Spires and Wormes Archbishoprick of Treves Archbishoprick of Colen Archbishoprick of Ments Divers Bishopricks and other places which as also the Bishopricks and Archbishopricks above mentioned are contained in the Circles of Franconia Westfal a and of the Rhein These kingdoms and provinces contain in Latitude a hundreth and twenty German Leagues and in Longitude according to the Largest account a hundred and forty FINIS