all sorts Horne for Lanthornes Glew of all sorts Matches for Gunnes White waxe Claspes and Eyes of all sorts Tape of all fashions Strings for all Instruments Tallow Candels Waxe to seale Letters Chamblets of all sorts Bed-pannes Clockes Broken clockes Belles of Mettall Hogs Bristles for Shoomakers Small Bels of al sorts of mettall Pad-lockes of all sorts Nayles of mettall Shooing-hornes of all sorts Candlesticks of all sorts Sawes Whissels of all sorts Pennes or quilles to write All manner of printed Images vpon Paper Looking Classes of all sorts Tinne-foile Writings Boxes or Cabinets of all sorts Inck-hornes of all sorts Brusâ—…es of all sorts Horne bottels of all sorts Buckles for Girdles of all sorts Carued Images of all sorts Wyer of mettall Wyer of all sorts Instruments of all sorts Copper in rolles Flaxe of all sorts Table-bookes All manner of Fyles Maskes of all sorts Wrought English Alabaster of all sorts Mettals wrought of all sorts Millan sceanes Gold and Siluer to guild Counterfeit gold of all sorts Lace of Cruel of all sorts Lead wrought of all sorts Presses and wooden listes or edged of all sorts Horse-haire Weights of marke of all sorts Watches or smal clocks of al sorts Beades of all sorts Wheeles of all sorts of mettall Smal nailes for stooles or chaires Steeles of all sorts Cabidge-seede Caffas and of all sorts Hatbands of all sorts Toonges and shoouels of all sorts Bone wrought of all sorts Broken mettall of all sorts And my will is that these Marchandises that shall come with the said Seale and Pasport shall bee free and exempt from the saide duetie of 30. in the 100 and all such as shall shew themselues with the said Pasport and Seale before my Iustices Customers or to the persons which I shal appoint thereunto in my Hauens and Ports may freely trafficke vpon the sale of such commodities paying only the ordinarie duties without that any hinderance shall be done vnto them by any but rather shall be giuen vnto them all assistance at the hands of the Iustices And all Marchandise that shall not come with the sayd Seale and Warrant shall pay the aforesayde duetie of 30. in the 100. 9 And to yeeld the trade of Marchandises the more easie our will is that the Captaine or Master of what Ship soeuer as soone as hee shall be aryued shall immediatly deliuer vp his cargazin or contents of his lading of the Marchandises or Packs which he shall haue brought with their markes and declaration to whom they are directed vnto the Iustices of the Hauens for the which he shall be fraighted the which being done he shall bee permitted to discharge his Marchandises and deliuer them vnto their owners or vnto whome they shall belong And if in case any deceipt or trespasse be found to bee vsed against my orders those which shall haue receiued such Marchandises shall be constrained to make good the vallew thereof without that in this behalfe any hinderance or molestation shall bee done vnto the saide Shippes Captaines or Masters of the Shippes the which shall freely be suffered to lade and reâ—urne vnlesse they haue themselues concealed the same and beene participant in the deceit and falshood 10 And to the end that there be a difference and a distinction betweene our enemies those which are withdrawn from their lawfull obedience and will stil continue in their errors and betweene our good Vassals and Subiects of the sayd Neitherlands and of all others that will trade freely and securely within thse our Realmes and that desires in sinceritie without fraude or guile to enioy this grace and benefite And to the ende that the Shippes Shipper Marchants and other persons of like sort and qualitie at this presence holding their residence in the aforenamed Prouices of Holand Zeland and other being out of the obedience of my aforenamed Brother and Sister may be knowne by my Captaine Generals of the Armies Gallyes and all other sorts of Ships of Warre I am content and command That in bringing Pasport in due manner and forme from my aforenamed Brother and Sister or from the persons which wee and they shall appoint thereunto in the aforesayde Lands shall freely and frankely passe enter remaine deale and quietly and freely exercise their trade according to the Lawes and customes of these aforenamed Realmes by vertue of the aforesayde Passeport without offering them any let or hindrance but that all ayde fauour and assistance begiuen them and that they be defended against all enemies as well Pyrats as Armyes at sea which should seeke to disturbe this their free trade and that as well in these my saide Realmes as in the said obedient Prouinces of my Brother and Sister the said Pasports shal be giuen vnto al such as shall require them without any delay or without taking any duetie or other thing whatsoeuer 11 And to the ende that it may bee knowne with what assurance they shall remaine and exercise their trade in these my sayd Realmes all such as shall intend to remaine and trade therein by vertue of this present Edict and how well they shall be receiued and how secure their persons and goods shall be therein I promise vpon my Kingly word that ouer and aboue th' accomplishment of all the Premisses aboue written that if at any time it were found conuenient or that vnto me it might seeme good to change or recall this my ordinance they shall be warned thereof a yeere before hand that within the said time they may depart freely and securely with their goods and dispose of their matters and to transport themselues to such places as they shall desire and those which shall be absent from thence may be able in like sort to dispose of al their goods within the aforesaid terme of one yeere as to themselues shall seeme most meete and conuenient without that either in the one or in the other any let shall bee done vnto them 12 And for the accomplishment of what is aforesayd touching the aforenamed trade of Marchandise I commande and ordaine all Iustices and Officers of these my Realmes that they suffer to enter in all the Hauens thereof all sorts of Shippes Shippers and Marchandises of the aforesaide Prouinces of Holland and Seland other their adherents also of the Subiects of all Princes Potentates and Common-weales my Friends and Neutrals which shall come with Pasport from my said Brother and Sister or from the persons which I and they shall appoint thereunto and that they permit them to enter remaine and exercise their trade freely and frankly following the orders and customes of my aforenamed Reamls maintaining and framing themselues in all things according to the tenor of this my present Edict without doing there against in any maner the which I command to be proclaimed and published with the accustomed solemnities as well in my Court as in all the Cities Townes Villages and Hauens of my aforenamed Realmes of Spaine and the Ilands thereof to the
ende that it may come to the knowledge of euery one And all what therein is contained be perpetually to be mainetained performed and obserued as the like shall be done by all persons to whom it may appertaine Vpon paine of falling into my heauie indignation and others reserued to my arbitration whereof I haue caused these presence to be made Signed with my owne hand and Sealed with my Priuie Seale and Subscribed by Andreas de Prada my Secretarie of State Giuen in Valladolid the 27. of February 1603. By the Arch-dukes ANd deliuering of our presents to follow and put in execution the good and mercifull intent of his aforenamed Maiestie Wee graunt and giue leaue and licence to al and euery one as well our Subiects although there were of the aforenamed Iles of Holland and Zeland and other Prouinces withdrawen from our alleageance as also vnto all others of what Princes and Common-weales and of what qualitie Nation or condition soeuer they bee our Friends or Neutrals after the publication heereof to bring discharge in our Lands on this side beeing vnder our obedience either thorough the Hauens thereof or through the Hauens which at this instant are held and occupied by those of our aforenamed Ilands or by the way of Fraunce and Germany as well by themselues as by interposition of persons all sorts of Marchandises and all other things whatsoeuer or howsoeuer they be brought or that they shall drawe out of the Kingdomes and dominions of Spaine the which we declared as well in entering as in going out to bee free and francke from all dueties which haue beene raysed imposed and augmented thereupon within these thirtie yeeres so far forth that they haue not neither shall not either directly or indirectly pay any impositions customes or other dueties in what nature soeuer vnto the aforesaid disobedient Prouinces nor vnto our enemies vpon the paine that hauing paid any such duties they shal be forfeit coÌ„fiscated to wit onely such as shall haue payde the same In like maner vpon the same condition we giue leaue licence vnto al persons of what Nation â—…euer of our friends Neutrals with the same freedome libertie to bring into the Hauens of our oâ— bedience also to transport from thence thorough what place soeuer all manner of Marchandises onely excepted these which his Maiestie by his aforesaid Edict doth prohibite because they are not made nor wrought in these obedient Prouinces being those same which are specified in the seuenth Article of his royall Commandement aboue inserted forbidding interdicting that neither directly nor indirectly nor by any meanes whatsoeuer they be not brought in the aforesaid Lands of our obedience Vpon paine of confiscation and that the transgressors of this Ordinance shall be punshed with all rigor And to the ende that each one the better may enioy this grace and benefite of his Maiestie and of vs and make their voyages towards the kingdomes of Spaine Wee will at all times cause to be giuen and granted the Pasports which they shall neede for their securitie at what times they shall require them free and francke without paying any duetie therefore In like manner touching the Marchandises which his Maiestie by this his sayd Edict are comprehended forbiddeth not to enter in his realms vnlesse they were made in the Lands of our obedience or haue passed there thorough with cerâ—ification from the persons the which in his Maiesties and our behalfe thereunto shall be appointed according to the tenor of the afore-named Edict to the enâ— that the same doe not disturbe the course of the trade and that all such persons freely maâ— come without any peril or danger in the aforenamed Realmes the said Certificate or Warrant shall be graunted vnto them yea without paying any thing for the same by the handes of Iohn de Gauna or of such other persons as we shall name there vnto to the assistance of those which his Maiestie shall depute and appoint thereunto and being the said certificate or Warrant signed by them both it shall bee valeable and other wayes not And to the end that that is aboue written haue his whole and lawfull effect and that each one so much the better may know our good heart and affection we giue leaue and licence to all trading Marchants Shippers or their Factors Officers Handecrafts-men all other persons of â—he lands withdrawne from our obedience to returne into these of our alleageance and there to liue and enioy these goods being in the hands of the Fiscall in such maner as at this present they are without power to sell or allienate the same vnlesse with our consent so farre foorth they maintaine the Lawes of the aforesaid Lands and such persons as shall come in this manner wee will receiue them into our grace and mercie with vtter abolishment of all forepassed matters the which is to be vnderstood to be done in regard of such as shal haue absented themselues by reason of the wars without any other priuate offence and that shall not preseuer nor intermeddle further therein Therefore wee will and commaund you that immediatly and without delay you are to publish these presents with all solemnitie throughout all the Townes and places of our Countreys and Countie of Artoys where the Proclamations and Edicts are usually published to the ende they may come to the knowledge of each Ordaying and Commanding vnto all Gouernours Iusticies Officers and men of Lawe of your iurisdicting the strickt obseruance and mayntenance thereof vsing all good entertainment and kinde vsage vnto all such as shall bee willing to accept of this ordinance and fauour receiuing them in their Townes and Offices respectiuely although that at this present they doe holde or haue helde their residence in the Prouinces distracted from our obedience or in any other places so farrefoorth as they behaue themselues according to the Lawes and Customes there vsed euen as the like is done by these which are resident in the places of our said obeissaunce and vpon the charge that before hand shall present themselues vnto the Magistrates of the Citties and Townes where they shall desire to dwell without that they shall neede at any time to shewe any other diligence nor duetie neither before nor after And all this to bee effected without dooing of suffering to be done vnto them for the fore passed matters any trouble disturbance or hinderance vpon paine that the trangressors shall endure our heauie indignitie and to bee rigourously punished for that such our pleasure is Giuen in our Cittie of Brussels vnâ—… our Counter-Seale Imprinted thereon in forme of Edict The fifth day of Aprill 1603. Signed by the Arch-dukes and their Counsaile and subscribed And thereon standeth imprinted their Highnesse Counter-Seale in forme of Edict The like Edicts mutatis mutandis haue beene dispatched in the Netherlandish-tongue for Gelderland Flanders and Malynes And in the French tongue for Luxenbrough Artoys Hainault Namur Lille Douay and Vrchids Tournay and Dournesay and Valencienne FINIS
A Proclamation or Edict Touching the Opening and restoring of the Traffique and Commerce of Spain with these Countries Although they haue seuered themselues from the obeisance of the Illustrous Arch-Duke As also with all Vassals and Subiects of Princes and Common-weales being their friends or Neutrals Faithfully Translated out of the Nether-landish tongue according to printed Copy Imprinted at Brussels Imprinted at London for Thomas Archer and are to be solde at the little shop by the Exchange 1603. By the Arch-Duke To our trustie and wel-beloued the Chancellors and Persons of our Counsaile in Brabant health IT is so manifest with what desire zeale and care the King our beloued Lorde brother hath euer and yet doth seeke to further our helpe and assistance of the good will which wee beare to the furtherance and welfare of our good Subiects for as much as in vs lyeth to redeeme and discharge them of the miseries inconueniences and suppressions which they haue do endure through the continuance of these long-lasting warres procuring them all benefites and easements in acknowledgement of their fedilitie Wee then desiring like wise the quiet and aduauncement of the other our Vassals of the Iles of Holand and Zeland and other Prouinces seperated from the obedience which as their Soueraigne and naturall Princes they owe vnto vs being deceiued and seduced by some ill-willers who for their owne benefite haue and doe yet hold them in so great oppression And marking the miseries oppressions which they endure with all the intollerable taxes which they wring from them vnder the false collour of warre into the which they haue cast themselues vnder the pretence of the preseruatiō of their Priuiledges taking away their substance and meanes and reducing them to an vtter pouertie dispaire ouer shadowing concealing the good will which we haue to the furtherance of their welfare and quietnesse and to draw them out of the bondage and oppression wherein at this present they remaine for it is certaine that all the euils and mischiefes which are hapened by reason of these saide warres and disobediences together with the bloodsheades which to our great griefe hath ensued thereon and as yet are continuing do not proceede from the will of our Vassals but from the bad heartes of such as haue taken and vsurped all authoritie and Soueraigne gouernment as also from the subtilties and lyes wherwith they entertaine them sucking and drawing all their meanes and substance from thē therewith to make their owne priuate benefite and gaine to the great disaduancement of the Comminaltie and to maintaine themselues in the aforesaide authority To the ende therefore that they may manifestly see and perceaue what loue and affection wee beare them wee haue resolued to suffer and permit them the trade and Nauigation which we heretofore haue prohibited them in the Prouinces of our obediences As also at our request and in our fauour and respect they haue beene done by his Maiestie in his Realmes of Spaine according to the Declaration published by his certaine command and Edict and sent vnto vs in the spanish tongue whereof the translation followeth from worde to worde By the Kings Maiestie Whereas I haue taken regarde that through the continuation of the wars risen in the Neither-lands and Prouinces of Flanders by some subiectes the which by bad counsell are withdrawne from their due obedience drawing to them a great number of the good and obedient Vassals there haue ensued great hurtes and effusions of blood since these 36. yeares past and that thereby hath beene introduced great and dangerous mutations in the Policie and good gouernement Also that the old and auncient traine and course of trade hath thereby beene greatly broken and inuerted drawing the same out of the hands of the good obedient subiects of the said Prouinces whereas heeretofore was vsed to bee the greatest trade as well of the marchandises which were brought out of these our Realmes Lands and Dominions towards the North partes and others As also for those which from the aforesaid parts were brought into the said Neither-lands and these our sayde Realmes Dominions and others whereout are sprung manifest disorders and inconueniences And as wee desire to restore and renewe the Commerce and to set it in his forme trayne and order as heertofore it hath beene in the said Prouinces especially in the hauens townes as yet remaining vnder the due obedience of the illustrious Arch-duke Albertus and the Infanta Lady Isabella my brother and Sister to the wel-fare and profite of their obedient subiects as for the good and wel-minded loue of the common good seeing heerein the clemencie kindenes vnto which I am bound by the place whereunto it hath pleased th' Almightie GOD to call me And by the effects to shewe the desire which I haue alwaies had to the welfare of the common good especiallie of the aforesaid Nether-lands hauing communicated all the same vnto my abouenamed Brother and Sister and thereupon receaued th' aduice of our Counsaile of State I haue resolued to open and againe to raise vp the aforesaid trade of Marchandise vpon the conditions and manner following 1 INprimis I am content and ordaine that all persons of what quallitie and condition soeuer as well of my Vassals and Subiects as of other Princes Common-weales my Friends Allies and Neutrals although they were borne dwelling in the Iles of Holland and Zealand and in the other Prouinces which are fallen from the obedience alleageance of my before-named Brother and Sister which still come to trade traffique and negotiate in my said Kingdomes and in the Hauens thereof the East and West Indies and the Iles of Barlouent with others by the Lawes forbidden excepted may quietlie and marchant like come to vse their trade and traffique according to the lawes customes of these Kingdomes in paying for the wares which they shall bring thither such dueties as haue beene imposed therevpon vntill they day of the publication heereof conditionally and vpon expresse charge that they haue not nor shall not pay directly nor indirectly any dueties to the enemies of this Crowne of my said brother and Sister nor also to these of the Countries of Holand and Zeland and other Prouinces their adherents fallen from their alleageance vpon payne that if at any time it shall bee prooued that they haue payed any duetie to the saide disobedients or to our enemies such marchandises shall be forfaited and if in case they were solde or made away the factor or person to whom they should haue beene directed and that should haue solde the same shall bee forced to repay the woorth of the same without any acquitting nor exception of persons whatsoeuer 2 In like sort I will and ordaine that all Marchandises not prohibited which shal be carried forth of these my Realmes whether by Strangers or by the Naturalls thereof towards any Countrey whatsoeuer the places here-vnder specified onely excepted shall pay me
30. in the 100. The which I impose for a newe duetie of that which they shall conuay out without any exceptions of persons nor Marchandises and this ouer and aboue the ordinarie dueties established vpon them vntill the day of the publication of this my Edict all which Marchandises that shall bee conuayed out of these Realmes shall be of such as by the lawes thereof shall not be forbidden or prohibited 3 As for the Traffique and Comerce with the Kingdomes Countryes and Estates bordering vpon the Mediterranean-sea as well myne as of my Friends and Allyes my will is That there be no Nouelties nor change made from that which hath bene heretofore vsed as well in regard of the Marchandises as for the dueties which are accustomed to be paide vpon this condition alwaies that all such as shall lade for those Countries and Kingdomes shall bee bound to put in security within sixe Moneths after the day of their departure from the Ports of this Realme to present certificate of the Consuls and persons thereunto appointed or to be appointed in the Portes of the saide Realmes Countries and Estates of myne my Friendes and allies bordering vpon the Mediteranean-sea to haue liuered and discharged the saide Marchandises in those partes for the which they had laden them by meanes whereof they shall bee discharged of their sayd suretieship or caution without paying ought but the ordinary dueties imposed before the date hereof And in default of presenting the saide certificate the saide sureties shall be bound to pay 20. in the 100. of all the Marchandises which they shall haue remained out And to the ende therein be no fraude vsed it is declared that the Navigation and Commerce of the said Kingdomes Countries and Estates of the Mediterranean-sea and of my Friends and allies shall be from the Streights of Gibraltar towardes the partes of Leuant and from them of the North vntill the said Streights for that if those of the saide Mediteâ—ranean-sea doe passe aboue the saide Streightes and doe lade in these Realmes of Spaine and Iles thereof for the North Countries they shall not enioy the sayde Freedome but shall be subiect to the charge declared in the former chapter 4 In like maner shall be free from the duetie of 30. in the 100. the Iron and Steele which shall be shipped out of the Prouince of Guipuzcoa and Lordship of Biscaye the Mountaines and Kingdomes of Nauarres for France paying only the ordinarie dueties at the charge alwayes of the selfe same caution declared in the Chapter aboue 5 My will and pleasure is that all euery person persons which in the forme aboue said manner shall come to trade in these my Kingdoms with their Shippes and Marchandises and shall bind themselues to conduct and discharge those which they shall lade in them in the Ports of the townes vnder the obedience of my sayde Brother and Sister without paying any thing directly or indirectly to our enemies and disobedient Subiects shall be free and exempt of the saide duetie of 30. in the 100. without that they shall bee bound to pay any other but the ordinary dueties 6 And to the end that they may more easily do it and inioy the sayd freedome without paying the sayd 30. in the 100. I command and ordaine al Officers of Iustice of these my Realmes and Lordships freely to suffer all persons to ship without paying any other then the ordinarie dueties for all sorts of marchandises those onely excepted which by the lawes of these Realmes are prohibited vpon condition that they set good sufficient caution or securitie before such persons which hereunto by me shall be ordained in my Portes to present certification from the persons which my said Brother and Sister there vnto shall appoint to haue discharged the saide Marchandises franke and freely in the sayd Ports and Townes of their obedience or such part thereof as they shall haue vnladen there and that within sixe moneths after their departure from my sayd Ports that then by vertue thereof they shall remaine freed and absolued of the said caution or securitie By reason that by the said certificate shall appeare that onely they shall haue discharge there and for the remaynder their Sureties shal pay the aforenamed duetie of thirtie in the hundred which Certificate shall bee giuen vnto them by the afore-named persons without any trouble or without demanding any duetie of them for the same 7 I defende and ordeine expressely that in these my Kingdoms by what meanes or way soeuer be not brought either directly or indirectly the Marchandises heere vnder declared vnlesse they be made and wrought in the obedient Prouinces of the Nether-lands To wit Hondscote Sayes and all maner of Sayet wares Little Cushions to sowe or otherwise Points and pinnes Starch Buratoes and Taffatyes Cow-hydes Mokadoes Tryplt-Veluets Sarges or Worsteds And other workes the which are made at Lille and Tournaye Carpets Kettels and Basens Which are made in the said Neither-lands and at Axe so farre foorth as they beare the marke of my sayd Brother and Sister Red Copper wrought Cambricke Woolen Stockings All manner of Kniues Chests or Coffers Pewter Wyer of Iron and Copper Linnen-cloth with all sorts of Linnen-drapery counterfeit to those which are made in the sayd obedient prouinces Fine threed called Spinall Sowing threed of all colours Table-clothes and Napkins Woollen clothes Al maner of Pictures either in oile or water Lace of threed or Silke Narrow canuases Tapistries of al sorts All maner of smal Haberdasherrie-wares counterfeit to those that are made in the obedieÌ„t prouinces Tykes or Quiltes for bed and feather And to th'entent the said wares be known to be the workmanship of the said obedient Countries they shall be verified by signes of such persons as by my seale my said brother sister therunto shal be deputed which shal be giuen to theÌ„ that shal require it without paying any thing therefore vpon paine that those which shal be found to be without the said my signe or mark or knowne to be other countreywork shal be confiscated made good lawful prise 8 I Ordaine that in my sayd Kingdomes shall not bee suffered to come nor bee brought in those Marchandises following without the Seale of my Brother and Sister and the Pasport or Warrant of those which wee shall appoint thereunto But it is withall to bee vnderstood that the sayde Seale and Pasport shall be giuen them gratis and without any cost Buckarums Bayes Dyed and dressed in the said obedient Prouinces the which aboue the aforesaide Seale and Pasport shall bring with them a priuat Seale from the place where they are dyed Nayles and all manner of Iron-works Molten VVaxe Sheepe Skinnes Buff-skinnes Fustians All manner of Marchandises and smal wares comming from Norinbregh To wit Of all sorts Spangles and graine worke of Glasse Copper curtaine Rings Sayle Needles Al manner of Spectacles Scalles or Ballances Buttons Pincers and Nayles for Shoomakers Chafing-dishes of