THE LYON DISTURBED 〈◊〉 Amsterdam by Steven Swart GUSMAN FONSECA DE HARO GRAEF van MONTERY Goevernuer Vande Spaensche Nederlanden THE LYON DISTURBED Containing An Historicall Relation of the most remarkable Passages since the beginning of this War betwixt the United Provinces France England Colen and the Bishop of Munster unto this present ANNO 1671. IN January a German Prince wrote unto one of the noblest Princesses of the Low Countries admiring that people were so secure in Holland and not more awakened because of the great preparations of War by the French and their Creatures which he verily fore-saw to tend to nothing else but the invasion of the Netherlands Cunctaniem maxime Mars odit In Febr. the Bishop of Munster took on many Officers in service pretending his own security which â—…sed the States as suspecting him to choose four Horse and five Foot Regiments appointing their several Places of mustering of them April 23. The King of France began his journey to the Spanish Netherlands which being in great Pomp and attendance for to take a view of his Conquests caused not a little fear to the Spaniard But the Earl of Monterie held a vigilant Eye yea England it self would seem to be awakened securing their Coasts This State also took care both for Ships at Sea and strengthening the Garisons on the side of Flanders In May when the French Court was at Dunkirk abundance of French and English Gentry came to and fro for to view the Courts which by both the Kings were so highly entertained that it was judged far to surpass common civility and somthing else to lurk under it as afterward did plainly appear In July upon the tidings of the sickness of the Duke d' Anjou the King returned home and arrived at St. Germain the 17. dito finding his Son but a little before departed In August beside the continual taking on of Soldiers and preparing Magasins an 187. Commissions were sent forth from Paris beside Expresses to Germany Genua Switserland Savoy Venice Luqua Corsica and Scotland with other places for to leavy Regiments and whole France through Sea-Equipage was hastened At which time the States Fleet was before the Wielings and the Esquadron of Admiral van Gent was met by the Merlin commanded by Captain Crow sent over to fetch the Ambassadrix Temple from the Hague who making a bravado would have the whole Esquadron to strike but as not having sufficiently insisted he was at his return clapt up in the Tower which business proved afterwards the greatest pretence of the English to their breach of the league between us In September Soldiers were pressed both in England Scotland and Yreland for France under pretext of recruting Douglas his Regiment but Indeed of greater concern it being afterward known that above 12000. were raised for the French service In Octob. this State perceiving the mighty warlike preparations on every side and that vast sums of money were sent from France to England and maâ—y English Scotch and Irish Soldiers were shipt over from Dover to Calis they resolved also to increase their Militia and to form a nearer instruction about a Captain General which had somwhile been in deliberation In Novemb. The French were yet busie to form Magasins in Luyk Bon Nuys pretending it to be for the Bishop of Colen's service against the City but in the mean while abundance of French entred upon divers pretences the Countries of Overmase along the Rhyne which awakened Montrey to visite and provide the considerable Places of his Government as far as Navagnie The States also by their Committees visited their Frontiers and resolved against Spring to set forth a Fleet of 72. Ships and by their Edicts forbad the bringing in buying selling or consumption of French Wine Vineger Paper Canvas and Chesnuts In Decemb. This State perceiving the mighty increase of the French Forces and their great endeavours to gain England Spain Sweden and Germany on their side sent a friendly Letter to be delivered by their Ambassador de Groot unto the King who was kept from his audience the space of a Moneth but in the mean while in the Hague on the 17. dito a defensive League was much against the will of France and England concluded betwixt this State and the Ministers of Spain and afterward was ratified and delivered over on both sides A LETTER to the King of France MAy it please your Majesty After serious consideration of that bounty which the Kings your Progenitors have alwayes shewed to this State we could not without regret give credence unto the reports abroad that those mighty preparations for War in your Kingdome should be intended against us which nevertheless by reason of advertisements from all parts and the management by your State Officers in the Courts of Kings and Princes round about doth cause us to suspect We therefore have strictly searched whither there might not something in the management of our affairs be found an occasion to move your Majesty tö decline that friendship wherewith it hath pleased your Majesty to honour us unto this present but having found nothing to accuse our selves nor for which we have been reproved by your Majesty we could not imagine that the Justice which is exercised in your Kingdome would permit your Majesty to improve your Armes against your most faithfull and ancient Allies without any foregoing manifestation of those difficulties of which you required reparation And really it is so far from us to give any just cause unto your Majesty or in any thing to come short of the agreement concluded in Paris Decemb. 1662. that we apprehend that we have observed the same with all strictness and care and do offer without any delay to make satisfaction if through mistake we have come short thereof It is true Great Sir that for some time there hath not been that Compliance as to Sea affairs and Merchandise but this was very much to our griefe neither have we omitted anything that might justly be required of us to prevent and wholly to remove the troubles that have fallen out on either side even as we are ready yee to do and not onely as to that but in whatsoever may fully testifie to your Majesty our earnest desire to render unto you the honour and high esteem we are obliged unto as to your Person and Worth and to give you all the contentment which you could desire from your best and most affectionate Allies for the restoring of Trade at Sea and Traffick in the same way as it was at our last agreement yea in respect of our condescention to your interest to go to the uttermost we are able without prejudice to what we stand bound to other Confederates To be short Royal Sir we do not believe to justifie those martial prepares which are both at Sea and Land according to the intelligence we daily receive but we would assure your Majesty that we do it not with purpose to wrong any but through extream necessity
all possible restrictions an Oath being taken of him that he might never seek to be Stat-holder of any of the Provinces nor accept of it if he should be desired to it Hereupon his Highness treated the Deputies of Knighthood and Cities of Holland with a Royal Feast March 1. March 4. The frost which this Winter was very long now ceasing here happily arrived a great and exceeding rich Fleet of Merchandise with their Convoyes having laid long at the Isle of Wight fearing they might have been there arrested 14. Dito The Ambassador Meerman was sent to England for to prevent if possible the breach feared of which there was some hopes because the Ships were suffered without any molestation to depart from the Isle of Wight and the Embargo of their Ships in England was made nul and especially because many English and Scotch Ships obtained Pas for Holland On the other hand the mighty preparations made both in England and France promised but little good to come from these overtures for peace the rather because our Ambassador being come thither was certified there was little appearance thereof it now being too late which perhaps if had come sooner might have been attained 20. Dito Digby declared in France that by reason of Downings mistake his Master the King of England would be forced to begin the work two moneths before it was intended and it easily deserveth credit that it was not their design to declare themselves so soon so many Ships having so lately obtained Pasportâ— for Holland and the season of the year not yet fit for a Field expedition 22. Dito the Smirna's Messina's and Mallaga's Convoy returning with 50. Ships richly laden among which also were five Convoyers from Gales to whom the Convoy from Lisbon adjoâ—ned being 20. in number by a Catch from Zealand in the Chanel were warned not to sail into any of the English Havens or to trust their Ships whereupon they also made all things ready for defence the very same night 4. English Ships appeared shooting but without Bullet but soon after 12. more who fired with shot lustily on ours continuing all the next day and the day after being reinforced with other Ships they fell upon the Merchant Men but were so saluted that with their battered Ships and many slain they were constrained to return home paying dearly for their prey taken viz. one Smirna's one Messina's with two other Ships of small value all the rest getting safe into our Harbors being a wonderfull providence of God thus gently to awaken us seeing the whole Fleet was in danger to have fallen into their hands or we might have been warned with a greater disaster And though the King by this unexpected and unjust attacque did manifest what his purpose was yet would they seem to colour it upon pretence of unwillingnesse to strike and to have satisfaction by constraint But they were Enemies in heart as our foregoing observations do sufficiently declare especially the Kings Declaration of War following hereupon the 29. dito His Majesties Declaration against the States General of the United Provinces of the Low-Countreys Charles R. WE have been alwayes so zealous for the Quiet of Christendom and so carefull not to invade any other Kingdome or State that We hope the World will do Us the Justice to believe that it is nothing but inevitable necessity forceth Us to the resolution of taking up Armes Immediately upon Our Restauration to Our Crowns the first work We undertook was the establishing of Peace and the setling a good Correspondence between Us and Our Neighbours and in particular Our care was to conclude a strict League with the States General of the United Provinces upon such equal Terms as would certainly not have been broken if any obligations could have kept them within the bounds of Friendship or Justice This League was maintained inviolable on Our part But in the year 1664. we were stirred up by the Complaints of Our People and the unanimous Vote of Both Our Houses of Parliament finding it a vain attempt to endeavour the prosperity of Our Kingdoms by peaceable wayes at home whilst Our Subjects were still exposed to the Injuries and Oppressions of those States abroad That whole Summer was spent in Negotiations and endeavours on Our side to bring them to reasonable Terms which notwithstanding all We could do proved at length ineffectual for the more we pursued them with friendly Propositions the more obstinately they kept off from agreeing with us BON LEGNIGH KERPEN KAREL DE II by de Gratie Godts KONINCK van GROOT BRITTANIE In the West-Indies â—hey went a little further For by an Article in the same Treaty we were to restore Surinam into their hands and by Articles upon the place confirmed by that Treaty that they were to give Liberty to all Our Subjects in that Colony to Transport themselves and their Estates into any other of Our Plantations In pursuance of this Agreement We delivered up the Place and yet they detained all Our men in it onely Major Banister they sent away prisoner for but desiring to remove according to the Articles Our Ambassadour complaining of this behaviour after two years sollicitation obtained an Order for the performance of those Articles But when We sent Commissionerâ— and two Shipt to bring Our Men away the Hollanders according to their former practice in the business of Poleroon for above fourty years together sent private Orders contradictory to those they had owned to Us in Publick and so the onely effect of Our Commissioners journey thither was to bring away some few of the poorest of our Subjects and the Prayers and Cryes of the Most considerable and wealthiest of them for relief out of that Captivity After this We made Our Complaints by Our Letter in August last to the States General wherein We desired an Order to their Governours there for the full observance of those Articles yet to this time We could never receive one word of answer or satisfaction But it is no wonder that they venture at these Outrages upon Our Subjects in remote parts when they dare be so bold with Our Royal Person and the Honour of this Nation so near Us as in their own Countrey there being scarce a Town within their Territories that is not filled with abusive Pictures and false Historical Medals and Pillars some of which have been exposed to the publick view by command of the States themselves and in the very time when we were joyned with them in united Councels for the support of the Triple League and the Peace of Christendom This alone were cause sufficient for Our displeasure and the resentment of all Our Subjects But We are urged to it by considerations yet nearer to Us then what onely relates to our Self the Safety of Our Trade upon which the wealth and prosperity of our People depends the preservation of them abroad from violence and oppression and the Hollanders daring to affront us almost within Our very
one in his Place throughout their command and Jurisdiction for such is his Majesties pleasure who willeth that these shall be published and affixed in all his Cities and Sea-Coast Towns and in all Havens and other Places of his Kingdom where it shall be requisite that none may pretend ignorance hereof Acted in the Castle of Versailles the 6. April 1672. Signed Louis and yet lower Le Tellier It is ordered that Charles Canto sworn Herald of the King shall Proclaim and cause to be affixed in all places of this City Suburbs Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris where need shall require this Ordinance of the King of the 6. of this present moneth and year that no ignorance be pretended Signed De la Reinie Read and proclaimed at the sound of Trumpet together by affixion in all the common and extraordinary Cross-streets and Suburbs of Paris by me Charles Canto Ordinary sworn Herald of the King in the said City Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris in proclaiming whereof I was accompanied with five Trumpetters viz. Prosme Trousson Endime du Bos sworn Trumpetters of this King and three more on Thursday the 7. April 1672. Subscribed CANTO Now it was high time to hasten all warlike preparations the Ambassadors of the States the Lord Meerman and D'Groot returning from England and France re infecta and the Generals being chosen both of the French and our Armies The Generals of the French Army The Army of the King â—…nsieur the Duke of Orleans Gene-Mralissimo â—…arshal de Turenne Captain General Earl of Soisons Marquis de Rochefort Earl of Lude Earl or Gadaigne Duke de la Favillades Earl de Lorge Lieutenants General Chevalier de Loraine Marquis de Genlis Martinet de Montal Field-marshals The Army of the Peince of Conde Marshal d'Humieres de Bellefonds Captains General Foucault de St. Arbre Earl de Guiche Lieutenants General Earl du Plessis du Nogent Magalotti Field-marshals The Army of the Marshal de Crequi Mons de Nancre Lieutenant General Earl de Vaubrun Monsieur du Plessis Field-marshals Duke of Luxenburgh General of the Army of the Confederates Mons de la Valiere Field-marshal Mons le Brest Field-marshal towards Catalonia Mons d'Elbeuf General of a Body at the Sea-side The King before the setting forth of the Army having commanded the Marshals d'Humieres Bellefonds and Crequi that if the Armies come to be conjoyned or in absence of the Princes of the Bloud they should for the time of this expedition submit to the orders of Turenne which they excusing were put by in disgrace and Chamely Gadaigne and Navaile put in their room but after some time the former were replaced yet with promise of submission to Turenne Generals of the Army of the States of the United Provinces The Prince of Orange Captain General Prince Maurits and the Lord Wirts Field-marshals The Rijngrave Senior General of the Horse The Lord of Zuilestein General of the Foot The Earl of Hornes General of the Artillery John van Welderen Earl of Nassau Lieutenant Generals of the Horse Alua The Earl Koningsmarck Lieutenants Generals of the Foot Mombas Steenhuyse Commissary Generals of the Horse Kirpatrick the Earl of Stirum Sergeant Majors Afterward was chosen for the third Field-marshal the Earl of Waldeck and Kuylenburg The 13. dito The State proclaimed a general fast against the 4. of May and so forwards to be kept upon every first Wednesday of the Month and it was resolved to encrease the Militia both for the State in general as also for Holland in particular of which capitulations were formed to raise them of outlandish Soldiers Also some of our Foot Regiments were sent over to the Spaniards to be in Garrison in Namen Valencijn and other places and on the other hand to us came some Regiments of Spanish Horse of which some Companies were sent to Mastricht 16. dito The Elector of Colen published a Manifest though his whole Country of Colen and Luyck was already a Magasin for France that he would maintain neutrality forbidding the acting of any hostility against the Subject of this State unto all in his Dominion but in truth this was onely done for to deceive us 26. dito Was the time appointed for the sitting of the Parliament at London which instantly was prorogued without doing of any thing to the 30. of Octob. and in place of Ayscue deceased Sr. Joseph Jordan was placed jin the Fleet to which the Duke of York went the 29. dito to set to Sea and the Duke of Monmouth prepared himself for France there to command those of the English Nation and in special his own Regiment in the Kings Army and soon after departed with many of the Gentry 27. dito After that the French King had for a long time been raising an huge Host which was esteemed to amount to above 300000. men which reckoning all the Pages Lacquyes Coachmen Carriers Boyes Krauwels Pioniers Women Trosses and Whores might well be for the Muster-rowles amounted to 146270. Soldiers at least with Mortepaise huge Artillery with an incredible quantity of Provision and Ammonition both at home and in diverse Magasins abroad Thus his Majesty having committed the management of the Kingdom to the Queen and her Council departed from Paris the 27. of April with the Marshal Turenne three dayes together being spent in transporting of the Treine and Bagage for which were imployed 40000. Horses with a sufficient number of Carts and waggons The 28. dito the Duke Orleans with many Grandees followed who took their march with his Majesty by Nantevil Soisons Lion Rocroy and the 5. of May arrived at Charleroy The same day the Prince of Conde passed by la Ferte and Reims and arrived the 30. at Sedan for to come down with an Army apart In the mean while much shipping came down the Moesel and Rijne for to bring all manner of necessaries past Colen unto their Magasin at Nuys great numbers also longst the Mase to Luyck and the Troups which lay spread abroad thoughout the Country of Colen were now called together to Nuys and the Bishop of Munster also gathered his Soldiery together preparing for the Field May the 6. at Colen on the Spree a treaty of mutual assistance and defence was concluded between Brandenburg and the Lord of Amerongen in which Brandenburg engaged to raise for the defence of this State 20000. men to wit 12000. Foot and eight thousand Horse to which Holland was to furnish the half of the levie mony viz. 120000. Rijcksdollers and for the pay of every Regiment consisting of 500. Horse 4977. Rijcksdollers to stulvers and every Regiment of Foot consisting of a 1000. 4214. Rijcksdollers 4. stuivers per Month besides for the Artillery and other inevitable expences 14841. Rijcksdollers per Month being together 79543. Rijcksdollers per Month with proviso that Brandenburg at his charges should provide 50. pieces with all the Ammunition and Artillery thereto belonging obliging himself 2 months after the receipt of the first
of the Empire allied with his Majesty in this war shall likewise be content with the Condition that shall by the States be offered unto them Here followeth a further Amplication of the forenamed Articles ANd that it may appear by the choyce of more Conditions than one how uprightly his Majesty had been pleased to present to the said States General divers wayes for to obtain the Peace they desired of him and not to bring so far as was in his power the pretences which he justly might by force of Arms and the continuance of his Victories Therefore his Majesty declareth that without standing precisely to the offers which here before have by the said States been made as also the Conditions which by form of alternative he had required of them He will content himself with keeping all the Conquests his Majesty at present possesseth together of those he may further Conquer untill that the said States shall have consented to these Conditions to wit the whole Province and Dukedom of Gelderland belonging to the States the Province of Utrecht and County Zutphen all the Cities Places and Fortresses which are in the said Provinces their appendencies and what belongeth to them without exception the Soveraignties of the Provinces Lands Cities and Places conquered by his Majesty with the appendencies and all belonging thereto to remain for the future for ever to his Majesty And to the end the said Conquests Countries and Places delivered up to his Majesty may the better be brought to a capacity through the assistance of the Empire to be strenthened the said States shall renounce all Soveragnity over the Cities Mastricht and the Wijcke as also of what they now hold in Overmase Dalen Fouquemont and the Country belonging to the Bos together the City and Meyerije of the said Bos and all what belongeth to the appendices thereof with the Fort Crevecoeur And that the Treaty upon the last Terms might serve not onely to re-establish the friendships and alliance between his Majesty and the said States but to procure the rest and tranquility of the Empire which his Majesty as Guardian and conserver of the Treaties of Westphalia doth in speciall lay to heart his Majesty will promise after the Peace made to renounce in favour to the Princes of the Empire to all that right which by law of Armes may appertain unto him as to those Places which his Majesty hath taken from the States in the precinct of the Empire his Majesty reserving onely to himself the liberty to demolish the fortification thereof But forasmuch as his Majesty will of himself contribute to re-establis the Princes of the Empire in the free possession of the Cities and Places belonging to them therefore he hath also willed to procure that the said States General shall draw forth their Garrisons out of the Cities Places which they hold as yet in the Empire namely the City Embden the Fort of Leer-oort and Ilersconse which shall be delivered up to the Prince and Earl of East-Friesland with all the Priviledges appertaining in respect of the said County and to the end that the needfull correspondence between France the City Maestricht which is to be given up to his Majesty may be for the future no occasion of Contest It shall be by both parties estipulated to endeavour a grounded and free passage for the Troups of his Majesty from the French Frontiers to the said Maestricht from the Elector of Ceulen as Prince and Bishop of Luyck yet upon condition not to make use of the passages but with paying what charges they are at that the Country be not burthened Furthermore the Articles mentioned in the former notition shall remain in full as they are even that concerning the quitting of the City and County Meurs onely excepting those that concern the delivery up of other Lands and Places to be made by the said States to his Majesty Demands and Conditions upon which the King of England would consent to make Peace with the States General of the United Provinces 1. THe King of England understands that the Hollanders without any gainfaying shall give unto him the honor of the Flag yea so as their whole Fleet shall strike and let fall their Top-sail for any one English Ship bearing the Flag of his Majesty throughout the whole British Sea even to the Coasts of Holland 2. Free permission for a whole year to all English that remained in the Colony of Surinam to depart thence when they shall desire with all their goods of what nature soever they be according to the Treaty of Breda 3. Perpetual banishment out of all the Territories of the United Provinces of all the Kings Subjects that are declared guilty of Crimen Laesae Majestatis together with all other which shall be noted by his Majesty to have published seditious Libels or otherwise to have conspired against the Peace and tranquility of his Kingdoms 4. Restoring to his Majesty the expences of the war to the sum of one million of pounds sterling whereof 400000. shall be paid between this and the month October next ensuing and the rest by 400000. pounds sterling every year 5. A yearly pay for ever of 10000 pounds sterling for the grant they shall have from the King to catch Herrings upon the Coasts of England Scotland and Yreland 6. The present Prince of Orange and his Successors shall have the Souveragnity of the United Netherlands excepting of what shall fall to the share of the Two Kings and their Allies or shall at least enjoy for ever the honour of Admiral General and Stadtholder in the highest degree that hath by the foregoing Princes been enjoyed 7. That within three moneths after the Peace a Treaty of Commerce shall be made as well to the regulating of Trade in India according to demands formerly made as to the advance of the Subjects of his Majesty in their trading going coming or habituating in any of the Countries belonging to the said States and with such advantagious conditions as are agreed unto the Nations most in favour 8. The Island of Walcheren the City and Castle of Sluce with its dependencies the Island of Cassant that of Goeree and the Island of Voorne shall be put into the hands of his Majesty by way of Caution for the performing of the Conditions before specified 9. And however his Majesty declareth to content himself with the foresaid Conditions in case the same be within ten dayes accepted after which his Majesty understands himself no longer obliged Nevertheless he doth peremtorily declare that although the said States should accept them yet they shall be of no force nor that his Majesty will make any Treaty of Peace or Cessation before such time as the most Christian King shall in his regard by the said States have received satisfaction as also that the Princes of the Empire allied with his Majesty in this War shall be contented with the Conditions presented to them by the said States I believe there