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id: A76017
author: Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.
date: 1653.0
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title:
  Two letters from the fleet at sea, touching the late fight: the one written by Generall Monck to the Commissioners of the Admiralty sitting at Whitehall. The other by Capt Bourn, captain of the Resolution to his wife. In which fight Generall Deane is killed by a great shot, and a Dutch admirall blown up, and 3, or 4, of their ships sunk.

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  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A76017 of text R207016 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E698_21). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A76017) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 118354)


id: A32483
author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
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words: 1245
sentence: 53
flesch: 61
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title:
  By the King, a proclamation for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands

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id: A52832
author: United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.
date: 1688.0
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words: 1343
sentence: 55
flesch: 61
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title:
  An extract of the registers of the resolutions of the high and mighty Lords, the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Thursday the 14th, October, 1688

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id: A08965
author: M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
date: 1639.0
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words: 1839
sentence: 87
flesch: 71
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title:
  A lamentable relation of a fearfull fight at sea, upon our English coast, between the Spaniard and the Hollander who after their first meeting and fight which was on Friday the sixt of September last past, and the finall fight on Friday being the eleventh of October following, the event whereof you may hear in this following ditty : to the tune of, Let us to the wars againe / by Martin Parkin.

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id: B05662
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: A proclamation for observing the staple-port at Camphire.
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words: 1816
sentence: 70
flesch: 60
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  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05662) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179080) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A89663
author: H. R.
date: 1643.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 1993
sentence: 60
flesch: 60
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title:
  Nevves out of the Lovv-Countries, sent in two letters: the one to the Earle of New-Castle, the other to Captaine Crispe, now resident with his Majesty. Declaring the likelihood of civill warres to be betwixt the Prince of Orange, and the states of the United Provinces.

summary:
  eng William -- II, -- Prince of Orange, 1626-1650 -- Early works to 1800. First printed at Oxford for William Web , and since r●pri●t●d in London . 1643.


id: A41544
author: Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.
date: 1672.0
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words: 2220
sentence: 106
flesch: 73
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title:
  A prophecie lately transcribed from an old manuscript of Doctor Barnaby Googe that lived in the reign of Qu. Elizabeth predicting the rising, meridian, and falling condition of the states of the United Provinces, which started up immediately after the appearance of the new star in Cassiopœia : in which prophecie it is predicted, that that state will suddenly be brought to that mean and low condition they were in about an hundred years since.

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id: A52829
author: United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.
title: A declaration of war by the States-General against the French, Hague, March 12, 1689
date: 1689.0
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words: 2044
sentence: 66
flesch: 58
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summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A52829) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 109698) THat the States-General being in perfect Peace and Tranquillity in the Year 1672 , with such an entire Confidence in the Treatles of Peace , Friendship and Alliance Established between the French King and this State , That they were unprovided of whatever might serve for their Defence against so powerful a King , not being able to imagine that the said King , without any just cause , would break the said Treaties , were yet contrary to all expectation fallen upon with so sudden and heavy a War , that the State was in a short time brought into great danger , and might have been entirely subverted , had they not reflected upon the Reasons which the said King Declared had moved him to the War , to wit , the Encrease of his Honour and Glory ; and firmly trusted that Almighty God would not suffer their destruction , undertaken with so great Injustice , whereby they were encouraged in that desperate state of Affairs , under the prudent Conduct of his Highness the Prince of Orange , to stand our all extremities in the defence of the true Reformed Religion , their Liberty , & Country ; That it having pleased God to pour out his Mercies upon the State , after the spilling of much innocent Blood , & the great suffering of the Inhabitants by the Cruelties of the French , a Treaty of Peace , Commerce , & Navigation was Concluded in the year 1678. with the French King at Nimeguen : which the States on their part exactly & religiously observed ; but that on the contrary the French King soon after , by a publict Edict , laid heavy burthens upon the Commerce of the State , and endeavoured from time to time , by all manner of way , as well in , as out of Europe , to molest the same : favoured the taking of their Ships and Goods , and sought , as far as in him lay , as well directly as indirectly , entirely to ruine their said Commerce and Navigation , causing even their Ships of War to be visited by force , and some of them to be attack'd in time of Peace ; That the said King had finally by new Impositions and Vexations hindred the Inhabitants of these Countries from vending in France , their Manufactures , and product of their Fishery , and had on frivolous pretences laid such great and unjust impositions upon their Trade , that it was impossible for them to continue it any longer ; slighting with great contempt all the Instances made by the States on occasion thereof , and denying their Ambassadors in France the Honour and Respect which they had always enjoyed ; That the said King having begun the Terrible Persecution against those of the Reformed Religion within his Kingdoms , had involved therein the Subjects of this State , residing there on account of their Trade , forcing Women from their Husbands , and Children from their Parents , and treating even the Consuls of this State in a cruel and unheard of manner , contrary to the Law of Nations , and the express Tenor of the Treaties ; That the said King had farther shewed his ill design against this State , by the continual motion of his Troops towards their Frontiers , thereby to oblige them to make extraordinary Preparations by Land and Sea , to the exhausting of their Revenues ; That he had sometimes with fair Words and solemn Assurances , and even by Overtures of an Alliance , endeavoured to amuse them , but that when ever they went about to provide for their own security , and the farther strengthning of the Treaty of Nimeguen , by making Defensive Alliances with any of the Princes their Neighbours , He had always opposed them , & even threatned them with a War on account thereof .


id: A36334
author: D., Em.
date: 1642.0
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words: 2391
sentence: 49
flesch: 45
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title:
  Nevves from the narrovv seas being a certain relation of a mighty and fearfull fight in those seas upon the coast of Frizeland : between a navy of Danes of a hundred sayle under the command of the grave van Erfurt

summary:
  LONDON , Printed for Francis Wright . 1642 , Worthy Sir , ACcording to the mutuall correspondence long time held betweene us , understanding by your last expresse of the 20. of October , the old stile of the affairs of England , I found my selfe ingag'd to make you a retribution by acquainting you with the last passages here ; I believe it is not unknowne to you that there has beene open hostility between the King of Denmarke and the State , which yet continuing in full heat and violence ; all the discourse for some weeks past here , has beene of a strange and new appointed Navie , which the said King has beene all this last Summer a rigging in all the considerable ports of the balticke , for what end we certainly could not understand ; the best intelligence from thence , giving information , that it was bound for England , procur'd hither by the solicitation of the malignant party there to assist his Majesty against the Parliament , others affirming , and probably , enough , that it was to infest the Netherlandish Coasts and to make some attempts upon Hilford sluce , the Brill , or some other part of Zeland , being assisted by another fleet of our old and implacable enemies , the Dunkirks , whithersoever it was bound , or for what purpose rais'd , I can not determine , but certaine it is , that about Saint Lukes tide last , according to the English account , there arrived out of the same into Copenhagen , neere an hundred able ships , part Lubeckers , part stoud Merchants , and the rest Danes , which taking in there some twelve or fourteene thousand landsouldiers , besides abundance of amunition , even to supefluity ; under the comand of the Duke of Holstein ; and then joyn'd with the grave Van Erfurt a Germane , the Admirall of Denmark and his fleet of twenty ships ; they put to sea that weeke , keeping along the coast , the State here having daily avisoes from sea of their proceedings , and by their consant and continuall wrestling with military dangers , inur'd to a care of their safeties , they sent an expresse to that famous Van Trump their Admirall ( being with his fleet of threescore saile of good and valiant ships not farre from the coast Zeland ) to intimate the approaching of the Danish Armado , charging him to wait diligently on those unwelcome guests , and so to watch their movings ; that if he saw occasion , hee might bid them to a bloody entertainment ; for whatsoever were their pretentons , or whithersoever they were bound . Van Trump having received that charge quickly hoys'd his sailes , and with a cheerfull and pleasant gale of wind , did run along the coasts of Zeland , Holland and F●●zl●nd , being as farre as the States clame any jurisdiction in those seas , without having any notice of this talk'd-of navie , till the eve before the battell , which was on Munday the last of October Old style he had notice by a light Catch , that scouted out to sea ward , that there was a mighty and stupendious fleet to the number of at least sixscore bottomes , bearing to sea-ward from the coast of Humburg , and that in all probability , if he would make out to sea , he might encounter them ere morning ; Ven Trump exceedingly joyfull at this tiding unamaz'd at the number of their fleet , made toward them , by the directions of that Catch , but the wind at evening being something scant , and not sufficient to trim the sailes of his greater ships , his Admirall and some other of his fleet , being vessells of twelve hundred and a thousand tun was forc'd to laver about , till in the night the wind comming about , and blowing a stiffe gale in his sterne , he spoond before the waves , and by that it was cleare day light , ours had a view of the Danish Armado , who fail'd on , as if they had notice , intended to fall over for the North coast of England , then to trouble the Coast of Holland .


id: A52842
author: Fagel, H.
date: 1673.0
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words: 3287
sentence: 90
flesch: 54
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title:
  The reply of the States Generall of the United Provinces of the Low Countrys, to the letter of the King of Great Brittain

summary:
  SYnde ter Vergaderinge overwoogen den innehouden vande Brieven vande Directeurs over den Levantschen handel / ende navigatie inde Middelantsche Zee / hier bevoorens onefangen / ●nder anderen raeckende de c●mportementen vande Consuls vande Nederlantsche Natie in 't generael / Ce weten in alle de plaetsen van Spaignen / Vranckrijck / Italiēn / enaen de gheheele Middelantsche Zee ( uytgesondere alleen het Turcx ghebiet ) residerende / ende de Reglementen dienthalven gheprojecteert . Is naer deliberatie goet ghevonden ende verstaen / mits desen te arresteren ende vast te stellen / de hier naervolgende poincten ende Articulen / om te dienen voor een generael Reglement / naer den inhout van 't welcke hun de Consuls inde voor-verhaelde plaetsen in Christenrijck sullen hebben te gedragen / soo ten regarde vande rechten by de selve te genieten / al 's andersints / Teweten : Eerstelijck / Dat alle de Consulaet Rechten vande voorsz Consuls / in alle de plaetsen voornoemt / ende alomme gereguleert sullen werden op Realen van Achten / zijnde de selve door de gantsche Middelandtsche Zee ganghbaer / ende over den prijs ende valeur van de welcke geen disputen konnen vallen .


id: A04713
author: Demetrius, Charles.
date: 1615.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 3695
sentence: 110
flesch: 59
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title:
  Nevves from Gulick and Cleue A true and faithfull relation of the late affaires in the countries of Gulicke, Cleue and Bergh, and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse Spinola, as by Graue Maurice, and how it stands with them in those parts at this present. Seruing also to confute the false relation lately published in English. Together, with Count Henrie of Nassau his very late expeditions in the country of Marck, &c. Faithfully translated out of Dutch by Charles Demetrius, publike notarie of London. Published by authoritie.

summary:
  Nevves from Gulick and Cleue A true and faithfull relation of the late affaires in the countries of Gulicke, Cleue and Bergh, and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse Spinola, as by Graue Maurice, and how it stands with them in those parts at this present. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 759:04) Nevves from Gulick and Cleue A true and faithfull relation of the late affaires in the countries of Gulicke, Cleue and Bergh, and what townes haue certainely been taken aswell by Marquesse Spinola, as by Graue Maurice, and how it stands with them in those parts at this present.


id: A59469
author: Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.
title: Delenda Carthago, or, The true interest of England in relation to France and Holland
date: 1695.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 4191
sentence: 135
flesch: 65
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summary:
  Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 61883) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 297:11) Delenda Carthago, or, The true interest of England in relation to France and Holland Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722. Lawrence Ryall , the Dutch General caused Grates and Cages to be made , and carried the English therein fettered , and shewed them triumphantly to the Indians , at every Port , saying , Behold and see , here is the People of that Nation , whose King you care so much for ; no● you may see ho● kindly we use his Subjects .


id: A56074
author: Amsterdam (Netherlands). Raad.
date: 1684.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1548
sentence: 60
flesch: 58
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title:
  The protest of the city of Amsterdam in opposition to the states of Holland who pretend to raise 16000 new levies, by plurality of voices, contrary to the immunities and priviledges granted them by Mary Countess of Holland : being a manifest violation of their undoubted liberties.

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id: A36496
author: Downing, George, Sir, 1623?-1684.
date: 1664.0
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words: 5458
sentence: 85
flesch: 27
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title:
  A discourse vindicating His Royal Master from the insolencies of a scandalous libel printed under the title of (An extract out of the register of the States General of the United Provinces, upon the memorial of Sir George Downing envoye͡e &c.) and delivered by the agent de Heyde for such to several publick ministers, wheras no such resolution was ever communicated to the same envoye͡e, nor any answer at all returned by Their Lordships to the said memorial / written by Sr George Downing.

summary:
  And where-ever any English anchored by them , hindring and shooting at , and taking by force , with their Ladings , all Boats of the Natives that indeavoured to come aboard them , and their Boats that would go on shoare ; yea , depriving them of so much as any provision or refreshment of fresh water ( as appears by the Complaints made by the said Envoy Extraordinary from time to time to their Lordships concerning the same ) : And publishing a Declaration in the name as well of the States General , as of the said Company , wherein they deduce their right to that whole Coast , to the exclusion of all other Nations ; And notwithstanding all Complaints to their Lordships , neither the said Declaration disavowed , nor any thing of Satisfaction given , but still new Complaints coming , and among others , that of their having stirr'd up the King of Fantine by rewards and sums of mony given him to that end ; and supplying him with all sorts of Armes and Amunition for the surprize of his Majestie 's Castle at Cormantine in those parts ; concerning which also Proofs have been since given to their Lordships by the said Envoy Extraordinary , so that there was an absolute necessity impos'd upon his Majesty and his Subjects , either of loosing all that had been actually taken from them , and withall abandoning for ever that Trade it self , or otherwise of betaking themselves to some other wayes for their relief . And whereas their Lordships would make the World believe that they had Proceeded with such Singular and Extraordinary Franchise , and Clearnesse towards his said Majesty , in Communicating their Intentions and Designs ( as abovesaid ; )


id: A60565
author: Smith, Thomas, Gent.
date: 1681.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5697
sentence: 134
flesch: 44
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title:
  A brief abstract of the case concerning the letters patents for reprizals (hereunto annexed) against the States-General and their subjects whereupon Capt. Compton Gwyther, William Coates, Joseph Bullivant, John Baxter, Francis Wansell, Francis Martin, John Gibson, and William Jones, prisoners in the Marshalsea, are to be tryed for their lives, according to the common law of England, on the 18th of February instant, upon the Statute of 28 Henry 8. cap. 15 under the pretence of piracy, for taking a Galliot-Hoy (called the Love of Rotterdam) laden with 160 tun of wine, and prunes, on the 3d of December last, bound from Bourdeaux to Dort / faithfully recollected out of all the originals by Thomas Smith Gent. ; with some remarkable observations both upon the matters of fact, and the law in the whole case.

summary:
  His Majesty and divers Ministers of State , having duly considered the great Services and Sufferings of Sir William Courten and Sir Paul Pyndar for the Crown of England , and their Loss and Damages of the Bona Esperanza and Henry Bona Adventura . Upon the application of the persons mentioned in the said Letters Pattents , wherein His Majesty declares , That he was concerned in Honour and Justice to see them satisfied ; after a years examination and debate of the whole matter by Sir Robert Wiseman and Sir William Turner , ( Advocates General to His Majesty , and the Duke of York , Lord High-Admiral of England for the time being ; ) Assistants to Dr. Exton upon the King's Command in that Case , the Grant passed with those special Clauses of continuance , until satisfaction of the Debt and Damages , which was also controverted several months by the Lord Chancellor Hyde , before he gave his Fiat , who then injoyned the said Carew to give a Discharge to the Farmers of the Customs for 10000 l. due to him in right of Sir Paul Pyndar , which was paid to Mr , Charles Cox , Dr. Robert Gayer , and the Executors of Sir William Vdall , Elizabeth Feilding , Joas Godscal , Henry Marsh and others , by Sir Edmund Turnor , upon the Accompt of Sir John Wostenholme , Sir John Jacob and Sir John Harrison ; out of Mr. Carew's allowance granted by the King.


id: A26328
author: Adams, Edward.
date: 1664.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 5956
sentence: 153
flesch: 53
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title:
  A brief relation of the surprizing several English merchants goods by Dvtch men of warre their carrying them into Zealand and there condemning them for prize upon no other force or account but that they were English mens / by Edward Adams.

summary:
  A brief relation of the surprizing several English merchants goods by Dvtch men of warre their carrying them into Zealand and there condemning them for prize upon no other force or account but that they were English mens / by Edward Adams. A brief relation of the surprizing several English merchants goods by Dvtch men of warre their carrying them into Zealand and there condemning them for prize upon no other force or account but that they were English mens / by Edward Adams.


id: A25514
author: Dutch merchant.
date: 1699.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 6110
sentence: 199
flesch: 65
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title:
  An ansvver to a late ill-natur'd libel, entituled, A trip to Holland being a real description of the country, the bravery, wisdom and industry of its inhabitants, and the several vertues which have their growth and encouragement in the seven United Provinces / by a Dutch merchant.

summary:
  Tho' at the same time , what our Male-Contented Common-Wealth hates , has said in relation to the Vices of the Hollanders , gives us an opportunity of inspecting their Vertues ; and since he acts the part of so faithless an Historian , as partially to pass by their Excellencies , the following Discourse shall give as many instances in their commendation , as his has in their dispraise . What Nation is it , where they have not insinuated ; nay , which they have not almost Anatomis'd , and even discover'd the intrinsick Veins on 't .


id: B05676
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: A proclamation for re-establishing the staple-port at Camphire.
date: 1699.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 1852
sentence: 81
flesch: 63
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summary:
  And We being satisfied , that the said Contract is for the Advantage of the Trade and Commerce of this Our Ancient Kingdom , and that by long Experience , it hath been found that the Town of Camphire , is the most Convenient and Fit Place to be the Staple-port for this Our Kingdom , Have therefore , by a Signature under Our Royal Hand , of the date , the twentieth day of March currant , Ratified , Approved and Confirmed the said Contract , in its whole Heads , Clauses and Articles : And We being further Resolved , that the same be duely Observed , by all the Subjects of this Our Ancient Kingdom , Trading to the United Provinces of the Netherlands , And that all the standing Laws , and Acts of Parliament , with all other Acts of Our Council , or Exchequer , Relating to the said Staple , and Acts of Convention of Our Royal Borrows be put to full and vigorous Execution , for the due and exact Observance of the said Staple-port for the future : Therefore , We , with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , Do hereby Require , and Command all Our Subjects , to give due and punctual Obedience to the Laws and Acts of Parliament , with all other Acts of Our Council or Exchequer , Relating to the said Staple , and Acts of the Convention of Our Royal Borrows made for the Observing the Staple-port , which are all hereby declared to be in full Force .


id: B02119
author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
date: 1674.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1322
sentence: 62
flesch: 64
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title:
  A proclamation, for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands.

summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02119) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179373) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A14335
author: English gentleman of very good account.
date: 1602.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 8300
sentence: 177
flesch: 50
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title:
  Extremities vrging the Lord Generall Sir Fra: Veare to the anti-parle with the Archduke Albertus. Written by an English gentleman of verie good account from Ostend, to a worshipfull gentleman his friend heere in England, imprinted verbatìm according to the originall. VVith a declaration of the desperate attempt made since, by the sayde Arch-dukes forces, for the winning of the ould towne

summary:
  Whilest these flourishes of hostile court●…sie 〈◊〉 ( n●… doubt with hope of a speedie good bargaine ) & 〈◊〉 vpon our Capt. in the enemies Campe , ●…ne Matheo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nor of Sluise , Generall o●… the Archdukes artillerie , and one of his Counsell of warre , together with one Matheo Anthonias Sargent maior to Simon Anthuzino gouernour of Antwe●…p towne , both Spaniards and men of prempt and smart spiritt●…s , and Judiciall reach , came into the towne , but his Lordship proiecting still the meanes to winne time , and how to entertaine delaies , did as was imagined ( vpon y● approach of the two Spaniards ) attended ouer the water at west , with about 60 horse , cause an alarum to be taken , for hee 〈◊〉 where he saw th●…m all plainely , and layd hold on the manner of their ●…mming for his aduantage , charging them with breach of pr●…mise , and other soulder-like 〈◊〉 , and so 〈◊〉 neither speake with them , nor 〈◊〉 them , but gaue per●…ptorie 〈◊〉 , that they should be foorthwith returned ●…ack , forgat not presently to write thereof into 〈◊〉 , Spai●… , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 vnto 〈◊〉 hys great 〈◊〉 hope 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , to 〈◊〉 the stronge towne of O●…-end , but 〈◊〉 he had 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , ( as is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with greater wr●…th against 〈◊〉 towne then at any 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 .


id: A35075
author: Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
date: 1654.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5690
sentence: 140
flesch: 49
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txt: txt/A35075.txt
title:
  Articles of peace, union, and confederation, concluded and agreed between His Highness, Oliver, Lord Protector of the common-wealth of England, Scotland & Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging, and the Lords, the States General of the united Provinces of the Netherlands, old style, in the year of our Lord God, 1654

summary:
  And likewise that no Rebel or declared Enemy of the States of the United Provinces shal be ●●●ved into any of the Castles , Towns , Ports , or other places privileged , or not privileged , which any person or persons of what degree or quality soever he or they be , have or shall have , hold or possess within the Common-wealth of England , or Dominions thereof , by any title whatsoever ; nor be suffered by any person or persons to be received thereinto or abide therein . Rix Doll●●● to such Persons as his said highness shall appoint , within six dayes after the arrival of the said Persons there , for the use of the Merchants , Masters and Owners , towards repairing their Ships , and fitting them for Sea . Which said sums shall bee accounted in part of paiment of such sum , as shall beé awarded by the said Arbitrators .


id: A41079
author: Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.
date: 1652.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 9969
sentence: 448
flesch: 79
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title:
  A brief character of the Low-Countries under the states being three weeks observation of the vices and vertues of the inhabitants.

summary:
  Wheresoever men go the way is made before them . 'T is the Port-Esquiline of the world , where the full earth doth vent her crude black gore , which the Inhabitants scrape away for fuel , as men with spoones do excrements from Civit Cats .


id: A40376
author: France.
date: 1662.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11289
sentence: 229
flesch: 43
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title:
  The treaty and alliance between the commissioners of the most Christian King of France and Navarre on one part, and the extraordinary ambassadors of the States General of the United-Provinces of the low-countries on the other concluded and signed at Paris the 27 April, 1662.

summary:
  The Treaty and Alliance , &c. THe affection , which the most Christian King hath alwaies had for the good and prosperity of the State of the united Provinces of the low Countries , following the Example of the Kings his Predecessors ; and the passion ; which the Lords the States General of the said Provinces have alwayes preserved for the Grandeur of France , together with the sentiments of acknowledgment for the considerable obligations and advantages , they have received from thence , have in such a manner maintained the good Understanding between His Majesty and the said Lords States , and such a free and perfect Correspondence between their Subjects for many years passed , that it might be hoped , that the same would be continued by it self , without need of confirming the precedent Confederations by any new Treaty : yet notwithstanding , since His Majesty will omit nothing of what may strengthen and perpetuate the Ancient Bond , and the said Lords the States General wish to make it straighter , having for that end besought his said Majesty by their extraordinary Ambassadors for a renovation of Alliance , to the maintaining of the Peace , which his Majesty and the said Lords States have at present with all Potentates and States of Europe , and to the regulating the Interests of particular Subjects of the one and the other , as to commerce , Navigation and Sea affairs , by such Laws and Conventions , as are most proper to prevent all Inconveniences , that might alter the good Correspondence ; the Lords , John Baron of Gent , Lord of Osterweed , Lieutenant of the Fiefs and Primat of the Country of Foquement ; Conrard of Buningen , Counsellour of the City of Amsterdam , Justus Huybert Counsellour and Pensionary of the City of Zricksee , and William Borreel Baron of Vrenhove , Vrendie , Lord of ●tel and , Duinb●ke and ●ere●●m , &c ▪ Extraordinary Ambassadors of the said Lords States of the united Provinces of the low Countries , have to this effect exhibited to the Ministers of His Majesty their powers , whereof a Copy is here beneath inserted , for the Negotiation and conclusion of the said Alliance ; whereupon His Majesty having been pleased to nominate my Lord Peter Seguier Count of Gien , Duke of Villemur , Peer and Chancellor of France , and the Lords , Nicholas of Neufville , Duke of Villeroy , Peer and Marshall of France , Knight of His Majesties Orders , and Chief of the Counsel Royal of the Exchequer , Henry August of Lomenie , Count of Brienne and Montbrun , and Michel Tellier Marquess of Louvoy , Lord of Chavigny , both Counsellors , Ministers and Secretaries of State and of his Majesties Commands , and Commanders of his Orders ; Huge of Lionne Marquess of Fresne , Lord of Berny , and also Counsellor and Minister of State , and Commander of the said Orders , and Louys Henry of Lomenie , Count of Brienne , and Baron of Pongy , Counsellor also and Secretary of State and of His Majesties Commands , and John Baptista Colbert , Counsellor of His Majestie in all his Counsels , and Intendant of his Treasury , for Commissioners on his part , with power . ( whereof they have presented the original , and whereof a Copy is here beneath transcribed ) to confer and treat concerning the said Alliance , and to conclude it with the said Ambassadors : It hath been agreed upon between the said Lords Commissioners in the Name of His Majesty on one part , and the said Lords Plempotentiaries of the Lords the States General on the other , as follows : I. There shall henceforth be between the King and His Successors Kings of France and Navarre and his Kingdoms on one part , and the Lords the States General of the united Provinces of the low Countries , and their States and lands appertaining and their Subjects on the other , reciprocally a sincere , firm and perpetual Amity and good Correspondence , as well by sea as by land , in all things , and every where , as well without as within Europe . II. All the Subjects and Inhabitants of the said United Provinces shall reciprocally enjoy the same rights , liberties and exemptions in their Traffick and Commerce , in the Ports , Roads , Seas and States of his said Majesty , what hath just now been said , shall be enjoyed by the Subjects of His Majesty in those of the said Lords the States , and in the open Sea : it being to be understood , that the equality shall be every way reciprocal on either side ; and even in case , that hereafter the said Lords the States should be in Peace , Amity and Neutrality with any Kings , Princes and States , that should become Enemies to His Majesty ; each of the two parties being reciprocally to use the same conditions and restrictions , expressed in the Articles of the present Treaty , that regard Traffick and Commerce .


id: A17500
author: Crosse, William, b. 1589 or 90, attributed name.
date: 1625.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11321
sentence: 302
flesch: 53
cache: cache/A17500.xml
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title:
  The Dutch suruay VVherein are related and truly discoursed, the chiefest losses and acquirements, which haue past betweene the Dutch and the Spaniards, in these last foure yeares warres of the Netherlands, with a comparatiue ballancing and estimation of that which the Spaniards haue got in the Dutchies of Cleeue and Iuliers, with that which they haue lost vnto the Dutch and Persians, in Brasilia, Lima, and Ormus. VVhereunto are annext the Mansfeldian motiues, directed vnto all colonels, lieuzanant-colonels, sergeant majors, priuate captaines, inferiour officers, and souldiers, whose seruice is engag'd in this present expedition, vnder the conduct and commaund of the most illustrious Prince Ernestus, Earle of Mansfield.

summary:
  Our Fleete vpon the 24. of Ianuarie 162● , came within shot of the Castle , and plied the Defendants with diuers peales of Ordinance , and by the fauour of our shipping and Cannon , gaue meanes to the Persian , to land ten thousand of his Souldiers . In the dilucidation whereof I meane not to instance in the losse of men , money , munition , and shipping , which like our haire growe out againe vpon euery new reinforcement and supply , but in those dammages , which are most solid and substantiall , as the losse of Townes , Cities , Lands , and Territories , which like an arme or legge cut off , sildome or neuer growe out againe , to the vse and interest of their first possessors , especially they being seized by the Dutch or Spaniards , whose talents are of a strong retentiue power , and who know to keepe that , which they haue once gotten and acquired , as well as any Nations in Christendome whatsoeuer : so that if we shall comparatiuely ballance the Spanish Acquisitions in the Dutchies of Iuliers and Cleaueland , with their bleeding detriments , sustained in Brasilia , Lima , and Ormus : wee shall see the former to bee exceeded by the latter , beyond the paralell and degrees of all comparison .


id: A65203
author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
date: 1664.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2389
sentence: 69
flesch: 53
cache: cache/A65203.xml
txt: txt/A65203.txt
title:
  A memorial delivered to His Majesty (July 21/31 1664) from the Lord Van-Gogh, ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces. Translated into English. With the ansvver which His Sacred Majesty returned thereunto.

summary:
  A memorial delivered to His Majesty (July 21/31 1664) from the Lord Van-Gogh, ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 441:11, 1641-1700 , 2900:21) A memorial delivered to His Majesty (July 21/31 1664) from the Lord Van-Gogh, ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces.


id: A41077
author: Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.
date: 1672.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 12676
sentence: 508
flesch: 76
cache: cache/A41077.xml
txt: txt/A41077.txt
title:
  Batavia, or, The Hollander displayed in brief characters & observations of the people & country, the government of their state & private families, their virtues and vices : also, A perfect description of the people & country of Scotland.

summary:
  Wheresoever men go the way is made before them . 'T is the Port-Esquiline of the world , where the whole earth doth vent her crude blackgore , which the Inhabitants scrape away for fuel , as men with spoon 〈◊〉 excrements-from Civit-Cats .


id: A59322
author: Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.
date: 1688.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 12574
sentence: 370
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A59322.xml
txt: txt/A59322.txt
title:
  Insignia Bataviæ, or, The Dutch trophies display'd being exact relations of the unjust, horrid, and most barbarous proceedings of the Dutch against the English in the East-Indies : whereby is plainly demonstrable what the English must expect from the Hollanders when at any time or place they become their masters / by Elkanah Settle.

summary:
  being exact relations of the unjust, horrid, and most barbarous proceedings of the Dutch against the English in the East-Indies : whereby is plainly demonstrable what the English must expect from the Hollanders when at any time or place they become their masters / by Elkanah Settle. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1158:11) Insignia Bataviæ, or, The Dutch trophies display'd


id: A41087
author: Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.
date: 1699.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 10248
sentence: 343
flesch: 71
cache: cache/A41087.xml
txt: txt/A41087.txt
title:
  A trip to Holland being a description of the country, people and manners : as also some select observations on Amsterdam.

summary:
  T●●● is a Province amongst them , where every Woman carries a Concy in a Lamb Skin . Compliment i● an Idleness they were never trained up in ; and 't is their Happiness , that Court-Vanities have not stolen away their Minds from Business .


id: A49236
author: France.
date: 1691.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 6289
sentence: 260
flesch: 67
cache: cache/A49236.xml
txt: txt/A49236.txt
title:
  Treaty made between Lewis XIV of France and the States General about the exchange and ransom of the prisoner of war together with the rates of prices of ransom from a general to a private soldier.

summary:
  The Generals of the Kings Army , Commanders in Chief , and the Mareschals of France , shall be Exchanged for the Captain General of the States General ▪ Commanding in chief their Armies , or shall pay — Livers . The Mareschals de Camp of the King Army shall be Exchang'd , or pay — Livers .


id: A18298
author: Wimbledon, Edward Cecil, Viscount, 1572-1638.
date: 1626.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 10715
sentence: 238
flesch: 56
cache: cache/A18298.xml
txt: txt/A18298.txt
title:
  A iournall, and relation of the action, vvhich by his Maiesties commandement Edvvard Lord Cecyl, Baron of Putney, and Vicount of Wimbledon, Admirall, and Lieutenant Generall of his Maiestyes forces, did vndertake vpon the coast of Spaine, 1625

summary:
  In our approach into the Bay we discouered 18 or 20 sayle of great and small shippes at anckor in the Roade which proued to be the Admirall of Naples and 5 or 6 more that brought men and munition into Cadiz , 6 other of the shippes came from Brazeile & 5 or 6 more men of warre and Marchants shippes , we made ready and prepared our shippe for fight , but such was the smalnesse of the Gayle that it was 2 or 3 of the clocke before we could gett within the Porcas , also there came out of Saint Mary Port 15 sayle of Gallyes whereof the Duke of Hermandina was commaunder ; 5 of the Gallyes were by our shippes that came in forced to retire againe to Saint Mary Port , the other 10 recouered Puntall amongst their shippes and presently towed them vp toward Port Royall . The Counsell of warre vpon this necessity of sicknes , want of men & sundry cōplaints of want of beere & water & many leakes discouered , resolued vpon the 17 of Nouember , to bend the course directly homeward , & putt into Faimouth , Plymouth or Porthmouth , which could be first and most conveniently obtained , which resolution if we had not taken , we had endāgered the greatest part of the whole fleet .


id: A46308
author: English officer who was there during the last campaign.
date: 1690.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 10413
sentence: 341
flesch: 67
cache: cache/A46308.xml
txt: txt/A46308.txt
title:
  A journal of the late motions and actions of the confederate forces against the French in the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands with curious remarks on the situation, strength, and rarities of the most considerable cities, towns and fortifications in those countreys : together with an exact list of the army / written by an English officer who was there during the last campaign.

summary:
  The Engagement began on a Party of the Dutch , who gave way on the first Charge ; but , our English being there also , who were the Guards ( that day ) for covering the Forragers , on whom the Design of the French Army chiefly was ( and indeed if they could have passed that Guard , they might have taken 5000 of them ) they bore the Brunt of the Battle , and by their bravery , gained the advantage of the Gound ; which if the French could have got , they would have made use of it to our great damage . At the Camp several Souldiers were by a Priest inveagled to desert our Army and go over to the French , some whereof were taken in the Act , and shot , but the Priest made his Escape .


id: A11214
author: A. S.
date: 1640.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3018
sentence: 88
flesch: 62
cache: cache/A11214.xml
txt: txt/A11214.txt
title:
  A terrible sea-fight related in the copie of letter sent to I.M. councellour, pensioner, and bailiffe to the citie of Batavia : concerning the great fight betweene nine East India ships of the Hollanders and three great gallions, which happened about Goas Bare in the East Indies, the 20.30 of September, 1639.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A11214 of text S4867 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 21479.5). The rate of 17 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A34519
author: Friesland (Netherlands). Provinciale Staten.
date: 1684.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1573
sentence: 61
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A34519.xml
txt: txt/A34519.txt
title:
  A Copy of the resolution of the states provincial of Freezland relating to the levyes under debate in the States General, Fryday the 15/25 Feb., 1684.

summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A49689
author: English gentleman, attending the court of the King of Great Britain.
date: 1691.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 9659
sentence: 263
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A49689.xml
txt: txt/A49689.txt
title:
  A late voyage to Holland, with brief relations of the transactions at the Hague, also remarks on the manners and customs, nature, and commical humours of the people; their religion, government, habitations, way of living, and manner of treating stangers, especially to the English. Written by an English gentleman, attending the court of the King of Great Britain.

summary:
  Another Advantage of their Scituation of Trade , is made by those two great Rivers of the Rhyne , and Mase , reaching up , and Navigable , so mighty a length , into so Rich and Populus Countries of the higher and lower Germany ; which as it brings down all the Commodities from those parts to the Magazines in Holland , that vent them by their Shipping into all parts of the World , where the Market calls for them ; so , with something more labour and time , it returns all the Merchandise of other Parts , into those Countries , that are seated upon these Streams , The Flatness of their Land exposes it to the danger of the Sea , and forces them to infinite charge , in the continual Fences and Repairs of their Banks to oppose it ; which employ yearly more Men , than all the Corn of the Province of Holland could maintain . eng William -- III, -- King of England, 1650-1702 -- Early works to 1800.


id: B05570
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
title: Proclamation, discharging persons to be brought from the Netherlands without passes.
date: 1694.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1634
sentence: 68
flesch: 61
cache: cache/B05570.xml
txt: txt/B05570.txt
summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05570) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179021)


id: A51130
author: Molloy, Charles, 1646-1690.
date: 1666.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 9795
sentence: 271
flesch: 62
cache: cache/A51130.xml
txt: txt/A51130.txt
title:
  Hollands ingratitude, or, A serious expostulation with the Dutch shewing their ingratitude to this nation, and their inevitable ruine, without a speedy compliance and submission to His Sacred Majesty of Britain / by Charles Molloy of Lincolns-Inn, Gent.

summary:
  Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership.


id: A29589
author: De Britaine, William.
date: 1672.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 13567
sentence: 464
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A29589.xml
txt: txt/A29589.txt
title:
  The Dvtch vsurpation, or, A brief view of the behaviours of the States-General of the United Provinces, towards the kings of Great Britain with some of their cruelties and injustices exercised upon the subjects of the English nation; as also, a discovery of what arts they have used to arrive at their late grandeur, &c. / by William De Britaine.

summary:
  The Dvtch vsurpation, or, A brief view of the behaviours of the States-General of the United Provinces, towards the kings of Great Britain with some of their cruelties and injustices exercised upon the subjects of the English nation; as also, a discovery of what arts they have used to arrive at their late grandeur, &c. / by William De Britaine. This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership.


id: A08591
author: Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613.
date: 1626.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 7616
sentence: 200
flesch: 56
cache: cache/A08591.xml
txt: txt/A08591.txt
title:
  Sir Thomas Ouerbury his obseruations in his trauailes vpon the state of the Xvii. Prouinces as they stood anno Dom. 1609 The treatie of peace being then on foote.

summary:
  Concerning the King himselfe , hee is a person wonderfull both in War and Peace : for his Acts in Warre , hee hath manumized France from the Spaniard , & subdued the League , being the most dangerous plot that hath bin layd , weakening it by Armes , but vtterly dissoluing it by wit , that is , by letting the Duke of Guise out of Prison , and Capitulating with the heads of it euery one a part , by which meanes hee hath yet left a continuall hatred among them , because euery one sought , by preuenting other , to make his Conditions the better ; so that now there remaines little connexion of it amongst the Gentrie , onely there continues some dregges still among the Priests , and consequently the people , especially when they are angred with the increase and prosperitie of the Protestants . For his Acts of Peace , hee hath enriched France with a greater proportion of Wooll , and Silke , erected goodly Buildings , cut Passages betwixt Riuer and Riuer , and is about to doe the same betwixt Sea and Sea , redeemed much of the Mortgaged Demaynes of the Crowne , better husbanded the Money , which was wont to bee drunke vppe two parts of it in the Officers hands , got aforehand in Treasure , Armes and Munition , increased the Infantrie , and supprest the vnproportionable Caualry , and left nothing vndone but the building of a Nauie .


id: A06822
author: Mansell, Robert, Sir, 1568 or 9-1656.
date: 1602.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4785
sentence: 105
flesch: 51
cache: cache/A06822.xml
txt: txt/A06822.txt
title:
  A true report of the seruice done vpon certaine gallies passing through the narrow seas written to the Lord high Admirall of England, by Sir Robert Mansel knight, admirall of her maiesties forces in that place.

summary:
  A true report of the seruice done vpon certaine gallies passing through the narrow seas written to the Lord high Admirall of England, by Sir Robert Mansel knight, admirall of her maiesties forces in that place. A true report of the seruice done vpon certaine gallies passing through the narrow seas written to the Lord high Admirall of England, by Sir Robert Mansel knight, admirall of her maiesties forces in that place.


id: A52836
author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
date: 1673.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5710
sentence: 129
flesch: 47
cache: cache/A52836.xml
txt: txt/A52836.txt
title:
  The letter sent by the States-General of the United Provinces of the Low Countreys to His Majesty, by their Trumpeter together with His Majesties answer to the said letter / translated out of French into English.

summary:
  Did ever Prince or State send an Ambassador with design to obtain that which the Ambassador was not empowered either to conclude or sign , especially to a Prince with whom they had War ? It is much more rational to believe what you did was to gain time , whilst you endeavoured to put in execution those threats in relation to France that the Sieur Boreel had before given Us. EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).


id: A84485
author: England and Wales. Council of State.
date: 1654.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 804
sentence: 57
flesch: 76
cache: cache/A84485.xml
txt: txt/A84485.txt
title:
  Saturday April 22. 1654. By the Council at White-Hall. Whereas a peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between His Highness the Lord Protector, and the States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries. ...

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84485 of text R211911 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.17[86]). Title from caption and opening line of text.


id: B02118
author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
date: 1667.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1216
sentence: 58
flesch: 64
cache: cache/B02118.xml
txt: txt/B02118.txt
title:
  A proclamation for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States-General of the Vnited Netherlands.

summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02118) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179372) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2786:33) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A80995
author: Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
date: 1654.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 921
sentence: 50
flesch: 70
cache: cache/A80995.xml
txt: txt/A80995.txt
title:
  By the Lord Protector. A proclamation of the peace made between this Common-wealth, and that of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80995 of text R211933 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.17[87]). The rate of 21 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A96374
author: White, Thomas, fl. 1652.
date: 1652.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2411
sentence: 76
flesch: 69
cache: cache/A96374.xml
txt: txt/A96374.txt
title:
  An exact and perfect relation relation [sic] of the terrible, and bloudy fight: between the English and Dutch fleets in the Downs, on Wednesday the 19 of May, 1652. Relating, how Martin Van Trump the Dutch Admiral, upon General Blagues friendly salutation, set forth his bloudy flag of defiance; with the whole particulars of the fight, and the manner of the engagement. Also, a list of our admirals ships that engaged in the aforesaid fight; and the names of those those [sic] that lost men in this service, with the namber [sic] of them that were slain and wounded on both sides; together wth [sic] the sinking of one of the Hollanders, the taking of 3, and the total spoiling of their whole fleet; with their flight to deep in France, and what hapned [sic] to the English in the pursuit. Being the true copy of a letter sent to Mr. Richard Bostock of London, Merchant. Published according to order, and printed for the satisfaction of all that desire to be truly informed,

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A96374 of text R206838 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E665_11). no An exact and perfect relation relation [sic] of the terrible, and bloudy fight: between the English and Dutch fleets in the Downs, on Wednes White, Thomas 1652 1857 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 C The rate of 16 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A67902
author: Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.
date: 1652.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5580
sentence: 129
flesch: 50
cache: cache/A67902.xml
txt: txt/A67902.txt
title:
  A seasonable expostulation with the Netherlands. Declaring their ingratitude to, and the necessity of their agreement with the Common-wealth of England.

summary:
  And though he did often desire his Sister of England to heare ( as he pretended ) his just defence for his so rigorous proceedings ; She refused to dispute the truth of your Complaints ; presuming it more probable for a stranger to be a Tyrant , then that the naturall Inhabitants should , upon a slighter cause , cast themselves into the no lesse bloody , then scorching flames of a Civill , and uncertaine Warre : Seeming rather to forget the Obligations shee owed him , as a private person , when he was King of England , then her Neighbours oppressions ; I shall not here draw blood in your faces by application . Declaring their ingratitude to, and the necessity of their agreement with the Common-wealth of England.


id: A52833
author: United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.
title: Extract of the States General their resolution Thursday, 28th October, 1688.
date: 1688.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1709
sentence: 53
flesch: 52
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id: A50889
author: F. M.
date: 1659.0
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title:
  A narrative of the causes and events of civil-war between princes and people together with the manner how the people of Rome and of the Netherlands rejected and abjured their king and kingly government, with the form of their oaths of abjuration : extracted out of the Roman and Netherlands history : as likewise some objections now in contest concerning the taking of the like oath in this Common-Wealth examined and answered, if not for satisfaction at least for information of such as are concerned / by F.M.

summary:
  Thereupon all the People Armed themselves , and towards Rome they went , where in the Market place he related to the people then assembled the villany committed upon Lucretia ; And moreover he laid abroad the pride of the King himself , the miseries , the infinite toil and pain of the Commons buried as it were under ground , with cleansing and casting of Ditches , voiding and farming of the Sinks ; saying that the men of Rome who were the Conquerors of all Nations about them , were now of Warriors become Quarriors , hewers of Stone , and day-labourers ; thus rehearsing these and other matters , much more grievous and horrible , he so mightily inflamed the multitude , that he caused the King to be deposed and degraded of his Royal State and dignity , yea and to decree and enact , that King Tarquinus and his Wife and Children should be banished for ever , which accordingly was effected ; and after all the Armies and people had forsaken him , Brutus being then appointed Consul , and for fear least the Magistrates and people might at any time after be won by entreaty , or moved by gifts on the Kings part , he caused them to swear , that they would never suffer any to be King at Rome , after which the Senate was fil'd with such as took the same Oath , in lieu of those that were murthered by the Kings command , to the full number of three hundred ▪ so jealous were the people afterwards of their Liberties , that one of their Consuls name being Tarquinus , without they could have any other thing to say against him but his Name , who they said was dangerous to a Free-State , thereupon was perswaded to retire from the City , and Brutus by an act and decree of the Senate , proposed to the people , That all the Race and Linage of the Tarquin's should be exiled and banished , which was accordingly effected . It fell to the lot of this Scaevola to go first , and coming into the Camp with a scain hid under his garment , he presseth in the thickest throng to stand near the Kings Tribunal ; it happened , that then and their the Souldiers were receiving their pay , and the Chancellor or King Porcenas principal Secretary sate together with the King in like aray ; Scaevola fearing to enquire whether of them two were Porcena , least he should discover himself , in lieu of Porcena he killed the Chancellor , and afterwards with his bloody weapon making his way through the fearful multitude , was laid hold on and brought before King Porcena sitting then upon his Throne , to whom he said , I am a Citizen of Rome , and Cajus Mucius is my name , a professed Enemy I confesse , and an Enemy would I have slain , as ready and willing am I to die my self as I was to kill another , for both to do and suffer valiantly is the part of a Noble Roman , and it s not I alone that carry this resolution , against thee O King , there is a long train behind of them that seek to win the same praise and honour , make thee ready therefore and arm thy self if thou think good against this danger , and reckon every hour to be in hazard of thy life , and to have alwayes at the very Court gates thy Enemies sword ; This kind of War we youths of Rome denounce openly to thee , no battel , no fight else shalt thou need to fear , with thee alone will we all one by one have to do , and with no other .


id: A03134
author: Floyd, Charles, fl. 1632-1633, cartographer.
date: 1633.0
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title:
  A iournall, of the taking in of Venlo, Roermont, Strale, the memorable seige of Mastricht, the towne & castle of Limburch vnder the able, and wise conduct of his Excie: the Prince of Orange, anno 1632 VVith an exact card drawne first by Charles Floyd (nowe ensigne) and since lessened and cutt by Henricus and Willihelmus Hondius dwelling by the Gevangen Port in the Hagh. Compiled together by Capt. Henry Hexham quartermaster to the regiment of the Lord Generall Vere. As also a list of the officers, voluntiers, gentlemen, and souldiers slayne, and hurt in this seige. With the articles of composition.

summary:
  This sixte off Iuly also his Ex cie : hearing that the Enemy intended to fall on , hee sent Mons r : Stackenburch Lieuetenant Generall off the horse to giue them a sound alarme , which was done in this manner following : Hee had with him some 80 : horse , & some 80 : firelocks , and tooke with him many trumpetts , and Drums , which where to sound , and to beate a charge in sundry places , and coming neere them , hee fell on with his horse , & firelocks , the trumpetts sounding , & the Drums beating , gaue them such a terrible allarme , that the Enemy supposing ( as the runewayes and prisoners reported ) that his Ex cie : had giuē on with his whole Army , did so pusle them , that they run too , and fro , like men amazed , and could not get into Armes : Mons r : Stackenburch broke into their trench and cut off a corps de Guard , wherein a Spanish Captaine was slayne , and takeing diverse prisoners , returned backe into his quarters . The myne then being sprung the Frenches fell on brauely , and droue the Enemy into their Moate , and followed them so close , that they cryed out , Mesieurs Faitez Nous Graces , the French lost aboue 40 : men , among which Ensigne Fay was slayne , and the Enemy aboue 100 : slayne and hurt that day , as they themselues confessed .


id: A93628
author: Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.
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title:
  The speech of Their Excellencies the Lords Ambassadours Extraordinary. From the high and mighty States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, taking their leave of both the Honourable Houses of Parliament assembled at Westminster. 10. April 1645. Translated out of French into English: and printed by their Excellencies order. Steph. Taylor secr. Together with a moderate answer by a private gentleman. Printed according to order.

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id: A45662
author: Harris, Walter, 1647-1732.
date: 1699.0
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title:
  A description of the King's royal palace and gardens at Loo together with A short account of Holland in which there are some observations relating to their diseases / by Walter Harris ...

summary:
  In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. And if there be any tolerable share of Happiness and Content to be any where enjoyed by an Innocent Man , out of the hurry and noise of the World , a compleat and spacious Garden , furnished with variety of Walks and Groves , and adorned with Fountains , Cascades , Grottoes , &c. must do very much towards the obtaining even a Paradise upon Earth .


id: A10592
author: H. H.
date: 1631.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3553
sentence: 101
flesch: 59
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title:
  Tvvo memorable relations The former, a relation of some late conflicts betweene the Portugals and the English at Surat in the East-Indies [sic] wherein the Portugals were vanquished, many slaine, and many taken prisoners. The later, the copie of a letter written from Bergen-vp-Zoom by an English hand; wherein is contained, a full perfit and true relation, of the late (great and admirable) defeat of the Spanish forces by water, by the Prince of Orange assisted with the English forces neere Bergen, the 12. of September, 1631.

summary:
  VPon the 22. of S●ptember 1630. arrived 5. English Ships in the roade of Swalley ( which is th● Port of Surat ) namely the great Iames , the William , the Blessing , the Discovery , and the Reformation , in the way of peaceable trade and marchandizing , who there found thirty Portugall Frigots of warre which had waited for them , 20. dayes before the said Ships arrivall to oppose their trade there and in all o●her parts of the said East Indies , ( as continually before , the Portugals have done from the very beginning of the trade of the English there ) ●hi●h Frigots had a little before seazed agreat Ship o● Portugals no lesse cautelously had opened and spread them selves in good order , the full length of all their Frigots , as they purposely had contrived themselves closer along the shoare , as well for the safety of their owne people , as to terrifie the English from drawing any further for dread of the great Ordnance , which with their harquebusses acrock ( usually mounted on their Prigots sides ) was the refuge ( it seemeth ) they mainly depended on . BOV●●● 1631.


id: A09517
author: Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
date: 1631.0
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title:
  Digitus Dei. Or, Good newes from Holland Sent to the wor. Iohn Treffry and Iohn Trefusis. Esquires: as allso to all that haue shot arrows agayst Babels brats, and wish well to Sion wheresouer.

summary:
  After the Prince of Orange had retreated out of fflaunders , & ( whether through the foreslowing of time , or too many loope holes made in their counsails or unfaithfulnesse in men betrusted , or correspondence by any false heart with the enimy ) he had lost his designe , & inquartered himselfe at Drunen , neare Huisden , little other tidings came to vs , but the constant and extraordinary prouisions of the enimy by land & water , especially concerning certaine sloopes , & flat bottomed boates , & an engeneering Preist , who should haue spent much oyle & candle in the advancing of a strange designe . men , other ships of ours came vp with them like wise , & gaue & received such rough intertainement as passeth among men at such times : a ship of Zeland had by one shot from the enimy 4 ▪ men slayne , & 4. hurt : our musketeres came not up to doe much seruice , for these reasons , 1 in such a hurry of businesse , & uppon the water command could not so easily passe , & besides that command they had , was to seconde the ships that were prouided to fight at length , & moreouer the worke continued not so loug as to make vse of all our men : The Princes ship receiued shot : 2. in the sayles & 1 , in the midship , & quitted herselfe well , some 5. or 6. more did the like : but it playnely appeared the enimy seemed not much to regarde fighting , rather longing & striuing to bee M r of his designe , & therfore continually steered of their course , till towards morning the whole night being exceeding fayre for one houres space & noe more the Lord east a mist uppon them , by which ( they themselues confessing it ) they were much distracted , lost their way , diuers of them came on ground , and the most of them at Muschle-creeke not far from Steenbergen , the vangard being at this time , within one houres time , or two at the most , of the place they aimed at : diuers of them blame Fortune and their pilots , but in truth ( as some of them accknowledgd to myselfe ) the blow was from heauen . and to proceede , this confusion taught vs who was their Generall , viz : Count Iohn of Nassau , who would rather venture the Infantaes displeasure , then pay soe deare for his entertainment heere againe , as hee had lately done at Wesell :


id: B05689
author: Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693.
title: A proclamation, for setling of the staple-port at Campvere
date: 1676.0
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id: A33302
author: Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.
date: 1672.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 18947
sentence: 1079
flesch: 81
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title:
  A description of the seaventeen provinces commonly called the Low-Countries (the present stage of action) as also of the rivers, cities, commodities, strong towns, forts, and other things remarkable therein.

summary:
  Leyden is situate in a flat and low Country , full of Ditches , and Channels , and is beautified with pleasant Meddows , Gardens , Arbors , and Walks round about it ; within it are inclosed one and thirty Islands , from one of which to the other men go in Boats : And over and above these there are nine or ten other Islands , from the one of which to the other , Bridges are built to pass over , so that in that Town are one hundred forty five Bridges , whereof one hundred and four are of Stone , the rest of Wood. Not long since also they have opened a certain little Island , which before stopped the course of their Ships , so that a reasonable Boat may passe from the Sea to Gaunt , to the inestimable profit of Town and the Country thereabouts .


id: A36497
author: Downing, George, Sir, 1623?-1684.
date: 1672.0
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words: 26695
sentence: 467
flesch: 36
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title:
  A discourse written by Sir George Downing, the King of Great Britain's envoy extraordinary to the states of the United Provinces vindicating his royal master from the insolencies of a scandalous libel, printed under the title of (An extract out of the register of the States General of the United Provinces, upon the memorial of Sir George Downing, envoy, &c.), and delivered by the agent De Hyde for such to several publick ministers : whereas no such resolution was ever communicated to the said envoy, nor any answer returned at all by their lordships to the said memorial : whereunto is added a relation of some former and later proceedings of the Hollanders / by a meaner hand.

summary:
  We read also in the Reign of the said King , in the preferring a certain Bill in Parliament ( which is the voice of the State of the Realm ) that he was usually accounted King or Soveraign of the Seas by all Nations ; written in French , and thus translated into English : The Nation of the English were ever in the Ages past , renowned for Sea-Affairs in all Countries near the Seas : and they had also so numerous a Navy , that the people of all Countreys esteemed and called the King of Edgland , the King or Soveraign of the Sea. Another Testimony to the same effect we read in the Parliamentary Records of Henry the fifth , where the tenour of the Bill runs after this manner : The Commons do pray , That seeing our Soveraign Lord the King , and his illustrious Progenitors , have ever been Lords of the Sea ; and now seeing through God's grace it is now come to pass , that our Lord the King is Lord of the shores on both sides the Sea , such a Tribute may be imposed on all Strangers passing through the said Sea , for the benefit and advantage of our said Lord the King , as may seem agreeable to Reason for the safeguard of the said Sea. The Hollanders are industrious , and no sooner are discharged of their lading , but presently put forth for more ; whereas our English , after they have been once at Sea , do commonly never return again , till their money taken for their fish be spent , and they in debt .


id: A55409
author: Poor Robin.
date: 1672.0
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flesch: 63
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title:
  Poor Robins character of a Dutch-man as also his predictions on the affairs of the United Provinces of Holland, together with a brief epitomy of the ingratitude of the Dutch, and the English at Amboyna, Polaroon and other islands in the East Indies.

summary:
  For when pale faced Cynthia at Noon dayes Doth intercept Sol● most refulgent Rayes , But some great Sta●e Eclipseth and from Hell Alecto looses all these Furies fell , Grim lean fac'd Famine , fou● infectious Plague , Blood thirsty War and Treason hateful Hag : Here pouring down Woes Universal Flood To drown the World in Seas of tears and blood . Stra●ge thing in Nature ' ●is if you i● heed That one Shark should upon another feed , Hogs will not feed on Hog● , neither yet will The Wolves eat Wolves , nor seek their blood to spill ; But O a Dutch Man he is dainty Mea● , And dress in pickle fit for Sharks to eat .


id: A31203
author: Friend to this commonwealth.
date: 1652.0
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words: 21365
sentence: 477
flesch: 52
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title:
  The case stated between England and the United Provinces in this present juncture together with a short view of those Netherlanders in their late practises as to religion, liberty, leagues, treaties, amities / publish'd by a friend to this commonwealth.

summary:
  Right , have not spared King , nor Constitution , Friend or Brother ; but have travelled through ten years bloudy Wars ; waiting upon God for such a day as this , Even in the way of his Judgments , which he hath brought forth ; Ought or can with a Salvo to their Duty , and a due regard to the presence of God , with them in pursuing Right , and the Reputation hee hath put upon them , permit the People of England to be so grossely injur'd ? The War between the Protestants of France , of which Rachel was the chief , and the King of France falling out in the mean time , the said King agreed also by his Ambassador Monsieur de Belluion with the said States for 20 ships against the Protestants of France , whereof having received 8. the French King by his Ambassador Monsieur d'Espesses at the Hague , moved the States , that in regard he had present need of the other twelve ships , which were not yet ready , that the States should let him have twelve of the twenty that were designed for Genoa , to be commanded by French Officers , though the Lords States judged it better , that they should be commanded by their own .


id: A34296
author: C. W.
title: The Congress at The Hague
date: 1691.0
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words: 15289
sentence: 447
flesch: 59
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summary:
  To restore a brave , but unfortunate Prince to his lost Kingdom , or to save it when he stands upon the fatal Brink of loosing it , are Blessings , few of the greatest Generals of all Ages can boast of ; and if Heaven ever before imploy'd the hand of a particular Man about so great a Work , it was after it had anxiously instructed his Valour , variously expos'd his Life , and narrowly inquired into his Success in a thousand lesser Actions , and then it was the immortal Reward of an equally Great , Successful and Aged General ; but bold Tromp reapt that Glorious Title of a Royal Restorer from one of his first Warlike Essays , and in the Flower of his Age. John George , Prince of Saxe-Eysenach .


id: A33387
author: Clavell, Robert, d. 1711.
date: 1665.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 34614
sentence: 627
flesch: 38
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title:
  His Majesties propriety and dominion on the Brittish seas asserted together with a true account of the Neatherlanders insupportable insolencies and injuries they have committed, and the inestimable benefits they have gained in their fishing on the English seas : as also their prodigious and horrid cruelties in the East and West-Indies, and other places : to which is added an exact mapp, containing the isles of Great Brittain and Ireland, with the several coastings, and the adjacent parts of our neighbours / by an experienced hand.

summary:
  THe Combinations and Endeavours of the States General of the United Provinces against His Majesty , and this Nation have been so insupportably Insolent , that the Parliament not long since , upon the Cry of the whole Nation , did sollicite him to take some extraordinary way to give Redress unto his Subjects for the many and daily Injuries they sustained from them by their Depredations at Sea , for the Horrid and Barbarous Cruelties inflicted on them in the East and West-Indies , which being as odious in their Nature , as they are remarkable in their Number , have been the onely Cause that these pains are taken to give a general satisfaction to the World , by exhibiting this Brief , but most true Account of His Majesties Undoubted Right , and sole Propriety in the English , Scottish , and the Irish Seas : A truth as Antient , as it is Eminent , and not only held forth and attested by the Laws of our Land , and the Records of the Tower , and the High Courts of Parliament , but heretofore confessed also by divers of their own Nation , as in this Book you shall find it faithfully represented to you ; And that the Dominion of the Seas , is properly in the Power and Jurisdiction of the King , may appear by those Tributes and Customes that were Imposed and Payed for the Guard and Protection of them ; The Tribute called the Danegeld , was paid in the Time of the English Saxons , which amounted to four shillings upon every Hide of Land , for the defending of the Dominion by Sea. Roger Houerden affirmeth , that this was paid until the Time of King Stephen .


id: A65983
author: E. W.
date: 1673.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 38246
sentence: 1071
flesch: 56
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title:
  Severall remarkable passages concerning the Hollanders since the death of Queene Elizabeth, untill the 25th of December, 1673 Some animadversions thereupon, in answere to a scandulous pamphlett called Englands appeale to the Parliament, from the private caball at white hall. With the continuation of the case between Sr. VVilliam Courten his heires and assignes and the East-India Company of the Netherlands, faithfully recollected by E.W. armig: and rendred into English, French, and Dutch, for satisfaction of his particular friends, in England, France, and the low countriers.

summary:
  But in case of refu●al , they condemned him to d●posite all the Books of ac●●mpts , papers and writings ●●●onging to the Partnership , that the accompts might be stated accordingly . At Sumatra , from Jamby , Palamba●gh , Andrigoi , Achien , all Fa●●or●●s in the sayd Island , where no other Nation now is admitted to buy p●pper .


id: A03452
author: Verstegan, Richard, ca. 1550-1640.
date: 1621.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 20441
sentence: 595
flesch: 62
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title:
  Obseruations concerning the present affaires of Holland and the Vnited Prouinces, made by an English gentleman there lately resident, & since written by himselfe from Paris, to his friend in England

summary:
  Being then at the first wholy sea , by reason of the fla●s & shallows thereof , ●t was partly by ban●kes raised of 〈◊〉 and earth , through the labour of m●n , and partely by sandy down●s o● 〈◊〉 driuen together by the r●ge of the waues , encroached vpon & gotten from the sea , by the old Ancest●urs of the now Inhabitantes . I. How dishonora●le it was , for Queene Elizabeth of England , to take the Hollanders parts against the King of Spayn : how she oppressed and impouerished her subiects for th●ir sakes , and endangered her owne Crowne and Kingdome .


id: A68903
author: Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627.
title: The actions of the Lowe Countries. Written by Sr. Roger Williams Knight
date: 1618.0
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mime: application/xml
words: 40784
sentence: 1817
flesch: 73
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summary:
  And this grieued the Spanish not a little , that such base people as they esteemed the Netherlanders to be , should possesse peaceably such a braue and rich Countrie , and their King carrie no other title than Duke , Count , and Lord ouer their seuenteen Prouinces . These ( God knows ) at that instant were better fed then taught in marshall discipline , ( except a few of their Nobility & men of war , who were all at the deuotion of Duke d' Alua , by means of the ignorance & obstinacy of Count Egmond , who was deceiued & lulled asleep in his vaine glory , by certaine treacherous , tyrannous and vngrateful Spaniards . )


id: A36499
author: Downing, George, Sir, 1623?-1684.
date: 1665.0
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words: 30266
sentence: 548
flesch: 41
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title:
  A reply of Sir George Downing Knight and Baronet, envoy extraordinary from His Majesty of Great-Britain, &c. to the remarks of the deputies of the Estates-General upon his memorial of December 20, 1664, old stile

summary:
  And whereas they say , That he doth therein back the pretensions of the Danes , and speaks not at all of those of English ; Are not the words of the said Memorial , That his Majesty holds himself obliged to intermeddle therein with the same zeal and fervour , and to the same degree , as for the injuries done to himself and his own Subjects in the same parts , and by the same Company ? This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership.


id: A34614
author: Carr, William, 17th cent.
date: 1688.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 34569
sentence: 571
flesch: 35
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title:
  Remarks of the government of severall parts of Germanie, Denmark, Sweedland, Hamburg, Lubeck, and Hansiactique townes, but more particularly of the United Provinces with some few directions how to travell in the States dominions : together with a list of the most considerable cittyes in Europe, with the number of houses in each citty / written by Will. Carr ...

summary:
  In one of them the States have Spared no cost to exceed the whole world in 3 things ( Viz ) an Organ with sets of Pipes that counterfit a Corus of Voyces , it hath 52 whole stops besides halfe stops , & hath 2 rowes of Keyes for the feet , and three rowes of Keyes for the Hands ; I have had people of Quality to heare it play , who could not believe but that there were men or Women above singing in the Organ , untill they were convinced by goeing up into the Organ Roome . The Almeshouses are many & look more like Princes Palaces then Lodgings for poore people ; First there are houses for poor Ouldmen & Women , then a large square Palace for 300 Widdowes , then there are Hospitals for Boyes & Girles , for Burgers Children & for strangers Children , or those cald Foundtings , all these boyes & girles have Every sonday & other dayes of Worship 2 doites given them by the Fathers of these Houses , the which the Children put into the Deacons sack when they gather for the Poore in the Churches ; Then there is an Hospital for fooles , & a Bedlam : There are Houses where Common Beggers & Gamesters & frequenters of Taphcuses are Kept hard at work : There is also a House called the Rasphouse where petty Theeues & such as flash one another with Knives , such as beg with cheating devises , women with fained great Bellyes , men pretending to have been taken by the Turk , others that pretend wrack at sea , & such as beg with a Clapper or a Bell , as if they could not speake or heare , such as these are kept hard at work , Rasping Every day 50 pounds between 2 of them , or Else are beaten with a Bulls Pissel , & if yet thy rebel & wont work , they are set in a Tub where if they doe not pump the water will swell over their heads ; Then there is a House where whores are Kept to worke , as also disobedient Children who live Idle & take no course to maintain themselves , likewise Women commonly drinking themselves drunck , and scolds ; Al these sorts of Hospitals & Almeshouses are Stately Buildings richly adorned with Pictures & their Lodgings very neat & cleane .


id: A41163
author: Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.
date: 1695.0
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words: 33485
sentence: 506
flesch: 25
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title:
  A brief account of some of the late incroachments and depredations of the Dutch upon the English and of a few of those many advantages which by fraud and violence they have made of the British nations since the revolution, and of the means enabling them thereunto.

summary:
  That Whereas the sole Power of Issuing out Edicts and Plac●ats , is intirely Lodged in the States General , without their being either Obliged to Consult their Stadtholder , or his being Vested with any Power to Controul them in what they Publish : The only Authority of Ordaining and Emitting Declarations and Proclamations , is placed in this Dutch Prince and Belgick Stadtholder , by vertue of the Right made Inherent in him , on the Foot of our having Elected him King. For the said Company having , among other Factories which they had erected and quietly held in Africa , established one at a Place called Commenda , and which they stood possessed of , and had furnished with all Things necessary for the defence and protection of their Servants , and for the management of their Trade , both in the Sale of what they transported thither from hence , and for the obtaining and securing whatsoever the adjacent Coast , and the neighbouring Ports on that Continent afforded fit to be brought hither ; the Dutch having a Factory adjoyning thereunto did , about Two years ago , instigate and stir up the Natives against the English Factory , by telling them that the English were a conquered Nation , and not able any longer to help and assist , or to trade with them , in that they had subdued the Kingdom of England , and made their Stadtholder , who was but their Servant , King and Monarch of it .


id: A61701
author: Davies, John, 1625-1693.
date: 1680.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 26848
sentence: 694
flesch: 52
cache: cache/A61701.xml
txt: txt/A61701.txt
title:
  The religion of the Dutch represented in several letters from a Protestant officer in the French army to a pastor and professor of divinity at Berne in Switserland ; out of the French.

summary:
  I question not but that you know , the Elector-Palatine did , at the beginning , follow the Confession of Auxbourg , which was received in all his Dominions ; and that , since that time , having embrac'd our Reformed way of Religion , and having est●blish'd it in his Country , he order'd all the Lutherans , who would not make profession thereof , to depart out of it . It is doubtless , no small trouble to the Elector of Brandenbourg , to see that most of his Subj●cts are Lutherans , that there are many of them Catholicks , and but very few of the Calvinistical reformed way of Religion .


id: A43483
author: Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?
date: 1642.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 38598
sentence: 943
flesch: 57
cache: cache/A43483.xml
txt: txt/A43483.txt
title:
  The second part of the principles of art military, practised in the warres of the United Provinces consisting of the severall formes of battels, represented by the illustrious Maurice Prince of Orange of famous memorie, and His Highnesse Frederick Henry Prince of Orange, that is Captaine Generall of the Army of the high and mighty Lords the States Generall of the United Provinces : together with the order and forme of quartering, encamping, and approaching, in a warre offensive and defensive.

summary:
  Therefore , it is very necessarie , that the Generall sends out before , a good number of Horse , to view , and informe themselves of the nature , and condition of that place , where the Armie is to Quarter that night , for the accommodation where of , they ought to chuse , as neere as possibly may be , a place situated in a plaine Feld , to which the Armie being come ( and that in good time by day , the Quarters shall be made neere vnto the a dioyning villages ) if there be any and the Horse lodged about them , in places of danger most suspected . All the Artillery and carriages belonging to the traine of his office upon a march o● quarter to be in the safest place of the Army , and therefore are to take place before all other carriages unlesse some of the Ordnance be drawne to march in the Avantguard , Battell , or Reere , or to some other places : where the necessity of the service may require .


id: A35913
author: Dalicourt, P.
date: 1669.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 29300
sentence: 480
flesch: 34
cache: cache/A35913.xml
txt: txt/A35913.txt
title:
  A relation of the French kings late expedition into the Spanish-Netherlands in the years 1667 and 1668 with an introduction discoursing his title thereunto, and an account of the peace between the two crowns, made the second of May, 1668 / Englished by G.H., Gent.

summary:
  eng Louis -- XIV, -- King of France, 1638-1715. The French Queens Title stands thus : Philip the fourth , King of Spain , married Elizabeth , Daughter to Henry the fourth , and Sister to Lewis the thirteenth , Kings of France , in the year 1615.


id: A68465
author: Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.
date: 1602.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 52644
sentence: 1657
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A68465.xml
txt: txt/A68465.txt
title:
  A true discourse historicall, of the succeeding gouernours in the Netherlands, and the ciuill warres there begun in the yeere 1565 with the memorable seruices of our honourable English generals, captaines and souldiers, especially vnder Sir Iohn Norice knight, there performed from the yeere 1577. vntill the yeere 1589. and afterwards in Portugale, France, Britaine and Ireland, vntill the yeere 1598. Translated and collected by T.C. Esquire, and Ric. Ro. out of the reuerend E.M. of Antwerp. his fifteene bookes Historicæ Belgicæ; and other collections added: altogether manifesting all martiall actions meete for euery good subiect to reade, for defence of prince and countrey.

summary:
  The foresaid Gouernesse Duchesse of Parma and Placencia departed about the end of Iuly home into Italy , being conducted vpon the way to the sea side by the Commander Generall : who returning to his Court at Bruxels , cited thither the said Prince of Orange , Count de Egmont and Count Horne ( hauing before proscribed them ) to appeare vpon their alleageance to the King , before him as his Lieutenant generall ouer all those Countries . the said Don Iohn brought in a new , Alexander Farnesius ( the sonne of Lady Margaret before named , Duchesse of Parma and Regent of the Low Countries ) now by the name and title of Prince of Parma , as another enioyned Generall for the Spanish King , with his Spanish and Italish souldiers come into those countries :


id: A64310
author: Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.
date: 1699.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 44784
sentence: 857
flesch: 43
cache: cache/A64310.xml
txt: txt/A64310.txt
title:
  Letters written by Sir William Temple during his being ambassador at The Hague, to the Earl of Arlington and Sir John Trevor, Secretaries of State to K. Charles II wherein are discovered many secrets hitherto concealed / published from the originals, under Sir William Temple's own hand ; and dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Littleton, Speaker of the House of Commons, by D. Jones, Gent.

summary:
  〈…〉 forgot to tell my Lord , that the Prince Orange came to me last Night to let me 〈…〉 w , that hearing the ●●●●●● were en 〈…〉 g into s●me Neg●●iati●●● with Spain , 〈…〉 ad put up a Memorial to desi●● the Sa 〈…〉 ction due to H●s 〈…〉 〈…〉 ●he P●●ce Munster , might be 〈◊〉 it ●nd ●esired me I would 〈…〉 〈…〉 M●je●●y wise to instruct any Minister ●●●●● to 〈…〉 purpose . I know not whether I thought it worth ●aking notice of , that the Admiral of Den●ark came hither some Days since , about ●●e long debated Difference between that King and these States , upon certain Sums ●f Money , and likewise about agreeing ●pon the Measures of Ships that pass the ●ound .


id: A64847
author: Dillingham, William, 1617?-1689.
date: 1657.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 55280
sentence: 1155
flesch: 46
cache: cache/A64847.xml
txt: txt/A64847.txt
title:
  The commentaries of Sr. Francis Vere being diverse pieces of service, wherein he had command / written by himself in way of commentary ; published by William Dillingham ...

summary:
  I have read of one , that used to wear his fathers picture alwaies about him , that by often looking thereon he might be reminded to imitate his vertues , and to admit of nothing unworthy the memory of such an Ancestour ; Now Sir , I think you shall not need any other monitour then your own name , if but as often as you write it , or hear it spoken , you recall into your thoughts those your Progenitours , who contributed to it ; your Honoured father , Sir Roger Townshend , and your Grandfather the truly Honourable and valiant the Lord Vere of Tilbury , men famous in their generations for owning religion , not onely by profession , but also by the practise and patronage of it ; whose vertues while you shall make the pattern of your imitation , you will increase in favour with God and men , and answer the just expectations of your countrey . IN the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and ninety , the castle of Litken-hooven in the fort of Recklinchusen , in which there was a garrison of the States souldiers , being besieged by the people of that countrey , aided with some good number of the Duke of Cleves , the Bishops of Colen , and Patebournes souldiers , which they call Hanniveers ; The States gave me order with some companies of English foot , to the number of seven or eight hundred , and five hundred horse , to go to the relief of the said castle ; which I accepted , and marching with all possible speed , in good hope to have surprized them at unawares , and arriving there one morning by break of day , I found that the chief troop was dislodged , and that they had wrought hard upon a fort before the entry of the castle , in which they had left good store of men .


id: A64324
author: Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.
title: Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands by Sir William Temple ...
date: 1673.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 53388
sentence: 955
flesch: 38
cache: cache/A64324.xml
txt: txt/A64324.txt
summary:
  After this Loss the Arch-Duke was yet comforted and relieved , by the obsequious affections and obedience of his new Subjects , so far as to resolve upon the Siege of Ostend ; which having some time continued , and being almost disheartned by the strength of the place , and invincible Courage of the Defendants ; He was recruited by a Body of Eight thousand Italians under the Marquess Spinola , to whom the prosecution of this Siege was committed : He took the place after Three years siege , not by any want of Men or Provisions within ( the Haven and relief by Sea being open all the time ) ; but perfectly for want of ground , which was gain'd foot by foot , till not so much was left , as would hold men to defend it ; a great example how impossible it is to defend any Town that cannot be relieved by an Army strong enough to raise the Siege . When the War began in the midst of the Conjunctures related , 'T is hard to say what could have defended them ; But as men in a Town , threatned with a mighty Siege , abandon their Suburbs , and slight those Out-works which are either weak of themselves , or not well defensible for want of men ; And resolve only to make good those Posts which they are able fully to man , and easily to relieve ; Because the loss of every small Outwork does not only weaken the Number , but sink the Courage of the Garrison within .


id: A61883
author: Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.
date: 1672.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 35701
sentence: 1127
flesch: 58
cache: cache/A61883.xml
txt: txt/A61883.txt
title:
  A justification of the present war against the United Netherlands wherein the declaration of His Majesty is vindicated, and the war proved to be just, honourable and necessary, the dominion of the sea explained, and His Majesties rights thereunto asserted, the obligations of the Dutch to England, and their continual ingratitude : illustrated with sculptures : in answer to a Dutch treatise entituled, Considerations upon the present state of the United Netherlands / by an English man.

summary:
  This is expressed in the Declaration of the pretended Commonweal●h : a●d they determined to assert the right of the Fi●g , not only as an Honourable salute , but as a testimony of their undoubted right and domini●n upon the neighbouring Seas . Cum 〈…〉 lustris , illa legatio ex singulis Provinciis , 〈…〉 1●85 . institueretur , ut Regi Galliarum sum● um Belgii offerretu● Imporium , Provinciae Br●●antiae , Geltriae , Flandriae , Zeland●ae , Me●hliniae , suis delegatis , mandato suarum provinciarum , atque particulari instructione injunxerant , ut multo liberaliorem quàm à foede●at 〈…〉 constitutum e●at 〈…〉 , Regi offerrent : 〈…〉 vice versa Hollandia & 〈…〉 Deputatis hoc mandaverant , ut 〈…〉 liberales ess●nt 〈…〉 conditioni● 〈…〉 foederatis visum 〈…〉 — Geldri , Zelandi●● except● religione & 〈…〉 ; omnia Regi Galliae 〈…〉 , quo fac●●●s pax expediri posset , 〈…〉 proceres 〈…〉 obligallent , jure 〈…〉 se non usuros esse .


id: A69794
author: Carr, William, 17th cent.
date: 1691.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 42746
sentence: 990
flesch: 52
cache: cache/A69794.xml
txt: txt/A69794.txt
title:
  An accurate description of the United Netherlands, and of the most considerable parts of Germany, Sweden, & Denmark containing a succinct account of what is most remarkable in these countries, and necessary instructions for travellers : together with an exact relation of the entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty King William at the Hague / written by an English gentleman.

summary:
  In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).


id: A63407
author: Everard, Edmund.
date: 1680.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 78393
sentence: 2452
flesch: 65
cache: cache/A63407.xml
txt: txt/A63407.txt
title:
  A collection of several relations and treatises singular and curious of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne not printed among his first six voyages ... / published by Edmund Everard, Esquire ...

summary:
  The first that assum'd the Title of King was a famous Robber , whose Name was Din , who having gather'd together a great Number of Malecontents , and Vagabonds , became so powerful and formidable through his own Valour , that after several bloody Battels gain'd , it was no difficult thing for him to seize upon the Throne . Now though as Victor he might easily have ascended the Throne , and tak'n upon him the Name and Title of King , yet he would not accept of any higher Title then that of General of the Army ; and the better to Establish himself in his Authority , and to gain the affection of the People , he caus'd Proclamation to be made through all the Provinces of the Kingdom , that if there were any Prince of the House of Le yet remaining alive , he should shew himself , with full assurance that upon his appearing , he should be put into possession of the Kingdom .


id: A26549
author: Aglionby, William, d. 1705.
date: 1669.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 72395
sentence: 2805
flesch: 71
cache: cache/A26549.xml
txt: txt/A26549.txt
title:
  The present state of the United Provinces of the Low-Countries as to the government, laws, forces, riches, manners, customes, revenue, and territory of the Dutch in three books / collected by W.A., Fellow of the Royal Society.

summary:
  Florent the first of this name succeeded in his Brothers place , who died without issue ; he forsook Frizeland to come and govern Holland ; he had W●r with the Archbishop of Cullen , the Bishop of Leege , and the Earl of Louvain , whom he defeated luckily by a stratagem invented by an old man , who advis'd him to cause deep Ditches to be made upon his enemies way , and to cover them over with straw and hay ; this design succeeded , and his enemies falling in great numbers , he charg'd them so smartly and at such an advantage , that he obtain'd a great victory : the Archbishop nevertheless having rallied his scattered Army , came again into Holland , and was again defeated . In his old age he corrupted the Wife of one Gerard de Velsen , a Gentleman of his Court , whom he had much lov●● ; and it was rather to affront him , than out of a desire to satisfie his lusts ; but Gerard and Herman de Vourd , his Father-in-law , resolv'd to be reveng'd , and by conspiracy seized the Earls person , and carried him to the Castle of Mude ; where , hearing of the Preparations made in Holland against them , they made the Earl get on Horseback , thinking to convey him into England ; but being too hotly pursued , Gerard gave him twenty two wounds with his Sword , and left him dead in a Ditch .


id: A64312
author: Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.
title: Memoirs of what past in Christendom, from the war begun 1672 to the peace concluded 1679
date: 1692.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 83412
sentence: 1446
flesch: 39
cache: cache/A64312.xml
txt: txt/A64312.txt
summary:
  Nothing seem'd so likely to determin them , as the Treaty and Expedition of the Duke of Brandenburgh on the Confederate Side , which laid open his Countrey to the Invasion of Sweden , and gave them a pretence of a Breach , in that Prince , of the Treaties between them , in making War against France without the consent of the Swedes . This admitted great debates between the King and Prince ; one pretending France would never be brought to one Scheme ; and t'other , that Spain would never consent to the other .


id: A26186
author: Aubery du Maurier, Louis, 1609-1687.
date: 1693.0
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 86591
sentence: 1884
flesch: 47
cache: cache/A26186.xml
txt: txt/A26186.txt
title:
  The lives of all the princes of Orange, from William the Great, founder of the Common-wealth of the United Provinces written in French by the Baron Maurier, in the year 1682, and published at Paris, by order of the French King ; to which is added the life of His present Majesty King William the Third, from his birth to his landing in England, by Mr. Thomas Brown ; together with all the princes heads taken from original draughts.

summary:
  Prince of Orange etc. portrait THE HISTORY OF WILLIAM III. Prince of Orange , AND King of GREAT BRITAIN . William -- I, -- Prince of Orange, 1533-1584.


# ent

id: A52842
sid: 82
eid: 11
type: PERSON
entity:
  alomme gereguleert sullen werden op realen van achten / zijnde de selve door de gantsche middelandtsche zee ganghbaer


id: A65983
sid: 436
eid: 1
type: ORG
entity:
  gheliefde de herte vanden coninck van groot brittaignien te openen / ende de gheesten van sijnen grooten


id: A64310
sid: 677
eid: 6
type: ORG
entity:
  empescher le commerce pun de pautre avec quelques nations qui ●e sont pas dans po●●upation de pautre compagn●è , il est accordè , &c.


