The sentence of the court of Holland, Zealand, and Friesland, against Mr. Simon van Halewyn ... and Robert de Pille du Plessis ... pronounc'd July the 31st. 1693 ... : containing a full account of the whole intriegue for the carrying on a peace with France ... : done out of the Dutch.

THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT OF Holland, Zealand, and Frieſland, AGAINST Mr. Simon van Halewyn, Burgher Maſter of Dort. AND Robert de Pille du Pleſſis, Emiſſary of the French King: Pronounc'd July the 31ſt. 1693.

Containing a full Account of the whole Intriegue for the carrying on a Peace with France, and the Project of it made by the ſaid Halewyn.

Printed at the Hague by Order and Authority of the States-General.

Done out of the Dutch.

London: Printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane. MDCXCIII.

Mr. Simon Van Halewiin's SENTENCE.

WHereas Mr. Simon van Halewiin, born at Dort, and Burgher-Maſter Senior of the ſame place, at preſent Priſoner in the Gatehouſe of the Court of Holland, has confeſs'd without torture, and being without Iron-Fetters, that he went out of this Country laſt year about three Days after the Fight of Steenkirk, to travel into Germany and Switzerland.

Partly (as he ſays) out of curioſity to enquire into the Preſent State of the Frontiers of Germany and France: And

Partly to inform himſelf, if poſſible, by Monſieur Amelot the French Ambaſſador in Switzerland, of the King his Maſter's Intention concerning a General Peace in Europe.

That by both theſe Deſigns (as he farther ſays) he has had no other aim than to acquire more Knowledge and Experience by which he might regulate his Conduct to the beſt advantage of the Publick, and to a fuller diſcharge of his Duty in the adminiſtration of the Affairs of his Country.

That the Priſoner, being arriv'd at Solethurne in Switzerland, had addreſs'd himſelf to the foremention'd Amelot; asking him,

1ſt. If he was able to give him any information of the King his Maſter's Intention about a General Peace.

2dly. If his Maſter was inclinable to deliver up ſome conſiderable Frontiers to ſecure the Spaniſh Netherlands, and this Country.

That the ſaid Ambaſſador had anſwer'd him to both in the affirmative; but telling him alſo, that he was not able, nor impower'd to give him any Particular; that this was work for a Treaty; but yet if the Priſoner would be pleaſed to ſtay there ſome time, then he (the Ambaſſador) would write to Court, and give him certainly a poſitive Anſwer.

That he had replied, That it was not convenient for him to ſtay there any longer, to prevent ſeveral Reflections.

That the ſaid Ambaſſador having ask'd him, Who he was, and if he had any Relations and Friends in the Government; the Priſoner anſwered him, That his Name was Simon van Halewyn; that he was Burgher-Maſter Senior of the City of Dort; and that he had a Brother who had yet a greater power in the Government.

That the ſaid Amelot during their Converſation, having ask'd him further, What ſucceſs he thought that King James might have had in his intended Deſcent, in caſe the French had not been beaten at Sea? the Priſoner anſwer'd him, That it would have been a very weak Enterprize, conſidering the general averſion the Engliſh had for King James.

That the Priſoner to refute ſome Arguments which Amelot had made uſe of to ſhow how much this State ought to deſire a Peace, told him; That it was true enough, that the moſt conſiderable Families of our Country ſuffered very much by heavy Taxes, as having great Eſtates in Land, which carried the greateſt Burthen; but that the Merchants were very gently treated for the benefit of Trade; that the Taxes on real Eſtates could cauſe at the worſt but a change of their Maſters, which did not at all concern the State in general, and conſidered in abſtracto; adding withal, in order to the clearer proof, that the preſent War did not leſſen the Power of the State; that although there were ſome loſſes in Trade on one hand, yet that they were repair'd on the other, by a conſiderable Sale of the Manufacturies; and that it was certain that there were much more Ships built now, than before the War.

That even their Loſſes at Sea did not incommode them very much, ſince the greateſt part of their Ships and Cargo were inſured; and that it was in vain to imagine that there was no difference if the Loſs were ſuſtained by the Proprietors or Inſurers, becauſe the latter ſufficiently repairs it, by what they gain'd from Ships that ſafely arriv'd in the Harbour; and that the reſult of all was, that thoſe who ſtood in need of the Goods, were to pay a greater price for them.

Theſe and ſeveral other Arguments the Priſoner avers that he made uſe of, in order to exaggerate the power of the State.

The Priſoner ſays farther, That the ſaid Amelot having ask'd him if there were ſome grounds to hope, that ſome of thoſe that were at the Helm of the Government, were inclinable to a peace? he anſwered him, that this did depend upon the particulars of the Propoſals relating to it; and that except ſome conſiderable Frontier places were delivered up to the Spaniſh Netherlands, there was no true Dutch man who would not rather ſacrifice the laſt Slyver he had, than to think of a peace.

That after ſome other Diſcourſe, the Priſoner agreed with the ſaid Amelot, that he the ſaid Amelot was to ſend him ſome body to let him know by word of mouth an anſwer of the two above mentioned Queſtions, and that a printed Book ſhould be ſent to the Priſoner as a Token that the King did continue in his Inclination for a general peace, and that a Meſſenger ſhould follow.

That they had further agreed, that the Priſoner, as a Token that he had receiv'd the Book, ſhould ſend a Letter of Trade to one Handecourt, living at Paris in St. Honore-Street, at the Sign of the Arms of England, which ſhould alſo ſerve for an Advertiſement that he was arriv'd in the Country.

That the Priſoner told the ſaid Amelot, that whereas he might perhaps make a tour into England, it would be neceſſary to let him know what time a Meſſenger would be ſent him, for fear of his being diſappointed; and that to aſſure him the Letter came from Monſieur Amelot, a certain Mark ſhould be put upon the outſide of it.

That according to theſe concerted Meaſures, the Priſoner receiv'd laſt Harveſt the ſaid printed Book, with two Letters of a different date; one of which gave him notice, that he was to receive the ſaid Book, and the other was accompanied with it.

That the ſaid Letters were ſign'd Finberlon, which the Priſoner judg'd to be a fictitious Name; that he ſhew'd them to no body, and burn'd them a little time after the receipt of them.

That the Priſoner had ſent a Letter to the ſaid Handecourt, of which the following Copy was ſeizd amongſt his Papers.

I'Ay bien receu vas deux lettres, datées de I' onzieme et quinzieme de ce mois, je tacheray a faire vendre vos actions de Novembre, ſelon les ordres que vous m'y donnez. Je voudrols que vous me pouviez envoyer au plutoſt mon conte, car il faut que l'ajuſte icy mes Affaires, avant que je puiſſe faire mon voyage d'Angleterre, qui preſſe d'autant plus que les bleds montent icy àa un prix exceſſif, & ſi on y veut faixe le negoce, que nous avons proſetté, it faut qu'on le faſſe au plutoſt, car pour faire un achapt vonſiderable en detail it faut du temps pour prendre ſes meſures, et ſi on ne le fait pas en detail, il n'y arien à gagner.

The ſame in Engliſh.

I Have receiv'd your Two Letters, dated the 11th and 15th of this Month. I'll endeavour to ſell your Actions of Novembre according to your Orders; and I wiſh you would ſend me ſpeedily my Accounts, for I would fain adjuſt my Affairs here before I go into England, which cannot be put off very long, conſidering the exceſſive Rate that Corn is riſen to, and ſold at here; and if we will trade in it according to our Project, we muſt do it ſpeedily, becauſe there is much time required to buy a conſiderable Quantity by Parcels, and if it be not done by Parcels, nothing is to be won.

The Priſoner ſays, That he had diſguis'd his hand in this Letter, and put a falſe Name to it, becauſe he was willing to avoid the Offence, which in caſe of diſcovery it would have given to thoſe that did not like he buſineſs.

He adds, That by theſe words in the Letter; Je voudrois que vous me pourriez envoyer au plutoſt mon conte. (I wiſh you would ſend me ſpeedily my Accounts). He underſtood the Perſon that was to be ſent to him; and that by the following words, he did not underſtand the buſineſs of a Peace, the gaining of Friends, and the working out of that Peace.

That afterwards, according to his agreement with Monſieur d▪Amelot, a certain French-man, nam'd Roberti de Pillé du Pleſſis, being arriv'd at Dort, had met him there in an Inn, call'd the Logement van de heeren. That the ſaid French-man askt the Priſoner, if he was the Man that had been with Monſieur d' Amelot in Switzerland, and whether he had receiv'd the formention'd Book; and he having aſſur'd him of both, the ſaid Roberti diſcover'd himſelf to him, and acquainted him with the reaſons of his coming.

That the Priſoner having askt the ſaid Roberti what Conditions he had to propoſe for a Peace: The ſaid Roberti anſwer'd him, That he had no orders to make any overture of it, and that at that time he was far from giving any Satisfaction about the Queſtions the Priſoner had propoſed to Amelot: The ſaid Roberti on the other hand ask'd him, Whether the Priſoner had any thing to propoſe to him relating to a Peace with this State and its Allies? To which the Priſioner reply'd, he had not; that it was contrary to the Agreement made with Monſieur Amelot, who had promis'd to inform him what Sentiments the Court of France had about a General Peace; and that thereupon having preſt the ſaid Roberti to endeavour to ſee himſelf put in a condition of giving the Priſoner ſome ſatisfaction about the ſaid point, the ſaid Roberti promiſed him, that he would not fail to do it.

That after ſome time the Priſoner having askt the ſaid Roberti whether he had receiv'd an Anſwer of a Letter which he had promiſed to write into France, in order to know the Propoſals the Court of France was willing to make for a Peace; the ſaid Roberti anſwered him (as he ſays) that he had both writ, and received an Anſwer about it, which was, That the Court did not think fit to explain her ſelf about the Particulars before ſhe knew what ſucces Monſieur d'Avaux would meet with at the Court of the King of Sweden, whom he was to entreat to offer his mediation for a Peace between the Confederates and France. And that ſince that time the Priſoner did remain in theſe Terms with the ſaid Roberti.

That the Priſoner went afterwards with the ſaid Roberti to a Countrey-houſe of his at Abbenbroeck, where they remain'd two or three days together.

That during their ſtay there, the ſaid Roberti having told the Priſoner, by way of diſcourſe, that he could not comprehend the form of the Government of this State; the Priſoner explain'd it to him, as alſo that of the City of Dort in particular, which the Priſoner ſaid, was yet more intricate.

That in recompence of it, the ſaid Roberti inform'd the Priſoner of the preſent State of Affairs in France.

The Priſoner ſays, that he had no other Deſign in carrying the ſaid Roberti to his Country-houſe, but to diſcourſe with him about the Architecture of a Houſe he was building there.

He proteſts, that he had never askt any Money of the ſaid Roberti, but that riding from Abbenbroeck, and being near the Sluce, the ſaid Roberti had offered him a conſiderable Sum for the better carrying on of his Building.

That the Priſoner having refus'd the acceptance of it, by telling him: Que ſes petites affaires n'avoient pas beſoin de ce ſecours, i. e. That his ſmall Affairs did not ſtand in need of ſuch a Supply, the ſaid Roberti replied: Que ſi ce n'eſtoit pas pour le batimêt, que ce fut donc pour la petite oye, i. e. That if it was not for his Building, it ſhould be for his little Pleaſures.

He further adds, That at the ſame time the ſaid Roberti offered him this Money, the Priſoner told him, that he lookt upon it as a great piece of Villany to accept of any Bribe. That he had always wondered, that in the former Wars ſome had been found here, who had been ſo far warp'd and corrupted by it, as to abandon the general intereſt of Europe; and although he had no averſion to the receiving of an honeſt Recompence from thoſe from whom he might lawfully receive it, yet that he hated all Bribes.

That ſince that time, the Priſoner has had ſeveral other enter views with the ſaid Roberti, wherein he always told him, that whereas the Court of France might eaſily have imagined, that he had not deſired any one ſhould be ſent him to treat about indifferent Matters, but about the agreement of ſome favourable Conditions for a Peace, he was willing to let him know, That as ſoon as he ſhould be aſſured of the French King's Inclination for a Peace, he was inclinable to make an overture of it to the Magiſtracy of the City of Dort, who ſhould afterwards propoſe it to the Aſſembly of the States of Holland, that ſo in due time it might be taken into their mature Conſideration.

And although the Priſoner confeſſes that he had peruſed the Articles of the Treaty concluded between this State and the Confederates, by which an Agreement was made, on what grounds a Peace was to be concluded; that no Treaty about it ought to be ſet on foot without a general Concurrence, and that every one of them ſhould acquaint the other with what might happen to them in particular, that ſhould tend towards it: Yet he alledges in his Defence,

That a Declaration of War does only prohibit an unlawful Correſpondency to the prejudice of the State.

That it is agreed on all hands, That to endeavour to procure a Peace, is not at all prejudicial to the State; that it is ſo far from that, that thoſe who employ themſelves about ſome honeſt means of obtaining it, ſhould be lookt upon as Criminals, that they rather deſerve to have a Stature erected them, and that he was willing to do it, tho it was at the peril of his Life.

Afterwards having deſired leave to ſpeak with freedom, the Priſoner ſaid, That being before the High Court of Juſtice of his Country, he had a great mind to convince them, that it was none of his fault, that Lives and Eſtates were ſacrific'd to men; and that he would rather dye, than ſee it longer continued, and to play on dobbe dobbe dob, and fan fare for the King of England.

Whereupon being ordered to retire, the words were recorded by the Clerk; and the Priſoner being call'd in again, and the words read to him, he was askt if they did not exactly correſpond with what he had ſaid; to which he anſwered, That he was not able to repeat the very ſame words, which he had ſpoke in the heat of his Defence; but that his meaning was, That he thought it was ſo far from a man's being lookt upon as a Criminal to the State, for endeavouring by honeſt means to promote a Peace, that he rather deſerved to be commended for it; and that he ſhould ſooner wiſh to dye this very moment, than ſee things reduced to ſuch Extremities.

That he had never had ſo ridiculous a preſumption of his own capacity, as to think himſelf able, nor that indeed he had been willing to procure a Peace, a work of ſo great conſequence, againſt the general Opinion and the Sentiments of others; but that he thought that in caſe ſome ſolid and reaſonable Propoſals of peace ſhould be offered, it being a thing ſo neceſſary and ſo ſalutary for this State, that every true Patriot would have readily, without any other reaſon, have embrac'd them; the Priſoner withal aſſuring his Judges, that what Steps ſoever he had made in this Affair, they were occaſion'd by nothing elſe but a ſincere Intention of his to promote the true Intereſt of this State.

That, in fine, the Priſoner at a time when ſome ſuſpected perſons, who were ſeized at the Hague, at the Sign of the King of Spain, had wrote a Letter to the ſaid Roberti at Amſterdam without either Name or Date, and having his Hand diſguis'd therein, with the following Contents: On vient de me dire que l' hoſte au Roy d' Eſpagne & quelques Eſpions ſont arreſtez c' eſt à vous à prendre vos meſures. I am juſt now inform'd that the Landlord and ſeveral Spies, lodging at the Sign of the King of Spain, have been ſeiz'd. It belongs to you to take your Meaſures accordingly.

That by this he would have given the ſaid Roberti to underſtand, that poſſibly ſome ſearch might be made after him too, and that he had endeavour'd to prevent the finding out of the Correſpondency which he entertained with the ſaid Roberti.

The Priſoner confeſſing that he had undertaken all this without giving notice of it to any body, and without being empowered by any of the Princes now in Confederacy with this State, either to make, or to receive any overture for a general Peace.

All which being oppoſite to the Duty of a good Subject, much more to that of a Magiſtrate, and moſt of all directly contrary to the concluded Treaties, as alſo to the ſeveral Proclamations of the State, which expreſly had forbidden all Subjects whatſoever of this Country, to entertain any correſpondency or commerce directly or indirectly, either by Letters or other means, tending to the prejudice of this Country, with France or its Subjects, upon pain of being proceeded againſt as declared Enemies of the State, and they being beſides things of an ill aſpect, and of a dangerous conſequence, deſerving to be highly puniſh'd for the Example of others:

For theſe Reaſons,

The ſaid Court, after a mature deliberation, and a full examination of all things relating to this Affair, adminiſtring Juſtice, in the Name, and by the Authority of the Supream Magiſtracy and Lordſhip of Holland, Zealand, and Friezland, has condemn'd the ſaid Priſoner, and does condemn him by theſe Preſents, To be carried to a ſecure place, to remain a Priſoner there during life, declaring alſo all his Goods and Eſtate to be confiſcated for the uſe of the Supream Magiſtracy, and condemning him beſides to the payment of all Expences of Juſtice, according to the Eſtimate of the ſaid Court. Actum in the Hague by our Lords and Maſters, Matthews Gool, Benjamin Fagel, Seigneur Vander Weer, John Munter, Francis Keetlaer, Paul Andrew vandr Meulen, Charles Filips van Dorp, Iman Cau; Anthony Slicher, and Frederick Rooſenboom, Senators of Holland, and pronounc'd July the 31ſt, 1693.

Sign'd, Ant. van Kinſchot. Robert

Robert de Pille du Bleſſis's SENTENCE, Pronounc'd by the Court of Holland, Zeeland and Friezland, July the 31ſt, 1693.

VVHereas Robert de Pille du Pleſſis, ſeven and fifty Years old, born at Clamſy in Burgundy, at preſent Priſoner at the Gatehouſe of the Court of Holland has confeſt without Torture, and being without Iron-Fetters,

That he has been ſent hither by the French King laſt Year, to treat about a Peace.

That he has receiv'd ſome Inſtructions about it by the French King, but that having read them over and over again, and conſequently knowing the Contents of it by heart, he had burnt the Written Copy at Mons, partly becauſe he did not think it ſafe paſſing through an Enemies Country, to keep it about him, partly to execute the Orders which he at parting receiv'd from that Court.

That at Mons he had receiv'd a Paſport from the Elector of Bavaria, which the Governor of that place had obtain'd for him under the Name of Robert du Ploſſis, Picture Drawer.

That he had alſo been provided with a Paſsport from Monſieur dei Neuf ville Envoy of the King of Poland at the Court of France, containing amongſt other things, that he was a dealer in Pictures, going into Poland in order to carry to that King ſome Pictures, which he had bought for him by his Orders.

That with theſe Paſsports he arrived in the Spaniſh Netherlands, from whence he came to the Hague in January laſt, without any Paſsport from this State.

That according to his Orders receiv'd from the Court of France, he had addreſs'd himſelf to the Burgher-Maſter Senior, Simon van Halewyn, asking him, If he was not the perſon that had been with Monſieur Amelot in Switzerland; and having afterwards told the ſaid Burgher-Maſter who he was, and the reaſon of his coming, he had ask'd the ſaid Burgher-Maſter, if he had not receiv'd a little Book as a Token that ſome body ſhould be ſent to him.

That the ſaid Burgher-Maſter having anſwer'd him in the Affirmative, the Priſoner had further ask'd him whether he had any Propoſals to make relating to a Peace.

That the ſaid Halewyn had anſwered him (as the Priſoner pretends) that it was not time yet, that the face of Affairs was chang'd, and that the Priſoner muſt allow him ſome time to take ſome new Meaſures.

That he had thereupon ask'd the ſaid Halewyn (as he ſays) if there was then no hopes left, and if it was fit for him to depart; Halewyn had anſwer'd him, No, but that he ſhould wait ſome time to ſee if ſome favourable opportunity, and ſome good Diſpoſition in the State ſhould offer it ſelf.

That he had talk'd at ſeveral times and places with the ſaid Simon van Halewyn, and concerted within ſeveral Meaſures about this Affair.

That after their firſt enterview, they had met at ſeveral times at the Voorhout, a place before the Court at the Hague; and that about a Month ago being come to the ſame place about Seven a Clock at Night, according to the ſaid Halewyn's Aſſignation, the ſaid Halewyn had told him, That he had a written Project about him, but that he had refus'd to deliver it to him, nor to truſt any body with it, becauſe he had writ it with his own Hand.

That the ſaid Halewyn had carried the Priſoner to the Ouden doole, where he had dictated to him the ſaid Project.

That the ſaid Halewyn had brought with him to that purpoſe ſome Paper, but finding no Ink there, the Priſoner had found himſelf oblig'd to write it into his Tables.

That the ſaid Halewyn after having dictated to him the ſaid Project, had burnt the Original of it.

That afterwards the Priſoner having told the ſaid Halewyn, that tho they were in a Tavern that yet they had drunk no Wine, and that people might very well ſuſpect they were come thither for ſome other purpoſe than to drink, the ſaid Halewyn had pour'd out ſome Wine upon the Floor, and into the Chimney.

That the Priſoner has ſent the ſaid Project in a Letter into France the 19th of February laſt, the Contents of which are,

That to prepare things for a Peace, it would be neceſſary to engage the King of Sweden to offer his Mediation about it to his Majeſty of Great-Britain and this State.

That there ſhould by no means be made any Propoſals of it, before they were aſſured that theſe Provinces were in a Humonr to accept it.

That the means to bring them to it, were to endeavour ſecretly and cunningly to give a full proſpect to thoſe that had the greateſt Intereſt and Authority with the Deputies of this State, of the ſad Conſequences that would attend a further Continuation of this War, to all the States in General, and to each in Particular, managing every body according to his Humour and Inclination.

That altho they were ſenſible enough of the Inconveniencies of the War, that yet this was not ſufficient, but that it was neceſſary to gain ſome Deputies that would undertake to animate the reſt by ſome bold Example.

That no body was more proper for it than the two Brothers, Halewyn, as being Perſons of great Credit, and of a competent Knowledge of Affairs.

That over and above, the City of Dort, who had the firſt Vote of all other Places, might by her Advice, and manner of proceeding, teach others that were more timerous to deſpiſe the hatred of thoſe that were not pleas'd with it.

That after the Two Brothers had been gain'd, and the King of Sweden diſpoſed to the offering of his Mediation, that then the Memorial which was to be preſented about it to the States-General, ſhould be concerted with the ſaid Two Perſons, who beſt knew how to humour it.

That after this Memorial was preſented to the States-General, and receiv'd by the ſaid Provinces, and conſequently brought into Holland, that then the reſpective Deputies ſhould take it into their Conſideration, except thoſe of the City of Dort, who ſhould inſtantly declare that they had already embrac'd it, that the other Deputies might acquaint their Principals with it.

That to this purpoſe, it was neceſſary to gain the Eldeſt of the ſaid Brothers by ſome Intereſt of Family, and to render them Maſters in the ſaid City of Dort, which being govern'd by a Commonalty might be eaſily appeas'd with words alone.

Theſe the Priſoner ſays, were the Content of the Project, altho the ſaid Simon van Halewyn expreſly denies to know the leaſt thing of it and that the Priſoner proteſts, That Simon van Halewyn has always told him, that his Brother had not the leaſt knowledge of it, nor that the Priſoner has ever talkt with the Eldeſt Halewyn, or any other Perſon.

That the Priſoner has further declared to the Court, That he has ſent ſeveral other Letters to the Court of France relating to this Affair, and eſpecially one dated Febr. 13. 1693. by which he had inform'd that Court that Simon Van Halewyn had told him, That the two Joint-Fleets were to be Reinforced by a Squadron of Thirty Men of War.

That altho the Priſoner had denied to have offered any Sum of Money to the ſaid Halewin, yet that he has confeſt, That taking a walk with him at Abbenbroeck, and talking about his Building, he had ſaid to the ſaid Halewyn, upon his own account only, and by way of Compliment, That the King his Maſter was rich enough to offer him a little Preſent to the promoting of his Building, but that it ſeem'd the ſaid Halewyn had made no Reflections on it.

That nevertheleſs; the Priſoner had writ into France for Money, and that thereupon he had been imprower'd by the French King in a Letter dated the 4th of March laſt, (which was intercepted during his Impriſonment) to promiſe to Simon van Halewyn, the Sum of Twenty thouſand Crowns, in caſe he could by his Credit, and that of his Friends, perſuade the City of Dort, to give ſuch an Example to tho other Cities in Holland, that thereupon a Peace might enſue.

All which being, ſuch Proceedings, as in no Country where there is any Juſtice, ought to be ſuffered, as tending to the Deſtruction of the General Quiet and Tranquility of the State, and the cauſing ſome Difference and Animoſity (if poſſible) between the Confederates and this State; and conſequently deſerving Puniſhment for an Example to others:

For theſe Reaſons,

The ſaid Court, after a mature Deliberation, and ſerious Examination of all Matters relating to this Affair, adminiſtring Juſtice in the Name, and by the Authority of the Supreme Magiſtracy and Lordſhip of Holland, Zealand, and Friezland, has condemn'd the ſaid Priſoner, and does condemn him by theſe Preſents, To be carried to a ſecure Place, where he is to remain Priſoner during this War, and to be kept on his own Expences; and does Baniſh him out of Holland, Zealand, Friezland, and Utrecht, without Liberty of returning thereto under pain of a ſeverer Puniſhment, declares all his Goods confiſcated to the profit of the Supream Magiſtracy, and condemns him beſides to all the Expences of Juſtice, according to the Eſtimate of the ſaid Court. Actum at the Hague by our Lords and Maſters, Matthews Gool, Benjamin Fagel, Seigneur Van Fer-Weer, John Munter, Francis Keetlaer, Paul Andrew van der Meulen, Charles Philips van Dorp, Iman Cau, Anthony Slicher, and Frederick Rooſenboom, Senators of Holland, and pronounc'd July the 31ſt, 1693.

Sign'd, Ant. van Kinſchot. FINIS.

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