being completed; good discipline is ordered to be
kept among them, so that they are not to molest or wrong
any of the Peasans, nor pillage any of the Passengers, upon
pain of death: some having already acted against order have
been hangd and others shot to death, because they plundred
Wagons coming from Lier to this city, The French in Flanders
make great preparations for War. Our State is to bring
in to morrow the second payment of 1200000 gilders.
From Dusseldorp, 7 Feb. S. N.
Our Duke hath given out Commissions for leavying of
Forces. The Condain Forces which are billeted in Geldern
and Erklen, abuse the Inhabitants extremely, pulling down
houses and burning the timber of it: the poore people are forced
to runne away after they have seen their goods consumed
before their Eyes. These soldiers have burnt down some houses
also in the jurisdiction of Werckrad.
To his Highness Richard Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions
thereunto belonging.
The humble, and hearty Address of sundry Churches of
persons baptised into the Name of the Lord Jesus.
Humbly Sheweth,
THat we are deeply sensible of the great benefit we had
under the Government of your Princely Father of pretious
memory, whom the Lord used to do great acts for the
good of these Nations, which ought to be remembred, and
especially by us, who next under God did ow to his Fatherly
care of these Nations, the liberty of our Profession, and free
exercise of that way of the worship of God, which we are
assured is the way of Christ, and our enjoyment of like priviledges
with other Subjects, notwithstanding the many attempts
and actings to the contrary: So that we may truly
say, His Highness was to us as a nursing Father, and may
that lamenting speech concerning him, which was used