that one of the dutch company who could not digest soe much bloud and inhumanity writt the true relation of the Strattagem and sent it over land to the English Factors at Aleppo who transmitted it to some Friends at Amsterdam where it was printed in English and dutch to the great Amazment of all man-kind then severall of the Jewes sold their actions in the East-India Company Esteeming their money not safe in the hands of such a corporation that had drawne soe much guilt upon themselves by their most barberous cruelty Foundations layd in bloud cannot support a fabrick â—â—rg but the whole structure will sinck under its owne burthen In the yeare 1621. the truce with Spaine being expired the States Generall proceeded with their armies into â—landers and Brabant And in the same yeare they Established the West-India Company by pattent who watched for the Spanish plate fleets finding it a very profitible warr wherein they could both trade and fight by the benefitt of English and French Portes and shelter themselves for reeâ—uâ—tes upon all accidents of wind and weather in English harbours without Salvage or Toâ—age Notwithstanding the Hollanders could not retallâ—â—â—â— the 〈◊〉 upon thâ—ir 〈◊〉 or assist the English with a Caske of fresh wa◠〈…〉 In the yeare 1622. the Stateâ— Generall pâ—â—â—eving that the massacre at Amboyna had â—â—de a 〈…〉 in Holland they putt forth a proclamâ—tion 〈◊〉 suppress all 〈…〉 at subject promising rewards to any persons that could dâ—scover the Authour of the History in the mâ—â—â—e time thâ—â—r Embaâ—â—adours â—usieâ— themselves at Whitâ—hall to take off the reproach and inâ—amy tâ—aâ—â—â—y upon them in England Where the Sâ—â—ynâ—s of that bloud will nâ—ver bâ— washed out The States Generall during the remaynder of King James his raigne held themselves secure against great Brittaigne that could obâ—â—ruct their Navigation and trade by the dâ—versions given to His Majestie concernâ—â—â— his onely Daughter and her children in Bohemia the Contâ—nuall Complaynts of the Marchants trading to the East-Indies and the divisions and controversies raised in England and Scotland by the seperatâ—â—ts and Brownists that the Hollanders had â—â—rrâ—d up by their sedâ—tious practises and Pamphletts dispersed in all his Majesties Dâ—minâ—onâ— against the Goverment of Church and State Whereupon great numbers of people were growne soe obstinate and uncharitable in England that rather thâ—n to Communicate with their Parochiall Congregations they chosed to live in America amongst the Pagans thinking to find a nearer way to heaven in new England then they were taught in great Brittaigne yett they followed the Hollanders stepps allowing God Almighty noe share in the goverment their Clergie being putt to pensions with liberty to trade for their better subsistance or to adventure their stocks in private men of warr Seperatists and Annabapâ—â—â—â— being fallen from thâ—ir first principalls have craftily learned to defend themsâ—â—ves by armes and like Hollanders and Zeelanders pretend they may take any thing from the enemies of Christ Jesus In the yeare 1625. King James died and likewise Prince Maurice then the States Generall sent their Embassadours into England to treat with King Charlâ—s the first concerning a league offensive and defensive against Spaine which they effected and agreed that it should continnue untill the Paltzgrave should be restored and the States Generall setled however that for the space of fifteene years neither party should treat upon any peace or truce without the consent of both This treaty being concluded at Southampton was signed the 25. of November 1625. whereunto the States Generall annexed their proteâ—â—ation in theise words following viz That if his Majesty should not be satisfied within a prefixed time concerning the Massacre and spoyle of his subjects at Amboâ—na committed by the Hollanders that then his Majestie might seeke satisfaction by reprisalls or other wise Which notwithstanding the protestation there was noe satisfaction or reparation obtained during the raigne of King Charles the frst As the Hollanders could never bring King James into any league soe King Charles could never bâ—â—ng the States Generall to any performance The next yeare after the treaty the States Generall in stead of Equipping out Shpps against Spaine they send twenty Shipps of warr to â—â—list the French King at Rochell and the Isle of Ree to the great oppression of the Protestants in that Kingdome where notwithstanding the new Alliance made by the Marriage betweene the King of great Brittaigne and Hâ—nriâ—tta Maria a Daughter of France Yett Cardinall Râ—â—helâ—â—â—u contrary to promises and agreements depressed the Hugonetts at Home but assisted the Protestant Princes with men and money a broade holding it to be the interest of France to keepe under any rising party there but to incourage and strengthen them in all other places to oppose Spaine and the House of Austria their enemies The foure intire subsidies given to King Charles the first in the beginning of his raigne being expended with other monies towards reliefe of Nochell against the forces of France and Holland they both knew the depth of his Majesties pâ—â—â—se aâ—d the strenght of his armes during his time and toke their Measâ—res accordingly knowing that his revenue was not sufficient for any action to question France or the States Generall for any sâ—oyles or incroâ—thments upon his Majesty or his subjects whatsoever In the yeare 1630. the King of Spaine desirous of a peace with England offered satisfaction for wrongs and injuries done then the King of great Brittaigne acquainted the States Generall thereof and would have included them in the treaty at Madrid according to the forementioned agreement but the States Generall upon the first rumour of an overture for peace entred into a further league with France and agreed upon Articles with that Crowne to devide the Spanish Netherlands Equally betweene the French and the United States and soe they left the King of England at liberty to doe what he pleased with the Spaniard the States Generall refusing a peace with Spaine upon any conditions whatsoever It was against the interest of Holland and their Religious concernments to end the warr soe longe as there were plate fleets and other spoyles to be had upon such easie termes During the subsequent tenn years when the King of great Brittaigne was at peace with France Spaine the States Generall and all the world in a common Amity with the Crowne of England excepting the East and West-India Companyes of the Netherlands a rebellion broake out in Ireland the Scotts invaded England and the whole Kingdome divided into Factions every man driveing on his owne perticular interest neglecting the publick during that longe vacation of Parliaments while the Hollanders ingrossed all manner of Navigations and traffiâ—que sayling in light built bottomes to English plantations The native seamen were then discouraged port townes decayed Cloathing townes depopulated trade insenceably declyned and the comon people became miserable and pore in the midst of plenty In the Conclusion of those tenn
thereof But the said Treaty taking no effect the said Plenipotentiaries removed from Uytrecht before Mr. Carew arrived at Amsterdam Then Mr. Carew returning for England in Company with Mr. John Sherland the Fiscall Generall by order of the States of Holland Committed them both to Prison on the 6. of August 1672. as Criminalls upon pretence they were Enemies to the Country and Charged Mr. Carew as a seditious person in seeking after Justice in the premises and detayned them both close prisoners in the gevangen port where they are subject to many affronts and reproaches upon every rencounter and Alarum in the Country and also obstructed in the Just prosecution of the debt and damages aforesaid which is by an Especiall order of the Councell board dated at Whitehall the 2. of May 1673. recommed to the Lords Embassadours Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaries at Cologne intimating therein that the case of the Adventurers and Creditors of Sir William Courten being already fully stated should be first insisted upon in the list of all Complaints wherefore the Letters Patents were exempliâ—ied and sent to Cologne accordingly a true Copie hereafter followes A Copie of the Letters Patents for Especiall Reprisalls from the King of Great Brittain under the Great Seale of England against the States Generall and their Subjects Inroled in Chancery Anno 1665. CHARLES the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland France Ireland King Defendour of the Faith c. To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas our loving Subject William Courten Esquire deceased and his Partners anno 1643. by the depredation and hostile act of one Geland Commander in chief of two Ships belonging to the East-India Company of the Netherlands was between Goa Maccao in the Streights of Mallacca deprived and most injuriously spoiled of a certain Ship named the Bona Esperanza and of her Takle Apparrell and Furniture and all Goods and Lading in her upon a very hopefull trading Voyage to China which were carryed to Batavia and there all de facto without due Processe of Law confiscated And that also in the same year another laden Ship of Our said Subject called the Henery Bonadventura being come on ground nere the Island Mauritius was there both Ship and Goods seized upon by some of the Officers and Ministers and others under the command of the said East-India Company and utterly deteined from the right Owners And whereas the said William Courten and his Assignes in his life time used all possible endeavours to recover the said Ships and Goods and to procure further Justice against the Malefactours and yet could obtain no restitution or satisfaction whereby they became to be much distressed and utterley undone in their Estate and Credit And that thereupon and upon the most humble supplication and Adresses of Francis Earle of Shrewsbury and William Courten Esquire Sonne and Heir of the said Sir William deceased Sir John Ayton Sir Edmond Turnor Knights George Carew and Charles Whittaker Esquires on the behalf themselves and divers others interessed in the said two Shipps Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura and in the Estates of the said Sir William Courten deceased Sir Edward Littleton Barronet and Sir Paul Pindar Knight deceased that We would take their Case into Our Princely consideracion We out of a just sence We then had and still have of their unjust sufferings in that business both by Our own Letters under Our signe Manuall to the States Generall of the United Provinces by Sir George Downing Knight and Barronet Our Envoy Extraordinary to whom We gave Especially command so to do required satisfaction to be made according to the Rules of Justice and the Amity and good correspondence which We then desired to conserve with them firme and inviolable And whereas after severall Addresses made to the said States Generall by Our said Envoy and nothing granted effectuall for relief of Our said Subjects whom We take Ourselves in Honour and Justice concerned to be satisfied and repaid We lately commanded the said Sir George Downing to intimate and signify to the said States that We expected their finall Answer concerning satisfaction to be made for the Ships and Goods by a time then prefixed and since elapsed that We might so govern ourselves thereupon that Our aforesaid Subjects might be releived according to Right and Justice And yet no satisfactory Answer hath been given so that We cannot but apprehend it to be not only a fruitles endeavour but a prostituting of Our honour and dignity to make further Application after so many denyals and slightings And whereas Iohn Exton Doctor of Laws Judge of Our High Admiralty Court of England upon Our Command to certify to Us the value and losses and damages susteyned by the said William Courten and Partners whose Interest is now vested in Our loving Subjects Sr. Edmond Turnor Knight George Carew Esquire and Partners hath upon full Examination and proofs thereof made by witnesses in Our High Court of Admiralty reported certified under his hand that the same do amountt to the summe of one hundred fifty one thousand six hundred twelve pounds Now know yee That for a full restitution to be made to them for their Ships Goods and Marchandizes of which the said William Courten and the Assignes of the said William Courten and Partners were so dispoiled as aforesaid with all such Costs and Charges as they shall be at for the recovery of the same We by the Advice of our Privy Councill have thought fit and by these presents do grant Licence and Authority under Our great Seale of England unto Our said Subjects Sir Edmund Turnor and George Carew their Executors Administrators and Assignes for and on the behalf of themselves and other Persons Interessed as aforesayd to equippe victuall furnish and to set to Sea from time to time such and so many Ships and Pinaces as they shall think fit Provided alwayes that there be an entry made and recorded in the Admiralty Court of the Names of all Ships and Vessels and of their Burthen and Ammonition and for how long time they are victualled And also of the Name the Commander thereof before the same or any of them be set forth to Sea And with the said Ships and Pinaces by force of Armes to set upon take and apprehend any of the Ships Goods Monyes and Marchandizes of the said States Generall or any of their Subjects inhabiting within any their Dominions or Territories wheresoever the same shall be found and not in any Port or Harbour in England or Ireland 〈…〉 be the Ships and the Goods of the Parties that did the wronge And the said Ships Goods Monyes and Marchandizes being so taken and brought into some Port of Our Realms and Dominions an Inventory thereof shall be taken by Authority of Our Court of Admiralty and Judgement shall be given in Our Court of Admiralty by the Judge or Judges thereof for the time being upon proofs made before
knew the time when it was as difficult to gett a good farme or a house for a tenant in England as it is now to gett a good tenant for either since the Hollanders by their seditious practises are growen soe populous and soe great I knew also the time when Ipswich Hadley and Buildstone flourished as much as Harlem Leyden and Delf And when Ratcliffe and Limhouse flourished as much as Surdam and Dordrâ—â—ht And doe believe there was a time when Orford Dunwich and Alborough and other ancient Sea-port townes upon that Coast had not their Priviledges granted only to Catch Oysters Macharell and Sprats where the bancks are washed away with the waues and their Havens stopt up with sands while the Fishermen from Anchuysen Schiedam Zirrickzee c. in Holland Zeland and Frizland take the Herrings Haberdine and linge with their Busses Hookers and Dogger boates to increase their strenght and means to dispute the right and Priviledges of free fishing upon the English Coast Which brings me also to tell you what the Hollanders say in some of their remarques upon the Kings Answere to the States Letter but in another style then formerly they writt to King James in the beginning of his raigne In their first Remarque they say that Titus Livius and all the Roman Emperours gave medalls in gold upon their conquests and Victories And cite a Text of Scripture in Exod. 17. and 15. That Moses erected an alter when Ameleck was beaten calling its name the Lord is my Banner where the verse following says the Lord hath sworne that he will have warr with Ameleck from one generation to another In the fourth remarque they say it is not true that the States were obliged to send Comissioners into England to regulate a trade in the East-Indies only the King of great Brittaigne proposed a reglement which was soe absurd that the English nation would have a trade equall to the Hollanders which was fomented by the French and for feare something might be undertaken by the French against their State they sent Monsieur van Bewninghen for England to remove all sinister impressions that the French proposalls might have made upon his Majestie against the Triple Alliance and offered for the preservation of the peace of all Christendome to make a defensive and offensive warr against France for the further confirmation of the Triple Alliance which was rejected and a league made since with France contrary to the Triple League which the French Ministers presumptiously called The Beggers agreement And in their Ninth Remarque which concernes only the Herring fishing they say can any body lay clayme or make pretence to wha the never yett possessed was it not indeavored in the yeare 1635. by King Charles the first His Majesties Father to introduce a tribute by forcing the same with some Shipps of warr which is repugnant to the longe and free custome of Fishery that for theise last 140. years Persuant to the treaty made in the yeare 1495. betweene England and their State hath bin continually and quietly practised and injoyed untill the yeare 1635. as aforesiad Now I appeale to the greatest Champions for the Hollanders in any parte of His Majesties Dominions Whether they can heare without greife and Astonishment such impudent Arrogant expressions belehed out vp the States and their Predicants and Audatiously applied to themselves with reflections upon the King and his Kingdomes or whether they can with patience heare the States and their mercinaries to give the King of great Brittaigne the ley concerning the East-India trade or be perswaded that the only way to priserve the peace of Christendome was to joyne with the Hollanders in an offensive and defensive warr against the French King that hath lately consumed for much treasure and wasted soe many families of the Nobility and gentry towards the Chastizing of those high and mighty Lords and great and mighty Lords that toke their titles from a French Complement and were protected by the French Kings against all their Adversaries for the space of sixty eight years together or whether they can containe themselves any longer when they heare those States affront the King of great Brittaigne in that peremptory manner to tell him that the Crowne of England was never possessed of the herring fishing or that the late King his Father had not force of Armes in the yeare 1635. to obstruct their right to the herrings upon his owne Coast where they clayme the priviledge of free Fishing by prescription of the treaty Anno 1495. which was 77. yeares before they were acknowledged to be free Countries and had the liberty of the English Coast in Compensation of the leagues offensive and defensive against France who were then the Hereditary Enemies of the Crowne of England But it is objected by their Friends that if the Kings Subjects should eate any quantities of herrings barrell codd or stocâ—fish there would not be such a consumption of beife mutton and veale in his Majesties Kingdomes which brings up the rents of Land And it is pretended that the King is at noe loss by the Hollanders Zelanders and Frizlanders fishing for herring and â—odd upon his owne Coast which otherwise would be lost for want of taking and all the Cloysters Monasteries and Religious houses in the Spanish Netherlands Germany Poland France Westphalia etc. would be left distitude of provisions which vp the strickâ— rules of their Religion doe abstaine from flesh severall weeks in a yeare and severall days in every weeke which in England Scotland and Ireland since the Reformation the Protestants are not obliged to doe As to the Kings Right to the Herring fishing It admitts noe dispute being upon his owne Coast But if any man gives nourishment to a vulture or huggs a serpent in his bosome he may be distroyed for his kindnes and eredulity As for the Herrings and Codd that would be lost for want of Catching and the Monasteries and Cloysters left destitude for want of provisions it is a great fallacy There would be noe less fish taken if all strangers were obliged to pay the King a yearely tribute for an acknowledgment of that right which the Laws of God the laws of nature and the laws of nations appropriates to the King of great Brittaigne upon his owne Coast And it would not undervalue the price of Lands or lessen the value of mutton beife or veale if more Herrings Codd and ling were Eaten in England but rather increase the publick Treasury the rents of Lands and the particular Estates of all trades men And for incouragement to the Fishing trade at home if Every Inkeeper Ale-house keeper and vintener in England should be obliged to buy a barrel of pickled Herrings once a yeare The Hollanders doe esteeme every stranger that comes to inhabite in their united Provinces to render unto the publick yearly viis et modis 5. pound sterling at least although he be of a meane Capacity there being soe many Excises Verpounding
Poll money Chymdy money etc. That from every Burger who expends 150. pound per annum in his Family a third parte of it goes to the States for publick uses And if the Fishing trade were ushered in againe to the ancient sea porte Townes of Suffolke Norfolke Lincolne Yorke and Northumherland from whence the first Herring fishers carried it unto Anchusen in North-Holland upon certaine priviledges granted them there as may be seene both by the records in the Statehouse and Three Herrings given in an Eschutchen for the Armes of that Citty It would multiply His Majesties Subjects by drayning other places to come where they might take the Fish freely nere their owne dores and finde as good and as quick marketts from thence as they doe in Holland Zeland and Frizland where they yeild ready money into all partes after the Fishermen returne home from their trading voyages of the first herring season Midsomer Herrings taken by the Hollanders upon the English and Scotch Coast are soe fatt and delicate that they are sold in all the 1â— Provinces and partes adjacent for 1. and 2. stivers a Herring And in the later â—nd of the yeare towards Lâ—nt when the fatâ—nes is almost cousumed with the salt and pickle those English Herrings are sâ—alded in fresh water and â—aten for great daâ—ties with vinger oyle and pâ—pper in Harbours Cloysters and other places There are Hâ—rrings in great aboundance upon the Coast of Holland Danemarke and Norrway but very leane and in the Zuyder-sea from Amsterdam to the Texell they are taken in such quantities that the pore people buy 40. and 50. for a stiver by the name of Pan-herrings which are not fitt for pickle therefore the Hollanders runn to the Coast of England and Scotland whâ—re the Fishing is more advantageous to the States then the silver Mines in the West-Indies is to the King of Spaine or the spice trade to the East-India Company of the Netherlands And the reasons are very playn and obvious unto all intelligible men viz First in regard of the great numbers of Handicrafts and trades men that are imployed and maintained by the Fisheries which increaseth the publick revenue with their infinite payments they make to the Pactors of wine beare c. where 28. severall excises are payd at the eating of an egg Secondly from the great multitudes of sea-men that are bredd up by that imployment and made â—itt both for the service of Marchant-men and men of warr for the defence of their Country Thirdly by the great traâ—â—ique that is raised from the product of Herring and Codd-fish which drawes yearly 250000. pound Sterling in ready money from other partes into the United Provinces besides the staple Commodities of those other ajacent Countries soe that the United Netherlands doe multiply the â—â—ock of their owne Country yearly by those Fish which they have for Catching from the English Coast and runns into all their Cantores and Treasuries and from thence out againe to build their store houses wharâ—es Castles â—luices Shipps Dikes dambes bridges c. Wherefore it was high time as well to looke into their strenght as into their wayes of acquiring it And to question them for their breach of leagueâ— and treatyes for feare of further assaults and surprises The only Argument that Cato the Elder used in the Senate of Rome for distroying the Citty of Carthage was from a simillitude â—e used concerning greene Figgs that were growing in Carthage whitâ—in foure days before which he brought into the Sâ—nate when the maâ—â—er was in debatâ— from whence he â—â—pâ—lâ—d that it was not â—afe to â—av◠〈◊〉 great and â—â—â— dangerous a neighbour â—â—â— nâ—râ— tâ—at migâ—t surprise them before thâ—y could â—â— reaâ—h to defend themselves Then reflecting upon the contracts and Covenants â—â—â— often vyolated by Carthage The old stomans burnt and razed that Citty to the ground But out of the Ashes of Carthage there â—prunge up thoâ—e Pirates of Tunis and Aâ—gâ—â—rs that have proved more troublesome unto all Europe then the Carthagimanâ— werâ— greuious to the old Romans The Zelanders have followed their exemples since the trade went from Midleburgh to Amsterdam upon the loss of Sluice in â—landers when the generall Marchants that removed could be noe longer secure there and the Marchant adventurers retâ—red to Delf then to Rotterdam then to Dort now noe where since their Charter is broken and the English staple of Cloath exposed to contempt that was once accounted the glory of England As to the spice trade which the Hollanders have ingrossâ—d by secrâ—â—t fraud and open vyolence The States Generall cannot be soe vaâ—ne to believe they shall injoy it any longer then there may be an opertunity to take it from them againe notwithstanding they have strenghtned themselves in the East-Indies not only to trade but to fight there which is a new way of Mar handizing that the English were not accustomed unto POlâ—ron Amboyna and Jaccatra now called Batavia were all the pâ—ssâ—ssions of the English and the spice trade was by Covenants and contracts divided betweene the English and the Dutch Companies The Shipps Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura belonged to English-men and were taken from tâ—em in time of peace by the East-India Company of the Nettherland who have not yett given any satisfaction or reparation â—or the â—ame or for the damages sustained by the loss of their voyages but are left to the proper â—â—emedies The product of Fish and spice have brought the Hollanders all things of the growth of other Countries And by consequence thereof they have not only brought downe the price of English Tinn and the staple goods of English Plantations but have also lessned the value of all English Woolen Manufactures by their liâ—â—y Woolesy and Fastaine â—â—uffes wherewith they now doe furnish the Boares and Boarines which formerly used to weare good English Cloath and the better sort of â—â—opell Aparrell themselves with â—ilks Mohaires â—â—amletts and velvetts purposely to discourage all English woolen Manufactures and incourage their owne where they are cheaper wrought with pickle herrings and buttermilk then they can be made in England with good beife and stronge beare The Hollanders now are resolved to give noe more for a pound of English woole in the Cloath stuffe or stockings then they think it worth the working or for English lead or oare then they esteeme the labour of digging and smelting and â—oe imploy their Factors in England to buy it accordingly Although they â—ell their nuttmegs cloves and mace at their owne prices more then treble advantages and their â—ine threads for 30. per cent profitt and vpwards And because the Weavers Spinners â—nitters and other people in the Netherlands whose necessity makes them sparing and laborious should not stand still for want oâ— worke they are not only furnished from Scotland with woole upon sheepe sâ—ins cuâ— Privilegiâ— but indirectly with English woole welsh and Irish wooâ—es in great quantities And directly with Spanish wooles
wherefore in most Patents the Clause quantum in nobis is incerted It 's a maxime in Law that which belongs to another Man cannot be taken from him without his own consent In the year 1639. Sir William Boswell gave a Memoriall to the States Generall in the Kings name to have satisfaction and reparation for the spoils and damages done in the East-Indies to his Majesties Subjects And another Memoriall was given at the same tune to that purpose in England unto Mr. Albertus Joacnymy the States Ambassador then Resident in ordinary there unto both which Answers were given that they could not treate with the King for the Damageo done to the East India Company of England who might question them for the same herafter so the matter rested â—â— staâ—â— quo This Patent was not made underhand as Mr Pergens who had no right made the agreement with the East-India Company of the Netherlands Neither was the Company ignorant of the precedent grants to Sr. Edward Littleton and Sr Paul Pindar before they treated with Mr Pergens any more then they were of this Patent when they treated at Breda Yet they had the considence by advice of Iohn de Witt to frame their Articles rencounter to the Lawes of God and Nature impertinently using the words of mortifying obliterating extinguishing and disannulling all offences damages losses and injuries whatsoever sustained by the subjects of either side at any time whatsoever before that treaty And that all actions preteations and grants whatsoever for the same should be voyde and for ever renounced and revoaked giveing every man liberty to take advantages of his owne wronge which treaty was soone cancelled by new breaches and his Majestie left at libertie as if the treaty at Breda had never been made What is repugnant to reason and Justice is voyde in it selfe as felo de se and distructive to all civill Society and being Iohn de Witt and his Brother were the first that used the words mortification and extinguishment in any Treaty of Dtate which God himselfe abhors in such cases having decreed that the offendor shall restore three fould for what is wrongfully taken which unplyes the damages sustained for want of that which was taken away from the Persons inured Those two de Wits were mortified and extinguished not only for using such Arrogant expressions but as a just reward to such Persons that indeavored to add force to violence and fraude to oppression and treachery to both Noe man will deay but that the King of Great Brittain in diverse cases may suspend the Execution of Law in his own Kingdoms but in no case can give or take away any mans right without a compensation The Hollanders have a great power beyond the Cape Bona Esperanze and have lately had the boldness to affront his Majesty in his own Seas but to strike at the Laws and Customs of England threatnes not only his Majesties prerogative but shakes the very foundation and Common Intrest of every individuall Subject which is nearer and dearer to them then their lives and fortunes IT is necessary now to shew what Presidents there are in former Treatyes between the Belgick Provinces and the Crown of England cencerning spoyls damages and losses before the seaven Vnited Provinces were a Common-wealth and since they have been made a Republique In the xxix ' th Article of the Treaty made between King Henry the the seaventh and Philip Duke of Austria and Burgandy concluded at London the 24. of February 1495. it was agreed that all and singular Letters of Reprisall marque and countermarque which were granted by the said Prmees or their Predecessors either out of their high Courts of Chancery or other inferior Courts should be held in suspension without further Execution to be done thereupon nisi super eaâ—um meritis habita cognitione indicta ad hoâ— perâ—â—psos Principis specialiter deputandum alitur fuerit ordinatum So that there was no mortification or extinguishment of the right only a suspension of the execution but yet if there were speciall matter in the merits of the cause made knowne to the Princes respectively they ordered it otherwise untill Satisfaction was given to the parties greeved ANd if either of those Princes had the like occasion given as his Majesty in this case they would have entayâ—ed a Commission to Eternity if reparation were not found or the matter composed Charles the first of that name King of Great Brittain granted a speciall Commission for Reprisall under the Great Seal of England unto Mr. Pawlet on the behalfe of himselfe and other Marchants of London who had sustained losses by the Spaniards to the value of 30000. pounds Sterling in time of Peace which Commission was to continue untill satisfaction of the debt and damages And at the Treaty concluded betweene the King of Spaine and the King of England at Madrid in the Year 1630. Care was taken by the Spaniards to satisfie the remamder of the debt not recovered by reprise as appeares by the accounts stated in the Admiralty and the recorde thereof inrolled in the Chancery In the xxx ' th Article of Oliver Cromwels Treaty concluded with the States Generall in the Yeare 1654. which was made in conformity to the Treaty with the Archduke of Austria aforesaid It was agreed that at the delivery of the satification of the said Treaty foure Commissioners should be nowinated on both sides to meete at London the 10. May 1654 to examine and determine all differences and injuries committed from the Year 1611. to the 18. ' th of May 1652. as well in the East Indies as in Greenland Muscovia and Brazill or in any other place All the sayd particulars of losses to be delivered in writing to the sayd Commissioners before the 18. of May and none after And that what shall not be concluded within three moneths by the said Commessioners shall be referred to the Protestant Cantons of Switzerland which were to be Arbitrators and to conclude the business within six moneths following the forme of an instrument being agreed upon for that purpose Nevertheless there was only 80000. pound Sterling paid to the East India Company of England for the spoyles and Dammages at Amboyna and â—650 Ponnds to the widdows and Orphans of the English Factors murthered there And in the xxij Article of the Pyrenean Treaty concluded between France and Spain on the 7. of November 1659. it was agreed that all debts and Dammages contracted before the warre which upon the said day of the Publication of this Treaty shall be found not to have bin actually paid unto others by vertue of Judgments given upon Letters of confiscation or Reyrisall shall be bona fide satisfied and paid And upon the demand and persuites that shall be about them the said Lords and Rings shall give order unto their Officers to render as good and speedy Justice unto the Forraigners as unto their owne Subjects without any distinctions of Persons By all which it appears there
Severall Remarkable Passages CONCERNING THE HOLLANDERS Since the death of QUEENE ELIZABETH Vntill the 25th of December 1673. SOME ANIMADVERSIONS THEREUPON In answere to a scandulous Pamphlett called Englands Appeale to the Parliament from the Private Caball at white hall With the Continuation of the Case betweene S R. WILLIAM COVRTEN His Heires and Assignes AND The East-India Company of the Netherlands Faithfully recollected by E. W. Armig and rendred into English French and Dutch for satisfaction of his particular Friends in England France and the Low Countriers Printed in the yeare 1673. ANAGRAM Vpon the Private Caball as vvhitehall as it vvas delivered to the States of Holland C lifford Lord high Treasurer of England A shley Lord great Chancellor of England B uckingham Master of the Horse A rlington Principall Secretary of State L autherdaile Cheife Minister of State and Commissioner in Scotland ADVERTISMENT SIR SOme parte of this litle Booke was Printed in Holland and the other parte in the Spanish Netherlands where the English Coppie was not understood by the Printers who have committed many faults which may be playnely discovered and amended with a pen The French and Dutch are better done please to take notice that this is not published or sold in any place or designed to any other purpose then for particular Friends who may find some thing in vacant Houres either for their Information Reprehension or Diversion And that I cannot appeare at this time and distance under any other Carracter Then your distressed and humble Servent G. C. Hague the 29 December 1673. old Stile TO THE NOBILITY GENTRY AND COMONS Inhabiting within the Counties of Suffolke Norfolke Lincolne Yorke and Northumberland THRICE HONOURABLE RIGHT WORP ll c. I Intended to have given you some short remarques upon England Germany France Spaine and the Low Countries since the first Alliances were contracted betweene the Houses of Bourgundy Austria and Spaine But fearing it might be vnseasonable at this time to mention the troubles that followed those Alliances coming in with the inventions of printing and 〈…〉 The two great Manufactures that have filled the world soe full of Combustible matter I have confined my selfe to the beginning of King James his most peaceable raigne over Great Brittaigne annexing only a Cattalogue of the respective Successions of Emperours and Kings of England France and Spaine with their severall Mariages since that Alliance as also such other observations from thence which are sufficient to informe you that now there is the same opertunity to make 〈…〉 selves happy that 〈…〉 Enemies had to make you miserable if the strattegems and designes of some Evill minded men doe not obstruct that Glorious enterprize begun by His Majesty to Chastize and humble the Hollanders that have lived â—oo many yeares upon the spoyles of all Nations and raised their Cheifest support and â—â—couragments from your Coasts and Countries Please to peruse this 〈…〉 without Passion or prejudice and I shall the next yeare supply you with a greater wherein you may understand your owne errours and 〈…〉 owne interest and that I am in plaine English a lover of my Country and yoâ—â— most humble And devoated Serv. t E. W. From my lodgings in the Hague Decemb. 15. 1673. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE S. R VVILLIAM HOOKER Lord Major of the Citty of London And THE RIGHT WOSHIPFULL Sr. HENERY TULSE AND Sr. ROBERT JEFFERIES Shreifs of the sayd Citty And the rest of the Aldermen and Comon Councell there Right Honourable and Right Worp ll HAving lately pervsed a scandulous Pamphlett publikely sold in the Hague both in English and Dutch reflecting upon the Councills and Actions of Kings and Princes Intituled Englands Appeale from the private Caball at white hall to the great Councill of the Nation The Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled I perceived the Hollanders under a disguise and the Authours of it to be as much mistaken in their accounts concerning France as they are of the consequences of this warr and how the warr begun from whence they would conclude that the Kings Ministers had dependences upon Forraigne Courts hauing taken noe care of the Triple League or the Protestant interest wherefore I breifly recollected theise few Remarkable Passages that may serve to vndeceive some English men who peradventure might be deluded by the appeale and annexed Sir William Courtens Cases in severall languages to satisfie all Persons interessed that Comon Justice is not to be found in the Low Countries I presume that your Lord. â—p and the rest of your Bretheren in the Honourable Goverment of the Citty of London upon pervsall of this small treatise will apprehend that the Hollanders are not soe high and mighty as they are insolent and ungratefull There are severall faire prospects now from the Netherlands where nature is supported by art towards London that may make it the most glorious Citty in the world Theise short remarques and Animadversions may helpe to refress your memory in many things and shew you in severall Paragraphes that the Hollanders have gotten ground upon the English since the death of Queene Elizebeth Notwithstanding all the advantages that God and Nature have given to Great Brittaigne aboue all other Kingdomes and Nations in the World I leave the rest to your most grave and serious considerations and remayne Your very humble Serv. t E. W. Hague Decemb. 16. 1673. Severall Remarckable Passages concerning the Hollanders Since the death of Queene Elizebeth untill the 25. Decemb. 1673. With some Animadversions thereupon IN the yeare 1603. The States Generall of the united Netherlands write to King James in a Kanting stile lamenting the death of Queene Elizâ—beth Insinuated that her memory should remaine Eternized in them and their posterity Congratulating his Majesty in the succession of her Kingdomes hoped he would continnue the like gracious ayd and bountifull assistance to them and their state for his owne good and welfare of all Christendome to the glory of God and propogation of his holy word And to that end craved a supply of Souldiers to fill up the English and Scotch Regiments In the yeare 1604. King James considering how the affaires of State stood in Europe found it could be noe advantage to the Crowne of England to enter into a league with the Hollanders that were at strife with all their neighbours His Majesty made a peace with Spaine and remained neutrall in a common Amity to both yet at the same time demanded the money lent by Queene Elizebeth upon the coutionary townes Which the Hollanders were not ready to pay in many years after In the yeare 1605. The people in the Maritine Provinces of Holland Zeland and Frizland were soe invective against King James pretending he favored popery by making a peace with Spaine that notwithstanding the States Generall had in that yeare set forth an Edict and Proclamation under great penalties and punishments against all those that should speake â—rreverently of Kings and Princes Especially of King James Yet they
could not briâ—le their tongues The vulgar crying out that those who were not for them were against them In the yeare 1608. Sir Râ—â—â— Winnwood and Sir Richard Spencer adjusâ—ed the accounts with the States Generall and toke further security of the States of Holland for payment of the money due to King Iames upon the cautionary townes wich amounted unto the 〈◊〉 of 8184â—8 Pound Sterling to be reimbursed to the crowne by severall 〈◊〉 payments The States 〈◊〉 all finding that 〈…〉 〈…〉 In the yeare â—â—â—â— King 〈◊〉 and King 〈◊〉 the IV of France being Meâ—â—â—â—urs for a peace betweene Spaine and the United Prownces of the Netherlands they prevaâ—led with both parties for a Collâ—tion of Armes and a Tâ—uâ—e for twelve yeares which was agreed should commence from the yeare 160â— whereby the States Generall were acknowledged to be free countries and had licences gâ—anted to trade unto the East-Indies where they had made some adventures before without permission and both the Mediatours became guarantees for the due performance of the Articles of that Truee Yet the Hollanders being not contented with that â—reaty imposed upon them as they saâ—d by King Iames they entred into a league oftensive and deâ—enâ—ive with France Fearing that King Iames might obstruct their free fishing upon the Coast of England and Scotland Wâ—â—â—h by the 〈◊〉 of nature and commâ—n P 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bâ—â—ngs to the Subjects of gâ—â—at Bâ—â—â—â—â—â—gue Aâ—ther the death of Henery the IV. the States Generall reneued their league with Lâ—wis the XIII who toke upon him the protection of the United Netherlands and gave the States Generall the first title of HAUIâ— ET PUISSANIS SEIGNEURS LES ESTATS GENERAUX DES PROâ—INCIES UNIES and the States of Holland the first Stâ—le of GRAND ET PUISSANâ—S SEIGNEURS LES ESTATS DE HOLLAND ET â—EST-FRIZE then those high and mâ—ghly Lords the States Generall and the great and mighly Lords the States of Holland and West-â—â—â—zland made severall resolutions and Acts in their reâ—pective assemblies to receive noe Letters from any Prince or State whatsoever but whith the same style and address that the French King had done and made it knowne unto all the pubâ—â—que Mâ—nâ—sters then resident in the Hague to give their Masters notice thereof accordingly 〈◊〉 verâ—â—â—â—s the oâ—â— English proverbe set beggers on 〈◊〉 back and they 〈◊〉 ride to the 〈◊〉 In the yeare 1612. King Iames demanded 300000. pound Sterling of the French King which was due to the Crowne of England for severall disbursments for Henery the IV. and others then Lowis the XIII assigned the like summes of money upon the States Generall unto King Iames who voluntarily acquitted the States theirof whereupon the French King seing King Iames soe generous acquitted twice as much more that was due to him from the States Generall Tâ—â—â—â— Kindneâ—â—â—s are not remembred by the Hollanders and Zelanders neither is their â—â—gratitude forgotten by the English and French In the yeare after that King Iames and the Franch King had releaâ—ed the States of those two great â—ummes of money the High and mighly Lords sent their Embassadours to the Grand Seigneur at Constantinople and to the great Duke of Mosâ—ovia with whome they contracted Alliances of Commerce settled their Consuls and Factories at Aleppo Alexandria grand Cairo and Smirna Although they noe sheepe woods nor Mynes they would gett woole timber and other materials and people from all partes of the Earth to worke and not be content any longer with such a trade as they could naturally raise out of their owne Country by butter cheese and hempe but would nigross all â—ine Manafactures of silke woole and Mohaire besids their Navigation and Fisheries Making their Châ—â—â—e tâ—â—nes Câ—â—ies of refuge fortendâ—r consâ—iâ—nâ—â—s and banditâ—s of aâ—â— Nations who are protected there as â—râ—e burgers being once admitted as inhabitants In the yeare 1614. the States General made a Placcate to prohibite all English Cloath Kersies and dozens that were died in the Cloath to be brought into the united Provinces upon paâ—ne of 25. gilders a Cloath besides the conâ—iâ—â—ation of the goods Whereupon severall persons in England made their Complaynt to the Councell-Table but finding noe redress the Marchant adventurers and Cloathiers sett upon making of Mixtures died in the woole rather then to lose all advantages of dying dressing and flocks woolen Cloath before that time being worne in blacks blewes redds and other single colours dyed in the Cloath This Nationall affront done by the Hâ—llonders in thâ—se dayes when King James had the Keys of their Provinces in his Cusâ—â—ly was a sufficient testimony of their insolâ—ncy and ingratitude and a faire warning for England to â—indâ—r the growth of such Monsters that had soe sone forgâ—tten Queene Elizebeth and soe quickly sughted King James In the yeare 1616. the Hollanders upon a Composition made concerning the money lent by Queene Elizebâ—th upon the Cautionary townes prevayled with King Iames to deliver up the Briel Flushing and Rammekâ—ns after they had been 31. years in the possession of the English at which time the French would have given double the monâ—y for their redemption being forfeited to the Crowne of England for breach of Covenants by keeping the money soe many years in their owne hands beyond their Contracts and Obligations 〈…〉 not â—â—ve 〈◊〉 soe 〈◊〉 to England either 〈…〉 In the yâ—are 1â—19 the States Generall having fomented the civell wâ—â—s in Germany by assisting the consâ—derate Princes of the union with their Councell and Armes against the house of Austria upon pretenâ—e that Hungary 〈◊〉 Bohemia were usurped against the peoples consent and 〈◊〉 Hâ—â—â—ditary to the Austrâ—an Family that were 〈◊〉 Kinâ—â—â—mes as Poland and the Empire the Sâ—â—â—â—s Generall incouragâ—d â—redrâ—â—k Prâ—nce Pallatine to accept the 〈◊〉 of Bohâ—â—â—â— promâ—ssing hâ—m theâ—r further assistance beâ—ore he had the conâ—ent of Kiâ—g Iamâ—s his father in Law to intreague 〈◊〉 in that warr yett the Hollanders suftered him not only to be 〈◊〉 out of hiâ— new Kingâ—ome by the Spanish and Impâ—râ—â—ll Trâ—â—â—â—s but also to be 〈◊〉 from the Pallaâ—inate his owne inherâ—tance who â—lâ—dd with his Queene and her children to tâ—e Hâ—gâ—e for shelter while the pore Protâ—â—ants in Germany had â—â—â—rty to bâ—gg in manâ— Churches and Even all this time the States Generaâ—â— that promoted the waâ—r lay 〈◊〉 with their Armes Iâ— the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 had nâ—t aâ—tâ—rwards 〈◊〉 iâ—to the bewâ—â—â—s of 〈…〉 In tâ—e yeare 1620 the Hollandâ—rs laâ—d their bloudy designes in tâ—e East-Indies where they commâ—tted that hâ—rrid masâ—aâ—re and spâ—yâ—e at Amâ—â—yna under a pretence that the Engâ—â—sh Factors combinâ—d to sâ—â—ze the dutâ—h Magâ—â—â—nes and warâ— housâ—s whereupon they torâ—ured the Marchants anâ— murtherâ—d others of the Engliâ—h consiâ—â—aâ—ed their goods and houses toke away their Isâ—anâ—s and ingrossed the wâ—â—le spice trade at the Mullucâ—oâ—s contrary to their owne 〈◊〉 and agreemâ—nt made with thâ— English Company prâ—â—endâ—ng they were 〈◊〉 by â—orâ—eâ—ure This â—â—gâ—dy was soe execrable
of Spaine the French King the States Generall and many other Kings Princes and States Those Keepers haveing stamped their Coyne with the inscription of God with us on the one syde and the Comon wealth of England on the other Which proved a true motto â—f their dissolution In the yeare 1651. The Keepers of the Comon wealth of England As their â—ist Essay abroade sent Mâ— Olvier St. Johns and Mâ— Strickland their Embassadours extraordinary with a great Equipage and splendour unto the States Generall of the United Netherlands the substance of their instructions being to contract an everlasting league offensive and defensive against all the enemies of both comon wealths and to borrow a considerable summ of money upon the publique faith of their Masters to supply their present occasions and for incouragment thereunto The Embassadours told them of an Act of Parliament that should Naturallize all the United Netherlanders whereby they might have and injoy the same rights and priviledges equally with free borne subjects of England But the old crafty States men in Holland knowing that England would draw away their best Marchants and fishermen into better Ellements And that the publick faith was allready upon the taynters they rejected the first proposall and denied the second presuming to continnue their priviledges they had in the English seas and harbours upon their owne termes Then the English Embassadours told the States Generall that they must pay for their Herring fishing and make satisfaction and reparations for the spoyles and damages committed at Amboyna and upon Sir William Courten and his partners in the East-Indies Unto all which they persisted in the negative Then after some personal affronts offered to the Embassadours and their retinnue by the Kings party in the Hague they returned re infecta to make their report to the Councell of State at Whitehall who highly resented the indignity shewne to their supreame greatnes and suddainly resolued to chastise the Hollanders for their contempt without any formall declaration of warr and to that purpose Equipped out a fleete of Shipps The States Generall doeing the like they were demanded by the English Admiralls to strick their flaggs and lower their topp-sayles but the Hollanders refusing to give that acknowledgment unto their younger brothers they went both to it Catch that Catch could allmost three years together wherein the States Generall lost soe many Shipps and were soe often beaten in solemne fights that they sent their Embassadours over into England to treat with Oliver Cromwell who was stept into the Goverment under the title of Lord Protector to give him satisfaction in the premises It appeared then that although the Hollanders were insolent they were not invincible In the yeare 1655. Oliver Cromwell made an unprofitable peace with the States Generall without disarming them or taking caution against future spoyles and injuries granting unto the Marritine Provinces Holland Zeland and Frizland the same priveledges in the English Seas streams and havens that they had in former times When they were under the Dukes of Bourgundy and Arch-dukes of Austria notwithstanding The Kings of England gave them the liberty of Free fishing then upon the English Coast in consideration of the mutually assistance their Lords and Princes gave against France Amsterdam being then a pore fishing towne and content with the rest of the Hollanders to live upon their honest labour and industry with what they could gett by fish and the product of their owne Country as they did before the East and West-India Companies were Errected and before they had built soe many Shipps of warr out of the spoyles of Spaine Portugall and England Cromwell only compelled them to make some reparations to the English East-India Company for the spoyles at Amboyna and obliged them to referre all other differences concerning the English Damages to Commissioners which nevertheless they reglected to doe finding out expedients even in those days to evade their Articles A Poâ—… that the Hollanders have beyond any other Nations in the universe In the yeare 1655 Cromwell appeared most dreadfull to all partes of the world receiued noe addresses from Emperours Kings or Princes but under the style of deare Brother and most Screene highnes he concluded an Alliance with France made a warre with Spaine assisted in the taking of Dunkirke as Auxilliary and kept it a principall layed out for the Spanish plate fleetes Attempted Hispaniola and by a mistake toke Jamâ—aca then runn himselfe out of breath for want of money and dyed If usurpâ—rs in a divided Kingdome could â—â—ate the Hollanders shake France and make Spaine tremble what may not the Lawfull Soveraigne doe with his Lords and Comons united in Parliament against the enâ—mâ—â—s of the King of great Brittaigne France and Yreland In the yeare 1660 when a peace was concluded betweene France and Spaine upon the Match with the Infanta The Lords and Comons in England invited King Charles the second to come and take possession of his Crowne and Kingdomes The Hollanders then fearing another storme they stricke in with the new Ministers of State in France finding Cardinall Mazarine under a cloude but however the States of Holland treated the King of great Brittaigne at the Hagâ—e in his returne and all the Commissioners of English Lords and Comons in great glory and least it should be forgotten they also register their treatment in their Almanacks with the gifts presented by the States to His Majesty viz. Nine hunderd-thousand gilders in money and to the value of eight thousand gilders in Harlems â—amaske and â—iaper for His Majesties Table linnen which altogether amounted unto 9200 pound Sterling A small recompence for the affront in bannishing his Majesty and his Brother the Duke of Yorke and Duke of Gloucester out of their Provinces during Cromwells usurpation and for all the Shipps and goods they had lately taken with Spanish Comissions And gott condemned to their owne use as free prize at Oastend and other Spanish Portes Which ought to have bin puniâ—hed as Pyrâ—cy in the Hollanders and the Zâ—…ders by the Laws of Comon Amity and Commerce About six months after the King was arrived in England the States Generall sent M. r Symon van Hâ—rne a Burgermaster of Amsterdam and Director of the East-India Company with M. r Michaell van Gâ—gh their Embassadours Extraordinary to his Majestie to reneue the cheife Articles of Cromwells treaty which was made persuant to the treaty betweene Philip Arch-duke of Austria and Henery the VII in the yeare 1495. And withall to gett a generall abolition and extinguishment of all Actions for spoyles injuries and dammages whatsoever sustained by his Majestie or his Subjects at any time before his Majesties most happy restauration and gave such Documents alonge with them that if any objections should be raised against the materiall poynts in Cromwells treaty or that his Majestie was not obliged to allow the same that then they should insist upon the loss of all their Shipps and
first Alarum removed all their plate Jewells and fine Lâ—nnen to Delf Layden and Rotterdam This being done in the absence of the Prince the Burgers begun to Câ—amour against him for ill conduct â—aying that they were all betraâ—ed and that the Prince knew of this warr when he was with his Uncle in England in the yeare 1670 making merry with venizon pasties Although the Prince moved altogether by the States order in Mâ—llitary affaires and had not soe much command of the Treasury or Militia as to preferre a Soldgier or reward a servant Princes walke upon narrow bancks where their fortunes dipends upon such giddâ—y peoples â—uâ—ours In the beginning of this yeare 1673. The King of Sweeden interposing as Mediatour betweene all parties Proposed a Generall Treaty for a peace and in the interim a Cessation of Armes the former was seemingly accepted by the States but the later absolutly refused yett underhand they desired a cessation with England at sea for which they would have given 130000. pound Sterling The States Generall finding themselves not able to digest the forces of soe many Kings and Princes at one meale by land without a free vent backward by water for trade Especially for bringing home their East-India Shipps they lost this yeare which were of greater value then the price offered for a Cessation The Hollanders perceiving their money was not soe courrant in England as formerly They Appeared under this strange Carracter of Englands appeale to the Parliament which yett did not doe their turne The Commons gave the King 70000. pound per month for eighteene months towards the further expence of the warr then the Hollanders made a suddaine resolution in the assembly of the States to raise new levies by Capitall lending to sett out a great fleete which money was to be payd in before the first of April 1673. new stile and was done accordingly The people beng moved by a preamble in the Placcate and act for raising the money grounded upon the Lord Chancelors speech in Parliament Especially upon that expression Dilenda Cartago which did surprise the States of Holland Zeland when they were at a straight for ready Cash their Cantores being empty their obligations of little value The Duke of Brandinburgh having lately Caldeized them out of 200000. pound upon a contract for mutuall assistance whereby he was to send the States 12000. foote and 8000. horse to be maintained at a joynt charge but nevertheless he kept both the men and the money for his owne defence upon a better bargaine with the French concerning Clefe and Marke Where severall of his best Townes had been long detained from him by the States Here the Hollanders were payd in their owne coyne who never performed any parte of a publicke treaty further then attended their owne profitt or advantage Now while the States were chaffering about the place of treating they were using all meanes possible to evade it by contracting leagues and Alliances with Spaine and Austria to maintaine the Protestant interest which the Appealants to the Parliament say the Kings Ministers neglected and rather then they would submitt to England or parte with any thing they had gott by fraude and violence they send their Agents to Pomerania Courland Prusia and other neutrall Places to raise both horse and foote to appeare with an Army in the feild as well as a fleete at sea to treat like Soveraigne Princes with their swords in their hands Yet intending noe agreement but upon their owne termes depending upon their bretheren in England and Scotland to accomplish their designes presuming that the Commons there would not have Hollands patience to indure an exspensive warr much longer The States keeping to their old Principalls that there was noe means soe approved under heaven to weaken great Brittaigne as by sowing sedition amongst the people with notions of introducing popery or setting up an Arbitrary Goverment by the French Alliance Although they were not ignorant that it is as impossible for a Roman Catholick to be King of England as a reformed Protestant to be King of France This last Summer the States Generall ingaged the English and French fleets in three sea sights wherein there was noe considerable loss of either syde Excepting Sir Edward Sprague being all fought nere the bancks upon the Coast of Holland Zeland and Flanders where the French were less usefull at sea this yeare then they were the last which incouraged the Hollanders still to boast and publish in all forraigne parts that they had beaten the two mighty Kings againe at sea in three most glorious Victories This report made some persons rashly to say that the English were either traytours or Cowards Notwithstanding Admirall de Ruytter in the last sea fight writt to the States that it was Gods great mercy he could keepe the sea to guard their Coast Although he could not guard the East-India Shipps upon the Coast of Norway not daring to adventure for their protection at sea any further then the States Armies and their Allies did by land for the releife of Mastricht which was surrendred within 14. dayes after the first stormes made by the English and French forces that much surprised the Hollanders to loose such a considerable place in soe short a time Which plainly demonstrates to all the world that those who are Masters of the feild are Masters of the best garrisons even as they that were Masters at sea in the yeare 1667. were Masters of the Royall Charles and the London In the month of October last the Hollanders with their Hackney Appealants degenerated English men charged their Paper gunns againe with new expedients against the meeting of the Parliament and Framed a Letter in a Dutch dresse directed to the King of great Brittaigne dated the 25. of October 1673. stilo novo which they sent by a Trumpeter after they had first distributed many thousand copies in English and Dutch amongst their Friends confederates in England and Holland insinnuating how ready the States Generall had alwayes been to give His Majesty all reasonable satisfaction for avoyding the miseries and Callamities inseperably attending the warr alleadging that they thought the triple Alliance had bound them eternally from any further rupture adding that now the Prince of Orange his interest and theirs being united together with his personall mâ—râ—it those consideratâ—ns might inclyne His Majestie to peace making a deduction of all that had proceeded at Cologne whereby they waued the Lords Plenipotentiares and appealed from the King unto his Subjects And at the same time industriously sett on foote a clamour against the Marriage betweene the Duke of Yorke and the Dutchess of Modena Then the King prorogued the Parliament untill the 7. of Januarij next and in the meane time answered the States Letter from poynt to poynt with was sent back by the same Trumpeter Whereby it appeared that the States Generall had found instruments purposely to deceive his Majesties
Subject sand delude their owne Then the Appealants consulted with their consorts the Cheife Ministers of State in the Hague how they should satisfie the Common people in England and Holland concerning the Kings Letter whereupon they made severall remarques reducing them under Nine heads which they also published in printe impudently denying all that was asserted by the King in his Answere and concluded with a dispute concerning his Soveraignity in the English seas absolutly denying his Majesties right to the Herring fishing And affirmed that the Plempotentiaries at Cologne having not shewne any ground or cause of their warr it was reasonable for the States Generall to declyne any longer treating there Especially upon conditions that were unlawfull and not sufferable for their Subjects much less to refunde the charge of the warr or to consent unto a free trade in the East-Indies or to demolish any forts there In this Juncture the Prince of Orange returned to the Hague with great joy from the Frontiers of Germany his fortune smiling upon him in the end of this yeare that frowned in the close of the last Then the States of Holland Zeland and Frizland to stopp the peoples mouths proclaymed a day of publike thanksgiveing to be solemnized on the 6. of December instant reciting the perticulars in all their Courants viz First for the glorious Victories at sea against the English and French 2. For taking of Worden by surrender 3. For their good success against Bone and Rynebeck 4. And lastly for the vigorous procedings of the Spaniards upon the frontiers of France since their declaration of warr on which day of thanksgiveing the Cannons in every Citty roared and the Predicants in very pulpitt by order of their Superiours handled the remarques upon the Kings Answere more then their texts giving the people some crombes of Comfort that their Friends were working for them in England Scotland and Yreland and their Enemies voluntairly leaving Utrecht Over-Issel and Gilderland upon termes of brandscatting which brings to my remembrance a very remarkable Passage that I lately mett with on the Monthly day of Humiliation in a Church at Amsterdam I shall only make a short repetition in a paragrafe or two of some raptures and ejaculations used in the Ministers Prayers as nere as possible can be rendred in English out of the Dutch talke which I have here also incerted The first Predicant after he had made a breife confession of the great and manifold sinns and transgressions of the congregation he Expostulated in a familiar peticionary way with God Almighty as fallows O Heere in ghenade aensieÌ„t uwe dienaeren de Staten van Hollandt een volck verhoren uyt alse Natien om u te dienen ende uwen Heylighen Naem groot te maken wy bidden u o Heere aensiet den wijn-stock die uwe handt gheplant heeft in dese Dereenighde Nederlanden ende en laet niet toe dat den wilden Beer ofte Beesten van het veldt het uyt-wortelt O Heere omme dat ghy ous gheesten van verstant hebt ghegheven te kennen de voordeelen die wy hebben ende de swackheden van onse vpanden moeten wy daerom vergaen O Lord in mercy looke upon thy servants the States of Holland a people chosen out of all Nations to serve the and magnifie thy Holy Name looke downe wee beseehe the o Lord upon the vineyard that thyne owne right hand hath planted in theise United Netherlands suffer not the wild Bore or Beasts of the feild to pluck it up Oh Lord because those hast given us spirits of understanding to deserne our owne advantages and our enemies infirmities must wee therefore perish His Text was in the 16. Cap. of Exod. from the 12. Verse to the 21. After his Sermon he desired the Congregation to singe the 80. Psalme then the other Minister stept into the Pulpitt and when the Psalme was ended he uttered himselfe as follows O Heere stort uwen zeghen op de Staten van Hollandt ouse wettighe Souveraynen ende de Staten vande Dereenighde Provincien haer gheconfedereerdens de Hoven van Justitie de Camer van â—â—ekeâ—inghe ende de Achtbare Magistraten van dese Plaetse behoudt ende beschermt den Priâ—s van Oraignien ousen Capiteyn Generael ende gheeft hem victoric over alle sijue vyaâ—den O Heere om dat ghy ons in weynighe jaeren hebt ghegheven macht enÌ„ middelen om ons selven soo te water al 's te lande te beschermen teghen de macht ende boosheyt van ouse vyanden moeten wy daerom vernietight worden do et met ons Heere naer uwen wille doch verlost on s dit mael uyt de hauden der Moabiten ende Philistijnen maâ—â—kt on s onderdaenen van uwe ghenade op dat wy instrumenten moghen zijn van uwe heerlijckheydt O Heere oft het u gheliefde de herte vanden Coninck van groot Brittaignien te openen ende de gheesten van sijnen grooten â—â—aedt in 't Parlement te verstercken dat Sijne Majesteyt bewoghen mocht werden tot soodanigen vrede't welek bestaen mochte met het welvaeren ende reputatie vande Staten van defe Dereâ—nighde Nederlanden POure downe thy blessings O Lord upon the States of Holland our lawfull Soveraignes and the States of the United Provinces their consederates the Courts of Justice the Chamber of Accounts and the Worp ll Magistrates of this Place Preserve and defend the Prince of Orange our Captaine Generall and give him victory over all his enemies O Lord because thou hast afforded us means and strenght in few years to defend our selves by sea and land from the malice and power of our adversaries must wee therefore be destroyed doe with us Lord what pleaseth the only this time deliver us from the hands of the Mohebites and Philistines make us the Subjects of thy mercy that wee may be the further instruments of thy glory Oh Lord that it would please the to open the heart of the King of great Brittaigne and to stirr up the spirits of the great Councell in Parliament that His Majestie may be inclyned unto such a peace that may consist with the wellfare and reputation of the United States in theise Netherlands His Text was taken out of the 10. Chapter of Judges from the 6. Verse to the 17. and after a teadious and impertinent discourse upon that Subject he concluded the day with an exhortation to Charity for releife of the distressed brethren whereof one bagg is usally taken by the Predicant to dispose amongst the pore Isarellites and the other two are distributed by the deacons amongst the aflicted in the tribe of Judah Many such pretious men Slipps of the same vine were lately planted in England which brought forth sower grapes that sett the peoples teeth on Edge It s possible theise notions may not affect all English-men or inclyne them to believe that there was any necessity of a warr to reduce or humble theise godly Hollanders Which induceth me to tell you in playne English I
land which may be obtained in this Juncture by the King of great Brittaigne to all intents and purposes Where the Soveraignity is in the Common people there is noe sence of Honour or honesty And where Roberies and spoyles have been often committed at noone day there cannot be any security without greater Caution The Personall Security of those Soveraigne Provinces and of the Soveraigne Citties are of litle value since the Lords of Midleburgh who have gott soe much by privatering that were all obliged to make good their Banck of Lending or Lumbard cannott be made lyable to answere the pore orphants Widdows and others whose moneys are drawne by those Magistrates out to the value of many hundred thousand pounds Sterling and now the Lumbard is become Banckrupt the pore people and Creditors are ready to perish for want And the Banck of Amsterdam is not infallable where soe many bills of exchange are payd with paper ticketts there being not halfe soe much money in specie as the Banck hath taken in upon Creditt There is noe reason that the King of great Brittaigne should take the word of those States who cannott as they are Soveraigues prevaile with any of their owne Subjects to trust them with 100. pound in money or goods to be payd by the publicke although they would give their obligations for it unless they would oblige themselves as private persons whose Estates are visible in actions as Directors or Participants of the East and West-India Companies That are soe unwilling to part with any thing to Strangers upon any termes whatsoever which they have gotten into their hands and possessions by unrightuousnes as appeares by the three severall Cases following Yett neverthclcss the Appealants to the Parliament say It is the interest of great Brittaigne to support the Hollanders and their Government The Continuation of the Case between Sir William Courten his Heirs and Assignes AND The East-India Company of the Netherlands concerning the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonaventura to the 23. of Decemb. 1673. With some Considerations annexed and Octjections answered SIR William Courten late of London Marehant Endimion Porter Esquire John Weddal Nathaniel Mountney George Townesend Thomas Kynaston Marchants and divers others Participants with them set forth severall great Shipps laden with money and Marchandizes for the Coast of India China and Japan in the yeare 1636. 1637. and following years for trading voyages persuant to their Letters Patents under the great Seal of England After the death of Sir William Courten William Courten his Son and Heir and the surviving Partners set forth the said Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura inter alia in the year 1641. forsupply of their Factories and to bring home their Effects from India and Parts adjacent Afterwards William Courten being indebted to divers Persons in severall great summes of Money amounting unto 100000. Pounds and upwards for which Sir Edward Littleton his Brother in Law stood obliged The said William Courten did by his indenture and Bill of sale dated the 26. day of April 1642. grant and assigne all his Interest and share of stock in the said Ships and Factories in India to Sir Edward Littleton for his indempnity from the said debts provided the surplus should be returned to the said Courten Afterwards William Courten and Sir Edward Littleton reciting the first Bill of sale and a great debt of 24800. Pounds due to Sir Paul Pindar they grant and assigne unto Sir Paul all their Interest share of stock in the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura with all Freights proceeds by a tripartite Indenture and Bill of Sale dated the 19. of December 1642. Provided that the surplus should be applyed towards the discharge of Sir Echrard Luttuten's ingagements On the 25. of June in the year 1643. the said Ship Bona Esperanza with her lading was taken in an hestile manner in the Streights of Mallacca in her passage from Goa towards Maccao in China by two Ships of warr called the Vendilo and Portugallo commanded by Captain Vermerren and Captain Gecland and the Lieutenant of the Fort at Mallacca belonging to the East-India Company of the Netherlands under a pretence that Mr. Courten and his Partners traded with the Portugalls their Enemies not withstanding there was a Truce made between the King of Portugall and the States Generall for ten years in all parts of the Indies and Europe which was concluded at the Hague on the 12. of June 1641. by Don Tâ—â—â—â—â— de Mendoca Furtado Embassadour from Don John King of Portugall In the same year 1642. the Officers of the said East-India Company toke the Ship Henry Benadventura with her lading into their possession near the Island Mauritius and converted both the Ships and Goods to their own use to the loss and damage of Mr. Courten aud his Assignes and the rest of the Partners the summe of 85000. Pounds Sterling as by the proofs taken in the High Court of Admirallity in England appears On the 5. of September 1644 the Proprietors having addressed themselves to the High Court of Admirallity and procured an Admonition to be given unto Monsr Albertus Joachimy the States Embassadour then resident in England Intimating that they intended to examine Witnesses â—â— perpetuam rei meinortam concerning the spoyls and damages of the said Ships and lading Which Admonition was also affixed upon one of the Pillars of the Royall Exchange where it remayned eight dayes publickly to the end that the East-India Company of the Netherlands or any Person for them might retaine a Proctor to cross examine any of the said Witnesses if they pleased In the year 1647. Sir Paul Pinder makes a Procuration or Letter of attorney to Jonas Abeels of Amsterdam Marchant dated the 11. of Feb. 1647. old â—â—â—le and also sent him an authentick Copie of the said tripartite indenture attested by Iosua Mamet of London Publicq Notary In the year following William Courten being insolvent by reason of other losses absented himself and went privately to the Hague to Mr. Iacob Pergens who was not ignorant of the Premises in every circumstance having received the perticulars of the damages amounting unto 85000. Pound yet nevertheless to imbroil the Subjects of both Nations he perswaded Mr. Courten to make another Bill of sale dated the 22. of February 1648. reciting therein that Mr. Courten being indebted to Mr. Pergens in severall summes of monie he granted and assigned all his right and interest in the said Ships and lading to him the said Pergens Provided that Pergens should pay the surplus over and above his pretended debt to such person and persons lawfull clayming under Courten which bill of sale was signed by William Courten and Iacob Pergens and attested by Dominiâ—â—ue Coulyn David Goubard and Salomon vander Heyde publicq Notary in the Hague In the month of May following Gerrit Coren Publicq Notary at Amsterdam by order of Ionas Abeels insinuated his Procuration from Sir Paul Pindar and the Originall bill
of sale from William Courten and Sir Echrard Littleton to the Directors of the East-India Company interdicting their payment of any monie for Courtens share and stock in the Shipps and lading aforesaid to any person or persons whatsoever but unto the said Ionas Abeels in right of Sir Paul Pyndar protesting that if they did other wise it should be no discharge unto them which insinuation and Protest was done by the said Notary Publicq on the 25. of May 1648. in the Assembly of the said Directors at their Chamber in Amsterdam in the presence of Ian Iansen and Adrian Nys witnesses thereunto In the Month of October following Ionas Abeels caused to be arrested in the hands of the said East-India Company all such sumes of mony as should be found due from the said Company concerning the said two Shipps and their lading that out of the said monies Sir Paul Pindar share and proportion should be paid in the first place to him the said Ionas Abeels in his quallity which Arrest was made the first of October 1648. by Goosen Daniels Bode or Messenger And a second Arrest was made by Willem Iansen Bode or Messenger in November following both which the Court declared to be valid Notwithstanding all these Admonitions and proceedings the Directors of the East-India Company at their Chamber in Midleburgh on the 18. of September 1649. made an underhand agreement with the said Iacob Pergens for â—5000 gilders upon Caution given by the said Iacob Pergens and Peter Boudaen of Midleburgh Marchant to save the said Company harmeles and indempnified from Sir Paul Pindar and others concerning the said monie or any after claymes Ionas Abeels on the 1â— of May 1650. understanding of the underhand agreement at Midleburgh summons the Directors of th'East-India Company before the Magistrates of Amsterdam and declares against them that they should be condemned to pay the 85000. gilders to him in right of Sir Paul Pindar with damages for the same untill effectuall payment Then the Directors of th'East-India Company summoned Iacob Pergens and Peter Boudaen on the 13. of September 1650. to indempnify them from Sir Paul Pindar for the said mony and free them of all Costs accordingly as by the Acts of the Court appears In the same year 1650. Sir Paul Pindar dyed and soon after Ionas Abeels dyed also So the right of Action remained in statuquo In the year 1654. William Tonnes Executor of Sir Paul Pindar and severall of the Proprietors and Adventurers exhibited their clayme for the Originall loss and damages of 85000. Pound Sterling before the English and Dutch Commissioners at London appointed by the Treaty made between Oliver Cromwel and the States Generall which by provisoe in the said Treaty was referred to the Protestant Cantons of Switserland if the said Commissioners did not compose the same with in three months Afterwards the Proprietors and Adventurers applyed themselves to Mr. Secretary Thunder for a Commission to be directed to the Protestant Cantons who answered that most of the Proprietors being Delinquents by Act of Parlement for adhering to the late King whereby they had forfeited their Estates they could not expect any protection from his Highness Oliver Cromwel therefore perswaded them to desist from any further Prosecution protempore In the year 1660. upon His Majesty's most happy restauration severall of the Proprietors and adventurers on the behalf of themselves the rest of the Interested made their address to Sir Edward Nicholas Principall Secretary of State to move His Majesty to recommend their case concerning the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura to the States Generall for satisfaction and reparation Whereupon Sir Edward Nicholas having informed the King the true state of the case and also intimated to His Majesty what great services and sufferings Sir William Courton and Sir Paul Pindar had undergone for the Crown of England both in the time of King Iames and the late King as also of the particular sufferings of Sir Edward Littleton and severall of the other Proprietors His Majesty was gratiously pleased to direct his Letter under his signe Manuall to the States Generall signifying that the said spoils and damages being committed against the Laws of comon Amity upon his Subjects who had merited so much from the Crown he Earnestly required the States Generall to make satisfaction to the Persons interessed and injured according to the proofs made in his high Court of Admirallity signifying also that he was obliged in Justice and Honour to see it effected accordingly In persuance of which Letter and severall Orders of the Councell-Table for Instructions to Sir George Downing who was then Envove Extraordinary for His Majesty at the Hague divers Memorialls Answers and Replyes passed between him and the States Generall in the year 1662. concerning the said spoils and dammages of those Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura wherein the States Generall denyed not the matter of fact but would have Evavaded any other satisfaction to the Proprietors and Participants then what the East-India Company by Combination had given to Iacob Pergens upon his fraudulent practise as aforesaid In the year 1662. the States Generall having instructed Mr. Simon van Hoorn and Mr. Michiel van Gogh their Ambassadours in England to gett the said spoiles and depredations concerning the said Shipps to be mortified and Extinguished in the Treaty then depending at Whitchall his Majestie declared he would breake of the said treatie unlesse satisfaction and reparation should be made for the said Shipps according to the said Letter of recommendation to the States Generall at the Hague as aforesaid Whereupon there was a particular Erception in the 15. Article of the said Treaty concluded at Whitchall the 4. of September 1662. that the damages concerning those two Shipps Bena Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura should not be comprehended in the Extinguishment and mortification of former losses and injuries in the East-Indies but reserved for reparation according to his Majesties Letters of Recommendation as aforesaid and Expressed in these words poterint litem inceptam prosiqui c. which agreement was also attested under the Hands and Seales of the late Duke of Albermarle the Earle of Manchester the Lord Hollis the Lord Bartlet Sir George Carteret Sir Edward Nicholas and Sir William Morice Commissioners that Treated with the States Embassadours In the year following Sir George Downing in persuance of the said Treaty held a Conference with the Pentionaris Iohn de Wit and the Deputies of the States Generall in the presence of Mr. Peter van Dam and two of the Directors of the East-India Company in the Chamber of the States Generall to adjust the said damages But in stead thereof the Company made severall impertinent constructions upon the Law of England in the Case of Sir Paul Pindar and Sir Edward Littleton Nothwithstanding the said Company had the Opinions by them under the hands of Sir John Glynn Sir John Maynard Sir Edward Turner and Master Serjeant Baldwyn affirming that
the Year 1652. Hester White exhibited â—â—r 〈◊〉 to the Magistrates of Mâ—â—â—â—burgh against Peter Boudaen to havâ— an acâ—â—mpt of Iohn Mâ—nâ—ys Estate out of â—â—â— generall Bâ—â—ks of the Trade that were kept by Sir Peter Courten Whereupon Mr. Boudaen excâ—pted against her quality as Administratrix pretending that Administration was granted into her surrupticiously although he was 〈◊〉 citâ—d and admonished to prove the pretended â—â—ill of Mr. Money by witâ—neses That he had â—â—nt unto Sir William Courten to be râ—giâ—â—râ—d â—◠〈◊〉 Which he refused to do by Commission suffering administration to 〈◊〉 to Mrâ— White Yet the Magistrates of Midâ—eburgh declared Mrs. White not receivable in her quality as yet which no Nation in the World eâ—â—r â—â—â— the â—ikâ— in such Caâ—es before Mrs. White being grieved thâ—râ— tâ— appealed from the Sentence of the 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 to the Lords of the suprâ—am Court of Judicature at the 〈◊〉 were aâ—â—â—r â—oâ—â— yâ—â—r◠〈◊〉 and expenâ—es the sâ—prâ—am Court gave Sâ—ntâ—â—â—â— on the 〈◊〉 of May 1657. That provided the said Peter Boudaen 〈◊〉 oblige himself to satiâ—fy all Prâ—tâ—nders whether Creditors 〈◊〉 or others that might pretend to the Estate of John Money that thâ—n the Administratrix was not greived by the Sentence of the Magistrats of Midlâ—burgh But in case of refuâ—al they condemned him to dâ—posite all the Books of acâ—â—mpts papers and writings â—â—â—onging to the Partnership that the accompts might be stated accordingly However reserving such right as any person or persons might pretend to the validity or invalidity of the last Will and Testament of the said Iohn Money which was a diâ—â—tory and impâ—rtmâ—nt Sentence and not to the matter in â—ssue In the Year 1660. sâ—on after the King of great Brittains most happy restauration Letters of Administration of Sir William Courtens Estate with â—…ill annexed were granted to George Carew of Richmond in the County of Surrey 〈◊〉 â—by the consent of the grand child and Heire of the said Sir â—â—illiam Courten who addressed himself in the year fâ—llowing to Mr. Boudaen Mr. Pergens and Mr. Goubard they being all then in the Haguâ—â— and 〈◊〉 thâ—m that the accompts of the Partnership might be â—etled for satisfaction of all Parties concerned especially the Orphants and â—â—iddows unto whom Sir William Courten died indâ—btâ—d But Mr. Boudaen impertinently 〈◊〉 that he would do it provided Mr. Carew would give him 〈◊〉 â—â— anâ—â—â—r â—â—â— demands to the Estate of Mr. Iohn Money whose Estate did not 〈◊〉 Boudaen but Mrs. White who is appointed Administratrix thereof as aforesaid and â—ath a suite depending in the high Court of Chancâ—ry for the same by vertuâ— of her Letters of Administration In the Year 1662. George Carew in his quality as Administrator to Sir William Courten gave procuration unto Mr. Iames Boâ—ve to question the said Peter Boudaen concerning the said accompts and to recover all such 〈◊〉 of money as should be found due unto Sir William Courtens Estâ—tâ— â—â—hereupon Mr. Boeve iâ—sinuated his power and Authority unto the said Boudaen and in a friendly manner desired the â—ight of Sir Peter Courtens Books Papers and writings in his Custody relating to the said accompts that from thence the ballâ—nce might be made at a joint charge Yet Mr. Boudaen refused to comâ—ly therein Then Mr. Iames Boeve instituted an action before the Magistrates of Midleburgh on the 6. Septâ—mber 1662. and concluded in his demand that Peter Boudaen should be ordered to give him free â—grâ—ss and regress to the said Books Papers and writings or in case of refusall that he should be condemned to 〈◊〉 the said Books and writings into the Sâ—cretary-office of the said Citty there to be inspâ—cted and the said accompts stated at a joint charge Whereupon the Magistrates of Midleburgh were pleased to iâ—â—â—st that Mr. Boeve should give cauâ—â—â—n for Costs Which was never demanded before in any Court of Judicature in such Cases of Partnership especially from Executors and Administrators that seek to be releived for their Testatorâ— goodâ— who are not by Law chargeable with Costs Nevertheless Mr. Boâ—â—e being a Burger there himselfe gave caution Then the Magistrates rejected it and demanded other caution presuming that he could find none of the Citty that were Zelanders who would be bayle which proâ—ed â—oâ— accordingly and the Court refusing all English men the cause rested in 〈◊〉 â—uâ— But Pendente 〈◊〉 Mr. Boudaen died anâ— leâ—t hâ—â— Sonâ— and Daughter liable to answer the said accompts out of the real and personall Estate left unto them by Peter Boudaen and Sâ—râ— Peter Courten 〈◊〉 Mr. Carew addressed severall Letters to Mr. Peter Boudaen and Iohn Boudaen 〈◊〉 of the Sons of the said Peter Boudaen deceased and 〈…〉 to move them to 〈◊〉 the said accompts of the 〈◊〉 â—â—â—râ—â—â—nt all further trouble and 〈◊〉 which still they refuâ—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 aâ—â— overtureâ— in that kind both from Mr. Carew and â—â—◠〈◊〉 Knowing that â—â— being a stâ—angeâ— in Midleburgh and they 〈…〉 Magistrates there that Mr. Carew 〈◊〉 not expect any 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 â—â—â—râ—â—â—â— cause of action sâ—iâ—â— remaynâ—s before the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of Midleburgh who râ—fâ—sâ— to proceed thereupon Wherefore the said George Carew Appealâ—s to the King of great Brittaigne â—â—â— Common Justiâ—e therein against that grand fraude and oppression of the Hâ—â—â—anders and the Zelanders Against high way men and Pyrates Particular Persons may make some deâ—ence upon attâ—â—qâ—â—s by 〈◊〉 or fâ—ying but to â—all iâ—to the hands of unrightous â—en under an Arbâ—trary power is a mâ—st miserable greivance if there wâ—re not aâ—y protection to be â—ound frâ—m those Priâ—ces who ought tâ— vindiâ—ate thâ—ir Subâ—ects interests in maintaâ—â—â—g the rights aâ—d prerogatives of their Crowâ—es Where invasions are made upon the Laws and Customes of Kingdomes noe man can be saâ—e in his owne propertâ— Yett theâ—se Hollanders and 〈◊〉 those miâ—creaâ—â—s thâ—t have a â—ied frauâ—e to vyoleâ—ce and one oppressio after another uâ—on all strangers◠〈◊〉 themselves now witâ—â—â— the reach oâ— England Scotland France and Ireland they have 〈…〉 degenerated mâ—â— to apâ—eale vâ—to â—â—â— Parliament for them at 〈…〉 I leave the câ—â—es and â—â—aâ—es â—â— the Widdâ—â—â— aâ—d the â—atherless and the sadd 〈◊〉 of many 〈◊〉 whâ—â—â— bâ—ead have beeâ— Laten soe many years by the Hollanders and Zelanders NOw I have given you some accompt of the Hollanders in their Empire their Goverment their practises and administration of Justice I shall breifly conclude with an Answere to their rayling appeale addressed in an English stile by their mereinary confederates under the Notion of Englands Appeale to the Parliament which is a strange Contradiction in itselfe The Parliament being the body representative of England whereof the King is the head And although that Dutch appeale from the sword be Answered generally in the premises yet I shall give some more pâ—rticular answeres to severall points for your further satisfaction in the conclusion Cardinall Nichelieu held it for a Maxime that a Soveraigne Prince hath noe Kindred â—oe neare unto him in
the world as the Generallity of his owne Subjects implying from thence that the greatest happines of a King consisted in the prosperity of his Kingdomes And Cardinall Mazarine was of an opinion that an honest man ought not to be a slave unto his word implying from thence aluding to Portugall and Spaine that it was better to vyolate a promise in diverse Cases upon any emergent contingences then to prejudice many millions of people by keeping it The Motto non nobis nati sumus is more properly applicable to such publique Ministers then to private persons It was held for a great virtue amongst the Pagans for any man to love his country certainly then it must be a Damnable vice amongst Christians for any man to hate the land wherein he toke his first breath And there cannot be a greater demonstration of that iniquity then to wound the Honour and reputation of those Princes who represents the glory wisdome courage and conduct of their Subjects and Servants There is noe perfection in man neither doe I beleive that all the best Councellours of Princes are either saints or Angells Yett I am confident that those who sitt upon the topps of Mountaines can see further then they that stand upon Mole hillâ— And that the Caball at white hall as they are termed in the appeale gave the King of great Brittaigne the most wholsome Councill for the honour and interest of England that ever was given within those walls concerning a warr with the Hollanders Advised in such a Juncture of time that the States Generall Hectored both England and France and boasted in the French Court that the King of great Brittaigne had neither money nor creditt to â—eâ—t out a man of warr And in that Juncture when the Comedians and publike Harbours in the United and Spanish Netherlands had their Screenes and Sceans painted with the Trophies of Chattam And even in that Juncture when the Councell of Spaine had rejected any nearer Alliance with Great Brittaigne or to give His Majestie any Assistance whatsoever against the Hollanders that had soe lately insulted ouer him and his Kingdomes The Appealants make a great noise with their Flourishing language against Englands Alliance with France and the prodigious growth of that Kingdome Since the Leagues and Alliances continued soe long betweene France and Holland against Spaine and England and now they feare the dreadfull conquest of the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands And say in their 15. 18. and 19. Summary hints to the Parliament that there will be an unavoydable breach with Spaine in case the Alliance with France continues and how fatall the consequences of a Spanish warr will be and then impertinently propounds how much greater the danger will prove if France should conquer Spaine Germany and the United Provinces and lastly says there is noe care taken of the Triple League or of the interest of England and the Protestant Religion Noe man will deney but that Charles the fifth was the greatest Monarche that ever raigned upon the face of the Earth Yett he did some years before his death surrender the Crowne of Spaine and the Seaventeene Provinces to his Sonn Philip the second and the Empire of Germany to his Brother Ferdinando that was chosen King of the Romans Charles the fifth being wearied out with the divisions and troubles amongst the Netherlanders and the German Princes concerning the Priviledges of the Empire and their respective Provinces Philip the second was also wearied out with the dissentions in the Low Countries and assigned the 17. Provinces unto Albertus and Isebella who continued in a state of warr with the Hollanders during their lives And how a French Monarch should expect any greater conquests by all his Armes I cannot apprehend or understand The Dukes of Bavaria and Brandingburgh who stands yett neutrall and other Princes of the Empire would unite their forces effectually if they did forsee the danger of what the Appealants vainely suppose The Northerne Kings and their neighbour Princes in the continent would unite and hinder such a prodigious groweth of France if the King of great Brittaigne should suffer such a progress Which is an Idle circumstance to Imagine The Interest of England is navall power and it is certainly the advantage of His Majestie and his Crownes to continue by all means possible the warr against the Hollanders untill their Fishermen be forced to goe and inhabite againe upon the Coast of England and Scotland And the rest of the Marchants and Mariners be constrained to give better caution for their good behaviour for the future Or be compelled to burne their owne Shipps of warr for a peace as the Carthagineans did 500. of their Shipps and Gallies at the end of the second Punick warr How many times France hath been almost subdued by England many Cronicles and records sufficiently testifies even when England was not soe populous nor soe prompt to Armes and when they had greater diversions from the Scotts that are since united to the Crowne and to give English men their due all the former conquests of the Hollanders were gotten by the bloud and valour of the English whose courage was not abated when the Duke of Monmouth and his Regiment made the first assaults and stormes at the taking of Mastricht It is granted that the French may be as subtill false and insolent as the Hollanders but they are universally more generous and being soe different in their humors and their habitts from the Hollanders there is noe great feare of any accord betweene them Especially since the breach is made soe wide Yett there is an opertunity for the King of great Brittaigne to putt a cheque upon the French in the Spanish Netherlands by possessing a place in the Hollanders power which at present is a Curbe both unto Flanders and Brabant and ought to be rendred to England as a precaution from the Hollanders upon this treatie at Cologne to prevent any mischeife that may happen from France Spaine Holland Ioyntly or severally hereafter All men of understanding or knowledge in History will confess that the French Kings had the Soveraignity of Flanders before the batle of Pavye and that appeales before that time were made to the Parliament at Paris Which after Francis the first renounced the Soveraignity to Charles the fifth for his ransome being taken Prisoner in that batle all appeales in Flanders are made to the Chamber at Mechelen But whether a Soveraigne Prince can by Law renounce any Soveraignity or prerogative of his Crowne without a generall consent of the Kingdome or Principallity that orriginally chose their Kings to protect and defend them who granted the Soveraignities to their Princes and their Heirs Is a question that I shall not undertake to resolve Or whether the Kingdome of Sicily that was divided by the Mediteranean sea from the Continent of Jtally could be transferred to the Crowne of France by the Donation of the Queene Which afterwards upon the perswasion
of severall Hermâ—ts under the notion of Religion implyed by the Spaniards the people of Sicily were animated to murther the French at their Vespers to redeeme themselves from servitude and become Subjects to the King of Spaine Princes have their passions and are more sencible of their honour and interests then other men who looks noe further then their owne private and present profitts and advantage It is most certaine The Infanta of Spaine the French Kings wife Daughter of Pâ—iâ—… IV. King of Spaine and 〈…〉 Daughter of Henery the IV. King of France is the undoubted Heire of Flanders as Charles her Brother by a second venter is the undoubted Heire of Arragon and 〈…〉 Admitting the portion had been payd to the French King that was Promised in Marriage with the Jnfanta which was the ground of the Pyreenean treaty the consideration of soe much money had â—eemâ—â— a good â—arr unto his clayme and progress into the Spanish Netherlands But to have neither money nor 〈…〉 wâ—â—â— a Kings Daughter that prâ—tâ—nds to soe much of the world as the King of Spâ—… wâ—… a man of a â—â—aner sâ—â—râ—t then a French King But whether it would be better or worse for England if the French King should gett possession of all the Spanish Netherlands any man of a reasonable Capacity is able to Judge Yett it is most certaine that it would be better for the Gentry Burgers and Bores to be under one Master that have lived miserably soe many years betweene the French and the Spaniards where the Spanish Governours and their insolent Officers will keepe them 〈…〉 enough although there were not soe many begging Religious Or 〈…〉 gâ—t them who would gett most of the Lands as well as their bread if there were not strickt Laws in Flanders and Brâ—bant agaâ—nst that sort of bâ—ggâ—ng and that manner of giving away their Lands Where the Magistrates doe admitt severall Cloyâ—tâ—râ— and Convents of English Nunns and fryas profest in 〈…〉 begging Orders conditionally they shall maintaine themselves pay excises and other duties and not hinder the charity to their owne regulars from both which the Hollanders like the box keepers at Spearings ordinary getts the greatest profitt that brings the provisions to the talbe which consumes all at last The United Netherlands are unwilling to parte with the Coverts and advantages they make of their Frontiers in Flanders and Brabant those two Maritine Provinces of the Spanish Netherlands both in times of peace and warr who speake the same language trade together Cape together confederate together and can at pleasure evade the 21. Article of their Honourable Treaty at Breda without discovery Newport Ostende and Flushing being soe neare together And there generall Port at St. Donas standing open to them over against Sluice upon all occasions of necessity Who can also become free Burgers in the Citties of Brabrant and Flanders graâ—â—s with exemptions from taxes and other Charges which are imposed upon English men and their goods contrary to former treaties betweene England and Spaine viz Convoy money Pound-gelt Last-gelt House-gelt besides Custome and Excizes purposely to drive English Marchants and all English Woolen Manufactures out of the Spanish Netherlands and to incourage the Hollanders that striues to undermine and undersell the English in all parts And now 〈…〉 â—eme destningâ— men should diâ—â—â—ver the sâ—â—ke in the grass the Hollanders â—ry out jâ—st of a Dragon that is read to dâ—vâ—ure them and their Diana Trade calling to the House of Austria Spaine Danemarcke the German Princes and about all to their conâ—iderates in England Helpe Helpe for the Lords sake our Religious concernments are all at stake our three principall foudations Fâ—… and navigation that supported us aganist 〈…〉 in the world are sincking The English and French will open the Scâ—… and Sass van Gâ—â—nt to spoyle our Navigations and Traffâ—â—que into the Spanish Netherlands and Germany as they have done already by prohibiting our Shipps from their Forraigne plantations 2. They will 〈…〉 our Herring and Coâ—â— fishing upon the Coast of England and Scotland and 3. lay open the East-India Trade to the Freedome of the English and French Companies And because the Hollanders would have noe stone vnturned to effect their designes they instruct the Spanish Embassadour at London to find out some fitt instruments to insinnuate at all Coffee houses the danger of the Protestant Religion by introducing Popery 2. The setting up an arbitrary power and 3. The unavoydable breach with Spaine if the Alliance with France should continue And while theise things are infusing into the Common peoples Braynes in England the Spanish Governour Monterey his officers were drinking to the Confusion of the Duke of Yorke and his Majesties Navie Royall All English men and others of any experience knows that the Protestant Religion in England is fortified and barracadoed with soe many Acts of Parliament that it is impossible for any Ingineers to undermine or shake it with all the Canons or Batteries in the world The Common Lawes of England have the same fortifications which protects every mans life estate Those grand Charters are all Canon proofe As to the English interest abroad soe much threatned upon the unavoydable breach with Spaine The Arguments are against the Hollanders and their Allies The King of Spaine is a child and the Emperour of Germany none of the wisest Princes that ever raigned yett they may both understand that a Spanish warr with England in this conjuncture would be more fatall unto Spaine then Dangerous unto Great Brittaigne England is able to subsist of it selfe and if they would forbeare trade for a time to persue their victories all Nations would be suddainly reduced to want and necessity The pore and proud Spaniards would not have a Herring or a pilchard for their slaves in their viniards but feed their swine with their fruits wine while English men drink good Ale and syder and the Seigneurs want bayes for cloaks to cover their raggs and their Women long vayles to cover their Modesties Then comes a crew from Amsterdam Leyden and Rotterdam that were raked out of the sinckes of all Nations Echoing alloud help help for heavens sake an harmeless people that knows not where to live and serve God after their owne wayes Att last comes another generation the best of all the pack crying hold hold for Jesus sake wee are old upright North-Hollanders and Frizons that getts our liveing by Fishing and Dayaries who ought not to suffer for the cheats forgeries and dissimulations or the insolencies and rapines of our East and West India Soveraignes that have introduced themselves into the Goverment since the death of Queene Elizebeth Noe man that is in his Witts and knows Holland will beleive that those people should out of their turffe mines muddy and sandy ground halfe the yeare under water honestly gett such means to trouble and molest all Europe And then by the Triple League thinke to secure themselves from all their