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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16566	A declaration or proffer of the Archdukes of Brabant concerning a truce betweene them and the States of the Free vnited Netherlandish Prouinces, tending to the treatie for a perpetuall peace betweene them: or for a surceasance of armes for certaine yeares. Contained in a letter sent vnto the said states. Also the ansvver and acceptance of the states of the vnited prouinces vnto the arch-dukes. Translated out of Netherlandish printed copie.	United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1607 (1607)	STC 3471; ESTC S119283	4,706	17

A DECLARATION OR PROFFER OF THE Archdukes of Brabant concerning a truce betweene them and the States of the Free vnited Netherlandish Prouinces tending to the treatie for a perpetuall Peace betweene them or for a surceasance of Armes for certaine yeares Contained in a Letter sent vnto the said States Also the Ansvver and Acceptance of the States of the vnited Prouinces vnto the Arch-dukes Translated out of Netherlandish Printed copie LONDON Printed by R. R. for William Ferebrand and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Alley 1607. ❧ TO THE RIGHT Honourable the Earle of Exceter Knight of the most Honorable order of the Garter and one of the Lordes of his Majesties most Honorable priuie Counsel R. P. wisheth all encrease of Honor and endlesse bappinesse MAy it please your Hon. The obseruation which this world begets may teach experience truly to report that Loue and Charity are for the most part grovvne so cold euen in the hotest Sun-shine of our Profession as that despised Pouertie though addicted to the Religious exercise of endeuors cōmendable is in the best employment vvhich seemes vvith greatest Fauor to smile vpon his Hope so coldly recompenced as that poore vnpitied deiected miserable Pouertie knovves neither Meanes nor Place hovv or vvhere to vvarme it selfe Vnhappie I in this best time of greatest happines who being as I am a Poore dispised hated scorned and vnrespected Souldier so vnfortunate as no commended meanes though many vsed with confirmation both of loue and Loyaltie can bee of power from dispayres Gulfe to raise a Spirit drowned in worst of misery but were I not indeered vnto those by heauen made mine who are indeed to me thē life more deare from whō there is no way to run vnlesse in me selfe being be disolued I would assuredly by heauens assistance in some honest War vvith vse of Armes giue to my life so long as I should liue a liuing maintenance but novv Immured in my natiue home vnseperably Yoakt vvith leane-fac't pouertie I haue experience to conclude that as it is most certaine Pax procreat Bellum so is it no lesse true that a coufirmed Peace Non amat Fillios belli vntill she hath need of them In this estate not knowing how to mēd my selfe Religions Lawe shall make my resolution honest though Rerum conditionem mutare non possum yet I will haue power to say Hoc possum magnum sumere animam et viro forti dignum with patience therefore shal my grieued thoghts ioyfully be thrown vpō my makers prouidēce by whose assistance I will still resolue vvith a constant Bosōe to persist in the prosecution of commended deedes for this I knovv Spes mea Christo viuens Est viuere vt semper viuam And thus my Honorable Lord hauing breathed forth a sight vnto the grace of your compassionate respect I humbly craue your Honor vvill vouchsafe to patronize in this little booke by me collected not my ovvne but the vvords of that reuerend and learned Judge the Lord Coke vvho at his coming to Norwich did at the Assises there vpon the bench deliuer a charge so exelent as that it vvorthyly deserues to bee continued in perpetuall memorie vvhich being thus prodused to a publique vievv I hope it shall vnto our Publickeweale remaine a vvorthy presedent vvherein Romes champions may vvith shame decerne their long continued shamefull practices Puritans Sismatickes learne to knovve vvith vvhat Iniustice they disturbe the happinesse of our most happie peace our Iustices inferior officers Iurors and Commons generally may in this booke find out commended documents and instructiōs profitable as vvel directing hovv to gouern as to be gouerned all which particulars the learned Iudge hath wisely hādled with such plausible Oratorical wisedomes eloquence as that vvhen I heard him speake I though the Poet had iust cause to say Prospera lux orritur linguisque animisque fauete Nam dicendà bono sunt bona verba die If therefore in this follovving vvorke my Memory hath giuen a true instruction to my pen I hope my labour shal be accoūted profitable when it administers a publique benefit Thus Right Hon. Earle vvhat I haue herein performed together vvith my most vnvvorthy selfe I humbly referre vnto your Honoured vvisedomes consideratiō remaining as I vvill alvvayes rest Your Honours in all humblenesse of Dutie R. P … ❧ The Letter of the Arch-Dukes sent vnto the States of the vnited Prouinces THe Archdukes whose heartes most seruent and earnest desires endeuour nothing more then to see the Netherlandes and all the good Inhabitants thereof at peace and free from the miseries of these continuall warres vpon good considerate deliberation declare and signifie by these presents that they are contented to treat with the States of the said vnited Netherlandes in the selfe same qualitie as houlding and reputing them to be free Countries Prouinces and States Vpon the which their Highnesses not clayming or pretending any thing Bee it by way of a perpetuall peace truce or surceasance of armes for twelue fifteene or twentie yeares euen to the free choyse and acceptance of the aforesaid States the whole depending vpon reasonable conditiōs Amongst which conditions couenants and agreements also shall be admitted aswell to the conclusion of a perpetual peace as to a truce or surcease of Armes That each one shall continue to haue and remaine possessed of all that which he now inioyeth vnlesse that by common consent it be conueniently otherwise agreed vpon for the better accommodation of their Highnesses and the said Stats togither respectiuely with the Netherlands in the exchange of some Citties or any other places As also vpon the good order and security of the cōmon trade traffique cōmerce conuersation with whatsoeuer belongeth thereunto togither with the Interuentions confirmation and furtherance of what shall be concluded And their Highnesses hauing thus maturely considered vpon the estate of the vnited Prouinces and desiring to treat with thē no otherwise herein then faithfully without fraud deceit as also to grant vnto the said States a time of deliberatiō to consider and determine what shall be most needfullest for the common good and benefit publique And are therefore contented that those persons that they shall appoint for the saide Truce which shal be born Netherlanders shall assemble themselues togither with the said States in like number at the time and place appointed to be chosen and limmitted by the said States And to the end that whatsoeuer is formerly rehearsed may haue the better proceeding be it for a perpetual peace or the said surcesse their Highnesses are contented that for the next ensuing eight monethes there shall be a general surcease of armes all seiges and surprisings of Citties or Fortresses all Incursions and deuastatiōs whatsoeuer in the prouinces and quarters togither with a surceasing to build any new fortresses or proceeding in any other Hostile action either by sea or land in all the Netherlands or at Sea in Spaine or elsewhere as

well in respect of the King as of their Highnesses from the day of Anno 1607. And vpon condition prouided that if within the aforesaid time of day and moneth limitted any of the parties ignorantly without taking knowledge hereof should surprise or intercept any thing from the other partie that the same shall then bee dewly repaired and restitution made so farre forth as the said States on their partes doe allowe and approue the said prouisionall truce within eight dayes after the presentation of these And before the first of September next comming they shal declare and signifie vnto their Highnesses vppon the aforesaid treatie which is proffered touching peace truce or surceasance of armes togither with the time and place by them to make choise of to that effect Done in Brussels the 13. of March 1607. was Paragrafied Richardot V t Signed Albert Isabell and vnderneath By order of their Highnesse Verreyken and sealed with the Signet of their Highnesses The States Generall of the vnited Prouinces together with his Excellencie hauing considered vpon the Proffers declarations and presentations of the Arch-dukes returne their Answer as followeth THat in the qualitie as States of Free countries and Prouinces on the which the High and Mightie Arch-dukes pretend nothing they haue vpon good deliberation and with aduise of his Excellencie and counsell of Estate decreed and declare by these presents That they for their parts no lesse than the other partie heartely wish nothing more than to see the Netherlands deliuered by meanes of some godly honourable and secure ende from the miseries of these warres And hoping that the Arch-dukes both in the behalfe of the King of Spaine for themselues haue made these proffers declarations and presentations sincerely and faithfully The said States Generall in the qualitie as aforesaid haue accepted and accept by these presents the declaration and prouisionall Truce aforesaid for 8. moneths beginning the 20. of Aprill next comming from all sieges surprists of cities and foretresses inuasions or incursions of Prouinces and Quarters together with the making of any newe Fortes or Sconces As also wee receiue their farther proffers and presentations to communicate relate vnto those to whom shall belong thereby to make their declarations before the first day of September next comming with full assurance that God Almightie will blesse and guide the busines for the best And thereupon the writings and bonds of the promised Approbation and like declaration of the King of Spaines according to the agreement made betweene the comitties of their Highnesses and Ours shal be dispatched on the tenth of Aprill next ensuing And within two or at the farthest three daies after deliuered and exchanged before Lillo Done in s'Granenhage Gentle Reader AMongst all the temporall blessings that God of his free bounty bestowes vpon any Kingdome or Nation there is not any thing more inualuable thē that heauen-bred happines called Peace and Quietnes it was a harmony from Angelicall voyces at the birth of our Sauiour when those diuine Embassadours brought glad tidings of great ioy pronouncing Peace on earth and vnto all men good will when our Sauiour departed from his Disciples hee left Peace with them when hee came amongst them after his resurrection the doores beeing shut hee spake Peace vnto them and Peace is that without which all other things are distastfull and vnpleasant What is it in this world either for honour riches plenty aliance artes friendship or any humane good but with Peace it flowrisheth in glorious sun-shine We our selues of any Nation vnder the cope of heauen can euidence this to the whole world that haue had the Palme-tree spread ouer this Kingdome the long raigne of a peacefull Queen and continueth in flowrishing state the present raigne of her worthy successor who is the mirror of Peace to all Nations of the earth But what we haue not feared others haue most grieuously felt especially our neere neighbours the vnited Netherlands whose tragedy begun by rugged warre hath continued in bloody action many yeares of terror thei● calamities and miseries which of vs can be ignorant of English eares haue heard their roaring Canons eccho in the ayre imitating Ioues thunder their Trumpets sound the fatall knell of infinit thousands and their Drummes allarmes laden the earth with millions of dead carkasses English eies haue seene the deuastations spoiles sieges ransackings flaming cities of those countries English liues haue beene liberally spent in their martiall businesse followed their fortunes bled in their quarrels and died in their battels But now after all these bloody affaires this supposed endlesse warre these reputed irreuocable cruelties behold a strange and admirable alteration that such implacable aduersaries shall most readily and willingly propound loue and amitie offering to sheath the sword till it rust euen a perpetuall Peace or a Truce limited or any indifferency of faithfull triall From whence proceedeth the originall of these designes to whom must the efficient cause bee attributed but onely to that Almightie Peace-maker who hath the ruling and ordering of hearts in his owne hand to dispose of them as hee pleaseth be they neuer so potent powerfull or opposite For as in Iustice hee hath a seuere and cruell whip of three cordes to punish sinners to wit of Famine Sword and Pestilence so in his Mercie he hath Plentie Peace and Health freely to bestow on whome his mercie shall please to extend them It is to be hoped that the Lords wrath will be appeased towards them that the sword hath destroyed for such a long continuance of years And that he will rather powre out his wrath and heauie displeasure vpon the heathen that haue not knowne him nor called vpon his name And it is a dutie wherunto euery Christian man is obliged to pray vnto the great God of Heauen that hee will remoue his hand of Iustice from his poore weake and fraile creatures whom with one angry frown he can at once destroy from the face of the earth The Prophet Dauid saith It is a good and ioyfull thing for brethren to dwell in vnity All that professe Christ are taught by him in prayer to call him father and the sonnes of one father must needs be brethren This motion of Peace and concord if it bee faithfull and vnfained to preuent effusion of Christian blood is most honourable and the acceptance thereof of as high worthinesse he that made the heart knowes it and hath the dispose of it hee that is called the Lord of Hosts can command angels to fight his battell with terrible slaughter and againe can beyond all expectation of humane creature cease stearne fac't warre with mild imbracements of smiling Peace To conclude let all bee referred to his will who hath power and whose power no mortall is able to resist and let our affections ioyne with those heauenly souldiers that sounded forth Peace on earth good will with men FINIS