THE PROTESTATION OF HER royal majesty, Given at Her departure from Scheveling, Feb. 25. 1643. Old style.  
Against the High and Mighty Lords, the state's general of the united PROVINCES of the LOW countries.  
THE Queen of Great Britain (through the intention that She hath had to preserve the amity between the King and the Lords' States) having omitted to take notice of many indignities by which She hath here been provoked, She doth find herself at present so highly offended, that she cannot any longer (with the honour of the King) abstain from making this Complaint, which she doth make to the Lords the States, upon the Order which hath been given to search and arrest a vessel which she hath freighted and laden with divers goods belonging to her, for which the Lords' States have granted her a passport; The Queen doth make no difficulty to avouch the transporting of Ammunition, as far as it is absolutely necessary for her safeguard; She hath chosen to furnish herself this way, rather than by that of asking a licence, because of an Order made by the States to hinder the transporting of arms and Ammunition for the King, or for the Parliament; which Order the King hath had great reason to think very partial for the Parliament, paralleling them with him; but the not observing of this Order hath been more offensive to him, especially since the abovesaid Parliament have caused much Ammunition to be transported over, and have bought Vessels, to employ them against the King. If the Queen hath not demanded a licence for the things that she had need of, it was not to put the States to so much trouble, nor to deviate from their Order, nor justly to offend the King, but rather that all the endeav of the Queen, and the precautions to preserve the good correspondence between the King and the Lords' States (which is established by so many Treaties) hath produced nothing but a Continuation of affronts and prejudice to the King's service, she is bound to make this Declaration:  
THat she doth receive this Order given for the arresting of her Ship as a notable injustice and indignity, which she is obliged to be sensible of in a high degree, 
 WHerefore she doth believe that the Lords' States having better considered on it, will connive for the departure of her vessel, with all that it doth carry for her Service, without which the Queen is bound to demonstrate to the Lords' States, that this injustice and affront, which she shall receive by the arrest of this vessel, cannot pass for less than a violating of the league betwixt the King and the States; the consequences whereof will be very dangerous, wherefore she hopes that they will give such a just cause to the King and her of such a displeasure:  
Done at Scheveling the 25. Feb. 1643. By the express command of her majesty; Subscribed, William Bosswell Agent.   

Printed at London for John Hancocke, in Burchen Lane, March 9 1643.