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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01284	The evaporation of the apple of Palæstine: that is, The sifting of the answeres and rescripts, lately given, in the cause of the restitution of the Palatinate Together with a briefe demonstration of the nullities of the clandestine dispositions, by which, the electourship and the Palatinate hath beene transferred on the house of Bavaria. Translated out of Latine.; Pomi Palaestini evaporatio. English	Rusdorf, Johann Joachim von, 1589-1640.	1637 (1637)	STC 11406; ESTC S102687	54,457	168

most valiant in their undertakings of Armes both by Sea and Land who hath in a readinesse some Myriades of most skilfull Marriners approved Pilots who is neither terrified by feare or suspition of sedition contumacy or disobedience nor yet disturbed in His purposes and intentions who safely and that with his great advantuge may invade his enemies but cannot bee invaded without danger to the attempters who can wage warre against other Princes with profit and without danger and prevent and suppresse in the very beginning a warre that is made against him before it comes neare him But as he is most observant of his covenants and most desirous of peace and the greatest lover of justice and equity So doth he also desire no other mans right provoketh no man unadvisedly but onely endeavoureth to keepe and maintaine that which is his owne For such is the justice piety and integrity of this great Monarch for hee hath these graces which are the supporters of his royall throne amongst others proper and engraffed in his royall breast that he will keepe his covenants conditions and leagues that are made with him whether of peace or commerce wholly punctually and inviolably with all men and not take up Armes for profit and by violence but with necessity and mature preparation preferring the security and safety of his people before his owne private revenge or desires That the Spaniards at this day keepe possession of Flanders and the Netherlands that they have free ingresse and egresse to their owne shores bayes and havens that they can trade and traffique with their so far distant and remote Kingdomes that they can send their money by letters of exchange to maintaine their Armies that they can take up and bring fresh souldiers and supplies into the field All this is by the favour of King Charles For had it pleased him at that time when the French and Hollanders with their joyned forces and Armies marched into Flanders either to have given them a small assistance or have reached out his hand to the common prey there is no man doubts but they had beene turned out of the Netherlands and beene beaten by Sea and enforced to retire into their ancient Caves and Dens beyond the Pyrenean mountains Hence then it is manifest how needfull and behoovefull it is for the Spaniards and the Austrians to have for a friend or at the least no enemy but a mediatour both of Peace and Warre so potent a Commander of the Sea They ought therefore carefully to take heed that they doe not alienate or estrange Him from them that they move Him not to wrath displease Him or stirre Him up against them For if they should have the King their Foe and Enemy the trueth is they would soone be reduced to order and forbeare their pillaging and invasion of other Kingdomes and Empires and be compelled to alter their purpose of an universall Monarchie throughout Europe being scarce safe in their owne houses and countrey and altogether unable to maintaine themselves If the King would but at the least prohibite and hinder them from comming upon the Seas from using of traffique and navigation their power and strength would soone come to a straight For He might if He thought fit to undertake it in a short space of time and within one yeere chase them off from the Ocean like that great Pompey who within the space of three yeeres scoured the Sea of all Pirates through the whole Roman Empire If any one doe well consider the particulars he shall have cause enough to detest either the impudence or obstinacy or arrogance of the Austrians and Spaniards in that in the Palatine Cause they have not onely not given satisfaction to the most reasonable and iust demands of so mighty a King whose Peace affords them safeguard and security but also that they still hinder His Nephews from being restored to the former state of their Dignity and fortune But let them know That as anger in heroick spirits is slow and tardy in the beginning so it is fell and vehement if being overmuch provoked it shall move it selfe with a just violence Philip Peucer in Chronic. Carion At length without doubt the just Nemesis will awake and rise against them requiring vengeance and punishment of those arrogant oppressors of the innocent and pillagers both of Kingdomes and Provinces Now if Caesars propositions be looked upon as they are attired in the vestments of the annexed Conditions they are to be reputed still viler baser and more opprobrious I pray you what favour is this which tends to trouble disgrace withall is to be bought at so deare a ●ate Briefly every man may see that this is intended chiefly That both the most Illustrious Palatine family most observant of their liberty and the ancient Ordinances may be utterly oppressed and continue in perpetuall infamy that it rise not againe and that their friends and abettors may be circumvented and hindred from taking of Armes and that they may not upon the occasions and moments of time apprehended associate themselves with the eneenemies of the Austrians Lastly it must be given you to understand that The Emperour in his last answere which he did likewise in the former pressed the Ambassador to descend to particulars and more plainely either by writing or if it pleased him which his Imperiall Majesty did judge more convenient by vocall conference with his Imperiall Majesties Commissioners to explaine what the most Illustrious King of Great Britaine doth offer and intend to performe to His Imperiall Majesty in exchange of these faire offers that each Party proceeding in a faire equipage as the custome is it may be treated agreed and concluded concerning the Propositions demanded and the Conditions to bee performed on both sides which His Sacred Imperiall Majesty thought consentany and agreeable to reason But the Ambassador in his proposition and afterward declared That his King if for His sake there should be a restitution not onely of one part but of the whole Palatinate with the Electorate and so the foundation of an universall peace should be laid Then Hee would make a league with the Emperour and the whole House of Austria and the Princes of the Empire to begin setle and continue a peace A very good and most faire requitall who could hope and expect more The King offered more than enough and yet the Caesareans and Spaniards were not contented with it They would have that the Ambassadour should remonstrate and shew in particulars with what couenants and conditions the King of great Brittaine would make his league with the House of Austria for of the Empire and the Princes thereof they made no mention nor did they much care for it because the Austrians should get no great advantage by such a conditioned league with the Princes or what or how much assistance either of Armes money or shipping Hee did intend to covenant and performe But the Ambassadour as a wise and circumspect

decreed restitution of the Palatinate upon reasonable termes to restore peace to the Empire and their Countrey so shaken with civill dissention and warre How can they excuse it before God and men of this present and the ensuing ages Had they not causes weighty and urgent enough to move them to preferre peace before warre that those tumults being quieted and some personages restored to their former estates and fortunes they might settle themselves and the whole Empire in the tranquillity safety security and honour Ought not both the present common calamities of the Christian Commonweale and other neere approaching stirre and rouse them up ought not the mournefull cryes intermingled with teares of their wasted and desolate Country move them and pricke them forward to an intimate commiseration They might have learned by the events and instructions of so many yeeres that the safety liberty Honour and quiet of the Commonweale was contained in that restitution and the Decree for forgetfulnesse but contrarily that by the expulsion and oppression of the most Illustrious Electorall Palatine House this woefull warre was not only not extenuated and abated but grown more grievous and raised to such a flame that thereby all Germany is set on fire and the neighbouring people and nations are scorched What fruit hath this continuation of the warre brought forth What profit and power hath thereby accrued to the Common-weale it is knowne to the world and the Victories themselves must needs confesse what small profit they have gotten by their victories to wit that they were never the more secure but have received more losse and trouble more ignominie and hatred than profit praise and authority Nor is it to be doubted but that greater mischiefes and inconveniences may ensue if they shall suffer these discords and raging warres to abide in their strength but little longer For it is not probable that those princes who have bin disvested of their estates driven into exile and brought to the point of dispaire will ever be quiet as long as they can expect any reliefe or helpe elsewhere nay they will leave no stone unmoved no meanes unassayed but as it is in the proverbe will move both Heaven and Hell and to conclude like the Serpents whose head being bruised doe last of all threaten with their taile will leave no thing unattempted wherby they may be inabled to returne into their Countrey and recover their lost estates And this certainely will bring with it most strange and dangerous changes of state minister fuell to a perpetuall warre torment and terrifie the Princes of the Empire with continuall feare and at last hasten the utter ruine and destruction of the Commonweale Besides the forraigners which either would abate the puissance and authority of the Caesarean Majestie and the house of Austria the foundations whereof are thought to be laid in Germany seeke for profit in the rubbish of the Empire or revenge private injuries or endeavour a change of government may alwayes have an occasion to pursue their designe whilest under the shew of helpe to which they will professe themselves bound for the restitution of their banished friends and allies they may dispatch their owne intendments It is to be feared also least the Turkes using and being moved with this occasion rise up and with their whole power before they have any losse invade Germany already shaken and much weakned to the conquest whereof they have long time applied themselves and yet attend the opportunity of the season All these and other innumerable mischiefes might have long since been prevented if all private quarrels enmities and factions set apart the peace and concord and ancient consent and harmonie of affections had bin reduced and established amongst the Princes and by a common and publike accord care had been taken and provision made for the safetie and securitie of the Common-weale And this surely had beene easily done if those counsels and remedies which availed to that purpose and were in a readinesse had been sooner taken and applied of which these two alone are thought the most convenient and efficacious First if a generall and universall amnestie of things past had been decreed secondly every one no man excluded out of this peace and amnestie who by warre and the injury of times was cast downe from his fortunes and honours had bin intirely restored to the estate which he possessed before these stirres began For this is most certaine that there can bee no firme ground found out for a concord in Germany that no peace no leagues will endure long which are not concluded with the consent and will of all who are interessed therein and with restitution and satisfaction to the banished persons The other conditions if any be remaining to be agreed upon and added would have passed without difficulty or exception For out of doubt the strangers who have engaged themselves in this warre by this meanes all pretence of the continuation thereof being taken from them would willingly have refrained Armes and entertained peace Againe by restitution of the Palatinate Charles Lodowicke the Electour being received into his former degree and dignitie the Emperour and Electours might have gained this advantage that they might have layd a farre stronger surer and setled foundation of an universall peace than by the treatie of Prague all hope being taken from their enemies of invading and oppressing the Germane Common-wealth and the other provinces yet free from the tyrannie of warre And withall as they might have purchased a most glorious and happy peace and security for the Roman-Germane Empire themselves their friends allies and people so to conclude might they have delivered the youth of Germany by so many slaughters and miseries reduced from so great a number to such an admired and unheard of scarsitie from famine mourning sorrow and griefe by which as by a gentle fire they were daily wasted and destroyed Besides it had beene no small honour to the Emperour and Electours if they had replaced and setled in their ancient honours and possessions the Princes Palatine descended of such a Princely Race joyned in consanguinitie with the principall families of the Kings and Princes of Europe whose progenitours have so well deserved of the Empire for the greatnesse glory liberty and safety whereof they have beene ever most carefull constant defenders and abetters for whom also so many Kings and Princes whom the restitution did concerne had interceded and briefly who might bee an ornament and profit to the Empire By this action they should not onely have firmely obliged the Palatines to them and have found them ready and gratefull in the returning of all loving offices and good affection but also prevailed with the most illustrious King of Great Britaine that in testimony of his gratefull minde out of his singular good affection to the Germane Common-weale he would have consented to have entred into covenants with his Imperiall Majestie and the Princes of the Empire as well for the settling of