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A58417	A Relation in the form of journal of the voiage and residence which the most mighty Prince Charls the II King of Great Britain, &c. hath made in Holland, from the 25 of May, to the 2 of June, 1660 rendered into English out of the original French by Sir William Lower ...	Lower, William, Sir, 1600?-1662.; Keuchenius, Robertus, 1636-1673.	1660 (1660)	Wing R781; ESTC R9642	103,435	176

and that the entrance into it should be made the day that had been named for it From that time forward there passed not a day almost that the King received not some remarkable news upon which he might ground infallible hopes of his re-establishment The 25. of April Sir John Greenvil since Earl of Bath and Sir John Boys brought him intelligence of the defeat of General Lambert he had been prisoner in the Tower of London by vertue of an Ordinance of the Councel of Estate and made an escape thence with design to put himself in the head of those that would oppose Monarchal government but he was beaten and taken by Colonel Ingoldsby and brought back unto his former Prison before he could assemble troops enough to form the body of an Army He received the same day Letters from Admiral Montague which continued to assure him of the good estate of the affairs of the Kingdom and of the sincerity of his intentions of which he had already given proofs many months before when Sir George Booth took up Arms for the King under the name of good Englishmen which demanded the convocation of a Free-Parliament The Prince of Orenge his Nephew was at Breda the 16. of the same moneth and every day some Prince or person of quality came to rejoice with his Majesty for the happy change of his fortune whereof they began to have almost infallible assurances Prince Frederic of Nassau brother to Prince Maurice of whom we shall have occasion to speak hereafter arrived there the 2. of May with the Prncess his wife from his government of Bergen op Zoom and the Duke of Brunswic Lunenburg who resides at Hannover came there four daies after The visit of this Prince which is no lesse considerable through the excellent qualities which he possesseth then through the Extent of his Dominions was so agreeable to his Majesty that he could not forbear to testifie it to him on all occasions and in a most obliging manner insomuch that he would voluntarily sup with his Highness accompanied with the Dukes his brothers and live with him in a confidence which might make him to hope for a very particular good will for the future The 14 of May a day fatal to the most potent Kingdom of Christendom for the death of the two last Kings was that which fully assured the King of the revolution of the affairs of his Kingdom through the advertisement which came to Breda of what was done in Parliament the eleventh of the same month as we have spoken of it before and the next day after the news was brought being the 15 they being of great importance were sent to the Hague by Letters from the Princesse Royal which were seen in the Assembly of the Estates General The Estates of the Province of Holland who were at that time assembled in a body and had by their wisedom foreseen in the disposition of the affairs of England the change which would apparently arrive there had also foreseen by their prudence the advertisement which was given of the Declaration of the Parliament For on thursday the 13 of May before it could be known what passed at London that illustrious Senate making reflection upon the present constitution of affairs and on the apparences of the neer and indubitable re-establishment of the King resolved that Mr. Beverweert Strevelshouck Vlooswijck and Teylingen Deputies at the Assembly from the Nobility and from the Towns of Dort Amsterdam and Alckmaer should depart immediately after they knew the intention of the Parliament to make known to the King of great Britain the affection of this Province for the person of his Majesty and for all the Royall Family to testifie unto him the joy and satisfaction they had to see infallible dispositions almost ready to place him in the Throne of his Ancestors and to assure him of the strong inclination which they had to make with him and with the Kingdoms under his authority a firm and indissolvable alliance for the mutual conservation of the common interests of his Estate and of this Republick But chiefly to make him offers of service and to beseech him to do this Province the honour to reside there as in a place most commodious for communication with his Subjects for his passage into England and to receive there the effects of the most sincere protestations of respect and amity which they caused to be made unto him by their Deputies They had also order to insist particularly upon this last point as on the most important of their commission and to use to this purpose the most civil and most engaging terms that interest of Estate and affection for the good of their country could dictate to them They enjoined also the same Deputies to officiate with the Dukes of York and Glocester the King's brothers and with the Princess Royall his Sister and that instance should be made in the Assembly of the States Generall that the same offices might be made of their part with his Majesty and with all the Royal persons The last point of this Resolution was executed the next day when Mr. de Wit Pentionary Councellor Keeper of the great seal and Lieutenant of the Fiefs of Holland was in the Assembly of the States General where it was resolved that Mr. de Ripperda Lord of Buirse Deputy to the States Generall of the Province of Gelderland Mr. de Merode Lord of Rumme Deputy from the Nobility of Holland to the Assembly of the same States General named to the extraordinary Embassage of Spain and Guldewagen of Holland Vrybergen of Zealand Renswoude of Utrecht Velsen of Frieseland and Isbrants of Groning should go to Breda to congratulate the King for his glorious re-establishment and do with his Majesty with the Dukes of York and Glocester and with the Princesse Royall the same office which the Deputies of the Province of Holland had order to do with him in the name of their Superiours The States of Holland pretended that their Deputation would have no effect until they should have advertisement of the Declaration of the Parliament not that they doubted of its intention but because they judged that it imported the service of the King so to use it whereby not to prevent the Parliament and to do nothing rashly in an affair of this consequence where civility done out of season was both incommodious and unprofitable Notwithstanding forasmuch as it was necessary that his Majesty should know the sentiments of the Estates they ordained that he should have assurance thereof under hand by offices efficacious and capable to express them well and to this purpose they judged it fit that the person of Mr. Lewes of Nassau Lord of Lecque and Beverweert c. Serjeant Major General of the Armies of the United Provinces and Governour of the Bosch should be so much the more proper for that as the devoirs which he was obliged to render to the King

in all the Churches on the revolution of the affairs of England in behalf of the King all the Ministers of the Churches English Dutch and French expounding Texts proper for the matter After the Sermons the Magistrate and Consistory were incorporated to make their complement to his Majesty and to their Royal Highnesses and at evening bonfires of joy were made through the whole Town all the Bels rung and many volleys were discharg'd from all the Artillery the Deputies of the Estates General those of the Estates of Holland the Magistrate and the particular persons emulating one another which should express most joy and satisfaction in this great day They began in the mean time to load and to send away the baggage whil'st they finished at the Hague to furnish Prince Maurice his House designed for the King's lodging to appoint lodging for the whole Court and to make necessary provisions for its subsistance when it should be come and whil'st it should remain there Munday the 24 there hapned at the Hague a thing very remarkable and which might be of great importance in its consequences if they had taken councel of ambition rather then of prudence By the fix'd resolution of the Estates General of the 16 of this moneth it was said that the Estates of Holland might cause the King to be received and complemented at the entrance of the Province and that they might make the honour of the House as being the Masters of it But the former had made known since that their intention was to cause the King to be received either by a greater number of Deputies then there had been from them at Breda or if the Estates of Holland went in a body to receive his Majesty by Delf towards Rotterdam in this case the States General would go also in a body to complement his Majesty between Delf and the Hage at the place where they are accustomed to receive Embassadours and that in conducting him their Coaches should follow immediately the King 's The Estates of Holland being advertised hereof likewise that the Estates General would send Deputies to their Assembly and pretending that formerly there passed too many things to the prejudice of the right of their Soveraignity they named the Deputies of the Towns of Dort Harlem Amsterdam Alckmar and Horn to enter into conference with the Deputies of the Estates General to the end to dispose fitly this affair And indeed they negotiated so happily that they were agreed at last among themselves that if the Estates of Holland caused the King to be received at Delf by Deputies they should remain both in the terms of the resolution of the 16 of this moneth by vertue of which the Lords the Estates of Holland might alone do the honours in their Province and cause the King to be complemented wheresoever he pleased and that the Deputies of the Estates General which were by his Majesties person should continue to be treated with respect as representing strange Soveraigns and that in this quality their Coach or Coaches if they judged fit to encrease the number of their Deputies which notwithstanding they promised by mouth that they would not do should follow immediately the King 's and precede those of the Deputies of the Province After this the Estates of Holland ordained that Mr. de Wassenaer Lievtenant Admiral of Holland should be joined to the Deputies named in the resolution of the 13 of May and to Mr. de Wimmenum who had been named the 22 and that every Town should depute one of its body to go to make the complement together with the Pentionary Councellour at the disbarkment of his Majesty by Delf And forasmuch as there was reason to fear that there might happen some disorder about the rank of the Coaches that should be sent to meet the King not so much because the Embassadours were not well agreed among themselves about precedence but chiefly because there were some of them that would make their Coach to go before that of the Prince of Oreng who ought to be considered here not only because of his quality of Soveraign Prince but also as Nephew to the King and consequently as chief Prince of the blood of England after the two Dukes as well the Estates General as those of Holland judged fit to cause the Embassadours of the Crowned-heads to be prayed by their Agent not to send their Coaches but to leave the conduct and whole honour of this ceremony to the Estate to the end to prevent the confusion which otherwise would be unavoidable They all acquiesced therein without repugnance and would fain have that respect for the King and condescendence enough for the desire of the Lords the Estates not to trouble the publick joy which the whole world indeavoured to make resplendent on this occasion The whole Court in the mean time departed from Breda the same day being the 24 of May. The Deputies of the Estates of Holland departed thence at four a clock in the morning to the end to have the leasure to chuse a fit place to put the five troops of Horse which were commanded into Battel and to give necessary orders for his Majesties embarkment The Deputies of the Estates General departed about two hours after and the King took coach with the Dukes of York and Glocester and the Princess Royal about 8 or 9 a clock in the morning But before they went out of the Hall of the Castle the Burgemasters and Councel of Ten presented themselves again to the King and caused to be made unto him by the same Mr. Snel who made him a speech when he arrived at Breda this following discourse for which the publick is oblig'd to a Gentleman of the King's House who had a care to write word by word and to communicate to the authour of the relation all the orations where he was present when they were spoken SIR The Magistrate and Councel of Ten of this town of Breda present themselves again with a most low reverence before your Majesty to render you most humble thanks for the honour it hath pleased you to do the town by the residence you have made here and to bring you a last proof of the perfect joy which the wonderfull success of your Majesty as it is the powerfull hand and infinite providence of God which hath drawn your Majesty out of a Gulf of dangers and conducted you through a desert of afflictions even unto the entrance of the greatness which the right of your Predecessours hath gained to all their posterity This is the subject of our joy Sir but that after the success of many battels Victories gained at the price of the blood of Subjects may content the ambition of a Prince transported but a good Prince whose thoughts are generous and magnanimous prefers an innocent triumph before all other advantages of the world We praise with all our hearts that great God who hath began this work in the person of your

row Of beautious buildings much indeed I ow To their rich merit but I cannot stay Prince Maurice Palace calls my thoughts away To contemplate its beauties and the rare Magnifick structure which may well compare With any modern VVork in all respects Of the best and the skilfull'st Architects But its chief glory is that it can say It lodged him whom Nations must obey Great Britains King Let 's make but one step more And only look upon the Court before VVe take our leave here do the Prince and States Meet and resolve on all their wise debates Here is their Councel here their Residence Here is their gain and here is their expence Our survey's ended we have gone the round It resteth only that the Peece be crown'd WILL LOWER THE GREAT FEAST The Estates of Holland made to the King and to the Royal family Pag. 80. THe Roman Story tells us that the feasts Lucullus made to entertain his guests Were such and so prodigious that the Sea The Land and Air were emptied every day To serve his table with all delicates Of Fish of Flesh of Foul and dainty cates Great Master of the mouth voluptuous Lord Had'st thou liv'd now to see this Princely bord This stately and magnifick service here Thou would'st cry out mine was but homely cheere This a repast for pallets all divine As those that sit here in these orbs and shrine Rap'd too with admiration thou would'st say That all the Elements do strive to pay A voluntary tribute to th' Estates Of their most rich and choicest delicates And that their fin'd and winged subjects all Offer themselves in sacrifice and fall Into the dishes of their own accord To furnish and adorn this Royal bord What is there wanting here that may invite The quaintest and most curious appetite Ladies feed freely 't is no mortal meat 'T is rather an Ambrosia that ye eat Will you drink Nectar Princes here 's a Wine That 's richer more delicious more divine Th' Italian Malvoisy cannot compare With this rare Juice sent down here from the air To please your tasts and to be swallowed In every health drunk to the Crowned Head The joyful thunder of th' Artillery Proclaims it louder then that of the Sky The Violins and other Instruments Strike pleasant airs here to delight the sense In an harmonious consort and the Spheres Descend with Musick to enchant those ears WILL. LOWER His Majesty taking his leave in the Assembly of the Estates Generall Pag. 90. SO look'd great Caesar when from his high Throne He would descend sometime to honour Rome By sitting in the Senate but we see Not the least sign of any Sympathy Between these modern Hero's here and those Old Senators whose surly brows spake foes Under a false respect unto their King Though his bright glory through the world did ring 'T is different here these brave Estates though free And Soveraign pay yet humility And lowly reverence through a candid love Unto this Prince as if he were their Jove And they his subjects see with what respects They entertain him by their sweet aspects And sober postures how they seem to say You shall rule here Sir and we will obey Mount our Tribunal all your words shall be Our Oracles and all your actions free As saving to us since so wise a King Draws them from perfect justice as their Spring WILL. LOWER HIS MAJESTY TAKING HIS leave in the Assembly of the Estates of Holland Pag. 93. STrange revolution Fate here 's Monarchy In Councel met with Aristocracy Though different in themselves here they agree And by their pleasant gestures seem to be Unanimous in all things what the one Demands the other grants division Is banish'd hence here is all harmony Love and alliance perfect amity A lasting League reciprocally sign'd By promises and both have but one mind Though different bodies and a different frame Of constitution as a different name In cordial terms here they congratulate Each others happy government and state Like twin-born brothers they salute embrace The one vows fealty and the other grace Long may they live united thus and never By any chance in their affections sever So shall they flourish both grow great and be Feared throughout the Worlds vast Monarchy WILL. LOWER ON HIS MAJESTIES DEPARTURE from the Hage to his Fleet before Scheveling Pag. 105. THus from the Belgick States delicious Seat Triumphantly departed Charls the Great The VVorld assembled from all parts to see This Monarch pass unto his Dignity The Continent could not contain the press VVhich crowded in all places to express Their common joy the Military Bands Of Horse and Foot were ranged on the sands To make a Royal Guard young Mars stood by Th' Illustrious Duke who by his hand and ey Gave full directions all the Cannon were Dispos'd in order by his Martial care The Sky was cleer the Winds were still the Sea Look'd like a fair Bride on her Marriage day When from the Crowned Bark the King betook Himself to Sea with Her whose only look Can calm the Tempests in the Skiff they went Sent from the Fleet the Seamens high content To see their Soveraign cannot be express'd But by their shouts the Seas most loyal breast Sweetly receiv'd its Master the old God Freely resign'd his trident Mace and Rod To him who better could command and sway That Element The gentle Dolphins play About the Boat they dance in rounds they skip And make a Sea-guard for him to his Ship Thus was the King embark'd when suddenly The thunder of the Cannon shook the sky From Sea to Shore the smoak obscur'd the Sun And made a night ere half the day was done Th' Artillery and small shot on the Strand Mov'd the Sand-hills and terrifi'd the Land As if it felt an Earth-quake but at last All this dissolv'd and that great Triumph past When our bright Star which grac'd the Belgick Sphere Drew off from thence his clouded own to cleer WILL LOWER AN ACROSTICK POEM In honour of his Majesty Call all those Sages whose extended hearts Heaven fils with light in th' Astrologick Arts Ask their opnions of this Monarch they Reply he 's born the Universe to sway Look on this calculation read his Star Seven Planets here all in conjunction are They smile upon his birth no rude jars here Hinder his motions under any Sphere Excellent Aspects long live this great King Supream of all let his bright glory ring Even round about that Globe held in his hand Can earthly powers his conquering Arm withstand Or check his fortune which the Stars proclaim Not possible since Heaven inspires his claim Draw presently with an immortal pen Kings in their colours some quick Cherubin In Characters drop'd drown suiting their souls Note revolutions in these sacred Rolls Greatly to the advantage of our State Of much import to make us fortunate For many years under this glorious Reign Giving us hopes of th' golden Age again Return

Regalis scintillant fulgura recti Jamque Deum visu publicus orbis habet Floret tergemino constans Concordia Regno Sceptraque tot validis colligat arcta modis Nunc inscripta novis nascentur nomina terris Regis in Geminis conspicienda Rosis Quin auro qui floret ovans florentia Musis Condet Imperiis aurea secla suis. KEUCHENIUS VOTVM ET SALVS AD ILLUSTRUM VIRUM CONSTANTINUM HUGENIUM EQUITEM ZULECHEMI ET ZEELHEMI TOPARCHAM CELSISSIMO ARAUSIONENSIUM PRINCIPI A CONSILIIS ET SECRETIS PRO SALUTE ET IMPERIO MAGNI BRITANNIARUM REGIS CAROLI II. KALENDIS AUSPICIBUS ANNI POST RESTITUTO MIRABILEM SEQUENTIS CHRISTI M DC LXI SAlve Poëta plurimumque CONSTANTER Salve Senator Toparcha ter salve ZULECHEME salve vive Principi salvus Idemque Princeps Salus Poëtarum CONSTANS perenna dum STUARTUS BELGA Regisque constat Belgicaeque Majestas Haec vota festis nuncupata sub fastis Cape tota Regi queis Britannico sacros Precamur annos Imperîque longaevam FIDEIQUE Solio praevalente Tutelam Non jam Triumphis maximisque mirandis Superbus insto grandiorque regales Apto cothurnos ALITER HOC SACRUM CONSTAT CUI CONSTAT UNUS QUI SUIS SUUS CONSTAT DEBEMUS OMNES Debito repraesentat Hos insolutos Musa Gelra 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 MARS ORBIS HAERES TERROR ORBIS AC TUTOR MARS ORBIS ATHLAS IMPERANTIUM LUMEN FIDEIQUE NUMEN COELITUS REDONATUM DOLOS ET ARMA MACHINASQUE TRANSGRESSUS INVICTUS ARMIS NEC TAMEN FEROX ARMIS ASTU STUARTUS MAJOR AT VALENS ASTU FELIX TRIMPHIS ET PIUS TRIUMPHATOR CUNCTIS VERENDUS INDOMABILIS CUNCTIS DIS ET BRITANNIS BELGIOQUE SUBVECTUS DIS ET BRITANNIS BELGIOQUE REX VIVAT KEUCHENIUS The beginning of free Parliament The King's Letter to the Parliament The King sends a general Act of Oblivion The Army declares it self The Speaker of the Lower House his discourse to Sr. Iohn Greenvil The King arrives at Breda Lambert's defeat The Prince of Orenge comes to Breda As also Prince Frederic of Nassau And the Duke of Brunswic Lunenburg They know at Breda the Declation of the Parliament The news whereof is carried to the Hague The Estates of Holland send Deputies to the King The Estates General send Deputies to the King Mr. Beverweert goes to Breda The Marquess of Caracene desires the King to pass into Flanders Order of the precedence between the States General and the Estates of the Province of Holland Thurlo's Secretary comes to Breda The Deputies of the Estates General and of Holland depart The Deputies of the Estates General arrive at Breda The Deputies of the Estates General have audience of the King Have audience of their Royal Highnesses The Deputies of Holland have audience of the King Particular audience of the Deputies of the States General Mr. d'Amerongen goes to Breda Order between the Estates General and those of Holland for precedence in the Province The Estates send to pray the Embassadours not to send their Coaches to meet the King The speech of the Burgemaster of Breda The King embarks himself The town of Amsterdā makes a present of a fair Yacht to the King of Englād The King passeth in sight of Rotterdā The King arrives at Delf The King is complemented at Delf by the Deputies of every member The King arrives at the Hage The Queen of Bohemia and the Princess of Orange attended him The Estates General go to salute the King in a body The Speech of the Lord of Gent. The Counsel of Estate and the Reckoning chāber have audience Difficulties upon the audi ence of the Embassadours Audience of the Embassadour of France Audience of the Extraordinary Embassadours of Denmark The Embassadour of Portu gal cannot have audience The King giveth audience to the Deputies of the town of Amsterdam The Estates of Holland forbid the Courts of Iustice and the other Bodies to complemēt the King * The Estates General cause the Queen of Bohemia their Royal Highnesses and the Prince of Orange to be complemented The Estates General make a foundation of three hundred thousand gilders for the King's expence Audience of the Commissioners of the Parliament Particulars of the King's escape after the battel of Worcester Major Cromwell doth reverence to the King As also Sir Williā Davisson The Regiment of the Guards exercise Audiencé of the Deputies of Amsterdam Speech of Mr. de Groot Audience of the Extraordinary Envoy of Swethen How the King was served False advertisemēt of a design upon the King's person The Estates of Holland send victuals and provisions to the fleet The Estates General furnish Uessels to transport the King's stable And cause the Commissioners of Parliament to be complemented The Estates of Holland give charges upon the Kings recommendation They send to complement the Commissioners of Parliament Advise of the Coun cel of Estate of Holland for a foundation of six hundred thousand Gilders The Councel of Estate gives order for the imbarkment of the baggage Audience of the Ministers of Brandenbourg Audience of the Resident of Hessen Mr. Raet is made Knight Barronet The Embassadour of Spain entertaines the King Downing presents himself to the King The King toucheth the sick The English doubt not the effect of this remedy Feast of the Estates of Holland Order of the Estates General and those of Hollād to complement the King in taking leave The Estates of Frees land send to complement the King The Count of Oldenbourg is the first of the strangers which complemēted the King The Duke of York caused the Fleet to take an oath Changeth the name of the Admiral ship Descriptiō of the Admiral The King renders a visit to the Estates General The King makes a visit to the Estates of Holland The Estates General take leave of the King in a body The Speech of Mr. of Gent. Presents of the Estates of Holland to the Dukes of York and of Glocester The King departs from the Hague The Speech of Mr. de Wit The King goes out of the Hage He imbarks * York * The Princess Royal. * Neptune * The Rump * Sueton. in Tiber.