BARNEVELTS
APOLOGIE
:
WITH
MARGINALL
CASTIGATIONS
.
Honourable
and
mightie
,
my
very
good
Lords
:
HAVING
heretofore
imployed
my
pen
in
writing
for
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*
An
insinuating
and
deceitfull
exordium
:
What
will
the
narration
be
?
the
good
of
the
Common-weale
,
so
farre
forth
as
calamitie
suffered
mee
:
a
necessitie
seemed
now
to
bee
imposed
on
mee
,
yet
little
further
to
trouble
you
in
my
priuate
behalfe
And
that
so
much
the
rather
,
because
some
there
are
who
attempt
the
weakening
of
the
State
,
and
welfare
of
the
Country
,
by
my
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(b)
Let
it
bee
a
part
of
the
Readers
care
not
to
credit
him
.
For
how
can
his
depression
any
way
endamage
the
State
,
whose
destruction
would
haue
purchased
peace
and
securitie
to
it
?
affliction
and
depression
.
T
is
not
long
since
a
factious
and
seditious
Booke
came
to
light
,
which
owes
it
birth
and
conception
to
Amsterdam
;
it
trimming
&
perfection
to
this
place
,
full
fraught
with
iniuries
and
calumnies
:
which
was
afterward
printed
and
sent
out
to
the
world
farre
and
wide
,
and
euery
where
publiquely
sold
.
This
Booke
expressely
and
plainely
without
colours
and
dissimulation
depriues
your
Excellencies
&
Honours
of
their
proper
right
,
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(c)
Truth
iustifies
the
contrarie
but
his
beginning
witnesses
in
him
a
feare
and
distrust
of
his
cause
.
and
dismounts
from
their
places
and
dignities
the
Gouernours
of
our
free-cities
;
among
whom
I
am
reckoned
vnder
the
name
of
a
Pensioner-greater
.
And
indeed
fall
who
receiue
Pensions
and
maintenance
from
the
Countrie
are
to
bee
●alled
Pensioners
,
I
acknowledge
such
may
bee
found
in
our
Dominions
;
some
great
,
some
greater
,
some
[
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(c)
You
are
that
grand-Pensioner
,
●nd
most
pernicious
,
whatsoeuer
our
dissimulation
pretends
.
grand-Pensioners
:
others
little
,
lesse
,
and
petty
ones
.
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(d)
Your
owne
guiltie
conscience
suggests
this
.
But
I
think
this
manner
of
speaking
may
occasionally
beget
confusion
,
offence
,
and
sinister
suspect
both
in
the
temporall
,
and
Ecclesiasticall
state
of
what
condition
soeuer
.
●f
despight
&
hatred
tearme
them
Pensioners
who
stand
for
the
immunities
and
franchises
of
our
Countrey
and
free-States
;
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(a)
This
is
that
wherewith
this
●orst
of
men
seckes
to
hurt
most
.
It
followes
,
that
these
slanderers
(
if
they
be
inuested
in
the
gouernement
of
the
free-Cities
of
our
Countrie
or
otherwise
tied
to
your
Highnesses
by
●llegeance
)
doe
oppugne
their
proper
gouernement
,
and
bond
of
their
oath
.
In
Holland
and
West
-
Frisland
the
same
men
are
Pensioners
and
Counsai●ours
,
and
for
the
most
part
are
either
Burgomasters
,
or
Aldermen
,
or
Common-counsailours
.
In
a
word
,
this
order
of
stipendaries
liued
in
good
account
,
and
estimation
among
them
.
And
all
this
while
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(b)
Your
ambition
manifests
in
you
greedy
desire
to
ingrosse
this
commendation
:
but
the
world
hath
●aken
notice
of
your
Foxes
skinne
,
and
makes
you
fall
short
of
it
.
our
Common-wealth
was
prosperously
administred
,
both
before
,
and
after
,
as
also
in
the
time
of
warre
,
and
is
so
still
,
the
same
Gouernours
sitting
at
the
helme
.
So
that
it
is
not
a
little
to
bee
maruelled
at
,
why
these
cauillers
seeke
to
drawe
the
gouernement
thereof
into
disgrace
and
enuie
,
by
their
libelling
and
carping
bookes
.
As
for
my
particular
place
,
and
function
,
it
was
heretofore
many
yeeres
before
the
warre
in
good
repute
and
credit
with
the
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(c)
Selfe-loue
makes
you
ouerprise
your selfe
.
You
●hould
rather
haue
said
,
with
drudges
and
Kitchin●oyes
.
Gentrie
,
Nobilitie
,
and
free-Cities
of
Holland
and
West
-
Frisland
:
yea
and
the
very
Princes
of
the
Countrey
,
and
the
Gouernours
thereof
;
alwaies
retained
the
name
of
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(d)
Could
you
chalenge
the
name
of
Aduocate-general
before
the
warres
?
You
are
taken
in
the
manner
.
For
if
this
be
so
,
you
were
Aduocate
in
your
●adling
cloutes
,
or
when
you
could
not
sit
on
a
●unch
of
Straw
.
Aduocate
general
,
which
it
pleased
the
Gentrie
&
Nobility
,
who
appeared
personally
in
our
Countries
Parliaments
,
to
vse
as
a
set
Officer
.
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(a)
Open
your
minde
briefely
,
and
boldly
say
,
I
was
α
and
ω
,
the
beginning
,
and
the
ending
,
the
first
and
the
last
,
of
honourable
and
mighty
States
,
of
all
the
Councels
,
and
Assemblies
,
of
all
Statutes
and
Decrees
.
Alter
your
stile
and
wee
will
subscribe
you
wer●
the
originall
of
all
disasters
an●
calamities
,
especially
such
as
happened
vpon
the
rent
and
schisme
in
the
renewed
,
and
reformed
religion
,
whose
sworne
enemy
wee
auow
you
.
The
prerogatiue
of
my
Office
then
consists
chiefely
in
this
:
viz.
to
haue
a
prioritie
in
all
matters
,
and
to
defend
the
Soueraignties
and
rights
of
your
Honors
and
Excellencies
:
and
the
immunities
of
our
Countrey
:
to
haue
the
care
of
calling
your
publique
Assemblies
:
in
them
to
haue
a
voice
in
all
businesses
,
to
take
charge
of
Remonstrances
,
and
Petitions
tendred
vnto
you
,
and
to
exhibite
them
at
time
conuenient
:
to
consult
,
and
deliberate
with
the
Nobles
concerning
them
,
and
all
other
things
propounded
in
these
meetings
.
That
being
done
,
to
pronounce
the
verdict
passed
either
by
ioynt
consent
,
or
at
least
pluralitie
of
voices
,
to
be
your
verdict
:
and
to
strengthen
the
same
with
allegations
and
reasons
as
should
be
most
fit
.
Afterward
,
to
demand
the
suffrages
of
free-Cities
,
to
conclude
by
most
voices
:
and
,
lastly
to
imploy
my
vtmost
abilitie
,
that
what
then
was
decreed
,
might
be
put
in
execution
.
This
Office
was
vacant
both
in
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
anno
1584
where
my
Predecessor
Paul
Buys
renounced
and
gaue
it
ouer
.
Now
as
I
with
others
of
the
Nobilitie
,
and
free-Cities
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
first
went
Embassadour
to
the
Queene
of
England
,
anno
1585
:
So
was
the
forenamed
Master
Paul
Buys
sent
Embassadour
thither
by
the
States
of
Vtrickes
That
very
yeere
after
my
returne
out
of
England
(
two
seuerall
Treaties
beeing
dispatched
there
with
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Commissaries
)
I
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(a)
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(a)
Your
perswasions
shall
not
perswade
vs
to
beleeue
you
.
manifested
my
zeale
and
affection
towards
my
best
deseruing
Lord
and
Master
,
the
Prince
of
Orenge
of
famous
memory
.
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(b)
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(b)
Now
your
policie
shroudes
itselfe
in
a
gowne
,
which
afterward
wee
shall
see
changed
into
a
souldiers
Iacket
.
I
dealt
earnestly
,
that
the
Gouernment
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
might
be
deliuered
vp
to
him
by
the
worthy
Lords
the
States
of
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
before
the
comming
of
the
Earle
of
Leicester
:
because
my
thoughts
told
mee
,
that
hee
(
by
reason
of
a
custome
receiued
in
Brabant
,
and
a
rumour
,
which
I
tooke
notice
of
in
England
)
would
make
claime
to
it
.
The
matter
was
determined
of
by
the
consent
of
the
maior
part
,
though
after
a
canuase
and
much
adoe
.
Towards
the
end
of
the
yeere
1585.
the
Earle
of
Leicester
entered
into
these
Regions
,
&
was
euery
where
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(c)
Whether
doe
you
command
●eere
the
person
entertained
,
or
his
entertainers
?
entertained
with
great
triumph
,
and
at
the
Haighe
about
the
beginning
of
the
yeere
1586.
ordained
generall
Gouernour
with
absolute
power
,
and
authoritie
.
Now
was
Master
Paul
Buys
admitted
into
the
Coun●ell
in
behalfe
of
the
Prouince
of
Vtricke
.
Hereupon
it
seemed
good
to
the
Gentlemen
,
Nobles
,
and
free-Cities
of
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
to
reuiue
the
Office
of
Aduocate-generall
of
the
countrey
.
And
Legates
were
sent
by
the
Nobles
and
free-cities
to
the
Gouernours
thereof
,
as
also
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(d)
A
matter
of
import
no
doubt
,
Which
huff●puft
lungs
thus
belches
out
priuately
to
my selfe
,
to
proffer
that
dignitie
to
mee
,
and
exempt
and
acquite
mee
of
my
bounden
seruice
to
the
Gouernours
of
Rotterdam
.
I
[
(a)
](A08477-e11470-b)
(a)
Now
for
a
Momus
:
if
this
mans
brest
had
a
Latice
window
in
it
.
vrged
then
many
reasons
,
that
they
would
hold
mee
excused
.
As
first
,
want
of
money
,
which
was
required
in
a
man
of
that
place
:
then
my
desire
to
eschew
aemulation
:
and
diuers
other
causes
:
but
no
excuse
might
serue
the
turne
.
Thus
was
I
enforced
to
aduenture
my
shoulder
vnder
a
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(b)
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(b)
This
the
language
of
dissimulation
,
with
whom
a
scape
passes
for
currant
,
vnder
the
name
of
coughing
burden
vnsought
for
.
Neuerthelesse
,
I
put
in
two
cautions
.
First
[
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(c)
This
vnderhand-packing
is
then
most
treacherous
,
when
it
is
couered
with
the
cloke
of
honestie
.
You
sweat
much
in
labouring
to
auert
the
suspicion
of
close
league
and
intelligence
betwixt
your selfe
and
the
Spaniard
:
but
credulitie
it selfe
will
not
credit
you
.
in
case
consultation
were
had
of
returning
these
Regions
to
the
Spaniard
(
which
I
feared
for
many
weighty
causes
)
that
then
I
would
bee
discharged
of
this
Office
ipso
facto
.
Secondly
[
(d)
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(d)
Herein
I
assent
to
you
,
though
the
reasons
which
you
alledge
,
will
not
abide
the
triall
.
For
put
case
none
of
the
feared
inconueniences
followed
vpon
your
absence
;
yet
would
not
you
be
wonne
to
leaue
the
Countrey
:
vnlesse
you
might
hope
to
fill
your
pouch
with
pelfe
,
and
bribes
,
and
turne
your
absence
to
your
priuate
commoditie
.
that
I
might
be
sent
no
where
out
of
the
Prouince
without
my
owne
free
consent
;
that
by
this
means
nothing
might
scape
my
knowledge
,
and
I
might
in
person
withstand
those
,
who
haply
would
embrace
all
aduantages
,
which
my
absence
promised
,
in
infringing
our
customarie
proceedings
:
the
rule
whereof
was
to
be
sought
for
at
my
hands
.
I
vndertooke
this
weight
in
the
beginning
of
March
Anno
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(e)
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(e)
Then
the
warre
was
not
afoot
.
How
then
durst
you
broach
a
lye
before
?
But
this
is
no
vncouth
matter
with
you
,
who
in
these
few
sheetes
haue
transgressed
th●
bounds
,
which
truth
prescribed
not
fewer
then
a
hundred
times
which
euery
attentiue
Reader
m●
obserue
,
and
consider
the
Dutc●
Prouerbe
which
sayes
,
Shew
m●
a
lier
,
I
'le
shew
you
a
Theefe
.
1586.
and
I
found
all
former
customes
,
and
orders
inuerted
.
All
autoritie
was
transferred
vpon
the
Earle
of
Leicester
.
Graue
Maurice
,
and
Count
William
receiued
instructions
for
their
gouernement
of
the
foresaid
Earle
.
At
Zeland
they
moued
questions
touching
the
extent
of
their
borders
&
portions
,
to
the
great
annoiance
of
the
Hollander
,
and
West
-
Frislander
.
The
[
(f)
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(f)
Persist
in
your
lying
,
and
exaggerate
all
things
:
that
you
ma●
lay
a
sure
foundation
of
your
braggarisme
,
and
vaine-glory
,
for
yo●
haue
the
tricke
of
it
.
Companies
of
the
Grand-Prouinciall
Assemblies
,
the
Masters
of
Accounts
,
and
Magistrates
of
the
Haighe
were
so
animated
against
the
States
of
Holland
,
that
both
by
words
and
writing
they
called
into
doubt
,
whether
the
States
of
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
had
so
much
autoritie
left
them
,
as
might
warrant
them
to
enioine
the
performance
of
the
tribute
and
contributions
imposed
.
Many
also
of
the
Gouernours
of
the
free
cities
were
sinisterly
affected
towards
the
State
,
by
reason
of
the
detaining
of
certaine
goods
,
and
some
proceedings
intended
against
them
.
[
(a)
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(a)
Hitherto
you
did
but
spatter
now
you
beginne
to
spue
,
and
a●
the
poison
which
●ay
in
your
i●fected
stomacke
,
that
with
noiso●
belches
you
disgorge
vpon
the
inn●cent
Ministers
of
Gods
Word
whose
shoo-latchets
you
are
v●worthy
to
tie
.
But
looke
to
you●selfe
,
you
must
swallow
down
on●
againe
these
stinking
gobbets
.
Many
of
the
Preachers
would
no
longer
now
acknowledge
their
fealty
to
the
States
:
and
they
demanded
of
the
Earle
of
Leicester
,
without
the
priuitie
of
the
States
,
the
indiction
of
a
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(b)
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(b)
The
Readers
owne
obseruation
may
tell
him
,
where
this
Arminian
Berneuell
his
sho●
wrings
him
.
That
hee
may
m●lest
and
let
the
future
Synode
ordained
for
the
publike
good
,
h●
drawes
the
name
of
a
Synode
,
a●
the
authors
thereof
,
into
enuie
.
S●
it
is
a
customarie
thing
for
men
〈◊〉
hate
the
light
,
which
worke
wi●kednesse
:
and
they
who
couert
disperse
and
scatter
abroad
v●
truths
,
come
in
place
where
tru●
is
vnmasked
against
their
wil●
▪
But
the
Arminians
were
now
a
good
while
since
desperately
vncurable
:
concerni●
whom
,
that
may
be
truely
spoken
,
which
is
stamped
in
pieces
of
money
,
and
other
coin●
vsed
at
the
Haighe
,
What
need
spectacles
when
a
man
will
not
see
?
Synode
Nationall
,
as
they
call
it
.
The
garrisons
had
bound
themselues
by
oath
to
the
said
Earle
.
The
promiscuous
multitude
was
an
enemie
most
what
to
the
States
.
And
not
long
after
the
cities
of
Graues
,
and
Vendloe
and
others
were
possessed
by
the
Spaniard
.
Nimeghē
was
violently
assaulted
:
there
was
great
hurly-burly
,
and
disorder
about
contributions
,
and
the
procuring
of
money
.
For
monies
lent
wee
were
necessited
yearely
to
pay
twelue
pound
in
the
hundred
for
vse
,
&
two
pound
more
for
brocage
.
The
charges
were
greater
by
many
degrees
then
our
reuenewes
.
The
Earle
of
Leicester
established
many
Edicts
,
in
which
he
vsed
his
owne
name
and
seale
.
The
shipping
not
onely
of
forrainers
,
but
euen
of
neighbour
Kingdomes
and
Prouinces
,
was
by
publique
decrees
subiect
to
his
power
:
heere
I
staggered
in
my
purposes
,
and
was
,
not
without
iust
cause
,
doubtfull
what
to
doe
:
but
the
Lord
strengthened
,
and
enabled
me
to
attempt
the
fittest
meanes
for
the
calming
of
these
stormes
,
whereinto
these
straites
had
cast
vs
.
Many
enormities
were
obserued
by
certaine
of
the
most
principall
men
(
in
which
number
was
the
Lord
Gouernour
Vander
Myle
,
of
famous
memory
,
a
man
at
that
time
best
seene
in
the
Countries
affairs
)
as
also
by
some
of
the
Nobles
,
and
some
of
the
free-Cities
:
and
it
was
found
out
,
that
whatsoeuer
was
done
tended
hitherto
,
that
[
(a)
](A08477-e11770-b)
(a)
This
was
that
which
you
longed
for
,
that
you
might
fill
your
bagge
,
and
with
open
violence
oppresse
the
innocent
,
and
skulke
in
all
these
mischiefes
with
impunitie
.
warre
would
suddenly
ensue
.
Some
few
daies
after
,
an
innouation
beganne
at
Vtricke
.
Many
ancient
and
honest
Patriots
of
eminent
place
were
both
thrust
out
of
their
Offices
and
dignities
,
as
also
out
of
the
Citie
.
The
Gouernement
was
allotted
to
strangers
.
Bellencer
of
Flanders
was
created
President
;
Agileus
of
Brabant
generall
Procurator
:
Praetors
,
Consuls
,
Questors
were
all
Brabanders
.
Master
Paul
Buys
was
cast
into
prison
.
[
(b)
](A08477-e11860-b)
(b)
Let
men
of
discretion
,
and
such
as
are
acquainted
in
the
mystery
of
the
businesse
,
pause
heere
awhile
.
For
if
these
were
to
demand
a
reason
of
your
words
:
you
would
slip
the
collar
.
The
Reformation
instituted
in
St.
Iames
his
temple
,
which
[
(c)
](A08477-e11890-b)
(c)
Was
not
the
description
therof
worth
your
paines
?
But
you
purposely
omit
it
,
that
you
may
more
securely
packe
,
and
shuffle
in
your
vntruth
.
at
first
was
accepted
of
by
the
most
principall
men
,
seemed
now
not
sound
and
sincere
enough
,
&
therefore
was
altered
.
And
yet
,
this
was
not
sufficient
.
There
was
further
in
the
said
place
an
Act
made
by
the
Common-Counsellers
,
wherein
they
deliuered
vp
the
Prouince
of
Vtricke
to
be
absolutely
commanded
by
the
Queene
[
(d)
](A08477-e11910-b)
(d)
Heere
I
could
wish
,
that
that
royall
Prince
liued
:
or
if
not
so
,
yet
now
haled
you
,
hanging
backe
,
with
her
virgin
hands
,
before
Radamanthus
his
iudgement
seat
.
As
sure
as
what
is
most
sure
,
if
either
the
one
,
or
other
of
these
two
things
were
granted
,
you
were
vtterly
vndone
.
of
England
at
her
pleasure
,
without
prefining
any
conditions
.
This
meane
while
the
[
(e)
](A08477-e11940-b)
(e)
Doe
you
not
couertly
accuse
these
noble
orders
to
bee
faulty
?
Heere
now
I
appeale
from
the
Readers
to
the
pronouncers
of
iudgement
:
yet
by
way
of
information
,
not
accusation
,
least
I
ieopard
his
head
:
and
thus
much
he
shall
be
beholding
to
me
.
States
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
vsed
their
vtmost
endeuours
for
the
performance
of
those
things
,
which
they
granted
&
promised
the
Earle
.
All
these
things
notwithstanding
,
they
exhibited
remonstrances
,
and
complaints
about
the
redressing
of
misdemeanours
:
but
they
obtained
nothing
but
promises
and
faire
words
.
The
Earle
departing
from
the
Haigh
,
pitched
his
campe
about
Doesburg
and
Sutphen
.
The
plots
of
Iames
Reingout
,
and
Stephen
Paret
,
are
heere
[
(a)
](A08477-e12020-b)
(a)
And
let
mee
tell
you
,
so
are
yours
,
least
perhaps
you
flatter
your selfe
too
much
.
discouered
,
and
it
appeared
by
Reingouts
papers
,
that
Vtricke
was
deliuered
vp
by
his
priuitie
,
and
perswasion
:
and
that
it
was
therefore
conuenient
,
that
this
olde
leauen
should
be
purged
out
there
.
Decrees
are
published
of
an
intended
Nationall
Synod
.
[
(b)
](A08477-e12060-b)
(b)
That
is
,
Aduocate
Berneuell
,
their
mouth
,
and
eares
,
an
enimie
to
the
ancient
reformed
religion
,
who
is
not
worthie
to
enioy
the
light
of
the
Sunne
,
or
tread
vpon
the
earth
.
The
generall
States
made
a
scruple
to
approue
these
without
the
consent
of
the
States
of
the
Prouinces
,
euery
one
seuerally
for
their
owne
parts
,
by
whom
they
were
deputed
Delegates
.
Which
act
of
theirs
offended
very
many
,
and
made
themselues
odious
.
Writings
,
assaults
,
and
publique
sermons
in
Churches
were
made
against
them
.
The
[
(c)
](A08477-e12080-b)
(c)
What
an
indignitie
is
this
,
that
these
famous
Orders
should
bee
thus
slandered
?
that
they
should
bee
ranked
in
the
number
of
double-harted
baselings
,
which
pretend
one
thing
,
and
intend
another
.
States
of
Holland
temporized
heere
,
and
thought
they
might
doe
well
to
accept
those
decrees
for
a
time
:
prouided
,
the
states
,
Nobles
,
and
each
free
City
should
retaine
in
the
Interim
their
power
,
and
[
(d)
](A08477-e12110-b)
(d)
Buzzing
whisperer
,
tell
mee
whence
had
they
this
power
and
right
?
Was
your
head
or
the
three-headed
Cerberus
the
mint
of
it
,
or
both
?
I
know
you
alleage
Brentius
here
for
confirmation
of
your
purpose
:
But
I
referre
you
to
that
light
of
our
reformed
Church
,
Master
Caluin
,
who
in
his
Booke
of
Instit.
Chap.
12.
s
.
8.
and
so
forward
,
is
of
our
side
,
and
diuinely
teacheth
,
that
the
Ecclesiasticall
authoritie
of
a
Pastor
,
and
the
power
of
the
secular
Magistrate
are
2.
things
,
so
disioyned
,
that
they
are
incompatible
in
the
same
person
or
State
:
If
you
reiect
Caluin
,
you
are
an
Heretick
,
and
worthie
to
bee
burned
.
right
in
placing
,
and
displacing
the
Ministers
of
the
Church
.
The
Earle
of
Leicester
,
and
Councel
of
the
States
gaue
out
acts
approuing
this
.
The
States
complained
of
[
(e)
](A08477-e12200-b)
(e)
Dare
you
yet
againe
twitte
our
Preachers
as
factious
persons
?
the
Ministers
of
Gods
word
?
But
you
blabber
out
these
things
,
eyther
to
sowe
sedition
in
Holland
,
or
to
help
the
growth
of
it
now
already
sowne
.
But
command
your
tongue
silence
rather
,
for
all
Prea●hers
,
if
indeede
and
truely
Prea●hers
,
are
louers
of
Peace
.
As
●or
your
Arminians
,
they
are
the
Diu●ls
instruments
,
and
the
bel●owes
to
blow
the
fire
of
contention
.
factious
Sermons
:
it
was
coldely
and
doubtfully
answered
,
that
they
were
to
bee
constrained
to
vse
another
manner
of
preaching
.
The
States
[
(a)
](A08477-e12220-b)
(a)
So
will
I
,
and
those
of
the
ancient
reformed
Religion
for
your
banishment
;
with
this
prouiso
,
that
you
may
bee
carried
to
the
black-Islands
,
where
you
may
not
haue
the
benefit
of
the
light
,
nor
stuffe
more
Papers
with
lies
&
slanders
.
importuned
Reingouts
banishment
.
This
was
determined
in
the
Earls
presence
:
wherfore
Reingout
at
his
parting
,
burst
out
into
these
words
;
I
haue
made
shipwracke
of
my
authority
and
power
.
Reingout
then
(
who
was
so
religious
,
that
he
would
not
suffer
man
or
maid
in
his
house
,
that
receiued
not
the
communion
)
[
(b)
](A08477-e12270-b)
(b)
We
shall
shortly
heare
the
like
newes
of
you
▪
For
whatsoeuer
you
say
,
the
Spaniard
is
a
great
Man
in
your
Bookes
,
and
you
are
already
halfe
a
Papist
,
and
more
mischieuous
then
a
professed
Papist
.
reuolted
to
the
Spaniard
,
and
died
a
Papist
.
The
Earle
of
Leicester
,
after
he
was
resolued
to
goe
for
England
,
dealt
priuatly
himselfe
in
Holland
with
[
(c)
](A08477-e12310-b)
(c)
Noble
Prince
,
can
you
heare
these
things
and
endure
them
?
Perceiue
you
not
the
vnderminings
of
this
subtile
Foxe
?
T
is
a
calumniation
and
a
slander
against
your
Excellency
,
let
him
smart
for
it
.
Graue-Morris
,
that
he
would
depart
with
him
.
I
letted
the
successe
of
this
intendment
,
which
in
a
frequent
and
ful
Assembly
was
cast
in
my
teeth
:
and
the
Earle
of
Leicester
,
after
the
hearing
of
my
allegations
,
said
,
hee
was
not
now
to
learne
,
what
these
things
aimed
at
.
The
Earle
of
Leicester
at
his
departure
,
left
behind
him
two
Acts
concerning
the
proceedings
of
Prouincial
affaires
.
After
this
Earles
death
,
Stanly
and
Yorke
(
for
not
onely
ambitious
,
turbulent
,
and
beggerly
fellowes
,
but
traitours
also
haue
their
place
in
factions
)
disloyally
surrendered
Deuenter
,
the
holde
of
Sutphen
to
the
Spaniard
,
as
afterward
Gelderland
was
betraied
by
Paton
.
The
Lords
Generall
of
the
States
about
the
beginning
of
February
by
their
letters
did
represent
their
complaint
to
the
Queen
,
and
the
Earle
concerning
Leicester
,
of
the
Acts
of
both
the
said
Earle
and
his
followers
,
and
retainers
.
Then
did
you
enlarge
the
authority
of
Graue-Maurice
,
and
of
the
Count
,
making
the
former
[
(d)
](A08477-e12440-b)
(d)
Do
you
not
enuie
his
Excellence
,
this
Title
?
The
more
iudicious
sort
des●ry
your
windings
and
contriuals
:
but
your
worth
most
excellent
Prince
secures
you
.
For
howbeit
most
pages
of
this
your
aduersaries
Booke
leuell
at
your
person
and
authoritie
,
yet
it
is
to
no
purpose
.
Son
dard
,
sans
faire
coup
,
il
à
lancè
en
vain
.
Vostre
airain
enrouè
le
pouserà
soudain
.
Against
your
woundless
bres●
he
bolts
his
dart
in
vaine
:
Your
clattering
Brigandine
still
beates
it
back
againe
.
gouernor
,
and
the
other
,
generall
Lieutenant
;
allowing
them
80
companies
of
souldiers
for
the
safegard
of
the
said
Prouinces
.
And
whereas
the
said
Earle
purposed
himselfe
to
returne
hither
vnto
vs
in
person
,
hee
sent
before
him
his
Secretarie
,
whose
wiles
and
instructions
were
discouered
,
and
defeated
by
my
paines
and
industry
.
The
Earle
returnes
,
looses
Sluse
,
the
comminaltie
of
Middleborough
,
makes
an
vprore
in
the
Abbey
.
The
Earle
cherisheth
their
sedition
,
and
goes
on
forward
to
Dorth
:
som
were
sent
thither
to
him
by
the
States
,
to
craue
other
ordinances
.
In
the
meane
while
I
was
certified
,
that
he
had
a
commission
,
to
propound
a
treatie
to
make
peace
with
the
Spaniard
.
That
doe
I
then
publish
to
the
world
:
he
had
notice
hereof
:
he
[
(a)
](A08477-e12550-b)
(a)
Who
can
credit
this
?
are
you
,
with
whome
lying
is
familiar
and
ordinary
,
a
telle-truth
,
and
the
Earle
of
Leicester
a
periurd
lier
?
but
by
this
time
your
voice
hath
rung
ouer
all
Hell
.
Aeacus
openeth
the
gate
to
you
,
you
are
led
to
iudgement
,
vnlesse
haply
Great
Brittaines
King
seize
on
you
by
the
way
,
and
hauing
first
caused
that
hand
and
tongue
to
bee
cut
out
(
which
so
malapertly
disgraces
the
Earle
euen
after
his
death
,
and
priuily
seekes
to
gall
Queene
Elizabeth
and
King
Iames
)
after
,
when
you
are
thus
dressed
turne
you
ouer
to
the
other
vnrelenting
Iudge
.
sweares
,
forsweares
,
calles
God
and
man
to
witnesse
,
and
vtterly
denieth
that
hee
had
any
such
charge
.
He
hies
him
to
the
Haigh
,
and
commands
certaine
troupes
of
horsemen
to
goe
to
Sluse
vpon
Mose
,
and
the
port
Delfe
.
The
Burgomasters
,
Wingarden
(
who
was
afterward
President
)
and
with
him
Casenbroodt
,
came
to
me
by
night
,
and
aduertised
me
,
that
the
Earle
made
a
search
for
mee
,
with
a
purpose
to
conuey
mee
into
England
.
I
betooke
my selfe
to
Delfe
by
night
,
and
there
I
vnderstood
,
that
it
was
rumoured
in
Zeland
,
that
Graue-Maurice
,
my self
,
and
some
others
of
the
States
,
should
bee
certainely
sent
into
England
.
Consultation
was
had
concerning
these
matters
at
Delfe
,
and
it
was
agreed
vpon
,
that
Prince
Maurice
should
depart
the
next
daie
from
the
Haigh
,
which
was
accordingly
performed
.
Master
Valke
,
and
Master
Loosen
came
that
selfe
same
day
about
noone-tide
to
Delfe
,
to
treat
with
mee
there
about
Prince
[
(b)
](A08477-e12780-b)
(b)
Belike
then
Graue
Maurice
was
in
his
nonage
,
and
you
were
his
Guardian
and
ouerseer
.
Maurice
his
returne
,
but
all
in
vaine
.
The
Earle
of
Leicester
,
after
he
vnderstood
that
Prince
Maurice
,
and
Count
Hohenlo
mustered
souldiers
,
departed
to
Vtrick
,
and
hoped
,
after
he
had
dispatched
all
things
there
according
to
his
wish
,
to
bring
●nto
his
subiection
the
Church
,
by
which
name
hee
meant
Amsterdam
.
But
his
purposes
were
detected
,
and
preuented
by
the
fidelity
of
the
true
hearted
Hollander
,
Consul
&
Captaine
Peter
Boom
.
Therefore
hee
went
forward
to
Horne
,
in
hope
to
seize
vpon
Capell
which
had
confederated
it self
with
Anchusen
:
but
the
good
Patriots
hauing
●ntelligence
of
his
intent
,
denied
his
entrance
into
the
city
.
While
the
Earle
lingers
in
North-Holland
,
two
heauie
messages
were
brought
to
him
:
first
,
that
his
plots
thriued
not
in
the
good
city
of
Leiden
,
and
that
the
remnant
there
had
escaped
by
flight
;
&
presently
after
,
that
Colonell
Cosmo
,
Captaine
Maud
,
&
Iames
Valmaer
,
Elders
of
the
Church
,
were
punisht
with
death
for
their
attempted
treason
.
A
second
thing
which
appald
him
,
was
this
,
because
his
intercession
,
that
treatie
of
Peace
might
not
be
offered
the
States
,
was
cried
out
on
in
England
,
and
he
was
commanded
the
second
time
to
propound
the
matter
either
himselfe
,
or
some
English
man
for
him
.
After
he
had
receiued
these
tidings
,
he
said
,
It
was
now
high
time
for
him
to
[
(a)
](A08477-e13010-b)
(a)
Let
his
example
be
your
President
:
This
counsell
I
giue
you
vnasked
.
Charitie
wishes
to
giue
counsell
where
it
is
not
askt
.
Hasten
your
course
,
but
beware
you
take
Dort
in
your
way
.
You
may
conueniently
exchange
Roterdam
for
Antwerpe
;
or
if
you
be
pleased
to
visite
Vtricke
,
and
your
clients
there
,
you
●…y
make
a
short
cut
to
the
●ukes
wood
,
being
guarded
with
the
Arminian
brethren
:
and
that
you
may
trauell
with
more
safety
,
and
not
bee
intercepted
by
the
spies
and
warders
(
Leiden
and
Vtricke
threaten
no
danger
,
but
their
borders
very
much
)
send
before
you
Bertius
,
and
Vtenbogartie
,
like
two
defensiue
dogges
to
scoure
the
way
,
and
forewarne
such
as
lie
in
wait
.
Afterward
flye
into
Spaine
,
and
die
a
Papist
.
But
heare
,
which
I
had
well-nigh
forgotten
,
that
way
is
dangerous
too
,
and
may
tumble
you
into
Purgatorie
:
and
send
before
you
euen
hither
too
those
your
two
companions
,
that
you
may
safely
passe
,
while
the
Porter
of
the
Purgatorie
busies
himselfe
with
them
.
looke
to
his
head
.
Wherefore
suddenly
,
yet
not
without
suspicion
,
he
iourneyed
first
to
Vtricke
,
from
thence
to
Delfe
,
then
to
Flushing
;
and
lastly
from
Flushing
he
betooke
himselfe
into
England
.
While
the
Earle
stayed
in
North-Holland
,
your
Highnesses
and
Honours
assembled
at
Harleme
,
that
you
might
be
in
more
readinesse
for
all
assayes
.
There
then
the
Magistracie
of
Vtricke
,
which
consisted
of
[
(b)
](A08477-e13230-b)
(b)
If
you
were
bound
to
proue
this
,
you
would
sweat
for
it
.
strangers
,
were
instant
with
many
,
both
by
writings
,
and
by
diuers
of
their
[
(a)
](A08477-e13240-b)
(a)
You
would
be
cleane
spoiled
if
you
should
not
make
Preachers
to
haue
a
finger
still
in
all
mutinies
:
so
that
you
were
borne
as
it
may
seeme
,
to
checke
and
taunt
them
.
Preachers
,
as
also
by
word
of
mouth
,
that
they
would
perswade
your
Highnesses
,
and
Honours
to
enlarge
the
Earle
of
Leicesters
authoritie
:
but
their
endeauours
were
stoutly
withstood
.
I
cannot
expresse
in
writing
(
my
good
Lords
)
in
[
(b)
](A08477-e13260-b)
(b)
This
is
Lord-like
indeed
.
The
God
of
warre
himselfe
dare
not
open
his
mouth
to
parallell
his
strength
with
yours
.
how
great
dangers
,
menaces
,
and
paine
I
passed
those
two
yeares
:
with
what
courage
and
alacritie
most
grieuous
distresses
were
vanquished
,
and
the
countrey
defended
.
As
[
*
](A08477-e13280-b)
*
What
reckoning
,
trowe
we
,
do
you
make
of
your
oath
:
who
are
forward
to
discouer
secrets
.
Know
you
not
the
old
Prouerbe
,
A
seruant
must
not
vtter
all
he
knows
:
but
a
desire
to
couer
your selfe
,
and
the
hatred
of
your
aduersary
makes
you
forget
your selfe
.
concerning
the
Peace
,
(
which
was
first
propounded
by
the
Earle
,
and
afterward
desired
of
the
Queene
of
England
by
Embassadours
extraordinarie
)
it
appeared
,
the
matter
was
commenced
in
an
assembly
of
of
the
generall
States
amongst
those
,
who
were
deputed
thereto
by
the
Prouinces
,
and
also
amongst
the
particular
members
,
and
Cities
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
:
and
likewise
amongst
the
[
*
](A08477-e13320-b)
*
You
are
alwaies
bitter
against
the
Preachers
:
Le
vent
nourrit
le
feu
;
&
en
soufflan
l'allume
.
The
same
winde
cherisheth
the
fire
while
it
is
yong
,
and
after
kindles
,
and
brings
it
to
its
strength
and
height
.
Preachers
,
and
societies
,
and
brought
to
that
passe
,
that
the
Queene
of
happy
memories
demand
should
be
satisfied
.
Wherefore
it
was
necessarie
to
vse
singular
dexteritie
,
labour
,
and
paines
to
reconcile
the
dissentions
and
schismes
of
the
Prouinces
(
among
whom
the
Frislanders
were
so
[
(c)
](A08477-e13350-b)
(c)
You
are
an
enemie
to
Peace
;
are
you
not
?
But
if
you
had
endured
,
what
euen
the
chiefest
and
best
in
Frisland
haue
,
you
would
be
an
enemie
and
hater
of
warre
.
Non
sa
quae
val'la
pace
,
&
non
l'estima
,
Chi
prouato
non
a
la
guerra
prima
.
They
know
not
how
peace
to
preferre
,
Who
neuer
felt
th'
extremitie
of
warre
.
desirous
of
peace
,
that
there
Commissioners
were
not
onely
inioined
to
assent
to
,
but
further
to
repaire
to
the
place
appointed
for
the
making
vp
thereof
)
that
this
once
effected
,
Embassadours
might
be
sent
into
England
vnto
the
Queen
,
who
might
lay
before
her
sundry
difficulties
and
considerations
of
import
,
which
withstood
this
businesse
,
which
she
according
to
her
excellent
wisedome
should
ponder
of
:
and
whose
determination
concerning
the
same
,
the
said
Embassadours
should
bring
backe
vnto
vs
.
By
which
Embassage
the
States
were
excused
from
treating
of
the
peace
,
without
breach
of
their
dutie
and
honour
.
[
*
](A08477-e13440-b)
*
Shall
we
credit
,
whatsoeuer
it
pleases
you
to
forge
:
Fie
,
what
a
deale
of
froth
haue
we
heere
?
Moreouer
,
what
difficulties
happened
anno
1588.
and
1589.
about
compounding
the
seditions
in
Medenblick
,
Gertruydenbergh
.
Heusden
and
other
cities
,
and
forts
:
What
Prince
[
a
](A08477-e13470-b)
a
What
thinke
you
of
this
,
most
excellent
Prince
?
You
are
acquainted
with
the
fellowes
wiles
and
deceits
:
know
yet
further
that
couered
fire
breakes
out
violently
.
Maurice
writ
to
the
Parliament
,
and
Councell
of
England
,
to
demonstrate
,
that
the
abouenamed
Coronell
Snoy
impiously
pretended
the
colour
of
Religion
,
in
his
plots
and
treacheries
:
What
charges
we
were
at
against
the
Spanish
Nauie
,
against
the
counsels
and
assaults
of
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
against
the
citie
of
Birghen
apsome
and
the
fortresses
thereof
,
together
with
the
territorie
of
Vander-Tholen
.
How
the
Prouince
,
and
Citie
of
Vtricke
had
libertie
giuen
to
depose
illegitimate
Gouernours
,
and
restore
legitimate
.
How
the
agreements
of
peace
betwixt
Spaine
&
England
were
[
(b)
](A08477-e13560-b)
(b)
Neuer
was
any
man
so
shamelessely
confident
in
his
doings
,
as
is
our
Barneuelt
.
intercepted
by
me
:
How
an
expedition
was
vndertaken
against
the
Towne
of
Breda
.
By
what
meanes
the
gouernement
of
Gelderland
,
Vtricke
,
and
Transysulania
was
conferred
vpon
Prince
[
(c)
](A08477-e13610-b)
(c)
Excellent
Prince
doe
you
thinke
any
of
these
Greekes
to
be
without
fraude
?
Maurice
,
was
furthered
and
effected
by
me
.
What
an
expedition
was
made
against
the
Cities
of
Nymeghen
and
Graues
:
what
a
building
of
a
fort
there
was
without
Nymeghen
;
after
what
manner
the
fortresse
of
Terheide
,
and
Steinbergh
was
taken
,
by
what
meanes
all
things
were
prepared
,
directed
,
and
successefully
effected
vntill
the
expedition
of
the
yeere
91.
when
wee
wonne
Zutphen
Deuenter
,
and
Delfs-Ile
,
and
other
adiacent
forts
,
and
lands
,
when
wee
fortunately
wonne
Hulst
and
Nymeghen
in
the
same
yeere
:
and
how
the
Prince
of
Parma
,
to
his
great
losse
,
and
damage
,
was
enforced
to
leaue
the
fort
beyond
Nimeghen
it
were
too
tedious
to
relate
.
I
will
onely
say
thus
much
:
[
(d)
](A08477-e13740-b)
(d)
How
easily
would
your
modestie
suffer
you
to
heare
that
of
the
Po●t
applyed
to
your selfe
;
Vnus
homo
nobis
cunctando
restituit
rem
.
One
onely
man
by
graue
and
wise
delay
,
Preseru'd
the
country
made
to
th'
fo
a
prey
.
But
your
ambition
is
apparant
:
and
your
vaunts
proue
you
to
be
as
vaine
as
Vanity
it selfe
.
I
had
a
principall
hand
in
al
these
matters
;
as
also
in
this
that
alwaies
premised
(
Gods
assistance
)
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
lawfull
authoritie
was
on
a
sodaine
in
more
fauour
,
credite
,
and
respect
,
then
it
hath
euer
beene
heretofore
.
Now
after
all
affaires
of
the
States
,
all
matters
concerning
Warre
,
Gouernment
,
Iustice
,
leuying
of
moneyes
was
brought
into
some
tolerable
forme
and
order
;
I
shewed
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
Anno
1592.
as
well
face
to
face
,
as
by
writing
in
my
absence
,
that
I
had
formerly
complained
more
then
once
o●
the
weightinesse
of
the
Office
imposed
vpon
me
,
&
that
I
desired
to
be
freed
from
the
burthen
therof
.
But
our
affairs
being
then
perplexed
,
I
fel
short
of
my
wish
.
Then
afterward
all
things
being
happily
finished
and
dispatched
,
I
renued
my
suite
to
be
discharged
of
the
place
,
without
expectation
of
any
further
[
(a)
](A08477-e13830-b)
(a)
Quis
veteres
auias
tibi
de
pulmone
reuellet
?
Who
dares
attempt
to
quite
your
bragging
brest
,
Of
this
proud
diuel
,
wherwith
you
are
possest
?
Your
bragges
are
vnreasonable
:
and
you
then
vent
them
,
when
you
haue
least
cause
.
recompence
but
this
,
to
wit
an
immunitie
euer
after
from
the
vndertaking
of
any
other
office
and
charge
whatsoeuer
.
But
my
Petition
,
though
earnest
and
heartie
,
preuailed
not
:
and
I
was
with
my
honour
requested
,
and
my
pay
[
(b)
](A08477-e13900-b)
(b)
A
man
may
see
you
haue
reade
the
Comedian
,
and
obserued
this
out
of
him
;
All
men
are
bound
their
selfe-good
to
procure
,
And
thereof
in
th'
first
place
themselues
assure
.
purposely
encreased
,
that
I
should
not
giue
ouer
my
Office
,
and
it
was
declared
this
was
heartily
desired
of
each
member
,
and
Citie
of
the
whole
assembly
.
Thus
I
was
compelled
to
perseuer
in
my
charge
and
Office
.
From
this
time
,
viz:
from
the
yeere
ninty
two
,
vntill
the
yeere
1608.
I
neuer
left
,
nor
was
any
way
wanting
to
my
Office
.
From
the
yeere
[
(d)
](A08477-e13970-b)
(d)
Now
this
base
,
impudent
,
and
vaine-glorious
fellow
,
this
periur'd
and
adulterous
naughty-packe
enters
afresh
into
his
bragarisme
.
Mais
pourquoy
t'
en
croyra
on
,
puis
qu'
en
vn
champ
tu●n
'
ouys
iamais
la
trompette
?
But
who
will
beleeue
him
,
who
durst
neuer
venture
himselfe
within
the
hearing
of
the
sound
of
a
trumpet
?
and
euer
after
he
continues
in
his
vanity
,
and
tragicall
loftie
stile
?
88.
vnto
the
yeere
1606.
full
out
,
I
went
thirtie
sixe
seuerall
times
to
Prince
-
Maurice
in
his
Campe
,
either
sent
for
by
him
,
or
otherwise
deputed
,
that
I
might
vnfould
vnto
him
the
course
and
order
of
our
proceedings
,
and
procure
the
establishing
of
your
decrees
;
which
I
performed
to
my
commendation
and
praise
,
oftentimes
[
(e)
](A08477-e14000-b)
(e)
Haue
patience
a
while
and
wee
will
inroll
you
in
the
number
of
the
Gods
:
but
it
must
be
the
infernall
ones
.
beyond
the
hope
and
expectation
of
all
men
.
In
this
interim
too
I
vndertooke
,
and
worthily
performed
foure
[
(a)
](A08477-e14020-b)
(a)
Wonder
,
reader
,
and
giue
this
mighty
man
the
way
.
For
he
was
sent
Embassadour
from
hence
in
the
behalfe
of
a
potent
Common-weale
.
But
why
did
you
accept
of
those
Embassages
(
as
you
call
them
)
when
in
the
entrance
to
your
office
you
prouided
,
that
you
might
be
sent
no
where
out
of
the
Prouince
;
but
I
know
added
some
prouiso
&
exception
:
and
I
know
moreouer
,
that
your
ambition
gapes
for
great
imploiment
,
&
an
impotent
,
and
vnrestrained
desire
of
praise
makes
you
aduenture
your selfe
blindfolded
in
pursuit
thereof
.
Princely
&
royall
Embassages
,
to
the
great
good
and
benefite
of
the
Countrey
.
And
when
a
treatie
tending
to
Peace
was
laboured
in
the
Emperours
name
,
and
the
Prince
of
Parmaes
,
in
the
names
of
Erueste
,
and
Albert
Arch-Dukes
,
and
the
generall
States
of
the
aduerse
and
contrarie
faction
;
the
[
(b)
](A08477-e14060-b)
(b)
You
are
an
enemy
to
Peace
,
and
shall
neuer
enioy
peace
.
But
I
maruell
you
durst
be
so
impudent
as
to
professe
so
much
.
Especially
since
the
interest
payed
for
your
debts
(
which
were
occasioned
by
breach
of
the
Peace
)
surmounted
your
imposts
,
contributions
,
and
exactions
.
Your selfe
alone
were
the
originall
of
these
inconueniences
.
But
what
became
of
all
these
monies
?
Giue
vp
your
accounts
,
for
you
must
bee
no
longer
Steward
.
breaking
of
this
Peace
cost
me
a
great
deale
of
paines
.
Now
since
the
King
of
France
made
a
league
with
the
King
of
England
,
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
the
Arch-Dukes
,
the
money
paid
for
our
debts
and
other
arrereages
were
so
excessiue
,
that
they
amounted
to
more
then
the
Subsidie
&
contributions
(
though
they
were
greatly
raised
)
could
satisfy
,
by
the
summe
of
twenty
six
millions
of
Florens
.
Furthermore
,
the
two
last
yeeres
were
passed
ouer
with
much
infamie
and
losse
,
and
yet
againe
greater
danger
was
feared
(
two
expeditions
prepared
by
the
enemy
being
hardly
remoued
out
of
the
way
)
because
at
the
very
instant
time
forraine
aides
were
both
lesse
firme
,
and
more
burdensome
to
the
countrey
,
then
heretofore
they
were
wont
to
be
:
and
because
the
interest-money
came
to
that
height
,
that
the
State
of
the
whole
seemed
desperate
,
as
our
Counsellours
and
Treasurers
three
yeeres
since
had
forewarned
.
And
now
after
this
aduertisement
,
the
burdens
imposed
exceeded
the
reuenewes
of
the
Countrey
,
about
sixe
or
seuen
millions
of
Florences
,
within
the
compasse
of
the
said
three
yeeres
.
[
(c)
](A08477-e14100-b)
(c)
Why
doe
you
extoll
this
,
as
though
it
had
beene
effected
by
your
industrie
?
You
are
not
Iwis
,
the
preseruer
,
but
the
betrayer
of
your
Countrey
,
and
scatter-good
thereof
.
You
haue
not
relieued
her
,
but
thrust
her
into
further
debt
:
and
the
commendation
,
which
you
would
engrosse
,
is
either
no
commendation
;
or
if
it
be
any
,
it
belongs
not
to
you
.
And
truely
whereas
the
Spaniard
made
a
composition
on
such
easie
tearmes
,
in
so
desperate
a
time
,
that
must
be
ascribed
to
the
hidden
counsell
of
God
,
who
turnes
all
things
to
their
good
,
whom
he
hath
predestinated
thereto
.
Otherwise
,
I
was
my selfe
an
eye
witnesse
of
such
abashment
,
in
the
subiects
of
the
confederated
Prouinces
,
and
an
eare
witnesse
of
such
desperate
counsells
,
as
were
neuer
heretofore
heard
of
:
and
therefore
you
coined
money
(
wherein
there
was
a
mysterie
)
with
Peters
floating
ship
,
and
this
inscription
,
O
yee
of
little
faith
,
why
doe
you
feare
?
Which
you
diuided
amongst
the
Orders
,
and
heads
of
the
State
,
as
a
present
for
honours
sake
,
not
of
dutie
,
according
to
a
receiued
custome
among
you
.
Whereof
I
had
a
part
,
and
doe
professe
my selfe
to
be
a
well-willer
of
the
good
of
the
Common-weale
,
not
of
your
faction
.
But
if
God
had
not
helped
in
these
extremities
,
those
counsels
had
beene
to
litttle
purpose
,
and
certaine
others
more
to
bee
abhorred
(
I
speake
the
truth
)
which
proceeded
from
desperation
.
Here
no
man
ought
to
maruell
,
that
is
not
destitute
of
reason
,
why
(
since
it
appeared
that
the
King
of
Spaine
,
and
the
Arch-Dukes
yeelded
for
their
part
vnto
the
Prouinces
their
rights
and
libertie
,
and
this
granted
,
would
end
all
matters
with
the
Lords
of
the
States
,
not
now
as
their
vassals
,
and
subiects
,
but
Gouernours
of
free-dominions
,
to
which
they
made
no
claime
:
and
since
it
was
hoped
that
by
this
meanes
so
long
,
bloudy
,
and
chargeable
a
warre
,
might
sort
to
an
honourable
wished
and
secure
end
)
why
,
I
say
,
such
a
meeting
was
intended
.
At
my
first
entrance
into
this
meeting
(
wherein
the
Common
Councell
,
and
Embassadours
of
France
,
Great-Britain
,
Denmarke
,
and
of
the
Electors
Palatine
,
and
Brandeburge
,
and
diuers
Princes
Euang:
of
Germanie
)
I
plainely
perceiued
the
first
attempts
of
my
aduersaries
against
my
person
and
proceedings
,
both
in
open
assemblies
,
and
in
libels
,
which
were
cast
out
:
which
was
done
by
their
directions
,
who
were
[
(a)
](A08477-e14190-b)
(a)
This
is
but
your
opinion
and
coniecture
,
but
others
know
there
is
no
such
matter
.
offended
at
this
treatie
concerning
Peace
.
I
declared
so
much
to
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
:
and
proffered
neuerthelesse
to
resigne
my
offices
,
and
liue
a
priuate
life
:
and
therefore
of
set
purpose
I
absented
my selfe
from
the
Assembly
.
But
[
(b)
](A08477-e14210-b)
(b)
This
was
kindely
done
of
them
,
howsoeuer
the
feare
of
a
greater
inconuenience
made
them
choose
this
:
&
you
laught
in
your
sleeue
,
when
you
perceiued
that
the
Foxes
skinne
auailed
there
,
where
the
Lyons
could
not
.
You
are
very
politick
,
I
wish
you
to
continue
so
.
I
vnderstood
both
by
word
of
mouth
,
by
the
commissaries
of
the
Nobles
and
free-cities
,
and
also
by
letters
,
that
the
Assembly
of
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
did
with
one
accord
approue
of
my
offices
,
and
seruices
,
and
willed
me
to
persist
therein
,
and
againe
resort
vnto
the
Assembly
,
&
that
they
would
furthermore
esteeme
so
of
all
inconueniences
,
which
happened
vnto
me
,
as
if
they
should
happen
to
the
generall
Assemblie
.
I
obeyed
your
Honours
,
and
Highnesses
heerein
,
perseuered
in
my
office
,
brought
the
treatie
to
a
desired
and
[
(a)
](A08477-e14220-b)
(a)
You
know
what
Menelaus
sayes
in
Homer
:
—
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
It
is
worth
the
wishing
for
,
to
bee
without
the
compasse
of
exception
.
commendable
issue
,
and
with
others
subcribed
thereto
.
[
(b)
](A08477-e14280-b)
(b)
Better
&
better
stil
,
but
you
hunt
after
prayse
with
too
great
earnestnesse
:
Was
not
the
once
vttering
of
these
things
sufficient
?
But
happely
doating
old
age
hath
depriued
you
of
your
memorie
,
so
that
you
obserue
not
,
that
in
a
short
space
you
repeate
the
same
thing
ouer
and
ouer
:
But
the
Reader
must
hold
him
excused
,
hee
was
sometime
wise
,
new
hee
dotes
.
Nam
quaecunque
sedens
modo
legerat
,
haec
eadem
stans
Profert
,
atque
eadem
cantabit
versibus
ijsdem
.
What
sitting
earst
he
read
,
that
standing
hee
rehearses
;
And
vents
the
self
same
things
all
in
the
selfe
same
verses
.
—
Gaudent
—
I
was
imploied
also
in
diuerse
Treaties
,
with
the
Embassadours
of
the
Queene
Mother
in
France
,
with
Embassadours
in
England
,
both
as
long
as
the
foresaid
meeting
held
,
and
before
:
as
also
to
continue
the
same
.
Moreouer
,
I
was
made
gouernour
of
the
forces
,
which
were
sent
by
the
King
of
France
,
and
put
in
trust
to
make
euen
the
debts
betwixt
vs
and
the
King
of
England
:
all
the
agreements
whereof
were
sealed
by
me
.
Afterward
I
was
chiefe
instrument
,
and
procurer
of
vniting
the
Prouinces
,
which
the
King
of
England
helped
first
of
all
more
then
24
yeares
one
after
another
:
afterward
with
the
countenance
and
authoritie
thereof
,
and
great
store
of
money
,
and
now
(
by
the
care
and
direction
of
the
Kings
of
the
foresaid
Kingdome
)
things
were
brought
to
that
passe
,
which
I
tolde
you
a
little
before
,
that
they
could
fully
discharge
the
debtes
,
wherein
they
were
engaged
,
and
redeeme
their
cities
,
and
places
laid
to
pledge
,
and
recouer
their
bonds
and
obligations
.
[
(c)
](A08477-e14440-b)
(c)
Garrula
securi
narrare
pericula
nautae
.
So
Mariners
when
all
is
safe
and
wel
,
Their
perills
ouerblowne
doe
ioy
to
tell
.
Yet
you
sooth
your selfe
too
much
,
and
make
your selfe
the
Atlas
,
and
sustainer
of
the
whole
state
of
Holland
:
But
let
mee
tell
you
in
your
eare
,
for
I
hope
you
will
vnderstand
mee
;
Si
suelen
algunos
hombres
subir
tan
alto
,
que
se
pierden
à
se
mismos
de
vista
.
Many
haue
mounted
so
high
,
that
haue
lost
the
benefit
of
their
sight
.
It
is
the
language
of
a
nation
,
with
whom
you
are
now
familiar
,
and
well
acquainted
.
And
I
settled
the
money-matters
of
the
Prouinces
in
those
tearms
,
that
the
companies
of
the
Admiralties
,
which
before
in
the
yeare
1609
were
burdened
with
about
two
Millions
,
and
eight
hundreth
thousand
Florens
,
were
so
eased
,
that
whereas
in
the
beginning
of
my
office
we
paid
yearely
pensions
of
12
in
the
100
,
and
2
for
brokeage
,
now
instead
thereof
,
our
last
borrowed
money
is
at
16
,
and
three
in
the
hundreth
for
brokeage
,
to
bee
redeemed
at
9
in
the
hundred
,
or
at
vse
at
sixteene
.
Whereas
[
(a)
](A08477-e14550-b)
(a)
Some
Times
haue
their
oportunitie
,
and
some
Oportunities
their
time
:
and
there
will
both
time
and
oportunitie
bee
found
,
to
put
vp
complaints
against
you
:
doe
you
conceiue
mee
?
then
after
so
many
,
so
great
,
so
singular
and
extraordinarie
offices
,
and
seruices
for
so
long
a
time
continually
performed
,
the
administration
of
the
Common
wealth
is
now
complained
of
:
whereas
it
is
pretended
,
that
they
know
not
whence
and
what
I
am
:
whereas
I
am
accounted
a
forreiner
,
a
stranger
,
and
that
other
such-like
vnseemely
reports
are
noised
abroad
:
these
things
must
needs
trouble
mee
,
hauing
sustained
more
then
32
yeares
the
office
of
the
disposer
of
the
affaires
of
the
country
,
in
all
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
Assemblies
,
and
being
possessed
in
the
said
Assemblies
of
another
place
and
office
nine
yeares
before
.
But
I
answer
;
I
was
borne
at
the
city
of
[
(b)
](A08477-e14580-b)
(b)
Is
it
so
?
come
you
from
Amersfort
?
then
you
know
how
to
bragge
and
swagger
,
triumph
,
and
ioy
in
it
:
But
how
doe
you
proue
your selfe
to
be
of
that
noble
Familie
,
or
to
bee
legitimate
?
If
New-kerke
in
the
Welue
wil
giue
you
a
Testimonie
of
your
legitimatenesse
,
I
will
easily
beleeue
it
:
they
may
iustly
make
claime
of
a
place
in
the
meetings
of
Gelderland
,
you
vniustly
.
But
I
spare
to
speake
of
these
things
,
and
you
happely
were
borne
in
a
place
of
no
note
,
where
you
were
not
known
to
your
nearest
friends
.
Amersfort
,
where
my
predecessor
in
office
was
also
borne
.
By
my
fathers
side
,
I
deriue
my
pedigree
from
the
ancient
and
noble
stocke
of
the
Olden-barneuells
,
the
line
descending
euery
way
lawfully
from
our
ancestors
for
many
yeares
:
which
Olden-barneuells
for
some
hundred
yeares
appeared
alwaie
vpon
warning
in
the
Prouincial
assemblies
,
and
other
meetings
,
of
the
Gentrie
of
Welue
,
as
they
doe
yet
euen
at
this
day
.
By
my
mothers
side
,
a
matrone
of
worthy
memory
,
I
descend
lawfully
euery
way
too
from
the
worshipful
family
of
[
(d)
](A08477-e14680-b)
(d)
I
know
nothing
but
good
concerning
that
Family
:
yet
I
adde
thus
much
,
but
not
in
scorne
,
Such
once
we
were
,
&c.
And
I
further
maruaile
,
why
you
should
so
carefully
search
,
and
as
it
were
mendicate
these
things
,
for
you
haue
no
reason
at
all
to
make
mention
of
the
familie
of
Lockehorst
(
which
you
doe
a
little
after
)
.
I
know
both
that
Familie
and
you
,
and
therein
Marchants
also
,
at
Amsterdam
in
the
Warmestraet
:
but
you
reply
,
hee
is
an
Anabaptist
.
So
by
the
same
reason
Wynbergen
of
Amersfort
shall
bee
no
Gentleman
,
because
hee
goes
in
black
.
It
is
not
the
Garment
,
but
the
Place
and
Office
which
debases
men
.
Winbergen
is
principall
of
the
Perfectists
,
and
you
of
the
Arminians
,
both
your
Religions
are
starke
naught
.
Amersfort
,
which
in
progresse
of
time
,
after
the
branching
out
(
hereof
,
was
called
Wede
:
and
this
was
also
of
good
account
,
and
ancient
●oo
,
which
now
some
300
,
or
400
yeares
since
,
(
in
treaties
of
peace
bewixt
the
Count
of
Holland
,
the
Bishop
of
Vtricke
,
and
others
,
as
also
in
affaires
with
the
gouernours
of
Amstel
,
and
Woerden
)
was
ranked
in
the
order
of
gentlemen
,
and
was
possessed
with
some
thousands
of
acres
of
land
,
goodly
Lordships
,
great
store
of
goods
,
and
iurisdictions
.
Neither
can
I
be
accounted
for
a
stranger
in
Holland
,
since
that
is
contrary
to
the
vnion
made
,
heretofore
more
then
80
yeares
,
in
the
raigne
of
the
emperour
Charles
,
of
happy
memory
,
betwixt
the
Hollander
,
and
the
men
of
Vpricke
,
the
Lords
of
the
States
of
Holland
being
earnest
suiters
therefore
.
Since
which
time
both
the
Hollanders
in
Vtricke
,
and
those
of
Vtricke
in
Holland
,
haue
beene
admitted
promiscuously
into
all
offices
of
both
places
,
and
are
so
yet
.
My
accuser
will
take
order
to
haue
my
life
and
acts
written
:
but
I
[
(a)
](A08477-e14980-b)
(a)
Your
paines
wil
bee
fruitlesse
;
for
there
will
bee
nothing
in
the
discourse
worth
the
hearing
:
but
this
your
accuser
whosoeuer
he
is
,
if
hee
doe
vndertake
the
setting
forth
of
your
Acts
,
and
life
,
I
hope
hee
will
painte
you
in
your
proper
colours
,
and
this
feare
already
torments
you
.
will
saue
him
the
labour
,
and
doe
it
my selfe
briefly
and
shortly
.
When
I
[
(b)
](A08477-e15000-b)
(b)
Who
were
your
Schoole-masters
?
for
it
is
of
great
import
vnder
what
teachers
,
and
discipline
,
youth
is
brought
vp
.
had
made
some
progresse
,
how
meane
soeuer
in
my
studies
,
I
went
in
the
yeare
1564
to
the
[
(c)
](A08477-e15010-b)
(c)
Accursed
was
the
Haighe
to
haue
Berneuell
for
an
inhabitant
.
Certainely
you
deserue
to
be
vsed
as
the
Bore
is
,
which
is
yeerely
sent
from
Vtricke
to
the
Haighe
,
neither
shall
the
reformed
Church
euer
bee
at
peace
,
till
this
be
done
.
You
know
wheter
I
will
bring
you
.
Haigh
;
and
there
,
that
&
the
yeare
following
I
practised
.
The
yeares
66
and
67
,
I
followed
my
studie
at
Louane
and
Rohines
in
France
.
Many
other
students
,
and
my selfe
were
constrained
to
leaue
France
about
the
later
time
of
the
yeare
1567
,
by
reason
of
ciuil
warre
then
arising
:
from
thence
therefore
trauailing
thorough
Burgundie
,
the
Arch-dukedome
,
and
Countie
of
Bisantium
and
Mompeillart
,
I
came
thorough
Switzerland
to
Busille
,
and
from
-
thence
along
the
riuer
Rhene
to
Colen
.
Being
prouided
at
Colen
with
a
fresh
supplie
for
my
iourney
,
I
went
to
[
(a)
](A08477-e15190-b)
(a)
This
was
one
of
the
chiefe
reasons
why
I
writte
this
Apologie
(
most
learned
Pareues
and
kinde
brother
)
vnto
you
.
Hee
auerres
hee
sucked
in
this
poyson
at
Heydelberge
,
that
hee
was
made
an
Arminian
at
Heydelberge
,
before
Arminius
his
name
was
heard
of
:
That
hee
may
disgrace
your
Vniuersitie
,
traduce
your
Doctors
of
Diuinity
,
&
fraudulently
scandalize
the
antient
reformed
Religion
.
Though
the
impostor
fawne
,
yet
he
bites
,
priuily
fastning
in
his
poysoned
teeth
:
but
he
shall
not
carry
it
away
scot-free
.
Wherefore
I
leaue
him
to
you
(
famous
Pareus
)
and
your
iudicious
and
learned
penne
:
canuase
him
according
to
his
merits
:
so
may
you
thriue
,
as
you
persist
to
whippe
him
againe
and
againe
,
and
cease
not
from
the
dawning
of
the
day
,
vntill
the
shutting
vp
thereof
.
Heidelbergs
;
where
I
followed
the
studie
of
the
lawe
:
and
diuinity
disputations
being
then
frequently
held
concerning
Predestination
,
I
for
my
part
imbraced
this
doctrine
,
as
sound
,
and
(
b
)
Christian
;
That
a
good
Christian
ought
to
beleeue
,
that
he
is
predestinated
vnto
saluation
by
the
grace
of
God
,
and
for
the
satisfaction
which
his
Sauiour
and
Redeemer
made
for
his
sinnes
:
and
that
by
the
same
grace
of
God
hee
hath
receiued
this
faith
,
whereby
he
firmely
beleeues
,
[
(c)
](A08477-e15310-b)
(c)
How
sound
and
Christian-like
your
Religion
is
,
euery
Cobler
knows
,
and
further
that
monstrous
and
wicked
impieties
were
hatched
there
,
or
in
confederated
Belgia
by
this
your
Religion
.
that
his
saluation
is
onely
founded
in
the
grace
of
God
,
and
merites
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
:
and
that
though
hee
slip
into
grieuous
sinnes
,
neuerthelesse
he
ought
constantly
to
hope
and
beleeue
,
that
God
will
not
suffer
him
to
continue
therein
,
but
that
hee
shall
in
mercy
be
conuerted
,
and
brought
to
repentance
,
that
intreats
for
mercie
;
and
lastly
,
that
hee
shall
perseuere
in
the
faith
vnto
his
liues
end
.
With
which
opinion
that
very
yeare
I
acquainted
the
two
diuinitie
professors
,
Bocquin
,
and
Zanchius
,
and
Oleuian
also
their
principall
preacher
,
who
said
,
that
I
might
rest
therein
without
any
further
enquirie
.
I
haue
continued
in
this
minde
through
Gods
grace
now
50
yeares
:
and
being
welnie
71
yeares
olde
at
this
present
,
I
hope
I
shall
from
henceforth
liue
and
die
therein
.
Concerning
a
further
search
of
my
religion
,
this
was
my
verdict
and
profession
,
(
which
my
great-grandfather
Nicholas
[
(a)
](A08477-e15390-b)
(a)
While
you
striue
to
approue
your
Religion
,
you
stick
not
to
make
your
great-Grandfather
irreligious
:
But
a
word
or
two
in
your
eare
.
You
are
an
Atheist
,
you
neyther
beleeue
in
God
nor
care
for
him
.
And
so
much
your
verdict
and
saying
in
the
poynt
of
Faith
,
vnfalli●ly
proues
.
Olden-Berneuell
(
whose
wife
Adelheidis
of
Lockehorst
,
my
great-grandmother
descended
legitimately
and
directly
from
the
ancient
house
of
Lockehorst
,
which
is
situate
nie
Amersford
)
left
behind
him
)
It
is
the
surest
faith
to
know
nothing
.
I
trauailed
through
Germany
and
Italy
in
the
yeares
68
,
and
69
:
and
hauing
finished
my
course
of
studie
,
at
my
parents
charges
I
came
vnto
the
[
(b)
](A08477-e15510-b)
(b)
Let
the
Haigh
dresse
this
beast
as
hee
deserues
:
or
if
shee
bee
pleased
first
to
fatte
him
with
the
mast
of
her
Wood
,
let
her
doe
it
quickly
,
lest
hee
slippe
away
out
of
her
,
for
the
Towne
hath
no
ward
nor
gates
to
preuent
his
flight
.
Haigh
,
to
dwell
there
,
and
was
Aduocate
of
the
Court
.
[
(c)
](A08477-e15550-b)
(c)
See
how
the
Foxe
holds
with
the
Hare
,
and
runnes
with
the
Houndes
.
I
was
one
of
the
three
Aduocates
,
who
in
the
yeare
1572
first
acknowledged
his
Excellencie
of
famous
memory
to
be
the
lawfull
gouernour
of
Holland
:
and
the
same
yeare
I
determined
with
my selfe
to
spend
[
(d)
](A08477-e15580-b)
(d)
H●se
velut
stricto
quoties
Lucilius
ardens
Infremuit
,
tubet
,
●uditor
cui
frigida
mens
est
Crimimbus
,
tanta
sudant
praecordia
culpa
.
When
vexed
Poets
take
their
pens
in
hand
,
Meaning
therwith
the
faulty
times
to
brand
,
Guilt
dies
the
fearful
blushing
Readers
face
:
Their
troubled
thoughts
constraine
them
sweat
apace
.
But
you
are
so
earnest
in
diuerting
all
suspicion
from
you
,
that
wee
cannot
easilie
beleeue
you
.
all
my
thoughts
,
and
vtmost
power
and
ability
herein
,
viz.
that
there
might
be
an
irreconcilable
alienation
betwixt
me
&
the
Spaniard
,
and
his
adherents
:
which
I
also
effected
,
both
in
causes
[
(e)
](A08477-e15700-b)
(e)
What
haue
you
to
doe
with
Church-matters
?
doe
you
therefore
preferre
ciuill
authority
before
the
Churches
,
because
you
would
bee
Pope
?
I
know
both
this
and
you
,
and
that
you
are
an
eaues-dropper
.
Ecclesiasticall
&
Ciuill
,
and
all
others
whatsoeuer
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
1573
,
fearing
lest
the
Spaniard
would
[
(f)
](A08477-e15710-b)
(f)
I
wish
hee
had
,
for
this
might
haue
preuented
many
ensuing
euils
.
surprize
mee
at
the
Haigh
,
I
remoued
to
Delfe
.
That
yeare
I
was
imploied
in
honest
imploiments
:
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
vsed
mee
as
Aduocate
of
the
Court
of
Holland
,
as
did
also
most
of
the
Lords
and
Nobles
,
and
not
a
few
of
the
free-Cities
,
Colledges
,
and
Officialls
.
The
same
yeare
I
went
to
war
at
my
owne
charges
,
amongst
the
number
of
the
voluntarie
souldiers
,
to
raise
the
siege
at
[
(a)
](A08477-e15760-b)
(a)
How
great
punishment
had
you
escaped
(
to
which
you
are
now
reserued
)
if
you
had
eyther
bin
shot
,
or
hanged
at
Harlem-siege
,
or
kept
the
Gates
at
Leyden
with
Peter
Pau
,
or
beene
otherwise
humbled
there
,
vpon
the
blew
stone
in
the
great
Broad-streete
;
or
beene
drowned
at
Soetnier
in
the
Riuer
adioyning
thereto
?
Harlem
,
from
whence
[
(b)
](A08477-e15820-b)
(b)
Vn
beau
mourir
c'est
mourir
dans
ses
Armes
.
Yet
the
Prouerb
sayes
,
It
is
a
fayre
death
to
die
in
Armes
.
I
freed
my selfe
very
fairely
.
In
the
yeare
74.
I
was
personally
in
many
expeditions
,
to
breake
vp
the
siege
at
Leiden
:
but
while
we
lay
before
Soetnier
I
fell
sicke
,
and
was
hindered
from
raising
the
siege
.
In
the
yeare
75.
I
married
a
[
(a)
](A08477-e15860-b)
(a)
Of
what
house
was
shee
,
noble
,
or
ignoble
?
descended
of
a
Marchant
,
or
a
Countrie
man
?
I
maruell
why
you
conceale
this
,
who
were
so
farre
ouerseen
by
reason
of
vaine-glory
,
that
you
pulled
,
by
the
head
and
shoulders
,
the
Familie
of
Lockhorst
into
your
linage
,
and
confounded
it
therewith
:
you
should
haue
gratified
your
sonnes
thus
farre
,
that
hereafter
in
publike
writings
and
testimonies
they
might
haue
shewed
their
nobilitie
,
and
haue
endeauoured
to
thrust
themselues
among
the
assemblies
of
Gelderland
.
This
would
not
haue
stood
both
with
yours
,
and
their
honours
.
But
shee
is
some
base
woman
,
and
of
the
meaner
sort
:
and
(
that
he
may
not
gull
the
Reader
)
shall
I
say
any
more
?
she
is
a
Papist
,
yea
and
perhaps
worse
.
Euery
man
thinkes
his
owne
Crow
white
,
especially
if
it
tend
to
profit
.
wife
:
whom
I
loued
for
her
person
,
but
the
more
for
that
she
brought
with
her
in
present
for
her
dowrie
,
and
the
assured
hope
of
increasing
and
mending
thereof
.
In
the
year
76.
I
was
wooed
to
accept
a
Counsellers
and
Pensioners
place
in
the
city
of
[
(b)
](A08477-e15910-b)
(b)
If
you
had
beene
tied
to
Erasmus
his
statue
,
and
both
it
and
you
flung
headlong
from
the
bridge
,
none
now
at
Roterdam
had
beene
infected
with
Arminius
his
frensie
,
and
opposed
their
lawfull
Magistrates
.
Roterdam
.
I
had
good
reasons
which
induced
mee
to
vndertake
that
office
;
and
therein
for
the
space
of
9
yeares
I
performed
[
(c)
](A08477-e15960-b)
(c)
I
will
relate
them
for
you
hereafter
:
and
now
take
this
for
one
with
you
;
viz.
you
accepted
this
place
for
feare
otherwise
to
haue
gone
many
times
supperlesse
to
bed
.
extraordinary
seruices
both
to
the
said
City
,
and
the
whole
countrie
in
generall
:
in
respect
whereof
the
Consulls
,
and
Gouernours
of
Roterdam
did
not
onely
honourably
thanke
mee
,
but
conferred
the
office
of
Aduocate-Generall
in
Holland
vpon
me
in
the
yeare
1586
,
my
[
(f)
](A08477-e16000-b)
(f)
I
remember
the
Man
,
you
meane
him
with
the
golden
Armour
.
brother
being
elected
into
my
place
,
(
that
this
might
testifie
their
gracious
acceptance
of
my
seruice
)
who
continued
also
in
their
seruice
to
his
dying
day
.
What
I
personally
performed
in
this
office
bestowed
by
your
Honours
,
what
[
(d)
](A08477-e16010-b)
(d)
To
your
bed
,
and
your
belly
.
[
(e)
](A08477-e16020-b)
(e)
Le
paon
loue
aussi
tot
fait
la
rue
,
Et
le
recache
alors
,
alors
qu'on
ne
le
loue
.
The
Peacock
when
he
's
viewd
dissheuels
his
faire
traine
:
When
Men
draw
back
their
eyes
,
he
knits
it
vp
againe
.
others
vnder
me
,
I
haue
[
(a)
](A08477-e16090-b)
(a)
Yes
,
we
knew
long
agoe
.
briefly
heeretofore
rehearsed
.
I
can
[
(b)
](A08477-e16100-b)
(b)
Looke
,
the
man
sweares
:
questionlesse
he
desires
to
be
a
good
man
,
without
doubt
to
be
counted
so
:
But
he
is
starke
naught
,
yea
guiltie
of
periurie
,
for
swearing
thus
:
for
he
cares
not
a
straw
,
eyther
for
this
or
that
side
so
himselfe
may
be
sure
to
be
prouided
for
.
truely
auouch
thus
much
for
my selfe
,
that
I
from
the
yeare
72
,
to
this
present
,
haue
alwaies
beene
as
[
(c)
](A08477-e16110-b)
(c)
Impudent
,
thou
art
as
changeable
as
the
weather
,
and
darest
thou
speake
thus
?
vnchangeably
forward
to
defend
the
countries
right
,
both
with
my
goods
,
bloud
,
[
(d)
](A08477-e16120-b)
(d)
None
will
take
your
word
,
Parasite
,
and
you
haue
no
proofe
:
where
are
the
Wounds
,
where
are
the
Skarres
,
where
are
the
dammages
receiued
in
the
common
wealths
behalfe
?
While
you
brag
that
you
serued
as
a
voluntarie
souldier
,
you
ranne
away
from
Harlem
in
the
expedition
to
Leyden
,
you
counterfeited
your self
to
be
sicke
,
you
neuer
were
in
any
battell
:
nay
when
you
were
a
yong
man
,
you
neuer
durst
looke
a
Souldier
in
the
face
;
what
will
you
doe
when
you
are
old
?
Le
ferite
,
&
la
perditata
dei
membri
sono
le
collare
&
le
medaglie
Dei
famigliari
Morti
:
Wounds
and
lost
limbes
,
are
the
golden
chaynes
,
and
brooches
of
Mars
his
followers
.
You
haue
womanish
and
dainty
lims
,
fitter
for
sporting
and
the
Chamber
,
then
the
Campe
:
And
certainely
if
you
had
but
a
sparkle
of
a
Souldiers
courage
in
you
,
you
would
not
so
carefully
haue
reckoned
vp
your
safe
iourneyes
to
Graue-Maurice
his
Campe.
and
life
euen
to
the
vtmost
,
against
the
vsurped
claim
of
the
Spaniard
,
&
his
confederats
,
as
[
(e)
](A08477-e16180-b)
(e)
These
are
the
leasings
of
a
Coward
,
for
there
are
multitudes
,
which
out
strippe
you
herein
.
Euen
I
for
my
part
dare
challenge
you
,
and
haue
both
gone
through
greater
matters
,
and
am
more
ready
to
part
with
my
life
for
the
good
of
the
Countrey
,
then
you
or
any
of
your
sect
.
I
forbeare
to
say
more
at
this
time
,
least
if
I
draw
the
curtaine
quite
open
,
all
should
be
discouered
.
any
one
whatsoeuer
,
(
I
except
none
)
&
will
continue
so
for
the
time
to
come
by
Gods
[
(f)
](A08477-e16190-b)
(f)
Which
lies
in
your
bootes
,
after
the
kitchin-wench
hath
greased
them
.
grace
.
In
like
[
(g)
](A08477-e16200-b)
(g)
You
are
nothing
but
words
.
manner
that
I
haue
euen
to
the
vtmost
maintained
with
all
alacritie
,
sinceritie
,
and
resolution
,
the
priuiledges
,
liberties
,
rights
,
and
iurisdictions
of
the
Prouinces
,
of
the
particular
members
&
cities
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
;
and
doe
presume
,
that
I
shall
[
(h)
](A08477-e16230-b)
(h)
You
are
too
troublesome
with
your
repetitions
:
You
were
ill
taught
in
your
minoritie
at
Louaine
:
my
opinion
is
,
that
eyther
the
Monkes
learned
you
to
chant
it
in
their
quier
,
or
old
beldames
to
vse
the
Distaffe
.
persist
in
this
purpose
by
Gods
leaue
to
the
end
,
without
alteration
or
change
.
I
haue
alwaies
as
much
,
if
not
more
then
any
remembred
&
extolled
the
deserts
of
my
Lo.
&
Master
,
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
in
procuring
the
liberty
,
&
rights
of
the
Prouinces
,
and
the
maintenance
of
the
true
Euangelicall
religion
.
I
doubt
not
,
but
these
honourable
personages
following
will
giue
mee
testimony
[
(a)
](A08477-e16260-b)
(a)
But
why
doe
you
not
bring
in
these
testimonies
?
especially
the
testimonies
of
Graue-Maurice
,
and
Prince
Henry
,
and
the
rest
of
those
which
suruiue
?
Doe
you
take
your selfe
to
bee
a
man
of
so
great
credit
,
that
your
word
will
serue
the
turne
?
I
warrant
you
none
beleeues
you
:
not
those
Princes
whom
you
reckon
vp
:
yea
you
seeke
to
bleare
their
eyes
&
put
tricks
vpon
them
:
but
your
plottes
speede
not
,
God
is
on
their
side
.
thereof
.
The
Lady
and
Dutchesse-dowager
his
Excellencies
,
of
happy
remembrance
,
his
widow
,
my
good
Lords
.
The
now
Prince
of
Orenge
,
and
Prince
Henry
his
sonnes
:
the
Countesse
ab
Hohenlo
,
[
(b)
](A08477-e16330-b)
(b)
I
,
Yes
,
shee
owes
the
Papists
a
good
turne
,
especially
since
the
tokens
of
Prince
William
his
death
are
yet
to
bee
seene
in
the
Monastery
where
she
liues
.
But
if
I
be
not
much
deceiued
in
her
,
she
is
a
professor
of
the
ancient
reformed
Religion
,
and
an
enemie
to
you
,
and
your
followers
.
the
Dutchesse
of
Portingall
,
the
Electoresse
,
and
Countesse
[
(c)
](A08477-e16360-b)
(c)
What
affection
those
Dutchesses
of
Germany
beare
you
and
your
Arminians
,
I
know
better
then
your selfe
.
Yea
,
I
know
that
you
most
freely
cite
them
for
witnesses
,
who
are
further
off
:
as
though
heere
were
not
some
present
,
who
respected
the
welfare
of
low-Germany
,
and
knew
not
your
fetches
and
treacheries
long
agoe
.
You
deale
cunningly
(
Arminian
)
you
doe
:
and
that
you
may
supplant
the
true
Gospellers
,
you
pretend
your selfe
to
bee
a
Gospeller
,
and
one
of
the
reformed
antient
religion
.
In
the
meane
time
,
what
our
Dutchesses
thinke
of
your
report
,
what
a
reward
your
presumptuous
impudencie
deserues
,
if
no
bodie
make
you
shortly
feele
indeed
,
I
will
tell
you
by
writing
,
vnlesse
you
repent
betimes
.
Palatine
,
widowe
.
The
Dutchesse
of
Bouillon
,
Toars
.
The
Countess
of
Hunno
:
and
Countesse
Palatine
Bipout
:
daughters
to
the
Princes
wife
,
and
all
their
commissaries
ioyntly
.
And
I
haue
yet
in
my
custodie
many
letters
of
thankefulnesse
,
and
writings
of
remembrances
.
How
[
(e)
](A08477-e16440-b)
(e)
The
vaunting
of
a
benefite
is
an
vpbraiding
thereof
:
but
still
to
harpe
vpon
this
string
(
as
you
shamefully
doe
)
is
a
monstrous
reproach
.
Then
those
visitations
,
if
necessary
,
were
they
not
enioined
you
either
by
your
place
and
office
,
or
by
the
command
of
the
honourable
,
and
mighty
Lords
of
the
States
?
Why
doe
you
prate
then
,
if
you
being
a
seruant
executed
your
masters
behests
?
Why
doe
you
bragge
of
your
mercenarie
labour
?
But
what
say
you
to
this
(
most
famous
and
gentle
Prince
of
Orenge
?
)
I
see
he
leuels
at
you
with
his
weapons
point
,
and
menaces
close
wounds
,
yet
most
noxious
and
pernicious
to
the
author
thereof
.
And
heere
those
your
diuine
words
wonderfully
affect
&
please
me
,
as
also
all
the
approuers
of
the
ancient
Reformation
,
which
I
must
needes
expresse
in
a
more
loftie
language
.
—
Ben
che
trafitto
Io
piango
il
feritor
,
non
le
ferite
Che
l'error
suo
piu
ch'
el
mio
mal
mi
pesa
.
That
such
a
hand
could
wound
,
it
grieues
me
more
,
Then
th'
anguish
,
which
I
suffer
by
my
sore
.
Yet
,
howsoeuer
the
speech
chalengeth
commendation
,
take
heed
,
lest
you
too
confidently
continue
your
enemies
assaults
:
especially
,
since
no
treason
is
so
close
and
dangerous
,
as
that
which
is
cloked
with
the
name
of
duty
and
friendship
.
much
I
haue
laboured
in
furthering
the
gouernement
,
and
performance
of
of
your
renowned
Princes
Mandates
:
how
I
haue
beene
with
him
in
his
Campe
thirty
[
(d)
](A08477-e16540-b)
(d)
If
you
had
,
we
should
haue
seene
them
long
before
this
time
.
six
seuerall
times
,
somtimes
a
whole
moneth
together
,
sometimes
lesse
.
How
many
thousand
times
I
haue
gone
vp
,
and
came
down
his
chamber
staires
,
that
knowledge
of
your
mutuall
affaires
,
and
vnity
of
your
mindes
and
consents
might
be
continued
betwixt
you
,
his
honourable
Excellencie
best
knowes
.
His
Excellencies
honour
and
authoritie
were
alwaies
deere
vnto
me
,
and
my
endeauours
were
wholly
bent
to
accomplish
his
desires
,
so
farre
forth
as
was
lawfull
for
me
.
And
I
verely
perswade
my selfe
,
that
his
Excellencie
had
and
exercised
more
ample
authoritie
in
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
then
in
any
other
part
of
his
Prouinces
and
gouernement
.
I
assisted
his
Excellencie
in
all
his
wishes
,
neither
was
I
euer
wanting
to
my
power
to
himselfe
,
or
those
whom
it
pleased
him
to
commend
vnto
mee
,
as
farre
as
my
honour
and
oath
would
warrant
mee
.
Thus
[
(a)
](A08477-e16570-b)
(a)
If
they
had
knowne
your
conditions
,
they
would
not
haue
bought
your
affinitie
.
For
you
are
one
of
them
the
Poet
speakes
of
,
Faciem
cum
aspicias
eorum
,
haud
mali
videntur
,
opera
&
fide
fallunt
.
Their
faces
promise
truth
and
honestie
.
Their
deeds
are
full
of
guile
and
treacherie
.
his
Excellencie
alwaies
thought
:
thus
he
spake
of
me
;
and
gaue
euidence
thereof
many
waies
,
both
in
respect
of
my selfe
and
my
children
,
prouiding
for
both
my
sonnes
,
out
of
those
estates
which
were
in
his
gift
and
disposing
.
Which
I
desired
his
Excellencie
to
do
,
to
the
intent
that
they
might
bee
tied
vnto
him
in
more
strait
bonds
,
and
obliged
to
his
faithfull
seruice
.
I
married
all
my
children
into
those
[
(a)
](A08477-e16630-b)
(a)
If
they
had
knowne
your
conditions
,
they
would
not
haue
bought
your
affinitie
.
For
you
are
one
of
them
the
Poet
speakes
of
,
Faciem
cum
aspicias
eorum
,
haud
mali
videntur
,
opera
&
fide
fallunt
.
Their
faces
promise
truth
and
honestie
.
Their
deeds
are
full
of
guile
and
treacherie
.
families
,
who
were
alwaies
reputed
the
greatest
well-willers
of
the
Countrey
;
and
both
those
,
Princes
:
I
meane
,
the
Father
and
the
Sonne
.
My
eldest
sonne
to
the
onely
daughter
,
and
heire
of
the
Lord
of
Brantwicke
,
whose
[
(b)
](A08477-e16720-b)
(b)
Heree
againe
you
bring
in
a
Catalogue
of
yours
,
and
your
childrens
Progenitors
.
But
what
doth
this
concerne
you
?
Was
your
Wife
of
the
degree
of
a
Gentlewoman
?
Was
your
Grandmother
so
too
?
your
sonne
is
not
admitted
into
any
of
the
Assemblies
of
the
Welue
.
No
,
not
though
his
wife
be
an
heire
.
Grandfather
,
a
Prince
of
famous
memory
respected
,
and
vsed
as
the
best
deseruing
Gentleman
in
Zeland
.
My
yonger
sonne
to
the
[
(c)
](A08477-e16750-b)
(c)
Your
enquirie
findes
out
heires
for
your
sonnes
,
for
no
other
reason
,
but
because
they
are
rich
,
this
was
knowne
long
agoe
.
One
thing
I
maruell
at
:
Why
,
since
you
requested
Philip
Marnixius
his
daughter
in
marriage
for
your
sonne
,
you
did
not
rather
praise
him
for
piety
,
and
diligence
in
making
bookes
against
the
Papists
and
Monkes
,
amongst
which
his
Bee-hiue
,
and
translation
of
the
Psalmes
into
Verse
are
most
excellent
:
but
you
only
mind
high
matters
;
and
whatsoeuer
concernes
religion
,
that
you
slightly
passe
ouer
.
You
neither
beleeue
in
God
,
nor
feare
him
.
onely
daughter
and
heire
of
the
Lord
of
Saint
Aldegonde
,
whose
father
and
grand-father
were
great
and
notable
States-men
,
and
wished
all
good
to
his
Excellencie
.
My
[
(d)
](A08477-e16790-b)
(d)
If
you
were
your
sonne
in
law
his
owne
father
,
you
might
iustly
triumph
,
and
lawfully
defend
your
cause
.
Now
seeing
you
are
more
fearefull
then
a
Hart
,
you
trouble
your selfe
with
the
publishing
of
other
mens
actions
to
no
purpose
.
eldest
daughter
,
to
a
noble
mans
sonne
,
viz.
Lancelot
of
[
(e)
](A08477-e16810-b)
(e)
Did
not
the
true
race
of
the
house
of
Brederode
faile
,
and
surcease
,
when
the
residue
of
that
noble
family
(
within
the
compasse
of
a
few
late
yeeres
)
viz.
foure
male
children
,
perished
altogether
?
Brederode
,
while
he
liued
Lord
of
Veenhuyse
,
who
tooke
part
with
the
Lords
,
and
Nobles
,
when
the
first
vnion
was
made
amongst
them
for
the
libertie
of
that
Countrey
,
and
also
against
the
Spanish
Inquisition
;
who
was
besieged
at
Harlem
,
and
there
had
his
head
cut
off
:
my
yonger
daughter
to
the
Lord
Gouernour
Vander
Myle
his
sonne
.
Who
alwaies
shewed
and
approued
himself
to
bee
a
faithfull
,
and
good
friend
to
the
Countrey
,
to
the
[
(f)
](A08477-e16880-b)
(f)
Yea
,
of
the
ancient
reformed
religion
:
with
which
yours
being
compared
is
hereticall
,
and
false
;
and
your selfe
the
sonne
of
perdition
.
true
religion
,
and
to
both
the
Princes
.
I
persisted
constantly
in
a
[
(g)
](A08477-e16890-b)
(g)
Here
is
a
lie
with
a
witnesse
.
Our
ancient
religion
is
conformable
with
Gods
word
:
yours
contrarie
thereto
,
and
diuelish
:
and
your
opinion
concerning
predestination
was
suggested
by
hellish
Furies
.
The
griefe
,
whereof
hee
makes
a
showe
,
is
counterfeited
,
and
if
one
doite
might
purchase
a
rope
to
hang
all
the
professors
of
the
ancient
reformed
religion
,
&c.
Whatsoeuer
his
writing
speakes
,
I
wish
the
reader
to
aduise
of
.
For
my
part
I
will
not
set
a
marke
vpon
euery
particular
lie
in
this
place
.
Hereafter
I
shall
haue
fitter
occasion
to
doe
it
.
religion
agreeable
to
Gods
holy
word
,
and
sincere
doctrine
,
and
in
my
fore-vttered
opinion
concerning
predestination
.
I
was
heartily
sorie
for
the
dissensions
growing
betwixt
the
Remonstrancers
,
and
Contra-remonstrancers
.
I
alwaies
vsed
my
vtmost
endeauours
,
that
they
might
not
breake
forth
,
and
bee
published
abroad
:
and
obtained
first
,
that
Arminius
his
cause
might
be
examined
in
priuate
,
sundry
Ecclesiasticall
persons
hauing
the
ouersight
and
hearing
therof
.
And
for
this
purpose
the
matter
was
reasoned
in
the
Lord
of
Noortwicke
of
famous
memory
,
his
house
,
as
the
more
ancient
ouerseer
of
the
Vniuersitie
of
Leiden
.
Afterward
it
was
commenced
in
a
great
conuocation
betwixt
Gomar
and
Arminius
,
Ministers
of
diuers
Churches
of
both
parties
being
vmpires
.
I
neither
simply
accepted
,
nor
reiected
either
parties
opinion
,
since
I
[
(a)
](A08477-e16970-b)
(a)
Yet
let
me
tell
you
,
that
he
neither
thought
so
,
neither
was
it
possible
he
should
.
And
how
can
truth
,
and
apparant
falsehood
bee
ioined
,
or
agree
together
?
The
one
is
inconstant
,
and
variable
,
the
other
firme
and
stable
.
La
Verité
d'un
Cube
droit
se
forme
,
Cube
contraire
au
leger
mouuement
,
Son
plan
carré
iamais
ne
sedement
,
Et
en
tous
sens
a
tousiours
meme
forme
.
The
truth
resembles
,
right
,
the
right
Cubes
figure
;
The
Cube
contrarie
to
light
instabilitie
,
Whose
quadrant
flatness
neuer
doth
disfigure
,
Whose
solid
forme
admits
no
mutabilitie
.
vnderstood
by
a
second
writing
,
and
learned
instruction
of
the
King
of
England
,
that
both
of
them
might
be
tolerated
,
without
preiudice
to
the
truth
in
Christian
vnion
&
charitie
.
And
I
will
beware
[
(b)
](A08477-e17090-b)
(b)
For
all
your
warinesse
wee
will
conuince
you
to
be
the
ring-leader
,
and
originall
of
them
all
.
of
iudging
the
authors
of
these
Tragedies
,
and
hurliburlies
.
But
I
[
(c)
](A08477-e17100-b)
(c)
What
an
age
is
this
,
what
fashions
are
therein
!
you
perceiue
,
reader
,
(
for
I
cannot
choose
but
interrupt
you
)
that
the
Megarians
counterfaite
teares
deserue
more
credit
then
his
.
Heauen
stands
still
,
and
the
earth
shakes
in
admiration
of
this
impudence
:
He
makes
the
Synod
,
the
Diuines
and
Ministers
of
your
Excellencies
,
the
raisers
of
the
troubles
in
Holland
,
that
he
may
banish
them
from
thence
.
O
monstrous
impiety
!
suppose
the
greatest
euill
proceeded
from
a
certaine
decree
of
a
Synode
,
which
inioined
the
diuinity
Professors
of
Leiden
and
all
the
Preachers
thereof
,
that
in
the
feare
of
God
they
should
attend
to
those
things
,
which
were
contained
in
the
Confession
of
Holland
,
and
a
Catechisme
of
Heidelberge
:
and
if
they
doubted
of
any
thing
,
that
they
take
note
of
it
&
send
it
to
their
Classes
.
Which
Decree
was
caused
by
all
those
former
Church-differences
and
controuersies
,
which
tooke
their
originall
from
Gasper
Coolchaes
,
H.
Harbarts
,
Taco
Sybrandts
,
Cornelius
Wiggers
,
and
many
more
about
the
vnderstanding
,
meaning
,
and
different
interpretation
of
certaine
points
contained
in
the
two
forenamed
writings
,
and
chiefely
about
the
point
of
Gods
Predestination
.
And
that
therefore
your
Honours
,
and
Highnesses
,
in
the
yeere
1597.
vnderstood
that
the
Confession
was
to
be
reuised
and
corrected
by
a
Synodall
Congregation
.
For
after
your
Commissioners
had
certified
you
concerning
the
fore-mentioned
Decree
of
the
Synode
,
you
iudged
that
it
was
not
conuenient
that
the
doubts
of
the
Professors
,
and
Preachers
,
should
bee
deliuered
to
their
seuerall
Classes
,
fearing
least
by
this
meanes
an
vnquenchable
fire
of
dissension
might
bee
kindled
amongst
the
Diuines
.
Wherefore
you
determined
that
those
doubts
should
be
kept
in
priuate
,
either
by
your selues
,
or
your
Deputies
,
vntill
a
Synode
should
bee
assembled
,
and
that
then
they
should
be
discreetly
laid
open
,
and
vnfoulded
for
the
vse
and
benefite
of
the
Church
,
and
Countrey
.
To
[
(a)
](A08477-e17180-b)
(a)
Let
the
Reader
,
whosoeuer
he
is
,
tread
warily
,
and
circumspectly
heere
.
Estamos
à
tiempo
,
que
merecer
la
cosa
,
es
principal
parte
para
no
alancarla
.
Wee
liue
in
such
times
,
as
to
deserue
a
good
turne
is
the
next
way
to
lose
it
.
ouerthrow
this
Synodall
Decree
,
and
your
determination
,
certaine
Acts
were
exhibited
by
some
of
the
Almarick
Classis
,
which
were
reade
ouer
in
a
Classicall
meeting
(
in
which
some
Preachers
,
not
of
the
meaner
sort
,
of
that
order
then
appeared
)
and
it
was
knowne
that
all
Preachers
ought
to
haue
subscribed
thereto
.
Fiue
Preachers
shewed
themselues
very
backward
in
subscribing
,
as
though
the
matter
had
beene
strange
and
new
.
They
were
threatned
with
the
Churches
censure
,
then
they
complained
vnto
you
:
you
appointed
that
such
like
proceedings
and
censures
should
be
differred
for
a
time
;
as
contrarie
to
the
foresaid
Decree
of
a
Synode
,
and
your
determination
.
They
which
were
of
the
Classis
maintained
they
were
not
bound
to
obey
your
Decrees
.
You
perseuered
in
your
determination
.
They
which
were
of
the
Synode
of
North-Holland
ioined
themselues
to
the
Classis
and
made
a
great
complaint
of
the
prohibition
before-mentioned
.
By
these
and
such
like
manners
of
proceeding
by
the
sect
of
the
Remonstrancers
,
the
Preachers
were
[
(a)
](A08477-e17250-b)
(a)
Dissimulation
suites
well
heere
,
lest
haply
you
should
discouer
your
affection
to
your
brethren
,
whom
you
stirred
vp
to
sedition
.
moued
(
fearing
lest
this
might
be
their
chance
)
to
exhibite
their
Remonstrance
.
I
[
(b)
](A08477-e17270-b)
(b)
Which
you
suppressed
lest
the
states
should
be
offended
,
and
oppresse
your
fellowes
in
their
birth
and
rising
,
which
then
might
haue
easily
beene
done
.
But
you
deale
like
an
old
beaten
Foxe
.
suppressed
that
a
long
time
,
hoping
an
agreement
might
bee
obtained
by
the
conuocation
of
a
lawfull
Prouinciall
[
(c)
](A08477-e17290-b)
(c)
Your
cause
,
and
the
cause
of
your
followers
was
so
desperate
,
that
you
hated
a
Synodal
meeting
,
as
much
as
the
Diuell
doth
the
Papists
Crosse
.
Synode
.
To
which
end
the
meanes
of
a
conuocation
beganne
to
be
vsed
,
but
there
was
variance
and
iarring
herein
:
when
as
therefore
this
hope
[
(d)
](A08477-e17310-b)
(d)
Le
vous
croyrai
,
quan
ie
le
verrai
.
I
will
beleeue
you
when
I
see
it
.
deceiued
me
,
I
presented
the
Remonstrance
spoken
of
.
After
the
reading
whereof
,
none
seemed
to
make
any
question
concerning
the
Articles
of
the
remonstrancers
opinion
:
and
some
[
(e)
](A08477-e17340-b)
(e)
Do
you
not
(
most
respected
)
perceiue
what
this
crafty
Foxe
intends
?
The
nets
are
spread
,
and
snares
laid
,
looke
to
him
,
most
excellent
Prince
of
Orenge
,
and
you
great
Aduocate
and
Embassadour
,
Lord
Arsem
,
and
my
other
good
Lords
,
and
famous
defenders
of
the
ancient
reformed
faith
.
Will
you
let
things
●asse
with
silence
,
and
suffer
a
publique
calumnie
to
bee
fastened
on
you
,
who
stand
in
defence
of
Gods
honour
,
and
true
Religion
,
and
the
good
of
the
common-wealth
?
Remember
,
I
beseech
you
,
that
the
stone
is
to
be
fitted
to
the
square
,
not
the
square
to
the
stone
;
and
this
must
bee
done
while
the
morter
is
new
,
before
it
waxe
hard
,
least
the
ruine
of
a
faire
building
ensue
.
plainely
and
expressely
(
which
now
maintaine
the
opinion
of
the
Contra-remonstrancers
with
tooth
and
naile
)
said
,
that
such
a
doctrine
,
as
the
Contra-remonstrancers
was
then
auerred
to
bee
,
was
[
(f)
](A08477-e17380-b)
(f)
You
are
the
same
man
still
.
But
wee
knowe
what
you
aime
at
.
Namely
,
that
you
may
open
a
gappe
to
the
Arminians
for
the
committing
of
all
impieties
,
lusts
,
rapes
,
&c.
&
hinder
the
progresse
&
peace
of
the
Contra-remonstrancers
who
are
the
founders
and
furtherers
of
the
true
Reformation
.
neuer
before
this
time
heard
off
.
Wee
[
(g)
](A08477-e17410-b)
(g)
Obserue
the
cunning
&
wiles
of
Antichrist
(
for
why
should
I
not
call
this
Pope
and
Priest
of
the
Antichristian
Arminians
so
?
)
how
stily
he
steales
in
,
that
he
may
murder
,
wrecke
,
and
destroy
.
We
reioiced
sayes
he
,
because
he
himselfe
was
ioifull
,
and
could
not
hold
for
laughter
.
seemed
to
reioice
,
that
there
was
no
greater
difficulty
and
trouble
in
the
matter
.
The
Remonstrancers
desired
a
Copie
,
that
their
chiefe
men
might
vpon
consideration
conferre
thereof
:
and
a
conclusion
of
all
things
might
be
made
in
a
few
dayes
.
After
[
(a)
](A08477-e17460-b)
(a)
This
was
effected
by
this
Machiuels
leigerdemaine
and
cunning
:
and
whilest
others
lesse
intended
the
businesse
,
he
most
desirous
to
establish
his
opinion
,
obtained
what
hee
wished
,
and
restrained
in
our
men
,
the
liberty
of
conscience
,
which
he
would
not
haue
burdened
.
O
father
of
mischiefe
!
these
things
it
was
determined
,
that
none
should
bee
troubled
in
conscience
about
the
foresaid
opinion
,
but
that
it
be
free
[
(b)
](A08477-e17470-b)
(b)
Most
dissolute
libertine
,
&
corrupt
Atheist
!
How
could
this
be
possible
in
a
matter
of
greatest
import
,
in
a
matter
of
faith
,
and
a
point
necessary
vnto
saluation
?
But
yet
too
few
know
that
you
are
most
expert
in
pro
and
contra
,
that
you
may
ouerthrow
both
parts
,
and
your selfe
gaine
by
the
mutinie
.
for
euery
one
both
to
thinke
and
teach
further
in
the
matter
.
[
(c)
](A08477-e17500-b)
(c)
Forbeare
for
shame
to
thrust
now
this
third
time
on
vs
the
repitition
of
falsehoods
,
and
vntruthes
.
Wherein
nothing
else
was
done
,
but
that
which
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
themselues
from
the
beginning
of
the
Reformation
both
approued
and
agreed
too
,
as
well
in
the
Vniuersitie
of
Leiden
before
the
Professors
of
Diuinitie
there
,
as
also
before
many
Preachers
of
Cities
and
townes
,
who
were
left
in
their
places
&
office
,
though
it
was
euident
,
they
were
of
the
same
opinion
,
and
did
teach
the
same
.
The
Queenes
Maiesty
also
of
Great
Brittaine
in
two
seuerall
Letters
liked
&
counselled
the
said
toleration
:
so
that
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
forenamed
determination
might
by
no
meanes
giue
any
iust
cause
of
the
lamentable
schisme
of
the
present
times
:
which
tended
to
nothing
else
,
but
that
the
gospellers
(
who
were
the
greater
part
of
the
country
)
might
be
diuided
among
themselues
,
and
so
weakened
.
As
[
(d)
](A08477-e17530-b)
(d)
Here
are
Coleworts
twice
sodden
:
yet
they
agree
well
with
this
old
dotards
stomack
&
palat
.
concerning
your
authoritie
in
and
ouer
causes
and
persons
Ecclesiasticall
,
I
protest
,
(
as
a
thing
necessary
both
for
the
seruices
,
and
safety
of
your
state
,
as
also
for
the
preseruation
of
religion
it selfe
,
and
matters
akinne
thereto
)
I
protest
I
say
,
that
I
haue
alwaies
defended
it
as
the
singular
and
most
necessarie
prerogatiue
,
and
superiority
of
the
countrie
:
whose
profit
and
gouernment
to
procure
,
I
am
bound
both
by
[
(e)
](A08477-e17540-b)
(e)
Pol
qua
opera
iurato
credam
tibi
,
vna
opera
adligem
fugitivum
canem
agninis
lactibus
.
Trust
you
?
yes
so
I
will
,
a
stragling
Dogge
,
Haltred
with
tender
Lambsguttes
to
a
clogge
.
oath
and
duty
.
Which
[
(a)
](A08477-e17590-b)
(a)
The
Prince
knowes
what
Basill
sayes
;
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
The
respect
due
vnto
Church-men
proceedes
from
God
,
and
is
to
be
referred
to
him
.
opinion
from
the
beginning
of
the
war
,
the
Prince
of
Orenge
&
the
States
alwaies
auouched
,
and
defended
for
good
against
the
Ecclesiasticall
persons
,
who
defended
the
contrary
.
I
alwaies
laboured
to
preserue
the
authoritie
of
the
[
(b)
](A08477-e17670-b)
(b)
L'euento
è
spesso
giudice
non
imperito
delle
cose
.
Things
are
many
times
well
iudged
of
,
by
the
euent
.
companie
of
Ciuill
iudges
,
as
it
did
become
mee
,
and
according
to
the
instruction
of
the
said
Prince
&
States
,
&
conformed
the
Church-men
to
the
rule
of
your
determination
,
as
it
was
both
fitting
&
most
necessary
for
them
to
doe
,
for
the
peace
&
good
of
the
Countrie
and
free-Cities
.
The
[
(c)
](A08477-e17710-b)
(c)
I
would
I
might
once
see
that
performed
indeede
,
which
you
professe
in
words
.
onely
end
of
all
things
which
were
done
by
mee
either
in
your
meetings
,
or
with
the
deputed
Magistrates
&
Generall-States
,
was
the
countries
,
and
your
honour
,
seruice
,
and
good
,
and
the
enlarging
of
the
laudable
estimation
of
the
same
:
wherein
I
alwaies
vsed
discretion
&
moderation
:
so
that
I
desire
,
and
from
the
bottom
of
my
hart
vnfainedly
wish
,
that
my
successour
may
for
so
many
,
or
more
yeares
doe
you
as
much
good
,
&
(
if
it
be
possible
)
greater
seruices
,
&
with
your
better
approbation
,
and
liking
then
I
haue
done
.
And
I
referre
my selfe
in
as
much
as
concernes
my
forementioned
actions
&
proceedings
both
in
your
meetings
,
and
in
the
meetings
of
your
deputies
and
the
general
States
,
to
your
owne
[
(d)
](A08477-e17720-b)
(d)
The
time
wil
come
,
when
you
wil
wish
you
had
eaten
that
word
.
enquirie
and
iudgement
,
and
the
iudgement
of
your
Commissaries
,
both
those
who
in
generall
,
and
those
who
in
particular
haue
had
to
doe
in
your
companies
and
meetings
for
these
32.
yeares
last
past
:
seauen
or
eight
whereof
doe
yet
suruiue
in
the
alone
citie
of
[
(e)
](A08477-e17730-b)
(e)
Take
heed
how
you
call
honest
men
to
witnesse
in
your
cracked
cause
:
they
are
of
the
true
&
reformed
Religion
,
you
neuer
were
so
.
Amsterdam
,
and
either
are
,
or
haue
been
Burgomasters
of
the
same
city
,
who
haue
bin
acquainted
with
my
actions
and
proceeding
these
25.
yeares
.
If
being
slandered
against
reason
,
and
set
vpon
with
apparant
lies
(
which
by
reason
of
a
consciousnesse
of
my
daily
and
faithfull
seruices
I
could
not
digest
)
I
therefore
somtimes
reproued
this
impudence
and
slander
a
little
too
bitterly
;
I
intreat
,
that
humane
[
(a)
](A08477-e17760-b)
(a)
Behold
&
laugh
to
see
the
old
dotard
becom
suppliant
&
brought
on
his
knees
:
so
a
burnt
childdreads
the
sire
.
But
what
if
he
being
a
shamelesse
and
lying
fellow
be
too
sharpe
in
his
reprehensions
,
and
therein
exceede
the
limits
of
truth
and
modestie
?
May
wee
not
then
apply
that
in
sacred
writ
vnto
him
;
Let
him
that
is
vniust
be
vniust
still
,
and
he
that
is
filthie
be
filthie
still
?
This
is
my
opinion
.
For
he
is
now
grown
old
in
his
sinnes
and
impieties
.
infirmity
and
my
olde
age
may
heerein
excuse
mee
.
Now
if
any
thing
,
though
[
(b)
](A08477-e17780-b)
(b)
What
haue
we
heere
?
Is
your
bleating
so
soone
changed
into
bellowing
?
Beware
of
him
Reader
,
he
purposes
slaughter
vnder
a
Lambs-skinne
:
yet
seeing
hee
prouokes
vs
,
let
vs
make
a
publick
enquirie
.
Berneuell
,
why
doe
you
make
no
conscience
so
often
to
lie
?
Why
doe
you
so
maliciously
oppose
the
reformed
Religion
?
Why
are
you
an
enemy
to
the
Ministers
of
your
Countrey
?
why
do
you
extenuate
their
authority
?
Why
are
you
a
hater
&
hinderer
of
a
future
Synod
?
Why
are
you
a
traytor
to
your
countrey
?
A
priuate
friend
to
the
Spaniard
?
A
hunter
after
glory
&
wealth
?
A
foe
to
the
house
of
Nassaue
&
Orenge
?
A
spend-thrift
of
the
common
Treasure
?
A
persecutor
of
all
good
men
,
and
fauourer
of
euill
?
Will
you
answere
mee
?
Doe
;
but
publickly
:
otherwise
you
shall
be
held
as
guiltie
of
all
these
crimes
.
neuer
so
small
in
businesses
either
publique
or
priuate
managed
by
mee
,
seeme
liable
to
the
reproofe
of
any
,
let
that
man
openly
speake
it
,
whosoeuer
he
is
,
I
craue
no
fauor
.
I
presume
I
shall
conuince
him
,
and
in
reasonable
tearmes
shew
him
his
errour
.
It
is
true
,
that
(
according
to
a
custome
receiued
in
transactions
of
leagues
and
peace
)
I
receiued
gifts
,
more
then
the
Lords
condeputed
with
mee
,
though
they
were
of
great
estimation
:
and
of
this
,
publique
notice
was
taken
.
But
that
either
[
(c)
](A08477-e17820-b)
(c)
Hee
that
hath
not
learned
to
lie
notably
,
fayles
in
confirming
his
owne
cause
.
Sweare
,
forsweare
:
doe
any
thing
sooner
then
bewray
your
secrets
.
before
,
or
after
the
Treatie
,
either
directly
or
indirectly
,
either
by
my selfe
or
any
proxie
,
I
eyther
did
take
,
or
purposed
to
take
any
thing
whatsoeuer
more
of
the
Spaniard
or
his
complices
,
or
had
the
least
dealing
,
communication
,
or
treatie
by
my selfe
,
or
by
another
with
the
Spaniard
,
or
his
confederates
,
without
publike
knowledge
:
that
I
solemnly
auow
to
bee
deuised
,
fained
,
and
most
contrary
to
the
truth
.
Furthermore
,
it
is
knowne
vnto
you
,
that
I
my selfe
motioned
,
and
thought
fit
,
that
the
gratuities
before
spoken
of
,
which
were
bestowed
on
me
,
should
bee
kept
for
the
publike
good
&
benefit
:
and
some
others
there
were
,
who
approued
not
hereof
.
For
the
space
[
(a)
](A08477-e17840-b)
(a)
How
oft
haue
you
sung
this
song
?
your
repetition
of
the
same
things
argues
your
memorie
lies
in
your
heeles
.
of
32.
yeeres
(
in
which
as
Aduocate
of
the
Countrey
I
bestowed
my
paynes
in
your
seruice
)
I
was
thus
much
honoured
,
that
I
was
often
intreated
by
the
[
(b)
](A08477-e17860-b)
(b)
What
doe
you
meane
man
?
here
is
another
grosse
absurditie
,
you
leaue
out
your
great
friend
,
the
King
of
Spayne
,
whose
right
challenges
the
first
place
in
your
Catalogue
:
But
you
will
say
,
it
is
conditioned
bewtixt
vs
,
that
I
should
not
name
him
but
vpon
the
rack
.
Excuse
me
,
I
was
not
priuie
to
your
crafty
dealing
.
King
of
France
,
by
Eliz.
Queene
of
England
,
both
of
famous
and
immortall
memorie
:
That
I
was
often
intreated
by
the
King
of
great
Brittaine
,
&
the
K.
of
Sueland
,
the
Elector
Palatine
of
Bradenburg
,
[
(c)
](A08477-e17940-b)
(c)
It
is
suspected
you
had
too
great
dealings
with
him
,
and
afterward
through
his
meanes
with
the
Spaniard
.
the
Elector
of
Colen
,
in
diuers
occurrences
and
businesses
concerning
them
,
to
doe
vnto
them
acceptable
Offices
,
and
seruices
.
This
I
did
being
so
desired
,
either
by
their
Letters
,
or
Embassadors
,
or
Commissaries
,
in
such
matters
as
might
be
done
with
the
benefite
of
the
Countrey
,
or
at
least
without
the
losse
and
hindrance
thereof
.
Namely
and
for
example
,
I
laboured
in
the
Elector
of
Colens
behalfe
,
that
agreement
might
bee
made
betwixt
him
and
the
Arch-Dutchesse
of
Arschot
,
the
Countesse
of
Neeuweuaer
,
the
Count
and
Countess
of
Solmes
:
euen
to
the
finishing
&
compounding
of
maters
controuerted
among
them
;
&
finally
with
the
Count
of
Benthem
for
restitution
of
speciall
Offices
of
the
Arch-bishoprick
of
Colen
.
For
which
seruices
hee
both
thanked
me
by
Letters
,
&
presented
me
with
gifts
:
In
like
maner
I
helped
other
Princes
,
Counts
,
and
forain
Cities
earnestly
requesting
mee
thereto
,
by
my
good
counsell
.
And
thus
much
also
was
performed
by
me
to
Domestick
Prouinces
,
Commanders
,
Counts
,
Lords
,
and
moreouer
to
great
societies
,
and
also
to
many
priuate
,
and
particular
persons
,
who
willingly
&
of
their
owne
accord
acknowledged
these
my
seruices
,
although
I
neuer
asked
or
demanded
any
of
them
any
thing
,
directly
or
indirectly
by
my selfe
,
or
by
another
.
The
[
(d)
](A08477-e18030-b)
(d)
Now
he
swels
:
Reader
giue
him
the
hearing
.
Now
a
stiffe
gale
filles
his
sayles
:
lend
him
your
best
obseruance
.
Here
are
great
,
maine
matters
of
greatest
consequence
and
import
.
Bragge
is
a
good
Dog
still
.
chiefe
matters
which
I
did
performe
for
the
vnited
Prouinces
are
these
:
[
(e)
](A08477-e18040-b)
(e)
Hee
harpes
againe
vpon
the
same
string
,
you
see
he
dotes
:
but
he
is
old
,
we
must
pardon
him
,
for
he
was
a
great
bragger
from
his
infancy
,
shortly
he
wil
leaue
it
.
First
,
fiue
times
I
performed
a
Regall
Embassage
,
and
in
foure
Embassages
,
the
managing
and
[
(a)
](A08477-e18050-b)
(a)
How
the
commonwealth
was
adminished
by
his
words
,
guidance
,
gouernment
,
and
successe
;
behold
now
he
meditates
.
direction
of
all
things
was
committed
vnto
me
,
and
I
my selfe
spake
to
Kings
,
face
to
face
.
The
first
was
in
the
yeere
85
,
wherein
we
first
obtained
of
the
Queene
of
England
,
the
ayde
of
foure
thousand
armed
men
,
to
rayse
the
siege
from
Antwerpe
:
&
afterward
a
promise
of
5000.
foote-men
,
and
a
thousand
horse-men
(
the
Garrison
at
Brill
,
and
the
Forts
of
Flushing
and
Rammekens
not
reckoned
herein
,
because
they
were
places
,
and
cities
deliuered
vp
to
her
Maiestie
,
as
pledges
,
&
for
securities
sake
)
to
be
maintained
in
the
time
of
warre
.
The
second
Embassage
was
in
the
yeare
1598
,
to
the
King
of
France
:
a
promise
was
made
by
his
Ma:
of
paying
two
millions
,
&
nine
hundreth
thousand
Florens
to
the
States
,
within
the
space
of
4.
yeares
:
&
furthermore
,
a
securitie
concerning
his
Maiesties
full
and
sincere
purpose
to
preserue
the
good
of
these
Dominions
.
In
my
third
Embassage
,
performed
the
yeare
premised
,
vnto
the
Queene
of
England
,
I
[
(b)
](A08477-e18150-b)
(b)
Paice
vol
figlio
di
padre
crudele
.
We
haue
a
sweete
sonne
of
so
cruella
Father
.
effected
,
that
(
howsoeuer
the
King
of
France
had
couenanted
a
league
of
peace
with
the
K.
of
Spayne
,
&
the
Archduke
at
Veruyns
)
neuertheles
his
Maiesty
was
moued
to
deferre
and
suspend
the
like
Treaty
.
In
my
fourth
Embassage
into
England
,
a
remission
of
the
third
part
of
the
exacted
debts
,
esteemed
one
and
twenty
hundred
thousand
Florens
was
obtained
of
the
Queenes
Maiesty
.
So
that
it
was
agreed
(
much
labour
and
difficultie
praeceding
)
concerning
the
payment
of
fourescore
thousand
pounds
Flemish
,
and
the
tearme
of
payment
appointed
for
the
halfe
part
(
viz.
)
fortie
hundred
thousand
pound
,
was
about
twentie
yeere
,
when
in
the
compact
made
in
the
yeere
1585
,
wee
couenanted
to
pay
the
whole
debt
within
the
space
of
foure
yeares
:
and
the
terme
,
when
wee
should
paie
the
other
halfe
,
was
delaied
and
put
off
till
another
time
.
In
my
Embassage
to
the
King
of
England
at
this
day
,
I
obtained
,
that
the
King
gaue
vs
libertie
to
muster
two
or
three
thousand
souldiers
in
Scotland
for
the
benefit
of
the
Prouinces
,
and
also
consented
that
the
King
of
France
,
for
that
yere
should
lend
vnto
the
Lords
of
the
States-Generall
a
thousand
,
three
hundred
,
and
fiftie
pound
:
two
thirds
in
his
owne
name
,
and
one
in
the
King
of
Great
Brittaines
name
,
to
strike
off
some
of
the
debt
,
wherein
the
King
of
France
was
engaged
to
the
King
of
Great-Brittaine
:
vpon
sight
of
which
agreement
,
the
King
of
France
,
in
the
yeere
1603
,
for
the
King
of
Great-Brittaines
third
,
gaue
the
summe
of
three
Millions
of
pounds
,
fiue
hundred
,
and
fiftie
thousand
,
and
so
much
for
himselfe
:
so
that
the
totall
summe
,
was
tenne
millions
of
pounds
,
350000.
By
reason
of
these
fiue
Regall
Embassages
,
and
tractates
,
it
happened
,
that
the
forenamed
Kings
afforded
to
the
States
more
then
two
hundred
,
&
fiue
hundred
thousand
pounds
,
from
the
payment
wherof
the
confederated
Prouinces
(
I
hauing
a
principall
hand
therein
)
were
discharged
,
and
their
Obligations
surrended
,
as
also
their
Citties
and
strong
holds
laid
to
pledge
.
Another
thing
yet
is
this
,
that
I
for
the
most
part
,
was
a
speciall
ouerseer
in
our
resolutions
,
expeditions
and
warlike
attempts
,
as
well
secret
,
as
all
others
whatsoeuer
,
from
the
yeere
1558
,
vntill
this
time
:
and
to
further
these
things
,
as
also
to
prouide
all
our
purposes
might
bee
effected
,
approued
,
and
put
in
execution
,
[
(a)
](A08477-e18340-b)
(a)
Dare
you
only
here
bragge
of
your selfe
,
and
your
doings
?
where
were
the
orders
?
where
the
states
?
where
Graue
Maurice
?
I
thirtie
[
(b)
](A08477-e18360-b)
(b)
How
oft
will
you
hitte
a
most
Martiall
Prince
in
the
teeth
with
this
?
Doe
you
thinke
hee
could
not
haue
managed
the
affaires
without
your
helpe
?
Yea
it
is
to
bee
wished
that
sometimes
you
had
beene
absent
when
you
were
not
.
seuerall
times
,
eyther
accompanied
his
Excellence
,
or
mette
him
in
his
Campe
,
and
there
I
continued
sometimes
a
moneth
,
somtimes
more
,
or
[
(c)
](A08477-e18370-b)
(c)
That
was
when
you
were
afraid
,
for
it
is
most
certaine
,
Sempree
longiunto
ne
vn
medesimo
soggetto
l'insolentia
con
la
timidita
.
lesse
according
to
different
necessitie
of
businesses
then
in
hand
.
A
third
thing
is
,
that
I
was
a
chiefe
instrument
and
hinderance
(
with
policie
,
with
paynes
,
and
waight
of
Reason
)
now
more
then
thirtie
yeeres
[
(d)
](A08477-e18400-b)
(d)
Would
you
perswade
this
also
vnto
me
?
but
be
it
,
that
you
were
such
an
one
then
:
Quantum
mutatus
ab
illo
:
You
are
now
strangely
altered
.
that
the
propositions
,
concerning
peace-making
with
the
Spanyard
and
his
confederats
,
might
not
take
effect
,
so
long
as
they
perseuered
to
insist
in
their
pretended
courses
Especially
because
they
auouched
that
the
inhabitants
of
these
Prouinces
were
their
subiects
.
But
after
they
renounced
this
claime
,
and
pronounced
that
they
accounted
the
Prouinces
free
,
to
which
neither
in
their
owne
behalfes
,
nor
in
the
behalfe
of
their
heires
,
they
made
no
chalenge
,
and
were
content
to
determine
of
matters
with
the
States
vpon
these
tearmes
:
and
a
meeting
begunne
vpon
these
tearmes
might
seeme
to
promise
a
diuine
,
honourable
,
and
secure
dispatch
of
all
things
(
by
the
intercession
of
the
Embassadours
of
the
Kings
of
France
,
Great
Britaine
,
Denmarke
,
and
diuers
of
the
Electors
and
Princes
of
Germany
,
speciall
friends
and
confederates
to
these
Dominions
,
)
with
singular
difficultie
,
labour
,
danger
,
and
constancie
I
bestirred
my selfe
to
obtaine
the
fore-spoken
end
of
matters
,
vntill
the
time
all
things
were
quite
finished
:
wherevpon
that
[
(a)
](A08477-e18450-b)
(a)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
These
are
sure
truthes
,
which
we
may
build
vpon
.
But
why
did
you
change
the
warre
against
a
foraine
enemie
into
ciuill
warre
,
against
the
followers
of
true
Religion
?
for
this
was
no
lesse
difficult
,
chargeable
,
and
I
would
not
bloudie
too
,
then
the
other
.
difficult
,
bloudy
and
chargeable
Belgicke
warre
was
ceased
now
and
appeased
for
ten
yeeres
.
A
fourth
thing
is
,
that
I
was
one
of
the
principall
,
by
whose
meanes
the
dangerous
and
pernicious
plots
of
the
[
(b)
](A08477-e18480-b)
(b)
The
same
thing
now
ten
times
repeated
.
Earle
of
Leicester
,
and
his
complices
plottes
were
auoided
and
defeated
,
and
of
those
who
prouided
that
the
confederated
Prouinces
might
not
bee
ruined
by
his
two
yeeres
vnfortunate
gouernement
,
and
come
into
the
Spaniards
power
.
A
fift
thing
is
,
that
about
the
[
(c)
](A08477-e18510-b)
(c)
Nothing
but
the
same
song
still
,
Parret
?
Repeat
it
a
thousand
times
,
but
to
your selfe
alone
.
beginning
of
my
fore-named
Office
,
to
wit
of
my
being
Aduocate
of
the
Countrey
,
when
all
things
were
in
great
confusion
,
&
the
very
name
of
the
Lords
of
the
States
was
hated
:
within
the
compasse
of
a
few
yeeres
,
matters
were
brought
in
better
case
,
so
farre
forth
that
there
was
correspondence
,
agreement
,
and
loue
betwixt
the
Lords
of
the
States
,
his
Excellencie
as
Gouernour
,
the
Companies
of
the
grand
and
Prouinciall
Councell
,
the
treasurers
,
and
accountants
,
and
the
Officialls
and
Magistrates
of
cities
,
and
common-weales
.
A
sixt
thing
is
,
[
(d)
](A08477-e18540-b)
(d)
Stil
he
stirs
a
stinking
puddle
.
That
all
the
heads
,
Admiralls
,
Commanders
,
Administers
of
the
principall
Offices
of
warre
,
Gouernours
of
horsemen
,
Captaines
,
Officers
,
souldiers
,
which
earned
pay
either
by
sea
,
or
by
land
,
all
these
,
I
say
,
acknowledged
the
Lords
the
States
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
as
pay-masters
of
their
stipends
,
swore
faith
and
obedience
vnto
them
,
and
honoured
his
Excellence
as
Captaine
Generall
in
commanding
the
execution
of
such
things
,
as
the
Lords
the
States
determined
:
that
euery
one
intended
his
Office
and
place
hee
was
called
vnto
.
And
moreouer
,
that
for
many
yeeres
the
[
(a)
](A08477-e18570-b)
(a)
Was
not
this
alwaies
opposed
?
You
cannot
shew
any
prescription
to
the
contrary
:
Fret
if
you
please
,
yet
will
we
haue
what
we
wish
.
Ecclesiasticall
persons
acknowledged
your
Honours
,
for
their
lawfull
and
chiefe
Gouernour
.
So
that
for
the
space
of
well-nigh
thirtie
yeeres
,
in
which
the
Lords
the
States
had
somtimes
threescore
troopes
of
horsemen
,
seuen
hundred
companies
of
footmen
,
and
more
then
an
hundred
Captaines
making
warre
by
sea
,
there
was
neuer
any
[
(b)
](A08477-e18580-b)
(b)
And
now
how
great
mutinies
are
there
among
brethren
?
If
you
then
made
peace
among
others
,
why
are
you
now
your selfe
seditious
?
Haply
this
comes
into
your
head
for
defence
of
your
Arminians
.
Great
tranquillitie
,
is
not
procured
,
with
great
hurly-burly
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
&c.
God
knowes
who
is
authour
of
all
these
stirres
and
euills
.
dissension
,
rebellion
,
or
treacherie
among
them
.
And
the
Comminaltie
was
kept
in
rest
and
quietnesse
,
&
due
obedience
to
their
lawful
Gouernors
.
The
matter
certainely
was
strange
and
singular
,
worthy
our
obseruation
,
and
consideration
,
especially
in
nations
so
different
.
For
,
besides
strangers
,
we
vsed
at
those
times
(
either
as
intire
companies
,
or
otherwise
diuided
and
bestowed
)
Germans
,
Frenchmen
,
English
,
Scots
,
Switzers
,
Wallons
.
Whosoeuer
shall
certainely
weigh
these
things
,
and
hath
read
the
ancient
times
,
and
shall
consider
what
things
haue
beene
done
vnder
vs
for
these
fourteene
yeeres
,
and
so
onward
,
(
while
the
warre
continued
)
vnder
the
Spaniard
,
they
shall
finde
that
we
haue
iust
occasion
to
render
Almighty
God
praise
and
thanksgiuing
therefore
.
Many
men
famous
for
their
power
,
dignity
and
learning
,
haue
highly
commended
this
matter
:
And
thereby
the
Lords
the
States
,
and
his
Excellence
haue
wonne
much
credit
,
praise
and
authoritie
not
onely
with
the
inhabitants
of
the
confederated
Prouinces
,
all
neighbour
Nations
,
Kings
,
Electors
,
Princes
Common-wealthes
,
and
people
farre
remoued
,
but
euen
with
the
Spaniards
themselues
,
and
their
accomplices
and
fellowes
.
A
[
(a)
](A08477-e18630-b)
(a)
These
things
were
forgotten
by
this
time
.
Therefore
your
repetition
is
seasonable
.
seuenth
thing
is
,
and
which
must
not
be
accounted
for
the
least
benefite
,
that
I
haue
alwaies
beene
a
principall
and
daily
instrument
so
farre
to
increase
and
augment
the
credit
of
the
Lords
of
the
States
,
that
whereas
for
many
yeeres
,
before
I
tooke
vpon
me
this
Office
,
the
States
had
no
credite
with
men
,
whereby
monies
might
be
taken
vp
in
their
names
,
and
by
their
consents
,
and
vpon
the
morgaging
of
their
reuenewes
,
and
pensions
:
and
therefore
great
store
of
monie
was
to
be
taken
vp
in
the
Receiuers
and
Treasurers
owne
names
,
and
vpon
their
owne
credit
:
for
which
monies
for
the
space
of
ten
or
twelue
yeere
there
was
a
yeerely
pension
of
twelue
in
the
hundreth
to
be
paid
:
and
moreouer
two
for
the
procuring
thereof
.
[
*
](A08477-e18640-b)
*
The
Latine
Castigator
hath
obserued
,
that
the
Dutch
copy
is
corrupted
and
faulty
here
,
and
in
diuers
places
elsewhere
,
and
it
shal
be
sufficient
once
to
haue
shewed
so
much
.
Whether
the
Author
or
the
Printer
is
to
be
blamed
therefore
he
doth
not
determine
.
That
yeere
in
which
I
vndertooke
the
Aduocates
Office
,
the
generall
Treasurers
euery
fift
or
sixt
yeere
gaue
vp
their
accounts
.
Some
of
the
Exactors
of
the
Commons
goods
and
riches
,
theirs
in
the
fourth
yeere
:
and
some
of
the
Treasurers
of
the
Church-goods
and
others
,
theirs
in
a
longer
time
,
and
many
more
yeares
.
Which
fashion
was
thus
farre
amended
,
that
afterwards
accounts
of
the
Commons
good
were
giuen
vp
euery
halfe
yeere
,
and
of
other
goods
euery
yeere
at
the
furthest
.
When
I
entred
into
my
office
,
fourescore
hundred
thousand
Florens
could
scarce
be
raised
in
the
generalitie
for
maintaining
the
charges
of
warre
,
by
reason
of
the
penury
and
want
of
the
States
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
:
but
at
this
present
they
pay
more
at
the
least
then
[
(b)
](A08477-e18690-b)
(b)
Tell
me
,
I
pray
,
whose
purse
is
filled
with
these
thousands
?
vpon
what
vse
are
they
bestowed
?
That
you
and
yours
may
be
enriched
thereby
,
the
subiects
beggered
?
O
Holland
.
Where
is
thy
liberty
?
For
what
purpose
didst
thou
suffer
so
many
grieuances
and
annoiances
in
that
most
lamentable
warre
?
O
Holland
,
who
bestowed
fatherly
direction
vpon
thee
,
and
vsed
a
motherly
care
and
compassion
towards
thee
?
Thou
wert
reserued
to
a
Step-mothers
brawles
,
deuoted
to
pillage
and
spoile
,
left
desolate
by
the
lust
and
rapines
af
miscreants
:
wert
thou
therefore
pulled
out
of
the
Spaniards
claw
,
that
thou
mightest
bee
trampled
vnder
the
feet
of
the
Arminian
Goates
and
Hogges
?
and
now
shouldest
perish
more
lamentably
in
durt
and
mudde
,
then
thou
couldest
at
that
time
in
the
aire
.
Plucke
vp
a
good
heart
,
resume
thy
strength
,
acquite
thy selfe
of
these
enemies
.
Let
them
perish
,
who
seeke
thy
destruction
.
two
and
fortie
hundred
thousand
pounds
.
But
heere
it
is
to
be
obserued
,
that
the
costs
of
the
warre
for
these
thirtie
two
yeeres
,
wherein
I
continued
in
Office
,
were
so
great
and
extreame
,
that
you
cannot
chuse
for
the
present
,
but
get
more
by
the
charges
of
Holland
alone
and
West-Frisland
,
then
in
the
yeere
1586.
could
bee
gathered
both
for
the
charges
of
the
generalitie
,
as
also
for
the
particular
charges
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
;
namely
,
more
then
two
millions
of
Florens
,
euery
yeere
.
Which
neuerthelesse
,
besides
the
fore-mentioned
fortie
two
hundreth
thousand
pounds
doe
accrue
&
are
paid
out
of
the
Countreys
yerely
rents
.
And
howsoeuer
it
is
more
fitting
to
burden
the
Countrey
,
then
quite
to
lose
it
:
yet
wisedome
and
prouidence
willes
vs
to
obserue
(
as
the
Assemblies
of
the
grand
and
prouinciall
Councell
,
and
the
Masters
of
accounts
showed
by
writing
in
the
yeere
1604.
)
while
the
burdens
and
grieuances
exceede
the
reuenewes
,
the
Prouinces
must
necessarily
at
last
bee
vndone
and
ruined
:
and
if
these
last
ten
yeeres
we
had
beene
charged
with
so
great
costs
,
as
wee
were
these
ten
fore-going
yeeres
;
the
burdens
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
onely
would
haue
amounted
by
this
time
towards
the
summe
of
foure
millions
of
Florens
.
Which
euill
(
that
I
may
let
passe
in
silence
other
dangers
and
troubles
as
well
foreseene
and
knowne
)
the
[
(a)
](A08477-e18800-b)
(a)
Which
was
the
beginning
of
Ciuil
warre
,
accidentally
at
least
.
truce
lately
made
,
salued
,
and
helped
.
And
my
good
Lords
:
I
had
almost
[
(b)
](A08477-e18820-b)
(b)
He
acknowledges
his
memory
failes
him
.
It
is
well
yet
that
hee
will
once
confesse
his
fault
.
And
if
her
in
he
had
not
forgot
himselfe
,
he
would
haue
amplified
&
extolled
his
wealth
till
hee
had
beene
hoarse
againe
.
forgotten
,
that
some
ill-willers
both
to
you
and
me
,
enuie
and
repine
at
my
estate
,
and
fortune
.
I
would
haue
you
thinke
that
it
is
neither
so
great
,
nor
so
subiect
to
enuie
,
as
their
words
and
speeches
make
it
.
I
professe
that
I
had
by
[
(a)
](A08477-e18830-b)
(a)
This
is
good
,
that
this
old
Beldame
is
brought
vpon
the
stage
now
the
second
time
.
Blesse
the
Papist
,
saue
you
goody-Mistris
,
saue
your
Ladies
hippe
.
my
wife
(
whom
I
married
[
(b)
](A08477-e18860-b)
(b)
Therefore
you
were
married
in
your
twenty
seuenth
yeere
:
and
the
common-wealth
lost
nothing
thereby
.
forty
three
yeeres
since
)
so
much
goods
and
lands
,
as
might
honestly
haue
maintained
me
.
And
my
stipend
and
practise
at
that
time
(
for
I
was
an
Aduocate
of
the
Court
)
so
great
,
that
without
controuersie
they
yeerely
were
worth
[
(c)
](A08477-e18880-b)
(c)
This
is
a
large
reckoning
,
but
you
are
afraid
lest
some-body
call
you
to
account
:
for
if
you
yeeld
you
then
got
foure
thousand
,
you
will
now
willingly
grant
,
you
haue
fortie
thousand
yeerely
by
your
office
;
your
Aduocates
office
I
meane
:
and
so
much
by
the
Seale
,
twice
as
much
by
being
of
the
Councell
,
foure
times
as
much
by
your
practise
,
and
ten
times
as
much
by
nimming
and
iuggling
.
It
is
no
maruell
if
these
trickes
made
you
as
rich
as
Croesus
.
Especially
if
we
reckon
herein
the
gifts
of
Kings
and
Princes
bestowed
vpon
you
:
and
namely
of
your
speciall
friend
the
King
of
Spaine
.
foure
thousand
Florenes
.
For
I
was
not
one
of
the
least
[
(d)
](A08477-e18920-b)
(d)
You
would
rather
then
your
life
haue
called
your selfe
the
greatest
,
but
your
writing
erred
for
modesties
sake
.
practisers
among
the
Aduocates
,
and
we
were
but
eight
in
all
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeere
seuentie
seuen
[
(e)
](A08477-e18940-b)
(e)
Repetition
is
a
Rhetoricall
figure
,
wherein
you
are
very
cunning
.
my
first
imploiment
was
in
Rotterdam
.
Out
of
the
wages
allowed
by
the
citie
with
other
veiles
I
could
wel-nigh
maintaine
my
family
,
being
now
made
richer
by
two
children
onely
.
Furthermore
,
I
can
truely
demonstrate
,
that
from
the
said
seuenty
seuenth
yeere
,
vnto
the
1616.
yeere
full
out
,
both
I
and
my
[
(f)
](A08477-e18970-b)
(f)
Your
louely
Helena
showes
her selfe
now
the
third
time
.
And
take
heed
lest
too
often
:
for
if
women
keep
not
their
houses
,
and
dwell
apart
by
themselues
,
they
are
quickly
corrupted
.
Yea
,
euen
old
ones
too
,
lest
you
haply
should
deceiue
your selfe
.
wife
for
our
[
(g)
](A08477-e18990-b)
(g)
Marchants
,
Factors
,
Vsurers
are
oftentimes
rich
men
.
parts
,
as
also
for
our
kinsfolkes
and
acquaintance
parts
,
for
our selues
,
and
for
our
children
haue
possessed
by
inheritance
,
and
attained
by
lawfull
succession
and
title
,
more
then
eight
hundred
measured
acres
,
or
according
to
the
computation
of
Holland
,
foure
[
(h)
](A08477-e19010-b)
(h)
In
the
higher
or
lower
Welue
,
or
in
the
Duinen
,
or
Maestbrooke
,
or
in
Waterland
,
of
which
side
will
you
turne
it
?
hundred
acres
of
ground
;
and
for
goodes
morgaged
,
more
then
two
thousand
Florens
yearely
:
a
faire
house
in
the
Citie
of
Delfe
,
and
in
the
open
fields
some
houses
besides
,
and
some
thousands
of
Florens
in
hand
,
and
presently
tendered
.
[
(i)
](A08477-e19070-b)
(i)
The
neerest
of
kindred
to
your
wife
were
Brewers
,
and
had
faire
houses
.
[
(b)
](A08477-e19080-b)
(b)
Haec
&
Pylaea
nouit
&
tu
Hygias
.
Your selfe
and
your
wife
know
this
,
let
others
speake
of
it
.
Moreouer
,
that
I
wonne
out
of
the
water
and
mudde
more
acres
of
ground
(
then
the
forenamed
)
longer
agoe
then
forty
yeeres
past
,
and
enclosed
them
with
bankes
and
hedges
round
about
.
That
[
(c)
](A08477-e19100-b)
(c)
Heere
was
strange
practise
:
learne
of
him
,
Reader
,
how
thou
maist
grow
rich
?
Yet
I
doe
not
giue
thee
such
counsell
.
For
you
see
the
old
prouerbe
is
verefied
in
this
Miser
;
La
conuoitise
croist
si
les
richesses
croissent
.
Et
de
nouueaux
acquests
nouueaux
desirs
surnaissent
.
But
let
the
Aduocate
remember
what
Christ
thunders
out
in
the
Euangelist
.
It
is
more
easie
for
a
Camell
to
passe
through
the
eye
of
a
needle
,
then
for
a
rich
man
to
enter
into
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
.
at
the
same
time
I
bought
&
sold
,
as
well
out
of
the
goods
I
had
by
inheritance
,
as
those
which
I
bought
at
a
price
,
about
eight
hundred
thousand
Florens
.
I
[
(d)
](A08477-e19160-b)
(d)
It
is
possible
,
your selfe
did
not
,
but
others
for
you
by
whose
marchandise
you
gre●●more
wealthy
.
neuer
dealt
in
marchandize
:
but
according
to
the
custome
of
my
ancestors
,
I
imployed
all
my
stocke
in
husbandry
and
tillage
.
And
for
all
this
,
I
brought
into
the
great
&
generall
East-Indian
Company
(
in
executing
whereof
I
bestowed
foure-yeeres
paines
purposely
to
extenuate
the
[
(e)
](A08477-e19170-b)
(e)
Ah
,
spare
your
friends
.
F●●
by
their
meanes
those
crosse-bea●ring
pieces
of
gold
doe
shine
i●
your
chest
:
I
say
both
those
grea●
pieces
,
and
those
little
ones
,
which
are
neither
round
nor
broad
,
bu●●ponderous
,
and
weighty
.
Spaniards
,
and
Portugals
wealth
)
aboue
the
number
of
fiue
hundred
thousand
Florens
,
by
which
summe
fourteene
shippes
might
bee
set
out
:
that
by
this
meanes
I
might
not
onely
be
thought
a
counsailer
,
but
an
[
(f)
](A08477-e19200-b)
(f)
A
helper
to
your selfe
,
an●
the
filling
of
your
owne
purse
,
yo●
were
alwaies
.
helper
,
and
succourer
in
some
measure
,
in
all
those
straites
and
difficulties
,
which
I
did
foresee
.
Although
my
estate
then
were
great
and
rich
,
yet
in
my
opinion
,
none
of
you
ought
to
repine
at
it
:
and
yet
further
,
I
haue
already
professed
in
an
open
congregation
before
you
all
,
and
now
heere
againe
repeate
it
,
in
this
my
[
(g)
](A08477-e19210-b)
(g)
I
my selfe
suffer
with
you
and
pitie
you
:
but
I
wish
you
t●
comfort
your selfe
with
the
remembrance
of
that
in
the
Poet
:
Rara
antecedentem
scelestum
Deseruit
pede
poena
claudo
.
Wee
seldome
vice
so
nimble-footed
finde
,
That
her
best
speed
,
leaues
punishment
behinde
.
Or
this
in
Synesius
;
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
The
iustice
of
God
goeth
slowe
and
orderly
:
but
for
the
most
part
it
recompenceth
the
slacknesse
of
iudgement
with
the
heauinesse
thereof
.
distresse
(
which
hath
continued
more
now
then
eight
[
(a)
](A08477-e19320-b)
(a)
Endure
it
stoutly
and
couragiously
,
shortly
you
shall
be
cooped
vp
,
and
suffer
vnder
a
hand
that
shall
take
vengeance
for
all
your
offences
.
monethes
)
I
tooke
an
account
of
my
goods
,
&
I
found
,
that
I
must
bee
constrained
to
sell
so
much
goods
,
as
are
worth
sixtie
,
or
seuenty
thousand
Florens
,
that
I
may
[
(b)
](A08477-e19330-b)
(b)
That
you
may
leaue
them
free
from
charge
,
you
will
purchase
damnation
to
your selfe
.
leaue
no
charge
vpon
my
children
and
heires
.
And
this
I
had
rather
my selfe
see
done
in
my
life
time
,
then
my
children
should
bee
enforced
thereto
after
my
death
.
Yet
thinke
not
,
I
pray
you
,
that
I
am
growne
weaker
in
my
estate
by
any
ill
husbandry
of
my
owne
:
but
by
[
(c)
](A08477-e19340-b)
(c)
Why
doe
you
complaine
then
?
Why
like
an
Hypocrite
doe
you
deceiue
the
mightie
States
and
Orders
?
You
pretend
affliction
was
added
to
affliction
,
and
presently
forgetting
your selfe
,
you
confesse
you
became
richer
then
before
you
were
.
What
horrible
lies
are
these
?
Durst
you
speake
such
incongruities
in
the
Assembly
,
and
sight
of
the
States
!
but
your
couetousnesse
priuiledges
you
in
all
things
.
A
quel
effect
,
à
quel
enorme
vice
,
Ne
pousses
tu
o
inaudite
auarice
?
To
what
effect
,
to
what
enormous
vice
,
Pusheth
thee
not
vnheard
of
Auarice
?
succeeding
foure
seuerall
persons
,
(
whose
sole
heire
I
was
)
and
certaine
others
,
where
I
had
both
coheires
,
and
vnderwent
some
costs
also
:
further
,
I
bought
out
more
goods
with
costs
and
appurtenances
thereto
belonging
:
moreouer
,
some
things
I
compassed
in
with
sea-walles
,
others
I
mended
with
money
tooke
vpon
trust
.
Now
,
if
it
stand
with
your
pleasure
to
make
an
enquirie
into
your
subiects
goods
,
and
taxe
them
;
I
for
my
part
easily
[
(d)
](A08477-e19410-b)
(d)
How
would
it
terrifie
you
,
if
the
States
should
say
so
much
vnto
you
?
assent
thereto
:
for
I
am
certaine
,
that
those
,
who
in
the
generall
subsidie
in
the
yeare
1599.
esteemed
not
all
the
goods
they
possessed
,
worth
fiftie
,
or
at
most
sixty
thousand
Florens
,
now
boast
,
that
they
are
twofould
richer
then
I
am
:
and
yet
the
same
[
(e)
](A08477-e19420-b)
(e)
Worshipfull
friends
,
will
you
silently
heare
this
defamation
?
Behold
,
that
he
may
cleere
himselfe
,
hee
accuses
you
,
and
sawcily
insults
ouer
you
.
Yea
hee
intimates
that
you
gotte
your
goods
vniustly
,
that
vnrighteously
you
taxed
others
,
that
for
hatred
and
grudges
,
you
subuerted
the
lawes
of
Aequity
,
and
Iustice
:
are
not
these
manifest
slanders
?
the
imputations
of
a
Sycophant
?
haue
a
care
I
pray
you
of
your
good
name
.
For
if
he
weaken
or
ouerthrow
you
,
who
stand
stoutly
by
your selues
for
the
ancient
reformation
,
what
can
wee
hope
for
?
LL.
civiles
pro
vobis
.
L.
vlt.
C.
de
Accusationibus
,
&c.
parties
the
said
yeare
vpon
a
spleene
numbred
me
among
those
,
who
paid
most
,
and
were
taxed
at
two
hundred
thousand
Florens
.
The
makers
of
seditions
,
and
infamous
libels
and
bookes
,
two
whereof
,
(
the
one
being
called
A
necessarie
discourse
,
the
other
The
practise
of
the
Spanish
Councell
)
are
fraught
with
manifest
and
notorious
lies
,
falshoods
&
calumnies
,
[
(a)
](A08477-e19460-b)
(a)
You
cannot
so
easily
acquitte
your selfe
,
trust
mee
:
and
many
things
which
those
bookes
speake
of
,
may
be
proued
by
records
and
sufficient
witnesses
:
but
this
care
I
leaue
vnto
others
,
and
therfore
will
not
reply
vnto
your
new
and
trifling
allegations
.
And
I
perswade
my selfe
I
shall
doe
so
with
your
good
leaue
.
so
farre
forth
,
as
they
speake
of
my
actions
;
&
say
,
that
I
haue
fat
offices
.
I
answer
,
this
is
vsually
compassed
by
long
and
trustie
seruice
,
to
the
whole
Kingdome
,
the
Prouince
,
and
the
common
wealth
.
My
Predecessour
in
the
first
yeare
of
his
office
,
was
made
keeper
of
the
great
Seale
;
vnder
which
Seale
,
at
that
time
the
bestowing
of
places
in
the
warres
(
which
was
a
very
gainefull
matter
)
passed
:
which
in
my
time
was
not
so
,
neither
was
the
custodie
thereof
wholly
committed
vnto
me
sooner
then
after
the
fifteenth
yeare
of
my
Aduocateships
place
.
But
since
the
keeping
of
the
Seale
fell
vnto
me
,
some
ten
conueiances
in
all
businesses
thereunto
belonging
passed
vnder
the
said
Seale
,
by
which
I
[
(b)
](A08477-e19480-b)
(b)
Neuerthelesse
,
your
seruants
were
enriched
thereby
.
made
no
gaine
,
not
a
Doit
,
which
might
benefit
me
.
The
Vice-maisters
place
of
the
fees
hath
not
allowed
one
halfe
penny
for
stipend
:
and
thus
farre
I
could
gaine
but
a
little
.
In
the
yeare
1586.
you
named
me
for
keeper
of
the
Registers
,
and
ouerseer
of
the
Rolles
:
and
when
afterwards
the
Lord
of
Nortwick
,
and
President
Nicholas
were
dead
,
you
bestowed
vpon
me
(
as
the
onely
suruiuer
)
the
same
state
with
ioynt
consent
.
And
I
perswade
my selfe
,
that
I
haue
done
good
seruice
therein
,
both
to
the
[
(c)
](A08477-e19540-b)
(c)
And
in
the
first
place
,
to
your selfe
and
your
owne
purse
.
country
&
the
parties
which
had
ought
to
doe
there
.
The
set
stipend
thereof
amounted
to
an
hundred
and
eight
Florens
yearely
.
And
although
the
stipends
of
others
the
like
,
were
now
growen
threefold
greater
,
then
they
were
before
the
war
,
yet
would
not
I
[
(a)
](A08477-e19550-b)
(a)
You
needed
not
:
for
you
paid
your selfe
.
intreat
you
for
any
of
them
:
moreouer
,
the
profits
are
vncertaine
.
In
place
of
this
condition
my
Predecessor
was
ouerseer
of
the
Vniuersitie
of
Leiden
,
and
of
the
priuy
Councell
of
Rhineland
.
For
my
[
(b)
](A08477-e19580-b)
(b)
He
is
already
worthy
to
bee
sainted
,
the
Pope
will
shortly
canonize
him
.
appearances
in
the
meetings
of
Assemblies
deputed
by
you
,
for
these
32.
yeares
and
vpwards
,
and
for
all
the
businesses
wherein
I
dealt
with
his
Excellence
,
I
receiued
no
stipend
:
neither
receiued
I
any
for
my
appearances
in
the
Councell
of
the
general
States
in
your
name
,
all
the
time
forementioned
:
although
I
had
more
then
[
(c)
](A08477-e19600-b)
(c)
He
counts
very
accurately
:
it
seemeth
he
noted
it
in
his
table
bookes
.
twentie
fiue
seuerall
times
a
[
(d)
](A08477-e19610-b)
(d)
Yea
and
rich
performance
too
.
promise
of
recompence
from
you
.
How
falsly
and
shamelessely
then
these
libellers
dare
speake
,
and
write
that
which
you
know
to
bee
a
tale
,
I
thinke
it
worth
my
paines
heere
briefly
to
show
.
That
questions
were
[
(e)
](A08477-e19620-b)
(e)
They
did
not
then
indeede
beginne
to
be
first
moued
,
but
to
be
first
published
;
to
stirre
vp
the
people
,
and
subuert
the
Countrey
.
Confesse
your
fault
and
mend
it
.
first
moued
touching
Religion
after
the
truce
,
is
without
question
false
;
forasmuch
as
in
the
doctrine
concerning
Predestination
,
and
the
appendices
thereto
,
there
was
a
diuersitie
of
questions
and
opinions
too
amongst
the
reformed
Doctours
,
not
onely
in
the
time
of
warre
,
but
before
the
beginning
thereof
.
And
they
were
alwaies
commended
,
who
taught
the
same
,
vnto
[
(f)
](A08477-e19650-b)
(f)
Prouided
that
the
truth
,
which
is
immutable
,
and
to
which
we
claue
,
might
not
bee
preiudiced
.
The
Arminians
were
deceiuers
from
the
beginning
,
and
your selfe
the
forge
of
all
lies
.
sobriety
and
edification
.
Now
from
the
yeare
74.
questions
were
moued
accordingly
as
order
required
,
in
these
Prouinces
;
my
good
Lord
and
Maister
,
the
Prince
of
Orenge
,
of
pious
memory
,
and
the
Lords
and
States
auerring
that
it
was
a
[
(g)
](A08477-e19680-b)
(g)
You
affirme
this
so
often
,
that
it
is
loathsome
and
odious
,
but
you
doe
not
proue
it
:
Who
sees
not
then
your
preposterous
dealing
?
part
of
their
office
and
power
to
make
Ecclesiasticall
lawes
and
orders
;
as
those
,
in
whom
the
lawfull
supremacy
resided
,
according
to
a
receiued
custom
in
all
Kingdomes
,
Prouinces
,
Common-wealths
,
and
Cities
,
which
haue
entertained
a
reformation
against
the
Idolatry
,
[
(a)
](A08477-e19710-b)
(a)
This
you
said
well
;
for
the
Arminians
haeresie
is
the
most
dangerous
haeresie
:
and
so
you
confound
your selfe
.
heresie
,
and
[
(b)
](A08477-e19730-b)
(b)
You
are
the
most
vsurping
Tyrant
,
worse
then
the
Pope
:
and
if
you
will
,
I
will
straight
way
proue
what
I
say
,
Priest
.
tyrannie
of
the
Papacie
:
as
appeares
by
his
[
(c)
](A08477-e19780-b)
(c)
Eyther
you
vnderstand
them
not
,
or
haue
corrupted
them
;
for
the
words
expresse
not
so
much
,
as
you
of
your
owne
head
deuise
:
consider
better
of
them
.
Ordinances
and
decrees
then
made
,
and
afterward
sent
from
place
to
place
to
the
Nobles
and
free-Cities
in
the
yeare
1610.
which
is
also
gathered
out
of
the
[
(d)
](A08477-e19790-b)
(d)
If
you
had
cited
the
text
,
you
had
brought
a
testimonie
against
your selfe
:
for
,
somewhat
lies
vnder
the
rinde
of
the
words
.
Ordinances
made
in
Holland
and
West-Frisland
in
the
yeare
1582.
&
1591.
In
Zeland
the
same
yeare
1591.
In
Vtricke
in
the
yeare
1590.
Lastly
,
in
Gronland
,
and
the
neighbouring
places
in
the
yeare
.1595
.
Your
Honours
and
Excellencies
knowe
very
well
,
that
I
,
not
onely
before
the
treatie
concerning
peace
,
but
while
the
treatie
lasted
,
and
alwaies
afterward
,
[
(e)
](A08477-e19870-b)
(e)
Heare
what
I
will
say
,
but
in
a
hidden
language
and
knowne
to
your selfe
alone
amongst
the
Hollanders
.
Paga
de
muchos
seruicios
puede
vn
hombre
hazer
,
mas
para
vn
buen
conscio
pagar
todos
los
Dios
son
menester
.
Doe
you
speake
these
things
from
your
heart
?
or
without
fayning
,
cunning
fraude
and
treacherie
?
seriously
laboured
both
publikely
and
otherwise
,
that
the
Spaniard
,
and
his
allies
might
in
no
sort
be
credited
:
and
that
I
openly
professed
,
that
it
was
vncredible
,
that
the
Spaniard
should
euer
forget
those
iniuries
,
which
they
conceiued
we
did
vnto
them
:
and
that
[
(f)
](A08477-e19910-b)
(f)
This
it
is
to
bee
a
man
of
note
and
famous
:
let
the
patriots
marke
it
.
wee
therefore
should
take
the
like
course
.
Wherfore
I
alwaies
[
(g)
](A08477-e19920-b)
(g)
Your
diligence
is
commendable
,
if
loue
and
affection
caused
it
:
now
seeing
it
is
cleane
contrary
,
it
must
bee
scorned
and
hissed
at
.
sollicited
,
that
the
value
of
the
[
(h)
](A08477-e19930-b)
(h)
Haue
you
not
forgotten
what
befell
vnto
Sixtus
5.
your
friend
?
He
,
when
hee
had
imposed
new
contributions
at
Rome
,
receiued
this
answere
,
Mi
asciguo
inanzi
che
il
sole
si
venda
.
May
not
the
Hollanders
iustly
make
the
same
reply
vnto
you
,
Qui
a
oreilles
,
oye
et
entende
.
contributions
should
not
onely
be
continued
,
but
increased
;
and
that
of
the
profits
thereof
by
better
husbanding
might
be
made
the
vttermost
:
so
that
the
truce
being
either
broken
or
finished
,
wee
might
proceed
to
warre
better
[
(i)
](A08477-e19970-b)
(i)
Nótre
ànon
est
bien
oreilié
,
mais
il
n'
entendra
pas
cela
.
prouided
,
then
when
the
truce
begun
to
be
made
.
They
alleage
in
their
booke
a
certaine
answer
giuen
by
the
generall-States
to
the
Arch-Duke
Erneste
in
the
yeare
1594
:
but
they
adde
not
that
I
was
the
authour
thereof
,
as
likewise
of
six
at
least
of
the
same
kind
,
which
were
directed
to
the
Lord
of
Reydt
,
the
Count
Mandescheyt
,
Charles
Nursell
,
and
many
more
,
and
afterward
in
progresse
of
time
sent
ouer
to
them
.
By
these
things
the
libellers
may
seeme
onely
to
expect
this
,
viz.
that
wee
should
haue
continued
the
war
,
either
till
Brabant
,
Flanders
,
and
the
residue
of
the
Prouinces
had
beene
conquered
,
and
so
haue
come
to
vs
as
a
refuge
:
or
till
the
Spaniard
had
ouercome
our
Prouinces
,
and
brought
them
in
the
same
case
,
wherein
others
then
were
.
Which
[
(b)
](A08477-e20040-b)
(b)
And
prouision
was
necessary
,
that
you
fainted
not
before
you
had
done
.
businesse
requires
many
words
,
much
speech
:
as
also
,
that
wee
haue
made
sundry
chargeable
expeditions
into
Brabant
and
Flanders
:
and
howsoeuer
the
inhabitants
,
and
cities
there
were
warned
and
intreated
to
giue
a
peremptorie
answer
concerning
a
mutuall
vnion
with
vs
:
yet
not
any
one
citie
,
nay
not
any
one
man
of
note
,
shewed
or
declared
that
he
would
be
on
our
partie
.
And
they
are
compelled
,
who
belong
vnto
the
other
Prouinces
,
whether
they
dwell
heere
or
else
where
,
to
beleeue
&
acknowledge
,
that
the
[
(c)
](A08477-e20070-b)
(c)
Yours
especially
in
sowing
discord
:
you
can
make
nothing
else
good
,
whatsoeuer
you
boast
of
.
honestie
,
courage
and
constancie
of
our
men
(
especially
those
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
)
hath
beene
,
and
is
yet
at
this
day
very
commodious
vnto
them
.
[
(d)
](A08477-e20110-b)
(d)
He
speakes
truely
heere
concerning
you
,
(
great
and
mighty
States
)
you
were
alwayes
indifferent
in
the
matter
,
if
I
except
the
Aduocate
and
one
or
two
more-He
is
the
troubler
hereof
.
You
neuer
denied
a
lawfull
(
but
not
partiall
and
diuided
)
and
equall
Prouinciall
Synod
vnto
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
but
rather
imploied
your
paines
to
procure
one
.
But
a
[
(e)
](A08477-e20140-b)
(e)
Who
made
that
Question
?
Or
who
vsed
those
arguments
by
way
of
opposing
it
?
was
it
not
your selfe
,
and
your
Arminians
?
Out
yee
Popish
knaues
,
sonnes
of
darkenesse
,
and
night
shadows
,
you
flie
the
light
,
and
dare
not
shew
your selues
in
publick
,
and
defend
your
fopperies
in
an
Ecclesiasticall
Assemblie
.
Hence
it
is
that
you
seeke
starting
holes
,
and
by
passages
,
and
deuise
things
contrary
to
truth
.
But
the
time
is
neere
wherein
all
Arminians
shall
be
repressed
,
and
restrayned
.
Bestirre
your selfe
and
act
your
part
(
most
excellent
Prince
Maurice
)
I
most
humbly
pray
you
:
and
you
my
Lords
the
mightie
States
,
bestirre
your selues
:
buckle
to
it
,
Master
Plancius
,
most
decre
and
neere
,
both
by
reason
of
one
common
and
naturall
language
,
and
also
daylie
acquaintance
and
familiaritie
:
and
you
Francis
Gomar
,
whose
care
of
,
and
for
vs
,
still
shewes
it selfe
:
you
Anthony
Smoutius
,
Vrsine
,
Salignacus
,
Dammannus
,
de
Lauignus
Ellerus
,
and
al
the
remainder
of
the
Ministers
of
Gods
word
,
bestirre
your selues
I
say
,
and
defend
our
ancient
Reformation
,
conuince
these
Innouators
,
bannish
and
roote
them
out
from
among
you
,
appoint
and
publish
a
Nationall
Synod
at
Dort
,
or
any
where
else
,
which
the
Arminians
doe
more
hate
,
then
the
Owle
the
light
of
the
Sunne
.
I
for
my
part
,
if
it
bee
fitting
,
will
strengthen
and
prepare
my selfe
therein
against
them
with
reasons
,
obseruations
,
histories
,
and
testimonies
of
Scripture
,
to
my
vtmost
power
.
question
was
made
,
by
what
meanes
this
might
bee
ordained
in
so
great
dissension
&
disagreement
:
so
that
it
might
tend
(
which
was
the
principall
matter
)
to
the
benefit
of
the
Church
and
Country
,
and
quietnesse
of
the
Comminaltie
.
And
certainely
there
is
a
maine
difference
betwixt
the
meetings
of
particular
parts
of
one
Prouince
,
or
foure
parts
thereof
,
and
a
Synode
of
a
whole
and
entire
Prouince
;
betwixt
the
times
of
schisme
and
dissension
,
&
the
times
of
Peace
and
Concord
.
Men
talke
much
of
the
Commissions
,
and
Oathes
as
well
of
the
Chiefetaines
,
as
of
the
militarie
route
:
but
it
is
euident
,
that
such
eyther
haue
not
seene
,
or
at
least
vnderstand
not
these
things
;
seeing
both
the
words
and
meaning
thereof
are
much
different
from
that
which
they
vndiscreetely
coyne
.
They
iudge
of
others
according
to
their
owne
false
,
peruerse
,
and
lying
hearts
.
They
doe
manifestly
contradict
the
truth
(
I
contest
your
knowledge
)
when
they
say
Master
Francis
Francken
of
pious
memorie
was
Aduocate
of
the
Countrie
.
For
you
know
that
he
had
no
publick
office
in
your
Assembly
,
but
that
he
was
a
Counsellor
and
Pensioner
of
Goud
:
afterward
,
leauing
that
office
hee
supplied
the
Aduocates
place
for
some
yeers
and
interceded
for
both
Councels
,
and
afterward
hee
was
made
a
Counsailor
himselfe
.
It
is
conspicuous
that
they
forbeare
to
speake
the
truth
,
when
they
report
that
I
said
to
his
Excellency
,
and
also
to
some
Preachers
,
that
I
had
made
[
(a)
](A08477-e20260-b)
(a)
Your
exception
against
the
matter
controuerted
giues
not
ful
satisfaction
;
or
the
originall
,
which
is
writte
in
Dutch
is
false
.
Neuerthelesse
,
when
he
striues
most
to
excuse
it
,
he
plurges
himselfe
into
more
errors
.
I
will
briefely
therefore
,
since
it
is
a
matter
of
moment
,
lay
downe
,
what
is
here
spoken
.
The
Labellers
say
and
proue
by
Barneuelts
owne
words
,
that
Vtenbogart
was
made
an
Arminian
by
him
.
Barneuelt
denies
he
did
any
such
thing
,
because
forsooth
,
he
learned
nothing
concerning
the
point
of
Praedestination
eyther
of
Arminius
or
Vtenbogarte
.
Now
I
demand
,
if
he
haue
satisfied
the
obiection
,
and
approued
himself
to
be
as
cleere
,
as
if
he
were
washed
with
milke
.
Hee
that
hath
any
brayne
,
sees
hee
is
not
well
in
his
wittes
,
if
hee
thinkes
as
hee
writes
;
or
else
foolish
altogether
,
if
hee
thinke
one
thing
and
write
another
:
especially
,
since
the
matter
in
question
is
the
crime
of
Heresie
,
and
the
villany
of
seducing
in
a
cause
concerning
saluation
.
But
what
lettes
,
why
the
Aduocate
may
not
be
said
to
haue
made
the
Preacher
Vtenbogart
an
Arminian
?
Because
he
affirmes
that
he
learned
nothing
of
the
said
partie
:
yea
,
this
is
rather
a
solid
confirmation
of
the
matter
,
especially
since
it
is
vsed
for
an
excuse
.
To
speake
more
plainly
,
Barneuelt
is
an
Arminian
:
Vtenbogart
is
an
Arminian
too
:
the
one
made
the
other
an
Arminian
.
Now
the
question
is
who
was
the
seducer
?
I
,
that
I
may
end
the
controuersie
,
will
frame
an
hypotheticall
Syllogisme
,
such
an
one
as
Cicero
concerning
Milo
and
Clodius
.
Eyther
Vtenbogart
seduced
Barneuelt
,
or
Barneuelt
Vtenbogart
.
But
Vtenbogart
did
not
seduce
Barneuelt
,
therefore
Barneuelt
seduced
Vtenbogart
.
The
hypothesis
makes
the
proposition
of
an
vngainsayable
truth
:
the
assumption
is
affirmed
by
Berneuelt
himselfe
.
The
conclusion
then
is
,
Berneuelt
was
the
seducer
.
Vtenbogart
an
Arminian
.
This
I
said
,
that
I
,
when
Hermannus
Herbartes
cause
about
26
yeeres
since
was
handled
before
me
at
the
Haigh
,
and
amongst
other
things
it
was
declared
that
he
would
not
professe
the
Almightie
God
to
be
the
Author
of
sinne
,
that
I
,
as
I
said
,
warned
Vtenbogarte
returning
to
his
house
,
that
this
businesse
of
praedestination
,
condemning
,
or
reprobating
,
would
stirre
vp
great
troubles
,
as
a
matter
that
became
not
Christians
,
and
was
repugnant
to
my
mind
and
thousands
more
:
in
which
minde
and
opinion
,
I
professed
I
had
persisted
from
the
yeare
1568.
and
therefore
that
I
had
learned
nothing
either
of
Arminius
or
Vtenbogarte
concerning
this
point
.
T
is
false
also
,
that
I
made
them
Burgomasters
,
Aldermen
,
and
common
Counsellers
in
free-cities-who
fitted
my
humour
:
seeing
these
things
were
the
least
part
of
my
care
.
In
fine
,
that
being
intreated
thereto
by
some
few
cities
,
I
mentioned
the
matter
to
his
Excellence
.
But
his
Excellence
herein
chiefly
vsed
the
counsell
of
the
Presidents
,
Vander
Myle
,
Wingaerd
,
Iniossa
and
the
Senatours
.
T
is
a
meere
cogge
,
that
the
King
of
France
offered
by
his
Embassadours
the
reliefe
of
an
hundred
thousand
crownes
monethly
.
As
this
also
was
feigned
that
the
charges
of
the
warre
surpassed
the
summe
of
seuen
millions
of
crownes
.
In
like
manner
,
that
three
millions
of
crownes
were
requested
of
the
King
of
France
.
It
is
also
a
plaine
lie
,
that
I
gaue
vnto
President
Ianyn
,
and
Busanual
some
thousands
of
Florenes
.
As
yee
likewise
know
it
to
be
a
fained
tale
,
that
I
had
power
of
disposing
an
hundred
twenty
thousand
Florenes
yeerely
.
I
had
onely
in
lieu
of
my
extraordinary
expences
,
and
the
trouble
of
making
correspondence
within
,
and
without
the
Countrey
and
the
adiacent
places
,
fiue
hundred
Florenes
yeerely
.
Which
difference
how
great
it
is
,
let
any
man
iudge
.
They
do
sensibly
,
manifestly
,
and
palpably
lie
,
when
they
say
that
our
treasure
was
lessened
by
excessiue
,
and
extraordinarie
charges
since
the
truce
;
seeing
(
beside
the
paiment
of
many
thousands
to
the
Frenchmen
,
which
were
neither
reckoned
nor
accounted
,
&
concerning
which
three
yeres
before
&
alwaies
after
diuerse
demonstrances
were
tendered
in
the
Assembly
of
your
Honours
and
Highnesses
)
in
the
fines
or
mony-matters
of
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
there
was
no
disorder
,
&
no
losse
happened
since
the
truce
,
but
rather
a
great
ease
,
and
notable
increase
of
things
succeeded
,
as
before
I
haue
shewed
.
So
that
it
was
diligently
prouided
,
that
the
debts
and
charges
might
not
exceed
the
reuenewes
.
It
is
an
apparant
lie
too
,
that
I
promised
President
Ianyn
,
that
in
the
while
the
truce
last
I
would
bring
in
the
practise
of
the
Romish
religion
:
I
alwaies
laboured
for
the
contrarie
,
so
that
the
propounding
thereof
hitherto
hath
beene
debarred
,
and
kept
heere
in
priuate
.
For
these
many
yeeres
I
haue
laboured
with
tooth
and
naile
,
priuately
and
publikely
,
to
vnite
all
the
companies
of
the
East-Indies
,
&
make
one
generall
one
of
them
all
,
to
procure
the
approbation
,
and
assistance
thereof
.
Which
many
of
the
companies
thereof
can
witnesse
.
And
as
soone
as
we
may
hope
for
a
successe
of
making
a
company
for
the
West-Indies
,
I
will
bestow
my
paines
herein
too
,
and
confute
those
that
withstand
it
.
If
these
forgering
fellowes
would
manifest
and
discouer
themselues
,
&
maintaine
what
they
haue
written
;
I
will
vndertake
to
make
good
&
proue
that
in
all
other
Articles
,
wherin
they
haue
deposed
against
me
,
they
haue
done
me
notable
iniury
:
and
that
in
many
things
they
haue
trespassed
against
the
authoritie
,
liberties
,
and
priuiledges
of
the
Countrey
,
and
of
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
;
and
that
therefore
both
themselues
,
as
also
they
which
had
a
hand
in
this
businesse
,
[
(a)
](A08477-e20770-b)
(a)
If
they
deserue
to
bee
punished
,
you
deserue
death
,
by
whose
instigations
these
courses
were
taken
.
deserue
to
be
seuerely
punished
.
When
I
would
haue
ended
these
matters
,
I
thought
with
my selfe
,
and
also
desired
your
Honours
,
and
Highnesses
in
generall
,
and
the
Nobles
and
Gouernours
of
free-Cities
in
particular
,
to
consider
,
by
[
(b)
](A08477-e20790-b)
(b)
The
assertions
following
are
meere
impostures
,
deuised
for
Barneuelts
protection
,
the
ouerthrowe
of
Graue-Maurice
,
and
the
vtter
destruction
of
Religion
.
Therefore
,
reader
,
credite
nothing
therein
.
For
my
part
,
I
will
not
make
any
stay
in
declaring
so
much
;
but
showe
it
in
a
word
,
where
need
requires
.
what
meanes
these
tempests
might
bee
allayed
.
In
fine
,
I
say
(
with
reuerence
and
vnder
your
correction
be
it
spoken
)
that
all
[
(c)
](A08477-e20820-b)
(c)
This
crafts-master
feares
lest
hee
should
bee
called
to
an
account
for
his
doings
,
or
rather
constrained
thereto
.
Wherefore
for
his
owne
saueguard
hee
perswades
that
violence
may
be
vsed
vpon
no
man
:
the
proofes
hee
vses
,
are
onely
for
fashion
sake
,
and
that
with
great
words
and
titles
hee
may
deterre
vs
from
a
further
searching
into
the
truth
.
violent
courses
(
whereto
the
forenamed
practises
inclined
)
would
bee
hurtfull
,
and
pernicious
to
the
state
of
the
Prouinces
and
free
Cities
,
to
his
Excellence
,
and
his
whole
house
,
and
euery
member
thereof
,
to
all
good
Patriots
of
what
condition
soeuer
,
but
especially
to
the
true
and
reformed
Religion
,
and
all
those
,
who
embrace
it
.
And
that
that
this
was
a
meere
plot
deuised
by
the
Spaniard
to
the
perturbation
,
and
vtter
ouerthrow
and
destruction
,
of
these
famous
Prouinces
.
Wherefore
[
(d)
](A08477-e20830-b)
(d)
Marke
how
this
bloud-sucker
heere
makes
way
for
future
tragedies
:
but
his
poison
lies
in
his
taile
,
take
heed
therefore
of
his
venemous
,
and
deadly
sting
.
that
ought
to
bee
approued
of
,
which
the
King
of
Frances
Embassadour
very
discreetly
,
and
with
good
reason
commended
,
&
the
King
of
England
againe
and
againe
counselled
and
perswaded
both
to
the
generall-States
,
and
vnto
you
too
in
the
yeere
1613.
Whereto
his
Maiesties
admonitions
,
and
aduice
giuen
within
this
yeeres
compasse
may
also
bee
referred
,
and
applied
:
as
also
the
counsell
and
admonitions
of
the
King
of
Switzerlands
Embassadour
extraordinarie
,
and
diuers
warnings
giuen
to
the
same
purpose
,
in
sundry
assemblies
both
publikely
,
and
priuately
.
Namely
,
that
all
guile
and
dissimulation
,
all
sinister
suspect
,
and
ambition
,
all
conceiued
gall
,
hatred
,
and
reuenge
might
be
laid
aside
,
and
the
former
grudges
being
forgotten
,
and
not
thought
of
(
as
farre
as
was
possible
without
notable
preiudice
to
any
)
a
new
vnitie
of
mindes
might
be
made
in
charitie
,
peace
and
concord
.
For
this
is
the
onely
remedy
,
whereby
the
counsels
,
hostilitie
,
and
treacherie
of
the
Spaniard
might
be
resisted
.
These
things
being
done
,
speciall
care
is
to
bee
taken
,
that
such
,
as
are
deputed
for
the
Assembly
of
the
generall
States
,
and
those
,
which
consult
in
common
without
any
instructions
,
should
perswade
themselues
that
the
last
Vtricke
vnion
is
the
very
foundation
of
their
Assembly
;
well
and
aduisedly
prouiding
,
that
the
[
(a)
](A08477-e20890-b)
(a)
Yea
,
the
thirteenth
Article
too
?
Ah!
I'
ay
souuent
ouy
dire
qu'
on
cognouit
l'animant
au
parler
,
&
le
pot
au
sonner
.
So
ghesse
we
at
the
metall
by
the
sound
:
So
by
the
voice
,
the
beast
in
chase
is
found
.
Articles
concluded
of
therein
,
as
their
prouidence
and
pleasure
thought
fit
,
may
be
obserued
,
and
enacted
;
the
defects
of
the
former
yeeres
contributions
may
bee
excused
and
supplied
;
Consents
may
bee
maturely
and
well
obtained
for
the
contributions
of
the
yeere
present
,
and
satisfaction
may
be
made
vnto
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
by
the
contributions
of
the
other
seuerall
Prouinces
proportionably
for
the
money
dispended
vpon
two
companies
of
footmen
of
the
French
,
and
two
troopes
of
horsemen
:
That
[
(b)
](A08477-e20970-b)
(b)
How
stately
doth
hee
heere
like
the
principal
commonwealthes
man
prescribe
lawes
vnto
the
Generall
States
,
and
limit
their
power
!
and
yet
they
are
chiefe
Lords
,
and
Administrators
of
all
things
.
But
if
this
Foxes
cunning
bee
haply
vnknowne
to
the
Reader
,
I
will
briefely
lay
it
open
.
Et
à
fin
que
ie
ne
te
voye
plus
en
sinistre
opinion
de
la
chose
,
Regarde
,
car
des
yeux
ie
t'
osteray
la
nue
,
Qui
des
yeux
des
humains
rend
moins
clare
Iauenë
.
And
that
you
may
no
longer
misconceiue
the
matter
:
Attend
,
I
meane
the
curtaine
to
vnfold
,
Which
yet
the
mindes
cleere
sight
in
doubt
doth
hold
.
The
prouinciall
States
beyond
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
and
Vtricke
(
those
beyond
the
Islands
now
also
are
conformed
by
the
most
excellent
Prince
of
Orenge
his
meanes
)
are
of
the
ancient
Reformation
,
and
these
are
the
Gelderlanders
,
the
Zutfeniens
,
the
Zelanders
,
and
Groenlanders
:
some
belonging
to
these
Prouinces
are
deputed
to
the
Haighe
,
which
make
vp
the
Generall
States
.
Who
beeing
,
as
I
said
,
of
the
ancient
reformation
for
the
most
part
,
if
they
should
iudge
Barneuelts
cause
,
he
were
sure
to
be
hanged
.
That
this
therefore
may
not
come
to
passe
,
and
to
secure
himselfe
,
he
alwaies
highly
praises
,
commends
,
extols
,
exhorts
,
counsels
the
Prouinciall
States
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
to
whom
this
whole
Apology
is
directed
,
viz.
that
they
may
countenance
and
defend
his
person
,
and
not
cause
(
for
this
is
the
mark
he
shootes
at
)
nay
,
not
suffer
him
to
be
drawn
to
a
higher
Tribunal
;
since
all
the
Hollanders
generally
are
Arminians
:
The
Reader
vnderstands
mee
.
And
to
this
purpose
is
that
,
which
he
addes
concerning
religion
.
the
same
Deputies
take
not
causes
in
the
foresaid
vnion
into
their
examination
,
and
determination
,
either
not
committed
vnto
them
,
or
expressely
reserued
for
particular
Prouinces
by
name
;
vnlesse
this
be
permitted
vnto
them
by
the
free
consent
of
the
Prouinces
iointly
,
all
exacting
of
suffrages
remoued
:
since
this
is
to
be
accounted
the
vsurpation
,
and
violating
of
the
power
and
iurisdiction
of
the
seuerall
Prouinces
;
whereof
no
profit
,
but
rather
disprofit
and
destruction
may
hereafter
arise
.
That
this
[
(a)
](A08477-e21220-b)
(a)
That
you
may
not
please
your selfe
a
whit
herein
;
Mark
mee
:
There
the
point
in
question
is
not
concerning
the
Arminian
Religion
,
but
Romish
Poperie
:
which
if
you
would
bring
into
request
againe
;
you
goe
against
your
oath
,
and
that
which
you
formerly
auerred
touching
the
Gouernour
Iauyn
.
And
truely
if
the
VtrickeVnion
be
to
bee
kept
,
as
you
vrge
,
then
all
Papists
will
triumph
,
who
may
freely
then
say
all
their
Masses
.
Yea
,
if
the
thirteenth
Article
ought
to
be
obserued
,
all
Monkes
are
to
bee
called
backe
againe
into
the
confederated
Prouinces
,
all
Ecclesiasticall
goods
and
Monasteries
are
to
be
restored
.
Let
my
Lords
the
States
marke
,
whither
hee
and
his
Arminianisme
comes
.
Are
these
Spanish
Counsels
,
and
the
stirrings
vp
of
sleeping
Wolues
?
is
most
fitting
in
causes
concerning
Religion
,
is
manifest
by
the
expresse
text
of
the
aforesaid
Vnion
,
and
also
by
diuers
other
Treaties
;
namely
,
that
the
determining
concerning
Religion
,
and
causes
thereto
appertaining
,
is
reserued
to
each
seuerall
Prouince
:
[
(b)
](A08477-e21260-b)
(b)
I
will
speake
plainely
,
you
lie
.
and
the
custome
obserued
for
these
thirtie
yeeres
last
past
in
the
foresaid
assemblies
,
was
agreeable
hereto
,
so
that
herein
nothing
at
all
was
done
without
the
ioynt-consent
of
all
the
Prouinces
.
That
his
[
(c)
](A08477-e21280-b)
(c)
Mauritius
knowes
what
the
Anagram
of
his
name
imports
.
Mars
viuit
.
Noble
Prince
,
let
him
feele
and
haue
experiment
of
your
power
and
valour
:
cleere
your selfe
,
and
your
honour
.
Excellencie
,
and
the
Councell
of
the
State
in
ordering
the
affaires
of
the
State
,
and
of
the
warre
belonging
to
the
Prouinces
in
common
,
doe
follow
the
Instructions
,
which
the
Lords
the
generall
States
vpon
mature
deliberation
shall
giue
concerning
the
same
:
and
which
they
themselues
interchangeably
haue
confirmed
by
oath
,
that
they
will
follow
,
and
obserue
.
And
that
it
should
be
so
prouided
that
the
Prouinces
might
purge
,
and
supply
and
make
good
their
former
defaults
in
giuing
their
consents
;
and
each
of
them
,
for
their
particular
,
keepe
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
scot-free
and
harmelesse
concerning
the
expenses
which
the
French
horsemen
and
souldiers
with
their
Officers
put
them
to
:
and
further
that
good
order
might
be
taken
for
the
yeerely
contributions
and
paiment
thereof
,
and
that
the
charges
may
not
farre
exceed
the
receiued
contributions
:
and
that
care
bee
taken
,
that
nothing
be
done
in
matters
of
greater
importance
without
the
priuitie
,
and
knowledge
of
the
generall
States
:
that
nothing
be
attempted
contrarie
to
the
liberties
,
rights
,
priuiledges
,
and
customes
of
the
Prouinces
,
free-cities
&
members
thereof
:
and
particularly
that
there
be
no
let
,
&
hinderance
,
concerning
the
performance
of
the
two
&
thirtith
Article
of
the
foresaid
instruction
,
for
very
weighty
causes
therein
contained
.
That
his
Excellence
,
and
the
Companies
of
the
Admiraltie
,
order
the
affaires
,
and
proceedings
of
the
warre
by
Sea
,
according
to
the
meanes
with
their
appurtenances
,
prescribed
by
the
said
instruction
,
which
also
they
promised
by
oath
:
and
that
in
businesses
extraordinarie
,
and
of
more
moment
,
they
proceede
not
without
the
notice
and
consent
of
the
States
generall
,
foreseeing
withall
that
the
charges
surpasse
not
too
much
the
reuenewes
and
Incomes
.
The
Gentrie
,
Nobles
,
and
Deputies
of
Holland
,
and
West-Frisland
,
argue
not
about
any
instruction
,
but
consent
vnto
the
Articles
proposed
,
or
refused
,
and
are
bound
to
speake
their
opinion
in
all
chances
for
the
benefite
and
securitie
as
well
of
the
Prouinces
in
generall
,
as
also
of
the
members
and
cities
thereof
in
particular
.
Wherein
chiefely
must
bee
regarded
the
vnion
made
betwixt
the
members
&
cities
first
of
all
,
and
then
betwixt
euery
particular
Prouince
,
considering
for
what
end
the
members
and
cities
were
interchangeably
conioined
,
and
therein
showing
the
ancient
truth
and
honestie
,
with
their
sincere
agreement
,
and
assured
confidence
in
the
one
and
other
:
A
forgetfulnesse
cast
ouer
things
past
for
the
good
of
the
Prouinces
,
members
,
and
cities
thereof
.
In
the
cause
of
Religion
a
toleration
would
be
granted
for
a
[
(a)
](A08477-e21360-b)
(a)
How
long
shall
this
time
be
?
as
long
as
Barneuelt
liues
?
or
till
Temothah
.
I
speake
vnto
my
brethren
in
a
dialect
,
which
they
onely
vnderstand
:
rascag
,
raga
,
resoneet
saddic
iescamu
?
It
were
too
long
.
Some
speedier
course
must
be
taken
;
because
chone
malach
,
Adonai
sauif
lireau
vai
halletsem
;
and
because
pene
lehouah
begoserag
,
lehachrith
meerets
zicram
.
Onely
let
them
performe
it
couragiously
.
time
,
&
an
agreement
made
with
those
,
who
are
otherwise
minded
concerning
the
point
of
Predestination
,
and
the
appendices
thereof
:
all
other
in
conueniences
in
the
meane
time
preuented
,
and
in
other
matters
a
continuance
in
the
reformed
doctrine
granted
.
Furthermore
,
an
Ecclesiasticall
Decree
must
bee
made
,
and
the
Ecclesiasticall
societie
,
and
discipline
restored
according
to
the
tenour
thereof
:
From
henceforth
[
(a)
](A08477-e21420-b)
(a)
How
fearefull
he
is
of
himselfe
?
but
his
punishment
now
drawes
neere
.
keeping
their
promises
and
decrees
,
that
no
man
bee
demanded
,
sifted
,
or
troubled
for
his
Religion
,
or
opinion
concerning
the
same
:
that
euery
one
may
securely
liue
in
peace
and
quietnesse
vnder
the
lawfull
gouernement
of
these
Prouinces
and
Cities
.
And
in
case
the
foresaid
opinions
must
needs
be
decided
,
then
without
partakings
,
&
according
to
reason
it
be
enquired
,
&
by
what
way
,
order
,
and
meeting
,
that
may
best
bee
done
by
the
common
consent
.
That
his
Excellence
,
and
the
Senators
deputed
by
you
deale
in
all
affaires
of
the
State
,
in
Ecclesiastical
and
[
(bb)
](A08477-e21440-b)
(bb)
Noble
Gentleman
,
&
excellent
Prince
,
giue
this
coward
the
hearing
,
but
follow
not
his
counsell
.
Labori
eux
Athlete
,
&
poudreux
d'exercice
,
Qui
ne
trembla
iamais
pour
un
petit
novice
.
And
howsoeuer
you
haue
differred
to
cope
with
your
enemie
,
dessous
un
fer
rouille
n'
est
moins
preux
un
Achille
.
secular
gouernment
,
in
the
warres
belonging
vnto
the
Prouinces
of
Holland
and
West-Frisland
,
the
members
and
Cities
thereof
,
specially
according
to
their
seuerall
commissions
,
instructions
,
resolutions
,
and
Actes
;
and
that
in
great
and
weighty
matters
your
consent
bee
sought
for
,
and
that
in
all
things
your
decrees
be
obserued
.
[
(bb)
](A08477-e21530-b)
(bb)
Noble
Gentleman
,
&
excellent
Prince
,
giue
this
coward
the
hearing
,
but
follow
not
his
counsell
.
Labori
eux
Athlete
,
&
poudreux
d'exercice
,
Qui
ne
trembla
iamais
pour
un
petit
novice
.
And
howsoeuer
you
haue
differred
to
cope
with
your
enemie
,
dessous
un
fer
rouille
n'
est
moins
preux
un
Achille
.
That
his
Excellence
and
the
Iudges
in
cases
iudiciall
,
and
other
differences
may
equally
administer
Iustice
,
and
bee
assisted
for
the
better
performance
thereof
.
That
the
Exchequer
in
guiding
the
Dominions
,
and
other
matters
left
to
the
disposall
thereof
,
duely
execute
it
office
,
and
be
encouraged
in
execution
thereof
.
That
the
Officers
both
in
general
and
particular
,
and
all
gouernours
of
Citie
:
and
Townes
behaue
themselues
decently
in
promoting
a
good
and
ciuill
gouernement
,
in
the
Administration
of
Iustice
,
the
increase
of
the
publike
good
;
and
in
a
word
,
in
procuring
the
peace
and
vnitie
of
Cities
,
Boroughs
,
strangers
,
and
towne-dwellers
,
that
they
wisely
vse
their
authoritie
,
and
be
assisted
and
confirmed
in
the
same
.
Now
if
these
things
bee
thus
ordered
,
and
euery
one
haue
their
owne
right
,
if
euery
ones
[
(a)
](A08477-e21630-b)
(a)
How
gladly
would
hee
bee
a
great
Lord
and
Master
ouer
all
?
but
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
But
there
is
a
God
that
sees
and
surely
punishes
such
things
.
authoritie
,
office
,
honour
,
and
possessions
be
reserued
to
themselues
safe
and
sound
,
without
doubt
within
a
short
time
al
things
wil
go
better
with
vs
.
My
good
Lords
,
I
haue
beene
more
[
(b)
](A08477-e21660-b)
(b)
So
haue
my
castigations
:
therefore
if
you
obtaine
pardon
,
I
haue
no
reason
to
despayre
of
it
,
for
in
tediousnesse
and
prolixitie
we
iumpe
:
only
your
cause
vs
worse
then
mine
,
for
the
truth
is
strong
aboue
al
things
,
and
conquereth
for
euermore
.
tedious
,
then
I
was
aware
of
:
I
intreat
you
all
to
looke
to
marters
as
well
generally
as
particularly
concerning
your
prerogatiues
,
rights
,
priuiledges
and
safetie
.
For
[
(c)
](A08477-e21670-b)
(c)
And
heere
thus
agained
.
Souvent
i'ay
beu
,
encor
qu'
a
contre
oeur
,
Quand
i'
auoy
mal
,
de
tres
amers
breuvages
.
O
Socij
,
neque
enim
ignari
sumus
ante
malorum
;
O
passi
grauiora
:
dabit
Deus
his
quoque
finem
.
Those
are
not
the
first
euils
(
Iwis
)
we
haue
endured
:
&
we
hope
,
braue
mates
,
to
bee
rid
of
these
.
my
part
,
such
were
my
troubles
(
yet
God
deliuered
me
out
of
them
)
in
the
yeares
1586
,
and
1587
,
vnder
the
Earle
of
Leicester
,
and
in
the
yeares
1588
,
1589
vnder
the
Lord
Willoughby
,
his
successour
in
the
gouernment
of
the
English
garrisons
(
vnder
whose
name
these
impudent
forgers
seeke
to
shelter
&
patronage
themselues
)
then
in
the
yeare
1600
after
the
battell
of
Flanders
,
afterward
in
the
yeare
1608.
in
the
treaty
concerning
the
league
:
For
these
32.
yeares
the
truth
hath
triumphed
in
her
conquest
ouer
falshood
.
I
presume
,
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(d)
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(d)
Amen
,
Amen
,
may
God
ass●yle
the
the
truth
and
her
followers
:
but
you
and
your
wicked
adherents
,
your
Arminians
,
slaues
to
Antichrist
,
shall
perish
together
.
For
thus
much
I
presume
except
you
repent
,
and
conforme
yourselfe
to
Antiquity
.
God
in
his
good
time
will
assoile
the
truth
,
destroy
falshood
,
and
confound
the
authours
thereof
:
and
others
also
there
are
(
and
those
great
ones
and
of
good
deserts
too
)
not
onely
in
our
Prouinces
,
but
in
the
neighbour
kingdoms
also
&
dominions
,
as
well
heretofore
,
as
in
this
present
age
,
who
could
not
acquit
&
free
themselues
from
such
&
greater
calumnies
&
false
accusations
.
I
[
(a)
](A08477-e21790-b)
(a)
And
I
most
mighty
God
,
earnestly
beseech
thee
,
from
the
supreame
Throne
of
thy
Maiesty
,
that
thou
wouldst
bee
pleased
to
looke
vpon
thy
holy
People
,
and
the
faithfull
Ministers
of
thy
Church
:
and
so
fortifie
,
protect
,
and
defend
them
against
their
insulting
enemies
wheresoeuer
,
the
false
brethren
and
Prophets
,
and
especially
the
maintayners
of
the
Arminian
wicked
sect
,
who
seeke
to
trouble
and
breake
that
vnion
which
thou
hast
confirmed
;
That
they
whom
thou
hast
praedestinated
to
saluation
,
may
alwayes
haue
the
vpper
hand
,
and
triumph
in
the
certainty
of
their
saluation
:
but
they
,
whom
thou
hast
created
vnto
confusion
,
and
as
vessels
of
thy
most
iust
wrath
,
may
tumble
and
be
thrust
headlong
thither
,
whereto
from
all
eternitie
thou
didst
predestinate
them
,
euen
before
they
had
done
any
good
or
euil
.
Euen
so
Father
,
because
it
seemed
good
vnto
thee
:
thy
word
is
truth
,
thy
word
endures
for
euer
,
Amen
.
beseech
Almightie
God
in
mercie
to
open
your
eyes
,
(
my
good
Lords
)
and
with
the
blessing
of
his
heauenly
grace
to
strengthen
and
confirme
you
in
your
prosperous
and
happy
gouernment
.
From
the
Haigh
,
April
20.
1618.