other that from this day forwarde shal be sure peace betwéene the aforesaid kings and duke their children present to come heires successors inheritors their kingdomes countries and subiects without they may make any enterprise vpon the countries or subiects the one of the other for what cause or pretence soeuer 27 The subiects and seruants of either side aswel ecclesiasticall as secular notwithstanding that they haue serued in contrary party shal returne wholy in the possession enioying of all and each their goods offices and benefices as haue bene said aboue of the subiects and seruants of the saide kinges but not to bée vnderstood of the gouernements 28 As for the prisoners of warre they shall bee vsed as is aboue written and by the aforesaid Princes is agréede 29 And ar confirmed in all poynts articles the treatise hertofore made with the late most christian K. Henry the 2. Charles the 2. Henry the 3. the said deceased duke of Sauoy in the year 1559. in the castel of Cambresis except such things as are by this or other treatises annulled accordingly the said Duke of Sauoy his countries citties subiects shal continue a good newtral Prince and common friend vnto both the said kings from the day of the publication of these presents the traffike betwéene this countries subiects shal be frée and assured as is said in the said treatise and as in times past haue bene vsed the poyntes therein comprehended shal be obserued in regard of the officiares who haue serued the said kings so far forth it be not annulled by other accordes 30 Are yet notwithstanding reserued vnto the saide most Christian king of France and his successors all their rights actions and pretentions which they know to appertaine vnto them by reason of the said kingdoms countries lordships or others for what cause or pretence soeuer vnto the which shall not be neither by him or his predecessors expresely renounced thereof to make pursute by friendly meanes of iustice and not by armes 31 In this peace and amity shal be comprehended by common accord and consent of the aforesaide most christian king catholike king if so be they will bee comprehended in the same chiefely on the side of the catholike king our holie father the Pope the Apostolike seate the Emperor of the Romanies the Lords the Arch Dukes his brethren cousins their kingdomes countries the Electors princes of the Citties estate of the holy Empire vnder whose obeysance the duke of Bauaria the Duke of Cleue the bishoprike county of Liege the sea-bordering citties counties of east Freeseland the said Princes shal renounce vnto alpractises promises neuer hereafter to make anâ—eneither with christendom nether wtout whensoeuer which may any wise be preiudicial vnto the said L. Emperor elector or estates of the said holy Empire but to the contrary shal procure with all their power industry the good quietnes thereof so far forth that the saide Lords Emperors and the saide estates shal be haue themselues amiably vnto them the said kings catholike and most christian and commit nothing in preiudice of them and in like sort shal be comprehended in this Peace the Lords the conferats of the great citties of Germane the lagues Grises which their allies the K. of Polland Sweed the K. of ScotlaÌ„d the K. of Denmark the Duke Signorie of Venice the duke of Lorain the great duk of Thuscane the Republiques of Genoa and Luca the Duke of Parma Plaisance the Cardinall Farnese his brother the Duke of Mantua the Duke of Vrbin the chiefe of the houses of Columna and Vrsine the Duke of Salamoneta the Lord of Monaco the Marquesse of Finall the Marquis of Masla the Lord of Plombin the Earle of Sala the Earle of Colorino For to vse and continue this present peace with exprsse declaration that the aforenamed most Christian Kinge may neither directely nor indirectely labour through himselfe or others to preiudice and it the same most Christian Prince pretende any thing against them may onely prosecut the same before coÌ„petent iudges not els in any manner whatsoeuer 32 And on the behalfe of the most christian king shal be comprehended in this present treatie if in case they therein will be comprehended our Holie Father the Pope the seae apostolique the Emperour Elector and Princes ecclesiasticall and secular cities comminalties and estates of the holy Empire and especially the country Pallatine Elector the Marquis of Brandenburge the Duke of Wittenbergh thee Landgraue of Hessen thee Marquis of Hamsbach thee Earles of east Freesland the Seabordering citties according to the ancient alliances the king and kingdom of Scotland according to the aneient alliances confederations made betweene the kingdomes of France Scotland the kings of Poland Denmark and Sweede the Duke and gouernors of Venice the three Cantons of the leagues of Switsers the Lordes of the 3 leagues Grises the Bishop and Lorde of the land of Vallay the Abbote and Citie of S. Gall Cloutem bergh Milhouse the country Neufcastle and other allies and confederates of the saide League my Lord the Duke of Loraine my Lorde the greate Duke of Thuscane my Lord the Duke of Mantua the Repuhlique of Luca the Bishops Chapters of Metz Tibold and Verden the Abbote of Gozze the SS of Sedan the Earle of Admirande is to be vnderstood notwithstanding that the consent which thee catholique king giueth in the comprehension of East Freesland bee without preiudice vnto the right which his Catholique Maiestie hath ouer the countries thereof like as contrariwise are reserued the differances rightes and exemptions of the saide counties al which declaration that the saide king catholique may neither directly nor inderectly labour through himselfe or any other to their preiudice but if the aforesaid catholike king pretend any thing against theÌ„ may onely prosecute the same before competent iudges not by force in what manner so euer 33 Also shal be comprehended in this present treatie all others who by common consent of the saide kinges may be chosen so farre foorth that within 6. monethes after the declaration of these presentes they shall deliuer their obligatorie letters and declarations as in such cases is required 34 And for more securitie of this peace and Articles theirin comprehended shall the saide treatie be verefied published and registred in the courte of Parliamentes in the Realme of France Chamber of accountes of the saide cittie of Paris as likewise verified published registred in the great counsaile chamber of accounts of the catholike king in the Low countries all according to the teâ—or of the treatie of anno 1559. which shal be dispatched by the one the other siâ—e within 3. moneths after the publication of this present treatie 35 In which poynts and articles aboue named is fully comprehend the treatâ—e and articles which haue bene agréed and passed betwéene the said deputies and in
pledges shal be rendred and set at liberty in good faith without any delay but must be vnderstoodde that after the accomplishment of the 6. places in Picardy but two of the said pledges shal be deliuered remayning the other two vntil the restitution of Blauet 17 And for the matter contayned in the aforesaide treatie of 1559. which wer not accordingly executed the same shal now be wholy executed ended in that which rests aswel respect of the county of S. Paule the limets of the countries of the said two Princes which he held in surueyans and exemption of customes and forraigne imposition pretended by these of the county of Burgundy Bishop Therouane the abby of S. Iohn at the mountaine of the Ducchie of Bouilon restitution of any pretended places of the one side and the other ought to be rendred by vertue of the said treatie and the other differences which haue not bin voide or decided as it was then couenanted there shall to this effect be na-Arbitrators of the one the other part the which shal méet within 6. months in the appoynted place if the parties consent els shal chose some other place 18 And as in the partition of the countries ordayned vnto the Bishopriks of Arras Amiens S. Omer and Boloigne are founded certaine villages of France attributed vnto the Bishops of Afras and S. Omer Also other villages of the countries of Artoyes and Flanders vnto the Bishop of Amiens and Bologne whence often riseth discorde and confusion is couenanted and agréed that after the consent of our holie father the Pope commissioners shall be appoynted by the one and the other side which shall assemble within a yeare in such places as shal be appoynted to resolue vppon the chaunge which may be done of the same â—ssages to the commodity of the one and the other side 19 All prisoners of war being detayned by them or either party shal be set aâ—â—bertie in paying their charges and that which otherwise they may lawfully â—w without paying any ransom except they had thereof agréed before the date â—f these presets if in case that coÌ„plaint be made of the excesse therof there shall â—e taken order by the Prince of the countrie wher the said prisonersar detained 20 And all other prisoners subiects vnto the aforesaid Kings which through the calamity of the warres may be detayned vppon the Gallies of their Maiesties shall immediatly be released and set at liberty without any delay for what cause soeuer and without demanding of them any thing of their ransomes or their charges 21 And are reserued vnto the said catholike king of Spaine the said worthy Princesse his eldest daughter their successors or deputes al their rights actions and pretentsons which appertayne vnto them of the said kingdomes countries lordships or others for what cause soeuer the which he nor his predecessors haue not bene expresly renounced thereof also to make pursute by amiable meanes or iustice and not with armes 22 And in that which by the said deputes of the said catholike king is demonstrated for to obtayne to a good and perfect peace his maiestie requesteth that â—he most excellent Prince the Duke of Sauoy may be comprehended in the saide peace because the aforesaid Catholike king doth tender the welfare of the saide Lord Duke as his owne for the great kinred of blood and neare alliance which is betwéene them the which is also declared by this Gasper of Geneua Marquis of Bullen Councellor of estate Chamberlaine and Collonell of the guarde of the said Lorde Duke his Lieuetennant and gouernour of the Dutchie of Austria and the Cittie of Iurie his Deputy as appeareth by his power and procuration who in honor of his name saide that his said Lord was issued from the brother of the great grandfather of the aforenamed most Christian king and of the cousin germaine of the Quéene his mother and that his intente is to giue contentment vnto the said Lorde king as one of his most humble parentage to acknowledge him with all the honor duty reuerence obseruance of friendship hee may possibly to the end to giue occasion in the time to come to thinke better of him and his actions the passed occasions would suffer him the said king promissing to acknowledge his good affection and that he will vse vnto him of like bounty and declaration of friendship as the 4. last kings haue vsed vnto the the late most excellent memorie of my Lord the Duke his father 23 It is therefore agréed that the saide Duke shall be receiued comprehended in this treatie of Peace And to manifest the desire which he hath to content the said Christian King will render vnto him the Cittie castell of Berre within 2. months to compt from the date of these presents in good faith and meaning without delay or difficultie for what cause so euer And the saide place shall be rendred to the saide king within the said tearme directly in the estate wherein she is at this preseÌ„t without breaking down nor endomaging them in any wise without that any rembursemeÌ„t for the fortifications made in the said cittie castell may any wise be pretended neither for that which might be due vnto the soldiers men of war Also leauing there al the ordinance which was there at the taking of the same with the bullets may onely withdraw those which sithence he brought thether if any there be 24 Also it is conuenanted and agréed that the said Duke shall wholy disauow abandon in good faith the Captaine la Fortune being in the cittie of Suerre in the country of Burgundy without giuing vnto him nor any other which he vnlawfully detaineth the saide cittie against the will of the said most christian King directly or indirectly any aide support or fauour 25 And for the surplus of all other differences the foresaid most Christian K. Duke of Sauoy the aforesaid deputes in the aforesaid name consente agrée for the good of the peace that they be remitted vnto the iudgement of our holie father the Pope Clement the 8. for to be iudge decided by his holynes within one year to account from the day date of these presents according vnto the answere of the said king giuen in writing the 4. of Iune last past to kéep execut maintaine all what shal be by his holines ordained without delay prolongation or difficulty for what cause or pretence soeuer meane while and vntill such time these things be otherwise disposed of by his holines they shaâ—â—emaine in the estate conditions as at this present without either changing or renewing as they are possessed by the one the other party so shal it not be lawful to impose or require any contribution nor other things without the territories of the places which are held by the one and by the other 26 And therefore it is now couenanted agréed by the one side and the
babling of Nuns No medicines wil serue to your sore for alwaies the malicious mocks with Gods secrets True it is we are neither prophets nor children of prophets we are far remoued from the knowledge of the diuine hidden secretes yet our admonishment is not without foundation beleeue if it so please you for of pure zeale we open vnto you your estate a wonderful change is ordained vnto you choose the best while you haue time you are warned by the highest Regent Giue place to reason you are expected with grace O Noble Holland quench your turbation Ioyne with your bretheren follow the counsaile of friends and beléeue no strife makers which will ruine you Vnwise is he that followes a blind mans trace Is séene and allowed to be printed Datum Bruxellae 12. Martij 1598. Petrus Vinck Louannij Ioannes Masius excudebat The Answere of the Hollanders to the seduced Prouinces vpon the former Admonition Vpon the first DIuinely and manly Noble Holland is exalted for God doth of his mercy accept the same as his childe besides the defence of our paternall fréedome is the roote from whence nobility springes These vrge vs Hollanders and not the blind idolatrous Goddesse whome wee refer to them that doe serue her Prouidentia is our leader for we finde that she doth exalt vs aboue all estates Such as sooth vp their enemies and hate their defenders Iudge if they bee not to be esteemed as wanton fooles Thie is our meaning to endeauour to withst and you andour enemies with force and strength And we will to the ende as long as neede shall require defend our common libertie doth daye and night whilest God giues vs strength to abide it to fight for our selues and our neighbours who feede their deadly foe in their bosome which is a dangerous and pittifull thing For no Christian is he that doth bad and to strengthen others therin More vpon the first YOu blinde Netherlanders reproch vs that wee haue quite forgot the band of amitie neyther hath blood murther nor fire possessed our harts neyther do we acknowledge Mars otherwise then for a blinde idoll but onely the God of boast who hath imprinted in our hearts a stedfast thought of reconcilement and peace as well appeares by diuers our mintes who outwardely shew our inwarde minde we do our beste to reioyne you that are wrongfully seuered from vs to the ende that the Spanyard do not hurt thee for needefull defence of our libertie and goods is the rule of our pretences and the bulwarke of our warre as long as Gods grace doth helpe vs if we did otherwise we should shame the Netherland blood And Christ hath warned vs to be against Lyons and Foxes rauenous and crafte Simple as Doues and suttle as Snakes Vpon the second YOu cannot compare vs to Beares or Wolues who are full of crueltie suttle Foxes nor Dragons who long for bloud for wee are tame as Lambes guarded by Dogs whose teeth defende vs from the wild beastes because wee are reformed such is to vs not forbidden we vse it to our defence Our will our séeking is that we do inuite seeke and procure through the commandement of Christ your safetie with ours both of bodie and soule Our griefe is that you feele not your losse nor the dead the cause of our taking armes is to defende our lawfull priuiledges together with the libertie of mind and this is the only way to get the same as in these our countries is apparantly to be seene that this is the only marke we shout at which we also will with deedes shew vnto you if you will ioyne with vs and withstande the Spanish packe Whose pride is vnto God and man an horror More vpon the second THe obedience which wee shew vnto our superiours is willinglie without force yea with iust desire as our contraries see and praise although it doe spite them and shewes that we seeke nothing but to obay according to the teaching of the wise it appeares by that which we haue done and suffered so long for to remaine vnder the kings regiment as our Lorde but not as a tyrant we could do no lesse we seeke but the libertie which no Christian Prince ought to refuse to obedient Christians without the which we could not continue nor be esteemed good Christians For according to the scriptures which we reade more then you do for they are forbidden your sights as a thing nothing touching your vocation we finde that our faults are agréeing together therefore he that is not content to doe mischiefe himselfe but exhorteth his neighbour also their ambition verily sheweth that God hath wholly pulled his grace from him For God to the proud doth euer giue a fall Vpon the third IN effect we seeke to expell tyrannie and with a ioyfull hart defend our natiue soyle from your incursions and through Gods helpe haue preserued some part thereof to your good hope to perseuer further therein wee neuer yet desired to liue headlesse or without Magistrates for wee account them vnwise which desire it But it is wisedome to take a care thereof and to haue Magistrates of our owne nation As God hath alwaies exhorted his people We stande not vpon our owne strength but with heart and mind put our whole trust and defence in Gods handes Our Prince we do not scorne but feare the tyrant who according to Gods lawes hath lost his right His entreaties makes vs sigh perceiuing nothing in him but the fruites of the sick Lyon to whom the Foxe for all his flatterie would giue no reliefe for his deeds to others shew the intent of his heart He that vseth his right doth no body wrong More vpon the third YOur Prince calles and watches as a Wolfe wounted lyeth a bedde requesting the Lambe to giue him some drinke saying that afterwards he would prouide meate himselfe To whome the silly Lambe â—reth 〈◊〉 doing yea marrie you would make me your â—de I perâ— your drift So the remembrance of his Lyon-like and Wolfe-like crueltie doth make vs to esteeme his calling and entreating of no worthe you boast much of his goodnesse you marke not the place nor person to whom you speake where scarce there is a steppe but his crueltie hath bene showen to what ende will you excuse him he hath manifestly shewed the same lately at Brussels vpon the body of a silly mayden Why you speake it to Hollanders who yet smell the fire of their late destruction of goods and blood yea whose woundes are yet bleeding his mercie which hath shewed vs his sword fire and halter neuer yet did he reach vs a fatherly hand and yet he beares a very smooth face but as the old Prouerbe sayeth which teacheth vs. He hath or will deceiue him where he can More vpon the third WE can soone iudge what mercie wee should finde at the handes of him who esteemeth his highnes wronged in the highest degree for these foure poynts against his maiestie As Armes against him new
religion to be sworne against him traffiking with other Potentates Do you call this but some what estranged what mercie can we expect of him who esteemeth the resignement of a small request of state a great disgrace to his highnesse He whome with vnmercifull tyrannie hath not vsed the vnknowne West Indian Amercians together with the wronged countries of Granada and Arragon as subiects but more like a rauening Wolfe and all because they had but desired their wonted libertie their teares could not mooue his stony wretched heart but other hardened the same what can assure vs not to be vsed in like sort Wherfore we trust in our God h◠without doubt will strengthen vs vpon him as vpon a firme rock is our warre grounded Against God neyther money counsell nor friends can p. euaile Vpon the fourth NEuer Letter or messenger hath bene sent to vs but they haue ben read and euery word vnderstood and answered insomuch that they might well perceiue that wee sought nothing better then a good peace Hartius with his can witnes the same your idolatrous fortune where withall in your admonishment you there twice threatned vs we esteeme her not a figge Let Heathens and their like adore her we acknowledge the stedfast prouidence of God who altereth the kingdomes Them that haue taken their dwelling places in the heanens and made their nestes in the clowdes To his will and not to fortune do we giue the honour where vnder onelie do we sub◠our selues This is séene by the Spanish king your Lord w◠if he had taken this for a warning should neuer haue come to this his diulish pride whereby he hath greately begi◠to descend God strikes downe the proud and rayseth the humble More vpon the fourth THe chiefest things which do ruine a kingdome are idolatrie which of God is hated tyranny to their subiects wrong to their neighbours for these offences doth God punish kingdomes but Holland shall yet reioyce and as a lambe standing vpon Gods towre laughes at the Wolfes threates being assured that nothing can hurt him What token what fruite of marcie whereof you boast canst thou shew vs of his mercifull déedes yet lately you would haue murthered our Prince these be your dissembling admonishments away away with them The vnquenchable blood thirst of those diuilish grashoppers your Iesuites ye cuffians who gouerne your King do teach vs not to trust your dissembling words The kingdome grounded vpon murther cannot stand More vpon the fift WE haue bin often cruelly awakened when we did not sleepe that those which were awakened neuer rose againe insomuch that they that heard the knocks were astonished yet neuer had we any warning thereof by those that could haue sent it vs. But of you who acknowledge to haue no strength because you are bent vnder the Spanish yoke and the Gouernour whose force is enclosed by the Spanish Counsaile and shewe their commissions to pleasure their maysters therfore it is good to admonish where one may haue thankes for it but our eare is so surely stopt that we can hardly heare for wee haue Batauam aurem an eare which is thicke which will not be tempted but as the Snake goeth subtilly stopping her eares to the deceiuers note so will we not harken to your Syren-like words The birders whistle is sweete when the birds he will intrapt More vpon the fift GOd for a while hath fatherly chastised vs both to punish vs to rueine vs and not alone perceauing our sins but also our miseries which alwaies haue cryed vengance vnto heauen vpon the Spaniards heads who as it seemeth of his mercy hath heard our clamors If God did prophesie any thing by the whale which appeared vpon our shore what that may betoken we know not for it may well be such things may come to passe without any signification much lesse know wee what God doth hereby meane yet your exposition as full selfe wise secréetes wee esteeme too foolish and rash but we doe not wonder for the text of the matter is either falsly reported vnto you or by you falsly contriued for the fish was not headlesse as in your seuenth verse you say but contraryly he had more head then was proportionable to his bodie the same being measured but what may this signifie For Gods tokens commonly threaten Gods enemies More vpon the fifth Nowe this is our exposition which you cannot comprehende This Whale is the greate Spanish Leuiathan for he and the fish in nature are like for as that fish of other fishes is the deuourer so he also of other kingdomes is the deuourer and destroyer The fishes head was aboue his proportion and so is the Spaniarde vnsatiably gréedie to ouer-gape all though it cost him his life It is manifest in England France and the Netherlandes By the Whales bursting is meant that the Spaniard directing his force towardes England for to subdue that with his neighbors is there also runne aground burst and spoyled to the ioy of all and especially of vs who hope that God will cause him to runne himselfe dead if he will not cease to persecute the innocent He that persecutes another doth often fall himselfe in trouble Vpon the sixt IF euer there was any people threatned and crossed by their enemies it is we and by you watched wherefore we reiect your sugred wordes which you began with vs euen against God as by your vnaduise exposition of the fish which was driuen vpon our shore without hurt or daunger to anie yea which is more was profite for the country wherefore we esteeme that Gods tokens and threats are more stronger then many Wolues and Beares who both hurt men and cattell the swarming multitudes of dying beastes who vexe destroy the fruits of trees growth of the earth they are most Gods plagues So that this fish passeth without prophesying any punishmēt to vs. But Gods wrath ouer them that seeke to hurt vs. More vpon the sixt WE acknowledge and confesse that wee haue deserued Gods iust punishment but we hope that his wrath will persecute the Spaniardes vntill such time as they leaue persecuting the iust The example wee shall sée vpon thée O King who wert raysed to the top of the cloudes shalt fall downe without stay vntill thou acknowledge God in his force We haue long ynough to the losse of our bloud helde him for our Prince till at length we haue reiected him and forsworne his allyance which pure néede hath caused the verdite whereof we remit vnto our Lord God Vpon England France we will not boast the humaine arme is weake to no effect but God is our fortresse and that we conioyne with our neighbours wh◠are coparteners with vs in like woes is no shame and their reuolt with your threats doth not make vs shrinke The feare of common ruine bindes friendship faster Vpon the seuenth IDolatry doth warre against Gods learning and that you reproch vs. God and nature doth ordaine Princes
is the graue and wise consideraâ—ions and exhortations of our said holy father and being therevpon agréede haue requested their friendes and allies with them to vnderstand and resolue a good peace and vnion to the rest and quietnes of all the Christian prouinces and to the reuiuing and tranquility of all the subiectes and to beginne the saide treatie haue bâ— appointed to wit by the saide Cardinall arch Duke for and in the name of the same catholike king and by vertue â—d expresâ— power which he hath of his maiestie The Lord Iohn Richardoâ— knight head president of the priuy counsale of estate the Lord Iohn Baptist de Taxis knight commander in the Saintes of the war like order of S. Iacob of the saide counsaile of estate and counsaile of the war and the Lord Lewis Vereylen knight audiencier and chiefe Secretary and Tresurer of the Briefs and of the foresaid counsaile of estate and of the side of the most christian king the Lord Pomponius de Bellieure knight Lord of Grigon Counsaylor of his counsaile of estate and the Lord Nicholas Bruslart knight Lord of Sildeny also Counsaylor of the said king in his counsaile of estate and President in the court of Parliament of Paris all furnished with sufficient power the which at the end herof shal be inferred which lords deputies by vertue of their power in profe of the said Cardinall who hath long time laboured to the furthering of this present peace haue concluded agreed vpon these articles following 1 Inprimis it is concluded and agreed that the treatie of peace shall continue resolued and concluded betwéene the Lords Kings Phillip the 2. and Henry the 4. confirming in approbation of the articles comprehended in the treatie of Peace made vpon the castell of Cambresis in the yeare 1559. betweene the said Catholike K. Phillip the 2. and of high and lautable memory Henry King of France all which said treatie the said deputes haue againe newlie confirmed and ratified in all poyntes in such order as if it were her inferred from word to word without renewing any thing in the same nor in any other before which all shall continue whole and entire except that which shal be annulled in this present treaties 2 And according to the same that from the date of these presents betwéene the said Lords Kings their children present and to come their heires and successors their kingdomes countries and subiectes shall be a good sure stable and inuiolable peace confederation eternall alliance and friendship shall also loue one an other like brethren séeking and procuring with all duty the others welfare honor and reputation and shall faithfully shun for so much as shall be possible the one the others hurt not entertayning nor fauoring any persons whatsoeuer which should be any waies subiect to the hurte or damage of the one or the other and shall from this day forwarde cease all enmity forgetting from this day all thinges that may haue béene euill done how and whatsoeuer they be they shall put in obliuion and annuled without at any time after the same shal be any wais raysed or mentioned reiecting by this present treatie al practises or inteligences which in any sorte should be to the detriment the one of the other also promising not to do persue nor procure through any to be done any thing that might tend to the hurt the one to the other not also suffer that their subiects shal either â—ectly or indirectly do the same and if so be any of thâ— of what qualitie or condition soouer should from the date hereof chance to doe any thing to the contrarie eyther by sea or land or otherwise assist or helpe in matters that might be any waie hurtefull vnto the saide Lordes Kings the other shall be bounde to oppose him selfe there against and hinder the same and seuerely to punish them as breakers of this peace disturbers of the common quietnes 3 And through vertue of this peace and amitie the subiects of both sides whatsoeuer they are so far forth they kéepe the lawes and customes of the countrie shal be suffered to go come remaine dwell conuerse and returne in the one and others countrie vsing the trade of merchandise or as best shall â—ike them as well by sea as by land and vpon the fresh waters frequent and trade together and the said subiectes shall be defended in paying reasonably the rightes and duties in al places vsed and others which by their maiesties or their successors shall be imposed 4 And all letters of repriualles which might haue bene giuen for what cause soeuer shal be suspended and from this day forwarde there shal be none more giuen by any of the said Princes to the preiudice of the others subiects except onely against the chiefe offendours their goods and of their complices and that yet in case of manifest denegation of iustice of which of the letters of reformation requisition of those which shal pursue the said letters repriuals shal be bound to make appeare in maner forme as iniustice is required 5 The citties subiects cittizens and inhabitantes of the counties of Flanders and Artoiis other Prouinces of Netherland together with the kingdome of Spaine shall enioy the Priuiledges and freedomes which haue béene granted betweene the kinges of Frances predicessors of the said most Christian King and also the citties subiects and cittizens and inhabitantes of the kingdome of France shall likewise enioy the liberties and freedomes which they haue in the said low countries and kingdomes of Spaine and as euerie one of them hath heretofore enioyed them as they doe enioy them by vertue of the treatie of the yeare 1559. and other precedents 6 Also it is couenanted and agréede that if in case the saide King Catholike do geue or transfer by testament or what title soeuer it be vnto the worthy Princes the Lady Isabella his eldest daughter or to any other the prouinces of the Lowcountries with the countesse of Burgondy and Charlois that all the said Prouinces and counties do vnderstande to bée comprehended in this present treatie as they were in that of anno 1559. together with the saide Princes or he to whome in fauour the said king Catholique shall dispose the same without being néedefull that to this effect there should be made a new treatie 7. And may returne the subiects and seruantes of the one side and the other 〈…〉 not with â—g that they â—d in the â—tâ—ary pâ—ty at 〈◊〉 and â—eâ—câ— of the which they were proâ—ided before the end of December 1588. except Ecclesiastical â—ngâ— which should be found to â—e Canâ—ally prouided together with the enioying of each and euery one their good◠〈◊〉 and perpetuall renâ—es which they by reaâ— of thâ—se 〈…〉 begin in the end of the â—de yeare of 1588. haue 〈◊〉 enioye 〈◊〉 receaued shall now againe vse ande may after the publication of this peace and in like sort of those which since the saide time
the names as is aforesaide the which by vertue of their power and commission haue and do promise vnder obligation of all and each their aforesaide masters goodes present and to come that they shall accomplish and inuioably obserue this present treatie as also to cause them to ratifie the same to deliuer the one to the other authentique letters both signed and sealed which in present treatie shal be from word to worde inserted and that within a moneth of the day and date of these preents in regarde of the said Lordes most Christian King Cardinall of Austrie Duke of Sauoy which Lord Archeduke hath promised within thrée moneths to procure like letters of ratification of the same king Catholike Moreouer the saide Deputies haue and doe promise by vertue and in the name aforesaide that kéepe the said Letters of ratification of the abouenamed most Christian King Cardinall Archeduke and Duke of Sauoy furnished the saide Christian King Cardinall Archeduke and Duke of Sauoy shall solemnly sweare and take their othes vpon the Crosse holy Euangelists Canon of the Masse and vpon their honors in presence of such as it shall please them to appoint to obsâ—rue accomplish whollie and reallie the tontents of the said treatie and like oathe shal be done by the said catholike King within thrée monethes after or when it shal be required In witnesse whereof the saide Deputies haue subscribed this present treatie with their names in the place of Vreuin this second of May anno 1598. The Articles of the peace concluded vpon the Castel of Cambresis betwene the most high mighty Kings PHILLIP by the grace of God Catholike King of Spaine c. And the late HENRY the second of that name most Christian King of France Confirmation of the agreement made and concluded at Ryssell and Cercamp INprimis that the aboue named Kings inuiolably obserue these Treaties assist one another in common counsaile 1 Belonging to the restitution of the places of both sides vnlawfully possessed that the King who first doth render them choose out of the others country foure such personages for pledges as he shall think good vntill such time as restitution of the other side be likewise â—ffâ—cted 2 Don Charles sonne to the King of Spaine shall haue in mariage the eldest daughter of the King of Fraunce and for her dowrie shall haue foure hundreth thousand Crownes 3 Emanuell Duke of Sauoy shall take in mariage the Lady Margaret sister vnto the King of Fraunce and for her dowrie shall haue 300000. crownes and render vnto the King his brother the Dukedome of Berry during his life 4. All places citties freedomes which the King detayneth shall be restord to the saide Duke except that the Kinge of Fraunce shall holde for the space of fiue yeare fiue citties in Piemont viz. Turryn Anguerry Chinas Quiers and the newe cittie Dast with the fortresses and iurisdictictions of the same within which time the king shal yéeld vp all his rights of the said Cities 5 Likewise shall the king of Spaine hold two places and citties in Piemont viz. Vrsell and Aste the which he shal redeliuer with their iurisdictions rights when the king of France doth render his 6 The King of Spaine shall render vnto the king of French S. Quintin Han and Chastelet in such sort and estate as they are except the artillarie and victuailes where against the King of France shall render Didenhouen or Theonuille Mommedy Mais and Marienborgh with like conditions 7 He also shall render vnto the Bishop of Luic Billo with what else he detayneth belonging to the said Lords 8 Touching the cittie of Iuois the king of France shall cause the walles and fortresses thereof to be pulled downe in recompence of Turrouane and there shall be no more fortresses built there 9 Terouan is rendred to the king of France in all liberty as was before except that no fortresses may be built vpon the ground 10 The county of Mountferat returneth to the Duke of Mantua the places shal be returned vnto him in the behalfe of both the kings except the artillerie and victualles shal be carried out and if they think good they may pul downe the fortrasses which they haue made therein 11 Those of Charlois render themselues againe vnder the king of Spaine 12 The Baliage of Hesden with all rights and freedomes returne againe vnder the king of Spaine without that the king of Fraunce haue any iurisdiction therein with all fortresses 13 The county of S. Poll shal be held by the Lady of Tuteuile the two kings notwithstanding keepe their rights the which laying aside king Phillip shall haue the souerannity thereof 14 The French shall hold Calis for eight yeares and after giue the same againe vnto the English and for pledges thereof shall the king of France set sureties for a million of gold and beside send any of his Lords into England whom they will choose who shall remaine there vntill the restitution of the said cittie of Calis and the king of France shall there with all quite renounce all the right which he might pretend thereto FINIS