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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48636	Observations on the letter written to Sir Thomas Osborn, upon the reading of a book called The present interest of England stated written in a letter to a friend.	Bethel, Slingsby, 1617-1697.; Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712.; Lisola, François Paul, baron de, 1613-1674.; Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1673 (1673)	Wing L2375; ESTC R20948	11,893	23

profit of England then to destroy in time the French in their Shipping and thereby in their Maritine Commerce before they are overgrown in strength and Trade in both which from young Interlopers they are in a short time too much increased especially in our Newfoundland Fishery where they have almost eaten us out to the unspeakable prejudice of the Western Parts though that Trade was once our greatest Nursery for Seamen and might have been much more improved and is of such a Nature as the Dutch were not capable of doing us much prejudice in or at least as they never attempted to do us any The Letter reproves the Pamphlets inviting all Princes into the triple League scoffing at it as absurd the League being now determined and to evince the error gives this account of the League That the French King being entered Flanders with a very powerful Army the Kings of England Sweden and the States of Holland entered into a confederacy with design to force the French to make peace upon such Tearms as should be proposed by them and therein wisely to prevent the growing greatness of France and at the same time the Confederates made Articles amongst themselves to help one another in Case any of them should be invaded for having made this League either by the French King the King of Spain or any of their Allies and upon the acceptance of the Articles proposed the Confederates became their Guarranty or Sureties for performance of them on both sides And now this being the state of the Case where the Absurdity or Bull lies in making no distinction between the Triple League and the Guarranty of the Peace is beyond my apprehension for the League as is confessed being made to induce that is to force the French King to a Peace the King of Spain who was Invaded standing in no need of Compulsion and the Confederacy continuing for wartanting of the said agreement which in effect is no less then an honest and prudent League for keeping the French within tollerable bounds and limits and for the assistance of each other against any that should endeavour to revenge this consederacy the Triple League seems to me as it is confessed by the Letter it self at the lower end of Page 15. to be still in being and the expression to be as properly used as that of Guarranty as being one and the same thing for the Guarranty aiming at the same end the League doth and being one Article of the confederacy the Triple League must be still in being as well as the Guarranty And surely it was the last Session of Parliament thought so to be when Money was desired for maintaining of it but this Sir is not worth contending about for the matter being clearly laid down by the Letter the judgment of it is left to your self As I am no Statist nor pretender to it so it concerns not me to inquire further into the Articles agreed on by his Majesty with the Swede and Dutch then is made publick nor in the least to attempt the Censuring any Action of State for that shall always be Forreign to me but yet I presume I may without offence say it doth not appear to me as it doth to the Author of the Letter that the Emperor and Princes of Germany could not have been taken into the Triple League by the Confederates without ingaging to assist them upon occasion against the Turk for as we find that it hath been ordinary for Princes to limit and proportion their Leagues according to their Interests so it is irrational to do otherwise And it doth not follow that because it is the Interest of the Emperour and Princes of Germany to enter into a League with other Princes for keeping the French King from unjustly incroaching upon his Neighbours that therefore those Princes contrary to their manifest should enter into a League with them against the Turk but I Honour the Author of the Letter for the care he expresseth to have for the prevention of War to this Nation and for the rest and quiet of the poor people of England Page 〈◊〉 The Pamphlet not being concerned in the complaint against those that blame the breach with Holland because of the Triple League I shall pass that over agreeing fully with the Author that self-preservation is chiefly to be preferred 〈◊〉 Populi suprema lex The Author of the Letter in his treating of the Interest of England hath several Observations and Notions deserving consideration which I shall reduce to these six heads following First That our increase in power since the time of Queen Elizabeth of famous memory is not proportionable to the increase of the Dutch Page 12. Secondly That the Dutch being so powerful at Sea as they now are may by ioyning with the French whenever they will agree upon it endanger the Conquest of England and keeping to themselves the most confiderable parts in it for Trade being Masters at Sea provide for their own security against the greatness of France Page 12. Thirdly That it is not wisdom for any Nation to have its safety depend upon the prudence of another as in relying upon its being against the Interest of Holland to Invade England because they may mistake their Interest Page 12. Fourthly That a Conquest of England being made the Dutch Government being more easie and indulging Trade then the Arbitrary and severe Regiment of France as also their Religion concurring more with ours then that of France the Trading Party of England would be likelier to close with the first then the latter and for the like Reason should Holland be ever in danger of a Conquest by the Conjunction of England with France they would rather choose to become part of the English Government then submit to the power of France For that their joyning with us and therein making it as much our Interest to promote their Trade as the Trade of any other Nation may answer that Obiection That their fear of our obstructing their Trade will make them averse to us Page 13. Fifthly That it is not probable that the Dutch will ever agree to put themselves under the Dominion of the French who will not trust them without such advantages as may compel them to observe their promises as the other will never give them such a power least they should make a corrupt use of it Page 14. Sixthly That considering the Situation and Constitutions of England a Coalition with us would prove more acceptable and advantagious to them then any tearms they can expect from the French and that should we get no more then the Maritine Towns and the French all the rest of the States Dominions we should have no cause to repent our Bargain Page 14. These Notions contain the substance of that part of the Letter which treats of the Interest of England the first of which I must not at present deny because the Auxiliary assistance which we have received from France seems to make it good