A SHORT And faithful …

A SHORT And faithfull Narration from certaine Citizens of note of the Towne of Goch, concerning the abho­minable and wicked Treasons attempted and concluded by eighteene persons to haue beene executed vpon the Townes of Goch, Cleef, Emmeryck, and Rees, discouered by Gods prouidence the last of Februarie. 1615.

At London Printed. 1615.

A SHORT AND True Narration of the abhomi­nable and wicked Treasons intended against Goch, Cleef, Emmerick and Rees.

ON the last of Februarie, (by Gods ho­ly & wise prouidence who is an ene­mie of all Treacherie) came to the knowledge of the Lords Gouer­nours of Goch, Emmerick and Rees, the murtherous and false Treasons practised by eighteene persons vpon the said Cities, for to bring them vnder the obedience of Marquesse Spinola. To this end, they had purposed to breake a hole in the Towne-walls of Goch, behinde the Nunnerie, for to let in at the appointed houre in the night, the Garrison of the said Marquesse, and in the like manner to betray the other three Cities, at the selfe same time and houre. This execrable intention being re­uealed by one Matthias Ceulenaer, (faining himselfe to be one of the Conspiratours for to know their secrets) vnto one of the saide Lords Gouernours, there was a meeting ordained of the saide Lords Gouernours in all hast, in the Citie of Cleef, and consulted how to attrappe these Traytours: whose finall resolution was, that in the night, betweene eleauen and twelue of the clocke, those of Cleef should shoot off two Peeces of Ordnance, and that there-vpon the Gouernours of these sundry places, [Page 4]should apprehend all the Traytours that were discoue­red. Thus accordingly were apprehended on the second day of March, in the said places, these persons following, Gosen Exkens▪ olde Borgmaister of the Towne, Albert Ʋuyst Counsellour, Iacob Hasenberch, Coenraet Keysers, Peter Exkens, Lenart R [...]elofsoon, Dirick van Heuck [...]lum, Rutger Sheriffe, Father Cornelis, and Father Henry Friars from Gaesdonck (a Monasterie situated some halfe an houres going from Goch) Item, Willem B [...]rbier, Ian A­bels, Goert Franck, Thijs the Hatter, Iohn Ʋerlinck, Mai­ster Hendrick Fuyst Licentiat of Cleef, and Matthias Ceu­lenaer, the discouerour of this Conspiracie, who gaue himselfe willingly into their hands for the better assu­rance of his safety for this happy Discouerie. All these persons were brought together at Goch; where there was found with the afore-saide Iacob Hasenberg a Roule, wherein he had noted all that he had obserued and heard these foure or fiue yeeres, concerning the Dukes of Bran­denburg and Nuyburg, and who were addicted to the Duke of Nuyburg, and who not; and for this purpose frequented daily the publike Innes, that so hee might in due time make vse thereof. Besides this, there were found with him diuers Pasquils or Libels, very vilai­nously made against the Duke of Brandenburg, and the reformed Religion. Some of the said persons had also written certaine Letters to Marquesse Spinola, and sent them to Brussel [...] by Peter Exkens: and after the apprehen­sion of these Traytours, there came a Letter from Mar­qu [...]sse Spinola, vnto the said Peter Exkens, which was ta­ken and intercepted by the Lord Gouernour of Goch, the contents whereof are not yet published. Peter Exkens and Iacob Hasenberg were racked, but their confession is not yet reuealed. The time will tell vs, what shall bee further done in this matter, and we will be ready (being aduertised of the truth) to make the same further knowne vnto all those that loue the truth: Thanking God al­mightie [Page 5]that such Traytours of their owne Countrie, and consequently of their owne Mother, are discouered, to the opening of the eyes of Christian Princes and States, that they trust not too much to the faire inticings of the Papists, and their Princes: But being bound together as a bundle of arrowes, they keepe good watch, that the Wolfe breake not in any farther by his subtill and cruell trickes, to the ruine of Christian Religion, and the euersion of the Estate of the Country of Cleef; as also of the neighbour-places, whom this matter likewise concerneth, which the Lord pre­serue vs from. Amen.

Corten waerachtich v …

Corten waerachtich verhael wt de mont van eenighe loffweerdige Borgers van Goch, vant abominabel ende boos verraet by seeckere achthien persoonen geintenteert ende besloten op de Steden Goch, Cleef, Emmerick ende Rees, door de voorsichticheyt des alder hoochsten Godts uyt ghecomen op lesten Februwarie.

Anno 1615.

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Ghedruckt by Ian Amelissz. woonende onder de Laecken­snijders, int vergulde A, B, C.

Anno 1615.

Cort warachtich verhael vant Abominabel ende boos verraet, op de Steden Goch, Cleef, Emmerick ende Rees.

OPden lesten Febrauwary verleden is door de wyse voorsichticheyt des al­derhoochsten Godts (die een Vyant is van alle moordadicheden) ter ken­nisse ghecomen vande Heeren Go­verneurs tot Cleef, Goch, Enmerick ende Rees, her moordadich ende valsch verraet gepracktifeert by seeckere achtien per­soonen op de voornoemde Steden, om die te brenghen onder de ghehoorsaemheyt vanden Marquis Spinola, daer toese voorghenomen hadden een gat te maetken inde Stadts Mueren van Goch achter het Bagimen Clooster, om doer door ter bessemder ure ende stont inde nacht het Garnisoē vanden voorseyde Marquis inne te laten, ende voorts op sulcke wyse te verraden d'andere drie Steden, alle te saemen op den voorseyden bestemdeu tydt ende stont, ende nae dat dit voorseyde ende execrabel voornemen, door eenen Mathijs Ceule­naer, die mede van haer complice sich veynsde, om dat by haere secreten soude weten, aen een vande voorno­emde Heeren Gouverneurs aen ghebracht was, soe zon [Page 10]de voorseyde Gouverneurs daeromme in allerley by malcanderen outbooden tot Cleef, hebben aldaer raet ghehouden om de verraders opt behendelicxste te at­traperen, ende in verseeckerheyt te nemen, ende eynt­lick gheresolveert dat des nachts tusschen elf ende twaelf uren als die van Cleeftwee scheuten met grof Geschut souden hebben gheschooten, yeder Gouver­neur in zijn respective Stadt alle de verraders die on­deckt waeren soude ghevanghen nemen, ende zijn dien volghende op den tweeden Martij gheapprehendeert inde respective plaetsen, dees nae benoemde personen, als naementlick Gosen Exkens out Burghemeester der voorseyde Stadt, Aelbert-Vuyst, Raet, Iacob Hasen­berch, Coenraet Keysers, Peter Exkens, Leenardt Roelo­efsoon, Arent Roclofsoon, Dirck van Heuckelū, Rutgher Abels Scheepen, Heer Cornelis, Heer Henrick beyde Mo­nicken wt de Gaesdonck, een Clooster ghelegen ontrent een halve ure van Goch, Willem Berbier, Ian Abels, Go­ert Franck, Thijs den Hoemaker, Ian Verlinck, Meester Heyndrick Fuyst Licentiat van Cleef, ende Mathijs Ceu­lenaer, als ondecker van dese conspiratie die hem ghewil­lichlickenin apprenhentie ghestelt heest, tot sekerheyt van zijn heylsame outdeckinghe, dese alle zijn te samen tot Goch ghebracht, by den voornoemden Iacob Hasen­berch is gevōdē seeckere Rolle waerinne by gheteeckent hadde alle het ghene hy sedert vier ende vijf iaeren her­waerts wt d'een ende d'anders mont ghehoort hadde, soo den Hertoghe van Brandenburch als Nuyburch aengaende, ende wie de sake vanden Hertoch van Nuy­burch toe ghedaen was, wie met, daer toe meest alle daghe inde Herberghe ghefrequenteert, om hier mede ter gheleghener tijt zijn profijt te doen, oock zijn by den voorseyden Hasenberch ghevonden dieversche pasquil­len, seer vileynich op den Hertoghe van Brandenburch ende de Ghereformeerde Religie fulminerende, de voorseyde ghevanghens hadden oock seeckere brieven [Page 11]gheschreven aenden Marquis Spinola ende den selven door Peter Exkens bestelt op Bruysel, is ooc (nae dat de voorseyde verraders ghevanghen waeren) seeckere brief vanden Marquis Spinola aenden voorschreven Peter Exkens gheschreven, in handen vanden Heere Gou­verneur van Goch ghecomen, waer van den inhout als noch niet en is int licht, als oock niet de belijdenisse van den voorschreven Peter Exkens ende Iacob Hasenberch, die beyde gepijnicht zijn. Wat vorder in dese saecken vallen sal, sal den tijt leeren, ende wy, als wy de wa­erheyt sullen ver staen hebben, bereyt zijn alle waerheyt lief hebbende menschen deelachtich te maecken, Godt danckende dat sulcke verraders van haer eyghen Va­derlant, ende consequentelick van haer eyghen Moeder in haer boos voornemen ghesteut zijn, tot openinghe der Christen Princen ooghen ende Herten, om de aen­lock ende Sausien, der Patps gesmden ende hare Vor­sten, met te veel te betrouwen, maer met malcanderen als ghebonden pijlen goede wachte te houden, dat nict hier ofte daer de Wolf, door zijne aengheboren wre­theyt ende loose treken erghens eenighe afscheuringe en doe, tot ruvyne der Christelucke Religie ende ever­sie vanden welstant ende vrede, soo vant Lant van Cleef, als alled'omgh-eleghen Plaetsen, die dese sake mede aengaet, twelck Godt verhoede. Amen.

FINIS.

Pope Paul the fift his tenne Com­maundements giuen to Marquis Spinola.

THis is Pope Pauls Commandement,
Which from his holy seat he sent,
And gaue to his sonne Spinola
A Marchants sonne of Genua.
Your God here on the earth I am,
See you adore my holy name,
And in all things performe my will
In this warre, as I trust you will.
First take the land of Gulick in,
Then to besiege Franckfort begin,
And let the siege vnto't be held,
Till it constrayned be to yeeld.
In Winter with your Armie lie,
In Hessen, that to it is nie.
Plague Germanie with Warre, vntill
You force them to obay my will.
Make shew to do't in th'Emperours name,
And say men must obay the same.
Proceede with courage stout, my Sonne:
Leaue not till Germanie be wonne.
The Margraves Land see you destroy,
With fire and sword kill man and boy,
[Page 13] Wife, mayd, and all you finde therein,
And place my sonne Lupold therein.
Let Wurtenburg the Palsgraues Land,
And Baden, feele your puissant hand,
Bring th'heretickes into subiection,
By force and Spanish inquisition.
A Germane Monarch thou shalt bee,
Which for thy paines Ile giue to thee,
Take th'heretickes Townes, and lands, and all
You winne, and pay your debts with all.
With neighbours house, wife, mayd and man,
T'your hearts desire, doe what you can,
Or will: for all their goods and lands
I freely giue into your hands.
These ten Commandements, my Sonne,
I charge you, that you see them done.
To your discretion I commit
The rest, to doe as you thinke fit.
And see you breake the Vnion.

The Conclusion.

OH God that art in heauen aboue,
Conuert these blinde-mens hearts to loue:
(That onely on their strengths rely)
Or else destroy them vtterly.
And strengthen still the Vnion.

DE SPAENSCHE GHEBOODEN, INGESTELT DOOR, Paus Paulus V.

DEese ghebooden ende wet,
Van den Paus Paulus ingheset,
Gafhy zyn' Soon, dien Spinola,
Eens coopmans Soon van Genua,
Breeckt de Vnie.
Ick ben v Godt in dit aertsch' dal,
Siet toe dat ghy vuyt recht te mael,
Met dit Crycks heyr, all myn bevell,
Gelyck ick v vertrow zeer well:
Breeckt de Vnie.
Neemt eerst het Landt van Gulick in,
Treckt dan naer Franckfort t' uwen gh'win,
Belegt de Statt met cloecken moet,
Lot datse haer opgheven doet,
Breeckt de Vnie.
V winterleger houdt dan vry,
Int Landt van Hessen naest daerby,
Ghy sult so lang met crych zyn vuyt,
Dat Duytslandt danst nae myne fluyt,
Breeckt de Vnie.
Dit doet all onder deesen schyn:
Men moet den Keyser g'hoorsaem zyn,
Alsoe vaert voort met cloecken zin,
Lot dat ghy hebt t' beste deel in,
Breeckt de Vnie.
Des Marckgrauen, volck, goet end Landt,
Besoeckt met gh'welt, met swert, met brandt,
Vermoort eall, end sett daerin,
Myn' Soon Lupoldt, dien ick benim.
Breeckt de Vnie.
Paltz, Baden oock, end Wurtenbergk,
Moeten daeraen, ghebruyckt vsterck,
De Ketters doet ghehoorsaem zyn,
Deur Spaensche Inquisitie fyn.
Breeckt de Vnie.
Een duyts Monarcq sult ghy dan zyn,
Met Ketters goet versaet v fyn,
Haer Steden oock int roomsche ryck,
Wint, end betaelt v schulden gh'lyck.
Breeckt de Vnie.
Met s'naesten huys, wyf, knecht, end maecht,
Doet stoutlyck wat v hert behaecht,
Haer geldt end goet, end wat meer is,
To ecom' uwen Soldaten fris,
Breeckt de Vnie.
Deese ghebooden, lieve Soon,
Beveel ick v, vuyt mynen troon,
De rest stell'ick tot uwen vlyt,
Ick weet well, dat ghy nerstigh zyt.
Breeckt de Vnie.

Conclusie.

O Hoocsten Gott, een heer der Herren,
Wilt dit verblinde volck bekeeren,
Die haer verlaeten op eygen macht,
Oft' verderft se door uwe kracht.
Sterckt de Vnie.

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