THE HOLLANDERS Embaſſage to ENGLAND.

LET no Roman Catho­like look or caſt a view upon theſe lines, leſt he find himſelf more ſhook, than one trou­bled with a Tertian Ague: for he ſhall find here no comfort, but many croſſes, no Pope worſhipped, but in the Highway to be confoun­ded. No treaſon broaching, but traytors ſet on tilt, all Popiſh dregs being caſt forth for the di­vell to feed upon. No Peace proclaimed to the Babyloniſh Whore, but a bloody warre; no Comedie but a Tragedie. Performed not alone by the Engliſh, but alſo by true and noble ſpi­rited Hollanders, whoſe love to England hath, and is daily expreſſed, which the Spaniard is able to witneſſe; but not delight to heare of, in regard that their plate hath ſo often ſupplyed the Hol­landers coffers, in ſpite of Spains proudeſt Dons or Romes malicious curſes, who are able to do as much harme as their bleſsings good.

O what a heart-aching to them was that hap­py Marriage; of our High-born Princeſſe the Lady Marie to that worthy Prince William of Naſſau Prince of Orange, ſure it was as pre­judiciall unto them, as their overthrow in eigh­tie, eight: but it is ours and Hollands joy, whoſe loyaltie late proffered for the good both of our King and Country, I thus relate.

The newes being arrived in Holland, of the Proteſtants in Irelands calamity, they, the States of Holland, were very much grieved, as if that they had been partakers of the others miſerie.

And truly, ſo it doth behove each well-affe­cted Chriſtian, who is ambitious of nothing, but to embrace true Pietie, to aſſiſt and ayd his friend being in adverſitie.

The heathen Queen Dido having been once in trouble her ſelf, did the rather give ear to the Trojan Prince Aeneas his misfortunes, ſaying thus;— Miſeris ſuccurrere diſco.

Having been in trouble my ſelf, I learn now to ſuccour thoſe which are troubled.

And yet there are a ſort of people in the world, which are friends to none but thoſe which are in proſperitie, which Ovid having had experience of, writ thus;

As long as a man is happie, that is, worldly rich, he ſhall be ſure to want no friends: but his proſperitie being eclipſed with clouds of ad­verſitie, then his former ſycophanrs will anſwer him, with a truely I have forgot you.

But the Hollanders prove themſelves to be of another Nature, making this loving proffer.

That if they might have priviledge to fight upon his Majeſties Seas, there ſhould neither paſſe by them, Spaniſh or French fleet, to do either the Proteſtants of England or Ireland any harm.

Thus they proffered not when the Prote­ſtants of Ireland were in proſperitie, but now being in adverſitie, which is true friendſhip in­deed, and now to make their proffer good, they have proceeded to action.

Thirtie of the Hollanders men of warre ſcou­ted up and down the Seas toward Dunkirk, becauſe it was reported in Holland, that a Navie was diſpatching from Dunkirk to aid the Rebels in Ireland.

Whoſe Navie theſe Hollanders with their proſpective glaſſes diſcovered, and preſently diſ­patched their packet-boat unto Sir Iohn Pen­nington, Vice-Admirall of his Majeſties Seas, to know whether they ſhould ſet vpon them or not, who having no Commiſsion from the King or Parliament, gave them no Anſwer preſently, but firſt ſent Letters to know whether their paſſage ſhould be ſtopt or no, whoſe Anſwer was, that it ſhould.

Then to the ſame effect did Sir Iohn Penning­ton anſwer the Hollanders Meſſenger, of which they were as joyfull as the birds of the Spring, ſayling bravely towards them, to the great a­mazement of the Dunkirk Navie.

Who ſtood upon their guard as well as they could, but the Hollanders made ſuch havocke a­mongſt them, at length they had little courage to go to aſſiſt the Rebels in Ireland, having ſo much to do at home, the fight laſted above forty eight houres, many of the ſhips which be­longed to Dunkirk were taken, and many ſunk, to the eternall honour of the Hollanders, but diſgrace of themſelves: thus doth God revenge their cauſe which put their truſt in him.

THE HUMBLE Petition of the inhabitants of the Connty of Eſſex.To the Honourable Knights and Burgeſſes of the Houſe of COMMONS in Parliament.The humble Petition of the Knights, Gentle­men, Miniſters, and other Inhabitants in the County of Eſſex.

UNto your Honorable Houſe, that we are truly ſen­ſible of your great care, and extraordinary endea­vours, to ſettle our Religion, and Peace, and daily give thanks to God Almighty for it; And we do further in all humility preſent to your Honourable conſidera­ions, which wee do apprehend a great ſtop in Refor­mation of matters of Religion, and our ſelves together with you, and the whole Kingdome, to be in great dan­ger of the Papiſts, and other ill-affected perſons, who are every where very infolent, and are ready to act the parts of thoſe cruell blood-ſuckers in Ireland, if they be not ſpeedily prevented: by means whereof our Tra­ding, eſpecially of Clothing, and Farming, grew a great pace, to ſo great a damp, as many thouſands are like to come to ſuddain want. Nor can we expect any redreſſe therof, unleſſe the Biſhops and Popiſh Lords be remo­ved out of the Houſe of Peers.

Therefore wee humbly pray, that you would ear­neſtly mediate His Majeſty and the Houſe of Peers, That our Brethren in Ireland may ſpeedily be relieved, and the Papiſts throughout the Kingdome be diſar­med, and that ſuch defects of Arms, as in your diſcreti­ons, ſhall appeare to be meet, may be ſupplyed, and this County and Kingdom, put into ſuch a Warlike poſture, as may be beſt for its defence, and ſafety, and that the Biſhops, and Popiſh Lords who as wee conceive, have hindered the ſucceſſe of your Godly Endeavours, may be put out of the Houſe of Peeres: Not doubting but then our Petition formerly preſented to your Houſe, will receive a more full and ſpeedy Anſwer.

And your Petitioners reſolving in all juſt and honourable wayes, according to the late Proteſtation, to aſſiſt you, with our lives, and Eſtates, againſt the Enemie of God, the King, and State, humbly pray to Almighty God, for your good ſucceſſe.