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A07032	A tragicall historie of the troubles and ciuile warres of the lowe Countries, otherwise called Flanders Wherein, is sett forthe the originall and full proceedyng of the saied troubles and ciuile warres, with all the stratagemes, sieges, forceble takynges, and manlike defenses, of diuers and sondrie cities, tounes, and fortresses of the same, together, the barbarous crueltie and tyrannie of the Spaniard, and trecherous hispaniolized Wallons, [and] others of the saied lowe Countreis. And there withall, the estate and cause of religion, especially, from the yere 1559. vnto the yere 1581. Besides many letters, commissions, contractes of peace, unions, articles and agrementes, published and proclaimed in the saied prouinces. Translated out of French into Englishe, by T.S. ge[n]t.; Chronyc. historie der Nederlandtscher oorlogen, troublen enn oproeren oorspronck, anvanck enn eynde, item den standt der religien, tot desen jare 1580. English.	Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592.; Marnix van St. Aldegonde, Philips van, 1538-1598, attributed name.; Rijckewaert, Carolus, called Theophilus, fl. 1577, attributed name.; Henricpetri, Adam, fl. 1576. General historien der aller namhafftigsten unnd fürnembsten Geschichten, Thaten und Handlungen.; Le Petit, Jean François, 1546-ca. 1615, attributed name.	1583 (1583)	STC 17450.3; ESTC S111524	324,446	432

maner to doe you suche seruice as 〈…〉 agree with your honourable liking 〈◊〉 so moste himbly take my leaue Besechyng 〈◊〉 Lorde further so to rule and guide your harte and mynde continually in his faithe feare and loue as hetherto he hath doen that his glorymaie be aduaunced his Churche and this commonweale partly by your meanes in peace and Godlinesse preserued and mainteined London the xv of Marche 1583. Your Lordships moste humble in the Lorde alwaies to bee commaunded Thomas Stocker TO THE HIGH NOBLE Honourable and wise Lordes my Lordes of the Estates the Deputies Presidentes and Counselles Burroughmaisters Scoutes or Marshalles Maiors Bailiefes and to al other Officers and Ministers of the Prouinces whatsoeuer vnited to the lowe Countreis your most humble and obedient vassall and subiect Theophile wissheth Grace Peace and loue from GOD through Iesus Christ his only beloued Sonne our Lord. SEyng my good Lordes that all Princes Rulers and Gouernours are the ordenaunce of God and as Sainct Paule in the 13. to the Romaines and diuers other places of the holy Scripture witnesseth vnto vs Carie not the sworde in vaine but for the preseruation and maintenaunce of the good and the resisting and punishyng the wicked and vngodly Well then haue my Lordes the Estates and Magistrates of the Prouinces vnited to the lowe Countreis deserued all honour and commendation who after the wonderfull dissentions and breaches of certaine of the Prouinces and Cities that separated them selues from the greater nomber bothe forgettyng al their honor and othe and condescendyng and agreeyng to the Enemie haue not onely continued their vnitie but haue a greate deale more confirmed the same and therefore when I throughly cōsider of the great constancie and stabilitie of the Estates of Hollande and Zealande as also of the marueilous greate fidelitie of my Lorde the Prince of Orenge who ioyn●ly and altogether very faithfully haue performed all office duetie in the maintenaunce of the warres against Tyrauntes I could not possibly but commende and set forth their deserued honour commendation and praise aboue all the rest of the Nations whatsoeuer that haue been so wonderfully aduaunced and renowmed aswel by the Auncient as also by the late Historiographes And therefore in my poore opinion and iudgement I can not see how the confedered and vnited Prouinces maie doe better then to followe the waies and steppes of the Hollanders and Zealanders in euery poinct and condition in makyng warre and standyng against the force of all the rest of the Lordes and Princes of the other fifteene Prouinces For if thei had otherwise doen thei had neither wonne honour nor yet gained any thing els thereby For what a more wholesome better profitable and necessarie thyng could thei haue taken in hande then to fight and make warre for the Religion and defence of their Countrey by which meane thei might keepe themselues from the horrible oppression of bloodie Tyrauntes seeyng the very Heathen haue gotten them selues great honour by defending of their Countrey Wherefore sith the defence of a mans Countrey is so good and honourable a thyng and the defence of Religion a thyng farre more excellent and of greater importaunce there is great reason the Magistrate should wholy endeuour hym self to defende his good and faithfull Subiectes But what way maie any Common weale most fitly be defended whē as there reigneth suche greate discorde and dissention among Subiectes Surely there are twoo meete kyndes of meanes to bee had and vsed amongest three estates of men for the defendyng and vpholdyng of a Common weale in peace and vnitie And first of all the Magistrates are to obserue twoo thynges for the defence and maintenaunce of a Commonweale in tranquillitie●to wit Iudgement and Iustice By Iudgement in seuerely and not rashly vsyng the sworde giuen vnto them by God for the punishyng of the wicked and offenders to the ende the good Subiectes might bee saued harmeles●e and preserued from all oppression and iniury They are also to haue a diligent care not to shed innocent bloud for feare that the bloud of the Innocentes crie out to God against them for vengeaunce and so he require the bloud of them at their handes For in the booke of the Cronicles it is saied vnto the Iudges Beholde ye Iudges what you doe you execute not the Iudgement of men but of God you doe Iustice when as you pronounce true and right Sentences in defendyng the Wydowes and Fatherlesse in doyng of them speedie Iustice not corruptyng the Lawe either for money or rewarde and not giuyng iudgement to the hurte of any of the parties either for want of not knowyng the cause or els through ignoraunce Wherefore it is a moste necessarie thyng for Iudges to be learned in the Ciuill Lawe whiche thyng Plato the Heathen Philosopher well considered when as he saied That that Common weale was very happie whiche was gouerned by wisemen and Philosophers Secondarely two thynges are necessarie in euery Christian Churche to the ende that no offences or dissentions arise amongest the people The first is the pure and sincere doctrine of the worde of God with the true administration of the Sacramentes neither addyng to or takyng fro any one of them for it is written in the Apocalipse That that man is cursed whiche either addeth or taketh awaie any thyng from the worde of the Lorde The other is that discipline and iudgement be straightly kept in the Churche of God without tolleration or dissimulation or without respect of any persone or persones That all Whoremongers Dronkardes and all other whatsoener that doe continue and abyde in greeuous and grosse sinnes be excommunicated and cast out of the Church to the ende the whole Churche be not corrupted and infected by them and others take offence at their doynges Thirdly 〈◊〉 sect of the anabaptists ariseth in diuers places there are two thynges necessarie to bee obserued in euery particuler Familie or housholde The first is that fathers and mothers of housholdes must bryng vp their Familie of honestly and not suffer their meney to want thynges necessa●orie For S. Paule saieth that that man is worse then an Infiderawhiche prouideth not for his housholde The other thyn●ing of the correction and chastesing of their children and serua● tes who are to bee corrected and kept in awe For Salomon saieth He that spareth the Rodde hateth his Childe For youthe is compared vnto yong Trees because whosoeuer he bee that will haue straite yong Trees must set a very straite staffe harde by euery of them And so if yong youthes be well taught and brought vp from their cradle in the feare of the Lorde and in his waies and pathes those youthes I saie will become very honest and feare the Lorde Now then my good Lordes if these three estates of men were well brought vp the worlde would bee at a sarre better staie then now it is for then we should bee sure to heare no newes of so perilous ciuill warres sheddyng

ancient customes priuiledges franchises of this Citie or against the Citizens and enhabitauntes thereof but ayde defende and keepe them asmuch as is possible for men to do 21 And if they vnderstande any thing tending to the hurte of his Maiesties seruice or the disquieting of the Citie they shall be bounde forthwith to aduertise their Captaynes thereof that they maye make reporte of the same to those to whome it shall appertayne 22 All which they shall do vpon paine and punishment both of bodies goodes limmes and banishment or other arbitrary or pecuniarie correction according to the demerite of the fact and circumstances thereof 23 Vnto all which articles euery one of them when they shall bee enrolled shall bee bounde to sweare and really promise vnto God almightie to keepe and not crosse any maner of way nor yet rebell against them vpon the payne and perill aforesaid Ouer and besides all this the Lieutenant Captaynes Ensignes Corporalles Seriauntes of bandes and diseners shall sweare and promise with all their power to holde and keepe so farreforth as they are able all the Souldiers and Dizaines in good policie obedience and modestie and shall effectually bryng to passe whatsoeuer at any tyme shal be commaunded them to do with their companions and dizaines and likwise to countergard and preuent all discorde sedition and ill will which may aryse betweene the souldiers and the Citizens And if it so fall out that they be not able to appease them then immediatly to aduertise his Excellencie his Lieutenaunt or their Captayne for redresse thereof And so it was subscribed By his Excellencies appoynted De Penants AT the very same tyme there was openly solde a printed picture in which was pictured Commissions and letters from his Maiestie with the Inquisition tyed and hanging at a Bowe that was bent The Protestants or those of the religion going about to pull it downe with ropes The Pope and his shauelings labouring with might and mayne to vpholde and maynteyne them The Protestantes crying out and saying Pour Placcars et Inquisition casser trauaillous tous sanscesser To witte for the ouerthrowing of these Commissions and this vile Inquisition wee neuer cease trauelling till wee haue brought them all downe The Pope on the other side answering and saying Per force et aussi conseil bon Retenous les Placars et le Inquisition to witte And wee for our partes with all the force and counsayle wee can will retayne and keepe them in despite of any man All these thinges aforesayde were done wh●lest my Lorde the Prince of Drange was at Antwerpe but the pulling downe and breaking of the Images was the cause that the Catholikes yeelded more to the Protestantes then they at the first intended For the feare of the rage and furie of the people and the helpe of the Gentlemen Straungers strooke them to the verye heart and besides they knewe well ynoughe● that the kinges Maiestie was a great distance off to helpe them wherefore they were enforced to behaue themselues accordingly as the tyme serued and of necessitie to make a vertue in dispice of them and of their great sorrowe and griefe In the meane while The L. Regent tollerateth the sermons the Ladie Regent by the counsayle of the Lordes of the Goulden Fleese and others graunted and permitted the Protestauntes to haue publique Sermons promising to appoynte them some place without the Citie for the exercise of their religion Ouer and besides that the Inquisition and seuere Commissions shoulde from thence foorth bee abolished so that no man shoulde any more be pursued and bunted after for his conscience But yet vpon this condition that the confedered Gentlemen which tooke no parte shoulde sweare that they woulde procure the people to forsake and lay downe theyr armour and weapon and that the Churches should bee no more spoyled nor any thing that shoulde bee preiudiciall vnto the Cleargie men or Catholikes To be short that they should be ready to yeelde all obedience vnto his Maiestie Hereupon an accord was made in August 1566. Duer and besides this the Regent had procured the most qualified Catholikes to bee sworne to the same and confirmed by his Maiesties commaundement which was proclaymed in diuers places The noble men for the perfourming of their promise and oth wrote and declared to the Consistories all those thynges which had been treated of which was that they should lay down and leaue off their armour and weapon and behaue themselues as good and obedient subiects ought to doe towards their prynces for if they so did not the matter would goe yll with them whereupon the people to shew theyr obedience willingly leaft off and layd downe theyr weapons During these troubles king Philip being aduertised by his suborners and flatterers of the pulling downe and breaking of the images was marueilously angry determined in his owne person to come downe into the lowe countryes with a mayne force for the auengyng of the contempt and misbehauiour committed and doone vnto his matestie But before hee had called together his councel at Madrid to consult about the appeasing of the low countries it was concluded that his maiestie shoulde not goe thyther because that this sire might otherwise bee well enough quenched by force of armes howbeit as for the chosing of a generall that should execute the same they were of sundrie opinions For many were of the opinion that the prince of Spaine Don Charles his maiesties onely sonne and heyre should bee appointed generall not onely for that that by right of nature it apperteined vnto him but also by reason of the good affection which the catholikes of the lowe countries be are hym as beeyng theyr naturall prince and the onelye sonne of the kyng theyr Lorde vnto whom they would sooner yeelde theyr obedience and loue then to any other The duke of Alua 〈…〉 be generall of the arm●e for Flaunders Some of them were loth to lay vpon this young prince so waightie a burden and warlike commission but saide that the Duke of Medina Celi was a meete man for that purpose Some others againe gaue theyr consent to the Duke of Alua whereupon in the end it was so determined The young prince being aduertised of this resolution was greatly greeued and despited therewith and for that cause conceaued a marueilous great harred against the Duke of Alua and other Lordes which beeing once knowen together his good affection that hee had to the lowe countries was the cause of his death as heereafter more at large shal bee declared Whiles they were about to make readie for this warre The kings letters vnto the ladie Regent his matestie wrote to the ladie Regent and to other chiefe Lords of the lowe countries very sharpe letters expresly signifying how angry and greeued he was at the insolencies passed commanding in flat wordes a restauration of the commissions vnto their former strength and accustomed course with many other things hereafter following Hereupon the