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A13948	Three severall treatises concerning the truce at this present propounded The first, laying open divers considerations and reasons, why a truce ought not to bee contracted: propounded vnto the high and mightie lords of the States Generall of the Vnited Provinces: by the right honble the commissioners and deputies of the most hon: authorized Company of West India. In their owne behalfe. The second, discusseth this question very pithily and at large, whether or no it bee lawfull to make truce with the King of Spaine, with divers fitting considerations. Lastly, here is added a remonstrance, represented to the States theyr Excellencies, in the behalfe of the King of Bohemia, which hath a respect vnto the affaires in Germanie. All truly and faithfully translated out of the Low Dutch copie.; Consideratien ende redenen der E. Heeren Bewind-hebberen, vande geoctrojeerde West-Indische Compagnie. English	West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands); United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1630 (1630)	STC 24258; ESTC S120731	14,036	32

testifie then common voyces for the most part euen of those that are afarre off or of your Excellencies subiects who doe vnanimously acknowledge that they haue euer been of that opinion that nothing can be enterprized more preiudicial to our common Enemy then to assault him in those parts whence he doth obtaine with what hee doth curbe all Christendome and whereby he hath now many yeares aspired to the vniuersall Monarchy And that therefore according to the beginnings they doe perceiue themselues not deceiued in their opinion and judgement Wee doe appeale to our Enemy himselfe who cannot Conceale that there is nothing presseth them so sore nor vrgeth more to desire a Truce then the weapons of our Company and that if this Thorne were but out of their foot they will then giue vs what-soeuer advantage Insomuch then the Intrest of a common harme is greater then that of particular copartners who as they say concerning the most part haue aduentured their monies more for loue then greedinesse of gaine they could easily endure that losse which should befall them by the dissolution of the Company if thereby the common good and publicke weale were furthered Because by this meanes the party will recouer his strength take breath get new blood and vigonr and to the contrary these Countries will decay and faint and straine one of their best points and if we might be so bold to say lame an arme Also it might come to passe that this businesse might be vndertaken by some other and wee stand and be spectators onely and so neuer come to bee our selues againe in this matter The most we might expect should bee a Competencie and Dependancie on others In Conclusion then Wee doe most submissiuely request and intreat that your Excel according to your wonted wisedome would bee pleased to prevent these forenamed Inconueniencies and losses and not suffer our Companie as we haue deducted before to be ruinated by a Truce and the Spaniard to take breath and gather strength But rather that it would please our Excellen to maintayne our Company in their former right incourage and strengthen them in their good purpose and resolution and to suffer them to inioy reape the fruits of so many dangers hazards paines and troubles as their Capitals and Services haue vndergone and sustained and the good respect which they haue descrued from this State Not shuffing and putting frō v● that great blessing which the Lord hath begun to bestow vpon their Countries by the meanes of this Company And so wee trust that the same blessing will continue amongst vs to the propagation of his name and honour and inlighting of our owne Countrey Vnto the which according to out meane indeauours we are and will be still willing to Contribute And will alwayes bee ready to declare further reasons of this our backwardnesse to your Excellencies and will euer remaine c. Your Excellencies most humble Servants The Deputies of the authorized West India Companie At their Meeting the 19. Was thus Subscribed REYNIER REAEL IOHAN DE ZAET A PIETERSONS SYMON VERDOES DIDRICH SCHERF ALBERT WYFFERINCK ANTHONY GODU● MARCVS VAN VALIKENBVRCH GERRIT VAN NYBVRG● IOHAN DE MOOR ABRAHAM OYENS Diuers Conscionable Considerations vpon this Question Whether in Conscience men may contract a Truce with the King of Spaine BEfore any thing bee vndertaken it is necessary that in the first place this question be made Whether or no it be agreeable to Gods most holy will may be performed with a safe conscience The Prince of Orenge of blessed and happy memory When as there was to bee treated at Bourborgh in Flanders concerning a Peace with the King of Spaine aswell in the behalfe of the the Queene of England as on the behalfe of these Countries did then chiefly pause vpon this point and to this end called together an Assembly or Synode of Clergie men to consult of that matter It were very requisire that our high and mighty Superiours followed the same steps and in this Treaty of Truce did consult with the Ministers of God and so take Counsell from his owne Word But notwithstanding this is vnlikely at this time yet will not these few considerations proue vnnecessary and vnprofitable euen to the satisfying and informing the consciences of those who shal hereafter read and peruse them My desire therefore is that they may bee considered and thought vpon with vnfaigned loue towards God in his feare and for his Truths sake The Question here is not Whether or no wee may with a safe Conscience make war against the King of Spaine and while he continues war proceed and continue ours against him Wee hold this affirmatiue and lay it as a ground of truth For we know that true Maxime receiued of all true Christians and the higher Powers of these Countries and indeed is grounded vpon the sacred Scriptures That the Magistrates doe not beare the Sword in vaine but for the suppressing and punishing of the bad and for the defence of the good for the good of their Subjects and consequently not only against priuate offenders who haue damaged and wronged this and that particular person but also against generall and Publicke offenders who labour to disturbe and ouerthrow the state of the Land and the Publicke-weale But the Question is this Whether or no we may cease making warre or to be plainer Whether wee may for a time or for certaine yeeres shut vp and stop our proceedings in warre This Question being thus propounded in generall in the Thesis or Position it vnfolds it selfe For who dares doubt but wee may cease warring with mutual agreement when the contrary party either requireth or is willing to doe the same Therefore the Question propounded in the Thesis is without difficulty except it be among such as either are blood-thirsty or reuengefull or intend either to enrich or aduance themselues by the booty and prey such I meane as would not deale in this matter according to conscience but their owne beastly and fleshly lusts Here lyes the point in the Hypothesis or conditionall Proposition that is when this Question is applyed to our common Enemy and his state and condition whether then it may consist with safety of Conscience to contract a Truce with the King of Sptine And here two things offer themselues to bee considered First the Condition of the King of Spaine Secondly our state and present condition and occasions For the first it is certaine and beyond doubt that the King of Spaine our enemy doth not now enter into Treatie with vs concerning a Truce either out of loue to peace or loue to our persons This is manifest and euident in the proceedings of all his warres from time to time also in his warres continued against vs. It doth appeare that he aymes onely to erect his supposed and imagined vniuersall Monarchie and absolute Dominion Remember the warres whereby he did help the Emperour for the suppressing and subduing of those that were vnited

the Idolater and false-worshippers Looke vpon God and the iustice of our Cause Labour to further Gods Honour and to defend the true Religion to protect our owne Countrie against our Common sworne Enemy Doe this in holy zeale in Gods feare with a confident boldnesse and Courage and the Lord of Hosts bee with you Amen Remonstrance To be shewed and presented in behalfe of the King of Bohemia vnto the High and Mighty Lords the Lords the States Generall of the Vnited Low-Countrie Prouinces Concerning this present Treatie of ceasing Armes or Truce High and Mighty Lords WHereas it hath pleased Almighty GOD to giue so good a successe vnto the wars of the high mighty Lords the States of the Vnited Prouinces aswell by Sea as by Land so that the Enemy finding himselfe in great extremitie is constrained to seeke after a Truce and ceasing of Armes thereby to breathe himselfe His Maiestie of Bohemia who also is partaker of this happines and herein doth congratulate your Excellencies cannot but through and for the inseparable loue which from old time hath bin between His Maiesties House and is yet maintained in this State as also in respect of the common interest earnestly intreate and request your Excellencies that in case they should finde and deeme it necessary profitable and for the best of their Prouinces to assent vnto a Treaty of Truce That they would be pleased not to draw a conclusion vnlesse the restitution of his Maiestie bee therein expressely set downe agreed and comprehended Considering first that these vnited Prouinces cannot promise to themselues much lesse expect any security rest or peace as long as Germany and especially the Palatinate doe remaine vnder the suppression of the House of Austria and Spaine Considering that by how much more the forementioned House of Austria shall hence-forward chance to eleuate and establish her fortune and dignity in the ruine losse and destruction of the most Illustrious Houses and kindred of Germany and aboue all of the Prince Elector Palatine by so much the more meanes and opportunitie will be yeelded vnto them for the ioyning of the forces together of the whole body of the Empire and for the bending of all their power against the State of these Countries in all accidentall occasions whatsoeuer being proffered and presented vnto them without taking notice of any treaty or agreement Wheras secondly to the contrary the forementioned house of Austria and Spaine with their adherents who hitherto by their vniust and ouerchargeable proceedings haue stirred against them the displeasure and ill will of all the Euangelicall Princes of the Empire begin now to feare some euill euent and fearfull alteration disturbance and subuersion in their affaires which feare is much accrewed through the euident and manifest Victories of the high and mighty Lords the States generall of these Vnited Prouinces Thirdly this being very euident and apparant that the malice and hatred that the House of Austria and Spaine doe beare to the House of the Prince Elector Palatine principally doth hence proceed Because the same House hath euer beene well addicted and affectioned and hath euer as much as in her lay furthered and fauoured the welfare profit increase of whatsoeuer did concerne the State of these Low-Countries For which causes the Emperour formerly hath shewed and declared vnto the King of Spaine in his Letters dated the 14. of Octob. 1621. which Letters are now in the hands of his Maiesty of Bohemia and are truely the very originall Letters that this State of the Vnited Prouinces can neuer be brought vnder the obedience and power of Spaine as long as the House of the Elector Palatine is not wholly extirpated and cut off from the Empire Fourthly May it please your Excellencies the high and mighty States generall to be mindfull that the Articles of the forbearance which they contracted with the King of Great Britaine the 7 of Septemb. 1625. doe comprehend the Palatinate and whatsoeuer concernes the same confirmed with very powerfull and expresse words and termes against the House of Spaine and her adherents His Maiestie confidently reposing that your Excellencies would carefully be mindfull of all this and take into consideration the faithfull Seruices which his Maiesties Predecessors as namely his Father and Grandfathers haue done vnto this State Fiftly this also is to be held for a certaine that if the Palatinate be wholly excluded in this Treaty of a Truce which is now propounded and proffered vnto your Excellencies this would inforce an irreparable losse and hinderance to the restitution of his Maiesty and consequently to all the affaires of whole Germany which haue their relation and re●lexe vnto the vnited Prouinces But aboue all in conclusion herein is not only handled the particular of his Maiesty but also the repairing as also the liberty and main 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the reformed Churches which at this day so ●eaui●y groane vnder the burden and yoake of 〈◊〉 and the which doe incessantly and 〈◊〉 intreat the Lord for the welfare and prosperity of these vnited Prouinces Insomuch that whatsoeuer your Excellencies shall doe in this particular will serue much for the magnifying of Gods glory and which is the onely scope or marke to which all our actions ought to bee directed to the refreshing and easing of many oppressed and distressed hearts and hereby allure Gods blessing vpon your Countries and gaine immortall praise to your Excellencies and more and more increase the obliegement of His Maiestie and his Successors to your Excellencies And your Excellencies may be assured that His Maiestie and His being restored to the Inheritance of their Fathers shall euer bee carefull to tender your Excellencies all bounden dutie and seruice of sincere loue and euerlasting acknowledgment as often as time meanes and opportunity shall be afforded FINIS

THREE SEVERALL TREATISES CONCERNING THE TRVCE AT THIS PRESENT propounded The first laying open divers Considerations and Reasons why a Truce ought not to bee Contracted Propounded vnto the High and Mightie Lords the States Generall of the Vnited Provinces By the right honble the Commissioners and Deputies of the most Hon authorized Company of West India In their owne behalfe The second discusseth this question very pithily and at large whether or no it bee lawfull to make Truce with the King of Spaine with divers fitting Considerations Lastly here is added a Remonstrance represented to the States theyr Excellencies In the behalfe of the King of Bohemia which hath a respect vnto the Affaires in Germanie All truly and faithfully Translated out of the Low Dutch Copie LONDON Printed for Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne 1630. Three severall Treatises concerning the Truce at this present propounded High and Mightie Lords ALthough wee assure our selues and are confident that your Excellencies and Lordships both according to your wonted wisedome can and according to your speciall benevolence and favour towards vs will take into Consideration that an especiall duty doth vs all generally bind both to the conseruation and increasing of our Company and to the safetie and welfare of our welbeloued Countrey Yet neuerthelesse wee cannot but esteeme our selues particularly obliged to shew to your Excellencies in all submissiue manner briefly the chiefest matters which in this particular are to bee considered of 1 First ought to bee taken into consideration with what desire and expectation the erecting of this Company hath both by all good Patriots amongst our selues as also by all welwilling Neighbours and others without our State been earnestly looked and hoped for And how at last notwithstanding much opposed with the Contradictions and gainstanding of some the same though slowly is brought to good effect Secondly that your Excellencies out of your owne voluntary motions haue freely afforded ayde and assistance to your Subiects And by forme of mutuall contract and reciprocall engagement haue promised in case of Warre to yeeld them all helpe and furtherance and by Contract with forraigne Nations to maintaine them in their Corporation 3. Thirdly that hereupon the Capitall of this Company by the inducements of the Directors thereunto appointed by your Excellencies hath beene wholly furnished and made compleat euen by such as your Excellencies your selues may iudge and perceiue to stand for the maintainance of the true reformed Religion Liberties of our own Country Insomuch that diuers euen from a poore stocke haue largely Contributed 4. Fourthly that by reason of this Company from the first beginning diuers ships haue both beene built and bought and diuers imployed which otherwise had laine still out of Seruice for want of Commerce Trafique and employment 5. Fifthly that by this Company many and great Ships haue beene built to the manifest and apparent encrease of the Nauie and Nauigation And especially many faire and swift Pinaces 6. Sixthly that the number of our Ships hath from time to time so encreased that for the present wee can make aboue an hundreth sayle of very faire well rigged Ships fit for warlike employment beeing of seuerall bignesse and now at Sea ready for seruice 7. Seauenthly that we haue entertained vpon the same Ships a great number both of Marriners and Souldiers continually so that the precedent yeare we employed in our seruice about nine thousand men and now at this present doe employ neare vpon fifteene thousand Now by this meanes our men are wonderfully trained vp to Nauigation By this meanes are made diuers expert Pilots and a great number so well exercised that our Country may now continually find some fit and able men both to serue for Master and other inferiour offices in their Nauie 8 Eighthly that we haue victualed the same ships some for twelue some fifteene some for eighteene and some for more Moneths 9. Ninthly that we haue so furnished our ships with great shot that the last yeare wee had in our Nauie 264. brasse Peeces among the which were many Demiculuerins and neare vpon 1400. great Falcons which number this yeare is palpably increased so that now wee haue aboue foure hundred brasse Peeces and aboue 2000. Falcons besides 600. Peeces for stone shot 10. Lastly that wee haue prouided and furnished the same Nauie with a great quantitie of Powder which was most made heere So that this last yeare wee haue bestowed vpon our Nauy aboue an hundred thousand pounds of Gunpowder Out of all which premises doth plainely appeare what traffique and trading our Equipage hath caused amongst vs how many men we haue imployed With what admirable forces we haue enriched your Excellencies Nauy Whereby great helpe and furtherance is administred to your Excellencies in time of need and danger As experience hath taught of late without pride be it spoken when our Company stood this Country in great stead in their late Broyles and Inconueniencies And now stands farther to bee considered What riches and treasure their Ships haue brought into these Countries First passing by and omitting whatsoever hath come in former yeares as Gold Elephants teeth Greines Hides Skins Wood Salt and the like by way of Commerce and Traffique the Siluer Coined and Vncoined which hath beene obtained by ouercomming the Fleet of Noua H●spania doth amount to such an infinite treasure that neuer the like Prize hath beene brought in eyther here or elsewhere Secondly wee haue these late ensuing yeares depriued our Enemies and enriched our owne Country with a great deale of Indigo Insomuch that towards the latter end of the last and beginning of this yeare aboue foure thousand Cases haue beene brought in Thirdly a very great quantitie of Sugar insomuch that this present yeare onely hath beene brought in by vs some three thousand Chests Fourthly a wonderfull great number of raw Hides especially this yeere aboue sixe and thirtie thousands wrested from the Enemie Fifthly such a worthy deale of Cochineel as neuer came in these Countries before Sixthly an vnspeakable deale of Tobacco which now is become great Merchandize Lastly great riches and treasure in all manner of costly lapida●●● silke silke Wares Ma●k● Amber all kind of Drugs B●sill Wood Camperie Wood and other wares which were tedious to relate so that wee haue alreadie brought into these Countries many millions All the which Wares are bought and dispearsed amongst the Inhabitants here some vsed others transported and howsoeuer thereby are your Excellencies Subiects enriched the decayed traffique increased and the Convoy strengthened It may soone bee perceiued what losse our enemies haue hereby sustained Moreouer wee haue surprised many Galleons from the King of Spaine which formerly were esteemed as inuincible Vessels besides many other Warlike ships passing ouer with silence aboue two hundreth ships as also Barques Which we haue afforced to our selues appropriated to our owne vse in part destroyed The same our Ships haue ouermastred the rich and mightie Citie St. Salvador

with vs in religion and loue euen while he entertained a Truce with vs. Consider the wars which he euen now vndergoeth in Italy against the French King other parts of the world and will treate with vs not concerning Peace but a Truce He esteemes vs his Rebels he hates vs as such wherefore he would neuer acknowledge vs for free Countries nor neuer will as long as the World stands He onely dissembles and conceales his malice for a while against a better and fitter opportunity How hee hath continued in his hatred and malice against vs hath sufficiently beene manifested since our Truce with him hath been expired What moues him then and induceth him to this Nothing but his loue to his owne State and presupposed and imaginary vniuersall Monarchy For seeing that it is impossible for him to attaine to that height through his warres against vs and that God affords vs in our proceedings of Warre sufficient meanes to confirme our State and debilitate his hee labours by his Truce to wrest the meanes out of our hands and so to fortifie and confirme his State against ours to the end that hee may with more ease and profitable successe to the increase of our losse recollect himselfe and make his war the stronger If any one oppose thus How-euer things are yet in the time of Truce wee shall possesse and enioy rest and tranquility without Warre and combustion then ought this to bee considered of Whether or no this can vndoubtedly bee affirmed For if wee can bee assured of rest and peace what neede so many Souldiers bee kept in seruice laid in Garrison vpon all the Frontiers Why doe wee not saue these Charges and decrease our cost Hence appeares then that wee cannot bee secure and certaine of the fidelity of our Enemy or of any rest and peace euen in time of the Truce This must needes be so for we deale with an Enemie who neither stands to his word nor promise although confirmed with his owne hand seale and Oath Those Maximes of your Popish Counsels that no faith is to bee kept with Heretickes is knowne throughout the whole World and the practise of the same is made manifest in all Countries These Netherlands haue by wofull experience tryed and tasted of Spanish infidelity doe but reade those passages that are past turne ouer our Histories and they will abundantly testifie the same Shall wee say that the Spaniard is by former experience better taught and is now of another mind and condition Who shall assure vs of this It cannot so soone bee said but may as soone bee denyed And the Negatiue is more probable then the Affirmatiue For this you must grant that hee is still bound in conscience to the Pope of Rome and you know that he ascribes to himselfe this authority that hee can and will free the consciences of men from their obligation by Oath that hee can discharge Subiects from their Oath of Allegiance made to their Prince and Superiours that hee hath power to stirre vp and incense Subiects against their Kings and Magistrates to depose Kings c. When now the Pope shall see this to further and prooue beneficiall to the Church of Rome will hee not farre rather haue the power to free the King of Spaine from his promise made eyther by subscription or Oath to such which he holds for Hereticks and rebellious Subiects Nay will he not rather ordaine that for the good benefit of the Church of Rome the King of Spaine doe vnawares and suddenly intercept and fall avpon them Shall we say this can be preuented by entertaining and keeping our Weapons guarding our frontiers and being vigilant that they doe not suddenly fall on vs and so keepe him from his enterprize and be out of danger What then will the Truce signifie which we shall be faine to entertaine in lieu of a defensiue warre and in the meane while barring our selues from all opportunity of aduantaging our selues against our enemie Concerning the second point namely our state and present occasion The Lords the States of these Countries doe professe to maintaine the true reformed Christian Religion Thus they declare in their ordaining of their Fasts they shew in their Demonstrations to Kings Princes and States they publish the same in their Proclamations and Ordinances and they doe well so that one of the chiefest Maximes of our State is the managing of the true Christian Religion Now let vs examine whether the Truce is intended to that end 't is certaine that the Spaniard doth hate vs for nothing more and for no other cause but this Religion he also vseth the same for a pretense to iustifie his warres against vs and to declare and shew that we haue forfeited our Priuiledges He perceiues now that he cannot attaine vnto all this by open Warre he therefore labours to bring it to passe by the Truce And in very deed hee can 〈◊〉 no better meanes For he knowes how many ●●ctaries here are amongst vs all enemies to the same Religion how many inhabitants in these countries yet cleane and adhere to Popery how the Priests and Iesuites swarme here ayming and endeuouring to incense the hearts of the Subiects against our State and Religion nay more euen to seduce and envelop the very hearts of the Magistrates and Gouernours Consider againe that two sorts of people chiefly doe bend and oppose themselues against our State and Religion the Papists and Remonstrants the Papists pleading and holding that the Sate of these Countries is an vsurped State and that the King of Spaine is lawfull Heyre of these Countries The Remonstrants because their designe and purpose is dismissed and their Faction repressed euen out of a bitter hatred and malice against the Religion and gouernment of these Countries expressing themselues most vilely and violently yea many times vttering these and the like speeches That they doe acknowledge the King of Spaine to be the natural Lord of these Countries Now he knowes how the other Sectaries doe vphold and animate these two sorts of people and that consequently the true Religion hath as many internall as externall enemies And that these youthes are now compelled to be still or at least cannot so well and cōueniētly lift vp their heads in time of war as they would doe in time of truce Experience hath sufficiently taught in the former Truce how they did endeauour and striue to suppresse the Religion amongst vs what power and subtilty thereunto hath beene vsed how those factious people and enemies of true Religion did all at once eleuate and bestirre themselues to worke out their malice and hatred against the Religion And had not the Lord himselfe wonderfully prouided for vs in what wofull estate had we found our selues Hence it comes to passe that those that were vnited vnto vs in the same Religion were in the former Truce thus miserably and earnestly persecuted in Germany and wofully subdued This is an vndoubted truth if our Religion be lost our