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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	lord_n	say_a	unite_a	1,066	5	10.8816	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08085	The aunswere of the Lords the Estates Generall of the Vnited Prouinces of the Lowe-Countries, to the letter of the Archduke of Austria, heere-after inserted together vvith the proposition done in the name of the sayde arch-duke to the forenamed states, by Otto Hartius, and Jeronimus Coomans, learned in the lawes : also, the extract of certaine letters, written out of the campe before Groning.	United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1594 (1594)	STC 18451.5; ESTC S458	10,711	18

The Aunswere Of the Lords the Estates generall of the vnited Prouinces of the Lowe-Countries to the Letter of the Archduke of Austria heereafter inserted Together VVith the proposition done in the name of the sayde Arch-duke to the forenamed States by Otto Hartius and Jeronimus Coomans learned in the Lawes ❧ Also the extract of certaine Letters written out of the Campe before Groning ❀ Printed first at Middelburgh by Richard Schilders Printer to the Estates of the Land and Earledome of Zealand 1594. LONDON Printed by Iohn Wolfe The Aunswer of the generall Estates of the vnited Prouinces of the Low Countries to the Letter of the Archduke of Austria THE generall Estates of the vnited Low Countries in the assembly of their people haue opened and redd the Letter of the most excellent Prince Ernestus Archduke of Austria Duke of Burgundie c. closed and sealed with the Seale of his Highnes dated in Brussels the sixe day of this present Month of May receiued the twelfth of the same Moneth by the hands of Maister Otto Hartius and Ieronimus Coomans learned in the Lawes at whose insinuation doone the next day after to say the xiij day haue the 16. day of the said Moneth in the assembly of their aforesaid people deliuered vp in wryting as appeareth by the clauses in the aforesaid Letter inserted And after due examination of the afore-saide writing and Letter to the end they might open to his Highnes their good intent meaning haue declared and by these presents doo declare that since the time that their people for vrgent occasions and very necessitie were constrained to put themselues in Armor for the behoofe of the freedome of the Low Countries with the priuiledges and iurisdiction of the same in generall and of the Prouinces people Citties and Indwellers of the same in particuler and for repulsing of the Spanish tyrannie and lordly gouernment ouer the consciences bodies and goods of the Inhabitants of the sayde Low Countries their wiues and children their meaning and intent alwaies was yet is to maintaine the same with the helpe of GOD against the Spanyards and their adherents With thys stedfast hope that almightie God through his gracious goodnesse and blessing shall further the same their vpright meaning and good intent which the longer the more is not onely found to be for their owne Low-Countries but also toucheth the estate of all their neighbours Kings Princes and Common-wealths Like as their people haue found also through the power of Gods mighty hand that hee hath not onely blessed their meanes and pretences but also hath mooued the harts of Kings and Princes their Neighbours to the vpholding maintenance of their aforesaid needeful and vpright intents Whereof their people do attribute the praise only to God trusting in the vnalterable power of his godly Maiestie expecting at his hands and goodnes a laudable issue and ende of heauie warres hauing sure confidence that their people of the Low Countries in general shall be vnited and brought into their olde estate and prosperitie The which they more earnestly doe desire in that they haue well proued and tryed and besides that do yet very well remember the commodities quietnes and pleasantnes of peace rest and vnitie but also contrariwise haue found and felt the incommodities disquietnes and vnfruitfulnes of warres But like as his Highnes declareth in the said letter and professeth his good will and affection and thanketh al those that are vprightly affectioned to the vnity and prosperity of the Lowe Countries so haue they and their people also great cause to complaine before God and all the worlde ouer them which yet vnder the pretence of peace doo seeke and practise the spilling of innocent blood of Christians and to further the ruine and vtter decay of the Low Countries whervnto the Spanish counsel who now in all respects do finde themselues sore offended with these Countries will worke more extreamely then before vsing thereto such horrible shamefull and vnlawfull proceedings as heeretofore hath not beene heard or thought on And much more is the vtter ruine and decay of these Countries to be looked for in this respect that it is well knowne to all the world into what extremity they are come and how their cases do stand Namely the destruction of innocent blood by the Hangmans hand of many thousand innocent and guiltlesse people aswell men as weomen of all qualities amongst which haue beene some of the principallest Lords of the land The violation of the principallest freedomes priuiledges and iurisdictions of the Lowe Countries and Citties aswell in generall as perticuler many murthers burnings violation erations concussions and o●her enormities and execrable deedes after very many remonstrations supplications with sending of certaine of the Neitherlandish Lords into Spaine as namely amongst others the Marqu●s of Bergen and the Lord of Monteng●y who there were ill dealt withall and vsed against the law of Nations Also the intercession of great Potentates done in vaine to the end that the Lowe Countries the people Citties and good Inhabitants themselues might be suffered to inioy their laudable freedomes priuiledges and iurisdictions and the tyranny of the Spanish nation and their adhearents ouer their consciences bodies and goods might be cast of which hath brought their people to these aforesaid extreamities And therefore it may please his Highnes to vnderstand that the States before named haue with good insight and pondering proceeded as they doo nowe shewe themselues towards the welfare of these Countries and inhabitants thereof like as in times past and in like cases is alreadie passed And that their people canont beleeue much lesse be assured any waies of any alteration of the Spanish humors which heretofore haue beene more apparant and part of them promised with great losse and damage to these Countries For in the beginning of these warres the out-rage of the Spaniardes was so great that all were put to death which came into their power And to vse such like law for so laudable a matter as the conseruation of their natiue Countrey against forraine tyranny either with their counsel or deedes that not only their plaine Countries were wasted but also many principall Citties with murthering robbing burning and other horrible execrable and vnnaturall dealing euen whilst such matters were intreated of and let the people of these Countries be assured that no other thing is to bee looked for at the Spaniards hands which in the end wil not turne to the vtter shame ruine and ouer-throwe of these Inhabitants There began the blood thirsty Counsell to chaunge and theyr humors to alter in apparance but in such sort that the people marked that it would fall out hard with them to come with anie force and therefore haue had many parleys and conferences And the first entreatement of peace began in Anno. 1574. which the Estates of Holland and Zealand vsing their olde honest and simple manner were mooued to seeke redresse of their griefes by writings