that one of the dutch company who could not digest soe much bloud and inhumanity writt the true relation of the Strattagem and sent it over land to the English Factors at Aleppo who transmitted it to some Friends at Amsterdam where it was printed in English and dutch to the great Amazment of all man-kind then severall of the Jewes sold their actions in the East-India Company Esteeming their money not safe in the hands of such a corporation that had drawne soe much guilt upon themselves by their most barberous cruelty Foundations layd in bloud cannot support a fabrick â—â—rg but the whole structure will sinck under its owne burthen In the yeare 1621. the truce with Spaine being expired the States Generall proceeded with their armies into â—landers and Brabant And in the same yeare they Established the West-India Company by pattent who watched for the Spanish plate fleets finding it a very profitible warr wherein they could both trade and fight by the benefitt of English and French Portes and shelter themselves for reeâ—uâ—tes upon all accidents of wind and weather in English harbours without Salvage or Toâ—age Notwithstanding the Hollanders could not retallâ—â—â—â— the 〈◊〉 upon thâ—ir 〈◊〉 or assist the English with a Caske of fresh wa◠〈…〉 In the yeare 1622. the Stateâ— Generall pâ—â—â—eving that the massacre at Amboyna had â—â—de a 〈…〉 in Holland they putt forth a proclamâ—tion 〈◊〉 suppress all 〈…〉 at subject promising rewards to any persons that could dâ—scover the Authour of the History in the mâ—â—â—e time thâ—â—r Embaâ—â—adours â—usieâ— themselves at Whitâ—hall to take off the reproach and inâ—amy tâ—aâ—â—â—y upon them in England Where the Sâ—â—ynâ—s of that bloud will nâ—ver bâ— washed out The States Generall during the remaynder of King James his raigne held themselves secure against great Brittaigne that could obâ—â—ruct their Navigation and trade by the dâ—versions given to His Majestie concernâ—â—â— his onely Daughter and her children in Bohemia the Contâ—nuall Complaynts of the Marchants trading to the East-Indies and the divisions and controversies raised in England and Scotland by the seperatâ—â—ts and Brownists that the Hollanders had â—â—rrâ—d up by their sedâ—tious practises and Pamphletts dispersed in all his Majesties Dâ—minâ—onâ— against the Goverment of Church and State Whereupon great numbers of people were growne soe obstinate and uncharitable in England that rather thâ—n to Communicate with their Parochiall Congregations they chosed to live in America amongst the Pagans thinking to find a nearer way to heaven in new England then they were taught in great Brittaigne yett they followed the Hollanders stepps allowing God Almighty noe share in the goverment their Clergie being putt to pensions with liberty to trade for their better subsistance or to adventure their stocks in private men of warr Seperatists and Annabapâ—â—â—â— being fallen from thâ—ir first principalls have craftily learned to defend themsâ—â—ves by armes and like Hollanders and Zeelanders pretend they may take any thing from the enemies of Christ Jesus In the yeare 1625. King James died and likewise Prince Maurice then the States Generall sent their Embassadours into England to treat with King Charlâ—s the first concerning a league offensive and defensive against Spaine which they effected and agreed that it should continnue untill the Paltzgrave should be restored and the States Generall setled however that for the space of fifteene years neither party should treat upon any peace or truce without the consent of both This treaty being concluded at Southampton was signed the 25. of November 1625. whereunto the States Generall annexed their proteâ—â—ation in theise words following viz That if his Majesty should not be satisfied within a prefixed time concerning the Massacre and spoyle of his subjects at Amboâ—na committed by the Hollanders that then his Majestie might seeke satisfaction by reprisalls or other wise Which notwithstanding the protestation there was noe satisfaction or reparation obtained during the raigne of King Charles the frst As the Hollanders could never bring King James into any league soe King Charles could never bâ—â—ng the States Generall to any performance The next yeare after the treaty the States Generall in stead of Equipping out Shpps against Spaine they send twenty Shipps of warr to â—â—list the French King at Rochell and the Isle of Ree to the great oppression of the Protestants in that Kingdome where notwithstanding the new Alliance made by the Marriage betweene the King of great Brittaigne and Hâ—nriâ—tta Maria a Daughter of France Yett Cardinall Râ—â—helâ—â—â—u contrary to promises and agreements depressed the Hugonetts at Home but assisted the Protestant Princes with men and money a broade holding it to be the interest of France to keepe under any rising party there but to incourage and strengthen them in all other places to oppose Spaine and the House of Austria their enemies The foure intire subsidies given to King Charles the first in the beginning of his raigne being expended with other monies towards reliefe of Nochell against the forces of France and Holland they both knew the depth of his Majesties pâ—â—â—se aâ—d the strenght of his armes during his time and toke their Measâ—res accordingly knowing that his revenue was not sufficient for any action to question France or the States Generall for any sâ—oyles or incroâ—thments upon his Majesty or his subjects whatsoever In the yeare 1630. the King of Spaine desirous of a peace with England offered satisfaction for wrongs and injuries done then the King of great Brittaigne acquainted the States Generall thereof and would have included them in the treaty at Madrid according to the forementioned agreement but the States Generall upon the first rumour of an overture for peace entred into a further league with France and agreed upon Articles with that Crowne to devide the Spanish Netherlands Equally betweene the French and the United States and soe they left the King of England at liberty to doe what he pleased with the Spaniard the States Generall refusing a peace with Spaine upon any conditions whatsoever It was against the interest of Holland and their Religious concernments to end the warr soe longe as there were plate fleets and other spoyles to be had upon such easie termes During the subsequent tenn years when the King of great Brittaigne was at peace with France Spaine the States Generall and all the world in a common Amity with the Crowne of England excepting the East and West-India Companyes of the Netherlands a rebellion broake out in Ireland the Scotts invaded England and the whole Kingdome divided into Factions every man driveing on his owne perticular interest neglecting the publick during that longe vacation of Parliaments while the Hollanders ingrossed all manner of Navigations and traffiâ—que sayling in light built bottomes to English plantations The native seamen were then discouraged port townes decayed Cloathing townes depopulated trade insenceably declyned and the comon people became miserable and pore in the midst of plenty In the Conclusion of those tenn
years the Queene Mother and Cardinall Richâ—lâ—â—u being at difference about the slate of affaires in France she left the Court and went to the Hague in Holland and there proposed a match betweene the Prince of Orrange and the Eldest Daughter of the King of great Brittaigne which motion Prince Henry Fredrick entertained with high Esteeme then the Queene Mother transported her selfe for England and effected the Mariage accordingly Upon hopes that Alliance might have ballanced the Cardinalls interest with the Bernevelt faâ—tion which was Uppermost in all the States to the great prejudice of the Crowne of England In the peare 1640. the longe Parliament begun their usurpacion at Westmâ—â—ster where the Commons prevayled with the King to pass a bill that their assembly should not be dissolved without their owne consent Then soâ—â— after they sett up for themselves and gave advantages to their bretheren in the â—nited Provinces to be inriched beyond Measure by the Civell diseâ—tions that followed and were foâ—ented by those factious partyes that confederated themselves together In this yeare 1640. the Portugalls renounced the King of Spaine and declared John Duke of Braguance the Lawfull successoir of Dâ—na Catharina and Crowned him their King being the 1â— King of Portugall and 4. of that name Who was Father to the preâ—ent Queene of England 〈◊〉 the II. King of Spaine haveing invaded Portugall usurped the Crowne after the death of Sebastian that was slayne in Barbery fighting against the Mores in the yeare 15â—8 The Portugalls who 〈◊〉 under the Sâ—aniards for the â—ace of 60. years were not â—e much oppreâ—ed by them in the East and West-Indies as they were by the Hâ—â—â—anders who have moâ—â— regard to 〈◊〉 owne 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 â—â—en they have to the orrigâ—â—â—â— rights or 〈…〉 of other men In the yeare 1643. The States Generall reneued their plaâ—â—ate against English Cloath Kersies and Dozens under greater Penalties then before with many additions concerning the â—are and at the same time spoyled Mâ— Câ—uâ—tâ—n and his partners in the East-Indies 〈◊〉 their Acts of violence 〈◊〉 as they did of oppression at home while the Subjects of England were weltring in their owne bâ—oud in many partes of his Majesties Kingdomes 〈…〉 〈…〉 In the yeare 1648. the longe Parliament haveing runâ— into all Extreames by subverting the goverment of Church and state they acted their bloudy tragedy which I am unwilling to mention but that I find the sâ—heane yearly represented in my dutch Almanacks and the impressions in Folio at Amsterdam with the names of the Râ—gicides under the Sculptures which they send unto all parts of the world insinnuating to the Pagans and inâ—idells that English men are the worst of all Nations not worthy of any trade or commerce having murthered their King at noone day in the face of the â—onn and soe for their owne Ends would sâ—andalize and reproach a whole Kingdome for the inveterate malice of some particular men that toke away the life of their Lawfull soveraigne Lord and King Who they knew by the Maximes of their owne Law could not erre In this yeare 1648. the States Generall fearing that France upon the conquest and dividing of the Spanish Netherlands would betoo potent a neighbour for them they make a peace with Spaine at the treaty in Munster against the consent of the French King who would not be included in the sayd treaty And in the same yeare at that generall treaty there was a peace concluded betweene the Emperour of Germany The French The Sweeds and The German Princes after those intestine warrs had continued thirty years and the people in the Pallatinate reduced to such Extreamity that they were forced to eate their owne children to satisfie their hunger The Hollanders after they had drayned the West-Indies Spoyled the trade of Antâ—â—erpe Gante and Brugis by Magnifiâ—ing Amsterdam Rotterdam and Dort They left the Spanish Netherlands to be a Bulwerke betweene theâ— and France as the House of Austria remayned a Bulwerke to Spaine and that Monarchie the cheife Fortress of Rome But now all three are became Auxilliaries to the Hollanders for Propogation of Gods word at Amsterdam amongst the Jews and inâ—idells there Sone after the peace with Spaine the States of Holland against the consent of the generality would disband and Cashiere many English and French Regiments of horse and foote Although the Officers were Gentlemens yonger sonns that had spent their Youth and fortunes in the States service The Prince of Orrange refusing to doe it without pentions granted them for their lives according to the Custome of Armes They shutt up the Comptores of Amsterdam Delf and Dort c. assigned for their payments This ingratitude Which Comprehends all other vices Moved the Prince of Orrange to send severall of the cheife Agents in that designe to the Castle of Lovestine From whence their party are called the Lovestine Faction and drew up his whole Armey in the yeare 1650. before Amsterdam to apprehend the rest of their consorts who were opposite to his interest and the Alliance with the King of great Brittaigne But was prevented in his approach by the sluices that were opened to obstruct his March Sone after that attempt the Prince of Orrange dyed and the Lovestine Faction made this Epitaph upon him De Prince is doodt de gift is groot gheen bliâ—der maaâ— in tachtentigh jâ—er Which was sounge by their children about the Streets and mentioned in the pulpitts for joy But within eight dayes after his death there was another gift sent to the great comfort of manâ—y The Princess Royall was delivered of this yonge Prince of Orrange on the 14. of November 1650. new stile against whome John de Witt and his faction in the States of Holland framed an oath which every man was obliged to take before he could be admitted into any office of the goverment either as Burgermaster Belieu Scout Schepen or Pentionaris the substance whereof was that they should not directly or indirectly advance the Prince of Orrange or his interest but oppose it by all means possible And the malice of the faction was such that many of them sealed their resolutions with their owne bloud making small incisions in their hands whereout issued some dropps of bloud into a glass of wine which they drunke and were not ashamed to shew those markes of pyety to their brethren as toakens of their devotion And would not suffer their Ministers in the publique congregations to pray for the Prince of Orange even as Christians were obliged to doe for their enemies Yett â—e was not forgâ—tten by the meane people but hath lived to see two of the faction rewarded according to the Laws of Candy where ingratitude is punished with death In the yeare 1650. Custodies libertatis Angliae Authoritatae Parliamenti that had seâ—luded halfe their owne members and voated downe the house of Lords called themselves the supreame Authority of great Brittaigne and were styled â—oe by the King
of Spaine the French King the States Generall and many other Kings Princes and States Those Keepers haveing stamped their Coyne with the inscription of God with us on the one syde and the Comon wealth of England on the other Which proved a true motto â—f their dissolution In the yeare 1651. The Keepers of the Comon wealth of England As their â—ist Essay abroade sent Mâ— Olvier St. Johns and Mâ— Strickland their Embassadours extraordinary with a great Equipage and splendour unto the States Generall of the United Netherlands the substance of their instructions being to contract an everlasting league offensive and defensive against all the enemies of both comon wealths and to borrow a considerable summ of money upon the publique faith of their Masters to supply their present occasions and for incouragment thereunto The Embassadours told them of an Act of Parliament that should Naturallize all the United Netherlanders whereby they might have and injoy the same rights and priviledges equally with free borne subjects of England But the old crafty States men in Holland knowing that England would draw away their best Marchants and fishermen into better Ellements And that the publick faith was allready upon the taynters they rejected the first proposall and denied the second presuming to continnue their priviledges they had in the English seas and harbours upon their owne termes Then the English Embassadours told the States Generall that they must pay for their Herring fishing and make satisfaction and reparations for the spoyles and damages committed at Amboyna and upon Sir William Courten and his partners in the East-Indies Unto all which they persisted in the negative Then after some personal affronts offered to the Embassadours and their retinnue by the Kings party in the Hague they returned re infecta to make their report to the Councell of State at Whitehall who highly resented the indignity shewne to their supreame greatnes and suddainly resolued to chastise the Hollanders for their contempt without any formall declaration of warr and to that purpose Equipped out a fleete of Shipps The States Generall doeing the like they were demanded by the English Admiralls to strick their flaggs and lower their topp-sayles but the Hollanders refusing to give that acknowledgment unto their younger brothers they went both to it Catch that Catch could allmost three years together wherein the States Generall lost soe many Shipps and were soe often beaten in solemne fights that they sent their Embassadours over into England to treat with Oliver Cromwell who was stept into the Goverment under the title of Lord Protector to give him satisfaction in the premises It appeared then that although the Hollanders were insolent they were not invincible In the yeare 1655. Oliver Cromwell made an unprofitable peace with the States Generall without disarming them or taking caution against future spoyles and injuries granting unto the Marritine Provinces Holland Zeland and Frizland the same priveledges in the English Seas streams and havens that they had in former times When they were under the Dukes of Bourgundy and Arch-dukes of Austria notwithstanding The Kings of England gave them the liberty of Free fishing then upon the English Coast in consideration of the mutually assistance their Lords and Princes gave against France Amsterdam being then a pore fishing towne and content with the rest of the Hollanders to live upon their honest labour and industry with what they could gett by fish and the product of their owne Country as they did before the East and West-India Companies were Errected and before they had built soe many Shipps of warr out of the spoyles of Spaine Portugall and England Cromwell only compelled them to make some reparations to the English East-India Company for the spoyles at Amboyna and obliged them to referre all other differences concerning the English Damages to Commissioners which nevertheless they reglected to doe finding out expedients even in those days to evade their Articles A Poâ—… that the Hollanders have beyond any other Nations in the universe In the yeare 1655 Cromwell appeared most dreadfull to all partes of the world receiued noe addresses from Emperours Kings or Princes but under the style of deare Brother and most Screene highnes he concluded an Alliance with France made a warre with Spaine assisted in the taking of Dunkirke as Auxilliary and kept it a principall layed out for the Spanish plate fleetes Attempted Hispaniola and by a mistake toke Jamâ—aca then runn himselfe out of breath for want of money and dyed If usurpâ—rs in a divided Kingdome could â—â—ate the Hollanders shake France and make Spaine tremble what may not the Lawfull Soveraigne doe with his Lords and Comons united in Parliament against the enâ—mâ—â—s of the King of great Brittaigne France and Yreland In the yeare 1660 when a peace was concluded betweene France and Spaine upon the Match with the Infanta The Lords and Comons in England invited King Charles the second to come and take possession of his Crowne and Kingdomes The Hollanders then fearing another storme they stricke in with the new Ministers of State in France finding Cardinall Mazarine under a cloude but however the States of Holland treated the King of great Brittaigne at the Hagâ—e in his returne and all the Commissioners of English Lords and Comons in great glory and least it should be forgotten they also register their treatment in their Almanacks with the gifts presented by the States to His Majesty viz. Nine hunderd-thousand gilders in money and to the value of eight thousand gilders in Harlems â—amaske and â—iaper for His Majesties Table linnen which altogether amounted unto 9200 pound Sterling A small recompence for the affront in bannishing his Majesty and his Brother the Duke of Yorke and Duke of Gloucester out of their Provinces during Cromwells usurpation and for all the Shipps and goods they had lately taken with Spanish Comissions And gott condemned to their owne use as free prize at Oastend and other Spanish Portes Which ought to have bin puniâ—hed as Pyrâ—cy in the Hollanders and the Zâ—…ders by the Laws of Comon Amity and Commerce About six months after the King was arrived in England the States Generall sent M. r Symon van Hâ—rne a Burgermaster of Amsterdam and Director of the East-India Company with M. r Michaell van Gâ—gh their Embassadours Extraordinary to his Majestie to reneue the cheife Articles of Cromwells treaty which was made persuant to the treaty betweene Philip Arch-duke of Austria and Henery the VII in the yeare 1495. And withall to gett a generall abolition and extinguishment of all Actions for spoyles injuries and dammages whatsoever sustained by his Majestie or his Subjects at any time before his Majesties most happy restauration and gave such Documents alonge with them that if any objections should be raised against the materiall poynts in Cromwells treaty or that his Majestie was not obliged to allow the same that then they should insist upon the loss of all their Shipps and
goods that his Majesties rebellious subjects had taken from the States Generall and their subjects during his Majesties Exile in the late warr In the yeare 1662. the States Generall concluded a treaty of Comon Alliance with the King of great Brittaigne wherein the States were obliged to regulate the trade of India restore Pollerone and Especially to give satisfaction for the two Shipps the Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura as also to referre other losses of his Majesties Subjects unto Comissioners who were to receive a list of their dammages under severall restrictions and limitations of time and place Then the States Generall entred into a new league with France never intending to performe the treaty with England insinnuating to the French King and his Ministers that the King of great Brittaigne resented severall affronts that were done to him by the French during his Exile and that he might take occasion from thence to reclayme the two Provinces of Normandy and Brittaigne the ancient inheritance of the Crowne of England which would make him absolute Soveraigne of the seas and give laws both to France and Holland Soe they ingaged France by that new league to protect them in their Fisheries and growing more confident in that Alliance the States gave fresh occasions of dispute upon the Coast of Affrica accompting Europe Asia and America not sufficient to maintaine their pride and ambition but they would also ingross the trade of the other parte of the world to affront the Royall Company of adventurers in England holding themselves secure by the French league against all the force of arguments and Armes that could be brought against them by the King of great Brittaigne which aludes to the dictates of Monsieur Wâ—menem and others of the great and mighly Lords the States of Holland That the States Generall had sufficiently humbled the Spaniards That the Princes bordering upon the Netherlands were rich enough to make a feast but not able to maintaine a warr That even the French of themselves were noe more then a breakfast to the States Generall England only a Dinner The Sweed and the Danes but a Colation boasting that those Kingdomes were wasted by such warrs that had inriched the States Generall A most wonderfull alteration within the memory of man in this age of wonders as the Appealants Calls it since the States of Holland and the States Generall sent their Deputies to the publick assemblies at the Hague with Roaken flesh and cheese in their Rye sacks out of netessity to save Expences in harbours That are now able to contend with soe many Kings and Princes Upon the last Alliance betweene France and the United Provinces the French King established an East-India Company Ordanning that it should be noe indignity to any of the Princes of the bloud or others of the Nobility in France to adventure and become participants in that trade The Hollanders being statled thereat fearing it might deminish their traffique they sent Monsieur John Tylliot a Captaine of horse in their Militia to make some diversion and give Discouragments to that enterprise who being wel acquainted at Paris and in the French Court insinnuated in all Companies that they would loose their principall stocks which adventured upon any such long Voyages where the Hollanders would both undermine and overeach them in all their undertakings but for his paynes the King committed him to prison where he remayned two years and upwards untill some returne Shipps came from the East-Indies to manifest the contrary It is an old dutch principall where the Hollanders cannot accomplish their designes by force they will indeavor it by any sinister means which makes the States Generall soe often pawne their soules their faith and reparation in publick treaties to game time and optunities of advantage when at the same instant they intend shall never be performed In the yeare 1665. the Hollanders haveing refused to performe the last treaty with the King of great Brittaigne and to make reparations to his subjects for their losses and Damages according to the severall and respective Articles of the sayd treaty Appeals were made by all men to the sword for Justice and a warr was proclaymed by his Majesty against the States Generall with an Unamions consent of the Lords and Commons in Parliament who granted many Millions of Pounds Sterling to carry on that enterprise which did neither humble the Hollanders nor procure any honour or satisfaction to the King or Kingdome Notwithstanding all the bloud and treasure spent In any of those poynts insisted and agreed upon in the yeare 1662. ether concerning the Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventure list of damages Polleron or regulation of trade in the East-Indies where the dutch have obstructed and spoyled the English and the Subjects of all other Kingdomes in Europe either by fraude or force from the Freedome of Navigation and Commerce ever since they gott any footing there More particulary Sir William Courten and his partners who layd the same foundations for trading Voyages in the East-Indies China and Japan from Port to Port. Wherein the Hollanders absoluty have gotten more by their Navigations and force in those Countries then they did by their goods and money exported from Holland and Zeland which is contrary to the Laws of Nations and comon Alliance As their owne Country-man Grotius tells them Quod Batavi â—ullum habent jus in Indos Titulo Inventionis belli occupationis praescriptionis aut consuetudinis Ergo quibusvis ad quosvis liberam esse mercaturam Whose rules the Hollanders will not observe any further then concernes their lucre or advantage as may be seene in the following relation Notwithstanding the English the Portugalls and the Spaniards traded thither and were setled there many years before the Hollanders as is well knowne to all men that have read any thing of History A True Relation of the Dutch East-India Companies Affaires and trade in India and parts adjacent in the year 1665. Reported by the commander in cheife sent home by the Generall at Batavia with their sleete arrived in Holland Anno 1666. THat Amboyna which yeilded cloves was in a verry good condition Banda bad yeilded a verry good cropp of mace and Nutmegs Pouleron which yeilded the best Nutmegs of all the Isâ—andâ— was dilivered unto the English but as soone as the news came to Batavia of the warr it was taken from them againe Ternate that the King thereof is obliged by treaty to distroy all the cloves to the end thâ— Spanish should have nâ—ne Maccassar was to be feared the most of any Indians the staple of all forraigne Commodities was there by reason of the small toll or Custome which is paid nâ—â— Exceeding one per â—â—nto sandall wood and Tortell shell is that which the place yâ—â—â—dâ—th most Bâ—â—a yâ—â—ldeth red wood fitt for dyâ—ing as also sandall wood and covrin a sort of white shells which in many places are used in stead of mâ—ny there are very good horses Solor and
confiâ—â—ation And it was Lawfull for the Captaine to prosecute for the Shipp goods in the names of Sir Edmond Turnor and Mr. Carew persuant unto the Letters pattents without subjecting of them to any offence they being Turstees for a Corporation of Creditours and altogether passive in matter of fact Captaine Byrne and all other Captaines had only power to Execute their Commission according to the rules and Directions contained in the Letters pattents if they transgressed those Limitations it was their owne Act and not Sir Edmond Turnors and Mr. Carews The Maxime Qui facit per alterum facit per se is relative to Civell Actions where all things are done persuant to a Lawfull Authority Personall injuries cannot be comprehended within any deputation or Comission whatsoever and it would be of evill consequence if such provisionall sentences should be confirmed and brought into Presidents Being contrary to Law and the very express words of His Majesties grant declared in the sayd Letters Pattens wherein it s mencioned in the last clause of the Pattent that this Royall Comission should be fauorably interpreted and construed in all respects to the benefitt and advantage of Sir Edmond Turnor and George Carew their Executours Administratours and assignes Captaine Edward Lucy and Capt Iohn Holines in prosecution of their Comissions under the sayd Letters Pattents did within the space of three months take sink burne Nine Shipps of the French Dutch and Danes yet they mett with such discouragements at home that rendred their enterprizes rather burthens to themselves and their Friends then any advantage or profitt to the Heires Executous or Creditors of Sir William Courten Sir Paul Pridar and Sir Edward Littleten who were also blamed for spoyling the Kings enemies And Mr. Franklinn to shew an absolute prejudice against Mr. Carew advised Mr. Ioas Everâ—yen a dutch claymor his brother in Law to arrest him in a vexatious action of 1000. pound by writt out of the Admiralty Court upon pretence of a spoyle done by Captaine Heyden to a Hamburger in the month of August 1666. and although sufficient bayle was given into the Court to answere the Action Yett noe prosecution was ever made against him thereupon nor any Costs payd him for his vexatious trouble It is not difficult to register the names of severall Hollanders French-men and Danes that traded all the time of the late warr in the names of Flemings and Hamburgers and that had also their correspondence in England to colour and protect their Shipps and goods by collusive testimonialls and Commissions out of Flanders and the Hantz townes Even as severall Hookers and Dogger boates of Zirrickzee and Herring-buysies of Mazelandsluice Scheydam and Anchusen Fished freely as Oastenders and the Subjects of other neutrall Princes which incouraged the Kings enemies in those times of extreamity Whilst His Majesty of great Brittaigne laboured under all the difficulties imaginable that were brought upon the Kingdome through the corruptions and selfe interests of perticular men In the yeare 1667. After the rage and fury of the sword fyer and pestilence had abated and the King was treating in the territories of the Hollanders at Breda concerning a peace with the States Generall France and Danemarcke the States adventured upon a signall exployt to burne His Majesties Shipps at Chattam Supposing that English men could digest fyer both by land and water then they trâ—â—â—mphâ—ntly insisted that the Act concerning Navigation was disâ—â—â—â—ive to their Commerce and therefore proposed to have aâ— Articlâ— to make it voyde presuming that such treaties might dissanull Acts of Parliament as well as Letters Pattents under the great Seale of England but being advised to the contrary they prevayled onely for a dispensation that all goods coming downe the Rhyne out of Germany to the staple at Dort should be admitted as of their owne growth and transported to England in dutch bottomes Then they insisted upon a further provision to be made for tender Conscienciâ—s concerning all English men that should transport themselves into the united Netherlands for protection which was refused Only in favour of Doctor Richardson Minister of the English Church at Leyden it was consented unto Notwithstanding the Yorkeshire Plott that all Preachers who were come out of His Majesties Kingdomes should be free from any impeachment for treason c. The Hollanders those conquerours as they termed themselves rested not satisfied here but projected severall Articles in generall termes to acquitt and discharge de bene esse all Actions and pretentions whatsoever that his Majestie and his Subjects had against the States Generall and their Subjects from the beginning of the world to the conclusion of that treaty wherein Pouleron was also to be suddainly relinquished that had been 40. years in delivering up persuant to severall former treaties and the Soveraignity of Surrinam to be surrendred which had been only possessed some weekes by the Zeland Capers and retaken from them by the English Here was a strange providence and very remark-able concerning Surrinam and Pouleron This Surrinam was a Colony setled by the Lord Willoughby wherein he had expended all his patternall Estate And this Lord Willoughby was the person that had kept the lands possessions of Sir William Courten and his Heires in the Island of Barbados from the right proprietors under the pretence of a lease from the Earle of Carlilse as Lord Proprietor of the Carebee Islands who had by force supplanted Sir William Courten his tenants officers and Servants after Sir William had setled a Colony there had expended thirty thousand Pounds Sterling upwards in fortifications buildings and planting having first discovered the sayd Island and been three years in quiet possession thereof Pouleron is an Island that belongs to the Heires and Successors of the English East-India Company that first acquired the same by their joynt stock and such an Island that was taken from them orriginally by vyolence which creates noeright annexed to the Hollanders possessions This Island was wasted by the East-India Company of the Netherlands after Cromwâ—lls treaty and all the nuttmegg trees were there distroyed by Capt Kirkhove and his Soldgiers in obedience to the Hollanders Commands the Generall of Batavia which trees were to have bin restored to the English againe in the same condition they were growing This Island was after many long delays delivered to the English but retaken the same yeare againe by the Dutch East-India Company without any satisfaction or price for the spoyle or the soyle whereof the Hollanders esteeme themselves to be for ever acquitted and really discharged without any Act or deed from the orriginall proprietors who could not formerly agree how to draw up a discharge for the 80000. pound Sterling that Cromwell borrowed of them against their will which the Hollanders had payed by Mr. â—illiam Garraways Sollicitation for other damages Nor consent to give him a reward answerable to his paynes for getting that which they lost by their
ingratitude Yet the States Generall by the treaty at Breda became obliged to regulate the trade in the East Indies and to observe the former Capitulations concerning Surrinam Which nevertheless the East-and West-India Companies of the Netherlands afterwards refused to performe Knowing that they themselves doe governe the States of Holland as the States of Holland doe governe the States Generall The Deputies of the 18. respective Citties which are sent to the Assemblies of the great and mighty Lords the States of Holland being Directors or participants of the East and West-India Companies The Diputies of the respective Provinces sent to the Assemblies of the high and mighty Lords the States Generall being also Directours or participants of the East and West-India Companies The respective Persons or Lords of the Councells of the States Generall and the States of Holland As also The respective Lords in the severall Collegies or Chambers of their Admiralties in Amsterdam Rotterdam Midleburgh North-Holland and Fâ—â—zland are likewise Directors or participants of the East and West-India Companies of the Netherlands and mostof them Either Brâ—wars Soapâ—boyâ—â—rs Sugerbakers their sonns or Advocates who are also the Magistrates of the respective Citties and â—â—chivens in the severall Courts of Judicature where the Subjects of Forraigne Princes cannot expect Justice in any matters upon Civell Actions brought before them wherein their owne interests are any wayes concerned being both parties and Judges themselves which is a most abominable and intollerable practise â—specially when Appeales are made from those Competent Judges soe termed in the respective Citties unto the Provinciall Court and Superior Court at the â—ague where there cannot be any other Creatures found a moâ—gst them then of the same mould before whome the suites and Complaynts of many orphants and widdowes have been delayed some 20. and some 30. years and left still undetermined who have appealed to Heaven for bengance which at last is fallen upon the Hollanders for their frâ—ude and oppression If Justice cannot be obtained in their Ordinary Courts of Judicature upon civell Contracts and obligations between English-men and Hollanders for matters arising within their owne Country or for debts contracted in England It cannot be expected that any strangers should find releife against any Director or participant of the East or West-India Company upon any cause of action reall or personall for goods lands or money gotten into their hands and possession in forraigne partes for any spoâ—le or trespass whatsoever Committed in the East or West-Indies Where they make warr and peace at pleasure Tantum Imperium Principis quam Patrimonium majus est Ad Reges potestas omnium pertinet ad singulos proprietas And the Casuists affirme that a debitor although Judicially absolved remaynes a debitor untill he hath given satisfaction Jus permaneat semper nec unquam mutetur lex vero scripta saepius In the yeare 1668. The French King in right of Maria his wiâ—e Daughter of Phâ—lip the IV. pretending a tytle to the Spanish Netherlands after the King of Spaines deâ—th entred into Brabant and Flanders with an Armâ—y and toke possession of Châ—rleroy Binch Aâ—â—â—â— Douâ—y Sâ—â—rpe Tournay Oulâ—â—ard Liâ—le Armentiers Cortrick â—â—wxbargh with the bâ—ylewicks Casteleines and jurisdictions to them belonging notwithstanding the Queene had renounced her right and the French King barred himselfe as the Hollanders say by the Pyreenean treaty Which the Lawyers and divines of France affirme to the contrary first in regard the 400000 Spanish Ducates were not payd by the King of Spaine promised in marriage with the Infanta which was the ground of the Pyreenean treaty And Especially for that the Soveraignity of those Provinces could not be alienated seperated or divided from the Crowne by any Colaterall Acts or agreements contrary to the Law of the Country However a triple Alliance was made betweene the King of great Brittaigne the King of Sweeden and the States Generall tending to reconcile France and Spaine and to oppose the French King in his further progresse into the Spanish Netherlands which triple league procured the treaty at Aken and produced an accord that France should for ever injoy those places taken by his Armes and an everlasting peace was concluded in terminis confirming the Pyrenean treaty whereby France was to forsake Portugall and leaue that Crowne to the Mercy of the Spaniards and Hollanders Which was more unjust then the French Kings entrance into Flanders was unreasonable From whence it appears that publick treatys are not like the Laws of the Mâ—ads and Persâ—â—ns The strongest partyes makes the best construction and interpretation of all doubtfull cases In the years 16-0 and 16-1 the French Forces being Exercized in the new conquested Places of Flanders and Brabant the Hollanders were as jealous of such neighbours as the French were troubled at such attendance The States Generall haveing levied 50000. Soldgiers to watch their motions by land and water Then Admirall van Ghent nere the Flemish-coast refused to strick sayle to the Royall Standard of great Brittaigne that was carried in His Majesties owne Brigadine but Answered the demand most contemptuously with powder and ball Afterwards the States General being as unwilling to give satisfaction for such indignites and affronts to his Majestic as they were for spoyles and injuries to his Subjects this present warr insued wherein the King of great Brittaigne and the French King have made an Alliance of mutuall assistance against the Hollanders finding that those Crownes had formerly taken wronge measures to suffer the United Netherlanders which they saved from extirpation to grow â—oe powerfull and great to contend with them and their Allies Which also confirmeâ— the English proverb save a theife from the Gall-house and he will be the first that shall â—utt your throate wherâ—fore the lâ—ague with France proceeds not from such dangâ—rous councells As the Appealants to the Parliament would suggest In the yeare 1671. John de â—â—â—â— Pensionaris of Holland his faction being drunke with success in the former warrs Over ruled that party in the States of Holland who advised to raise a great Army to oppose France by land and suddainly to invade the Bishopp of Munsters Country And to make only a defensive warr against England by guarding their owne Coast But â—â—â—n de â—â—â—â— Argueing that the three Maritine Provinces by reason of their sluices being impregnable by land there was a necessity to keepe the sea open for their trade and Navigation otherwise they would sone become beggers wherefore his Councell was followed and a great fleete out of hand provided to fight both the English and the French which the Hollanders taking their advantage did ingage on the first of June 1672. old stiâ—â— Wherein the Earle of Sandwich and Admirall van Ghent with severall others of both sydes perished when it appeared that the French notwithstanding their naturall courage were better at land then at sea and the English alone if they had persued the victory might have distroyed
first Alarum removed all their plate Jewells and fine Lâ—nnen to Delf Layden and Rotterdam This being done in the absence of the Prince the Burgers begun to Câ—amour against him for ill conduct â—aying that they were all betraâ—ed and that the Prince knew of this warr when he was with his Uncle in England in the yeare 1670 making merry with venizon pasties Although the Prince moved altogether by the States order in Mâ—llitary affaires and had not soe much command of the Treasury or Militia as to preferre a Soldgier or reward a servant Princes walke upon narrow bancks where their fortunes dipends upon such giddâ—y peoples â—uâ—ours In the beginning of this yeare 1673. The King of Sweeden interposing as Mediatour betweene all parties Proposed a Generall Treaty for a peace and in the interim a Cessation of Armes the former was seemingly accepted by the States but the later absolutly refused yett underhand they desired a cessation with England at sea for which they would have given 130000. pound Sterling The States Generall finding themselves not able to digest the forces of soe many Kings and Princes at one meale by land without a free vent backward by water for trade Especially for bringing home their East-India Shipps they lost this yeare which were of greater value then the price offered for a Cessation The Hollanders perceiving their money was not soe courrant in England as formerly They Appeared under this strange Carracter of Englands appeale to the Parliament which yett did not doe their turne The Commons gave the King 70000. pound per month for eighteene months towards the further expence of the warr then the Hollanders made a suddaine resolution in the assembly of the States to raise new levies by Capitall lending to sett out a great fleete which money was to be payd in before the first of April 1673. new stile and was done accordingly The people beng moved by a preamble in the Placcate and act for raising the money grounded upon the Lord Chancelors speech in Parliament Especially upon that expression Dilenda Cartago which did surprise the States of Holland Zeland when they were at a straight for ready Cash their Cantores being empty their obligations of little value The Duke of Brandinburgh having lately Caldeized them out of 200000. pound upon a contract for mutuall assistance whereby he was to send the States 12000. foote and 8000. horse to be maintained at a joynt charge but nevertheless he kept both the men and the money for his owne defence upon a better bargaine with the French concerning Clefe and Marke Where severall of his best Townes had been long detained from him by the States Here the Hollanders were payd in their owne coyne who never performed any parte of a publicke treaty further then attended their owne profitt or advantage Now while the States were chaffering about the place of treating they were using all meanes possible to evade it by contracting leagues and Alliances with Spaine and Austria to maintaine the Protestant interest which the Appealants to the Parliament say the Kings Ministers neglected and rather then they would submitt to England or parte with any thing they had gott by fraude and violence they send their Agents to Pomerania Courland Prusia and other neutrall Places to raise both horse and foote to appeare with an Army in the feild as well as a fleete at sea to treat like Soveraigne Princes with their swords in their hands Yet intending noe agreement but upon their owne termes depending upon their bretheren in England and Scotland to accomplish their designes presuming that the Commons there would not have Hollands patience to indure an exspensive warr much longer The States keeping to their old Principalls that there was noe means soe approved under heaven to weaken great Brittaigne as by sowing sedition amongst the people with notions of introducing popery or setting up an Arbitrary Goverment by the French Alliance Although they were not ignorant that it is as impossible for a Roman Catholick to be King of England as a reformed Protestant to be King of France This last Summer the States Generall ingaged the English and French fleets in three sea sights wherein there was noe considerable loss of either syde Excepting Sir Edward Sprague being all fought nere the bancks upon the Coast of Holland Zeland and Flanders where the French were less usefull at sea this yeare then they were the last which incouraged the Hollanders still to boast and publish in all forraigne parts that they had beaten the two mighty Kings againe at sea in three most glorious Victories This report made some persons rashly to say that the English were either traytours or Cowards Notwithstanding Admirall de Ruytter in the last sea fight writt to the States that it was Gods great mercy he could keepe the sea to guard their Coast Although he could not guard the East-India Shipps upon the Coast of Norway not daring to adventure for their protection at sea any further then the States Armies and their Allies did by land for the releife of Mastricht which was surrendred within 14. dayes after the first stormes made by the English and French forces that much surprised the Hollanders to loose such a considerable place in soe short a time Which plainly demonstrates to all the world that those who are Masters of the feild are Masters of the best garrisons even as they that were Masters at sea in the yeare 1667. were Masters of the Royall Charles and the London In the month of October last the Hollanders with their Hackney Appealants degenerated English men charged their Paper gunns againe with new expedients against the meeting of the Parliament and Framed a Letter in a Dutch dresse directed to the King of great Brittaigne dated the 25. of October 1673. stilo novo which they sent by a Trumpeter after they had first distributed many thousand copies in English and Dutch amongst their Friends confederates in England and Holland insinnuating how ready the States Generall had alwayes been to give His Majesty all reasonable satisfaction for avoyding the miseries and Callamities inseperably attending the warr alleadging that they thought the triple Alliance had bound them eternally from any further rupture adding that now the Prince of Orange his interest and theirs being united together with his personall mâ—râ—it those consideratâ—ns might inclyne His Majestie to peace making a deduction of all that had proceeded at Cologne whereby they waued the Lords Plenipotentiares and appealed from the King unto his Subjects And at the same time industriously sett on foote a clamour against the Marriage betweene the Duke of Yorke and the Dutchess of Modena Then the King prorogued the Parliament untill the 7. of Januarij next and in the meane time answered the States Letter from poynt to poynt with was sent back by the same Trumpeter Whereby it appeared that the States Generall had found instruments purposely to deceive his Majesties
could not briâ—le their tongues The vulgar crying out that those who were not for them were against them In the yeare 1608. Sir Râ—â—â— Winnwood and Sir Richard Spencer adjusâ—ed the accounts with the States Generall and toke further security of the States of Holland for payment of the money due to King Iames upon the cautionary townes wich amounted unto the 〈◊〉 of 8184â—8 Pound Sterling to be reimbursed to the crowne by severall 〈◊〉 payments The States 〈◊〉 all finding that 〈…〉 〈…〉 In the yeare â—â—â—â— King 〈◊〉 and King 〈◊〉 the IV of France being Meâ—â—â—â—urs for a peace betweene Spaine and the United Prownces of the Netherlands they prevaâ—led with both parties for a Collâ—tion of Armes and a Tâ—uâ—e for twelve yeares which was agreed should commence from the yeare 160â— whereby the States Generall were acknowledged to be free countries and had licences gâ—anted to trade unto the East-Indies where they had made some adventures before without permission and both the Mediatours became guarantees for the due performance of the Articles of that Truee Yet the Hollanders being not contented with that â—reaty imposed upon them as they saâ—d by King Iames they entred into a league oftensive and deâ—enâ—ive with France Fearing that King Iames might obstruct their free fishing upon the Coast of England and Scotland Wâ—â—â—h by the 〈◊〉 of nature and commâ—n P 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bâ—â—ngs to the Subjects of gâ—â—at Bâ—â—â—â—â—â—gue Aâ—ther the death of Henery the IV. the States Generall reneued their league with Lâ—wis the XIII who toke upon him the protection of the United Netherlands and gave the States Generall the first title of HAUIâ— ET PUISSANIS SEIGNEURS LES ESTATS GENERAUX DES PROâ—INCIES UNIES and the States of Holland the first Stâ—le of GRAND ET PUISSANâ—S SEIGNEURS LES ESTATS DE HOLLAND ET â—EST-FRIZE then those high and mâ—ghly Lords the States Generall and the great and mighly Lords the States of Holland and West-â—â—â—zland made severall resolutions and Acts in their reâ—pective assemblies to receive noe Letters from any Prince or State whatsoever but whith the same style and address that the French King had done and made it knowne unto all the pubâ—â—que Mâ—nâ—sters then resident in the Hague to give their Masters notice thereof accordingly 〈◊〉 verâ—â—â—â—s the oâ—â— English proverbe set beggers on 〈◊〉 back and they 〈◊〉 ride to the 〈◊〉 In the yeare 1612. King Iames demanded 300000. pound Sterling of the French King which was due to the Crowne of England for severall disbursments for Henery the IV. and others then Lowis the XIII assigned the like summes of money upon the States Generall unto King Iames who voluntarily acquitted the States theirof whereupon the French King seing King Iames soe generous acquitted twice as much more that was due to him from the States Generall Tâ—â—â—â— Kindneâ—â—â—s are not remembred by the Hollanders and Zelanders neither is their â—â—gratitude forgotten by the English and French In the yeare after that King Iames and the Franch King had releaâ—ed the States of those two great â—ummes of money the High and mighly Lords sent their Embassadours to the Grand Seigneur at Constantinople and to the great Duke of Mosâ—ovia with whome they contracted Alliances of Commerce settled their Consuls and Factories at Aleppo Alexandria grand Cairo and Smirna Although they noe sheepe woods nor Mynes they would gett woole timber and other materials and people from all partes of the Earth to worke and not be content any longer with such a trade as they could naturally raise out of their owne Country by butter cheese and hempe but would nigross all â—ine Manafactures of silke woole and Mohaire besids their Navigation and Fisheries Making their Châ—â—â—e tâ—â—nes Câ—â—ies of refuge fortendâ—r consâ—iâ—nâ—â—s and banditâ—s of aâ—â— Nations who are protected there as â—râ—e burgers being once admitted as inhabitants In the yeare 1614. the States General made a Placcate to prohibite all English Cloath Kersies and dozens that were died in the Cloath to be brought into the united Provinces upon paâ—ne of 25. gilders a Cloath besides the conâ—iâ—â—ation of the goods Whereupon severall persons in England made their Complaynt to the Councell-Table but finding noe redress the Marchant adventurers and Cloathiers sett upon making of Mixtures died in the woole rather then to lose all advantages of dying dressing and flocks woolen Cloath before that time being worne in blacks blewes redds and other single colours dyed in the Cloath This Nationall affront done by the Hâ—llonders in thâ—se dayes when King James had the Keys of their Provinces in his Cusâ—â—ly was a sufficient testimony of their insolâ—ncy and ingratitude and a faire warning for England to â—indâ—r the growth of such Monsters that had soe sone forgâ—tten Queene Elizebeth and soe quickly sughted King James In the yeare 1616. the Hollanders upon a Composition made concerning the money lent by Queene Elizebâ—th upon the Cautionary townes prevayled with King Iames to deliver up the Briel Flushing and Rammekâ—ns after they had been 31. years in the possession of the English at which time the French would have given double the monâ—y for their redemption being forfeited to the Crowne of England for breach of Covenants by keeping the money soe many years in their owne hands beyond their Contracts and Obligations 〈…〉 not â—â—ve 〈◊〉 soe 〈◊〉 to England either 〈…〉 In the yâ—are 1â—19 the States Generall having fomented the civell wâ—â—s in Germany by assisting the consâ—derate Princes of the union with their Councell and Armes against the house of Austria upon pretenâ—e that Hungary 〈◊〉 Bohemia were usurped against the peoples consent and 〈◊〉 Hâ—â—â—ditary to the Austrâ—an Family that were 〈◊〉 Kinâ—â—â—mes as Poland and the Empire the Sâ—â—â—â—s Generall incouragâ—d â—redrâ—â—k Prâ—nce Pallatine to accept the 〈◊〉 of Bohâ—â—â—â— promâ—ssing hâ—m theâ—r further assistance beâ—ore he had the conâ—ent of Kiâ—g Iamâ—s his father in Law to intreague 〈◊〉 in that warr yett the Hollanders suftered him not only to be 〈◊〉 out of hiâ— new Kingâ—ome by the Spanish and Impâ—râ—â—ll Trâ—â—â—â—s but also to be 〈◊〉 from the Pallaâ—inate his owne inherâ—tance who â—lâ—dd with his Queene and her children to tâ—e Hâ—gâ—e for shelter while the pore Protâ—â—ants in Germany had â—â—â—rty to bâ—gg in manâ— Churches and Even all this time the States Generaâ—â— that promoted the waâ—r lay 〈◊〉 with their Armes Iâ— the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 had nâ—t aâ—tâ—rwards 〈◊〉 iâ—to the bewâ—â—â—s of 〈…〉 In tâ—e yeare 1620 the Hollandâ—rs laâ—d their bloudy designes in tâ—e East-Indies where they commâ—tted that hâ—rrid masâ—aâ—re and spâ—yâ—e at Amâ—â—yna under a pretence that the Engâ—â—sh Factors combinâ—d to sâ—â—ze the dutâ—h Magâ—â—â—nes and warâ— housâ—s whereupon they torâ—ured the Marchants anâ— murtherâ—d others of the Engliâ—h consiâ—â—aâ—ed their goods and houses toke away their Isâ—anâ—s and ingrossed the wâ—â—le spice trade at the Mullucâ—oâ—s contrary to their owne 〈◊〉 and agreemâ—nt made with thâ— English Company prâ—â—endâ—ng they were 〈◊〉 by â—orâ—eâ—ure This â—â—gâ—dy was soe execrable
in English bottomes and Cotton woole which is fallen from a noble to Niâ—e pence as suâ—ars etc. are siâ—câ— Surâ—â—â—â—m was surrendred to the Zelanders And since the new England Shipps with divers others dâ—tchified English men are yearly fraighted from â—irâ—inea and Barbados that never arrives in old England but carried with syde windes into â—ollaâ—d and the East Countries whereby His Majesty is not onely defraâ—ded of his Custumes â—nd his â—eamâ—n diâ—couraged but the goods undervalued which ought to he menaged to greater advantages of the King and his Kingdomes It is Convenient now to shew you when the house of Bourgundy became allied with the house of Austria And Austria with Spaine â—s also their respecâ—ive successions likwise the severall successions in the Crownes of England and France And consequently when the Hollanders and their confederated Provinces of the Union revolted from Spaine and Austria and made themselves Soveraigne States And after some observations thereupon give you a more perticular answere to Englands appeale And soe for this present yeare conclude A briefe description of the first Alliances betvveen the Houses of Bourgundy Austria and Spaine vvith the severall successions of Emperours Kings of Spaine Kings of England and France since that Alliance Philip Duke of Bourgundy the 30. Earle of Holland Zeland c. That first â—â—sâ—â—tuted the Order of the Golden Fâ—…ce dyed in the yeare 146â— leaving Charles his only Sonn and heire his Successour who was sâ—aine at the battaile of Nancy and left Maria Dutchess of Bourgundy his only Daughter heire that Married Maximillian Arch-duke of Austria Sonn and heire of Fredrick Emperour of Germany by whom she had Philip her only Sonn that Married Jane the Daughter of Ferdinand and Jsabella King and Queene of Arragon and Castile Emperours of Germany Maximillian the first that Married Maria de Vallois Duchess of Bourgundy begun his raigne Anno 1493 Charles the fift Married Jsabella Daughter of Don Emanuel King of Portugal and begun his raigne Anno 1520 Ferdinand the first Married Anna Uladâ—slai Daughter of the King of Hungary and Bohemâ—a begun his raigne Anno 1558 Maruaâ—llian the second Succeeded his Father he Married Maria the Daughter of Charles the fifth his neece and begun to raigne Anno 1564 Rodolphus Succeeded his Father Maximillian he dyed without Issue and begun to raigne Anno 1576 Mathias Succeeded his Brother Rodolphus he Married Ann the Daughter of Ferdinando Arch-duke of Austria and dyed without Issue begun his raigne Anno 1612 Ferdinando the second Succeeded his nephew Mathias and Married Ellenor Sister to the Duke of Mantoua he begun his raigne Anno 1619 Ferdinando the third Succeeded his Father he Married first the Infanta of Spaine and secondly the Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany begun his raâ—gne Anno 1656 Leopoldus the Sonn of Ferdinando King of Hungary was Married first to Margaret the Daughter of Philip the IV. King of Spaine and Secondly to the Duchess of Insprugh after she had unkindly treated the Duke of Yorke begun his raigne Anno 1658 Kings of Spaine Philip the first in the Right of Jane his wife Daughter of Ferdinando and Jsabella King and Queene of Arragon and Casteâ—le begun to raigne Anno 1501 Charles the first Succeeded his Father Philip and was also Elected Emperour of Germany by name of Charles the fifth begun to raigne Anno 1519 Philip the second Succeeded his Father Charles and Married first Queene Marie of England and afterward Elizebeth the Daughter of Henery the second King of France and begun his raigne Anno 1556 Philip the third Succeeded his Father and Married Anna the Daughter of Maximilian the II. Emperour of Germany he begun his raigne Anno 1598 Philip the fourth Succeeded his Father he Married Isabella the Daughter of Henery the IV. King of France and after her decease Marie Anna the Daughter of Ferdinando the third Emperour of Germany begun his raigne Anno 1621 Charles the second Succeeded his Father Philip who was begot of Marie Anna began to raigne Anno 1665 Kings of France Lewis the XII descended in a directt line from Charles the V. surnamed the Wise Married Anna the Widdow of Charles the VIII and Daughter of the Duke of Brittaigne begun to raigne Anno 1499 Francis the firste Succeeded and began to raigne 1516 Henery the second Succeeded his Father he Married Catherin de Medecis Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany begun to raigne Anno 1547 Francis the second Succeeded his Father he died without Issue begun his raigne Anno 1559 Charles the nyneth Succeeded his Brother and died also without Issue he begun to raigne Anno 1560 Henery the third Succeeded his Brother quitting the Kingdom of Poland he Married Louysa de Vaudamont and died without Issue and with him Ended the race of the Vallois he begun to raigne Anno 1574 Henery de Bourbone Surnamed the IV. Succeeded His first wife was Margaret de Vallois for want of Issue by her he Married Maria de Medecis Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany he begun to raigne Anno 1590 Lewis the XIII Succeeded his Father he Married Anna the Daughter of Philip the III. King of Spaine begun to raigne Anno 1610 Lewis the XIV Succeeded his Father he Married Marie the Daughter of Philip the IV. King of Spaine by his first wife that was the Daughter of Henery the IV. and Grand Father to the French King that now is who begun to raigne Anno 1643 Kings and Queens of England Henery the seaventh followed Richard the third whom he slew at the batle of Bosworth being of the house of Lancastar he Married Elizebeth Eldest Daughter of King Edward the IV descended from R. Plantagenet Duke of Yorke the first and next heire to the Crowne and thereby ended the Civil warr betweene Yorke and Lancaster he begun his raigne Anno 1458 Henery the eight Succeeded his Father he had six wives first Katherin Infanta of Spaine Widdow of his brother Arthur Mother of Queene Marie second Ann of Bullaine Mother of Queene Elizebeth third Jane Seâ—mour Mother of King Edward the VI fourth Ann of Cleef fifth Katharin Howard sir Katherin Parr he begun to raigne Anno 1509 Coward the sixth Succeeded his Father who died without Issue he begun his raigne Anno 1546 Marie Succeeded her Brother she Married Philip the second King of Spaine and died without Issue she begun to raigne Anno 1553 Elizebeth Succeeded her Sister and Married not she began to raigne Anno 1558 King James of Scotland descended from a Daughter of Henery the VII Succeeded her He Married Ann the Daughter of Fredrick the II. King of Denmarke he begun to raigne over great Brittaigne Anno 1602 Charles the first Succeeded his Father King James he Married the Daughter of Henery the fourth King of France and begun to raigne Anno 1625 Charles the second Succeeded his Father and Married Katherin the Daughter of John the fourth King of Portugall begun his raigne Anno 1648 WHEN the Hollanders in the yeare
15â—2 first tooke up Armes under the Conduct of William of Nassaw Prince of Orange for defence of themselves and their liberties against Philip the second King of Spaine who sent the Inquisition into the Netherlands The States of the seaven United Provinces continued Nine years in open warr before they absolutly renounced the King and his Government The Prince of Orange being murthered at Delfe in the yeare 1584. Prince Maurice his sonn succeeded him at 18. year old then the States of Holland with the United Provinces offered the Soveraignity of their Countrys unto Henery the third King of France upon any conditions he pleased to accept them who refused to be troubled with those people or their Country Then the States of the Union made their humble addresses and applications to Queene Elizebeth who had used her mediation to the King of Spaine for a reconciliation without effect offering the Soveraignity of their Countrys likewise unto her Majestie who also refused the same but in the yeare 1585. toke upon her the protection of them and their Provinces The Zelanders in that Juncture gave their medalls in Gold and silver with theise inâ—criptions Luctor et Emergo On the one side and Deo favente Regina on the other Whose protection The Queen continued for 17. years in open dâ—fiance of Spaine and the House of Austria And then dyed IT is observed when the Hollanders were upon Framing their Goverment they continued many months in Consultation whither to setle the Roman Catholick Religion or the Reformed Religion would be most for their profitt and advantage at last they concluded that the Reformed Religion would most consist with their Religious concermentâ— in procuring ayde and assistance from other Princes and States against Spaine And that a tolleration of all other Religions would most increase their Common wealth Soe it was indifferent to the Hollanders which Religion to Chose they tooke their measure of Religion by their interest Then the Jews that were banished out of Portugall Itally and Spaine for denying Christ and his Doctrine the ancient Marchants of the world were joyfully received at Amsterdam The Roman Catholicks the Lutherans the Arminians and people of all other perswasions had the like free entertaiment in Amsterdam and the other Citties and Townes in the United Provinces but the Reformed Hollanders whose Godlines is their greatest gaine overeached them all It s also observed that the Hollanders never atempted any thing of forraigne Comerce considerable untill the Jews and other Nations amongst them first projected their East and West-India trade they were content before their Reformation with the traffique they could raise upon saltfish butter cheese and linnen weaving King James had nickt them in the beginning of his raigne if their party in England had not strongly opposed it And to the shame of the English Congregationâ— in the Netherlands be it spoken The King of great Brittaigne hath not greater enemies in the world then are planted in those assemblies Notwithstanding the affront and indignity that the Magistrates of Midleburgh have showne to English men in appointing them such a convenient place for their Church in that Citty being parte of the house were the Ideotts fooles and made men are kept however the States doe pay the Minister in regard those preachers are obliged to uphold the Doctrine of the Netherlands and the members of the Congregations doe all contribute much more to the publick charge by excises c. then the Dutch-men doe in England where they pay their owne Ministers themselves I shall amongst the number of the selected members that were admitted into the English Congregations in Holland and Zeland mention only two Families Mr. Iacob Pergens of Amsterdam and his Family being one and Mr. Peter Boudaen of Midleburgh in Zeland and his Family the other Mr. Pergens was borne at Cologne in Germany afterwards he inhabited in the Citty of London and was made a free Denizon of England in the beginning of the late King Charles his raigne then he transported himselfe to Amsterdam where he was made a Director of the West-India Company and soe remaynes to this time Mr. Boudaen was borne at Antwerpe who lived also in London as a Factor and was likewise made a free Denizon of England then he transported himselfe unto Midleburgh aforesayd where he was made an Elder of the English Church and a Director of the East-India Company unto which office his sonn Peter Boudaen after his Fathers decease was chosen and Iohn Boâ—daen his Brother a Scheepen who follows the Capers imployment and the stepps of Mr. Pergens and their Ancestors whose practises and unjust dealings are breiâ—ely sett forth in the severall Cases hereunto annexed Willfull fraude and forgery in private Persons is punished with death both in France and the Spanish Netherlands But where it his found in Ministers of Civill Justice the very Pagans exposed thâ—m to the most Exquisite tortures and ignominious deaths How farr the Civell Magistrates of Holland and Zeland are guilty of fraude and oppression time will shew Wherefore I have made a perfect Cattalogue of the severall and respective Lords and Magistrates in the Government of Amsterdam and Midleburgh with a discription of their respective Offices and places in the severall Judicatures for this present yeare 16â—3 being a true patterne of all the rest of the Soveraigne Citties and Townes in Holland and Zeland which have their severall and respective Priviledges whereby may be seene the Frame and modell of their independant structures and goodly Common weath and how Geometrically every thing hangs together yett those Soveraignities doe not agree well amongst themselves Amsterdam is agâ—â—nst Leyden and Leyden against Harlem Rotterdam against Delâ—e and Delâ—e against Dort c. Yea likwise the Emperiall Provinces doe not well accord one with another Holland is agâ—inst Zeland and Frizland against Holland and all the rest against those three Marritine Provinces Magistrates of Amsterdam Anno 1673. Governing Burgermasters JOhannes Hâ—dde These are Elected every yeare Dr. Gillis Valckenier Cornelis Geelvinck Heere van Castricum on Candlemas day 2. of Febr. Johan Huydekooper Heere van Maâ—seveen Scheepenen Cornelis Backer Johan Appelman Mr. Johan Corver Nicolas Witsen Hendrick Roeters  Leonard Ranst Aegidiâ—s Santin Jacob â—ad Neck Jocobsz Hendrick Becker Drotescape sâ—aden or Common Councell these are relected for life Dr. Nicolas Tulp Mr. Johan Corver Barnard Schellinger Cornelis Graeflandt Mr. Johan Rendorp Johannes Hudde Nicolas Pancras Mr. Vincent van Bronckhorst Jacob van Neck Dr. Johan ten Grotenhuys Cornelis Geelvinck Mr. Jacob Borreel Dr. Gillis Valckenier Leonard Ranst Cornelis van Vlooswyck Mr. Nicolas Witsen Nicolas van Loon. Mr. Nicolas Roch. Dr. Roelent Ernst Louys Trip. Gerraert Hasselaer Nicolas Opmeer Mr. Hendrick Hooâ—t Coenraet Klinck Cornelis de Vlaminck van Outs-Hâ—orn Johan Appelman  Isaac Commelyn Jacob Jacobsz Hinloopen Michiel Tielens Cornelis Backer Hendrick Becker Mr. Coenraet van Beuningen Dierick Blom Mr. Johan Huydekoper Aegidius Blom Jacob van Neck
William Courten had nothing in him to grant to Iacob Pergens after the Bills of Sale to Littleton and Pindar which made them absolute Proprietors by the Law of England Only there was a possibility left in Courten call them to Accompt after their debt should be paid which opinions were also confirmed by Sir Gâ—â—â—s Sâ—â—â—t Sir William Turner Sir Walter Walker and Sir Timothy Baldwyn Doctors of the Civill Laws and delivered to Mr. Peter van Dam the Advocate of the East-India Company Then John de Wit offered 30000. Pound sterling upon Accompt of all the Proprietors and persons interessed reserving the Civill right of Action against Iacob Pergens and Peter Boudaen for the 85000. gilders paid upon their caution as aforesaid which offer was not satisfactory so the Generall dispute remayned also in stato quo Afterwards Sir George Downing did by his last Memoriall upon that Subject dated the 14. of October 1664. give the States Generall a peremptory day to cleare that business intimating therein how ill the King resented it to be so slighted and that His Majestie would not prostitute his Honour any further but Governe himselfe accordingly yet all proved ineffectuall Then the Proprietors with others addressed themselves with a list of damages to the House of Commons in Parliament The Bona Eâ—peranza and Henâ—ry Bonadventura being placed in the front of all demands whereupon the Comons voted to assist his Majestie with their lives and fortunes in acquiring satisfaction and reparation And soone after a declaration for Generall Reprisalls was ordered by the King and Councill against the States Generall and their Subjects And severall millions of Pounds Sterling were granted to his Majestie in Parliament for the prosecution thereof In the year following The Earle of Shrewsburâ— Sir Iohan Wolstenholme Sir Iohn Ayton George Carew and William Lâ—â—yd Esquires and others Interessed made application to his Majestie by petition for Especiall Letters of Reprisall to remaine in force against the States Generall and their Subjects untill the Origâ—nall losse and damages concerning the Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura should be reprised which was referred to the Judge of the Admirallity and his Majesties Advocates Generall and severall other Doctors of the Civill Law to Examine the whole matter and to report their opinion what was fitt for His Majestie to doe further for his Subjects releife in that Case After severall Consulations and debates had betweene the said referees concerning the premises Doctor Exton then Judge of the Admirallity Court Sir Robert Wiseman Sir William Turner and Sir Timothy Baldwyn made their report to his Majestie that in this case of spoyles there was no remedie left but Especiall Reprisalls to continue in force against the States Generall and their Subjects untill the debt and damages which they sound upon the prooâ—es to arrise unto the summ of 151â— 12. pound sterling should be recovered with Costs or a Composition made for the same betweene the East-India Company of the Netherlands and the parties interessed whereof the said Company were obliged by the Law of Nations to take notice thereof In persuance thereof Letters Patents under the Great Seale of England dated the 19. of May 1665. were granted unto Sir Edmond Turnor and Mr. George Carew Administrator of Sir Paul Pindar their Executors Administrators and Assignes on behalfe of themselves and all the Interessed to continue in force accordingly With this Especiall clause and Provisoe therein contained that notwithstanding it should happen that a pâ—ace and agreement should be made betweene His Majestie and the States Generall for the Generall Reprisalls Yet is should be lawfull for the said Turnor and Carew and their Executors and Aâ—â—gnâ—s to putt the said Letters Patents in Execution for Especiall Reprisalls from time to time untill they had recovered the said debt of 151612. pounds with all 〈…〉 Charges or that the East-India Company of the Netherlands should Compound with the Proprietors and other persons Interessed in the same In the year 1666. Mr. Iames Boevé delivered a Copie of the said Letters Pattents to Mr. Peter van Dam at the East-India Chamber at Amsterdam and requested him to move the said Company to compose the said debt and damages in an Amicable way rather then to leave it in dispute from Generation to Generation to the prejudice of the States Generall and their Subjects In the year 1667. during the Treaty at Breda the States Generall having surprized the Kings Shipps at Chattam severall of the Proprietors friends in the Hague moved the Pentionaris Iohn de Wit to incite the States of Holland and the East-India Company to give some Honourable satisfaction for the Shipps Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura which had bin so solemnely debated in former Treaties being more for the Interest of their Country then to insist upon such scandulous Articles as they had framed and sent to Breda concerning the said dammages which could not extinguish the debt or make void the Letters Patents to Turnor and Carew any more then to disannull the 35. Article of the States Patent to the East-India Company of the Netherlands whereby they make peace and warr with all Princes and States whatsoever at their pleasure from the Cape Bona Esperanza to the Streights of Magelanus Yet Iohn de Wit and his Complices persisted in their projects and would not hearken to any other advice In the year 16-1 the States Generall having made severall Breaches of the Treaty at Breda and denyed Common Justice to his Majesties Subjects in their ordinary Courts of Judicature in Holland and Zeland severall of the Proprietors and Interessed Persons in the saâ—d debt and damages made fresh applications to his Majestâ—e by petition and prayed that his Majestie would please to insist upon reparation and satisfaction in an Extraordinary way according to the merits of their causes and Especially for the debt of 151612 pound ascertained under the Great Seale of England as aforeâ—â—â—d whâ—ch said petition was by order of Councell referred to the Lords Câ—mmissioners of the Treasury and the two principall Secretaries of State who made a report to His Majestie That the States Generall 〈…〉 bin refractory in severall Articles of the Treaty at Breda his Majâ—stâ— and his Subjects were at libertie both in Justice and Equity to require full satisfaction and reparation in Mr. Courtens Case notwithstanding the said Treaty at Breda In persuance thereof his Majestie was gratiously pleased on the 7. of July 1672. to recommend the debt of 151612. pound with dammages by his Letter under his signe Manuall sent by the said George Carew to his Grace George Duke of Buckingham and the Right Honourable Henery Earle of Arlington his Majesties Plenipotentiaries and Embassadours Extraordinary to the French King and the States Generall then upon a Treaty at Uytrecht requiring the said Plenipotentiaries to insist upon satisfaction accordingly declaring therein his care to protect his Subjects in their Just rights as well as to assist them in the recovery
Robberies and Murthers A three fold cord is not sone broken but a Triple Alliance that hanges in a silver Chaine if one linck be broken the whole league falls to the ground The States Generall and all their Soveraignes cannot be soe impertinent to thinke that any Prince should be obliged to their treaties after they have made as many breaches as there are Articles contained in them King James found them beggers and King Charles the II. does them noe wronge to leave them Beggers or deale by them as Great Princes doe by their unfaithfull stewards take away their unjust gaines and leave them a competency to live upon The Authours of Englands appeale begins with a ridiculous fable of a Lyon a Bull and other beasts and concludes presumptiously with a seripture Phaise Calling heaven and Earth to record that they sett life and death before you blessing and cursing c. O England England there is a divine providence that governes the world and affaires of men Many are the troubles miseries and Callamities that were brought upon you through your owne errours jalousies and mistakes Blessings doe now attend you And there are opertunities putt into your hands to perpetuate your owne Glory by your owne Actions As Nature hath made you renouned by her faire Ornements Great Brittaigne is incompassed about on every side with the Mighty Ocean wihich carryes her floating Towers out of the best Portes and Harbours in the world Replenished in the severall seasons with all kinds of Fish that particularly visitts the English Coasts for supplyes when at all times the flowing tydes runns into your rivers streames to fetch fresh water for the thirsty Mariners Your Hills and Downes are inamilled with flocks of sheepe and goates Your barren soyles are stored with rich mines and quarries All your Counties and shyres are like the Choycest landshipps Complicated with Stately Citties and Townes sumptious Castles and buildings woods and groues amongst riveletts Meadowes Arrable land and pastures Where nature hath outvied art to make you beautifull and happy Whilst other Nations want those conveniencies and your staple Commodities And as a further addition to your happines you are blessed with a Prince that studies to establish those felicities upon a most sure foundation to you and your Heirs for ever Whose bodies and minds are made suitable to the Drett and elements of your Country from whence I may without vanity say of England Ne quisquam Ajacem possit superare nisi Ajax Now I appeale unto heaven and Earth Whether it would not be an Act of Justice and honour for the Lords and Comons in Parliament to move the King effectually to insist upon such a summ of money from the Hollanders that might make full satisfaction and reparation for the debt and damages concerning the two Shipps Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura Or whether there ought not in Pollicy and prudence to be a Summary way agreed upon in this treaty to end all suits at Law betweene His Majesties Subjects and the Soveraignes of Holland and Zeland depending before them that are both parties and Judges themselves Or whether it would not be an Act of injustice and ingratitude in the whole Kingdome of England to suffer the Heires of Sir William Courten and Sir Paul Pyndar to live in exile under the Curse of the old Law deprived of all their Fathers inheritances whose Estates are kept from them by violence and oppression That had done soe much for their King and Country in the improvement of trade and Navigation That had soe aften supplied Embassadours abroad after Sir Paul Pyndar himselfe had continued eleaven years at Constantinople in the service of King James and the Turkey Company wherein he much advanced the Levant Marchants That have made such additions to the Crowne and Revenues of His Majestieâ— That did leave other Nations from whence they brought vast summs of money into His Majesties Kingdomes to be made such presidents of misfortune If their posterity should be still for saken where they ought to be releived FINIS 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 Animad 4 Animad 5 Animad 6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aniâ—ad 9. Animad 10 Ani. â—â— mad â—â— Animad 12. Animad 13. Animad 14. Animad 15 Animad 16. Aniâ—â—â— 17. 〈…〉 〈◊〉 An 20. An 21. An 22. An. 23. An 24. An â—â— An â—â— An 27. An 28 An 29 An 30 Aâ— 33. An 32 An 33 An. 34. An. 35 An. 36 An. 37 â—â— 38 â—â— â—â— An 4â— An 4â— An â—2 An. 43. An. 44. An. 44. An. 45. An. 45. An 474 An. 4â— â—n â—â— â—n â—â— An 51. An 52
Severall Remarkable Passages CONCERNING THE HOLLANDERS Since the death of QUEENE ELIZABETH Vntill the 25th of December 1673. SOME ANIMADVERSIONS THEREUPON In answere to a scandulous Pamphlett called Englands Appeale to the Parliament from the Private Caball at white hall With the Continuation of the Case betweene S R. WILLIAM COVRTEN His Heires and Assignes AND The East-India Company of the Netherlands Faithfully recollected by E. W. Armig and rendred into English French and Dutch for satisfaction of his particular Friends in England France and the Low Countriers Printed in the yeare 1673. ANAGRAM Vpon the Private Caball as vvhitehall as it vvas delivered to the States of Holland C lifford Lord high Treasurer of England A shley Lord great Chancellor of England B uckingham Master of the Horse A rlington Principall Secretary of State L autherdaile Cheife Minister of State and Commissioner in Scotland ADVERTISMENT SIR SOme parte of this litle Booke was Printed in Holland and the other parte in the Spanish Netherlands where the English Coppie was not understood by the Printers who have committed many faults which may be playnely discovered and amended with a pen The French and Dutch are better done please to take notice that this is not published or sold in any place or designed to any other purpose then for particular Friends who may find some thing in vacant Houres either for their Information Reprehension or Diversion And that I cannot appeare at this time and distance under any other Carracter Then your distressed and humble Servent G. C. Hague the 29 December 1673. old Stile TO THE NOBILITY GENTRY AND COMONS Inhabiting within the Counties of Suffolke Norfolke Lincolne Yorke and Northumberland THRICE HONOURABLE RIGHT WORP ll c. I Intended to have given you some short remarques upon England Germany France Spaine and the Low Countries since the first Alliances were contracted betweene the Houses of Bourgundy Austria and Spaine But fearing it might be vnseasonable at this time to mention the troubles that followed those Alliances coming in with the inventions of printing and 〈…〉 The two great Manufactures that have filled the world soe full of Combustible matter I have confined my selfe to the beginning of King James his most peaceable raigne over Great Brittaigne annexing only a Cattalogue of the respective Successions of Emperours and Kings of England France and Spaine with their severall Mariages since that Alliance as also such other observations from thence which are sufficient to informe you that now there is the same opertunity to make 〈…〉 selves happy that 〈…〉 Enemies had to make you miserable if the strattegems and designes of some Evill minded men doe not obstruct that Glorious enterprize begun by His Majesty to Chastize and humble the Hollanders that have lived â—oo many yeares upon the spoyles of all Nations and raised their Cheifest support and â—â—couragments from your Coasts and Countries Please to peruse this 〈…〉 without Passion or prejudice and I shall the next yeare supply you with a greater wherein you may understand your owne errours and 〈…〉 owne interest and that I am in plaine English a lover of my Country and yoâ—â— most humble And devoated Serv. t E. W. From my lodgings in the Hague Decemb. 15. 1673. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE S. R VVILLIAM HOOKER Lord Major of the Citty of London And THE RIGHT WOSHIPFULL Sr. HENERY TULSE AND Sr. ROBERT JEFFERIES Shreifs of the sayd Citty And the rest of the Aldermen and Comon Councell there Right Honourable and Right Worp ll HAving lately pervsed a scandulous Pamphlett publikely sold in the Hague both in English and Dutch reflecting upon the Councills and Actions of Kings and Princes Intituled Englands Appeale from the private Caball at white hall to the great Councill of the Nation The Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled I perceived the Hollanders under a disguise and the Authours of it to be as much mistaken in their accounts concerning France as they are of the consequences of this warr and how the warr begun from whence they would conclude that the Kings Ministers had dependences upon Forraigne Courts hauing taken noe care of the Triple League or the Protestant interest wherefore I breifly recollected theise few Remarkable Passages that may serve to vndeceive some English men who peradventure might be deluded by the appeale and annexed Sir William Courtens Cases in severall languages to satisfie all Persons interessed that Comon Justice is not to be found in the Low Countries I presume that your Lord. â—p and the rest of your Bretheren in the Honourable Goverment of the Citty of London upon pervsall of this small treatise will apprehend that the Hollanders are not soe high and mighty as they are insolent and ungratefull There are severall faire prospects now from the Netherlands where nature is supported by art towards London that may make it the most glorious Citty in the world Theise short remarques and Animadversions may helpe to refress your memory in many things and shew you in severall Paragraphes that the Hollanders have gotten ground upon the English since the death of Queene Elizebeth Notwithstanding all the advantages that God and Nature have given to Great Brittaigne aboue all other Kingdomes and Nations in the World I leave the rest to your most grave and serious considerations and remayne Your very humble Serv. t E. W. Hague Decemb. 16. 1673. Severall Remarckable Passages concerning the Hollanders Since the death of Queene Elizebeth untill the 25. Decemb. 1673. With some Animadversions thereupon IN the yeare 1603. The States Generall of the united Netherlands write to King James in a Kanting stile lamenting the death of Queene Elizâ—beth Insinuated that her memory should remaine Eternized in them and their posterity Congratulating his Majesty in the succession of her Kingdomes hoped he would continnue the like gracious ayd and bountifull assistance to them and their state for his owne good and welfare of all Christendome to the glory of God and propogation of his holy word And to that end craved a supply of Souldiers to fill up the English and Scotch Regiments In the yeare 1604. King James considering how the affaires of State stood in Europe found it could be noe advantage to the Crowne of England to enter into a league with the Hollanders that were at strife with all their neighbours His Majesty made a peace with Spaine and remained neutrall in a common Amity to both yet at the same time demanded the money lent by Queene Elizebeth upon the coutionary townes Which the Hollanders were not ready to pay in many years after In the yeare 1605. The people in the Maritine Provinces of Holland Zeland and Frizland were soe invective against King James pretending he favored popery by making a peace with Spaine that notwithstanding the States Generall had in that yeare set forth an Edict and Proclamation under great penalties and punishments against all those that should speake â—rreverently of Kings and Princes Especially of King James Yet they
the dutch â—leete upon their owne Coast in that time of consternation The French English and Munster forces having entred Gilderland Overâ—sell and Utrecht Yett the Hollanders out of an ambitious humour to keepe up their sinking reputation exposed their prints to all partes of the world signifieing that they had beaten two glorious Kings at sea and many English men to their shame be it spoaken rejoyed at their owne folly and infirmities Complying with the appeallants fancies That from Cromwells joyning with the French the distruction of Europe might take its date The Kingdomes of Câ—cillea and Naples made Arragon and Casteâ—le much lighter then before The West-Indies and the Netherlands putt into the sâ—ale made all Spaine of less waight Princes that graspe at more then they can governe and protect make themselves unfortunate and their Subjects miserable In that yeare 1671. if the divell had not owed the Hollanders a shame for their pride and insolency they might have complyed with England or France but notwithstanding they saw the dangers approaching and had faire warnings given them after the breaches of their faith treatyes and Alliances yett in stead of making any reconciliation with either they persisted in the desiance of great Brittaigne concerning his Majesties Prerogative in the seas exposing to sale their medalls and Prints of Chattam their Pamphletts and pasquills of the King and his Councell and likewise inraged the French with their impositions menaces and contempts painting the King between Madamoiselle de la Valiere and Madamoiselle de Montspan with both his hands under their Petticoates and this in scription over his head Louys le grand Conquerour and at the same time painted the Bishop of Munster riding upon a hogg and his Coach drawne with six wild Bores Then by order of the King and Councell at Whitehall the warr was proclaymed the Dutch Smirna fleete attacqued and the Exchequer stopt from payment of the Banckers assignments Necessity hath noe Law and people that cannotâ— be conquered with Kindnes must be taken upon all advantages to make them mannerly and honest against their wills In the yeare 1672. after that sea fight when the United Netherlands were invaded by the French English and Munster forces the Women in the Hague having before proclaymed the Prince of Orange Captaine Generall the Burgers and Boares in all the Citties and Dorpes voated him their Statholder and the States Generall in the first weeke of Julij 1672. were forced for their owne defence to establish him in all the Offices and honours that his Ancestors had injoyed Which the Prince of Orange willingly accepted for their safty in time of trouble that would not pray for his welfare in time of their prosperity In this juncture of confusion the King of great Brittaigne having a difficult game in hand wherein the Hollanders and Zelanders were to be sufficiently humbled and the French not exalted His Majesty sent the Duke of Buckingham and the Earle of Arlington his Embassadours Extraordinary and Plenipotenciaries to the French King and the States Generall who held some conferrences at Utrecht untill the Burgers of Amsterdam had Cutt the bancks of the Tye and opened the sluices to drowne the land about that Cittie then the Magistrates and inhabitants there protested against any further treaty declaring that they would not doe any thing upon a surprise Concluâ—ing â—hâ—râ— they â—â—ulâ— not make an honourable peace they would runn the 〈◊〉 of a distruâ—â—â—ve â—â—rr The French King in his proposalls to the States Generall at Utrecht inâ—isted that a Cathedrall Church in every Citty of Holland should be allowed to the Roman Catholicks for Divine worshipp The Romanists giveing theise reasons for it unto the Dome-Heeres there 1. That the Churches were all built by the Roman Catholicks 2. That the Major parte of the people in those United Provinces remayned still Roman Catholicks 3. That the States had kept the possession of those Churches eighty yeares from the Roman Catholicks 4. That the Protestants in France who denied the Popes supreamâ—â—y were allowed Churches wherein many of the Netherlanders had free access 5. And lastly that it was very scandalous that the Roman Catholicks should be confined to such pore consecrated meeting places for the service of God in the cheifest Câ—tties and townes of the United Netherlands Yett all those Arguments would not prevaâ—le with the Amsterdamers who pretended that it would be a badge of conquest over them to alter any thing of their goverment in poynt of Religion And having gotten those Churches by their victorious Armes with such congregations into them they would not soe tamely parte with either The like congregations are not to be found in any other parte of the world gaâ—hered together by the sword regulated by the Civâ—ll Magistrates as they are in the United Nâ—therlands During this confusion the Maritine Plenipotenciary Cornelius de â—â—tt who had bin newly gratified with 36000. gilders by the States Generall for his good service at sea in that Expedition where the Earle of Sandwich was fyred was contriving how to poyson or pistoll the Prince of Orange at land and to that purpose treated with one William Titchelaer a Chyrurgion at Peirshill a tenant under that Plenipotentary to accomplish the designe Cornâ—â—ius de Witt insinnuating to him that the Prince being now made Statholder by the meane people they would not rest untill they had made him Soveraigne and consequently subverted the Goverment of the Country and that if he would undertake the busines to dispatch him there were aboue thirty Lords in the Goverment of Holland that would very well requite him besides he should have 3000. Pound Sterling for his premium and for the better effecting the designe some of the Lords in the States of Holland should helpe him to an imployment in the leaguer to be nere the Prince But the Chyruâ—gion notwithstanding he had sworne secrecy to Câ—rnâ—â—â—us de Witt yett he could not be quiet in his mind untill he had revealed the conspiracy to the Prince Whereupon Cornâ—â—â—us de Witt being apprehended The Court of Justice heard the evidence and waâ—ghing all circumstances did on the 10. of August 1672. old sâ—â—â—â— give sentence only for his banishment and the â—orfeiture of his Offices and Dignâ—ties But the Common people in the Hague Banished him and his Brotâ—â—r John de Witt on the same day into another world as mâ—mbers not fitt to â—â—ve any longer in this The Prince of Orange sone after made some alteration amongst the Magistrates of Amsterdam and other places Then he gave his first asâ—ault upon the French at Worden where he come off with loss and a dâ—â—honorable retreat In December following he made an attempt upon Charleroy without success when the Duke of Lutzâ—â—burgh with his forces from Utrecht burnt Bodegrave and Swammerdam two of the best Dorpes in Holland and if the Frost had continnued 24 houers longer they had burnt the Hague where the people upon the
of sale from William Courten and Sir Echrard Littleton to the Directors of the East-India Company interdicting their payment of any monie for Courtens share and stock in the Shipps and lading aforesaid to any person or persons whatsoever but unto the said Ionas Abeels in right of Sir Paul Pyndar protesting that if they did other wise it should be no discharge unto them which insinuation and Protest was done by the said Notary Publicq on the 25. of May 1648. in the Assembly of the said Directors at their Chamber in Amsterdam in the presence of Ian Iansen and Adrian Nys witnesses thereunto In the Month of October following Ionas Abeels caused to be arrested in the hands of the said East-India Company all such sumes of mony as should be found due from the said Company concerning the said two Shipps and their lading that out of the said monies Sir Paul Pindar share and proportion should be paid in the first place to him the said Ionas Abeels in his quallity which Arrest was made the first of October 1648. by Goosen Daniels Bode or Messenger And a second Arrest was made by Willem Iansen Bode or Messenger in November following both which the Court declared to be valid Notwithstanding all these Admonitions and proceedings the Directors of the East-India Company at their Chamber in Midleburgh on the 18. of September 1649. made an underhand agreement with the said Iacob Pergens for â—5000 gilders upon Caution given by the said Iacob Pergens and Peter Boudaen of Midleburgh Marchant to save the said Company harmeles and indempnified from Sir Paul Pindar and others concerning the said monie or any after claymes Ionas Abeels on the 1â— of May 1650. understanding of the underhand agreement at Midleburgh summons the Directors of th'East-India Company before the Magistrates of Amsterdam and declares against them that they should be condemned to pay the 85000. gilders to him in right of Sir Paul Pindar with damages for the same untill effectuall payment Then the Directors of th'East-India Company summoned Iacob Pergens and Peter Boudaen on the 13. of September 1650. to indempnify them from Sir Paul Pindar for the said mony and free them of all Costs accordingly as by the Acts of the Court appears In the same year 1650. Sir Paul Pindar dyed and soon after Ionas Abeels dyed also So the right of Action remained in statuquo In the year 1654. William Tonnes Executor of Sir Paul Pindar and severall of the Proprietors and Adventurers exhibited their clayme for the Originall loss and damages of 85000. Pound Sterling before the English and Dutch Commissioners at London appointed by the Treaty made between Oliver Cromwel and the States Generall which by provisoe in the said Treaty was referred to the Protestant Cantons of Switserland if the said Commissioners did not compose the same with in three months Afterwards the Proprietors and Adventurers applyed themselves to Mr. Secretary Thunder for a Commission to be directed to the Protestant Cantons who answered that most of the Proprietors being Delinquents by Act of Parlement for adhering to the late King whereby they had forfeited their Estates they could not expect any protection from his Highness Oliver Cromwel therefore perswaded them to desist from any further Prosecution protempore In the year 1660. upon His Majesty's most happy restauration severall of the Proprietors and adventurers on the behalf of themselves the rest of the Interested made their address to Sir Edward Nicholas Principall Secretary of State to move His Majesty to recommend their case concerning the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura to the States Generall for satisfaction and reparation Whereupon Sir Edward Nicholas having informed the King the true state of the case and also intimated to His Majesty what great services and sufferings Sir William Courton and Sir Paul Pindar had undergone for the Crown of England both in the time of King Iames and the late King as also of the particular sufferings of Sir Edward Littleton and severall of the other Proprietors His Majesty was gratiously pleased to direct his Letter under his signe Manuall to the States Generall signifying that the said spoils and damages being committed against the Laws of comon Amity upon his Subjects who had merited so much from the Crown he Earnestly required the States Generall to make satisfaction to the Persons interessed and injured according to the proofs made in his high Court of Admirallity signifying also that he was obliged in Justice and Honour to see it effected accordingly In persuance of which Letter and severall Orders of the Councell-Table for Instructions to Sir George Downing who was then Envove Extraordinary for His Majesty at the Hague divers Memorialls Answers and Replyes passed between him and the States Generall in the year 1662. concerning the said spoils and dammages of those Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura wherein the States Generall denyed not the matter of fact but would have Evavaded any other satisfaction to the Proprietors and Participants then what the East-India Company by Combination had given to Iacob Pergens upon his fraudulent practise as aforesaid In the year 1662. the States Generall having instructed Mr. Simon van Hoorn and Mr. Michiel van Gogh their Ambassadours in England to gett the said spoiles and depredations concerning the said Shipps to be mortified and Extinguished in the Treaty then depending at Whitchall his Majestie declared he would breake of the said treatie unlesse satisfaction and reparation should be made for the said Shipps according to the said Letter of recommendation to the States Generall at the Hague as aforesaid Whereupon there was a particular Erception in the 15. Article of the said Treaty concluded at Whitchall the 4. of September 1662. that the damages concerning those two Shipps Bena Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura should not be comprehended in the Extinguishment and mortification of former losses and injuries in the East-Indies but reserved for reparation according to his Majesties Letters of Recommendation as aforesaid and Expressed in these words poterint litem inceptam prosiqui c. which agreement was also attested under the Hands and Seales of the late Duke of Albermarle the Earle of Manchester the Lord Hollis the Lord Bartlet Sir George Carteret Sir Edward Nicholas and Sir William Morice Commissioners that Treated with the States Embassadours In the year following Sir George Downing in persuance of the said Treaty held a Conference with the Pentionaris Iohn de Wit and the Deputies of the States Generall in the presence of Mr. Peter van Dam and two of the Directors of the East-India Company in the Chamber of the States Generall to adjust the said damages But in stead thereof the Company made severall impertinent constructions upon the Law of England in the Case of Sir Paul Pindar and Sir Edward Littleton Nothwithstanding the said Company had the Opinions by them under the hands of Sir John Glynn Sir John Maynard Sir Edward Turner and Master Serjeant Baldwyn affirming that
wherefore in most Patents the Clause quantum in nobis is incerted It 's a maxime in Law that which belongs to another Man cannot be taken from him without his own consent In the year 1639. Sir William Boswell gave a Memoriall to the States Generall in the Kings name to have satisfaction and reparation for the spoils and damages done in the East-Indies to his Majesties Subjects And another Memoriall was given at the same tune to that purpose in England unto Mr. Albertus Joacnymy the States Ambassador then Resident in ordinary there unto both which Answers were given that they could not treate with the King for the Damageo done to the East India Company of England who might question them for the same herafter so the matter rested â—â— staâ—â— quo This Patent was not made underhand as Mr Pergens who had no right made the agreement with the East-India Company of the Netherlands Neither was the Company ignorant of the precedent grants to Sr. Edward Littleton and Sr Paul Pindar before they treated with Mr Pergens any more then they were of this Patent when they treated at Breda Yet they had the considence by advice of Iohn de Witt to frame their Articles rencounter to the Lawes of God and Nature impertinently using the words of mortifying obliterating extinguishing and disannulling all offences damages losses and injuries whatsoever sustained by the subjects of either side at any time whatsoever before that treaty And that all actions preteations and grants whatsoever for the same should be voyde and for ever renounced and revoaked giveing every man liberty to take advantages of his owne wronge which treaty was soone cancelled by new breaches and his Majestie left at libertie as if the treaty at Breda had never been made What is repugnant to reason and Justice is voyde in it selfe as felo de se and distructive to all civill Society and being Iohn de Witt and his Brother were the first that used the words mortification and extinguishment in any Treaty of Dtate which God himselfe abhors in such cases having decreed that the offendor shall restore three fould for what is wrongfully taken which unplyes the damages sustained for want of that which was taken away from the Persons inured Those two de Wits were mortified and extinguished not only for using such Arrogant expressions but as a just reward to such Persons that indeavored to add force to violence and fraude to oppression and treachery to both Noe man will deay but that the King of Great Brittain in diverse cases may suspend the Execution of Law in his own Kingdoms but in no case can give or take away any mans right without a compensation The Hollanders have a great power beyond the Cape Bona Esperanze and have lately had the boldness to affront his Majesty in his own Seas but to strike at the Laws and Customs of England threatnes not only his Majesties prerogative but shakes the very foundation and Common Intrest of every individuall Subject which is nearer and dearer to them then their lives and fortunes IT is necessary now to shew what Presidents there are in former Treatyes between the Belgick Provinces and the Crown of England cencerning spoyls damages and losses before the seaven Vnited Provinces were a Common-wealth and since they have been made a Republique In the xxix ' th Article of the Treaty made between King Henry the the seaventh and Philip Duke of Austria and Burgandy concluded at London the 24. of February 1495. it was agreed that all and singular Letters of Reprisall marque and countermarque which were granted by the said Prmees or their Predecessors either out of their high Courts of Chancery or other inferior Courts should be held in suspension without further Execution to be done thereupon nisi super eaâ—um meritis habita cognitione indicta ad hoâ— perâ—â—psos Principis specialiter deputandum alitur fuerit ordinatum So that there was no mortification or extinguishment of the right only a suspension of the execution but yet if there were speciall matter in the merits of the cause made knowne to the Princes respectively they ordered it otherwise untill Satisfaction was given to the parties greeved ANd if either of those Princes had the like occasion given as his Majesty in this case they would have entayâ—ed a Commission to Eternity if reparation were not found or the matter composed Charles the first of that name King of Great Brittain granted a speciall Commission for Reprisall under the Great Seal of England unto Mr. Pawlet on the behalfe of himselfe and other Marchants of London who had sustained losses by the Spaniards to the value of 30000. pounds Sterling in time of Peace which Commission was to continue untill satisfaction of the debt and damages And at the Treaty concluded betweene the King of Spaine and the King of England at Madrid in the Year 1630. Care was taken by the Spaniards to satisfie the remamder of the debt not recovered by reprise as appeares by the accounts stated in the Admiralty and the recorde thereof inrolled in the Chancery In the xxx ' th Article of Oliver Cromwels Treaty concluded with the States Generall in the Yeare 1654. which was made in conformity to the Treaty with the Archduke of Austria aforesaid It was agreed that at the delivery of the satification of the said Treaty foure Commissioners should be nowinated on both sides to meete at London the 10. May 1654 to examine and determine all differences and injuries committed from the Year 1611. to the 18. ' th of May 1652. as well in the East Indies as in Greenland Muscovia and Brazill or in any other place All the sayd particulars of losses to be delivered in writing to the sayd Commissioners before the 18. of May and none after And that what shall not be concluded within three moneths by the said Commessioners shall be referred to the Protestant Cantons of Switzerland which were to be Arbitrators and to conclude the business within six moneths following the forme of an instrument being agreed upon for that purpose Nevertheless there was only 80000. pound Sterling paid to the East India Company of England for the spoyles and Dammages at Amboyna and â—650 Ponnds to the widdows and Orphans of the English Factors murthered there And in the xxij Article of the Pyrenean Treaty concluded between France and Spain on the 7. of November 1659. it was agreed that all debts and Dammages contracted before the warre which upon the said day of the Publication of this Treaty shall be found not to have bin actually paid unto others by vertue of Judgments given upon Letters of confiscation or Reyrisall shall be bona fide satisfied and paid And upon the demand and persuites that shall be about them the said Lords and Rings shall give order unto their Officers to render as good and speedy Justice unto the Forraigners as unto their owne Subjects without any distinctions of Persons By all which it appears there
was no such words Mortification or extinguishment used or others to barr any mans right of action for any things done or committed before the warre In the xv Article concluded at Whitehal between the King of Great Brittain and the States Generall on the 4 of September 1662. John de Witt and his Faction insisted and indeavored to have all the Dammages Spoyles and depredations in th' East Indies mortified and extinguished to that day Argueing that the Treaty with Oliver Cromwel And the Creaty betweene Sir George downing and the East India Company at the Hague in the Year 1659. where by they paid the further summe of 50â—00 pounds sterling for the Shipps the Pellican the Fiedrick Francis Ionn taken from English Marchants since Oliuers Treaty should excuse them for the Dammages they had done to Courten and his Partners Anno 1643. yet nevertheless a particular exception and proviso was made in the said 15. Article that satisfaction should be given for the ships Bona Esperanza and Henry Bona Adventura according to his majesties speciall recommendation as aforesaid being a distince matter from all other spoyles and depredations committed by the East India Company of the Netherlands In persuance wherof the two following Yeares being spent in fresh applications and addresses to the States Generall the States of Holland the Directors of the East India Company and to severall Participants without effect All Circumstances then considered there was one stepp further made in this speciall case more then was in the Amboyna busines to intayle the clayme by Letters Patents for a perpetuall Reprisall untill satisfaction and reparation should be recovered for the debt and damages sustained which if it had not been granted his Majesty had lessened his owne honor and greatness as well as his power and prerogative for the protection of his Subjects in their Just rights as also in assisting them in recoveris of the same FRom whence this Conclusion naturally follows the premises that there is no Appeale Manifesto Treaty Guifte or reward whatsoever or any other way or meanes under Heaven to mortifie extinguish and discharge the debt and damages concerning the Bona Espranza and Henry Bona Adventura but by satisfaction and reparation given to the persons interessed and injured whereby a sufficient discharge may be had The Case betweene George Carew Esquire Administrator of Sir William Courten And The Heirs of Sir Jacob Cats late Pensionaris of Holland SIR Jacob Cats became bound in the Citty of London unto Sir William Courten of London Knight by a writing obligatory dated the 29. of July 1631. in the penalty of 3000. Pounds conditioned for the payment of 2080. Pounds on the 12. of February following according to the Custome of England The money was not payd but continued at interest during Sir William Courten's life who dyed in the year 1636. indebted to severall Persons for diverse great summs of money and leaves William Courten Esquire his Son and Heir his sole Executor William Courten the Executor having contracted many debts of his own became insolvent and absented himself in the year 1643. from his Creditors and also from the further administration of his Fathers Estate but before he left the Kingdom Mr. Jacob Pergens a free Denizon of England inhabiting at Amsterdam addressed himself to Mr. Courten for satisfaction of some money due to him from Sir William Courten and Mr. Courten himself as Pergens pretended William Courten the Executor by a Letter of Attorney and Assignment dated the 31. of October 1643. grants and transfers the sayd Bond of 3000. Pounds unto Mr Pergens with power to sue Sir Jacob Cats for the sayd debt and dammages to his own use In the year 1645. Iacob Pergens summons Sir Iacob Cats then Pensionaris of Holland into the Provinciall Court at the Hague and declares against him for the sayd money During the sayd controversie Sir Iacob Cats applyes himself to the Commissioners concerning Banckrupts in England who had a Commission grounded upon the Statutes in such cases made and provided to inquire after Mr. Courtins particular Estate for satisfaction of his own debts but being advised that the Commissioners had no legall Authority to intermedle with Sir William Courtins Estate which was lyable in another right for the payment of his own proper debts Sir Iacob Cats dâ—â—ined from any further Treaty with them Nevertheless the Commissioners by their writing Authentick prohibited Sir Iacob Cats to pay any money to Iacob Pergens upon the said Bond. Then Pergens soon after obtained an Order out of the Provinciall Court to cite and admonish the Commissioners in England if they had any right or pretence to the said Bond or money due thereupon they should institute the same before the said Provinciall Court at a day certain or be condemned in perpetuall silence whereupon the Commissioners appeared by their Advocate and Procureur Then Pergens by an insinuation prohibited Sir Iacob Cats from payment of any money to them or to any other or to make any agreement with them Yet notwithstanding â—de bene esse on the 18. of July 1653. Iacob Pergens procured an Assignment of the said Bond from the said Commissioners for 400. Pounds to the end they might let their Process cease whereby Pergens might proceed against Sir Iacob Cats which he did accordingly But pendente William Courten the Executor dyed intestate in Italy whereby the action abated against Sir Iacob Cats according to the known rule in Law Quod aâ—to personalis moritur cum persona Afterwards upon the Kings most happy restauration Letters of Administration of the Goods and Chattels Rights Debts and Credits of Sir William Courten with his Will annexed were granted on the 14. of July 1660. to the said George Carew yet notwithstanding Iacob Pergens who had formerly by another fraudulent praclise gotten into his hands 85000. gilders from the East-India Company upon another pretended a 〈◊〉 from the said William Courten prevayled with the Provinciall Court on the 4. of November 1661. to give Sentence in the said cause against Sir Iacob Cats and condemned him to pay the said money due upon the said Bond unto Iacob Pergens and interest thereof at 8. per cent Soon after Sir Iacob Cats dyed and his Heirs appealed from the said Sentence to the supream Court af Judicature at the Hague Then George Carew in his quality as Administrator intervened in the said cause before the Lords of the said supream Court in the month of May 1662. where having by his Request in writing exhibited in Court made known his right and property to the said money and concluded in his Demand that Pergens should be condemned to acquiess in the cause and deliver up the Bond as having no right to the Money by the said Assignments from Mr. Courten or the Commissioners conformable to the Laws of England where the debt was contracted and the Bond made and also demanded that the Heirs of Sir Iacob Cats should be ordered to pay the Money due