THE DECLARATION OF THE STATES Of HOLLAND and FRIEZLAND, CONCERNING Prince Charles, AND The PARLIAMENT of ENGLAND; AND Their Proclamation to be proclaimed throughout the United Provinces; With a Message and Declaration to His Highness, and His Desire's Proposals to the States.  
ALSO, A Proclamation to be proclaimed throughout the Cities of London and Westminster (this present Thursday) concerning the said Prince CHARLES.  
Imprinted at London for G. W. May 24. 1649.   


THE RESOLUTION OF THE STATES OF Holland and Friezland, concerning Prince Charles, and the Parliament of England, and their Proclamation to be proclaimed throughout the Netherlands thereupon.  
SIR,  
THe Earl of Montrosse being constituted and made General for Scotland, the Prince hath negotiated with the States for ten thousand Arms, who upon consultation in reference thereunto, resolved not to intermeddle in the least, but to endeavour the preservation of a right understanding between the Republic of England, and the Netherlanders, and in order thereunto hath sent an Express to his Highness, purporting, That He must either departed the United Provinces, or acquit himself of his followers, they being held in an universal hatred for the late barbarism committed upon the Parliaments Agent.  
But yet notwithstanding the Prince hath sent new Propositions, to the States, desiring 2000 Gilders for his present accommodation, for a certain time, which its believed he will be furnished withal, for the Prince of Orange hath declared a willingness, to contribute toward his present necessities.  
The Scots Commissioners have delivered in their last paper to his Highness, wherein they declare, That they cannot descend any lower than what they have already offered, and that if He will not give his assent to those things therein specified, they must be enforced to take care of that Kingdom, for the preservation of the fundamental Rights and Liberties of the people, and oppose all persons whatsoever that shall endeavour to attempt or assume any power within their Territories, for the obstructing of the peace thereof.  
The Prince being highly displeased at these demonstrations, in a great passion declared, that they were bound to obey, maintain, and defend his person as their dread sovereign Lord and King, and that if they did desist from their former acknowledgement, he would give them such a Memento, that should prove both effectual and satisfactory.  
Yet many of his Grandees begin to wave their former Resolutions, and begin to appear obscure in their acts, which is conceived to arise from the present declinings and remonstrations of the State provincial of Holland, and West-Friezland, who have declared their Resolutions, to preserve and continue a good correspondency between the two States of England and Holland; and are resolved to use their utmost endeavours for the suppressing, and bringing to condign punishment all persons whatsoever, that shall foment, suggest or seditiously stir up the people, in raising any thing tending to the illegality of the proceed of the aforesaid States, and are likewise resolved to set forth proclamation, prohibiting all persons from acting or intermeddling with the public affairs of either States, in reference to the discountenancing or withdrawing of others from their due obedience, upon pain of incurring such penalties, as shall be inflicted upon them according to their demerits.  
This Proclamation is to be proclaimed throughout all the respective United provinces.  
We hear that the prince's Design goes very slowly on at Sea, and that instead of becoming masters thereof, are here esteemed as great losers; for it is said, that the two unfortunate princes, Rupert and Maurice, hath lost 12 sail of ships, and above one hundred and fifty pieces of Ordnance.  
Prince Charles Elector Palatine of the Rhyne, hath sent a Message and full submission to the Emperor of Germany, so that it is believed the restitution of his Country will be suddenly accomplished.  
Hague 19 May, 1649.   
A description of the Levellers, and the speeches of those that were lately executed, are as followeth, and first be pleased to peruse the words of undaunted Tomson.  
That it is just what did befall him, that God did not 〈◊〉 the ways he went, that he had offended the General, and desired the prayers of the people, and told the soldiers that were appointed to shoot him, that when he held out his hand they should do their duties, and accordingly he was immediately a●ter the sign given shot to death, next after him was a corporal brought to the same place of execution where looking upon his fellow mutineer and bid them that were appointed to shoot, shoot, and died desperately. The third being also a corporal brought to the same place, and without the least acknowledgement of error, or show of fear, pulled off his Doublet (standing a pretty distance from the wall) bidding the soldiers do their duties, looking them in the face, till they gave fire, not showing the least kind of terror or fearfulness of spirit. After these 3 corner Dan, was brought to the place of execution, he expressed himself with much penitancy, and said that he was more worthy to die then live, with much remorse of conscience for being an occasion to lead others into this way of mutiny, and disobedience. But immediate before the act of execution, The General sent him a pardon, and he was sensible of the mercy all that while this act of Justice was doing, the rest of the mutineers were in the church beholding the sad spectacle, and after all was over Lieut, Gen. Cromwell, and other officers went to them in the Church▪ ●nd acuainted them how mercifully the Gen. had dealt with them, that he had destinated them, and hath made so few examples (excepting only every tenth man to die the mutiny being of so high a nature hazarding the ruin of the Parliament and Kingdom, and delivering up all honest men to the cruelty of the Common enemy against whom they had fought so long.  
This is to be observed, that before the Sentence of the Council of war passed against them, they were very high and peremptory in their language and carriage, but the Sentence of death so struck them, that when they had their moneys sent them to buy provisions, they all refused to accept of it, saying, they must take care to provide for the Soul, and not for the Body, and many of them wept bitterly for the unhappiness of their condition, i● being misled to so rude a business; it is likewise s●●●ly to be observed that many of those men being formerly great professors of the Gospel, have of late thrown off all Ordinances, nay some, the Scripture itself, fancying to themselves, that t●ey live above Ordinances or Rules of Scripture; and God hath suffered them to be ensnared with such temptations of the Devil as to be ●eft to themselves.  
Cornet Den did confess that many of that party that were thus engaged with him, their hearts were so enraged, and full of bitterness against the Parliament party, and all others that did not adhere unto them, that he did think in his conscience there would have been great cruelty used by these men, and that it was a blessed and happy hour they were surprised and prevented. Colonel Eyres is now brought prisoner to Oxford, to be tried for his life: He did in n high manner exasperate the Mutineers, and at Newbridge led on the Forlorn Hope, & would have charged col. Reynold, and col. Okey, who made good the pass against him, though they were but a handful to their number; he with divers others was in that house where that man was killed of our party, and shot divers of our soldiers before they would yield.  
Oxford 21 May, 1649.  
Upon the 23 of this instant, came further intelligence, that another party of Levellers began to appear visible in the Isle of Wight, and were resolved to set up their Standard of Sea-green Colours, making great boasts of divers parties prevailing for them it, England thinking thereby to seduce the Soldiery (by which means they did misled some) and the people; but a speedy couse is taking for the suppressing of them, and the major part of the Inhabitants and Soldiery have declared a unanimous resolution to live and die with the Parliament and Army.  
The grand proclamation touching Charles Stuart eldest Son to the late King, is said to be this present Thursday, to be proclaimed throughout the Cities of London and Westminster, prohibiting all persons whatsoever, from acknowledging the said Charles Stuart to be Prince of Wales, or to have any Right or Title thereunto or to any other places whatsoever, throughout the two Nations of England and Ireland.  
May 23. 1649.  
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T.J.   
FINIS.