To
the
wel-affected
indifferent
Reader
.
GEntle
Reader
,
there
being
so
much
spoken
as
thou
maist
perceiue
,
by
the
fore-going
Treatise
,
touching
the
cruel
,
inhumane
,
treacherous
,
perfidious
;
yea
,
vnnaturall
practises
of
the
Spaniards
,
in
these
parts
,
and
elsewhere
,
which
may
sufficiently
delineate
him
in
his
deserued
colours
,
that
whosoeuer
beholds
him
may
mourne
to
see
this
Hazael
so
to
tyrannize
ouer
the
innocent
,
and
that
the
Lord
should
permit
,
and
the
earth
beare
such
an
vnheard
of
monster
;
yet
notwithstanding
much
more
might
be
added
in
sundry
other
particulars
,
as
the
Dutch
Chronicles
mention
,
and
other
Writers
haue
well
set
out
:
amongst
which
,
although
I
my selfe
be
a
stranger
by
Nation
to
them
;
yet
since
the
time
of
my
abode
here
,
hauing
attained
some
vnderstanding
in
the
Language
,
I
haue
thought
fit
to
adde
some
further
particulars
,
which
in
my
reading
I
haue
obserued
,
and
could
adde
many
more
;
but
my
purpose
being
onely
to
annex
a
few
things
,
I
will
not
enlarge
,
lest
I
adde
another
Treatise
.
But
before
I
come
to
what
I
intend
,
I
haue
thought
fit
hauing
some
oversight
in
the
publishing
of
this
Treatise
aforegoing
,
to
note
by
the
way
,
the
ill
translating
of
one
word
,
in
the
21
folio
,
it
is
touching
the
Princesse
of
Parma
,
the
Translator
termes
her
a
crafty
Queene
,
whereas
the
word
beares
no
such
sence
in
the
Dutch
,
but
signifies
one
that
hath
a
sharp
wit
to
deceiue
,
as
is
said
of
the
serpent
that
beguiled
Eue.
Beside
,
First
,
thou
art
to
vnderstand
,
gentle
Reader
,
that
the
King
of
Spain
was
louingly
receiued
here
in
the
17
Prouinces
,
and
a
solemn
oath
was
taken
on
both
parts
;
the
King
for
his
part
swore
to
maintaine
all
their
Lawes
and
Priuiledges
,
and
they
to
him
all
due
homage
and
allegance
:
He
presently
demanded
of
them
summe
of
mony
,
whereupon
the
States
did
assemble
,
and
collected
for
him
40
millions
of
Florines
,
of
Brabants
money
,
to
be
paid
in
nine
yeares
,
and
they
paid
it
into
his
Exchequer
;
and
although
it
was
more
then
they
had
paid
before
to
his
predecessours
,
yet
vpon
this
he
did
take
great
displeasure
against
them
;
and
,
as
they
write
,
he
for
this
did
hate
them
to
death
.
But
he
pretended
this
to
be
the
cause
of
his
wroth
,
because
he
saw
that
there
were
some
among
them
,
that
did
defie
the
Pope
and
all
his
Religion
:
but
that
could
not
be
,
for
the
Citie
of
Aelst
was
as
superstitious
in
that
Religion
as
Rome
is
selfe
;
for
they
did
persecute
the
Reformed
Religion
euen
vnto
death
:
and
yet
for
all
that
both
they
,
and
170
faire
villages
that
belonged
vnto
them
,
were
by
them
plundered
and
spoyled
of
all
their
goods
,
and
many
of
them
wounded
and
tormented
for
to
confesse
where
their
money
was
,
and
many
were
killed
.
Thus
much
by
the
way
.
My
scope
and
chiefe
intent
,
is
to
shew
the
first
and
iust
cause
of
the
warres
in
the
Netherlands
;
whereby
the
diligent
Reader
(
not
partially
affected
)
may
clearely
vnderstand
,
that
the
Netherlands
did
not
rebelliously
take
vp
Armes
against
a
lawfull
Prince
,
(
as
some
ignorantly
thinke
and
speake
)
but
iustly
and
religiously
defend
themselues
against
a
perfidious
Tyrant
who
sought
their
ruine
,
by
all
possible
meanes
he
could
,
and
the
subuersion
of
the
whole
State
.
A
long
while
they
patiently
vnderwent
his
cruell
oppressions
,
and
intollerable
vexations
,
as
the
Histories
clearly
manifest
;
till
there
was
no
helpe
,
but
either
they
must
become
flaues
in
soule
and
body
,
worse
then
that
of
Israel
in
Egypt
,
they
and
theirs
for
euer
,
or
else
be
butchered
by
mercilesse
executioners
of
a
cruell
Tyrant
.
This
Tyrant
hauing
a
purpose
to
innouate
all
things
,
to
roote
out
the
ancient
inhabitants
,
and
to
frustrate
all
the
Lawes
,
Customes
and
Priuiledges
which
himselfe
had
sworn
to
maintaine
,
knew
not
how
better
to
effect
his
euill
ends
,
then
by
raysing
a
bloudy
Inquisition
to
set
ouer
them
for
their
gouernment
;
The
most
sacred
Office
of
Inquisition
so
often
attempted
in
the
Netherlands
by
his
Maiestie
,
and
hindred
vntill
this
time
,
shall
bee
instituted
and
aduanced
in
this
manner
,
which
is
most
expedient
.
1
They
must
perswade
the
Emperour
,
being
gone
astray
,
and
wickedly
confederated
with
heretikes
,
that
hee
resigne
his
Kingdomes
vnto
his
Sonne
,
with
the
whole
administration
of
the
Netherlands
.
2
That
the
Emperour
with
his
two
sisters
,
hauing
giuen
ouer
all
affaires
,
leauing
the
Netherlands
,
shall
retire
into
Spaine
vnto
Vs
,
being
assured
that
they
shall
neuer
returne
more
to
doe
any
harme
.
3
These
being
dispatcht
,
we
must
also
draw
the
king
to
vs
,
&
keep
him
for
euer
that
he
part
not
,
and
not
suffer
any
Flemmings
to
haue
accesse
or
conference
with
him
.
4
That
the
King
write
vnto
,
and
command
the
Clergie
of
the
Netherlands
,
that
with
the
Inquisition
they
should
accept
of
15
new
Bishops
,
the
which
should
be
free
from
all
secular
iurisdiction
,
yea
in
cases
of
treason
.
5
The
subiects
of
the
Netherlands
through
their
malice
and
waywardnesse
,
will
reuolt
and
moue
seditions
and
tumults
,
pleasing
to
all
but
to
our
companie
6
The
Princes
and
Noblemen
,
heads
and
authours
of
those
factions
,
with
the
subiects
,
must
be
taken
away
,
and
the
others
reduced
vnto
reason
.
7
They
shall
hire
at
our
charge
theeues
and
spoilers
of
Churches
and
Images
,
whose
offences
shall
be
by
all
the
world
imputed
to
Rebels
,
by
some
subtill
meanes
,
and
so
we
shall
vanquish
them
.
8
That
all
Comerce
,
Negotiation
,
Liberties
,
and
Priuileges
,
shall
be
rooted
out
,
and
that
all
be
reduced
to
extreame
pouertie
,
whereby
the
realme
shall
be
permanent
for
Vs.
9
No
man
of
all
those
Countries
(
except
he
be
of
our
faction
)
shall
be
held
worthy
to
liue
;
and
finally
all
to
be
rooted
out
:
and
all
Goods
,
Possessions
,
Arts
,
and
Trades
,
and
all
Orders
to
bee
taken
away
,
vntill
there
may
bee
a
new
Realme
,
and
a
new
people
.
10
In
this
action
the
wise
and
valiant
Duke
Alua
shall
be
imployed
in
person
;
whereas
any
other
,
were
he
of
the
blood
Royall
,
or
a
Prince
,
shall
be
of
no
esteeme
:
so
as
being
suspect
,
yea
in
the
smallest
matters
,
they
must
be
dispatcht
.
11
No
Contracts
,
Rights
,
Promises
,
Donations
,
Oathes
,
Privileges
,
and
solemne
Assertions
of
the
Netherlands
,
shall
bee
of
any
force
for
the
inhabitants
,
as
being
guiltie
of
high
treason
.
12
But
aboue
al
we
must
haue
an
especial
care
that
in
these
matters
of
so
great
weight
and
moment
,
wee
proceed
not
violently
,
but
by
meanes
,
by
degrees
,
and
that
discreetly
,
to
the
end
the
Princes
,
Nobilitie
,
and
inferiour
subiects
may
mutinie
amongst
themselues
,
so
that
one
may
persecute
,
yea
execute
the
other
vntill
at
last
the
hangman
be
executed
himselfe
.
For
in
all
Christendome
there
is
not
a
Nation
more
foolish
and
indiscreet
,
and
whose
leuitie
and
inconstancie
may
sooner
be
deceived
then
these
Netherlanders
,
and
God
punisheth
them
accordingly
.
There
were
other
Articles
found
in
President
Vergaes
chamber
at
Antwerpe
,
and
there
Printed
;
and
those
are
more
cruel
then
these
.
By
these
articles
and
vnlimited
power
of
these
lawlesse
Inquisitors
,
noman
had
any
assurance
of
life
or
goods
for
a
day
,
but
were
In
danger
continually
to
be
called
in
question
,
either
for
the
law
of
their
God
,
or
for
some
worke
of
mercie
,
which
either
religion
,
morall
equitie
,
or
the
bond
of
nature
called
for
:
or
else
if
they
had
colour
for
none
of
these
,
they
would
impose
such
vnreasonable
taxations
,
which
if
the
Cormorants
had
not
their
gorges
cramed
full
they
would
make
prey
of
all
,
whether
by
right
or
wrong
it
mattered
not
.
But
my
purpose
being
to
avoyd
prolixitie
,
and
to
passe
by
impertinences
and
needlesse
repetitions
,
I
will
come
to
tnat
I
intended
.
In
the
yeere
1565
match
was
concluded
for
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
and
the
nuptials
were
solemnized
at
Bruxels
,
whither
all
the
Nobilitie
and
Gentry
of
the
Countrey
were
inuited
,
and
accordingly
there
met
of
them
about
foure
hundred
,
who
like
faithfull
Moses
being
grieued
to
see
the
dayly
oppression
of
their
brethren
by
the
hard
task-masters
of
the
Inquisition
,
who
not
onely
robbed
them
of
their
goods
,
but
also
by
inhumaine
cruelty
,
and
vnnaturall
but
chery
,
depriued
them
of
their
liues
,
who
daily
led
them
as
sheepe
unto
the
slaughter
:
The
consideration
hereof
they
ioyntly
layd
to
heart
,
and
hereupon
(
being
met
vpon
this
occasion
)
they
resoved
to
present
all
petition
to
the
Princesse
of
Parma
,
which
they
did
the
5
of
Aprill
next
followings
.
The
Earle
of
Breedrod
deliuering
the
petition
,
humbly
requested
fauourable
answer
.
Three
dayes
after
they
receiued
this
answer
,
viz.
they
should
send
two
of
their
Noblement
to
the
king
,
by
whom
she
would
write
in
their
behalfe
.
The
Lord
of
Barlaymont
being
present
,
after
their
departure
said
(
like
a
flattering
Courtier
)
they
were
a
company
of
Rascals
and
Beggars
.
It
was
concluded
that
the
Marquesse
of
Bargen
,
and
the
Lord
of
Mountigny
should
goe
into
Spain
,
who
humbly
presented
their
suite
to
the
King
,
but
could
get
no
answer
in
16
moneths
after
.
The
26
of
August
anno
1566
,
the
Princesse
of
Parma
sent
for
the
Gentrie
,
telling
them
she
had
receiued
letters
from
the
King
,
containing
promise
that
all
should
be
well
,
and
that
the
Inquisition
should
cease
.
And
for
the
Proclamations
they
should
not
be
of
force
,
but
his
Maiestie
would
take
such
order
as
they
and
the
State
should
like
well
of
.
The
Princesse
also
gaue
them
toleration
for
their
Religion
,
on
condition
they
should
not
deface
,
nor
breake
downe
the
ornaments
of
the
Churches
:
for
,
there
had
beene
before
this
time
vilde
and
lewde
persons
that
freequented
the
meetings
of
the
Reformed
;
these
went
into
the
Papists
Churches
,
stole
their
siluer
and
what
was
worth
carrying
away
,
and
brake
downe
their
Images
:
but
the
Reformed
suspected
that
this
was
done
by
the
appointment
of
the
Princesse
,
neither
was
their
suspition
without
good
ground
,
d'
Alua
soon
cast
downe
,
who
errected
gallowses
of
them
,
and
hanged
them
vpon
them
.
The
Princesse
of
Parma
also
began
to
entertaine
souldiers
with
pretence
to
apprehend
the
Church-robbers
,
but
intended
indeed
to
take
away
the
ancient
Liberties
and
Priuiledges
of
the
Netherlanders
,
wherefore
sending
certaine
companies
to
Valencyn
,
the
inhabitants
denyed
them
entertainment
,
who
for
that
were
proclaimed
Rebels
the
14
of
December
,
soone
after
they
were
besieged
,
sacked
,
and
many
of
them
put
to
death
.
But
before
they
of
Valencyn
denyed
entertainment
to
the
souldiers
,
the
Nobility
had
received
letters
out
of
Spain
,
Now
was
the
Inquisition
againe
brought
in
contrary
to
the
Lawes
and
Liberties
of
the
Countrey
,
which
the
King
was
sworne
to
maintaine
,
for
execution
whereof
there
were
appointed
12
Inquisitors
,
commanding
them
to
receiue
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
these
were
called
,
The
bloudy
Councell
,
and
so
they
were
indeed
,
which
Rome
well
knew
,
refusing
it
,
anno
1559
,
when
as
they
fell
vpon
the
Inquisitors
house
,
set
it
one
fire
,
wounded
the
chiefe
of
them
,
brake
open
the
prison
,
and
set
at
liberty
the
captaiues
,
and
would
haue
burned
a
Cloyster
that
belonged
vnto
them
,
had
they
not
been
by
faire
means
disswaded
by
two
Lords
in
the
Citie
,
viz
,
Marc.
Antonio
Colunus
,
and
Iulio
Caesar
.
Likewise
Venice
,
Naples
and
Millaine
,
though
they
be
Papists
,
would
not
suffer
it
;
the
Marchants
of
Lisbon
who
are
as
superstitious
in
the
Romish
Religon
as
any
in
the
world
,
yet
they
did
offer
the
King
two
millions
and
a
halfe
,
that
they
might
not
haue
it
in
their
parts
.
Yet
the
crueltie
of
this
Inquisition
did
here
increase
,
and
many
Souldiers
came
into
the
Countrey
,
that
some
of
the
Countrey
forsooke
their
houses
,
and
resorted
towards
Freezland
,
and
some
did
stay
at
home
,
and
went
to
meet
Duke
Alva
,
and
well-commed
him
into
the
countrey
,
and
shewed
him
all
the
kindnesse
they
could
,
The
Prince
of
Orange
,
and
the
Earle
of
Bredrod
,
and
fiue
Earles
,
eight
Lords
,
and
50.
Gentlemen
,
and
they
had
some
fiue
thousand
of
Souldiers
being
in
Freesland
,
but
were
most
over-throwne
by
the
Duke
of
Alva
his
forces
;
so
that
were
driuen
to
Embden
land
,
and
there
prepared
themselues
to
the
Sea
.
Now
the
Duke
of
Alva
did
command
all
the
Inhabitants
to
pay
the
hundreth
penny
of
all
their
goods
,
and
of
all
that
was
bought
and
sold
;
the
which
some
of
the
States
did
yeeld
vnto
:
and
then
he
commanded
them
to
pay
the
twentith
penny
:
and
then
he
commanded
the
tenth
penny
of
all
things
that
were
bought
and
sold
,
so
often
as
they
should
be
sold
.
Some
of
the
States
did
make
their
humble
petition
to
the
Duke
,
and
to
the
Princes
,
shewing
them
that
it
would
driue
all
Trading
out
of
the
Land
.
The
Duke
of
Alva
told
them
that
he
would
haue
it
,
though
it
did
ruinate
all
the
Land
;
but
if
he
saw
them
willing
to
doe
their
best
to
pay
it
,
he
would
deale
favourably
with
them
.
Martin
Hutton
,
who
was
one
of
the
Inquisitors
Clarkes
,
and
(
being
committed
to
prison
)
did
acknowledge
,
that
hee
had
made
many
false
testimonies
against
sundry
rich
persons
,
some
whereof
were
of
the
Reformed
Church
.
Here
might
fitly
be
brought
in
the
hundred
Marchants
of
Granado
,
who
were
of
the
Romane
Religion
,
and
were
never
other
;
what
pretence
had
he
to
cause
them
to
be
murthered
all
in
one
night
,
and
then
presently
to
command
all
their
goods
to
be
brought
to
his
Treasury
or
Exchequer
,
whose
estate
was
worth
more
then
28
hundred
thousand
pound
sterling
?
Now
as
this
tyrant
was
a
devourer
and
destroyer
of
the
liues
of
men
,
so
did
he
presume
to
vsurpe
further
not
onely
vpon
civill
ordinances
,
but
vpon
the
things
of
God
;
so
that
those
that
were
married
in
the
Reformed
Church
,
he
forced
to
be
married
againe
:
and
if
they
were
rich
,
hee
tooke
them
from
their
husbands
,
and
gaue
them
to
his
Souldiers
to
make
prize
of
them
.
Those
that
were
baptized
in
the
Reformed
Church
,
he
compelled
to
be
baptized
againe
,
contrary
to
Gods
word
,
and
to
the
decree
of
the
ancient
Councels
,
so
that
intollerable
were
the
burthens
this
cruell
Pharaoh
laid
so
excessiue
was
his
crueltie
,
that
he
filled
all
places
with
bloud
,
bloud
touching
bloud
,
as
the
Prophet
speakes
.
For
in
small
townes
he
executed
50.
and
in
great
townes
200.
and
300.
or
400.
And
in
places
as
men
travelled
from
one
towne
to
another
,
they
might
see
many
that
his
Souldiers
had
hung
vp
in
trees
to
death
,
and
some
were
worth
80.
thoussand
guldens
,
and
some
lesse
:
yea
this
tyrant
did
confiscate
so
much
lands
and
goods
,
as
by
his
account
sent
into
Spaine
,
did
amount
yearly
to
8
tun
of
money
sterling
,
besides
the
many
thousands
that
he
and
his
Souldiers
had
.
All
the
money
that
he
did
exact
out
of
this
land
〈◊〉
6.
yeares
,
did
amount
to
more
then
50.
millions
of
Gold
.
And
if
any
were
knowne
to
haue
any
thing
that
did
belong
to
any
that
were
put
to
death
,
and
had
not
brought
it
to
the
knowledge
of
the
Inquisition
,
they
did
loose
both
life
and
goods
:
yea
the
16
of
February
1566.
he
gaue
sentence
in
his
court
at
Madrill
,
that
they
were
all
traytors
against
God
and
himselfe
.
At
Vtrecht
he
beheaded
a
widow
that
was
84.
yeares
old
,
because
she
had
before
lodged
a
preacher
one
night
.
whose
living
was
worth
foure
thousand
guidens
yearely
.
And
at
Mastrich
a
father
for
lodging
his
son
that
he
had
not
seene
in
a
long
time
,
that
was
fled
for
religion
,
was
put
to
death
.
And
at
that
place
there
was
one
put
to
death
for
giving
a
widow
a
peck
of
come
for
an
almes
,
whose
husband
this
bloody
court
had
put
to
death
.
And
many
women
were
put
to
death
,
because
they
received
their
husbands
in
the
night
that
were
fled
for
religion
;
yea
they
haue
killed
women
great
with
child
,
and
ripped
vp
their
bellies
,
and
taken
out
the
child
and
killed
it
:
and
some
they
haue
fleyed
aliue
,
and
covered
drummes
heads
with
their
skins
,
and
some
they
haue
tyed
to
a
post
,
and
made
a
small
fire
round
about
them
,
and
so
rosted
them
to
death
.
Such
savage
cruelty
is
scarcely
to
be
found
in
any
History
,
what
Christian
heart
can
heare
it
,
and
not
be
affected
with
deepe
sorrow
,
yet
behold
some
monsters
herein
haue
bin
found
,
that
haue
beene
so
farre
from
humanity
herein
,
(
for
hee
that
hath
humanity
in
him
will
commiserate
others
calamities
)
that
they
haue
applauded
it
,
as
if
he
had
in
all
these
outrages
done
God
good
service
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
I
shall
content
my selfe
at
present
,
but
to
name
the
holy
Father
the
Pope
,
and
one
of
his
chiefe
sonnes
in
this
businesse
.
The
Pope
sends
his
Legat
to
commend
these
so
rare
expioits
,
and
cals
this
cruell
Duke
Alva
his
beloved
son
,
sends
him
a
costly
sword
,
the
hilts
whereof
were
of
gold
,
and
a
hat
wrought
with
gold
,
and
beset
with
rich
and
costly
stones
,
thanking
him
for
his
good
service
in
maintaining
the
Romish
Religion
,
and
subverting
of
heretiks
.
Howbeit
that
his
chiefe
sonne
I
mentioned
(
exceeding
this
man
of
sinne
,
in
the
sinne
of
cruelty
,
as
if
hee
would
verifie
himselfe
to
be
ten
fold
more
the
child
of
Satan
,
then
his
father
the
Pope
)
thinkes
not
so
well
of
it
,
his
name
Vergas
,
the
President
of
this
bloudy
Inquisition
;
for
going
shortly
after
into
Spaine
,
hee
told
the
King
,
that
he
and
Duke
d'
Alva
,
did
marre
all
in
the
Netherlands
,
by
shewing
so
much
mercy
to
those
people
.
Concerning
this
Duke
d'
Alva
,
of
whose
outrage
and
crueltie
so
many
haue
felt
,
and
perfiduous
dealing
which
many
haue
found
by
lamentable
experience
,
whereby
may
easily
appeare
of
what
stamp
his
excessiue
mercies
are
,
even
such
as
the
Wiseman
speakes
of
,
Pro.
12.10
.
the
tendermercies
of
the
wicked
are
cruel
.
In
which
hee
prides
.
himselfe
,
Thus
having
given
you
a
taste
of
some
of
those
many
things
I
haue
observed
concerning
the
intolerable
oppression
,
&
worse
then
salvage
cruelty
of
the
Spaniards
,
exercised
vpon
the
people
,
which
they
endured
and
laboured
vnder
the
space
of
sixteene
yeares
;
I
will
now
leaue
these
cruel
tyrants
to
the
Lord
for
judgement
,
&
addresse
my selfe
to
speake
sormewhat
further
concerning
this
Earle
of
Mark
,
who
had
those
Gentlemen
with
him
that
fled
.
Before
this
hee
had
layne
with
his
shipping
in
England
,
but
the
King
of
Spaine
sending
his
Embassadour
to
our
Queens
(
who
was
then
in
peace
with
him
)
to
desire
her
that
she
would
not
suffer
his
subiects
to
haue
their
harbour
in
her
land
,
and
that
she
would
not
giue
them
or
suffer
them
to
haue
any
reliefe
whereby
they
should
make
head
against
him
:
and
heere
vpon
the
Queene
sent
and
commaunded
them
out
of
her
harbour
;
and
she
commanded
that
they
should
not
be
suffered
to
haue
any
provision
in
her
coasts
,
so
that
now
they
had
no
other
meanes
but
onely
God
,
who
did
in
his
mercie
provide
for
them
better
then
they
expected
.
For
they
were
purposed
to
haue
gone
for
the
Tassel
,
and
to
haue
taken
some
towne
about
that
part
;
but
when
they
came
neere
that
part
,
they
had
wind
contrary
that
they
could
not
come
there
,
so
they
went
for
the
Mase
,
and
came
with
their
ships
before
the
Brill
,
artd
there
they
went
presently
and
tooke
it
;
yet
the
Duke
of
Alva
had
his
forces
in
the
towne
,
neere
so
many
as
they
were
,
whom
they
presently
killed
and
chased
out
of
the
towne
,
and
out
of
the
Iland
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
being
in
France
,
and
hearing
what
had
happened
he
sent
them
souldiers
with
as
much
speed
as
could
be
out
of
France
.
And
within
one
moneth
after
Duke
Alva
sent
certaine
companies
to
Vilshing
to
keepe
that
place
strong
for
himselfe
,
and
many
of
the
commanders
were
come
into
the
towne
:
So
the
Magistrates
commanded
the
Citizens
to
come
presently
vpon
the
Statehouse
;
so
they
told
them
they
must
lodge
the
Spaniards
in
their
houses
,
and
they
knowing
how
they
had
vsed
the
Citizens
in
al
places
where
they
came
,
they
told
the
magistrates
they
would
not
haue
the
Spaniards
in
their
towne
.
The
Magistrates
asked
them
which
of
them
it
was
that
did
refuse
to
receiue
them
.
They
sayd
,
All
of
them
.
So
the
Magistrates
seeing
them
so
earnest
against
the
Spaniards
,
they
joyntly
tooke
their
Armes
,
and
killed
and
tooke
prisoners
all
them
that
were
in
the
town
,
&
with
their
Ordenance
they
shot
at
his
ships
where
the
Spaniards
were
and
they
made
away
.
And
of
those
that
were
taken
,
there
were
the
names
of
about
80.
that
they
had
in
writing
from
Duke
Alva
that
dwelt
in
the
Hand
,
that
they
should
put
to
death
.
Againe
it
is
further
worthy
to
be
noted
,
that
these
Provinces
did
three
times
send
to
the
King
their
Noblemen
,
but
could
obtaine
no
mercy
,
and
many
more
times
they
went
to
the
Princesse
of
Parma
,
and
made
their
humble
petition
for
redresse
of
their
oppression
,
but
could
not
obtaine
any
favour
,
then
they
made
friends
to
the
renowned
Queene
of
England
,
and
to
the
Princes
of
Germany
,
and
to
the
Emperour
,
who
did
earnestly
entreat
by
their
Embassadours
for
them
.
The
King
of
Spaine
answered
their
Embassadours
with
these
words
;
he
bad
them
tell
their
Masters
,
That
they
should
meddle
with
their
owne
subiects
,
and
not
with
his
,
for
he
knew
well
enough
how
to
rule
his
subiects
without
their
counsel
.
Now
when
our
Queenes
Maiesty
found
his
vnreasonablenesse
and
cruelty
,
His
owne
sonne
Prince
Charles
did
intreat
for
them
,
that
it
would
please
him
to
let
them
haue
their
Lawes
and
Priviledges
,
and
that
they
might
not
be
oppressed
;
and
withall
he
told
his
father
that
those
Countries
did
belong
to
him
,
If
I
should
trace
this
Tyrant
from
place
to
place
,
I
should
runne
in
infinitum
,
having
made
the
name
of
Christianitie
hatefull
,
by
his
crueltie
,
aganst
the
Heathens
that
know
not
God
further
then
the
light
of
nature
:
for
it
is
confessed
by
the
Spaniards
themselues
,
that
some
of
the
cheife
of
the
Indians
,
Oh
then
sayd
they
,
we
will
never
come
there
,
for
we
wil
never
come
where
the
Spaniards
are
.
But
not
to
run
so
far
,
I
will
rest
content
to
keepe
me
within
the
bounds
I
chiefly
intended
concerning
these
Countries
.
When
the
Citizens
of
Leyden
were
in
great
extremity
,
by
reason
of
a
long
sieg
,
the
Spaniards
proffering
conditions
of
peace
,
if
so
be
they
would
yeeld
vp
the
Citie
and
themselue
to
them
,
they
returned
answer
;
Not
while
they
had
a
right
hand
to
hold
the
sword
,
or
a
left
to
eat
;
but
if
they
should
be
driven
to
fall
into
their
hands
,
they
would
rather
burne
the
Citie
and
drowne
themselues
,
then
to
submit
to
them
,
of
whose
perfidiousnesse
they
had
had
so
lamentable
experience
:
and
when
some
of
the
Citizens
pressed
a
yeelding
,
in
respect
of
the
extremity
of
famine
,
a
Burger
master
,
called
Peter
Adrianson
said
;
Loving
friends
,
I
confesse
the
famine
is
great
,
and
that
some
doe
die
for
want
of
food
:
yet
rather
let
vs
agree
to
eat
vp
one
another
,
as
it
shall
fall
by
lot
,
begin
with
me
first
,
and
divide
me
amongst
you
.
At
Antwerpe
,
the
Spaniards
by
the
appointment
of
their
Governour
did
come
into
the
Citie
in
battell-order
,
and
marched
vp
and
downe
in
their
streets
,
and
shot
into
heir
houses
,
and
made
a
tumultuous
noise
,
as
if
they
had
beene
so
many
devils
,
for
one
day
and
two
nights
,
and
tooke
the
keyes
from
the
Magistrates
,
I
am
the
Dutchmans
Bride
well
Master
.
And
thus
they
got
rid
of
them
for
the
present
.
And
about
two
yeares
after
they
came
againe
,
and
then
they
vsed
the
Citizens
much
more
cruelly
,
for
these
divels
did
bring
straw
,
and
set
on
fire
,
and
put
it
into
the
houses
,
whereby
they
set
nine
rich
streets
on
fire
,
and
burnt
them
with
many
rich
and
costly
goods
,
and
rifled
the
Citizens
of
all
their
rich
and
costly
iewels
,
and
silver-workes
,
with
their
money
,
and
three
dayes
did
they
torment
the
Inhabitants
for
money
:
At
Risell
there
was
a
Spaniard
would
force
a
rich
woman
to
haue
the
vse
of
her
body
,
and
the
women
cryed
out
for
helpe
,
and
her
husband
came
,
and
two
of
his
neighbours
to
helpe
his
wife
,
and
they
thrust
the
Spaniard
away
,
and
he
ran
into
the
street
and
cryed
Spaynea
,
Spaynea
,
and
there
came
many
Spanish
Souldiers
about
him
,
and
they
rushed
into
the
house
,
and
tooke
the
man
and
his
neighbours
,
and
carried
them
before
the
Magistrates
on
the
towne-house
,
where
they
were
assembled
,
and
there
before
them
he
complained
of
them
to
be
rebels
,
and
stirrers
vp
of
vp-rores
,
and
told
the
Magistrates
that
if
they
did
not
presently
put
them
to
death
,
they
would
burne
their
towne
,
and
execute
them
themselues
,
wherevpon
they
durst
do
no
otherwise
,
but
hanged
two
,
and
whipped
the
other
.
Divers
things
being
manifested
of
the
Spaniards
crueltie
,
I
will
adde
one
instance
of
their
trechery
,
and
that
of
a
famous
person
to
his
neerest
familiars
:
yea
when
he
pretended
sweetest
familiaritie
and
friendship
.
Pope
Alexander
the
6.
a
Spaniard
by
birth
,
invited
divers
Nobles
&
Cardinals
to
a
banket
,
with
a
purpose
to
poyson
them
all
.
The
meetest
instrument
he
made
choyce
of
to
effect
this
,
was
a
Spaniard
,
one
Caesar
Burgia
,
his
sworne
servant
.
The
Pope
shewed
himselfe
wonderfull
pleasant
,
to
avoyde
suspition
,
and
dranke
a
carouse
to
them
all
;
willing
that
his
trusty
servant
to
fill
from
such
a
Bottle
he
knew
well
:
which
he
did
very
effectually
to
the
Pope
himselfe
as
well
as
to
the
rest
.
Burgia
,
This
is
a
right
Spanish
tricke
.
It
is
written
of
them
that
they
are
so
expert
in
these
exployts
,
that
if
Iudas
himselfe
were
aliue
,
he
might
got
to
them
to
Schoole
.
I
doe
beseech
the
Lord
to
shew
mercy
to
my
natiue
Country
,
that
they
may
never
come
vnder
the
government
of
the
Spaniards
,
and
giue
them
hearts
to
repent
of
their
transgressions
,
and
that
they
may
sincerely
imbrace
the
Gospel
of
Iesus
Christ
,
to
their
endlesse
comfort
,
Amen
.
Yours
to
command
in
all
services
,
for
the
advancement
of
the
truth
of
Iesus
Christ
.