A Copy of the Engliſh Shippers Supplication to his Majeſty of Denmark and Norway, Tranſlated out of Engl.

WHereas we Engliſh Shippers, whoſe names are here under­written, have our Ships lying at anchor upon your Maje­ſties Streams and Haven, before your Kingly Seat and City of Copenhaven, being richly laden with Merchants Goods, belonging to our Nation, and are come for protection and ſecurity hither, by a ſpecial Order from our Honorable High Councel of State at White-Hall in London, dated the 17. of June. Having under­ſtood, not only peril and danger in the Sea, but alſo upon the Road before Helſingor, we therefore in all humility beſeech your Kingly Majeſty, that according to the Law of Nations we may have pro­tection upon your Majeſties Streams: and if occaſion happen that any Enemy ſhould be ſo inſolent to fall upon us, hurt or violate us, That your Majeſty then will graciouſly take us into protection; and in the mean while, for better ſecurity, give us leave to hale our8 Ships within your Majeſties Bom and Blockhouſe: for which your Majeſties favor we will always be ready in all humility, not only our ſelves in perſon to acknowledg your Benefaction, but further to refer it to the States of our Natives Country.

To the High and Mighty King of Denmark and Norway, the VENDERS and GOTTERS King; The Engliſh Shippers, being now in Copenhaven, their humble Petition, Leter B.

THat we, according to an Order from the Republique of Eng­land, which we have humbly obeyed, were commanded to caſt our ſelves, with our Ships and Goods, under your Kingly9 Majeſties gracious protection, and we are hitherto protected: wherefore we are obliged to give your Kingly Majeſty all hearty thanks, humbly beſeeching your Majeſty of your gracious good­neſs to ſuffer us to repair to our Convoy, which now lieth below Helſingor, whoſe errand and meſſage hither is nothing but to con­duct us home from hence to our Land again; This is all that is com­manded us from him who hath the command of that ſame Fleet, to give your Majeſty to underſtand, and to pray and deſire from your Majeſty this liberty: if it be admitted us, we will always pray for your Kingly Majeſty.

A Copy of the Letter from the Admiral of the Engliſh Fleet to his Majeſty, Tranſlated out of Engliſh into Daniſh, Letter A.

I Have received Order from the Councel of State of the Re­publique in England, to ſail into the Sound with this Squa­drant of Ships, containing 18 in number, to Convoy all ſuch Engliſh Ships and Barques as have been now a long time kept in by the Hollander: My humble requeſt is, That ſeeing your Ma­jeſty hath been pleaſed graciouſly to protect them unto this preſent in ſafety, that I might know your Majesties gracious Will, whether I may be permitted to come up with our Fleet to fetch them, or that it will pleaſe your Majeſty to give Order they may be ſafe-guarded down hither to our Fleet, where we lie10 ready to receive them: That is all that is deſired of him, who deſireth leave to ſubſcribe himſelf,

With a deſire that it might be delivered to the Admiral, and we might as ſoon as poſſible receive from him a ſatisfactory Anſwer, wherewith we will preſently repair to his Majeſty, and alſo ſoli­cite for a further Reſolution for him toward his expedition, where­withall the ſaid Captains went aboard late toward evening, and afterward in the morning, being the 24 of Septemb. about ſix of the clock, did come again on ſhore with the ſaid Admirals Anſwer to the laſt writing, delivered him dated about nine a clock at night, wherein he referreth himſelf to his former Letter, aſſuring that his coming thither with that Fleet was to no other intent but only to Convoy thoſe Engliſh Ships that lie in Copenhaven, ſaying alſo that his Fleet was not of ſuch force as we declared, deſiring alſo that he might receive an abſolute Anſwer, if the Ships might be ſuffered to follow him or not, that he might be gone back again, hoping that he had carryed himſelf here with all civility and reſpect: what more was required in our Letter, he did excuſe himſelf, that he could not anſwer unto, as his foreſaid Letter, ſigned N. 2. doth further ſhew: And when they gave us to underſtand, that they were again come to Town, we repaired unto them in the afore­ſaid12 Borgemaſters houſe, where they delivered us the ſaid Admirals Letter, and therewithall deſired we would viſit the ſaid Admiral aboard his Ship, and excuſed himſelf, for his not coming aſhore to us was becauſe he durſt not adventure himſelf at that time from his Fleet, deſiring earneſtly that we would expedite and further them ſuch an Anſwer, as that they might have the Engliſh Fleet with them, which they were ſent for; and ſaid alſo, that their Fleet was of no ſuch conſideration as it was look'd upon to be, for as much as it conſiſted of but eighteen ſhips only, whereupon were few or no Soldiers: excuſed alſo that the Parliament had not given notice of their coming, for that he feared it would be de­clared and known to the Hollander, and then they with force would watch for them, if there had been intelligence given before, eſpecially for that they knew the Hollander lay here with a party of Ships, ſo they could not adventure themſelves hither with fewer ſhips: That the Parliament had ſent no Embaſſador hither, they deſired it might not be ill taken, for their thoughts abounded in friendſhip towards his Majeſty, and had honorably received his Embaſſadors, and alſo well deported themſelves towards his Sub­jects; ſo that it was not forborn, for any other reaſon, but for that their former Meſſengers, ſent to Holland and Spain, were ill­entreated and ſlain; whereupon the Parliament reſolved to ſend no more Embaſſadors abroad till further conſiderations: alſo de­claring, that the Hollanders had in many ways delt ill with them, ſo they had good cauſe to be aware of them, that they might not in proceſs of time mock them: and after we had anſwered them ſuch things as were neceſſary, according to our Inſtructions, and their former deſire of quick expedition again repeated, we took our leaves of them, and went preſently to his Majeſty to Ibſtrup, and after to the Privy Councel, and delivered in both places verbal relation of what had paſſed.

A Reſolution given to the Commander of the Engliſh Republique Fleet lying upon our Streams: Letter E.

WHereas we underſtand by a Letter written from the Com­mander of the Engliſh Eſquadron, delivered us the 23. of Sept. late at night, that he was ſent hither by the Councel of State of the Republique of England, with 18 Ships of War to convey all the Engliſh Ships that now have layn here a long time, and there­fore deſireth to know if he might have liberty to come up with his Fleet to fetch them, or that an Order might paſs for their ſafe­guarding down to his Fleet; whereunto our gracious Reſolution is, That as it was altogether unexpected of us that ſuch a mighty Fleet without warning, much leſs permiſſion, or Letter unto us from their Principals, ſhould come into our Streams in ſight of our Caſtles; ſo have we neither let nor given occaſion that the Engliſh Ships now lying in the Haven ſhould retire hither; but they them­ſelves by ſupplication to our Stateholder have ſought it, and them­ſelves hitherto in ſafety preſerved, ſince which a Fleet of the States General Ships are come hither to watch for thoſe and other Ships, deſiring to have taken them, if they had not here had their retreat; and ſeeing they could not complain of any thing further to have happened to them all the while they have been kept here, ſo had we much leſs expected that we upon ſuch a gracious protection ſhould be deſired to do that which might infeſt our Streams, and occaſion to our Highneſs the greateſt deſpect, and in our own Land the greateſt unſafety and danger, we had well expected that the Engliſh and Hollanders Fleets, as long as we gave them no cauſe, ſhould not againſt our Highneſs upon our Streams overſee them­ſelves; but if ſo many Ships came to be diſputed for between them as now lieth here, it is to be feared we our ſelves ſhould be blamed for giving them cauſe to loſe that reſpect, and to keep our Fleet here upon the Streams would give us cauſe to do that which would be pleaſing to none of our Friends: wherefore to avoyd ſuch miſ­chief as might follow, we thought it not good thoſe Ships lying here in our Haven ſecured, ſhould be put out to become matter for14 two of our Friends and Republiques Fleets upon our Streams to fight for, but rather willingly afford them ſtill that ſecurity they hitherto have had, hoping that time will ſo change it ſelf, that they without our reſpect and guidance, and to their leſs hazard, may be ſet free.

Given at our Caſtle, Copenhaven,the 25. of Sep­temb. 1653.

The Engliſh Reſidents Propoſition, delivered to thoſe of the Kingdoms Councel, de­puted to receive the ſame. Letter F.

VVHereas for ſome time paſt it hath pleaſed the great, migh­tieſt High-born King of Denmark and Norway, in his Harbors, to detain ſeveral Merchant Ships of great Value, belong­ing to the Subjects of the Republique of England, and alſo to deny them freedom to follow thoſe Ships of War, which for their Secu­rity and Convoy without doubt were ſent from England, whereby the ſaid Republique, and the Subjects thereof, hitherto no ſmall hurt and damage have ſuſtained: and although the Engliſh Re­publiques Parliament, by reaſon of ſuch an unexpected Action, eſpecially at the time when his Majeſties Embaſſador was treat­ing for a nearer Ʋnion, are thereby highly troubled; yet are they nevertheleſs deſirous to uſe all poſſible means of friendſhip, whereby further Inconveniencies may be prevented, which other­ways in ſuch a weighty Caſe, that concerns the welfare of both States, might follow; therefore have they of good affection ſent me to his Majeſty, with Command in their behalf, to preſs earneſtly, that the ſaid Ships, which by his Majeſties Command are de­tained with their ſeveral Goods and Loadings, may with all poſ­ſible expedition be again ſet free: Wherefore in the name of the ſaid Parliament I deſire your high mighty Kingly Majeſty, that all the Ships belonging to the Engliſh Republique, which now are to be found in this Haven, or upon theſe Streams, and by Kingly Order, or any other Officers Command, are detained or15 delayed, each Ship with his own loading may preſently be ſet free with full power to proceed upon their Voyage towards thoſe places they were at firſt deſigned unto; moreover, that his Majeſty will be pleaſed under your Kingly Hand and Seal to promiſe and grant to the Parliament of the Engliſh Republique by me their Mini­ſter, that all the aforeſaid Ships, each with his loading, ſhall be ſafe and fully delivered to that Fleet, which ſhall be ſent by the Parliament of England, or their Authority, at ſuch time and in ſuch manner as the Commander thereof ſhall deſire of his Maje­ſty: And whereas there is lately one of the Engliſh Republiques Ships, called the Antilop, run aſhore within your Kingly Maje­ſties Juriſdiction, near Jutland, and ſome of the Guns, Ammu­nition, and other things, converted to the uſe of the Inhabitants of the Town adjoyning, alſo in the ſame Parliaments name I de­ſire his Kingly Majeſty, that all ſuch Guns, and other Imple­ments that belongeth to the ſaid Ship, whether they now are in the Inhabitants hands, or in any others Cuſtody, may be deliver­ed preſently to me, or my Deputy; alſo, that by his Kingly Ma­jeſties Command all good help and neceſſary aſſiſtance be afforded to ſave and recover ſuch other Guns and Riging, as by probability may be ſaved, ſeeing that the Ship was loſt near the ſhore; to all which I expect his Majeſties juſt Anſwer in writing, that I may the better return back again to my Maſters, the Parliament of the Republique of England.

A ſhort Relation of what on the behalf of his Kingly Majeſty of Denmark and Norway, was verbalit ſpoken to the Engliſh Republiques Parliaments Re­ſident, the honeſt and worſhipful man Richard Bradſhaw; and afterward at his requeſt deli­vered him in writing by us whoſe names are under-written, and out of Latin put into Engliſh. Letter G.

AFter that ſome Engliſh Ships for ſome few Months paſt were returned out of the Eaſt Sea into Oreſound, they concluded there to remain, thereby to avoyd that great danger they other­wiſe might fall into, if they adventured themſelves towards Eng­land, by reaſon of the Hollands Fleet, that at that preſent they found lying there, waiting a more ſeaſonable time, that they with more ſafety might ſail hence; at which time his Kingly Majeſty not only afforded them open freedom, but alſo in a large meaſure protected them, for as much as ſome Holland Ships would haſtily have fallen upon them, ſome Guns were ſhot off from Crownborg Caſtle: nor is there from that time hitherto any token of friend­ſhip neglected to be ſhewn them: Wherefore it is altogether ad­mirable to his Majeſty, that the Engliſh Republiques Parliament neither by writing, nor Reſident in the leaſt meaſure, have mention­ed ſuch Kingly favor and affection as is ſhewed to their Subjects; but after all, in the Harveſt following a Fleet of 18 Ships of War is ſent into this Kingdom, to that end, as is formerly declared, that they ſhould for more ſafety convey the ſaid Merchant Ships, among which ſome part are ſo well fitted, that they might well be uſed in the ſtead of Ships of War; and thoſe Ships, not only without any preceding deſires or permiſſion, which yet ought to have been ob­tained, but alſo without any intimation of their coming, did come to anchor upon his Kingly Majeſties Streams, which verily, of none of his Majeſties Neighbors, or thoſe in Union with him, before this time hath the like been done; for as much as amongſt lordly per­ſons, to avoyd all miſ-interpretation, it is uſual not to enter into17 any of their open or common wayes, much leſs into ſuch a nar­row paſſage, with warlike and weaponed power, except they have deſired or obtained leave thereunto: which ſeeing the Engliſh Republikes Parliament have forborn to do, therefore doth His Majeſty with all equity and reaſon expect from their Reſident, for ſuch unlawfull Proceſs, in the behalf of the Par­liament ſome ſatisfaction. Seeing His Kingly Majeſties Sub­jects ſhips, as many as they could f•nd within the Engliſh Re­publikes jurisdiction, not onely are detained and forbid to de­part, but alſo one of them in the open Sea lately by a Parlia­ments ſhip ſurprized, brought to London, and a part of her la­ding plundered away; therefore doth His Kingly Majeſty de­ſire to know from the Reſident the cauſe why ſuch arreſts and enemy like proceedings were uſed againſt his Subjects: of this and the former Propoſitions a ſpeedy anſwer is expected.

The Engliſh Parliaments Reſidents Anſwer to that Writing which in the name of His Kingly Majeſty of Denmark and Norway thoſe ho­norable men Otte Krag and Henry Williamſon Roſen­wing ſent him the laſt day of December, Anno 1652.Tranſlated out of Latin into Daniſh.

AFter ſerious conſideration of the ſaid Letter, the Engliſh Republikes or the Parliaments Reſident doth obſerve the ſubſtant matter thereof to be couched in three articles.

To the firſt doth pertain His Kingly Majeſties gracious good protection which lately was ſhown to ſome Engliſh Merchants ſhips, for which Kingly benevolence His Majeſty expected that ſomthing anſwerable thereunto ought to have been mentioned.

To the ſecond, the unexpected approach of ſome ſhips of war, which without foregoing notification or leave granted, were by the Engliſh Republikes Parliament for the convoying16 of the aforeſaid Merchant ſhips appointed & ſent into His Ma­jeſties Kingdoms, for which ſtrange proceſs (in the Engliſh Parliaments name) of their Reſident ſome ſatisfaction is deſired.

To which the Engliſh Parliaments Reſident anſwereth, that in thoſe Propoſitions which in the behalf of the Engliſh Parlia­ments Republike, he for ſome dayes paſt had as well verb•lly uttered, as afterwards in writing alſo delivered, and thereupon had deſired His Kingly Majeſties juſt anſwer: Nothing of that which in theſe articles was mentioned was touched, neither in his Plenipotentialls was any liberty given him of ſuch Poſtula­ta, to confer or anſwer: But if the matter of theſe Articles is ſuppoſed to be of ſuch high conſ•quence, that it neceſſarily re­quireth ſome pertinent Anſwer, then if ſo be His Kingly Maje­ſty, according to uſuall and friendly Correſpondentz, will com­mand to have it reported to the Engliſh Republikes Parlia­ment then without all doubt it ſhal be found that they, as con­cerning the ſaid points will deliver a juſt and requiſite anſwer.

To the third and laſt article, concerning which His Majeſty is ſo troubled, for that ſeverall of his Subjects ſhips are detained by the Engliſh Parliament, and alſo that lately one of them in the open Sea was in hoſtile manner brought up to London, and ſome part of their lading ſpoliert, and therefore of the Reſi­dent do deſire to know the cauſe of ſuch Arreſt and hoſtile in­treating. The Reſident doth anſwer as followeth, that he doth well know that ſome Daniſh Su•jects ſhips by the Parliaments command in their juriſdiction are detained but hath not under­ſtood that any Daniſh ſhip in the open ſea by any Parliament ſhip was in ſuch warlike manner dealt with; yet if it ſhould appear that ſuch a thing hath been done, there is no doubt, but if His Kingly Majeſty deſire to know the cauſe thereof from the Parliament of England, he will receive a neceſſary, friend­ly, and ſatisfactory anſwer to his content. But the ſtopping thoſe ſhips in the Harbours is a ſubſ•quent act, ſeeing the Eng­liſh Merchant ſhips were firſt by His Kingly Majeſty here arreſt­ed, and after forbidden to ſaile away: And although they were by a ſelect Fleet of warlike ſhips ſent for, yet His Kingly Majeſty muſt needs know the cauſe thereof not to have ariſen17 from any Warlike miſtruſt, much leſſe from any unjuſt intention in the Parliament either towards His Maje­ſty or any of his Subjects, but onely from the deſire the Par­liament had that they by ſuch meanes might the better further the ſaid ſhips being ſet free and at liberty: Yet that the Parlia­ments upright and friendly carriage in that manner of proceed­ing may the better be known as ſoone as it ſhall pleaſe His Majeſty under His Kingly hand and ſeal to promiſe un­to the Parliament by then Reſident, that the Engliſh ſhips may without moleſtation be free to come away, as in my former writing is more l••gely expreſt, then if it be deſired, I will in the name of the Parliament, as their Reſident, at the ſame time in the higheſt manner ingage, that all the Daniſh Subjects ſhips that within the Engliſh Republikes juriſdiction are detained, with all their goods and ladings, ſhall preſently be reſtored to their former freedome: provided the Engliſh ſhips be firſt ſet free and at liberty, ſeeing they were firſt detained: That this may more happily be accompliſhed, the Engliſh Parliaments Reſident doth earneſtly deſire, eſpecially ſeeing the time allot­ted for his ſtay here is almoſt run out, that His Kingly Majeſty will be pleaſed to thoſe the Engliſh Parliaments deſires which he hath received, as ſoon as may be, to give a juſt, full and ſatis­factory anſwer.

The Kings Majeſty of Denmark and Norway his reſolution delivered the Engliſh Parlia­ments Reſident, the Worſhipfull Richard Bradſhaw, unto that Propoſition he verbally uttered, and in wri­ting delivered, the 28. Decemb. 1652. Letter H.

FOraſmuch as in the ſaid Propoſition is firſt ſet downe, that ſome Engliſh Ships of great value were in this Harbour de­tained, and might not be ſuffered to depart hence with the Eng­liſh Admiralls Fleet that was ſent hither to convoy them, and that the Parliament by ſuch an unexpected action which hap­pened at the time of treaty for Union, were much troubled, and therefore to prevent great inconveniences that might thereup­on ariſe, had ſent him hither to deſire, which he alſo did in the Parliaments name, that all the ſhips belonging to Engliſh men, with their ladings, and which by Kingly decree were ſo de­tained, may preſently be ſet free, and fully licenſed to ſaile to ſuch place where they are deſigned; and that his Kingly Majeſty will under his hand and ſeal aſſure to him their ſervant, that all the aforeſaid ſhips, with their ladings, ſhall be fully delivered to the Engliſh convoy or Fleet, which the Parliament will ſend and authoriſe there unto, at ſuch time, and in ſuch manner, as the ſaid Admirall ſo ſent ſhall deſire.

Secondly, that all the guns, and other things belonging to the ſhip Antilop, that was loſt upon the ſhore of Jytland, where ſhe was run aſhore, may be delivered, which at preſent are de­tained or preſerved of any in Inteland, to him or his Aſſignes, and alſo by his Majeſties recommendation he may be furthered to take up, and ſave as many more of the ſaid guns, and other materialls belonging to the ſaid ſhip, as may be ſaved.

Before an anſwer can be given to the firſt, it is neceſſary to be known, and it cannot be denied, but that the ſhippers of the Engliſh ſhips did in August l•ſt petition, that they might be permitted to come here into the Haven to ſave them from their enemies, and afterwards did preſently give thanks, for that it21 was granted them, both with ſupplication and thanks, giving in their Orignals, were ſhewn the Reſident; and that they by a­ny Kingly Decree ſhould have been arreſted, or their freedome to rule over their goods here in the Haven taken away, that can never be made appear, foraſmuch as each ſh•pp•r is yet with his ſhip, and hath power over his goods, ſo that th•y need not re­quire any reſtitution to their freedome, but that feare onely which they had and have of their enemies which lay upon the ſtreames, hath detained or arreſted th•m ▪ and nothing elſe, ſince which, there came in September before Crownborow, an Admi­rall with a mighty F•eet, which without any warning given, li­berty obtained, or letter from the Parliam•nt, did deſire he might fetch the ſaid ſhips without Cobenhaven, or that they might be ſecurely conveyed unto him, all which ſeemed juſt as wonderfull to his Majeſty, that while his Amb•ſſ•dors lay in England and treated, they then without any in imation o•con­ſent, would unexpected ſend ſuch a F•eet hither into his land and ſtreams, even as it did admire the Parliament that their Ad­miralls deſire was not accompliſhed; but that the Engliſh ſhips, which by the ſhippers own confeſſion in writing came into this Harbour by the Parliaments Order, were not delivered to ſuch an Admirall, as neither had leave to come hither with his Fleet, nor any writing from the Parliament, nor could get the ſaid ſhips to him, except he firſt became M•ſter of the Hollands Fleet, which lay upon the ſtream, between Kobenhaven, and the ſaid Engliſh Fleet; his Majeſty hath as good an excuſe for, as a­ny Potentate can have, that will not indure ſuch an affront to permit ſtrangers in his land, upon his ſtreams, and cloſe in his very preſence, to wage war and fight, who ſhall be Lord and Maſter in anothers houſe and land; and as his Majeſty never but this time obſerving a Fleet of Engliſh and Hollanders at one inſtant here upon his ſtreames, was not willing the Engliſh ſhould ſail hence, ſo hath he never ſince forbid them, but to in­gage himſelf to deliver the ſaid ſhips ſecurely to the Engliſh Fleet, at ſuch a time, and in ſuch a manner as the Engliſh Admi­rall would preſcribe and deſire, is ſo unreaſonable a demand, that his Majeſty cannot in any manner comprehend: For in the22 firſt place, there is never any permitted, or hath that freedome to come here into the Sound with an armed Fleet, no more then to come into the Land with an Army, which by ſpeciall treaty have not gained conſent; and thoſe that by ſuch treaties have gained conſent, may neither come ſtronger then is agreed upon, nor upon the time agreed, without giving warning ſome weeks before hand; and moreover there is not the leaſt excuſe made, for that the Fleet came hither without notice given us, nor any requeſt made that it might come hither againe, ſeeing that the Reſident himſelfe doth acknowledge he hath no inſtru­ctions ſo to do, ſo that it appeareth, as if the Parliament would take unto themſelves more then all others, and might againſt all right and cuſtome come upon theſe Coaſts, Streames, and Towns when they pleaſed, which his Majeſty can no ways give conſent unto: Moreover his Majeſty hath had no thanks for that protection the Engliſh ſhips have had in this Haven, which doubtleſſe had been in their enemies hands, if they had not here been ſecured: but on the contrary, his Majeſties Subjects Ships in England, by an open Edict of Parliament in all their Havens, have been arreſted, and one ſhip by force taken in the Channel, and afterward ſpoiled, which will cauſe other reſolution, un­leſſe in ſhort time, by due ſatisfaction, and aſſurance for the fu­ture it be remedied: As touching that ſhip that was loſt neere Inteland, his Majeſty doth give Order to his Officers there, to let the Reſident or his Aſſig•es have all the guns o•other things that were ſaved, when thoſe that have taken pains to ſaving them are paid what is accuſtomed and fitting to be paid, and al­ſo doth further Order, that they help and further the ſaving of as many more of th•guns as can be p•ſſible ſav•d. Given at our Kingly Seat Copenhaven, the 29. Jan. An. 1653. under his Kingly Majeſties Hand and Seal.