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war_n	great_a	king_n	scot_n	2,247	5	9.2324	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97127	The Declaration of the states of Holland, concerning the King of Scots; with the chusing of the Duke of York, the Lord Craven, and Maj. Gen. Massey, Captain-Generals, by the English, French, and Dutch; and the resolution of Vantrump concerning the L. of Newport, and the L. Catz; together with his orders and instructions to all the Court of Admiralties, for the setting forth all shipping fit for service, and each captain and commander to cut his way through the English fleet. Also, a diurnal of the Dutch occurrences; and their making ready all the sluces.		1653 (1653)	Wing W775; Thomason E701_7; ESTC R207091	1,728	8

THE DECLARATION OF THE States of Holland concerning the King of Scots With the chusing of the Duke of York the Lord Craven and Maj. Gen. Massey Captain-Generals by the English French and Dutch And the Resolution of Vantrump concerning the L. of Newport and the L. Catz Together with his Orders and Instructions to all the Court of Admiralties for the setting forth all shipping fit for service and each captain and commander to cut his way through the English Fleet. Also a Diurnal of the Dutch Occurrences and their making ready all the Sluces LONDON Printed for Geo. Horton 1653. The last LETTERS From the NAVY SIR SInce my last of the 8 instant We are come to an anchor in the Texel where we ride with great safety offending the enemy and defending our selves and obstructing the passage of all ships from passing either in or out We have exchanged many hundreds of great shot and have allarum'd the whole Countrey especially Holland Zealand and West-Friezland Whereupon their Land-forces are drawing down towards the Sea-coast to oppose Us and we are preparing to receive them Vantrump hath sent Orders and Instructions to all the Court of Admiralties requiring them forthwith to man out all ships and vessels whatsoever that are fit for service and withall each Captain to cut his way and force his passage through the English Fleet. Yet notwithstanding we do not in the least hear that his high and mighty Excellency forsooth hath taken the Sacrament now as he did in his former Enterprise which was To sweep the Narrow-seas of all the English and to burn and sink all ships whatsoever belonging to this Common-wealth c. But divine providence frustrated their implacable Resolutions and gave us such a mighty Victory against those who a few dayes before were lifted up with their success in getting out their Fleets for Trade and bringing their ships loaden with Merchandise home in safety and in their braving it upon our coasts shooting against our towns and castles in the absence of our fleet was a most signal and every way a most seasonable mercy Since which memorable Defeat the States General have had sundry consultations touching the setting forth another fleet and withall declared for the King of Scots Interest and that his colours should be erected and set up c. Bu truly to speak truth I humbly conceive the Gentleman has more rational Knowledge and Ingenuity then to repose the least trust upon such a Rebellious and perfidious people Great are their preparations for war throughout all the Netherlands and exceedingly exasperated are the Royal Party and Nobility so that sundry Declarations have been dispierced and published inciting the English French and Scots to a conjunction with the Dutch which we hear is resolved upon onely one obstacle hangs shrewdly upon the Hinges in reference to a commander in chief the French and Walloons declare for the titular Duke of York but the English and Scots declare for the Lord Craven and Major General Malsey What the Result of these Debates will produce I shal refer you to a more seasonable Opportunity and remain Your assured friend John Ward Another Letter from the Navy touching their further proceedings against the Hollanders c. SIR THis morning we recived intelligence by a Flemin that came aboard our Admiral that about 8000 foot have reinforced the strong towns of Helversluce Goree West-capel Flushing Ostent forts The Ness Enchusion Egmont Limne Castricum Brill Dort Brou Delf Buss Middleburgh Domborch Scagen Egmont Breerode Monster Asemar And sundry other places They have also placed strong Guards at the most considerable sluces and are resolv'd if they can to let in the sea and destroy us by water if we attempt to make our inroad into the Countrey As for the Dorps which were said to be burned upon the landing of some of our men I have not seen any Express of credence to confirm it Onely thus much we have by way of Transcript that it is very certain the common sort of people continue in a great distraction The contestation is great betwixt those of the Princes party assisted by Vantrump and the Lords of the States General who now sigh after peace and fain would have an accommodation with England but the Royal family declareth against them and by way of impeachment affirmeth that during this exigencie of time great hath bin their confederacy with the common enemie in obstructing the Maritine and Naval Affairs by perverting many of the Captains and subverting divers of the souldiers in an underhand way that they should not engage against us and wholy impute the losing of the day to their private negotiations with the English interest no less then 37 Articles of Impeachment and high treason are exhibited printed and published against the States General viz The Lord of Hempstead Lord Catz Lord of Newport And divers others who are already written with bloudy Characters in the black book of Inquisition Thus recommending my self unto you and the rest of our cordial brethren I humbly subscribe my self Your most endeared and obliged Servitor John Williams FINIS