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A08106	A true coppie of the admonitions sent by the subdued provinces to the states of Hollande and the Hollanders answere to the same. Together vvith the articles of peace concluded betweene the high and mightie princes, Phillip by the grace of God King of Spaine, &c. and Henry the Fourth by the same grace, the most Christian King of France, in the yeare 1598. First translated out of French into Dutch, and nowe into English by H.VV.	Netherlands.; H. W., fl. 1598.; United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. aut; Spain. Treaties, etc. France, 1598 May 2. English.; France. Treaties, etc. Spain, 1598 May 2. English.	1598 (1598)	STC 18466; ESTC S107297	21,066	26

the names as is aforesaide the which by vertue of their power and commission haue and do promise vnder obligation of all and each their aforesaide masters goodes present and to come that they shall accomplish and inuioably obserue this present treatie as also to cause them to ratifie the same to deliuer the one to the other authentique letters both signed and sealed which in present treatie shal be from word to worde inserted and that within a moneth of the day and date of these preents in regarde of the said Lordes most Christian King Cardinall of Austrie Duke of Sauoy which Lord Archeduke hath promised within thrée moneths to procure like letters of ratification of the same king Catholike Moreouer the saide Deputies haue and doe promise by vertue and in the name aforesaide that kéepe the said Letters of ratification of the abouenamed most Christian King Cardinall Archeduke and Duke of Sauoy furnished the saide Christian King Cardinall Archeduke and Duke of Sauoy shall solemnly sweare and take their othes vpon the Crosse holy Euangelists Canon of the Masse and vpon their honors in presence of such as it shall please them to appoint to obs●rue accomplish whollie and reallie the tontents of the said treatie and like oathe shal be done by the said catholike King within thrée monethes after or when it shal be required In witnesse whereof the saide Deputies haue subscribed this present treatie with their names in the place of Vreuin this second of May anno 1598. The Articles of the peace concluded vpon the Castel of Cambresis betwene the most high mighty Kings PHILLIP by the grace of God Catholike King of Spaine c. And the late HENRY the second of that name most Christian King of France Confirmation of the agreement made and concluded at Ryssell and Cercamp INprimis that the aboue named Kings inuiolably obserue these Treaties assist one another in common counsaile 1 Belonging to the restitution of the places of both sides vnlawfully possessed that the King who first doth render them choose out of the others country foure such personages for pledges as he shall think good vntill such time as restitution of the other side be likewise ●ff●cted 2 Don Charles sonne to the King of Spaine shall haue in mariage the eldest daughter of the King of Fraunce and for her dowrie shall haue foure hundreth thousand Crownes 3 Emanuell Duke of Sauoy shall take in mariage the Lady Margaret sister vnto the King of Fraunce and for her dowrie shall haue 300000. crownes and render vnto the King his brother the Dukedome of Berry during his life 4. All places citties freedomes which the King detayneth shall be restord to the saide Duke except that the Kinge of Fraunce shall holde for the space of fiue yeare fiue citties in Piemont viz. Turryn Anguerry Chinas Quiers and the newe cittie Dast with the fortresses and iurisdictictions of the same within which time the king shal yéeld vp all his rights of the said Cities 5 Likewise shall the king of Spaine hold two places and citties in Piemont viz. Vrsell and Aste the which he shal redeliuer with their iurisdictions rights when the king of France doth render his 6 The King of Spaine shall render vnto the king of French S. Quintin Han and Chastelet in such sort and estate as they are except the artillarie and victuailes where against the King of France shall render Didenhouen or Theonuille Mommedy Mais and Marienborgh with like conditions 7 He also shall render vnto the Bishop of Luic Billo with what else he detayneth belonging to the said Lords 8 Touching the cittie of Iuois the king of France shall cause the walles and fortresses thereof to be pulled downe in recompence of Turrouane and there shall be no more fortresses built there 9 Terouan is rendred to the king of France in all liberty as was before except that no fortresses may be built vpon the ground 10 The county of Mountferat returneth to the Duke of Mantua the places shal be returned vnto him in the behalfe of both the kings except the artillerie and victualles shal be carried out and if they think good they may pul downe the fortrasses which they haue made therein 11 Those of Charlois render themselues againe vnder the king of Spaine 12 The Baliage of Hesden with all rights and freedomes returne againe vnder the king of Spaine without that the king of Fraunce haue any iurisdiction therein with all fortresses 13 The county of S. Poll shal be held by the Lady of Tuteuile the two kings notwithstanding keepe their rights the which laying aside king Phillip shall haue the souerannity thereof 14 The French shall hold Calis for eight yeares and after giue the same againe vnto the English and for pledges thereof shall the king of France set sureties for a million of gold and beside send any of his Lords into England whom they will choose who shall remaine there vntill the restitution of the said cittie of Calis and the king of France shall there with all quite renounce all the right which he might pretend thereto FINIS

religion to be sworne against him traffiking with other Potentates Do you call this but some what estranged what mercie can we expect of him who esteemeth the resignement of a small request of state a great disgrace to his highnesse He whome with vnmercifull tyrannie hath not vsed the vnknowne West Indian Amercians together with the wronged countries of Granada and Arragon as subiects but more like a rauening Wolfe and all because they had but desired their wonted libertie their teares could not mooue his stony wretched heart but other hardened the same what can assure vs not to be vsed in like sort Wherfore we trust in our God h● without doubt will strengthen vs vpon him as vpon a firme rock is our warre grounded Against God neyther money counsell nor friends can p. euaile Vpon the fourth NEuer Letter or messenger hath bene sent to vs but they haue ben read and euery word vnderstood and answered insomuch that they might well perceiue that wee sought nothing better then a good peace Hartius with his can witnes the same your idolatrous fortune where withall in your admonishment you there twice threatned vs we esteeme her not a figge Let Heathens and their like adore her we acknowledge the stedfast prouidence of God who altereth the kingdomes Them that haue taken their dwelling places in the heanens and made their nestes in the clowdes To his will and not to fortune do we giue the honour where vnder onelie do we sub● our selues This is séene by the Spanish king your Lord w● if he had taken this for a warning should neuer haue come to this his diulish pride whereby he hath greately begi● to descend God strikes downe the proud and rayseth the humble More vpon the fourth THe chiefest things which do ruine a kingdome are idolatrie which of God is hated tyranny to their subiects wrong to their neighbours for these offences doth God punish kingdomes but Holland shall yet reioyce and as a lambe standing vpon Gods towre laughes at the Wolfes threates being assured that nothing can hurt him What token what fruite of marcie whereof you boast canst thou shew vs of his mercifull déedes yet lately you would haue murthered our Prince these be your dissembling admonishments away away with them The vnquenchable blood thirst of those diuilish grashoppers your Iesuites ye cuffians who gouerne your King do teach vs not to trust your dissembling words The kingdome grounded vpon murther cannot stand More vpon the fift WE haue bin often cruelly awakened when we did not sleepe that those which were awakened neuer rose againe insomuch that they that heard the knocks were astonished yet neuer had we any warning thereof by those that could haue sent it vs. But of you who acknowledge to haue no strength because you are bent vnder the Spanish yoke and the Gouernour whose force is enclosed by the Spanish Counsaile and shewe their commissions to pleasure their maysters therfore it is good to admonish where one may haue thankes for it but our eare is so surely stopt that we can hardly heare for wee haue Batauam aurem an eare which is thicke which will not be tempted but as the Snake goeth subtilly stopping her eares to the deceiuers note so will we not harken to your Syren-like words The birders whistle is sweete when the birds he will intrapt More vpon the fift GOd for a while hath fatherly chastised vs both to punish vs to rueine vs and not alone perceauing our sins but also our miseries which alwaies haue cryed vengance vnto heauen vpon the Spaniards heads who as it seemeth of his mercy hath heard our clamors If God did prophesie any thing by the whale which appeared vpon our shore what that may betoken we know not for it may well be such things may come to passe without any signification much lesse know wee what God doth hereby meane yet your exposition as full selfe wise secréetes wee esteeme too foolish and rash but we doe not wonder for the text of the matter is either falsly reported vnto you or by you falsly contriued for the fish was not headlesse as in your seuenth verse you say but contraryly he had more head then was proportionable to his bodie the same being measured but what may this signifie For Gods tokens commonly threaten Gods enemies More vpon the fifth Nowe this is our exposition which you cannot comprehende This Whale is the greate Spanish Leuiathan for he and the fish in nature are like for as that fish of other fishes is the deuourer so he also of other kingdomes is the deuourer and destroyer The fishes head was aboue his proportion and so is the Spaniarde vnsatiably gréedie to ouer-gape all though it cost him his life It is manifest in England France and the Netherlandes By the Whales bursting is meant that the Spaniard directing his force towardes England for to subdue that with his neighbors is there also runne aground burst and spoyled to the ioy of all and especially of vs who hope that God will cause him to runne himselfe dead if he will not cease to persecute the innocent He that persecutes another doth often fall himselfe in trouble Vpon the sixt IF euer there was any people threatned and crossed by their enemies it is we and by you watched wherefore we reiect your sugred wordes which you began with vs euen against God as by your vnaduise exposition of the fish which was driuen vpon our shore without hurt or daunger to anie yea which is more was profite for the country wherefore we esteeme that Gods tokens and threats are more stronger then many Wolues and Beares who both hurt men and cattell the swarming multitudes of dying beastes who vexe destroy the fruits of trees growth of the earth they are most Gods plagues So that this fish passeth without prophesying any punishmēt to vs. But Gods wrath ouer them that seeke to hurt vs. More vpon the sixt WE acknowledge and confesse that wee haue deserued Gods iust punishment but we hope that his wrath will persecute the Spaniardes vntill such time as they leaue persecuting the iust The example wee shall sée vpon thée O King who wert raysed to the top of the cloudes shalt fall downe without stay vntill thou acknowledge God in his force We haue long ynough to the losse of our bloud helde him for our Prince till at length we haue reiected him and forsworne his allyance which pure néede hath caused the verdite whereof we remit vnto our Lord God Vpon England France we will not boast the humaine arme is weake to no effect but God is our fortresse and that we conioyne with our neighbours wh● are coparteners with vs in like woes is no shame and their reuolt with your threats doth not make vs shrinke The feare of common ruine bindes friendship faster Vpon the seuenth IDolatry doth warre against Gods learning and that you reproch vs. God and nature doth ordaine Princes

for their subiects defence and profite when now the Prince through enuie and tyrannie doth abuse his power and his vassalles then doeth God take away from him the vertue and right which he had giuen him by nature yet not all princes but those that suppresse their people with iniustice England and France are out of thy reproch for their kinde gouernement commendes our déeds The scandall which you spake of haue we not giuen but if any hypocrite doth scandalize himselfe it is his owne folly to trouble himselfe with that which is not worth a myte You also doe call vs rebelles whereof we are comforted long since for our patience doth chaunge the minds of diuers who offer vs of loue a furthering hand If so be we do not herden our selues to beginne mischiefe More vpon the seuenth THose that according to their countrie lawes do defend their countries right are lawfull Magistrates which wee not refuse nor yet reiects them as you spitefully reproch vs. We resist the tyrant according to the iudgement of any yet doe we not transgresse the ordinances of God neyther do we reiect the admonition of S. Paule But the word of God teacheth that lawfull magistrates are placed by him to keepe their people in peace and quietnesse and to chasti● the wicked When now they beginne with tyrannous suggestions to opp●se their subiects with iust cause may they bee deposed as breakers of these contractes and their subiectes are not baunde to shew them any more obedience Because nowe this Spaniarde is like vnto the monster in euerie degrée we ●e flie his bl● thirstie tirranny Vnwise is he to seeke mercie where none is to be found Vpon the eight THe vnaduised discourse fiered out of the mouth of a madde man without ground or meaning is mocked and scoffed at euery where as foolish wordes but they that be any way allyed vnto him by kinred or friendship and that do loue him are grieuously sorry for thereby they know the vncurable madnesse where withall he is possest Euen thus is it with vs towardes you who mocks others giuing vs no other hope to cure your madnesse you are wholly vnapt to take good counsaile we loue trueth but your fayned discourse interlarded with diuersitie of fine phraised lyes doth make vs assure our selues that either you are possessed with madnesse or with Spaniards to yours and our ruine and destruction of your patrimonie He that persueth ruine shall soone ouertake it More vpon the eight YOur accusation is better your admonishment to peace and obedience is without grounde That you do it of pure zeale we beléeue the same also But your zeale is foolish and blinde you say that a wonderfull chaunge is ordained for vs this you grounde vpon your peace with the French Nation What more hurtful mutation can befal then to be in a league with Wolues But if you are no Prophets whithertended then your oration for the Lambe for although he had pleadges dares not commit himselfe to the Wolues mercy he rather would deuour both Lambe and pledges then hee would let the Lambe liue We know the decrée giuen in the Popes Councell That one ought not to keepe faith vnto heretickes We haue séene it in manie to whome it hath cost their liues But indeede you haue your wish ioyning your dédes with ours not listing to strife-makers for he is vnwise that reputes his friends his enemies And a more foole is hee who his foes for friends takes to be Vigilanria fidei 1598. Printed at Amsterdam for Laurence Iacobs Stationer vpon the water in the bible Articles and conditions of the peace and perpetuall lyance concluded betweene the high and Mightie Princes PHILLIP by the grace of God Catholike King of Spaine c. And HENRY the Fourth of that name by the same grace most Christian King of France Anno 1598. Whereunto are annexed the Articles of the Peace concluded in the Castle of Cambresii Anno 1559. betweene the Catholike King of Spaine the late Henry the second most Christian King of France First tran●lated out of French into Dutch and now into our vulgar tongue by H. W. In the name of God the Creator BE it knowen vnto all men present and to come that as the Realme of France the Netherl●ndish Prouinces haue endured great losse damage by reason of the ciuill and forraigne warres who haue continued these many yeares which the kingdomes of England and Spaine and the countries of Sauoy haue well knowne and felt while in the meane time the common enemie to Christendome and the Christian name marking his welfare o● our ruine procuring to surmount vs through our strife hath gotten a perilous procéeding in his vnlawfull suggestion of the Christian Prouinces the which being considdered by our Holie Father Clemene the eight of that name and desiring with all diligence to Preuent the same and to cut asunder the roote of this mischiefe and hath through his Messenger dwelling at 〈◊〉 a drill and other doone and pronounced diuers demonstrations and exhortations vnto the high and mighty Prince Phillip the second by the grace of God Catholike king of Castile Aragon Leno and both citties of Ierusalem of Portingall and Granada c. to the end to bring him vnto an amiable peace and accorde with the most high mightie Prince Henry the Fourth by the same grace most Christian King of France and Nauare vnto whom h●s holines had sent the illustrous and reuerend Cardinall of Florence Alexander de Medicis Legatte to him and to the Apostolique Seate to pronounce like exhortations vnto the saide moste Christian kinge and according as our saide Holy Father hath béene aduertised that the saide Catholike kinge had giuen full power and instruction to conclude this peace vnto the high mightie prince Albertus Cardinall Arch Duke of Austria his nephew and also for the greate good truste which be had in him and affection which he hath alwaies had to the said peace had sent vnto him the reuerent Father I. Bonauenture Cala●agirono Generall of the order of S. Frances to the ende he might by him vnderstand his meaning in this matter and also to giue him further knowledge of the meaning of the saide Catholike king touching this peace hauing presented all what is aforesaid vnto the said most christian king according to the order which he had receaued of his holines the said kings incited through a godly zeale pitty and griefe which they conceaued and felt in their hearts of the long heauie and burthensome miserie which through continuance of the said wars their kingdomes countries and subiects haue and yet endure in●ending not to let slip an occasion which consisteth in the power of God fea●ing Princes and that loue their subiects to bring and perpetually place an assured peace and tranquility in this land and especially in the prouinces ouer ●he which it hath pleased God to constitute them as their kéepers and defenders and déepely considering as their duty