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A16565	A copie of a certaine letter written by a person of reputation, to a prelate of brabant, being at Brussels. The 25. of Februarie. 1599		1599 (1599)	STC 3470; ESTC S108264	11,005	18

〈◊〉 b●●ng that to passe vnder the vaile of a Foxes skinne which could not be … l with Lyons cl●wes greatnesse of her birth As also perticularly that next vnto the said Prince 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vnto whom God confirme with long yeares and prosperitie to his seruice our said eldest daughter is the first and neerest heire vnto the said Countries and therefore by vertue of the will and pleasure of our said Sonne she may from this time be constituted in the same The more because wee haue chose these meanes hoping that thereby our said Netherlands may returne to their auncient flower rest and prosperitie which heretofore they haue had Wherefore we make knowne That desiring at this present to put in execution that whereon we haue so ripely considered and in respect of the voluntarie consent which our said Sonne the Prince hath so liberally giuen therevnto after her had vnderstood the (b) It is wōder that herein they haue vsed the woorde submission since that vndoubtedly it will bee saved not to bee straunge though the states of the Prouinces sything and panting vnder the Spanish tyrannie seeing the Cittie 's enuironed their countries suppressed with Spaniards and other outlandish souldiers and the whole and entire gouernment of countries and citties compoūded according to the Spanish wil of many mischiefs were sain to chuse the least a that they therfore theron haue bin compelled to submit yeald thēselues to the Spanish Councels will and pleasure and to accept the propounded conditions how vnreasonable burthensome and vnworthie soeuer they seemd but it will neuer bee beleeued that neither the States nor the Communaltie which by the staes are represented beeing in libertie will keepe those forced conditions submission where with our said countries did confirme our will and intention wee haue resolued and decréed to cede and transport to our said Daughter the Infanta and to the aduancement of the said marriage all our said Prouinces of the Netherlands Burgundie in the forme manner and conditions here vnder expressed The conditions wherevpon these answers are written are to be found in the Booke before Printed intituled The transportation of the Lowe Countries c. Vpon the first condition BY this first and many other articles the intent of the Spanish king is but too cleare and the Spanish counsaile manifest to wit that by all meanes they will not onely haue the Netherlands ioyned to Spaine but especially that by this gift and transport as with the consent of the lands they shall be assubiected to the Spanish gouernment in stéed that vntill now they haue destred to vsurpe the same by vniust and false titles Vpon the third condition I haue considered vpon the contents of this third article to wit that the Archeduke dying without leauing childe or children procreated by the high borne Infanta in such case this gift shall be nothing and of no worth and that she instéed of these Netherlands shall haue her lawfull portion Héerevpon will be said that it is a fit meanes to holde the Netherlands combustion being that no bodie should be able to make the legitimate portion of all the realmes and countries possessed by the King of Spaine aswell in Europe as the East and West Indies that this catch bringeth with it the afore said Spanish enterprise to get the Netherlands in their clawes Vpon the fourth condition That word returne to the king of Spaine set in this fourth Article manifesteth likewise the selfe same intent Vpon the fift condition By this fift Article appeareth vnreplicably that at least the Princes of the Netherlands should for euer remaine subiects to the king of Spaine and the Spanish counsaile a matter altogether vnworthy not only for the Netherlands but also for the Princes thereof and truely the vertue of the states of the Netherlands prouinces of aboue certaine 100. yeares past was so great that such indignitie durst not haue béene offered them Vpon the sixt condition By this sixt Article is giuen full power to the king of Spaine and the Spanish counsaile that when as the Netherlands should by succession fall in a womans hands to drawe the same to Spaine againe by marriage with the King or Prince of Spaine or by hinderance thereof the Spaniards turning ouer the leafe and instéede that Spaine is now by marriage come to the hands of the Princes of the Netherlands they will alwayes make the Netherlands fall into the king of Spaine thereby with a better title of the same to rule them to their pleasure Vpon the seuenth condition The conditions contained in this seuenth Article in more manifest sort explaineth the intent of the Spaniard willing that the Princes of the Netherlands neither their sonnes nor daughters shall marry without the aduise and licence from the king of Spaine In what plainer and manifester sorte might we set the Princes and the Netherlands against the right of all peoples and nations in the Spaniards protection or wardship Vpon the eight condition In this eight Article I haue considered the arrogancie of the Spaniards in forbidding the Inhabitants of the Netherlands the traffick and Nauigation of the East and West Indies a matter neuer to fore heard of and against the right of all nations How much differeth this from the furtherance of the welfare prosperitie and auncient flourish of the Netherlands The greater part of the East and West Indies knowne the king of Spaine What right I pray you haue she Spaniards to forbid the Netherlanders the traffick nauightion in those parts What reason hath a Prince of the Netherlands who is bound to his power to further his subiects in trade and welfare to propose such vnméete and vnreasonable conditions against himselfe and his subiects and to take vpō him to set penalties that the Netherlands in such case should be confiscated and deuolued to the Spaniards by what title foundation or colour haue the Spaniards ●ot such right in the Netherlands Truly I am of opinion that many thousands aswell Prelates Lords Nobles as vertue us citizens in Brabant Flaunders other countries as now sighing vnder the Spaniard would rather dye for the countries libertie then for their successors to accept such dishonorable and vnlawfull conditions and it is not apparant that any of the other Prouinces would once thinke vpon such intollerable and dishonest propositions Vpon the ninth condition It will be said that by this ninth article the right of the States of the land is contaminated deminished vnto whom during the nonage of their Prince or Princesse the gouernement of them and the lands according to their rights dooth belong Which rights may not be acquitted and laide aside according to the Spanish counsels appetite Vpon the tenth condition Vpon this tenth article I am to say nothing as touching the Catholick faith but I doubt that this precise condition of taking such an oath as the text sheweth the penaltie of dispossession of the proprietie of the lands shal be thought

A COPIE OF A CERTAINE LETTER WRITTEN BY A person of reputation to a Prelate of Brabant being at Brussels The 25. of Februarie 1599. Imprinted at London by Iohn Wolfe and are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alley n●●e 〈◊〉 the E●●●●●ge 1599. To the Reader LOuing Reader the Coppie of this Letter beeing come to my hands with the Annotations vppon the gifte or yeelding vp of the Netherlandes to the Infanta of Spaine which in my opinion is not to he smothered in obscuritie I thought good to put the same in Print to the ende that all louers of the Netherlandish rights and priuileges may the better vnderstand what by the vertuous Catholiques themselues is censured of these Spanish dealings A copie of a certaine letter written by a person of reputation to a prelate of Brabant being at Brussels The 25. of Februarie 1599. HOnorable noble high learned wise prudent and most discreete Lorde I haue receiued your letters dated in Brussels the xvi of Nouember last with the inclosed copie of the gift of the deceased king of Spaine to the noble princesse Isabella Clara Eugenia his eldest daughter of the Netherlands and the Countrie of Burgundie in respect of the marriage betweene the aboue named illustrious princesse and the illustrious Prince Albertus Archeduke of Austria hir cosin with your request that I should sincerely wright vnto you my opinion thereof to wit vvhether according to my iudgement and feeling the same be a meete meanes to quenche the Netherlandish warres and to reduce them to a quiet and peaceable estate wherevpon I haue at diuers times considered and notwithstanding that I haue been in great suspence in vvhat sorte and what imported to giue my iudgement and aduise in so weighty a matter yet in respect of the reuerence I owe to your honor I haue been forced to resolue to accomplish your wil vpō a sure trust that this my advice should remaine betvveene vs and not to bewled to the hinderance and scandall of other I cannot bide from your honor but that vpon this matter in the last moneth diuers aduises haue bin sent me aswell out of England France Germany as out of some quarters of the Netherlands vvherof some are of this opinion and other of other that the deceased king conside ring his great age and desiring to leaue his sonne the new ●…ing a peaceable estate should haue faithfully and in good meaning proceeded herein other that it is without any apperanne that the Spanish coūsell should as any time find good indue meaning to seuer the Netherlands from Spaine as hauing more commodities requisite to the greatnesse of a Prince then all the realines of Spaine that therfore the said dealings did onlie tend and stretche to attaine and being that to passe vvhich by armes or other means can hardly be done Besides that a certaine person of no smascredit vvith the great writeth in confirmation of this last opinion to knovv certainly that by the high borne Princesse Prince counter letters should haue been giuen And also that for securitie of their promises therof of it is agreed that foure of the cheefest places of the Netherlands should remaine in the possession of the Spaniards But without to build vppon any foundations of these deuises I will onely by manner of a glose coate what I finde to be considerable and finallie to set downe my feeling to vnderstand the true ground thereof hoping that your honour the better will consider in what sort ought to be dealed for the common quietnesse tranquillitie vnion and wel fare of the Netherlands and to bring and maintaine them in their olde right splender respect and prosperitie beseeching your honor according to your wisdom and bountifull discretion to vnderstand and interpret the whole to the best and the Lord God Almightie preserue your honour able noble high learned wise prouident and most discreet Lordship in a long and prosperous gouernement Written the 25. of Februarie 1599. Your Honors most humble seruant Superscription To the honorable noble high learned wise prouident and most discreet Lorde Abbot of Saint c. At B●●ssels Phillip Rex To all present and to come which shall see or heare these letters greeting WHereas wee haue found to be most be hoouefull not onely to our Prouinces of the Low-countries but also vnto a I wish that this Preface were shorter and with words more pleasing to the Hollanders touching that which the K of Spaine saieth of the great desire and care hee hath for all Christendō I doubt that our aduersarie will labour but too much by the former and present actes to shewe the contrarie all Christendome in generall b The reasons of no longer to deferre or delay the marriage beeing now well neere come to that age that there is little appearance of hauing children falleth also not well not yet the Popes holinesse dispensation to giue the high aboue named Infanta to his Brother Nephewe or Cosin cannot be very pleasing no longer to delay the marriage of our deare and eldest daughter the Infanta Isabell Clara Eugenia being mooued therevnto as well for the conseruation of our house as diuers other good respects as also for the great gogd affection which we beare vnto our beloued Brother Nephewe and Cosine the Archouke Albert at this present Lieftenant Gouernour and Captaine generall for vs in our Netherlands and Burgondie we haue cast our eyes on him and chusing him for the future husband of our saide Eldest Daughter the whole as well with the consent and pleasure of our holy father the Pope who condiscendeth and graunteth the dispensations therevnto belonging as also with the agreement and consent of the most high excellent and puissant Prince our beloued Brother Nephew and Cosin Rodolph the second of that name Emperour of the Romains togither with our welbeloued sister the Empres his ●other which being considered and to the end that our said daughter might bee furnished with reasonable meanes such as are required for her great calling and merits Also to shewe and make known (c) I feare that against this singular and especial loue will be obiected the deaths of the knights of the fleece many Noblemen and Gentlemen and Inhabitants of the Netherlāds by thousāds which haue by violent means and against the rights and priuiledges of the countries the loue which we haue and doo beer● vnto our saide Netherlands and Burgundie we haue resolued to the aduancement of the said marriage to (d) I foresee That it will be saide that this griefe doth not agree with the generall and particular fights of the Netherlands in such sort to giue them in Spaine but that the one ought first to haue beene lawfully assembled the States general and particular of the Prouinces of the Netherlands to consider duly all the members if the same ought for the good of the countries to bee permitted or no also I feare that it will be assuredly supposed