A SHORT And faithful Narration from certain Citizens of note of the Town of Goch, concerning the abominable and wicked Treasons attempted and concluded by eighteen persons to have been executed upon the Towns of Goch, Cleef, Emmeryck, and Rees, discovered by God's providence the last of February. 1615.  
At London Printed. 1615.   

A SHORT AND True Narration of the abominable and wicked Treasons intended against Goch, Cleef, Emmerick and Rees.  
ON the last of February, (by God's holy & wise providence who is an enemy of all Treachery) came to the knowledge of the Lords Governors of Goch, Emmerick and Rees, the murderous and false Treasons practised by eighteen persons upon the said Cities, for to bring them under the obedience of marquess Spinola. To this end, they had purposed to break a hole in the Towne-walls of Goch, behind the Nunnery, for to let in at the appointed hour in the night, the Garrison of the said marquess, and in the like manner to betray the other three Cities, at the self same time and hour. This execrable intention being revealed by one Mathias Ceulenaer, (feigning himself to be one of the Conspirators for to know their secrets) unto one of the said Lords Governors, there was a meeting ordained of the said Lords Governors in all haste, in the City of Cleef, and consulted how to attrape these Traitors: whose final resolution was, that in the night, between eleven and twelve of the clock, those of Cleef should shoot off two Pieces of Ordnance, and that thereupon the Governors of these sundry places, should apprehend all the Traitors that were discovered. Thus accordingly were apprehended on the second day of March, in the said places, these persons following, Gosen Exkens▪ old Borgmaister of the Town, Albert Vuyst Counsellor, jacob Hasenberch, Coenraet Keysers, Peter Exkens, Lenart R●elofsoon, Dirick van Heuck●lum, Rutger Sheriff, Father Cornelis, and Father Henry Friars from Gaesdonck (a Monastery situated some half an hours going from Goch) Item, Willem B●rbier, jan Abel's, Goert Frank, Thijs the Hatter, john Verlinck, Master Hendrick Fuyst Licentiat of Cleef, and Mathias Ceulenaer, the discoverour of this Conspiracy, who gave himself willingly into their hands for the better assurance of his safety for this happy Discovery. All these persons were brought together at Goch; where there was found with the aforesaid jacob Hasenberg a Roll, wherein he had noted all that he had observed and heard these four or five years, concerning the Dukes of Brandenburg and Nuyburg, and who were addicted to the Duke of Nuyburg, and who not; and for this purpose frequented daily the public Inns, that so he might in due time make use thereof. Besides this, there were found with him divers Pasquil's or Libels, very villainously made against the Duke of Brandenburg, and the reformed Religion. Some of the said persons had also written certain Letters to marquess Spinola, and sent them to Brussel● by Peter Exkens: and after the apprehension of these Traitors, there came a Letter from Marqu●sse Spinola, unto the said Peter Exkens, which was taken and intercepted by the Lord Governor of Goch, the contents whereof are not yet published. Peter Exkens and jacob Hasenberg were racked, but their confession is not yet revealed. The time will tell us, what shall be further done in this matter, and we will be ready (being advertised of the truth) to make the same further known unto all those that love the truth: Thanking God almighty that such Traitors of their own Country, and consequently of their own Mother, are discovered, to the opening of the eyes of Christian Princes and States, that they trust not too much to the fair enticings of the Papists, and their Princes: But being bound together as a bundle of arrows, they keep good watch, that the Wolf break not in any farther by his subtle and cruel tricks, to the ruin of Christian Religion, and the eversion of the Estate of the Country of Cleef; as also of the neighbour-places, whom this matter likewise concerneth, which the Lord preserve us from. Amen.   

Corten waerachtich verhael wt de mont van eenighe loffweerdige Borgers van Goch, vant abominabel end boos verraet by seeckere achthien persoonen geintenteert end besloten op de Steden Goch, Cleef, Emmerick end Rees, door de voorsichticheyt des alder hoochsten Godts vyt ghecomen op lesten Februwarie.  
Anno 1615.  
TOT VTRECHT  
Ghedruckt by jan Amelissz. woonende onder de Laeckensnijders, in't vergulde A, B, C.  
Anno 1615.   

Cort warachtich verhael vaunt Abominabel end boos verraet, op de Steden Goch, Cleef, Emmerick end Rees.  
OPden lesten Febrauwary verleden is door de wise voorsichticheyt des alderhoochsten Godts (die e'en Vyant is van all moordadicheden) ter kennisse ghecomen vande Heeren Governeurs tot Cleef, Goch, Enmerick end Rees, her moordadich end valsch verraet gepracktifeert by seeckere achtien persoonen op de voornoemde Steden, am die te brenghen onder de ghehoorsaemheyt vanden Marquis Spinola, daer toes voorghenomen hadden een got te maetken inde Stadts Mueren van Goch achter het Bagimen Clooster, am doer door ter bessemder ure end stont inde nacht het Garnisoen vanden voorseyde Marquis inn te latin, end voorts open sulcke wise te verraden d'andere dry Steden, all te saemen op den voorseyden bestemdeu tydt end stont, end nae dat dit forsaid end execrabel voornemen, door eenen Mathijs Ceulenaer, die meed van haer complice sich veynsde, am dat by hear secreten soude weten, aen een vande voornoemde Heeren Gouverneurs aen ghebracht was, so zon de forsaid Gouverneurs daeromme in allerley by malcanderens outbooden tot Cleef, hebben aldaer raet ghehouden am de verraders opt behendelicxste te attraperen, end in verseeckerheyt te nemen, end eyntlick gheresolveert dat des nachts tusschen elf end twaelf uren als die van Cleeftwee scheuten met grof Geschut sudden hebben gheschooten, yeder Gouverneur in zijn respective Stadt all de verraders die ondeckt waeren soude ghevanghen nemen, end zijn dien volghende op den tweeden Martij gheapprehendeert inde respective plaetsen, dees nae benoemde personen, als naementlick Gosen Exkens out Burghemeester der voorseyde Stadt, Aelbert-Vuyst, Raet, jacob Hasenberch, Coenraet Keysers, Peter Exkens, Leenardt Roeloefsoon, Arent Roclofsoon, Dirck van Heuckelun, Rutgher Abel's Scheepen, Heer Cornelis, Heer Henrick beyde Monicken wt de Gaesdonck, e'en Clooster ghelegen ontrent een halve ure van Goch, Willem Berbier, jan Abel's, Goert Frank, Thijs den Hoemaker, jan Verlinck, Meester Heyndrick Fuyst Licentiat van Cleef, end Mathijs Ceulenaer, als ondecker van dese conspiraty die 'em ghewillichlickenin apprenhentie ghestelt heest, tot sekerheyt van zijn heylsame outdeckinghe, dese all zijn te samen tot Goch ghebracht, by den voornoemden jacob Hasenberch is gevonden seeckere roll waerinne by gheteeckent had all het ghene hy sedert vier end vijf iaeren herwaerts wt d'een end d'anders mont ghehoort had, so den Hertoghe van Brandenburch als Nuyburch aengaende, end wie de sake vanden Hertoch van Nuyburch toe ghedaen was, wie met, daer toe meest all daghe inde Herberghe ghefrequenteert, am higher meed ter gheleghener tijt zijn profijt te done, oock zijn by den voorseyden Hasenberch ghevonden dieversche pasquillen, seer vileynich op den Hertoghe van Brandenburch end de Ghereformeerde Religie fulminerende, de forsaid ghevanghens hadden oock seeckere brieven gheschreven aenden Marquis Spinola end den selven door Peter Exkens bestelt op Bruysel, is ooc (nae dat de forsaid verraders ghevanghen waerens) seeckere brief vanden Marquis Spinola aenden voorschreven Peter Exkens gheschreven, in handen vanden Here Gouverneur van Goch ghecomen, waer van den inhout als noch niet en  in't licht, als oock niet de belijdenisse van den voorschreven Peter Exkens end jacob Hasenberch, die beyde gepijnicht zijn. Wat vorder in dese saecken vallen shall, shall den tijt leeren, end wy, als wy de waerheyt sullen ver staen hebben, bereyt zijn all waerheyt lief hebbende menschen deelachtich te maecken, Godt danckende dat sulcke verraders van haer eyghen Vaderlant, end consequentelick van haer eyghen Moeder in haer boos voornemen ghesteut zijn, tot openinghe der christian Princen ooghen end Herten, am de aenlock end Sausien, der Patps gesmden end hare Vorsten, met te veel te betrouwen, maer met malcanderen als ghebonden pijlen goede wachte te houden, that nict hire oft daer de Wolf, door zijne aengheboren wretheyt end lose treken erghens eenighe afscheuringe en do, tot ruvyne der Christelucke Religie end eversie vanden welstant end urede, so vant Lant van Cleef, als alled'omgh-eleghen Plaetsen, die dese sake meed aengaet, twelck Godt verhoede. Amen.  
FINIS.   

Pope Paul the fift his ten Commandments given to Marquis Spinola.  

THis is Pope Paul's Commandment,  
Which from his holy seat he sent,  
And gave to his son Spinola  
A merchants son of Genua.   

Your God here on the earth I am,  
See you adore my holy name,  
And in all things perform my will  
In this war, as I trust you will.   

First take the land of Gulick in,  
Then to besiege Franckfort begin,  
And let the siege unto't be held,  
Till it constrained be to yield.   

In Winter with your Army lie,  
In Hessen, that to it is nigh.  
Plague Germany with War, until  
You force them to obey my will.   

Make show to do't in th'emperors name,  
And say men must obey the same.  
Proceed with courage stout, my Son:  
Leave not till Germany be won.   

The Margraves Land see you destroy,  
With fire and sword kill man and boy,  
Wife, maid, and all you find therein,  
And place my son Lupold therein.   

Let Wurtenburg the Palsgraves' Land,  
And Baden, feel your puissant hand,  
Bring th'heretics into subjection,  
By force and Spanish inquisition.   

A German Monarch thou shalt be,  
Which for thy pains I'll give to thee,  
Take th'heretics Towns, and lands, and all  
You win, and pay your debts with all.   

With neighbour's house, wife, maid and man,  
T'your hearts desire, do what you can,  
Or will: for all their goods and lands  
I freely give into your hands.   

These ten Commandments, my Son,  
I charge you, that you see them done.  
To your discretion I commit  
The rest, to do as you think fit.  
And see you break the Union.   

The Conclusion.  
OH God that art in heaven above,  
Convert these blinde-mens' hearts to love:  
(That only on their strengths rely)  
Or else destroy them utterly.  
And strengthen still the Union.    

DE SPAENSCHE GHEBOODEN, INGESTELT DOOR, Paus Paulus V.  

DEese ghebooden end wet,  
Van den Paus Paulus ingheset,  
Gafhy zyn ' Soon, dien Spinola,  
Eens coopmans' Soon van Genua,  
Breeckt de unie.   

Ick been v Godt in dit aertsch' dal,  
Siet toe dat ghy vuyt recht te mael,  
Met dit Crycks' heir, all mine bevell,  
Gelyck ick v vertrow zeer well:  
Breeckt de unie.   

Neemt eerst het Landt van Gulick in,  
Treckt dan naer Franckfort t' uwen gh'win,  
Belegt de Statt met cloecken moet,  
Let datses haer opgheven do't,  
Breeckt de unie.   

V winterleger houdt dan ury,  
Int Landt van Hessen naest daerby,  
Ghy sult so long met crych zyn vuyt,  
Dat Duytslandt danced nae mine fluyt,  
Breeckt de unie.   

Dit do't all onder deesen schyn:  
Men moet den kaiser g'hoorsaem zyn,  
Alsoe vaert voort met cloecken zin,  
Lot dat ghy hebt t' best deel in,  
Breeckt de unie.   

Des Marckgraven, volck, goet end Landt,  
Besoeckt met gh'welt, met swear't, met brandt,  
Vermoort eal, end set daerin,  
Mine ' Soon Lupoldt, dien ick benim.  
Breeckt de unie.   

Paltz, Baden oock, end Wurtenbergk,  
Moeten daeraen, ghebruyckt usterck,  
De Ketters do't ghehoorsaem zyn,  
Deur Spaensche Inquisitie fin.  
Breeckt de unie.   

E'en duyts Monarcq sult ghy dan zyn,  
Met Ketters goet versaet v fyn,  
Haer Steden oock in't roomsche ryck,  
Wint, end betaelt v schulden gh'lyck.  
Breeckt de unie.   

Met s'naesten huys, wife, knecht, end maecht,  
Do't stoutlyck wat v heart behaecht,  
Haer geldt end goet, end what mere is,  
To ecom' uwen Soldaten fris,  
Breeckt de unie.   

Deese ghebooden, lief Soon,  
Beveel ick v, vuyt mynen troon,  
De rest stell'ick tot uwen ulyt,  
Ick weet well, dat ghy nerstigh zyt.  
Breeckt de unie.   

Conclusie.  
O Hoocsten Gott, e'en here der Herren,  
Wilt dit verblinde volck bekeerens,  
Die haer verlaeten op eygen matched,  
Oft verderft se door uwe kracht.  
Sterckt de unie.