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             [An apologie of the Earle of Essex]
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.
             Rich, Penelope, Lady, 1562?-1607. Lady Rich to Her Maiestie in the behalfe of the Earle of Essex.
          
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           TO
           MAISTER
           ANTHONIE
           BACON
           .
        
         
           
             An
             Apologie
             of
             the
             Earle
             of
             Essex
             ,
             against
             those
             which
             fasly
             and
             maliciously
             taxe
             him
             to
             be
             the
             onely
             hinderer
             of
             the
             peace
             ,
             and
             quiet
             of
             his
             countrey
             .
          
        
         
           HE
           that
           eythet
           thinketh
           he
           hath
           ,
           or
           wisheth
           to
           haue
           an
           excellent
           face
           ,
           no
           sooner
           is
           tolde
           of
           any
           spot
           or
           vncomelinesse
           in
           his
           countenance
           ,
           then
           he
           hieth
           ●o
           shewe
           himselfe
           too
           a
           glasse
           ,
           that
           the
           glasse
           may
           ●…w
           againe
           his
           true
           likenesse
           vnto
           him
           .
           The
           same
           cuti●…ie
           mooues
           me
           that
           desires
           to
           haue
           a
           faire
           minde
           ,
           to
           ●…we
           a
           true
           face
           ,
           and
           state
           of
           my
           mind
           ,
           to
           my
           true
           friend
           ,
           ●…t
           he
           like
           a
           true
           glasse
           ,
           without
           iniurie
           or
           flatterie
           ,
           may
           〈◊〉
           me
           whether
           nature
           or
           accident
           haue
           set
           so
           foule
           a
           ble●…h
           in
           it
           ,
           as
           my
           accusers
           pretend
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           charged
           that
           eyther
           in
           affection
           ,
           or
           opinion
           ,
           or
           ●…th
           ,
           I
           preferre
           warre
           before
           peace
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           ●…t
           all
           my
           counsailes
           ,
           actions
           ,
           and
           endeuours
           ,
           d●e
           tende
           keepe
           the
           state
           of
           England
           in
           continuall
           warre
           :
           espe●…lly
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           when
           some
           say
           peace
           may
           be
           had
           ,
           and
           ●…ly
           impugne
           it
           .
           But
           both
           my
           heart
           disclames
           so
           bar●…ous
           an
           affection
           ,
           and
           my
           iudgement
           so
           absurd
           an
           opinion
           .
           And
           that
           the
           reputation
           of
           a
           most
           faithfull
           subiect
           ,
           〈◊〉
           zealous
           patriot
           ,
           which
           with
           the
           hazard
           of
           my
           life
           and
           ●…ay
           of
           my
           estate
           I
           haue
           sought
           to
           purchase
           ,
           must
           not
           ●…o
           vgly
           and
           odious
           aspersion
           ,
           that
           mine
           actions
           haue
           
           caused
           ,
           maintained
           ,
           or
           increased
           the
           wars
           ,
           or
           had
           euer
           any
           such
           scope
           or
           intent
           .
           First
           ;
           for
           mine
           affection
           in
           nature
           it
           was
           indifferent
           to
           books
           ,
           or
           to
           armes
           :
           and
           was
           more
           ●n●●amed
           with
           the
           loue
           of
           knowledge
           ,
           then
           with
           the
           loue
           〈◊〉
           fame
           ,
           witnes
           your
           rarely
           qualified
           brother
           ,
           and
           that
           〈◊〉
           learned
           and
           truly
           honest
           maister
           Sauill
           :
           yea
           ,
           my
           contemplatiue
           retirednesse
           in
           Wales
           ,
           and
           my
           bookishnesse
           fr●●
           my
           very
           childhoode
           .
           And
           nowe
           if
           time
           reason
           and
           experience
           ,
           haue
           taught
           me
           to
           wish
           that
           to
           my self
           ▪
           which
           is
           be●●
           for
           my self
           ,
           what
           would
           I
           not
           wish
           rather
           then
           martial
           imploimēts
           :
           In
           which
           I
           haue
           impaired
           my
           estate
           ,
           lost
           my
           de●●
           and
           onely
           brother
           ,
           the
           halfe
           arch
           of
           mine
           house
           ,
           buried
           many
           of
           my
           dearest
           and
           nearest
           friendes
           ,
           and
           subiected
           my selfe
           to
           the
           rage
           of
           the
           seas
           ,
           violence
           of
           tempestes
           ,
           infections
           of
           generall
           plagues
           ,
           famines
           ,
           and
           all
           kinde
           of
           wantes
           ,
           discontentment
           of
           vndisciplined
           and
           vnruly
           multitudes
           ,
           and
           acceptations
           of
           euentes
           :
           while
           I
           did
           not
           only
           
             leaue
             my
             known
             enemies
             elbow
             roome
             to
             seek
             their
             o●●
          
           and
           their
           friends
           aduancemnts
           ,
           but
           was
           faine
           sometimes
           ,
           vpon
           trust
           of
           their
           protestations
           after
           new
           reconcilemen●●
           to
           make
           them
           the
           receiuers
           ,
           censurers
           ,
           and
           answerers
           〈◊〉
           all
           my
           dispatches
           .
           And
           as
           mine
           affection
           neither
           in
           tru●●
           is
           (
           nor
           if
           I
           regard
           my selfe
           )
           in
           reason
           ought
           to
           be
           set
           vpon
           those
           courses
           of
           the
           warres
           :
           So
           (
           in
           my
           iudgement
           )
           I
           haue
           euer
           thought
           wars
           the
           diseases
           and
           sicknesses
           ,
           and
           pea●●
           the
           true
           naturall
           and
           healthfull
           temper
           for
           all
           estates
           .
           I
           haue
           thought
           excellent
           mindes
           should
           come
           to
           the
           wa●●
           as
           surgions
           do
           to
           their
           cures
           ,
           whē
           no
           easie
           or
           ordinary
           ,
           y●●
           no
           other
           remedie
           will
           serue
           .
           Or
           as
           men
           in
           particular
           questions
           are
           allowed
           to
           challenge
           combate
           ,
           when
           their
           is
           no
           way
           but
           by
           the
           sword
           to
           proue
           the
           truth
           of
           their
           plea
           ,
           and
           to
           obtaine
           their
           detained
           right
           ,
           yea
           I
           will
           goe
           one
           degre●
           further
           :
           I
           thinke
           that
           Prince
           or
           state
           offends
           ,
           asmuch
           against
           iustice
           ,
           and
           against
           reason
           ,
           that
           omitteth
           a
           faire
           occasion
           of
           an
           Hon
           :
           and
           safe
           peace
           ,
           as
           they
           which
           rashly
           and
           causelesly
           moue
           an
           vniust
           warre
           .
           These
           principles
           s●●●ing
           
           made
           mee
           conclude
           this
           generall
           Thesis
           common
           to
           all
           estates
           ,
           that
           
             peace
             is
             to
             be
             preferred
             before
             warre
             ,
          
           I
           will
           come
           to
           an
           Hipothesis
           proper
           to
           the
           state
           of
           England
           :
           wher
           most
           part
           of
           the
           wealth
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           and
           reuenewes
           of
           the
           crowne
           growe
           by
           traffique
           and
           intercourse
           ,
           and
           whereas
           almost
           all
           traffique
           is
           interrupted
           by
           the
           warres
           ,
           where
           state
           in
           largenesse
           of
           territorie
           and
           wealth
           which
           is
           the
           sinewes
           of
           warre
           ,
           is
           inferiour
           to
           that
           of
           the
           enemie
           :
           where
           besides
           all
           forraine
           warres
           ,
           there
           is
           yet
           besides
           a
           great
           fire
           of
           rebellion
           vnquenched
           ,
           where
           associats
           in
           warre
           giue
           ouer
           the
           quarrell
           ,
           neigbours
           are
           suspected
           neutrals
           ,
           and
           shew
           ill
           affection
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           themselues
           growe
           weary
           of
           the
           chardge
           and
           miserie
           of
           warres
           ,
           there
           of
           all
           places
           peace
           should
           be
           imbraced
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           offered
           and
           sought
           for
           by
           honourable
           and
           fit
           meanes
           ,
           if
           it
           may
           be
           accomplished
           ,
           But
           though
           warres
           bee
           diseases
           ,
           yet
           I
           thinke
           it
           better
           to
           suffer
           some
           sicknesse
           ,
           then
           to
           venture
           vppon
           euery
           medicine
           :
           But
           to
           trust
           an
           enemies
           faith
           ,
           when
           his
           perfidie
           shal
           vndoe
           ,
           or
           extremely
           indanger
           vs
           ,
           and
           infinitely
           aduantage
           himselfe
           ,
           were
           
             Medicum
             haeredem
             ●acere
          
           .
           It
           is
           no
           cure
           to
           bring
           a
           state
           from
           a
           doubtfull
           war
           ,
           to
           an
           vnsafe
           treatie
           :
           It
           is
           no
           more
           then
           to
           put
           a
           feuerous
           bodie
           ,
           out
           of
           a
           hotte
           fit
           into
           a
           colde
           .
           To
           conclude
           ,
           as
           an
           vnskilfull
           Phisition
           may
           by
           weakening
           a
           naturall
           bodie
           ,
           with
           his
           medicines
           bring
           it
           from
           tertian
           or
           quartan
           feuer
           into
           an
           hectique
           ,
           so
           an
           vnprouident
           statesman
           may
           with
           conditions
           or
           treatie
           ,
           so
           disarme
           a
           state
           of
           the
           friendes
           reputation
           ,
           and
           the
           strength
           it
           hath
           ,
           as
           the
           cure
           will
           proue
           farre
           worse
           the●
           the
           disease
           .
           Therefore
           it
           is
           not
           the
           name
           of
           warre
           or
           peace
           ,
           but
           the
           circumstances
           or
           conditions
           of
           eyther
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           should
           make
           vs
           flee
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           imbrace
           the
           other
           .
           Now
           what
           are
           the
           circumstances
           of
           our
           warre
           or
           peace
           with
           Spaine
           it
           shall
           appeare
           in
           his
           proper
           place
           in
           the
           treatise
           following
           .
           But
           e●re
           I
           pàsse
           further
           ,
           least
           this
           profession
           of
           my
           disposition
           and
           affection
           too
           warre
           or
           peace
           ,
           be
           challenged
           to
           be
           but
           a
           faire
           pretence
           ,
           and
           these
           
           rules
           which
           I
           auowi
           to
           holde
           in
           iudgement
           ,
           be
           compared
           to
           the
           doctrine
           of
           some
           diuines
           of
           our
           time
           ,
           farthest
           of
           all
           from
           their
           practise
           :
           I
           haue
           thought
           good
           to
           answere
           some
           obiections
           of
           my
           de●ractors
           :
           who
           will
           say
           mine
           entring
           into
           the
           action
           of
           the
           low
           countreyes
           ,
           ere
           I
           was
           out
           of
           pupill
           age
           ,
           my
           putting
           myselfe
           into
           the
           iourney
           of
           Portugall
           without
           chardge
           or
           licence
           ,
           my
           procuring
           myselfe
           the
           conducting
           of
           her
           Maiesties
           succours
           to
           the
           Frenche
           king
           in
           the
           yeare
           91.
           my
           Sea
           iourneies
           these
           twoo
           last
           sommers
           ,
           wherein
           booth
           myselfe
           ,
           and
           my
           friendes
           ,
           ventured
           deepely
           of
           our
           owne
           priuate
           meanes
           ,
           my
           neare
           friendshippe
           with
           the
           chiefe
           menne
           of
           action
           ,
           and
           generall
           affection
           to
           the
           men
           of
           warre
           of
           our
           nation
           .
           And
           lastly
           my
           opposing
           myself
           against
           the
           treatie
           of
           peace
           at
           this
           time
           when
           others
           perswade
           vnto
           it
           :
           That
           all
           these
           I
           say
           are
           argumentes
           that
           I
           wish
           not
           peace
           ,
           but
           delight
           in
           warre
           :
           But
           for
           my
           going
           into
           the
           lowe
           countries
           ,
           if
           neyther
           the
           company
           of
           my
           father
           in
           lawe
           ,
           the
           Honourable
           chardge
           of
           the
           general
           of
           the
           horse
           in
           a
           faire
           armie
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           but
           19.
           yeares
           old
           ,
           then
           taking
           the
           start
           of
           those
           of
           mine
           owne
           ranckes
           ,
           when
           I
           sawe
           the
           state
           of
           England
           not
           onely
           disposed
           to
           great
           actions
           ,
           but
           ingaged
           in
           them
           .
           If
           these
           reasons
           were
           not
           sufficient
           to
           warrant
           my
           course
           ,
           yet
           consider
           what
           choice
           I
           had
           ,
           or
           what
           else
           could
           I
           haue
           done
           with
           myselfe
           ,
           In
           the
           court
           I
           had
           small
           grace
           and
           few
           friends
           :
           In
           mine
           own
           house
           in
           the
           country
           I
           had
           not
           liued
           a
           yeere
           ,
           till
           the
           opinion
           of
           the
           worlde
           obraided
           mee
           ,
           with
           more
           retirednesse
           then
           was
           fit
           for
           my
           yeares
           ,
           or
           the
           present
           time
           :
           And
           to
           haue
           gone
           to
           trauell
           ,
           when
           my
           country
           sent
           out
           so
           great
           an
           armie
           ,
           had
           bin
           as
           much
           as
           to
           haue
           turned
           ouer
           bookes
           onely
           to
           gaze
           at
           the
           babies
           and
           pictures
           ,
           whilst
           others
           were
           studying
           the
           sence
           .
        
         
           For
           to
           iustifie
           my
           going
           into
           Portugal
           ,
           I
           must
           plead
           these
           circumstances
           ,
           First
           ,
           of
           the
           person
           ,
           with
           whom
           I
           went
           :
           A
           poor
           distressed
           exiled
           king
           ,
           whom
           I
           had
           herd
           of
           tentimes
           repeate
           the
           storie
           of
           his
           owne
           oppressions
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           of
           the
           enemies
           against
           whom
           I
           went
           :
           An
           insolent
           ,
           cruell
           ,
           and
           vsurping
           nation
           ,
           that
           disturb●d
           the
           common
           peace
           ,
           aspired
           to
           the
           conquest
           of
           my
           countrey
           ,
           and
           was
           a
           generall
           enemie
           to
           the
           libertie
           of
           Christendome
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           of
           the
           cause
           in
           which
           I
           went
           :
           to
           deliuer
           the
           oppressed
           out
           of
           the
           handes
           of
           the
           oppressors
           ,
           and
           by
           giuing
           the
           Spaniard
           his
           handfull
           at
           home
           ,
           to
           free
           both
           mine
           owne
           countrey
           ,
           and
           our
           confederats
           ,
           from
           the
           feare
           and
           daunger
           of
           his
           attempts
           .
        
         
           And
           lastly
           ,
           of
           the
           time
           in
           which
           I
           went.
           A
           time
           when
           mine
           eyes
           full
           of
           disdaine
           ,
           had
           so
           lately
           seene
           their
           falsly
           called
           inuincible
           Armado
           saile
           by
           our
           shores
           ,
           when
           all
           the
           braue
           heartes
           of
           this
           kingdome
           boyled
           ,
           till
           they
           sawe
           that
           insolent
           enemie
           taught
           both
           to
           knowe
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           to
           value
           vs.
           And
           when
           my
           heart
           was
           perswaded
           by
           both
           these
           circumstances
           ,
           I
           engaged
           my
           meanes
           ,
           kinsfolkes
           ,
           friendes
           ,
           and
           followers
           ,
           else
           neither
           the
           aduenture
           had
           beene
           made
           vp
           ,
           nor
           the
           iourney
           perfourmed
           ,
           It
           being
           no
           allowed
           action
           of
           her
           Maiesties
           ,
           but
           a
           mere
           aduenture
           of
           priuate
           men
           .
           And
           when
           I
           was
           so
           farre
           in
           ,
           I
           confesse
           I
           was
           not
           of
           their
           humour
           ,
           that
           loue
           to
           wager
           vpon
           other
           mens
           hances
           ,
           or
           sit
           at
           home
           like
           merchants
           ,
           whilst
           their
           hopes
           and
           goodes
           are
           ventured
           abroad
           .
        
         
           For
           my
           going
           without
           charge
           ,
           or
           leaue
           ,
           I
           must
           auowe
           ,
           the
           one
           ,
           as
           out
           of
           counsell
           and
           excuse
           ,
           the
           other
           ,
           as
           by
           necessity
           .
           I
           chose
           to
           goe
           without
           charge
           ,
           that
           I
           might
           bee
           free
           to
           execute
           the
           lesse
           :
           I
           commanded
           not
           ,
           that
           I
           might
           not
           be
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           successe
           ,
           and
           because
           I
           had
           ouerthrowne
           the
           vioage
           ,
           If
           I
           had
           stood
           vpon
           the
           commission
           .
           And
           I
           could
           take
           no
           second
           place
           ,
           hauing
           before
           the
           same
           time
           and
           in
           the
           same
           army
           had
           place
           aboue
           the
           generall
           .
           But
           though
           I
           had
           no
           chardge
           ,
           yet
           I
           made
           my
           brother
           generall
           of
           the
           horse
           ,
           and
           my
           faithfull
           friend
           Syr
           
             Roger
             William
             ▪
             s
          
           colonell
           generall
           of
           the
           infantry
           ,
           7.
           or
           8
           of
           my
           fast
           friendes
           colonels
           ,
           and
           20.
           at
           the
           least
           of
           my
           domestickes
           ,
           
           captaines
           ,
           so
           as
           I
           might
           haue
           authoritie
           and
           party
           enough
           when
           I
           would
           .
           For
           my
           want
           of
           leaue
           I
           must
           plead
           necessitie
           ,
           her
           Maiestie
           hauing
           resolued
           to
           sende
           none
           of
           my
           qualitie
           ,
           and
           many
           at
           home
           shewing
           enuie
           inough
           to
           those
           poore
           gent
           ▪
           that
           were
           named
           ,
           which
           made
           me
           foresee
           with
           what
           successe
           I
           should
           haue
           sued
           for
           leaue
           .
        
         
           For
           my
           conducting
           her
           Maiesties
           forces
           to
           the
           French
           King
           in
           92.
           
           I
           must
           alledge
           ,
           that
           the
           sending
           of
           the
           succours
           was
           resolued
           on
           before
           my
           name
           was
           in
           question
           .
           And
           if
           I
           had
           not
           offered
           myselfe
           to
           the
           iourney
           ,
           some
           other
           noble
           man
           that
           neuer
           had
           place
           in
           the
           warres
           ,
           might
           (
           as
           the
           phrase
           is
           in
           the
           common
           law
           )
           haue
           beene
           promoted
           
             p●●
             Salium
          
           :
           and
           so
           I
           that
           neuer
           had
           her
           Maiesties
           commission
           to
           commaunde
           in
           chiefe
           ,
           should
           haue
           seene
           my
           puis●●●
           leape
           ouer
           my
           head
           .
           Also
           I
           felt
           that
           my
           fortune
           had
           bred
           mee
           enuie
           ,
           and
           that
           enuie
           procured
           mee
           strong
           and
           dangerous
           opposition
           ,
           and
           this
           opposition
           would
           not
           be
           ouer-caryed
           ,
           but
           by
           her
           Maiesties
           great
           fauour
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           her
           Maiesties
           fauour
           ,
           must
           growe
           out
           of
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           her
           seruantes
           merite
           :
           and
           I
           sawe
           no
           way
           of
           merite
           lie
           so
           open
           to
           me
           ,
           as
           by
           my
           seruice
           in
           the
           warres
           ,
           the
           times
           themselues
           and
           my
           owne
           beginning
           fitting
           vnto
           it
           ,
           and
           at
           that
           time
           none
           of
           my
           countrey
           ,
           of
           my
           rancke
           disposing
           himselfe
           that
           way
           :
           If
           besides
           all
           this
           it
           be
           con●idered
           that
           I
           went
           to
           a
           king
           ,
           who
           for
           his
           admirable
           valour
           ,
           and
           often
           fighting
           with
           his
           owne
           handes
           ,
           was
           not
           onely
           the
           most
           famous
           king
           ,
           but
           also
           the
           most
           redoubted
           Captaine
           of
           all
           Christendome
           .
           That
           the
           inte●ded
           seruice
           was
           to
           free
           the
           maritine
           partes
           of
           Normandy
           ,
           from
           the
           handes
           of
           the
           league
           or
           power
           of
           the
           Spaniard
           :
           that
           therby
           the
           common
           enemie
           should
           finde
           lesse
           succour
           or
           fauour
           in
           these
           Seas
           If
           these
           thinges
           be
           well
           considered
           ,
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           my
           French
           iourney
           will
           be
           thought
           sufficiently
           iustified
           .
        
         
           But
           perhaps
           in
           these
           actions
           ,
           wherein
           either
           I
           had
           no
           charge
           at
           all
           ,
           or
           was
           commaunded
           by
           others
           ,
           or
           offered
           
           myselfe
           to
           the
           seruice
           ,
           when
           the
           imploiment
           was
           before
           resolued
           on
           ,
           I
           hauing
           no
           parte
           or
           interest
           in
           that
           counsell
           ,
           my
           Apologie
           will
           be
           the
           better
           allowed
           of
           ,
           then
           in
           my
           two
           last
           Sea
           iourneyes
           ,
           wherein
           I
           am
           charged
           to
           bee
           the
           authour
           of
           the
           counsell
           ,
           aswell
           as
           the
           executor
           of
           the
           seruice
           ,
           wherefore
           first
           for
           the
           first
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           counsell
           of
           going
           into
           Spaine
           ,
           I
           protest
           I
           had
           no
           more
           parte
           in
           that
           ,
           then
           my
           L.
           Treasurer
           ,
           my
           L.
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           master
           Secretary
           ,
           who
           were
           all
           priuie
           from
           the
           beginning
           ,
           and
           did
           assent
           ,
           and
           aduice
           to
           the
           iourney
           as
           much
           as
           I
           did
           ,
           her
           Maiestie
           did
           first
           moue
           for
           the
           defensiue
           ,
           vppon
           intelligence
           that
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine
           did
           both
           purpose
           and
           prepare
           to
           assaile
           her
           ,
           finding
           that
           she
           did
           strengthen
           the
           low
           countries
           ,
           and
           fortisie
           against
           him
           ,
           molested
           him
           in
           his
           Indies
           ,
           choaked
           him
           by
           Sea
           :
           So
           that
           his
           counsell
           resolued
           that
           to
           be
           the
           shortest
           and
           easiest
           way
           to
           all
           his
           ends
           ,
           to
           begin
           with
           England
           .
           And
           when
           her
           Maiestie
           was
           armed
           ,
           and
           able
           to
           take
           the
           starte
           ,
           it
           was
           thought
           both
           a
           wise
           and
           safe
           counsell
           ,
           not
           to
           lease
           so
           great
           ,
           and
           so
           faire
           an
           opportunitie
           .
           For
           the
           proiect
           of
           going
           to
           Cadz
           I
           haue
           euer
           confessed
           it
           was
           my
           Lord
           Admirals
           my
           colleagues
           .
           If
           any
           man
           will
           single
           me
           out
           to
           chardge
           me
           alone
           with
           any
           thing
           ,
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           that
           whè
           all
           the
           charg
           of
           preparation
           was
           past
           the
           armie
           leauied
           &
           marching
           to
           the
           Randeuous
           ,
           and
           the
           low
           countrey
           fleete
           that
           was
           to
           ioine
           with
           vs
           in
           the
           way
           ,
           that
           then
           I
           was
           as
           constant
           in
           the
           iourney
           ,
           as
           I
           had
           bin
           all
           the
           while
           before
           when
           I
           might
           haue
           sold
           the
           honour
           of
           my
           Soueraigne
           ,
           the
           securitie
           of
           my
           countrey
           ,
           the
           contentment
           of
           our
           confederates
           ,
           the
           hopes
           and
           almost
           whole
           fortunes
           of
           hundreds
           of
           my
           friendes
           that
           I
           had
           drawne
           into
           that
           iourney
           ,
           for
           some
           priuate
           gaine
           vnto
           myselfe
           .
           If
           any
           man
           will
           vse
           so
           base
           a
           speach
           ,
           as
           that
           wee
           offended
           the
           kinge
           of
           Spaine
           so
           deepely
           in
           that
           iourney
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           is
           nowe
           implacable
           ,
           and
           further
           from
           peace
           :
           I
           answere
           
             vana
             sine
             viribus
             ira
          
           ,
           wee
           brought
           away
           and
           burnt
           his
           shipping
           ,
           and
           destroyed
           his
           Sea
           prouision●
           ▪
           
           yea
           ,
           we
           put
           him
           to
           such
           chardge
           and
           losse
           ,
           as
           he
           shorte●●
           after
           played
           banckrupte
           with
           all
           his
           creditours
           .
           Let
           mee
           euer
           see
           his
           strength
           decrease
           ,
           though
           his
           malice
           increase
           ●ather
           then
           beleeue
           in
           his
           faith
           and
           good
           nature
           ,
           when
           his
           strength
           is
           great
           .
           If
           any
           man
           will
           on
           the
           other
           side
           obiect
           ,
           that
           though
           ●e
           had
           good
           hap
           ,
           yet
           our
           designement
           was
           naught
           ,
           for
           it
           drew
           the
           warre
           to
           no
           end
           ,
           I
           must
           confesse
           ,
           I
           neither
           performed
           what
           I
           purposed
           ,
           nor
           thought
           that
           which
           was
           done
           sufficient
           :
           I
           purposed
           to
           dwell
           in
           a
           port
           of
           the
           enemies
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           make
           a
           continual
           diuersion
           of
           the
           warres
           :
           witnesse
           my
           letters
           to
           the
           Lordes
           of
           the
           counsell
           ▪
           dated
           from
           Plymouth
           the
           first
           of
           Iune
           96
           and
           deliuered
           by
           my
           Secretory
           Rainolds
           at
           Greenewitch
           the
           6.
           of
           the
           same
           moneth
           .
           And
           when
           I
           was
           possessed
           of
           Cadz
           ,
           I
           offered
           to
           stay
           with
           3.
           or
           4000.
           men
           ,
           if
           that
           whole
           fleete
           could
           haue
           furnished
           vs
           but
           with
           three
           moneths
           victuals
           ,
           witnesse
           the
           whole
           counsell
           of
           warre
           .
           And
           by
           these
           means
           I
           doubted
           not
           to
           haue
           brought
           the
           warres
           in
           those
           partes
           to
           a
           shorte
           ende
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           haue
           made
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine
           weary
           of
           seeking
           to
           dislodg
           me
           :
           But
           my
           letters
           was
           neyther
           answered
           nor
           liked
           here
           ,
           nor
           I
           at
           Cadz
           able
           to
           feede
           my selfe
           ,
           and
           the
           men
           of
           warre
           ,
           till
           a
           supply
           might
           haue
           come
           .
           So
           that
           except
           to
           bee
           of
           that
           minde
           my
           fellowes
           were
           ,
           that
           were
           called
           to
           councel
           ,
           or
           to
           haue
           ioyned
           with
           my
           Lord
           Admirall
           when
           he
           offered
           to
           take
           an
           equall
           commission
           of
           commaundement
           with
           me
           ,
           both
           by
           Sea
           ,
           and
           by
           land
           ,
           to
           haue
           sought
           ●s
           we
           could
           to
           weaken
           him
           ,
           that
           by
           all
           meanes
           he
           can
           ,
           seeketh
           to
           destroy
           and
           conquer
           vs
           :
           And
           if
           to
           haue
           failed
           in
           doing
           that
           which
           I
           had
           no
           warrant
           nor
           meanes
           to
           ●●e
           ,
           be
           a
           fault
           in
           ▪
           my
           iourney
           in
           96.
           
           I
           committed
           no
           fault
           .
        
         
           For
           my
           last
           iourney
           in
           97.
           let
           it
           be
           remembred
           howe
           I
           was
           brought
           into
           it
           ,
           with
           what
           counsell
           and
           designes
           I
           went
           out
           ,
           and
           what
           was
           the
           true
           causes
           of
           the
           want
           of
           such
           successe
           ,
           as
           in
           our
           owne
           hopes
           wee
           promised
           to
           our selues
           ,
           and
           that
           If
           I
           vndertooke
           more
           then
           dutie
           laid
           vpon
           
           me
           ,
           or
           aduised
           any
           thing
           that
           reason
           made
           not
           probable
           ,
           or
           failed
           of
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           any
           possibilitie
           inabled
           m●
           vnto
           ,
           I
           will
           thinke
           the
           hardest
           censurer
           of
           me
           do●
           me
           no
           wrong
           .
           But
           first
           it
           is
           well
           knowne
           that
           her
           Maiestie
           had
           armed
           and
           victualed
           10.
           of
           her
           owne
           shippes
           ,
           and
           caused
           the
           states
           of
           the
           lowe
           countries
           to
           prepare
           the
           like
           number
           ,
           before
           euer
           I
           was
           spoken
           of
           to
           goe
           to
           Sea.
           And
           when
           my
           Lord
           
             Thomas
             Howard
          
           ,
           and
           Syr
           
             Walter
             Raulegh
          
           ,
           who
           should
           haue
           beene
           sent
           foorth
           with
           this
           fo●ce
           ,
           thought
           their
           hopes
           of
           doing
           any
           great
           seruice
           weake
           and
           vncertaine
           .
           And
           the
           newes
           of
           the
           Adelantadoes
           preparation
           at
           Farroll
           and
           the
           Groine
           were
           newly
           confi●med
           :
           a
           new
           counsell
           was
           called
           ,
           in
           which
           her
           Maiestie
           resolued
           that
           this
           force
           prepared
           ,
           was
           to
           great
           for
           a
           discouerie
           ,
           and
           too
           litle
           for
           an
           attēpt
           .
           That
           a
           fleet
           inferiour
           to
           that
           the
           Adelantado
           commaunded
           ,
           might
           light
           vpon
           some
           merchants
           ,
           o●
           take
           fishermen
           to
           learne
           newes
           ,
           but
           should
           neuer
           be
           in
           possibilitie
           to
           take
           any
           of
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine●
           treasure
           ,
           or
           should
           safely
           li●
           on
           the
           coastes
           of
           Spaine
           and
           Portugall
           ,
           being
           able
           to
           commaund
           no
           port
           ,
           nor
           daring
           to
           fight
           with
           the
           enemies
           fleete
           ,
           when
           it
           should
           come
           out
           .
           And
           lastly
           that
           a
           fleete
           without
           an
           armie
           to
           land
           ,
           might
           ●ayle
           from
           Cape
           to
           Cape
           ,
           and
           returne
           when
           their
           victuals
           were
           spent
           without
           doing
           other
           seruice
           :
           For
           the
           Adilantado
           would
           not
           come
           foorth
           ,
           if
           he
           liked
           not
           his
           match
           ,
           and
           the
           Indian
           fleete
           might
           be
           stayed
           at
           the
           Ilands
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           aduise●s
           direction
           ,
           so
           alter
           their
           course
           as
           they
           should
           hardly
           be
           intercepted
           ,
           then
           a
           newe
           consideration
           was
           had
           ,
           what
           might
           be
           done
           by
           a
           sufficient
           force
           by
           Sea
           and
           land
           .
           It
           was
           resolued
           that
           not
           onely
           Farroll
           ,
           where
           the
           Adelantado
           lay
           ,
           but
           any
           port
           of
           Spaine
           might
           be
           entred
           ,
           and
           the
           ●orces
           of
           the
           king
           ,
           that
           should
           be
           found
           in
           it
           beaten
           and
           destroyed
           :
           Or
           any
           Port
           or
           Iland
           of
           the
           enemie
           taken
           and
           fortified
           ,
           besides
           the
           commaunding
           of
           any
           fleete
           of
           warre
           ,
           or
           of
           treasure
           that
           should
           be
           met
           with
           at
           Sea
           ,
           if
           6.
           ships
           of
           her
           Maiesties
           and
           5000.
           land
           souldiers
           ,
           with
           500.
           
           Sayle●s
           to
           transporte
           
           them
           were
           added
           to
           the
           former
           preparation
           .
           All
           which
           conditions
           being
           agreed
           vnto
           ,
           and
           my
           Lord
           
           Admirall
           ●●cusing
           himselfe
           from
           the
           iourney
           ,
           by
           the
           indisposition
           of
           his
           body
           ▪
           I
           had
           warning
           to
           prepare
           my selfe
           to
           take
           the
           charge
           .
           When
           I
           went
           ●oorth
           ,
           my
           first
           designe
           was
           vppon
           Farroll
           ,
           both
           by
           her
           Maiesties
           commaundment
           ,
           and
           mine
           owne
           choise
           ,
           for
           when
           I
           hadde
           defeated
           that
           force
           ,
           I
           might
           go●
           after
           whether
           I
           listed
           ,
           and
           doe
           almost
           what
           I
           listed
           ,
           (
           I
           meane
           )
           vpon
           any
           places
           vpon
           that
           coast
           .
           And
           of
           doing
           what
           I
           would
           vpon
           that
           fleete
           and
           army
           at
           
             Farr●●
             ▪
          
           I
           had
           little
           cause
           to
           doubt
           ,
           if
           God
           had
           giuen
           me
           a
           fauo●rable
           passage
           and
           season
           ,
           to
           land
           the
           armie
           ,
           and
           enter
           the
           Porte
           ,
           their
           preparation
           to
           resist
           being
           all
           knowne
           ,
           and
           litle
           moouing
           any
           distrust
           of
           the
           possibilitie
           ,
           or
           facilitie
           of
           this
           kinde
           of
           enterprize
           .
           I
           thinke
           I
           haue
           satisfied
           you
           i●
           some
           of
           my
           former
           papers
           ,
           especially
           in
           my
           discourse
           ,
           written
           as
           I
           came
           home
           from
           Cadz
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           satisfie
           ●n●
           reasonable
           man
           ,
           that
           will
           speake
           with
           me
           of
           it
           .
           The
           aduan●●ges
           that
           would
           haue
           growne
           by
           it
           are
           manifest
           :
           H●●
           Maiesties
           dominion
           for
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           from
           any
           inuasion
           from
           Spaine
           had
           beene
           secured
           .
           The
           king
           of
           Spaine
           hi●
           fleete
           both
           going
           foorth
           ,
           and
           comming
           home
           ,
           vtterly
           vngarded
           ,
           the
           taking
           of
           the
           Spanish
           and
           Portugall
           Iles
           more
           easie
           ,
           the
           enterprise
           vpon
           the
           East
           and
           West
           Indies
           warranted
           from
           two
           of
           the
           greatest
           daungers
           ,
           an
           encounter
           by
           Sea
           ,
           and
           an
           inuasion
           by
           land
           ,
           whilst
           her
           Maiesties
           forces
           were
           absent
           :
           To
           conclude
           her
           Maiestie
           had
           beene
           such
           an
           absolute
           Queene
           of
           the
           Ocean
           ,
           and
           her
           enemie
           so
           disarmed
           by
           Sea
           ,
           as
           shee
           might
           eyther
           enforce
           him
           to
           any
           conditions
           of
           peac●
           or
           make
           warre
           to
           her
           infinite
           aduantage
           ,
           and
           his
           vtter
           ruine
           ,
           I
           had
           also
           thought
           vppon
           some
           places
           which
           I
           might
           haue
           holden
           for
           the
           diuersion
           of
           the
           warres
           ,
           and
           if
           euer
           the
           taking
           of
           the
           Indian
           fleete
           were
           likely
           ,
           I
           know
           I
           should
           haue
           beene
           in
           a
           faire
           way
           for
           it
           :
           though
           I
           confesse
           these
           hopes
           were
           so
           vncertaine
           ,
           as
           I
           reckoned
           them
           but
           by
           chaunce
           .
           My
           first
           ,
           chiefest
           ,
           and
           
           maine
           designe
           being
           to
           assayle
           the
           Adelantado
           in
           
             Farroll
             :
             Farroll
          
           was
           the
           Randeuous
           I
           gaue
           ,
           to
           Farroll
           I
           directly
           shaped
           my
           course
           :
           and
           at
           Farroll
           I
           had
           mastered
           the
           fleet
           ,
           that
           lay
           there
           whole
           yeares
           threatning
           my
           countrey
           ,
           or
           driuen
           that
           armie
           into
           the
           hils
           ,
           or
           sacrificed
           my selfe
           .
           The
           causes
           frustrating
           this
           designe
           ,
           were
           first
           the
           violent
           long
           tempest
           ,
           which
           tooke
           vs
           in
           the
           height
           of
           46.
           scattered
           our
           fleete
           ,
           disinabled
           and
           almost
           drowned
           most
           of
           our
           principall
           shippes
           ,
           And
           when
           we
           could
           no
           longer
           beate
           it
           vp
           against
           the
           winde
           ,
           draue
           vs
           backe
           vppon
           our
           owne
           coast
           :
           Next
           that
           vnreasonable
           stormie
           weather
           ,
           which
           kept
           vs
           a
           moneth
           after
           we
           were
           put
           backe
           from
           attempting
           to
           goe
           foorth
           againe
           :
           and
           lastly
           our
           wantes
           ,
           which
           forced
           vs
           to
           discharge
           our
           whole
           land
           armie
           sauing
           1000.
           men
           ,
           for
           mine
           owne
           excuse
           how
           long
           I
           dured
           ere
           I
           turned
           backe
           ,
           and
           to
           what
           desperate
           case
           I
           brought
           my
           shippes
           ,
           there
           bee
           witnesses
           enough
           .
           Also
           her
           Maiestie
           and
           her
           counsell
           know
           ,
           what
           proffer
           of
           seruice
           I
           made
           her
           ,
           when
           I
           came
           vp
           post
           from
           Plymouth
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           Syr
           
             Walter
             Rawleigh
          
           ,
           if
           shee
           would
           but
           haue
           let
           me
           gone
           ,
           but
           with
           halfe
           the
           fleete
           ,
           and
           lesse
           then
           half
           the
           land
           armie
           to
           such
           place
           as
           my selfe
           and
           the
           counsell
           of
           warre
           had
           chosen
           for
           to
           be
           .
           sure
           the
           enemie
           and
           not
           her
           Maiestie
           should
           feele
           the
           waight
           and
           charge
           of
           the
           iourney
           .
           And
           when
           her
           Maiestie
           accepted
           not
           of
           that
           offer
           ,
           euen
           a
           little
           before
           my
           last
           going
           foorth
           ,
           I
           went
           to
           her
           Maiestie
           to
           offer
           the
           attempting
           of
           the
           fleete
           in
           Farroll
           ,
           if
           she
           would
           giue
           me
           leaue
           to
           hazard
           the
           1000.
           land
           souldiers
           ,
           with
           some
           number
           of
           the
           flie
           boates
           ,
           and
           merchantes
           ships
           ,
           and
           the
           Saint
           Mathew
           and
           the
           Saint
           Andrew
           for
           my selfe
           ,
           and
           one
           other
           commaunder
           to
           goe
           in
           ,
           as
           a
           guard
           for
           the
           rest
           ,
           as
           ●it
           ships
           to
           beare
           the
           greatest
           of
           the
           Gallions
           ,
           leauing
           al
           the
           queen●
           shippes
           and
           the
           other
           principall
           commaunders
           ,
           without
           in
           the
           Bay
           ,
           till
           we
           had
           tryed
           our
           fortune
           .
           Of
           this
           letter
           I
           receiued
           answere
           ,
           tying
           me
           to
           hazard
           none
           but
           these
           ,
           and
           yet
           with
           some
           limitations
           :
           But
           I
           lost
           the
           Saint
           Mathew
           by
           
           breaking
           the
           fore
           mast
           ,
           and
           I
           lost
           company
           first
           of
           the
           S.
           Andrew
           ere
           I
           came
           to
           the
           opening
           of
           the
           Groine
           :
           and
           then
           the
           same
           night
           while
           I
           was
           faine
           to
           lie
           by
           the
           lee
           ,
           for
           stopping
           of
           a
           desperate
           leeke
           ,
           I
           lost
           the
           company
           of
           my
           Lord
           the
           vice
           admirall
           ,
           by
           a
           mischaunce
           that
           fell
           to
           his
           shippe
           ,
           and
           30.
           sayle
           amongst
           which
           were
           many
           of
           the
           companies
           of
           the
           souldiers
           ,
           so
           that
           in
           effect
           I
           wanted
           all
           those
           meanes
           that
           were
           allotted
           for
           my
           attempt
           .
           And
           then
           I
           houered
           vp
           and
           downe
           those
           coastes
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           had
           directed
           such
           as
           should
           lose
           company
           to
           seeke
           me
           in
           ,
           and
           sent
           out
           Pinnaces
           euery
           way
           till
           the
           Admirall
           of
           the
           squadron
           that
           was
           missing
           ,
           sent
           me
           word
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           in
           the
           height
           of
           40
           that
           the
           Adelantado
           was
           gone
           foorth
           with
           his
           fleete
           ,
           and
           gone
           straight
           to
           the
           Terceras
           to
           wast
           home
           the
           Indian
           fleete
           ,
           then
           I
           resolued
           after
           I
           had
           called
           a
           counsell
           to
           goe
           foorth
           to
           seeke
           him
           ,
           and
           though
           I
           fayled
           of
           him
           ,
           because
           he
           neuer
           offered
           to
           come
           foorth
           ,
           till
           long
           after
           ,
           yet
           I
           missed
           very
           narrowly
           and
           vnfortunately
           ,
           of
           the
           west
           Indian
           fleete
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           met
           them
           before
           they
           got
           to
           the
           Terceras
           ,
           there
           could
           none
           of
           them
           haue
           escaped
           :
           And
           meete
           with
           them
           I
           had
           ,
           if
           a
           false
           intelligence
           had
           not
           made
           me
           stand
           one
           night
           a
           contrary
           way
           .
           But
           it
           was
           the
           wil
           of
           God
           there
           should
           bee
           ino
           blowe
           strooken
           at
           Sea
           that
           yeare
           ,
           else
           when
           at
           the
           same
           time
           I
           returned
           from
           the
           Ilandes
           ,
           and
           the
           Adelantado
           bare
           for
           the
           coast
           of
           England
           ,
           we
           had
           not
           so
           narrowly
           missed
           the
           one
           the
           other
           as
           we
           did
           .
        
         
           I
           haue
           nowe
           shewed
           you
           (
           worthy
           Maister
           Bacon
           )
           with
           what
           minde
           I
           vndertooke
           these
           forraine
           imploimens
           and
           actions
           of
           the
           warre
           .
           A
           word
           for
           my
           friendshippe
           to
           the
           chiefe
           men
           of
           action
           ,
           and
           fauour
           generall
           to
           the
           men
           of
           warre
           :
           and
           then
           I
           come
           to
           the
           maine
           obiection
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           crossing
           of
           the
           treatie
           in
           hande
           .
           For
           most
           of
           them
           which
           are
           accounted
           the
           chiefe
           men
           of
           action
           ,
           I
           doe
           intirely
           loue
           them
           :
           they
           haue
           beene
           my
           companions
           both
           abroad
           and
           at
           home
           :
           Some
           of
           them
           began
           the
           wars
           with
           me
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           haue
           had
           place
           vnder
           me
           ,
           and
           many
           of
           
           them
           had
           me
           a
           witnesse
           of
           their
           rising
           ,
           from
           Captaynes
           ,
           Lieuetenants
           ,
           and
           priuate
           men
           ,
           to
           these
           charges
           which
           since
           by
           their
           vertues
           they
           haue
           obtayned
           .
           Now
           I
           knowe
           their
           vertue
           I
           would
           chuse
           them
           for
           friends
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           them
           not
           ,
           but
           before
           I
           had
           tryed
           them
           ,
           God
           in
           his
           prouidence
           chose
           them
           for
           me
           :
           I
           loue
           them
           for
           my
           owne
           sake
           ,
           for
           I
           finde
           sweetenesse
           in
           their
           conuersation
           ,
           strong
           assistance
           in
           their
           imployment
           with
           mee
           ,
           and
           happinesse
           in
           their
           friendshippe
           ,
           I
           loue
           them
           for
           their
           vertues
           sake
           ,
           for
           their
           greatnesse
           of
           minde
           :
           
             For
             little
             mindes
             though
             neuer
             so
             full
             of
             vertue
             ,
             can
             be
             but
             a
             little
             vertuous
             .
          
           For
           their
           vnderstanding
           :
           
             For
             to
             vnderstand
             little
             or
             thinges
             not
             in
             vse
             ,
             is
             little
             better
             then
             to
             vnderstand
             nothing
             at
             all
             .
          
           For
           their
           affection
           :
           
             For
             soft
             lo●ing
             men
             ,
             loue
             ease
             pleasure
             and
             profit
             .
          
           But
           they
           that
           loue
           paines
           ,
           daunger
           ,
           and
           fame
           ,
           shewe
           they
           loue
           the
           publique
           profite
           more
           then
           themselues
           .
           I
           loue
           them
           for
           my
           countries
           sake
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           Englands
           best
           armour
           of
           defence
           ,
           and
           weapons
           of
           offence
           .
           If
           we
           may
           haue
           peace
           ,
           they
           haue
           purchased
           it
           ,
           if
           we
           must
           haue
           warre
           ,
           they
           must
           manadge
           〈◊〉
           ,
           yet
           whilst
           we
           are
           doubtfull
           ,
           and
           in
           treatie
           ,
           we
           must
           value
           our selues
           by
           what
           may
           be
           done
           ,
           and
           our
           enemie
           will
           value
           vs
           by
           what
           hath
           beene
           done
           ,
           by
           our
           chiefe
           men
           of
           action
           .
           That
           generally
           I
           am
           affected
           to
           the
           men
           of
           warre
           ,
           it
           should
           not
           seeme
           strange
           to
           any
           reasonable
           man
           :
           Euery
           man
           loueth
           those
           of
           his
           owne
           profession
           :
           the
           graue
           iudge
           fauours
           the
           student
           of
           the
           lawe
           ,
           the
           reuerend
           Bishoppes
           the
           labourers
           of
           the
           ministerie
           ,
           And
           I
           ,
           since
           her
           Maiestie
           hath
           yeerely
           vsed
           my
           seruice
           in
           her
           late
           actions
           ,
           must
           reckon
           my selfe
           to
           the
           number
           of
           her
           men
           of
           warre
           .
           Before
           action
           ,
           prouidence
           makes
           me
           cherish
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           seruice
           they
           can
           doe
           ,
           and
           after
           action
           ,
           experience
           and
           thankefulnesse
           makes
           me
           loue
           them
           for
           the
           seruice
           they
           haue
           done
           .
           I
           know
           great
           scandal
           lieth
           vpon
           the
           profession
           of
           Armes
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           were
           a
           schole
           of
           dissolutenesse
           :
           but
           that
           groweth
           by
           cōmandemēt
           &
           charg
           giuen
           to
           dissolute
           chiefs
           ,
           &
           it
           is
           a
           fault
           of
           the
           professors
           not
           of
           the
           profession
           .
           
           For
           a
           campe
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           (
           and
           if
           it
           be
           well
           go●●●ned
           )
           is
           the
           b●st
           schoole
           ,
           to
           make
           religion
           truely
           felt
           ,
           and
           piety
           and
           honestie
           to
           be
           duly
           practised
           .
           For
           my selfe
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           they
           that
           loue
           me
           least
           ,
           (
           if
           thou
           know
           any
           thing
           of
           my
           gouernment
           when
           I
           am
           abroad
           )
           wil
           taxe
           me
           rather
           for
           being
           to
           be
           too
           seuere
           ,
           then
           charg
           me
           for
           being
           to
           remisse
           &
           popular
           .
           But
           I
           long
           to
           leaue
           these
           disputations
           ,
           which
           are
           but
           skirmishes
           ,
           and
           will
           come
           to
           ioyne
           with
           my
           aduers●●ies
           in
           that
           encounter
           ,
           wherein
           they
           labour
           both
           to
           ouerthrowe
           my
           credite
           ,
           with
           my
           Soueraigne
           ,
           and
           my
           country
           .
           They
           say
           that
           England
           cannot
           stand
           without
           peace
           ,
           peace
           cannot
           growe
           but
           by
           treatie
           ,
           treatie
           cannot
           bee
           had
           ,
           but
           when
           the
           enemie
           offers
           it
           ,
           and
           now
           when
           the
           enemie
           offers
           to
           treate
           ,
           the
           doubtes
           I
           cast
           ,
           and
           argumentes
           I
           frame
           ,
           doe
           shew
           I
           would
           not
           haue
           her
           Maiesties
           commissione●
           sent
           ouer
           .
           I
           answere
           in
           a
           word
           :
           that
           if
           I
           saw
           them
           to
           build
           vpon
           any
           true
           principle
           ,
           I
           should
           not
           so
           much
           dissent
           from
           them
           as
           I
           doe
           :
           but
           if
           they
           will
           promise
           themselues
           ,
           they
           may
           haue
           peace
           without
           ground
           ,
           or
           thinke
           that
           peace
           may
           be
           good
           for
           vs
           without
           reason
           ,
           or
           leape
           blind
           folded
           into
           a
           treatie
           ,
           without
           due
           circumstances
           ,
           I
           say
           then
           I
           do●
           not
           suspect
           too
           much
           ,
           but
           rather
           they
           too
           little
           .
           For
           a
           ground
           that
           we
           may
           haue
           peace
           ,
           it
           is
           alledged
           ,
           that
           a
           commission
           is
           come
           to
           the
           Cardinall
           out
           of
           Spaine
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           vertue
           of
           that
           commission
           he
           offers
           to
           send
           his
           deputy
           ,
           to
           meet
           with
           her
           Maiesties
           .
           What
           is
           the
           conclusion
           therfore
           ?
           The
           enemie
           desires
           and
           intends
           peace
           :
           Allow
           this
           for
           a
           good
           syllogisme
           ,
           and
           you
           may
           put
           to
           schoole
           al
           the
           L●gicians
           in
           Christendome
           .
           It
           were
           well
           concluded
           ,
           this
           shewes
           that
           he
           meaneth
           to
           treate
           :
           But
           remember
           howe
           heretofore
           the
           Spanish
           kings
           Lieuetenant
           ,
           and
           other
           ministers
           haue
           pretended
           commission
           when
           they
           had
           none
           :
           yea
           haue
           drawne
           vs
           to
           treatie
           ,
           before
           they
           had
           there
           power
           from
           Spaine
           :
           to
           conclude
           ,
           Remember
           also
           howe
           that
           king
           hath
           sent
           a
           commission
           from
           Spaine
           ,
           to
           bee
           openly
           shewed
           that
           treatie
           might
           be
           entertained
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           notorious
           
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           he
           neuer
           meant
           to
           conclude
           any
           peace
           ,
           witnesse
           of
           all
           this
           the
           Duke
           of
           Parma
           ,
           his
           want
           of
           commission
           ,
           when
           by
           his
           letters
           ,
           he
           drew
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Darbie
             ,
             Cobham
          
           ,
           and
           other
           commissioners
           to
           the
           treatie
           of
           Berborch
           .
           And
           afterwardes
           that
           comming
           of
           a
           commission
           ,
           when
           their
           great
           Nauie
           did
           presently
           appeare
           vpon
           our
           coastes
           ,
           for
           the
           conquest
           of
           England
           .
           But
           doe
           they
           offer
           to
           treate
           ,
           and
           meane
           no
           peace
           ?
           What
           is
           then
           their
           meaning
           ?
           If
           you
           will
           haue
           me
           to
           interprete
           ,
           I
           will
           tell
           you
           ▪
           Their
           first
           maine
           attempt
           against
           England
           ,
           was
           in
           88.
           from
           that
           time
           to
           this
           present
           is
           full
           tenne
           yeares
           ,
           the
           iust
           time
           of
           the
           siege
           of
           Troy
           ,
           An●
           now
           they
           see
           open
           force
           cannot
           preuaile
           ,
           they
           in
           shewe
           retire
           and
           giue
           ouer
           armes
           ,
           but
           they
           haue
           prepared
           a
           Sinons
           horse
           ,
           which
           cannot
           enter
           if
           we
           ●ast
           not
           downe
           our
           walles
           .
           But
           because
           we
           are
           thought
           more
           credulous
           then
           the
           Tro●an
           were
           ,
           the
           bare
           letter
           of
           a
           base
           beggerly
           traiterous
           fugitiue
           ,
           assuring
           vs
           that
           good
           faith
           is
           meant
           ,
           is
           the
           vttermost
           stratagem
           they
           vse
           to
           deceiue
           vs
           with
           :
           but
           though
           some
           beleeue
           it
           ,
           yet
           I
           say
           ,
           
             Time●
             Dan●●s
             &
             dona
             serentes
          
           ,
           If
           they
           appeale
           from
           my
           expositiō
           ,
           let
           their
           actions
           expound
           themselues
           :
           will
           they
           charge
           vs
           at
           Berborch
           with
           fayling
           to
           agree
           to
           peace
           ,
           or
           wil
           they
           haue
           vs
           to
           allow
           that
           the
           Duke
           of
           Medina
           came
           with
           that
           huge
           fleete
           and
           armie
           onely
           to
           be
           witnesse
           to
           the
           contract
           :
           O●
           if
           they
           had
           rather
           their
           owne
           wo●ds
           should
           expound
           their
           meaning
           ,
           then
           their
           actions
           ,
           Here
           
             Emanuell
             Lewes
          
           the
           Portugal
           ,
           that
           brought
           Lopu●
           and
           
             Stephano
             Ferrara
          
           assurance
           of
           the
           50000.
           
           Crownes
           ,
           to
           be
           paid
           so
           soone
           as
           their
           diuelish
           conspiracy
           ,
           against
           the
           life
           of
           our
           precious
           soueraigne
           ,
           should
           t●ke
           effect
           :
           heare
           him
           I
           say
           ,
           who
           at
           his
           arraignement
           in
           
             Guild
             hall
             London
          
           cōfessed
           at
           the
           bar
           ,
           that
           in
           their
           Cipher
           and
           Targon
           when
           they
           wrote
           of
           peace
           ,
           they
           intended
           the
           murther
           and
           death
           of
           her
           Maiestie
           .
           Or
           if
           the
           peace
           must
           not
           be
           condemned
           to
           be
           insidious
           ,
           but
           vnder
           two
           witnesses
           ,
           here
           also
           
             Anthonie
             Rowles
          
           nowe
           prisoner
           in
           the
           tower
           of
           London
           who
           comming
           hither
           out
           of
           Spain●
           
           with
           a
           pretence
           of
           making
           a
           nouerture
           of
           peace
           ,
           and
           for
           better
           colour
           bringing
           letters
           to
           her
           Maiestie
           ,
           to
           your self
           and
           me
           ,
           from
           Teswell
           the
           Iesuite
           ,
           to
           that
           end
           confessed
           vpon
           his
           examination
           taken
           by
           maister
           Secretarie
           ,
           and
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           his
           true
           etrand
           giuen
           him
           by
           some
           of
           the
           king
           of
           Spaines
           chiefest
           ministers
           ,
           was
           ,
           to
           discouer
           the
           state
           of
           our
           preparations
           ,
           to
           assure
           the
           Papistes
           of
           England
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           shortly
           expect
           their
           deliuerance
           ,
           to
           win
           some
           counsellors
           about
           her
           Maiestie
           ,
           or
           noblemen
           in
           this
           kingdome
           to
           fauour
           their
           case
           ,
           and
           to
           offer
           me
           from
           the
           Spanish
           king
           ,
           what
           euer
           portion
           or
           summe
           of
           money
           I
           would
           desire
           ,
           so
           as
           I
           would
           be
           wonne
           to
           take
           their
           part
           .
           Nowe
           iudge
           (
           worthy
           maister
           Bacon
           )
           out
           of
           the
           clearenesse
           of
           your
           owne
           iudgement
           ,
           how
           I
           should
           vnderstand
           their
           offer
           and
           speach
           of
           peace
           :
           and
           thinke
           ●ut
           of
           the
           worthine●
           of
           your
           owne
           heart
           ,
           what
           peace
           my
           heart
           could
           take
           with
           them
           ,
           that
           haue
           attempted
           to
           conquer
           my
           countrey
           ,
           practized
           to
           murder
           my
           Soueraigne
           ,
           and
           sought
           out
           me
           a●
           a
           fitte
           man
           to
           be
           tempted
           to
           betray
           both
           my
           Queene
           and
           countrey
           .
           But
           if
           God
           had
           not
           put
           me
           backe
           ,
           and
           arrested
           by
           contrary
           winds
           this
           last
           sommer
           ,
           I
           should
           haue
           taught
           that
           proud
           king
           what
           effect
           his
           offers
           had
           wrought
           in
           me
           :
           And
           that
           the
           longer
           the
           will
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           my
           Soueraigne
           doe
           restraine
           me
           ,
           with
           the
           greater
           interest
           I
           hope
           to
           pay
           him
           in
           the
           ende
           .
           But
           our
           peacemakers
           may
           alleadge
           that
           times
           are
           chaunged
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           times
           the
           humours
           of
           princes
           and
           affaires
           do
           commonly
           chaunge
           :
           So
           although
           heretofore
           their
           were
           no
           trust
           to
           be
           giuen
           to
           the
           enemies
           word
           ,
           or
           faire
           shewes
           ;
           yet
           now
           his
           humour
           ,
           or
           the
           consideration
           of
           his
           owne
           affaires
           may
           dispose
           him
           to
           make
           peace
           :
           For
           my
           part
           erel
           can
           beleeue
           that
           he
           is
           of
           a
           peace
           able
           humour
           ,
           I
           must
           know
           how
           his
           ambitious
           and
           reuengfull
           humours
           are
           satisfied
           ,
           and
           quenched
           .
           Satisfied
           they
           cannot
           be
           :
           for
           he
           hath
           receiued
           ouerthrowe
           in
           encounters
           ,
           ill
           successe
           in
           all
           attemptes
           ,
           and
           losse
           and
           scorne
           in
           all
           the
           warre
           h●
           hath
           had
           with
           our
           Maiestie
           .
           Quenched
           
           they
           are
           not
           like
           to
           be
           ,
           for
           if
           apprehension
           of
           death
           would
           haue
           quenched
           them
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           the
           last
           yeare
           ,
           when
           he
           came
           newly
           out
           of
           that
           traunce
           ,
           which
           was
           thought
           would
           had
           been
           his
           dead
           sound
           ,
           had
           asked
           the
           first
           worde
           that
           he
           spake
           ,
           whether
           the
           Adelaniado
           were
           gone
           for
           England
           :
           Or
           if
           remorse
           of
           conscience
           would
           haue
           quenched
           them
           ,
           he
           would
           not
           in
           his
           deuotions
           being
           at
           masse
           ,
           haue
           vowed
           to
           be
           reuenged
           on
           England
           ,
           though
           he
           sould
           all
           the
           candlestickes
           vpon
           the
           altar
           before
           him
           Of
           the
           first
           of
           these
           speaches
           ,
           my selfe
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           my
           fellow
           commissioners
           haue
           seene
           very
           credible
           aduertisement
           out
           of
           Spaine
           .
           And
           the
           second
           was
           deliuered
           both
           to
           you
           and
           to
           me
           by
           the
           mouth
           of
           a
           principall
           Iesulte
           ,
           newly
           come
           out
           of
           Spaine
           .
           But
           we
           may
           well
           conclude
           that
           his
           humour
           is
           not
           like
           to
           be
           chaunged
           ,
           for
           he
           will
           neuer
           thinke
           he
           hath
           sufficient
           parte
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           till
           his
           mouth
           ●e
           full
           of
           earth
           ▪
           And
           some
           of
           his
           ghostly
           fathers
           the
           Iesuites
           ,
           will
           as
           well
           perswade
           that
           the
           inuasion
           of
           other
           princes
           kingdomes
           is
           a
           worke
           of
           pietie
           :
           as
           they
           ,
           doe
           teach
           desperate
           conspirators
           ,
           that
           to
           murder
           princes
           is
           the
           way
           to
           heauen
           ;
           And
           if
           he
           should
           die
           to
           morrow
           his
           sonnes
           bloud
           is
           hotter
           ,
           and
           his
           humour
           of
           ambition
           is
           like
           to
           be
           greater
           ,
           he
           hath
           bin
           breede
           
             in
             domo
             Regnatri●i
          
           ,
           and
           his
           minde
           shewes
           to
           be
           already
           swollen
           ,
           
             veteri
             atque
             insita
             Austriacae
             samiliae
             superbia
             .
          
           So
           as
           in
           their
           peaceable
           humours
           there
           being
           no
           hope
           ,
           let
           vs
           see
           what
           is
           the
           present
           state
           of
           their
           affaites
           .
           Princes
           and
           states
           when
           they
           do
           enter
           into
           consideration
           of
           their
           owne
           affaires
           ,
           may
           dispose
           themselues
           to
           peace
           ,
           for
           vtilitie
           ,
           conueniencie
           ,
           or
           necessitie
           .
           For
           vtilitie
           if
           they
           can
           get
           aduautage
           .
           For
           conueniencie
           .
           if
           peace
           be
           sittest
           to
           conserue
           them
           in
           the
           state
           they
           are
           .
           For
           necessitie
           :
           when
           they
           haue
           no
           longer
           meanes
           to
           make
           warre
           .
           That
           it
           is
           like
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine
           will
           make
           peace
           with
           vs
           ,
           because
           he
           shall
           get
           aduantage
           ,
           our
           peacemakers
           will
           not
           agree
           ,
           and
           if
           they
           doe
           ,
           it
           is
           their
           owne
           fault
           :
           if
           we
           fall
           into
           the
           pitte
           ▪
           which
           they
           shew
           vs
           so
           plainely
           .
           That
           he
           should
           not
           be
           inclined
           
           to
           peace
           with
           England
           for
           conueniencie
           ,
           if
           neither
           aduantage
           intice
           him
           ,
           nor
           necessiue
           inforce
           him
           ,
           I
           reason
           thus
           :
           All
           states
           doe
           stand
           as
           much
           by
           reputation
           ,
           a●
           by
           strength
           ,
           especially
           where
           there
           dominions
           are
           deuided
           farre
           ,
           and
           where
           a
           fewe
           of
           one
           nation
           giue
           the
           law
           to
           great
           multitudes
           of
           many
           :
           Now
           let
           the
           Indies
           ,
           the
           lowe
           countries
           ,
           
             Naples
             ,
             Milla●ne
          
           ,
           see
           that
           Spaine
           that
           hath
           so
           long
           tirannized
           ouer
           them
           ,
           is
           gladde
           after
           so
           many
           ouerthrowes
           ,
           disgraces
           ,
           and
           losses
           to
           make
           peace
           with
           England
           ,
           vpon
           equall
           termes
           ,
           and
           they
           will
           know
           that
           the
           Spanish
           are
           
             Hombros
             commo
             losotos
          
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           hath
           bin
           basenes
           in
           them
           all
           this
           while
           ,
           
             Seruitutem
             suam
             quotidié
             emere
             ,
             quotidié
             pas●●●e
             :
          
           so
           as
           I
           conclude
           ,
           by
           such
           a
           peace
           ,
           the
           Spanish
           shuld
           loose
           all
           reputation
           of
           his
           Armes
           ,
           and
           honour
           of
           his
           greatnes
           ,
           and
           his
           countreyes
           would
           not
           be
           kept
           from
           reuolting
           l●y
           any
           possibility
           .
           And
           therefore
           conuenienty
           cannot
           moue
           him
           to
           any
           peace
           with
           vs.
           That
           necessity
           or
           want
           of
           meanes
           shuld
           d●iue
           him
           to
           it
           ,
           I
           thinke
           it
           ,
           both
           improbable
           ,
           and
           impossible
           ,
           improbable
           :
           that
           he
           that
           so
           lately
           assailed
           
             England
             ,
             Fraunce
          
           and
           the
           lowe
           countries
           at
           once
           ,
           hauing
           nowe
           brooken
           the
           bande
           of
           league
           ,
           and
           deuided
           Fraunce
           from
           the
           other
           two
           ,
           should
           thinke
           himselfe
           vnable
           to
           make
           warre
           with
           vs.
           Impossible
           :
           that
           heè
           shouldé
           l●cke
           meanes
           .
           Wants
           he
           treasure
           ▪
           his
           Partido
           to
           pay
           his
           armie
           ,
           is
           made
           with
           the
           Genowaies
           for
           a
           great
           time
           to
           come
           :
           And
           as
           his
           enterprises
           are
           his
           obtides
           ,
           to
           make
           his
           treasure
           tunne
           low
           ,
           so
           his
           Indian
           retou●nes
           are
           his
           floudes
           to
           fill
           the
           bankes
           againe
           .
           Wantes
           he
           men
           ?
           why
           besides
           all
           his
           new
           allies
           ,
           he
           hath
           those
           forces
           ,
           that
           were
           imployed
           in
           Fraunce
           free
           to
           be
           vsed
           against
           vs.
           Wantes
           he
           ships
           ▪
           he
           buildes
           euery
           day
           ,
           and
           may
           embarge
           in
           Spaine
           as
           many
           as
           he
           list
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           both
           combining
           himselfe
           with
           the
           Easterlinges
           ,
           and
           conspiring
           with
           them
           against
           vs
           Wantes
           he
           victuals
           ?
           besides
           the
           helpes
           he
           was
           woont
           to
           haue
           ,
           he
           shall
           now
           by
           the
           peace
           in
           Fraunce
           haue
           asmuch
           as
           hee
           list
           .
           So
           as
           I
           conclude
           ,
           which
           way
           soeuer
           I
           turne
           my selfe
           I
           see
           
           no
           likelihood
           of
           his
           disposing
           himselfe
           to
           peace
           with
           vs
           ▪
           and
           if
           no
           peace
           be
           to
           be
           had
           ,
           thē
           no
           treatie
           is
           to
           be
           entred
           into
           For
           from
           him
           by
           intertayning
           treatie
           ,
           we
           can
           draw
           nothing
           ,
           nor
           succour
           any
           body
           ,
           and
           he
           may
           make
           vs
           and
           our
           onely
           confederats
           so
           iealous
           one
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           as
           in
           striuiug
           to
           take
           the
           start
           ,
           we
           should
           striue
           who
           should
           lose
           them selues
           first
           .
           But
           if
           I
           allow
           our
           peacemakers
           their
           assurance
           of
           peace
           ,
           let
           me
           see
           what
           is
           their
           purchase
           ,
           if
           they
           can
           make
           any
           peace
           with
           Spaine
           good
           for
           vs
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           by
           including
           our
           confederates
           in
           the
           low
           countries
           ,
           or
           excluding
           them
           ,
           but
           I
           suspect
           neyther
           of
           these
           can
           be
           good
           or
           safe
           for
           vs
           ,
           therfore
           I
           iudge
           they
           can
           make
           no
           good
           peace
           at
           all
           .
           To
           include
           the
           low
           countries
           in
           our
           peace
           it
           is
           impossible
           ,
           except
           they
           acknowledge
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine
           or
           him
           that
           shall
           claime
           vnder
           him
           for
           their
           Soueraigne
           ,
           as
           the
           Duke
           of
           Burgu●die
           which
           if
           they
           doe
           all
           thinges
           else
           ,
           which
           should
           giue
           power
           to
           the
           enemie
           ,
           and
           bringes
           slauerie
           vpon
           the
           Netherlandes
           ,
           and
           danger
           vpon
           ,
           will
           necessarily
           follow
           .
           The
           reason
           is
           manifest
           ,
           for
           when
           the
           authoritie
           of
           the
           generall
           states
           ,
           and
           the
           present
           forme
           of
           gouernment
           ,
           of
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           shall
           bee
           broaken
           and
           diss●lued
           ,
           a
           monarchie
           set
           vp
           and
           a
           prince
           acknowledged
           ,
           there
           shall
           nothing
           limit
           the
           princes
           absolutenesse
           ,
           but
           his
           owne
           will
           The
           strength
           of
           a
           contract
           cannot
           limit
           it
           ,
           for
           neither
           will
           he
           keepe
           faith
           with
           those
           whome
           he
           accounteth
           Heretiques
           ,
           and
           calleth
           rebels
           ,
           neither
           will
           they
           make
           any
           longer
           delay
           to
           betray
           themselues
           ,
           for
           prouince
           will
           striue
           with
           prouince
           ,
           towne
           with
           towne
           ,
           and
           man
           with
           man
           who
           shall
           be
           obsequious
           ,
           and
           shew
           themselues
           most
           seruile
           ,
           all
           care
           of
           defence
           neglected
           by
           minds
           bewitched
           with
           the
           name
           of
           peace
           ,
           all
           memorie
           of
           former
           tirannie
           blotted
           out
           of
           their
           heartes
           ,
           resolued
           to
           accept
           a
           Soueraigne
           .
           Some
           will
           seeke
           for
           charge
           of
           souldiers
           ,
           some
           for
           magistracie
           in
           townes
           ,
           some
           for
           gathering
           of
           custome
           ,
           and
           handling
           of
           money
           ,
           some
           for
           offices
           of
           iustice
           ,
           some
           for
           benifices
           ,
           and
           spirituall
           liuinges
           ,
           all
           for
           trade
           into
           
           Spaine
           and
           into
           the
           Inides
           ,
           euery
           man
           for
           priuate
           gaine
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           for
           pubelique
           safetie
           .
           The
           magistrates
           and
           gouernours
           cannot
           limit
           it
           ,
           for
           the
           chiefe
           men
           which
           now
           bare
           rule
           in
           martiall
           and
           ciuill
           gouernment
           ,
           will
           prouide
           by
           flight
           for
           their
           owne
           safetiz
           ,
           for
           if
           the
           braue
           Count
           Edmoundes
           bought
           his
           trust
           and
           confidence
           in
           his
           Maiestie
           with
           the
           price
           of
           his
           head
           ,
           what
           shall
           any
           lowe
           countrey
           subiect
           hope
           in
           ,
           when
           his
           many
           memorable
           seruices
           ,
           especially
           those
           two
           memorable
           battles
           of
           Graneline
           and
           S.
           Quintin●
           ,
           and
           his
           putting
           himselfe
           into
           the
           Spaniards
           handes
           ,
           could
           not
           ouerweigh
           the
           suspition
           of
           the
           combining
           with
           the
           reuolters
           ,
           what
           hope
           of
           future
           merit
           shall
           weigh
           downe
           the
           offence
           of
           those
           ,
           which
           haue
           by
           counsell
           or
           action
           ,
           maintained
           the
           state
           of
           the
           lowe
           countries
           against
           Spaines
           garrisons
           .
           Nor
           troopes
           of
           souldiers
           cannot
           limit
           it
           ,
           for
           there
           will
           be
           nothing
           to
           pay
           them
           ,
           when
           any
           thing
           aboue
           the
           kings
           ordinarie
           is
           demanded
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           answered
           ,
           is
           not
           he
           our
           enemie
           ?
           Why
           doe
           wee
           acknowledge
           him
           as
           our
           prince
           ?
           Is
           he
           our
           prince
           ?
           Why
           doe
           we
           stand
           out
           against
           him
           as
           against
           an
           enemie
           ?
           besides
           all
           low
           strangers
           besides
           ,
           and
           the
           enemie
           will
           oppresse
           vpon
           any
           sodaine
           by
           force
           ,
           for
           his
           meanes
           depend
           vpon
           himselfe
           ,
           the
           others
           vpon
           the
           will
           of
           a
           people
           that
           will
           be
           glad
           to
           spaie
           the
           purse
           ,
           when
           they
           see
           present
           wars
           ,
           and
           the
           enemies
           number
           will
           be
           farre
           greater
           then
           the
           States
           ,
           banish
           straungers
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           yet
           the
           enemie
           shall
           be
           strengthened
           with
           espaniolized
           Netherlandes
           ,
           and
           the
           states
           defended
           but
           by
           such
           as
           shall
           take
           oathe
           to
           the
           enemie
           .
           Stipulation
           of
           other
           princes
           cannot
           limit
           it
           ,
           for
           the
           state
           wil
           be
           oppressed
           on
           the
           suddaine
           ,
           when
           their
           helpes
           will
           come
           too
           late
           ,
           and
           those
           princes
           that
           were
           glad
           to
           make
           peace
           ,
           when
           the
           enemie
           was
           weake
           themselues
           vnited
           ,
           and
           the
           low
           countries
           flourishing
           ,
           will
           not
           begin
           a
           new
           quarrell
           ,
           when
           the
           enemies
           strength
           is
           recouered
           ,
           themselues
           deuided
           ,
           and
           the
           lowe
           countries
           lost
           .
           Yet
           those
           that
           I
           haue
           named
           are
           the
           least
           assurances
           ,
           that
           
           either
           our
           peace
           makers
           can
           pro
           pound
           ,
           or
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           receiue
           ,
           I
           wil
           adde
           further
           ,
           that
           as
           it
           is
           certaine
           ,
           no
           peace
           is
           to
           be
           had
           with
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           ,
           except
           a
           Soueraigne
           be
           acknowledged
           :
           so
           is
           it
           with
           out
           all
           doubt
           that
           there
           can
           be
           no
           peace
           concluded
           ,
           except
           popish
           religion
           ,
           be
           either
           vniuersally
           established
           ,
           or
           else
           freely
           exercised
           in
           the
           townes
           and
           prouinces
           where
           nowe
           it
           is
           banished
           ,
           Allowe
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           they
           banish
           Gods
           true
           seruice
           ,
           to
           bring
           in
           idolatrie
           ,
           the
           leaue
           truth
           to
           receiue
           faslhood
           ,
           they
           refuse
           the
           protection
           of
           the
           most
           merciful
           god
           in
           heauen
           ,
           to
           win
           the
           fauour
           of
           the
           most
           tirannical
           prince
           in
           the
           erth
           ,
           Allowe
           the
           second
           you
           bring
           in
           a
           pluralitie
           of
           religions
           ,
           which
           is
           no
           lesse
           crime
           ,
           and
           which
           is
           against
           the
           pollicie
           of
           all
           states
           ,
           because
           where
           there
           is
           not
           vnitie
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           no
           vnitie
           nor
           order
           in
           the
           state
           ,
           for
           as
           the
           mingling
           of
           poyson
           with
           wholesome
           liquor
           in
           one
           vessell
           ,
           doth
           not
           corrupt
           that
           which
           is
           Letheal
           ,
           but
           corrupteth
           that
           which
           is
           wholesome
           ,
           so
           the
           poysoned
           doctrine
           of
           these
           espaniolized
           Iesuites
           once
           brought
           in
           ,
           will
           quickly
           leaue
           no
           one
           professour
           in
           al
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           .
           So
           that
           I
           conclude
           it
           were
           both
           folly
           and
           impietie
           ,
           for
           them
           to
           make
           any
           such
           peace
           ,
           or
           for
           vs
           to
           drawe
           them
           to
           it
           ,
           yea
           more
           folly
           in
           vs
           ,
           then
           euer
           was
           committed
           in
           any
           state
           .
           For
           what
           will
           not
           the
           enemie
           be
           able
           to
           doe
           vpon
           vs
           ,
           when
           besides
           the
           forces
           he
           now
           hath
           ,
           he
           shall
           haue
           a
           countrey
           in
           his
           handes
           able
           to
           find
           him
           60000.
           or
           80000.
           souldiers
           ,
           500.
           shippes
           of
           warre
           ,
           besides
           insinite
           numbers
           of
           transporting
           vessels
           ,
           and
           commodious
           Portes
           that
           are
           but
           a
           dayes
           sayling
           from
           the
           very
           heart
           of
           England
           .
           But
           the
           low
           countries
           shall
           be
           giuen
           to
           the
           Infant
           ,
           shee
           marryed
           to
           the
           Archduke
           Albert
           ,
           and
           so
           that
           state
           deuided
           from
           the
           crowne
           of
           Spaine
           in
           a
           farte
           safer
           hand
           .
           For
           the
           disuniting
           of
           them
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           the
           Infant
           is
           (
           if
           the
           Prince
           of
           Spaine
           haue
           no
           children
           )
           to
           be
           heire
           to
           her
           brother
           ,
           and
           her
           brother
           in
           like
           case
           to
           her
           ,
           and
           then
           are
           the
           states
           vnited
           ,
           the
           onely
           likelihood
           of
           their
           remayning
           seuered
           is
           
           if
           they
           both
           haue
           children
           ,
           and
           yet
           since
           none
           of
           that
           house
           doe
           marry
           farther
           of
           then
           cosen
           Germaines
           ,
           I
           see
           n●t
           why
           we
           shuld
           not
           suspect
           their
           coniunction
           by
           such
           a
           match
           .
           But
           allowe
           them
           ●euered
           ,
           is
           not
           Albert
           sonne
           in
           lawe
           to
           the
           late
           king
           ,
           and
           brother
           in
           lawe
           to
           the
           present●
           is
           he
           not
           to
           be
           backed
           by
           the
           force
           of
           Spaine
           ,
           and
           maintained
           by
           the
           purse
           of
           Spaine●
           will
           hee
           not
           serue
           the
           Spanish
           kings
           turne
           aswell
           to
           ioyne
           in
           warre
           against
           England
           ,
           as
           the
           Duke
           of
           Sauoy
           that
           marryed
           the
           other
           sister
           did
           in
           war
           against
           Fraunce
           ?
           Nay
           hath
           he
           not
           a
           suspected
           streng●●
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           by
           being
           brother
           to
           the
           present
           Emperor
           ,
           and
           in
           no
           vnlikely
           hope
           ,
           to
           bee
           Emperour
           himselfe
           hereafter
           〈◊〉
           Nay
           is
           not
           the
           Infant
           ,
           the
           person
           whose
           title
           to
           the
           cro●●
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Parsons
          
           so
           laboured
           to
           prooue
           ?
           Is
           not
           the
           lowe
           countries
           the
           rise
           by
           which
           hee
           must
           leape
           into
           England
           Is
           not
           such
           a
           peace
           as
           this
           in
           hande
           ,
           the
           meanes
           to
           assure
           her
           of
           all
           the
           Iowe
           Countries
           ,
           Is
           not
           the
           armie
           which
           is
           nowe
           vnder
           her
           newe
           husbande
           ,
           the
           force
           on
           which
           the
           enemie
           for
           his
           enterprize
           of
           England
           must
           set
           his
           rest
           ?
           yes
           yes
           this
           cohaerence
           is
           manifest
           ,
           and
           their
           designe
           clearely
           discouered
           .
           And
           it
           is
           too
           plaine
           what
           is
           to
           be
           expected
           of
           our
           peace
           if
           we
           include
           the
           lowe
           countries
           .
           Now
           let
           vs
           consider
           how
           good
           it
           may
           be
           if
           we
           abandon
           them
           ,
           I
           haue
           euer
           thought
           that
           such
           a
           peace
           might
           bee
           good
           for
           vs
           ,
           if
           they
           that
           perswade
           vnto
           it
           ,
           c●●
           prooue
           three
           thinges
           .
           First
           ,
           that
           they
           of
           the
           lowe
           Countries
           will
           haue
           both
           will
           and
           strength
           to
           maintaine
           th●
           warre
           ,
           though
           we
           make
           peace
           and
           forsake
           them
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           so
           we
           leaue
           them
           wee
           may
           haue
           good
           conditions
           〈◊〉
           our selues
           .
           And
           thirdly
           ,
           that
           as
           our
           affaires
           nowe
           stand
           a
           neutralitie
           can
           be
           possible
           kept
           by
           vs
           ,
           while
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           and
           the
           enemie
           are
           in
           warre
           .
           In
           the
           will
           of
           〈◊〉
           Iowe
           Countries
           to
           continue
           warre
           ,
           and
           to
           refuse
           all
           conditions
           that
           the
           enemie
           shall
           offer
           ,
           I
           vnderstande
           the
           resolution
           and
           counsell
           of
           the
           gouernours
           of
           the
           state
           ,
           〈◊〉
           the
           conformitie
           of
           the
           people
           to
           such
           a
           resolution
           (
           In
           t●●
           
           strength
           I
           meane
           aswell
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           gouernours
           to
           force
           the
           people
           if
           they
           bee
           aduerse
           ,
           as
           the
           strength
           and
           sufficiencie
           of
           their
           meanes
           to
           endure
           so
           great
           and
           so
           sharpe
           a
           warre
           ,
           as
           will
           fall
           vppon
           them
           .
           )
           Of
           the
           chiefe
           gouernours
           resoluing
           there
           ,
           may
           be
           these
           doubtes
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           be
           tempted
           by
           the
           enemies
           offers
           ,
           who
           if
           he
           can
           wil
           purchase
           the
           seuerally
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           reduce
           them
           vniuersally
           .
           And
           that
           they
           shall
           be
           terrified
           with
           the
           danger
           of
           counsell
           ,
           for
           it
           soundes
           both
           harshly
           aforehand
           ,
           and
           is
           ●●e
           to
           fal
           out
           vnsuccessinely
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           the
           enemie
           being
           so
           much
           maister
           of
           the
           fields
           as
           some
           place
           will
           be
           caried
           .
           I
           know
           they
           doe
           pretend
           to
           be
           resolute
           one
           way
           ,
           and
           protest
           against
           giuing
           eare
           to
           treatie
           ,
           but
           that
           may
           be
           eyther
           to
           moue
           vs
           by
           example
           or
           to
           make
           vs
           to
           leaue
           pressing
           of
           them
           to
           a
           treatie
           ,
           or
           to
           seeme
           to
           hold
           out
           to
           the
           last
           that
           we
           may
           seeme
           rather
           to
           haue
           vndone
           them
           ,
           then
           they
           to
           vndoe
           themselues
           .
           But
           if
           they
           vpon
           mature
           deliberation
           should
           chuse
           the
           continuance
           of
           the
           warres
           as
           the
           lesse
           of
           the
           two
           euils
           ,
           yet
           that
           they
           people
           will
           be
           like
           affected
           it
           is
           not
           probable
           ,
           for
           when
           a
           people
           that
           hath
           been
           long
           ●yted
           with
           the
           miserie
           of
           the
           war
           ,
           shall
           heare
           the
           pleasing
           name
           of
           peace
           ,
           when
           they
           that
           had
           two
           mightie
           Princes
           ioyned
           with
           them
           in
           a
           straight
           defensiue
           and
           offensiue
           league
           ,
           shall
           see
           themselues
           abandoned
           first
           by
           Fraunce
           ,
           and
           then
           by
           England
           ,
           when
           one
           the
           one
           side
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           warres
           ,
           they
           shall
           haue
           newe
           and
           great
           contributions
           demaunded
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           one
           the
           other
           side
           they
           shall
           be
           offered
           all
           plausible
           conditions
           of
           peace
           ,
           nay
           when
           they
           shall
           see
           England
           by
           making
           peace
           ,
           get
           the
           trade
           of
           Spaine
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           alone
           by
           standing
           out
           ,
           shall
           be
           barred
           of
           that
           Nauigation
           which
           hath
           made
           them
           so
           mightie
           in
           shipping
           ,
           and
           so
           encreased
           in
           wealth
           and
           riches
           ,
           what
           then
           the
           multitude
           is
           like
           to
           chuse
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           easie
           to
           iudge
           ?
           And
           if
           the
           people
           be
           not
           conformable
           of
           themselues
           ,
           how
           by
           the
           authoritie
           of
           the
           gouernours
           of
           the
           state
           (
           which
           are
           called
           the
           generall
           states
           )
           they
           may
           
           be
           forced
           I
           doe
           not
           see
           ,
           First
           because
           it
           is
           not
           an
           absolutē
           and
           necessary
           ,
           but
           a
           limited
           and
           voluntarie
           obedience
           which
           they
           yeelde
           .
           Secondly
           because
           the
           state
           hath
           not
           (
           as
           the
           state
           of
           Rome
           had
           ,
           and
           the
           state
           of
           Venice
           hath
           )
           one
           place
           that
           as
           the
           head
           doth
           commaund
           and
           direct
           all
           the
           partes
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           but
           is
           compounded
           of
           equal
           parts
           ▪
           Zealand
           is
           as
           absolute
           as
           
             Holland
             ,
             Friseland
          
           as
           eyther
           of
           them
           ,
           yea
           not
           onely
           the
           least
           prouince
           ,
           but
           the
           least
           town
           holdes
           it selfe
           to
           haue
           a
           kinde
           of
           Soueraigntie
           ,
           and
           will
           haue
           as
           free
           a
           voyce
           as
           the
           greatest
           .
           Thirdly
           because
           of
           the
           former
           manner
           of
           proceedinges
           ,
           which
           hath
           not
           byn
           to
           send
           commaundementes
           to
           binde
           ,
           but
           deputies
           to
           perswade
           :
           not
           to
           resolue
           and
           conclude
           in
           the
           greatest
           causes
           in
           any
           one
           counsell
           ,
           or
           assembly
           ,
           but
           to
           sound
           and
           feele
           the
           disposition
           of
           euery
           prouince
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           winne
           them
           to
           like
           of
           that
           they
           haue
           deuised
           of
           .
           And
           l●stly
           because
           that
           euen
           amongst
           themselues
           ,
           they
           are
           for
           the
           time
           generall
           states
           ,
           there
           is
           not
           like
           to
           be
           vnanimitie
           in
           opinion
           ,
           and
           then
           though
           they
           that
           dissent
           (
           being
           sewe
           )
           will
           not
           beare
           the
           enuie
           to
           stande
           in
           counsell
           against
           the
           greater
           parte
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           easie
           for
           them
           ,
           when
           they
           come
           home
           to
           worke
           in
           the
           particular
           prouinces
           and
           townes
           ,
           such
           a
           distrust
           of
           that
           which
           shall
           be
           generally
           propounded
           to
           all
           ,
           as
           the
           resolution
           will
           sticke
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           businesse
           bee
           ouerthrowne
           ,
           it
           being
           vnsafe
           for
           them
           to
           denie
           libertie
           of
           voyce
           to
           any
           ,
           such
           libertie
           being
           the
           true
           cause
           of
           their
           taking
           armes
           ,
           and
           standing
           out
           against
           the
           common
           enemie
           .
           But
           admit
           both
           by
           the
           gouernours
           of
           state
           and
           people
           ,
           it
           were
           resolued
           that
           the
           low
           Countries
           alone
           should
           remaine
           in
           war
           ,
           how
           are
           their
           meanes
           ,
           or
           is
           their
           strength
           like
           to
           maintayne
           warre
           .
           Of
           all
           forraine
           helpe
           they
           are
           vtterly
           destitute
           ,
           Fraunce
           makes
           no
           diuersion
           ,
           England
           can
           yeeld
           no
           succours
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           Christendome
           their
           is
           no
           other
           prince
           or
           state
           likely
           or
           able
           to
           back
           them
           .
           Their
           owne
           meanes
           and
           abilitie
           grow
           either
           by
           the
           fruit
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           or
           by
           traffique
           and
           merchandise
           ,
           for
           the
           fruites
           of
           
           the
           earth
           ,
           that
           meanes
           is
           like
           to
           be
           but
           small
           ,
           for
           the
           enemy
           being
           maister
           of
           the
           fields
           ,
           and
           able
           to
           deuide
           his
           forces
           into
           diuerse
           places
           ,
           will
           euery
           day
           eyther
           winne
           from
           them
           ,
           part
           of
           that
           they
           hould
           ,
           or
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           so
           infecte
           those
           partes
           that
           are
           already
           in
           the
           States
           obedience
           ,
           as
           except
           it
           bee
           in
           Holland
           ,
           or
           Zealand
           ,
           which
           the
           enimie
           cannot
           yet
           come
           vnto
           ,
           the
           husbandrie
           will
           bee
           ill
           followed
           ,
           and
           yealde
           little
           profitte
           .
           And
           as
           for
           their
           meanes
           by
           traffique
           ,
           it
           is
           vnlikely
           that
           merchauntes
           ,
           that
           may
           remoue
           their
           dwellinge
           ,
           to
           peaceable
           places
           nere
           hande
           ,
           where
           they
           may
           haue
           safe
           and
           free
           trade
           ,
           will
           remayne
           in
           the
           
             Low
             Countreies
          
           ,
           which
           onely
           is
           in
           warre
           ,
           of
           all
           these
           partes
           of
           Christendome
           :
           and
           if
           they
           keepe
           their
           dwelling
           ,
           yet
           will
           the
           Spaniarde
           without
           doubt
           banish
           them
           the
           trade
           into
           Spaine
           ,
           when
           both
           Fraunce
           ,
           and
           England
           ,
           and
           the
           Easterlinges
           shall
           supply
           him
           ,
           and
           will
           seeke
           both
           to
           banish
           and
           impeach
           them
           of
           other
           trade
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           hee
           can
           ,
           pretending
           that
           they
           are
           now
           the
           onely
           perturbe●s
           of
           the
           peace
           of
           Christendome
           .
           So
           as
           I
           conclude
           ,
           when
           I
           thinke
           with
           myselfe
           what
           the
           gouernours
           of
           the
           state
           of
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           are
           like
           to
           resolue
           ,
           what
           the
           people
           in
           generall
           will
           be
           like
           to
           desire
           ,
           howe
           hardly
           the
           multitude
           will
           be
           forced
           against
           their
           liking
           ,
           or
           the
           meanes
           of
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           make
           them
           subsist
           to
           themselues
           ,
           I
           see
           nothing
           but
           danger
           that
           the
           enemie
           will
           shortly
           and
           suddély
           be
           master
           of
           all
           the
           country
           :
           which
           how
           it
           importeth
           vs
           to
           preuent
           ,
           it
           hath
           bin
           before
           made
           plain
           .
           I
           will
           now
           cōsider
           what
           conditions
           we
           are
           like
           to
           haue
           for
           our selues
           ,
           so
           we
           wil
           forsake
           our
           confederats
           ,
           restitutiō
           of
           places
           we
           can
           not
           demand
           ,
           as
           Fraunce
           did
           ,
           for
           the
           enemie
           holds
           none
           of
           ours
           .
           Reparation
           of
           damage
           we
           can
           as
           little
           seeke
           for
           ,
           for
           from
           him
           we
           haue
           sustained
           no
           losse
           .
           And
           trade
           into
           the
           Indies
           our
           zealous
           peacemakers
           wil
           not
           stand
           for
           ,
           least
           the
           enemie
           offended
           wil
           grant
           no
           peace
           .
           Traf●ique
           into
           Spaine
           and
           Portugall
           we
           shall
           haue
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           onely
           condition
           that
           carries
           any
           shewe
           of
           aduantage
           to
           vs.
           But
           if
           we
           
           consider
           howe
           greedie
           our
           merchantes
           will
           be
           of
           such
           a
           trade
           at
           first
           ,
           and
           how
           easie
           it
           will
           be
           for
           a
           faith
           breaking
           enemie
           to
           confiscate
           all
           our
           countrimens
           goodes
           ,
           and
           to
           embarge
           and
           vse
           English
           shipping
           against
           England
           ,
           wee
           would
           not
           bragge
           to
           much
           of
           this
           aduantage
           .
           But
           on
           the
           other
           side
           he
           will
           require
           alteration
           in
           our
           gouernment
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           execution
           of
           our
           lawes
           for
           matters
           of
           religion
           ,
           deliuering
           vp
           the
           townes
           her
           Maiestie
           hath
           in
           the
           
             Loue
             Countries
          
           ,
           and
           reparation
           of
           all
           the
           damages
           susteyned
           in
           the
           wars
           .
           The
           first
           is
           a
           condition
           only
           for
           a
           conquerour
           to
           impose
           ,
           and
           vnfitte
           for
           a
           braue
           state
           (
           that
           in
           all
           the
           wars
           heretofore
           hath
           had
           the
           better
           )
           once
           to
           heare
           mentioned
           .
           The
           second
           should
           neuer
           be
           asked
           of
           a
           Queene
           so
           iust
           ,
           as
           shee
           will
           not
           yeald
           vp
           the
           keyes
           of
           a
           countrey
           ,
           deliuered
           by
           her
           best
           confederates
           ,
           into
           the
           handes
           of
           her
           greatest
           enemies
           ,
           nor
           of
           a
           prince
           so
           wise
           ,
           as
           shee
           will
           not
           adde
           strength
           to
           him
           ,
           whose
           strength
           alreadie
           shee
           holdeth
           so
           much
           suspected
           ,
           nor
           inable
           him
           to
           inuade
           ,
           whose
           ambition
           and
           malice
           thirsteth
           after
           inuasion
           and
           conquest
           .
           The
           third
           condition
           is
           vnpossiblè
           to
           be
           graunted
           ,
           for
           the
           losse
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine
           hath
           receiued
           in
           these
           wars
           ,
           amounteth
           to
           a
           greater
           summe
           then
           the
           treasure
           of
           al
           the
           kings
           in
           Christendome
           .
           If
           It
           be
           asked
           how
           I
           knowe
           that
           these
           conditions
           will
           be
           demaunded
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           I
           learne
           Albertus
           mind
           of
           Albertus
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           the
           Spaniards
           conditions
           out
           of
           the
           instruction
           giuen
           to
           the
           Spanish
           commissioners
           If
           it
           be
           sayd
           though
           in
           the
           intercepted
           letters
           and
           instructions
           ,
           such
           conditions
           were
           to
           bee
           asked
           but
           neuer
           meant
           ,
           they
           should
           be
           insisted
           vpon
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           instruction
           to
           the
           Spanish
           commissioners
           ,
           it
           is
           expresly
           set
           downe
           in
           the
           first
           and
           third
           condition
           :
           the
           lega●e
           shall
           be
           pressed
           to
           vrge
           the
           French
           king
           ,
           to
           stand
           with
           them
           in
           obtayning
           them
           :
           and
           for
           the
           second
           ,
           if
           the
           English
           commissioners
           doe
           cut
           of
           all
           hope
           of
           deliuering
           the
           townes
           ,
           that
           then
           the
           treatie
           shall
           instantly
           breake
           of
           ,
           which
           is
           as
           much
           as
           if
           he
           should
           say
           ,
           except
           England
           will
           giue
           vs
           the
           
           keyes
           of
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           ,
           whereby
           we
           may
           reduce
           them
           ,
           and
           let
           vs
           haue
           the
           Port
           of
           Flushing
           in
           which
           our
           Galleys
           may
           winter
           ,
           and
           from
           which
           we
           may
           set
           out
           our
           fleete
           for
           the
           conquest
           of
           England
           whensoeuer
           we
           will
           breake
           ,
           wee
           will
           haue
           no
           peace
           with
           England
           at
           this
           time
           .
           But
           if
           it
           be
           graunted
           that
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           wil
           maintaine
           the
           wars
           alone
           ,
           and
           that
           Spaine
           will
           grant
           vs
           good
           conditions
           so
           we
           wil
           abandon
           the
           states
           ,
           how
           wil
           it
           appear
           that
           it
           is
           possible
           for
           vs
           betwixt
           these
           two
           to
           hold
           a
           neutralitie
           .
           If
           we
           do
           not
           the
           vnited
           prouinces
           some
           fauour
           vnderhand
           ,
           at
           least
           by
           letting
           them
           be
           serued
           by
           such
           of
           our
           nation
           ,
           as
           will
           voluntarily
           offer
           themselues
           vnto
           them
           ,
           their
           state
           cannot
           be
           maintained
           ,
           nor
           they
           kept
           our
           friendes
           whom
           we
           suffer
           to
           perish
           .
           On
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           if
           we
           doe
           them
           in
           this
           kinde
           or
           any
           other
           ,
           any
           fauour
           which
           shall
           keepe
           them
           from
           perishing
           ,
           we
           giue
           the
           Spaniard
           and
           the
           Archduke
           a
           newe
           quarrell
           ,
           and
           so
           make
           them
           of
           new
           become
           our
           enemies
           .
           Besides
           her
           Maiestie
           hath
           bestowed
           in
           the
           action
           in
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           at
           the
           least
           4
           millions
           of
           crownes
           ,
           and
           shee
           hath
           in
           pawne
           for
           the
           debt
           which
           the
           states
           owē
           her
           ,
           the
           townes
           of
           Flushing
           and
           the
           Brill
           :
           to
           reimburse
           that
           which
           is
           due
           ,
           and
           to
           maintaine
           the
           warres
           the
           states
           are
           vnable
           ,
           to
           deliuer
           the
           townes
           without
           reimbursement
           were
           vtterly
           to
           loose
           all
           the
           treasure
           spent
           ,
           and
           the
           authoritie
           and
           bridle
           which
           her
           Maiestie
           hath
           vpon
           that
           people
           ,
           which
           is
           one
           of
           the
           greatest
           securities
           of
           her
           state
           :
           to
           keepe
           them
           (
           especially
           Flushing
           )
           and
           to
           remaine
           in
           new
           treatie
           in
           my
           vnderstanding
           seems
           altogether
           vnpossible
           ,
           for
           when
           the
           enemie
           shall
           see
           that
           neither
           by
           treatie
           ,
           nor
           offer
           of
           his
           large
           conditions
           ,
           the
           states
           will
           be
           wonne
           ,
           he
           will
           assayle
           them
           by
           force
           ,
           yea
           he
           will
           take
           that
           way
           which
           will
           bee
           shortest
           and
           easiest
           for
           the
           reduction
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           to
           bring
           his
           Galleys
           into
           the
           riuers
           ,
           and
           to
           transport
           men
           into
           the
           Ilandes
           ,
           for
           so
           by
           peircing
           into
           zeland
           ,
           he
           shall
           make
           his
           way
           into
           Holland
           ,
           and
           if
           hee
           haue
           once
           good
           sooting
           in
           these
           2.
           prouinces
           ,
           he
           is
           straight
           master
           
           of
           the
           whole
           state
           ,
           If
           Flushing
           which
           is
           the
           onely
           bulwarke
           against
           the
           Ilandes
           and
           the
           Castle
           of
           Ramnekins
           ,
           which
           commaundeth
           the
           riuer
           of
           Stoad
           shall
           notimpeach
           nor
           offend
           the
           enemie
           ,
           he
           will
           carrie
           all
           the
           rost
           of
           the
           Iland
           of
           ●aterezen
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           all
           Zeland
           :
           if
           after
           he
           is
           become
           her
           Maiesties
           friend
           ,
           he
           be
           vsed
           as
           an
           enemie
           ,
           by
           that
           places
           she
           holdes
           the
           peace
           is
           broaken
           ,
           but
           though
           it
           were
           proued
           neuer
           so
           fully
           ,
           that
           the
           peace
           which
           we
           might
           haue
           (
           if
           we
           may
           haue
           any
           at
           all
           )
           is
           full
           of
           dangers
           &
           incōueniences
           ,
           yet
           som
           are
           so
           zelous
           of
           it
           that
           they
           will
           say
           it
           is
           the
           misery
           of
           our
           state
           ,
           that
           we
           neither
           haue
           a
           good
           peace
           ,
           nor
           a
           good
           warre
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           two
           euils
           it
           is
           better
           to
           haue
           a
           practised
           peace
           ,
           then
           an
           insupportable
           warre
           .
           But
           iniurious
           are
           these
           to
           the
           men
           of
           warre
           that
           fight
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           defend
           them
           ,
           in
           thinking
           our
           Armes
           which
           haue
           euer
           done
           honour
           to
           our
           countrey
           ,
           stricken
           terrour
           to
           the
           heartes
           of
           our
           enemies
           ,
           lesse
           able
           to
           defend
           our
           countrey
           ,
           then
           their
           treaties
           which
           haue
           neuer
           beene
           free
           from
           scorne
           and
           disaduantage
           .
           Iniurious
           are
           they
           to
           the
           countrey
           which
           bredde
           them
           ,
           which
           being
           one
           of
           the
           brauest
           ,
           strongest
           ,
           and
           happiest
           states
           of
           Christ
           endome
           ,
           is
           iudged
           by
           these
           men
           as
           weak
           as
           their
           owne
           weake
           hearts
           ,
           Iniurious
           they
           are
           to
           her
           Maiestie
           who
           hath
           ruled
           them
           ,
           who
           being
           so
           great
           ,
           so
           glorious
           ,
           so
           victorious
           a
           Queene
           ,
           shall
           be
           iudged
           vnable
           to
           maintaine
           warre
           ,
           when
           she
           cannot
           haue
           peace
           but
           at
           the
           pleasure
           of
           her
           enemie
           .
           Iniurious
           and
           moste
           vnthankfull
           to
           God
           himselfe
           are
           they
           that
           hitherto
           fought
           for
           them
           ,
           in
           that
           for
           an
           vnsase
           peace
           with
           an
           Idolatrous
           and
           irreligious
           nation
           they
           would
           leaue
           an
           honourable
           and
           iust
           warre
           :
           when
           they
           haue
           done
           all
           that
           they
           can
           ,
           it
           the
           enemie
           will
           not
           conclude
           peace
           ,
           we
           must
           haue
           warre
           .
           And
           shall
           not
           reasonable
           men
           then
           aswell
           be
           perswaded
           by
           necessitie
           of
           reason
           ,
           as
           by
           necessity
           of
           fortune
           .
           But
           wherein
           doe
           they
           find
           such
           insufficienci●
           to
           maintayne
           the
           warres
           ?
           our
           Nauy
           ,
           as
           also
           that
           of
           the
           confederats
           was
           neuer
           stronger
           :
           nor
           the
           enemy
           
           in
           shipping
           halfe
           so
           weake
           :
           our
           nation
           generally
           was
           neuer
           so
           martiall
           ,
           nor
           neuer
           had
           so
           many
           able
           leaders
           .
           Our
           confederates
           in
           the
           
             Low
             Counteies
          
           who
           being
           firmely
           knit
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           are
           of
           more
           vse
           then
           all
           the
           friendes
           in
           Christendome
           ,
           (
           that
           euer
           we
           had
           or
           can
           haue
           )
           they
           I
           say
           were
           neuer
           more
           resolute
           ,
           Fraunce
           hath
           left
           vs
           ,
           we
           are
           cased
           of
           many
           chardges
           ,
           and
           shall
           make
           warre
           in
           fewer
           places
           ,
           Ireland
           is
           chargeable
           ,
           that
           charge
           may
           wel
           be
           borne
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           almost
           the
           sole
           burthen
           that
           lieth
           vpon
           vs
           ,
           yet
           if
           there
           be
           any
           weakenes
           in
           our
           meanes
           to
           make
           warre
           ,
           it
           is
           in
           our
           treasure
           .
           But
           if
           it
           be
           considered
           howe
           for
           this
           present
           yeare
           Spaine
           hath
           no
           abilitie
           to
           assayle
           vs
           ,
           howe
           the
           next
           yeare
           the
           yearely
           subsidies
           will
           beginne
           to
           be
           paid
           ,
           how
           in
           Fraunce
           we
           haue
           an
           end
           of
           all
           chardges
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           receiue
           reinbursement
           of
           that
           is
           due
           ,
           how
           in
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           her
           Maiesties
           expence
           may
           alsocease
           ,
           and
           shee
           receiue
           some
           helpe
           towardes
           her
           other
           chardges
           ,
           yea
           ,
           though
           her
           Maiesties
           treasure
           be
           drawne
           deepe
           into
           ,
           and
           the
           poore
           husbandmen
           by
           these
           late
           hard
           yeres
           ,
           hath
           now
           scant
           means
           to
           liue
           ,
           yet
           if
           our
           sumptuous
           buildings
           ,
           surfeiting
           dyet
           ,
           our
           prodigalitie
           in
           garmentes
           ,
           our
           infinite
           plate
           ,
           and
           costly
           furniture
           of
           houses
           be
           considered
           ,
           England
           cannot
           bee
           thought
           to
           be
           poore
           .
           Can
           we
           exceed
           all
           nations
           in
           Christendome
           in
           expencefull
           vanities
           ?
           and
           can
           we
           not
           arme
           our selues
           against
           one
           nation
           which
           we
           haue
           alwaies
           beaten
           for
           our
           necessary
           defence
           ?
           was
           Rome
           so
           braue
           a
           state
           as
           the
           very
           Ladies
           to
           supply
           the
           common
           treasure
           to
           maintaine
           the
           warres
           ,
           spoyled
           themselues
           of
           their
           iewels
           and
           rich
           ornamentes
           ?
           And
           is
           England
           so
           base
           a
           state
           ,
           that
           the
           men
           in
           it
           wil
           not
           bestow
           some
           of
           their
           supersluous
           expences
           ,
           to
           keepe
           themselues
           from
           conquest
           and
           slauerie
           ?
           did
           the
           kinges
           and
           religious
           people
           of
           the
           old
           Testament
           to
           maintaine
           the
           warres
           against
           the
           enemies
           of
           God
           ,
           sell
           the
           ornamentes
           of
           the
           Temple
           ,
           and
           thinges
           consecrated
           to
           holy
           vses
           ?
           and
           shall
           not
           we
           which
           haue
           as
           holy
           a
           warre
           ,
           spare
           those
           thinges
           which
           we
           haue
           dedicated
           to
           our
           idle
           
           and
           sensuall
           pleasures
           ?
           and
           could
           our
           nation
           in
           those
           former
           g●llant
           ages
           ,
           when
           our
           countrey
           was
           farre
           poorer
           ,
           then
           it
           is
           now
           ,
           leauie
           armes
           ,
           make
           warre
           ,
           archieue
           great
           conquests
           in
           Fraunce
           ,
           &
           make
           our
           powerful
           arms
           known
           as
           farre
           as
           the
           holy
           land
           ?
           and
           is
           this
           such
           a
           degenerate
           age
           ,
           as
           we
           shall
           not
           be
           able
           to
           defend
           England
           ?
           no
           ,
           no
           ,
           there
           is
           some
           seede
           yet
           left
           of
           the
           auncient
           vertue
           .
           Remember
           with
           what
           spirit
           and
           alacrity
           ,
           the
           Gentlemen
           of
           England
           haue
           put
           themselues
           into
           our
           late
           actions
           ,
           There
           will
           euer
           be
           found
           some
           Valerij
           that
           so
           the
           state
           may
           stand
           and
           flourish
           ,
           care
           not
           though
           they
           leaue
           not
           where
           with
           all
           to
           bury
           themselues
           ,
           though
           other
           bury
           their
           money
           not
           caring
           what
           case
           they
           leaue
           the
           state
           .
           We
           haue
           thankes
           be
           to
           God
           a
           Queene
           ,
           who
           neuer
           hath
           beene
           wastfull
           in
           her
           priuate
           expences
           ,
           yet
           will
           sell
           her
           plate
           and
           iewels
           in
           the
           tower
           ,
           ere
           her
           people
           shall
           be
           vndefended
           .
           We
           are
           a
           people
           that
           will
           turne
           our
           silken
           coates
           into
           iron
           iackets
           ,
           and
           our
           siluer
           plate
           to
           coates
           of
           plate
           ,
           rather
           then
           our
           Soueraigne
           shall
           be
           vnserued
           ,
           but
           why
           should
           eyther
           prniceor
           people
           be
           put
           to
           that
           extremity
           :
           If
           her
           Maiestie
           will
           but
           bestow
           60000
           ,
           pound
           a
           yeare
           which
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           doe
           cost
           her
           ,
           and
           20000.
           pound
           a
           yeare
           which
           the
           States
           doe
           offer
           her
           ,
           and
           20000
           pound
           more
           which
           I
           doubt
           not
           may
           be
           drawn
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           reimbursement
           from
           the
           French
           king
           ,
           this
           100000.
           pound
           a
           yeare
           ,
           with
           halfe
           as
           much
           more
           bestowed
           by
           the
           States
           ,
           who
           to
           engage
           her
           Maiestie
           in
           mainteinance
           of
           the
           warre
           ,
           will
           neuer
           shrinke
           for
           their
           portion
           ,
           this
           summe
           I
           say
           of
           a
           100000.
           pound
           put
           into
           the
           handes
           of
           an
           honest
           and
           sufficient
           treasurer
           for
           the
           wars
           ,
           and
           to
           bee
           issued
           by
           warrant
           of
           a
           counsell
           of
           warre
           ,
           well
           chosen
           ,
           will
           fully
           and
           sufficiently
           maintaine
           the
           war
           with
           Spaine
           ,
           yea
           ,
           if
           this
           be
           doubted
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           made
           plaine
           that
           with
           250000.
           such
           a
           force
           shall
           be
           maintained
           ,
           that
           her
           Maiestie
           hauing
           a
           conuenient
           number
           of
           her
           ships
           ,
           and
           furnishing
           them
           as
           she
           yearly
           doth
           ,
           the
           enemie
           shall
           bring
           no
           fleete
           into
           the
           Seas
           ,
           for
           
             England
             ,
             Ireland
          
           ,
           and
           the
           〈◊〉
           
           Countries
           ,
           but
           it
           shall
           be
           beaten
           ,
           nor
           seeke
           to
           gather
           any
           in
           Spaine
           ,
           but
           the
           partes
           of
           it
           shall
           be
           defeated
           ,
           before
           the
           whole
           be
           assembled
           ,
           yea
           ,
           those
           seruices
           shall
           be
           done
           vpon
           the
           enimy
           ,
           that
           the
           poorest
           Prince
           and
           state
           in
           Christendome
           shall
           haue
           little
           cause
           to
           feare
           his
           malice
           .
           But
           of
           this
           question
           ,
           whether
           we
           should
           think
           the
           peace
           good
           for
           vs
           ,
           which
           the
           peacemakers
           wil
           procure
           I
           haue
           stood
           long
           innough
           .
           I
           come
           now
           to
           the
           last
           question
           of
           all
           ,
           whether
           they
           doe
           enter
           into
           the
           treatie
           of
           it
           with
           due
           circumstances
           .
           My
           purpose
           is
           not
           to
           deale
           with
           complementall
           circumstances
           ,
           or
           the
           Pantilios
           of
           honour
           (
           though
           I
           iudge
           them
           in
           their
           proper
           time
           and
           place
           worthy
           of
           good
           consideration
           )
           but
           the
           materiall
           circumstances
           which
           any
           prince
           or
           state
           should
           waigh
           before
           they
           enter
           into
           treatie
           ,
           I
           iudge
           to
           be
           these
           .
           The
           time
           of
           treating
           ,
           whether
           it
           yeald
           most
           aduantage
           for
           peace
           or
           warre
           .
           The
           persons
           of
           the
           treators
           ,
           whether
           or
           no
           the
           enemy
           with
           whom
           we
           treate
           may
           make
           aduantage
           by
           pretence
           ,
           if
           nothing
           be
           concluded
           .
           The
           assurance
           of
           the
           treatie
           ,
           or
           strength
           of
           the
           knette
           which
           is
           tyed
           ,
           and
           the
           state
           and
           condition
           wee
           are
           like
           to
           be
           in
           ,
           whensoeuer
           it
           breakes
           and
           dis●●olues
           .
           The
           onely
           reason
           which
           they
           that
           would
           haue
           peace
           do
           vse
           to
           proue
           that
           this
           season
           is
           fittest
           ,
           and
           yealds
           most
           aduantage
           for
           peace
           ,
           is
           ,
           that
           now
           the
           king
           of
           Spaine
           is
           so
           weake
           and
           poore
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           be
           brought
           to
           that
           ,
           which
           he
           neyther
           would
           heretofore
           ,
           nor
           will
           hereafter
           euer
           agree
           vnto
           .
           Therefore
           say
           they
           this
           is
           the
           onely
           time
           for
           peace
           ,
           but
           sure
           except
           they
           were
           better
           Logicians
           or
           could
           frame
           better
           arguments
           ,
           I
           would
           scarse
           wish
           them
           to
           be
           trusted
           with
           arguing
           for
           a
           treatie
           .
           The
           conclusion
           is
           directly
           contradictory
           to
           their
           owne
           proposition
           :
           for
           is
           he
           now
           vnablest
           of
           all
           times
           to
           encounter
           vs
           in
           warre
           ?
           then
           is
           this
           of
           all
           times
           the
           fittest
           season
           to
           make
           warre
           .
           Is
           this
           the
           season
           he
           chuseth
           to
           recouer
           himselfe
           by
           peace
           ?
           then
           of
           all
           times
           peace
           now
           should
           least
           be
           granted
           .
           Now
           ,
           now
           is
           the
           fittest
           time
           to
           make
           warre
           vpon
           the
           
           Spaniard
           ,
           his
           losses
           are
           not
           recouered
           ,
           his
           coffers
           are
           not
           filled
           ,
           his
           fleete
           not
           made
           ,
           his
           Sea
           prouisions
           not
           supplied
           ,
           his
           Indies
           not
           quiet
           ,
           his
           sonne
           in
           law
           in
           new
           Soueraignty
           not
           setled
           .
           But
           her
           Maiesties
           late
           batteries
           haue
           made
           way
           to
           her
           greater
           and
           higher
           attemptes
           :
           Terror
           accompanies
           the
           powerfulnesse
           of
           her
           Armies
           ,
           feare
           possesseth
           the
           heartes
           of
           her
           enimies
           ,
           and
           God
           himselfe
           by
           the
           successe
           hath
           iudged
           her
           cause
           :
           All
           the
           world
           hath
           seene
           what
           hath
           happened
           ,
           and
           the
           actions
           past
           .
           The
           common
           conclusion
           is
           ,
           
             Victrix
             causa
             ,
             quia
             dijs
             placuit
             .
          
           So
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           now
           of
           all
           times
           is
           the
           vnfittest
           season
           to
           make
           peace
           ,
           when
           the
           state
           of
           our
           best
           confederates
           is
           so
           vndetermined
           by
           practise
           ,
           threatned
           by
           force
           ,
           and
           sollicited
           to
           their
           owne
           vndoing
           by
           forrayne
           princes
           ,
           as
           except●
           wee
           both
           incourage
           them
           ,
           and
           cleaue
           fast
           to
           them
           ,
           their
           ruine
           is
           at
           hand
           .
           Now
           it
           is
           no
           time
           to
           make
           peace
           with
           the
           chiefe
           enimy
           of
           our
           religion
           ,
           when
           a
           conspiracy
           is
           in
           hand
           ,
           against
           all
           the
           professors
           of
           it
           The
           newes
           is
           too
           rise
           ,
           and
           too
           credible
           ,
           that
           this
           vndertaking
           Pope
           ,
           after
           his
           victories
           so
           glorious
           in
           Ferrara
           ,
           and
           his
           powerfull
           reconciling
           of
           two
           great
           kinges
           ,
           in
           the
           heate
           of
           so
           greate
           a
           war
           :
           that
           now
           he
           will
           not
           leaue
           ,
           till
           he
           make
           a
           generall
           league
           against
           all
           such
           ,
           as
           doe
           not
           ,
           or
           will
           not
           acknowledge
           the
           omnipotency
           of
           his
           Bulles
           .
           Now
           if
           we
           shew
           our selues
           so
           weake
           ,
           that
           wee
           follow
           not
           the
           aduantage
           we
           haue
           ,
           wee
           shall
           hereafter
           be
           thought
           so
           weak
           ,
           as
           we
           may
           haue
           any
           condicions
           bee
           inforced
           vpon
           vs
           Now
           if
           we
           refuse
           the
           condicions
           ,
           which
           our
           friendes
           will
           offer
           to
           purchase
           in
           our
           constancy
           ,
           wee
           must
           resolue
           ,
           hereafter
           to
           take
           such
           condicious
           as
           the
           enimy
           will
           giue
           ,
           though
           it
           bee
           to
           our
           losse
           .
           But
           if
           wee
           will
           needes
           slatter
           ourselues
           ,
           that
           our
           agreeing
           to
           peace
           ,
           when
           the
           enimy
           desires
           it
           ,
           can
           make
           any
           sounde
           and
           durable
           league
           betwixt
           vs
           :
           wee
           shall
           vndoubtedly
           finde
           when
           it
           is
           too
           late
           to
           say
           ,
           
             Inter
             victos
             victoresque
             nunquam
             solida
             fides
             coaliscit
             .
          
           And
           vnto
           the
           circumstance
           of
           time
           the
           circumstance
           of
           persons
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           appeare
           
           that
           the
           pretence
           and
           beginuing
           to
           treate
           of
           peace
           ,
           without
           concluding
           ,
           is
           like
           to
           be
           very
           gainefull
           to
           the
           enemie
           ,
           and
           preiudiciall
           to
           vs
           :
           for
           if
           he
           ,
           which
           now
           is
           not
           able
           to
           guard
           his
           Indian
           fleete
           ,
           may
           but
           while
           we
           are
           talking
           ,
           haue
           one
           or
           two
           returnes
           in
           safetie
           ,
           if
           he
           which
           neuer
           feeles
           the
           strength
           of
           England
           and
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           ;
           as
           they
           are
           vnited
           ,
           can
           for
           the
           present
           seuer
           them
           in
           counsell
           and
           affoction
           ,
           as
           he
           may
           here
           after
           more
           easily
           deuide
           them
           in
           partes
           ,
           If
           he
           that
           neuer
           wantes
           mallice
           ,
           but
           now
           wantes
           strength
           ,
           can
           sing
           vs
           a
           s●eepe
           with
           the
           name
           of
           peace
           ,
           till
           hee
           may
           rouse
           vs
           from
           sleepe
           by
           a
           thundering
           warre
           ,
           his
           gaine
           ,
           and
           our
           losse
           by
           this
           bare
           pretence
           will
           quickly
           appeare
           .
           Then
           for
           assuring
           ,
           wee
           giue
           the
           enimy
           as
           good
           as
           he
           can
           desire
           ,
           in
           forbearing
           him
           when
           hee
           is
           weakest
           ,
           and
           letting
           goe
           our
           aduantage
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           greatest
           ,
           wee
           shew
           ,
           that
           nothing
           can
           draw
           vs
           to
           warre
           ,
           if
           wee
           may
           haue
           peace
           .
           On
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           if
           a
           nation
           that
           yet
           neuer
           treated
           with
           vs
           ,
           but
           to
           deceiue
           vs
           ,
           and
           thinkes
           our
           religion
           but
           heresie
           ,
           our
           church
           schismaticall
           ,
           our
           Queene
           excommunicated
           ,
           so
           as
           by
           their
           owne
           principles
           ,
           they
           are
           neither
           to
           keepe
           faith
           with
           vs
           ,
           nor
           let
           vs
           receiue
           good
           by
           a
           contract
           with
           them
           :
           what
           assurance
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           can
           wee
           haue
           of
           such
           an
           enemie
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           a
           bargaine
           ?
           First
           to
           deceiue
           vs
           ,
           and
           serue
           their
           owne
           turne
           ,
           by
           making
           peace
           and
           then
           breaking
           of
           it
           ,
           they
           hold
           it
           no
           fault
           .
           Next
           if
           they
           did
           purpose
           to
           keepe
           it
           ,
           the
           Popes
           dispensation
           would
           take
           it
           away
           .
           And
           lastly
           if
           the
           Spaniard
           will
           keepe
           a
           shewe
           of
           good
           forme
           ,
           and
           not
           voluntarily
           breake
           faith
           when
           his
           turne
           is
           serued
           :
           the
           Pope
           may
           to
           chardge
           him
           to
           breake
           with
           vs
           ▪
           as
           conscience
           and
           obedience
           shal
           couer
           his
           malice
           and
           pe●fidiousnesse
           .
           Last
           of
           all
           let
           vs
           consider
           ,
           what
           our
           state
           and
           condition
           is
           like
           to
           be
           ,
           whensoeuer
           that
           running
           ,
           knot
           ,
           or
           vnsure
           contract
           doth
           breake
           or
           dissolue
           .
           Are
           wee
           the
           breakers
           ?
           that
           say
           that
           we
           discouer
           how
           grossely
           wee
           haue
           beene
           cosened
           ,
           and
           howe
           farre
           the
           enemies
           proud
           and
           mischieuous
           designes
           are
           aduanced
           :
           doth
           the
           enemy
           
           breake
           it
           ?
           then
           thinke
           that
           his
           iniuries
           to
           our
           state
           are
           all
           made
           vp
           .
           And
           when
           he
           makes
           them
           play
           ,
           he
           will
           quickly
           after
           giue
           the
           assault
           :
           his
           fleete
           that
           now
           is
           weake
           ,
           shal
           be
           supplyed
           but
           with
           those
           Gallions
           he
           buildes
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           the
           good
           ships
           of
           Christendome
           that
           will
           be
           bought
           or
           hired
           ,
           his
           coffers
           that
           now
           are
           emptyed
           ,
           wil
           be
           so
           full
           of
           treasure
           ,
           as
           he
           will
           be
           ●ble
           not
           onely
           to
           trouble
           kingdomes
           by
           warre
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           purchase
           them
           with
           money
           ,
           his
           ministers
           and
           best
           instrumentes
           for
           practise
           ,
           that
           dare
           not
           venture
           themselues
           to
           come
           ouer
           ,
           shall
           then
           haue
           free
           accesse
           ,
           and
           our
           hollow
           hearted
           malecontents
           ,
           if
           we
           haue
           any
           that
           now
           want
           traffique
           ,
           will
           be
           then
           ready
           and
           confident
           to
           intertaine
           any
           practise
           ,
           the
           
             Low
             Countries
          
           that
           now
           are
           his
           strong
           enemies
           ,
           either
           vniuersally
           by
           treatie
           ,
           or
           in
           part
           by
           conquest
           shall
           be
           reduced
           to
           bee
           his
           obedient
           subiects
           ,
           our
           victories
           wil
           be
           forgotten
           ,
           these
           men
           of
           warre
           we
           haue
           shall
           either
           be
           driuen
           to
           seeke
           new
           countries
           and
           new
           fortunes
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           consumed
           in
           a
           miserable
           beggerly
           Irish
           war
           ,
           our
           nation
           generally
           grow
           vnwarlicke
           ,
           in
           loue
           with
           the
           name
           ,
           and
           bewitched
           with
           the
           delight
           of
           peace
           ,
           and
           the
           Spaniard
           courage
           will
           bee
           recouered
           togither
           with
           their
           strength
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           naturall
           roote
           of
           all
           confidence
           .
        
         
           These
           ,
           these
           (
           worthy
           Maister
           Bacon
           )
           are
           my
           apprehensions
           and
           doubtes
           ,
           that
           make
           mee
           afrayd
           to
           treate
           :
           Let
           this
           bee
           answered
           ,
           cleared
           ,
           and
           resolued
           ,
           or
           let
           any
           man
           shew
           me
           ,
           how
           we
           shall
           haue
           an
           honourable
           ,
           safe
           ,
           and
           stable
           peace
           ,
           and
           i
           will
           imbrace
           both
           it
           and
           him
           ,
           with
           both
           mine
           arms
           .
           But
           till
           then
           I
           say
           :
           
             Iustissimum
             ij●
             bellum
             ,
             quibus
             necessarium
             ,
             copia
             arma
             ,
             quibus
             nulla
             ,
             nifi
             in
             armis
             ,
             spes
             est
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           La.
           Rich
           to
           her
           Maiestie
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           Essex
           .
        
         
           EArely
           did
           I
           hope
           this
           morning
           ,
           to
           haue
           had
           mine
           eyes
           blessed
           with
           your
           Maiesties
           beauties
           ,
           but
           seeing
           the
           same
           depart
           into
           a
           cloud
           &
           meeting
           with
           spi●●tes
           ,
           that
           did
           presage
           by
           the
           wheeles
           of
           their
           chariots
           ,
           some
           thunder
           in
           the
           ayre
           ,
           I
           must
           complaine
           and
           expresse
           my
           feares
           ,
           to
           that
           high
           Maiestie
           and
           diuine
           oracle
           ,
           from
           whence
           I
           receiue
           a
           doubtfull
           answere
           :
           vnto
           whose
           power
           I
           must
           sacrifice
           againe
           ,
           tho
           teares
           and
           praiers
           of
           the
           afflicted
           ,
           that
           must
           dispaire
           in
           time
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           too
           soone
           to
           importune
           heauen
           ,
           when
           we
           feele
           the
           miseries
           of
           hell
           :
           or
           that
           wordes
           directed
           to
           that
           sacred
           wisedome
           ,
           should
           out
           of
           season
           be
           deliuered
           for
           my
           vnfortunate
           brother
           ,
           whom
           all
           men
           haue
           libertie
           to
           defame
           ,
           as
           if
           his
           offences
           were
           capitall
           ,
           and
           he
           so
           base
           deiected
           a
           creature
           ,
           that
           his
           loue
           ,
           his
           life
           ,
           his
           seruice
           to
           your
           beauties
           ,
           and
           the
           state
           had
           deserued
           no
           absolution
           after
           so
           hard
           punishment
           ,
           or
           so
           much
           as
           to
           answere
           in
           your
           faire
           presence
           :
           who
           would
           vouchsafe
           more
           iustice
           and
           fauour
           ,
           then
           hee
           can
           expect
           of
           partiall
           iudges
           .
           For
           those
           combined
           enemies
           ,
           which
           lay
           open
           false
           groundes
           to
           build
           his
           ruine
           ,
           vrging
           his
           fault
           as
           criminall
           to
           your
           diuine
           honour
           ,
           thinking
           it
           heauen
           to
           blaspheme
           heauen
           ,
           when
           their
           owne
           particular
           mallice
           and
           counsels
           ,
           haue
           practised
           onely
           to
           glut
           themselues
           in
           their
           priuate
           reuenge
           ,
           
           not
           regarding
           your
           seruice
           ,
           or
           losse
           ,
           so
           much
           as
           their
           ambitious
           ende
           to
           rise
           by
           his
           ouerthrowe
           ▪
           And
           I
           haue
           reason
           to
           apprehend
           that
           if
           your
           faire
           hand
           do
           not
           check
           the
           course
           of
           their
           unbridled
           hate
           ,
           that
           the
           last
           course
           will
           be
           his
           last
           breath
           ,
           since
           their
           cuill
           instrumentes
           that
           by
           their
           office
           and
           cunning
           ,
           prouided
           for
           the
           feast
           ,
           haue
           sufficient
           poyson
           in
           their
           heartes
           to
           insert
           to
           the
           seruice
           ,
           which
           they
           wil
           serue
           ,
           shall
           be
           death
           to
           digest
           ,
           till
           it
           be
           tasted
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           will
           prooue
           but
           preparation
           for
           greater
           mischiefes
           ,
           concealed
           among
           such
           craftie
           woorkemen
           ,
           as
           would
           not
           only
           pull
           downe
           all
           the
           obstacles
           of
           their
           greatnes
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           are
           in
           their
           full
           strength
           like
           the
           Giants
           make
           warre
           against
           heauen
           .
           But
           your
           Maiesties
           gracious
           conclusion
           in
           giuing
           hope
           of
           the
           voide
           ,
           is
           all
           the
           comforte
           I
           haue
           :
           which
           if
           you
           hasten
           not
           ,
           before
           he
           take
           full
           surfet
           of
           disgraces
           ,
           they
           will
           say
           ,
           the
           spottes
           they
           haue
           cast
           vpon
           him
           are
           too
           foule
           to
           be
           washed
           away
           :
           And
           so
           his
           blemished
           reputation
           must
           disable
           him
           ,
           for
           euer
           seruing
           againe
           his
           
             Sacred
             Goddesse
          
           ,
           whose
           excellent
           beauties
           and
           perfections
           will
           neuer
           suffer
           those
           faire
           eyes
           ,
           to
           turne
           so
           far
           from
           compassion
           ,
           but
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           if
           hee
           may
           not
           returne
           to
           the
           happines
           of
           his
           former
           seruice
           ,
           to
           liue
           at
           the
           feet●
           of
           his
           admired
           Mistresse
           ,
           yet
           he
           may
           sitte
           downe
           to
           a
           priuate
           life
           without
           the
           imputation
           of
           infamie
           :
           That
           his
           posterity
           may
           not
           repent
           ,
           their
           fathers
           were
           borns
           of
           so
           hard
           a
           desteny
           ,
           two
           of
           them
           porishing
           by
           being
           imploied
           in
           one
           country
           ,
           where
           they
           would
           haue
           done
           
           you
           loiall
           seruice
           ,
           to
           the
           shedding
           of
           their
           last
           bloude
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           beene
           wounded
           to
           the
           death
           by
           their
           faction
           ,
           which
           care
           not
           on
           whose
           neckes
           they
           uniustly
           build
           the
           walles
           of
           their
           own
           fortune
           :
           Which
           I
           feare
           will
           growe
           more
           daungerously
           high
           ,
           then
           is
           yet
           discouered
           ,
           if
           God
           do
           not
           hinder
           the
           worke
           ,
           as
           the
           tower
           of
           Babell
           ,
           and
           confound
           their
           tongues
           ,
           that
           understand
           one
           another
           too
           well
           .
           And
           lastly
           since
           out
           of
           your
           Maiesties
           owne
           princely
           nature
           ,
           and
           vnstained
           vertue
           there
           must
           needes
           appeare
           ,
           that
           mercy
           is
           not
           far
           off
           from
           such
           beauty
           ,
           I
           most
           humbly
           beseech
           you
           to
           make
           it
           your
           owne
           worke
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           suffer
           them
           to
           take
           aduantage
           ,
           that
           ly
           in
           ambush
           ,
           thinking
           so
           soone
           as
           they
           recouer
           a
           relenting
           compassion
           in
           your
           worthy
           minde
           ,
           to
           take
           the
           honour
           vpon
           them
           ,
           as
           meanes
           of
           our
           saluation
           ,
           not
           out
           of
           charity
           ,
           but
           pride
           :
           But
           all
           must
           bee
           attributed
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           your
           sacred
           clemency
           abused
           by
           forcing
           vs
           to
           goe
           through
           Purgatorie
           to
           Heauen
           .
           But
           let
           your
           Maiesties
           diuine
           power
           be
           no
           more
           eclipsed
           then
           your
           beauty
           ,
           which
           hath
           shined
           throughout
           the
           whole
           world
           ,
           and
           imitate
           the
           highest
           in
           not
           destroying
           those
           that
           trust
           onely
           in
           your
           mercies
           .
           Which
           with
           humble
           request
           ,
           I
           presume
           to
           blesse
           your
           sacred
           hands
           ,
           vowing
           the
           obedience
           and
           seruice
           of
           your
           Maiesty
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             most
             dutifull
             and
             loiall
             seruant
             .