IN
all
humilitie
and
reuerence
,
the
inhabitants
of
the
lowe
Countreys
do
shew
,
protesting
that
they
mind
to
liue
according
to
the
reformation
of
the
Gospell
,
that
sithence
fiftie
yeares
past
and
more
,
some
of
the
sayde
Countreys
haue
bin
seuered
from
the
Religion
,
commonly
helde
in
the
Romane
Church
,
for
many
reasons
knowne
to
the
whole
worlde
,
as
well
by
bookes
published
,
as
by
the
confessions
of
many
,
whiche
haue
yeelded
reason
of
their
separation
,
euen
to
the
death
.
And
albeit
they
haue
curiously
searched
all
the
meanes
possible
to
roote
them
out
,
yet
the
more
they
killed
and
persecuted
,
the
more
the
number
hathe
encreased
,
in
such
sort
,
that
euen
in
the
time
of
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
who
as
he
hath
surpassed
the
bloudiest
Tirantes
in
all
manner
of
crueltie
,
so
hathe
he
surmounted
himselfe
in
this
behalfe
,
hauing
put
to
deathe
betweene
eighteene
and
nineteene
thousande
persons
by
the
hands
of
the
hangman
,
hauing
also
driuen
away
an
infinite
number
of
honest
people
louers
of
their
Countrey
and
common
wealth
.
And
yet
sithence
notwithstanding
,
that
which
hath
bin
practised
by
Don
Loys
de
Requesens
,
such
deuices
haue
bin
set
forward
,
as
were
forecast
for
the
ouerthrow
of
the
said
Protestants
,
who
contrariwise
haue
shewed
themselues
more
openly
than
before
,
euen
in
withdrawing
themselues
from
the
obedience
and
subiection
of
the
Pope
,
to
certaine
whole
prouinces
:
and
a
farre
greater
number
,
leauing
their
Countrey
,
and
the
place
where
they
were
borne
,
desiring
rather
to
suffer
all
extremitie
,
going
voluntarily
into
banishment
out
of
a
countrey
so
muche
loued
of
them
that
are
strangers
,
and
to
suffer
ioyfully
the
losse
of
their
goodes
,
rather
than
yeelde
themselues
subiect
to
the
sayde
Romish
Religion
.
Then
of
the
banishments
of
the
Duke
of
Alua
,
and
other
the
like
,
there
haue
followed
great
and
dangerous
warres
throughout
the
low
Countreys
,
the
traffike
greatlie
decaied
,
and
the
handy
craftes
transported
,
and
made
common
to
strange
nations
,
in
whiche
things
chieflie
consisted
the
principall
wealth
of
the
said
Countrey
.
But
as
the
intent
of
the
councell
of
Spaine
,
sithence
this
Countrey
was
ioined
to
it
,
hath
alwaies
bin
whollie
to
make
these
prouinces
subiect
to
the
Spanyarde
,
as
in
all
places
where
they
haue
set
their
foote
,
they
goe
aboute
to
make
the
subiects
their
slaues
and
tributaries
,
and
that
the
most
part
of
them
vnder
the
colour
of
rewarde
and
recompence
,
haue
long
since
deuoured
in
their
heartes
the
goodes
and
possessions
of
the
inhabitants
of
these
Countreys
.
The
occasion
of
persecuting
the
sayd
Protestants
,
vnder
the
shadow
of
deuotion
,
hathe
seemed
to
them
a
fitte
meane
to
atchieue
their
miserable
purpose
to
bring
all
vnder
their
gouernement
,
after
they
had
ouerthrowen
one
of
so
great
a
side
,
reaping
prayse
and
commendation
of
many
,
both
of
godlinesse
and
zeale
to
the
religion
and
seruice
of
God
.
So
youre
highnesse
and
my
Lordes
knowe
,
how
the
Lord
Don
Iohn
going
no
whit
out
of
the
way
troden
by
the
Spanyards
,
hath
gone
about
by
policies
and
subtilties
,
to
make
these
Countreys
subiect
to
this
miserable
estate
of
bondage
,
whereto
the
Duke
of
Alua
was
not
able
to
atteyne
for
all
his
crueltie
:
and
howe
by
the
will
of
God
,
that
whiche
many
,
and
namely
the
said
Protestants
haue
wel
foreseene
,
hath
bin
discouered
,
and
made
manifest
to
euerye
one
.
Whereto
at
the
beginning
there
was
made
resistance
with
one
accord
by
all
good
countreymen
,
and
louers
of
their
common
wealth
,
Religion
being
set
aparte
,
vntill
that
the
said
Don
Iohn
by
placards
,
letters
,
writings
,
and
people
suborned
being
among
vs
,
namely
by
the
Iesuites
and
other
like
,
hathe
laide
such
foundation
,
as
hath
seemed
to
him
fitte
to
breede
and
mainteyne
a
deadly
diuision
,
sowing
mutuall
suspitions
,
and
defiances
,
by
reason
of
the
diuersitie
of
Religion
,
a
foundation
then
very
fitte
,
whereon
to
build
couertly
a
whole
disagreement
and
diuision
of
the
Countreys
,
for
of
the
one
part
he
dyd
blowe
continually
into
the
eares
of
Prelates
and
other
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
and
generally
of
those
that
make
profession
of
the
Romish
Church
,
that
the
sayde
Protestants
had
no
other
intente
,
but
when
they
saw
time
,
to
take
away
their
goodes
,
and
to
lay
in
wayte
for
their
liues
,
that
for
their
defence
onely
he
was
in
armes
,
and
that
he
woulde
warrante
them
from
suche
and
the
like
daungers
,
into
which
they
would
cast
themselues
headlong
,
vnlesse
they
openly
tooke
his
part
.
As
to
the
contrary
,
he
saw
well
ynough
that
the
sayde
Protestants
thought
as
much
,
sith
that
there
was
no
speeche
touching
the
quiet
exercise
of
their
religion
,
and
that
they
purposed
nothing
else
,
but
as
soone
as
might
be
,
to
make
them
eftsoones
subiect
to
the
fire
,
in
suche
wise
,
that
of
the
victory
of
the
common
enimie
,
they
could
not
hope
for
any
other
frute
,
after
they
had
faithfully
spent
their
liues
and
goodes
,
and
all
that
whiche
God
had
lente
them
for
the
most
iust
defence
of
the
Countrey
,
and
for
the
expelling
of
the
coniured
enimie
,
but
a
newe
beginning
of
mishappes
,
which
might
cause
that
the
said
Protestants
(
iudging
themselues
not
to
be
more
assured
of
their
Countreymen
,
with
whome
in
common
they
susteyned
the
laboures
of
the
warre
,
than
of
the
enimie
)
tooke
partie
apart
,
in
good
time
regarding
their
suretie
,
sith
that
in
the
end
they
saw
no
other
remedie
to
saue
themselues
.
And
although
such
wicked
practises
haue
not
altogither
fallen
out
according
as
they
haue
bin
deuised
,
which
ought
to
be
attributed
to
Gods
prouidence
,
who
hath
bin
watchfull
ouer
this
Countrey
,
and
ouer
the
vigilancie
and
carefulnesse
of
oure
good
superioures
,
and
other
of
oure
good
Countreymen
,
so
neere
they
had
most
daungerous
effectes
.
For
whereas
we
should
all
haue
bin
vnited
to
mainteyne
oure
libertie
,
and
to
preserue
our
priuiledges
againste
the
tyrannie
of
straungers
,
contrariwise
of
this
cursed
seede
haue
issued
in
many
the
frutes
of
colde
heartes
,
estraungings
,
and
withdrawing
of
mindes
,
diuers
practises
,
secrete
assemblies
,
and
intelligences
with
the
enimie
,
and
generally
some
falsing
their
faith
,
haue
openly
stucke
to
him
,
and
at
the
beginning
making
some
shewe
to
defende
themselues
,
haue
suffered
themselues
to
be
caried
away
by
the
sayd
persuasions
,
whiche
is
the
principall
frute
that
Don
Iohn
hathe
euer
hoped
to
gather
by
his
craftie
skill
and
dissimulation
.
And
in
deede
,
it
is
impossible
,
that
the
heartes
and
mindes
coulde
well
vnite
and
drawe
themselues
togither
,
as
in
one
body
,
where
the
one
and
the
other
being
full
of
suspition
,
thinke
that
euery
one
hath
him
for
his
companion
,
who
either
is
his
declared
enimie
,
or
which
hideth
a
secret
hatred
which
in
time
and
place
must
be
discouered
to
the
spoyle
of
the
goodes
,
and
life
of
his
fellowe
,
there
is
no
trust
,
but
rather
a
continuall
hidden
defiance
,
that
engendreth
a
hatred
,
and
imprinteth
in
the
heart
all
other
sortes
of
vehement
passions
.
And
albeit
that
some
ill
experienced
in
dealing
in
the
State
and
ordering
of
matters
,
as
naughtie
Chirurgions
,
which
sound
not
the
bothome
of
the
wound
,
but
contente
themselues
to
cure
the
vppermost
part
of
the
diseased
member
:
So
these
men
only
assay
outwardly
to
heale
the
hurt
,
without
discouering
the
roote
,
to
pull
away
altogither
that
hurte
whiche
wasteth
vs
by
little
and
little
,
euen
to
our
vtter
ruine
and
desolation
.
Notwithstanding
these
meanes
can
not
close
vp
the
wounde
of
our
harmes
,
but
rather
it
commeth
to
passe
that
of
the
one
side
and
the
other
,
the
least
faulte
that
is
committed
,
is
,
that
the
seruice
of
the
common
wealth
is
slowly
and
litherly
done
,
and
dayly
this
heate
of
resisting
the
enimie
groweth
cold
,
and
it
is
to
be
feared
,
that
the
enimie
,
who
all
this
while
is
not
asleepe
,
but
rather
continually
spreading
among
vs
flames
of
suspition
,
will
in
the
ende
lighten
suche
a
fire
of
diuision
,
that
of
the
one
side
and
the
other
,
we
shall
be
consumed
and
destroyed
by
the
same
fire
,
which
our
owne
suspitions
and
passions
haue
nourished
and
mainteyned
.
These
things
haue
caused
that
the
Protestantes
,
hauing
an
vnspeakeable
griefe
that
the
Religion
whereof
they
make
profession
,
in
the
which
without
offending
any
person
,
they
seeke
nothing
but
to
serue
God
with
cleannesse
of
heart
,
is
so
vntowardly
expounded
,
and
that
to
their
greatest
displeasure
,
they
see
,
that
it
serueth
Don
Iohn
for
a
foundation
whereon
to
build
his
practises
,
(
which
are
to
oppresse
the
one
by
the
other
)
as
good
Countreymen
and
Citizens
they
haue
diligently
sought
out
the
welspring
and
originall
of
these
mischiefes
,
and
if
they
were
redressed
,
it
shoulde
be
easie
to
come
to
a
good
vnitie
,
all
suspitions
being
layde
apart
,
and
defiances
extinguished
,
a
thing
so
greately
desired
of
good
men
,
and
so
necessarie
to
the
whole
common
weale
.
This
it
is
,
that
of
the
one
part
they
see
in
many
places
the
Prelates
,
and
other
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
to
bee
in
continuall
feare
,
that
one
daye
the
sayde
Protestantes
will
sette
vppon
them
,
to
the
whole
ouerthrowe
of
their
Religion
,
and
spoyle
of
goodes
.
Of
the
other
parte
,
the
sayde
Protestantes
thinke
,
that
they
are
onelye
reserued
to
bee
ledde
by
them
to
the
butcherie
,
seeing
that
after
so
many
loyall
seruices
,
they
can
not
haue
the
libertie
of
their
Religion
graunted
them
:
wherevppon
there
ariseth
some
proude
speeche
of
both
sydes
,
and
ouermuche
libertie
of
the
Souldyoures
or
people
,
whiche
notwithstanding
,
vnder
most
humble
correction
of
youre
highnesse
and
my
Lordes
,
mighte
seeme
to
bee
remedied
,
if
in
dealing
with
both
parts
freelie
,
&
withoute
dissimulation
,
in
disclosing
among
themselues
the
causes
of
the
mischiefe
,
which
is
but
too
muche
encreased
,
they
woulde
graunte
of
the
one
parte
the
sayde
Protestantes
,
the
free
exercise
of
theyr
Religion
,
seeing
that
this
is
the
onely
cause
whiche
bringeth
them
in
suspition
,
and
causeth
that
some
doe
enterprise
matters
not
pleasing
euerie
man
.
Of
the
other
parte
,
that
the
sayde
Protestantes
by
meete
meanes
,
shoulde
assure
the
sayde
of
the
Romishe
Religion
,
that
they
soughte
nothyng
lesse
,
than
to
roote
oute
by
force
the
said
Religion
,
to
take
away
,
and
possesse
their
goodes
,
and
to
do
any
acte
contrary
to
the
dutie
of
their
fellow
countreyman
.
Contrariwise
,
that
they
are
readye
to
employe
themselues
for
the
whole
preseruation
of
the
Countrey
,
and
of
all
the
inhabitants
thereof
,
as
wel
generally
,
as
perticularly
:
And
if
these
things
be
executed
,
there
is
no
doubte
,
but
that
all
matter
of
diuision
will
ceasse
,
and
a
good
peace
shall
be
well
established
,
the
occasions
of
mutuall
defiance
beeyng
by
thys
meane
taken
away
,
and
the
old
grudges
and
hatreds
altogither
buried
.
Most
humblie
beseeche
youre
highnesse
,
and
my
Lords
,
to
consider
the
long
time
that
they
haue
looked
,
that
the
generall
Estates
should
prouide
for
matters
of
Religion
.
But
if
for
the
discommoditie
of
the
time
,
the
occasion
be
not
yet
offered
to
assemble
,
or
else
by
the
drift
of
some
,
who
fauouring
priuily
the
partie
of
Don
Iohn
,
do
let
it
,
mainteyning
by
this
meane
the
said
defiances
,
or
others
,
whiche
hope
yet
after
the
victorie
,
to
burne
the
said
Protestants
(
meanes
no
lesse
daungerous
the
one
than
the
other
,
and
no
lesse
vnworthy
of
good
Countreymen
.
)
If
then
,
for
suche
reasons
or
the
like
,
they
could
not
yet
well
prouide
for
this
,
it
resteth
only
,
(
if
by
your
most
wise
councell
there
be
no
other
remedie
)
the
one
of
these
two
meanes
,
to
weete
,
either
that
the
saide
Protestantes
,
who
for
some
danger
could
not
be
brought
to
the
exercise
of
the
Romish
Religion
,
doe
abide
alwayes
without
Religion
,
or
else
that
in
deede
they
take
in
hande
the
publike
exercise
of
their
Religion
.
The
firste
is
so
hurtfull
to
the
common
wealthe
,
that
nothing
can
be
thought
more
,
for
it
bringeth
with
it
the
contempt
of
God
,
despising
of
Religion
,
Atheisme
,
whereof
followeth
the
breaking
of
the
lawes
of
God
and
Man
.
The
second
may
be
a
cause
of
a
diuision
in
the
contrarie
,
whiche
mighte
turne
vpside
downe
the
presente
state
,
the
one
taking
one
partie
,
the
other
another
,
which
might
open
a
gappe
,
to
ouerthrow
the
one
by
the
other
,
following
the
entreprise
of
the
dead
Escouedo
,
the
verie
firebrand
of
this
Countrey
.
But
if
the
rules
,
and
lessons
of
the
auntients
,
and
of
those
which
haue
bin
reputed
for
their
wisedome
,
ought
to
take
place
,
it
is
certaine
,
that
in
affaires
of
such
weight
,
we
can
not
take
better
councell
,
than
of
oure
enimie
:
for
if
this
argumente
of
the
diuersitie
of
Religion
be
the
best
weapon
whiche
he
taketh
in
hande
to
beate
vs
,
it
is
good
for
vs
to
sette
oure
side
in
order
,
that
this
falling
out
,
serue
not
him
for
a
breach
,
to
make
his
tirannie
enter
in
among
vs
.
And
for
asmuche
as
experience
of
time
past
sheweth
vs
that
oure
sinnes
haue
bin
so
great
,
that
we
coulde
not
all
be
broughte
to
one
Religion
alone
,
it
rested
(
vnder
moste
humble
correction
)
to
aduice
how
without
altering
the
vnitie
of
the
Countrey
,
the
one
and
the
other
Religion
mighte
be
mainteyned
withoute
the
preiudice
of
one
and
other
.
Wherevpon
the
saide
Protestantes
most
humblie
beseeche
youre
highnesse
,
and
my
Lordes
,
not
to
giue
eare
to
those
,
whiche
to
hinder
so
good
a
matter
,
alleage
firste
of
all
the
pacification
of
Gant
,
secondly
,
that
two
Religions
can
not
abide
togither
in
one
Countrey
,
and
thirdly
,
that
there
is
no
assurance
,
this
point
being
agreed
vpon
,
that
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
may
be
mainteyned
.
For
touching
the
first
,
it
is
wel
knowen
,
that
the
enimie
hathe
plainely
renounced
it
,
by
open
declaration
sent
by
Sieur
de
Selles
,
that
he
would
not
in
anie
wise
holde
it
,
wherein
he
sheweth
manifestlie
whereat
he
shooteth
,
and
teacheth
the
said
Protestantes
whereof
they
shoulde
take
heede
.
Wherefore
we
are
not
bound
to
keepe
oure
oth
with
him
,
seeing
that
disloyally
he
first
brake
it
.
And
concerning
that
which
toucheth
vs
among
oure selues
,
for
so
muche
as
the
saide
pacification
was
concluded
by
the
aduice
,
and
consente
of
other
prouinces
,
with
my
Lorde
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
the
Estates
of
Holland
and
Zelande
,
it
is
certaine
,
and
nature
teacheth
it
,
withoute
wronging
of
any
,
that
there
is
nothing
so
naturall
,
but
as
by
the
consent
of
the
two
partes
,
the
contracte
hathe
bin
made
,
passed
,
and
promised
:
so
by
the
consente
of
the
one
parte
and
the
other
,
it
could
not
bee
in
parte
broken
,
qualifyed
,
and
interpreted
for
the
common
weale
of
the
Countrey
,
and
for
cutting
off
the
secrete
working
of
the
enimie
.
But
the
sayde
Protestantes
thinke
not
in
anye
wise
to
withstande
it
,
nor
doe
mynde
to
be
the
cause
of
the
breache
thereof
,
seeyng
that
they
,
abyding
in
the
tearmes
of
the
saide
pacification
,
most
humblie
demaunde
and
require
,
that
by
the
meane
of
the
generall
estates
,
there
shoulde
prouision
be
made
for
the
free
and
publike
exercise
of
Religion
.
Concerning
the
second
poynte
,
experience
hath
at
all
times
shewed
the
contrary
,
whether
we
consider
the
auntient
or
new
Emperoures
,
or
behold
the
nations
neere
adioyning
.
For
it
is
well
knowen
to
them
which
are
but
meanely
seene
in
Histories
,
that
the
Emperoures
being
at
the
beginning
Paynims
,
haue
neuerthelesse
maynteyned
vnder
their
Empire
Christians
and
Paynims
,
hauing
whole
legions
of
Christians
,
and
the
rest
of
their
armie
Paynims
,
all
marching
vnder
one
generall
of
the
armie
.
And
notwithstanding
there
were
founde
in
that
time
,
as
at
this
present
,
vncircumspect
councellers
,
whiche
did
put
suche
opinions
into
their
Princes
heads
,
that
the
two
Religions
coulde
not
endure
togither
,
vppon
occasion
whereof
,
the
Emperoures
fell
to
persecute
the
most
part
,
but
incontinentlie
they
firste
suffered
the
punishmente
for
suche
foolishe
councels
.
Afterward
in
the
times
of
Christian
Emperours
,
the
like
hath
bin
a
verie
long
time
,
and
not
only
that
,
but
also
among
them
that
did
beare
in
common
the
name
of
Christians
,
the
Church
hath
bin
allowed
to
stand
open
to
them
,
which
helde
doctrine
altogither
contrarie
,
whiche
may
be
seene
in
the
histories
of
Constantine
his
children
Theodosius
and
others
.
As
for
our
time
,
there
are
so
many
examples
,
that
if
we
are
to
iudge
them
by
the
number
,
one
may
sooner
saye
,
and
more
certainely
,
that
whosoeuer
hathe
gone
about
to
abolishe
one
of
the
two
Religions
,
hath
put
his
state
in
greate
daunger
.
Howsoeuer
it
be
,
if
we
looke
about
vs
,
the
two
mightiest
nations
,
and
with
which
we
are
enuironed
,
to
weete
,
Germanie
,
and
Fraunce
,
after
so
much
spilling
of
bloud
,
haue
founde
no
meane
to
staunch
it
,
but
by
condescending
to
the
exercise
of
the
one
,
and
the
other
Religion
.
We
beare
yet
in
minde
the
greate
inuasions
that
the
Emperoure
Charles
of
most
famous
memorie
made
into
Germanie
,
of
the
great
likelyhoodes
of
good
successe
that
he
had
in
the
beginning
,
hauing
subdued
the
better
part
thereof
,
and
hauing
in
his
power
the
chiefest
,
brauest
,
and
mightiest
Princes
,
the
issue
notwithstanding
was
such
,
that
after
he
was
brought
to
greater
extremitie
,
than
euer
such
a
mightie
Prince
was
,
he
had
no
way
to
assure
himselfe
,
but
in
condescending
to
the
one
and
other
Religion
:
your
highnes
grandfather
,
a
Prince
of
greate
and
rare
iudgement
and
councell
,
the
Emperour
Ferdinand
perceiuing
that
he
had
no
other
meane
to
assure
the
one
and
the
other
,
&
to
take
away
the
suspitions
that
were
in
Germanie
,
condescended
to
the
Religions-friedt
,
and
since
that
time
,
there
hath
not
bin
one
mutinie
in
Germanie
,
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
might
enioy
their
goodes
,
dignities
,
and
preheminences
with
greater
assurance
,
than
in
any
other
place
of
Christendome
,
&
in
many
townes
,
as
at
Francfort
,
Wormes
,
Vlme
,
Ausbourg
,
and
others
,
is
exercised
the
one
&
the
other
Religion
,
without
diuision
or
vprore
in
the
Churches
of
any
of
these
townes
.
The
Emperour
of
most
noble
memorie
your
highnesse
father
,
hath
not
onely
mainteined
that
whiche
hath
bin
so
well
framed
by
his
predecessors
;
but
besides
hath
alowed
it
in
his
owne
countreys
,
well
perceiuing
that
this
was
the
onely
meane
to
keepe
his
subiects
in
peace
.
In
like
maner
,
Rodolph
your
highnes
brother
,
at
this
present
enioying
the
sacred
seate
of
his
predecessors
,
hath
not
many
days
past
granted
the
same
to
the
nobles
of
his
kingdome
of
Hungarie
.
I
will
not
say
what
the
state
of
Hungarie
hath
bin
since
Sigismund
.
As
touching
Fraunce
,
we
are
too
neere
neybors
to
be
ignorant
,
that
the
stremes
of
bloud
which
ran
in
such
abundance
,
could
neuer
be
stayd
,
vntill
that
she
had
hir
libertie
granted
,
whiche
hath
always
brought
with
it
quietnes
,
as
when
she
was
hindred
,
forthwith
the
Realme
hath
bin
wholly
on
fire
,
ready
to
consume
himself
,
&
to
bring
himselfe
to
ashes
.
But
if
likewise
we
can
take
example
by
the
common
enimie
of
Christendome
,
to
weete
,
the
Turke
,
who
knoweth
too
well
what
it
is
to
beare
rule
,
we
see
that
he
suffreth
alike
vnder
his
Empire
,
the
Christians
and
the
Iews
,
being
for
al
this
in
no
doubt
of
any
reuolting
,
yet
he
hath
vnder
his
Empire
without
comparison
,
moe
Christians
,
which
do
not
acknowlege
,
nor
wil
acknowlege
the
Pope
,
than
ther
be
in
this
Europe
,
whiche
do
acknowledge
him
.
The
K.
of
Marroques
&
Fleez
doth
the
like
.
And
as
for
the
K.
of
Poland
,
besides
the
diuersitie
of
Christian
Religion
that
he
hath
in
his
countrey
,
he
hath
also
a
great
number
of
Mahometanes
,
which
obey
him
,
not
hauing
for
this
respect
any
commotion
in
his
countrey
.
The
Pope
himselfe
,
whome
they
of
the
Romish
Church
hold
for
their
head
,
&
his
examples
for
infallible
rules
,
suffereth
at
Rome
,
and
in
all
places
where
he
hath
any
propertie
,
that
the
Iewes
haue
their
publike
Sinagoges
,
yea
for
a
little
money
,
he
will
suffer
that
euery
one
may
haue
it
to
himself
.
The
like
is
seene
in
many
Cities
of
the
Empire
.
Likewise
my
Lordes
,
the
Estates
heere
with
vs
,
haue
not
let
the
said
Iewes
to
dresse
their
Sinagogs
in
some
places
of
these
Countreys
,
and
that
in
consideration
of
a
small
profite
,
which
in
no
wise
is
to
be
compared
to
that
,
whereof
there
is
question
at
this
presente
.
And
notwithstanding
,
the
said
Iewes
do
denie
Iesus
Christe
,
and
are
enimies
of
the
Churche
of
God
,
the
whiche
shall
not
be
found
in
thousands
of
Protestants
,
which
hope
in
Christ
,
as
the
onely
worker
of
their
saluation
,
and
are
not
enimies
of
the
Church
,
but
rather
desire
only
the
reformation
.
As
touching
the
thirde
pointe
,
the
sayde
Protestants
can
not
so
soone
make
knowen
to
al
the
world
,
the
good
desire
they
haue
to
liue
peaceably
with
their
townesmates
and
Countreymen
,
but
hope
in
time
to
make
most
certaine
proofe
thereof
,
the
said
defiances
being
set
aside
,
and
suspitions
taken
away
,
the
which
they
shall
promise
before
God
to
performe
.
In
the
meane
season
,
they
most
humblie
beseeche
youre
highnesse
,
and
my
Lords
,
to
offer
all
such
meanes
of
assurance
,
as
you
shall
thinke
meete
,
and
they
shall
be
very
forward
as
muche
as
lieth
in
them
thoroughly
to
obey
,
and
to
frame
themselues
thereto
,
and
persuade
themselues
with
this
,
that
they
shall
promise
,
that
they
will
finde
some
Princes
,
good
friendes
to
this
Countrey
,
and
great
Lords
,
which
will
doe
them
this
honoure
,
to
aunswere
for
their
faithfulnes
and
stedfastnes
in
their
promises
.
These
things
considered
,