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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

Salulles the French were driven quite out of Italy but because they did not desire that the house of Savoy should aggrandize it self they were content to abandon him and let the French king weaken him as much by the taking from him by composition Bresse Beaugé Verome and Gol on the other side of the Alpes as might ballance what he had added to his state in Italy by the taking of Salulles peace being concluded upon the conditions of that exchange in Lions the Duke of Savoy did begin to see that his alliance with Spain was an honorable burthen and a golden chain which did captivate the liberty of his house whereupon his wife being dead he did shortly after bury in her tomb the best part of his affections towards Spain but he did not fall off quite in regard of his children who being of Spanish extraction did naturally incline to the house of their mother Not long after his eldest son Philip Emanuel died in Spain not without some suspition of help and the ministers of Spain in Italy did often minister unto him occasion of discontent so that at the last he resolved to forsake those who had forsaken him and betwixt Monsieur de Bethunes who was then Ambassador for the French king at Rome and the Count di Verrua who was Ambassador there likewise for the Duke of Savoy a Treaty of confederation and alliance was concluded betwixt Henry the fourth and Charles Emanuel The death of the French king insuing shortly after the affaires of France did change face and the reciprocal marriages contracted betwixt France and Spain did exclude the Duke of Savoy from hope of having the eldest daughter of France which had been promised to his son or being assisted with the protection of that crown yet would he never depart from the Treaty made with Henry the fourth notwithstanding many unkindnesses received from France in the beginning of the reign of king Lovis but still hoping beyond hope injurias ferendo gratias agendo he did in the end compasse all his desires with the death of the Marischal d' Ancre all animosity against him was laid aside and not long after he obtained the second daughter of France for the Prince of Piedmont then was he and his house incorporated into France and that union hath since been strengthened by the declaring of the Prince Cardinal Protector of the French nation in Rome and the marrying of Prince Tomaso unto Madamoyselle de Soissons Now he and all his sonnes are openly declared for the French party and with Prince Philibert there did die all the affections of the house of Savoy towards Spain This part of the world doth owe unto Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy the discovery of one great secret which is that the Spaniards are resistible in Italy for he did make his party good against them when not a sword in all Europe was drawn against them but his and they employed against him all the power of their Monarchy Marcellus was the first that did make the Romans see Annibalem potuisse vinci and after he had once beaten him he ever thrived The Spaniards have sped little better in these parts since the Duke of Savoy appeared against them for whereas the ministers of Spain did govern all the Princes and states of Italy with tale la ment dellè es menes ter mortifica tal Principe di castigare tale Republicar now they do speak the language of Christians and do recommend themselves unto those whom heretofore they did despise If France do not abandon him he will be a dangerous thorn in the side of the Spaniards for he hath an undaunted courage infinite experience incredible vigilancy an active spirit an able body beyond the proportion of his years the love of all souldiers the affections and hearts of his subjects inventions to finde money as fast as he doth dispence it liberally and which doth crown his happinesse all his children of both sexes besides their incomparable fillial obedience and singular vertues have abilities to govern a far greater state then his so that fearing no disorder in his own house he may adventure safely his person abroad where he is kliewise nobly seconded by two of his sons His pretentions are great unto Savona the Marquisat of Final and many other places and he doth hope with this occasion to advantage his house in something whereupon he hath without ceremony pulled off his mask and being the first that hath entred into the list he will be the last that shall retire Although I have just cause to fear that this disjoynted discourse may seem tedious to your Majesty yet must I needs in all humility crave leave to adde one word of application which together with all the rest I do humly submit unto the consideration of your Majesties wisdom In the time of Henry the eighth the Italian Histories of that age did with a constant stile give him the title of Protettore della liberta d' Italia and yet it doth not appear that he did ever directly imbrace the protection of this province or interest himself in any of their quarels onely the Venetians did reap notable benefit by his withdrawing himself out of the League of Cambray and all the rest had their eyes upon him because he was a contrepefo betwixt the two kings of France and Spain As the affaires of the world do stand now that title cannot but be derived unto your Majesty if you will be pleased to accept it for your Majesty is now the rising sun whom all in these parts do worship and without any cost or trouble your Majestie may take to your self as much honour from the Protection of these princes and states as may not be a burthen unto you and yet advantage your own affaires else where Of Florence Mantova Modena Parma Genova and Luca your Majestie shall not need to take further notice then by a gracious answering such respects of observance as perhaps some of them may shew unto you for as things do stand now they are not sui juris and at no time can any great use be made of them for your Majesties service With the Pope your Majestie doth hold no correspondence and yet Rome is a place upon which your Majesties servants had need to have a vigilant eye for there are forged all designes pernitious to your Majesties dominions and all mysteries of state which are afterwards acted in several stages of Christendom are first attired in that attyring house In the kingdom of Naples and the Dutchy of Milan your Majesties subjects shall always finde entertainment conformable unto the correspondence that shall passe betwixt your Majestie and the king of Spain There do remain onely the Venetians and the Duke of Savoy these do properly retain their full liberty and are able to do your Majestie service and to offend any that shall be your enemie By their means and with the help of their Ministers and subjects your

to furnish Savoy with 3000. foot at his cost and for the defence onely of his estates and he is obliged to give them 2000. foot and 500. horse or so much money when the necessity of their defence shall require it The birth of this league may be called partus elephantinus in regard that it had been treated forty year before it could be concluded The French King Henry the fourth did interpose himself twice as an arbitrator but could not bring it to conclusion The whole body of the Helvetical Cantons did imbrace it likewise divers times but could never prevail and lastly it was referred unto the Valesani as to a Republick nearest confining and strictly allied with both the parties yet after many years negotiation and much paines they could effect nothing In the year above named 1617. King James of glorious memory did interpose his authority and as he had a particular genius which did incline him to endeavour the accommodation of all misunderstandings among all Christian Princes and States so God did miraculoussy blesse those pious intentions of his and in this particular his Majesty had the honour not onely to extinguish that mortal hatred which had raigned ahove 60 yeares betwixt the house of Savoy and that State but to joyn and unite them in a strict bond of league and Allyance The transaction of the businesse in it self is very considerable in regard that so many had so long time travelled in that vineyard and never reaped any fruit of honour whereas his Majestie employing his servant Sir Isaae Wake thither in March the Treaty was concluded ratified and executed before the end of Iune This Gordian knot which was thought would have required the sword of Alexander to cut before it could be undone was tied in this manner In the time of Charles le bon grandfather to the present Duke of Savoy Charles the fift and Francis the first warring one against the other did par droict de bien ieame share and divide betwixt themselves almost all Pied-mont so that little being left unto the good Duke Charls but Savoy and the Countey of Nisla in Province he was inforced for the supply of his urgent necessities to borrow a considerable sum of money of the Ss ri of Berne unto whom he did impawn for their reimbursment the Countrey of Vaud After his death his son Emanuel Philibert having little to maintain himself at home did adhere unto Philp the second of whom he deserved so wel in the Battle of S. Quintin that the King was content to restore unto him that he did hold of his in Pied-mont and because he married the Lady Margarite de Valois daughter of France in contemplation of her Henry the third passing through Pied-mont as he returned out of Polonia restored unto him likewise all that the French had usurped yet was not this Prince able with this addition to his fortune to redeem the ingagement of the pais de Vaud and being willing to enjoy quietly that which he had he did confirm unto the Bernesi the morgage made by his father so that they did live in peace during his time though not without great jealousies in regard of the hatred of the Savoyards their confining neighbours who had alwayes had them in detestation since the morgage of that Province Charles Emanuel now regnant being born under a Martial Planet and having sagittarius ascendant in his nativity did affright the Bernesi at the beginning and not long after it did appear that they did not fear him in vain for he did presently cast his eye upon the Pais de Vaud and because he could not abruptly break the contract of Morgage made by his Granfather and ratified by his father and was not able to pay the principal and interest which in so many years was grown to a great sum he did lay his first claim to the Town of Geneva in the defence of which City the Bernesi being ingaged they were of necessity to declare themselves his enemies and so minister unto him a fit occasion of invading them which was the thing that he did aime at and he had fortune so favourable that in the year 83. as I take it he did shut them up so close in Cologne a Town three miles distant from Geneva near the Rosne that they were inforced to yeeld themselves to his discretion If false friends had seconded his true valour it would have gone hard with Geneva and Berne both at that time But the Spaniards upon whom he did wholy rely at that time desiring onely to imbroyl and consume him a petit feu and not to make any addition unto his fortune did divert him from prosecuting that designe and turn him with his Army upon the conquest of Marseilles and Provence during the combustions of the league in France After he had wearied himself there they did animate him to the conquest of the Marquisate of Salulles which did succeed to his advantage in Italy but to his losse on the other side of the hills drawing upon him the victorious arms of Henry the fourth who did inforce him to exchange Salulles with the Bailliages of Bresse Baugó Verommè and Gez which were the best flowers in the garden of Savoy Now were the Bernesi out of danger those confining Provinces being out of his hands and their state in the protection of the French King whom they had asssisted during his troubles both with men and money yet did their jealousies still continue until the invasion of Monferrat Anno 1613. did draw upon the Duke of Savoy the arms of the king of Spain which did enter into Pied-ment first Anno 1615. under the conduct of Don Gio di Mendoza Marquis of Hyntioza and secondly Anno 1617. under the command of Don Pedro di Toledo it was time now for the Duke of Savoy to seek for help from all places and therefore despairing of ever recovering the pais de Vaud he was contented to give over a lost game upon condition that he might get some reasonable consideration for his resignation Here is the knot which I mentioned for he did pretend much and the Bernesi would not give any thing alledging that they would not buy that which was their own already Towards the untying of this knot the authority of his Majesty was used the Duke of Savoy imploring and the Bernesi accepting of his mediation means was found to reconcile these contradictions with mutual satisfaction for the Duke of Savoy did receive as much as he could with reason expect and yet the Bernesi did not stipulate with him for any thing the expedient taken was this The Bernesi were desired to concur with his Majestie in the assistance of the Duke of Savoy against the violence and oppression of the Spaniards and in consideration thereof his Majestie did promise and undertake to give them a final and total resignation of the Pais de Vaud free from any future claim or pretention To gratifie his Majestie the

might be namely barely defensive for the State of Milan in case of invasion since that time the Spaniards according to the custom of that nation have incroached a great deal and by the help of the Iesuits they procured in the year 1604 a declaration of certain articles contained in the first league which they did get to be extended more to their advantage then the intent was at the first and in particular they obtained a specification of the passage to be granted through the State of the Cantons for al strangers whom the King of Spain should have occasion to leavy for his service in Italy The French Ambassador did strongly oppose against that declaration at that time but all that he could obtain was a reservation of the right of the French King and that the said declaration should be understood not to prejudice in any thing the Alliance that the French King hath with that people Since that time the Spanish pistols proving more weighty then the French crowns Alfonso Casati Ambassador for the King of Spain in those parts procured of the Canton of Uri in whose hands the passage is a new declaration in the yeer 1616 in favour of the Spanish league without reservation of the exception formerly interposed by the French Ministers to the notable prejudice of the Crown of France and likewise of the publick liberty Monsieur Vigier who was resident in Swisserland at that time in the absence of Monsieur de Castille the French Ambassador seemed to be much offended with that usurpation and threatened to protest solemnly against the Canton of Vri but when the publick Diet was held at Bada in the moneth of Iune the same year though the matter was then fresh in regard that the Lands-Knights were but newly passed at that time into Italy under the conduct of the Count Carlo Lodovico di Solz Monsieur Vigier held his peace and said nothing having as is imagined received order out of France not to oppose himself against any thing that the Spaniardes should do by means of which connivence the Spanish party hath got so much ground that hereafter it will not be in the power of France to counterpoise them when they shall in these parts attempt any thing that may prove a disservice of the French King or Crown Neque enim ibi consistunt exempla ubi ceperunt sed quemlibet in tenuem recepta tramitem latissime evagandi sibi viam faciunt an evident proof whereof we see in the incroaching of the Spaniards in these parts for whereas at the first they did not dare to specifie the point of the passage in their Alliance they did begin as hath been noted above in the year 1604. by way of explanation of their articles to draw in the benefit of the passage but which reservation of the right of France in the year 1616. they renewed their declaration without reserving the right of the French and this year 1617. they have gone so far as to take the point of the passage for a thing granted and without asking leave of the eight Cantons who have equal jurisdiction at Bada or of the twelve Cantons who have the same right in the Bailliages beyond the hills the Spanish Ambassadour hath treated the businesse onely with the Catholick Cantons who are all now at his devotion and in scorn of the Protestant Cantons he did write letters to Zurick Berne and the rest which did onely advertise that the Wallons which Don Verdugo did conduct to the service of the king of Spain in Italy were to passe through places of their jurisdiction and that therefore they should do well to see them provided of victualls and al such things as they should want without using a word of entreaty or request in his letters as if those had nothing to do in the business as he hath at this present excluded the Protestant Cantons from having any thing to do in granting the passage through Towns subject to their jurisdiction because the Catholicks have the plurality of voices so will he hereafter exclude likewise the Catholick Cantons having already laid the foundation of that designe for in his proposition this year 1617. in the moneth of April at Lucerne he demanded passage of the little Cantons for four thousand foot onely and 1000. horse without arms and to passe by 200. at a time a dayes journey distant the one from the other notwithstanding that his grant was for no more and in the form specified he caused 6000. Wallons to passe and 1000. horse together with their arms so that hereafter he will alledg this example that as this year there have passed two thousand without leave so hereafter he may cause as many as he list to passe and never ask licence for them but take the matter as a thing already granted and accustomed This league is now upon the point of expiring for the ten years after the death of Philip the second and his son Philip the third are almost run out and therefore it will shortly appear upon the renewing of this league whether the French will be so wise as to oppose against the above specified incroachments or the Swisses so careful of their publick liberty as to restrain it within the limits of the bounds prescribed in the beginning As France is now governed it is not likely that opposition will be made on that side considering that the Ministers of that Crown do visibly in all places cooperat towards the aggrandising of the Spaniards and as for the Catholick Swisses it may be said as truly as it was said of Rome O vrbem venalem citò perituram si emptorem invenerit Zurick and Berne have a particular league with the Marquis of Baden and Turlach contracted in the year 1612. during the life of the Marquis and of Prince Frederick his son and ten years after It is meerly defensive and as each of those Cantons are to give him for his defence 1000. men at his charge so he is bound to furnish them with the like proportion at his charge or so much money the choice being left unto them whether they will have men or money This league is still on foot although the Marquis hath lost most of his estate for the Emperour hath invested a Nephew of the Marquis called Edward in the Marquisate of Baden and although Prince Frederic his eldest son is suffered to enjoy the Marquisat of Turlach in contemplation of the Duke of Wirtenberg whose sister he hath married and whom the Emperour is unwilling to displease yet Tilly and Verdugo do lodg and quarter troops there at their pleasure so that the Prince doth hold it but as it were precariò The Canton of Berne hath an Alliance and league apart with the house of Savoy contracted in the year 1617. betwixt that State and Charles Emanüel Duke of Savoy and it is to last during his life the life of the Prince of Piedmont and ten years after They are bound

whom he hath ten children should run so violently the other way Herein there is a mystery ful of cunning malice and malicious cunning For shorly after the death of Prince Philibert of Savoy who died in Palermo the last Summer a will of his was produced wherein he did declare his sister of Modena haredem ex Asse and bequeath unto his eldest son the Principalities of Oneglia and Marro The Duke of Modena in vertue of this will did lay claime unto all that might be thought to appertain unto Prince Philibert and being opposed by the Duke of Savoy who did first first except against the will as not being authentical in regard that it was onely drawn by a Notary but never signed by Prince Philibert and secondly alledge that the son had no power to make a will during the life of his father and lastly that Oneglia and Maro had ben lately conferred upon the Prince by his father with expresse reservations of returning to the Ducal chamber of Savoy in case the Prince Philibert should die without lawful issue the Duke of Modena offended with this refusal did flee off from Savoy and cast himself into the arms of Spain whose invention it was to cast that bone betwixt those two houses of Savoy and Modena may easily appear by the rule of Cui bono The father having fallen off from Savoy his younger son Prince Luiggi di Este must needs fall off as soon as he could from the Venetians whereupon as soon as they had entertained the Count de la Tour for their General Prince Luiggi seeming to be offended therewith did ask leave to be gone and being taken at his word by these Sri who did not like that the father should serve the Spaniards and the son the league he retired to Modena about two moneths since Mantova FErdinand Gonlaga Duke of Mantova hath his house free from any dependency by obligation but as his controversies with Savoy did first inforce him to seek the protection of Spain so since by marrying a daughter of Florence and the marriage of his sister Eleonora with the Emperour he hath espoused a tacite but absolute dedevotion to the service of the house of Austria He is a Prince whose natural and intellectual parts are singular his moral good unfortunate in having no lawful issue for if he his brother Don Vincenlo die without heires male their Niece the princesse Maria daughter unto the late Duke Francesco and the Infanta Margarita of Savoy wil carry from their house the marquisate of Montferrat and a 100000. crowns revenue of Beni Allodiali upon the Mantovan His differences with Savoy will never be reconciled as long as the Spaniards have the upper hand in Italy for Beati Pacifici is not to be found in any Spanish Liturgie But in these present innovations he doth not yet appear for Montferret concentrating with Piemont and Mantova being surrounded with the dominions of Venice he hath onely voluntatem liberam but potestatem ligatam with the State of Venice he doth hold very good quarter and they do respect him as figlivolo di S. Marco Of Genova nothing shall be said untill it may appear what will become of them for as they are now either they must stand by the strength of Spain or bury the reputation of the Spaniards in the ruins of their City and State Venice THe Venetians did lay the first stone of this great building upon which all the present innovations in these parts are grounded for they did wisely foresee and earnestly remonstrate unto the French king and the Duke of Savoy the danger which the publick liberties would run if the dayly usurpations of the Spaniards and Austriaci were not timely prevented Hereupon the league was concluded at Lions ratified at Paris confirmed at Susa and executed first by the Marquis di Coruveres in the Valteline and since by the Duke of Savoy and the Constable d' Esdiguisere in the Genoesate Their proceedings in this businesse have been and are stil mixed with a constant temper of generosity and warinesse for they do not spare to assist and favour all that are contrary unto the Austrian party as doth appear by their assisting the states of the united Provinces their contributing to Mansfelt their sending of men mony and ammunition to the Marquis di Coevures their entertaining the Count de la Tour and their resolution to set upon the state of Milan when the Duke of Savoy and the Constable shall begin and yet they do very cauteloussy keep themselves to the letter of the league and therefore they will not take notice of Mansfelt until he may come so neer the Valteline that it may appear he was entertained by them onely for that end nor have any part in the enterprise of Genova although they do very well know that the weakening of the contrary party in any place doth conduce unto the end which they do aime at Good Chirurgians do not descend unto Cauteries but in cases of extremity it may be presumed of the wisdom of the state of Venice that they would never have disturbed the peace of Italy if they might have lived securely without innovation They are not ignorant that the remedy is little lesse dangerous then the disease but the disease being upon the point to grow incurable they were inforced to apply that remedy which onely could save them as things did stand then from present precipitating Of their constancy there is no doubt to be made for they do wel know that as they were the first that did raise this storm so they shall be the last whom the contrary party will forgive and they have a maxime in this state that Priti Spagnuoli non perdonano mai The correspondences of the State of Venice and at this present with Rome are onely formal with such Princes of Italy as depend upon Spain ceremonial with the French king and the Duke of Savoy real with all Princes and states opposit to the house of Austria cordial By sea in their own sea they are strong Upon Terra firma they have all their Cities well furnished and for the defensive they are in good state How they stand in matter of treasure is a secret but certainly omnes vias pecuniae norunt and they do spend as if they did not fear to want The Duke of Savoy CHarles Emmanuel Duke of Savoy with the Infanta Caterina did espouse the interests of Spain and he was truly constant in serving that Crown and observing that King until Philip the second making his peace with Henry the fourth did out of charity to himself exclude his son in law the Duke of Savoy as may be seen in the Treaty of Vervins Then did Henry the fourth lay claim to the Marquisate of Salulles which Savoy had usurped by the counsel of Spain and did retain upon hope of assistance which was secretly promised but not performed The Spaniards had obtained their end when by the taking of