in English bottomes and Cotton woole which is fallen from a noble to Niâ—e pence as suâ—ars etc. are siâ—câ— Surâ—â—â—â—m was surrendred to the Zelanders And since the new England Shipps with divers others dâ—tchified English men are yearly fraighted from â—irâ—inea and Barbados that never arrives in old England but carried with syde windes into â—ollaâ—d and the East Countries whereby His Majesty is not onely defraâ—ded of his Custumes â—nd his â—eamâ—n diâ—couraged but the goods undervalued which ought to he menaged to greater advantages of the King and his Kingdomes It is Convenient now to shew you when the house of Bourgundy became allied with the house of Austria And Austria with Spaine â—s also their respecâ—ive successions likwise the severall successions in the Crownes of England and France And consequently when the Hollanders and their confederated Provinces of the Union revolted from Spaine and Austria and made themselves Soveraigne States And after some observations thereupon give you a more perticular answere to Englands appeale And soe for this present yeare conclude A briefe description of the first Alliances betvveen the Houses of Bourgundy Austria and Spaine vvith the severall successions of Emperours Kings of Spaine Kings of England and France since that Alliance Philip Duke of Bourgundy the 30. Earle of Holland Zeland c. That first â—â—sâ—â—tuted the Order of the Golden Fâ—…ce dyed in the yeare 146â— leaving Charles his only Sonn and heire his Successour who was sâ—aine at the battaile of Nancy and left Maria Dutchess of Bourgundy his only Daughter heire that Married Maximillian Arch-duke of Austria Sonn and heire of Fredrick Emperour of Germany by whom she had Philip her only Sonn that Married Jane the Daughter of Ferdinand and Jsabella King and Queene of Arragon and Castile Emperours of Germany Maximillian the first that Married Maria de Vallois Duchess of Bourgundy begun his raigne Anno 1493 Charles the fift Married Jsabella Daughter of Don Emanuel King of Portugal and begun his raigne Anno 1520 Ferdinand the first Married Anna Uladâ—slai Daughter of the King of Hungary and Bohemâ—a begun his raigne Anno 1558 Maruaâ—llian the second Succeeded his Father he Married Maria the Daughter of Charles the fifth his neece and begun to raigne Anno 1564 Rodolphus Succeeded his Father Maximillian he dyed without Issue and begun to raigne Anno 1576 Mathias Succeeded his Brother Rodolphus he Married Ann the Daughter of Ferdinando Arch-duke of Austria and dyed without Issue begun his raigne Anno 1612 Ferdinando the second Succeeded his nephew Mathias and Married Ellenor Sister to the Duke of Mantoua he begun his raigne Anno 1619 Ferdinando the third Succeeded his Father he Married first the Infanta of Spaine and secondly the Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany begun his raâ—gne Anno 1656 Leopoldus the Sonn of Ferdinando King of Hungary was Married first to Margaret the Daughter of Philip the IV. King of Spaine and Secondly to the Duchess of Insprugh after she had unkindly treated the Duke of Yorke begun his raigne Anno 1658 Kings of Spaine Philip the first in the Right of Jane his wife Daughter of Ferdinando and Jsabella King and Queene of Arragon and Casteâ—le begun to raigne Anno 1501 Charles the first Succeeded his Father Philip and was also Elected Emperour of Germany by name of Charles the fifth begun to raigne Anno 1519 Philip the second Succeeded his Father Charles and Married first Queene Marie of England and afterward Elizebeth the Daughter of Henery the second King of France and begun his raigne Anno 1556 Philip the third Succeeded his Father and Married Anna the Daughter of Maximilian the II. Emperour of Germany he begun his raigne Anno 1598 Philip the fourth Succeeded his Father he Married Isabella the Daughter of Henery the IV. King of France and after her decease Marie Anna the Daughter of Ferdinando the third Emperour of Germany begun his raigne Anno 1621 Charles the second Succeeded his Father Philip who was begot of Marie Anna began to raigne Anno 1665 Kings of France Lewis the XII descended in a directt line from Charles the V. surnamed the Wise Married Anna the Widdow of Charles the VIII and Daughter of the Duke of Brittaigne begun to raigne Anno 1499 Francis the firste Succeeded and began to raigne 1516 Henery the second Succeeded his Father he Married Catherin de Medecis Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany begun to raigne Anno 1547 Francis the second Succeeded his Father he died without Issue begun his raigne Anno 1559 Charles the nyneth Succeeded his Brother and died also without Issue he begun to raigne Anno 1560 Henery the third Succeeded his Brother quitting the Kingdom of Poland he Married Louysa de Vaudamont and died without Issue and with him Ended the race of the Vallois he begun to raigne Anno 1574 Henery de Bourbone Surnamed the IV. Succeeded His first wife was Margaret de Vallois for want of Issue by her he Married Maria de Medecis Daughter of the Duke of Tuscany he begun to raigne Anno 1590 Lewis the XIII Succeeded his Father he Married Anna the Daughter of Philip the III. King of Spaine begun to raigne Anno 1610 Lewis the XIV Succeeded his Father he Married Marie the Daughter of Philip the IV. King of Spaine by his first wife that was the Daughter of Henery the IV. and Grand Father to the French King that now is who begun to raigne Anno 1643 Kings and Queens of England Henery the seaventh followed Richard the third whom he slew at the batle of Bosworth being of the house of Lancastar he Married Elizebeth Eldest Daughter of King Edward the IV descended from R. Plantagenet Duke of Yorke the first and next heire to the Crowne and thereby ended the Civil warr betweene Yorke and Lancaster he begun his raigne Anno 1458 Henery the eight Succeeded his Father he had six wives first Katherin Infanta of Spaine Widdow of his brother Arthur Mother of Queene Marie second Ann of Bullaine Mother of Queene Elizebeth third Jane Seâ—mour Mother of King Edward the VI fourth Ann of Cleef fifth Katharin Howard sir Katherin Parr he begun to raigne Anno 1509 Coward the sixth Succeeded his Father who died without Issue he begun his raigne Anno 1546 Marie Succeeded her Brother she Married Philip the second King of Spaine and died without Issue she begun to raigne Anno 1553 Elizebeth Succeeded her Sister and Married not she began to raigne Anno 1558 King James of Scotland descended from a Daughter of Henery the VII Succeeded her He Married Ann the Daughter of Fredrick the II. King of Denmarke he begun to raigne over great Brittaigne Anno 1602 Charles the first Succeeded his Father King James he Married the Daughter of Henery the fourth King of France and begun to raigne Anno 1625 Charles the second Succeeded his Father and Married Katherin the Daughter of John the fourth King of Portugall begun his raigne Anno 1648 WHEN the Hollanders in the yeare
Robberies and Murthers A three fold cord is not sone broken but a Triple Alliance that hanges in a silver Chaine if one linck be broken the whole league falls to the ground The States Generall and all their Soveraignes cannot be soe impertinent to thinke that any Prince should be obliged to their treaties after they have made as many breaches as there are Articles contained in them King James found them beggers and King Charles the II. does them noe wronge to leave them Beggers or deale by them as Great Princes doe by their unfaithfull stewards take away their unjust gaines and leave them a competency to live upon The Authours of Englands appeale begins with a ridiculous fable of a Lyon a Bull and other beasts and concludes presumptiously with a seripture Phaise Calling heaven and Earth to record that they sett life and death before you blessing and cursing c. O England England there is a divine providence that governes the world and affaires of men Many are the troubles miseries and Callamities that were brought upon you through your owne errours jalousies and mistakes Blessings doe now attend you And there are opertunities putt into your hands to perpetuate your owne Glory by your owne Actions As Nature hath made you renouned by her faire Ornements Great Brittaigne is incompassed about on every side with the Mighty Ocean wihich carryes her floating Towers out of the best Portes and Harbours in the world Replenished in the severall seasons with all kinds of Fish that particularly visitts the English Coasts for supplyes when at all times the flowing tydes runns into your rivers streames to fetch fresh water for the thirsty Mariners Your Hills and Downes are inamilled with flocks of sheepe and goates Your barren soyles are stored with rich mines and quarries All your Counties and shyres are like the Choycest landshipps Complicated with Stately Citties and Townes sumptious Castles and buildings woods and groues amongst riveletts Meadowes Arrable land and pastures Where nature hath outvied art to make you beautifull and happy Whilst other Nations want those conveniencies and your staple Commodities And as a further addition to your happines you are blessed with a Prince that studies to establish those felicities upon a most sure foundation to you and your Heirs for ever Whose bodies and minds are made suitable to the Drett and elements of your Country from whence I may without vanity say of England Ne quisquam Ajacem possit superare nisi Ajax Now I appeale unto heaven and Earth Whether it would not be an Act of Justice and honour for the Lords and Comons in Parliament to move the King effectually to insist upon such a summ of money from the Hollanders that might make full satisfaction and reparation for the debt and damages concerning the two Shipps Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura Or whether there ought not in Pollicy and prudence to be a Summary way agreed upon in this treaty to end all suits at Law betweene His Majesties Subjects and the Soveraignes of Holland and Zeland depending before them that are both parties and Judges themselves Or whether it would not be an Act of injustice and ingratitude in the whole Kingdome of England to suffer the Heires of Sir William Courten and Sir Paul Pyndar to live in exile under the Curse of the old Law deprived of all their Fathers inheritances whose Estates are kept from them by violence and oppression That had done soe much for their King and Country in the improvement of trade and Navigation That had soe aften supplied Embassadours abroad after Sir Paul Pyndar himselfe had continued eleaven years at Constantinople in the service of King James and the Turkey Company wherein he much advanced the Levant Marchants That have made such additions to the Crowne and Revenues of His Majestieâ— That did leave other Nations from whence they brought vast summs of money into His Majesties Kingdomes to be made such presidents of misfortune If their posterity should be still for saken where they ought to be releived FINIS 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 Animad 4 Animad 5 Animad 6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aniâ—ad 9. Animad 10 Ani. â—â— mad â—â— Animad 12. Animad 13. Animad 14. Animad 15 Animad 16. Aniâ—â—â— 17. 〈…〉 〈◊〉 An 20. An 21. An 22. An. 23. An 24. An â—â— An â—â— An 27. An 28 An 29 An 30 Aâ— 33. An 32 An 33 An. 34. An. 35 An. 36 An. 37 â—â— 38 â—â— â—â— An 4â— An 4â— An â—2 An. 43. An. 44. An. 44. An. 45. An. 45. An 474 An. 4â— â—n â—â— â—n â—â— An 51. An 52
could not briâ—le their tongues The vulgar crying out that those who were not for them were against them In the yeare 1608. Sir Râ—â—â— Winnwood and Sir Richard Spencer adjusâ—ed the accounts with the States Generall and toke further security of the States of Holland for payment of the money due to King Iames upon the cautionary townes wich amounted unto the 〈◊〉 of 8184â—8 Pound Sterling to be reimbursed to the crowne by severall 〈◊〉 payments The States 〈◊〉 all finding that 〈…〉 〈…〉 In the yeare â—â—â—â— King 〈◊〉 and King 〈◊〉 the IV of France being Meâ—â—â—â—urs for a peace betweene Spaine and the United Prownces of the Netherlands they prevaâ—led with both parties for a Collâ—tion of Armes and a Tâ—uâ—e for twelve yeares which was agreed should commence from the yeare 160â— whereby the States Generall were acknowledged to be free countries and had licences gâ—anted to trade unto the East-Indies where they had made some adventures before without permission and both the Mediatours became guarantees for the due performance of the Articles of that Truee Yet the Hollanders being not contented with that â—reaty imposed upon them as they saâ—d by King Iames they entred into a league oftensive and deâ—enâ—ive with France Fearing that King Iames might obstruct their free fishing upon the Coast of England and Scotland Wâ—â—â—h by the 〈◊〉 of nature and commâ—n P 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bâ—â—ngs to the Subjects of gâ—â—at Bâ—â—â—â—â—â—gue Aâ—ther the death of Henery the IV. the States Generall reneued their league with Lâ—wis the XIII who toke upon him the protection of the United Netherlands and gave the States Generall the first title of HAUIâ— ET PUISSANIS SEIGNEURS LES ESTATS GENERAUX DES PROâ—INCIES UNIES and the States of Holland the first Stâ—le of GRAND ET PUISSANâ—S SEIGNEURS LES ESTATS DE HOLLAND ET â—EST-FRIZE then those high and mâ—ghly Lords the States Generall and the great and mighly Lords the States of Holland and West-â—â—â—zland made severall resolutions and Acts in their reâ—pective assemblies to receive noe Letters from any Prince or State whatsoever but whith the same style and address that the French King had done and made it knowne unto all the pubâ—â—que Mâ—nâ—sters then resident in the Hague to give their Masters notice thereof accordingly 〈◊〉 verâ—â—â—â—s the oâ—â— English proverbe set beggers on 〈◊〉 back and they 〈◊〉 ride to the 〈◊〉 In the yeare 1612. King Iames demanded 300000. pound Sterling of the French King which was due to the Crowne of England for severall disbursments for Henery the IV. and others then Lowis the XIII assigned the like summes of money upon the States Generall unto King Iames who voluntarily acquitted the States theirof whereupon the French King seing King Iames soe generous acquitted twice as much more that was due to him from the States Generall Tâ—â—â—â— Kindneâ—â—â—s are not remembred by the Hollanders and Zelanders neither is their â—â—gratitude forgotten by the English and French In the yeare after that King Iames and the Franch King had releaâ—ed the States of those two great â—ummes of money the High and mighly Lords sent their Embassadours to the Grand Seigneur at Constantinople and to the great Duke of Mosâ—ovia with whome they contracted Alliances of Commerce settled their Consuls and Factories at Aleppo Alexandria grand Cairo and Smirna Although they noe sheepe woods nor Mynes they would gett woole timber and other materials and people from all partes of the Earth to worke and not be content any longer with such a trade as they could naturally raise out of their owne Country by butter cheese and hempe but would nigross all â—ine Manafactures of silke woole and Mohaire besids their Navigation and Fisheries Making their Châ—â—â—e tâ—â—nes Câ—â—ies of refuge fortendâ—r consâ—iâ—nâ—â—s and banditâ—s of aâ—â— Nations who are protected there as â—râ—e burgers being once admitted as inhabitants In the yeare 1614. the States General made a Placcate to prohibite all English Cloath Kersies and dozens that were died in the Cloath to be brought into the united Provinces upon paâ—ne of 25. gilders a Cloath besides the conâ—iâ—â—ation of the goods Whereupon severall persons in England made their Complaynt to the Councell-Table but finding noe redress the Marchant adventurers and Cloathiers sett upon making of Mixtures died in the woole rather then to lose all advantages of dying dressing and flocks woolen Cloath before that time being worne in blacks blewes redds and other single colours dyed in the Cloath This Nationall affront done by the Hâ—llonders in thâ—se dayes when King James had the Keys of their Provinces in his Cusâ—â—ly was a sufficient testimony of their insolâ—ncy and ingratitude and a faire warning for England to â—indâ—r the growth of such Monsters that had soe sone forgâ—tten Queene Elizebeth and soe quickly sughted King James In the yeare 1616. the Hollanders upon a Composition made concerning the money lent by Queene Elizebâ—th upon the Cautionary townes prevayled with King Iames to deliver up the Briel Flushing and Rammekâ—ns after they had been 31. years in the possession of the English at which time the French would have given double the monâ—y for their redemption being forfeited to the Crowne of England for breach of Covenants by keeping the money soe many years in their owne hands beyond their Contracts and Obligations 〈…〉 not â—â—ve 〈◊〉 soe 〈◊〉 to England either 〈…〉 In the yâ—are 1â—19 the States Generall having fomented the civell wâ—â—s in Germany by assisting the consâ—derate Princes of the union with their Councell and Armes against the house of Austria upon pretenâ—e that Hungary 〈◊〉 Bohemia were usurped against the peoples consent and 〈◊〉 Hâ—â—â—ditary to the Austrâ—an Family that were 〈◊〉 Kinâ—â—â—mes as Poland and the Empire the Sâ—â—â—â—s Generall incouragâ—d â—redrâ—â—k Prâ—nce Pallatine to accept the 〈◊〉 of Bohâ—â—â—â— promâ—ssing hâ—m theâ—r further assistance beâ—ore he had the conâ—ent of Kiâ—g Iamâ—s his father in Law to intreague 〈◊〉 in that warr yett the Hollanders suftered him not only to be 〈◊〉 out of hiâ— new Kingâ—ome by the Spanish and Impâ—râ—â—ll Trâ—â—â—â—s but also to be 〈◊〉 from the Pallaâ—inate his owne inherâ—tance who â—lâ—dd with his Queene and her children to tâ—e Hâ—gâ—e for shelter while the pore Protâ—â—ants in Germany had â—â—â—rty to bâ—gg in manâ— Churches and Even all this time the States Generaâ—â— that promoted the waâ—r lay 〈◊〉 with their Armes Iâ— the 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 had nâ—t aâ—tâ—rwards 〈◊〉 iâ—to the bewâ—â—â—s of 〈…〉 In tâ—e yeare 1620 the Hollandâ—rs laâ—d their bloudy designes in tâ—e East-Indies where they commâ—tted that hâ—rrid masâ—aâ—re and spâ—yâ—e at Amâ—â—yna under a pretence that the Engâ—â—sh Factors combinâ—d to sâ—â—ze the dutâ—h Magâ—â—â—nes and warâ— housâ—s whereupon they torâ—ured the Marchants anâ— murtherâ—d others of the Engliâ—h consiâ—â—aâ—ed their goods and houses toke away their Isâ—anâ—s and ingrossed the wâ—â—le spice trade at the Mullucâ—oâ—s contrary to their owne 〈◊〉 and agreemâ—nt made with thâ— English Company prâ—â—endâ—ng they were 〈◊〉 by â—orâ—eâ—ure This â—â—gâ—dy was soe execrable
that one of the dutch company who could not digest soe much bloud and inhumanity writt the true relation of the Strattagem and sent it over land to the English Factors at Aleppo who transmitted it to some Friends at Amsterdam where it was printed in English and dutch to the great Amazment of all man-kind then severall of the Jewes sold their actions in the East-India Company Esteeming their money not safe in the hands of such a corporation that had drawne soe much guilt upon themselves by their most barberous cruelty Foundations layd in bloud cannot support a fabrick â—â—rg but the whole structure will sinck under its owne burthen In the yeare 1621. the truce with Spaine being expired the States Generall proceeded with their armies into â—landers and Brabant And in the same yeare they Established the West-India Company by pattent who watched for the Spanish plate fleets finding it a very profitible warr wherein they could both trade and fight by the benefitt of English and French Portes and shelter themselves for reeâ—uâ—tes upon all accidents of wind and weather in English harbours without Salvage or Toâ—age Notwithstanding the Hollanders could not retallâ—â—â—â— the 〈◊〉 upon thâ—ir 〈◊〉 or assist the English with a Caske of fresh wa◠〈…〉 In the yeare 1622. the Stateâ— Generall pâ—â—â—eving that the massacre at Amboyna had â—â—de a 〈…〉 in Holland they putt forth a proclamâ—tion 〈◊〉 suppress all 〈…〉 at subject promising rewards to any persons that could dâ—scover the Authour of the History in the mâ—â—â—e time thâ—â—r Embaâ—â—adours â—usieâ— themselves at Whitâ—hall to take off the reproach and inâ—amy tâ—aâ—â—â—y upon them in England Where the Sâ—â—ynâ—s of that bloud will nâ—ver bâ— washed out The States Generall during the remaynder of King James his raigne held themselves secure against great Brittaigne that could obâ—â—ruct their Navigation and trade by the dâ—versions given to His Majestie concernâ—â—â— his onely Daughter and her children in Bohemia the Contâ—nuall Complaynts of the Marchants trading to the East-Indies and the divisions and controversies raised in England and Scotland by the seperatâ—â—ts and Brownists that the Hollanders had â—â—rrâ—d up by their sedâ—tious practises and Pamphletts dispersed in all his Majesties Dâ—minâ—onâ— against the Goverment of Church and State Whereupon great numbers of people were growne soe obstinate and uncharitable in England that rather thâ—n to Communicate with their Parochiall Congregations they chosed to live in America amongst the Pagans thinking to find a nearer way to heaven in new England then they were taught in great Brittaigne yett they followed the Hollanders stepps allowing God Almighty noe share in the goverment their Clergie being putt to pensions with liberty to trade for their better subsistance or to adventure their stocks in private men of warr Seperatists and Annabapâ—â—â—â— being fallen from thâ—ir first principalls have craftily learned to defend themsâ—â—ves by armes and like Hollanders and Zeelanders pretend they may take any thing from the enemies of Christ Jesus In the yeare 1625. King James died and likewise Prince Maurice then the States Generall sent their Embassadours into England to treat with King Charlâ—s the first concerning a league offensive and defensive against Spaine which they effected and agreed that it should continnue untill the Paltzgrave should be restored and the States Generall setled however that for the space of fifteene years neither party should treat upon any peace or truce without the consent of both This treaty being concluded at Southampton was signed the 25. of November 1625. whereunto the States Generall annexed their proteâ—â—ation in theise words following viz That if his Majesty should not be satisfied within a prefixed time concerning the Massacre and spoyle of his subjects at Amboâ—na committed by the Hollanders that then his Majestie might seeke satisfaction by reprisalls or other wise Which notwithstanding the protestation there was noe satisfaction or reparation obtained during the raigne of King Charles the frst As the Hollanders could never bring King James into any league soe King Charles could never bâ—â—ng the States Generall to any performance The next yeare after the treaty the States Generall in stead of Equipping out Shpps against Spaine they send twenty Shipps of warr to â—â—list the French King at Rochell and the Isle of Ree to the great oppression of the Protestants in that Kingdome where notwithstanding the new Alliance made by the Marriage betweene the King of great Brittaigne and Hâ—nriâ—tta Maria a Daughter of France Yett Cardinall Râ—â—helâ—â—â—u contrary to promises and agreements depressed the Hugonetts at Home but assisted the Protestant Princes with men and money a broade holding it to be the interest of France to keepe under any rising party there but to incourage and strengthen them in all other places to oppose Spaine and the House of Austria their enemies The foure intire subsidies given to King Charles the first in the beginning of his raigne being expended with other monies towards reliefe of Nochell against the forces of France and Holland they both knew the depth of his Majesties pâ—â—â—se aâ—d the strenght of his armes during his time and toke their Measâ—res accordingly knowing that his revenue was not sufficient for any action to question France or the States Generall for any sâ—oyles or incroâ—thments upon his Majesty or his subjects whatsoever In the yeare 1630. the King of Spaine desirous of a peace with England offered satisfaction for wrongs and injuries done then the King of great Brittaigne acquainted the States Generall thereof and would have included them in the treaty at Madrid according to the forementioned agreement but the States Generall upon the first rumour of an overture for peace entred into a further league with France and agreed upon Articles with that Crowne to devide the Spanish Netherlands Equally betweene the French and the United States and soe they left the King of England at liberty to doe what he pleased with the Spaniard the States Generall refusing a peace with Spaine upon any conditions whatsoever It was against the interest of Holland and their Religious concernments to end the warr soe longe as there were plate fleets and other spoyles to be had upon such easie termes During the subsequent tenn years when the King of great Brittaigne was at peace with France Spaine the States Generall and all the world in a common Amity with the Crowne of England excepting the East and West-India Companyes of the Netherlands a rebellion broake out in Ireland the Scotts invaded England and the whole Kingdome divided into Factions every man driveing on his owne perticular interest neglecting the publick during that longe vacation of Parliaments while the Hollanders ingrossed all manner of Navigations and traffiâ—que sayling in light built bottomes to English plantations The native seamen were then discouraged port townes decayed Cloathing townes depopulated trade insenceably declyned and the comon people became miserable and pore in the midst of plenty In the Conclusion of those tenn
years the Queene Mother and Cardinall Richâ—lâ—â—u being at difference about the slate of affaires in France she left the Court and went to the Hague in Holland and there proposed a match betweene the Prince of Orrange and the Eldest Daughter of the King of great Brittaigne which motion Prince Henry Fredrick entertained with high Esteeme then the Queene Mother transported her selfe for England and effected the Mariage accordingly Upon hopes that Alliance might have ballanced the Cardinalls interest with the Bernevelt faâ—tion which was Uppermost in all the States to the great prejudice of the Crowne of England In the peare 1640. the longe Parliament begun their usurpacion at Westmâ—â—ster where the Commons prevayled with the King to pass a bill that their assembly should not be dissolved without their owne consent Then soâ—â— after they sett up for themselves and gave advantages to their bretheren in the â—nited Provinces to be inriched beyond Measure by the Civell diseâ—tions that followed and were foâ—ented by those factious partyes that confederated themselves together In this yeare 1640. the Portugalls renounced the King of Spaine and declared John Duke of Braguance the Lawfull successoir of Dâ—na Catharina and Crowned him their King being the 1â— King of Portugall and 4. of that name Who was Father to the preâ—ent Queene of England 〈◊〉 the II. King of Spaine haveing invaded Portugall usurped the Crowne after the death of Sebastian that was slayne in Barbery fighting against the Mores in the yeare 15â—8 The Portugalls who 〈◊〉 under the Sâ—aniards for the â—ace of 60. years were not â—e much oppreâ—ed by them in the East and West-Indies as they were by the Hâ—â—â—anders who have moâ—â— regard to 〈◊〉 owne 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 â—â—en they have to the orrigâ—â—â—â— rights or 〈…〉 of other men In the yeare 1643. The States Generall reneued their plaâ—â—ate against English Cloath Kersies and Dozens under greater Penalties then before with many additions concerning the â—are and at the same time spoyled Mâ— Câ—uâ—tâ—n and his partners in the East-Indies 〈◊〉 their Acts of violence 〈◊〉 as they did of oppression at home while the Subjects of England were weltring in their owne bâ—oud in many partes of his Majesties Kingdomes 〈…〉 〈…〉 In the yeare 1648. the longe Parliament haveing runâ— into all Extreames by subverting the goverment of Church and state they acted their bloudy tragedy which I am unwilling to mention but that I find the sâ—heane yearly represented in my dutch Almanacks and the impressions in Folio at Amsterdam with the names of the Râ—gicides under the Sculptures which they send unto all parts of the world insinnuating to the Pagans and inâ—idells that English men are the worst of all Nations not worthy of any trade or commerce having murthered their King at noone day in the face of the â—onn and soe for their owne Ends would sâ—andalize and reproach a whole Kingdome for the inveterate malice of some particular men that toke away the life of their Lawfull soveraigne Lord and King Who they knew by the Maximes of their owne Law could not erre In this yeare 1648. the States Generall fearing that France upon the conquest and dividing of the Spanish Netherlands would betoo potent a neighbour for them they make a peace with Spaine at the treaty in Munster against the consent of the French King who would not be included in the sayd treaty And in the same yeare at that generall treaty there was a peace concluded betweene the Emperour of Germany The French The Sweeds and The German Princes after those intestine warrs had continued thirty years and the people in the Pallatinate reduced to such Extreamity that they were forced to eate their owne children to satisfie their hunger The Hollanders after they had drayned the West-Indies Spoyled the trade of Antâ—â—erpe Gante and Brugis by Magnifiâ—ing Amsterdam Rotterdam and Dort They left the Spanish Netherlands to be a Bulwerke betweene theâ— and France as the House of Austria remayned a Bulwerke to Spaine and that Monarchie the cheife Fortress of Rome But now all three are became Auxilliaries to the Hollanders for Propogation of Gods word at Amsterdam amongst the Jews and inâ—idells there Sone after the peace with Spaine the States of Holland against the consent of the generality would disband and Cashiere many English and French Regiments of horse and foote Although the Officers were Gentlemens yonger sonns that had spent their Youth and fortunes in the States service The Prince of Orrange refusing to doe it without pentions granted them for their lives according to the Custome of Armes They shutt up the Comptores of Amsterdam Delf and Dort c. assigned for their payments This ingratitude Which Comprehends all other vices Moved the Prince of Orrange to send severall of the cheife Agents in that designe to the Castle of Lovestine From whence their party are called the Lovestine Faction and drew up his whole Armey in the yeare 1650. before Amsterdam to apprehend the rest of their consorts who were opposite to his interest and the Alliance with the King of great Brittaigne But was prevented in his approach by the sluices that were opened to obstruct his March Sone after that attempt the Prince of Orrange dyed and the Lovestine Faction made this Epitaph upon him De Prince is doodt de gift is groot gheen bliâ—der maaâ— in tachtentigh jâ—er Which was sounge by their children about the Streets and mentioned in the pulpitts for joy But within eight dayes after his death there was another gift sent to the great comfort of manâ—y The Princess Royall was delivered of this yonge Prince of Orrange on the 14. of November 1650. new stile against whome John de Witt and his faction in the States of Holland framed an oath which every man was obliged to take before he could be admitted into any office of the goverment either as Burgermaster Belieu Scout Schepen or Pentionaris the substance whereof was that they should not directly or indirectly advance the Prince of Orrange or his interest but oppose it by all means possible And the malice of the faction was such that many of them sealed their resolutions with their owne bloud making small incisions in their hands whereout issued some dropps of bloud into a glass of wine which they drunke and were not ashamed to shew those markes of pyety to their brethren as toakens of their devotion And would not suffer their Ministers in the publique congregations to pray for the Prince of Orange even as Christians were obliged to doe for their enemies Yett â—e was not forgâ—tten by the meane people but hath lived to see two of the faction rewarded according to the Laws of Candy where ingratitude is punished with death In the yeare 1650. Custodies libertatis Angliae Authoritatae Parliamenti that had seâ—luded halfe their owne members and voated downe the house of Lords called themselves the supreame Authority of great Brittaigne and were styled â—oe by the King
of Spaine the French King the States Generall and many other Kings Princes and States Those Keepers haveing stamped their Coyne with the inscription of God with us on the one syde and the Comon wealth of England on the other Which proved a true motto â—f their dissolution In the yeare 1651. The Keepers of the Comon wealth of England As their â—ist Essay abroade sent Mâ— Olvier St. Johns and Mâ— Strickland their Embassadours extraordinary with a great Equipage and splendour unto the States Generall of the United Netherlands the substance of their instructions being to contract an everlasting league offensive and defensive against all the enemies of both comon wealths and to borrow a considerable summ of money upon the publique faith of their Masters to supply their present occasions and for incouragment thereunto The Embassadours told them of an Act of Parliament that should Naturallize all the United Netherlanders whereby they might have and injoy the same rights and priviledges equally with free borne subjects of England But the old crafty States men in Holland knowing that England would draw away their best Marchants and fishermen into better Ellements And that the publick faith was allready upon the taynters they rejected the first proposall and denied the second presuming to continnue their priviledges they had in the English seas and harbours upon their owne termes Then the English Embassadours told the States Generall that they must pay for their Herring fishing and make satisfaction and reparations for the spoyles and damages committed at Amboyna and upon Sir William Courten and his partners in the East-Indies Unto all which they persisted in the negative Then after some personal affronts offered to the Embassadours and their retinnue by the Kings party in the Hague they returned re infecta to make their report to the Councell of State at Whitehall who highly resented the indignity shewne to their supreame greatnes and suddainly resolued to chastise the Hollanders for their contempt without any formall declaration of warr and to that purpose Equipped out a fleete of Shipps The States Generall doeing the like they were demanded by the English Admiralls to strick their flaggs and lower their topp-sayles but the Hollanders refusing to give that acknowledgment unto their younger brothers they went both to it Catch that Catch could allmost three years together wherein the States Generall lost soe many Shipps and were soe often beaten in solemne fights that they sent their Embassadours over into England to treat with Oliver Cromwell who was stept into the Goverment under the title of Lord Protector to give him satisfaction in the premises It appeared then that although the Hollanders were insolent they were not invincible In the yeare 1655. Oliver Cromwell made an unprofitable peace with the States Generall without disarming them or taking caution against future spoyles and injuries granting unto the Marritine Provinces Holland Zeland and Frizland the same priveledges in the English Seas streams and havens that they had in former times When they were under the Dukes of Bourgundy and Arch-dukes of Austria notwithstanding The Kings of England gave them the liberty of Free fishing then upon the English Coast in consideration of the mutually assistance their Lords and Princes gave against France Amsterdam being then a pore fishing towne and content with the rest of the Hollanders to live upon their honest labour and industry with what they could gett by fish and the product of their owne Country as they did before the East and West-India Companies were Errected and before they had built soe many Shipps of warr out of the spoyles of Spaine Portugall and England Cromwell only compelled them to make some reparations to the English East-India Company for the spoyles at Amboyna and obliged them to referre all other differences concerning the English Damages to Commissioners which nevertheless they reglected to doe finding out expedients even in those days to evade their Articles A Poâ—… that the Hollanders have beyond any other Nations in the universe In the yeare 1655 Cromwell appeared most dreadfull to all partes of the world receiued noe addresses from Emperours Kings or Princes but under the style of deare Brother and most Screene highnes he concluded an Alliance with France made a warre with Spaine assisted in the taking of Dunkirke as Auxilliary and kept it a principall layed out for the Spanish plate fleetes Attempted Hispaniola and by a mistake toke Jamâ—aca then runn himselfe out of breath for want of money and dyed If usurpâ—rs in a divided Kingdome could â—â—ate the Hollanders shake France and make Spaine tremble what may not the Lawfull Soveraigne doe with his Lords and Comons united in Parliament against the enâ—mâ—â—s of the King of great Brittaigne France and Yreland In the yeare 1660 when a peace was concluded betweene France and Spaine upon the Match with the Infanta The Lords and Comons in England invited King Charles the second to come and take possession of his Crowne and Kingdomes The Hollanders then fearing another storme they stricke in with the new Ministers of State in France finding Cardinall Mazarine under a cloude but however the States of Holland treated the King of great Brittaigne at the Hagâ—e in his returne and all the Commissioners of English Lords and Comons in great glory and least it should be forgotten they also register their treatment in their Almanacks with the gifts presented by the States to His Majesty viz. Nine hunderd-thousand gilders in money and to the value of eight thousand gilders in Harlems â—amaske and â—iaper for His Majesties Table linnen which altogether amounted unto 9200 pound Sterling A small recompence for the affront in bannishing his Majesty and his Brother the Duke of Yorke and Duke of Gloucester out of their Provinces during Cromwells usurpation and for all the Shipps and goods they had lately taken with Spanish Comissions And gott condemned to their owne use as free prize at Oastend and other Spanish Portes Which ought to have bin puniâ—hed as Pyrâ—cy in the Hollanders and the Zâ—…ders by the Laws of Comon Amity and Commerce About six months after the King was arrived in England the States Generall sent M. r Symon van Hâ—rne a Burgermaster of Amsterdam and Director of the East-India Company with M. r Michaell van Gâ—gh their Embassadours Extraordinary to his Majestie to reneue the cheife Articles of Cromwells treaty which was made persuant to the treaty betweene Philip Arch-duke of Austria and Henery the VII in the yeare 1495. And withall to gett a generall abolition and extinguishment of all Actions for spoyles injuries and dammages whatsoever sustained by his Majestie or his Subjects at any time before his Majesties most happy restauration and gave such Documents alonge with them that if any objections should be raised against the materiall poynts in Cromwells treaty or that his Majestie was not obliged to allow the same that then they should insist upon the loss of all their Shipps and
confiâ—â—ation And it was Lawfull for the Captaine to prosecute for the Shipp goods in the names of Sir Edmond Turnor and Mr. Carew persuant unto the Letters pattents without subjecting of them to any offence they being Turstees for a Corporation of Creditours and altogether passive in matter of fact Captaine Byrne and all other Captaines had only power to Execute their Commission according to the rules and Directions contained in the Letters pattents if they transgressed those Limitations it was their owne Act and not Sir Edmond Turnors and Mr. Carews The Maxime Qui facit per alterum facit per se is relative to Civell Actions where all things are done persuant to a Lawfull Authority Personall injuries cannot be comprehended within any deputation or Comission whatsoever and it would be of evill consequence if such provisionall sentences should be confirmed and brought into Presidents Being contrary to Law and the very express words of His Majesties grant declared in the sayd Letters Pattens wherein it s mencioned in the last clause of the Pattent that this Royall Comission should be fauorably interpreted and construed in all respects to the benefitt and advantage of Sir Edmond Turnor and George Carew their Executours Administratours and assignes Captaine Edward Lucy and Capt Iohn Holines in prosecution of their Comissions under the sayd Letters Pattents did within the space of three months take sink burne Nine Shipps of the French Dutch and Danes yet they mett with such discouragements at home that rendred their enterprizes rather burthens to themselves and their Friends then any advantage or profitt to the Heires Executous or Creditors of Sir William Courten Sir Paul Pridar and Sir Edward Littleten who were also blamed for spoyling the Kings enemies And Mr. Franklinn to shew an absolute prejudice against Mr. Carew advised Mr. Ioas Everâ—yen a dutch claymor his brother in Law to arrest him in a vexatious action of 1000. pound by writt out of the Admiralty Court upon pretence of a spoyle done by Captaine Heyden to a Hamburger in the month of August 1666. and although sufficient bayle was given into the Court to answere the Action Yett noe prosecution was ever made against him thereupon nor any Costs payd him for his vexatious trouble It is not difficult to register the names of severall Hollanders French-men and Danes that traded all the time of the late warr in the names of Flemings and Hamburgers and that had also their correspondence in England to colour and protect their Shipps and goods by collusive testimonialls and Commissions out of Flanders and the Hantz townes Even as severall Hookers and Dogger boates of Zirrickzee and Herring-buysies of Mazelandsluice Scheydam and Anchusen Fished freely as Oastenders and the Subjects of other neutrall Princes which incouraged the Kings enemies in those times of extreamity Whilst His Majesty of great Brittaigne laboured under all the difficulties imaginable that were brought upon the Kingdome through the corruptions and selfe interests of perticular men In the yeare 1667. After the rage and fury of the sword fyer and pestilence had abated and the King was treating in the territories of the Hollanders at Breda concerning a peace with the States Generall France and Danemarcke the States adventured upon a signall exployt to burne His Majesties Shipps at Chattam Supposing that English men could digest fyer both by land and water then they trâ—â—â—mphâ—ntly insisted that the Act concerning Navigation was disâ—â—â—â—ive to their Commerce and therefore proposed to have aâ— Articlâ— to make it voyde presuming that such treaties might dissanull Acts of Parliament as well as Letters Pattents under the great Seale of England but being advised to the contrary they prevayled onely for a dispensation that all goods coming downe the Rhyne out of Germany to the staple at Dort should be admitted as of their owne growth and transported to England in dutch bottomes Then they insisted upon a further provision to be made for tender Conscienciâ—s concerning all English men that should transport themselves into the united Netherlands for protection which was refused Only in favour of Doctor Richardson Minister of the English Church at Leyden it was consented unto Notwithstanding the Yorkeshire Plott that all Preachers who were come out of His Majesties Kingdomes should be free from any impeachment for treason c. The Hollanders those conquerours as they termed themselves rested not satisfied here but projected severall Articles in generall termes to acquitt and discharge de bene esse all Actions and pretentions whatsoever that his Majestie and his Subjects had against the States Generall and their Subjects from the beginning of the world to the conclusion of that treaty wherein Pouleron was also to be suddainly relinquished that had been 40. years in delivering up persuant to severall former treaties and the Soveraignity of Surrinam to be surrendred which had been only possessed some weekes by the Zeland Capers and retaken from them by the English Here was a strange providence and very remark-able concerning Surrinam and Pouleron This Surrinam was a Colony setled by the Lord Willoughby wherein he had expended all his patternall Estate And this Lord Willoughby was the person that had kept the lands possessions of Sir William Courten and his Heires in the Island of Barbados from the right proprietors under the pretence of a lease from the Earle of Carlilse as Lord Proprietor of the Carebee Islands who had by force supplanted Sir William Courten his tenants officers and Servants after Sir William had setled a Colony there had expended thirty thousand Pounds Sterling upwards in fortifications buildings and planting having first discovered the sayd Island and been three years in quiet possession thereof Pouleron is an Island that belongs to the Heires and Successors of the English East-India Company that first acquired the same by their joynt stock and such an Island that was taken from them orriginally by vyolence which creates noeright annexed to the Hollanders possessions This Island was wasted by the East-India Company of the Netherlands after Cromwâ—lls treaty and all the nuttmegg trees were there distroyed by Capt Kirkhove and his Soldgiers in obedience to the Hollanders Commands the Generall of Batavia which trees were to have bin restored to the English againe in the same condition they were growing This Island was after many long delays delivered to the English but retaken the same yeare againe by the Dutch East-India Company without any satisfaction or price for the spoyle or the soyle whereof the Hollanders esteeme themselves to be for ever acquitted and really discharged without any Act or deed from the orriginall proprietors who could not formerly agree how to draw up a discharge for the 80000. pound Sterling that Cromwell borrowed of them against their will which the Hollanders had payed by Mr. â—illiam Garraways Sollicitation for other damages Nor consent to give him a reward answerable to his paynes for getting that which they lost by their
knew the time when it was as difficult to gett a good farme or a house for a tenant in England as it is now to gett a good tenant for either since the Hollanders by their seditious practises are growen soe populous and soe great I knew also the time when Ipswich Hadley and Buildstone flourished as much as Harlem Leyden and Delf And when Ratcliffe and Limhouse flourished as much as Surdam and Dordrâ—â—ht And doe believe there was a time when Orford Dunwich and Alborough and other ancient Sea-port townes upon that Coast had not their Priviledges granted only to Catch Oysters Macharell and Sprats where the bancks are washed away with the waues and their Havens stopt up with sands while the Fishermen from Anchuysen Schiedam Zirrickzee c. in Holland Zeland and Frizland take the Herrings Haberdine and linge with their Busses Hookers and Dogger boates to increase their strenght and means to dispute the right and Priviledges of free fishing upon the English Coast Which brings me also to tell you what the Hollanders say in some of their remarques upon the Kings Answere to the States Letter but in another style then formerly they writt to King James in the beginning of his raigne In their first Remarque they say that Titus Livius and all the Roman Emperours gave medalls in gold upon their conquests and Victories And cite a Text of Scripture in Exod. 17. and 15. That Moses erected an alter when Ameleck was beaten calling its name the Lord is my Banner where the verse following says the Lord hath sworne that he will have warr with Ameleck from one generation to another In the fourth remarque they say it is not true that the States were obliged to send Comissioners into England to regulate a trade in the East-Indies only the King of great Brittaigne proposed a reglement which was soe absurd that the English nation would have a trade equall to the Hollanders which was fomented by the French and for feare something might be undertaken by the French against their State they sent Monsieur van Bewninghen for England to remove all sinister impressions that the French proposalls might have made upon his Majestie against the Triple Alliance and offered for the preservation of the peace of all Christendome to make a defensive and offensive warr against France for the further confirmation of the Triple Alliance which was rejected and a league made since with France contrary to the Triple League which the French Ministers presumptiously called The Beggers agreement And in their Ninth Remarque which concernes only the Herring fishing they say can any body lay clayme or make pretence to wha the never yett possessed was it not indeavored in the yeare 1635. by King Charles the first His Majesties Father to introduce a tribute by forcing the same with some Shipps of warr which is repugnant to the longe and free custome of Fishery that for theise last 140. years Persuant to the treaty made in the yeare 1495. betweene England and their State hath bin continually and quietly practised and injoyed untill the yeare 1635. as aforesiad Now I appeale to the greatest Champions for the Hollanders in any parte of His Majesties Dominions Whether they can heare without greife and Astonishment such impudent Arrogant expressions belehed out vp the States and their Predicants and Audatiously applied to themselves with reflections upon the King and his Kingdomes or whether they can with patience heare the States and their mercinaries to give the King of great Brittaigne the ley concerning the East-India trade or be perswaded that the only way to priserve the peace of Christendome was to joyne with the Hollanders in an offensive and defensive warr against the French King that hath lately consumed for much treasure and wasted soe many families of the Nobility and gentry towards the Chastizing of those high and mighty Lords and great and mighty Lords that toke their titles from a French Complement and were protected by the French Kings against all their Adversaries for the space of sixty eight years together or whether they can containe themselves any longer when they heare those States affront the King of great Brittaigne in that peremptory manner to tell him that the Crowne of England was never possessed of the herring fishing or that the late King his Father had not force of Armes in the yeare 1635. to obstruct their right to the herrings upon his owne Coast where they clayme the priviledge of free Fishing by prescription of the treaty Anno 1495. which was 77. yeares before they were acknowledged to be free Countries and had the liberty of the English Coast in Compensation of the leagues offensive and defensive against France who were then the Hereditary Enemies of the Crowne of England But it is objected by their Friends that if the Kings Subjects should eate any quantities of herrings barrell codd or stocâ—fish there would not be such a consumption of beife mutton and veale in his Majesties Kingdomes which brings up the rents of Land And it is pretended that the King is at noe loss by the Hollanders Zelanders and Frizlanders fishing for herring and â—odd upon his owne Coast which otherwise would be lost for want of taking and all the Cloysters Monasteries and Religious houses in the Spanish Netherlands Germany Poland France Westphalia etc. would be left distitude of provisions which vp the strickâ— rules of their Religion doe abstaine from flesh severall weeks in a yeare and severall days in every weeke which in England Scotland and Ireland since the Reformation the Protestants are not obliged to doe As to the Kings Right to the Herring fishing It admitts noe dispute being upon his owne Coast But if any man gives nourishment to a vulture or huggs a serpent in his bosome he may be distroyed for his kindnes and eredulity As for the Herrings and Codd that would be lost for want of Catching and the Monasteries and Cloysters left destitude for want of provisions it is a great fallacy There would be noe less fish taken if all strangers were obliged to pay the King a yearely tribute for an acknowledgment of that right which the Laws of God the laws of nature and the laws of nations appropriates to the King of great Brittaigne upon his owne Coast And it would not undervalue the price of Lands or lessen the value of mutton beife or veale if more Herrings Codd and ling were Eaten in England but rather increase the publick Treasury the rents of Lands and the particular Estates of all trades men And for incouragement to the Fishing trade at home if Every Inkeeper Ale-house keeper and vintener in England should be obliged to buy a barrel of pickled Herrings once a yeare The Hollanders doe esteeme every stranger that comes to inhabite in their united Provinces to render unto the publick yearly viis et modis 5. pound sterling at least although he be of a meane Capacity there being soe many Excises Verpounding
the world as the Generallity of his owne Subjects implying from thence that the greatest happines of a King consisted in the prosperity of his Kingdomes And Cardinall Mazarine was of an opinion that an honest man ought not to be a slave unto his word implying from thence aluding to Portugall and Spaine that it was better to vyolate a promise in diverse Cases upon any emergent contingences then to prejudice many millions of people by keeping it The Motto non nobis nati sumus is more properly applicable to such publique Ministers then to private persons It was held for a great virtue amongst the Pagans for any man to love his country certainly then it must be a Damnable vice amongst Christians for any man to hate the land wherein he toke his first breath And there cannot be a greater demonstration of that iniquity then to wound the Honour and reputation of those Princes who represents the glory wisdome courage and conduct of their Subjects and Servants There is noe perfection in man neither doe I beleive that all the best Councellours of Princes are either saints or Angells Yett I am confident that those who sitt upon the topps of Mountaines can see further then they that stand upon Mole hillâ— And that the Caball at white hall as they are termed in the appeale gave the King of great Brittaigne the most wholsome Councill for the honour and interest of England that ever was given within those walls concerning a warr with the Hollanders Advised in such a Juncture of time that the States Generall Hectored both England and France and boasted in the French Court that the King of great Brittaigne had neither money nor creditt to â—eâ—t out a man of warr And in that Juncture when the Comedians and publike Harbours in the United and Spanish Netherlands had their Screenes and Sceans painted with the Trophies of Chattam And even in that Juncture when the Councell of Spaine had rejected any nearer Alliance with Great Brittaigne or to give His Majestie any Assistance whatsoever against the Hollanders that had soe lately insulted ouer him and his Kingdomes The Appealants make a great noise with their Flourishing language against Englands Alliance with France and the prodigious growth of that Kingdome Since the Leagues and Alliances continued soe long betweene France and Holland against Spaine and England and now they feare the dreadfull conquest of the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands And say in their 15. 18. and 19. Summary hints to the Parliament that there will be an unavoydable breach with Spaine in case the Alliance with France continues and how fatall the consequences of a Spanish warr will be and then impertinently propounds how much greater the danger will prove if France should conquer Spaine Germany and the United Provinces and lastly says there is noe care taken of the Triple League or of the interest of England and the Protestant Religion Noe man will deney but that Charles the fifth was the greatest Monarche that ever raigned upon the face of the Earth Yett he did some years before his death surrender the Crowne of Spaine and the Seaventeene Provinces to his Sonn Philip the second and the Empire of Germany to his Brother Ferdinando that was chosen King of the Romans Charles the fifth being wearied out with the divisions and troubles amongst the Netherlanders and the German Princes concerning the Priviledges of the Empire and their respective Provinces Philip the second was also wearied out with the dissentions in the Low Countries and assigned the 17. Provinces unto Albertus and Isebella who continued in a state of warr with the Hollanders during their lives And how a French Monarch should expect any greater conquests by all his Armes I cannot apprehend or understand The Dukes of Bavaria and Brandingburgh who stands yett neutrall and other Princes of the Empire would unite their forces effectually if they did forsee the danger of what the Appealants vainely suppose The Northerne Kings and their neighbour Princes in the continent would unite and hinder such a prodigious groweth of France if the King of great Brittaigne should suffer such a progress Which is an Idle circumstance to Imagine The Interest of England is navall power and it is certainly the advantage of His Majestie and his Crownes to continue by all means possible the warr against the Hollanders untill their Fishermen be forced to goe and inhabite againe upon the Coast of England and Scotland And the rest of the Marchants and Mariners be constrained to give better caution for their good behaviour for the future Or be compelled to burne their owne Shipps of warr for a peace as the Carthagineans did 500. of their Shipps and Gallies at the end of the second Punick warr How many times France hath been almost subdued by England many Cronicles and records sufficiently testifies even when England was not soe populous nor soe prompt to Armes and when they had greater diversions from the Scotts that are since united to the Crowne and to give English men their due all the former conquests of the Hollanders were gotten by the bloud and valour of the English whose courage was not abated when the Duke of Monmouth and his Regiment made the first assaults and stormes at the taking of Mastricht It is granted that the French may be as subtill false and insolent as the Hollanders but they are universally more generous and being soe different in their humors and their habitts from the Hollanders there is noe great feare of any accord betweene them Especially since the breach is made soe wide Yett there is an opertunity for the King of great Brittaigne to putt a cheque upon the French in the Spanish Netherlands by possessing a place in the Hollanders power which at present is a Curbe both unto Flanders and Brabant and ought to be rendred to England as a precaution from the Hollanders upon this treatie at Cologne to prevent any mischeife that may happen from France Spaine Holland Ioyntly or severally hereafter All men of understanding or knowledge in History will confess that the French Kings had the Soveraignity of Flanders before the batle of Pavye and that appeales before that time were made to the Parliament at Paris Which after Francis the first renounced the Soveraignity to Charles the fifth for his ransome being taken Prisoner in that batle all appeales in Flanders are made to the Chamber at Mechelen But whether a Soveraigne Prince can by Law renounce any Soveraignity or prerogative of his Crowne without a generall consent of the Kingdome or Principallity that orriginally chose their Kings to protect and defend them who granted the Soveraignities to their Princes and their Heirs Is a question that I shall not undertake to resolve Or whether the Kingdome of Sicily that was divided by the Mediteranean sea from the Continent of Jtally could be transferred to the Crowne of France by the Donation of the Queene Which afterwards upon the perswasion