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land_n	castle_n	city_n	country_n	14,211	5	9.6922	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16565	A copie of a certaine letter written by a person of reputation, to a prelate of brabant, being at Brussels. The 25. of Februarie. 1599		1599 (1599)	STC 3470; ESTC S108264	11,005	18

and beleeued that by this gift the Netherlands shall seeme not by vsurpation but quasi by their own consent to be made subiect to the Spanish counsels disposition A matter at times highly detested by the Netherlanders and this opinion shall apparantly be confirmed by sundrie conditions and restraints contained in this gift many whereof seeme to assubiect the Netherlands to Spaine the which I beleeue will not be so vnderstood nor taken to be either honourable or lawfull to the Netherlanders not only by the States and Communaltie of the aduersarie nor yet by theirs of Brabant Flaunders Haynolt Artoyes and other countries giue and transport all those said countries vnto our said Daughter and all therevnto belonging in the manner which shall be specified here vnder The whole with the content and good will of our deare and welbeloued good sonne the Prince Phillip our onely sonne and heire according to the aduertisement which by vs and our said sonne hath beene giuen vnto the principall Lordes and Knights of our order Gouernours and Estates of our said Netherlands which are in our obeysance togither with those of our countrie of Burgundie All the which haue witnessed and declared by their answere the ioy and contentment which they receiued at our so kinde resolution which they know and confesse to bee for the rest and tranquilitie of our said Netherlands and that it is the true and right course to attaine to a good (e) I wish moreouer that this designe of the kings to see the Netherlands in a su●e peace and tranquilitie had been soberly rehearsed since that the present and former proceedinges will bee obiected against the same out of which this desires can hardly be iudged especially being that fire and sword not onely in the Netherlands but also vpon the neutrall neighbors is yet daily as much vsed as euer before I will not rehearse the great ●oades and other disorders committed in the Netherlands on that side in this yeare nor the neuer-to-fore heard mutenies and vnworthie proceedings vpon the castle of Antwerpe to the charge and against the same good Cittie and Cittizens of the Spaniards also the dealings with the Citties of the Empire Accken and Wesell the horrible tyrannie of the land of Collen Cleue Berge VVestphalie Munster Marcke and against Earles and other persons onely I consider vppon the aunswere of the Admirant D'arragon who being shewed and tolde of the Archbishops promises saith that Gods seruice and the kings permit him not to his faith which will bee esteemed farre woorse then the former to wit That no faith neede be held to Heretickes and I am sorrie that with so small consideration by the abouenamed Lord Admirant is spoken and written to the Empires members that he onely desireth to haue the Romish religion by them maintained and excercised with the deposing as well with the Lutherian as the Caluian doctrine fearing that same wil breed a great scandal to the Kings Electors Princes and other not vsing the Romish religion and a firme peace and and to be deliuered from such a troublesome warre which quiet and tranquilitie we haue alwaies wished vnto them (f) It beeing true that the greatest felicitie which maye happen to a countrie is to haue a good wise Prince and to be gouerned of him in person vndoubtedly by the aduerse partie herevpon will be alleaged that the deceased king desired not the felicitie of the Netherlandes as not vouchsafed in the space of fortie yeares once to see them but chuse rather by the Duke of Alba and other his Tyrants with outlandish meane of warre enemy-like to inuade the same to holde the Netherlands as a new conquested land to put to death the chiefe Lords Nobles and principall Cittizens louers of the lands rights and priuiledges or to bannish them out of the countrie and to confiscate their goods to vse the rest as slaues to their tyrannie to builde castles in their chiefe citties to fill them with Spanish souldiers to set vp and erect new and neuer to sore heard counsels against the wils of the States of the land to appoynt and raise such contributions as they thought good vnder the pretence of treating of peace to set abroach newe treasons and reuenge in great powers and in briefe to reduce the Nethetlandes to such a poynt that therein they might plant Sedum belli thereby with the countries opportunitie and good commodities of the riuers hauens and sea holds the multitude of sea-faring men and Shippes togither with the aboundance of all prouision needfull to a mightie armie by water and land to further the insatiable Spanish ambition in the incorporating and establishing laws to all Realmes Countries and Commonweales as they say with the proceeding against Germanie England France Ireland and other Realmes and countries manifestly shew That the king hath been this fortie yeare so busied with matters of such importance that he hath not beene able once to see the Netherlands being such worthie faire and important countries which by his Lord and Father Grandfather and other his predecessors haue bene helde in so high esteeme will by many but passe for a sleight excuse especially it being answered that his Lord and father the Emperour Charles only to set order in a cause of the Cittie of Gaunt not without perill to his person came our of Spaine through France into the Netherlands And considering that which vnto all is most manifest the greatest felicitie which may happen to a countrie to bee gouerned by the sight and presence of their naturall Prince and Lord God is witnesse of the trouble and care which we haue had because we haue not bene able in that sort to doo it personally as truly wee well wished if other great important affaires of our Realme of Spaine had not forced and constrained vs to make a continuall residence therein without moouing any thing from thence as also at this present they constraine vs. And although the age of our said sonne seeme more fitte to trauell then doth ours notwithstanding it hath beene the pleasure of the Almightie to giue so many other kingdomes and Countries for the good gouernment of which there wil neuer want offaires of great importance for the which also his pretence shall here be néedful We haue then found most conuenient to take this resolution to the ende that our saide Low countries be not left in the forepassed inconueniences togither with the reason that we haue to appoynt the portion of our said daughter the Infanta according to her merits and the (g) If the highnes of the birth of the illustrious Infanta or her great merits oght to giue her the Netherlands wherfore then might be said Haue they not beene furthered vnto the states being lawful●y assembled pure cleare and without any conditions side commissions or ●estrainctions for all the conditions and restraints will be adiudged to be traps and deceites therby according to the doctrine of ●he doctors of Tyr●●o