# Further Observation, A. D. 1619.

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When the aforesaid mandate had been drawn up, and properly delivered
by order of their High Mightinesses, the hope was indulged in that
it would be obeyed, and thereby the peace desired accomplished, but
through the intervention of envious and malevolent persons this hope
was frustrated; for it was sought, notwithstanding said mandate to
find cause whereby the liberty of the aforementioned people might be
annulled justly as it were, and their peace disturbed.

To this end served, or at least was used, a certain ordinance decreed
in July of the year 1619, by order of the Excellencies lords in power
against certain individuals. Though this ordinance had no reference
whatever to the Anabaptists, yet their assembling and religious worship
was prohibited; hence they again addressed themselves with humble
supplications to the High Mightinesses of the United Netherlands, to
the end that they might be delivered from this disturbance of their
peace, and freely permitted (as had been ordained before) to practice
their religion; whereupon followed another mandate to the governor
of Sluys, and the bailiff and magistrates of Aerdenborgh, it read as
follows:

The States, etc., to the Lord of Haultain, Governor of Sluys and the
adjacent parts; as also to the Bailiff and Magistrates of the city of
Aerdenborgh.

Noble, august, honorable, dear, particular: We here send you the
adjoined request presented to us in the behalf of the members of the
community called Mennonites or Anabaptists, residing in Aerdenborgh who
complain that they are disturbed in the free exercise of their religion
which we have granted them in the aforesaid city; you doing this
under the pretext of the decree emitted by us on the 3d of July last;
whereupon we have deemed it necessary to advertise and explain to you,
that it is not our intention that the supplicants be comprehended in
the aforesaid decree of the 3d of July, but that the supplicants shall
retain, enjoy, and continue in, said freedom in the exercise of their
religion, in Aerdenborgh, even as they have previously had and enjoyed.
Hence we charge you, to govern yourselves in accordance with this,
without further troubling the supplicants, as that they have to follow
our previous concession and resolution. Hereupon we shall rely and
commend you into the high protection of the Almighty. From the Hague,
the 16th of November, 1619.

This agrees with the minutes preserved in the rolls of their High
Mightinesses. Signed,

N. Ruysch.



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