An
answere
to
the
letter
lately
sent
by
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
(
written
in
maner
of
a
pardon
)
to
those
of
Amsterdam
,
and
to
be
by
them
conueyed
to
all
the
Townes
there
about
.
THE
confidence
and
assured
persuasion
that
wée
haue
alwayes
had
and
yet
haue
of
the
kings
naturall
disposition
,
hath
besides
many
other
weightie
reasons
and
considerations
moued
vs
,
that
we
can
not
ascribe
or
impute
this
vnreasonable
and
tyrannous
regiment
,
the
open
subuersion
of
all
good
customes
,
rightes
,
vsances
,
priuileges
and
liberties
of
the
towns
and
whole
Countrie
,
vsed
by
a
straunge
Nation
,
now
of
late
,
contrarie
to
the
Kings
promises
,
letters
,
and
othe
,
by
méere
force
brought
into
the
same
,
vpon
the
Kings
Maiestie
.
For
séeing
we
haue
effectually
found
him
a
louer
of
his
subiects
,
a
mild
hearer
of
the
complaintes
and
cryes
of
the
poore
and
suppressed
,
a
tutor
of
the
iust
,
and
a
defendour
of
the
liberties
and
rightes
of
the
countries
.
How
can
wée
then
beléeue
by
any
meanes
,
that
he
of
his
own
frée
will
,
should
permit
(
much
lesse
commaund
)
that
these
his
naturall
base
Countries
should
thus
pitifully
be
suppressed
,
and
by
violence
of
a
straunge
Nation
,
brought
to
euerlastinge
subuersion
and
ruine
?
For
at
the
first
,
not
being
conquered
by
the
sword
,
but
through
friendly
alliance
and
agréement
first
ioyned
with
the
famous
house
of
Austria
,
and
afterwards
with
the
Kingdomes
of
Spayne
,
and
so
from
time
to
time
haue
vsed
their
entire
affection
and
faithfull
seruice
,
aswell
towards
his
Maiestie
,
as
also
to
his
moste
noble
Auncesters
,
with
singular
industrie
and
diligence
.
Namely
in
the
last
warres
with
France
,
it
hath
manifestly
appeared
,
wherin
they
neither
spared
charges
nor
paynes
:
but
to
the
maintenance
of
the
same
,
in
short
space
leuied
iiij
.
C.
millions
of
Golde
,
and
likewise
in
all
other
matters
,
declared
towards
his
Maiestie
all
due
obedience
.
Also
his
Maiestie
hath
againe
at
al
times
shewed
a
Fatherly
and
benigne
disposition
towards
the
said
Countries
.
Howe
could
hée
then
haue
stopped
his
eares
from
the
cryes
and
lamentations
of
his
poore
and
true
subiectes
?
Or
how
could
he
shut
his
eyes
and
not
behold
the
lasciuious
and
wilfull
dealings
of
a
straunge
Nation
?
or
his
hart
be
shut
vp
from
hauing
compassion
ouer
such
a
miserable
destruction
of
his
Townes
and
Countrie
,
so
florishing
and
prospering
at
that
time
,
as
no
land
in
Christendome
more
.
Where
as
the
States
of
the
whole
lande
,
aswell
in
generall
as
particular
,
yea
the
chiefest
of
the
Nobilitie
and
Lordes
themselues
with
humble
Supplications
,
Remonstrances
,
Ambassades
and
many
other
meanes
,
haue
obediently
requested
to
bée
hard
indifferently
,
and
to
be
released
of
such
a
tyrannicall
yoke
.
No
certainly
,
we
know
and
beléeue
that
our
King
of
nature
is
the
most
gratious
and
mercyfullest
Prince
that
may
be
found
.
But
séeing
we
know
this
,
we
conclude
resolutely
,
that
this
is
not
his
doing
nor
will
,
which
by
the
Albanish
faction
hath
of
late
ben
done
,
but
they
giue
the
King
to
vnderstand
slaunderous
tales
by
them
falsely
deuised
,
kéeping
him
faste
in
Spaine
,
to
the
intent
he
should
rule
according
to
their
appetit
,
abusing
his
name
,
seale
,
and
blankes
at
their
pleasure
,
giuing
out
commaundements
in
his
name
such
as
best
serue
for
their
purpose
:
which
thing
is
so
plaine
and
notorious
,
as
no
man
is
of
so
simple
vnderstanding
and
iudgement
,
which
doth
not
sée
,
yea
féele
it
.
For
they
perceyuing
about
vi
.
yeares
past
,
the
Nobilitie
and
Gentlemen
of
the
countrie
,
to
take
to
hart
the
state
of
the
same
,
presenting
Requests
to
be
dismissed
from
the
Inquisition
and
tyrannie
of
the
new
Bishops
,
then
could
they
beginne
to
say
,
that
to
the
Kinges
naturall
good
inclination
towards
his
subiects
,
and
their
good
obedience
,
great
wrong
was
offered
:
as
who
would
say
,
it
was
not
the
Kings
mind
nor
pleasure
that
his
owne
Landes
should
bee
charged
with
such
a
tirannicall
seruitude
as
the
Inquisition
is
,
&
that
he
neuer
thought
it
,
which
thei
published
vnder
the
Kings
letters
and
seale
,
which
they
sent
not
onely
vnto
certaine
townes
and
congregations
,
but
likewise
to
certaine
of
the
chief
Lordes
and
Nobles
of
the
Lande
.
Then
within
a
short
whyle
after
(
thinking
the
time
fit
to
serue
their
turne
)
they
published
new
Letters
&
Edictes
in
the
Kings
name
,
expressely
to
the
contrarie
:
wherein
his
Maiestie
willed
and
streightly
commaunded
that
the
new
Bishoppes
,
the
Counsell
of
Trent
,
and
Inquisition
should
be
planted
,
vppon
payne
of
his
extréeme
displeasure
.
Within
a
whyle
after
,
they
considering
a
great
alteration
like
to
happen
,
and
some
commotion
towards
amongest
the
people
,
not
findinge
them selues
sufficiently
strong
,
they
once
ageyne
called
in
the
same
and
in
the
kings
name
made
a
new
agréement
,
confirming
it
vnder
his
Seale
.
But
within
a
whyle
after
(
béeinge
prouided
of
a
power
)
the
Kyngs
letters
vnder
his
great
seale
,
was
by
them
broken
and
violated
,
and
the
commons
charged
with
new
othes
and
taxes
.
Then
began
the
Gallowes
,
scaffoldes
,
and
poles
,
to
be
erected
,
the
swoordes
whetted
,
and
the
fiers
kindled
,
and
then
they
began
to
murther
,
burne
,
and
hang
,
all
the
kyngs
true
subiects
without
end
or
measure
:
yea
the
most
noblest
Lordes
of
the
countrie
were
forced
to
flée
or
to
be
murtherid
.
Now
wel
knowing
that
they
kyng
hath
no
pleasure
in
these
doings
,
that
his
true
subiects
should
thus
vniustly
and
tirannously
bée
handled
,
as
he
himselfe
hath
often
declared
,
and
as
we
are
fully
certified
,
do
therfore
(
not
against
our
kyng
,
but
against
certain
presumptious
straungers
,
which
haue
aduaunced
themselues
to
inuade
our
country
without
right
or
reason
,
)
take
the
sword
in
hand
to
defend
and
deliuer
our
bodies
from
their
bloudie
swoords
,
our
goods
from
their
gryping
hands
,
&
our
wiues
and
daughters
from
their
vnchast
desires
,
knowing
therby
for
certaine
,
that
we
do
our
Kyng
herein
both
good
and
faithfull
seruice
:
the
truth
wherof
being
vprightly
related
vnto
him
,
we
hope
he
wil
take
in
good
part
.
Therfore
we
do
not
estéeme
our selues
for
rebels
,
as
this
writing
doth
vniustly
charge
vs
,
but
the
Kyngs
true
and
faithfull
seruants
,
and
so
wil
remain
to
the
death
,
séeking
nothing
more
than
to
defend
his
heritage
from
the
execrable
tiranny
of
straungers
,
so
as
the
same
be
not
compelled
to
giue
themselues
to
any
reuolting
or
Rebellion
.
We
also
denie
that
which
they
further
alleage
.
That
we
with
lies
and
false
persuasions
seeke
to
rayse
a
slaunder
vppon
the
Kyng
,
to
the
states
and
commons
of
the
countrie
,
therby
to
allure
his
subiects
from
his
obedience
,
&
drawe
them
to
vs
.
Undoubtedly
any
reasonable
person
,
may
easely
consider
this
to
be
a
false
accusation
,
as
all
the
other
are
wherewith
they
burthen
vs
,
and
that
they
themselues
are
culpable
of
the
same
:
being
manifest
,
that
they
haue
alwayes
wrought
with
open
lies
and
false
persuasions
to
set
these
countries
at
debate
with
the
Kyng
,
by
false
accusations
,
therby
séeking
occasion
to
inuade
the
land
,
and
so
to
bring
it
vnder
their
subiection
.
This
is
easely
to
be
considered
out
of
the
request
for
ix
.
yeres
which
in
anno
1552.
the
King
himselfe
did
propone
vnto
the
generall
states
of
the
land
within
the
towne
of
Valencia
:
namely
that
the
meanes
wherby
to
maintain
the
warres
against
Fraunce
any
longer
were
at
an
end
,
and
that
his
maiestie
knew
not
how
to
leuie
any
more
money
.
Desiring
therfore
that
they
would
appoynt
some
amongest
them
,
which
were
expert
in
the
state
of
the
countrie
,
to
find
some
meanes
to
succour
the
matter
.
Wheruppon
an
assembly
of
their
Deputies
was
kept
at
Bruxels
,
where
after
many
deliberations
it
was
finally
concluded
,
&
to
the
King
was
graunted
the
sume
of
eight
hunderd
thousand
Gilderns
a
yeare
,
for
the
space
of
nine
yeares
,
whereof
forthwith
should
be
leuied
vppon
the
sale
of
rents
xxiiij
.
hunderd
thousand
Gilderns
for
the
mayntaining
and
paying
of
xviij
.
thousand
footemen
,
and
eight
thousand
horsemen
,
whereof
the
one
third
parte
to
be
straungers
,
and
the
rest
inhabitants
of
the
countrie
,
and
that
for
the
space
of
vj.
monethes
:
ouer
and
besides
twentie
shippes
of
warre
for
seuen
monethes
.
And
further
according
to
the
particular
instructions
therof
made
,
to
bring
the
same
to
effecte
,
there
were
certaine
necessarie
specified
,
without
which
it
had
bene
hard
to
persuade
the
common
people
.
Namely
,
that
the
states
of
the
land
should
haue
the
administration
of
the
money
in
their
hands
,
and
pay
the
Souldiers
according
to
the
instructions
which
should
be
deliuered
vnto
them
on
the
Kyngs
behalfe
:
and
further
they
to
appoynt
certaine
persons
which
should
haue
the
mustering
of
the
Souldiours
.
This
deuise
did
please
his
maiestie
meruaylous
well
,
and
hée
hartely
thancked
them
for
the
good
assistance
and
inclination
they
shewed
towardes
him
.
Which
afterward
(
as
appeared
)
was
the
greatest
and
notablest
seruice
which
might
haue
bene
done
to
his
maiestie
and
the
countries
,
for
therby
his
maiestie
in
the
extremitie
of
his
necessitie
was
so
holpen
,
that
the
Kyng
of
Fraunce
was
greatly
amazed
at
it
.
This
was
the
onely
occasion
whereby
not
onely
goodly
victories
against
the
enimie
were
obteyned
,
but
likewise
that
in
the
end
a
peace
was
concluded
to
the
great
aduauntage
and
honour
of
his
Maiestie
and
countries
.
All
this
notwithstanding
,
there
were
not
a
few
amongst
the
Spaniardes
,
(
Whose
example
some
of
other
countries
followed
)
who
sought
by
al
meanes
to
persuade
the
Kyng
,
that
this
kind
of
order
did
greatly
extend
to
the
abasement
and
dishonour
of
his
Maiestie
,
for
that
the
states
(
as
they
pretended
)
did
hereby
schoole
the
King
,
and
wold
limit
and
set
him
orders
at
their
pleasures
:
which
by
no
meanes
was
to
be
suffred
,
for
that
the
same
did
tend
to
an
open
rebellion
;
with
many
other
like
persuasions
which
they
by
night
and
daye
propound
to
the
Kyng
,
to
the
intent
to
incense
him
against
the
lowe
countries
.
Whereas
their
pretence
was
none
other
than
to
satisfie
their
vnsatiable
auarice
,
&
gréeued
them
that
they
were
barred
from
the
handling
of
the
money
.
This
notwithstanding
they
haue
since
attributed
the
miserie
of
this
Countrie
,
which
through
their
vnreasonable
tyranny
is
now
happened
,
vnto
the
request
of
nine
yeares
.
So
as
it
is
easely
to
be
perceiued
that
they
are
those
which
with
their
fayned
tales
and
false
persuasions
haue
gone
about
to
set
debate
and
strife
betwéene
the
Kyng
and
his
faithfull
subiects
:
which
also
did
long
before
sufficiently
appéere
,
in
the
time
of
the
most
noble
Emperous
Charles
,
for
to
the
intent
they
might
come
to
their
pretence
,
and
bring
into
the
Countrie
such
placards
vnder
pretence
of
Religion
,
wherby
they
might
be
Masters
of
our
goods
and
substances
,
yea
ouer
our
liues
,
wyues
and
children
,
they
with
false
illusions
did
persuade
the
good
Emperour
,
that
the
doctrine
of
Martin
Luther
did
condemne
all
iurisdictions
both
spirituall
and
temporall
,
and
did
giue
free
libertie
to
all
men
to
robbe
,
murther
,
and
burne
,
and
euery
one
to
liue
at
his
frée
libertie
:
as
is
expressed
in
the
Emperours
placard
published
at
Wormes
in
Anno
22.
and
since
in
these
lowe
countries
.
Through
occasion
whereof
,
so
much
innocent
blood
hath
bene
shed
in
these
lowe
countries
,
as
it
is
to
be
verified
,
that
since
that
time
to
this
day
,
there
hath
bene
executed
for
their
conscience
sake
,
some
with
the
swoord
,
gallowes
,
fyre
,
and
water
,
aboue
one
hunderd
thousand
persons
,
all
vnder
pretence
that
they
were
followers
of
such
peruerse
doctrine
as
in
the
sayd
placard
is
inuented
.
Who
séeth
not
than
openly
that
they
with
manifest
lies
and
open
vntrueth
do
séeke
to
destroy
and
bring
althings
vnder
their
subiection
?
Haue
we
not
also
séene
of
late
in
the
proponing
of
the
tenth
penie
,
how
they
haue
helped
themselues
with
false
practises
?
For
when
they
perceyued
that
they
could
not
persuade
the
states
and
the
Deputies
of
the
townes
to
condiscend
,
they
declared
they
sawe
euidently
that
it
was
not
to
be
done
,
and
therfore
was
it
not
their
intent
effectually
to
leuie
the
tenth
penie
as
they
had
proponed
:
but
yet
to
the
intent
they
should
shew
their
dutiful
affection
and
inclination
towardes
his
Maiestie
,
they
requested
that
it
might
be
graunted
vppon
condicion
,
notwithstanding
that
it
shoulde
neuer
be
leuied
nor
put
in
execution
.
And
hereof
haue
they
giuen
to
the
states
of
Henaulde
and
some
others
,
further
actes
and
letters
.
This
notwithstanding
,
they
haue
since
by
a
méere
force
vrged
the
execution
of
the
tenth
penie
,
bycause
they
had
written
to
the
King
of
Spaine
(
as
they
said
)
that
the
same
was
graunted
.
These
are
the
false
&
double
pranckes
,
which
they
vse
and
séeke
,
therby
to
bring
this
countries
into
the
kyngs
displeasure
,
and
so
finally
to
vtter
ruine
.
Yea
we
sée
that
they
in
this
their
letter
can
not
forget
their
wicked
trickes
and
false
lies
,
saying
that
we
seeke
to
bring
the
townes
from
the
true
obedience
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
to
allure
them
to
vs
as
wee
haue
done
.
They
them selues
doe
certainely
knowe
that
neither
our
meaning
nor
intent
is
such
,
nor
neuer
was
,
as
appereth
,
by
all
our
writings
,
reasons
,
protestations
,
yea
by
al
our
actes
,
workes
and
proceedings
.
Yea
,
so
farre
it
is
from
vs
,
that
there
is
not
one
towne
or
village
,
no
not
one
man
to
bée
found
,
which
is
escaped
from
these
strange
tyrants
,
but
he
doth
acknowledge
the
king
for
his
Lord
,
and
wil
be
obedient
vnto
him
in
all
respects
,
and
likewise
will
spend
his
life
&
goods
in
his
seruice
,
yea
with
a
more
feruentie
than
euer
before
:
which
they
shal
be
readie
to
shew
effectually
,
so
sone
as
it
shall
please
the
Kyngs
Maiestie
to
discharge
them
of
this
insupportable
yoke
and
tirannie
.
So
that
it
is
moste
euident
that
we
haue
not
diuerted
any
townes
from
the
Kyngs
obeysance
,
nor
séeke
to
doe
,
but
to
the
contrary
,
they
are
those
that
vnder
the
pretence
and
shadowe
of
the
kyngs
name
,
doth
practise
to
get
them
from
the
kynges
obeysance
into
theirs
,
to
the
intent
to
exercise
their
force
and
tiranny
ouer
them
.
Do
we
not
sée
how
they
haue
brought
a
great
part
of
Sapine
from
the
kyngs
obedience
vnder
the
subiection
of
the
inquisition
?
So
that
they
alone
do
rule
and
goouerne
ouer
Uillages
,
Lordships
,
townes
,
and
Countries
,
without
acknowledging
the
Kyng
:
Yea
they
haue
already
so
played
their
partes
within
the
kyngdome
of
Spaine
,
that
neither
burgesse
,
commoner
,
nor
noble
man
,
no
not
the
king
himselfe
,
dare
doo
any
thing
against
the
authoritie
&
force
of
the
Inquisition
.
They
haue
their
Courtes
,
their
Officers
,
Promoters
,
Serieants
,
Spies
,
Traitors
,
and
Familiars
,
which
will
be
subiect
neither
to
the
kings
nor
their
countries
iurisdiction
,
in
so
much
that
they
are
estéemed
and
feared
more
than
the
king
:
like
as
hath
appéered
sufficiently
by
some
great
personages
not
necessary
to
be
named
,
and
yit
daily
doth
among
the
noble
men
and
burgesses
,
whom
they
daily
apprehend
&
put
to
death
,
without
hauing
regard
to
the
kings
superioritie
or
custome
of
the
land
.
This
is
the
gouernment
which
they
would
faine
bring
into
this
country
,
the
which
bicause
we
withstand
,
we
are
termed
rebelles
,
as
if
we
did
withstand
our
king
.
Hereby
they
giue
openly
to
vnderstand
,
that
they
seeke
to
ascribe
the
kingly
name
vnto
themselues
:
knowing
wel
that
we
haue
not
stirred
against
the
king
,
but
against
their
outragious
tiranny
,
which
we
will
maintaine
so
long
as
one
drop
of
blood
remaineth
in
vs
.
And
yet
further
doe
they
procéede
with
their
Spanishe
prankes
,
rehearsing
here
some
Townes
which
they
(
to
get
them
the
more
credit
)
haue
left
vnspoiled
,
alleadging
that
they
haue
spared
all
those
which
haue
offered
no
defence
,
concluding
thereby
that
to
all
those
which
would
willingly
giue
themselues
vnder
their
subiection
(
which
they
terme
the
Kings
obeysance
)
no
harme
should
be
offered
.
Nowe
,
it
appéereth
euidently
,
that
all
the
Townes
(
in
this
Letter
comprehended
)
haue
already
sufficiently
declared
,
what
their
meaning
and
intent
is
,
namely
to
withstand
the
tirannie
of
these
blood
suckers
,
and
that
to
the
vttermost
:
and
to
that
intent
did
willingly
receyue
garrisons
of
Souldious
:
but
being
forsaken
of
those
garrisons
,
and
being
not
able
any
longer
to
resist
,
the
Burgeses
did
surrender
themselues
into
the
handes
of
those
whom
they
tooke
for
their
enemies
.
Haue
now
the
Spanards
of
remorce
and
pitie
spared
those
Townes
,
as
they
would
fayne
make
vs
beléeue
?
What
occasion
had
they
then
before
or
since
to
set
on
fire
so
many
faire
places
and
Uillages
in
the
Countrie
?
who
neuer
hurt
them
:
and
althoughs
thei
would
yit
could
not
offer
any
resistence
.
Why
haue
they
chased
so
many
a
poore
man
out
of
his
possession
,
destroying
his
house
&
grounde
?
Yea
,
what
occasion
had
they
to
shewe
themselues
so
cruell
and
furious
against
the
Towne
of
Machlin
?
sparinge
neither
Churches
nor
Cloisters
,
but
made
hauoke
of
all
to
the
vttermost
.
Did
not
they
of
Machlin
surrender
them selues
so
soone
as
the
garrison
was
departed
out
of
the
Towne
?
it
is
manifest
,
yes
.
And
that
which
is
more
,
they
neuer
would
suffer
any
alteration
of
Religion
,
nor
yit
permit
any
preaching
of
the
Gospell
.
What
hath
all
this
profited
them
against
the
gryping
handes
of
these
mercifull
giuers
of
pardon
?
The
like
hath
happened
to
Dirmonde
and
Audenaerde
,
whom
they
first
put
to
raunsome
,
and
yit
afterwards
vtterly
spoyled
and
sacked
.
Ouer
and
besides
this
,
the
Towne
of
Mons
in
Henaulde
was
taken
in
by
force
:
the
Commons
whereof
would
neyther
assiste
nor
helpe
the
Souldiours
to
defende
the
Towne
against
the
Albanistes
,
(
which
since
they
haue
repented
)
nor
yet
would
permit
any
alteration
in
Religion
.
Which
Towne
was
afterwards
agayne
surrendred
by
composition
into
the
Duke
of
Alba
his
handes
,
vppon
promise
by
othe
&
letters
,
that
none
of
the
Burgeses
should
be
harmed
:
which
promise
notwithstanding
,
when
they
were
entred
,
and
al
things
as
they
would
haue
it
,
hanged
vp
a
number
of
them
,
and
God
knoweth
howe
the
rest
shall
spéede
.
And
here
in
Hollande
,
how
haue
they
vsed
them
of
Rotterdam
,
who
neuer
were
reuolted
from
them
,
nor
yit
had
commenced
any
alteration
either
of
religion
or
gouernment
?
yea
neuer
thought
of
it
:
and
yit
at
their
ioyfull
,
haue
they
not
murthered
the
Burgesses
in
great
number
,
contrary
to
their
promise
?
And
afterwards
at
their
departure
out
of
the
towne
,
had
not
they
concluded
to
set
it
on
fire
,
the
most
part
of
them
being
departed
?
to
which
purpose
they
had
prouided
a
great
deale
of
straw
and
other
stuffe
,
and
would
haue
brought
it
to
passe
in
déede
,
if
the
Bailife
and
other
good
Burgesses
had
not
letted
them
,
who
perceiuing
themselues
to
be
the
stronger
party
,
began
to
take
some
courage
,
&
to
withstand
them
.
Note
further
I
pray
you
what
faith
or
credite
is
to
be
giuen
to
their
promise
which
they
vowe
so
surely
,
as
maye
be
séene
by
the
horrible
murther
committed
by
these
bloudie
houndes
at
Naerden
neare
vnto
Harlem
:
where
vppon
like
promise
made
(
as
aforesayd
)
the
Burgesses
of
the
Citie
suffered
,
them
to
enter
,
vppon
hope
of
safety
of
life
and
goodes
.
The
Spaniardes
being
entred
,
caused
the
Borowmaster
and
the
commons
to
resort
to
a
certaine
great
house
standing
on
the
market
place
,
vnder
pretence
to
sweare
them
to
be
true
to
the
king
.
The
poore
simple
people
hauing
dispossessed
themselues
of
their
armour
and
weapons
,
comming
to
the
place
appoynted
,
were
there
like
a
sort
of
Lambes
most
cruelly
murthered
,
in
such
sort
as
few
escaped
.
One
Cornelius
Gissebert
being
then
Borowmaster
,
was
murdred
by
the
hands
of
the
Duke
of
Albaes
owne
son
,
&
many
of
their
daughters
they
rauished
in
presence
of
the
dead
carcases
.
Not
contented
with
this
,
they
ranne
to
the
other
Borowmasters
house
,
where
finding
him
sicke
in
his
bead
,
murthered
him
.
Besides
this
they
spared
not
so
much
as
the
poore
impotent
persons
that
they
found
in
the
hospitall
,
with
other
most
execrable
déedes
,
as
hanging
vp
of
men
by
the
priuie
members
,
and
women
by
their
brestes
.
&c.
Which
outragious
crueltie
there
committed
was
(
as
they
themselues
confesse
)
the
occasion
of
their
euill
successe
at
Harlem
,
alleaging
the
words
of
Iudas
,
Peccaui
,
tradens
sanguinem
iustum
.
And
a
certaine
Spaniard
taken
before
Harlem
,
before
his
death
confessed
,
they
thought
to
haue
done
the
like
at
Harlem
.
These
things
considered
,
is
there
any
to
be
found
so
foolish
and
madde
,
that
would
giue
credite
to
their
wordes
?
and
suppose
with
himselfe
,
that
they
haue
spared
the
townes
for
pitie
and
holinesse
?
Wheras
it
is
euident
,
that
such
Townes
as
at
their
first
entrie
they
did
not
altogither
spoyle
&
ransacke
:
haue
afterwardes
bene
so
burthened
and
raunsomed
▪
as
men
haue
bene
forced
to
pay
thrée
times
the
vallue
of
their
houses
and
goods
.
And
now
they
declare
,
that
they
do
intend
to
shew
the
like
grace
as
is
aforesaid
,
vnto
the
other
townes
in
Holland
,
which
henceforth
wil
of
their
own
accord
yéeld
themselues
to
their
obeysance
.
Certainly
the
grace
wil
be
great
that
they
will
shew
,
they
will
for
a
time
dissemble
the
mater
and
looke
through
the
fingers
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
shal
be
masters
of
the
Townes
,
and
then
at
their
pleasure
will
apprehend
and
lay
hold
sometimes
of
one
dosen
here
,
somtimes
of
another
dosen
there
,
of
the
chiefest
and
substantialest
,
and
as
they
sée
oportunitie
cause
them
to
be
hanged
vp
:
which
wil
be
thought
by
them
a
singular
grace
in
so
eschaping
from
being
burned
aliue
.
And
so
hauing
all
the
other
Townes
likewise
vnder
their
subiection
,
their
crueltie
will
then
first
begin
:
for
then
will
they
build
Bulworkes
and
Castels
in
all
firme
townes
,
and
begin
to
take
and
apprehend
the
poore
Burgesses
by
heapes
,
sending
some
with
Galleyes
into
Spaine
,
some
to
be
sold
as
slaues
,
other
to
be
hanged
on
trées
and
Gallowes
,
and
so
vsed
as
a
sort
of
shéepe
brought
to
the
shambels
.
Then
followeth
the
displacing
of
Magestrates
&
rulers
,
taking
away
of
priuileges
,
deuiding
the
gouernment
amongst
Spaniards
and
Italians
,
bringing
in
the
bloudie
counsell
,
and
Inquisition
,
which
is
ten
tymes
worse
than
it
hath
bene
vsed
in
Spaine
,
exacting
the
twentie
,
and
the
tenth
,
yea
the
fifth
and
the
third
penie
,
and
so
fulfill
their
appetites
vppon
our
goods
,
yea
,
with
our
wyues
and
daughters
:
to
conculde
to
bring
the
whole
countrie
vnder
the
miserablest
slauerie
that
euer
hath
bene
heard
of
.
This
sure
is
the
grace
that
they
of
their
meere
mercy
thinke
to
vse
,
for
what
grace
or
mercy
is
there
otherwise
to
be
loked
for
at
their
hands
,
if
they
should
become
victorious
ouer
the
countries
as
ouer
their
enimies
,
&
recouer
those
townes
which
haue
reiected
their
yoke
?
séeing
they
haue
vsed
such
cruel
tiranny
,
oultrage
&
insolentie
in
those
townes
,
which
at
the
first
haue
as
friendes
receiued
them
,
and
shewed
them
all
friendshippe
,
helpe
and
assistaunce
.
Enquire
of
the
townes
of
Maestricht
,
Shertoghenbosch
,
Wtrecht
,
Tourney
,
Valencien
,
Lyle
,
and
other
more
where
they
haue
lyen
in
garrison
,
what
grace
they
haue
there
extended
towardes
the
commons
of
the
same
?
And
whither
there
be
any
kynd
of
oultrage
,
insolentie
,
spite
or
crueltie
to
be
deuised
,
which
there
hath
not
bene
vsed
?
So
as
many
of
their
commons
haue
in
great
nombers
bene
piteously
murthered
,
as
within
the
townes
of
Lyle
,
Valencien
,
and
Tourney
,
hath
notoriously
ben
séene
,
and
would
haue
set
on
fire
and
spoiled
diuers
of
the
notablest
townes
,
as
we
haue
rehearsed
of
Rotterdam
,
and
as
was
aparant
at
Wtrecht
,
where
they
were
determined
to
haue
done
the
like
.
Yea
let
vs
sée
how
they
haue
done
at
Amsterdamme
,
(
which
Towne
was
well
affectioned
towards
them
)
.
Let
vs
consider
what
good
fruites
they
of
Amsterdam
haue
reaped
by
it
.
These
haue
first
exacted
of
them
a
hundreth
thousand
Gilderns
,
vppon
condition
to
haue
no
Souldiours
:
afterwardes
,
they
were
the
first
that
were
condemned
in
the
payment
of
the
tenth
penie
,
and
consequently
haue
so
charged
and
burdened
them
,
that
the
Towne
is
in
a
manner
vndone
.
But
for
what
respect
will
they
be
so
fauourable
and
mercyfull
to
our
Countrie
,
to
graunt
this
fauour
towards
vs
?
It
must
procéede
either
in
respect
of
our
persons
,
or
theirs
.
As
touching
their
owne
persones
,
they
muste
be
moued
to
it
of
nature
,
or
in
respect
of
their
gayne
and
profit
.
It
is
notorious
that
of
nature
they
ar
not
enclined
to
mercy
or
kindnesse
to
vse
such
singular
grace
towardes
vs
.
For
if
men
consider
what
cruell
and
inhumain
factes
they
haue
committed
in
the
kingdom
of
Naples
,
with
in
the
Dukedome
of
Milan
,
in
the
Indies
,
and
in
all
partes
of
these
lowe
Countries
where
they
are
become
vanquishers
:
yea
in
their
own
natiue
Countrie
,
by
robbing
,
murthering
,
burning
,
rauishing
of
women
,
cutting
of
children
out
of
their
mothers
bellies
and
such
like
abhominable
déedes
,
vnder
the
colour
of
rebellion
&
heresie
(
which
they
alwayes
alledge
for
them selues
)
no
occasion
wil
be
therby
found
why
any
man
might
accompt
them
pitiful
and
gratious
.
Then
this
their
pitie
and
mercye
muste
procéed
out
of
a
respect
for
their
own
gayn
.
But
that
can
not
be
,
for
they
think
that
the
Townes
which
are
declined
from
them
,
haue
so
done
,
bicause
they
did
not
vse
sufficient
crueltie
against
them
,
but
spared
many
which
now
are
become
their
chéefe
enemies
,
according
to
the
prouerbe
which
their
Vargas
doth
vse
,
Nimis
magna
clementia
,
nos
perdidit
:
This
Vargas
is
the
chief
of
the
Inquisitours
in
the
lowe
Countries
.
that
is
to
saye
,
Too
much
mercy
,
hath
spilled
vs
.
Now
therefore
they
make
their
rekoning
thus
,
that
if
they
may
once
againe
obtaine
to
be
Maisters
,
they
will
so
tame
and
yoke
the
Countrie
,
that
thei
shal
not
néede
to
be
at
great
trauell
or
charges
to
kéepe
the
inhabitants
therof
vnder
their
subiection
.
Nowe
,
séeing
wée
can
not
expect
any
mercy
or
fauour
at
their
hands
for
respect
of
their
persones
?
Let
vs
then
sée
whither
they
might
be
thereunto
moued
for
respect
of
ours
:
certainly
much
lesse
.
For
,
besides
that
the
Spanish
Nation
are
of
nature
lofty
and
proud
,
and
doe
contemne
all
other
Nations
,
séeking
the
superioritie
ouer
all
,
they
do
beare
a
singular
and
priuie
hatred
against
this
our
Nation
of
the
lowe
countries
:
which
hatred
(
as
commonly
it
is
séene
)
is
bred
of
a
ielousie
.
For
they
séeing
that
our
naturall
Princes
and
Lordes
,
the
Dukes
of
Brabant
&
Earles
of
Holland
,
&c.
haue
matched
and
allied
them selues
with
Spanish
women
,
heires
of
the
kingdomes
of
Spaine
,
and
by
that
meanes
obtayninge
the
gouernement
ouer
them
,
sometimes
haue
ordeyned
Netherlanders
to
rule
in
the
regiment
of
Spayne
:
as
in
the
time
of
the
Lord
of
Cheures
,
and
the
Cardinal
Adrian
borne
in
Hollande
(
who
afterward
was
elected
Pope
of
Rome
)
hath
ben
séene
.
This
hath
not
a
little
gréeued
the
Spaniards
,
that
they
should
be
ruled
by
Flemings
,
(
for
so
thei
terme
all
the
Netherlanders
)
And
hereout
it
happened
,
that
within
a
whyle
after
that
Charles
the
Emperour
(
of
noble
memorie
)
as
lawfull
heire
did
succede
his
Grandfather
Ferdinandus
king
of
Spayne
,
the
whole
countrie
of
Spaine
,
especially
the
kingdome
of
Arragon
,
began
to
rebell
against
Charles
their
naturall
Lord
,
wrongfully
pretending
that
the
succession
of
the
kingdome
belonged
not
vnto
him
,
and
to
that
ende
sent
for
a
certaine
Duke
of
Calabria
,
which
was
of
the
auncient
house
of
Arragon
,
who
then
laye
in
prison
,
offering
him
the
kingdome
:
which
he
denied
to
accept
.
Notwithstanding
,
shortly
after
,
by
the
good
fortune
and
pollicie
of
the
Emperour
Charles
,
all
those
matters
were
brought
to
a
quiet
ende
:
yit
euer
since
that
time
haue
the
Spaniards
borne
an
inward
grudge
&
malice
against
our
nation
,
as
they
haue
alwayes
well
declared
when
soeuer
they
had
any
oportunitie
,
but
especially
against
the
Nobles
of
the
Countrie
,
whom
they
perceyued
to
be
in
speciall
grace
and
fauour
with
the
Emperour
Charles
(
of
most
famous
memorie
)
and
the
Kinges
Maiestie
that
now
is
,
inuenting
al
maner
of
meanes
to
bring
these
Countries
into
the
displeasure
of
their
Maiesties
:
which
(
besides
the
examples
aforesaid
)
doth
euidently
appéere
by
this
last
proposition
of
the
Emperour
Charles
,
who
departing
out
of
these
Countries
towards
Spayne
,
leauing
the
same
to
his
Sonne
our
soueraigne
Lord
,
saide
:
hée
did
sufficiently
perceyue
,
that
the
Spaniards
sought
by
all
meanes
to
incense
him
,
and
bring
into
his
hatred
his
subiects
of
the
lowe
Countries
,
according
to
their
accustomed
enuious
nature
which
they
bare
towardes
the
countrie
,
but
he
should
not
credit
them
:
but
to
the
contrarie
,
hold
these
Countries
for
speciall
recommended
,
as
those
who
in
his
most
necessitie
(
aboue
all
others
)
had
declared
towards
him
most
obedient
faythefulnesse
,
and
had
reserued
the
Crowne
on
his
head
:
requesting
they
would
shewe
the
like
towards
their
yong
King
,
and
that
hée
should
minister
Iustice
to
all
men
,
according
to
reason
,
defending
them
against
the
rigour
and
violence
of
their
enemies
,
without
giuing
credit
to
their
euill
willers
and
aduersaries
,
with
many
other
holsome
admonitions
,
which
some
Lordes
presently
liuing
,
heard
him
speake
.
Furthermore
,
if
we
consider
in
what
estimation
we
are
with
them
,
we
shal
soone
perceiue
whereof
this
hatred
and
malice
is
further
sprong
.
It
is
manifest
,
that
(
by
reason
of
the
neighbourhed
which
we
haue
with
the
Germanes
and
other
nations
addicted
to
the
Gospell
)
they
haue
alwayes
estéemed
vs
for
Lutherians
and
heretikes
.
I
meane
not
onely
of
those
that
haue
cast
off
the
Popes
religion
,
but
in
generall
the
whole
Nation
,
perceyuing
our
people
of
nature
not
to
be
giuen
to
many
ceremonies
,
and
little
estéeming
the
Apish
toyes
and
tromperies
which
they
haue
learned
of
the
Sarrasins
,
Moores
,
and
other
Heathen
people
.
We
sée
what
an
Apes
play
they
vse
in
the
time
of
Lent
,
in
scourging
of
them selues
,
with
other
mockeries
,
which
they
vse
at
our
Lordes
sepulchre
(
as
they
call
it
.
)
This
they
extéeme
for
the
greatest
holynesse
which
may
be
.
Nowe
,
they
perceyuing
that
our
countrie
men
,
yea
they
that
are
most
bent
to
the
Roomish
religion
,
do
ieste
and
mocke
at
these
their
dooings
,
estéeming
them
as
childrens
toyes
and
méere
hipocrisie
.
This
also
doth
kindle
in
their
harts
an
vnquench
able
hatred
and
enuie
against
vs
,
that
they
which
account
themselues
so
wise
and
fine
witted
,
should
of
our
Children
,
Wyues
and
simple
people
be
estéemed
as
Hipocrites
&
superstitious
fooles
.
And
so
by
reason
therof
,
they
do
estéeme
vs
all
in
generall
(
fewe
or
none
excepted
)
as
Heretikes
and
Lutherians
.
It
is
also
manifest
,
that
thei
do
hateand
persecute
the
Lutherians
more
then
the
Iewes
,
Turkes
or
any
other
transgressors
that
liue
in
this
worlde
:
for
with
the
Iewes
,
Turkes
,
Moores
and
Sarasins
thei
vse
great
familiaritie
(
for
that
the
most
parte
of
them
are
spronge
out
of
that
race
)
but
suche
as
they
estéeme
as
Lutherians
,
they
thinke
them
not
worthie
to
enioye
eyther
Eyre
,
Water
,
Sunne
,
Moone
,
nor
yit
any
other
Element
:
yea
thei
doo
persecute
them
by
all
the
meanes
they
can
deuise
.
And
to
looke
for
any
grace
or
pardon
at
their
handes
for
respect
of
our
owne
persons
,
(
séeing
they
hate
vs
aboue
all
other
creatures
in
the
world
)
it
were
meere
madnesse
:
yea
they
think
they
do
God
good
seruice
when
soeuer
they
may
cruelly
murther
any
of
vs
.
Besides
this
,
they
accompt
this
whole
Countrie
as
rebellious
,
saying
playnely
,
that
in
all
the
lowe
Countries
,
there
is
not
one
Towne
but
hath
forfeyted
to
the
King
their
liberties
,
yea
lyfe
and
goods
,
and
haue
purchased
vnto
them
the
displeasure
and
wrath
of
his
Maiestie
.
The
one
for
denying
to
receyue
the
Spanish
garrisons
:
The
other
for
neglecting
the
execution
of
the
Mandamentes
&
Placcards
,
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
not
punishing
the
Heretikes
and
offenders
sufficiently
.
The
third
,
for
that
they
haue
not
sufficiently
ayded
and
assisted
the
Bishops
,
Inquisitours
and
Spaniards
.
Others
,
for
not
graunting
to
the
demaund
of
the
x.
pennie
and
other
vnreasonable
requestes
:
Some
other
because
thei
would
not
abyde
the
vnsupportable
violence
of
the
Souldiours
.
In
fine
,
there
is
not
one
Towne
nor
Uillage
in
all
the
lowe
Countries
,
which
is
not
to
be
charged
with
losse
of
lyfe
&
goods
:
as
is
to
be
perceyued
out
of
their
owne
allegations
propound
in
the
name
of
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
touching
the
x.
pennie
,
saying
,
that
such
was
demaunded
to
the
intent
that
the
Landes
and
countries
which
were
fallen
into
the
displeasure
of
the
King
,
might
thereby
be
reduced
to
his
fauour
.
Therefore
we
néede
not
to
looke
for
any
grace
or
fauour
at
their
handes
,
and
all
that
which
they
do
alledge
and
say
is
to
bee
extéemed
for
none
other
then
subtile
practises
,
to
bring
the
simple
and
vnwyse
vnder
their
yoke
,
and
after
being
Maisters
ouer
them
to
vse
them
at
their
pleasures
,
wherein
they
will
haue
no
such
precise
regarde
to
those
that
haue
offended
,
as
to
those
which
hereafter
might
offend
,
or
with
whose
goods
and
possessions
they
might
bée
made
rich
for
euer
.
So
that
there
is
none
,
being
of
any
power
,
authoritie
,
or
countenan e
,
or
hauing
any
goods
,
that
shall
escape
frée
,
for
he
that
will
stryke
a
dogge
,
may
soone
find
a
staffe
.
And
vndoutedly
,
this
is
the
true
nature
&
common
vse
of
all
Tyrants
that
haue
subdued
any
Townes
,
specially
being
before
reuolted
from
them
,
that
they
neuer
thinke
their
rule
nor
lyfe
to
be
in
suertye
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
haue
made
away
such
as
they
doe
suspecte
,
might
,
or
would
withstande
their
power
.
Therfore
all
they
which
by
seruitude
(
helping
the
Spaniards
against
their
owne
allies
,
contrary
to
the
dutie
which
they
owe
to
their
naturall
countrie
,
)
do
in
any
wise
hope
therby
to
get
their
grace
and
fauour
,
surely
shal
be
the
first
that
shall
find
themselues
disceyued
:
for
it
will
not
be
so
precisely
asked
what
they
haue
offended
,
as
wherin
hereafter
thei
might
or
could
offend
.
Much
lesse
maye
they
loke
for
any
grace
or
fauour
which
before
haue
reuolted
and
withstoode
their
tiranny
,
and
nowe
vppon
hope
of
pardon
shall
turne
and
become
enimies
to
their
natiue
countrie
,
for
such
they
wil
estéeme
as
double
Traytours
,
of
whose
trueth
they
neuer
can
be
assured
,
thincking
always
,
that
spying
their
commoditie
they
will
reuolt
againe
.
And
what
soeuer
elles
they
here
proponed
touching
their
grace
&
fauour
,
is
nothing
elles
but
meere
deceipt
and
subtiltie
:
so
that
none
(
hauing
his
vnderstanding
and
right
senses
)
will
beleue
these
promises
,
but
rather
with
life
and
goodes
,
and
by
all
possible
meanes
,
helpe
to
defende
his
Countrie
and
the
liberties
therof
.
And
bycause
it
shall
not
be
thought
that
this
warning
doth
procede
of
affection
rather
then
of
a
trueth
,
let
vs
first
marke
what
kind
of
pardon
they
do
propone
,
and
then
what
assurance
and
certaintie
they
do
offer
first
they
say
.
That
vnto
those
which
returne
againe
to
their
obeisance
shal
be
giuen
perpetuall
grace
and
fauour
as
is
giuen
to
those
which
alreadie
are
turned
vnto
them
,
being
left
in
their
former
state
,
vsing
and
enioying
their
goodes
and
other
things
as
they
did
before
their
reuolte
.
Hereby
they
giue
to
vnderstand
,
that
at
this
present
their
goodes
are
deteined
as
forfet
,
and
that
the
Duke
of
Alba
and
the
Spaniards
do
esteeme
themselues
as
Lordes
and
proprietaries
of
the
liues
and
goods
of
the
indwellers
of
the
same
townes
,
like
as
before
the
reuolting
of
the
townes
,
they
haue
diuers
times
made
their
vaunt
,
yet
wyll
they
now
of
a
special
grace
&
fauour
graunt
them
so
much
,
as
that
for
a
while
they
shal
enioy
the
vse
of
their
goods
,
vntil
such
time
as
they
find
better
oportunity
to
put
in
execution
that
which
long
hath
lyen
in
their
mindes
:
for
by
the
wordes
before
recited
,
is
not
expressed
the
reseruation
which
they
kéepe
to
themselues
:
Namely
,
that
the
Rebelles
and
heritickes
and
other
whome
it
shall
please
them
,
should
be
punished
according
to
the
nature
and
disposition
of
their
offences
.
Besides
this
,
no
mention
is
made
of
the
nobles
&
the
whole
cuntrie
.
So
as
all
those
that
haue
any
goods
,
houses
or
lands
,
lying
without
the
townes
,
can
by
no
meanes
by
the
content
of
this
letter
be
assured
,
only
the
inhabitants
of
the
townes
shoulde
by
this
meanes
be
vsed
as
executors
and
accusers
of
the
nobles
and
countrie
.
Then
I
pray
you
marke
what
kynd
of
assurance
here
is
giuen
.
Which
we
in
the
name
and
behalfe
of
the
kyng
do
certainely
promise
and
assure
you
by
these
presents
,
&
thought
good
hereof
to
aduertise
you
,
to
the
intent
you
giue
the
same
further
to
vnderstand
.
&c.
Assuredly
this
is
a
proper
assurance
,
vppon
which
one
marchaunt
wil
scarce
lend
another
two
pence
:
much
lesse
whole
townes
and
countries
aduenture
their
liues
therby
,
for
what
haue
they
not
promised
vs
in
the
name
and
behalfe
of
the
kings
maiesty
,
and
haue
afterwards
broken
and
infringed
the
same
?
as
if
they
might
make
a
iesting
stake
of
the
kynges
maiestie
at
their
pleasure
,
which
vndoubtedly
they
doe
.
Howe
often
haue
they
promised
these
Countries
,
that
they
shold
not
be
burthened
with
garrisons
of
Souldiours
?
That
the
Inquisition
should
not
be
brought
into
the
country
?
yea
how
solemply
,
&
with
what
a
countenance
,
did
they
promise
&
vowe
to
the
nobles
&
country
the
agrement
made
in
August
&
confirmed
by
the
Duches
of
Parma
.
And
in
these
last
warres
,
when
haue
they
at
any
time
kept
promise
?
nay
rather
when
haue
they
not
openly
&
without
any
respect
broken
&
violated
the
same
?
They
had
faithfully
promised
the
towne
of
Rotterdam
,
thei
wold
but
passe
through
the
same
without
hurting
any
of
the
Citizins
,
&
as
sone
as
they
were
within
,
they
began
to
murther
execrably
,
as
if
they
had
bene
a
sort
of
rauening
Wolues
and
murtherers
.
They
had
promised
the
towne
of
Mounts
in
Henault
that
they
would
not
harme
any
one
Burges
,
vpon
which
condition
they
entred
the
towne
,
where
they
apprehended
a
great
number
&
hong
them
vp
.
But
I
pray
you
how
haue
thei
delt
with
the
Counties
of
Egmont
&
of
Horne
?
what
faire
promises
had
they
made
vnto
them
,
yea
confirmed
with
the
kinges
letters
&
seale
,
making
them
beleue
al
things
were
forgotten
&
forgiuen
,
that
the
king
did
fauour
&
was
bountifull
to
them
,
&
that
nothing
should
be
concluded
in
the
counsel
without
their
aduise
,
with
many
other
like
wordes
,
wherwith
they
persuaded
these
good
noble
men
that
all
things
were
wel
,
&
so
got
them
into
their
hands
,
to
the
intent
to
dispatch
them
away
moste
miserably
,
setting
their
heads
vpon
poles
,
as
if
they
had
bene
murtherers
or
traytours
?
What
faith
or
troth
was
kept
with
the
Lords
of
Barow
&
Montigny
,
who
were
by
the
Duches
of
Parma
&
all
the
Lords
&
nobles
of
the
country
(
for
pacifying
the
state
therof
)
so
solemply
sent
in
Ambassade
to
the
kings
Maiestie
?
The
Turkes
and
faithlesse
heathens
which
know
no
God
,
do
estéeme
it
an
abhominable
déed
to
endammage
Emassadours
or
Commissaries
,
being
by
all
naturall
reasons
to
bée
estéemed
as
holy
:
Notwithstanding
they
kept
those
Lords
as
prisoners
a
great
while
,
&
in
the
end
pitifully
murthered
them
without
law
or
Iustice
.
After
this
,
what
faith
haue
they
kept
with
their
owne
souldiours
,
being
vnder
the
regiment
of
the
Countie
Lodron
,
who
serued
him
so
long
at
Valencien
?
Did
not
the
Duke
of
Alba
promise
&
sweare
to
them
,
that
the
offences
passed
(
to
wit
because
they
had
demaunded
to
haue
their
payment
)
should
be
forgotten
,
and
therupon
gaue
them
his
letters
&
seale
,
causing
them
to
be
written
vp
a
new
,
&
to
take
an
oth
to
the
king
.
And
that
which
is
more
,
caused
than
to
come
from
Valencien
to
Antwerpe
vnder
conduct
there
to
receyue
money
,
wheras
he
with
his
Spanish
souldiours
enuironed
them
,
and
in
great
nombers
caused
them
to
be
hanged
one
after
another
:
the
rest
which
escaped
hanging
,
he
caused
to
be
chased
and
driuen
away
without
payment
?
Who
then
would
séeme
to
be
so
mad
or
bewitched
,
to
attribute
credite
to
any
of
their
promises
,
except
he
were
weary
of
his
life
and
welfare
?
For
if
they
haue
in
this
sort
disceyued
the
most
notablest
&
chiefest
Lords
of
the
countrie
,
if
they
haue
so
cruelly
without
reason
murthered
the
Ambassadours
sent
by
the
Gouernant
&
nobles
to
the
king
:
and
if
they
haue
not
kept
promise
with
those
towns
which
neuer
resisted
nor
altered
religion
,
if
they
haue
bene
so
vnfaithful
to
their
owne
souldiours
,
through
whom
they
were
become
Maisters
of
the
Country
.
Should
we
then
whom
they
vtterly
hate
,
(
&
as
they
say
,
)
haue
rebelled
against
the
king
,
maintaining
(
as
they
alleage
)
the
Lutherian
doctrine
,
bene
their
mortall
enimies
,
and
effectually
declared
the
same
,
be
kept
promise
with
,
then
surely
the
world
had
néede
be
altered
and
newe
changed
.
But
we
perceiue
euidently
by
their
owne
words
,
that
they
neuer
meane
to
do
it
,
for
they
themselues
do
not
offer
any
assurance
for
accomplishment
of
their
promise
,
but
onely
charge
them
of
Amsterdam
to
giue
notice
therof
to
the
other
townes
,
&
in
their
behalf
to
promise
this
.
Seing
(
saieth
the
Duke
of
Alba
)
that
we
do
promise
and
assure
you
by
this
letter
signed
by
vs
that
so
it
shal
be
doon
&c.
Now
wold
they
haue
the
towne
of
Amsterdam
wholy
take
vpon
hir
to
do
that
,
which
so
many
townes
should
hereafter
bewayl
&
lament
if
they
kepe
not
promise
with
them
.
It
might
afterwards
be
said
:
wherfore
were
thei
so
foolish
as
to
credite
them
of
Amsterdam
(
their
enimies
)
seing
the
Duke
him self
made
them
no
promise
?
In
conclusion
it
is
notorious
,
that
these
be
but
meere
disceiptes
to
disceiue
the
simple
people
,
for
the
proper
words
of
the
letter
do
declare
euidently
,
that
the
Duke
doth
not
assure
or
promise
the
Townes
any
thing
,
so
that
they
cannot
charge
him
with
any
promise
,
though
he
obserue
nothing
,
but
onely
them
of
Amsterdam
,
who
haue
promised
it
on
the
Dukes
behalfe
.
And
thinke
you
that
they
of
Amsterdam
haue
their
excuse
to
séeke
?
No
I
warrant
you
:
for
they
may
say
,
we
haue
not
broken
our
promise
,
seing
we
haue
not
on
our
owne
behalfe
,
but
in
the
Dukes
name
onely
promised
you
.
This
disceipt
was
plainely
séene
by
the
aboue
rehersed
souldiours
of
Valencien
,
for
the
Duke
of
Alba
did
make
the
promise
,
&
the
Countie
Lodron
brake
it
,
and
yet
neither
of
both
thought
they
committed
any
offence
herein
,
seing
the
one
was
not
bound
to
perfourme
that
which
he
had
not
promised
,
&
the
other
woulde
not
by
his
promise
bynd
the
Countie
of
Lodron
.
All
this
nothwithstanding
,
though
they
should
by
any
maner
of
othes
or
bonds
,
(
possible
to
be
deuised
)
confirme
any
promise
,
yit
would
they
think
themselues
in
no
point
bound
to
performe
the
same
,
bicause
of
their
common
rule
:
saying
,
there
is
no
faith
to
be
kept
with
heretiks
:
as
in
the
councel
of
Constance
(
wheras
Iohannes
Hus
&
Hierome
of
Prage
,
who
vpon
the
kings
oth
&
letters
of
safe
conduct
came
thither
&
were
there
burnt
aliue
)
it
was
concluded
for
an
article
of
the
faith
,
&
all
they
condemned
as
heretickes
,
which
kept
any
promise
with
heretiks
.
Besides
that
,
the
Pope
of
Rome
can
at
all
times
absolue
them
of
their
othes
&
promise
,
as
dayly
it
is
vsed
,
so
as
they
be
no
more
bound
to
the
same
,
than
if
they
had
neuer
spoken
it
.
Therfore
,
no
wise
people
wil
be
seduced
with
such
deceitfull
lies
,
but
rather
to
the
last
drop
of
their
blood
,
duly
&
manfully
helpe
to
deliuer
their
natiue
countries
from
these
bloudthirsty
Tyrants
.
Lastly
,
they
produce
a
newe
trick
,
séeking
to
make
those
afraid
which
are
fearfull
&
of
small
courage
saying
,
that
they
greatly
erre
which
think
to
withstand
the
kings
power
,
and
that
it
will
fall
out
euil
with
them
,
if
they
remayne
obstinat
and
wil
trie
his
maiesties
power
and
force
.
First
we
haue
protested
&
by
these
presents
doe
proteste
,
that
we
neuer
did
nor
will
withstand
the
kings
power
.
Likewise
are
we
well
assured
that
our
king
according
to
his
accustomed
clementie
,
would
not
vse
his
power
&
force
to
destroy
&
bring
to
ruine
his
own
subiects
,
which
always
haue
ben
so
faithfull
to
him
&
his
auncestors
:
But
these
straunge
tirants
which
vnder
the
kings
name
goe
about
to
bring
our
natiue
countrie
vnder
their
subiection
,
those
wil
we
resiste
to
the
vttermost
and
last
man
.
And
as
for
their
power
(
wherof
they
so
much
hoast
)
we
nothing
feare
,
neither
it
néedeth
not
that
we
tary
long
to
trie
their
force
,
who
haue
alredy
for
the
space
of
v.
or
vi
.
yeres
sufficiently
shewed
the
same
:
so
as
they
now
scarce
know
whither
to
run
or
winde
themselues
,
and
therfore
come
they
nowe
with
this
their
pardon
,
perceyuing
their
force
not
to
preuaile
.
But
before
,
when
all
things
went
as
they
wished
,
thei
séemed
as
though
thei
wold
haue
deuoured
the
countrie
in
one
minut
.
And
perceyuing
that
the
straunge
souldiours
(
which
serue
only
for
money
)
ran
from
their
garrisons
they
thought
all
had
ben
finished
&
done
,
and
so
wrote
both
into
Spayne
&
Duytchland
.
But
now
being
come
to
those
that
offer
resistence
,
&
are
determined
to
defende
their
liberties
with
the
sword
:
it
quickly
appeared
through
God
his
prouidence
,
what
their
power
was
.
For
then
they
lost
their
best
Captaynes
and
Souldiours
,
and
the
Lord
God
hath
defended
our
iust
cause
,
and
made
a
scorne
of
their
great
power
and
force
.
Their
old
Spanish
souldiours
(
the
like
of
whom
they
thought
were
not
in
the
world
)
remayned
there
slain
aswel
as
the
other
.
And
now
thei
haue
tryed
that
there
be
men
left
in
the
world
that
will
fight
for
their
natiue
countrie
.
So
that
we
(
continuing
in
the
feare
of
God
,
&
perfect
vnitie
amongst
our selues
)
shall
haue
no
néede
to
feare
the
haultie
words
of
those
who
haue
so
long
beaten
their
braynes
against
the
weakest
town
in
Holland
,
wherin
at
the
first
was
neither
store
of
vittuals
,
munition
,
nor
souldiours
,
(
and
wherof
they
had
so
great
an
aduantage
by
reason
of
the
Yse
,
that
they
accounted
it
a
Towne
of
no
force
)
are
yit
driuen
backward
,
&
come
to
shame
and
confusion
.
But
now
,
séeing
the
water
is
open
,
and
the
towne
(
through
GOD
his
grace
)
greatly
strengthened
and
furnished
of
good
soldiours
,
and
al
maner
of
good
prouision
and
munition
,
think
they
to
make
vs
afeard
with
their
boasts
and
threatnings
?
Nay
,
nay
,
good
Burgesis
,
let
vs
be
of
good
courage
,
and
nothing
regarde
their
bragges
,
but
trust
in
the
Lord
our
God
,
who
hitherto
hath
so
wonderfully
assisted
vs
,
defending
our
natiue
Countrie
to
the
vttermost
with
our
substance
&
bloud
.
Let
vs
manfully
stand
in
defence
of
our
Wyues
&
children
against
these
bloudthirstie
enimies
of
our
honors
&
common
weale
:
&
to
the
end
direct
our
liues
in
all
vnion
&
concord
,
to
the
intent
that
we
may
enioye
our
old
liberties
and
priuileges
,
&
leaue
them
behind
vs
,
togither
with
a
good
name
and
fame
to
our
childrens
children
,
our
neighbours
and
friends
.
Surely
trusting
in
God
,
that
hée
will
once
turne
his
wrath
from
our
sinnes
,
and
behold
vs
with
his
mercifull
countenance
,
and
reduce
our
poore
oppressed
countries
to
his
former
state
and
prosperitie
.
Also
we
trust
that
the
Kings
Ma.
our
soueraing
Lord
,
piteously
considering
this
insupportable
tiranny
&
force
,
of
those
which
so
proudly
abuse
his
name
&
title
,
to
the
destruction
of
the
countries
dayly
more
and
more
:
wil
of
his
natural
clemencie
graunt
vs
,
that
we
being
deliuered
from
these
tyrants
&
suppressors
,
may
once
effectually
shew
,
and
apparantly
declare
the
iuste
faith
,
hartie
affection
and
seruitiable
obedience
,
which
we
are
readie
(
euen
to
the
death
)
to
shewe
to
his
Maiestie
,
which
wée
in
all
humble
maner
require
of
his
Maiestie
.
Also
we
hartely
pray
vnto
almightie
God
,
that
he
will
graunt
his
Maiestie
a
long
and
healthful
lyfe
,
&
prosperous
raigne
.
Written
at
Delft
,
the
xii
.
of
March
.
Anno
1573.
FINIS
.