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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11800	Symmachia: or, A true-loues knot Tyed, betvvixt Great Britaine and the Vnited Prouinces, by the wisedome of King Iames, and the States Generall; the kings of France, Denmarke, and Sweden, the Duke of Sauoy, with the states of Venice being witnesses and assistants. For the weale and peace of Christendome.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.	1624 (1624)	STC 22089; ESTC S116960	20,946	37

SYMMACHIA OR A TRVE-LOVES KNOT TYED BETVVIXT GREAT Britaine and the Vnited Prouinces by the wisedome of King IAMES and the States Generall the Kings of France Denmarke and Sweden the Duke of Sauoy with the States of Venice being Witnesses and Assistants FOR THE WEALE AND PEACE OF CHRISTENDOME TO THE READER I Am to let all men know that besides those grieuances which I haue fauourably and sparingly mentioned minced in these following Papers I heare of another one arising which is of greatest moment and likeliest to produce most alteration if it be not preuented And that is the hard and extreme measure which the Merchant Aduenturers here setled meet with in their Staple commodity Concerning which if there be not order presently taken to giue them contentment in some good and indifferent manner but that they be forced to seeke courses for reliefe of themselues by their Petitions and Complaints to his Maiestie whereabout I heare they are meditating a worse businesse then that of East Indya will breake forth to trouble both States and alien hearts from each other For it concernes the King Peeres and Commons when the Wooll is puld from their backes by any abuse since euerie condition of men in the Land and almost euerie person haue interest in that Commoditie This breach therefore I wish with all my heart were stopt by timely prouision and the rude boorish and proud disposition of such in these parts restrained as by their too strickt surly and imperious courses for their priuate profit prouoke the complaint of our people and driue them to seeke ease and remedie by the shift of place and trade where they may hope to be better vsed and to finde loue respect and iustice with indifferencie SYMMACHIA Or A true-loues knot AS there is nothing of more moment in humane considerations for the advancement of religion then the supportance fauoure and protection of potent Princes and States who are or ought to be nurseing Fathers and nurseing Mothers to this end soe there is nothing of more moment to inable the Kingdome of greate Brittanie and the Vnited Provinces to be such since the cheefe butthen and honor of this worke lies vpon their shoulders then to vnite themselues in perfect amitie togither The enemye both to our Religion and State seemes to obserue this better then our selues since they haue vsed all endeauors to make breaches betwixt vs and to keepe vs off from each other at an vnprofitable distance where the force of our cold amitie could haue no powrefull effect to assist each other or oppose them They haue preuailed very farre to thir end especially vpon that part where they had least hope and where they imployde the least force of their witt I meane vpon the Netherlandish side where jelousie to see vs treate with the enemye hath caused many people in the Vnited Provinces to behaue themselues towards vs as Coy Dames vse to doe who thinke to winne their louers to more longing by rude tricks of vnkindenes I intend not to repeate the particulars least I should be thought rather to reuiue old quarrells by renueing there memorie then to stop farther breaches by burying all fomer iniuries in obliuion Yet I must say that if they should thinke wee put vp those affronts offered to our Nation in Groenlant and the east Indyes eyther out of feare of their strength or our owne weakenes they should iniurie vs no lesse in the conceit then they haue done in the act Religion only hath bownd our hands and wee are satisfied that the State doth disclame it and cast it vpon priuate persons otherwise wee were as well able to scourge them as to defend them from scourging It were an ingratefull part in them whilst wee indanger our selues by houlding vp theire chinnes to keepe them from sincking that they s'hould with their heeles kick vs vnder water But because wee beleeve and know that these wronges proceede not from the State but from such persons for the most part on both sides as loue Mammon better then Christ and count gaine the only godlyness therefore wee are not apt to heare or beleeue all that is suggested nor to see all that is true but to hope and promise our selues better vse for the future since they knowe and must confess that neyther themselues not the proudest or potentest Nation vpon earth can vpon equall terms without politick surprisall assure themselues to beate vs and be our Masters nor dare without manifest advantage prouoke vs to the triall But since humor hath beene soe stird vpon both sides that Prudence and moderation hath had enough to doe to keepe vs from breaking out into blowes it was a timely worke of wisedome in their State to seeke to stop the gap and a gratious worke of our prudent prince to giue them audience notwithstanding the contrarie noise which buz'd about his eares and to renue that ancient league betwixt vs which was like to breake into enmitie The foole hardy can charge hotly and ingage a State in warre it must be the wise and aduised who only know how to make an honorable retreite It is fit vpon both sides that now this league is renued wee should be more carefull hereafter to preserue it then heeretofore wee haue beene And to indeere the merrit of our State in this respect it is fit to touch vpon some particulars whereby our Kindenes to them may be discerned therby to beget reciprocall kindenes in them toward vs. 1. Obserue first wee were the parties wronged and they the wrongers yet they stood stifly out and sought no reconcilement till wee vnderhand seeing their necessitie both inticed them to seeke and assured them to finde what they sought Heerein being their superiors in force wee shewed our selues not to be their inferiors in wisedome which the wisest amongst them will acknowledge though the weake will not see it but attri bute all to our duty as if they ouer-reached vs in wit when it is only wee that ouer-reach them in Kindenes 2. Observe the motion of the whole body of the State in Parliament the concurrance of Nobles Clergie and Commons in this case of theirs their humble earnest and vnanimous sutite to his Majestie for this end their speedy and carefull that I may not say curious penning of the Lawe for their assistance equally as for our owne Kingdomes in these wordes Most gratious souvereigne wee your Majesties most humble faithfull and loueing subjectes by your Royal authoritie now assembled in your high Court of Parliament haueing entred into serious and due consideration of the weightie and most important causes which at this tyme more then at any other tyme heeretofore doe presse your Majestie to a much greater expence and charge then your owne treasure alone can at this present support and manietaine and likewise of the iniuries and indignities which haue beene lately offered to your Maiestie and your children vnder coloure and du●eing the tyme of the Treatyes for the Marriage