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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84887	A letter written by the Prince Elector of Brandenbourgh unto the King of France, declaring the reasons inducing his Electoral Highnes to take up arms against the King of Sweden. Translated out of the Latine coppies.	Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, 1620-1688.	1659 (1659)	Wing F2110; Thomason E965_2; ESTC R207663	4,051	8

Poland proffered on reasonable conditions and finally did send our Ambassadors to procure and settle peace but all in Vaine Because our Ambassadors were indeed well received in the Kings Name But to our disgrace were treated withall in a new and unheard of Manner were refused audience and without cause given or shown and therefore unjustly they Proclaimed and declared us ennemies Because the King of Sweden had made a Peace with the King of Denmark Had received the satisfaction which was agreed on appropriated unto himself the Titles of the Provinces which he had so acquired Injoyed and made use of them and did Publikely professe himself to be his Friend and allye and though he retained the satisfaction yet he performed not the agreements and having framed a Conspiracy he Broek the said Peace and beyond all expectation especially under the pretence of Friendship whereas they dream't of no such thing he caused them to be kild and led away Captives Whereas therefore the Common tye of Society and Christianity doth oblige and constrain all and every one towards the assisting releiving and defending of the unjustly oppressed not doubting but this so hainous Premeditated a conspiracy will move all good Kings Princes but especially your Majestie so likewise have we several others reasons motives inducing and enforcing us to the present undertaking For besides the constant sincere reall friendship betwixt the King of Denmark and our Electorall house that both fami●ies are allyed to each other by a straihter tye of Consanguinity so likewise both the King of Denmark the states Provintiall of the Territories of Holstein have in this their extremity unjust oppression required demanded of us that lawfull defensive help which they might justly expect Moreover as concerning Holstein the Westphalian Peace of the Empire and the other Germain statutes and decrees do command us to be in a readiness whether we be called upon or no Contrary whereunto Holstein being a Province of the Empire is troubled oppressed wasted and assayled by an unjust and premeditated power and force Finally the succession of the best part of the said Territories being designed for and acquired by our Predecessors and our selves and to be left to our successors which if we should wilfully permit to be alienated and cut off from our selves or from the Roman Empire of which we are not the least member and should not opose all our strength and might against the same We should greatly fail in what we owe to our selves and to our Posterity and might be accused by the Roman Empire to have neglected our duties nor should we perform those things which behoove an Elector a Prince of Germany in the behalf of his Country Therefore since there is no hopes left save in the taking up of arms we have prepared a defensive force against him who wilfully hath declared himself to be our Enemy who only waits an occasion to over-run us and our Provinces who hath religiously entred upon Treatyes and Agreements but hath deserted his Allyes and Abetters against all equity and hath exposed them to the mercy of their Enemies who solemnly made a peace and reaped great benefit thereby but retaining the profits thereof most rashly brake the same again who most unjustly oppresseth his Neighbouring Kings and Princes who engaged his Publick Faith but as publickly infringed the same again who by no means desires peace who is an Incendiary and Fomenter of all Wars and Troubles among Christians and who therefore deserves the wrath and curse of Christendom As therefore these forces are raised by us on a just and legal cause not intending so much as to move an Arm or a Foot to intrench upon the Rights of others But chiefly to relieve those who are unjustly oppressed to restore the disturbed and infringed Peace and Tranquility unto its former splendor again and thereby to induce the King of Sweden the sooner to hasten and promote the same So we do most assuredly and earnestly hope and believe that by the Almightyes assistance and the piety love faith and justice of the cause as also by the assistance of all Christian Kings Princes and Common-wealths but especially by your Majesties who by a successive and particular due beareth the Title of the most Christian and Equitable King this design will be seconded remaining also confident that your Majesty will joyn with us herein that all the Merchants and Negotiants throughout the whole world may not by the Swedes attaining to the absolute Dominion of the Baltick Seas be made Tributaryes and enforced to pay Taxes Impositions unto them to all perpetuity To the great prejudice and damage of all other Kingdomes Herewith we recommend your Majesty to the Almighty's Protection wishing you all happiness and prosperity in your undertakings Given in our Castle at Collen on the Spree on the seventeenth day of September 1658. FINIS

A LETTER Written by the PRINCE ELECTOR OF BRANDENBOURGH Unto the KING OF FRANCE DECLARING The Reasons inducing his ELECTORAL HIGHNES to take up Arms against The KING of SWEDEN Translated out of the Latine Coppies LONDON Printed by J. C. for John Crooke at the Signe of the Ship in St. Pauls Church-yard 1659. A LETTER VVritten by the PRINCE ELECTOR of BRANDENBURGH Unto the King of FRANCE Declaring the Reasons inducing his Electoral Highness to take up Arms against the King of Sweden Translated out of the Latine Coppie Most Serene and Potent King our Lord Cousen and most honoured Kinsman IT cannot choose but be known unto your Majestie as chief Mediator what labour and pains hath been imployed to compass the Peace and Friendship betwixt the Kings of Swed●n and Denmark and to beget a repose and Tranquility in the Provinces of Denmark and those other his Territories which are situated in the Roman Empire So likewise the other Mediators as well as your Majestie and every body else did conceive That by the said Peace the King and Kingdome of Sweden were sufficiently provided for whose Power was not onely thereby greatly augmented but Denmark was thereby so streightned and bound up as that none no not the Swedes needed to have dreaded the attempts of a Kingdome which was in a manner Rent asunder and to perpetuity blocked up within it self Especially when as the King of Denmark had entirely fulfilled the Conditions which were agreed on though to his own his Kingdomes and his Successors great Prejudice And moreover by way of Constraint did grant unto the Swedes severall other most considerable things according to their own good Likeings and in conformity to their prescriptions relying on the hopes that the Publike Faith given by the Swedes confirmed by such sufficient Securityes and by the Religious promises of a King and a Christian would have been performed But even as many others so also this good King and his people were sufferers during the Swedish Publike Faith and Peace For as they have often and yet do complain the Swedish Forces oppressed them as much if not more both in Denmark and Holstein since the War was appeased as during the greatest Violence of the same And as if they heeded not at all the breach thereof they neither observed Peace nor agreement although it could hardly have been immagined that the Swedish Impiety would have transported them to what they have done and whereat doubtlesse both your Majestie and all Christian Potentates as well as our selves will be amazed Since it hath been reported by the King of Denmark's Ministers That by an unheard of example amongst Christians there was a Conspiracy hatch't against the most Serene King of Denmark his Children Kingdomes Provinces and even against those of his Territores which are sittuated in the Roman Empire as also against the Liberty and Lives and Fortunes of his Innocent Subjects who being in a peaceable and quiet manner of living not apprehending any such matter should under the Pretence of Friendship and Brotherly love have bin all put to the Sword or excluding the King his posterity out of his Kingdom and Provinces out of his territoryes situated in the Roman Empire to carry him and his progenie away into Captivitye and to have reduced his subjects under a perpetuall servitude Contrary to the late peace concluded on and performed by the King of Denmark Contrary to the Publike Faith given Contrary to the Honour and Reputation of the most powerfull Mediators and finally contrary to all Laws both Divine and Humane And that on the same day when as this Conspiracy brake forth unexpectedly The King of Sweden himself did in a Hostile way not only fall into the Island of Sealand and assailed the King of Denmark in Coppenhaghen his Chief Cittye and place of Residence But by his hostile Armed Forces did invade and assault the provinces of the Roman Empire which are comprised in the Westphalian treaty of Peace Contrary unto the same and contrary to the last Peace between Sweden and Denmark Continuing to Exercise the same Hostilities and far greater and thereby to infringe the Publike Peace Which pernitious change of affaires when we maturely considered and also with anxiety Pondered by what meanes the Publike and our own security might be best Provided for during this so great a breach of the Publike Faith We encountred with so many and weighty Considerations as we thereby clerely perceived that most eminent and suddain ensuing dangers threatned both our Neighbours and our selves unlesse they were timely prevented by serious Consultations and that by the Almighties assistance that ambition were bound which till this present had freely and unhindered usurped and dominered over it's Neighbours-heads and Fortunes as it 's self pleased And that in the first place the Kingdome of Denmark might be freed from those unjust oppressions so that at length peace and quietnesse might be restored unto it and to it's Neighbours And whereas till this present time those endeavors which have been used with the King of Sweden towards the Mediating of a peace were so little regarded although urged and promoted by all posible industry and means as that they have allwaies proved fruitlesse but especially when as he seemed to perswade others to peace Besides which he hath most unworthily and undeservedly Threatned us in a Hostile way And hath now also infringed the Peace with Denmark which was but lately so religiously and solemly concluded Insomuch as that there being no more hopes left for an agreement and an upright Peace We could therefore no longer deferr that whereunto we are obliged both to the Common and our own cause unlesse we would render our selves accessory that our Neighbours being overcome and subdued our selves might also deservedly be overrun And therefore we have been constrained to put our selves into a posture and Equipage towards the Compassing of no lesse glorious and righteous atchievements according to the Laws and Dictates of God and of all Nations And whereas your Majesties honour and Kingly dignity is also highly engaged to cause those things to be Religiously observed and inviolably performed which as it were upon our suretyship were Publikly concluded and agreeded on And that betwixt your Majestie and our self there hath been hetherto an entire and upright Friendship maintained that we are equally engaged to each other by the alliance betwixt us We counted it a part of our Duty Summarily to declare unto your Majestie as far as the bounds of an Epistle will permit us the reasons which have induced us to undertake this defensive Expedition Because we were deserted in Porussia and Poland by the King of Sweden contrary to the agreements engagements and reall promises and left to the discretion of our then enemies as all the world and your Majestie doth know notwithstanding which we persisted in our Friendly affection continued and observed the Peace hindered Enmityes urged and promoted the Treatyes of peace which