# Copy.

17th century (source section) · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: COPY.

Century of containing source section; exact event date not assigned

The States General of the United Netherlands, to
all who see this or hear it read, greeting.

Be it known: Whereas divers merchants and inhabitants
of the chiefest provinces of Holland and
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West Friesland, have informed us, that they, for
the performance and promotion of matters of consideration
and importance, most deeply concerning
them and their own (for which purpose we also, several
weeks ago, granted our favorable letters of recommendation)
had deemed it necessary, to dispatch
to Switzerland and the adjacent countries, the honorable
Adolph de Vrede, we have, according to the
manner customary here, in such cases, deemed it
well, hereby to request His Roman Imperial Majesty,
all Kingdoms, Republics, Princes, Potentates,
States and estates, also the Rulers of Cities and
Places, Friends and Allies of this State, or maintaining
neutrality with the same, and especially the
Kings, Republics, Princes, Potentates, and Lords in
the aforesaid parts, together with all others that
shall see this or to whom it shall be shown; that
they will render and show, and also suffer to be
rendered and shown, the aforementioned Adolph de
Vrede, during this his coming journey, in going,
stopping, as well as returning, all aid, favor and assistance,
whereto an opportunity may present itself,
which we are ready to return and acknowledge, at
all occurrences and opportunities, to His Most High
aforesaid Imperial Majesty, said High Kings, said
High Republics, Princes, Potentates, said Noble
States, Estates, and Rulers of Cities and Places, as
also to their subjects and inhabitants respectively, to
each according to the opportunity and propriety of
the State and Country.

Given in our assembly, under our hand and seal,
and the signature of our recorder. In the Hague,
on the 9th of March, 1660.

Johan Baron Van Reede, at Renswoude.

By the order of said High Lords States General
in the absence of the Recorder.

J. Spronssen.

Besides that which was done by their High
Mightinesses, for the release; or at least for the alleviation
of the condition of the persecuted Swiss
friends in the confines of Berne and Zurich also some
separate cities of the United Netherlands, particularly
in the province of Holland, who were sincerely opposed
to the constraint exercised over the faith and
the practice of the dictates of conscience, reproved
their co-religionists in Switzerland, especially the
rulers of the city of Berne, and admonished them to
gentleness; yet all this, in a courteous, friendly and
discreet manner.

Of this, in order not to adduce too much of a
matter, we shall not quote the whole, but only that
which, by the burgomasters and rulers of the city of
Rotterdam, was written to this end, in Latin, and
sent to the rulers of Berne, which, translated into the
Dutch, as sufficiently expressing the sense of the
whole, we will present to the well-disposed.





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