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A11786	An Experimentall discoverie of Spanish practises, or, The Counsell of a well-wishing souldier, for the good of his prince and state wherein is manifested from known experience, both the cruelty, and policy of the Spaniard, to effect his own ends : chiefly swelling with multiplicity of glorious titles, as one of the greatest monarchs of the earth, that being admired of all, his greatnesse might amaze all, and so by degrees seeking covertly to tyrannize over all, when as indeed and truth, the greatest part of his pretended greatnesse is but a windy crack of an ambitious minde.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1623 (1623)	STC 22077; ESTC S1713	30,960	58

this people being any way ill-affected which meeting with their manner of disposition may peradventure easily giue occasion if your Majesty had no party in England which you shall never faile off to some vnlooked for action if your Catholik Armies did but shew themselues It being so ordinary a matter with that people whē they are masked with som great passion either of hatred or disdain towards them that governe that they will be ever ready to tak al courses in hand that may be hurtful to him Euen so that Tantanus discontented with government of Cajus Iberius brought in before his face the Carthagenians First the English in respect of their ancient greatnesse haue bin more accustomed to molest others then to be molested themselues and when they shall see themselues overwhelmed as it were with an innumeratiō of braue Souldiers and Captaines they will grow wonderfully astonied even as that change of fortunes countenanc is a terible spectacle to those to whom this sight is unusuall for by that meanes Greece which was sometimes Empresse of the whole East fell suddenly into other mens hands who of an Assaylant became assayled And lastly though nature get thus much in behalfe of them that England be well furnished with Armes men victuals and ships and whatsoever else is necessary for the warres yet say I all this is nothing when the quality and condition is wanting which giueth form and essence to all enterprises which is mony which the Kingdome of England no lesse through the scarcity of Revenues as by the charge of ordinary expences is brought unto which they shall never be able to recover by their trades and Commerce if the use of the sea be taken from them and therefore will never be able to supply expence of a defensiue Army Royall when it hath scarcely enough to supply their own necessaries especially against so great and magnificent a Prince as your most Catholike Majestie who embraceth within the circuits of your Dominions the whole Diameter of the earthly Globe and possesseth more land at this day then all the Monarchs and Republiques of the world haue A most opulent Prince in Armes Men Mony Souldiers Captains Ships Victuals and all other provision of warre and a Prince who like a Moderator or Arbitrator seemeth to hold in his hands the bridle of Empire both of the sea land And whereas it may be objected that the Gallies which doe you no service in that expidition being vessels of great consequence in battels by sea your enterprise of Portugal and of the Iland if it did not quite remoue it yet did it much abate the superstitious credulity of ours that those Vessels are not good at any time to passe the Ocean withall as if there were no faire weather in that sea in the Summer or that faire weather were abortiue in shipping there is no doubt but that Gallies may securely passe hazard themselues in that Sea in the Summer for three moneths And those that will object the contrary by the overthrow of the sea ther let them be contented to observe well that the same Anchor met not with no inward but outward occasion in the sea of that overthrow For Caesar ignorantly could not discerne the time of the Moon which was then in the full and being mistaken by reason of her too much humidity doth use to disturb not onely the Ocean but all the coasts and the dominion shee holdeth of the salt waters And therfore in respect of the great honesty and equity accompanying the cause with it so honourable and godly life as the planting the Christian faith and religion no obstacle can be sufficient to stay the force of divine power serving under the standerd of Christ and therefore most weake and but a shadow shall all humane helpe bee which shall oppose it selfe against the will of the great Arbitrator But such as are the pretentions of your Majestie over this Kingdome and such the obligations wherein you stand bound for the recovery of your own the title of a Grandfather and Predecessours of famous memorie as there is no enterprise so peculiar and proper for you to undertake as this for that you goe not onely to possesse your selfe of the right which you haue to this Kingdome but likewise to make your selfe the most famous King that ever was in the memory of all the Princes of the world adding by this meanes unto the Crowne of Spaine a Kingdome so illustrous so mightie and so famous By the relation of the Spanish project against this State of England most Illustrious Prince may well appeare unto your Highnesse that the Spaniard himselfe well knowes that there is no way for the expectation of his further Greatnesse no great possession of the high Monarchy which he himselfe alledgeth that he already enjoyeth but the conquering of this I le and adding it to the Crown of Spain and therefore if he had any other meanes to attaine to this by him so violently longed for then by a peace why should not your Majestie thinke that the peace hee meanes to make with you at this time is for that purpose and for no other intent and therefore my good Lord I cannot as one standing upon the firme land gaze upon the shipwrack of my Countrie being so doubtfully tossed and floting in the dangerous sea of dissention betwixt peace and warre with one that will make a peace with you for no other end and purpose but that hee may bee the better able to make warre heereafter against you But to cast out the last anchor hold of my selfe which is boldnesse and frcenesse of speech to you my most renoumed Soveraigne to prevent if I can these extreame and certaine dangers wherein both your Selfe your States and glory of the English and Scottish names are likely to be plunged when the Spaniards ability shall be such as there shall bee no let but his good nature to insult over you which howsoever your Highnesse or others thinke contrary will in foure or fiue yeares if he enjoy his Indies be brought to passe Surely my gracious Soveraign I am of opinion against Phillip of Spaine in the behalfe of my Countrie as that noble Common-wealths man Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon in behalfe of the Athenians which no doubt hath much affinity with our case at this time For Phillip seeing whilst he had warre with Athens at which he principally aimed hee could never overcome the other Provinces of Thebeans Lacedemonians Thessalians Ihocians Ointans and the rest and till they were overcome he could never get Athens began to take another course which was to bribe with mony and gifts Councellours or Orators of that State to be of his side and by that means to be secure from the forces of that Republique or Common-wealth till he had by one and one overcome the rest But good Demosthenes perceived him by and by and warned the Thebeans of that Treason but these traitors of Philips faction being

wary so confident suspition helpeth judgement and bringeth to light many hidden practises and those that doe not feare the complots of their enemies nor regard of forces preparations against them are doubtlesse neere some disastrous fortune or extreame ruine of their estates and fortunes How preiuditiall their treaties of peace haue euer been to such Princes or States with whom they haue contended is most evident as well to us as other Nations as appeares by their Armado in 88 who came with fire and sword to cut the throats of the people of this land had not God prevented their treacherous resolutions At the selfe same time they had entertained us with a maine shew of a desire of peace and our Commissioners being with them for the same purpose As also when Ferdinand of Aragon the last and Phillip Archduke of Austria were in treaty of marriage of Madam Stawij of France with Charles the fifth and after was concluded sworn and confirmed at Blois the King of France being Lewis the twelfth his Lieftenants mistrusting nothing in respect of the premises the Spaniards set upon them defeating two French Armies the one at Calabria under the conduct of the Lord D Aubigney the other at Cernigola led by the Duke of Nemuers by which treacherous overthrow of these two noble Captaines by don Consolis de Cordus called the great Captaine Commander of the Spaniards in these parts they arested from the French most of the peeces in Italy which they keepe untill this day And therefore howsoever other men be opinionated of the Spanish faith and fidelity with your Majesty and State yet for my part I will thinke of them and their promises as a Noble man of Athens thought of a certaine Oratour Your words quoth he my friends are like the Cypresse which although great and high beare no fruit And truely as they are Spaniards I cannot well blame them for they well know that the Crowne of Spaine is at stake and all the Indies and his other Signiories and therefore will not faile to put in practise all tricks that may win the game though it be by foule play For if he haue not peace with England at this time it is not unknowne unto him that the foundation of his Monarchy will be shaken in peeces And we cannot but see this and yet will take no advantage thereof whereby we may secure our selves both for present and future times we may be compared to the Athenians of whom I haue spoken before who by Titus Livius report were men who knew what to doe but would not doe it which is a fault so ominous to all states that it not onely presenteth it selfe against but likewise followeth disasters and ruine to the Common-wealth that refuseth For opportunitie doth not attend upon Captaines and Councellours pleasures but sheweth it selfe on a suddaine and if not imbraced passeth away without returning And therefore the advantages that one State that are enemies hath of another happen so seldome to the Globes as Saturn finisheth his course but in 30 yeares But our enemy is free and I speake it to his honour from this base and earthly resolution for it is reported of them by this speciall vertue they haue raysed their state to so high a pitch which is that no people can readier finde the occasion or sooner take or resolue it when it is offered And doubtlesse to say the truth I am much more fearefull of the Spanish proceedings for that he goeth by precedent which is an excellent kind of discipline as well in Martiall as civill actions especially when the action is grounded upon a sure foundation And as all Kings and Captaines which desire to attain to great things doe imitate some one Prince or Generall that hath preceded them so doubtlesse haue the Kings of Spaine for these many yeares imitated in all their actions as neere as the time and States with whom they haue contended would giue them leaue that noble valiant and politick Captain Phillip of Macedon who indeede laid the foundation of his sons Monarchy this was his Maxime That where force could not preuail he alwaies used bribes and mony to corrupt the principall of the inhabitants Insomuch that at a certain time at the assault of a Citie which to a Captaine of his seemed impregnable and therefore thought to divert his purpose in the besieging thereof Thou art a foole quoth he for I will haue this great Citie notwithstanding the walles and ramparts if the Gates be so big that an Asse laden with gold can but enter And questionlesse if your Majestie would but search into the Spaniards proceedings since he had the Indies you should acquaint your selfe with many such presidents of their part to be a warning to you to looke at this time advisedly to your owne safety lest you fall into the like misfortunes And although I could alledge many which for brevities sake I omit yet I will recite one left it should be thought I knew none which is viz. When Ferdinand of Aragon saw by the sword he could not get the country of Rowsilton and Perpignan out of the hands of Charles the French King which as they say had been ingaged to Lewis the 11 he fell to practise with them of Religion wherefore he corrupted with a great summe of mony one Oliver Maillandor as some say Iohn de Madron a Franciscan Frier Confessor to the Lady Brawnen the Kings sister who vnder the roote of Religion cloaking his hypocrysie and coveteousnesse perswaded this simple Lady that unlesse restitution was made of those Territories to the King of Spaine his government could not prosper nor please God she being moved in conscience with this Friers perswasions brake this matter to Lewis of Amboise Bishop of S. Albie the Kings Schoolemaster who together with her so terrified the Kings conscience that hee not onely made restitution of the said Territories by the said Bishop but likewise freely released to the King of Spaine the said Ferdinand all the mony that Lewis his father had paid for them Marry with condition that the said King and his Successors should ever loue and honour the King of Frace that he should make no warres against it nor aide with mony victuals nor counsell any enemies thereof nor permit them to haue passage through their Dominions And thus were the countries restored to the Frenchmens griefe But the French King misreckoned himselfe in the Spanish fidelity for having occasion to warre in Italy shortly after he had no sooner past the Mountaines but the King of Spaine forgat all his kindness and began to practise a league with his enemies So as I inferre mighty Prince that either by shew of Religion or subtle and sophisticall Arguments or in desire you haue to trust some about you on whose shoulders ever in regard of your opinion of their wisedomes and fidelities you cast your selfe and your care of your estate in all or either of these you are like without