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A08108	A true coppie of the transportation of the Lowe Countries, Burgundie, and the countie of Charrolois: doone by the King of Spayne, for the dowrie of his eldest daughter. Giuen in marriage vnto the Cardinall Albert, Duke of Austria, vvith the articles and conditions of the same, signed by the King in Madrill. Translated out of Dutch by H.W. Nouember. 1598	Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II); Elstracke, Renold, fl. 1590-1630, engraver.; H. W., fl. 1598.	1598 (1598)	STC 18468; ESTC S113157	16,222	30

end that the saide Netherlands and Burgundy should by vs be held and possessed also our Heires and Successours in forme and manner and according to the conditions perticulerly expressed by the saide open Letters And that by the same his Maiesty hath consented agréed and promised vs and giueth absolute and inreuocable power of our owne authority without taking any other consent to seise our selues or by sending of procuration to our said future husband the Archduke Albert the whole and entire possession of the said Netherlands and County of Burgundy and Charoloys and to doe in the said effect all what perticulerly is saide in the said open Letters MAke knowne that we for the causes aboue specified and in euery thing to follow the will and ordinance of his Maiesty to the furtherance of the same all what in regard of the aboue written is needfull for our voyage to the saide Netherlands haue of our owne mind and absolute power authorised and giuen full and inreuocable power and commission with all faculty so generall as perticuler to our future husband the Archduke Albert for and in our name and in our behalfe to do either through himselfe or through others which he shal appoint there-vnto or shal finde lawfull by vertue of these Letters once or at more times all and in perticuler the thinges as much as in our name and behalfe as in the behalfe of all the Prouinces of the Netherlands and County of Burgundy and Charoloys in generall and through the Estates of euery Prouince in perticuler shall be required and néedfull there to be done for respectiuely to take seise to haue and to hold in our name the whole and entire possession of all the said Countries and of euery Prouince thereof with all what thereunto belongeth to vse them wholy quietly without any contradiction obstract or hinderance and to that ende to assemble the Estates of the said Countries be it in generall or perticuler to doe in our name the requisite oaths as also to receaue of the aforesaide Estates and others their vsuall oathes And ouer and aboue shal be done by our said future husband the Archduke Albert all what we to that end in proper person ought to doe if we were there present and although that there were any matter which should require more especiall commaundement then is in the said Letters mentioned We then suffer by Princely words and by our Honours to finde agréeable to keepe fast and sure and to obserue and cause to be obserued and inuiolably accomplished and in good fayth alwaies all what soeuer by the saide Archduke our future husband or by those which he shal haue appointed or commit by vertue of the said Letters shal be done or passed in regard of the said entire full and accomplished possession of the saide Netherlands and Burgundy according to the forme and manner mentioned in the saide open Letters of the said donation cession and transport to the which we referre our selues without euer to contrary the same or suffer the same to be contraried directly or indirectly in what manner soeuer for such is our will In witnes wherof we haue signed with our hand and caused to be contresigned by the Secretaries Infrascript of the Estates of the King my Lord and Father in matters of the saide Netherlands and Burgundy and sealed with the great Seale at Armes of his Maiesty hanging at a golden string Giuen in the Citty of Madrill the Realme of Castile the xxx day of May the yeare of grace 1598. Paraphed thus N. d. i. t. and subsigned the Lady Isabell and on the fold By order of my Lady the Infanta And more signed A de la Loo And were the said Letters sealed with the Kings great Seale in redde waxe hanging at a golden string Demonstration of the Archduke Albertus done to the generall Estates ALBERT by the grace of God Cardinall Archduke Lieuetenant Gouernour and Captaine Generall DEere and welbeloued the two Letters héere-vnder ioyned are of the King my Lord and of the Prince his Sonne for assurance in our behalfe to declare vnto you a resolution which his Maiesty hath taken to the welfare and consolation of these Countries by the accord and consent of the said Lord the Prince And because wee cannot personally accomplish the same being a waighty matter vnlesse we absent our selues from hence we are therefore by these to giue you vnderstanding of our great charge which in effect is that his Maiesty hath found good as well for the generall welfare of all Christendome as especially for these Countries no longer to prolong the marriage of the woorthy Infanta his Eldest Daughter as wel for the conseruation of his house as diuers other respects he hath to this effect cast his eyes on our person and that by the consent of our holy Father the Pope of the Empresse our honourable Lady and Mother and of the Emperour my Lord and Brother And that moreouer to giue better commodity vnto his Daughter and vs to manifest the perticuler inclination which hee beareth these Countries will transport them ouer as a gift to his Daughter to the furtherance of the said marriage together with the County of Burgundy without detayning or parting any thing thereof in any manner whatsoeuer assuring himselfe that you and al others will reioyce of this his kinde resolution being the same stretcheth to the common welfare rest of the saide Countries as being the onely way to attaine to a good and sure peace and to come out of this miserable warre which is the thing which his Maiesty hath so feruently desired Wherfore for our parts since it toucheth vs we are to esteeme it greatly as also wee greatly esteeme the great honour and good which by these his Maiesty doeth to our person choosing vs aboue all other persons and onely for this respect ought we to receaue an incredible contentment And so much the more doe wee reioyce that by these occasions we may shew the effects of our good and cordiall desires In following the paths of the Princes of Burgundy and Austria our Predicessours labouring for the welfare and rest of the said Countries to the which we haue and doe beare a perticuler inclination estéeming thereof since our comming hether to haue made a reasonable proofe although not wholy such as we desired by reason of diuers troubles and mishaps which are befallen vs We know full well the heauy and burthensome charge which by this resolution will fall on our necks But assuring our selues that we shall through you and others be counsailed ayded and assisted we hope that by the grace of God the matter wil haue a good and prosperous successe and that we shall see these Countries to returne in their auntient flowre greatnes and prosperity as they were in the dayes of our Predicessours and they seeing with what courage the worthy Infanta and I shal employ our selues there-vnto our persons mindes and our meanes we shal kéepe the same