¶
A
Coppie
of
the
Proclamation
,
made
by
the
illustrious
Infanta
Isabella
Clara
Eugenia
,
Soueraigne
Princesse
of
the
Netherlands
,
and
the
Countie
of
Burgundie
:
Touching
the
defence
of
the
trafficke
with
Holland
,
Zeland
,
and
their
adherents
.
By
hir
Highnesse
.
TO
our
beloued
and
trusty
,
the
Chancelor
and
others
of
our
counsaile
in
Brabant
,
greeting
.
It
is
knowne
and
manifest
,
not
only
to
all
our
subiects
,
but
to
all
the
world
;
how
many
and
what
dilligences
and
endeuours
haue
beene
vsed
,
sithence
the
beginning
of
these
Netherlandish
troubles
and
commotions
,
aswell
by
the
late
high
laudable
memorie
,
the
King
Phillip
,
the
second
of
that
name
,
our
beloued
Lorde
and
Father
(
whose
soule
God
receiue
in
his
mercie
)
and
by
his
Lieutenants
and
generall
Gouernours
of
our
hereditarie
Netherlands
,
as
also
by
diuers
and
sundrie
Princes
and
Potentates
of
Christendome
,
his
late
Maiesties
good
friends
and
allyes
,
tending
altogether
to
the
reconciliation
of
our
subiects
&
vassailes
of
Holland
and
Zealand
,
and
their
adherents
,
and
to
reduce
and
bring
them
againe
,
vnder
the
dewe
and
decent
obedience
of
his
royall
Maiestie
,
who
hath
likwise
sought
to
enduce
the
said
reuolted
Prouinces
,
first
by
offers
and
presentations
of
pardon
and
obliuion
of
faults
past
,
and
afterwardes
by
armes
and
force
(
vnwilling
as
yet
to
vse
the
vttermost
rigor
)
in
hope
to
mooue
and
reduce
them
through
the
one
or
the
other
meanes
,
to
the
vnion
of
his
other
vassailes
and
subiects
,
in
such
sorte
and
manner
as
héeretofore
they
haue
bene
vnder
the
obedience
of
the
late
laudable
and
neuer
dying
memorie
of
the
Emperor
Charles
the
fift
of
that
name
,
our
Lord
and
Grandfather
vnto
these
last
commotions
and
alterations
,
whereout
is
sprung
this
gréeuous
and
cruell
warres
,
as
yet
continuing
.
Notwithstanding
which
warres
,
his
royall
Maiestie
hath
suffered
and
fréely
permitted
vnto
the
aforesaid
Hollanders
and
their
adherents
to
vse
their
trade
of
Marchandise
and
trafficke
,
as
well
in
his
Realme
of
Spaine
,
as
on
this
side
by
pasports
and
meanes
of
licences
,
to
the
ende
they
should
not
lose
the
nauigation
,
fishing
and
trafficke
,
whereby
those
of
Holland
,
Zealand
,
and
other
Sea
bordering
landes
maintaine
themselues
.
As
also
fearing
that
the
saide
trafficke
and
negotiation
should
be
transported
to
other
straunge
nations
which
do
enuy
the
same
.
And
the
aforesaid
of
Holland
and
Zealand
finde
and
experiment
,
how
much
other
do
labor
to
attaine
it
,
to
the
great
damage
and
hinderance
of
them
,
and
all
our
other
subiects
.
But
all
that
hath
bene
in
vaine
.
For
in
steade
of
acknowledging
the
same
,
they
are
become
the
more
obstinate
and
hardened
,
not
the
common
people
(
which
of
nature
are
good
,
kinde
,
louing
,
and
courteous
)
but
by
the
wicked
instigation
and
practises
of
some
which
haue
thrust
themselues
,
in
the
ruling
and
gouerning
of
the
countries
affaires
,
making
their
profit
of
the
spoyle
of
others
.
Such
that
without
respecting
the
good
conditions
and
offers
which
haue
bene
made
them
in
the
treatise
of
peace
,
heeretofore
held
at
Breda
,
and
afterwards
at
Collen
,
by
the
authoritie
&
interuention
of
the
Emperour
,
the
Princes
Electors
,
Princes
and
Potentates
of
the
holy
Empire
there
hath
not
any
thing
else
followed
.
Although
that
according
to
euery
ones
censure
and
iudgement
,
the
said
offers
were
both
mercifull
,
laudable
and
reasonable
.
As
also
little
hath
aduaunced
(
in
their
regarde
)
the
sending
of
the
Embassadours
and
Deputies
in
these
our
aforesaide
Netherlands
,
comming
in
the
name
and
behalfe
of
his
Imperiall
Maiestie
,
to
renew
and
further
the
aforesaid
treatise
of
peace
,
and
to
mooue
the
parties
to
a
willing
agreement
.
Which
Embassadours
were
at
that
time
most
honourably
receiued
and
heard
,
by
and
in
the
behalfe
of
the
generall
Gouernour
of
this
side
,
where
to
the
contrarie
,
those
of
Holland
and
Zealand
,
did
not
so
much
respect
or
est●eiue
them
,
as
to
let
them
come
to
then
presence
,
but
minde
them
to
returne
,
without
seeing
or
hearing
them
,
notwithstanding
that
they
greatly
requested
and
desired
to
haue
audience
,
that
they
might
deliuer
vp
their
message
giuen
them
in
charge
.
The
Gouernours
of
the
saide
Prouinces
of
Holland
,
and
Zealand
,
little
respecting
or
regarding
,
the
great
miseries
,
damages
,
charges
and
spoyles
,
which
the
holye
Empire
and
all
Christendome
,
haue
many
and
s●●●r●e
times
heere
of
lats
,
and
doe
yet
dasly
endure
,
through
this
most
cruell
,
bloudie
,
and
endlesse
warre
,
especially
the
neighbor
Countries
:
yea
they
haue
not
ceased
,
vntill
that
they
haue
drawne
and
brought
with
them
to
the
warres
,
all
such
persons
,
as
one
could
imagine
,
the
more
to
endamage
,
weaken
,
trouble
and
disturbe
his
late
Maiestie
,
and
all
his
good
and
faithfull
Subiects
,
Realmes
,
Lands
and
dominions
.
By
reason
wherof
these
warres
hath
duredso
long
,
without
yet
that
they
are
any
waies
glutted
with
the
bloode
which
on
both
sides
hath
bene
spilt
,
In
such
sort
,
that
the
Turke
,
the
common
enemie
of
Christendome
hath
taken
occasion
,
to
make
warres
in
Hungarie
and
other
countries
of
Europe
,
where
hee
hath
had
such
successe
as
euery
one
knoweth
.
And
therefore
his
aforesaid
Emperiall
Maiestie
,
and
the
holy
Empire
in
the
deputed
daies
at
two
seuerall
times
held
at
Regens
borgh
,
(
or
Ratisbona
)
haue
alwaies
prepounded
&
declared
their
feruent
desires
to
the
extingushing
of
these
broyles
;
&
to
procure
the
rest
&
welfare
of
our
aforesaid
Netherlands
.
Hauing
concluded
,
notwithstanding
the
litle
respect
,
estimation
,
&
great
insolencie
which
those
of
Holland
&
their
adherents
had
vsed
in
their
behalfe
(
as
is
aforesaid
)
towards
their
former
messages
to
send
them
a
new
Embassage
.
Wherof
the
end
and
successe
as
yet
is
doubtfull
and
vncertaine
.
Those
of
Holland
aforesaid
,
mean
while
shewing
themselues
very
abstinate
and
stout
,
by
reason
of
some
exployts
which
haue
succeeded
them
well
,
whilest
the
late
kings
campes
were
busied
about
the
warres
in
France
.
Which
also
was
caused
by
their
tumultuous
factions
.
And
although
that
by
the
grace
of
God
the
saide
warre
is
now
laid
down
,
by
reason
of
the
peace
contracted
with
the
king
of
France
.
Who
sought
to
procure
of
our
Lord
and
father
,
that
those
of
Holland
and
their
adherents
might
bee
comprehended
in
a
generall
agreement
.
The
same
hath
so
bene
graunted
him
.
And
therevpon
the
said
king
of
France
hath
admonished
those
of
Holland
to
condiscend
therevno
,
therby
to
set
Christendome
iurest
and
quietnesse
.
Wherevpon
their
Commissioners
and
Deputies
were
along
while
expected
at
Verum
,
and
the
saide
time
by
reason
thereof
was
prolonged
.
But
they
notwithstanding
all
that
,
not
esteemed
the
same
,
but
to
the
contrarie
haue
sought
by
all
their
possible
meanes
to
hinder
and
disturbe
the
saide
peace
of
France
:
when
seeing
that
they
could
not
do
it
,
by
reason
of
the
good
inclination
of
the
king
to
the
said
peace
,
they
desist
not
from
their
dogunne
warres
,
onely
instigated
and
set
on
by
some
wicked
and
●ur●ulent
spirites
their
Gouernours
,
which
care
for
nothing
but
for
the
continuance
of
their
gouernment
.
In
such
sort
,
that
they
hinder
that
our
other
subiects
of
this
side
,
cannot
enioy
the
benefite
of
the
peace
,
which
our
late
Lord
and
Father
minded
to
haue
procured
them
by
means
of
the
aforesaid
agreement
with
France
.
We
will
not
moreouer
heere
forget
to
say
,
that
the
better
to
shunne
all
occasions
of
mistrust
(
wherevpon
the
enemies
of
the
common
welfare
,
alwayes
founded
their
obstinacies
saying
,
that
the
Gouernours
vnder
which
they
should
liue
,
were
Spaniards
and
strangers
)
our
aboue
named
Lord
,
father
,
found
requisite
hauing
some
yeres
past
,
send
ouer
for
the
generall
gouernment
of
our
aforesaid
hereditarie
Netherlands
,
his
good
brother
and
Nephew
the
late
Archeduke
Ernestus
,
and
after
his
decease
,
his
god●
brother
and
Nephew
the
Archeduke
Albertus
,
at
this
present
our
beloued
Lorde
and
spouse
,
both
sonnes
and
brothers
to
the
Emperor
,
and
born
in
Germanie
:
mercifull
and
louing
Princes
,
wholy
giueuand
inclined
to
the
common
welfare
and
reconciliation
of
the
reuolted
Prouinces
,
as
in
effect
they
haue
well
shewed
it
.
For
immedially
after
their
arriuall
and
entrance
into
the
aforesaid
gouernement
,
they
haue
(
according
to
the
charge
which
they
had
receiued
of
our
said
late
Lorde
and
father
)
vsed
all
possible
endeuours
and
dilligences
,
by
all
amiable
meanes
to
recall
and
reduce
the
said
enemies
o
their
dutiful
obedience
,
hauing
the
aforesaid
the
late
Arch
duke
Ernestus
not
only
writte
vnto
thee
,
but
also
dispatched
expresse
persons
to
denounce
and
declare
vnto
them
,
the
good
will
and
intention
of
our
late
Lord
and
Father
,
as
also
the
like
hath
continually
ben
doll
by
the
aforesaid
Archduke
Albertus
by
many
and
sundrie
manners
and
demonstrations
,
as
well
in
generall
as
particular
,
to
giue
them
notice
of
the
selfe
same
good
will
and
inclination
.
But
the
same
hath
likewise
bene
in
vaine
and
to
he
ende
,
as
to
euery
one
is
most
manifest
,
so
much
is
this
poore
people
blinded
and
held
in
subiect
ion
by
those
which
haue
vsurped
the
rule
and
administration
of
the
land
,
on
them
that
they
cannot
take
hold
of
any
good
opportunitie
.
yea
which
is
more
,
his
late
royall
Maiestie
,
more
apparantly
and
by
a
notable
act
to
shew
that
he
desired
nothing
more
then
the
generall
rest
and
welfare
of
all
his
subiects
,
without
any
suspition
,
hath
taken
a
resolution
which
was
said
to
be
onely
resting
to
giue
them
with
heaped
measure
,
the
onely
thing
which
the
estates
of
this
side
had
so
earnestly
required
,
for
an
eternal
securitie
of
their
freedome
and
preseruatiue
of
their
preuiledges
,
to
wit
:
That
our
aforesaide
Lorde
and
Father
hath
beene
contented
to
giue
them
a
Soueraigne
Prince
,
by
themselues
,
hauing
thereto
and
in
marriage
of
vs
as
his
eldest
daughter
,
giuen
and
transported
vnto
vs
all
these
lands
of
this
side
,
with
the
Countie
of
Burgundie
.
And
his
royall
Maiestie
hath
royally
and
solemnely
effected
the
same
,
with
the
consent
of
his
onely
sonne
,
the
now
king
our
Lord
and
brother
.
And
the
more
to
assure
his
saide
subiects
of
the
good
and
vnfained
loue
and
affection
which
he
bore
them
,
he
had
granted
vs
the
aforesaid
gift
&
transportation
,
vpon
expresse
condition
that
wée
should
marrie
the
said
Arche
duke
Albertus
,
who
had
had
the
general
gouernment
there
very
nere
thrée
yeares
long
:
and
during
the
same
,
obtained
diuers
victories
,
and
at
last
concluded
and
established
the
peace
with
France
.
In
so
much
that
truly
may
it
be
saide
,
that
our
late
Lord
and
father
hath
not
omitted
any
thing
,
which
by
a
mercifull
and
louing
Prince
might
be
imagined
lawfull
,
or
that
ought
by
him
to
be
done
,
to
reduce
the
said
lands
to
the
vnion
of
the
other
Prouinces
,
as
by
all
godly
&
worldly
rights
and
lawes
they
are
bound
to
do
,
and
ought
to
desire
the
same
,
for
their
owne
welfare
and
quietnesse
.
For
God
and
Nature
seeme
in
such
fort
to
haue
conioyned
these
Netherlands
euen
to
●●aine
to
the
perfect
&
highest
wealth
of
worldly
felicitie
,
as
heeretofore
they
haue
beene
séene
in
,
because
that
they
can
hardly
spare
one
another
.
Which
all
notwithstanding
it
is
far
from
thē
,
that
thereby
they
should
any
〈…〉
mooued
or
inclined
to
reconciliation
:
but
to
the
〈…〉
are
growne
more
obstinate
thē
euer
before
,
without
giuing
care
to
any
reason
.
And
which
is
woorse
,
haue
and
do
ye●
daily
all
their
best
endeuours
,
to
hinder
and
disturbe
the
peace
with
the
neighbour
Princes
,
as
they
had
done
in
France
.
And
whereas
the
Archeduke
Albertus
as
then
●ouernour
Generall
had
bene
besought
by
the
Deputies
of
the
Generall
Estates
of
this
side
,
(
assembled
in
our
cittie
of
Brussell
)
to
receiue
vs
and
hold
vs
for
their
souer
〈◇〉
Ladie
and
Princesse●
,
to
the
end
they
might
in
their
behalfe
write
letters
to
the
abouenamed
.
Estates
of
Holland
and
their
adherents
,
to
mooue
them
to
a
peace
and
vni●●●
〈◇〉
the
obedience
of
one
head
and
Prince
as
they
were
before
:
the
said
Arche-duke
hath
graunted
them
the
same
.
And
accordingly
the
generall
estates
haue
in
most
〈◇〉
sort
written
their
letters
,
and
font
them
〈◇〉
by
an
especiall
person
,
who
was
returned
backe
againe
without
any
resolution
,
saying
that
they
could
not
giue
any
answere
vpon
it
,
by
reason
of
the
absence
of
some
of
their
chiefest
,
In
such
sort
that
al
hath
not
holpe
,
which
is
a
matter
altogither
intollerable
,
and
not
in
any
wise
do
be
borne
with
.
And
which
vndoubtedly
springeth
from
a
resolute
obstinacie
,
to
personer
in
their
wickednesse
and
ingratitude
against
God
,
their
Prince
,
and
their
Patrimonie
.
At
least
those
which
there
haue
authoritie
ouer
the
others
,
without
once
to
consider
,
that
through
the
aforesaid
continuation
of
the
warre
,
the
holy
kingdome
is
charged
(
as
before
)
Christendome
ouerrunne
by
the
Turkish
hoasts
.
And
all
these
aforesaide
Netherlands
charged
,
endamaged
,
and
spoyled
,
on
the
one
side
and
on
the
other
,
the
aforesaid
Gouernors
making
the
people
beléeue
,
that
they
loose
not
by
these
warres
,
that
they
find
no
want
of
any
commodities
.
Also
that
they
wholely
vse
the
fishing
,
nauigation
,
and
trafficke
as
much
as
if
they
were
in
a
sure
peace
,
yea
that
they
are
richer
and
mightier
then
if
they
were
in
peace
.
All
which
proceedes
principally
,
by
reason
that
they
hath
bene
permitted
fréely
to
traffike
and
trade
into
Spaine
,
together
in
the
Countries
of
this
side
,
by
meanes
of
pasportes
and
licences
,
also
by
permission
of
the
frishing
and
such
like
,
which
haue
done
nothing
but
feede
the
warres
.
By
all
which
our
aforesaid
Lord
and
brother
the
King
,
perceiuing
how
much
the
said
Hollanders
.
&
I
haue
abused
the
méekenesse
and
patience
of
our
late
Lord
and
Father
,
hath
lately
defended
and
forbidden
to
deale
or
trafficke
with
them
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
should
bee
returned
to
their
due
obedience
.
As
also
we
vnwilling
to
ouerslippe
any
occasion
,
but
to
prooue
and
essay
all
possible
meanes
to
attaine
to
our
intention
,
to
maintaine
our
good
subiects
in
peace
,
and
to
reduce
and
set
in
the
right
way
those
which
are
strayed
,
hauing
caused
the
whole
to
be●●ripely
considered
,
not
onely
by
our
Counsell
,
beeing
next
to
the
person
of
our
beloued
Nephew
Andreas
Cardinall
of
Austria
,
&c.
at
this
present
Liefetenant
;
Gouernour
and
Captaine
generall
of
our
said
lands
on
this
side
:
but
also
by
many
good
persons
of
the
aforesaid
states
.
And
considering
that
hetherto
by
the
said
means
of
méeknesse
and
kindnesse
,
nothing
hath
bene
profited
,
but
that
to
the
contrarie
thereby
they
are
growne
more
vnreasonable
and
prouder
,
and
that
meanes
is
giuen
them
,
to
maintaine
the
warres
,
to
their
great
furtherance
:
SO
IT
IS
,
that
after
good
and
ripe
consultation
and
aduise
of
our
Counsell
of
estate
,
secrets
and
treasure
,
and
vppon
the
deliberation
of
our
aforesaide
Nephew
the
Cardinall
of
Austria
,
&c.
wee
haue
wholly
defended
,
forbidden
and
prohibited
:
and
defend
,
forbid
,
and
prohibit
,
by
these
presents
,
all
o●
any
communication
,
trafficke
and
neg●tiation
,
with
the
aforesaid
of
Holland
,
Zealand
,
and
all
their
adherents
,
eyther
,
our
Subiects
or
others
,
vntill
such
time
as
they
shall
be
reconciled
to
his
Maiestie
,
or
to
vs
their
Soueraigne
Ladie
and
Princesse
,
as
according
to
all
deuine
and
humaine
lawes
they
are
haunde
to
doe
.
Forbidding
therefore
to
all
and
euery
one
,
to
send
,
connaye
,
or
transporte
by
Sea
,
fresh
waters
,
or
by
land
,
directly
or
indirectly
,
any
money
goods
,
Merchandizes
,
or
anye
other
things
whatsoeuer
,
nor
yet
to
bring
out
of
the
aforesaide
reuolted
Countries
hether
,
any
wares
,
Merchandizes
,
or
other
things
,
growing
,
comming
or
passing
through
the
same
lands
;
Vppon
paine
of
confiscation
of
the
said
wares
and
Marchandizes
,
and
of
extraordinarie
punishment
,
according
to
the
nature
of
the
misdeeds
:
from
hence
forwarde
recalling
and
reuoking
all
permissions
,
graunts
,
&
licences
,
which
we
,
or
our
generall
Lieutenants
haue
granted
.
As
also
we
recall
and
reuoke
all
pasports
,
&
for
the
selfe
same
cause
,
we
likewise
annullate
and
Cashéere
all
Safeguards
and
permissions
which
we
haue
graunted
and
yéelded
,
to
fish
,
to
whome
so
euer
it
be
.
And
touching
the
pasports
for
the
going
and
comming
of
persons
,
we
recall
them
likewise
:
but
graunt
and
permit
them
,
that
euery
one
may
returne
to
his
place
of
residence
and
dwelling
,
within
the
terme
of
one
moneth
after
the
publication
of
these
presents
.
All
without
in
any
sorte
to
exclude
our
subiects
out
of
our
fauour
,
or
to
cut
them
the
way
of
reconciliation
and
mercie
,
at
such
times
as
they
shall
require
if
,
presenting
to
that
ende
the
same
offers
,
which
haue
héeretofore
béene
made
them
,
and
haue
,
and
shall
be
found
reasonable
.
All
which
we
will
haue
manifest
,
not
onely
to
our
aforesaide
subiects
,
obedient
and
disobedient
,
but
also
to
all
the
world
.
And
to
the
ende
,
that
no
one
should
pretend
ignorance
of
this
our
present
ordinance
,
Interdiction
and
defence
:
We
will
and
command
,
that
immediatlie
without
delaye
,
you
publish
and
Proclaime
the
same
in
euery
Cittie
and
place
of
our
land
and
Dukedome
of
Braban●
and
of
Ouermueze
,
where
publications
and
Proclamations
are
vsed
to
be
done
:
and
to
the
maintenance
and
obseruation
héereof
,
and
what
there
vnto
belongeth
,
we
giue
you
full
power
,
authoritie
and
especiall
charge
,
to
execute
,
and
cause
to
be
executed
,
against
the
transgressors
and
affendors
héereof
,
the
paines
aboue
named
,
without
any
fauour
,
distimulation
,
or
for
bearance
:
Willing
and
commaunding
to
all
and
euery
one
,
earnestly
to
effect
the
same
:
For
such
is
our
will
and
pleasure
.
Giuen
in
our
Cittie
of
Antwarpe
,
vnder
our
counterseale
héereon
Imprinted
in
Placcat
,
the
ix
.
of
Februarie
,
1599.
By
hir
Highnesse
,
in
hir
Counsell
.
Verreyken
.