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Show A Treatife of Oaths. Vo1.. I. bablttJntt of this Jaid C,ry, without evtr h.wing htcn in aey Dt[,11Jit; an,l thertfore oHght at preftnr ji)IJ to n.marn un,.o~efied, feemg ;h~y do ~bocm not dejire any Thing c!fe, rh1tn l fl b1Jf; m tb~ Ltheny of rhe1r ~onfC!ences, upon wbiclJ .Jtuo11nt rln1 P''efrnt War agaj1tjlthc K11tg of Spam lwh 6~en by his S.l2hjd!F ttlhtn up, n(td all Ctrcmomu eonrrory tbtUN11tO rrfiJf,ld; ut whlcb f11cb ildi)Mct is, tbr.cngb the Help of God, m~Jc, rb1tt the njorv'fitul ~\berty of Confcj~nc~ ·is preferved; and therefore rt W011/d be an ~~:'~tpt1d Thing to d(privt; 1hc Supplica~ts ~hereof, who bat:l: bclptd to ttcljlfl~t r!Je fame bJ_ hferiP.~ _:{'ax'.'~, C.qntn~11tro1u, and orber B111:deAs, not wuho11r great fe!til Of rherr Bod1es 1nd L1ver; c011{onanr to W!HCh Jh6J bwe prefented a Rrij)f,jl tQ the a{orefaid_ Mogijlratrs, but got for .An{wer, That they rnuft reg:ulate rhemfel.xes accordi~~ to the Polic~ and <?rder of the afqn:faid Ciry: Wbereby (faitb the Pennon) the ~for~[lltrl .A1ngijlrates ]um to endeavour by the Oath, not only totaYy to 1·11in ond expel 0111 of t!Jf'je Lattdi rbe fctiti#lfCrs, with . their Wivu and Cbiltlren, rcfiJIIlL. ;, 'h1iddle· burgh . bt(l cppfequtntly inmtJDITflbie others, in Holland and Zealand, rol•o ba'U(. (~ccort/if!g to bis Exull.tu)ls Proclamations) pladd themJdves under bjs ExceUe11cf t p,.oreflion, Ay. ubicb JUJ Mtmenn be any Way.r benefited ; but all tbcfe Lands received gret« and confi)erable DAnt_tJ!_e,: becarife therc"J th~ Traffick thereof would be every wbtre greatly dtmtnijltd: lnrrearing t/)(n/ore, aml h#mb!y hegginA bit Ex(!llenq, tbnt _looki_ng·_ufton ~~~ir Cajt qjt.J, ~mpaj]i(JI), he w.oJJ/d take due Go11rje abo~l tt; rfprcMNyfeemg tbO( the a{orej(tid Petitioners do proffer, that Jbeir YEA ptt{}i;,g for an Oath, t/Jf Tranj'grtlfors·tbereof fho~!d he punijbed tU Oatb~Dr~kkcrr. Therefore1 his Exc.ellency having confidered rhc Premifes, and. hl\'irtg maturely dellberated upon the fame, hath, with the pre\lious. Advke·oftbe Qoutrtlot and CU.Jtncil of Ztllland, ordered aud appointed, order<;th t~nd appointeth h.e.reby) That tbe ofare{aid Petitionert YEA jbttfl h~ recehxd by t he .Mogijlrtr/(1 PJ the a]orefaid Ciry inflead of an Onh, p,rovided thqt the Tranfg,.effors tbeuof jhaU he pztni.fl!ed liS Ottth-Breakers and pe~jured Pfr,(qnJ. His Excellency charging and comrnandin~ the Magi!\rarcs of Multlelhurgb, and all others whom this may concern, No· f:mher to opprefs the Petitioners contrary to their Confciences, ·concetning the Oath; bpt fuffer them to Open ~heir Shops, and Enjoy their Trades, as (fley formerly have done: All by Provifion, and 'till fuch Time as there (hall be, in more Tranquillity of Affairs, with tipe Deliberation, rcg:ud befng had tber~unto, otda..ined therein, as fhall be found convenieAt. Tbi.r done under hH Excederuy*s N11111t IIRl Seal, in the City tif Midd~l· buJ!!h, •PM lb< !i6.Jan. 1577· Gui\liaume de Nalfau. By my Graciou$ L ord, the Prince, f11hjcrihed, De- Baudemont. CXXI. A Copy of t~ Second Leuer. 'Ibe Prince of Orange, Grave of Nalf11u, Lord and Baron of Bueda, Diell:, &c. Honourable, Honell, Wodbipful, Wi.fe, J;>ifcreer, De.ar anJ. Singular. FOrafmuch as certain Houfe~luepert there inhabiting, being, as they fay, Mu1ijls, })ave, by Way of Complaint divers Times fi!lnified to us, ~ how thal Tou are Jaily Molr]Tint t b_ttn, ·1111/ Depri-ving t he111 vj t.he Jl1ea~~ rf _ Gmmng VoJ:,l :A Treatlfe of Oaths; Gammg rn &jl anJ ~uittn<[. h · . . 6 71 forbidding the/11- lo open tbe · .r-t etr Ltvmgs /or them and thei F. , ' ~ refufe t.o take an Oath in Jb~ JaSbop~ unJ~r the Prrtenc~, that ;ht 41/J:f.ttt l l J,2..7J.:.. -. we .ha\'Jng taken ripe Deli be ·'"( orm 4J other /Jttrte..ffet u 1 JUOMI~ - v "'-' '4o proffer t.o"l1e~tr t!}llq/!y at/~ti~:J: An~ lorafmuch as rhe a?ore~d pbiJ.h Cife of .iJrJnt, u:bith lllojl!y m~e etr:l um oJber qli:suu, and even i~o~b e formances ar rhetr Char es s 'lem to contrtbllte, do you 1i h e ders .!ball find in all ~eaio~' ~o~r ~lves, or rl1ey that !hall hJI·e"~he~': betu H : n quuy fir to be done, and they wil! We Jherefore concei\'e that ·e d . Peace and !(pi~tne.f.r, acC:,rding>ro :h~jl.in1• 7zot t~ permit. tbtm to live in to the All which we, wirh the Ad . f of their Confitewu, accord' plerly affoided them, which th VICe o the Governot~r and Cqlfncil t"g no~wichftanding, we find that ey ~y, tb~y have exhibiuJ to }Oil A •d or· it~ IIIJf/ to o~r precdr.nt LellcJ;,ouan~v~ haherro ,·cfufed to give heed u!:! }ur~;e .to wnte tkis, by which ~e I ·J wde :~re confirained for this lait ccrHs flO/ yoJt td troHh/e tJtrrfi, .P :un y eclare unto you That . ~0 /on# oaJ '!orbing is trfu:J ::j~~: ~:r:ic'!1"{ with ay M~'s Confcle~~~ ~ n~;n~"t;"ht~h Cafe we will neither rerpefl ;~{ 'be~;r;n Mto any Alan's Scan; ereiOre we char_gc and order ny an. ~jlntioflor Hindrance of tlu fnid M~~~n:~prefly,. Taaiftjl n/1 f•rthtr M•u; rnfts to tazn their LivelihotJd [t. tbt" t~.thetr JllerchanJizt or 11anl ·hem_ (~open !heir Shopr, '(Inti a;orkr tU rf:e lVes '!nti _Children; fll.fferin /Itch Time a1 there .ffiaU be otherwift d :>'hAve- m T1111er pajl J01te .• ,f!t ~~~r(unto tj«alijied ~) And rherefore ta"!e 7Jddb)blhe Qenrraltty (u•h; ar~ J JH, Jnd die liB to them gr.:tnt d ji tt t at ye Jo nothing "lPi rfl tba~ Account; provided nothin~, b~r ~~ 7~tber ttny Flnes /rom themllp:it ten, t& !~• §'3~~1 ,~f any MtJt: And the em arrempteJi, 'which might lfdrUens, as otherMen. Herewith, etc. y !hall bear bll Ctvil and Equal ~fcribedj>y Copy; .L~- r I no::> T < r J , De.. . ~~.Uffe~ont. CXXU. Alfo, by the TrwiN 0r Pt b rhe T.!nitrd P~ovinces, and the it;~ sIll"£' etween the_States Gentral of t~r~,!5,~ ~pe<IOI irricl!' t~eiv ®o~in~d E.;glan~n Spbam, f:t~. Ann. r67~~ .IIJSCum•t. 'Shtp$, l"Jl\ctfrn\a!M . . ' ilN ~" t 4r SIJ.!f-A1ajl~r ~ Formtb~rebY. fr<fcribcJ. 'Y 'IJ wub thcmiSea·brief, itctording t/(ii< In whtch 1t" exp(<fly de(lated, Th .illagij1rntes, and by M foimrn O;Ithat .~~1' .iiJ.dfl" fooU come b</'ore the "/tl.qfl•r, doth /'('Opirly bciong 11 1 b ";•>;}'. 1 '"' fucb Sh>p, fllhm>f he ~nr· w/lich ~e'tbrid, undtr tb~ fs: /~fbJtEl' of tbtfnia SratesGeneral. u gJrlefl. . ., t•-· a 0J I e City znt1r1 Faith 411d Cr~J;; And although by the faid :r, cn· the Magill rates in li•Uand do\ak:\ rh~ r•fle(. "JIS tQ, give hi• Oath, yet ·not fwear inftead of an Ot~tb and . r e 0. enm .Ajjffmatton of fuch as can· briefs.\ ancf then it runs th~S nif[ert .~ . foac~ofdiogly itJ their Se4· h~fore II$ folemnly affirmed a~d / e m•t 10 cerr;n, f!lc. That A. B. hnth is Ma!ltr, il.ot!i properly /Je!on and eclaced1_rkat t.bc. Ship .C. D. whertof h£ Gener~l of rbt Unired Provinfe~ f!/c~ppcrrarn tc tbt SN/JjeOs of the Scates ~~lclt cJn be fufficie~tly evidenced, if re~ired IS was the Car<, thiS the Cfwdifi .c ~ . Relief of Perfons 'ur1der our Ci e c{{~n ° JJt~er Gqv~rnments, for the afli1m, That the T"'de and Weal.~umf atce'U .And we rake Liberty to more ro the Ingcnuuy and I d fl: o t le mted Pr(Jif)h#er, are owipi ~hem 9{ the NatiODJl Religi 0 u n? of thofe indulge~ lJijfenttrt rhan \o '"'?Poverty and Vatralage. on, w o wouW have flugJ d and rrrani>'d ~II R .. e |