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A08107	The second admonition, sent by the subdued prouinces to Holland thereby to entice them by faire-seeming reasons, groundlesse threates, and vnlike examples to make peace with the Spaniards. With the Hollanders aunswere to the same. Translated out of Dutch into English by H.W.; Second admonition, sent by the subdued provinces to Holland.	Netherlands.; H. W., fl. 1598.; United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. aut	1598 (1598)	STC 18467; ESTC S105504	22,492	34

warre therein following the example of many nations the which had receiued nothing so much iniurie as wee yet haue they exiled and driuen their Princes away neither were they reputed rebels nor yet receiued any damage thereby He doth no bodie wrong who defendes his owne right 38. EDwarde the second Edward ●e second Englandes king through bad counsaile putteth certaine of his Barons to death without eyther reason or lawful cause but the other Peares of the land moued by that cruelty assembled together an hoast of men tooke him prisoner and declared him vnworthy Christern Tarquinius Superbus Caius Caligula Nero. Domitianus C●mmodus Maximus Christern of Denmark was imprisoned after that he was e●led and Tarquinius Superbus for his cruelty was deposed by the Romaines the which hee had plagued and altred their gouernement insomuch that they displeased them Caius Caligula a monstrous tyrant was also therefore murthered by the Romaines Nero for his filthy and horrible factes was declared a foe and his life persecuted and Domitianus Commodus Maximus and more others of like crueltie were vsed accordingly for they that seeke the spoile of the common welth are alwaies seene to buy it deare No Tyrant that euer could escape Gods punishment 39. BEing then that our warre is no rebellion as manifestly appeares and sufficiently proued by true examples and infallible argumentes thou doest vs great wrong to compare vs to rebellious Absolon or to the wicked Israelites for no comparison can be made of it we are in no wise to stand in feare of the punishment which rebels haue endured but since wee put our trust in the almighty God wee will continually expect a good issue of our iust quarrell although thou seekest through thy threates to quench our courages vanting of thy maisters Lyonly téeth with all his forces stedfastly trusting on our God thy threates wee let flie remayning coniunctly in our intent esteeming far better to haue iust warre then a dissembled peace Who so trusts on Gods aide is neuer put to shame 40. 〈…〉 IT séemes that thou hast learned the bragging of thy maister Rapsace who also cryed wherein dost thou relie wherein dost thou trust but what God did and commanded in the next chapter thou hast not read or perhaps but badly remembred hee shall not enter the citty nor endamage the same for I wil defend and kéepe it 〈…〉 for my seruant Dauids sake who trusted in mee I will protect her against the tyrantes pretences Baldeus also boasted before Leidiz that one should sooner touch the starres then the cittie be rescued but God displeased at this blasphemie sent them vnnaturall floodes whereby his pretence was disturbed Thou that through false peace seekest to bring vs in thy net consider the matter for if thou art not blinded through thy wilfulnes thou must of force confesse that our resistance which thou seest is no humane worke God fauoreth our case for the defence of his Christ 41 Assure thy selfe that I trust not so much on the helpe of my neighbores and allies as on the iust and vpright dealing which we dayly vse for when with diligent care I consider the forepassed and ballance the issue thereof it giues mee a great cause of hope that this will ende wel and that I shal want no meanes while I feele Gods hand his bounty aide and blessing which are the infallablest tokens of a good issue of the vnstedfastnes thereby thou makest a great discourse that it hanges in no mens handes and that it is dayly seene but I know they are stedfast and neuer deceiued any except he displeased God through our great sinne I trust and beléeue assuredlie that they are bound to me as long as I shall with zeale prosecute this iust cause and wil through Gods mercy and in spight of the Spaniarde as a yong bud florish which thou with all thy force shalt not hinder Gods blessing will dwell alwaies fast with the God-fearing 42. ANd finally when thou comest forth with thy Princes power name him with a common name because thou knowest not thy right yet for reasons to your aduantage doe not name him neuerthelesse we perceiue thy deceipt cunningly cloaked there vnder as the Asse of Cuma couered with the Lyons skinne but through his long cares he was knowne so thou also with thy peace masked with a Foxes skinne we perceiue thy intent for thou shewest thy maister in forme of a Lyon of whome wee feare to bée deceiued in the end because wee see many footesteppes inward but none outwarde whereby is seene his malice is not onely to vs but also to them that neuer iniured him out of thy own wordes we construe his meaning and what a happy peace wee should haue we are Lambes thy Lord a Lyon those two kindes neuer agree besides we are nations of diuers humors Contrary humors doe quicklie breake vnitie 43 IF then you our neighbores of the seduced Prouinces so much and so seruentlie desire peace the way is open a good s●… peace is at hand which thou now maist attaine in following our good counsaile it being impossible for you to continue in Peace when you shoulde be contracted vnto God with vs and the proude Spaniarde open thy eyes know thy enemie when thou maist driue him away which through Gods helpe and thy neighbores may easily and in short space bee effected then peace wil yeelde vs traffick welfare and plenty the peace shal be sure without false shew the more since wee are a nation of one kinde and condition who also though to their damage keepe their oath and respect their honors endeauour thou to doe this ridde thy selfe from the Spanish venime trust on Gods mercy and not on thy kinges great Forces He that puts his trust in God neuer comes to shame 44. IF not then you Batauians which haue vndertaken the defence of your priuiledges let not the feare of death daunt your inuincible courages you shal not onely thereby recouer infinite praise but also hereafter an eternal life but if you faint and will seeke to shunne the perils you bring your selues your successors in great disquietnesse wherefore then take courage and for the defence of thy patrimony in recompence that shee hath nourished thee and for your liberty spare neither life nor goods let not any wayes the desire of this fickle life expel the wonted courages from your hartes let not the praise and renowne of the Battauians which hetherto hath continued any way be blemished nor diminished although dangers are at hand shew that this meaning is deepely imprinted in your hartes Farre better to endure a warre that shoulde neuer cease then to be deceiued by a false peace FINIS

one degree No I assure my selfe that any war to withstand an enemie is both laudable and honorable and to the contrarie some peace hurtfull and nought warres vndertaken for honorable causes tending for himselfe and his their goodes or life for freedome or in defence of Gods lawes are honorable but peace which threatens the losse of all these may with right be refused against such one may make a rightfull warre T is an accursed peace which destroyes Gods word 3 Which peace is good and to be desired WHen peace doth free from care and trouble when she diminisheth the daungers and perilles when by her meanes great costs and charges are forborne when she yeeldeth quiet and tranquillitie of life and minde as then it is a holy worke to make peace with our enemie But when as one standeth in doubt and feare Which peace is nought and to be shunned least vnder the peace her faire vaile lie not hidden some secrete mischiefe then she is mortall venome mixed in a wholesome potion One ought alwaies to be bent to peace so farre forth she be cleare from deceit and daunger we are naturally giuen to seeke peace but not in such sort that she should be worse then the warre for without securitie of life goodes and conscience what is it That the name of peace should onely bee vnto vs a deceitfull pleasure a peace whereby one doth leese freedome and libertie is a detestable plague in the eares of the wise A rightfull warre is better then a faigned peace 4 WHerefore we haue here wisely to consider if it bee not damageable to make peace with euery one if that with procuring a peace we subuert not our selues into an eternall slauerie in such sort that wee had better to endure the warre then to liue in a peace which bréedes seruitude Many haue by warres wonne their libertie maintained the same others by bad peace haue made slaues A true libertie is to be preferred aboue life Thou shewest vs the disasters of the peace with many examples as if with trusting therin did seeke after it but yet many haue in choosing peace won their welfare and exiled tiranny others haue through peace lost their libertie and through their light beliefe béene made slaues Libertie is the chiefest thing during ones life her we ought with our life to maintaine in the defence of life and goods one will endaunger himselfe but yet aboue all libertie is to be preferred It is honor to expose his life in defence of his libertie and patrimony 5 IN the defence of our libertie and securitie Which to attaine the war were enterprised to keep them they must be continnued expecting by the grace of God a good issue Saguntines Athens Our desire of peace hath alwaies appeared but hath been but badly recompensed which wee will not misse we are altogether zealously bent which our burning zeale shall not be quenched nor is there any one in that respect which shall turne our minds we hate them with our hartes which herein contrarie vs we fight couragiously and willingly the armes shall not easily be pulled out of our handes neyther yet doe we reioyce in bloodie battailes we hope the best being alwaies readie rather to abide the hardest brunt then to bee made slaues The noble Saguntines haue in spite of their foes rather chosen to die by famine and miserie then by a slauish peace to saue their liues The Athenians too weak for the might of the Barbarians haue rather suffred their cittie to bee ouerthrowne and spoyled then to be brought vnder their subiection An honourable death is to bee preferred before a slauish life 6. The treatise of peace at Breda was dearly bought by those of Buerē Leerdam Ouwater Shoonhouen and Zieriezee The pacification of Gaunt was of the Spanish side most trecherously violated as it was concluded before the treatise was made as apeared by diuers letters By meanes of the treatise of peace of Cullen was Mastricht Artoys Haynalt and Flaunders seuered and rent from the other vnited prouinces broght again vnder the Spanish yoke Anno 88 whē with the Spanish Armado all seemd to be conquered as then the peace was also spoken of Anno 94. whē Ernestus so flatteringly profferd peace by Ieronimus Coema●s and Otto Hartius THat I haue sought to bring all things to an vnfained peace hath appeared by my peaceable dealing but thou hast alwaies sought vnder thy peace to couer deceit In the treatise of peace at Breda appeared thy deceitfull trickes Bueren Leerdam Ouwater Shoonhouen beare yet the markes of thy peace Immediatly after Ziericzee was beset The pacification of Gaunt thou didst violate thy pretence appeared by the letters of Escouedo Also by the letters of the Barō of Selles which he brought with him at Mechelen from the Spanish counsaile The violation of Don Ian against honor oath and law manifestly appeared it may be said without feare that nothing but treasons and surmises were intended in all thy faire shewes of peace stretching to the annulling and exiling of the vertuous T is in vaine thy faultes are no more to be fauoured But vntruth hath yet hitherto paid his mayster 7. HOw deceitfull shamefull pernicious was the treatise of peace of Cullen vnto me the time hath taught The siege of the good Citie of Mastricht with many other subtill deuices haue also bewrayed the same Artoys and Henalt with others were thereby seduced The dealing with Flaunders to my losse and to what peace thou and thine were inclined when the Prince of Parma proffered peace to her Maiestie was manifestly shewed by the Spanish Fleete More what peace Ernestus brought who sought to murther his excellencie as if there by all matters might be pacified More the heade of the Inquisition Lieuetenant vnto thy holy father yea when it was least suspected sheweth his cruell nature which not a yeare agoe buried a silly maiden aliue A foole is he that will be a slaue if he may chuse 8. IF so it were that we desired peace yet there is no meanes to recouer the same of the Spaniard the ground and foundation of truth to bind peace dependeth on the faith this may not be forsaken without faith or trust no accorde is to bee made which one may trust on or that will dure or ought to forbeare any alliance with those which kept not their word faith nor oath feare of vnthankfulnesse causeth an vnquiet minde The faith is the onely thing whereon peace must be built and where she is absent wheron we ought to build we must like an Oxe stande in feare of the axe this is euen the true exposition thereof Let the peace defend vs from the euils present and to come for by a broken peace to run againe to the warres it falles crueller then before and brings farre more griefe and trouble Alliance without truth breeds feare of life and goods 9. NO Wolues Beares Lyons nor Tygers neuer so ouer