March
7
,
1623.
Numb
.
21.
A
PROCLAMATION
BY
THE
STATES
of
the
Prouince
of
Vtrecht
,
against
certaine
others
of
the
Conspirators
.
Together
with
a
new
and
full
Relation
of
the
Apprehension
,
Examination
,
Torturing
,
and
Confession
of
diuers
of
the
principall
Conspirators
,
of
the
late
intended
Treason
against
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
the
State
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
.
Both
by
Letters
,
and
other
direction
from
the
States
themselues
.
As
they
were
Printed
at
Amsterdam
,
for
Martin
Iansen
Brandt
Bookeseller
,
dwelling
by
the
new
Church
at
the
signe
of
the
reformed
Catechisme
.
Anno
1623.
LONDON
Printed
for
Nathaniel
Butter
,
Nicholas
Bourne
,
and
Thomas
Archer
.
1623.
THE
PROCLAMATION
OF
THE
STATES
OF
the
Prouince
of
Vtrecht
,
against
the
Conspirators
.
MAuritius
by
the
Grace
of
God
,
Prince
of
Orange
,
Count
of
Nassaw
,
Meurs
,
Buren
,
&c.
Marquis
of
Camp-veere
,
and
Flushing
,
Lord
and
Baron
of
Breda
Diest
,
&c.
Gouernour
or
Deputie
of
Holland
,
Zealand
,
and
Vtrecht
,
with
the
States
of
the
Land
of
Vtrecht
,
send
to
all
them
which
shall
see
or
heare
these
presentes
read
,
greeting
.
Seeing
there
is
of
Late
discouered
an
abominable
,
and
most
wicked
Conspiracie
,
against
the
State
,
and
well-fare
of
the
Land
,
and
that
amongst
others
the
Instigators
and
Conductors
or
principall
Instrumentes
haue
beene
these
following
,
namely
Hendrick
Danielsson
Slatius
in
former
time
Preacher
at
Bleyswick
:
Adriaen
Adriaensson
van
Dyck
,
which
was
here
before
Secretary
of
the
said
place
:
Cornelius
Gesteranus
in
former
time
Preacher
at
Gorchum
,
and
Cornelius
Velsius
,
lately
Preacher
at
Rackangie
,
which
is
a
village
lying
in
the
Iland
of
the
Briel
.
The
Sonnes
of
the
late
Barneuelt
,
and
Adriaen
Vander
Dussen
of
Rotterdam
,
are
likewise
accused
of
the
crime
afore
sayd
,
besides
many
more
,
which
are
all
fled
intending
to
saue
themselues
in
Brabant
,
or
other
Countries
of
our
Enemies
,
so
that
they
are
not
easily
to
be
mett
withall
,
although
their
apprehension
is
much
required
,
and
greatly
necessary
for
the
good
of
these
vnited
Prouinces
.
So
it
is
,
that
there
is
notice
giuen
by
these
presents
that
whosoeuer
can
reveale
any
one
of
them
,
or
any
of
their
complices
,
and
assistantes
which
haue
had
a
hand
in
this
abominable
conspiracy
,
and
cause
them
a
liue
to
be
deliuered
to
the
Iustice
,
that
he
shall
be
rewarded
with
the
sum
of
4000.
Gilders
,
which
amounte
to
400.
pound
sterling
for
each
one
of
the
persons
which
are
here
aboue
named
and
described
,
and
for
any
other
they
shall
be
recompensed
with
a
summe
of
600.
Gilders
,
which
amounte
to
60.
poundes
starling
:
And
here
besides
shall
the
reuealers
or
Informers
be
pardoned
of
this
crime
if
they
be
guiltie
of
it
:
and
their
owne
persons
and
names
shall
not
be
made
knowne
to
any
.
We
interdicte
and
prohibite
likewise
by
these
all
manner
of
Persons
to
lodge
any
of
the
aforementioned
(
which
hide
themselues
)
or
their
complices
,
and
assistantes
which
are
culpable
of
this
damnable
and
detestable
Conspiracy
,
in
their
houses
,
or
keepe
,
or
suffer
them
in
their
Gardens
,
Ships
,
Boates
,
Haye
Reekes
,
Barnes
,
or
permit
them
to
goe
away
with
their
Waggons
,
Horses
,
Carts
,
Sleds
,
or
any
such
like
seruing
to
get
away
,
either
by
Water
,
or
by
Land
,
vpon
paine
of
life
and
goodes
,
and
there
shall
not
any
fauour
be
shewed
to
any
,
although
it
were
first
knowne
many
yeares
after
.
Furthermore
seeing
it
hath
appeared
manifestly
by
diuers
informations
,
which
the
Commissioners
authorised
and
appointed
thereunto
haue
receiued
,
that
the
Arminians
,
or
the
Societie
of
the
Remonstrants
(
as
they
instile
them
)
haue
in
these
Landes
,
a
formall
Court
,
or
Colledge
,
wherein
they
meete
,
being
also
prouided
of
diuers
Commissioners
,
or
chiefe
vndertakers
and
a
Superintendent
:
likewise
it
is
confessed
,
that
they
haue
diuers
Commissioners
in
euerie
Towne
,
and
Citie
,
to
gather
the
moneys
amongst
them
of
their
owne
Faction
,
of
which
they
must
make
accompt
to
their
Court
where
the
Superintendent
sittes
with
the
other
Commissioners
.
Moreouer
that
some
of
their
societie
had
written
to
some
of
their
Preachers
in
these
Landes
,
that
they
maruailed
mightily
that
some
of
them
mayntained
that
their
societie
might
not
right
their
cause
by
the
way
of
violence
:
And
they
had
therefore
consulted
vpon
this
point
at
their
meeting
,
or
Court
,
where
they
iudged
that
the
sayd
way
could
not
be
tryed
without
indangering
the
Country
to
her
vtter
destruction
and
ruine
,
neuerthelesse
considering
that
they
could
not
mend
themselues
(
as
they
thought
)
in
any
other
manner
of
wayes
,
and
suspecting
their
Confraters
,
or
Brothers
to
smell
of
Anabaptisme
,
or
Memnonisme
,
(
knowing
that
their
opinion
was
hurtfull
to
their
dessignes
)
they
reiected
them
:
Whereby
,
as
likewise
by
that
which
is
alreadie
discouered
of
the
aforesayd
abominable
and
most
detestable
Conspiracy
,
as
also
,
by
the
Enterprises
,
and
Machinations
of
the
hidden
Preachers
,
aboue
mentioned
,
and
diuers
others
of
their
Societie
,
it
appeareth
euidently
,
that
they
haue
vsed
all
kind
of
sinister
practises
and
deuises
,
to
disturbe
againe
not
onely
the
Church
and
State
,
but
likewise
to
cause
in
these
Countries
an
ineuitable
or
vnauoydable
bath
of
blood
,
and
to
destroy
these
Prouinces
afterwards
by
Incendiaries
,
or
firers
which
should
set
seuerall
places
on
fire
,
whereupon
(
when
the
Countrey
should
haue
beene
in
this
confusion
and
perplexitie
)
would
our
Enemie
,
haue
assaulted
vs
,
and
inuaded
the
Country
to
make
himselfe
Master
of
it
,
which
he
hath
not
beene
able
to
doe
(
God
be
praised
within
the
space
of
these
last
50.
yeeres
and
more
,
although
hee
imployed
to
the
sayd
purpose
great
Armies
,
and
charges
,
as
it
appeared
likewise
of
late
within
these
last
two
yeares
.
Seeing
also
that
a
great
while
since
it
is
perceiued
,
that
diuers
Arminian
preachers
which
were
here
tofore
banished
,
and
led
out
of
these
Vnited
Prouinces
,
haue
emboldened
themselues
to
returne
hither
againe
(
in
such
manner
that
there
hath
beene
foure
and
twentie
of
them
at
once
at
Vtrecht
)
against
the
Proclamations
of
the
High
and
Mighty
Lords
,
the
States
Generall
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
,
and
goe
disguised
with
strange
habits
in
the
Vnited
Prouinces
,
and
principally
in
this
Prouince
of
Vtrecht
,
as
well
in
the
Citie
,
as
the
other
Townes
and
Villages
thereof
,
conuersing
and
walking
there
both
day
and
night
:
Keeping
also
secret
meetings
,
and
conuenticles
,
in
which
they
make
euen
their
Sermons
,
(
which
are
prohibited
by
the
State
)
and
prouoke
there
,
and
instigate
the
good
Inhabitants
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
,
and
especially
them
of
the
Citie
,
the
Townes
,
and
the
Lands
of
Vtrecht
,
to
factions
and
commotions
,
and
dissentions
:
as
likewise
to
the
disobedience
of
their
Superiours
and
Magistrates
:
In
such
manner
,
that
(
which
is
great
pitty
)
there
are
found
some
of
their
faction
and
Society
,
that
haue
lost
the
one
which
they
did
beare
in
former
time
to
the
Almighty
,
their
Countrey
,
and
Countri-men
,
(
before
this
Arminian
Faction
or
Sect
(
rather
)
arose
,
liuing
then
Peaceably
with
their
neighbours
)
and
haue
forgotten
themselues
so
farre
,
that
they
haue
beene
plotters
and
chiefe
workemasters
of
this
most
wicked
and
abominable
Conspiracy
,
and
made
it
ready
to
the
execution
,
which
had
happened
assuredly
,
if
the
mercifull
God
had
not
stopt
their
proceedings
,
through
his
infinite
wisedome
,
and
caused
it
to
be
reuealed
in
good
time
.
So
it
is
that
wee
insisting
vpon
that
which
is
aforesayd
,
prohibite
moreouer
(
according
to
the
tenour
of
the
two
former
Proclamations
of
the
generall
States
,
one
of
them
was
dated
the
third
of
Iuly
,
1619.
the
other
the
first
of
February
,
Anno
1620.
and
the
resolutions
,
and
interpretations
made
since
vpon
them
)
expressely
,
any
manner
of
persons
whatsoeuer
,
to
appeare
(
vnder
what
pretext
or
colour
soeuer
)
at
any
of
those
meetings
,
and
conuenticles
aforesayd
,
neither
in
the
Citie
,
nor
Townes
,
nor
Lands
of
this
Prouince
,
or
to
doe
or
say
any
thing
which
might
in
any
manner
of
wayes
preiudice
the
Land
,
or
the
Gouernment
:
vpon
the
paines
appointed
by
the
Proclamations
aforesayd
,
besides
they
shall
bee
accounted
as
perturbators
of
the
State
,
and
shall
be
punished
according
to
their
offence
,
and
as
the
case
shall
require
.
Likewise
wee
charge
that
none
shall
presume
to
lodge
any
of
the
banished
Preachers
afore
mentioned
,
which
are
also
led
out
of
the
Country
,
nor
any
of
their
young
propounders
,
or
other
which
doe
not
stick
to
cause
prohibited
meetings
,
to
preach
,
reade
,
or
exhort
in
the
same
without
permission
.
As
likewise
to
administer
the
Sacraments
,
and
other
Ecclesiasticall
functions
,
nor
cause
or
suffer
them
to
come
in
their
houses
,
gardens
,
hay-reekes
,
barnes
,
ships
,
boats
,
wagons
,
carts
,
or
sleds
:
nor
to
hide
them
any
where
,
be
it
by
water
or
by
land
,
vpon
paine
of
banishment
,
or
otherwise
(
as
the
fault
shall
deserue
)
to
be
punished
,
without
that
any
long
time
shall
excuse
them
although
it
were
many
yeares
since
discouered
.
And
because
such
persons
may
be
the
better
reuealed
and
taken
,
they
which
shall
discouer
them
,
(
which
are
here
last
of
all
mentioned
)
shall
be
rewarded
with
the
summe
of
300.
Gilders
,
which
are
30
pounds
sterling
,
and
shall
receiue
them
of
the
Country
or
State
:
and
if
they
be
guilty
themselues
they
shall
be
pardoned
,
promising
moreouer
,
that
their
persons
or
names
shall
not
be
discouered
.
For
wee
haue
iudged
with
a
generall
voyce
this
to
be
conuenient
,
and
a
fit
remedy
to
preuent
all
further
Conspiracies
and
wicked
Machinations
,
and
to
aduance
the
welfare
and
preseruation
of
these
Lands
,
and
their
inhabitants
.
And
because
the
contents
hereof
may
well
be
obserued
and
kept
,
and
that
none
might
pretent
ignorance
,
We
haue
giuen
order
that
this
present
Proclamation
shall
be
published
in
all
vsuall
places
as
the
custome
is
,
and
command
hereby
the
President
,
and
the
Councell
of
Vtrecht
,
as
likewise
all
Officers
,
Iustices
,
and
ministers
of
Iustice
,
whom
this
may
concerne
,
to
proceede
against
the
offenders
,
and
cause
likewise
to
bee
proceeded
against
them
without
any
connivency
,
sauour
,
or
dissimulation
to
the
contrary
.
Giuen
at
Vtrecht
,
the
14.
day
of
February
,
according
to
the
new
style
.
Anno
1623.
Vpon
the
margine
was
written
,
Dirick
van
Eck.
Vt.
Lower
stood
,
By
the
order
of
the
aforesaid
Lords
the
States
.
And
was
subscribed
,
Ant:
van
Hilten
.
Vpon
the
Margine
was
the
Seale
of
the
said
States
in
red
waxe
.
From
the
Hage
,
Febr.
8.
1623.
LOuing
Friend
:
knowing
that
there
are
dispersed
amongst
you
strange
speeches
of
the
Prisoners
here
lately
taken
,
I
would
not
forbeare
to
aduise
you
the
truth
of
the
matter
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
being
two
dayes
agoe
about
the
afternoone
,
at
Ryswyck
,
there
came
three
or
foure
Saylers
which
desired
to
speake
with
his
Excellency
,
and
hauing
gotten
accesse
to
his
person
,
they
related
,
that
they
were
asked
at
Rotterdam
,
whether
they
would
be
imployed
in
a
seruice
for
the
good
of
these
Countries
,
and
were
also
promised
great
reward
therefore
.
They
confessed
moreouer
,
that
they
had
accepted
the
said
seruice
,
and
had
receiued
certaine
money
thereupon
,
and
that
they
were
sent
afterwards
to
the
Hage
,
where
they
deliuered
two
dayes
agoe
their
fire-workes
and
other
things
,
at
a
house
(
vnto
which
they
were
directed
)
called
the
little
foole
in
the
Achterom
,
which
is
a
street
.
And
that
they
had
spoken
there
with
the
party
vnto
whom
they
were
directed
to
receiue
further
instruction
:
but
he
had
not
told
them
at
the
same
time
,
what
they
should
doe
,
wishing
them
onely
to
goe
on
to
the
businesse
with
a
good
courage
,
and
promising
that
the
next
day
the
matter
should
be
laid
open
vnto
them
.
They
told
moreouer
,
that
they
got
of
them
at
that
instant
certaine
Duch
Riders
of
21.
shillings
sterling
a
peece
,
which
they
shewed
also
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
said
that
their
great
liberality
made
them
to
mistrust
the
goodnesse
of
this
seruice
,
and
caused
them
to
suspect
some
treason
or
Conspiracy
.
Hereupon
the
Prince
commanded
them
to
returne
to
the
Hage
,
and
to
come
towards
euening
to
him
at
his
Palace
.
Which
they
did
,
and
informed
his
Excellency
fully
of
all
the
businesse
.
Whereupon
he
sent
presently
for
the
President
,
and
the
Councell
of
State
,
who
forthwith
(
after
some
deliberation
)
sent
the
Atturney
or
Fiscall
of
the
Court
,
with
the
Prouost
Marshall
,
to
the
house
or
Inne
aforesaid
,
where
they
found
the
persons
by
them
described
,
and
the
man
which
paid
them
the
money
aforesaid
,
whom
they
carried
instantly
to
the
Court
,
and
examined
them
.
The
Townesmen
and
the
Souldiers
within
were
presently
commanded
to
keepe
strong
watches
euery
where
,
and
to
stop
all
passages
that
no
body
should
come
away
without
leaue
.
But
it
was
not
possible
for
them
to
preuent
it
,
seeing
there
are
no
walls
about
the
Hage
.
They
searched
also
afterwards
the
Helmet
(
an
Inne
)
about
the
Waggons
which
goe
to
Harlem
,
and
when
they
asked
for
the
man
with
his
Trunks
,
the
owner
thereof
went
speedily
vp
into
a
chamber
where
it
stood
,
and
opening
it
,
he
tooke
some
things
thereour
,
and
leauing
it
open
,
came
downe
in
great
haste
,
and
got
out
of
the
house
,
seeing
that
there
was
a
Serjeant
which
told
to
the
rest
,
that
he
was
an
honest
man
,
and
that
he
had
knowne
him
many
yeares
agoe
.
When
the
Fiscall
asked
the
Hoste
whether
there
was
not
a
man
with
a
trunke
in
his
house
:
he
answered
,
no
:
But
seeing
they
found
afterwards
the
trunke
,
(
open
with
diuers
pistols
and
other
things
,
as
it
was
left
by
the
owner
)
when
they
searched
the
house
,
the
Hoste
was
taken
prisoner
,
though
the
owner
,
the
former
Secretary
of
Bleyswicke
had
made
an
escape
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
the
other
were
examined
the
same
night
,
and
he
which
payed
the
money
to
the
Mariners
confessed
that
there
was
one
dwelling
at
Rotterdam
which
had
set
him
on
work
,
and
hauing
told
his
name
and
described
his
person
,
there
went
,
about
foure
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
two
Councellors
of
State
with
diuers
others
to
find
him
out
,
but
he
was
departed
thence
,
&
it
is
thought
that
the
late
Secretary
of
Bleyswick
who
was
escaped
had
giuen
him
notice
of
the
discouering
of
their
conspiracy
.
The
examinations
of
the
prisoners
haue
lasted
yesterday
,
and
this
night
and
day
,
but
their
confessions
are
kept
as
yet
very
secret
:
there
are
found
in
the
meane
time
many
pistols
,
swords
and
daggers
in
the
truncke
aforesaid
,
and
in
the
other
Inne
,
and
I
haue
seene
some
of
them
at
the
Court.
To
day
had
the
Preachers
order
to
giue
God
thankes
in
their
prayers
for
the
discouering
of
this
abhominable
conspiracy
of
the
enemies
of
the
State
.
The
Mariners
which
haue
reuealed
this
Treason
,
are
glad
that
they
haue
cleared
their
conscience
,
and
cast
this
burthen
off
their
necks
,
making
good
cheare
at
the
Castelayn
of
the
Court
his
house
.
I
heare
at
this
instant
that
there
is
now
to
bee
made
another
search
:
of
the
successe
I
will
aduise
you
with
the
next
,
if
God
giue
me
leaue
.
Farewell
.
From
Amsterdam
,
Febr.
28.
1623.
Yesterday
were
4.
of
the
conspiracy
executed
at
the
Hage
,
one
of
them
was
beheaded
and
quartered
,
the
other
three
were
onely
beheaded
:
to
morrow
we
hope
to
get
here
the
Copies
of
their
sentences
.
The
principall
and
the
richer
sort
are
as
yet
kept
in
prison
,
but
it
is
generally
reported
that
they
shall
follow
the
other
very
speedily
.
They
haue
confessed
that
they
would
haue
murthered
first
of
all
the
Prince
of
Orange
:
secondly
,
changed
the
gouernment
and
Religion
:
thirdly
,
that
they
had
correspondency
and
intelligence
with
the
enemies
:
fourthly
,
that
they
would
haue
set
on
fire
seuerall
houses
and
townes
.
Last
Sunday
,
past
through
this
City
certaine
Souldiers
of
Emden
,
which
brought
thence
these
following
prisoners
;
Abraham
and
Ian
Blancert
,
and
one
William
Pertii
,
carrying
them
by
the
way
of
Harlem
towards
the
Hage
.
A
RELATION
,
OR
The
Light
of
February
:
Wherein
is
to
be
seene
,
The
strange
and
abominable
Conspiracy
which
was
intended
against
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
and
the
Inhabitants
therein
:
Reuealed
by
these
foure
honest
men
:
Iohn
Engelen
,
Iohn
Faes
,
Ieroen
Ewoutszon
,
Pieter
Ianssen
Broeck
.
IT
seemeth
that
the
Almighty
hath
beene
pleased
many
times
to
defend
or
preserue
his
Church
not
onely
by
meanes
of
the
simple
,
but
euen
also
by
the
actions
of
her
owne
enemies
,
as
you
may
perceiue
by
this
present
Relation
.
And
it
is
very
well
knowne
to
the
Inhabitants
of
this
Country
,
what
kind
of
fellowes
our
Mariners
are
for
the
most
part
,
and
principally
these
4
,
which
discouered
the
treason
,
here
before
mentioned
,
to
be
very
stout
and
resolute
,
and
stained
moreouer
with
the
Arminian
doctrine
,
as
all
the
rest
of
the
conspiracy
,
but
I
will
not
say
that
they
are
all
stained
which
haue
conuersed
with
them
,
with
such
a
foule
spot
,
as
shall
appeare
by
these
and
other
good
Patriots
or
well-willers
of
their
Country
.
But
to
come
to
the
matter
:
It
is
to
be
obserued
that
the
eldest
of
these
foure
Mariners
was
called
(
by
a
nicke
name
)
Light
,
amongst
the
common
people
,
which
seemed
to
presage
some
thing
,
if
the
Prognostication
had
beene
made
before
the
effect
appeared
:
but
to
leaue
all
friuolous
things
behind
,
and
to
relate
shortly
that
which
is
past
in
these
parts
of
the
Low
Countries
,
concerning
the
conspiracy
aforementioned
.
The
4.
of
February
,
in
the
yeere
1623.
came
to
Rotterdam
a
strange
Monster
,
in
the
shape
of
the
former
Secretary
of
Bleyswyck
,
hauing
his
belly
filled
with
ranke
poyfon
,
as
shall
be
published
afterward
by
authority
of
the
State
to
all
the
world
:
This
wicked
fellow
who
(
as
he
thought
)
could
alter
his
mouth
&
face
into
such
countenance
as
he
pleased
,
and
change
his
voice
as
he
listed
,
was
acquainted
with
one
of
the
Mariners
aforesaid
,
but
the
Mariner
could
not
feele
presently
with
his
woollen
gloues
what
he
carried
vnder
his
cloak
,
as
he
did
afterwards
(
by
the
grace
of
God
)
when
his
hands
were
naked
.
He
told
in
the
beginning
to
the
Mariner
,
that
it
was
a
braue
enterprise
,
&
tending
to
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
but
(
as
hee
said
)
it
must
be
kept
secret
,
and
the
reward
would
asswage
or
sweeten
the
labour
and
pains
,
and
desired
him
therefore
to
find
out
three
other
lusty
and
resolute
Saylers
as
he
was
himselfe
,
which
he
did
at
an
instant
,
(
seeing
they
know
one
another
,
and
can
certifie
whom
they
dare
trust
with
their
liues
,
and
will
stand
for
a
man
when
occasion
shall
serue
)
and
brought
them
to
him
;
where
after
some
speeches
betwixt
them
,
the
foure
Mariners
yeelded
to
their
employment
in
the
sayd
seruice
.
About
the
same
time
there
came
another
(
whom
they
neuer
saw
before
)
which
after
some
conference
gaue
them
300.
Gilders
(
which
amount
to
30.
Pound
sterling
)
a
piece
aforehand
,
onely
vpon
hope
of
good
successe
,
which
pleased
the
Mariners
exceeding
well
,
and
made
them
grow
hot
to
the
businesse
:
Hee
added
moreouer
that
after
the
enterprise
was
performed
they
should
want
neither
goods
nor
money
,
and
should
each
one
of
them
besides
be
honoured
with
an
office
.
After
these
faire
promises
made
vnto
the
Mariners
,
the
other
two
told
them
where
they
should
receiue
diuers
Pistols
,
besides
gunpowder
,
and
Lead
,
or
Bullets
,
with
great
store
of
Stillettos
or
murdering
Daggers
,
and
other
such
like
things
to
pierce
a
harnesse
of
proofe
withall
,
and
desired
them
to
bring
them
in
seuerall
trunkes
to
a
certaine
Inne
at
the
Hage
,
which
they
performed
with
all
possible
speed
,
and
diligence
,
for
they
packt
these
things
secretly
vp
in
trunkes
,
and
caused
them
in
their
company
the
5.
of
February
to
bee
carried
from
Rotterdam
to
Delft
,
and
thence
towards
the
Hage
,
where
they
brought
them
to
the
appointed
Inne
called
the
Helmet
,
and
found
there
at
the
same
instant
their
Master
(
which
set
them
on
work
at
the
beginning
)
who
bade
them
welcome
,
and
made
them
good
cheare
.
In
the
meane
time
had
he
(
who
payed
them
the
money
)
hired
likewise
foure
other
couragious
and
lusty
Mariners
,
and
had
sent
them
with
the
like
instruments
and
commodities
put
in
trunkes
as
the
other
,
through
the
same
passage
towards
the
Hage
,
&
charged
them
to
meet
at
an
Inne
called
the
little
Foole
,
(
which
they
did
)
and
were
there
well
receiued
and
entertained
with
drinke
and
meat
.
The
sixt
of
this
Moneth
(
O
happy
day
)
beganne
the
Mariners
aforesaid
to
suspect
the
businesse
,
(
without
question
through
the
inspiration
of
the
Almighty
)
and
to
confer
one
with
another
about
it
,
and
concluded
amongst
themselues
,
that
they
would
not
enter
any
further
into
the
said
businesse
,
beleeuing
it
to
be
a
foule
peece
of
worke
:
And
resolued
thereupon
that
two
of
them
should
goe
instantly
to
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
to
certifie
his
Excellency
of
the
case
,
and
to
learne
whether
they
were
employed
in
the
seruice
of
the
Country
or
not
.
Comming
with
all
possible
speed
to
the
Court
in
the
Hage
,
they
vnderstood
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
was
gone
to
Ryswyck
,
(
where
some
of
his
Horse
are
kept
)
they
went
thither
presently
with
their
tarred
apparell
,
&
sheaths
of
horne
for
their
kniues
,
and
other
things
,
as
the
Saylers
vse
to
weare
in
the
Low
Countries
,
and
talking
amongst
themselues
along
the
way
,
the
time
seemed
very
short
vnto
them
at
their
arriuall
:
And
amongst
the
rest
,
they
conferred
together
in
what
manner
,
and
with
what
countenance
they
should
speake
to
the
Prince
his
Excellency
.
When
they
were
at
the
Stable
of
the
Prince
,
they
saw
there
diuers
Lacquies
and
Yeomen
of
the
Prince
his
Guard
,
and
told
them
that
they
would
faine
speake
a
word
or
two
with
his
Excellency
;
but
no
body
seemed
to
giue
greatly
eare
vnto
them
,
neuerthelesse
there
was
one
of
the
Lacquies
,
who
laughing
,
accepted
to
tell
the
Prince
of
them
and
their
desire
,
suspecting
that
they
had
some
strange
toy
or
thing
to
shew
to
his
Excellency
;
who
sent
them
word
backe
againe
by
the
Lacquy
,
that
he
would
heare
them
as
soone
as
he
came
out
of
his
stable
:
whereupon
they
answered
,
that
they
would
speak
with
his
Excellency
about
a
businesse
that
concerned
mightily
his
own
person
,
and
that
there
was
perhaps
danger
in
delay
,
(
as
the
Ciuill
Lawyers
say
)
Periculum
in
mora
:
The
Prince
(
who
hath
loued
continually
the
Mariners
)
vnderstanding
this
,
caused
them
instantly
to
come
to
him
,
where
they
made
the
best
reuerence
they
could
after
their
owne
manner
,
and
reuealed
all
the
matter
vnto
him
.
Now
you
may
guesse
what
the
Prince
thought
of
it
,
hearing
of
an
enterprise
of
which
he
knew
not
himselfe
:
he
commanded
the
Mariners
to
returne
to
the
Court
,
by
the
way
of
Vorburg
,
which
is
a
village
about
the
Hage
,
and
rode
himselfe
with
all
speed
to
the
Court
,
where
he
communicated
instantly
this
matter
with
the
States
.
Hereupon
was
presently
giuen
order
that
the
two
Innes
here
before
mentioned
,
should
be
searched
instantly
,
and
that
all
them
which
were
within
the
two
Innes
should
be
ceased
vpon
,
vntill
such
time
as
the
heads
and
complices
of
this
wicked
onterprise
should
be
found
out
.
They
got
the
money
master
or
Purser
,
(
who
payed
the
Mariners
)
at
the
Inne
called
the
little
Foole
,
the
rest
which
were
in
the
house
are
likewise
apprehended
,
and
I
cannot
heare
as
yet
that
any
one
of
them
is
set
at
liberty
.
At
the
other
Inne
(
where
the
Secretary
of
Bleyswick
escaped
)
were
euen
also
diuers
apprehended
,
but
they
are
all
dismist
,
seeing
they
were
found
innocent
and
cleare
of
this
businesse
.
All
the
instruments
aforesaid
which
were
found
in
the
two
Innes
,
were
likewise
carried
away
by
the
Officers
of
the
Court.
Concerning
the
Mariners
,
they
were
9.
dayes
kept
in
the
house
of
the
Keeper
or
Castelain
of
the
Court
,
vntil
the
States
knew
by
examination
that
they
were
not
guilty
,
and
had
behaued
themselues
as
true
Patriots
and
well-willers
of
the
Country
ought
to
doe
,
and
discharged
their
consciences
.
This
night
and
the
next
day
commanded
the
States
strong
watches
to
be
kept
,
as
well
of
the
Townsmen
,
as
of
the
Souldiers
about
the
Hage
,
and
the
passages
to
goe
thence
:
And
they
caused
likewise
a
Proclamation
to
be
published
and
printed
as
we
haue
heard
before
.
The
next
day
being
Wednesday
,
vpon
the
8.
of
this
Moneth
,
was
the
fasting
and
prayer
day
kept
,
whereof
the
States
had
warned
the
Country
fourteen
dayes
before
.
This
alteration
seemed
to
cause
a
new
zeale
amongst
the
inhabitants
,
that
all
the
Churches
were
packt
vp
so
full
,
as
the
like
was
not
seene
by
any
man
liuing
.
About
the
euening
came
the
Hangman
into
the
Hage
,
to
put
some
of
the
apprehended
to
the
torture
.
The
same
day
were
likewise
three
of
Barnevelts
seruants
taken
prisoners
,
and
the
house
of
the
widow
of
Iohn
of
Oldenbarnevelt
as
likewise
that
of
Renier
of
Oldenbarnevelt
his
sonne
guarded
by
certaine
officers
of
the
Court.
The
9.
day
of
this
Moneth
were
yet
some
at
the
Hage
apprehended
,
and
there
came
newes
that
two
were
taken
at
Rotterdam
,
and
that
some
were
fled
thence
,
whereupon
the
Country
was
much
perplexed
.
The
same
day
there
came
also
tidings
from
Harlem
,
that
there
was
made
a
great
hole
in
the
walls
of
the
prison
by
some
which
were
without
,
with
a
great
augre
,
iust
vpon
the
roome
in
which
two
Arminian
Preachers
were
put
about
three
weekes
agoe
,
because
they
were
come
into
the
Dominion
of
the
States
,
out
of
which
they
were
banished
.
The
10.
and
11.
day
of
this
Moneth
,
were
in
all
the
Cities
and
Townes
of
the
Vnited
Prouinces
the
Proclamations
of
the
States
concerning
this
Conspiracy
published
,
&
euery
where
great
paines
were
taken
to
apprehend
the
Authors
and
Complices
thereof
.
In
those
dayes
was
the
Lord
vander
Mylen
sent
for
to
come
into
the
Hage
,
where
he
came
freely
,
and
is
lodged
now
at
the
house
of
the
Keeper
of
the
Court
,
whereby
it
seemeth
that
hee
is
not
suspected
.
The
12.
day
of
this
Moneth
when
it
was
night
,
there
were
two
poore
Boers
which
saw
Adriaen
Adriaensson
van
Dyck
,
the
former
Secretary
of
Bleyswyck
,
wherevpon
they
went
purposely
to
the
Mayor
of
the
place
,
who
tooke
him
afterwards
:
whereupon
the
Boers
got
within
few
dayes
the
moneyes
promised
by
the
Proclamation
of
the
States
,
for
the
discouering
of
him
,
namely
4000.
Gilders
,
which
amount
to
400.
pounds
sterling
.
The
14.
of
this
Moneth
,
the
fore-mentioned
Adriaen
Adriaensson
van
Dyck
sent
for
some
of
his
Children
and
Kindred
(
a
little
before
the
Officers
came
to
him
out
of
the
Hage
)
and
confessed
vnto
them
that
he
had
deserued
death
,
and
cursed
mightily
the
Arminian
Preachers
which
seduced
him
,
hee
was
yet
the
same
day
brought
to
the
prison
of
the
Hage
by
the
Officers
which
came
for
him
from
the
Court.
This
day
were
the
Sailers
(
which
had
vntill
that
time
made
good
cheare
at
the
house
of
the
keeper
of
the
Court
)
set
at
liberty
,
and
each
one
of
them
was
honoured
of
his
Excellency
with
a
peece
of
gold
whereon
was
the
Picture
and
Armes
of
the
Prince
with
his
Deuice
,
worth
about
80.
Gilders
,
which
amount
to
8.
pounds
sterling
,
as
likewise
with
a
siluerd
Sword
for
each
of
them
.
The
States
moreouer
caused
to
each
of
them
to
be
giuen
600.
Gilders
which
amount
to
60.
pounds
sterling
,
besides
a
monethly
pension
of
16.
Gilders
,
or
32.
shillings
sterling
,
during
their
liues
:
granting
them
moreouer
their
Letters
of
recommendation
to
the
Court
of
Admiralty
,
for
the
first
offices
(
of
which
they
be
capable
)
that
shall
fall
.
Whereupon
they
returned
with
great
contentment
to
Rotterdam
,
and
told
their
friends
their
fortune
,
and
cloathed
themselues
there
in
gray
sutes
of
cloath
,
and
bought
there
for
their
own
wearing
gray
hats
,
with
golden
bands
,
as
if
they
had
bin
Sea-Captains
already
.
The
same
day
were
the
bels
of
the
Town
house
of
the
Hage
rung
,
whereupon
the
two
sonnes
of
Barnevelt
were
warned
to
appeare
within
the
space
of
14.
daies
;
and
to
answer
for
themselues
vpon
paine
of
their
banishment
,
&
confiscation
of
their
goods
,
according
to
the
Lawes
and
custome
of
the
Country
.
The
15.
day
foure
Citizens
were
apprehended
at
Leyden
about
this
Conspiracy
,
and
it
was
perceiued
that
some
of
their
consorts
were
fled
.
The
16.
of
this
Moneth
was
at
the
Hage
a
rumour
that
both
the
sonnes
of
Barneuelt
were
seene
at
Scheuelingen
about
the
Sea-coast
,
with
a
skipper
of
their
acquaintance
who
dwelt
there
,
wherupon
his
Wife
was
apprehended
in
the
absence
of
her
husband
and
carryed
to
the
Hage
,
where
she
confessed
vpon
examination
that
her
husband
departed
the
night
before
from
his
house
with
them
:
&
search
being
made
,
it
was
found
out
presently
that
they
went
from
Scheuelingen
to
Berckerhey
,
Catwyck
,
Noortwyck
,
Santvoort
,
Wyck
op
Zee
,
along
a
ditch
towards
the
Sea
,
which
is
called
the
Hondsbosh
,
and
came
thence
into
the
Island
of
Texel
.
The
17.
day
of
this
Moneth
was
the
town-house
of
Rotterdam
fired
very
earely
in
the
morning
,
at
which
time
the
Cutler
afore
mentioned
got
away
among
the
people
which
came
to
quench
the
fire
,
he
was
taken
,
because
hee
had
sold
diuers
Instruments
and
armes
to
the
Conspirators
.
The
other
,
namely
the
Tinker
was
dismist
by
the
Lords
,
seeing
there
was
at
that
time
yet
nothing
found
out
wherwith
they
could
charge
him
.
The
Cutler
went
to
diuers
of
his
acquaintance
,
but
no
man
would
receiue
him
,
and
seeing
hee
is
still
absent
there
is
promised
a
summe
of
mone●
to
them
that
shall
cause
him
to
be
apprehended
.
The
18.
of
this
Moneth
was
the
eldest
sonne
of
Barnevelt
taken
in
the
Island
of
Texel
,
with
the
skipper
aforesaid
,
and
one
of
his
men
.
The
19.
being
the
next
day
,
he
was
brought
to
the
Hage
and
put
in
prison
,
where
he
was
examined
since
,
but
we
cannot
heare
as
yet
any
thing
of
his
confession
.
The
20.
of
this
Moneth
were
all
the
prisoners
which
were
taken
about
this
Conspiracy
examined
by
the
Iustices
of
the
Court.
The
21.
were
at
Ouwerschic
,
a
village
,
yet
two
other
taken
of
this
Conspiracy
,
namely
Dauid
Corenwinder
Secretary
in
former
time
of
Berckel
,
and
the
Boer
which
lodged
him
.
They
were
carried
likewise
the
same
day
to
the
prison
which
is
in
the
Hage
,
where
there
are
(
masters
and
seruants
)
at
least
twenty
,
apprehended
for
this
Conspiracy
.
FINIS
.