A DECLARATION OF The High and Mighty LORDS, THE STATES of HOLLAND, CONCERNING The Parliament and Common-wealth of England; With their Inſtructions and Decree given to the Lord High-Admiral Vaentrump, for the taking of all Engliſh and Scottiſh ſhips: And his Reſolution to fight it out to the laſt man, againſt all thoſe who ſhall engage againſt Them: Together with the advancing of the King of Scots Standard; his Royal Meſſage to 7 Chriſtian Kings and Princes: And L. Col. Lilburns Letter to the Lord Gen. Cromwel.
London, Printed for G. HORTON. 1652.
IN my laſt of the 25 of March, I acquainted you with the Warlike preparations of the States General: ſince which time they are pleaſed to ſet forth a new Edict, prohibiting the tranſportation of any Engliſh Goods whatſoever,4 and have declared their diſaffection to the proceedings of the Engliſh, accaſioned by their ſeizing upon the Flemiſh Veſſels; in retaliation whereof, they have given ſtrict charge and command, that all ſhips & goods whatſoever belonging to the Engliſh Nation, be forthwith ſeized upon; as alſo alſo the Scottiſh ſhips are detained by the Lord High-Admiral Vantrump, who hath declared, that according to his Commiſſion received from the high and mighty Lords, the States of Holland, he is reſolved to fight all thoſe who ſhall dare to prefume, or attempt the diſturbance of the peace and welfare of the freeborn People of the United Provinces, &c. As for other matter of intelligence, I ſhall refer you to the incloſed, wherein is compriſed ſeveral remarkable paſſages of great concernment, which I conceived requiſite to preſent to publike view, viz.
5The Hollander hath ſet forth a Declaration to raiſe 60000 Horſe and Foot; and 300 Sayl of ſhips; but their deſign is variouſly ſpoken of.
Yet great are the Conteſts between the Burgomaſters and the Bores; for the latter doth threaten to ſequeſter their Eſtates, and bring them to a Tryall for their lives, if they will not take a courſe to defend and aſſiſt them at Sea. And ſome Tumults and Riſings have already been in Zealand, Rotterdam, Dort, Delf, and at the Hague, where many were both ſlain and wounded, and amongſt the reſt ſome Engliſh, which the Mutiniers chiefly aymed at, who brand them with the moſt infamous Badge of Traytors and Conſpirators to their Religion and Liberties; &c.
The Duke of Malta hath declared, that he will give his Royal Aſſent to the Union, and that he will raiſe forty thouſand Horſe and Foot, to joyn with the Chriſtians againſt the Turks; and in purſuance thereof hath granted a Commiſſion to Prince Frederick, Landgrave of Heſſe, to command in chief under his Highneſs Prince Philips.
It is reported, that Lieu. Col. Lilburn is made Captain of a Man of War for the States of Holland; and that he hath received Power and Inſtructions, to fire, ſink, or take, any ſhips whatſoever, that ſhall be declared Enemies to the United Provinces.
THere hath been a great and imperial Councel held at Munſter in Germany, by the Ambaſſadors of 13 Chriſtian Kings, Princes, and Dukes; At which Diet, they took into conſideration the preſent ſtate and condition of many exiled Princes; and amongſt the reſt, a Conference aroſe touching the King of Scots; but nothing done therein (at preſent) by reaſon of other weighty and emergent buſineſſes, which call them to a Work of far greater concernment; and may alſo prove fatal, if not timely prevented: For the Great Turk, and his Baſhaw have taken the field with ſeven hundred thouſand Horſe and Foot, and are reſolved (if poſſible) to make a great devaſtation and inroad upon Chriſtendom this Summer: But great is the care of the Emperour of Germany, the 7 Chriſtian Princes of Italy, the Queen of Sweden, the Prince of Tranſilvania, and Prince Frederick of Malta, to raiſe a formidable Power, and to unite and joyn with the Venetians, both in an offenſive and defenſive War againſt the Turks; And in purſuance thereof, a League is concluding between the aforeſaid Princes; who have had a large conſultation thereupon; But that which is thought moſt requiſite and feaſible at preſent, is, the ſending of a Summons to all Chriſtendom, for Warlike Proviſions to be made againſt5 the Enemies thereof; And indeed great reaſon have they ſo to do; for never was a more potent and irreſiſtable Army raiſed theſe many years, as now the Turks and Janiſaries have raiſed. Yet notwithſtanding, Prince Philip (the third Son to the Queen of Bohemia, and General to the Stases of Venice) hath given them a great Overthrow neer the Iſle of Candia, and kill'd, taken, and routed about threeſcore thouſand men: This Overthrow doth exceedingly retard the Enemies Deſign; and as it is a great prejudice to them, ſo it is a great advantage to Chriſtendom; And his Highneſſe Prince Philip hath embraced this opportunity; who by the aſſiſtance of the Divine Power, hath obtained another great Victory againſt the Janiſaries: Since which Atchievements, he is called Philip the Great; a Gentleman of a gallant temper, and endow'd with excellent Properties and Vertues, both for prudence, wiſdom, and magnanimity of Spirit: He is even become as great a Terrour to the Turks, as Alexander the Great was to the Chriſtians.
The King of Scots hath ſent the Lord Wilmot with a Meſſage to the Princes of Italy, imploring Supplies and Accommodation, ſuitable to his preſent Neceſſities and Condition; but they have returned Anſwer, That by reaſon of the home-bred8 diviſions they cannot aſſiſt him; but promiſe fair when a feaſible opportunity ſhall ſerve: which I conjecture may come to paſs about Latter-Lammaſs. By reaſon that we have received ſome inclination that the States of Holland have declared for a Union with the Parliament of England; and have Ordered that thoſe ſhips and goods formerly ſeized on (belonging to the Engliſh) be forthwith diſcharged and ſet at liberty. Lieut. Col. Lilburn is very active in ſtirring up the well-affected Engliſh; And ſome relate, that he hath ſent a Letter to the Lord General, puting his Exceliency in mind of his Proteſtation at Huntington; wherein he deſires him to ſtand up againſt Oppreſſion; to propogate the Goſpel; to preſerve the liberty of the People, and to maintain their juſt rights and priviledges.
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