A TRVE COPPIE OF THE ADMONITIONS SENT BY THE SVBdued Provinces to the States of Hollande: and the Hollanders answere to the same.
TOGETHER VVITH THE ARTICLES of Peace concluded betweene the high and mightie Princes, PHILLIP by the grace of God King of Spaine, &c. and HENRY the Fourth by the same grace, the most Christian King of France, in the yeare 1598.
First Translated out of French into Dutch, and nowe into English by H. VV.
EDINBVRGH Printed by Robert Walde-graue according to the Copie Printed in LONDON. 1598.
To Holland.
O Noble and high minded Holland, which act so exalted and esteemed, because Fortune smiles on thee: how long wilt thou liue in this thy wanton foolishnes, & begine yourselfe to force & strength? hast thou not yet ynough followed the trace of disquietnes? hast thou quite forgot the bonde of a [...]mitie? is it vpon nothing but blood, murther, and fire that thou studiest? hath Mars wholly possessed thy hearte? wilt thou haue all according to thy owne minde? Doest thou thinke that this will all, way run before the wind with thée? Do but thinke from whome thou art seuered? & wherfore hatest thou them that loued thée? Thou art our flesh, our blood (in times passed in a good mind) but now cruelly bent against vs. I cannot imagine wherevpon thy foundation is grounded: twenty fiue yeares thus in strife to continue, will there bee no ende? doth peace goe against thy stomacke? Dost thou not séeke rest and tranquility in thy time? Let the common misery mooue thée.
2 Wilt thou perpetually crie and braule, and like sauage beasts remaine wild and furious? be these thy reformed manners to stirre vp mutinies and rebellion? what wilt thou? what seekest thou? what is thy griefe? wherefore hast thou taken armes? for thy priuiledges this was the first play: but truely that was not it: you sought something els, as now we may plainely see: for the experiences lighteneth thy darknes: thou hast reiected all dutie: & seekest (against God) a liberty to thy own minde. Open thy eyes, marke if the scriptures teach such rules to subiectes: What hath S. Paule laid before the Christians vnder the idolatrous potentates, that they ought to be obedient vnto their superiors according to Gods lawes. This lesson had also bene good in thy behalfe.
3 It seemed that you would banish tyranny, and with free hearts defend your patrimony: but you sought to set aside and suppresse your superiors, and to liue according to your owne fancy. The shewe was faire, but it had another meaning then some thought: but by your workes is apparantly perceaued that yet at this day your heart is against subiection, you thinke to strengthen your selues with your owne force, and despise the Prince whome God and nature hath giuen thee: He calleth, he watcheth, but thou wilt not heare him: He entreates, he admonisheth you, and you do not respect it: Hee will ioyne himselfe to you, and you refuse it: his goodnes augmenteth your rebellion: he desireth no reuenge, nor cruelty: he will receaue you with grace: [Page] he w [...]ede thee as [...] [...] of his body, although thou hast somewhat estranged thy selfe; returne, returne, and refuse not your owne good.
4 Do not with scorne reiect his proffers, but prepare your troubled and scattred nunds to peace: for though fortune be now on your side, yet (according to her wonted vnsteadfastnes) the case might change, and then your happines and good luck were soone destroid: euen as snow and [...]ce melteth before the sunne, euen so melteth prosperity when God will shew his anger: this is manifest, and dayly seene in diuers persons in this exchaunging mortall life, yea in many kingdomes and countries, which are seene to fall through their owne default: It is folly to trust on moueable things, if to day you are happy, to morrow your state may alter: and he that trusteth vpon himselfe is often deceaued, before he doth imagine that the wind will blow against him. O Hollande bee not too proud, although thou art in a moment capsed vp to the toppe of fortunes wheele, for the foundation is naught, how sure soeuer you thinke it.
5 Thou art mercifully admonished, but with crueltie thou stoppest thy eares, and your conceaued furie remaines so obstinat that thou wilt not listen to any reason. Is there nothing that can abate your high minde, nor quench your bloody thirst? the Omnipotent God doth perceaue your obstinacies and how wilfully you hate peace: No doubt he will visite thee: his hand doth threat thée, as not long since he hath miraculously shewen vnto thée, by the greate Whale which was seene at Scheueling vpon the strand, who before your eyes like a thunder did burst with great rumor & bloodshed. Marke and ruminate vpon this, as an especiall token, and thinke that this dooth signifie some wondrous thing. Let each one that heares this, take warning thereby. And if thou canst taste truth take warning hereout. Open thy eyes and vnlock thy stony hearts.
6 Thou art threatned, thats a thing manifestly knowne: for each one can iudge what such monsters betoken. Gods mightie and heauy hande is ouer your heads to plague you: with griefe and miserie he will feade thée, yea with aduersity, ruine and pouerty. Thy ioy he will conuert to sorrow, thy laughing to laments, thy riches to nothing, as is seene: he altereth kingdomes: & that which standes high he doeth abase. This will befall thee vnlesse thou wilt [Page] acknowledge thy soueraigne as good subiects. Sheath thy murthering blate, let peace shine in thy heart before your destinies fall. Thy neighbours of whome you hope to reape comfort, and vpon whose alliance you so peremptorily stande will forsake thee, for euery one looketh to himselfe when they are in néede. Of this assure your selues, for it is no fable.
7 Your bad pretences do war against God: ye are as in spite of nature it selfe: although other princes doe their profite with thée, yet (notwithstanding) they hate these your trickes, thinking their subiects might also rebell: & reiect their magistrates: for soone are founde many colours to reuolt, when once the minde is that way bent, your regiment is scandalous to all nations that know it, because you despise superiority: for they that reiect their Princes (saith S. Paule) withstande Gods ordinance: you are like vnto the monster which to the amazement of each one came beatles vpon the shore of Scheueling, and there (to your learning) remained drie vpon the lande: wherefore learne obedience before the punishment come: for this same looking glasse was not planted in vaine.
8 Yet for all this I imagine you will mocke at this admonishment, and (as you are wont) say it is nothing but the prating of Friers, or babling of Nuns: No medicines wil serue to your sore, for alwaies the malicious mocks with Gods secrets: True it is, we are neither prophets nor children of prophets: we are far remoued from the knowledge of the diuine hidden secretes: yet our admonishment is not without foundation: beleeue if it so please you, for of pure zeale we open vnto you your estate: a wonderful change is ordained vnto you: choose the best while you haue time, you are warned by the highest Regent. Giue place to reason, you are expected with grace. O Noble Holland quench your turbation. Ioyne with your bretheren: follow the counsaile of friends and beléeue no strife makers which will ruine you.
Is séene and allowed to be printed.
The Answere of the Hollanders to the seduced Prouinces vpon the former Admonition.
Vpon the first.
DIuinely and manly Noble Holland is exalted, for God doth of his mercy accept the same as his childe: besides the defence of our paternall fréedome, is the roote from whence nobility springes: These vrge vs Hollanders, and not the blind idolatrous Goddesse, whome wee refer to them that doe serue her. Prouidentia is our leader, for we finde that she doth exalt vs aboue all estates. Such as sooth vp their enemies, and hate their defenders. Iudge if they bee not to be esteemed as wanton fooles: Thie is our meaning to endeauour to withst and you andour enemies with force and strength: And we will, to the ende, as long as neede shall require defend our common libertie doth daye and night, whilest God giues vs strength to abide it to fight for our selues and our neighbours who feede their deadly foe in their bosome, which is a dangerous and pittifull thing.
More vpon the first.
YOu blinde Netherlanders reproch vs that wee haue quite forgot the band of amitie: neyther hath blood, murther, nor fire possessed our harts, neyther do we acknowledge Mars otherwise then for a blinde idoll, but onely the God of boast who hath imprinted in our hearts a stedfast thought of reconcilement, and peace, as well appeares by diuers our mintes, who outwardely shew our inwarde minde: we do our beste to reioyne you, that are wrongfully seuered from vs, to the ende that the Spanyard do not hurt thee: for needefull defence of our libertie and goods is the rule of our pretences, and the bulwarke of our warre as long as Gods grace doth helpe vs, if we did otherwise we should shame the Netherland blood. And Christ hath warned vs to be against Lyons and Foxes rauenous and crafte.
Vpon the second.
YOu cannot compare vs to Beares or Wolues, who are full of crueltie suttle Foxes nor Dragons who long for bloud, for wee are tame as Lambes, guarded by Dogs, whose teeth defende vs from the wild beastes, (because wee are reformed) such is to vs not forbidden, we vse it to our defence. Our will, our séeking is that we do inuite, seeke and procure, through the commandement of Christ your safetie with ours both of bodie and soule: Our griefe is that you feele not your losse nor the dead: the cause of our taking armes is to defende our lawfull priuiledges, together with the libertie [Page] of mind, and this is the only way to get the same, as in these our countries is apparantly to be seene, that this is the only marke we shout at, which we also will with deedes shew vnto you, if you will ioyne with vs, and withstande the Spanish packe.
More vpon the second.
THe obedience which wee shew vnto our superiours is willinglie without force, yea with iust desire, as our contraries see and praise, although it doe spite them, and shewes that we seeke nothing but to obay according to the teaching of the wise: it appeares by that which we haue done, and suffered so long, for to remaine vnder the kings regiment as our Lorde but not as a tyrant: we could do no lesse: we seeke but the libertie, which no Christian Prince ought to refuse to obedient Christians, without the which we could not continue, nor be esteemed good Christians. For according to the scriptures (which we reade more then you do) for they are forbidden your sights as a thing nothing touching your vocation: we finde that our faults are agréeing together, therefore he that is not content to doe mischiefe himselfe, but exhorteth his neighbour also, their ambition verily sheweth that God hath wholly pulled his grace from him.
Vpon the third.
IN effect, we seeke to expell tyrannie, and with a ioyfull hart defend our natiue soyle from your incursions: and (through Gods helpe haue preserued some part thereof to your good) hope to perseuer further therein: wee neuer yet desired to liue headlesse, or without Magistrates, for wee account them vnwise which desire it. But it is wisedome to take a care thereof, and to haue Magistrates of our owne nation. As God hath alwaies exhorted his people. We stande not vpon our owne strength, but with heart and mind put our whole trust and defence in Gods handes. Our Prince we do not scorne, but feare the tyrant, who (according to Gods lawes) hath lost his right. His entreaties makes vs sigh, perceiuing nothing in him, but the fruites of the sick Lyon, to whom the Foxe for all his flatterie would giue no reliefe, for his deeds to others shew the intent of his heart.
More vpon the third.
YOur Prince calles and watches, as a Wolfe wounted lyeth a bedde, requesting the Lambe to giue him some drinke, saying that afterwards he [Page] would prouide meate himselfe. To whome the silly Lambe [...]reth [...] doing: yea marrie you would make me your [...]de: I per [...] your drift So the remembrance of his Lyon-like and Wolfe-like crueltie, doth make vs to esteeme his calling, and entreating of no worthe: you boast much of his goodnesse: you marke not the place nor person to whom you speake, where scarce there is a steppe but his crueltie hath bene showen, to what ende will you excuse him? he hath manifestly shewed the same lately at Brussels vpon the body of a silly mayden. Why? you speake it to Hollanders, who yet smell the fire of their late destruction of goods and blood, yea whose woundes are yet bleeding, his mercie which hath shewed vs his sword, fire, and halter, neuer yet did he reach vs a fatherly hand, and yet he beares a very smooth face: but as the old Prouerbe sayeth, which teacheth vs.
More vpon the third.
WE can soone iudge what mercie wee should finde at the handes of him, who esteemeth his highnes wronged in the highest degree for these foure poynts against his maiestie. As Armes against him, new religion, to be sworne against him: traffiking with other Potentates. Do you call this but some what estranged? what mercie can we expect of him who esteemeth the resignement of a small request of state a great disgrace to his highnesse. He whome with vnmercifull tyrannie hath not vsed (the vnknowne. West Indian Amercians, together with the wronged countries of Granada and Arragon) as subiects, but more like a rauening Wolfe, and all because they had but desired their wonted libertie, their teares could not mooue his stony & wretched heart, but other hardened the same: what can assure vs not to be vsed in like sort. Wherfore we trust in our God, h [...] (without doubt will strengthen vs, vpon him as vpon a firme rock is our warre grounded.
Vpon the fourth.
NEuer Letter or messenger hath bene sent to vs, but they haue ben read, and euery word vnderstood and answered: insomuch that they might well perceiue that wee sought nothing better then a good peace. Hartius with his can witnes the same your idolatrous fortune (where withall in your admonishment you there twice threatned vs) we esteeme her not a figge. Let Heathens and their like adore her, we acknowledge the stedfast prouidence of God, who altereth the kingdomes. Them that haue taken their dwelling places in the heanens, and made their nestes in the clowdes. To his will and not to fortune do we giue the honour, where vnder onelie [Page] do we sub [...] our selues. This is séene by the Spanish king your Lord, w [...] if he had taken this for a warning should neuer haue come to this his diulish pride, whereby he hath greately begi [...] to descend.
More vpon the fourth.
THe chiefest things which do ruine a kingdome are, idolatrie, which of God is hated: tyranny to their subiects, & wrong to their neighbours: for these offences doth God punish kingdomes: but Holland shall yet reioyce, and as a lambe standing vpon Gods towre, laughes at the Wolfes threates, being assured that nothing can hurt him. What token, what fruite of marcie, whereof you boast canst thou shew vs of his mercifull déedes, & yet lately you would haue murthered our Prince: these be your dissembling admonishments: away away with them. The vnquenchable blood thirst of those diuilish grashoppers your Iesuites, ye cuffians who gouerne your King, do teach vs not to trust your dissembling words.
More vpon the fift.
WE haue bin often cruelly awakened when we did not sleepe, that those which were awakened neuer rose againe, insomuch that they that heard the knocks were astonished, yet neuer had we any warning thereof by those that could haue sent it vs. But of you who acknowledge to haue no strength, because you are bent vnder the Spanish yoke, and the Gouernour whose force is enclosed by the Spanish Counsaile, and shewe their commissions to pleasure their maysters: therfore it is good to admonish where one may haue thankes for it: but our eare is so surely stopt that we can hardly heare, for wee haue Batauam aurem, an eare which is thicke, which will not be tempted, but as the Snake goeth subtilly, stopping her eares to the deceiuers note, so will we not harken to your Syren-like words.
More vpon the fift.
GOd (for a while) hath fatherly chastised vs, both to punish vs & to rueine vs, and not alone perceauing our sins, but also our miseries, which alwaies haue cryed vengance vnto heauen vpon the Spaniards heads, who (as it seemeth of his mercy) hath heard our clamors. If God did prophesie any thing by the whale which appeared vpon our shore: what that may betoken we know not, for it may well be such things may come to passe without any signification, much lesse know wee what God doth hereby meane: yet your exposition as full selfe wise secréetes wee esteeme too foolish and rash: but we doe not wonder, for the text of the matter is either falsly reported [Page] vnto you, or by you falsly contriued, for the fish was not headlesse, as in your seuenth verse you say, but contraryly he had more head then was proportionable to his bodie, the same being measured: but what may this signifie.
More vpon the fifth.
Nowe this is our exposition which you cannot comprehende. This Whale is the greate Spanish Leuiathan, for he and the fish in nature are like, for as that fish of other fishes is the deuourer, so he also of other kingdomes is the deuourer and destroyer. The fishes head was aboue his proportion, and so is the Spaniarde, vnsatiably gréedie to ouer-gape all, though it cost him his life. It is manifest in England, France, and the Netherlandes: By the Whales bursting is meant that the Spaniard directing his force towardes England, for to subdue that with his neighbors, is there also runne aground, burst and spoyled, to the ioy of all, and especially of vs, who hope that God will cause him to runne himselfe dead, if he will not cease to persecute the innocent.
Vpon the sixt.
IF euer there was any people threatned and crossed by their enemies it is we, and by you watched, wherefore we reiect your sugred wordes, which you began with vs euen against God, as by your vnaduise exposition of the fish which was driuen vpon our shore, without hurt or daunger to anie: yea which is more, was profite for the country, wherefore we esteeme that Gods tokens and threats are more stronger then many Wolues and Beares, who both hurt men and cattell, the swarming multitudes of dying beastes, who vexe & destroy the fruits of trees & growth of the earth: they are most Gods plagues. So that this fish passeth without prophesying any punishmēt to vs.
More vpon the sixt.
WE acknowledge and confesse that wee haue deserued Gods iust punishment, but we hope that his wrath will persecute the Spaniardes vntill such time as they leaue persecuting the iust. The example wee shall sée vpon thée O King, who wert raysed to the top of the cloudes shalt fall downe without stay vntill thou acknowledge God in his force. We haue long ynough to the losse of our bloud helde him for our Prince, till at length we haue reiected him and forsworne his allyance, which pure néede hath caused, the verdite whereof we remit vnto our Lord God. Vpon England & France we will not boast, the humaine arme is weake & to no effect: [Page] but God is our, fortresse and that we conioyne with our neighbours, wh [...] are coparteners with vs in like woes, is no shame, and their reuolt with your threats doth not make vs shrinke.
Vpon the seuenth.
IDolatry doth warre against Gods learning, and that you reproch vs. God and nature doth ordaine Princes for their subiects defence and profite, when now the Prince through enuie and tyrannie doth abuse his power, and his vassalles, then doeth God take away from him the vertue and right which he had giuen him by nature, yet not all princes, but those that suppresse their people with iniustice. England and France are out of thy reproch, for their kinde gouernement commendes our déeds. The scandall which you spake of haue we not giuen: but if any hypocrite doth scandalize himselfe, it is his owne folly, to trouble himselfe with that which is not worth a myte. You also doe call vs rebelles: whereof we are comforted long since, for our patience doth chaunge the minds of diuers, who offer vs of loue a furthering hand.
More vpon the seuenth.
THose that according to their countrie lawes do defend their countries right, are lawfull Magistrates, which wee not refuse, nor yet reiects them, as you spitefully reproch vs. We resist the tyrant, according to the iudgement of any, yet doe we not transgresse the ordinances of God: neyther do we reiect the admonition of S. Paule. But the word of God teacheth that lawfull magistrates are placed by him to keepe their people in peace and quietnesse and to chasti [...] the wicked: When now they beginne with tyrannous suggestions to opp [...]se their subiects, with iust cause may they bee deposed, as breakers of these contractes, and their subiectes are not baunde to shew them any more obedience. Because nowe this Spaniarde is like vnto the monster in euerie degrée: we [...]e flie his bl [...] thirstie tirranny.
Vpon the eight.
THe vnaduised discourse, fiered out of the mouth of a madde man without ground or meaning is mocked and scoffed at euery where, as foolish wordes, but they that be any way allyed vnto him by kinred or friendship, and that do loue him, are grieuously sorry, for thereby they know the vncurable madnesse where withall he is possest. Euen thus is it with vs towardes you, who mocks others, giuing vs no other hope to cure your madnesse: [Page] you are wholly vnapt to take good counsaile: we loue trueth, but your fayned discourse interlarded with diuersitie of fine phraised lyes, doth make vs assure our selues, that either you are possessed with madnesse, or with Spaniards, to yours and our ruine, and destruction of your patrimonie.
More vpon the eight.
YOur accusation is better: your admonishment to peace and obedience is without grounde. That you do it of pure zeale we beléeue the same also: But your zeale is foolish and blinde: you say that a wonderfull chaunge is ordained for vs, this you grounde vpon your peace with the French Nation: What more hurtful mutation can befal then to be in a league with Wolues? But if you are no Prophets, whithertended then your oration, for the Lambe for although he had pleadges dares not commit himselfe to the Wolues mercy, he rather would deuour both Lambe and pledges, then hee would let the Lambe liue. We know the decrée giuen in the Popes Councell: That one ought not to keepe faith vnto heretickes. We haue séene it in manie to whome it hath cost their liues. But indeede you haue your wish, ioyning your dédes with ours, not listing to strife-makers: for he is vnwise that reputes his friends his enemies.
And a more foole is hee, who his foes for friends takes to be.
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Articles and conditions of the peace and perpetuall lyance concluded betweene the high and Mightie Princes PHILLIP
by the grace of God, Catholike King of Spaine &c. And HENRY the Fourth of that name by the same grace most Christian King of France Anno 1598.
Whereunto are annexed the Articles of the Peace concluded in the Castle of Cambresii, Anno 1559. betweene the Catholike King of Spaine, & the late Henry the second most Christian King of France.
BE it knowen vnto all men present, and to come, that as the Realme of France & the Netherl [...]ndish Prouinces, haue endured great losse & damage, by reason of the ciuill and forraigne warres, who haue continued these many yeares, which the kingdomes of England and Spaine, and [Page] the countries of Sauoy haue well knowne and felt, while in the meane time the common enemie to Christendome and the Christian name, marking his welfare o [...] our ruine, procuring to surmount vs through our strife, hath gotten a perilous procéeding, in his vnlawfull suggestion of the Christian Prouinces, the which being considdered by our Holie Father Clemene the eight of that name, and desiring with all diligence to Preuent the same, and to cut asunder the roote of this mischiefe, and hath through his Messenger dwelling at [...] a drill, and other doone, and pronounced diuers demonstrations, and exhortations vnto the high and mighty Prince Phillip the second, by the grace of God Catholike king of Castile, Aragon, Leno, and both citties of Ierusalem, of Portingall and Granada &c. to the end to bring him vnto an amiable peace and accorde, with the most high & mightie Prince. Henry the Fourth by the same grace most Christian King of France and Nauare, vnto whom h [...]s holines had sent the illustrous and reuerend Cardinall of Florence Alexander de Medicis Legatte to him and to the Apostolique Seate, to pronounce like exhortations vnto the saide moste Christian kinge, and according as our saide Holy Father hath béene aduertised that the saide Catholike kinge had giuen full power and instruction to conclude this peace vnto the high & mightie prince Albertus Cardinall, Arch Duke of Austria. his nephew, and also for the greate good truste which be had in him, and affection which he hath alwaies had to the said peace, had sent vnto him the reuerent Father I. Bonauenture Cala [...]agirono. Generall of the order of S. Frances, to the ende he might by him vnderstand his meaning in this matter, and also to giue him further knowledge of the meaning of the saide Catholike king touching this peace, hauing presented all what is aforesaid vnto the said most christian king according to the order which he had receaued of his holines, the said kings incited through a godly zeale, pitty and griefe which they conceaued and felt in their hearts, of the long heauie and burthensome miserie, which through continuance of the said wars their kingdomes, countries and subiects haue and yet endure: in [...]ending not to let slip an occasion which consisteth in the power of God fea [...]ing Princes, and that loue their subiects, to bring and perpetually place an assured peace and tranquility in this land, and especially in the prouinces ouer [...]he which it hath pleased God to constitute them as their kéepers and defenders, and déepely considering (as their duty is) the graue and wise considera [...]ions and exhortations of our said holy father, and being therevpon agréede haue requested their friendes, and allies, with them to vnderstand and resolue a good peace and vnion, to the rest and quietnes of all the Christian prouinces, and to the reuiuing and tranquility of all the subiectes, and to beginne the saide treatie haue b [...] appointed, to wit by the saide Cardinall arch Duke, [Page] for and in the name of the same catholike king, and by vertue [...]d expres [...] power which he hath of his maiestie. The Lord Iohn Richardo [...] knight & head president of the priuy counsale of estate, the Lord Iohn Baptist de Taxis knight commander in the Saintes of the war like order of S. Iacob, & of the saide counsaile of estate, and counsaile of the war: and the Lord Lewis Vereylen knight audiencier. and chiefe Secretary, and Tresurer of the Briefs and of the foresaid counsaile of estate, and of the side of the most christian king, the Lord Pomponius de Bellieure knight, Lord of Grigon, Counsaylor of his counsaile of estate, and the Lord Nicholas Bruslart, knight, Lord of Sildeny also Counsaylor of the said king in his counsaile of estate and President in the court of Parliament of Paris all furnished with sufficient power, the which at the end herof shalbe inferred, which lords deputies by vertue of their power in profe of the said Cardinall who hath long time laboured to the furthering of this present peace, haue concluded & agreed vpon these articles following.
1 Inprimis it is concluded and agreed, that the treatie of peace shall continue resolued and concluded, betwéene the Lords, Kings, Phillip the 2. and Henry the 4. confirming in approbation of the articles comprehended in the treatie of Peace made vpon the castell of Cambresis in the yeare 1559. betweene the said Catholike K. Phillip the 2. and of high and lautable memory Henry King of France, all which said treatie the said deputes haue againe newlie confirmed and ratified in all poyntes, in such order as if it were her inferred, from word to word without renewing any thing in the same nor in any other before, which all shall continue whole and entire, except that which shalbe annulled in this present treaties.
2 And according to the same, that from the date of these presents betwéene the said Lords, Kings, their children present and to come, their heires and successors, their kingdomes, countries, and subiectes, shall be a good, sure, stable, and inuiolable peace, confederation, eternall alliance and friendship, shall also loue one an other like brethren, séeking and procuring with all duty the others welfare, honor and reputation, and shall faithfully shun (for so much as shall be possible) the one the others hurt, not entertayning nor fauoring any persons whatsoeuer, which should be any waies subiect to the hurte or damage, of the one or the other, and shall from this day forwarde cease all enmity, forgetting from this day all thinges, that may haue béene euill done how and whatsoeuer they be, they shall put in obliuion and annuled without at any time after the same shal be any wais raysed, or mentioned, reiecting by this present treatie, al practises, or inteligences which in any sorte should be to the detriment, the one of the other: also promising not to do, persue nor procure through any to be done any thing that might tend to the hurt the one to the other, not also suffer that their subiects shal either [Page] [...]ectly or indirectly do the same, and if so be any of th [...] of what qualitie or condition soouer, should from the date hereof chance to doe any thing to the contrarie, eyther by sea or land, or otherwise assist or helpe in matters that might be any waie hurtefull vnto the saide Lordes, Kings, the other shall be bounde to oppose him selfe there against and hinder the same, and seuerely to punish them as breakers of this peace, & disturbers of the common quietnes.
3 And through vertue of this peace and amitie, the subiects of both sides whatsoeuer they are, so far forth they kéepe the lawes and customes of the countrie shalbe suffered, to go, come, remaine dwell, conuerse and returne in the one and others countrie, vsing the trade of merchandise, or as best shall [...]ike them, as well by sea as by land, and vpon the fresh waters frequent and trade together, and the said subiectes shall be defended in paying reasonably the rightes and duties in al places vsed, and others which by their maiesties, or their successors shall be imposed.
4 And all letters of repriualles which might haue bene giuen for what cause soeuer shalbe suspended, and from this day forwarde there shalbe none more giuen, by any of the said Princes to the preiudice of the others subiects, except onely against the chiefe offendours, their goods and of their complices and that yet in case of manifest denegation of iustice, of which & of the letters of reformation & requisition of those which shal pursue the said letters repriuals shalbe bound to make appeare in maner & forme as iniustice is required.
5 The citties, subiects cittizens and inhabitantes of the counties of Flanders and Artoiis, & other Prouinces of Netherland, together with the kingdome of Spaine shall enioy the Priuiledges, and freedomes which haue béene granted betweene the kinges of Frances predicessors of the said most Christian King: and also the citties subiects, and cittizens and inhabitantes of the kingdome of France shall likewise enioy the liberties and freedomes which they haue in the said low countries and kingdomes of Spaine, and as euerie one of them hath heretofore enioyed them, & as they doe enioy them by vertue of the treatie of the yeare 1559. and other precedents.
6 Also it is couenanted and agréede, that if in case the saide King Catholike do geue or transfer by testament, or what title soeuer it be vnto the worthy Princes the Lady Isabella his eldest daughter or to any other the prouinces of the Lowcountries with the countesse of Burgondy and Charlois, that all the said Prouinces and counties do vnderstande to bée comprehended in this present treatie as they were in that of anno. 1559. together with the saide Princes or he to whome in fauour the said king Catholique shall dispose the same without being néedefull that to this effect there should be made a new treatie.
7. And may returne the subiects and seruantes of the one side and the other, [Page] [...] not with [...]g that they [...]d in the [...]t [...]ary p [...]ty at [...] and [...]e [...]c [...] of the which they were pro [...]ided before the end of December 1588. except Ecclesiastical [...]ng [...] which should be found to [...]e Can [...]ally prouided together with the enioying of each and euery one their good [...], [...] and perpetuall ren [...]es, which they by rea [...] of th [...]se [...] begin in the end of the [...]de yeare of 1588. haue [...] enioye [...] receaued, shall now againe vse ande may after the publication of this peace, and in like sort of those which since the saide time may be dew vnto them by right of succession or otherwise without any contradiction, but notwithstanding without any right to demand of those which haue possessed the said [...]oueable goods, the p [...], and benefites procéeded th [...]reo [...] [...] the saide [...] vntill the publication of th [...]se presente [...] nor also the debts which haue builde [...] in the saide time, and shall be helde for good & valliable the reparation which the Prince, his Lieu [...]tennant, or deputy hath or shall doe vnder the iurisdiction of whome the said a [...]rest shall be made, neither may any creditor of the saide deptes or any their [...]atu [...]eyes neuer bée receaued to pursue the said deptes, in what order or [...] against those to whome the said giftes haue bene made nor against those that by vertue of such gifts & confiscations haue paide them, for what raises soeuer the said deptes may be, notwithstanding any bils of obligation which the saide deptes may be, notwithstanding any bils of obligation which the saide creditors [...]ght haue therof, the which through effect of the said con [...]atiō ar & shall remaine by this present treatie, cancelled, ann [...]led & without feare.
8 And the said subiects and seruants of both sides shall returne vnto their said vnmo [...]eable goods & rents aforesaid notwithstanding at gifts con [...]embs, declarations, confiscations, & commissons sentences reneued by continuance and in absence of the parties, and those not heard by of the said [...]ares, howsoeuer it be, which sentences & all iudgements giuen as well in ciuill as criminall matters shal remaine voyde and of no worth as if they had not bene pronounced, thereof wholy encreasing the saide subiects, ceasing all hindrances and contradictions vnto the rightes which they had at the time of the opening of the saide warre without that any one may be charged for charges publike or entermises which he had how beit for the victuals, maintainment of money, or otherwise during the time & occasion of the said warres, whereof they should haue made account vnto such as then had power to dispose thereof, so far foorth that the said subiects and seruants be not founde guiltie of any other crimes, then to haue serued in contrary party, and not neuerthelesse, retire themselues into the countries and Lordships of the said kings without they haue first thereof obtayned permission, and letters patents sealed with the great seale of their Maiestie the which they shalbe bound to verifie [Page] before Commissioners and officiate of their said matter.
9 Those which should haue bene prouided by the one or the other side with [...]ny benefices, standing to the collation, presentation, or vther disposition of [...]he said Lords, Kings, or any other [...]aymen shal remaine in the possession and [...]se of the said benefices as be well and duly prouided.
10 In fauor & regard of this peace, and to the end that the said Princes giue [...]ntentment one to another, is concluded and agreed, that they shal render and [...]estore the one to the other effectually & in pure faith, that which shalbe found [...]o haue bene taken, feised, and occupied by them, or others hauing any charge of them or in their name, in each others countrie, vz. the saide most christian [...]ing shall render vnto the said king Catholike, the pussance and possession of the countie of Charlois, his appurtenances, & dependances, to ioyne the same by him and his successors wholy and peaceably and retaine the same vnder the [...]ueraintie of the Kings of France, & if it be founde that any place, haue bene [...]cised since the said Peace of anno 59. by the said most christian King, or his shal also be restored, and all within the tearme of two moneths to recken from the day and date of these presentes.
11 And likewise the Catholike king shall render and restore vnto the moste christian King those places which shall be found to be taken by him or his since the said peace made in the castel in Cambresis. vz. Calis, Ardres, Monthullen, Dourlens, La Chappel in Le Chastelet in Picardie, Blauet in Britanie & all other places which the saide catholike king, eyther there or in any other places of France detaineth since the said treatie.
12 As for Calis Ardres, Monthullen, Dourlens, Chappell, & Le Chasteller, they shalbe rendred by the said catholike king, or his deputies, effectually and in good faith, without any prologatiō, or difficulty for what occasion or pretence soeuer, vnto him or them, who shalbe thereunto deputed & ordained by the saide most christian king within two moneths precisely to account from the day and date of these presents in the state wherin they are at this present, without breaking, weaking or endam [...]ging them in any sorte, & without pretending nor demanding any rembursement, for the fortifications, made in the foresaid places nether for the pay which might be due vnto the souldiers or men of war there residing & in the aforesaide restitution shall first be deliuered the cittie of Calis, Ardres, & the rest s [...] following in such fort that the foresaid restitution shall wholy be effected in the said tearme of two moneths.
13 Touching the restitution of Blauet the same shal also in good faith be effectually without any prolongation, or [...]fficultie for what cause soeuer executed vnto those who shalbe thereunto appoynted by the said most christian king, and that within 3. moneths after the date of these presēts, & the same Catholik king may cause to be broken down the fortifications by him or his made in the saide Blauet and other places which shalbe by him rendred in Britanie.
[Page]14 Restitution being made of the said places the said king catholike may cau [...] to be carried away all the artillary, Bullets, armour, victuals and other munitians of warre which shalbe founde in the said places at the time of the restituton, also it shalbe suffered vnto the souldiers and other people, which shal depart [...] out of these places to carrie away all their goods and moueables vnto them appartayning, without that it be lawfull to aske any thing of the inhabitants of the said places or plain or flat countries, nor any wise to endamage their houses, or to take any thing away from the said inhabitants.
15 And to the ende that the souldiers remayning in the same Blauer, may conueniently depart toward Spaine, the aforesaid most Christian king wil prouide them w t ships & marriners, in which vessels they may lade their artillerie, victuals and other munitions of war with their baggage, they in the aforesaide Blauet, & other rendred places in Britaine in giuing security of restitution of the said ves [...]ls & conuay of the said marriners w tin the tearme which shalbe ordained.
16 Moreouer the said deputise promise, for security of restitution of the saide places as soone as this present treatie should be ratified by the most christian K. to deliuer 4. pledges, such as he will choose, subiects vnto the said Catholike K. the which shalbe honorably kept & entertayned as their qualities require. The restitution being made and really accomplished, the said pledges shalbe rendred and set at liberty, in good faith without any delay, but must be vnderstoodde that after the accomplishment of the 6. places in Picardy, but two of the said pledges shalbe deliuered remayning the other two vntil the restitution of Blauet.
17 And for the matter contayned in the aforesaide treatie of 1559. which wer not accordingly executed, the same shal now be wholy executed & ended, in that which rests aswel respect of the county of S. Paule, the limets of the countries of the said two Princes which he held in surueyans and exemption of customes and forraigne imposition pretended by these of the county of Burgundy Bishop Therouane, the abby of S. Iohn, at the mountaine of the Ducchie of Bouilon, restitution of any pretended places of the one side and the other ought to be rendred, by vertue of the said treatie, and the other differences which haue not bin voide or decided, as it was then couenanted there shall to this effect be na-Arbitrators of the one & the other part the which shal méet within 6. months in the appoynted place if the parties consent, els shal chose some other place.
18 And as in the partition of the countries ordayned vnto the Bishopriks of Arras, Amiens, S. Omer and Boloigne are founded certaine villages of France attributed vnto the Bishops of Afras, and S. Omer. Also other villages of the countries of Artoyes and Flanders vnto the Bishop of Amiens and Bologne whence often riseth discorde and confusion, is couenanted and agréed that after the consent of our holie father the Pope: commissioners shall be appoynted by the one and the other side which shall assemble within a yeare in such places as shalbe appoynted, to resolue vppon the chaunge which may be done of the same [Page] [...]ssages, to the commodity of the one and the other side.
19 All prisoners of war being detayned by them or either party shalbe set a [...] [...]bertie, in paying their charges, and that which otherwise they may lawfully [...]w, without paying any ransom, except they had thereof agréed before the date [...]f these presets & if in case that cōplaint be made of the excesse therof, there shall [...]e taken order by the Prince of the countrie wher the said prisonersar detained.
20 And all other prisoners, subiects, vnto the aforesaid Kings, which through the calamity of the warres may be detayned vppon the Gallies of their Maiesties, shall immediatly be released, and set at liberty without any delay, for what cause soeuer and without demanding of them any thing of their ransomes, or their charges.
21 And are reserued vnto the said catholike king of Spaine, & the said worthy Princesse his eldest daughter their successors, or deputes, al their rights, actions, and pretentsons, which appertayne vnto them of the said kingdomes, countries, lordships or others for what cause soeuer the which he nor his predecessors haue not bene expresly renounced, thereof also to make pursute by amiable meanes or iustice and not with armes.
22 And in that which by the said deputes of the said catholike king is demonstrated for to obtayne to a good and perfect peace, his maiestie requesteth that [...]he most excellent Prince the Duke of Sauoy may be comprehended in the saide peace, because the aforesaid Catholike king doth tender the welfare of the saide Lord, Duke as his owne, for the great kinred of blood and neare alliance which is betwéene them, the which is also declared by this Gasper of Geneua, Marquis of Bullen, Councellor of estate, Chamberlaine and Collonell of the guarde of the said Lorde Duke, his Lieuetennant and gouernour of the Dutchie of Austria, and the Cittie of Iurie, his Deputy, as appeareth by his power and procuration, who in honor of his name, saide that his said Lord was issued from the brother of the great grandfather of the aforenamed most Christian king, and of the cousin germaine of the Quéene his mother and that his intente is to giue contentment vnto the said Lorde, king, & as one of his most humble parentage, to acknowledge him with all the honor, duty, reuerence & obseruance of friendship, hee may possibly, to the end to giue occasion in the time to come to thinke better of him and his actions, the passed occasions would suffer him the said king promissing to acknowledge his good affection, and that he will vse vnto him, of like bounty and declaration of friendship, as the 4. last kings haue vsed vnto the the late most excellent memorie of my Lord the Duke his father.
23 It is therefore agréed that the saide Duke shall be receiued & comprehended in this treatie of Peace. And to manifest the desire which he hath to content the said Christian King, will render vnto him the Cittie & castell of Berre, within 2. months to compt from the date of these presents, in good faith and meaning without delay or difficultie for what cause so euer. And the saide place [Page] shall be rendred to the saide king, within the said tearme directly, in the estate wherein she is at this presēt, without breaking down, nor endomaging them in any wise, without that any rembursemēt for the fortifications made in the said cittie & castell may any wise be pretended, neither for that which might be due vnto the soldiers & men of war. Also leauing there al the ordinance which was there, at the taking of the same with the bullets, & may onely withdraw those which sithence he brought thether, if any there be.
24 Also it is conuenanted and agréed that the said Duke shall wholy disauow & abandon, in good faith, the Captaine la Fortune, being in the cittie of Suerre in the country of Burgundy, without giuing vnto him nor any other (which he vnlawfully detaineth the saide cittie against the will of the said most christian King) directly or indirectly any aide, support or fauour.
25 And for the surplus of all other differences, the foresaid most Christian K. & Duke of Sauoy, the aforesaid deputes, in the aforesaid name, consente & agrée for the good of the peace, that they be remitted vnto the iudgement of our holie father the Pope, Clement the 8. for to be iudge & decided by his holynes, within one year to account, from the day & date of these presents according vnto the answere of the said king giuen in writing the 4. of Iune last past, & to kéep, execut, & maintaine all what shalbe by his holines ordained, without delay, prolongation or difficulty for what cause or pretence soeuer, & meane while and vntill such time these things be otherwise disposed of by his holines, they sha [...] [...]emaine in the estate & conditions, as at this present, without either changing or renewing, & as they are possessed by the one, & the other party, so shal it not be lawful to impose or require any contribution nor other things without the territories of the places which are held by the one and by the other.
26 And therefore it is now couenanted & agréed, by the one side and the other that from this day forwarde shalbe sure peace betwéene the aforesaid kings and duke, their children, present & to come, heires, successors, & inheritors, their kingdomes countries and subiects, without they may make any enterprise vpon the countries or subiects, the one of the other, for what cause or pretence soeuer.
27 The subiects and seruants of either side, aswel ecclesiasticall as secular notwithstanding that they haue serued in contrary party, shal returne wholy in the possession & enioying of all and each their goods, offices and benefices, as haue bene said aboue of the subiects and seruants of the saide kinges, but not to bée vnderstood of the gouernements.
28 As for the prisoners of warre they shall bee vsed as is aboue written, and by the aforesaid Princes is agréede.
29 And ar confirmed in all poynts & articles the treatise hertofore made w t the late most christian K. Henry the 2. & Charles the 2. & Henry the 3. the said deceased duke of Sauoy, in the year 1559. in the castel of Cambresis, except such things as are by this or other treatises annulled, & accordingly the said Duke of [Page] Sauoy his countries, citties, & subiects shal continue a good newtral Prince and common friend, vnto both the said kings, from the day of the publication of these presents, the traffike betwéene this countries & subiects, shalbe frée and assured as is said in the said treatise, and as in times past haue bene vsed, & the poyntes therein comprehended shalbe obserued in regard of the officiares who haue serued the said kings so far forth it be not annulled by other accordes.
30 Are yet notwithstanding reserued vnto the saide most Christian king of France, and his successors all their rights, actions and pretentions which they know to appertaine vnto them by reason of the said kingdoms, countries, lordships, or others, for what cause or pretence soeuer, vnto the which shall not be neither by him or his predecessors, expresely renounced, thereof to make pursute by friendly meanes of iustice, and not by armes.
31 In this peace and amity shalbe comprehended by common accord and consent of the aforesaide most christian king, & catholike king, if so be they will bee comprehended in the same, & chiefely on the side of the catholike king, our holie father the Pope, the Apostolike seate, the Emperor of the Romanies, the Lords the Arch Dukes, his brethren & cousins, their kingdomes & countries, the Electors & princes of the Citties & estate of the holy Empire, vnder whose obeysance the duke of Bauaria, the Duke of Cleue, the bishoprike & county of Liege, the sea-bordering citties, & counties of east Freeseland, & the said Princes shal renounce vnto alpractises & promises neuer hereafter, to make an [...]eneither w t christendom nether w tout, whensoeuer, which may any wise be preiudicial vnto y e said L. Emperor, elector or estates of the said holy Empire, but to the contrary shal procure with all their power & industry, y e good & quietnes thereof, so far forth that the saide Lords, Emperors and the saide estates, shal be haue themselues amiably vnto them, the said kings catholike, and most christian, and commit nothing in preiudice of them, and in like sort shalbe comprehended in this Peace, the Lords, the conferats of the great citties of Germane, & the lagues Grises w c their allies, the K. of Polland & Sweed, the K. of Scotlād, the K. of Denmark, the Duke & Signorie of Venice, the duke of Lorain, the great duk of Thuscane, the Republiques of Genoa, and Luca, the Duke of Parma & Plaisance, the Cardinall Farnese his brother, the Duke of Mantua, the Duke of Vrbin, the chiefe of the houses of Columna and Vrsine the Duke of Salamoneta, the Lord of Monaco, the Marquesse of Finall, the Marquis of Masla, the Lord of Plombin, the Earle of Sala, the Earle of Colorino. For to vse and continue this present peace with exprsse declaration that the aforenamed most Christian Kinge may neither directely nor indirectely labour through himselfe or others to preiudice: and it the same most Christian Prince pretende any thing against them, may onely prosecut the same before cōpetent iudges & not els in any manner whatsoeuer.
32 And on the behalfe of the most christian king shalbe comprehended in this present treatie (if in case they therein will be comprehended, our Holie [Page] Father the Pope the seae apostolique the Emperour, Elector, and Princes ecclesiasticall and secular, cities, comminalties and estates of the holy Empire and especially the country Pallatine Elector, the Marquis of Brandenburge, the Duke of Wittenbergh thee Landgraue of Hessen, thee Marquis of Hamsbach, thee Earles of east Freesland, the Seabordering citties, according to the ancient alliances, the king and kingdom of Scotland according to the aneient alliances & confederations made betweene the kingdomes of France & Scotland, the kings of Poland, Denmark and Sweede, the Duke and gouernors of Venice, the three Cantons of the leagues of Switsers, the Lordes of the 3 leagues Grises, the Bishop and Lorde of the land of Vallay, the Abbote and Citie of S. Gall, Cloutem bergh Milhouse the country Neufcastle, and other allies and confederates of the saide League, my Lord the Duke of Loraine, my Lorde the greate Duke of Thuscane, my Lord the Duke of Mantua, the Repuhlique of Luca, the Bishops Chapters of Metz Tibold and Verden, the Abbote of Gozze, the SS. of Sedan, the Earle of Admirande, is to be vnderstood notwithstanding that the consent which thee catholique king giueth in the comprehension of East Freesland, bee without preiudice vnto the right which his Catholique Maiestie hath ouer the countries thereof, like as contrariwise are reserued, the differances, rightes and exemptions of the saide counties, al which declaration that the saide king catholique, may neither directly nor inderectly labour through himselfe or any other, to their preiudice, but if the aforesaid catholike king pretend any thing against thē may onely prosecute the same before competent iudges, & not by force in what manner so euer.
33 Also shalbe comprehended in this present treatie all others, who by common consent of the saide kinges may be chosen so farre foorth that within 6. monethes after the declaration of these presentes they shall deliuer their obligatorie letters and declarations, as in such cases is required.
34 And for more securitie of this peace and Articles theirin comprehended, shall the saide treatie be verefied, published, and registred, in the courte of Parliamentes in the Realme of France, & Chamber of accountes, of the saide cittie of Paris, as likewise verified, published & registred, in the great counsaile chamber, of accounts, of the catholike king in the Low countries, all according to the te [...]or of the treatie of anno. 1559. which shalbe dispatched by the one & the other si [...]e, within 3. moneths after the publication of this present treatie.
35 In which poynts and articles aboue named, is fully comprehend the treat [...]e and articles, which haue bene agréed and passed, betwéene the said deputies, and in the names as is aforesaide, the which by vertue of their power and commission, haue and do promise vnder obligation, of all and each their aforesaide masters goodes present and to come, that they shall accomplish, and inuioably obserue this present treatie, as also to cause them to ratifie the same & to deliuer the one to the other authentique letters, both signed and sealed, which in [Page] present treatie shalbe from word to worde inserted and that within a moneth of the day and date of these preents in regarde of the said Lordes, most Christian King, Cardinall of Austrie & Duke of Sauoy: which Lord Archeduke hath promised within thrée moneths to procure like letters of ratification of the same king Catholike. Moreouer the saide Deputies haue and doe promise by vertue and in the name aforesaide (that kéepe the said Letters of ratification of the abouenamed most Christian King, Cardinall, Archeduke and Duke of Sauoy) furnished the saide Christian King Cardinall, Archeduke and Duke of Sauoy, shall solemnly sweare and take their othes vpon the Crosse, holy Euangelists, Canon of the Masse, and vpon their honors, in presence of such as it shall please them to appoint: to obs [...]rue, accomplish, whollie and reallie the tontents of the said treatie: and like oathe shalbe done by the said catholike King within thrée monethes after or when it shalbe required. In witnesse whereof the saide Deputies haue subscribed this present treatie with their names, in the place of Vreuin this second of May, anno. 1598.
The Articles of the peace concluded vpon the Castel of Cambresis, betwene the most high & mighty Kings, PHILLIP by the grace of God, Catholike King of Spaine &c. And the late HENRY the second of that name most Christian King of France.
INprimis, that the aboue named Kings inuiolably obserue these Treaties, & assist one another in common counsaile.
1 Belonging to the restitution of the places of both sides vnlawfully possessed, that the King who first doth render them, choose out of the others country foure such personages for pledges as he shall think good, vntill such time as restitution of the other side be likewise [...]ff [...]cted.
2 Don Charles sonne to the King of Spaine shall haue in mariage the eldest daughter of the King of Fraunce, and for her dowrie shall haue foure hundreth thousand Crownes.
3 Emanuell Duke of Sauoy shall take in mariage the Lady Margaret sister vnto the King of Fraunce, and for her dowrie shall haue 300000. crownes, and render vnto the King his brother the Dukedome of Berry during his life.
[Page]4. All places citties & freedomes, which the King detayneth shall be restord to the saide Duke, except, that the Kinge of Fraunce shall holde for the space of fiue yeare, fiue citties in Piemont, viz. Turryn, Anguerry, Chinas, Quiers. and the newe cittie Dast with the fortresses and iurisdictictions of the same, within which time the king shal yéeld vp all his rights of the said Cities.
5 Likewise shall the king of Spaine hold two places and citties in Piemont viz. Vrsell and Aste: the which he shal redeliuer with their iurisdictions & rights, when the king of France doth render his.
6 The King of Spaine shall render vnto the king of French S. Quintin. Han, and Chastelet, in such sort and estate as they are, except the artillarie and victuailes: where against, the King of France shall render Didenhouen, or Theonuille, Mommedy, Mais, and Marienborgh, with like conditions.
7 He also shall render vnto the Bishop of Luic, Billo, with what else he detayneth belonging to the said Lords.
8 Touching the cittie of Iuois, the king of France shall cause the walles and fortresses thereof to be pulled downe in recompence of Turrouane, and there shall be no more fortresses built there.
9 Terouan is rendred to the king of France, in all liberty as was before, except that no fortresses may be built vpon the ground.
10 The county of Mountferat returneth to the Duke of Mantua & the places shalbe returned vnto him in the behalfe of both the kings, except the artillerie and victualles shalbe carried out, and if they think good, they may pul downe the fortrasses which they haue made therein.
11 Those of Charlois render themselues againe vnder the king of Spaine.
12 The Baliage of Hesden with all rights and freedomes returne againe vnder the king of Spaine without that the king of Fraunce haue any iurisdiction therein with all fortresses.
13 The county of S. Poll shalbe held by the Lady of Tuteuile, the two kings notwithstanding keepe their rights, the which laying aside, king Phillip shall haue the souerannity thereof
14 The French shall hold Calis for eight yeares, and after giue the same againe vnto the English, and for pledges thereof shall the king of France set sureties for a million of gold, and beside send any of his Lords into England, whom they will choose, who shall remaine there vntill the restitution of the said cittie of Calis and the king of France shall there with all quite renounce all the right which he might pretend thereto.