De opkomst van de Nederlandsche Republiek. Deel 12 (herziene vertaling)

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Bijvoegsel

Deel 1, blz. 70, Noot 1, en Deel II, blz. 57, Noot 1

Koning Jacobus aan Cecil (omstreeks 1608)⁽¹⁾

My littil beagle nou that I haue seene youre abstracte, quhairin I can assure you no materiall point is ommitted, that is considerable in the letters, I ame to giue you so muche information for youre ansoure to my comissioners thaire as I thinke shall be necessarie for this tyme besydes that quhice ye uith aduyce of the counsall chaire maye adde in dyuers particulaire pointes quhairwith I neide not to be troublid: the two proiectis are the two maine pointes pointes that are to be considderit upon, of the States proiecte one generall grounde running throuch it all, & one particulaire demaunde, are to be obseruid thairin, in the frenche proiecte one generall grounde runnis throuch it all, without any other particular pointe differing from the reste, firste then, as for the States proiecte thaire generall grounde quhair upon thaire quhole proiecte doth runne is, by this defensiue league uith me & france, to take all the aduantages they can to thaime selfis, make all the course of the league to serue for thaire particulaire, as in the hudge nombre of shippes, & of all sorte of assistance, quhiche will be most beneficiall to thaime, both by reason of the situation of thaire countreys, as lyke wayes that they haue greattest neide of help, as well because thaye are the weakest, as also because thaye are lykeliest to be first inuadie & begunne withall, but in one pointe, aboue all others dois thaire partialitie to thaime selfis appeare in this proiecte, & that is that for the first 4 yeares after the making of this peace, thay will haue all the prouision of shipping for assistance of any of the confoederatis, to be

(1) Uit de Cecil-Archieven op Hatfield-House.

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made in thaire cuntreys, quhiche is the onlie pointe that ye have forgottin in youre abstracte, but the best ansoure that ye can giue to my comissioners anent this generall proiecte of the league, is, that as ye have ressaved from thaime such á frame of this league as the States haue deuysed quhairin thaye have hadde best mynde of thaime selfis, so haue ye in youre former dispatche, sent thaime suche conditions for a league, as I thinke moste indifferent, & can best lyke of, and thairfore after goode debating, lette that frame of á league be agreed upon, quhiche maye be most indifferent for us all, & I ame sure the groundis ye sent thaime, will be founde to agree nearest with reason & indifferencie, & as for thaire particulaire demande, anent yone hudge somme of money to be advancit, nay geuin unto thaime in tyme of peace, it is so farre oute of all squaire, as on my conscience I can not thinke that euer thaye craued it animo obtinendi, but only by that obiection to discourage me from any thocht of getting any repayement of my debtis from thaime quhen thaye shall be in peace, but if thaye will persiste any longer in this monstruouse demande, my commissioneris muste renew thaire flatte denyall unto thaime, as thaye haue allreaddie uerrie uell begunne, shoulde I ruyne myselfe for maintaning thaime, shoulde I bestowe as muche upon thaime yearelie, as commeth to the ualew of my quhole yearelie rente, I looke that by á peace thaye shoulde enriche thaime selfis, & be enabled to paye me my debtis, & if thaye be so weak, as thaye can not subsiste ather in peace or warre without I ruyne myselfe for upholding thaime, in that cace surelie minus malum est eligendum, the nearest harme is to be first eschewid, á man will leape out of a burning shippe & droune himselfe in the sea, & it is doubtlesse á farrer of hairme from me, to suffer thaime to fall againe in the handis of Spaine & lette god prouide for the dainger that maye thairby with tyme fall upon me or my posteritie, then presentlie to sterue my selfe & myne, with putting the meate in thaire mouthe, naye rather, if thaye be so weake, as thay can nather sustaine thaime selfis in peace nor warre, lette thaime leaue this uainegloriouse thristing for the tytle of á free state, (quhiche no people are worthie, or able to enjoye that can not stande by thaime selfis lyke substantiues,) & diuidantur inter nos, I meane lette thaire cuntreys be deuydit betuene france & me, otherwayes the king of spaine shall be sure to consume us, by making us waiste our selfis to sustaine his ennemies, naye of all things I loue not to be lyke the picture of enuye, that dryes up her owin fleshe to the bones, for the enuye of others prosperitie, yea the pelicane bestowis her hairte bloode upon her owin children, but not upon straingers, & as for the frenshe proiecte, I confesse it is set doune in uerrie honorable & ciuill termis, as to the exterioure pairte, but the quhole substance thairof runnes upon that maine grounde of his particulaire aduantage, quhiche is not to be wonderit at,

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in one of his nature, quho onlie careth to prouyde for the felicitie of his present lyfe, uithoute any respeete of his lyfe to come, indeid, the considderation of his owin aage & the youthe, of his children, the doubte of thaire legitimation, the strenth of competitours, & the uniuersall hatred borne unto him, makes him seeke all meanes of securitie for preuenting of all daingers, but the best use that can be made of this, is that presentlie the league maye be putte to á pointe betuene me & the States, & betuene him & thaime, & thair after (the first haiste being firste done) we maye at bettir layser deliberate upon this maitter betuene oure selfis,....

Deel I, blz. 178, Noot 2

P. Peckius aan Aartshertog Albert, 2 Febr. 1611, Parijs Uittreksel (Belg. Arch.)

Il y a 3 jours le Duc d'Epergnon continue de faire chaude instance afin que la dite prisonnière soit punie du dernier supplice pour la reparation de son honneur. Le D. de Guise et la Marq^se de Verneuil ne s'en donnent pas beaucoup de peine. On pense que Condé et Soissons tachent de sauver la vie de la d^te Demoiselle (Coomans) pour le peu bien qu'ils veuillent au D. d'Epergnon, qui se trouve de sens assez rassis bien qu'elle soit de mauvaise vie.

Dezelfde aan denzelfde, 28 Jan. 1611

Les commissaires du Parlement de Paris qui sont les prem^rs & sec^ds Presidens avec deux des plus anciens consillers, deputés p^r le fait de la Demoiselle prisonière (Coomans) accusatrice du Duc d'Epergnon, font diligences extraordin^res p^r sondre la verité ou fausseté de l'accusation - et veult on juger par leur procedures, qu'ils doivent avoir recogneu quelques indices de verité, mesmes pour avoir fait mettre en un cachot le varlet de la Dem^lle du Tillet accusé par Coomans d'avoir trempé dans le complot & demain on donnera un adjournement personnel au D. d'Epergnon, ayant, à ce que l'on m'affirme la prisonnière produit une lettre du Ducq escrite à M^lle du Tillet dans laquelle il est renommé d'avoir eu prou de privauté & par la dite lettre l'a qualifié com̅e sa grand amie luy escrivant entre autres choses ce qui ensuyt. Je vous prie d'avoir en recommen-

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dation l'homme que savez: traittez le bien: et que rien ne luy manque que la dite prisonnière rapporte à Franc^s Ravaillac.

Un personnage des plus intimes du d^t Duc m'a dit que cette affaire l'a rendu extremement triste et morne quelque bonne mine qu'il faie devant le monde, mais je ne puis encore croire qu'il il y a du mal. Il est seigneur accort et de grande autorité et qui servit aussi propre à faire un soulevem^t par le moyen de son gouvernem^t de Metz et aultrem^t que grand qui soit en ce Roy^me. C'est pourquoy plus^rs apprehendent la conseq^ce du dit adjournem^t personnel, si l'on en vient là. Le Duc de Guise et aultres princes de la maison Lorraine font semblent de ne s'en donner aucune peine, mais ils ne laissent pas de se ressentir de ce rencontre parmy le soupçon qu'ils ont de quelq. pratique du P^ce de Condé et du C^te de Soissons - peu de jours nous rendront plus sages.

Deel I, blz. 197, Noot 3

Koning Jacobus aan Cecil (omstreeks 1610)

My litle beagle for lakke of any other man heir to ease me in making of this dispatche I ame forcid to make it with my owin hande, ye shall thairfore knowe thot my ambassadoure can doe me no bettir seruice then in assisting to the treatie of this reconciliation, quhairin he maye haue as goode occasion to emploie his tongue & his pen (& I wishe it maye be with as goode successc) as generall cecill & his soldiers haue done thaire swordis & thaire mattokis, as for the place of meeting that muste be lefte to the pairties to agree upon, I onlie wishe that I maye handsomelie winde my selfe out of this querrel quhairin the principall pairties doe so litle for thaim selfis, it is trewe I think my ambassadouris discourse à litle metaphisicall, for in my opinion the aduerse pairtie will be the readier to treate in earniste that juliers is wonne, thogh thay maide shiftes before for gaining of tyme by delaye, allwayes to conclude, an honeste appointement nou is the onlie honorable & safe waye for me, & thairin my ambassadour can not too muche laboure, nou I longe to heare of balduine quhairof I wonder that he writtes nothing fairwell.

(get.) James R.

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Deel I, blz. 218, Noot 1

Sir R. Winwood aan den Koning, 7 April 1612
May y^t please yo^r Ma^ty,

Returning from Weesel, where by order from yo^r Ma^ty I have concluded the treaty, w^th the Commissioners sent from the Electors, and Princes of th' Union, whereof, at thys tyme, I doe make a particular accownte, to the Lo: Treasurier, I did happily meete w^th the C^t Maurice at Arneham in Guelderland, the last of Marche. whom after I had saluted affectuously from yo^r Ma^ty, and in yo^r name, rendred him, many, and harty thancks, for hys carefull and industrious indeavours for the maintenance of the truthe of religion, lyvely expressed in prosecuting the cawse agaynst Vorstius, and hys adherents, I sayd, I had commandment by express charge from yo^r Ma^ty, to delyver to him, thys message: That yo^r Ma^ty, conferring the present condition of thaffayres of these quartiers of the worlde, with those advrtissem^ts, you dayly doe receave from yo^r Mynisters abroade, together, w^th the nature and disposition of thease men, who have in their hands, the manadging of all busines in thease forrayne parts, can make noe other iudgement then thys, that there ys a generall ligue, and confoederation complotted for the subuersion, and ruyne of religion, upon the subsistance whereof, yo^r Ma^ty dothe iudge, the mayne welfare, as of your realmes, soe of thease provinces solely to consist. Therefore yo^r Ma^ty had geven me charge, out of the knowledge you have of hys greate worthe, and sufficiencye, and the confidence you repose, in hys faythe, and afection freely to treate w^th him of thease poynts,: and wthall, to pray him in your Ma^tys name, to delyver hys opinion, what way he did holde the most compendious, and the most assured, to counterquarr thease complotts, and to frustrat the malice of thease mischevous desseigns: After the C^t had acknowledged wythe very humble respecte, the honor yo^r Ma^ty dothe vouchesafe to doe him, in holding of him soe gracious an opinion, wherein, he sayde, yo^r Ma^ty showlde never be deceaved, and in exchange whereof, he did present to yo^r Ma^ty, hys humble and loyall service:, he answeared, that he did concurr in iudgement w^th yo^r Ma^ty, that the mayne scope at wch thease plotts, and practizes did ayme, wch he instanced in thalliances between france and spayne, is thys, to roote out religion and by consequence, to bring under th^r yoake, all thoase cowntryes in whiche religion ys professed: the fyrst attempt he sayde, dewbtless was intended, agaynst thease provinces. The meanes, to countermyne and defeate thease proiected desseigns, he toake to be thease: The continuance of yo^r Ma^tys constant resolution, for

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the protection of religion,: then that yo^r Ma^ty woulde be pleased, to procure a generall confoederation, between the kyngs, princes and common wealthes, professing religion, namely Denmark, Sueueland, the Princes of Grmany, the protestant Cantons of the Suisses and thease united provinces: and of thys confederation, yo^r Ma^ty to be, not only the director, but the head, and protector. Lastly, that by ye favour and countenance you, and yf necessitye so did requyre yt, by the assistance of thease confederates, the protestantes of france might be, yf not supported, yet at least relieved, from that oppression, w^ch the alliance w^th spayne dothe threaten upon them, and on thys, he long insysted, as th' only couppe-gorge, of all resultats, whatsoever, between france and spayne. when he had long, and at large discoursed of thease poynts, I asked, what apparance there could be, of thys generall confederation whenas thease provinces, w^ch heretofore have been accounted a principall member of the reformed churche, beganne to falter in truthe of religion: and that he, who solely did gouuerne in the metropolitan province of Holland, was reputed generally, as he best knowe, to be the only Patron of Vorstius, and the protector of the schismes of Arminius. And likewyse, what possibilitye that the protestantes of france could expect favo^r, from thease provinces, when the same man ys knowen solely to depend at the devotion of france. To my fyrst demande, he gave thys answeare, that thoughe Mons^r Barnevelt had cast off all care of religion, and that some townes in Holland, wherein hys power dothe raigne, were infected wth the like neglect, yet soe long as soe many good townes in Holland stand sownd, and all the provinces yf thys confederacy, were propownded, yt would be at the fyrst motion, cheerefully accepted: But he confessed, that he fownd difficultye, to satisfye my second demande, acknowledging, that Barnevelt wholly ys devoted to the service of france. for sayde he, during the treaty of truce, upon some differents between them, the President Jennin came to him, requyring him in the frenche kyngs name, to treate Mons^r Barnevelt well, whom the king had receaved into hys protection. he added, thys second reason, that suche letters wch the states Ambassad^r residing in france, hath written to Barnevelt (and to him all Ambassad^rs, address th^r dispatches of importance) the very autographa themselves, he sent back into the hands of de villeroy. And hereupon, he entred into a large discourse, how suspicious the proceedings of thys man are, and how dangerous to their state: when one man who hathe the conduicte of all affayres in hys sole power shall holde underhand intelligence, wth the Mynisters of spayne, and the Archduke, and that wthout warrant: whereby, he may have the meanes so to carye the course of affayres, that wyll they nyll they, thease provinces must fall, or stand at the mercy, and discretion of spayne. That therefore, some good resolution may be taken in tyme, to holde up the state from a sodaine downefall,

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wherein he sayde muche moderation, and discretion ys to be vsed, he tolde me, that he had called hether, agaynst May day, his Cosen the C^t wylliam of Nassau, who ys bothe a wyse, and a religious nobleman, that they bothe together, may resolve of some suche course wch they hope shall preserve, thease cowntryes from confusion, under the protection of yo^r Ma^tys savegard, and thassurance of yo^r subiects, wch are in thys service, who are, bothe the strengthe, and flower of thys armye.

Thys ys the somme of all that passed between us in thys matter, wherein, when the Ct had soe freely opened himselfe, I made knowen unto him, yor Matys purpose, to bestowe on him the honor of yo^r Ordre of the garter: and wthall, bothe for my better creditt wth him for thys present, and my future negotiations, prayed him to reade yo^r Ma^tys lettr sent to me: w^ch when he had done, he sayde, yf yo^r Ma^ty showld holde him worthye of so greate honor, he, and hys familye, showlde ever remayne, as ever they have been, bownd to yo^r service, and to the service of yo^r royall posteritye. whye, the states showlde be offended he sawe noe cawse, yet holding the charge he dothe, in their service, aftr he showld have notice of yo^r gracious favour, he cowld not accept yt, wthowt fyrst acquaynting them, therewth, and receaving therein their approbation.

To wch, I answeared, that yo^r Ma^ty did well understand in what quallitye he lyved wth the states, and therefore he cowld not but thinck, that it was yo^r intention upon the election of him, into your Ordre, to be the fyrst that showld aduertyse the States thereof, and to gyve me charge to lett them knowe, that yo^r Ma^ty did iudge, that you did honor the mutuall amytie between your realmes, and their provinces, by honoring the vertues of their Generall, whose services as they have been most faythefull, and affectionnat, so have they been accompanyed with the blessings of happines and prosperous succes. w^ch yf yo^r Ma^ty shall vouchesafe to doe, you shall, una fidelia duos dealbare parietes, renverse the desseigns of them, who to facilitat their owne practises do indeavour to alienate yo^r affections from the good of thease provinces, and oblige to yo^r service, the well affected people, who doth well knowe, that there is noe surety for themselves, their wyfes, and chyldren, but under the protection of yo^r Ma^tys favour. Thys perhaps may ensue, that the favourers of Vorstius and Arminius, wyll busse into the eares of their associates, that yo^r Ma^ty would make a party in thease provinces,: fyrst by maintayning and protecting the truthe of religion: then by gayning unto you, the affections of their cheefe Commander,: but yo^r Ma^ty may be pleased to pass forthe: whose worthye ends will take their place, wch is to honor vertue where you fynd yt: and the suspicious surmises of malice, and envye, in one instant, will vanishe into smoake. what hereaft^r yo^r Ma^ty

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shalbe pleased to direct, for the continuance of thys negotiation, w^ch on my part shall duetifully be observed w^th secrecy, and faythefulnes, I humbly attend. And so praying daylye, on the knees, bothe of body, and harte for the preservation of yo^r royall Ma^ty, I rest in humble duetye,

	yo^r Ma^tys
	loyall subiect, and obedient servant,
	(get.) Ralphe winwood.
from the Haghe
the 7 of April.
stilo vet.

Deel I, blz. 218, Noot 2

Sir R. Winwood aan den Burggraaf van Rochester, 7 April, 1612

Right honorable my very good Lo: I now make answeare to hys Ma^tys letter by thys enclosed: w^ch I beseeche yo^r l^p to delyver w^th the best conveniency, and to be pleased, to shadowe thimperfections of my wryting, w^ch are many, w^th the cowntenance of yo^r favo^r. The letter ys long, and tedious, buth the negotiation could not be comprysed in fewer words. The C^t Maurice dothe accept w^ch grateful respect the honor hys Ma^ty doth entend to confer upon him, but being in that qualitye he ys, w^th the states, he sayes aft^r notice geven to him of the choice, he fyrst must receave th^r approbation. Perhaps yt may seeme incongruous in thys different, between them and hys Ma^ty in the cawse of Vorstius, that hys Ma^ty should make shewe, that in the bestowing thys honor upon their Generall, he hathe any reference to the esteeme he holdeth of th^r allyance. But yt is not, for the good of thease cowntryes, in whose conservation, his Ma^tys crownes are deepely interessed, that hys Ma^ty showld gyve waye, to the desseigns of them who of purpose by th^r perversenes, doe studye to make, a divorce between hys Ma^tys realmes, and thease provinces, the more easilye to precipitate them, into the armes of spayne. Thys negotiation w^th the C^t Maurice, being now on foote, is to be followed, but w^th muche secrecye, in regard of the place he holdeth w^th the states. therefore, untyll I shall receave other order, I wyll take the boldenes to address my lett^rs to yo^r l^p:, but whether I shall wryte to hys Ma^ty, or yo^r lp, I humbly crave yo^r lps directions.

I have order from hys Ma^ty by hys lett^rs of the 17 of Marche to make

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knowen to the states of Holland, that the resolution w^ch they pretend, to have taken, about Vorstius, dothe gyve him noe satisfaction. But they are seperated to their severall townes, neyth^r will they reassemble, before the end of thys monethe. yet sence my returne, from weesel, I have declared to Mons^r Barnevelt, what hys Ma^ty doth requyre and that noe contentment can be geven him, but by the banishment of Vorstius out of thease cowntryes, he answeared, that yf the towne of Leyden should undrstand soe muche he did feare, that the Magistraty would retayne him styll in their towne; I replyed, that yf the towne of Leyden should retayne Vorstius, to brave or despight hys Ma^ty, hys Ma^ty had the meanes, yf yt pleased him to use them, and that wthout drawing sworde, to range them to rayson, and to make the Magistrats on their knees demand hys pardon. and the like I sayd of Rottrdam,: At thys speache hys choller was kyndled,: he sayd he was borne in lybertye, and therefore could not disgest suche kynde of language,: the kynge of spayne he sayd did never speake in soe highe a style. I replyed, that I did well undrstand that logick; he helde hys argument; to be drawen a Maiori ad Minus: but I prayed him to beleeve, that the kyng of greate brittanye, was payre and compagnon to the kyng of spayne, and that hys Mat ys, Nemo me lacessit impuné. And upon thease termes we parted for that tyme. I fynd thys man extreemely distempered, and whatsoever the matter ys, as extremely distasted w^th hys Ma^ty: so that I tolde him, at my last being wth him, that whatsoever I propownded in hys Matys name, could fynd wth him, neyther goust, nor grace. Some say, that at hys being in England, when hys Ma^ty fyrst came to the crowne, he conceaved some offence wch ever sence hathe ranckled in hys harte, and now dothe burst forthe, wth more violent malice. I holde yt necessarye for hys Matys service, not to conceale thease particularytes,: w^ch hathe made me the bolder to geve yor Lp thys trowble. for wch I pray to be excused; and soe rest

	Yor Lps very humbly to be commanded
	(get.) Raphe winwood.
from ye Haghe the 7th of April

Deel II, blz. 50, Noot 1

Koning Jacobus aan Cecil (omstreeks 1606)

My littill beagill I haue nou talked at lenth with Caroun in quhom I fynde that his englishe education cannot amende his native germane prolixitie, for if I hadde not interruptid him it hadde bene tomorrou mor-

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ning before I hadde beganne to speake, god perserue me from hearing a cause debatid betwene don diego & him, alluayes he & I are uerrie uell agreed in all things, he wil informe his maisters of my inclination in general, & of this requeste of myne in speciall, that I doe it not as uonne by the importunitie of Spaine, or as blynde of Spaines encrochements upon my fauoure, but upon á seene uell for me & the States both, in tymes to come, upon Spaines promeise neuer to playe any more suche evilles in my harboures, & if thay doe, that I uill allow the States to pursew thaime to my uerrie shoare, I haue ingenuouslie tolde him that I uill thinke my self muche obleished to the states if thay graunte it, but will not quarrell thaim for refusall thairof, if upon á sounde reason, & he hath faithfullie promeist to persuaide thaime to it all he can, & in his owin opinion he thinkis it reasonable, & thairfor the sooner ye make readdie the dispatche for Winuoode, the bettir it is, thus haue I walked in uia regia, uith both the pairties, & I proteste to god I care not allthoch euerie one tolde quhat I saide to the other, qui uadit plané uadit sané, all the particulaire arguments I remitte to the bearar is relation, I haue also spoken unto him anent the trade that some middes micht be founde out in that maitter, quhiche althoch he confessis is á uerrie tendir pointe, yett he sayes it is not only á thing reasonable but necessarie, that some meanes maye be agreed upon quhairby the archieduike maye ressaue some measure of satisfaction in that pointe, in treuth it is goode dealing with so uyse & honest á man, allthoch he be some quhat longsome, ye maye upon sondaye lett me see the draucht of the lettir to Winuoode, & the lesse that caroun make the frenche ambassadoure aquainted with this maitter till it be at á pointe, it will uorke the bettir, fairwell.

(get.) James R.

I haue also spokin with the frenshe ambassadoure anent the matter of the marchants, he is willinglie contentid to speake uith you in that maitter before the meiting in france, & to ende it in substance betuene you before it goe thaire.

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Deel II, blz. 197, Noot 3

Brief van Graaf Lodewijk van Nassau aan Oldenbarnevelt
Wilhelm Ludwig Grave toe Nassau etc., Stadhouder in Friesland etc.

Edele, Strenge, Erentveste, Hoochgeleerde ende discrete besondere goede vrundt, Syner Excellentie hebben wy opt gevouchelycxt voorgestelt, wat U.E. desen voormiddach aen ons versocht hebben, maer bevinden, dat dat Syne Excellentie nyet en sal bewegen syn eenigen anderen voorslach te doen, als 't Synode Nationael, twelck deselve bij allen Provintien voorgeslagen ende tot bevorderinge van dien sooveel debvoirs gedaen heeft, twelck oock alreede by Myneheeren de Staten Generaal uytgeschreven is, Soodat Syn Excellencie anders nyet dan tot merckelicken ondienst van 't landt ende tsyner eygenen disreputatie en soude konnen gedoen.

Aengaende de wertgelders, vernemen wy een groot misnougen in 't affeyschen van eenen particulieren eedt, insonderheid wijl deselve per indirectum soude konnen misbruijckt werden tot oppressie van die van de religie, emmers in allen gevalle by deser occasie tot verkleineringe van Syner Excellentie nodigen respect ende wettelicke authoriteyt soude moeten kommen te strecken, daerop U.E. nae syne wysheyt konnen letten.

Wy sullen sien by wat gelegenheyt by Syn Excellentie sal willen vallen d' audientie, ende voor sooveel in ons is U.E. by derselver alle goede offitien doen.

Hebbende nyet eer konnen antwoorden omdat de Heeren Ambassadeurs van Vranckrijck desen voormiddach audientie gehadt ende nu nae den middach Syn Excellentie gevisiteert hebben.

Wunschende U.E. eenen goeden avont.

Uyt onse kamer den 4/14 Augusti 1618.

U.E. sehr goede vryndt

(get.) Wilhelm Ludwig graff zu Nassau.

Dezelfde aan denzelfde

Wilhelm Ludwig Grave toe Nassou, Catzenelnbogen etc. Stadhouder etc.

Edele, Strenge, Erentveste, Hoochgeleerde ende discrete besundere goede vrundt, Wy hebben d' occasie waergenomen ende Syn Excellencie voorgedragen dat U.E. wel geneycht waeren met deselve te treden in communicatie over d' accommodatie so van de religions differenten als cassatie

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der waertgelderen; waerop Syn Excellencie ons ter antwoordt heeft gegeven geene veranderinge in 't stuck van 't synode nationael te sullen konnen voorstaen, maer des nyettemin t' U^r E. goede gelegenheyt stellen, wanneer 't derselver believen sal tot haer te komen. Ende also wij vermercken dat Syne Excellencie qualick ende hooch is nemende de proceduren by de Hollandsche Gedeputeerden tot Uytrecht gehouden, seggende expresselick dat het sy eene conspiratie tegens hem ende den staet van 't landt, hebben niet konnen verbygaen U.E. hiervan te preadviseren, om sich in de communicatie des te beeter daerna te richten.

U.E. sehr goede vrindt

(get.) Wilhelm Ludwig graff zu Nassau.

Uyt onse camere

den 5/15ⁿ Augusti 1618.