years the Queene Mother and Cardinall Richâ—lâ—â—u being at difference about the slate of affaires in France she left the Court and went to the Hague in Holland and there proposed a match betweene the Prince of Orrange and the Eldest Daughter of the King of great Brittaigne which motion Prince Henry Fredrick entertained with high Esteeme then the Queene Mother transported her selfe for England and effected the Mariage accordingly Upon hopes that Alliance might have ballanced the Cardinalls interest with the Bernevelt faâ—tion which was Uppermost in all the States to the great prejudice of the Crowne of England In the peare 1640. the longe Parliament begun their usurpacion at Westmâ—â—ster where the Commons prevayled with the King to pass a bill that their assembly should not be dissolved without their owne consent Then soâ—â— after they sett up for themselves and gave advantages to their bretheren in the â—nited Provinces to be inriched beyond Measure by the Civell diseâ—tions that followed and were foâ—ented by those factious partyes that confederated themselves together In this yeare 1640. the Portugalls renounced the King of Spaine and declared John Duke of Braguance the Lawfull successoir of Dâ—na Catharina and Crowned him their King being the 1â— King of Portugall and 4. of that name Who was Father to the preâ—ent Queene of England 〈◊〉 the II. King of Spaine haveing invaded Portugall usurped the Crowne after the death of Sebastian that was slayne in Barbery fighting against the Mores in the yeare 15â—8 The Portugalls who 〈◊〉 under the Sâ—aniards for the â—ace of 60. years were not â—e much oppreâ—ed by them in the East and West-Indies as they were by the Hâ—â—â—anders who have moâ—â— regard to 〈◊〉 owne 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 â—â—en they have to the orrigâ—â—â—â— rights or 〈…〉 of other men In the yeare 1643. The States Generall reneued their plaâ—â—ate against English Cloath Kersies and Dozens under greater Penalties then before with many additions concerning the â—are and at the same time spoyled Mâ— Câ—uâ—tâ—n and his partners in the East-Indies 〈◊〉 their Acts of violence 〈◊〉 as they did of oppression at home while the Subjects of England were weltring in their owne bâ—oud in many partes of his Majesties Kingdomes 〈…〉 〈…〉 In the yeare 1648. the longe Parliament haveing runâ— into all Extreames by subverting the goverment of Church and state they acted their bloudy tragedy which I am unwilling to mention but that I find the sâ—heane yearly represented in my dutch Almanacks and the impressions in Folio at Amsterdam with the names of the Râ—gicides under the Sculptures which they send unto all parts of the world insinnuating to the Pagans and inâ—idells that English men are the worst of all Nations not worthy of any trade or commerce having murthered their King at noone day in the face of the â—onn and soe for their owne Ends would sâ—andalize and reproach a whole Kingdome for the inveterate malice of some particular men that toke away the life of their Lawfull soveraigne Lord and King Who they knew by the Maximes of their owne Law could not erre In this yeare 1648. the States Generall fearing that France upon the conquest and dividing of the Spanish Netherlands would betoo potent a neighbour for them they make a peace with Spaine at the treaty in Munster against the consent of the French King who would not be included in the sayd treaty And in the same yeare at that generall treaty there was a peace concluded betweene the Emperour of Germany The French The Sweeds and The German Princes after those intestine warrs had continued thirty years and the people in the Pallatinate reduced to such Extreamity that they were forced to eate their owne children to satisfie their hunger The Hollanders after they had drayned the West-Indies Spoyled the trade of Antâ—â—erpe Gante and Brugis by Magnifiâ—ing Amsterdam Rotterdam and Dort They left the Spanish Netherlands to be a Bulwerke betweene theâ— and France as the House of Austria remayned a Bulwerke to Spaine and that Monarchie the cheife Fortress of Rome But now all three are became Auxilliaries to the Hollanders for Propogation of Gods word at Amsterdam amongst the Jews and inâ—idells there Sone after the peace with Spaine the States of Holland against the consent of the generality would disband and Cashiere many English and French Regiments of horse and foote Although the Officers were Gentlemens yonger sonns that had spent their Youth and fortunes in the States service The Prince of Orrange refusing to doe it without pentions granted them for their lives according to the Custome of Armes They shutt up the Comptores of Amsterdam Delf and Dort c. assigned for their payments This ingratitude Which Comprehends all other vices Moved the Prince of Orrange to send severall of the cheife Agents in that designe to the Castle of Lovestine From whence their party are called the Lovestine Faction and drew up his whole Armey in the yeare 1650. before Amsterdam to apprehend the rest of their consorts who were opposite to his interest and the Alliance with the King of great Brittaigne But was prevented in his approach by the sluices that were opened to obstruct his March Sone after that attempt the Prince of Orrange dyed and the Lovestine Faction made this Epitaph upon him De Prince is doodt de gift is groot gheen bliâ—der maaâ— in tachtentigh jâ—er Which was sounge by their children about the Streets and mentioned in the pulpitts for joy But within eight dayes after his death there was another gift sent to the great comfort of manâ—y The Princess Royall was delivered of this yonge Prince of Orrange on the 14. of November 1650. new stile against whome John de Witt and his faction in the States of Holland framed an oath which every man was obliged to take before he could be admitted into any office of the goverment either as Burgermaster Belieu Scout Schepen or Pentionaris the substance whereof was that they should not directly or indirectly advance the Prince of Orrange or his interest but oppose it by all means possible And the malice of the faction was such that many of them sealed their resolutions with their owne bloud making small incisions in their hands whereout issued some dropps of bloud into a glass of wine which they drunke and were not ashamed to shew those markes of pyety to their brethren as toakens of their devotion And would not suffer their Ministers in the publique congregations to pray for the Prince of Orange even as Christians were obliged to doe for their enemies Yett â—e was not forgâ—tten by the meane people but hath lived to see two of the faction rewarded according to the Laws of Candy where ingratitude is punished with death In the yeare 1650. Custodies libertatis Angliae Authoritatae Parliamenti that had seâ—luded halfe their owne members and voated downe the house of Lords called themselves the supreame Authority of great Brittaigne and were styled â—oe by the King
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
in English bottomes and Cotton woole which is fallen from a noble to Niâ—e pence as suâ—ars etc. are siâ—câ— Surâ—â—â—â—m was surrendred to the Zelanders And since the new England Shipps with divers others dâ—tchified English men are yearly fraighted from â—irâ—inea and Barbados that never arrives in old England but carried with syde windes into â—ollaâ—d and the East Countries whereby His Majesty is not onely defraâ—ded of his Custumes â—nd his â—eamâ—n diâ—couraged but the goods undervalued which ought to he menaged to greater advantages of the King and his Kingdomes It is Convenient now to shew you when the house of Bourgundy became allied with the house of Austria And Austria with Spaine â—s also their respecâ—ive successions likwise the severall successions in the Crownes of England and France And consequently when the Hollanders and their confederated Provinces of the Union revolted from Spaine and Austria and made themselves Soveraigne States And after some observations thereupon give you a more perticular answere to Englands appeale And soe for this present yeare conclude A briefe description of the first Alliances betvveen the Houses of Bourgundy Austria and Spaine vvith the severall successions of Emperours Kings of Spaine Kings of England and France since that Alliance Philip Duke of Bourgundy the 30. Earle of Holland Zeland c. That first â—â—sâ—â—tuted the Order of the Golden Fâ—…ce dyed in the yeare 146â— leaving Charles his only Sonn and heire his Successour who was sâ—aine at the battaile of Nancy and left Maria Dutchess of Bourgundy his only Daughter heire that Married Maximillian Arch-duke of Austria Sonn and heire of Fredrick Emperour of Germany by whom she had Philip her only Sonn that Married Jane the Daughter of Ferdinand and Jsabella King and Queene of Arragon and Castile Emperours of Germany Maximillian the first that Married Maria de Vallois Duchess of Bourgundy begun his raigne Anno 1493 Charles the fift Married Jsabella Daughter of Don Emanuel King of Portugal and begun his raigne Anno 1520 Ferdinand the first Married Anna Uladâ—slai Daughter of the King of Hungary and Bohemâ—a begun his raigne Anno 1558 Maruaâ—llian the second Succeeded his Father he Married Maria the Daughter of Charles the fifth his neece and begun to raigne Anno 1564 Rodolphus Succeeded his Father Maximillian he dyed without Issue and begun to raigne Anno 1576 Mathias Succeeded his Brother Rodolphus he Married Ann the Daughter of Ferdinando Arch-duke of Austria and dyed without Issue begun his raigne Anno 1612 Ferdinando the second Succeeded his nephew Mathias and Married Ellenor Sister to the Duke of Mantoua he begun his raigne Anno 1619 Ferdinando the third Succeeded his Father he Married first the Infanta of Spaine and secondly the Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany begun his raâ—gne Anno 1656 Leopoldus the Sonn of Ferdinando King of Hungary was Married first to Margaret the Daughter of Philip the IV. King of Spaine and Secondly to the Duchess of Insprugh after she had unkindly treated the Duke of Yorke begun his raigne Anno 1658 Kings of Spaine Philip the first in the Right of Jane his wife Daughter of Ferdinando and Jsabella King and Queene of Arragon and Casteâ—le begun to raigne Anno 1501 Charles the first Succeeded his Father Philip and was also Elected Emperour of Germany by name of Charles the fifth begun to raigne Anno 1519 Philip the second Succeeded his Father Charles and Married first Queene Marie of England and afterward Elizebeth the Daughter of Henery the second King of France and begun his raigne Anno 1556 Philip the third Succeeded his Father and Married Anna the Daughter of Maximilian the II. Emperour of Germany he begun his raigne Anno 1598 Philip the fourth Succeeded his Father he Married Isabella the Daughter of Henery the IV. King of France and after her decease Marie Anna the Daughter of Ferdinando the third Emperour of Germany begun his raigne Anno 1621 Charles the second Succeeded his Father Philip who was begot of Marie Anna began to raigne Anno 1665 Kings of France Lewis the XII descended in a directt line from Charles the V. surnamed the Wise Married Anna the Widdow of Charles the VIII and Daughter of the Duke of Brittaigne begun to raigne Anno 1499 Francis the firste Succeeded and began to raigne 1516 Henery the second Succeeded his Father he Married Catherin de Medecis Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany begun to raigne Anno 1547 Francis the second Succeeded his Father he died without Issue begun his raigne Anno 1559 Charles the nyneth Succeeded his Brother and died also without Issue he begun to raigne Anno 1560 Henery the third Succeeded his Brother quitting the Kingdom of Poland he Married Louysa de Vaudamont and died without Issue and with him Ended the race of the Vallois he begun to raigne Anno 1574 Henery de Bourbone Surnamed the IV. Succeeded His first wife was Margaret de Vallois for want of Issue by her he Married Maria de Medecis Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany he begun to raigne Anno 1590 Lewis the XIII Succeeded his Father he Married Anna the Daughter of Philip the III. King of Spaine begun to raigne Anno 1610 Lewis the XIV Succeeded his Father he Married Marie the Daughter of Philip the IV. King of Spaine by his first wife that was the Daughter of Henery the IV. and Grand Father to the French King that now is who begun to raigne Anno 1643 Kings and Queens of England Henery the seaventh followed Richard the third whom he slew at the batle of Bosworth being of the house of Lancastar he Married Elizebeth Eldest Daughter of King Edward the IV descended from R. Plantagenet Duke of Yorke the first and next heire to the Crowne and thereby ended the Civil warr betweene Yorke and Lancaster he begun his raigne Anno 1458 Henery the eight Succeeded his Father he had six wives first Katherin Infanta of Spaine Widdow of his brother Arthur Mother of Queene Marie second Ann of Bullaine Mother of Queene Elizebeth third Jane Seâ—mour Mother of King Edward the VI fourth Ann of Cleef fifth Katharin Howard sir Katherin Parr he begun to raigne Anno 1509 Coward the sixth Succeeded his Father who died without Issue he begun his raigne Anno 1546 Marie Succeeded her Brother she Married Philip the second King of Spaine and died without Issue she begun to raigne Anno 1553 Elizebeth Succeeded her Sister and Married not she began to raigne Anno 1558 King James of Scotland descended from a Daughter of Henery the VII Succeeded her He Married Ann the Daughter of Fredrick the II. King of Denmarke he begun to raigne over great Brittaigne Anno 1602 Charles the first Succeeded his Father King James he Married the Daughter of Henery the fourth King of France and begun to raigne Anno 1625 Charles the second Succeeded his Father and Married Katherin the Daughter of John the fourth King of Portugall begun his raigne Anno 1648 WHEN the Hollanders in the yeare
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
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
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