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The case stated between England and the United Provinces in this present juncture together with a short view of those Netherlanders in their late practises as to religion, liberty, leagues, treaties, amities / publish'd by a friend to this commonwealth.
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Friend to this commonwealth.
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God lest I tear you in pieces and there be none to deliver you Isai. 61. 8. I the Lord hate robbery for Burnt-offering Jerem. 7. 4 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. Trust ye not in lying words saying The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord are these Behold you trust in lying words that cannot profit Will you steale murther and commit adultery and swear falsly and burn Incense unto Baal and walk after other Gods whom you know not and come and stand before me in this House that is called by my Name and say We are delivered to commit all these abominations Behold even I have seen it Go to Shiloh where I set my Name at the first see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel And now because you have done all these works saith the Lord and I spake to you rising up early and speaking but you heard not and I called you but you answered not therefore will I doe to this House as to Shiloh and I will cast you out of my sight as I have done your Brethren Therefore pray not thou for this people neither lift thou up cry nor prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I will not hear thee Matth. 24. 48 49 50 51. But and if that evill servant shall say in his heart My Lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to smite his fellow-servants and to eat and drink with the drunken The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him and in an houre that he is not aware of and shall cut him asunder and appoint him his portion with the Hypocrites There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth 2. For the Interests of Libertie it is true they are in a condition of a Free State but so far from establishing others in the same condition who have groaned under the sad oppression of Tyrants that it is known to Europe how their great designe hath been to be Free Men themselves and to make the world as far as they are able their slaves and vassals So far have they been from the true Principles of Freedom which is ready to make others as free as it self We need not run far for Instances of this nature nor multiply them Our own late experience will be enough to evince this particular The kindness blood and money aforded by the Parliament of England in the days of Queen Elizabeth put them into the condition of Liberty from the Sword of Spain The power and interposition of England in the days of King James caused them to be declared a Free State The Valour and Arms of English men hath stood by them to seucure their Freedom Yet when the Parliament of England were enforced to contend in blood for Libertie and Religion against the Armies of our late Tyrant and his son who sought to destroy both and had the influence of the same designes upon themselves by the Prince of Orange Yet none contributed more assistance to that King and his son then the United Provinces and none more scorned abused and injured the Parliament and their Friends then the Neatherlanders In so much that they appeared as one body and carrying on the same designe as members thereof and that the same soul possessed them appears in what they have lately attempted upon this Nation as hath been at large mentioned in the former part of this discourse Much might be also said concerning their endeavour to monopolize all Trade into their own hands having by their League with the King of Denmark begun in the year 1649. and ratified in the year 1651. which was managed by Vlefeld Ambassador for that King agreed with the said King for the passage of the Sound at 140000 Pattacoons or Dolors per annum for certain years to come and that the said King should not during those certain years let it at the same rate to any other Nation whereby they have in effect excluded all other Nations from the Baltick Trade The Eastland Trade The Trade of Sweden Lyfeland Prussia Poland Pomerania Silesia c. in regard they have the passage of the Sound at so low a rate and that others must not only pay the King of Denmark's old Toll shew their Pass to the Dutch Commissary but pay the same Toll over again if they come to Holland also all other ships that formerly used from Holland to Trade through the Sound or return through the Sound to Holland or other places And in effect have forced the Merchandize of the Baltick Sea viz Masts Pitch Cables Iron Copper Brass Clapboard Tar and other Stable Commodities to their own Markets where they put their own prices upon them and it is at their choice whether they will part with them or no Also by their denying all Nations to sail or trade to Graveling Dunkirk Newport Ostend Blackenbergh they have taken to themselves all the Commerce of Flanders and those parts during their war with Spain and in the mean time themselves did furnish those of Brabant Flanders Consen Dunkirk and Graveling And by their treacherous cruel and inhumane dealing with the English in Amboyna in the year 1622 and dispossessing of them out of those Islands have monopolized the Trade of Nutmegs c. from all the world and wickedly have ravished and detained it from the English but I shall forbear further discoursing hereof it being besides my purpose largely to treat concerning these things onely this may be taken notice of that where they have seen any thing of advantage if by cunning force or fraud they have been able no consideration of Right Friendship Leagues Humanity or Religion have held them from the endeavouring the accomplishing of the same For their carriage in point of Leagues and Treaties I shall onely give some instances of latter years for proof of which we shall not be enforced to history but to the living Testimonies of the present times in which I shall be necessitated to be a little large My first shall be of France In the year 1627 a Treaty of Confederacy or Alliance was agreed on at Paris August 28. between Lewis the 13th King of France and the States of the United Provinces to relieve each other and to secure the Trade and Commerce of each other but this was not ratified till the yeer 1630. At this Treaty it was agreed on likewise That if the King of France did enter into a war with Spain the Dutch were to assist him and the King of France was to do the like as long as the Dutch continued the war with the Spaniard also both parties coming to break they were not afterwards to make Peace with Spain directly or indirectly but conjoyntly and with the consent of both parties and that under the word Peace was comprehended also a Truce or suspension of Arms as by the third Article thereof doth at large appear This was concluded on the thirtieth of
In the year 1637 there was another Treaty where the 7th Article saith that it shall not derogate from the former Treaties but shall all remain in force and vigour to be Religiously observed and effected on both sides In the year 1639 where in the 7th Article it is expressed that it shall no ways derogate from the things concluded on in the former Treaties but shall remain in their full force and vigour to be religiously kept on both sides Made at St Germains 26 April 1639. Nevertheless the Dutch Treat again with the Spaniard whereupon in the year 1640. Monsieur de la Thuillerie was sent Ambassador into Holland to let the States know that they could not conclude a Peace with Spain but conjoyntly His Commission being to hinder a Peace or Truce without France to tell them that they were not capable to make a Peace or Truce without his consent that it would be quite contrary to their Treaties Honour and Interest and that if he perceived any such inclination in them to protest against them for breach of Leagues and Covenants Whereupon in the year 1641 was made another Treaty the 6 Article of which saith that it shall no ways derogate from any thing that hath been formerly agreed on all which shall remain in their full force and vigour to de Religiously observed on both sides Made at Paris Feb. 14. 1641. In the year 1642. there was another Treaty made where in the 6th Article you have the same as is mentioned before in the sixt Article 1641. made at St Germains Jan. 7. 1642. In the year 1643 there was another Treaty in the sixt Article of which is expresly set down as in the forementioned 1642. made at Paris March 3 1643. The King hapning to die in May following his son Lewis 14th succeeding him this Treaty was reconfirmed by him August 30. 1643. In this year 1643 the Lords States of Holland began to consult of sending to Munster to treat of a Peace with Spain without the consent of France at which the other States were offended and Monsieur de la Thuillerie was no ways backward to perswade them from making a Peace but pari passu according to the Treaties Therefore whilst the Lords States were busie in sending Plenipotentiaries to Munster there was a Treaty made in the year 1644. called Ligue Guarantie In the third Article of which Treaty are expresly the words of the ninth Article of the Treaty made with Lewis thirteenth and the sixth Article saith that this Treaty shall no ways derogate from any thing that hath been concluded on in former Treaties which are to be vigorously and religiously observed by both parties made at the Hague March 1. 1644. and the 1 2 3 4 6 7. Articles speak expresly that no Peace shall be made directly or indirectly without the consent of both in very full and Emphaticall expressions which I forbear to mention because of brevity In the year 1645. another Treaty was made for the carrying on of the War conjoyntly and not to make any peace without the consent of each other abrogating nothing that concern'd former Treaties but all those things remaining in full force and vertue The King of France understanding that the States of the United Provinces were resolved to make a Peace with Spain in the year 1646. offered the Dutch a greater summ of mony and more men then ever was agreed on formerly in case the Dutch would stick to their Treatie of Ligue guarantie in the year 1644. and that neither party should make peace without the consent of the other conformable to these Articles 1. That the King should assist during that year the States General with 1200000 livers for no other use then to maintain an extraordinary supply of Souldiers whereupon the States do promise faithfully and Religiously to assault their Enemies with all their force and power 2. That the King of France shall give assignations for the said money to be paid all of it before the end of October following 3. In consideration whereof the States do oblige themselves to raise a strong Army and to bring them in the field and to make some considerable enterprize the King of France also promiseth the same in the Low Countreys to disadvantage his enemies as much as lyes in his power 5. This Treaty shall no ways derogate from the former Treaties which shall be faithfully and religiously observed and effected Signed and Sealed at Paris April 6. 1646. In explanation of the third Article the King of France was to bring an Army into the field of 18 or 20000 foot and 4 or 5000 horse by the fourth of May following The States obliged to set to sea 30 men of war of 2 3 4 and 500 tuns to hinder the enemy from entring into Flanders by Sea and to invest such Towns by sea as the King of France shall besiege by land hindring relief to such Towns either from the King of Spain or any other also to keep their Armie in the field so long as the good of the common Cause shall require it and the season of the year will permit According hereunto both armies drew into the field but the Dutch held the French in suspence appearing well in the field with their armie but when they were desired to undertake some notable Enterprize they put the French off with delays of which the French King complains but to little purpose for not long after the Dutch begin to treat with the Spaniard without the consent or advise of the French which was chiefly set on by Holland Then comes the Marquiss de Castel Rodrigo from Brussels to the States with a full power to treat the same was confirmed from Munster the Earl Penneranda sends word of it by his Secretary to the States Ambassadors at Munster and Monsieur Le Brun the King of Spains Ambassador came personally to the Hagte and shewed the Originall Copie of the said power to the States dated June 7. This stir'd up many to conclude the Peace suddenly The French Ambassador made several complaints hereof to the States also that the Catholick Religion was not permitted at Hulst according to the Treaty in the year 1635. desired their resolution in writing for the tolleration of the Catholick Religion in those Towns that should be taken that Summer Then Monsieur le Thuillerie went to Breda to consult about marching of the armies which was carried on but coldly though there seemed great advantage to offer it self and all likelyhood to carry Antwerp which France urged very much The Prince of Orange replyed That they had not men enough secondly he knew not in case the Town should be taken how to satisfie France in point of Religion France willing to give them any content thereby to take them off from making Peace with Spain freely offered them a supernumerarie of 3000 horse provided that upon reducement of Antwerp the Catholique Religion might there be tolerated Signed D' Estrades at Breda